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MANNING. S. C.. MAY 10, 1911. PUBLISKED EVERY WEDNESDAY SrBSCRIPTTON RATES One :ear ......................... Six mouths .------- ---------.---'' - Fou months...............------------ - ADVERTISlNG RATES: .Iuare. one time. S1; each subscquent in( 50 cents. obituaries and Tributes of charged for as regular advertisements contracts made for three. six and twelve - unications must be accompanied by the . .zie and address of the writer in order to rep,~uve attention. 'ro communication o a personal character will be published except as an advertisement. Entered at the PostoThee at Manning as See ond Class matter. THE JURORS ARE HONEST. The recent tragedy in Colum bia will furnish material for the 1 newspapers to rant over the cheapness of life in this State, and each one will offer a sugges tion to remedy the evil. The Columbia mornirg paper has a strong editorial in its Monday's issue which-to our mind is based upon a wrong idea. It takes the position that the cause for much of the crime in the State can be traced to the jury rooms, in other words,it assumes that the juries t are to blame for much of the crime; we do not see it so, the average juror has regard for his oath, and desires to do his duty, I but what is he to do when the . evidence offered on the witness 1 stand will not justify a convic tion? What is the juror to do when the defense through its shrewdness so handles the ex cited mind of witnesses as to bring out statements which can be construed as contradictory, I and thus create a .doubt? What is the juror to do when all man- f ner of technical advantages are i taken of the laiv and makes con- t fusion in their minds?" , - E -The terrible killing of innocent people of what appears to be the work of an insane man should not cause the press to go into hysterics, and charge the juries t with being responsible. The slayer of the man and woman will be tried in.the courts, and t unless he is proven to be insane a we have not the slightest doubt i that he will be punished for the t crime, but should it turn out, as e the act now indicates, that he , was insane he cannot be convi-,t- j ed of crime; the most to be 2 done in his case is to put him in t the asylum. We believe the juries i are frequently censured unjustly c by the press; the editor did not t hear the evidence, all he knows t about it is that a deed was com- t mitted, the case is tried and thee jury fails to -convict, at once he 1 goes into hysterics and belays the jury, when if he had been in court, and saw the witnesses under the fire of the lawyers he t might then appreciate their posi. a tion, and realize they are as hon- a est as himself. c 'TO CREATE ANOTHER JOB. It is now being suggested that.1 each solicitor should have an r assistant. Special terms, extra s judges, the creation of more cir- d cuits has not ,had the effect of t preventing the dockets from be- t coming congested, and now there s is a demand for more officers to d sap the public treasury. The a reason given for this new de- o mand is that the solicitors have o not the time to get up the evi- b dence, especially in murder cases, e but with some young attorney j at each bar to look after the de- e tails,the cause of law and justice ~ would be considerably enhanced: si then, too, an assistant could at- b tend the inquests, prosecute the ~ minor cases, and thus save valu- t able time. There is no doubt b that there is a great deal that is impossible for the solicitors to do, b and much delay is often caused by that officer not having been b furnished with sufficient evidence b by the coroners and the magis- 11 trates, to properly prepare his f, indictments, but at the same time b we cannot agree with the idea a that the creatiop of the additional ti office of assistant solicitor will a be necessary, for the reason that s; every county has an attorney 3 who could be required to perform a the work which is suggested- a that is to say, whene("er there is h a situation which should be han- t dIed by an attorney this county t attorney could look after the proper preparatioh of the evi dence: attend the inquests, ex amine the witnesses, frame up the case so that when the solic- ~ itor arrives there will be nothing for him to do but to hand the in dictments to the grand jury and 1 r attend to the prosecution in court. I The county attorneys are paid t a salary, which of course, if this additional duty is imposed upon them would necessarily increase a their pay, but we think even a with this increase of pay the people would get off cheaper, andb the, work would be as efficiently 1 done as if there was an assistant solicitor regularly commissioned. a There is an