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The Clifton clarion., 1889-07-24
WIZARDS OF THE EAST.
Feats of Anam's Magicians Which Throw
 Hermann Into the Shade.

Feats of Anam's Magicians Which Throw
 Hermann Into the Shade.
 While travelling through Anam, in Cochin China, with a party of German officials, we stopped one night at an inn, where I made the acquaintance of a company of native magicians, who chanced to be resting there. They numbered four men and two women, all very small save one man, who was quite gigantic. Telling them that I was greatly interested in legerdemain, and something of an amateur, I soon won their favor. In response to their urgent request I endeavored to give them an exhibition of my skill. Though I may safely say, without any vanity, that at that time I was the equal of any magician in this country, and had tried conclusions with them all in private, these wizards of Anam exposed my tricks in every instance and laughed at me heartily.
 One of these was begun by the giant, who threw great coil Of ribbon far up toward the sky. As it uncoiled in mid air small hawk seemed to be liberat- ed from it, to seize the ribbons end in its beak and to fly with it in cloud, which apparently proceeded from the ribbon itself, and was caused, I pre- sume, by something burning along its surface. From this cloud there now slid to the ground snake, frog and smiling native baby, which one of the women caught in her arms and held out to the astonished crowd. All the magicians save the giant now left the place. The giant then sat upon the ground and completely concealed himself beneath large umbrella, ex- acting from me promise to remove it at the expiration of five minutes by my watch. When took up the parachute the giant had disappeared, though the earth where he had sat was perfectly solid. Returning to the inn, we found our giant sererely smoking on the porch, and when handed him his um- brella he opened it with a quick jerk and disclosed my watch and chain, which I had not missed, hanging to one of its sides Cor. Providence Tel sgIam.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-11
Cheek Carried Him Through.

Henry A. Cook, of Leominster, Mass,
wanted to be elected to the Legislature,
so early last month he published notice
TO that effect in the local paper, hired a
hall an6 on October Sth placed himself
in nomination before convention OF
enthusiastic fellow citizens. He asked
no one to ratify the nomination, out be
ratified it himself. He told his constitu-
epts why be was a good man for the
honor, ard that, being sensible people,
he knew they would take his advice and
vote for him. He said that there were
now eight or ten candidates in the Re
publican party to go before the couven-
ton and tha, he intended to spike al!
their guns by telling every mean thing
he had ever done, together with
some of his good deeds, and thus fore
stall the possibility of being slanoeree By
his enemies.
He began with his birth, and showed
that he had been hostler, pcdd;eT. a
chair paker, comb-make7. a carpenter,
a blacksmith, manufacturer, & aeambler,
thief, large real estate dealer, law
yer, detective, and that his present &C.
cupation was seeking the office Of repre-
tentative. lie wanted it understood that
be was total abstainer without being a
prohibitionist. The humor and frank
ness of the would be legislator made
him hosts Of friends. He ran as an in
dependent. and was elec,nd by a plu-
rality OF 81 votes over the Repubi-
can norsines in 8 strong Republican dis
tsics.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-11

Since the Palatine bridge disaster
the Central railroad authorities havt
issued an order directing al sigma
tenders to stand on. the track for fv,
minutes after each train has passed
with a red light OR flag, and after fv'
minutes have elapsed to stand five min
utes longer displaying a green signal
No trains dare run by the red signal
hence the chances Of collision in case
of accident are materially lessened by
this arrangement.
The boys Of the college for the blind,
of Worcester, England, play a very
fair game of cricket, the ball used be.
ing made of wicker, with bell inside
of it, which rings when it il thrown.
The wicket keeper claps his hands be-
hind the stumps to guide the bowler,
and SO expert are the bowlers that they
can hit the wicket with three balls out
of six.
The new city Of johannesburg, in
the south African gold region, IS at
tracing attention, and there are those
who predict for it a phenomenal fu-
ture. They promise million inhabi-
tants in five years, an output Of gold
which will gid the whole world, a
commercial Importance threatening
the established trade centers of the
Old World, and q political and social
position second to no city in Africa,
north or south.
The Eifcl tower has already paid
the cost of its construction. An Off
cial notice has been issued, informing
the shareholders of the Eifel Tower
company, that they can claim repay
ment of the last fifth of the capital in
vested by them in the undertaking.
The other four-ffths were paid pre-
viously on presentation of coupons.
The fortunate possessors of these So
curities will, however, continue to re-
ceive dividends. The concession OF
the tower is for twenty years, after
which time it becomes the property Of
the city of Paris.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-11
Lakor's Revolution.

