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1 t U L P L L .L tMANNI NG, S. C., DEC. 233. 190 . PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDA' SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year......- - - --.......................... Six months-.. ---........................ Fou months---...--................. ADVERTISING RATES: One square. one time. $l; each subsequeat sertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes Respect charged for as regular advertisemen1 Liberal contracts nude for three. six and twel' Communications must ne accompanied by ti real name and address of the writer in order recfeive attention. No communication of a personas charact will be published except as an advertisement Entered at the Postomce at Manning as sc ond Class matter. The MIfcanagen cat of Th Times will hereafter s over the maiiling lists ever week, and withoit furthe notice every siubscription ii arrears over one year wil be stricken ofj This is don in compliance with th vostal regdtlations.So catc the label on The Timnes, i will tell yot when you, suebscription expires. THE YULE TIDE. The usual time is approachin for the annual festivities c Christmas. It is little wort while to resent the currents c the time in their innocent bear ing, and still more inconsisten1 as one believing in the would-b sacredness of the dies Natalis c the Immaculate Son of God, t give countenance to the misap propriations of the festivities o the occassion as practiced wit reference to the subject preter tiously memorialized. The word Christmas mean Christ's birth-day, in our con mon English Vernacular. ] should be expected that the da and the occasion would brin forth a most reverential feeiin; and attitude on the part of thos who profess to know Him in Hi claim to the Godhead and th power of His resurrection, bu facts are nevertheless to the con trary. It is the time when one with customary or habitual ter dency to evil, uncurbs his pas sions and gives free reins to hi baser self, rioting in conduct thea gives little pleasure to heaven c -honor to the name of the Hol One of God. It is not quite wonder that the Jews are so har to convince of the doctririe c Christ's Divinity, and the heat]: en of the exclusive merits c His grace in Salvation, when th Christian world so universall falls into a heathenish custor of annual festivities, even adop1 ing their time and method, an marring what might be innocen and inoffensive in their custort by burdening it with the hig sounding title of Christmas-th most sacred of earthly thought to the sincere believer in th Christ and Christianity. By the end of the 3rd centur the Christian Church had los much of its pristine purity an sir pliciy in ritual and customi Its former democracy and simpl * fied forms of worship had drifi ed into an ecclesiastica-centere papacy which had adopted man ruinous customs and ceremonial both from Judaism and Pagar ism. Saturnatia was a festival c Pagan Rome which was annua. 1y7observed in honor of the heat: en diety Saturn, and was cbai acterized by the free reins give to lewdness and passion, as now seen in so many in th Christmas times. On the invai ion of this heathen country b, the early Christians they wer horrified and grieved at such cu~ tom, not only because it was ir tended to ascribe honor to a fals * deity, but because of the corrul tion per se, in the nature of th festivities. The full adoption c the customs and evils of the O< casion was not at first intende by the Christmas but was repu: sive to them, but it was felt the something should be done to d vert the attention of the Roma from the business of his habit: The .Ecclesiastical ruling of th church therefore was that a fee tival- of like nature should t adopted by the Christian churc at the same season of the yea] as a memorial of the dies Natal! of the Christ. It was the earl purpose not to incorporate th evil, but to divert from it, an furnish the heathen with a cu: tom that would wean them frol \e thought of their Gods by sa ~ ~ying their festive spirit with ne - object to adore. But, by th 5th~ century we find that whil the Christian church had diver ed the attention of Pagan Rom from the erstwhile object an name of their festivo us, Paga Rome had burdened Lhe churc of Christ with all the evil effor1 of