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,ore, and their parents will not re ,ret the small pittance in the shape f tAxes they pay. There will be an increasd tax this year, but those in powV are not to be blamed for it, they carried out the expressei wish of the Ipeople and the people will ad them notwithstanding the iugenious efifots to create a false In .vstc-day's Ccluibia Register appears a card from W. F. Clayton, ex-edizor of the Floreuce Reform Ad vocate, in which he scores the editor of this paper, but his mtin purpose is to ;;: a lick at Congressman Mc Laurin over our s&oulders. He chal ieugac. US to produce the article in which he charged McLauiin with owuing the Pee Dee Advocate and we adthit we Cau not do so, for the rea son that we do not keep our exchanges, but the article we referred to, was tle on e which caused the editor of the Pee Dee Advocate to denounce the CIayton editorial as "an infamous iC." Mr. Clavton denies that McLaurin ever had one cent cf interest in his paper, and if he is correct, then we have been laboring under a misap prehension, as it has been our under standing a:1 along, that McLaurin owned the largest interest in the con cern. Clayton says he is as free as a bird, holds no post mastership or )ther oflice. Why! has he resigned hi3 )poition on the board of control? t.at is a office, and if it is the only SClayton holds, perhaps it is be ica-ue i the only one the people care t.o place him in, they know his cahbte. Can ton's allusion to our contro r, n- wt W may be very sati.ac;dry to him, and he and his frienl Jiilou'hby are entitled to all the glory they reaped from it. Mr. Clayton's card gives usia fine oppor tuuity to score him and to show up his puhlic record, but we will let him go by as the time is cowing when he will be asvered to his hearts cou tent by the man he is after. State Chairman of the Democratic party Irby has called his committee to meet on April the 7th, and a wran gle is looked ior from certain quart ers. Tue bone of contention will be whether to send delegates to the National Democratic Convention in structed to abide the result of that body. Senator Irby ,is making a death struggle for re-election and he will use Tillman's go-prepared-to bolt letter as a life preserver. South Carolina will send a delegation to Cliieago and they will be sent unin structed; if the Convention forces up on the Democracy a candidate who is a lepublican in all but name, we look fojr a big split and a big excursion to St. Louis. I he last Democratic Convention forced a candidate upon the Democracy by the votes from Republican States and although that candid-ate was ovcrwhelwingly elect ed, the party is now in) a worse condition than it was twenty years ago. We are satisfied the campaign will be made on the financial issue and if the Democrats go before the people on a gold standard p.latforw, they will not carry as many electoral votes as W eaver did in the last campaign, but if they go in on a free silver plat form, tbere is a -i.ghtin~g chance to wia. Nearly ever-y D)emocratic State in the Union is fvr silver and it is our opinion, that soonl or late, the Repubiican party will give us free silver with a pro~tective tar-ift, and reiproeity ; in other words, it will eClarge upon the Blaime idea. There are sconso0f men in this State who have banished the free trade idea and are now wanting protection; they wantit because they look forward to South Carolina becoming a great manufacturing state and if protec tion enriched the manufactui-ers ol the North and last, it is needed down here. As long as the negro was a factor in the politics of this SItte no issues could be dealt with; with us, it was the maintain ence of whiite mia's role, but now that in a large measure the negro vote has been removed, silver, gold, tariff and other issues can be intelli gently discuissed, and the day is not far c-lf when men will he elected upon issues rather than party as is done at the North. .If the Democratic party will not gi e t be Southerzi people re lef they wil I Ie forced to seek else we n iheC questiouiV ni!! be where to go. -e l:pu;:icani partyv as at prcet crganized, afforvdS no better prspets f~or relief than does the Democratie party, thnis being so, new a~igucnts oli be formed and in our opinion, they will be formed imnmedi atev after the National Democratic Conventioi, and if Senator Irby does not Maud. by :he ilverites, he will beC going baiek on UiS recor-d au l pre vious utterances HONOR ROLL Of The Manning Collegiate In.-.titute. 'TIe followi::z are the~ gr-ades of for Ferury CQILLEOIATEr. .rre; ..i uzou, 97.8. T me Warr, 1)2.2. 'iio' Dickson, 91.2. Joseph R bame, 91. Robert Jeukinson, 91. INTER3IEDIATE. Pet 'W ilson, 96.7. K a i Plowden, 95. Be \ Wd .er, 94.7. ilton W\einibergr, 94.1. Ingra Wilson, J3.i. S''n uel Barronf, 93.4. Getrd Brihadhamn, 92.5. Willi'am Barron, 92. Saah Havu,. 