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LOUIS APPELT, EDITOR. MANNING, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, SEP. 22. 1S97. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year...-...............$1.50 Six Months..... ............ 5 Four Months.................. 50 ADVERTISING RATES: One square, one time, $1 ; Each subse quent insertion, 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular advertisements. Liberal contracts made for three, six and twelve months. Communications must be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer in order to receive attention. No communication of a personal char acter will be published except as an adver tisemeut. Entered at the Post Office at Manning as Second-Class Matter. THE PEOPLE ALWAYS RESENT THREATS. The Columbia "State" in its edi torials of the 15th and 16th inst., re minds us very much of the cow, that gave a pail of nice rich milk and then kicked it over. The "State' has done good work this summer. Its editor is capable of being of great service to South Carolina, and it is a pity to see this capacity for useful ness destroyed in a fit of unreason able temper because things don't go exactly according to his notions on "original packages" and Congress ional elections. We were just as ani ions and worked just as hard for El lerbe to go Congress as the "State" did for Johnson. All had a fair chance and there should be no whining over the result. If Johnson had remained out of the race, Ellerbe would have beat Norton. What right had Gon zales to expect Governor Ellerbe to actively interfere for Johnson when he didn't for his own brother? What a pitiful exhibition it is for the "State" to threaten Ellerbe next summer be cause he didn't carry Marion county for Johnson. We are very much afraid that Brother Gonzales is afflicted with an incurable case of political dyspepsia, and that the mild salve of peace and unity is powerless to al lay the irritation of his diaphragm. It looks to us a wonderful thing for Johnson to have come so near defeat ing Norton. Johnson is not and has never been popular with the masses. Norton is very strong in Marion and is a 'shrewd manipulator. ,Johnson was'only elected Solicitor because of the weakness of his opponent. In the counties of the circuit which were in the 6th District, Townsend beat him badly, and Johnson only saved himself by carrying Chesterfield by a large majority, it being the county where he was least known. We .want the Columbia "State" to understand that the people of this District do not need either dictation from it, Gov. El lerbe or any one else. We were not prejudiced towards Johnson, but if he had a chance in the future the "State" has destroyed it. The Refor mers of this District don't belong to anybody, and when Mr. Gonzales un dertakes to accuse us of "dirty poli tics," and notify us who we must elect to Congress next summer, we will resent it at the ballot box. For the past six years. there has been just complaint of "Bossismi." We dont propose to substitute one "Boss" for another, and if the "State" will just follow the bullying, hectoring, whin fling line a while longer, it will loose very rapidly the good influence it has acquired in the past few months. No paper has more persistently and con sistently fought the election of men to office, who get there by shouting 'Tillman" and not on merit than the "State." The editorials referred to look very much as if it was a ques tion of whose ox was gored. If the "dictation" is in accord with the no tions of the "State,"-'it is "peace and unity" and "reciprocity." In other words instead of the dictation of Till man, the "State" comiplains, that Gov. Ellerbe did not go into the 6th Dis trict and carry it for Johnson. He accusee Ellerbe of making a trade with Norton. From our knowledge of the Giovernor's character, we know this ir not true. He does not make "deals" of that sort, with Norton. Derham, Gonzales or anybody else. The following extract from the"State" has a distinctly bad flavor, and if the "State" expects to "bulirag" and bull doze" its way into a dictatorship in South Carolina, it will be wofully mistaken, when it undertakes to threaten the people of this District and berate them for "dirty p~oli~ics." When we need a Mentor or Guardian, we will let him know. "Governor Ellerbe's county, which gave McLaurin a majority of 1,200, gave 300 majority against Johnson. That is a bad symptom, and it will not help the governor in the primary next year. We doubt whether any former "Conservatives" will be en couraged by it to keep out of com petition for the governorship in 1898. as they kept out of competition for the senatorship in 1897, for fear of contributing to the defeat of a "peace and unity" candidate. Peace and unity must mean something more than words. There has to be some thn.g like recirity. T: ha a rather ugly look that Governor Ellerbe's former chief clerk should be able to carry Governor Ellerbe's county on a factional issue which Governor Eller be is committed against; and it looks uglier still that