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IA)LI APPLT.]Editor. ML\NNING S. C., JUNE 6. 1S06. USHLL517ED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year . .- - - - - - - --.-5 Six months----------- -- - Foui months..----------------' ADVERTISING RATES: o: s are one time. $1; each subsequent in set*r .. W cents. Obituaries and Tributes of I:.-re' charged for as regular advertisements. i teral ecntracts made for three, six and twelve multbs. Communications must be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer in order to rpeeve attention. - No coinmunication ot a personal character will be publisbed except as an advertisement. Entered at the Postonlce at 3anning as Sec ond Class matter. THE CLOSING OF A SUCCESSFUL YEAR A FINE ADDRESS. The Institute hall was filled to its utmost capacity Monday evening for the graduating exer cises. Rev. R. L. Grier opened with a fervant prayer, after which Mr. Louis Appelt intro duced the speaker, Hon. E. H. Aull, the President of the South Carolina Press Association, who delivered a well prepared ad dress wnich was received with much pleasure by the large audience. Mr. Aull took for his subject. "Universal Education," and throughout his entire dis course he was given the most wrapt attention. It might be well to state here that Mr. Aull has always taken a deep interest in the cause of education, having been a school- teacher himself, and whenever and wherever the. occasion offered he has mani fested a desire to improve our school system. When a member of the Legislatureit was he who conceived the idea of libraries for the common schools, and it was he who introduced the bill, and passed to success the presedt law, making it possible for every public school to be equipped with a library with the aid of the State. We publish his address with great pleasure, because there is in it much food for thought. UNIVERSAL EDUCATION. -"The-question for the nation is not how much labor it em ploys, but how much life it pro duces. There is no wealth but life-life including all its powers of love, of joy and of admiration. That country is richest which nourishes the greatest number of noble and happy human be ings; that man is richest who having perfected the functions of his .owh life to the utmost, has also the widest helpful in fluence, both personal and by - means of his posessions over the lives of others." This sentiment was uttered by a political econo - .mist of great prominence more than a half century ago. It is as true today as it was then. How much life do we produce? ~'Not simply animal life, but that life which 'has aspirations and ambitions, that life which is of the soul and looks into the fu ture and has feelinig and lives; that-is influenced by greats mo tives and that thinks noble thoughts. Greatness of charac ter must come from greatness of motive.. -It is a recognized fact by every ~State in this union and by every civilized nation upon the face of the earth that the wealth of the State or the nation and happi ness of its people depend upon universal education and enlight merit. With one voice all history proclaims that the power and capacity of man as a wealth pro ducer is in proportion to his education and training. When the Pilgrim fathers landed at Plymouth ISock, the first thing they did was to build ~church and prepare to worship God according to the dictates of their consciences. Along side i~he church they builded a school house and made preparation for the education and training of their children. This has been the policy of Massachusetts even to the present day, and as a re suit, -the illiteracy among the people is less than one per cent while with us it is over eighteen per cent of the native white pop ulation. And yet we have not been ammindful of this important -factor in our growth and devol ment as a State, for back in the colonial dags we find Judge Pringle in charging the jury urging good seminaries of learn * ing, "which are greatly encour aged and attended with much -success in some of our northern - colonies, the want of which here lays this colony under many dis advantages and inconveniences." He hoped that our legislature would think it necessary and for the welfare of the colony to erect public schools for the poor peo /ple, the want of which he thought "hid been in great measure responsible for ,the riots, disturbances and commo tions that had happened in many places." And all along through the early history of the States schools were provided for the podr. By the constitutions of 1868 and 1895 we provided -pub lie schools for all the children of the State.