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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
SENATOR MeLAURIE TALKS!

There has been of late some
complaint in the newspapers
about Senator John L. McLaurin
not having anything to say with
regard to to the Crum appoint
ment. Senator McLaurin never
would force his views upon the
public, but when the time came
to act he would then do as his
best judgment dictated without
regard to consequences. There
are other men in public life who
feed upon notoriety, and when
there is a question which they
can turn to the good of their in
dividual account they grasp the
opportunity. The Crum ap-
pointment, on account of the
appointees race is offensive, and
President Roosevelt could not
have played better into the
hands of the Southern gallery
playing politician, because it
gave material for the tanning Of
the flames Of racial prejudice,
and from a United States Sena-
tor down to a chaingang guard,
the incident is worked. Sena-
tor McLaurin when approached
by a reputable newspaper gave
out an interview, which was
plain, clear-cut and incisive, at
the same time it was conspicuous
in it's absence Of the vulger ap-
plause- catching phrases. The
Senator says:
II think the action of the committee
is proper, because the confirmation or
the non-confrmation Of Crum will raise
q race issue which every good citizen,
North or South, should wish to avoid.
The matter has far outgrown the per-
sonality of DR.. Crum. It has become a
question of race, and white supremacy
is absolutely essential to the best de-
Velopment of both races. This doc
trine has been accepted and constitu-
tional safeguards thrown around it and
I have no idea that any appointment
made by this Administration is intend
ed as an attack on this vital principle.
There are other colored people who
have been appointed in other Southern
States without such Juror being rails
ed as over this comparatively unim-
porJant position.
II think that the friends of DR.. Crum
are largely responsible for this, because
they took the position that the refusal
of the President to appoint DR.. Crum
was because of his race. This will al
ways raise the color question. and every
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
Saved Her Child's Life.

sin three weeks our chubby little
boy was changed by pneumonia almost
to a skeleton" writes Mrs. W. Wat
kins of Pleasant City, O. ga terrible
cough set in, that, in spite of a good
doctors treatment for several weeks,
grew worse every day. We then used
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, and our darling was soon
sound and well. We are sure this
grand medicine saved his life" Mil
lions know it's the only sure cure for
coughs, colds and all lung diseases.
The r. B. Loryea Drug Store guaran--
tees satisfaction. SOC and 81. Trial
bottles free.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18

Don't forget the old man
with the fish on his back.
For nearly thirty years he
has been travelling around the
world, and is still travelling,
bringing health and comfort
wherever he goes.
To the consumptive he
brings the strength and flesh
he so much needs.
To all weak and sickly
children he gives rich and
strengthening food.
To thin and pale persons
he gives new firm flesh and
rich red blood.
Children who first saw the
old man with the fish are now
grown up and have children
of their own.
He stands for SCOTS Emul-
sion Of pure cod liver ola
delightful food and a natural
tonic for children, for old folks
and for all who need flesh and
strength.
fC9-E15 Pearl Street. New York.
soc. and Sl.OC; all DRUGGISTS :;
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
The frequency of red-handed

The frequency of red-handed
homicides in South Carolina is a
source of great worry to people
who are law-abiding and who
feel a pride in their State; all of
the pulpits and press arraign-
ments do not seem to do any
good towards lessening the evil,
and it has become a stock saying
that human life in South Caro-
lima is about the cheapest thing
there is. If a negro steals a
hog, he is punished; if a poor
white man commits a misde-
meanor he too is punished, but
if a white man with money and
influence commits murder he
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
We TOLD YOU So!

