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LO"UIS AIPPEL T, EDITOR. M ANNING, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14,189S. PUBLISHED E\ERlY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year......................S1.50 Six Months......... ...........- - - Four Months................. ...50 ADVERTISING RATES: One square, one time, $1; each subse -iuent insertion, 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular advertisements. Liberal contracts made for three, six and twelve montbs. Communications must be accompanied by the real name and addrets of the writer in order to receive attention. No communication of a personal char acter will be published except as an adver tisement. Entered at the Post Office at Manning as Second-Class Matter. General Fitz Lee sailed for Havan na last Sunday, and his corps will soon follow. General Garcia the great Cuban leader died in Washington last Fri day. He was a member of the com mission to confer with the authori ties at the capitol with reference to the Cuban government. Senator McLaurin's paper publish ed in THE TimES last week has creat ed such an impression at the North that even the most ultra Republican newspapers will not undertake to criticise adversely. The report of the State Superin tendent of Education shows the school enrolement for Clarendon County to be 1,654 whites and 3,051 colored, which shows that the ne groe's are taking more interest in ed ucation than the whites, a condition that should not be. Col. William Jennings Bryan has resigned his position in the army. which will give his political oppo nents an opportunity to manufacture fairy tales. The Colonel enlisted for war and when the treaty of peace was signed, there was no longer a need for his services and he did the right thing to tender his resignation. Congress bids fair to be a speech making session, and the annexation treaties will have a hard and a stum py road to travel. Quite a number of the Senator's are opposed to the expansion theory and the opposition is not confined to party, some of the most prominent Rspublicans are op posed to the administration's policy. It is not a question of party politics but one of statesmanship. The Spartanburg Herald published this interesting sketch of Methodism at Campobello: The fourth quarterly conference for Campobello Circuit was held in Inman Methodist church November 5th and embraced a three day's meeting. Rev. A. 3. Cauthen, the presiding elder, was present, and in his usual pleasant and- business like manner presided. Prof. Chas. B. Smith, of Wofford Colloge, was also present, and preached Saturday morning and night and Sunday morn ing to appreciative congregations. The Lord's Supper was administered after preaching Sunday, all the con gregation remaining until after this solemn sacrament. The Campobello Circuit consists of six churches with Rev. S. A. Nettles, pastor. This is his second year on this Circuit, and his report was said to be the best in the history of the work. During the two years two churches have been completed and dedicated, and a third has been much improved. Five sun day schools are in operation; 134 members have been added to the church, and 24 infants have been baptized. The financial reports show an increase of about 50 per cent on pastor's salary and about 40 per cent increase on the various benevolent collections. Heretofore the Circuit has been renting a parsonage at Landrum, but the indications are that early in the coming year a par sonage will be built, and a majority seem to favor its location in Campo bello, which is in the centre of the Circuit. Our Methodist friends are making decided progress in this part of the moral vineyard. Washington Letter. (From our Special Correspondent.) Washington, Dec. 10.