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LOU!?N APPELT,7 Editor. MANN N G. S. C.. MAlCIT2, 1904. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. Si"13SCIMPrioN :.R"ES: OiWc vcar .. .. . .. ... ... . .. . ... 5 S1\ months from.the. Russo Fir war h b o :'. ':.:ll Pi. " :.' :h ;1'\'. in vrtxr I in co g:: a definitcha tC nis- ~:I . .:: t'''d x ;t :a ..r.i' t O:11 Cra'.: l:Or P.t:k atMflIt s C WILL WAR BE GENERAL? rThe news fronm the Russo-Ja panl war has become so Conflict in that to get any definite infor mation is like attempting to work the problem "How old is Ann." We know there is a war going on and that the Japanese for the present have infiicted the greater damage. but that was on the water where the Russians are greatly at a disad vantage. Now as land opera tions are beginning the reports become confusing to such an ex tent that we are at a loss to know which or what is true. Will there be a general war among the nations? This ques tion is beginning to force itself upon the public mind. The Ko rean monarchy giving aid to Ja pan. and France exhibiting a friendliness for Russia, with Germany in sympathy with Rus sia also. and England and the United States looking for an op portunity to give the command. Halt! to Russia. a general con flict is possible and altogether probable. If it comes. England and the United States will be al lied with Janan and force China to aid. Germany. France and perhaps Italy will cast their for tunes with Russia and all will depend upon which of these alli ances can do the most destruct ion. In our opinion. should a general conflict come. it will re suit in the i obbling up of boti China and Japan to be divided among the powers as a conquest of war. The effect on the coi mercial world will be disastrous, there will be panics and stagna tion, all industries and callings will suffer: the farmers will only be able to realize on food supplies and upon thenin a con tracted mariket. as all shlipping will b~e at a standistill. A genera. war would be a calamity such as the world has never suffered. Te prevent it will take the wisest statemanship. -- The News; a'nd Courier is reach ing~ on.to increase its circulation thr-oughout the State, and asa * special inducment it has reduced its subscription price to Mpe1 year. Mr. F. P. Cooper from Clnon is in charge of this dep~artmnenL and xxith his char acteristic enterprise he is secur ing good correspondents in order to pop~ularize the paper. The News and Courier is a thorougly rliable newspaper, and with the establishmrent of rural routes, :.u god crrespondents, there ino reason why the people should be without todays news today. Several State constables were con victed in Charleston last week, on the charge of assault and battery of a high and aggra vatced nature, and from the evi dence we think the verdict a just one. There is no doubt that Charleston is infested with blind tigers, and it may be, and probably is true, that Weiters was running one of these dives, but in the enforcement of the law, there is no just reason why the officers should choke and bear a man. If law officers overreach themselves in the performnanet of a duty they are as liable tc nunishmnent as the man wh overreaches the law avnd viol ates it. We favor the enforcement of the dispensary law all over ths State, but we are opposed tc ruffianism. The verdict in thi: should be thoroughly investigat ed by the governor, and if tin constables are really guilty oj going beyond their duty, they should be dismissed from office To win respect for a law, th executing officers should so per form their duties as to commn respect, and this they cannot dc by beating a gnan wvith "billies, and choking him into insensibili tv. When in the discharge of duty resistance is oftrered, coo judgment is needed, and only enough force should be used tc -repel the resistance. In thir case several stalwart constable: beat and choked one "corne Dutchman" because he objected to a search being made, and th< evidence admitted of no doub on the minds of the jury, tha the constables abused thei: trust. If a policeman was t< beat a man over the head wit] his club, because that man pull ed back wvhen arrested, the lav would punish the p)olicenmn, an< because a man objects to hi: premuses being search does no give constables the power to in niet corporal punisinnent. Tb law provides means to puniisi those resisting officers. S100 Re-vard, $100. The reader.. at tis a pr wil he te~a-ed stg . and thti.Ctrh H ..