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Bigger Cotton Yields Per Acre The value of commercial fertilizers has '' been demonstrated over and over again by both government and private comparative tests. We stand ready to demonstrzte to you at any time that the surest way to "i creaseyour yields per acre" is to use e virvamia caroth a .9 ga Pertilizers Hon.R.J. Redding, former Director of the Geor gia Exp. Station, is authority for the statement that 'experiments made at this station show that well balanced commercial fertilizer applied to one acre of land, and well cultivated, may be reasonably ex pected to produce an increase of yield of seed cotton. At the present price of cotton tis would - mean a large extra profit (for both lint and seed), after deducting the price for fertilizer." You'll find reports of many other comparative e tests too-ether with much valuable information con cerning and culture in the new Virgima-Carolma Year Book or Almanac. Ask you local fertilizer dealer for a copy-or we'll send you one - ~ j free, if you write our nearest sales oilice. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. Richmond, Va. Durham, N. C. .-, oriont. Va. Charleston, S3. Colombia, S.C. .Baili re. Md. Atlanta, Ga. Columbus, Ga. Savannah, Ga. Montgomery, Aa. AV, IL 4^Memphis, Tenn. Shreveport, La. - ~ pFjj5,T77ifl. oFez 2;,. chemipel Lower Prices. than -we quote mean but one thing the gcoods are of inferior quality i& Remember, "The best is none too good." And the best is the-cheapest, be it Dry Goods or Groceries. STASSRGA OMA SUMETNS.C GETA OV ON OU Rihtno s hetieto FINERIgROA CLOTHING Rihtnodi the iShe te newest Dress Goods and up to-date MVillinery. It is a money saving for you. It will do your pooket book good. D. --Hirschmann. The Clarendon Real Estate and Fire Insurance Agency. M~ANNING. S. C. LEVI BUILDIN6. 5->LID, SOrYD' CCiSFL TIlE RE ASONS: SOLID- Because it was originated and is contr-olledI by men of energy, tact and businesss ability. SOUND-Becau'se it has the best plans for doing business and is bazked by 23 coroorations with a total asset of $1,500. 000,000.00, inclu'ding Fire. Life. Health, Accident, Plate-Class, Tornado, Steam Boilee,. Burglary and Live Stoek Insurance, and Surety Bonds: also Real Estate Purchase. Sale and Loans. S' CCESSEUL-Because its management spares no ettort in the up) buildinr of the busim-s. and the interests of its clients zealously- guarded. Se e us and get the Best. It is Always the Cheapest. ri'o Your Joh Printin~ o in% Dandyism Which We Admire. One is sorry for the dandies of cur day. because, though their clothes fit ever so well and are ever so fresh. cus tom1 prescribes a dark or subfusk hue, with no lace. no velvet (above all, not on coat collars). no slashes, puffs and vaudykings. no pearls and gold, no gules and azure. The common trousers are shapeless things, and for perfection you need two pairs every day. Genius is stunted. display is checked. and. though you may wear brilliant hose with kniekerbockers in the country. glorious wiisteuats are rarely seen ex cept in the windows of tailors' shops at Oxford and Cambridge. The dandy can only cultivate iinnraculate neatness and perfection of fit. Our offlicers at Ladysmith when the place was re lieved looked like skeletons, but were as spruce and neat. I have been told. as ever they showed in the park. They cultivated self respect. like Stendhal. the celebrated novelist. who was said to have been the ou!y man that shared every day in the dreadful winter re tieat from Moscow. This is the dandy ism which we admire. the perfection of personal self respect exhibited in Julius Caesar. Claverhouse. and Mont rose. combing his lovelocks. like the Three hundred of Thermopylae. on the morning of his shameful death. He went to the gibbet "like a bridegroom to his bride." History, and "the human heart by which we live." have an. immortal tenderness for the great, the wise, the brave, who have died dandies as they lived. gallant hearts and stately gentlemen.