The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, May 07, 1902, Image 2

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L~OU UI> A.I.TVlLT, .Edtit r. MANNING. S. C., MAY 7, 1902. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year.......................-- - - - .....$150 Six months.............-- - -..... 7 Four months............ ........ ......50 ADVERTISING RATES: one square. one time. $1: each subsequent in sertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular advertisements. Liberal contracts made for three, six and twelve months. Communications must be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer in order to receive attention. No communication of a p~rsonal* character will be published except as an 1 vvrSi i lt Entered at the Postoflee at Marninc as Sec ond Class matter. M'LAURIN'S ADDRESS. The latest move on the politi cal chess board is the recent "Address to the people" issued by U-nited States Senator John L. McLaurin; in it Senator Mc Laurin anticipates the action of the May convention, and virtual ly "throws up the sponge." In assuming that the convention will adopt such requirements as will preclude him from comply ing, we think the Senator has made a mistake, but he is right in scorning anything like a spe cial privilege in his case, as in dicated in Senator Tillman's Manning speech, in which. with mock magnanimity. he proposed to permit the adoption of a spe cial rule in McLaurin's case. No man with a spark of pride would enter a primary under such cir cumstances. We regret exceedingly that Senator McLaurin has been so hasty, we have an abiding faith in the good judgmen't and patriot ism of the people, and still be lieve, when the convention as sembles the party requirements will not be materially changed, and such action will be taken as will meet the acceptance of every Democrat, matters not how much they dif fer now. We realize, there is an element now in control of the party machinery working with might and main to accomplish a selfish purpose for the coming election, regardless of the effect on party harmony: that element cares not, so it can accomplish its purpose, and to gain a tem porary advantage it would run the risk of tearing the party into several hostile camps, but when the convention assembles. it need not be controlled by these monte-banks, and conservatism and patriotism should be the mo tive prompting the delegates. The convention should take such action as will inspire confidence, and inure to the benefit of the people without regard to the political aspirations of any man: this, in our opinion will be the motive prompting many of the delegates and, for Senator Mc Laurin to anticipate throttling action, is premature. The convention is entrusted 'with the rights of the people, and not the aspirations of politi cians, and as the Representa tiyesof the people,no man should attribute unfairness to them un til they have acted unfairly; sim ply because Senator Tillman has issued forth his decree, is no rea son to conclude that the dele gates to the convention will do his bidding. There will be men in that convention who will have views different from those ex pressed by Senator Tillman. and they will present them strongly. True, Senator Tillman has a powerful influence with the party, but he has not always succeeded in forcing the accept ance of his ideas, therefore we regard Senator McLaurin's let ter a bad stroke at this time. If by it he simply means to retire, then he could have done so, by employing different language, but when he indicates that he will ignore the primary, he plays squarely into the hands of his opponents, who have conspired together for this very purpose. The Democratic primary is the only place where Democrats can settle their differences, and he who refuses to go into the pri mary cannot go before the peo ple at all, and is therefore out, and no more a factor for con sideration. What his future course will be is not clear. The Senator's enemies claim that his letter was written for the pur pose of paving the way to going over to the Repub lican party, but in the letter we can not find one line which will justify such a conclusion, and in our opinion that conclusion is ar rived at for the purpose of further fanning the flames of prejudice, be that as it may, Mc Laurin does not indicate that he will join the Republican party, but he makes it clear that he is not in sympathy with the con templated primary system, and that he believes the primary has out lived its usefulness, and the time has come when the people' should do away with the prima ry and depend upon the general election, "under our State and National laws." We cannot agree to this view, our' whole fight since this agita tion began. has been to keep the primary system where its found ers placed it. we have made this fight, conscientiously, and per sonal friendship for Senator Mc Laurin or any other man will not cause us to change. The primary system is absolutely necessary for