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khe anning ximr . LOUIS APPELT, Editor. MANNING, S. C., OCT. 15. 10:2. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One rear.-------- -- --....................... A Six months ---------..................... - Four months.--- ---. --.................... 50 ADVERTISING RATES: One square. one time. 51: 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. No communication of a personal character will be published except as an advertiseunt. Entered at the Posto1ce at Man as Sec ond Class matter. AN APPALLING SITUATION. The strike situation appears to be a case of which side, Labor or Capital, can hold out the longest. If President Baer per sists in the opinion, he is exer cising a divine right to refuse the demands of the strikers, and is backed up by his co bond-clippers, the indications are that stomach-pinching will set in after awhile, and by the pangs of hunger the laboring element will be forced like dumb driven cattle, back into the mines to work. Hunger is a mighty persuasive argument what argument and reason cannot accomplish, hunger can. The owners of the mines are in an advantageous positien, they are not dependent upon the re sults of the mines to keep the the wolf from their doors, while the toilers must have work or starve. We may theorize and lament over the conditions as much as we will, it does not solve the problem, nor will, in our opinion, the encourag ment of labor organizations, in stead of these institutions, help ing the laboring man, they are every now and then getting him into trouble. hence they are a hindrance to his welfare. We have never known where a strike ever succeeded in securing the demands made, and always re sulted in loss of earnings to the laborer, and newspaper notori ety for the prominent officers of these organizations-Want and misery for the workers, and money and glory for the officers. Labor cannot control Capital, whenever it has ever made the attempt it came out at the small end of the horn. The present condition is the most serious we have ever had, for the reason, that it is the most far-reaching: it has appealed to the greatest minds for a solution-the States man, Philanthropist, Theolo gian, Jurist, Scientist and Arti san, none have so far found the desired solution of the problem. President Roosevelt. as the head of the Nation, acknowledg ing his lack of legal power, is striving hard and earnestly to bring about an adjustment of the -difficulty for the sake of human ity. Governor Odel of the great State of New York has also thrown the weight of his official and moral influence in the same direction, several prominent Re publican United States Senators are working unceasingly in the commendable effort to settle the trouble, whereby the lowering cloud with misery and want now hanging over the heads of mil lions may be dispelled. All of these so far have failed. In watching the movements of of this terrible condition, and what is being done to alleviate suffering, we are struck with as tonishment and horror at the prominent Senators of the Demo cratic party, and would-be Presi dents, keeping aloof in this a trying ordeal in the country's history. Can it be, for political ad vantage to party, such men as William Jennings Bryan, Arthur Pue Gorman, David B. Hill, T. L. Johnson, James K. Jones, Benjamin R. Tillman and a host of others who are constantly before the country flourishing political theories, that amount to nothing, are not willing to *offer a helping hand in the ad justment of this trouble, that starvatjon may be driven froin the doors of those whom these great statesmen have been feed ing upon, what they delighted to call democratic principles? Was it one of the g-r-e-a-t principles of Thomas Jefferson, to gain po litical advantage at the expense of suffering millions? Was it a principle of the founder of De mocracy to stand off and criti cize when patriotism and hu manity is needed? We have seen where prominent Republi cans from the president on down are using their personal efforts to end this terrible strike, but in not a solitary instance have we seen where a Democrat has done one thing in this direction. The only expression from a Democrat we have seen is that of censuring those in authority, and the anarchistic utterance of Senator B. R. Tillman who said the coal Barons ought to be tak en out and hanged. These kind of utterances are not calcu lated to mend matters, nor should they be endorsed- It would be more commendable and more humane to go in person to these coal mine owners and use per suasion rather than threats. The owners of the mines claim they have a right to control their own property, just like we suppose Senator Tillman would claim that the stock he owns in the oil corporation is his private property. Mr. Mitchell the head of the labor organizations, persists in his demands for increased pay and short hours, and with the shrewdness of a professional deaono-n he has posed before the public in an attitude to at tract sympathy. He made pro positions knowing in advance. the representatives of capital wov.ld not accept thni. for to do so. would be a surrender to the labor agitators, and thus place their investments out of their own control. Mitchell then makes an appeal to the country for financial aid to continue the strike, we doubt