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I .~OU~ APP1 lb.1adftor.; MANNNIG. S. C., A1UG. 2, 1905. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year- .--------------------.-.... Six months n th.... . - - . item months .-- ..- - . -- ,0 ADVERTISING RATES: One square. one time. V1; each subsequent in sertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular advertisements. Liberal contracts made for three. six and twelve months. Communications niust De accompanied by the real name and address of the writer in order to rpeeive attention. No communication o a personal character will be published except as an advertisement. Entered at the Postoce at Manning as See ona Class matter. A FINE IDEA. In an interview given to the press by Hon. F. H. Weston.! Secretary of the South CarolinaI branch of the Cotton Growers' Association, there is a probabil ity of sending Hon. John L. Mc L'aurin to China to investigate the Chinese boycott which threatens to materially injure the farmers of the South. We think the scheme to interest the' cotton manufacturers in such a proposition exceedingly wise, whether McLaurin or some other man of influence is sent, and we believe from the interest already manifested by President Roose velt, he will upon the proper showing, use his influence in urging Congress to authorize the appointment of a commission with power to arrange such a treaty with China that our trade re lations will not only be resumed, but he permanently secured. Senator McLaurin is pecularly titted for such a mission, because, when in Congress he saw the lack of statesmanship in the Ex clusion Acts, and boldly opposed them, and besides, he has spent. years of his life studying such ouestions. It was his broad muinded statesmanship that won the frieudship of Minister Wu Ting Fany, the greatest diplo mat of the age, and who is the backbone of the boycott. Minis ter Wu spent several years in the United States, and is thor oughly posted upon our condi tions. He realized the useless ness of making a demand for fair play from this country, if that demand had to be backed up with a resort to arms. He therefore, with the shrewdness characteristic of him reached out to touch Americas pocket nerve, and plainly and bluntly told the United States: "If you exclude my people from the United States, we can but retal iate by excluding the products of your Southern farmers and factories, and all other products from the United States from entering China." Minister Wu was not bluffing, and today the seaports of China are being closed against the United States, and the .loss of trade will amount to millions upon millions of dol lars. McLaurin, if anybody can, will obtain the ear of Minister Wu, and if he succeeds in lifting this boycott which bids fair to he very damaging, especially to the Southern farmer, he will have accomplished more than any statesman of the South in a century. The proposition to send McLaurin to China is a wise one, and we hope the Cot ton Growers' Association will lose no time io pressing it. BON VOYAGE MAJOR HEMPHIL.L. The people of Charleston gave Maj. J. C. Hemphill editor News and Courier a farewell luncheon -last Monday night. It will be redaRed that Charleston's' busi ness men in appreciation of edi tor Hemphill's magnificient ser vices for the welfare of their city, secured for him a leave of absence to take a European trip, and presented him with a check for $1000. This was a handsome recognition of merit, and on Monday night they assembled to say "'good bye." The only re gret we have is that the editors of the State wer-e not given an opportunity to shake Major Hemphill's hand, and express their happiness for the splendid recognition he received from the people he labored so faithfully for. ~THE TIMES' editor has awarm spot iln his heart for Major Hemphill, notwithstanding that he sometimes takes issue with him, the course of " true love never runs smooth," but all the same all of us admire him for his ability as an editor and his worth as a gentleman. May his journey be blessed with pleas ure, and the trip build up his wearied constitution so that he may return home to his post of duty with his old time snap and rigor. The grand jury at Washington D. C. is now at work on the cotton r-eport leak scandal. and it is intimated that some promi nleut arre-sts will follow. .Just what is meant by the "promi nent arrests" we must wait to ascertain. If men in our law making bodies have engaged in a conspiracy with the scoundrels of the agricultural department to rob their constituents, it will b~e doing a great service not only to expose such but to give them a chance to pick rock inlstead of the pockets of the people. Let none of the guilty escape