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I 4MUIs APPEL.T. 3'iitor. MANNING. S. C.. FEB. 23. 1910 PUBLStUSED EVERY WEDNESDAY SUBSCRWITION RATES: ISIX m~ Pom monbs ..... 50 ADvERTISING RATES: One ,.quare one time. *I: each subseq uent im sertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regubr adveiemet. Liberal contracta made for tbree. six and twelve Comunaw=ns must be accompanied by the real tame and address of the writer in order to rivdTe a=enton. no comnunication o: a personal caararter wi e vublisbed except as an vertisement. unered at bePosomee at Manning as See end Ch1%, matter. IT IS AU OVER. The General Assembly of 1910 is now past history, having con cluded its labors at S o'clock Sun day morning after an all night session. This has been a most remark 'ble session: there have been no extreme measures passed except one or two game bills and these would not have passed with Clar endon included had not my work called me out of the chamber, these measures in the rush were to have-been l6oked after for me by other Senators. I made a spec ial request of the Senator from Berkeley to watch for these Au dubon society bills while I was forced to be out of the chamber, and if they came up before 1 could get in he was to have Clarendon exempted from the operation of them. but he managed to get Ber keley exempted from the gane bill by a tight squeeze but not the fish bill and as he told me, to have run in Clarendon . too. it would have attracted the fire of the opposi tion .tna he would have lost Berkeley, so he sent a page into the engrossing department for me, but before I could run back into the chamber the'.ill had been rushed through and sent to the house. and- the amendments ac ceptedwithoutgoingtoconference had the house refused to accept the Senate ainendments I would have gone to the committee of free conference and had Claren don exempted with Berkeley. This is another demonstration of resuhs of legislation at the last moment, everybody is busy with his committee work, and it is rush here and there to get through thereby causing some things to slip through when they could not get through otherwise. The asylum proposition was fimally settled in a happy manner, and in a manner that I think will be approved by the people of the State. There may be some heart burnirzs because the trough was moveli out of the reach of some individuals but in the main the problem was most happily sole ed.~ I think some men get into certain ruts and if they are not allowed to continue, itis offending to them; certain men love to in vestigate, if they are permitted to do the investigating, it pays the same per diem and in addition they get their expenses for tray el, thus giying them an extcellent opportunity to get their summer outing at the best hotels at the expense of the State, and they like it, now when these men are forced to take their snouts out of the trough it makes them sore. The asylum trouble was greatly exaggerated by the work of these gentlemen who ran up large bills at the expense of the State, they wanted to show the people some thing for the money spent so they hopped on to the management of the institution, and failing to ac complish their purpose in one way they resorted to another means which also failed. The first movement of the ma jority end of the asylum investi gating committee was to commit the legislature to a $1000,O0 bond issue, this was overwhelm ingly defeated where it originat ed-in the House. Then the next effort was to provide for selling the present property of the State. and have a commission to build a new asylum, this also failed, then it was that the promoters of the commission plan. and the advo cates of selling the present site brought about that midnight con clave which resulted in getting the majority of the Senate judic iary committe to introduce a res olution asking tar the resigna tions of 1)r. J. W. Babcock and the board of Regents. The oflici ons action of this committee pre cipitated considerable feeling: all manner of charges were made, and the lawyers representing the opponents of the asylum admin istration took extracts from the testimony taken at the investiga tion to back up the action of the majority of the judiciary commit tee, they argued and fought hard but it availed them nothing, be cause the general assembly re garded the charges unjust, and unwarranted. It was known to all of us that the conditions complained of was not the fanit of the management but the re sponsibility for it rested with the parsimonious support of the gen eral assembly in the past. The resolutions were ignominously defeated and Dr. Babcock and his board was by an overwhelming vote-3 to 1 vindicated. There is much about this affair that the people were not made acquainted with, false impres sions were attempted to be made to bring the asylum administra tion into discredit, and to do so all manner of schemes were de vised. Then there was lurking in the rear of this turmodl