that candidate, Nor ton, should practically promise Gov ernor Ellerbe's appointment of his, Norton's subordinate to the comp troller generalship, and that this sub ordinate should thus be encouraged to leave his work for weeks and can vass Horry county in the interest of Norton and his own succession." The "State" further criticises Gov vernor Ellerbe, because of the decis ion of the railroads to obey the law. Tnis is a broad statement, but it is true. For several years the State Admin istration and the roads, have been engaged in a series of expensive and vexatious law-suits. Ellerbe came in as a "peace and unity" candidate. He has honestly tried to avoid strife of all kinds. As Governor it is his duty to enforce as far as possible every law on our Statute books. It is not for him to inquire whether it is a good law or a bad one, if it is there he takes an oath to enforce it until re pealed by the Legislature. Section 3 and 15 of the Dispensary Act re quires a certificate from the State Commissioner to be affixed to all liquors shipped into the State and provides further, viz: "And without such certificates any package contain ing liquors which shall be shipped from place to place within the State or delivered to the consignee by any railroad, express company or common carrier, or be found in the possession of any common carrier, shall be re garded as contraband, and may be seized", etc. Gov. Ellerbe called attention of the roads to this provision of the laws of South Carolina, and again the "State" threatens him with political extinc tion. It was his dnty as governor to enforce the law. It is the duty of every good citizen, including even Mr. Gonzales to obey and uphold the the law. We wish. to say this and we do not want to offend the Editor of the "State" for he has ruany admir able qualities, nor do we wish to re tard the growth of "peace and unity," but if we must purchase it by abject submission and winking at violations of the Dispensary law so long as it is a law, then we will take "none of it in our coffee." Our conception of Gov. Ellerbe is that he is a man who will do his duty without fear or favor. If the "State" has been advocating "peace and unity" only to assume the role of "Dictator," it will find itself wofully mistaken, and that the best men of both factions will repudiate it. We sinc-erely regret at this crit tical juncture the discordant note sounded by the "State" and we are suppressing much that we would like to say in condemnation of its bitter and foolish attack on Governor El lerbe. He found the Dispensary law on the Statute books. He has made an honest effort to enforce it. He has made the first and only statesmenlike move towards decentra lizing its corrupting political power, by doing away with its most obnox ions feature, the constabulary. He has had a year to study the system and in his next message to the Legis lature, he will be expected to give that body his opinion of the system and suggest such changes as he deems best in the method of handling the liquor question. He is not ex pected to tell the newspapers and public in advance what he thinks or what he intends to recommend, and it does seem to us that good sense would dictate the policy of letting the Governor alone and giving him a fair chance. The "News and Courier" seems to have come to this conclusion and it is a matter of regret and surprise that the "State" exhibits so little tact and judgment. Since the last Legislature adjourn ed, the "original package" decision has been made. This changes the status of affairs, and it is evident to every sensible man, that when the Legislature meets radical changes will be made in the Dispensary law. These matters should be met not in a spirit of prejudice and passion, but in a broad patriotic, non-factional manner and the attitude of the "State" is not calculated to do much good. The fundamental features of the Dispensary law, are eugrafted upon the constitution, and any sys tem of handling liq'.or muast recog nize this fact, and all good men should desire not a petty factional triumph, but to see the best solution of the question possible. If the "State" could have its way, it would see Governor Ellerbe, sit still and permit original package. dealers tc flood this State, with "free liquor' with its corrupting and demoral izing influences, merely to make the Dispensary law odious.. Governor Ellerbe is right in doing all- he can to enforce the law and pro tet the people of South Carolina from this invasion of liquor from other States. In it he will be sup prted by the decent, respectable law abiding citizens of all factions and all classes. We confidently predict that Governor Ellerbe and the Legislature will give a solution of the liquor ques tion which will be satisfactory to a majority of our people, and which will make even the editor of the "State" ashamed of the captious and ill-natured articles wvhich for several days have disfigured the editorial col When the General Assembly meets t one of the greatest problems for our Representatives to master is the Dis pensary; just