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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-29
a Great Storeful of Holl'
day Goods Now Ready
for Inspection.
The Prices Are the Lowest.

Lamps, Clocks and Watches.
Glassware, Toilet Articles,
Fancy Chinaware, Rugs, Albums,
Perfumery,
Dolls in every description,
Toys in abundance,
Toy Baby Carriages, Wagons.
In fact everything
appertaining to that line.
Also to contribute more to the happi-
ness and comfort of the season,
we have in stock such ap-
petizing eatables as
Laver Raisins, Seedless Raisins,
Currants, Citron, Mince Meat,
Assorted Nuts, Candy,
French Candy.
French Sardines, Mustard Sardines,
Columbia River Salmon,
Pickles, Chow-Chow,
Longfeld Sauce,
Sliced Breakfast Bacon,
Shredded Pineapple,
Canned Apples, Peaches,
Mock Turtle Soup,
The best quality of Butter,
Flour, Self-Raising Flour,
Tea, Coffee, etc.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-29

J. EBERT DAVIS,
Auditor Clarendon County.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-29

Married yesterday afternoon at Calvary
Bsptist church, Rev. R. Z. Boolware Of
Newberry, S. c.. = member Of the ;S,c South
Hodge. a daughter of the late Capt. Joseph
Eodge Immediately after the marriage
service the couple took tour into the up
country to visit relatives OF the groom.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-12-29

At St. Peters Lodge, No. 81, a. F NJ
last Monday night the following officers
were elected for the ensuing term: Z. 3.
Geiger. W. NJ; Louis Applet. S. W; J. B.
Hudnal, J. w; r. a. RidGill, S. D.; 8. 4.
johnson. J. D.; j. 7. Stukes, Treasurer;
W. z. Lesesne, Secretary; J. ". Strange
Filler
The herald., 1897-09-05
AS USUAL

The low per centum discriminating 4
duty clause of the new tariff law has ar
rived at the dignity of an issue. It will
take the president and his whole cabinet
of advisers to place an official interpre-
tation and construction upon it, and If
the clause is sustained its effects will be
far-reaching and Of great Importance.
The Lewiston Journal, however, which
is owned by Congressman Dingley, and
whose utterances regarding such mat
ters are doubtless inspired, says that
the whole controversy Is much ado
about nothing; that the clause was
adopted in open session and was simply
intended to prevent the landing through
Canadian ports Of goods not entitled TO
equal shipping privileges in our ports.
Today the news comes that the clause,
if it stands, will quite seriously affect
those of our transcontinental railroads
whose shipping connections do not come
within the pale of those countries enjoy
ing equal shipping privileges. There is
just one exception, it is said, and that
exception. by strange fate, happens
to be the Southern Pacific system, whose
shipping connections would not be in
juriously affected.
Thus does our Uncle Coils catch the
favorng breeze both going and coming
Surely he was born with golden spoon
in his mouth-several spoons, more like
ly. 1t is not probable, of course, that the
discriminating duty was intended to
discriminate in favor Of Uncle Coils; it
just happened so.
The discrimination cuts such a wide
swath that it is not likely that the in
terests Of the Southern Pacific will be
the sole factor considered in the final
settlement. If such should prove to be
the case, and this view is correct, it will
be in wide contrast to the procedure in
other cases-that Of the San Pedro har-
Dor, for instance.
The herald., 1897-09-05
BAD TENANTS

Several meetings Of the owners and
agents of the large business blocks in the
city have been held with the view to
forming an organization for their mu-
tual protection from bad tenants" It
seems that there are some office tenants
who prefer moving to paying, and who
make the rounds Of the business blocks
at the expense of each. The plan Of or
ganization, it is said, will include
black list of all persons who are known
to be addicted to the reprehensible prac-
tice of not paying their rent.
Such an organization is undoubtedly
needed, or it would not be formed. 1t
will be a great convenience to know the
office deadbeats, and considerable sums
will probably be saved through the elm
ination Of irresponsible tenants. 1t oc-
ours to The Herald, however, that the
scope and purpose of the association
might be enlarged in a manner that
would be of great use and value to the
community.
The term bad tenants" is quite COM
prehensive as to its general definition.
1t may mean persons who do not pay
their rents. or it may mean persons who
are otherwise Objectionable as tenants.
The herald., 1897-09-05
RURAL FREE DELIVERY

