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be fining times. LOU(I:s APLT, Editor. MANNING. S. C., AUGUST 23. 1911. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY SUBSCRIPTiON RATES: One year e.-------------------------+-.-.-. Six months---------------------------------- ! Pout months.. . ------.------ .-' . ADVERTISNG RATES: One square. one timc. r: cac subsequent in sertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular dvertisxments. Liberal contracts naLdte for thre:-, six :nd twelvc Communications must Dc accompanI'ieCd 1Y the real name and address of the writer in order to rpeeive attention. 'o communication ot a personal character will be published except as an advertisement. Entered at the Postoffice at Manning as See ond Class matter. MARKET COTTON SLOWLY. Already there is a demand for the agitation of the cotton ques tion with a view to prevent the speculators from getting the up per hand and pressing the price of the staple down. The thinking ones are devising a means to mar ket the crop in a judicious man ner~~and thereby keep down what is 'known as a market-glut. the idea is to arrange for a slow nar keting, feed the mills only as they need the raw product, in this way it is expected to keep up a uniform price. One of the best articles we have yet read on this subject was published in last Wednesday's Constitution as a communication, and it appealed to our ideas so strongly that we herewith reproduce it. If a campaign of agitation should be vigorously pressed throughout the south for demanding good prices for cotton, it would be worth not less than fifty mil lion dollars to the cotton growers dur ing the season of 1911-12. The newspaper reports and the feel ing here indicate a large crop. It is a thing devoutly prayed for by the Euro pean spinners. The pressure downward in the market by the buyers during the coming season will be desperate. The English- spinners have uniformly lost money for three or more years, ex cepting where, by reason of peculiarly favorable conditions, a manufacturer has been able to hold his own. A senti ment flavored with British national pa triotism may make the coming struggle a Waterloo. The manufacturers are or "anized. 0 It is notoriously true that Liverpool (Liverpool in cotton means England) lost its dominant place in the control of cotton prices ten years ago New Or leans is now the controlling factor. New York is little more than a gambling shop. The change came about when the organizations of southern farmers began to teach them that cotton selling was a transaction with two sides to it-that the seller might demand as well as the buyer might offer. The growth of this knowledge has done more to regulate prices of the past decade than has the varying volumns of the crops. If fifty per cent of the southern cotton producers would resolve as solemnly as the "three swiss" that they would not -part with their stanle for less than 15 cents a pound and stick to it till the 1st of J'anuary, voiced by a hundred great mass meetings, I am confident cotton would go to seventeen cents. This requires a wide-sjpread patriotic thrill, such as swept over the .south, when in 1861 the old men put their sav ings into confederate bonds and the young men took up the hardships. of common soldiers. Such a campaign would be worth mote to us of the southI than would have a dozen victories at1 Gettysburg. We are people of sentiment and there has never been a time in our history when that fine quality of our could have been appealed to with a greater certainty of results. A leading British statistical paper, in a recent number reviewing the cotton market, said: "At the present time the cotton trade is pagssing through a period of travail. It is experiencing almost to the full the effects of shortness in raw material." . In a conversation last week with one of the foremost bankers of London (the representative of the Associated Euro-J pean Bankers, who at one time insisted upon the insurance of cotton bills of lad ing) he frankly admitted that the Euro pean bankers backed down from their] demands for the avowed reason that a majority of them feared such a step would lose the American business. If the cotton producers could know their strength-could see face to facei the vantage ground on which they are camped-a triumph is theirs-a triumph which means millions now and eventu ally a power and prestige not hither en joyed by any spot on the globe. C. 5- HADEN. Manchester, England, August 2. IS THERE TRAFFICTING IN THE PARDON POWER. "Investing in the pardon pow er" is the title of an editorial inf last Thursday's State which, if we read aright, is nothing more than a covert hint that the par-; doning power in this State is pur chasable, that it is bartered for votes. A charge of this nature should force the general assembly to take notice of it and order an1 investigation. The State has a poor opinion of the chief execu tlve is known to all men, and what< it says about him as a rule is asi effective as a drizzle on a duck's back, but when it hints of corrup tion in the executive office that is1 another story, and it should be1 made to appear before a properly authorized tribunal to tell what it< knows, if it knows anything whichi would be a reasonable ground for the hint - it gives out, that the< pardoning power in this State isi being used for the purchase of 1 votes. It is not our purpose to place The State in anuntrue light,1 but we regard the editorial re-< ferred to as being as near a charge< of corruption as that newspaper< would dare make. at the same< time, with its usual shrewdness i: it leaves room to eel its way out should it be called to account. The following is the article allud ed to and it appears as the lead ing editorial in that issue:1 INvEsTING IN THE PARDON POWDER. Were .you an average over. but one1 with an income of $2,500 a year, what would you do if you were asked to con tribute $200 to the campaign fund of a candidate for governor known to be a 1 liberal -pardoner of criminals? You ( would refuse.( But, if you were unlike most voters in that you had a close kinsman, a br oth-I er or brother-in-law in the penitentiary you would cheerfully perhaps make th e1 $200 asked for $400, speculating in the chance that your kinsman would be re unsted with his family and friends. A pardoning governor gains friends ta onnt in election year. CARO1NkS. SEACOAST RESORT, TH: TIME-s editor spent tUe week-end at the Isle of Palms, lid he say he enjoyed it. would aot be sufficient to convey his ap preciation of this splendid health I -iving resort. There is no better t beach anywhere, more pleasure K ,an be gotten for a moderate ccst than at any of the resorts we know of; the hotel is managed fne, this is one summer resort on the coast where they supply their guests with real fish and other sea food. that is caught within sight oi the guests. The property has recently been purchased by Mr. James Sottille, a business live wire, a man "who does things worth while," all that he asks in return, is the proper e ercouragement, money with him does not count in the cost if he j can see results. Mr. Sottille, as soon as the present season is over 0 which will be soon, is going to F spend thousands of dollars in im provenents, already he has con tracted with carpenters and dec orators to build one hundred ad-s ditional rooms. and to decorate C them in up-to date style. so that e they will be cosy and a delight to V the occupants. He is going to e modernize the entire hotel, the pavillion, restaurants, and every thing connected with the estab lishment to make the resort sec ond to none. The writer was impressed with Mr. Sottille's energy and enter prise, his requiring those con- t ected with the resort to be at Lentive to the guests, to look after N their every want, and to see to it they enjoy their stay. On Labor Day, which is September 4th, there will be on the beach a huge motor cycle tournament and au- 0 tomobile races, this should at- ( tract a great many people from b all over the State, it will probab- h ably wind up the season, and will v be worth going to see. If the a "home folks" will stand by Mr. f Sottille he will furnish them with D a grand place for rest and pleas- r nre at a moderate cost, and they t will have a place to go to they t can feel proud of right at home. 1 COTTON SHRINKING RAPIDLY. What has been the deteriora- j tion in the cotton crop since i July? The government made up e n estimate of nearly a 15,000,- t )00 bale crop, with the result c that the future market took a lump; this estimate has been t luestioned and a new estimate b will be made up from the reports a which will be sent in now, the i new figures will. show whether i r not the deterioration has been i is great as is claimed by those z speaking for the farmer. A lit- r le travelling around must im press the observer that there will not be as much cotton made s was at one time expected, something has caused the stalk ~ tbo die, and the forms to fall off, nd in many instances there are e arge areas already through the making. Senator Smith has brought about a clamor upon t bhe department of agniculture i: which has forced that branch of s 3e service to go over the fields 1 >f observation to correct what t s believed to be a gross injustice v lone to the cotton planter, and x she whole country including f Europe is waiting for the new 1 stimate which is expected will :educe greatly the first given >t by the government; if the oming estimate shows anything ike the first, the price is bound to go lower than it is now, if, aowever, it, is found the crop Las been over estimated consid raby. we look for'a jump in the price. There