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cL APPIL .. M Er rdi L-4>. .M.NNING, S. C., FER . 0$. PUB.IISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One x'. .... ....... . 1 si\ 1..)nths....................... 5 ut --onths.............. AD\vERTISING RATES: Ont .quare. one time, I: each subsequent in serth~ ::. .c eents. Obituaries and Tributes of ep charged for as rezul:r advertisements. LJI P contracts made for three. six and twelve ComrunicatofnS must De accompanied by the rea' n.mc and address of the writer in order to reeive attention. 'No communication o; a personai character will be published except as an advertisement. Entered at thePostoffice at Manning as Sez ond Cass matter. CAPITOL CORRESPONDENCE. - SENATE CHAMBER, . Columbia. Febuary 12. 190S The past week has been the most strenuouos the legislature has had this session. On account of last Monday being salesday a large portion of the general as sembly being lawyers who were compelled to be at home there was no session. Tuesday the work began. but was interrupted by the death of a member from Greenwood. Both houses have been holding night sessions, sit ting twice a day and notwith standing this, the Calendars are loaded down, and I am afraid that matters of local importance will die on the Calendar when the legislature adjourns. Every measure introduced by me in the Senate has passed that body and sent to the House. The court house bill has been rati fied and the bill to consoidate school districts 1 and 25 has been ordered enrolled for ratifi cation. the same with regard to requiring a board of assessors for Manning and Summerton. The bill to have a bond issue to pay-off past indebtedness and road building is over in the House and our Bepresentatives will do all they can to have it advanced for passage. The bill to tax liquor drum mers lies away down on the Cal endar, and unless there is some one who will take an active in terest in its paggage in the lower House, it will remain un considered. If it can be reached it will be enacted into law; there is some opposition to it however as is the case with all general bills especially anything affect ing the liquor interests. The momer.t there is a bill introduced touching the whis key element, it stirs up an opposition which often results i bitterness. In my last issue ] gave it as my opinion that this bill would be fought in the House, and stated there were "lie uor drummers in Columbia. and tbey had friends in the leg islature;" this was reproduced it some other newspapers. A mem ber of the general assembly ask ed me if I did not regard a state ment of that character a reflec tion upon the members. 0: course. I did not. It would have to be a very thin-hided membei with a ghost of wrong-doina hauntmng him to feel that such a statement is a reflection upor him, when in his own conscience he knows he is guiltless. Evry thing said adversely to L _uoi interests seems to be an irritant, to some it seems to touch then in a tender spot and they get uj and denounce it as "infamous" as "outrageous" and "mnsulting,' with hair standing on ends, un less they happen to be bald healded, they vehemently de clare with manifest emotion "i1 war'nt me." they then proceed t< grow eloquent and punctuati their remarks with very bold (? propositions, intending thei: language to be taken by the public as withering but tbt scorching wordis are always pre faced with, in effect, "if I an meant" or "if any man imputes to me wrong motives for voting as IL did on that meanure, o: charges me with being recrean: to nmy duty to the State" etc , o "I scorn, I put the foot of m3 uttermost contempt upon an3 charge from any source thab I have ever swerved in the right ful discharge of my public duty as it .is given to me to see th( right." It sounds warm, there appears to be an atmosphere charged with sulphur, but whet one to whom this rush of hot ai: is hurled at, is not posing foi effect, and will not permit him self to forget that he is not bully, but an officer of the State charged with certain swort duties, he can very gracefully maintain his self respect by let ting pass unnoticed these if-but impugn-my -motives - d e c 1 a r a tions, even emphasized as they may be with tremulous voice and reddened face. "if" is a condi tion, and amounts to nothmns whatever. If I were to say it the Senate chamber, "somebody has stolen my pocket-book," ] woui regard it unnecessary foi a man not having stolen m3 poc. at book: and not having any knov. ledge of who did steal it, to ge-up and vehemently declare "I Vd not steal the Senator's poclh t book, but if any mar meat a to impugn my character, that -nan bath not a fig leaf tc cove: his naked indecency and