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LOUIS APPELT, EDITRi. MANNING, S. C.: WEDNESDAY. JUNE 15. 18,8. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESD-A. sUBSCIPTjON RATES: One car.......................5 Six MIonths. ..... ..-.- ..--- .- . Four Months...----------- 50 ADVERTI-ING IZATES: One square. one time. $1; each subse 'juent insertion, 5.) cents. Obituaries and Tribntes of Respect charge'! for as regular advertisements. Liberal contracts made for tbree, six and twelve mo1ths. Conminflications must be accoinpanied by the real name and address of the writer in order to receive attention. No comu unication of a personal char. acter will be published except as an adver tisemnit. Entered at the Post Office at Manning as Second-Class 'Matter. DID YOU SPEAK, BRi)THIER JONEs Who is there that reads the com munication from A. C. Jones chair man of the Executive connittee of the Prohibition party that is not in pressed; tLe shrewd wanner he ad vertises the Philadelphia concern that he is representing, and was at the time he obstructed the enforc ment of the dispensary law. And all through his lengthy letter he has not attempted to deny any statement we have made, but he does admit his connection with the State goverment prior to 1890, and goes off among the dead to prove that he declined a COL tinuance in office. Brother Jones seems to have a peculiar way of mak ing statements and then give as ref crences, men who are in their graves. It will be remembered, Brother Jones stated iecently that General Farley told him "he was not surprised, that the men did not obey orders" and in effect created the impression that Farley approved of the militia refus ing to respond to Governor Tillman's command when he undertook to quell the riot in Darlington and save the State constables from being lynched. Dead men cannot speak and it is easy to refer to them without fear of being contradicted. Major Leit ner, who Mr. Jones says insisted on his remaining chief clerk of the Secretary of State's office is also dead; so it is seen how conveniently the dead can be used to suit one's pur pose. But Jones gives a plausible reason for not wanting to stay on; it is, that his salary since 188G has averaged one thousand dollars a year more than when he was in the State's service. Now Brother Jones we wish to assure you it is pleasing to hear that you are doing so nicely, but please explain wvhy you have, with all of this increased wealth rolling into your pockets, deprived worthy young men and women from earning an hon est living by taking a position since 1886 in the engrossing department of South Carolina. There were lots of widows of confederate soldiers and orphan-daughters of confederate sol diers, and young men equally as com petent as Mr. Jones struggling hard to carry bread home to their families turned away,because in the engrossing department the pla'ees were filled by men who were making a thousand dollars a ; ear more than the salary of the chief clerk of the Secretary of State; surely, no humanitarian can with consistency take the bread from his fellow man's mouth, and if our friend is so solicitous for the wvelfare of mankind that he would dash the cup from his lips, why was he not equally so, when his fellowman in need, was seeking labor at the doors of the engrossing department and was turned away because the desks were filled by at least one man who boasts of making at that time, an average of one thousand dollars a year more tha~n the salary he was getting as chief clerk for a number of years. Mr. Jones' boastful confession con victs him of official greed and it does not soeak well for his "holier than thou" record. We said that Jones is a politician of the days prior to 1890 and if his own letter does not confirm what we said then-we do not understand it. He quit the office to make more, nevertheless he can not deny that after he declined Major Leitner's invitation to remain he did go back to the State House when the legislature was in session and again sucked the government teat. As to his "advising the citizens of Manning not to tear down the dis pensary" we cannot say; it is th~e first time we have had any intimation that such a move was even thought of here. We knew that a few of our citizens were opposed to the military going to Darlington, but we did not believe they had any idea of resorting to violence. We agree with Mr. Jones that "sober men are as a rule peacemakers," but at the same time we do know that some men were so intensely bitter in their political prej udices at that time, they did not act soberly nor sanely and friend Jones, we fear, was among the num ber. The fact that he opposed the government in the execution of the law was nothing more or less than aiding and encouraging lawlessness. We never