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MANNING. S. C., MARCH 30. 1910 PUBLLSKtED EVERY WEDNESDAY SUBscRIPTION RATFS: one year .... ....... - - - .. ... SIX 200:b_%.--------- ...... ------.. ---M---'' bo MnL r ........................ .. .. 5 ADVEET2SLNG RATES: One squao, one tme, Si: each submo~ucot in s.rs-tin 50 cent. Obituaries and Tributes < Respect char::ed for as resuar advertismnts.. iUbera: contract- madef or I bree. six and tvIv -- commumcauons must De accompanied by tbe real nae- and address of the writer in order to ftre r AttUenon. No communicalon o a persona cnaracter will be publisbed except as an advert!ment. Ez.cred at the Pos..otIce at Uanntuc &NSc ond C - matter. THE FISH LAW A&RDITY. In this issue we reproduce the Act passed by the Legislature at its recent session. known as "The Fish Law." and we can state that the Act which has become law is not in accordance with the origi nal bill introduced, in. that it is so anmended as to take away a numh:r of its objectionable tea turea, although there still re main- enough of the drastic in it to make people wonder how much farther the organized few wil go in teir work of oppression, be fore the wrath of the masses is aroused. A reading of this abom ination will convince any reason able mind that the framers and the advocates of such legislation, cannot have the interests of the maws at heart, nor are they sin cerely seeking the protection of the tish; they have some other purpose in view:in our opinion the c-urse of the Audubon Socie ty has been run. The leaders ovar.ached themselves by hav ing laws enacted that are oppres sivels ridiculous and which the people will not stand for, they will uemand of their Representa tives the repeal of these obnox ions statates. The writer opposed the passage of these laws because he knew that he people were being mis represented in the representa tions made by the advocates of the measure. They made it ap pear., t was not only the Audubon Socie-.v that was urging this leg ielation, but tnat the Farmers Unio:. insisted upon it. The Sen ator from Calhoun stood upon the senate floor and insisted that in urzing the passage of the game and t-h laws he was representing the Farmers Union, he further miskd the senate when Claren don and Berkeley asked to be ex empted, by reading frock the con stitu: on the inhibition against spect...I legislation and he argued that if these counties were ex empt -d it would nullify the whole Act. The writer- protested and diree ed attention to the provis ion of the constitution which al lowe. i, special provisions in gene-l laws," but the head of the society and its Secretary had lobbied for these measures and had secured enough pronrises from the up-the-State-members where they have no tishing, to get w~hat they wanted through the senate, then the only hope was getting it killed in the House but the Audubon Society people were on the jobaand succeeded in the last hours of the session in slipping it through.. Seesion 3 of the abomination is a. moss preposterous proposition, read it. "Should any game fish be takein by net or other appli anice while fishing for other than game fish, they shall be immedi ately returned to the water from whence they came." In the name of sense who is to know wheth er the tish designated as "game fish" have been thrown back into the-wrater, or into the frying pan of the fisherman? Then too, the provision of section 2, which for bids the selling of fish between March and November is a damn able piece of legislation, we are satisfied the succeeding legisla ture will repeal it as a matter of self respect. Under the Act a man is permitted to fish with hook and line, yet if he catches more than he wishes to eat he cannot sell them, and if he does, he is liable to punishment, because he must prove that the law was not violated, a complete reversal of the promise of the constitution. which requires that a man must be proven guilty before he can be punished, but under this mis erable law a man must prove his innocence or go down into his pocke?t to help support a Game Warden. No, the people win not stand for such legislation, neither will all of the members of the Audu bon Society stand for it, they have been misled. and are conviruced that the laws asked for go too far, are too drastie, and they never would have subscribed to the membership of the society' had they known the extent the leaders of the society were going. We have information that there are members of the Audubon So ciety who will have ncothing more to do with it, when they joined t, it was to lend their aid to a reasonable protection of the game and fish, but they did not intend to deprive the people from priv ileges they have enjoyed always: these people are convinced there is more behind the Audubon So ciety movement, than mere pro tetion of the birds and fish, and they are going to come out of it. There is no doubt that good citizens everywhere favor protec - tion for the game of the 'fortsts and the fish of our streams, and the people up-the-State are not blessed with these gifts of nature such as are the people of the low country, yet, the votes secured for the passge of this drastic laeilamn came from the mern bers et t e up- u :1Jry - h o U.6 not understand the condi:ons and -:oted tha: war beause of their promise to the gentlemen inter ested in Prcovidint a tiue positions and a good Salary for the Chief Game Warden and his anpointees. ie original ')ill providing for the Chief Game Warden sought to give him a salary of $,.50tI a 'year. more than the governor gets, and he was to appoint the gane wardens under him. but the salarv was cut down for the Chief to $1,900, and the wardens to $1. 200. but in their eagerness for the juicy plum the framers of the bill slipped up in providing for the appointment, and Mr. !ice will have to cool his heels by waiting until the next legislature meets. because the appointment made by the Governor must be approved by thesenate before the appointee can be commissioned. We under stand that .Mr. Rice will continue. Sand that he has instructed the county Wardens that the work will go on under the direction of the society as heretofore, but where Mr. Rice or his under war dens get any police authority from we do not see. because the recent Act providing for "A Chief Game Warden," has a repealing clause, and this Act has been approved by the Governor. So we say to the county Wardens that before they interfere with any hanter or fisherman, they had better take a I wise precaution to tind out what their rights are. it is our opinion I that these men are out of otlice, and have no more authority than any other citizen. Hence we would advise them not to sit in a boat I with a tisherman to watch wheth er or not he throws back into the I water the game fish he happens to catch, especially on the days the fish are not biting good, for th fisberrman might get restless and in sbifting around may acci dentally up set the boat. in that case he will act upon the princi pal of self preservation. GIVE US THE FEAL AID. The esteemed News and Cour ier of last Monday in speaking of the reported purpose of the federal authorities to aid in the suppression of blind tigers says: .We have absolutely no sym pathy with the blind tiger busi ness. Whenever a community de cides for itself that no intoxicants !,shall be sold legally in that com munity, no intoxicants ought to be sold there. Nevertheless it does seem to us that each com munity ought to be able of itself to deal with a problem of this kind without any outside assis tance from the Federal Govern ment." This judgment is based upon the theory of States rights. a principle the South has always contebded for, and of recent years the idea is growing in other parts of this UJnion, but notwithstand ing the great principle, this is an age ot practical thought, there is little patience with theo ries that will not 'work in prac tice. The law prohibiting the sale of intoxicants is a theory that has iiot as vet 'een proven pr'ctical, and it is creating im patience, but inasmuch as the law is upon our Statute books it should be given a full and fair test. then if it is shown to be what those of us. who do not favor such laws claim, other liquor laws will take their place. We do not regard the Federal authorities lending aid. for the enforcement of a State Statute enacted at the instance ot the peop'1 themselves. as an unwar ranted interference with the peo ple's rights. It is simply coming to the assistance of tbe police when arrest is beingt detied. When a riot breaks out in a city the government has been called upon to aid in its suppression with the troops stationed there: in such a case it would not be regarded an unwarranted inter ference with State rights. There is a Federal law requirirng a li cense tax to deal in intoxicants, and there is also a State law which prohibits the dealing in mn toxicants in certain communities, where it is prohibital, it is the expressed demand of the people at the ballot box, not forced upon them, but is is their own act. Whet' the federal government comes to enforcing the license tax requrement we cannot see why it should not at the same time be, required