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LdOUIS AvPPELT. kEditor. IANNING. S. C., OCT. 15.11913. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Publishes All County and Town Of. ficial Advertisements. LET ALL VOTE. It is time for some of those who are urging the reformation of our primaay laws to suggest a practical solution ot the trou ble. All of them disclaim wanting to disfranchise white citizens, at the same time they admit we have plenty of law up on the statute books to protect the primary elections The ad vocates of changing the law contend that while we have plen ty of law now upon the books for the protection of the prim ary, it is not enforced, and thereby frauds are perpetrated. If /this is true, we cannot see how a change in the law would help matters, because if the present law is sufficient if en forced, no law the legislature can make will be any better, if not enforced. Senator Christensen of Beau fort has for the past two years been advocating the reformation of our primary laws, and in a recent issue of his newspaper he suggests, I. Enrollment 60 days before the primary. 2. Enroll ment in person, and only in one club. 3. Identification of the vo ter at the polls. He says "Let every South Carolina Democrat vote in the primary." There is no objection to the suggestion, except perhaps, that feature where each voter is required to enroll in person. This may be inconvenient, especially, where the voter lives at a distance from the enrolling place. We do not agree with the of ten made assertion that frauds are committed in our primaries, but we are satisfied there are many irregularities, If the pri mary system is as fraudulent as some claim, it does seem strange to us there has been no proof brought forward to substantiate the claim. The last general primary was one of the most ex citing the people ever went through. and -the cry of fraud went up from the newspapers all over the State, a committee was appointed by the State ex ecutive committee to investigate but it only to discovered some ir regularities which did not affect the election at all. It is easy enough to cry fraud, but when it - comes to the proof it calls , for something more than the mere assertion from a wrought up or a disappointed imagination. The primary rules may be im proved upon in some particulars, but so far as the State laws are concerned we have never be lieved the legislature has a righi to go any farther than to make laws which will protect such rules as a party promulgates, but those who are wanting tc revolutionize our primary are not content to let the party make its rules and regulations, they must have the general as sembly to enact laws more fai reaching than the party rules; if left to them they would elimi -nate from the electorate a large portion of the citizenship; by having a property qualification, and other means to disfranchise -those who they think should not have a voice in this government, and, because of this disposition on the part on some, there is a general suspicion whenever it is proposed to do anything with the primary. We join the Beau fort Senator in saying "Let every South Carolina Democrat vote in the primary, but do not let him vote but once, and pun ish him if he sells his vote." It is against the law now for a voter to repeat, and it is against * the law now for a voter to sell his vote, it is also against the law to buy votes; what we should like to know is, if we have suffi cient laws now, how can more laws help matters unless the people will see to it that the laws are enforced. The legislature has no author ity to make rules governing a po litical party, any more than it has the right to prohibit a party from making rules, but it is within its rights to make laws that will protect a party's rules from fraudulent practices, and right now there are laws upon the statute books which give ample protection to ever-y rule and regulation a political part.v may make, therefore we -say there is no necessity to do more than to make a few improve ments to the present rules, which can be done by the party in its convention without the need of legislation. Mrs. Emmaline Pankhurst is about ready to start for Ameri ca, bnt when she reaches this side there' may be objections raised to her landing. Whether they let her land or not we do not believe her starting for America will help the suffrage cause, and especially the millit ant features represented by Mrs. Pankhurst. There are many women in America who are ardent believers in giving the voting privileges to women, but they want this brought about by education and sane methods. However, should Mrs. Pank hurst make speeches in this country, her first appointment should be in Washington in joint debate with the senior from South Carolmna. THEY WILL NOT INDICT. The action of the grand jury in Charleston in throwing out the liquor cases given to them for indictment, is notsurprising, notwithstanding Judge Bow man's charge that the possession of a united states license is suffi cient evidence upon which to find a true bill. About 300 per sons were reported as being in possession of these licenses, but the jury returned "No Bill" in all of the cases considered by them, leaving the others over until another term. It is not surprising, because, for the well lknown fact that the sentiment in Charleston county is against the present liquor regulation laws, and has always been from the time the first dispensaiy law was enacted, nothing short of a license system will satisfy those people. We do not believe a grand jury can be drawn in that county which will return indictments against the violators of the pres ent law, we do not believe offi cers can be chosen who will at tempt to enforce this law; the sentiment is almost unanimous against the dispensary, and the sentiment would be the same against prohibition; unless the people will endorse a law, it is a hopeless undertaking to attempt to enforce it regardless of the earnestness. and the activity of conscientious officers, no law can be enforced with the com munity sentiment opposing it. 1 he problem to be solved by the legislature is to enact a law which will meet with the en dorsement of the people of that community; it has been demon strated time and again that the present law will not be respect ed. Law and Order Leagues, the pulpits and the press com bined, will not avail against the public sentiment on a question of this kind, then what is to be done? It will not do to sit idly by and allow the present con ditions to continue, some way must be fonnd to better them. The Prohibitionists will say state-wide prohibition is the remedy, that with the Webb Act of congress, the state legislature can enact a state-wide prohibit. ion law which can be enforced. As we understand the Webb Act it only provides for the dry states to regulate the liquor trafflic. The very same people who now sit upon the juries will sit upon them under the Webb Act; if the cases could be trans fered to the federal courts per haps then the Webb Act would do the work, but if the violations of the law, even with the aid of the Webb Act, are to go before grand jurors made up of .the citizens of the community, we cannot see where the law will be any better enforced than it is now THE SOUTH'S COTTON CROP. Tentative estimates indicate that the cotton crop of the growth of 1913 at current prices for lint, and for seed will be worth over $1,000,000,000. The highest value in the ten years of record which the census office has kept of cotton prior to this season was $963,180,000 for the crop of 1910. Last year's aggregate value stood next to that and was $920,630,000 in cluding cotton and cotton seed. That the biggest crop does not bring the highest aggregate value is sbown by the experi ence of 1911. There were then grown 16,160,126 running bales equal to 16,250,276 bales of 500 pounds each, These figures all included linters. But the value of the record crop of 1911 was only $395,840.000, or just $103, 340,000 less than the 1910 crop of 12,022 405 running bales. This latter crop was remark able for the price it brought per pound. Its average export price of 144 cents was the highest in twenty five years. There are those who estimate the value of the current season crop on a 14-cent basis. Farm ers at Southern railway stations, especially in the east, are get ting on the average of 13 cents a pound or $05 a bale. At these same points the average price for cotton seed is $22 a ton. At last .year's production of lint of 193 2 pounds an acre, the 35.622 000 acres would yield 13.764,000 bales. This seems conservative in view of the fact that current estimates generally range from 14,000,000 to 14,500,000 bales. At $65 a bale we should have the following results: Crop of 13,764.000 bales at $63 each, $894,660,000. Seed, 6.000,000 tons at $22 a ton $132,000,000. Total value of lint and seed at farms or gins $1,026,660,000. The value of cotton .seed in 19]32 was estimated by the cen sus office as $128,390,000. The' quantity of feed itself was 6,104, 000 tons, compared with 5,A75, 003) tons in 1910, which had a total valud of $142.860,000. The above aggregate of $1, 026,660,000 represents the worth of the products. or the price basis assumed at the point at which they pass into market, or where, as in the case of seed, they are consumed on the farm because they are regarded as more valuable for planting or feeding purposes than to be sold to the seed-crushingmills.--Wall Street Journal. The Law and Order League of Charleston has cut out a lot of work for the Charleston juries, by reporting to the court every holder of revenue license for the sale of liquor, just what the outcome of this crusade wixll be remains to be seen, but there is this much cer-tain the sentiment in the city is not at all unani mous in favor of the violation of INTERVENTION NEEDED. Whenever the Mexicans would rid tbemseves of a political ad versary they assasinate him and be done with it. Madero reach ed the presidency by wading through blood, and was later slain by followers of Huerta, Senator Domingues after mak ing a speech denouncing Huerta was found dead in a suburban city, the victim of assasination. and now one hundred and ten members of the chamber of dep uties after signing resolutions relating to the death of Domin gues warning Huerta, they were arrested and thrown into the penitentiary by the order of the President, When a country is in such a condition we cannot see-bow it is possible for it to be pacitied unless some strong out side power intervenes with arms. The united states occupies a po sition which makes this the log ical country to take the iniative, at first we did not think armed intervention would be right but the longer the trouble continues the worse it gets and now we think some decided ac tion should be taken. Comptroller General Jones has had a great deal of trouble try ing to have the income tax law if this State enforced, but now that the federal government is going to collect from those who have an income over $3,000 a year. it will make it much easier for the State authorities. There are many who will take a chance with the local authori ties, but when it comes to hav ing buisness Uncle Sam they are more careful. STATE POLITICAL NEWS. There are persistent rumors afloat that Senator B. R. Till man is going to take some ac tive part in the next campaign in South Carolina. The most plausible of these rumors, al though confirmation is lacking at the time, is that he is seeking to induce A. F. Lever, congress man from the seventh district to enter the senatoral race against Governor Blease and Senator E. D. Smith. For sometime this possibility has been mentioned. It is almost definitely known that Mr. Lever has been ap proached upon the subject of entering the senatorial contest from even as high a source as the senior senator, but, except, for Mr. Lever-s published state ment some weeks ago, nothing is now known at this end as to whether he is-seriously himself considering entering the tight. Aside from Smith and Blease the only other candidate whose announcement is regarded as practically positive, according to published reports, is E. P. Mc~ravey, of Pickens, author of the local option compulsory education bill that was intro duced by him and passed at the last session of the general as sembly. but failed of passage on being returned vetoed. Along with the rumor .as to Tiliman's wisti for Mr. Lever to run for the senate is the rumor that the senior senator has al ready picked his candidate in the gubernatorial contest. It is not known whether or not he will make a fight for that possi ble candidate, in fact, much of the senator's plans as to tbe po ltical tight in the next cam paign are little short of vague rumors at this time. Some folks are of the opinion that Sen ator Tillm-an will protit by last year's expirience so far as the gubernatorial contest is con cerned. Opinions differ widely as to a third man's chance in the sena torial contest. Most everyone admits, however, that a third man would get a large number of votes, but all qualify the as sertion by saying "That depends upon who the third man shall be." Of course no one can' forecast what effect a third man or ad ditional candidates of Frank Lever's strong calibre would have in the senatorial race. Talks with hundreds of men in politics have convinced the writer that most of them would not like to take the chance of running for the senate and giv ing up what Mr. Lever has in Washington. They regard him an important man in the house and in his own district folks would like to see him remain in the house generally speaking. There is no getting around the fact that whether he won or lost in the senatorial rsice, the people of the statewould, know that Lever was in the battle. He is a fine campaigner,a good stump speaker, and more over has a splendid record in the house. My only recollection of an attack being made on him was in connection with his lumber vote, I believe. This would make a battle roy al; Cole L. Blease. E. D. Smith, A. F. Lever and W. F. Steven son, the last mentioned having been sometime ago brought out as a probability in the senator ial race. Should these four run it would be a fiery race. Even should no one else enter the con-j test it is highly pr-obable things wvill be interesting with Gover nor Blease and Senator Smith the main ones in the big fight-r Mr. McCravey is regarded aE strong man in his immediate sec tion in the Piedmout. but to be factor in the tight he would ave to gather strength in the. ampaign, after it reached the stump stage. Chas. Carroll Sims, of Barn well, is now regarded almost a ertaity in the gubernatorial ~ race. S3ometime ago it was an- j ounced that he would run and I ate.,o lile mention was made 3 IT HAS NOT OUR APPROVAL Will those that voted for E. W. Hughes endorse Mr. John P. Grace's action in protesting against the election of Richard S. Whaley?" This question has been frequently put to us recent ly; we thought our position was thoroughly known, but it seems it is not, and requires us to re peat that we are not approving or endorsing the movement which must be so embarrassing to Mr. Whaley. As for the others that voted against Whaley, we are not authorized to speak, they can speak for themselves, but we do not think they have given Mr. Grace any encouragement to bring on the investigation he has asked for. If Mr. Grace has the proof to sustain the charges he has made against Mr. Whaley, the congress must either throw Whaley out by declaring his seat vacant, or stultify itself. The law which Grace charges Whaley with vio lating was enacted by congress to prevent the purchase of seats in that body, under this law seats have been declared vacant in the past; what will be done in the present case depends upon the proof submitted. We have always submitted without question to the declara tion of the authorities of the party, and when it declared Mr. Whaiey the party nominee, all of our opposition to him ceased, we voted for him in the general election as free as we voted against him in theprimary;what we shall do next summer is not to be considered now, but with the effort to unseat him we have no sympathy and sincerely hope that there will be no proof of corruption. To say both sides were cor rupt in the primary does not help matters, there is only one side on trial, the question is not whether this or that candidate spent as much as another, what congress is called upon to investi gate is did the sitting member vio late the law to procure his seat, therefore, if the other candidates spent ten times the amount limit ed by congress, it has nothing to do with it, but if the sitting mem. ber exceeded the amount fixed by law, it has all to do with it. A QUEER DECISION. A Frenchman was riding on an American train on one occa sion, as the train was nearing a tunnel the conductor called out "look out". the Frenchman stuck his head out of the win dowand came near being struck by a stone pillar, in his fright, he turned to his fellow passen gers and asked "vat kind of language dis ez, he say look out yen he mean look in." The reader of the statutes of this State finds himself in about the same quandary as the French man. The statute law makes it a misdemeanor to transport Ii quor for unlawful purposes, and the courts, county as well as municipal, have been punishing the perambulating barrooms who go about with the pocket establishments for doing busi ness, our State supreme oourt however, in a recent case which was carried up from Anderson, has thrown a different light up on the matter, and, we fear they have so construed the law it will make it doubly hard to secure convictions. A party was con victed on the charge of tran sporting .liquor, because the proof was that he was sent by the purchaser, and he bought from the seller the liquor which was delivered by him to the purchaser, the court which orig inally tried the case said this was in violation of the law, but the highest court says, it is not, and reversed the lower court, thereby sanctioning by its de cision, the methods frequently resorted to by the blind tiger, delivering illicit liquor through a go-between. If the statutes do not make it a violation of law to carry liquor from an illicit seller to the purchaser, then it does not make it illegal to sell in any way. and every dollar col lected as fines from those uon victed for transporting should be returned with apologies from the convicting court. Friday's State wants Teddy Roosevelt to come to South Car olina when he returns from the South American trip to hunt possum. Teddy's gun would be dangerous about a possum hunt ing ground at night. The Herald Publishing Com pany a recently chartered corpo ration? has begun the publica tion of "The Herald" with Mr. J. K. Breedin as editor. Its irst issue which reached us last Friday morning contains a nuim ber of advertisements and con siderable reading matter. Many of the counties are hav ing fairs this year, and we do not see auy reason why Claren don should lag behind; several years ago a few public spirited men got together and endeavor. ed to have a fair in this county, but the project fell through, mainly because those at the head of the proposition did not get behind it properly, then there were others who would not give it encouragement be cause they did not occupy a front seat in the scheme, but we do not think such would be the case no. The farmers generally see the advantage of a county fair, and we believe, if a farmer who has the confidence of his fellows will take charge of the project it can be made a success, and we are satistied that a coun y fair adheme will be heartily supported by the ousiness men afthe town. )f his candidacy. He has been .egarded a strong factor in the Blease ranks. The recent illness )f Mr. Rembert has caused a re rival of the Sims' candidacy tmong his friends. Mr. Rem )ert has not yet made any state ent as to whether he will con ;inue in the race. As soon as ossible a statement will be ob !ained from him. News has reached Columbia shatLieut. Gov. Smith who was ick at his home in Timmons rille, is well and out again. Major John Richards, railroad yommistioner, has just returned from his home at Liberty Hill, where it was repoeted in one of be papers, a conference was eld. This was said to have had reference to Mr. Richard's can lidacy for governor. The primary matter is daily growing more and more import ?nt as a factor in the next legis. ature and in the next state con vention. Men from other sec bions of the state who have come? to this city lately say that the real fight will be with regard to the primary. Thus far R. 1. Manning, of Sumter. is the only candidate for governor who has tackled the primary question. Mr. Manning announced that he favored every white man, not disqualified by constitutional or statutory provisions, voting and such regulations as will prevent any man voting more thau once There appears to be little in terest shown in candidatee for other state offices at this time Aside from one or two an nouncements for railroad com missioner and one or two men tioned for adjutantgeneral, there. has been practically no talk of candidates making any strenu ous fight for offices other than the governorship. Adjutant General Moore it is aanounced, will offer for re-election and it is believed all the other state officials will. For lieutenant gov ernor, B. Frank Kelly of Bash opville, is the only announced candidate so far. J. Arthur Banks of St. Matthews, has been urged to run but he has not decided to do so. For comp troller general, veteran A. W. Jones will undoubtedly be a can didate although he does not be lieve in announcing so far ahead. Mr. R. M. McCown another who has held office for some time, will be in the race for secretary of state; so will J. E. Swerirngen, for superin tendent of educat-on; E. J. Wat son, for a comissioner of agri. culture.commmerce and indus tries. Thos.. H. Peeples for attorney general. Formal an nouncements have been made only in one or two instances. L. M. Green. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contan Mercury i~s mercur will surely destroy the sense 01 smen snd cmlely derange the whole system when nterng t through the mucous surfaces. Such rtiles should never be used excepton prescrlp rions from reputable physicians, as the dattage Ihey will do is ten fold to the good you can pos ibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure. manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. 0., ontans no mercury, and Is taken imternally. tting directly upon the blood and mucous sur aces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken nternally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. goldb Druggists, price 75c. per bottle. Take Hall's Famil Pills for constip&tion. Flant Oats. Wblle we have been blessed in this State with an average cotton crop in many sections, and with a price that is remlnertive. I fear that the financial relief that Is coming to many of our farmers will make/jthem forget the necessity at this time of' seeding a large gra crop. especialy oats, and I would add, some wheat. I am calling the at tention to the advisability of seeding these two wrain crops from the fact that, the corn crop in many of the great corn producing states of the wes5t is a failure. In many sections it. is an ab solut-e failure, and the present prices of corn in the western markets. and reflcted in our local markets, should make us realize the necessity of seed ing a large crop of oats, and in many ases, wheat in order to supplement rhe crop of corn that we are now harv esting It is not too muchi to exp.'t that corn next spring ann summer will be selling for 81 50 cash, and $1.50 or more on credit, per busbel. Surely, the possibilities of such prices is enough to make us stop and think. and the farmer who has not produced a sufti ient aupply of corn for man and beatst. lertainly will by very much in his own' light if he does not seed ais large a crop f grain as it is possible for nim to do [ have mentioned ihe seeding of w hea:, not from the fact that it is a paying market crop on our S:tte, hut [ am on, af those who believe that every farmer hould make all of his suppli-s athme ror it is my observartion that tho4. who practice tihis method of ag~riculture' art enerally the men who are prosperou5 It would take only a few acre-s on~ each farm to supply every family with Sur enough for home consumpto. W WV. LONG. State Agent & Sup't., ol Ext. MnISSIONS. IANNING AUXILIARY Woman's Missionary Society meet og Friday 16th, inst., Method~.t hurch at 4 o'clock p. m. PROGRAM. "Praise God from whom all blessing, Scripture lesson. The Divine Comn anion Gen. 6: 9; Micah 6: 6-13. Prayer. Duet-Mrs. O'Brvan andl Mrs. Or-vin Address-Mexico Present. Past sd Future. Ra~v. G. P. Watson. Hymn--'A charge to keep I have." Benediction. 4otice of Incorporation. The undersigned o~icers of WVest ninister Presbyterian church hereh1 ive notice of application to tbe See eary of State for a chatrter for- an leenosynary corporatio'n of the abov amed church. S. T. FRANCIs President. W. .1. TAYLOR, S.-ei .dtr.. Alcolu, S. C., Oet. 15, 1913. RUB-MY-TS Will cure your Rheumatism euralgia, Headaches, Cramips, Iolic, Sprains. Bruises, Cuts and lurns, Old Sores, Stings of Insect s st. Antiseptic Anodyne, used in ..--11.andiexternally. Price 25c. Special Correspondecce. Columbia. S. C.. October 10:-T. R. Browd,-r wss g-ven exectirive! clemency by the governor, having the sentence of two years imposed for assault and battery with intent to kill reduced to an alternative of $50.00 fine or impris onment upon the public works of Clar endon county for two years. There was the further contlitiou that the de f,'ndant, do not engage in the driakinv of alcoholic beverages. The official commutation follows: Browder, T. R. (white). Convicted at, the September. 1913, term of court for Clarendon county of assault battery with intent to kill, and sentenced to two years imprisonment upon the public works of Clarendon County. Petition was presented by IHon. Harvey W. Mitchum, State D.speosary Auditor, in which iL is stated; "That the facts in the case are as follows: That the father of your petitioner got in a diiculty with Ollie Fiud ou the moruinL- of the 12t day of May 1913. That in the afternoon of the same day the d flicult.y was renewed whereupon your prtii ioner happened up and see ing the said Flud coing at the father of your petitioner with an open knife in his hand, told him to stop, where upon the said Oilte Flud turned and made at tlis petition,-,- shot at him in seif defen.e. Thia the said Odie Flud has got entirely over the effeets of the wound. Wrer.-upon your petitioner ask your Exc-leiey to grant him a pardon or parole a in the juagment of your Excellency seems best." It seems that this was a general fight, and that the other parties en &aged in it were each fined fifty dol lars. The petition is signed by one bun dred and thirty-four of toe good citi zens of Clarendon county. Upon the showing made, and in view of the fact, that the other parties mixed up in the row were fined fifty dollars, the sentence of the defendant, was coin muted to a Bue of fifty dollars, or two years imprisonment upon the public works of Clarendon county: and upom the further condition that he refrain from the use of alcoholic beverages or liquors. Cominutation dated October 10th, 1913. Home-Keeping women Neen Health and Strength. The work of home-keeping women makes R constant call in her strength and vitality, aud sicknes comes through her kidneys and bladder oftener than she knsws. Foley Kidney Pill invie orate and restore her, and weak back, nerveousness, achiu joints and irrigu lar bladder action will all disappear when Foley Kidnev Pills are used. For sale by all dealers everywhere. Advt. GiM Report. Harvin, S C.. Oct. 13, 1913. The Manniim Times:-Please pub lish the following, which is a direct request of the U. S. government:; To wit: The tabulation of the separate returns from the ginners lor the Sep tember 25 report show-, the telegraphic %ummary to be correct. There were 9.324 bales of cotton, counting round as half bales, ginned in Clarendo. count%, from the crop of 1913 prior to Septem ber 25, as compared with 6,053 bales givved prior to September 25, 1912. JOSEPH D. McFADDIN, Special Agent Clarendon County. BABY MIDSHIPMEN. In the Old Days When Children Were Sent to War. Among other improvements In the art of war as attained by the world In these later days is the abolition of the pra-tiee of sending children to sea, as was the case when the midshipmen of the old 3.ak walls" of England often were boys of less than fourteen years. The Marquis of Dutferin and Ava in telling about the siege of Bomarsund, in the Crimean war, which he witness ad from the frigate Penelope, related this story of one of these little fellows. "What pleased me most during the whole business," he says, "was the gallant behavior of a little midship man, a mere child, thirteen or fourteen years of age. About the tIme when the fire became pretty hot I happened to come across hign, and, as he seemed to be as aiuch out of a job as myself, 1 touched my cap and took the liberty of observing that it was a fine day,- to which lie politely replied that it was. "'Encouraged by his urbanity, I ven tured to ask him how long he had been at seai. to which he answered, 'I have only left my mamma six weeks, but I ain't going to cry on her majesty's quarterdeck,' a remark which I think as worth recording as many a one made by more Illustrious heroes. Soon after this. however, a man was killed close to him~i. andi the little fellow fainted and was taken below.' OUR USELESS BUFFALOES. They Have Passed Away Because They Were Economically Unfit. As a typical species of American fauna the buffalo had his place in our history. but take him by aud large he was a rather useless beast, with no adaptability for civilization. He served his purtpose oin theC plains when men led a nomadie life there and existed on his rifle. Butt as soon as the range land. over which the buffalo "-roamed in couotless thousands." became fit for settleent the buffalo was decidedly de tropm. Veruy little' of him was fit to eat. He was woi'th a bulle't when there' was no ether meltat t~ lie had. lbut au peomple ae' ustom~edl to mdernm steaks aind i'oasts would find him iiot overapipetizing once the noveltyv wore off. in a word. the buffalo was e'oniomfically iunfit, andI he wvent the way oft the unfit. Hand lie bee conserved he might now e affordiing opportunity for big gamet hunters to etijoy thetmselves in mnoder rtion. Th'ley are reaill' theC only per sous whohave:~\ suiffer'ed by Is disap pe~'arne. To\ Ireser've the buffalo as a serimen itn our ::oos is proper. He is a curntiosty atnd has ai historicalI abue. littt enitiely too tmany teairs hav e bueen she'd otvert his dlestrunction. Oe steer wais arnd still is worth a dloent bisoni. -seat tle l'ost- Intelligencer. ~Here M I/ave k!" 6, eBs~dinMade - r ineyana~laddrorNes" FOLEY SKIDNEY, MPILLS frBackache, 'e Rhieumatism. Bladde ale by Dikoa Drug Store. Atv. Clarendon County Schools' Fair The School Improvement Association in co operation with the ,ounty Board ot Education has decided to hold a County school hiir at Manning Friday, December 12th. At 10:30 o'clock, there gill be a parade of the future citizens of the county, the school :hildren, beginning at the school house and ending at the fair Jrounds. Each school in the county is expected to have as many booths it the fair grounds as there are teachers in the school. The ex ubits in these will consist of any articles made. raised, or owned - >y the children. These will be judged according to Quality, Quantity, Variety Attractiveness, by men and women from other parts of the state. Each school is expected to decorate its own booth, and to bear ;he expenses of constructing it. This will be only a small amount ind the boys and girls will be allowed to sell any of their articles o defray all or a .y part of such expense. I suggest the following hings as suitab..; for the booths. but this by no means limits the lisplay, as we want originality, and are anxious to see just what >ur boys and girls caa do. Examination papers, compositions, maps. 'drawings, paintings, problems in arithmetic, algebra, geometry. Exercises in gram nar, paper cutting, paper folding, posters, sand table work, sew ng, fancy aprons, plain aprons, dresses, shirt waists. embroid ry. crochet, knitting, samples in button hole making, in putting" >n patches, in mending clothes. in darning stockings, quilts, sofa pillows, work bags, dressed dolls, bought dolls, and home made lolls, rag dolls, hickory nut dolls, corn shuck dolls, paper dolls, baby caps, sun bonnets, shuck and rafia hats, doll hats. Eatables such as jellies, preserves, catsups, pickles, cooked meats, ham, chicken, turkey, beef, pork, sausage, loaf bread, rolls, biscuits. muffins, corn bread, pies of all kinds, cakes of all kinds, candies of all kinds, sandwiches, peanuts, pop corn, crack er-jacks, cheese straws, butter, etc. Articles made, such as axe handles, chicken coops. book cases, picture frames, screens, bread boards, wood boxes, shirt waist boxes, brooms, kites, rakes, jumping jacks, etc. Articles raised. such as corn, potatoes, chickens, hogs, goats. calves, nuts, vegetables, fruit, sugar cane, flowers, etc. We expect to offer $5.00 in gold each, for the best exhibit by a one teacher school, by a two teacher school, by a three teacher school, and by those with more than one teacher, making twenty dollars in prizes. Immediately after the parade, and while things are humming on the fair grounds, we expect to have a "Better Babies Contest" in the school house. These contests have taken root wherever thinking men and women are found. They are practical, because they arouse par ental pride, creates a desire to study child life, and'help humanity, by teaching each parent to help himself. The better babies contest consists of a competitive examination of children of three years of age, or under, by physicians, with prizes for the high scoring babies, Mere beauty does not count, but the intrinsic value of the baby as a bhuman machine, well pro portioned. properly nourished, does. The Woman's Home Companion is behind the movement. Ihave received from them instructions as to the conduct of the contest. They will contribute to handsome better babies, medals in bronze, to be awarded to the farm baby. and the town baby scoring the highest average. To each first prize winner in any class, they will present a handsome certificate, printed in three colors. There will be other better babies prizes announced later. We will make other announcements from time to time. Our plans are not conplete, but are growing rapidly. We expect this to be the BlGGEST DAY Clarendon has ever had. Meet me at the Fair Grounds December 12th, is to be our slogan. 'I shall be glad to give further mnformation to those desiring it. KATHERINE RICHARDSON, President School Improvement Association. Easy picking. Allof the season's novelty effects in suits and overcoats are now here. We never had such a com prehensive range of styles and fabrics tooffer you and bycomung early, you can get your pick of those beautiful Styleplus $17 Clothes The aipe the wcrMi 000 in the new olive and green-toned fabrics. You can also get those novel silk pencil stripes and silk checked blacks and blues, either in the dapper English form-fitting models or in the equally correct, yet conservative, models. Plenty of Overcoats, too tne nifty short models and the long ones-shawl collars-belt backs. The fabrics are chinchillas, fancycassimeres. meltons and kerseys. In short, we've got everything that Dame Fashion says you canwear. That's ,why it's easy picking. The man who comes first gets first choice. Jos. M. Chandler, 16 South Main. SUMTER, S. C Ihe Store of Clothing Economy-Thes STYLEPL.US Store BRING YOUR a JOB WORK -2 TO THE TiMES .OFFICE.