questioned Mr. Jones' De lid not have opinions Of his on, and we accord to him the same right as we take-to think for ourself. Mr. Jones' third division of our editorial leads off with an indirect appeal to the preachers and women to push forward the mite box that the necessary funds be come-at-able for the expenses of the Prohilition campaign. Our friend Jones savs that "Messrs.. Timmerman, Tompkins and Epton were represented as strong Prohibi tionists or thev would not have been suggested by our convention." It is very strange that the convention was made up of such innocents that they did not know Timmerman introduced the dispensary bill in the Senate, and Tompkins was a member of the State Board of Control. But then, after the convention they found out that Tim merman and Tompkins were neither in favor of the Prohibition movement. Why did they~ invite Tompkins off, and permit Timmerman to remain, when both are in the same boat? Then there is Thompson, a nominee who is said to be a high license man, and Epton, a dispensary man, they are allowed to stick as having been suggested by this convention which was not authorized by the Demo cratic party, but in distiuct defiance of the constitution of that party. Mr. Jones says "the charge that Prohibitionists are making the fight with ex-barkeeoers is not true." We take issue with our philantL -pic (?) friend right here, for we know it to be a fact that many of the ex-bar keepers and notorious blind tiger men are enthusiastic supporters of the Prolbition ticket and they do not attempt to conceal it either, and here is where Jones, the immaculate, injects a little more of his political strategy and by it we do not .doubt that his sweet words will have an en couraging effect on those for whom they are intended. Jones says in his letter, "there are just as good men in the State who sold whiskey under the old bar-room system as the men who are keeping dispensaries." While we give Mr. Jones credit for being a good poli tician, yet he lacks one very neces essary essential - memory In the Newberry county convention in ad vocating his Prohibition theory lie said: "No man can sell whiskey either under the bar system or the dispen sary and be respectable." The dif ference is this, Jones was not at that time trying to catch the whiskey dealer's vote, and they could not be1 respectable, but now, that vote wvill go towardis helping the ticket he is chaperoning and on the principle of "all's fair in love and war;" they can be as respectable as anybody else, at least for the time being; his lan guage is fitted to the occasion. MIr. Jones thinks our editorial was so un fair that he concluded it wa written by the "devil" in the editor's absence, or that the editor had been spending several days at the State dispensary." The editorial criticized contained a statement of facts not denied in the ingeniously written advertisement of Mr. A. C. Jones, who has recently returned with samples from P'hiladel phia for his fall trade; it was not written by the "devil," but wve imag ine our "holier than thou" friend who grabs the official emoluments in reach, wonders how the "devil" we found out so much about him, and while we wvere in Columbia spending several days some of the candidates on the Prohibition ticket, nominated in violation of the consti tution of the Democratic party, wvere with us. 0T~OERNOR ELLERBE RELIES ON THE PEOPLE. The political croakers who are en deavoring to manufacture sentiment against Governor Ellerbe because he would not lend himnself to be their pli ant tool have not, with all of their ma chinations, succeeded in striking ter ror into that official. Governor El lerbe has more faith in the people to whom he feels responsible than in the scheming politicians, and in a re cent interview he strikes a note which wvill impress the people with being the sincere words of a man who re cognizes himself the servant of the people. Governor Ellerbe said: "I do not believe that I wvill lose moro than five or six counties at the outside. I have received the most encouraging letters from every section of cur State, and they report the people as practically unanimous for me. 31r. Brunson has the only issue in the campaign, that of prohibition . the dispensary. Ut if the people declare for prohibiton. and the Legislature enacts a prohibition law. MIr. BSrunson neither can or will do more to carry out that law than myself. I enforced the dispensary law as I found it on the statute books, and endeavored to dlo so with as little friction as posbe I shall enforce any law that the Leislature enacts, for I have sworn to do so. As to Col. Watson's candidacy, he has now adopted my plhitforw, andt there is no issue between us. But as I have only served one term, and have done nothing to forfeit the confidence or trust of the people of :uv State, I do not simply believe that they will repudiate mec simaply to put an other nman in office, to carry on the work I have muapped out. Senator Arcber has libd on Mir. Whitman'is pl-.tform, and it will be incumbent on these gentlemen to convince the voters that they want ou e~leges stranglel. I pro'pose to conduct the caig algrx on a high plne anal i not, nnder any ciicumstances, induiae i personaltes or abus. I hol rather rtiro to my farm and withdraw from the raen than succe through such methods. Tihe pope have a right to know what account 1 have to give of my stewariship,. and I shall prove to their satisf iction that I have of my ability. I have been unfortunate in having so many appointments to make, for I must anger every man who failei in ni ambition. But I do not think the people will be controlled by disappointed nuen. who would have doIubtless supported ne hid it been in myspower to rewar.l them. I have endleavored, in tilling the pos:tions, to select wen who were in every way com petent, and Whom I beli-ved would satisfy the people they were to -erve. Ilt I alu proud o one fact- -Ouring uy aitninistra tion not a taint of supicion ha; been at tache I to aty Man or departmient of the State governzuent. To defeat ne for a Svc ond term mny opponents will hav- to prw to the people that I ain grossly incomnpe teLnt. This they cannot do. I a;:: wil:ine for the largest size search light to bo turnes not only ,)n :11V official act , but my private i:0. 1 am contident of re-eleejio~t" The United States governumetnt will issue $200,000,000 of 3 per cent bonds in denominations from $d0 to $10.000 here is a fiue opportunity fLr our Southern people to invest their pro fits from 5 cent cotton. Uncle Geoge Tillman's Platform impresses us as being the attempt of an old man in his dotage to array the country against the towns. It is a mass of unjust, as well as unwise ideas and will only furnish a subject to create unrest and dissatisfaction among the people. As we predicted last week Chair manJones of the Prohibition executive committee has withdrawn the nomni nees of the prohibition convention. le announces that his party will not 1me a State ticket, but will make the ight for representatives in the legis lature. This is what they should have done at first. We are informed that Captain D. J. Bradham contemplates being a candidate for the oflice of Secretary of State. There is no doubt in our mind that if he enters the race he will make his opponents lay awake nights calculating how to stop the tide of popularity that will rise in his favor. Captain Bradham has a host of friends all over South Carolina and when he takes the field he will not bave to carry his credentials along with him. The State campaign opens in Orangebnrg tomorrow and should our friend decide, he will make it known then, and he will win. The accounts published from Tan pa about the conduct of negro sol diers are so revolting in their nature that many decent papers are pre vented from giving the public a full and detailed statement of the condi tions existing there. There is, how ever, enough to caution the govern ment about having negro soldiers. Uncle Sam may as welt understand that Southern white soldieis are not going to submit to anything that smacks of social equality wvith ne groes, and if the government persists in forcing comradeship between the whites and blacks, it will create a rev olution among the men who have en listed to fight for the flagr of the na tion). To convince those who are clamoring for the negroes to be sent to the front that they are mistaken a eds only to have their attention called to the conduct of black sol diers wvhen clothed with the uniform of the government. Clarendon needs a delegation in the lawmaking department of this govern ment who can devote time to ascertaining the needs of the county. Our representatives whose terms ex pired with the last session did take an interest in the legishttion which affected this county and we had a delegation that won the respect of their collegues. All of these gentle men will not stand for re-election; Hon. WV. C. Davis is in the army, and Senator J. H. Lesesne has told us that his business affairs prevents him from standing for re-election. It is therefore necessary even if our other representatives, will consent to run, to select a Senator and a member of the lower house, and it is our duty to not neglect this matter. If the people are indifferent, and it should happen that we are poorly represent ed, they will have no one to blame but themselves. What is needed, is broad-minded business men, who have the courage of their convictions, and wvho know the needs of the peo ple that honor them. Workers not orators mnake representatives which bring good results, and the men to fill these positions of honor should be sought by the people, instead of seeking the place themselves. Since writing our reply to M~r. Jones the nominees of the Prohibi tion convention has been withdrawvn and this settles the matter as far as that suggested ticket is concerned. But before there was any notice ser ved that these nominees had been withdrawn, MIr. Joel E. Brunson the nominee for Governor filed a pledge "that he is not nor will he become the candidate of any faction, either privately or publicly suggested, other than the regular Democratic nomi nation." MIr. Brunson in a card to the State sayvs "I do not regard the Prohibitionists of our State as a dis tict faction, for in truth, they come from both Reform and Cc us-rvative ranks." Mir. Brunson was suggested publicly by a body of men assembled from various counties of the State, and the assemblage which honored him with the suggestion was regular executive committee not only for the State, but also for the counties, and besides the executive committee through its chairman has issue an ap peal for funds to defray the campaign expeses; after all of this, to say that he was no suggested by a faction, is to our mind iaost ridiculously absurd and his signing that pledge will not raise him in the estimation of the people. The Abbeville Medium in an edi torial last week made it clear that the prohibitionists are a faction and un der the constitution cannot have vot es counted in the primary. It also shows that the executive committee straddled the Mower questions and gave a meaningless answer. The Medium is about iight; the commit tee.had no right to do other than what article VIII lays down which reads as follows: "The State Executive Committee is charged with the exeention and direction bf the policy of the patty in this State, sub ject t) tohis constitution, the princpie, Ie e ir the! p):a*.oi in of principles uitd snhcli itructiosis. by rtsolutioiis to othr Wi,, as i State Conven1tion miaLv from t'nle ti time adlopt A.. The platform of the Democratic party for this year contains a dispen sary plank, the constitution of the party prohibits factional candidates. The committee "charged with the execution and direction of the poli cy of the party" have seen fit to stretch their authority and permit nien to I run the primary whether they favor the platform of the party or not; this much is settled and men disapprov ing of the dispensary plank in the platform can run, but what is to be done with the nominees of the pro hibition partN? The committee de cided that thbey have no right as such, to run in the primary. The whole truth of the matter is, the committee is composed of too many men with political aspirations and they were afraid to do their whole duty. The voters however, will take hold of this matter at the proper time and they will show our State executive coin mittee that the Democratic party has no iudia rubber constitution. There is more catarib in this section of the contry than all other diseases put to gether, 'and until the last few years was slupse d to be ineurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local dises , ani prescribed locedi remedies, and by constintly failing to cure with local tr2atnett, pronounced it incurab!e. Sci eio-e hi:v proven catarrh to be a constitu tional disease, and therefore requires con stitutional treatmen t. Hali's CaLtirrh Cure, manlufzured by F. J. cheney & o., Tol edo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is tlken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. They offer one hun dred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send fe~r cirenh:irs and testimonials. Ad dress, F. J. CHnEm & C:>., Toledo, 0. Sold by druggists, 75c. Ilall's Family Pills are the best. ilHT, SUlE, BROTHER! Ex-IBarkeepers are Respkectazble Now. Newberry, S. C., June 8, 1898. Mr. Louis Appelt, Editor MANGs TDIES, Manning, S, C. My Dear Sir: On my return to the State from Philadelphia, wvhere I have been for the past twvo weeks, getting my samples ready for my fall trip, my attention was called to the following editorial which appeared in your paper June 1st, during my absence: IMtAcCLATE JONES. 1. 