- In the beginning of the 19th, century we builded the South Carolina college, and fol lowing this were the denomina tional colleges, the Citadel, -Clemson and Winthrop, and it would seem that we had done what we could for the education of our people, and yet there is much more to be done. We are realizing now as never before that it is as necessary to have the trained integllect in other than what is known. as the learn ed pressins, and in fact, many of the best trained men ire being drawn into the ser:ice af our corporations and large commercial enterprises because the compensation is so much greater. The tendency is, I fear, too much towards the amassing of great wealth as the ideal to be accomplished. It is developing rather the modern Pagan than that citizenship which is the highest type of civ ilization-the modern Pagan whose only aim is greed of gold. President Shearman of Cor nell, some while ago when asked what he considered the greatest danger of the f0th century, re plied: "I fear most the exalta tion, worship and pursuit of money as the foremost good of life. The salt that may save us from this blight is to be found in our schools and churches in every union for a righteous cause and mnost of all in the ideals and aspirations of the noble soul who will not suffer human 'society to degenerate into a mere brutish struggle of life and the sur vival of the fittest." "Of all that walk the world today,I hold That man the lowest of the pagan breed Whose body is a soulless house of greed, Whose heart is but a hardened mould, Who worships but an idol wrought of gold An idol fashioned out of human need Who concentrates his life to this one creed, "Get riches though men's very blood be sold." The starving poor-what reeks he of their woes? And what to him the bitter cry of pain Of all that bleed beneath oppression's rod? No lily speaks to him.no climbing rose: He harkens only to the voice of gain And grips in clammy palms his yellow God." In a recent article, Gov.Mickey, of Nebraska, says: "There are many moral issues confronting the American people today, but in my opinion the greatest of these is greed of gold. This is really the fountain head of most, if not all of the great moral is sues, and the cause for their ex istence can usually be traced to the great desire for personal ag grandizement or accumulation of wealth. "The desire to make money is not in itself an issue, for we have Scriptural admonition to be dili gent and not slothful in business, but it becomes a moral issue when the desire is prompted by an evil motive, or the means em ployed to acquire it are question able or unlawful. "The fact that a vast number of our people are filled with an abnormal greed for riches and have an all-consuming desire to make money regardless of prin ciple, is evidence enough that this question is decidedly a mor al one- Wealth is being hoard ed up, not for the good that it can do humanity, but for the power that it represents-power to be used for selfish ends, for poltical preferment, and oft times for purposes inimical to good government. "It is greed for gold that makes the president of a bank risk his dpositors' savings on the Board of Trade; it is greed for gold that causes the loaning~ of large amounts of trust funds upon worthless securities; and it is greed for gold that prompts the officers of an insurance company to use their reserve fun'ds for personal gain." To appropriate and paraphrase the words of another. Nations and States and coun tries are made by men and not by written constitutions or 'pa per ballots; or, if you please, by the, wealth which they have piled up. We are not free be cause we have a constitution or the ballot, or be ca us e we have accumulated large wealth. We are free because our fathers, who crossed seas and subdued and cleared the wil derness and defied kings and po tentates were freemen. It was in their veins, their very blood pulsated with it. It was the training and tutelage of gener ation on generation beyond the waters; the evolutionof centuries of struggle and sacrifice. This has sometimes been call ed the young man's age. It is an age for the man or woman who can do things and do them well. The price demanded is that you must excel in your par ticilar line and the question of age will not be raised. Pierpont Morgan is seventy, and it is said that he achieved his greatest financial victories after he was 50. Senator Pettus, of Alabama, is eighty-five; Sen ator Morgan, of Alabama is eighty-two; Allison, of Iowa, is seventy-seven;-Proctor, of Ver mont, is seventy-five; Frye, of Mae,seventy-four; Cullon.of Il linois, is seventy-seven. So you see these leaders of thd senate and of finance are young and vigorous and strong at ages be yond the allotted years of men. This is the golden age of the world when men and women count who can do things. It is strenuous and commercial to a degree, but you fetch the price you are worth today, tomorrow and every day you can make good. Your every act will be brought under "the fierce light that beats upon a