University of South Carolina Libraries
LOUIS APP EL'. ditU \\NNING. S. C.. JiLY -. 1l0'-" PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. S...................... . ....... "'F 'bli1' c4li . 1'1S :-ee ia t:nt. :iot : t-e c L1sq e til No conimunication of a pi 'mtl;. chtet r w Ibe pubi:hed except Ia i -tt i-ient. cud Class platter. \:alhitwto:1. I). C. OUR STANDARD-BEARERS. Vor. Presidenat: WiLLI.\l JENNINGS PWAN. For \ ice-PresC~ident: ADL:\ E. STEVENSON. OF ILLINOIS. THINK WELL, THEN ACT. The more we study political conditions the more are we con vinced of the importance of vot ers thinking well before casting their votes for Representatives. It often happens that a candidate appeals for votes when he has nothing but a lip service to offer, and his principal motive in being a candidate is to soothe tl- ,it ical scabs brought on from dis appointment. Such a candidate will make any promise his tongue can deliver, in order to deceive the voter into placing him in a position where he might get his revenge upon those whom he holds responsible for the dis turbed condition of his mind. The most effective work done in the General Assembly is done by men who are not endowed with speech-making: in fact, the speech-makers accomplish little work and cause a great deal of valuable time to be lost: they are very expensive luxuries. The kind of a man needed in legislat ive work is one who in com mittee has the confidence of his fellow-committeemen: such a one may not be able to open his mouth in behalf of a measure be fore the legislative body, yet the fact that he favors or is opposed has more weight than a dozen wind machines. We therefore urge upon the vo'ters to not allow themselves misled by oily-tongued politi cians into the belief that it is necessary to send men to the Legislature who can tell moss covered jokes, or pump out a lot of hot wind. We are not so liciting votes for any particular man or set of men, we are only urging against the selecting of men who have grudges to grat ify, and, to accomplish their pur pose they will block and hinder those who have an ambition to be of help to the people. When the present. Senator was sworn into office Ja~nuary, 1899, the board of equalization had al ready fixed the property assess ment, which stands for four years, and we found the county burdened with a debt of nearly $3,000, and a threat being made of a suit, unless some provision was made to pay the outstanding claims: had the holders of claims obtained jaidgments, the taxpay ers would have been further bur dened with interest at tne rate of 8 per cent. It was decided by the delegation as a plain busi ness propcsition, that it would be to the people's interests to in crease the levy three-fourths of a mill which made the levy 13 mills. This experiment was tried, and as a result, the debts of the county were all paid, and at the session of 1900 the levy on tile same valuation of prop er-ty was brought down one mill, thus making it one-fourth of a mill less than when we went into office, and a large debt removed, and one mill less than last year. If the delegation elected this year will work in harmony with the Senator, our word for it, an other mill and. may be two mills will come off at the coming ses sion. All that we ask is a dele g-ation to work harmoniously as far as county allairs are conc-ern ed, and unless such a delegation is sent, we repeat that which we have heretofore said, "Clar-endon would be better off with no rep resentation at all." The p~eople of Clarendon know the men who have already announced their candidacy. and they also know thle mien who will announce later, for we take it that no man in this countyv would have the face to bc-ome a candidate for so im portant a place unless he was known to tihe people. We would not presume to say to the voter that he shall cote for this or that man, but as a citizen engaged in a public wor-k, we have a right kimd of men the voter shall vote for: when we have given our views on the subject, then it is for the voter to judge whether or not we are right, and if we are right, then it is his duty, to himself and to his county, to vote against any man, even a personal friend, if that man does not rep resent his views on a sp1ecial is sue, or if that man,1. in his opin ion, will block or linder the work of other mIIemb1I)ers of the d iegation wiln it comes to mat te .s of county interest. 'I here is another matter which mligih be of concern at this time, time pmatter of combinations, the desire to ,ontrol all branches of business: as yet this condition is in its infancy, but if the people sit idly by, and by their indiffer ance permit the leeches who are now by conbined power sucking the life blood out of business in terests, the day is not far from us, when they will lay hold on the body politic and bleed it to death. What if the combines were to secure the election of their satalites to the legislature, and they in turn,were to appoint the tools of the combines on the board of county commissioners, cannot anybody see where the county in a short while, could be mulct in debt, and instead of its paper being worth 100 cents on the dollar it would be selling for 50 cents, and an increase in the tax levy would be necessary to pay the claims in the hands of the discounters? The taxpayers are interested in this matter and it behooves them to watch and guard against the county falling a prey into the hands of men who are gradually trying to control everything, and where they can't control, they put their combined wits and money together to crush. This is no dream, nor is it a play upon the imagination, but it is a plain and an unvarnished truth, and we unhesitatingly say that unless the people beware of the oily promises of the tempter, they will, when too late, realize themselves in the coils of greed and their piteous cries will be scoffed at, and mocked at, just as the imps of hell scoff and mock with derisive sneers, the down fall of innocence. We caution our friends to be on the lookout, andi look well into the candidacy of men who will stand for the legislature. Vote for no man who you believe, "totes" a political knife up his sleeve to plunge into the career of the man he holds responsible for his political downfall. Some men who are determined upon the destruction of an adversary will make the fairest of promises in order to accomplish their pur poses, and once in, they will re sort to the vilest methods, if necessary, to gratify their hel lish spleen. We have already frustrated one plan of the enemy to do us injury, and it has had the effect of making us the more vigilent, it has caused us tc watch and guard our interests, as if from the midnight thief, and more so: for if the thief robs us of our little, a few dollars will replenish us, but if robbed of our character that has taken a lifetime to build, we will be left poor indeed. We have been in public life many years, and while our views have not always met the ap~pro val of some, no man, not even those whom we fought fiercely when things political were warm, ever charged us with deception. We have always endeavored tc be open and candid, and when we espouse a cause we do sc open and above board, single handed and alone, without the aid and counsel of men who are supposed to be engaged in a higher calling. We will, at the proper time, cull from the jour nals of the Senate a true account of our stewar-dship and leave it with the honest voter to say whether or not we have made a "good and faithful servant," and if we can succeed in obtaining his approval, the vituperation, villification, misrepresentation and deception of our enemies will have as much effect as the bark ing of curs at a bright moon. $100 Reward, $100. The reade-rs of this paper will be pleas~ed tc learn that there is at least one dreaded diseast tha science has been able to cure in all it, staes. and that is Catarrh. Halts Catarrh Curt is the only po sitive cure knowni to the mnedica) fraternity. Caturrh beine a constitutional dis eas-. reqUires a constitutionlal treatment. Hall y Catarri Cure is taken internally. acting directly upon the blood and miucotus surfaces of the sys. et. thereby destroyinlg. the foundation of th( dissesand eliving the patient strength by build in up the constitution and assisting nature im oi its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers. that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. send for list of testimonials. Address. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O. Sold by druegists. 75c-. Hals Family Pills are the hest. When a young man goes to court and leads guilty to being in love.