seems to be a gen 3ral determination to swing on bo the product should the price ~ ~et down around 10 cents; those c who can hold will not sell for that figure. and there will be arrangements made to come to the relief of those unable to hold, 's so they too, will throw their trength against a slumping of prices. This is one year we be ieve the farmers throughout she entire belt are disposed to stand together for the common t good, and if they do, they will y acomplish much. THE CENTRAI. WAREHOUSE. The South Carolina Farmerse Union proposes to erect a cotton warehouse in Columbia which is r e bo cost about $-200,000. It is to be joint stock corporation, and the shares are to be 810 each. Thet >rganization of this corporation e s in accordance with a resolution adopted by the State Union at its neeting last month. We presume e his stock will be distributed broughout the State, and each abordinate union will be expect d to take shares in proportion to ts membei hip. We are not fa or ably impressed with the ideat f a central warehouse, and think >etter results can be obtained by be farmers erecting warehouses C 2earer their respective localities,a he markets where they have fre luent access, one reason for. our e loubts of the advisability of a ~entral warehouse at the State ~apitol is based upon the -exper ence of the effort to have ajY state exchange, we all know theI :-esult of that undertaking. We 1 tre a lirma believer- of havinga varehouse facilities for the pro ~ection of the farmer against the peculator, but we think T~t bet er results can be obtais - to lave thema located at the county ~eats or in the railroad townsg there there are good banking fa-b :ilities. A central warehouse at I lolumbia woul not tend to en ourage the holding of cotton, the t Lverage farmer prefers doing bus ness with those whom he knows, ~ tnd he would be chary of ship- L >ng his product a way from home, ' ven if to do so may be to his ad- i antage HIS "PRIENDS ARE INDISCREET. We quite agree with the Colum >ia Record that the action of the exas Woodrow Wilson League >y its declaration of purposes ias not added any help to their avorites' cause. Wilson is not o be put forward on sectional ines, and the quicker his friends a the South forget that he was orn in Virginia, the better it ill be for his chances of getting h e Democratic nomination. Vhile it is true that Wilson was orn in the South, and naturally is sympathies are with the peo >c of the South, yet his contact ith men and affairs have been, nd are yet of a national sphere, nd as a national character he hould be presented and regard d. We have no idea that Wilson rill get the nomination, our opin >n is the prize will go to Harmon ,f Ohio. notwithstanding the op osition of Colonel Bryan, and -e believe if Harmon is the nom aee he will be elected. The )hioan belongs to the political chool of Cleveland, and it sends 'ut the quality of politics approv d by the monied interests, as -as twice demonstrated by the lection of the only Democratic >resident since the war between he States, it is a school of poli ics which is unpopular in the outb, in fact, about the only ing democratic about it is its iame, otherwise it is about as ouch Republican as the "big in. erests" could desire, however it s the only grade of democracy hich can win, unless there is a )olitical revolution. JUDGE KLUGH TO RESIGN. There will soon be a vacancy n the bench in the eight circuit. )n account of continued feeble Lealth, Judge Klugh will tendei is resignation before the con -ening of the General Assembly, ,nd when this became known,the riends of prominent lawyers are 2aking known their wishes with egard to a successor to the re iring Judge. Among those men ioned for the position is the Hon. V. N. Graydon of Abbeville, and e sincerely hope he will be se cted for this high place. Mr. raydon is no novice at the Bar. Ie has been a successful practic -ner for twenty five years, serv d his county in the State Senate wo terms, and while a member f that body his judicial mind ap ealed to his colleagues who had he most profound respect for is rugged honesty and splendid bility. We know of no man who 3 our opinion is better qualified r a place where a strong, even mpered mind is necessary, and -e should be glad to see him dig if y the bench of this State. The Spartanburg Magistrate rho was so nimble in the use of .is pistol should be promptly re ioved from office, and prosecut d to the full extent of the law. Congress has adjourned and he country will have a breath ig spell until the cold weather ets in. The statesmen will go ackto their homes and will tell he people why it was they pow owed so long and accomplished ery-little more than to manu acture campaign thunder for 912. Sometime ago the railroad com ission issued an order to the outhern Express Company to arnish information regarding eir rates in this State. Nothing as been heard from the matter ice, and it is a matter of great nportance to the patrons which eans the public generally. 'here is constant complaint of xcessive charges made by this ompany and there should be ome way to make this corpora. ion show up; if the railroad com iission is powerless, then there hould be legislation to put a top to the extortionate rates harged by this company. Things become very queer to ose who will not see their faults hen. pointed out by others. The lews and Courier seems to have dopted the tactics of the Colum ia State, in that it criticises the ditorial expression of another ewspaper without giving to its eaders the subject matter of the ditorial criticised; this is not air, and we expected better from a editor of that newspaper. But aen early training has its influ ace even as we grow older, the resent editor of the News and ourier began his career in the ditorial ottice in the Columbia tate and tLat newspaper's fort 'as its absolute unfairness to ose who did irot agree with it, ut we do dislike to see a paper e the News and Courier apeing me tactics. There is to be an election for overnor in the State of Georgia fill the vacancy caused by the lection of Governor Hoke Smith )the United States Senate. udge Richard Russell has an ounced his candidacy for the tce on a local option platlorm. udge Russell declares that pro ibition in Georgia is a failure, ad he makes his campaign on ]at issue. As yet the Prohibi onists have not put anybody in e field, but they will and the ght promises to be interesting. 'he rural communities of Geor i have been strong for prohi ition, wvhile the cities and the rger towns were opposed. hould the local optionists win i effect will lik-ely be felt in is State, and bring on more beral laws relating to liquor -afiic. aft.larkes Kineyad Bladde Right THEY ARE WARMING U? IN CHARLESTON. The Charleston municipal cam. paign promises to be interesting, it is a three-cornered fight; in the beginning Major Hyde, and Col. Grace were the active can didates, while Mr. Hughes was fishing -in the judicial' pond try ing to land a judgeship, but it is getting very evident that neither of the candidates are going to be permitted to pussy-foot their way into the mayorality. Col. Grace has made several speeches in which he laid bare his posi tion, and now comes Mr. Hughes in an address and wants to know "what friends or what interests are so concerned in continuing the friendships and policies of this administration as to finance the campaign of its candidate." He also wants to know who it is that is paying for the beer and other beverages used at a ward meeting in the interest of a can didate for mayor. Here is an open charge that the candidate who is being backed by the administration is debauching and bamboozling the electorate of that city. He surely does not intend this for Colonel Grace as it is a notorious fact that this gentleman has not relied upon a hammer to knock the present city administration, but he has wielded a sledge-hammer, es pecially so in his criticism of the man at the head of the adminis tration, so he must mean that Mr. Hyde's friends are doifig this debauching and other acts that are contrary to moral ethics. We are inclined to think that Mr. Hughes has permitted him self to listen to political slanders, because,it is not reasonable that a man of Mr. Hyde's prominence in his church would,for the sake of an office,countenance the de bauching of the electorate that his ambition may be gratified, and did he find that any of his friends did give away strong drink to se cure votes for him,he would re pudiate such friendship. Mr. Hyde is a prominent member of the Citadel Square Baptist church, and a strong temperance man, therefore we do not believe he would accept any office which was procured by unlawful and immoral means, nor could he if elected to the office of Mayor,per mit what has been countenanced ever since the saloons of that city were closed by the law of the State. He would, in accordance with his oath of office, shut up every liquor shop in that city, and keep them shut up, if he did not, he would be untrue to his church and his life-long profes sions. Therefore we must think Mr. Hughes, who has the reputation of being a man of the highest integrity, is mistaken in charg ing that Mr. Hyde is giving away beer and whiskey to in fluence votes. In an interview in the Balti more Sun former State Geolo gist Mr. Earl Sloan of Charles ton says the political conditions in South Carolina "are not so favorable. The trouble here is that with the evolution of an industrial class numerically strong, but intellectea]Jy weak, there is a fine field for the de signing politician who is more of a demagogue than a statesman." Mr. Sloan was the State Geolo gist for a number of years and held the position until the com ing of the present adm-inistra-1 tion, but we had never heard any complaint from him about the political conditions until he] lost his job. There is an indus trial class which is numerically strong, but we disagree with Mr. Sloan that this. class is< intellectually weak, that is to say we do not think the cotton mill operatives as a whole are any1 weaker intellectually than is the, laboring element in the large cities; nearly every mill has i good school facilities and as a1 rule, these schools are well at tended and the men who work 1 in the industrial institutions are fully qualified to cast an intelli-, gent vote as any other class of. voters. There is a common be-] ief that ignorance is the rule in the mill villiages but it is not true, our observation is that in these villages there is as much intelligence as is found anywhere else, where the people have to work for a iivlihood. STATE OF 01UO0, CITY OF TOLEDO. FRtAN J. CE maes oath that he is the Co. dong buines sinthe city of Toledo couty nd Sate aoresid. adhat aid fim il pa. each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALT T CATARRH CURE Sworn to before me and subscribed in my pres once. this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. .....---A. w. GLEASON, SEA L . Notary Public. 11ls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. SendE Coesioni, feeo . Sold by druircists, 'Thc. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Judge Butler in the Pennsyl vania lynching case ruled "that any one who was in the mob and knew for what purpose the mob was gathered is guilty of mur der." There is a whole lot of good sense in this ruling, whether it is good law or not. A mob . gathers to do an unlawful act, those who go along with it and lend encouragement to the pur pose are as guilty of the crime as t those who actually tied the rope ~ around the victim's neck, or tire the weapon which produces death. CASTORIA - For Infants and Children. 1 The Kind You Have Always Bought Hookworm Prevalent in Clarendon County. Investigation has shown that there is in Clarendon county a heavy infection of bookworm disease, undermining and jeopardiz ing the health of hundreds. of her people. In many instances the victims are totally incapacitated for work. The cause, symptoms and prevention of this disease have been discussed in previous articles in this paper. Just a word to those who are still skeptical. If a person loes not believe in this disease he then has no right to believe in any for the evidence that there is such a disease is as conclusive as the evidence that we have for any other; for example: tuberculosis, ty phoid fever, diphtheria, etc. Hookworm disease is not a fad or fancy, but is a real entity recognized by tie medical world and pro laimed by the medical profession in the light of the facts khown is beyond any doubt whatever. so then if you do not believe in bookworm disease you make an accusation of insincerity on the part of the profession or doubt its teachings. If either be the case, why not call in the services of a physician? It is held by the doc bors of medicine that what is known as hookworm disease is caused by an animal parasite (worm) which measures about a half an inch n length and has the thickness of an ordinary hairpin; that this worm. outside the body is found in the soil,-it never gets large nough in the soil to be seen with the naked eye;-that the worms enter the body usually through the skin of the feet, thereby caus ing "ground-itch" and make their way to the intestine where they live in the body; that there they suck the blood of the persons, and f present in large enough numbers, as is often the case, produce in anemia (paleness) which often causes many symptoms such as weakness, headaches, dizziness, shortness of breath on exertion, j palpation of the heart, pains in the "stomach," -other symptoms of indigestion, etc. A person may have hookworm disease with any :ne or several or all of these symptoms. In the marked cases. of Long standing there is often an extreme paleness, sallow complex ion, marked stunting of the growth and lack of development of the entire body and an entire lack of energy. It is also known that the I victim may be only slightly pale, and the growth and development may not be appreciably affected but there may be symptoms al ready mentioned of not quite as great severity, especially those of indigestion; in other cases, usually when only a few of the worms re present, there may be no appreciable paleness but the person I nay suffer the above symptoms of a still less severity. It is further i known that these parasites irritates the intestines;, that they often 3anse many minute bleeding points in the intestines. And in all probability they have -poisons which get into the systom. The proof the existence of the hookworm disease is as follows: Phe worm as described are always in the intestine of those claim- I ad to ha've the disease. They may be seen after giving the treat ent or at surgical operation within the intestine or at autopsy; he eggs from these worms may be allowed to hatch out, young iookworms developing which, when applied to the skin, may be Eound after in the intestine. This has been done a number of times yn human beings and in one case 1,300 worms were obtained from Ihat person's intestines fifteen days after the application. The dis ase has been reproduced experimentally, and it has been shown ihat on getting the systom rid of the worms that the person af Eected gets well, usually soon regains a good color and is relieved f the symptoms. To the people of Clarendon county, in light as to the undeni ble facts as to the existence of hookworn- disease in this county lapping the vitality of hundreds ot people, reducing in many cases he efficiency, both mental and physical. to a greater or less de ~ree, it finds itself facing a situation that should not be ignored, Ld should consider that it is a matter of public welfare. The limes, believing that the progress and happiness of the people is o a great extent dependent upon the health of those people, it lopes that they will take advantage of the opportunity offered by he State Board of Health throngh the generosity of Mr: Rocke eller. and with the assistance of the County Commissioners, who iave considered it wise to appropriate a small fund. The dispensaries for free examination and treatment for hook orm disease opened in this county July 18th, a little more than ne month ago. There have been 285 applicants; 263 cor 92 per ~ent were found infected. These dispensaries wvill not operate in ,his county later than September 12th coming. There are thous ds of cases of the disease in this county, at least 50 per cent of he people being affected. It is hoped that the people will regard his disease a serious one and we urge them to take advantage of he opportunity offered by the State Board of Health. Examin~ation and treatment, including medicine, are offered to nyone free of all charge by the South Carolina .State Board of ~Iealth for a limited period of time. A physician of the State Board will be at the following places m the days specified: Bloomville, each Monday at Thomas' office. Paxville, each Tuesday at Nettles' Drug Store. Pinewood, each Wednesday at Dr. Harvin's office.( Turbeville, each Thursday at Dr. Gamble's office. ( Manning, each Saturday at Dr. Geiger's office. mnd the Automobile people know it. I am selling the mfly practical business Automobile on the market. I rm offering The Brush Machine FOR $450.00. ['he most practical economical, and certain car made. GUARANTEED o go over 20 miles of our worst road with just one ~allon of gasoline. We guarantee the springs not to break, no matterv he load or the road. Write or ask us about this machine if you are nteesed THE STORE NEW A GREAT CLEARANCE SALE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STORE. These great stocks kept to most fullness that good storekeeping and most satisfac tory service requires them now to be low ered to the smallest possible figure for stock taking and to be ready with a brand new stock again when thefall seasonopens. ' he most remarkable Under-price offer ings. Come. expecting the most tempting bargains presented by this store. D.Hirschman. Atlass MASON JARS.4 0 WITH EXTRA STRONG SHOULDER. All Jars Complete With Rubbers and Tops Two Quarts, per .dozen....... ............$1 00 One Quart, per dozen.. ................... 75c. One Pint, per dozen......... ....... 60c. $ I THE* MANNING GROCERY Co Purveyors to Particular People. OF SALES AND BONUS VOTHS! A whole week of big -votes. Keep your eyes mf our windows; goods displayed each day. TUESDAY 22nd. 25,000 each 50c. worth. Ladies' day. Toilet Water, Talcum >owder, Extracts, Etc. WEDNESDAY 23rd. Zeiglers' Own Prescriptions, 50,000 each 50c. worth, on ah of the following: Zeigler's Headache Powders. Freckle ure, Itch Salve, Rheumatic Cure, Female Regulator, Liver Pills, astor Oil, Fever Cure. Tasteless Castor Oil, or any of Zeigler's wn cures. *THURSDAY 24th. Fountain Dav-Listen :-Grape Juice by glass, 500. votes. rape Juice in 50c.~ bottles, 50,000 votes. Ginger Ale byglass, 500 otes. Ginger Ale in bottles, 1,000. 3 bottles of Ginger Ale for c.. 25.000 votes. 25 soda checks for $1, 50,000 votes. FRIDAY 25th. Gentlemens' Day-Cigars-Read: Cigars in boxes of 50, al at $2, gets you 150,000 free votes. 3 10c. packages Pride of ~eidville for 25c., gets you 15.000 free votes. SATURDAY 26th. Last Bonus Day-Stock Foods, 50c. worth gets you 50,000 otes. Go-Fly Horse guard against the worrysome fly. 25c. 'orth gets 25,000 free votes. Zeigler 's Pharmacy, afe Pescriptionists, . - Manning, S. C.