should be the motto of those in charge of the prosecution, and if it turns out that a member of the Senate or the lower house has been~ get ' ting "tips"~ from the department tui-n the screws upon him or them COTTON GREAT GATHERING OF I Over Twenty-five Hundred Men and Women Cotton Growers' Movement-All This Facts and Guiltless of the Stai Happy --President E. D. Charleston Eveni Clarendon's great pienic under the auspices of the Cotton Growers Asso ciation is now a matter of pleasant his tory. The occasion was all that its promoters expected and the response on the part of the people was indeed gratifying. Bright and early on the morning of the 27th, signs of activity could be seen, people from far and near were making their way to the picnic grounds. It was indeed a man ifestation of interest in the great cause' in which the people without regard to, vocation are engaged. The business' men of the town of Manning recogniz ed the importance of the occasion, and being thoroughly in accord with the grand purposes of the Association closed their places of business to attend the picnic and add to its success. The spacious grounds surrounding' the home of Mr. A. J. Tindal were cov ered with gay humanity. The people assembled from all over the county, and there were numbers from other counties. A party of men from Berke ley and Williamsburg camped on the hills of the Santee on their way to the picnic, and they report that they had the time of their lives. The Salem sec tion of this county was well represent ed but owing to the tobacco curing season many were prevented from at tending. The crowd was the largest we have ever seen rathered at a picnic in this county. The grove and the woods all the way down to the mill was filled with people and we were told that there were 1500 vehicles. when people are scattered over such a large area it is difficult to estimate the num ber. but we have had considerable ex perience along this line. and we have no hesitation in estimating the crowd at from 2500 to 3500. There were present Mr. James A. Hoyt of the Columbia State, Mr. M. C. Brunson of the Charleston News and Courier and Hon. J. P. Gibson of the Charleston Evening Post. Mr. Hoyt estimated the crowd to be "at least 2000," Mr. Brunson's estimate was "2500," and Mr. Gibson's "the crowd was swelled to the tremendous propor tions of 2000 or 2500." These gentle men did not go out into the woods and down to the mill pond, but depended for their estimates on what they could see from the stand upon which they were seated. It was a big crowd of fun-seeking and fun-having people. President E. D. Hodge deserves credit for the suc cess of this undertaking. He was tire less in working to make it a success and gave much of his time and labor to that end. To much praise cannot be given to Messrs. A. J. Tindal, C. Allen M1Faddin and P. B. Mims, who worked like Trojans. Mr. Tindal deserves the thanks of a vast multitude for giving up his grounds and his home and for his hospitable attentions. The order of the day was music by the Manning brass band, and by the way, these young men. received many compliments for the well executed music they rendered. and the Claren don Cotton Growers Association is deeply grateful to the young men for their help on this eventful occasion, plenty of iced lemonade, excellent speeches, good dinner, served in regu lar picnic style, love making, hand1 shaking, making new acquaintances, and a joyous communion of neighbors and friends. The ladies and children were there enmasse, without them the afair would have been like an egg without salt and everyone of them. oung and old enjoyed the day. 'President lodge, was in his glory, be felt proud that his efforts were at tended with so much success. He felt that the people were aroused to their own interests and this occasion only proved they could and would respond to a call. Mr. Hodge presided, and in~ calling the assemblage together he1 made a brief but appropriate speech, and then invited Rev. W. E. Wilkins of Columbia to open the meeting with prayer. President Hodge then pre sented .J. H. Lesesne, IEsq., to introduce Hon. F. H. Weston, State Secretary of the Association, J. McSwain Woods, Esq., introduced Mr. F. H. Hyatt the Association's State Treasurer, Louis Appelt introduced Hon. John L. Mc Laurin, and after his address a recess was taken for dinner. One hour was spent in enjoying the excellent dinner. and the speaking was resumed. Rev. R. A. Sublett introduced Mr. E. D. Smith. President of the state Associa tion. From all sections of the county Pres Iident Hodge is being highly coinmend Ied for tne grand success of his main moth undertaking. and we have ,no doubt that this picnic has had the efect of organizing Clarendon closer together than ever before. We herewith reproduce from Fri day's News and Courier, 31r. Mason C. Brunson's well written account: Manning July 27.