~ar u I'...' - ii n . mi Ie Pils are the best. "Slab's" Ruminations. E'ditor Tiie Mannlin: Tjie : There are so miany good ripe sub ecets to write on. or about. that I hard I know which to tackle. unless I had a little mo re gumlfl1ption than [ye got and could handle them better than I can. And then Ti-: Tim-- goes to so many peopil's iouses, and there are so many people that may criticise--but when a fellow just gets chuck full of a thing. I guess the best way to do is just to spit it oit and let those eriticise who may, and I believe that's about what I will do. A word about THE TIMES lirst. oin Slab aint one to be braging and l1iabing about a thing all the time, and so l don't believe I ever have said what I think about our county paper, so here goes. If there is a county paper any where in the whole State of South Car olina that can equal THE M.ANNING TIMES for news, and general "get up I haven't seen it. and 've seen a good many. There: Its out for what it's worth. Now for a good social chat with my brothers in the wool hat bri gade. Well, how about the cotton crop for 1904? How many are going to plant as much cotton this year as they did last year' How many are going to plant more' How many knows what cotton will sell at per pound next fall? How many are going to neglect a little corn and provision crop for a big cotton crop? HoIl many have traded their cot ton seed (that ought to go to corn) to the oil mill for meal to go to cotton? How many are going to plant for 12c cotton and make a debt that nothing short of 12c cotton can pay? Then sup pose cotton drops to Se, what will you do about that other 4c? There's a string o: questions for you and it will take "ioss sense" to answer them too. And felioi's there is the milk in the cocoa nut. We've just got to use "hoss sense" for that's about the only kind we've got. Lets ask ourselves another question or two and see if we can't answer them this time. What made tobacco sell at such a tine- price two vears ago? Every body said specula tion: What made tobacco sell for such an exceedingly low price last year? Every body says speculation. And the speculator' is the man that's got the money. Now the greatest and most momentous question to us is, how can we ever manage the speculator? We can do it. This same set of one gallus. wool hat farmers can do it by united action, and we are the only set of men on the top side of the globe that can do it. How can we do it? By raising our own bread and meat and making cotton our extra, or surplus crop. That's an old worn out tune but we can sing it if we will. Another old worn out fact is that we cannot make cotton to buy corn with. We have tried it time and again and it fails every time. I say fellows, do you reckon they gave us a stormin' big price for cotton last winter because they loved us that much? When tobacco went so high two years ago, every body liken to went crazy and planted a tremendous big cron last year. and the precious specu iator showed us just where and how umch he loved us. As soon as we got a big crop made one trust bought out another trust, thereby killing competi tion and the result was they just swal lowed the tobacco farmer, tobacco and all, and oh mny wasn't it funny to be expecting a 10; crop and sell o,-Pj: 4c. Well, that was a lessons w. learned from actual experience. And now take carec history da repeat itself. Every bodv atvs oh: the demand is so great I nd the'supply is so short that cotton is bound to sell for a big price next fall. it ain't bound to do anything of the kind. It ain't got to sell for a cent, more than the man with the money says its ot to sell for, if we make a big crop. Blrethren" dont liaut too much cot ton, and what 1 mean by that is don't plant eno:mgh cotton to cut your grain and provis:on erop~ short. Just to the extent that a person or a country needs a thing, to that extent wvill they pay for it. Then dont make too much cot ton this vear. and v'ou will get a good price forit next ftll. Ten bales at 12e will bring you $600. and ten bales at ic will bt'ing you $350 a difference of $250, and it will cost just as much, and possi bly more to make a pound cf ic cotton as'it will a pound for 12c. Cut down the acr-eage. And if you feel like you are just obliged to make a heap of cot ton, make it on fewer acres and at less expdense per bale: and don't forget that the speculator is not obliged to pay you 21c for it next fall. Come on corres pondents of THE TIMES. Give us your ideas along this line and your reason for having an idea. JOHN SLAB. Sciatic Rheumatism Cuzed. "I have been subject to sciatic rheu matism for years," says E. H. Waldron of Wilton Junction, Iowa. "31y joints were stiff and gav-e me much pain and discomfort. My jointg would crack when I straightened up. I used Chain berlain's Pain B3ahn and have been thoroghly cured. Have not had a pain or ache from the old trouble for many months. It is certainly a most wonder ful liniment." For sale by The RI. B. Loryea Dr-ug Store, Isaac 31. Loryea, Prop. Oakland News. Iimdar The Manning Times: IWe are making preparations for a gi atic cotton crop this year. We have bought tons and tons of fertilizers which means that we intend to put i of it to cotton and the balance to corn pos sibly. \We need the county experimental farms suggested in Mr. DesChamps' bill to teach us to plant for enough corn to sell 100) bushels to the plow, potatoes the same. say 10.000 pounds peavine hay to a plow. make meat enough to do us'and some to sell, and about 100 gal lons molasses to sell besides some to -keep for home use, and to properly -drain our farms, and pasture our cattle; Iand then to let us plant cotton "with a clear conscience," as M1r. Ridding of the Georgia experimental station sug gests. WXe are sor-ry the DesChamps meas ue failed. The farm or station sug gested could pay back to the State its initial appropriation in one year of good prices. The lien law was not killed. Opinion is about equally divided as to the wis dom of the law being done away with. but all are agreed that after a few years of doing without it the lienor farmers would be better oil. It would be better to give chattle mortgages and bills of sl(the usual collateral o : a lien) than to gie at lien on what is not in exis ence, except in the mind of the enthus iastic far mer' who gives the lien. W \e welicomne the 50 cents 1)011 (?) tax ion dogs It would be better to raise it to 81.00 but for the tax dodger. Won der who is going to make the canine retns?,' Of coturse the man with a ood~y dc mayv. but we doubt seriously if mam"ny dogs will he r-etur'ned, and they won't he killed beforehand either-. T he fill sown oat crop is all killed. Soec later plianted am-e doing well. Doubtess the cold stricken aci'eage in oats will be planted in cotton. Nearly all the fertilizers bought in this section were purchased of the Roy ster guano people as olpposed to the V irinia-Carolina Trust, and at lower quotatons too. The people ar-e begin ning to ask for the identity' of our can didates for- this summer's primatry. IL. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Uas~ w'orld-wide fame for marvelous -ures. It Surpasses any other salve, loion. Ointment or balm for cuts.cor-ns. buai nboils. sor'es, felons. ulccrs.tetter, sa'heum,. fever sores. chapped hands, Iskin eruptions: Infallible for piles. Cure guar-anteed. Only 25c at The R. DR. BROWN TO THE CHURCHES. Pastor of the First Baptist Church Has Something to Say of the Formation of the New Baptist Association-In teresting Reading it is. TO THE CHURCHES OF TII- SANTEE? BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. B3RETHIREN:-It is said that on my account, four churches, some of thet quite widely separated from others as to location, have been induced by lead. ers unfriendly to me, to take their let ters and leave the Santee Association. The churches referred to are the Man ning church. the Bartlette Strn"' chulh. the Pisgah church and the Salem church. It is due to those who know uothing of the facts in the case to state them. Two years ago. Mr. Gough, the pa: tor at Manning, took it upon himself without any sort of premonition given to me by any one. to go about among some of the churches, seeking to induce them to vote against me at the Sum merton meeting, which was then near at hand. For some reason, he failed to find a sufficient number of voters, and the project failed of realization. There upon the larger part of the Manning delegation returned home, and took no further part in the business of that session of the Association. The next year, at Sumter, Mr. Gresham was nominated for the office of the body: but again there were not enough votes to elect him. Last year, in November, when the Association met in Manning, I received 53 votes out of the 83 that were cast; and that aftrnoon, the Sumter delegation. exceptiL myself, not desiring to remain in at:endance upon what was not much more nor less than a row, and at my advice and sug gestion, returned to Sumter. This aroused bad feelings in certain breth ren, some of whom on a former occa sion, had acted just as the Sumter del egation acted: and therefore, on Satur day, the whole business of the Associa tion was sidetracked, in order that we might hear the reading of the papet which is published on page 7 of the Minutes of the Association. In dis cussing that remarkable paper, various explanations were made. I myself sought to make a few: but it was mani fest that explanations were not what was demand, and all that was said, though a bad spirit was shown by nc one, was unavailing. The Association granted to the offended brethren the privilege of publishing the paper, and I myself voted that it be spread on the Minutes. I felt then as I do now, that the paper itself is its own best answer. The minority seemed to feel much hurt because the majority did not yield. Mr. Gough felt called upon to say that I was the only man in the State who would continue in office in the face of such a minoritv." The truth was I had more respect. for the man than I had for their methods. The charge against me was that I was playing "boss." and this bossism was obnoxious to some of the brethren. No other charge. however, was pre ferred.. In fact, Mr. Gough. who was a leader in this enterprise, has said to me in letters which I have, and also on the floor of the Assoehation,t,hat against me personar- lie had no ill-feeling. Thent could be only my official self thia was odious to him. At any rate, nothing but a general "bossism" was ever made use of as an argument to show that I should be ejected from the office of Clerk of the Association. When I began to reviewv the situa tion, I came to see how they might have~ a shadow of foundation for the charge. I have been in Sumter a long time. I organized the Santee Association. and~ sought the officee of Clerk. which is the pace of a servant, and avowed that] would never consent to serve as Mod erator, which office I have refused on three occasions. The office of Clerk I have held throughotut the history of the body, and I'll venture that ours is orne of the few bodies in the State, t wenty* ive years old. wvhose archives are in tact.~ This has arisen from tihe fact that one man has kept them through all the years of the life of the body. A frequent change of Clerks generally results in the loss eventually of all pa. pers and records. If possible, it is best for one man to retain this otfice for a long time, unless lie develops a mani fest unfitn'ess. For this reason, and be cause I honestly believed I could fill the office. I have gladly held it, re garding it all the time as a place of ser vice more than of honor. Latterly. when ten or twenty brethren, out ol nearly three thousand, wanted to eject me, I refused to resign because they had not sought to accomplish their ob ject in a righteous and Christian waly. I have always felt a profound inter est in the welfare of the Santee churches. It came to pass that the brethren wrote to me about almost everything-. I have been directly or indirectly instrumental in getting pas tors. at one time or another, for almost all the churches in the Association. during my twenty-nine years' 'ojourn at Sumter. Then, besides, Sumter be ing so central, the Executive Board was located here, and one or another of the Sumter brethren has been made Moderator for years: so it was a tr~ue charge that in me my church a large part of the executive authority of the Association was vested. But it was also true that we did not seek these honors. They were thrust upon us be cause of our local habitation, and we did not know that any ch urch or brothiei was suffering because of our long occu pancy of orfice. How we should con gratulate ourselves that never once did we abuse the power committced to us: In oirder to gratify the malcoutent: and get out of their way. I freely suir rendered all official connection with the Association, except the office of Clerk which did nothing more than give mm the privilege of writing the Minute: once a year, and keeping a file of them. But when nothing wvas left to me but this one position, I was still like Morde cai sitting at the palace gate, and th same dissatislied few were displeasec at my presence. Because my Churcl naturally upheld ime and voted for m< in this mnatter, the whole body spirit ual, as we may justly infer from thial paper published on page 7 of the Min ues, became an object of odium to the few brethren in question, and my pe~o ple were called upon to bear the abuse along with me, which same thing the: have done with some marked degree o p)atience and forbearance. For three sessions, the meetingof the Association was but little better than political row. It seemed to be merely question of endurnce,iuntil at last the Executive Board held the malcontent to the performiance of their threat t<n the Association, or cease from wrang ling and destroying the peace of the body. They chose to quit. Trough it all I believe it was myvdu ty if nut my pleasure, to retain th< lerkship, and thus to show South Car olina Baptists, for once at least, tha majorities have rights as wvell as minor ities. And so I am still in office toserv< y brethren. Against any expressee wish from me, and in despite of the fac that I now occupy :no other' official posi tion in the Association, the brethrem ontinue to write to me about all sort of things. asking for help or advice o something of the kind; and to all thes letters now, just as in the blessed year that are goneI make willing responses hoping to aid the brethren to the ver best of my ability. If I have been broth Happy, Healthy Children. Any child can take Little Early ils ers with perfect safety. They tie har m less never gripe or sicken, and yet the: are so certain in resuhts tha iobns constitution' requiring? dr astic meatn are eveir disapnointed. They cannmo fail to perfoirm their mission and ev er: one who uses De\\itt' ILittle Ely m lii set's prefer themn to all other pills The: cure biliousness Sold by The R. B erly and won the confidence of the chureS. and they look to me in any way. and because of this I am called a --,oss." then let it be known that I de sire to remain in this good office as long as l live. I am anxious to have the churches know and helieve that f an their servant for Christ's sake. Now that the four dissatisfied church es have taken their letters and gone in to a new body of their own, let. us have peace. The purpose of my heart is to see a general missionary appointed for the upper section of the Association. an.d for this I shall continue to work. I am debtor to all men. I shall pass this war but once. What I do for my breth ren must be done as I go along. They cannot honor me more highly than in calling on me to serve them in any way that lies within my power. Fraternally, C. C. BRiowN, Sumter, Feb. 18, 1904. Colds Cause Pneumonia. One of the most remarkable cases of a cold, deep-seated on the lungs, caus ing pneumonia,is that of Mrs. Gertrude E. Fenner. Marion, Ind. who was en tirely cured by the use of One Minute Cough Cure. She says: "The coughing and straining so weakened me that I ran down in weight from 148 to 92 pounds. I tried a number of remedies to no avail until I used One Minute Cough Cure. Four bottles of this won derful remedy cured me entirely of the cough. strengthened my lungs and res tored me to my normal weight, health and strength." Sold by The R. B.Lor yea Drug Store. Hampton Monument. Manning. S. C. Mar. 1, 1904. Editor of THE TIME.: Please publish Col. Brailsford's letter to me in this week's issue. I do hope eight others will join us in raising the tifty dollars. Dear friends let it con inatonce. Kind friends are giving me small sums as I meet them and I hope quite a lot of them will do so,so that. our amount will exceed the two hundred dollars (8200). I do not want to beg. so unless you take advantage of tkis opportunity, you will never have the chance again. Panola. S. C.. Feb., 27, 1904. Capt. D. J. Bradham, Chairman Hamp ton Monument Fund, Mannin, S. C. Dear Captain: In all of her history in both war and peace Clarendon county has never failed to measure up to the highest standard of patriotism, public spirit, and a liberal endorsement and appreciation of the splendid 'services and sacrifices of the great men of Caro lina and the only explanation of her shortcoming in raising the paltry sum of two hundred dollars, her quota to the Hampton statute, is the very fact that it was so contemptibly small that every patriotic lover of Hampton flat tered himself that a few other patriots were promptly raising it. Clarendon should have been the banner county in her contributions to his statue for there is a proud epoch in her history that links her to his house and name, for one of her noblest sons, the grand old Roman Governor. John L. Manning. brought to her soil as his lovely young bride, Miss Susan Hampton, who in the mansion of .lilfred dispensed a queenly hospitality not adorned with diamonds alone, but crowned with all the Chris tian graces that could adorn woman hood. so that we should feel too a coun ty pride in the speedy ereetion of this Statue. Now that you have published the fact that the picayune balance of 851 is due. it will be sp,:edily handed you. I will be one of ten to pay you this balance of 8.31. I am Fraternally you rs, D. W. BRlAILSFORD. Nothing Equals to Chamberlain's Colic, Chol era and Diarrhoea Remedy Bowel Complaint in children. ..We have used Chamberlain's Colie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in our family for years," says Mrs. J.B.Cooke, of Netherland's, Tekas. "We have given it to all of our children. We have used other medicines for the same purpose, bum. never found anythinfi to to equal Chamberlain's. If you will use it as directed it will always cure." For sale by The R. B. Loayea Drug Store. Isaac ML Loryea. Prop. New Zion Dots. Editor The Mannin:: Times: Mr. Scot Burgess of Sardinia was in town a few days ago on business. A fe w young sports of this place went out sparking a few nights ago, after arriving at their destination,the rain be gan to pour. To stay all night their dads wvould be after them, so they plunged out in the dark, but soon lost their path, and after screaming like wild eats and alarming the neighbor hood they found their path, lamenting their bad luck. An old bachelor of Turbeville was seen coming from Lynchburg, no one can tell what's up as the wind was blow ing in that direction. We hope they will soon become reconciled, and await the future. This is election year let all the can didates run, that will be the merrier. The buzzing of the saw can he heard now, and we also enjoy the sweet odors of the sawdust. B. Ne w Zion. Feb. 29. 1904. The Name Witch Hazel. The name Witch Hazel is much abus ed. E. C. De\Vitt & Co.. Chicago are the inventors of the original and only genuine Witch Hazel Salve. A cer tamn cure for cuts, burns, bruises, ecze ma, tetter. piles, etc. There are many counterfeits of this salve,some of which are dangerous. wvhile they are all worthless. In buying Witch Hazel Salve see tha~t the name E. C. DeWitt & Co., Chicago is on the box and a cure is certain. Sold by The R. 13. Loryea Drug Store. Alcoln Siftings. Editor The Mannim:~ Times News is scarce here this wveek, and we are somewhat like the boy the calf ran over-we have nothing to say. However, we will endeavor to let the people krior that we are still here. Some of our people are very successful: especially in the poultry line. One man declares he has four hens that will lay ive eggs a day, and another says lhe has lhens that will lay seven eggs in one day. That looks pretty successful; Doesn't it? Messrs. W. B. Costin, R. A. Wells. Wmn. Geleott and L. M. Jones