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MANNING. S. C-, APRIL 1. 16. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SrtScRIPTIoN RATES: One year.....-- -.- -.............-- 1 Six mcnths..--- -.............. ' Po n bonths............... ............... 50 ADVERTISING ItATES: one square, one time, 51: each subsequent in sertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of R".-pect charged for as regular advertisements. ,i weral contracts made for three, six and twelve months. Communications must be accompanied by the r. eal name and address of the writer in order to receive attention. No communication of a personal character will be published except as an advertisement. Entered at the Postoffice at Manning as Sec on. Class matter. THEY ARE PULLING WOOL. The dispensary row is not con fined to the opponents of the institution, fighting has begun among its advocates. Senator Tillman issued a manifesto, in tended to rally the hesitating, and make the strong stronger, but as is characteristic of him he mustplay to the galleries: in doing so, he trod upon the toes of the chairman of the sub-in vestigating committee Mr. Lyon, who has manifested a disposition to turn the light upon the dis pensary transactions regardless of consequences. In reply to Tillman's affected impatience at the committee's delay in acting, Lyon intimates very strongly that the delay is caused in part by the present effort to investi gate Tillman's statement with regard to the early rebate mat ter and of a whiskey concern pre senting to Tillman when gov ernor, a piano. Now Tillman is "surprised that a gentleman" should make such a charge against him, and that he could have found out who boncght and paid for the piano by inquiring at the piano dealers. Tillman says with regard to the rebate investigation "I said nothing about returning any money, for I never received any. If the books do not show that any money was ever paid they certainly will not show that any was ever returned." It seems clear that Senator Tillman will never be able to clear himself from the suspicion of being the original grafter, even his own friends are accus ing him, and still he does not make a convincing showing. Did Tillman steal the peoples monev! The investigating com mittee should not stop until they have, solved this question. It ought to be definately k-nown, and if he is guilty Tillman should be made to disgorge and suffer imprisonment. A thief is a thief, whether he be a United States Senator or a hen roost artist. If Tllman did not steal the many thousands of dollars that should be in the State treas ury, he ought to be rid of this suspicion, and not continually harassed with the accusation. The thing haunts him where ever he goes and it breaks the force of his influernce abroad. Who got the rebates? Tillman says he permitted Hub bell to take them for the cour tesy of extending to him a line of credit. Lyon says he wants to see if this statement is true and we suppose if he finds it to be true, that Tillman gave away the people's money without any authorityof law, he will recom mend that some action be taken in the courts to make Tillman put-this money back into the treasury where it belongs, and where it can be used for public school p'urposes. $150,000 would help the public schools of this State mightily. If Tillman had no right to give it away, and it belongs to the State, the State should have it,together with ale gal rate of interest from the date of the transaction to the present date. Ever since we discovered the fact that the books of the dis pensary do not show any rebate credits during Tillman's admin istration, we have been wanting to know why this is so: the State was entitled to these rebates, and they not showing on the books. Tillman gave no heed nor any explanation when we clam ored to know why this transac tion was not on the books. For several years this question was continually in the public prints and nothing from Tillman. the people grew restless at his silence. but he went on his way without offering to give an ac count of his stewardship. At last Hubbell, the head of the whis key trust died, and then in a public speech in the town of Manning for the first time Till man gave the public his expla nation of the rebate matter. He said he gave the rebates to Hub bell for the courtesy of extend ing to him a line of credit, and it is this statement that Lyon tells Tillman he is investigating. To us.it begins to look as if Till man ]5 betwixt the devil and the deep blue sea. If Lyon finds that Tillman did not give Hub bell these rebates he has got him, and if he did without au thoritv of law, he has got him. Either way the Senator is in a bad fix. Lyon is a strong dispensary man, but he is honest. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury as mercury will surely destroy theu'ense of smcell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescrip tions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the ,.ood you can pos sihiv derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure. maniufactured by F. J- Cheney & Co-. Toledo- 0.. contains no mercury. and is taken internally. acting directly upon the bX'od and mucous sur faces of the system. In biving HaIrs Catarrh Cure be sure'vou get the genuine. It is taken internally, and made in Toledo. Ohio. by F. J-. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. 11ow quick did Tillman show that he bought a piano from Malone in Columbia. and this might, too, be the piano that rumor said was presented to Tillman by a whiskey concern. When Tillman charged that Towill was presented with a blooded horse, Towill showed a receipt from a horse dealer. Now rumor has unearthed a piano given to Tillman, and here comes a piano dealer and says he sold Tillman a piano in 1891, before the dispensary was estab lished, whether it was the same piano or not, he does not say. The piano transaction is appar ently cleared up, then why can not the Senator clear up is whiskey transactions just as easy. It would make thousands of people feel better if he could. CLUB MEETINGS. The State Democratic execu tive committee has called the local clubs together for reorgan ization, and it is the duty of every white voter to attend the meeting of his club to take part in the election of delegates to the county convention. The events of the past year has con vinced us that much of the cor ruption which has been unearth ed can be attributed to the lax ness of the people in selecting the proper representatives to manage the party machine]y. We have gotten to the point where everybody's business is nobody's business, and the con sequence is, that our public af fairs, by our own indifference, are being managed by an indiffer- I ent class of men in many in stances, and it often happens that the people are made to suffer, either from ignorance and indifference, or downright wan tonness. We cannot have a good government unless the people help to make it so. If our people are content to let a handful of selfish politicians work up some sort of an issue to divide them, simply to reach the goal of their ambitions, then it will always be that incompetence and in iquity will govern us. Let the white voters go to their club meetings, select for their repre sentatives to the county conven tion the very best men regard less of their views on any par ticular question, just so they are public-spirited citizens who are ready to do what is best for the public good, and who have no political axes to grind. We want men of decision and judgment, men who would not sacrifice their manhood to stand in with a little gang of political leeches. Look around us and see what all the issues of politicians have amounted to, we send them to the legislature and they with their issues go into seclusion they drop out of sight until pay day, and we hear no more from them until just before another election. The people have had enoughi of such, now we need good, strong, patriotic, business men, who will take up the -tax question and see if they cannot relieve us from high taxation, devise means to give us a better road system, and who are big enough to thmnk and act for themselves, and for the benefit of the whole people, without waiting for orders from a boss. Above all things, people, do with issues of their own creation; these things are created for no OtLW, purpose than to bamboozle so the politician may profit by it New Zion Dots. Editor The Manning Tiznes Well, I see I have managed to get "wool hat" Jones to deny he is trying to arouse factionalism, but he plays a broken string when he desires me to sign my name in full, like he does. The difference between Jones and B. is the former has a political tape worm to satisfy, and knows full well his cravings cannot be conquered unless some heroic remedy is applied to the desease, therefore the reason for his everlasting grip upon Ben Till man's coattail and the "stand rm-wool-hat-dust" hie kicks up to blind the unthinking class: on the other hand B has no politi cal aspirations nor will lie have. until official recognition is ob tained through merit instead of the present methods. No, Mr. Jones, I will not sign my name in full, because I don't have to, and because I anm not posing before the public for something to drop in my lap. I have been writing over the inme B and it is satisfactory to THE TIMES,and as long as the paper is satisfied I shall so continue whether it is, or is not noticed by Mr. Jones. I do not know that I am al together justified in undertakmng to make the Sage of Davis waste all of his ammunition before the primary, but wherever I go I am am asked, "Have you seen George?" Of course, then, I must at least acknowledge I have on several occasions, and if George R. Jones keeps up his holler to remind the voters,..unless they vote for the . State dispensary Tiliman., -and Jones, the devil will catch them sure, before the primary ends, the whole country will be seeing "George." It is my opinon, the people are disgusted with this constant ding-dong about whiskey and Tillman too. Why cannot pol ticians keep their troubles'io themselves and te honestYpeo ple alone. Those i'ho want .thel dispensary can vote that .ray4 without being cracked atf l>.a political heeler's whip: those who1 think Tillman a tin god can wal-I low all over the face of the earth paying homage to him without1 some little politician sounding undismayed.- T have aiwi.Th voted for Ben Tillman and ile dispeusary too, but I belorg. tc neither one, and I am not going fool about either. I do not think there is much chance to enforce proliibitiofl at this time: there are too many who like to "see George,'' but if the people must have liquor, then let us fall back to a proposition made in the State Senate when Clarendon was represented there by a man with law-making ability and a patri otic desire to help his country. His proposition was to let each county vote its own liquor regu lation. and where-a county want ed the dispensary. let that coun ty own and control it, keeping all the profits at home instead of dividing with a gang of long tingered politicians in Columbia. Tillman objected to that plan then, and he does now, but I believe it is the only sensible proposition to solve the proble in. Why Tillman should object I cannot see, unless the music of county dispensarys' cannot be played upon the piano said to have been given to Tillman by a whiskey concern when he was governor and buying booze for the State, "without rebates. 'f I want to give Jones a little friendly advice, stop trying to stir up factional feeling in this county. B. A Badly Bnrned Girl or boy, man or woman, is quickly out of pain if Bucklen's Arnica Salve is ap plied promptly. G. J. Welch, of Tekon sha, Mich., says: "I use it in my family for cuts, sores and all skin injuries, and find it perfect." Quickeet Pile cure known. Best healing salve made. 25c at The Arant Co. Drug Store, succes sors to The R. B. Lorvea Drug Store. Every White Man Must Vote. Editor The Manning Times In the next primary election every white man must vote for tho simple reason that it is every white man's election. In reorganizing the Demo cratic clubs on the 28th,.instant, no one should be elected a dele gate to a county convention, but men who are in favor of permitting every white man to vote in the next primary elec tion, for South Carolina is a white mans' goverment and white men must rule the roost. No one should be elected by the county conventions to the State convention who is not in favor of every white man voting in the primary election: provided that he will affirm that he will abide in good faith the result of the primary election: that he ,will support the nominee of said! democratic primary election, and under no circumstances will he oppose, or allow his name to be placed in opposition in the fol lowing general election, to any! nominee of the democratic pri mary election. Let every white man at the reorganization see to it that none of Brice's trickery tactics will be allowed and that no one shall be elected a delegate to the county convention that is in fa vor of conducting the next pri mary election in accordance with the politically racally and c-rafty Brice local option bill. We think a good and safe plan to adopt, would be after the clubs are reorganized and nomi nation is put for delegates to the county convention, let each nom - inee before his nomination is confirmed, express himself as to his position in regard to the politica] questions now before the people, and to be selected at the next primary. sel~ on. Only those who haye faithf ally kept their party's Sth .nd who have been true to - th- .gi~nciples of Jeffersonian Emd6 c r a c y,i should be placed as sentinels on the watch tower to guard the liberties of a free people. Let every white man in Clar endon remember that on Satur day 2Sth inst., that there will be a reorganization of all the dem ocratic clubs in the county, and that each club is to elect dele gates to a county convention that is to convene at the county seat on the 1st, Monday in May and that at said convention there is to be delegates elected to the democratic State convention that is to convene at Columbia on the 3rd, Wednesday in May 1906. Let every democratic voter be up and doing on the 28th, attend hs club meeting, have his name enrolled and on the last Tuesday in next August be on hand to vote in spite of all obstacles, for "every white man must vote," in the next primary election. GEO. R. JONES. Davis Station, April 7, 1906. Paxville Dots Editor The Mannmng Times-: The play entitled "-Josiah's Courtship" will be played at the A cademy next Friday evening, April 13th. It was given here sometime ago, and so delighted the audience, that they have asked for a repetition. The pro ceeds will purchase seats-for the Appelt Hall. Dr. George Smnithi.of Summer ton was here a few days of last week, on a professional visit. H. was, kept immensely busy while hei'e. Mesdamnes John Beach and Frank Bolande of Bridgeport, Conn., relatives of Mr-. G. H. Curtis, spent last week here. .Mrs. Dr.. W. H. Reynolds, who has bn sick for several months