their former customs. whic would seem now to the unpreju< iced spectator an immortal sin < the church. The occasion no has the name of our diety and th license of civilized invention t improve upon their heathe crimes. It is impossible to fix any dat as the real anniversary of ou Lord's birth, but it is the conceI sus of scholarly opinion that could not have been anywher about the 25th of December. a that was the rainy season in Pa cstige and natural condition shepherds could have been on their watch at that time. It is further settled by scholar= - ly research that the time must . have been some where near the middle of Summer. Following the customs of the Roman church which lead the Christian world into the present custom, all the ecclesiastial bod ies that accredit her authority to effect such changes in ritual and custom, "proclaim the feast" with authentic observance. Until . this Roman power is broken we i shall go on in our Yule-tide cus - toms, affording little surprise to - the heathen who look upon us, save that we should adopt their customs, and claim superiority over them in the ends of similar conduct. Notwithstanding all this, there is something in the season that reinstates the spi-ings of youth. There is the home-coming of e loved ones and the cessation of the cares that have dredged the 0 life of the business men: that brmgs all together for a while for a taste of the sweets of home r life. And it is gratifying that multitudes profit by this without the accustomed vices of the b bas er sort. It is the time when the fairy 6 drama of Santa Claus is recited to the little ones and their hearts 6 are overflowed with a joy not , found in another so innocent de lusion. Then, friendships are t renewed in its tokens that are r exchanged with their messages of abiding love and friendship. They form a new outlet to the soul for its best expression, and an inlet to the heart-cord which inspires to renewed and better endeavors. The little stockings are filled and for once in the rounds of the seasons every heart is brimming with joy, both the giver and the receiver is blest. If Christmas could only be made the symbol of temporal joy, and not connected with the Mes sianic advent, and robbed of all the physical and moral abuses that attend it, it. would be worthy for its joymaking. sake. If it could be turned into a sacred memorial of the advent of the s Christ, with suitable festivities, we might add the innocent joy we get in theexchange of tokens of love and bestowal on the loved ones, and not make heaven ashamed of our mockery, but alas. that to many, it leaves s lasting regret and tarnished in nocence. If unly every church could be opened on that day and every Christ loving soul would meet at the accustomed place to show reverence to the Lord, they would honor, there would doubt s less be a respons've token of theaven's joy in the occasion, r whether it was on the exact an Sniversary of Christ's advent or on Ssome other day. C. W. BLANCHARD. Manning, S. C., Dec. 23, 1908. CRAWLS OFF. All of which has nothing to -do with aour contention that The State. was -founded upon prejudices~ and bitter 3 ness of the Easkell movemnent-THE MANNING TIMEs. THE TIMES is now meandering to Sanother position. Its "contention," 2 which The State dissected, analysed:. a and successfully demonstated to be de " id of component or ingredient re s semnbling or in any way a recognizable e substitute for truth, was the charge that we here quote: "- The State was founded in opposi tion to the regular Democratic part~y ib this State." "So long. Mary. "-The State. -Nay, nay!: Pauline, you shall not make a face like that, and Srunaway,. so come right back 3 now, wipe your nose, and listen V whbile youi are asked to tell thie s difference between THE TIMES saying "'The State- was founded upon the prejudices and bitter Serness of the Haskell move Sment." and "The State was founded in opposition to the regular Democratic party in this a State." Now, Pauline, you must s not feign ignorance of the politi e cal history of South Carolina, be -cause you know very well what Soccurred in 1890. You were e aid-de-camnp to the chief devil. -The story briefly told is as fol ? ows: e- There was a mighty spirit of Sunrest, people did not like the e methods of those ic power, it f was a