In manufacture of boots and shoes
the work of five operatives is now done
by one.
A carpet machine with one operator
does the work of fifteen men.
Modern improvements in manufac-
turing flour saves IS per cent. in man'
ual labor.
A machine with one man and a boy
can make DIS many cans as ten men by
he old process.
One boy, by machinery in turning
woodwork and material for musical
instruments, perform the work of
twenty-five men.
The steam and horse power used in
this country in 1870, was one million
and half, in 1855 it was over twelve
million.
By the use Of mining machines one
hundred and sixty in month can
mine as much coal in the same time as
FIVE hundred miners by old methods.
At Elliottsville, West Virginia, On
Thursday, four little girls, children
Hugh Dunn, wealthy mine owner,
found keg Of powder in an abandon
ed working shaft. In some way they
exploded it and were blown to atoms.
Their mother lost her reason when
told of the fate of her children.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-11
Which Shall Win?

Those notorious trusts, combines and
nefarious corporations have gotten their
relentless grip upon our throats, and oul
country seems destined to struggle along
for wears unless we, the people, rise in
our might and do some strong protest.
ing in self defense And if we cannot
relieve ourselves under existing laws,
why rot insist upcn few wholesome
enec,ments: If tie powers that be re-
fuse or neglect to stand up and help US,
why rot bend shoulder to shoulder all
along the line, and a: the polls show our
oppressors that We dare defend ourselves
and will at all legitimate hazards. This
ua:icn was created "oE, ior: and by the
people" and the people should dictate,
il need be, their wishes 10 the servants
whom they c!othe with the responsitil-
ties OF Office. Trusts and combines Of
capitalists, sooner OF later, onsht to: and
must go.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-11
Shall Pestmnsters be Elected :
-brr,w Thru"%i:OuI ihr suuih ruriicu-
Jars oil lie C!o7iD" SCENES OF an
.ionnrabI.. Life.


Mr.. Roswell P. Flower announces
his intention to present a bill in Con-
gress ''reiegating the selection OF post
masters, custom house officials and IN
ternal revenue collectors TO the people
Of the vicinage wherein the duties are
performed" He maintains that Con-
g1ess should provide for the election
Of these officers every four years, and
that the power Of the President should
be restricted to removal 1or cause.
Mr.. Flower probably means to pro-
pose an amendment Of the Constitu-
ton of the United States for the accom-
plishment of the end he seeks. So far
as postmasters are concerned it Ger
tainly would be a desirable change, on
many accounts, if they could be elect
ed by the people instead of appointed
by the President or postmaster general.
In all the towns and villages of the
country the postmaster is the official
possess their confidence, and above all
public officers should be acceptable to
the majority Of the citizens. The evil
Of the large and constantly growing
patronage Of the Presidents is conceded,
and the scramble for the postottice is
its very worst feature. 1t occupies the
time Of Senator's aud Congressmen as
well as Of the administration, obstructs
the public business and is a prolific
source of the corruption in politics.
st the same time the appointing power
too often selects man Objectionable
to the people for the very reasons that
make Tim the choice of the politicians.
Congressman Flowers proposition
will find favor with the public, but it
is rot likely to be tavorably received
at Washington at the present time.
However, it is subject on which the
people need educating, and Mr.. Flows
er's efforts will not be wasted.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-11
Make Prompt Settlements.

The Cotton Plant, the official organ f:
the Farmers Alliance Of this State says
eve are Informed that there are men,
bers of the Alliance who are holding
their cotton and allowing their accounts
with merchants to remain unsettled ;,rt.s
they hare become due, without making
arrangements for extension OF time ifr
payment. If this is being done we s,re
sure it is not with 81 view OF injuCDy
merchants, but rather to carry out the
policy Of the order not to rush cotton
upon the market too rapidly and thereby
cause a decline in price. Bu. where
members uf the order have incurred obli-
cations, to be discharged By b certai o
day, they ought either to make prompt
settlement or go to their merchants and
secure an extension of time. This is only
fair and just, and is in accordance with
the Instructions ~f the National Coi."n
Committee and the principles ard teach.
ings CT the order However much n uau
may want to holt his cottcr, he ought
not to do it, If it causes nen to suffer
who have sold him goods with :Ge ex'
pectation OF settlement ct :. certain
day.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-11
A Victim Of Greed.

