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Our little book on contagious blood poison is the most complete and instruc tive ever issued; it not only tells all about this disease. but also how to cure yourself at home. ~ It is free and should be in the hands of everyone seeking a cure.' Send for it. THE SWIFT SPEOIFIC CO., ATLANTA, 6A. THE Dank of Manning, MANNING, 8. 0. Transacts a general banking busi DeSs. Prompt and special attention given 'to depositors residing,out o-f townl. Deposits solicited. All collections have prompt atten tion. Business hours from 9 a. mo. to 3 p. mn. JOSEPH SPROTT, A. LEVI, Cashier. President. B'OARD OF DIRECTOBS. J. W. MCLEOD, 'W- E. BROWN, S. M. NEsN, JoSEPrSPRoTT A. LEVI. -Buggies, Wagons, Road Carts and Carriages -RB~PAIRED With Neatness and Despatch -AT R. A. W HITE'S WHEELWRIGHT and BLACKSMITH SHOP. I repair Stoves, Pumps and run water pipes, or I will put down a new Pump cheap. If you need any soldering done, give me a call. LAME. My horse is lame. Why? Because I did not have it shod by R. A. White, the man that puts on such neat shoes and makes horses travel with so much ease. We Make Them Look New. We are making a specialty of re painting old Buggies, Carriages, Road Carts and Wagons cheap. Come and see me. My prices will please you, and .T guarantee all of my work. Shop on corner below R. M. Dean's. R. A. WHITE, MANNING, S. C. *J A. WEINBERG, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MANNNING, S. C. JOSEPH F. RHAME, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MANNING, S. C. J. s. wILSoN. w- c. DURANT. WILSON & DURANT, Attornaeys. and Counselor at Lau', MANNING, S. C. C. DAVIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW. MANNING, S. C. DR. J. FRANK GEIGER, DENTIST, MANNING, S. C. MASTER an SLAVE By T. H. TIborpe. Copyright, 1901, by T. U. Thorpe [OOOO~COM O O O O [connuzo.] 'Oakfoll~~added', "thfs'intimacy lietween them compels me to suggest, ma demoiselle, that nothing' be said to your grandfather of Leon's visit to me or of my intentions in his behalf. I pray you will not feel offense at the suggestion." , "Not in the least," she answered him. "It is well founded and just and shall be respected. When will you begin?" "I cannot say," he replied. "The work of preparation may occupy me until fall." "I will earnestly pray God and the Virgin to aid and to bless you and to enable me, though but an ignorant and feeble girl, to be of some use in so just a cause," said Estelle. "Your good will shall be my sufficient stay," said Oakfell, offering his hand in adieu, and the touch produced a deli cious shock that sent the blood bound ing through his veins in a manner new to his experience. As he rode away with a knightly bow Estelle turned to her maid, who had loitered unseen within hearing dis tance of the conversation, and said: "I am so glad that I sent Leon to him. I am so happy that he came to see me. Now I am sure I did not do wrong and that he will never yield to injustice. What a handsome, good face he has, Odette." "Oh, mamselle, he is among men what you are among women, the first of the good!" answered Odette. "Ie is the only one fit for you, and you are the only one fit for him." "What are you thinking of, silly thing? Mr. Oakfell is not a Catholic, and I am," said Estelle, faintly pout ing. "I know he is not a Catholic," the maid replied, "but, for all that, he is the best man in the parish. I have beard Father Grhe say that." "Father Grhe has honest and correct opinions, and whatever he says I be lieve. But Mrs. Oakfell will very likely be one of those bold American beauties on Bayou Bceuf, not the shy and stu pid little creole of Bayou Rouge," Es telle said plaintively. "Ah, my sweet mistress, if you had seen M. Oaktell's face as I saw It when you ~gave him your hand for goodby you would not talk so. And if he looks for beauty, which one of-the American ladies can compare with Mamselle La tiolais? Beauty is not everything to such as M. Oakfell, nor boldness, nor money. Something better than all these he will want-the good, trte heart, and no American lady has a heart of pearl ike my mistress." The sla-e girl spoke ~warmly and loyally, and Estelle ran Into the house to conceal the blushes of happiness these words brought to her cheeks. At sunset the grandfather returned. His