kind of an office trust; un less you belonged to a certain'set .it was impossible to obtain politi - -cal recognition. A man from t Edgefield broke into the arena. fought his way until he drove a the favored ones out. It was a . spirited tight, the contest was e long and bitter, but the Knight - of Liberty triumnphed. In e stead of the vanquished submit t ting as they weregpledged in , honor to do. there was sulking s on the part of some, and a few y sore with disappointment at be e ing driven from the political d flesh pots, and from power-, de E termined to lay obstacles in the n way of the conquer-ing hosts: - they organized a force, and a placed it in command of a gallant e and brave man-Judge Haskell e another issue was joined; it became a question of whether e or not the white men could divide 1 without endangering the su pre n macv of the white man; a many who were disappointed s because of the triumph t of "the man from Edgetield," t -decided to be loyal to party, >f accept the results rather than y violate their party pledge, e and possibly bring about a con o dition of political degradation a only recent freed from. Then there was another element who e were reckless of results. the State r could go to the demimtion bow Swows for ought they cared-rule t or ruin was their purpose. and e Pauline,these reckless ones took s advantage of your- youth and -your prejudices to entice and s useyou to put into execution Making every Dol the most good, bring the Cap: something in the U anything you find in our stretch so far. - Our Semi-A __ In order to move ti have ever offered. Rem price reductions. Men's $6.50 Men's Me The same disccunt ~our Stock is marked in j 'PHONE 166.8 political power of the white man, qeto f"steeapoii and for their own gratificationtinseimn"n Caedn they sought to mortify and hum-Ddthvoenicea.phb iliate their brothers by, makingtinoraAtidseaysn coalitions with those from whosetietAcls oeraonwl power it took money and many poeceryta h epeo sadrifices to wrest the govern-Carnoaentradtoo ment from, and restore it back toawyitlqutercepso its rightful heirs,--the children whkepaae.beiste of the men whose blood paid thejquniysltoCaednfo price of liberty,.h ipnaie fSme n The man from Edgeflied-Till- Knsrei ro ocuieta man-became the head of the i'a o loehrapoi~ regular Democratic party the to etmn hc ruh moment, the regular Democratic aottersl f*lsn h convention nominated him for dsesrbtteewr un Governor; opposition -to himbeofthreaos in the general election wasThntwebivenloa opposition to the Democratic< efgvrmnCaedni party. The St-ate newspaper was nwwet~gwt hspoii founded a few months after the to rbei ii ucsfl solitical crime of 1890, with all of dces h osmto flq the "prejudices and bitterness of uronap-ca~etn~hr the Haskell movement." Therewilbnodgrofteiqr fore, Pauline, we repeat " The Isligsse en u ak State was founded in op- ee hs h ~eeopsdt position to the regular Dem- vtn u h ipnaywl ocratic party in this State,"opoerpeigi-frweak which~the time consider-ed,mneans iteopsto sa icr exactly what was contend- tnopsn rhbtoa h ed. that "The State was foundedotesiewsiu-igith upon the prejudices and bitter- opsto eivdta rhb ness of the Haskell movegnent."toculntbeno-edBt Now run along Pauline, take aontethradsulitun bath, and behtave yourself, never ottesrieo h n'-r assume a role you do not deserve. iiinfre wscret n then if you be real good, andthliorslngadrnkg prove your faith by your works, ge -gtos a sw r -that you will never again per- cnendi ol efrbte mit yourself to be enticed awaytobalwetoveouels from the Democratic party, andbaktiaw myerdofl stop preaching the doctrine ofless-acnionttcn "unless ye believe in William ol euti am hncn Jennings Bryan. ye shall betiuafa-e damned," we will accept you back Thrfewesytaunr into the Democratic fold, but re- peetcniin emgtfv member, the first symptom of o ihraedn h a-y treachery discovered, you shall Cohabilorastewd be cst utoreermremeueith aof ca " st goerhb _____________insentiment"sion-lred We re nfomedtha a eti P Didt oeetate d a rhii tionis eingcirulaed dma ion , ornti-dispeary senio ing tatewideprohbitin: e prhve clearl ta the peplcteiof denly hepuros bengto n Cl~arenout a noredt's doei fluece te Reresetatiesatwio Th presid.nth ceipds ha t fo Prhibtio inthege haimskelie