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LOUIS APPELT, EDITOR. M ANNING, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, JAN. 12, 1S9S. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSC1PTION IATES: One Year......................$1.50 ;ix Months ...... ............... 7 .,ol:r :,;tx............. i ADVETI.1NGRATES : One sqiare, one titue, :1; each subse ;1cnt :usertion, s0 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular :Vivertisements. Liberal contracts tade for h ree, six and twelve months. Cominnications must be accompari ed by the real name and address of the writer in order to receive attention. No coninmunication of a personal char aeter will be inblished except as an adver tisemn mt. Entered at the Post Office at Manning as Second-Class Matter. SHOULD TIE LIEN L.A BE REPEALEI) The general trend of public senti ment seems to be it favor of repeal ing the lien law. Will the Legislat ure do it? Nearly every county in South Carolina has given voice to the idea that the lien law is not for the people's interest and that our law makers should wipe it from the Stat ute books. In all agricultural sections credit seems to be almost a necessity, and if the lien law was to be abolished the question would be, what would become of that class of farmers who have nothing but personal property to offer as security to obtain credit? We realize the fact that under the lien law credit is too cheap, and many a good field hand is spoiled because he can give a lien, and the result is he makes nothing for himself nor does he pay his debts. It is all very well for men who are able to help themselves to cry out for the repeal of the lien law, and if these men will only arrange against any probable suffering among those who must de pend on the lien, then we will join them in the demand. No man is forced to give a lien unless his finan cial condition demands it, therefore we see no use to place an obstacle in his way. The farmer that can make his crop without a lien is fortunate: and he would be foolish to place his crop in jeopardy. At the same time we cannot see why ha should under take to place obstacles in the way of his less fortunate brother. In our ouinion it is not the lien law where the trouble lies; it is the management of the farmer himself, and if our farmers will devote more of their energy to raising such things as they most have, instead of wasting their toil upon cotton, they will find that with the lien law or without it they will get along much better. We never did believe that our Legislature can make laws which will affect the price of produce, nor can it increase nor decrease the quantity raised. All these things must be done by the peo ple themselves. We would hail the day when every farmer could obtain credit upon his honor; that day is not at hand in this or any other coun try. As with the farmer, so with all classes. Credit is obtained, not upon sentiment, but upon the solid basis of security. The farmer is not alone in having to furnish security; every merchant, banker, broker, or any other class that does business upon borrowed capital. No man who has money to loan will part with it upon an empty promise; he must have something he can get at in case of default in payment, whether the de fault comes from rascality, inability, death or otherwise. There was a time when everything a man had was good for his debts, and he could be jailed for debt. We do not want to see a return of those (days, and in our opinion if our law makers 'get to tampering too much with our credit laws, the tail of the credit animal will be chopped off by degrees, until the homestead exemp tion is wiped away, and when that is gone jailing for debt will follow. If the lien law is working a hard ship upon the people, let those who must give liens say so and ask for re lief. At present the demand for the repeal comes from those able to get along without such credit. There is an idea abroad that if the lien law was abolished, it would force a plenty of labor by making many who now run farms go into labor contracts. If there was no other rea son for being opposed to the repeal of the law, this would be sufficient; this country has progressed too far for us to now go backward. If