past is rapidly growing worse. Her life has been despaired of for some days. Mrs. J. J. Broadwav's c-ondi tion is. still unimproved. She too, has been contined to hier bed for a long while. Mrs. J. 0. Barwick left last Tuesday for a visit to heca par ents at Chester. E. Tribute. Thu MainaiI Times: On March 11th, Miss. Mar'tha Beatson died at Paxville at the ripe age of 74 years. Nothing is more beautiful than the clos ing of a well spent life, when one of God's chosen ones lays aside the duties, responsibilities and cares of a truly noble career to answer the call of an approv ing God to come up higher. Her's was a life wholly dedicat ed to the service of her creator and in ministering to the needs of others. She was one who realized fully that he who gets most out of life must put most in it. Her kind words and smiles the burden of others lighter. Her gentle hand cooled many a fevered brow, and her words of encouragement brought sunshine to many in lonely life. Her mes sage of Heavenly love breathed into the ear of the dying carried eternal peace to the death-cham ber. With a hosts of Gospel grace which attended her daily walk, giving force to her teachings and beauty to example, with a power born in Heaven, she dispelled all fear and trembling from the departing soul, and revealed to the shrinking sinner the loving smile of a merciful Saviour. Why' weep for "Antie," for these are only tears of a selfish love. Would we postpone lr heavenly bliss simply to gratify our longing for her saintly pres ence again, and to continue un der her blessed influence. While we deeply mourn our loss, we should render thanks to ommipotence for her gain. She lived for children, and led many tender little feet safely over the forbidding stones and prickly thorns that beset life's pathway. and enfold the weaker ones in her arms of Christian love and sympathy, ever shield ing them from the blighting storms of temptation, and point ing them to a life blessed by the Great Lover of little children. As we plant flowerr on Anttie's" grave and water them with our tears, let us not forget her God who loves us still, and who will send his Angel of mercy to kiss away our tears, and bid us look up and behold the beauty of Godliness, and re member that if she could at this moment stand by our side, she would again whisper as she did on her dying bed, "a smile is btter than a frown," and her Angel spirit would tell us of a God who loves us and of a Heaven of eternal bliss. X. Summerton News. Editor The Mannina Times: The game of ball last Friday between Sumter and Summerton was exciting, and while there was bad playing on both sides, Summerton' was satisfied when the game was called 11 to 20 in favor of Summerton. Manning was well represented at this game, among the visitors were. Messrs. 1. I. Appelt; George Odiorne, A. I. Barron, S. L. Krasnotf, J. L. Wells and S. 1. Till. The team expects to cross bats with Sumter on their own grounds some time this month. There will be a game here on Tuesday next between the mar ried and single men which will be interesting. The 812,000 graded school will soon be commenced, and the cotton warhouse is a certainty. The electric light plant is on fot, and we hope to have water works in time to refresh our cabbage plants when we begin setting them out. in view of the fact that Hon. Geo. S. Legare is permanently disabled from a physical stand point to represent the first Con gressionial district, as witnessed by the fact that he is now absent from Washington on account of his health. The friends of Mr. J. J. Cantc'y are very anxious he should mhe the race this sum mer. Mr. Cantey is a graduate of Woffor-d College and studied for several years as a post-grad uate at Hopkins University at Baltimore, and is therefore well prepared on economic questions. H. Summerton, April 10. 1906. English Names. Puzzling enough to an American is the English fashion of spelling a name one waly and pronouncing it in quite another. but the cities are even worse than the individuals, since they deliber ately adopt sonme alias. The town of Hull, for instance, is Kingston-on-Hull. It hais no offieial recognition as any thing else, yet as Hull it is known to nine out of ten, w'ho would wonder it Kingston-on-Hull was near the town of Hull should they hear it mentioned. Even supposedly respectable cathedral towns arec not above hiding identity, and1 to cull New Sar-um --Salisbury" is to give it its alias. The royal town of Windsor is really New Windsor, and the county of H-mrpshire. popularly shortened to Htants, is in reality the county or Southampton. Bradford-by the-sea is more correctly Morec-ambe, but rightly Pou'lton lc Sande, while Bridlington. sometimes called Burling ton. is more popularly Wakefield-by-the Deadly Trades. "Tobacco workers are prone to dead l nervous diseases. I have never yet seen a tobacco workr-r who is not a nervous crank. w-ho is not off in his head complained the owner of a large igar factory. "I don't know why It is. I used to be a wvorker myself, and I have never recovered