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the III81annug tImes. L.OUIS APPELT. Editor. MANNING. S. C., JU NE 7, 1911. PUBOSHED EVERY WEDNESDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year...................... 1 50 simIonthS.....:. ........... 'Foul months.......................... 5 ADVERTISING RATES: One square, one time, 51; each subsequent in sertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular advertisements Liberal contracts made for three. six and twelve Communications must be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer in order to rpeive attention. Vo co munication of a personal character win be published except as an advertisement. Entered at tbeFostonce at Manning as Sec ond Class matter. SEND UNINSTRUCTED DELEGATES. We hardly think that South Carolina will again commit the error it did when it sent delegates to the last National Democratic Convention. The delegation was tied hand and foot by instructions to vote for Bryan first, last and all the time, perhaps conditions may have warranted such instruc tions at that time, however, we do not think the pledging of a delegation is ever warranted, but the next delegation to a conven tion should be sent to represent the Democratic vote of the State and not a few muck-a-mucks who presume to dictate the sentiment for the State. Woodrow Wilson at this time appears to be the choice of this State, not only be cause he is big enough for the presidency but because he is a Southern man and was once a citizen of this State: his being closely allied with the things Southern of course makes him a favorite in the South, but this is no time to worship sectional sen timent, what is wanted is a man to win. The indications look fav orable to a Democratic triumph next year, but these indications have , appeared before without the party coming into power, this I time however, there are such dif ferences in the Republican rankks that it will be impossible to ever get them together again, at least not until it has been badly beaten at the polls, therefore, it behooves the Democrats to leave sectional sentiment alone and get, together for a winner. In the opinion of many close observers, Judson Harmon of Ohio. is this man. He has been able to carry the Buckeye State! several times for governor, and and one of these times in a pres idential election year, to do so he had-to :brinl to his support the independent Republican -vote, and his administrations have been satisfactory to both parties: *it was the independent or mv'g wump vote that contributedilarge ly' to the election* of ~Grover Cleveland,. and if a Democrat is elected next year this same mug * wump vote will have to be cater ed to..The man whose candidacy -will appeal to the independent vote of the country is the man the Democrats must find to lead to success. In our opinion, either Harmon of Ohio, or Wilson of New Jersey, will make a formidable showing in the-convention but it is not the man who can make the best show ing in a convention that can al ways win. Wilson will go into the convention with more votes from Democratic States than either Harmon, Folk, Dix or any of the others which have been men bion ed in connection with the nomi-1 nation, the reason is, being a *Southernerhewillprobably carryI the Southern States, but the South, although solidly Demo cratic, cuts but a small figure without the large states of the North and West which are nor mally Republican. It will be seen therefore, that to win, the leader selected must be one who can command more than the vote of the South, any nominee the party can put forward will carry the South but it is not every nom inee the party can put forward who will carry Ohio, Nebraska, Iowa, New York, Illinois and California, here is the rub. There fore we hope the South Carolina convention will not again tie tile -hands of its delegates but send thim unfettered so that they may join-in to put forward the strong est vote winner the party can find. GOOD CR0? AND HIGH PRICES. According to the figures r ported by the government there are 35,004,000 acres planted in cotton this year, an increase ov-er last year, and of this South Car olina has 2,705,000 acres. Au ar erage of two acres to the bale would give about a 17,000,000 bale crop, but the average has never exceeded a bale to three acres which would be a 11,000,000 bales, .xd this would mean the highest prices attained since the recon .atruction period. The cotton sup ply at present is short, there is not enough of the raw material to keep the mills going until the new crop is made, that being- the case the mills will have to tstart! off this fall with new cotton to keep up with the demand for the: manufactured product. If our sizing up of the situation is cor rect there is every reason to be lieve the prices will start off high and will continue to increase if the marketing is done judicious ly. The crop conditions are fai ly good, true there has been some delay on account of the drought, and in some small areas the stands are not as good as they might be but take the averag-e cotton crop, it is good and prom ise an excellent yield. A MORTIFYING SPECTACLE. "Hell's broke loose in Georgia" accordinL to the latest epistle from Col. Thomas