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th to LOUIS APPE LT. Editor. P1 w MANNNIG. S. C., SEPT. 2, 1903. Ii C2 tI PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. t et SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year...........................- -- --5 bi Six months.......................... s Four months................................. 50 ADVERTISING RATES: ei One square. one time. ,1: each subsequent in- t sertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of fc Respect charged for as re::ular advertisements. d< &,iberal contracts made for three. six and twelve months. f Communications must be accompanied by the t real name and address of the writer in order to w receive attertinn. tc No communication of a personal character w will be published except as an advertisement. tl if Entered at the Postoiee at Manning as Sec. ond Class matter. al The Farmers Meeting. ei Ia A large crowd gathered in Manning a last Saturday in response- to the call for the farmers to take steps to organ- h ize themselves into township clubs to 01 devise plans by which they might pro tect themselves against the greed of b trusts and other unholy combinations, m whether the same is -capitalized by ez foreign, or home robbers. The meet- b ing from point of numbers was very is gratifying, but as is always the case bi whenever the farmers have under- d taken anything for their benefit or pro- c tection there was floating about in the in crowd a class of boot-licks for the M monied men, trying to throw a wet W. blanket on the proeeediugs.with "Oh! if this is nothing but an electioneermnz af scheme to boost some fellow into office" h( and "this is a humbug," and one smart Aleck with a knowing wink in his eye. sucking one end of a cheroot which was le given to him by a stock-holder of an it oil mill, strutted up to a group of gen tlemen and remarked, "I do not pro- ec pose to join this project, it is nothing d( but a political dodge which Appelt has brought about to have himself elected w to the legislature." The poor fool whose breeches-seat needed patching, a and whose children, we have no doubt, m would hail with delight a good square meal that is cooked at home, need not let such a thought fret him one instant, e and for the benefit of this measly in creature, also those who gave him the little speech to say, Appelt has no idea of being a candidate, nor will he be 'ar candidate in the next primary- and could not be induced to be, oi;'even if every man, woman and po, d in Claren- s don county were to 'ge it. We sug- bE gested this meetin and we earnestly pray that great r - will result to a ho class of peo - who are the prey of every devi that human agencies and the De -~ can devise; everything and verybody must depend on t'ie farmer, g and yet they get less from their weary tr toil than any.other class. If they got just treatment there would be no com- er plaint, but all kinds of schemes are in- bi vented and concocted to fleece the tiller of the soil. beca use he will not take the ri same intelligent interest in his own welfare, as other avocations take. We n are not urging the organization of them farmers- to make unreasonble demands, cc but we are, and we thank God for the ability to urge them for their own T sake and for the sake of their children 4 to get together and call a halt upon tt these greedy wolves who take advan- s tage of their unorganized condition to le take their products for a much less t price than it is worth, and return it to them in manufactured form at an out ragously enormous profit. t1 Onaccount of the court house under- y~ going repairs, the meeting was opened at on the "square," and Dr. L. M. Woods " one of the committee called the meet- nc ing to order and proceeded to state its t object. He was evidently well pre- se pared to fire a heavy gun, because in explaining the object, and telling his t audience, "this was no time for speech- E es. action was wanted" in a very ex- tl tended manner he went into the sub- tl ject of trusts, until Mr. W. M. Piowden P1 another member of the committee in- b( terrupted, and nominated Mr. E. D. t1 Hodge for temporary chairman and Mr. ' James Reaves secretary, Mr. Reaves Pl however declined, ar'd Mr. J. Grier A White was made secretary. Mr. Hodg'e a. on assuming the chair, explained why di it was that he did not attend the com-t mittee meeting, stating that he was in uj the upper part of the State at the time, yc but he was in full accord with the r' effort to organize, and he believed the t farmers by organization can