-Andrew Lang in Century. Trial Catarrh treatment are being mailed out free. on request, by Dr. Shoop, Racine Wis. These tests are proving to the people-without a pen nv's cost-the great value of this scien tiic prescription known to druggists everv;here as Dr. Shoop's Catarrh Remedy. Sold by W. E. Brown & Co. CHANGED THE TYPES. The Story of a Vengeful Wife and a Bible Error. In the famous library of Wolfenbut tel, in Hesse, is an old Bible which is greatly treasured. It appears that in that passage in Genosis where God told Eve that Adam shall be her mas ter and shall rule over her the German translation is, "Und er soil dein herr sein." "Herr." which means master, does not occur in this Bible. but instead there appears the word "narr," which means fool. The error was caused by a quarrel between the printer and his wife in the year 15SO. The wife was -vengeful, and in the silent watches of the night she entered the room where her hus band had been setting type and mali ciously changed "herr" to "narr." The printer was arrested after the book had been printed and the mistake dis covered, but his apprentice testified that he saw the wife steal into the composing room and alter the word. The woman was imprisoned for blas phemy and died in prison. Orders were given that all the copies of the edition should be destroyed. This was done, with the exception of the one copy in the Wolfenbuttel li brary. The finest Cog~ee substitute ever made, has recently been produced by Dr. Shoop of Racine Wis. You don't have to boil it twenty or thirty minutes "made in a minute," says the doctor. "health coffee" is really the closet cof fee imitation ever yet produced. Not a grain of real coffee in it either, health coffee imnitation is made from pure toasted cer'eals or grains, with malt, nuts, etc., really it would fool an expert-were he to unknowingly drink it for coffee. The Manning Grocery Co. The Last Execution at Tyburn. The last execution at Tyburn took place on Friday. Nov. 7, 1783, in the person of John Austin, convicted on the preceding Saturday of robbing John Spicer and cutting and wound ing him in a cruel manner. In Wal fords "Old and New London" it is er roneously said that "the last criminal executed here was one Ryland, who was hanged (slc) for forgery in 1783." William Ryland was executed on Aug. 29. two months before the date of Austin's conviction, and many a poor wretch made the fatal pIlgrimage to Tyburn in the Interval, hanging by wholesale being the rule in those days. The long procession westward had been attended by such disgraceful scenes that the authorities resolved to hang criminals henceforth outside New gate prison, straight from the con demned cell. Accordingly on Dec. 3. 1783. the recorder ordered the erection of a scaffold in front of the fail, of which a notice and descriptive engrav ing appear in the Gentleman's Maga zine for the same month. and on the 10th the new hanging place was in augurated by the execution of ten malefactors.-London Notes and Que ries. When the Stomach. Eiear't, or Kidney nerves get weak, then these organs al ways fail. Don't drug the Stomach, nor stimulate the Heart or Kidnevs. That is simply a makeshift! Get a pre scription known to druggists every where as Dr. Shoop's Restorative. The Restorative is prepared expressly for these weak inside nerves. Dr. Shoop's Restorative-tablets or liquid and see how quickly help will comne. Free sanmple test sent on request by Dr. Shoop, Racine Wis. Your health is surely worth this simple test- W. E. Brown & Co. i-ow the Artists' Mcdel "Happens." Most of our models are not made; they just happen. Girls, in most cases of breeding and intellIgence, want to make a little money 'or some special occasion. Some acquaintance recog nizes that they have distinction ar.f. style and gives them tbe address of 2:2 illustrator who happens to need just such a person. They pose once in this way, more or less from necessity, find they can make an independent living in a congenial manner, and so come again. In consequence the women who pose for a livelihood in New York are exceedingly nice as a class. The prev alent idea that the words "artists' model" necessarily mean a highly paid, greatly petted and utterly de praved individual is ridiculous in the extreme. A first class artists' model in New York city receives $3 a day for six hours' hard work. A photographic model has of course a different proio sition. She hns shorter hours anid higher rates.