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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-02-14
SOUND SUGGESTIONS.
From Ex-senator Dodge.-The
Wrong Done by Millers'
Crop Estimates.

EDITOR REPRESENTATIVE:
The Minneapolis Journal, and the
Minneapolis Tribune, seem to be
greatly disturbed over the recent
government estimates of the wheat
crop of 1898. The Tribune says: "The
people have shown persistent deter
minatiOn to underestimate the act
ual yield, thereby hoping to reap an
advantage" The Journal says: The
Cincinnati Price Current thinks
the government estimate too low by
$52,OO0,0O0 bushels, and the Journal
can't see why the government farce
of estimating crops, should be con-
tinued, it's estimates it says, do great
harm, for they deceive the foreigner
who buys wheat on the basis of govern
ment reports" Now what startling
piece of deception it would be, if the
government should for once underes-
innate wheat crop, and should so
deceive the poor foreign mill syndi-
cate of Minneapolis. as to induce it
to buy the farmers No. hard, at 40
cents bushel. If there has ever
been in modern times, a true exhibit
tion of Satan rebuking sin, the above
bear howl of the Tribune and Jour-
nal, is case in point; for of all the
the daily papers of the twin cities,
should be the very last ones to COM
plain of false crop estimate, for
they have padded and overestimated
every wheat crop that has been pro-
duced for the last twenty-five years.
And not satisfied to let their inflated
estimates go the people for what
they were worth, as lies; they
have held them up to the gaze of
both foreign and home buyers, and
bOasted of the immensely of the
crops, until even their masters, the
mill syndicate, and the bear in the
wheat pit, have blushed for shame.
When the wheat crop of 1891, was
about to come into market, the Twin
City dailies commenced to estimate
the crop, and the more they estimat-
ed, the larger the crops grew, and the
lower went the price of wheat, until
it was finally left to the Minneapolis
Tribune to tell the last story in the
way of an estimate, and it was no
fool of a story either, for it piled up
an array Of figures, that would have
cOnvulsed a professor of mathemat-
les, and after painful labor. it
brought forth an estimate on the
wheat crop of that year, amounting
to just S0O,OOO,OOO bushels, down
weight. Now how many of the Twin
City dailies, condemned this estimate
as farce, being it was 1000, 900 BUSH
els too high? Not one; they were so
silent as block of marble, simply be-
cause this cruel deception helped to
depress the price of wheat. and so
left the farmer in the SOUP" instead
of the foreigner. If the agricultural
statistician at Washington, could be
showed aside, as the Journal suggests.
the bear estimating machine could
then run wild, it would be no trouble
then for the farmers to produce $780,
100000 bushels of wheat annually.
and no trouble for them to sell it at
an actual loss; a good way to increase
our wealth, and a mighty good way
to increase the army that is being
fed from the soup bowl of charity.
E. N. DODGE.
| NOTICE.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-02-14
THE PLATFORM QUESTION.
"A Very Sensible Letter, From a
Clear Thinker.