from th - of the trade. Half the time ; are away sick or dying. they ways ill tempered and flighty public agitation makes idiots of don't know the reason, as I sai was ~dvise~d to consult a physic find out. The foreman of a stonecuttli when questioned, was better i as to the evils of his trade. "See those dust clouds all MOODI b ig "(mealy" potatoes can not be produced with out a liberal amount of POTASH in the fertilizer-not less than ten per cent. It must be in the form of Sulphate_ of POTASH of highest quality. "Plant Food" and "Truck Farming" are two practical books which tell of the successful growing of potatoes and the other garden truck-sent free to those who write us for them. Address, GERMAN KALI WORKS. New York-93 Nassau Street, or Atlanta, Ga.-ZZ So. Broad Street. If You Were Asked to give your reasons for believing that the Home Life Insurance Co. of New York is one of the best companies, you would probably answer because is is Old, Strong and Reliable ! BECAUSE it ss more than a generation since it was chartered. BECAUSE its business from the outset has been ably and conservatively nanaged, and its growth has been healthy. BECAUSE its. investments have always been prudently made, and its financial affairs kept well in hand. BECAUSE of the high character of the securities it has always held. BECAUSE the Policy-Holders have been most amply protected, at : ..ms having been prompt.y and honestly settled. -Is this not the Company to recommend to your friends? This is what the best known papers have to say: Honest company found at last by the insurance investigators. Home Life is square.-NAW Haven Union. 1!-11 -0S. The good reeord made by the Home Life on Friday stood the test of further examination yesterday.-N. Y. World. 12-12-05. Home Life fought shy of high finances. Insurance company found with clear bill.-Wash Ington Times, 12-n1-05. 31r. Hughes was moved to make this comment: "You have apparently $74,0.000 insurance in force: how is it possible for you to do all that business with all your accounts on your books' --N. Y. Times. 12-9-t5. The Home Life supplied one of the marvels of the present investigation,-an insurance company without any obvious scandals.-N. Y. Tribune, 12-12-05. The investigatine committee hast at last found one company with what is apparently a per fectly clean record. -N. Y. Commercial. 12-12-05. M1r. Hughes failed to bring out a single questionable transaction.-N. Y. Sun. 12-12-05. Inquisitor Hughes finds one insurance company that benefits patrons.--Cincinnatt Post, 12-11-05. Honesty found in an insurance company. No "vellow dog" fund. No campaign or legis lative payment by Home Life.-N. Y. World, 12-9-05. When President Ide of the Home Life Insurance Company finished his testimony before the Armstrong Committee this morning Mr. Hughes sighed: "It's hopeless'" He harvested a mighty small crop of admissions.-Evening Sun. N. Y., 12-11-05. The Home Life Insurnce Co. of New York is one of the strong and reliable financial institutions of the country. Its successful career of over FORTY-FOUR YEARS has been the result of careful and conservative management and honorable dealing with its Poliev.holders. THE HO&fE LIFE of New York is one of the strong, reliable financial institutions of the country. Its successful career of over FORTY-FOUR YEARS has been the result of careful management and honorable dealing with its Policy-holders. For further information write to S. E. INGRAM, Manning, S. C. Dividends Apportioned Every Year. S. E. INGR AM, District Agent, Manning, S. C. WILSON BROS., General Agents, Columbia, S. C. For Convenience and Safety, You should deposit your money in a good bank. As for safety, we have Burglary and Fire Insurance. Time Loelt. Bonded Officers and Regular Examinations, and our con tmnued growth is evidence of the contidence reposed in us by the people of Manning and the surrounding conmtry. Deposits October 1, 1904, $58,154,82. Deposits October 1, 1905, $72,559.67. 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Shoes for 98c., Snor Gold Dollars for 89c.. but we do claini -to sell yoU Dry Goods, Shoes. Coti , and Millinery. from 15 to 20 per cent. cheaper than you have been paying for them, and if you wih came to us and give usa chance to figure 'ith you we will prove our statement Just don't forget to re member THE MUTUAL SELLS IT FOR LESS. S. I. TILL, Manager. Satisfaction or your Money Back. 0 Queen- uality Shoes SPRING Crosett Shoes ja 8Q SA% For Ladies. Styles Now in For Men. OU know what a time you had last year get ting up that commencement dress, all because .you put it off until the last moment. Start in time, start now and get the material and put into the hands of thre dressmakers and have this much off your hands. .We have a large and splendid line of material saitable for commencement dresses. A large line of White Persian Lawns at 15c, 25c. 35c and 50c the yard. A large line of Domestic and Imported White Organdies, two yards wide at 35c and 50 the yard. 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