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LOUIS APPELT, EDITOR. M ANNING, S. C.: WEDNESDA, APRIL 27, 1898. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTJON RATES: OneYear...... .............. .$.50 six Months......... ........ Four Months..................... 00 ADVERTISING RATES: One square, one time, S; 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. .\o communication of a personal cbar acter will be published except as an adver tisemenut. Entered at the Post Office at Manning as Second-Class Matter. WAR! The United States and Spain are now looking fiercely at each other and each are watching for an opportune moment to strike a fatal blow. The high seas are being patroled by our fleet and every day comes the news of the capture of some Spanish vessel that left port before there was any definite understanding as to what would be the outcome of the diplo matic correspondence between the two countries; a number of these ves sels left their havens fully expecting that Spain and the United States would settle. their differences with the pen instead of the sword, and as a consequence they were taken by surprise. The American fleet has taken several fine prizes and it has also established a blockade of Ha vana and other Cuban ports. From the dispatches on Monday Morro Castle fired several ineffectual shots which were not even returned by our vessels. The army is about ready to invade Cuba, and besides the reg ulars President McKinley has issued a call for 125,000 men to do this work. South Carolina's portion will be about 2,000, which will be made up principally, if not wholly, from the organized militia. The strange part of this war is that Spain does not seem to have any vessels around the Island to pro tect her interests, and many think she has a surprise in store for us; just what it can be we have no idea. Her fleet is about 2,000 miles away from her Cuban possessions', from which she has been ordered to va cate, and so far there has been no attempt made to prevent the United States from doing as it pleased. .The entire country is waking up to the realization of the existence of war and there is but one senti ment, "This United Country's flag must not be allowed to trail in dis honor." It will be some time yet bewforc re liable news can be obtained as the fighting for the prescnt will be on the sea. The Associatedi Prcss which accompanies the fleets will have to be depended on for the best information; at present all kinds oif fake dispatches are being sent out, and it is hard to tell what to believe; for instauce, one report came that the City of Paris was captured, bound for Ainerica with 150 pass engers and a cargo of munitions of war; the next day the same vessel w.s reported well on her way home and out of danger, and also reported to have put into a French port. But when the war begins in earnest we hope the dispatches will be more re liable. THAT TILLMAN LETTER. We regard the letter from Senator Tillmnan to General Anderson an in excusable blunder, both upon the part of the writer and the receiver. The former displayed poor taste and patriotism in advising a hypocritical attitude for the State militia and the latter showed poor judgment in giv ing the letter to the press. None of us have a hankering thirst for Span ish blood nor for yellow fever, but we have a pride to maintain and our leaders who can vote their constitu ents into a war should not afterwards place those constituents in an unen viable position in the sight of the world. South Carolina has always been found in the front line when the country nee led her services, and as it has been in the past, so will it be now. The time has been put behind us to question the wisdom of the cause our government has pursued. ur representatives in Congress dis eussed that matter and they have de creed wvar; these statesmen will not have to share the privations and hard ships of soldiers, but on the contrary they will be enjoying their ease and comfort in the luxuriously furnished capitol, drinking A pollinaris lemonade through a straw, while their constit uents are brushing tadpoles out of the way in order to quench their thirst from a mud-puddle under a burning tropical sun. We therefore think it ill grace in our senior Senator advis in the militia "to simply assume a attitude of willingness and not be outdon by other Stae." If weanre as loyal to the nation as our senior Senator would boast on the floor of Congress, then for us "to simply as sume an attitude of willingness" would be hypocrisy and not the loy alty that true men have to offer