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]LOUIS APPELTr,. ]Editor. MANNNIG. S. C., OCT. 18, 1905. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year.......................... - - 0 Six months..................... '5 Fout months............... ......... ...... 50 ADVERTISING RATES: One square, one time. *1; each subsequent in -ertion, 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular advertisements. LIberal contracts made for three. six and twelve months. Communications must De accompanied by the real name and address of the writer in order to reeive attention. No communication or a personal character will be published except as an advertisement. Entered at the Postotlee at Manning as. See ona Class matter. SULLY IN SUMTER. The great cotton king, Daniel J. Sully, of New York, was in Sumter last Friday, and he was greeted with a packed opera house. The audience was made up of men from Sumter, Claren don, Kershaw, Darlington, and Florence counties, all being present to manifest their appre ciation for what this great spec: ulator has done for the farmers' of the South, and what he wants to do again, and will do again if the people he is trying to help will only be steadfast in their loyalty to him and themselves. We attended the meeting, not so much to hear the speech of *Mr, Sully, but for the purpose of making the acquaintance of a man who was reared in the same town where we spent our chil hood and school days. Our fam iiies were well acquainted with each other. and the younger members of our family and Mr. Sully were good friends. This man reared in a small country village, has won a name and -fame that will live long after he a gone, and in the South the nme of Daniel J. Sully will be connected with all great achieve ments. We heard Mr. Sully speak. and while he is not an 6rator, he is more, his talk is a ~lain, business proposition, de void- of oratorical fills and laces. He gave his audience, a .heart to heart talk which impressed itself upon every one within the sound of his voice. The Sumter Item of 13th gives the following splendid account of the meeting: From all sections of this county and from adjoining coun ties. the farmers, white and1 black alike, were assembled in the Opera House this morning and filled it to its utmost capac ity, while Messrs. Daniel J. Sul ly of New York, E. D). Smith and F. H. Hyatt poured into - their attentive ears words of life and hope for the South's pros .perity, for its freedom from the shackles of> speculations; of the means of taking. advantage of the God-given monopoly of the fleecy staple that furnishes 80 per cent of thie clothes of the world, and depicted in glowing termssthe dawn of that eventful day when the South shall again .be.queen of the world, and when cdtton shall rule as its industrial king. The day of awakening is at hand, no more shall the farmer of the South bow down in hum ble supplication to the specula tors' and manufacturers of the North and Europe, but with the principles of Southern Cotton Growers Association animating *our people and being deep root ed in their hearts, and with such men as these .leading them on in wisdom's path and setting the light before them, there is no -doubt but that the down-trodden farmer of the'South will rise up in one mighty and united action, overthrow the power that has enslaved them for more than sixty years, and in the full strength of new-found manhood, regulate the value of the cur rency of our country, the envy of the entire world-the South's *cottoh. MR. SULLY SPEAKS. The meeting opened with 'the rendition of a beautiful selection by the Second Regiment band. At its conclusion Daniel J. Sully one of the South's greatest ben efactors, the man who advanced cotton from 6 cents to 17 cents *in a few months, was pleasingly introduced by President A. B. .umter county Association. - impressively1 - wiedge of the i d his remarks sest attention. is delight at Idress such a -* . *dy of South bhought that on to under .armers there facts relative -* their staple -I sidering the aid, provides : otton of the and Europe s in an en Iton growing cies in order;. lent of Amer their efforts, T2 n 1903_when situation they diverted the use of their millions from fostering the growth of cotton in their colo nies, and used the same money to beat down the price of cotton here. In 1905 the farmers or ganized iu New Orleans to hold their product, and it was not un til July that England and Eu rope realized that the farmers were sincere. They marshaled all of their energy and money in order to beat down the price; they failed in September, but when the government report of 71.02 on the cotton crop was flashed around the globe, the price fell. He did not propose to enter into a criticism of the government, but would say that he would like to have an expla nation of what the figures meant. He showed how the mills were combined against the farmers to get the price of cotton below 9 cents, and if they win, cotton will never again bring more than 7 cents. He urged the necessity of combining with earnestness and determination, and he said that it was essential that it be done this year, and if we do not, we never will. The spindle industry of Eu rope has its entire output sold to 1907, and the sales have been made upon a basis of 13 cent cot, ton. The farmers must make them pay that price for it. Today, on