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cbe iabuing Eimes. LAOUIS APPELr. Ehditor. MANNING. S. C.. M A RCH 13.1910 PUB.ISHtED EVERY WEDNESDAY SCBSCRIFrION RATES: One year...--..-..------.-----.-...... ...815 six montba........... -..-... Foul months..................... ..... 50 ADVERTISING RATES: one square. one time. I1; each subsequent in erton. 50 cento- Obituaries and Tritutes or Respect charged for as regular advertisement. iberal contracts made for three. six and twelve commuactOns must be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer in order to reowive ateslion. Ngo commniction of a personal character will be oblusbed ecept as an adrertisement. Entered at thePotoMce at Manning as Sec ond C! - ma-ter. The Mississippi embroglio seems to be getting on the rough house stage and that State is in the limelight as one of the very corrupt States of this Union. The most encouraging sign for .the future in South Carolina is the widespread interest that is being taken in the raising of coro. This State can raise more corn, and far better corn. than the same amount of land any where in the boasted "corn belt" in the West. A large number of prominent citizens have petitioned to ask R. W. Shand, 2sq.. of Columbia, to be a candidate for mayor un der the new system of govern ment. Mr. Shand is one of the best men in the State and any city would do the proud thing to secure his services as its exe cutive bead. 'It was I who killed the old city form of government, while Betsey - stood by admiring my prowess." The State, the morn ing after the almost unanimous vote for the commission form of - government. Representative Mc Mahon. the man who introduced 'he bill in the legislature, and Senator Weston who got it through the Senate, were not in it:with The State. It was Judge A. C. Haskell died in Columbia at 8 o'clock this morn g. He had long been recog .-iined as one of the ablest and most prominent citizens of the State. As a young man just out "Leoflege he served gallantly nthe.niederate army, and sisee the war had been promi jientinprofessional and business circles, as supreme court justice, arailroad president, bank presi detiete. F. h Hyatt, of Oolumbia~ has seat out a letter asking the 'adt ~vise of those he is writing to, uhether or not he should run for Governor.He proposes to run on abnsinessman'splatform, wheth er'or not this includes his vitri &id brick business he does not liiy; but we imagine if he does -ecome a candidate he will reach tte conciusion when it is all over. The vosers of the State have hit hima with a real hard missile, ~hether it be a brick or some hig else. The crop of guber asi~anlne are sufficient ~~hpresent, and we move that nsminalaneclose. Th1iSColumbia State gave -out ~soeis * Democratic doctrine lasFriday, it was a line of stuff shas itaeditor adhered to in 1890; Ihpoltical revolution of that ~er would not have made scars h'a has taken so long to heal. (Buit does strike us as a piece cipresmimption, for a man who as been a political bakslider, ~set himself up as a model of oiiical loyalty, and fealty. And t to presume to lecture those who do notsee as he does. But thethe people of the State of Joth Carolina have long ago disovered The State's extrelr~e -sodesty .The Roosevelt incident at Rome has provoked a very acrumnm enscontroversy between Arch -ihpIreland of the Catholic Iuch, and Bishop McIntyre of heMethodist church, in which the Methodist prelate uses Ian that fairly sizzes, and the -hli domme comes back with saying that Bishop McIni rze is beneath his notice. In our opnin, both of these eminent divines are setting a bad ex ample to their following, and, the world at large, neither ex hiit a religious spirit, there is one thing certain, both have re fused "to turn the other cheek." weenains of REspect. -t a recent meeting of Turbeville Farmer's Union the folowing resolu tios were unanimously adopted: -Whereas, It has pleased God to re move from our midst, our late brother, . A. Green, and Whereas, The intimate relations long held by our deceased brother with the members of this Union render it proper tht we should place on record our ap eeistion of his services as a member, and his merits as a man: therefore be it Resolved, by Turberille Farmers Un on No. 555 of Turbeville, S. C.. that while we bow with humble submiission o the will of the Most High, we do not the less mourn for our brother who has been called from his labor to rest. Besolved, That in the death of R. A. Green this Union loses a brother who ws always active and zealous in his work as a member, ever ready to help 7.the needy and distressed both in and out of the