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L_&I PP1ELTF. E0ditor. MANNING, S. C., FEB5. 190. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One yea......................... .....5115 Six months ................... ....... H Fout months........... ......... ADVERTISING RATES: one square. one time, 1: each subsequent in sertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular advertisements. Liberai contracts made for three, six and twelve Commtuntcations must oe accompanied by the real name and address of the writer in order to receive attention. 'o communication of a persona% character will be published except as an advertisement. Entered at thePostoffiee at Manning as Sec. ond Class matter. CAPITOL CORRESPONDENCE. SENATE CHAMBER, Columbia, Febuary 3rd, 190s. i The legislative session of 1908 is more than half over, and while there are very few general bills of grave importance, there are hundreds of local bills which are very important to their respec tive counties. Doctor Woods' possum and coon bill passed the House. It was easier to send it to the Sen ate than to discuss it. Mr. Scarborough's bill for Summerton school district has passed both houses, and enroll ed for ratification. In response to a petition the town of Summerton was in cluded by Mr, Dingle in my town assessors bill. It was found necessary to get up a bill to authorize our County Commissioners to issue $10,000 worth of bonds to pull the county out of its debt hole. I had the bill prepared and fixed it so that there will be no increase of tax ation on account of it. The bill to tax liquor drum mers will be taken up in the House about Thursday, and there is an indication that it will be fought hard. Columbia was full of liquor drummers last week and they have friends in the legislature. In order to let my readers have the -benefit of the court house bill this week I will have to cut my letter, The following is the full text of the Bill: An Act to authorize and require the County Board of Commis sioners of Clarendon County to issue Bonds for the purpose of erecting and furnishing a Court House at Manning, and to provide a Special Building Commission, to be known- as the Court House Commission, and to prescribe their powers and duties and to provide for an annual levy for the purpose of paying the interest on Bonds and to provide a Sink ing Fund to redeem same. Section 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of South Carolina. That- for -the purpose of providing sufficient funds for erecting and furnish ing or equipping a new Court House building for the County of Clarendon at Manning, S. C., the County Board of Commis sioners of said County be, and they are hereby, authorized, em powered and required to fbrth with, upon the passing and ap proval of this Act, to issue and deliver to the Special Court House Commission hereinafter named, interest bearing coupon bonds of said County to be known as Court House bonds, in the aggregate sum of Sixty Thousand ($60,000.00) Dollars in denominations of $500 and $1,000 numbered consecutively from one upwards and bearing inter est at a rate not exceeding five per cent per annum, payable semi-annually on the first day of April succeeding the issuance thereof, and on each succeeding first day of April and on each succeeding first day of October after until the same shall fall due, which bonds shall be made payable to bearer, not more than forty years from the date there of; and a record of the respec tive numbers, denominations and amount of said bonds shall be registered and kept by said Board in a suitable book pro. vided by said Board for that purpose. Section 2. That the bonds hereby authorized shall be sign ed by the Supervisor of Claren don County and countersigned by the Clerk of the County Board of Commissioners thereof; they shall be impressed with the seal of the said County Super visor, and the coupons thereof shall be signed in same manner; Provided, however, That the signature of said officers to the coupons of said bonds may be engraved or lithographed, and such engraving or lithographing shall be sufficient signing there of. Said bonds shall be non-taxa ble for all purposes whatsoever. and the coupons thereof, when due. shall be receivable in pay ment of all County taxes. Section 3. That be. anid they are hereby, ap point ?d and constituted a Com mission of five (5). to be desig nated and known as the Court House Commission. with full powe-- and authority to erect on the o'd Court House site and equip a new Court House build ing for the County of Clarendon in such manner and by such means as are herein provided. and shall have all the powers, authority and discretion neces sary to the carrying out of the purpo'ses and provisions of this Act, w:here such powers are not hereiit limited. The members of said 2ourt House Commission shall, within thirty (30) days from ithe passage and approval oath before the Clerk of Court for the said County of Claren don, to the effect that they will faithf ally and to the best of their judgment perform the duties im posed upon them by the pro visions of this Act. They shall select one of their number