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LtUnm APPELT. Edinor. MANNING, S. C., NOV. 1, 1907. PUBLISIED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUj3SCRIPTION RATES: O ne .. . . . ... . .. . .. . . . . .. Fou n: ths- - -----.................... A~VERTIsLNG RATES: tr. are. oneC time. q: eaeh subsequent in -io cents. Obituaries and Trilutes o. Res --:ar::ed for as~ regukhr aLdvert~semenlts L cnt :u:le for three. six and twelve Comu:,unicat~on must ue accompanied by the re;L: n:-tc and address of the writer in order to Co communication ol a personal character will '_, published except as an advertisement. Entered at the Posto:mce at Manning as M on( Ciss matter. IS IT BEST TO REPEAL THE LIEN LAW ? ThIe. continual agitation for the repeal of the liew law mav re sult in affecting a better system of credit than we have now, but to our mind the advocates of the hew law's repealdo not strength en their cause by basing their contention on the idea of forcig those who will be unable to se cure advances on open accounts, to work for wages. We would direct the attention of those so contending that we have two ra ces living in this country, and we need not shut our eyes to the fact that the very race those contending the repeal of the lien law, hope to force into the fields to labor for wages, are not so likelv to be so forced, as are a class of poor whites. The ne gro -who gives a lien now,and has the reputation of paying up will be able to get credit without a lien,while the poor class of whites as a rule are not regarded the best of risks with or without a lien. In our judgment this clam or for the repeal of the lien law comes largely from the landed interests and if it succeeds, it will build up a landed aristocracy as intolerant as that of Ireland where the lands are owned by the few, and the tenant class have no show of ever be coming anything else. The great tendency of the average south erner is towards landed propri etorship, vast landed estates, that was all very well under the slave system, but in this day and time, the competition offers all manner of inducements to draw labor from the farms. Therefore if easy credit is taken away from the Ulaboring class the wage in. -- ducement will bie so great that other occupations than farming will secure the labor, with the result, that the lands will stand idle, and become a burden to their owners. This clamor for the repeal of the lien law is so insistent. that many who are urging it have not given the subject the serious consideration such a change in our business system should have, they look upon one side entirely, and, that side of the subject is the one which appeals to the sel fish interests of the large land owners alone. There are very few of the "small farmer".class the main-stay of the country, who have stopped to think of the possible future consequences of preventing the labor classes from getting easy credit. Let us look into the future, and reason out this perplexing question. In response to a pop ular demand the legislature re peals the lien law,without taking with it the law which permits a mortgage of the growing crops, in that case no advances would be made until the seed for thai crop has been planted, and those who will be able to have their advances made after the crops have been planted, will be the class that have stock and other personal property to give as se* curity, and can get credit any way; the class who depend on securing advances with a lien will be refused unless the land lord will endorse for the credit. The landlord cannot afford to let his lands stand idle, depending himself, upon his rental income, must either furnish his tenants or become security. If he does the furnishing, security will be demanded of him, and if he en dorses, security will be demanded; what then will be the natural consequences? The landlord to keep his lands in an income pro ducing condition must mortgage those lands taking the chances of losing, either through a bad crop year, or the indolence of his tenants. If he must mort gage his lands to secure advan ces for his tenants and from any cause they do not pay those lands will be forced upon the block leaving the landlord in a far worse condition than he is now under the present lien law. But granting the repeal of this much abused law has the effect of cutting out a lot of '-one ox farmers;" that they will have to '"work for wages or starve, "does it not follow that the demand for this labor will be so great that wages will go bounding up to the point the small farmer can not reach? Think of a small far mer in this country paying a hand twenty tive dollars a month, as is the rate of farm wages now inl somie parts of this State where labo:- is scarce, could he stand it? The~n think too. the wages being paid ioy the other industries for labor, rarely ever less than one dollkr a day. Can the farmer meet this competition? We think not. It is argued, the repeal of the lien law is in the interest of the farm -r and landowner, but in our judg::2ent the argument is falla cius. it will not bring the relief desiwei nor looked for, and in stead of being a blessing to the place additional burdens upon them, and relieve the merchant of the load he is now carrying. It is our honest judgment that the repeal of the lien law will simply transfer the responsibili ty for debts from the poor white man and negro cropper, to those owning the lands, and it will al so drive the common laborer from the tields to the mills. woods. and mines. The repeal will be. in the end, best for the me1rcihant, because his security will be more certain, but the mniddle class of farmers will taste the herb of disappointment, There is more Catarrhm taizs s't-!O' i t1 aountry than all other dise e p er. and until the last few ve:ir' w muP d I ineurable. For a -grea n::In..1 '' *1N u I nounced it a localdie. .AI: p oer d 1 - reinetlies. and by con-ta;n fx iziig t.o cure with healt reatrnt.' pronim~e.,d it inwura ble. Science ca-e. :md th refr- reei -r.toitit innadl treat ,m-ntt. lia:i- I C a-rh Cure. mauufactured by F J. Chetl.y . Co.-. To-do. Ohio. is the only contt~itut lal curr ': tie market. it is taken int-rn: I -ds in10 drops to a teaspoon i. [tae: directlv v the blood and mucous su-:ow the ,sst They offer one hun d-ed d .:ars for any e, it fails to cure. Send --or circulars :Ind estinonials. .AldrF. F J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. 0. Sohi by drugists. 75. Hall's Family Pills are the best. The successes recently made by the Prohibitionists will force the prohibition party into being an important factor in national politics, and once its strength is felt in the nation, the solid Dem ocratic south will be a thing of the past. The prohibition party is as much of a political institu tion as is the Democratic or Re publican parties, and it begins to look to us as if it will side track the democracy altogether. Blotches, pimples, coarse pores; blackheads are usightly and denote impure blood. Hollister Rocky Moun tain will drive them away. 35c. Tea or Tablets. Dr. W. E. Brown & Co. Secretary Cortelyou, with the approval of President Roosevelt will issue Panama bonds, to the extent of $50.000,000 and certifi cates for $100,000,000, which will relieve the present money stin gency, and cause things to get easier. The effect of this move has been felt already, confidence is being restored rapidly, and the panicky condition will soon end. The politicians will be heard from in good time with their criticism of the administration for coming to the relief of a dis tressing emergency. It is healthful, wholesome. it's as good for one as the other. A little dose will make you sleep and eat. Makes people happy. Hollister's Rocky Moun tain Tea. 3cents, Tea or Tablets. Dr. W. E. Brown & Co. Judging from the accounts we see published in the Columbia Record, and by the way, we learn this paper is now being edited by a minister, which of course reas onably accounts for its recent conversion to prohibition, the gambling habit has taken so firm a hold upon the city of Co lumbia it even is not being disao proved of by the Record. We refer to the wrestling matches we read accounts of almost daily in the Record, and unless times have wonderfully changed these wrestling "bouts" are next to akin to prize fighting, and cock-fighting, which without rao ney stakes would be very tame affairs, not interesting enor.gh even for a newspaper that is be ing edited by minister. Governor Ansel is endeavoring to enforce the dispensary law, especially in Charleston, and so zealous is he in making Charles ton "dry as a powder horn" that he over-looks the wrestling mat ches going on within a very short distance from the State house. and which to our mind is as demoralizing to young men, as are the faro and poker gamnes which the city authorities have recently devoted attention to. The object of the law against prize fighting should be the same towards professional ivrestling, -to stop gambling. It is now said that the Wall street speculators bearing cot ton are 300,000 bales of co';ton short on December options, and they are in a very panicky con dition, that unless they can in duce, or frighten the holders of cotton to let go their holdi.'gs the bona fide demand for co'tton is too strong for them to much longer bear the price down. The time is at hand for the growers of cotton to stand to their guns, and if they maintain a solid front the bear pool must pay full value for the staple. One of the main causes to aid the bears in pressing cotton down was the waive of distrust which spread over the country. and caused the people to hoard their savings, and convert their stockings into saving banks. to the extent, that the money cir culation became stagnated, and the business of the country al most reached collapse, but the despairing clouds are about Gs pelled by the government com ing to the rescue with a bond and certificate issue, and from now on we look for a steady ad vance along all lines of honest industry. The cotton market will become qiuickened, and the speculators who have fattened on the miseries of the cotton growers of the South. will have to stand aside or be overwhelm ed in the mad rush that cotton will make to reach its proper market standing. In our opinion, if there was ever any justification in people holding cotton, it is now. We sincerely believe, with the re newal of contidence in commer ii and banking circles cotton-~ will steadily advance until it reaches a price beyond that prevailing in September, and it would not surprise us to see it bring the association price of Sardinia News. Edior The Mannin- Times The people of this place are spreading themselves for one of greatest times of their life, they have erected a beautiful and commodious school building, and now they are going to have a three days carnival, and they want every body to come out and see what the people of Sardinia can do in the way of entertaining, there will be fun for the young and old and a plenty of barbecue for all, they have procured for the occasion the services of a string band and the young peo ple will have their own way for once in the auditorium. Mrs. L. B. McFaddin is spending the week in Sumter with her mother Mrs. K. 0. Rose, who has been quite sick. Mr. Clacious McFaddin is now at home for a few months. Mr. H. F. McFaddin will com mence to put an addition to his home soon, it seems that Mr. Frank has intentions that he won't admit. Mr. J. S. Burgess spent last Saturday and Sunday in Sumter and around Sumter, we don't know what be is up to, but we do know you can depend onhim. The gun club wiil practice every afternoon, and there will be several horse races. X. Y. Z. There is nothing better for stomach troubles than Kodol whicTh contains the same juices found in a healthy stomach Kodol is offered on a guaranteed plan for the relief of heartburn, flatulence sour stomach belching of gas, nausea and all stomach troubles, so at times when you don't feel just right Mhen you are drowsy after meals and your head aches or when you have no am bition, and you are across and irritable take a little Kodol. It digests what you eat. It will make you healthy. Sold by W. E. Brown & Co. HOME MISSIONS. MANNING AUXILIARY The Woman's Home Mission Society-What It Stands For. It stands, first of all, for a factor in the salvation of our own country. It does not, as many suppose, mean mere ly local work: while it embraces all that kind of work, it goes much farther and attempts missionary work in our own land. The foreigner is pouring into our Southland as never before, and this influx imposes new and tre mendous responsibilities upon our Southern church. We must either give the foreigner our civilization and religion or accept his. To meet this emergency is one department of our organization. It stands also for work among our m->a.atain population. The mountain eer- is a fine specimen of physical strength and, in many instances, of moral rectitude; but in a religious way, he may well be called the "forgotten man." Until recently he has had little care and less training. The Home Mis sion Society has opened the Sue Ben nett School, London, Ky., and the B revyard Industrial School, Brevard. N. C. In the latter, besides the literar~y course, the students are taught short hand, bookkeeping and typewriting. They also learn to do plain se wing and some fancy work, and they do house work by schedule. These two schooh enroll more than five hundred pupils. These students, many of them, take special training for teaching, whict: they put into practice on their r-eturr home; thus bringing hundreds of these mountain girls and boys under the influence of these Christian institua tions. These people are rich in prom ise, and the Home .Mission Society if going to their rescue. The Home Mission work stands foi the preservation of poor, rural churche! and for the upbuilding of pioneer work in the West. We are fast becoming at urban population, which is a menace alike to the country and city. Many of our preachers on hard circuits receive less than five hundred dollars a year and in the West they have to face in conceivable difficulties. Often the preacher finds his parsonage is but the poorest shelter, if any at all, and his salary too meagter to provide a better home or suitable apparel for himself and family. Among stranger,s and yearning for sympathy too often de nied, he finds friends in the women of Rapid changes o on the toughest con The condudtor pa S inside of a trolley car * of the platform-the * hour or so in a heat *walking against a b '~' difficulty of avoiding ~ Scott' E m& c. body so that it can S danger of cold from ci It will help you to i ALL DRUOISTS: 0 BEST 9UDS. TOP: SEE OUR NI Stationery, School Si an< Home Mission Society. Since our or ganization, the society has aided, in the last ten years, 1,841 parsonages. During the last year the society gave 816,002,99 to parsonages, and sent 825 boxes of supplies valued at A24,238.04. to needy preachers and orphanages. The society has a special work, known as the supply department. I quote from the superintendent of supplies: "This deparfment has proved a blessing to the church the past year. It has made comfortable many of our preach ers and their families on the frontier, the mountain circuits and hard places in our various Conferences. It has made glad the hearts of the little, motherless ones in the Conference orphanages. the needy ones in the dis tricts of our settlement homes, and in inmates of our various Home Mission Schools. It has enabled the sad-hearted ones in our rescue homes to realize that the members of the Home Mission Society are truly their friends and lovers of the blessed Master who said, 'inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren. ye have done it unto me." The Home Mission Society stands as a helper for those in ueed of rescue work. I take it that this is the best and highest department of its entire work. No other agency in the bounds of our church seeks to save those who have gone to "the uttermost," but this society gives them homes and training and helps them to a better and purer life. The fallen women here finds one chance to redeem her sinful life. The mill problem will never be solv ed until it is done, not by legislation and rules, but by the devotion and service of our deaconesses and city missionaries. These workers go into the slums of our country-and what small town, even, does not have its slums?-and there they minister to the sick and suffering, conduct a mothers' meeting, look after the wayward girl, and dry the orphan's tears. In a word, wherever there is sin and suffering, you will find our workers. The dea coness wears just enough of a distinc tive costume for her recognition and protection. Again, this society stands for the industrial and Christian education of the negro. One has well said, "The white man's burden." 8,000,000 of this race in our midst surely demand some at tention from us. When we know that there are 80, 000,000 people in the United States and that only one-third belong to a.y rali gious organization, leaving two thirds, or in round numbers, 60,000,000 uniden tified with any church organization, do we not feel appalled? and is it not a misnomer when we call America a Christian country? Here, we must live out our lives: here, we must rear our children; here we must perpetnate the civil and ecclesiastical institutions be queathead to us by our forefathers; here, we must labor to save our own country; for if we save America, we save the wvorld for Christ. Shall we undertake all thinsts? And which one could be omitted? Shall we measure up to the requirements of our present duty? Oui work in the Woman's Home Mvission Society will be our answer. MR~S. WV. L. WAIT, President. 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