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LO U I!_L~li A P L I, E ior.M MANNING. S. C.,.iULY 30, 19'2. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. F~ur ~1 50 .\)v1lms1<; RATES: Onq square. o::e t inme. : cach subsequent in sCrti& 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of ReIpct ch:Lrecd for as re::ular advertisements. Liberal eontraets made for three. six and twelve months Communcations must be accompanied by the real name and address of the writ'-r . or r to receive attention. No comunication of a P1r" . will be published excep)t .:' a: . ,:d\ t :e:n:. Entered ait th~e FN o. C :il!:* ... and Class matter. MANNING'S TOBACCO MARKET - THE PEOPLE'S WAREHOUSE HAS ITS FOR MAL OPENING W I T H M U S I C, SPEECHES AND GOOD CHEER, AND ABOUT 50,000 LBS. OF TOBACCO. It is manifest from present in dications that the People's Warehouse Company intend to inject a renewed life into a lan guishing tobacco market. Mes srs. W. E. Jenkinson, F. P. Ervin, H. M. McIntosh, R. D. Clark, with Mr. C. M. Mason as Auctioneer, are all young, vig orous, 'and successful business men, they are not hampered with old fogey ideas, and they are closely identified with our business interests. These gen tlemen realize that the tobacco industry bids fair to become a large trade-maker and they also realize the necessity of inducing it here to add to the prosperity of this town and county. The market heretofore was not satis factory to the growers, and as a result, thousands of pounds of tobacco which should have been brought here was taken to other markets, and Manning lost the sale of goods which naturally follows the outlay of money. It is proposed by the management of the People's warehouse to remedy this and to begin with, Mr. Clark the manager, went in person to induce the largest tobacco buying concerns to send representatives here, and as a result of his efforts the two greatest competing companies in the world are now represent ed on his floors; besides, there are a number of other buyers with a close watch from Mr. Clark to see that the farmer gets full market value for his product. The sole idea and sin gle purpose is to make Ma-nning a first class market and a trade inducer. Business principles will gov ern the operation of the People's, there is to be no favoritism, no trick prices, and every patron will be treated with the utmost fairness. The American has Mr. E. L. Bryan, and the Imperial has Dr. J~ohn James, both are on this market to buy and they have no other interest than to buy as much as possible for their re spective companies. These gen tlemen have no interest in pay ing one man in a community a fancy price to make a decoy for others to be fleeced; they had as soon give the price to one as to another. The American and the Imperial are competing com panies, both buying the same class of tobacco and the concern bidding the most buys. The People's had their formal opening last Wednesday evening with one of the greatest social events ever had in Manming. The estimate is that about one thous and men, women and children were upon the floor, and the scene was one of animation. Town and country mingling in happy social communion, Clar endon greeting those from sis ter counties, music discoursed by the second regiment band of Sumter, the building was hand somely decorated; farmers, mer chants, lawyers, doctors, preach ers, mechanics, everybody, even candidates were present to make the occasion a joyous one. The sides of the building, the gang-way, and the lot, were all filled with wagons heavily laden ed with tobacco, and in the cen ter the lady friends of the com pany, with the aid of Messrs. A. H. Breedin, 0. E. Webber, I. I. Appelt, L. R. McIntosh and others, had tables erected and groaning with Brunswick stew, chicken, ham, rice, bread, cakes, coffee, and lemonade by the bar rels. About 10 o'clock, Mr. F. P. Ervin who acted as master of ceremonies mounted a rostrum, rapped for order and then said: Tobacco growers of Clarendon and sister counties: Gentlemen-We extend to you the greeting of the business men of Manning. Those of you who live in Clarendon should feel at home here in the county seat of your own county, among people whose interests are identical with your own: And we wish for those who have come from ad joining counties to feel equally so. I now take pleasure in pre senting to you our esteemed fel low townsman Hon. Louis Appelt who will address to you words of welcome. Mr. Appelt extended the greetings of the company and after briefly stating the object of the gathering and the pur poses of the company, he made an appeal to the tobacco growers to lend their encouragement toj this renewed effort to build up a home market, and in behalf of the management he extended a cor dial welcome. Hon. T. WV. Bacot of Charles ton was next introduced, and after telling the audience how much lie loved tobacco-even next to hi wife mothe r-hil ren and sisters, he went into :he history of tobacco, its com nercial value, and its fast en :-rouchment on cotton as a mon y producer. Capt. WV. C. Davis came next mnd he too loved tobacco next to ls wife and children, that it oothed his troubled mind when the little fellows disturbed his thoughts. He made