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MANNING. S. C., JUNE 24, 1903. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year..-.. .................-- -- sim ents............-- -- --......... Tour months..- - - - ---........................ - ADVERTISING RATES: One square. one time. ,1: each subslquent in, sertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular advertisements Liberal contracts made for three, six and twelVC months. communications must be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer in order to receive attention. No communication ot a pers;onal character will be published except as an advertisement. Entered at the Postoffice at M.anning as Sec ond Class matter. THE RECORD STRAIGHT. It very often happens when called upon to make a reply the memory must be relied upon, and when one must go back a quar ter of a century the details of a transaction cannot always be ac curate, and when we replied last week to the letter of Hon. C. M. Davis, every statement we made was correct in the main, but in order to "keep the record straight" we will say that when the commission to investigate Clarendon's affairs was appoint ed, it was by authority of an Act approved in June, 1877, while Hampton was Governor and while the late John L. Manning was serving as Senator, filling the unexpired term of Jared Warley. who was compelled to resign. The Act authorized the investigation and to ascertain the actual bona fide indebtedness, and the manner of -paying the samie, and on a petition of fifty taxpayers it became the duty of the Governor to appoint three competent. and discreet persons to make the investigation with full power to send for persons and papers. Hon. Joseph F. Rhame gave his services to the commission without any charge. fter be- n had ascertained the just indebted ness that the delegation, com posed of H. L. Benbow, Senator, Joseph F. Rhame and James E. Tindal, members of the House, had enacted into law the bill pro viding for the issuance of the bonds to cover the claims ad mitted by the commission. While writing last week we had forgot ten that Governor Manning was in the Senate a short while, and it was during his administration a genera.l Act was passed looking .to relieving the people through out the State from unjust claims. Before Clarendon's commission came numerous claims for ser * vices and material that had not been furnished; for building a fence around the court house $1500, and painting the jail $500, not a piece of lumber ever went towards building the fence and not a thimbleful of paint touched the jail, these- are samples of many of the claims the commis sion saved the taxpayers from paying. Strange to say, many of the rejected claims were held by men who were very loud in their tion after the Democrats rested this government away from the horde of vandals,that sucked the ' financial life from the county, 7 encouraged and screened by these money-sharks assuming the role of speculators, when in fact they were nothing more nor less than receivers of stolen goods, knowing it to be stolen, and morally as guilty of theft as the county commissioners that '-..issued a pay certificate for work on a bridge, when in fact it was for a bottle of whiskey. We can recall a case where a money lender bought a $150 claim for poor house supplies for $25 in trade, mostly whiskey, and $25 in cash. The commission put its seal of disapproval upon all such claims whenever they got the evidence, and they spared no time in trying to secure the evi dence. There has been some extravagance since those days, but very little actual corruption, and we attribute the extrava * gance principally to the laxity in choosing our county officers. In the past, a man's fitness was not considered, if he claimed to be poor and was a clever fellow he was likely to be elected, and if he was real shrewd he would get some silly report circulated to the effect that his opponent referred to him as a "gray-neck because he was being voted for by the poor people," and - this would so incense the ignorant class that no argument could ap peal to 1-ook at the candidate's unfitness. In other words, they voted by prejudice and not by reason. Things have changed, the peo ple are better read than they used to be, and they realize the importance of having good men to administer our county affairs; they want a man put in office, not because he can shake hands well, or furnish a drink at elec tion time, but because he is thoroughly qualified for the po sition he seeks. Of course the purchasable element is still with us, the easily debauched are marched to the polls, the paid *heeler, and the manufacturer of lies are factors in our elections, but as the people become edu cated the less of these evils