the good of the State. There is not room for two white parties in South Carolina, and the primary, honestly man aged can and will give the people all the freedom they want. Our that we must hold on to the pri mary system, but,to place no ob structions in the way of giving the people an opportanity to hear and judge for themselves. We want the primary system so free, that every white man who pledges himself a Democrat and will abide the result and support the nominees, can go before the people, present his views and leave it to them to say whethe'r or not he is a Democrat and his views meet with their approval. We are and always will be op posed to an executive committee prescribing a man's politics. if the people cannot be trusted then in the name of decency stop saying that this is a government -for the people and by the peo ple," and truthfully proclaim that this is a government "for the politicians and by the politi cians" and add the celebrated Vanderbilt remark, "the people be damned." Senator McLaurin and ourself are personal friends and on this account certain poli ticians have instilled into the minds of many people impres sions unwarranted by the facts, but our position remains un changed, we always claimed that on these national questions grow ing out of the war between the United States and Spain which has brought down upon Senator McLaurin such a storm of dis approval, that he should be per mitted to go into the primary and discuss those questions and let the people. not the politi cians be the judges of his De mocracy. This has been our position from the beginning, and until a declaration is made by the convention it will continue to be our position. As a Demo crat, always contending that duty demands the laying aside of per sonal views, and acquiesence when the State Democratic Con vention makes its declaration,we say boldly that no man is en titled to Democratic considera tion who refuses to submit to the will of the majoi-ity. If Sen ator McLaurin refuses to enter the coming primary, it, in our opinion, means that he has re tired from the field. and left it open to his opponents, and will go back to private life, hoping for time to vindicate his course. We do not believe that he will join the Republican party. There is only one door open for en trance to the United States Sen ate in South Carolina, and that is through the Democratic pri mary, there is absolutely no such thing as an appeal to the general election, for it would be a physi cal impossibility to elect inde pendent tickets in the counties; this every sane man knows, and Senator McLaurin's reference to the general election is not, as some would like to make it ap pear, a threat to run indepen dent, but a hope expressed that the people will do away with the primary and depend upon the general election, not for this coming election, but in the fu ture, and if we mistake not sev eral very able anti-McLaurin newspapers in this State have long ago advocated a similar idea. We have known John Lowndes McLaurin many years and his political career has not been a "flowery bed of ease," becajise of his being a student of political economy and naturally of an as sertive nature. He chafes un der restraint and rebels under tyranny; he is no politician, for if he was, by playing to the pop ular feeling, and submitting him self as a truckling follower of leadership, regardless of his convictions, today,be would have had the masses to his back. But McLaurin entertained views on governmental questions and, without obtaining permission of the leaders, dared to express them. This independence has cost him the enmity of Tiliman, and as a result his popularity with the masses, but if he is right,time will vindicate him. In the history of all civilized coun tries men have gone down for expressing their convictions and then came forward again strong er than before. Why? Because time was convincing, and they were right. If it turns out that McLaurin is right after all, some men who are honestly differing with him now, may be in a few years, calling for him to lead. Let that be as it may, the future will take care for itself, the pres ent is what we are dealing with. If McLaurin has decided to re main out of the primary there is no law compelling him to go in, and if he is not willing to sub mit to the Democratic conven tion-the highest party author ity-then he must get out by himself. As for us, we propose to carry out every promise we have ever made in these columns. With regard to the action of the State Democratic Convention, we are in honor bound to submit to and support its action, and so is every man in South Carolina whose name is on a Democratic club roll with his consent, and any man who refuses to submit and support the declaration of the State Democratic Convention cannot participate in the pri mary: that institution is only in tended to get an expression from those who will accept the Demo ratic party's regulations. We are a South Carolina Dem ocrat, and as