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The city campaign in Charles ton is now open for fair. the can didates are three in number, and all three are, from now on, gomg to make a tight worth while wit. nessing even from a distance: us ually. a municipal light has noth, ing in common with the masses of the State, but, the present elec tion in Charleston, it is thought, will be an index to the sentinent regarding the State administra. tion, and, for this reason, many are interested to known the re sult of that tight. There are those who regard the election of Hughes or Grace as a political endorse ment of the State admiuistration, and the electiou of Maj. Hyde the reverse, whether there is any thing in this we do not know. we presume it is all surmise. Gover nor Blease carried Charleston by a large majority in the last elec tion: Col. Grace had much to do with his getting this majority, while it is supposed that Major .Hyde's church prominence would have made him support the rep resentative of the prohibitionists, whether he did or not. and wheth er he is a Prohibitionist or not, we have no informa tion. but if he is a Probi bitionist, and is elected, how will he be able to enforce his pt-in ciples with an overwhelming sen timent in his bailawick against him, and, should he not attempt seriously to make Charleston! as "dry as a powder born" and practically sinless, his church prominence and affiliattons, will greatly suffer; on the other hand, neither Grace nor Hughes are Prohibitionists, if either are elected it would not be surprising if the beverage issue remaius j ast as at present, it would be a great er surprise did either Grace or Hughes attempt to change the present conditions. Hyde has the advantage over his opnonents, in, that he has the machinie, and the shrewdest po litical canipaign manipulator in1 the State; there are none who, will hold a candle to Charleston's' sheriff when it comes to feeling for votes, he is personally popau lar, knows all the boys. is hail fellow well met with the swells on "de bottry," the "boys on de~ mall," and he is "de King in Rot tenboro," with a force like this to back his candidacy, Major Hyde stands a fine ebauce of coming upder the string fir-st best, unless he should step on a prohibition banana skin and fall down while trying to placate the sinners an~i run with the holy rollers at the same time. The political game m i the city- by-tile sea, as before said, Is interesting to all of us without having to back either of the candidates. If Grace or Hughes, either of them win this fight. tniev will do1 so over the opposition of the city politicians who are commonly -known as "the ring." the news papers of the city, and the head of the present admunstr-ation:I .they will also have to overcome! the opposition of the officials of the city railway, the East Shore Terminal, and those who are not -anxious to have the water- propo sition -to get into the hands of those who have a tenidency tot ta.ke a peep into the affair, as they think it has been settled to their satisfaction, and they ar-gue it should be permitted to irest. Then too, a new head to the city ad min istration may disturb conditions which have been peacefully sleep ing these many years, ther-e is no desire for scandals nobow. Hughes is a mild mannered geu tlemanwho would preside over the council meetings with dignity, but this man Grace has a pench ant for prying into things, and, if he should, be elected he will have to be shown or ther-e will b6 fine copy for- newspaperis that will publish the news WHAT WILL BE THE PRICE! The cotton crop throughout the South is being watched by the world at large, and every i-ain -that falls is taken advantage of by the bears to hope for low erl prices, the bulls however. arec re lying upon the destruction of the staple by the boll weevil which they claim will more than. mnake up for the gain in acreage, and the favorable seasons. In somne parts of the cotton belt the boll weevil has done dam-aie. and cut off the crop to a great extent, at the same time, other sections where the bol wevxii has not made its appearance, the acr-eage has been increased, the seas~ons have been favorable, and the pro-I spect is for- the heaviest y ield inI years. How this is to etfee-t ri-c;s remains a problem which' caninot be solved until the cotton mor e ment has begun: the stocks at the mills are short which indicates the early demand for this year's material, but if the manufactu ers find themselves in a position to have to pay higher than their contracts for