-It is said that, while the President favors the famous New York lawyer, Joseph Choate, for the vacant ambassador ship to the Court of St. James, no appointment will be made until the treaty of peace with Spain has been signed; and, should no complications arise, it is said to be the purpose of the President to nominate Mr. Choate for this important foreign mission. If, however, any serious complica tions should arise, it is thought that Andrew D. White (at present ambas sador at Berlin) will be transferred to the British Court because of his peculiar fitness for that delicate and important mission. Mr. White has studied the European situation for years and is supposed to be one of the most accomplished diplomats in America. It is said that Senators Hanna and Elkins, together with the Rockefel lers, have planned a master scheme by which they hope to turn an os tensibly public enterprise to private account in a way that will put a few more millions in their private purses. The scheme is to secure of Congress enormous appropriations for the im provement of the harbor and water front around Cleveland, Ohio, 'with the ultimate purpose of making that city the commercial metropolis of the Great Lakes. the most important shipping and railroad terminus of the Northwest. In otner words, by and through Government subsidy, to make Cleveland the successful ri ;-al of the robust and thrifty "Windy City" The first premonitions of this sinister gigantic purpose and deep laid scheme came to the surface when it became necessary to select a new chairman of the House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, to succeed Mr. Hooker who resigned his seat in Congress to accept a seat on the New York State bench. Mr. Cooper, of Wisconsin, was the second ranking republican member of that commit tee and, according to all precedents should have been the new c-hairman; biut Senators Hanna, and Elkins made such an earnest determined effort upon Speaker Reed in behalf of the appointment of the man whom they had selected for the purpose of sub serving their designs that Mr. Reed extraordinary request, inasmuch as it involved the overturning of a well established custom of successorship in the House committee-assignments. But, after hearing whatever they saw fit to tell him, Mr. Reed declined to make the appointment of any one without first referring the question to the committee itself. That being done, the two Senators worked so hard and so effectively upon the per sonnel of the committee that, when it came to a final show-down, Theo dore F. Burton, of the Cleveland. Ohio, district, was the successful man-the man for whom Hanna and Elkins were working. It will be a strange thing, therefore, if the next river and harbor bill does not carry with it the foundation for some stupendous quasi-public enterprise with immese personal-incidentals The cities of Chicago, Detroit, Buffa lo, Duluth. among others of less im portance, will oppose the consumma tion of any such a scheme under the protectorate of Congress and will keep "a weather e ye" upon the "scheming syndicate." Senator Ma son, of Chicago, says: "If such a scheme is really in contemplation, we will give those behind it a big run for their money when the river and harbor bill comes before the Senate." But, on the other hand, it is said that practically the entire delegations from Ohio and Pennsylvania are in active sympathy with the project and have secured enough promised support to insure the passage of a bill carrying the means of consumma ting it through both the House and the Senate. Knowing ones say, however, that this scheme is only the opening-bud of what may be expected from the great money-combinations and trust syndicates of political power before the last trump-card of the "wirepul 1ers" hasbeenplayed. Itwill be well, therefore, for the people to keep their eyes upon this singular combination of two Senators and the greatest money-kings in America; for such combinations are not formed for the good of the general public: and the humble citizen who thinks they are is surely not wise. Look-out for Han na-Elkins-and-Rockefellers! Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube. When this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the result, and unless the inflamation can be taken out and this tube restored to its nor mal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of tie mucous surfaces. We will give one hundred dollars for any case of deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. F. J. Cnzsr.y & Co., Toledo, 0. Sold by druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. It is always the bottom dollar that counts. Yellow Jaundice Cured. Suffering humanity should be supplied with every means possible for its relief. It is with pleasure we publish the follow ing: "This is to certify that I was a terrible sufferer from yellow jaundice for over Pix montbs, and w as treated by some of the best physicians in our city and all to no avail. Dr. Bell, our :Irnggist, recommended Electric Bitters, and after taking two bot tes I was entirely cared. I now take great pleasure in recommending them to any person suffering from this terrible malady. I am gratefully yours. M. A. Hogarty, Lex inton, Ky." Sold by R, B. Loryea, drug gist.4 Money talks-but it doesn't always speak when spoken to. Two Pointed Questions Answered. What is the use of making a better article than your competitor if you can not get a better price for it? Ans.-As there is no difference in the price the public will buy only the better, so that while our profits may be smaller on a single sale they will be much greater in the aggregate. How can you get the public to know your make is the best? If both articles are brought prominently before the public both are certain to be tried and the public will very quickly pass judg ment on them and use only the better one. This explains the large sale on Chamber lain's Cough Remedy. The people have been using it for years and have found that it can always be depended upon. They may occasionally take up with some fash ionable novelty put forth with exaggerated claims, but are certain to return to the one remedy that they know to be reliable, and for coughs, colds and croup there is noth ing equal to Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. For sale by R. B. Loryea, druggist Never steal your neighbor's good name even if yours is worn out. A ure for Neuralgia. I was for some time a sufferer from neu ralgia. 1 tried nearly everything I could hear of, but nothing did me any good un til I purcbasrd a box of Ramon's Liver Pills & Tonic Pellets once. That was over a year ago, and I have had no return of it ,ince.-Mrs. Willie Reed, Gurley, Ala. For sale by Dr. W. M. Brocktinton, Man ning, S. C. Never talk too much. A stiff lower jaw is as useful as a stiff upper lip. Late to bed and early to rise, prepares a man for his home in the skies. But early to bed and a Little Early Riser, the pill that make" >ve longer and better and wiser R. B. Lorvea. Never refer to a woman's age wo men have had the family bible sup pressed on that account. Bed ~The irnYouae Always Bought signture of Never marry a girl who is not in dustrious-you might want her to support you some time. It is folly for people to subject themselves to attacks or chills and fever and malarial troubles, when by the timelv use of Ra mon's Liver Pills & Tonic Pellets and Ra muens Pepsin Chill Thziic they ca?n so for tify their systems as to entirely prevent them. Every one knows these famous remedies, but for fuller information ask your druggist for pamphlets and sample lcse. For sale by Dr. W. M. Brockiuton, Manning. S. C. Never marry for money, but always for love. If a girl has money though, try to love her. Pains in the chest when a person has a cold indicate a tendency toward pneumo nia. A piece of flannel awpened with Chambelain's Pain Balm anci bound on to the chest over the seat of pain will promptly relieve the pain and prevar.t the threatened attack of pneumonia. This same treat ment will cure a lame back in a few hours. Sold by R. B. Loryea, druggist. Never look a gifted woman in the mouth; you cannot tell her age, and she will only show her new teeth. Constipation prrrats the body from rid dinz itself of waste mater. De Witt's Lit tle Eary Risers will remoso ;'e trouble and cure sick headac'he, biliousna;, AnC tive liver and clear the complexion. Small, sugar coated, don't grip)e or cause naulsCa. I n.B Lo-yca An Old Idea. Every day strengthens the belief of emi nent physlfians that impure