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MA.NNING. S. C., NO 1905. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDA SUTBSCRIPTION RATES: One year.........- .... .. ....... -.... -. 1 Six monthsh.............. .................. Fou n ths.......................... .. ADVERTISING RATES: One s:uare. one time. $1: each subsequent 1 sertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes Respect charged for as regular advertisement .iberal coutracts made for three. six and tweli months Comm unications must be accompanied by tl real name and address of the writer in order i reeeive attention. No communication ot a pers-onal charact4 will ba published except as an advertisement. Entered at the Posto'fice at Manning as Se on. Class matter. DRIVE THE TYRANT FROM POWER. Ti Prohibitionists have de cided to not put forward, as ai organization, a State ticket, am in this we think they displaye< wisdom. The cause of prohibi tion is, without doubt, in the as cendancy, and will continue t< grow if it is not made a vehicli for politicians to ride into offic( upon. There is absolutely n< need for a Prohibition ticket What is needed. however, is Legislature which will resent th< attempt now being made by , gang of politicians to -stranghl the will of the people in a resor to a Federal court. There shoul be a vote taken in every count on the liquor question. and th< Representatives should respect and regard as an instruction whatever the maiority declare bi that vote. If a county declare4 in favor of the Dispensary, ther let its Representatives so vote and if a county declares in favo: of Prohibition, regardless of th< individual's view, he should vot< to repeal the Dispensary law, o: resign, to let the people selec one in his stead who will carri out their wishes. The coming session of the Leg islature will have to face thi liquor proposition. and it wil surprise us greatly if the Genera Assembly does not pass a genera prohibition law-:-not because a majority of its members believ< in prohibition, but to get clear o: the present Dispensary law ani the barnacles fastened to the shii of state. The people in several counties tired of the corruption in th( Dispensary, took advantage of a Deiocratic law, and voted. Nov comes the octopus to strangl these people, by seeking the ak of the Federal court to force the Dispensary on a people that have said by their votes they will havt none of it. We ask is it right. ir a State where the people werE promised free thought. freE speech and free action, to havE their wishes and rights trampled *upon by a gang of apoliticians, political pirates, who have scut tied the ship of state and art sinking her in a pool of corrup "o-in?~ Will the people thus treated stand this sort of treatment ? We do not believe it. We are not a disciple of Prohi bition. We do not believe it is a practical theory when applied tc a State, but we do believe whet localized it can be made practica if the people declare in its favor and in our opinion-not a conclu sion, however, of to-day, bu1 reached, and expressed in thesE columns and in another forun many years ago,--the only wa3 the liquor question can be solved in this State is to give the people anopportunity to express theia wishes as to how the control o: liquor shall be managed by them and then when they have giver ~an egpression~stand by it as faith fully as when a primary electior has declared 'a nominee of the Democratic party. To do other wise, and force an obnoxious lay upon a people, is not a carrying out of that great promised principle of the R e f o r a faction which swept the State 0: South Carolina: free thought free speech, and the will of th4 majority shall rule. The grea primary system was based upo this principle, and upon it wa: built the political fortunes o those in control of our party ma chinery. There is something more fo: the people to regard than the po litical fortunes of men. The3 must, -in self defense, regar< their own fortunes and rights - and when men show signs o being so drunk with power tha they would ruthlessly ride ove: the will of the majority and forc< upon them that which they have said they will not have, it is higi -time these men were called to ste1 aside and others put in thei: places who will respect the comn mands of their masters-the pee ple. ____ ___ _ SOIUTHERN INFLUENCE WILL BE STRONGER. President Roosevelt's tour o the South was a great one i: more ways than one. It brough him aind our people together,i gave him a better understandin: of Southern conditions, and hi speeches made our people fee that he is their President as we] as the rest bf the nation. Th slight discords we occasionall; near about the President no apologizing for what he once sai< about Jefferson Davis does no have any effect upon those wh< have discovered that the war be tween the States ended many very many, years ago and whel President Roosevelt was but mere child. .He was not Presi dent then, but he is now, and i is with present conditions