orderanhonest and upright man, whose virtues endeared him not only to his brethren of the union, but to all of his fellow citizens. Resolved, That these resolutions be entered upon the minutes of this Union, and that a copy be sent to the family of our deceased brother, to THE MANNING T6Es and to The Farmers Union Sun. M. D. BAIRD, W. H. CASTINE, J. P. TURBEVILLE. LOOiG BACKWARD. The Spring of 165, When the Soldier in Gray Came Home. and His Passing Since the War, Etc. Horace Greeley. philosopher and journalist, with his facile pen, wrote these words, which I quote: "The hope of the then Southern Confeder acy was carried aloft on the points of the bayonets of the bright rifles of the army of Northern Virginia." But alas, on the ninth day of April, 186-, came the crisis of our fate; the end had come. Lee. the old gray lion, and his little band of courageous soldiers, were hedged in on all sides by Grant's ponderous army; the best equipped the world has ever seen: lacking noth ing appertaining to war, cruel war. -Nevertheless, Lee never lost his equi poise, calm and resolute, he stood in the midst of his f xithful and undaun ted soldiers, abiding the time to sur render. The croaking raven of de spair had made its flight over Dixie Land, and in the wake of this ill omi nous bird came the white-winged dove of peace, bearing within its beak, an olive branch. The guns were stacked, the roaring cannons were hushed, the shrieking shells, grape and canister, lay dormant with in the caisson boxes, and the thin gray line ceased to pour their leaden messengers of death upon the unceas ing and ever-increasing blue line. The blood-stained flag, the starry cross. vwas furled forever, (but with unfad ing glory.) Everythiug was quiet and serene. No dead or dying soldiers with gaping wounds could be seen OA the eve of the surrender, of what was left, of the once invincible army of Northern Virginia, an aid of Gen. Lee said to him, what would posterity think If he surrendered? The General replied that it concerns us more near ly than it will posterity, therefore let us be right. and I will take the respor. sibility. LEE'S FARAWELL TO HIS SOLIJIERS. "After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the army of -Northern Vir ginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resourc es. I need not tell the survivors of so many hard-fought battles, who have remained steadfast to the last, that I have consented to this result from no distrust of them: bat feeling that valor and devotion eould accom plish nothing that could compensate forthe loss that would have attended the continuation of the contest, I have determined to avoid the useless sacrifice of those whose past services have endeared them to their country men. You will take with you the sat isfaction that proceed, from the con siousness of duty faithfully perform ed; and I earnestly pray that a mer ciful God will extend to you His bless ing. With an unceasing admiration of constancy and devotion to your country, and a grateful remembrance of your kind and generous considera tion of myself, I bid you an affection ate farewell." Lee went down at Appomattox un der a halo of glory like the descend ine sun, flashing his brilliant rays across the western sky, and goes down below the horizon in his majestic splendor. I now place a withered white rose on the bosom of the young nation that died in its purity from constant attrition and exhaustion. The soldier in gray came home with his parole in the pocket of his worn and faded jacket, over his fearless heart, a mea gre crust in his hand moistened by the dews from the stars, with many miles between him and his childhood home, with his thoughts upon those who were-near and dear to him; yes, loin hearts, who were looking and wtigfor him at home, sweet home Dixie analand of sorrows: yes, she sorrowed orher gallant dead, whose now suinken graves cover our sunny land, which was furrowed by shot and shell at devastating war. Let us not forget thetraditions of the South As I listen to the tender soul-stirring strainsof the good old song Dixie, my heart goes out for the love I have for my dear old native heath, a land conserated by precious memories of the past, when our heart was young and free from care. Oh, how many hearts quickened when the soldier in gray came homc, forty-five years ago; mothers looking anxiously for their sons, wives with lad expectancy of welcoming their Eusbands home again, and dear chil dren saying from their innocent hearts, dear father come home. Oh, the hundreds of heartr- that were rushed, for the soldier in gray that never came home. The mothier's tears for her only son, the