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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04
His Mistake.

Clergymen are frequently good story
tellers, but, as rule, q proper dignity
prevents them from wanting to appear
in that light publicly. The following
was narrated to reporter by popular
divine:
'In the days of my early ministry, "
he said, II thought it necessary to i'm
press thoughts Of salvation by every
thing I uttered, and I am afraid I was
sometimes not altogether discreet.
My first work was in western
mining camp, and had to remain over
night at rough hotel to wait for a
stage to convey me to my destination.
At the table savage looking man said
grufiy:
What might be yer line, young fel.
ler?''
Saving souls, I said solemnly.
"'Ugh! was the only response.
"After supper a coarsely dressed man
approached me and said:
g 'ParGner, le' S r:ake some kind O.
dicker. We're i'll ther same line, an
thar amt room fer both. There's o
camp furder up the crick whar yo' could
do we'll.
:" I think you are mistaken, my
friend, said, 4 am a minister of the
gospel.
Scuse me, parson, thought yo'
was cobbler!' Washington Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04
AN IMPORTANT OFFIC L.

To properly fiji its atfice and functions, ii
is Important that the bIooG be pure. When
il is in snch condition, the body is almost
certain to DC healthy. \ complaint at this
time is c:ltarrh in some of its various forms.
\ slight cold develops the d:seas- III the
head. propings of corruption passing into
the lungs briug on consumption. The only
way to cure this disease is to purify the
blood. rhe most obstinate cases OF catarrh
weld 10 tue medicinal powers OF Hoods
SarSaparila as if by magic. simply because
i :eaches the sea. Of the disease, and by
purifying and vitaliziuS the blood, removes
The cause. Not only does Hoods Slrsa-
parilia do this Lut it gives renewed rlsor to
the whole system. making it possible for
nccd health to reign supreme.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04

The people of the Sixth Congress
sional District have been chided con-
siderably for insisting on keeping
General McLaurin from entering the
Senatorial race. Every where we
have been we had to stand up and
take a tongue-lashing for getting in
the way of our representatives. pro-
motion, but last Friday night the
milk in the cocoanut leaked out and
now the people outside ofthis District
knoy why we insisted on holding to
McLaurin. We know good thing
when we see it and we know that in
McLaurin we have representative
second to none in the Union.
Last Friday evening he addressed
in the German Artillery halli in Char
lesion, one OF the incest audiences it
has ever been cur good fortune to
see and when he entered the ball be
was greeted with genuine en-
shusiasm, and from the beginning to
the close of his speech, near two
hours, be held his audience spell
bound. We have heard General Nc
Laurin on other occasions and while
all Of his speeches are good, the Char
lesion speech was his best. A few OF
such speeches in the city Of Charles
ton will open the eyes of those peo-
pie and they will learn that country
men do not go about with horns on
their heads. They will also learn that
country people are good enough to
associate and do business with, and
they will not look upon us as enemies
invading the city whenever they see
countryman in town.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04

Bryan and the free silver cause met
with an overwhelming defeat yester-
day at the hands OF the voters of the
United States. We hope that this
will now remedy the unsettled busi-
ness conditions and that the country
will now take on renewed business
activity. The gold men claimed the
election of Mckinley will make times
better, and it now only remains to be
seen whether they are right or will
the present depression get worse
than ever. In our opinion the Dem
ecratic party is doomed for many
years to come.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04
4 STATEMENT.
The Grand Jury's Expert Thinks
Our Language was a Re
Election on Him, but
We do not Think
Our Readers SO
Regarded it.
Mr.. Louis Appelt,

Mr.. Louis Applet;
Editor The Manning Times.
Dear Sir:-I am sorrH that | feel
called upon to make statement IL
your paper, but I notice that Mr.. &:
L Emanuel, foreman of tie grand
| jury, has had something to say in
your paper concerning that bond
matter of yours, and YOU make Il re-
ply in which YOU use the following
language: IF my information is cor
'srect, neither the grand jury nor
"tbeir expert discovered that my
"bond was not on record; it was Mr..
"a. C. Davis, and it was he who gave
''tbem the information when the ex-
''pert asked him who was on my
"bond while the records were being
examined. I mention this to show
"that the oversight might have es-
"caped the viyilant eye OF this exam
ching committee had it not been for
"Mr. Davis, as it did committees be-
efore them
After alluding to me several times
in your article as expert for the grand
| Jury, and then using these statements,
YOU place me in very false light. /
do not want any glory at all for dis,
covering that your bond was not on
record. I was simply employed by
the grand jury to do certain work,
but your language carries with it the
reflection that I was incompetent for
the work which I was employed to
Go, and gives Mr.. A. c. Davis credit
for discovering that You had 10
bond. Here are the circumstances;
l, as the assistant to the grand jury,
was looking into various matters per-
tanning to all the county offices, ard
while in the clerks Office asked Mr..
Davis to turn to his records and give
me the names OF the suretles 0;: yuur
bond. Mr.. Davis turned to tie IT
cords, ana remarked tiiAI he Gi'; Eot
see Your 3on,i Furth.r searc!I WAS
then made, and we touEd that there
was no bond on record for your pres
ent Term of Office. Mr.. Davis never
would have turned to the records to
look for your bond if had not called
upon him to do so, so 1t is mere
quibbling to say any more about how
| it was discovered. The whole matter
in nutshell is, that your bond was
not on record, and if there is any re-
spopsibility for this revelation | de
sire that It be charged up to me,
while acting in the employ OF the
grand jury committee. If you have
any information other than the above
statements I desire to say it is incor-
rect. It matters not whose vlsllant
eye this matter might have escaped,
yet it is fact that it did not escape
notice in this examination. As said
above, I care nothing about the glory
Of discovering that your bond was
not on record. 1t did not take such
vigilance TO discover this, and had it
not been discovered then my duty to
the grand jury would have been poor
" performed. do not believe that
you would Intentionally reflect upon
me, but in justice to myself feel that
it is my duty to set myself straight
after the inference that would natu-
rally follow from the language used
in your article, and therefore request
that you give this statement publ
cation. J. H. LESEsNE-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04
In our last issue there appeared a

In our last issue there appeared
communication from Mr.. J. H. Bur
CESS, of Sammerton, asking the farm
ers OF Clarendon to come together
and hold farmers institute. He
proposes to have here at an early
date: some OF the faculty from Glenn
son College and that the expenses OF
holding this institution is paid oY
Clemson College. Farmers, this IS a
grand opportunity for you' and a
noble undertaking on the part OF MI
Burgess and we sincerely hope that
when the notice appears fixing the
date that our court house Will be
flied to oyer-fowing. The institute
proposed, has been worked very sue
cessfully elsewhere and the farmers
have been greatly benefited.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04

Clarendon like tie rest of South
Carolina stood true to the cause of
Democracy. The only question
which involved any issue was wheth
er or not the people of this county
were willing to have themselves taxed
to build a new jail. This question
has been settled by large majorit!
voting against the proposition. 1t is
the peoples Jail and it was their
privilege to say whether they wanted
a new one or not. Now we hope
that future grand Juries will stop
presenting the present Jail building
as unfit to place human into, since
the people say they are unwilling to
pay for new one.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04

Hon. j. Stanyarne Wilson, the
brilliant young Congressman from
Spartanburg, will soon take unto
himself a wife. He marries a Miss
Hazard, of Georgetown. Invitation
cards have been received here by
friends of the coming bride.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04

We have but one price to everybody and
that the lowest. If we have anything spec
ial for our customers we let them know
throush the papers o. some other medium,
and they are quickly gobbled up. We be.
heye in saving the customer every cen,
ayailable-that is the reason Of our Odd
cent prices. If we can sell matches at &c doz
we do it; we could get SC just as easy. But
that isn't the point-onr profit ends IN Ac
and we sell them for &c. Every price IN the
store is characterized by this cent-savlne
system. We would have it plainly under
stood that we are not selling at cost. Watch
the man closely who is selling yo1 some
thing at cost. We do business opposite Bank
of Sumter, next door to DeLormes drug.
store, Sumter, S. G..
Shoes and Dress Goods speciality.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04
COLORADO HOTEL RUiES.
Tho Gentlemen Guests Are Prohibited
From DoiE~ LIZ OF Things.

The Gentlemen Guests Arc Prohibited
From Doing Lcts OF Things.
A gentleman of Carrol;on, who has
lately returned from the west, has
brought with him a copy Of some Of the
rules hc found posted in a hotel dining
room.
The hotel was the Rustlers' Rest, at
Little Cayuse Creek, Colo. The rules
for the guidance of guests fellow:
"All gents with shooting irons or
other weapons must check them before
entering the dining room. Walters are
too scarce to be killed.
Gents are requested not to attract
walters attention By throwing things
at them. This is no deaf mute asylum.
Seven kinds of pic are given with
every dinner.
"Tablccloths arc changed every Sun
day.
"Our food is all Of the best quality.
Our milk is pure, eggs new laid. and
the butter speaks for itself.
Guests tipping walters must pay
funeral benefits in case one should die
from heart disease.
''No more tnan six eggs will be given
each at sitting. ANY guest found try
ing to work off shells on neighbc-
will be fired from the table.
Biscuits found riveted together con
be opened with chisel supplied by
waiter Tie use of dynamite is strictly
forbidden.
Disputes over articles Of food must
be settled outside.
Don't las:o the waters, because the
guest who can't throw the ropo will be
at disadvantage.
Gents can take of their coats if they
want to, but they must keep On their
yests- Baltimore Sun.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04
Imitation Leathera

