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LO)IJS A1'EL.U Emtor. MANNNIG. S. C., JAN. 6, 1904. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. . SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year............................... .. $1 50 Six months..................... 7 Folr months................................ 50 ADVERTISING RATES: One square. one time. 1, each subsequent in scrtion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular advertisements. .iberal contracts made for three, six and twelve months. Communications must be accompanied by the real name and' address of the writer in order to receive attention. No Cbmmunication of a personal character will be published except as an advertisement. Entered at the Postoffice at Manning as Sec ona Class matter. 1904. The first issue of THE TIMES January, 1894, had our name as editor of THE MANNING TIMES, at the head of its editorial col umns, and it has made its ap pearance every issue since. This is the 10th anniversary of our editorship,and we feel proud of the record made. Our readers know of the attempts that were made to cripple THE TIMES,both in influence and financially, but we have managed to repel our enemies, and retained the peo ple's confidence. This would have been impossible did we not conduct our pen in a worthy manner. Since assuming editorial con trol it has been our heart's pride tb make the paper a household necessity; we have endeavored to do our own thinking, and have given our readers our best advice on-public matters and permitted no one to direct our policy. We are accomplishing our purpose and we -propose to retain the good will of the people so mani festly bestowed. DON'T PERVERT THE RECORD. The Sumter Freeman of last of last week refers to the editor of THE TIMES as having been carried into office by swinging to the. coat-tail of Ben Tillman. The Freeman is entirely mistak il~f .--editor of this paper PPwas in office before Ben Tillman. made his debut in politics, and continued in office until two years ago. He was a factor in bringing about a condition of harmony which resulted in a very large measure in destroying factional lines. When Tillmnan began his -political career we favored the principals advocated in the Far Yners Platorm, and as Tillman was the chosen leader, we gave *him our support. Those princi ples we still advocate, because *they are right, but we contend that men whose political fortunes were made by the advocacy of -those principles have long ago departed therefrom, and have -perverted them into a more op prsiepolitical machine than th ne swept from existence In 1890. We are not made up of the sort of material that nothing good can come from the side we -oppose, or the side we favor is without fault, and we thmnk- the record will show that whenever we differed from the views of Mr. Tillman, either before, or since he was made senator, we have not hesitated to give ex pression thereto, either in these 'columns or in committee, or con vention. That we have support ed Tillman is true, and we still su.pport him in any measure - which meets with our approval, -but we never have, and we hope we never will permit ourselves to accept his or any other man's dictuin without scrutiny; in oth er words, we do not propose to follow blindly. We recognize Till man's ability, and that he has rendered the State some good service, at the same time, we al so realize he has made some great blunders which resulted in harm to the State. Let that be as it may, Ben Tillman is not perfect, no man is, and when we criticise any of his acts, it is an opinion we have formed with out considering results. rThe independence of our views and position, meets with the en 'dorsement of our consistency, as is shown by the vote we received *when a candidate in the last pri mary. The normal vote of Clar endon is about 1450, and after Tillman came to Clarendon and made a personal plea that we should not be re-elected, as the effect of our election would des troy his influence in Washington we received 809 votes and by actual c o u n t 250 remained away f r om t he primary. We mention t h is t o show our independent course is ap proved by a majority of Claren don's voters,notwithstanding the -fact we were not returned. It might be argued that the 809 votes we received came from the conservative side but such is not the ease. The conservative vote in Clarendon was not over 500 when the lines were tightly *drawn, and we know that our adversary polled quite a number, having personal friends among them, and business relations with others; therefore, it will be seen