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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10

maker of them, and dc not pro-
pose to dignity him with notice
sufficient to be drawn into a con
troversy with him. II he hnds
pleasure in continuing his lnsin-
nations, he might enjoy himself,
but he may become suddenly ~
awakened by a realization OF
an old German proverb, "The
pitcher goes to the well until 1t
IS broken, "or in other words the
insinuator may insinuate once
too often, then his clerical robe
will not serve him as a mantle Of
charity. This will be our last
allusion on this line, and we will
60 along on the even tenor Of
our way, seeking where we might
do the most good for the general
welfare, aud damned be those
who throw serpents in our path.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
One of the best bills introduced

One Of the best bl1lS 1ntrOduceo
in the legislature was Senator
Hardin's bill to put cotton seed
meal under the same inspection
regulations and requirements as
fertilizers. The Columbia State
seems to regard this as meddle'
some legislation, but in our opin-
ion there has been as much fraud
in the manufacture and sale OF
cotton seed meal sin fertilizers.
The cheating has not been con-
fined to adulteration, but it has
extended to short weights. We
know Of good men who say that
cotton seed meal has fallen short
from 10 to Is per cent in weight,
and the quality was also tamper-
ed with. Therefore we think
Senator Hardin's bill seeks to
meddle with the manipulations
of dishonest men who are not
satisfied with grinding out from
the pockets Of the farmers an
enormous profit. but they must
rob them out of the quantity.
Inspect the meal, and the State
will get many thousands of dol.
lars out of what is now claimed
to be a stock food product, but
which is sold to the farmers as a
fertilizer without the tax tag
thereon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Srrlnerton News.
Editor The Manning Times:

The little town of Summerton is still
moving on to growth that one cannot
imagine. Some talk Of a cotton factory
and several more buildings in the near
future are highly esteemed, our efficient
officer A. J. Richbourg is at his Office
here almost every day and sometimes
he has things looking ike it does
around the court house in Manning on
a. ousy day.
MIR. W. W. Anderson, Jr., who has
been in the cotton market in Tennessee
for the past several months returned
home last week.
The many friends of Mrs. W. L.
Brunson will be pleased to know that
she is able to be at her household du-
ties.
Rev. r. NJ. Marshall with his charm
ing bride moved into their new house
last Monday.
Mr.. Glide and family of Sumter is at
the Tisdale hotel for while.
\ special coach with Mr.. Richard s..
Smyth, his wife and babe was pulled IN
by our regular train from Wilson Mon
day. They have been on visit to
Charleston.
The Avant Mercantile Co. has but
one lady in their large store no~,and If
the young man who is on q visit from
Wedgefeld is not too chicken hearted
he may cheat them out of her.
Mr.. Huston Rhamc who has been IN
the drug work at Magnolia for some
time is back home and behind DR.. D. O..
Rhame's counters, to the delight of his
many friends. h.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10

The unprecedented rise and
fall in cotton, should serve as an
object lesson to the growers of
the staple. 1t is always crafty
ing to realize fine prices for our
products, but when those pro
ducts are made the medium of
speculation, our farmers should
not be seduced into a glittering
hope for the future, and lose
sight of making the crop as
economically as possibly. The
past season has demonstrated
convincingly that prices are not
governed by the legitimate laws
Of supply and demand; the spec
ulators have brought about a
condition which to our mind will
prove demoraiizing, unless the
farmers are exceedingly eau
tious. Prices of all commodities
are constantly advancing, large
ly Influenced by the high prices
of cotton. and if our coming crop
is made upon q basis of the pres
ent high prices of cotton, it may
result in disaster. Farmers who
are forced to buy supplies and
material for the coming crop at
present prices and then fail to
realize a commensurate price for
what they make, will find them
selves involved in a debt which
will cling to them, and embarass
those who advanced to them.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
New Zion Dots.
Editor The Manning Times:

Editor The Manning Times:
Mr.. Mr.. William McFaddin of Sandy
Grove was on oar streets last week.
Miss Plowdeu of Manning has accept
ed a position as clerk in the Alderman
store here.
One of our young handsome lads
went down towards Williamsburg q few
Sundays ago. | guess he went fishing.
| bet he was net after red horse either,
because they have warts on their nose.
see published in the papers a bill
was introduced in the Senate OF South
Carolina to transport Judges free, on
Official business. Woe unto such foolish
measures, its q wonder the General
Assembly is not ridiculed worse than it
is. II farmer had the temeritv to
make such proposition, they would
say he is a fool. l hope none of Clar-
endon's members will support such
damphoolism. hope they will look
after the gamblers especially-slot ma
chimes are now everywhere and they
are big nuisance and should be driven
out of the country. They cause chill
dren to get fascination for gambling.
What has become of Buster, he used
to write very interestingly and we all
enjoyed hearing from him. Surely
his time is not occupied singing lula
bys? Come ahead Buster, John Slab,
Paxville, Summerton, Jordan. Davis
and everywhere write letters for IHE
TINES, the best county newspaper IN
South Carolina. Is.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10

The Panama treaty ratification
is now assured, Notwithstanding
the strenuous opposition Of some
of the Democratic leaders. Sen
ator Simmons of North Carolina
sounded the death knell to the
opposition, and when the treaty
is ratified the Democratic party
can share in the credit. The in.
dependence Of Democratic Sena-
tors in refusing to permit them.
selves shackled by a caucus OF
obstructionists is commendable,
as it means that patriotic endeav-
or is a wiser craftsmanship than
partisan political advantage. 1t
means that Southern Senators
are no longer obstacles in the
way of progress, and that the
South will take advantage of
legislation which advances her
interests, regardless of political
effect. Had this independence
been manifested long ago, the
South, and the Democratic party
would have stood better before
the country than it has the past
few years. There was a time
when the refusal to be caucus
bound meant political disaster to
the ambitions of Democratic Sen
ators, but times have happily
changed for the country's good.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10

The DesChamps bill appealed
to the Judgment of the legisla-
tors, that it went through without
a dissenting voice, until it, came
up for a third reading, then a
change came over their dreams,
and in our opinion a red hot wire
order from Washington pressed
the button at Clemson College,
which caused the faculty and
trustees to swoop down upon
Columbia to lobby in opposl-
ton to the measure. Touch one
dollar of Clemson's income, and
the authorities set up a calamity
howl, and in our opinion the &C
ton of the trustees in urging the
defeat of the DesChamps bill will
open the eyes of the farmers to
the fact that the institution is
not so much after the interests
of the farmers after all. The
bill sought to make it possible
for the farmers to reap benefits
by way of practical demonstra-
tions at home, and the mere pit
tance of cost did rot amount to
"a drop in the bucket" compared
with Clemson's income, but much
or little, it was chopping OF
somthing, and must not he per-
mitted.
It is passing strange a meas
ure is so meritorious that it
receives unanimous approval for
two readings, and not until some
mighty power has issued a ukase
does opposition make itself
known, and when it does
there comes upon the scene a
retreat; a magician's W a n d
could not make a more perfect
change. The action of the leg
islature on this bill is not at all
creditable, it puts the members
in the attitude Of automatons
that turn and twist, and squirm
at the pull of the string.
Mr.. DesChamps deserves much
credit for conceiving such a bill,
had it been enacted into law, 1t
would have been worth many
times it's cost to the people. 1t
was one of the only measures
introduced OF benefit to the farm
ers, and we are sorry it was
killed. 1t will however, like
truth, rise again.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
When You Have a Cold.

The first action when you have a cold
should be to relieve the lungs. This is
best accomplished by the free use OF
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. This
Remedy liQue6es the tough mucus and
causes its expulsion from the air cells
of the lungs, produces free expectora-
tion and opens the secretlons. a com
plete cure soon follows. This remedy
will cure severe cold in less time than
any other treatment and it leaves the
system in a natural and healthy condl-
tion. It counteracts any tendency TO-
ward pneumonia. For sale by The r.
B. Loryea Drug Store, Isaac NJ. Lor-
Yea. Prop.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Hon. James e. Tindal of Clar.

