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S. R. VENNING, Jeeler & Watch Repairer, MANNING, S. C. - DEALER IN - Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver ware and All Kinds of Fancy Novelties. I MAKE A SPECIALTY OF HEAVY SIi1ERWAlE AND FANCY j Articles of all kinds, suitable for Wedding and holiday PIrtesents. Such goods have never been sold here before. Call and see them. I deal also in I150180 Fl lfllll80 llDll NO la mlf. All Novelties in Silver bought of me will be engraved free of cost. ALL REPAIR WORK (iUARANTEED. Manning Times Block, three doors south of Postoflice. tIo' --. .CASTO RIA - For Infants and Children. I - The Kind You Have AVegetable PreparationforAs- A similating theFoodandRegula ting theStomacls andBowels of Bears the - Promotes Digestion.Cheerful nessandRest.Contains neither o O,.Morphine nor!Mineral 0 NOTXARC OTIC. Signature; A perfect Remedyr for Conslipa- UQ lion, Sour Stomach,Diarrhoea Worms,Convulsions,Feverish- - ness and Loss OF SLEEP. FacSinile Signature of NEW YORK. Tir ears EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. :7 -CASIPRIA Look to Your Interest. Here we are, still in the lead, and why suffer with your eyes when you Scan be suited with a pair of Spectacles with so little trouble? We carry the Celebrated HAWKES Spectacles and Blasses, Which we are offering very~ cheap, from 25e to $2.50 an~d Gold Framies at $3 to $6. Call and be suited. W. M. BROCKINTON. SEED OATS, SEED OATS!I Just arrived, three car loads of Genuine Texas Red R~ust Proof Seed Oats. Farmers, we contracted for these Oats last spring .vhen they were cheap and are now giving you the benetit by selling them cheaper than they have ever been sold in Manning. We want all of our customers to come and get what they need at once. as they are going very fast, and after these three cars are sold the price will go higher. Yours truly, THE PEOPLE'S MONEY SAVERS, WHOLESALE GREPES. Regulates the Bowels, Imi~iStrengthens the Child, LIII Makes Tecthing Easy. O fe~Tethin~g Powders TEETItINA Relieves the Bowei 3 / .Truubles of Children of - - CostS wily 25 CeIS at DrliggliS, ANY AGE. Orman escent toC. J.MOFFETT, M. D., ST. LOU IS, MO., L. KRASNOFF, J F. RHIME. J.,. GENERAL CONTRACTOR. ATTORNEY Ar LAW. Will furnish estimates and make con- MANN ING. S. C. tracts for all kinds of building and i1__________________ prepared to cntr'act for tirst class paint ing.Addrs . KIM\SNOFF. w .DVS M1anning. S. C. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Mrie jaar inh Work to The Times offiCe. MIANNING, S. C. BEAUTY. Beauty was born of t.: ar:d's desire For the wandering wa r. the wandering Bre; Under the arch of her l .rrying feet She has trodden a world full of bitterswsti, The blood of the violet is in her veins: Her pulse has the passion of April rains. Out of the heart of a satin flower God made her eyelids in one swoet hour. Out of the wind he made her feet That they might be lovely and laring and Best; Out of a cloud he wove her hair Heavy and black with the rain held thee. What is her name? There's none that knows Mother of Mischief or Mouth of Rose. What is her pathway? None may tell, But it climbs to heaven, and it dips to hl. The garment on her is mist and fire, Anger and sorrow and beart's desire. Her forehead jewel's an amcthyst; The garland to her is love in a mist. !er girdle is of the beryl stone, And one dark rose for her flower has grown, Filled ,, the brim with the strength of the saw A passionate rose, and only one. The bird in her breast sings all day long A wonderful, wistful, whispering song; The song that is of all passing thi:.gs, None knows it-wingless or born with wings. -Nora Copper. WEARING EYEGLASSES. The Knack of Balancing Them Prop erly on the None. A young man who had purchased a pair of eyeglasses at a, local optltian's the other day was complaining to the clerk that he couldn't keep them on. "They are continually falling off," he said, "and are really gettinco to be a first class nuisance. Don't you think It would help things if you tightened up the spring a little?" "No. I wo'ildn't advise you to alter the spring," replied the clerk. "It's so tight now that it Is scarring your nose. If you'll only be patient for a few days, I think you'll learn to wear these glasses all right. Come In at the end of the week. and if you are still having trouble with them I'll fit you out with a pair of spectacles." "What do you mean by 'learning to wear' those eyeglasses?" asked a man who happened to be standing within earshot after the customer had walked out. "Is It a trick that his to be ac quired by practice?" "Certainly it is," replied the clerk. "Wearing eyeglasses is something that has to he learned, just like riding a bi cycle-in fact, the comparison is pretty good, because both are simply feats of