step was slow and his countenance grave and troubled. Sinking wearily Into a chair on the veranda, he closed his eyes as if to shut out an unwelcome visitor to his memory and thus sat si lent and brooding when Estelle ap proached and lightly kissed his brow. "Are you sick, my dear grandfather?" she asked. "In spirit, yes, otherwise no. my dear little girl," he replied. "Then what Is It that has given de spondency to my good old child?" "Ah, little Estelle, you are the child too tender and sensitive to hear the shocking thing that has saddened my soul this evening." "No," she protested; "you misjudge me. I am strong enough to share with eu all your griefs and must do so or fall in my duty. Then tell me what dis tresses you. Did you not go to Mi. Quillebert's, and was it not there this thing has happened? Tell your Estelle." "Yes, my angel, I will tell you, for I must speak to some one. I rode over to Constant's to- spend an hour with him. As I passed his stables I heard the strokes of the whip falling heavily upon flesh and a low moan following each blow. I hastened on to the house ~nd had alighted at the gate when Constant came out of the stables, ox whip in hand, breathless and almost speechless. The savage fury of his face frightened me. He sent a negro boy on one of his fastest horses to bring Dr. De Roux. When he had rested somewhat and restored himself with brandy, he told me his jockey, Leon, went away 0 * "You~ heard what my grlandfather told me?" last night, leaving the horses unfed, and did not return to the plantation until midnight. when he was brought by the constable, who had caught him com ing out of the swamp, and stubbornly refused to say where he had gone. He caused the unfortunate fellow to be tied by the wrists to a feed rack from last night until this evening without food or water and threatened the whip if he did not tell where he had been, but promising release for confession. Leon obstinately closed his mouth and would not speak. "Constant went into the stable this evening and made his final demand for confession, but with no effect He then bared the negro's back and gave him the lash until be fell forward and hung from the rack limp and uncon scious. At this he became alarmed, believing that he had killed him, and, cutting him from the rack, dispatched for the doctor. I remained there un til De Roux came and reported that he had revived Leon, but could give no assurance that he would not die from the effect of the punishment. Constant drank more brandy, raved like a madman, swore he could never get anter,. ke s t-a ean Leon and promised the doctor $500) to cure him. All this made me feel utterly misera ble, and I came away." "And If you will never go back there, dear grandfather," Estelle exclaimed. "both you and I will be the gainers." "You ar weeping, child," sa!J the old man. swing the tears that blinded her eyes. "I zhould not have harrow ed you with sucL a recital." "You did right t tell me, that I may have the best of causes to entreat you to stay away from him. Oh, my kind protector, he is not tit to associate with you! He is an atheist, a fiend, a brute, and you are a C'iristian gentleman. He is not the equil .n charact " the poor negro he tortured, . ." dered. Never permit him . to me. Do not expect me to rotice- nim if he does. Never invite him to come here. If he enters that gate, I will set all the dogs on him." "Calm yourself, my little one," the grandfather said soothingly, "and re member that Constant is a white man and Leon only his negro slave." "Grandfather," the girl replied spir itedly, "it is more probable that Leon is not Quillebert's negro slave than that Quillebert is deserving to be call ed a white man." "What do you mean, Estelle?" "I cannot tell you now, but time will explain this saying of mine in both its parts. Only promise me this-that never shall one of our slaves be put to the lash or tortured." "I promise that sincerely." "Then, dear grandfather, let us talk no more of this unhappy subject. You need your supper and pipe." "Yes, dear, and tell old Julie to drip the coffee extra strong to quiet my nerves." Passing into the hall, Estelle found Odette sobbing bitterly and, taking her hand, said in a low tone: "You heard what my grandfather told me?" "Yes, mamselle. Forgive me for lis