Hon. James e. Tindal Of Clar-
endon has been reelected a
trustee of Clemson College, and
Senator B. r. Tillman was re-
elected a trustee of Winthrop.
Both Of these gentlemen have
rendered valuable service to
these institutions, and it is to be
hoped the question of holding
two Offices will be sprung on
Senator Tillman, if it is we have
serious doubts if he hold the
Sepatorship and the trusteeship
at the same time.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
An Early Riser.

A strong, healthy, active constitu.
tion depends largely on the condition OF
the liver. The famous little pill known
as DeWitt's Little Early Risers not
only cleanse the system but they
strengthen the action of the liver and
rebuild the tissues supporting that or,
gan. Little Early Risers are easy to
act, they never grippe and yet they are
absolutely certain to produce results
that are satisfactory in all cases. Sold
by The r. B. Loryea Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Have You Iniigestiols

If-you have indigestion Kodol Dyspep-
sia Cure will cure you. It has cured
thousands. 1t is curing people every
day-every dour. You owe it to your
self to give it a trial. You will con-
tinue to suffer until you do try it.
There is no other combination or diges-
tants that digest and rebuild at the
same time. kodol does both. kodol
cures, strengthens and rebuilds. Sold
by The r. 3. Loryea Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
How's This /.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case O: Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Cata-rh Cure.
J. CHENEY & CO.. Props. Toledo, o.
We tho undersigned have known f. J. Cheney
for the last Is years. and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions ana man
cially able TO carry out any obligations mace oS
their firm.
WALDISG. kINNAN & MARVIN, wholesale drug
gissS. Toledo, 0. ,,.:,.
Hairs Ca.arrh Cure is taken internally. actin:
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces o. o.
the system. Price 15c- per bottle SOFA oE aiI
druggists Testimonials free
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Fewer gallons: wears longer; Devoe.
A Cure for Eczema.

NY baby had ecbema so bad that its
head was solid mass Of scabs and its
hair all came out. tried many RENE
dies but none seemed to do any perna-
neut good until used DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. The eczema is cured, the
scabs are gone and the little ones scalp
is perfectly clean and healthy and its
hair is growing. beautifully again. l
cannot give too much praise to De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve.-Frank Far
mer. Bluff City: KY In buying Witch
Hazel Salve look out for counterfeits.
DeWitt's is the original and the only
one containing pure Witch Hazel. The
name E.. c. Dewitt & Co. is on every
box. Sold by The r. B. Loayea Drug
Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Perfect Confidence.

Where there used to be feeling of
uneasiness and worry in the household
when child showed symptoms Of
Group, there is now perfect confidence.
This is owing to the uniform success Of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in the
treatment of that disease. Mrs. NJ. |.
Basford of Poolesville, Nd, in speak
ing of her experience in the use OF that
remedy says: Il have world OF conf
dence in Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
for have used it with perfect success.
My child Garland is subject to severe
attacks of Group and it always gives
him prompt relief" For sale by The
r. B. Loryea Drug Store. Isaac NJ. Lor-
yea, Prop.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Another Case of Rheumatism Cured by Cham
berlain's Pain Balm.

The efficacy of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm in the relief Of rheumatism is be-
ing demonstrated daily. Parker Trip
lett of GrigsbE, Va, says that Cham
beIlain's Pain Balm gave him perma-
nent relief from rheumatism in the
back when everything else failed, and
he would not be without It. For sale
by The r. B. Loryea Drug Store, Isaac
NJ. Loryea, Prop.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
The Death Penalty.

A little thing sometimes results ia
death. Thus mere scratch, insignif-
cact cuts Or puny boils have paid the
death penalty. It is wise to have Buck
lens Arnioa Salve ever handy. It's the
best Salve on earth and will prevent
fatality, when burns, sores, ulcers and
piles threaten. Only 25c, at The r. B.
I.oryea Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10

The latest dispatch from the
scene of strife says a naval en-
gagement took place Monday
night, in which the Japanese
made an attack on Port Arthur,
and disabled two Russian battle
ships and one Russian cruiser,
wounding 2 officers, Il men and
9 men killed, and a Russian mail
ship was captured off Shan lung
peninsular. The Russians were
taken completely by surprise,
and only one japanese ship
seems to have suffered. The
United States is arranging to
maintain neutrality between
Russia and Japan during hostili-
ties, and for the recognition OF
the integrity of China.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10

The Baltimore confagration
exceeds s1O0, 100000, and the
business men are already arrang-
ing their affairs to begin business.
The Federal government will aid
the stricken city.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10

but when they reach land the
real fight for mastery will be
made and the strength of the
two nations tested. The official
records show the comparative
strength of the two nations as
follows:
COMPARATIVE STRENGTH OF THE TWO
NATIONS AS GIVEN ON THE
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Notice to Creditors.

AL persons having claims against the
estate of D. T. Lide, deceased, will
present them duly attested, and those
owing said estate will make payment to
D. r. LIDE,
Administrator
Pinewocd, S. c., February 10, 1904.
l2l4t
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10

t,or,nrnicanons must be accompanied by the
rcai name and address OF the writer IN order 20
receive attention.
No communication OF . personal character
viii be published except as an advertisement.
Catered at the PoSeoNicc at Manning as Sec
onQ Class matter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Manning! Y! Hardware Go.
GAGER'S White Lime

Has no equal for quality, strength and
Cooperage. Packed in Heavy Cooper
age and Standard Ccoperage.
Also dealers in Portland Cement,
l2osendaIe Cement. Fire Brick, Roofing
Papers, Terra Gotta Pipe, etc.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Two POINTS,

Do you want to buy the brand OF Paint that
will wear the longest:
Do you want 10 buy the brand Of Paint that
will cost the least money?
Then keep these two points In view and you
viii buy our
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY.
SUBSCRIPTION Rates:
ADVERTISING RATES:

One square. one time. 81: each subsequent IN
scrtion 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes OF
Respect charged for as regular adfeGtlseuett 'to
ihc-al contracts made for three SIX and Twelve
months.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10

81.
Corea has population CT l0,5l9,00o, and an
area OF S. 600 square miles.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
EEaum,ar Brand Of Paint,

Because it bears 4 guarantee for durability |
and will cost you 25 per cent. less than ordinary
good ready mixed paints. and owing to its hne
spreading qualities it will cover more surface
than most paints {Ask your painter about
thlS)
You can see below how
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
HAMMAR PAINT

We can safely say that no other brand OF
prepared paints have ever enjoyed such rapid
approval Ct popular favor here before.
Very truly yours,
The Cook County herald., 1904-05-28
A Bridqe of Note,

The "Auld Brig O. Ayr" which
Burns made dear to all lovers of his
immortal poetry by the famous dia
logue between the new bridge and the
old one, is falling into decay. Well it
may, for the date of it's foundation.
cut into it's wall is 1852. Six hundred
and fifty years is a respectable age
for bridge. Its supports are now
crumbling. An architect, who is also
an archaeologist and an enthusiast for
Burns, reports that it will soon COL
lapse unless it be shored up and re-
newed. He is trying to induce the
town council of Ayr to appropriate
$4,000 for it's preservation. The coun-
Gil is willing to act, it is said, but is
delaying over question of whether
the money should come from taxation
or be taken from a bequest long ago
made for the purpose, the validity of
which is undecided. Here is an oppor.
tunity for Andrew Carnegie.
The Cook County herald., 1904-05-28
Mocha Coffee Is Scarce

II don't believe there is a pound of
genuine Mocha coffee on this CONT
nent," C. T. Hi1liglass, coffee mer-
chant, informs me, cor that 200 people
IN this country have ever tasted it,
unless they have at some time visited
Arabia and drunk it at the table of
some sheik or governor.
The true Mocha is the finest coffee
grown; it has a delicious flavor that
makes it as superior to the very best
OF other brands as silk is superior to
cotton, but the crop is extremely
limited, and hardly ever more than
satisfies purely local demands. Some
Arabian coffee may find it's way to
this country; it may even be called
Mocha, but it is not the real article,
l am sure, and none of US has ever
had it here, though we do get the
best of other brands that are grown
in Ceylon and Java, and that means
some mighty fine coffee. 1t is not
Mocha, however, for the whole of the
true Mocha crop each year wouldn't
supply the coffee demands of one
ward in St. Louis alone for a period
OF six months. The best and plump
est berries of the Mocha growth,
those with the most exquisite flavor,
The Cook County herald., 1904-05-28
Precious Stones in This Country.

"It is little strange" said Irving
l.. Russell, that the United States,
so far ahead in national resources of
every other part of the globe in all
essential things, should be so deficient
as producer of precious stones. +
am OF the opinion that there will be
big discovery some day of the most
valued gems, probably in some out
of-the-way corner of the land.
Il do not mean to intimate that we
are exactly destitute of fine stones.
but that those found are mostly of in.
ferior quality as compared with the
output of the old mines In North Car
olina good many emeralds and ru-
bies and sapphires are to be had, but.
they are not of sufficient value to
warrant cutting. Some very fine pearls
have been taken out of the shells
picked up in the streams of Arkansas,
and at one time the search for them
down there amounted to craze.
Pearls, by the way, have gone up in
price from 200 to 300 per cent in re-
cent years.
"A great many semi-precious stones
are mined in California, the turquoise
found out there being especially beau
tiful, but lacking in hardness. Tour
malines also come from California in
abundance.' .'-Washingt Post.
The Cook County herald., 1904-05-28
THE SWORD TN JAPAN
WEAPON HELD IN GENERAL ES.
TEEN AND REVERENCE.
Authentic Blades Of Famous Makers
Still Highly Prized-How the Prod
uct Of One Swordsmith Obtained a
Bad Reputation.

: Until the year 1903 there was no
law existing in Japan with regard to
the wearing of swords. Any one
might carry as many as he chose.
During the Tokugawa regime, how
ever, law was promulgated which
allowed only the mobiles, the fighting
men or samurai, the artists or paint
ers and the swordsmiths to carry
swords. This law remained in force
until 1877, when an edict was issued
torbldding any one to wear swords in
public. This created discomfort
among those whose privilege it was
to carry them, whereupon the govern
ment proclaimed another edict, allow
ing any one to wear as many swords
as he pleased. This removed the
cherished distinction attached to the
Wearer OF a sword, and no one cared
to do what was permitted to all. AL
though wearing swords has entirely
ceased for twenty years in Japan, the
old esteem and reverence for the
weapon and it's use still exist among
the gentlemen of the country, and
many of the nobility have at their
houses regular establishments where
fencing is practiced.
: In the past there were certain fam
GUS swordmakers in Japan and au-
thentic blades of their workmanship
are highly priced. One old-time sword
maker has singular reputation. This
is Muramassa, who was a pupil of the
great Masamune, second in fame of
all Japanese swordsmiths. He was
widely known and undoubtedly made
swords which were excellent weap-
ons, but he was a man of violent. tenn
per, and his swords were thought ex-
ceedingly dangerous. 1t was suppos-
ed that once withdrawn from the
sheath they always shed blood be-
fore being returned. They were re-
garded as being particularly unlucky,
so far as the Tokugawa family of ia
panese rulers was concerned. The
father and grandfather of Iyeyasu,
the first shogun of the family, were
both attacked by men carrying Mura-
masa swords. Iyeyasu therefore is
sued an edlct 1Orblddlng any one to
carry them. It was in this way that
they acquired their bad reputation.
Muramasa once challenged Masa-
mune to trial of their respective
swords. Masamune consented and
the sword blades were placed in
running stream of water, with their
edges turned against the current All
the leaves, twigs and rubbish which
flowed down stream ran into Mura-
masa's sword and were severed, while
they carefully avoided coming into
contact with Masamune's blade. "Ah,"
said Masamune that demonstrates
very we'll the difference between our
swords; yours is bloodthirsty and cuts
everything which comes near it,
while mine avoids doing unnecessary
damage"