91.8. L 2ll~i Huggins, 90.4. iiIAiY. E-uge&ne Young, 91.4. Principal. There wi.i te a mieeting in the court ouse Den FridaLv anceruufn at 4 o'clcek, LOU IS MPEL. ii " PUDLISIIED EVEltY WEDNED). L7scG i ON ]ZA TES: O ue o t r ..... ...... ........-.. - ix onts.................... 7 Founr 2ionth ............----- -- . ADVERTI-ING lA'i ES: One sinarZ, one. tim SI; e-e s ubse quent iusertion, 30 5ents. Obijtuaries and Tribute o itepect h: fr as regaior ativer tise.~ents. Libe:-d contra.ts naie for three. six an. twelve miont.izs. Colum.noications must be ac-onlipa:ed by the real raue and address of the wriz-r in order to receive attention. N\ o comnicnioation of a pers.ual char acter will be pubiisihed except as an wlvvr tisemeut. Entered at the Post Office at .ming:a Second-Class M31tter. MX.NNING, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, MAR. 18, 1896. It is stated that Carlisle will enter a law irm on Wall street after the 4th of next March, and he will make bond contracting a speci:.!ty. The~ leisature wV very careful to Cut (10wi ex1ox.' - .t l ]cI, but ,aud zeal to cut every oodv else they forgot to cut them selves. Some of the Western newspapers think that Tillnan will be the leader of the silver forces in the Chicva-:o convention. There are a great many men throughout the Union who areT willing to follow the silver pitefork anywhere. The goldite democrats of Kentucky would do better by tearing off their masks and come out boldly and join the Republican party. They are Republicans and nothing else. The difference between Charlisle and McKinley is hard to discern except that McKinley is true to his party and is not masquerading in demo cratic clothes. This will be an exciting campaign year, and while we propose to take a decided stand upon all public ques tions, we also propose to be as con servative-in our.views as conditions will permit. Our columuns are open to those diiffering from us and any communications sent to this paper will receive our careful attention. The Times is the only newspaper published in this county and for that reason we shall endeavor to refrain from beinzg bli :led by prejud~ice and one-sidedness. 'is amusing to iLear certain peo plO talk about the way they are~ be ing treated by the politic-al faction these men to hve rights that none others possests and to deprive th'-m of these rights is something that f->rebodes great evil to the country at large: Thzere are some who have never in their lhves helfpubic esteem? sufficienitiy to be entrusted with pub lic ofiice and vet these men would have thec country believe that every thing is going to the bow-waws if a. change does niot take place soon. A change must come for these people even if they have to join the repub) licuu patrty to get it. The conduct of the gold standard Democrats in the Kenituckv General Assembl die~hserves the condtemnation of every Democrat throughou t thea *Union. ThLey prevented the ciection ofa Democrat bceause he favored the people's money and they woeuld have eliected a Rep~ublican coulad they have found traiters in the Rehpubli can fold. The General Assemlyh adjorned "everlastingly, eterna l~v and fo;rever," yesterday without mak ing ainy provisions for running the government aud Senator .Black burn's elect ion was unfortunately postp-oied by the treachery of Repubheacts ma-*~ queruding .in D~emocratic garmeuts. A day of reckoning is comning hw ever, and Carlisle and his bocrde vill be wiped (Ef the face of lKentuckv politie-s we i:ope. We ar glad to note the many kind expressions from the newspapers in the 3rd judicial circuit about Solic itor John S. Wilson, and all of themi express the opinion of the Times, i. e., that Mr. Wilson is the choice of the people, and that factional politics will cut no tigure in Lis election. His support will come from the people regardhss of faction. There is no circuit in the State that has a mor e fait bful otlicer and there is no lawyer in this circuit better qualiied for the work than Mr. Wilson. He is not only a man of sterling initeg'riy but a good sound lawyer and reaisoner, and while he takes a decidea stand in matters ;:olitienal, he does not allow prejudice to govern his judgauent. It would be a handsome recognition of his past services to re-e!ee-t him with out opposition. The Anti-Administration news papers are straining every nerve to create a feeling against the Reform ers by devoting lots of space going to show an increased tax levy for this year. Every school boy knows that the taxes are bound to be higher this year than last, the expenses of the Constitutional Convention must be met and theni an extra mill bas been put on tor the public schools. The additional tax was what the peoplie clamored for, they wanted a Consti tutional Conventiou and they wanted better school facilities. It would be a dunce indeed who wvould want these things and note pect them to cost money. We will venture to say that with a lioper management in less than three ' ears South Carolina will have as fline a system of free schools as anyv State in the Union. The white children wdl have nadantages they never had be RELIGIOUS THOUGHTS. BY REV. J. 0. GOUGH, MANXING, S. C. M1EMORIAL M1EETING Of the .aek River Union, Calvary Baptist Chureb, Chuenc~don Couaty, .