accomplish bx good for themselves. It was suggested E that Hon. Eli D. Smith of Lynchburg ~ was present and that he be invited to ad- li dress the crowd, and it was evident yc the suggestion was not very palatable t to at least one man whose wind mechan- p' ism was in good working condition, and 15 if not allowed to bring it into action 01 the pain would be intense, but the fr crowd wanted to hear Mr. Smith, and hI he was introduced. His speech was at- to tentively listened -to, and it struck s right lhome to his hearers, as the great is truths came from his lips. He showed fo what is being done by the trusts in gen- li eral,but especially the tobacco,fertilizer tO ' and oil trusts. He endeavored to make t plain what could be accomplishe~d byD organization, that capital was organ-D ized, and by that organization it was r enabled to make vassals of the unor-. ganized farmer. His illustrations, and w: his comparisons were not only appro- c priate but magnificiently put together. w: He told his hearers that he was a w. farmer from choice, and that he pro- D posed to go out and devote his time and I talents to the effort to educate the yc farmer to combine to meet combina- te tions, andt not to depend upon a reme- Ot dy from legislative action. He refered v to the farce-comedy enacted by a former t' attorney general in his fight against the Virginia-Carolina-Chemical trust. ce We regret we are not enabled to give w his speech in full but some of its sa- t lient points are as follows: I want to state here and now what I believe to be the explanation of the at condition we are in, and that is this. di When a merchant goes into business at he counts up all the cash, insurance, house rent, cost of goods, clerk hire w ahd his family support. then 15, 20 or 30 per cent for him and when you. get ac his goods you pay his price, whereas e1 Mr. farmer with his business methods tO comes creeping into town with a bale e of cotton and asks "what'll you give Se me for this?" and the merchant names 11 the price and then the farmer goes ec into the store and asks the merchant what'll he take for so and so. Don't you see the merchant has both ends of the rope and he is a fool if he don't make money. Did you ever think of it, the merchant weighs and measures both the stuff he buys and the stuff he sells and we go around wondering what is the matter anyhow. If any other business on Gods earth was run on the same plan as the farmer runs his, it would "bust" in a week. 'All other business is organized and the farmer is his legitimate prey. The cotton mills. which were looked upon as a probable blessing to Ihe South have combined, 20 of them with a capitalization of $14,000,000. For the purpose of getting the raw cotton as cheap as possible. We are told by to some friend (?) that the high price of p cotton will ruin the cotton industry. gi What cotton industry? What in thie at mischief does the farmer care for the th prosperity of the mill industry if he to has got to take starv'ation p~ries for ti< his cotton in order for them to prosper el besides, if the mills can pay for their ,th plants and support, in individual cases, Ipr as some do, lo0o operatives and furnish a: them comfortable homes and declare e over and above this 25 and 30 per cent Ith Aivdend. Cou~l they not make a ca sonable per cent with cotton a cent d two higher. These mills support u eir operatives, gives them com- s1 etable house, erect expensive mill ants pay thousands and thousands for e chinery and a big profit besides: c ile the men who make the cotton f< e in old weather beaten unpainted bins and hardly make enough to pay s eir store account for clothes and o tfee. Now who's to blame for this i ndition of affairs? We ourselves. Tis i use to be cursing any body but our vn selves. We are as a class the s ggest fools God ever made. a If other men by trust and confidence t each other form combinations for c triching themselves out of us why in e .e name of common sense don't we y rm combinations to keep them from t >ing it? The laws of trade are as available f r us as them. The rigid rule of busi- 1 ss must be observed by us as by t em. There is not a man amongst us v ho would join a farmers combination get all he could for his cotton, then hat in the mischief is the use to abuse .e other man for doing what you'd do b d you could. Besides I believe these I mbinations are a product of natural ti w and common sense. All this rot >out legislating against trust is sick- C ing. You'll never touch them with a w till you change the form of our V >ernment. A man has a right to do t he pleases with his own - so long as e does not go contrary to the spirit of n r democratic law. C How are you going to fight the to- c ecco and oil mill trust? You can't n ake them buy your goods, but you C .n keep from giving them your to Lcco and your seed. What we need more brain and less muscle in our siness. Up at Clemson the other .y I heard lectures on how to grow tton, how to make more cotton, what the thunder do we went to make re cotton for when we can't sell 2at we do make to any profit. Besides we don't know how to make cotton ter 100 years of experimenting at a ome how are those fellows up there t ing to teach us in a few hours. We v ow how to make it, what we want to t arn now is how to get something for u after we make it. God intends each man to have an n ual show under His law and if he t n't 'tis the man's own fault. You s ay talk as you please about concealed mpons but I believe that pistols are t inspiration of God. Time was when o physical giant with out brain or L orals was master of men; but gun iwder has made fighting men equal, a e printing press makes -arning men o ual. Steam and- electricity travel- E g men and, business men equal, and t m bnations will make opposing In- U rests equal. We as farmers learning i m those who fleece, their method of t cing may be able to fleece some too. i We clothe the world, feed the world 1 oe the world and Yet go hungry and r .re-foot and naked. Why? because I haven't any sense and less man- a od.a Some one said on the street today .th a sneer of his lip "you can't or- c .nize the farmer'' and if the future is C be judged by the past he spake the ath. t: But there is no reason in this day of 0 lightenment why we should be the s Lrden bearers :Mnd not profit sharers u . By organizing according to the v id laws of business we will succeed. n They say the other men have the d oney. and we can't stand against ~ oney. Suppose the farmers of this d untry were to strike-not to sell one our farm products for a year or two. i ere'd by more dead speculators,.g Japtains of Industry" and mill kings ?i an the buzzards could eat. But in berness and with determination t us enter to win and sooner or later e victory will be ours. Do you propose to much longer stand e robbing of the oil mills? I read in r, ur county newspaper a statement f< d I suppose the editor knows what he n s talking about, that the mills do u t pay a just price for seed, and ac- a allvy resort to robbery when they c L ~eal. No farmer ought to sell his a ed for less than 40 cents a bushel and p at even is not as much as he should it t compared with the enormous profits a ey make. A friend of mine told me e e other day that his mill made a net p ofit of 100 per cent. Do you remem- p *r when ther was some agitation in I e legislature about throttling the sa .. trust how. seed popped up in d 'ice, and fertilizers tumbled down? sa d don't you also remember as soon If tbe legislature adjourned and the .nger was over how the price of seed mbled and meal and fertilizers shot >. Yes, you remember it, of course u do. The newspaper statement I E ferred to said that mjeal was sold at e mill doors on a basis of free on e aard Columbia, which means that you ~ to your local mill, they add to your r eal freight from Columbia, which has >t been earned, hence, stolen from a tu, and the same mill will ship meal d Columbia and delivered it for the tl 'ice sold at the Columbia mill. Here b a local mill imposing a freight rate t local consumers, and paying the t eight for the consumer abroad. The r ime man pays to the home mill $24 a tj n, and the man abroad pays to the C me mill S20. Is this honest? Yet it b the consequence of the farmers own e Lly and lack of manhood. The jing- ta ig of the trust dollar is as tempting c the farmer as a string of beads was d the African savage, a Organize and stop this aggression. 