he i: dealing. We are glad the peopli of the South had an opportunit: +o eand har America's chief taii. That they were pleased with him is evidenced by the great outpouring of the people and their many demonstrations of popular acclaim. But the real benefit of the President's South ern tour will be felt whot Con gress meets, and it will be seen that our Southern statesmen wili not be throwing obstacles in the way of the President's policies as heretofore, and instead of be ing a set of obstructionists they are going to help him in the en actment of such laws as will give the government power to handle i the great corporations and trusts. When Congress convenes there is going to be a great change of front. Many of the leading Re publicans, such as Poraker and Cannon, are going to fight ad ministration measures, while De mocrats such as Bacon and John Sharpe Williams are going to back up the administration, and it would not surprise us in the least to find South Carolina's se nior Senator working with might and main in the interest of some great measure which emanated from President Roosevelt's brain. The Southern Congressmen will have more influence in shaping legislation since this tour of the South than before. WHAT HAS BECOME OF THEM? A few weeks ago men with gu bernatorial bees buzzing in their bonnets were continually turning up into the limelight with expres sions of views upon public ques tions, but since it has become evident that the people are get ting a foolish notion into their heads that they propose to take a hand in the settlement of pub lic questions, as is evidenced by the overwhelming majorities giv en against the Dispensary, these aspirants have gone into seclu sion or at least into a clam-like silence. It was entertaining read ing indeed to peruse the columns of newspapers aiid read the dec larations of Col. Martin F. Ansel of Greenville in favor of local option with State control,and the original ideas of Senator Man ning of Suimter on reforming the Dispensary, which had first been promulgated by Senator Tillman months before. These gentle men were about to seat them selves in the Governor's chair, but the sharp point of public sen timent, as expressed in several counties, so contrary to the ex pressions they placed on record before they knew "what would turn up," made them rise with such a look of disgust upon their faces 'that we imagine as they were rubbing the smarting places that they reproached themselves for having spoken. We should like at this stage of the game to see an expression from both of these gentlemen just to see if they are not cen vinced of the fact that the people, and not the politicians, are going to sett]e the liquor question. The politicians, with the aid of the whiskey machine, are in the saddle at this time, but they are playing a desperate game and must soon surrender ; then the people will come to their own, and the little "me-too's" and time-servers, the apists and sque dunks, will ~be thrown into the junk-pile and' men of brain and backbone, ability and integrity, will be brought into commission to put the State in the position that her past glory and tradi tions entitle her. Men with im pulses of patriotism instead of self-glorfication, .and aggran dizement, men 'who fi n d more virtue in elevating human ity by clean and honest methods than can be obtained by debauch ery that tills the State's coffers with gold. IS THE COMMITTEE BAMBOOZLED ? What has become of the great investigating committee that was to make a r-aid on the "head center of devilment?" Can it be ossible they have found a place ivhere they fear to lift the lid? Did not Senator Tillman offer to go before the committee and testify? Can it be the committee do not care to hear the Senator on oath? Something has called a halt, but what it is we are at a loss to know. These inquisitors raised a1 great splutteration while they were paddling in shallow water: they made the minnows squirm and jump, but as soon as they shoved off from shore and hit the deep water where the big fish abide, there comes a calm over the surface of things and nothing doing. Is this an ominous silence? Will there be something startling soon? Perhaps the investigating committee have an inkling of what Senator Tillman will tes tify to, and they preparing a subteranian passage to the dis pensary, and Tillman's testi mony is the slow match to be applied to the secreted explo sives. The public has been waiting anxiously for developments in the dispensary affairs, develop fments that will show where "the evidences of wealth" came from, and of course this could not be ascertained in a little beer priv Silege concern, or from a small dispenser, but it was expected 1to be unearthed at Columbia, where the,seethingmess defiantly holds forth. guarded and pro tected by an army of lawyers, ready to thwart any move look m ig 'to end the life of this de bauching octupus. Where, oh! > where, is the committee of inves -tigation. Surely it has not run to cover