Numerous varieties of imitation
leather are produced from sheepskins.
Considerable quantities are made to
emulate glazed kid, black and colored,
and alligator. These bear SO close a re-
sem mblance to the real that the difference
is not always discernible, even to men
familiar with the trade. They are in use
in the production Of shoes that can be
sold at low prices, for which the demand
is greater than usual in these times.
Shoe and Leather Reporter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04

There is no doubt the good peo'
ple of Charleston feel ashamed of the
ugly bray which eminated from that
thing hitched to the Charleston Post
last Friday afternoon, on the occasion
of General McLaurin's arrival into
the city. The thing must have beer
out the night before on the fantastic
parade and when it learned of Nc
Laurin's arrival it kicked and paweo
at everything around it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04

Communications must be accompanied
hv the real name and address Of the winter
in order to receive attention.
No communication of a personal char
scter will be published except as an adver-
tisement.
Entered at the Post Office at Manning as
Second Glass Matter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04
From Her Point of View.

Both were very young. They stood
gazing into store window, admiring
the pretty frocks that children SO love,
and turning to look at the ragged figure
beside her Marjorie said compassion
ately, Little girl, poor little girl, are
those your bestus clotbes:"
"No," the other responded with q
solemn shake of her head. my bestus
clothes is worcd out. Boston Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04
Just q Woman's Way.

TTo women stood on the wrong side
of cross street that intersects Broad
way and signalcd the cable cars, only te
see them shoot BY in the most aggra'
waiting way.
"Well, of all the impudence!"
"Did you ever!''
"Why, it's worse than we read about, u
Here one cf the gr!pmen shouted
something and waved his hand back.
ward.
What did he say?''
Something about the wrong corner. u
"Well, I've got his number, and I'll
report him for not stopping.
Here policeman came up and took
them to the lower side of the street,
where the very first car stopped for
them.
And they both said;
"Well, the idean' - Kansas City
Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04
A SHOT AT DEMOCRACY.
a SdOI aI DLNOOIe-hOI'
The News and Courier of to-da

IS NS"o @AO SOo11SA
says:
The most remarkable campaign in
the history Of American politics was
concluded at the ballot-boX yesterday
Tue returns from all the States are
not complete at this writing, but it is
safe 10 say that Mr.. Mckinley, the
Republican candidate, has a large
majority of both the electoral and
popular vote. The official count in
all the States will not be known, per-
haps, for several days, but the issues
of the campaign have been decided
against Bryan and the cause which
he has represented with so much
ability and eloquence. We have not
agreed with him in his views, we
have not regarded his arguments as
at all conclusive of the questions
which he has discussed, we have be.
lieved and said, and still believe and
say, that his election in the circum-
stances would have been disastrous
to the commercial and industrial in
terests of the country.
The causes of the defeat are not
far to seek. He represented the
spirit 81 revolution, He was sup
ported by all the reactionary ele-
ments of society. He was opposed
to all the conservative forces Of the
country. Against him was arrayed
the combined wealth of the nation.
The platforms on which he stood and
which he defended in his letters Of
acceptance and in his campaign
speeches contained nothing which
appealed to the jud ment or the con-
science or the SELLS interests Of the
wealthiest and mos influential and
populous parts o. the country.
Besides the trusts and corpora
tions and protected industries Of
the country, the most infuen-
tial element of his own party were
wellnigh solidly against him. Perhaps
be might have been able to win even
with such tremendous odds against
him, but the was forced to bear the
burden of the Tillmans and Altgelds
of the country. He repudiate d Till
man at Chicago, but he could not get
away from him or convince the voters
of the country that he was a safe
man to trust, coming to them as he
did with a Tillman stamp upon him.
Mr. Mckinley will probably make
safe President, although he repre-
sents a political party that cannot be
trusted,an hestands for apolicy which
made the Bryan movement possible.
Great promises have been made for
him aud his Administration. We hpoe
that they will be fulfilled, but an i'm
mediate revival of business can hardly
be expected. The stability of the ma
tional credit will be maintained for
the present at least, and, may we hope
after the dangers through which we
have passed, that there will be such
reforms in the financial system as will
make all parts of the country equal
shares in the blessings of good gov
ernment.
It is too early in the morning to be-
come excited or unduly enthusiastic.
The time for reflection and good
counsel will come tomorrow and the
next day during the next four years.
There will be another Presidential
election in 1900, and the issues of the
coming contest will be determined by
the kind OF legislation and govern
ment we shall have in the interval.
The causes for revolution must be re-
moved if the country would be saved
from revolution.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04
GIsT GEE.
cATARRH CANNOT BE CURED

With local applications. as tley cannot
reach TIE seat of the disease. Catarrh is &
blood or constitutional disease, and in or.
der to cure it You must take internal rene,
dies. Halls Cure is ta.en internally, and
acts directly on the blood aod mucous snr.
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not qnack
medicine 1t was prescribed by one OF the
best physicians in this country for years,
and isa regular prescription. It Is com.
ro.e,l of the best tonics known, combined
with the best blood purifiers, acting di-
rectr on the mnconS surfaces TIE per.
feet combination Of the two ingredients Is
what pro!pces such wonderful results in.
curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials,
free
FL. CHENEY u CO., Toledo, o.
Es-Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04
PARGAIN DAYS

With US are 313 days out of each
wear; in other words, every day in
the year, less 50, which are Sundays:
We have never been an advocate OF
special salesday; as can be noticed ID
a good many advertisements, people
advertise something below cost, and
when you go to purchase, it is either
''we are just out" or you can bet
YOUR last cent the difference will be
made up on the next thing you buy
or before you leave the store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04
The I.iE*lc Tua 10 Go.

A comparative alatomist says that
the little toe has got to go; that it Is a
useless appendage, already showing
signs of degeneration or whitening
away. It is proved that the horse. in
the course Of several centuries. has
dropped four toes and now travels on
one, and some think that mans pedal
e1tremities are bound to follow SIM
liar line OF evolution. In the horse it is
the middle digit which has survived as
the fittest. In man it will I've the first
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04

Russia produces eight bushels of
wheat to the acre and might produce
twice or three times that quantity if
the cultivation were as careful and sys-
tematic as in Germany or France.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04

Atilla, the king of the Huns, was
called the Scourge Of God. The desola-
tion he wrought in Europe cannot be
read even at this day without the ut
most horror.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04
The Acme of knowledge.

Muggins-Is Bjones well informed?
Buggins-Yes, indeed. Why, he ac-
tually knows as much as the average
young man who has just been gradual
ed from college thinks he know Phil
adelphia Record.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04
Fixing HIS lCSuli,y.

Attcrney-Well, now you say that
you saw the man who did the stabbing:
Witness-Yis, sor.
Attorney-And would you Enow the
culprit again if you saw him?
Witness-IJe wasn't no culprit. sor:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
ADVERTISING RATES

One square, one time, 81; each suose'
ouent insertion, so cents. Obituaries anu
Tributes of Respect charged for as regular
advertisements. Liberal contracts maoe 1or
three, six and twelve months.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04
SURE TO WIN

The people recognize and appreciate rea
merit. That IS why Hoods Sarsaparill, has
tie largest sales in the world. Merit ir
medicine means the power to cure Hoods
Sarsaparilla nres-abso'ntelv, permanently
cures. It is the one true blood purifier
It's superior merit is an established fact
and merit wins.
Hoods Pills are easy to take easy tc
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04

The first United States piano was
made in Boston in 1928.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04

The Arabs, anxious to impose upon
travellers, often sell as genuine mummy
wheat grains taken from their own
fields.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04

The first es.reo4R.<".. 49,, ~~~> -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-04

PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-30

presented himself at the office of GER
tain fishing club that makes a trip every
week or two to the lakes of Wisconsin.
Now, these fishermen want angleworms
very much indeed, and they always have
trouble in getting a good supply. Ac-
cordingly, when this enterprising boy
appeared with his basketfui of bait, he
had no trouble at all in doing business.
The 600 worms sold for three dollars
cash-and it was cheap, too. More than
that, the boy has promised to bring
worms to the club every Saturday.
1t is safe to say that such boy will
some time own his own home, and it
won't be in back street, either.
Another Chicago boy has found an
odd way of making money. One day he
stood looking into one of the Iagoons at
Lincoln park. just under the surface
of the water he could see whole schools
of beautiful goldfish swimming about
For these fish, since the ponds were first
stocked with them, have increased very
rapidly until they number thousands,
if not millions. The young fisher knew
that the lagoons all opened into the lake,
and he reasoned that some of the gold
fish would swim out along the sea wall.
where it would be perfectly allowable
TO fish for them. Accordingly he dug
bait and seated himself patiently on the
piling, as near to the opening of the
lagoon as he could, and it was not long
before he caught goldfish. This he
preserved alive and sold for 20 cents to
dealer in aquarium supplies down
town. Of course he catches other fish,
and sometimes he won't get goldfish
in a whole day, but every one that he
does get brings him 20 cents. That is
why this boy sits on the piling where
other fishers say that tae fishing isn't
good.
I There are plenty of other boys who
not Only earn money, b1!t often support
themselves and help their mothers and
smaller brothers and s:sters.-Chicago
Record