The. tax levy has been made
and we find ourselves called
upon to go deeper into our pock,
cts to the extent Of one-half OF
one mill for jail purposes. We
said sometime back our readers
well remember, that taxes will
be raised, and our prediction has
been verified in this, as we'll as
many other things. The jail IS
a need all will admit, but we can
not admit, that it was necessary
to raise the tax levy to get 1t.
We have figured on this matter
considerably, and are convinced
that with no back Indebtedness
to pay, Clarendon can meet her
running expenses easily. with an
economical management, on 2!
mill levy. It must be remem.
bered that every year property
grows in valuation, and as the
county grows there is more prop
ertv to be taxed. To Illustrate,
within the last few years not
less than s150,000 in manufac-
turing industriesafone- mills,
knitting mill, and lumber mills
have been added to the tax
books, besides this, there have
been added thousands Of dollars
in merchandise, swamp timber
lands, and other property which
turned more and more money
nto our county treasury, then
there is a tremendous income
from the dispensary, and from
fines and licenses, all of these
various sources increasing every
year. Therefore. if the county
could be run safely on 3 mills
before this increase of property
was put on the tax books, it does
look like with this increase, there
was, no necessity to increase the
levy to raise the amount, one
half Of one mill will bring Tor
jail purposes. It has been our
observation, the more money
provided for public purposes the
more will be used, in other
words every available cent will
be utilized in some way, and the
officers will be able to show
vouchers for it, and economy can
never be obtained by liberal
provision of money. We be.
lieve, have said so before, and
say so now, that a 2! mill levy
can pay the expenses Of Claren-
don and that a good ja::l can be
built without increasing the levy
from what it was last year; now
that the levy has been increased
we predict it viii be FIVE years
before the additional one-halt
mill will be taken off, and be-
tween now and then we will be
paying mills instead of b. Why
do we say this? Because some
of the county officers are clamor-
ing for bigger salaries, they
even joining with other counties
to influence the legislature for
favorable legislation, and al
ready our delegation has intro
duced bills to increase salaries,
this, together with the jail build
ing job, and other things will
bring back the debt burden re-
Gently shook off and it will re-
quire the people to dive down
into their pockets, whether they
look pleasant or not.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
A Weak Stomach

Causes a weak body and invites dis
ease. kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures and
the stomach. and wards OF
and overcomes disease. J.. 8. Taylor, a
prominent merchant of Chrlesman.
Tex. says: II could rot eat because Of
a weak stomach. l lost al strength
and run down in weight. All that
money could do was done, but all hope
Of recovery vanished. Hearing of some
wonderful cures effected by use Of ko-
dol, concluded to try it. The first
bottle benefited me, and after taking
four bottles l am fully restored to my
usual strength, weight and health" )"
The r. B. Loryea Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
The Easy Pill.

DeWitt's Little Early Risers do not
grippe nor weaken the system. They
cure biliousness, iaundice, constipation
and inactive livers, by arousing the Sc
cretions, moving the bowels gently, yet
efectually, and giving such tone and
strength to the glands of the stomach,
liver and bowels that the cause of the
trouble is removed entirely. These IA
nous little pills exert decided tonic
effect upon the organs involved, and if
their use is continued for few days
there will be no return of the trouble.
The r. B. Loryea Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
A Mothers Recommendation.

I have used Cbamberlain:s Cough
Remedy for a number of years and
have no hesitency in saving that it is
best remedy for coughs, colds and
Group I have ever used in my family.
I have not words to express my conf
dence in the remedy Mrs. J. A.
Moore, North Star, Mich. For sale
By The r. B. Loryea Drug Store, Isaac
NJ. Loryea. Prop.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
Sulurnertol News.
Special to The Manning Times.

Special to The Manning TINES.
Mr.. II. T. Avant who has been con-
fined to his bed for more than week
is thought to be little better at this
writing, he has many friends and they
would like to see him at his place OF
business soon.
Mr.. J. H. Rigby of Manning was in
Summerton last week and bought about
275 bales of cotton and gave 93c. per
pound. :,
Mr.. E. S. Ingram OF Manning paid
this place short visit last Thursday.
1t is true that Mr.. 0. c.. Scarborough
of this town will plant so acres of to-
bacco this year. Look out tobacco
planters of this county. &.
Summerton, S. c.. Feb. II 1903.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
Waste Of Cotton Seed il Planting.