will we have, and the ballot will have thrown about it an intelli gent sacredness. Since writing the above, Sen ator Davis on last Monday after noon handed us another letter which will be found elsewhere in this issue. We will answer those portions of his letter that we think necessary. The "aver age reader" of THE TIMES is too construed our reference to the c "$1000 from the dispensary e profits to build jail, was taking c directly from the free school s fund." because it was not SO I stated. In our first article we it did say five years when it should have been four, but we also pub lished in connection therewith, the full text of the Act, which s, to any intelligent mind was a c correction of the immaterial er ror, and which we did not think necessary to refer to in our I second article, beca'use the Act showed for itself. Senator Davis says "Had your article not con veyed these impressions, I would not have paid any attention to T it." We regret very much our i article should have misled any 1 "average reader" about the Sen- i ators section, to the extent that f had it not been for that, he t would have "paid no attention + to it." Too bad! d "Now as to the bond business." v Yes, we know of some of the c bond holders, who they were, e and whether or not they chang- v ed hands: oh yes, we do know, f and had we been able to invest v money at the time we would e have bought some ourself, as it t was, we did not have one cents c worth of personal interest in c them, nor were we connected in I any way with any one who did t have a cent invested in those bonds. Answer to questions: 1. Will say we do not know when it begun. It would be B like attempting to find a needle B in a hay stack. f 2. It matters not when, wheth- B er, before or during his terms in t the lower house. In 1899 when B we went into the Senate, with n Hon. H. B. Richardson, Hon. B Geo. R. Jones and Hon. I. M. a Woods this $5000 of past in- p debtedness confronted us, and 8 the Senator served in the House : b the preceeding two years, and s two years previous to that; the Q debt must have been made during F his two terms in the lower house. There is no use questioning when the debt was contracted, i it is enough for practical pur- o poses, to know that when Mr. n Davis came out of the lower a house Clarendon county had a e heavy back indebtedness and a v heavy levy with no public im- t] provements to show. r Then, the Senator goes on to t propound another series of n questions; to answer them cor- b rectly, would take more time p than we have to spare to search, a up the records in the treasurer's ti and county commissioner's of- b fice, and to those who are famil- p ar with the records of the coun-' ty commissioners office, as they were kept a few years ago, it r would take a large amount of tl labor, at Bkast more than we r propose to put forth to get the bc information, especially since it ta does not affect the issue. n We do not propose to reiterate it our argument on the jail matter; a we have given the public our a views, and have endeavored to t] show why we believed the raise fa in the tax levy was unnecessary, I how, in our opinion, the jail a could be built without an in crease in the levy, and we also endeavored to show that while the $1000 dispensary profits, was not "taking directly from the sq free school 'fund," it was taken w' however, in~ a manner' which V was equivalent to "taking di- da recty from the free school h fund" as the schools will not get w this $1000, and they should, be- I cause it was promised them. b To now fall back on propound- b ing a lot of questions which no d man can'answer coi'rectly with- 0) out the aid of records is stick- Oi ling to divert the issue. The w, reference to the old debt was to g show what was done in four ~ years with less taxable property than we have now, also to back w up our reason for believing it f~ unnecessary to raise the levy,a and to take money from the dis- d pensary to build a jail, when it it could, and might have been ap- D plied to the schools. It matters not to us what Sen ator Davis' opinion is about "the free school subject" which he says a we "are trying to connect and tc drag in with the jail," which, ac- tA cording to him "has no bearing.f whatver on the subject" and he dismisses "it without replying." He has a right to do as he pleas es, we know of no law to make him answer, but we believe the people of Clarendon agree with ~ us; the taking of $1000 from the dispensary profits to build a jail,F could as lawfully been applied to the free schools, and inasmuch as1 many voted for the dispensary system under the promise that it would aid the schools, and thej profits are taken to build jails, they can see the "bearing" it has "on the subject" with or without the Senator's dismissal "without replying." Deafness Cannot be Cured d b- local apphecations. as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one tional remedies Dainess is caused by an in aed condition of the mnucous linin:: or the h Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets inflam ing and whenr i s ntrlcsd deaines 1ist 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 - cWeuwell i-e One Hundred Dollars for any tbe cure by Halls Catrrh Cure. Send for ciclri. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. 0. Sold by druggists. 75c. Balts Family Pills are the best. 1 Governor McSweeney recently took an active part in a Good Roads convention in Hampton. The governor did not go home1 and rest upon his dignity,. but he I went straight to work to give his aid and counsel to those things which are for the betterment of the state. Those who think Miles B. McSweeney is a back number ~ are badly off. He is a working annot be kept down. We yet xpect to see him in our national ongress, and when his district ends him there it will have a tepresentative who will eat no Ile bread. Cuts, Bruises and Burns Quickly Healed. Chamberrlain's Pain Balm is an anti eptic liniment, and when applied to uts, bruises and burns, causes them to eal without maturation and much iore quickly than by the usual treat ient. For sale by The R. B. Loryea )rug Store, Isaac M. Loryea, Prop. The United States courts in I klabama are investigating the >eonage system in that State, hich means, if we understand t, a system similar to what is :nown to us as as the agricul abor contract system. It is a act that advantage is taken of he law. but if our contract sys era is interfered with it will -be isastrous to our farm labor, rhich is already in a problematic ondition. It is absolutely nec ssary in this State to have a law chich will permit punishment or violation of a labor contract, -ere it not for such a law farm rs might be left stranded and uined. We hope that the federal ourts will not interfere with our ontractural rights, and that the Llabama cases will not reach bis State. ares Blood and Skin Diseases, I;ching Hu mors, Scrofula, Etc. send no money-simply write and try Botanic lood Balm at our expense. A personal trial of lood Balm is better than a thousand printed stimonials, so don't hesitate to write for a ee sample. suffer from ulcers, eczema. scrofula. loo Poison. cancer. eating sores. itching skin. imples. boils, bone pains, swellings. rheuma sm, catarrh, or any blood or skin disease. we ivise you to take Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. .). Especially recommended for old. obsti ite, deep-seated cases of malignant blood or cin diseases, because Botanic Blood Balm (B. . B.) kills the poison in the blood, cures where . else fails, heals every sore. makes the blood are and rich, gives the skin the rich glow of ealth. B. B. B.. the most perfect blood puri er made. Thoroughly tested for 30 years. osts $1 per large bottle at drug stores. To rove it cures, sample of Blood Balm sent free writing Blood Balm Co.. Atlanta. Ga. De :ribe trouble and free medical advice sent in %aled letter. ;2W"This is an honest offer-med ine sent at once. prepaid. For sale by The . B. Loryea Drug Store. The postal scandal at Wash igton bids fair to expose some f the manipulations of Congress en and United States Senators. nd it is intimated that when the xposure is made Democrats as tell as Republicans will be in 1 e mess. If it is true that Rep. sentatives have been profiting drough the post office depart ent, the investigations should e extended into the other de ,artments, and perhaps it will be scertained whether or not cer ai Representatives that have *een esercising considerable1 ower are not in touch with the grafters" and threaten to turn ~states evidence" if their de-< iands are not acceded to. In he last few years the naval comn ittee has been a very desirable irth and from its recommenda-1 ons millions of government i ioney has been spent. May be would be a good idea to get up big fuss in the navy department1 nd then it might turn out that< he naval department also has ciends in the Senate and the I' [ouse, who know the meaning of "rake off." His Last Hope Realized. (From the Sentinel, Gebo, Mont.] In the first opening of Oklahoma to 1 ~ttlers in 1889, the editor of this paper 'as among the many seekers after for- 1 me who made the big race one fine i in Aoril. During his traveling but and afterwards his camping upon is claim, he encountered much bad ater, which, together with the severe eat, gave him a very severe diar oea which it seemed almost impossi le to check, and along in June the case ecame so bad he expected to die. One i one of his neighbors brought him e small bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, holera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a Lt hope. A big dose was given him hle he was rolling about on the round in great agony, and in a few iutes the dose was repeated. Tbe od effect of the medicine was soon ticed and within an hour the patient 'as taking his first sound sleep for a, rtnight. That one little bottle wvorked complete cure, and he cannot help but el grateful. The season for bowel sorders being at hand suggests this em. For sale by The Rl. B. Loryea rug Store, Isaac M. Loryea, Procp. A Card. I wish to make grateful acknowledge ent to my friends, who so kindly camne my assistance when misfortune over *ok me, and to thank them one and all r their generous contributions. May1 od bless and preserve you. D. E. EPPs. Workman, S. C. Many friends may reveal your kind ess, but numerous enemies will prove 1 yur courage. .P. ERVIN. W. E. JEN1 R. D. CLARE THE PEOPLE'S TOBACC( esires to extend thanks to the tot e liberal patronage given the coi THE PEOPLE'S TOBACC( as again been fortunate in sect LARK as Manager. Mr. Clark i ining the ssible for all Tobacco put upon ! Again thanking you for past f; tor us in the future, we are Yours t 'OPLE'S TOBACCO R;- D. cLA R .S.-The People's Toba non for husines taising the Tax Levy One-Half Mill and Tak ing $1,000 From the Dispensary Besides, "Virtually Reduces the County Levy," So Thinks Senator Davis-Looks Like Chinese Figuring to Us. Editor The Manning Times: I have read your article in reference .o jail matter in last week's issue of hour paper, and like your first article. mill mi-sleading in some respects. In our first piece you tried to make it ap pear that the appropriation taking Bl,000 from the dispensary profits to help build jail was taking directly from he free school fund, and to the aver ice reader it was so understood. You ilso stated that the levy of one-half o1 ne mill would run for five years, when Ale act reads four, and you have not orrected this statement. Had your article not conveyed these inpressions I would not have paid any ittention to it, as you have a right t( our opinion as to how the jail should be built and in what way the monev should be raised, etc. Now as to the bond business, no doubt of your beina 6ell posted and perhaps have vivid recollections concerning the old bonds, ind might tell who held them and 6hether they ever changed hands or liscounted and all that. I am still not onvinced that it would have been best o have adopted your plan, "Issue bonds o build jail." The conditions now and n 1881 are quite different: theu there vas no Sinking Fund Commission to 3orrow from, no money in our county reasury and a big debt hanging over ur county brought on by a rotten Rad cal government over which our dis Anguished Representatives at that time iad no control, and I agree with you in his, that they did the very best thing 'or the county's interest issuing bonds inder the conditions surrounding them hen, nor do I believe that the Hons. Fose-ph F. Rhame, Jas. E. Tindal and ol. H. L. Benbow construed what I ad to say with reference to bonds as mpugning or reflecting in any way on heir motives, notwithstanding what ou have to say about it to the contrary, hey are broad-minded, patriotic ge.n emen and would not look through moked glasses to arrive at a conclu don. You say that there was a debt of .. 5,000 left by the delegation of 1898 ,f which I was a member. Now I want to ask you several ques ions, and hope you will answer them ,orrectly and pointedly. 1. When was this $5,000 debt con racted? 2. Was it before or during my term f office in the General Assembly? You harp on tha fact that the county >aid out of debt during your term as senator, and I desire to ask you some nre questions and want you to answer -orrectly, and feel sure you can do it ithout referring to the records, as !ou are "posted." 1. How miuh money arising from the :ounty levies onl.y was paid into the :ounty treasury for the four years pre -ious to the time you was elected Sena or? 2. How much was paid into county nds arising from licenses, fines and ispensary profits? Total it for the our years, please. 