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eu altF ,nnmes o-m e , p, LOUIS APPELI'. Editor. o< it MANNING. S. C., AUG. 26, 1908. h E PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. p SUBSCRIPTION RATES: C <r One year.....-- .. .............-1 50 ' Six months...--- -----....................... Foul months.-- --.......................- - -- ADvERTISING RATES: C. One square. one time. 51: each subsequent in sertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of g Respect charged for as regular advertisements. Liberal contracts made for three. six and twelve te a. Communications must ne accompenied by the real name and address of the writer in order to al receive attention. I No communication of a personas character a will be published except as an advertisement. S Entered at the Postofce at Manning as Sec ond Class matter. The Management of The s Times will hereafter go over the mailing lists every week, and without fzurther o motice every subscription in arrears over one year will p be stricken off. This is done in compliance with the o S vostal regulations.So watch f the label on The Times, it will tell you when your o subscription expires. 1i -i. STATE ELECTION NEWS. The press dispatches are bela- C ted on account of rain and floods, d but enough has been reported to show Rhett and Smith leading in the senatorial race with Evans a close third. We do not think there is doubt of Smith being in the second race, with a strong probability of Evans getting in with him. Should the fight be between Smith and Evans, then it will be up to the agricultural b interests to chose between a man 0 who represents farming interests. and one who represents that great corporation, The Western Union Telegraph Company. and, t< should-the race be between Smith t: and Rhett, then it will be for the v people to chose betw-en farming b interests and banking interests. S Governor Ansel has a lead of b 10,000 over Blease, which will in t) crease to at least 25,000 and per- b haps more, unless the floods , cut the vote in the upper-tier of b Counties. Let us be thankful that the heel of disapproval has been put on misrepresentation I and demagogy. Boyd is leading r Thompson for adjutant and in- f: spector~ general. Jones has wal- -3 loped Brooker, Caughman and! a Cansler are leading for rail road c commissioner with Summersett y third. Swearingen leads for Superin tendent of Education with Melli- 13 champ second. The indications o are that Senator Neils Christen- a sen has been re-elected senator, s in Beaurfort. This showing may ~ look different tomorrow. It is hard to get the news. -3 Let everybody get ready for e the second primary and fight for s that which is right.r * The candidates are now thin- 1 ned out to a stand, it will be much easier to make a selection. ~ rcerybody cannot win, it fre- t quently happens the best man'1, could not get into the second r race. The secon~d primary comes ~ off on September 8th, and in this election the same managers will act. Now let us all go to the polls and exercise a wise discre- g tion- Let no man cast a vote to gratify malice, or be guided in 1 his choice by sympathy. Merit ~ should be the guide entirely. In the first primary we took no part, r editorially or individually for or t against any of the county , candidates, except to cast a vote for the men of our choice, and in the second primary we shall adopt the same course, but we would urge our readers to turn out in the second a primary and vote for the men, who, in their judgment are the 1 best suited for the positions they a seek. s The first battle of ballots en ded yesterday, and many were s -laid away in the "also ran" t class. The successful ones feel S proud of their triumph, while j the defeated should not mourn, , but -rather console themselves a with the thought that "there i may come a time some day," e and it is better to have fought t and lost than not to have fought I at all. The man who ran this v~ time and was defeated, may at |r another time run and win. there- a fore we see nothing discourag-i ing in their defeat, and besides, we would !advise those entitled I to a seat on the mourner's bench to have hope, even should, fate e decree them to die in despair. C Because, should they give up alP hope, two years from now we might lose their precious five dollars, which will be as disap- a pointing to us, as the loss of a political job is now to them. Defeated candidates look pleas- C ant, remember there are others. The race is not always to the ,. swift. nor is it that the best look- I ing man always wins. The candi dates who fell down while the other fellows knocked down the persiznmon might console them-1 selves with the song sung at thet convention which nominated Bry an and Kern entitled "What the Yesterday's News & Courier ablishes a letter from J. A. At ood, chairman of the speaker's )mmittee for the National Dem :ratic Committee, which is an Litation to Hon. R. Goudyn hett to take the stump in be ilf of the democratic ticket. Mr. hett has accepted the invi tion. So notwithstanding the ;saults made by some of his op :nents on Mr. Rhett's demo racy, the national committee re .trd him so good a democrat they ant him to go upon the stump plead for the cause of Demo 'acy. We wish this same committee ould also extend a similar invi .tion to Messrs. Smith, Evans ad Johnstone, they are all good >eakers, and could, if oratory, d argument is effective, do fine issionary work at the North id West;for Bryan and Kern. If outh Carolina sends out a speak Eg team, made up of such ora >rs as Rbett, Smith, Evans and hnstone, and Bryan wins, this tate should come in for a good are of recognition. The leaders of the Democratic arty of this State, should, in ur opinion, devise some way so at candidates will be required > State their positions upon ublic questions over their sig atures, instead of relying upon -hat the candidates might say n the hustings. Then there iould be some rule which will )rbid mud-slinging on the bump If there is a candidate )r office whose character, r public record is to be attack d, let that. be done in the pub .c prints where the people can edge between them. It is a relief to know that the harleston base ball team has isbanded for the season, and at there may be a chance for iem to join the "white wing bri ade" to be of service on Charles n's thoroughfares. There is shouting by those -ho have won, and there is eeping by those who have lost, at all the same the world wags n. BOTH PARTIES ARE OFF. The two parties have nomina x their standard bearers, and se condidates for president and ice president of both parties ave accepted the honor. In outh Carolina, it is all one way, ence, there is no excitement over ie national election. It would e better perhaps did we have a oud stiff white republican party ere just to keep the Democratic arty fromi growing careless. The Democratic nominees are ~ryan and Kern, they are daily ceiving encouraging reports com the West, and from New ork, and if New York go there ith Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and ~alifornia give their electoral otes to them Bryan and Kern ill be inaugurated next March. There is no doubt, the Repub ans are very much agitated ver schisms in their ranks in at umber of States, which if not attled satisfactory, spells Re ublican defeat. Ohio is rent to ieces with dissensions, so is Vst Virginia, and Iowa; the re ent horrible trouble, which as umed the proportions of a race ot in Illinois. will also have a ad effect on the Republicans, nd help to drive votes into the )emocratic column. At one time we had very little ope for Democratic success, but bings are brightening, and un ass there is blundering with the ianagement of the campaign the tandard of Democracy will be 'lanted on the white house in Vashington. Cash is needed, and the appeal r funds to help win the fight is eing responded to, so far very ttle from Clarendon' not even rom the political beneficiaries. ut there is -et time and every ian who wants Bryan and Kern 2 win can say how many cents orth of earnestess he has by ontributing the money. Lincoln and Negro Suffrage. Recently the New York Evening Post eclared that negro suffage was "the reatest achieve'ment of Abraham Lin oln and the Republican party parriy." n answer to the protest of a correspon ent, who described the grant of negro uffrage as "a stupendous error, excus ,ble on no other grounds but war time assions," the Evening Post declared hat "the enfranchisemedt of the negro ras not the result of passion but a tatesanlike action, certain of 'some ad results, but justified in that it alone ved the negro from re-enslavment .nder another name." The Evening 'ost further asserted its belief in uni ersal manhood suffrage "without re ard to the moral character of the oter. The Evening Post has a right to these pinions or to any others, however ex -aordinary, that it my elect to hold. tut whethe. niversal negro suffrage ras the greatest or the least achieve lent of the Republican party, it can ot be accurately described as an chievement of Abraham Lincoln. His Sea was an experiment of negro suff age limited to a very few. In his let Sto Governor Hahn of conquered >uisiana, he said: "I barely suggest, for your private onsideration, whether some of the col 'ed people may not be let in, as, for astance, the very intelligent, and es ecially those who have fought aallant 7 in our ranks. But this is only a sug estion, not to the public, but you lone." Tn his debates with Douglas just be >re the war Lincoln "very frankly" eclared that he was "no in favor of egro citizenshin." In the same de ates he said: ""There is a physical ifference between the two (races) 7hich, in my judgment, will probably rever forbid them living together :pon the footing of perfect equality." )oubtless it was for this reason that al ost to the last he favored the deporta ion and colonization of the slaves as oon as they were set free. To a depu ation of free blacks on August 14, 186i2, e declared that the only solution of he problem was tihe separation of the aces referring to his plan of colonizing he freedmen in p)urchased foreign ter itory. "On this broad continent," he of your race is made the equal of ours. Go where you are treated the best, and the ban is still upon you. I do not pro pose to discuss this but to present it as I a fact." Later, yielding to the dominating sentiment in the North, Lincoln weak ened and seemed to surrender his ob- < jections to the free blacks remaining in i this country, even going so far, in a message to congress as to describe that objection as "largely imaginary, if not 2 sometimes malicious." If he had lived, it may be that he would have modified s some of his other positions, carried < along with the current of radicalism f and "war time passion." It may be l that he would have been persuaded to t countenance immediate and universal t manbood suffrage for the blacks. But it is nevertheless a fact that while he lived he went no further than to sug- i gest an experiment of negro suffrage limited to a select few.-'Macon Tele graph. Big Campaign Meeting. The county campaign meeting in Manning had the largest attendance of any of the political gatherings we have < had this year. The correspondent of the News & Courier sent the following 4 report. Manning, August 21.-Special: The county campaign closed with a rousing meeting at the Court House grounds here today, the attendance of voters be ing larger than at either the State or Senatorial campaign meetings. The l Hon. D. M. Bradham presided over the meeting and introduced the several candidates, beginning with the candi dates for the office of magistrate at Manning, followed in order by the can didates for coroner, auditor, treasurer, supervisor, superintendent of education, sheriff, clerk of court, House of Reore sentatives and solicitor. The crowd was in a good humor and seemed disposed to jolly the candidates for magistrate I and coroner. The cardidates for auditor and treas urer. A. P. Burgess and L. L. Wells, having no opposition, only made brief announcements of their candidacy and expressed their appreciation of the con fidence of the people. These two men are rec-ognized as model officers and are certainiy a credit to Clarendon County. There was some spice thrown into the dissussion between the insumbent 1 supervisor. Mr. R. E McFaddin, and former Supervisor T. C. Owens, and there was a real shaking up of things 1 between the incumbent clerk of court, 1 Mr. A. I. Barron, and the former clerk of court, Mr. J. H. Timmons, who is again a candidate for the office. After explaining his regret at being forced*: to do so, Mr. Barron produced docu mentary evidence to show dereliction on the part of Mr. Timmons when he held the office prior to the election four years ago, and in reply Mr. Timmons 4 made an explanation that appeared to 4 be entirely satisfactorily to his sup porters in the crowd. Following these the five candidates for the House of Representatives were introduced in 'the following order: John R. Dingle, Dr. I. M. Woods, D. Luther Green, H. B. Richardson and O. C. Scarborough. There was no material difference in the views of these several legislative candidates, all favoring lib eral support of the higher institutions of learning and of the schools in the ru ral communities, and all favoring the department of agriculture and com merce, but opposing efforts to introduce alien immigration. Dr. Woods and Mr. Green were.both outspoken in favor of repealing the lien law, while Mr. Scar borough grew eloquent in protesting his loyalty to agriculture and all that pertains' to its welfare. The meeting was interrupted by rain in the midst of Dr. Woods's speec'h at 3 o'clock, though light rain was still falling. After the candidates fobr the Legisla ture finished the candidates for solici tor were given a hearing, and Messrs. McLaughlin, Stuckey and Stoll each. spoke for about fifteen minutes. This was probably the only meeting during the campaign where the people stood for over and hour in the rain to hear the candidates speak. Before the meeting adjourned Capt. W. C. Davis, president of the newly or ganized board of trade, made a spirited address in explanation of the object and purpose of the organization, that being not on~y to build up and extend the bus iness of Manning. not only as a market .for tobacco and cotton, but also to make it to the interest of the people of Clar endon to do all kinds of trading at their county seat. He was given marked at tention, and his extempore address will, no doubt, prove a good opening for the work contemplated by the board of trade.___ Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescrip tions from reputable physicians. as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can pos siblv derive from them. Hallrs Catarrh Cure. manjufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. 0., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. In buying HaUrs Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by Druggist's, price 75c. per bottle. Hal's Family Pills are the best. FLOR] 2 DAYS OF Everybody invited to shai day and '1 Sept 2 WEDNI Grand Trades Display - Holse Show - - Base Pet Stock and Poultry SI Grand Military Parade SHAM I Base Ball - - Automobile Paces - Pet We have never failed to please au T HIS WIL L SUREI Special train on C. and D. Road 'V Special Low Kates within radius to Fiorence and you will not want I N. W. HICKS. Chairman. H. H. W. C. T. U. PICNIC AT CHAPIN. (rs. Joseph Sprott, State President, and Others Deliver Addresses. Chapin, Aug. 21.-The annual picnic f the Women's Christian Temperance nion of Chapin was held Friday, Aug st, 14. The first speaker introduced was Mrs. oseph Sprott of Manning, the State resident of the W. C. T. U. In a win ome, womanly way she told of the work f the organization; its growth from a ew brave, devoted women to an army ialf a million strong; of its success in he Southland, seeking always to pro ect the weak, lift the fallen, and, above 11, to train up the youth against the vils of strong drink and to teach them ts blighting effect upon the human ystem, keeping true ever to the watch vords, "agitate, educate and organize," he organization 'having been defined >y Miss Willard as "organized mother ove." Mrs. Sprott has proven a most effi ient State president, the work having grown along all lines the two years luring which she has filled that office. rhe work of tne W. C. T. U. in South arolina having been on missionary ground for years, is now self-sustaining Ed even contributing to the national >rganizing fund. The Hon. C. C. Featherstone of Lau -ens was next introduced. His adiress as short, forceful and convincing, a ively vein of humor giving pith and >oint to many of his arguments in favor >f prohibition. Dinner was no important feature, the able being literally covered with de icious, wholesome food, calculated to empt the appetite as well as appeal to he aesthetic. - Dr. C. E. Burts, pastor of the First 3aptist church of Edgefield, spoke in he afternoon. He paid a beautiful and itting tribute to the work and workers >f the W. C. T. U., urging all good cit zens and especially all Christians to rote for prohibition. Dr. Burts seemed the embodiment of earless Christian manhood as he advo ated so earnestly and eloquently the iause. "For God and Home and Native wand." Dr. Burts was followed by Mr. How 1ll Morrell of Richland who spoke es >ecially of his successful efforts in tem erance work m 'he several schools of which he had been principal. He was nthusiastically applauded by the loyal emperance legion. The programme was enlivened by in piring prohibition songs, "The Weak 3ackbone" eliciting mirth and furnish ng food for thought. There was a siliver medal contest held n the opening, there being five contes ants, all of whom acquitted themselves veil. Carl Stoudemire was the winner f the silver medal, which was present -d in a very happy manner by Mr. Mor ell.-The State. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is good or cuts, burns, bruises and scratches. :t is especially good.for piles. Recom nended and sold by W. E. Brown & Co. Doing Their Duty. scores of Manning Readers Are Learn ing the Duty of the Kidneys. To filter the blood is the kidneys' 1ty. When they fail to do this the kidneys ire sick. Backache and many kidney ills foi ow: Urinary trouble, diabetes. Doan's Kidney Pills cure them all. Mrs J. M. Jeffords, living at 104 E. ine St., Florence, S. C., says: "I never ised a remedy that did me so much rood as did Doan's Kidney Pills. I suff red severely from pains through my .oins and terrible backaches. I was in ;ch a miserable condition that 1 could ardly get about to attend to my work? Lnd had sharp pains through my back. could not rest well at night and in the noring arose feeling tired and worn ut. My husband finally procured Doan's E~idney Pills for me and I used them ac ording to directions. Before I had used one half the contents of the box my back was free from pain and -my kidneys were regular and normal in ac tion. I am glad to give Doan's Kidney Pills my highest endorsement." For siale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buflalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name--Doan's-and take no othcr. Notice of Discharge. I will apply to the Judge of Probate for Clarendon County, on the 23rd day of September 1908, for letters of dis harge as administrator with the will annexed of the estate of S. C. C. Rich ardson, deceased. HUGH C. HAYNSWORTH. Sumter, S. C.. Aug 22, 1908. ENCE< estiva1 SOLID FUN -e our pleasures Wednes 'hursday and 3 !SDAY - Music by the Band Muskd by the Band Ball 'ow Entertainment at Night EDAY - Music by the Band 3ATTLE . Horse Races Stock and Poultay Show d entertain our guests yet ar.d ASS THEM ALL cdnesday returning at night of 100 miles-Easy to get to' to get away. HUSBCRA NDS, Secretary. W E 1 Are Ready to do the BUSINESS s Much of our Fall and Winter Stock has already come in, and the balance is coming in on every train. OUR VARIOUS LINES. w A splendid and well selected Dine of Fancy Dry Goods of all kinas, such as Homespuns, Ginghams, Calicoes, Outings and Fancy Suitings, and many other things in the Staple Dry Goods Line. FINE DRESS GOODS.. It has always been given up that JENKINSON carries the largest line of Dress Goods in the town, and this season will be no exceptance to the rule. All that is new and up-to-date in Fine Dress Goods and Silks will be shown in our line. See our Line of a Dress Goods before you buy. We lead. CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. This department will be much stronger than it has in many years. A splendid Line of Gents' Suits from $5. to $15. A large Line of Children's Suits from $1.50 to $5. Gents' odd Pants and Boy's Knee Pants. A splendid Line of Gent's Furnishings, Shirts, Collars and Cuffs, Hats, and Caps, and a full Line of Gent's Underwear. SHOE DEPARTMENT. Our Shoe Department will reflect the newest things in Foot- M wear for both Men and Ladies. Also a full line of Children's Shoes. See us when you need Shoes. CLOAKS AND SKIRTS. Our Line of Ladie's, Misses' and Children's Cloaks will be up-to-date in every respect. We also carry a nice line of Ladie's Neck Pieces in furs of the latest designa. FURNITURE DEPARTMENT, . - Our entire up-stairs, a room 16 by 145 feet in size, is de voted to the sale of Furniture, Floor Coverings, Window Shades and Curtain Poles. This department is under the care of our Mr.. White, who will be glad to serve you when you need Furniture of E any kind. Oak Bed Room Suits at all prices. Iron Beds, Rockers, Chairs of all kind, Koutches. Wardrobes, and everything you need in the Furniture line. We have the prices right. Get our prices, no one can name lower prices. MILLINERY DEPARTMENT It has long been given up that we carry the largest and most varied and np-to-date line of Millinery and Millinery Goods of any house in this county and this season will be no exception rule. Our Mrs. T. M. Mouzon is now in the Northern markets buying our fall stock of Millinery. Ladies, we ask your consider ation when you think of your * fall and winter Hat. Our Mrs. Beulah M. Dinkins, a lady of unquestioned taste and who is well up on the styles, will be here to serve her many friends. Through our store, bustle and energy at all times will prevail in every de partment. W. F. JENKINSON CO.I It FrenS! I We are ready for you now. Our buyer, 0 0Mr. Perry Krasnoff, is back from Northern Markets, and the rare bargains that are 0now daily pouring into our store, is evidence S 0that he was not idle while there with the ready cash. He has succeeded in obtaining 0more bargains than has ever been brought to this town. All we ask is an inspection i j 0of our stock to convince you of this fact. 0 DRY GOODS. caeul n 0 Our stock in this line is up-to-date in 0every respect, has been caeuly n $ cheaply bought, and will be sold at prices* -* to defy competition. Come and see what $ we have is all we ask.0 All of the new fabrics in Dress Goods * can be found here in all of the newest shades. 8 CLOTH ING. * We are in the lead when you come to this * line. We carry up-to-date, leading brands. e Our Alvin Brand Suits are second to none * on the market, best tailored and perfect fit,* 0 and our low price will surprise you. Our 0 Our Line of Men's, Youth's and .,Boy's 0 ~ Pants are a thing of beauty, and our price 0 a mere song. O SHOES.0 0 This is our strong line. Our Shoe trade $ is something enormous, and why? It is 0 because we sell better Shoes and cheaper 0 - Shoes than anyone else in this section. We 0 We carry reputable brands, such as Selz, 0 8 Hats, Caps and Gent's Furnishings. 0 This department is full to overflowing 0 0 ~ with choice bargains. A nice lot of* one 0 0 dollar Shirts going for fifty cents. $ 0Furniture.~ 0 Our Stock of Furntture is more complete than ever before, and still more arriving 0 0 every pay. Mahogany, and solid Oak 0 Room Suits; Oak and Mahogany Rockers. 0 ~ Sideboards, Dinning Slabs!. White Iron 0 Beds, Go-Carts, and in fact, anything that0 0 is carried in an up-to -date Furniture Store,0 at prices to suit most anyone.0 : KM. M. KRASNFF:E 0 - PERRY KR ASNOFF. Manager. 0 A GREAT Clean U of all SUMMER STOCK is now on. Neces sity knows no law ! Our SUMMER STOCK - must be closed out immediately. Summer is flying, the time for selling our presen stock is growing short, and the price is not the consideration. It's simply a mater of disposing of SUMMER STOCK to Make room for our Fall Goods which are now ing shipped. We havn't the timie'or space to quote you prices, and if wedid you woud= have to see the Goods to appreciate ilie prices we make, you, so we leave it to you to visit our store at once and take dvant ; A age of this GREAT CLEAN UP SAL Yo will find no such values anywbe..: . have awating you. THE YOUNG RELIABLE / !L we Prce . . .my f t J9- * than we quote mean but one thng V ~ the goods are of inferior quality Remember, "The best is one too good.' And the best is the'cheapest, I be itDry.Goods or Groceries. STRUUSS-IOGN COMPAYjI SUMMERTON, S. C. It's Simply This! The phenomenal increase inour busi ness-being nearly 'double that of a year ago-we attribute not alone to the general improvement of conditions, but mainly to the following facts: SWe make it a point to keep what you want. SQuality is paramount with us-nothing be ing too- good for our customers. SNo expense or trouble is spared in provid ing and keeping STRICTLY FRESH FOOD. CLEANLINESS in handling the food you get from us is our constant endeavor. Investigate our methods and join the ranks of discriminating eaters. Manning Grocery Co. Purveyors to Particular People.