their country. We were opposed to the war, as we had a right to be, and if by reason of our argument we could have done something to have averted war we would have felt proud of our efforts, but war is here, the nation is involved with a foreign foe and true Americans must not "simply assume an attitude of willingness," but they must ie spond to the call of their country with even more enthusiasm than the Spaniards did when their ruler sound ed the tocsin. South Carolina has been horribly misrepresented to the world by some who ought not to have done so, and when Governor Ellerbe calls for vol unteers the editor of the News and Courier who telegraphed to Wash ington that "the South Carolina mi litia refuse to fight in Cuba or out of the State" will see that the militia of this State are made up of men who boast of being Carolinians and the records of their ancestors. The mi litia of South Caolina will, if neces sary, go to Cuba or anywhere else they are ordered to fight for their country, "the land of the free and the home of the brave." We must think that Senator Till man intended his letter to be kept private, for we cannot conceive of how a man with his usual good sense and candor, could after his magnifi cent speech in the Senate, advise a course for the militia of his State which would bring them into the contempt of the world. Congress has formally declared war, and it is thought the first naval battle will come off near Manilla, as the fleet off Havana has been in structed to delay the bombardment of the Cuban capitol. South Caro lina has been called upon for one regiment of infantry, one battalion and one heavy battery to rendezvous at Charleston. Governor Ellerbe is being beseiged with applications for official positions and bomb proofs generally. There will be a shaking up of the President's cabinet by the resignations of several of its present members. Already Postmaster Gen eral Gary and Secretary of State Sherman have resigned, and it is thought that the becretaries of the army and navy Alger and Long will resign shortly. Much anxiety has been felt for the "City of Paris," as it was feared she would fall into the hands of the enemy, but -yesterday's dispatches relieve the situation. The cruisers Columbia and Minneapolis arrived off Cape Cod to escort her fiom the Grand Banks to New York. The responses to the call for volun teers are gratifiyingly great and South Carolina will have her full quota without any trouble. The Monroe Doctrine. Among the many reasons for war withi Spain that have been advanced by th.e eager belligerents of Congress he Monroe doctrine has of course, had a prominent place. When other causes of war were disposed of in arumxent, the Monroe doctrine was the haven of retreat. This Monroe doctrine, like charity, covers a multi. tue of sins in the eyes of our states men, and few of them seem to appre ciate what the doctrine really is. It is a pronouncement whicb cannot un Ider any circumstances be brought to lit the~Cuban question, unless the in surgent government of the island is recognized as the lawful administra tion for Cuba. Some people seem to Ithink that the Monroe doctrine places us in the position o)f continental guardian of all the territory of the western hemisphere, whether that territory be in possession of native or foreign governments. They would persuade us that under its declar a tion wve have the right to direct the governing of American colonies by European suzerains. President Mon roe did not advance such an extreme doctrine, nor has any intelligent statesmen ever interpreted his pro nouncement to such a meaning. Pres ident Monroe specifically declared that "with the existing colonies and dependencies of any European power we have not interfered and shall not interfere." The United States as serted the right to prevent aggres sions of Europe, not to disturbe ex isting relations. Our government will not permit Europe to acquire another foot of American soil, nor will wve assist in wrestinig from Europe one foot of territory it now holds. That is the Monroe doctrine. Actually, the policy we have adopted towards Spain in regard to Cuba is a Iviolation oui our part of thle Monroe doctrine. If any colony of Europe in the western hemisphere shall gain its independence from the mother country, it comes at once within the scope of the doctrine, and never again with our consent, shall it pass under the dominion of a foreign power. But until this autonomy is actually achieved and acknowledged, we are pledged to respect the suzer ainty of the foreign nation, and to restrain interference