a lot of land sharks awaiting an oppor tnity +toet hoMdof the asylum property for purr-oses of sp-cu lztion. The whole sch.eme was frustrated and of course disap pointment resulted, the people however are the gainers thereby. I regard the efforts made to dis 'rupt the institution as the ef fects of mercenary greed and mis erable politics. reputations of good men were not considered anything to stand in the way of those who were bentupon destruc tion, but fortunately there were enough conservative men there who could see through the pur poses of the opposition, and with a most positive expression rebuk ed the methods. The agitation resulted in pro viding means to relieve the con Igested conditions and the matter is so happily solved that I hon estly believe that within this year the gentlemen appointed to add to and build more buildings for the afflicted ones will soon begin to get things in shape. The most important matter of direct interest to the people is the matter of taxation. To put Clar lendon on a cash basis as a good Ibusiness judgment would require. I a tax levy of about seven mills is needed. but this in my judgement. the taxpayers would not stand ior, so the delegation thought it the better part of wisdom to only make partial provision for a part of the deficit rather than impose a heavy tax rate before it could be ascertained what will be the amount of taxable property this year. This is land returning year and if the returns show an in crease in the landed assessments then the next delegation will have something definite to base a levy upon. We were unanimous in our conclusions not to raise the coun ty levy more than 1 2 mill at this session. There is much complaint about high taxes and the com plaint is not without foundation but the legislature is not alone to blame. The people are making demands for improvements and it is a truism that we cannot eat our cake and keep it too, if we are to keep abreast of the times then we must make up our minds that it will cost money and that it is the taxpayer who must pay the fiddler. The large appropria tions are in response to the de mand for increased educational facilities, and who is it that will try to throw himself in the way of the great demand for educa tion, the man who attempts it will deserve the people's wrath. There is no money thrown away and the reason for the increased appro priations, is that the State is fast developing and as it grows the demands for greater improve ments grows with it, hence it takes more money. It is not alone with the institutions of higher learning that greater demands are being made, but the high schools and the rural schools have lifted up their voices and are asking for the aid they are entitled to. Last year $20,000 was appropriated for the rural schools to aid such of them as are weak, this proposi tion brought forth this year a de mand for the same purpose of $60,000 and the legislature had it to give, for it was demanded by the people at large, yet tbese same people will in all probably raise a storm because taxes have increased. The State levy this year is 5 against5M last year and even with this one-half mill in crease all of us know that there will be a heavy deficit to be met another year: the reason the levy was not made higher was because those of us who were trying to hold things down plead ed that if we raised the levy too high it would discourage the right return of proper ty and leave us in a bad fix, and too, those who were disposed to and really did return their property at a fair rate would be unequally assessed and be made to pay more than their just proportion of the taxes, 'in this way we succeed in keep ing off a 6j mill levy for the year 1910. I am not of the sort to oppose improvements, I favor keeping up with the times, but I am un alterably opposed to extrava gance, and when I find the people are not getting a proper return bor their money I am always ready to enter my protest, and fight for ~what I believe to be right until the majority forces me into sub mission. As a member of the finance committee I frequently protested against some of the big appropriations and voted to cut them but the majority did not entertain similar views and of course sniffed my little candle whenever it blazed up. I realiz ed several times when protesting. that there was no way out of the legislature granting the demands for increases, but I had protested so much that it became a habit. With the ending of this session I hand back to the people my commission as senator. I have endeavored to give to them a faithful service, always having tbeir interests in mind and with an earraest desire to wmn their approval as well as the favor of those with whom I have been so closely and so pleasantly asso ciated the past four years. if I have succeeded in this then I shall have a right to be proud of the record made and it will be the easier to turn ba-c-k to my people the commission unsullied for them to bestow on any