i1 would be base flattery to call him dog." I make these observations be cause~ on last Friday there was preci 'itated in the Senate an un expec ted episode which I air sure as not added much glory to the reputations of some mem bers :hio felt it incumbent upot themselves to r-esent an articlh published in THE MANNINC TIMEs written by myself, anc which was based upon reliablh it, and what it has developed, the public can judge whether or not there was any jnstification for the information given to me. and which as a newspaper man 1 furnished the public. The article imi question was published in these columns, and reproduced I in other newspapeas, before there was, what has become known as the "Otts resolution." which sought to endorse the State Commission and interpret the law regarding its powers enacted by the former session of the legislatire, and which was intended for use at a hearing before Judge Pritebard, but carried with it no appropriation or anything else. There was a difference of opinion as to the propriety of the -resolution. I had my own doubts about it, but in asmuch as they were iutroduced I voted for them: others voted against them, which they had a a right to do, and still not be averse to- other light throwing propositions relating to the li quor scandals. The offending article was entirely foreign tc the Otts resolutions, had abso lutely nothing to with them, near or remote: it only dealt with future legislation looking to an appropriation to defray the expenses of prosecuting f arthei investigations. I was not only informed there was a probabil ity of some lawyers who are members of the general assem bly that are retained by whiskey concerns who have claims, and who are also retained by parties charged with graft, using their influence to defeat an appropria tion to further prosecute the claims and cases, but that evi dence has been obtained of suchl efforts having already been made. There is, in my opinion, a considerable difference betweer a lawyer not a member of the general assembly. and one wh is. The member of the genera. assembly is a State officer, sworr to uphold the laws of the State. and it does seem.to me his posi tion would be inconsistent were he to be retained to defend pub lic officers charged with crime against the State, and especiall wrong did he in his capacity as a legislator endeavor to preven investigations or prosec ions it which his clients are interested This is the way it looks to me but from some of the speeches made upon the floor of the Senate, my views are not con curred in by some of the mem bers-a very small minority how ever, as the majority hold views similar to mine. I was the subject of consider able acrimonious discussion, an< those who felt aggrieved seemec to connect THE TIMES articl< with their action in voting against the Otts resolution. I not, then they would have fare': much better had they remained ic their seats, as did a majority 0 the lawyer, members of th< Senate. As one Senator ex pressed it "the rock didn't hi me, and I have no occasion t< holer." The affair was sprung upon me suddenly, and to say was surprised would not describ4 my feelings. Before I could fulla recover from the surprise th< Senator from Oconee was pro testing his innocence of th< charge of being retained by an: of the whiskey houses, or any o the persons charged with graft Iam perfectly satisfied the Sena tor spoke the whiole truth, an< while no names were furnishe< me, at the time I received thi infrmaionupon which I wroti -the article that has since acte< like a carpet tack in the chair o the Senators, I am morally cer tan my informant did not thin] of Senator Earle of Oconee as lawyer, and if he had ever en tered his thoughts at all, it wa: as a newspaper man, but lawye: never. Nevertheless this Oconel Senator made it known that h< is a lawyer and felt aggrievet because it was clearly intimate< by my article there were lawye members who would probabl use their influence to thwart th necessary legislation to prose cute cases, and if they did the would be exposed. Senato Earle heard the speeches an 1what was omitted in them; on member in effect, said he woul< not take one of these cases unti after the legislature adjourned this is in keeping with what wa: once said about a legislato: when last year the railroad pas: investigating resolution wa; pending, taking his pass bacd -to a railroad attorney to be mi position to declare he did no have a pass, and then when thi legislature adjourned, or th< investigating resolution failed he went back and secured th' return of his pass. If there i: no wrong in a member accepting a retainer after adjournment Ithere is none while the legisla ture is in