\tarch 27 9. - Uu;i.g of the. Mon ume'.nt at thc aratve 4p: R.V WV. 11. .\ia:.;mev. OrDER OF EXt-RitT..-S )RINti THEIIE MI.TI.N;. Fri a. Ii U. III --Sen., 1V Rev. . Ino. 0. Gough. 1 p. m.--Arrangewents for the next meet iug. 8 p. Lu --S i-ron by Rev. C. C. Brown. SATUAY 11 at. m-.1 e.s by H1ou. Jas. E. Tin dal. 12 m.--Addres by Rev. J. W. Prrv. History of the .\lonument. A statement by RCv. C. C. Br-wn. THE UNVEILIN(;. Decoration of the grave by young ladies from several churches. Special music wiil be furnished by visit ing friendis from Sumter and else where. Dinner will be provided on the grounds for all who atte:Id. Sunday services will be arranged by the Union. Dr. T. M. Bailey -.miI other Baptist cler gynten have been invited to be pres ent. Such an occasion, in ruemory of such a tman, should attract many hundreds of those who knew and honored the fallen Father in Israel. Rev. II W. Mahoney, to whose memory this monument will be erecte was born in the year 1804. He belon to a former generation. He was one ;'Me old pioneer preachers whose l:fe was spent in the ser vice of his God, hi: country an-I bis fellow man. This monument comnes from the pockets of those friends in whose hearts the muet ory of the old s.iit sai!l lives. All who have ever known him personally, or heard him prc.b, should be pre.sent at the unveiling of this monument. Thou sands of people should lay aside adl their work and go out to patty him this inSt trib ute or love. Many of you have his picture hung up in your room, your parlor, %our album, and best of all in your hearts. Re fresh your memory of the fillen father by going to his nemorial services. There will be great speeches by great men. Having given you a short sketch of the union meeting, and the unveiling of the monument, and realizing the ,olemn fa-t that "As he is now soon we will be," I wanrt to give you a sketch of how "the grace of the Lord Jesus" can sustain a Christian in the darkest hour of his life, when the world recedes from our vision and the gate leading into the eternal, opens before us. Brother Ethoney, like the Apostle Paul, could say, "I am now ready to be otffred up.' There was a an, Jonathan Merriam by name, a distant relative, w'no died three quatters of a ceatury ag>. 'he following are almost his identicail words, as he lelt recorded. I give it to you with the silent prayer to "our God" that it may be the means in God's hands of helping us in that trying hour. Death to some is a gloomy thought, but the more of Christ that we have in us, the more cheerful death seems. The Apostle Paul arose so far above death that he could say "'io die is gain." THE LAST WOrDS OF A CHR1STIAN. Friends often gather to hear the last words of at 1.-ved one as they enter the "Dark Vailey of the Shiadow." In this day of loose Christian living, when men are given to the study of science, literature and art; when te book of all books lies upon the shelf unopened aud unread. W~hen men are drifting from the old estab lishing principles of the religion of former ages, would it not do us good to glance at the sick chamber of a good man ? Some of you whose eyes may fall upon these words have mourned the loss of a loving friend. Were I with you to-night in your own house, yoti could tell me how your loved one died, the last parting word, each brok en sigh and the last sweet smile that passed over the face, and all was silent. Comte with nie and I will tell you of a man whose life ended sevenuty years ago. It wais a sad hour in the little home; the loved ones gathered around himii to bid him fare well, and with his weak and tremulous voice he said, OF THE BEAUTIEs OF NATCRE. "Tairougha the abundant mercy and good ness of God, whose promi sea support m1) soul in my present v'ery weak an I languish ing state of body. tihough conti lent that my departure is at hanud, I feel very happy and resigne~l. I bid farewell to the sun, mooin and stars, with all those twinkling luminaries which adorn the firtmament, be lievin~t thamt I shall soon have no need of those lights. I am bound for tUe city of onr Go-I, where the Lanmb is the light thereof. OF THE EiBLE. "I shall soon bid farewell to that sacred volume which has been the unerring guide of my pilgrimage on eai th, hoping soon to mneet with its Author, and with confidence I humnbly rely on the more open vision lpre pared f. r all those who love the appearing of o ir Lord. This sacred volutne through the guid mece of the Holy Spirt has taught me myL aretchedness, and the glorious remedy in thi precious Cnrist. who gave hiwsel; a ransom for many. Farewe.l, "Samcred- Dook," I shall soon be with the in spired writer of thy blessed pages, with Moses, David, and Elijah, and all of t'-e holy propliets and apostles, a~sd with Him in whom 1 have believed, the Limb by whose bilood I am cleansed, and with whose ri-'htennuness I hope to appear clothed and with ali the blood-w~ashed throng. OF MY WIFE. 1'.uewell iy dear coimpanion, you have bete i.itlul associate of my pilgrim-. a--e au-i hi-ve borne with me the trials and unfhtiuts of life. Our cup of domestic bicssings has been full, and overflowing. Our joa ful f--et in company will nio imore vi:,i t- e sanactuary; nor with melting. gra~tetuli lhearts, shall we mningle our prayers wnile we bow in the mitdst of our children at:oundl the fimiy altar. We must part, bumt oau- sepair.:tioni will be short. Soon we si~ad un on those blessed shores where fareweis never, never enter. Till then 1 commienid you to Him, who is the widow's God, andi a I ather to her fatherless. OF MY CHITLDEEN. --Farewe.ll, my children; God has given :.a conomaa.ble hope that most of you Lae il - i to tlhe Lamb of God, and have se eiod by faith an int.:rest in his blood. I shal; never .-ee you all again with these mort.al eys s, and I bequeath to you a faith er's biessmga; I pray God I may meect you all at liis right hand. I commend you to Him wo's-: w.ord and spirit have been my sapport ,ad my delight; an.1 to the 'wordl of His gcaee which is able to make you wise unto savation.' My work is done, 1 an: goinig homie. OF THE CHURCH. ''ieeis one mole tie which has long botutid me to earth, but which is now loosenetd: the dear church with which I have erijaye-d so mny prciouIs seasons, so many rich blessings, the purchase of my Saviour's blood. I have long walked with you. dt-ar brethren, enjoying much of the 'unity ot the Spirit in the bonds of peace,' and while we have been strivibg together for the faith of the Gospel, and endeavor lug to do the will of our Hecavenly Father, He has granted to us many sweet and re freshing seasonls, many a foretaste of joy to come. Clu-ters from the heavenly Canaan have cheered our hearts. liut I have en joyed muore satisfacti on, more happiness, peace and consoatjion in the presence of my redeemeir, thani all 1 ever enjoyed be terec. in ali ttut ay eye have seen, and that my heart is, It, in all the graucious revivais I have ia'ed to see, I have experi eneed ntoth:tLg like thec present joy. If all my 1,ast e:.j s ment ':tmd lie brought with in tae comaads of o-ne hour, I think it would not be so inigo, and so exhalted, as the happimess 1 nlow emjoy. I have learned more of the glories U: heaven since my ickness tiaai I -ver knew before. I am going, (lear bie:ire,-:) joini the church triumphant. We ate invited to mansions of rest; I go to take muy seat before you My Saviotir cadl- me h-ome. Oh ! howi portant to b'e titted for thaat heav'enl:: place! Inever befoure saw n-o c'larliy ats I u) nLow in the l;ght of eternity, the importance of seein God Oh ! brothers anti sistrs true as our Saviour lived, this alone will make you happy. Gird on the whole armor of God and march towaril the Heav enly Canaan. "I have done with all the emblems and synbols of dying love; I an going where 'death is swallowed. up in victory.' My heart and flesh are failing, but underneath are the everlasting arms, and though I walk througih the vadiey of the shadow of leath I will fear no evil, for his ro.1 an.1 lhis ! taft they comfort me." Jutn then the twilight flel into night a:.! his soil took its ~-ternal flight. Let me de.0 tIe 1dath of the cightiou0, an.1 let mv lo:t entd b like his. 'For me to live in Christ and die is gain," was the expPri ence of the apastle. Paul, and yet s)ne live as if there was no life to live. no death to di.. no heaven to gain. no hell to shun. I ha.l rather have Ct-. :st with me in the trying ihoar than all that the word can give. Some time to us all "The world will grow old And hearts will grow coll. And the leaves of the ju'louient book unfold." Is mly name *ritteni ther--? Ask your self that question until I see you again. Yours faithfully. G. Cares. abqonte, permanent cnres have given Hood's :Sarsaparilla the largest sales in the world and the first place among mehlcines. A KINTERGARDEN SCHOOL FOR WALL STREET. Some philanthropist should estab lish a kintergprden school for the bankers and stock brokers of New York city, in which should be taught the following simple facts: 1. That the United States is composed of forty-five States, and that its laws are made by Congress. 2. That Congress consists of two branches-the Senate and the House of Representatives. 3. That the Senate is composed of two Senators from each State; that a little State like Rhode Island has just as many votes in the Senate in favor of the gold standard as the larger State of California has in favor of free silver coinage. In like manner the little State of Delaware is entitled to the same number of votes in the Senate as the great State of New York. 4. That the whole country is di vided into three hundred and fifty seven Congressional districts, and the voters in each of the districts elect one representative. 5. That the President is not elected by a majority of the people, but by a majority of the electors, who are chosen in each State, each choosing a number of electors equal to the com bined number of their Senators and Representatives in Congress. 6. That no law can be enacted with out a majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. 7. That no State can be turned out of the Union because it differs with Wall street upon the subject of money and that no Senator can be expelled from the Senate because he favors the free coinage of silver. 8. That there are sixteso South ern States. 9. That there are twenty-nine Northern states, extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific; that, of these, sixteen lie east of the Missouri River andi thirteen lie wvest of that river. 10. That the thirteen Northern states west of the Missouri River are all in favor of the free coinage of silver. 11. That not less than thirteen of the sixteen Southern states are for free c'oinage. 12. Trhat the Senate is therefore in the hands of the South and West, while the House is in possession of the Etst and North.. 13. 'That the silver strength in the Senate will be increased ~i the nest Congress. When the average Wall street banker and1 broker can take his mind off of the vast problem of "financing the treasury" and get the foregoing undleniable truths into his mind, he will, in time, realize how puerile and childish it is for him to suppose that New York ideas can be legislated into lawvs. It is ntot, time for' thought~ful men to consider the foregoing condit ions with a view to ending t be deaclock now existing between the two H<>uses of Congress? Mr. Clevelaud and his bond speculating friends and gold monometallists created a panic two years ago as an object lesson. What would they say if a majority of the Senate should place a free-coinage bill on a general appropriation bill and give Eastern representatives the choice of whether to defeat the bill, or pass it with the provision in it in favor of silver coinage? Mr. Carlisle deliberately advised thbis policy Feb ruarv 21, 1878. Hie thben advocated thbe patssage of "bill aftet- bill" in sup port of free coinage, and added thazt if the President refused to sig'n such bills he recommended as a last resort this simplle remedy: "Suspend the rules and put them into general ar propriation bills with the distinct un derstanding that if the people can get no relief the government can get no tnoney."- Congressional Record, vol. 7, part 5, p. 41. This is only recalled as showing that Secretary Carlisle once gave advice to Congress that would make a panie, if acted upon, equal in its calamities to the - one artificially created by the New York bankers in 1893.-Silver Knight. BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR CA TARIRH THAT CON CAIN MERCURY. As mercury will suirly destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mn cons surfatces. Such articles should never be used excep~t on prescriptions from rep ntable physicians, as tho damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Cafarrh Cnre, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. 0, contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon tile blood and mucous snrfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrb Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Che ney & Co. Testimonials free. S~old by Drnggists, price 75 cents per bottle. A REMEDY FOR HICCOUGH. Sometimes adults, but more fre quently Infants, are troubled by hiccough to a distressing degree. Take a teaspoonful of granulated sugar, and moisten with cider vine gar, and., for ain infant, give small portions at a time, and the trouble ill very soon disappear. SUBSCRIBE TO THE MANNING PYTIN COLUMN BY 0. E. WEBBER. The irst and second ranks are to be coufered on to-morrow night, and four applications for membership in sight. Come out brothers and see that the goat is properly harnessed. We are truly glad to see our P. C. Bro. Juo. S. Wilson enjoying good heaii again. We predict for him a large majority in the cowing election for solicitor of this circuit. Why don't the members of Damon Lodge take hold of some good build ing and loan association and erect a Castle Halls. As an example of the lessons of friendship as taught in our Castle Halls, I will give some extracts from an address delivered by Bro. J. R. Camahan Feb. 19th 1889. "Here in our own land we have examples of courage, moral heroism, and true Pythian friendship, just as heroic, as brilliant and enchanting as any that have ever been written on the pages of the worA's history. We can point you to the heroic death of Samuel Holder Hines, whose spirit went out amid the charred and blackened ruins of the Spotswood hotel, in Richmond, Va., on the mUnin ,g of December 25, 1870, in the vain and fruitless effort to save the life of a brother Knight. His was the first sacrifice to the principles of our Order. His memory shall be en shrined in the hearts of all true Knights while time shall last. In 1878 all hearts vere touched, and earnest measures of relief went out to the stricken people