balancing. The shape of the nose has very little to do with it," continued the clerk. "and isn't worth taking into con sideration in selecting a pair of glass es. But if a man has a nose like the prow of an armored cruiser he couldn't make eyeglasses stay there at first at tempt. Until he acquired the knack of keeping them in place by balance they would be falling off every time he made a sudden movement, no matter how tightly lie screwed up the spring. Once the trick is mastered, however, there Is no further trouble. People who wear eyeglasses habitually and who may be regarded as experts keep the spring very loose. The glasses rest on the bridge of the nose as lightly as a feather, but they never come off. I once saw a nearsighted man fall down two flights of stairs and get up with his glasses still firmly in place. How is it done? Dear me, I don't know! How do people learn to walk the tight rope?"-New Orleans Times-Democrat His Free Library. A Main street secondhand book store was the scene of an amusing lit tle comedy the other day. A ragged urchin, who had crept in unnoticed, pulled a dog eared book with a gilded title of love and adventure from the rack and, after fingering It for a mo ment, became Immediately absorbed In the thrilling tale. When the bookseller caught sight of his Impecunious visitor, his first Im pulse was to chase the boy away. On second thought, however, he left the youthful reader to his pleasure. At length the time for closing came around, and the old man set about bolting the shutters. The noise awoke the urchin from his dream, He lingeringly closed the book and, sidling up to the proprietor, asked with all the assurance of his gutter training, "Say, mister, what time d'yer >pen termorrer?"-llartfor'd Telegram. Might Grow In Kentucky. Samuel R. Ireland, a lawyer and ra conteur-by choice the latter-of WXash lngton, is responsible for this story about a genial and ingenious old pre siding elder in the Methodist Episcopal Church South who wvas a townsman of his back in Kentucky, ielates the New York Telegraph. Wh'len he ap peared in Mr. Ireland's otnics at Wash ington one day, thes law;yer' as cordial to the old1 preacher, took him to all the interesting iges of the capital and in the evening had himl to dine at the home of a lady in tile officeial circle who would r'athe(r decor'ate her table with (quaint, homely characters than with notables. Spaghetti was one of the dishes served, and the old man took to it with amazing celerity. Put very much at his ease by the gracious ways of his hostess. he asked for and pol Ished off another plateful of tile Italian paste. Sighing contentedly as he finished, he remarked: "I wish, ma'am, you'd tell me what's the name of that dish I've just been eating." "That's spaghetti, elder," said the hostess. "an Italian dish." "So?' said the elder. "Well, it's real good,. and I wish before I go you'd give me some of the seed. Chances are that we can grow the.stuff iD Ken tucky." ________ A Long Bath. A man who is a lawyer and a jour nalist in one of the smaller inland cit es of Ohio tells of an uncle lie has in the region of Massillon. This relative is one of the Pious members of a small commiulnity anid, being possessed of cnsiderale executive ability, has been for' more than :20 years the super intendent of a thriving Sunday school. His besetting sin, if It might be called such. is his prlopensity to exaggerate stories in ordler to make them interest ing to his auditors. Some time ago he was telling his lawyer-ournalist niephew of hiow he cured himnself of the ague. It was sev eral ye'ars ago, and, having tried every rmecdy in vain, lie at last consulted an old Indian doctor, w~ho advised him, he -ays, to go downi to the creetk each zuorninlg inmmediately on rising and sit in the i'ol d water up to his chin, Hie was to sit there one milnute the first mioning and then double the time each day for :L0 days. The uncle says he followed the presciption and wvas ured 'The nephiew. who happens to lbe of a calculating turn of muind,. figureds out how lonig his uncle would stay in his cold bath on the twentieth day. H~e found that the last tr-eatmnent would last a few days ov'er six months. Cleveland Leader. AccordIng to the ancient Chinese writers, the chronology of that country goes back 2,267,000 years. IPleasure once tasted satisfies less A SLEEPY GUEST. Why the lady of the Houe Was In. digna 2 0Ie: Ills Conduct. There is a . known legal light of Chicago who is in deep disgrace with. out the shadow of an excuse for him self to bolster up his sinking spirits. He went out to Hyde Park the other night to dine informally with some friends, and his hostess, who had been married laut a short time. put herself out to ente:tain him. The dinner was excellent. and the judge (lid full jus tiee to it. They