one they may see tit. The people of this county have honored me, and I have done all in my power to appreciate their good wili by giving them the best service my ability permitted, this is all that mortal man can do. The question has already been asked me* whether I was going to stand for re-election, to this I answer that. there is a plenty of time to con sider, and also pienty or time for the people to look around for -material to represent them. tf thc. neonle think I have meritsi a return they will at the proper time make the same known to me and give me time to see whether I can again assume the responsibility, but whether I run for re-election or not the people should not lose sight of the fact that the senate is a more difficult place to fill than the lower house. because in the house there are three, in the senate only one, and he frequently has his hands full with important committee work. The senator should be a man with legislative experience if he is expected to have weight in that body. A new man must wait a coupie or more years to get into position to have influ ence with his co-workers. He is regarded in the light of an aD prentice. so I say an experienced man is best if he can be trotten. I do not think a man should be chosen for the senate because he advocates some popular fad. nor do I think ohe should be voted for who leads a one-idea proposi tion, what is wanted is one who makes a study of legislation and is willing to brush aside his per sonal affairs for the public good regardless of how lie individual ly feel- about this or that question The gentlemen composing the house delegation have done their duty, and my relations with them were of a pleasant nature. we would get together in consulta tion. sometimes disagreeing. but always reaching a definate con clusion for the county's good. I have no hesitancy in commend ing the gentlemen referred to and to say that they are deserv ing of as much credit for the Iwork done for the county as I am. because, whatever was done in my name was with the appro val of the delegation, so they are equaily responsible with me for the good and the bad? The Manning graded school can now charge a contingent fee and enforce the rules made by the trustees for the collection thereof. I have had an Act passed for this purpose. Under the Act the trustees are author ized to tix such a contingent fee as in their judgment will supple ment the school funds sufticiently to run the school the full term of nine months. and if there are those who will not pay, the scholar in default can be sent home. This was a necessary authority in order to raise enough money to run the school the full term and enforce the col lection from those who have shown an unwillingness to pay in the past. The school bond election for the Pine Grove school has been validated and the necessary leg islation for another election for the bonds for the Paxville school has been gotten through. The grand jury at this term of court recommended more pay for diet ing prisoners. This has been complied with and hereafter the sheriff will be able to feed his prisoners as the grand jury de inanded. There were very few general laws made at this session. The legislation looking towards put ting the State in the good roads movement failed because there was no disposition to create new offices, nevertneless some of the pronositions for good roads had considerable merit. The General Assembly was grieved to learn of the extreme illness of Senator B. R. Tillman. even men who have always op posed him expressed sincere sympathy for him in his afflic tion, thus demonstrating that the last vestage of factional feel ing has been wiped out. It is the sincere wish of everybody that Mr. Tillman will recover his lost health and that he will soon be restored to usefulness. This letter is not as complete as I would like to have it. but the fact is I am not in condition to do the subject jnstice, for the reason that much of my personal affairs has been neglected for the past six weeks that I cannot get myself in shape to give my readers as many comments as I would like. However, from time t:me I will make editorial com ment on the various matters con nected with the legislature just closed. I close this letter with thanks to Dr. Todd for looking after THE TIMEs in my absenCe, and from now on I shall be at home 'to look after the paper myself. I hope these letters were interest mng to my many readers. I have done my best to make them; so "-A." THE McLEOD STAR ASCENDIG. Since the last issue of THE TtMEs we have been assured that the sentiment expressed by s with regard to the candidacy of Hon. Thomas G. McLeod for governor. mecets with the ap proval of thousands throughout the State. Men in all walks of life r-egard him as the right man for the place. because he has merited something at the niands of the people. McLeod has given a good part of his life to the legislative service, and through out that service he was regarded one of the safest men in the leg islature, his experience in~ the legislature gives him a ;, ad vantage for- the executive chair, and this will have its eifect upon the mndns of the thinking peo pe of the State. Some of the expressions that caime to us wvas to the effect that THE TIMm-:s hit the nail squar-e on the head when it said that Thomas G3. McLeod will be one of the leading candi dates for- gov-ernor this summer. and that thme light will resolve itself diown~ to McLeod anid one of the others, with .