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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-11
BACkWOODS SURGERY.

Treating Dislocation With a Pulley and
Steam Engine.
Probably as queer piece Of back
woods surgery as has been described,
saws a freouenter Of the region, "was
that performed by Moosehead lake
guide known as old Sabattus 30 years
ago. The man was not an Indian, as the
nickname implies, but Yankee, one OF
those rough fellows formerly character
istic of that locality. This guide was
left On lake steamboat at o1e Of the
far up landings while the engineer went
ashore With the company. A man named
Meservey came aboard and in fooling
around the boat managed to tumble
down into the fire pit and put his shoul-
der out Of joint.
.sHere was dilemma. The other
members of the party would not be back
for half an hour, and the injured man
was in great pain. The guide was a man
of expedients. He got rope and tied
his patient securely to post. Then he
tied another one around the mans wrist
and hitched the loose end of it to pull.
ley Of the engine. He managed some
how TO turn on steam, and the pulley
began to wind up the rope. It drew the
arm out tight in beautiful shape and
presently the joint snapped back into
its socket. Then Sabattus jumped
around to shut off steam while the pull
ley kept on winding: Holy Moses,
gasped the guide excitedly, 'how does
it 90? don't know where it is. I can't
stop the >blanked thing And the pulley
meanwhile was slowly but surely pull
ing Meservey to pieces. His eyes were
sticking out of their sockets, and he
, screamed and gasped for breath.
s.Sabattus danced around like a wild
man, not knowing what to do, when be
happened to SPY hatchet lying near,
and, jumping for that, he-cut the rope
and saved a dreadful catastrophe. This
was done just. as the party Of city folks
who had goSe ashore came rushing back
on to the boat alarmed at Meservey's
screams. Itwas, some years afterward,
says the narrator, 'Ethat was present.
when aflot Of summer company arrived
at GreenYille. Sabattus was there, too,
and presently a distinguished looking
man, one Of the newcomers, went up to
him and said with a meaning smile,
sAre not you the man that practices
surgery by steam?' and Sabattus had to
admit that he was that same teller. ;"
Lewiston Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-11
Tax Notice.
COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE,
CLARENDON COUNTY.

SLahaNOON SOON1 l.
Manning, S. c., Sept. 21, 1896.
The tax books will be open for the
collection of taxes for the fiscal year
commencing January 1st, 1896, and
for the months of November and De-
cember 1895, on the 18th day of Octo-
Der, 1896, and will remain open until
the 31st day of December, following,
after which time a penalty Of 10 per
cent. attaches to all unpaid taxes.
The following is the tax levy:
For State purposes, four and a
half az mills.
For School Tax, three (3) mills.
For Ordinary County Tax, three
and one fourth (34) mills.
Special two (2) mills, School Tax,
School District No. "19.'
Special four az mills, School Tax,
School District No. 81.
Special two (2) mills, School Tax,
School District No. $50"
Every male citizen between the
ages Of twenty-one and sixty years,
except those incapable of earning a
support from being MANNED or from
other causes, and except those who
are now exempt by law, shall be
deemed taxable polls.
The law requires that commuta-
ton road tax shall be paid for the
succeeding year when State and
County Taxes are paid.
S. j. BOWMAN,
Treasurer Clarendon.County.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-11
rhe Hard Life Of an African Bahy.&


7 note at Chikwa's that the little baby
strapped to his mothers back has
rough and tumble time Of it: but takes
it all good naturedly, and one hears
very little crying in the village. The
mother goszto the fields with baby on
her back, bobs about for hours IN the
hot sun, wedding, hoeing and doing
general gardening; carries huge jars Of
water on her head; scrapes him =epeat-
edly as she bends and enters the narrow,
low doorways Of native huts; gives him
a thorough shaking as she vigorously
pounds corn with a long wooden pestle;
takes him by the wrist, ducks him IN
the stream till he is nearly sufocateo
and then spreads him on mat to dry.
-Conf1ry
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-11
OUR DRY GOODS STOCK
Is Complete in Every Department.

