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)Ui APPELT. Editor. .IANNTNG. S. C., FEB. 24, 1909. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. sUBSCIP"TION R ATES: one year........................... .1 . six months..- .. . ---------------------. t.,oui months.... .....................- -- ADVFI17TISING R~ATES: One square. one time. 51: eacb subsequent i:n sertion. .:; cents. Obituaries and Tributes ef Respect charred for as re::ul2.r advertisements Liberal contracts made for three. six and twelve Communications must oe accompaniedhy the real nazne and address of the writer in order to receive attention. No communication of a persona. cnaracter will be published except as an advertisement. Entered at the Postolice at Manning as Sec ond Class matter. CAPITOL CORRESPONDENCE. Senate Chamber. Columbia. S. C., February 20th, 1909. i The general assembly did not tinish up its work at the end of the forty days as was expected, and we will have to return Tues day night to continue the session. much to the disappointment of many of us who have our private affairs to look after. The respon sibiiity for the delay is solely due to the filibuster in the lower House notwithstanding the fact that it is now making the effort to square itself with the people by claiming that it had finished its work and is ready to adjourn today, but it does not require the wisdom of a Solomon to under stand the situation. The constitution requires all Acts before passage to be read on three different days in each house. The House held back the appropriation and supply bills, both of which must originate in the House, until it was a physical impossibility to give these, the most important bills, three read ings in the senate by Saturday. The Prohibition element by a determined fight refused to per mit the appropriation and supply bills to be considered before a vote .was secured on the liquor question, and the anti-Prohibi tionists were equally determined to not permit the Prohibitionists to have their way, with the re sult, a prolonged, and in my opin ion, and an unnecessary delay of important legislation ensued. In the senate the Prohibition leader made several attempts to force the liquor bills to be ad vanced on the calendar. He tried argument, indulged in threats, filibustered, and in every conceiv able manner attempted to blocV legislation to secure the conisid eration of his pet measures, but he failed, and had the senate re ceived from the House the sup ply and appropriation bills in time an adjournment would have been reached tonight, and thus have ended a session which must go down in history as one of the most remarkable ever held in this State. We come back Tuesday, and while the House will be marking time, the senate will have to dis pose of the liquor question, as well as making provisidn for the financial and fiscal affairs of the State. Had we adjourned today the wheels of the State and coun ty governments would have been blocked and the Governor would have been forced to call an extra session at a tremendous expense to the taxpayers. The politicians have at last se cured the repeal of the lien law, as provided for in section 3059 of the statutes, but is the lien law repealed? 1 say no. The prac tical effect will result in liens by another name will go right on. Instearl of a lien, supplies will be obtained under section 3005, known as the chattel mor-tgage, by which a merchant is pe:mitted to sell anything from a chunk of butt meat to an automobile, and collect from the crop, whereas under section 3059 he could col lect only for such articles sold as were actual supplies. I endeav ored to show the senate that the demand for the repeal of the lien law did -not mean the repeal of one section of the statutes alone, but it carried with it, the wiping off from the statute books all Acts which permitted a lien or mortgage to be given upon a crop or anything else which was not in existence at the time the lien or mortgage was executed. I told the senate this is what my people wanted, and they would not be satisfied with anything short of it. While I was addressing the senate, Senator Clifton of Sum ter prepared an-amendment em bodying my position, and after much debate we succeeded in having his amendment adopted, but the next morning a change came over the spirit of the dr-eams of the politicians who were loud est in their clamor for the repeal of the lien law. They woke up to find by the action of the night before every vestige of the lien law -.a~s repealed, and it might prove a boomerang as was~ point ed out by the opponentsi of re peal, so the next morning over the protests of those of us who contended, that if the lien law was to be repealed, all or none should go, a reconsideration of the vote by which the Clifton amendment was adopted and after another hard fight, had the amendment stricken out, leaving the bill in its original shape, a