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.\NNN IG. S. C.. SEPT. 13, 1905. PUBLI5MED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTION RA'.ES: Fo"2 mronths.......... .... : ADVERT1SIMN RATES: sk* suare. one time. $1; each subsequent in se:tn.'.;0cents. obituaries and Tributes 0: es ecar::ed for e.. e.ar advertisements .,;-.:-ai c"at -,rasade for three- six and twelvt -.nonths CoIna must ?e ;ccompanied by th reaI n:mne arn addres of the writer in order t( ri-i- v e -Ztleut ion. No communication o- a personal charactel h~ e publiched e-xcept as an dvertisement -antre at te rotome;e at Manning as See TILLMAN SAYS THEY ARE THIEVES. Senator Tillman has, in his re cent speeches, spoken plainly his opinion of the State Board of Dispensary Directors. He re ferred to them as thieves and suggested that Governor Hey ward request their resignations. We do not know just how this sort of talk will effect Messrs. Evans, Boykin and Towhill, but we imagine if they stand ready to confess being thieves, they wil' quietly submit and say noth inir. but on the other hand they may put up as good a bluff as their accuser: in that case,. a show down must follow. Hub Evans is too well versed in Hoyles rules to let a big pot like the dispensary to be taken from him by the holder of a busted flush or a broken straight. Tillman has made the raise, and Evans, Boykin and Towhill must either re-raise, call Tillman's hand, lay down, or take cold feet, and jump the game. There is no mistaking Senator Tillman's meaning. He said Evans. Towhill, and Boykin are thieves, and on a former occa sion he said the dispensary has been loosely managed, and cor ruption had crept into it. But .on these former occasions he did not specify when the machine .-began to run loosely, or just _.when corruption set in, and it is the belief of many that "incipient rottenness" manifested itself when the first $50,000 was ap - propriated, and ever since that time, the rottenness has been in a cancerous stage. with nothing -holding it together but a band sage of blind partisanship, fraud, debauchery, bribery and a most tyranical one man political sys tem. The machinery of this miserable system in the hands * of one man: the captain of the -crew defiantly would not point *out the spot where guilt lay, but when be is brought face to face with the proposition that the boodlers are being discovered, he.joins in the- hue and cry of 'stop thief," blows on the fel lows .found nearest the swag. It is a bold and desperate step for a man who has been con nected with the dispensary, and is himself under suspicion, to say the other fellows are thieves, -and it surely takes nerve to do it. unless there is an understand ing that Tillman is to be per mitted to make this bluff for the purpose of saving the con cern from being annihilated. The -"cussin out" of the State Board by Tillman may be a shrewd flank movement on public opin *ion. Pickwickian, "so to speak" and understood by the 'gang of thieves" alluded to. The calcu -lation being,-that unless heroic *measures are resorted to the machine is smashed, and its, only salvation is to stem the popular tide by something that will cause the people to wait until the next primary, when the tomn torn can be brought- into play to arouse factionalism and by Idrawing the lines t ig ht 1y, -he and the dispensary might be -saved. But wait. Evans and his colleagues may not have eleph ant hides. and this lash of accu sation in the hands of Tillman may brine out a line of testi -mnony not yet brought out by the investigation. There have been cases of turning state's evidence. ELEVEN CENTS COTTON SURE. The action of the executive committee of the Cotton Grow -ers' Association in fixing a mini mum price for this year's crop is -being criticized by some croak -ers, but we have confidence in the judgment of the men who canvassed the situation and con ditions, and we are thoroughly convinced that they have made no mistake in fixing eleven cents as a minimum. The crop condi tions are even worse than many suspect. The cotton weed is good, but the fruit is, not only scarce, but the actual cotton is light, and dwarfed. If the cotton crop conditions in the other States are as represented. South Carohna and Georgia have bet ter prospects than the rest, and with the prospect in this State we are satisfied the yield will not exceed 65 per cent. Then, if there is any argument in favor of supply and demand, the price fixed at a eleven cents basis, is cautiously conservative, and our farmers should not rush their cot ton upon the market at present prices. If a 1:3500,000 bale crop could bring ten cents, with a war going on in the East, strife and turmoil going on in Russia, and strikes in the cotton manu facturing districts of England, then there is no reason why a 10.000.000 bale crop