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MANNING. S. C., DEC. 13. 1905.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One year.. .............................. il 50
Six months........................ -
Fout months.- - - --..........................
ADVERTISING RATES:
One square. one time. 01: each subseqruet in
sertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of
Respect chargzed for as regular advertisements.
Libl-ral contract's made for three. six and twelve
Communications must bc accompanied by the
real name and address of the writer n order to
receive attention.
"DON'T KILL THE GOOSE," AGAIN WE SAY.
Elsewhere we publish a letter
fromN Mr W. Scott Harvin relat
ing to his recent change of rules
in his electric light system. He
says he is not trying to kill the
goose but only trying "to get a
few of the Golden Eggs that the
people of Manning have been en
joying for the past three years".
Tfie people of Manning have not
been enjoying any " golden eggs"
from the electric light plant for
the past three years: the greater
part of that time the service was
very unsatisfactory, and it has
only been since Mr. Harvin suc
ceeded in securing an intelligent
operator that Manning has had
a satisfactory lighting system.
At present the service is excel
lent, and has been for months
past. There is absolutely noth
ing in Mr. Harvin's letter which
can satisfy those who are inform
ed that an increase in the rate is
necessary. There are towns in
this State furnishing equally as
good a system for even less mo
ney, but most of them charge the
50 cent flat rate, and some give
an all-night service. Mr. Harvin
refers to Columbia being able to
furnish the lights at 50 cents be
cause of its advantage of the
power from the canal, and says :
"If we had a canal we could fur
nish the lights for 100 per cent.
less." We certainly wish Man
ning had a canal; but progres
siveness means in this day of ac
tivity the town should have equal
or better advantages than nearby
towns as an inducement for others
to come here, and progressive as
Mr. Harvin claims to be, he has
induced our people to undergo
the expense of preparing their
houses for electric lights at a
price charged by other towns,
and then when they have done
this he raises his flat rate 50 per
cent., an increase'of 50 per cent.
above the rate charged at Harts
ville, Bennettsville, Darlington,
Bishopville, Greenville and other
towns, some of them even smaller
than Manning, and none of them
having the advantage of Colum
bia's canal or any other water
power.
Mr. Harvin disclaims having
any special privileges from the
town. Let the town order him
to take his poles and wires
off the streets of Manning;
and what would become of his
patronage ? The fact of Council
giving hmi a permit to erect
poles and string wires on the
public domain makes his electric
light business, in a measure, pub
lic business, and not his own pri
vate affair, as he seems to think,
and when he enjoys the. privi
lege of a monopoly and raises
the rate, the people have a right
to complain. To tell them if
they do not like it they can quit
will not do, because they were
induced to make outlays for
wiring which they might not have
done had they known there would
be any spider, fly and parlor bu
siness.
We do not think it necessary
to make reply to Mr. Harvin's
statement, " If Mr. Appelt would
-make one-half the effort to help.
such enterprises in the town suc
ceed as he uses to injure mine we
would have a much better town."
We are not trying to injure
Mr. H a r v in's enterprise, but
only endeavoring to pr o tec t
the public from being injured by
it, or, at least, we are doing what
a publicist's duty is, to use our best
efforts toisecure for the people as
good advantages for a price not
exceeding the rate charged by
other towns similarly situated.
We have no right to dispute
Mr. Harvin's claim that his plant
is losing money, but we have a
right to the opinion, that there
must be a meter in his financial de
partment not recording accurate
lv-it must be a slow meter and
needs the "standard test" applied
to it. The power used for his
plant is also used for other of
of his enterprises, with which
the public have no concern, but
then, what he uses there should
not be charged up to the public.
The whole sum and up-shot of
the business is, Manning is about
to be charged more for electric
lights than other towns, where
the cost of operating an electric
light plant is no less than ours,
and, of course, the owner of the
plant may deem it to good busi
ness, to say to the patrons, "it
is only left to them to decide."
They may feel, the :nedicine,
they must take. but Mr. Harvin
cannot make them look pleased
while they are forced to swallow
Diaess Cannot be Cured
by localapplications, as' they cannot. reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only onG'
way to cure deafness. and t bat is by conlstitu
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
flamed condition of the mucous linine of the~
Eustachian Tube. When this tube itets iniiam
ed you have a rumblintt sound or imperfect hear
ini. and when it is entir--ty closed deafness is
the result. and unless the intiammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
conditionhearinit will be des' roved forever: nine
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh. which is
nothing but tan indlamed condition of the mu
cWe wiur cie One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Hairs Catarrh Cure. Send for
- . J. CHENEY & CO.- Toledo. 0.
Senator Tillman has taken th<
lead to secure Federal investiga
tion of national banks to ascel
tain whether or not they hav
been contributing to politica
funds, and if it turns out tha
they have we do not see wha
can be done about the past con
tributions. Congress may legis
late for the future, however
The Senator's resolutions wil
keep him busy for sometime an<
give him a tine opportunity t
make speeches for homeconsu il:
tion. What he will do for "thos
damned Yankees " will be a plen
ty, and we can now hear th
''wool hat boys" hurrahing fo
Tillman.
Edgefield, the home of " th
father of the Dispensary," ha
joined the ranks of counties tha
repudiate the corruption in ou
great whiskey institution, an'
Senator Tillman's own precinct
Trenton, cast 48 votes agains
the Dispensary to 8 for it-a 6 t
1 shot. The Legislature canno
now shirk the responsibility o
taking hold of this matter as sooi
as it convenes. The people wan
a change, and will have it, is evi
dent, and if the next sitting o
the General Assembly does no
ive them a material change th,
eople will continue voting it ou
by counties until there is nothim
left of it but the State Dispensa
ry at Columbia.
The National Ginners' Associ
ation gave out its report on th,
7th instant, which indicates -
crop of 9,623.000 bales, wit]
8,486,000 ginned. South Caro
lina's crop is estimated at 975,00(
ginned, with about 2 per cent
remaining to be ginned and i
the fields. There is very littli
difference between the ginners
and government reports whe
the number of pounds tare is de
ducted from the government re
port. It is clear now that thi
crop of 1905 will be less thai
10,000,000. and the Cotton Grow
ers' Association has prevente<
speculators f r o m ham merin,
prices down as they did in 1893-4
when the crop was short and thi
cotton planters were not organ
ized.
If Senator Tillman succeed
in preventing national bank
from contributing money to po
litical parties he will be doing
great service to the cause of pur
election methods, which is sadl,
needed throughout the Unite<
States, and no State is in greate
need of pure elections than ii
South Carolina. National bank
and insurance companies do no
contribute money in our Stati
elections 'tis true, but money an
whiskey is used in our primar;
elections, and we also believ,
money and whiskey is used t<
influence our courts. Senato
Tillman's efforts for cleaner na
tional elections may not amoun
to much, but if he will sincerel:
work for purer elections in Soutl
Carolina, where it is concede'
he is the head of the one party
it will be at least swgeping be
fore his own door, and -it wil
accomplish good results.
We acknowledge the receipt c
a contribution from the schoc
children of the Eastover grade<
school, and in another cotum:
we print the letter from Mis
Minnie McFaddin, their teacher
These children, under the nobli
teachings of that Christian soul
who has devoted her life to th
elevation and ennobling of chii
dren, have demonstrated in
small sacrifice more than elc
quent sermons from pulpits ani
columns of high-sounding appeal
in newspapers. These childre:
sacrificed their little pleasure
that they might relieve sufferin;
mankind in a distant land. -B,
this act they demonstrate th
real meaning of thanksgiving fo
the bountiful blessings receive<
from Him the Father of us al]
Oh ! that the civilized worl
could open their hearts and sym
pathize with the downtroddel
eople of Russia like these dea:
ittle children have done. Thei
would political treaties be cast t<
the winds and the nations woul<
see to it that humanity is en
throned. As a Jew whose hear
is bleeding for the innocent pec
ples of his race, we thank thes
noblyinspired children and pra;
God to bless them and their dea
teach.er who planted within thei
hearts such true religious senti
ment.
The Trustees of Winthrop Go]
lege declined to accede to the re
quest of the students that the:
be given a ten days' vacation fo
the Christmas holidays, not with
standing the fact that the reques
of the student body was backe<
up with a petition from the pa
rents. The action of the Boar<
is to be commended, for the rea
son they have shown a deepe:
interest in the welfare of the stu
dents than have the parents
Winthrop College is a State in
stitution. The taxpayers of Souti
Carolina are supporting it. Ne
cessarily there are a large numn
be of students, and strict disci
pline and system must be main
tainedor the work will be greatl;
hampered, and for this reasoi
the ten days' holiday could no
be properly spared. It will no
be doing justice to the taxpayer:
nor to the students. A ten days
holiday means about three weeks
amount of labor lost.
Then at Winthrop about 85 pe:
cent. of the students are benefi
ciaries, whose parents have mad<
oath that they are unable to pa;
tuition and have asked the Stati
to educate their children, andi
does look to us as if these parent:
in signing the petition for thei:
children to come home are incon
sistent. If they are so poor the:
cannot afford to pay tuition the;
ca less anfor to pay railroa<
3 fares and for other things which
- necessarily the home-coming of
- their children would involve, and
this is another reason why we
1 think the Trustees displayed a
t wiser judgment than did the pa
t rents.
- Death loves a shining mark,
and in laying his icy hands upon
1 Altamont Moses he removed from
1 this midst a most lovable char
acter, a man devoid of selfish
ness, and whose work for man
kind and his country was a part
and parcel of his daily existence.
3 It was our privilege to frequently
confer with him with regard to
legrislation, and we found him
ever ready to impart his wonder
- ful store of accurate information.
s Colonel Moses made a specialty
t of certain lines of work in the
r Legislature, especially the fiscal
i affairs, and upon these his mem
, ory was almost 'equal to the act
t ual records. His courtesy and
) his reliability won for him not
t onlythe confidence butthe friend
f Iship of the public men of the
i State. It was .to come in daily
t contact with him to esteem
- him the highest. Sumter
f has lost an indefatigable worker,
t South Carolina has lost a loyal
- son whose past twenty years was
t devoted to her uplifting at a per
r sonal sacrifice. His modesty
alone kept him from receiving
higher political honors. He was
laid away to rest last Sunday,
and at his funeral the large at
a tendance of citizens from all
walks of life was a manifestation
i of the esteem in which he was
regarded by his home people.
) The respect shown this noble
man was no mere formality. He
merited and received this respect
in his walk among men athome
1 and abroad, and from it we should
gather the lesson that the sincere
- affection of our fellow beings is
- more to be valued than gold, for
n sincere affection is lasting. while
gold is for to-day alone; and
- when a man so conducts himself
that a city mourns his loss it
should stimulate those he has
left behind to emulate those vir
tues which merited this regard.
A Constable Explains.
MR. EDITOR : In THE MANING TIMEs
of November 29th I see where my
3 friend Mr. Appelt says of James Lang,
- whom we arrested for transporting li
quor in the night time, that the arrest
of this negro is a surprise, as he is re
garded well in his community, and that
i the case will be contested closely as
I Lang has the means to get every advan
r tage the law will furnish. Now I think
that my friend should not be too fast,
but wait until he hears both sides or
S wait until the case is heard before he
t makes such assertions. The facts aTe,
a that the negro Lang is an old offender.
but he is shrewd enough to get others
to sell the liquor for him. I have been
trying to catch him for quite a while.
I H~e had a sister, Hattie Lang, who was
y convicted land fined, and the fine was
paid by Jim Lang. I was informed that
Jim Lang would go to Rimini in the
- night and get the liquor for them, and
t that is why we were on his road that
night waiting for him. and when he was
ordered to stop he put whip to his mule
and ran over Mr. J. C. Scarborough,
and we turned in pursuit and ran him
about a mile and a half, and when we
caught him he acknowledged that he
went to get some liquor for Hattie
Lang, but the liquor did not come,
There was none in the buggy. We ar
rested him, and I got in the buggy with
him and went back on the road and
found some of it.
1 Now I write this to show that James
i Lang is not so innocent as my friend
1 would like to have you think or he
would not have run his mule a mile and
a half and throw the liquor out. We
only found a part of a jug ; there was
some wasted on the road. He had about
four jugs in the buggy when he met us.
. Nw I hope my friend Mr. Appelt
will publish this. so that the public will
know that we were only doing our duty
1 and James Lang is not as innocent as
- he thought.
SYours truly,
JOHN wV. HU~GGINS.
S Imagination doth make cowards of us
all.
Laziness is the fruit of misdirected
philosophy.
SFor Thin
SBabies
-Fat is of great account
- to a baby ; that is why
babies are fat. If your
rbaby is scrawny, Scott's
r Emulsi on is what he
wants. The healthy baby
stores as fat what it does
-not need immediately for
bone and mus cle. Fat
- babies are happy ; they do
not cry ; they are rich ;
their fat is 1la id up for~
time of need. They are'
happy because t heyv are
-comfortable. The fat sur
1 rounds their little nerves
and cushions them. WI en
they are scrawny tho s e
nerves are hurt at every
ungentle to u ch. They
t delight in Scott's Emul
sion. It is as sweet as
'wholesome to them.
r' Send for free sample.
Be sure that this picture in
the form of a abel is on the
wrapper of every bottie of
Emulsion you buy.
ScttB fl
A USEFUL GITIEN GOE.
Hon. Altamout Moses Dies Ater a Brief Ill
ness.
[Sumter Item, Decenver 8.
Mr. Altamout Moses died this morn
ing at 4 o'clock, aged 59 years and a few
months, He had been in failing health
for fully a year, but it was only three
weeks ago that his illness assumed an
acute form and confined him to his room,
but up to a few days ago he was able to
sit up a part of each day. Nevertheless
hope of his recovery had been aban
donedand his many friends have awaited
with sorrowing hearts for the announce
ment that he had been released from
sutffering.
Mr. Moses was a native of Sumter, a
son of the late Judge Moutgomery Mo
ses, a prominent nember of Sumter's
aute bellum bar, and throughout his
life was closely'identified with Sumter
town and county. When the war be
tween the States broke out he was a
mere boy, but during the latter years of
the struggle ne saw service as a boy in
his teens, for a time being connected
with the Confederate States telegraph
service. Returning home at the close
of the war. he went to work with energy
and perseverance to build anew the lost
prosperity of the South, and his efforts
were rewarded with success, and for a
number of years he was one of the lead
ing merchants of this city.
Mr. Moses was at all times active in
public affairs, giving his time and means
toward the promotion of good govern
ment. At various times he held the
office of Warden and Intendant of the
town of Sumter, In 1866 he was elected
to the House of lepresentatives, becom
ing a candidate at the earnest solicita
tion of his fellow citizens' He served
as a member of the ouse continuously
until 1894, when he was elected to the
Senate, serving one term of four years.
In 1898 he was defeated for re-election
by Mr. R I. Manning in one of the clos
est elections ever held in Sumter Coun
ty. A few weeks after the Legislature
convened the Supreme Court rendered
a decision adverse to the establishment
of Lee County, and thus creating a va
cancy in the legislatiye delegation from
this county, he was nominated for the
House by the people of Sumter County
who had been included in the territory
of the propesed Lee County, and was
elected without opposition. Since then
he has been re-elected to the House at
each recurring election, it being gener
ally agreed that he held a life tenure as
a Representative of Sumter County,-his
services in the body to Sumter County
and the State at large being too valua
ble to be dispensed with. He was a
member of the most important commit
tees of the Iouse. notaoly of the Ways
and Means Committee, of which he had
been chairman for several terms. To
his duties as a legislator he gave close
and intelligent attention,which his long
experience, business ability, conserva
tism and public spirit rendered espe
cially valuable. It has often been re
markied that he was the most useful
member of the House, and that this was
no empty compliment or the over praise
of partial friends the people of Sumter
County were fully satisfied.
His life work is ended before the in
firmities and weakness of old age had
lessened-his powers, and his loss is one
that will be felt both here in Sumter
and in the General Assembly.
Mr. Moses was a prominent figure in
the Masonic and other secret societies.
He was a Past Master of Claremont
Lodge, A. F. M.; Past Chancellor of
Game Cock Lodge, K. of P.: Past Grand
Chancellor of the Grand Lodge, Knights
of Pythias of South Carolina, which he
had represented in the Supreme Lodge
more than once. He was also promi
nent in the Knights of Honor and An
cient Order of United Workmen, repre
senting both orders in the Supreme
Lodges.
Mr. Moses was united in early life to
Miss Cohen, a daughter of the late Max
E. Cohen of this city, who together
with four sons and two daughters sur
ive nim.
Beautifying methods that injure the
skin and health are dangerous Be
beautiful withou discomfort by taking
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. Sun
shiny faces follow its use. 35 cents.
Dr. W. E. Brown & Co.
Poor men have no time for the trou
bles of the rich.
Beang ThtKndYo Have Always Bought
Signature
of
NoEig t [ Mnos 60minles.mts
OFFIcE OF JUDGE OF PRtOBATE.I
Manning. S. C., Jrne 1. 1905. f
To Executors. Administrators;. Gaardians and
Committees:
I respectfully call your attention to' annexed
statute. You will please give this ma:Ler early
attention.
Very respectfulyN. AM
.Judge of Probate.
Section 255s and 6t2 Revised Statutes 1902:
Executors. Administrators. Guardians and
Committees, shall annually while any estate re
mains in their care or custody. at any time be
fore the iirst day of Jtuly each year. render to the
Judge of Probate of the county from whom they
obtain Letters Testamenatary or Letters of Ad
ministrators or Letters of G uardianship. etc.. a
just and true account. upon oath. of the receipts
and expenditures of such estate the preceding
Calendar year. which, when examined and ap
proved, shall be deposited with the Inventory
ani appraisement or other papers belonrim~t to
such estate. in the office of said Judge of Pro
bate, there to be k-ept for the inspection of such
persons as may be interested in the estate (un
der former penalties).
Chamnberlain's
Cough Remedy
The Children's Favorite
Coughs, Colds, Croupan
This remiedy is famous for its cures over
a large part of the civilized world. It can
always be depended upon. It contains no
opiur. or other harmful drug and may be
gveni as confidently to a baby as to an adult
Price 25 ets: Largte SIze, So cts.
LANDS FOR SALE.
Four Tracts of 112 Acres Each, Now Owned
by Miss Sarah Harvin of Spartan
burg, S. C.
FOUR SPLENDID SMALL FARMS to be sold at private
sale between now and TUESDAY, JANUARY 2nd, 1906, or at
PUBLIC AUCTTON AT THE COURT HOUSE AT MANNING
on that day.
Scarcely an aere that cannot be cultivated on any one of the
tracts.
Any One of the Tracts Can be
Reached by Roads.
Adjoins lands of D. W. Alderman, Annie D. Ingram, T. T.
Hodge, Estate W. B. Plowden and T. E. Smith, known as the
Jackson Tindal property, and recently suld at public sale for par
tition among those entitled.
Will sell to any one person one, two, three or all the four
tracts.
Terms: One-third cash, balance in one and two years, with
privilege of paying all cash.
Plat can be seen on COURT HOUSE DOOR and at my office.
W. C. DAVIS,
Attorhey for Miss Sarah Harvin.
Manning, S. C., Dec. 6th, 1905.
Public Auction.
To be held at our barn at Alcolu, S. C., on December 14th, 1905,
at which time 15 head of Thoroughbred Jersey Cows with calf at
foot or in calf, 5 Heifers, 3 head of Short Horn Ewes and Heifers,
2 Imported Boars, 6 Sows in pig or with litter and a number of
Gilts and young Boars will be sold to the highest bidder.
ALDERAN STOCK FARM,
ALCOLU, S. G.
BRING YOUR
4JOB WORK
TO THE TIMES OFFICE.
P for Engagements, Weddings, Birthdays, Anniver
Presents saries or Christmas---We Have Goods to Suit Al.
We have received our Holiday Goods and if you are looking for Presents of anykind we
invite you to call and see our stoce efore you buy.
Everhin New in Jewelry, Solid Gc!d Watches, 18 karat
E rtheels f go e w thRping doeeby , Pl. Ba.d RinYT . SintadetRgs
Genuine earls. Roies. Sapphires, Opals. Amethysts. Garnets. Toaz, Lockets, Secret Brace
lets. Ladies' Collar Supporters. Fine Jewel Boxes, Opera Glasses, Fine Umbrellas and Parasols.
all and large pieces and sets. Rich Cut Glass. Hand-Painted China A
Silverware, Pottery, Fine Hand-Painted Water Colored Pictures. Gillrtte Safety Ra
zors. Edison Phonographs and Records, Sewing Machine Needles and Supplies. Price low for
t he c ass of goodt we ll s
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GIVENh AWAY! I
In one of our show Windows you will
see a beautiful Hand-painted -
China Dinner Set I
Fourty-two Pieces, which will be given free
to any one of my customers who holds tiwe
lucky number. We will give a coupon for
every twenty cents purchase made at our
store, which entitlesthe holders to a chance
at this Set. Don't forget to see it, and have
us explain, and if you are looking for
Bargains in
I Clothing,
SHOES, HATS, CAPS, SHIRTS, HEAVY UN
DERWEAR OR GENTS' FURNISHINGS.
of any kind, come to see us before you buy.
Money saved is money made. We especially
invite your attention to our Line of
C. M.Davis&Co
Gome GOode, Ooeions,
Hats, Caps,
Shoes, Clothing, Etc.,
That are daily arriving. it certainly will be to your
interest to do so, If prices and quality are of note
I do not hesitate to say that I can please the most
fastidious.GodBpatetI
Is filled with the newest and most fashionable goods
to be had. I will now enumerate a few of themi:
Dirigo All Wool Venetians,
Silk Poplin, Mohair, Mohair Florentine,
Broad Cloth, Brilliantine,I
Pebble Cloth and Dress Silks, Etc.
All departments in my store of general mer
chandise is filled with the newest and latest goods at
prices that will make for me strong and lasting cus
tomers.
Yours truly,
I LOUIS LEVI.

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