sham, the present status remains, with this difference only. The liens drawn under section 3059 did not have to be recorded, only filed at a cost of fifteen cents: the mortgage drawn under section 3005, which was not repealed has to be recorded at a cost of about ninety cents, these mortgage s can oe ivien at any time of the year, before or after planting the crop. Therefore I say if the people really wanted the repeal of the lien law, they have not been giv en what the demanded, but in stead the action of the generalI assembly was buncombe pure and simple. When the politician comes be fore the people in the next cam-| paign, and undertakes to tickle 1 the ear of the farmer by pointing| to his having aided in repealing the lien law, the question will be asked him, why he refused to re peal the lien law in use. The peo ple may be fooled some of the time, but they cannot be fooled all of the time, and my word for it, those who honestly believe the repeal of the lien law is essential for the prosperity of the country will feel they have been tricked by the politicians. It is my opinion, the refusal of the majority to provide that no lien or mortgage shall be valid, if given before the crop is up and growing, is to create another hullabaloo for politicians to tramp over the country on another is sue for votes, and I say in antici pation of these political fakirs when they come forward advo cating the repeal of the chattel mortgage clause. their sincerity can be properly questioned, es pecially those who are members of the present general assembly. They had an opportunity and re fused to take advantage of it, and in my judgment they are now bar red from trying to ride into office upon such an issue. Those who are opposed to the repeal of the lien law have, in fact lost nothing, they can go right on giving and taking paper with the crop to be made, or in the process of making just as be fore, so after all of the fuss and feathers there will be no percep table change in the credit system of the country., except possibly in a very few cases the record fees jumps from fifteen cents to nine ty cents, all in compliance with the agitation of politicians. and demand of the big land owners for the repeal of the much dis cussed and cussed lien law. In my last letter I mentioned a bill providing for a bond issue in school district number 20, and stated that the amount was $5,000, which it was originally, bat Mr. Green the author, finding that bis district could stand a larger sum, amended the bill in the House and made it $10,000 which puts the people in district number 20 in position to build a first class school building, and I hope they will take advantage of it because no community can make a better investment. All of the appointments for Clarendon have been confirmed. My attention was drawn to our grand jury presentment, with re gard to the magistrate at Pax ville, and I was asked to hold up the confirmation because of the charges, made against that otlicer. I declined to do th&s because the primary nominated Mr. Barwick, and I was pledged to send his name to the Governor. Because a man is reported to a grand jury and that body presents him to the court is no evidence of guilt. The grand jury only bears one side of the charge, and it tranfers the case to a petit jury which hears both sides, and then if the officer is found guilty he will be remov ed from office, but for me to in terfere at this stage would be highly improper. If the appropriation bill goes through as it now stands the State tax levy will be reduced one-half mill, which will make our state, school, county and bond issues tax 13i mills, this of course, does not include special school district taxes, last year our levy was apart from special school district levies, 125, therefore we will only have to pay this year an increase of thr-ee-fourths of one mill, which is almost imper ceptible, but I do not want my readers to lose sight of thae fact that a large deficit must result at the end of this year which must be provided for next year, and the only reason we did not make provision this time, was on ac count of the indefinite informa tion obtained. There has been much said this week about the railroad pas senger rates and the man ner of handling interchange able mileage books, few of my readers are interested in the controversy, but inasmuch as the drummers are. intensely interested, that is to say, some of them, and the fact that they travel all over the country and are good talkers, I think per haps, my readers maybe inter ested in an explanation. The railroads in this State vountar-ily reduced the pas senger rates from three cents to two and one-half cents per mile, but before doing so they had a conference with the gov-ernor and the railroad commission. and it was agreed to let the rail roads, as an experiment, put this reduced rate on for one year beginning April 1st, 1908. The