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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
Tariff Reform in Missouri.

The movement in favor of tariff re-
form is making decided headway in
Missouri. An educational campaign
has been inaugurated, which will be
prosecuted until the voters of all parties
are thoroughly instructed on the iniqul-
ties of tbs high tariff aud trusts and
combinations. At Lamonte, Saturday
last, a tariff reform picnic was attended
by 5000 people. including many who
have heretofore voted the Republican
ticket. Senators Vest and C6ckrell were
the principal speakers. The former de-
ciared the tariff fight was the same old
fight that has been going on for hun
dreds of years. 1t Is the contest be-
tween right and wrong, justice and in
Justice, and involves the fundamental
principles of free government. Mr..
Vest was followed by Mr. Cockrell, who,
in a calm, diSpassionate speech of two
hours, left nothing on which high pro-
tcctioniSt could hang an argument. At
CaSsville, Barry County, on the same
day, tariff reform picnic was very
largely attended. There was a great
procession, with over 1000 people in
line. Senator Berry Of Arkansas, was
the first speaker. and was followed by
several we'll known Missouri orators.
The speakers all declared themselves IN
favor of Grover Cleveland for President
in '93, and also in favor Of making tariff
reform the issue.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
Delegates to the Farmers Congress

The Governor has appointed the fol
lowing delegates to represent South Car
olina at the National Farmers Congress
which will be held at Montgomery, Ala.
from November 18th to 18th:
First Congressional District. E.
Wannamaker, St. Matthew's; Alter,
nate, Hon. J. H. Counts, Selwood, Lex
iogton County.
Second Distrie:-Hon. D. P. So
iourner, Graham's; Alternate, Thomas
H. Rainsford, Trenton.
Third District-David Aiken, Cokes'
bury; Alternate, D. K. Norris, Pendie-
ton.
Fourth District Hon. Jos. B. Hum
bert, Princeton; Alternate, Cap. L. Will
liams, Greenville.
Fifth Dis.rict-A. H. White, Rock
Hill; Alternate, S. Logan Lang, Cam,
den.
Sixth District-Col. JAS. McCutchin,
Church; Alternate, J. j. Lucas, Society
Hill.
Seventh District-Capt. W. Miles, Ha,
good; Alternate, J. F. Townsend, Edlsto
Island.
State at Large--Hon John Bratton,
White Oak, and Hon. c. St. G. Slnkler,
Eutawville; Alternates, Col. J. ". Nor
ris, Varennes, and Capt. B. 3. McWhlte,
Bostick's.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
Loved Fondly. Rut Not Wisely.

Professor L. F. Shuford of Mcdowell
County, n. c., is in trouble. A few,
days since he was arrested at his school
house, four miles from Marion, charged:
with a felonious assault on. Miss Mira;
Fleming, beautiful and well known
young woman, who was one OF his
pupils. The prisoner was committed
without a preliminary hearing; but on,
the day of the professors Imprisonment,
one day early last week, the father CT
the young woman went to Marion where
Shuford was in jail. Some of the
teachers friends loaded old man Flerl-
ing and got him in good humor, ana
be consented to forego the prosecution
of the professor if be would leave the
country at once. This was a satisfac-
tory arrangement to the sheriff, who
had no objection to that course. The
pedagogue has gone.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
The Laugh Was on the Legislator.

Representative Reed, of Putnam, was
one of the legislative committee sent to
inspect the asylum. There was a dance
on the night the committee spent in the
investigation, and Mr.. Reed took for
a partner one of the fair .unfortunates
te whom he was introduced. 81 don't
remember having seen you here before,
said she. ''1ow long have you been IN
the asylum "Oh, only came down
Yesterday" said the gentleman, las one
of the legislative committee. > ''Ot
course" +" replied the lady; chow stupid
| am. However, l knew you were
either an inmate or member of the
legislature the moment l looked at
YOU. But how was to know2 it was
difficult to tell which. "-Alba'ay (Ga.)
Np7rS
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
A Young Mans Blunder.