as Chairman and appoint a Clerk and Secretary; and as payment or compensation for their ser vices as said Commissioners they shall receive $2.00 per day each for actual days of service, not to exceed fifty (50) days for any one member, and five (5) cents mileage for each mile of neces sary travel; all of which ser vices shall be paid for by the County Treasurer of said County on the special warrant or war rants, as hereinafter mentioned, of said Court House Commission, which warrants shall be based upon an itemized and verified statement or voucher of each and every claim so made, which statement or vouchers, on the completion of said Commission er's duties hereunder, shall be filed in the manner and place all other statements of said Com mission are herein required to be flied. The Clerk or Secretary appointed by said Commission shall receive such compensation. Said Court House Commission shall serve until the completion of the work by this Act author ized, and they shall, upon the completion of the same, prepare and file in the office of the Clerk of Court of the County of Ciar endon an itemized and verified statement or statements of all funds by them hereunder re ceived, handled and disbursed: Provided, That any and all va cancies occurring, for any rea son whatsoever, in the aforesaid Commission,shall be filled by the appointment of the Governor, upon the recommendatlon of the Senator and a majority of the Representatives of the County of Clarendon. Section 4. That said Court House Commission shall have entire charge of the sale of said issue of bonds hereby authorized and to that end the said County Board of Commissioners shall, forthwith, upon the issuance of the same, deliver said bonds to the said Court House Commis sion, which Commission shall, without delay, proceed to make sale of said bonds by advertise ment in one or more newspapers published in this State, and otherwise as they may deem proper, no offer for the same less than par to be considered, and when said sale shall have been made, the proceeds derived therefrom shall be paid by the purchaser or purchasers to the County Treasurer of said Coun ty, to be held by hi-n for the purposes herein provided and designated on his books as the "Court House Fund;" which said fund shall be deposited by said Treasurer in two or more chartered banks in this State and paid out by him as herein after provided; and said County Treasurer's official bond shall be liable, as in case of other funds in his hands, for all funds de posited with him under and by' authority of this Act. . Section 5. That as a further means of raising and providing sufficient funds for accomplishing the purposes herein named the said County Board of Commnis sioners shall forthwith, upon be ing required by the said Court House Commission, remove the said old Court House building to another location in said public squarge and to a point desig nated by the said Court House Commission for the purpose of housing the County Officials and records and for holding terms of Court therein, and to provide the funds therefor out of the ordi nary funds of the County, said removal to be contracted and paid for as any other oadinary County affair, by the Treasurer on the warrant of the said Coun ty Board of Commissioners out of the ordinary County funds; Provided, however, That should it be found impracticable and impossible by the said County Board of Commissioners to re move the said old Court House building as hereinbefore direct ed, then in that event, the said Court House Commission be, and they are hereby, authorized to sell, at such time and in such manner as will, in their judg ment, best accomplish the pur poses for which said sale or sales shall be made, and the County Board of Commissioners, when so required by said Court House Commission, shall make proper deed of conveyance to the pur chaser or purchasers of the said Court House building; and all proceeds thereby derived shall be deposited with the said Coun ty Treasurer, as hereinbefore re quired, in case of proceeds to be derived from sale of bonds. Section 6. That in case the said old Court House is not re moved by said County Board of Commissioners to another part of the public sgure, then and in that event the said County Board of Commissioners are authorized and empowered to rent a build ing for the holding of Court, for the preservation and safe keeping of records, books, etc., now in the old Court House and for holding the County Officials pending the erection of the new building; and the rent for the same shall be paid for as any other ordinary County affair by the Treasurer on the warrant of the said County Board of Commissioners out of the ordi nary funds of the County Section 7. That should the said old Court House be removed to another site and used during the erection of the nex Car House as above provided for. then upon the completion of th pancy the County Beard of Com missioners are authoaized to sell the old Court House building upon such terms and conditions and in such manner as they deem best. The proceeds of such sale to be paid into the County Treasury of said County and used as other general funds of said County not specially ap proprited. Section 8. Said Commission shall at the earliest date practi cable after the approval of this Act, employ a competent and reputable Architect or Architects to prepare and provide plans for said Court House building and furnishings for same, which plans shall be of a modern style and appointments, and to super intend the erection and donstruc tion thereof. The contract or contracts for the erection of the said building, 'and equipping of the same shall be let to the low est responsible and acceptable bidder or bidders, after adver tisement in one or more of the daily papers published in this State, 'and otherwise as they may deem proper, with the right reserved to reject any and all bids for said purposes; the party or parties, or company or com panies, to whom said contract or contracts may be awarded shall, before entering upon the per formance of his or their duties thereunder as such contractor or contractors, enter into a bond or bonds in the amount or amounts of 30 per cent of the contract price or prices for the aforesaid purposes, with sufficient surety or sureties, conditioned for the faithful performance of his or their contractor contracts, which surety or sureties shall '>e ap proved of by the said Court House Commission, and the said bond or bonds shall be from an acceptable surety bonding com pany, officially represented in the State of South Carolina. Provided, That only partial pay ments shall be made during the progress of said work, and that at least twenty per bent of the contract price shall be withheld by said Court House Commis sion, which sum shall not become dne or payable to said contractor or contractors until the construc tion of said building and the furnishing of the same shall have been completed in accord ance with the provisions of said contract or contracts to the sat isfaction of said Commission, or a majority thereof. and approved by said architect or architects. That the Court House Commis bion is hereby furt'her author ized and empowered to purchase such suitable and furniture furnishings for the said Court House building, and the offices therein, as in their judgment shall be necessary, if in their opinion, they should deem it wise not to enter into contract for the furnishing of said furniture and fixtures as they are hereby required to do, in the case of the erection of said building; and they are further authorized to beautify the said Court House site, or the grounds thereof, by providing suitable walks, etc., in such manner and to such extent as said Commis sion shall deem proper. Section 9. That the proceeds from said Court House bonds herein provided for shall be de posited with the County Treas erer as herein required, and shall be used for no other pur pase or purposes than as herein designated, and shall be paid out or disbursed by the said County Treasurer, at the instance and requirement of the said Court House Commission, and in no other manner or by any other means than upon the special warrant or waarants of said Commission, drawn upon said County Treasurer, which war rant or warrants shall be signed by the Chairman and counter signed by the Clerk or Secretary of said Commission, based upon itemized and verified vouchers, filed with said Clerk or Secre tary; which vouchers, on the completion of said Commission's duties hereunder shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for the County of Clarendon as all other statements or docu ments of said Commission are hereby required to be fied in said office, and all o-:ers drawn or issued by said Commission, and to be paid by said County Treasurer as herein provided, shall specify, in each case, the object for which they are drawn. Section 10. Sould there be any balance of the Court House funds herein authorized and provided for, after the comple tion of the duties of the said Court House Commission, the County Treasurer shall transfer such balance to the special sink ing fund hereinafter authorized. Section 11. That for the pur pose of paying the interest on the bonds hereinbefore author ized to be issued, and the retire ment of the same at maturity, the County Board of Commis sioners for the Count~y of Clar endon. and their successors in office, shall, from year to year, beginning with the year 1908, levy a tax of one mill on the dollar, upon all the taxable prop erty of said County, to be known as the Court House, bond tax. to be collected as the other taxes of said County; and after the payment of the said interest the balance of the said special levy shall be held by the said County Treasurer, which sum shall be and constitute a sinking fund for the paymeut of the principal debt of the said bonds at matu Section 12. That the sinking fund hereby created shall be kept seperate and intact by the C 'iunty Treasurer, and shall be by him deposited at interest in two rmore r-hartered Banks for the benefit of said fund. and npon the expiration of the period of time herein 4ired at which said bonds are to be redeemed and retired. the said County Board of Commissioners, or their successors in office. shall redeem and retire, by ineans of said sink ing fund, said bonds: in which event they shall call in and pay off said bonds so redeemed and when so redeemed and retired shall, together with the attach ed and unearned coupons, be destroyed or mutilated by said Board, and a record of said bonds so redeemed and retired shall be kept in the book herein provided for; Provided,. how ever, That the said County Board of Conmissioners and their successors in office, may invest any part or all of said funds on hand at any time in said bonds, if same can be pur chased at a price not exceeding par, the proper records of ail such purchases and caacella tion to be kept as hereinbefore provided. Section 13. Should there be any remaining fund in the hand of the said County Treasurer after all bonds are redeemed and retired of the said Court House sinking fund the same shall be held as a fund for improvements, renovation or repairs on said Court House building, furnish ings or grounds, which improve ments, renovations or repairs must be at the discretion of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions for said County, the custodian of the building and grounds, and con tracted for and directed by the said County Board of Commis sioners and drawn on for such purpose or purposes by said County Board of Commissioners as other regular funds of the said Coiinty. Section 14. That this Act shall take effect immediately upon its approval, and all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. A. How's This I We offer One Hundred Tollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, 0. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years. and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and finan cially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. WEsT & TRUAx, wholesale druggists. Toledo, 0. WALPING, K5NAN & MARVIS, wholesale drug gists. Toledo, 0. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood ard mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills are the best. DROPPED INTO LAW. The Hotel Man Turned His Court Ex perience to Account. A Missouri judge, traveling on cir cuit, once had before him in a small country town a case in which a tavern keeper was held for the payment of a large amount of money which he had not agreed definitely to pay. The court declared that, although his agreement was not on record, it was involved by construction or implied in his partici pation in a business proceeding con nected with it. After judgment had been rendered the court adjourned for dinner, and the judge found that the only eating house in the place was the inn kept by the defendant in -the case he had just decided. He also fcound that the de fendant personally superintended the preparation of the meals and that the food was chargedi for on the European plan. The judge called for two boiled eggs, which, with the other food he ordered. were brought to him done to a turn. He ate them, and at the end of the meal the bill was presented to him. He was astonished to read on It the following items: Two boiled eggs, 15 cents; two chickenls rtt 75 cents, $1.50. Calling the proprietor, he asked: "How's this? I'v-e had no chickens. Why do you charge mae for them?" "Those are constructive chickens, your honor," answered the innkeeper. "What?" "Why, they are implied in the eggs, you know," the man persisted. His honor beg-an to understand and said no more.--New Yiork Times. It's the highest standard of quality, a natural tonic, cleanses your system, reddens the cheeks. brightens the eyes, gives flavor to all you eat. Hollis ter's Rocky Mountain Tea will do this for you. 3,5c., Tea or Tablets. Dr. W. E. Brown & Co. The Lady In the Moon. An amateur astronomer writes of the "lady in the moor.:" 'It Is a very beau tiful face seen in profile and uplifted, as though in prcud disdain of things terrestrial, The curre of the throat is exquisite, and indeed the entire outline is marvelously lifelike. The moon lady may best be observed through a small opera glass when our satellite is at half. At that timne the tip of the chin about touches the terminator that is, the dividing line between the liglt and dark portions of the lunar~ surface. Most peop~le can recognize the man in the moon. Well, the hair of the lady, in which I can always fan cy I see a spray o:' orange blossom, forms the man's left eye, the nose and mouth his nose, anad the chin and throat the man's mouth." When we say "Guaranteed" we mean that you receive no' benefit fr-om the use of Rydale's Stomach Ta'blets for In digestion or Dyspepsia. go to our agent from whom you purchased them and et your money. Guaranteed by Dr. W.1". Brown &Co. STATE OF SOOFH CAROUINA, bounty of ClIarednn Notice of Sale of Personal Property. Pursuant to an order of J. Mfl Widham, Judge of Probate. I will sell to the highest bidder, for cash, at the residence of the late H. J. Me Leod, in Clarendoni County. S. C., on Thursday the 20th day of Feb r~ary, 1908, at 11 ocelock, a. mn., the following personal property: One lot hay and fodder; s3 head mules and 2 horses; 11 hogs; lot wagons; cane nlI and fixtures: lot cotton seed; cotton, corn, cows, household