-From '-Reing a Model," by Char-les F. Peter's, in Bohemian. We would ask our readers to notify as when they change their postoffice iress, and when doing so. please say' cm v-hat offce the change is to be o. On las. Monday rural route 2. started from Manning. and h ore sto ndtheir mail at onon Foreto n d rout neil LONDN PICKPOCKETS Tricky or Brutai and Vicious, Ac cording to Their Class. METHODS OF THE "GUN MOB" The False Arm Game and the Use of the Pocketless Overcoat-The Pipe and Red Pepper Trick-How a Gang Will Pluck a Victim In a Crowd, "Gun mob" is simply English thieves' slang for a pickpocket and his gang of confederates-"gentlemen" who reap an annual harvest of anything they can lay their hands upon in a crowd. Summer time. when race courses, ath letic grounds and seaside places are crowded, is the pickpocket's favorite and most profitable season, and when an event occurs like a royal garden party at Windsor the light fingered gentry positively chuckle. Twenty plain clothes detectives at tended the last garden party to pro tect his majesty's guests from the tricks of the pickpockets, but the latter left Windsor richer by hundreds of pounds in spite of Scotland Yard and carried away with them the gold hunter watches of several of the titled guests. At one time the modern detective was apt to despise the pickpocket somewhat, characterizing him as a low and not particularly clever thief. I is Ingenuity, daring and coolness today, however, "compel our admiration," to quote one of the cleverest detectives, "and we feel pleased when we lay one of them by the heels." The British pickpocket's tricks are many and various, and he is adding to their number every day. The false arm game is one of the cleverest and is calculated to deceive a detective, even although he may have his eyes on the operator. A coat is thrown loosely over a false arm, which is held naturally. Apparently both of the pickpocket's hands are in view, while in reality the skillful fingers of one hand are going through the pockets of the man beside him. The use of tha pocketiess overcoat, or the cape coat, which makes an entire cover for the hands, is an old dodge, which nevertheless is still popular with the pickpocket He often pre fers, however, to use a novel inven tion known as the sash method. The sash consists of a piece of black silk or alpaca two yards long and three quarters wide. It is folded the same as a neck scarf and crossed centrally beneath the coat and vest, both ends being brought under the arms and placed in the hip pockets of the trou sers. When ready for action the "tool," as the man is called who actually picks the pocket, places his hands be hind the folds of this device, and it enables him to conceal his purpose as he "fronts" a man to rob him of his watch or money if the latter is in his trousers pocket. A "tool," however, has other means of covering his hands without resort ing to the aid of coat or sash. A newspaper or theater p ogramme is often used. B-eware of looking over a stranger's saioulder to glance at a newspaper or progi'amme-a little ac tion we are often guilty of when It only necessitates a turn of the head. You may be risking nothing, but, on the other hand, you may be seated or standing by the side of a professional pickpocket, who has only to hold the paper at a certain angle while you are engrossed in some item to cover his movements as he relieves you of your valuables. The black silk handkerchief and hat nre employed in the same manner as tbe paper, only the former is some times used in the "sling method" to carry a supposedly crippled arm. The manner in which that arm-would rest against your face. as if raised to avoid some one striking It. while the other hand took your scarfpin and watch would excite compassion from the vic tim himnself. The pickpocket's most dastardly trick -but one. be :t noted. which is only used by the mn who is too clumsy to perform that sleight of hand upon which the clever thief prides himself is that of blinding the victim with pep per blown thrcugh a pipe. The bowl of the latter is filled with a false bot tom an'd second tube, the cavity below the false bottomn'being filled with cay ene pepper, while tobacco is placed above it. Approaching a gentleman in an ill lighted street, the thief asks for a light for his pipe, and while the vic