James b. Riley captured . five
pound bass in Saratoga lake in some
what novel way a few days since. Be
had started out early in the morning
for fish, but his quest was unsuccess.
full. While rowing back to his place
his attention was arrested bya dis.
turbance of the water near the shore
and in very shallow spot. Looking
closely, he saw that large bass, with
dorsal fin above the surface, was the
cause of troubling the water. He ap-
preached as near as he thought safe
and was about to shoot the fish, when
he discovered that it seemed somewhat
disabled. Investigation showed, when
the game had been scooped in with a
net, that the greediness Of the bass was
the cause. In his mouth was foMd a
sunfsh weighing almost pound
Exchange.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-11
The Meeting of Congress.

The Fifty-frst Congress assembled At
noon last Monday. IN view of the neces-
sary consumption Of practically the
entire day in the organization of the
new house of representatives, the pres
ident's message was no: read until
Teesdsy.
The officers of the house were agreed
upon By the Republican majorisssa =
caucus on Friday night.srsEney are as
follows: For speaker, nomas B. Reed,
; Of Msiras fozolcrk, Edward Mcpherson,
of Pennsylvania; for ergeant-at-arms,
A. J. Holmes. of lows; for post master,
J. Il. Wheat, Of Wisconsin; for door
keeper, C. ". Adams, of Maryland.
Ex-Speaker Carlisle will manage the
Democratic minority in The house. 1t
is said that Nr. Carlisle takes the ground
that the Democratic party in Congress
stands pledged to tariff reform, and
therefore, if the majority should present
q reasonable tariff measure, it will be
the duty of the Democracy TO try and
perfect it as far as possible, and then
vote for its passage. It vii? not be the
policy of the Democrats to block general
legislation. On the contrary, they will
do all in their power to facilitate that
which is for the general interest of the
people. In the contested election cases
they will endeavor to secure fair ana
impartial investigation of the cases, and
will resist anything that savors Of an
injustice.
The present session will have brought
to it's attention for action number Of
matters upon which the pubic has be-
come well informed, by reason OF pre-
vious discussion. Among them are the
Blair educational bill; the bill to forfeit
land grants, general and special; bill to
declare trusts unlawful; the dependent
pension bill; bill to repe@ the civil ser
vice service and oleomargarene tax laws
and various measures relating to the
tariff, internal revenue and general
financial system.
There will also be presented to the
senate the results of the Investigations
made during the recess of the several
committees upon the dressed beef bus!-
ness, the subject of irrigating arid lands.
the relatious of Canadian railroads to
the Interstate commerce law and the
commercial relations existing between
the United States and Canada, lnclud-
ing the Alaskan seal fisheries.
The silver question will speedily come
up in some shape. Senator Stewart's
resolution, introduced last session, de-
cleripg it to be the sense of that body
that the secretary of the treasury should
purchase the full limit of silver bullion
for coinage, fixed by law at $1,000, 0e0
monthly, will be pressed for adoption.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-11
Tobacco Culture.

Much has been written about the posi-
bility of tobacco culture in this State,
both for and against, and the result of
the contest for prizes for specimens of
,,eaf tobacco about two years ago caused
many diverse opinions as to its practica-
bility.
The farmers in Florence County and
vicinity seem, however, to have solved
the question successfully, and have
shown that good tobacco can be raised
thereabouts, at least, and sold at figures
which make it profitable crop.
MIR. F. NJ. Rodgers, Jr., OF Florence
writes the department OF agriculture thai
he has sold $4,000 pounds Of his thi:
years crop, and ali at good prices; thai
all in that vicinity wb" raised tobacco
have been able t., SELL it at good prices
and last, but not least. that in the vicin
ity of FIoreace alone 1900 acres of TO-
bacco "il be planted the coming year.
AS he tobacco acreage Of the entire
State for this year was bu. 635 acres. the
Importance of the fact that it is to bt
doubled next year in Que county alone
will easily be seen.-Colunbis Register
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-11
REPUBLICAN FOST.NAsTERS
Get Into Trouble in North Carolina