\lLeod the probable wvirner. McLeod has the advantage of standing on Democratic prinlciples. and lhe has never done anything that is inconsistent, therefore he will the charges of inconsistency as wilt Col. Featherstone. Capt. Iic-hards and the others. The only thing that McLeod's op ponents can bring against him is that he does not believe in the practibility of State-wide prohi bition legislation, but prefers the Democratic principle of local self-government, whereby the people can decide the system of liquor regulation they prefer, and the system best suited to their conditions and environ ments. If the enforcement of prohibition continues to permit the flooding of the country with liquor through the express com panics. the masses will not stand for the farce and will wattrelief from it. Heretofore the Prohibitionists were on the I aggressive side. but now they are on the defensive, and unless they can convince the masses that un der prohibition conditions have im proved. their cause will be very weak by the time the next pri mary comes on. If on the other hand, the Prohibitionists wili get busy and see that the law is en forced, even as well as most laws are enforced, then their cause will be strengthened, and they will land their choice for governor, but as things look now, the coun try is full of liquor and not a dol lar of revenue do the taxpayers get out of it, all of the money go ing out of the State. leaving us with notbing but the evil effects of liquor consumption. No one could expect that the Prohibition ists would stop the consumption all together. but when they per suaded th people to vote for pro hibition they made great promis es. and the voters are going to hold them to them. It needs no argument to prove whether or not prohibition is even a partial success, the people know whether it is working for the best or not, and when the head of the Anti Saloon League comes around his hearers will know. wnether or not he has earned his big salary for the work done in getting the people to vote out the legal sale of liquor, having their taxes rais ed. and yet having the liquor with them still. The argument of what Kansas has done on paper, will not work anv more, the people will have to be shown that their own eyes have deceived them. The right of the people to rule is wbat the Democratic party has been contending for always and when they are permitted to adopt a rule, that rule made by them selves will be observed: it is this plank in the platform of Hor. Thomas G. McLeod that appeals to the conservative masses in this State, many of whom are Prohibitionists from principle. Ibut who believe the cause of temperance will be more effect 'nally advanced by standing by the right of the people to rule, land against the enactment of laws that are unsuited to the con Iditions and environments of a 'comnmunity. This element favor temperance legislation, but they Ireg-ard the methods of the Prohi bitiouists impractical, and they will not support them in it, hence their support of a man who stands for Local Option. CHRISTENSENI SATISFIED, PSEAW! It is refreshing to note that Senator Christensen who figured so largely on the asylum investi gating committee and who repre sen ted the majority report. is now airing himself m the Columbia ~State, and using the columns of that great daily to argue himself into the hallucination that he and his co labor-ers won out. If it is soothing to the Senator from Beau fort he should not be disturb ed, but to those of us who were on theground itlooked very much like the maujority of that investi gating committee received the legislative boot right between the pistol pockets, else why did the Senator from Beaufort take ui 'brage at not being appointed on the conference committee? The presiding officer with his usual wise discretion in appointing the conference committee selected three Senators representing the three different ideas that had not been rejected by the legislature, and these gentlemen having noth ing but the good of the State at heart succeeded in taking the three! plans offered and out of them they were able to construct a splendid solution of the asylum ddficulty, but had the -Senator from Beau fort been selected on the conferer.ce committee the probability is. tbat an agreement would not have been reached. and nothing would have been done to relieve the conditions ne-eding im mediate attention. The bond pr-opo)sition was defeated. the turning over the management