aggregation of men b hailing from Charleston giving exhibitions through the country of how baseball should not be P4 played, and, too, these men aref getting meal tickets for their work. . Just think of it, the aroused city-by-the-sea stands r for their club refusing to come v out of the cellar. We will bet '1 dollars to doughnuts if the~ ball n team can be converted into bill f< posters, and put in charge o1 a McKeand he will have more done p: for Charleston by sending theh bunch out to cover bill boards n than they are doing now. a The Orangeb'rvg term of cour vas knocked up Monday by th< egality of drawing the jury be n- questioned. The case o ?obert Chesnut charged wit he kilhlng of W. R.' Sabin wa4 talled for trial, the attorneys fo he defence endeavored to get ,ontinuance; failing in this, thei -aised the point that the jur3 >anel was illegal. in. that thi ury cornmissioners had not com lied with the law in filling th< )ox. The custom in Orangeburg ts well as in other counties, ha >een for the commissioners t( livide the county into sections md each commissioner woul ake a section to select qualifie urors from. The board, as such lid not pass upon each individua iame, therefore the position waw ;aken that the jury box was fillei ap by individuals, and not by-th< -ommission. Judge Prince hel ;hat it required the concerte. iction of the commission or %very name that goes into th jury box. He therefore declarec hie panel illegally drawn, Her( s another delay in the courts ,hicb will probably require ;pecial term and a special judge o get the work of the court un ier way, all because the lawyer4 mployed to defend a man whc iad killed another want to delaN 1is trial, and yet, a great rackel s kicked up by the press be ause of delay, no wonder ai )utraged public is aroused tc ake the law into its own hands. We doubt if there is a countN n the State which complies trictly with the lax in tillinE he jury box. The practice is or the officers to prepare the iames from the tax books. leav ng it to one of them to do thE vriting down of the names, and then they have gotten the neces ;ary number they put thesename! n the box without compai-ing oi oing over the list; however, thE aw provides a way for the jury )anel to be drawn. and the boi illed, and it should be complied ith, for the very reason, tha1 here are those who will takc Advantage of any kind of a tech. dicality whenever it is of advant. zge to them to do so. In this very case the people oJ )rangeburg have been put tc he expense of holding court, it oes along until it becomes ad antageous to a lawyer to chocl he proceedings, the taxpayerE re then disregarded: the court s stopped, and the cause of jus ice delayed. In the Orangeburg ase the personnel of the venirE vas not questioned, all of the arors were good and true citi ;ens of the county, the only ques ion was the formal manner of fill ng the jury box by the officials: an it be possible that the law aaking power will permit the law~ o r~emain as it is for the benefit ol hose paid to thwart justice when ver it suits his purpose, and he >eneits by it? IS THE MAN INSANE? There was a most horrible ragedy in Columbia last Satur tay wherein two persons, a man ud a woman, were the victims f a demon. When arrested the ficer says the man was not runk, and there is nothing to how why he killed these two >eople. He walked into a restau ant kept by a Mrs. Rosa Bes inger, bought a plate of soup, .emanded two rolls, instead of he one roil given to him with he soup, went out, was gone a hort while, returned and shot own the clerk, Walter Sandifer, nd when Mrs. Bessinger who ras in an adjoining room came ut to see what had happened e shot her. A policeman arrest d the man whose name is Ernest . Grimsley, and who had been mployed by the county as a uard on the county chaingang. ~here does not seem to have ee~n any tronue between the arties previous to the visit to he restaurant. and nothing but is dispute or contention for a ol can be found for a cause for .is horrible deed. We have no doubt that when e is put upon trial his plea will e insanity, and from his conduct would not surprise us if he is >und to be insane. There should e a law in this State that when n insane person commits a crime ae should be incarcerated in n asylum for the criminal in ane, just as is the law in New ~ork. Thaw killed White. he as tried for murder but was djudged insane~he was not given is liberty but instead was sent >Mattewan, where he is likely > remain for the rest of his life. Hon. Josh Ashley of Ander an it is announced, is preparing >burglarize his way into con ress. Josh is needed right 2ere now to be "agmn" the tariff n every article which makes eople pay more for