'j >n't let the sneers and paid clacquers p tard you from self preservation. si ow yourselves men and the world a 11 respect you and your calling, but t, ntinue to submit and cringe, and you is 11 be serfs. It does net matter e, iether the oppressor is a home man a foreigner, you are oppressed, and re vant you my fellow farmers, to assert ur manhood and. with crgamized in- ir lligence, on business principles, with- a t secrets, signs and dues, step for- 1; Lrd and show to the world that you e > can demand justice.s Mr. Smith's speech was so well re- e ived that several times when he b tnted ~o stop the crowd begged him continue.t During the speaking the secretaries a rolled quite a large membership, a d then it was decided to adjourn for C aner, and reconvene in Institute hall 3 o'clock. I At the school house the organization ti t perfected. Hon. James E. Tindal j ide a speech full of sound, wholesome ft vice. Dr Woods also spoke. The airman was instructed to appoint i w-nship organizers. It was also de- tl led not to make the organization a eret one for the present. The follow- S township organizers were appoint New Zion-R. S. Fleming. Midway-J. S. Evans. t Douglas --B. P. Gibbons. Sandy Grove-W. D. McFaddin. Hariony-E. IR. Plowden. Plowden's Mill-James Reaves. c Manning-J. M. Galloway. Mt. Zion-W. M. Plowden.I Brewington-B. P. Fulton. Sammy Swamp-Henry Brown. St. James-Jeff M. Davis. h Concord-W. R. Dingle. u St. Mark's-G. G. Thames.h Santee--J. H. Burgess. St. Paul-A. J. Richbourg.n Friendship-O. C. Scarborough. d V Calvary-B. P. Broadway. Eu ulton--H. B. Richardson. B On Saturday September 12th, the bvnship clubs will be organized at a s< ice designated by the township or nizer, in each township, and if tar ~ y cause the organizer is not present, s< ose who do congregate shall proceed ~ organize, and report the orgamiza- B >n to the County President. The a ibs shall be composed of not less L an 15 members, and shall elect a esiaent, one or more vice presidents, secretary, and elect one delegate for e 25 members and fractional part ereof, to meet in Manning at the ent will not call a county conventioi nless there are as many as ten town ips organized and reported to him Lt this county convention the said del gates from the townships shall bc 6me the executive and legislative bod, :r the county organization. The gentlemen appointed as town hip organizers should go to work a nce, and see to it that every townshi] ; thorougbly organized, and that rompt report is made to E. D. Hodge a Ocolu. Mr. Hodge feels the respor ibility of the task imposed upon him ,nd is very much in earnest to hav he farmers of Clarendon thorougbl rganized to make themselves felt. W an state further. that there is no diu osition to injure any other calling-ani he organization is solely for the put ose of protecting and promoting th armer's interests. U will take time t ecome effective, but if the farmer ake hold right away, good will resu) e believe. Deafness Cannot be Cured v local applications. as they cannot reach t1 iseased portion of the ear. There is only o1: -av to cure deafness, and that is by constitl tonal remedies. Deafness is caused by an ii amed condition of the mucous lining of ti |ustachian Tube. When this tube gets inflan I you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hea ia. and when it is entirely closed deafnless 2e result, and unless the inflammation can t iken out and this tube restored to its normi :ndition,hearing will be destroyed forever: nir ases out of ten are caused by catmrrh. which : othing but an infiamed condition of the mi Dus surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for an ase of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that ca ot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send f irculars. free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. 0. Sold by drugis-;s. r5c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Mr. Kelly is a Good Farmer. 'o the farmers of Clarendon county: After the farmers meeting on la, oaturday,some smart alec reported tha )r. Woods and myself broke up th aeeting. Dr. Woods made a motior nd discussed it, to make the organizv ion oath binding and secret. As w ,ere just trying to effect an organizo ion I didn't think it wise to bind me nder oath to do something indefinatA therefore made a motion to table th 2otion until we could organize. NoN D a certain extent I ain -in lavor of ecret organization. But not until we are organized an hen only when we didn't care for th ther.side to know what we are goin P. O. In a few days township organizer. ppointed by the temporary chairma f Saturday's meeting, will call fc aeetings in each township to organiz he farmers. Farmers; wake up; gE .p and do something. And take warr ag from Saturday's meeting. Whil here was a number of men tnere tha ad good suggestions and plans to r ieve the present conditions, they coul ot get a charce to present their ideau vhe temporary chairman, a couple of nd would-be office seekers, wouldn -ive them a chance. As a farmer and citizen of Clarendo: ounty I want to see the offices fror :oroner to Seaator filled- with farmer. Ls a farmer I want a farmer's organizz ion that will stay organized, and