has stopped think money
nate less tons are used spring
The seed ayhy drl-not dropped
nnetenths the young plants being
the As @
here It a e ysote o b f M 2R de1 M
avagance. The old system sowing cotton seed
change
planting Instead Of sowing the serd In drills drop them At distance
Of good cotton seed saved for commercial
Caldwell Cotton plants gives good
en nah onf PEEK M 9nGab pn I to pay for itself in one
ms oDonn Co., Sumter c. oslave 3sss cosson
par giving G
Richard Manning.
Mayevlle, s. G., August 49, 1902.
Mrs oDonne Co Sumter G. Dear s bought last
Caldwell Cotton Planter viii state that perfect planter
wa; pleased @ it. b II did al m that e @
N-''9"' j. E. Wilson.
Catchean, c., August %,
used the Caldwell Cotton Planter the
and proved in all that claimed
distance and regulating quickly readily
good regularly spaced with uniform number
the hill. Yours truly R. J. Brownfeld.
Pamela, S. c., August 49, 1905.
them m @ the c RsHs u # @ Goan @ ans
ba @ H. o aia iaba bt @ b
making hoeng easier
Sumter, Gentlemen
s bCe Ge99 a @ a n an %u ge SEQ IT. psed
with 80 cents less acre to hoe than that planted with
Msss5s oDnns pear sirs pleasure
that ngbo1s who like myself used your Planter did not
sa saRPs ana Snsfe were many
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
Conducted by Paxvi17e ". Q. 4. L.

National Motto-"For God Home and Ma
tive Land
State Motto-aBe Strong and OF Good Cour-
age
Our Watchword-Agitate Educate Organize
Pledge
drink, sell or give
Intoxicating liquors while live;
From bad companions III refrain
And never take Gods name in vain.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
O'DONNELL & CO..
General Merchants.
SUMTER, S. c., February 10, 1903

FepfudIy
We sole agents for the counties Of Lee Clarendon and
Sumter for the Caldwell Cotton Planter This Planter after
experience section has concusvey proven it's claim
being the most satisfactory and around most economical
Planter It plants the smallest possible quantity of
eed 2 quarts sng for and spaces them at the
exact distance desied most desirable points in view Of the high
price seed and the present soveny condition of labor
All agree hands just will chop out the cotton uniformly
that machine that will counteract this difficulty commend
itself This certainty perfect stand together with the
saving cotton seed should induce every farmer
of the Planters
Read the following testimonials from of reia.
bic farmers. For terms apply to
O'DONNELL & CO.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
Cures Consun1p ption1

Dear Sirs:-After realing your adver-
tisement bought bottle Of your whiskey,
which helped me right away. I am now
on my third bottle. using it for consump-
ton, and feel like new man. l think
that If had known Of your Whiskey when
! was at home in Chicago, would have
never come out here for my health.
ED. SCHUBARTH, 1903 Market St.
Denver, Colo, Aug. lS, l902.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY.

Communications must be accompanied BY o. .io 10
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receive attention.
40 communication OF persona. ;Se.nent
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-18
BUCKWHEAT,
PANCAKE FLOUR.

Catsups, Pickles, Mince Meat, very
choice Apples in quart cans, Tapioca,
Vermicelli, Postum Cereal, Cigars
and Tobacco.
The best of Groceries, and Vegeta-
bles of every variety.
The finest grades of Tea and Coffee,
Housekeepers, give me trial and
I will please you.
m I'D NTNTTVnN
The Washington times., 1903-10-19

particular interest in rubber But ii
ought to be easy for almost anybody
to understand that the low grade of
labor found in these islands could be
more proftably employed on crops
which cannot be raised in the United
States than on products which would
come into direct competition with
those of the American farmer. There
are two ways in which new colonies
can be made useful to any civilized
country: By offering new fields for
the white mans industry, as Aus
tralia and Canada do to England, or
by supplying whatever ncceSsaries of
life can be easily raised by natives,
and cannot be raised by the white
men at home. Rubber culture may
easily become profitable in several OF
our colonies.
The Washington times., 1903-10-19
North Cardinals Request.

North Carolina will make a strong
effort TO induce Uncle Joe" Cannon to
name one of her delegation in the in
coming House of Representatives to
membership on the Committee on Rivers
and HarbOrs. The rivers. bays and in
lets along the coast of the Old North
State offer harbor and navigation ad-
vantages scarce surpassed by any State
along the Atlantic coast, but these
waterways need Improvement, and in
the past Congress has not been as lib
eral in its appropriation for such prof.
ects as the people believe it should
have been One reason assigned is, that
the State has not been represented on
the Committee on Rivers and Harbors
where this sort Of pork" is packed.
The last river and harbOr appropriation
bill was bitterly fought oy some of the
members of the North Carolina delega-
tion-nOtably Mr.. Bellamy, Of the VIII
mington district. who viii not be a
member Of the Fifty-eighth House-be-
cause they believed that the appropria-
tons for that State were inadequate
and insufficient.
The Washington times., 1903-10-19