pacas. nothides the eral ssemly. he mebersofawthfit ssod tofclaedo n-o thelowr Husefi-in hiscouth dipenates of Smeiro and we beieve ave sgnifid thihmndtre is prot aconal e ta intetio tovot fo Stte-iothers. nothltogether pitio proibiion Te snatr intio bGJssenet. whhi truhe a Pohiitinis, ad my olyareodt tis retstn or lsn Cthe votefor stae-wde pohibtio of othev r esnsil. i ei perittng ouniestha hae n Thenll quo. wfe foliee duies ofa a pohiito setientovot tef oiernmaltet peopleadonuld is ntrdued e ay otefoittnks wre stg jrity ohi prb in pefeencetonirn-cadicans dremn tha ithir Pucessfunt measurecas the iyonhsmto aof that It my beargud tht a upre tonwouldecia bote fortent ho senttiv shold arryouttheillt believaner fthe iscuon ies ofthe eopl of is evoun arose to the psed to ~~eii resultedog ou the dispensary tw iiiyo hitaU ilr beingiclosedoheosiould votespro-cian uiwun hiswoud b anelfc-otery idequent i prcinmi, h tive rgumet. wee it oppoitobeieed that thsiprhrsinntonb OLOHP far count is the popular stunt these days. If yo m here and invest them in a new Suit, Overcoat, niderwear Line, or in Clothing for the Boys or the store and you'll be inclined to think that your Dc ainual Clearance Sale ings quickly. we offer the greatest induzcements i amber what they say about the "early bird," and Buits,.now $4.50.. p18.00 Suits now $12.00. n's $10 Suits now $6.50. Men's $20 Suits now $13.5( Men's $15 Suits now * Men's $22 on all Overcoats, Raincoats, Trousers and Boy's a lain figures with reqular price on the tags. . r.eOT HIE 'he Clothiers, Hatters and Haberdashers. and that being the case the gov- sauce for the Gander. ernent sbould be ruled by Shortly before the cere'mot Christians. What is a Christian? the prospective bridegroom ca: Does the recording of a name onl ed on Rev. C. W Wendte, a. Bc a church book make a Christian? ton clergyman, to give instru If-so, the United States is Chris- tions. tian so far as nutmbers go. But "I have heard." said he. "th accordidg to the constitution- of you customarily* omit the wo the United States this countyI 'obey' from the marriage servic cannot become. Christian or Will you please oblige me 'ay i Pagan Mohammed or Jew. Itis a serting it tomorrow?" land of religious liberty, where The clergyman promnised~to< church and state are held ap:art, so, and when the crucial monx& Ifor the purity of both, a land came he said, "Wilt thou, Luc where religion and politics is not promise to love, honor and obey to be mixed. Taking this view "I will," answered the bride. of the matter President Roose- The minister went on: ."W velt is right. and the fact that thou, Ralp, promise to love, ho Mr Taft was elected by an over- or and obey?" whelming majority is evidence to The bridegroom hesitate prove that the American people stammered, gulped and respon Iare not selecting their rulers ed, "I will," evidently not wis] from the standpoint of creed, ing to create a scene by desirir faith or religion, and denomina- an a.mended question. but lat< tion. The stars and strips waves he reproached the minister. over a people free from bulls and 'But you asked me to use tI edicts of priesthood, as well as word 'obey,'" protested M from the demands of denomina- Wendte. with a twinkle in b tional organizations. It is the land eye. "How was I to know th: where those made ini the image you wanted it for, the lady only' of God are respected according -___ ___ to individual merit. HE USED TACT. The total vote cast for Taft and Bryan was 14,030.858. of AScesu a' tr fteW which Taft received 7,687,676 and *Te 1 o elh Blryani 6,393,182. South Carolina Boky lrya,"trbtdap gave Bryan 62,289, Taft 3,847. ofhsucestta-ttefau There is in uch complaint of thestrIniutatnofacs e chain gang not being a paying r.Sneacdngtthta investment, with which viewmeontesrtoedaamn e reincind t aree bt te An suceessforMan'syStrysf.heW puzzlng qestin iswhatcane "' h e said themanlthow 'theroad bycontact anoher "'The atoo re loo.n Sane,' sa vie weagre wthbutwhee i BrooSaky. clergyman earste a py the mney t comefrom.sid were qutes ut at-tebowthe noul from axaton? owmny pof o aesn clothe. n purpead ton tel str en. Comeustrato inner th gr mill forroadpurpsesodo "Mr.laney, sacceohrng thea takeat lastfivemilltogiveus t "orng dier r.e aney' gman we airt iclineod orinsytm ale agreeabulth hantoen