that Tillman cannot handle the Clarendon vote at his pleas ure, and knowing this, we can afford to be independent whether from policy or principle. We never was a coat-tail swinger. Beware of Ontments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury as mercury will surely destroy the sense or smell and completely derangze the whole system whenI entering it th rough the mucous surfac-es. Such' articles should never be used except on prescrip tions from reputable physicians, as the dama:.e they will do is ten fold to the good you can pos sibly derive fromt them. Hl's Catarrh Cure. manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. O., contains no mercury. and is taken internally. acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur ;faces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the ::enuine. It is taken .internally, and made in Toledo. Ohio. by F. .. Uheney & Co. Testimonials free. SodhrDugit, rce-e per bottle. We note that Mr. Frank P. Cooper has connected himself with the staff of the News and Courier. Mr. Cooper is a Clar endon man, and since he has identified himself with news paper work. he has made such a success, that his services have been in great demand. Mr. Cooper is not only a circulation maker, but a very fine corres pondent as well. He writes iluently and accurately, and his letters are always read with pleasure. We congratulate the News and Courier upon its good fortune insecuring such a val uable addition to its already able staff. Fight Was Her Terror "I would cough nearly all night long," writes Mrs. Chas. Applegate, o . Alexandria,Ind., "and could hardly get t any sleep. I had consumption so bad c that if I walked a block I would cough , frightfully and spit blood, but when all other medicines failed, three 81 bottles s of Dr. Kings New Discovery wholly i cured me and I gained 58 pounds." It's < absolutely guaranteed to cure coughs, colds,la grippe,bronchitis and all throat I and luug troubles. Price 50c and 81. 1 Trial bottles free at The R. B. Loryea 1 Drug Store. The raise in the price of fer tilizers is a matter for the serious consideration of farmers, and we do not see any reason why the manufacturers should raise, unless it is they are not satisfied with the enormous pr6fits, but want more. The farmers how ever are in a position to force concessions from the manufac turers of fertilizers, and if they will act in unison, and in an in telligent manner make a propo sition, the companies will realize that they have not everything their own way. They kfow that the farmers, if united, can cur tail the purchase of their pro ducts, and when they see a- de termined effort on the part of the farmers not to pay such tremen dous profits that will make con cessions in order to dispose of their goods. We believe it to be the part of wisdom to have a meeting- in every township and lay down the dictum, that unless fertili zers are sold at a reasonable profit, none shall be used. If the farmers adopt this course, all of them, white and black should t stick to it, and we venture to assert they will only have to , resort to such a course but once. i The stock holders of these com I panies have their money invest ed, and their dividends depend, upon the sale of the manufac-r tured product; they cannot afford to keep the goods banked up at he factories, and therefore' must dispose of them. There is no doubt whatever that these ; companies are in a combine, the ~ Laws of the State protect them ~ in keeping- down competition, s and such being the case, we see a no reason why those Who use S their products should not com ine for protection also. Found a Cure for Indigesnion. I use Chamberlain's Stomach and -' Liver Tablets for indigestion and find a that they suit my case better than any asepsia remedy I have ever tried and I have used many different remedies. am nearly fifty-one years of age and have suffered a great deal from indiges tion. I can eat almost anything I want< to now.