such have fre quently declared that the party is higher than any man or set of men, hence whatever platform, constitution or rules the Demo cratic party adopts and sends forth from its convention, must be our platform, constitution or rules. We will not follow any man out of the party, nor will we go into retirement for the sake of any man; the mainte nance and welfare of the Demo cratic party, in honor, we must Sherman's Memorable March to the Seas. I Editor The Maunini Times: The death of General Wade Hampton 1 has brought forth in the public prints. r the "Historic Letters' that passed be- 1 tween Cen. W. T". Sherman command ing United States forces and General I Wade Hampton commanding Confeder- c ate States Cavalry dated February 24th, 1865. With many more old Confederate soldiers we dare say we can quite cor rectly recall many words as printed in t these "Historic Letter" that passed be- t tween Sherman and Hampton at the c time. The writer at that time was in the I army of the immortal General Lee and known as the army of Northern V'r' ginia then entrenched around Peters- t burg and lRichmond. It will be remember that after being many times repulsed by General Johns ton's inferior armV inI numbers Sher man by several flank movements cau: :. Johnston to have to evacuate several positions of advantage and wiTh-lraw t his forces to keep them from being over i lapped by the wings of Sherman's strong flanking columns, and to lose At lantic. After a short occupation of Atlanta t Sherman and his army commenced that c march known as and called by many yankees "Sherman's memorable march to the sea." Yes, that march will ever be momor able for it was a march of rapine, arson I and murder. Sherman we think met but feeble resistance till he reached the west banks of the Congaree river. When he reached that point he found that t there was a Confederate force under 1 the gallant Hampton to try to check N the advance of him and his randal horde. On reaching this point he was not long in planting his batteries on com manding positions and without any warning was soon sending his missles death and destruction among defence less woman and children. How long he occupied his position and carried on his cowardly work we cannot now remember. but we do re member that it was said that at about 11 o'clock on the morning of February 17th, 1865 his advanced forces entered Columbia: the city having been surren dered to Sherman by the city authori ties under the promise, it has been said from Sherman, that full protection should be given to life and property. A little further on and the reader will leave how this promise was observed on the part of the valiant Tecumsek. About the latter part of the evening of Febrnary 17th, the rest of this great army of robbers had reached, and was in Columbia among was Sherman's de tailed fire corps. At this time it has been said that one of the Sisters of Mercy was then plead ing with a Federal officer quite high in rank for protection for the people from the cowardly violence of Sherman's horde of maranders. During this time this same officer (so it has been said) observed Sherman's fire corns. On his observing the fire corps he said to this lady; Columbia is ooied. The order has gone forth. The Capital of the most rebellious of all the Rebel Stotes must be reduced to ashes. When the rising sun on the c morning of February 18th, 1863 spead its genial rays over the face of that part Df nature, the ordess of the inhumane. c Sherman had been well carried out, and the most valuable and business b part of Columbia was a mass of smoul- a :ering ruins. General Hampton's force being too weak to cope with Sherman's army, 2aused him to have to retire before him P Eor the purpose, if we now recollect sorrectly of jeining forces with GeneralC Johnston then some were in the vicini-f v of Bentonville, N. C.I After leaving Columbia, Sherman's army continued to plunder, burn and murder and his troops being allowed without any restraint on the part of eneral Shierman. to contintue these ttrocities, compelled General Hampton o0 order every house burner every mur- b erer and every insulter of our women n : be shot on the spot. h Sherman was not long in finding out d hat killing was a game that Hampton si ould play as well as he, add that h amton's men could shoot as straight r a litter straighter than his could. o: Anyway Sherman became solicitous el iboutthe lives and the safety of his v oummers, so much so that he tried to work the game of a great big yankee 1< ulldozer by threatening General Eampton to have murdered a certain r; aumber of his (Hampton's) men in re- h aliation for the killing of his mex by tl :he order of General Hampton. b This threat did not work as Sherman f< hought it would, for General Hampton h ~ae him to understand that for every- r >ne of his men he (Sherman) had killed e hat he would have killed two or more~ >f his men. After this bold stand by General Efampton was taken, it has been said :hat General Sherman made his sol iers behave themselves better until :he surrender of General Johnston's orces at Bentonville April 26th, 1895. If we remember well we believee 3eneral Hampton's forces was consid red as a part of General Johnston's irmy and was surrendered with it. General Sherman has passed away and for several years now, gone to his Emal account. General Hampton after receiving all I the honorship his people could bestow ipon him have at a ripe old age too passed away and gone with the love and veneration not only of the people > his State, but of the whole Southland .gi to his eternal rest. I GEO. R. JONES.. Davis, S. C.c How's This ? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for my case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Eals Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props.. Toledo. 0. a We. the undcrsigned. have known F. J. Chency tor the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly ionorable in all business transactions and tinan ially able to carry out any obligations made by ( their firm. WE & TRUAN. wholesale drugaists. Toledo. 0. WALDIs(, KissAN & MAnvis, wholesale druv- 9 gists. Toledo. 0. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting :liretly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all lruggists. Testimonials free. I Hall's Family Pills are the best. c The Exposition During the Month of May. The Southern Railroad. the Atlantic Coast Line and the Plant System have arranged to continue the sale of the s heap tuesday tickets to the Exposi- t tion, as sold during the month of April, e on every Tuesday and Thursday during a the month of May. This will enable h all who have not yet visited the Expo.. d sition to do so during its closing month, u and those who have visited it, to again :ake advantage of the low rate offered, C as many will undoubtedly so. 1 There has been a great deal said j through the columns of the papers in lI regard to the Exposition and its many t attractive features. There is one how- I ever that has been almost entir'ely ig-j nored or overlooked by our correspon dents, and probably fr'om the fact that its location is much as not to attract general attention. Reference is made to the Grass Garden of tile U. S. Agri ultural Department. which consists of four acres of ground, and is located just east of the encanmpmient of thme Marine Corps. Every farmer who visits the. Exposition, should visit this Garden. . The Finest Fabrich made by human skill is coarse compared ~ with tfie lining of the bowels. When this tender membrane is irritated we have griping pains, diarrhoea and chol ere morbus. Whatever be the cause of t the trouble, take Perry Davis' Pain-s killer according to the directions with I each bottle. Travelers in all climates carry Painkiller in their gripsacks. lere are to be found growing over fty diterent specimens of forage crops uitable for our Southern suns, as well s wheat, rye and barley of many kinds. 'he seeds of the different forage crops eferred to have been gathered from .gypt, Africa, China, Ireland, Scot and, England. Australia and many ther countries. The representative if the Agricultural Department in harge of the Garden is a practical armer. and can give the visitor full nformation regarding each and every pecies of the crop, and it can be said o every farmer, if he can spare time o come down. even if he spends only ine day at the Exposition, let him care ully study these forage crops, get a ist of such as he wants to use, and he vill be ten times repaid for the expense if the trip, and for the time he may hink he is losing from his farm. Holds Up a Congressman. "At the end of the campaign," writes 'hamp Clark. Missouri's brilliant Con ressman. - from overwork, nervous ension,loss of sleep and constant speak ng 1 had about utterly collapsei. It eemed that all the organs in my body vere out of order, but three bottles of 'lectric Bitters made me all right. It's he best all-around medicine ever sold >ver a druggist's counter." Overwork d, run-down men and weak, sickly vomen gain splendid health and vital ty from Electric Bitters. Try them. )nlv 50c. Guaranteed by The R. B. ,oryea Drug Store. A Card. There is a petition in circulation in he Pinewood and Fulton sections in >ehalf of Mr. W. H. Dyson, who is 74 -ears of age. The following is a copy f the heading of the petition: [o the Citizens of Clarendon County: We the undersigned citizens of Clar ndon county believing as we do, which ias been made patent to all in present ng the name of William H. Dyson who s in every way worthy and justly en itled to the care, as a beneficiary of he State of South Carolina, for his ery valuable services rendered the onfederacy and State during the Civil Var, for which no pecuniary compen ation was ever awarded him. By his wn unaided mechanical genius he was .ble to furnish barrel after barrel of >eanut oil for the Wilmington and danchester railroad headlights and ,ther purposes. When it was impossi >le to