While the plan Of rural free delivery
has been tried on very small scale, the
comparative measure Of its expense and
benefits has never as yet been fairly de-
termined. 1t is interesting to know,
therefore, that the postal authorities
system of rural free delivery for some
of the postoffices and star routes that are
nov IN operation.
An experiment is to be Instituted in a
town in Vermont which is favorably sit
rated for the purpose, that is expected
to show the extent to which the substi-
tuition can be made. Unless the system
can be made substitution rather than
an innovation to be added to the system
already in vogue, it is not probable that
it will be adopted by the government on
account Of the great expense that 1t
would necessitate.
1t is estimated that the establishment
of system Of rural free delivery
throughout the country would result in
an increase in the annual expenditures
amounting to from $50. .000, 900 to $50, ,000,-
0OO If, however, such delivery could be
made to take the place of existing offices
and star routes, the expense might, the
postal authorities believe, be cut down
to the extent of $4,000, 900 or $40, 900, 900.
1t is to be hoped that the system is
feasible and that it will be generally
introduced. 1t is logical feature of the
increased recognition that is being given
the rural districts in such matters. The
plan of sending the weather predictions
into the country has worked very well
and has saved the farmers no small
amount through advance warnings
given Of storms.
The ten-block system ought to be
made a part Of the introduction Of the
rural free delivery. This system estab-
fishes the location Of any farmhouse OF
other dwelling in given district, and
also its distance, as perfectly as the loca-
ton of a numbered building on city
street Is established. The day Of the
The herald., 1897-09-05
JUSTICES JUSTICE

The difficulty Of securing the proper
admins tration Of justice in the courts
is no new theme. The shift and quibble
of lawyers in defense of their clients
and the generous Interpretation Of the
letter Of the law by the courts contribute
At least one department of the local
police court has proved itself Of little
avail to deal with anything of greater
gravity than ordinary drunks and va
grants
For years the Chinese lotteries have
been a public scandal in this city. The
law as administsfed in the local police
courts has proved impotent to annihilate
the scandal. Judge Owens, 1t is true,
some wesksi sssc sSeverely scored certain
members IA ~ 3prsytA who had stood out
for acquitfS 10 u Ease in which guilt
was so paipably proved that the only
admissible conclusion was that the re-
calcitrant jurymen had been tampered
with. The net result Of the crusade
against Chinese lotteries has been a
most dismal failure.
The latest example Of impotence in the
police court was afforded yesterday in
the failure of the case against Frank
Burch, who conducted, and will now
probably resume, a notoriously fraudu-
lent tape game" in the heart Of the
city. The rottenness OF the institution
was exposed in The Herald as ron 6 ago
as last February. but for months 1t con-
tinued to be patronized by men, women
and boys, until 1t was at last closed by
the police during the first week Of Au-
gust. The prosecution was based upon
section $50 Of the penal code, which
plainly proscribes ''any banking or per-
centage game played with cards, dice or
any device for money" etc.
The prestige. professional and politi-
cal, Of the defending counsel may have
| lEli1 Il aAaRGad The nresidipS MAGISTRATE.
which, perhaps, is the most charitable
construction to be placed upon the in
hrmity Of the finding dangerous ele-
ment in the community has been given
| the protection of the police court and
| it seems high time to inquire If Justice
Morrison is to be trusted in the respon-
sible position that he holds.
The herald., 1897-09-05
christisnsty hurled such tpenchant

Christianity hurled such trenchant
criticism.
But 1t b now the opinion Of scholars
that the Sabbath b not essentially Of
Jewish origin, though 1t undoubtedly was
an institution among them from the earl
lest times and constituted one of the Pc
culiar marks which distinguished the
Hebrews from their heather neighbors.
The Sabbath day was observed from
the dawn of time by nearly all the ma
tions. The Babylonians. Assyrians and
the Arabs respected the day. And, by
some common consent, the sixth or sew
enth day was recognized among all Of
them as the day Of rest The very word
Sabbath, day of rest Of the heart" is
claimed as Assyrian. The origin of the
institution Of the day. however. is of
small import. The fact Of its existence
is the chief matter for consideration. Men
Of the early days. as now, found by ex-
perience that a periodic cessation from
their ordinary callings. or vocations Of
life, was wise and wholesome. That in
the long run more work and labor was
accomplished by giving the physical
man a brea thing spell than by an un-
broken surrender Of mind and body to
toll. Many instances are related of the
truth of this, as illustrated by actual ex-
perence of business and laboring men
in modern life. But these rather smack
of superstition, though they in no way
break the force of the fact that day
of rest is an institution wise in all its
aspects, moral, physical and spiritual.
No wonder the English poet hailed it as
the poor mans day." and further sang:
Upon this day, embosomed in his home,
With those he loves he shares the frugal
meal,
With those he loves he shares the heartfelt
joy
OF giving thanks to God"
This philosophic aspect of the subject
however, should in no way be confound-
ed with fanaticism, or that semi-fnsane
insistence on clothing the Sabbath day in
lOI III w HlCH iCdi hCAi6iOA 40 ~
often wholly forgotten The rest" Of
the Sabbath may well be left to the dis
eliminating judgment Of intelligent,
Christian bred, self-respecting men.
What is rest to one man may weary an
other. The conditions Of life are so va
ried, and 50 often in contrast that it
would be wide of the mark which all
should aim at, to wit: the betterment Of
men morally and physically: to subject
all the stiffness Of some automatous
routine, which, while marked by outward
decorum, may hide dissatisfaction if not
disgust, and thus bring day which
should be one Of grace and beneficence
into the enforcement Of dry, barren
custom-"A custom more honDred in the
breach than in the observance"
The herald., 1897-09-05
ANGELES HERALD. SUNDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER s. 1897

1t would be q splendid thing II the as
ISOLATION Of owners and agents Of the
business blocks of the city should in
clude the broader definition, in the in
terests Of good morals. and see what 1t
can do to rid the down town blocks,
where the legitimate business of the city
Is transacted, from all Objectionable
features.
Some Of the business blocks OF the city.
probably the considerable majority, are
without doubt free from tenants who
are financially responsible but other
wise bad. All ought to stand on the
same high moral plane. A strong asso-
citation of owners and agents. working
honestly for legitimate tenancy. would
undoubtedly do a great deal Of good.
The herald., 1897-09-05
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1897.
A PATHFINDER

The Herald offers under its coupon
system today Millroy's Pathfinder to
Alaska and the Klondike gold fields.
It is a finely engraved pocket map on
a scale large enough to show all the
principal geographical features Of the
new Ell Dorado. It clearly outlines the
various routes to the Klondike dig
gings that have been opened and
travelled up to date. It shows the
principal towns, camps, forts and sta
tions. Subscribers to The Herald can
obtain this map by clipping coupons
from the advertisement and sending
to our business Office accompanied by
fifteen cents. If out Of town send two
cents extra to cover cost Of mailing.
The herald., 1897-09-05
TOWN AND COUNTRY

While the debate on the tariff bill waf
in progress in the senate during the late
special session of congress, many bril-
liant points were made pro and con by
the senatorial disputants. Senator Can
non of Utah thus eloquently referred te
city life and the expediency of revivine
and increasing the attractions OF the
rural districts. Said he:
1t is time that we relieved the con-
gestion Of the cities. We have stimu-
lated manufacturing under protective
tariff city life itself has had so many
attractions, and great centers Of popu-
lation have had such magnetic force,
to draw the people of the United States,
that there is a menace and danger OF
vast Importance to the people in the
magnitude of one element at least in
the cities of this country. We
should make agriculture more attrac-
tive, and, relatively, therefore. city
life less attractive, to the masses Of the
people. The strength of our civilization
comes from wider lands than Manhattan
island, splendid as is its civilization.
You cannot expect a race of great,
lberty-loving people to grow UP within
the cities, where every man can touch
the horizon of his whole life with his
finger tip. You cannot expect a race
of Americans to do honor to the history
of the past and to protect the present
for the sake Of the future, If that race is
to be reared in the great congested
cities of this country where the masses
live without hope. You cannot expect
the prosperity of this country to begin
in the cities.
The herald., 1897-09-05
Alhambra, Sept. l, 1897.

Lines to an Insane Asylum by an
Inmate
Dread monument to sin and mispent lives,
That mocks the smiling landscape at its
feet
And seems to dangle gleefully its gives.
When minds dethroned seek here and find
retreat.
On sorrows built and mortared with griefs'
tears,
1t stands a witness, sphinx-like, to dire
wrong.
The soul, in hopeless thralldom to its fears,
Bemoans the social evils we prolong.
Remove the checks to a triumphant march;
From grievous exile press to freedom S
state,
We see portent in the rainbows arch,
So certain signs prognosticate our fate.
In unreal slumbers, lulled to false repose,
In pleasant dreams that smooth the
wrinkled brow,
We fail to note the inroads of our foes,
Until, too late, our ruin we allow.
Grim citadels resound then with our
shrieks;
We clutch unyielding bars in frantic
rage
And clouded reason in a strange tongue
speaks,
Till freed the soul from out its battered
cage.
So live Alright: conform to natures laws;
Cement the bonds of brotherhood with
love;
Then jails, asylums, other social flaws,
Will be expunged, with light from God
above.
GIT.
The herald., 1897-09-05
Highland, September, 1897.
Hiddan

She keeps the secret hidden In her breast,
The while she turns upon her daily round.
No white-haired sage, nor savant, all
profound.
From her deep heart her alchemy may
wrest.
She yields some glittering baubles to the
quest
Of danger-daring man, who delves the
ground,
And rends her rocks with thunder deaf
ening sound.
Still hidden deep the grand alembics rest
Her deadly deserts and her snow-clad
peaks
Have yearned with joy Ger victims newly
laid
Upon their affairs; still the gold man seeks
Rusts in dark caverns, where she, toiling.
made
The wild upheavals when the mountain
reeks
With goblin shapes, which in the sunlight
fade!
SYLVIA LAWSON COVEY.
The herald., 1897-09-05
THE SABBATH DAY

It Is we'll to rest. There is native vir-
tue in it. The institution of the Sabbath
day has much more in it than mere con-
formance to sacerdotal and biblical pre-
ecription. 1t inheres to a profound, rec
ognition of a profound truth. While
organic or inorganic, and cosmic evolu-
tion speeds on tireless wings, and de-
struction and construction ever movin 6
and following each other in obedience to
the irresistible impact of that law, yet
the living animal, whether man or beast,
needs and must have the blessing Of rest,
else he and it will perish from the face
~e:- shs Garth be commonest under
standing recognizes the beneficent effect
Of mighty rest, of sleep-that
Balm Of hurt minds.
Chief nourisher in life's feast"
for loss Of it comes home to all with con :
vincing persuasiveness. The periodic
rest. known to Christian nations as the
Sabbath, has its economic uses upon the
body polite, 4= -.sird-if mot vin-degree, as
has that mighty rest upon the nervous
and muscular system of man. By tacit
agreement, when the law Is silent, in
telligent men appreciate the necessity
for such periodic rest from ordinary vo-
cations. The day Of rest need not &C.
essarily be the sixth or seventh in sue
cession, although it has been sngularly
enough always that. The Hebrews, as
we all know, followed six days of labor
and closed the week with the Sabbath.
BY the way, slnder the subtilties Of the
later scribes the observance Of the Sab
bath among the Jews became peculiar
and elaborate institution. The rules of
the scribes enumerated as many as thir-
ty-nine kinds of work forbidden on thai
day. Among these was harvesting.
Hence. when Jesus disciples, in pa assing e
through wheatfield, plucked some ears
OF wheat, they were charged with violat-
Ing one OF the rules. In healing the sick
on the Sabbath day, Jesus himself, ac-
cording to Rabbinical casuistry, broke
the rule. which we must now regard, as
absurd, that man, unless his life was
In danger, should not receive medical
aid on that day. In point of fact, the old
Hebrew Sabbath was quite different
afHair from the Rabbinical Sabbath.
against which the divine founder OF
The herald., 1897-09-05
Cause for a Challenge

Proprietor Of a bicycle emporium:
What was the matter with that fellow?
He acted like a crazy man." Clerk: HE
wanted to fight a duel with me on ac-
count of his wife" Proprietor: What!
Have you been trying to fiirt with mar
ried woman?" Clerk: mo. She was IN
here yesterday looking at wheels, and
recommended that white one we have in
the window before noticed that she had
red dhair,"-Cleveland Leader.
The herald., 1897-09-05

to keep at 1t for the next twenty years.
saving 'here little and there little."
is likely to be we'll off by and by, and he
will not be ashamed to show his record.
He is the ideal American citizen.-New
York Herald.
The herald., 1897-09-05

The Teller and Wolcott forces have
Joined issues in Colorado and a well
organized effort is being made to oust
Senator Teller from the leadership of
the Colorado Republicans. 1t should be
understood that the Silver Republicans
are the Republicans in Colorado. 1t
would be to the everlasting disgrace of
that state should the conspiracy sue
ceed.
The herald., 1897-09-05

in former years. The cruise Of the squad
ron along the New England coast, stop
ping occasionally in order to become the
center OF attraction at seaside resorts
and at county fairs, may have accom-
plished one good purpose in giving the
people who pay the bills chance to see
the ships. But the term "drilllng cruise
seems to be misapplied to such social
iunket. There is nothing like calling
things by their right names.-Troy
Times.
The herald., 1897-09-05
Not Easv to Claim

IAN article of some interest has been
found" said the chairman Of the meet
ing. "Who has lost anything?"
IT," answered several voices.
"That's right" responded the chair
man, looking amused. ITS glass eye.
but you could not all Of you have lost it.
Stand up and let me look at you."-Bos.
ton Traveller.
The herald., 1897-09-05
Not Practically Applied

Farmer Clovertop-Wot did that there
boy O. yourn learn at college?
Farmer Hayrick-Well, he learned
Greek an Latin an fottball an fencin'
an lot O. things.
Farmer Clovertop-Fencin' hey? WALL
I don't see as how your fences looks any
better nor mine.-Philadelphia Record.
The herald., 1897-09-05
Greatly Changed

"Whut strikes me in connection weth
that politicians views" said the rural
statesman, sis the liberality OF the man."
He outgrcwed that" replied Farmer
Corntossel, positively. HE won't git
up on a ylatform now and tell what his
views are onless the committee guaran-
tee him 00"-Washington Star.
The herald., 1897-09-05

France is making faces at her ancient
enemies because she thinks she
has Russia to do the big brother act.
She should remember that it is blood
that Is thicker than water, and Russia
Is not blood relation.
The herald., 1897-09-05
A Complaint Verified

II have almost nothing to wear!' she
sighed,
But her cruel husband laughed.
II have almost nothing to wear" she cried.
But he only smiled and chaffed.
He Is now the most penitent of men,
And says he has been a brute;
For she truly moved him to pity when
She came out In her bathing suit.
-Washington Star,
The herald., 1897-09-05
A DISTINGUISHED Family

Dad, I wish came of distinguished
family, like Bob Hill, SOS could have
something to boast about"
"A distinguished family like Bob
Hills, Ell? In what way were his par
ents distinguished"
"Why, his mother was fat woman
in a museum and his father was swal-
lowed by an alligator. Dis
patch
The herald., 1897-09-05

, The mortality in California has de-
creased from 20.3 per 1000 in 1890, to
1888 in 1896. The death rate for the
whole country in the same time has
been reduced from 1906 to 1870. The
gain is ascribed for the most part to
improved sanitary conditions.
The herald., 1897-09-05

Senator Wellington, the new Republi-
can boss in Maryland. was knocked out
In the state convention of his party
He should have taken advantage of SEN
atorial courtesy and secured a few
points on the gentle art of bossing poll
tics from his shrewd and accommodate
ing colleague, who Is going to retire from
the political arena-in his mind.
The herald., 1897-09-05
The Hardest Thing

IT suppose" said the police officials
friend. "that your new position presents
some difficulties"
EYES," replied the man who was sud-
denly promoted in a shake-up.
what is the hardest thing about p"
"Well, just at present, what gives me
the most trouble is learning not to salute
a man who is no longer my superior Of
icer."-Washington Star.
The herald., 1897-09-05
Only Half Done

Hobbs: I'VE had great century run
the other day of the Scorchers' club.
Half the members fell dead at the end
Of it."
Nobbs: why didn't you make it
double century and kill the rest?"-
Hardware.
The herald., 1897-09-05

The beet sugar factories of Southern
California will turn out 81, ,0O0, 900 pounds
Of sweetness this season. This is more
than the combined output of all the fe-
male seminaries in the country.
The herald., 1897-09-05

Now that New York women have
in payment Of wagers, a new element Of
interest attaches to political campaigns
in that state.
The herald., 1897-09-05

The United States Monitor Ajax was
struck by lightning the other day, and
the old yarn about Ajax defying the
lightning will have to be revamped for
modern use.
The herald., 1897-09-05

A correspondent Of a New York paper
speaks Of John Sherman's "Recollec-
tons" as IAN insipid book that nobody
reads" 1t was supposed that General
Alger had read the. book, for one.
The herald., 1897-09-05

John D. Rockefeller has paid in the
remainder of his $25o.ooo subscription to
the Baptist missions, but the Brown uni
versity trustees are still in an expectant
attitude.
The herald., 1897-09-05

The city council has resolved to re-
pair Spring street from end to end. 1t
will take something more than resolu-
tions and good intentions to do the busi-
ness, however.
The herald., 1897-09-05

The negroes of the country are going
month Their time will be wasted unless
they can induce the white brethren to
join with them.
The herald., 1897-09-05
The Plodder and the Rusher

Men who expect to get rich in twenty
minutes and who have chronic habit
Of grabbing everything within reach are
no benefit to any community. The fel-
low who sticks TO his work and proposes