because Senator Till man has proffered them to "tell Lthe truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?" When bthe committee disclosed a rotten state of bribery, debauchery, and theft in its investigations down stairs, the people expected - twudnot stop until it went, through the entire institution from celler to roof, and if they stop without searching the pock ets of every man who had an op portunity to steal from the dis pensary, it will be regarded a case of call off, and work. time, and money waated. The arrest of T J. Gibson, the Columbia broker, for buying the bonds stolen from the State trea sury, In our judgment will not amount to a hill of beans, and we doubt very much if Zimmerman, the party charged with having stolen these bonds, will be cou victed either. Al newspaperdom in South Carolina sympathizes with the Editor of the Darlington News in his financial troubles. Editor Kollock was a heavy loser in the Independent Cotton Oil Compa ny, and this forced him into bankruptcy. We sincerely hope he will get over the breakers without being entirely wrecked. The two Kingstree papers are having a high old time trying to convince each other that the other is wrong, and it really begins to look as if " the bottom rail is get ting on top " when we see the sons of a presiding elder holding up the whiskey end of an argu ment, while a man who knows, from observation only, the fear full consequences of drink, car rying on the war for temperance. The County Record is making a manly fght to drive liquor out of Williamsburg. while the " Mail" would have the stuff continue its flow of gold. misery and corrup tion. Russia is at last to give her people a constitutional govern ment. Count Witte, who per formed the great diplomatic feat in which Japan was robbed of the spoils of war, has succeeded in inducing Emperor Nicholas to surrender to the popular demand for extended suffrage and civil liberty. The old order of things in the Russian autocracy is now a thing of the past, and the peo ple of Russia will for the first time in the history of the Roman offs enjoy free speech, a free press and the right to select rep resentatives the same as is now enjoyed by the people of Eng land. Public Opinion says: " During the President's visit to Raleigh a Democratic official said: 'We forgive President Roosevelt for all but one thing-you know what that is-and we will do our best to forget that. He has done greater things. than any except two or three of our Presidents.' Eere is the key to the President's popularitt. He is the kind of man who can make mistakes with impunity ; they will be forgiven or forgotten. Why ? Because the honesty of his motives stands unquestioned. Because be grows with~ experience. Because his mistakes are mistakes of impulse rather than of intention, and be :ause they are so much more than qunterbalanced by right acts. President Roosevelt is one of those rare political leaders whom T is possible to like and believe in though disagreeing with some >f his policies. In his larger as pect, and in spite of himself, he is non-partisan-for the newer issues do not yet admit of parti sanship." Charleston is to have a gala veek, but from its, manner of ad vertising we judge it will be a cheap affair. We do not know who is in charge of the publicity department, but whoever he is, evidently is not going at the ad vertising business in a manner to attract those away from the bill boards of the railroad towns. It is presumed that those contribut ing to the fund for the week of festivities do so with the expect ation of 'drawing to the city a large number of our rural popu lation ; but when not a line of advertising matter appears in the county newspapers, how can the people away from the railway stations be informed ? This free advertising .we are giving the gala week is merely to direct at tention to the contributors of how their money is being wasted. We venture the belief that if this pub licity department had arranged for space in the county weeklies the city of Charleston during the week would have many times more country visitors. THE TIMES has frequently di rected the attention of the author ities to an element in this town that do not manifest a disposition to earn their bread by the sweat of their faces, and yet they live, and dress better than many who. work. It needs no guess-work to ascertain how they live-they steal. Yesterday an unsuspect ing darkey from the St. Paul sec tion by the name of McDuffy was accosted by Gus Collins and asked in a playful manner to be allowed to hold* his money and he would show him a trick. Gus made some flim-flam motions,and jumbled a few incoherent words, then returned the old darkey h'is money, but on counting it there was missing $4.'70. The St. Paul1 sucker pleaded with Gus to r-e turn him his money, but Gus he would not, declaring all the time that he did not have it. Police man Huggins was appealed to, and Gus was put in the guard house. The authorities ought to1 put on him