procure any oil when our posts vere blockaded by Federal vessels, he two States North and South Caro ina found it necessary to detail him for hat purpose, as they had to transport he living and dead from the battle elds of Virginia and elsewhere, day ,nd night. We now ask for this venerable and ged man (74) a suitable pension for im. . Mr. Dyson would not petition for b if his circumstances did not call for elp on account of pecuniary stress and nfirmities of age. We the undersigned herefore do ask and pray that this pe ition be at once granted. The above is a copy of the original. Like a Drowning Man. "Five years ago a disease the doctors alled dyspepsia took such hold of me hat I could scarcely go," writes Geo. . Marsh, well-known attorney of No ona, Tex. "I took quantities of pep in and other medicines, but rothing .elped me. As a drowning man grabs t a straw I grabbed at Kodol I felt n improvement at once and after a few ottles am sound and well." Kodol is be only preparation which exactly re roduces the natural digestive juices nd consequently is the only one which igests any good food and cures any >rm of stomach trouble. The R. B. ?)ryea Drug Store. Bethlehem Sparks. ditor The Manningv Times: As I see no news published from our urg, I thought I'd inform you that we -ere still living,if times are tough. We ave no special news to relate no eaths, no marriages. but plenty of tkness and grass, though we are aving an excellent time to kill it. School entertainments seem to be the rder of the day just at present. Mr. ditor you ought to come over and be -ith us, I think you would enjoy it. What has become of the men who >ok after our public roads? We need to punch some one's memo y with the fact that the roads over ere are in a dreadful condition. If 2is is the way our roads are going to e kept, we prefer the old road system yr we certainly had better roads over ere at tht time. The county line >ad between Florence and lower Clar ndon ought to be looked after at once. CITIZEN. Stands ILike a Stone Wall ~etween your children and the tor Lres of itching and burning ezema, aaldhead or other skin diseases. Hlow? Vhy, by using Bucklen's Arnica Salve, arth's greatest healer. Quick est cure >r Ulcers, Fever Sores, Salt Rheum, uts, Burns or Bruises. Infallible for iles. 253c at The R. B. Loryea Drug tore. It is unfortunate for any man to rise 2 the world-at the end of a rcpe. Don't Start Wrong. Don't start the summer wi h a lin ering cough or cold. We all know that a " summer cold " is. It's the .ardest kind to cure. Often it "hangs n " through the entire season. Take Sin hand right now. A few doses of )ne Minute Cough Cure will set you ight. Sure cure for cough.', colds, roup, grip, bronchitis, e.11 th'oat and ang troubles. Absolutely safe. Acts t once. Children like it. "One Min te Cough Cure is the best cough mned ine I ever used," says J. H. Bowles, ~rovetowvn, N. H. "I never found nything else that acted so safely and uicklv." The R. B. Loryea Drug tore. WVise men change their minds oc asionly: but fools haven't any to hange. Won't Follow Advice After Paying for It. In a recent article a prominent phy ician says, " It is next to impos;sible for he physician to get his patients to arry out any prescribed course of hy iene or diet to the smallest extent; he as but one resort left, namely, the rug treatment." When medicines are sed for chronic constipation, :he most ild and gentle obtainable, such as ~hamberlain's Stomach aind Liver Tab ats, should be employed. Their use is ot followed by constipation, as they save the bowels in a natural and heal hy condition. For sale by The R. B. .oryea Drug Store. When a man isn't willing to prIactice rhat he preaches. it's time for' him to -ive up preaching. Sciatic Rheumatism Cured After Fourteen Years of Suffering. "1 have been afilieted w ith sciatic heumatism for fourteen years," says osh Elgar of Germantowvn, Cal. "I as able to be around but constantly ufered. t tried everything I could ear of and at last was told to try Chamn ieriain's Pain Balm, which I did and as immediately relie'ved and in a short ime cured, and I am happy to say it tas not since returned." Why not use his liniment and get well? It is for ale by The R. B. Loryea Drug Store, saac M. Loryea, Prop. . I Know One Sure Eemedy Satisfaction Guaranteed. The Boy-This isn't what she order ed. The Grocer-I know It. Just tell her this Is more expensive, but we'll let her have It for the same price.-In, dianapolls News. Bear the Tb ind You Hav AlwasBouht signature of A Slap at Tradition. Dorothy-What did you and your mother-in-law fall out about, Kitty? Kitty-Oh, she never liked me after she heard me say that no husband of mine should ever wear homemade sbirts.-Detroit Free Press. What Thin Folks Need Is a greater power of digesting and as similating food. For them Dr. King's New Life Pills work wonders. They tone and regulate the digestive organs, gently expel all poisons from the sys te-, enrich the blood, improve appe tite, make healthy aesh. Only 25c at The R. B. Loryea Drug Store. Never Pleasing. Mrs. Mitford-What do you think of this vivisection question? It must be awful to be cut up alive. Mrs. Graham-Yes, and it Is awful to be cut dead, as I was by one of my dearest friends last eveDing.-Boston TranscriDt. 4A0 B T OR C2. 3 A.. Bearse a The Kind You Have Aways Bougb of It Is just as well to make the best of everything when you can't help it, but you can try to give a little assistance at first. No Loss of Time. I have sold Chamberlain-s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for years, and would rather be out of coffee and sugar than it. I sold five bottles of it yesterday to threshers that could go no farther, and they are at work again this morning.-H. R. PHmLPS, Ply mouth, Oklahoma. As will be seen by the above the threshers were able to keep on with their work without losing a single day's time. You should keep a bottle of this Remedy in your home. For sale by The R. B. Loryea Drug Store, Isaac M. Loryea, Prop. When fortune turns a man down, people turn up their noses.-New York Herald. Wants Others to Know. "I have used DeWitt's Little Early Risers for constipation and torpid liver and they are all right. I am glad to indorse them for I think when we find a good thing we ought to let others know it," writes Alfred Heinze, Quin cy, Ill. They never gripe or distress. Sure, safe pills. The R. B. Loryea Drug Store. Many a man after attaining a high position forgets all about the Iaws.of gravity until it is everlastingly tbo late.-Chicago News. CASTOR IA F!or Infants and Children. he Kind You Hare Always Bought Rain and sweat have no effect on -ness Oil. It re sists the damp., w keeps the leath. - able. Stitches do not break. andeut. The \\\ '\ harness not like new, nt wears twice - V as Lnncb the Harness oil. '. Sold everywhere in cans Made by Standard Oil \ \ \ Company AGENTS WANTED. LIFE OF T. DEWITT TALMAGE, by his son. REV. FRANK DEWITT TA L MAGE and associate editors of Chris tian Herald. Only book endorsed by Talmage family. Enormous profit for agents who act quickly. Outfit ten cents. Write immediately CLARK & CO., 222 S. 4th St., Philadelphia, Pa. Mention this paper. Notice. The County Commissioners are con sidering the question of enlarging and making some much-needed improve ments to the court house. They will meet at their office on Friday, June 6th, and invite bids with plans and specifi cations for doing the following work: 1. Making an addition of 25 feet, two stories high, to the back: of court house, said addition to contain two petit jury rooms and one judges' room up stairs: lower portion to contain one grand jury room and one office, with passage run ning through as lower floor of court house is now arranged: a staircase is to run from upper floor down into grand jury room. 2. Placing chair boarding around on inside of all county otfices and court room 3. Raising floor of court room back towards door and placing in benches with backs to same. 4. Paintinst entire court house. The Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. By order County Board. T. C. OWENS, Attest: County Supervisor. J. H. LESESNE, Clerk. [d0-4t Land Surveying, I am prepared to do gecner-al Land Surveying. etc., in Clarendon c-ountyV and adjoining terriitory. Have You a Plat of Your Land ? You may need one some day. I will give careful attention to what work you may need. Addr ess. me at Sumimer ton. . C. WILLI Al A. BURGESS. CLARENDON HOTEL,1 J. M. BAGNAL. Prop., MANNING. - - - S. C. RATES $1.00 PER DAY. Woman's Delicate Organisnm Even the most vigorous p woman, living under the artificial conditions of today, needs a tonic regulator for her delicate organ ism, otherwise she is liable to those untold sufferings that re suIt from displacement or some form of female complaints. G.F. P. (Gerstle's Female Pan acea) gives that tone to the female organs which insures healthy action and perfect regularity. o oysour G. r F. g.venup as hopeless, atodher if ltdidhernogodte nee not ayori.Lfter taid one bottle das *'rely*cured enno health ever since. J. P. GILIL'ID. Moore's Bridge, Ala. Ityourcase Is not fllycovered by our FREE BOOK "HEALTHY MOTERS MAKE HAPPY HOMES." Writ, in confidence for free advice to LADIES BEALTR CLUB care L. Gerstle & Ce., Chattanooga, Tea. PRICES 1.00 A BOTTiLE. If r does not handle G.7V. P. ask h~m t .Z;.