The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-23
All Pulling for Business.

The great preparations now gong on
among our advertisers to attract traoe
is an indication that the country IS IN a
PROSPEROUS condition and the business
element has every confidence IN the
progress of the town and its future oe-
velopment. Take a look into the snow
windows and at once YOU are con' l''oeu
there is something dong.
Isouis Levi has filed one OF his WIN,
dows with nice display OF beautiful
embroiGeries and insertions Whlcn IS
the envy of women and blessing (: to
man: another window contains a fine
display of children's clothing, the mob
biest of suits, hats and shoes.
Then Till. he, too. must tempt the
guileless by filing up his windows with
the prettiest of draperies. dress goods
and all manner OF things to tempt wo-
men to worship at the shrine OF fash
ion. and men to wonder "what fools we
mortals be-"
The Mutual Dry Goods Company has
It's windows arranged for 'srubbering,
and it's doughnuts to brownie. that
everything that has learned the art OF
saving ''I'n take a sample OF this, or
'iI'll take the whole of that" or us my
hat on straight" cannot pass this store
without going in to look-not at the
handsome young proprietors, but at the
big display of goods. Why, even the
men who hate millinery cannot resist
the temptation of going away back 10
see the pretty things
On we go to Krasnotf S. where IS DIS
PLAYED the things that make home com
Portable. and young men hope 10 ma a
father-in-law who will give his dauSn-
ter c complete outfit for parlor, bed
chamber, sitting room, kitchen. with
all the things to adorn the walls ana
floors.
The Clarendon is tempting passersby
with a fine display of fruit and canned
goods, and within the walls everything
IS so attractive that to spend money IS
irresistible.
Lorvea's drug store comes right IN
line with window display and TO divert
the mind from ':what pain I've got,
Loryea has his windows attractlveiy
arranged. is not all sunshine with
drug stores, they have their troubles
like other people. a customer let his
account run about two years before Of
ferinc to settle, and was non-plused to
learn how much he owed. "Why." says
he. II do not owe you all OF this, let's 60
over the items. here is a pound OF choc-
olate bonbons, yes, and here is another
item, one bottle of soothing syrup. how
is this do not understand. The pro-
prietor carefully scanning the dates
said, g Well the chocolates We're pur-
chased before you married aud the
soothing syrup after, the account has
been standing for some time, you see. !"
Next door the Manning Grocery at
tracts the public by its display OF tooth
some food and this concern never lets
an opportunity pass to make known TO
the public when it has something new.
JenlSinson's windows are now dressed
for his trade display, and it certainly IS
credit to the taste OF the person VINO
dressed these spacious windows. We
venture to say that few city store WIN
dows make prettier show.
Go on to Rigby's and he too is giving
the public an idea of what the latest
creations are in the dry goods line. 1t
will pay all shoppers to look into his
windows.
Coming on over to the post Office side
and Hirschman is determined to give
the other fellows hustle. He says ne
don't have to 60 chasing up North Tor
pretty girls to take charge OF his mil
linerv. he has the prettiest OF the bunch
with him all the time, and sometimes :
well, she never leaves him.