what they uy than it is worth except lose things which his own peo e make or raise. Should Josh ianage to go to congress he ~vill dvertisc this State more than 11 the commercial clubs put >gether. He has been a moem er of the South Carolina legis ture for a number of terms, nd notwithstanding his crude iode of expression there are aw men in the general assem ly with more native ability. Then he is 'eagin" a proposition e is invariably right. and can resent forceful reasons for tfle iti that is in him. T hey say that Woodrow 'Wilson ides on free passes. Wel. who -ould not if they could get them. here was one mian in this State 'ho thought it a g r-e-a-t crime r officials to ride on a free pass. nd when he got into oflice one ass was not enough for him, he ad to have enought of them to ake it an inducement for the Tommy Felder's promisek book has not yet made its ap - pearance, and we doubt if it eve: L does, nevertheless it would b< interesting to know just why l9 made the bluff that he was goini to make an exposure,if it was no to muddy his own transaction. with the State of South Carolina The Lexington court is to be gin the second Monday in June and Judge Klugh is the regulai judge to preside, but owing t< his physical condition he will no be able to attend, therefore ther will have to be a special judg< appointed, and inasmuch as th< governor has laid down the prece dent that he will not appoint ( special judge if a regular judg( is not engaged, there is a proba bility of another tangle. I It now begins to look as if the; have old man Diaz, Mexico's die tator, is about to throw up th< soonge. He has addressed manifesto to the people of Mex ico which in effect complies witi the demands of the revolutionists but he reserves the right to b( the judge of when peace is re stored. We predict that Mexicc will not be at peace long, even i: Diaz and bis party are retired from control. The legislature of Ohio is Demo cratic, but the recent outcrop I pings show that its members ac as if they were Republicans of type which at one time infestec the State House in Colnambia. The evidence is getting stronge1 every day that the Ohio legisla ture is largely composed of brib, takers. Well, we guess those Western Democrats think it is seldom their party has a look-it at the public trough, and they might as well enjoy themselves while the thing lasts. There is in the United States treasury $300,000 awaiting to b distributed to the owners therf of, this is interest 'due on thE public debt; since the announce Laent has been made we have ransacked every old paper ii our possession to see if we could not lay claim to some .of this money but it was no go, perhapE thereware some others who would like to get in at the distribution feast, if so all they are required to do is to prove that Uncle Sam owes them the money and he will gladly pay. The Lorimer case will furnish the solons in Washington another opportunity to make political capital for the next campaign Lorimer- has been adjudged by the senate entitled to his seat, and now his case is to be re opened so that the statements o. those who have been saying they raised "a slush fund" to elect him can be investigated. Lorimer must rea-lize now that the game is not worth the candle. Bailey of Texas defended him in his first trial but what he will do in the second remains to be seen. In the senate the plea of former jeopardy will not standgand it may be rather embarrassing for him to have to vote to declare Lori mer's seat vacant after the hard fight that was made in the former trial. Catarrh Cannot be Cured with LOCAL APPLICAION~S. as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is blood or constitutional disease. nd in order tC cure it you must take internal remedies. Hallh Catarrhi Curu is takcn internally.and acts direct 1y on the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall-. Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in thi: country for years. and is a reaular prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known. com bined with the best blood puritiers, acting di rectly. on the mucous surfaces. The per-fec1 combination of the two ingredients is what pro duces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh. send for testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props.. Toledo. 