--Special: Clarer don county's Cotton Growers' Associa tion is in dead earnest, its member ship consists of farmers large and small, and of business men, too, who are working just as hard for the success of the movement as are the farmers themselves. Today a grand basket rally picnic was given by the Association atl the beautiful country place of Mr. A. J. Tindal, six miles from Man Ining. and 2,500 of the best people of It'his prosperous county gathered to hear the distinguished workers in the Association, who had been invited to speak, and to enjoy at the same time the many pleasures of Clarendon's joli fication day. The speakers certainly had every inspiration to put forth their best efforts. it was a ine day, a cool spot in the line oak grove surrounding Mr. Tindals home was selected for the "speaking" and the audience was good humored, and what is more. unusually intelligent. The attention paid the speakers was complimentary. There was no disorder of any nature. Every thing passed off pleasantly, and those who took active parts in arranging for the picnic are to to be congratulated upon the complete success of the un dertaking. Politics had no place in the picture today. Straight cotton talks were made, and these contained information of value to the farmer. During the day music was furnished by the Manning Brass Band. It has been said that President Smith should have been a preacher, and an incident occured during his speech to day which caused many to firmly be lieve that he has missed his calling. A t times Mr. Smith soars in oratory, and he was just rounding a beautiful pas Isage when an old negro woman stand ing close to the platform, carried away completely by the speaker's eloquence, shouted: "Glory be to God: THE CO.UTTEESA~. Following were the committees: On arrangemnents-A. J. Tindal, .1 r., chairman: P. B. Harvin, B3. P. Broad way, Brooks Mims, C. A. McFaddin. C. Mi. Davis, D. M. Bradham. On reception-Louis Appelt. chair man: WV. E. Jenkinson, J. H. Rigby, J. [. Timmons, WV. T. Lesesne. John W. Ridgill, Joseph Sprott, R1ev. R1. A. Sublett and W. D. Gamble. This committee to meet the speakers and arrange to convey them to and from the picnic grounds. On finance-J. WV. McLeod, chair man; I. I. Bagnal, D. J. Bradham, S. w V Mcinoh Howard Green. E. L. ORATORS FARtIERS LAST THURS Hear Francis H. Weston, F. H. Hyatt, Joh at a Picnic in Clarendon-Mighty Fine n of State Politics--Incidents of the Day Hodge Deserves Praise-The News and Co g Post Represented--Good-Natured Crowd Wilkins. James Reaves. J. E. Kell: A. .T. lichbourg. Rt. S. Deschami .effg M. Davis. T. P. Brown and .1. 1 Grihin. 'resident Hodge, of the county A\st ciation, called the meeting to order a 11 o'clock and the Rev. W. E. Wilkin led in prayer. MR. F. I. WESTON'S SPEECIL The first speaker. Mr. F. 11. W eston was introduced by Hon. J. E[. Lesesne a prominent young lawyer of Mannin Mr. Weston declared that the cotto1 question must be solved in the Somb. At the New Orleans Conventiou th best talent of the South was brough to bear on the question. and the result show for themselves. In the face of: fourteen inillion bale crop cotton is tc day bringing from 10 to 11 cents Croakers, notwithstanding, the Cotto1 Growers' Association had much to di with this. This is a fight in which th, whole South should engage. Allof th, large industries are well organized and unless the farmers wish to be dic tated to by the moneyed interests the; themselves must combine. The Southern Cotton Growers' Assc ciation stands for this: You must pa; the farmer a good price or not get th products of his labor. Mr. Westoi went on to describe conditions in th South just after the war. and spoke c the unparaleled terms which were thei imposed upon the South by the Fedet al Government. The master's sea was occupied by the slave. In spite c this the firm stand of Southern me under such trying experiences has voi the admiration of the world. Toda: we are independent of the finances c the North, and unless fairly dealt b we can say; "You can't have our coi ton." We'have won a great victor The struggle is endel. We sre al standing together in the fight. In conclusion Mr. Weston urge every man to feel that he had a duty perform in the great movement.. Th Association has for its platform th building up of the South. There was n politics in it. He called upon the fair ers business men. all to join in an, hold up the hands of the Association. Mr. Weston spoke earnestly and wa heartily applauded as he took his seal MR. F. II. HYATT. The next speaker, Mr. F. H. Hyatl