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*-W NING, S. C., OCT. 31, 1906. pUBL1SHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SV1scRIPTION RATES: Vt"?e .. . . . . . . . . . ... . . ... 1 50 siX rnont1 .......... .A DV-'RTISING RATES: One square. one time, '1: each subsequent in sertion. 59j cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respeet chri.:e or as regular advertisements. ,iberai contraets m:ade for three. six and twelve Coummun iattons must be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer in order to recive attention. "Co communication ot a personal character w:'! be published except as an advertisement. Entered at the Postoface at Manning as See ond Class matter. IS IT CORRUPTION OR IGNORANCE? Not long since we had occa sion to have something to say about the frequent change in the school books, which is the source of much complaint on the part of parents, besides a heavy tax. Several of our contemporaries have taken notice of our coM ments, and concede the same coinplaints exist with them, but they do jiot believe there is any corruption. The Laurens Ad vertiser says that we must have some good ground for our sus picion of graft, or we would not intimate it. Our position is sim ply this: The law provides for a State adoption of school books for the public schools, several adoptions have been made, and each adoption has brought about so many changes that those who are forced to purchase these books cannot understand the necessity for so many changes; it frecuently happens that books adopted by the State Board are discarded and other books re quired instead. The conclusion is, one of two things, either the State Boards have been incom petent and permitted the book publishers to palm off worthless books on them, or an unlawful intiluonce is exercised--incom peteney or corruption, the effect is the same upon the masses. It does not take much obser vation to note the number of representatives the publishing houses have looking after the sale of their school books, and it frequently happens that these representatives are men of poli tical influence. We recollect per fectly well, at one time just be fore a new adoption how the representatives of publishing houses lavishly entertained in Columbia prominent politicians, they also retained lawyers, mem bers of the general assembly, who would advocate the books they represented. It was these incidents which created the sus picion of graft-somebody was being influenced, and the pur chasers of school books were made to dance to the music. We would not cast a reflection upon any member of the State Board, they are all men of high reputations, and we believe they would be glad to have their transactions investigated, not only the present board, but the acts of all of the boards should be looked into. The fact of men having high reputations should not make them immune from in vestigation; men of high reputa tions can only reach positions of great trust, and how frequent is it that we learn of such men be traying the trusts reposed .in them: for example, take the great insurance frauds, men of high reputations were found to be pilfering the policy-holders. Mitchell and Burton, members of the United States Senate, one died a convict, the other now in jail serving sentence--high rep utations. Look into conditions in this State, the dispensary in vestigating committee found strong evidence of graft, not only among the officials of the institution, but allied with them men 'of high reputations inter ested in glass works, and rail roads. We would not favor an ordi nary investigation of our school book adoptions, the investiga tors made up of members of the legislature, but if an investiga tion is to be gone into, the At torney General should be em powered to employ men com petent for the task, and then if it turns out there is no corrupt ion, but the expensive blunders in selecting the books is the re sult o~ ignorance, the investiga tion will be a good investment, as it points out a remedy for the future. Whether or not there will be an investigation we know not, nor have we any evidence to de mand one,othler than the circum stance of frequent changes which we regard unnecessary, and from the circumstances we think there is strong evidence of cor ruption or ignorance. PARTY FEALTY. The politics of New York and that of South Carolina is very different. In New York a nomi nation does not always mean the party support, but in South Car olina it does. The Democratic newspapers of New York State are not giving Mr. Hearst, the Democratic nominee a hearty, support, many of them are open ly fighting