with peace in the East, pacification in Rus sia, and the spindles again hum mning in England, should bring less than to twelve to fifteen -cents. The manufacturers of the with long contracts ahead to fill, and in our opinion, whenl the manufacturers at the Asheville meeting agreed to a eleven cent minimum. they did so with a full knowledge of the stock on hand in the mills and, what would be required for the output already contracted for, and yet to be nanufactured. Therefore, we do not agree with those who seem to think the association was too exacting. and it is now up to the farmer with the aid of the merchant and banker to pre vent heavy receipts at the ports. When the association started. there were many who scofTed at the idea of its success, and actu ally endeavored to throw obsta cles in its way, but the associa tion in spite of hinderances, lack of funds,and poor discipline, went on and made itself a factor that demanded recognition from the commercial world. Never in the history of the South, with its many attempts at organization, has such a recognition been giv en as has come from the world over, to the Southern Cotton Growers' Association, and now to make its success complete and lasting, the people who are to be benefited should redouble their determination to stand by it with a tenacity that is unshak able. The order is, hold your cotton for eleven cents, until further instructions, and we sincerely believe before November 1st the price will be above eleven cents. This opinion is based upon sev eral facts. First. The crop is short. Second. The demand has increased. Third. The brain of the South, and the financial in terests of the South, together with the representatives of the manufacturing interests of the world, investigated and discus sed the conditions, and after a thorough canvass decided that conditions warranted a minimum price of eleven cents. THE COTTON OUTLOOK. The effect of the settlement of the Russo-Japanese war on the cotton market so far, has been a disappointment. It was generally thought that as soon as the news of the adjustment flashed across the country, the world's markets would become active, and such a demand would instantaneously be created that the price of cot toa would go bounding upwards, but instead of this, just as soon as Mr. Witte and Mr. Komura emerged from the arbitration room and made known their agreement, cotton took a down ward tendency and has been fluctuating ever since. We ex pect, however, this condition to change soon, the crop of the South is not only short, but the indications are that the yield is also short, and when the manu facturers realize the true condi tions, the demandwill stiffen and the price stiffen with it. In our opinion, the cotton growers themselves are masters of the situation if they will stand loy ally by the Cotton Growers' As sociation which will mean sev eral dollars per bale to them, and at the same convince the speculators that the South can protect itself against unjust manipulation. We would advise the farmer to only market enough cotton to get relieved from the demands against him, and take the rest of his crop and lock it up to hold subject to the orders of the asso ciation. There are some who are advising the farmers to hold their entire crop, but we cannot give such advice, because those farmers who are in debt have no right to withhold from their creditors what is justly due them, and which they must col lect to continue business. The farmer who owes debt, and that debt contracted upon a cotton crop basis, is acting dishonestly with his creditors if he holds his cotton without the consent of the creditor. Therefore, we urge the payment of debts first, the present prices are profitable, and there is no excuse to hold back for speculation, but as soon as the debts are paid then turn the key upon the rest of the crop, and ~hold until the market reaches twelve cents, which we think it will reach before next March. Everything points to twelve to fifteen cents cotton. The Chinese boycott is disappearing, the conflict in the East is about over, the crop yield will not reach 10,000,000 bales, and it takes at least 12,500,000 bales to supply the consumption, the manufactured cotton goods have and are still advancing, the cot ton growers will be organized more solidly than ever before, and the Southern Qotton Grow ers Association is backed up with brain and money. These elements combined make, in our opinion, a very encouraging out look for high prices. We publish elsewhere a short communication signed "Five Voters" which is respectfully referred to the Board of County Commissioners, and especially to the Supervisor. The condi tion of Ox Swamp has been com plained of for sometime and as yet nothing has been done to remedy affairs. We are informed that owing to the sand accum mulating under the bridges and clogging the water courses con siderable damage has been done to growing crops on Mrs. M. E. Walker's place, and that this overflow is dangerous to health. There is no excuse for the water courses being in such a condi tion. If the Supervisor will take a hand or two and open up the complained of places, and then build the place so that the sand off the water and the trouble will be remedied. Ox Swamp is in I Clarendon county and in close Ed proximity to the county seat, the owners of land along this swamp I are taxpayers and they have a right to the services of the County Supervisor. If the con- ] plaint referred to is well founded, then the Supervisor should lose of no time in correcting the evil. Si)4 It is his duty. i hie br' Hon. E. D. Smith, President to of the State Cotton Growers ' Association has been closen ;-Field Agent" for- thle cotton growilg States. His work wil coVer ani inuilense territory an . it will take up his entire -tiine. The association. in selecting MI. a Smith for this great work, recog nized his great organizing abil- Ki ity, and we doubt if they could have made a better selection. re We do not know whether Mr. ne Smith will continue in the presi- ed dency of the State organization. fi but we do know that his new , I position takes him out, and far -e above any political position he Th might choose to aspire to in the M State. Since we made the complete showing that we did not do be "palpable injustice to Senator .a Richard I. Manning" in claiming that his public letter "tracks in the ruts of Tillman's band wag on," the News and Courier has converted itself into a clam, but the Sumter papers and the Or angeburg 'imes and Democrat have evidently been in connec tion with the wire from the Clemson College meeting, and they are carrying out the "tip" sent down the lines that Senator Manning has obtained the smile of Tillman's approval. Those who are familiar with the poli tical clouds in this State, if they will make a little study of them, will discover indications which point to a deal made at the farmers institute at Clemson Col lege, and that Hon. R. I. Man ning, of Sumter, is to be the beneficiary, and he will make a strong candidate if Mr. Tillman can deliver the goods to him. Having the backing of Senator Tillman, and also being identi-I tied with numerous corporate interests Senator Manning will be able to poll a tremendous vote. The News and Courier does not agree with the - views ex pressed in Senator Manning's letter, at the sametime it under took to credit the- Sumter Sena tor with leading the idea that the dispensary must be so amen ded as to put the law back to its oi'iginal enactment, but when we showed by the record that this idea came to him after Sen ator Tillman proposed it at ~Gaffney, the News and Courier sneaks into silence, instead of acknowledging its error. How's This! We .ofrer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by, Hairs Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo. 0-. we, the undersigned, have known F: J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and tinan aily able to carry out any obligations made '. their firm. WEST & TRtUAN, wholesale drugzrista., Toledo. 0. wALDING, KINNAN & MARy-?, Wholesale drug gists. Toledo. 0. Hal's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sol b'y all druggists- Testimonials free. Hail's Family Pills are the best. A card. Editor The 3Manningr Times:1 Dear Sir: Your correspondent --H" qu is mistaken in what he sets forth in his letter of last week, as being the senti ments of the citizens of this town in r-e- li gard to the recent visit of the Railroad wr Commission, and in justice to the town', i I desire to correct him.va As Intendant and being in close touch with the citizens and business men, I beg to say that any otticer of theoi St ate of South Carolina will always rec ceive a hospitable welcome at our hands, should he visit us on business orc otherwise. - We have no desire to dictate to hinm oal or them how they should travel, or by inplication or otherwise question their sincerity or integrity. The true sentiments of oui- best citi zens were fully set forth to the mem- , bers of the Railroad Commission at . their recent meeting her-e, and the let- dis ter from your correspondent does us tOn and them an in justice, which I wish to I wh correct. tri' Kindly give this letter space in your Inet next issue. 