roads not only reduced their rates as per agreement. but they also put on an interchangeable mileage book, good on several systems, at two cents per mile with a condition that the pur chaser of this two cents a mile book, must, before boarding a train, exchange his mileage for a ticket at the station. The drummers claim this require ment causes them inconvenience and they want the legislature to force the roads to take up this reduced rate mileage on the' trains instead of at the station office. The railroads make this requirement to facilitate. busi ness. and have a more correct system of checking between the interchangeable systems. I am opposed to this interference with: the business management of the railroads. If these drummners do: not want to comply with the re quirements, they can do as any other passengers, step up to the~ ialf cents a mile and buy the S< >rdinary ticket: it is altogether w anreasonable on their part to want a reduction of $5 on a c< thousand mile book, and not be ir willing to let the roads manage t] their accounting system as they I think proper. The ordinary pas- fi senger pays a straight 2 1-2 cent h rate, and buys a ticket, the b drummer buys a 2 cent rate, E and does not want to go to the d tialt office. I think he should. v T4e lecgislature cannot force the t roads to put on the mileage r books at all, and I believe if the t legislature enacts a law which I will require these books to be T accepted on the trains, the inter- i: changeable books will be taken a off entirely, thus forcing thous- I ands of other people besides 1 drummers to pay 85 per thous- E and miles more than they do c now. The bill in its first section I dealt with the rate a road shall 1 charge. I opposed, and upon c my motion this rate section was ( stricken out. I opposed rate leg- E islation because, under the agree- s ment made last year there was I to be no rate legislation, and I 1 take the position to- enact rail- c road legislation before the time t expires for the agreement will c be bad faith. The other side t claim there is no record of any r agreement, which is true. but - the fact of the legislature declin- 1 ing to interfere with the rail- i roads last year is attributed en tirely to the agreement between I the roads, the governer, and the i commission. While there is no record in the Senate showinga that the Senate made an agree ment. there is, by the action of the Senate. an acquiescence in i the agreement, and in my hum ble judgment it is bound by it until April 1st of this year. If, after April 1st, the railroads 1 cannot show the rate in vogue is 1 a money losing proposition, then I the commission will make it 1 permanent, instead of experi- ] mental as now. The mileage book proposition. however, is entirely a matter within the dis cretion" of the roads, they can continue or discontinue them at will, and no act of the legisla ture can prevent. When we return the liquor problem will be up to 's good 1 and strong, and as I have fre quently said, there is no telling the result. The Prohibitionists are not so sure of their ground and are willing to adopt what what they call "referendum," hoping thereby to catch some votes from the local option ranks. All manner of schemes are being devised to get a com promise, but everyone suggested means at last no concession on the part of the Prohibitionists. They are like the white man and: the Indian, in a dispute over a1 turkey and a buzzard, the white man proposed a compromise, by saying to the Indian, "I take the turkey a.nd you take the biuz-1 zard, but the Indian shook his1 head and declined. Then the white man said, "well, alright Indian, you take the buzzard and I take the turkey." It was turkey all ,the time with the1 white man. So it is with the1 Prohibitionists in all of their1 positions. Referendum straight means prohibition by the over whelming up-country vote, there fore it would be a waste of time1 and expense to have an election when the result is known in ad vance. The local optionists want to preserve the democratic princi pe of local self-governmnent, and most of them, I among the number. will support a bill de caring for a State wide- prohi- J tion, with a proviso permitting any county by a majority vote to continue, or re-establish the county dispensary system. Un der the present law, counties may vote out a dispensary, but there is no way for them to vote it back in, no matter how abnox ious prohibition may become.1 The Prohibitionists are not wil ling for this, because they fear that some of the present dry, counties may have an election and vote back the legal sale of liquor. I contend if there is a dry county that cannot and will not enforce prohibltion it is folly to force that county to be over run with liquor, bear the ex pense of the courts, undergo the punishment of drunkenness and other evils, and not be able to get any revenue to help bear this