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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
The EneliSh Sparrow.

The sparrow is no trouble to farmers, for
he is not field bird. He prefers city life.
His habit Of making his home about the
houses of men instead Of In the trees and
6elds is what has caused this mean and cow
ardly war on him. His preference for roofs
and caves on the houses of the city spoils the
rain water, and this is the real and only
reason why the sparrow is being killed for
bounty OF three cents head in Michigan.
lt's The city chaps aud not the farmers who
have inspired this war on the brave and
trusting little bird that seeks his home among
men and alone Of all his tribe refuses to fly
away before the blasts Of winter.-Grand
Rapids Leader.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
A Nail in His Brain.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, September. "a
John Stewart of this city died at the
hospital yesterday. About four months
ago he was beaten by dissipated son
and afterward attempted suicide in jail
by beating his head against the walls.
His skull! was thought to be fractured
and the operation of trepanning was
performed. There was a slight change
for the better, bnt soon after Stewart
sank rapidly and died. At the autopsy
there was discovered twoinch wire
nail driven through the skull and pierre
inc the brain. How the nail came there
is a mystery
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
EPISCOPAL TRIBUNAL.
A Great Church Convention to be Held in
New York Next Month.

NEW YORK, September 26.-Prepara-
tions for the triennial general conven-
ton of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
in the United States, which will begin at
st. Georges Church, in This city, on Oc-
tober 2, are now actively under way,
and the local committee having them in
charge promise every consideration of
the comfort and convenience of the dep
uties. st. Georges IS in Rutherford
Place, between Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets, a most central and con
yenient situation. Besides the church
there is fine memorial building ad-
joining that can be used for committee
and other convention wor.::. The num-
Der of delegates is expected to reach
400. Bishop Potter will entertain the
House of Bishops, and the Diocese of
New York will provide a simple daily
luncheon for the coordinate branch
represented. 1t has been decided to
make this repast simple for the good ex-
ample it would set for future meetings.
A number of distinguished visitors from
the English Church are expected. The
convention will probably last month.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02

ness of Sam-Patch's theory that som1
things can be done as we'll as others.
He made his headquarters at the office
of a well-known patent medicine dealer
on Ninth street.
2 His agents are now infesting the vii
lages Of Montgomery, Bucks, Chester
and Delaware Counties. Even the in
zhabitants of suburban towns have been
victimized.
DR.. Lindsay was generous with his
agents. He allowed them IS per cent.
profit. He took vigorous hand il the
work himself and he reaped rich har-
vest.
His methods are not as original as his
goods. A decoy bottle, containing,
among other ingredients, enough bad
whiskey to make the mixture seductive,
has served to plaster country druggists
with the bogus medicine Another plan
56s the doctor and his agents is to drive
into the principal thoroughfares of vii
lages and hamlets, discourse upon the
valuable properties of the medicine to
the crowds that always cellect about
such specialists, administer free doses
from the decoy bottle and make a few
sales to cappers, whom they have dis
tributed in the audience.
The first purchasers receive their
money back and are told to keep the
medicine. The crowds quickly become
eager purchasers and the medicine man,
announcing that he can't afford to re-
turn money to every buyer, drives off
with a well-iined pocket, while the pur-
ehasers take the pine block home to be
placed in the family medicine closet uu-
til the symptoms of some fancied affiic-
tion reqTrcs its use.
In Scnwenksville, Amber, Fort Wash
ington, L1nsdale and other towns on the
Pcrk;ome1 and Bethlehem branches of
the Reading Railroad, which have been
flooded during the past week with the
pine goods, DR.. LindSay's presence is
now anxiouSly desired.
Mrs. Mary Hunslinger, who lives at
Line Lexington, in Montgomery County,
has had warrant issued for the doc
tors arrest, and detectives in this
city are now awaiting his re-appear-
ance.
Mrs. Hunslinger says that DR.. Lind
say was at Line Lexington for two days,
and that she bought box of his Bueno
Medicina to keep in the house for emer-
sencies. She had such confidence in the
doctor that she went to him to have a
tooth pulled. After ne had fractured
her Jaw she examined his medicine. The
doctor quickly skipped out.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
q Eor,o worlye6 nv Insane Labor,

.Accordn. to the New York Erening
.Suu, Long [s!anc can boast of a farm
which is operated entirely by the labor
OF insane people. 1t is known as the
lslip farm, and 250 lunatics are en-
ployed upon it. 1t was wilderness a
few years ago, but has been brought to
a high state of cultivation. Grain.
fruits and flowers are grown upon 1t,
and the men engaged in their production
are said to take 4 deep interest in their
work. They We're sent there from city
institutions by the commissioners OF
charities and correction, and the expert
ment is declared to have proved pro-
nounced success.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
The Kentucky Colonels.