of the South. The terrible epidemic of yel low fever had come upon them; the extremities of human misery were illustrated with grim and ghastly effect; all their business was stifled, and all their industries paralyzed; their people panic-stricken; the dead who had fallen by the scourge were being borne to hastily-prepared graves in almost continuous and un broken line. Among the men who were striving by their presence and unceasing efforts to alleviate the sufferings of that stricken people none were more active than Henry S. Reynolds, then Grand Chancellor of Tennessee. He was a member of the Pythian Committee of Relief, and as such was constant, faithful, fearless and untiring in ministering to. the wants of his afflicted brethren. When urged to leave the stricken city he anwered in one of his last letters: 'So long as one member of the Order remains in Memphis I deem it my duty to remain, and should I fall, I will fall at my post of duty.' In ful fillment of that duty he fell a victim to the scourge and died on the 18th of September, 1878. His life was a noble exemplification of the tenets of the Order' his death gloriously illus trated its symbolic virtues. In the long list of the world's illustrious martyred dead not one has given .a more heroic example that all the world might follow than Henry S. Reynolds; not one has more sublime ly displayed 'that courage which, arising from a sense of duty and coupled with friendship, encounters difficulties and dangers with firmness and without fear or depression of spirits.' Others we might mention: Early, who, deciding to leave his home and go to the stricken ones of Memphis, tirst announced his intention in his lodge-room, and Dickinson, who rose and saidl: 'Brother Early must not go alone; if he should be attacked with the yellow fever, who will care for him? I will go to aid him, if need be.' Go they did, and in the midst of their self-imposed duty were strick en down, and now rest side by side. Woodland in the Hudson River tun nel , giving his life for his associates; James Ward, and the seven brother Knights with-him, who went to the rescue of their brother Knights in the burning mine at Savannah, Indian Territory, April 4, 1b87; the heroic struggle made by the gallant Knights to rescue their comrades and brother Knights from the burning shaft of the Alta mine, Virginia City, Nev., are all the fruits of the lessons of the brave friendship and devotion taught in our castle-halls. Noble and true were they in their lives; almost Godlike in their death. What more shall we say of them? "With morn, with noon, with right: with changing clouds and changeless stars; with grass, with trees, and birds; with leaf and bud, with flower and blossoming vine, with all the sweet infiuences of nature may they and such as they rest,' noble in life, heroic in death; crowned on earth, enthroned forever in the castle-balls on high. The chivalry taught by true Pyth ianms is that spirit of bravery that goes manfully through the world, daring to be right and do right, though all the world should despise and hate. It should be that spirit that will lead a man to stand for the oppressed and against the oppressor under whatever circumstances found. Brothers, our Order is yet in its infancy-we are to-day but fairly started on the highway of success what the distant fature is to bring us, God in His infinite wisdom only knows. This, we believe: to man there is yet to be a higher, holier, grander advancement in the great brotherhood of nations and men, and the Order we here represent must see to it that she bolds a worthy part and leads on in the onward and upward movement. Said an eminent painter, after long months of careful labor, as he stood and gazed on the canvas on which his hand and genius had wrought a most wondrous picture, wonderful in its truthfulness and beauty, 'I have painted for eternity.' Brethern, you are building for eternity; see to it that you build well. Every stone that goes into the struc ture of our great Pythian temple should be the purest Parian marble, every Knight should be the truest type of the noble man. Twenty-five years have passedl since the Order of Knights of Pythis was first called in to existence, but to-day, by the teach ing and practice of the principles I have but faintly outlined, she stands proudly and bravely side by side with the older sister fraternities. Her re cord thus far has been a glorious one in the sympathy and aid that has gone out from her to thousands of earth's toiling and care-worn sons md dnahters A FINE CHANCE For Clarendon Boys-Congressman McLaurin Has Two Cadetships to Bestow for the 6th District. Navy Department, Burea of Navigation, W hi:.tMon, Mareh 5, 1896. Sir:-3v lirection. of the Secretarv of the Navy, in accordan-ce with the provisions of Sc.