him. and the few not fihing are very feebly sup prting him-saying they do not regard Mr. Hearst a - proper standard bearer, but since he has been chosen by the party he is entitled to their support. This class of Democratic newspapers are damniug the party's nominee with tihe faintest of pr-aise. Grouver Cleveland, the thrice honor-ed presidential nominee of the Demiocratic party, and the man who owes his political fame ers and giving aid to the oppo: sition by throwing from a mask ed battery missles of destruction against the success of his party, because its nominee is not of his choice. He says: "Every voter of the State must settle with his own -conscience in determining his 'action in this emergency, but 1 cannot but :e gard the Democratic situation in New York as an afflictive one." Our political system in this State would ostracize any man, unless it be Ben Tillman, who would refuse to support the Democratic nominee. Tillman, of course is a free lance and is permitted. or rather he presumes to do as he pleases; the King can do no wrong, it was for Till man to defy the mandates of the Democratic party by running an independent campaign, but had it been some one else, the exe cutive committee would have forced him to join the other can didates for office or not partici pate in the primary. Grover Cleveland too, assumes to be bigger than his party, and defies the decipline of the organ ization. Hearst may be obnox ious to the Cleveland Democrats of New York, but he is the nom inee of the Democratic party and entitled to its full support, if not so the party is nothing more than a disorganized mob, and does not deserve the confidence, nor respect of the Democrats of the nation. Whenever a man gets so large, and so high above his party that he is unwilling to obey its mandates, whether he be a Grover Cleveland or a Ben jamin Tillman he should be driven out of it, or at least, de prived of its honors and emolu ments. COTTON. The government's bureau re port makes the number of bales of cotton ginned to date 4,910,000 of this number South Carolina has 396,000 against 639,000 of last year. The falling off in this State will be about 50 per cent, and if there is anything like a similar reduction in a num ber of cotton belt States the crop will not reach 10,000,000 bales, and the price must re spond accordingly. The Texas crop so far as the ginning to date shows is short of last year, and Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina is about as short as South Carolina. The prevail ing prices cannot be maintained by the speculators, the law of demand and supply will not per mit it, and we are satisfied cot ton must bring more money, but granted that we are correct, will this help farmer and merchant in the present emergency, money is tight, collections for advances consumed are disappointing. and unless those who are in debt do the square thing by pay ing all they can, a crisis stares the country in the face. In our judgment the financial conditions were never in worse shape, never has this country been nearer the verge of panic,, the only consoling hope is the1 well filled barns of corn and forage, were it not for this our financial fabric wou~ld- be hang ing by a thread. The only thing to do in the present circum stances, is for everybody to make a determined effort to pay as much as possible, lighten the merchants load, strengthen him so that he may be enabled to tide over and prevent a crisis. The jury boxes in Charleston evidently need attention, as a recent list of jurors drawn for the common pleas court shows the name of -'A. H. Breedin 58 Radliffe street. "This gentleman has not been a citizen of Char leston for more than ten years past. He is a respected citizen of Manning, was a member of our city council long after he moved away from Charleston. We mention this matter be cause it might open the eyes of the officers in Charleston who have charge of filling the jury boxes, and it might reach the notice of jury commissioners all over the State that they may exercise more care in securing "good and true men" to serve in the capacity of jurors. if there is any branch of our government that needs a zealous care, it is Is our courts, but when our trusted officials become so lax as to leave names in the jury box that have not been "qualified electors" for over ter. years, they should be reminded of their duty. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE. NATIONAL NEWS BUREAU, R.oom 45, Kellogg Building, ~ Washington, D. C. The trend of commerce toward the South is strikingly illustra Ited by the statement of the Bureau of Statistics giving the value of exports of breadstuffs for the first nine months of the present calendar year. During that time the total value of these exports through all the ports of the country was $130,607.719, an increase over the correspond ing months of last year of $43, 601,654. More than sixty-three per cent. of this increase was accounted for by shipments through the South Atlantic and Gulf ports. The total value of exports of breadstuffs through these ports'~ during the nine 'months this year amounted' to $56,535,470, against $27,658,727, showing that the exports through the Southern ports had very near doubled as compare'd with jast year. The increase for all the Southern ports was 9E.7 per cent., while for all the other poorts of the country it was but 7.4 per cent. The Hepburian railroad rate law has now been in effect' for two mlonths, and some idea can be formed as to how it will work. There have not as yet been any formal proceedings before the Interstate Commerce Commis sion under the new law, but its principal object-that of doing away with rebates and other forms of discrimination between shippers-has been fully ac complished by its mere enact ment. All of the recent indict ments and convictions for offen ses of this character have been for acts committed prior to the enactment of the new law and have been under the Elkins acts. Since the passage of the Heburn law materially strength ening the Elkins act and im posing heavier penalties on both the givers aid beneficiaries of rebates and discriminations, neither the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Department of Justice, nor the Bureau of Cor-. porations has been able to find a single case in which a rebate or other favor has been either granted or solicited. It is realiz d that the Inter state Commerce Commission in tends to inforce the Hepburn law and that It will have the support of public opinion in do ing so, and the railroads are showing a disposition to comply with all of its provisions as fast as they are interpreted by the Commission. The leading roads have shown a willingness to co operate with the Commission in every way and the Commission has encouraged this attitude and is considering the sugges tions of the experts of the roads as to rulings involving technical matters. An example of this is the decision of the commission to appoint a c6mmittee experts to confer with expert traffic men designated by the roads as to the regulations to be riade gov erning the filing and posting of schedules of rates. It is impor tant that these regulations shall require the schedules to be in such form that they can be un derstood by a man of ordinary intelligence and the advice of these experts, while it will not govern the action of the Com missioners will enable them to proceed with more intelligence and to devise regulations that will accomplish the object of the law which is to enable any ship per or passenger to ascertain any rate for himself. On the whole, the new law is being put into effect with very little fric tion or disturbance of business and the present indications are that if the rulings of the Com mission are made so as to allow the fullest measure of commer cial liberty consistent with the protection of the rights of all shippers and passengers the Hepburn law will prove a highly satisfactory solution of the prob lem of governmental regulation of transportation. New Zion Dots. Editor The Manninur Times: Miss Crovant. of Mars Bluff, is the teacher at the New Zion school. Miss Bessie Corbett of Pax ville has been elected for the second time to take charge of the Coker school. %Ifiss Plowden. of Jordan, will will teach at the Gamble school, near Turbeville. Miss Annie Coker and Miss Marion Hicks. of this place, are on a missionary work of pre senting the sick with flowers, a great comfort to the sick, and a noble work for the ladies. Doctor Hagwood Woods and Johnis Turbeville visited the fair last week. Prof. N. B. Hicks. of this place, has gone to Fayettville, N. C. -A youngner from Sardinia is lurking around these parts. He had better be on his P's and Q's, for our boys are on the alert for such conceited fakirs. ~The death of Mrs. W. D. Gam ble cast a gloom over this com munity. She was interred in the Salem cemetery. Rev. James McDowell officiated. The New Zion Mercantile Co. is doing a rushing business. Mr. W. E. Levander is erect ing a new store near the old Boykin stand. These stores ought to be near the depot. The post office is near the station. New Zion is growing, B. Deafness Cannot be Cured by localapphecationls, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu ional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in lame codition of te mcous ling of te ed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear ing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition,hearinlg will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mu we wilyie One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can not be cured by Hairs Catarrh Cure. Send for ciclrF. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. 0. Has aIMV is are the best. Sheriff's Sale. THAT UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of a decree of foreclosure judgment and sale in the case of Ulrica Dinkins, Exe cutrix, Plaintiff, against Annie F. Jenk ins and Ada H. J. Wilson, et al, de fendants, I will sell for cash, between the hours of eleven o'clock in the fore noon, and three o'clock in the after noon, in front of the Court house, at Manning, S. C., on November 5, 1906, (the same being salesday): "All that lot or parcel of land, lying, being and situate in the Town of Man ning. County and State aforesaid, con taining thr'ee (3) acres, more or less, bounded and butting as follows, to wit: North by lot of Mrs. N. L. Barfield; East by Ox Swamp, and South and West by Right of Way of the Central Railway of South Carolina." That the purchaser will be required to pay for necessary papers. E. B. GAMBLE, Sheriff of Clarendon County. Manning, S. C., Sept. 12, 1906. Riog your Job Work to The Times office THE BULLET OR TH-E HOLE? Which Gets Through the Board Fk.-' Answers to Odd Questions. When a bullet is shot entirely through a board, which gets through first-the bullet or the hole the bullet makes? The hole and the extreme point of the bullet get through the board at the same-time, but the bullet does not get entirely through the board until after the hole is entirely through. It Is evident that the rear of the bullet must be out of the hole it makes be fore it is entirely through the board, while the hole is entirely through just as soon as the widest part of the bullet has passed through. How cold is it when it is twice as cold as 2 degrees above zero? There are two zeros, one marked 0 on the thermometer, and one known as abso lute zero, which is understood to mark the absence of all heat. The zero of Fahrenheit's thermometer Is obtained by immersing a tube of mercury In a mixture of snow and common salt and marking the place where the mer cury stands In the tube. Absolute zero is 459 degrees below this zero. Now, "twice as cold" is exactly equivalent to half as hot; therefore, when it Is half as hot as 2 degrees above zero, or 461 F., it is 230.5 degrees below the zero on the thermometer. Is any man strong enough to break an egg held end to end between the palms of his hands? The force required to break an egg In this manner has been found to be between seventy-five and eighty pounds. A great many men can exert this pressure. The probable reason for the failire of many to ac complish it is that they are a little afraid of the result and do not press so hard as they can. If there was a tunnel through the center of the earth and an iron ball was dropped into it, where would the ball come to rest? Unless It was re tarded by the resistance of the air, the ball would go through to the other side and then fall back to Its starting point, repeating this operation forever. If re tarded by the resistance of the air, it would ultimately come to rest at the center of the earth. When an automobile turns a sharp corner at a rapid rate of speed, which pair of wheels, Inside or outside, leaves the ground? The centrifugal force developed by the automobile is directed outward; therefore it Is im possible for it to tip inward. The out side rail of a railroad track on a curve is made higher than'the Inside rail be cause of the tendency of the train to tip outward. A practical demonstra tion may be had by standing on the rear platform of a street car and noting which way the body is thrown when the car turns a curve.' A chicken does not eat anything dur ing the first twenty-four hours of its existence, yet it doubles in size. What does it live on? The amount of the egg left in the chicken's stomach after It is hatched will supply nutriment for sev eral days. As to the *apparent increase in size, when the organs are relieved from the compression of the eggshell they expand; therefore 'the chick ap pears larger. The down becomes fluffy when dry, and this also increases the size of the chicken, but it is not a fact that there Is any great change in the weight during the first day. Why does an egg weigh more after It has been boiled than before? _The in crease In weight is due to the moisture which has been absorbed , by the porous shell of the egg.-Sunday Mag azine. A Member For Cork. A famous character in London when Frazer's Magazine-was in Its hey day was Sergeant Murphy, member of parliament for Cork. The sergeant was one 'day at dinner with Samuel Warren, author of "Ten Thousand a Year," and one of the most conceited althors of his own or any other time. This novel was then appearing In Frazer's in serial form. Warren, who was always fishing for compli ments, said to Murphy across the table, "Have you read that thing that Is coming out in Frazer's?" "What thing?" said Murphy. "'Ten Thou sand a Year," replied Warren. "Yes, I have read it," admitted the sergeant "What do you thinik of it?" continued the novelist. "Hardly fair to ask me," said Murphy, "considering I wrote it myself." Another acquaintance of Murphy's was constantly addicted~to boasting of his aristocratic friends. At a dinner party where there were several Re man Catholics present conversation centered around the subject of fasting, when the sergeant's friend struck In: "It Is very strange how little the high est ranks regard fast days. I was din ing at the Duke of Norfolk's on a fast day three weeks ago, and there was not a bit of fish at dinner." "I sup pose," said. Murphy in the midst of the deep silence that followed, "that they had eaten it all in the dining room." London Tribune. Charlotte Bronte's Writina-. It is generally believed that "Jane Eyre" was written by Charlotte Bronte on the backs of old envelopes or very small scraps of paper, which the author ess carefully pinned together and num bered. Miss Bronte wrote so small a hand that some of her manuscripts can only be read by the aid of a magnifyIng glass. It Is declared that on a piece of paper no larger than a playing card she would write from 400 to 500 words, and after that would insert so many corrections that the printer found It well nigh impossible to set it up. When she wrote "gane Eyre" Miss Bronte had read few novels but those by Thackeray, whom she greatly admired. Thackeray complimented the authoress on her great book, but complained that the plot was familiar to him, where upon Miss Bronte meekly replied that she thought it was original, inasmuch as she had read so little. Woodmen of the World. Mfeets on fourth Monday nights at Visiting Sovereigns invited. R. JOHN H. MORSE, VETERINARIAN, SUMTER, S. C. Offce. 111+ West Liberty Street. NEW MARKET. I have opened up a Meat Market in the Galluchat Building, below the post omce, where I will keep the besty'resh Meats of all kinds there the market affords. All that I ask is that you give me a trial. * Yours to please, R. D. CLARK. ' Phone 71' Notice7of Elec tion. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Clarendon. I Notice is hereby given that the Gen eral Election for State and County Officers will be held at the voting pre cincts prescribed by law in said Coun ty, on Tuesday, November 6, 190G, said day being Tuesday following the first Monday in November,as prescribed by law. At said election a separate box will be provided at which qualified electors will vote upon the adoption or rejection of an amendment to the State Constitu tion, as provided in the following Joint Resolution: A Joint Resolution proposing to amend Section 7, Article VIII, of the Constitution, Relating to Municipal Bonded Indebtedness. . Section I. Be it Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the following amend ment to Section 7, of Article VIII, of the Constitution, be agreed to: - add at the end thereof the following words: Providedfurther, That the limitations imposed by this Section and by Section 5, of Article X, of this Constitution, shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Bennettsville, where the proceeds of said' bonds are applied solely and exclusively for the purchase, establishment and maiuten ance of a water works plant or sewer age system and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is submit' ted to the freeholders and qualified voters of such municipality,as provided in the Constitution upon the question of other bonded indebtedness. - Approved the- 23rd day of February, A. D., 1906. There shall be separate and distinct ballots and boxes at this election for the following officers, to wit: (1) Governor and Lieutenant Governor; (2) Other State Officers; (3) State Senator; (4) Members of House of Representatives: (5) County Officers. On which shall be the name or names of the person or persons voted for as such officers, re spectively, and the office for which they are voted. Before the hour fixed for opening the polls Managers and Clerks must take and subscribe the Constitutional oath. The Chairman of the Board of Managers can administer the oath to the other members and to the Clerk; a Notary Public must administer the oath to the Chairman. The Managers elect their Chairman and Clerk. Polls at each voting place must be opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and closed at 4 o'clock p. m., except in the City of Charleston, where they shall be opened at 7 a. m. and closed at 6 p. m. The managers have the power to fill a vacancy, and if none of the Managers attend, the citizens can appoint from among the'qualified voters, the Man agers, who, after being sworn. can conduct the election. At the close of election, the Man agers and Clerk must proceed publicly to open the ballot boxes and count the ballots therein, and continue without adjournment until the same is com pleted, and make a statement of the result for each office and sign the same. Within three days thereafter, the Chairman of the Board, or some one designated by the Board, must deliver to the Commissioners of Election the oll list, the boxes containing the ballots and written statements of the results of the election. Managers.of Election-The following Managers of Election have been ap pointed to hold the election at the var ious precincts in the said County. Fulton Pinewood-R. C. Graham, J. . Lawrence and L. A. .Graham. Calvary, at Hodge's Corner-R. W. DesChamps, B. D. Griffin and W. E. Tisdale. Friendship, at Panola-L. N. Rich bourg, H. H. Mathis and W. R. Davis. St. Paul at St. Paul-J. P. Butler, J. H. King and R. L.'Gayle. Santee at Jordan--R. C. Plowden, John H. June and J. W, Clark. St. Marks at Duffy's Old Store--G. G. Thames, G. G. Frierson and S. D. DuBose. Concord at Summerton-S. A. Hun ter, Mv. L. Shirer and J. F. Richbourg. St. James at Davis' Cross Roads Frank McKnight, A. W. Billups and Selwyn Dingle. Sammy Swamp at Paxville-C. Mv. Thigpen, A.A. Broadway and T. P. Brown. Manning at Manning-R. H. Davis, C. L. Ridgell and E. B. Brown. Mt. Zion at Wilson-W C. White, C. J. Haley and C. W. Ridgeway. Brewington -at ?oreston-B. 0. Cantey, C. S. Land and T. L. Bagnal. Plowden's Mill at Alcou-James Reeves, E. E. Hodge and W. M. Davis. Harmony, at Chandler's-W. E. Daniels, J. G. Plowden and A. R. Chandler. Midway, at Barrow's Mill-H. J. Wheeler, J. S. Evans and S. W. McIntosh. New Zion, at Boykin's-B. M. Hardy, J. W. Gibbons and Jule Morris, Douglas, at Cole's Mill-M. D. Beard, .ohn F. Turbeville and W. J. Buddin. Sandy Grove at McFaddin's Store S. N. Welch, Hub Robinson and R E. Smith. The Managers at each precinct named above are requested to delegate one of their number to secure boxes and blanks for the election. One of above named managers for each precinct must call upon the Board of Commissioners November 3rd, 1906, to receive the ballot boxes, poll lists, instructions and to qualify. 1. I. APPELT, T. M. BEARD, S. W. THIGPEN. Commissioners of State and County Elections for Clarendon County, S. C. October 15, 1906. Notice of Elec tion. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Clarendon. Notice is hereby given that the Gen-I eral Election for Representatives in Congress will be held at the voting precincts fixed by law in the County of Clarendon on Tuesday, November 6, 1906. said day being Tuesday following the first Monday; as prescribed by law. The qualifications for suifrages are as follows: Residence in State for two years, in the County for one year, in the polling precinct in which the elector offers to vote, four months, and the payment six months belore any poll tax then due and payable. Provided, That ministers in charge of an organized church and teachers of public schools shall be en titled to vote after six months' residence in the State, otherwise qualified. RegistrationPayment of all taxes, including poll tax, assessed and col lectable during the previous year. The production of a certificate or the re eipt of the officer authorized to collect such taxes shall be conclusive proof of the payment thereof. Befoe the hour fixed for opening the polls managers and clerks must take nd- subscribe to) the Conititutional oath. The Chairman of the Board of Managers can administer the oath to the other Mvanagers and to the Clerk; a Notary Public must administer the oath to Chairman. The Managers elect their Chairman and Clerk. Polls at each voting place -must be opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and closed at 4 p. n., except in the City of Charles on where they shall be opened at 7 a. n. and close at 6 p. m. The Managers have the power to fill a vacancy; and if one of the Managers attend the citizens can appoint from among the qualified voters, the Man agers who after being sworn, can onduct the election. At th closena of the electin, the 'The t th Cheapest' Isn't True of everything; but it's true $ of Clothes. All-wool fabrics wear longer. keep shape bet ter, hang better, and fit bet ter than "mercerizedecotton" fabrics; and these- are the things you want your clothes for. All-wool clothes will' co you more than part cotton, of course; the point we .make is that. even at the higher prices they 're cheapert I is a real econom -to buy a Hart Schaffner & 1rx suitt * -.and-pay $ 8. or $20., or $25, or even more, instead of put ting $12. or $15. into a sait * 0 -.*'~''~ rthat's made of a. "rcreried *- cotton fabric- which will fail . absolutely to do the things 0 you expect of your clothes Yo'- may save a few dollars but you lose. money i the - end by buying such clothes. FOR SALE IN SUMTER I 'Copyright 1906 by Hart Schaffner & Marx EXCLUSIVELY BY I I CA E C H 00 Managers and Clerks must proceed publicly to open the ballot boxes and count the ballots therein, and continue without adjournment until the same is completed andimake a statement of the result for each office, and sign the same. Within three days thereafter, the Chairman of the Board, or some one designated by the Board, must de liver to the Commissioners of Election the poll list, the boxes containing the ballots and written statements of the result of the election. Managers of Election-The following Managers of Election have been ap pointed to hold the election at the var ious precincts in the said County. Fulton Township at Pinewood Harvey Barwick, W. D. Epperson and Pinckney Broughton. Cavalry, at Hodge's Corner-J. J. Broadway. J. D. Hoyle and F. S. Ged dings. Friendship at Panola -E. L* Fairey, C. W. Brown and J. A. Way. St. Paul at St. Paul-.T. L. Herlong, W. A. Richbourg and J. Q. Ilathis. Santee at Jordon-W. T. Sprott, T. M. Davis and J. P. Coleman. St. Marks, at Duffy's Old Store-I. N. Tobias, Eliott Frierson and J. H. Alsbrook. Concord,at Sumnerton-B. C. Ragin, L. T. Fischer and H. H. Windham. St, James at Davis' Cross Roads Henry Carrigan, W. N. Coha and G. I. Lesesne. Sammy Swamp at Paxville-J. A. Brown, W. N. Stukes and W. C. Sims. Manning, at Manin--J. H. Mc Knight, W. K. McIntosh, E. C. Thames. Mt. Zion at Wilson's-W. M. Plow den, Rufus Johnson and J. M. Strange. Brewington at Foreston-W. T. Kelly, J. C. Johnson and W. T. P. Sprott. Plowden's Mill at Alcolu-W. P. Emanuel, L. -M. Jones and Robt. Hodge. Harmony at Chandler's-J. D. Daniels, R. E. Thompson and J. , E. Kelley. Midway at Barrows' Mill-John J. Epps, Barwell Evans and Geo. D. Smith. New Zion at Boykin's-H1. G. Den nis, J. M. Player and John E. Causar Douglas, at Cole's Mill-D. E. Turbeville, David Cole and H. M. Den nis. Sandy Grove at McFadden's Store Harvey McElveen, W. D. McFaddin and John Driggess. The Managers at each precinct named above are requested to delegate one of their number to secure the box and blanks for the election. One of above named managers for each precinct must call upon the Board of Commissioners November 3rd, 1906, to receive the ballot boxes, poll lists, instructions and to qualify. . J. M. MONTGOMERY, C. T. RIDGEWAY, JEEEU SMITH. Commissioners of Federal Election for Clarendon County, S. C. October 15th, 1906. KILL THE COUCH AND CURE THE LUNGS wI Dr. King S New Discovery FOR (OUGHS and 50c& $1.-O OOLDS Free Trial. Surest and Quickest Cure for al. THROAT and LUNG TROUB LES, or MONEY BACX. The Arant Co. Drug Store, FOTYKIDNIYCUR Makes UKidners and Bladder' Right more economically and-profitably at 'he MUTUAL than elsewhere in town. Varied stocks of dependable merchandise at the lowest possible prices. Winter's chilly,& blasts "are -beginning to blow now, and -we ipsist that you bring your people to us to supply with good Shoes and Clothes. We need your money and w ill show you where you need our goods, if you will give us theipleasure of showing you through. Our prices on Shoes are the same as of old, low, very low, consistant with good substantial leather Shoes. Come and fit yourself to a pair of our The best gShoe on this malret. Good line of Ladie's and Children's Shoes, all sizes. goodSpecial offerin s in Ladie 's Coats, botho in long and short lengths. Our lon styish Coat at $6 is a "world-beater" When you see it you can't help from buying. le reat lin e of Dress Goods -to select from. The greatest showine in all the history of our busi ness career. Come here and let us sell you that F all Hat. Yours for better business, >A n 4 u ogsyihCa t$ sa"ol-etr M Whe vo se Ptyucnthl rmbyn