wail of the wid ow, for husband that never returned; anad how sad it was to hear the or phan's plaintive cry, saying good father never came home. I have read history (remote) that Thermopylae, had its meesenger, (but the Alamo had none, theslaughter was complete, this occurred, in modern times.) It would have been fruitless, to have destroyed, that splendid remnant of the Army of Northern Virginia; hut if our peerless leader had thought proper to have continued the contest, every one of the gray jacket boys woud hav e died in obedience to the command. No, this great exemplar of modern times thought best to stay annihilation, and let the faithful sol dier in gry come home, that the gal lant trib might increase in number. Yes, the Confederate soldier has made history, telling of the deeds of valor and of love for a cause that was lost, and of the patriotic devotion of the women. of the then seceded states, who made sacrifices and suffered pri vations for the sake of a just cause. When the story is written in fact, it matters not from what clime he bails from in this great American republic, the future student of history will read with increasing admiration and won der: he will exclaim with glorious pride: those were my people. I muss now say something about the little army of the West, command ed by Gen. Jos. E. Johnston, which surrendered in North Carolina on the 26th of April, 1865. And still another smallarmy,inenommndof Geni.Kirby Smith. surrendered in Texas, May l2th, 1863; better fighting material never marched in battle line, with the starry cross fluttering in heaven's breeze than those men. who were as true as any that wore the gray that forced their way to the cannon's mouth. When Lee's disbanded sol diers were making their way home, this matchless genera! mounted his faithful horse Traveler turnedhisface towards his Richmond home, perhaps with his great heart saddened by the severe ordeal through which he had just past. But the old gray lion was a well balanced soldier, so gentle in manner, forcible in execution and un daunted to the end. For some days the citizens of the capital of the then young nation that was dying; were anxiously lookingfor the return of the spotless old hero home to show their devout affection. (If ever a man, a sol dier, was ever sincerely loved by his people, it was the unequalled Lee. In the army he bore the affectionate ap pllation of Maree Robert.) A few dys had elapsed, the people of the city who had been out early and late, sawr a commotion at the bridge that spans the historic river James. Some one exclaimed. "there he comes. The streets were literally thronged with old men, matrons, young wo men, maidens, boys, girls and tots No laurel wreath encircled his peer less brow, with uncovered head he road through the immense throng, the gentle breezes of an April morn fanning his noble brow, no demon stration whatever. A calm over sraingthe peop~le of the besieged city that he so often defended: Yes, +I,...e. werpaing homage to this phe nomenal soldier. No rebel yells rang in his ears that he so often heard upon so many famous battle fields, when victory perched upon the fag that now is- furled forever. This world famed soldier rode on quietly and un teruptedly, until he reached his peaceful home, passed in, unbuckled his trustly sword, hung it against the wall without a speck upon its shining blade. He never was seen again, in his uniform of gray. What did the private soldier do who once wore the gray jacket -n his re turn from the war! Did lie sit down and repine, and to build an imagi nary monument of despair? No, he pulled himself together. shook the ashes of poverty from his loins and has builded greater than he knew. Oh. sunny land, what still greater possibilities are now within your reach. Let the decrepit man look backward. You young men of Dixie Land, look forward, hump your selves, reach ahead of you, seize this grand opportunity: in other words. make the fur fly. The material progress of this sec tion of our reunited country, (for I am certain that I am now resting se c;rely under the folds of the stars and stripes, old glory: and no one dare make me afraid.) Yes. the welfare of Dixie land depends almost entirely upon deversified farming, which we all should know to be a stubborn fact. There is no new South, it is a misnomer. Dixie land or the South. they are synonymous. Land of the stardy oak, palmetto and the pine. the oange and cotton bloom; favored land, one that has no equal on this, rounced earth; with a climate sub lime and a soil that responds to every effort of man, with the soft and gen erous rays of the ascending sun, rip ens