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MANNING. S. C., MAY 5, 1909.
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ond Class matter.
A NEW POLITICAL MACHINE.
The Sumter Item seems to t
think "the Anti-Saloon League
of South Carolina bids fair to be
the most effective political ma
chine the State has had since
the Farmers Alliance went out1
of business."
We have never doubted from
the start that many of the lead
ing spirits in this movement are
prompted by political motives.
The cunning of the band wagon'
riders is seen in every county,
they just cannot help forging
themselves forward to reach for
the lines to do the driving. While
it is true there is much pretense, I
hypocrisy, and politics in the i
present war upon the legal sale
of liquor, there is no gainsaying
it that the movement has reach
ed such proportions, it requires a
high quality of moral courage to
undertake resistance. and be
cause of this, few men in public
life will chance their personal
popularity to express views not
in accord with the popular domi
nent forces, therefore the move
ment goes along unobstructed
with the politicans in the lead.
There are, however, some few
active workers who are wholly
unselfish,and are laboring under
the hallucination that morality
and piety can be legislated into
the hearts of men; they act as
if they believe the laws of the
land should force an acceptance
of a code of moralsfixed by them
selves, some few of the Prohibi
tionists who have come in contact
with the world, and the ways of hu
manity, are disposed to be some
what elastic in their practical
ideas, but there are others as
intolerant as are the followers
of the cresent in the East, that 1
fiendishly massacre ihose who
will not accept the dogmas of
the Sultan: they are not only I
intolerant, but blind in their
fanaticism, they imagine them
selves empowered with the holy I
right to demand the enactment 1
of laws which will enforce obedi-(
ence to their will. Those who
will not join them in the crusade
against the legal sale of liquor,
although men of the highest I
type of moralty, are regarded as
impious who need to be lifted
into a moral altitude, such as<
only themselves now occupy: I
when this cannot be done by prac-(
tical demonstration, then resort I
to a legislative club will be made
to force conversion. History1
says, the Romnish church used<
the State to persecute the Dis-C
senters, and ever since, the acts!
of the coercian by the Catholics J
have been held up with
indignant warning and scorn by
all other faiths. To force the ac- 1
ceptance of creed through legis
lative enactment is assuming 1
a lordship over the conscience,
and is in violation of every prin
ciple of religion. A man who
for his political enhancement,
or some other ulterior purpose
enlists in the prohibition move 11
mnent, h.is breath may stink with
liquor. and his morals. as rotten
as a leprous victim in a Lazaret
to, is immediately absolved of<
.hs sis, and becomes as pure as I
hedriven snow, therefore the
practical politician who is guided
by the principle of "damn prin-J
ciple its office I want," hesitates
not to cast aside his sincere con
victions but blatantly accepts th-e
popular clamor, he has not the 1
fran1kness to be a leader of
thought or action.
Many of these men who ar-e I
climbing over the sincere Pro
hibitionists to secure the helm
of the prohibition ship, will,t
when they get all of the politics<
they can out of it, scuttle and
desert as they did the Farmers' I
Alliance. The Item has much oft
the past political history of this 2
State, to base its opinion that a
huge political machine is now t
building under the fostering
care of the Anti-Saloon Leagueof
South Carolina.
It was ever thus, 1876 brought i
on a revolution demanded by the t
unnatural conditions. In 1890 ~
another7 revolution came in the t
demands of the Farmers' Move
ment, which turned out to be at
machine for the manufacture of k
fat jobs for shrewd politicians, t
now we have another revolution f
clothed in the white robes of<
morality, and with this, like its ~
predecessors, the politicians are I
loudest in proclaiming its dog
mas, and most vehement in their
denunciation and oppression of x
those who care more for theiri
individuality than for the fawn- 1
ing hypocrisy of scurvey politi- 1
cians. (_
Representative Hollingsworth i
of Ohio, is making an effort to r
break into r~otoriety by object- t
ing to the acceptance of the sil
ver service to be presented to c
the battleship Mississippi by that s
State, because it bears a por- i;
trait of JeffersonDavis. Hollings- d
worth is tr-amping in the paths r
of Keifer and Crumpacker in the r
waving of the "bloody shirt" to r
arouse sectional prejudice for Ic
home onsnmption ii
DEfENDS ON WHOSE OX IS GORED.
Senator Tillman, in reply to a
tatement made by Senator Mc
.umber of North Dakota, "thal
outhern Democrats are making
tronger appeals for protectior
han the Republicans of the old
chool" said "we are getting sc
>adly mixed here that it 1s hard
o tell the sheep from the goats,
,nd I am afraid that before we
-et through there won't be trougl
nough for all the hogs to ge1
heir scraps."