1t is somewhat hard for the outside
barbarian to understand why 60
lonek" are so plentiful in Kentucky.
In the first place, kentucky furnished
great many soldiers, both to the North
ern and to the Southern armies, during
the war, and naturally some Of these
soldiers are sure enough Colonels by
rank aud service Others, who We're
minor officers or perhaps high prlvateS,
are n)w dubbed Colonels by way Of
courtesy. 4 few Colonels hold over
from the Mexican war. and there are
Colorels of militia. The Governor of
Kentucky has the privilege of appoint
ing persons on his staff with the rank OF
Colonel.
Some Executives have been more law
ish than others in the distribution Of
these gilded honorS. That kindly Did
gentleman, Gov. Luke Blackburn, NJ. D.,
was fond of creating Colonels. During
his term he made some sixty Colouels in
the city of Louisville alone, if remem-
Der the figure correctly.
There are various reasons which entl-
tie man to this Gubernatorial cOmpli-
ment. Colonel Will Hays is a Colonel
because he is such a gifted poet, while
Colonel Albert Dietzman was given his
title by Governor Knott because he was
the greatest business manager on earth.
But there are other reasons. Many
prominent citizens are honored with
this complimentary title simply as a
recognition of their merit by the COM
,nunity. Thus every man who conducts
large distillery is ipso facto a Colonel;
for instance. Col. John NJ. Atherton or
Col. Tom Sherley. Every prominent
railroad official is also Colonel; for
instance. Col. Milton H. Smith. Every
Congressman is a Colonel, as Col. Asher
G. Caruth. Every man with a govern
ment Office is a Colonel, as Col. George
Du Relic. Every great editor is Colo
mel, like Col. Henry Watterson. The
Chief of the Police Department is de
tacto Colonel, as Col. Wood. Then
there are other gentlemen who are Colo
nels because no other title fits them.
But the law on the subject is little
vague and has never been formulated
by the Legislature.
If man has been a Captain in the
war never call him Captain: call him
Colonel. He is entitled to this promo
ton twenty-four years after the-wss:-
closed: The, - PfSHd ta. he
- comuSaSderS OF
'iS ess - as of fire COM
Snoniss railroad trains
and the officers in Salvation Army.
The title of Major IS comparatively
rare, and, therefore, is really more of a
distinction than Colonel. Only proml-
nent people who have seen actual ser
vice wear the title: for instance, Major
Ed Hughes and Major J. Washington
Wann. But still if you call a Major a
Colonel he is not likely to get mad at
you. By the observance of these few
rules l have jotted down the stranger
can get along in Kentucky without COM
hitting any serious breach of etiquette.
Louiscille Post.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
Big Soap Factory Burned.

CINCINNATI, September ga tele-
phone message received this morning
from Ivory Dale says that flames broke
out in Emery's big soap factory and soon
got beyond control of the department.
The large building, were completely
gutted, and it is estimated that the loss
will be in the neighborhood of $l2' 1000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPONS
What Georgia Senator has to Say for
His Bill to Repeal the Law.

Senator Shannon said in reference 10
his bill to repeal the law against carry
ing concealed weapons:
''The Law is dead letter, and it
might as well be repealed, 1t is impos-
Sible to enforce it literally, and occa-
sionally it gets good citizen into
trouble ] have known instances where
a member of the grand jury would 50
into store and deposit a pistol he had
been carrying in his pocket, and then
60 up to the jury room and indict some
fellow who had been caught with a
weapon.
Two fellows were out on a creek and
saw snake. One said to the other:
Got your pistol with you2 If YOU have,
Kill that snake The man pulled out
his pistol and killed the snake, and the
other fellow went straight to town and
had him indicted, and he was fined
$780,"
"He ought to have whipped his
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02

The Albany Journal says: "a business man
handed in his deposit at one Of the banks the
other day. One Of the checks caught the
teller's eye, and he expressed {. fear as to its
ceuuiucness. Tho merchant teleSraphed 10
the party By whom it was signed In little
while be returned to the bank and said the
check was all right. Y short time he came
tearing into the bank and exclaimed: Let
me see that check. forgot to compare the
signature on it with the signature on the tele-
yrom'"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
Mutual APOLOGIES.