Clear Thinker.
Old party papers assert, that the
Omaha platform is too vague and in.
definite. That is true with regard tC
some of it's planks. 1t is surprising
therefore, that proposals are made TIC
make the peoples party platform
still more vague.
Let the peoples party agree upon a
platform the terms of which cannot
be misconstrued, and then fight 1t out
upon that platform or perish.
If the peoples party does not know
what it wants there is no object in
having it come into power.
1t would seem that there ought to
be no difficulty in agreeing upon de-
finite principles, according to which
a platform ought to be formulated
The right principles are, in fact, en-
bodied in the Omaha platform.
The question of government natu-
rally comes first in order. The theory
of our government is, that all power
emanates from the people. If it be
true that the people have become pow.
erless to act through it's representa-
tives, the people must exercise its
power in some other way, as a
remedy.
l. The Initiotire and Referendum,
have been proposed.
The next question in order is:
What functions do, as matter of
fact, belong to the government?
1t seems the question ought not to
be difficult to answer. First in order,
of course, is the protection of life
and liberty. Then, all matters that
are of a public nature ought to be
conducted by the government. On
the other hand private enterprises
ought not to be interfered with either
for so-called protection" or restric-
ton. From this, follows, thatit:
II. (a) Money, Of whatever nature,
or form, ought to be issued by the
government.
(b) Railroads, telegraphs, and
telephones, as we'll as the postal sys-
tenn ought to be managed by the gov
eminent
(c) Land grants to private corpor-
ations, "bounties," and so-called
"protective tariff ought be abol-
iShed.
III. Colossal fortunes are a men,
ace to the liberty of the people and
ought to be restricted by graduated
income tax.
". The ''spoils system" has been
Il source of corruption and senseless
party strife and ought to be abolish
ed by strict civil service regulations.
V. Tariff taxation. imposing as
heavy taxes upon the poor as upon
the rich, is unjust and ought to give
place to direct taxation.
vi. The land belongs to the whole
people. What man produces by his
labor belongs to himself. Therefore,
all taxes ought to be laid upon land.
it may be objected to Y and vi,
that those propositions are as yet,
too little understood. Respectfully
P. P. IvERSLEE.
Milan, Mimi, Feb. 5, 1894.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-02-14
A Good Meeting.
CoRMoRANT, Mimi, Fe

CORMORANT, Mimi, Feb. s.
Mr.. EDITOR:
We had a good attendance at the
annual meeting of the Becker COun-
ty alliance in January. The officers
elected for the ensuing year are as
follows: president, Silver Larson; vice
president. Peter YdOm; treasurer,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-02-14

We have received quantity of val
liable documents on the subject of fl
nance which are printed in the Ger
man language. We shall be glad to
send them free while they last to our
German readers and their friends.
Our readers will confer a favor if
they will send us the names and post
office addresses of their German
neighbors. To every name so receiv-
ed we will forward post-free portion
of this literature.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-02-14

Baron RothschiId, cannot stop us;
neither can his Judas, with the pen
and substitute bill. We will get
there, deposit our ballots, and keep
the drop on 'em until the count is
inished:-the act enrolled; and sign
ed by President Weaver. Then let
the people take ther choice of money:
Paper, silver. gold, nickel, copper.
Eternal vigilance the price of Lib
erty."
Let us stand by the constitution
and the cause of it, the Declaration
of Independence and act according
ly. Justice Mitchell, will be on a
parity with Chief Justic Tawney, in
due time Do not be afraid to teach
your class, drill master. Representa-
tive-that both G. A. Pillsbury and
James J. Hill, are managing directors
for England, goldbugs, wheat-bugs,
and court-bugs, and especially in the
Northwest. When you strike to de-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-02-14
NOTICE.

Anyone can obtain Free Silver
literature by addressing The Pan
American Bi-Metallic Association,
Denver, Colo, and enclosing postage
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-10
Salem News.

SANDY GROVE, Jan. 5.-Low cotton,
money and hard times is no news,
but it is the general topic of the day
in this section. Times will be bet
ter in '96 when Ben Tillman is Presi.
dent.
Miss Kate Kennedy has just re-
turned from a two weeks visit among
relatives and friends on Black River.
The writer took visit to the city
and county OF Georgetown last week,
and we have no reason to complain OF
the storm compared with the loses
there.
Mrs. McElveen, wife OF Mr.. W: Il.
McElveen, is dead and the remains
were inferred tthe family graveyard,
near Hon. J. ". Kennedy's, yester-
day. We learn her death resulted
from cancer. Mrs. McElveen was
we'll known and popular, and a large
congregation attended her burial.
Mrs. W. D. McFaddin has been
quite sick with grip, but is improving.
Mrs. J. T. McFaddin is teaching the
Oak Grove School.
We learn tnat some OF our farmers
are going to try "a tobacco crop instead
OF cotton this year. We wish them
success.
The health toierably good:
SAM TATTLEE
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-10

There is more catarrh in this sec
ton Of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be incura-
bic. For a great many years doctors
pronounced it a local disease, and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local rem
edies pronounced it incurable. Science
has proved catarrh to be a constitu-
tional disease and therefore requires
COILS .stitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh cure, manufactured by T. j. Che
ney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. It
is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to teaspoonful. Itacts direct
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. They offer one hun,
drcd dollars for any case it fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testl-
monials. Address
F. F.J.CHENEY g. CO., Toledo, 0.
GS-Sold by druggists. 75c.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-10
Ezra a. Tindal.