blood is the cause of the majority of our diseases. Twenty-five years ago this theory was used as a basis for the formula of Browns' Iron Bitters. The many remarkable cures effected by this famous old household remedy are sufficient to prove that the theory is correct. Browns' Iron Bitters is sold by ill dealers. Santa Claus HEADQUIRTERS S. A. Rigby's Store. The Children's Toy Land. The Young Folks' Dream. The Old Folks' Joy. We like to call this Childnre's Smore, and to an extent it is, as a Christmas store ought to be; but it is more than that, of conrse, as a Christmas store must be. We put the little ones on top and have for them such a handsome v riety of Toys, more than ever and such kind as we have never shown before. Beautiful Dolls, Dressed and Undressed, Drums, Doll Carriages, Pistols, Wooden and Iron Express Wagons, Horns, Velocipedes, Tea Sets, Hobby Horses, Animals and a hundred more which we can better show you than write. We provide for everybody; it is the chil dren's day, but not wholly. Hence the holiday stock of China, Porcelain, Glass and Fancy Goods, Lamps, Clocks, &c. &c., but we must stop before this advertisement becomes a catalogue. pliOrEach buyer of Toys is entitled to a ticket for every 10 cents he buys, and each ticket holder has a chance at a lovely life size Doll, stylishly dressed. Here We Are Again With the Handsomest Line of CHRISTMAS GOODS Ever brought to Manning, consisting of Decorated China Cutps and Saucers, Decorated Bohemian TVases, Autog'raph and Photograph Albums in Plush and Work Boxes, Dressing Cases, Bisque Figures, Shell Boxes, Children's Toy Books, Picture Frames. SPARROW'S Fine Chocolate and Ben Boos In 1 pound and i pound boxes. Butttered Popcorn, Taffy and,. Peerless 1u~t Candy by the ipound. These are delicious; also a complete line of other fine Candies. A beautiful assortment of Arilic chri~tmai Cardu al 3c0020t8 in great variety. We are offering these goods at prices to suit the hard times. Call and make your se lections before ou~r stock is broken. ft. ii LORYEAOU6GS SICN OF THE COL.DEN MORTAR. $100 E Given Away Legg & Hutchinson's Livery . and . Sale . Stables, M ANNING, S. C. Read how it will be done. We have for sale twenty of as fine buggies as ever were brought to Manning. Come and let us sell o one and we will make the price $5 ower than ever befote, thus giving you $5, one twentieth of the $100. Our prices are not to be beat; read them A buggy at $30, $45, S50, $60 and $70. \Ve are also selling some bargains in secon d hand buggies. They are all in good running order. We have them at $10. $20, $25 and $30 each. Harness, Harness. Harness for wauon and buggy at $2.25, $3, $4.50, $5.75, $7, $8.50, $10, $12 50, $15 and $25 per set. Be sure and see them be Ifore buying elsewhere. 'f.ap I.M.Oes. We will just make you prices and that will be enough to convince you, 95c, $1.25, 9.5, $2 50, $3, $4 andI $5 each. Do not vidk ruining your horse or may be loose your life by d.rving with broken harness or have them ti..l tup wMth s'tings, when you can buy all the new pieces from us and make them a g~ood as new. We still have a lot of iunst Proof Cuts for fll sowing. LEGG & HUTCHINSON R.J. FRANK GEIGER, DENTIST, BFFCTED BY(erstie's Female Panacea* -- One Bottle Cured Where Physician Failed. k I sold your GRsTL's EMALE PANACEA G. F. P.) to a Young lady customer whom our Physician had gven ( ~ up as hopeless, and told her if it did her no good she need -- not Day for it. After taking one bottle she was entirely '~ 'i s~cured and has been in good health ever sice., cuMoore's Bridge. Ala. J. . iLLILAND. Health Restored. I was weak and in very bad health and unable to do my work. I used one bottle of EA (G. F. P. and it did It thre I anyCos-me more good than anything I If there is any Cos- ever used. Iam now in good tiveness, use St. Jo- health and can domy work. seph's Liver Regula- , Gn RC tor until the Bowels IGin Ark. become regular. Get 4 It from your druggist, or send us 25 cents and we will send you 1 a package, prepaid. Suffered from Change of LIfe. Change of ife. We tried everything we coul t from the doctors and paid out a considerable sum or treat ent without any good result. We then began M SL F MAL PAN~CAr(i. F. P.)and itdig more go han all ea, we a use for six years. It is the greatest remedy Wr sufferin. females ever placed on the market. J. D. BUD-N. Co mesneil. ex. If your druggist does not keep It, send us $i.oo and wiU send you a bottle, all charges paid. L. GERSTLE & CO., Chattanooga, Tenn. For sale by R. 3B. "LaORTLYEA.. IARD FACTS ABOUT ... -e HARDWARE We nre in thiq busines; know no other; think we understand it, and that our exp ence of years will be of henefit to you; we know where and what to buy so as to su ly your needs in the Hardware line satisfactorily. We have a reputation for First Quality Table and Pocket Cutlery, hich we sustain, and as the years go by more and more people come to us for Knive! Forks. Spoons. Ladles, Pocket Knives, Razors and other goods in th ne tban ever before. Suppose you do the same. We can interest you. For bright at <4 ATTRACTIVE -*- PAINTS D ou need to see us. Use our Paint, which is glossy and reliable, and which wi righteu up everything on your premises. We handle HA NE8S kud the best will permit no better. If skill, experience and facilities count, onr Ha ess is better than any other. All sorta of Farm Implements we always keep in stoc STOVES AND RANGES re a specialty of ours, and we invite you to call and inspect the large stock we have c iand. Cooking is a pleasant occupation if you use one of them. There's comfort at tisfaction to be found in them. Other things we will tell you later on. L. E. DU ANT, (Successor to R. W. DuRANT & SON.) Headquarters for everything in Hardware, -%T&W 3~ -93. C1. III INAUGURATED :1 SDavis Hardware Co.'sz sTOREL. We propose to close out our large stock of w -aAE, STO.F~,s S and anything in the line of Hardware at great S ly reduced prices.. Call and see us and be convinced that we __ are offering great inducements.~ Take Care of Your Eyese Wetae hs etodo ifomngou find adth pblcgeerl We tave thsethoesd Eye inforses oufraietyengads and price;al ~atisfaction guaranteed. W. 1M. BROCKINTON. ril CAROINA GROCERY COMPANY Successors of BOYD BROS. THOMAS WILSON, President. COMMISSION MERCHANTS. 195 East Bay - - Charleston, S. C Binf Vjlur Job Work to The Times Ofilci A Store Just as Yen Have. The sensationalist and faker is is looked upon with suspicion. Bus iness upon a business basis is what the public demands today. That is the way we have always run our bus iness and that is the way we will continue to run it. The fact that our first and oldest customers are our best customers today and that we are constantly adding new ones to the list is conclusive proof that our business methods are appreci ated in spite of the humbug adver tising and assertions of others. We do not claim to give you two dollars worth of goods for one dollar, but we will at all times give you the full value of your money. Our stock this fall is large-larger than ever before-and it will certain ly be to your interest to see what we have. A strictly All-Wool, nicely trimmed and fitting suit for $8.00, regalar, stout or long, is one of the many good values we are now offering. A D J. CHANDER, The Clothier, SUMTER, S. C. Sumter, Will show you wan .CLOTHING, B FURNI At Rock Boi GIVE THEM A CALL CAN'T FI WALSH, THE He's moved; you will fii House. You can't~ miss it; ji and he's right under it. iHis stock of Shoes is full, cheap you'll really be glad "co Mr. Ben Cuttino, practical Shoemaker, is v I value my Clarendon trac you satisfaction. shcoes 3Dr ' essd ne~ft1f~lither j~j~ium~M orpbn ineral. NTNARCOTIC. Wors,Covlineeih ness andLoss or1 SLEER YgedSimuile Si'gnature or K EW ,iO HLK meI owrXarA t in ATS, WHEN I UTR ND HIM EOj O SMTER, anthig yougoheeheslss ~tom isricw." and iCinstrender mand ithi him. e and will always try to give WALSH. slusivLely. DASTORIA he Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature' of~ 'The a Kind * You Have ~Iways Bought. ASTORIA Talk is Cheap.. But we guarantee each and every piece to be exactly as advertised or refund your money. Heretofore we have always held special sale days, but owing to the immense throngs of customers who crowded our stores on our last special days, many had to go away without being waited on. To avoid a repetition of this we have decided to have A Special Sale Iihe whole of next week. But you had better come early so von can have first choice of the many rare bargains we will offer you. We guarantee each and every article to be as represented. No fi-titious prices put on anything, bnt bont tfide reductions on everything. It is impossible to enumerate everv article, but the following prices wiU give an idea of how cheap we are going to sell everything next week: Collars. 25 dozen 4-ply linen Collars at 4 cents. 10 dozen Celluloid Collars at 8c. Children's Suits. 74 Boys' Knee Suits, sizes 4 to 14, at 77c. 25 Boys' Knee Suits, sizes 7 to 13, at 99c. 20 Boys' Knee Suits with two pair of pants, $1.98. All other suits at reduced pr;ces. Overcoats. Another lot of 75e Boys' Overcoats, a rare bargain, sizes 4 to 14, at 98c. 1 doz Boys' Cape Coats, sizes 7, 8 and 9, worth $5, for the sale $2.86. 1 doz light brown and blue Meltons, worth S11, are going at $9.48. Domestics. 50 pes 36-inch Bleach at....... 3c per yd 10 pes Cabot, 36-inch Bleach at. 5tc per yd Apron Gingham at.........3 pe? yd 1 case GoodPrints at.. ..... cper yd 5 bales Plaid Homespun at..... per yd 5 bales extra heavy Pld Home spun at................ 5 e per yd 2 bales good quality Sea Island Homespun at........... 3c per yd 5 bales Graniteville C Home spun at.................... 2jc per yd 4 bales Graniteville R R Home spun at..................... per yd Extra Heavy Drill at........ per yd Plush and Cloth Capes. Marked way below regular value, Below we quote a few prices only. Recollect that every garment has been reduced for this sale. Our $3 00 Plush Capes...... $269 Our 5 .50 " . ...... 489 Our 6 00 ...... 529 Our 700 " " ...... 6 35 Our 9 00 759 Our 1 75 Cloth Capes...... 1 59 Our 2 25 " " ...... 189 Our 3 50 " " ...... 299 ur 50 ...... 389 Our 5 00 ' " ...... 489 Our, 2 50 Astrakhan Capes. 198 or 4 25 " .339 Balance of our Children's Reefers, 6 to. 14 years, $1.29, never sold for. less than $1.50. Lack of space prevents our quoting prices on Shoes, Blankets and Comforts, Carpets and Mattings, Dress Goods and 1iummings, but big reductions have been made on these lines. Watch for our col ored supplement in all Sumter county pa pers. Special Drices on everyarticle in this house except Howard Hats and Douglas Shoes. Remember we refund your money if you are not satis fled with your purchase.. 3. Ryttenberg & Sons Sumter. S. C. Hecker's New Goods. Rolled White Oats, per pkg....100 Oatmeal (crushed) per pkg........ 10 Oatmeal (pinched) per lb.......... 5e Flap Jacks, per1 pkg.............l190 Pearl Flakes (Ceraline) per pkg ...10 Graham Fbour, 7-lb bag..........25e Graham Flour, 24k-lb bag........85e Dark plain Buckwheat, per 1l.... 4: S. R. Buckwheat, 3-lb pkg.......15c S. B. Buckwheat, 6-lb pkg.......30e S. R. Flour, pkgs. .........10c & 200 Farina, per pkg................ 100 Spring Wheat "superlative patent," finest in the world for bread. Also Southern Seed Bye, per bu.. ... 900 Barley Seed, per bu............... $1 TH ICER B[M gOMIIT -SUMTER, S. C. Christmas Presents! Dressing Cases, Shiaving Sets, Work Bo:e.. Smoking Sets, Collar and Cnff Boxes. Tete-a-Tete Sets, Vases, ete. Toy Pistols, WVatche.', Air Rifles, Pop Guns, Drums, Iron Wagons, Balls, Bugles, Horses, Dolls, ete-, ciIRISTrlAS cARDS. EHAME'S DEUG STORZE Summerton, S. C. For Fine . .. Buggy and Wagon Re pairing, Overhauling and. Repairing Boilers, Engines,. etc., go to EBR 9BLACKSMITHS R. LuBE SHOP, Opposite Baptist Church. Log Carts Built to Order, Fine Horseshoeing a Special-p L.8nd Survoyin[ ad LeveHRE.1 I will do Surveying, etc., in Clarendon and adjoining Counties. Call at office or address at samter, S. C., P O. Box 1&l. JOHN R. HAYNESWORTH Notice to Creditors. All persons having claims against the estate of E. J. Broughton, deceased, will present same duly at tested and those owing said estate will make payment to ~P. H. BnoCGHTON, Administrator. Fulton, S. C., Dec. 1. 189$