session. Anothe: member acknowledged that somi of the, at least two whiske; houses, were his clients, but h< claimed it was his right to rep resent them, and was very elo quent in declaring his conscienci in this matter. I do not doub the sincerety of the gentleman but his view is not in accor< with older and more experience< lawyers. It is serving two in terested masters, drawing pal from both. Grant though thi: lawyer is right in accepting re taiers to defend againstecharge: Ibrought by the State, surel: 'that privilege could not morall; extend to permittmng that lawye: to endeavor to keep down ]egis lation which, perhaps. might bi adverse to the interests of th< clients that have paid him a re taer? If a lawyer member cai do ths, why should it be a rep rehensibe act o:n the pc: of : layman to accept money for wori to prevent c-ertain legislatiou his vote? Has a lawyer privi leges in the legislature a layman has not? I have no desire to impugn any man's motiv:as, but the Oconee Senator undertook to lay down a rule of conduct for my guidance, awd declared "the iinlormation contained in that article was false and insulting," this he did without making an investigation, a I without wait ing for developments, but I must think, if he is a fair man, he will have to modify his opinion, as there was enough in the speech es to show the source of my in formation was not altogether groundless. Have any lawyer members endeavored to prevent, in committee or elsewhere, an appropriation to aid the attorney general to prosecute case? If so, it seems to me the gentleman from Oconee will have to still more modify his opinion, and acknowledge the source of my information was better grounded than he thought. I was not moved, either to anger or worry, by the if-but- impugn- my -mo tives-infamous -insulting - to - the Senate-denunciation. I had a conscience void of offense to wards any innocent man, and I -'cared not a fig" for the criti cism. or characterizations of the guilty. I am content to stand by the record as made. The people throughout the State have de cided the ease, the verdict, as indicated by letters which I have received is gratifying to me. I quote one from a man whose work for the moral uplift in this State stands with the highest. He says "I have just read the fight against you as reported in The State. You are making friends every day and your man ly way of treating these "spring chickens" will continue to work for your highest' good. May you indeed be known as an Israelite indeed in whom is no guile. My hat is off to men of you. courage." The only adverse comment I have seen comes from the Col umbia Record, a professing Pro hibitionist with liquor ~advertise ments in its columns. The Record's record as a supporter of those charged with graft is too well known for a gentleman to get into a controversy with its unscrupulous management. I am proud of the endorsment I have received from worthy sources, and especially proud am I of the hearty approval I have received from my people at home. With such expressions of com mendation and from such a source I have a right to feel en couraged in the work I think right. I am not only responsi ble to my constituents for my conduct but there is a higher source which demands responsi bility to Him, and as long as He will keep me in my senses, the ifs and buts of thin-skined men will not swerve me from my course. One of the offended Senators suggested I be expelled-pre posterous. I defy them. I can snap my fingers in their faces and tell them to do their worst, They have my full permission to start impeachment at once, and I will promise them not to be exonerated with technicalities either. I am morally certain a vote of over three fifths of 41 would sustain me, and leave my prosecutors to the derision of the people. But under the cir* cumstances, if I were expelled, an election to fill my place would have to be held. Knowing the people of Clarendon as Ido, ? am sure not a man would offer in opposition to my return. Let them try to expel, I dare them; it would be seen whether the Senate is a law-making body to enact wholesome laws for the welfare and progress of the peo ple, or is it a protective associa tion, maintained by the taxpayers of the State, to punish men who .offend the Senators, men who fawn not, nor cringe, but who have the mnarrow in their bones to stand by their legal rights. and will not be misled from what they conceive to be right by withholding public information, on the hypocritical ground of . courtesy to the Senate. SSaturday the entire general assembly, including the engross ing department, and State offi cers went to.Charleston, as the guests of the Citadel and Char leston. On reaching Sumter C where we stayed 20 mnnutes, a magnificient lunch was served by the business men, aided by a committee of ladies. During the luncheon Sumter's famous band discoursed delightful music. it was indeed a very thoughtful act of kindness on the part of Sumter, and to show our appre ciation we carried off with us some of Sumter's pretty girls. The trip down to the city-by the-sea was in good time and without accident. It was a charming day, and the people were also charming. The Cita del authorities en t er ta ine d grandly, the city of Charleston, -as it always does. made every body feel that Charleston was real glad to welcome the people of the State. I haven't the space to go into details about Ithis never-to be-forgotten Char -leston trip, let it suffice for me to say, Charleston did what she is famous the world over for doing entertained beautifully, codially and sincerely. A. IHow's This: We icer One Hundred Dollars Reward for an' C-e of Ctrhta ntb ured FalJ CHEuE & CO., Props.. Toledo. 0. we, the undersignied. have I:nown F. .J. Cheney Ifor the lar. 15 years, and believe him perfectly -honorble in all businiess trar.sactions and tinan cially abl to~ carry out any obligationN made by -'r CTUA X, wholesale dr-u ists-. Toledo. 0. trwisa KLN XN & MAliv1X, wholesale dru;g -lsC arrh Cure is taken internally. acting .ie,..y upon the blood and mu(cous surfaces of :- system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all AN ODD SUPERSTITION. British Fishermen Balk at the Name of Graham. One of the most curious of British fishermen's- superstitions. the one which perhaps to this day has the s-trongest hold upon them. is.that connected with the name of Graham. No fisherman will go to sea if he has heard this name mentioned, nor will he do any manner of work upon that day. He will refuse to sail in a boat with any one bearing the name, and a house painter from Newcastle called Gra ham, who had been sent to do some vork in one of the large houses. found his life made so unbeai'able by the vIi lagers that he incontinently returned to the town. leaving his work uncom pleted. The women who bait the lines In the winter will unbalt every hook and rebait the whole length-the labor of hours-if they hear it mentioned. A local tradesman bearing this unfortu nate patronymic is never referred to save as "Puff;" another, an innkeeper, is known as "Lucky Bits." No ration al explanation is to be found. On one of the most intelligent fishermen being questioned on the subject he laughed the idea to scorn. Why, his daughter .was married to a Graham. But, he added, a strange thing happened two years ago when he was off at the her ring fishing and had not been home for some weeks. Having received a letter at Shields to say that his son-in law was Ill, he hailed a passing boat which had come from the north, ask ing if they had heard how Jack Gra ham was. "And, wad ye beleev't. ne soonor had aa syed the words than theor wes a crash, and the mast went ower the side!" None of the crew spoke to him for the rest of the day. New York Post. When we say "Guaranteed" we mean that you receive no benefit from the use of Rydale's Stomach Tablets for In-: digestion or Dyspepsia. go to our agent from whom you purchased them and get .your money. Guaranteed by Dr. W. E. Brown & Co. LEE & McLELLAN, Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors, SUMTER, S. C. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Clarendon. Notice of Sale of Personal Property. Pursuant to an order of J. MI Windham, Judge of Probate, I will sell to the highest bidder. for cash, at the residence of the late H. J. Mc Leod. in Clarendon County, S. C., on Thursday the 20th day of Feb ruary, 1908, at 11 o'clock, a. m., the following personal property: One lot hay and fodder; 3 head mules and 2 horses; 11 hogs; lot wagons; cane mill and fixtures; lot cotton seed; cotton, corn. cows, household and kitchen furniture and plantation implements, to include all the personal property belonging to the estate of J. H. McLeod, deceased. Given under my hand this 5th day of February, 1908. MARY A. McLEOD, Administratrix. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Clarendon. By James M. Windham, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, John H. Timmons made Vsuit to me, to grant him letters of ad ministration of the estate and effects Iof Martha E. Tinmmnons. These are therefore to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Martha E. Timmons, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Pro bate to be held at Manning on the 20th day of February. next after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 29th day of January, A.D. 1908. [SEAL.] JAMES M. WINDHAM, Judge of Probi'te. . R. JE5KIYsON. I:1. C. HORTON. FIRE AND TORNADO I NSU R A'NGCE To Farmers Without Insurance: Do not stand in your own light by taking the risk of losing your home and contents in a few minutes by the MONSTER FIRE. Think of it, you can carry with us $1,000 for 12 months for the small cost of $12. Can You Afford to Take the Risk? "If it is Written by Jenkinson & Morton it is Written Right." Easy Confinement If you have cause to fear the pains of childbirth, remember that they are due to weakness, or dis ease, of the womanly organs, and that healthy wo mn do not suffer, like weak ones. The specific, medicinal, vege abeingredients, of which that famous, female medicine and Wo manly tonic WOMAN'S RELIEF is composed, will build up the w~omanly organs to a healthy state and thus prevent needless suffer ing. '"Before my confinement," writes Mrs. Rose Schubarth, of Monu ment, Colo., "I had such bearing down pains I didn't know what to do. Cardul quickly relieved me. Some months later I had a line 12-lb. baby, was sick only thirty minutes, and did not even have a doctor." WRITE FOR FREE ADVICE, ~stating age and describing symp,-. tonms, to Lad is Advisory/ Dept., Thme Chattanooga Medicine Co. Cattanooga, Tenn. E 35 Kodol Dyspepsia Cure runants what you eat. Don't neglect your cough. Statistics show that in New York City alone over 200 people die every week from consumption. And most of these consumptives might be living now if they had not neglected the warning cough. You know how quickly Scoat's Emualsion enables you to throw off a cough or cold. ALL DRUGGISTS: 50c. AND $1.00. WHEN RE ADY TO BUY FERTILIZERS kemember 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 ETlIWAN FERTILIZER CO CHARLESTON, S. C. Also Manufacturers of the Celebrated DIAMOND SOLUBLE BONE and ]PLOW BRAND FERTILIZERS. FarmerS! Our Stock of Farm Implements is now Icomplete and we can serve you to your best interest. We now have the largest and most complete Stock of Farming Implements ever shown in this town. Having bought heavily before the advance on everything in our line, we are enabled to offer you the best goods at the feast price.. Call to See Us. Stop.! Listen! Be sure to inspect otur 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 THEMANNIN ARAJ COTTON AND TOBACCO. you buy a BUGGY fao ue o rado t zohome n :h a broken hone be W AGON vou loose no time at rep~air shops while your crops ~re tes v 1ue o s our mone. honet treatment and andu liberal terms. Pa~ us a visit and see for yourself. AMS! LEADING BRANDS, FANCY SUGAR CURED, 12 1-2c. lb. SLICED HAMS, MIDDLE CUTS 15c. LB. BREAKFAST BACON. THE FAMOUS GLOBE BRAND BONELESS 15c. 1b. PICNIC HAMS. EATS LIKE HAM-.LOOKS LIKE HAM. 9 3-4c. 1b. Manning Grocery Co Where Something is Doing all the Time. Exhange Your Cotton Seed for Meal. Director R. J. Redding of'the Georgia : Experiment Station, says: "Cotton Seed Meal is a cheaper and moi-e effective ferti lizer than cotton seed." - "A farmer should never use cotton seed directly as.& aerti lizer when he may exchange it-for a fair eqnivalent of meal" + "According to chemical analsis of each, 886 pounds-of cot Ston seed meal are'about the 'equivalent in content of planti food, to 2000 pounds of cotton seed. But owing to the superior me' ecanical condition of the meal and its consequently greater, or +0 more prompt svaihbility, it is safe to assume that 800 pounds of meal are the full equiva lent to one ton of seed. Therefore, whatever excess above 800 pounds of meal the:, farmer can get in 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, rofit on the transaction. A MANNING OIL MILI I C. R. SPROTT, Manager. WE IN VIT E ?1thle public generally to come to Sumter and - look in on our tremendous stock of Hardware - ofall kinds, tools of every. description. When . you need anything in the Machinery supply ~ We handle the best Beltings in the I ? country. . .Our Paint and Oil Departmens are full. -~ We handle the celebrated Hammar and 1 ~'Devoe Paints. Try-our famous Japalac. F ARMIERS you can save money by buying your Wir Fencing from us... , -+ t We are headquarters for all kinds of Sporting Goods, and we can beat them all~a in Harness and Saddles. Ladies, buy your new Stove or Range I from us. Let us show them to you.o __ Our long experience gives us an advant- ? age, and we can safely say that we can please E the trade. S We defy competition in Lime, Hair and Cement. DuRANT HARDWARE CO SUMTER, S. C.* 2Machinery Supplies, Belting, Etc. 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. WH ITE'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 H ARNESS, 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 cor Wagon. Coffey & Righy