with its author In the Cuban affair, we may find justification for interference, but cer tainlv not under the Monroe doc trine. If Cuba were free from Spain with a government of her own, we would be acting with full consistency in resisting Spanish dominion of the island, but wve, ourselves, have denied the existence of a Cuban government, and the island remains a possession of Spain, technically at least. However, we do not intend to dis cuss the relation of the Monroe doc trine to the Cuban question, but wider sphere. The London Daily Chroniele publishes a very interest ing and significant letter from Sir Frederick Pollock, professor of jur isprudence in the University of Ox ford, in which among other thinge, appears the following: "It would be a superfluous and lefthanded compliment for England to offer assistance to the United States; but the time has arrived for an Anglo-American entente or alli ance which would do away with any necessity for arbitration treaties. We are the other great power of the North American continent, and if we consider our position we are equally concerned with the United States to forbid the interference of any Ameri can affairs. "The true keystone of an alliance would be on the side of the United States, a frank recognition of our co equal standing beyond the Atlantic in sight of Canada and our joint in terest in cxcluding European compli cations from America. "On our side should be understood, if not formally expressed, a readiness to support the Monroe doctrine in conjunction with the United States by whatever means might be neces sary or sufficient and against all com ers "Such an alliance would make wholly for peace, and, within its leg itimate purposes, would be irresisti ble; but if offense did come the first shotted guns fired by the Anglo American fleet might be the begin ning of more ends than the objectors contemplated." There is remarkable force in this declaration, which is a very intelli gent interpretation of the American policy to advantage of England. The reasoning of Sir Frederick is entirely sound. England has already acknowl edged the Monroe doctrine and has admitted it to a place in her interna tional code. Yet if it applies for the United States why should it not ap ply for England? The claim that Great Britain is the other great power of the North American conti nent is beyond dispute, and her in terests in the western hemisphere are second only to our own. Why then should not England adopt and adapt the Monroe doctrine to herself'? It is not, perhaps, necessary that she should, so long as the United States observes it faithfully, but, equally so, no more disadvantage can result to England from its active application than can come of its passive accept ance by her. A literal and consistent enforcement of the doctrine by the United States will guarantee England in her possessions in America, for "with the existing colonies and de pendencies of any European power we have not interfered and shall not interfere." Our obligations require that we shall protect England in her present possessions as well as that we shall prevent aggression on her part to new territory. The faithful en forceient of the doctrine offers only advantage to England. However, we may depart, at some time from the strict letter of the law. In the pres ent complication with Spain some of our statesmen are willing to make the departure, and if the Monroe doctrine were distorted to fit Cuba, it might be made to apply to Eng lish possessions at some brave mo ment. The adoption of the Monroe doctrine by England would safeguard against this with a most tactful poli ev. The Monroe doctrine would not only be acknowledged by England but also impressed. Our guardian ship of the A merican continent's ex ternal relations is acceptedl-and its faithful administration is insisted upon. With Spain expelled from Cuba and Porto Rico, England is the only European power having possessions in the western hemisphere, with the excption,. of course, of Denmark's West Indian islands and Greenland, ano of some insignificant holdings of France in the South Atlantic. The United States' policy in the North Americau continent suits E'ig land admirably, and as a partner irn its enforcement, only profit can come to the island empire. If the United States is sincere in it~s intent, it can lose not hiug by such an arrangenent, while England's acknowledgement of the doctrine pledges her to its observance and guarantees to her its protection. But to England must come the greater profit, for even should we desire it, we could not then change