such a heavy penalty that he will have to go on the1 chain-gang, and then another charge should be made against him to keep him there. There are several of these kinds of thieves here and the town should1 TIe creating of twto additional circuits has not had the effect tor relieve congested dockets, as we notice special courts, with spe cial judges continue to be ap pointed. It will be remembered we opposed the "Ten Circuit ( Bill," con tending that its main e purpose was to create more offi- d ces and more officers, as though g we did not have enough already t to transact our business. The a two additional circuits were 3 created, and with them came two more judges, two more solicitors and two more stenographers,and then what? The necessity of go- S ing outside the paid judiciary for J lawyers to serve as judges to re lieve docket-congestion. c We believe if the General As- E semblv were to amend the con stitution - making it unconstitu tional for a member of the legis- r lature to be the beneficiary of an r office which he helped to create, there would be fewer offices 0 created, and there would be lit-. e tle danger of filling the judiciary t up with men who go to the leg- f islature for no other purpose d than to have themselves settled , into a nice paying job. The peo- t] ple who honor them with their k votes are not taken into consid- a eration. There should be some tj way devised to put a stop to this t job-creating legislation. k STATE OF OHtO. CITY OF TOLEDO. LUCAS COUNTY. f ' FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the n senior partner of the firm of F. J. CnEEY & a Co.. doing business in the city of Toledo. county fl and State aforesaid. andthat said lirm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for 0 each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALL's CATARRH CURE. r FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my pres- n ance. this 6th day of December. A. D. 1886. n A. W. GLEASON. d SEAL Notary Public. Hal!s Catarrh Cure is taken internally and d acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces a of the system. Send for testimonials. free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. 0. Sold by druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. a Supervisor Owen's Defense. d P Please allow me space in your patper LI to re)ly to Mr. J. E. Kelly's charges. a, It seems that Kelly gives himself more b credit for work on the roads than he r, does any otbers, he only gives me f credit for four days work, (ditching) three branches on both sides and brid- S ing them. Mr. Kelly claims time for presentin tc petition to the board for the road and di location the same: something that no one has ever done before, they would fc do three or four days's work and make Q no charges fur it. Now, Mr. Kelly, Mr. ti Chandler and Mr. Daniels, did as many h4 days work as you did,. except the day SE you claim for preseniung petition an locating road, and made no charges for ti it; they answered every call this year s and worked over time. Now Mr. Kelly, di you charge me with piling up sand in 0 the read at a'cost of $12.50. per montb, and the people are protesting daily. 'No S, one has ever made any protest to me. a By-the-way, Mr. Editor, I see in last w week's issue Mr. Kelly has made some t: corrections, after seeing it in print. It i1 looks too extravagant, so he blames the to printer for it. No doubt the printer tj followed the copy, printed Mr. Kelly's te rticle as it was written. de Now Mr. Kelly, as to the contract. w You charge me with letting out for ax 36. when I was offered $20. for the same re work. Mr. Kelly, you know this was ax false. I told you pers5onally that there tt was not a word oi tuth, in it. I was o otiered $20. to cut out the two bays, de but would -.not let it by contract, be- n< ause I had Mr. Hudnal hired as over- c seer and sent him there. He hired h< ands and re-cut one and one-half miles th of road and rolled the logs out and cut ,, the two bays and rolled the logs out of -m them, and the two pieces of work only b: 0ost $28.57.m I could not answer your charges last tb week because 1 wanted to get the ex- t act figures. Mr. Kelly, I have endeav- he eed to answer your charges with facts g, and figures, so now Mr. Kelly, you may .ve kick your shoes off and bay the moon O until your tongue paralyses, I will no tice no more of your charges. Respectfully,. T. C.