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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-03
A Preacher sunday Fox Chase.

Let me tell you little story about an
early pastor of this Cedar Grove Church
the Rev. Mr.. Babbitt. In those carly
times preachers worked harder than they
do now. Mr. Babbitt possibly filled the
pulpit OF three churches-Peoua, Lea
cock and Cedar Grove. In those days
hunting OF course was great sport. The
ring of the rife and the bay of tae fox
hounds were familiar sounds On one
occasion Mr. Babbitt had to borrow q
horse from a parishioner to fill a distant
appointment. He started one beautiful
Sunday morning, but had not gone
many miles before he heard the musical
bay of the deep throated hound, and
horsemen following. Incensed at the
supposed Sunday desecration he started
forward TO reprove the bold riders for
their sport. Unfortunately his horse
was an old fox hunter The hounds bay
excited him. He smelled the battle afar
His neck was clothe! with thunder. In
vain did the preacher apply rein and bit.
The Ole horse was among the hounds,
and so over hill, fence and ditch went
the would-be denouncer Of Sunday sport.
The horse never stopped till the fox was
LOled. Examiner.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-03
T::,; pREsiDExI's. 0iBAE.
An ode sccE; al Reception L. the Fi!ii'r
:i",:sc. Ni;iI Visitor Disappointed.
Baltimore An ,ica2. }


As the usners began 70 gather the
crowd together in q semi-circle in the
East Eocm, awaiting the Presidents en-
traLce for his regular Monday reception,
they gave little start when they looked
toward the south window, for leaning
against the pillar near the Green Room
door was the fac-simile Of the President.
st first the ushers thought the President
had come into the room before them,
but second glance showed their mis-
take, for beside the living picture of
President Cleveland stoo, lady and g
little baby boy about two years old. The
usners turned to number of newspaper
men who were standing by and laughed
at the mistake Soon the President
-came in and took his place, but the man
that looked like him still leaned against
the pillar, and gave every one {: chance
to compare the two men and thus see
the resemblance. The only difference
was that the President weighed a hun
dred more pounds than his double. But
the President had not noticed the gen
tleman, for there were a number Of
ladies among tn, first to speak to him,
anl he began at cnce 70 shake hands,
''How'dy do? How'dy do:" he ex-
claimed, and finally, when two little girls
came along, like Pooh-Bah in tue
s'7MihaGo," he said. "How'dy DO, little
girls, how 'dy do?" and some of the big
ger girls laughed heartily. One gentle
man brought his little son along and IL
troduced him as 'sthe future President
of the United States The President
looked at the little boy and said, "Is
that so?" At last the Presidents fac
simile gathered up his little boy IN his
arms and called his wife, and got in line,
and in ..:ue time reached the President.
Everyone who has seen Robson and
Crane play the "Two Dromios has
laughed heartily when the two meet face
to face for the first time, and see the
resemblance between each other. Or
again, a great many people have seen
that nonsenSical farce, 'Ihe Two
Johns, and perhaps the President and
his fac-simile to-day are better described
by this contrst. These two meet after
innumerable escapades, in which one is
taken for the other. They, too, are sur
prised when they meet face to face.
When the Presidents double came up 70 j
shake hands with him to-day, every one
expected to see the same scenes enacted
il the White House; but they were dis
appointed. The President looked at the
gentleman, smiled a little-perhaps at
the iikeness-patted the fat baby on the
cheek, shook hands with the wife, and
the crowd passed on. There was a dis
appointed party, who had waited to see
what the President would do when he
saw the man that looked like him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-03
WHEN NOT TO DRINK.
some Wise Points for Business Men Who
Triple at Wrong Hours.
CHICAGO Tribuue.)

Moderate drinkers engaged in pursuits
calling for Judgment and acumen, and
who use liquors during business hours,
end, with scarcely an exception, as tinan-
cial wrecks, however successful they may
be in withstanding the physical conse-
ouences of their Indulgence Thousands
who retain their health and are never
ranked as victims Of intemperance, lose
their property, wreck their business and
are thrown into bankruptcy because OF
tipping habits during business hours.
These men are not drunkards, and only
close observers can detect the influence
of strong drink in their department; but
nevertheless liquor gives them false
nerve, makes them reckless, clouds the
Judgment, and soon involves them in
bad purchases, worse sales, and rIlinous
contracts. Sooner OF later it is shown
that the habit Of tippling during business
hours is forerunner OF bankruptcy.
Let every such drinker review his busi-
ness transactions for a series of years
and answer whether this statement is not
true.
LIQUOR acts IN the brain il the same
manner as chlorossorm or ether, produc-
inc a stimulation which affects cool
thought, followed by depression CORE
spending to the amount Of the dose
What man would expect to succeed in
business if he were accustomed to take,
while at work, even very slight whitfs Of
ether, chlorofor,n, or laughing-gas and
keep himself all the time, more or less,
under such beclouding influences? Such
a man, even if able to preserve his
health, would grow reckless, loquacions,
and soon prove no match for 4 clear
headed rival Liquor is an indispensable
allav wherever victims are Systematically
ilceced, and its effects are seen also in
the rivalries of legitimate business. The
professional ganfoler keeps free bar,
but never drinks himself when at the
table; and, while sober, clear-headed,
honorable merchant, dealer or operator
would not endcavor to ply his rival with
/ IiVuor, lie would gain great advantages
! from the latter's self-sought indulgence.
/ LIQUOR shows its victims not only IL
saloons and gambling dens but about
| boards OF trade and stock exchanges and
in every line Of business requiring a
clear, cool head. Moderate drinkers who
/ attempt to do business with even Slight.
! " excited brains are the men who are all
! the time making losses and going to the
wall.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-03
No Load Left in That Gun.

Many years ago, before the introduc.
ton OF friction matches, an old farmer
used to light his tinder for the morning
fire by the use OF al old tiint-lock mus
ket. One day in his absence the wife
loaned the mushet to a neighbor, who
returned it loaded, and mentioned the
fact to the woman as he handed it to
her. But her husband did not return
home until past midnight, being on a
rousiug spree. He crept into bed with
ont waking his wife to enjoy q lecture.
Next morning he rose in good season
with the usual thirst and q harlmcring
headache; after rlbbinga few cobwebs
out Of his eyes and taking Il ''wce drop
from the remains OF tie over night, he
commenced preparations for starting the
ire. The spGnters were collected aai;
the tinder placed IL the pan Of the lock;
click. went the hammer, and the eXplo-
sion that followed shook the house, dis
pelling the fumes OF liquor from the old
mans faculties and rousing his wife with
sudden alarm Guessing at the trol,,
BILE she exclaimed, while not fully awake,
''Th-th- that gun is loadedr' Looking
with an empty stare at the smoking gun
and at the bullet hole in the bedstead,
lust about two inches above his wife'>
head, the fond husband replied: s.No,
III be darned ii it is!''-Thomas J. Bow.
ditch in Fact and Fancy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-03

oc cilild wit,l he, cve1, thought OF the
longing that there might be in this poor
actress ~oman's heart ior u home and a
husband an>l baby OF her own:
Ii al mercy / cannot think these
.:;;ags have ever been presented to these
aep2,lc IS some OF us feel it here. l do
..ot think those bitter lies viii ever be
brought Up again, since the victim IS
better known al Eier real vainc.
Still, ii they are. hope some one VII!
BRING 20 thc authors mind the picture ot
this brave, unhappy soul. \ beautiful
woinan ssil', ! brave woman still, and a
successful woman rs well, We who know
Der best know she would gladly give it
FL fer the ho4ie, the love ard, above all,
the peace, which sh2. above ali others,
could so pitifaily appreciate.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-03
4 Butter Famine.

Lock out for it. for it is coming as
soon as the oicomarSarine law goes into
operation on the first. AS the law now is
you can step to the telephone and order
two pounds Of jersey butter: The grocer
does YOU up two pounds of beautiful, yell
ow olcomargarine that looks like butter,
smells like butter and really tastes like but
ter, anu you are satisfied. Indeed, so little
outer has been sold for two years that
town people forget its taste and when they
get il in the country pure aud simple they
think 1t lacks body.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-03

Tic Boston Ga..tte says that the Rev.
Mr.. Mcclure, of Maiden, recently read
rom :ac pulpit a notice for Il meeting OF
he ladies exclusively in the vcsry, thus:
~On Wednesday afternoon Ill the Old hens
il this congregation will meet for the pur-
pose Of \ general cackle; no rooster will he
Omitted. He was promptly invited to
hand in bis resignation and walk And he
lid
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-03

ants worthy Of such a she; but there
were Attorneys-General before him in
the pre-revolutionary days OF the ':Pro-
vince of Carolina,' and some Of them,
too, seem to have been meu OF high
character. Sufficiently 50 in one case at
least to have the fact recorded on his
tomb ''without cquivocation. In the
old colonial churchyard of Christ Church
parish, Newbern, \. c.. is a grave-stone
bearing the following quaint inscription
and epitaph:
10 the Memory OF
CHARLES El;IOTT,
Late attorney General for this Province
Who Died Ammo 1856
An Honest Lawyer, Indeed,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-03
(T. l.. Joces : Atlanta coIs.i:u;ioH.)

Human things must be known TO bt
loved: divine things must he loved 10 ht
known.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-03

The way to do good is to be good There
must be light: then il vii slime.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-11-03
\ JOKE LEADS TO : DUEL.

Andrew Jackson and Wni.:itstil Avery i'is" al
Each Other at .Iancshcro- / I.rdirrous scene
in Court.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-12
EEIN'S ANTI-RENT WAR.
NIr. Dillon Makes Point Ola the
Very Opening of His Trial.

Very Opening of His Trial.
DUBLIN, Dec. 1.-THE case of the gov
eminent against John Dillon Tor agta-
ton In favor of the Irish National
Leagues "plan of campaign" was
brought up for hearing to-day. Mr..
Dillon was absent.
Right Hon. Hugh Holmes, Attorney
General for Ireland, in presenting the
case for the government, declared that
the so-called plan of campaign was lie
gal, and took occasion to announce that
he had never, as reported, said otherwise.
Alter prolonged wranele with the
court and lawyers for the crown. Mr..
Healy, counsel for Mr.. Dillon, secured
the right to cross-examine various wit
nesses from whom the government had
obtained the afidavits upon which the
prosecution is largely relying for its tes-
timony. the case was adjourned to give
opportunity for securing the attendance
of these witnesses.
The tenants on Lord O'NeIlPs estate
in Antrim have called a meeting for
Monday next TO consider the plan Of the
campaign, and the Orangemen have sum-
moned counter meeting. Both meet
ings will probably be prohibited.
PARIAMENT's NEW RULES.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE new rules of
Parliamentary procedure empowers the
government to give notice OF closure and
call division thereon, instead of await
ing the speakers initiative. 1t is SAID
that Lord Harrington approves the pro-
posals.
The Irish Loyalist League OF land
owners in n number of counties are form
ing associations to combat the anti-rent
movement. They propose to put leading
tenants who refuse to pay judicial rents
into the bankruptcy court, and thus force
disclosure of where their rents are de-
posted.
An article in the Tablet rejecting the
views of the English Catholics opposes
the opinion of Arch bishop Walsh, aud de-
clares that the anti-rent campaign and
other doctrines of the Irish National
League teach anarchy and revolution.
The Spectator, commenting upon Arch
bishop Walsh's letter warning the gov
eminent of the consequences OF packing
juries IN Ireland, says that "Irish Jacob
inism has conquered the Catholic Church
and has reduced the decaIogre by three
commandments"
The Saturday Review says: Washing
is equivalent to Nv elshing.'"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-12
CREWS NEW CABINET.
Goblet to Support the Foreign
Policy of De Freycinet.

Goblet to Support the Foreign
Policy of De Freycinet.
PARIS, Dec. I'm. Goblet has finished
the formation OF the new ministry, which
lie announced as follows: NJ. Goblet,
President of the Council and Minister OF
the Interior and ad interim Minister OF
Foreign Affairs; NJ. Dauphin, Minister of
Finance; NJ. Berthelot, Minister OF In
struction; NJ. Sarrieu, Minister of JUS
ticer; Gen. Boulsnger. Minister of War;
Admiral Aube, Minister OF Marine; NJ.
Granett, Minister of Posts and Tele-
graphs; NJ. Lockroy, Minister of Com
MERGE; NJ. Millaud, Minister of Public
Works; Nj. Deville, Minister of Agricul-
ture.
Nj. Goblet in announcing the compost
tion of the new government in the Cham
Der of Deputies, read u statement declar-
ing that he relied upon concord among the
Republicans in the Chamber to enable
him TO continue in the work OF the gov
eminent. He said ne would follow M.
deFreycineps foreign policy, which the
Chamber had approved. and promised to
submit early next session bills for such
internal reforms as the Cham Der desired.
He asked the Deputies to vote his govern
ment provisional budget and to adjourn
the discussion until Tuesday.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-12
EIGHT STORES FALL In.
FIRE BREAKS OUT AMONG THE
FALLING RUINS.

Fjny People In the Structures at the
Time OF tho ColIapse-Every One Be-
lieved to Have Escaped-A Building
Wrecked by an Explosion just an Bour
Before One Hundred People Would
Have Gone to Work,
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 11.-About 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon the upper floor of the A.
f. Shapleigh and Cantwell Hardware
Company's extensive establishment, oc.
cupying stores numbering from Ala TO
422 North Main street, tell with great
crash. This floor was covered with heavy
agricultural machinery, and in its fall
carried down the third floor, stocked with
shelf goods, and the second floor, filed
with sample goods. In moment or two
the debris caught fire, and win startling
rapidly the flames shot up through the
broken timbers OF the roof.
FLAMES BURST FORTH.
There were fire walls between the differ
ent stores, but oil had openings IN them,
and in short time the entire building
was mass OF flames and every window
and door was belching forth great clouds
OF heavy black smoke. Shortly after this
the root over No. 422 and the north wall
on Vine street fell In. Then part of the
front on Main street wall toppled down,
hoors of the whole building following
in rapid succession, and by O'Clock
nothing was left but broken walls and
great mass OF burnt and ruined goods and
twisted and destroyed machinery. The
fire was confined to the ShapleIgh build
ing, and the surrounding property, which
before the walls and roof fell was in i'm
minent danger, was but slightly damaged.
FIFTY IN THE BUILDING.
AT the time of the crash some fifty en-
ployes were scattered throughout the
building, but so far as can now be learned
all but two of them are accounted for,
and 1t is thought these two will turn up
later. Several OF the men received slight
injuries In the way Of bruises and cuts,
but of those who have reported none are
seriously hurt. The firm dealt largely In
sporting goods, pistols and small ammu.
milton, and during the fire there was
very active fusilade by exploding cart
ridges, which created some alarm In the
crowd present, but nobody is known to
have been hurt by stray bullets. The
house carried heavy stock, valued at
the present time at about 100000. What
part OF this, IL any, can De saved is not
now known, but the probabilities are that
IL is all ruined. The insurance amounts
to $4,000 divided among 100 companies,
chiefly eastern and foreign, in sums rang
ing from $3.50, 900 to $4,000.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-12
LABOk'S NEW SCHEME,
knights at Chicago Going into
National Trades Assemblies.

knights at Chicago Going into
National Trades Assemblies.
CHICAGO, Dec. ia movement of con-
siderable Importance Is going on within
the ranks of the Knights Of Labor, which
will have great effect in lessening the
power and Importance of the District AS
semblIes. 1t is the formation of National
Trade District Assemblies, which are es-
sentially after the plan of various inter-
national unions. Machinists' Assembly
No. 8, 1874 voted last night to withdraw
from District Assembly No. 81, to which
1t has been attached since its organiza-
ton, in order to join in the Machlnists'
Trade District recently organized at Gin
cinnati, the recommendation of its dele
gate at that place being cOncurred in. To
make this change will require the consent
OF District Assembly, No. 81, but this
will probably be granted.
This week the clothing cutters Of the
United States have been endeavoring at
Cincinnati to form a Clothing Cutters
National Trade District. The convention
has three delegates from the Chicago As
sembly in that trade which will doubtless
go into the movement, thereby withdraw
ing from District Assembly No. "a. The
effect OF this movement will be to give
concerted action 10 trades in all portions
OF the country and withdraw them from
local matters,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-12
AIabama's Development.