our naitionial policy to extend our territory, without the sanction of England, just as England could not extend her dominion with out our consent. The time is comn ing when the United States will un dertake the acquisition of other ter ritory, the first indication of the new policy being the Hawaiian annexa tion scheme. With England an ac tive partner in the observance of the Monroe doctrine, we will not be able t~o apply the new policy unless Eng land consents, in other words the situation will develop a necessity for an alliance between the two powers for control of the western hemisphere. This is just what England wants, for in making such an alliance she will be in position almost to dictate its terms, and assuredly she would not neglect to impose conditions favor able to her interests in the east as well as in the west. The subject opens up an interesting situation,and it appears that England is to turn to her advantage the enforced accept auce of the Monroe doctrine, apply ig it to a restriction of our future desires, or evolving from it a partner ship from which she will derive great profit.- Charleston Post. PROHIIBIlfION PUL[TICS. What the Cold Water Brigade is D~oing. Their Mlovemaents Discussed. Columbia, S. C., April 23.-Politi ians are still busy trying to tigure out the effect of the prohibition nom inations. The country people as a rule are disinclined to accept the pro hibitionists' solution of the problem and, like Ephraim of old, are wvedded to their dispensary idol. The dis pensary seems to fill an aching void in the constitution of the rural citi ze. There are several facts in co netion with the dispensary which the irural citizen has accounted to it as righteousness, not the least of which is that the scandals, and if scandalous charges he true the evils of the sys temn are so far removed from the threshold of their own doors that the stench offends not their nostrils. weer, it isn annoo indicnation for a clean election that the people are actively discussing the real merits of the questions which their ballots will this summer decide. A decision favorable to the dispen sary from the United States supreme court would forthwith stampede the rural vote towards that camp. There are some prohibitionists who claim that the influence of Ben Tillman, which by the way is still an unknown quantity in politics, will in the event of an adverse decision, be thrown to wards prohibition, though it is not claimed that he will support the ticket put in the field by the recent convention. It is claimed by politicians gener ally that the cause of the prohibition ists has been weakened by putting men on their ticket who were not in favor of the platform. On the other band, it is held by those responsible for that ticket that in filling it out they were at liberty to endorse any candidate, even though opposed to them. who could be relied on, in their opinion, to use their official power fairly and impartially as in ac cordance with the expressed will of the people. The composition of the ticket has been very much discussed, and really has afforded a most interesting topic because several of them were unknown quantities in politics. The bead of the ticket himself is Daniel come to judgment in the political arena. He certainly made a favorable impression at the convention and his address has been very higbly complimented, but whether he can maintain his equilibrum on the stump, is a ques tion which the future only can set tle. The man who constitutes the strength of the ticket is said to be Geo. S. Mower, candidate for attor ney general. He is a man of fine re cord and one who possesses great personal magnetism. If he makes an active canvass he will change many votes. Certain it is, that whether successful or unsuccessful in this campaign, be will soon occupy a much more prominent position iu state affairs than he does now. It is a disappointment to many that Mr. McCullough is not on the ticket and his refusal to run is va riously construed. It is generally considered by his friends that be has lost a fine opportunity to show what there was in him. In fact, it is gen erally conceded that this campaign offers to a man of ability the richest opportunity that politics has afforded in South Carolina for many years, or than will be afforded for many year yet to come. Never before have the people been so thoroughly educa ted in political matters or so ready to hear any man who bad something to say that was worth saying and worth hearing when said. The long and expensive legal bat tles that have been fought over our laws and