B. Felder to Governor Cole L. Blease, it does not seem to be getting better fast. There are some no doubt, who enjoy a tight of this kind, these long distance ights in the prints amount to about as much as barking dogs behind a strong high fence, nevertheless, it is not a pleasant thought to have the governor of the proud State of South Carolina spoken of as this man Felder is doing in Georgia. What there is in the alleged let ter to Hub Evans from Felder, or in the letters Felder claims to have, to be written by Blease, we do not know, but we do know that this dirty warfare of crimi uation and recrimination is naus eating in the extreme. To have the governor called a "crook" and to have him spoken of as be ing "unfit to be governor of a nigger colony" may be pleasing to the governor's bitter enemies, at the same time, there - re those who do not endorse the acts of the governor, nor did they sup port him, who feel very much an noyed by the constant bobbing up of this detective-lawyer from Atlanta, in the public prints of Georgia, only to have his attacks rolled as sweet morsels under the tongues of an element who hate the governor, not so much for what he has or has not done as governor. but from personal mal ice towards him. We do not approve of the gov ernor's course towards this man Felder, nor do we think he should go out of his way to say bitter things against the Gonzales. True they fought him as no man in this State was ever fought before, in our opinion, they had much to do with his election. but be that as it may, -Blease is the governor, and as such he should rise above personal resentment and be big enough to ignore those who would say unkind things of him. This, we regret to say he has not done, but instead, whenever an enemy showed his head he would take a deliberate shot at him, only to give that enemy an ex cuse to go back at him with the meanest kind of insults. "OUT DAMNED SPOT." The tangle in Columbia does not appear to be getting unrav elled very fast, on the other hand it gets worse and worse, and what will finally be the out come of it all is mere conjecture, for there is none who can see the end. The winding-up commis sion comes out plainly and tells the attorney general they have no confidence in him and ar'e un willing to accept his counsel where T. B. Felder is concerned. and the attorney general says they have no right to employ counsel without his approval, and that he will not approve the selection made by them. Confus ion becomes .worse confounded and from day to day the miser able mess continues. It matters not who is at fault in this matter the people are where they cannot help them selves, and must bear with it until they have another oppor tunity at the polls; it would not be a bad idea if when the next election comes on the candidates be required to pledged themselves if elected to let the dead dispen ensary rest, because, unless something of the kind is done, there will be a continuous per formance of the scandalous scene until every dollar of the dispen sary fund is exhausted in fees and costs. We believe Attorney General Lyon has the whip handle in the controversy between him and the winding-up commission; the Act is perfectly clear that the com mission cannot employ counsel without the approval of the at torney general. Should however the commission engage counsel to advise them and pay for his services out of their own funds it would perhaps be different. T. B. Felder of Georgia, for whom a warrant was issued to stand trial in South Carolina. is sues a challenge to Governor Blease. He says in effect, "if you will come over in my yard I will lick you." Felder, according to press reports, will resist being brought across the line, and one of the reasons assigned is that he fears bodily harm will come to him. The idea of a Georgia col onel having any such fear. Col. Felder could go with per-fect safety to the town of Newberry where lives Mr. H. H. Evans who made the allegation that Felder tried to bribe him, and he would be treated courteously. The fear of violence is, in our opinion~groundless and is a lame excuse. The South Carolina school im provement association offers this year fifty prizes of the rural dis tricts which make the most ma terial improvement. The prizes range from $100 down. This as sociation has done a wonderful lot of good in this State the past few years, and it should receive the encouragement it deserves. Through it there have been lib-I raries establhshed, school houses beautiied, new buildings erected~ and a much better equipment for school work. Those who contemn plate contending for one of the prizes should communicate with the president of the association. Miss Lizzie. Rogers, Bennetts ville, S. C., who wvill give full inforation, furnish theC neces sary literature and any data re uired. We would suggest to the trustees of the rural schools that they take this matter- up right away so as to be in position to go to work at the opening~ of the next chool term. When in Columbia last week Hon. Woodrow Wilson declined to commit himself on the wool tariff question, then before the Democratic caucus. Bryan had already expressed his position as being in favor of free wool but Governor Wilson when asked for an expression remained silent, but wher. he got to Washington the caucus had acted in accord ance with the wishes of Clark and Underwood. then the receptive candidate for the .Presidency found his tongue and came out good and strong for the tariff on wool as presented by the House leaders. It does strike us a man seeking the leadership of a great party can be large enough to come boldly out and take a lead ing position even if, for party regularity, he must yield to the will of the majority when that majority has spoken. There is no gainsaying it that Woodrow Wil son is one of the greatest men in public life today. He is the "scholar in politics," but if he ever expects to lead the great Democratic Host he must be more tlian an ordinary politician, he must be a creative statesman. A Delightful House Party. A most delightful week and house party was enjoyed by a few couples last week at the home of Mr. John Felder near Pine wood. The party was given by Misses Alma and Agie Felder, at the hospitable home of their par ents. The guests came down on the "Shufly" to Pinewood Thursday night, and the fun began then. Froin the time we left the train until we left on Saturday after noon every minute was enjoyed by all. The ride out to the fine country home, during which all of us became acquainted and- saw that it was a jolly; congenial crowd that would be thrown to gether for several days; was.fol lowed by a very pleasant ev'en ing, which we thought had pass ed very quickly when the old family clock sounded the mid night stroke. On Friday morning all were up bright and early,'nd waiting on three or four automobiles, which were to take us on a ride a Scott's Lake, a very beautiful body of water, surrounded by a big grove of gigantic oaks of Revolutionary fame. In this shady grove, where a pure, clear spring trickles down into the lake, we spent a delight ful day. And returned home in the cool of the afternoon, when the road was shaded by the shad ows of the trees. On Saturday morning our host had to resort to farm bells, fox horns, and all sorts of queer nois es to arouse the sleepy crowd. But he succeeded at last; and breakfast over, we spent another, pleasant morning at Flud's Mill, a large cool body of water a few miles away. During the whole time the Fel der home was thrown wide open to the guests, and we saw a fine example of the Southern hospit ality. It carries one back to old Roman and Grecian days, when the law of hospitality was the prime law of the land, and form ed ties of friendship which would last through life. And we believe this precedent of olden time still bears the potent power and re peats itself through at ages. Those attending the house party were: Misses Katie Clark, Alma .Felder, Lola Brown, Agie Felder and Jennie Connor, and Messrs. Walter Clark, Jack Som mers, Edward Andrews and Dr. Ben Harvin. A. Pinewood, S. C., June 1st. How's ThisI we offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for ny case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by aluis Catarrh Curc. F. J. CHENEY & Co., Props., Toledo, 0. we. the undersigned, have known-F. J. Cheney ror the last 15 years. and believe him perfectly lonorable in all business transactions and finan :ially able to carry out any obligations made by heir 11tm. WEST & TRUAX. wholesale druggists. Toledo, 0. WALmNG, KxNNAN & MARtvIN, wholesale drug rists. Toledo, 0. ~Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting tiretly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the syvstem. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all iruggsts. Testimonials free. Hal!fs Family Pills are the best. If Canada Had Been Ceded to Uis. But for the wisdom of George Wash ngton and Benjamin Franklin Eng land would have ceded''Canada to us at the close of the Revolutionary war. Washington and Franklin knew that If Canada had been ceded to the colo ies France, from which Canada had been wrested some twenty years ear lier, would have demanded that coun try as indemnity for the expense she was put to in the war for our inde pendence. With the French flag re stored in Canada it would have been a matter of a very short time when we would have been at war with France. and to save us from defeat there is nothing more certain than that we would have appealed to England. The aid would have come, and come swift and irresistible, and the chances are we would have returned to our alle giance to the crown of England, for it was years between the treaty of peace and the formation of the Union, plenty of time to get into a quarrel with France over some dispute as to bound ary or fishing.-Washingtonl Post. Why Gold-Is a Precious Metal. Pure or fine gold will stand any test it may be put to in comparison with other :.ltals. It can be rolled or ham mered, ,.atending it In any direction, until it becomes transparent. It can also be drawn into a thread as fine as human hair. It melts at about 2,000O degrees F., and, though it may be kept in a molten state for an indefinite time, it loses none of its weight, even shuld the heat be increased. The col or is unaffected by air, water or heat and will stand any test of oxidation. No simple acid will dissolve or attack pure gold. In conjunction with silver gold is the first metal with which man became acquainted and is the most valuable by reason of the vast number of uses to which it is put. It is found in almost every country in a metallic state and nearly always in crystals. The old Egyptian symbol for gold sig niied divinity and perfection. Thq emical term used today is aurun N6t krich a D dde as He i..ooked. A prominent western man has tw sons. One is big and husky, like hi father, but the other is more sligh1 and at times he rather vexes his fs ther by- his affectation of rah-rah bo clothes and a general air of lassitud and dudishness. The two sons an the father were in the library o night, and the name of a prizefigi referee came into the conversatio, The rah-rah boy had been sitting b: twiddling his thumbs, but his ear pricked up at the man's name, and b drawled: "I rather like that chal He's all right." "What do -you know abouttbim?" th other brother asked rather contempt" ously. "Oh, he gave me s. shade- the best c it one night." "Gave you the best of it?" both fi ther and brother shouted. "Yes. You see, I fight under th name of Young Ryan, and he counte pretty slow one time when I wa down."-Saturday Evening Post. Threatened the Kk.g. The honor of knighthood is not ox which appeals to everybody. Coke Norfolk, who considered that he had far better claim than the speaker i the designation of first commoner < England, strongly disliked the idea < a handle to his name. This fact wf well known to George IV. When C01 was chosen to head a deputation pra: ing the king to dismiss from his pe son and council those advisers who t their conduct had proved themselv alike enemies to the throne and pe ple George announced that he woul get even with him. "If Coke of No folk enters my presence," he declare "I swear I'll knight him." The thre was repeated to Coke, who rejoine "If he dares such a thing I swear I break his sword." And as the sturd Norfolk squire was quite capable < doing this, George refrained from ca rying out his threat.-Inndon Chro icle. Clumsy Breton Women. To the casual observer the Bretonz is not attractive or even supremely 11 teresting. As a femme de chambre s1 is clumsy, slovenly and rough < speech, lacking the graces and nea ness of her Parisian sister. She shu fles about in felt slippers, her volum nous black skirts catch in everythin; and if she waits at the table d'hote hi method of handling cutlery is strong] calculated to sever one's jugular vei She has no regularity in her workaX at the hour that she ought to be mal ing beds she is probably sitting on ti public staircase nursing her baby. SI is generally married and, conversel: often ten years younger than you tal her to be. To English eyes she is ral ly beautiful. Her hair is trained tigh ly ut(er her cap, her cheeks have se dom any delicacy of tint, and her fi ure and motions are ungainly a' awkward.-Wide World Magazine. Wanted a Sleeper. A certain physician sat in a box I the theater the other night. It hal pened that he was the first man 1 take his seat in that particular bo. The next man ushered in had bee hitting just a few of the more elevate points in the highway prior to comir to the theater. "Am I intruding?" he inquired evt so politely of the doctor. "Have yc this section engaged all for yourself~ "No. I haven't got it engaged a for myself. Sit down,"' replied tU doctor brusquely, for he didn't wal to encourage the stranger to carry c any extended conv~ersation. 'All right, then," replied the straa ger. "If you haven't got the who section I'll tell the porter to go ahea and let down the upper berth." Washington Star. The Forehead and Health. The forehead is the first feature < the face to show indisposition. TI: minute one's stomach is out of ordi there .will be yellow spots on tU brow. When one feels faint the for< head swill instantly show it. Whe one is sick there will be freckles ax pimples -upon the brow, which we smooth and clear before. The for head is as good an indication of one general health as is the pulse.-Loi don Globe. Secret Sorrows. Believe me, every heart has its s cret sorrows which the world knov not, and oftentimes we call a ma cold when he Is only sad.-Longfelli0 Kindness is catching, and if you s around with a thoroughly develope case -your neighbor will be sute to gi When Baronets Were Bold. It was in the reign of good Kix "ame.? that baronets first came ini existence. Today you could hardly te a baroet from a banker. But in ti year 1611, when James I. needed read money and created 200 "little barons to supply him with cash, they swaj gered about in their baldrics and sas] es and behaved in the courtliestc fashion. Each baronet in order t justify his title had to maintain small army of thirty soldiers for thre years. In this way the crafty kin not only increased his revenue. bt actually lightened his expenses. It Is not generally known that tbi title of "baronetess" has twice bee bestowed on women. One of these wa the mother of a Dutch general. Th other was a Nottingham lady name Dame Maria Bolles, -who won her wa into the good graces~-of Charles 1. an received the title from his bands. Lodot~it-Bitq Saucers and Isinger Bowls. Drinking from the..saucer was not social solecism sevexty-five years ag In fact, sets of old cina may still 1 found Intact that Include dainty tal Iids upon which the cup was to re: whie the contents, taken from tU saucer, were imbibed and from the a tending noise apparently almost ii haled by the drinker. One spoon wa regarded as sufficient for all course -of food as well as drink, and the ave: worked knife did duty both for cuttin and carrying. As for finger bowls, di not the late Senator Tom Benton coi fide to his diary that his flrst exper ence with them was at a dinner give by President Van Buren? "The pres dent," said he, "dipped his 'fingers dali tly in the bowl and dried them upo his napklnr but I rolled up my sleeve and took a good old fashioned wash. -BostonTranscript. The Wise ,Judge. The Complainant-You see, judge, was a little too happy, as .you migh say, when I went home, and me wif was lronain'. We had had a word c two In the mornin,' an' so I steps uj prepared to make peace. I said, "Let' forgt th' quarrel; we were bot) wrong," when what does she do bu shove the hot iron against me head. The Judge--Trying to smooth It ovei of course. You can't blaie her tob A AVA'AVAVAVVVV6VTWY&NTPiVVVAt :L The Whole Story 1 e of a Perfect Glass of Tea. < t s Why There's no Accident About the Goodness of Our Teas. They are Tested to the Cup Before Bought. Nothing but choicest spring gathered varieties from China and Japan are used. Then we purchase in large quantities to a uniform standard, thus maintaining the ex cellence of our brands. For further improvement we blend several hundred pounds each of our private brands at a e time and pack them away in air-tight cannisters to take on what is known in tea parlance as the "bouquet," which s is really that subtle intermingling of flavors that makes a properly blendid Tea so superior to all other kinds. The embodiment of all this goodness, plus twenty years ex perience will be found in our celebrated. SATSUMA TEA, 75c. Lb. Of a deep amber color. Perfectly beautiful when iced. e A flavor like nectar. It's the real aristocrat. Just tell us your Tea troubles and see how thoroughly y we can help you. Through our superior purchasing facil S ities we are enabled to offer you a Rebate Coupon Worth >- Ten Cents In Merchandise Free With Every Pound of our d private brands of Teas, thus combining every advantage of quality and price. Drink Satsuma. Note The Difference Between It And Others. We'll Abide Thee. Manning, Grocery Co. 1 CLARENDON'S TEA EMPORIUM. 8 CLARENDON COUNTY PROPERTY 9 Wanted! I make a specialty of Sumter and Clarendon County - farm lands. My sales of farm lands the past season { amounted to. about $200,000. I now have on my files letters from several hundred parties inquiring for farm d property in which they expect to invest the coming fail. If you have farm property which you want to sell at rea sonable prices, I would be pleased to list it and give you tthe very best service possible. My commission rates are 5 per cent. on the sale price. C. City, Farm and f l fEf Pfl eal Estate Loans,I a Timber Property KD KrI K Money invested at sold on ComissionR.B. BELSER 6,7, and 8 per cent REAL ESTATE ATTORNEX, RELSumter, S. C. Truckers and Gardners! If you want a fine garden Sand truck patch this year, use our High-Grade Vegetable Fertilizer,.4 Manufactured by us, espec ially for vegetable crops. Put up in 100 pound bags which are much more easily handled than the regular 200 pound bag. . Price, $1.50 per bag. Manning Oil Mill. THE TOEKA Fireless Cooker! and The Ideal STEAM COOKER! Two wonders in the kitchen. The Ladies 9 are invited to inspect these. A new and -E beautiful line of HAMMOCKS just received. Reed's guaranteed Enamel Ware. Farmers' Supplies .in every line. Paints. Oils, and Varnishes. In fact every N thing in first-class hardware can always be found at I@Plowdell@Harh@e@Cony.@.@ THE IMANNING HIADWARE COMPANY Where Can be Found The Celebrated Prosperity Farm Implements.. The Beautiful Sanitary Wall Coat ing--ALABASTINE. The High-grade Paints and Varn ish Stains. j The Incomparable O. K. Stoves and. Ranges. The Matchless for Strength Amer can Wire Fence. The Everlasting Hickory Leather Collars. The Full Stock of Hardware, Enam elware and Crockery. The Hearty' Welcome- for all- our Many Friends, at The ~MNNING HARD!ABJ COMPANRi I Reliable Spring Gioodsi At D. liirschman's. OURl prices e re right, that's our secret of holding trade, and why we are growing larg ~ er all the time. Alw'ays pleasant to fill your mail orders, or see you if you are coming to Mannngandyou can depend upon getting a Square Deal just as advertised, as a continu ance of your trade is looke'd for, it will pay you to call on us. Get Busy! Almost anything in the line of Men's, Boy's, and Cide' ltiga u rcs D.Hirseiman.i AVI H TN -7F& RE4S TART Aw AV OUNT AT STI-BN OF MRSENG and learn by pleasant exper'ience. Money in the bank doesn't burn like+ cash in you poecket. Onc you iut it in you are not neil srd yt means saving. * ~L M E, C EM E NT Acme Plaster, Shingles, Laths, Fire Brick. Drain Pipe. Etc..... :: HAY, 6RAIN, Rice Flour, ship Stuff, Bran, Mixed owand Chicen Feed :: +. HORSES, MULES, Buggies. Wagons anai Harniess.-No* Order Too Large or Too Small :: :* BOOTHMARBY LIV STOCK CO, SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA+