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DAZZLE D T WRLD The Remarkable Career of the Admirable Crichton. A VERITABLE BOY WONDER. This Marvel, a . Master of Arts at Twelve, Died When Only Twenty two by His Own Sword, Which He Handed to a Defeated Foe. On July 3, 15S3, in a night encountcr in Mantua there died a boy of twenty two who in the last eight years of his life was the wonder and admiration of the chivairy :!1 learning of Europe. This was .iaMes Crichton of Cluny, best known yie title given him by the French - . Admirable Crichton. He w:-s : a :naster of arts by the Tniversity ' St. Andrews in his twelfth ye-ar. Ii knew all that insti tutio. of learnng could teach him when he was fourteen. At the age of fifteen he met in public debate on all subjects many of the best minds in France and vanquished them all. H e knew all the learning of his day. He was a master of twelve languages. He had a memory so wonderful that, hear ing a discourse of any length, he was able afterward t- rcpeat it word for .word and duplicate every gesture of the speaker. He was a poet, a musi cian of excellence, an athlete, a horse man, a soldier of trusted command be fore he was nineteen, a v'onderf.nl ac tor, a swordsman of entraordinary skill. Crichton's family was of consider able importance and wealth and claim ed royal descent. His father was lord advocate first to) Queen Mary and aft erward to King James VI. His moth 'er was the daughter of Sir James Stew art. Members of both families were eminent in Scottish history. The boy. James Crichton was sent to grammar school at Perth. He emerged at the age of ten and immediately entered the famous Unidrsity of St. Andrews. The students there were divided into ,what were called circles, according to the talent they exhibited. Crichton ad :'anced from one circle to another un til. when he was barely past eleven, the university turned him out with the degree of master of arts. It was the custom of young men of the time to finish -their educations by making the grand tour of Europe. Crichton, sup plied with letters from his family and relatives to the nobles of the French court, went to Paris first. His first action on arrival was to -post a challenge in all parts of the city offering to meet all comers at the .College of Navarre in debate in any one of twelve languages, "in any sci ence, liberal art, discipline or faculty, Xwhether practical or theoretic." -Such contests were common to the age, but ;the challenge, coming from a boy of fifteen, aroused deep interest. An im mense crowd was present on the day appointed. A dozen eminent philoso phers and divines presented them selves. Crichton. without the sem ~blance of effort, defeated all who at tempted to cope with him. He was congratulated by, the faculty of the colle'ge, and Henry III., then the gay est monarch in' Europe, carried him .of' to his court. The next day Crich -ton appeared in the tourney and with consummate ease remained victor in ~that martial struggle. The king gave * him an important command in the army. He- remained in France two ~years, dazzling the people with his accomplishments in every direction. Crichton went next to Rome and Wenice. In the latter city his friends ;were Sperone Speroni, one of the most ~learnted names in Italian literature; ~rohn Donati and Lorenzo Massa; secre -tary to the republic of Veuice. Sev eral of the Latin poems Crichton com posed in this circle ~have survived. 