John ". Brown and VIM. S. Hender-
sou, colored clerks in the posto1ice at
Charlotte, n. g.. were arrested last
Thursday by postofice inspectors.
Brown was arrested for rifing regis
tered letters, and Henderson for r;fl,ng
ordinary letters. There have been num-
erous complaints of registered letters
being rifed while in transit in Moth
Carolina since October l, and upon in-
vestigation the trouble was located at
the Charlotte Office Inspectors have
been watching Brown and Henderson
for the last three nights aud saw them
both in the act of robbing the mails.
4 preliminary hearing was held before
the Uoited States Commissioner and the
parties held to await the action Of the
grand jury of the United States Court.
The accused are well.known negroes,
Brown being secretary of the county
Republican committee. They were ap-
pointed clerks in the postofice June /.
One Of the letters was addressed to John
Wsnamsker, Philadelphia.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-11

On November IS, J. D. Horton, 6
young farmer living near Durham, n. c.,
mysterolsiy disappeared, and foul play
was suspected. J. P. Davis. an emp!oyee
on the farm, told Horizons old mother
that her son had deserted her. The
nciebborhood did uot believe the story,
and search was made about the premises,
resulting in the discovery OF Horizons
body buried in an old barn. Davis
escaped, aud the Durham, \. G., author
tiles sent police officer to Oanvilic, Va,
to search for Da<is. On Sunday, while
this officer and Se Danvil!e chief OF
police were in conference at the hotel,
waiter asked the proprietor if he should
wake Mr. Davis for diuuuer. The rame
was suggestive, aud the officers went to
the room indicated: where they found J.
=. Davis. lie was charged with the
murder and confessed the crime. lie had
killed Horton, he said, in order to get
possession of his farm. He killed him
with a bootjack and buried the tody in
the barn.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-11
A RAIN RECORD sMAsHER.
More Wafer Has Come from the Cloud
this Year than for Eighteen Years Be-

More Water Has Come from the Cloud
Hciore.
5Iore thau four feet Of water las
fallen in Cincinpatl from clouds since
last New Years day. The meteoro-
logical reports show that between
January lst and November 18th the
local rainfall has measured 51.04
inches. This is far above the normal
amount, and, Judging by the outlook
it is probable that the years rainfall
will break therecord, which has been
kept for eighteen years. During that
time only twice has the rain for a
year exceeded so inches. In 1856 the
precipitation was SIS inches, much of
which fell in December. Last year 50
inches was precipisated, and again De-
cember was very wet. Thn year, with
more than q month and q half to spare,
only four more inches are nee,.ed to
break the record. In 1884; on Novem-
ber 10Th, the precipitation had not
reached so inches, and in 1866 it was
only 46 inches on November 18th.
A singular thing about the heavy
storms of November this yenr has
been the lack Of high winds. This
Sergeant Dunn says, is quite unusual
The years precipitation so far by
months has been as follows: January
53S inches; February, 3.07 inches
March, 400 inches; April, $50 inches
May, 3.25 inches; June, 23S inches
July, 9.53inches; August, 500 incEes
September, 7.43 inches; October, &:
inches; November, $50 far) over I
inches.
If not another drop of rain should
fall from now till 1890 the precipita.
tion so far will place the year third OF
| the list. Sergeant Dunn frankly ad
| mits that he cannot explain the exces
| in rainfall.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-11
An Old Baltimore Clippey.

A remarkable vessel, fore and aft
schooner of about eighty tons register
burden. called the ViSilant, is now,
and has been, regularly running from
Santa Cruz 20 St. Thomas and vice
versa as passenger, freight and mail
packet for upward of fourteen years.
The Figilant, it is said, was built in
Baltimore, during the very first years
of our national independence, making
herupward of 100 years old. She was
of the Baltimore clipper" class, so
famed many years for speed, and must
have been a wonder and a beauty
when launched. - Baltimore Ameri-
can.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-11

The c.'p:It; people have o;gshlzed
stock falt. and asen,s have reports from
several counties slowing that the people
are .nucn cnlhu>ed over the privilege of
dis piavii:2 stcir products ot Industry at
the proposed January fair. The South
Carolina Railway Company has offered
-eGu, ed rates to tic far. The Atlantic
Coast I. re r:l] p!cb.hIy DO 90, asd the
I .icnnoLG i D..v.!ie Rsilway Company
is ASKED 10 extend re,:Gctd rates to cxhibi
,t rs I'D visitors attending the fair. a
ean,.ss f the St;:ic is to be made in
oebalc Of the fair.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-11
BIG MONEY IN AN ACRE