tening." "Remember, then, Odette, what Leon 'uffered for your sake and be you as brave and silent for his. The God of mercy will right all this wrong. Trust in God and Mr. Oakfell." "Yes, and you, dear mistress." "Go now, bathe your eyes in cool wa ter and wait on us at table with a face showing no trace of weeping." Estelle proceeded to her own room and, closing the door, knelt at the pret ty little priedieu near her bed. :Bowing her beautiful head and closing her eyes, she addressed her s:ition for the suc cor of the oppressed to heaven, but in her involuntary vision she saw only the face of Oakfell. From the happiness of this dual devotion she was summoned to nreside at the meal. CHAPTER VII. THE DOCTRESs. L EON'S life hung for weeks on the -merest thread. Fever con sumed his body and mind, cre g ating hallucinations peopled by Odette, Oakfell and EsteIle, whose names were oftenest on his parched lips. The excess of his punish ment was -discussed throughout the parish in terms condemnatory of Quille bert, to prosecute whom shculd the jockey die determination was express ed. The medication of Dr. De Roux seemed impotent, a profound and omi nous gloom settled upon the slaves on all the plantations, the patrol of con stables ~was nightly re-enforced by vol. unteers, Quillebert's bottle and card fa miliars obscured themselves, aind be felt deeply disturbed by the entire situ ation. He drank brandy at home and rum at Dede's cabaret at Mansura. In this latter he was blasphemously in veighing against the doctor's unskill fulness when Dede remarked: . "It is you who lack sense. WVhy don't you stop throwing away money on De Roux and drop a gold eagle in the lap of old Mother Deshantelies, Laure Luneau's grandmother?" "What can she do, you pitted idiot?" Quillebert snapped. "She can cure your jockey and save you from being tarred and feathered, you Gascon hog," retorted Dede. "She is a doctress served by the saints them selves. Alexe Boudreau's fine trotter could not touch his right hind foot to the ground for four days. Alexe called on Mother Deshautelles. She gave him a dry piece of flannel to put on the horse's hoof. He did so and dealt him a sharp blow. Down went the hoof, and the. horse has not limped since. During 48 hours Tatin's boy could not swallow. He was carried to Mother Deshautelles, who laid her hand on his throat just for one second. As soon as he got home he ate a quart of gumbo and can now swallow an egg without breaking it. Bertrand Dufilho called to his wife one night for a candle. She asked him, 'Where is the candle?' For three days she kept repeating, 'Where is the candle, where is the candle?' She did not eat or sleep and continued saying, 'Where is the candle, where is the candle?' Dr. Leme was cs.lled to her, but he could do nothing. Her strength gave out, and they had to put her to bed. Still she went on asking, 'Where is the candle, . where is the candle?' The priest was sent for, and he burned candles and incense and sprinkled water and talked Latin, but she kept on asking. 'Where is thbe can die, where is the can'dle?' FinallyI Bertrand brought Mother Deshautelles. She sat by the bed and heard the feeble voice whisper, 'Where is the candle, where is the candle?' and, touching her' lips with a candle she had carried there, said to her, 'There, the candle!' Mie. Dufilho opened her eyes and, looking first at the candle and :hen at Mother Deshautrelles, closed then again and immediately fell asleep. From that day to this she has never asked, 'Where is the candle?' " "Do you take me for a fool, Dede, or* are you really simple enough yourself to believe such crazy stuff?" "Crazy stuff!" exclaimed DedIe. "I tell you, Quillebert, those are facts, and ~ere are hundreds more known. She is the most powerful doctress since the old nun Bazilia died, who cured the bishop of Natchez of a snake* bite. But It isn't every one she will serve, for she is a pious woman. She may refuse you, who are such a fool as not to believe what you cannot un derstand, who do not believe in God or the saints or the devil. When your jockey dies and the planters begin to hold meetings, perhaps you will no longer believe in rum, cards, ox whip' and yourself, which thus fay- have made up your creed." Quillebert's philosophical skepticism was demolished by this last stroke of