On the twenty-third of December
last Ezra Tindal, Motto Ragin, Wade
kennedy, and the writer, left Colum-
bia together for Manning, and as we
bade each other goodbye at the de;
pot in Manning that night, l could
not but admire the magnificent
physique of Mr.. Tindal. He looked
as if many long years OF
pleasure awaited him, but alas
for human expectations thir-
teen days thereafter he had
fallen q victim to Deaths cruel dart.
He was sick only about ten days,
with erysipelaS of the head. He
leaves a wife and several children,
and a host of friends to mourn his
death.
l had the pleasure of an intimate
acquaintance with Mr.. Tindal, and al
ways found him a whole-souled, honest
friend. There was no dissimulation
about him, and he never hesitated
to do a friend a favor. Honesty in
the broadest sense of that word was
a characteristic of his.
He was very popular. In the sum-
mer of 1892 his friends put him for
ward as a candidate for the Legisla-
ture, and he was elected by the most
complimentary vote any candidate
for a similar position ever received
in this county 1t was the only pub
lie office, l think, he ever held. He
was in the prime of life, only about
forty years of age, about six feet tall,
and weighed about two hundred and
thirty pounds. He was one of the
finest specimens of manhood in the
State, having the strength of a giant
and not knowing what fear was.
This imperfect tribute is only a
tear to mingle with the sorrows of
many others who weep over his
grave. S. A. NETTLES.
Manning, S. c., Jan. 8, 1894.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-10
Packsville Paragraphs.

FAC-SIMILE, Jan. S.-Mr. Dargar
Jones lost his barn and stables b!
fire early last Sunday morning. In'
barn was filled with hay and FODDER
and nothing could be done to save
tany thing from it. It is supposed
that the house was set on fire by some
mean person who owed Mr.. Jones.
grudge. aNone Of the houses we're IN
sured.
Our advice to General Hampton is
to quit monkeying with Stokes and
Evans. They are but youthful asplr
ants Of the alliance order, yet they
feel deep. Ha, ha, ha, now really
Didn't they skin General Hampton
in great big patches. Wonder II he
don't feel mighty sore about it?
The young people Of our community
have organized a string band Whlch
meets twice week to practice.
Let's have that alliance rally o1
which the Times spo ke last Wees
The times are suitable for such a
rally, and we would be glad to see 1t.
The alliance has done a great work,
and 1t should be kept continually be-
fore the people. The people. need Go
be educated on all the great issues OF
employed than that OF frequently
meeting and mingling together IN
grand rallies where the current issues
OF the day are discussed.
People are busy endeavorlng TO
make satisfactory arrangements LOT
the present year.
We do not think that the extension
Of the time for the payment OF taxes
was right. II the tax books are gong
to remain open for one half the year,
why is it that the Legislature does
not pass a law to that effect and be
done with it once for all The extern
sion does not benefit the poor man
one iota, for he has already paid his
taxes long ago. Then who does 1t
benefit? The rich man, the man who
is able to pay his tax at any time.
The weather for the past few days
has been real spring like, and II 1t
should continue thus for many days
several parties will begin 70 plant
seeds for an early garden.
We have been requested to state
that an amateur club Of our native
talent will play Ten nights in bar
room" the evening Of the l9inst. The
play will be given in the academy.
and the small fee of 25 cents will be
charged at the door. The proceeds OF
the admission fees will be equally
divided, one-half going to the Baptist
church, the other to the Methodist;
We are also requested to stale that
this play will be acted at Pamela the
II inst. NOMEN.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-10
A Sad Farewell