The senior senator from thih
state is evidently wonderins
vhere the Democrats are at. ThE
)emocratic platform is altogethei
pposed to the principle of pro
ection, and yet. the Democratic
erresentatives, especially fron
he South are clamoring for pro
ection on everything which thE
5outh is interested in.
Protection for the products o1
he North is what made that sec
ion rich, and as long as the Souti
iad no manufacturing, the de
and of this section was for freE
rade, but a change has comt
ver this section. the South i.
nanufacturing more and morE
very year, therefore our states
nen realize the good of protec
ion for us, hence, while the.
ubscribe to the so-called Demo
ratic principle of free trade, oi
ariff for revenue only, when il
omes to taking the tariff off oJ
outhern products the yoke be
ins to chafe, and they protest.
We do not think the tariff ques
ion should be considered from
olitical standpoint, it is purely
matter of business, and politics
Jhould not be allowed to enter in
o its consideration. If there ar
outhern products that protectior
vill help, by all means let us hav
t.
Our representatives are doing
,x6ellent work for the southerr
nasses, in having all materia
vhich does to the make-up o.
ertilizers placed on the free list
t will save untold millions to thi
eople, and not hurt any industr3
n the South, because these ma
erials come from foreign coun
ries, and we have no competi
ion with it, but when it comes tc
,ose articles manufactured ir
breign countries as welli as ours
merica cannot compete with th(
auper labor of Europe and foi
bat reason protection will bE
elpful to us.
WHAT'S THE USE TO KICK ?
Editor Cunningham of thE
3ishopville Leader and Vindica
or, a temperance advocate all o:
1s life, does not approve of pak
nissionaries being brought t<
outh Carolina to harangue oui
)eople to vote for prohibition
md because lie entertains sucl
riews. Rev. J. L. Harley thE
iead of the anti-saloon league it
his State proceeds to blister him
)ur old friend Cunningham
hould he continue his indepen
lent thoughts and expressions
viil bring down upon his head
he wrath of the intolerant, the
anatics, and the place-seekers.
We quite agree with the Bish
>pvilie editor in his objections tc
ired missionaries. The peopk
>f this State are as capable o:
mowing how to vote, as are thosE
>f Ohio and Georgia, they neet
1 foreign instructors. Let a mar
>r woman from some other StatE
:ome here to advocate the othea
;ide, there would be a howl fron
[r. Harley and his followers,ani
>roperly so.
The prohibition movement ir
his State is so thoroughly or
;anized, that it is conceded four
ifths of the vote will go for pro
iibition. and this too, without the
Lid of hired missionaries, it is
entiment to try the experiment
mfd those who differ fr-om thais
~onceded sentiment are on ly way
og a red rag in a mad bull's face
then they have the frankness tc
fxpess themselves. Therefore
vile we do not relish the ides
f this missionary work, and de
iot agree with the majority or
>rohibition, we have decided tc
ay down before the prohibitior
uggernaut and take the con
;equences.
The massacres in Turkey, and
he kilhing of lions in Africa, to
ether with the storms ir. the
vest, is about all the press dis
atches contain these days.
The Suimter correspondent foi
he News & Courier is of the
pinion that the election in Aug
tst in that county is in doubt,
>ut when he wakes up on the
norning of August 18th he wil
ealize that Sumter county has
~one "dry" by a majority of from
wo to three to one.
There has been started a move
ent in Boston for a world's fair
n 1920, to commemorate the
hree hundredth anni versary of
he landing of the Pilgrims, and
he founding of New England.
The exposition will be interna,
ional in its nature, and having
been preceeded by the other fairs,
he Bostonians will have every
pportunity to make their's the
reatest yet. Let us all begin tc
ae up for the world's fair of
920.
Col. William Jennings Bryan
rites to the Florida legislature
ai effect, that congressman Clark
w-ho repudiated the Demnocr-acy's
adership by Bryan, that if
tark does not voice the senti
uent of his constituents he should
esign. Congressman Clark may
ot represent the sentiments of
he Florida legislature, and yet
e in accord with the masses. The
ly way to ascertain what the
entiment of Clark's constituents
3 would be to put a Bryan can
idate out against Clark, and
ake Bryan the issue. There is
.o doubt in our mind, Bryani can
ever again secure the support
f Southern delegations in a nomi
Es-Governor Miles B. Me
Sweeney was taken ill on the
streets of his home town yester
day, while on his way to his res
idence. He is said to be in a
critical condition.
A resolution was adopted by
the Florida senate to submit to
the voters of that State a consti
tutional amendment providing
that voters shall be white male
persons of the age of 21 and up
wards." It looks to us as if the
adoption of such a resolution will
nullify the franchise clause of the
constitution o- the United States.
But should it stand the test of the
Urnted States supreme court,
every Southern State will amend
its constitution, and new party
alignments are bound to result.
We have no idea such an amend
ment to the Florida constitution
can stand.