*r sed unyourorder and ties and we wiU supply you direct, expressage Prepad L. ERSTLE & CO., Chattanowga, Tena. The R. B. Loryea Drug Store, ISAAC M. LORYEA, Prop. Notice of Discharge. I will apply to tile Judge of Pro bate for Clarendon County on the 15th day of May, 1902, for letters of discharge as administrator of the estate of R. H. Cox, deceased. J. R. COX, Administrator. Vox, S. C., April 15, 1902. Notice of Discharge. I will apply to the Judge of Probate for Clarendon County on the 14th day of NMay, 1902, for letters of discharge as Administrator of the estate of Phillis Mabel Cantey. BEN CANTEY. Pinewood, S. C., April 16, 1902. [37-4t PAINTS. I am azent for Standard Paints. Carriage Paints, Roof Paints, Floor Paints, House Paints, Wall Paints. It does not pay to let your houses and implements get shabby. D. 0. RHAME.1 117 Years HAVE LANDRETN'S Seeds Been Planted, and for 11~lf7 Z&A1=0 d HAVE LANDRETH'S SEEDS (liven Perfect Satisfaction. We Sell Them. ALSO FERRY'S CROSSMAN'S AND CALIFORNIA SEEDS. WVE SELL ONION SETS AND Wood's Gennuine -Seed Potatoes. STATIONERY AND CHILDREN'S' SCHOOL SUPPLIES. Our line of the PUREST DRUGS and CHEMICA LS is always full. We also keep a full line of all kinds of reliable Patent Medicines. ga PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECIALTY...D Dr, W.E, Brown &Co. Magical Headache Powders Never Fail. INSURANCE FiRE. LIFE. ACCIDENT & BURGLARY INSURANCE. - Tailor-Made Clothing. FIT GUARANTEED. A FULL LINE OF SAMPLES. Carpets, Art Squares,1 RUGS, DRAPERIES & BED SETS. Colored designs and samples of g ds. Carpets sewed free and we.dded lining fur. nished FREE. .J. L. WILSON. MONEY TO LOAN. I am prepared to negotiate loans on good real estate security, on rea sonable terms. R. 0. PURDY, Sumter, S. C. Land Surveying and Leveling, I will do Surveying, etc., in Claren don and adjoining Counties. Call at office or address at Sumter, S. C. P. O. Boxl101. JOHN RI. HAYNESWORTH. JA. WEINBERG, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MANNNING, S. C. JOS. F. RHAME. J. H. L.ESESNE. R HAME & LESESNE, ML\NNING, S. C'. wILSON & DURANT. :1/lurIfs (1nd( (;ounfselors O/ Lwe, MIANNING, S. C. SC. DAVIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MANNING, S. C. DR. J. FRANK GEIGER, DENTIST, MANNING, S. C. 'PhneNo. 95. R~w' Tu sc Sue We have decided to run a big 99c Sale for two weeks and we have placed many Great Bargains in the list. Read down the lines and bring this advertisement when you )come 25yards good Shirting Prints for............................ 99c. 20 yards fair quality Bleach Long Cloth for..................99c. 30 yards fine Val. Lace for ..................................99C. 20 yards Colored Dimities, assorted styles if you want them ^^ so, for.................................................. 9 9 C . 8 yards Summer Dress Coverts, a splendid material for Wash Skirts, in Silver Greys, Steels, Tans, Green M ixed, for............................................. C . 1 pair Ladies' Oxford Ties, made of solid leather, both Coin fn and Common Sense Toes................................ . 4 pairs Ladies' Drop Stitch Lisle Thread Hose for...........99c. 12 pairs Ladies' Plain Black or Ribbed Hose for.............99C. 1 nice White Crochet Quilt............ . ............... 99c. 2 Gent's Colored Negligee Shirts............................99ce 4 Gent's Gauze Undervests.. ...............................99c. 4 Gent's White Straw Hats for.............. ................99C. 4 yards good quality Black Serge Dress Goods for...........99ce 10 Linen Huck Towels......................................99C. 4 large size Turkish Towels.................................99C9 2 Ladies' 75c Corsets ................................ 99-CO 100 papers good quality Pins................................99C. 100 yards Silk Ribbon.......................................99C. 100 Palm Leaf Fans. .......................................99c. 8 yards fine White P. K..................................99C. 20 Cakes Glycerine Toilet Soap, extra fine...................99c. 25 Ladies' Bleach Gauze Undervests for.... ................ 99C. In addition the above special 99c values we will offer until all our Summer Dress Stuff is sold, extra ordinary values in both White and Colored Wash Goods, and let me here say that no other store in town has as good selection as we have on our shelves. We have THE SHOES In Clarendon County. They, too, go now at special prices. Just received some great values in up-to-date Clothing, in Serges and Flannels. Boys, have you seen our Fancy Half Hose? Well, you ought to. 50c values for ................................................2 5 . Our stock is brim full of Bargains and we invite you to come and see for yourselves. Yours sincerely, Old Reliable . A.RG Y And have a few good Farm Horses and Mules on hand to dispose of at close figures. Also a lot of One and Two-Horse Wagons-the genuine old -wwvPiedmont fnake.e None better. Yes, we have the best line of BUGGIES on the' market for yon to select from. Try one and be convinced. 60 MOWERS, (the best yet.) U sorerS0 EF-DUI'P RAKES, DISC H ARROWS & Cultivators. All of which will give satisfaction and save time as well as money. TERMS REASONABLE. COME TO SEE US. W. P. HIAWKINS & CO. OILS i S A F E S or"a""''""'- aio Scales. WILLIAM M. BIRD & CO. CHARLESTON, DR. M OFT & (TEETHlNG POWDERS A ny Ad ietonRets te he otngens toe Led nd 1. n improved farming lands. Terms: s long a wantd: interest 7operscent on made on Improved Real Es oans. For particulars appl to tate. Interest at 7 pr cent. Attoreys, Apply to J. A. WVEINBERG, Sumtr, s C.Attorney at Law.