no nly request, but demand, and if neceE ary force people that oppress us to ziv s justice. I have a plan that I thin ill give relief. and there are others i aine would'n do. But we will neve o anything until we muzzle the ol oliticians. They will talk anything t. .eath trying to keep on trail of an oflice nd the ridiculous part of it is, the, acessantly ho-wl, keep politics out. Or -anize and elect new men to fill the of ces in the organization. J. E. KELLY. A Remarkable Record. Chamberlain s Cough Remedy has emarkable record. It has been in us yr over thirty years,during which tim rany million bottles have been sold an sed. It has long been the stamdar nd main reliance in the treatment c roup in thousands of homes,yet durin 11 this time no case has ever been re orted to the manufacturers in whic1 Sfailed to effect a cure. When give: s soon as the child becomes hoarse o yen as soon as the croupy cough al: ears, it will prevent the attack. It i leasant to take, many children like it t. contains no opium or other harmfu abstance and may be gined as conS ently to a baby as to an adult. Fo ie by The R. B3. Loryea Drug Storc saac M. Loryea, Prop. Summerton News. ditor The Manning Times: The recent dry hot weather has caus d cotton to open very rapidly in som laces around here and picking the sta l has begun around Summerton. The graded school-trustees called fo meeting of the patrons for last Satur av and about half the patrons and twi ustees were present. Hon. J. C. Lan am presided over the meeting and al r some discussion all present seemce >be of one accord as to the plans fo unning the school the present season 'he newly elected principal, Prof. F :ottingham closed the meeting with rief speech in which I think all pres nt could see his skill and energy. Thi ustees of this school called a meetini f the patrons to be held the last Satur ay in September and it is hoped tha 11 who possibly can, will be present 'he school opened last Monday witi 'rof. Cottingham, Miss Harper of King ree, S. C., and Miss Walker of Ben ettsville, S. C., as teachers with be v-een 50 and 75 scholars present. Thi: ;a new set of teachers and it is believ l that good work wlli be done. On last Saturday while a Mr. Rich apresentative of a Georgia lumber corn any, was crossing the five span swing 1 bridge across Jack's creek, about' tilles south of this town one span col psed and he, his wagons and two hors s went down. Mr. Rich escaped witl me painful flesh wounds and his hors s were cut from the wagon and save< ut were very badly bruised. The many friends of our highly es emed depot agent, Mr. W. H. Shirer -ill be pleased to know that he is bacd t his post after a month's visit to Nortl arolina. Mrs. R. H. Belsar and sons, Messrs ichard, Edwin, Hugh and Ervin, re rned home last Monday morning fron 'awley's Island, where they have beet r the past two weeks. The young folks of this and surround g country are studying guessery an< ainking which one is going to win tha et deer in the the Caper's &Co's. Drus If nothing happens, Mr. T. S. Ragix 'ill soon be in his new store. Mr. G. C. Nesmith has the contrac build the new Episcopal parsonagt i this town. II. September 1, 1903. aincer Cured by Blood Bairn--All Skin aul Blood Diseases Cured. Mrs. M. L. Adams. Fredonia. Ala., took Br tic Blood Balm which offectually cured a: iting cancer of the nose and face. The sore saed up perfectly. Many doctors had give: p her case as hopeless. Hundreds of cases o mer, eating sores. supperating swellings. etc. ave been cured by Blood Balm. Among others Irs. B. M. Guerney. WarrioriStand. Ala. lie se and lips were raw as beef. with offenaivi scharge from the eating sore. Doctors ad sed cutting, but it failed. Blood Balm healei ec sores and Mrs. Guerney is as well as ever otanic Blood Balm also cures eczema. itchin: umors. scabs and seales, bone pains, ulcers 'fensive pimples, blood poison. carbuncles rrofula. risings and bumps on the skin and al Lood troubles. Druggists. $1 per large bottle ample of Botanic Blood Balm free and prepal writing Blood Balm Co.. Atlanta. Ga. DC :ribe trouble and special medical advice sen isealed letter. Ii is certainly worth while lx estigating such a remarkable remedy. as B31oo' aim cures the most awful. wor-st and mos ep-seaed blood diseases. For sale by The R .Loryca Drug Store. 