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.OUrIS APPELT. Editor. MANNING. S. C., JAN. 27. 190 9. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: one yea:.............................. z 0 Six months........ -........... Foul months...------ -----................... . ADVERTISiNG RATES: One square. one time. 51: each subsequent in sertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charaed for as regul.r advertisements. Liberal contracts made for th.ree. six and tweveI Communications must oc accompanied by the r eal name and address of the writer in order to rpee'ive attention. No communication et a personal ctaraeter will be published except as an advertisement. Entered at the Postomce at Manning as See ond Class matter. The Jfanagement of The Times will hereafter o over the mailing lists ever y week, and withowt further notice every subscription in arrears over one year will be stricken off. This is done in, compliance with the vostal regulations.So watch the label on The Times, it will tell you when your subscripttion expires. MANNING CITIZENS rROTEST. Last Monday afternoon the following petition, or protest, to the General Assembly was cir culated in Manning and was generally signed by the business and professional men of the place. Only a few declined to sign the paper when presented, while a number of others could not be seen, and hence -did -not have the opportunity to either sign or decline. The protest, which explains itself, was as foi lows: "To our Representatives in the Gen eral Assembly of South Carolina: Whereas, an election was held in November, 1908. at which the voters of Clarendon county, by a majority of three to one, expressed their will that the dispensary at Manning should be closed, pursuant to which the said dis pensary has been closed for more than sixty 4ays; and Whereas, we are informed that a bill has been introduced in the Legislature for the purpose of opening the said dis pensary for the purpose of disposing of the goods on hand at a profit or to avoid loss, and we think that this would be a calamity to our town by reason of the consequent disorder, and further, be cause it is a defiant disregard of the wishes of the people of this county as they have expressed them. Now we, the undersigned, business men of the town- of Manning, respect fully enter this as our protest against the passage of such a measure." We have no criticism to pass on any one, either for getting up, circulating, signing or de clining to sign this paper. So far as that is concerned we simply note that the paper was gener ally signed and that it has been *forwarded to the General As sembly. The weight of public opinion as expressed is unques tionably against the sale of liquor ineManning. It may not be so certain as to what the weight of' private opinion is as to the use of liquor. The ex pressed opinion will no doubt be duly regarded by the General Assembly, and in all probability there will be no re-opening of the county dispensary to dispose of the stock ~of liquor left on hand wb~en the institution was closed last fall. What, then, is to be done? Here is a case of "can't deliver the goods," al though the goods are on hand and in shape for delivery. Can no one suggest a practical plan of getting rid of the incubus?! There are some who are very mnuch opposed to the selling of intoxicating liquors in Manning. but are silling for the stock to be closed out in bulk to be re tailea in some other community. They are something like the young woman who became con verted. and who announced that she had given up the wearing of jewelry, and when asked what she had done with her jewels she said she had sold them to her sister Nancy. Again, there are those who are anxious to have the elephant taken off their hands, but want it done without a loss- The liquor is ovel- there in the dispensary building, and it cost so much money. but at whose cost was it put there? How does the matter stand, any how? Is Clarendon county and the town of Manning ahead on the game at this~ stage, or not? If more profits have been made and divided than capital invested. then in such case the goods on hand are in effect free of cost. Now, if public opinion here is against making money for public uses by selling liquor, it should' also be against savitng money by selling liquor at wholesale or any other manner whatsover. That being the case tbe only logical thing to do is to have the high sheriff or sogne other official take all the stuff on hand and burn it up or dump it in the gut. ter. If as a people we are firmly fixed on reform, and will not' countenance the use of liqunor, let us be willing to pocket the loss, and not scheme t- sell out to sister Nancy. Mr. .James A. Hoyt has just or ganized a company to'pablish a new afternoon paper'i Columbia to be called The Even~ng Sun. In the natural order *5. things it does not take the evening sun long to go down, but we hope that rule does not apply in this case. May The Evening Sun con tinue to shine without standing! President-elect Taft spent last i Saturday and Sunday n Charles ton, enjoying the proverbial hos pitality characteristic of the place. - He left the city Monday morning only because he could not take it with him to Panama. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is getting np a mammoth petition asking Theodore Roosevelt not to kill any animals on his proposed hunt in Africa. The only thing to be feared is that the apostle of the "square deal" and the "big stick" might yet be deterred from going to Africa. Let him alone, or rather encourage him to go. When he gets there he may real ize that he is not the only Terror on the earth. If the elephants don't trample him, maybe the rhi noceros will gore him, or the lion tear him, or the snake bite him, or the terriW-m fly might sting him and imyPrt the incurable sleeping sickness. Give him a chance to be effectually subdued. CAPITOL CORRESPONDENCE. Senate Chamber, Columbia, S. C., January 25th, 1909. 1 The General Assembly as was pre dicted in THE TIMES, elected Hon. Ira | B. Jones, chief justice. This creates a 1 vacancy in the associate justiceship. i which vill be filled Wednesday. There ] are many candidates for the honor, and i at this writing I am of the opiaion the race will be between circuit judges Watts and Hydrick, with a possibility of Hon. T. P. Cothran or Ex-Governor I John C. Shepperd being selected in case ; of a dead lock. Judge Watts apparent- I ly has the lead now. Should either Watts or Hydrick be elected, there will have to be another election for a circuit judge. These elections take up much of the valuable time of the general assembly. Besides the judicial elections, directors of the penitentiary, trustees of the va rious state colleges and a United States senator will have to be chosen. The latter is a matter of form, but it. cuts in to Che time needed for work just the i same. 1 On last Thursday the committees hav- 1 ing in charge the various prohibition bills gave a hearing to those interest ed, and I was present as a spectator. There were several excellent prohibi- 1 tion speeches made, among the speak- 1 ers was Mr. Charlton DuRant of Man ning, who urged state-wide prohibition. 4 He referred to the voting out of the dispensary in Clarendon, and said that prohibition is working well, bt not as ] well probably as he beieved it would if 1 we had state-wide prohibition. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sprott were present at the hearing. There was also present quite a number of laaies, and be it said to their 1 credit, there was no demonstration at- i tempted. The opposition to prohibition was not asked to give their views at all, nor. was there any attempt on the part of the opposition to secure a hearing. There are a great many who favor prohibition that realize in not providing a time for dispensaries to close out their stocks, a mistake was made. that the closing of a dispensary instanter is cal culated to work a monetary hardship and cause a large loss of money. Those realizing this condition ace dis posed to permit legislation looking to the closed dispensaries re-opening to dispose of the stock on hand. and after consulting with the members of our county board, and learning from them they have been trying faithfully to un loadi, and have~ failed, I have introduced a bill to reopen the dispensary at Man ning permitting the board to sell at re tail or wholesale, but not to replenish the stock. Whether this bill will pass or not I cannot say, the committee to whom it was referred are not disposed to report it fatorably, they being of the opinion that if the dispensary was re opened the Prohibitionists might have to seek legal interference to keep the board from replenishing the stock. As I understood our condition it is this. We have several thousand dollars of the people's money tied up in liquor, the law permitted this investment, now: by the action of the people the board have this investment in a condition they cannot get the money out of it to put back into the treasui-y. The dispensary remains closed at an expense to the tax paers of nearly $200 a month with ab soltely no return: the longer it is in its 1 present condition the more is the loss to the taxpayers. The law demands that 1 cost shall be paid for the goods, there fore the board cannot sell otherwise. I am told a Representative of the Kings tree dispensary offered to buy the stock at 0 per cent discount on credit, of course the board could not consider this! proosition, because it would be a vio- . latiou of law. I was approached in Co-< lumbia Saturday and asked if I would 1 ell to the Richland dispensary, our Carendon stock. I told the party to< make me his best offer and I would sub it it the board, his offer was a dis- 1 ount of 50 per cent, sixty days credit, 1 and this, with the privilege of rejecting such stuff as they did not want. The i proposition was in my judgment prepos- ] terous and I declined to submit it to the I board. Clarendon is up against, not a 1 theory, but a real condition, what is' be~st to be done about it? It was sug- ] ested by a strong Prohib, th at we make - he houses the goods were purchased from take them back. This has already been proposed by the board, wi'thout I uccess. but says the Prohib, "'If they refuse. let them understand. "it is take che goods back, or lose their money,'"as s :hey cannot sue the State. 1 I cannot see the consistency in such a i osition. The Prohibitionists contend 6 ,hey are tigzhting for morality, and it t ;eems to mue to take an adv'antage which. .il deprive the whiskey houses of their justly due money, is more immoral than e she selling of liquor. We bought this1a iquor in good faith, the liquor peoplef 2aaving faith in our honesty have every noral right to expect their money, and It would, as I view it, be dishonest tot; eprive them of it, even if the iaw al- v owed usto doso. It But, suppose the conditions are this j .ay; a liquor concern says "we will take l ack the goods we sold you, our claim is '; ~1,000, ship it to us at once." Thie board I inds the goods bought from that con-Is ~ern is not in the stock, having been al- I ready sold before the dispensary was s losed, they write back and say, "w *i~ aave none of your goods on band, buta we will ship vou other whiskies amount n to the 81,000 we owe vou." Thea 2ouse on receipt of this proposition says No, we will accept none but our own v :oods," will any honest man contend r :hat a liquor house should be forced to r ccept a brand of whiskey they do not tandle, perhaps have been antagoniz- j ng in the commercial markets? c Clarendon county is morally bound to* s ay one hundred cents on the dollar forv :he liquor now locked up in its dispen ary, and in my judgment the only way c .t can be done without serious loss to c he taxpayers is to permiit the re-open- v ng only to dispose of the stock now on t and. Oh, say some of those who claim I: o be ehdeavoring to uplift the morals v f our people: "sell the whiskey to some s >ther county, even at a loss, take it t way fr-om us, and sacrifice it to Kings- t ree or some other county." I do not r mderstar'dc or appreciate such a stand- s Lrd of morals. Why, if wve are contend ng for morals shall we dump our im- a norality on another community? It1 n ;ees to me, that iwasmuch as we i rought this sin upon us, and profitted 4t rom it, we must bear it alione and not a 'oist it on others. Now. if these over-s ~ealous Prohibitionists would say. e "Upon moral grrounds we closed the b ispensary, and having done so, we pro >ay for the stock on hand, then take it i >ut of the building and des ti-oy every I Irop." we would be convinced of the 1 incerity of their professions. It is my ionest opinion, that if politics was no .onsideration in the present prohibition i novement, but it had to rely solely for I ts support, upon the really sincere Pro iibitionist, the strength of the move- I neat would be greatly diminished. And 1 [ too find that the prohibition-politic- 1 ans-men who are working prohibition 1 or political preferment, are less toler tnt. and more unreasonable than the nost zealous but sincere and religious | Prohibitionist. As previouily stated I have introduc d a bill looking to relieve the present ondition. I did this, believing it to be n the best interests of our people, both 'rom a moral and a financial standpoint. [ expect to be criticized for it, have al -eady heard of some, but I am satisfied, f those who are disposed to judge harsh y will only put themselves to the trou >]e to investigate they will reach the -onclusion, that I am not attempting to lefy the result. of the election, -by which he dispensary was closed, but am only eeking to pull my people out of a bad iole. and we iret clear of the liquor on iand. we will be done with liquor agi ation in Clarendon, I hope, forever nore. As yet the delegation has had no neeting. I made a c..ll for last Wednes lay but had to postpone it on account of 4fr. Scarborough being engaged with he agricultural committee of which he s chairman. Since then my committee vork has kept me too busy to devote ime to anythinz else. The finance ommittee meets in the mornings, and fternoons. and often I have to leave his committee to work with the rail -oad or education committees. I have iad less spare moments this session than. ver bWfore. However the delegation vill meet this week to go over county tffairs. The bill introduced by me relating to ;chool district No. 9 has passed the sen te and will probably become a, law the atter part of this week, and the same I :an say for the bill to build a bridge tcross Santee River. On last Saturday I introduced a bill o further provide for the county gov rnment, in effect, it will give the board f county commissioners the direction of he chaingang, heretofore the Super isor alone had the entire direction, and f he was disposed to do so, could oper te the gang where and when he pleas d regardless of the other members of he board; under the pending bill it akes a majority to say where and .vhen he gang shall be operated, and it also rovides that a majority of the board nust make contracts, approve claims, mtc. I think this will relieve friction on he board and give better results. A oard composed of practical business nen can be of greaD aid to the supervis )r, and when matters affecting the :ounty come up the provision requiring majority to agree will frequently re ieve the supervisor of blame, because he responsibility is shared with others. I received from Washington last week letter from Congressman Leeares' ecretary enclosing the bill relating to be destruction of Clarendon's court iouse and jail during the civil war. It as only recently I was able. to secure ;ome data for Mr. Legare. in this I was rreatly assisted by J. H Lesesne. Esq., n fact, he secured the affidavits for me, : sent them on and now the measure is >ending before congress If Mr. Legare s successful, it means that Clarendon vill have $30,000 in its treasury which ,vill come as a windfall. My information s that while Mr. Legare is absent on tccount of ill health, Congressman Le rer and other friends are urging the egislation with some hope of success, oth Legare and Lever are popular in ~ongress and if there is any chance of he government paying such a claim we ill get ours. The following is the see ~etary's letter and the bill. House of Representatives, Washington. January. 16th. 1909. on. Louis Appelt. Manning, S. C.. dy Dear Mr. Appelt: I am in receipt of your valued favor, with nclosed affdavits of Captain Bradham, et al, etting forth the facts relative to the destrue ion of the Clarendon Court House and jai!. and n reply beg to thank you very kindly for your rompt and courteous attedtion in the premises. I have placed the claim in charge of one of dr. Legare's staunch friends, and the same will e given close and earnest attention. Mr. Legare is making rapid progress at the sanitarium, and I hope before long he will be ,ble to resume his work and accomplish good esults for the District which he represents. Again thanking you, and with kidd regards, :beg to remain, Very truly yours. J. B. McMahon. A Bill for the relief of Clarendon County, tate of South Carolina. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of sepresentatives of the United States of Amer-' cr in Congress assembled, That the Secretary >f the Treasury be, and he is hereby directed1 o pay, out of any money in the Treasury not1 >therwise appropriated, to the duly authorized nier of Clarendon County. South Carolina. he sum of thirty thousand dolltirs. in compen ation for property destroyed by tLhe military1 ors of the United States. under the command >f General Potter. during the year eighteen. indred and sixty-live. The grand jury in the United States lourt sprung a sensation in Columbia >y presenting the famous "Josh" ishley on the charge of Peonage. This i ffense is, upon conriction, punishable > a heavy fine and imprisonment. Citizen Josh," as he is famiiiarly aled, says he will have no trouble in 1 ecuring an acquittal, but rumor has it he evidence against him was secured y secret service men, who probably ave found out tnat the Anderson leg slator used to be a stalwart Tillmanite. 1 .t is said that upon some occasion Till an was asked if he kne w Josh Ashley. e thought awhile, and then said, Ashle-Josh Ashley? Yes, by Gol drove' him, through the streets of ~ ~n'erson hitched to my carriage." .shley, however, says it is a lie. There was a rumor about the capitol uilding that a resolution of confidence e n Representative Ashley's integrity ould be introduced, and why not? A ecret service agent under President g toosevelt, has secured evidence re eting upon the character of the entlemen from Anderson, the legisla- d ors hare heard the gentleman from nderson declare his innocence; upon earing that Senator Tillman was ac used. and lator' reading Tillman's nwer in which he did not deny the ets, but simply denied- the eltet-in outh Carolina, they immediately in 2 roduced resolutions of con fidence, then .. thy not do the same for Ashley? Josh - ras not "agin" the Tillman resolu ons. and no doubt if Tiliman recalls * Lsle's services to him in Anderson. a e will join the South Carolina legis- P iture in denouncing President Roose- t et for putting the government's leuths upon the trail of Citizen Josh. P am quite sure if a resolution is pre- c nted, backed by Col. Rucker's hlide-J listering oratory they will be aaopted u mid cheers and throwing up of hats. 1l that would have to be done by the ~ dvocates will be to shake tile head " igorously, grow :-ed in the face, and v 'ith trembling voice shriek out, "re- F 1ember what Rooseveit did to Till- P ian," and the resolutions are adopted. There was a hill to relieve certain Late beneficiary students from their F biiiations to teach in the public ci :hools The bill sought to release those t rho have been able to secure appoint- c ients to positions in the army or navy o the United States. I opposed the bill F the ground that these beneticiaries e rere being supported and educated by si ie taxuavers of the State. under a edge 'that after graduating they ould give their services to the public Ihools two years at the salaries paid. sachers of equal rank. Now to release s dem from this obligation, gives to the eople nothing in return for the money b pent on their maintenance and educa lon. The public schools of the State re in need of the services of the young c ten, they can be of more service teach ag the children o.i those who educated tern, than they can be strutting IK round in some other State with gilded a aniider knots upon their shoulders. I ti mpasized my opposition to the bill da y eminding the Senators that while Rl is true the citadel was a military ei ot forced to go there, they apply to ,et there, and make their application with the full knowledge they must .fter graduating teach two years in >ur public schools, while they are giv ng this two year's of service they are >aid fall salary, and they should not vant to be released from teaching un ess they paid back into the treasury he money the people expended in heir education. The friends of the ill won out. There are a number bills to create -ommissions, which ought to fail, as nost of these are expensive luxuries Lnd of no good to the State. There are Liso a mass of wildcat measures, for nstance, to create a commission to ruarantee bank deposits, another to .ompensate for loss of property by heft: still another to whip the devil tround the stump, to take away the 'ight of trial by jury. Then there are Lny quantity of bills to operate the -ailroads by legislation, the legislators ;o supply the Statutes, while the stock iolders supply the money. A reading )f many of the titles to bills introduced trilges me that there are men in the 3eneral Assembly who are imbued with be dog-in-the-manger spirit. They act ts if, because they have not, they would leprive the rest of the countay, and are ilways seeking to throw obstacles n the way of progress. Such men should amend the free school Acts, as z age limit. During the week Supervisor McFad in and Commissioner Broadway were tere in attendance upon the good roads :onvention. Messrs. G. M. Bicks, T. M Davis, nd R. D. White attended the Farmers Union. The latter was present in the ;enate gallery during the. debate on a bill providing for a county attorney. I have no doubt Mr. White was im pressed with what he saw and heard, nd'will use it in che future, as it is rumored he has legislative aspirations. Mr. F. C. Thomas was on the United States petit jury ahl of the week. No oubt he was charmed. On Saturday Mrs. Thomas and her daughter came to Columbia and spent the day. Harking back to the political side of prohibition, there is a strong and grow ing belief that the prohibition leaders are shrewdly working for a combina tion of the influences of the Methodist nd Baptist churches. The supposition now is they will put up Featherstone, s, Methodist, for governor; C. A. Smith, a Baptist, for lieutenant governorfand the balance of the State ticket mixed similarly. While all of this is going on, the mail order whiskey houses are not aomplaining and want prohibition to win in all of the Southern States, but Congress must not interfere with inter ntate commerce. I am amused at the movements of certain individuals whom E know. I can read them like a book. They may, by their hypocritical pro fessions fool some good men, and they ,re fooling