Dede's, and, visibly frightened, he said: "And do you think this old witch will not sell her charm for my gold?" "Though she takes it, gold cannot buy her," Dede replied. "You risk fail ure if you depend upon .yourself and gold alone. for the priests have put on you the brand of heretic and on your gold the mintage mark of hell." "Except what I give them," snarled Quillebert. "That's plain," laughed Dede. "They purify by exc'rcism whatever goes to their holy uses. But there is just one chance for you, Constant, and it should bh goodnnel.n" "And what is that?" Quillebert ans fously inquired. "Laure Luneau," Dede answered. "You made a great fight for her at the election of the bell's godmother, and she is your friend for that. Moreover, she hates that overbearing American Oakfell and the simpering doll Estelle Latiolais, and she is a true Gasconne. Her grandmother will do for her what she might deny to the rest of the world. Seek Laure and at once." "You are right, Dede, and your Gas con wit has not been entirely burned out by your rum, which is so fiery that I believe it is distilled where the priests say my gold is co!ned. Give me anoth er glass of it. and I will see my little partisan this very day. Gascon shr ewd ness is a match at any time for hector ing Americanism, and we'll head off this infernal abolitionist Oakfell yet." "What is that you say? Abolition ist!" exclaimed Dede, placing before his patron the brimming glass of liquor. "Not so loud, idiot!" Quillebert said. and, with the look of cruel ferocity which came into his visage whenever his malevolence was at work, he added in a low, grumbling tone: "Did not his speech at Baton Rouge prove him an abolitionist? I believe he has been tampering with that rascal Leon. I be lieve he is at the bottom of all this scare about an uprising among the ne groes if Leon should give the pretext by dying. I believe he has been bar gained with by the abolitionists to be paid double the price of his own slaves for his servicqs in setting all the others free. But say nothing about this now, Dede; only watch and listen." Emptying the glass at one draft, though the liquid heat forced the brine to his hardened eyes, he mounted his She was unawarc of QuW lcbert tv prjcscncc. horse and brIskly rode down into the swamp In the direction of M1other De shautelles' house, leaving Dede with bristling brors drawn down, bloated chin lowered to his chest and counte nance of tarnished brass wrapped in an expression of deP cogitation. The dwelling of the doctress was a tight and durable cottage built of cy prs osdued wihmd"etn rear . t site~ wa-ninece go lica iaberratofi Qtisrgio o~flead hrevels, bhriswamp roes ron intonh thewap aluvoa the direction of te c ershautelles housd levnghade withe bfhrisln ow orpaing donee, blotd anc ofd tarhedcm ofa wrape inr Te dnhellein oFrane sufocte wor ah frugtand yedcmfrtableotantenanc ofy reselogsn daubhe witnd, r test ter's pilarsh, cpres bsrandduherLued int foumr yarse habe which wer vdedany a brodlelwand ith ture provitae dep ndandoan font aichn the usua kihen aesooprchsei the ear.es siotews an eminencs a te ogica powerration inuths traio ofora lesh wsaherswam oecstatroe, upn the bar coarlin ars hernctisnty Bou Rohe and from Grooms totoom ofher jownrneyitnginterelsts, wit eetun nrtd dincoFrc sufier imte frga ettedacomfortabhe massntEacero hefand rustmes andesponer the lat teman cas midwife candlsick' neuhbrs wHer readseinal claem to he con nieroato uermaive headeand c weroe ofue aend amaty for ktchck largt, stoutestnd ugimdes ndthll sokst wrngt of mulesctoeraw it. for she wast a person of heoiceture aesnd noin rsected baryears hnerbeity r was suc thgoat onwt uchstbor cAl shrine wkthmino te room. wHth watre ines, accowmihe with exerin. adhedisomo, ereotedn wthoo atndnet at the masd at asterg andihstas scopnd eresses int ex trsee onae arm thfaloreaigbos brohor th eeingmal.cm to icn ieaton. sher inssve pursud tad face wsenwre of leoinlmaet Thesenick hite aitr sianl undimmng eyes still spoke srwngt ondre chreks ofShe was cnsctuhs woman of faughefu pouan accotd espcer yth:nelget er eda', tle iGoranndeupeataitur th ort, ditae marithi the liswthe lay abslown maiswth twondin choeet th ater thils nd swrminguch wthe g revsschurc red natrayih"Lu isan. Bosae" headred, rote asnot nle doceep in the buraseso