throne," anid you will be judged by your own merits. No country and no age has ever been wanting for a hero. Mankind owes its progress to this fact and it owes its hope for the future to the fact that it will never lack its heroes when the times demand them. The educational needs of this state are first, more money for the schools,and then there could be better pay for the teachers and longer terms for the chil dren. Second, our system of educa tio is not properly articulatede. It needs to have the gap filled between the common and giad ed schools and the college. Thp high school is a necessity in our educational system. So that the college may do away with the preparatory or fitting school. Not only is this true, but we do need to support our common school more liberally. And then we need a law to compel the at tendance of the children upon the schools. \#e need to remem ber that the child has rights which even the parent must re spect. The state owes it to the future citizens of the 'common wealth to see to it. that the schools are provided and that the children are required to at tend. South Carolina has done more than is really her duty in the support of higher institu tions. As a matter of fact my opinion is when the State has furnished the three primals, reading, riting and rithmatic it has discharged its duty. And yet in the matter of education the ordinary mode of construc seems to be reversed and in or der to lay our educational struc ture on broad and substantial foundation we must build the capstone first. No country has ever had a strong and healthy system of public schools which did not build and nourish a sys tem of higher institutions of learning. The good common school is not possible where there is not liberal support of the university But the need of our State to dayris better common schools and high schools. Not more of them we have plenty such as they are. We need rather to consolidate. We now pay from all sources about $300,000.000 forthe higher education of some 1,500 white boys and girls besides what it HON. E. H. A.ULL. cost them. Our State Constitu tion says the State MAY sup port the colleges, but it SHALL support liberally a system of public schools. In 1900 in South Carolina there were 127,396 native white voters of whom 15,711 could not read or write. 12.3 per cent. In 1880 the white population ten years of age and over was 265,356, of whom 59,415 were illiterate, 22.4 per cent. In 1900 the white population ten years of age and over was 399,540, of whom 54.375 were il literate, 13.6 per cent. It will be seen that the illiteracy in ten years has been decreased 8.8 per cent. Daring the same period the negro had decreased in illit eracy from 78.5 per cent to .52.8 per cent, or a total of 25.7 per cent. These figures teach their own lesson. Next to Virginia we had' de Icreased our illiteracy less than any other southern state. The average length of our country schools is 109 days and the aver age yearly salary of. our teach ers, $136.25, in 1903 and 1904. I saw it stated some where that in the city of Washington they paid the dog catcher $1,500.00 a year, while the average pay of the graded school teacher is .only $500.00 a year. The average pay to the public school teacher in this State including all of them, $195.00 per year. Your carpen ter, your farm laborer, your mill superintendent, your convict guard, your every kind of labor er almost receives more money than your public school teachers. Why, I heard a gentleman say not long ago that he knew a man who re~ceived $1,500.00 a year for training pointer dogs. And yet there is no great demand for increased pay to the workmen and workwomen who are charg ed with the training and educa tion of immortal souls and the future citizens and mothers of the State. Can you expect them to become skilled? Can we ex pect them to devote thieir life to this work at such pay? What we need is to consolidate our schools and pay our teachers more mon ey and demand the very best talent. My plea is for universa] education and for more senti ment and less comnmercialisin. Every child is entitled to the very best we can give it, and that training that begets high and pure and noble motives. Philips Brooks has truly said "that the poorest, most helpless infant is not accident merely, but a plan of God. Destined to do a definite work in the uni verse. It is a part of the divine plan of creation and as such, de serves to be trained for the work." This, it seems to me, is the fundamental argument for uniersal education-that every ebifil has a right to a chance in life because God made him and made him to do something. It is a duty which each parent and each guardian owes to the child under his care. It is the duty which each citizen of the com munity as a good citizen owes to the community to give his per sonal efforts to the cause of pub lic education and if he fails in the performance of'-his duty as a parent or a guardian or citizen of th e ommnunity hea is .o'nilty of a social and parental breach of trust. Thoinas Jefferson said in speak iig as an advocate of universal education, 'the object is to bring into action that mass of talent that lies buried in poverty in every country for want of the means of developing and thus giving activity to a mass of mind which in proportion to our pop ulation shall be the double or treble of what it is in most.coun tries." Thd information of the people at large can only make them the safe as they are the sole depository of our political and religious freedom.