was introduced by Mr. .J. McSwai Woods of that portion of Clarendo county known as the Salem section. Mr. Hyatt said lie was glad to visi Clarendon and mingle with its citizen Hle then told an -amusing aneedot which uleased the crowd, and he liel their attention till he closed. Mr. Hyatt confess6d to being a "goo roads crank," and said he would alway be one. He created a laugh when h exclaimed that he would like to 2e hold of Clarendon Countys Super visor and shake him up s that he would get rid of some of tha heavy sand it was necessary to drhv throgh on the road from Manmng Tindas -i!!. Mr. Hyat t then a nounced that "good roads" would b his subject, and upon this questionc so much moment he made a very goc talk. He referred to Richland county beautiful roads. Good Roads in Rich land had doubled the value of the land therein. The speaker passed on to th question of diversification. No farmE ever miade a success by raising on rop. Supplies muust be raised at home In seven years, according to the prne ent rate of travel eastward. the ho] weevil would sweep all over this set tion of the United States. and the where would we be with just one cro to rely upon for support? Taion up the labor question tli speaker alluded to the opposition this country to immnigration. The negr is driftinsr into town and somethm; must be done. If the people do not et ucate their children they e-ill regret 1 A fter telling a few more stories. Mt Hyatt passed on to a discussion of th~ cotton question. The South is the on) cotton patch that God created. WV have a monopoly of the business an we are going to control the price. APPELT PRESENTS McLAU.RIN M-. Louis Appelt introduced th Hon. John L. McLaurin.When M\cLam in arose there were cries of "Hurra for McLaurin." Mr. McLaurin began by saying thu the movement among cotton planter to Perfect a permuanent origamz'/ataoC was no new thing. and lie produced cop of the ''Southern Press." a Wasl: ington newspaper. dated November 18, which contained an account 01. otton growers' convention held in Me on, Ga. So closely had the New O0 leans Convention followed the pla outlined 54 years ago that were th2 igures and dates changed, the on might. without much alteration. h substtuted for the other. the ehi4 oint of dilference being between rop of two and one-hal million an thirteen and one-half miion, with surplus of thousands in ene case, an millions in the other. The problen however, is the same as then -b-ow t insure the ootton grower a fair prof on his capital and labor. The nation is today but beginningt ealize the dreams of those far-awai Southern statesmen of long ago. Th s~eaker then read extracts from th able discussion of the cotton questio as it was half a century ago, and is tc 0 ontinuing, Mr. McLaurin spokec the great struggle of the South durn the years just after the wvar and he utimate success in gaining the recogn tion of the wvorld for her advantage oport'-ities and material interest There is now a south marching abreas of the spirit of the age, anxious for de velopent: a South that is a part of th. commercial system of the wvorld,. an will prove herself capable of utihizi heet incomparable natural resources. With these in troductory remark Mr. McLaurin entered into a discu sion of the cotton question, to whic he has given close study, and some c the figures lie gave in illustrationc the manner in which the South's mone rop is handled after leaving the tield were startling. IA truth which he wished to imipres was that the South sells too much raiL cotton and too little of the finished pr< duct. No nation can develop, or gros rich or even live well, by selling ra, material and buying back the linishe product. Last year the cotton crop c the Soth sold for six hundred an lifr millions of dollars. Four hundre mmilions of this was sold in the ra satte. We must keep our- cotton t hhme and spin it at home, and sell th product to the rest of the world. ther< b saving the immense sums of mone which as profit derived from the miat uactue of raw cotton into all grade of oods, is distributed in Englandi wa es and dividends on mill stocl. While producing 75 per~ cent of the ra Ltton of the wvorld, we sold the worl las y er only four per cent of the goot i C.onu~md. AN ILTXSTRATION. \r. McLurin illustrated the eno1 mous marin betwveen the r-aw materit and the finished product in this wa, declaring that lie could irove the Coi retness of the figures. *A bale of col toonat 0 cents a pound is worth $5( for a 500 pound bate. Suppose this hal SPEAK. DAY AT TINDAL'S MILL n L. McLaurin and E. D. Smith Discuss th speeches, Full of Fire, Eloquence and -Smith Makes an Old Maumma urier, Criumbia State and and Fine Weather. .manufactured into a