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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-19
A RUN ON A GROCERY.
Queer Outcome Of Panic In Little
Town In Washington.

Queer Outcome Of Panic In Litsle
Town In Washington.
There was a ''run" up at the little
town Of Hamilton, Wash, that ought
to find its way into literature devotr
sd to queer things.
Now, the ordinary run" is gener-
orally confined to banks and is asso-
ciated with long line of frantic peo-
pie and a bank president with pallid
features, agitated nerves and a forced
smile.
Tho ssrun" in question was on a
grocery store belonging to the Wash
ington Red Cedar Single company.
A run" on a grocery store is about
the funniest thing-for the proprie-
tor-that can happen.
The fler of the mill on the morn
ing of the run" to use a local
phrase, "yumped his yob" and want
ed his cash before pay day, contrary
to the rules and regulations made
and provided.
The mill owners, making up their
minds to discourage this habit of
their men leaving them in a lurch,
refused to pay the disconsolate fler
until pay day.
The iler thereupon filed an attach
ment on shingles of the company,
and this caused the run" Without
looking into the situation local cred
itors and millhands commenced a
run" on the company's grocery
store, with the object of taking out
their wages and debts in LAID, dried
apples, sirup, tobacco, chowchow,
bacon and other reccssar ries of life.
The clerk, who had been doing
behind the counter, jumped four feet
in the air when the door opened and
half dozen brawny, wild eyed shin
gle weavers appeared. Bringing up
the rear was a crowd of laborers ali
clamoring for groceries.
Soon it became apparent that the
clerk could not tie up the packages
fast enough, and he told the crowd
to help themselves while he checked
up the goods.
When Manager Bordman returned
in the evening from the woods,
whittier he had gone after supply
of logs, the clerk was lying exhaust
ed across an empty pickle barrel,
and the store had the appearance Of
the last act of a cyclone.
When the clerk recovered, he in
formed Bordman of the run" and
Bordman laughed long and loud.
While he was surveying the wreck
in came drummer for a Seattle
grocery house and mildly inquired if
anything was wanted. Bordman
looked queerly at the drummer,
laughed and pointed to the empty
shelves.
The drummer knew his business.
and that night he carried the largest
order Of the month to Seattle. Be-
fore morning Bordman had dis
charged all liens, and the mill was
started up as usual.-Puget Sound
Lumberman
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-19

The great convention of the Con-
seryative faction met last Monday
night on schedule time, and after a
preliminary caucus they decided not
to nominate State ticket at present,
but to demand of the Democratic
convention the reputation of the
Ocala demands, and the declaration
of loyalty to the national Democratic
party. OF course we can not say
what the course of the Democratic
convention which meets to-day will
be, but we have no doubt but what
that body Will adopt such resolutions
as will be satisfactory to the Democ-
racy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-19
JUST SAVED HIM.
He'd Lost His Reckoning, and the Widow
was Ready 20 Shoot IL He Was late.

He'd Lost His Reckoning, an6 the Widow
was Ready TO Shoot IL he Yves late
At the end Of long causeway
crossing q swamp ! came upon q
squatter's cabin, with the sGnaste1
himself seated crosslegged On a log
and smoking his pipe. After the
usual salutations he said:
Stranger, I burned my almanac
up by mistake two or three weeks
ago and hey got sorter confused about
dates. This is Monday, haint it"
"No, this is Tuesday"
"And hain't It the 7th Of Augustf
"No, it's the Sth."
Stranger, are yo' pop suah bout
this2" be exclaimed as he spreng up.
II am. Here's pocket almanac,
and you can see for yourself-Tues-
day, the sth."
Its Tuesday, the sth, and just
about noon. I'm Jest day behind
in my 6ggerin. Stranger, would yo'
do a crrit5er like me a powerful fa-
vor-sunthing ] kin never forget il ]
live to be 1000 vars olda"
ssI guess so. What is ite"
sLemne take that hoss to ride
them seven miles and git thar by I
o'clock. That's the hour.sot for me
to marry wilder who's got 200
acres Of the best land IN the state"
"But won't they wait till you gss
there's"
'sNot this time, stranger. This is
the third date#ye sot to marry that
widder, and It's got to be 8 80 this
time or I'll want wings to dy out Of
the kentry. She's gwidder with 9
father, four brothers, two sons, bali
q dozen uncles and seven or eight
nephews, and every blamed one of
'em is on the shoot Stranger"-
'You can have him, and I'll come
on foot. Aren't you going to wait
to dress2"
"Can't wait a Ininute-seyen miles
straight up the road-you'n find
whisky behind the door. Goodbye
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon ]
reached the house where the festivi-
ties were taking place. When oppor.
tunity came, the bridegroom wrung
my hand and said:
stranger, yo' saved me by h'ar.
Il was just two minits to ! when ]
rode up, and seven of the widder's
relashuns war jest gwine into am
bush alongside the fence, while the
widder herself had loaded a double
bar'l'd shotgun with buckshot and
was lookin up the road. Chicago
Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-19
Black River Union.