It was stated in last Sunday's
newspapers that Senator Smith
contelmplated moving to Spartan
burg on account of its education
al advantages. but the senator,
upon reading the statement gave
prompt denial of it. Of course
he has no idea of moving to
Spartanburg, when Florence
has given him such a warm wel
come. Whenever Senator Smith
gets ready to move from Flor
enceQ, Manning is entitled to his
first consideration, as it was here
upon our court house square that
Smith began to show to the peo
ple of the State his size, and the
quality of senatorial timber that
was in him.
The "Same" Side of the Easter Question.
By request of the clever Editor, I
wrote an editorial for THE MANNING
I TIMES on "Easter Celebration, It's Or
igin, etc."
There were several errors madc in
printing, as I did not have an opportun
I ity to proof-read same, but as none of
those points mutilated by the press have
been assailed. I take it that my discus
sion was understood in the mair.
In writing the article I had no preju
dices or religious predilections to guard
or defend. I took as my highest author
ity the New Testament of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ, and tried to let the
motives that would most honor Him and
bat Book guide me. I then made re
search with due diligence from the oth
er reliable sou-ces at hand. When these
are -mentioned to the scholar it will be
acknowledged that I had no mean coun
sel at my back. Amonz these authori
ties are, Chamber's Encyclopaedia of
Universal Knowledge, not so new ni
some but quite reliable: Encyclopaedia
Britannica un-to-date, and it must be
acknowledged there is none better; The
University Encyclopaedia, new and up
to-date: The Popular and Critical Bible
Encyclopaedia. which is one of the lat
est and best authorities out: Two other
sets of Cyclopaedias, not new but for the
nurpose in hand, is good as the best.
All of which were examined with the
I same result.
If the reader of my article will re
member, it is quotations from these au
thorities that Frof New assails, and it
platitudinous ebulition of sentimneni
tries to take care of an idol of his creed
IIn the very first sentence of his ar-ti
ele he places the merits of the questiot
on a " sentiment" rather than an auth
orized mandate of christianity. I aim
not careful for the sentimental pari
alone if I can find no better foundation.
it, was truth I was after, that trutl
which ultimately must be found under
neath sentiment to immortalize it.]
myself found ground for endorsing and
upholding the custom of Easter Cele
bration, if I had been mindful of t.ht
wright of sentiment in place of tiruth.
In this article I do not intend tc
lengthen the discussion of this question
A question that has been so fr-uitful ol
dispute in other days could doubtless
find scope for a wearisome conside rat.iou
noi nyan appeal to sentiment was
the aim.
In mnyfirst-article my aim was to show
the readers of THE TIES the oiio
abuces and unscripturalness of the pr-ac
tice now engaged in by many ecclesias
tical christian bodies, as a christian rite.
My only reason for- this furthur ar-ticle
is to add to the other evidence prod uc
ed, one new, though very lueonsistent,
witness, my assailant, Prof. A\lbt'
New, A. B.~A. M., Principle of the Jor
dan High School.
Quoting from Chamber's Encyclopae
dia of Universal Knowledge on the or
igin of the Feast I said:
"Many of the popular observances connectet
with Easter are clearly or Pagan origin. Thr
goddess Ostara or Eastre seems to have beer
tepersonification of the morning or east. na
also of the opening year of Spring
The Anglo-Saxon name of April was Estor
monath: and it is still known in Gernmany a'
Ostermonath. Th-e worship of this being seem>
to have struck deep root in Northern Germainy
and was broucht into England by the Saxons
It continued to be celebrated in many parts it
the north of Germany down to the beginnin:g ol
the present (19Jth) century. by the kindling o
bondires and numerous other rites. * * * wit t
her usual policy, the church endeavored to ::ivt
a Christian signilicance to such of thc rites a'
could not be routed out: iinud in this case the
communion was particularly easy
Again, quoting from the Encyclopae
dia Bitannica, giving the statement it
each verbatim, I said:
(Vol. 7.-Page d13.) --Accordinr to Bede- (D<
Temp. Rat. C. XV.; it is derived from Eastr-e
or Ostara, the An::lo-Saxon gooddess of springr
to whom the fourth month. answerine to oui
April -thence called Eastur-Monath--was dedli
aten
Tnis month. Bede informs us was the same as
the -Mensis Pasebalis,' when the old festival
was o bserved wvi th the gladness of a new solemn.
in in my own which finds its base
in te auhoriiesreferr-ed to I said:
Its Jew'ish source of origin is easy since it
falls upon about the same season as that of
their observance of the Passover. That the Ju
daiin~ tndecyon the part or the Jewish eon
vetstl Crstianity was strong in the days c.
th nslsis ev-ide-nced by the conliirts they
had with it in the historical account furnished
*by Luke in -The Acts" and more abundaInthv
m iniauirs numerous Epistles.