good grade o handkerchief that would sell for quarter. At the factory the cot ton i first run through "combs" and Tbou 125 pounds combed out, making a shor t staple worth about eight cents, an( s leaving 375 pounds of cotton suitabli for manufacturing. Eight of thes( handkerchiefs would weigh a pound and if sold at 25 cents a piece, this cot ton in its manufactured. state would1 bi brinzing $2. a round. or the 375 pound: would sell for- $750. Even after deduct ing f-r the cost of transportation, man ufacture, etc.. it is easy to see hov e reat is the margin. The profit is a: t great in proportion with the mills ii a this country making the lower gradi of varns. Two-thirds of the 114,000,000 spindle of the world are in Manchester an< a Leeds. We have a monopoly of pro 0 duction. but the price has been fixe< e for us in Liverpool, and Europe con e trols the cotton goods trade. Leed: and Manchester could close their mill: tomorrow. and cotton would go beggini in the streets for ive cents the pound With all our boasted increase in spin dles. Germany, France and even Swit zerland. lead the United States in thi e export cotton goods trade. The prob a lei; for the American cotton industr: e now is for the cotton planter and thi I manufacturer to work together, no only to hold the monopoly in the pro - duction of raw cotton, but also to built up a complete monopoly in the mann 'ffactured article. 1 EUROPE'S ADVANTAGES. There are several reasons why trhi fforeigner can pay freight across thi v ocean twice and then come here an( undersell us in spite of tariff duties one of which is that Europe has thi [I almost complete monopoly of the oceaz carrving trade. Another is that Eng d lish'mills have the advantage of lon, o 1 experience, and the ;ervices of genera e tions of "textile bred" operatives e Some attribute it to the high tariff o; o textile machinery, but there is a ques tion with me as to whether this ad d vantage is not fully off-set by the duties which make possible the constant ex 5 pansion of the home market. My owi opinion is that much is attributable t< to proverbial American wastefulness A yarn mill in the South pays a com mission of five per cent for selling it output, while the English manufact urer pays only one and one-half pe cent. Mr. McLaurin believed that th commissions paid the middle met amounted to as much as the dividend d on the hundreds of millions invested ii the South in cotton mills. The greatest evil to be contende< d with is speculation. not over productioi Cotton must have a stable value. 0 The labor question is as a clon hanglng over our people. The whiti labor has gone to the factories and th, 0 colored labor is becoming more an( t more inelicient. There is but one plac e i in this country for the negro, and tha is the place of the laborer. When Con N ress attempted to place the responsi e bility for the assassination of Lincoli Iupon the whole South, the seeds c d great evil were sown, and the fals< sideals and standards then set, are re - sponsible for the unspeakable and un s explainable crimes of today. Mr. Mc eLaurin spoke strongly in advocacy C r imirtoand warmly commendel e ibe work which is being done by Comt -missioner Watson. He also discusse< thme Chinese lNelusion Act, aud thi Sboycott or .American goods 'hy tha c~outry at length. n . CONSTRUCTIVE FORCE. In the historv of man commerce ha e been the great constructive force i n buildiog higher civilizations and equal o izing rights and privileges. It is th fashion of the day to decry wealth an - point to the vast fortunes accumulate .as a menace to popular rights. This i -true to some extent, but as long a e wealth is coupled with the spirit tha y gives ten millions to public libraries e another ten millions to pensioning aget a teachers and still another to the ger eral educational cause there cannot b much danner in such wealth. Little eness of soul that would limit endeavo eand dwarf accomplishment are to b h feared more than concentration c Iwealth. Education and the ditfusioi of intelligence are the safeguards c liberty. So long as we retain the ex Sception~al manhood of this Republic w a -.vill develon and continue to broadea a our~ in fluendein the affairs of the world SIn depth and breadth of character, i 4exalted love of country, reverence fo alaw, respect for the rights of others ani -the ease and ability with which wv - .read the smyriad paths leading fron n rank to ranmk in life, the men of Amer e ica surpass all their fellowmen. Pros e perity, wvhether moral or material,.i e the years to dome will depend upon th< f maintenance of these noble distinctions a Mr. McLaurin's address was full o information valuable to men in all cal: a ing and the crowd .appreciated