an elaborate argument going to show why it eas the duty of our farmers, all things being equal, to give Man ing's market the preference: he wvanted the people of Clarendon espcia. to encourage to noble Nftorts that are being made by Jenkinson, Ervin and their as ;ociates, that it was to their mu tual interests. He made a good peech. Hon. I. M. Woods was next ntroduced, and after comparing :he difference between cotton md tobacco as a money crop, md paying a high compliment to :he integrity of the merchants )f Manning, he pledged himself :o use his influence towards try .ng to build up the market of >ur county seat. He claimed that as a matter of right, if we ,an get as much for tobacco in Nfanning as elsewhere, it is our luty to bring it here. "He that Toes not provide for his own is worse than an infidel" and from his personal knowledge of the men in charge of this warehouse he believes a new era has set in and that Manning will have a market second to none. Hon. J. WV. Kennedy was the last speaker, but on account of the lateness of the hour, and the supper in waiting his speech was a brief history of Manning. He alluded to the early history of the town, and made an appeal for the farmers and merchants o pull together in this noble affort to put the county seat in the progressive procession. As soon as the speaking was :ver, Mr. C. M. Mason with his megaphone voice, invited the as sembly to supper, which was served by a committee consist ing of Mesdames W. Scott and C. R. Harvin, M. E. Burgess, D. C. Scarboro, Misses Mayme, Eattie and Lillian Harvin, Mel lie Nelson, Beulah Breedin, Blanche Wells, Hermion Jenkin son, Hattie and Ada Bagnal, Carrie Legg, Janie and Olivia ngram, Margie Appelt and Katie Plowden, assisted by Messrs. A. H. Breedin, 0. E. Webber. I. I. Appelt and Luther R. McIntosh. In a few minutes he tables were surrounded and the feasting began while the band discoursed the sweetest of music. The food was delight ully prepared, and Mr. Webber leserves a medal. It is estimated that about 800 people ate supper, and if any ody was over-looked it was hei~r own fault as the committee was untiring in their efforts to see to it that everybody was pro vided for. At the back end of the floor, the colored growers were looked after by R. A. Stewart, and they too seemed to ?njoy the festive occasion. The young ladies and gentle men took advantage of the music to indulge in dancing, and many oupes were soon whirling about n the "two-step" and waltz, even the little girls caught the mania and they too were em braced in each others arms keep ng time to the fascinating mus ic; our search-eye did not fail to aatch several church sisters, swaying to and fro in their bairs, and beating time with their feet. as if under a hallelujah spell, as they listened to the music and watched the dancing couples; it would not be sur prisirg to us if we were told that the preachers present were also inclined to throw in a few -shuf tes. and might have dohe so when they got out of view. It was a delightful occasion, a rand success, both, from a busi ness and social stand-point. It afforded an opportunity to bring into elbow touch the people of the county whose support we must have, or languish, and it showed to them that we are anxious to aid them in fostering their interests. Every expres sion we heard was full of earnest appreciation, and a willingness to join with our merchants to build up an unexcelled market at Manning. When we left the warehouse, about 2 o'clock in the morning the wagons were still arriving, and the jollification had not ceased. Thursday was the "break.' Buyers from Florence, Darling ton', Timmonsville, Lake City Mayesville, besides the perma nent men were here and eagem for the fray. The huge piles of the ellow weed, was indeed ar insp~iration, and the growers with their wives and daughters, to ether with many ladies of the town as interested spectators were on hand. In response tc an inquiry from us Mr. Jenkin son informed the writer. there was about 50,000 pounds of to bacco on the floor and he seemed very much pleased with the turn out. The sale began promptly at 11 o'clock, the bidding was ively and at times quite spirit ed. Mr. C. M. Mason did the crying and he seemed to workT ha'rd to get as much as possible out of the buyers. After the sale was over, we made it our businesss to go among the peo ple who sold and they were all well pleased with the prices. Only one man complained, not that his tobacco was worth more. but he thought it was better than a pile he saw, which did bring more, and he accounts for his falling of by having a small pile. It is remarkable that with so much tobacco to handle there was such a unanimous expre s sion of satisfaction in price.3, that our tobacco farmers will bring their tobacco to Manning and we believe the People's warehouse will use everything in their power to make every patron feel that Manning is his market. Messrs. Jenkinson and Ervin assure us that they are not seek ing to make a profit out of the tobacco, that are anxious to bring the tobacco here for the pur pose of getting the trade, and in this they are being encouraged by the rest of the business men in this town who have no per sonal interest in