- he ought to get a life sentence. Working Night and Day. The busiest and mightiest little thing that ever was made is Dr. King's New Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coated globule of health. thatchanges weakness into strength. listless ness into energy, brain-fag into mental power. Theyre wonderful in building up the health. Only d5c. per box. Sold by the R. B. Loryeca "CHRIST AT THE POLLS" vs. CHRIST AT THE MARRIAGE FEAST. A few weeks ago there ap peared in the Christian Advocate an article on prohibition which was replied to by Dr. L. W. Net ties of Fcreston. The Advo cates article has become mis placed, but we herewith give our readers Doctor Nettles' article from The Advocate: Mu. EDITOR: In The Advocate of the 7th inst., an appeal is made to Christians to vote for "prohibition" as against "anti prohibition." under the headline, "Christ at the Polls." After several imaginative and senti mental utterances, the writer de cides unequivocally that Christ would vote for prohibition, and on his assumed conclusion ex horts all CL ristians to go and do iic'wise. I take occasion to say just here that I am a reader of The Advo cate, and that it is my desire and "highest aspiration" to do right as well as vote right: that I am for temperance first, last and all the time: but as for "pro hibition," as voiced by the arti cle referred to, is concerned, I am left to be guided as to my ac tion in the matter either by my surmises, or allow my judgment to be controlled by an inflamed sentiment, wrought up, not by the results of legitimate use, but by the effects of the abuse of al cohol. Imagination is a fine field for sentiment and spiritual revelry; but when we are dealing with stubborn, disagreeable and un compromising realities, it is far better to confine ourselves to the realm of sense. If we really wish to act Christ like, we can unquestionably for mulate better rules for our guid ance by considering what he ac tually did while living in Pales tine than by trying to imagine what he would do "at the polls." The article referred to makes "Prohibition" and "Anti-Prohi bition" the "real issues at the next election." I take it that "prohibition" means (if it means anything more than the dispensary), the prohi bition of the manufacture, sale and use of wine and alcoholic liquors in toto, and "anti-prohi bition," so-called, means the re striction of the same. That is to say, the "real issues" at the next election, where Christians are called on to vote like Christ, will be "prohibition" on the one side, and "restriction" on the other. The question then is, and I ask it reverently, would Christ vote for "prohibition" or- "restric tion?" Let his record in Palestine an swer the question. Christ changes not as to his moral, social or political opin ions. What he considered right when he lived in Palestine is right today, and what lhe adjudg ed wrong then is wrong now. If lie did right then to render unto Cesar the things that were Cos ar's, and pay his poll tax, he would do the same today. If his decision, that the Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath was correct then, it is correct still. If he did right and violated no law when lie miade wine for the marriage feast, it is not wrong now; and who would dare to say that Christ would not do now what he did then, thereby admitting that what he did then was wrong. St. Luke, chapter 22, verse 17, records this fact: "And he took the cup and gave thanks, and said, Take this and divide it among yourselves." Now, I ask in all sincerity, if Christ was so profoundly impressed with the great importance of "prohibi tion," as Christians are called upon to imagine, why did he al low it to be on the table where he partook of his last, sad sup per? If he considered the use of wine so detrimental to the success "of his redeeming and saving work," could he not-yea, would he not - have selected some other liquid (the abuse of which was not so easy) with which Christians should conm memorate his meritorious suffer ings and death until lie com~es again? If Christ was such a great pro hibitionist, why was the first great public exhibition of his miraculous power shown in mak ing wine, and almost with his expiring breath, recommending its use to future generations. " 'Tis passing strange" that in this wild and furious age, the followers of Christ have made such advances in the divine life that they are able to criticise him for making and recognizing the use of wine-as well as cen suring Paul for sanctioning its use, by recommending a little for the stomach's sake and other in tirmities. Christ is God, and whatsoever God does is right. Christ's life was to be an example for all gen erations-a rule and guide of their lives. He was no law vio lator. He obeyed and taught obedience to law. Christ recog nized right and right alone. He scorned those who strained at gnats anid swallowed camels. He knew, as only God could know, CONSUMPTIDO i never stops because the w~eathe . jThen why stop taking SCOTT'S EMULSiON~ & simply because it's summr't r Keep taking It, It will heal your . Iungs, and make them strong