'He was introduced to the doge and the senate and in their presence deliv ered an oration so graceful and elo -quent that, according to Imperalis, "he ,was esteemed a prodigy of nature." Z.'he Venetians were enraptured over -his elegant manners, his learning and :nccomplishments. Crichton went to ~Padua -to debate on the philosophy ~of Aristotie, thenM subject absorbing :the' educated minds of all -Europe. ~The argument lasted three days, and the handsome young Scotchmtin was . gn easy victor over all opponents. At li!antua a famous Italian duelist -lived who had vanquished many an ~tagonists. Ci-chton sent him a chal lenge and next day ran the Italian through the body. The Duke of Man tua engaged him as tutor for' his son, Wincenzo di Gonzaza. Thie ceurt of Iantua was celebrated for its patron age of the Italian drama. The zia~st a ~troupe of actors in Europe, denominat ed I Gelosi, was attached to it. Crich on composed a species of comedy for he company, soatirizing the wvtnness ess of the various occupatic ns izn life, thien 'indertook to sustain hi-mself the * most prominent and difficult charac ters in the piece. Even the actors .were carried away with enthusiasm, so marvelous was Crichton's acting. The young Duke Vincenzo, his pu pil, was 3ealous of Crichton, who found favor in the eyes of a beautiful young noblewoman whom Vincenzo had .woodd in vain. One night Crichton, .waking home through the streets, playing as he went along on his guitar, ~was suddenly attacked by six masked .men. Ee fiung away the guitar, drew :his sword and ouickly killed two of this antagonists, put, two more to fiight and disarmed the letader. The latter's miask fell off. It was the young Duke Wincenzo.- Crichiton dropped on his knee and presented his own sword to .his pupil. The duke took It and thrust it through Crichton's body. He fell on his back dead. Prescribes Dr. Blosser's Catarrh Remedy. Dear Sirs-I first used your Catarrh Cure in - the case of my son. who had chronic naso-phar yngea1 catarrh, with great benetit to him. I often prescribe it for other of my patients, and I think it is quite the finest remedy for catarrh that has ever been placed on the market. Thanking you ror past favors, I am, Yours very truly. Elloree, S. C. Dear Sirs--Your medicine is -vinning fast inl this country. In has effected some remarkable cures. Ido not 1anon- that it has failed in one instance where it has been fairiy tried. Very trui- yours. Rsv. T. H. ALLEN, Lexington, Kcy. Dr. Biosser's Catarrh Remedy is for sale by H. R. Boger, Manninu. S. C. A month's treat ment for $l:00. A free sample for the asking. A postal card will bring it by mail. Parliamrentary Procedure. "How about mny letter of proposal?" demanded the young congressman. "It has been advanced to a second reading," -answered the haughty Wash ington belle.-Kansas City Journal. To draw a caricature of our contem porarles is not difficult. It requires only a small portion of talent and a MAKING A TUNNEL. The Way Railroad Engineers Sore Through a Mountain. Sometimes the construction engineer brings his new line face to face with a mountain too steep to be easily c mounted, and then he prepares to 11 pierce it. Tunnels are not pleasant to t ride through. They are, moreover. f fearfully expensive to construct, and they necessitate a double inspection. But-and the "but" in this case is a very large one-they reduce grades and distances in wholesale fashion, n and so in a mountainous country the engineer must be prepared to drive r tunnels and the folk who come after y him to operate them. The tunnel job t is apt to be a separate part of the p work. It calls for its own expert tal-7 y ent. If the tunnel is more than a half or three-quarters of a mile long it will I probably be dug from a shaft or sir-its p as well- as from its portals. In this h way the work will not only be greatly L hastened, but the shafts will continue e in use after it is completed as vents for the discharge of engine smqke and r gases from the tube. The ordinary course of such work is a by the use of cutting shields proceed ing simultaneously from the portals and from the footings of the shafts. These shields are to be likened to steel rings of a circumference only slightly greater than that of the fin ished tunnel. Men wNorking on differ ent levels of this shield wIth pick and 0 with drill and dynamite constantly clear a path for it. whereupon it is pressed forward. Tracks follow the cutting shield, and more locomotives, steam or electric, are used in remov ing the material. The use of electric ity keeps the tunnel quite clear of gases and makes the safest light for the workers. In rare cdses the rock through which the tunnel is bored is strong enough to support itself. But in most cases the engineers prefer to line the bore. P with brick, as a rule, and this lining r( is set in place right in the path of the cutting shield. After long weeks and perhaps months of work the time 0. comes when the different bores meet b and the tunnel is a single underground 1 tube from portal to portal. d d, THE AMERICAN WON. Hobbs Picked All the Locks in the P Bank of England. The first world's fair, the Crystal el palace at London. was held in 1851. r. It was at the Crystal pahtce that the e American mechanic showed that he e; stood second to none in the world. tj Hobbs challenged Chubb, and Hobbs, a the American mechanic, carried off the first prize as a lockmaker. Hobbs rep- h: resented an American manufacturer Ir of iron bank safes. He placed his safe t1 on exhibition and tied the key to the yj combination lock on the outside. In side the safe was placed ?250, or $1,250, B and the free offer was made to the d4 mechanics of the world that if they d< opened the safe the money contained therein coul4 be taken for their suc- tI cess. The safe was never opened. At w that time Chubb was famous all over England and in Europe as a lock- jn maker. The Bank of England indors- fe ed Chubb and used his locks exclu sively. Hobbs examined the work manship of the locks and offered to not only enter the outer doors of the sz Bank of England, but to open also the 'h: seven doors leading to the treasure safes, inside of two hours if permission was given. This was too much for bi the Britishers to stand, and they gave 'hi the necessary consent. - y Hobbs was on hand two hours bc- hj foe the time for opening the doors of ax the bank arrived and announced him- pi self ready to go to work. All the tools h: he had he carried in h's vest pocket, fi: consisting of about twenty picks. He p< opened the front door in seven min- g: utes and entered the bank triumphant- e l. He next approached the outer cc door of the treasure safe. In six minutes the door opened, and before one hour had passed, half of the time he asked for, he had his hands in the Io treasure of the bank, much to the a amazement of the directors of the bank m and -to the intense disgust of Chubb, se a man- of influence and wealth. He took his defeat gamely, however, and soon Let to work to improve his locks. , This he did by taking Hobbs into his employ as an adviser. B Knew What H-e Wanted.s "Gimme a dime's wuth o' dried beef an' sum crackers," said Uncle Josh to the young lady in charge of the ribbon counter in a downtown store. h "You have evidently made a mistake. i in the place," she smilingly replied.b "This is a dry goods store.'' al "Waal, now, I reckon I know'd that, a b'g "." said the old man, "an' ef ddeu. beef an' crackers hain't dry b goods then I'd like to know what in tarnation you-'d call 'em?"-Chicago News. A Composite Product. Mrs. Boggs - Mr. Meekman is a splendid e-xample of what a man ought 3' to be. Mr. Boggs-Not oi your life. " He's a splendid examiple of what a U wife, two sisters, a grownup daughter h~ and a mother-in-law think a man ought to be.-Puck. Training Grounds. "Do you consider a college training r an advantage?" "Unhesitatingly yes. At the same n time some of our best ball players havelearned the game on back lots." Louisvfie Courier-Journal. The Poor Men. She - They say girls can't throw sraight, but when a girl throws sly glances I notice she generally hits the mark. He (recently bitten)-Yes-the b easy mark.