auroe ithis hoope ata-th edst lng, baet ols n her fam for the surriseo roth for ffeseveigsma.S.n ten wals shnothe purit, hea shed wGas unawae of sericebt's youe.sCne utnt, afte sillent fstin stpryu rieolteyess whpch the firm ti lise sand brelik an rted cheesl the un-r consous irl he leaughd walotd com acosed wiher: "Hnd littl laonnal wha ba epitoutref "When Imresth adyi, the relie, the "But brownmill brith tverynln et aihnd blushing chef Fatr re hae, sainingbet anIs crhate ascret oerec th oeium." uch "Teat chrc ofl sngstuor tat.n" shal Cheant,"h shcied ithi noat "Pray tobreiteo the bunshet oe ike tanish!go away-at last munti as yucanu fonr- sokns n he! Th"lhI he facte watosurrie notdforroffense reIne uilltbudrt and inode aito "so coet, ynmh frIwn stamant butwil mnstanstepntill you could nolonger hear thesoui of Tn horse's feet; then, peering searchingly into the thick undergrowth behind which her visitor had disappeared, she tripped lightly out of the water and, dropping net and basket, seized her shoes and hose. With the nimbleness of a doe she sprang behind a huge cy press tree and ilie concavity of its trunk converted into a toilet, where, drying he., feet with grass and leaves, she was quickly shod. Taking her hat from the palmetto spike on which it hung, she adjusted it fetchingly upon her head and, stepping out, took up the net rod and leaned lightly upon it as a staff. Verily she looked the syl van beauty of the poets as in rich con tralto she sang: "Soldier, soldier, marry, marry me." Quillebert could not have been far distant, for the line was hardly finish ed when lie emerged from the bushes, having tied his horse to a tree. "What a change, my little actress, from the bewitching to the bewilder ing!" he said. "I do not like to hear an old man talk so, and young men never say such things to me," she complained. "Be patient, Laure. You will hear enough of that sort from acceptable lips. Now, little one"-Quillebert had suddenly become grave-"listen to some serious talk, for I am troubled. Will you do me a friendly turn? It Is not for nothing. I have at home a beauti ful little watch made at Havre, inlaid with rubies and diamonds. If what I wish is accomplished, that watch shall nestle beneath the satin belt you will wear at the next ball." "M. Constant, surely I need no bribe to serve you. I am already under more obligation than I can ever dis charge.", "Nonsense, child. I do not mean to bribe you, but I do mean that no one can ever confer a benefit on Constant Quillebert without being the gainer thereby." "What is it you desire me to do?" "It is this: My jockey has been very sick since he was whipped for running away. Some think he will die. That Incompetent De Roux does not know how to handle the case. Oakfell, who is thought to be paid by the abolition ists, is in an underhand way seeking to arouse public sentiment against me and has already excited old Latiolais' shallow headed granddaughter, who has said some bitter things to the priest Grhe and others. She has the notion that the swaggering American is looking her way, and she struts mightily." "The double faced thing!" exclaimed Laura vindictively. "Should Leon die," continued Quille bert, "it is thought Oakfell will urge a popular demonstration, maybe a pros ecution. I would avoid all this. If Leon recovers, I will pay back the con spirators with interest." "Estelle, too?" demanded Laure. "If she gets in the way, she shall have her share," he answered. "Then what can I do?" she asked, with a satisfied air. "This-persuade your grandmother to give you the cure for Leon." "Oh, M. Constant! I fear your un f.-lendliness to the church will pre ent" "How ? Does any one here give more o the priests and the convents than I lo? But that is not to the point. I am not sick. The cure is for Leon. Be :ides, I am your friend, Laure, and. your enemies are my enemies." "Must you have It today ?" "At once. There is not one minute to spare. If Leon is not better by to morrow morning, he will not- live the week out." "I will try," Laure consented after short reflection. "Take this; It may help your argu ment," said Quillebert, handing her a shining double eagle goldpIece. ' "Back into the bushes, then, till I re turn," said she. Quillebert did as he was bidden, and the girl walked rapidly to the cottage. The half hour of her absence appeared to him all but interminable, and it was s one freed from long imprisonment that he sprang from the matted vines and brush when she stopped beside the tree holding her hands behind her and sang: "Soldier, soldier, marry, marry me." "Well?" he exclaimed. "She was very unwilling," said she. "But" "I got It," she anticipated his ques tion. "Here It is." And, holding forth her hands, she exhibited in one a nar row band of snow white cloth about ten inches In length made of unspun otton fiber beaten and pressed while saturated with water. The other held a roll of the cured skin of a garfish, In which the cotton strip had been in cased. "Grandmother raised this cotton In the garden from seed obtained in Egypt by her brother, who was a soldier of the emperor. She had every boil taken from the stalk as It opened and carried to her room. With her own hands she picked the lint, muttering prayers and crossing herself all the while. S'i soaked and pressed it with her own fihn -ers, and I am sure she put a prayer between every two layers. She says that if before 9 o'clock 'tonight this oly fillet is laid over Leon's eyes and ~empes he will get well." "Pretty one, you are a Jeanne d'Arc! Give me the fillet," Q2uIllebert eagerly demanded. "Take It and win," said Laure. "And share the spoils of victory with y little lieutenant," he added, rolling the strip and replacing it in the fish ikin. In an instant his horse was heard bounding through the dry swamp. Another sound of horse's feet fell up n Laure's ear. and she ran to the skirt of the wood to receive a most elaborate bow from the exquisite Evariste Oak !ell as he cantered along the opposite bank of the bayou and to catch the notes of hIs fine tenor voice caroling: "Soldier, soldier, marry, marry me." Her heart beat wildly with a delIght Bhe could scarce explain, but was sud denly stilled by the thought that Eva iste may have seen Quilliebert, heard her signal to him and construed their meeting as she would not for the world have him construe It. The gait of Quillebert's steed was not lowered from a run until, throbbing and overed with foam, he was halted at his stable. Quillebert took no chances with the clock. but at once proceeded to the cabin where lay the emaciated, sinking, faintly breathing jockey. .Pro ducing the gleaming fillet, he stretched it over the closed eyes and sunken temn pies of the seemingly dying man and on their lives charged the awed negroes in attendance to see that there it re mained till morning. Leon slept fitfully through the night At break of day he awoke from de irium, Odette and freedom to conscious ness, Quillebert and shackles. [TO BE CONTINUtED.} Some Girl. Some girls, when asked to elope, are Eke ice. At first they are cold and re pulse you; then they melt and run ......-_wltemte nan,) Independ Eis Prayer. The little son of an Episcopal clergy man of Los Angels was visiting with his mother a Canadian city, where the two attended services at a certain church. It is the custom in that church for the clergymau :,!d eengregation to bow in silent prayer for a minute or two just before lih sermon begius. It was a new procecdir.g to the child, for he was not accustomeud t', seeing this done In his father's church, but the little chap bravely and reverently did his part. After the service was over the clergy man, one of the old evangelical school, who had noticed the reverence and ap parent devotion of the child, spoke to him and comznended his reverence with an affectionate pat on the lead. "It was very pleasing." he remarked to a group of bystanders, "to see this little fellow so deeply engaged in earnest prayer just before I began my sermon. What prayer did you offer to the throne of grace, my little boy?" All unconscious of the effect it pro duced, the little fellow candidly and instantly replied: "I said: 'Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord mylj soul to keep.'"-San Francisco Argo naut. Birds' Eggs Superstitions. The old, wrinkled, dusky aunties of the south tell children: "Do not eat the bluebirds' eggs. They make you love to wander." They believe that the pale blue eggs of that beautiful creature, "that violet of the air," that bird with "sky tinge on his back, earth tinge on his breast," will make the greedy nest robber restless as long as he lives. No place, however enticing, can hold the being who has once tasted a bluebird's I egg. He who eats a mocking bird's egg will be compelled to "tell all he knows." The one who robs a killdee's nest and eats its eggs will surely break an arm. He who eats a dove's egg will be fol lowed by bad luck, while the egg of any bird of yellow plumage will be sure to cause a fever, and lie who eats an owl's egg will be always shrieking. The eat er of a crow's egg will always. as old auntles say, "be gwine on foolish like a crow does go on. 'Ha, ha. ha!' Bgt a partridge's egg." they declare, "du es make you thrive an' grow fas'. Dey is de onlies' sort er birds' eggs dat you kin eat widout findin' 'em danger some." A cockmey. Bullokar, the lexie'grapher who gave the famous definition for "crocodile tears," was outdone by Minshen. an other dictionary maker of London. who In 1617 issued the work which gave the following amusing account of the or igin of the word "cockney:" "A cock ney, or cockny, applied only to one born within the sound of the Bow bells that is, within the city of London whiche terme came first out of the fol lowing tale: "A citizen's sonne, riding with his fa ther out of London into the country, and being a novice and merely ignorant of how corne and catel do increase, asked when he heard a horse neigh what the horse dide. His father an swered, 'The horse dothe neigh.' Rid ing further, he heard a cock crow and said, 'Dothe the cock neigh too? And therefore cockney. or cockneigh, by- in version thus: Incoctus.-i. e., raw or unripe in countrey-mens affaires." When the Crowd Gathered. At the close of some sports that were being held at a country village one of the competitors, coming across the lo cal policeman, inquired when the thea ter opened. "We have no theater here," said the "Well, the music ball, thena?" "No; nothing of that kind here." "Have you no evening amusement at all?" asked the stranger. "Oh, yes," said the policeman, rising to the occasion. "If you wait till 9 o'clock, you'll see them shunting the goods train."-Londoa Spare Moments. Small Boy's Divorce, Clarence, aged live, had been severe ly punished by his parents for disobedi ence, and the next day, without saying a word to any one, he called at the of fice of the family legal adviser, who happened to be a particular friend of the little fellow. "Well, Clarence," said the man of the law after shaking hands, "what can I do for you?" "Please, Mr. Brown," said Clarence, "I want to get a divorce from our famn ily."-Newark News. Modern Advertising, A little over half a century ago It was considered beneath the dignity of many substantial concerns to adver tise beyond the Insertion in the news papers of an occasional business card. Some of the experiences of that time show how recently advertising,, as we know it, has developed. A retail hardware house in an east ern city once found itself possessed of ten times the number of articles of a certain kind that it had intended to buy. As they had been ordered espe cially for a new hotel and were of a pe culiar design, there seemed to be no way of disposing of them except at a merely nominal sum. One of the youngeri men connected with the concern offered to "move them" at a fair price provided he be permitted to advertise. The sugges tion encountered much opposition, but finally a small sum was set apart to carry it out. The advertisement was - drafted in an attractive way, and the people soon began to buy the new arti cle. Finally the house was obliged to send to the ma~nufacturers for more. When the next season's trade opened, the mnember of the firm who had most opposed the experiment whispered to the young man that he had better write out a few notices "and put them in the papers." From such beginnings the advertis ing practice has c'ome. Thousands of dollars are now spent not only in ad vertising itself, but in devising elever catch words, ingenious phrases and il lustrations which will stick in the memory of the recauder as well as new general methods.-Youth's Companion. English Quail Stew. For four plump Quails provide four - oysters, four tablespoonfuls of butter, three large cupfuls of ox tail soup or rich stock, two small glasses of port or madeira, two tablespoonfuls of onion vinegar, the same of India relish and muhroom catchup, celery salt, white pepper and four slices of crisp, brown toast. Leave the quails whole, simply opening down the breast. Put the but ter In a frying pan over a hot fire and when brown lay the quails in the pan. Cover and cook tenl minutes. Turn and cook ten minutes more. When browned on both sides, add the soup or stock, wine, catchup and relish. When it boils again, add celery salt and pepperi to season and thicken with a table spoonful of flour wvet up in cold water. Stir it gradually until it boils. Turn each quail on its back and insert an oyster. Cook five minutes and serve on slices of toast with the liquid poured I over ll. +44++ Uny not meet with a unanimous approval, but there are none who disap rove of Commercial expansion at home. The LEVI BROTHERS of Sumter, in order to meet the demands of mr growing and expanding business, were forced to seek more commodious lua rters. Accordingly we contracted for and leased the old J. T. Solomon store next to the court house, and after an expenditure of considerable noney we have now one of the handsomest and best equipped stores in the :ity, to which we extend a most' cordial invitation to the readers of THE riMEs, and in this connection we desire to express our gratitude to.the people for the patronage and the manifestations of confidence reposed in us The Sumter cotton market is one of the best in the State and we -eckon ourselves among the heaviest buyers; this we could not do if we did iot pay full market price, and having the very best facilities for handling ,otton we 6an guarantee prices to those favoring us with their patronage. viiyiviiviivimiTrnnnyvin.innyynyyy this season is advancing, but we have a magnificently selected stock, con Dry Goods , tracted for early and ahead of any ld vance, that we think will be of inter est to the people to examine before. buying elsewhere. nn imninvnninn are our favorite stock and we believe that we have as large and as complete Shoes line, from the best factories in the United States as any house away from nunnAALAAAn uUAAAAnnUAanum wholesale trade; in fact we do a large jobbing trade in Dry Goods and Shoes. vYIIYVYVVTITYIVTVTVIHYWVin VYI can only be properly .selected by ex perts and we have had -the advantage lot ing of an expert who makes a thorough study of the styles to select this stock, and we want everybody to come and and see how weil 'and cheaply we can dike them out. wmnun annmis _a line that we defy competition in style, shapes, quality and prices. No H at S matter who you want'- a Hat for or what price you want to pay for it, we can suit you in every respect. We have a full line of Boys' Hats also. bought altogether in ear'load lots and with a view of competing with job Grocerie SIbers. A farmer-.can secure from us anything in. the Grocery line, either Fancy or Heavy goods, at prices that can only produce profits by the - ime of business done. . Our store will continue to be headquarters for the farmers of Clared Ion, and in our new quarters we can give our friends more- att~nti'n be :anse we have more room to do business. We want -you to come to see us, next door to the court, house and you iave our guarantee that your wants will be supplied regardless of compe ition. :0riii3Mg YcrnrXZ OC0ttC>=. IEUIBDROTIKIS, SUMTER, S. C . Wm.~ E.H olmes&Ce 209 East Bay, - CHARLESTON, S. V. ~-Dealers in PAINTS, OILS, VARNISH AND BRUSHES, LANTERNS, TAR PAPER AND BUILDING PA1'ER. Headquarters for the Celebrated Palmetto Brand of Cylinder, Planing, En fine Oils and Greases. Write Us About .. . GAGER'S WH IT 1E [t yields from 35 to 40 per~ cent-More Mortar than GAGE R'S LIME is packed irt.Magnificent Cooper Supplied to the trade in car lots direct from kilns by AROLINA PORTLAND CIMINT CO. Sole Selling Agents Southern States, CIIALESTON. - - S. (. 'Southern Fruit Co.i W. H. MIXSON, Manager. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN FRUIT and PRODUCE.E .a..~ nnuracturers' Agents fork.~. BARRELS, BASKETS, CRATES, Etc. High Grade Vegetable Seeds. CilARLESTON, - - - - - S. G. The. Manning Times ae Both for $1.50.'8 Every new yearly subscriber will be entitled to THE FARM. KND HOME and THE MANNING TIMES for $1.50; also every~ >ld subscriber who pays up his arrears. This is a grand offer and noe hope the people wil appreciate it.