tim feels for his matches he is sudden ly blinded by a discharge of cayenne pepper, which the scoundrel blows through the hole in the bottom of the pipe into his eyes. Maddened with the terrible pain. t:he victim presses his hands to his eyes, and the robber snatches his watch and chain and de camps, to repeat his exploit on some other unsuspecting pedestrian. It is not very often, however, that the pickpocket works alone, although women who belong to the light finger ed fraternity-and who, by the way. are often more successful than men usually prefer to do so. Men thieves like to work in "mobs." for the simple reason that they can transfer the "boo dIe" from one :o the other In a crowd. Consequently If recognized by a de tective and arrested on suspicion there is nothing in thei" possession_ on which they can be convicted. Besides, confederates-r "stalls," as they are called in the vernacular of the "profession"-are necessary to do that little bit of hustling which makes the "tool's" task so much easier and less ens the risk of detection. Many are doubtless aware that tram terinni in busy thoroughfares are places where the pick-pocket is always looking for phznder, and a "mob' 0f four will often work together in such a crowd. A prosperous looking victim Is selected, and as he attempts to board the car the four quickly sur round him, withi the "artist" behind. Tfhe confederate in front uses every subterfuge to block the progr-ess of the' victim until the coup has been brought: ott, and while the men on each sidIe hem him in und distract his aittention with their hustling the man behiud helps himself from his pockets. It IS a trick which r:.rely fails with cool. ex pert thieves. althou;.:' animamrs at thec game are often caught through .inck oif nerve aund qjuicknmess. The "stall.' or confederate wvill not allw any one vwho has' beeni chioss~U for a victim to cha~age his position~ mail a peculiar cluck tells h1im the trick has been accomplished or unless there Ihas been an alarm :from an outside sourceL. When more than one "stali" is usedl the other men devote part of their at ention to watching n.ny of the passenf gers who may be inclined te supe mischief, and w.ith their boor noeci close proximity to that of tle -"tool' they can convey a dangrer signa! N''N~l tion. When such a sigal ronches the "tool" he will desist in his attempt at plunder. and, though he has never tu;ned his head to see who prevented lareeny. he will completely hIll the suspicions of the same individua! by his manner thereafter. Generally speaking, the profits of pickpocketing are not worth the risk. Occasionally thieves make a good haul, as in the case of the king's gar den party already alluded to, but often great risk Is run to secure a man's pocketbook, for instance, only to find that it is simply filled with cards and memoranda. Hard cash is what the pickpocket likes to secure. For jewelry he can only get about one-half of what it is worth from the fence. while for watch es lie rarely gets more than one-fourth. Consequently the professional pick pocket must be indu:striots to earn .9 livelihood.-St. Louis Globe-r)emiocrat. Do you have backache occasionally, or "stitches" in the side. and socmetime do .ou feel all tired out. without am bition and without energy? If so, your kidneys are out of order, take DeWiht t Kidrry and Bladder Pills. The% pIeniil'tly relieve backache. weak back, intlamation of the bladder ane. kidneys. Sold by W. E. Brown & Co. BULLIES IN BATTLE. The Barroom Type of Rowdy Wher Put to the Test of War. "The barroom bully is an arrant cow ard when put to the test of war." Witl this saying of the late General Rose crans as his topic, a.speaker at a civi( betterment meeting discoursed on thE ways of the average "bad mal," of th( modern cities. He read from a writing of General Rosecrans. familiarly knowi as "Old Rosy," in which that officer de scribed a regiment of men from Cin cinnati in the civil war in which theri were many of the barroom bully clas, who had been pressed into the servic' or entered as substitutes to earn a feT hundred dollars. When these mei came face to face with the grim fight ers in gray of the Confederacy an they realized that in warfare the rifli makes the puny weakling a match foi the muscular