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nONEY GIVEN AWAY RREE!I To show appreciation to our customers tor their liberal trade, we offer them a discount on the purchases. READ THE CARD BELOW. SI~rasrnOff's Store, 5_ X 0 --- - OU CUT THIS CARD OUT and present it at our store when tradingm, it is -worth One Dollar To You ! In addition to the above, we offer siso the THE BEST ROCKING CHAIR FREE Yon may select in our Furniture Department, to the one who wil return to us, three days before Christmas, the umt Cards checked. For further information call at Krasnoff's HEN the poblmo is seso of.he gestio fo anso i o otstie om thn Suits Overoats Ranoas aiseiatyou strin evray.i way TH E BSRKNCHI FRE PH(~')slet N E F 188_eDprmet o h n The Samo Dimensions. Tbe bride to be had the air of one who is unreconciled to the existing state of affairs. "Can't we take a wedding trip, as we planned?" she asked plaintively. Not just now." said the young man. on account of my partner's illness." I thought it would be such fun. taking that six days' journey in the carsr" she sighed. "Well., now, see here." said the young man. "If we take the flat I looked at yesterday it'll be just the same as living in the parlor car state rom, except that the scenery won't change."-Youth's Companion. The Book For Him. There was a backward student at Baliol wbo for failure to pass an ex amination in Greek was "sent down." His mother went to see the master. Dr. Jowett. and explained to him what an excellent lad her son was. "It is a bard experience for him, this dis grace." said the old lady. "but he will have the consolation of religion. and there is always one book to which he can turn." Jowett eyed her a moment and then answered: "Yes. madam, the Greek grammar. Good morning." The Judge's Slip. A judge once made the following charge to a jury: -You have heard the evidence. The indictment charges the prisoner with stealing a jackass. This offense seems to be becoming a com mon one., and the time has come when it must be stopped or none of us will be safe!" Probably on the Team. -Such !gncrance is inexcusable!" ex claimed Aunt Hypatia. "My nephew Percival has been going to college Dearly three years. and when I asked hin this morning whether he knew anything about Homer he said: 'Sure! A homer is a hit that's good for four bases.' -Chicago Tribune. Out of Date Now. -Tommy. you have written this sen tence. 'The pen is mightier than the sword.' and It is incorrect. How should it be changed. Pen ought to be changed to type writer. ma'am."-Chicago Tribune. Rich Men's Gifts are Poor besides this: "I wan2 to go on record as saying that I reg-ard Electric Bitters as; one of the greatest gifts that God has. made to woman, writes Mrs. 0. Rhine vault, of Vestal Center, N. Y. "I can: never forget what it has done for me." This glorious medicine gives a woman buoyant spiri'.s, ri-or of body and jubi lan, health It quickly cures Nervou.-; ness, Sleeplessness, Melacholy. Head-; ache, Backache. Faintinz and Dizzy Spells: soon builds up the weak, ailing and sickly. Try them. 50c at all drug gists. An Ingenious Interview. An officer once asked Frederick the Great for an Interview. which was; granted on condition that be only said two words. He presented a petition. "Sire," he said. "sign' Frederick. highly amused. surrendered. Keep Out of Debt. My first word to all men and boys, who care to hear mue is. Don's get Into: debt. Starve and go to heaven. but' don't borrow. Don't buy things you, can't pay for!--John Ruskin. Faint hearted men are the fruit of. luxurious countries. -Herodotus. 1IOLI something t< ear, turn to ti Boy's Christr that you knoa JUSI -I Neckwe Gloves, Suspen Night R . Paj ama :" that you ma we can, and 1 Armed With a Saber Hilt. When William L. Royall of Fau quier county. Va.. was sevepteen years old be became a Confederate soldier. In his "Reminiscences" be says that the fents performed by the Confed erate cavalry In the early p:ir: iof the war were remarkable. becausv not one company in ten had any arms that were fit to fight with. "When I joined my company. he writes. "they gave me a saber which. I think, was used in the Revolutlon%. and this was the only weapou I had. One day, while my regiment was standing in a road, I bantered a com rade to see which of us could cut the largest twig from a tree. I tnade a powerful cut, and the blade of my saber broke off at the hilt. "In a short time we were dismount ed and ordered to clear the Yankees out of a piece of woods In -,kirmish formation. We marched through the wooC, but fortunately no Yankees were there. I have often wondered what I should hare done. armed with that saber hilt. it I had met a Yankee armed with a Springfield musket." Bees Swarming Have Scouts. Swarms of bees are sometimes com pelled to take refuge in very remark able shelters. A peculiar :ta1 instruc tire Instance was obserV-d bty the: writer one spring. The swarm tlew over a mrge vineyard which contained few buildings. One of these buildings was constructed of hollow concrete blocks. The swarm few directly to ward % small hole in one of the blocks and disappeared In the interior. No doubt the swarm had rested on a tree or shrub on the preceding day and had sent out scouts to seek a home. The scouts found the little hole lead Ing Into the great cavity of the con crete block and reported their disco, cry to their comrades. This case fur nishes Indisputable proof that swnrm tug bees really send out scouts. us they are believed to do. for the little hole could Pet have been discovered in the rapid and lofty gight of the swarm.-Scientific American. Mrs. S. Joyce, Clarem..ut, N. H., writes: "About a year ago I bought two bottles of Foley's Kidney Remedy. 1. cured me of a severe c Lse of kidney trouble of several years. standing. IL certainly is a grand, good medicine, ann I heartily recommend it." W. E. Browr & Co. Between Doctor.. "Doetor. I want to engage you to look after my practice while I'm on vacation." "But i'm just out of college, doctor. and have bad little experience." "That's all right. my boy. My prac tice, while large, includes very few people who are actual's ill."-Houston Post Miss Miggles Was Willing. Mr. Breezy of Boston (tenderly) Miss Miggles, will you-er-meet me in the gloaming? Miss Miggles of Mil waukee (eagerly)-Any old place you say, Mr. Breezy. Where Is it and how do you get there?-ChIcago News. Flying the Kite. Crawford-Ms -vife has a habIt of spending money before she gets it. Crabsaw-Mine Is worse. She spends it before I get it myself.-Judge. V21.carity In manners defiles fine gar mes more than mud.-Plautus. DAY > give "Him" ts store for r 1as. You1 can" y will be ~ar, lers, obes, ke your selec vill make an~ IDLEI rntertai.';ng and n-ospi.ality. I have i... %yi;ati .* sii h t he t ired murmur 1f 1:- .g raina:: wn::en who speak of -nertaiz'in. ::- -:: duty to society." \' :::, ha~ * e.;: i.-s to socie ty, but entfert:;i::in;: Is not -.. f t hemi. There a- no, .11r .;!- . a si r a wo man to t-:tert:.ia:i :!-re i" fotr a man to swap h.>rs-es w.ith a ne:::hr. The conditions a.s ey nzo. .- exist are Identical. Th e:.- iikqr nx:y d-sire to swap hit hoirse. I:nt no in:an feels bound on t h::t n-..unt to exchiange his own for it :-,:ainst his wish. Siue I have recognieie :e:marVe: value of my own bor &* and h aml I :n' ! ways expected to give **to bno.'- 1 never swap. The real ::td usually ne;:le-ctid duty to society is lospi:al:iy. an.d ilia; a :hs an important distincticn from enter tainIng. It Is hospi::::ity only when the entertainment is withntot hope of reward. The m11omnn-at theI host hiopes4 to receive in exchange even a good opinion, a little affection or admira tion it ceases to be hospitality and Ie comes entertaining. The foundation of hospitality must be perfect unself ishness. The question left us to solve in indi vidual cases is, Which will give the most satisfaction as society is now or agnized?-Ethel Davis In "*Disbonesty and Caste." The "Sillinger" Stake&. It only takes a few hours to get from any part of England to Done:as ter, see the race for tte St. Leger anc return home. Yet in the coaching times a journey from London to Don caster occupied a couple of days. Taking Its name from a famous Don caster sportsman. Colonel St. Ieger-1 properly pronounced -SillInger- the race Is the second oldest horse racing event in the country. It was founded in 177G and always arouses the grei est enthusiasm In tb north of Eng land. in fact. In the prerallway days laborers living fifty miles away would save up their shillings for weeks, walk to Doncaster. see the r:ce. have a bet and walk home agair. John Scott. who iu his day was vis ited by peers, lawyers. poets and au thors of all degrees, trained sixteen St. Leger winners. There have been many memorable finishes to the race, and on one occasion a horse named Theodore, against -,how the odds were quoted at 1.000 to a walking stick-officially 1.000 to 5-won hand somely. The largest field was thirty. in 1S25. and the smallest four, in 1783 and 1785. A. horse named Ninety-three won in 179.-London Saturday Review. Gymnastics In Switzerland. Once in every three years the gym nasts of Switzerland and the members of the affiliated clubs in orher coun-: trias, for the most part composed of Swiss residents abroad, meet to com-. pete In the great contest known as the federal gymnastic festival. A care fully prepared series of exercises is gone through on gymnastic apparatus. There is Swiss wrestling, and there are competittins in the national games of Switzerland. including throwing the stone (a forty pound square block of grante). The festival closes with a display of combined ortending exer cises in which all the competitors 10,000 at times-take part Gymnas tis are the national pastimes of the Swiss boys and young men, and the: clubs they form are recognized and en couraged by the federal government Ilistrated London News. SPE for Christina elief. Every. t go wrong h ETI Hosiery, House Co Bath Rob Shirts, Dress Shi tions early, v -exchanges y CLOTI A Viceroy's Piain Living. In Miss Juliet Bredon's book about her uncle. Sir Robert Hart, the -grand old man of China," for many years In charge of the Imperial customs ser Ice. is the following story: "One of the most Influential of Sir Robert's Chinese friends was the great Li Hung Chang. The diplomat liked Li's household because of the simplic Ity he found there-no wearisome courses at dinner, but fish and perhaps a dish of chicken with rice. Incau tiously. as it turned out, be praised this frugality to his own Chinese servant, for the remark reached Li's vars in a distorted form. Next time Sir Rcbert went there he bad to face a grand cer emonial banquet. 'You shall not have the chance to go away again and say that you have been fed like a cooly in my house. said the viceroy proudly at the end of the banquet. "'Nevertheless the very simplicity of your hospitality was what I most appreciated.' Sir Robert replied. -But If you believe that I could hare made any such remark and if you persist in altering the style of my reception I shall not come to lunch with you again.'" The Room Was Full. Rev. Daniel Isaacs once alighted at an Inn to stay the night. On asking for a bed he was told he could not have one, as there was to be a ball that evening and all the beds were engaged. "At what time does the ball break up?" asked Mr. Isaacs "About : in the morning. sir." "Well, then. can I have a bed until that time?" "Yes. certainly. but If the bed is ask ed for you will have to remove." "Very well." replied Mr. Isaacs, and away he went to get between the sheets. About 3 in the morning he was awakened by loud knocking at his chamber door. "What do you want?'" he asked. "How many are there of you in there?" inquired a voice. "There's me and Daniel and Mr. Isaacs and an old Methodist preach er," was the reply. "Then there's plenty of you." And the speaker passed on, leaving Mr. Isaacs to enjoy his bed. The Englishman. Just as there is no b:ng more dis liked In his own country than the Ox ford man who displays what is (most unfairly) described as the Oxford man ner, so there Is nobody who does more harm to our good name abroad than the Englishman who carries his Insu lar conceit all over the continent-his evident belief that the people, the country and the institutions under his condescending review are obviounly and painfully inferior to those he has left behind him. That Is the sort of optimism which has to be kicked out of a man before he becomes a toler able citizen of the world.-London Out ook. Wounded Dignity. Undersized young husband calls at the registrar's to give in the name of his firstborn. Registrar-What is It you want? Husband--To report the birth of a son, Registrar-Go back, my little man, and tell your father he'll have to come bimsel!-Llver'pooi Mercury. CIAI s confronts i line of goods are! Look ove II it, rts. rhle the pici !OU desire aft [110( To Our Friends and Customers: THE MANNING OIL MILL has been recently bought from the South Atlantic Oil Co., and at the beginning of our career under the present ownershrp we extend our thanks to all of our friends for their support and patronage. We have tried in the past to deserve your support by being absolutely fair and honest with all of our customers, and we ask fcr a continuance of your support for the following additional reasons: FIRST : Ours is a local company-not a dollar of its stock is owned outside of South Carolina. SECOND: We pay at-nually to the Town and County Treasurers over $600 taxes which helps that much towards pay ing the expenses of our local government. THIRD: It costs us about $30,000 per year to manufacture the seed we purchase, and of this amount, $20,000 is spent right here at Manning. In other words, when you sell us a ton of seed (66 2-3 bushels) you get market price for the seed and the com munity gets $4 of the amount it costs to manufacture them. When you sell a ton of seed to the other fellow, you get the mr.a ket price for the seed. and SOME OTHER COMMUNITY gets the benefit of the money paid out to manufacture them. We could mention a number of other reasous, but we think the above is sufficient to convince you that it pays to patronize home industries. Yours very truly, Manning Oil Mill, C. R. SPROTT. President and Treasurer. mimmmimmmmmmm++m.mm.mmmmmmmm Good Crops and high prices for cotton and other produce means money in the pockets of all our people. This money will a be spent, and we hope it will all be spent in our own a i town and county. This being the case. then we are go ing to use every effort to get a good share of the trade, 1 andif Square Dealings the best goods, and smallest pronits will insure this, why we are going to have it. We have now the largest and most complete Stock of Hardware we have ever had since S being in the business. General Hardware of every ! discription, Ranges. Stores, Heaters of all sizes. The I best Stock of Crockery and Glassware in town. Paints, I Oil, and Varnishes. . Headquarters for Guns. Shells and Sporting Goods. A full Stock of Keen Kutter Axes, Knives, Razors, Scissors and Shears: every piece guaran 0 teed. Enamelware in all the latest designs. The famous Pittsburg Weld, and Ellwood Wire Fene I ing, Barbed Wire also, and at prices that cannot be dupli w cated. A cordial invitation to all. _Inthe Levi "Busy" Black. TIES I ou, as it always does at we carry, offers a sug r this list and see if you Shirt Protector,I Undewear, Umbrella, Canes, Hat or Cap. ing is at its best. We'll er Christmas. 10MMN!,