spent esterday in Sumter. Miss Lamb Minms spent yesterday at her home. Mr. J. P. Coleman spent last Satur Iday in Sumter. If our friend C. L. Montgomery does not get a move on him and come to Alcou again he will lose the prize which lhe has strived so earnestly to win. PAT. Alcolu, 29, 1904. A Boy's Wild Ride for Life. With family around expecting him to die.and a son riding for life.18 miles. t~o get Dr. King's New Discover~y for Conumptimon, Coughs and Colds. W. H. Brw.of Leesvi Lle. Ind., endured w onder ful medicine gave instant relief nd soon eured him. He writes: "I now sleep) soundly every night." Like mar velous cur es of consumption, pneunmo ni, bioneuitis, coug'hs. colds and grip pov e its matchless merit for all throat ad lung troubles. Trial bottles free at The R. B. Loryea Drtug Store. The feelinr and the re' of the coI lars are r'1 lettd. shir'-:LI a 'r . '/c ] to lla"I Il-tI: O'+'.' fromIG: lI'Iit :'-Il tear that 0o1to-l:n :l w mt hn ali'e neces :". n i lar wcrn a: ]il le a. Ilnhye. As a resu: th: li -n lt s ou.er alt . swears better whien dine at the Laurens Stem Laundy, LA I UIENS. S. C. In the District Court OF THE UNITED STATES. For the Eastern District of South Carolina. IN THE MATTEI OF ROBERT LEE FELDElt. Bankrut. IN BANKRUI'TCY. Pursuant to an Order of T. C. Stranss, Referee in Bankruptcy, I will obTer for sale at public auction at Pinevl:Cod, S. C., on the 14th day of March, 1904. at eleven o'clock A. M. or as soon there after as the sale can be made. the stock of general merchandise and fixtures be lon ging to the estate of Robert Lee Felder, Bankrupt. ALSO: Lot of land No. 11, biock O. in the town of Pinewood. S. C., conveyed to Robt. Lee Felder by, Pee Dee Land Coml pan y. i. .. BLAND. Trust.ee in Baukruntcy. CAN WE INTEREST YOU IN A HEGE IMPROVED LOG-SEAM SAW MILL? WITH THE HEACOCK-KING VARIABLE FEED WORKS. IT CAN'T BE BEAT. Write "The Machinery People" for prices W. H. GIBBES (. CO. COLUMBIA, S. C. ENGINES. HOL.ERS. COTTON GINS. THE GIBDES PORTACLC SHINGLE MACHINE ; - H 1' e-~ ~~c C-ffMY r t 01 furoo r. CASTOR RG1A co nat n Cildren. Th -Kn Yo -HoeAwas ouh Ber th wasteand kidne bailments2 re.. in'- U~Pin inS sinallz ofA th Iak burin. rin de,.~ diznssbo Th BidYuh uwy Bough Beas remdthtaorsin Sitn of drg hc hv i t11 kdietre tie actern' them in dieaie poduecg, Iiurill~Uc i.dzine ss blano n at biadf ilictes, a sent gravl. jaf n (ice. viii av chaser. At Dru! Stores - Card of Thanks. ['o my cust'mcr. in Manning and Clarencdon Co unty: I tak. this moth od of thanking -ou for the lib( ral patronage riven ime the pa. .t year, and to ,ssure you I am 'better prepared nan evr to til your wants at he very lowe t prices and I eep iothing bn t the best. I will take pl easure in giving 1i1 orders en' trusted to me rompt person ' attention. Wishing you -all a happy, pros >rous New Ye ar, I am Respe ctfully, 1i. B. MOUZON. Notice to Creditors. All persons iaving claims against ;ie estate of J. L. Eadon de :eased, will present them duly at ;ested, and t hose owing said estate vill make paTment to S.. A. EADON, A.. J. RICHBOURG, Executors. Far Sale. The Steam Sam- and Grist Mills, and heir appliances.. lantely -owned by Mr. r. H. Juue, located near Jordan, Clar ,ndon County. Pe::sons desiring to >urchase this property will please ap >ly to Joseph F. Rthame, Attorney for >wner, Mannirg? S. C. Notice of Election. The qualified electo rs of the Town of danning will hereby take notice that n election will be h eld at the Court 1ouse from 8 a. in. tii. 14 p. in. on March .0, 1904, the question being whether or tot the Town of Mam Ling shall surren ler its present charger. and come in ender the general iticorporation Act, nade and provided for towns of be ween one thousand a.id five thousand >eople, thus enlarging. the scope and >owers of such municipalities. D. ML 3RADHAM, Intendant. E. J. BROwNE, Cle 'k. arolina Portand Cement Company, Charl estoii, S. C. GAGER'S White Lime [ias no equal dor quality. sti engta and Cooperage. Pa'cked in Heavy Cooper tge and Starnaard Cooperage. Also dealers in Portland Cement. R~osendale Cr-nent. Fire 'Brick, Rlooling Papers, T1erra. Cotta Pipe, etc. Notice to Creditors. All persons havingr claims against; the estate of D. F. Lide. deceased, will present them duly attested, and those >wing said estate will make pay~ ment to -. .D. i. LIDE, Administrator. Pinewood, S. C., February 10, 1904. [21-At . I aeNotice. ln I aein hand some money to ln Dn reasonable terms. Apply to the undersigned. JOSEPH F. RHAME, ~laning.