and mellows the grain and fruit of our Southland. I must say, that the pine forest has been divested of its beauty and grandeur; a few trees have been left us as land marks of our fathers, of which we now and then inhale the pleasant aroma. (Let us not forget posterity.) The swamps are still here, where the coons and 'pos soms prance. when the moon does not shine. We miss old mammy Dinah who lived in the ante-bellum times, who could cook the best dish of 'pos sum and 'taters, and oh, that crack ling bread that was brown to a turn. "Oh me. oh my, oh honey hush," as old mammy would say, if flattered too much. And there was old daddy Ned, with his fiddle and bow, who played those good old melodies of the long ago. Those old darkies, of the "befoe' the wah," have passd away from earth, and I hope tht they have gene where the good niggers go. In the long ago. before the first gun was fired against Fort Sumter's walls, when sweet, gentle peace rested on our land, when I was young, when the merry days were on, when we, the young fellows, used to hunt the 'pos sum and coon, attend the candy pull ings and dancing parties, when we danced the hoe down sling, the high land fling and cut the pigeon wing and went home with the girls in the morning. In the autumn of the year 1865. General R. E. Lee was called to the presidency of Washington College, Lexington, Va., now Washington and Lee University. This great educator, matchless soldier and Christian gen tleman had been offered pecuniarily fine positions for the use of his name only. He modestly declined to accept them, by saying, that he could not receive compensation in any way for services not rendered. What an ob ject lesson handed down to posterity. He accepted the position as president of the college at Lexington with a small salary, which was more prefer able to him. Perhaps he thought of the prostrate South and its people, who, no doubt, many were in penury and want, and very few. if any, living' in .?omfort and ease. This mysterious man, we now find him, leading the young men of his country into the paths of peace and inculcating into their hearts and minds those fine at tributes that make .he true man. After five years of service at the col lege the end came. His useful and eventful life passed into history. On the 12th day of the beautiful month of October, 1870, when the sear and yellow leaf silently drops from its pa rent tree to old mother earth; this great and good man died. "'Yes, he was as good as he was great, and great as he was good." He went to that undiscovered country. The South deeply mourned, the grat Lee dead. We will never see his like again. Some years ago, I read a book of which the title was, "the men that saved the Union," written by CoL Don Piatt of the Federal Army. I here quote a passage from that book. "Grant died under the shadow of Le's surrendered sword; and that mighty shadow keeps his tomb green with immortells. It is strange what magic, lingers around the mouldering remains of Virginia's rebel leader, his very name confers renoun upon his enemies. The pure white hands are folded now over a heart once so grand in its emotion that his life seemed that of a saint." Yes, his fame will endure with the granite hills, and will go ringing down the corridors of time forever. And if his very name confers renown upon his enemies, his statue in the pantheon of fame would estab lish the fact that this renowned sol dier, has conferred renown upon his enemies. I was present, when the bronze Snestrian statue of Lee, was unveil at Richmond, Va.., in the month of May. 1890. It was the grandest sight that I have ever witnessed. When the cords that suspended the canvas that veiled the statue were severed and the canvas fell to the ground, thousands of eyes beheld Marse Rob ert in bronze. And heard that rebel yell, that unearthly sound that made the boys that wore blue (during the war) shiver in their shoes. I met an old veteran a few days ago and he said to me that he thought sometimes that some of the young folks now and then did not show the old soldier the courtesy that was cer tainly due him, if no more. I was si lent.' Since then I have been rumi nating-, I now venture a comparison. Old dog Tray is ever faithful, but his sight is dim, his sides are thin, his teeth are worn, his ears are torn, his pace is slow, his bark is low; yet he is gentle and kind, but his tail is cut off behind. Poor old dog Tray, has had his day. And now, you old gray roos ters, those of us, who have passed three score years and ten and have turned our faces towards the setting sun, and the rest of the diminishing number who have not yet reached