the adverse decisions of the courts in so many of the questions submitted have convinced the people in a measure that the popular man was not always the best man for pub lic service, and that the political cate chismn must contain some more ques tion than "What facti'on do you be. long to?" and "What do you thipk of free silver at 16 to 1?" "In the multitude of counsellors there is safe ty" is an undisputed proposition, but the general opinion is that if two or three of those counsellors are without reason and are deficient in intelligene that the safety referred to is greatly endangered. The composition of the next legis lature will be very different from the last, some familiar faces will be miss ed because the heads behind them have been weighed by the people and found wanting. Others will be miss ed because long service has entitled the public servant to private rest. Among theso will be Hon. G. L. Bist, of Charleston, whose record in the Senate would constitute a history of our State during the most interest ing period of latter years. His inten ion of retirement has been announc ed, and later this correspondent hopes to give his indulgent readers some interesting history in connection with his services. His announcement of the retire ment of so familiar a figure in the Sciate cannot fail to awaken a train of recollection which, like tibose that came to Lerooge on Christmas night would fill a volume, and the veteran legislature correspondents will always associate 3Mr. Buist and the early dis pensary legislation in our mninds. Timie will not dim our recollectiou of the night when this bill passed i~s second reading in the Senate. The red glare of the lights in the small ours of the morning, the tired ofli cers, the intensity of factional feel ing, then at its height, the undaunt eri minority in the Senate bravely, though hopelessly, attempting to stem the tidal wave of "t he move ment" in legislation. It was under the cireumstances that the gallant major attempted the impossible task of defeating the will of tue majority by talking to death the dispensary law, then on its passage. He started out to speak six hours, and began by offering an amendment to the general statutes of the State, which he asked to be read from the desk. This was, of course, ruled out and as a substi tute began to read Stevens' United States history. This was also check ed by the presiding officer, and va rious members of the predominantI faction began to guy the fillibusterer, and the major in righteous indigna tion forgot his task and dashed down the book in his hand and launched into such a phillipic as the Senate has rarely heard. For forty minutes he lashed the majority with fervor and eloquence that the Senate burst into round after round of spontan eous applause when the major, bath ed in perspiration and well nigh ex hausted by his force, abruptly check ed himself. Again he proceeded for a while in a slow and deliberate man ner to consider the bill clause, but again when he came to taking away the rights of citizens under the con tempt proceedings, which he charac terized as most monstrous, he forgot himself again and burst into another impassioned address wvhich so ex hausted him that he was obliged to give up the fight. He had spoken four hours and at 5 o'clock in the morning the bill passed its second reading. But I have already trespassed~ greatly on your time and space and we will save some of this very inter sting feast for next week. T-. M. A. TEACHERS' COLUMN. Conducted by Ciarendon County Teachers' Association. GIST GEE, Jordan, S. C., - Editor. MISS CARRIE LEGG, Workman, S. C.. G. T. PuGH, Shiloh, S. C., Associate Editors. Fridor Artornoorns. By all means vary your regular work, at least, once a week, and no better time can be found &;r 11.i:; than Friday afternoon; we fee-l that the week's work is over and that a relaxation is necessary. In the first place, we would suggest that some time be given to the current events; no child should grow up ii. ignorance of things that are now happening, for to-day's accomplishments will be history tomorrow. Newspapers might be brought to the school house dur ing the week for those who do not have access to a daily papers and an effort made to encourage keeping up with the times. Devote some time to the discussion of important affairs, but do not bring up minor things, unless for some special purpose. Then,too,arouse an interest in Civil Government by frequent talks on this subject. Let two or three of the best informed pupils prepare papers on the different departments or kinds of government and have those read, then supplement the papers by short talks. Learn all of the names of offi cers and try to keep up with the changes as they occur; this will add interest to our study. Leave clear impressions, for a confusion of ideas is not much better than ignorance. Another thing that should be insisted upon as much as reading and spelling is declamation. Never forget that your pupils may be called upon to do public speaking at some time in the future, and in order to do this well the training should begin early. Ap point several scholars to speak every Friday afternoon and devote as much time as you can to training these; it is far better not to do this at all than to half do it. Correct position, voice and gestures, and omit the last un less they come spontaneously; ma chinery movements are ludicrous. Cultivate a desire for good literature by frequent readings of selected pas sages from standard authors; call at teution to the manners, customs and habits of different nations; show the pictures of prominent men to the pu pils; they should, at least, recognize the pictures of most standard English and American authors at first sight; this time might be profitably devoted to composing, reading, and criticis ing compositions and letters; and in sect and plant life would furnish ma terial for several delightful afternoons. Interest the children in your plans, this is key note of success in this work. WhIch Is1 Yours? Friday afternoons can be made the cream of the week or they may be re garded as the weekly terror. It is not best to devote the whole afternoon to entertainment of any kind,for fear it wijl lose its flavor and cease to be a novelty. Try not to have the same things two successive Friday afternoons. Sometimes it is well to give the management of the occasion to the children themselves, subject to the approval of the teacher. What child does not like the cld fash ioned "Spelling Match" or the "Mul tiplication Match?" When can a teacher find a more seasonable hour for teaching a new song than on Fri day aftenoon? Begin by allowing the children to sing some of their old ones, letting some of the best singers lead. Children are alwvays caught by the novel and unusual so unexpectedly to them, teach them some new motion song. Little games and cbarades are means of helping along the real work of the occasion. Any thing out of the regular order of humdrum school life, by a slight variation of the exer cises often makes a child good and studious for a whole~ week. Send the chzildren home happy on Friday nights. A Quo? ntion Club. To a man who is not up a tree, the following plan of spending Friday afternoon has presented itself-not every Friday afternoon, but. two out of the month say, should be spent in this way. But to the plan itself, it is this, to have all your pupils of the higher grades to provide themselves with nice note books in which to take down quotations from our best poets, essayists, and critics. Let these quo tations be gathered boy pupils,as much so as possible, the teacher, of course, taking a general supervision of the work and making such suggestions for advancement as may seem neces sary. Quotations should be gleaned from the general reading of the pupil and not from books of cut and dried quotations; for most pupils will tak6 more interest in quotations gathered by themselves and their fellow stu dents from their daily reading than in any procured from books of quo tatious, although the latter may be better. Let the teacher, too, from time to time contribute his share, no more, to the common stock, taking care that his quotations fill ouit lines that may be neglectek by his pupils. If his pupils are inclined to contribute an over-supply, along lines of humn or worldly wisdom, let him bring in som -hing more serious. If, howeverI pupils become too fond of furnishing serious matter, the teacher should bring in a few quotations of a lighter vein. One of the chief aims is to have a variety of these best sayings of our best writers. Then on Friday afternoon, let each pupil give his fel low pupils the benefit of his week's gleaning; let there be a general dis - cussion of quotations given; let the teacher select some of the best of them and have them memorized by himself and pupils. This, it seems to us, w )uhi be a pleasant and prolitable ~ay to spend two Friday afternoons out of the month; for all wvouldl doubtless take delight in such work, and the, work would stimulate a longing for go od literature; finally, the storing away in the memory of these good princi pes of right living is of untold bene