them at this time, but all >f these good, sincere men, cannot be fooled always. No longer than Satur :av a certain minister told me that "if %i ertain fellow continues his brazen ieception he will feel it his duty'to ex pose him." "Why," says this mirnC'er, that fellow is hobnobbing arounu with prohibitionists and the scamp is cheek y-jowl with the scurvey politicians id blind tigers. He is a pretty prohi bitionist." Then he went on and ex pressed the opinion that "many a fel Low who now expects to climb up to political fame on the prohibition ladder will find its rungs too weak to hold up bis hypocrisy." During the week a delegation of Clarendon and Williamsburg gentle men, Messrs. J. S. Evans, and S. M. E[aynesworth from Clarendon; Mr. E. B. Rhodus and Mr. Gourdin, of Greely ville, came up to try to get the two dele rations to give them legislation fbr the building of a new road from a point tar Workman, across to Black river, ihe Manning and Kingstree road, open ing up an undeveloped section and bortening, by several miles the dis ~ance to the railroad station at Greely ille or Foreston. The survey presented howed the projectmd road to be en ~ireJv in CLarendon, some half-mile ~rom' Williamsburg line, but it is rguet. by the projectors of the road, ~he line being so near, the two counties ~hould build the road, as both counties ould be benettted. The members of ~he Williamsburg delegation took the ~osition that they had no power to ake provision for the contemplated oad, as it was out of their county, and ~he Clarendon delegation could give o encouragement because of lack of cnds, as well as not being willing to ~uild a line road alone. It was sug ested to the- visitors to make another ~urvey, call for an election to throw he owners of the property between he contemplated road and the present 'illiamsburg line to Williamsburg, naking the road the county line, and hen they would be in a safer position o ask both counties to build jointly, s both- counties would have equal urisdiction, over the road. I think the uggestion will b3 acted upon,and if it is 1arendon will lose a small portion of ts territory, but that should not stand tihe way of developmeut. The General Assembly was enter a-.ned last Wednesday evening at the Iniversity with an oyster supper. 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HOME MISSIONS. dANNING AUXILIARY "One secret act of self-denial, one ecrifice of inclination to duty is worth L the good thoughts and passionate rayers in which idla people indulge iemselyes." Let us see to it Lbr *ood pur >ses~theplans for lhe )L -s do not me to naught as w, le - Home ission Meetings and 'ur e pleas res and cares of our 5 nomes. Miss Adeline Peeple . Sinchester, :y., daughter of Rev. J. R. Peeples, as consecrated a deaconness in Nash lle, Tenn., November 16th, by Bishop itzgerald. Miss Peeples has been ap inted to Galveston, Texas. Many little lives have been saved by oley's Honey and Tar, for coughs, lds, crops and whooping cough. It is ie only sate remedy for infants and ilden as it contains no opiates in her narcotic drugs, and children like oley's Honey-and Tar. Careful moth .'s keep a bottle in the house. Ref use tbstu tes. Placing Him. "May I ask you what your profes Ion is?" "Certainly. I cure people of the blues y hypnotic power." "Oh, I see. 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Thus a slide is contrived, and it is a danger ous one to all appearance. It is down this incline that the per former has his path. For the lofty journey a sort of saddle Is provided made of wood, with holes in it, through which the rope passes. But before a start is made the whole length of the rope is wet to prevent the saddle from catching fire from the friction. The performer sits astride this seat, and to his legs are fastened bags of sand, which serve two purposes-they enable him to maintain an upright position during his lightning-like descent, and they increase the momentum. The lower end of the rope is carefully wound with bits of carpet to check the speed before the stake is reached. Without this precaution the performer would be dashed to pieces. The terrific velocity of the descent for the first few hundred yards Is shown by the stream of smoke that trails from the wake of the saddle, de spite the fact that the rope has b'een wet Afterward the igcline diminishes somewhat, and the pace becomes corre spondingly slower. By the time the goal is reached the jheri, as the per former is called, is able to come to a standstill without disaster. This slide in the air Is supposed to reveal the will of the gods as to the crops of the approaching season. If the perilous trip Is accomplished in safety a plentiful harvest is assured. Naturilly, therefore, every care Is tak en to minimize the dangers of the per formance. The cedremony Is of ancient origin, and those who engage in it as jheri form a small caste apart.-New York Tribune. A MEDFORD STORY. Legend of the Phantom Ship and Its Mad Pirate Captain. The town of Medford, Mass., has a legend of a phantom ship beside .which the Flying Duhman is only a peace ful merchantmau. The Medford story runs that a ship laden with rum and gold and silver bars put out from that place in the days when the Spanish main was infested with pirates. It was headed for a West Indian port, but tot into the doldrums and was so long becalmed that water and provi sions gave out, and all hands perished of thirst and starvation. When the wind came up again the ship sailed away with her ghastly crew, was seen by a baecaneer, chased and - over hauled. The pirate captain made fast to his prize without firing a single shot, and, at ''riting the vessel's nonresistance to .war or lack of arms, he was the first man to leap on board. But the rope with which the captured ship had been carelessly lashed to his own parted under the strain of the seaway, and he found himself rapidly borne away from his comrades on what he soon discovered to be a floating coffin. A stiff breeze filled the sails of the derelict, and before his own vessel could overtake it night descended on the ocean, and the pursuing ship lost sight of It altogether. Left alone in pitch darkness on the grewsome craft, the pirate went mad with terror and, seizing the wheel, raced away before the wind and, according to the legend, was condemned to range the seas for ever thus in command of his horrible prize. Woe to the ship that encountered It scudding along by moonlight or in the lightning's glare, manned by skeletons and steered by a shouting, gesticulat ing madman, and when on several oc casions it was sighted In the fog off Medford It was considered as the her aid of storm and disaster and the loss of many ships.-New York Press. Colds contracted at this season of the year are qickly releved with Bees Laxative Cough Sy up. Its laxative quality rids the system of the old. Pleasant to take. Best for children for oughs, colds. croup and whooping cough. The Mfanning Pharmacy. ,Information Wanted. Mrs. Benhaam-Before we were mar ried you said that life would be one grand,. sweet song. Benham--Well, what of It? Mrs. Benham-I'd like to know where you do your singing. New York Press. Don't Get a Divorce. A western jud ge granted a divorce on acount of ill-temper and bad breath r. King's New Life Pills would have revented it. They cure Constipation, ausing bad breath and Liver Trouble. he ill-temper, dispel colds, banish head ches. conquer chills. 25c at Dr. W. E. rown & Co., and J. E. Arant'. Making Sure. Country Cousin-Are you sure I am in the right train? Town Relative who has had about enough of It) Well, I have asked seventeen porters and thirty-two passengers, and they ll say "Yes," so I think you'd better isk It.-London Telegraph. If thou continuest to take delight in dle argumentation thou mayest be qualiied to combat with the sophists, ut never know how to love with men. -Socrates. Simple Remedy For La Grippe. Racking la grippe coughs that may evelop into pneumonia over night are uickly cured by Foley's Honey and ar. The sore and inflamed lungs are ealed and strengthened, and a danger aUs condition is quickly averted. Take ti nly Foley's Honey and Tar mn the yel- c w packages. W. E. Brown & Co- a ATARRH CURED AT HOME ~ 'rial Treatment of Dr. Blosser's Catarrh n Remedy Free to Sufferers. T If you have catarrh of the nose. throat, or ngs. if you are constantly spitting. blowing e nose, have stopped up feeling, head noises. eaness, asthma, bronchitis or weak lungs, ou can cure yourself at home by a remedy so mple that even a child can use it. It will cost you only a postal card to get a beral free trhl package of Dr. Blossers onderful remedy. It is sent by mall to every terested sufferer. Certainly no offer could be ore liberal. The full treatment is not expensive. A pack e containing enough to last one whole month rill be sent by mail for $1.00. A postal card with your Dame and address - ent to H. R. BOGER, Manning, S. C., will bring o by return mail the free trial treatment and interesting booklt, so that you can at once STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Conty of Clarendon. By James M. Windbam, Esq., Probate Judge. N HEREAS, David E Geddings made suit to me, to grant him Letters of Akcdministration of the Estate'and Effects f Norman L. Carroway. These are therefore to cite and ad nonish all and singular the kindred Lnd creditors of the said Norman L. ,arroway, deceased, that they be and Lppear before me, in the Court of Pro )ate, to be held at Manning on the 1st day of January next, after publica ion thereof, at 11 o'clock in the fore aoon, to show cause, if any they have, iyhy the said administration should not e granted. Given under my hand, this 2nd day )f Jannary, A. D. 1909. JAMES M. WINDHAM, ESEAL.1 Judge of Probate. J. S. BELL, MACHINEST. Repairer of AUTOMOBILES, and all kinds of Ma chinery. PLUMBING, and Steam Fitting. Cut and Thread Pipe from 1-8 to 6 inches. 4EAVY BLACKSMITH Work Done to Order. J. S. BELL. APPAREL SHOP FOR MEN AND LADIES Everything of the best for the personal wear and adorn ment of both sexes. We fill mail.orders carefully and promptly. DAVID OUTFITTING COMPANY, Charleston, S. C. Tax Notice. The books for the collection of taxes will open on October 15, 1908, and close on March 15, 1909. The levies are as follows: State, 54 mills; ordinary county, ?J mills; special road, I mill; consti tutional school tax, 3 mills. Interest on court house bonds, 1 mill; interest on county bonds, I mill; special tax for School District Nc 1, 2 mills; special tax for School District No. 2, 3 mills; special tax for School District No. 5, 3 mills;, special tax for Sebool District No. 7, 4 mills; special tax for School District No. ), 8 mills; special tax for School Dis Irict No. 10, 3 mills; special tax for School District No. 11, 2 mills; spe sial tax for School District No. 15, 3 mills; special tax for School District No. 16. 2 mills; special tax for School District No. 18, 2 mills; special tax Eor School District No. 19, 4 mills; special tax for School District No. 20, I mills; special tax for School District No. 21, 3 inills; special tax for School District No. 22, 9 mills; special tax for School District No. 24, 1 mill; ipecial tax for School District No. 25, 3 mills; special tax for School Dis brict No. 26, 4 mills; special tax for School District No. 27, 3 mills; spe >ial tax for School District No. 28, mills. L. L WELLS, County Treasurer. The Bank of Manning. Manning, S. C. lapital Stock.............$40,000 surplus................. ... 40,000 stockholders' Liability.......40,000 I'otal Protection to Depositors.8$120,000 TH-E BUSINESS MAN >f to-day realizes the absolute neces ity of having a bank account with thoroughly reputable BANK' At this Bank you will find that all ur customers are treated with cour esy and consideration. In many ways ou will find it to your advantage to ank here b SHIELD YOURSELF omn loss by Fire. Don't wait 'till af r the Fire to give the matter your >nsideratiou; now is the time to think bout it. FIRE INSURANCE POLICIES* sured for very moderate rates. Reli >ility is the foundation of all our busi ass dealings. le F.1N. HiIEl Illffllc 19ll1. E. C. HORTON, Manager. Cures Colds; Prevents Pnumonia 'in esalve Acts uE A POULTcE arbolized roEMSWscrsxDxRwE r. King's N~ew Life PIlls The best in the world. Not Dead or Sleeping! Simply been moving and taking stock. We are about straight now in our new quart ers on Levi Block and are better prepared than ever to MAKE THINGS INTERESTIN6 FOR THE TRADE. See partial list of Bargains below, effective until Feb ruary 3rd: Swift's Premium Hams............ 14c Shafer's Famous Breakfast Bacon...... .......14c. Golden Rio Cofee............ 7c. Pic Nic Hams...... ................... Fancy June Peas, regular price 15c. can, Special... 10c. Fancy Maine Sugar Corn, regular 15c. can, Special 12c. Fancy N. Y. State Sugar Corn, regular 10c. can, Special .. ...... .......... .. ... .........~. 9 - Vegetables for Soup, regular 15c. can, Special..... 11c. Fancy California Evaporated Peeled Peaches,-Reg lar 28c. lb., Special . 25c. Fancy California Evaporated Apricots, regular 25c. lb., Special... ................ 20c. Fancy California Prunes, regular 15c.lb.....Special 13c. Fancy Codfish in Bricks, regular 15c. lb.....Special 11c English Split Peas, regular 12 1-2c. qt., Special.... 08 Manning Grocery Co This Space Belong to IIIRSCIM ETI WAN FERTIIZERS For All Crops and For Big Crops. The Fertilizers that have been known For over forty years and profitably Used by two generations-of farmers. The Fertilizers that contain the Right materials and make your crops grow. 'Etiwan Fertilizer Co4 Charleston, S. C. "Ask for Etiwan." Fire Change Having had our Stables, corner of Liberty and Sumier treets destroyed by the Christmas tire we have purchased the usiness of Geo. F. Epperson -and will conduct our businessinD the iture at his stand, North Main and Canal Streets. We will pifer our entire Fire Stock at and below cost prices.. Come and see us. BOOTHEHIIY IVTE STOCK CI. SUMTER. S. C. BRING YOUR A J OB W OR KK TO TIHE TINES OFFICE.