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"Whew! It's hot in this town-glai to get out in the country-quiet golf has it's charms-guess III go,' said Abercrombje dis,pintedly, turning down a side street. There was handy train and the pair journeyed to the scene Of rural delight Mir. Aber- crombie becoming perceptibly easier as the miles grew behind them.
 When is be going 10 unbutton about that contract2" thought the h. voice clerk, and talked interestingly himself about everything else.
 The afternoon was waning when they arrived at their destination and a cool breeze was blowing. Charlie had a good bag Of sticks. plenty for two, and they peeled down to their pegligee shirts, lit remarkably good cigars which Abercrombie produced, and set forth over the course. which abounded in natural scenery. Aber- crombie was easy now, and happy as
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then to beat Abercrombie, and the two went out and in over the eighteen hole course. like pair of distinguish ed generals fighting a deadly cam paign. At the last hole they stood even and Charlie to play. He sized up the distance swung his club, stead
 jed his beating heart, and-muHled. Abercrombie made his play and holed.
 Cad! What game!' he breath ed. while Charlie grinned ruefully.
 Do you suppose Mrs. Flint's in
 town?' asked the secretary suddenly.
 I'M slightly acquainted with her. and perhaps she
 Charities man was going to get away from Linn and nothing said about the contract
 "I believe she's been expecting MT. Flint to return, but he hasn't come, and shes at one of her married daughters" said Charlie, fully resolv- ed to invite himself along if Mir. Aner- orCmbie persisted in his design.
 "Whicn daughtcr?' asked Mir. ! Abercrombie. Charlie couldn't tell. 70 well. it'll keep said the secretary, to | Charlies infinite relief, and asked about hotels in the neigh5oThood of 1 the links.
 There's a good one down by the river" said the bill clerk, dissembl-
 ing his satisfaction, and led the way to the cozy retreat surrounded by will lows. where they bathed luxuriously and supped without a recollection of
 the s12.6O lunch in the middle of the day.
 s.rz.- -o-a 4bo o,-or5pp in my room.' said Abercrombie cordially as . they left the table. I've little pro position to make which l think will fill in the time pleasantly At last, the S30.OG0 contract Seated in rock ing chairs, smoking some of Aber- crombie's fine cigars, that gentleman cleared his throat and said: Any scruples about taking a hand at crib bage with a trifle up to make 1t in teresting?" Charlie swallowed cuss
 word. and admitted that he sometimes indulged in the game. whereUpon the secretary produced Q peg board he lad borrowed from the bartender, to- zether with a pack of cards, and with keen enjoyment whiled the hours away until midnight, taking Charlie 8 dollars away from him.
 Good night, my young friend, sald Abercrombie. T am busy man with out much time for the frivolities, and
 I Sant to thank you for one of the
 happiest days l ever spent in my lie. If can do anything for you in return command me.
 If he could do anything for him! Charlie counted over his money, which had shrunk from s6S to S29.4O
 for he had paid for everything and
 lost over $2O at cribbage besides,
 game he thought he could play until
 that evening" Why in the name or sense didn't the man come to the centre and fight it out about that con
 tract? That would be doing some
 thing for him. Thus reflecting, Charlie, being exceedingly tired, went
 on to sleep.
 The next day was Sunday, and Ab-
 ercrombie at breakfast asked Charlie
 about his attitude on Sunday golf.
 Charlie's attitude displayed itself
 in prompt challenge to set
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vas half tempted to broach the sub ject and learn his fate. Somebody said that the pickerel were biting in pond not far away. and Abercrombie ninted that he hadn't fished in years. There is no better place in the world to talk business than a boat on a pond on a rainy day with the fish bit. ing, so Charlie rose to the hint, bor- roWed Q couple of oyercoats, bought bait, hired 9 boat and tackle, and they ished all day with never a word about yarnish.
 On Tuesday Charlie omitted to go hack to the invoice desk of the Bril- liant Varnish works, and instead got loan on his watch from the hotel elerK and hired a team and took Mir. AbercrOmbie driving over some beau tiful country. The l,ecretary OG the ln- ternational Chair company was charm ed. On Wednesday they fished in the morning and aolfed in the afternoon. On Thursday the same in every parti- cular On Friday Charlie was con fronted with the fact that he was broke, and probably out of job, and thirty miles from home, and listened with joy to a wild proposition of Aber- crOmbie's to walk in and take the day to it.
 They walked, and Abercrombie sud denly recalled the object of his visit tU the Brilliant Narnish works. Fil- lers, dipping yarnish, and rubbing | yarnish; prices, terms, the faults of the varnishes in the past; the faults in shipping, and twenty other phases 1 were reviewed, and Charlie fought manfully for his firm. Abercrombie | knew what he was talking about, | Charlie could see it, and when the ] secretary c0aXed him along to the subject of varnish manufacture and | tests, Charlie gave himself free rein | and turned himself inside out with a | flood of eloquence in favor of Bril- | liant varnishes over all the rest of the varnishes in the world, which | would have amazed Goodsell if he could have heard it.
 The UneXcelled people beat the | Brilliant folks in one respect" said | AbercronLie, their salesmen are more persistent. They have had a | man at the International factory for three days, fighting for the renewal 1 Of the contract, and now that I've
 heard both sides 1 think I will give the contract to that persistent fellow"
 The young man tramping at MT. Abercrombie's side loomed about sew 1 en feet tall as he delivered his ultima tum. ass
 MT. Abercroml1ie," he said, If ! persistence is what appeals to you, l
 have stuck to you for a solid week.
 waiting for you to broach the varnish
 subject I am going to stick to you
 like an old man Of the mountain and
 talk Brilliant varnish until I get that
 contract. lf l die before l get it my
 ghost will walk beside you until the
 contract is handed in. That contract is righteously the property of the
 Brilliant Varnish works, and if you
 had talked to Robert Flint you would
 have given it to him, you know you
 would, for he has got the varnish
 world skinned, when it comes to per
 sistence. Now, l want that contracti"
 70. take the blamed contract, Mir.
 Charles Peterson. said Abercrombie,
 T uess I've drawn you out enough"
 'ShGke' reared that gentleman,
 and wrung Mir hbercrombie's hand
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private holiday business to attend to and in ten minutes Charlie, who wanted to quit with a clean desk, was alone in his glory.
 How l wish" began Charlie His wish dealt with the recalcitrant Abercrombie, but got no farther, for the door banged open and a well dressed man of middle age came in breezily.
 Al hands gone?" demanded the stranger pulling out his watch. Where's GOodsell or
 Charlie fought tendency to faint away, and jumped down from his stool.
 Come right in. MT. Abercrombie,' D he said pleasantly, we've been look ing for you all week and MT Good sell gave you up ten minutes ago and went away
 "Eh, what?" said the stranger, look ing queerly. 70, yes, l expected to set here before this. but ] was de- tained. Who are you?"
 I'm Mir Charles Peterson said the invoice clerk. Don't let the fact that NJ. Flint and MT. Goodsell are away. bother you. for 0 am conversant with the situation and prepared to dis cuss matters right to the bottom
 70, you are?' said MT. AbeNcrombie. lie spoke grossly and Charlie reflect ed that the hour of noon was not the time to plunge for a S3O,000 contract. He mentally figured the amount Of money in his pocket and his savings in drawer in the safe; the total was s6S.
 T was just about going to lunch, Mr. Abercrombie,' he said cordially Wont you join me-" The secretary of the International 1 Chair company gazed doubttully at the tall young man before him. T guess I'll have-"he began, but Charlie had his hat and coat on and was banging the safe doors to after extracting his wealth. Never take no for an answer. " he said, and led the bewildered Aber- crOmbie straight to the Fanshaw house. the swellest hotel in town. Order for both, please ' said NIT. ! Peterson when they were comfortably ! seated under the big electric fan MT. l Abercrombie had apparently yielded ' to the situation and ordered a double ! porterhouse with mushrooms a salad, sundry side dishes. and a bottle of , wine.
 T can't join you there" said ! Charlie honestly.
 ] "Eh? You a varnish man and nc drink wine?" demanded Abercrombie. Yes sir" said Charlie stoutly. The 1 secretary forbore any more comments and the lunch proceeded with the ut most pleasantness. AbercTombie was 1 a good guest. but Charlie afterwafd 1 reflected that he had done most Of ! the talking himself Tie conversa | ton touched on anything. but varnish
 and got by degrees around to colleges l which brought up football, and Charne ought ha.f a dozen games over again 1 his eyes suapping. Dessert came and
 went, and Charlie called for the bill. ! It was S12.60 and he paid it' without q
 blink.
 You must have had some plan or
 foot for the afternoon" said the In ] ternaticnal man as they left the hotel
 "Tes. had said the invoice clerk
 T was going to a quiet place abou
 thirty miles in the country where they
 have a dandy golf links-eighteeI holes. Ever rlay golf?"
 some said Abercron15ie. who wa
 acting ill at ease for a man who haC just had Q SIP 50 lunch. Several peo
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forth, and he proceeded to whip his adversary savagely on the field where he himself had suf- fered defeat the day before Aber- crombie chuckied and was hugely de- lighted at the outcome and suggested church, and the pair hunted up place Of worship, denomination unknown. and listened to a vivid description of the hereafter of those who broke the Sabbath by playing golf. It was most edifying.
 Monday was the Fourth of July. and as 8 holiday a failure. for it was rain ing and golf was not practicable. It was a good day for discussing $30,- O00 contracts. thought Charlie, and
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YrHEIGH-HO, yawned Charley IT ley Peterson. sitting up on A 4 thigh stool in the office of the

ley ttNeIHol, SttlinE up on
 \ 4high stool in the office of the
 Brilliant Varnish works and stretching his cramped arms.
 This is tough" he sighed, addres- sing nobody in particular. "A tall young man like me, made for the out of door and hustle aplenty. condemn ed to sit on a high stool and make out amending bills for yarnish."
 There are hundreds of young fel- lows who would jump for that high stool of yours if it was or should chance to become vacant" said the bookkeepe-. eying the young fellow severely over his spectacles.
 Its all right-any excuse for get ting a start with the Briliipnt,' said Charlie hastily. T suppose you've got to creep before you can walk, but my burning ambition is to get out and sell varnislIlots of it. Say, Mir Goodsen," coaXingly, I've been here three months and I'm saturated with Brilliant varnish. I've got Brilliant varnish on my trousers and Brilliant Varnish in my hair. and I've even eat en a little Brilliant varnish--can' ( you speak 8 good word for me. and have me sent on the road on trial?'
 The bOokkeeper sighed.
 Ever sell anything?" he asked.
 ''No-o, ! haven't admitted Charlie. But l know-'
 They all know" said the boOkkeep- CT T have seen dozens of men start out to sell varnish, firmly convinced that they had it in them to dazzle the trade and gobble the orders. but when they found themselves up against the men from about a hundred competing houses, just as good as the Brilliant, they soon lost heart, began to sag. and then--oh went their heads"
 You talk as if varnish salesmen were born and not made said Char lie doubtingly.
 There's something born in them that makes them salesmen,' admitted Goodsell and that is-grit. The Varnish business is peculiar; you can get a working knowledge of it in a month sufficient to start out on the road, but unless you've got never dy ing grit you may know your goods be affable and all that but you'll fail"
 I've played football" said Charlie
 You don't go at folks that way, laughed the bookkeeper. you just stick til you make your sale. Talking about stickers, ! recommend MT Flint, our president. as a pattern he's the best salesman in the busi ness"
 He certainly gets fine contracts said Charlie. who saw the shipments on the presidents contracts and hand somely billed them. I've never seen MT. Flint. Where is he now?'
 "On his vacation, I guess, said the bookkeeper. We don't see much oi him around here-he's one of your kind. made out Of doors" The sub jecc was dropped and the tall invoice clerk turned to his task somewhat enlightened
 'I can stick some-if I'm teased,' he muttered.
 There were opportunities for sell ing yarnish and making fat contract. in the Brilliant office, and Mir. Good sell the Jookkeeper, was an able office salesman. Many of the GUS toners of the house had the old fash toned habit of journeying to the work to make their dickers expecting an' never failing to be taken around an' shown the varnish in the making, ant what was more gratifying-enjoy
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a boy. Charlie was no mean hand at the game himself. but here was a man who put him to his trumps. The ESQ., 900 contract faded for the present,
 for the business of his life was just
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pie had looked al him as if about to speak and he had turned his head abruptly.
 Be my guest" said Charlie, his heart palpitating.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-11-06

Origin Of tho New York Yacht Club.
Shortly after the Revolution Colonel
Stevens purchased Hoboken, which
was then an island of swamps and
rocky Mills, and established the family
on Castle point. beautiful prononto-
~ overlooking the Hudson and New
York city. John G. Stevens, the father
Of American yachting, was born there
In lTS5. There were no ferries in those
days, and the Stevens boys OF necessi-
ty became expert boatmen- At four
teen John e. owned u sailboat Of twen-
IS feet length named Diver. AS the
years passed by he had the schooner
Gimcrack built for him by William
Capes in Hoboken. This boat Is one OF
the most historic craft Of American
yachting. since she was the cradle OF
the New York Yacht club. the organt-
zatiou being accomplished in her cabin
only July 30. 1914. tie year In which so
many Of the worlds greatest achieve
ments occurred. On th& day John G.
Stevens called a meeting Of yachtsmen.
which assembled aboard the Gimcrack.
anchored off the Battery. New York,
and here the constitution Of the New
York Yacht club was drawn up
Strand Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-11-06
State of South Carolina
County Of Clarendon.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
J. A. Weinberg, Plaintiff,
against
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

oSoAASp
Joseph Sprott, as administrator oi
the estate of frankie n. Hodge
deceased; J. E. NJ. Hodge, Ellie T.
A. johnson, P. l.. B. Hodge, Sloar
Jayroe, Teddie Jayroe andasBirdie
Jayroe and Joseph Sprott as trus
tee for3said Sloan Jayroe, Teddie
Jayroe and Birdie Jayroe, Defen
dants.
BY VIRTUE OF AAECREE DAT
ed September 2S. 19f2;*Uf the Court
OF Common Pleas for said County and
State in the aboye stated action tc
me directed, I will sell at public auc
ton to the highest bidder for cash,
in front of the court house at Man
ming, s. c.. within the legal hours for
judicial sales on Monday, December
2, 1912, being salesday, the following
described real estate:
All that lot of land situate in the
town of Manning, County of Claren-
don and State of South Carolina,
fronting seventy. one (71) feet on West
Boundary Street of said town and
having a width Of fifty-nine (59) feet
on it's back line. said lot being bound
ed as follows: West by West Bound.
ary street, East and South by lots of
J. NJ. Bradham, and North by lot Of
Mary J. V. Barrineau, said lot is fully
shown by a plat Of lots Of said j. NJ.
Bradham of record in the Office OF
Clerk OF Court for said County and
is lot number 6 on the Eastern side
of West Boundary street as shown by
said plat.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
E. 3. GAMBLE,
Sheriff Clarendon County.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-11-06
Goyernor Tg,oodrosv S'flS0n

Wilson and Marshall captures nearly hundred electoral
votes Besides carrying the solid South New York. Massachu
setts Connecticut Delaware Kentucky Maine Maryland, In
diana Missouri Montana New Mexico jersey goes
Wilson and MARSHALL while Roosevelt Illinois, Iowa. Kan
Michigan Taft carried Vermont and Utah. The
this mornings dispatches complete but enough is
asceraned know that the DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS BEEN
OvERWHELNfNINGLY ENDORSED THROUGHOUT THE
NATION 1t looks like both branches of the Congress will be
Democratic This has been Democratic tidal brought
by the split the Republican party Rooseves Progressive
party will continue it's work organization and four years hence
Democratic party will have reckon with it than with
the Republicans
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-11-06
LET'S GO TO THE FAIR.

Now for the fair in Charleston,
a. fair which has an educational
value as we'll as a Mecca for the
honeymoon. We know of no bet
ter way for people to have a
week of genuine pleasure than
to make a visit to Charleston to
attend the fair during battle ship
week. Those in charge of ar
rangements are working night
and day to make this the great
est show that has ever been pull
ed off in the South, and we know
the men, they are set who do
not acknowledge such thing as
failure, either in their own bpsi-
ness, or anything else which has
their name attached to it. The
exposition would have been d
dismal failure had not certain of
Charleston's public spirited citi-
zeus gone heart and soul into
keeping it alive through the op-
position of the elements, they
went down deep in their pockets
with a determination that despite
weather conditions which oper-
ated against attendance, and kept
machinery moving, that same
spirit is backing up the Charles
ton fair, in fact Captain F. W.
Wagner suggested the scheme
and If it takes a large part of his
fortune to make it a success it
will be given, therefore we say
that no one should miss going to
Charleston and take part in the
festivities that are being arrang-
ed for the entertainment of the
visitors. Do not understand that
this great big fair is solely a
great big frolic, 1t is not, there
will be an exhibition Of every
thing that will interest the farm
er, the merchant, the mechanic,
the housekeeper, and the profes-
sional man. there will be some
thing for everybody, and every
body should be there.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-11-06
Comptroller General A. W.

Comptroller General A. W.
Jones has refused to honor
warrants from the Industrial
School at Florence because the
amount drawn exceeded the ap-
preparation. It would have
been well had he followed this
rule always, but it is always
proper to stop extravaganza.
Nearly all Of the State institu-
tions have had a habit Of asking
the Legislature for a certain
amount and the appropriation
would be made. but those in
charge of the institutions re-
garded the appropriation as a
mere form and spent as much
as they wanted to regard
less of the inhibition against ex-
ceeding the appropriation. We
recall several of such items
vetoed by the Governor last
year. but the partisan leglsla-
ture went ahead an encouraged
the violation of the appropria.
tion Act by passing the items
over the Governors veto. Now
however the Comptroller Gen
eral puts the ban upon those
who have been depending upon
the legislature making good the
"deicits, " and we hope it will
have the effect of making the
officials of public institutions go
slow with the expenditure of the
peoples money.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-11-06
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County Of Clarendon.
COUrR OF COMMON PLEAS.

COO LIN OE SouA"N Wv = 1I>AS
Rose Ryttenbers. Plaintiff
against
January Gibson and Thomas \. Miller,
Defendants.
Under and by virtue Of decree OF the
Court of Common Pleas for said County
and State in the above Stated action
made by his Honor Judge I. II. SPAN
at the Fall 1912 term OF saic Coart, said
decree being TO me directed, l will sell
at public auction to the highest bidder,
for cash, in front of the Court House
at Manning. S. c., within the leet'
nours for judicial sales. on Monday
December :, 1912, being saiesday, the
following described real estate:
All that tract of land situate in Ciar-
epdon County, State of South Carolina,
containing one hundred ZOO acres,
more or less, and bounded as follows:
East by Sammy Swamp, High Water
Mark being the line: West by lands OF
NJ. r Broadway; South by lanes OF w.
n. Stukes. and on the North by the
lands below described.
Also, ell that tract OF land situate IN
Clarendon County. State OF South Car
olina, containing one hundred and fifty
(l5O) acres, more or less, and bounded
as follows: Eas. by Tindal's Mill Pond;
South oy tract above described; North
by lands OF J. p. Andrews. and Mary
C. Jayroe. and West by lands of Martha
r. broadway, formerly Jasper L.
Andrews; being the land deliueated on
a plat made by J. f. Scott, Surveyor.
Said lands above described will be
sold in one lot.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
E. B. GAMBLE,
Sheriff Clarendon County.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-11-06
LET CHARLESTON RUIZ HER OWN AFFAIRS

The State of Columbi;. is very
much exercised over the Char
lesion race track proposition,
and is doing all in it's power to
build up a sentiment to fan into
fame a prejudice against the
track so that when the legisla-
ture assemblies legislation will
be asked for that viii stop the
racing. At the last session an
Act was passed forbidding
gambling which amounted to
the laws upon the Statute books
already, this anti-gamoling law
has been on the books for years,
but The States voice was not
raised against the race track
gambling until it began in Char
lesion, when the State fair per-
mitted races and it's consequent
gambling not word of protest
came from The State, but as
soon as Charleston undertakes
such a scheme The State wraps
itself up in a cloak Of virtue and
proceeds to preach against the
shocking crime of gambling. We
regard The States attitude in
this matter as inconsistent, and
an interference with a COM
munity that is sufficiently able
to take care of itself without be-
ing censored. by those who have
no interest in it's welfare. other
than on occasion to profess
great love, but when it comes
down to the material interest
of Charleston The State has no
interest whatever.
The people of Charleston want
the races, they believe it does
not do the harm that outsiders
claim, they tried the races last
winter ard were satisfied with
the result, but it is their affair.
and if races are wanted in Char
lesion we have no objection
to leave the enforcement of the
Statute law to the local officers.
We regard the racing PROPOSE
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-11-06
Senator John B. Green of

Senator John B. Green o1
Marlboro died at his home in
Bennettsville last Sunday. Sen.
ator Green was one of the few
members OF the senate who. al
though not a supporter of the
Governor. did not enter into the
scheme to vote against every.
thing the governor favored mere
ly to build up capital for politica]
effect. He was conservative in
his votes and he manifested
keen interest and a good iudg'
ment in all matters in that body.
His death will cause him to be
missed by the many friends he
made among his brother sena'
tors.