There is one young man in Detroit
who will think twice before he speaks
after this. He had been invited to visit
at house where there was family of
twelve children whose parents were very
proud of such goodly number. A lady
"a mutual friend had desired him to
meet young lady in the family, the
sister of the matron who possessed the
dozen olive branches. She did not,
however, state this fact 70 the young
man, but invited him to make the call
ostensibly upon the mistress of the
house, who vas her relative. In speak
ing of her the lady mentioned the fact
that she looked very youthful for her
age.
When they made their cal! the young
lady relative was in the parlor. Before
she could be introduced the young man
bowed low to her:
"Have at last the pleasure, he said
airily, "of meeting the mother of twelve
children2' For a moment the young
lady was somewhat embarrassed then
she laughed, but the young man did not
stay long. lie was afraid to trust HIM
self TO speak again that cvenlnS.-De'
troit Free Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
ARoMANcEF FROM RAGUSA.
His Wife Beggar and He Remarked
Thinking Her Dead.

A trial involving circumstances of an
exceptionally romantic character, says a
Vienna dispatch, will come before the
Tribunal Of Ragusa next month. About
twenty years ago a peasant of the neigh
borhood of Ragusa, being no longer able
to support his wife, emigrated to the
United States, leaving his better half IN
charge of the village priest. From the
first luck smiled on him. and he was
able to send the priest fifty florins a
month for his wife. AS his position i'm
proved he increased the amount of his
monthly remittances, but the rascally
reuerendo only handed five forms a
month to the woman. This went
on for fifteen years, when this
worthy clerical gentleman forged a
certificate of the husbands death and
it placed in the hands of his wife, whose
death he likewise certified in forged
document and sent it to the husband IN
America. Shortly afterward he piously
betook himself to Corfu, where he
hoped to spend the remainder of his days
in peace, rejoicing in the remembrance
of his good works. Fate had decided
otherwise. The unfortunate woman,
his victim, was forced to get her living
by begging from the passengers OF the
Lloyd steamers that touched at Ragusa,
ana her husband sought consolation in
remarriage with rich American lady,
by whom be had two children. After
twenty years absence he resolved to
make tour to Europe with his family:
He visited Paris, Vienna, Trieste, and
finally Ragusa. They recognized each
other simultaneously. The beggar
woman was his wife, whom he believed
to have been dead several years. The
priest has been arrested and will be
tried in September, when, in all proba-
bility, the second marriage will be an
nulled.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
Mr.. Bayard on Democratic Policy

In an interview published in Viii
mington Del.) paper ex.Secretary Bay
ard is quoted as saving that he does not
want any office, and Will not be can
didate for office. Mr. Bayard'S terSely
expressed views upon the future policy
of the national Democracy are in ac-
cord with his past record. Among other
things no said: The tariff question IS
grave and profound one and should be
fully discussed. The Democracy, |
think, will again advocate tariff reform.
Had Mr.. Cleveland taken my advice he
would have declared in favor OF the
reform two years before he did. OF
course. it will take time to settle this
issue. l think taxation for protection
is communism. The manner and time
used by. the Republican national com.
mitee in raising enormous sums OF
money during the last campaign to m
tiuence the election was only an addl-
tional proof Of the necessity OF the re-
form. l think free wool will be the first
step toward reform"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
ROMANCE AND MONEY.
AMERICAN HEIRS TO ENGLISH
PROPERTY WORTH 2,coo, 600.
Peculiar Incidents In Connection With q
Fight to be Made for Fortune-Eon:
William E. Gladstone as Witness in
the Case. zl&