The next regular meeting of the
Black River Union will convene with
the Baptist church at Home Branch
9th, %, and 29th.
The churches belonging to this I'm
ion are requested to send three dele
gates. We wish to make this pros
porous session of TIE Union.
The object befole the churches is
work. 1t is expected that
each church will send up a large con-
tribution for the work. Brother Vass,
the superintendent, is needing funds
badly; not only for buying food and
clothing for the poor orphans, but al
so for completing some much needed
buildings that are now under way.
"He that giveth to the poor lendeth
to the Lord -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-19

4 commission for a charter has
been issued to the Farmers Basket
and Packing Company of Charleston.
The corporators named are W. 81.
Mixson, Louis Dunnemsnn and G. T.
Myers. The company proposes to
operate basket, barrel and wood
ware factory on Shipyard Greek, near
Charleston. The capital stock OF the
company will be $25,000
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-19
80. G. BROWN.
D.WALDERMAN,
J. J. BROGDEN,
Committee on Programme.
A GRAND FEaTURE

OF Hoods Sarsaparilla is that while it puri-
fes the blood and sends 1t coursing through
the veins full of richness and health. it rlso
imparts new life and vigor to every function
of the body. Hence the expression SO often
heard: Hoods Sarsaparilla made new
person Of me-" 1t overcomes that tired
feeling 50 common now.
Hoods Pills are purely vegetable, per-
fectly harmless always reliable and bene-
fetal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-19
Not o Racing Mast.

Yachtsman (angrily)-That mast
you sold me is fraud.
Boat Builder-Eh2 What's wrong
with it,
Yachtsman-When we found we
were going to get beaten, we tried to
make the mast break, and it
wouldn't.-Good News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-19

The Louisiana sugar planters met
in convention last Monday and
adopted resolutions which puts them
square into the Republican party. The
cause Of their action was the action Of
Congress in the tariff legislation,
which affected the sugar interests.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-19

Gov. Tillman has received an in
yitation from q iecturing bureau ask
ing him if he would consent to make
q series of lectures in the North. The
Governor says he is too busy to both
er with lecturing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-19
A Tree Climbing Alligator.

Old Lady--Is this q genuine alhga-
tor bags
Dealer-Yes, ma'am. shot that
alligator myself.
Old Lady-It looks rather shop
worn.
Dealer-That's where he hit the
ground when he tumbled OF the tree,
ms'atn.-New York Advertiser.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-19

LocKHARr, TExAs. Oct. Is, 1889.
Messrs. Paris Medicine Co.,
Paris, Tenn.
Dear Sirs:-Ship rs as soon as possible 2
gross Groves TaSteless Chill Tonic. My
customers want Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic and will not have any other. In our
experience of over 20 years in the drug
business, we have never sold any medicine
which gave >uch universal satisfaction.
Yours respectfully,
J. S. BROWNE Il Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-19
Paving For Information.

Jerry-Say, Tom, when are you
going to pay me that S102
Tom-Id give a dollar to know my
self, and if you can tell me you may
change that due bill to sl1.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-19
PROGRAMME.
FRIDAY.

Il a. ~, Introductory Sermon by
Rev. J. J. Meyers.
1890, First Query: "Is our churches
helped or hindered spiritu ally by the
organization of various societies for
doing church work?'' Opened by
Rev. E. D. Wells. Followed by gen
eraI remarks.
p. NJ, Second Query: SIS our pres
ent method OF Foreign Mission work
meeting the requirements the impor-
tance of the work demands? II not,
how can it be improved p Opened
by Brother D. J. Eradham. Fol
lowed by general remarks.
3p. m., adjournment.
$50 p. NJ, sermon by an appointee
of the Union.
SATURDAY.
$50 a. M. Devotional Exercises.
10 q. m, Third Query: "Do Baptist
churches need human head to make
laws and preserve order?" Opened
by Rev. J. 0. Cough. Followed by
general remarks.
Fourth Query: care there too many
calls for help made upon the church
es, and which should be dropped p
Opened by Brother Joel E. Brunson.
Followed by general remarks.
8 p. M, Adjournment.
$50 p. H., Sermon by Rev. G. c..
Brown, D. V.
SUNDAY.
$50 a. w., Devotional Exercises.
10a m., Sunday-School mass-meet-
ing.
Il a. m, Sermon by appointee Of
the Union.
Session adjourned.
80. G.. BROWN,
RALDERMAN
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-19

.rs>We claim to have the best stock Of
Druggists Sundries, Perfumery, Tooth,
Nail and Hair Brushes, Combs, Sponges,
Chamois Skins and Toilet Requisites in the
City. We can mail over 1000 articles in
the Drug line, anywhere, and pay special
attention to mail orders We will mail our
catalogue to any address about April lst,
1894. While this catalogue is not complete
1t will give SOME idea OF the stock we
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-19
Palmetto Pharmacv
Company.
Charleston, =. G..

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lfl part OF the United States or abroad.
Orders receive prompt atteation immedi-
ateiy upon receipt. In sending money for
articles not quoted in this list or our free
catalogue, send the amount of retail price
less 20 per cent. Any difference will he
returned by next mail. Our business is
STRICTLY CASH Goods sent C. O. D. to re.
sponsible parties. We solicit q share of
your mail orders
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-19
LocKuARr, TEXAS, Oct. Is, 1889.

August l6, 1894,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-23

The chapter devoted TO the Canadian Pacific
Railway scandal contains merely Sir Johns expo
sition OF the matter, as contained mainly In n long
letter TO the Governor-General, Lord Duffcrin,
which is here reproduced. Even from this in
genious piece OF special pleading 1t Is plain that
the Prime Minister had accepted money for cleo
ton purposes from Sir Hugh Allan under circum-
stances that could not be explained away. The
admitted facts were these: The Dominion Par
lament had voted a subsidy of $50. 900. 900 and
a grant OF 10000. 900 acres of land for the con-
structIon of a Canadian Pacific railway. and
had authorized the Ministry to give the
subsidy and grant to any company that 1t
might select. At the ensuing general cleo
ton Sir Hugh Allan gave Sir John Mac
donald personally, at his request, $4,000
to be used for the support OF Government
candidates in Ontario. and furnished a
much larger sum to Sir George Cartier. another
member OF the Ministry, for similar purposes
In the province OF Quebec. After the election
was over, the Ministry gave the subsidy and
the grant to n company In which the friends OF
Sir Hugh Allan were so strongly represented
that he was at once elected President. Such
were the undisputed facts. An attempt 10 pal
late them was made by Sir John Macdonald on
the plea that there was no absolute bargain be-
tween him and Sir Hugh Allan, and that, as a
matter OF fact, Sir Hugh Allan did not ulti-
mately get what he may have hoped TO get at
the time when he subscribed the money. Sir
John himself admitted in his letter TO Lord
Dufferin that he had violated the letter of
the law. and tried to defend his course
by pointing out that the Conservatives in
England did not repudiate the combination
of brewers and distillers and licensed victuallers
IN elect candidates in their interests. There was
obviously nothing In these apologies. The dis
cussion OF the affair had gone on but a short
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ell to be passed directing that, in all oficial pub
l~ications. the English practice should be uni
formly followed.
Another characteristic trait Of Mscdonald's
was his physical courage. The biographer says
that he twice saw him threatened with danger
from runaway horses, and on both occasions
marvelled nj his GOODNESS ard self possession,
When II years OF age he rode $50 miles on the
cowcatchcr OF the engine that carried, him over
the Rocky Mountains. and, when suspended
nearly three hundred feet over a torrent, he or.
deted the train to be stopped on the trestls
in order that he might enjoy the pros
pect which the elevated position gave him.
When prudence demanded that a guard
should be set over his house he would
give the necessary assent f,om a sense
VI duty. but we are assured that none OF the
threats Of violence which he received ever gave
him a moments concern. The personal devo-
ton which Sir John inspired in his followers
seems to have been almost without parallel in
recent political history. There was nothing that
they would not do or suffer for him, and this
feeling Of affection extended to an ranks, and
was strong among those who had never even
seen him. The author Of this biography recalls
being once on an election tour with him and come
OF his fellow Ministers. He was then travelling
through Ontario addressing large audiences
several times a day. This was always a tar
upon his strength. and occasionally II happened
that. when he had spoken twice In a day, tired
nature gave out. This occurred at a country
town where he had been advertised to appear on
a certain evening, and whittier. from far and
near, the country people had come to do honor
to the chieftain. In due time II was announced
that Sir John was too fatigued TO appear, but
that his colleagues would represent him. A
murmur OF disappointment succeeded this an
nouncement. A moment afterward a stalwart
Il - - A---N f. ~ --.I
claiming in tones of dissatisfaction, II have
driven twenty -thrce miles to-day over bad roads
TO carry a torch for John A.. and I'll be damned
II I carry II for any one else"
We have said that this biography IL written
from the viewpoint Of sincere admiration and
ardent friendship. Nevertheless, the writer does
not pretend that Sir John Mecdonald's char
acter was unmixed with the alloy Of human
weakness. We are on the contrary assured that
shortcomings. He himself sometimes alluded
in his speeches to what he called his manifold
sins OF omission and commission and always
with the plea that to him much should be for
given by the people OF Canada, because he had
loved them much. The appeal was not made in
vain. The very reflection that q man so able
and distinguished needed forgiveness at the
hands of his fellow men. the very acknowledge
ment that the leader no less than his followers
was compassed with inHrmitics, enlarged the
sympathy which he inspired. and thus. even In
his weakness. Sir John Macdonald found .
source OF strength. NJ. W. II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-23
l..

Better days. however. were In store for II.
About 1870 "a party OF gentlemen. of whom the
first Lord Fnlkea.oac WAS one, frequented the
Crown Cof.,c II u.e in Bed ford Row. and there
introduced whist. studied the game, and, as IL Is
believed. discovered some Of its principles. At
all events, they laid down the following rules:
lead from the strong suit, study your partners
hand. and attend u the score. In l742 whist was
adopted by Edmond Hoyle. who is To this day
called the father OF the game. Under his Au-
spices whist made the acquaintance OF all the
rank ana fashion OF England, and travelled
across the Channel during the anglomania
which prevailed in France in the latter part of
tho eighteenth century. The remainder OF the
career OF whist is well known. Eventually it
became a universal favorite. and has retained
its ascendancy among card games until now. Ed
mond Hoyle published his 4" Short Treatise on the
Game OF Whist " In l743. 1t ran through many
editions, and was u lucky hit for both author
and publisher. Hoyle became the authority
upon the gAme from the moment OF his appear
ance; and his rules continued TO DO accepted
until the year 1854. That year gave birth TO a
new club code; which, however, scarcely alters
any OF HOyle's rules, but adds the traditional
laws that have accumulated since his days. In
1904 Advice to the Young Whist Player"
was published by Mathews, who may be re-
Rarded as the next writer OF any pretensiOn
after Hoyle. M1thews's mAXims were terse and
epigrammGtic. demanding attention, and liking
themselves firmly on the memory. After . lApss
OF about sixty years, a decided advance was
made in whist literature by the t~reatises Of
"Cayendish," Clay, and Cole. The nrst edition
OF the formers Principles Of Whist"
ives published in 1862, and two years later APP
peared "ShOrt Whist" by James Clay. DIR.
Pole Is now a well-known authority on the the
OTctieal side Of whist playing. his Philosophy Of
Whist being OF special value 10 the beginner.
This work grounds the novice In general princi-
piles. leading him TO study more reconcile
t~reatisss for the application OF principles 10
particular cases. The latest essays on the sub
jsct arc whist Developments" and whist
Perception, /" by CAVendish; :" the former con-
tAins a minute discussion OF the sO-cAlled Amer
lean leads. . feature Of com paratlysly recent in
PRODUCTION; tho latter seeks 70 impress on the
reader that. after the hrst ave or slE tricks, he
must trust 70 HE observation and judgment
rather than 90 book rules
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-23
Nv.

The subject Of bad whist players has q fasci-
nation for the compiler OF this book, and he re-
ours to II again. devoting an entertaining chap
ter to the game sometimes described as F" ladies'
whist" which Charles Lamb called sick
whist" and which elderly and morose experts
are disposed 20 speak OF as "bumblepuppy."
None. of course. would deny that ladies can
play the strict game. On the contrary, some
play remarkably we'll; witness the celebrated
Sarah Battle. Yet II Is beyond doubt that the
average lady whist player is addicted TO meth
DDS of play that are peculiar. For instance. she
will invariably try to cheat In cutting for part
ners, as she cannot bear to leave so important a
choice to be decided by chance. In dealing she
will begin with the greatest care and elaboration,
but suddenly there will occur to her mind a story
which. with much animation, she will proceed
TO relate until the trump Is turned up In the
wrong place. She can never DO persuaded that
she has misdealt until the cards have been care
fully counted at least three times. Another
time she will beg her partner to deal for her.
and him with reproachful glances
should he turn up "A small card for the trump.
II Is easy to know whether she has taken up a
good or an indifferent hand; II IL be a good one
she never tires OF contemplating II, arranging and
rearranging It a hundred times, while she fingers
with ill-concealed impatience the card which
she wishes TO play; II It looks but an Indifferent
III 80. ut,h an .h.tr.c,ad .ys into ,h. ,rr'
,ha, oorr.r. =, ,h. room "a ann rnon
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.hn, rn ,n DocL Thopgh an. ~
-. a. ,uDs In r. b.,d no,bin1 IN an,
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has called for them. He is ill-Advised II he re-
mOnstrates with her afterward. She looks at
him with the sweetest wonder in her eyes as she
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st.ousioD oomhinsd vi,h The dI.Dl.v 90 an H.
80 49,. > 1890 h.tor. ., can n. Drnvs5
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SssI 20 ssv and Isavss !, 10 he 6nsIIv rndsr'
stood tbat mot ,he herself. but her paTtner. has
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-23

In = concluding chapter on his subjects per-
sonAl characteristics, a reference Is made 20 Sir
John MAcdOnAld's amazing likeness 20 Lord
BeAconsheld. To this likeness a portrait pre-
hxed 10 the hrst Of these volumes bears impress
siye witness. How close Was the similarity Of
facial expression and physical appearance il eX-
emplihsd in an incident related Is Sir Charles
Dixie: The first time | saw Sir John Macdon-
aid was shortly after Lord BeacOnsheld's death,
and as the clock struck midnight. / was start
ing from EustOn station, and there appeared AZ
the step OF ths railway carriage in Priyy CouR-
cillOrIs uniform the right 70 wear which IA con
hnsd 10 80 small a numbsr Of persons
that one expects 10 know by sight those
who wear ~. = hgure precisely similar
70 that OF the late Conservative lead
sT, and IL required, indeed. = severe sI-
ercise OF presence Of mind 20 remember thai
thsEs h1a bssH : city banquet fs0R ~hioh ths
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-23

John Alexander Macdonald was born in GlAs-
gov on Jan. IL, 1915. A good deal OF ~misappre-
hsnsion exists respecting the early manhood u
CanAdA's late Prime Minister. The present BIZ
ographsr has tue good sense TO say that the
glamour with which Il has been invested By
writer's who begin their accounts Of him With
mysterious illusions 10 the mailed barons Of his
line IL quite out OF place. His grandfather Was
a brakeman In a Highland village. Ills father
served his apprenticeship In hs grAndfather's
shop before be emigrztsd 10 Upper Canada, The
boy JOIN himself Wa compelled " 6egin the
battle Of Ifo when a mere Lad. All tho edu-
cati0nal advantage he ever had va hyo years