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A Golden Rule of Agriculture: Beg to ourland and your crop Will bego.Plenty of Potash intbefertilizerspellsquality p. t and quantity in the har vest. Write us and we will send you, free, by next mail, our money winning GERAV KAU WOR"s, New Yock-93 Nassan St. Atlaats.Oa.-22Ss.odst. W Geos. Hacker &Sorn XAF'rACTIXILR OF CD, C=, Doors, Sash, Blinds, Moulding and Buildinz Material, CHARLESTON, S. C. Sash Weights and Cords. Window and fancy Glass a SDecialty, -Do You Want PERFECT FITllNG CLOTHES? TH COME OR SEND TO US. e have the best equipped Tailor Establishment in theState. e handle High Art Clothing solely and we carry the best line of flats and Gent's Furnishings in the city. Ask your most prominent men who Swe .'ae, and they will commend you i.L DAVID & BROI Cor. King & wentworth Sts., CHARLESTON, - S. C Nothing has ever equalled it. Nothing can ever surpass it. New Discovery For C.g a*, ;~ A Perfect For A11 Throat and Cure: Lung Troubles. Money backlf it falsl. Trial Bottles free. The R. B. Loryea Drug Store. -Caro|lna Portland Cement Company, Charleston, S. C. GAGER'S White Lime Has no equal for quality, strength and Cooperage. Packed in Heavy Cooper age and Standard Cooperage. Also dealers in Portland Cement, Rosendale Cement, Fire Brick, Rooting Papers, Terra Cotta Pipe, etc. Money to Loan. ans Terms. APPLY TO WILSON & DuRANT. Bank ol Summerton. CAP1TAL, $25,000. The Bank of Summerton having :noved into guar n bulig ssolhcit your business and uCount colletons a specialty, and prompt re resiet an Cashier. HENRY P. WILLIAMS. Vice-President. D.[RECTORS: A. L LxEsERCDB. SDAID LEvi. Notice to Creditors. All persons having claims against the estate of E. R. Plowden, Sr., de ceed, will present them duly at tested, and those owing said estate will make payment to E. R. PLOWrEEN, Jr., Executor. Manning, S. C., Nov. ::, 190:3. CDAVIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MANNING, S. C. J. S. WILSON. W. C. DURANT S ILSON & IwRANT, Attorneys cad Counselors at Law, -MANNING, S. C. DR. J. FRANK GEIGER, DENTIST. MANNING, S. C. We have opened up in the Furstenberg building, opposite the Central Hotel, where we will be glad to see you. Send Us Your Orders and remember you get nothing but fresh goods with prices as low as usual. We brought prices down and intend to keep them down. Yours for saving money, The Manning Grocery Co. So TWO POINTS e- Do you want to buy the brand of PAINT that will wear the long est? Do you want to buy the brand of PAINT that will cost t-he least :-. money? 11100 Ie 1180 11 PoI1tS I 1 Wi 005 Io Will B01 00 HAMMAR BRAND PAINTS, 0 because it bears a guarantee for durability and will cost 25 per cent. , lb~o ess than ordinary good ready mixed paints, and owing to its fine 0 spreading qualities it will cover more surface than most paints. (Ask MW0 your painter about this.) _ You can see below how HAMMAR PAINTS have grown in pop 0~ ularity, and why we can point out to you so many beautiful homes -.'0 painted with it. Houses painted with HAMAR PAINT have a - pleasing look years after being painted, retaining that newness and 0 fresh appearance so much to be appreciated. 800 Us [of Poitot o Yil l N01 IIo H 0o Ioo R009 19[ . ~ Later On. - 10Our sales on HAM nR PAINTS have been as follows: 1900.........40 gallons paint 1902.........394 gallons paint S1901 ..........176 gallons paint 3903 ..........568 gallons paint S We can safely say that no other brand of prepared paints have ever enjoyed such rapid approval of popular favor here before. Very truly yours, F. P. ERVIN. W. E. JENKINSON. R. D. CLARK. R. D. CLARK, Manager, THE PEOPLE'S TOBACCO WAREHOUSE COMPANY desires to extend thanks to the tobacco farmers of this section for the liberal patronage given the company the past year. THE PEOPLE'S TOBACCO WAREHOUSE COMPANY has again been fortunate in securing the services of Mr. R. D. CLARK as Manager. Mr. Clark will devote his best efforts in ob taining the H IGH EST ~'PR ICES possible for all Tobacco put upon his floor for sale. Again thanking you for past favors and trusting that you will favor us in the future, we are * Yours truly, PEOPLE'S TOBACCO WAREHOUSE CO, R. D. CL ARK, Manager. This you can do by seeing and buying from our large stock of Buggies, Wagons and Harness, of all styles and best quality. We have a house full of them and must make room for our fall stock. If it is A NICE BUGGY you want at a right price we have it. If it is a serviceable FARM WAGON, we can supply you and guarantee prices and quality. In HARNESS we bought the best assortment ever shown here and have the, Prices to Suit You. We make good all we say, so you cannot afford to stay away if in need of anything in our line. We have A Host of Satisfied Customers, and will make one of you if you but give us a chance. Come to see us whether you buy or not, you will feel better. W. P. HIAWK INS & CO.' A ROYAL BOOK' UYER. The Purchase, of Diderot's Library by Catherine II. of RUssia. Eupress Catherine II. of Russia was a great reader and a lover of