and kitchec furniture and planitation im~lements, to include all the personal property belonging to the estate of J. H. Mc~Leod, deceased. Giveu under mly hand this 5th day of February, 1908. MA RY A. McLEUD, Adrniinistratrix. Nursing baby? , P It's a heavy strain on mother. Her system is called upon to supply nourishment for two. Some form of nourishment that will be easily taken up by mother's system is needed. Scott's E mulsion contains the greatest possible amount of nourish ment in easily digested form. Mother and baby are wonderfully helped by its use. ALL DRUGGISTS: 50c. AND $1.00 WIHEN R.EADY TO BUY FERTILIZERS Remember That you want Goods made from the best materials, Goods that show high analyses, Goods that have stood the test of time. Goods that can be relied upon. GET THE ETIWAN FERTILIZERS, Manufactured by ET!WANFERTILZER CO CHARLESTON, S. C. Also Manufacturers of the Celebrated DIAMOND SOLUBLE BONE and PLOW BRAND FERTILIZERS. Our Stock of Farm Implements is now complete and we can serve you to your best interest. We now have the largest and most complete Stock of Farrning Implements ever shown in this town. Having bought heavily before the advance on everything in our line, we are enabled to offeryou the best goods at the least price. Call' to See Us. Stop! Listen! Be sure to inspect our 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 IOTION AND TOBACC. xou buy a BUGGY fromaus o reak n g home~ iib h broken hone be caue hio e ak a oi ca.T oute Yours to serve. Ni W.P H AWKN&CO GOOD EVERYDA Y EATING With the passing of the turkey and the Mince pie and the other holiday "frills" in the eating line, comes a longing for digestable food once more. FOR BREAKFAST. FOR DINNER. Hecker's S. R Buckwheat, Package 30c. Codfish in Bricks and Tins, 12 1-2c. and so Hecker's S. R. FlapJack, Package...... 1s1.2c. Cabbage, Turnips. Insh . Potatoes. White Grape Nuts, Package ............... 15c. Cream of Wheat.......................... 20. Beans, Lima Beans, Garden Peas, Cream Cars Vilumia ive Ro, Per Can 20c. .and 25e.Okra and Tomatoes, Apples. Oranges, Bananas, Mackerel. Fine Halifax, Each............ 15c. and Nuts; California Peaches and Apricots. FOR SUPPER. Prunes in Great variety, at 10c., 15c., 18c. and 20c. per pound. Sliced Smoaked Beef, Oysters, Lobsters, Shrimp, French Sardines, Fresh Crackers, Olives, Pickles, Sauces, Preserves. Jams, Jellies, and Cakes. Manning Grocery Co Exchange Your Cotton Seed for Meal. + Z Director R. J. Redding of the'Georgia $ + ~ Experiment Station, says: "Cotton Seed Meal is a cheaper and more effective ferti lizer than cotton seed."$ "A farmer should never use cotton seed directly as a ferti 3 lizer when he may exchange it for a fair equivalent of meal." "According to chemical analysis of *each, 886:pounds of cot ton seed meal are about the equivalent in content of plant food, to 2000 pounds of cotton seed. But owing to the superior me I chanical condition of the meal and its'. consequently greater, or' + more prompt availibility, it is safe to assume that I 800 pounds of meal are the full equiva- i lent to one ton of seed. Therefore, whatever excess above 800 .pounds of meal the farmer can getin exchange for a ton of seed, or by selling the + seed and buying the meal, less the cost of hauling or freight ing, is so much clear profit In comparison with using the ton of $ seed directly as a fertilizer." + Director Redding has proven by actual field experiments that the above statements are right, and by -exchanging your seed with us you can realize nearly 100 per cent. profit on the + transaction. ~MANNING OIL MILL, $ C. R. SRROTT; Manager. WE INVITEI the public generally to come to Sumter and9 look In on our tremendous stock of Hardware 0of all kinds, tools of every description. When . you need anything in the .Machinery supply > M line, we can furnish just what you want. 6 2 . We handle the best Beltings -in the ~O -country. . Our Paint and Oil Dlepartmens are full. 1 We -handle the- celebrated Hammar and W -. ~ ~ Devoe Paints. Try our- famous Japalac. FARME~RS ~ you can save money' by buying your Wire IFencing from us. bea thm. l We are headquarters *for all kinds of Sporting Goods, and wel canbethmal in Harness and Saddles. Ladies, buy your new Stove or Range from'us. Let us show them to you. __ Our long experience gives us an advan age, and we can safely say that we can pleaseI EM the trade. . 0 We defy competition in Liine, Hair and DemRANT HARO WARE CO SUMTER, S. C. 2 Machinery Supplies, Belting, Etc. 2 LIVE STOCK There never has been in this market a cleaner lot of Horses and Mules than can now be found at our stables. Every Horse and Mule we sell goes with our guarantee. Farm Mules, Draft Mules, Carriage Horses, Buggy Horses, Saddle and Driving Horses. Also DR. WHITE'S FAMOUS HORSE -REMEDIES. If you want a good, 'strong, handsome Buggy, urrey or Wagon we can supply you at prices to meet competition. Come to us for HARNESS, SADDLES, ROBES AND WHIPS, and anything pertaining to this line. We want your personal inspection of our Stables, and we feel assured that we can suit you to a Horse, Mule or Buggy, Surrey or Wagon. Coffey & Rigby