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LOVls xppELT, .Eitr MNNING. S. C. \FRIL 2.1 1906. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: one yea~ir............ - - . ------... 5 Six months..... -.............. Fou months..-............... 50 ADVERTISING RATES: one square, one time; 51; each subsequent in sertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular advertisements. 1iberal contracts made for three, six and twelve months. ' Communications must be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer in order to receive attention. No communication of a personal character will be published except as an advertisement. etered at the Postoffce at Manning as Sec oaa Class matter. THE CRY OF STOP THIEF. That was a terrible tongue lashing Senator Hopkins admin isfered to Senator Tillman the other day in the senate, but the Illinois Senator didn't do a thing but, play into the South Caro linians hands when he charged him with the disfranchisement of negroes. Necessity is thel mother of invention and it was ne cessity that invent the means to ensure white supremacy inSouth Carolina. This was obtained be fore Tillman became a political factor in this State. It began when Hampton headed the col umn. of red shirts and swore "By the eternal God I will be Gov ernor." Then followed McCready of Charleston with his eight box la*and our registration system. Tillman, up to then, was un known and unheard of, the bat tle was fought and won before he came on the stage of action.Four teen years later and with white supremacy firmly fixed, Tillman .caie along, and securing con troldrove off those who bore the brunt and heat of battle, and he, and'his friends called a consti tutional convention, which was made up of Tillman's friends and foes; it was in this conven tion our present suffrage system was engrafted in the fundamen tal-law. We, therefore, cannot see why Tillman s h o ul d be chi-ged with disfranchising ne groes when they were disfran chised before Tillman was po litically born. - Tillmanassumest he credit how ever,and enjoys being acknowl edged as the author of negro disfranchisement, and whenever a Northern or a Western Sena tor twits him with the charge,he uniitentionally strengthens Till man at home. Those who know why..the negro is not allowed the ballot in this State do not blush -w h-e-n our Representative is charged with the crime (?) There are other things Sena tor Hopkins might hurl at the -South~ Carolina Senator which would be more effective than throwing up Tillman's "we shoot 'em and we burn 'em" utterances; while our senior senator is as suming the role of moral monitor forf the whole country, clean sing the corruption from the na tional banks, railroads and other thisigs 'too numerous to men tion,he. s h o u 1d be reminded .to not neglect the accummu lated filth before his own door. There are stacks of corruption in South Carolina needing the proeds of the pitch fork, and these pile~ are of long standing. Give them "long nosed yankees" fits set@of 'but do not foi get that rocks play havoc with crystal palaces. --WEY HEL.P STEAI.? TiieVote on the subsidy bill for. the Southern railroad was -very close, in the House, but it passed, and it is now in the Senate.' Senator Tillman said it was nothing but a steal, buIt it wa-a- steal that comes our .way andts~ will vote for it. If it is a ste~aas the Senator says, why be ( party to the steal? Senator Lajim-ner will also vote for it, be cause he says, his people want himi to. The people want Sena tor.:-Latimer to vote for a subsidy to a rairoad company, and yet when John L. McLaurin inti mated he favored a subsidy to end'durage American shipping, so.'that that the product of the Soiahern farmer might find mere markets and cheaper freight facilities, both Tillman and Latimer ~charged him with going' over to the enemy and being a Republhcan. We do not know whether a subsidy for the Southern rail road is a steal or not, or what interest Senator Tillman has in * that -corporation. or if he has any, but we do know that Sena tor Latimer has a son, who grad uated at law, ,and without hay ingpleaded a case in a court of law, was given a lucretive posi tion in the, law department of th4 Southern railroad with headquarters at Atlanta, and it was this same Latimer whose political stock-in-trade was the denunciation of corporations. It is iust such conduct as this whioh cr-eates distrust. The very melf who could not find language too strong to arouse the "com mon people" against mighty cor porations now voting to aid them, one acknowledging it a steal-, the other says nis people want him to vote that way. Bah! -Acommunication signed"Spur geort" is returned to the sender forr4he reason; the publication of it is in violation of our rules. The name of the writer accompanies it, is true, but THE TIrES is not a vehicle to carry splemneither is it a flaming torch. It is purely a business institution. We call attention to this communication for the