it. ci President H-odge announced that th' Ndinner hour had arrived and the crow< 0 made haste to gather around th< tspreads laid tinder the shade of the tin oaks. MR. E. D. SMITH. After dinner the R1ev. R1. A. Sublet e of Summerton was called upon to in n troduce Mr. E. D. Smith, and he di< . so in a very happy manner. Mr. Sul lett is a large cotton planter himsel ,and therefore is closely interested i a the Association of which Mr. Smithi 7 president for South Carolina. Mr .Sublett referred to tihe speaker as cat on rollers," the "Gatling gun of th South." Mr.l Smith plunged at once into a dim cusion of the cotton question with al e of his chatracteristic vigor, and direct d ness, and the crowd, with that feelin; Sof contentment which comes after: good dinner, listened tclosely. Mr. Smit1 wias severat times interrupted by ai plause. Cotton, declared he, is th h only crop the farmers get any mone: out of. Sweep cotton out of existence and the corn or' hay is worth nothing a y all. Everybody who is in the cotto1 i business is in it for moeney, from plant ers to exporters. The cotton farmeri -no better oif because he has never de 2 maded a reasonable price for the mos Smarvellous wealth-producing crop1 vthe world. Mr. Smith declared tham .farmers could be successfully organ d ized. They had never been organize fbecause ihe methods before adopte d were those of ollice-seeking politicians who, after succeeding in gettir4 thei s.pe und round and told them to "'g to the devil: eThe Association hmad pushed cottoi .up to 10) cents. Mr. Smith then told c thme various propositions he had me with when he started our, one of whic1 was the objection to having the price c cotton raised because it would injur, the "in fant manufactories." Dan Suil,; should have a monument erected to hi memory as high as that of either Les Isor Jackson. The thing he had mos enjoyed since he entered the fight wa the uneartthing of "that gang of liarsil the agi cultural department in Wash~ .ingoa. "No, the department did no Ileak. it poured." It was not necessar; to go away from home to find enemie -'to the movement of the Cotton Growi .ers' Association. There are men righ .at our doors, he asserted, went back o1 elther wior ds and sold the cotton the; played the fool and took $15 a bale less There seems to be an impres than they could get now. Mr. Smith broad tha declared that such men as these were . . a.dTh traitors. and he would rather be a yel- opposed to inmigration. The low dog than be classed among them. question has not been tested He was tired of hearing the farmer here but in our opinion, the called "downtrodden" and"oppressed "r If this were true, the only reason for majority of our people would it was that. they were the softest snap gladly welcome an agricultural in the world. "'Poverty and ignorance, I class of immigrants. A few im with all of their attendant evils, are Imigrants have been tried in this God's lashes to whip you up to be men." | county. Those that came from The farmers are realizing that they 1 have been easy marks and are begin.- towns and cities did not remain, nine now to take care of themselves. but the rural class are here yet When cotton was $2 a pound Eng and are well liked. Ciarendon land and Europe could not compete realizes the labor conditions, and with America. How can they do it . when cotton is 10 and 12 cents'? Cotton if good farm laborers can be se r is admitted to be the basis of Southern cured they will find good homes L wealth, the currency of the South. Cot- here. ton is the predominant industry of the' t world. There is more Catarrh in this section or the The South has a monopoly of the pro- untr than all other diseases put together. duction of cotton. Having admitted j and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pro these three great truths, the bankers nounced it a local disease, and prescribed local came to the aid of the Association and remedies, and by constantly failina to cure with they were followv'd in turn by men in local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science they busieses fd walks turn be in. has proven catarrh to be a constitutional dis al businesses and walks of life. Mr. ease. and therefore requires constitutional treat Smith congratulated all upon the fact ent. as Catarrh Cure. manufactured by the armr no ontopnd e IF. J. Cheaey & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the onl that the farmer is now on top, and he constitutional cure on the market. It is taken - wished to advise them to ride easy. internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoon Mr. Smith, in concluding his speech ful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous outlined the plan for building w.tre- sacesao the system. Thev offer one hun drddlasfor anly case it fails to cure. Send houses for the storage of cotton. Last for circulars and testimonials. year insurance and storage cost tbe Address, F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. 