fit to any man and will result in hap piness, where otherwise there might be misery, wretchedness and igno - Will Thank You to Look Over His Bargains. Even if You Don't Buy, a Look at Our Values Will Do You no Harm. In the following paragraphs we propose to call y-our attention to a few of the leading articles in our i mense stock of spring and summer goods, and remember that there are hundreds of other things that we have not the spo e to muention. C2 Three Thousand yards of Fine Dress Gighanis at 5c per yd., colors warrantet to stand. Three thousand yards of Indigo Blue Calicoes at Sc per yard; if the colors fade we retura your money. Two thousand yards Shirt Waist Prints at 4- per yard, colors fast. Three thousand yards Fine Scotch Linen at 4te per yard; the prettiest line of styles you ever saw, colors fast. 3 Three thousand yards of yard-wide Bleach Homespun at 7c per yard. by the bolt: never sold for less than Se. If you find any starch or sizing in these goods we return your money. This is strictly a first class piece of Bleach and sold to the best trade in this country. Three thousand yards of yard-wide Sea island Homespun at 4tc per yard, by the bolt. This is a bargain and we would like to see you beat it. Some of the greatest bargains in Cottonade Pants Goods and Shirtings to be found in this town. Call and see. Just call and see the line of Val. Laces we offer at 1 . 2, 2., :3, 4 and Sc per yard; the line of Butter Laces at 5, 8 and 10c per yard: the line of Ori ental Laces we offer at 8, 10 and 15c per yard; the line of Valencini Laces at 5, 8, 10, 121, 15 and 20e per yard. We show the greatest line of Swiss and Cambric Embroidery at 5. 8 and 10c per yard to be seen in this town. Please come and see the line of Linen Torchon Lace we offer at 3.5, 6, 8 and 10c per yard and be convinced that it is a bargain you rarely meet with. Come and see the grand line of Feather-Stitched Braids, in all col ors, we offer at 5c per bunch. Twenty-five dozen Ladies- Sleeve less Gauze Undervests at 4c each, by the dozen; 25 dozen Ladies' Sleeve less Undervests, better quality, at 5c each. Some of the best values in Men's Gauze Undervests~to be found in this town at 20 and 25c each. Just call and see the magnificent line of Gent's Balbrigan Undervests we offer at 50c each. W. E. JE THE CAROLINA G1 Successors of THOM~AS WI COMMISSION '195 East Bay - VegetablePreparationforAs similating theTood andReguta [ing the Stomchs an.cesof Promotesiesion,Ch~eefu ness and~est.Conltainlsneither OpniMorphine no~r Mineral. NOT NMIC OTIC. ad -aerm r Aperfect Remredy for1onstipa tion, Sour Stom~ach,Diarrhoea, Worms,Convutsions,Teverish ness and LosS 0OF SLiEEP TacSimile Signature of N~EW YOR~K xAcT COPY oF WEBF. Percival Manu Doors, Sash Meeting Street., 0 Twenty-five dozen Ladies' Fast Black, Seamless Hose at 10c per pair that we are ready to stake our repu tation upon as being one of the best values ever shown in this town. This is not a short, skimpy stocking, but full and long and smooth and will catch any lady's eyes who is a judge of a good value. 10 dozen pairs Fine Black Hose for ladies at 15c per pair. 10 dozen Ladies' Fine Silk Finish Louis Hermsdorf Hose at 25c per pair. 50 dozen Gent's Half Hose at 5c per paii- that we are ready to show against anybody's 5c hose for qual ity and value. Just try me, please. A beautiful line of Gent's Fast Black Seamless Half Hose at 10c per pair. 7 Won't you call and see that beauti ful line of Negligee Percale Shirts in all sizes at 35c each or 3 for $1. Won't you come and see that splen did line of Negligee Shirts in all sizes that we offer at 50c each, 2 for 95c? Won't you come and see that mag nigcent line of Negligee Shirts we of fer at 75c, with attached and de tached colla-3? Please come and see that superb line of Negligee Shirts we offer at 1 each. Come and see the king of all Unlaundried. Linen Bosom Shirts at 50c each. We also carry some very good White Unlaun dried Shirts at 25c each. Linen Col lars and Cuffs in great variety. 8 When those hot days in May come you will wish that you had bought a lot of our Palm Leaf Fans at 1e each. You will wish that you had one of Jenkinson's nice Fast Black Gloria Parasols at 45c each, or a better one at 75c each, or a nice Silk one for $1, or perhaps a fine stylish India Silk Parasol at $1.50 or 52 each. Oh, young ladies, how it would delight you to have one of our latest style Japanese Fans at 3. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 and 50c each. The largest line of Aluminum Hairpins to be found in this town at only 10c per dozen. 