for j Sanothe winter. al rgit. A that men, oft' times women, too, drank to excess, not only in his own day, but long years before his advent; he also knew that, through future ages, perhaps until time should be no more, some would continue to make brutes of themselves by getting drunk-yet, notwithstanding all this knowledge of past, present and future, he deliberately made wine for a festive occasion and ordered it to be handed to the governor of the feast. Did Christ do wrong? Was he ignorant of the fact that future generations would read the sa cred record! Had he never read of Noah and his vineyard? Had he never heard of Solomon's ad monition, "Look not upon the wine when it is red?" Had Ha bakkuk's terrible exclamation never sounded in his ear, -Woe unto him that giveth his neigh bor drink'" Did he, by making wine unconsciously and igno rantly encourage, instead of "saving the people from the drink appetite?" "Down forever with the impious thought." The great trouble, I imagine, with Christians is that they are not sufficiently Christlike to rec ognize the use of a thing and at the same time condemn its abuse. The Christian motto as to all things useful to man should be, "Use, but not abuse." My contention is that neither Christ, Paul nor the Bible pro hibit the manufacture or use of wine or strong drink; but they all, with one accord, in unmis takable language, condemn in temperance; that is to say: drink ing to excess or getting drunk. Christ could not make men do right and keep them from ex cesses. not only in wine, but in all sensuality-Christians need not expect to do more. They cannot make men quit drinking, but if they are honest and tem perate themselves, they may persuade others to be like-mind ed. Christ always persuaded, never attempted to force, men to moral. Christians may be able to re strict the manufacture, use and traffic of wine and strong drink by their own Godly walk and temperate lives, but let them beware lest they lose what they have gained for the cause of tem perance, by attempting to do that which neither Christ, Paul nor the Bible enjoins-prohibit its use. Political laws can never make men moral-nothing but the grace of God, and the example and persuasions of Godly men can bring about a "consumma tion so devoutly to be wished." Christians may in every way possible. and with all the assist ance they can get from the out side world, try to restrict the use of alcohol, hoping thereby to prevent its abuse, but let them not be so foolish as to attempt to do that which politicians, with Utopian ideas, and the ardent lovers of the whiskey traffic, always encourage, but which all thinking men know cannot be done, viz: the enforcement of a prohibition law. L. W. NETTLES. Millions Given Away. It is certainly gratifying to the public to know of one concern in the land who are not afraid to be generous to the needy and suffering. The proprietors of Dr. King's New Discovery, for Consumption. Coughs and Colds, have given away over ten million trial bottles of this great medicine: and have the satisfaction of knowing it has absolutely cured thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma, bronchitis, hoarseness and all diseases of the throat, chest and lungs are surely cured by it. Call at the R. B. Loryea Drug Store and get a free trial bottle. Regular size 50c. and $1. Every battle guaranteed. or price refunded. 3 The Christian Citizen is a four page paper published in Char leston with Rev. Arthur Crane as editor and proprietor has been sent to us and the first column of its first page contains an article headed "a legal farce that de 'ceives no one." And which treats on the throwing out of indictments for violations of the dispensary law by the Charles ton grand juries. We judge from its tone that its mission is to expose violations of law, sin and vice. Does it Pay to Buy Cheap ? A cheap remedy for coughs and colds is all right, but you want something that will relieve and cure the mor-e se vere and dangerous results of throat and lung troubles. What shall you do? Go to a warmer and more regular cli mate'Y Yes, if possible: if not possible for you, then in either case take the ONLY remedy that has been introduced in all civilized countries with success in sever-e throat and lung troubles, "-Bos ehee's German Syrup." It not only heals and stimulates the tissues to de stroy- the gem disease, but allays infia mation, causes easy expectoration, gives a good night's est, and cures the pa tient. Try ONE bottle. Recommended 'many years by all druggists in the world. For Isale by the R. B. Loryea Drug