'lhe head of the Prohibition party's machinery is sueh a strong advocate for the politeal success of his party, that he wouhi not mind gt ttirig in tile way of the legal authorities to prev'ent themi from en forcing tihe dispensary jaw, Hie has done that v'ery thing in the days gone hv; sneh a zealous politieal-Prohibitionist as A. Cr-ine Jones, the politicid-dry goods drum mer for a Northern concern, would give the blind tiger carte-blanche, provided, nev ertheless, notwithstanding the .said blind tigers will give his Frohibition for-princi ple (?) party their voes He hais the bbhmd st kind of a snile, and in polittes he is like the darkey's mule. "yer triis' emi, he to' vo' shut." 2.'Jones is a graduate of the political sebool, l~rior to 1890t; his eiurity manner and i ersuasive suile was one of the en tiing features of the Secretary of State's office yesrs ago. He held down a clerk ship in that office and he was regarded a handsome, ambitious fellow, with a good rospect of sonie dhay being Secretary of State. H~e was shrewd and caleuiating, buit whn the potl.tical clouds gathered in 1890 Jones, like his preceptors, lost his reckon ing, and alter the storm paissed over, our friend Jornes, now chlairman of the IFrohi i tion State Executive Conmm: ttee, was discovered endeavoring to crawl out frotn nder the de-bris. As soon as he could get himself toget;.er he reahized that his condi tion might cause him to be taken fer D~ennis instead of Jo'ies so he gathered up a grip nack,turned up his nose at politics, and on the road as a drummer he went. Then when the deplorable "Darlington riot" oeunred, Jones' political instinct came to the sur face and exhibited itself in the dfort to ob struct the constitned authorities in execn tiog the law. Now we hear of him again in a new role, the head of a cold water army, we presnme he might be spoken as "Immaculate Jones;" this time he wants boodle to aid him in spilling the wine when it was red. 3. Jones calls upon the preachers and the ladies to help him turn the cup from the lips of his fellow-man; why does he call on ministers and ladies? Has he not on his ticket Hion. W. H. Timmernian svho introduced the dispensary bill in tihe State Senate and who declared himself to be un favor able to the Prohibition platform and noinees? Has not Jones got on his Pro hibition ticket Epton, anothel; dispensary maii, Thompson, a high license advocate, but who favors the dispensary to I'rohibi tion? Did not Jones make Dan Tompkins am~ mloose trom the Prohibition ticket after he failed of election for State chairmani 4. What moi-e does our esteemed! friend want to make this fight? Surely with a force made up of ex-barkeepers wvho owe the dispensary a grudge, political tmalcon tents who are always "agi n" the govern ment and the polbticians out of a job, Jones ought to get lip a tighting force without ap-' pealing for "boodle" to preachers and wo men. While I have been impressed with the interest you take in the dispen sarv antd your supp~ort of the present State administration, 1 did not think you would find it necessary to make statements wvithout first ascertaining' the facts. I have div-ided your edi toial into four parts and wvould say in reply, to 1. Thiat I have never knowingly;vi olated the laws of the State, that on the same occasion I advised the Man ning Guards not to go to D~arlington, I advised the citizens of Manning not to tear down thle dlispensary and I used my influence against any act of this kind in other towns of the State and my advise in ev-ery instance was: given in the interest of p~eace, lawv not law-breakers, but peacemakers, and any insinuation that I have ever encouraged lawlessnes or affil iated in any way with the whiskey element in this State is a charge that your personal knowledge of my pri vate life should keep you from mak ing. 2. As to my political life your meni ory has failed yon. I accepted a po sition with Hon. Jas. N. Lipscomib, Secretary of State. (chief eierki with the understanding that I would --) in office with him in l13 and out with him whenever he retired. He was re-elected in l14 and I remnainel with him until December, 1i;. when I re tired with him, refusing to continue in the same position with Major Leit ner. who insisted I should remain with him. I preferred goin into business and my salary since 1%i has averaged at least one thousand (101 lars a year more than my position in the Secretary of State's oflice paiti mie. I have always been a Democrat in politics, was neyer a candidate for office. I have never voted anything but the straightout Democratie tick et. If my bitterest personal or polit ical enemy was nominated I worked and voted for the ticket. but inside the party I have always had my opinions and expressed them and have never waited for an adininistra tion to express its views and then fall in with them. As a good many men of some prominence have had a way of doing, in order to be popular with the party in power. 