0. Sold by dru:gists, price 75e Halrs Family Pills are the best. OFFICE~ OF SHERIFF i Mlan ning, S. C., 1911. i To the Agents of the Southern Express Company and of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company in Clarendon County: I beg leave to call your attention to the law in regard to transporting and handling of alcoholic liquors in the following particulars: 1. All alcoholic liquors in possession of any person for unlawful use, is liable to seizure without warrant. II. Any person or persons storing or keeping in their possession, or allow ing their place of business to be used for the storing or keeping of liquors for unlawful purposes, are liable to indict ment and arrest. I1l- Any express company or rail road conmpany, or any agent or servants thereof, or person, who shall carry or transport alcoholic liquors for unlaw ful use to any place or county where the sale of alcoholic liquor is prohibited are liable to indictment and arrest. IV. It is unlaftul for any person to odler for sale, or solicit the purpose of any alcoholic liquors. V. It is also a violation of the law for the agent of any railroad or express company to solicit orders for the sale of alcoholic liquors, or to receive commis sions on any sales which shall be through or under them, or upon any orders n hich have been sent in to liquor houses by them. VL. It is also a 'iiolation of the law for any agent or agents of any railroad or express company to deliver any alco holic liquors which have been shipped to his office in the name of any party other than the real bona fide party who has ordered the said liqtuor, for personal use. andI the said agent or agents, be fore delivering any package of alcoholic liiquor to any party whatever, must know that the party to whom the same is delivered is the real party to whom the same has been shipped. The o-der ing of wniskey in fictitious names, or the ordering by one.party in the name of some one else, is a violation of the law. and agents must know, when the consignee calls for his package, that he is the real consliznee and not some one else who is saliing under false colors and a ietitious name. You will niease take note of these re quirements of the law in the handling of alcoholic liquors through your olices. Y~ours respectfully, E. B3. GA MBLE,. SherifT of Clarendon County. F'or Infants and Children. The Kind You liave Always Bought The Moss Troopers. Moss troopers was the name given to' the desperate plunderers and rob bers who secreted themselves through out the sixteenth and seventeenth cen-. turies in the "mosses" on the borders of Scotland. These outlaws were largely made up of deserters and crim S inals from the armies 6f England rt.1 the continent, and their depredations, and cruelties were the terror of the re gion infested by them. Many severe laws were passed against them, but they were not fairly extirpated until the eighteenth century. Watered. "If you are looking for bargains," said the broker, "I can suit -ou. I can offer you some stocks at 10 cents a - share." L "But why are they so cheap?" de manded the lady shopper. "You see, they have been slightly damaged by water."-Washingtonl Her ald. He Took It. Mrs. Stoplate - Do you remember when we were children and I used to L come and play with you? Miss Tersleep-Yes. and your mamma never let you stay more than, an hour. Those were the happy days! A Would Be Widow. He (who has just pioposed)-I hope y6u don't think that I am too old for you? She-Oh, no! I was only won L dering if you were old enough.--Illus trated Bits. Queer Comparison. "Briggs reminds me of an -encyclo pedia, "Smart?" "No; thlck."-Boston Transcflipt:. Delinquent Land Sale. By authority yested in me by exe cutioiis issued and directed to me by L. i. Wells, County Treasurer, I will offer for sale for cash at public out cry, the following tracts or lots of land on the 5th day of June at the court house in Manning. at 12 o'clock, U.. at the suit of the State for taxes: Fulton township-James P. Brown, 2 lots; Henry F. Stack. 38 acres. Calvary township-.Tohn H. John son, 1 lot. Santee townshin-Little S=am Dakes, 5 1-2 acres. Concord township-Lillie Richard son, 11 acres. Manning township-P. J.. "DeLane. 1 lot; Estate H. B. Ivy, 1 lot. Harmony township-P. J. DeLane, 100 acres. , Purchasers to pay for papers. E. B. GAMBLE, Sheriff Clarendon County. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Company. JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. On account of the above occasion the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. offers special rates. Tickets on sale May 14th to 17th, in elusive. Returning, good to reacb start ing pt mt not later than inidni'ght May 31st. E: tension: Original pu'chaser mSy secure an extension of final limit to June 30th. by depositlrig ticket with. Special Agent, Jacksonville, not later than May 31st, and upon payment of fee of $1.00 at time of deposit. Far schedules or any other informa tion, address nearest agent. or W. . CRAIG, Pass. Tradfic Mgr.. T. C. WHITE, Gen. Pass. Agt. Wilmington, N. C. Wintrop College