3ears te The11 Kind You Have Always Bvughi Cut Off Their Hair. A procession of the unemployed that took place in London in 17G4 did not . meet with any great success or public sympathy. In that year wigs went out of fashion, and the wig makers of Lon - don were thrown out of work and re duced to distress. They petitioned George III. to compel gentlemen to t wear wigs by law. As the wig makers went in procession to St. James' to pre sent their petition it was noticed that most of those persons who wanted to compel other people to wear wigs wore no wigs themselves. This striking the London mob as very inconsistent, they seized the processionists and forcibly cut off all their hair.-London Express. More Riots. Disturbances of strikers are not near ly as grave as an individual disorder of the system. Overwork, loss of sleep, nervous tension will be followed by ut e ter collapse, unless a reliable remedy is e immediately emyloyed. There's noth ing so efficient to cure disorders of the liver or kidneys as Electric Bitters. It's a wonderful touic, and effective nervine - and the greatest all around medicine ' for run down systems. It dispels ner d1 vousness.rheumatism and neuralgia and e expels malarial germs. Only 50c, and satisfaction guaranteed by The IR. B. Loryea Drug Store. Voice and Art. "Why in the name of all the saints," asked the master, "have you come back to Bologna-you, the most accomplished singer in the world?" "Because," said the pupil-"because because, dear master, I feel that I don't t yet really know how to sing." t "My son," was the reply, "that is' e what none of us shall ever know on , this earth. In the next world there may be more time, for when we are young e we have the voice, but not the art, and when we are old we have the art, but not the voice." Ten Thousand Churches In the United States have used the Longman & Martinez Pure Paints. e Every church will be given a liberal - quantity whenever they paint. Don't pay SI.50 a gallon for Linseed ; oil (worth 60 cents) which you do when a you buy thin paint in a can with a paint r label on it. e 8 and 6 make 14, therefore when you t want 14 gallons of paint, buy only 8 gal lons of L. & M.. and mix six gallons of a pure linseed oil with it. t You need only four gallons of L. & M. Paint. and three gallons of Oil mixed therewith to paint o good sized house. Houses painted with these paints never grow shabby,even after 18 years. t These celebrated paints are sold by The R. B. Loryea Drug Store. 2 0..oE.3A Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought of L 1 Y ~ 1 4 V Our herd of Shorthorn Cattle con tains about fifty head. These cattle were selected from the very best herds in Kentucky and are without doubt the -finest in the State. All of them are thoroughly acclimated. Our Berkshires were bred at Bilt more Farms and are second to none. Can furnish pigs not akin in either l EJslish or American bred stock. All inquiries will receive prompt at tention. S ALDERMAN STOCK FARM, Alcolu, S. C. f - .2 - 2 - 2 Z I F- rnesyu aifcin Cutcolions a pcatadpop e -i~r Iunllas rnIHAR .SYH 2 rsien-ndCah-r HERYP WILAS Bank G ofr>s S .uAir nStn. THE P.nko winLmc. C. M.ia DovkInto - uA. Lr LEs~sE you ,i La~vI. RiHaRD U. SMYT. te ar Ilt nEAStY P.AYMENTAS. Htt THE CUB~A ElC.E ASDCAIN, teMcr otzon GrSY oYeryS. THEE CUBAREAL ESAT LESCTTE PEARS CALFORHAvPAnCubS, -CPNEPPES TOMTH E , BEANS, Etc. All kinds of Flavorings, Candies,) Cracke rs of all kinds, and fresh. BUCKWHEAT, LOR PANCAKEFUR Catsups, Piekles, Alince Meat, very choice Apples in quart cans, Tapioca, Vermicelli, Postum Cereal, Cigars and Tobacco. The best of Groceries, and Vegeta bles of every variety. The finest grades of Tea and Coffee, Housekeepers, give me a trial and I will please y-ou. P. B. MOUZON.I "THE BIG 4." kA4 E. C. HORTON. JR. T. MITCHELL WELLS. LUTHER MCINTOSH. W. MINTER TURNER. Mutual Dry Goods Company. DEAR FRIENDS: Once more we all raise our hats and thank you for your kindly feeling toward us in the way of support given us these few days of our merchandising. Our trade has really been far beyond our sanguine expectations, and now we want To Get Down to Store Talk, and in the beginning must say something about that fall and winter Gown that you are already thinking about, perhaps. Well, the material that we are showing is most satisfying this season. A few rough cloths will be very good. and Zibelines in the new Broad-tail Silky effects, are quite the correct thing. Then the Snowaakes which come very inexpensive and make them so exceedingly popular; the Broad Cloths, the winter weights in Etamines, the new Weaves of Panamas, the Mannish Mixtures that Dame Fashion has made very popular for your tailored Suit or separate Skirt and many other new things too many to put on paper. Silks are not