had couee in the libra ry, and the biggest, most padded leath er chair was put at the guest's dispos al. With a sigh lie sank into its 'av erno'us depths and prepared for a luxu rious evening with a good cigar ahead of himt. Brilliantly his hostess rambled on. She told stories that were witty, and she gently deferred to his views, but presently he left her to do all the talking. In the midst of a striking ac count of a theater party she stopped with a jerk. There was no response and a dead silence punctuated only by a gentle and regular breathing. The judge was fast asleep in his big chair. There was no doubt of it. Nothing could conceal the fact. With one in dignant and comprehensive glance at her plainly delighted husband she arose and majestically swept up ctairs. And she did not go down again. It was some time later when her husband apologetically came up after her. He had not expected her wrath to last. "Did-did you think you were badly treated'?" lie asked. "How long did he sleep?" asked the still insult..d wife. Again the grin overspread her hus band's face, but 1e spoke in a sad tone, as befitted the 4ccrasion. "Nearly an hour," he breath'ed. "I wouldn't mind," pacifically. Then it wrs the worm turned. "Mind!" she stormed. "Of course I wouldn't, only you have grounds now for the rest of your life for saying I talk so much it puts people to sleep!" And she wept.-Chicago News. SOMETHING ABOUT ARMIES. Artillerymen Were Once Regarded as Mechanics, Not Soldiers. Until the time of Charles XII of Swe den the artillery was not considered a part of the army. The men serving in it were not soldiers, but retarded as mechanics. ''he ofdicers had no army rank. Charles X11 gave artillery offi cers a rank and regularly organized the artillery Into companies. The battle of Pavia demonstrated the superiority of the gun in the hands of the Spanish infantry. The musket carried a two ounce ball and sometimes brought down at one fire two or three mailed knights. The French sent a flag of truce to remonstrate against the use of such barbarous weapons. Alexander had four kinds of cavalry the cataphrati. or heavy armed horse; the light cavalry, carrying spears and very light armor; the acrobalista, or mounted archers, used for outposts, pa trols and reconnoitering duty, and the dimachoe, or troops expected to act ei ther as cavalry or infantry. Alexander the Great reorganized his father's ar my. The file or lachos of 1G men was the unit; two files made a dilochy; two dilochies made a tetrarchy; two tetrarchies a texiarchy; two of these a syntagura; 16 of these a small phalanx; tour of these a tetr'a-phalangarchy, oth rwise known as a large phalanx. The Greeks attacked in a phalanx, the spears interlocked and shields over lapping. After the first onset the spears were dropped, and the day was decid ed with the sword. The cavalry at tacked the enemy in the rear, if possi ble. and, in case of victory, undertook the pursuit.-Pearson's Weekly. Not the Conventional Woman. "But I don't know you, madam," the bank cashier said to the woman who ad presented a check. But this woman, instead of saying baughtily, "I do not wish your ac :uaintance, sir," merely replied, with .n engaging smile: "Oh, yes, you do, I think. I'm the 'redheaded old virago' next door to you whose 'scoundrelly lIttle boys' are al ways reaching through the fence and picking your flowers. When you start d down town this morning, your wife said: 'Now, Henry, if you want a din er fit to eat this evening, you'll have to leave me a little money. I can't run this house on the city water and 10 ents a day'" "Here's your money, madam," said the cashier, pushing it toward her and oughing loudly.-Chicago Tribune. What the Tots Said. Here are some sayings of children reported by the Chicago News: "When small Bobby had worn his first pair of trousers for an hour, he went to his mother and begged to have n his kilt again. 'What for?' she ask ed. 'Because,' replied Bobby, 'I feel so lonesome in pants.' "A mother recently had occasion to leave her little 4-year-old son alone at home while she made a brief call in the eighborhood. 'Did you get lonesome, dear?' she asked upon her return. 'Yes, Eamma,' replied the little fellow. 'I f'elt just like a widower without you.'" Trouble Ahead. Married Man-And you are engaged to Miss Blankie? Young Friend-Yes. I watched her a whole day on the railroad train and became so interested in her that I fol lowed her up, got an introduction, and now we are to be married. Married Man-Was she traveling alone? Young Friend-No. She was with her mother, and her kindness to her mother is what captured me. Married Man-But, gee willikins, id man, she'll go on being kind to her nother.-New York Weekly. No Use. Catterson-Look here, old manl Let e tell you how I manage my wife. I always give her money when she does not want it. and when she does I refer to the time when I offered it to her. Hatterson-That's a fine scheme, but it wouldn't work in my case. "Why not?" "ell, I've never yet seen the time whea my wife didn't want money." Rarper's Bazar. The Retort Proper. The Collector-Here It is Tuesday, nd you haven't paid a cent on that watch. You promised to have the noney for mue Saturday. The Young Man-Well, it is only Fri lay by the watch. It is that much ~low.-Indianapolis Press. Difficult Color schezic. "The baby has hIs father's nose, ion't you think ?" "Nonsense! Nature could no more ,eproduce that nose than she could re roduce a Turner sunset." -Detroit Journal. A Dark Dress. Smart Barrister-You say the even ing wore on. What did it wear on that particular occasion? Wines-The cose of day, I pre I ONL.Y A CROOKED CENT. When the Young Woman Thought It Was Gold, She Got Nervous. The car had just rounded ":dead man's curve" at Fourteenth street, when a daintily clad young woman swished something out of her hand which as it struck the street was fol lowed by a sharp metallic sound. "What was that you threw away, my dear?" asked her companion, another girl about the same age. "Money." laconically responded the thrower. "Money:" continued her companion in a horrified tone of voice. "Why, it sounded like gold." "My gracious!" shrieked the thrower. "Have I thrown away one of those goldpieces?" By this time several of the passen Sers had arisen from their seats and were looking in an indignant way at the conductor for not stopping the car. He, however, was one of those high collared, stoical young men who boss things on the Broadway cars, and the excitement created by the money thrower did not cause him to turn a hair. All this time the car was bowl ing as merrily along as Broadway cars ever do bowl, and it was getting far ther and farther away from the mon ey. One or two of the passengers were about to jump off the car, but then they thought better of it and turned their gaze anxiously on the young wo man, who was hunting frantically through her purse. Just as It seemed the strain would be too much for the excited passengers to bear longer the fair thrower looked up smilingly at her companion and murmured sweetly: "It's all right, my dear. It wasn't a goldpiece after all." "What was it, then?" asked the sec ond young woman "Only a crooked penny," replied the thrower. "I always throw away crook ed pennies for luck." Then both girls softly giggled, while the other passengers, looking both fool ish and disgusted. resumed their seats. -New York Tribune. ORIGIN OF THE TERM "MOB" Used In Its First meaning In Time of Chaucer. As indicating the populace, prover bially fickle and easy to be moved (mo bile, from Latin mobillis), the expres sion "the mobile people" is as old as the time of Chaucer, but in its later sense, that of the disorderly crowd, and in its contracted form, "mob," if is not older than the postrestoration pe riod. In Roger North's Examen, 1740, reference is made to the Green Ribbon club, 1680-2, and the writer adds: "I may note that the rabble first changed their title r nd were called the mob in the assemblies of this club first mobile vulgus, then contracted in one syllable." It was used hesitating ly at first by Dryden ("Don Sebastian," 1690), Durfy ("Commonwealth of Wo men." 16SS) and Shadwell ("Squire of Alsatia," 10SS), and Richardson points out that Dryden uses both "mobile" and "mob" in the sense of rabble, the former in the stage directions as the common word, the latter as if it had not long been introduced. In 1711 The Spectator instances "mob" as an example of the popular tendency to curtail many of our words in familiar writings and conv-ersation. The verb "to mob," derived of course as above, does not occur until the pe riod of Horace Walpole, many years later, and Shakespeare's expression, "the mobled queen" ("Hamlet"), refers not to the "mob" (mobile), but to the headdress in disorder.-Boston Tran script __________ Would Come Anyhow. The Rev. Father Staunton of the well known Church of St. Alban, Holborn, is a humorist In his way and often tells with inimitable effect a droll story in the course of his sermon which sends through the congregation a gentle rip ple of merriment. On Sunday he sat irized the ambition of certain people to use words of which they did not know the meaning. Many of them were fond of sticking the letters "D. V." in all sorts of places instead of using the plain, homely English phrase "God willing." He knew one gentle man, rather shaky in his Latin, who in a letter to a friend wrote "I will be with you 'D. V.' on Monday, but any way on Tuesday."