-OwENS. Chapped Hands. Wash your hands with warm water di dry with a towel, and apply Chamber- ax lain's Salve just before going to bed, m and a speedy cure is certain. This salve ci is also unequaled for skin diseases. For to sale by The R. B. Loryea Drug Store. ,. lil Jordan Notes. Editor The Manmng Times: We are all feeling depressed now on ccount of the gloomy weathey, and the non-arrival of our- new teacbers. who were expected to take charge of the school here today. We would be delighted to see a little sunshine now but have no reason to complain, for we' have had a most beautiful Octob~er, Never ha\-e the autumn leaves been h< brighter, and golden rod deeper in hue m th- the lovely season fast flitting by. a soon to become as our- lives will be. ( only a memory. - s With this preface we will now eniter ox upon our legitimate task of telling our C friends of the doings, goings of them ~ we know t Miss Mary Plowden attended the J' State fair last week.C Mrs. O. E. Webber is spending a few a days in Summerton. - i Mr. Clarence S. Cannon, now of ol Jacksonville, Fla., but formerly of e Davis Station, is now on a visit to his yi parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Cannon, it of this place. t Mrs. W. H. Canrion, of Silver, is. visiting relatives here, ri Many children inherit constitutions V weak and feeble, others due to child- ti hood troubles. Hlollister's Rocky Mountain Tea will positively cure chil'- hi dren and make them strong. 35 cents, ul Tea or Tablets. Dr W. E Brown & Co. at te tI Turbeville Sparks. bi p. Editor The Manninr Times:h A great many people from hexre at- H tended the fair last week. ti w Dr. W. H. Woods had the misfortune to loose a tine buggy horse last Wed- ha nesday. ti Miss JTulia Cen ton after a visit to herh sister Mrs. J. L. Green has returned to her home at Sar-dis. S Mr. D. E. Turbeville of WotTor-d Col lege is home for a few days. Mr. E. N. Green spent last week E with relatives in Columbia. I Mr. P. P. Powell of Columbia is vis iting at the home of Mr. RI. W. Green. G. Pain may go by the name of rheuma- h. tism, neuralgia, lumbago. pleurasy. a] No matter what name the pains are u! called, Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea d: will drive them away. 35 cents Tea or F MRS. FANNY BASKINS NOT GUILTY. he State's Testimony Taken, But Was Ad judged Out of Court -- Defendant We Known in Clarendon. The trial of the case of the State vE 'annie S. Baskins for arson, having b; >nsent of counsel been set for today ume up for trial this morning. Th efendant was arraigned and plead " no uilty," and the pleas having been en ,red a jury was immediately impar led consistingz of the following gentle Len: J. B. Player, W. E. Kolb, S. r rewman, J. K. Newman, T. A. Thio en. G. E. Cox, J. K. Mims, .J.:J. Team 7. 0. Bradford. F. C. Manning. W. G Seymour and S. S- McElveen. The State then proceeded througl olicitor John S. Wilson to prove it ise by putting upon the stand Messrs oye, R. S. Hood, H. F. Hoge, J. X radford, Mrs. R. S. Moise. Miss Dul e Moise, Mrs. E. A. Lowry and Messir . A. Lowry, R. M. Sanders and H. W [olloway, all of whom testified to prac cally the same statement of facts, a >llows: That on October 8th, 1904, th )om occupied by Mrs. Baskins at th sidence of Mrs. E. A. Lowry on Soutt umter street was discovered to be o re: that Mrs. Baskins had left for Bish pville about an hour before the discov ry of the dense smoke in the house iat no one entered the room until th remen arrived: that a wardrobe in th yom was found to be almost completel; estroyed by fire, the basement boari 'as burned from two to three feet, ani iat a quantity of rags saturated witl erosene oil was found in the wardrobe a oil can was just in f ront of the ward >be, practically all of the clothing i ie room had been removed. and tha ie da-mages caused by the fire wer >ined exclusively to the room tha as occupied and rented by Mrs. Bas ins. At the conclusion of taking the testi ony for the State. ajo .Iarion Moisl ad T. B. Fraser. Esq.. counsel for de ndaut, moved tie Court for a directioi a verdict of "not guilty." on thi rounds : 1. That tAere was a fatal va ance in the allegations oi .be indict cent and the proof, it being absolutel, cessary that the two conform. 2. Un r no cirumstances can a person i ssession of a room in a house be in icted for arson unless it be proved thal room in the house occupied by anothei as also damaged. These questions of law were arguei length by all the lawyers- engage the trial of the case. counsel for tht fendant contending that if the lega ssession of the room was established tee being no testimony to show tIa v other portiou of the building ha en damaged by reason of the allegec :e, then the defendant could not right ilv be indicted for arson. Solicitor Wilson contended that tht ;ate decisions upon which counsel foi te defense relied were not applicablt the case at bar, inasmuch that tb ,fendant had cha-r;ed her room tha1 e had formerly occupied, and there re remained in the quarters that sht :cupied at the time of the fire against e will of the rightful tenant of tbc >use and in the capacity of a trespaw r. Judge Watts came to the conclusion at the position taken by the Solicitor as not warranted by the facts as pro iced on the stand and delivered hi dinion as follows: "I am bound by the decisions of the ipreme Court in this State. and they mounce an opinion in that Horry case aich is new law to .me I thought at a man could be convicted of burn g his own house if he did it with intent defraud or anything of that sort. but .ey have held a different rule. All the stimony in this case shows' that the fendant was in possession of that roomi aen Mr. and Mrs. Lowry rented it, d the landlord, Mr. Joye, said he had nted it to her before he rented to Mr. d Mrs. Lowry. Even if she set fire in at room and didn't burn anything out it, I am inclined to think, under the cision of the Supreme Court, she can t be convicted of arson. If it had rmunicated itself to the part of the use occupied by .Mr. Lowry, why, en. if she set fire to it maliciously, she uld be guilty of arson. But if she ade an effort along that line and failed reason of the fact that the fire was arciful and did not burn or char any ing occupied .by the Lowrys, under e decision of the Supreme Court I .ve got to direct a verdict of not tily, so the foreman will write out a 'rdicn of not guilty. '-Sumter Item, :tober 27. Terriffic Race with Death. " Death was fast approaching," writes 3lph F. Fernandex, of Tampa, Fla., scribing his Jearfu1 race with death, s a result of liver trouble and heart sease, which had robbed me of sleep id of all interest in lhfe. I had triet an different doctors and many mnedi. nes, but got no benefit untl I began use Electric Bitters, So wonderful s their effehct that in three days I felt c a new man, and to-day I am eured all my troubles." Guaranteed at The B. Loryea Drug. Store:; price 50c. A M4ADMAN'S ACT. ,.D. Coker of Timumonsville, S. C., whc Moved to Virginia Eight Years, Ago Kills a Neighbor, Then Goes . Home, Kills His Wife and Children and Takes his Own Life. Gloucester Court House, Va, Oct. 28. 'hen E. E. Gressett camne out of his me in King and Queen county this orning about sunrise he was shot with rifie by W. D. Coker; who hadl been ncealed under the high steps. Whet ressett fell he begged Coker not *to oot again, and Mrs. Gressett also ran it and begged him not to shoot again. ker came up close to Gressent and -ed again, killing him instantly. ker then pent word to officers to come Greenwood. as he had shot Gresset. st as the officers drove up to W. D. ker's house they heard a gun go off. id they found Coker. dead. 'He had ready killed his wife and twn ittle ris, one six and the other nine years d, and had laid them out. Coker .me from South Carolina bout eight ars ago. The two men ~ived about to miles apart. No one knows of any . feeling between the two men prior the tragedy. Mrs, Coker was previous to her mar age Miss Robbie Roy. She was a Lughter of Lieut. Robert Roy. anda musi of Mrs. A. J. Montague, wife o' irginia's Go.vernor. She was a beau' Eul woman, When the officers reached the Cokei >me they found his dead body sitting right in a chair. His gun was lying ross his knees. The bullet had en red the neck and ranged upward inte le brain. The wife and children had en shot, killed a.nd laid out, and coins aced over their eyes. Coker left a >te in which he said he killed .s family to save them from disgrace. e named Gressett and his brother as e cause of his trouble. The murder as committed at 2 o'clock and the dies arranged on the bed. Afterward lay down beside them and slept un I day, when he went to the Gressett >m e. 1is More of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Than of All Others Put Together. Mr. Thos. George. a merchant at Mt. 1gin, Ontario, says: "~ I have had the cal agency for Chamberlain's Cougli emedy ever since it was introduced o Canaaa, and I sell as much of it as do of all other lines that I have on my elves put together. 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New York City, say of it: - We thank you for the noble little book you send-it is indeed a a wonderful piece of work, and should do a great deal or good." e Hon. R. H. Jennings. State Treasurer of South Carolina, next door neighbor of Mr. Calvo and an honored Steward in the Methodist Church. respected and loved by all. has carefully read "Danger Signals." and in a letter to the author I gives it his hearty approbation. Mr. Herman Zadek. Manager Gonzales Book Store. Columbia. S. C.. says of it: " I read yogr - book with great pleasure and think It should be I read by every young man. The benefits he will derive will be of great help through his young life. He can only be good and converted to bet ter living if he reads and understands your t book." Of "*Am I My Brother's Keeper ?" Mr. Thomas Jefferson LaMotte..-a leading South Carolina Prohibitionist, to whom it Is dedicated, says : - "It is worthy of the head and heart from which a it emanated and of the cause it is meant to pro mote." And Col. J. P. Thomas. Superintendent - S. C. Military Academy. one of the most schol 1 arly of men. says: - I have read your boox with interest." For Sale. 2 A desirable farm, 295 acres; 135 acres - cleared, balance well timbered and can easily be brought into cultivation, 5 miles from Manning, 3 miles from Al colu: good neighborhoo': healtby; good white school runs 7 months' term on place: lrge new dwelling-house and 4 Ltenant-houses. Any other in.fornation eheerfullv furnished. Pair good Draft M'les. One or two Wagons. Mower aud Rake. Hand Laundry outfit in town of Man niu-ggood opening for laundry business. Apply at once to J. S. PLOWDEN. Manning. S. C. ..THE.. R. B. LORYEA DRUG STORE, ISAAC M. LORYEA, Prop., Sign of the . . . Golden Mortar, Beg to inform their many friends and custom ers that they are prepared to supply their wants with their accustomed celerity. , 'We carry a full and complete line in every de partment of the DRUG BUSINESS and every attention is shown to the wants of their customers. For Many Years IWe have endeavored to give the very best at tention-to our customers' wants, and feel ta we have succeeded.- - Our stock of DRUGS, MEDICINES icopeeand CHEMICALS icopeein every particular and every and any demand can be supplied. When in need of PURE DRUGS and MEDI CIN'ES call on us and we can give you general satisfaction. MAIL ORDERS receive our careful and im mediate'attention on day of receipt. We hope for your kind patronage which for years we have earnestly striven to merit. ISAAC M. LORYEA, Proprietor, Sign aofth~e Golden Mortar MANNINC, S. C. -MQH N E NO. 2. CORRECT DRESS The "Modern Method" system of high..grade tailoring introduced by L E. Hays & Co., of Cincinnati, 0., satislies good dressers everywhere. AUl Garments Made Strictly to Your Measure. at moderate pices. 500 styles of foreign and domestic fabrics from whichto chioose. - Represented by J. W. McLEOD, MANNING-, S. C. neFor Sale. OeEmpire Grain Drill, in first class condition, only used a part of one sea son, will sell cheap. Apply at this offce for terms. itf. WmI 0. W. Woodmen of the World. Aleets on fourth Monday nights at 8:30. Visiting Sovereigns invited. THE "BOSS" COTTON flESS I SIMPL.EST, STRONGEST, BEST TH E MURRAY GinNING SYSTrEM Gins, Feeders, Conzdenmser, Etc. G!BE MACHINERY CO. Coltumbia, S. C. GINNERS & MILL ME. We want to call your attention to our stock of Mill Supplie you 3 cannot fail to appreciate the many advantages we have to offer yi in = 0 Fittings, Valves. Lubricators, Patch Bolts and other odds and Inas a which are almost always forgotten in a general order. Call and see - us and get prices, you w.ill find that it will be of value to you. \We make a special business of landing orders when we get in touch ith Q people, all we want to know is what you want. ow- We are selling this season "Original Gandy Belting " exclusiv ly, This belting has pa.ssad the experimental stage and has proven ar superior to common Agricultural Rubber Belting, being stronger d far more durable, it possesses advantages that commend it to Ginn 0 particularly. Do not confuse "Original Gandy Belting" with o i nary canvass belting, this is uot even an imitation of Gandy and do s not possess any of its best qualities. See that every ten feet h- - o "Original Gandy" marked on it. This precaution will save you tro - ble. Lubricating Oil. We have Oil for lubricating every part of machinery. Let us 0- know what speed machinery you want to lubricate and we can supply you with the oil. We have recently added to our stock a supply 0 6 solid grease for spring oil cups to be used on crank heads. Try this - - on your engine and you will find that your oil bill will, be very much less, while the effective service of your engine will be materially in creased. If you will equip your engine with Spring Oil Cups you will find that it will lessen the expense of repairs. We have all kinds - of Babbit Metal. Cane Mills and Evaporators. e- Our stock of Cane Mills and Evaporators has arrived and we will take pleasure in showing them. We have,the best low-priced Cane Mill that money can buy. 0- Our stock of Hardware is fully up to the standard and we will be in better position during the coming season to cater to the trade than ever before. Very truly yours, i MANNING HARDWARE COMPANY, 0- T. S. ROGAN, President. C. M. DAV1S, Secretary. ELLIsoN CAPERS, JR., PH. U., Manager and Treasurer. E. E. PLAr-t, PH. G., Second.Prescriptionist. HEA QUARTER F O R Office Supplies, Collectors' Bill Books, Files, Etc. Purses and Leather Goods of all kinds, Typewriter E Paper, Indellible Pencils and School Supplies. THE CAPERS DRUG COMPANY e~ SUMMERTON, S. C. - IDON'T FORGET I' When you come to town to call at our store and let us show you our n'ew stock of FALL AND : WINTER CLOTHING. SOur line is complete, SWe lead and let others try to compete. -Before you buy your suit, overcoat, pants, shoes, hat or anything that man or boy wears, it will pay you to see our stock. Come right to E headquartei's and save money. We are not talk- - ing through our hat, but we mean just what we say. COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. SOur Line of Ladies' Sand Childreri's Shoes is larger and better this fall than it has ever been 3 ow and our prices as low as possible. We thank our customers very much for the a liberal patronage given us in the past and are go ing to show our appreciation by giving better goods for less money than ever before. 6. M. DAIS CMPY *