very nuclh if this aid reaches those out of em ployment to an y great extent, certainly not in proportion to the aid received by the ofticials. The bone of contention, accord ins' to the position taken by President Baer. is, that the owners of the mines will not recognize Mitchell and his or-. ganized labor. Mitchell pro poses to force this recognition, and this is where the abstacle lies. President Baer, believes that law cannot reach him, because of its inability to interfere with private rights, and in this po sition he is insolent, brutal and arrogant, and with senseless tyranny flaunts defiance into the hunger-pinched faces of the strikers. He refuses absolutely any concessions which recognizes the right of labor to dictate terms. He contends, the own ership of property is a divine right, and as such, its manage ment cannot be interfered with so long as it violated no consti tutional law: the right to own and :nanage property is guaren teed by the constitution of the United States, and according to Baer, it is the duty of the gov ernment to protect him in the lawful management of his prop erty. There is some reason in this argument, but at the same time. when it appears that own ership of property is in the hands of those who have secur ed certain franchises by way of charter from the government, and by this means have combin ed these private interests into a combination which is menacing to the public welfare, it would seem to a layman that the spirit, if not the letter of the constitution is violated, and the government should exercise the same power to protect the masses, as it would when it forbids the erec tion of a powder magazine on private property, that would be I a menace to the community. If a contagion breaks out, the pro tecting power of the govern ment is exercised by quarantin ing a whole section of the coun try, even taking a citizen from his private bed chamber to a place where the community will not be endangered; and clothed with power in such cases we can not understand why itf is the gov ernment is helpless now. W e know law cannot force the strik ers back to work, but the law can ive nrotection to those who are orcedl away from the coal fields. In our judgment the government should give Capital and Labor to understand, it proposes to protect both, and that it will maintain peace and quiet all haz ards; if this is done the element not willing to accept the wages and hours offered by the opera tors of the mines will have to give away to the element will ing to accept and anxious to go to work if protection from vio lence is assured them; then peace will come in short order, but as long as the corporate-combines are allowd to grind and oppress, and the labor demagogues are permitted to impose upon and hoodwink ignorant foreign la borers, just so long will Capital continue its greed and oppress ion and Labor will be disconten ted. If our statesmen will find a way to make it a penitentiary crime to combine capital for the purpose of monoply and crush ing out honest competition, then they can also find with consis tency a way to unlock prison doors for those whose profession it is to throw fire-brands into the camps of men who are earning their daily bread by the sweat of their brow, as they are com manded by divine law. There is no gainsaying it, Cap ital and Labor are both needed for the development of this great and growing country; the two must go hand in hand, neither can get along without the other. therefore it is a matter of our country's salvation that dema goer and oppression both be staped out, and wise, patriotic buiesstatemanship take its place. The country is in a revo lutionary condition, and the Irestless condition is not confined to any one section either: an outbreak in Pennsylvania will find a sympathetic response in Texas, and the firing of a gun in New Orleans will have an echo in Boston. Why is this? Because the greed of wealth is so ravenous and intolerant, that bad men seek to make vas sals and slaves of the toilers of the earth: not alone in Penn sylvania, but it has also reached South Carolina. With some of the owners of this wealth, the dollar is their God, and in their hear-t essness they are not content with the results of the man's toil, they demand the privilege to hackle his manhood also. We know of instances where white men wer-e threatened with loss f work if they persisted in their God-given right of suffrage, and notwithstanding this, so determined was this element to ontrol, that by purchase and fraud they succeeded. The lesson is a wholesome one which the people will not soon forget, and the repudiation of the men and methods will come at the proper time; realizing that decency demands it to pre vent our surrendering our ma n hood, and getting ourselves in the condition of the struggling A Card. Special to The Manning Times. Your editorials on the sale of cotton seed and the meal and other trust goods is so wellsaid I think you deser c the thanks of every farmer in the county. Now the question is how can we rem edv all of these ils. I had several gen tie'man to ask me to join them in a pe tion to the legislature asking for the repeal of the day labor contract and the lien law as a remedy for the de moralized condition of labor and the farming interests of the State. I think this a good idea but will the legislature repeal the lien law I say no they will not for a primary election makes sut'h cowards of four-fifths of our Legislators that they are not tit for anything hen to hold the otiie andi draw the salary. if the farmers will and railroad men want more and better labor and I know they want it from the amount of com plaints I have heard for several years past. We must join in a petition to the legislature to abolish the day labor contract law or amend that law so no man can give such contract expect to tenants on his own farm. Then ask the legislature to refer the lien law to the Democratic voters of the State in our next primary elec'on let thi.; lien law question be refrred to the people next January soas to give the people plenty of time to think over this ques tion without the interferance of the office seekers. and my opinion is that the law will be repealed at our next election if we have to repeal the Home stead law with it. After thirty years experience as a far mer and a Denmocrat voter in this Stat I feel satisfied that the lien and Home stead laws have done the farmers credit more damage than any laws we ever had. The selling price of farm land is so high. none but a very rich man can buy it. Land rents and the price of supplies is so high on a lien the tenant has to plant all cotton. sell. lint and seed to pay his debts. In my opinion if the white farmers don't go at it now, for it! will take two years to repeal it and get the lien law repealed it will not be a great while longer before the rich land lords and his negro tenants will crowd the white man out of the farming busi ness. A SUBSCRIBER. Pinewood, S. C.. Oct. 13. 1902. Deafness Cannot be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness. and that is tv constitu tioiial remedies. Deafness is caused by an in flamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets intlam ed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear ing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the result. and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition.hearing will be destroyed forever: nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh. which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mu cous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars. free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. 0. Sold by druigists. The. Hall's Family Pills are the best. "Slab's" Ruminations. Editor The Manning Times: - After a good long absence from your columns. I will again try and inscribe a few lines in memory of a few of the things that are passed and a I few that are passing now. All things considered together, we have had a good year for making a crop. Some of the wool-hat boys have taken advan tage, and made good use of the op~por1 tunity while it was passing, and of~ course some few h-ave let the shade trees at the end of the rows effect the crop, bamn to the middle of the field. But such things just naturally will be. Some of us have to help create a mar ket for the other fellows produce. The tobacco market has been good this ear. a heap better than we ever ex ~eted it to be: and when one comes to think about it. its passing strange that those two powverful tobacco trusts would so far forget themselves as to let the weed bring an extra high p)rice for a whole year. But if you will just get right flat on your back where you can study good, its possible to see wherein they (the trusts) haven't been such big fools after all. They' ca~n very well afford to sacrifice ten million dollars this year, to make twenty million next: yeai'. See the pint'? They've been spit ting daggers at one another this year. ad now they are lying down together like the provential Lion and Lamb. Now you just take warning br-other wool-atters. Don't let the fine prices this year run you crazy, and over'-do the thing next year. If yon turn fool and plant tobacco next yeai' to tne ex elusion of other and more necessary crops, if you don't have a great big sorry streak down your backs, then my name ain't John. But we farmers are next to the foolist things that ever' growed any how. You won't tind any other profession in the world, half as big as our's, that ain't got some rules and regulations to go by. to kinder govern them in their actions towvards each other and to protect them from the rest of the world. We're just a free and easy set. Every man's his own man. And is is wonderful and yet it ain't wvonderful that we farmers ain't done been swallowed whole. long time ago. But then you see it would be bad business principles, to swallow the goose that lays the eggs. I am mn st'ous glad to see that there is a heap more brains being used on the fairm than their used to was. We've got 'em. the brains I tmean. and tall we've got to do is use them i'ight, and we'll stand second to none. A mixtutre of brains, common sense and muscle. usedI fre'v in out' every day work will do us m, good than all the lawv makers i Chrisendom. Talking about lawv mnak ers just reminds us that we have gota set elected this year that we tire all ~roud of. There wvas some mighty good fellows left in the cold, biut Clar endon can boast of as level headed set of men elected to the Senate and House of Representatives as any county in the State. Thr'ee out of the four nen are farmers and the other fellow use to b~e a farmer, so wve don't think he has been separated fromt the gang long enough to forget about the needs of tihe ftarm e1. Upon the wvhole we are expecting big~ things fr om our delegation for- the net two year-s. Mr. Editor. it don't become any man o' set of men to he all the time kicking against the power that be. hut their's a time when almost any kind of a kick i in ordet. Whtat I mean is this. The charges tb-it we fat-met's have to pay at thee wariiehouses foi- the pr-iviiege- of selling our tobacco are too high. We farmeis are perfectly willing to pay anything reasonable for the hiandling of our tobatcco. Wie don't w-ant any body to work for' us for' nothing. swhile we a. tremelRndotus lot of it to do Out' selves.) But wve do claim that it tin' t just, it ain't right, it. ain't fair' fot' we sand grabblers to have to pay enough chares on out' stuff, to make it a mon r making business for sonic stock comn The Worst Form. Multitudes are singing the praises of Kodol, the new discov'er'y which is aking so many sick people well and weak ~eople strong by digesting what they eat, by cleansing and sweetening the stomach and by transforming their food into the kind of pure, rich, red blood that makes you feel good all over. Mrs. Cranfill of Troy, I. T., writes: For a number of ears I was trotubled with indiges tion and dyspepsia which grew into the worst form. Finally I was in duced to use Kodol atnd after using four bottles I anm entirely cured. I heartily recommuend Kodo! to all suf ferers fronm indigestion and dyspep sia. Take a dose after meals. It di gests what you eat. The R. B3. Lor ov. Wxe venture to say that the s aers of ('larendon county. and we mecan just those who sold their stuff in Manning. have paid in to the two ware houses at that place the storming sum of ten thousand dollars, for the privi lege and pleasure of dealing with them. I IF>zch of the warehouses sold in the e neighborhool of a million pounds of tobacco last year. and they do as well this year. and we suspect they (lid bet ter. it will make our figures correct. Brethren its something to study about its something for our farmer-lawmak ers to study about. We don't think it right for the sand grabbler to have such a load to carry. just because his a '"willin' soul." Yours for the right and more anon from. .IOHN SLAB. Natural Anxiety. Mothers regard approaching win ter with uneasiness, children take cold so easily. No disease costs more little lives than croup. It's attack is so sudden that the sufferer is often beyond human aid be'ore the doctor m arrives. Such cases yield rapidly to One Minute Cough Cure. Liquifies the mucus, allays inflammation, re moves danger. Absolutely safe. Acts immediately. Cures coughs, colds, grip, bronchitis, all throat and lung a trouble. F. S. McMahon, Hampton, Ga.: "A bad cold rendered me voice less just before an oratorical contest. I intended to withdraw, but took One Minute Cough Cure. It restored my voice in time to win the medal. a Tlie R. B. Loryea Drug Store. a LOOPING THE LOOP. Diavol's Famous Act a Feature of Forepough Sells Circus. Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers' united shows are exploiting a feature this season which eclipses in point of g sheer daring any thing ever attempted o in any arena. It is the famous Diavolo in "looping the loop" on a bicycle, an act which created the profoundest sen sation in New York city and Philadel phia and elicited more praise and was given more space in the metropolitan press than any single act ever presen ted to the public. Looping the loop is described as dun grer deriding and death defying, which is as near correct as words can make it. From the extreme height of the a canvas dome Diavolo makes a thrilling descent down the narrow plane on a a bicycle and the momentum thus gained o carries him around the loop at a territic rate of speed. At the top of the loop both the. rider and wheel are upside a down and going at the rate of 40 miles a an hour. It is a hair-raising act and one that all should see, as it gives a practical demonstration of the first scientific lesson of youth-the swinging in a circle of a bucket full of water without siplling. The date of the show : is October 23rd. Sumter. S. C. 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B. Loryea Drug Store. Attention Hampton ILight Dragoons. You are hereby ordered to be on your rilil ground at Panola Academy uni formed and equipped for Inspection by Adjutant General at 10 o'clock Thurs ay Oct. 16 1002. By order of Rl. C. RICHARDSON. Captain. A Typical South African Store. 0. R. Larson of Bay Villa, Sundays River, Cape Colony, conducts a store typical of South Africa, at which can e purchased anything from the pro verbial "needle to an anchor." This store is situated in a valley nine iles from the nearest railway sta tion and about twenty-five miles from the nearest town. Mr. Larson says: "I am favored with the custom f farmers within a radius of thirty iles, to many of whom I have sup plied Chamberlain's remedies. Al estify to their value in a haousehold , here a doctor's advice is almost out f the question. Within one mile of :y store the population is perhaps - ity. Of these, within the past :welve months, no less than fourteen ave been absolutely cured by Cham erlain's Cough Remed y. This must surely be a record." For sale by The R. IB. Loryea Drug Store, Isaac M. Loryea, Pr'op. Quite Amieable. "why did you quit your .job? Did you have a disagreement with the boss?" "Oh, no; not at all. I told him I had to have more money or I would quit. and he said It was mutually satisfac tory."