-Boston Herald. Rev. I. W. Williamson's Letter. Rev-. L. W. Williamson, Huntington, W. Va., writes: "This is to certify that a~ I used Foley's Kidney Remedy for ner vous exhaustion and kidney trouble and al am free to say that it will do all that|~ ou claim for it." Foley's Kidney Rtem- le edy has restored health and strength to :01 thousand of weak, run down people. c Contains no harmful drugs and is pleas- t' ant to take. W. E. Brown & Co. Getting Ready to Propose. e A train stopped abruptly a few miles L outside the little station of Hergatz, in 0o Bohemia, and the passengers alighted T to ascertain what had happened. They found the guard engaged in shaving the engine drivner, who apologized for the delay and explained tnat he was 0 about to propose to the young woman in the refreshment room at the next station. and he had no time to com- , plete his toilet before starting.--Lon-| don Standard. I Seeing Is Believing. Mrs. Brown (to the new maid)-Well, Nora, I hope we shall get along very nicely. I'm not at all didiceult to peae. Nra-No, mum. That's just what I thought the very minute I set tb -+.m -+mte._rLondnn Sketch.' Every Price Should Have a Reason. It must be remembored always tha is not the price of an article,whie important, but the reason for th rice. The bankrupt stock, the fire sale. th ianufacturer's remnants, the annu: learance, the removal sale, the diss ition of partnership sale-what ar iese and many more but argumenlt >r the price? And note this one poin -that without the arguient the pric powerless. Reduce fur lined ovei >ats from $100 to $60 and your libera iscount attracts little attention., Why ecause there is no reasonable exp'l ation for the reduction. Why shoul, ou present o.vercoats to the public ut announce that owing to an eC ration of your lease and the imper: ve command that you vacate you resent store Vhin two weeks YO! -ill reduce the p'rice of your fur linei Vercoats from $100 to $60 and Yol iay sell easily all you have to offel -stinctively the public sees the whol icture-the proprietor's anxiety, th teitable removal, the lessening days e final sacrifice and the store full o iger buyers, quick to seize such a] portunity. This is only half th duction previously considered. Du 20 is business without imaginatior ad the other is busines; with it. orin F. Deland in Atlantic. The Characteristic National Meal. It is not only in Scotland that breal ist is the characteristic national meal ravel where you may. the first men the day is the one that strikes th )eign note, luncheon and dinner hav gradually absorbed cosmopolitoI aalities that are not even confined t, tels. But you never feel so much o a Englishman as when Switzerlan< Tes you rolls and butter and hone: ad nothing more with your coffe 0' hen France makes this into one ex asite crumbling "croissant." with a] ch or two from a yard long loaf, o: hen Denmark adds cream instead O ilk to the coffee and a dangerou: ece of pastry to the black bread an )und white roll. Yet our Englis! -eakfast became an institution onl: the eighteenth century. Before tha ily royalty breakfasted off meat *ead and cheese and ale. The com oner, such as Pepys, took merely , orning draft of buttered ale.-Lon )n Chronicle. A Compromise. A struggling art student, a native o Dnt Aven, went to Paris to study an casionally visited an uncle there, a: derly shoemaker on the Rue Vaugi .r. The shoemaker was to be count on for a square meal and sometime. -en for a small loan. One mornini .e uncle welcomed the student fai ore warmly than was his habit. "Just in time," he said, rubbing hi inds. "The kitchen door wants paint g, and I was about to give the job t< .e commissionnaire for 3 francs. Bu u can have It now. I'll pay you $. The student flushed and bit his lip ard up as he was, he could not s< vgrade his art as to paint a kitchez )or. Yet he needed money ba'dly. "Uncle," he said, smiling as a happ: tought came to him, "I'll tell yoi hat to do. Let the commissionnair< Lint the door for 3 francs, as you hai tended, and give me the 2 francs dif rence." Why Men Cooks Seldom Smoke. "Men cooks make a mistake t< aoke. Men cooks that smoke have, rd time to get work.' "Why so?" inquired a woman cook. "Because you don't like your cook t< nd ever the cooking with a cigar ii s mouth. It doesn't look neat wher >u go down into the kitchen to set m finger the wet stub of a cigatrett< id then plunge his hands Into th< iff paste. Sometimes, in fact, If yoi te a man cook that smokes you wil id ashes on the steak. I know a cor ration lawyer whn once found a ci r end in the soup. Do you think h'4 rer employ after that a smokini lok?"