The following is the valedictory OF
an Alabama paper that fourishcd (9
in q town where talent was not appre-
ciuted. 1t is something in the nature
OF a tale OF Woe: We this morning
print our last paper. Our heart is not
broken, but our pocket is. 1t is an
impossibility to print IL high 2tade pa
per in Il village where the peoples lit
erary tastes do not rise above the pat
ent medicine almanac, where the mer-
chant pastes his ads on tin cans, and,
to get a large circulation, ties the
cans to the tails Of dosA-iud the bond
bloated servants pick their teeth with
the tail of a dried herring. The
'Screamer' has labored assiduouSly to
oyercome.thesc customs OF the dark
past, but, alas. in vain. Thus this
whyness. 70 our delinquents: We
will not furnish palm leaves ut your
funeral,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-10
'.
ming, S. G. January 10,
POPULAR EVERYWHERE

Beginning with small local sale in
a retail drug store, the business of
Hoods Sarsaparilla has steadily in
creased until there is scarcely a vii
lage or hamlet in the United States
where it is unknown. To-day Hood S
Sarsaparilla stands at the head IN the
medicine world, admired iii prosperi-
tv and envied in merit by thousands
of would-be competitors. 1t has a
larger sale than any other medicine
before the American public and prob
ably greater than all other sarsapa-
rillas and blood purifiers combined.
Such success proves merit. If you
are sick. is it not the medicine for
you to try? Hoods Sarsaparllia
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-10
FARM FOR RENT.

A farm in Clarendon county, in the
Fork of Black river, containing fifty
acres arabic land, with wooded lands,
and a broom dwelling, with all neceS
sary outbuildings in good repair. Will
rent for only $50. Apply to
H. D. PLOWDEN.
Manning, S. G.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-10
Manning Academy.

The following pupils merited the
medals for the week ending Jan. s.:
Collegiate, Lizzie War;; higher,
Walker Holiday; intermediate, Geo.
w. Williams; primary, Jal!ie War;.
CLAYTON Orvin was voted the best
behaved boy in school.
Il O. A1SEROOK
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-10
County Alliance Meeting.

There will be meeting OF the coun-
ty alliance in the court house on the
10th inst. A full attendance is desired.
Hon. J. E. Petticrew will be present
to deliver an address.
Secretaries OF sub-allian ces are re-
uuested to make their reports so they
can be sent to the State alliance,
J. +. DAVIS,
D. ! BRApuAM, President.
Secretary.
Manning, S. G. January 10,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-10
THE MANNING TINES,
Published Every Wednesday.
TERMS:

SUBSCRIPTION RATEs.-One copy, one year
$1.50; one copy, six months, % cents.
one copy, three months, so cents. All
subscriptions payable in advance.
AnrnsrIsiSG RArEs.-One square, first In
sertior, 81 90; each subseqnentinsertlon,
so cents. Obituaries and Tributes OF
Respect charged for as regular advertise
ments. Liberal contracts made for three
six, aad twelve months.
COMMUNICATIONS must be accompanied oy
the real name and address OF the writer IN
order to receive attention. NO comnun1-
cation of a personal character VIII De pup
hshed excep: as an advertisement.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-10

Itch on human, mango on horses, dog
and all stock, cured in 80 minutes by
Woolfords Sanitary lotion. This never
fails. Sold by J. G. Dinkins K Co., drug
gists, Manni ng, S. G.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-10
Publishes all County and own
Official Advertisements.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1894.
Your Name in Print.