what will be done is hard to say. There are those who believe in going back to the bar-room system, others who think high license j is the best and others that prohibition is what is wanted. The bar system cannot come back unless the people change the constitution and this is hardly to be expected; high license means to put liquor into the hands of private individuals with Dispen sary restrictions, this will not do un less the man to handle the stuff is selected by the property holders of the place where the liquor is to be sold. Give a liquor privilege to the average liquor man and he cares nothing for the restrictions, his entire thought is to make money fair or un fair. He will violate the law, set a bad example to others and in a word he is a dangerous man to the com munity. Prohibition can only be successfully carried out, by the entire citizenship making it their duty to report and punish violators of the law. If the State were. to enact a prohibition law the lawless characters would risk everything and even their lives to sell the stuff and when they are in a community where nobody regards it his business to prosecute, the lawless liquor man has full swing. The Dispensary has not been man aged as it should have been we ad mit, but we still believe with all of its faults it is far better for the pub lic good than any liquor regulation ever yet tried. No sane man will deny that the Dispensary has had a wholesome effect; it has to a great degree broken up the gambling dens and the loafing places for the filthy and the vile. Where can you go now and see white men and negroes in the back room of a licensed bar room playing cards together. A lady can walk on any street without passing a place and have her ears filled oaths. The rendezuous for the night pilferers has been broken up and while there may be some un principled men violating the law, they are few and far between. If the corruption which may have crept in to the system is the complaint, it would be far better to strengthen the institution by punishing the corrupt than to break it up because some men have not acted right. If the Dispensary should be broken up because some officials have gone wrong, then the State should be broken up because some of her of ficials have stolen. Banks should be closed because their presidents and cashiers robbed. We are anxious for the question to be settled and we hope our lawmakers will find some way to amend the law that there may be more unanimity of sentiment for its enforcement. "cTwo wrongs don't make a right." Because Norton drew factional lines on Johnson it doesn't make it right for the "State" to draw factional lines on Ellerbe. Especially is this true, when Norton's chiefest ally in draw ing factional lines was the "State.'" "James" is a shrewd one, the "State" played right into his bands, and that paper by its editorials and com munications largely contributed to the defeat of Johnson. We confi dently say that five days before the election, Johnson would have re ceivd a much larger vote in Claren don; from conversations with dozens of people of both factions we have reached this conclusion. BUCKLEN'S ARMCA SALVE. The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles,or no pay required. It is guar anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25c. per box. For sale by . R. B. Loryea. AN ORDINANCE To Raise Revenue By Requiring Licenses For Non-Residents to Do Business in the Town of Manning. B E IT ORDAIN~ED BY THE INTIEND ant and Wardens of the Town of Man ning in Council assembled, and by author ity of the same . SECTIox 1. That the Clerk of Council be authorized to issue a license to non-resi dents or their agents desiring to open busi ness in the town of Manning. authorizing them to open, continue and conduct such business for the term of seven months, ending April 15th, 1S98 * Provided, That said licenses shall be classified as follows: For the sale of spirit ous or mialt liquors a license fee of Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars in advance shall be paid to the Treasurer of said town. For all other kinds of business not already pro vided for in previous ordinances a non resident shall pay the sum of Ten Dollars per 'uonth in advance to the Treasurer of said town: Provided. That the term "non-resident" shall not apply to persons already estab ished in business in the Town of Manning. SEC. 2. That it shall be unlawful for any person now a non-resident of the said town to open a business of any kind within the corporate limits of the said town of Man ning without first having obtained the ii cnse herein provided for; and upon con vicion for the violation of this Ordinarc.e such person so convicted shall be fined in a sum of fifty dollars, or imprisoned in the town guard house not more than thirty days, and every attempt to continue said business, alter conviction, shall be deemed a violation of this Ordinance, and a new offense and shall be punished with a like penaltv. Sac.' 3. That after a person has obtained Isaid license the Town Council shall have the right to~ revoke the same, if the party hol ling the same, violates the laws of ISouth Carolina, regulating the sale of spirituous or malt liqu rs, or itf his place of bsiness is adjudged inuisance. SEC 4. This Urdinanc is subject to the laws of South Caroljina ant. shall take effect immediately; the police are here'ay re Iquired to cdose up any business of a non resident violating this Ordinance and ar rest the party so violating. Dne and ratified in Couracil this 3rd Iday of September 1897. [sEa . B. THAMES, L.OU1S APPELT, Intendant. HOW'S THIS! We offer one Hundred Dollars Rewaid for any case of Catarrh that can not be :ured by Hall's Catarrh Unre. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, 0. We, the undersigned have known F. J. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and be- I lieve him perfectly honorable in all busi ness transactions and financially able to carry ont any obligations made by their tirm. West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To. ledo, 0., Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, actii.g directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bot tie. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. A VALUABLE PRESCRIPTION. Editor Morrison of Worthington, Ind. "Sun," writes: "You have a valuable pres cription in Electric Bitters, and I can cheerfully recommend it for constipation and sick headache, and as a general system tonic it has no equal." Mrs. Annie Stehle, 2625 Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, was all run down, could not eat nor digest food, had a backache which never left her and felt tired and weary, but six bottles of Electric Bitters restored her health and renewed her strength .Prices 50 cents and $1.00. Get a bottle at R. B. Loryea's drug store. Manning Academy. The following report will show the high est average scholarship, standing of each pupil in the respective grades for week ending September 17: Collegiate, 1Hagood Woods and Lncilo Alsbrook; Higher, Hugh Touchberry; In termediate, Susie Trescott; Primary Isaac Riff. The highest in music, Juniata Holliday. The deportment of each pupil was good, but the vote gave the conduct medal to Miss Sue Owens. DR. KING'S NEW DISCOVERY FOR CONSUMPTION. This is the best medicine in the world for all forms of coughs and co'as and for consumption. Every bottle is guaranteed. It will cure and not disappoint. It has no equal for whooping cough, asthma, hay fever, pneumonia, bronchitis, la grippe, cold in the head and for consumption. It is safe for all ages, pleasant to take, and above all, a sure cure. It is always well to take Dr. King's New Lite Pills in con nection with Dr. King's New Discovery, as they regulate and tone the stomach and bowels. We guarantee perfect satisfac tion or return money. Free trirl bottles at R. B. Loryea's drug store. Regular size 50 cents and $1.00. Surveying, Surveying. Every land owner should have a plat of his land. I will do surveying for the pres ent on Saturdays. Call on or address E, J. BaowNs, S-tt Manning, S. C. I'VE OPENED THE BALL. One car load HORSES and MULES just re ceivedthis 17th Sep tember, 1897. To arrive, one car load Xilburn Wagons. H. HARBY, SUJMTERI, - - - - S. C. Purniture, -: -:. Furniture. Our stock is up to date in QUALITY and PRICE. Bed Room Suits at a great bar gain. Our Oak Safes are beauties. Poplar Safes at $2.75 and up. Poplar Beds $2 and up. Mattresses $2. Oak Cab Seat Rockers are the cheapest we ever had. Chairs too numerous to mention. Cooking Stoves are all marked down for thirty days. These are going at a bargain. Undertaking Department al ways ready for business. WM.C, CHANDLER. Store Below Bank. MR. EDITOR : Please invite tihe public to call on me at my new place, next door to McLeod's. Say to them that I have a full line of Dry Goods and Notions, and a well selected stock of Shoes. No one, perhaps, has a nicer line of Stationery. Also announce that I cary Crockeryware. Glassware, Tin ware. Cutlery. etc. I buy only first class Groceries, and keep a fine line of Tobaccos and Cigars. I represent two of the best tailoring establishments in the country and will be pleased to take measures for Suits, and guaatee fits. I do a straight business without trying to set the world on fire, and promise honest and fair treatment. More later. Yours truly, J. II LTSuSE [C= SC CDr OUR Fall and Winter Stock Is now in and we are ready for business. Nothing in our store is higher, and a great many things are lower than last winter. For .5 we can give you a remarkably good Suit, sizes 34 to 42, and at $8 we are offering real nice Suits in Regulars, Stouts and Longs, sizes 33 to 46. They are equal if not superior to anything heretofore sold for $10. Our line of FHm Tailor-Made Suits rom $10 to $20 is larger than ever before. In Overcoats we can suit most anybody. For $2.50 you can get from us a blue or black Macintosh, with cape, cut full length, the same kind you paid $3.75 or $4 for last year. The Boys' anc Children's Department Is full, very full, and contains all the latest styles, including