3. How much amoney was paid into he county treasury arising only from he tax levy, and how much from fines. icenses and dispensary profits during he four years that you were in the enate? Total it, please. Now deduct he smaller from the larger amount. f you will answer all of these questions orrectly and put the figures down it von't take an expert to decide how the ounty paid out of debt and when debt w-as contracted. These are public mat ers and the people should know them. Mr. Editor. you say that in your opin on two and one-half mills levy would ye sufficient to run- the county govern net. The County Board of Commis oners asked for a three mill .evy hich was granted, but we took from he dispensary profits $1,000 which vir ,ually reduces the county fund nearly >ne-half of one mill, so really, what is he difference in your plan and the one dopted? except that in yours it would ake six or seven years to raise funds nough to build jail, when the present lan will raise enough in about three rears to do it, basing my calculatfo:a on ,he present valuation of property. Answering for myself, and I feel sure he entire delegation will endorse it, ven I say we did not go into :his mat ,er blindfolded, as you seem to think, ior were we dictated to from outsiders, >ut we did make inquiry from the roper source, as to about what it would :ost to build a good, substantial jail, Lnd from what information we could rather, fixed the limit not to exceed 6,000. And I feel confident that our 3ard of County Commissioners, who re intelligent gentlemen, and I believe ave the county's interest at heartswill rive us such a building (and not ex leed the amount limited) of which the eople of the county will be proud. Now, Mr. Editor, if you will give cor *ect answer to questions asked I shall iot discuss this matter further. And he free school subject which you are rying to connect and drag in with the ail matter has no bearing whatever on he subject and I dismiss it without re dyn-Respectfully y-ours, C. M. DArt s. Davis Station, S. C., June 22, 1903. Revolnuon Imminent. A sure sign of approaching revolt and e-ious trouble in your system is nerv usness. sleeplessness, or sto':nach up ets. Electric Bitters will quickly dis nember the troublesome causes. It iever fails~ to tone the stomach, regu ate the kidneys and bowels, stimulate he liver and clarify the blood. Run lown systems benefit particularly and .l the usual attending aches vanish der its searching and thorough effec iveness Electric Bitters is only 50c, ind that is returned if it don't give per et satisfaction. Guaranteed by The . 1. Loryea Drug Store. , Manager. ) WAREHOUSE COMPANY acco farmers of this section for npany the past year. ) WAREHOUSE COMPAN Y ring the services of Mr. R. D. vill d ote his best efforts in obo PRICES is floor for sale.. ivors and tr-usting that you will rulv. WAREHOUSECO. K, Manager. cco Warehouse will be abount July 8. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Clarendon. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Adolphus G. Stack, Plaintiff, against ;osephine Lemon, Defendant. IN PURSUANCE OF THE JUDG meut of the Court of Common Pleas for Clarendon County in the above cause made on the 6th day of May, 1903, I will sell at public auction at the Court House in Manning, South Carolina, on Monday, the 6th day of July, 1903, at 12 o'clock M.: All the right, title and interest of the defendant, Josephine Lemon, the same being one-fifth (1-5) of the land described below in all that piece, parcel or tract of land situated, lying and being in Clarendon County, South Carolina, on Sammy Swamp, waters of Black River. being partof the tract known as "Hungry Hall," containing fifty six (56) acres, as per survey of P. G. Benbow, surveyor, January, 1888, and bounded as fol lows: On the north by run of Sammy Swamp, and supposed to be estate of Boyd; east and south, by lands for merly estate Samuel C. C. Richard son, and west by lands of T. B. Mims. Terms Cash-purchaser to pay for papers. CHARLTON DuRANT, Special Referee. To have our goods right fc prices are lower than the same We handle the same goods our prices are LOWER. If we failed to do as we sa: and under no circumstances do -s Will say again that we sel than you can imagine. We need in New York and some new bar any time, but come and see for y to the Postoffice Block, to HIRS BEAUTIFUL Sl You want now and that's exactly We have the goods and chants ask. Then, why pay otl pay us? Let us show you through c Has to go as we have our store ( to ruin our pretty Hats, so comi will pay elsewhere. D. HIRSC Next Door1 Shoes an HIGH AND High Quality. We have a complete line of Shoes fered for the prices. For the next thir1 on the strongest line of Footwear in yot Thirty D Will you be able to sec Ladies' Oxford Ties, Patent Tip; our pr Plain Tips, our pri -. Regular 81.25; ouw -- " 1.50: our -. 1.75: our -. " 2.00: our IMen's - Patents, our price our price our price -- " " " our price We have stacks, more we cannot m~ The above p::-ces are given very, have Work Shoes and Fine Dress Shoes FOR THE CIFILDREN. EL AVANT ERCANTIl The Kind You Have Always ] in use for over 30 years, .....ad b All Count~erfeits, Imitations Experiments that trifle wviti Infants and Children-Expe Castoria is a harmless subs goric, Drops and Soothing contains neither Opium, M< substance. Its age is its gu: and allays Feverishness. It Colic. It relieves Teething! and Flatulency. It assimib Stomach and Bowels, giving The Children's Panacea-Th C E NUIN E CAG"i Bears the The Kifid 10111f In Use For 0 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Clarendon. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Adolphus G. Stack, Plaintiff, against Angelina House, Defendant. IN PURSUANCE OF THE JUDG ment of the Court of Common Pleas for Clarendon County in the above cause made on the 6th day of May, 1903, I will sell at public auction at the Court House in Manning, South Carolina, on Monday, the 6th day of July, 1903, at 12 o'clock M.: All the undivided one-fifth (1-5) in terest of the above named Angelina House in and to all that piece, parcel or tract of land, situate in the Coun ty of Clarendon and State aforesaid - Calvary Township - on Sammy Swamp, known as "Hungry Hall," containing fifty-six (56) acres as per survey made by P. G. Benbow, sur veyor, January 9th, I888, and bound ed as follows: North, by the run of Sammy Swamp and lands supposed to be the estate of Boyd; east and south by lands formerly of estate of Samuel C. C. Richardson, and west by land of T. B. Mims. Terms Cash-purchaser to pay for papers. CHARLTON DuRANT, Special Referee. r their intended purpose and our oods can be obtained elsewhere. handled by other merchants, only r, we would lose your confidence, e wish to lose that. 1 our goods at LOWER PRICES the room, as Mrs. Hirschmann is ains are coming in, so don't lose urself. It will pay you to come CHMANN'S STORE. It's ~IEIR -GOODS what we have for you. sk about half what other mer 1ers so much more than you need ur line next time you are in town. NERY marged and don't want the dust 3 and get your Hat for half you HMANN, to Postoffice. IOxfords LOW Low Prices. ~nd Oxfords, the best VALUES ever of y days we are offering the lowest prices r reach. ays Only are Shoes at these prices.{ ice..................... 75c. ce.................... 75c. price.................$1.004 price............ . 25 price............ . 38 price.............. -...... 1 .6 5 .-.................. 1.50~ ......... .....2.504 -3.00 ntion. very close and on a valuable bill. We - -all sizes, prices and qualities. 4 e all sizes and qualities of Shoes and low 4 the children. We will please you. Sum eCtog ought, and which has beeni has borne the signatnre of as been made under his per spervision since its infancy. no one to deceive yo1.11 this. and " Just-as-good" are but t and endanger the health of rience against Experiment. ASTOR IA titute for Castor Oil, Pare- - Syrups. It is Pleasant. It. >rphine nor other Narcoti0 rrantee. It destroys Worms cures Diarrhea and Wind Eroubles, cares Constipation tes the Food, regulates the healthy and natural sleep. e M~other's Friend. "OR IA ALWAYS Signature of r7o Always Boughlt ~er 30 Years. NOTICE ! We wish to thank our friends for their prompt response to onr request for a part of their trade. They have come in such goodly numbers that we have not, just now, time to write out in detail all that we have in stock. You will find in our store a full and complete line of Drugs, Medicines and Sundries. We thank you for your kindness. We are here to serye your best interest. Respectfully, CAPERS & CO., Propr's. THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG STORE, SUIMERTON, S. C. SGiTLY DISFIGUREW But Still in the Fight. My stock is badly broken on account of the heavy spring ;rade, but my stock is still complete on the following goods: Housebuilders' Supplies, Paints and Oils. A large stock of the best Stoves. Cream Freezers and Water Coolers, Hammocks and Fly Traps. Tobacco Growers, Don't forget to take a, look at- my Flues. They are just like every other good, heavy and well-made flue, the only difference is they are sold much cheaper, thus making it to your interest to give me your order. A. big and well assorted stock of Paris Green and Bellows, Thread and Wire, Thermometers and Lanterns. rhe best Baskets for gathering the tobacco. Yours for business, J. F.L0J6 DIC KS"4 ON Next Door to Levi's. Look to Your Inte re s Here we are, still in the lead, and why suffer with your eyes when:you :an be suited with a pair of Spectacles with so little trouble? We carry-the Celebrated HAWKES Spectacles adGass Which we are offering very cheap, from 25e to$20anGdFaieat3 ;o $6. Call and be suited. W. M. BROCKINTON. GREAT JUNE SALE ILaces, Embroideries - and White Goods. . NOW GOING ON.. Don't buy goods that have been in stock all the season and possibly last year's goods, and you have seen themn before. But come to us and buy whatI - Syou want. We get in a new line every week. On Levi Block. Fifty Whaite Duck Hats for Ladies, just the thing for picnics, etc. 047' AU. (f