-tiori 1514 of the re vised Statutes, I have the honor to request that you will nominate t suitable person to 611 the vacancy which will exist at the U. S. Naval Academy for a Naval Cadet from the Sixth Congressional District of the State of South Carolina, on the 30th of June next. The examination of candidates for admission to the Naval Academy will take place september 1st, next. I suggest that ycu also nominate a second candidate, or alternate, for examination in event of the failure of the regular nominee. The alternate need not present himself for examina tion until notified by the superinteu dent of the Academy. A copy of the regulations govern ing the admission of candidates, with blanks for nominations, are herewith enclosed. Your attention i.s invited to th followin extracts from the law gov erning the nomination and admtission of candidates to the Naval Academy: "Sec. 1514 (Rev. Stat,) The See retary of the Navy shall, as soon af ter tbe 5th of March in each year as possible, notify, ii writing, each member and delegate of the House of Representatives of any vacancy that may exist in his district. The nomination of a candidate to fill said vacancy shall be made upon the rc o niendatiou of the member or del egate, if such recommendation is made by the first day of July of that year; but if it is not made by that time the Secretary of the Navy shall fill the vacancy." "Sec. 2. That after the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and eighty nine, the minimum age of ad mission of cadets to the Acadew shall be fifteen years, and the maxi mum age twenty years." Act ap pioved March 2, 1889. F. M. RMisEY, Chief of Bureau. Hon. John L. McLaurin, Reptesenta tive of the Sixth Congressiona) - District of South Carolina. War Department, Adjutant General's Offic e, Washington, March 5th, 1896. Hon. John L. McLaurin, M. C, House of Representatives. Sir: I have the honor to inform you that the Cadet'at present repre senting the Sixth Congressional Dis trict of South Carolina at the U. S. Military Academy is expected tc graduate in June, 1897, and, in ac cordance with the provisions of sec tion 1317, Revised Statutes. whicL require the appointment to be made one year in advance of the time oJ admission to the Academy, you are invited by the Secretary of War ts nominate, on or before the Ist day of July next, a person suitably qual ified, according to the terms of the accompanying circular, to fill the prospective vacancy. The Secretary suggests the~t you also nominate a legally qualified second candidate, to be designated the alternate, who must be willing tc report and be examined at the same time as the regular nominee. Very respectfully, GEo. D. RUGGiL:s, Adjutant General. ON BOARD OF THE INDIANA. It was our pleasure to be one of the guests at Port Royal Last Fr-iday to witness the docking of the great battleship Indiana, and although the failure to dock the ship, on account of adverse winds, was a disappoint ment. Major Lock wood and his com mittee made good what was lost in that portion of the program. We regret our inability to handle nantical parl ance in order to make the littde we will have to say smack of the roar ing and billowy sea, but our experi ence on the water and the big boat or rather floating fort, for such is the Indiana, was novel. We went all over her, asked hundreds of questions an-d listened to as many answers and did not feel at all green, because nie-tenths of our party were land lubbers, and they knew no more than we. Every attention to make our party enjoy the visit, was paid us b the gallaut officers of the Indiana and they did not seemi I.o tire of giving us information. The Indiana is said to be the greatest battle-ship in the world and a vague idea of this engine of de struction can be formed frotn her crew and armament: The turrets and the armor ou the vessel are the wonder and admir-ation of the world, and some idea of her battery may be had when it is r-e membered that her stationary guns are four 13-inch gons, eight 8-inch, four C-inch, twenty six-poundeis, six one-pounders, four Gatling gun , and six torpedo tubes. Then carry in your mind the idea that a single fring of one of the large guns 1,150 pounds of iron is discharged, at a broadside 5,600 pounds is belched into the enemy. In a word, the "Indiana" is a r-egular- floating Fort Sumter, with highest order of ordn anee and appliances for destruction. T.here are over 400 menu aboard, and it is naturally a very mixed and interesting gathering. A COMIPLIMENT. A newspaper editor would be inhunman if he did not feel proud of the knowledge that his efforts are appreciated by those competent to judge; we re-ceive-d a letter last week from one of Kingstree's merchants and in it he pays us tbe following comnpl ment: "Sy let me be candid enough to say a word for the Times. Your this weeks ssue was a good one. I behecve it is one f the best counlty newspapers in the State nd can only be appreciated when con trasted with some others. And again, I am not given t-> fiatery and seldom compli ent people to themselves, but you will excse this personal mention. Your fluent nd comprehensive style of expressing ideas not only shows growth and acquired ease