-London Telegraph. A Jacket of Many Garments. Although Gordon declined to accept the bowls of gold offered him by the Chinese emperor after the suppression of the Taiping rebellion, yet he con sented to receive the yellow jacket, a distinction limited to 12 wearers, who constitute the imperial bodyguard. When the presentation of so exalted an oriental order took place, there was a most remarkable ceremony observed by the Celestial grandees commission ed to personally confer the high mark of the emperor's favor. To Gordon's evident astonishment, the operation of donning the yellow jaket in its entirety was a consider able undertaking, for between two and three hours the great but simple minded soldier was engaged in putting on one suit and taking off another until a most extensive wardrobe had been gone through. It comprised silk dresses, robes, jack ets, hats, caps, boots, shoes, fans, gir dies. thumb rings of jade and neck laces for all seasons and occasions. The yellow jacket in its actuality was the last item of the raiment bear ing its name in which Gordon was ar ryd.-Pearson's Weekly. Rleturns Were Not Adequate. A minister in Glasgow, says The Scot tish-American, asked an urchin who was standing looking in at one of the Sabath school windows how he would like to join the Sunday school and grow up a good man. "What sort o' Sunday schule is't? 'Stablished?" "Yes," said the clergyman. "It is connected with the Established church. Are you not coming in?"' "Na." rep~lied the boy. "I tried the 'Stablished Kirk Sunday schule last year, an I only got twa fardin oranges an a pock o' sweeties at the Christmas tree, sac I'm gaun tac gie the Free kirk a trial this year." The Early Bird. Ethel-Do you like Mr. Eames, mam ma? Mamma (a young widow)- -Why. y-e-s, darling. Ethel-And Mr. WebsterI Mamma-Yes, dear. Ethel-And Mr. Fish and Mr. Dixon and Mr. Sheldon? .Mamma-I like them all, pet. Ethel-Which one are you going to marry. then? Mamma-The one who proposes first. darling.-IHarlem Life. Men seldom, or rather never, for a length of time and deliberately,, rebel against anything that does not deserve Kebelling against. There are 4,200 specIes of plants used em, cmmercial purposes. Of these 420 Notice of Election For State and County Offices and for Amend ments to State Constitution. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,) County of Clarendon. f Not ice is hereby given that an elec tion will be held at the several pre cincts established by law in Claren don County. on Tuesday, November 6, 1900, for the following offices, to wit: Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney-General. Comptroller General, Adjutant and Inspector General, State Treas urer, State Superintendent of Edu cation, one Railroad Commissioner, one Circuit Solicitor, three Repre sentatives in the General Assembly, Supervisor, Sher'ff, Clerk of Court, Coroner and County Superintendent of Education. Pursuant to the Constitution of South Carolina, and the terms of Joint Resolutions No. 340 and 341, ap proved February 19th, A. D. 1900, [Acts of South Carolina. pp. 570 and 571], an election will be held at the same time and place for amendments to the Constitution of South Caro lina, as follows: Amend Section 7, of Article VIII, of the Constitution of South Caro lina, as follows: Add at the end thereof the following words: "Pro vided, That the limitation imposed by this Section and by Section 5, Ar ticle IV, of this Constitution shall not apply to bonded indebtedness in curred by the cities of Columbia, Rock Hill, Charleston .and Florence, where the proceeds of said bonds are applied solely for the purchase, es tablishment, maintenance or increase of water works plant, sewerage sys tem, gas and electric light plants, where the entire revenue arising from the operation of such plants or systems shall be devoted solely and exclusively to the maintenance and operation of the same, and where the question of incurring such indebted ness is submitted to the freeholders and qualified voters of such munici pality, as provided in the Constitu tion, upon the question of other bonded indebtedness." Amend the Constitution of South Carolina by adding thereto the fol lowing to be known as "Article I of Amendments to the Constitution": "The General Assembly shall provide by law for the condemnation,through proper official channels, of all lands necessary for the proper drainage of the swamp and low lands of this State; and shall also provide for the equitable assessment of all lands so drained, for the purpose of paying the expenses of such condemnation and drainage." The said Amendments shall be sub mitted in such manner that the elec tors qualified to vote for Members of the House of Representatives shall vote for or against each of such amendments separately. Amendments should be on separate tickets. Ballots in favor of the adop tion of an amendment should contain the amendment voted upon in full, followed by the