In the Georgia House of Delegates,
Saturday last, DR.. FELTON, and Mr.
Humphreys made mutual apologies to
that body for calling each other liars IN
debate on the previous day, aud are
r " as good friends as ever. The Rome
.iLune thinks this was 50 much bet
ter than leaving the State-and dodglng
the issue in search of revenge
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
An army of tramps has concel

An army of tramps has concentrated
on the line of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, extending along nearly the entire
length of the Eastern main line, march
ing into winter quarters towards Pitts
burg and Philadelphia. The freeboot-
crs among them have so terrorizcd the
communities along the road that vigi-
lance committees are being organized
by the rural population 10 protect their
property and families from ruthless
dopredationS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
He Guessed So.

"Is your father coming to church this morn
ing, Henry!' asked the minister Of small
boy whom he met in the street. 81 guess so, y
replied Henry. Somebody stole his fishing
tackle last night, and heard him tell ma at
the breakfast table this morning that his fun
for today was spoiled, and he s'posed he might
as well go TO church. "-Norristown Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02

friend" said Senator Harris.

friend" said Senator Harris.
she did, said Senator Shannon; she
went home the next day and met him in
the road. Thereupon he pulled him
across his horse and wore him out"
''Then he ought TO be satisfied" said
Senator Harris; she got his moneys
WORTH
Il am not specially interested in the
bill, continued Senator Shannon, "but
I would like to vote for it and | would
like to see it pass. -Atlaata Co'astits-
ton.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
Total expenses establishing 1000

This does not include the expense of
surveying necessary to establish the
ground suited to oyster culture.
In a conversation with Lieut.. Wind
slow and upon examination of the i. S.
Coast Survey map of Winyah Bay, with
lis creek tributaries, he thinks 1000
acres may be found suitable for oyster
culture in area alluded to.
If your department will give HE the
exclusive ri ght to establish an oyster
industry in this area, | will undertake
to have the ground surveyed and start
the industry This done successfully,
your department will have no trouble
getting legislative help to continue the
industry, which industry will be a
blessing to our people.
| solicit an immediate answer, as !
may make suitable arrangements With
the Agricultural Department of this
State for their surveying outfit, as they
do not intend locating any more grounds
at present, and the State Engineer Of
the Shell Fish Commission, who has
been engaged in all these surveys, can
be employed to make the survey. if en-
gagged at once. Parties in Georgia will
employ him for that coast after Octo-
ber 1St
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
SUSPENSION Of the Daily Graphic.

New YORK, September a4.-The Daily
Graphic, which has for some time past
maintained a flattering existence under
financial difficulties, has ceased to exist.
The last number was issued yesterday.
Ap announcement of its suspension Was
made today.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02

Watch springs, piano strings and similar
articles have been successfully tempered by
electricity. The steel is wound Oh spool,
placed in an oil bath, and by the electric cur
rent kept at thu exact degree Of redness
necessary for the temper required
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
Discourasing Results Of Enterprise.

In vain attempt to get a better ac-
count of the Brown hanging than ms
contemporaries, Major Edwards OF the
Fargo Argus had one of his reporters
arrested and lodged in Jail. The untor
tunate wight was made to scrub hoorS
and perform other menial services
during his incarceration, and when the
hour of execution came was removed ~
:. distant ,,,rt of tbl I3I1 -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
GirdIes.

