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t.. ULS APPELT,~ Editor. N ANNING, S. C.. JUNE 16, 1909. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUuSCRIPTION RATES: One year .............................~1n Si' months--...-. ...............- - - Fou: months.... -......... -........ ADVFRTISING RATES: one square, one time. 51; each subsequent in sertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regul.r advertisemente Liberal contracts made for three. six and twelve Communeations must be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer in order to reeive attention. No communication of a personal character will be published except as an advertisement. Entered at the Postofmce at Manning as Sec ond Class matter. THEY MUST PAY FOR THE BONDS. The scheme to make Lake City a county seat is being actively pressed, but it has a rival in Olanta. If Rutledge county is formed, then Beulah county with Olanta as a county seat is nil. We have no preference in the two places, but it does strike us that if Clarendon is to lose any por tion of the Salem section it must be Sandy Grove township, and the residents thereof would be better off to go into Rutledge, however, we caution the citizens of Sandy Grove to be not deceived by some of the falacious state ments now being made to induce votes for the new county. Clar eadon has taken upon herself a large bonded indebtedness, 870, - 000, and Sandy Grove township wLether it leaves Clarendon, or remains will have to pay its pro portion. It is urged by some that if the people of Sandy Grove township will vote for the new county they will escape taxation for Clarendon's bonds. It is not true, but on the other hand, if they vote themselves into a new county they will not only have to pay their proportion on Clar endon's bonds, they will also have to bear their proportion of the expense fora new court house, jail and other public buildings. In other words they will be double taxed. The Rutledge county advocates claim that Lake City will contribute enough mon ey to build a court house and jail, we do nQt believe anything of the sort, other to -ns have made sim ilar promises, but so far as we know, the promise failed immed iately after the new county was created. There is the new coun ty of Calhoun, all manner of promises were made by the town of St. Matthews, the county was created, St. Matthews became 'the county seat, and as yet no court horuse has been built and --will not be built, until the coun ty is bonded to raise the money. If the Lake City or Olanta pee pie are in earnest to have their towns the county seats let them deposit not less than $50,000 in trust in some bank, conditioned upon the failure to secure the county seat. th~e money to be re funded. but if the county seat is secured, this $50,000 be expend ed in the necessary public build ings, if this is done. it will end the new county agitation. The people of Sandy Grove bold the key to the situation. they can and should demand re lief from any taxation for public buildings in a new county, and too, they should have a say so in the character of public buildings to go up, because if the project ors of the new county scheme de siring to speculate on Lake City property find they must promise to build a court house and jail, unless the character of buildings are specified, they can put up in expensive shacks, and later on after they have the Sandy Grov ers in their trap, by force of num bers, force upon them a heavy bond issue to erect first class -public buildings. Be not deceived by the tempt ing promises ot the new county aavocates. We have been told that a prominent citizen of Sandy Grove, now a warm supporter of - Rutledge county, has been prom ised the office of Clerk of Court, just how many others in that township have been promised the public offices we do not know, but we do know that the goods caiinot be delivered, because the county offices have to be voted for, and no man or set of men can control the votes of a people. We do not want Clarendon to become dismem! :ed, but if it is to be then let those people in Sandy Grove understand that when they vote themselves out of Clarendon they do not escape taxation for Clarendon's $70,000 bonds NOTHING CONTAINING ALCOHOI.. The supreme court of Mississ ippi has declared that no bever age can be sold in that state which contains any percentage what ever of alcohol. The purpose of the decision is to knock out the "near beer" saloons. The effect if strictly enforced will be to knock out ice cream fes tivals, donation parties, char ity dinners, and all of the other schemes to raise money for ben evolent purposes because all the flavorings contain alcohol, and which are frequently used as a beverage whether so sold or not. If the sale of essence of lemon which contains a larger per cent age of alcohol than does whiskey, can be sold lawfully when not sold as a beyerage, then whiskey can also be sold, if the purchaser does not inform the seller it is to be used as a beverage. Then if whiskey can be sold but not for beverage purposes, the sellers of whiskey will post notices in their shops which will read "whiskey sold here, but not to be used as a beverage." have seen so far. touch the meat of the auestion. neither do they settle aniything. This Mississippi decision merely prohibits the sale of any beverage containing alco hol, now the question is what is a beverage? All of the flavoring extracts and essences used in the household contain alcohol, are they debarred by the decision? While they are not standard bev erages such as whiskey, wine and beer, they are fast becoming beverages. because of the large proportion of alcohol in them. Jamaicaginger, paregoric, sooth ing syrup, Chamberlain's colic cure, and the several remedies that were put on the market by the late.Dr. Baer, are household remedies; we understand they all contain a heavy per centage of alcohol, and it is known many of these remedies are being used as substitutes for liquor. It does strike us, that in rendering a de cision the courts should make themselves clear that the people who are expected to respect the law will know just what law they are expected to obey. As it is, cases are taken to the courts on some particular point, which does not effect the merits of the question as a whole. and when that point is decided, all the other features of the question remain for the lawyers to go be fore the courts again and again. The wheels oi justice will only turn when greased. What we want to see, and this desire is in the interest of law, order and temperance, a case taken into the courts covering every feature, and a decision ren dered that will settle once and for all the status of the liquor question. WORK FOR TILLMAN AND SMITH. The senators representing' southern interests, will now have their attention occupied to keep cotton bagging and ties from hav ing a tariff placed upon them. If congress puts a tariff on bagging and ties, it meais, according to Senator Bacon, a cost of 85,000, 000 to the farmers of the South. Here is where Senators Till man and Smith should get busy, they should let the Republicans understand that unless these ar ticles of necessity to the South are freed from tariff, they pro pose to prolong the fight, if it takes all summer. It is our opinion that any com promise which will release the tariff-clutches from our bagging and ties, will be heartily approv ed by the southern people. While we may expect much from Senator Tillman, because he is a hard fighter when he gets his dander up, more must be ex pected from Senator Smith on this subject, because the matter of growing and marketing cotton has been a specialty with him many years, and we think we can safely say he is a standard auth ority on the subject. Therefore when he rises in the senate to op pose'a tariff on bagging and ties, he speaks with authority, and all fair minded men who are not tied hand and foot to a party policy, but who are honestly endeavor ing to secure the country's best interests will give our junior senator's arguments against a tariff on bagging and ties much consideration. The hot weather is having its bad effect on pistol-toters. Nearly every day several homicides are reported in the press dispatches. IAttorney General Lyon is now hot-footed after the State dis pensary grafters, and we are told a great sensation is in store for the people of the State. Editor Aull of the Newberry Herald and News claims the dis tmnetion of having raised a bunch of cabbage heads, and the madam appears to be standing for it too. The State Press Association meets next month in Greenville, and all the reports indicate a big time. The whole town is a committee to give the editors a good time. The railroad property in this State is assessed for taxation at $41,922,582. It looks like the railroads pay some taxes in this State, for the consideration they get from politicians and petit ju rors. IWe would suggest to our pro hibition friends to be careful lest they create an epidemic of tic douleureux. Scientists have discovered that alcohol is a sure cure for this annoying disease. As soon as this cure becomes well known the female popula tion will be afflicted with tic douleureux and nothing but the alcoholic treatment will avail. The Charleston base ball team will find something its size by coming to Manning. There is a strong sympathy for our Char leston friends here, because of our sad experience as celler cham pions. When the mighty falls the thud is great. However the shrimp-eaters may yet find a means of escape out of the cold damp celler. Uncle Sam has foiled an at tempt to ship a lot of rifles to Venezuela. 15.000 Mauser rifles packed in piano boxes intended for Castro's revolutionists was discovered at Franklin Monday ready to be shipped on board of a waiting steamer. The rifles were shipped from Belgium to to New York, and from their to St. Louis, thence to Franklin, Va. The United States authorities will see to it that Castro, 'he de posed president of Venezuela! Gee. that was a swipe Mrs. Howard Gould handed Delancy Nicoll in the New York divorce -ourt Monday, when in reply to t question about what she did with her expensive gowns, she said: "One of them I gave to your own sister." Delancy's collar must have wilted. Wonder if the society ladies of New York are required to take out a license? Imagine Capt. Ben Tillman in 1890, going over South Carolina advocating putting oil paintings on the free list. In those days if charged with such views he would have scorned his accusex and withered him with a retort of being a Bourbon and a Pluto crat. The getting away from his Edgefield barnyard, and go ing out into civilization has broadened his views and forget his pitchfork. Charleston has out-grown her hard luck career, and is now showing plain signs of activity and progress. It does not require much far-sightedness to discern a great future for South Caro ina's magnificient seaport. The sure coming of the Clinchfield and Ohio railroad, the prepara tions now being made for the re etion of those great cotton ex ports Rodgers-McCabe Co., the movement in real estate, and other signs pointing towards thE making of Charleston a business center second to none on the At lantic Coast. The News and Courier of yes terday remarks that "the ad dress delivered by Hon. Geo. W. Gage, of the Sixth Circuit, tc the graduating class of the Soutt Carolina College Law School ought to be printed as a sort o: text book for the young men educated in this institution foi the Bar of the State." And WE would amend by adding to thE suggestion, that these tex1 books be sold and the proceeds given to the taxpayers of Clar endon county to reimburse then for the loss of one day's court. The investigation now going on in Columbia begins to havE the appearance of something doing. It is simply wonderful the amount of criminal evidencE there has so far been up-rooted against the officials of the form er State dispensary. Not only has it been conclusively prover that these State officers betrayed a trust reposed in them, but thE houses they dealt with are equal ly guilty of fraud and bribery. The evidence so far brought oul out would land these officers it the penitentiary in any othei State, what will it do here? With due respect to His Hono2 Judge Gage we cannot agree witi him in directing the clerk oi court not to issue pay certificates to such witnesses who are bound over to attend court, and whet they go bAore the grand jury they know nothing about thE case. It is not the fault of thE witness, the Magistrate should be held accountable, but once a witness has been bound over, and he appears the county owes him his per diem and mileage, thE same as if he turned out to be a material witness, and well that this is so, because if a man cat be forced to attend court, and his pay depends upon his knowledgE of the case, the temptation tc "know somrething" is too great. We heartily agree with Sena tor Tillman, the politicians are trying to ruin Clemson College. It may be .that some reforms are needed in the institution, but we doubt the wisdom of changing its present status. The purpose for which the college was started bas not been .faithfully carried out-an agricultural college but instead of making agricul nre its main feature, that par ticular branch is of minor con sideration and other professions have been pushed. Notwith standing this, it is a fine school, it is doing much good, it supplies sxperts for mining and electric sgineering, it supplies archi tects, railroad and factory build rs, lawyers, doctors, soldiers and some few farmers. It is sup ported largely by the farmers, and the cost of its maintainence is immense, were it under politi 3al control, the politicians would ruin it, fortunately there are life brustees who hold the balance f power, thus insuring safety. We hope those in control will put an end to the annual rows, but that they will not permit its ;overnment to get away from the present control. Notice of Election. A petition of one-third of the resi lent electors and a like proportion of ,he resident free-holders of the age of ~wenty-one years, within School Dis rict No. 19, having been filed with the indersigned Trustees of the said school District praying for an election pon the question