0 A large line of Seersucker Sacks for men, fast colors, at 45c each. A beau tiful line of Men's Fast Black Mad rais Sacks at 50e each. A large line of Gent's Crash Sacks and Vests at only $1.25 each. All-Wool Black, Gray and Navy Blue Flannel Sacks and Vests at $2.75 each. Black Al pacas of all descriptions. A beauti ful line of long-tail, square-cut Al paca Sacks to suit clergymen. JK NSON. LOCERY COMPANY. BOYD BROS. 13ON, President MERCHANTS. S- Charleston, S. C. CASTORIA. For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of - Kind You Have Always Boughts GH CAS COP~Y K ORIA T facturing Co. and Blinds, CHARTSTON,.S. C. n .u unuT LIE CHARLESTON, S. C., April 10, 1898. On and after this date the ftllowing passenger schedule will be in effect: NORTHEASTERN R4AILROAL). South-Bound. *35. *23. *53. Lv Florence, 3.25 A. 7.55 P. Lv Kingstree, 8.57 Ar LaaEs, 4.38 !.15 Lv Lanes, 4 38 9.15 7.40 P. Ar Charleston, 6.03 10.50 9.15 North-Bound. *78. *32. *52. Lv Charleston, 6.33 A. 5.17 P. 7.00 A. Ar Lanes. 8.16 6.45 8.32 Lv Lanes, 8 18 6.45 Lv Kingstree, 8.31 Ar Florence, 9.28 'i.55 *Daily. tDaily except Sunday. No. 52 runs througb to Columbia via Central R. R. of S. C. Trains Nos. 78 and 32 run via Wilson and Fayetteville-Short Line-and make close connection for all points North. Trains on C. & D. R. R. eave Florence daily except Sunday 9.55 a m, arrive Dar lington 10.28 a in, Cheraw, 11.40 a ma, Wadesboro 12.35 p m. Leave Florence daily except Sunday, 8.00 p i, arrive Dar lington, 8.25 p m, Hartsville 9.20 p m, Bennetsville 9.21 p m, Gibson 9.45 p m. Leave Florence Sunday only 9.55 a m, ar rive Darlington 10.27. Hartsville 11.10 Leave Gibson daily except Sanday 6.35 a in, Bennettsville 6.59 a m, arrive Darling ton 7.50 a m. Leave Hartsville daily ex cept Sunday 7.00 a w, arrive Darlington 7.45 a in, leave Darlington 8.55 a m, arrive Florence 9.20 a w. Leave Wadesboro daily except Sunday 4.25 p m, Cheraw 5.15 p m, Darlington 6.29 p m, arrive Florence 7 p in. Leave Hartsville Sunday only 8.15a m, Darlington 9.00 a m, arrive Florence 9.20 a M. J. R. KENLEY, JNO. F. DIVINE, Gen'l Manager. Gen'1 Sup't. T. 1. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. H. M. EMERSON, Gen'l Pass. Agent. W.C.&A. South-Bound. 55. 35. 52. Lv Wilmington,*4.00 P. Lv Marion, 6.43 Ar Florence, 7.25 Lv Florence, *8.00 *3.2.5 A. Ar Sumter, 9.10 4.29 Lv Sumter, 9.13 *9.37 A. Ar Columbia, 10.30 10.55 No. 52 runs through from Charleston via Central R. R., leaving Charleston 7 a M, Laues 8.32 a m, Manming 9.08 a m. North-Bound. 54. 53. 32. Lv Columbia, -6.45 A. *5. P. Ar Sumter, 8.08 6.25 Lv Sw ter, 8.12 *6 36 P. Ar Florence, 9.25 7.45 Lv Florence, 9.58 Lv Marion, 10.36 Ar Wilmington, 1.20 *Daily. No. 53 runs through to Charleston, S. C., via Cential R. R., arriving Manning 6.58 p in, Lanes, 7.36 p w, Charleston 9.15 p m. Ir.ins on Conway Branch leave Chad bourn 11.43 a rn, arrive Conway 2.03 p m, returning leave Conway 2.45 p m, arrive Chadbourn 5.15 p i, leave Chadbourn 5.45 p u, arrive at Hub (.25 p m, returning ieave Hub 8.30 a m, arrive at Chadboutn 9.15 a in. Daily except Sunday. J. R. KENLY, Gen'l Manager. '. 31. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. H. M. EMERSON, Gen'l Pais. Agent. CENTRAL R. R. OF SO. CAROLINA. No. 52 Lv Charleston, 7.00 A. M. Lv Lanes, 8.26 " Lv Greeleyville, 8.40 Lv Foreston, 8.49 Lv Wilson's Mill, 8.56 Lv Manning, 9.05 Lv Alcolu, 9.15 " Lv Brogdon, 9.21 " Lv W. & S. Junct., 9.32" Ar Sumter, 9.35 " Ar Columbia, 10.55 " No. 53 Lv Columbia, 5.15 P. M. Lv Sumter, 6.42 " Lv W. &S.Junct. 6.43 " Lv Brogdon, 6.56 " Lv Alcolu, 7.01 " Lv Manning, 6.58 " L~v Wilson's Mill, 7.19" Lv Foreston, 7.26 " Lv Greeleyville, 7.36 " Ar Lanes, 7.48 Ar Charleston, 9.25 " MANCHESTER & AUGUSTA R. R. No. 35. Lv Sumter, 4.29 A. M. Ar Creston, 5.17 " Ar Orangebnrg, 5.40" Ar Denmark, 6.12 " No. 32 Lv Denmark, - 4.74 P. M. Lv Orangeburg, 5.20" Lv Creston, 5.43 " Ar Sumter, 6.33 " Train s 32 an d 35 carry through Pullman palace buff'et sleeping cars between New York and Macon via Augusta. -BROCKINTON - HAS A FULL LINE Soaps, Perfumes, Patent Medicines, Pure Drugs, Stationery, Vaseline. Ice Cold Soda Water and Milk Shakes UP TO DATE. AT BROCKTNTONS. THE Bank of Manning, MANNING, 8. C. Transaet- at general banking busi ness. Prompt and special att I. to depositors residing o - Deposits solicited. All collections have p - - tion. Business hours from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. JOSEPH SPROTT, A. LETI, Cashier. President. BOARD OF DIRECTOBS. M. LEvI, S. A. flIGBY, J. W. McLEoD, -. E. BRows, S. M. NEXSFN, JOSEPH SPRoTT, A. Tav