NEW YORK, September ga New.
York lawyer is getting ready to make a
European trip whose outcome may haya
decided interest for people on two
continents. Incidental to the attorneys
purpose is a plan that may lead up TO
putting William Ewart Gladstone upon
the stand as sort of chancery witness
in the probate division, of the English
high court Of justice. AT, any rate. the
statesman may, in obedience to- the ur-,
gency of the case, appear as an ally in
a project which aims to eudow some
American citizens with a pleasing
abundance of British coin. lssss -
Joseph Casey of $50 Myrtle avenues
Brooklyn, and Lawyer Stephen II. Haye
will sail next week for, England. -s-fheg
will represent the American claimants to
a heritage of 81, 5000, 600, 1or perhaps.
s., 1000, 900. Since 1875, when the owner
of the fortune, Mrs. Ellen Blake, widow
of Gen. Edwin S. Blake, died, this inherit
ance has been in the hands of big,
London trust company. It has been
drawing interest at the rate Of q per
cent. urtil now it may now have jumped
to $4,000, 900 limit Mr.. Casey thinks
he has claim to this immense fund.
He is well off and can spend money
freely to substantiate this claim. 3
The story of this fortune has tinge
of romance. In 1919 Edwin S. Blake
was the officer in charge of the garrison
troops at Athlone, Ireland. While there
he married Ellen Sheridan In 1920 the
soldier took his bride to Scotland. where
a baby was born. He went back to Ires
land in the same year and the child died
Blake+had a bitter quarrel with his fan5
ly, threw up his commission, drew his
patrimony of $4,000, and sailed for
America. sss5ss.E
After residing in Ohio for years be
went to Chicago in 1847 and began to
manufacture silk. he followed up the
real estate boom closely and in 1873
started Back to England with his for.
rune. he died in London in 1874, and
his widow, who inherited his wealth,
passed away two years later. She made
a Will but had not signed it. 1t is still
On record, however, among the archives
at Somerset house in London. The
present keeper of these records is G.. Z
Foster, a Dublin lawyer, Henry Ste
pheps, has obtained a copy of the
widows intended will. Its bequests
were mainly charitable. ~. -
The decedent had forgotten both her
husbands relatives and her own. VIII
liam Ewart Gladstone was put down for
$1,000 The Dublin lawyer, according
to Joseph Casey and bis attorney, de-
clares that long ago., by special favor of
Her Majesty, Mr.. Gladstone was allowed
to take his legacy. For the last five
7s2z->-a hv tho Eno]iSi, 1aw tf1a.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
Gae Front Gate.
q old and crippled gale am J,

An old and crippled gs;e am J..
And twenty years h Ee passed
Since was hu. g up high mi dry
BetwiXt these prstS so last
Bu, now I'.c grown so powerful weak
DeSpised by man and beast
Pm scarcely strong enough to squeak,
Although IN peccr creased.
Twas twenty years ago, say,
When Mr. EuoS VII te
Cane kind OF hanging round my way
Most every other night:
He hung upon my Siarbo 'rd slde,
And :he upon The other.
Till Susan Smith became his bride,
And in due time mother.
groart d intensely when l heard
Despite | am no churl-
My doom breathed in single word;
The baby was d girl!
And as she grew, AID grew, and grew,
loud bemoaued my fate,
For she was very fair to vie,,,
And IL vas The gate.
Then in due time lover came,
Betokeuing MY ruin.
4 dapper fellow, Brown by name.
nc SfOWn-up Ddoy ~oo!u
They Spraug uDol me in the gloam,
Ard talked of moon and star.
They're married now and live at home
Along with ma and pa.
My lot was lappy for a veal,
No courtins night Or day
had no thou ,ht, had no lear
Bad luck would come my way
But oh. this morning, save the mark.
There came avid surprise
A shadow fitted grim and dark,
Across my sunny skies.
\ doctor, with knowing smile,
4 nurse with face serene,
A hustle in the house the while.
Great Scott What can it mean?
My hinges ache; my back is weak,
My pickel's in whirl:
hear that awful doctor 81 eak:
1t is another girl.
--Gcnze,. TyiGM1
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
Eva Harn:iton's Punishment.

Mrs. Ray Hamilton goes TO prison for
two wears, which means twenty months
if she does not let her temper get the
better of her while she is in confinement.
This is light punishment for all the
crimes of which Mrs. Hamilton seems to
have been guilty 1t is not every wo-
man who can lead a life of shame for
years, have young lover, entrap man
Of good family and high preferment into
marrying her, palm off another woman's
babe on him AS his own child, treat him
with contempt and cruelty, and finally
stab a woman servant, and only have to
suffer twenty months imprisonment for
it all. And, what is better, there are
few women who want to.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
THE SAME GAME IN TEXAS.
Five Robbers Hold Up a Train Near
Fort Worth and Rifle the Express Safe
of its Contents.