your streets, cotton is selling for 91 cents, and the mills in their greed for gain are even anxious to force their price still lower, in order that their margin of profit may be increas ed. But if this cotton is held and the mills realize they cannot get it at their own price, it will of necessity create competition among themselves, and the price of the staple will go bounding upward. Wool has no future market. In 1903 it was worth but 7 cents per pound on the sheeps back; today it brings 28 cents, an in crease of 400 per cent. The dif ference between the wool and the cotton market lies in the fact that cotton has a future market, wool has not,. therefore, the price of cotton is regulated by futures. The farmers of the South have a product without which the world in its physical and indus trial life could -not move. Do not think that by holding cotton you are alone, by yourselves the whole South is with you, every bale received on your mar ket is wired around the world. Upon these receipts depends the price of cotton. If the South withholds its cotton from the marke' the spinners and specu lators will soon find that the value of cotton is the price de manded by the producers. PRESIDENT SMITH. Senator R. I. Manning next introduced Hon. E. D., Smith, president of the State Cotton Growers' Association. No one, he said, felt more keenly or un selfisly the condition in which our people find themselves to day. It appeared to him that cot ton was being held better everywhere than it is in Sumter. If commercial prosperity for the South is desired, cotton must be held. The name of Sully will always be synonymous with the day of the commencement of the prosperity of the South. When we were unable to strike, he, though of the North, struck- a blow for us that cost him his fortune, but which brought mil lions to the South. Theodore Price is a shrewd speculator: he speculated prin cipally in Southern fools, and he had a fertile field in which to ply his trade. Price and his as sociates act along simple lines, and have amassed their fortunes by getting cheap raw material and receiving a high price for the manufactured article. The cheaper the cotton, the greater the profit on the cloth. Where could the world get its supply of cotton if not from us. It has been said that when Theo dore Price sells, the world sells, and when Price buys the world buys, and that the destiny of the South is wrapped up only in the silken fiber of cotton, the com modity of the South-the cur rency of the South. High price of cotton is indicative of - pros perity, low price, of commercial stagnation. IWe challenge foreign compe tition. In 1866, when our land was devastated, the price went to $1.89 per pound in New York. Six years from that day it brought 65 cents per pound. Why not competition then? The other nations of the world could not compete with the South in the production of cotton when cotto-was selling at that high price. What of today? Why were we unable to make a fight before After the devastation of the South the Northern banks loaned to the Southern banks, the Southern banks to the Southern merchant and the Southern merchant to the Southern farmer, so when the notes became due the North ern bank would pull by this chain of papers the cotton from the field to the market, and i+2 was sold at a price fixed by the Nrth. The time has come for the farmers to stick, and they .will stick. I was laughed at when I preached the doctrine of "10-c cotton," but the~ results speak for -themselves. There is only one question involved; you have the cotton and you can fix the price. The only problem is the manood to hold it. - The speculators boast of their millions with which to fight. Hold your cotton until their con tracts become due; then let them ++- Anth out of get your price and then make them pay 1- cents extra for wor rying you. The reason that the farmer cannot stick is that the merchant and banks force the cotton out of his grasp. Ask for time from your creditors, but stick. Beg, borrow or steal, but don't sell! The only way to ac complish the desired end is to hold: The man that makes one bale is just as responsible as the man that makes a thousand. Every man who does uot join the fight to get out of cotton all we are entitled to is a traitor to the South and not worthy of re: spect. Once he was asked if he did not think that the methods that he was pursuing to advance the price of cotton would kill the goose that laid the golden egg. He replied that his object was to kill the scamps that stole the golden egg. To the merchants and bankers he once asked the following questions: 1. Do you, or do you not be lieve that cotton is the currency of the South? 2. That it is the predominant industry of the country? 