expense. This afternoon 1 was asked if I would agree to a proposition that would declare for State wide prohibition, with a provis ion to only those counties now having dispensaries to have an election to ascertain whether or1 not the dispensaries shall re main. I said I would not, be cause should such an election be. held and Sumter and Williams burg decided to let their dispen saries remain, Clarendon would continue to be sapped. We would continue to contribute about 818,000 a year, and receive in return the drunks, and dis orderlies, and every bad effect of liquor consumption. Why should the dispensary counties enjoy~ the privilege of local self goveiment, and the dry coun ties note On Tuesday afternoon there will be a conference to see if there is any chance of an agree mnent, if none is made. then I ex pect to see another deadlock, or I an adjournment with nothing done on the liquor question. I ' have about reached the conclu- I sion that the prohibition leaders are getting uneasy lest some- a thing will be done next week, it 1 looks to mue as if they would much prefer being out voted so 1 as to leave the issue for the next e eamaign. If something is done lt a newv stalking horse will have t t o efond, they must haveis mething to rattle and conjure ith. So far as I am individually I )ncerned indifference has set I . the only anxiety I have is ic day of final adjournment, so may stay hume, and awayi -om this turmoil, and political ypocrisy. Who are the prohi ition leaders of the Senate and [ouse? They are former State ispensaryites. n.ot one o[ them ere Prohibitionists until after 2e down fall of the State dis ensary, and the smashing of de dispensary machine. A man ke C. A. Smith of Timmons ille, always a Prohibitionists, brusht aside and made to go way back and sit down by Mr. Lchards who almost risked his Lfe in the effort to save the state dispensary. Senator Otts. f whom it is said, telegraphed en Tillman to come to Chero :ee to help him save his county ispensary. has taken full harge of the prohibition forces, ,nd cracks his whip over the enators who have always been rohibitionists, until they crouch ieneath him to obey his every ommand. They dare not listen o reason, without the consent if their leader. How he got con rol of the prohibition whip is a astery, but no ring master ml circus ever had a firmer hold tpon his whip or wielded it with nore effect than does the Sen ,tor from Cherokee. I do wish hat some good artist could be n the Senate Chamber, and re )roduce on paper the scene that vil present itself in the Senate hamber when the liquor fight :omes on. I venture to say the ssue containing this caricature vould have a tremendous sale. If I were to undertake to de cribe the effect on the prohibi. ion senators of whoop from the >ig injun of Cherokee, it would >ut me in a veritable storm ceri er. There would come an ava anche of protests, each of which ,vould first have to be censored ) the big injun. I have no idea here is one of the prohibition ;enators who would strike out .or himself independent of the enator of Chero.kee. No, sire, tts is boss, and will continue to he end. If successful they wil >rown him with glory, if not is name will be Dennis. I am fond of the big infun. he s a jolly good fellow, lights hard, md sometimes mean. but when t is over it is alright. The only )bjection I have to his present >osition is, I cannot understan. ?here, when and how he got it. lust when Otts became a Prohb itionists is puzzling. I know vhat converted Richards, that >hange came over him five minu ites -after the ]ast vote was cast hich crushed the great moral nstittion-the state dispensary, mnd threw .aub Evans & Co., ou.t f a job. But it is mysterious bout Otts. Surely he did not get nad and go over into the prohi ition camp because Ben Tillma.n lid not respond to his telegram to >elp him save the dispensary in Therokee? I have no doubt Tillman was usy in Washington, or perhaps e was engaged in undertaking o effect a deal for several quar er sections of land in the West swhy he could not pack his grip md run down to Cherokee to save he dispensary at Senator Otts.' request: whatever was Tillman's scuse Utts should not have lost is temper and gone over to the >pposition. It was naughty, but 1ow that he is in their camp. it s also naughty in him to assume ull possession and force those rho have always been in that ~amp to receive orders from him. Feeling kindly towards senator )tts it might be well that I should ran him, lest those who are sub itting in meekness and lowli iess, should, after he has storm d the ramparts and won the vic ory. turn upon and destroy him.. ['hey allow him to domineer over hemn now but wait, and poor )tts will get it where the Indian rears his beads. This will probably be my last etter before my general epitome >f the whol~e work of the session. have tried to furnish an inter isting letter each week, and I iope Ihave succeeded. My fellows n the senate speak very kindly f my letters, which of course is ~ppreciated, but if my county ~eaders are pleased it is more -ratifying to me for it is them I eek to serve. ."A." A Tracking Proposition.. In the next few weeks will be een the development of a truck ng.proposition in a section of outh Carolina that is hardiy fit or anything else. In the Sea >oard Air Line territory. from sava~nnah to Chera.w, there is ractically nothing save sand 111 land. For some years the state department and the federal Luthorities have been wrestling vith tis problem, and the rail vay officials bave been trying to scertain what is best for this ection with a view to increaseu. reight business. The State Department of Agri ulture has made a series of ex >eriments which has led to the stablishment of truck and fruit ~rowing propositions in this ieretofore neglected territory, ,nd has induced the United ;tates departrment and the rail vay officials to lend their aid. ts a result very soon there is to e established at McBee a de nonstration farm that is inten Led to teach the occupants of 5000 acres of land the main rinciples of truck farming. and t Bethune the local- farmers lave combined to make trucking success. The State and the Jnited States government is to ssist these wide-awake men in heir efforts, and try . to make he sand hill country what it houl bearJiers TUon Sun. The Crosstie Problem. Washington, Feb. 21.-That the iumble railroad tie is the most im )ortant factor in the material devel pmuent of the country is a great truth ;hat is little understood by people mtside of railroad circles. The puff. ng engine that speeds at the rate of t mile or more a minute over the soantry is a slave to the two steel rails that insure a smooth and safe road, and these rails in turn depend >n the old-fashioned wooden cross tie which holds them in place. Yankee invention has not yet found a substitute which has induced the railroads to give up wood, although experts say that the day will surely come when the country's forests will no longer be called upon to supply the demand for ties. Up to the pres ent time it seems that no other ma terial has been found which-has the resiliency of wood and. which at the same time causes less wear and tear on the rails, fasteningsi and roadbed. The country's railroa:ds during thE last two or three years used 110,000, 000 to 150,000,000 of sawed and hewi ties a year. The ideal tie timber i white oak, which combines the qual ities of durability, hardness, strengtl and close grai n. It is not only excel lent for ties, but is widely used it ship building, for general construe tion, In cooperage, in the manufac ture of carriages, for agricultural im plements. interior finish of houses ani for furniture. On account of this wid( use the supply has been greatly re duced and soiue of the railroads hav been forced to pay almost prohibitiv4 prices for ties, or to substitute othei and cheaper woods to replace thi white oak ties rayidly disappearine from their lines. Over 40 per cent of the ties purch ased by the railroads of the countrl are oak, according to latest statistic of United States Forest Service Cross-ties of Southern pine forme< somewhat less than 25 per cent. Doug las fir ties ranked third, with approx imately 10 per cent of the total. Nat urally the proportion of these tw, timbers will increase as the supply o oak dwindles. This is also true o cedar, chestnut, cypress, Westeri pine, tamarack. hemlock and othe trees which are coming into the mai ket as tie timbers. Cedar, which is very durable, ha been extensively used to take th place of white oak for ties, but it i so soft that it is readily cut by th rails. This necessitates the use of ti plates and other protective device when cedar ties are used. As the su ply of cedar is aiso running shortj i is necessary for the railroads to see farther for new tie timber. One of tb woods which has all the requisites c a good tie, with the exception of dt rability, is the beech. . A beach tie generally consists larg ly of sapwood, wh.ich partly accouni for its lack of durability, bat, on th other hand, allows a thorough an easy preser7ation treatment. In Ge: many and France, beech ties ha-s been successfully preserved from d( cay, and are used very extensivel: Beech is found widely distribute throughout the eastern part of th United States* and at the preser time is comparatively cheap an abundant. If, therefore, the railroac whose lines are located in the regior where beach i's abundant can mal use of this wood, treated with son suitable preservative, another sour( of supply of tie timber will be opei ed up. Stumpage values have been i creasing so rapidly during the ]a few years that many railroads hav found it necessary to modify the timber policy, and they yearly appl preservatives to a greater number< ties and to more kinds of wood. Sal stitute woods naturally vary wit different sections of the country, bc in most cases they lack the two essei tial qualities found in white oal namely, resistance to mechanica wear.and to decay. Experience pro es that wear can be successfully re tarded1 by the use of tie plates an other mechanical devices, and deca can be postponed by the applicatic of. proper preservatives. The ne conditions have made it necessary f< many railroad companies to meet ti problem of pr-eservation by establisi ing treating plants at central poin of distribution along their tines. Deafness Cannot be Cured by localapplications, as they cannot reach t] diseased portion of the ear. There is only o: way to cure deafness, and that is by constit tional remcdies. Deafness is caused by an famed condition of. the mucous lining of tl Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets inna2 ed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect het ing. and when it is entirely closed deafness thc result, and unless the inflammation can taken out and this tube restored to its norm condition,hearing will be destroyed forever: ni: cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which nothing but an inflamed condition of the m cous surfaces We will give One Hundred Dollars for a: case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that c. not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send f circulars, free. F. J. CHENEY &. CO., Toledo, 0. Sold by druirgists, 75c. Ball's Family Pills are the best. Buy From Home People. Some fellows are gomng through tb comty selling stoves and ranges. The are good talkers, and they seem to I doing a good business. The ranges at stoves that they are selling may be< good Quality-they should certainly I of the very best quality at the prices which the are sold. But why should anybody buy a stos or a range from one of these people Would it not be better to buy from a 1I calheaer pedeswill be out and got in ma few weeks. If a range bought froi them should turn out to be defectivi what is the purchaser going to do? B will have nobody to fall back on. The local dealers are here, and the 1are going to stay here. They will I here, and can be made to mnake any de fects in the ranges, if any should 1 found. They are here to seh new part or supolies. In this way they are mot responsible than the itinerant peddler If a man will but stop and think for moment he will realize that goods pet dIed through the county in this manne must necessarily be sold at higher pricE than the local dealers can afford to se. them. It costs money. and lots of it. send men and wagons through the coin tr, to pay salaries and running expei ses of the peddlers. The local deale does not have this expense. He has h: store, just as does the man from whoi the peddlers buy their goods. As a mal ter of fact, the cost of the peddling ar. a profit besides is added to the pricea which the local dealer will be gladt sell the same goods. Even if the good are of as good a quality as those handle by the local dealer, the price must a ways be hi gher-. Therec is no wayc getting around that. The truth of the matter- is that th man in the country who buys a stove o a range fr-om one of the peddlers is pay ig an excessive price for it, beside running the risk of getting an inferic article.-Anderson Daily Mail. Pat-What be yer charges for a fut eral notice in your paper? Editor-Fifty cents an inch. Pat-Good heavens! And me poto brother was six feet high. The Secret of ILong ILife. A French scientist has discovered oni secret of long .life. His method deal with the blood. But long ago million of Americans had proved Electric Bit ters prolongs life and makes it worti living- It purities, enriches and vital izes the blood, rebuilds wasted nervi cells, imparts life-and tone to the entir< system. Tts a godsend to weak. sick anc debilitated people. "Kidney trouble ha< blighted my life for months," writes W M. Sherman, of Cushing, Me., "hu Eleetric Bitters cured me entirely.' Only 50c. at Dr. W. E. ' Brown & Co. n JT E. A rant. The .canagenent of The Times will hereafter go over the mailing lists every week, ancl without fiurther notice every sibscription in arrears over one year will be stricken off. This is done in compliance with the vostal regulattions.So watch the label on The Times, it Will tell you& when your subscription expires. Pursuant to an Order of J. M. Windham, Judge of Probate, I will sell tt the residence of the late Ran some Hampton. deceased, in Claren don County, S. C., on Thursday the 11th day of March next, at 11 o'clock a. m., the following property: 3 head mules; one horse; one cow and calf; 3 yearlings; 600 bushels corn; lot fod der; lot hay; 30 bushels peas; lot po tatoes; 2 buggies; one one-horse wagon; one two-horse wagon; one mower and rake; one stalk chopper; 11 head hogs; lot plantation tools and farming implements, and one lot household and kitchen furniture. S. LEE HAMPTON, Administrator. Pinewood, S. C., February 23, 1909. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Count of Clarendon, I By James M. Windham, Esq., Judge r of Probate. WHEREAS, Henry Boseman made suit to me, to grant him Letters e of Administration of the Estate and s effects of Mamie Boseman. a These are therefore to cite and ad e monish all and singular the kindred s and creditors of the said Mamie Boseman, deceased, that they be t and appear before me, in the Court : of Probate, to be held at Manning on e the 11th day of March next,.after f publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in - the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administra tion should not be granted. s Given under my han', '~ .e 23rd e day of February, A. D. 1' JAMES M. WIDiu.tAM, - [SEAL.] e Judge of Probate. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, d County of Clarendon. s COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Charlotte Brunson, Mary Watson e and Lucretia Washington, Plain e tiffs against J. A. Weinberg in- his own right and as Administrator of the estate of i Rufus Brunson deceased, Alice Harvin, Gamble Brunson, other wise called Minyard Brunson, Lot itie Brunson, Isabella Brunson, ySamuel Gilliard, Sparks Gilliard, Lizzie Gilliard, Parnezie Gilliard, hFannie Brunson, Joseph Brunson, tWille H. Brunson, Mary Eliza fendants. LI Copy Summons. For Relief. (Complaint Served.) STO THE DEFENDANTS above dnamed: y YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED nand required to answer the comn Wplaint in this action, of which a rcopy is herewith served upon you, e and to serve acopy of your answer to. the said complaint on the sub Sscribers at their office in the town of Manning, S. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and, if you e fail to answer the complaint within e the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in Uthis action will apply to the Court e for the relief demanded in thle com nplaint. STo defendant, Gamble Brunson, ni otherwise called Minyard Brunson: eC You will take notice that a copy 2" of the Summons and Complaint in this action has-- been filed in the '5 offie'of the Clerk of Court for Clar Sendon County, State of S. C. W. C. DAVIS, Plaintiff's Attorney. Dated January 19, 1909. YOUR HO0U$E. Thnif fire comes you will be saved mafiy a worry and MANY A DOLLAR. SIn thsage of teworld whnthe pro ateetion of a good Fire InsurancePolicy -costs so little. and thle risk of fire is so rgtreat. it is simply poor business to go uninsured. rE. C. HORTON, Manager.' SSouth Carolina. * BERKELEY COUNTY. - CLARENDON COUNTY. Notice is hereby given, in accordance ewith the requirements of law, and respecially of Section 34 Volume 1 of the -Civil Codie of South Carolina, that the 5 undersigned intends to make an appli 'cation to the Honorable the General Assemnbly of the State of South Caro lina, at its coming session, for permis . sion and authority to- erect and main tain a proper bridge across the Santee River, from some point on its property - on the North or East side as may be of sadriver in Clarendon County, to somei point on its property on the South or West side as may be, of said river in Berkeley County; in the locality of its SMill Plant: and connecting the said Mill Plant with its property on the ot'ier side. SANTEE RIVER CYPRESS *LUMBER COMPANY. December 5, 1908. Dr. King's N'ew Life Pills Tha best in the world. Seed Potatoes! Seed Potatoes NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT IRISH COBBLERS. AND RED BLISS. We have the finest Maine Seed you ever saw-at 50c. per pek as cheap as the genuine article can be soid. Specializing' as we have been for the past five years on high grade Garden- and Field Seeds enables uso offer every year to our host of customers throughqut -the couity, We will also handl6 late varieties in Seed Potatoes when the time for planting comes. Mingle with us on The Busy Block. Manning Grocery Co. This Spade Belongs to D. HIRSCHMANN ATTENTION, FARMERS! Etiwan and Plow Brand HIGH-GRADE FERTILIZERS 'For Cotton, Corn, Tobacco and all Crops. Made from the highest grade-materials only. Don't be induced to buy other fertilizers that you know nothing.about because they are cheap. The Best are the Cheapest. Etiwan and Plow Brand Are the Best. You know it--stick to them. Manufactured by Etiwan Fertilizer Co., Charleston, S. C. A strictly Independent Factory. Insist upon your dealer 'providing you with ETIWAN and PLOW -BRAND and then see how much better your crops are than your neighbor's. LIME- -CEMENT SHINGLES, LATHS, WALL PLASTER, FIRE BRICK, TERRA COTTA PIPE, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY. Wagons, Buggies, Harness HORSE, COW AND CHICKEN FEED. FRESH CAR HORSES AND MULES WILL ARRIVE FEBRUARY 27th. BOOTH-flY LIVE STOCK CO, SUMTER. S. C. -BRING YOUR AJO'B WOR KE TO THE TIMES OFFICE.