CHICAGO, September ga dispatch
from Fort Worth, Texas, says: At a
late hour last night, as the Northbound
Santa Fe train was pulling out OF
Crowley, ten miles South of this city,
three men boarded the train and TWO
others jumped on the locomotive. The
two on the engine placed pistols to the
heads of the engineer and fireman and
told them 10 stop. The robbers cut the
engine, baggage, mail and express cars
from the rest of the train and made the
engineer pull half mile further. One
of the men then got into the express car
and ordered the messenger to show them
the money. He pointed 10 three bags OF
Mexican silver. One of the u,en ripped
open the sack and shoveled the silver
out the door, while the other one threw
out The other sacks. They took two
packages said to contain $4,000 each,
but overlooked three or four packages
for Fort Worth. The engineer was then
made to couple up and move. The train
reached here at midnight, and posse
of twenty men started in pursuit at
onpp
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
MISS SMITHS TAME FISH.
They Eat Ice Cream, Beans, Tissue
Paper and Ginger Snaps.

EaDer ana OluSeI SudpS.
Nobody visits Lake Pennesseewassce
the pretticst point in Oxford County
Maine, Says writer to the New York
Sun, without going to see Miss Emma
Smiths natural aquarium. The young
lady is the possessor of Tanglewood, a
picturesque cottage on the Western
Shore Of the pond, orc OF many built in
recent years on the shores and islands,
where merry parties from adjacent
towns find summer recreation. She
spends the season at Tanglewood cottage,
and takes pleasure in entertaining the
girls of her circle and in cuitivatine
this rather remarkable aquarium.
The aquarium had a small beginning,
but it has become great. This is the
third season Of her cottage life, and she
noticed at the beginning that the sun
fish, cnubS and horned trout liked to
loaf around the little dock. They were
carefully encouraged 20 come by liberal
donations of crumbs and food scraps
until this year the number attracted
to the landing reaches up into the hun
dreds. After every meal Miss Smith
and her guests have half an hours fun
feeding tie fish. They swim up to the
wharf with an amount Of splashing
worthy OF lot of sharks and scramble
for the crumbs like a lot Of small boys
after coppers. Nearly aH-~wiH-~eat
from the hand. Two or three have
been educated 70 eat from spoon, and
these. favored ones get luXuries. Two
or three more have become sufficiently
reckless to allow themselves to be
picked up BY the fair hands of Miss
Maud Allen, a fearless young lady OF
Bosom, who rewarded each one by feed
ing it with beans from spoon. The
latest experiment tried on the fish was
to test their taste for ice-cream. They
fought to get at the tempting spoonfuls
after a couple of tastes. Chocolate
cream seems TO hit horned trout right
where he lives.
\ horned trout's greatest joy is found
to be in eating ginger snaps. He
doesn't nibble, he bites. When small
Virgie Sargent, the 1-year-old belle OF
the cottage, pokes ginger snap, into
the water the trout will take bite out
of it equal to anything Miss Virgie could
do in the same line.
While feeling tender toward beans,
ice cream and ginger snaps the front
are moi particular. They will open wide
their mouths at anything. One young
man who saw them perform recently
filed them up full with wads Of tissue
paper artfully rolled up, and was pro-
perly denounced for doing it. The fish
didn't mind.
The trout are in the majority in the
collection, chubs come next, and sunfSh
last in order of numbers and boldnesS.
Some of the chubs are foot long, and
this is the average length Of the trout.
The latter are getting horribly obese and
roll around weightily. They occasion
ally try to go off with pink finger be-
longing to one of their hosts, and slide
away, looking up reproachfuliy from
the clear depths when they learn that
it can't be had.
The lordly black bass and pickerel
with which the pond is stocked refuse
to be beguiled into accepting this pro-
fuse hospitality. They are all invited.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
The Cars New Train.

A new Imperial train has just been
Quilt for the Emperor of Russia. The
saloons are covered with iron outside,
and then come eight inches of cork. in
stead of the steel plate with which the
carriages of the old train were protected.
All the saloons (Which communicate by
covered passage) are exactly the same
in outward appearance, so that no out
slider may be able to discover in which
carriage the Car is travelling. During
the Emperor's journey last autumn he
passed most OF his time in a carriage
which. from the outside, looks like a
1uggase-yan.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
Bernhardt's Widows Weeds.

The New York Herdld'S Paris CORES
pondent gives rather indefinite descrip-
Cion of Sarah Bernhardt's widows weeds.
Says this writer: ''She wore long and
plain black crepe gown. Her waist was
encircled, by back jet belt loosely ar.
ranged; the sleeves were full, but fin:
lshed at the wrist by close fitting cuffs
of black jet designed with margaerites.
These sleeves are long, reaching almost
to the knuckles and finished in points
over the back of the hands. Such is the
striking mourning garb designed by
Nine. Bernhafdt herself, and which will
be the style of mourning in vogue dur
ing the coming season.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
A Joke on Jay Gould.

A New Yorker just arrived from Sara
toga tells this story on Jay Gould: A
Saratoga clergyman in making parochlal
calls on the guests of the United States
Hotel asked Giovanna Morosini, Gould'S
old Italian palmer, if Gould was a moral
man.
s'Does Mr.. Gould keep the Sabbath?
asked the clergyman.
"Gould keep-ee the Sabtath?"repeatec
Morosini with an Italian shrug. "GoulC
keep-ee the Sabbath. Why Gould, he
keep-ee anything he lays his hands on
You try i'm"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
A Good Law.

ATLANTA, September 23.-The bill re-
Gently passed prohibiting the sale Of
cigars, cigarettes and tobacco to minors
is now in force, and dealers violating
the provisions Of the Act render them
selves liable to a ine not exceeding
$500.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
suppressing the Salvationists.

The police commissioners have Or
dered the chief of police to suppress the
Salvation Army in Kansas City: The
order was issued on account of the nu-
merous cases Of peace disturbance at the
army's headquarters.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
Death oR General Hill.

General D. Il. Hill, well known as one
of the most gallant rps-commanders IN
the Confederate army. died at Charlotte,
N. c., on the oath ult,, in the 10th year
of his age.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
ECitors az DeleGateS.

The Governor has appointed the fol
lowing as delegates to represent South
Carolina at the Southern Industrial Dis
play to be held in Raleigh, N. c.. Octo
Der 14th to 10Th. 1t was suggested that
so far as possible editors of newspapers
be appointed, and the Governor followed
the suggestion, as will be seen by the list
which is given below:
J. W. R. Pope, The REGISTER, colum-
bia.
NJ. B. McSweeny, Hampton Guard
i'm, Hampton.
J. C. Henphill, Nears ind Courier,
Charleston.
J. W. Holmes, Bc,n,ceU People,
Barnwell.
O. c. Cohen, World, Charleston.
J. E. Boggs, Pichens Sentinel, Pick
ems.
a. E. Williams, GreenciUe Nens,
Greenville.
H. T. Thompson, Darlington Neaes,
Darlington.
R. r. Hemphill, A56eci1le Nediuna,
Abbeville.
". J. Mckerral, Marion Star, Ma
rion.
James L. Sims, Times and Democrat,
Orangeburgs
&C. 4. r. agiiSa iSazssassE a
ence, -
Charles T. Connors, Lance
Lancaster.
". J. Montgomery, Pee
Marion.
S. H. Rodgers, Palmetto Posss
fort.
S. A. Neteles,- Manning Times, Man
ming.
L. N. Grist, Yorkuilh Enquirer, YORK
vile.
James T. Bacon, Edgsfe7d Chronicle,
Edgefeld-
S. A. Brown, Marlboro Democrat,
BennettSville.
E. H. Aull, Herald and Ne1rs, New
berry.
H. L. Darr, Sumter, Adcance, Sum-
ter.
The delegates appointed are requested
to communicate with John T. Patrick,
Commissioner, at Raleigh. Much ben
eft is expected to localities represented
at The display, and every assistance
possible is promised delegates.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02

A prominent capitalist of Oakland,
California. married his fifth wife last
Tuesday.