a law was passed by which men would be forced to go into labor contracts, it would not be long before thousands of poor white men would have to sign contracts in order to ootain meat and bread for their families. It is not necessary to undertake to show what would follow. If oppressed by the lien law, where would they go for relief? Certainly not to the ballot box, because if they have not corn plied with the law and they cannot read and write, the ballot box is shut against them. The trend of legisla tion is not in the interest of the poor man. There seems to be a desire of selves, and not enough attention is given those who need help. We hope the Legislature will act wisely in this matter, and before tak ing any definite action, ascertain whether or not the lien law is op pressing those who live by it. If those who want to do something for the poor people, will induce our land owners to reduce the price of rent it will go a long way towards giving a needed class relief. THE MESS.WtE. Governor Ellerbe's message to the Legislature appeared in the daily pa pers this morning, and we regret ex ceedingly that we are unable to give it to our readers in this issue, but in our next we will. We want every body to read it and digest its con tents, and then lay aside all preju dice. If they will do this, we are sat isfied they will agree with us that it is a State paper worthy of the man whom the people elected to the high est position in their gift. The Gov ernor does not make his message a stump speech, as is customary with many chief executives, but from the start to the finish he deals with the vital matters now needing the atten ion of the General Assembly. The paper shows careful preparation, :houghtful consideration of the peo ale's interests, and an earnest desire :o procure such legislation- as will benefit all classes of people. Those >pposing the Governor will of course ind fault with his dispensary views, but he can well stand any and all of their criticisms. The people feel sat isfied that he is burdened with the most provoking problems to solve, mnd also, that they expect him to so :onduct the affairs of State as to heal the differences existing among the people. No fair-minded man can read Governor Ellerbe's message and :barge him with being a politician. Every utterance has in it the sound of the patriot and statesman. Now that the General Assembly is in session, we hope tye politicians will not devote most of the people's ime in making political fences. The General Assembly convened esterday. Just what it will do re mains to be seen. The people would be thankfnl if it would make the shortest session on record. The report of Superintendent W. A.. Neal of the penitentiary proves what can be done with a State insti tution if managed with a business ead. If all of our State institutions ~ould make as goodl showinlg, there would be no complaint about high Laxes There is no branch of our overnment but what can curtail its expenses without impairing the offi ~ias of the service, and if more atten tion were given to looking afte: the details as is done by Superintendent Neal at the penitentiary, the State treasury would not be emptied as >ften, and such a thing as having to pay interest upon borrowed money would no longer be the case. There is a project on foot to throw the election of circuit judges to the people, and if it succeeds, then good ve to the sacredness of the bench. A judgeship is altogether different From any other public position. The man who is thus honored should be free from the obligations made in pol itics. Wc believe our judges should be selected from the purest men we bave, and when once selected, they should hold on for life, the same as :he United States judges are selected. [f the law could be changed so that [udges would be elected for life, many an able lawyer, now enjoying a good practice would accept the posi :ion; but where a judge must run the gauntlet every six years, it deters a maan with a good practice from con senting to accept the honor, as he loes not feel like sacrificing his prac ice for an honor of so short a dura ion. But whethe' judges are elected for life or not, it will not have a ten lency to elevate the bench if the ju liciary is thrown into politics. Now that the Legislature is in ses sion, the people will be kept on the tiptoe of expectation as to what will be done to decrease the tax levy. They are more irterested right now i obtaining a relief from heavy taxa :ion than they are in any other matter :hat might come up for discussion. We fear that our law-makers will at :empt to do something with the dis :ensary, and should they do so, it will :nean a prolonged session and a piling ap of expenses. It takes about one housand dollars a day to run the Legislature and at the present prices f cotton and scarcity of money gen erally, the people are in no mood to have any more expense charged up to them than is actually necessary. The dispensary law is awvaiting ju dicial action, and in our opinion it would be a waste of time to bring the matter up in the present session of the Legislature. It would be the wiser plan to attend to only such matters needing immediate attention nd then adjourn. If the United States Supreme Court sends down its decision against the State, the Gov ernor can immediately reassemble the Assembly for such action as will be necessary, but if there is any tinker ing with the lawv now it may be mak ing bad worse, and add additional complications to an already coat of mny olors. Noise and the Death Rate. It is of course inipossible to state en actly what part noise in New York city plays in the death rate and the sick list, but every physician knows it must be considerable. Often the physician in his daily rounds finds it necessary to prescribe "perfect quiet" in order that the flickering spark of life re maining in the patient may be brought back to a healthy flame, yet in nine cases out of ten that perfect quiet he deems so important cannot be had owing to the noise from the street. Es pecially is this true in warm weather, when windows must be kept open. The makers of unnecessary noise in New York are not confined to any one class. All are more or less guilty, from the church people to the organ grinder and the street peddler. Any one who studies this subject and observes care fully will be astonished and disgusted at the reckless disregard of each for the health, peace and comfort of all others. If you should go for a walk in Fifth avenue on a fine afternoon and all sorts and conditions of people were to begin to assault you with switches, you would call the police. They would be prompt ly arrested and properly punished. What for? They have not killed you or maimed you or drawn any blood, and you are apparently none the worse for these assaults. What they have done is to irritate the nerve terminations of one of your five senses-viz., that of touch, or the tactile sense, and through the nerves of this sense they have made you conscious of painful sensations. This is exactly the treatment you do receive from these same people by their un necessary assaults on another sense viz., that of hearing. But should you ask the authorities to interfere in this case, you would likely be arrested your self and your sanity inquired into. North Americai Review. Naval Expcriencc. Unhappily for naval science-happily for all other interest:-experience dur ing the 40 years of the life c i cdern warships has been ra:' and ineic ]usive. The effect is that the opinion of naval architects and naval officers is left halt ing between experiment and experience. And the very infrequency of actual fighting at sea during a period in which the navies of the world have been com pletely transformed is liable to lead to a one sided or vastly exaggerated esti mate of the historical data at our dis posal. There is a tendency to exalt the weapon which has proved its efficiency most lately into the one ponderable factor beside which all others may be neglected. The school of experiment needs correc tion, but the school of experience often lacks balance. It is apt to forget that the experience which it generalizes is always fragmentary and often irrele vant. Thus, after the American civil war, with its Merrimac and its Moni tor, armor became the one thing need ful. After Lissa, because Tegethoff hap pened to sink the Re d'Italia, the ram was to be the deciding factor in all fu ture combats. The engagements on the Danube and Black sea coast in 1877 and 1878 brought about a similar apotheosis of the torpedo. And the China-Japa nese war is likely to sow as confident a conviction that the navy which has quick firing artillery and high speed has every necessary element of force to secure an impregnable supremacy. - Blackwood's Magazine. The Rtussian Translator of Dickens. Irinarch Ivansvich Vredensky was the son of a poor but intelligent village pope, or priest, who tilled his glebe to feed and clothe his large family of daughters and this only son, to whom he still found time to impart the rudi ments of education. Irinarch was a sickly and lonesome boy, cut off from all playfellows by his ascetic though v.eil meaning father, and he grew up to manhood in bitter poverty, having sometimes literally nowhere to lay his head. Yet, in spite of all obstacles, he became a distinguished scholar, a versa tile linguist and a beloved pedagogue in the military schools at St. Petersburg. He was growing in fame and favor with the authorities and had been called upon to undertake educational work of the highest importance, when his blind ness and premature death cut short his brave career. His translations of Dick ens, Thackeray, Fenimore Cooper, etc., are classical and laid the foundation of the wonderful popularity which their works still enjoy in Russia.-Notes and Queries._____ ___ Had Never Heard of Him Before. "A new slang phrase is picked up and worn out in a day in the great cit ies of the country," said a commercial traveler, "but sometimes years elapse before they are ever heard in rural dis tricts. I was side tracked in a little min ing camp in southern Oregon a few days ago and was playing freeze out with some of the natives. In the course of even ts I got three tens and made a small bet. A big, red shirted Hoosier opposite raised me. I raised him back, and he came back at me with another raise. " 'Well, I'll have to call you,' I said. 'My name is mud.' "He raised up from his chair, seized my hand in his big paw and shaking it enthusiastically said in all seriousness: " Glad to know you, Mr. Mud. My name is Jenkins.' "-San Francisco Post. Carlyle to Thackeray. Thackeray had asked Carlyle to send in something for The Cornhill Maga zine, and this is Carlyle's reply: Oct. 20. 1859. DARt THAcKERAY-Right gladly I would if only I could, but I can yet bothink mae of noth ing in the least likely. Indeed I am so crushed to death amid Prussian rubbish these long years pnst I have nearly lost the power of thinking in any form and am possessed by one sad, futile ghost of a thought. How am I to get out of this cursed thing alive? If ever I do live to got out of it and find the Thackeray magazine and editor still lively, then ! Meanwhile I do not quite give the matter up -our matter, I mean-as desperate, and if ay possibility do offer be sure I will lay hold o. . With prayers for the new periodical and you, yours ever, T. CARLYLk. -Corhill Magazine. Stockings. It takes about 3,000,000 pairs of stockings, at a cost of $2, 000,000, to cover the feet of the women and girls in New York city for one year, accord ing to some statistics furnished by the New York World. These hose, if fasten ed together, would make a row about 2,000 miles ]ong-longer than the At lantic cable. When You Have a Bad Cold You want the best medicine that can be obtained, and that is Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. You want a remedy that will not only give quick relief, but effect a permanent. You want a remedy that will relieve the lungs and keep) exp~ectorationl easy. You want a remedy that will counteract any tendency towarid pneumonia. You want a rezmedy that is pleasant and safe to take. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the only medicine in use that meets all of these re quirements. T1his remedy is famous f or its cres of bad colds throughout the United States and in tuany foreign countries. It has many rivals, but for the speedy and permanent cure of bad colds, stands with out a peer and its splendid qualities are . evrwhere ad mirel an d praised. For salo solution of the acgro Question. It has recently been anounced that the negroes of the south are turning from land tenure to wage earning. Not on the plantations. The movement is from the plantations to the mines and still more to the towns. One million negroes are already in the towns of the south itbove 4,000 in population, and this, it is predicted, is the first long step on the way to the cities of the north. A vast urban proletariat is about to be created. The black belt is to be vacated. The black emigrant will pass out, and the white immigrant will come in. This through no compulsion. The black ten:nt farmer is a failure. He seeks to better his condition. He is capable only of more muscle work. The mines want him, and still more the cities want him; hence, the north wants him, for in tho north are the great cities. The line of least resistance for the colored man lies away from the plantations, partly for social, but mainly for economic rea sons. Thus by a voluntary and economic displacement and diffusion of the negro the race problem of the south will be solved, and a new agricultural black belt will be secured. No new race prob lem will be given to the north, because in no one place is the ncgro likely to reach a dominant percentage. The negro in anything under 12 per cent diffusion will create no race difficulty. Moreover, the negro is best leveled up industrially and otherwise when he has the maxi mum of contact with the white man's higher standards. So this change is best, not only for the south, but for the negro and for the entire country, and the only thing required is "laissez faire. "-Yale Review. Catchup For Life. When I was a boy, they spelled it "catsup," but "catchup" will do for this story. The article is made of toma toes over in New Jersey, and has an enormous sale. A dear old lady in Con necticut heard of it, and, having a rep utation in the neighborhood for making catchup, determined to try it. A bottle was purchased in the village, and on the following morning Aunt Jemima started for New Jersey. Arriving at the factory, she called for the proprietor, in formed him that his catchup was, if anything, a little better than hers, and as she didn't propose to be outdone at home, she wanted his recipe. It was the first time she had ever heard of a catch up being better than hers. The proprie tor said, smiling at her innocence, "My dear madam, I cannot give you my recipe, but if you will leave your name and address I will see that you get as many bottles of catchup every season as you may want all the rest of your life." She returned home only half satisfied, but the first installment of a dozen quart bottles eased her troubled spirit.-New York Press. The Atlantic City Light. The Philadelphia Record says: "The light at Atlantic City, which sheds its warning rays at least 19 miles seaward, burns 2,200 gallons of oil every year. Five wicks are kept burning constantly in the lamp, none of which is less than 6 inches in diameter. The wicks, like everything in the lighthouses, are of French design, as the French lead the world in such matters, particularly as regards lensea. The steamer Armeria is kept busy nearly the entire year supply ing lighthouses with their needs, begin ning in the south in the winter and gradually workin'g her way north. There are many other lighthouses along the coast of the first order, like the one at Atlantic City, which is known to mariners as Absecom light." The Visiting Card Trick. "Lady B., Carlton House, Park Laine, W." This was the address which an overdressed, dowdy lcoking woman re ently gave to a fashionable west end stationer to be engraved on 100 visiting cards, and five quires of the most ex pensive note paper. The stationer, whose suspicions were aroused, communicated with the police, with the result that a watch was set, and it was soon discovered that every card and every piece of note paper were being employed for obtaining goods and money from the credulous under false pretenses. The woman was no more Lady B. than her address was Park lane. She was, in fact, a man for whom the police had long been in search. Pearson's Weekly. A Mean, Mean Man. In the town of Griffin, Ga., a good looking, well to do bachelor wvas being teased by the young ladies of a club for not being married. He said, "I'll marry the one of you whom, on a secret vote, you elect to be my wife." There were nine members of the club. Each girl went into a corner and used great cau tion in preparing her ballot and disguis ing her handwriting. The result of the vote was that there were nine votes cast, each girl receiving one. The man remains a bachelor, the club is brokenI up, and the girls, all mortal enemies, united in the one determination that they will not speak to the man again. Kansas City Times. Sea Water Evaporated. Every ton of Atlantic water, when evaporated, yields 81 pounds of salt ; a ton of Pacific water, 79 pounds; ArcticI and Antarctic waters yield 85 poumids to the ten, and Dead sea water 187 pounds. ________ One View. 'Don't you find children troublesome, Mrs. Tugby?" "No; our dear babes are all right, but the neighbors' youngsters worry me nearly to death. "--Detroit Free Press. Alexander I of Scotland was desig nated the Fierce. His impetuousity in battle almost invariably struck terror into the hearts of his enemies. The pimpernel flower closes at the near approach of rain, thus furnishing a sign of a coming storm. The SelfIsh Person. The great pity of the selfish person is not that ho robs others of pleasure or comfort, but that he is so thoroughly unhappy himself. The selfish person is never satisfied, never content. When he has greedily taken all, he still wants more, while the unselfish person finds real happiness in giving to others the little he has. From a purely selfish point of view the unselfish person is the happier. A quart of butter, so soft as to run easily, weighs exactly 16 ounces; when iard, the weight is slightly greater. W HAT IT MlEANS. When we advertise that we will guaran tee Dr. King's New Discovery. Electric Bit ters. Buckien's Arnica Salve or Dr. King's New Life Pills, it means that we are au thorized by the proprietors to sell these remedies on a positive guarantee that if purchaser is not satisfied with results we will refna the purchase price. These medicines have been sold on this guarantee for many years and there could be no more conclusive evidence of their great merit. Ask about them and give them a trial. Sold at R B. Tova's dlru, store. G Worth Trying. "Say!" It was evident that the man who stood in the doorway of the fire engine house was terribly in earnest. "What is it?" asked the fireman. "You have an opportunity to prove yourself a true friend to a great many people, if you are willing to do it." "I'll do anything in reason," said tho fireman. "What do you want me to do?" "Why, you see, I live in that big apartment building on the next corner, and there's a woman in the flat above me who plays the piano all the time." "Well?" "Well, I thought, maybe if I turned in a fire alarm it would give you a chance to rush up there and ruin that piano before any ono had time to tell you that it was a false alarm. What? You won't? I might have known you were no true friend to humanity. " Chicago Post. hollow Shafting. The use of hollow shafting instead of solid appears to be gaining in favor, the principle, of course, not being new, but mechanical difficulties presenting themselves in certain applications. For instance, a pulley is sometimes fastened to a shaft by means of a bit of metal called a key wedged in between the two, a slight recess or seat leing cut in the shaft and the inner surface of the wheel to receive it, and thus, so long as the shaft is solid, the key can be driven inward.without special care. If, l:ow ever, the shaft were hollow, it might spring slightly under the pressure and its shape be to that degree distorted. But the fact is now coming to be recog nized that screw chunping boils run ning radially inward. fro'u the hub of a pulley will grip the shaft as firmly as a key, the latter being prononuced need less by experts.-New Yo.k Sa:. i'HE DISCOVERY OF THE DAY. Aug. J. Bogel, the ,airg druggist o Shreveport, La., s.ys: "Dr. King's New Dis covery is the only 'in' that cures i crugh, asrai it is the best .!b-r I have." J F. Cauplbli, ruerebI t of Safford, Ariz. writes: "Dr. Kings N. Dis-overy is al that is claimed for it; it never fils, and i a sure cure for consnmptiOn, couihs ani colds. I cannot say e ingh for its merits. Dr. King's New Discove:y for consumption coughs and colds is not ain experiluent. I has been tried for a giaalrter of a century and to-day stands at t;a- hc:d. I: never dis appoiiits. Free triu b..ttl. s at R B. Lor yea's rrag store. G f acetiousne.; Doesn't I'ay. She was a cheaply but :eatly dressed little woman who wal:id wearily intc the bookstore and asked for postage stamps. "We are not carrying that line this season," replied the proprietor in sar castic tone and a low of mock deference. "Of course not," said the rich, pretty and indignant young lady who was about to leave a large order. "Of course not. There is no profit in them, and you cannot gull the public by advertis ing a quarter off sale on them." Then the pretty young lady sold the meek little woman some stamps, and they went out together, while the pro prietor hurried up stairs to butt bis head against the wall.-Detroit Free Press. W A N T E D-TRUSTwORTHY AN active gentlem'en or ladies to trave for re-spons~ble., staliished lhouse in Souti Carolina. Monthly $65 and expeuses. Po sitioni steady. Reference. Encioreu self addressed st:'mped erve'ope. The Doin ion Comipany, Dept. R., Chicago. [18-16 Furniture, -: -:. Purniture, Our stOck is up to (date ir QUALITY and PRICE. B~ed Room Suits at a great bar gain. Our Oak Safes are beauties. Poplar Saf'es at $2.75 and up Poplar Beds $2 and up. Mattresses .$2. Oak Cob. Seat Rockers are th< cheapest we ever had. Chair-s too numerous to mention Undertaking Departmtrent al ways ready for b~usiness. M. 0,CHANDL~R Store Below Bank. GE-. R. E. LEEK CITIZEN AND CHiRISTIAN PATRIOT. A Great New Book for the People LIVE AGENTS WANTED Everywhere to shoew samples page; and get up clubs. EXTRAORDINARILY LIBERAL. TER MS. Money can be made rapidly, and a vas amount of g'ood done in circulating one of the noblest historical works published doniing the past quartter of a century. Acivl Agent3 a~ Now REaipina ic 01a51 Sonie of our best wocrker-i are soiling OVER ONE iIUND)RED) BOOKS A IYEEK Mr. . G. Williatas, Jacks.on counaty, Mo0. worked four days and a half and .wenred 5) orders. H~e -ells the book to aluost every man he meets. Dr. .J. J1. Mas'on. .Moscotoe county. Ga.. sold 12) copies tlhfrst hvi days he c~danvasse. H. C. Sheets, Pal Pinto county. To.., workedl a few hour: and soild 16 copic, molst ly waoroco hind lg. .J. It. Huona, Gastoiin coni N C. made a mionth's wages it~ Ihr'- das ca vassing for this book. S .M. .''ilt, Calla han couinty, Te , isseli' books :t th, rate of 144 cop ies a week. The Work Contains Biographical Sketche. of all the Leading Generals, a vast amioun of Historical Matter, and a large number o Beautifnl lull-Page Ill nst rations. It is: rand lbook, and ladies and gentlemien wh< can give all or any part of thecir time to the canvass are bound to make immense sum: of mfoney handling it. An Elegant Prospectus, showing the different styles of binding sample pages, and all muatrial necessary t work with:, will be sent on receipt of 54 cents. The magnificent gallery of pot traits, alone, in the prospectus is wortl double the mioney.. We furnjiish it at fa less than actual cost of manufacture, and w would advise you to order quick"v, and ge exclusive control of the best territory. 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Job lot Suspenders, worth 25c, I All wool Knee Pants (a dandy, now...... ..... ............... 1Oc. worth 75c). ................40c. Mother's Friend Shirt Waist.... 50e. Scrivens' P. E. S. Drawers, all The Best Unlaundried Shirt, sizes, first grade ... ........$1.00. Our Stock is comple ce. Keep nour eye on us for prices. Wsrves to tE S.oe r The Best Un aunri d i bsinesis. gre ... ......1. Our Stockartyinmitatio. toe yiitour ey nu ftr. Our ogperice vs u ofnClaue pantronsgeto the beit l storeat advantage over our co npeti torcs adr patron geIte-et CCS pres hae added to our immense stock of Hard ware a large line of ___ Harness, Saddles, Rubber and Belt I ~ ~ dq andP er , Shot and< __ ShEine su ples, Belting, etc. Sumter, S. C. JUST THIN OF IT!I Having recently made a large Cash deal with the Ilock Hill Buggy Company, I can now offer their high gra-le best open Baggy for $55 and their best top B3aggy for $70. These prices are lower than ever before offered. H. HARBY, SUMTERI, . . . - .C. ESTAjILISHlED 1808. L. W. FOL~SOM, Sigo of the Big Watch, STTM EDR. : :S- C --- A BIG LINE OF -- Birthday, Weddirg and Ohristmias Presents -- WATCHES, DIAMONDS --- Fine Sterling Silver Clocks, Optical Goods, Fine Knive:., Scissors and Razors, Machine Needles, etc. All repairin~g iguaranteed. THE CAROLdNA GROCERY COMPANY Successors of BOYD BROS. THOMAS WILSON, Presiclent wgosL @#OC3#$ COMMi~ISSION M'vERCIHANTS. 19 a s Bay - - Charleston. S. C. ATLANTIC COAST LINE, CHJ S. C., D.ic. 20, 18,7. On and ater this date the following passenger schedule will be in effect: NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD. South-Bound. *35. *23. *53. Lv Florence, 3.25 A. 7.55 P. Lv Kingstree, 8.57 Ar Lans, 4 :38 9.15 Lv Lanes, 4 38 9.15 7 40 P. Ar Charleston, 6.03 10.55 9.15 North-Bound. 78. '32. 52. Lv Charleston., C 33 A. 5.17 P. 7.00 A. Ar Lanes, 8.1 0 45 8.26 Lv Lines, 8 110 G 45 Lv Kingsree, 8 2 Ar Florentce, 9.35 7 55 *Daily. ?Onily except Sunday. No. 52 runs through to Cuh u:ibia via Centrai R. R. of S. C. 1Traus No.. 75 aid 32 ran vi.t Wilson and a :.il --Sort Line-- ani imake close cant etion for all points Nuoh. Tains- o G. & D. 1:. it. !eave Forenc.e daily exsct Sunday 9.55 a in, a rive Dur lin;;tun 10.28 a m, Cheraw, 11.40 a in, Wadesbioro 2.25 p in. Leave Florence da;y t xcept Sunday, 8.15 !) it., arrive Dar tington, 8 40 p in, Halt L nnetsville 9.3G p in, . 'e;ve F.orence Suints;sv rive Darlington 10.27. Leave Gibson daily e a in. Uernettsvilie 6.41 ton 7.40 a in. Leave E eejet sundav 6 -15a i i, 7.30 a tu, leave Darlington 9.00 a in, arrivo Florence 9 25 a in. Leaive Wadt.sburo daiiy except Sunday 3 p im, Cheraw 5.15 p w, D-:rlingt' n 6 "9 p :. arriv- Florence 7 p in. Leave Hartsville .liday only 8.20a In, Darlington' 9.05 a m:. arrive Florence 9.25 a m1. J. R. KENLEY, JNO. F. DIVINE, Gen'! Manliger. Gen'l Sup't. T. M. EMERSON. Treffic Manager. 11. M. EllER.S.ON. Gen'i P.ass. Agent. W.C.&A. South.Bound. 55. 35 52. Lv Wiimington,*4.00 P. Lv Starion, 6.43 Ar Florence, 7.25 Lv Florence, *8.00 *3.25 A. Ar Sumter, 9.10 4."9 Lv Sumter, 9 13 *9.35 A. Ar Columbia, I0 30 10.55 No. 52 runs through from Charleston via Central R. R., leaving Charleston 7 a mn, Lanes 8.26 a in, Manniing 9.05 a mn. North-bound. 54. 53. 32. Lv Cnlumbia, *7.&0 A. '5 00 P. Ar Sumter, 8.22 6 20 Lv Sater, 8 25 '6 30 P. Ar Fiorence, 9 35 7 45 Lv Florence, 10 05 Lv Marion, 10 44 Ar Wilmington, 1 25 'Daily. No. 53 runas t:ro)ug1 to C ac':e')n, S. C., tial 'ent.al R ., arrvint '.:ing 0 58 p in, Laues, 7.36 p I:, Ci:ticston 9.15 p mn. Trains on Convay rantcth leave Chad bourn 11 50 a :,t, arrive Conway 2 10 p mn returning leave Conway 2.45 p in, arrive Chadbourn 5 15 p t, leave Chadbuourn 5.45 p mt, arrive at Hub 6.25 p in, returning leave Hub 8.30 a in, arrive at Chadj.ou:n 9.15 a in. Daily except Sunday. J. I. KENLY, Ge n'1 Managar. T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. H. M. EMERSON, Gen'! Pa s. Agent. CENTRAL 1'. R. OF 60. CALOLINA. Lv Charleston, 7.(0 A. M. Lv Lan, 8.26 " Lv Greeleyville, 8 41.) Lv Foreston, 8.49 Lv Wilson's Mili, 8.5G Lv Manning, 9.053 Lv Alcoln, 9.15 Lv Brogdon, h.21 " Lv W. & S. Junct., 0..2" Ar Snoter, 9.35 Ar Columnbia, 10.55" No. 53 Lv Columbia, 5.15 P. M. Lv Snmter, 6 42 Lv W. & S. Junet. 6 43 Lv Browlon, 6.56 " Lv Alcoin, 7.01 Lv Manning, 58 - L.v Wilson's Mill, 7.19 Lv Forestont, 7 26 Lv Greeleyville, 7.36 Ar Lanes, 7.48 - Ar Charleston, 9.25 " MANCHESTER & AUGUSTA R. R. No. 35. Lv Sumnter, 4.29 A. M. Ar Creston. 5.17 " Ar Orangeburg, 5.40" Ar Denmark, 6.12 " No. 32 Lv Denmrk, 4.25 P. M. Lv Orangeburg, 5.03" Lv Creston, 5 30 " Ar Srazter, 6.30 Trains 32 and 35 carry through Pullman palace buffet sleeping cars l e:ween New York and Macon via Auusa - BROCIGINTON - HAS A FULL LINE Soaps, Perfumes, Patent Medicines, Pure Drugs, Stationery, Vaseline. Ice Cold Soda Water ad Milk Shakes UP TO DATE. AT BROCIENTON'S. THE Dank of Manning, MANNINC, 3. O. Transacts a general banking busi ness. Prompt and special attention given to depositors residing out cf town. Deposits solicited. All collections have prompt atten tion. Business hours from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. JOSEPH SPIROTT, A. LEVI, Cashier. President. BoARlD OF DIREcTOBS. M. LEVI, S. A. RIGBY, J. W. McLEoD, W. E. Bnows, S. M. NEISEN, JosEH Snor0r, A. LEmI