'da' Respectfully, C RICHARD B. SM1YTH, dat Tntendant. see Letter to S. L. Krasnoff. the Dear Sir: There are two sorts ofsh furniture. You know both: for you sell 'em both. One sort looks better than it ser is, and the other is better than it looks.se There isn't any other sor-t. The same, two sorts of paint, no more; and we make 'em both--we - make' tons of stuff that isn't worth its freight. Belongs to the business-we have to. But this is aside. We put into cans, with our name on, the very best paint there is in the world; Devoe lead-and zin. It takes fewer gallons than mixed paints, and it wears twice as long as lead-and-oil. Mr. C. 0. Brown, Columbia, S. C., painted his house with Devoe lead-and zinc. The painter, on seeing the quan tity sent to the house, said there wasn't enough. There were ten ten gallons left, when the job was done. Yours truly, F. WV. DEVOE &Co. P. S. Manning Hardware Co. sell our Paint. 65. New Zion Dots. Special to The Manning Times. Mr. Paul Alderman, Misses Aider man of Alcolu and Miss Brockinton of Manning passed through here a few days ago in an automobile on their way to Salem church to preaching. Nev. B. R. Tune of Washington, 1). C., is conducting a series of meetings at Salem church. - Miss Burgess of Williamsburg is the guest of Miss Marion Hicks of this place.I We do not see any of the tobacco fellows from Manning these days, and I suppose they are making themselves scarce because of the vicious dogs and bees. By the way, the dog that bit Mr. Pope Moore took blind staggers and went about the country slobbering and staggering just like he wats drunk and finally died. 1 would advise Pope to have his system cleansed and then Referrei to Cunty Cormissioners. tor The- Mu.,ing Tirrzt Vhat place (doe Ox Swaip occu- i in Clarendon count,? s it a thing of the past? Vhere is the promised Canal ,-here is the swinging bridge? nstead-The sand has washed up der the bridge until it nearly touches , plank in places. The natural run the stream is obliterated, during wet ls the water spreads from hill to 1. no means of escape to Sandy Lake. [d back by a hank of sand under the idge. Enough sand und.r the bridge raise the vausewav two fent entire 1-.1 !.'-ts Si.city iii Dzrger. QCore tlian half of mankijwd vi - Lv years of age sufTer from kidne. d bladder dizorders. usually eniarge nt of proszatc gland. This i.; bot; inful and dangerous. and Foley's anev Cure should be taken at th,! ;t ign of danger. as it corrects ir ruiarities :1nd has cured many old n of this disease. Mr, Rodney Bur Lt. llock Fort.. Mo.. writes: "I suffer with enlarged prostate gland and iey trouble for years and after tak i two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure eel better than I have for twenty irs. although I am now 91 years old." e R. 13. Loryea Drug Store. Isaac Loryea. Prop. Court. all term of court convenes Septem r 25th, Hon. R. C. Watts, Presiding ge. M H Lackey, Paxville. J A Rich, Manning R F D. F E Tobias, Manning. C R Breedin, Manning. W L Rush. Turbeville. D R Lide, Pinewood. J W Dyson, Manning. F D Rhame. Silver, R F D. J D Daniels, Manning. Lewis Alsbrook, Foreston. Milton Stukes, Foreston. C H Bradley, Jordan. D W Alderman, Alcolu. W A Richbourg, Summerton. R H Green, New Zion. r-? Walter S. Harvin. Manning, R F D W E Hicks. Seloc. B T Thames, Mlanning. W T P Sprott, Foreston. II R Tomlinson. Turbeville. G W McCall. Manning, R F D. r H Davis. Manning. B L DuBose, Jr.. New Zion. J M Player, Sardinia. George Tindal, Silver. R F D. E 3 Andrews. Manning. R F D. r C Burgess, Workman. R M Johnson, Pinewood. W P Emanuel, Alcolu. H J Haley. Foreston. J R Jones, Manning. R E Thompson, "Manningv. Louis Broadway. Pinewood. A Plumer Burgess, Summerton. B D Griftin. Pinewood. D M Roberson. Turbeville. Second Week Jurors. G M Bradhain, Manning. A. W Billups, Summerton. L S Barwick, Paxvil!e. Henry N Bell. Manning. J H Boswell, Foreston. J B. Carrigan, Summerton. J P Coleman, Davis. J L Christopher, Manning. J W Coker, Turbeville. C D DesChamps, Pinewvood. L T Fischer. Summerton. W W Geddings, Paxville. J J Gardner. St. Paul J1 P Holladay, Manning. J D Hodge, Manning. C J Haley, Jordan. S E Johnson. New Z'oLn. WV G King, Manning. E S Mclntos'a, Mannir.. WV M 'Mitchum, Manning. ___ J M Mimis, Seloc. - J1 C Lo-gan, Alcolu.g Rt M C Player, Turbeville. WV E Reardon, Manning. J WV Rdgill, Manning. C J Rich, Manning. R F D. S S Stone. Paxville. D H Smith, Brogdon. J Z Sims, Seloc. A G Stack, Pinewood. J1 H Touchberry., Manning. F C Thomas, Manning. F N Thomas, Turbeville. W JT Tr'oublefield, Manning. o E Webber, Jordan. Always Liberal to Churches. very church will be given a liberal C ntty of L. & M. paint. Call for it. o-allons Longman & Martinez L. & Paint mixed with three gallons eed oil will paint a house. V. B. Barr, Charlestown, WV. Va., tes: "Painted Fransienburs block C h L. & 1M. stands out as though ish ed.' rears and covers like gold. on't pay $1..50 a galloni for linseed . which you do in ready-for-use paint " uy oil fresh from the~ barrel at 60 % ts per gallon and mix it with L. & makes Paint cost about $1.20 per C on. Sold by The R. B. Loryea Drug Open the Schools.. 