tobacco. A scan over the list of sub scribers who contributed towards the entertainment shows who are desirous of lending their aid towards fostering this market. The gentlemen interested in the People's warehouse believe that by inducing the farmers to bring their products to Manning, everybody will be benefit ted, but to do so there must not be any lagging behind, everybody must put their shoulders to the wheel, by selling goods on a competitive basis, and do busi ness on a "live and let live prin ciple." FARMERS, IS THIS A SUGAR-COATED PILL? Hon. C. M. Davis has a com munication in these columns which we wish our readers to carefully consider. There are statements made therein which to our mind will make it plain to any school boy to reach a con clusion. We publish his commu nication without charge and with a degree of pleasure. Our readers will remember that in several issues of our pa per we editorially had something to say about cotton seed oil mills combining. What we have said about this matter remains un changed; we still contend that these institutions are in a combi nation with a general manager who resides in Darlington and who was here yesterday. Our information is that the cotton oil mills in this combination under the management of Mr. R. L. Dargan, are located at the fol lowing places: Marion, Darling ton, Wadesboro, N. C., Manning, Davis and Cheraw. We are also informed that as a result of this combination, in stead of each of these mills hav ing competing agents to buy seed at the various depots, the seed will be bought by one agent and he will ship to the nearest oil mill. We have never heard of any report of gins being bought up or leased by any of these mills, but we have also never heard any response to the proposition that the oil mill com bination will sign an agree ment to gin cotton at 81 per bale and furnish bagging and ties for a period of five years. That the oil mill Mr. Davis is president of is composed largely of farmers we have no doubt is true. There are farmers and farmers; for instance Mr. Davis is a farmer, nevertheless he is largely interested in three cor porations, Davis Lumber Com pany, Avant Mercantile Com pany, Farmers' Oil Mill Com pany, president. we believ e, of all three corporations, yet he is a farmer. We also think that one of the stockholders in his mill is a neighboring merchant, he, too farms, and is one of the largest merchants in the county: he also can be classed as a farm er. Then if the list of stock holders were made public it will be seen there are others who also either farm themselves or rent out, even some who hold of fice, and perhaps relatives who ive abroad are interested in farms and who are among the stockholders. It would not sur prise us to learn that Mr. R. L. Dargan of Darlington, the gen eral manager of the combination, also has a block of stock. There is nothing criminal or wrong in people taking stock in oil or other mills; it is legitimate busi ness, as much as being a mer chant, selling goods on liens at 1902 prices. There is no com plaint of the corporation, com bining to crush competition is what hurts. No complaint can be lodged against a man who, by his thrift and financiering can manage to become president of three corporations in one small county. Personally Mr. Davis is a very clever gentleman, and it is to his credit that he has amassed a fortune in a few years, and that by his expansive ideas he con tinues to pile up the wealth. It would be a source of great grat ification if the people living in the territory where Mr. Davis' thrift has been so successful, were also rolling in wealth or even independent. In that sec tion there are as good farmers, with as much energy and as good land as anywhere. Are they in dependent? Are their homes un der mortgage? Consult the rec ords. Do these farmers living near where this Klondike exists, work? Then why have they to mortgage their lands, their crops, their stock to procure credit? Why don't they secure an Aladdin's lamp? These are pertinent questions which tend merely to remind people that there must be " hewers of wood and drawers of water," and un There is more Catarrh in th.is sect:on of the ountry than all other diseases put together. ad until the last few years was supposed to be inurable. For a great many years doctors pro nounced it a local disease. and prescribed local rmdies. and by constantly failing to cure with iocal treatment. pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional dis ase. and therefore requires constitutional treat ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure. manufactured hy . J. Cheney & Co.. To'edo. Ohio. is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken inraaln d ssfrom 10 drops to a teaspoon surfaces of the sytm They offer one hun dred dollars for an case it fails to cure. Sernd for circulars and testimonials . .T ld. . less we are wofully misinformed the masses living where fortunes have been and are being amass ed, are doing the hewing and drawing alright enough. In this connection we desire to repeat what we have often said in these columns before: Any article appearing in these col unms which alludes to any indi vidual can be answered through the same