-GEo. W. EMoRY, Rock Mills, Ala. For sale by The R. B3. Loryea, Drug Store, Isaac Mv. Loryea. Prop. 1 Iecture for Benefit Hampton Monument. Editor The Mannir Times: I beg to. acknowledge through this week's issue quite a number of re sposes to my personal appeal last weekt to the Hampton Monument fund and to urge our people to a prompt response to the general appeal. We must raise 2 the two hundred dollars ($200) allottedC to us by the legislative committee by the time the Legislature meets. Gen C. Irvin Walker, commander of the I army of Northern Virginia, at Green ville, S. C., will come if invited and give us his famous lecture "Memories of the Sixties." to aid us in raising our quota. We hope to have him and will give due notice of the time he will lec ture. He will come not later than the middle of January. I beg the "Sons" and "Daughters" to help us in this undertaking. We can only succeed with their help. A good frie'nd (a veteran) writes me from a distance: "If Clarendon makes the t effort she will have done her share, as she has always done in the past." It will be too hard on us if the committee reports to the Legislature that they have only raised one-half of the ten] thousand'($10,000) asked for. Let us remove the odium from Clarendion at least by raising the amount expected of us. In the near future let us be prompt. All amounts will be acknowl edged through the press. Look out for the date and place of General Walker's lecture.1 D. J. BRADHAM. Manning, S. 0., Jan. 5, 1904. Working Night And Day. The busiest and mightiest little thing1 that ever was made is Dr. Eing's Ne w Life Pills. These pills charge weak ness into strength, listlessness into en ergy, brain-fag into mental power. They're wonderful in building up the health. Only 25c per box. Sold b)y The R. B. Loryea Drug Store Pinewood Pickups. Editor The ManningdTimies: Rev. L. L. Bedenbaugh has moved into the new parsonage, where he is comfortably situated. He preached his first sermon here last Sunday. There was only a small turnout as the day was1 very cold. Mr. Nap L. Broughton, while visit ing Camden, Ark., during the holidays was married to Miss Maggie Martin. Na and his better-half araived home last Saturday. Miss Jack Rogers, who has been 1 clerking for Mr. R. L. Felder, has re turned to her home at Lake City. Col. Ed Rogers came over from Lake City during the holidays to visit rela tives. Miss Inez Lide will be married on the evening of the 6th to Mr. John Dan iels of Lumber, S. C. Rev. W. S. Por ter of Summerton will perform the cer emonv. Mr. Willie S. Richbou. will move to Hoschten, days, where they will liv Mr. James P. Lawrenc been clerking in Sumtr turned home. Mr. Walter Mat~j o learning telegra~phy here rectorship of Duke of F- * HAS MARRIED AGAIN. frs. Marion Carson, Divorced Wife of Lieut enant L. S. Carson, Weds a Buyer of Toys in Philadelphia. A romance in the Arch street board-: ng house district has been brought to >ublic notice by the marriage of Basil {arding Grant and Mrs. Marianna Ker ;haw Carson,who are now passing their ioneymoon at 1514 Arch street where Ir. Grant has resided for several nonths. After the holidays they expect o take a bridal journey for then Mr. 3rant can get leave of absence from the Iarket street department store where ie is employed at the toy counter. Ac ording to himself,,lr. Grant is a mem )er of a titled Scotch family and has erved with the King and Queen's )wn roops in India and Africa. Mrs.Grant is a small woman of dainty tud graceful carriage. Though slight n build, her figure is finely proportion d. Her hair is of light brown and is vorn after the fashion of Madame La ompadour. Her forehead is high and he nose is straight. The firm chin ompletes the oval contour of her face. rust the tiniest kind of a dimple is de eloped in her chin when Mrs. Grant ;miles, giving her a piquancy that does iot cause one to wonder why two sons >f Mars have surrendered to her. She is a Southern woman and this is ier second venture in search of connu Aal bliss with a soldier. Her first hus )and was Lieut. Lawrence S. Carsonof he United States Cavalry, who has narried again and is now on recruiting luty at Fort Leavenworth.Kansas. The livorce was secured by Mrs. Carson in oddington county, South L. kota, on ecember 13, 1902, for wilful desertion. drs. Grant explained the desertion by aying that Lieut. Carson went to the hilippines with his command and dur ng his absence of nearly three years vrote irregularly and with such cool iess that it chilled the ardor of her roung love. I "I was a bride of but a few months hen he went away," said she, "and I vas forced to live alone the greater )art of the time. For several months ny mother stayed with me, but her du ies at home required her attention and he had to leave me, too. When the Ueutenant came home he was very natter-of-fact, and seemed indifferent o our reunion. I treated him the same ay and we consented to part. He gave ne money for my expenses and I went Lway. Last year I secured my divorce md then came on to Philadelphia, vhere I know lots of people." Despite the entreaties of their friends he Grants will not tell when or by vhom they were married. The license as secured on Wednesday and sets orth that Basil Harding 