-Cncinnati Enquirer. Hurt Worse Than the Razor. The Barber-You got a nasty, dee: t of crow's feet, s'.r, and them line: nin' down from the corners of the outh is something fierce. A mas go- The Patient (fiercely)-You'V< ,t a hump like a camel and a dhes e a doughnut, and I don't believe Ith legs like those, you could stop a: ephant up an alley, let alone a cow~ at, hang It, man, do you want to bi minded of it every time you get: tave?-Philadelphia Bulletin. Min Eating Lions. Of African lions Miss Kirkland ii r book on Africa writes: "As a rule is only old lions which attack huma: bngs. They grow too decrepit to b< >le to catch the more agile antelopes hich are their lawfu:. prey; so, goade< ra hunger which age cannot withe] lessen, they pounce on unwary mor Respectability. Max O'Rell was once staying with: lend at Edinburgh. Starting for alk on Sunday, he took up his walk g stick. "Do you mind taking a: nbrella?" asked his conscientiou! >st. "It looks more respectable." Parental Prejudice. "But why didn't you consult you: .ther and me before you were mar "Because, mamma, I was afraid yol ight prejudice me against him." At the Bal Masque. Gertie-You danced that twostep di inely. Who taught you? Nell--M: ro stepsisters.-Illustrated Bits. A handsome woman pleases the eye at a good woman the heart.-Dutel roverb. Won't Slight a Good Friend. "If ever' I need a cough medicin rain I know what to get," declare rs. A. L. Alley of Beals, Me.. "for ter using ten bottles of Dr. King ew Discovery, and seeing its excel nt results in my own family and oth -s I am convinced it is the best medi ne made for Coughs, Colds and luna ouble." Every :>oe who tries it feel s that way'. Re.ief is felt at once aro (quick cure surprises you. FOr Brsora iitis, Asthma, Hemorrhage, Croul iGrippe, Sore Throat, pain in ches lungs its supremie. 50c and SLO r'ial bottle free. Guaranteed by al -ugg ists.-_ _ - "I'll never afer to be a sister to an ther man." "Why not?' "The last one under the guise c rotherly advice told me some ver: apalatable truths." - Louisville Cou erJournal. A Diplomat. "Does he always speak the truth?" "I guess not. All his friends prais is judgment."-Detroit Free Press. ie who swears distrusts his owl t Economy of Costly Foods. The 'eemomy of ox 'o1'siro f'" ''M explained by tie fnict that diaestion. a at least in maln, Is depondr-nt upon flavors. without which it is so defec- 11 tive that we do n4t obtain the good of dg the food we swallow. As far as ex- w e periient- go, they subst:ntiate these SO asssertons fbr the sight and smicll of AN t pleasing food st.rt the flow of di- bi gestive fluids, while disagreeable odors at and sight stop it. Delicatessen, then, bx would seem to be staples, for they are h( ? necessary. The talk of being able to in subsist on a few cents a day is simply n, nonsense and leads to deterioration of 01 - health. What seems to be extraya- hi gance In food purchases may be ai wholesome instinct. The high cost of ht r living is partly due to the cost of the 1 flavors we need. We commend these us I ideas to our worthy dietetic econo- m I mists.. Laymen may not be so foolish fe as the physiolcgists themselres.- Fl American Medicine. 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CO r When it was revived about the middle w f of the eighteenth century by King D 3 Frederick the obligattons laid upon the a I members were somewhat less onerous., sP i The dcoration consists of an eight bn , pointed star in white enamel with cher- g t ubs' heads of gold and is worn on a N broad band of pale blue ribbon.-Bos- gn - ton TranscriDt. T ar: of CASTO-rRIA T Sor Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought ~ Ca - Bears the Sua Sigruattre of St To The Innocent Young Thing. The manufacturer of -a moving pic ture machine was explaining to a ggroup of acquaintances how he had ob tained a series of pictures showing a celebrated massacre that had once taken place at a western army post in the days when Indian warfare was a- horrible reality instead of an exhibit on a Broadway stage. "The commander of the post," he said, "had a detachment of soldiers and another of Indians re-enact the e scene for us, dressed exac''y as in the old days, so our machines coild secure : every detail-the onslaught of the In dians, the defense by the white sol diers, their massacre and the destruc tion of the fort." "It may be very :interesting," said in the kindly citizen, "but I should not care to see it in even a picture." in The sweet young thing listened with, wide eyes. Ii "And did they really kill the white soldiers for you?" she asked, breath- ac less.--New .York Press. of IIf vou want to feel well, look well and Ca be well, take Foley's Kidney Remedv. _ - It tones up the Iddneys and bladder, - purifies the blood and restores halath and streniith. Pleasant to take and con tains no harmful drugs. Why not come mence today? W. -E. Brown & Ce. The Troubles of a French Aca::emician. The candidate, once elected, is bound to pronounce a harangue before he is allowed to take part in the work of the noble body. The director who hap pens to be in office answers him. This oratior is invariably, or at least should be, composed first of thanks. more or less humble, for the great honor con - ferred, then of a panegyric of the hap 3 pyv one(~' redecessor. And. oh, how difficult that sometimes must bei More than one has rushed to 1::e e'ncyclope dia, then to the libraries, so as to get scme clear notion of t he illustrious cx. se I immortal! Then intr is often ironical. ha ,A historian may have to celebrate the ph 1 talent of a writer of light comedies, a M legitimist may have to praise a Social-~ sh ,ist, or else the newly elected maember - may have to spoeak of his; most inti- be mate enemy.--Jeanne Mairet in At-I - -lantic. Smashes All Records. 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"What for?' asked the girt.L -"For minding my own business," an -swered the Swede, going on with his work.-Kansas City JournaL. -WINTHROP COLLEGE t Scholarship and Entrance Examination. The examination for- the award of vacant Scholarshilps in Winthrop Col lee and for the adm ission of new stud- -- en'ts will be held at : County Court House on Friday, July 2, at 9 a. mn. Ap-C plicants must be not lcss than fifteen years of age. When scholarships are Svacant after July 2, they will be awar dd to those making the highest aver-. - ae at this examination. pr-ovided they - meet the conditions govero log the award Applicants for Scholarships L Ishould write to ['resident .Johnson be fore the examination for Scholarship b chlaship are worth 8100 and freeM tuon. The next session will open ISeptember 1.3, 109. For further in for mation and catalogue. address Very Lucky. The followfin. is a gmiin ess:1y by ten-year-old boy: lMy ife has been a very lucky one. hen I was three years old I fell mwnstairs and cut my henfl. When I is five years (4d I was kuokinIg at me liens, and a dog bit my leg. lien I was eight I went with my other in the trap, and the horse fell : kd threw us out of the trap; my ,other lit on his feet, and I lit on the rse's back. Last year I was play g, and I ran into a surrey and cut y eyebrow, and it has left a mark. ,ie day I went into the slaughter nse, and a big sheep ran after me iA knocked me down. I have had a tppy life." This cheerful acceptance of what are: ually regarded as the ills of life re inds the writer of an old school hlow who took part in the fight at :andslangte at the beginning of the uth African war. After the engage ent he was taken to the hospital at etermaritzburg. As soon as he was le he wrote home and sent his peo e the tunic he had worn in the ttle. "You will see," he wrote, "that there e eleven bullet holes in it, but I was vfully lucky. Only six of them hit ."-Cleveland Leader. Ben Franklin's. Keenness. rwo incidents recall the keenness d the thoroughness-the great twin ilities, to see and to utilize-of Ben anklin. One day lie chanced to ob rve a lady in the poss'ssion of an ported whisk broom. With hIs usual terest and careful consideration he amined It as a novelty. He discov-: ed on the brush of the broom a seed, bich he carefully removed. Present he planted it. and the growth from is seed was the first crop of broom rn in this country. Again one day en Dr. Franklin was walking by >ck creek he saw stuck in -the mud wickerwork basket, which had routed. Carefully he fished out the sket and carefully took it apart. He ve cuttings to his friend. Mr. Charles rris, who planted the twigs in his rden, where they grew to great size. iey turned out to be yellow willows d, as Franklin had foreseen, proved great commercial value. he Bank of MA1lillig, Manning, S. C. pital Stock.................. ..40,000 rplus.................... ... 40,000 ckholders' Liability........ 40,000 tal Protection to Depositors. $120,000 START YOUR BOY the right way. Good habits instilled the youth will bear good fruit after years. Whether it be the smali zount of the boy or a business account the man that is entrusted to us we 2 guaranteed perfect satisfaction. urd byup-to-date plumbing en nee the enjoyment of the tenfold asure enjoyed when fitted by R. M. tsters of Charleston. S. C. No one uld miss any of the devices now own and obtainable. Towel racks, ash and soap holders. sprinklets, etc., m an aggregate of possible conven ices which sensible people cannot 1 be without. Your id~eas about1 mbing shouldn't stop with prop~er ltary conditions. Let us put you -to-date. R. 1A. 'ASTERS, 7-29 King Street, Charleston., S C R. J. FRANK GEIGER. DENTIST, MANNING, S. C. . C. DAVIS. J. A. WEINBERG. AVls & WEINBERG, ATTORNEYS AT LAW., MANNING, S. C. rompt attention given to collections. H. LESESNE, ATTonNY AT LAW, MANNING, S. C. MCSWAIN WOODS, eATTORNEY AT LAW, Manning, S. C. Offee Over Levi's Store. Rmi 0. PtRDi. s.,orLtvan o-~nA URDY & O'BRYAN, Attorneys and Counselors at Law, MANNING, S. C. HARLTON DURANT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MANNING, S. C. OANTS NEGOTIATED On First-Class Real Estate >rtgages. Purtly & O'Bran, ATTORNEYS AT LAW,~I Cures Coughs, Colds and Lung Troubles. I Avoid Trouhle Women, when threatened with a mishap, shonud take Cardui and prevent the tron ble from occurring. 4 in your delicate condiion it will save you much pain and misery. Thousands have tried Cardui before confine ment and have found it of wonderful benefit. 4AR4o~l 0U11 Mrs. Fannie Nichols, of Mexieo, Mo., writes: "last year I was threatened wfith a mishap and We of Cardul helped me more than any other medicine. Now I have a fine ~ealhy boy. I think Cardul the flinest medicine I know of for female troubies, and I wish all snffering wo men would try i." CAt Card'i. Sold everywhere. E 41 I-w W. O. W. Woodmen of the World. Meets on fourth Monday nights a :30. Visiting Sovereigns invited. IN-b axative Fruit Syrup Pleasant to take The new laxative. Does not gripe or nauseate. Cures stomach and liver troubles and chronic con stipation by restoring the natural'action of the stom ach, liver and bowels. Rfse substitutes. Prico 500. W. E. BROWN & Co. For Sale. My farm at Jordan of'60 acres, 30 C tnow very fertile inclosed unto wove: ire fence. a nice home. will exchang or p)ropery inl Manning. Also an e'y ra nice pair- of mares well bred. no fraid of steam or automnobiles bred b, vself . x~ork single or dole, with o Itot y inkers, quality. such as ra~ke themi valuable. 5 and 0 yeamrs olh H. L. WVILSON, M. D.. Jrv'da.' S. C. YOUR IiOUSE. hen if fire comes you will be savet any a vworry and MANY A DOLLAR. - a this age of the world when the pro e:.ion of a goodi Fire Insuirauce Polie. >sts so little. and the risk of fire is reat. it is simply poor business to closured. E. C. HORTON, Manageer. W Hi EY YOU COME To TOW.N CALL AT W. ic L LS HaiR (AUTTING -IN ALL ST\LES, sIIAMPOOING . Done withz neatumc n.ed .lispa)tchI. .. .. ... S cordial invitation is extended... J1. L. WELLS. anning Trimes Block. Notice to Creditors. All persons having c-laimsaais e Estate of G. B. Mms. d ecea'se ~il present them duy at:.ested, and ose owieg said Ee. wil mak avment to the ndersigned. quamli ed aLmnstrator of sia 1-'Atae E. I. BOWN. Mann ing. S. C. Ma 10. 1909.' )R. J. A. COLE. DENTIST. Upstairs over- Bank of Manning. MANNING, S. C. Phone No '~7. Dr.ig's N'ew Life Pills The bes+ in the wenw. 'IPW &0141iAINS NO H ARMU DRUGS~ Croup, La Grippe, A S-1 mc GTh --mne is Jn the ,revents Pneumonia and Cons. Y Vo LTLOW. PACKAGE W. E. BROWN & CO. Brig Your Job Priotire to The Times WHENLIF LND Youir ~Incone ceases. T11 E WIFE AND CHILDREN WILL THEN NEED HELP MUCH MORF THAN THEY DO NOW. A POLICY IN THE OLD RELIABLE Hartford Life Insuiance Company Will afford thein Maximum Protection at a Minimum Cost. A!l Modern Policy Forms, Combining the Best Features with the Most Libera Premium Rates. IARION R1CH, Gen. Agt. Columbia S. 0 6. E. 1 NG itAM. Local Agent, J. M. W4NDHAM, Local Agent Manning, S. C. Mannin. S - IT PAYS TO PLiANT TOBAC IT ALSO-PAYS TO BUY YOUR WIRE, THREA0 FLUES and REPAIRS FROM ThE ANNING HARNARE COMPAin We can put upFlues of any weight desired. -Our day has had four years' experience in making-Fluesand s pert at the business. All our Flues are built under his perso supervision and guaranteed to give satisfaction. Our Fues been giving thorough satisfaction to our customers-, ir the pas ancl we are trying to give our customers the BEST FLUES ps sible for the LEAST MONEY. See us and leave your orderswi us and guarantee prompt atttention to same. Thankiffg You, advance, we are Yours for business, Manninga Hardw' We want to direct your attention firs to ow. Line of Buggies. Our Rock Hill, Dunham Corbitt an~d Babcock Buggies emnbratce every feature to be desired in aservice ?abl- and perfect riding Buggy. if it is ease of motian - ti~nish and slurability in a Buggy you want, for the lowest dollar. we have it. - You get a ticket with each-Buggy that entitles yo &to one chance at our fifty dollar prize. Somebody gets the money. Ge nln n i . Our Line of Wagons is complete, and for lightness of Sdraft and dur'ability for the price we offer, is unappro ached mn any rival. H R S. -- - Our car load of Horses was unloaded this morning. - Come in and select what you want from a. car that has ~ rot been picked overr. We will give.you the benefit of ~ our twenty-five years experience in helping you get J'ust ?what you want. @ LAP ROBES and HARNESS. We now' Ihandle the celebrated 5-A -Robes, and have the best Line ever shown in the county.- Five hun died satisfied customers using our hand-made Harness.-. SIn fact we carry everything in our line you. want. Guar antee the quality and satisfy you with the price when yo Wbuyan your taeand are in shape to get ~it if yof - will inspect our line before you make your..purchases. . >Yours wxide awake and ready to serve you. D=M.BRADHAM&SON~ APPAREL SHOP mKILThcouoH FOR MEN. ANUEhLU5 AND L ADIES mRKN' Errthing of the best for ,, ogg 5%*.0 I the porsonal wear and adorn OLDS E8 ^ A .LLTHROAT AND LUNG TROUBLES .ment of both se G'Aes.g AT3~cOQ We till mai creers carefully OR' MONEY REFUNDED. an d promnptly. -Arant's Drug Store. DAVIDe yni OUTFITTING Cardui, for your female COMPAN , *~- wini help you. Remember that Chal'lest011, S. C.3 this great fem-ale remedy Eat and (row Fat r FR ESH- -.IEATS A T has brought relief to thousands of A LL TIES. other sick women, so why not to EV"ERYT'HING GOOD you? For headache, backacne, ~ TO EAT T' periodical pains, female weak Sness, many have said it is "the Give us a Trial. Be~st medicine to take." Try it! Sold in This City -#s Clark &_Hugginis.I nI he et a te mmic. stopsthecaugh andheals1ungs