of the institution to a set of politic ians was defeated, so was the scheme to sell the present asylum property defeated, and the at tenipt to besmirch the character of Dr-. J. W. Babcock was also de feated. The adoption of the con ference report embraces the ideas of the minority of the investigat ing committee, together with the ideas of Senator Mauldin of Greenville, and the ideas of Senator Mfontgomery of Miar ion, and it also is .t complete rep~ud iat ion of the ChIiristensen idea of political economy for South Carolina. Chi-isteinsen be inIg satisted with the final out comel. is ike thme nigger when threatenieu if lie told wvhat he saiw at a lvnchiinz lbe. said --no Boss. I aint gwine tell. I satistied, I am, I tink de feller hung got off damn light." and so it appears with the Beaufor-t Senator. he and h is com panions failing most abjectldy in their attempts to revoiutivnize, and c-ontrol smile complacently and profess being :.tistied. but they deceive none by this, and when the next session conmes on their movements will be watched wit suspicioun eyes, and, before they get through any legislation they will have to convince the members that the thing is not loaded. The political affairs in New York State just at this time is puzzling to the leaders of both of the great parties, neither side know just what to do, as both the Democrats and the Republi ns are rotten, and the only question to decide is which of the two is the rottonest. The Re publicans have been greatly ex ercised over the charges of bribery in its ranks, which has been alarming enough to cause the President to go to New York to confer with Governor Hughes and other leaders. but since then the Democrats aire charged with selling judgeships on the Su preme Court bench. and this charge does not come from the Republicans. but as a result of a party row, and it appears to be a case of lettitig the cat out of the bag, or honest men get their dues when thieves fall out. York Juries Too Popular. [York% ille Enqure-r.I Now that there is no foreign cases that are likely to be affect ed by the remark, or if there are we do uiot recall them, we want to throw out the suggestion that it is time our people were con sidering the discouragement of of a pactice that has grown up of bringing litigation to this county that does not belong here. Under the law, a defend ant can sue a railroad in any county through which the de fendant railroad runs. It is for the plaintiff to elect in which county he will sue, and there is nothing for the railroad but to defend the suit. The law is all right, but it occurs to a great many people that it is subject to more or less abuse. The right thing for a plaintiff, it would seem, would be to select between the county he resides in and the county in which the alleged dam aged was inflicted. There can be no reasonable objection to either of these elections. But it is time to call a halt in the case of outsiders, who come to York simply because they think they can get bigger verdicts here. The practice not.only in creases our county expenses for litigation that is none of our business, but it hurts our repu tation for conservative fairness. The way to put a stop to it, is for juries to be especially care ful as to their verdicts, not giv ing such plaintiffs any damage at all, unless there is no ones tion of the justice of their com plaints. and ho'ding the figures down strictly within the boands of reason, even where the case is good. York certainly has nothing to gain in being dump ing ground for all kinds of liti gation with which it has no clirect concern. Ieanes Cannot be Cured by localappi~cations. as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the car. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that Is by cons.titu tional remedies. Deafnexx is caused by an in - iir.ed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. when this tube gets innlam ed you have a rumbiing sund or imperfect hear ing. and when it is entirely closed dieaflzess I! the result, and unless the ineammation can be taken out anad this Lube restored to Its normal condtonhraringf will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh. WhIch 1' nothing but an iniamedi condition of the mu cousi surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for an5 case of Deaf nes~s (caused by catarrh) that can not be cur-d by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circular'. free. F. J7. CHEN~EY & CO.. Toledo. 0. sold by drunrLit. T~'c. H afi. Family Pills are the rest. No Snap Judgment. Manning, S. C.. February 21, 1910. Editor of Tac .\MA NINc TnIEs: My attention has been called to the follow~i part of the presentment of the grand jury of the last term of court for Clarendon county: "1V. In looking into the management of the chain gang, we feel that the present manager. .