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
On an average Of about once week I read in
The Times accounts in regard TO the iron
covers to the manhOles covering the conduits
OF the electric power company blowing up be-
cause OF an excessive accumulation of gas in
the conduits. As yet there have been no casu-
alties recorded, but the streets have been rent,
buildings shaken to their very base, windows
shattered a la Martinique, and the fire depart
ment and police reserves have been called out
on number Of occasions
IL there no remedy for this evilY Are the
lives OF the persons who make up the COM
munity to be placed in peril daily by this i'm
pending menace 10 the public safety?
opine that it is not the most pleasant sen
satIon in the world to be smote on the Uranium
during the still hours of the night with the
IRON cover OF a manhole which happens TO be
on a nocturnal ramble through the ethereal
regions. Neither have / any ardent desire 10
be blown into the air by the explosion of one
OF those concerns" But such a thing is not
only possible but, from recent accounts in The
Times, most probable at any time. Does the
license which was granted the electric CON-
pany to lay conduits give the corporation the
right to slaughter the people and disturb our
weary fremen and night policemen in their
peaceful slumbersg LA An
Washington, Oct II.
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Mr.. Small Recommended.

The delegation will doubtless ask for
the appointment of Representative John
H. Small. OF the First district. as North
Carolinas member of the committee.
Mr.. Small has served four years in the
House and is a conscientious worker
and stands well with members on both
sides of the chamber He was a mem
Der OF the Committee on Merchant Ma
rine and Fisheries in the last Congress,
but IL is quite likely that ne would be
willing TO surrender this committeeship
for a place on the Committee on Rivers
and H3rbOrs. where his services could
be OF greater Importance to the State
The Wilmington Chamber Of Com
merce recently held an enthusiastic
meeting, at which the question OF urg-
ing Mr.. Cannon TO recognize the rights
OF North Carolina 10 a member on this
committee was discussed. and the
chamber unanimously adopted a resolu-
ton recommending the selection of Mr..
Small and urging the delegation 10 use
its best efforts 10 have the member from
the First district given the place. This
is a compliment TO Mr.. Small in view
OF the fact that he does not represent
the Wilmington district.
The Washington times., 1903-10-19

is for HIS interference with the police at
Madrid when they were enforcing the
gambling laws at a second or third rate
club of which he was the president.
He is not unknown in this country
having married In 1877 in New York his
first wife. rich Cuban heiress. who
died about ten years afterward, and he
is now the husband Of the wealthy
daughter Of a Hebrew banker in Mad
rid. who became a convert 10 Catholi-
cism In order to make the match posi-
BILE. These two marriages have had the
effect of placing the general beyond
that want 20 which he was subjected in
his younger days Fer IL was in the
winter of 1872 that he was reduced TO
such extremity in Paris that he was
found starving in the streets. actually
begging for aims, and forced 20 spend
the nights among the tramps and va
grants on the benches in the Champs
Elysees. Fortunately for him. he was
recognized by a Carlist nObleman, who
took compassion on his suffcrings and
recommended him to Don Carlos. at
that time recruiting adherents for his
last insurrection. Don Francis. who IS
a son OF the late Infant Henry Of Spain
and of his morganatic WIFE, Donna
Helen Castelvi, fought under the orders
of Don Carlos throughout the rebellion,
and at it's close transferred his sword,
like many another Carlist officer. 20 the
late King Alfonso. who gave him COM
mission In his own army.
The Washington times., 1903-10-19