'Grant was >orn on the Isle of Wight on the 24th d November, 1870, and that Mrs. Car on was born in Camden, S. C., on une 12,1874,which makes her 29 years >d, and her husband 33 years of age. rs. Grant comes of an excellent fami y and is possessed of some means in er own right. She is the eldest daugh er of the Rev. John Kershaw, rector of t. Michaels Church, in Charleston, S. . The family is a distinguished South rn one,and a county in South Carolina s named after it. * Her paternal grand ather was a general in the Confeder ,te army. When asked today why she would not aake known the facts of her second arriage, Mrs. Grant said: "It is not customary for Southern omen to seek notoriety when they arry and I do not intend to give thel ublic something to gossit about. We! ill publish the marriage notice in od time, and then all who are inter sted can read it. Mr. Grant and I ave been married legally and there as not a bar to our being wedded It urprised my friends, 1 know, but then woman does many things that are urprising. I met my husband two ears ago when I was in Philadelphia ith my brother, who introduced us. re became very tond of me, and I re iprocated his affection. When my di 'orce was procured he asked for my hand a marriage, but I would not consent Lntil last week. Mr. Grant was then *ery ill and I wanted to be with him to urse him. As sooa as he was able to : out he secured the marriage license .nd we went to a minister and were tarried." It was suggested that her husband's laim to titled ancestry and his service rith the British troops was unsupport d by any data in the books of reference >ut Mrs. Grant declared that she did tot want anything further than her usband's word. He is an unassuming -oung man of medium height. His face s thin and smooth-shaven. His dark air is rather closely cut. He speaks a a low, pleasant voice. He smiles requently, but often sadly, as when elling of a race in which he had been ngaged on the Prince of Wales',yacht, he enthusiasm suddenly left his face *nd manner, and with a wan smile he oncuded-'"and now I'm sellhng tin oy boats." Mr. Grant says he is a brother of Sir hilip Grant, of Cowes, Isle of Wight, ,nd a brother-in-law of Charles Seeiey, member of the British Parliament, whho soon expects to be knighted. His :randfather, he said, was Sir Richard ~rant, secretary of the Royal Yacht quadron, and whose family owned the slands of Saffa and Iona, off the coast f Scotland. These islands were relin uished by the family when a grant of and was given them at Cowes. The -ouno man refuses to tell why he aban tonea the life of a soldier to dally with os in a big American shop. He saw ervice as a lieutenant in India,he said, ith the Seventh Hussars, and in Afri a during the Boor war with the Forty irst Batallion of Imperial Yeomanry. e has been in America for nearly two -ears and part of that time was inval ded by a fever he contracted in the tfricani campaign. His last illness ras due to acute tonsilitis. "We will probably go to England oon," said Mrs. Grant, "and may take he position in society we are entitled o. I do -not care anything at all for itles, and did not consent to become drs.'Grant with the hope of ever suc *eeding to a title. I love my husband nd he loves me, and we expect to be ery happy together. He is not a for une-hunting Englishman and was not Lttracted by my dowry. It was just me ie wanted,"the little woman concluded ier dark eyes dancing mischievously. A search of Burke's "Peerage and ~anded. Gentry," the ":British Imperial ~atalogue," "Whittakers Almianac," Who's Who," or "Thom's Directory" ailed to show a Sir Philip Grant, nor ould any trace of a Lieut. Basil Har ing Grant be found in "Whitaker's irectory on Naval Military Officers." ir "Hart's Army List."~ All these ublications are standard works of ref. arence to persons in the nobility of beat Britain or in His Majesty's ser -ice. The Seventh Hussars is desig Lated as the "Queen's Own" and re urned from Natal in November, 1898. ['he Forty-first Batallion of the Imperi .1 Yeomanry is styled the "King's )wn," because of its headquarters in orfork county, where one of the royal1 alaces is located. Wilfred Powell, British cousul at his port,says he never heard of Sir hilip Grant and can find no trace of im in the books at his disposal. Mr. owell is likewise in ignorance of a ieut. Basil Grant. He says that there ras such a man as Sir Richard Grant, ut whether the"Honorable" Basil is a Lscendant the consul could not state. There are many Grants of noble fain ly in England and Scotland, and many 'f their names appear in the army and tavy lists,but there is no Basil Harding aentioned. -- Philadelphia P )c. 19. Your grip on success depend n the things you are willing - There is just as much dang A Card of Thanks. To my customers in Manning and Clarendon. County: I take this method of thanking you for the liberal patronage iven me the past year, and to assure you I am better prepared than ever to fill your wants at the very lowest prices and I keep nothing but the best. 1 will take pleasure in giving all orders entrusted to me prompt personal attention. Wishing you all a happy, pros perous New Year, I am Respectfully, P. B. MOUZON. ST AT EMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE BANK OF MANNING AT TH&E CLOSE OF BUSINZESS DEC. 31, 1903. RESOURCiIS. oans and discounts........148,409 53 Real estate and furniture... 6,139 26 Cash and amour t due us by other banks............... 14,727 80 ,269,276 59 LIABILITIES. apital stock...............8 40,000 00 urplus and profits.......... 27,555 23 Dividend accouat No. 12.... 4.000 00 Deposits.................... 197,721 36 $269,276 59 TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, t CLARENDON COUNTY. $ I, JOSEPH SPROTT, Cashier of The Bank Manning, do solemly swear that he above statement is true to the best f my knowledge and belief. JOSEPH SPROTT, Cashier. Sworn to before me this 31st day of December, A. D. 1903. [L. s.] J. T. STUKES, Notary Public for S. .C. A.ttest: A. LEVI, J. W. McLEOD, W. E. BRowN, Directors. STATEMENT of the condition of the Bank of Clarendon at the close of business 'Dec. 81, 1908. ASSETS. Dans and discounts........$11,073 08 ~'urniture, fixtures and ex pense ..........---..-.....2,261 59 )ue by other banks and cash on hand................. 3,8 15 852,719 82 LIABILITIES. apital stock...........--825,000 00 urplus and profits..........306 06 )eposits................. 27.213 96 TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. CLA~RENpo: COUSTY. ( I, J. L. Wilson, cashier of Bank of 3arendon, do solemnly swear that the bove statement is true to the best of y knowledige and belief. J. L. WILSON, Cashier. Sworn to before me this 4th day of ranuary, 1904. J .RGY Notary Public for S. C. E.ttest: 1. A. WEINBERG, S. A. RIGBY, W. E. JENKINSON, * Directors. TNO POINTS.I Do you want to buy the brand of Paint that Do you w ant tobuy the brand of Paint that tlll cost the least money? Then keep these two points in view and you i buy our Eammar Brand of Paint, 3eause it bears a guarantee for durability nd will cost you 235 per cent. less than ordinary tood ready-mixed paints, and owing to its fine ~preading qualities it will cover morc surfacc han most paints. (Ask your painter about Y ou can see below how HAMMAR PAINT Ilas grown In popularity, and we can point out o you so many beautiful homes painted with t. Houses .painted with HAMIMAR PAINT ave a pleasing look years after teing painted, ~etainng that fresh appearance of being newly ainted, so much to be appreciated.. See Us for Paints ~nd you will not have cause for rezgrets later on. Our sales of HA1tfAR PAINT have been as 90....... 40 gallons, Ready-for-use. 1901.... .. 176 gallons, Ready-for-use. 1902..... 394allons. Ready-for-use. 1903... 568 gallons, Ready-for-use. We can safely say that no other brand of ,repared paints have ever enjoyed such rapid ipproval of popular favor here beforc. Very truly yours, alig lai'Ware Co. horthornis & Berkshires. We have never been so well prepared o handle the trade in Shorthorn Cattle .d Berkshire Pigs as now. We have some fine Bulls about ready or service for sale. We can furnish you Pigs not akin of he highest breeding and quality at -easonable prices. Write for what you want. &lderman Stock Farm, ALCOLU, S. C. Crolina Portland Cement Company, Chiarlest on, S. C. - GER'S White Lime ao equal for quality, strength and erage. Packed in Heavy Cooper Ld Standard Cooperage. so dealers in Portland Cement, -:ndale Cergent, Fire Brick, Roofing -HI 1904 1 We wish to extend New Year's greetings to all, and may the year 1904 prove a happy and prosperous year to all of our many friends and patrons. We wish also to impress this fact upon the public, that we have resolved by the help of God to make this year the most successful in the history of our eventful business by putting new life and new energy and giving better service. This can be done, as our facilitles for conducting our business will be better than ever before. Our new and handsome store that will soon. be com pleted will be one of the most modern and up to-date dry goods houses to be found in this country. Don't forget that we still have on hand a nice line of Overcoats, Ladies' Cloaks and Wool Blankets. Our large stock of Shoes and Clothing 4 also deserves special mention. Our stock of ry Goods is up-to-date in every respect. Ladies, we have just received one of the most beau tiful lines of Laces and Embroideries ever shown in this town. Edgings and Insertings all match. If you need anything in these lines it will pay you to give us a look, as this is the most superb line of Laces and Embroideries we have ever shown. Again wishing you all a happy and prosperous New Year and that you will make our store your shopping place during the year, I am Yours truly, I. J NISOI. E E -E. C. HORTON JR. - T. MITCHELL WELLS. 