-Indianapolis News. When there has been a death In the family, tile house seems terribly large. -Atchison Globe. Benevolence Is to love all men:; knowledge, to know all men.-Conlfu cus. Soft and crooked bones mean . bad feeding. Call the disease - rickets if you want to. The growing child must eat the right food for growth. Bones must have bone food, blood must have blood food and so on through the list. Scott's Emulsion is the right = treatment for soft bones in children. Little doses everyday give 'the stiffness and shape that healthy bones should have. Bow legs become straighter,1 loose joints grow stronger and firmness comes to the soft s heads. Wrong food caused the trouble. Right food will cure it. In thousands of cases Scott's T Emulsion has proven to be the right food for soft bones inj childhood. Seud for frec sample. SCOTT & BOWNE. Chemists. 409-415 Pearl Street. New Yori, eoc and Er mo- n11 druggcists. IHORN DRY GOODS CO. THE BUSIEST STORE -- -- IN SUMTER. -:. -: because it isIthe Cheapest. 2 4 Goods often bought at about half price and sold the same A way. .0on't buy your Fall Dress Goods, Clothing, Shoes & Millinery Until you see us, unless you prefer paying others more money for 3 C the same goods. Men's Suits, instead of $5..... ....................$2.98 Special sale of Men's Suits at ;5: worth up to........ 7.75 2 C The best values you ever saw at 57.50, ?10 and... .... 2.00 Men's Fine Shoes, worth $1.25, at -1 and upward to.. 4.50 Ladies' Fine Shoes at... ....... ...................... 5 0 c . C 98c. for the $1.25 kind and upward to...... .... 3.50 We carry the biggest stock of Shoes of any firm in these c parts. Men's Negligee Shirts, 50c value, at........ ..... .... 25c. Ladies' Kid Gloves at............................ 50c. Ladies' Hose, worth tip to 25c, at...... .... .. .. ..... OC. Best Yard-Wide Sheeting at........................... . c. c 4 We are right after you and expect to capture your trade if C ~ Low Prices will do it. We mention only a few of the many "BA RGAINS.' Look for us, then trade with us and save money. You are always welcome, whether you wish to buy or not, at I o n vo Crnuv I s~ N, s. c. 3 Levi Bros. Old Stand. There Are No KicksJ Coming from the ... Feet We Have Shod. We devote too much time to the selection of our stock to allow any thing to come in, that is not just right. Our Fall styles embrace everything Patent Ideal Kids Enameled Leathers a for dress or the newv Extension Soles withi rope cross stitching for street S wear. Write for one of our Fall and Win. ~ ter catalogues. BULTMAN BROS, Reliablo Shoe Donlcrs, S-u~n~tr". - S. C. -- a 0 - n OnTa La fFis lssHre and Mules 0hc ilb Cop.etngPrces 9 ED.m SALST AFEDRTABED, "h F u W We Are Here to Win With Fall and Winter Goods at the Lowest Prices that New and Good Merchandise Can Possibly Be Sold For. A Good Start Is Half the Race. To start right, to brilliantly open the Fall of 1902, we have marked our entire stock of Merchandise, DRESS GOODS, MILLINERY, SHOES, CLOAKS, CARPETS and MATTINGS At a very close margin, and we promise you as much for a dollar as can be had, or your money refunded. Some people say we are doing enough business and ought to be satisfied, but the larger output the better value we can give. We want to add you to our list of pur chasers. Won't you give us a trial and be convinced? We buy and sell for Cash, and money runs the machinery of the world. Sumter, S. G. EARERS, ORGANIZE Conc'entrate Your Means, Resist Combinations Against You..... There is no use closing our eyes to the tendenby of the ge, capital is organized to concentrate its forces, and unless rie farmers organize to resist, the hope of the country is iaken. In this agricultural country of ours the merchant must be blind indeed who does not see that if the farmer oes down the merchant, as a natural consequence, must go -ithi him, therefore as business men, we the LEVI BROTHERS -ant it distinctly understood that we propose to sink or wvim with the farmers, and in the purchase of our winter tock we have bought so that competition is a secondary con-. [deration. We have contracts with mills so that we are en-. bled to pay more for cotton than any house in Sumter, and !hen the farmers of Clarendon come to Sumter it will bei aly necessary for them to leave their samples with us. We are next to the Court House in the old " Jake Solo.. muIs "' building~ and it is Headquarters for Farmers. We carry everything and every department in our store in charge oftevr etsalesmen, whose business it is sisel goods with an eye to induce customers to return, We are headquarters for )ry Goods, .Dress Goods, Notions, Trimmings, Fancy Goods, fovelties, Shoes, Hats, Crockery, Glassware, Groceries, ad everything for the plantation or household. We are making big drives in the several branches-or our ore and all that we ask is for the people to come and see r themselves. We are in position to pay more for cotton than anybody 1 the mnarket and we propose to give the farmers the benefit. Bring your cotton to us, and we will sell you the goods. - Levi FBro.,