It, is not surprising thlat in the 3rd and 4t
centuries, when they could ::ot justify the rt
and its ceremnonies upon Apostolie teachins -and
practice. they should justify it on the ground of
its semblance to or outgrowth fromn the Jewis
observance of Passover. As the religion o
Romec is. and has ever been, a mixture of Juda
isi. Paganism and Christianity. so in the intro
duction of this Judao-Pagan rfie into the Ch-ris
tian church it has tried to justify its unseriptur
al practuce upon the ground of exspediency.
"Zwithi her usual policy, the church endeavr
ed to give a Christman significan-ce to such of
the rites" when they entered other commaun.
ties. --as could not be rooted out:." Chamaber's
Enccopaeda. Vol. 3.. Page 242.
The only further testimony I wish to
add for the benenit of the reader. as to
the Judao-P'agan origin of the Feast. ;s
that of the only one reader of THE
TIMES who has seen fit to justify it as a
christian festival. His testirnony is as
follows:
-The fact that the word Easter (apart froma
the Festival itself) is an Angia-Saxon wcord.
connected with an heathen festival, does not.i
any decree, detract from the beauty and sublim.
it: of the value of the Christian Easter. For-n tue
word "-Sunday." to. is an heathern wori: aai
like the word Easter. links the -day of day
with the old paean worship cof the sun. Hit
nnofus. on that account desire to giee up
Sunday: nor is our conscience wouinded when i
attending church in thinking that the hallowe
day takes its iiame from piagainsm. Mond.
wednesday. Trhursday. Saturday. etc.. - ose
none of their value arnd convenience as dayso
the week, even thougth each and all of themi are
days named from pagan or he.athe-n rites and
worship. The month of Januairy takes its nanie
froni Janus. the god of door's and Cates in heatii
en worship: March. rrom Mars. the cod of war:
May. from Main. the mother of Mercury. June.
from Juno of classical mythology. antd Ju~y aral
August from Roman emperors. We are indebt
Ied fir the mames of our days and months li-om
paan and Roman sources: but they answer our
purposes well and we feel no comwunction in si
using wordOs directly taken from noin-cihl: in
sources.
i'e Mr. New's reply.)
I am willing for the student of this
question to give a verdict now if I have
Feti -al to b- heaziier :,nu not 61 is
tian. as I declared in my first articie, I
would do. and did. There is just one
other statement in my article which
Prof. New brin-is into queistion. ory
one. The points for which he would
adduae the weight of the Epistle to
the febrews. I would readily admit.
and use Ihem in the very application he
has made of them to destroy his Easter
idol.
I asser'ted that the practice was non
christian. In my forine rticle I quot
ed authorit.y that is tot only acknow
ledged by the church of England and
he Roman church, but by Catholic
christianity and the world's scholars.
Else long ago a revision would have
been forced, or authority substituted. j
From the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Vol. 7., Page 614, 1 quoted Chrysostom:I
-There is no trace of the celebration of
Easter as a christian festival in the New
Testament or in the writings of the
Anostolic fathers. The sanctity of
special times or places was an idea quite
alien from the early christian mind, too
profoundly absorbed in events themsel
ves to think of their external accidents.
The whole of time is a festival unto
ehristians because of the excellency of
the good thinzs which have been giv
en." This, the Encyclopaedia says,
"Chrysostom wrote commenting on the
passa'ge I Cor. V. 7. which has been i
erroneously supposed to refer to the
Apostolic observance of Easter. ("See
Enc. Brit., Vol. 7., Paure 614.)
Will the erudite Prof. try to gainsay
the authority of so great a scholar and
interpreter as the one above quoted,
who was on the scene in the insipiency
of this festering question of the church
in the 4th century?
Another authority I quo-ed was ori;
en, (see Contr. Celsum VIIf 22,) who in
hi. opposition to the intrcduction of it
as a christian rite. urges that "the
christian who dwells on the truths of
Christ as our Passover and the gift of
the Holy Ghost. is every day keeping
an Easter and Pentecoital feast." Or
igen figured in the latter part of the
second and first of third centuries. On
no question of his day do we look for
more universally recognized au thority
than Origen, who put himself on record
agaminst the practice as unchristian and
unnecessary.
One more ancient and well received
authority I will quote and then add to
tihem the wayward testimony of Prof.
New.
Socrates, the acknowtledaed ecclesias
tical historian of the fir.,t half of the
5th century, (see Hist. Ecc.. V. 22.)
"states with perfect truth that neither
Christ. nor his Apostles enjoined the
keeping of this or any other festival.
The Apostles,' he writes, had no
thought of appointing festival days, but
of promoting a life of blamelessness and
niety: and he attribu' the introduc
tion of the festival r into the
church to the per: f an old
usage, 'just as many ,h : s have
been es:ablished.' I- obtless a
true statement of tho, (See Enc.
Brit., Vol. 7., Page 6i
-Now for the new witness. that may
here after be quoted with Chrysostom,
Origen and Socrates. Prof. New in his
defense(?) of the Easter custom says:
...rue: we are not e:pressiy ordered in the
Ne.: Testamnct to observe Easter. Nor are we
Io. to observe Sunday: The change of the day
of vorship from Saturday. the original Sab
bat. to Sunday. is strictly speaking. a viola
tioi. of the letter of the fourth commandment:
bu: we draw our reasorable and lo;,ical infer
enes from the custom and usage of the Apos
tle:..: precisely as we do in admitting women to
the Lord's Supper (only men bein present at
the original institution:) and baptizing infants.
for which no direct command is :riven thouch
it t-ucamne a ::enera! custom throughout Chris
tenlon within 20 years. The sanction of Ea
iter from scripture is :s assured as that of any
of the three other usual christian usages. to
which I have alloded. Not one of the four is the
--ipse dixft' of the bible itself. All four. Easter
.ncluded. are our warrantable and reasonable
deductions from scripture, and supported by
early chu'-ch history
This frt~uk, open confession wotuld do
credit to the learned Professor if he did
Inot at once start out to justify his "sen
timnent," by calling on the Bible and
the A postles whom he says are silent on
Ithis matter, to uphold him. It is the
ordinary trtck of oue seized of the poir
er of a sentimnent he would defend and
cannot find tha exact help lhe needs.
One. in the Prof's. defence of the Eis
ter ouestion, is much reminded of the
diarkrv's snake.
He wired in and he wired out.
And left the people all in doubt.
As to whether the snake that made that track
Wa cominar in or goin:g back."
Hie confesses by the authority of
scholarship that it is of heatheu origin,
thougih-he tries to leave the implression
that it is Only the name found there. Hie
aidmits~ that it is not "expressly ordered
in the New Testament" as is "neither
'-he keeping of Sunday for Sabbath, nor
infant, baptism."' And yet he takes the
samec book which in one place he truly
c on e-sses is silent on the matter. and in
the next strain is trying to heat out of
it the answer lie watnts to his question.
The word Easter was not known to
the Apostles. It is not to be found in
anv tanslattion of the New Testaraent
except the Authoriz.ed Version, wlich
"-as ma~de in the 17th centuryv by a set of
"Church-of-England"' clergymen. If the
ne ord had come into use at that
time with reference to a feast of that
church wi th an emp~hesis th at pur'-blind
ed their classic vision, it shoula not and
does net bias the ireal scholar of this
day.
Upon classic authority- there cannot
be established a reference to this feast*
in the New Testamnent. That certain
church father's who stand well in their
respective Sees.. hold such views, is by
no means a warr-ant that scholars who
want to be tight irathe'tr than disciples
of pr-ejudiced ime n. will bear-tily and un
guestionably atcpt the statement.
I will only ask that the reader of
"Another Side of the Easter Discus
sion," by Pr-cf. New. will i-ead the ori
inal article from my peu, and then lcook
up classic r-efer-euces from every pos
sible source. and I shall not fear- the
popular verieI
That Prof. New would undertake to
justify the Ea:ttr festival on the satme
ground that he woul "Infant baptism,"
is not a stra~nge position fot- a schma:7.
bit to confound the atuthoii.y of either
w'i h ht oif "admitting women to the
Lord's Supiper" or "ouri observance of
S uc-yor the First Day of the week j
ts th Chr-istian Sabbath." is too
aug'-hty a trick for a scholar like him
Th irs~-t twao ha:ve their origin and
atrity . s a practica~ of christianity,
iu the ltomnau church. Neither can pire
cept or~ example be traced further for
their ju.-tification. The latter two are
'buant atnd peirhap~s without excelp
tion in Apostolie pr1actice. and as chris
tiaa rit es nave at no tinme been quesC- d
teed by- a'ny recognized authority. t
These latter quiestio~ns. incidentally t
brought into the discussion, make one t
itch to extend their consideration, but u
this is not a denominational journal and r
it would be a breech of good taste to in ti
any sense handle them here further S
than to show that they are not to lind a
their base of author-ity on the plaine of f
the Easter festival.
II have taken my stand in the face of
one recoginizable facet, and that is that ti
sentiment under certain ieligious train- d
ig is stongly in favor of the Easter b
b err-an'ce. I know too. that sentiment '{
i one of the mlightiest forces that bendl
te knees of mani. Uut i have seen ev-en o~
I tis enslavying chain bi-oken by the forg- ~
ins of tirh.
It will yet, be thatt the siimplicity of P
oiginal New Testament chi-istianity
wll ga in as~(clntecy andi errors cbaius Ie
I will be br-oken. Th'ere wiil be no ain- sl
nai Easter festival, but the chur-ch of
God will cherish the glit of each day as i
a bounty fr-om His gr-acious hand. f
C. WV. BLANCH.\RD.
Manning, S. C.
if you want to feel well, look wel! and
e wecll. take Foley's Kidney Remedy.1
It tones up the kidneys and bladder,.
puriles the blood and restores heailih
and s.trcuzth. Pleasant to take and con- I
tains no h arm ful drugs Why not com
AN ARAB SURGEON.
-is Own Story of a Wonderful Opera
tion He Performed.
Mr. Walter D. Harris in bis account
if a journey to Tafllet tells the story
f a wonderful operation in surgery
Ls it was reported to him by a native
octor who was traveling in his com
any:
"I think the old man fancied that I
Loubted his skill. At least. he was al
vays holding forth upun the subject
md continually repeating the story
hat when in Algeria he had been of
ered a fabulous salary-the sum va
ied each time the tale was told-to re
nain in charge of the military hos
ital at Algiers, an honor which hc
iad declined.
"He ever tired of narrating thc
acts and details of his most success
ul operation. There is a sect in Mo
occo called Hamacha, who are fol
owers of a certain saint buried nea
61ekinez. These devotees amuse theh
mudience-and themselves, too, let uf
iope-by throwing into the air heavy
annon balls, which they allow to fal]
ipon their shaven crowns. On the oc.
asiou in question a Hamdushi had
infortunately been wanting in reli
ious power, for the cannon bal:
rushed his skull.
"My old shereef friend had been call
d to the rescue. According to his ac
ount. he removed the broken patel
)f skull. replacing it with the rind oJ
t green pumpkin, and closed the skit
)ver it. In a month's time, he said
:he patient was not only convalescent
ut was once more hard at work prac
icing his religio-acrobatic feats. witl
ot only a remodeled and renovatei
;kull, but even a new crop of hair."
THE. SILVER FOX.
He Is a Glorified Freak of the Rec
Fox Breed.
Only those wise in the woodlore o:
:he north can fully know the magic II
:he name silver fon. The silver fox if
iot of different kind, but a glorifiei
!reak of the red race. His parents ma]
ave been the commonest kind of re
o es, yet nature in extravagant moo
nay have showered all her gifts oi
:his favored one of the offspring an
2ot only clad him in a marvelous coat
)ut gifted him with speed and win
md brains above his kind to guard hi)
3erilous wealth. And :ieed he has o:
ill such power, for this exquisite rob<
ts so mellow rich, so wonderful i]
style, with its gloss black and delicat,
frosting, that it is the most desirable
the most precious of all furs, wort]
many times its weight in gold, the no
blest peltry known to man. It is thi
proper robe of kings, the appanage o
Ireat imperial thrones today, as wa
the tyrian purple in the days of-RomE
his is indeed the hunter's highes
prize. but so guarded by the cunninj
lrain and the wind and limb of th<
best himself that It Is through rar
ood luck more than hunter skill tha
few of these fur jewels. are takei
each year in the woods.
There are degrees of rank amon,
these patricians. They range in qua]
ty even as diamonds range, and th
unters have a jargon of their own t
xpress all shades between the cros
and the finest silver black.-Ernes
Thompson Seton in Century Magazine.
Influence of Food.
"WVhat do von think of the theor:
that food has a potent influence il
determining character?" asked M2
Smithfield as he put three lumps o
sugar in his coffee.
"I guess it's ali right," replied M1
Vood as he severed a portion of hi
beefsteak. "I always seems a littl
canibalistic to me when you orde
lobster."
-Wel1." retorted Mr. Smithfie~ld gooi
humoredly, "I ought to have know:
It was dangerous to lend you mone;
after I discovered your fondness fo
beets. But, seriously, if there wer
anything in the theory, wouldn't I
make a man sheepish to eat mutton?
It would, and prize fighters ough
to restrict themselves to a diet a
scraps."
WELL DESERVE
rhe Praise That Comes From Thank
jul flanning People.
One kidney: remedy never fails.
MIaning people reily upon it.
That remedyv is Doan's Kid ney Pillh
Manning testimony proves it alway
'eliable.
W. R. White, S. Boundryv St.. Man
ing, S. C.. says: "I sutffered from Rid
ery trouble for some years. I was forc
dto arise fr'equently during the nigh
n account of the too frequent passage
*f the kidney secretions and backache
d sha'rp pains across my loins mad,
ae miserable. Ar times I was so lai
.d still that I could hardly turn ove
bed and .morningzs I found it very dii
cult to dress myself. If I sat down fo
.little while I would have to lift amysel
pand I was unable to find a remed:
hat would help me until I pr'ocuret
)oan's Kidney Pills. I used but on
iX of this remedy hut the pains ner
isposed of and the lameness and sore
.ess in my back disappear'ed. I do no
ave to get up nights to pass thme kidue;
esretions and .I am feeling twent.'
cars younger. I highly r'ecommnen.
)oan's Kidney Pills and can sao. that I
ever used another remedy that gave
ie such great relhef."
For sale by all dealers. Price 5) er-nts
'oster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. Ne w Ynrk
>le agents for the United States.
Remember the name -Doan's-and
tke no oth er.
Notice of Election.
A Petition of one-third of the r'esi
et electors an d a like proportion o:
m resident free holders of the age o.
.vent-one years. within School Dis
ct No. 19, having been filed with the
dersigned Trustees of said School
istrict praying for an election upor
e question as to wvhether the said
chool Distr'ict shall issue bonds to an
mount not exceeding Ten Thousand
'ollars to build and eqjuip a Graded
chool Building at Paxville:
Notice is hereby given that an ec.e
on will be held at Paxville on Toes
ay, lay 18Sth, 1909, to decide whether
nuds in a sum not exceeding Ten
housad Dollars shall be issued or not.
'The poll will be opened at eight
eoka. mn., and closed at foummo'eio,.k
m. MIanagers of the election are .
[ heks. E. M1. Blradhiam and J1. D.
1 such election only the qualiiied
etors residing in said School District
mail be allowed to vote.
Eacb elector must produce- his reg
traton certi!1eate and his tax receipt
inr the year 1908.
By Order of the Boar'd.
F. S. GEDINGS,
Jf. W. MIMS,
T. P BR~OWN.
Trustees School District N',. 19.
Paxville. S. C.,M3ay 3, 1909.
C0EmosGl0PetsPnumTAR
STATE OF SOUTH GAROUNA,l
Clarendon County.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
D. H. Traxler. Plaintiff
against
Wesley Mims, Furman Mims, Jasper 4
Mins, Rebecca Mims, Henry Mims,
Wilson Minis and Preston Mims,
Defendants.
Summons for Relief.
(Complaint not Served.)
TO THE DEFENDANT Wesley
Mims, Furman Mims, Jasper Mims,
Rebecca Mims, Henry Mims, Wilson I
Mims and Preston Mims;
You are hereby Summoned and 4
required to answer the Complaint in
this action, which is filed in office of
the Clerk of the Court of Common 4
Pleas for the said County, and to
serve a copy of your answer to the i
said complaint ou the subscriber at 4
his office in Timmonsville, S. C. N
within twenty. days after the service
hereof, exclusive of the day of such
service; and if you fail to answer the
complaint within the time aforesaid,
the plaintiff in this action will apply A
to the Court for the relief demanded
in the complaint.
Z. T. KESHAW,
Plaintiff's Attorney.
To the infant Defendants Jasper
Mims. Rebecca Mims, Henry Mius,
arid Preston Mims:
Take Notice: That unless you pro
cure the appointment of a Guardian
ad litem to represent you in this ac
tion within twenty days after the
service of the Summons in this action
and this notice upon you,exclusive of
the day of service; the plaintiff will
apply to the Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas for Clarendon County
for an Order appointing some suit
able and competent person as Guar
dian ad litem to appear and defend
the said action for and on your be
half.
Z. T. KERSHAW,
Plaintiff's Attorney.
To the defendants above named:
Take Notice: That the Summons
Notice to appoint guardian ad litem
and complaint was filed in the office 4
of the Clerk of Common Pleas for
I the County of Clarendon on the 30th
day of Mareh, 190,.).
Z. T. KERSHAW.
Plaintiff's Attorney.
4
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Tim?2es Wilt her-ectter do
0Ver' the 7mailing lists every
week, an witho ut further 4
notice every swbscription in,
4
a7Trecb7rS over' one yearl will
be stricken off. This is Clone 4
t2, Compliance with the 4
Do)stalT egzlCttionS.SO watch
the label on The Times, it 4
will tell you when yoZur
subscrivtion expires.
For Sale.
My farm at Jordan of 60 acres, 30 of
it now very fetile inclosed unto woven
Iwirec fence. a. nice home, will exchange:
for property in MannDing. Also an ex-.
tra nice pair of mares well bred, noti
afraid of steamn or automobiles, bred by'
myself, work single or double, with or
rwithout eye w.inkers, quality such as to
make the m valuable. 5 and 6 years old.
H. L. WILsoN, M. D.,
Jordan, S. C.
We Will
Give $15.00
In Cash For
the Three Best
SAdvertisements
85.00 for the best Stieff
Piano advertisement.
85.00 for the best Shaw
IPiano advertisement.
85.00 for the best Stieff
I and Shaw advertisement.