Mr.. Behalf, OF Philadelphia, spent
a few days or last week with his uncle
Mr.. NJ. Levi.
Mrs. Ellen Iseman and children ,
of Spartanburg, are in Manning VlsiC-
ing Mr.. NJ. Lewis family.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-10

Pneumonia preventative Hum
pbrev's Specifics No. l and No. cure
coughs and colds, and prevent pneu-
monia and Consumption. Prlce zoe
each. For sale by all druggists.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-10
Building & Loan Money
For Sale,

By authority of the Board of Direc-
tors of The Young Mems Building
and Loan Association, of Manning,
S. c., notice is hereby given that a
meeting of the shareholders of said
Building and Loan Association will
be held in the Bank building at Man
ming, S. c., Thursday, the 11th day
of January, 1894, at eleven o'clock IN
the forenoon, at which time about
Three Thousand ($3,000) Dollars Will
be offered for sale at auction, at SO
much'a share, and the share holder
bidding and agreeing to take the
smallest amount for his share shall
surrender his stock to the Association
for the amount SO bid, which stock
shall then be cancelled.
S. A. NETTLES,
Secretary and Treasurer.
Manning, s. c., Dec. 80, 1893.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-10
s DOLLARS
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We want many men, women, boys, and girls to
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Women do as well as men, and boys and girls
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-10

If YOU: iALE ACHES
Or YOU are all worn out, really good for nothing
it is general debility. Try
BROWN,S IRON BITTERS.
It will cure you, and give good appetite. Solo
BY all dealers in medicine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-10

DR.. w. II. Brockinton is paying highest
cash prices for cotton seed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-10
Large as a Dollar
Were the scrofula sores on my poor little boy,
siokening and disgusting. They were espe-

ciall9 severe on his legs,
back a bis ears and on
his head. His hair was
so matted that conbing
WIS sometimes tmposst
bic. HIS legs were 50
bad that sometimes he
could not sit down. and
when no trted to walk
bis legs would crack
open and the blood start.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-10

Jos. Hno5' Physicians did not eject
cure. decided to give him Hoods Ssrsapa-
Fila. In two weeks the sores commenced TO
heal up; the scales oame OF and all over his
body new and healthy flesh and skin formed
When he had taken two bsttles Of
Hoods Sarsaparilla
he was entirely free from Sores" HARRT z.
RUBY, Box s5e, Columbis, Pennsylvania
hoops PILLS are . mild. gentle painless,
safe and efficient csthartic. Alwaye reliable. SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-22
THE HOTTEST DAY YET.
The Thermometer Was Ninety.One at
O'Clock and stu Going Up.

The Thermometer Was Ninety.One at
2 O'Clock and stu Going Up.
Today has been the hottest day Of the
season 30 far. and those people who had
occasion to be out on the streets to any
great extent had no cause to doubt the
statement that came from the weather
bureau this afternoon. At o'clock they
reported temperature OF 81. and that 10
good and hot. for people usually have sn
idea that the thermometer at the weather
bureau Is kept In an ice house. The rnofi-
cial records around the city registers
anywhere from 80 to 100. and pedestrians
along the avenue stopped 20 look ut the
ouips on the various corners to see where
1t was the hottest
When a man Is hot he seems to take O
particular delight In knowing just how no,
he has right to be. and II the mercury
does not 90 up az far as he thinks II ought
to he feels IT in the light of a personal
slight. He does everything that he ought
not to In the way of eating and drinking II
he wishes to keep cool and then wonders
why under the blazing sun that blamed old
mercury, which has been keeping cool al
the time and not overworking doesn't get az
hot under the collar as he does.
But today no one had any fault to find.
Inc mercury seemed to be out of patience
with the weather. and tried its very best
to get as far away from the super heated
earth as it could. 1t did pretty well, too,
although II only went a few degrees higher
than 1t did yesterday. Still. there was
nothing like the same amount of breeze
that there was yesterday and the heat
was ever SC much harder to stand
And the worst Of it all is that the kindly
gentlemen who give us our weather will
not promise anything better in the near
future Mr.. Williams, the forecast officer
said this afternoon that the indications
and reports from all over the country were
just about the same they were yester-
day. and that nowhere are any marked
changes reported. This means "a little more
of the same" whether It pleases you or
not, or. in other words, they say that the
chances are for continued high tempera-
ture, and plenty Of it,
Only cnce before this summer has the
temperature gone up to 81, and that was
the maximum for the day. while this after
noon 1t looked as though that point would
be passed before old Sol got through and
quit for the night