3. I make no apology for appealing to the ministers and women of the State to assist the Prohibitionists inl defeating whiskey in every form: if it were not for their restraiiing inlin ence in the home, in society and the State, whiskey would be a greater kingr than it is and it now controls to a certain extent every fibre of the laws of the State. Messrs. Timmer man, Tompkins and Eptoii were rep resented as strong Prohibitionists or they would not liave been suggested by our convention and air. Tompkins was withdrawn from our ticket be fore the election of the new State chairman and lie knew he would be. when lie replied to my letter several davs before the convention met. 4. The charge that the Prohibi tionists are making the fight with ex barkeepers is not true, but at the same time there are just as good men in the State who sold whiskey under the old bar-room svtem as the men who are keeping dispensaries, hotel privileges, beer privileges and club rooms today, and it is just as import ant to keep men from engaging in selling whiskey as a beverage for the State as it was to drive them out of the bar business. There is such a spirit of unfairness in the entire edi torial that t' e defenders of the dis pensary must be getting in desperate straits to use such tactics in this campaign. The fact is, when I read it I concluded that the editorial was written by the "devil" in the editor's absence, or that the editor had been spending several days at the State dispensary at Columbia. I think the people of Clarendon county should have the benefit of these corrections in justice to their editor as well as myself. Yours very truly, A. C. JoNEs. Wisliington Letter. (From onr -g.,lar Ccrrcspondent.) Washington, D. C., June 11.-The war-revenue bill is now ready for the President's signature. It was finaly passed by the Senate with many im portant amendments added; it went hen to the House, which very pro mpt y decided (by a strictly party-vote) o non-concur in any one of the amendments added by the Senate, but to refer the bill to a committee f conference, That was done and the oference committee very promptly greed npoin a report which was re ported to the two Houses and very promptly passed by both. As it fin aly passed, the bond feature calls for the sum of $400,000,000 bonds which are to be issued, from time to ime as they are needed, by the Sec etary of the Treasury in certificates f twenty dollars and multiples there f. There is a~ farce of a popular subscription feature attached which mounts to nothing as there can be ut little doubt that the banks and he money changers will get about all f the bonds issued-that is what hey are in the war for: they' have o idea of paying any t axes towards naintaining the expenses of the war, ut when there is going to be any oney made out of the exigeucies reated by the war wily they are ight on hand with their pockets full td over-flowing with money'. They lso succeeded in having the inmber f silver dollars to be coined each onth reduced friom $4,000,000 to 1500,000-in order that they may epeal the provision and stop the oinage long before all of the bullion as peen coined, if it should happen hat the wvar ends soon; but there is o such provision hedginug about the ssuance of the bonds--they are to be issued in the discretion of the Secre tary of the'1Treasury and it is safe to redict that he wviil soon have them n the hands of his plutocratic broth r bankers of wall street and their gents. The bill is in every way the ost infamous measure that ever eceived the approval of the Ameri an Congress. It is the most bold ad bare-faced catering to the money class in their every interest that has ver disgraced an American statute. ake the tobacco tax, for instance. he cigars which the wel-to-do can aford to smoke are taxed at 8 per ent, cigarettes the same, while theC more expensive cigars which are moked by the wealthy class are tax d at less than 4 per cent: but w;hien t comes to the commoner grade of cigars which are smoked by the great mass of the common people, we find the bill piling on a tax of 25 per cent. And this same policy runs entirely hrough the bill. In other words, e have the anomialous spectacle of a evenue bill purpoiting to raise rev-I eue to support the Goverinent dur ing a great emergency deliberately aying a tax of 25 per cent upon those ho are not able to pay 4 per' cent, hile it lays a tax of less than 4 per ent upon those who are abundantly able to pay 25 per cent. In war circle", the army waits upon the navy at Tampa and Key West; nd the navy waits upon the army at Santiago de Cuba. 27,000 regulars nd volunteers were embarked uponu ransports at Tampa and Key West, but the ships conveying them are ow anchored in the Gulf of Mexico waiting for the warships to convoy them to their destination, which auses another delay to the lang romised invasion of Cuba. The as of the Administration are truly assed finding out. If the object i to free Cuba, the country is bound t take the assurance upon faith, ir there is but little evidence manifested to that end in any of the acts of the Aministrtion It has managed to I Low Prices Are Better Than Argument. Our values do their own talking. They appeal with stronger force to the economical buyer than pages of talk with nothing to back it. We have a beautiful assortment of Colored Shirts, some of which we sell at :15c: also a very attractive line of Negligee Shirts at 50e. We have thei with collars aid cults attached or detaclied-some with neckties to inatch, and our line at 75c and -1.00 is especially interesting, showing the choicest fabries. Neckwear. The swellost line of these goods ever seen anywhere, in Silk or Washable Material. at 25c eah. Black and Blue Serg-e Coats and Vests: also Alpaca in either single Coats or Coats and Vests at greatly reduced prices. The Crash Hat for sunnmer wear has taken the lead for a lbusiness hat, and we show a variety of styles at 50c each. Full supply to lill all deiands. in all styles of Dress Laces. from 'e per yard upward. Enbroidery in all designs and patterns. Would call your special attention to a lot of Mlanufacturers' Ends measuring from 4. to 5 yards at ,c per yard-they are very cheap. A splendidi assortment of Per cales. vard-wide. fast colors, at 7; per yard. A lot of Oxford Ties for clil dren, 31jisses. anl Ladies are very stylish and pretty. We sell them from 50c per pair and upwar(ls. Come and see them. Respectfully. 8A. RIGBY. AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS FOUR RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD "CASTORIA," AND "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS OUR TRADE MARK. I, DR. SAMUEL PITCiER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, was the originator of "CA ST O RI A ," the same that has borne and does now bear . on every Lhe fac-simile signature of . wrapper. This is the original "CA STO R I A" which has been used in homes of the Mothers of America for over thirty years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is k kind you have always bought on the :nd has the signature of . wrap ;ar. No one has authority from me to use my name except The Centaur Company, of which Chas. H. Fletcher is President. March 24, 1898. Do Not Be Deceived. Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you (because he makes a few more pennies on it), the in gredients of which even he does not know. "The Kind You Have Always Bought" BEARS THE SIGNATURE OF - Insist on Having Tne Kind That Never Failed You. TM4C CCNTAUR COMPANY. 77 MURRAY STRCCT, NEWYORF. CITY. TH CAROLINA GROCERY COMPANY Successors of BOYD BROS. THOM~AS WILSON, Presid~ent. W~0L$A2E @#QCWR$ COMMISSION MERCHANTS. 196 East Bay - - Charleston, S. C. Percival M anufacturing Co. Doors, Sash and Blinds, eeting Street, - - CHARLESTON, S. C. ake most exellent time in having D is alwa rcessary to pass a be money interest provided for byv r-ound the collection plate in or-der to he ant lutrization of bonds and the get tire c-nts of the meeting. >ther irnfamnous discriminations which - ____ ave been brought into effective op- a:n-me towe. ~rations against the r-eal foundation- Especialyh vaub' to -remen is tn-ovns> trata of public prosperity-the pro- ron Bmuert. Backa he vanmshe.s. herndachie ueer-s of the land. Truly our coun- v!ieakncad thi - ofhcw rela,..~ ry is drifting to the bad; we have comes to - r-ng.he i h-; 'his 26 d;ed ried at t hat period in its dt-"'I ad 1d --r sesjyv e.ibren already a~tior overw--rk. enc-,i lihas::o *'i.d. - N m:: ist ory where no'thing is able to shoui' a* vuo, tu m. ommnand considerton but muo.uey, i-r--n'En~: iite-s i- sold -r a d:leri. vealthi, rankC corporait ions, syndicates,-- -- rusts ari thec p'ublic'y e-nemy ini gen-I Thec preatest objection to summer ral. And .vet ours is called a rep mnornuus is they get up too early. esentative g-overnm'ent. As the ~overning force-s are now organized, Birds in their little nest agree. It t is thre r-epre-eut-ative of nothing but w ould be a poor policy to fall out. Bears the CKd~A ad hlin -h hwrtirspd r'mna The Kind You Have Always Bought ew spring bonnet is a r-ain of terror. Bears the ii-ee Pils. _____ i.LL your address to H. E. liackienr & Co. Cc-.re. and get afree saample box of Without a conductor the lighting Dr. Kin&' New Lite lills. A. trial willex rs wo l th n raog til t ovince- you er thir mit-s. hes pill esstrc oedthn raog ili are easy in acironif an ar par i iy ~ tic ~ m t~i eetive'in the cur e cn-tipaion and s Ih lrdche For m1 r 1 n hver trouble *;a . 2~:~mn iDEASLEAD hey havee been prived inva-lutable Ihe - OWAT re- guarannteed to b. '..tfectly tree tr oia - ~T YOURS veyelt-eru sugs( tc and-ii toe e NTED: vegeabl. Thy n notweae n y en-Put remem:.cr the vital prt' '-- -:aei are the etin, but by gi ving \ tone to s tae tnd e1a-iad *eeirieation~s, x hie '.e .