'e trustees of the various school Lricts, excep~t Manning and Summer ,are hereby ad vised to open the ite schools in their respective dis ts, Monday. October 2nd, and the f r schools. except Manning, Mon , November 1:3th. )ur purpose in Iixing the above es, which we think will readily be n and appreciated. is to avoid hav both classes of teachers present ~ ir claims for ap~proval and payment same day. f it is found impracticable to start a ool at the time above given, and the tonement is for four weeks it will CO ye the same p~urpose. S. P. BOLLADAY, St Supt. Education. te FIFTY CGNTS INsome conditions the se gain from the use thi of Scott's Emulsion is to very rapid. For this t reason we put up a fifty-cent size, which is enough for an ordinary cough or cold or useful as a trial for babies 'and children. In other conditions the gain is slower-health cannot be built up in a day. ln such cases Scott's Emulsion must be taken as nourishment; a food rather than a medicine. It's a food for tired and weak digestions. Send for free sample Scott & Bowne, 409-41s Pel St. Chemists NeW York moc and $i.oo. All druggists *3 e SelctYorsNow.N Select lSi htwl rcayour-aes-n ditNow. N eoeo the lagbehinds. Come out in new clothes in time to wear the late styles before every other man has appeared in a new Suit. T HE F ALL STY LES. Longer Coats--wider collars and lapels-more fallness than ever in the chest--Trousers fuller in the knees and front and less so on the side-Vests cut slightly lower. A bout the fabrics. The richest and most gentlemanly patterns that have fet appeared inN ready-for-service garments. Cassimeres, worsteds, Scotch cheviots, etc , etc.N These woolens come in plain colors, neat overplaids- and modest broken stripes. You'll certainly be greatly surprised to learn what $10; $12.50; $15, and $20 will do forN you here in buying a handsome, well cut and well tailored Fall Suit. We're loaded with Fall Newness. 'Phone 166. Sumter, S. C.O I OUR PLANS.I For weeks and months past we have been laying plans for the fall and winter season, and now that the fail season of 1905 is JOM~~~~~FORT taewlMbOu nt oin - __upon us, all of our schemes to capture our share of the season' _____________________________________._First of all we are pleased to announce that last May when - ~ton goods and in taking this step at that Dmeticus asnd a co I&~ i~, vvictifall patronage. And in the second place we have just returned from the Northern markets, where we have spent several days pieking up We wa t tne newest things in Sik _ Dress Goods, Sd HlERE is nothing more comfortable in hot nIfr o Trm nw weather and nothing more neat than a thmn. UIU IOO IIII II u well-fitting- We have also given due time to the selection of the newest - things in Ladies' Cloas, Wraps, Furs and Neck wear, Hand Bags, hS Leather and Fabri Belts. IN g aLdies, if you need anything in staple Dry Goods, Fine_ I~I ~ i ee ~ h ~IL.Dress Goods and Silks or anything that pertains to fashionable - dress it will pay you to see us. It. gives us great pleasure to announnee- that our Miss Max We ~re howng hisseasn te bst nd ostwell, the dressmaker and designer that gave such universal sat We ae sowig ths Sa~o th bes an mot 2 isfaction last season, is coming back this season and will open mlet assortment of Summer Shirts that ever the dressmaking department on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th. pped at Manning. They arc pretty, modest pat- a is We are also pleased to announce that Miss TrsettueBaugham, inand made of the best and strongest that can our accomplished Milliner, will return from the Northern mark [18,, -ets on the 15th of this month. She has sont several weeks in had. Our the Northern markets looking after new fall and winter styles and buying the stock of Millinery for her department. NIO Suffice it to say that at our fall opening of Pattern Hats SHIR and Millinery Goods we will show as large and up-to-date line of goods as will be found in any house in Eastern Sooth Carolina. not be beat for the same price. ~I f ir We have a small lot of dollar Shirts that we are ~U [ ~ L i tingat redcedprje. Cme nd et sme f 3Large and complete stock Dress Goods, Silks and Trim m before they go. It will be to your advantage a mings.I se .u iei o att kepoo ad- look net The largest stock in town of Gent's, Youth's and Children's ee ur l~ lfyouWat t kep OO n Cne Clothing, Hats, Caps and CGent's Furnishing Goods, ent's and little money. Ladies' Cotton and Wool Underwear. The largest stock of Millinery, Ladies' Hats, Cloaks, .Tack ets, Wraps and Furs in Eastern South Carolina. Our stock of Gent's' Ladies' and Children's Shoes and are IA Vall that is needed in Footwear. ~. DVI ~ OM'Y31 FURNITURE.I IYI We have now in stock the cheapest and largest stock of' S Furniture ever shown in this town. Nice Bedroom Suits of Furniture from? $10 per Suit up. .EnIPTKITHINS COCI