An Acre Yield Of Corn that Beats the
Worlds Record.
COLUMBIA, S. G. December 5.-Capt.
S. Drake Of Marlboro, has just gathered
254 bushels and forty pounds of corn
from one acre. This beats the worlds
record, the highest before being 212
bushels and fraction, raised by DR..
Parker on an acre, in what is known
now as the Asylum farm, in the sub
urbs of Columbia.
Capt. Drake is q competitor in the
contest from the $500 prize offered by
The American Agriculturalist for the
largest yield of corn on one acre, to
which our state board of agriculture
will add $500 more if won by a South
Carolina planter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-11

calamity, If he VII; only adap; hia:Se!f
to his circumstances Il" vii! suo: Ilsc
again. Moreover, ic 2:l!l ave ;a,. >sy:.:-
pathJ .; al honest ;JcoP!c lie >,.u t.i.ol..
20 lose Them.
Again, man IA dcnt
loses HIS SELF-REsFEcr
Especially is this true at THIS time of
the year. Every ,ir2e you mcc! the man
you oNc you think abou, that debt.
eXpec: there ere men in our county who
dc not come to :"T"n r"u- that account.
And, pc,a2s2, = ll&::.f: n or. W
who do - II :yr sire 3
that sam u = 3G
4 gres: 1.-s! d.. d" 6 o,.envcr =,
The w&y vl~ &Ia:.s c-,:; L,1ductc. !;
matters not how trucn money is LAID IN !.
there IS not economy there. or later
crcdi, will be lost. y maa should think
before he marricS. Young n.su, if Won
are poor and have 70 work icr your living.
you had better let these
rARLoR GIRLS
alone. They are TOO nice to 90 into tue
kitchen, the keys are turned over to the
servants, aud things are wasted. BE sure
you get 3 woman who will enter in,0
your plans and not waste more money in
a year than yon can make in ten. A
woman who cauno: live on her husbaad's s
salary is not fit to be wife. I would
not have you to try to stint yourselves
and mske your homes unhappy But the
happiest home is not always the one
upon which the most money is speut
Nothing encourages o mau more to pro-
vide than to know there is 2 woman in
his home who will use economically
what he places there.
chose this subject for to- day because,
l believed it was one of interest to mest
of US.
THE CROPS ARE SHORT,
and that IS the very reason WIZ you
should make 4 special effort 10 .sees your
obligations. 1t was no sin fc, YOU to 90
in debt. l do not suppose :here is one
man out of hundred who is able to pay
cash all the year rouna. But as money
is going to be Scarce you should do your
best to pay your creditors, for they will
need every cent of it, And then, as !
have saiG, this thing of not paying your
debts IS 8 prevailing sin. 1t makes my
feae As-n with shame to say It, bet it IS
trae that the pulpit itself is sometimes
guilty. The preacher who vii! not pay
| bis deb.s is not worthy Of your confidence.
He has no mere right to preach the gos-
pel than barkeeper has. And then there
are 100 many Of the leading members oi
the church guilty. They can be very
sanctinoaious, and can run the affairs Of
the church, yet they are dishonest enough
to cheat their creditors.
What our country needs just now as
much as anything else is s
RENTAL OF DEBT-PAyING RELIGION,
beginning right at the house OF God. 4
religion that vii! not make a man pay hi
debts will not. keep him out Of he'll
"Religion, says oue of our evaugelists
"will make a man unload" It matter
not if the note is out of date, or if b
may avoid paying by some technicalit,
of the law, yet If the debt is an homes
one he must pay if he proposes to be
Christian. Now let US begin to run owe
accounts and see how much we owe, an
let US pay it, so that we may look h
world fairly and s9uareiy ic the face an
say, 81 owe no msn anything"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-11

A man n.ned ofdeahaimcr recently
made application to the patent office for
{. patent or cotton as ballog laDrlc.
Had i.e succeeded the farmers would
again have been at the mercy OF tie Jute
trust; but the patent commissioner re-
iected the application.