giant, the bullies jus turned pale and flunked. They couldn' stand rifle fire any more than thel would the steely bayonet. Big, brawn: bruisers who had been wont to swag ger about town with chips on thet shoulders looking for some weaker ves sel to tackle found in the fire an( smoke of battle that, while thei: frames and muscles were large, thei real courage was mighty small and o the cravenly coward sort. "Better take the pale faced, modes mannered Sunday school lads whei you want real soldiers-men who cai face the bullets or the bayonets of thi enemy-rather than the brawny ret faced bullies of our cities, who, whei they are outdone in an argument, wan to resort to brute force to settle thi question in dispute." wrote Genera Rosecrans, and he should have knowz -Washington Star. It is very important and in fact it i necessary to health that we give relie io the stomach promptly at the firs signs of trouble-which are belching c as, nausea, sour stomach, headach irritability and aervousness, these ar warnings that the stomach has bee mistreated; it is doing too much .vor and it is demanding help from you, tak something once in a while; especiall after meals: something like Kodol fo dyspepsia and Indigestion, it will er able your stomach to do its work propei ly. Sold by WV. E. Brown & Co. She Was a Stayer. One of thc longest visits on recor is one that was made by a womani the south. Perh'aps such a thing coul not have happened in a less hospitab] part of the country. The visitor we one of those most unfortunate wail and strays of the country-a refine woman with no home of her own. Thr was in the days when women were e: pected to be cared for and not go ot into the world to look out for then selves. This woman went one day t spend the day with a friend, and sh remained for twenty-five years. Sh outlived the father and mother of th family, took their places to some e3 tent in the hearts of the children, an for all those year-s she lived there bal py and beloved and giving in retur for her home those serv..ices which cam not be hired.-Exchange. - Sam Houston on Education. Onie of the provisions in the will c General Sam Houston read: "My will is that my sons -should re ceive solid and useful education an that no portion of their time may b devoted to the study of abstract so nce. I gr-eatly desire that they ma, p)osess a thorough knowledge of th English language, with a good know: edge or the Latin language. I re luest that Athey be instructed in th Holy Scriptures and next to these tha they be rendered thorough in a know: edge of geography and history. I wis: my sons5 early taught an entire cot temt for novels and light reading." Fort Worth Telegram.. Stands Still "Yur friend, Miss Passay, has bE come quite chummy with Miss New combo. I don't suppose there's muec difference in their ages." "I can't answer for Miss NewcombE but there isn't any difference in MIs Passay's age. She has been twenty one for the past ten years to my know: edge."-Philadelphia Press. If a cough once gets into your syster it acts on every muscle and fibr-e of th body and makes you ache ache all ov-e 1 especially affects the intestines an makes you ~constipated, so in ordert get rid of a cold thoroughly and with out delay you should not take anythin thai; will tend to constipate, Kennedy' Laxative Cough Syrup acts upon th bowels and thereby di-ives the cold on of the system, it contains po opiates it is pleasant to take, and is highly ret ommended for children. Sold by W . Brown & Co. Fake Telephone Calls. The second day after tbe new mal( came the imistress bad company. Jums before the callers arrived the maid sait conidentially: Shall I go out and telephone to yot while they are herey' "Telephone?" esclaimed the mistress "What on earth should you telephonm to ne about?" "h. anything," responded the muid "I always' did it at the last place I wvorked and the place before that. The ldies wanted me to. It gave the im pression that they were very populai and were overrun with engngements.' But the mistress. remembering many suspicious telephone calls that had in terrupted the conversation when she herself had been calling, declined tc purchase popularity on those terms. New York Press. Kodl iyspepsia Cure Digests what yo oat. The new Laxative that does not gripe or nauseate. Vleasant to take. 8,S.Hacker &Sor Doors Sah lns, a AhUFACURI s or = CIO Doors, Sash, Blinds, N.ouldig and Build ing i Material, CH ARLESTON, S. C. Satsh 1%7eiahits ;11d C~ords. Window anid Facy Ilass a Specialty, Rydale's LIVER TABLETS CURE ALL JVER TROUBLES WE GUARANTEE THESE TAB LETS TO CURE CHRONIC CON STIPATION, BILIOUSNESS. TOR PID LIVER, JAUNDICE, AND ALL AFFECTIONS OF THE LIVER, IN TESTINES AND BOWELS. 