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LOUIS APPELT, EDITOR. MANNING, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, JAN. 11, 1898. PUBLISIIED EVERY WEDNESDA. SUBSC1IPTION lZATES: One Year.............--- ----.......$1.50 Si Mnhs.................. I5 Fonr Months........ .......... ... 50 ADVERTLsING RATES: One s.nare. one time. $I; each subse quent insertion, 50 cents. obvituaries and Tribtes of Respect charged for as regular advertisements. Liberal contracts made for three. six and twelve months. Conminications nust be accompanied by the real nane and address of the writer in order to receive attention. No communication of a personal char acter will be published except as an adver ti semeut. Entered at the Pcst Office at Manning as Second-Class Matter. POLITICAL MICROBES AT WORK. The opposition to Colonel Neal has made a great mistake in getting E. C. Allen, a discharged employee of the State penitentiary, to make an at tack upon Colonel Neal. Instead of the charges made by Allen injuring Neal, the effect should.be the reverse, because there is nothing in Allen's charges but the same old stuff that Willoughby attempted to use as polit ical capital in '96, and which was thor oughly investigated by a court of in quiry where this same Allen testified. From his testimony and the admis sions of the prosecutor Willoughby, the committee was forced to make a report which should appeal to every man's sense of justice and give Col onel Neal that credit which a thor ough investigation of the books and the institution entitle him. Those who remember the pitiful exhibition this man Allen made of himself dur ing that investigation, could not help seeing the animus which was actu ating him at the time, and further, many believe it was an attempt at blackmail. Colonel Neal has never shirked an investigation, and whenever any crit icism of his official acts reached his ears, he was the first to ask for an in vestigation. It is plain that the re vamping of the Willoughby charges by Allen just at this time is for the purpose of helping the opposition to Neal, who, like all men in public of fice, will have opponents; if for no other reason, the office pays a good salary. But without regarding the re sult of the election, we cannot believe such attacks upon the character of a faithful official and a gentleman, will amount to anything when made by a man discharged from employment for serious cause. We believe Colonel Neal will be his own successor, as he should be, if merit and a faithful per formance of duty is to be considered. The only charge having a semblance of truth that we have heard brought against Neal, is that he is too active in politics for his friends, and this was never said until he was entrusted with J.L. McLaurin's Senatorial campaign, which, everybody knows, resulted suc cessfully. This was an unpardonable sin with that class of politicians op posed to McLaurin, and ever since, they have been scheming, wire-pull ing and manipuls.ting to compass his defeat. Neal could today, kick the bottom out of his opposition and have most of his opponents retired, if he will give his word to certain political microbes that he will give them his ac tive support in the next election; they know Neal's word is as good as his bond, and a promise from him is a certainty. But Colonel Neal will not sell his manhood for office, and he would rather have ths opposition dou bled than make promises wbich would mean nothing more 0o' less, than a shackling of himself to do the bidding of men whose career in public life, has not brought credit to themselves or the State. The penitentiary is an institutie' requiring a its head a man of busi ness ability, a man with a numane heart, and a disciplinarian. In Col onel Neal, the records show, after sev eral careful investigations a manage ment, second to no institution in the State. There have been great im provements and additional property purchased without an appropriation; on the other hand,he has made money aid turned it into the State treasury. The healthy condition of the convicts show the watchful care he has been keeping over the sanitary arrange ments and the reduced mortality, is convincing proof of his humane care for the unfortunates under his charge. Besides his keeping the convicts clean and healthy, the record of profits turned into the treasury show he has accomplished more work than any of his predecessors. As a disciplinarian we doubt if Colonel Neal has a su perior in the State; he is kind but positive, and any infractions upon the rles is immediately handled. He is by nature a leader of men, and the force under him, while they do not fear him, have such a high personal regard that all of them aid him ir maintaining the strict discipline sc necessary at such a vast institution. We say that we believe Colone: Neal will be his own suseessor, be cause we have an abiding faith ini the sembly; we know if the election was left to the people, he would go through with an overwhelming ma jority. But when politicians com bine as is evident in this contest, and candidates from various sections are brought out, there is no telling whether the attempt to weaken Neal on the first ballot will succeed or not. In some instances, where Neal would get solid delegations, the effort to thwart him has been made by bring ing out a candidate from the coun ties of those delegations, hoping thereby to make county pride vote for the home man, and thus reduce the Neal vote. If Neal is defeated it will be done b- such tactics, and not because he does not merit a retention in office. His defeat will mean that the sDoils of office is more sacred than faithful service, and that polifical debts are to be paid tc politicians, at the expense of the people. THE PHILIPPINES. No new light has been shed upon the Philippine situation by any ad vices received at the War Depart ment recently, and the greatest un easiness continues to prevail in Ad ministration circles over the attitude of the insurgents, although hope is entertained that the conservative pol icy of this Government will prevent a conflict between our troops; and the insurgents at either Manila or Iloilo. Gen. ' Miller is supposed to have land ed his troops at or near Iloiln with out a clash. Although it is not known here whether he will occupy the forts now held by the Filipinos or not, it is believed, in view of the exceeding ly conservative instructions sent to Gen. Otis, that Gen. Miller will com municate with Manila before making any attempt to land his troops. Every honorable expedient is being resort ed to by the Administration to pre vent bloodshed, but it is not believed that the intention is to carry this con servative policy so far as to make it appear to the insurgents that they can hold the forts at Iloilo as long as they make a show of resisting by force any advances made by our troops. It is realized that such ex treme conservatism would put the United States in a ridiculous attitude before the whole world; and yet this conservative policy will be pursued as far as it can be pursued honorably by way of averting a hostile conflict between our soldiers and our newly acquired denizens in the far-away ar chipelago. It is reported that Gen. Otis will call upon Aguinaldo to submit and lay down his arms; and that, if the wily insurgent chief refuses or neg lects to do so, actis measures will be taken to subdue him and his fol lowers by force. It is not clear that such would not be the best policy, after all It does not pay to tempor ize with such people; they must be brought to their senses by force, if at all; besides, in this case, our conser vatism is being minconstrued into fear, on our part, to resort to more drastic measures. Aguinaldo enter tains great ideas as to his strength, wisdom and superb leadership. He seriously hopes to achieve recogni tion from the United States of an in dependent insurgent government over there under his dictatorship. To this end, he has envoys enroute to the United States now. He really hopes to get such recognition; and, so long as such great ideas find harbor in his head, it is idle to suppose that he will quietly submit to our domination over the Filipinos or think of laying down his arms without a desperate confict. The Senate Saturday .ssed Sena tor Hoar's resolution calling upon the President for all official correspond ence that passed between the State department and the peace commis sion duriug the latter's sittings at Paris. The instructions given our commissioners and both sides of the oficial'carrespondence are called for, although the language of the resolu tion is not mandatory; the President is not bound to send them, if he deems such policy incompatible with public interest. Of course this com patibility clause completely emascu lates th~e whole resolution; for if the President sees anything in either his instructions or in the correspondence which he does not want to have made public, it becomes at once incompat ible with the public interest to lay it before the Senate; and yet each administration Senator felt called upon to oppose the passage of the resolution. The ex-Confederates are flooding Congress with protests against the passage of Senator Butler's bill pro posing a pension for them out of the national treasury. The spectacle pre sents an object lesson to* the whole world-to the infinite credit, dignity and honor of those concerned. The House Saturday struck a blow at civil service by striking out the appropria tion for the commission, but tbe omission will not stand. How's Thiis We offer one nundred dollars reward for any case of catarrb that cannot be cured by Ha111' Catarrh Cure. F. J. CazNEY & Co , Props., Toledo, 0. We the undersigned, have kno~wn F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly bonorable in all business trasacions and financially able to carry out any obhgations made by their tirn. WESr & TnArx, WVholesale Druggists, To ledo, 0. WAPDO, KrsNas & MAavIy, Wholesale Druggists, Ticledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internaby, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c per bot tIe. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials fre ail il retebs Senator Tillman is strongly oppos ed to the administration's expansion policy, and when the ratitication trea tv gets to the Senate some heavy or atorical artillery will be brought into action. Several eminent Republicans are also strongly opposed to the land grabbing policy and they will join with the Democratie opposition to bring about a modification. The bill to pension Confederate soldiers proposed by '.iarion Butler, the Populist Senator from North Carolina, is regarded as a trick-salve to allay the feeling against the Sena tor in his home State, and the propo sition is meeting with objetrions fromLn) members of the CoLfederate camps; the latest is from the L. O'B. Branch camp of Confederate Veterans of Ral eigh, N. C., in which they protest against the bill, saying, "We hereby enter our protest against said bill as degrading and demoralizing in its tendency and suggest to the honor. able Senator that he use his efforts to purge the pension rolls of the bum mers and bounty jumpers of the Fed eral army and we will thank him for same." The proposition to pension Confederate soldiers does not stand a possible chance of success and Sena tor Butler knew it when he made it. He simply endeavored to play a po litical game and "busted" in the draw of the card. The situation in the Philippines is still problematic, and time alone will tell what the final outcome will be. The Filipinos determined to make a stand for Independence and they claim to have the American profuise of co-operation to attain their Inde pendence. Agrimaldo, the President of the Filipinos, protests against any recognition of the sovereignty of the United States in the Philippines, and claims that Uncle Sam did recognize the belligerency of his people when he saluted the Philippine flag and by other acts. Many public thinkers look upon the situation as seriously menacing, and while they all agree that in the event of wn, the United States will succeed, not however, without much loss of life and treasure will the taking of these islands so far away be wortu the cost. What does Uncle Sam want with themn anyway? If the Filipinos have been s'ruggling to throw off the Spanish yoke, they are as much entitled to their Inde pendence as the Cubans, and our government has given its word to turn Cuba over as soon as a "stable government" can be accomplished. Bryan, in his Chicago speech last Sat urday,hits the nail square on the head when he said, "Shame upon a logic which locks up the petty offender and enthrones grand larceny." If it is theft to steal Cuba, it is a greater theft to steal the Philippines. Washington Letter. (From or~r Regular Correspondent ) Washington, Jan. 6, 1899.-Mr. McKinley is still playing foxey on the Philippine question, and he will prbal keep it up until the Senate ratifies the treaty. The message he sent with the treaty of peace to the Senate was purely formal, and might have been put in four words, "here is the treaty." Although the adminis tration must be in possession of much relating to the present critical rela tions between our troops and the Philippine insurgents which the Sen ate, and the people, would like to know. Not a word received from Gen. Otis by the administration since the insurgents in possession of Iloilo virtually defied Gen. Miller and his troops, who had been sent by Gen. Otis to take possession of the town, has been made public, except that reinforcemnts had been sent to Gen. Miller. Although the news fromi Manila is carefully censored it has made it plain that the situation is alarming and that a fight between the insurgents and our troops is among the daily probabilities. Should 'the natives start a revolution against our authority, it would unidoubtedly result in increasing the sentiment against our keeping the Philippines; that may account for bo much official reticence. The treaty of peace was taken up today by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and the expecta tion is that it will be reported to the senate sometime next week. Opin ion differs as to how soon a vote will be reached. In fact, there will be nothing tangible upon which to base an opinion until the opponents of the treaty indicate their intentions. It is claimed that '70 Senators have prom ised to vote for ratification. Even if that claim be correct, enough Sena tors would be left against the treaty to prevent, if they are so disposed, its being voted upon at this session, as the appropriation bills, not one of which has yet been passed by the Senate, the Nicarauga Canal bill and other measures will all be~ pressing for action, with the probability that an extra session will be necessary growing stronger every day. Jerry Simpson was in his seat when Conress reassembled, for the first Itime this session. He is the same old Jerry; defeat hasn't soured him at all. IHe says he is still in politics and ex pee t o be as long as he lives. He is st rougly opposed to the large stand ing army provided for by the .Hull bill, and will be heard from before the hill is jammz~ed through the Hose. Southbern me-n who come to Wash itoit these days nearly all have som'ething' to saiy about the proposi Fions to admluit Confederate veterans t ''' rin-ntment Soldiers' Homes and the poio rol, and the substance of the opiuous of nine-tenths of them is containedl in the following remarks, made by Mr. A. D. McClure, of Ga.: "If any one supposes that the South ern people have the remotest idea that the veterans of the Confederate Army or their friends expect pensions ception into the Soldiers' Homes, a grievously uistaken notion is cher ished. Our people are not dreaming of any such idea, for they are too sena.ible to entertain any proposition so utterly romantic, not to say ab surd. The old Johnnies are doing first-rate without any bounty from Washington. Our pension list is aklready bio. enough, and there is no npeI for turther burdens. The whole idta is Quixitic and t be very first to denounce it would be the proposed bei:eficiaries." Whether the public gets a chance to se(- the report of the army board o survey, whieb is now secretly in vestigating the charge of Gen. Miles, that the beef furnished our soldiers in Cuba and Porto Rico was "em bahuel" with chemicals, which ren dered it unfit to eat and dangerous to healtb, will depend entirely upon wiat. iecretary Alger says after the report has been subtitted to him, an4 s what he will say will depeid up on ',he unture of the report. If it be against Miles, it will be published us widely as possible; if it confirm his charges, it will be pigeon-holed for keeps. The beef trust is working hard to convince the board that they used no chemicals and that the beef furnished the soldiers was the same that the trust sells in every large city in the country all the time. Gen. Miles is conducting an independent investigation, through the office of the Inspector General of the' Army, and the War Investigating Commis sion is also dallying with the beef question. The Senate might have done four days' work this week, but it did not actually do four hours' work. Evi dently the Senators are not helping the administration avoid an extra session of the next Congress. Talk of the administration putting a candidate in the field against Czar Reed for the Speakership of the next House is again prevalent. It is said that Mr. Reed has been asked to define his position towards the Hull army bill and several other measures in which the administration is deeplj interested, and that if he does not agree to aid in putting those measures through the House, an ad ministration candidate for Speaker of the nextHouse will at once be brought out. Such talk has heretofore amount ed to nothing, and this will probably do the same; Reed isn't likely to help the administration, nor Will he fight it. He will allow it to pass any bill that can command a majority. Free Pills. Send your address to H. E. Bucklen & Co., Chicago. and get a free sample box of Dr. King's New Life Pills. A trial will convince you of their merits. These pills are easy in action, and are particularly ef fective in the cure of constipation and sick headache. For malaria and liver troubles they have been proved invaluable. They are gnaranteed to be perfectly free from every deleterious substance and to be pure ly vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, but by giving tone to stomach and bowels greatly invigorate the system. Reg ular size 25c. per box. Sold by R. B. Lor yea, druggist. 2 New Zion Notes. Editor THE TIMES: The people of Salem spent a jolly Christmas. They have had a great many parties this Christmas.: Mr. T. L. Player, formerly of 'this section, leaves us for Florida. His daughters, Misses Eva, Eula and Kiz zie, spent Christmeas in Salem before leaving for Florida. Miss Eva de-. cided not to go to Florida and was married to Mr. Hugh Hardy at the residence of Mr. L. P. Hardy on Sun day, January 1, at 7 o'clock. by Rev. Mr. Gleeting. (i. F. P. Bucklen's Aruica Salve. The best s.alve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns and all skin ernuptions, and positively cures pies~or no pay required. It is guar anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25c. per box. For sale by R. B. Loryea. Stages of Water. Camden, Jan. 6, 8 a. m.-Height of Wateree river, 5.3 feet, being a fall of 3-10 of a foot during past 24 hours. Jan. 9i, 8 a. m.-Height of Wateree river, 22.9 feet, being a fall of 9-10 of a foot during past 24 hours. Columbia, Jan. 6, 8 a. m.-Height of Congaree river, 6-10 of a foot, be ing a fall of 1-10 of a foot during past 24 hours. Jan. 9, 8 a. m.-Height of Conga ree river, 9.5 feet, being a fall of 1 foot during past 24 hours. St. Stephen's, Jan." 6, 8 a. i. Height of Santee river, 6.8 feet, be ing a fall of 1-10 of a foot during past 24 hours. Jan. 9, 8 a. m.-Height of Santee river, 6.4 feet, being a fall of 1-10 of a foot during past 24 hours. Ber h h Kind Youl Hans Alwmy Ezmg! Sgnture No) genitlenaua will swear be fore a lady; let her swear first. Some mnen rob themselves when they call otl'ers hard names. Mr. T. Z. Noles of Byron, Ark., says: .1dy daughter had beenr chilling about nine months and I had use.t four different chill tonics according to elirections, and they did not o'nce. One bottle of Ramuon's Pepsin Chill 'Tomei cured her. she has not chilled in nearly three months. I bought two more bottles -tnd cured thr..e cases of chills wi them. I am not wilting to be without Riamon Chill Tonic and Pills. For sale by 1Dr. W. M4. Brockiz.ton,. Manning, S. C Some men seem to have been made out of dust that had gravel in it. Taluable to W.ornen. Especialy valuable to women is Browns' Iron Bitters. Backache vanishes, headache disappears, strength takes the place of weakness, and the glow of health readily comes to the pallid cheek 'when this won derful remedy is taken. For sickly children or overworked men it has no equal. No home should be without this famous remedy. Browns' Iron Bitters is sold byv all dealers. Some men are so exceedingly mod est that they shun the naked truth. Haying a Great Run on Chnamberlain's Cough Remeudy. Manager .1artin of the Pierson drug store mfo~rimis n, that lie i's having a great run on Chabier-in's congh remnedy. He seis tive botti-s of thatd medicine to one ot any other kind, and it aives great satisfac tion.. In these days of Ia grippe there is nothing like Chamberlain's congh remedy to 'itop the congh, heal np the sore throat and lungs and give relief within a very short time. The sales are growing, and all who try it are pleased with its prompt ac. tion.-South Chicago Daily Calumet. For sal4 e y R. B.nryea drnggist Motherhood2? event in the life of a wo . . man is looked forward to with a feeling akin to horror-not K. . jij~because the little one is not welcome but because the mother dreads tle direful consequences * to herself. Those long hours of - Iagonizing labor stand out before **hr like a hideous nightmare. An -improer delivery, followed byW chid-bed fever, may end the scene - in a few short days, leaving the little one motherless. But there is another side to the picture. If A *women who are expecting to be- e e' come mothers will commence the . . use of the great female tonic, -4 GERSRLE'S FEMALE..PANACEA, 11% TRAD"^(O .F. P. =)MAK regularly as directed a few weeks before confinement, and continue . its -use until the organs are restored to their normal condition, the .% hours of labor will be shortened, the pain lessened, and recovery .. complete. If there is any costiveness, move the bowels gently with .% md doses of St. Joseph's Uver Regulator. 4 .SOLD AT DRUG STORRS. L. GEESTLE & CO., Proprs., CHATTANOOGA, TENN. ,% For sale by R. E3. HARD FACTS ABOUT ... -nu HARDWARE. *o0o. 00*0+0.* We are in this busints; know no other; think we understand it, and that our expe rience of years will be nf henefit to you; we know where and what to buy so as to sup ply your needs in the Hardware line satisfactorily. We have a reputationi for First Quality Table and Pocket Cutlery, which we sustain, and as the years go by more and more people come tt> us for Knives, Forks, Spoons, Ladles, Pocket Knives, Razors and other izoods in this line than ever before. Suppose you do the same. We can interest you. For bright and <i ATTRACTIVE -:.- PAINTS D> You need to see ns. Use our Paint, which is glossy and reliable, and which will brighten up everything on your premises. We handle HARNESS And the best will permit no better. If skill, experience and facilities count, our Har ness is better than any other. All sorts of Farn Implements we always keep in stock. STOVES AND RANGES are a specialty of curs, and we invite you to call and inspect the large stock we bave on hand. Cooking is a pleasant occupation if you use one of them. There's comfort and satisfaction to be found in them. Other things we will tell you later on. L-. B DUANT. (Successor to E. W. DuRET 1 SON.) Headquarters for everything in Hardware, Take Care of Your Eyes. We take this method of informing our friends and the public generally that we have just received a nice assortment of the bes.t Glasses made, and are prepared to furnish our customers with accurate and scientific aids to vision. Our prices are on the "Live and Let Live" plan; hence you can, with a small sum, buy from us a pa ir of good g'lasses We hav e Spectacles and Eve Glasses of all styles, grades and prices. Satisfaction guaranteed. W. M.L BROCKINTON. TECAROLINA GROCERY COMPANY Successors of BOYD BROS. THOMAS WILSON, President. COMMISSION MERCHANTS. 195 East Bay - - Charleston, S. C. 9orInans ndChlsen AgetabePieparifor&s-Al ys B u h similting ilBearnd guha Eromtes'iignatonCheefu/ ~piiit~opiii~iorI tlEral. o .. lwaszBwgh The ~a AperfectRemfedy forgonistipa WorsonvusonHaersh Taisinii~e^'Sigrature of xAc-r COPY FPWEABEF.! CASO. -ma 'PTHE ENTAUji COMPANY. NCEW YOItK CZY Talk is Cheap . But we guarantee each and every piece to be exactly as advertised or refund your money. Hent-totore w.- lmve alwaysQ held special sale <%,t owit:g t-; the itunense throngs of enotoiners wno criw.ie1 our stores on our last specia: a%. imany bad to g- iwav withont beinii waite.l on. To avoid a re, **rinn of this we have decided to hai e A Special Sa!e tewhole of next week. Bnt yon had better come early so you can have first choice of the many rare bargains we will offer yon. We gnarantee each an-i every article to be as repr-s'ented. No fictitious prices put on atnytibi.g. but bont tid r-ductons on everything It is imlpossible to entiiate every article. but the following prie0Q will give an idea of how cheap we are going to se-1l everythin't uxt w-eek: Collars. 25 d'.zen 4-ply linen Collars at 4 cents. 10 doz.-n iellnloid Collars at 8e. Children's Suits. 74 Boys' Knee Suits, sizes 4 to 14, at 77c. 25 Boys' Knee Suits, s:zes 7 to 13, at 99c. 20 Boys' Knee Suits with two pair of pants, $1.98. All othe-r suits at reduced pr.ces. Overcoats. Another lot of 75! 1oyA' Overcoats, a rare bargain, sizes 4 to 14, at 98c. 1 doz Boys' Un pe Coats. sizes 7, 8 and 9, worth $5, fur the sale $2.86. 1 doz light brown and blue Meltons, worth $11, are going at $9.48. Domestics. 50 pes 36-inch Bleach at....... Sic per yd 10 pes Cabot, 36-inch Bleach at. 5te per yd Apron Ginghat at ........... 3Se per yd 1 case Good Prints at.. ........ 3c per yd 5 bales Plaid Homespun at..... 3tc per yd 5 bales extra heavy Pld Home spun at.................... 5 e per yd 2 bales good qnality Sea Island Homespun at........ ...... 3(c per yd 5 bales Graniteville C Home spun at..................... 21c per yd 4 bales Graniteville R R Home spun at............ ........ 3jc per yd Extta Heavy Drill at.......... 4,c per yd Plush and Cloth Capes. Marked way below regular.value, Below we quote a few prices only. Recollect that every gairmnt-t has been reduced for this sale. Our $3 00 Plush Capes......$2 69 Our 5 50 . " ...... 4 89 Onr 6 00 - - .... 5 29 Onr 7 00 " " ...... 6 35 Our 9 00 " " ...... 7 59 Our 1 75 Cloth Capes...... 1 59 Onr 2 25 " ...... 1 89 Our 3 50 - 6 ...... 2 99 Our 4 50 . . ...... 3 89 Our 5 00 '4 ...... 4 89 Our 2 50 Astrakban Capes. 1 98 Onr 4 25 - " . 3 39 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 Tiwmings, but big reductions .have been made on these lines. Watch for our col ored supplement in all Sumter couLty pa pers. Special Drices on every article in the house except Howard Hats and Douglas Shoes. Remember we refund your money if you are not Fratis fled with your purchase. 3. Ryttenberg & Sons, Sumter, S. C. $100 i,* Given Away Legg & Hutchinson's Livery . and . Sale . Stables, MANNING, 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 you one and we will make the price $5 lower than ever before, thus giving you $5, one twentieth of the $100. On r prices are' not to be beat; read them A buggy at $30, $45, $5ti, $60 and $70. We are also selling some bargains in second hand buggies. They are all in good running order. We have them at $10. $20, $25 and $30 each. Harness, Harness. Harness for wagon 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 fore buying elsewhere. Isap 3iobs We will just make you prices and that will be etiough to convince you, 95c, $1.25, $1.50, $2 50, $3, $4 an-1 $5 each. Do not risk ruining your horse or may be loose vonr life by driving with broken hiarn'-s or lhav-- th.-iii tie 1 no with str'ingts, when yon can buy ait the newv piecrs from n- ani i:-k hle;in C. - o :' ti'i eTw LEGG & HUTCHINSON 8 on. ige-Writlag Telegaphy coevrRIGHTED. AdredWILBUR R. SMITH, L.EXINCTON, KY., For circular gf his famous and responsible COMMERCIAL COLLEGE OF KY, UNIVERSITY Awarded Mfedal at World's Exposition. REfers to thousands of graduate. in positions. cost of Fuli Business Course. including Tul tion, Books and Board in family, about 90. Shorhand,TypeWriting~and Telegraphy,Specialties, 2WThe Kentucky University Diploma, under seal, awarded graduates. Literary Course free, if desired. No vaceation. Enter now. Graduates successful. In order to have your Leders reach us, address only, WILBUR R.SMITH.LEXINGTON,KY 22-6t] J. L. WILSON, Notary Public- and Insurance Agent. Will place Fire Insurance in THE PALA TINE INSURIANCE COMPANY, of En - lnd and1 the SUN MUTrAL, of New Orleans Also represent THE PRUDEN TIA L Uife Insurance Company of Ameri ci, one of the strongest andl beat compa nil-s. iall '.u mie' before taking out your insur OFFICE AT TOBACCO WAREHOUSE M ANNING. S. C. Land Surveying and Levelings I will do Surveying, etc., in &larendltn ad adjoining Conties. Call at ofice or address at Samter, S. C., P 0. Box 101. JOHN R. HAYNESWORTH. Rrinr your Job Work to The Times offie. ATLANTIC COAST LINE, CHAnLESToi, S. C., Nov. 25, 1698. On and after this date the f&llowing passenger schedule will be in effect: NORTHEASTERN RAILROAU. Sonth-Bound. *35. *23. *53. Lv Florence, 3.25 A. 7.55 P. Lv Kingstree. 8.57 Ar Lanes, 4.38 9.15 Lv Lanes, 438 . 9.15- 7.40P. 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. 8.18 6.45 8.32 Lv Lanes, 8 18 6.45 Lv Kingstree, 8 34 Ar Florence, 9.28 7.55 *Daily. t Daily except Sunday. No. 52 runs through to Columbia via Central R. R. of S. C. Trains Nos. 78 and 32 run viA Wilson and FayetteWlle-Short Line--and make close connection for all points North. Trains on C. & D. R. it. leave Florence daily except Sunday 9.55 am, a:rive Dar lington 10.28 a in, Cheraw, 11.40 a in, Wadesboro 12.35 p m. Leave Florence daily except Sunday, 8.00 p in, arrive Dar lington, 8.25 p in, Hartsville 9.20 p w, Bennetsville 9.21 p in, Gibson 9.45 p in. Leave Florence Sunday only 9.55 a in, ar rive Darlington 10.27. Hartsville 11.10. Leave Gibson daily except Sunday 6.35 a m, Bennettsville 6.59 a in, arrive Darling. ton 7.50 a in. Leave Hartsville daily ex cept Sundav 7.00 a m, arrivo Darlington 7.45 a in, leave Darlington 8.55 a in, arrive Florence 9.20 a in. Leave Wadesboro daily except Sunday 4.25 p in, Cheraw 5.15 p in, Darlington 6.29 p in, arrive Florence 7 p in. Leave Hartsville Sunday only 8.15a m Darlington 9.00 a m, arrive Florence 9.2 a in. J. 1. KENLEY, JNO. F. DIVINE, Gen'l Manager. Gen'1 Sup't.. T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. H. l. EMERSON, Gen'l Pass. Agent. W.C.&A. South-Bound. 55. 35. 52. Lv Wilmington,*3.45 P. Lv Maiion, 6.34 Ar Florence, 7.15 Lv Florence, *7.43 *3.25 A. Ar Sumter, 8.57 4.29 Lv Sumter, 8.57 *9.40 A. Ar Columbia, 10.20 11.00 No. 52 runs through from Charleston via Central R.-R., leaving Charleston 7 a in, Laues 8.34 a m, Manning 9.09 a in. North-Bound. 54. 53. 32. Lv Columbia, *6.00 A. *4.00 P. Ar Sumter, 8.15 5.13 Lv Santor, 8.15 *6.06 P. Ar F!oence, 9.30 7.20 Lv Florence, 1.00 Lv Marion, 1.40 Ar Wilmington, 1.25 *Daily. No. 53 runs through to Charleston, S., via Central R. &, arriving Manning 5.41 p in, Lanes, 6.17 p in, Charleston 8.00 p M. Trains on Conway Branch leave Chad bourn' 11.50 a in, arrive Conway 1.35 p'm; returning leave Conway 2.45 p in, amve, Chadbourn 5.15 p in, leave Chadbourn 5.30 p in, arrive at Hub 6.10 p in,. returning leave Hub 10.25 a mi, arrive at Chadbourn 11.00 a in. Daily except Sunday. J. R. KENLY, Gen'l Manager. T. M. EiERSON, Traffic Manager H. M. EMERSON, Gen'l Pass. Agent. CENTRAL R. R. OF SO. CAROLINA. No.52 Lv Charleston, 7.00 A. X, L-Lanes, 8.34 " Lv Greeleyville, 8.46 Lv Foreston, 8.55 Lv Wilson's Mill, 9.01 Lv Manning, . 9.09 Lv Alcolu, 9.16 " Lv Brogdon, 9.25 " Lv W. &S. Junct., 9.38 " Lv Sumter, . 9.40 " Ar Columbia, 11.00" .No. 53 Lv Columbia, 4.00 P. M. Lv Sumter, 5.13 " Lv W. & S. Junct. 5.15" Lv Brogdon, 5.27 Lv Alcoln, 5.35 ". Lv Manning, 5.41 " Lv Wilson's Mill, 5.50 Lv Foreston, 5.57 '~ Lv Greeleyville, 6.05 Ar Lanes, 6.17 " Ar Charleston, 8.00" MANCHESTER & AUGUSTA E. 1E. No. 35. Lv Sumter, 4.29 A. M - Ar Creston, 5.17 - Ar Orangeburg, 5.40" Ar Denmarlk, : 6.12 - No. 32 Lv Denmark, -4.17 P. M. Lv Orangeburg, 4.50 Lv Creston,, 5.13 . Ar Sumter, 8.03 " Trains 32 and 35 carry through Pullman palace buffet sleeping cars between New York and Macon via Augusta. W iiTfson and Summerton R. B. Tm Tara~ No. 1, In effect Monday, June 13th, 1898. Between Sumter and Wilson's Mills. Southbound. Northbound. No. 73. Daily except Sunday No. 72. P M Stations. I' If 2 00 Le.......Sumter....Ar 12 30 2 03 ....W &S Junction. 12 27 2 20.........Tindal ........1155 238........Packsville....... 1130 2 50 .........Silver......... 11 10 3 ....Millard .........11 3 50........ummerton .... 10 10 4 20 ......... Davis......... 945 44A........Jordan ....... 935 5 15 Ar..Wilson's Mills...Le 9 05 PM AM Between Mvillard and St. Paul. Southbbound. Northbound. No 73. No. 75. No. 72. N.. 74. P M A M Stations A M P M 3 05 10 15 Le Millard Ar 10 45 3 35 3 15 10 25Ar St.Paul Lel1035 3 25 IPM AM AM PM1 THOS. WILSON, President. THE Bank of Manning, MANNING, 3. 0. Transacts a general banking busi ness. Prompt and special attention given to depositors residing out of tow'n. Deposits solicited. All collections have prompt atten tion. Business hours from 9 a. in. to 3 p. mn. JOSEPH SPROTT, A. LEVI, Cashier. President. BoARID OF DIRiECToBiS. y tjvI, J. W. McL~oD, W E. BRoWN, S. M. NEISEN, JOSEPH SPROTT, A. L'VI JOSEPH F. RHAME, A1TQRKEY A7 LAW. MANNIN~G, S. C,