\r. H. L. .lohnston is not suited to the position, and we respectfully recommend that be be re moved, and that a more suitable man be substituted." In reply I beg to say that I have only been employed as the managrer of the chaing.ang since the 2nd day of F&b ruary inst, hardly time to get into the way ->f arranging the duties of its man agement, much iess to develop my un suitableness, if any exist, for the posi tion, and I most respectfully invite and urge the chaingantr committee. .\es-tes. Gentry, Coskrey and McFad.:in, to vis.it and inspect at an early date the chain gang camp under my charge and if I have been remiss in any of my duties inform me of it. that I may remedy i: at once, for 1 cannot conceive that it is the desire or wish of any one to censure me unheard, or condemn andl punish me under the general charge of being -unsuited." and 'tis my wi..h to be so advised. You gentlemen advise and encourage that I rmay become "suited" for the position. T was elected by the Board of Commissioners over four other competitors, and since I have had charge of the chaingang, I have tried diligently and faithfully to per-form the duties of the position I have inaugur ated a good sanitary treatment of the persons of the convict, treating them humanely al ways. have prov ided a good selter for the work animals in my charge, and seen that a proper diet and it. properl.y cooked was provided for the convicts. Therefore. I ask a suspension of judgment until the matters com plained of can be investigated by the proper authorities VRespectfully submitued. H. L. .IOIINSTON. One of the Editors Trials. The editor of a newspaper is often ac cused of leaving out certain items pur posely, because of a d islike of the person to tie mentioned. or fromn prejudice or somne other cause. This is all bosh. The editor has something like a million dif ferent things to think of in connection with the issue of one paper, and it is not surprising if he mnises an item oc casionallv or sometimes forgets one which has been called to his attention. Nine out of ten pe-ople you ask news items will tell you they don't think of any. liut in most cases they expect the edito. to think of them all, and critici--e him if he fails in a single item. Tre beway togive the editor credit for whthe does lind and mention, and for some things he finds and doesn't men tion. - rock Hill Record Sore L~nngs and .aw Laungs. .\lLst people know the feeling. and the mierable state of ill health it indicates. .\!l people should know that Foley's lonevy and Tar. the greatest throat and lung remedy. will quickly cure the sore ness and cough, and restore a normal condition. Ask for Foley's Honey and Tr.. . n,.o-n &- C Society Event at Aloln. Alcolu is very much alie, wheels continue to turn there. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Bagnal enter trined a valentine par:y Morday eve ning, February 14th. They do not do things by halves. the party was put in possession of the premises and whirled away the time in such pleasant pass times that the wee-small hours of the nizht found them still there. Delightful refreshrtents were served by the hosts to the full :;ratification of the participants. Harmonv township was weil repre sented. Misses Katie Manheim and Zella Scarborough. Inez and Annia White. Belle Plowden. Leitia Reese. Martha 1Alderman. Flossie Jenkins. Hattie, Mamie and Una Jonnson. Misses Mc M illan and Martan, Blanch Bagual and Mrs. Williams. Messrs. Marion Kelly, Roht. ) White, M. 3. Hudnall, Isaac Reese. J. G. Plowden. Rex R~ice, David .\iderman. Jack Williams. Oliver Coop er. Hudson. Edwards. James and Luth er Bagnal. Messrs. Parker. McCabe and Spigner were present. Valentines were distributed by Mr. Jack Williams. who made spicy re marks on many of them. to the amuse m1ent ol ali. A.\ ScrTaP. TELEPHONE I 'Phone your wants to us. We call for and deliver pre scriptions. Anything ordered by tele phone will be selected with the same care as though you called in person. Deliveries made promptly and no extra charge. J. A. ZEIGLER, Mgr. Snanning, S. C. Agent for Park & Tilford's Candies. A. J. WHITE & CO.. Successors to W. E. JENKINSON CO. UNDERTAKERS. We have bought the Undertakinz Department of W. E. Jenkinson Co. and will keep on hand a complete line of Coflins and Caskets. We are also prepared to do Embalminz. Will also carry a line of Picture Mouldings and Glass for framing pictures. Under Masonic Hall. A. J. WHITE & CO.. The Old Reliable Is HERE! VAN ORSDELL. Orangeburg's Reliable PHOTO ARTIST WILL BE LOCATED AT MANNING. S.C.. FEB. 15, to:.'6. Positively No Longer. -(Groups char::ed Extra. Prices quoted at Studio. Stricly Grade A Photos. One-half dozen. 2:(00. Orne Dozen $.5U-abinet size. V~ lews of residence.. family G roups. ani mals. Homes. etc.. A1! :.atest stn-es in FotderN In Platinum and Sepia eftects. Honest. Good Work Brin:: the Uabies :o Van. Sittings made diur ing cloudy or rainy as well as fair weather. Old pictures copied and enlarged in Pastel. Cravon. andi waxter co:ors--special. Rebrmy stay is limited. sto do not hesi tate, but come early and avoid the rush. Public invited to call a: Studio and examine display of flne work. Pno?.os $1.00 half dozen up. VAN ORSDELL. Artist. For Sale. A purchaser can obtain a bargain in the following imac-hinery which is situated in the Gin House of WV. R. Davis. near Panola. S. C. One 65 Horse Power Boiler. One 40 Horse Power Struther & Wells Engine. T wo 60 Saw Smith Gins. One -0 Saw Liddle Gin 35. Inch Fan with Murray elevating systern complete. Lint Flues. IOne Condenser. One Double Press. Liaidle make. Shafting, pulleys. boxes, belts. hangers and all other machinery and attachmnents used in connection with samie in Gin House. One No. 1 Hage Saw Mill complete. ~and 32 inch inserted tooth s.tw and all beltingr. pulleys. shafting anid other machinery and attachtuents used in cnntection with same. One Lo;: Cart. For information adldress or call on W. R. Davis. Silver. R. F. D.. or Chiarlton D~nRant. M1anning. S. C. STATE OF SOUTH CAROUNA, Coui of Clarendon. By James M. Windham. Esq.. Probate .Judge. WIHERlEAS. E. 1G. Brown made suit IV to me. to grant him letters of ad ministration of the esiate and effeets of C. L. Land These are therefore to elte and ad monish all and singular :he kindred and creditors of the said C. L. Land. dece-ased. thait the be and appear before me. in the Court of P ro hate to be held at .\anning on the 24th day of February next. after p)ublication hereof, at 11 o'clock in thie forenloon. to show cause. if any th~ey ha e. why the said administration should not be ranted. Given under my hand. this ath, day of Februarv. A. 1). 1910). [SEa..] I J.\.\MES .\. WINDH.\AM. .ludge of P'rob:-te. WHO'S YOUR fl DruggisT I We would like to be. ( ZEIGLER'S PHARMACY, P'recriptiLon DrugrglIat. 0 CHARLIE LUM, First-Class Laundry. GASOLINE LIGMhTS. Nanutas-..ured by Superior .\anufacturi:: Co OUR EARLY U SPRING Showln S Ij ARE READY FOR YOUR INSPECTION. We are very desirous of having you see the Stock before it is anyways broken up. Come in at your earliest convenience and give us the pieasure of showing you through the largest and most complete stock we have ever handled. We are showing the largest stock in our historv and will be able to handle your every want for the spring and summer season. Our Line of Dress Goods Trimmings. Etc., is larger and better than ever before. *,Our Notion Stock i IW is more complete than ever, and here you will be able to find all you desire in Linens. Towels. Doilies. Fancy Work. Braids, Buttons, Handkerchiefs, Collars, Collar Supports, Belts. Belting, Belt Pins. Collar and Cuff Pins Ruchings, Cords, Ladies' and Children's Hose Supporters. )W Corsets, Gloves, Hosiery. Etc., Ladies' Undermuslins. We say without fear of contradiction that you will find our Lace and Embroidery Stock the largest and most ,complete in the county. We would like very much to have you come in and look it over. We are showing the prettiest 'ine of Val Laces, Linen Laces, Torchons, and Insertior- for 5c. yard selling that will be seen this year. Better Laces 10c. and up: all that's new in Laces W are in our Stock. Embroideries from 1 inch tol! and 1-2 yds. wide, rang ing in price from 5c. to $3 per yard. You can find what you want in our Stock of Embroidery and Insertions at the price you wish to pay. We are shor .ng the strongest Line of 10c. Wash Goods that you will see anywhere. Ginghams, Per cales, Linens. in all colors: also Black and White for 10c. yard. These are the best goods on the market for house dresses, Skirts, Coat Suits, Waists, Children's dresses. and little boys' Knickerbocker Suits, Manchester Gala iA teas, Windsor Percales, Colored Linens: also Black and White Linen for 12 1-2c.. 15c. and 20c. yard. The great est values in these ever offered. Large and complete Line of White Goods, Domestics of all kinds: La'dies' and Gents'Ready-to wear Goods, Etc. Our Millinery Stock will be the largest in our history. Our new Milliner will arrive in a few days. She is in the market now selecting our stock. Come in and see us, we are apt to have wbat you want, and will be pleased to show you. It will pay you to trade at RIGBY EDry Goods Co.'s1 Seed Potatoes. The season is now opening for planting and the question naturally asked, is Where to Get the Best SEED. Fromi the famous Aroostook County, Maine section. We have just received, in prime condition, the following varities: IEARLY RED BLISS TRIUMPH - 50c. EARLY ROSE - - - - 45c. EARLY IRISH COBBLERS - - 50c. SPAULDIN6'S ROSE, NO. 4 - - 50c. The Spaulding Rose. No. 4. is a new variety for this particular section-They are used very extensively by truckers around Charleston with wonderful results. See us for Potatoes. Manning Girocery Co. "'Big Store on The Busy Block." We are now manufacturing at Manning all grades of Commercial Fertilizers and so icit your patronage. We use only high rade material and "NO FILLER." MEAL MIXTURES A SPECIALTY. We make the price right and guarantee atisfaction. See us before you buy. Manning Oil Mill. C D. CDDOTT. President and Traser.r