quite a variety of Novelties for little fellows, with suitable Hats and Caps to be worn with them. c'-I / MRS HOPK IS MAKE We hardly think you will regret looking at our goods when you get ready to buy, and we will certainly appreciate your patronage. Yours respectfully, D. J. CHANLDLEF The Clothier, Sumter, - - - S. G SHERE WE ARE. E SL EVI BROTHRS, - TO REMIND SOur friends in Clarendon that we Swant a continuance of the liberal pa Stronage the good people of Clarendon Shave always so kindly bestowed upon Sus, and in thanking them we desire Sto say that a great part of our success Sin this busy market of Sumter is due Sto the people with whom we were__ Sbrought up and who know us best. SWe are truly thankful for this mami Sfestation of confidence and we can assure our friends that we will guard Stheir good opinion of us with a jeal Sous care. S The season is at hand when goods Swill have to be bought, the Home Sand the Farm will have to be pro--~ Svided for. There never was a time in Sthis country when it was more to Sone's interest to look carefully after__ Spurchases. S Congress brought on a revolution in the prices of manufactured goods, Sbut being in a position to do so and Swith our usual watchfulness of the Sinterests of our patrons and our own Sinterests, we (grasped the situation - as soon as President McKinley called SCongress together in extraordinary Ssession. We knew it meant Tariff__ Sand Tariff meant a tremendous rise Sin prices. We hurried on and made our fall contracts and the result is Sthat we are able to compete with any _ Shouse in the State, in Dry Goods, SClothing, Shoes, Hats, and further Swe are paying every cent the market will permit for cotton. Our Dress Goods Department SIs a pleasure for any lady to visit; Sthere she will find a perfect line of Sthe newest Novelties and latest ideas. SThe styles are models of beauty; de Ssigns and colorings cannot be excelled. CLOTHING, We offer at prices surprisingly low; Sthe greatest triumph over high prices Swe have ever known. An examina Stion is all that is necessary to con Svince. The customer gets full value Sfor his money. _ SHOES, SHOES, SHOES. _ The largest and best stock we have Sever handled and nowhere can better Sbargains be had than at our store. SIn this line we give the mnanufactur Sers' guarantee, and when you buy a _ Spair of shoes from us you get solid Sleather. -~ GROCERIES. S It is hardly necessary for us to say Sanything about this line because it is Sknown that we buy direct; there is no middle man to share in the p~rofits - Sand our customers can get anything in the Grocery line from us and save Smoney. _ S We want you to come to see us__ Swhen you come to the city, and we Snot only want to sell you goods, but - we want you to sell us your cotton. LEVI BROTHERS, WHEN YOU ANTT BUYNIE GOODS . .AT LOW ]PRICES This is the Store to Visit. Have You a Few Minutes Time For a Matter of Fact Talk on a Matter of Fact Subject? -HERE IT IS. You are about to buy your fall goods, and the place to buy is where you get good honest values for your money. We have always enjoyed that reputation and will always hold it. Our advertisements are as good as a written and signed contract. We do not advertise what we have not in stock, so read carefully all of our advertisements. DRESSGOODS. Among the anticipated pleasures of the coming season every lady should promise herself the delightful experience of a visit to our beautiful Dress Goods Department. Every purchase made therein under present conditions of price is a paying investment. We are offering a perfect line of the newest novelties and latest ideas: I colorings and designs these new styles are models of beauty. Tempting Prices on All. We know we never offered more for the money than we do at the present time. Such a triumph over high prices can at best only be equalled-never surpassed. Your Presence is Reqiuested at Our Mloney-Saving Fall Sales, CLOTHING Is cheaper now than it has ever been or is ever likely to be again. Cheapness with us has a different meaning than with others. Giving a customer the best value and the most of it is our idea of cheapness-not how low-priced stuff yoti can sell. Our line of Clothing has always been known to give the best satisfaction and best wear. We still have the same lines, SHOES. It is a known fact that "he or she wears one pair of our shoes is always so pleased that they always want another just like them." What better recommendation can we get? Are you one of these advertisers of ours ? You should be. GROCERY DEPARTMENT What You Eat Ought to be as Good as You Can Get. Hadn't It ? We keep the best there is in. Family Groceries and Provisions. Our specialty is pure goods, strictly fresh and always of the highest grade. Our stock is always liberally supplied with everything carried in a first class assortment of Family Groceries. Desirable new brands and seasonable goods are invariably added to our stock as soon as they appear on the market. Economical prices. Money saved by every cus tomer. Try us. The Leaders of Low Prices, SUIMTER. - - - S. C