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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-04-24
Saved BY Her Corsets.

JACKSONVILLE. April 15-Mrs. ".
D. Alexander. who with her husband,
rooms at the residence of J. G. Purdy,
in Riverside. suburb Of Jacksonville,
had quite an exciting adventure with
I. robber Sunday afternoon Mrs.
Alexander was.alone in tile house. and
while sitting at the door heard stealthy
footsteps. and she rose to see What it
was on the plaza. with two bounds a
man stood before her. He demanded
all the money there was in the house,
and when told there was none, went
and tried another door. Mrs. Alexan-
der screamed, and the robber Jumped
back at her and demanded the keys to
the door which ne found locked. She
refused him and, seizing Der by the
collar. he pulled out knife and made
two thrusts at her, The first thrust
struck tie steel in her corset and the
second a whalebone in the waist of
her dress. He then drew her to one
side and she fell on the bed. The rob-
Der evidently thought he had killed
her and going into the next room
made hasty search through a trunk
in search of money. Mr.. Alexander
and Mr.. and Mrs Purdy returned
home two hours and half later and
found Mrs. Alexander in an uncon-
scious condition. It was fully an hour
before they could bring her too
enough to tell her story.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-04-24
Getting Excited.

Mr.. Buchanan, a railroad magnate
and a gold bug of Nebraska. seems TO
be excited. He has written Secretary
Morton atlength on the silver question
and gives the result Of his observation
as follows: The way OF this baneful
idea has almost reached an epidemic
condition, and unless fully answered
in kind, both great political parties
will be obliged in response to the pop
ular demand, to either incorporate a
substantially free silver plank in their
platform or else a disgraceful strad-
die The Spartanburg Herald says:
Mr.. Buchanan is right. The wave
of this idea is an epidemic. The peo-
pie of this country are going to rise IN
their might at the next election and
demand that silver be restored to It's
place in our monetary system from
which it was hurled by stealth. No
amount Of sophistry and false doc
trines can obscure the issue. The de-
mand for stable currency, the basis
of which is broad enough to prevent
easy manipulation by bankers, is epi-
demlc.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-04-24
Poll Tax DelinQuents.

The Columbia State says the num-
Der of delinquent polls IN the State
show perhaps more clearly than any
thing else could the sad condition of
the poorer classes of the people of the
State. The number of delinquent polls
this wear seemsto be much larger than
has been known in several years. And
this is the state of affairs an the face OF
the fact that the laws in regard to the
non payment of poll tax are more
stringent this year than ever before.
If the law is rigidly enforced as 1t
stands on the statute books, many a
poor fellow who cannot raise the neces-
sarv amount will have to spend a
short time in jail. Just to give some
idea of how many delinquent poll tax
payers there are, it may be mentioned
that in the comfy of Marlboro alone.
the report is sent up to the Comptrol-
Ter General that there are exactly LOCO
delinquents. The trial justices there
the other day made requisltlon for lG0
poll tax warrant blanks. Friday they
made reouisition for 900 more. m
stead of netting just over 1000 to the
State, these polls, if paid now, will net
some s., coo. nSumter the condition
is even worse. In that county there
are between LOCO and 1900 Delinquent
poll taxpayers reported. The trial
justices there have written to the
Comptroller saying that in many cases
the men have simply been unable to
raise the money and asking the per.
mission of the comptroller to indulge
certain delirqucnts till neNtfall. They
state that many of the delinquents are
good, honest, hardworking men but
# tne law is applied to the letter, they
will have to be imprisoned. How
things are in other counties is not de-
initely known, but it is pretty safe TO
say that in nearly every county in the
State the same condition ofatfairs will
be found to exist. In Richland there
IS large delinquent roll. The facts
given, however, proclaim the pitl1ul
condition Of the poorer classes more
than anything else that has been
bro ught to the attention OF the public
in months.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-04-24
Let Us Take Time.

Let US take time for the good-by kiss.
We shall 60 to the days work with a
sweeter spirit for it.
Let US take time for the evening
prayer. Our sleep will be more rest
fulif we have claimed the guardianship
OF God.
Let us take time to speak sweet,
foolish words to those we love. By
and by, when they can no longer
hear us, our fooishness will seem
more wise than our best wisdom.
Let us take time to read our Bible.
It's treasures will last when we shall
have ceased to care for the war of po-
litical parties, and rise and fall of
stocks, or the petty happenings OF the
day.
Let us take time to be pleasant.
The small courtesies which we often
omit, because they are small, will
some day look larger to US than the
wealth which we have coveted, or
the fame for which we have strug-
gled.
Let us take time to get acquainted
with our families. The wealth you
are accumulating, burdened father,
may be doubtful blessing to the son
who is stranger to you. Your beautl-
fully kept house, busy mother, can
never be home to the daughter whom
YOU have no time to careSs.
Let us take time to get acquainted
with Christ. The hour is coming
swiftly, for US all, when one touch Of
His hand in the darkness will mean
more than all is written in the day
book and ledger, or in the records o.
our little social world. Since We must
all take time to die, why should we
not take time to live-to live N the
large sense of a life begun here for
eternity.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-04-24

THE latest news from Cuba is to the
effect that there is a big uprising III
the province CT Puerto Principe; that
all laborers, sugar field hands and
synpathizers are in arms, and that a
battle is at hand that will probably
decide the fate ofCuba The uprising
III Puerto Principe is general aud will
seriously effect results. Maceo IS on
the island fastening to the front with
5000 men. Havana harbor is full of
men-of-war, and foreign residents are
in state of anxiety.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-04-24

The Hebrew Journal waXed furious
because some Jews ate oysters at a Pu-
rim celebration. 1t says that Jews who
will eat oysters are lacking IN good
manners and common decency and are
worse than anarchists" Thereupon
the New York Sun neatly retorts that
some Of the most pronounced Jewish
anarchists are so particular in then
observance Of the Mosaic law that they
will not touch an oyster.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-04-24

Sleeves puff at the elbow now in
stead of at the shoulder They are be-
ing made now SO a women can have
her pockets in them. The men will
have hard time then finding them.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-04-24

THE New YORK Sun says that Miss
Susan 3. Anthony's assertion that
the colored people receive no better
treatment in the North than in the
South" is simply a statement Of indls-
putable fact.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-04-24

TIE Augusta Chronicle is eminent
" correct when it says the income tax
decision of the Supreme Court Is moi
calculated to raise that court IN public
estimation. Eight judges occupying
the bench of the heighest court III the
land, ought 10 be able to come nearer
an agreement on an important queS,
ton of law than half and half.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-04-24
on EASTER MORN.

On Easter morn
The softened winds 10 every Quickened
ear
Breathe sweet music, telling the tine OF
year.
All nature sings, aud in glad n'i2hon,
Blent with the orgau'S tone.
The voice OF man IN praise TO heaven :
borne.
With Anr,ps fairest offerio IS we adorn.
Onr aItars emblerlng eternal spring
Der winter triumphing,
And good o'er evil, ioyousneSs Ger
yea life o'er death-Chlist risen from
the tomb
On Easter morn.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-04-24
Peace Restored.

WASHINGTON. April 16.-Official ad-
vices were received this morning by
Minister Yang Yu, the Chinese repre-;
sentative in the United States, from
Simonoseki, Japan, confirming the
news that protocols of peace between
China and Japan have been signed.
The cable message read simply:
Peace negotiations have been signed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-04-24

papers to refute the false charges, mis-
Representations and ISLANDERS made and
circulated against me, and you will
therefore, pardon me if I have trespass-
ed upon your time and space in this in
stance. I am very respectfully,
James F. Izlar.
Orangeburg, April IL, 1895.
The Judges private secretary while
he was in Washington states that when
the Judge was first elected to Congress
to fill out Judge Brawley's unexpired
term he found the quota of seeds as
signed to this district completely ex-
hausted, also the supply of books and
documents, but that he went outside
the departmentand purchased guam
tity of seed for distribution by Judge
Izlar over his district, and that he
himself delivered the check in pay
ment OF the purchase. The quota for
this year he sent out all over the entire
district under the directions of Judge
Izlar, and that even this year he pur-
chased seed from others for distribu-
ton among the Judges friends. The
demands for both seed and public do
cuments have been very great, which
necessitated these purchases, and that.
instead of the Judge selling or trad.
ing he purchased from his private
funds and distributed both seed and
documents.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08
Light on a Dark Mystery.

Boston Post.
 There is an organization in Boston known as the Society of Psychical Re search. The other evening. at one of the meetings, a certain person. said to pos sess remarkable occult powers volun- teered to give an exhibition, which offer was gladly accepted by the society. The professor" was woman, slightly built, with pallid cheeks and dark raven hair One of the members, while not particu- larly skeptical, thought he would try a little experiment on his own account, so, before going to the meeting ho provided himself with some pieces of phosphores- cent paper that in the dark lit up like a glow worm. This he tore into small pieces. and, just before the lights were extinguished, contrved to place three or four bits of paper on the "professor's" head. Then he sat down and waited When the room was dark the ''profes- sor's" cranium emitted pale light, visi- ble to every one in the room but the professor" herself In few minutes the phenomena began, but, strange to re- late. when a tambourine in one corner of the room began to sound. the illuminated was there also, and the moving about of the operator could be easily traced. The suppressed mirth told the "professor" something was wrong. and when the light was turned on and the paper dis covered the remarks made were far from spiritual There were no more manifes- tations that night.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08
The Separate Coach Law in Texas.

Railway Age.
 The "color line" law in Texas is mak- ing new trouble for railways and trav- elers The law requires the railways to provide equal separate and distinct ac- commodations for white and colored pas sengers, and consequently the passen- ger cars of every Texas road are divided by partition into two compartments, and bear on one end the inscription flor whites" and on the other end flor ne- groes." Nor is the matter of riding in one or the other compartments left to individual choice, but neither white nor black Is permitted to occupy the section prescribed for the other race. Locally the color line seems to cause little trou- ble, but in interstate travel it sometimes makes serious difficulty. Thus MT. Cain. a negro clergyman. bought a first-class railway ticket and a Pullman car ticket at St. Louis through to Galveston and occupied his accommodations until the Texas boundary was crossed, where he was compelled to leave the sleeper and ride for some 300 miles in the compart- ment of the day coach set apart for peo- pie of his color. MT. Cain sued for dam ages to the amount of $10.000 and the dis trict court at Galveston last week in charging the jury held that the compa- Dies, having sold Cain a first-class tick ct, entered into contract with him to give him Pullman passage through to
 
 ligation it was their duty to provide ac- commodations for him equal in every re- spect to those furnished the white race. What, then, are the railways to do? If they allow colored people to ride in sleep ing cars with white people they violate the Texas law, and if they refuse to let them so ride they also violate the law.
 To provide separate Pullman cars for colored passengers on all through trains to Texas points would be manifestly i'm practicable, and the only alternative seems to be to prohibit connecting lines from selling through tickets with Pull man car passage to any point within the Texas line. This would relieve the roads outside of the state from responsibility flor a contract which they could Tt full fill, but it would still leave with the Texas roads the problem of providing sleeping lcar accommodations for colored passen- gers within the state. The end of the 'color line" difficulty is not vet
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Atlanta Exposition - Improved Railway
 Service.

Atlanta Exposition - Improved Railway
 Service.
 Tickets are on sale via the Southern railway to Atlanta on account of the ex- position at rate of $3.S0 for the round trip. good returning within seven days from date of sale, and s5.55 for the round trip, good returning within fifteen days from date of sale. and $7.55 for the round trip, good returning until January 2, 1896 The exposition is now open in full force and every one should take advantage of the opportunity to attend.
 Three trains daily, Birmingham to At Ianta-
 No. 3s Lv Bir. 5:55 am. Ar Atlanta 11:4o am No. 36 Lv Bir. 3:35 pm. Ar Atlanta S:55 pm No. 12 Lv Bir. 12:15 am. Ar Atlanta 6:55 am All trains carrying Pullman sleeping cars.
 Effective October 6, the Southern has added another train to the service be- position Flyer" leaves Atlanta at D. m. and arrives at Washington at 11.45 a. m. and New York at 623 D. m. Only twen- ty-five hours from Atlanta to New York. Returning train leaves New York via Pennsylvania railroad at II a. m. and ar rives Atlanta 1920 following morning. Train will be a solid vestibule of Pull man drawing room sleepers between New York, Washington and Atlanta and first class vestibule coaches between Atlanta and Washington.
 The schedule of No 36. known as the "United States Fast Mail" has been changed between Atlanta and Washing ton. lessening the time out between Att Ianta and New York. Train now leaves Atlanta at Il 15 p. m. and arrives Wash ington at $40 D. m.. New York 6:23 a. m. For information apply to
 l.. A. SHIPMAN. T. P. A.,
 10-10-tf 2201 First Avenue.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08

of the New York tracks haven't fared very badly through bad debts this year2"
 "I have no doubt that a good many of them have suffered heavy losses through .welchers,' was MT. Sheedy's response, 'but if they will remember that this year they have had nothing to pay for the privilege of betting on the tracks, they ,.'ill see that they are much better off than they ever were before. Last year they each had to pay S100 a day for the purpose of betting. This year they had fully 150 days of racing. Under the old system they would have had to pay $lo,- 900 apiece for their seasons betting. I'll wager $100 that they haven't lost that much on an average through 'welchers Then, again, this year they have laid very short odds against the horses, and that has been percentage in their taVor almost large enough to compensate them for the decreased number of race-track patrons they had to furnish them with business. There was too much racing more than the public could stand. It would be better for all concerned 1T In this vicinity there was racing only four months in the year, and then only three or four days in the week. That's the way 1t is in England. the home of the sport
 MT. Sheedy told me that faro bank keepers suffered more from "welchers' than bookmakers do. Tn the best or times" said he, /" faro banks never get more than 70 per cent or lnelr eaihllSs' You have to accept checks and markers from the customers, and often when they go broke you never get a dollar from either the maker of the check or the giver of the marker. If you could get hold of the nit good checks of any gam bling house in the United States, the names signed to them would surprise you. Sometimes man will redeem check a year after he has given it, but not often. You see, he doesn't have to. That's the difference between gambling in faro bank and on Wall street. And yet" he added, 'I don't want any of Wall street in mine"
 MT. Sheedy is one of the best dressed men in America. He Is feet tall. clean shaven and has somewhat of clerical look. His parents designed him for the priesthood, but their hopes were not real ized. He is one of the S'characters" of New York, and like most men of emi- hence of his cloth, is extremely charita- hla
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08
Admin ssrator's Sale.
State of Alabama. Jefferson county-Pr,

State of Alabama. Jefferson County-Pro- bate Court.
 D. W. Linn, deceased, estate of.
 Notice is hereby given that under, by vir- tue of and as ordered and directed in and by decree duly rendered on the Fist day of May, 1895, in the administration of the said estate of E. W. Linn, deceased, I, T. H. of the said estate of E. W. Linn, deceased. will sell, for the payment of the debts of said estate, at 12 o'clock noon, on TUESDAY, THE 17TH DAY OF DECEM-
 BIER, 1895,
 at public auction, to the highest bidder, in front of the court house of said county. in the city of Birmingham, the following real estate belonging to said estate, to-wit:
 Two lots or parcels of land in the city of Birmingham, said county and state, being together, 100 feet square on the northwest corner of the intersection of 20th street and 9th avenue. and upon which is situated a brick residence; said lots or parcels of land being known and described, according to the lots q and 22, in block A.
 And also the following real estate belong ing to said estate, to-wit: An undivided one-half interest in forty acres of land 1y- ing and being in said county and state, near the town of Clifton, and described by num- bers, as follows: The southwest quarter of northeast quarter, section 1S township Is, range west.
 Terms of sale: One-half cash; balance of sale-the credit payments to be secured by the notes of purchasers with at least two good and sufficient sureties.
 T. H. MOLTON As Administrator of the Estate of E. w. Linn, Deceased. nov 24-sun-4t
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08
MIME. CECILIA EPPINGHOUSEN BAlLEY'S
Grand Concert-The Clubs Third Entertain ment at Seals Bros. Hall December TO-


 The Birmingham Music clubs third en- tertainment will be given at Seals Bros hall Tuesday evening December 10. Mime. Cecilia Eppinghousen Bailey's grand con- cert company will be the attraction. The following is from the Press-Transcript Lexington, Ky:
 Mime. Cecilia Eppinghousen Bailey cap tfvated her audience swiftly and com pletely. She is one of the rare number of women who have been blessed by par tial fate with beauty. grace. charm, intel lect and voice. Not only Is her voice one of peculiar quality. possessing beauty and an exquisitely sympathetic power, but also her dramatic talent Is remarka- ble; 1t is evidently innate. and has been brought by study and training to a re- sistless point of excellence.
 The first effect of her appearance upon an audience must always be one of great feminine beauty.
 Each number she sang was greeted at its close with a storm of applause that called the fair singer hack without time for rest between.
 The Angels Serenade" was very love Iy with both piano and violincello accom- paniment. The former was beautifully played by Miss Dolly Williams.
 As during the exposition, Mime. Bailey charmed and delighted her audience with loveliness of face and voice, and charm and grace of manner
 As Marguerite she captured all hearts, as her talent was best and most fully manifested in the beautiful and graceful jewel song from Faust" She is the most delightful attraction that has ever yet appeared on our Chautauqua pro- gramme.
 The Chicago 400 says: Miss Bertha Ep- pinghousen. who made a pronounced hit as Poleska in "A Russian Honeymoon" is talented and beautiful. Neither Lily I.angtry nor Mrs. James Brown Potter ever equaled her ravishing beauty and stage chic in their halcyon days.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08

cause of 1t. One of his workers had stolen azballot box where we were in a very diminutive minority. The only thing he felt sorry about was that had been ben efited by it, winning by a very close mar gin. If the office had not been a salaried one would not be out of debt yet. With the experience I gained in this race I was enabled to continue the evil habit with almost uniform success, and got hardened. The way it felt to run for office can best be described by one word, and it is the name of the place orthodox ministers say we are bound for if we do not repent"
 This gave the questioner fair idea of how it feels.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08
An Exnresa Apent.

MT. J. E. Mitchell, agent Southern Ex- press company, Griffin, Ga, May 8, 1885: sI have used Kings Royal Germetuer in my family and consider it the best medicine I have ever used. It has re- lieved me of muscular rheumatism. l also know of several other cases of rheuma- tism and catarrh that have been cured by it's use" Write to the Atlanta Chem ical company, Atlanta. Ga, for 4S-page book, giving full information, free. New package, large bottle, 108 doses, $1. For sale by druggists.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08
Good fishing at East Lake. 
SMOKING IN CHURCH.
The New London Custom Is Not so Strange
 to Tourists in Mexico.


 to Tourists in Mexico.
 Commenting on the fact that the pas- tor of church in the Whitechapel dis trict of London lately announced his in tention to tolerate in future the smoking of pipes during services, Undergraduate Beige says there is really nothing so very strange about that. In the Mexican courts of law, it says, the smoking of cigars Is allowed, and it often happens that prisoners puff away at the fragrant weed while answering the questions of the judge, who, of course, adds to the smoke. Mexican teachers reward dili- }to have" a cigar or cigarette during school hours; and whenever the worthy master is in a good humor the school room air is likely to be thick with smoke. Thirst accompanies smoking; hence, on the. teachers desk stands a huge jar of "pulque," the national beverage, to re- fresh tutor and uttered.