Scholarship and Entrance Exam ination. The examination for the-award of" vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col - lege and for the admission of new students will be held at the county court house on Friday, July 7, at 9 a. mn. Applicants must be not les than fifteen years of age. When Scholarships are vsacant after July 7 they will be awarded to those muak ing the highest average -at this ex amination, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Ap -plicants for scholarships should wvrite to President JTohnson before the ex amination for Scholarship examina tion blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open September 20th. 1911. For further information and catalogue. address Pr-es. D. B. Johnson, Rock 11i11, S.C. A party desiring to go into the gin ning business can bhave a good oppor tunity by conferring with me, as I have a comparativel'y new outfit at a splendid stand. Will sell the location as well as the outlit complete. There is one 35 horse power engine and boiler: three 70-saw Liddell gins:: one Liddell cotton press. This ginning outfit is located at Jordan and is one of the best stands for the business in the county. Address T. M. DAVIS, JORDAN, S. C. Annual Rennion United Confederate Veterans Little Rock, Ark., May 15th-18th, 1911. For this occasion the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad has authorized special low rates, May 13th, 14th and 15th; limited until May 23rd Tickets can be deposited at Little Rock, and upon payment of a fee of fifty cents,, at time of deposit, limnit of ticketi can be extended to, and including June I4th. 1911. - For rates and information, apply to nearest Agent or 'T. C. White, General Passenger Agent, Wilming ton, N. C. The Confederate Monument. IThet movement so long negiected ha's at as beuntoerect a monument to the memory of the heroes who wore the gray,-soldier-s whose record was the marvel of the civilized world. Claren' n' now proposes to place upon the court house square a suitable mark of its pa triotism by having erected a shaft in hanor of those who responded and laid down their lives upon their country'sf altar. All contributions sent to THE MLNNING TIMJES will be acknowledged through its columns. J1. H. Lesesne................10 00 Louis Levi................... 10 00 Fred Lesesne ... ............ 1000 Mrs. E. Appelt............... 10 Oct a David B. -Tones......... 10 0 :~ D. L. Green............. ' 0 ig C. M1. Mason........... - 0 R. F. Ridgeway... ......1 00 1i1. ML Strange..........5001. WV. T. Wilder... ......:00 R. I. Harvin, Tadmor. Tex... 10 00 H. P. Strange...........500 J. T. Touchberry .... .....500 C. LOANqS NEQOTIATED ~ I. On First-Class Real Estate Mor tgages. Purdy & O'Bryan,: ATTORNEYS AT LAW, g Mannng, . CIl Witty Ann Pitt. Bolingbroke called England's great statesman, William Pitt (Lord Chat ham), "Sublimity Pitt," and he dubbed 1 his sister Ann "Divinity Pitt.' But that must have been long after there were written and received the delight ful letters addressed to Pitt's "Dearest!. Nanny." his "little Nan," his "little'] Jug." "Oh, for the restless tongue of dear little Jug!" he exclaims in a letter writ ten by him from Northampton when, a. lad of twenty-three, he had but lately I joined his regiment ' Ann Pitt's restless tongue was never stilled, for when Chesterfield, calling on her in his later life, complained of decay with the words, "I fear that I am growing an old woman," Ann brisk ly replied: "I am glad, of it. I was afraid you were growing an old man, which, as ] you know, is a much worse thing." Brankling Loafers. The brand of "S" figures in an ex traordinary act passed by parliament ) in 1547. An ablebodied man or wom an found loitering and not seeking . work for the space of three days could be seized and brought before two justices of the peace, who, upon confession or on the proof of two wit nesses, "shall immediately cause the said laborer to be marked with a hot iron on the breast the mark of 'V' and adjudge the said person living so idly to his presentor, to be his slave for two 'years. The said slave shall be made to work by beating, chaining or otherwise." If convicted of run ning away during this period the jus 'ices could cause him to be branded on the forehead or the cheek with the letter "S" and then adjudged to his master as a slave forever. For run ning away a second time the penalty was death.-London Standard. Illustrated His System. It- was a habit of the wise French man Arago to look during his lectures at the young man who appeared the dullest of-the students, and when he perceived that this one understood he knew all the others did. Once in a drawing room he had just explained this habit of his to some *rends when a young man entered and saluted him familiarly. "But to whom have I the honor of speaking?" asked the scientist "Why, Professor Arago, you do not know me? I always attend your lec tures, and you never take your eyes off me the whole time." Kaffir English. As a sample of KamR English here is a love letter sent by a Cape Colony boy to his dusky inamorata: Dear Miss-I have great confidence in thundering the width of my opinion that I shall thank for kindness if you will give ine the privilege of lettering with you con cerning love, as your most winning face as drawn my serious attention to you, and that I shal appreciate you in antici ;pation of an ear' reply and also termi nating this with supreme of high enuncia tion. . NED. Taken at His Word. "Since you are so busy today," said .he urbane journalist, "wil you kindly tell me when and where I can meet you for an interview?" "Go to blazes!" excaimed the Irate politician. :"Thanks. I'll consider it an appoint ment"-Washingtonl Star. What You Save SMakes You Rich Through our purchase of the bankrupt stock of The Model Grocry Co. we secured a. choice line of goods at about half their regular value. These goods we offer at Jess than wholesale prices. We quote only a partial list of our many MONEY SAVERS Thoroughbred Tobacco 29c. L b. Octagon Soap 7 Cakes 25c. now Drift Wesson Oilj 2 L b. Can 25c. Eagle Thistle Soda 1 Lb. Package 3c. Pink Alaska Salmon 12c. Can. Soda Crystal Soap 9 Cakes 25c. Remnant Lots Tobacco 35c. L b. Above prices to close out small s of several pounds. Thesel ~baccos are regular 45c. to 60c. ~ades. All fresh and sound. It wilI be worth your while to et our special bankrupt pur base igures on Soap, Baking 'owdersSalmon, Tobacco, Soda, eye. 3Jatches, &c., by the case, V till wallop any price you'v'e got.j -A -I~ reeg0 Notice. 3TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Ciarendon. N COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. . L. Green Company, Plantiff, against F. H. G ibbons, D ef enuda nt Pursuaut to an execution issued )ut of the Court of Comnon Pleas in ;be above styled catse, and to ine lirected, bearing date the 14th day I )f February, 1911, I have levied on Lnd will sell at public auction, to the iighest bidder for cash, in front of he court house door in Manning, S. 3., within the hours of legal sale on fonday the 5th day of June, 1911, he same being salesday: All that piece, parcel or tract of and lying, being, and situate in the ounty of Clarendon, in the State Lforesaid, and containing twenty-six 26) acres, more or less, and bounded xnd butting as follows, to-wit: North by lands of M. A. Yarber; East by lands of M. C. Player and lands of M. A. Yarber; South by lands of T. M. Beard; and West by lands of estate f Julia Beard. The said tract of land being the same conveyed to J. If. Gibbons by :leed of W. T. Morris. Purchaser to pay for papers. Sheriff Clarendon County. Notice. Notice is hereby given that an election will be held at Trinity School House, May 26th, 1911, for the - purpose of voting an additional levy f one mill annually for school pur poses in School Dibztrict, No. 27. nly qualified electors can vote in election. Rolls open from 8 a. m to .1. J. NE TTLES, J. .M. LEE. J. M. 6 RAHAM, Trustees School District No. 27.1 UNION MADE There is Bound toE - xone Best You will get this very be Mile for Mile you can wear 1 Penny for Penny they If you think we are claiming a whole lot fcr these shoes, MAKE US PROVE IT. It is your loss if you disregard For these statements and go on paying two or three dollars extra for shoes no bette Caul at OUr store Code-s~c Becon S5) On Cl1 DRESS GOO: R TRIM: Prices on a not be lower, lower than at Satisfaction g back. Come a Ma GREATBOOM! IN PIANO CONTEST! Great chance for all contestants. Sell Trad ing Books at $5.00 receive for each book sold, 25.000- votes. Ask more about them. We are getting new contestants every day. Why don't you T RY Get busy, .everybody-A word to the wise is sufficient-send in all Blue Votes by the 17th of May. Zeigler's Pharmacy, - THE PRESCRIPTIONISTS, Manning, 5..'C. BRING YOUR JO B W .R TO THE TIMES OFFICE. BON oE car le a . . ..... argain in Shoes rgain every time you buy a pair of Beacon Shoes. il cos you less than any othr shoes inte w$1d Beacon Shoes fit betterV thecbst -hesoyo Me. $5.00and .5 Gdea --el tan Deaicono. process that uctied on shoese t y coe tie asanch c: and learn hwc~ to savc enough r~oney'.on fooct.ra to keep .7uelf in kat,, :tion ale! thing, Shoes, DS, LADIES' EADY-MADE DRESSES, VED HATS, ETC. .11 Goods in my Store can the prices I give you are all other stores. I give you uaranteed or your money nd see for yourself. ning, S. C.