in that line, but the soundness, biroad ness and liberality of your v:ews of1 late at test a general, broader-ing, all round de gel pment and growth of the man. IHol your hold and you will some day weigh M MN REG U LAO THE BEST SPRING MEDiCINE Is SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR. Don't forge to take it. Now is the time you need it most to wake up your Liver. A sluggish Liver brings on 'Malaria. Fever and Ague, Rhemisin and many other ills which shatt.r the constitution and wreck health. D.,n't forget the word REGULATOR. it is Sli.:MONS LIVER REGULATOR vou want. The word REG ULATOR distn umes it from all other remedies. i Iis this. SIMMONS LIVER REGULAtTOr is a Regulator of the Liver, keeps it propery at wvork, that your system mav 1e kent in good condition. FOR THE BLOOD take SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR. it is the best blood purifier and corrector. Try it and note the difference. Look for the RED Z on every package. You wont find it on any other medicine, and there is no other Liver remedv like SIMMDNS LIVER REGULATOR-the Kingof Liver Remedies. Be sure you get it. J. H. Zeilin & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. A GOOD LAW. One of the most important acts of the General Assembly is the one which relates to insurance. As the law of this State stands now, if a par ty insures his iproperty, the companv is liable for the face of the policy. There will be no more shaving upon every conceivable pretext to defeat the insured of that which he paid his mone.' for. We regard this act of great imuportance to all property ownrs, therefore we publish the act in fli: An Aet to regilatte the issue cf polieics by ati. Is i .F' it c b1 the Gcn.-ra! As ciyf tie . ta!'.e of onth CAa.ina, That, ." rnf n ie urnee~~n cies .nt.;. lbnii( Sin1 i ths Statt, shali is. sne polfen-s tor nmore thaun the v:aue to be stated in the mbey. Auiount of the value of the property to be insu red, th. amount of insurance. to be ti : by imssor andl in. snred at or b, fore the ti:: of is.uin. said policies. Arol in case of total loss by *ire the insured shall be entitled to recover the full amount of insurance, and a propYor tiona'e anionnt in case of partial loss: Pro vided, inat t'.vo or umcre po.:ces writtcu upon the samue property sha!! be deemed and h-4d to be contributive itisuranct-; and if tite-:111m of all uch insurance exeeed the irable value of ti the prop erty as a bre by ti ainrtr an-I tI in. . tired, inl th . tnlt ofa t ta! or partial loss each e.>ni pany sinu only b lialte for its pro rata stare of s:iid USinInace. S .o . ' n' - u in the ap plicttion f.r r th: b. &A1 to pre. 'ernt a r :.y idox a jiry o. s.id po: CV, ii- toi.d :Pr lovided, after th~e x : .. VSLU insur er shall be eso oppd to di tie truth of t'ie statement in the aippication for insur. ance which was adopted except for fraud in making th ir application for insurance. Section 3. N:othiing in this act shall be held to apply to insuantce on chattel or persond property. Atpproved the tw. nIy ,ih.1th daty of Feb ruary, A. D. 6.b9 A FRIEND'S TRIBUTE. Mr. G. Willie Jones, aged 25 years, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Oliver Wells, near Panola, S. C., Friday, March 0th 1806. Willie was en obedient son, affectionate broth er, kind neighbor and faithful friend, but above all he was an humble and consistent Christian, possessing many noble traits of character, by wvhich he won the esteemi of all. His illness was borne with remarkable patience andl fortitude. He had p)erfect as surance of eternal happiness, leaving no doubt in the minds of loved ones that all was well. He is not dead, only gone home. Those of us who knew him intimately, loved him, and the world is better for his having lived. How sad that he should be cut down in the midst of young mian hood, but God does not measure life by years. and while we can not al ways und1(erstaud( His works, we know that He doth all things well. A father and mother, a number of brothers and sisters, and a large cir cle of relat ions,are left to mourn their loss. May we all nmet h im in heaven. Oss~ WHO Kxows. Jordan, S. C., March 14th. WA ANED.PRCE5et GAAIAI.L.No.0,n3 Pai~~ie0-,s-Lus o bought:breeG r.Aready It. year. n. 1ior ex peie i . years. in the arug business. have ne'ver wiu '0.ia that g.av:e such universal satis ZaCion' as your Tuonic. vrtrul1y, R.B3.LORYEA, SThe Druggist, Manning, S. C. (. C. LESLAE, ish Packed for Courdr; Urders a Specialty No ei'".sf p~hn.\Snd fo pice list. (n ~ -nHo otry proinee are Stali N'. 1i'and 0 Fs rt. Pure Drugs an(d Medicines ALWAYS ON HA;D AT The Well-Known and Reliable DIlU; tSTORE OF or, W, M,brockinton In addition to a full and complete stock of drugs, Medicines and Chemicals, we ke ep a complete assortment of Patent Medicines, Toilet Articles, Eye=Glasses, Spectacles, And the thonsand and one things usually found in every first-class and well-regulated drug sfore. CALL AND SEE US. 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