three score years and ten; let all of us remember that the shadows are gath ering fast around us. Yes, it won't be long, ere the palid messenger will beckon us one by- one to depart to that undiscovere country, and when we line up on its border, we will hear the challenge, "Who comes therer' The answer will be. "the rear guard of the armies of Lee." "Advance, rear guard, and give the countersign, (Gray Jacket,) Taps, lights out." One of the sixty-flyers. "OLD Rocc.' Saved From The Grave. "I had about given up hope, after nearly four years of suffering from a severe lung ta-ouble," writes Mrs. M. L. IDix of Clarksville, Tenn. -'Often the pain in my chest would be almost un bearable and I could not do any work, but Dr. King's New Discovery-hias made me feel like a new person. it's the best medicine made for the throat and Iungs." Obstinate coughs, stubborn colds. hay fever. lagipasthma, croup, bron-' chitis and hemorrhages, hoarseness and whooping cough. yield quickly to this wonderful medicine. Try it. 50c and 1S.0. Trial bottles free. Guaranteed by all d,-nggists. I- I Copyight Hart Schaffner & Marx STYLISH, ALLWIIL CLOTHS! you 'VE got a great treat in store for you---and this is the store its in. SWe're going to show you some of the liveliest Clothes you ever saw; spcial snappy models made for us by Haft Schaiffner & Marx. It seems as though the weavers had made a special point of getting eauty in design this spring. A new lot of beautiful gray fabrics, some very hoice browns, and a big variety of blue fabrics, plain and with self stripes, ad with many fine and handsome patterns. The new models also are particularly good: there's no doubt about it. he clothes we get from Hart Schaffner & Marx have style about them hich you don't find in any other clothes made. All the fabrics are all-wool: ad the tailoring is the kind that such fabrics and such a reputation deserve. SUITS, $20.00 to $30.00. This store is the home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes. TH . d.CRD[ROHNG COMPlAY hone 166..- . - - - SUMTER. S.C. ire blih o pea blgh isa con- thttnst hrvn this ron.th wl (smals derseI cauet ybcra s pears, pir are borne on spurs which qinces). nd mareche poearisls are very apt to be blighted, the sours aaco higbe bundne mainimbs frIetr the blight wil .zet What a Heap of Ilappi hramce ofr aigh. enhured blince into the main portions of the tree fecsn bosmtis foliae N whhwoldmea the los of the mainr nessit Would Bring to u sskrs Wibs andGH fris soft growth should be kept. off the main BLOSOMTWG BIGH. imb ad trunk. Where a pear tree Manning Homes. 'he first marked appearance of blight is properly trained the first few years. sduring and soon after blossoming heavy pruning will not be necessary tse. It is brought to the tree by in- during its older age. Heavy pruning Hard to do housework with an aching sets seeking nectar. transferred by of old trees during winter stimulates back. hm from blossom to blossom and from soft growth which is favorable to blight. Brings you hours of misery at leisure tre to tree. Warm, moist conditions eccTivaTING as reniiio or at wor. oyknwhecu -ta Tmoff statabe oiage delow-nt Cultivating and fertilizing with E'.ackache pains come from siece kid er tern bros han the iae ono- nitrogenous fertilizers after trees have nesv'. tur rown n the .Ofeae onr come into bearing produce conditions. 'Twould save much needless woe. ofebligwn themistakenffor tho injury favorable to blhght. therefore. se:ddin; Doan's Kidney Pillscure sick kidneys. asb damagekin each intnca look and withhlding nitrogen fertlP r i h m1any residents of this vicinity endorse As sooh aslise re te atd measure from a farm orchard stand- Sir it. B. Smith, Logan. St.. King portion as eive red theo eigtiche noint. Plant on well drained soil, but stree, s. C., says: "Doan's Kidney Pills eow, shoud e cut off. Afte each remember that all rolling soil is nlot jhave proven of great benefit to me and: ctthe knife or saw should be disin- necessarily well drained. 'I therefore highly recommend them. I' fcid. ,St'MMARY. had kidney trouble for some time and DSNFECTANTS. 1. Cut off and burn affected parts. I uffered a great deal from dull. nagging A bottle of mercuric chloride or cor-! :. Watch carefully for cnkers o ncka s Hedche ad pas onm roive subli'rate tablets can be pur- Iyour trees and wen deet. de ao kire'd were commo aelndI alwaysl ha cased at arny drug store. Dissolve one them. th aktobcm procred wor bout ofeDan's Recnly Pil alet in a pint of water and a sponge 3 Can kers cause thankt ecm rcd taking ohe as Kine y ills et uated with this solution rubbed over sunken and turn brown. andv telinved. ay drectedh ad eat eknife will disinfect it. Again it is 4 Prevent soft, succulent growth. rtre n yhat tpoe ~ el to rub the sponge over the cut sur-; .