to turn over to the State authorities those they find violat ing the federal laws. If this is done the "tigers" will pay the fed eral license, and subject them selves to a closer watch from the State officials: the fact of having a United States license is a strong circumstance of having it for- the purpose of selling liquor: and when accused before a State court the jury will have the license evi dence to consider as a circum stance pointing to guilt. The States right theory is nul liied by the inter-state comrmerce laws, under them, the State can not enact laws which will prevent the shipment of intoxicants in ter ritory,~the citizens of which hav-e voted the legal sale out, and. as much as we are opposed to pro hibition. we are equaliy opposed to the State being handicapped by the federal laws so that it can not effectively carry out the ex pressed wish of the people. We believe Congress should enactj laws which will make it obhga tory upon the officers of the gov - ernent to assist in the enforce: ment of the State laws: the State is a nart of the governme~nt and therfore is entitled to its laws being respected. stutbborn As Mules are liver and bowelis sometime<- seemrn to balk without cause. Then thee's~ trouble - Lossof Appeite -lIdigi~on. Nerousness. De-spo'ndeny. H-eadache'. But such troubies ily before J)ir. King' New Life Pills, the worhi's best stomn ach and Liver remnedy. So ea-y. -S5e. RESECT THE LAW. A scrutny of -ae press o; :ae State -vll sho-v an epidemic of crime, mostly of the homicide na ture. What is the cause of all of this? Can it be as was reported by the Greenwood grand jury. the laxity in the enforcement of the law? Nearly every day we read oL shooting scrapes in the region above Colombia. and vet that section is as dry as a bone. In Laurens. the county where Col. Featherstone lives. on last Sunday night it is reported that three persons were murdered. Such things ought not to happen in Col. Featherstone's count. as he nay be asked to sweep before his own door when traveling over the State in the interest of moral up-liff. Not only in Laurens but -I over the country, crime is not; contined to the tired train of some drunken wretch but it takes in ali manner of offences. and it seems to be growing rather than dimin ishing. The officials are not to blame for such a condition. they cannot prevent gentlemen hold ing high places from stealin--. any more than they can help the germ of iniquity getting into the isocial system. But when these things do happen it is those who have knowledge of it to take the step to bring the law into play. not stand back because th1e 1uiltv stands well in church or society. and business eircles, screen not the mo1rallV vicious, and then throw the blame off on the ofi cials. The sheriff executes the warrant-s tiled in his office, he is not to go about making business: the magistrates issue warrants only when the sworn information is brought to them, they are not commissioned to act as detectives, therefore it is up to the citizens themselves to have a decent en forcement of the law. The jerk ing up of a little friendles:. - -nig ger" for stealing a chicken or selling a little liquor and ignore the crime of a white man who perhaps has done enough to send him to the gallows or the peni tentiary, is not enforcing the law to command even respect: hence it is that there is so much viola tion of law: until there is more respect for law manifested by those higher up, conditions will continue to grow worse Graft is non-partisan of course. but it is very popalar among the Republicans, saiys the News and Courier. Were the South Caro lina grafters Republicans? Associate Justice David J. Brewer of the United States Su preme Court, died suddenly in Washington Monday night. He was appointed to the supreme bench in 1890 by President Har rison. He was born in Asia Minor, his plirents were missionaries in Turkey at the time of his birth. The natural question is, who will President Taft ap)point to till the' vacancy? The slhoes of this das tinguished jurist would look good to lawyers all over the country, not excepting some in South Car olina. When politicians get into '2he baud wagon they usually take the reins and do the driving, but it usually turns out they drive reck lessly and' wind up ~in a~ wreck. Gov. Stubbs of Kansas, made a speech in Chicago last Sunday in favor of state-wide prohibition, and in the usual extravagance of statement he claimed that since Kansas went dry the people are better fed, better clothed. have finer homfes. larger families and bigger bank acconuts. all the re suIt of prohibition. We are not in a position to dispute this distin guished Kansan. but how prohi bition could create larger famil ies we cannot see, however when the politician takes to the temn perance lecture platform. he can give the genuine Proliibitionist cards and spades in figures of speech and extravagant state ment. News From Brogdon. Eitor Tr.e Mannin:: Tim--% We hope the World will not. accuse us of jealously, but some times asra vating causes will produ'ce strange ef fects. Clarendon county is. we under sand. reaching out. her complacent arms, to car-y away one of our pretty young ladies. While we do not object to lending a helping haud. to a sister in distress, we do feel that, dear old Clar endon ought to be able to produce good looking wives enouuh for her noble sons: but, as she has always been pa triotic and shown herself a worthy col league on all occasions, therefore, be 1:esolved. That as she stood by us in the dark~ d .ys of the levolution. and aain her boys mnarched and fought bed and died with us unltil the :;4 of secession trailed in defe-ar. Thiat we e~x euse her for this intrusion. and o!Ter he our co-operation and ass~-istnce. if Nhe desires it in petitioniug the Government' to bring her a load of immiigrants from sonme foreign shore: in order thit the local demand may be supplied. This writer. occasionally in his wan derings "-must needs" pass throtugh Brodon: here he is gathering news for this mitssive. The farmers aii seem to be in the be-st of spirits, the marks of winter are disa'ppearing fronm their fae es, which seem to refleet the glad sun shine of spring. They are plantin corn. putting downu fertilizrs, and ge: ting ready for- another crop. They have a nice Bap ist church Gra hami' in this commrun ity where Divi ne services are held every Sunday morn ing. The church hia-a growi ii. Y. P. U.. and Sunday %cho. The l \ . P. V.. held its sem"i-atnnual election of; oteers on Sunday :30th iu..:., resulting as follows: Pre-sideknt. M\iss Leele Jone-.: Vie-Pre,ident. Miss Pauline Brun-son: Secretary. Mr. ltoht. Jones.: and Tr's-i urer. Mr. Allen D~avis. Mr. \ . T. Brogdon is having i beautiful dweling at Brogdou repaint ed in a nice cream color. There i-s very little n:iness in the comunity at ;present, and Sprng i heinning' to show it-elf in leaf and tower: and thikpoe:- wanderer is co s:rained to excl2aim -WhViat a beau tiful World. P'NEUM. irogdon. s. I'.. M'sarch --&:h. 1910. Itch cured la 3i miutes by Wool ford-. sanuitary Lotion. Nyer fails. Sold by . w. vrmwn & co.. neuggist. *(- -- ~* p !__I- I Cr-- H CM& &. t V Hat chfne &Max It seems as though twaeshdmd peilpito etn eautyin dsignthissprig. Anew ot o beuiu gryfbis oevr he clothes we pgeit fro Hanfnrt Saffe axhv syeaotte nd OU'E aiotingret tedat store fabric yuand thi is reputatore isrve. We'eSgi Igto So you 0.0e0o the lielet0.t0s0o. eesw Thssoei tem fHart Schaffner & Marxot. Itoneem atouh.h weaer-hd-d a-peia - pSUnTER, gS.tin beaut isig this.spring. A new lotalf beawutfsh Tray fbricsth waraome theris aniihmnyfnnn hansomvae patn rsra. ih n m omio fSuhC AThe nrtctio odelsm asou are particuionofrlh ood:r tore'noa.btaou t inThe cSttes weSot Cerlna from at haffne &aial Mrxa e1. stl abouAtso pateof wohc Repea on' Certa ianyRe whouthe clermso madte. Alle Ath fabrnisen with thsal-wool:n atn Thertaiorigs ohfkn that sand: farics Tan such a reptatonde.re ThiAsembsoe ste Suhower ot wihfner of Marxee Cloditesyo.tspsa n isie tio he Folish na J Sc.h. shall be unlawi heac f ul t ish Tr -rr o the wrrd ant of February, n Acnon Proaet ofi viz.: Jakish Sec.~ 6. NL o n d orl stream wfith A. D.m 1910.onofSut Cr picerl. ik. bac basr ond Stte permisio o tce owndam or joj.t int t e ba ss o thro lnAh, an r o thews banks- o her an ibe reda S . . Thrie l torend o -faor b ~pal faCe ram. Landhs Rsecrtlion the person of copthon A.\naoussnt itne thisAc be paced -amn Thlwbe ereh. s er so theoland: halobeided. Thot esuh a r. reca.d.o:n nI lFsae usec k. ed itronutle r, b rp dy th'ap~ nt suc b t rctin o l ~ e Sc ~ h tti c shall ext S P .R A kef., eka bAssem lo fhe e adwte f ch So ith o ur t bai i-hwin ne me of te fe m eitely.\o n iang and SCa.oin. That frate ro s ofpce rer person or haipbenntl ed i n itn may pr alb th Goen . csosifcao cth fo rawu fashe orhall e rso~i'hn thr Gacte Wao e tihin. a p e th -4ddyo eray ernwnse m e u sh of z Jacn se eo sc ' obruc in lestre of tis A P.1e pi cer, pke, bnet bf a sy ohr p d- S e.l mal A by non-miruct e b ih da x rotio, re bany otr rc phanc- cerwgae ule. ther be proiudhta n 0...\to c L n.190 myouth . orbely rbin eam. o by ciah in acrum ewihac aw. ..:e. 'or hat.tia meeting s perfac For baltioned bream sec deti i. scin the ' \\.ortrpenooo e ( o ney has beencle ream. oevioatinlg prha u ec o ltn hll e fined nowen-sacted. orv We nua.t e 0hd y o p le oll as. (ogl eyeanr whpitoed thr - Sec.t o r thed i olat ion ofm ay tr 19\ : hecer -ou '.\nn n g, S. S(1 ha t erea fteno e rovin ' 1vins beetnsA , notd n rther n lr i a3m ttu oio ilb Tesn ha ll cahsetion draw, fateapyvddfr h wsn or person rGm V r th it:a. o h ~eofalo h seso otuhers n ake ae ofanychin ae or enic n oh aH uc in cnis en n.etil h cwipth t. or n other ap~liacUo tine n y nonssth a tnolry f nor .x-Mee i lo gie tharci a thesam e5 prpoe a tcing ga pond or moe gt-h . on y huded dcarht or bemetii'mto.wl e aefo h epthr tramd nt aor commrdialry iimpied for not lesns nt ht- dav s~ehole~, t utofizee properiof oreby:Poni.b artiso.a Tha ay. or or mo th an c t. irrtyday ,is ad for :iee..t mor egaealfteast*o h htor thennro, o by okinar ti on 6, th pesns ffn o h l- a m oe with whic~ tof p the it bnit or vioatmun of y thseo ter- upo eoniton. bey hineaft be s n- ben ftecroain t a e ade r ral.ns -c of tan on dolrnrmoet a n ,t . b o - ,rc::a - this been . ca e party so eir purpose tol sobe atch te hundred dollars, orhe d;.ay w of i. h: doProvided, ut e r . Thati~fe ther not le or thoe dioay . mor'1, ** .- e-han Seou c r tain . tl:;i dy for xp oien orse rvd ,~ ofan thirsAys .the ter ot iprisne- nt' ;.~: -fl Ctit a fl~t-l wil-r, .me Thtis beteen thal nirt dayl of tio b or in prsrton of onre)2 day *. -e ~e--ae fW forPre asent.f orch an hefrs da y ofe catc ein bce eiachie d holl po n meonuvic ed iou - -eaj neeh wtha t r oihwsno agtther plac o fi e t no t ess tha ne d ior e sa~ iclta ttesm the purpoero stocnge by pond Ac.lor more than fivnd e dollars. rh e::: utenw~ c nd forth other stea n t ohr comp eiac l e r d rioned fonredths h:xr- dollar'. op e to Mu~ri. e t C o r We f poses: Prvddflo htayor otenor ha ae ih oe tJ uha hrty ofvs ecionel ->2' itae rinigthe at of theanin. ote e sans eimmed i atly n ret ar e th5, v:iolatin :.2 of \ proviei11. of thee * etfotg ' 1 etd ph ihe fo r frmec theyiup -o st cinge. Ciode, nd oth erson ts o r~nigs par t 0 cotii: wlii house ofrn, Sec.4. t shll e unawfl topoi. Aes a conlic wit an or he ro- tab es and th builihtn yO. - thoe pon o stream swter nofy the near- i uions onvtisct , are heeby t repeal ot ad o fin ingt e aboe eribe o, ay e m a n r rialtsoev er fa ned larnr re teanod-I :; ~ fe et f rontage at th15 feetidepth, rpos orfi ~lO~ akin fsotc theruudy hue. 1oar.Ay ih caughleti. onrr wihu an1bi.in L. Aply to ofseing ., orxpond f or s theo nro toe - . s the t - rs of hins t ha!! ei Th F. \f l n u r ne Age)~n y. etinc o an he usta c wo ic No e bre- (olr o h t;het idd ranne iiailin~. d.m. C.. or e o unct ofs ean mear.n s h e rih fsick so - that mone tansmitedl hi rthe Stat. drc t oIacMIora .O o env tiht subse w n caugh rb td e Tere to he crdt of hae e ame . 1 :. S~tr . nthe toner po-itonin in this Aen of Pr orctor Fundi fand any lues. col-r aie fishn ct. Fotr i thno th aection, l e e udrh e prooiSeions f th -nitie y Mr ono ek e ro o ltn shall be imeitl l-eried Ac shll pand t~5.o oue 1 the Stt imalEY3 teRY of Ann.Eo nte stnrem doflars f0to Im -. ta e r t-soo this t G a re heteoy r- nal * . Ready-Mades At Attractvve Prices. I E are offering this week some especially GOOD ' THINGS in Ladies' UNDER MUSLINS. GOWNS, CORSET COVERS. DRAWERS. SHIRTS. ETC.. nicty trimmed and well W made. rangeing in price from 4 :25c. to $2.50 a garment. Ready-Made Linene Coat & Suits. in Blue. Tans. Lavender. Etc.. nicely Braided and well made: price, from $4.50 to is $8.50 Suit. - Ladies' Linene Wash Shirts. j in Blues. Tans, White. Etc.. all ib sizes. Price from 98c. to $2. McCALL PATTERNS. loc. and 15c. (All Seams Allowed.) It pays to trade at iRigby IDry Goods Co. s. Ford. Ford. Ford. Ligbt as the Fox~ Cai- is, 1200 lbs., it is no lighter in propor :kon than a passenger engine of the accepted highest type. The 5000 H. P. Pacitic type locomotive used on the Pennsylvania Lines West weighs 53.8 lbs. per horse power. The Model "T" weighs 53.3 lbs. per horse power. Each is designed by an engi neering expert for passenger service. On the other hand, the average freight engine, as well as a large proportion of automo biles, weighs from 8'5 to 110) lbs. per horse power. Note the dif ference? We are also agents for the mighty Reo. Car load Automobiles expected this week. Ask for a demonstration. DAVIS & RIClHBOURG, Summerton, S. C. Agents Clarendon County. FREE CONCERT EVERY EVENING. r FUN oit 1, -FARM Edso Phnorph ndRcod or sle v D.O. HAME Sumertn. . C