word "Yes"; ballots opposed to the adoption of an amendment should contain the amendment voted upon, followed by the word No." Polls at each voting place will be opened at 7 o'clock A. M. and closed at 4 o'clock P. M. The following named persons have been appointed MANAGERS OF ELECTION for State and County offices and for amendments to State Constitution, to-wit: Fulton, at Clarendon-H. B. Rich ardson, Jr., P. H. Broughton, R. C. Graham. Calvary, at Hodge's Corner-A. P. Hill, J. F. Broadway, J. M. Bar wick. Friendship. at P a no la- A. D). Rhame, C. W. Brown, S. P. Fairy. St. Paul, at St. Paul, J. F. Rich bourg, J. H. King, J. J. Gardner. Santee, at Jordan-R. C. Plowden, John W. Clark, J. J. Mitchum. St. Marks, Duffie's Old Store-L. N. Tobias, G. G. Thames. Milton Stukes. Concord, at Summerton-C. B. Ay cock, H. R. Meldeau, J. R. Dingle. St. James. at Davis X Roads-S. A. Brunson, Selwyn Dingle, J. M.. Davis. Sammy Swamp, at Packsville-R. C. Lackey, M. B. Corbett, J. W. Mc Cauley. Manning, at Court House-R. H. Davis. J. H. McKnight, J. M. Wind ham. Mt. Zion, at Wilson-W. M. Plow den, Rufus Johnson, C. T. Ridgeway. Brewington, at Foreston-W. T. Kelly, B. 0. Cantey. J. Col Johnson. Plowden's Mill, at Alcou-J. J. Nettles, Jno.!J. Harvin, J. J.!Barfield. Harmony, at Chandler's-J. G. Plowden, H. L. B. Hodge, W. E. Dan iels. Midway, at Ban-ow's Mill-H. M. McIntosh, H. J. Wheeler, WV. H. H. Hobbs. New Zion, at Boykin-R. S. Flem ing, L. P. Hardy. J. M. Player. Douglas, at Cole's Mill-T. M. Beard, WV. J. Turbeville, Sam Smith. Sandy Grove, at McFaddin's Store -Charles Cook, W. L. McFaddin, WV. J. Worsham. On day of Election the Managers must organize by the election of a Chairman and a Clerk. The Consti tutional oath must be taken by each Manager before he can act, and also by the Clerk. The Chairman elected is empowered to administer oaths. The Managers have the power to fill a vacancy, and if none of the Man agers attend, the citizens can appoint from among the qualified voters the Managers, who, after being sworn, can conduct the election. At the close of the election, the Managers and Clerk must proceed publicly to open the ballot boxes and count the ballots therein, and con tinue without adjournment until the same is completed, and make a state ment of the result for each office and sign the same. Within three days thereafter, the Chairman of the Board, or some one designated by the Board, must de liver to the Commissioners of Elec tion the poll1 lists, the boxes contain ing the ballots and written state ments of the result of the election. One of the abov-e named Managers at each precine-t must call upon the Board of Commissioners at Manning, Saturday, 3rd day November, 1000, to recette ballot boxes, poll lists and instructions, and to be qualified. S. H. BRADHAXl, J. R. GRIFFIN, ALONZO SMIMH, Commissioners of State Election. LANDS FOR SALE. The following lots or parcels of land situated in the town of Foreston. Coun tv of Clarendon, and State of South Carolina. arc offered for sale: Two lots or parcels of land each con taining two acres, more or lecss. Two lots or parcels of land e-ach con taining one half of one acre. more or less. One lot containing one acre, more or less. One lot containing one-fourth of one acre. more or less.. On one of these lots is located a com modious store recently occupied by Mr. John C. Land, and on another one is a a small tenant building. For ter-mns and further particular-s ap ply to JOSE-PH F. ItHANIE. 'tf I Mlanning. S. C. BYRD & THARP, PRACTITIONERS OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY. Calls prmntly answered day or night. Notice of Election For Presidential Electors and Representatives in the 57th Congress of the United States. STATE OF Sou'i-ir CAROLINA, County of Clarendon. f Notice is hereby given that an elec tion will be held at the several .pre cincts established by law in Claren don County, on Tuesday, November 6, 1900, for nine Presidential Electors, and for-a Representative in the Fifty Seventh Congress of the United States, Sixth Congressional District. Polls at each voting precinct will be opened at 7 o'clock A. M. and closed at 4 o'clock P. i. The following named persons have been appointed MANAGERS OF ELECTION, to-wit: Fulton. at Clarendon-J C Man ning, D \V Brown, G W Smith. Calvary, at Hodge's Corner-J D Beatson, B P Broadway, Frank Hodge. Friendship, at Panola-Felix Chew ning. S P Holladay, H H Mathis. St Paul, at St Paul-J P Butler, R M McKnight, H A Richbourg. Santee, at Jordan-Connor Wells, J C Graham, C R Sprott. St Mark's, at Duffie's Old Store-J M Oliver, J C Drose, L B Gibson. Concord, at Summerton-S 0 Can tey, W A Fischer, Elliott Keels. St James. at Davis X Roads-G I Lesesne, J H Horton, R F Turner. Sammy Swamp, at Packsville-C C Thames, Arthur Felder, N L Carra way. Manning, at Manning-J H Les esne, J W Ridgill, J J Bragdon. Mt Zion. at Wilson's-J M Strange, W C White, Jeff D Holladay. Brewington, at Foreston-J H Bos well, J H Johnson, Smith Land. Plowden's Mill, at Alcolu-J D Reese, I B Bagnal, J M Bagnal. Harmony, at Chandler's-A H D Chandler, V I Hudnal, A M White. Midway, at Barrow's Mill-John Barrow, D B Young, J W Kennedy. New Zion, at Boykin's-H ( Den nis, J W Gibbon, R W Wheeler. Douglas, at Cole's Mill-J Smith, A J Hicks, F N Thomas. Sandy Grove, at McFaddin's Store -W D McFaddin, W L Barrineau, Isaiah Driggers. The ballot boxes in the precincts must be so located as to be in view of persons outside the polling place during the time of the election. A space or enclosure separate and distinct from that used by the Man agers of the State Election, must be railed off or otherwise provided, at each precinct, under direction of the undersigned. But one voter must be allowed to enter any voting place at a time, and no one except the Managers must be allowed to speak to the voter while in I the voting place casting his vote. For further instruction see notice of Commissioners of State Election. One of the Managers at each pre cinct named above must call upon the Board of Commissioners for the I Federal Election at Manning on Sat urday, 3rd day November, 1900. to receive ballot boxes, poll lists and in structions, and to be qualified. B. A. JOHNSON, S. W. McINTOSH, L. T. FISCHER, Commissioners of Federal Election: Manning, S. C., October 16, 1900. Tax Notice. County Treasurer's Office,) Clarendon County, Manning, S. C., October 8, 1900. The tax books will be open for the collection of taxes for the fiscal year commencing January 1st, 1900, on the 15th day of October, 1900, and will re main open until the 31st day of De ember following, after which time a penalty of 15 per cent. attaches to all unpaid taxes. The following is the tax levy: For State purposes, five mills (5). For Consrtitutional School Tax, three mills (3). For ordinary Coanty Tax, four mills (4). Total, 12 mills. Special two (2) mills School Tax, School District No. "10" and "19." Total, 14 mills. Special three (3) mills School Tax, School District No. "21." Total, 15 mills. Special four (4) mills School Tax, School Districts No. "7," "9," "20" and "22." Total, 10 mills. Special one (1) mill School Tax, School District No. "24." Total, 13 mills. Every male citizen between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years, except those incapable of earning a support from being maimed or from other causes, and except those who are now exempt by law, shall be deemed taxable polls. The law requires that Commuta tion Road Tax shall be paid for the succeeding year when State and County Taxes are paid, and until February 1st, 1901. S. J. BOWMAN, Treasurer Clarendon County. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Clarendon. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Carrie Childers,Margarette E. Sweat, Joseph H. Chiilders and Mfary Jane Childers, Plaintiffs, against Susan Emma Childers and Levi Liv ingston Childers, Defendants. Decree of Partition. UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A Decretal Order of the Court of Comi mon Pleas, in the above stated ac tion, to me directed, bearing date of June 5th, 1900. ! will sell at pub li auction, to the highest bidder for cash, at Clarendon Court House, at Manning, in said county, within the legal hours for judicial sales, on Mon day, the 5th day of November, 1900, being salesday, the following de scribed real estate: All that tract or parcel of land sit uated in the County of Clarendon, State aforesaid, on Deep Creek, con taining sixty-five acres and bounded on the north~ by lands of the estate of J. M. Sprott, formerly lands of Mrs. Elizabeth Hodge; on the east by land of the estate of Ridgeway and lands of others; on the south by lands of I. A. Haley, and on the west partly by lands of Mrs. Margarette Hodge, and partly by the waters of Deep Creek." Purchaser to pay for stamp and papers. J. H. TIMMONS, Clerk of Court Common Pleas. Manning. S. C.. October 19, 1900. t30-4t R. L, BELL, MANNING, S. C., MANUFACTU'RER OF Wagons and Log Carts. All work entrusted to me will be done with neatness, despatch and durability and guaranteed. HORSESHOEING A SPECIALTY. Bring on your wor-k. R. L. BELL. Theaere man thinks that when ATLANTIC COAST LINE. C LESTOa, S. C., Jan. 14, 1900. On a :d after this date the following passenger schedule will be in effect: NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD. South-Bound. *35. *23. *53. Lv Florenc e, 3.25 A. 7.55 P. Lv Kingstree, 8.57 Ar Laocs, 4.38 9.15 Lv Lanes, 4 38 9.15 7.40 P. Ar Charleston, 6.03 10.50 9.15 North-Bound. *78. '32. '52. Lv Charleston, 6.33 A. 5.17 P. 7.00 A. Ar Lanes. 