0. South two and a half millions of dol- Sold by druggists, 5et. lars. This vast amount of money ought H to be kept in the South. Mr. Smith took a hand primary to chronic case. find out how many men in the audi- "Has your wife complained very I ence felt that they had been benefited lon.?" asked the doctor. by the work of the Association. There "Ever since we were mrIed," re was a good showing of hands. . plied Meekly sadly. A call was then made for subscrip tions to help pay the expenses of the Association. One farmer late in the C TM Kin Y H A6L Bg afternoon handed President Smith ^10. Bears the Th Kind You Plm Avays Bog& Signature Faith cannot be fed on furniture. of A New Convenience. Sumter Machinery Company, (INCO-OFRFI ATED.) SUMTE]R, S. 0. W. 13. BURNS. President. T. H. SIDDALL, General Manager. D I R E C T O R S: W. B. BURNS. C. G. ROWLAND. T. H. SIDDALL, CHARLES DEWEY. RICHARD I. M'\ANIN, GEo. D. SHORE FIR ST CLASS MA CHINE SHOP, Iron and Brass Foundry. Complete and up-to-date equipment for re pairing machinery. Grate Bars and building Irons our Foundry Specialties. Agents for Winship, Pratt, Munger, Smith & Eagle Cotton Gins, Ginning Machinery and Presses. ISteam Engines and Boilers in stock. - Write or call if we can serve you. . Shops situated on W.. 0. & A. R. R.. east of passenger depot, on block south of East Liperty street. t ~-. HE EiSohng mr.-frtbei o weteSn.ot-gmr ea nnatm wel-titi S. Ne-4e hit Weaesoin hssasntebstadms copeeasote'to umr hrsthtee stope atMnig hyaepetmds a-5 ten, n.ad f h es n srngs ha a be -ai.Ou ~* LION BAND SIRTS a nnt~e ea fr hesae rie We- -aeasallt fdla-hrt htw r selling atardce-rc.Coeadge oeo thembefre ter o. I wil beto our dvatag to' se-u ieif'. attoke olan okna for a ittlemoney E I NOT BIT OF IT. Now that our great Mill End Sale has come to a successful close, we will not sit down and wanit for the bustle of the fall, no, not a bit of it. We will push, push right ahead and will make Au c gust a record-breaker if we can. We have sold thousands of dollars worth of Eigoods during our great Mill and Factory Syndicate E Sale, but still you can't miss the goods from our im mense stock plenty of goods are here for all who come. People from all parts of the country have come to our great sale who have never been in our store before and they have all gone off pleased with the E goods they bought and pleased with the store and are i convinced that there is no other house in the county that can hold such a sale. The great department store idea is -the plan for selling goods cheap. Our great store is really four stores in one, be sides the immense ware rooms in connection. We want the people who come to our store to Iknow that we are wide awake every day in the year on the lookout for trade always reaching out for more business. We can't stand still. To stand still means stagnation-to go back means ruin. =3 We must go forward and, this means hustle every day in the year and every hour in the Sday. Yours for more business, E. JEIKINSONCON jEggj On Easy Payments. hiilWWi i SPECIAL JULY SALE - I Furniture.1 S July is the month when the new patterns are received Sand furniture people begin to fix up for fall and winter Sbusiness. We have decided, therefore, to put on a spe- ~ cial sale o~n certain lots and mean to make July the ban __ner month. If you ever needed furniture or ever will. Snowv is the time to buy it and the place is here. Special prices on easy payments that will surprise you. Reduc tions so great that you can't afford to pass by this sale. It will pay you to buy now, pay a little on your furniture and have it ready when you want it and just pay little by little. We will gladly arrange with you as to payments.. Lots and lots of odd pieces that we are anxious toE 3 close out to make room for new shipments, will sell at a Sgreat sacrifice. Iron Beds, Washstands. Hall Racks, Bu Sreaus, Lounges, Dishes, Clocks, Pictures, Rugs and Mat tings and many, many other useful things that will im ~prove the looks and add to the comforts of your home. Buy your Furniture NOW. DON'T DELAY. 5O0 Buudies M12tting, from.......... .....8c. to 40c. 500 chirs................ ......... 40c. to $3. 50 Dressers. from...... ...........$4.50 to $35: S200 aceers. from.................. 90c. to $10. S100 Irp Bedsfrom..............$2.25 to $15. A full line in ever-y department to please you. HS. L KRASNOFF, I Furniture and Undertaking, Manning, S. c. 3..nnnum mThe um-nitre Man. un7nmnmnn