50 CHOCOLATE COATED TAB LETS IN A CONVENIENT BOX. PRICE. 25 CENTS. Prepared and Guaranteed by THE RYDALE REMEDY CO., Newports News, Virginia. Dr. W. E. Brown & Co. Eat and Grow Fat FRESH MEATS AT ALL TIMES. L EVERYTHINGGOOD . TO EAT. 6ive us a Trial. Clark & Huggins. W H E N YOU COME TO TOWN CALL AT WAELLS' 2SHAVNG SALOON Which is. fitted n pwith an - ove to the comfort of his e nsto-nersr.. ..... H A I R Q U4'_TN IN ALL STYLES, SHAVIN(G AND. S HA MPOOl NG Done with neatnes~s and S dispatch.. ....-. tA cordial invitation - is extended. . . t J. 1L. W EILS. Maning Times Block. In se true dsease. W thik of Dypepsa Eeartburn, and Indigestion as real diseases. yot they are symptoms only of a certain specific Itwstiseat tha first correct3"Ied Dr. Shoo emeyDr oo ' Restoraie Gon direct an aor t o Drho n~ his Restrative. With out that original and highly vital principle, no Sr stomac ites boating biliouses a breath and sallow complexion, try Dr. Shoop's s tratve-alets or quid-ad se fo yr illy recommend Dr. Shoop' s Restorative W. E. BROWN & CO. ii has one of the best ~Cold Storage plants in town. We are the house keepers deligh t. At our Grocery every thing is clean arnd fresh, and only the Sbest goods are handled. CANNED GOODS, COFFE~ES AND ,TEAS, CAKES AND CRACK E IRS, FRUITS AND CONFECTIONERY, CHOICE BUT TER, HAMS AND BREAK FAST STRIPS. Everyting that is handled in a First class Grocery. It is my object to please and I invite your p)atr'onage. B. B.lMouzon Undertaking. A complete ste o~r CaLslets. C.omusn and Fu ncral Supplies ahvays' on handl. Alv hearse will e nt to -l e~t o rieC CO tty. ti eall wil director and undertaier. ni;:ht or day. W. E. JENINsON Co. F0LEYTk1@04Y-TAR Cures Stomach and Liver trouble and ixative Fruit Syrup Chronic Cotipaio.. The Arant Co. Drug Store. MAR IN MAN \9, -A when you are out hunting Bargains in Hardware that Dickson Hardware Co. will treat you right. We have a complete Line of Crockery, Glass and Chinaware. all pretty designs. Also Stoves, Ranges and Heaters of all kinds. S POu RT10N G GOO 0DS, Guns and Rifles; Hunting Boots. Coats, Vests and Pants. Shells with Smokeless Powder and Chilled Shot for small and large game We now handle two brands of Paint which are the best brands on the market. No matter what you need, come to see us and save money. Dickson Har ware Co. Stop! Listen! Be sure to inspect oL r Line of Perfumery before buying elsewhere. .Also a com plete of Camphor Ices, Cream, Massages, Shampoos, Etc. Don't forget us when want your Pre scriptions filled, or need anything in the -way of medicines. Yours for Business, THE MANNING PHARMACY &STD Te Speni Vaue we ar feigi tvsaeupeeetd earpoive y Se *n ou?tc of O.K tvsandRne ttesm rc theyhavebee sol atfr h patsxyasPnt eeo h d - vnc mdebyth Sor mnuacurrslat eaonwebogh te* the inteo offsaing our tros re umotcednt Wehae siv c~l elnd our Sc indicat.WSe ndages atr thtent syles rc the-dae tore olRng atprcsrealg for the past six years. Onteeeo h d Ourc Lne y ete iste mtatrerativeandw up-tt tht h args tc fSoe n ags ever beenuehibiedto our mareor.th W~te enow osng our pton thte ucrotckey, hthog we hv ~an ses seex ctom rand on shortnotwic fit lpa y ewthea hue keeper to investigate. Our Stock of Johnson's White Granate is now complete andI we are selling it at regularimport prices. PLOWS and SMIOOTHING HARROWS. Syracuse Plows ~ Sand Smoothing Harrows, che best farm implements made. o American Field Fencing. - We have now in stock the largest and best assortment of the ~ Sabove well known Fencing ever gotten together in our oounty. we have all the best and mo:.t popular heigh'ts at the lowest possible Sprice. FARMIERS, you can double the value of your property by .fencing it. Come end let us figure with you as to cost. Very truly youris. IMANNING HARUWARE COMP'NY BRING YOUH CJ OBW OR KD TO THE TINES OFFICE: