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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-10-06
HUGH L. FARLEY.

The news of the death of General
Hugh L. Farley, which sad event oc-
Cured in Spartanburg on Friday last
has been received with sincere regret
by large rumbers Of people all over
South Carolina. For a long period
of years he had been prominently
connected with public affairs in this
State. He was one of the earliest ad
vocates of the principles underlying
the reform movement which took de-
finite shape in the nomination by the
Democratic convention OF 1890 of a
full State ticket. General Farley was
elevated to the Office of Adjutant and
Inspector General, holding that i'm
portant office two terms and declin-
ing reelection.
In the discharge of his duties Gen
eral Farley was always carefully wise
and Just. IL his administration of
his office he had some delicate and
difficult matters to adjust, and his
situation was not without peculiar
Throughout his
course he commanded the respect
and confidence of bis people, without
regard to faction or section. Among
those who now particularly mourn
his untimely death are many who
differed most positively with him in
relation to public affairs in South
Carolina.
General Farley was a little over
So years OF age. When the war came
on he was cadet in the Military
School, under Asbury Coward and
Micah jenkins, at Yorkville. He
promptly enlisted in the Confederate
service-as private in the 3rd Reg
iment of South Carolina Infantry. He
served on General hersbaw's staff
and afterwards commanded a COM
pany. He was in many OF the hard
est battles of the war, and was always
conspiuoas for his cooluess and gal
lantry.
After the war General Farley en-
gagged in planting and later in rail
road service. He was active and
jealous in the campaign oflS7G. He
was admitted to the bar in 1881, and
went to the House from Spartanburg
in 1882.
Since the death of General J. B.
Kershaw, General Farley had been
State historian of the Confederate
Records.
A good, true, brave man has passed
away Well may the people of South
Carolina do honor to his memory
Hampton Guardian.
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4 REVIVAL OF POPPYCOCK.

We are having just now, another
taste of the monometallist style Of
logic. We have it in various publ
cations setting forth the fact and the
details of the great fall in the price
of silver bullion. According to all
this, silver is on the down grade and
will soon cease to rank among the
precious metals, and so we are told,
with gravity too beautiful to be de-
scribed in words, that silver has seen
its best days and that the advocates
of free coinage may as we'll abondon
their fond dreams forever.
1t reminds US OF the lively cam
paign of 1896. 1t recalls all the isuor-
ance and stupidity of that never-to-
be-forgotten episode. We hear once
more the strident bray Of Bynum and
Cochran and the frantic imprecatiors
of the New York Sun. Silver is even
more worthless than it was ten months
ago, they tell US. Then the "aollar
was worth but fifty cents" now it is
sswo1th only forty-three cents" And
all the wiseacres and the parro is and
the owls are prating, echoing, and
looking wise, until one begins to
question the wisdom of a Providence
that lets such things continne. 'Sil-
veris depreciat;ng every day screams
one miracle of human intelligence.
"The silver dollar is losing its pur-
chasing power" yells another. The
whole collection of tie monometal-
list chorus proceeds to bay the moon
until the welkin fairly rings.
One hesitates to interject into this
inane hullabaloo even so much as a
suggestion of common sense and rea-
son. It seems a wicked waste of time
TO ask these red-face1 yelpers why
silver has deprecated in the market,
and whether, if gold were subjected
to the same process, it would not
lose its commercial value in like ratio.
Intrinsically, the proposition is SIM
pie enough. Tie mints of the civil,
lied nations are closed to silver; the
same mints are open to gold. In this
way the only thing that makes money
of any metal is bestowed upon gold
and withheld from silver In this
way gold acquires a fictitious and
artificial worth and silver is reduced
to the standard Of its essential use
fulness. In the same way, were the
process reserved--were the mints
closed to gold and opened wide to
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-10-06
4 Story.

Once upon time a hunter found a
ferocious wild beast securely tied.
The piteous appeals of the tethered
animal touched the heart of the kind
and sympathetic man, who saw no
danger in liberating the wild beast,
and so he gave the animal his liberty.
As soon as he was free the pangs OF
starvation prompted him to satisfy
his hunger, and so he devoured his
benefactor.
Now this story finds its counterpart
in the foolish act Of the prohibition
lists of South Carolina in seeking to
undo the restraints which are thrown
around the sale Of liquor by the dis
pensary There is not an uupreju-
diced mind il the State that Will not
admit tina! tie restraints of tie dis
pensary law have lesseued the sale OF
liquor aud reduced drinking. Yet
prohibitionists and inferentially tenn
perance people, do not recognize the
great advantage which has been Sc
cured in the passage of the dispen-
sary law, but like the foolish hunter
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Oakland News.

Special to THE TINES:
By the 18th of this month the bulk
of the cotton crop in this section Will
have been harvested and sold. Our
farmers sold most Of their cotton for
more than 6 Il cents.
As a general thing the corn crop is
better than in previous years. On
some low lands corn suffered from
excess of rain, but the yield is at least
10 per cent. better for this year than
recent years.
The harvesting of hay, corn, peas,
etc, is progressing rapidly and by the
last Of this month the fields will be
deserted.
\ dwelling house belonging to Mrs.
Lille L. Davis was recently DESTROYED
by fire. The loss was fully covered
by insurance.
Mr.. Ben. H. Harvin, formerly OF
Burke, Sumter County, spent a few
days last week visiting at his old
home, Oakland.
Several cases of dyphtheria are re-
ported from Alcolu, but it is hoped
that it may prove false alarm.
Some of our sportsmen are little
premature in shooting quail, but be
it to their credit, they have stopped
the killing of game, and are actively
engaged il The protection of our
birds. This is commendable in them,
for the birds are entirely too young
to be shot yet.
Several marriages will take place
in this community at no very distant
day.
Several Of our young people are
attending the Manning Collegiate In
stitute, and they are we'll pleased with
the institution. Mere will enter the
Institute soon.
Much interest is being taken in
educational work by the people OF
this section, and they highly approve
the organization of the Teachers AS,
sociation, effected last Saturday in
Manning. J. H.
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DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

By local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There IS
only one way to cure Deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness IS
caused By an ipfamed condition Of the
mucous lining of the Eastachian Tube.
When this tube gets inhamed you have a
rumbling souud or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed Deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken ont and this tube restored to its ror-
nal condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out Of ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an inhamed
condition of tie mucous surfaces.
We will give Oae Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured BY Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free.
F. J. CHENEY Il Co., Toledo, 0.
J-Sold by Druggists. 75c.
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There are some newspaper editors
in South Carolina so accustomed to
fault-inding that it has become
second nature with them and they
cannot do justice. We speak of those
who are impugning the motives Of
Governor Ellerbe in the metropolitan
police matter; in their desire to be
unjust they actually resort to deliber-
ate falsehood by stating that the re-
moval Of the metropolitan police
force, was the result of a compact
entered into prior to the recent pri-
mary, and yet not one of these edi-
tors can produce particle of proof.
It is our judgment, based upon facts,
that the Governor wanted to remove
the force long ago, but his hand was
stayed by citizens OF Charleston. It
was represented to the chief execu-
i've that the hue and cry against the
metropolitan police system came from
the liquor men and politicians; that
the property holding class who bear
the burden of taxation did net join
in the cry, but on the contrary wanted
the system retained. Letters IN great
numbers flooded the executive cham
Der, asking the Governor not to In
terfere. Evidence was so conflicting
and confusing, that the Governor
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who liberated the wild beast, they
seek to break down the barriers which
have already been placed around tie
business. Ii these prohibitionists and
inferentially temperance people are
really in earnest in their efforts to
promote sobriety they would not lib
crate the wild beast in order to get
better hold of him.
Practical common sense and COM
mon honesty of purpose should sus
gest the propriety Of holding fast to
the advantage which we now have of
the ferocious beast. Fasten around
his limbs other and stronger fetters.
Only an idiot would turn him loose
in order to tie him better.
Then we say that every man in
South Carolina who has at heart the
morality and sobriety of this people
should not only hold fast to the ad-
vantage we now have in the dispen-
sary law, but should seek to establish
| it more firmly in the hearts ard minds
of all good citizens who sincerely love
their fellow men. II in after years
we find that the dispensary is selling
too much whiskey we can place other
safeguards around it.
We have the strongest proof that
the dispensrry has been powerful
agent in promoting temperance. Since
original package stores have been
opened we believe that every one Of
them has done rushing business"
AS far as we can learn the business
of the dispensary has not been cur
tailed in proportion to the increase OF
sales at the unauthorized shops.
The editor of this newspaper has
fought liquor from his earliest child
hood, and he expects TO fight it until
the day when he shall be no more.
This newspaper opposed the opening
of the dispensary at Abbeville, but its
workings have been so satisfactory as
compared to the former prohibition
and license systems that we shall sup
port the dispensary system now and
hereafter.
We can readily see how the bar
room element can conscientiously fa-
vor the opening of the saloons, but
we cannot understand how Christian
church-members, who claim to be
temperance people, can join forces
with the saloon men in their efforts
to destroy the best liquor law with
which the State has ever been blessed.
We can account for the strange ahili-
alton only on the presumption of ig-
norance of the result. If any man
can suggest any other reason for this
strange and unaccountable combina-
ton of saloor men, preachers and
temperance people we will thank
some one to show it. Up to this time
we can conceive of no excuses for the
alliance of Christian temperance peo-
pie and honest saloon men except On
the basis OF a misapprehension as to
the actual facts, or in the profession
ofprinciples 10 which they do not in
reality hold.-Abbevillc Press and
Banner.
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When the General Assembly con-
venes, several circuit judges will have
to elected, among them will be a
Judge for the first circuit. It will be
remembered that after the great poll
tical revolution in 1890 there was a
lot of heart-burnings and soreness;
the cry went out "To the victors be-
long the spoils.' The conditions re-
quired heroic measures; one of which
was to place Reformers upon the
beneh. In the first circuit there were
no lawyers belonging to the Reform
faction, so one was imported from
Abbeville and as far as we know he
fills his Office acceptably, but this is
a new era, the old conditions exist no
longer, and we think that to be con-
sistant and carry out the s:peace and
unity" idea the General Assembly
should select to preside over the first
circuit, practitioner of that bar.
Whether it was right or wrong to
import Judge Benet to the Charles
ton circuit need not now be argued;
everybody will admit that the people
are getting together and the sores
upon the body polite are fast heal
ing; there is no better salve to cure
these sores than by applying the
ointment OF justice; we hope that
some good, sound, honorable lawyer
who has made a reputation at the
bar of the first circuit will be award
ed this judicial robe which was car
ried off in the political cyclone.
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The silver question is not one
merely for to-day, tomorrow or for
this year, but it concerns our people
for all time. If it be true, as the
goldites so loudly claim, that we now
have prosperity then the people
are certainly in position to study
the conditions which surround them.
Now is the time of ali others. If
any student of the subject has yet
found single valid argument ir
fave OF the gold standard, we have
never seen or heard of it. The gold
men talk sneeringly about Is to 1,
but they fail to tell US how the gold
standard has benefited the country or
how it possibly can.
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SOMETHING TO KNOW.