3. That the South has a mon opoly of it? All being answered in the affimative, it was easy to prove that they could regulate its price, and the importance of do ing so. When a bale of cotton comes to town who comes up to cut the bale and sample it. Who is on the other side? One of the rep resentatives of the wealth and brain of the country, the other a representative of the South's poverty and ignorance. An un equal combat. Why can't you say: Stop, don't sell; here's my warehouse, here's my bank. Give him the money that he needs, and hold the cotton. Our fathers fought for politi cal supremacy forty years ago, we must fight for financial su premacy now. Their fight was lost but our fight must be crow ned with victory. Mr. F. H. Hyatt, State treas urer of the Cotton Growers' As sociation. was introduced by Hon. A. B. Stuckey. He had left his speech at home but brought with him plenty of plans ' and specifications for warehouses. Yesterday he spent in Darlington where $10,000 was subscribed for a warehouse, which wou!d be . completed in thirty days. He urged the farm ers to hold their cotton, and urged them to say to the rest of the world: "Pay us our price, or You will freeze while we starve. Deafness Cannot be Cured. by localapphlcationls, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in lamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube geinam ed you have a rumblingsoundor imperfebs hear ing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the result, and unless. tne ineammntionl can be taken out and this tube restored to its normai condtion,hearing will be destroyed forever: nmne cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mu We will give One Hundred Donlars for ay case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can not be cured by Hallrs Catarh cure. Send for cic F.s J. cHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0. all's Faml Pis are the best. Stumarton liews. - Edior The Mnning Times: Since our last wvriting, Mr. Editor, the people of Summerton have been blessed with a good rain. One even ing last week, mother nature, in her kindly way, called up the clouds from their hiding place and after long and and patient waiting by her children hereabout, watered the dry earth in a generous manner and on the following morning, with an effort to outdo here self in the directing of mnaking happy the good people of this section, the sun came and chased the clouds away and actually laughed with us in our joy, be cause forsooth the miserable dust bad been put under foot and the weather had cooled. As a result of this happy change in nature, the merchants of this town are bestirring themselves to clean dusty shelves and to put in order a well selec ted store of aoods: and the honest farm ers hereabout are gathering in with energy the white fields of cotton and heavy loads of hay and corn; if I were Lanier, Mr. Editor, I would write you a poem upon the subject of the corn and the cane and the hay and the har vest and the beauties of this section of the Santee. In consideration of these blessings of earth, the Methodists of this locality have decided upon the erection of a new.and more modern place of wor ship, which will cost probably in the neighborhood of $3000; the members of this denomination own severals.acres of real estate in this town and they pro pose to dispose of a good portion of this property and supplement the proceeds therefrom with private contributions, which they anticipate will come in quite liberally, in view of the well-nigh universal recognition of the need on the part of the Methodist people here about of a new church in the town of Summerton. The fathers of the Methodists here builded better than they knew, when fifty years ago, they donated to their denomination the realty in question, which is situated practically in the center of the city, and which at this time will fetch perhaps $500 per acre, whereas a half century ago the entire tract would have gone a begging for a purchaser at the rate of $50. And thereby hangs a tale with re gard to the growth and prosperity of the town of Summerton: it means that real estate has appreciated and the fact more people have located here, with money to invest and plans to promote, makes plain the reason of this momentous appreciation. Another sign of the progressive stride of Summerton, is the tremend ous increase in the volume of the daily mail; we doubt not that within the near future, the post master here will demand the services of an assistant and indeed, within the past week, the Post offe has beenilocated in another home, which is more spacious and at the same time more in keeping with the demands of the public than the small room heretofore occupied by the postal agent. The Northwestern Railway Company has commenced the building of a new depot, which will be completed within about six weeks; this'comipany has also undertaken the generai improvement of their roadbed between this point and Wilson Mill, by putting in a new siding here and by replacing old .with new crosstes vwherever needed; it is our hope that the aforesaid company will add to the~ beauty of their Summierton Station by thorough cleaning of the ground; several months ago, the depot CLARK'S WAREHOUSE, Storing and Insuring. Cotton. If yoLi are holding cotton, store it in CLARK'S Ware house. I store and insure for 35 cents per bale for first month; 25 cents for each month or fractional part thereafter. I - guarantee the best of service. CLARK'S WAREIOUSE, R. D. CLARK, Proprietor. Strauss-Rogan Co.'s Special Sale. October 16th to 21st Inclusive. During that week the prices will be cut to the marrow. The store- is full of. goods that must be sold, and seasonable staple goods in all lines. Here are a few specimens of price reductions for the Special Sale: Men's Fleece-Lined Shirts, reglar price 50c. Special sale.......35c. Men's Overalls, regular price 50c. Special sale........ -........ c. Women's Skirts, regular $3. Special sale.:...... ............ $2.25. Women's~Skirts, regular. price S2.50. Special sale ........... 7 . Shoes, regular price $1. Special sale ..................8... 8C. Shoes, regular price S1.50. Special sale.................. ... $.15 Hats, all kinds atigreatly reduced prices. STRAUSS-lOGul COAf summnnerton, s. C.. SThe Sumter Dry goods SComipany.. SThe Leading Dry Goods Store of Sumter SExtends cordial greetings to its friends and patronls across the .line. and invites them most hieartily to $8 visit their large establishment for a comparison of prices and styles. To the Ladies especially we would offer a veritable treat in our elaborate display of Dress Goods and Silks. The novel weaves and beautiful colorings shown in Sthis department are usually exclusive, not obtainable 6 by the smaller houses, hence that difference you ex S perience when you purchase from us. And this ap- $ plies to all lines we handle, whether of the low or SS finer class of merchandise. If it is a Tailor-Made Suit which is desired we shiow the three prominent lengths. If you are in 22terested in the Cloak styles we offer fodrteen mod TSels for criticism. We offer estimates on. l ou sefurnisliigs, in floor coverings, Draperies, Linens, Blankets,Sheets, gg 22Pillow Cases. etc. We still enjoy the reputation of selling only SReliable Footwear. QENQUALITY for the Ladies and LITTLE GIA~LNT for the Children are our Specials. 2S D~on't consider the small cost of coming to Sumter $$ when so mnany advantages are open to you. 22 Yours very truly, iiTH SUMTER RY GOODS CO.,|| tg SUMTER, S. C. 3 the charred remains. consistng of brick and brokeu bottles and pieces of iron, have never been removed; your correspondent believes in meeting out the same sum and kind of justice to a corporation as is demanded by the in telligent individual and we believe that when the officials of the North western become to realize that the serving of the public at reasonabl profit., with some degree of apprecia tion of the aesthetic tastes of the peo ple, is the correct basis of operation, the aforesaid railroad will receive the approval, as well as support, of many patrons. And this leads me to speak of a mat ter, whici long before this, should have received the attention of the offi cials of Summerton as well as the ofli cials of the county; in the town of Sum merton you will occasionally observe a dead tree, either pine, oak or what not, with some -hideous advertising sign attached; it is needless for me to say that every- person with aesthetic taste, will agree that such trees should be cut, down and the placing of such advertisements should be prohibited; more and more, each year, the ques tion of the "country beautiful" is re ceiving the study and attention of in telligent people and the town of Sum merton or Clarendon county cannot afford to agnore this movement. Man ning and Summerton should have a direct telephone connection, for the convenience as well as for the sake of the business interests of the citizens of the respective towns; as the matter stands at the writing, the only direct telephone line between this point and Manning is of a private character, owned and operated by Mr. David Levi: your correspondent understands that Mr. Levi is perfectly willing to let the the use of his poles for the purpose of a public telephone connection and as a business proposition. it appears to be to the interest of the town of Manning more particularly to put in such a line, thereby giving to her own people more reliable telephoae service in the d irection of Sumter and at the same time do a good deed to the town of Summerton. In conclusion, Mr. Editor, permit me to say, that neither you nor Senator Davis, should entertain- any anxiety, with regard to any ambition . I may have in the direction of serving the people of this State, either in the ca pacity of Governor or Senator, if for no other reason than the reasons fol lowing: First. I am too honest, and since I do noi understand the art of trading for the purpose of securing votes, I am quite sure I could not be elected; second, in consideration of the fact, that I make a habit of studying the economy and philosophy of public questions and speak my opinions-in a frank and open manner, without fear or favor, and I trust with liberality, I am convinced I would not prove very popular; already, my most intimate as sociates, have numbered frankness and honesty among my faults; at the same time, I shall always believe that the discovery of truth and the enunciation of the truth, will mean the political as well as intellectual freedom of the people. J. J. CANTEY. Kelly Frcefuly Replies to Hu4=aL, Special to The Manning Times. In reply to Mr. W. I Hudnal's of the 11th, inst, will say to him, slang will tickle some people, but it will never establish a fact. After unloading your slang you state that you will show me up to be false in all my statements. All the proof I find is that you, W. I. Hud nal, say it is false. I suppose you re member that you rst said I had not done any work in three years. Now, you kick ;up your heels and cavort around, and say that everything I have ever said is false. Mr. Hudnal, it is impossible for the truth to overtake a lie, unless there are sufficient facts to hold the lie until the truth gets there. Here are the facts. I have left some for fear they may cause bard feel ings between you and others. I use only those that apply directly to myself. Other statements can remain as ques tions of veracity between you and I: I, T. C. Owens, Supervisor of Clar endon County, k'now oI my knowledge that J. E. Kelly worked 3 days in 1903; 1 day in 1904;, and 1-2 day in 1905. This time was spent in presenting a petition, working with surveyor, and with my self and by my instructions. T. C. OWENS. Personally appeared before - me Messrs. A. n. Chandler, J.. D. Daniels and W. M. Lewis; who' being duly sworn, says: They- know of their own knowledge that J. E. Kelly worked on road in 1903 4 d'ays with hiswagon and mules, and 4 days as overseer. Also we know of work done in .905 that we believe was done by him. J1. D. Daniels. and W. M. Lewis further state that they, with J1. E. Kelly. spent.1 .1-2 days in 1903 staking out right-of-way. All of the above work was done on the road running from Trinity X Roads to Sam Grahams. -A. R. CHANDLER, J. D. DANIELS, W. M. LEWIS. Sworn to before me this 14th day of October 1905. J. M. WINDHAM, -.Judge of Probate. This covers all, with the exception of your excusing me, a'd your cursing. Mr. J. E. Touchberry lives Richland county, and I could not get his state ment in time for this issue of THE TIES. You remember he was present. Now, Mr, Hudnal, you have been overseer for 13 weeks at $1.50 per day or $135.; you claim to haye worked from 1 to 30 hiands a day; let us -make it an average of 10 at day or 900 days at 50 cents per day, $450., total $585. Where? Oh! where? are the results.. Now, you claim this road we worked is about one mile.' It is over two miles; o be correct,-it- is 10830 feet, two miles and 230 feet. This two miles was built with 140 days of free labor, with about 4 days work by the chaingang. With this exception it did not cost the coun ty one cent. As you have found yourself to be a man of small caliber I bid you adieu. Now, Mr. Editor, I desire space to make tihis statement. Supervisor Owens has been offended by one of the latter clauses in my first article, this: "Then as good citizens help to elect a live, energetic yonng man, a man that has done something for himself. Then, and then only, can the county expect good service." This was merely a sugges tion by me as to the qualifications a man should possess to make a good supervisor. I never have and never shall interfere with a man's private afairs, or speak ill of him, or his, but as a citizen of this county I shall al ways defend its interest fearlessly, honestly and faithfully to the best of my ability. Now, then, Mr. Owens, I would like to know why you will per-. sist in piling up sand in the best parts of roads at an expense to the county of $1250 per month, leaving the bad places. and doing work in a general slipshod way, when you know the people are protesting daily. You are a man of intelligence, then why will you accept, approve and pay for such wok as is being done?' Why will you, when a man offers to do a piece, of work under contract for $20. give another man $36. to do the same work and pay him wages besides? Then when a man honestly protests, use that old political trick, set your hench ten on him. Don't think I want your office, for I do not, I only want good service. Respectfully, J. E. KELLY. Girli', if you want red lips, laughing eyes, sweet breath and good looks nse Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. The greatest beautifier known. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets Dr. W. E. Brown & Rring ynnr Job Work to The lime o - ANNOUNCEMENT1 Fall and Winter SeaSon of 1905-6. we want every mau in Manning and the surrounding country t6 see-Vhis magnificient style show. We've done our part well. Spared no expenseorpains Sin our efforts to gather for this men's dress exhibition the latest and best in every article of APPAREL FOR MEN AND BOYS. All the seasonable and new styles for Men's Overcoat and Suits are fresh from the tailor shops of the maker of the Celebrated . - Hig-h-Art C h6s Every good wear-proo fabric and hundreds of tempting patterns to select ! C .from.. The style . hil cut in the newest ,hape are not extreme, -buts sible. This appliet single and doubl ibAstad .--sack suits-English wa - ings its.single anddou ble breasted Overcoa Belt coats rtoutsie-aiii Freize Overcoats TO 22, *-T - Picesftheprt B, STETSONS FAMOUS HATS Are represented in our Fall Hat Exhibition. i Every ~new shad'e, every new shape, c everyquality in bdth stiff and soft hats e This display in itself will be- worth a visit We will fit any head wit a littin crown for from $3.00 $5.0O C 'W. L. DOUGLASS* WORLD RENOWNED3. SHOES : Can be had from no other dealer in Sumter but us. We have'stocked u with evy c conceivable shaped last and we can fit an feet in a most comfortable manner. STUD-I EN DON FORGF~ LIhenyoucome to'townat~cal etsswy ounwtc FA -W efor you uyt ton uta~a oeroat pan shoes, hat or anything that man or boy wears it will pay you to see our stock. Come right to headquarters and save money. We are not talk-Z ing through our hat, but we. mean just whatW say.. COME AND SEE FOR YOURXSELF. SOur Line of Ladies' * Sand Children's Shoes is larger and better this fall than it has ever been E and our prices as low as possible. We thank our customers very much for thie liberal patronage given us in the past and are go mng to show our appreciation by giving better goods for less money than ever before.