At a time when the staple food of the coun-
try consisted Of oaten cakes it will readily
be understood that the manufacture OF
"girdles," or iron plates upon which these
were baked, formed very important IN
dustry, and that the monopoly Of such manu-
facture by one small body Of craftsmen
would be very valuable privilege indeed.
Such monopoly the girdlesmiths of Culross
for many years enjoyed, and, so far as the
excellent quality of their wares is concerned,
they seem to have entirely deserved it.
In the year 1899 James VI visited Culioss
and there witnessed the process Of girdle
making He was thereupon gracously
pleased to confer on the girdlesmithS Of the
burg, by letters patent, the sole right OF
manufacturing such articles, though it is
said that IN doing SO he merely confirmed an
old charter already comforting the privilege.
In the general prosperity which marked the
condition OF Culross from the dissolution of
the monasteries to the commencement Of the
great civil war, the girdlenakerS' craft
seems to have shared largely, in common
with the coal, boat building and iron trades.
The process OF making "Culross girdle'
seems to have been somewhat as follows: The
he handled the tongs two sturdy apprentices
welded the hammers, beating the mass into
the form desired, hoop and girdle being ali in
one piece; the test OF perfect article being
that when finished it should ring like a bell
or like one OF those eastern gongs with which
We are familiar and which are manufacturer
in a somewhat similar fashion.
Indeed, to this day to gar yer lugs ring
like Culross girdle" is favorite threat OF
the local mother toward her recalcitrant of
spring. Sir Walter Scott, in his Heart Of
Midlothian" makes Madse Wildfirs say, with
reference to this subject: The hammermen
Of Edinburgh are, to my mind, afore the
world for making stancheons, ring bolts, fet-
ter bolts, bars and locks, and they are na that
bad at girdles for carcakes neither, though
the Cuross hammermen have the gree Tor
that. My mother had ance bonny Cu'ross
girdle, and thought to have baked carcakes
on it for my puir wean that's dead and game
nae fair way."-Good Words.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
Tho Season of Can.

Young Housewife (proudly) Just see,
John; six dozen of tomatoes, all put up by
ray own little self.
Dear John ententiously)-Lovely! How
true it is that when a woman wills she wills,
end when she can she cans.-Pittsburg Bulle-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
Respectfully,
WM. MILES HAZARD.

Colonel Butler has referred the letter
to the Attorney General with d request
for his opinion as to whether the Depart
mcnt of Agriculture has the right to
give exclusive control of any portion of
the waters of the State for the purpose
desired by Mr.. Hazard, under the law
which provides for the granting of IL
censeS for the mining of phosphate in
the rivers and streams of the State.
The Attorney General will no doubt
give the matter prompt attention, and
if what Mr.. Hazard asks for is possible
under the law it would seem an excellent
opportunity to have 4 new industry in
the State created, or at least extended
and greatly developed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
Colonel 4. P. Butler, Commissioner of


Colonel A. P. Butler, Commissioner of
Agriculture.
DEAR SIR: ! have watched with great
interest the efforts being made by this
State TO establish an oyster industry on
its coast. Senator Ransom and others
induced the United States Navy Depart
ment to detach Lieutenant Windslow,
an expert in oyster culture, to make a
survey of the bays and rivers to deter
mine the suitable ground for locating
farms. The State paid salaries and ex.
penses. In 1886 the oyster business Of
the State was absolutely Insignificant, as
much so as it now is in our
State. In the past two years $4,000
acres suitable for oyster culture had
been located and thousands of people
are now being employed, and hundreds
of thousands Of dollars will be spent
all this of course adding to the taxes OF
the State and prosperity of her seaboard
people.
Now we need just such. an industry
started on our seaboard. As
Lieut.. WinGslow thinks an outfit too
costly TO undertake the location of less
than 1000 acres, his estimate is this:
Plant steamer and lighters for
transporting seed oysters $4,000
Shore buildings. ...... 5000
Salaries of officers and wages OF
men 1000
Seed oysters, bedding and plant
ing.................... $1,000
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
A Pretty Scene.

There was pretty pathetic scene down at
the Michigan Central depot one night last
week. \ group Of aged men and women who
had been here particir ating in some religious
meeting or reunion, we're parting from each
other, and in all probability would never
meet again on this side Of the river. They
had said "Good-by, brother" ''Good-by. SIS
ter, God bless you," over and .over again,
when one OF the aged band remarked: 1T is
hard to part" The next moment a sweet,
quaverins old voice struck up in a tremulous
soprano:
There'u be No parting there!
In moment the whole group joined in.
The old men swung il on the bass, and the
"girl who sang alto, ;he girl who sang air.
fifty years ago in the home choir, tested her
feeble lungs to the utmost. Tho words came
as by Inspiration:
In Heaven above. where all Is love.
There'N DO no parting there.
Then a chorus Of voices in the next room
struck in, as some travelling men caught the
refrain. In the midst Of 1t, "All aboard
stopped their singing, and the little company
parted in better spirits after their jubilee OF
song.-Detroit Free Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02
THE OYSTER INDUSTRY.