1t may be worth something 10 know that
the very best medicine for restoring TIE
til ed out nervous system to a healthy rigor
is Electric Bitters The medicine Is purely
vegetable, acts By giving tone to the nerve
centres in the stomach, gently stimulates
tie liver and kidneys. and aids these or
sans in throwing off impurities in the
blood. Electric Bitters improves the ap-
petite, aids digestion, and is pronounced
bv those who have tried it as the very best
blood purifier and nerve tonic. Try it.
Sold for SOC. or SI00 per bottle at r. B.
Loryea's drug store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-10-06
ETERNAL VIGILANCE

Is the price Of perfect health. Watch care
fully tie first symptoms of impure blood.
Cure boils, pimples. humors and scrotula
by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla. Drive away
the pains and aches Of rheumatism, malaria
and stomach tloables, steady your nerves
and overcome that tired feeling by taking
the same great medicinc.
Hoods Pills are the best family cathartic
aDd liver tonic Gentle, reliable, sure.
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Man at the Table.

Man at the Table-Waiter, these eggs
are hard rs brick. You must have
boiled them more than three minutes?
Waiter-yes, sir; the boss has told
us always to Go more than is asked Of
US, and in that way the trade will be
built up. You only asked to have your
eggs boiled three minutes, but, to show
our willingness to accommodate and to
make Things agreeable, we boiled them
six minutes. Boston Transcript.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-10-06
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALYE.