8.18 6.45 8.32 Lv Lanes, 8 18 6.45 Lv Kingstree, 8.34 Ar Florence, 9.28 7.55 *Daily. f 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 Fayetteville-Short Line-and make close connection for all points North. Trains on C. & D. R. R. leave Florence daily except Sunday 9.55 a in, arrive Dar lington 10.28 a in, Cheraw, 11.40 a in, Wadeshoro 12.35 p in. Leave Florence daily except Sunday, 8.00 p im, arrive Dar lington, 8.25 p in, Hartsville 9.20 p in, Bennetsvilie 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 in, Bennettsville 6.59 a in, arrive Darling ton 7.50 a in. Leave Hartsville daily ex cept Sunday 7 00 a in, arrive Darlington 7.45 a in. leave Darlington 8.55 a in, arrive Florence 9.20 a in. Leave Vadesboro daily except Sunday 4 25 p an, Cheraw 5.15 p in, Darlington 6.29 p in, arrive Florence 7 p in. Leave Hartsville Sunday only 8.15 a m Darlington 9.00 a in, arrive Florence 9.20 a M. J. i1. KENLEY, JNO. F. DIVINE, Gen'l Manager. Gen'l Sup't. T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. H. M. EMERSON, Gen'l Pass. Agent. W.C.&A. South-Bound. 55. 35. 52. Lv Wiimington,'3.45 P. Lv Marion, 6.34 Ar Florence, 7.15 Lv Florence, '7.4J *2.34 A. Ar Sumter, 8.57 3.56 Lv Sumter, 8.57 *9.40 A. Ar Columbia, 10.20 11.00 No. 52 runs through from Charleston via Central It. R., leaving Charleston 7 a in, Lanes 8.34 a in, Manning 9.09 a in. North-Bound. 54. 53. 32. Lv Columbia, '6.40 A. *4.15 P. Ar Sumter, 8.05 5.35 Lv Saimter, 8.05 '6.06 P. Ar Florence, 9 20 7.20 Lv Florence, 9.50 Lv Marion, 10.34 Ar Vilnmington, 1.15 *Daily. No. 53 runs through to Charleston, S. C., via Central R. I., arriving Manning 6.04 p in, Lanes, 6.43 p in, Charleston 8.30 p in. Trains on Conway Branch leave Chad bourn 5.35 p in, arrive Conway 7.40 p in, returning leave Conway 8.30 a in, arrive Chadbourn 11.50 a in, leave -Chadbourn 11.50 a m,arrive at Hub 12.25-pm,returning leave Hub 3.00 p ni, arrive at Cbadbourn 3.35 p in. Daily except Sunday. J.B. KENLY, Gen'l Manager. T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. H. M. EMERSON, Gen'l Pass. Agent. CENTRAL R. R. OF SO. CAROLINA. No. 52 Lv Charleston, 7.00 A. M. Lv 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 WV. & 5. Junct., 9.38 " Lv Spimter, 9.40 " Ar Columbia, 11.00" No. 53 Lv Columbia, 4.00 P. M. Lv Sumter, 5.13 " Lv WV. & S. Junct. 5.15 " Le Brogdon, 5.27 " Lv Alcolu, 5.35 " Lv Manning, 6 04 " Lv Wilson's Mill, 5.50" Lv Foreston, 5.57 " Lv Greeleyville, 6.05 " Ar Lanes, 6.17 " Ar Charleston, 8.00 MANCHESTER & AUGUSTA B. R. No. 35. Lv Sumter, 3.47 A. M, Ar Cresto~n, 4.43 " Ar Orangeburg, 5.10" Ar Denmark, 5.48 " No. 32 Lv Denmark, 4.28 P. MI. Lv Orangeburg, 5.02" Lv Creston, 5.27 " Ar Samter, 6.18 " Trains 32 and 35 carry through Pullmaa palace buffet sleeping cars between New York and Macon via Augusta. W ilson and Summerton R... Tntz Tinra, No. , In effect Monday, June 13th, 1898. Between Wilson's Mtil and Daizell. Southbound. Northbound. No. 73. Daily except Sunday No. 72. P M Stations. P' h 1 45 Le.....Dalzell...Ar 1 30 2 08 ...N W Junction... 1 02 30 .....unmter......... 12 30 303 ...NWJunction... 1227 315...........Tindal.........1155 3 33.........Packsville.......11 30 350-........SilveR......... 1110 4o.......Millard ..... 5 4 45--......ummecrton .... 10 10 5 15...... .... Davis...........940 540..........Jordan..........925 0 00 Ar..Wilson's Mills...Le 9 05 -PM AM Between M illard and St. Paul. South bound. Northbound. No 73. No. 75. No. 72. No. 74. P M A M Stations A M P M 4 05 10 15 Le Millard Ar 10 45 4 35 4 15 1025 Ar St. Paul Lel1035 4 25 P'M A M AM PM THIOS. WILSON, President. OFF ICE oF JtuDCE oF PROBATE, Manning, S. C., August 1, 1900. f To Executors. Administrators, Guardians and Committees: I respectfully call your attention to annexed statute. You will piease give this matter early attention. Very respectfully, J. M. WINDHAM. Judge of Probate. Sec. i064-(942). Executors, Administrators. Guardians and Committees. shall annually while any estate remains in their care or cus tody, at any time before the first day of July of each year. render to the Judge of Probate of the county from wham they obtain Letters Testa mentary or Letters of Administrators or Let ters of Guardianship. etc.. a just and true ac count, upon oath, of the receipts and expendi tures of such estate the preceding Calendar year. which, when examined and approved. shall be deposited with the Inventory and ap praisement or other papers belonging to such estate, in the omlce of said Judge of Probate. there to be kept for the inspection of such per sons as may be interested in the estate-(under former penalties.) Approved the 2d day of March, 1897. For Sale. Two Second-Hand Gins, Feeders and Condensers, complete, will be sold cheap. They are in good condition. *A. L.LESESNE, Manning, S. C. DR. J. FRANK GEIGER, DENTIST, .MANNING, S. C.