- A re public is possible. says Napo leon. only to a people of high in telligence and high character. My plea is a plea for training. It is training that we need. The acquiring of ideas that can be used when the occasion requires it. and the ability to use them. The athlete goes into training and lifts heavy weights not that he may be able to run a pile driver or lift a derrick, but that his muscles may be strength ened and he may be able to win the race and lift heavier weights anywhere and everywhere when ever the occasion requires it. "We wish to make sensible, industrious and thrifty men and women able to meet all the emer gencies of life, to deal justly and rightly with social and industrial questions. To this end we need cool, keen intellect and tender consciences and a habit of thinking." In education we need to sup press the bad and the evil ten dencies and to bring out, train and develop the best that is in us. That life is richest that is in us. The life is richest that gives out the most and is the most helpful to other lives. The highest ideal to'which the State or the nation can reach must be attained by the individ ual citizen. Then it follows that we must educate and develop and train and lift up the citizen, and in proportion we lift up and ele vate and magnify the State. The power and strength of our gov ernment does not vest in kings and potentates, but in the virtue and moral sentiment of the peo ple who are the sovereigns. My plea to you then is, I re peat. for universal education, for as we lift up and elevate the peo ple we strengthen the govern ient. The wealth of the State is not in the products of the soil, its manufacturing enterprises and industrial growth and develop ment, but in the intellectual and moral strength of its citizens. It is then the duty of the State to fit the individual citizen to understand and apply the prin ciples that ought to control a free people and to exercise his right as a sovereign. About eighty per cent of our people dwell in the rural dis tricts. But for the-young and vigorous. pure blood, which comes from the country to the town our large cities and towns would deteroriate and decay. The history of -all civilization plainly teaches that the greatest calamity which could befall a nation is the deterioration or the destruction of its bold peasantry. The tendency for the last few years to leave the country for the town and city is not a good omen for the stability of our- in stitutions., The chief cause for this unrest in the country-- is to be found'in the lack of those things in the country which go to make like pleasant and hap py. The school, the church, good roads, the social inter course. I want the slogan of this generation to be: "Back to the farm young man." Remember that science as applied to the farm, the garden and the forest has as splendid a dignity as as tromony; that it may work just as many marvels and claim as high an order of talent. If I had some. magic gifts to bestow, it would be to impress upon the youth of our land this truth." In the forty years since the greatest war of ancient and modern times, we have had a revolution greater than any rev olution of blood. The old South had a civilization peculiarly her own and one the like of the equal of which the world has' never seen. It produced the highest type of the true and patriotic citizen and he lived on his plan tation in ease and luxury and had time and inclination to de vote to the study of literature and the science of government. Times have changed and we have met the changed conditions like men, and with a fortitude and bravery worthy of our ancestors. There is a great future for the South, and for South Carolina. We must not forget the tradi tions of the past. -We must not become too strenuous and too Icommercial -that we have not the time to contemplate and study and reverence the deeds of hero ism and valor of our ancestors, for by this, and this alone, can we keep alive that love of liber ity and freedom which are neces sary to make the triue patriot afid without patriotism, which is but another name for love of home, we can never produce the true