Store. Isaac M. Loryea. Propr. b Some hats make a woman's face look long, but not half as long as her hus band's when he gets the bill. The Best Remedy for Stomach and Bowel Troubles. --I have been in the drug business for twenty s-ears and have sold most all of the proprietairv inedicines of any note. Among the entire list'I have never found anything to equal Chamber lain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for all stomach and bowel troubles." says 0. w. waketield of Columbus. Ga. - This remedy cured two severe cases of cholera morbus in my family and I have recommended and sold hundreds of bottles of it to my customers to their entire satistaction. It affords a quick and sure cure inl a pleasant form." For sale by the R. 13. Loryea Drug Store. Isaac 31. Loryea.Prop. There are thousands of good cook books, but not one of them tells how to keep a cook. A gentleman recently cured of dys pepsia gav-e the following appropriate rendering of Burns' famous blessing "Some have meat and can not eat, and some have none that want it: but we have meat and we can eat,-Kodol Dys pepsia Cure be thanked." This prepa tion will digest what you eat. It in stantly relieves and radically cures in digestion and all stomach disorders. D. 0. Rhame, Summerton: Dr. W. M. Brockinton, Manning. PROHIBITION IN MAINE. The Democrats Call for Enforcement and Re submission of the Law. The platform adopted by the Maine Democratic State Conven tion at its session in Lewiston on Wednesday, July 11, contains the following respecting the State prohibitory liquor law and its non-enforcement: "For nearly half a century we have had a statutory law. prohibiting the manufacture, sale and use of intoxicat ing liquors. For nearly half that time it has been embodied in the State con stitution. Since it was first enacted scores of amendments. each more strin gent and the penalties more severe than those preceding it, have been passed. -For nearly twenty years the alleged enforcement of the prohibitory law has been growing more and more lax, until today in nearly every city in the State and many of the larger towns, there are regularly established hars a-l saloons where liquors are sold in open. flagrant violation of the constitution and statu tory law. Nearly every hotel. many restaurants. hundreds of so-called drug stores and unnumbered secret saloons and bar-rooms in the cities sell without restriction. save an occasional seizure and fine for political purposes. "For the present shameful. disgust ing condition of affairs in relation to the prohibitory law, the Republican leaders and their supporters are solely responsible. Today in many parts of the State we are having all the evils of 'free rum,' and none of the redeeming features of a license law. "For years the prohibitory law has been a political foot ball. Its hypocrit ical enforcement has been used to con trol the liquor vote, to increase the in come of perjured officials and to swell the corruption fund for campaign pur poses. Through its instrumentality, the party in power has influenced juries, corrupted officials sworn to enforce the law: debauched voters, deceived the advocates of temperance, betrayed the cause which it professed to support, creating contempt and a disregard for all laws, and has made the good name of the State a byword and reproach wher ever it is known. "We maintain that the Republican party in Maine is under the practical control of a ring which has finally be come the rum syndicate of the State, promoting the illegal sale of liquor. protecting the dealer in the sale, pock eting a large revenue from these trans actions, assessing rum sellers for money with which to control caucuses, con ventions and elections. and saddling a heavy debt upon and loading the tax payers with bills, charges and alleged disbursements too grievous to be borne, and by such duplicity they are demor alizing the youth of our State and edu cating them to disregard law and order. "We believe the respectable, law abiding citizens of the State, irrespect ive of party. favor a change. They de mand that the law shall be either en forced or repealed. To that end we favor resubmission. When resubmis sion is accomplished, we advocate a high license and local option law, but until this is accomplished we demand the impartial enforcement of the pres ent prohibitory law, and we pledge our candidates, if elected, to such an en forcement.' Bobbitt's Chill Pills curechills and all mala rial troubles. That is what they were made for. Cure after other remedies fail. No cure, no pay. Price '5 cts. per bottle. Sold by