Our line of Dress Goods 2 awoo fabrics worthy
special mention Will be pleased to send samples application
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-11
7 A XES

Alta meeting of the town council
held September 7th, 1896, it was de-
cided to levy tax of twenty cents
on the hundred dollars on all real and
personal property within the cor
porate limits of the town of Manning,
and Communication tax of two dollars
on all male persons not exempt by
law, who are residents Of the town.
The books will be open on the 10th
day of October and close November
18th 1896.
LOUIS APPELT,
Clerk of Council.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-11
Not Sunerstitions,

"There is one thing about our cook' "
remarked Bass, "that shows she Is a
woman of superior mental power. She
is above all weak superstitions For in
stance, most women have an idea that
if one thing in the house is broken there
are sure to be three things broken" "
"And your cook is an exception"
s'Yes. When she breaks dish, she
5Soasdle[eIy gees 20 wcGI aGG lc55s=s-s
,E57sS:.aayz. She oeg<aTas ~ 2s055s sz1Ov
= la;i7IoersE .o2s.esi---,E3 Boston Essase2cigs
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-11
pressure ON q Bicycle Tire.

Some interesting experiments have
been made as to the air pressure IN bl-
cycle tires. AS the bicycle stood alone
the pressure on the front the was 8
pounds and on the rear tire Is pounds.
When the rider mounted, the increase
in the pressure in the front wheel was
not perceptible, and il the rear wheel
It was less than half pound. The
rider weighed f75 pounds.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-11

II an oil can is not at hand to remedy
a creaking hinge, the noise can often be
stopped by using soft lead pencil.
Moisten the lead point and rub it into
all the cracks and crevices that can be
reached.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-11

In summer time, when the new moon
falls between 2 and 4 a. NJ, the prooa-
Dility is for cooler weather, with show
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-11
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY.
AN ABSENTMlNDEO MAN.

will tell you while can
OF an abse1tminde6 man,
And an absentminded man was he
Who forgot an unkind word
Just as soon Us it was heard,
Such an absentninded man was he.
In political debate,
Now, can most truly state,
Such an abseatnin6ed man was he
His opponent OF the street
With handshake he would greet,
Such an absentminded man was be.
Once he left Q eoodly store
At poor old Widows door,
Such an absentminded man was hs,
And, although twas all the same,
Quite forgot to leave his name,
Such an absentminded man was he
You see
Such an absentminde6 man was be.
Caroline F. Needham'in ST. Nicholas
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-31
HOW GOLD is IN CIRCULATION.
1t Is the Basis of the Medium of PractL
cally Our Entire Volume of Business.

It Is the Basis of the Medium of Practk
cally Our Entire Volume of Business.
The ghost of the dead teacher il
"Coin's Financial SCHOOL, rises for a
few moments to groan out some free sill
yer dreams which are vexing its unquiet
grave. The principal trouble with
Coin" is the sound money argument,
based on undeniable facts, that if silver
coins worth so cents are made legal ten
der equal in debt paying power to gold
dollars all our $685., 900, 900 of gold
will be driven out of circulation. To
this theghost replies: ''There is no gold
now in CIRCULATION. The bankers have
cornered it,
As some unthinking persons may be
deluded into believing that because our
gold coins are not extensively used in
everyday business transactions they
are, therefore, not in circulation, it ID
necessary to show Just how the gold
serves as the basis Of our currency. As
is generally known, more than 90 pei
cent Of all the business done in this
country is transacted without the use
Of either gold or silver money, through
| The medium of bank checks, drafts o,
bills of exchange. The great volume Of
representative money" as it is usually
called, rests on the gold reserves held
by the various banks. Without the gol(
the same banking facilities could not b
afforded, and the business of the coun
try could not be so well done. The golt
in the banks is in circulation wheI
checks payable in gold are CONSTANT.
being passed from one business man Il
] another and used in payment for goods
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-31
Or. ANDREWS REPLY.
Question, "shall the United States Attempts
Free Coinage Alone?"

Question, ''shall the United States Attempts
Free Coinage Aione?"
1t is inspiring to listen to the Till
mans, Blands and other go it aloners
when they declare our monetary inde-
pendence Of all other countries and our
ability to make anything money at any
ratio we may please with any other
thing. Not all, however, of the friends
of silver" are ignorant of financial his
tory or without O ballast Of common
sense. Dr.. E. Benjamin Andrews, pres
ident Of Brown university, is and has
always been q warm friend of silver.
He knows better, however, than to at
tempt what is clearly impossible. Not
only that, but he pictures the dangers
Of independent free coinage as wildly
as have any of the so called "goldbugs.
Here is his reply, published some time
ago in the Chicago Record, to the ques-
ton, "Shall the United States attempt
the free coinage of silver alone?"
eff we take up the metal alone, and
that course results, as should anticipate,
in the expulsion of gold, we shall have
In the first place financial crisis worse
than any ever suffered in tie country,
this because we cannot in a long time,
even by working our minis day and
night, coin silver enough to take the
place which would be vacated by gold.
Prices would surely fall Immense
numbers of failures would occur. La.
borers would be thrown out of work.
Altogether a dreadful paroxysm in our
business would be precipitated. Slowly
the gap left by gold would be filled by
the mining and coinage Of silver. Prices
would then gradually rise. At last they
would become higher than how, more
and more approaching the Mexican and
Japanese level.
"But consequence far worse than
any of these would be that our passage
to silver basis would erect against for
eign exchange between Europe and the
United States just such barrier as now
exists between Europe and Mexico. 1t
would annihilate all fixed par between
New York and London, repeating the
terrible inconvenience in our European
exchanges which we suffered in war
times when we were upon paper basis. "
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-31
The Silver Mine Owners Stake.

Every dollar of our present silver
coinage was coined on government &C.
count, and, though the coins ale worth
intrinsically only so cents, yet they are
maintained at q parity with gold by the
government treating them tine same as
gold and making them receivable for all
dues public and private. 1t is this thAt
keeps our present silver coinage in cir
culation alongside Of gold, coupled with
the furthe- fact that the amount of such
coinage is under the absolute control of
the government and the belief that no
more will be issued at any time than
the government can maintain at all
times on an equality with gold.
But under free coinage there would
be nc such restraint, as every holder of
3714 grains of pure silver would be
permitted to take the same to the minis
and have it coined into silver dollar
without charge. There would conse-
quently be an uninterrupted flow of
bullion into the government minis from
every quarter of the globe SO long as it
was profitable to convert 371I grains
of pure silver bullion into silver dol
lar. The owners of silver would reap
rich harvest by being enabled to change
so cents worth Of silver bullion into
100 cent dollar. Under government
coinage the government purchased the
silver at its market value and then coined
it into silver dollars, and the difference
between the bullion and the coinage
value Injured to the benefit of the gov
eminent, but under free and unlimited
coinage the difference between the bull
lion and the coinage value would go
into the pockets of the individual silver
owners-Senator j. G. Burrows.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-31
why Prices of Cotton Fall.

Frederick c. Penfeld, United States
consul at Cairo, has sent to the depart
ment of state a report on the estimated
cotton crop Of Egypt for 1867. He
says that the Egyptian planters have in
creased the area under cultivation about
per cent over that Of last year. and
that the prospects of large crop are
considered good. Conservative estimates
place the seasons total crop at 75O, 900
bales of $50 pounds each, equal to
100000 American bales or 500, $780,
900 pounds.
With this greatly increased competi-
ton of Egyptian cotton. it is only natu-
raj that in years in which the American
crop is up to the avearge prices should
be lower than they were before the re-
cent extension of cotton planting in
Egypt. Yet the silverites persist in tell
ing the people of the south that it is the
lack of so cent dollars which has reduced
the price of cotton in this country and
promise that under free coinage at 16
to the value of the American cotton
crop will be doubled. That this is de-
fusion ought to be evident to any sensi-
BILE planter, who knows that the worlds
supply of cotton in normal year is far
greater than the demand. Measuring
prices in cheap silver money would not
decrease the competition of Egypt and
the other cotton growing countries:
neither would it increase the demand
for cotton either here or abroad.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-31
READERS OF NEWSPAPERS.

We, the undersigned newsdealers of
San Antonio, hereby agree to sell the
Sunday addition of all New York pa
pers as follows: Ten cents, two copies
Is cents.
l.. B. Baldessareli & Co., William
Corner, NJ. ]. Hewitt, H. A. MODS, A.
S. Wear, Jas. Pascalin, H. M. Schulz
thess, agent, M. Weinstein, Gus Buck,
T. B. Johnson, w. ]. Dargan.
The above action is taken by us, as
we are unable to handle New York
Sunday papers at cost, and stand all
loss besides. To take effect August
2, 1896. silt.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-31
RAILROAD NOTES.

The Sunset pay car left Houston
this morning and will be here tomor-
row.
w. d. Collins, engineer on the
Southern Pacific, has returned from
a recreation trip, accompanied by his
wife.
Louis BOltz, formerly of Superin-
tendent Butchers office, on the Aran-
.sas Pass, is doing typewriting in the
Southern Pacific office
General Freight Agent l.. J. Polk,
of the Santa Fe, acting general man
ager, has issued circular, placing p
II. Goodwin in charge of the general
freight department of that road.
The Southern Pacific ran an excur-
sion to Seguin this morning.
Charles D. Golding, travelling freight
agent of the Rock Island, is in town.
General Manager NJ. ID. Monserrate,
of the Arkansas Pass, left for Cuero
this morning, accompanied by Capt.
A. Da Costa, of the Southern Pacific.
e. X. Bixby, travelling passenger
agent of the Vandalia-P ennsylvania,
is in the city.
w. B. Turner, commercial agent of
the Vandalia line at Fort Worth, is in
the city.
w. II. Gleason, commercial agent of
the Santa Fe, is in town.
Commercial Agent Homer Eads, of
the Iron Mountain, is in the city.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-31
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL IN SOUTH
DAKOTA

st. Paul, Mimi, July 31.--A special
from Aberdeen, S. D., to the Dispatch
says: Later reports of the heavy hail
storm indicate widespread destruction
of crops. The storm commenced near
Ipswich, passing southwest, COM
'pletely destroying the crops in a
tract from 6 to s miles wide and so
to 60 miles long. The Hunter irriga-
ton farm, near Mellette, is said to be
completely ruined. The storm was
accompanied by a heavy wind which
drove the hail with terrible force. At
Worthwhile and Mallette, windows
were all blown out. Details of indi-
vidual losses are not obtainable, but
the damage will reach many thou
sands of dollars. 1t is the worst storm
that ever visited this part of the state.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-31

settlement of debts, etc. The only DIFF
ference is that by the use of drafts and
checks the trouble and expense of trans.
porting gold and the loss of abrasion
which would follow the continual
counting and handling Of the coin are
all saved. Every dollar in gold which
is used by the banks in carrying on the
great financial operations of our industry
and commerce is just as surely in cir
culation as the gold in the treasury
vaults which is represented by gold GER
tificates
The claim that the bankers have cor
nered all the gold is another delusion.
The gold in the banks represents the
savings of millions of depositors, who
very sensibly prefer to have their money
in place where it will be safe and at
the same time draw interest. If the
bankers are foolish enough to pay in
terest on gold loaned to them and at the
same time refuse to lend it out, they are
certainly very unselfish citizens But
that is not the way they do business.
No banker pays per cent ON the gold
deposited with him merely for the fun
of having it idle in his vaults. He is al
ways anxious to loan it again, and as
all the banks are competing in the loan
markets corner in gold is impossible.
A monopoly in which at least 5,000,-
600 depositors in national, state or saw
ings banks have a share is not one to
be feared.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-31
ONE MORE.

A new move in local politics was
mooted yesterday among the county
courthouse politicians. 1t was can
vassed whether it would not be ad-
visable to change the Big Six ticket
by substituting Henry Umscheid
for Louis HUH as assessor. 1t is
doubtful If Mr.. Umscheid would agree
to sacrifice his aspirations for the Of
flee of district clerk.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-31
MEXICAN RAILROADS.

City of Mexico, July .31.-Several
large railroad projects are under con-
sideration and the policy of the gov
eminent is to forfeit all old conces-
sions, the conditions of which have
not been complied with. 1t is report
ed on good authority that very i'm
portant concession will soon be made
to Chicago parties, whose responsible
ity and ability to carry out the terms
of the concession have been demon
strated to the entire satisfaction of
the government.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-31
STOP AND THlfiK.
And Ask Yourself the Following Business
like Questions.

like Questions.
If you have been led by the plausible
fallacies of the free coinage advocates
into favoring their scheme, stop for a
moment your shouting for cheap silver
dollars and ask yourself these questions:
/. If this country should enact a law
providing for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at 16 to /, would not
our 5000, 900, 900 of gold be driven out
of circulation?
2. Would not the withdrawal Of that
great amount of money from business
channels cause a financial panic, through
the inability of debtors to meet their
obligations and the natural desire Of all
creditors to protect themselves against
being paid in deprecated currency?
8. In case of another currency panic
like that of 1898, during which hun
dreds of banks failed, thousands of fac
tories closed down and tens of thousands
of business men were forced into in
solvency, would not the farmers and
workingmen suffer then as they did
three years ago?
A. Would the slight advantage of be-
ing able to cheat creditors by paying
them 90 cent dollars overbalance the
great losses through idleness of workers
and inability of farmers to sell their
products?
5. If the purchasing power of the dol
lar were cut in two, as the silverites
propose, how would that affect every
man who has little money in the bank
or loaned out at interest, or who has
been paying premiums on fire or life
insurance policy?
6. Since the prosperity of the people
of one section of the country depends
ON the conditions Of industry and trade
in all other parts, what effect would q
policy which would alarm investors and
cause the general withdrawal Of capital
have on the welfare of the whole people?
2. AS the avowed purpose Of free
toinage is to double the price Of every
kind Of products, and as any advance in
| prices must compel the people who buy
| things to pay more for their purchases,
| what advantage would that be to the
| 10000, 900 American consumers who
buy Just as much as they sell?
s. How would calling things by diff
ferent names, for instance saying that
q silver half dollar shall be dollar, in
crease in any way the wealth Of those
who now are poor?
0. If the free silver leaders can only
promise benefits to come through the
adoption of the silver standard without
showing how these promises can possibly
be fulfilled, why should any sensible
man take such leap into the dark al
to vote for money system which has
nothing to recommend it but that it is
| used in Mexico. Inslia VII China?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-31
SIX CHICAGO SUICIDES.

Chicago, July 31.-Driven to desper-
alton by different phases of life six
people attempted to end their own
lives by suicide. Four succeeded and
now lie in different morgues awaiting
the inquest Of the coroner. The dead
are:
John Darlington, left home Wednes-
day to look for work, body found in a
shed with bottle of carbolic acid by
his side.
Fred. Gross, drank carbolic acid, 72
years old and had been out of work
some time.
Michael Ophelt, respondent over ill
health.
Eva Sluip took rat poison, "a years
old and out of employment.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-31
THE MODERN BEAUTY

Thrives on good food and sunshine
with plenty of exercise in the open
air. Her form CLOVIS with health
and her face blooms with it's beau
ty. If her system needs the cleans
ing action of laxative remedy,
she uses the gentle and pleasant
Syrup of Figs. Made by the Cali
ornia Fig Syrup Company.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-31
HIGHBINDER MURDER IN CALL
FORNIA.

Los Angeles, July 31.-Wong Chez,
the most prominent Chinaman in
Southern California, who was shot by
highbinders, is dead. Before his death
he identified his assassins, who are in
Jail.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-31
TO CONTRACTORS:

Mayors Office, July 81, 1896.
Bids will be received on an engine
house to be built on Dignowity hill,
which will be opened at IL m. the 5th
of August, 1896. Plans and specifica-
lions to be seen at our office
ALFRED GILES & GUINDON,
Architects, Houston street.
7-31-6t