books. One of her services to letters in Russia was the purchase of the libraries of Voltaire and Diderot. She was a warm friend and admirer of these French philosophers, and their work interested her because she was eager to learn new theories of politics and government. Voltaire's library of about 7,000 vol umes is now a part of the Russian im perial library In the Hermitage palace, ani in the hall devoted to it is Hou don's statue of Voltaire. The story of Catherine's purchase of Diderot's library is interesting. It is creditable to her tact and her generos ity. Diderot named 115,000 as the price of his library. Catherine II. of fered him 116,000 and named as a con dition of the bargain that her purchase should remain with Diderot until his death. Thus Diderot, without leaving Paris, became Catherine's librarian In his own library. As her librarian he was given a yearly salary of 1,000., One year this salary was not paid. Then Catherine wrote to her librarian that she could not have him or her li brary suffer through the negligence of a treasurer's clerk and that she should send him the sum that she had set aside for the care and increase of her library for fifty years. At the end of that period she would make. new ar rangements. A check for ?25,000 ac companied this letter. The Literary Chap In Finance. "I know a literary chap, good writer and all that, but with absolutely no business sense, who suddenly decided the thing for him to do was to start a bank account," said the secretary of a financial institution. "He came In to see me about it. I asked him how much he had. and he said he had saved $59. I told him we rarely started ac counts on such small deposits, but would make an exception in his case to encourage thrift and school him in business. "He went through the preliminaries nervously, signed the signature card, put his money in and got a nice new bank book. By that time he was all flustered. They gave him a check book, and he decided he would have to have some money for present use. The re ceiving teller Introduced him to the paying teller, and he Inquired the procedure of checking out money. The paying teller explained at length. Then my literary friend went over to the desk and wrote a check for his entire $59, got the money and went out" Comparative Ages of Animals. Q.-What is the age of a field mouse? A.-A year. And the age of a hedge hog is three times that of a mouse, and the life of a dog is three times that of a hedgehog, and the life of a horse is three times that of a dog, and the life of a ni ". is three times that of a horse, and the life of a goose Is three times that of a man, and the life of a swan Is three times that of a goose, and the life of a swallow is three 'times that of a swan, and the life of an eagle is three times that of a swal low, and the life of a serpent is three times that of an eagle, and the life of a raven .Is three times that of a ser pent, and the life of a hart Is three times that of a raven, and an oak groweth 500 years and fadeth 500 years.-Philadelphia North American, Sept 13, 1803. Dog and Cat. The effect of a 'dog on a cat's tail is well worth study. When a cat encoun ters a strange dog the tail immediately assumes an upright pos~im. the back becomes highly arched @ I ibe fur stands out straight all ow the body. This sudden change disumys' the dog, who brings himself to a halt, and the two regard each other steadfastly. But If the dog should turn his gaze away for a fraction of a second there Is a swish and a bound, and the cat has isappeared over a fence or up a tree. Stimulated by the presence of a dog, ats have been known to climb to such heights that they were unable to de scend the way they went up. Transparent' salt. Some remarkable salt formations are found extending for thirty miles along the Virginia river in Nevada. The salt forms mountains of crystal and Is so pure and clear that fine print can be read through a foot of it This region was evidently once occupied by a great salt lake, as close by are some wonderful wells, one of which, seven ty-five feet in diameter, contains wa ter so intensely salne that a person bathing there will float like a cork. Bligginis' Blunder. "Bliggins is very unfortunate in his love affairs." "Yes," said the girl with yellow hair. "You see, Mr. Bliggins makes the great mistake of trying to converse Intelli gently when he ought to be simply olding hands and looking as if he were stupefied with joy."-Exchange. His Value as~ a Witness. "As I understand it, you want me to go on the stand and swear to the truth of your contention." "Heavens and earth, no! I want you to swear against me. Why, th-ere are ive members of the jury who know your reputation well."--Chicago Post. His Compliment. Katherine-My nose turns up so dreadfully! Cholly-Then it shows very poor taste in backing away from such a pretty mouth.-Indianaponts Sentinel. As Usual. "How much do you expect to spend for your wife's birthday present?" "About half as much as I shall." udge. CASTORlA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of ,~~~~744 "Jenkins mus be a pretty straight fellow. Dobbins tells me hie - never drinks a drop." "So? You probably misunderstood Dobbins. What he said must have been that Jenkins never drops a drink." -Baltimore News. sure Rlemedy Not AvattabLe. Rev. Pastor--Mrs. Wakely tells me they have a great deal of trouble In get ting their baby to sleep. Mrs. Temple-I suppose it Is too young to take to church.-Stray-Stories. A. man's strength develops when he hs solnething to do, not when he is W e-Atoaon Glonh. U D DtN POLICUE. They Are Permitted to Impose smatl Fines on Ofenders. One adv:u: ::cerucs to the respec table inembevr of the community from the minuteness with which the Dres den police look into the affairs of every inhabitant of the city. If he is a care ful man :nd always carries papers which may serve to establish his iden tity he Is practically immune from the indignity of be4ng arrested and march ed off to the police station unless, in deed, he commits some especially hei nous crime. Does he drive faster than the law permits, does he cross a bridge on the left hand side, he is stopped by the guardian of law and order and re quested to give his name. If he has his papers with him the policeman may then and there impose a fine of from 1 to 3 marks. If then he admits that he is in the wrong and pays the fine the incident is closed. If, however, he wishes to appeal from the policeman's decision he may do so. Even In that case he is not arrested, but a day or two later he is notified to appear in court and answer to the charge against him. But then if he is found guilty the lowest fine that can be imposed is 3 marks. That this custom of per mitting the policeman personally to im pose small fines is little understood by foreigners is shown by a remark made to me by a gentleman who had lived In Germany the greater part of his life and in Dresden for a number of years. In reply to my inquiry as to whether there was ever any question of cor ruption in the police department he re plied: "No; none whatever as far as the higher officers are concerned. The In dividual men, however, may be bribed occasionally. For instance, if I were to walk on the grass in the Grosser garten and a policeman caught me at it I would give him a mark or two, and that would end the matter."-Pbil adelphia L-dger. VIRGINIA COURTESY. By Its Operation Mr. Culpepper Came Into His Own. It is the story of a polite and polish'ed Virginia gentleman and his landlady, also polite, polished and a Virginian. It ralned on a day not long ago, and when Mr. Culpepper looked for his umbrella In the terra cotta tile in the hall it was not there. Mr. Culpepper was far too courteous to say that some body had taken it. lie didn't even say it was gone. le merely looked at the terra cotta tile and cherished regrets. It was raining. and he had no umbrel la. The courteous landlady came upon him and divined his trouble. "Haven't you any umbrella?" she asked. "Oh, that's too bad! You mustn't think of going out without one. Just wait a moment till I get you mine." Mr. Culpepper protested, but when Virginan meets Virginian courtesy is bound to prevail in the end. The land lady went upstairs and presently re turned with an umbrella. "There," said she. "Take It. 1 shan't need it today, and you are perfectly welcome to it, perfectly welcome." And the grateful Mr. Culpepper stepped out and unrolled an umbrella which was the very one he had lost. Courteous Virg'nia gentleman, courte ous Virginia landlady, and you needn't ask me hovw the umbrella came to change owners, for I don't know. Nei ther does Mr. Culpepper.-Washingtonl Post. Diagnosing Under Dif~eulties. Dr. Sundberg, former consul to Bag lad, related with much gusto an ad venture that befel him in a Moham medan harem In Bagdad. One of the wives of a rich merchant fell sick, and Dr. Sundberg was called in to prescribe for her. With a pardonable scientific interest the western physician waited. Enter a black gunnysackr. It is the pa tient. The doctor would like to feel her pulse. A white hand is slipped through an opening. Good. And her tongue mpossible! No man save her husband may see the face of a woman and live or, more accurately, no woman may unveil her face to any man save her usband and live. His professional in terest aforesaid deeply aroused, the dip lomatic doctor insists. The difficulty is at length solved by the eunuch In chief. Though the woman may not lawfully unveil herself, the doctor under the cir umstances might perhaps be allowed to crawl in under the gunnysack and so examine the telltale tongue. "Delight ed, I'm sure," says the doctor, and does so. Then after the most thorough diag nosis imaginable he prescribes, as did Abernethy before him, "A little sun nd air!" The Origin cf starching. The course of history carries us back no further than the year 1564 for the origin of' starching in London. It was in that year that Mistress Van der Plasse came with her husband from Flanders to the English metropolis "for their greater safety" and there pro fessed herself a starcher. The best housewives of the time were not long n discovering the excellent whiteness of the "Dutch linen," as it was called, ad Mistress Plasse soon had plenty of good paying clients. Some of these be gan to send her ruffs of lawn to starch, which she did so excellently well that It became a saying that If any one sent her a r-ff' made of a spider's web she would be able to starch it. So greatly did her reputation grow that fashion ble dames went to her to learn the art and mystery of starching, for which they gladly paid a premium of ?4 or ?5, and for the secret of seething starch they paid gladly a further sum of 20 shillings. _____ ____ Byron's Fatted Goose. One of the stories concerning the traditional dish of roast goose on MI chalmas day refers to Lord Byron, says an English newspaper. The poet always insisted in keeping up old cus toms in small things, such as having hot cross buns on Good Friday and roast goose on Mlchaelmas day. This last fancy had a grotesque result-when he was in Italy. After buying a goose and fearing it might be too leani Byron fed it every day for a ,month previous to the festival, so that the poet ,and the bird became so mutally attached that when Sept 21) arrived he could not kill It, but bought another and had the pet goose swung in a cage under his carriage when he traveled. A Race of Masked Men. The Touarags of the Sahara are one of the most curious races of mankind. The men never expose their faces to public view. They always wear a cloth mask, even when they are eat ing and sleeping. It Is said that only one white traveler has ever seen a Toarag unmasked. They think they are dishonored if their faces are un covered. Bears the he Kind Youi Haie Always Bouglit 13TVYYYY V llr~~VIT T ITYTVHYVV~ THE KIND OF To be used is very much a matter C of taste. It is important, though, that the frames set properly on the nose and at the right distance e from the eyes: that the lenses be a C perfectly centered, and how are you to know when one is guess ing? WE . . . NEVER SGUESS. S Glasses Right, Good S ighit." I E. A. Bultman, E JEWELER AND OPTICIAN. 17 S. Main St., - Sumter, S. C. 'PHONE 194. SunununianAAkuAluAlluuluununAll Buggies, Wagons, Road Carts and Carriages RE-PAIRED With Neatposs and Despatch - -AT R. A. WHITE'S WHEELWRIG HT and BLACKSMITH SHOP. I repair Stoves, Pumps and run water pipes, or I will put down a new Pump cheap. If you need any soldering done, give me a call. LAME. My horse is lame. Why? Because I did not have it shod by R. A. White, the man that puts on such neat shoes and makes horses travel with so much ease. We Make Them Look New. We are making a specialty of re painting old Buggies, Carriages, Road Carts and Wagons cheap. Come and see me. My prices will please you, and I guarantee all of my ork. Shop on corner below R. M. Dean's. R. A. WHITE, MANNING. S. C. W H E N TOU COME TO TOWN CALL AT WELLS' SHIAVING SALOON Which is fitted n p with anf eye to the comfort of bi' customers.. .. .. HAIR CUTTIU IN ALL STYLES, SH AVIN&i AND SHA MPOOING *Done with neatness an dispatch.... .. ... A cordial invitation is extended... J. L. WELLS. Manning Times Block. FIRE. LIFE, ACCIDENT & BURGLARY INSURANCE. Tailor-Made Clothing. FIT GUARANTEED. A FUL.L LINE OF SAMPLES. Also Ready-Made Snits, Mackin toshes and Rain Coats. J. L. WILSON. THE 1ANNINC, 8. 0. - I. 9 IT'S A flARVEL TO SOME how interest piles on interest when once the start is made. Make a start now by opening an account with THE BANK OF tIANNING. Once the start is made you'll be anx ious to add to your hoard. We'll add to it in the shape of interest. Indigestion Causes Catarrh of the Stomach. For many years It has been supposed that Catarrh of the Stomach caused indigestion and dyspepsia, but the truth Is exactly the opposite. Indigestion causes catarrh. Re peated attacks of Indigestion inflames the mucous membranes linIng the stomach and exposes the nerves of the stomach, thus caus ing the glands to secrete mucin Instead of the juices of natural digestion. This is called Catarrh of the Stomach. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure relieves all inflammation of the mucous memranes lining the stomach, protects the nerves. and cures bad breath, sour risings, a sense of fullness after eating, Indigestion, dyspepsia and all stomach troubles. Kodol Digests What You Eat Make the Stomach Sweet. Bttes tly ize which zels for 50 ceats. Prepared by E. 0. DeWITT & OO., Ohicago, lL The R. B. Loryea Drug Store. Koel Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you oat. E L B. 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ApifeciRedy frosia Worms,Convulsions,f'everish ness and Loss OF SLEEP. Fac Simile Signature oF T hirty Ygas ~CACT COPY OF W/RAPPER. ecmN~ CWARcotAPA. .4ew YonI c:i'. $ eThe Witchery of a Pretty Foot Few People Can Resist. A good fitting Stylish Shoe marks the well dressed lady. Ours is the .7 Ladies Shoe Store. We carry Shoes exclusively and in all styles and shapes, for Ladies Gen tlemen and C'dre'n. Write for illus trated catalog de. BULTMAN BROS., Reliable Shoe