prompt defenders. He had faced
death a thousand times, and he feared
ii less than anything else in the
world. Death to him was but detail
of the days work and the least of
all evils which could befall soldier.
So he turned his back in contempt
upon the whole pestilent pack, placed
his hand in Deaths and said: Come,
old comrade, let us 60"
And all the world said that Hector
Maedonald's suicide was confession
of guilt-all the world being a pitifu!
fool and given to thinking evil as
sparks fly upward.
The charges against Hector Mac
donald have been investigated by a
government commission in CeylOn,
and the six members unanimously de-
clare on oath that "there is not the
slightest particle of truth or fOunda-
ton" in any of the accusations; that
the ISLANDERS were prompted by feel
ings of spite and envy, and that "Sir
Hector Macdonald was assassinated
by vile and slanderous tongues"
The pity Of it all is that the hero's
moral courage was not equal to his
physical bravery, or that he did not
care enough for reputation to live
and fight for it. The victory that he
could and would have won over the
foul crew Of slanderers would have
been a greater, more glorious triumph
than any feat of arms ever per-
formed on earth.
But the commission which acquits
the dead soldier and "deplores the
sad circumstances of the case" will
fall miserably short Of its duty if it
fails to bring to justice the murder
ers Of Hector Macdonald. Not even
the most potent influence in the
British Empire should be permitted
to save the assassins from being
dashed around the world with the
scorpion whips of ell honest mems
execration.
The Washington times., 1903-10-19
Cost of Carnegie Libraries.

Carnegie Libraries cost something. Mr. Car
negie recently said 81 have helped found 200
libraries and have 500 more under advisement'
This will make. say. 1,5OO in all During last
year he gave 15s library buildings. at a cost to
him Of 100000. the average cost of the
buildings is 40, and l.5OO Of them viii
aggregate SIS, 8O5, 600 Now, under the contract
with Mr.. Carnegie. the cities blessed must tax
themselves annually 10 per cent Of the cost of
the buildings to provide funds for their main
tenance. This would be 6,SO4 800 every year
in addition 20 the interest on more than $50
O0o, 600 paid by the cities for library sites. By
these transactions the libraries viii cost Mr..
Carnegie each year, at 5 per cent interest on his
investment. s.. 10, go, while the cost to the
cities at the same rate viii be s7,s40.5oO. or
two and a half times as mrch--Minneapolis
Tribune.
The Washington times., 1903-10-19
The ReQbA's Forum.
DR.. Bristol and the Negro.
To the Editor Of The Mashinston ri,ncs.

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
The Rev. Frank NJ. Bristol the well-known
and admired pastor Of the Metropolitan NJ f.
Church, OF this city, essayed on last Sunday
evening to preach on the race question" During
the progress of the sermon many in the audience
left the church, and at it's close many others
audibly remarked that ''they would Just as soon
be black as white great was the arraign-
ment OF the white race
IL Is not the object of this letter 20 uphold
OF condemn DIR. Bristol in his stand on the
race problem but only to protest against
certain remarks made by the learned pastor
during the course Of his sermon. He said that
1t was not the color. intellectual standing or
social conditions Of the negro that made him
objectionable to the Southern people, but that
some OF the intense feelings Of the civil
still existed in the South, and that spite was
being taken out on the negro because he was
the cause of the war.
In the first place, is not Dr. Bristol mis-
taken as 20 the cause Of the war? / think he
IS but we viii not stop to argue or correct
ms information on the point. What l do say
is that the Southern people arc not guilty Of
such preJudiced feelings Dr. Bristol charges,
and that in no section Of the country are such
loyal and patriotic people 20 be found
The Southern people are the best friends Of
the negro. and every fair-minded thinker knows
it and will uphold them in their attempts to
better the social and economical conditions Of
the negro As much as Dr.. Bristol is admired.
he is certainly 20 be criticised for his utter
ances against the Southern people.
E S. W.
The Washington times., 1903-10-19

The death in Fenton, at the age Of seven
months, Of Theodore Roosevelt Schwartz twelfth
son and nineteenth child, is announced How
ever much We may approve Of the policy Of a
great man we do not well TO call our boy by
his NAME for some evil is almost sure to be
tide him. jefferson Davis recently died in
jackson prison, life convict. George Washing
ton has been in jail time and again for steal
ing chickens. Winfield Scott was hanged for
horse stealing at Tombstone. Ariz. Winfield
Scott Schley stayed in till nearly every
Spaniard was under water, yet a court Of inquiry
afterward found that during the action his neck
tie wes net on straight. Little Grover Cleve-
land. OF Cadillac, died last summer Of colo,
and on the Detroit track a few weeks ago a
speedy horse named H. c. Smith was severely
injured. These incidents tell their own story
Detroit Tribune.