Mr. John Ross, of the
Charlotte Observer ofand
Chl ~otte News; Mr. Weth
ers, of the Columbia State,
ai'. J1. F. Ja~obs, of the
Reig ions Syndicate, Clin
S. C. will act as judges.
Contest open until June
1st 1909). Open to every
one. Send your add to
Ch~as, Kv Stief,~
Manufacturer of the
Artistic Stieff Shaw and Stieff
Selfplayer Pianos.
Southern Wareroom
5 W. Trade St.,
Charlotte, - -N. C.
Manager.
.IMentintis Paper.
Administrator's Sale. j
Pursuant to an ordcr of JT. M. Wind
ham, JTudge of Probate, I will sell to
the highest bidder for- cash. on the 13th
cay of May next, at the residence of
the late WV. T. Kelly, at 12 o'clock mn..
the following personalty:
1 one-horse wagon: 1two-horse wagon:
1 marc: lot farm implements; one lot -=
household fur-niture and about 50 bush- -
els of cor-e.
.i. WV. OLIVERi, -
Ad mi nistratLor. -
F'oreston. S. C. April :2:. 1909.
Buckien'?sArnica Saive
The Dsta Salve in The World. iii
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SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT
I CONTINUED
Rea aSALES
Read carefulY. --.it's a great saving for you.
FOR 10 DAYS ONLY,
Beginning Thursday, May 6th to the 16th,
will offer at Cut-Down Prices:
MEN'S HATS
$1.00 Regular, Sale price..................... c.
81.50 Regular, Sale price............... .....$1 10
$1.75 Regular, Sale price...... ..............$1 35
$2.25 Regular. Sale price....... ............. $1 75
25c. Straw, Regular. Sale price.. .............. 20c.
)5c. Palmetto. Regular price ............. ..12 1-2c.
LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S SAILORS
25c: Regular, Sale price ..................... 200.
50c. Regular, Sale price................ ..... 38c.
EMBROIDERIES AND LACES
5c. Regular, Sale price. 4c.
10c. Regular, Sale price................... ... c.
15c. Regular, Sale price.... ................. 0c.
20c. Regular, Sale price..... .................
INDIAN LAWNS
10c. Regular 40 inch, Sale.... ..............7 1-2c.
15c. Regular 40 inch, Sale...... ...............;
20c. Regular 40 inch ........................15c.
25c. Regular 40 inch ......................17 1-2c.
Odds and ends in Fancy Lawns at any price to close
out.
MEN'S DRESS SHIRTS
25c. quality, Sale price.... ............. .....20c.
50c. quality, Sale price.... ..................40c.
75c. quality, Sale price. . .. ......60c.
$1.00 quality, Sale price.....................75c.
Some Prices on Men's Summer Underwear.
MOHAIR DRESS GOODS
Big variety to select from.
50c., 60c. and 75c. quality, Sale price. . ... 40c.
MATTINGS
200 Rolls to select from. Beautiful assortment at
Actual Cost.
Big variety Children's Knee Suits, sizes up to 17.
Prices from 75c. and up. . Will sell them at prices to suit
you-too many on hand.
During these Continued Sales we give, but prices in
everything throughout the entire stock.
It's up before. Do you want to save money? Come
and see us.
Money Refunded at any time within two weeks if
the values offered by me can be duplicated in any other
Sstore, or if for any reason whatsover, you desire your
money back.
CORNER McLEOD BLOCK.
I .With Every Six!
IIn offering you an article at 60c. the pound that cannot
be duplicated elsewhere for less than 75c., and is far
superior to the usual package goods offered at 80c. the
pound. you may think an extravagant statement, but
we offer proof-a sample for the asking, if interested.
It's all about
IEmpress Blend Tea
The finest combination-most satisfying drink ever
offered at anything like the price. It's perfect for icing
or drinking hot.
~Grasp Our Grand Limited Offer of One
Pound Free with every Six.5
Mingle with us on "The Busy Street."
Manning Grocery Co
SClarendon's Tea Emporium.
IOur Easter Trade has been Tremendous.
With such a starter we We believe in values. as
will stop at no efforts to ains akanEipa
Sachieve equally as splendid agistlk nddspy
records throughout the sea- and it shows in our prices.
Ison.I____________
READ, STUDY, INVESTIGATE, COMPARE.
IEnglish Long Cloth, 36
Sinches wide, a piece of 12 2ca 5
var-ds, at the very low Gnhmgo o rse
I special price of.........S. ueioat..
Striped and Plaid Lawns,.po igasp c
12 1-2c. values. at ......8.3-c. S 3ca.......c
White .Toplin, Mercerized, BlcTaeaik3 nbs _
25c. gradle..... ..... ..l1c. wievau$12,t 9
Frenc atise, spcial .. 2.WBisingin Stripesd, ate
AlsTwntyfou oter pingals. equal for uess.
Frboenot Baetis e dal.e does Brlintie vlesrm c.,t4c