the manufactured their in-ergers bold of [he 1:31rk:' until there is i n u, and the fail note: '-f tiu tarmers become due, anc presi, should this conditioi a o. e *a1nor s through thehi union-s cai warehouse their cot ton, and t a long seige, loug er we believe. than'the nianufac turers. We do n ot believe, as maln (10 that the speculators can contro the price as they used to. the gov erIment's acttivity atfainst combi nations in restraint o trade ha: put the nippers on tlhe commer Cial con().sn acir es. and in ou jadCI uilenlt the market will be go erned largely by the natural lav of supply and demand: true, 114 law cau be enacted which wil force the manufactures to go o1 the inarket to buy, nor can an: law be enacted which will fore the mills to run, no wore so, thai a law can be made which will fore, the farmer to sell, but the las prohibits cornbinations whic have for their purpose the con trolling of a product to fore prices either way, up or down and this is intended to give prc teetion to the consumer, there fo: e we say, that if there is a cro of sufticient quantity to suppl; the mills the price will probabl not be as much as if the staple i scarce and the mills must go t bidding for it: on the other hand should it be revealed that th manufacturers close down on ac count of the price being high th farmers have the ,vhip handle and can stay off from the marke um il the price is sutficient to ju; tifv them in putting their produc in. action. THE DANGER OF MILL MERGERS. Our readers will recall sex eral weeks ago we attempte to show that the merger of th cotton inalls bode no good for th farmers nor those who labor i the mills, our views were regard ed at the tine as those of a alarmists but the more we folloi the subject, the more are we cot vinced that there is good cause t believe if the mills get under on management, it does not mean fo this State alone but throughou the cotton manufacturing world that. the price, of cotton will b tixed by those in control, not onl: tie price of the raw material bu the price to be paid for the labo in the mills. That we are no alone in this view is shown b; couneessmafn Aiken of the thir district of this State in an intei view he recently gave out. ('a: ressman Aiken of the Third di, tric. haiven the Anderson Daily Ma the following interview on the mill me] ter situation: This question has been presented t me from various standpoints and on sei eral occasions. Primarily, I may saa that so, long as the mills merged are cot tued to a single state, an d so !cn e as th merger is not of such miagmtude a constitute a monopoly, congress may t interfere. Congress in my judgmen cultd interfere only where the merg~ aected juterstate comrnnce ad versel' As I understaud it. the,Standard 0 Company, the Steel Trust and the T< acco Trust come within the scope< the Sherman A u.i-Trust act. because< their extensive holdings in severn ttes. making prices in one centri oont for the produucts of all the statt afectea. No man can tell the ult imat proportions that the meriger plan ma assume: but since the mergrer here ri fer e-i to could not 10 its Present extet he . sujectecd ti, congressionali enae men..t. uuL LilIhin may sa relativether, : is only as a phrivate citizen. intereste wsh cevr other iood citizen in th ca hedr economie develpment. A .ebI amh fra.nk to say that, I think tb merge'r plan3 is fraught with many dat 0 rou proab ~ilities. I: ten miles may be run successfull by a common head, there is no good rel sn why, in time, a hundred, or all th mi-ls of the state, might not be brougt under one control. . The main purpos of -ueh a combianation, as gener'ally ut asndis to regulate the otput loth and to establish staple prices. Thi is all weli enough. but when it is consis ered that the power whieb is sutl~ice 1. dictatte the price of cloth cati in lik manner dietate the orice of raw cottot new light is thrown on thc situatiot And does any man doubt this power Suppose aill the mills of South Carolin under our mauagemnent,. and every nml ket in the state may be closed by th word of one man, how long before t~h exporter would be having cotton at bi owII ririce?~ Then airain reflect where two-third o the capital stock of the mtlls of Sout Caroia is sold Scattered under man managements, it i; being used for th state's industial development and fL the good of her'citize'ns. Buot place th capital uuder one corporate head, wit no guarantee of thle character of tma that the tickle northern director ma put in coutrol, and condiltions such a have debauched legislatures, and sui verted popular government in man northern states will soon prevail here. I have no patience with the sentimer that would array labor ag2ains:, calpita but that the laborer should he reduce to absolute dependence upon the Ilatt one man woulo be the greatest calamit that could befall S(outh Carolina or an other state-. If :.he laborer dissatisti wit~ hisci rcumstances in one mill I.u: to another and another, ouly to Iiaud th (1oor of all closed, by a central powts how long thinkt you, before his suifraax his very liberty, will be surrendered save his bread? It may be safely predictedi that th m~rer plan wvi;1 mark the e-nd .f ri buding in south Carolina. Alhnos wt out eyeIption. iil are built harut lv by northern 0capitall that is intereSte i this charactr of in vtmen lct. All eaf ita is easily frighten~ed, and this elas e-peialy so. Wh'en the corporate hen oi the merIger 'in the state stamp;). last of it,. Already there exists a coti bnaton of mill orestieus in Sou th Cam Oir:t o0 discourageC tb.o butiluing of miih ud the promoters of at least one prt iose. mili 3tsialy failed, for this re son aftr theC usua:l home subhscripuoit h' ad ee raised. If a mter~e orgaizatio is so poweorful'. what would be the powe oft a ictat:r: If l'steadi of discouraigjig m~io uild in:. a: :onisolidationl to) rob tihe farme a. a legti.4mate price for a shor't croi ?ve mi;l o th e south would coL'tri but o ut a doz~en or more art iVe, pem Iet aesin Chint andl South A met i:. covering the iuit ciiOr and i mporti n cat towns;, theCse agents no' specciall; to eC sales agents. but to cultivat, fiedly relations with tue peop~le, ans adyertise the sup)eriority of America: ooO&. we would hear less fromt the mail men of high otrou andi law cloth. F-romt a business point of view.i seems ve-ry likely that the merger pila: wi sueeotd. it cuts both wvays: it ma; force up the dry-geods man. to wnichi wi do not objet: or* it may fec down th< farmer, which woutbi be acamiy Probablyv the most. hdan''eroui fecln of the mill merger plan iS. th nvtb of a large per ceut of our citizens. Grant igt that the head of the merger in Soutl Carolina is a gentleman who will us hs Power humanely and liberally, ther are few absolute successions that do no contain ,yrants at short intervals. Ab solute power is seductive: some hav tbought that even good men often sue oumb to its charm LET THE BEST MAN WIN. It is becoming more eviden every day that there is a system atic campaign in progress for th ilomlation of Champ Clark t< eapture the Democratic nomina tion for the presidency. Onenevs paper in Wisconsin expresses it a. follows: "Although Champ Clarl is daily mentioned as a presiden tial possibility, he remains silen and literally "saws wood. 1 Champ is working with migh and main to make good as Speak er of the House and that he i: I succeeding is certain. So far a: a can be learned he has never sau a word about his possible entr2 into the presidential race in 191: but as he is daily gaining i strength throughout the country the chances of having a new pres ident by the name of Clark ar not remote." 3Mr. Clark is from Missouri thi same State which endorsed Foll for the presidency, in this he i a bampered unless Folk gives awa: to him. It would be almost unpre cedented for a State to win thi nomination with two of its son: in the race, one or the other wil e have to be eliminated before th, convention assembles. Clark is t favorite among the members o congress, but the tour of Wood t row Wilson of New Jersey. ha: put the people in the West ti thinking, and it may be that th, next presidential nominee for thi Democratic party will be tb choice of the Democratic voter and not so much the choice of tb e politicians who hold seats in con 3 gress. I We think Clark is the choice o - the South Carolina delegation while so far, Wilson has the en v dorsemnent of the majority of th press, when the convention t : send delegates to the national con ! vention convenes it will then b, r known whether or not the con 1 gressmen or the press will hav< the delegates for their choice r This is one time that we believ, it can be stated with a practica t certainty, the South Carolina del r egation will not go to tle conven t tion labeled for any special can 7 didate-it will be a delegatioi 3 autborized to do the best it cai - with the ligh ts to be presented t them. WE DOUBT IT. o Secretary of State McCown i! reported as saying in Washing L ton that State Superintendent o eEducationJ. E. Swearigenca 'the Senate, if his uncle does no ~' become a candidate to succee< himself. Mr. McCown may havy inside information on this sub jeut but in our opinion, there w1ill be a number-of contest ent: 1 for this juicy. political plum, an< . no man can foretell the result s It seems to be generally con ceded that B. R. Tillman can b< re elected easily; there are good many moons between uov and the next pr imary, and thera is no telling what may turn up e at present the successor to the ssenior senator need not ba con e sidered, at any rate no man ba: the oflice cinched. It is ou: judgment that next year the poi itical conditions willibe differen e from any we have had in man; t.vears. there will be a hard figh emade to defeat the present gov ei enor for re election, and thi s will eflect the senatorial race t< a considerable extent, as well a: ill other oiiices to be voted fo at that time. It would not sur orise us to find the lines draw3 i ughtly and the voters lined ul for and against Blease, if this i e done we may have a repetitioi of the campaign of 1893, a con Sdition that should be avoidedi possible, because, it can only re sult in bitterness and strife. WILL HE BE LUREDW Si it is somewhat unusual to bi sggestng candidates for officei1 this State over a year in ad vanc< s but times have changed an< nothing which may seC done i this progressive day need sur prise. The Barnberg Heral brngs forward for the voters o the Stte to think over the nami ot Hon Richard I. Manning o Sumter. and nominates him fo Sgovernor, a splendid man aud sone wh'o has many admirer: thoughout the State. He listen ed to the judgment of friends be Sfore, and while he received a comn pimenftary vote the support wa: not sufficient to secure the nomi na tion, tis however was not hi: fault nor the fault of his friends the other candidate drew th, lucky straw. Should Mr. .Man ni'enter the contest his forme defeatu would not count stroni a"aint him att all. but being tb< will hardlytairethechancesof an other. defeat, there will have to b< t he strongest kind of aissurance.: to induce him to make the eifort N et spaper nominations count foi but little in mtters of this nature an ts becamue so that suel support often hurts rather that hlicps therefore tnose who con toirplate matking thle race nler summier will fare better by goin~ among the voters to atscertaLn w hether or not the newspaper ar v oicing the public sentiment Ther e is mighty little differ once in~ the wordingz of Wadd.5 T homipson's history from whal itwsin its original form. II ooks to us like the differenec betw~eeni "heads I win and tails yout lose." However Waddy has the ontmd satistiid. Occasionally we see it state< that 'near-beer saloons hav been introduced in this State, an< that the business is growing. - What is near-beer? Is it the kin< they sell in the prohibition town ~ of Georgia, it is so near the rea thing that none but an expert cai tell the difference between it an 'the genuine article. The sheri1 of Union has been ordered to clos . down these saloons in that coun sty, and we presume the same or I der was extended. to the sheriff of the other counties where ther are such establishments, but i near-beer is non-alcoholic as I c claimed, we cannot see how ti officers can prevent its sak These saloons have been estat lished in some of the towns wher there are regular police whos duty it is to look after the er forcement of the anti-liquor laws and if these officers cannot fin, where the law is being violated i will be difficult for a sheriff t 2 close the places -up, as diffical as it would be to close up a sod water establishment. 3 The United States recentl: spent a whole lot of valuable tim a to get Jefferson Davis' body sei K vant upon the Senate pay rol 5 and the discussion became somE y what acrimonious and sectional - Senator Heyburn of Idaho, ot 3 jected to the resolution and in th 9 course of his remarks made an ol I fensive reference to the con fedei a ate cause which brought Senato I John Sharp Williams with a rei f hot reply. The episode should nc - have occured. especially at thi S time when the Democratic part; is on trial. It would not surpris e us in the least to bear of this ver little thing bec.>ming politica capital in certain sections: th S matter will be taken up probabl. a by the Grand Army of the Reput - lic for the purpose of turnin votes against the Democrati f party. It would have been bette for the confederate veteran's a sociation as suggested by Senato a Smoot to have given to Jefferso a Davis' body servant a support fa the rest of his life than to hav called upon 'the United State - government. The Georgia situation is becom ing interesting. Governor Hok Smith no sooner sworn in as goN ernor, than the legislature elect him to the United States SenatE but Governor Smith does nc want to go to Washington at thi 2 time wheregvery Democratic vot is needed, and Senator Terrel whom Smith defeated, declines t stay, taking the position tha when the legislature elected hi successor his labors were ended They have their own way of doin Sthings in Georgia anyhow an nothing is surprising, if Hoki 'Smith insists upon holding on t t the governorship he will have th Ssatisfaction of knowing the lier tenant governor who is an ant Smith rnan will not have the dis tinguished honor of being gover nor, even if the Cracker Stat must remain with one-half repre -sentatibn in the senate at a e cial time. There are some vote jto be taken in the senate whici -may be embarassing to the Gos ~ernor Smith, and it is this st-at of affairs perhaps which make -method in his madness. At thi Swriting, it does not appear as Senator Terrell will pErmit bim self to give Governor Smith ai. aid in his game of personal polit -catl politics. S 101~Reward,~-5100. The readers of this paper will be pleased1 learn that there is at least one dreaded disea: - that science has been able to cure in alli stages, and that is Catarrh. Bairs Catarrh Cui is the only positive cure known to the medic: lrateralty. Catarrh being a constitutional di ease. requires a constitutional treatment. Hall 3 atarrh Cure is taken Internally, acting direct] upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the sy tem'. thereby destroying the foundation of t1 . disease,and giving the patient atrength by bul ing up the constitution and assisting nature - doin" its work. The proprietors have so mnut tiith in its curative powers. that they offer oi HnrdDllars for any ease that it fails1 cure sen forlist of testimonials. A ddress, F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledu.( 1 sold by druggists. 75c. Hails Family Pills are the best. - SUMMERTON. Althotugh A.u2ust is essentially a1:1 customfarlyV the "vacation" montl) already has begun the migration to th~ mountains and sea-shore. Those whi a have not left arec now planning to g< each to his, or her own favorite re-sor Mrs. L. C Lanham and Mrs. W. I Coskrev and family leave shortly for fe w we'eks stay on Raw ley's Island. 1 Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Troy, and littI son, left on Friday for various points il Nor-th Carolina. Mrs. L. C. Stukes and little son, Gar-: left on Wednesday for Hendiersonvil!t I N. C. Mrs. Wallis Mathis will accompan her- mother. Mrs. Bye, to their home : r Winnsboro in a few days. ,Mrs. L. R~. Chewvning leaves this wee for a visit to friends in Georgia -Misses Lillian and C'ora Cantes leave ~Friday for a visit to relatives in Liber-t' - S. . and A bbeville, S. C. - \iss Mildred James leaves in a f-' Sdays for a visit to Thomasville, Ga. Miss Gertrude Colclough i4 spend-n a few days in Kingstree, making pr-c 4 neations to join a partyv from that plaet ,to go to New York and other- uor-t.tier Spoints. Dr-. D. O. Rhame has returued fro: Charleston, where he went on busives: Two social events of which Sunmt-i tonians were participants took ph~ics dui ing the past week. On Tuesday- aft-r noon from five to seven, Mrs. JIoe 1 Dvis delightfully entertained at Dai Sttion in honor- of her guests. M< dames Dye and Williams, and Mis Rosa Sprott. Progressive games wer played, at which Mrs. R-. A. Richibourj scored highest, re~eiviug a lovely prizt Mis. Davis served a delicious swee cotrse, giving as favors a "stick of Davi 1 Station candy" daintily done up. Quit a houmber of Summertonians enjoye, Mts. Davis's chiar-ming hospitality. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Gentry, compi t mentairy to theitr son, Mr. Connors Ger Stry who has recently returned fror Cemson college, hrew open their doot ber- of guests. As would be imagined b; - all those who have ever had the pleas uec of being entertained in the Gentr; home, the evening was one of keen en j oyment, no stone having been left un tuned towar-d giving the young peopli pleasure. It is rumored that another automobili aiency will be opened in town. sellin; an entirely new make, the name c which has not yet been ascertained. The only car of its kind ever seen in thi: community was driven on Friday even who used it to take two young ladies tc the reception to Mr. Gentry's. The Moto is situated in front as is the case witemost touring cars, but the en gine seems to be a kind of double affai I which is very much expcsed, and some have seen in its peculiar make-up a re 1smblance an ordinary two mule car ar Eddystone Lighthouse. e The Eddystone lighthouse, fourteet -niles off Plymouth. England, and ex. posed to the full fury of the south s western seas, was built by Winstanley e in four seasons. Begun In 1696 and finished in 1700, it was destroyed If the dreadful storm of 1703. The see oud structure was completed in 170E e and destroyed in 1755. after It had - faced the wind and the waves foz something over forty-six years. The e third tower, finished in 1759- and con e I demned in 1878. was followed by the present wonderful structure. whict since- 1882 has been defying the ele, d ments while It flashed out over the terrible waters its saving light. Since the brave Winstanley built the firsi Eddystone lighthouse similar safe guards have sprung up like magic sen, tinels along all the coasts of all the oceans, and those who sail upon the great deeps of the earth are forewarn ed and forearmed against the danger e which threaten them.-New Yorli American. An Effective Prayer. "Years ago." says a well known ac tor. -1 appeared In an amateur per formance of a play that had a distinci e religious flavor. The leading playei had studied for the ministry and hat a deep and sonorous voice. In one ol r the scenes the lights were supposed tc be turned down and a raging storm simulated. The accompanying llnei were: S "'O0 Lord. deliver us from the pow Y ers of.darkness.' . e "The leading man spoke the lines y but darkness didn't follow. He spoke A them again, and still the stage wac e distressingly light. Finally he roared "O Lord. deliver us from the pow. er of darkness and also give that fool 0. gas man sense enough to turn dowr I the lights.' C "The gas lights went down, and the r audience roared."-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph. r n The Bible as a Detective. r The Bible was used until quite re e cent years for the detection of thieves Dr. Jessopp told in 1882 how there I were still persons living who had wit nessed the ordeal to which an Easi Anglican parson subjected his servants when his cash box was missing. He e ordered them all into his bedroom and ranged them around the walls. Fro= the center of the ceiling hung the rope used to lower coffns into the church yard graves, wound round a Bible, from the leaves of which projected S the church door key. This was seni e spinning round, and the one at whom I, the key pointed when it stopped was o proclaimed as the thief. Happily the man thus marked out was able tc S prove an alibi. But this did not con vinee the servants that the test was a '. bad one. They only concluded that the = thief was not there.-London Chron oAn Unbeliever. - S"This here paper says as how they'v4 -just discovered the remans of a thirty . five foot saurian in Nevada." I"W hat in thunder's a sauian?" V"Blamed if I know. I s'pose mebbi etssmti'lk a sardie." he ain't no thirty-five foot sardines." "Weli, there could be the remains o: S one, couldn't they?' ["Hnw-haw! Who'd ever buy a bos -of them things?'' e "Darn you, you're just like all the S rest of these here smart guys that arn upsettin' religion. I think they is re 'nains of thirty-flve foot sardines ft Nevada. I got faith to suppose- thal they is also remains of men big enougi to buy 'em by the box an' eat 'ern t on crackers. You know what you are: You are one of these here atheists!" New York Journal. Pyramid of the Sun. se The most colossal structure of pre historic man in America. known as the 1 pyramid of the sun, is at Teotihuacan, i Mexico. not far from the capital. ' Close to the great pyramid stands the pyramid of the moon, which the build - ers regarded as the wife of the sun, and surrounding them are nearly 20C e mounds of greater or lesser magni 4tude, which tradition says were crown - ed by temples and public buildings Two hundred and sixty-eight steps lead to the summit of the pyramid oi the sun, which is 216 feet high. it is 7G1 feet square at the base, and the summit Is 59 by 105 feet.-National Geographic Magazine. o A Real One. >"Is this a problem play?" asked the .one night stand critic of the manager. ."It is," replied that worthy. a"And what," asked the critic, "is~ the special problem presented?' "How to get money enough Into the box office for railroad fares to omi next date," said the manager, with pointed brevity.-Baltimore American Y The Other Side. -It's all very well for the minister t< !preach from the text. 'Remember Lot wife." said an overworked. discour aged matron. "but I wish he wouli .now give us an encouraging sermoz upon the wife's lot." The Puzzle. A Boston girl who was watching e farmer milk a cow adjusted het gassadsaid, "It Is all very plaix except that I don't understand hov a you turn it ofr." NelMnThey Get it. NelMnare such helpless things. -Belle-Yes; they can't even fall is love without a good bit of assistance. -Philadelphia Record. e Most of our riches lie in the ability to check foolish desires. LokhIn the Barnyard. eLo how queerly that hen Is act ing. Do you think she is hatching a plot?' - "No; I think she Is plotting a hatch." - -Baltimore American. Industry keeps the body healthy, -the mind clear, the heart whole and Sthe purse full.-Simmon. CASTOR IA For Tnfants and Children. jThe Kind You Have Always Bought STATE OF SOUTH GAHLIA Clarenri 0 cunty1 COURT OF CO I1MON PLEAS. Copy Summons for Relief. (Complaint not Served.) Fork Land and Timber Coipany. Plaintiff against John W. Ridgill, Charles ,. Itidgill, Mrs. Mary Barrett, R. C. Broad way, Nonie Leonore McLeod, Johu H. Broadway. Alice EgeniaArdis, Robert Lee Broadway, the last three named being ninors over the the age of fourteen years; Richard Broadway, Alfonso Broadway and Eva Broadway, the last three named being minors under the age of'fourteen years; Miss Eleanor Ridgill, Mrs. Mary E. Ridgill, Mrs.. Caminmie Hodge, ). Leslie Rdgill, Mary Anna Ridgill, the last named being a minor over the age of four teen years, Sadie E. Christmas. Martha Irene Ridgill, the last two named being minors over the age of fourteen years; Henry Napoleon Ridgill, the last named being a minor under the age of fourteen years; George A. Ridgill, Mrs. Egeria Mimns, Mrs. Lon L0lla Wil liams, 0. W. McRoy, Effie Hawkins, Venetia Hawkins, Annie McRoy, Ruth MeRoy. the last two named being minors over the age of four teen years; Willie McRoy, the last named bein; a minor under the age of fourteen years; Lawrence Griffin, Badger Oriffln, Lillie Ella Griffin. the !ast two named being minors over the age of fourteen years; Delmar Alfonso Griffini, a minor under the age of fourteen years; B. D. ( riffin; R. L. Griffin, William A. Mahoney, Willie Ma honey, Robert M. Mahoney, Benjamin Lloyd, Mrs. Bessie Beatson, James P. Mahoney, S. R. Chandler, Joseph M. nhan dler, Mrs. Maggie Carr, Mrs. J. E. Kennedy, Julia Windham, Leo Windham. Harvey W. Windham, Jessie H. Windham, Hattie Lafady, Sam G. Windham, J. J. Windham, Maybelle Malphus, Maggie Pres cott, Elodia Tindal, Thomas T. Windham, Fannie Lewis, Mitt White, B. B. White,. John Chil ders, J. P. Childers, Parker V. Childers, Robbie Childers, Wilson Childers, Rosa Thames, Anna Gra ham, Mary Elizabeth Thames, Elliott Childers, Kate Childers, and Ada Childers, the last three named being minors over the age of fourteen years; Pauline Childers, a ininor under the age-of fourteen years; Mary Rebecca Boswell, Robert Orvin Walker, Fannie E. Walker, John Thomas Walker, the last three named being minors over the age of fourteen years; Willie Sineler Walker, Susan Bertha Walker, the last two nanmed being minors under the age of fourteen years; Charles Walker, and all per sons whomsoever unknown to the Plaintiff herein claiming as heirs devisees or otherwise, by, from or under-Robert D. Ridgill, Henry R. Itidgill. William T. Ridgili, other wise known as W. J. W. Ridgill, Henry Kely and Mortimer A. Ridgill, or either of them, Defend ants. To The Defendants Above -Named: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint in this action which was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas, forthe said County, on the 3rd day of July, 1911, and to. serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the su bscriber, at his office, in Manning, S. C., within twenty days after the service hereof; exclusive of the. day of such service; and if you faii to answer the comnplaint within the timne aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demnanded in the complaint. Dated June 30O, 1911. CHARLTON DURANT, Plaiintilt's Attor-ney. Oygen as a Cutting Tool. .A jo- of t;tmm::s cxygen from a bloepipe mat~y l,- sucessfully employ ed to cut slheer iron. iron tubes and small bars. The cut made is almost as sharp and thin as that made by a saw. In earlier attempts difficulty was encountered in clearing the cut of lquid metal and in preventing the spread of the melting effect beyond the borders of the cut. In kater processes two blowpipes were used. The tirst has an ordInary oryhydrogen -tiame, which1 heats the Iron to redness at the place -where the cut is to be mn-de. This is followeod immediately by the second jet, composed of pure osygen. which instantly burns the metal without melting The liciuidired iron Is blown swiftly ~fromt the tissure. so that there is no serious spreading of the beat to surroundinh parts.-St. Louis Republic. Two Days In One. Chatham island, lying off the coast of New Zealand. In the south Pacific ocean. is peculiarly situated, as it is one of the few habitable points of the globe where the day of the week changes. It is just on the line of the demarcation between dates. There at 12 noon on Sunday Sunday ceases, and instantly Monday meridian begins. Sunday comes Into a man's house on the east sIde and becomnes Monday by the time it pase out of the western door. A uman sits down to his noon day dinner on Sunday, and it Is Mon day noon before he finishes it.-tOLou don Globe. Spanish Etiquette. There Is a curious story of 1:ow th" Duke d'Aostat wihen in oft(J Spai told a miulceteer to whiom lie was tak ing to c-over tutwselt. the sun twting ot. forgetting tha L by ~ $0 ,.ci n. Ii made tiw-~n mile:e-er :t .grtndaee Mar ktceked I ht- ouitn's iiar I o ha nd. :t c1. c-cOrd4ilig t o s:ite. letzh teer hucc somtL1int .: o o wVithi 11 at- so snssnattonl that fellowed ai few-day s aftewrd. Synonyrr.. fromt the Ic-t ter he- was wrlitog. "do you knoc, .- any expre-ssion t ha tmnean fs the sacme :as 'talking shop1) "-Well." replied .-aley. -thce-e is 'tonsorial emporium' and likewise 'ur cutting panrlor "-Catholic Standard' and Times. Explaining It. Mrs P'osey-Mercy. Hiram! Themn awful society women dress like they was goin' swimmin'. Mr. Posey-O' corse. .Ierusha. Eaint you heard t h't In th' soshul swim thi' wimmen try to outstrip each other?-Milwau~kee News. As Usual. .lokely- I got a batch of aeroplane jokes ready anud sent them out last week. Boggs-What luck did you have with them? .lokely-Ch, they all came flying back.-Lippincott's Sensitive. Ic Stranger (In Pittsburg)-Do you have aldermen at large In this city? Native (Irritably)-Oh, try that stuff J n vaeenl11a-Duckr In the ability and honesty of a Bank's officers, coupled with the unquestioned responsibility of its financial backing, are two strong arguments in favor of any bank. We submit the names of our officers and direetors for your criticism. OFFICERS: Duncan McKenzie, President; S. R. Chandler, Vice President: D. E. Fraser, Cashier. DIRECTORS John McSwCeen, J. Chalie Trluck, J. Caleb Lynch, J. Furman Cole, D. W. Alderman, WH.h Keith, Duncan McKenzie, D. E. Fraser. S. R. Chandler. Bank of Olanta Established 1906. Capital $10,000.00. Surplus $10,000,00. OL.ANTA,..OW0 O ee 4 THE STORE NEW A GREAT CLEARANCE. SALE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STORE These great stocks kept to most fullness that good storekeeping and most satisfac tory service requires them now to be low ered to the smallest possible figure for stock taking and to be ready with a brand new stock again when the fall season opens. j he most remarkable Under-price offer ings. Come. expecting the most tempting bargains presented by tbs store. Cal T and see us when in need of a first class horse or mule right. SJUST RECEIVED: 2 cars of fine Horses and Muls. 2 cars of Buggies. 1 car of Moline, 2 and 4-horse Wagons. 1 ear of Moline, 1-horse Wagons. 1car of the celebrated NJohne Farm Imple ments, csstin fthe following: Stalk C hoppers, Harrows, Corn and Cotton Planters,' Blue Bird one and twe-horse Stcel Turn Plows and Cultivators. A UTOMOBILES SSEE US: The Hudson,-Chalmers and Hup, - in allnmodels. 10. 12 and 14 Suhoer St., Sumter, S. C. Take it from the oldest man in the bunch, " Red Meat" tob acco is the chew for men. No spice--no excessive sweetening nothing to hurt your stomach-just good old North Carolina to bacco, properly aged and perfectly sweetened. That's why it won't give you heartburn. It's our treat to put you on to the real thing in good chewing. Cut out this ad. and mail to us with your name and address for attractive FREE offer to chewers only. LIIPFERT SCALES CO., Winston-Salem. N. C. . I Notice of Discharge. .Notice of Discharge. 'I will apply to ahe Judge of Pro 1 wllappy o te udg o Pzo-bate for Clarendon County, on the aI o iarely ontu, of Prh- first day of August. 1911, for Letters. te ofo uledo 1out, for eteof of Discharge as Executor of the share ay ofuayd1i11 for Leoterso Estate cf Susan Olivia Duhant, de sT.Fa&r, asordia norLoia ceased. .Wedefrmry mi. -LD JAM~ES REAVES, W. E uFEDR,. Executor., .une.o, . r,0., une .~ ,11 Alcolu, S. July 1,'911~