citizen which makes the great State. Lord Burke uttered a great truth when he said: "They will never look forward to their posterity who never look backward to their ances tors." Let us do what we can for the universal education of our boys and girls. Many a bright flower of intellect may waste its sweet ness on the desert air because it has had no opportunity to bless mankind. Many a gem of purest ray serene may lie in the depths of the ocean because we have negltdto earc.h for it and give it the opporthity tc which it is entitled. When we havE done our duty to the bright boys and girls of this Southland, we have done our part towards advancing the future glory of our cornmon wealth. Let us do our duty not only in these things, but in de fending the honor of our State and in keeping her escutcheon clean, and this we must begin in the school room and in thE common schools of our State. Remember it is our country yours and mine-and we should all be jealous of her honor and her integrity. "Grand in her rivers and her rills, Grand in her woods and her templed hills, Grand in the wealth her soil conceals Grand in her grain and cotton fields: Grand in her minds-in commere grand, In sunlit skies. in fruitful land; Grand in her temples and in hei schools. Where knowledge dwells and virtu( rules; Grand in her strength on land, oi sea, Grand in religion's liberty; Grand in her men, but grander fai In Spartan mothers, as our womet are." At the conclusion, the gradua. ting class sang a farewell song which was beautifully rendered. Mrs. J. L. Wilsondeserves muct credit for the training she gav( this class. J. H. Lesesne, Esq., present ed the diplomas to., the gradua ting class, and prefaced the pre sentation with timely advice and beautiful sentiment. He took ad vantage of the incident to scor( the boys of the school becaust the graduating class had onl3 one male representative. Th graduates were: Misses Ruti Touchberry. Lillian Tisdale Mabel Trescott, Joe Hall, Lizzit Williams, Ethel McCollough Alene Howle, Mavola Walker Mr. -- Perry Jayrowe. Misi Touchberry first honor, Mis, Trescot second honor and Mis. Hall third honor. The prize winners were Misse: Annie Dollard. Hennie Touch berry and Joe Hall. Messrs. F E. Bradham, J. H. Lesesne an< Prof. J. C. Daniel in appropriat< remarks presented the prizes. Maj. Abe Levi. chairman o the board. of trustees, read thi superintendent's annual report which was a fine showing fo: the scholastic year. He then i fitting terms laid stress upoi the necessity of a better schoo building, and admonished hi! hearers to forget their pocke books, and remember their chil dren. He made an earnest appea to the voters to vote for thi issuance of bonds, and his re marks were greeted with heart applause. - Deafness Cannot be Cured by localapphications, as they cannot reach th diseased portion of the ear. There is only on way to cure deafness, and that is by constiti tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an ii flamed condition of the mucous lining of th Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets inflan eyou have a rumblin ond or imperfet hea the result, and unless the Inmation can t taken out and this tube restored to its nornm condition,hearing will be destroyed forever: nit eae out of tn ar cued by catarrh whch cous surfaces. We will dive One Hundred Dollars for an nt becured by Hals C atarrh Cure. Send fc cicrF. .T. CHENEY & CO.; Toledo, 0. Hall' Family Pills ae the best. THE SCHOOLS SHOUL.D BE FINANCED. There should not be any neces sity for our people to dividt themselves up into special schoo districts in order for their chi] dan to have the advantage of primary education, but we inns face conditions as they exis and not content ourselves wit] what should not be. The fac that those in control of our gov emnent misappropriate ,th< funds promised for school pur poses, and the schools do -no get their just share of the publis funds is a great cause for on: people to ponder, and ask them selves, how can the condition b< remedied? There is no gain saying; the money from th< dispensary promised to the frei schools is either not. Ogiven t< those schools, or it is -unjustl3 distributed, and this being so the people must burden them selves with additional taxatiot or suffer their-children to grov up in ignorance. We said there should not b< any necessity for special schoo districts, we mean there should not be any necessity for an3 special taxes for school pur poses, because the revenue fron the various sources should i: properly applied be sufficient but under our present system i is not sufficient and the peopl( caanot aiford .to, blight thei: children's future by sulking. be cause an injustice is being donm them. We hear complaints ever3 now and then about the forma tion of special school districts and some people areparticularll sore, but if these people wil only think they will see the need o f having good school facil ities, and wherever a good schoo: is established it adds to thE value of property and to thE social conditions of the commu. nity. The additional tax re, quired, is a good investment as can be demonstrated easily by comparing the value of lands ir thie vicinity of first class schools. with those away from school ad vantages. The complaint should not be against the school dis tricts, and the special tax, but il should be against those whc have the manipulation of the monies which by right should bE applied to the public schools. tperiority Proves Itself. Th., acerest tribute that can be paid to superiority is imitation. The many imitations of DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve that are now before the prove it the best. Ask for DeWitt's. Good for burns, scalds, chaffed skin, eczema, tetter, cuts, bruises, boils and piles. Highly recommended and re liable. Sold by The Arant Co. Drug A repd6 has been circulated that Sendaar Tillman has pur chased aft automobile, and:now this report is denied. We can not see whose- business it is, whether or not the senior Sena tof has added to his - personal estate an automobile, and for the newspapers to make special mention of such a purchase looks foolish to us. Senator Tillman has as much right to buy an automobile as anybody t else. Even if he is one of the . common people. Summerton News. MI Special to The Manning Times: 4 The events of the past few days have been of much interest to our town. The closing exercises of the graded school commenced Wednesday evening. The building was filled to overflowing. Rev. R. A. Sublett introduced that distinguished educator, Dr. E. M. Poteat, of Fui-man University, who delivered a most learned faddress, not withstanding his entire remarks were directed to the childeen. It was a most earnest and impressive talk, and I think the boys and girls will profit YZ greatly by the discourse. {t The distinguished visitor and others were the guests of Col. 0. C. Scar- p1 borough at his hospitable home, and I but voice the sentiment of all our peo ple when I say that we were all de- 12 lighted with Doctor Poteat's visit. On Thursday Summerton and Port er's cadets. of Charleston, crossed bats. S] Well, the Charleston children were light-wei-hts, and of course got most woefully licked. The game reminded Iil me of a prize-fighter in a slugging match with an inmate of an infirmarv. While this game was going on Mr. T. fl L. McLeod, of Manning, accompanied el by a young lady, had a very narrow escape ofserious injury. His handsome Ul pair of black horses became frightened by stepping on a weak board on a ditch bridge, ran and broke loose from the ff buggy. Mrs. Barden very heroically attempted to stop the animals to save some children, and she was herself _( thrown down, and only by a miracle was unhurt. The, excitement for a while was intense, but we are thank ful to say but little' damage was done. The game went on and resulted in a score of 18 to 2, in favor of Summerton. 15 Friday Summerton went to Manning and put the blocks.to the professionals. Score, 8 to 9, and the second nine, re mained at home and whipped the hound out of the Porter boys; turned them -out into outer darkness and gave them a score of 7 to 0 to carry "bok to Cha'aston." We are now beginning to think Man ning is convinced that Summerton has learned the difference between a base ball and a hot air bag. At least I hear 6 that Joe Wells, after he was able to get out of bed from the effects of Fri day's drubbing, will admit "the Sum merton team sure do play," and the hot air is generated in his tonsorial parlor. There was a musical recital Friday evening and the following well ren dered program was carried out: Duett 'on piano, Misses Nettie Scar b borough, Nora Nelson. p Recitation, the Blue and the Gray, h 1 Miss Zellie Richbourg. Essay, High Schools in South ,Caro- RS lina, Miss Lily Plowden. .in Recitation, Knee-deep in June, Miss h r Daisy Fischer. Piano Solo, Miss Cora Cantey. Debate, Resolved: That South Caro lina should have a Compulsory Educa tion Law. Affirmative, Misses Nora eNelson, and Cora Cantey. Negative, eMisses Daisy Martin and Etta Scar-3 borough. eEach of the speakers made good arguments. Rev. John Kershaw, Dr. sD. 0. Rhame, and Mr. A. P. Burgess _ ewere appointed judges. The decision 'went to the affirmative side in a neat sspeech by Rev. Kersha', the' chair man. Piand Duett, Misses Corg. Cantpey aand Daisy Martin. rClass. Prophecy, Christine Coskrey. Piano Solo, Miss Nora Jackson. Dr. W. R. Mood awarded in a neat and impressive manner the scholarship to Nora Jackson. Miss Zellie Rich best essay. Revs. Porter and Yongue - and Hon. R. B. Smyth made this Saward. after canvassing seven differ ent essays, all of which were number ed without tho name of the author. -The medal was presented by Rev. J. C. LYongue. Professor H. A. Walker presented the diplomas in a very eloquent andI touching manner to the following Sgraduates: bMisses Cora Canutey, Christine Cosk -rey, Daisy Fischer, Nor'a Jackson, Daisy Martin, Nora 3Telson, Zellie SRichbourg, Ella . Scarborough, Lillie - -Plowden. Professor Walker left Saturday for g Sthe up-country to spend the vacation. The lady teachers have also: left for ~their respective homes. Even our kidlings have no mercy on Manning. Last Monday our third nine filled the Manning boys full of disap pointmnent with a score of 13 to 6 and sent them home to their mamas. It is reported here that Mr. Mv. D. )Wells has a candidate bug buzzing in his well developed ears. H. Don't be fooled and made to believe Ithat rhe umatism can be eured with Io cal appliances. Hollister's Rocky Moun-X tain Tea is the only positive cure for rheumatism. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Dr. W. E. Brown Co. Drug Store. Candidat'es' Cards. For The ILegislature. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF .A CAN. Zdidate for re-election to the House of Repre sentatives, pledging myself to the rule's of the Democratic party. D. LUTHER GREEN For County Supervisor. WE THE FRIENDS OF C. L. JAMES hereby present his name to the voters of Clar-endon County as a candidate for the office of County Supervisor. Subject to the ruies of the Democratic party. 3IYFINS TANNOUNCE MYSELF A CANDIDATE FORI A onySupervisor subject to to the action of the Democratic Primary. C. ALLEN McFADDIN. 'TO TH DMRATIC VOTERS OF CLAR I hereby announce myself a can'didate for the__ offce of County Supervisor of Clar-endon County subject to the rules of the Democratic party. R. E. McFADDIN, JR.g For County Auditor. - I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN didate for Auditor of Clarendon County, sub ject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. ANDREW P. BURGESS. T HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN didate for theoffce of County Auditor, pledg -_ ing myself to abide the result of the DemO cratic Primary. E. B. BROWN. For County Superintendent of Education. J EEYANNOUNCE MY?SELF A CAN did-ate for re election to the office of County I Superintendent of Education-3OLADY I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN didate for the offee of Superintendent of__ Education of Clarendon County, subject to the rules of the Democratic primRADM For County Treasurer. th ofeofCutTraue.ujctoANNOUNCE MYSELF A CANDIDATE0 the rule of the Demoeratc primary.sjeto L. L. WELLS. For Magistrate at Paxville. HEEYANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN idefo the offce of Magistrate atrai vx I. LE IISOI CO'S TRADE WINNERS. 3,000 Yards Nice Figured Lawns, value 5c.9 ke yard, will let them go for the spot cash at 1-2c. the yard. 2500 Yards Figured Lawns, beautiful assert ent, value 6 1-4c., will go for the cash for only .the yard., Extra, Special Value. One case Fine Figured Organdie, well worth ic. the yard, will go for the cash at-l0c. -A large line of 40 inch Lawn, only 10c. the 7 ird. Fine India Lawns, 27 inch wide, only 5c. e yard. All kinds of Pursian Lawns at close -ices, for the cash. A large assortment of India Lawns at 1Oc., 1-2c., 15c., 20c., and 25c. the yard. A large line of Black Goods for Suits and irts, that must go for the cash. Ladies, it will pay you to see the splendid ie of Black Goods we are showing for the ,Cash. A large line -of Ladies" Muslin Underwear ust go at close prices for the cash. Corset cov s, Gowns, Undershirts, and eierything in the riderwear line at close prices. Ladies' Gauze Underwear at prices to suit te Ladies. Ladies' Gauze Corset Covers, value 35c., will > for the cash at 15c. each. A large line of Gauze Vests at 5c.; each. A large and splendid lot .of Gauze Vests at 1c. each; also better grades of Gauze Vests at c., 20c., and 25c. each. Ladies' Belts. We are now showing the most varied line of adies' Belts ever shown in this town. Silver Belts old Belts. White Embroideried Duck and Linen elts, at 15c., 25c., 35c. and 50c. Fans, Fans. Want it known that hot weather is on the way, and we havelpre red for it with a large stock of Fans. Baltimore Fans and nice open and Itt Jaaese Fans, from 3e., to .5150 each. Fans for everybody.' A word, Ladies, if you need a nice Summer Hat, it will pay you to dro in, d see what we have to show. A nice full stock of everything. MillinerY bbons, Veilings, Duck Outings, Hats and everything in the Millner7 e. Y.E.JENKINSON 00 I 45= Pieces 50c., 28 inch Silk 'Mull for c0 the yard, for Ten- Days Only. Beginning Thursday, 8 May 3rd. Never before or again will you have a chance to 'get an A LL SILK Dress at this price. 10 days from May 3rd. MUTUL DY GODS O.8