The best saive in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers. salt rheum, fever
sores, tet;er, chapped hands. chilblains,
corns and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles,or no pay required. It is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price Csc. per box. For sale by
+. 3. Loryea.
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There is an afternoon newspaper
published in Charleston called the
sPost," whose mission appears to be
misrepresentation, and in the absence
of any one else it has for a consider
able length of time been devoting its
time and space upon Governor Ell
lerbe. There is hardly an issue OF
that sheet but what there appears
some offensive allusion to our chief
executive; every act of his is severely
criticized by it and his motives i'm
pugned. The Governor, however,
pays no attention to it and does not
seem to regard any Of its utterances
with degree of seriousness. Per-
haps he has discovered that it repre-
sents nothing. The latest bone the
'Post" is guawing on is the removal
of the metropolitan police. This pa
per has been clamoriug for the re-
moval of the system ever since the
thing was put on, and at the same
time it was advising and encourag-
ing the violation of the Dispensary
law and the ssNo Bill of Charles
tons grand lyrics. Every step taken
by the administration has been bit
terly fought by the :'Post" and it
even went so far as to kick itself out
of the Democratic party by support
ing Palmer and Buckner. That the
aPost'' does not represent the cool,
sober thought of Charleston we feel
certain, and when it undertakes to
charge the Governors action as the
result of deal in the face of the
Governors denial it is simply put
ting itself in a position for the peo-
pie to decide whether the Governor
or the @Post'' is to be believed. Gov
ernor Ellerbe does not need certi-
icate for tr.thfulness; the people
know him and when he denies the
charge made by the post it is suf-
fcient.
But suppose there was deal, has
not Charleston now what she has been
long crying for? All Of her woes for
the past twelve months or more ta7e
been traced to the metropolitan
police and in all o. her lamentations
could be heard high above the din,
stake off this iniquity end We will
again be a part of the State" The
charge that Governor Ellerbe was
party to deal in tLis matter is un-
true, but we will not deny that some
of the Governors friends were anx-
ious about the election and did prom
ise to use what influence they might
have had with the Governor for the
removal OF the system, but if these
gentlemen made any other promises
they were unauthorized. We make
this statement because we have good
reason to know whereof we speak.
The News and Courier editorially
thanked Senator McLaurin, Col. ".
a. Neal and Hon, F. H. Weston for
their work IN the matter and the
"Post" has taken this to mean that
these gentlemen consumated the
alleged deal. We know the three
gentlemen and we know they have
always opposed putting Charleston
under the system and we further
know neither one of them would have
the efrontery to propose deal to
Governor Ellerbe.
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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY.
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One square, one time, 81; each subse-
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Tributes of Respect charged for as regular
advertisements. Liberal contracts made for
three, six and twelve months.
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Notice.
OFFICE OF COUNTY SUPERVISOR,
CLARENDON COUNTY,
MANNING, S. c.. Sept. l, 1897.

In accordance with Section 490 General
Statutes, it is unlawful for persons to en-
cage in or offer for sale any pistol, rifle,
cartridges less Than As calibre, or metal
knuckles, without first having obtained a
license therefor,
Now, therefore, take notice: Any per-
son found dealing in pistols, cartridges, or
kpuckles without first having paid to the
County twenty five dollars tor a license will
be prosecuted and if convicted, they shall
be punished by fine not over $500, or I'M
prisoned not mere than one year or both
at the courts discretion.
T. C. Owens,
Supervisor, c. c.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County Of Clarendon.

George ". Stetfens, Jr., and Frank
G.. StefTens, copartners as George
w. Stefrens' Sons, Plaintiffs,
against
Rebecca N. Galluchat and George W.
StefTens, Defendants.
Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF a
Judgment Order of the Court of
Common Pleas, in the above stated
action, to me directed, and bearing
date June 2nd, 1897, will sell at pub
lie auction, to the highest bidder
for cash, at Clarendon Court House,
at Manning, in said'County, within
the legal hours for judicial sales, on
Monday, the 1st day Of November,
1897, being salesday, the following
described real estate:
All that piece, parcel or tract Of
land known as the Gideon Dennis
place, containing Four Hundred and
Sixteen Acres, situate, lying and
being in said State and county, on
waters of Deep Creek, and bounded
on the North by lands of Isaac Hal
ley, Friendly HALEY and Jos. White;
East, by lands of estate James Ben
nett; South, by lands of Richard G.
Thames and West by lands of Jos. NJ.
Mitchum.'
Purchaser to pay for papers.
D. J. BRADHAM,
Sheriff Clarendon County.
Oct. 9Th, 1897. 11-4t
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Communications must be accompanied
by the real name and address Of the writer
in order to receive attention.
No communication of personal char
acter will be published except as an adver-
tisement.
Entered at the Post Office at Manning as
Second-Class Matter.
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Furniture, =
:, Furniture.
NT7NWTVVTIH

Our stock is up to date in
QUALITY and PRICE.
Bed Room Suits at 4 great bar
gain.
Our Oak Safes are beauties.
Poplar Safes at $2.75 and up.
Poplar Beds 81 and up.
Mattresses -.
Oak Cab Seat Rockers are the
cheapest We ever had.
Chairs too numerous to mention.
Cooking Stoves are all marked
down for thirty days. These are
going at bargain.
Undertaking Department al
ways ready for business.
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SUPERVISORS NOTICE.

OFFICE CUU Nj SUFER ISUR,
CLARENDON COUNTY.
Manning, S. c., Jan. 29th, lS96.-The
County Supervisors Office will be open on
Saturday of each week, for the transaction
of business. The other days Of the week
will be ont Of my Office attending to roads
and bridges.
T. C. OWENS,
Comfy SnneryiS0r