channel, providing the language employed is proper to be used in a respectable news paper. We will not take advan tage of any man because of the ::wt that this newspaper belongs to us. CARD FROM HON. C. M. DAVIS. Not a Trust, bat an "Association." Davis Station, S. C., July 26, 1902. To the People of Clarendon County: I understand from friends there are a number of false rumors being circu lated in reference to me and I take this method of reaching the people in order to set aright these false reports. From what I can learn these reports run something like this: That I had either rented or bought all the cotton gins in this section of country and would force the farmers to gin with and sell their cotton seed to the Farmers' Cotton Oil Company. I denounce this as being false in toto, except that I did rent on last January from Hon. T. B. Owen his ginnery outfit at Silver, S. C., and expect to operate it as has been the custom at that place heretofore. Another report is to the effect that I belong to a cotton seed oil trust. I de nounce this as being untrue, and will now make a statement so that the pub lic will understand the situation. There are seven independent cotton seed oil mills in the eastern section of South Carolina and so far as I know each one of these independent mills are operated independently of the other and under the management of the local directors, president and manager. These seven mills have formed an association among themselves-not a trust, but for the purpose of buying our mill supplies in bulk and selling our products in the foreign markets as a competition of the American and Southern Cottcn Oil Companies. Heretofore we have had to sell our oil to our competitor and hence you see the necessity of this as sociation for our own protection. With out something of this kind all the inde pendent mills would be absorbed by the big mills and then the seed would be bought here without competition and at a much cheaper price than under the present conditions. You certainly know the merchants have their associations, the newspaper men have their associations, the labor ers, the doctors, and in fact nearly every calling has its association except the farmer, and God knowsohe should have it, as this is the only way in which he can fight the great trusts success fully. Now, I dislike very much to parade private atTairs to the public, but in or der that the people may understand the situation I will have to do so. You will no doubt remember that some time back there were certain corporations that were buying up the independent cotton seed oil mills and did succeed in buving a good number of them. The Farmers' Cotton Oil Company of this place had offers for its mill and I as its president refused to entertain any of fers. You can readily see that if the independent mills had have all fallen into the hands of one corporation there would have been no competition for the seed and its products. I want to say further that most of the stockholders i'n the oil mill at this place are farmers, and when subscriptions were solicited to stock in this company I as the promoter did my very best to get all the farmers in this section to take stock and did succeed fairly well in this, as I was anxious to make it what it is-strictly a home industry - and I feel proud of it, and believe if this home enterprise had more encour agement over the lower country it would not be long before we could shut out trusts to a considerable extent. Now, in conclusion I wish to say that I was born and raised on the far m. My ancestors were farmers and when I was 9 years of age I hoed my half acre in the field and at 11 years of age I was a plowman for my father and continued this until I was 21 years of age, with just a little "old field"' schooling mixed along with it. Since that time I have been doing business for myself. and by hard work, perseverance and economy. and with the blessings of the Almighty upon me, I have been somewhat suc cessful in business enterprises, and am now nearly 54 years of age and at this late day in life if I should lose self respect and patriotism for my native land and fellowman whose ancestors fought with my people to make this a free country-that I should go into mo nopolies and trusts as rumors would have me do, I would be deserving of~ repudiation in every sense of the word. not only by the masses of the people, but by mnv'own blood and kin. I would not appear in print were it not that some of the people in the county do not know me personally, and to all such I ask you to make a thorough investiga tion 'before you believe these reports. There are a gcodl number of gentlemen living in this section of the county where I live who have known nie all mv life and Iask you to inquire of th'em as to my character and veracity.' I now ask to beg your oardon for hav ing to appear in the public prints. Your-s respectfully, C. M. DAvIS. Why take any Chances with some new and untired medicine for such serious troubles as diarrhoea, cramps, dysentery, when you should know that for ov-er half a century Pain killer has cured millions of cases? Look out for imitations. there is only one genuine. "Perry Davis.'' Obituary. Letitia Rea ns was born near Alcolu, S. C.. April 