pur po ofdicouagng others in The oodmen had a hilarious time last Monday night chasing a couple of buck rabbits through their forest. Hobson of Merrimac fame, and the champion smacker in the Union, has received the nomina tion in one of the. Alabama dis tricts for congress. Hobson is a great believer in a greater na vy, and we suppose the exten sion of our navy will be his hob by. The destruction of San Fran ciso and other cities in California is so appalling that pen cannot describe it, the mind can hardly conceive its full meaning. We may theorize, but we can never understand. The loss of life was fearful, many a one went to bed the night before in the full enjoyment of health, and never awoke, others awoke to face Judgment. The amount of prop erty destroyed will exceed $300, 000,000. This havoc was for some wise purpose we believe. We should like very much to be able to have the schools of Clarendon County well repre sented in the San Francisco re lief fund. Let every teacher, white and colored, take this mat ter up and by our next issue, send to THE TIMES a good con tribution to be forwarded. The same is urged upon every com munity in this county. People, this is a plea for suffering hu manity. Thousands are without shelter and without food. Every body can give a little, and every little counts. The columns of this paper will record the names of the donors to this humane cause. A letter from Hon. Geo. S. Legare who is resting at Pick ens, brings the glad intelligence that his health is improving rapidly, "getting well, improv ing daily; sleep well at night, good appetite and cough almost entirely gone." There has been considerable anxiety- about Mr. Legare's condition. He con tracted a severe case of grip in Washington, and it was feared it would result seriously, but he is better, and is watching after the interests of South Carolina in his mountain retreat almost as well as if he were in Wash ington. It is our earnest hope his great usefulness will go on unchecked. Dr. Sampson Pope died at his home in Newberry last Sunday night. He was a man of fine ability, and he was one of the main pillars in the Reform move ment. He. did more and got less than any of the original signers of the Shell manifesto. His bad treatment from the -Reform1 leaders, and his disappointment caused him to leave the Demo - cratic party, become an Indepen dent, and later a Republican. It is said that he was such a strong partisan, that when the dispen sary law was passed, he slipped the bill under his shirt, jumped into a carriage and hurried it to the governor's mansion for Till man's signature, fearing all the time that something would hap pen to the bill before it became a law. Two years later he was one of the bitterest opponents of the dispensary in the state. Not withstanding his bitter partisan ship,he was regarded honest and sincere. He was an enthusiast. It will be gratifying indeed to those who followed Hampton in 1876, and helped him to drive the money changers from the temple, to know that Hon. Leroy F. Youmans, who is now filling out the unexpired term of the lamented U. X. Gunter, as At torney General, has consented to become a candidate for this posi tion requiring the best of legal talent. General Youmans, is not only a most profound lawyer, but sa man of the highest integ ity, and in our judment, South Darolina will do herself proud in electing him to the office. It should be known that General Youmans was among the law yers, who attended the United States Courts and pleaded with out pay, for those who were be ing persecuted for the part they played in capturing this govern ment from the horde of plun derers then in control. Let the entire State show gratitude to this man by making him Attor ney General. The Democratic clubs are to assemble next Saturday to elect delegates to the county conven tion. It is the duty of every white tax payer to take an inter est n the selection of delegates to the county convention. It is at the club meetings where the foundation for good or bad gov ernment is laid; if the taxpayers do not interest themselves, the spoilsmen will have the making of, and handling of the party ma ahinery. If corruption gets into bhe government, and results in incompetent officers, bad roads, mnd high taxes, it is because of indifference on the part of the axpayer at the very beginning. I'urn out next Saturday, .elect ood men to the county conven ion, and be sure to get one of vour best men on the executive ~ommittee. '-if the county con vention is m'ade up of the right :naterial, the State convention will also be, and'7the party ma hinery will be 'placed in the aands of men who are ngre in :erested in a good, eco'nomical government, than in fie .politth al advancement of any man- oIc ;et of men. Some men spend half their time mak ng promises and the other half mak Tim TMzs readers hare not forgotten how this newspaper arraigned the fertilizer and cot ton oil mill trusts, and contend ed they were violators of the law. Our arguments did not then have the effect of directing the attention of the law officers to these trusts, and they went on there way rejoicing in their work of grinding the people. Justice, however, is about to overtake them, the United States g-overnment is soon to begin proceedings before the grand jury at Nashville, Tenn. The agents of the department of jus tice have been gathering evi dence for months, and The Vir ginia-Carolina Chemical Co., with headquarters at Richmond, Va., with a capital stock of $46,000,000 is the principal of fender. This corporation sells in South Carolina alone upwards of $9,00,000 worth of fertilizer. It is against the law to form a combination which will prevent competition. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescrin tions from reputable physicians, as the dam.ge they will do is ten fold to the good you can pos siblv derive from them. Hal's Catarrb Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toico. o., contains no mercury. and is taken internally. acting directly upon the'blood and mucous sur faces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is ttken internally, and made in Toledo. Ohio, by F J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by Druggists. price 75c. per bo t. Hall's Family Pills are the best Summerton News. Editor The Manning Times: I want to say to those who did not see the game of ball here Tuesday of last week. they missed something good. It was a contest between the fats and the leans. Fats: E. P. Briggs, 1b; C. M. Davis, 2b; J. W. Lesesne, ss; W. 0. Johnson, 3b; Doctor Platt, p; W. S. Rhame, rf; H. B. Richbourg, c; V. E. Scarborough, lf; J. W. Broadway, cf. Leans: W. H. Anderson, 1b; R. B. Smyth, 2b; Manning Richardson, rf; H. C. Carrigan, Jr., 3b; Dr. T. J. Davis, p; Walter Plowden, ss: L. R. Chew ning, rf; L. T. Covington. c: T. S. Rogan, cf. Business suspended, even the drug stores closed for the game; the crowc. was large, including trany ladies, an. all laughed enough to last a mont i. Chief Briggs discovered he could not hit the ball, claimed the pitcher did not know which side of him was front, and he got his bases on balls. Senator Davis did a circus stunt be tween third base and home plate, and scored. Mr. Joe Broadway warned the basemen to get out of his way or he would run over them. Mayor Z&nyth made it around the diamond on badly thrown balls, and came home on spavin ed legs. Mr. Vernon Scarborough made a double play. Mr. Mannmng Richardson got a finger out of repair, but be did not complain. He can take t to his girl to nurse. Mr. T. S. Rogan, from the way he can "line 'em out," was a good player "befo de war." Mr. John Lesesne tripped, fell flat on the ground, going forwards, and he ad no rubber shield on either, but he ounced all the same. Mr. S. L. Krasnoff made the crowd hake when in the fifth inning he sug ested to send up town for some more fools cap paper to record the scores; omeone else suggested to use the round. The game was greatly enjoyed, and the score was as follows: Fats, 26; eans, 16. It has been arranged to have another game between the Fats nd Leans on May 3rd, and the whole ountry is invited. The players will be: Fats: C. M. Davis, E. P. Briggs, W. Johnson, 0. G. Keels, S. M. Col ough, M. D. Wells, Doctor Platt, Jno. W. Lesesne, J. W. Broadway. Leans: W. H. Anderson, L. T. Coy ington, R. B. Smyth, H. C. Carrigan, fr., Ellison Capers, Jr., T. S. Rogan, . R. Chewning, Willie McCleary. Misses Minnie Curtis and Cregg, of Paxville, spent Friday and Saturday here with Miss Ethel Brunson. Dr. and Mrs. R. S. Beckham spent last Sunday here with their pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Brunson. Last Monday about two o'cloc k, a in., the alarm of fire was sounded. It turned out to be a shop and a dwelling belonging to Jim Brunson, and before it was stopped the fire consumed five buildings occupied by colored people. It was only by .he most heroic efforts that the Summerton Grocery Co.'s large stores were saved; also the dwell ing occupied by George Joseph. Three buildings were damaged. The people respa' ded to the alarm and all worked faithfully. This correspondent has read the de fense of Messrs Legare and Roosevelt on the part of the News & Courier with onsiderable interest and surprise,since we did not know before that the pres ent representative of the first Congres sional district is so very intimate with the Republican President. During the coming campaign, we understand that Mr. J. J. Cantey will advocate a regular schedule of steamers to and from the port of Charleston, drainage of lands throughout the first Congres sional district, the immigration of a good class of white people into the dis trict, the encouragement and diversi fication of trucking and farming inter ests, and there is no question- that tihe Federal Government can and should foster these industries. We need at the present timne an aggressive representa tivefrom the first district~if we remem ber correctly, the News and Courier reported some time ago that Mr. Le gare said that all he could do in Wash ington was to vote "No." H. p15.95 to New- Odeans and Return, via At lantic Coast Line. Acount United Confederate Veter ns Reunion, April 2.5-2th. Tickets og sale Adril 22nd, 23rd, and l4th fiateturn limit April 30th. l xesion* return limit, May 31st, ay be obtained by depositing ticket ith Mr.'Jos. Richardson, S. C. Theatro ~rcado between 8:30, a. im., April 30th, nd aymentof fee of fifty cents. Sie trips from New Orleans to various points at exceedingly low rates. For farther information communicate with. - W. J. CRAIG, anger Traffic Manager. 1 0ie- Zic Dots. Editor The Manning Times We are all busy over here at this time, but notwithstanding this the Times must not be overlooked. The farmers have their work fairly well up, merchants are hauling quan tities of goods, and it is reported that Messrs Shaw & Chandler have bought a lot near the Alcolu railroad at this place and this fall they will have a new store on the modern order. New Zion-is coming. The prospects are that in the course of a few years New Zion will be the second largest town in the county. No town has a better surrounding than New Zion, good lands,' thrifty farmers. schools, churches, health, and the finest ar tesian water, all to induce people to come here and live. The is another characteristic of our people, they are public spirited, and lend their aid to any and all things which go to building up the country, but at the same time they are not ex treme and take no stock in extremists. We have over here, like they have in every community a few who are ex treme in their views upon 'matters po litical but these do not voice the senti ments of many, in fact, the extremests are usually men who have some selfish object and the people know it. Edu cation has made our people indepen dent and the demagogue is about out of business. In one of my letters I stated that Mr. Ed Fleming was about to embark in the livery business, but I understand he has changed his mind and will take up the profession of photographing. Success to you Ed. Our ad-joining town. Turbeville, has imbibed the bustling spirit. and there is quite a large business done there. I see where the editor of THE TIES is accused of being "B". This is not the first time I have heard the editor so accused, and really it makes me feel proud to think that my humble ideas are taken for one who has distinguished himself in newspaper work. B lives and has his being at New Zion. He does not sign his name in full because he is not disposed to gratify idle curi osity, should he however, feel called upon to make a personal attack then his letter will come over his full signa ture,but never to humor a class of men who imagine they are the embodiment of wisdom and influence,when the truth is, they neither represent wisdom or anybody but themselves, and always wanting something. This misrepre sentation of B is not altogether ignor ance. because some who are charging the TnIES editor with being B. know the charge is false. It does not matter however, B will continue writing for the Times, and whenever there is a news item he can find, THE TLvES will surely get it, and whenever a man un dertakes to sow seeds of prejudice I shall endeavor to express the opinion of the people of this section regardless of what this or that man might say or think. B. This is the seasot of listlessnesshead aches and spring disorders. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea, is a sure preven tative. Makes you strong and vigor ous. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. W. E. Brown &Co. Pinewood News. Special to The Manning Times. On Sunday afternoon 23rd at 7 o'clock, Mr. J. M. Barwick and Miss Hattie Thames were united in the holy bonds of matrimony by Rev. L. L. Inabinet at the country residence of Mr. L. A. Graham. A large assembly of friends, acquaintances and rela tives had gathered long before seven o'clock to witness the cer emony which took place at the end of the piazza where every one had full view of the groom, who is now in his seventy-fourth year and the bride, twenty-seven. The following young ladies and gentlemen participated in the ceremony: Mr Alva Graham with Miss Mamie Griffin; Mr Clinton Grif fin with Miss May Griffin; Mr. Harry Geddings with Miss Ida Griffin; Mr. H. M. Mims with Miss Isabella Stukes. Immediately after the cere mony Mr. ara Mrs. Barwick left for their new home amid showers of best wishes and congratula tions from every one. Mr. Bar wick is superintendent of Mr. R. L. Felder's farm. Turbeville Dots. Editor The Manning Times: Dr. W. H. Woods spent a fe w days of last week in Columbia, where he attended the State Medical Society. Mrs. J. L. Green visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Benton, at Sardis, last week. Misses Lula McEacherm, Min nie Turbeville, and Pearl Whit le, and Messrs. J. A. Roland D. M. Turbeville, visited Man ning Saturday. Mrs. J. T. Dennis, of Shiloh, spent several days of last week with her father, Mr. W. L. Green, who was very sick at the time. Several from here attended the entertainment at Beulah Fri day night. Miss Euphala Bedenbaugh vis ted her friend, Miss Ora Broad way, last week. G. A Card. Dear Mr. Appelt: I note today your item in THE MAN ING TIES with reference to the con viction and the sentence to death of oclough Stukes for the killing of David Wells. I have read the charge f Stukes to the effect that I deser-ted is case and I note also the statement f Solicitor Wiison upon the subject. beg space in your paper to explain the situation as follows: In the month f July 1905, Stukes was convicted of the aforesaid murder in the city of Sumter and as his Attorney I appealed the case to the Supreme Court; on the 30th day of January following the case was called up for argument before the Supreme Court and twenty days were allowed by the Court within which to file arguments; within the said twenty days 1 had the argument printed at my wn expense and same was filed with the Clerk of the supreme Court within the said twenty days and Solicitor Wil son went with me from Manning to the State House in Columbia, where at the time the arguments were filed, and I also informed Mr. Wilson at the time the purpose of my trip; the State had already filed arguments and the de ision of the Supreme Court in the final nalysis was based on all the law and the facts, as can be learned at any time From Mr. Pope, the Chief Justice. In stead of deserting the interest of my ~lient I paid a portion of the expc f the appeal. Furthermore, wh Fore all the damnable vagueness, wI ippears in the statement of the icitor-? Very Respectfully, J. J. CANTE The little dog usually barks the 1-'2 st, but the big dog always gets The NerBasebatl.ieagze. A baseball team for Sumter this sum mer is now ah assured 'thing. Last night in the parlors of the Elks' club representatives from Georgetown, Dar lington, Camden and Manning met and organized the South Carolina State League. The league will consist of six clubs and will begin to play about the middle of June and the season will last ten weeks. The other club will be from either Florence, Orangeburg or Kingstree. The officers elected were: Mr. C. S. McCollough of Darlington, president and Mr. H. S. Beard of Darlington, secretary and treasurer. It was con sidered expedient to have both officers from the same city. Each visiting team is to receive $40 for each game played, and when pre vented by rain or othar cause,the team will receive but $20. The salary limit agreed upon was $500 per month. The delegates will meet again in Sumter on the 15th of next month to arrange a schedule of games and to adopt rules and regulations governing the league. The other club will also be admitted on that occasion. The delegates present were: Mr. R. I. Shuford, Georgetown; Messrs C. E. Boynton and H. L. Watkins, Camden; Messrs D. D. Witcover and C. S. Mc Cullough, Darlington; Messrs .G. C. Odiorne and I. Appelt,Manning;Messrs W. Bultman, Eugene Miller, J. C. Hu ger and W. L. McCutchen. Sumter. Sumter Item-21 inst. Dr. Clarendon Barron Takes a Columbia Bride At 8 o'clock Thursday evening. at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Brayton, Miss Marion Paine Brayton and Dr. C. W. Barron were married by the Rev. H. I. Judd. The wedding was carried on the old fashioned idea of the rainbow colors and was very beautiful. The hall and supper room were a mass of dogwood blossoms, equisitely arranged. The parlor, where the ceremony took place, was fragrant with beautiful white Easter lilies. The bridesmaids' dresses, made in graceful princess style, were of softsilk mull and they carried shower bouquets of asparagus fern. In the following or der they entered the parlor, each wear ing her most becoming color. Miss Sarah Smith, in blue; Miss Luel la Hathaway, in yellow; Miss Agnes Civil, in pink; Miss Pearl Bunch, in green, and Miss Eleanor McQueen, in lavender. After them came the dame of honor, Mrs. R. C. Chappel, of Providence. Her gown was a creation of shimmering aeolin cloth, with an elaborate jacket of pearl passementerie. Against this her armful of pink carnations was most effective. Following the dame of honor came the maid of honor, Miss Jane Bonneau, wearing a lovely dress of -white lace and carrying ai exquisite bouquet of Easter lilies. Last of all appeared the lovely bride on the arm of her father. The bridal dress was of glistening white messaline made with a full court train and trim med elaborately with duchess lace. The full tulle veil was caught on the hair with-a spray of orange blossoms. The bride's bouquet was a shower bouquet of white roses and fern, cascaded with white gauze ribbon. 