as to- whether the laid School District shall issue bonds o an amount not exceeding Ten Thous md Dollars, to build and equip a graded ;chool building at Paxville, notice is iereby given that an election will be e1d at Paxville on Tuesday, June 29th, 909, to decide whether bonds in a sum 2t exceedling Ten Thousand Dollars hall be issued or not. The poll will be pened at 8 o'clock a. in., and closed at 1oclock p. m. In such an election only the qualified ~lectors residing in said School District >e allowed to vote. Each elector must produce his regis *ration certificate and his tax receipt or the year 1908. F. S. GEDDINGS, J. W. MIS, T. P. BRIOWN, Trustees Paxvi lie School District No. Paxville, S. C., June 16th, 1909. FLIfINEAoTAR Notice. Whereas an act to authorize the trustees of School District No. 20, of Clarendon county, to issue bonds for the purpose of erecting a school build ing, and equipping same, and purch asing a lot or lots was passed at the last session of the Legislature, and whereas a petition from more than one-third of the free holders of said district has been presented to the Board of Trustees asking for an elec tion to be ordered in compliance with the Act referred to above, we the trustees of School District No. 20, do order an election to be held at Tur beville. S. C., on Tuesday June 29th 1909. Only qualified voters residing in said School District shall be allow ed to vote. Polls -will open at eight o'clock A. M., and close at four o'clock P. M. S. C. TURBEVILLE, Chairman Board Trustees. J. L. GREEN, M. J. MORRIS. Turbeville, S. C., June 14, 1909. The Mtnagemnent of T he Times will hereafter go over the niling lists every week, and without further notice every subscriptiOm in arrears over one year will be stricken off. This is done in compliance with the vostal regfulations.So watch the label on The Times, it will tell you when yOur subscription exires. , FAIR EXCHANGE. A New Back for an Old One. How it Can be Done in Manning. The back aches at times with a dull, indescribable feeling, making you weary and restless; piercing pains shoot across the region of the kidneys, and again the loins are so lame to stoop is agony. No use to rub or apply a plaster to the back in this condition. You cannot reach the cause. Exchange the bad back for a new and stronger one. Manning resi dents would do well to profit by the fol lowing example. Mrs. Louis I.Teffords, 14 Owen Street, Sumter. S C., says: "I am pleased to say that Doan's Kidney Pills have prov en of great benefit to me. I was a. vic tim of kidney complaint for over two years. My kidneys were vcry weak and I had great trouble in controling the secretions. My back ached all the time and feequently I was so lame that I could scarcely dress myself. I read about Doan's Kidney Pills and finally procur ed a box. After using them, the back ache and pains vanished, my kidneys acted normally and I felt a great deal better in every way. I am pleased to give Doan's Kidney Pills the credit for the great change." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name-Doan's-and take no other. Shear Balance -' Eeen Iutter Shears and Scissors are all scientifically balanced. E a ch part bcing exactly proportioned, the highest degree of cutting accuracy with the least effort on the part of th-.:-- - 4asred. Perhaps you ..: - ght of this. It's just .a. ..,.. of the nice points that n-dc in making Shears and Scissors unusual-unexcelled. Keen Kutter pocket knives for men and women are the very best made. Urhder the following :=rk and mottoi : odall Keen! , 2....azr goods. --h Recollectionji c i Quality Remains Long A fter the Price is Fcrgotten."' These Shears, Scissors, Knives and all other Keen Kutter Tools are sold by the Plowden Hardware Co., who also have entire control of the celebrated Reed's Enamel and Anti. Rust Ware. Every piece warranted for one year. Tobacco Barn Flues now ready for delivery. Get our prices before buying. PLOWDEN HARD WARD COMPANY. CAKES Octagon Soap and 6 Pounds Best Lump. Starch 49c. With Two Dinner Set Coupons Free. Manning Grocery Co RAISE MULES ---FROM BLACK BURBON A Four-Year Old KENTUCKY JACK. Can be seen at our Stable To October 1st, 1909. $20-NO COLT-NO PAY. COME QUICK. GREELYVILLE LIVE STOCK COMPANY GREELYVILLE. S. C. Hog Feed Cheap Car Load Extra Nice Rice Flour. The Cheapest arnd best Hog Feed you can use. WE WILL SELL IT CHEAP AS LONG AS IT LASTS BOOTHHARBY LIVE STOCK CO., SUMTTDR, 8. C. THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO, F. H. HYATT, General Manager for South Carolina. ISAAC M. LORYEA, Special Agent for Clarenden and Sumter Counties. he following letter explains itself: r. F. H. Hyatt. Manager for South Carolina. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of N. C olumb. S.C. rs (1,87.00) in paymnt of death clam underpch o. 13983 of m husbdand.s t sate Henr oryea It affords me pleasure to state that settlement on poliay vas adjusted pr'omptl and in perfectly satisfactory manner to me, and I shall take pleasure in testifyin;g to this to my friends. Yours truly, M. IDA MIMS. It is needless to add that Mrs. Mims followed her husband's excellent xample and took out a policy to protect ber young children. . 0. Box 112, ISAAC TI. LORYEA, Special Agent, MANNING, S. C. bW~ e ladt have his friends call upon him at hib office over W. E. Jenkinson Co.'s Needles, Shuttles and Bobbins for use in All Makes of Sewing Machines. M. M.KRASNOFF, Corner McLeod Block. SBANK OF CLARENDON, Manning, S C. We solicit your banking business. It is to your interest to patronize thlis safe and strong bank, Four years of con tinued growth and operation without the loss of as much W wan tar spe or tsankers, if you are not already a customer, come and see us ahout it and tell us why. If you are, come and see us anyhow. It is never too late to do a good thing for yourself. Interest Paid on Savings Deposits. SBANK OF CLARENDON. Manning, S. C. WHY BE BOTHERED WITH FLIES AND MOSQUITOES ? HAVE YOUR HOUSE SCREENED WITH WIRE DOORS AND WINDOWS. e make the Kind that Pleases. Call, 'Phone, or Write for Prices. HACKER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Successors to GEO. S. HACKER & SON. .._...8 KINGSRE cn - . . . . CHARLESTON, S. C. Schloss Schloss Clothes Clothes wear Looks well. Well. S~C00yflht4d 1909 by SCHLOSS BROS. & CO. fic: CI.hts Rkes R81Iumore gad New York Clothing Department. The prices we have on our Clothing are the biggest money paving event ever offered the people of this section. You can see our prices, and then the goods they repiesent, then compare them with the regular retail prices that is all that is necessary to con vince. Comparison is ths only true test of value, our aim in busi ness is to treat all customers in such a manner that they will come again, and come often. Shoe Department. The Shoes for the new season are ready for your choosing. Any particularly good thing in a Shoe that you may be wanting, are right sure to find here. Crossett Shoes comes to us from the makers that best know how. Everything in high or low cut models. Patent. Colt and Vici Gun Metal, Calf, and other good leathers, conservative styles, the extreme natty models. $2.50, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00. $4.50 and $5.00. We don't expect to sell all the Shoes sold in town, but we expect to sell and do sell the best Shoes sold in town. Dry Goods Department. Special prices throughout this department. Percal. the yard, 9c. Wash Fabric, the yard, 6c. Curtain Swiss, the yard, 5c., 10c. and 12 1-2c. Good Ginghams. the yard,- 9c. Good Lawn, the yard, 4 1-2c. Victor Madras, the yard, 9c. Gal atea, all colors, the yard, 15c. and 20c. Black Lawn. the yard, 10c. Bordered Muslins, the yard, 7 1-2c. Dress Linens, all shades, the yard, -20c. and 25c. Pillow Tubing, the yard, 20c. Gnam bray, the yard, 8 1-3c. Good Bleach, 6c., 8 1-Sc. and 10c. Calico, the yard, 5c., 6c., etc. Everything in Silks, Wool Goods, Serges, Mohair, Sheeno Silk, Flaxon, Lingerie, Linen, Linenette, Check Dimities, Long Cloth, Nainsook, Umbrel las, Parasols, Ladies' Waist, Embroideries, Laces, Hose. Gloves, Belts, Ribbons, Belting, Rugs, Fans, Handkerchiefs, Etc. Read the above prices and consider for yourself that this is, the place to buy your goods. Six bargain days to the week. Something doing everyday. The Young Reliable, J. H. RIGBY. Summer Clearings AT KRASNOFPPS Store ! June month is the first of the sumnmer season. With us it is the last June month. We must clear up our summer goods to make room for fall stock. In the month of July our fall goods come pouring in. We must prepare in the summer for the winter, as the farmer plants his crop in the summer to harvest in the fall, so we stock our store in the summer for the fall for visitors. We must have plenty of room for the immense stock that will come in for this fall. For this good reason we offer our entire stock of summer goods. especially in Clothing, Low-cut Shoes, and Gents' Furnishings, We Offer at Your Own Prices. Profits will not be considered. All we want is to get the goods out of the way, and all we .ask is to give us the chance to suit you up with what ever you want. Prices are no object with us. Will give you all our profits if you help us clear up our summer stock. You need the goods and we want to get rid of it. Why should you not get the benefit of the profits that others will make on fiou? Now be wise. Don't let such rare chances pass you. Come and see us before buying elsewhere. Remem-. ber KRASNOFFS STORE CORNER McLEoD BLOCK.