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LoUy AVP L . ]Editor. MAN1ING. S. C., DEC. 3, 190:. PUBLISUED EVERY WEDNESDAY. 5BSCRIPTION RATES: One year.% .... .................... ....1! 54 Six montW................. Four months..--- ---.................. ...... ADVERTISING RATES: one sq e. one time. A1: each subsequent in sertion. Wtents- Obituaries and Tributes o Respect charged for as re::ular advertisements Liberal contracts made for three. six and twelv months. Commun~ations must De accompanied by the real nameund address of the writer in order t receive att4Dtion. No oomnamication ot a person:a1 ch-acntel wil be pubfahed except as an avertisement Entered at the Postomce at Manning" as Sec ond Class matter. INDEPENDENCE. Now that those who were as piring to political preferment hafe become settled down, and J.ttion has ceased, it gives the e people time to consider calm A,, the problems they were called upon to arbitrate and solve. We can now, without fear of be ingcharged with selfishness and impure motives take up the vari ous matters that were beig dis cussed and treat them upon their merits. For the first time since the war between the States did the people of this State have an opportunity to hear questions of national importance, and it was but natural, that the politi cal leaders had much, in fact, almost sole influence in shaping our opinions. We were unac quainted with national questions, and most of us were content to abide by the judgement of thosE in power. Will this always be We think not, for as these mat ters become known, the peoplE can be trusted to have settled convictions .and the day is noi -Tar distant when the indepen dent thought will force indepen dent action. We are a thoroughly united people, when it comes to whitE supremacy, and our body poli tics is so well constituted and constructed that there is not thE slightest danger of impairing white supremacy; our laws havE practically turn the State gov ernment over to the white man and the negro has become con tented with it. The questions then are, how long will it be be fore men can consider political questions upon their merits? Are the people willing to remair party slaves? We hope to seE the day in this State when ques tions of national moment can be considered from a practical busi *ness stand point rather that from a strictly party view. Jus1 so long as we permit party lea ders to dictate our course jus1 so long will we be told to do as they say, and not as we think ourselves. The Democratic par ty today is like a ship withou1 a rudder. Why? Because i1 has allowed itself to becom4 boss-ridden, and the bosses can not agree and have no fixed pol icy; the result is, business mer have lost confidence, and those party men who are sincere have lost prestige; our conditions car never be bettered until the peo ple begin investigating for them selves, they must keep postec and. a breast of the times. Wher the people shall have studied th4 various political questions, anc make demands as do the peopl4 elsewhere, there will be morn independence, and the time-serv ing politician will be a thing oj the past. Men will be called forward to make our laws wh< have the country's interest a1 heart, and who will serve thE people instead of themselves. A JAIL NEEDED. The building of a new jail is crying necessity in this county humanity demands it, and as matter of precaution against pos sible damage suits, it should bi built. To build a jail and run th county in debt, and thereby in crease taxation, does not require much business tact, but to buil( without increasing the levy wil require calculation. In our' opin ion a jail can be built without in creasing the present county levy because with less taxable prop erty than we have now, thellevy - was reduced from 5 mills to mills, a debt of about $3000 was paid off, and the county was re lieved from any past indebted ness. We believe, with om: present taxable property thE county can be run safely ona levy of 24 mills, this would re duce the county levy 4 mill, and that 4 mill could be applied tc jail building. If the commis sioners will issue four-per cent ten y'ear bonds; and apply the millm each year towards paying .off the bonds as they become due, in our judgment it would easily build the jail, and not in crease our present levy one cent. To go to work and by taxation raise enough money to build the jail, the taxes would necessarily have to be raised, and it would be very burdensome upon our taxpayers; we believe, our people would much rather be pefmitted to pay for this neces sity by degrees. This plan has been adopted elsewhere and it succeeded, we therefore see no reason why it should not suc ceed here. Taxation at best is burdensome. and in those town ships where special school dis tricts, exists, to add on more taxes will be hard to bear: there are a number of townships pay ing now 15 mills, that amounts tc 14 per cent, and to add town taxes, insurance on property, and other expenses, and it will run up to about 4 per cent; such a con dition will tend towards discour aging the upbuilding of proper t nd it will act as an obstruc. tion to progress. A man who i4 looking for investments, doe not want his entire income swal lowed up in taxes and other ex penses, for he can invest hi4 money in government bonds draw 4 per cent interest and pai no taxes upon such an invest mient. We sincerely hope our legisla tive delegation, who are busi ness men will consider this mat ter carefully, and if possible giv us the jail without increasm our levy. Catarrh Cannot be Cured with LOCA. A'PLICAIONS. as ther canno rclh the seat of the disease. Catarrh is N'ood or constitutional disease. and in order t, eur it you must take internal remedies. Hall Catarrh Cure is taken internanv.and :cts direct lv on the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It wa prescribed by one of the best physicians in thi country for years. and is a re;ular prescription It is coinposed of the best tonies known. com bined with the best blood purifiers. acting di reetly on the mucous surfaces. The perfee combination of the two ingredients is what pro duces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh Send for testimonais free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props.. Toledo. C Sold by dru-;:ists. price 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. The only State in the Unior outside of the South that has o Democratic governor, is the littlE State of Rhode Island. There must be a cause for this condi tion. In our judgment, the cause is attributable to the un stable theories of our party leaders. Instead of appealing to business reason, they go about antagonizing business in terests and inflaming prejudice. There are many thousand Dem ocrats in every Northern State, but many of these will not sub scribe, nor stand for the com munistic spirit of those mer who now pose as leaders. The consequence is, they either dc not vote, or go with the othei side. The Pride of Heroes. Many soldiers in the last war wrott to say that for Scratches. Bruises, Cuts Wounds, Corns, Sore Feet and Stif Joints, Bucklen's Arnica Salve is tho best in the world. Sane for Burns Scalds, Boils, Ulcers, Skin Er.uption and Piles. It cures or no pay. Onl2 23c. at The R. B. Loryea Drug Store. President Roosevelt has giver it out that he will not appoir Doctor Crum td the office o: Collector of the Port of Charles ton, not because Crum is a color ed man, but because of charge. of infidelity lodged against him In our otinion the newspapers are making a mountain out of mole-hill in this matter, and i: they continue with their ranting they will accomplish more harn than good. Crum, on accoun -of his color may be distasteful but continually jabbing the presi -dent may result in some othel tcolored man being appointed The President proposes to fil -that office with a competent man Sregardless of color or previou: condition of servitude, and th :newspapers might as well le -him alone. A Million Voices Co~uld hardly express the thanks c Homer Hall, of West Point, La. Listel why: A severe cold had settled on hi lungs, causing a most obstinate cough Several physicians said he had con sumption, but could not help hin When all thought he was doomed hi tbegan to use Dr. King's New Discover: for Consumption and writes, "it comi pletely cured me and saved my life. now weigh 227 lbs." It's positivel; I uaranteed for Coughs. Colds and Luni roubles. Price 50c. and $1.00. Tria bottles free at The R. B. Loryea Drus Store. Conigress is now in session -and it begins to look like the Crumpacker gang is going to ge I Congress to take some actio: looking towards cutting dow1 the South's representation it SCongress. So far as we are con cerned, we have no objection and think perhaps it will be fo: the best, because then, there wil be no excuse left for nigger-in thewoodpile-argument. If oul representation in Congress is cut down, the only people cf fected will be the men holding Sthe positions, but so far as th< Speople at large are concerned i -will make no difference. Le Sthem cut down our representa tion if they want to, we do no I care whether we have seven mci drawing 85000 a year or five, a: -long as our State affairs are no ,molested. What's In a N1ame. Everything is in the name wheni comes to Witch Hazel Salve. E. C - et& Co. ofChicago, discovered -some years ago, how to make a salve from Witch Hazel that is a specific foi Piles. For Blind, bleeding, itching and protruding Piles, eczema, cuts burns, bruises, and all skin disease DeWitt's Salve has no equal. This ha given rise to numerous wvorthless coun terfeits. Ask for DeWitt's-the gen uine. The RI. B. Loryea Drug Store. Honor Roil of Pine Grove School. Second grade-Nina Dennis, Octavia Norris. Third Grade-Edith Cole. Ella Green. .Fourth Grade-Mary Jane Dennis. .Fifth Grade-Carrie Coker, Efile Greene. Sixth Grade- -Rosa Coker, Russel Morris, Dave Turbeville, Linda Turbe yille, Eugene Smith. Seventh Grade-George Greene. We will give a public entertainment on Friday night. December, 14th. The entertainmecnt will consist or mu-l si, dialogues. recitations..and decla tions by the school children. The pub lie is cordially invited. The exercises will not be more than an hour anda half or two hours long. A. T. HELMs. A Cold Wave. The forecast of sudden changes in the weather serves notice that a hoarse oice and a heavy cough may invade the sanctity of health in your owu home. Cautious people have a bottle of One Minute Cough Cure always at hand. E. H. Wise. Madison, Ga.. writes: "I am indebted to One Minute Cough Cure for my present good health and probably my life."~ It eures Coughs. Colds, LaGrippe. Bronchitis. Pneumonia and all Throat and Lung troubles. One Minute Cough Curn cuts the phlegm, draws out the infla mation, heals and sooths the nmucous mebranes and strength ens the lungs. The T. B. TnoaDu TSnonre. Foreman Ingram's View-We Disagree With Him-We Declined to Offer Such a Bill. Manning, S. C., Dec. 2. 1902. Hon. Louis Appelt, Editor MANNING TIMES: Your animadversions on actions of the grand jury we feel it is our duty to notice, and in doing so, we would kind I ask that vou, "-The sentinel on the watch tower" will grant to us that which we have the right to expect. - As the grand inquest of Clarendon - county for the year 1902, we have felt . and do now feel that we should expect every citizen to support us in our efforts to attain the best euds in every matter Swhich commands our attention. In thus expecting your endorsement of our elorts for the rigrht we would not ques tion your right to criticise our every action where the weal or the woe of t our "Tax payers" are at stake. but on the other hand we would praise: we would sincerely admire the editor of a county news p:per who with an honest iutegrity of purpose would scverely criticise the grand jury who dares to propose a measure to be accompished it the expense of the "Farmer tax pay er for the "convenience of a set of - lawyers." In entering into -pubilic print we the grand . ry for the year now nearing its close do so for the pur pose of explaining to the commonwealtlt why we recommend to the court Pree sided over by His Honor Judge Town send, the over hauling of the records of clerk of court's offlice, and a proper re indexing or indexing of the deeds and mortgages. This recommendation was made upon a petition presented to us and sizned by the majority of the lawyers practicing at the Manning Bar, than whom we think you will not find a more thoroughly equipped set of young lawyers in our State. Your criticisms in issue of TiE MAN NING TIMEs 26 th, Nov. inst. were se vere. You charge that the indexing of records would, we quote, only "make it more convenient for the lawyers to get at the records, and expedite their work in searching, but we doubt ex ceedingly whether it will lessen their charges." You go further in your criticisms and say, we again quote your words. "If the members of the Bar wish to have things more conveniently arranged, then let them employ some one at their own expense to do the work, and each one of them can have a copy of the in dexes on their private desks." Thus you charge the grand jury in a carless way, unmindful of their duty (under oath at that) to their country. of doing the behest of a few lawvyers. Such, my dear sir. could not be the case. The grand jury is composed of eighteen citizens of Clarendon county, each one, in fact, in very fact, a farmer unless you choose to make exception as to Foreman, we would ask to say that even he should feel the deepest concern in agriculture and that which apper tains thereto. Now let us come down more squarely to the indexing of the deeds and mortgage books. In indexing the papers which are recorded, the clerk is liable to make mistakes, and fail to enter the paper on the index or might enter it on the wrong index. We are assured this has been done in a few instances. In such a case the books are wrong. It follows, that one searching the records is misled. No argument is required to show that records of real estate should be absolutely correct, that the very best means should be used to attain this end. As otherwise one buying a farm, a home, is liable to find that he has niot a good title, and his money is -lost. On the score of convenience, it 7 will be for the benefit of any one, whether he be a lawyer oi' a frmer of "ordinary intelligence" who desires to search terecords, who would look for a deed or mortgage, as there have been Sthousands of such instruments i'ecorded Swithin the last several years or we would say within the last twenty-two years. Now it takes considerable time to find any particular one when with a properly made general index, every deed and mortgage made by any man in that time can be found in one minute f and if the one desired cannot be found, 1 then the seai'cher can rest satisfied s that such an instrument was never re corwed h'ementioned the fact of mis .takes being found in the woi'k of the clerks. We have no intention of re ~fleeting on the clerk of the court, as we might say, it would be too much to Iexpect in the very busy season when Scrowds are in the office, that no mis Stakes will be made, and we are pleased 1 that the books are kept as well and as Sfree from mistakes as they appear (to us) but it is only a reasonable caution that the books should be checked and absolutely correct indexes made at least every twenty years., SIn 1880 Dr. George Allen Huggins made a general index of all the p~aper's recorded in the clerk's office. This is I well known to every one who has had 1 cause to make search of records,wheth 1 er he be the lawyer who looks for his _ client o~r whether the "ordinary man of intelligence" wvho seeks to know some Sthing of the records of that otfice. r These indexes are used exclusively by 1 every one searching for any paper re The walking sick, what a crowd of them there are: Persons who are thin and weak but not sick enough to go to bed. "Chronic cases" that's what the doctors call thenm, which in common English means-long sickness. To stop the continued loss of flesh they need Scott's Emulsion. For the feeling of weakness they need Scott's Emulsion. It makes new flesh and gives new life to the weak system. Scott's Emulsion gets thin and weak persons out of the rut. It makes new, rich blood, strengthens the nerves and gives appetite for ordinary food. Scott's Emulsion can be taken as long as sickness lasts and do good all the time. There's new strength and flesh in every dose. We will be glad -' to send you a few -doses free. S-' De sure that this picture in the formn of a Ilabel is on the -- '.-. wrapner of every b:tle of Emi:A.on you buy. SSCOTT & BoWNE, Chemists, 409 Pearl St., N. Y.1 corded before 1881. The former in dexes made by the clerks of court are unused. We, since reading your editorial an imadverting on the action of our body in recommending the " indexing of rec ords." felt it our duty to again look over the clerk's books or the indexing. Lt required but one moment for us to feel that, we had done exactly right in recoimnending the adoption of the pa per submitted by " the lawyers." The honorable Judge Townsend, to whom we made presentment, seemed to think we were right. When I say the grand Jury passed intelligently upon and con sidered every matter brought before !he body I speak the truth. They, anch and very nearly every one of them. required a full knowledge upon every natter, and cast their votes after a full, free and fair discussion. Some of the members of the grand jury were, and are yet, under the im pression that you, Mr. Editor, offered a bill at some time within the last sey ,ral years, during your incumbency as Senator from Clarendon county, in the General Assembly of South Carolina, to have this very thing done, namely, in dexing of records, the same which the grand jury has so recklessly recom mended to be done upon petition, or suggestion of the lawyer. We would not appear "captious" in asking the question: but, is it true? Very truly and very respectfully, For the grand jury, S. E. INGRAM, Foreman Grand Jury Clarendon County, S. C. Cures Cancer and Blood Poison. If you have blood poison producing eruptions pimples, ulcers, swollen glands, bumps and risidgs, burning, itching skin, copper-colored spots or rash on the skin, mucous patches in mouth or throat, falling hair bone pains, old rheumatism or foul catarrh, take Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) It kills the poison in the blood: soon all sores, eruptlons heal, hard swellings subside, aches and pains stop and a perfect cure is made of the worst cases of Blood Poison. For cancers, tumers, swellings, eat ing sores, ugly ulcers, persistent pim ples of all kinds, take B. B. B. It de stroys the cancer poison in the blood, heals, cancer of all kinds, cures the worst humors or suppurating swellings. Thousands cured by B. B. B. after all else fails. B. B. B. composed of pure botanic ingredients. Improves the digestion, makes the blood pure and rich, stops the awful itching and all sharp. shooting pains. Thoroughly tested for thirty years. Druggist, $i per bottle, with complete directions for home cure. Sample free and prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co.. Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble and free medi cal advice also sent in sealed letter. For sale by The R. B. Loryea Drug Store. No Ear For Music. "How do you like the music, Mr. Jud kins?" said Miss Parsons. "I'm sorry, but I have no ear for music," he answered. "No," put in Mr. Jasper. "He uses his for a pen rack."-Boston Christian Register. Capacity. Nothing will give permanent success in any enterprise of life except native capacity cultivated by honest and per severing effort. Genius is often but the capacity for receiving and improving by discipline.--George Eliot The B'shop's Good Reason. When you wake up with a bad taste in your mouth, go at once to The R. B. Loryea drug store and get a free samp~le of Chamberlain's Stom ach and Liver Tablets. One or two doses will make you well. They also cure bi'iousness, sick headache and constipation. A Prejudiced Opinion. "Is it true that men of genius do not know the value of money?" "I'm afraid it is," answered Mr. Stormington Barnes. "Most men of genius see so little of it that they never have a chance to form any definite ideas on the subject."-Wasbngtonl Star. Get a free sample of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets at The R. B. Loryea drug store. They are easier to take and more pleasant in effect than pills. Then their use is not followed by constipation as is often the case with pills. Regular size, 25c, per box. .-e-. Shakespeare's Blunders. The anachronisms and errors of Shakespeare are too well known to re quire repetition, Hie speaks of cannon in the reign of i1ng John a century and a half before their Invention; he refers to printing in the reign of Henry II., of clocks in the time of Cresar; makes Hector quote Aristotle and Corn olanus refer to Cato. He Introduces a billiard table Into the house to Cleo patra, makes Delphos an island and gives a seacoast to Bohemia. Cutting the Counselor Short. "Do you give me credit for wis dom?" asked the judge. "Certainly," replied the lawyer who had just started on a long winded and wearying argument. "Well. just remember," said the judge. "that a word to the wise is suf fcent."-Chicago Post Better Than a Plaster. A Piece of flannel dampened with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound on the affected parts, is better than a plaster for a lame back and for pains in the side or chest. Pain Balm has no superior as a liniment for the relief of deep seated, muscu lar and rheumatic pains. For sale by The Rt. B. Loryea Drug Store, Isaac M. Loryea Prop. Starboard and Larboard. The Italians derived "starboard" from questa borda, "this side," and "larboard" from quella borda, which means "that side." Abbreviated these two phrases appear as sta bord~a and la borda. Their close resemblance caused so many mistakes that the admiralty ordered the "larboard" to be discon tinued and "port" substituted. "Port" for "larboard" is said to be first used in Arthur Pitt's "Voyages" in 1850. Sure to Follow. "Hello, central:" called the man at the phone. "Give me the gas office." "Yes, sir," replied the operator, "but I must warn you In advance that we cannot tolerate any bad language over the wire."-Spare Moments. She Hadn't Time. Olivia-Didn't you ever have a pro posal. Viola? Viola (gloomily)-Yes; a man once asked me to marry him, but I forgot myself and told him I hadn't time. Detroit Free Press. Foils A Deadly Attack. "My wife wvas so all that good physi cans were unable to help her." writes M. M. Austin. of Winchester, Ind., "but wvas completely cured by Dr. King's New Life Pills.'' They work wonders in stomach and liber troubles. Cure constip~ation, sick headache. 25c. 40-~ a.- -.A Is what makes people old before their time. SWhy not save the worry and ease the work by doing your trading at this store? Be wise. Get everybody's prices, then come to us and you will quickly see our prices are Tridot Flannels..... .. ...@22tc the yard. 75c Waistings.. .... .. .. .@69 c the yard. SBIG LINE OF DRESS GOODS, Such as Broadcloths, in all colors, Vene tians, Zebelines, Heavy Skirtings, Silks, etc. Yard-Wide Sheeting... .. ...........@4 c Best Prints, Dark Colors.. .. ...... .@4tc ~Shoes ! Shoes ! We have Shoes for the whole family. Ladies' Shoes at 50c the pair to $3.50. Men's Shoes at 98c for the $1.23 Kind and up O to $5. SOOTHOT3ING MnsSuits at $2.98 and upward to $12.30. SChildren's Suits at 75c to $5. Seeing is believing. Come and see our goods and prices and you will be convinced that we are the LOW PRICE-MAKERS. Levi Bros. Old Stand. ZP. S.--From the mighty rush in our Millinery Depart ment is evidence we are doing the Millinery bus inss OUR LOW PRICES MAKE IT SO. But We Carn Do It. Long feet, short feet, wide feet, narrow feet, perfect feet, deformed feet; in fact we are the Fitters of Feet and the leaders in High Art Footwear. A Better Shoe for Your Mfoney Than the money can get elsewhere. * BULTMAN BROS., F''e.,, Surnter, S. C. JSbx~.es 1Wzaclbe tco. O:1rc1erx. H OR SES-& MaA U L ES, One Car Load of First Class Horses and Mules, which will N sold at Competing Prices. Come and see them at our stables. ALL STOCK GUARAN, rEED. COFFEY & RIGBY9 SALES AND FEED STABLES, "Mandetmes thed betea 692 b 2 And we can now give our attention over again to busi ness. The past week has been a success from a stand 0 point of fun and merry-making, but we are free to admit we are disappointed in the results from a business point 0 of view. It may be a verification of the old saying, "Business andiPleasure Won't6o Well Toehe, SAnd now that we have had the pleasure it is to be hoped E Sa satisfactory business will follow. We placed several Srush orders in anticipation of a RUHIGBUSINESS _ SAnd these goods must now be disposed of even if we Ehave to sacrifice them. Tar Hleel Blankets. We had sold entirely out of this much appreciated ar tceof Winter comfort, but are pleased to report that we Shave another car in transit due to arrive THE END OF - THE WEEK. It has recently been brought to our attention that Ssome competitors are selling what is known as the Dixie SBlanket and trying to make their customers believe it is .-the same as our TAR HEEL. . We desire to " NIP THIS IN THE BUD," and to say Sthat it is deceiving the customer and an attempt to do SINJUSTICE TO US, which does not bear fruit. The SDixie Blanket is all right for the price, but it is the SEC SOihDGRADE, _ The Tar Heel Being the First. We know what we are talking about because we buy Sboth blankets FROM THE MILL, and we believe we are Samong the few retailers in the State that BUY THEM 4 SDIRECT. When this mill first started we heard of them Sthrough a friend and wrote for samples of. their product, Sand being immediately convinced of their superiority over Sthe blankets we had been using, we have handled Sthem exclusively since. In the past few years such a de Smand has been created for their goods that the wholesale Sdry goods houses have offered to take THEIR ENTIRE - OUTPUT if they would eliminate the retail trade, whielih Sthey agreed to do, and for a time they declined to sell us, Sbut when reminded that we were among their earliest cus Stomers,. being largely responsible for the demand created Sfor their goods in this section of the State,' they placed Sus upon THE JOBBING LIST, ~Ewhich gives us an advantage over all competitors. In ad - dition to our claim upon them on account of early associ - Sations, they recognize our right to jobbers' privileges, as ~EWE BUY THEM BY THE HUNDRED and not by the - Sdozen as customary with retailers. If you want THE STAR HEEL you can't buy it elsewhere. If you want STHE DIXIE you can buy it cheaper than elsewhere. _ O'DONNELL & 00, u Sumter, S. C. FiRERS, ORGNIK Concentrate Your Means, Resist Combinations Against You..... There is no use closing our eyes to the tendency of the ) age, capital is organized to concentrate its forces, and unless ) the farmers organize to resist, the hope of the country is ) shaken. In this agricultural country of ours the merchant ) must be blind indeed who does not see that if the farmer goes down the merchant, as a natural consequence, must go ) with him, therefore'as business men, we the LEVI BROTHERS want it distinctly understood that we propose to sink or swim with the farmers, and in the purchase of our winter stock we have bought so that competition is a secondary con sideration. We have contracts with mills so that we are en abled to pay more for cotton than any house in Sumter, and when the farmers of Clarendon come to Sumter it will be only necessary for them to leave their samples with us. We are next to the Court House in the old " Jake Solo mons " building and it is Headquarters for Farmers. We carry everything and every department in our store is in charge of the very best salesmen, whose business it is to sell goods with an eye to induce customers to return. We are headquarters for Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Notions, Trimmings, Fancy Goods, Novelties, Shoes, Hats, Crockery, Glassware, Groceries, and everything for the plantation or household. We are making big drives in the several branches of our store and all that we ask is for the people to come and see for themselves. We are in position to pay more for cotton than anybody on the market arid we propose to give the farmers the benefit. Bring your cotton to us, and we will sell you the goods. L -evi B o. SUJMTE1=R. S. C.