f hwo yea rs p puzzcintrct Theuestoplha canno wer racer,' hsaifte moueando we get itits plae.a Soe say ork dauge'r houigsandterl. t they ato roads y usntheo"'You, fat, aelon wsla,'ula maeu her minds bt phre fsr. "'aney.t two years ago y a themone tocmkro.aiey seraqid, 'oua theea e pborh aso oftenyouamed fortbed roadsrnle-ananageeIt? frememrtaxatn? Howmay peo- et. omuenyok to being wta pre wnt batoads Liv atoae wofinth reuwee?'ve pmsefo road puoeds hcocn do neernglyesidte oter, an ah tke toleas unerml te giesn "unner r. sanwelyou gue asfistm theywss ralorize sthemdi tlkedg Threqabltoanhi w2osepov by cotract Theeoplecannterrmerdhs wpfeased Hiouie woud ite the commissioers hay too iater's hmesbadn, he wuld It1 thygant abolohd a rhey mutaan elold gict thtme aual mul . . -an osaie. matkes are teironed to ad mor "'ndBt w ealls bego,' a them- ifteecnaoiyt said 'akyou myere asr as.f Folhe' co xtmisse rs rnichurchyoue. loo! meinihow di otipn aed stimulatesadheuniveanagefrt?' justly, reultesf the popel oly "'ymenillat, elidt remembeuratatd you donoy haye to guesona 'Ixsudene wtook tobeing ae~ tpurtibad condsinosly to Pake fuiand thel coresults isr mrelo relif fr a foms f Pies uarntee S~.u: perwnent Coad beswhc anInevneglctenetnga. u want your Dollars to do Pair of Trousers, Hat, or Little Fellows. Invest in liars are elastic---they will is Now 'On! ii the way of cut prices. we come at once.- Note these inur I .$1o. Suits now $15.' iChildren's Clothing. AllI What '*e N~eeded. STATE OF 39ifT 1G8mUN ty A sovereign would tempt .many men, 1- and when Plimkina, making a few- pair- Countyf ClreuNai s chases 1at the storea, saw one lying on Plantes u l Compan~ . the floor 'just by the counter he quiv- .SaainsY ered with ezieet .* Du gose s a.Glaneingarudt reassure himself farait~ize Ci-op Under :Lier, -d ;ht nnewaslokin, e qit acl-By virtue t autnorIty ested d dentally dropped one of his kid goves me by.I.. Barron,c;C.C.&& S -. neatly on the coin and then dived. He I ha've seized and 'ill offer. for sate - rgot the.glove all right, but still the-sov- on Mon~1ay the 4th dag oiTJanuari, ereign remaied. .1909, being salesday, at the-cooni o A shopwalker approached. him. house in Manning, Clarendon county, at "Good morning, sir," said the man, for cash, the following property~ o , rubbing his hands together in the ap- wit: 1 uhl r u m roe style, "and may I show you a 200bounds0 ofsbs fodern; abo0t botl .f urceebatd 1 lu'pounds of 1a.y t sf liexi. it .s a -above stat ease. -LondonMail.. GAMBLE - h er n zdo.:Cdunfy. The Coetr Stais - iA man who once had a bad fall when 1going down his cellar stairs now has ~ i a broad strip ofwhite painted on the Sfloor at the end of the last step.. This i s asl ee gee Tfhheecela b dark, and many a .nasty accident is Syou donot like topaint the boardsae 7- piece of white oilcloth can be tacked s to the floor at the foot of the stairs. Ba P in t See that the tacking is securely done "or a worse fall may follow thanL from whc ieyushcxast a misgauged step.-Piladelphia Press. suenevrmntaecs, "I got my wife through advertising." R.Odmo ee oe y "Then you'll admit that advertising o tef ti ee~ oCY pays? t~asI re oso h a "I'n admit that It brings results," .psadthscaoyb(on 'twas the cautions reply.-LouisvlleO I O iltk apdi eae. y CourIer-Journal. ~~ ~ jr t No man can be provident et his time -who is not prudent in the choice of his company.-Jeremy- Taylor. WIN youcancur yorsef a hoe b a em~y s asi you knoa i tema ole frb8 - simle tat evn a hildcnn ue of yease. It aispleat which y 1~w~l~cs; ou nlya psta ca tO~ Icase mynsudern, tosthe o - wondrfulremdy. t i sen by ailto eepyts,. anud thisyaelinv y me donme morenwH talibepcricfea. ~ Te fll retmet I nt epeniv. Apac- reowendy thtci- d ir o h will be setwbyamnllforrg1.00 TrApoal rdtmen or Bloser' anaresrh l ru Sengs'i tou are c.oEstannlting .C, wblowbing ___________ yo- thern a sthedu freeil ,teamentses, dantessesthm boots or a yo u ngsne WR O RE DIE you ben ocure yourself privatey a homedy so aigaeaddeciigsm staten a ' child canL use it.~ I01 1CcsBonypotl&rd Z get a .g~ 3 ThCulreatmenis Prnts expnsive ack .- senTT.R O E.Mnig S TLl bingRS SWOC ritsMr.C arooOds SHIGESAN "I a ruLfor . TWO eARS. a ipaeet hc FIE BRCK AcRsd WALL saeig PLASTER. fOOorI B LV c Oul CKl reive Of'i. NowER I. aCs. uh etrIhrl