so good this year except the staple blacks, (and we have a strong line of these), the Mercerized heavy Cotton Fabrics taking the place of the former. However, we are showing the most novel things in Silks too. The popular Sheppard Checks, Hair Line Stripes, Wash Taffetas which are "chic" in style. Our great line of Black Goods for Skirts is new and clean. You will also Bnd a great line of Dress Trimmings and Dress Foundations in our store. We must also rem'i-nd you that our Shoe Department is full of the best Shoes that money and experience can buy. We are sole agents for this town of the famous "Queen Quality" Shoes for Ladies and Crossett Shoes for Men. EZ. We have been highly complimented (and we humbl appreciate it) on the nice things we are showing in Gent's Furnishings. You wil also fInd a high grade line of Men's Pants and Children's Clothing on our Scounters. To our friends who cannot always come to Manning, we wish to say tha, upon request we will gladly send samples of goods for your consider ation. and where Your orders amount to more than s5 we will p repay ENI transportatlon charges and give your orders our personal and careful at tention. N We want your trade and kindly ask you tocome to see us. Our store cs new and attractive and we will make you feel at home while you are in our place. Yours very anxious for business. M UTUAL DRY GOODS CO. One Price Store of Manning. New Store. Levi Block. White Front. Our 'Phone No. is 63. Announcement. We beg to announce to the people of Clarendon and surrounding country that we have opened at the old stand of R. P. Monaghan. No. 13 South iMaini Street, SUM~iTER, S. a., A full and up-to-date line of' Dry Goods and Shoes. Our stock embraces everything usually found in a first class establishment and our line of Dr'ess Goods, Silks, Skirtinigs aud Suitinigs are of the latest weaves and most fashionable shades. In our Dress Goods Department we are showing the newest Novelties, consisting of os caet ettereurmnso h weldesdld and re uaratee to ear Ostock of lest havben selctead withpae urt prices. SHiA .McCOLLUM SMERCANTILE CO.1 Announcement. Appreciating the liberal patronage bestowed upon me by the people of Clarendon, I take this method of making my acknowledgment, and to say that my fall stock is arriving every day and my force is busy unpacking and marking the best line of Dry Goods, Fancy Goods, Shoes, Clothing, Hats and everhing pertaining to a well organ ;zed store, I am not addicted to blowing, but I can safely say that I am prepared to give as good service as any other reiutable merchant. Come to see me. Yours, etc., Louis Levi. T HE CHA LLENGlER. It has taken me months of hard labor and study to establish a first class Furniture Store in Manning, and now even my keen est competitors must admit that I have outstripped them, not .only in prices but in quality and style of goods as well. .I Am Now Ready to serve the good people of this community and challenge compe tition on every piece of Furniture I sell. Don't be knocking and kicking, you can find it out by asking any one in Clarendon county and they will tell you that S. L. KRASNOFF, the Furniture Man in Manning, S. 0., on the Levi block, has the only and original first class and up-to-date Furni ture Emporium in Clarendon county. Let us Talk Furniture. The best on the market for the money. Poplar Bedsteads, full size, finished dark or light, with slats and casters, only $1.75. Large Arm Rockers, made of Maple, finished light green-or red, turned spindle, back willow, roll seat, a regular $3 Rocker; my price, $1.65. Same without arms, 95c. Oak Lounge, full size, high back, upholstered in Ramie, seat and back, a regular $7.50 boomer, .yours for $4.25. Chiairs, Chairs, Chairs. From 40c. Up. Willow body, all steel gear, painted green, reclining back and foot rest, upholstered seat and back; a bargain at $7.50; yours for' the cash at $5.40. Don't condemn these goods because they are cheap, they are worth double the money; to take a trip to my store will convince you. In Lace Curtains, Window Shades, Picture Frames and Crock ery, I am the leader of the town. Don't fail to come and price my goods. Get a Baby Jumper for your little ones; recommended by the best Physicians in the United States. Invalid adjustable Tables and Commodes always in stock. Reception Room Furniture-a full line. And now I sit myself down in a seat to drop you a few lines to let you know that I am right here in Manning and hope to see you soon. Your friend, S. L. KR ASI OFF, Furniture, Coffins and Undertakers' Supplies.