1?,* 1857. married to E. Dud ley Hodge Feb. 7, 1899, died July 16,. Reserved by nature, she had to be well knowvn to be appreciated. Amnbi tious, she worked out her own educa tion. and at the age of 15 taught school for Burgess,and Epps~in Salem. After wards she taught successfully at other places in Clarendon county, in Georgia~ and in Fiorida. Fitted by nature and by education, she provedl a great comfort to her father in his declining years. and the main stay and prop) of her mother after his death. She gave herself to the Saviour early in life and united with the Methodist church, of which she was ever a con sistent and useful member, teaching in the Sunday school and serving as or ganist as long as health and strength permitted. An affctionate daughter and sister, a devoted wife. She leaves an aged mother. two sisters, a husband and an infant son to mourn theiir loss: but we sorrow not, even as others which have no hope, " For we believe that JTesus died and rose again, oven so them also which sleep in Jesus wil1l God. bring with Him.'" I. Thess. 4:13. 14. -Aseep in Jesus: blessed sleep: F~rm which none ever wake to weep: A almi and undisturbed repox. Unroken by the last of foes." G. T. GUEsH.AM. Cut this out and take it to Thue R. D3. Lorea Drug Store and get a box of' Chaberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab lets. The best physic. They also cor rect disorders of the stomach. Price MOST POPULAR FOOD STUFF FOR CATTIE. Pointers That Are of Vital interest to the Up-to-date Farmer. Money in Dairying. What has cotton to do with dairy ing? Cotton seed products have be come the most popular food stuff for cattle, because of the low price and the most excellent results. They are the natural cattle feed for the cotton region, on account of saving in freight and the easy and convenient access. Strange to say, the value of these pro ducts was not first discovered in their native home. It remained for German scientists to point out their great value. German agriculturists are al ways standing ready to make use of the discoveries of science, and so they imported vast quantities of cotton seed meal from this country and used it for cattle feed in their dairies years before our own people woke up to the great possibilities in cotton seed meal as a feed stuff. But it is now very well known that cotton seed meal, in con nection with cotton seed hulls, make the most valuable cattle foods that are available, especially that offered by the Southern Cotton Oil company of the Carolinas and Georgia, at any of their mills or at their headquarters at Columbia, S. C., Savannah, Ga., At lanta, Ga., or Raleigh, N. C. There is one fact in connection with cattle feeding on cotton seed products that is not generally given the prom inence that its importance demands. This is the value of the manure. Most exhaustive experiments have been made, both in this country and in Europe, with a view to finding the relation between the feed and the re sulting excrement from cattle. A most important and far-reaching con clusion has been reached, and it is one which does not admit of any doubt. This is that practically all of the nitrogen that is fed to cattle re appears in the excrement: about half in the solid and half in the liquid. Nitrogen is the most expensive ingre dient in all food stuffs, and in all fer tilizers. Hence this,-;discovery is a most important one" 'leading to the astounding fact that the present com mercial value of cotton seed meal as a feed stuff is but half its real value, when properly understood. It means that the full value of the nitrogen in the meal may be utilized in feeding, and then, if sufficient care be taken to save solid and liquid manure the whole of the nitrogen may be collected and used again as a manure. There is a further value in this, in that the form of the nitrogen in this manure, taken with the other elements, chemical and mechanical, makes the manure a bet ter fertilizer than the original meal. The general statement that practi cally all of the nitrogen fed to cattle reappears in the excrement might lead to the conclusion (which would be easily self-contradictory) that nitrogen feeds are of no value to cattle, and that it is in no way assimilated or made use of by the animal economy. Nothing is more firmly established than that nitro genous feeds are most important, in producing both beef and butter; but it is not yet well understood how the an imal uses the nitrogen and then ex cretes it. It may be that the nitrogen from the air is utilized, or it may be that through some transformation in the system the nitrogen does its work, and is then rejected. There is a perfect analogy in the use of nitrogen in making sulphuric acid. It is necessary to supply a certain amount of nitrogen to make the process operative, and yet all of this nitrogen is either recovered or lost, none of it actually being retained in the sulphuric acid. The cotton plant requires a large amount of nitrogen, and this may be supplied with the manure from dairy cattle, which themselves feed on cotton products, and in the interim, turn out. large amounts of valuable milk cream and butter. Then dairying o. tLe cot ton, farm becomes a logical occupation. There are now many cotton seed oil mills of the Southern Cotton Oil Co. so idely scattered that it is easy for any otton farmer to trade his cotton seed c~ meal and hulls. and thus provide imself with valuable feed stuffs for dairy or beef cattle, and incidentally rocure the very best fertilizer that is ~nown-the manure from cattle main tained on nitrogenous feeds. Aside from ail considerations of ma urial value, thie rela tive feed value of otton seed meal and hulls Is shown >elow, in conne<( tion with relative value f other feed stuffs in the following ex tract from a tale- in the took "Cotton n1 Cotton Oil" by D. A. Tompkins. Rlati-:e Nutritive Cotton Seed Meal. . .