What Has Been Done with the Bivalves
In North Caroina-A Prep osition to
Give the Industry Start in This State.
Commissioner Butler has received the
following communication from MIR. VIM.
Miles Hazard of Georgetown, now stop
ping temporarily at AShevi[Ic:
BEAUMONT, ASHEvILLE, n. c.,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-02

lot been here a week before
he'd more than one hundred
with his pine wood Bueno
}6n a tour of Pennsylvania
Re selected only such men as
full Of grit as a grindstone, and
& plausible address he found little
khn,,> of fba fr,,1
Richland beacon., 1889-10-12

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.iu.e 10Y. 2 ,ea,- o,. Ia. Teen f"T s"v"rf.
wears ;n tad l,csl.l We dct'r lrn'T what
III. hIr, rr,;',-r 90 ,h- doctors agree on hl-
disease end iLeY could rot q" lir' any 20. -
" was very wtas--c"i.'t hardly "air
around o. tunes nnd aon!d swell ~ iin"s very
nln"h H. commenced :asing psn-'y Co..
;o, Patel, Buffers LAT April sud j. now on his
r'sir.I hottie. lie has puji swelling sud ram
walk ,nI'es 81 - tine without much fatigue.
1hrrcis No Other cause for his imnr"vrrrn'
hni your Corrnn Pa.ch Bii:er.. ) h Sparks
Sold 10y pr. J ) Rerz-y Sep,7-lm
Richland beacon., 1889-10-12

yyyHE aey, aruu-i Srs.,on Of E.rh ech'"f,
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siriuaria Coi.'gr + going women. 80 49,
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non u;. Monday, Sci.trr'bef ~.
Htah schoni con -. 3 yrtrs. College rrurer
wear. Al drparm~uis surrii"' wi'J
latoia cries snd other AZ. N rsr"'icai n.-
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working. tlsca ni;hi'.g, '"'-irr. h-a-!: nd
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rsHAi.@b Caisp~ cou,-c- had % Vie DO
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Tt-re is prsciicai ro.f-e ~ E.rcufr'.t
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Eii-rn Sys;sr. t,f ie.,frctHn.
TINS H. Sophie New comb Merrrr'ai GO
!.g- fr ynnr, women Offers ;uii coTj.e III
sci-ucr ant leuera
SPEcIAL course. in Ar AMI L'f"Ia'nr"s
Tb-re is an acsG-r1icai Department "h.ch
prepares students fi:r lac Tfi'~s". CoiieiS
course. 500 Ter AMMAN migratory euoE's
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, Tue Law brDAE'r"nt r.ars E0-n:- -
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Richland beacon., 1889-10-12

Tie Live Bu,!un-H be Machine.
Thcac us"fui mnrnMes arr purchased
~ inrge quan'i'.-s; they have been
thoroughly tested and have rrove"
superior IN every particular TO ma
cline. sold at'hree times th.i: price
Are elegantly furnished, every ror-
ION Is constructed erom the brsi
unsteiia'S; are perfect IN detail
mounted OH ras;or, an, are ~ siii7e-
Is the hoa: male at any pr;ce. |
eurallee c,,:ie satisfaction or 10
sIia.
MRS. SALLIE ZONES.
Richland beacon., 1889-10-12

IN examining my prices, which
YOU will always 6nd as low as any it,
the market, ] would NIX that you
bear in mind the Quality OF my
goods. At this day when cheapness
is the ruling passion in trade, this
attitude is too often lost sight of. ]
take special pains in the selection OF
nv Goods and feel that which I offer
is the equal if not the superior OF
any in the market
MRS. SALLIE JONES.
Richland beacon., 1889-10-12
NOTICE.

A Il persons hodin2 c!sirs scaius' iiie
n succession OF Christopher nd Mary
Mooney t-c-nseti are Ler-i'T nsii.ird ~ pre-
sent the same Ia the undersigned, for ap-
provsi ar r.jcc'Ion-
An persons indrb.ed 20 ssio succession are
np'ified In settle same 10 the undersigned o;
Inc s,torneyA
N. RuTMES,
Sept 1st, g. Cssssss.