NASHVILLE. TENN, Dec. 1.-THE con.
ference between the Louisville and Nash
Vile authorities and the Sheffield Land.
Iron and Coal Company OF Alabama has
concluded its work, and the basis OF an
agreement has been arrived at by which
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company will at an early day extend its
line OF road from st. Joseph, in Lawrence
county, Tenn, into Sheffield as its south
ern terminus, and establish at Sheffield
general shops for the line of road running
from Columbia, Tenn, to Sheffield. This
line VIII be about 50 miles long and will
be known as the Nashville, Florence and
Sheffield railroad.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-12
IRON IN MISSISSIPPI.
Enterprise Wild Over a Discovery
Made by Negro.

Enterprise Wild Over a Discovery
Made by Negro.
MERIDIAN, MISS, Dec. 11.-Enter-
prise, a town twenty miles south OF this
city, on the Mobile and Ohio and New
Orleans and Northeastern railroads, is in
a state of intense excitement over the dis
covery ofiron. A negro who had formerly
worked in the iron fields at
Birmingham, was the first 10 make the
discovery on the While place, two miles
east of Enterprise. A specimen OF the
ore was sent to Meridian and was pro-
nounced by experts to be the finest iron,
known as Infinite. A scientific expert
has examined the ore and prospected the
beds, and he expresses confidence in the
great value OF the discovery. The whole
neigh borhood is excited and impatiently
awaiting the result OF the chemical test
OF the ore. In the meantime everybody
is welding the pick and the whole county
IL being ploughed and dug up In the
search for iron. The mining excitement
has extended 10 Clark county and men
talk OF nothing else. Real estate in En-
terp rise has advanced in value over the
probable rich discovery. There can be
hardly any doubt about iron ore existing
In immense quantities.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-12
THE BOYS IN BLUE.
lhey Pay their Respects to Clev,
land, Sherman and sheridan.

lhey Pay their Respects to Cleve-
land, Sherman and sheridan.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Presi-
ueht' although still suffering from rheu-
matte pains in his knees, was able to
resume his official routine to-day. He
received an unusually large number or
congressional visitors in the forenoon,
una about noon he repaired to the east
.oom and sEook hands with the members
%GSbriel r. Paul, post 101, G. A. r..
VI New Jersey, now on a visit TO
sGi7 city. AS the Grand Army men were
Jung out OF the last room Gems. Sherman
s snu sheridan, who had just concluded
s slt TO the President in his private office.
..ScScended the stairway, and fell in with
.ue crowd which filed the hail. They
IRE Immediately recognized by many of
s sue veterans who had served under them
Hrurlhg the war, and as al! desired TO pay
s s1elr respects to them the two Generals
100 IN the hallway, and shook hands
,s uu exchanged familiar greetings with
~ urand Army men as they passed out.
,n ue accidental meeting was happy one,
nent. S'''S OO'''-
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-12
A sWIG OF NUx VOMICA.
Lawyer Garrett Makes an Unsuc
cpssfuI Aftemnt at Suicide.

Lawyer Garrett Makes an Unsuo-
cessful Attempt at Suicide.
New YORK, Dec. 1i.-Henry ID. Gar.
rett, the lawyer who is held in $4,000
bail on charge OF fraudulently appropri-
ating $12. 900 while acting as legal adviser
OF Mrs. Rosalie Carpenter. of New York,
before leaving Jefferson Market prison
this morning, in custody, to attend bis
examination at the Essex Market Court,
swallowed two ounces of nux vomica,
obtained by him from a druggist to be
taken in doses OF ten drops for some tenn
porary Illness from which be said he was
suffering. Physicians were promptly
called in and an emetic was admin.
Istered. He was soon sufficiently well
to stand the brunt of the examination
In court. On bis way to prison, Garrett
handed three letters TO policeman to be
delivered after his death--one TO Justice
j. M. Patterson, one TO the public and the
third to Mrs. David Garrett, No. 40 Wood
lawn avenue, Jersey City. Garrett did
not die, and the officer refused to deliver
the letters. The Justice also refused to
open his letter. Garrett had probably
learned that some very damaging evil
dence against him had been secured.