$2.~1t . 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All doctors and remedies failed till I used Dr. King's New Discovery for Con stmption and was completely cured." ufferers from coughs, colds, throat and lung trouble need this grand remedy, for it never disappoints. Cure is guar anteed by The R. B. Loryea Drug Renand sweat \ have no effect on k W harness treated E I 2with Eureka Har-~M ras Oil. It re i ists the damip, W . ~ kepsheeath- II .1 er wt and pi do not break fac-toche \\ nad..,cut. The harness not \ \ wars twice, - as ongby the - use 'of Ereka jarnesOil. Sold , , \ everywhere in cans all sizes.\ Made byOi Camany ANNOUNCEMENTS. For Congress. AM A CANDIDATE FOR CONGtiSS from the First Congressional District of South Carolina. I pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary: to support the nominees therecr: to support the political principles and policy -f the Democratic party during the term of ofilee for which I shall be elected, and to work in accord with my Democratic associates in Congress on all party questions. I respectfully ask thei kind consideration and support of the voters of the District. GEO. S. LEGARIE. T. W. BACOT. WHO. FROM 1892 CONTIN uously to the present time, has seen ser vice and had large Legislative experience in the General Assembly of the State of South Caro lina as a Member of the House of Representa tives from Chrleston County. and who, for the past -i years. 1::a held the very responsible posi tion of Chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the said Ilouse of Representatives, is and. in the Democratic Primary Election to be held on Tuesday. the -6th day of August. 1902. will be a candidate for nomination as the Democratic nominee for the oice of Member of the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States from the First Congressional District of the Slate of South Carolina. which District em braces the live Counties of Berkeley. Charles ton, Clarendon. Colleton and Dorchester-sub ject, of course, to any and all rules and regula tions of the Democratic Party of the State, re garding pledges and so forth. For State Senate. I ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CANDIDATE for the State Senate to the citizens of Clar endon county. holding myself subject to all the rules governing the primaries now existing or which may hereafter be adopted. HENRY B RICHARDSON. May 19. 1901. TO THE VOTERS OF CLARENDON COUN ty:-Some time ago I announced in THE MAxING TLMES that I would not be a candi date for any office in the coming election, and until very recently I had fully intended to pur sue this course. but recent developments with personal appeals and petitions (unsolicited on my part) forces me to reconsider. and I now an nounce myself a candidate for State Senator from this county. subject to all the rules gov erning the Democratic primary and the general election and will abide the result. C. M. DAVIS. TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS: I AM A candidate for re-election to the State Sen ate, upon the platform, constitution and rules of the Democratic party. I have served in that honorable position one term and feel that I have given the people a conscientious service. I am opposed to- rings, cliques and combina tions, and if re-elected will use my best efforts to resist the encroachments of monopolies that are fast making themselves manifest by the combination of corporations. I favor a still fur ther reduction in our taxes and believe I have a plan by which Clarendon county can get her needed improvements without an increase of the present tax rate. Respectfully, LOUIS APPELT. TO THE WHITE PEOPLE OF CLAREN don: On my worth as a private citizen and record as a public functionary, to both of which I invite the closest scrutiny of all honest men, I announce my candidacy for the State Senate. Our people are wofully misrepresented therein, and I propose to show it. I believe none of my competitors are more deserving of promotion than myself. Some of the very men who aided in bankrupting the county twice within the last ten years. so that even now she is too poor to build a decent jail, to say nothing of other im provements. have their daggers drawn to repeat the stab. It is my duty to make this race: both our county papers are unfriendly towards me and from the stump alone can I reach your ear. Turn out and hear those face to face who would make the laws to govern you; it will "advant age more than do you harm." M. C. GALLUCHAT. July 22. 1902. For House of Representatives. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MY CANDIDACY for the House of Representatives and re spectfully solicit the support of all Democratic voters of Clarendon county in the ensuing pri mary. holding myself subject to all the rules governing the same. R. S. DESCHAMPS. I ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CANDIDATE for member of the House of Representa tives. subject to the rules of the party, and will appreciate the support of all Democrats. J. H. LESESNE. I WILL BE A CANDIDATE FOR NOMINA tion to the House of Representatives from Clarendon County at the ensuing primary elec tion and promise to abide by the result of the same, and to support the nominee at the gen eral election. GEORGE R. JONES. IN ANNOUNCING MYSELF A CANDIDATE for re-election to the House of Representa tives I desire to say that I am not in league with any man or set of men, but I am in the race upon my merits. I. M. WOODS. TO THE DEMOCRATS OF CLARENDON ACounty: Having been solicited by friends In various portions of the county and unani mously requested by my own Democratic club to become a candidate for the House of Repre sentatives. and this fact having been conveyed to me by means of a committee of said club. I have the full consent of my mind to heed the call of my countrymen. and am. therefore. in the fight to the finish. I earnestly solicit your support, and, if elected, will serve your Inter ests to the best of my ability. -'No matter how. the cat jumps,'' I promise to abide the rules of the Democratic party. Yours sincerely, JNO. C. LANHAM. Summer ton. S. C.. July 28, 1902. For County Superintendent Education. IHEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN didate for re-election to the office of County Superindent of Education in the coming pri mary, subject to 1.he requirements of the Dem ocratic party. L. L. WE LLS. T H E FRIENDS OF S. P. HOLLADAY feel that his constant and unswerving fidel ity to the Democratic cause midst all circum stances should be recognized: we therefore place his name In nomination for the office of 'ounty Superintendent of Education in the en suing primary election. FRIENDS. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE of County Superintendent of Education, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. JOHN R. DINGLE PLEDGING MYSELF TO ABIDE THE RE Asult of the Democratic Primary, I hereby announce myself a candidate for County Super intendent of Education and respectfully solicit the support of all Democrats. Yours for business. S. L. THOMPSON. For Judge of Probate. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN Adidate for re-election to the office of Probate Judge, subject to the rules of the primary. JAMES M. WINDHAM. For County Auditor. PROM'~ISING TO ABIDE THE RESULT OF the Democratic primary, I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election to the office of County Auditor, and shall appreciate the votes of all who believe that I have discharged the duties of the office satisfactorly~. E. C.DCSN AM A CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE of County Auditor and solicit your votes In the coming primary, the results of which I pled:e myself to abide. Thanking you for the support you may render me. I am Yours respectfully. T. P. CUTTINO. IN ANNOUNCING MYSELF AS A CANDI date for the offce of County Auditor I desir~e to state that I have had many years of experi ence in clerical work anod can assure the people of competent service. S. R. COL E. For County Treasurer. I NONEMYSELF A CANDIDATE frr-ecin to the office of County Treas Lrer. acceding to the rules of the Democratic primary. S. J. BOWMAN. For County Supervisor. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN didate for the omfce of County Supervisor. subject to the rules and regulations of the Dem ocratic primary. If elected I promise faithful work and the best service of which I am capa ble. E. C. HORTON. IRESPECTFULLY SOLICIT THE VOTES of all Democrats for the omeie of County So perisor, promising if elected to conduct the uties of the offce in a business and an impar tial manner. A. P. HILL. A V I N G HAD EXPERIENCE WITH Acounty affairs. I have decided to become a candidate for the offce of County Supervisor. promising if elected to give my personal atten tion to the building up of the public highways and also promising to manage the county's finances with an eye to the people's welfare without discrimination. LOUIS T. FISCHER. UTPON THlE SOLICITATION OF MANY friends I hereby announce myself a candi date for County Supervisor, subject to the ac tion of the primary. With years of experience in road-building I believe I can, i!elected, keep the roads satisfactory to all the people of Clar endon County. H. L. JOHNSTON. TIHEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF ACAN didate for re-election to the offce of County Supervisor, subject to the rules of the Demo eratic party. and if elected will endeavor, as I have in the past, to administer the affairs of the oce for the biest interests of the general pub lie. T. C. OWENS. CLARENDON HOTEL, J. M. BAGNAL. Prop., MANNING, - - - S. C. RATES $1.00 PER DAY. Scialn Rates to Reoular Bonearr. 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