8 ... AND... - Prosperous New Year! $ We take this method of expressing our sincere grati Stude to a fair-mindedil public for the generous support Sthat we have received at their hands. We have for the five mouths that we have had our Sdoors open honestly endeavored to give to the buying g Spublic of Clarendon a clean, modern, high class lot of $ fine Dry Goods, and while we have not attained our ideal Sas fully as we wished, yet that we have given a creditable @ business enterprise to the people is unquestionably evi- @ 'denced in the fact of the liberal support that has been $ given us in the way of substantial patronage. SWithout the least spirit of boast and without a parti Scle of reflection on other men or other goods, we intend $ to put forth every possible effort to carry for 1904 the @ best, cleanest and most up-to-date line of goods in our $ lines ever gathered under one roof in Manning. Yours for greater things, :MUTUAL DRY GOODS COMPANY. NEW STORE, LEVI BLOCK. e Next door to S. L. Krasnoff's Furniture Store @ UHRMIT~. .MNE UNR The Sign of the Big Cigar. sol-o The big cigar hangs over the sidewalk in front of the modest lit tle building where CAPERS & CO. . make a specialty of compounding prescriptions. They keep a full line of P Medicines and Toilet Articles. They carry a line of high grade Cigars, including the smallest as well as the biggest Cigars. Look for the sign of the Big Cigar. The Prescription +Drug Store,. CAPERS & CO., Proprietors, S- 1111111111111111111 We Haven't Words To express our gratitude to the people of our county for unprecedented patronage accorded us during the past 'year. It renews in us courage for greater efforts to serve you with all the ability at our command and to use our every effort to fill your wants in our line to the best pos E sible advantage. We wish to assure our patrons that the same straight- : M forward methods that have been our aim and guide in the = I past will continue to rule and govern our conduct in the future. We have at no time been in better position to serve the people and we shall endeavor more than ever to make a it to their advantage to favor us with their patronage. 3 The problem of stocking the farms with Hardware 3 for the coming season will be upon us in a few days and = we ask every farmer. to call upon us and let us demon- Z strate what we can do before sending their orders away. W It is our intention to place on this market the best ani most varied assortment of this class of goods ever shown here before. We are now receiving goods daily and will continue - for some time until our stock is completed. Wishing all a prosperous year and that success may crown your labors with a bountiful harvest, we are Ver truly yours, 0Mannig Hardware WEARE OPENARAM We have opened up in the Furstenberg building, opposite the Jentral Hotel, where we will be glad to see you. Send Us Your Orders tmd remember you get nothing but fresh goods with prices as low is usual. We brought prices down and intend to keep them down. Yours for saving money, The Manning Grocery Co. This you can do by seeing and buying from our large stock of Buggies, Wagons and Harness,. >f all styles and best quality. We have a house full of them and nust make room for our fall stock. If it is A NICE BTUGGY you want at a right price we have t. If it is a serviceable FARM WAGON, we can supply you and ~uarantee prices and quality. In HARNESS we bought the best assortment ever shown 1ere and have the Prices to Suit You. We make good all we say, so you cannot afford to stay away E in need of anything in our line. We have A Host of Satisfied Customers, nd-will make one of you if you but give us a chance. Come to see us whether you buy or not, you will feel bette. W. P.HlAINS &CO loans Made I I can lend Money on Loans Ma~3 on Real Real Estate at reas- on Real E s ta te. onable interest and Es ta t e on long time Call on or write to me. .J. A. 37 E lT E!G Attorney at Law. .