- i e drawn h).ls greatly ivig-r- the system.' RI wit great -4ill. or they may& 1ove v.oi' tiS. lr ize '- e. e r 1 :.: i by I .x I . L r -en crt. .iutive s'reteh aind~ tog I .i ng i . or 1 ~ ~ o puiotoIgrph, tir preha::iry exannafition. Othnee ea-~, 41ruggis-t. - ,.! ,,rt p'ractice- 4aref :. and skillfuhlv con --- - ducted. G3URTON T. DOYLE; True friendship between women is' ~o'~,ATRE N a matter of great doubt to most men. H! DACUT, Stirveyinig. Srrcirreig. O!t4 r -:nsigmnietarroh Everv had owner shouldi have a plat of :i av : au. idnahnr-o u oen ls anri. I will d14 sutrvyviug ter the pr-s est- i etupwhcnTeadteDpr i.-ft (on Satuirdayis. Camil onior address rc fdsrc. T-ts tayer he ots :ro t~ Mnnmg, A C. zieOif ic the hulstn a y find D.a NOTICE! Farmers' Institute. A F e Instiztt under the direction of Pretident Ilenrv S. HIrtzog and other menilbrs of the fa:ulty of Clem-on College will I--- beldt M umng in the court house Saturday, Jly 2. A:i citiz'ns are cordially invited to be pr :ent. Of subijects to be discussed mentionay be made of the followi:.g: Fertilizers, Truck Farming, Drinking Water. Animal Ilsbanldrv. D1rying, Imi provewerit 14 Soils, Indutrial Education, Grasses anid Legu., EntomologV, Road Improvem nand tirinteresting-, prac tical subjects. D. J. BIRA IHAM. Chr'n Ex-(cutive Cou. ATLANTIC 00AST LINE, CILuLESTON, S. C., June 13, 1598. On and after ths date the following passeuer schedule will be in effect: NORTIEASTERN RAILROAD. South-Bound. *35. 23. *53. Lv Floren ce, 3.25 A. 7.55 P. Lv Kingstree, 8.57 Ar Lmi n, 4.38 9.15 Lv Lns, 4 38 9.15 7.40 P. Ar Charleston, 6.03 1 0.5 9.15 North-Bound. *78. *32. *52. Lv Charleston, G.:;3 A. 5.17 P. 7.00 A. .r Lane;. 8.18 6.45 8.2 Lv Lan! -, 818 .5 Lv Kingstree, 3 14 Ar Florence, 9.28 7.55 'Dy. )iy except Sanday. No. -Ins thrroug' to Co'lubia via Cent:0R. R. of S. C. Tr.Ins Nos. 78 and :12 run via Wilson and Fa'.teville--Short Line-andi nake close C'netion for all pciuts North. Trains ou C. & D. R. iR. ieave Florence dail v except Sunday 9.5. ". , a nve Dar iuton 10 .28 a w, Cheraw, 11.40 a in, Wadesboro 12.35 p 11. Leavv Florence dally <xcept 8unday, 8600 p in, arrive Dar iington, 8 25 p n, ilartsv;ile !.20 p m, Ilnnesvi:le 9.21 p m, Gibson 9.45 p i. rLeave F.orence Stindav only (.55 a m, ar rive Darlington 10.27. Hartsville 11.10 Leave Gibson daily except Suin ay 6.35 a V1, B6nnettsvile 6.59 a m, ar ive Darling tor 7.50 a mi. Leave Hartsviie daily ex eept 8unbtv 7.00 a i, arrive Darlington 7.45 a mn, b.-ave Darlington 8.55 a in, arrive Florecce 9.20 a i. Lcave Wadcsboro daily except Sunday 4.25 y) m, Cheraw 5.15 p m, D-.irlingt' 'n 6.29 p w, arrive Florence 7 p n. Leave Hartsville Sunday only 8.15a in, Darliigiton 9.00 a m. arrive Florence 9.20 a m. J. L. KENLEY, JNO. F. DIVINE, Gen'i Manager. Gen'I Sup't. T. M4. E.ERSON. Traffic manager. H. ..L. EMERSON, Gen't Pass. Agent. W.C.&A. South-Bound. 55. 35, 52. Lv Wi:uing-.ou,*3.45 P. Lv .karion, 6.34 Ar Florence, 7.25 Lv Florence, '8.20 *3.25 A. Ar Sumter, 9.32 4.29 Lv Sumter, 9.32 *9.37 A. Ar Columbia, 10 50 10.55 No. 52 runs thronh from Charleston via Central R. 1., leavina Charleston 7 a in, Laues 8.34 a rm, Minning 9.08 a mu. Nortih-Bonnd. 54. 53. 32. Lv Columbia, -5.45 A. *5.00 P. Ar Suiuter, u10 A.25 Lv &'onter, 7.10 -G636 P. Ar Florence, 8 25 7.45 Lv Florence, 8 5.5 Lv .M-:rion, 9.34 Ar Wilmington, 12 20 *Daily. No. 53 runs through to Charleston, S. C., via Central R. Rt., arriving Mlanning 6.35 p in, Lanes, 7.15 p in, Charleston 8.46 p mn. Trains en Conway Brauch leave Chad bourn 11.43 a mn, arrive Conway 12.40.p mn returning leave Conway 2.45 P m, arrive Chadbourn 5.i.5 p in, leave Chadbourn 5.30 p mn, arrive at Hub 6.10 p in, returning leave Hub 9.25 a in, arrive at Chadbourn 10.00 a mn. Daily except Sun day. J. 1R. KENLY, Gen'i MIanager. T. ML EM1ERSON, Trdic MIanager. H1. 4L E MERSON, Gen'1 Pass. Agent. CENTRAL H. R. OF SO. CAROLINA. No. 52 Lv Charleston, 7.00 A. M. Lv Lanes, 8.34 " Lv Greeleyville, 8.46 Lv Foreston, 8.54 Lv Wilson's Mfill, 9.00 Lv MIanning, 9.08 Lv Alcolo, 9.15 " Lv Broado, 9 .)3 " Lv W. & 8. Jun et. 9 .34" Ar Sumter, 9.37 " Ar Columibii, 10.55 No.5 Lv Colnu i, 3 .35 P. 31 Lv Sumiter, 4 50 " Lv W.&. Jrnet. 45 "~ Lv irel, o.04 Lv Alcolu, 5.2 Lv .\lanning, 5.18 Lv Foreston, 5.33 Lv Gireeleyv ille, 5 2 Ar Lane., 5.5 Ar Charles.ton, 7.5 ML\NCHIESTRL & AUGU'STA I. I. No .35. Lv Sumter, 4 20) A.31 Ar Creston, 5.17 Ar Ornangeburg, 5.40" Ar Denmark, 6.12 No. 32 Lv Den mark, 1.17 P. .. Lv Orangeburg, 4.50 ) Lv Creston, 5.1:3 Ar Sumter. 6.03 Trains 32 and 35 earry th rough Pullman palace buffet sleeping ears between New York and .Macon via Augusta. THE Bank of Manning, MANNINC, 8. C. From June 15th to August 15th the Bank will open at 9 A. M. and close at 2 P. M. JOSEPH SPROT .A. LEVI, Cashier. President. UOARlD OF DIaECTrORS. M. LEvI, J. W. McLEOD, W. E. Bitows, S. 21. NEXSEN, JOSEPH SPROTT, A. EEL JOSEra F. RLAMca. W.C. DAsz RHfAME & DAVIS, A7 TORNEYS A7' LAW, MANNING, S. C. Bring yout Joh Work to The Times office.