~. ~ Attorney at Law. Do You Want To BORROW MONEY? If you want to borrow money on real estate, .no matter how large the amount, come to see me. I can make ]oans on im proved real estate at a low rate of interest and on long time.. J. A. WEINBERG, ~ Attorney at Law, MANNING. - - S. C. . S10rthiiis & Berksiii0e. We have never heen so well prepared ~o handle the trade in Shorthorn Cattl md Berkshire Pigs as now. We have somec tine Balls about ready 'or service for sale. We can furnish you Pigs not akin of ~he highest breed-ing and quality at 'easonable prices. Write for whn.a you want. Alderm~an Stock~ Farm, ALCOL.U. S. C. FlmE. LIFE. .ACCIDENJT & IIURGLARY TNSURtANC'E. Tailor-Mad OClothing. g FIT GUARANT'ED. A FULL. LINE OF SAMPLES. .ady-MIade.Suits, Mackin-@ toshes and Rain Coats. g J1. L. WILSON. 'GED of the body, When they omne filled with poisonou's sult. - headache, scanty, painful, ting are the. forerunners of ous disease. and Junliper aediate relief--a combina -et and cairative~ action on la used and prescribed by fthe kidneys, cleansing opluritie.g. It renders the atiseptic, relieving at once ;, acid, burning urine, etc. bladder ailnent, dlrop~sy, satisfactory to every pur - Drug Co., Columbia, S, C. - *04 Have You Seen 8 OQur Twentieth Century Sew fr ing Machine? We have a full -_ 6 line of Sewing Machines to 7 please the most critical buyer. is one of our swiftest sellers; there is no other machine on \ ___1__ the market today to compare with it for the price. It is a drop-head, ball-bearing, full quarter oak, piano polished cabinet; an ornament in any well equipped household. We sell our Maehines either for cash or on time. Hard .Times shall not prevent you from buying from us, as we sell everything cheaper than you can buy elsewhere; our buying in large quanti ties enables us to do so, and secondly we can sell you everything in onr line on easy weekly payments, or monthly instalments by payingr cash to begin with. DON'T take our word for whit we say, come and convince DOyourself. We are always glad to see you at our store whether you buy or not. Yours to see y.ou soon, S. L. KRASNOFF, . THE FURNITURE MAN. Coffins and Caskets. W. A, BOWMAN, Pres, C. W. BOSHAMER, Sec, & Treas. The Sumter Banking and Mercantile Co., Sumter, S. C. c.AIT Ar_ s W Co S?O-OOO. Wholesale Grocers, Fertiizeim and Farmirsi' Supplies. Sole Agents for the Celebrated Wilcox & Gibbs Fertilizers. We are prepared to quote the very closest cash or time prices on all lines of Groceries, Fertilizers and Farmers' Supplies, and invite your investigation before making your arrangements for another year. Come to see us. We will save you money and give you'a hearty, courteous welcome. Sumter Banking & mercantile Co., . Masonic Building, 2d door from the Postoffice, SU TE it t. C. E. C. HORTON, JR. T. MITCHELL WELLS. Mutual's PUTTING ON Spring Apparel.I Well, our Yellow Ticket Sale is over and we are greatly pleased with the liberal patronage we received at g this sale. We have also taken stock and are now ready to turn our energies and forces Springwarcl with a vim 7 that means money saved to the CASH BUYER. I We are daily putting up new seasonable goods. - Great new things in Dress Goods of the Woolen cre ation these. The new Fleck Voiles, Etomines, Figured Voiles, Eolines, Sublimes, Batistes, both in black and colored. We undoubtedly have the greatest line of WHITE GOODS In Manning, both lustrious and soft finish. Strong lines of Heavy Cotton Goods, such as Voiles, Melange, Galatia, Lintette Suitings, etc. You'll have to o see them to appreciate their value. Remember the Mutual and cement more strongly the $ mutual friendship now existing between us and our cus tomers and we sincerely hope to be the recipients of even a greater part of your patronage this coming rpring sea son. We are youis for the dry goods business MUTUAL DRY QOODS COMPAY LTTIR .M CINTOSHm W- MINTER TURNER.