>. Prune so as to form a good frame onreund nlmyhatipovdn fae for fear that your knife was raOt your tree and keep spurs, sprouts. etc.. evey w y aldaes rc 0cns hroughly disinfected at the time the off the main lmsand trun-rii. er Fosle\ibyur Co.. de fal o, Nriew Yorkt u was made. A five per cent. solu- 6. Dontcliaeadfriieha- Fos l urn o.. he loN e w tates diifecro ctan d isaohrSodig et resitant varieties Remember the name - Doan's-and Bsre and burn all affected parts 8. Plant in well drained soil. Itake no other. wich have been cut off and be careful 9. There is no other generally known - pth the disinfectants after you have remedy fo'r blight th-an the above. fiished with them, as they are poison- 10. Get y-our neighbor. to do likewi..e. aeIIl rsii lb The b Lteia cauiGHT thsdsae(e'o olg.S. Cleaning. Pressing. Dyeing and Re The actriacauing hisdisasepair Work done in tirst-class manner afects the cambium layer and inner -+ and at reasonable rates. Mebe' brk. The bark becomes brown and Or~ Codco Who Was Cured. emne te affected area especially .\'i r. Wilford Adams is his name. and 4~l~Nlllhf Il fPI Ir! itthe activity of the germs has ceased. he writes about it.-"Some time ago I: ~ UYUUWI'VJJ V I Te bacteria winter in cankers on the was confined to my bed with chronic Alh kinds of high-grade Tailormng. libs. During the fali and winter those rheumatism. I used two bottle.s of Fol- Give me a call. 'Phone No. 8 . cankers are more easily detected and Iey's Kidney Remedy with good e!Tee. shuld be cut off below the affectedanthehidbtepumeomyet rt hsyuseincs flreand i resumed work as conductor on the f MTro. lims you lose a good part of your tree- Le"xington, Ky., Street Railway. I t gave; MtANNING, S. C. Te cankers, however, should be re I- me more relief than any medicine I had moved as soon as detected, as they aeever used. and it wifi do all you claimi in'-_ _________ z~parently the main source of new in- cases of rheumatism." Foley'; Kizdne3 fetion. Remedy cures rhematism by ehiminat- L T IO E 'A PREVESIN BLGHT, rng te uric acid from the blood. Wi.IF Ready=Mades At Attractive Prices. WA E are offering this week some especially GOOD yi THINGS in Ladies' UNDER MUSLINS. GOWNS. CORSET i COVERS, DRAWERS, SHIRTS, ji ETC.. nictly trimmed and well i made, rangeing in price from * 25c. to $2.50 a garment. Ready-Mide Linene Coat * Suits. in Blue. Tans. Lavender. i Etc.. nicely Braided and well made: price, from $4.50 to ik $8.50 Suit. Ladies' Linene Wash Shirts, i in Blues. Tans, White, Etc.. all ik sizes. Price from 98c. to $2. McCALL PATTERNS ik 1Oc. and 15c. (All Seams Allowed.) It pays to trade at Rigby Dry Goods Co.s. Ford. Ford. Ford. Light as the Ford Car is, 1200 lbs., it is no lighter in propor iun than a passenger engine of the accepted highest type. The 500 H. P. Pacific type locomotive used on the Pennsylvania ines West weighs 53.8 lbs. per horse power. The Model "T"~ eighs 53.3 lbs. per horse power. Each is designed by an engi eering expert for passenger service. On the other hand, the Iaeage freight engine, as well as a large proportion of automio iles, weighs from 85 to 110 lbs. per horse power. Note the dif ference?' We are also agents for the mighty Reo. Cac !aed Automobiles xpected this week. Ask for a demonstration. DAVIS & RICIIBOURG, Sumimerton, 5. C. gents Clarendon County. 1lant This Seed in Your MindF That Hirschmann always tries to give good V ALi'E S, and we intend, from the time we started business over ten years ago, has been to give everybody a dollars worth for a dollar. We made friends and held them and increased our business from year to year in spite of an adver tising that did not reflect the business or per sonality. This only goes to prove that if a business is founded on the basis principle of of givi-~ everybody a fair deal. it is bound to succeed. All that the people want to know is what they can buy, where they can buy it, and the price at which it can be bought. They want to know if the merchandise isail right and they. are everlastingly tired of hearing, "reduced from $8.00 to $3.95."' "from $250 to 81.25,'' and o on. We are now telling of our Merchandise in an interesting way and selling it on the basis of our merit, giving the public satisfaction or money back, the policy we have always followed and the only real basis for a successful business. We have a complete Line of Dress Gojods, Cloth ing. Shoes. Notions and Novelties, and the most handsomne and up-to-date Millinery. Yours for business. D1 HIRSCH MANN.