the R. B. Lor yea Drug Store. Woman is the cause of much of a man's joy, many of his ills, most of his woes, and all of his bills. * Keep Quiet and use Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diar rhama Remedy for all pains of the stomach and all unnatural looseness of the bowels. It always cures. For sale by the R. B. Loryea Drug Store, Isaac M. Loryea. Propr. [janlay RATIfONS RELTEF RAMON'S NERVE AND DONE OIL still headi the list arnd are acknowledged by all to bo the great conquerors of pains, aches and diseaeses for which they are re.commende-d. Ramon~i Retief will .ositively cure rpainsrof,.ll kinds, sneh as Headache, Sick Hendache. Thototace, Neuralgia. Cramp Colie, Pains in thei Stomach and Bowels, Diarrhw-a, &-e., aumsst instantly, and, as a household remzedy for these sudden sick nesses, it has no ejual in the 'world. "Once tried. al ways umi.'' Price 25 and 50 cents. Sample bottles t0 remO. Ramnon's N erve6 de Bne Oil is the original and' only genuine Nerve ..nd Bone Oil made. It is just what its name implies. and penetrating quickly to the nerve and bone, relieves pain, drives away disease and decs a permanent cure. Aspecific for Rtheunmatism, sore, Bruises. Spramns. Cuts. Burns, and all injuries tot the nesh of either man or beast. Price 25 and 50 cents. Sample bottles 10 cents. The genuine has the name blown in the bottle. The Relief is put up in square r-ed eairtoons and the Oil in green cartoons. TAKENO OTHER FOR SALE BY The R. B. Loryea Drug Store. RHEUMATISMuad CATARRH CURED --BY Johnston's Sarsaparilla QUART BOTTLES. II THE SHADOW.0OF DEATH. A Whole 2'amily Cared. Mrs. C. H. Kingsbury, who keeps a millinery and fancy goods store at St. Louis, Gratiot Co., Mich., and who is well known throughout the country, "Iwas badly troubled with rheuma tism, catarrh and neuralgia. I had liver complaint and was very bilious. I was in a bad condition; every day I be gan to fear that I should never be a wel woman; that I should have to settle down into a chronic invalid, and live in the shadow of death. I had JOHNSTON'S SARSAPARILLA rec ommended to me. I TOOK FOUR BOTTLES AND IT CURED ME, and cured my family both. I am very glad that I heard of it. I would cheerfully recommend it to ever one. I have taken many other kind of medicine. I prefer JOHNSTON'S to all of them." aocKIeAX DnUe CO., Detroit, usek. W, M BROCKINON, Manning, Si C GeoS. Hacker&Son CHALETNS.C Doorsght Sah, Blindsan Builders' Har-dware. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty. In t rivacy of the Home. is no need of women subject ing themselves to the mortification of examinations by doctors for the treatment of the various diseases to it which they are subject. These troubles i7 5 can be treated just as effectively at the home. When you are affected with de rangements of the menstrual functions or any other female disorders, you can be completely cured and the organs fully restored to activity and strength if for a few months you wi use regularly GERSTLE'S FEMALE PANACEA, TRAD (c. F. p.)Am-. DOCTORS FAIL, BUT GERSTLE'S F MALE PANACEA CURES hns wife was taken sick and I at once called our family physician. an4 liea thought best tocal in another physician for consultation. ?after using theirF medines for two months I found she was very little better so I then pur hased a abole of Gerstie's Female Panacea and commenced treating her. fo sh had finished taking the second bottle she was in better health than she had enoyed in ye previous. I then recommended the Panacea to three of my neighbors with good results. H. J. THIRAILKILL. Thrailkill. Miss. Remove all costiveness with mild doses of St. Joseph's Liver Regulator. If your case is complicated write us and we will instruct you fully how to use these great remedies. Sold by all druggists. L. GERSTLE & CO., PROPS., CHATTANOOGA. TENN. Sole aT he R. B Loryea Dru i ore, hIwo M Lor es, prop, Your Head Aches To=day. It is a small matter; but it ached two days ago, and again a week ago. You are acquiring a habit of headache. That must be stopped. The trouble is with your liver. You want a mild lax ative, and then a tonic to stimulate the appetite and make the blood rich and pure. 'd u d-u for $A.yguPsla1g QNDTONIC PELLE.. For sale by THE R. B. LORYEA DRUG STORE. HOUSEKEEPERS+"" We have just received a lot of nice, seasonable goods which we know will interest you. Among other things are: TWO-GALLON WATER COOLERS................ ..1 60 WIRE DISH COVERS....... ................8c and 10c each THREE PRONG ICE CHISELS...........................15c WIRE FLY TRAPS. ...........................15c each CE CREAM FREEZERS-1-qt., $1.35; 2-qt.. $1.75; 3-qt., $2.25; 4-qt., $2.75. 1 STONE CHURNS............ ...........1-gal., 25c.; 2-gal., 35c POTATO MASHERS........................................25c HAMMOCKS.....................................$125 TOOTHPICKS-large package.. .......................5 We have lately received a large consignment of STOVES, and can safely say that we have the best assortment of them to choose from that has ever been shown in Clarendon County. Our prices, too, are so reasonable that they excite comment from every one. We can assure you that you can do as well with us in making purchases as you can anywhere. MFPARMBRS - We still have a few of those cheap Orangeburg Sweeps and Cotton Hoes on hand. We have lately received a lot of Paris Green Distributors or Sprayers and will endeavor to have them on hand when wanted. Our One-Horse Harrows have been in great demand. We still have a few. HOUSEBUILDERS Will find our stock of Builders' Hardware in good shape. We have Valley Tin, Locks, Hinges, Nails in endless variety. Also White Lead, Oil and olors for Painters. Remember our COLRT O& BICYCLES Have been tried and proven the best on earth. We have Bicycle Repairs ~t lowest prices. Very truly yours, Manning Hardware Co. 1wo Weeks Of I Solid BargainsI Great Sacrifloe Sale. IIn Pique and Colored Lawns. I Colored Striped Pique's at 8c., worth 12i. Colored Lawns greatly reduced in price. Don't fail to see these Goods, as they can't, be bought by the case at the prices we are selling Ithem. R'emember this sale only lasts two weeks. so call at once and get the choice styles. Resliectfully. iLOUIS LEVI. Look to Your Interest.. Here we are, still in the lead, and why suffer with your eyes when youI an be suited with a pair of Spectacles with so little trouble? We carry the (c Celebrated HAWKES Spectacles and 6lasses, t hich we atre offering~ very cheap, from 25e to $2.50 and Gold Frames at $3 I to $0. Caill and be suited.: W M BROCKINTON. K [obacco Bask s FOR SALE BY THL 'eople's Tobacco Wm AT THE lanning Hardware Company's Store, IN MANNING. These Baskets are made of White ak and they are equal to any tobacco asket on the market and MUCH CHEAPER. Call at the Manning Hardware stote nd inspect them. . M. MASON. WHEN YOU COME TO TOWN CALL AT WELLS' SHAVING SALOON Which is fitted up with an eye to the comfort of his customers. . . . . HAIR CUTT1NG IN ALL STYLES, SHAVING AND S HAM PO OING Done with neatness an dispatch. . . . . . . A cordial invitation is extended. J. L. WELLS. Manning Times Block. S. BELL. T M. YOUNG. BELL & YOUNG, )pp. Central Hotel, rIanning, S. C. -:DEALERS IN: Bicycles and Bicycle Supplies. Ve also repair Wheels and guarantee our work. [ACHINERY REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. SIGN PAINTING DONE WITH NEATNESS AND DESPATCH. All work entrusted to us will receive >rompt attention. BELL & YOUNG. 4ONEY TO LOAN. I am prepared to negotiate loans n good real estate security, on rea onable terms. R. 0. PURDY, Sumter, S. C. A Qood Clothing Store Is where you get the right sort of Clothes without dan ger of mistake. Our Clothes. are of the right sort, and you will appreciate their excel lence and smallness of cost. We Hake Clothes to Order for those who prefer them. Lasting Materials, proper fit and make and moderate pri ces. Your orders will have our best attention. I. L AI T & MO S. W. Car. King and Wentworth Sts., CHA R LESTON. S. C. INSURANCE FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT & BURGLARY INSURANCE. Tailor-Made Clothing. FIT GUARANTEED. A FULL LINE OF SAMPLES. Carpets, Art Squares, RUGS, DRAPERIES & BED SETS. Carpt sewe fre ad wadde lning fur dshed FREE. J. L. WILSON. ALWAYS KEEP ON HAND There is no kind of pain or ache, Internal or exter nal, that Pain-Killer .wilI not relIeve. LOOK OUT FOR IMITATIONS AND SUB. STITUTES.t THE GENUINE: B OTTLE BEARS THE NAME, PERRY DAVIS & SON. AD.sICES PAEALIT FREEI .and Surveying and Leveling. I will do Surveying. etc., in Claren lon and adjoining Counties. Call at office or address at Sumter, S. 3. P. 0. Box 101. JOHN R. HAYNESWORTH. Notice of Diseharge. We will apply to the Judge of Pro ate for Clarendon County on the *th day of August, 1900, for letters of ischarge as executors of the estate f William Buddin, deceased. A. T. B3UDDIN and W. J. BUDDIN, Executors. New Zion, S. C., July 3, 1900. "L. KRASNOFF, GENERAL CONTRACTOR. Will furnish estimates and make con racts for all kinds of building and is 'repared to contract for first class paint g. Address, S. L. KRASNOFF, Manning, S. C. Rring your Joh Work to The Times office.