'Atthe Easter lily alter the bride was met by the groom, Dr. C. W. Barron, on the arm of his best man; Mr. Edward Barron. Behind them stood the five ushers, Messrs, Wil liam Smith, Frank Barron, William McCaw,- Frank Tompkins and Alex Ginguard After the ceremony elaborate refresh ments were served and during the mer r-making the young couple slipped away, to go North on their bridal tour. -Sunday News, April 2. Finnish Marriage Fetes. Marriage fetes in Finland, as in Nor way, are often prolonged for several days, even among folk of humble rank. One peculiarity, which may excite more surprise than approval among eligible suitors In our own country, Is that the Finnish lover never himself "pops the question" to the girl of his choice. The momentous proposal Is made through a third person, called the "talman," to whom the happy couple give a present when his delicate mediation proves suc cessful and ends In a wedding. Not un commonly their gift to the talman takes the unromantic form of a shirt In like manner the clergyman who presides over the nuptial service re ceives a simple and inexpensive pres ent, often a handkerchief and a pair of warm hair gloves. A similar gift Is be stowed upon the officiating priest at funerals. Tlpon these mournful occa eons the service is exceedingly simple -more so than would satisfy the views of British undertakers-but the burial is, as a rule, followed by large ho.,gital Ity on the part of the bereaved family. -London Graphic. Ank Experimnent With Water. Take a pound of water the tempera ture of which is 80 degrees C. and mix It with a pound of water at zero, or freezing point The mixture will make two pounds of water the temperature of which Is 40) degrees C. Now take another pound of water at B0 degrees C. and mix with it a pound of crushed ice-that is, Ice crystals--at ero C., the same temperature as the cold water in the first mixture, and the result Is that we have two pounds ot water at freezing point. In both cases the weight of water at ero C. Introduced Into the warm water was the same, but before the Ice crys tals could assume a liquid condition they had to absorb a certain amount of eat That heat was drawn from the warm water and consequently reduced Its temperature, but It did not raise the temperature of the Ice. It simply acted s energy In enabling the Ice to become liquid and remained in that liquid In the form of latent heat, to be given up again as soon as the water reassumed a rystalline form. Throat Coughs A tick~ling in the throat; hoarseness attimes; adeep breath irritates it;-these are features of a throat cough. They're very de ceptive and a cough mix ture won't cure them. You want something that will heal the inflamed membranes, enrich the. blood and tone up the system .' .- .' .. Scott's Emulsion is just such a remedy. It has wonderful healing and nourishing power. Removes the cause of the cough and the whole 'stem is given new rength and vigor :. . Send for free sample ST T & BOWFNE, Chemists )-41,5 Pearl Street, New rork soc. and $r.oo. A.'! druggists A Freiztozic Monnitent. In southern California, In the county of San Luis Obispo, there is situated one of the most remarkable prehistoric monuments known to the archaeolo gists. From a distance It looks like an immense rock rising from the plains of Carissa, but upon hearer approach it is seen to be a temple of extraordinary dimensions and of unknown antiquity. The inner court has a level floor 225 feet long and 125 feet wide, and the ceiling is from 60 to 100 feet high, ac cording to situation. The building was evidently used by prehistoric man, but for' what purpose and how long since no one knows. It has been suggested, however, thatit was either a temple of worship or the capitol of some ancient government. The walls and portions of the ceiling are beautifully decorated with paintings in colors red, white and black, many of them supposed to have some symbolic meaning. Christmns In England. When Cromwell ruled England he is sued an edict against all festivities at Christmas. The festival was altogetly er abolished, and the displaying of hol ly and mistletoe and other emblems of the happy time was held to be sedi tious. In 1644 the long parliament commanded that Christmas day shoUld be observed as a strict fast, when all people should think over and deplore the great sin of which they and their forefathers had been guilty t making merry at that season. This act so pro voked the people that on the following natal day the law was violently re sisted in many places. Though these scenes were disgraceful, they served their purpose and put an end to an un just order. When Charles II. regained the throne the vpulace once more made Christmastide a time of rejoic ing. The Great Bea of Ware. In Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" Sir Toby Belch urges Sir Andrew Ague cheek to pen a challenge and to put In it "as many lies as will lie in the sheet of paper, although the sheet were big enough for the bed of Ware." This enormous bed, which was a wonder In Shakespeare's time and still exists In Ware, is seven feet six inches high and ten feet nine inches square, so that twelve people can lie comfortably in it Beautifully carved, it is a splendid specimen of antique furniture, dating from the days of Queen Elizabeth, This wonderful bed is naturally an ob ject of curiosity and interest to many visitors. In the same room there hung a pair of horns, upon which all stran gers formerly were sworn. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Clarendon County, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Louis Appelt, Plaintiff, against Luana Carter, Dawson Carter, Birdie Carter, Rufus Carter. f'erriet Par sons, Susan Estelle Felder, Nathan Parsons, and Margaret Carter, De. fendants. SUTIMONS FOR RELIEF. (Complaint Served.) To The Defendants Above Named: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to said Complaint on the subscribers at their office in Man ning, S. C., within twenty days after the service hereof; exclusive of the day of si~ch service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time afo:-esaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. The defendant Dawson Carter will take notice that the Summ~ons and Com plaint in this action were fied in the office of the Clerk of Court for Claren don County on April 16th, 1906. DAVIS & WEINBERG, Plaintiff's Attorneys. April 24, 1906. Bids Wanted. A modern six room building for a parsonage. For plans and specifica tions apply to [3t J. E. COUSAR, Ch'r Br'd Committee. Sardinia, S. C. Notice of Discharge. I will apply to the Judge of Probate for Clarendon County, on the 12th day of May, 1906, for letters of discharge as Guardian for Bessie Wheeler, nee Bessie McFaddin, and Hugh McFaddin, minors.. MATILDA R. SHANNON. Sardinia, S. C., April 11, 1906. FOR THE EASTERN~ DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAnoLIYA.-IN BANKRUPTCY. Lu Lhe Matter of The Independent Cotton Oil Company. Bankrupt. BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE, made and tiled in the above entitled proceed ings on the 3d day of April. 1906: and by virtue also of a certain Order ancillary to said Order entered in the office of the Cle':k o.f the District Court of the United States for'the Western Dis. trict of North Carolina; the undersigned will sell at public auction, as an entirety, and not in. separate parcels, before thd Court House of the Court of Common Pleas foi' the County of Dar lington in the State of South Carolina. on Fri day, the Eleventh day of May. A. D. 1906, at 1s o'clock M.: . Oil Mill Plants and Ginneres where respec tively located, at Darlidigtou, Manning. Marion, Hamer, Cheraw. Kingstree, Timmonsville, Mul lins, Syracuse, Lamar. Swift Creek. Auburn, Davis Station. Summerton and Paxville, in South Carolina, and at Wadesboro, in North Carolina: with all the land, buildings, engines, machinery, ginneries, side-tracks and other ap purtenances connected therewith and forming part thereof, or rights therewith connected, as set out in said Order of Sale: and also altools, offce turniture, safes, seed-houses and .seales wherever located, now in the hands of the Truls tees in Bankruptcy. rind being formerly a p-~r of the property of The Independent Cotton'Oi Company. Terms.-Cash. No bid less than $200,000 will be received. The Trustees are authorized to require a deposit of 65,000 before receiving any bid. For a fuller description of the property to be sold, and further particulars as to the terms and provisions of said sale reference is made to the said Order on file in the offce or the Clerk of the District Court of the United States for the District of South Carolina, in the City of Charleston. * JOHN C. SIMONDS, C. E. TAYLOR. Ji., DANIEL T. McKEITHAN. T rusteesi In Bankruptcy. T ''st 'the iunidry? ICorliss * ~ Coon fo Collars 25c A Much outwear others. Copied Sty le Mark thcm and but the fit and set of s.ee. Shaped ex "Outing" is a perfec- pertlyby hand not tin other in-ik e r s cheapened by ma have tried for in vain. chineprocesses. For Sax~e by LOClS LEVI, V1n nin.S. C. It is Not What You Pay For What You Get, G' But What You Get For What You Pay For. E DO NOT CLAIM to sell you $1.50 Dry Goods for 75c. or $2. Shoes - for 98c., nor Gold Dollars for 89c., but we do claim to sell you Dry Goods, Shoes, Clothing, and Millinery, . from 151o20 per cent. 0' cheaper than you have M been paying for them, 0 and if you will come to us and give usa chance to figure with 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 01 Que ulty Shoes SPRIN G Crosett Shoes j . For Ladies. Styles Now in For Men. For Convenience and Safety, tinued growh ievidence of he cdence rpose in ubyhepoleofann and the surrounding country. Deposits October 1, 1904, $38,154,82. Deposits October 1, 1905, $72,559.67. Ifyourpatroune hs nany wy contributed to ou suces wethank you for same Bank of Clarendon, xmg~ BRING YOUR 4JQOB W OR K TO THEI TIMES OFFICE. UuroiinuHllllsE une o. Gapital Stock $25,000. I-OME OFFICE, MARION, S. C. Office in Farmers and Merchants Bank Building. No Membership Fees DIRECTORS: \.. J-. 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