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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-29
Good for Man and Besst.

The prevalence Of hog cholera has
recently been traced by Dr. Wyman,
of Clemson College, South Carolina,
to animals being forced to drink stag
nant water In proof of this the Char
lesion News and Courier adds: We
have been i.,formed by Mr.. a. S. E n.
eYsou, of Charls ston, who has farm
at Chicora, in Berkeley county, that
he has tested this question thoroughly
and has fully 5l!shed the fact that
good drinking water inSures the health
of bis stock. is we'll known that
uraccliuated' cattle usually sicken
and die when brough! into tee lcT
country and some other paris Of the
State and u-ned out to range. Mr
Emerson has imported number Of
foe stock from the northern sta es
and has kept them in perfect health
year after year by simply conholng
them 10 ranges where they could get
no surface water to drink and supply
ing them with water from the artesian
well on his farm. His observa!ijn is
that COWS and horses are as liable as
human beings to malariai fever or
country fever, snd that the cause is
the same in all caSts-tLe drill K Dg OF
foul water"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-29
: E0r.iDls DosSh.

a dispatch 10 Tie State from Sam
Ter says Thursday ABOUT 3 80 o'ctcck
William Anderson, an emp!oye at
Mr.. Ejgar Sk:nner's gin house, net
with horrible d7a.h. H. vas stand.
ing in from. Of tae gia, which wss
running al a high rate Of speed.
STOPPING do|n be reached his left
arm underneath the rapidly revolving
saws, and il some way his sleeve was
csug ht oy lac teeth CT the saws. Ia
an Instant the unfor.u la!e man WAS
isrked up 70 the front Of the gln and
neld fast while rs arm was cut into
shredS. Is soo4 2s possible the ma.
chinery was stopped and Anderson
was ex,-icaied, out The deadly saws
had doae their york. Msdical AID was
summoned at once, but Oefors ply
sicisn could reach him death relieved
him OF his sOtt ring. 4 jury Of II.
quest w2s empaneIIed and a verdlc.
rendered IL &C yrdance with the above.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-29
Gaze ofrha Cod snsps.

When tne average man is hurry!ng
along, his hands plunged to the d-p:hs
OF MS trousers pocka;s, hitherto urex
p!ored, aad his head bent DOM TO
protect his face from the chilling Al.
t1mn WINDS. d)ss O. stop to inq2!r7 i
this sudden change OF Thermometer IS
merely one OF Natures pra0k<: But
there is method IN Na:uces seemiog
:nadaess, for this is ,as tim9 OF The
A1:pmaaI 60 linox, when lde sNa IS
i3ectly perpend:cUlac 10 .le ,q Sa:oE
and is :crce closes for tina; 10;
thsn there IS Sigh! deviatioa in TIE
earth's axis of rotation Iaere ere tao
ca linoxes, veraal and autam1a!, the
former Occurring aboU. March 2-st,
ard the Al:unnal at o4e O'CLOCK on
the night CT September 22ad, tais
wear. at this tine the days and mig MS
are of qIal length. and Au;uma pro.
. rly begins. Hicks predicts c2Io
C-aofher until October ) d.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-29
Ths VIII in the Bottle.

Judge Ccffee has given his decision
in the suit over the estate OF Jennie
Parsons. wife of Capt. Parsons, OF the
steamship Pacifc. which was lost at
sea in November, 1875, says San
Francisco dispatch. The matter came
irto court through the fling OF will
said to have been found in bottle
picked up at sea. The heirs OF Capt.
Parsons claimed the estate on the
ground that in laH, when the husband
and rife were together 10 disaster Of
any kind, the husband is presumed TO
be the survivor. 1t vas shoEn that
at the time of the wreck Mrs Parsons,
wh1 was placed in liieooat, while
her husband remained on the deck Of
tie vessel ~ect do IN FIRST. Tnis fact
vas testified to by \ il Handy, guar
!ernas:er oi th= steamship, and the
only survivor OF the wreck. The judge
accsgted the evidence and awarded the
property to the hairs OF Mrs Parsons.
Sac was once veil koog Va ol the stage
as one OF Lhe Manderville Sisters.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-29
4 pIi5oner IN Luck.

". L. ka:ron, nov Imprisoned in
tie county jail az San Francisco,
charged with emo5zzlement, has fall
en- heir =: 3 quarter OF million dol
lars. James Ksrron, the prisoners
uncle, wh2 vas 2 prominent mining
operator OF Montana, died last week
at Austin, Ia, leaving property val
ped ii $500, 900, to De equally divided
between his two nephews. One OF
these is the prisoner. The other, Lin
aie Kacroa, is a barber ia Sioux City,
H.. No other surviving relatives are
known to exist. TIE San Francisco
heir was formerly business manager
OF the California Comm ercial and
Souvenir Magazine.
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C,vu sery,c. Examination.

The U aited States civil service com
mission mas ordered that an eximina-
ton be held o7 its local board in Co.
lumbia on Saturday, NV. 6, 1897,
commencing at 9 o'clock a. N, for the
grades Of clerk and carrier il the post
Office service. Oaly citizens OF the
United States can be examined. The
age Limitations for this examination
are as follows: Carriers. 81 to 40
years; clerks, IS years. No aDpllca'
ton will be accepted for this examlna.
ton unless fled with the undersigned,
on the proper blank, before the hour
OF closing business on Nov. 3. 1897.
Applications should be iied promptly
in order that tine may remain for cor
rec:ion if necessary. The commission
takes this p2ortunity OF stating that
he examinations are open to eli repu
table cit:zens Of the United States who
may desire to enter the service, with
out regard 10 race or to their political
or religious affiliations. All such
citizens are invited to apply. They
shall be examined, graded and certified
with entire impartiality and wholly
without regard to any consideration
save their efficiency, as sho.n BY the
grades they obtain in the examination.
For application blsnks, full iEstruc
tiocs ard information relative to the
duties and salaries OF the different pc
sitions. spoIy TO Hunter a Giboes,
Secretary Board OF Examiners, PJst-
offi = Service. C3lun5la S. G..
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-29
A STEADY DECLINE
In the Cor ditton OF the Cotton Crop In this
Scste.

The weather bureau OF the depart
ment of agriculture, climate and crop,
issued for the week ending Sepiem Der
20.h, by Section Director Bauer, reads
IS follows:
Toe hot, generally dry weather
caused cotton to open very fast, some
prematurely, and two thirds OF all cot
ton is now open With about bali of the
crop picked This applies to the whole
State; il he eastern counties the pro
portion open and picked is some What
reaier. Full reports from every c1un
" indicate tnat there has been stea
dy decline IN condition s;lce the first
o. this month. ard that during the
past week the decline was due to ex-
cessive heat and drou!h, which caused
the plant to she'd yourg, immature
bollS. The reports also indicate that
there will be practically no top crop.
That IS to say, that cotton has either
stopped taking on fruit since the mid:
die of August, or that where it did
frui. the bolls ard squares dropped
of.
NO blooms were sean during the
week except on moist bottom lands.
Over about one-third Of the State the
estimated yield OF lint per acre will
equal az average, and over two-thirds
OF it will fall short, 50 that making
due allowance for the Increased acre
age, correspondents estimate that the
yield will be smaller than last ear,
snd, generally, the worst reports co ne
from the localities OF usually heaviest
production. In places where tie plant
is sill green. rust is very prevalent,
but ,rapy fields present the appear
81 ce of having been killed by frost.
Except over the extreme north
wes:ern counties, where corn wAs
planted late, it was rot adversely al
fected By the lack Of rain ard hot
weather. The corn crop IS now entire
ly safe and much OF it has been gath
cred. Correspondents generally speak
Of il as fair crop, iu places, 8 large
one.
The weather continued favorable
for harvesting rice, and now there re.
mains only late May and June plArt-
ings to be cut. Late rice is not as
promising as the early rice, and in
portions Of Cclleton the crop is very
poor. Threshing rice is we'll uader
way.
Peas seem to be fruiling heavily
notwithstanding that the leaves near
ly all dropped off the vines during the
past two weeks. Pea-vine hay is near
~ all gathered.
1T was too dry for sweet potatoes
and over some of the western counties
the yield will be short. Early varie.
ties are yielding well.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-29
A NoY.l EuWCsh!2.

There is 3 township in D-uphin
county, P.., il which there are PSI
Inhabitants, according TO the census,
aud 50 voters. ia that township thero
is no miniS:er, no church, no Sunday
school, no lawyer, 10 justice o. the
peace, no Industrial WORK Of ary kind
and no placs where liQaoc IS sold.
There are three grocery stores and one
school house. When the people want
10 att:1d chucl ;a5y have 10 cross
the river 10 Perry couaty aud walk 10
Dlrcaanon. The toEnship is Red
There b S b en- bu ore case 10 the
criminal court from that township IL
the last 25 year5. There is 4 n1t another
township like it 10 the whole Z nited
States
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prjsonment, although still classed by

= =.
decision of our court, as felony.
Moore bore his fate with heroic cour-
age, and at is execution addressed the
assembly of spectators with manly
sentiments. 1t is related that ar The
last moment he requested Hall, the
same man concerned IN the attempted
escape, TO adjust the fatal cap.
He was hung near if OF cn the pres
ent site of the court house, tie south,
ern end OF which would have been
eoui distant from the old court house
aud the prison, and grave was there
dug to receive his remains, but objsc
lion being made, his body was carried
to field belonging TO the late \. l.
Scarborough. east Of the town, and
there inferred.
The muses. dwelt within the pre-
cincts of the court at that period anc
Inspired the assistant clerk to emorol
der his j>uroal with the following
verses found in the court Journal Tor
October term, 1882:
November the 18th bout the hour Of one,
By the sheriff of Marion execution was done,
On the body Of Moore-unfortunate Moore
Who has landed, long siace, on eternity 9
shore.
He died, it is true, by the hands Of the state,
4 law most severe, most severe was his tate.
Years will round and time will etface
The sympathy strong, which was felt IN his
case,
But no law can redress, time canEot restore
Salvation, If lost By the unfortunate Moore
"Oh, how much depends on lites brittle
thread
Eterral are things that relate 10 the dead. =
Marion Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-29
BRYAN IN CANADA.
He Il Enthusiastically Rccosv.d by the
People,

One OF the mcst remarkable articles
we have seen in long while, and at
the same time significant, is from
Whiting Allan, 8 well known newspa
per man, giving an account OF an ad'
tress delivered during jubilee week,
ia Ottawa, Carada Mr.. Allan said
be had never seen such enthusiasm
manifested by anv American au tlsnce
as that given by fve thcusa nj Cana
dams, when M. Bryan was discussing
bimetallism. As Mr. Bryan con-
cluded,n said Mr.. Allan, there was
commotion in one part Of the hall, and
Sir James Grant, ore CT the foremost
men Of the Dominion, was seen strld.
ing towards the stage. He stepped
upon it and began addressing Bryan.
Immediately the applause slbsided:
and every body listened Mr.. Bryan,
lie began. Ee Canadians watched
your presidential campaign last year
with deep !ntsrss' a. this dists2ce
it seemed 2sif you had absolutely 40
chance againsf your distinguished
opponert. and vhcn the returns
showed that you, despite he fac! TIA:
many of the men who had been dis
tingguished members of your party
had gone over TO the enemy, had pclled
49 per ce0t. OF the votes Of seventy
millions of people, we said to our
selves, here IS certainly great man.
Aud now that We have heard you pres
ent your cause, we see thaty you are far
more a great man than ever We had
thought There the audience went
wild With cheers for Sir James and for
Mr.. Bryan. 7 want to tell you, con-
tinued Sir James, that you are in the
midst Of people not only loyal to the
mother county, but loving subjects Of
! the queen. We love the great British
empire cf which We are pert. NatUc-
ally we have allowed the statesmen Of
| England to set for Us in matters oS fs
cal legislation, and it may be that IN
doing that we have not been wise.
There has beea no talk Of bimetail!sm
| among us; but l say to you, aad I feel
that speak for the great majority OF
! this audience. which is one of the most
distinguished I have ever seen assem-
bled in the Dominion, that you have
interested US, you have made US think
And it will take strong man, a very
strong man, to combat your argument.
and overcome the effect you have
made this evening. As Canadian, l
thank you forit. IN
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-29
Some Plain Talk.

Es Governor St John truly said at
recent political meeting that phrases
were perverted. We hear much loose
talk derisiveIy OF our American dollar
being "a 43 cent dollar" and that
green backs are fiat money" Cover
nor st. John punctures these sxprss
sions as they are often usisinte' P 'eted,
thus: The word fat simply means
law. Therefore 'ias' money means
lawful money. Surely there is moth
ing very frightful about lawful mon
ey. We hear great deal OF talk now
about 43 csnt dollars, but the fact is
we never had any such dollars. But
if the contention Of our golGbug
friends that we have 43 cent dollar
is correct, then there must be q 43 cent
governmen! back of the dollar. For
remember that the dollar is Just as
good as the government makes it. If
Te have 43.cen: dollar then we have
43 cent government, and the gov
ernment is in the hands OF 43 cent
political party; l fnd on one s:de OF
this silver dollar the head OF the god
d.ss OF liberty. Is it possible that the
goddess Of liberty has become SO dste-
riorated aud debauched under our
present financial system as to be worth
but 43 cents on the dollar? Ga tbs
other side OF this dollar, l 6nd the in
scription, In God We Trust 1 ask
YOU, good people, have We at last 50
degenerated as to reduce the value Of
our trusti God to 43 cents on the
dollar? VIVA. the people demand,
and intend to have not later than 1900
is a full, unlimited legal tender, silver
dollar, worth 100 cents. in the pay
ment OF debts, with 10O,cent govern,
ment back OF it, and the government
in the hands OF q 100 cent political
,,artv y
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plaintiff would charge against Cover
nor Ellerbe. According to Attorney
General Barber the main rSint at IS
sue is the definition Of original pack.
ages. He contends that an original
package of whi:key is the pat ka !e in
which the whiskey is first packed at
the factory or distillery. The defend,
ants in this case say lhat Biuthenthal
x Bickart have been sending whisky
10 South Carolina lhat was bottled at
their store here and that was not IN
the packages sent out from the fac.
torv.
Judge Newmans decision in the
hearing Thursday will be awaited with
interest. TIE matter is one Of nation
al Importance, and the decision will
materially affect the disrensary case.
Attorney General Barber says that
the dispensary law las been very
Troublesome and costly statue At
arta Constitution
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4
Of The South ard Would Relieve New
Y,Ek B&nks-Cause CT High Inter
ess.
Deputy Comptroller Of the Curren.
cy Coffin, in discussing recent sd-
vance in money "a es in New York
said:
Some OF the recent sharp sdvacces
IN rates OF interest on demand loans
in New York is no doubt due to spec
u!ative manipulation OF the stock
market, but l think the impulse to
this upward turn has been given by
the heavy withdrawal from New York
OF funds for the legitimate purpose Of
moving the cotton crop row coming
to market As resident Of South
Carolina, familisr with the move
ment of this crop, have for years OBJ
served its etf3c: upon national bank
statements, as well as on the money
market in New York during the month
Of September. As rule the rates CT
interest advance shout this lime, and
ia some years have approached the
danger line, ard while the movement
of wheat and other grain crons has
contributed to this effect, still l think
lne movement OF the cotton crop has
BEEN The main factor for this reason.
TIE average value Of the cotton
weld IS about $30Q, ,C00,00 and it j.
practically marketed between Oc;. l
and Mstch l, or within period OF five
aonths, but it Is peculiar IN this r..
s2ec1, that only @boat ore niuth OF
the entire crop, when this is 5000, Geo
bales, remainsio IN the section where It
is grown. 0: the remaining Ell ht.
ni1tts about 3 900. coo bales are
shipped north, where it is manufac-
tured, while abou! twothird Of the
entire crop are exported FROM the Unit.
Cd States.
The rapid removal OF so large pr,-
portion Of this grea. produc. within
so short e period Of time rsq lires a
large amount CT actual currency, for
most OF TIE cotton is paid for IN lnte-
rior towns at the south with spot CASH.
As the co.ton-groWiDg regioa IS not
dens9ly populated, tie accumulation
of banking capital there is not suti-
Gent to provide the enormous amount
of money needed for few moaths to
move the crop. ard for this reason
southern banks have to borrow large
ly from banks in olhe' sections during
this crop period. Tbs is ref scted in
national bank reports for the past few
years by the following figures, show
ing the amount OF money borrowed
BY national banks IN the distinctly
cotton States of North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Louisiana. Arkansas and Texas
at dates in each year approxinating
O.t opd Msrnh
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-29
Deserted Els wife.

S5me months ago, J. E. GTathney,
claiming to BE- from near S!atesvllle,
took up quarters in the Pleasant ' al
ley, 5. Q, neishborhood, and courted
and married Mss Martha Norman, o.
the same community. Last Sunday
wesk, after having been married t@o
months, G HatEney disappears d srd
mas cot beea seen siuce. Mr.. Nor,
asn, father of Mrs G Ea'haey, wss IN
the city yesterday hunting the miss
ing link" 1athney IS tall fellow,
has sandy muslache, aud is Cross,
eyed.-Charlotte Observer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-29
a Eata! Fire.

4 Aspeciai from Chillcccshe. O says:
An entire squa e in toe village OF the
Bainbridge. containing most o. the
business houses, several handsome
residences and the Methodist church,
was entirely destroyed by fire Thurs-
day afternoon and two prominent bust
ness men lost their lives in an explo-
sion which occurred in the drug store
of W. p. Bearlsley. The fire was start
I'd in a barn in the rear OF PERIL
Browns general store by two boys,
who were playing with matches.
Bearlsley's drug store adjoining vas
rext ablaze, aud with limited means
at hand for fighting fire, the fumes
became uncontrollable. IL the midst
of the excitement terrible explosion
occurred in the drug store and Mr..
Beardsley, who was inside eudeayor-
ing to save some of his property, lost
his life in the ruins. His brother in
law, Thomas Higgins, who went to
bis rescue, was unable to get out and
was burned to death, while several
others were more or less injured, but
none fatally. There was stiff breeze
blowing, and the flames getting a
fresh start from the burning oils and
chemicals in the wrecked drug store,
leapeo from house to house until 1t
was evident that the entire town was
doomed. a message was sent TO WAY
erly and to the city asking for aid,
and both fire 6epartmelts responded
promptly. The Baltimore and Oaio,
South western aud Ohio Southern rail.
roads sent special trains with the ea
gines, but they did not arrive until
almost o'clock, nearly three hours
after the first alarm was given. The
bsst that could be done was to prevent
the fire being communicated TO the
other sClareS.
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Wv = al ~ u 0o = -.
Cc:obsr 3, lS9l..........''S o 9So' OO0
February Il iooo.......'. 100, OUO
Octooer I, 1850 o.ssss'.'.' o'soo' V0O oO
teoruarY,Zo, ioo9 ...s''.'. d,IoL'OUU O
Seplem0er oo, dooS. S'So1'UO0 000
5eoruary 20, Io9O....''.'' ot'VV0 IVY
Oc.ooer <, IoS0.....,.....' IL. oos ooo
February 70, lS9l.......... 3,o4o, OOO
SepLem Der 25, lo9l........ 10. 555, OOO
March l, 1892. 5. .62l, UUO
Septsm Der 80, 1S92.......- 10 s39, 10y
Narca b, 1875. 4,Eo OUO
Octoosr ., 1oso.....'..'..' IL. 90! '0OO '1OO
feofuasy %, IoS4....e.... !'S4i 000 OOO
O'soosr 4, do94 4.sss...'''. - -, 80 '0O0 O0U
-nalcn o 1879. 9o.....'.."ss'' ooa .0a '0UC 00o
SSptem oSr %, 1oSo.....''. ~ ooS'00 0o0
heofuary 20. 1o9o..e..-.o. 4Ooo'OoO ooo' Oo0
Oc1ooec.o, 1870. 9o......s..... IL O9o'o0V Wv
Marco ., 1o9!..s..,....... ooo,0oo
Wnen Inc borrowing or tns o.sse
BANKS ia these States are ao0eo 10
those OF Inc national banks, ana II IS
underStooo taat mos OF this money IS
oorro Weo from Ne" YORK, IL can oe
seen no" potent factor Inc coLton
crop movement mus: o. IN ane;1ng
interest rates IN Ne" I ok
Iaess ngor7s, lhlnk, too' SUI"
no" Vial an Interest oanhers, mer-
cnanlS ana farmers IN tne coISon grow.
Ing o.ates nave II currency "nlGH
"ould De elastic. Il any plan coulo
De oeV.ss1 under Walcn tne soutnsrn
oAhAS c0ulo issue auoIIIonaI cuTieuo.1
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-29
END jEs Thieves,

Recently the passengers On beard
The sleeping car Of the night express
Leaving. Vienna for Carlsbad were
caloroformed without their knowlt dge
BY some clever thieves aud robbed Of
all they possessed, the amount stolen
amounting to some $20, ,000 20 $40, 600.
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Ths L 33l Cause.

The Augusta Chronicle says the
real cau:e for ialling prizes for cotton
is sscrloed by TIE knowing ores, 40:
to bear articles IN q newspaper, but
Nei.l's estimate Of tie crop. London
evidently believes IL N4ill more than
it does n toe governmsn! report. L
suits the English spinner to get cot
ton Low as possible. We SHALL see later
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-29
Oar EssR LIZ Atlanta.

The board of health Of Atlanta an.
nounced Thursday night that Carrie
Fleming, i year. old girl, wko re
tugeed from Mobile with her father
and mother, and who is stopping at s
boarding house al No. 119 Auburn
avenue, is suffering with yellow lever.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-29
T, ,F,olths Sguln.

Oae CT the uses to which c9ra IS
ROY bsi2g pUt By northern mills IS to
grind /! into tI1ur and to mix with
wheat l3ur acd fool the u2sop1istica
ted. Much OF this r1ix.ure IS shipped
sou D, whera they seem to think thst
ge don't know what good l1ur IS. 1t
is said tha; the low grade -four car
ries from Is to 20 per cent. OF corn
-four
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Hurricane strikes Florida.

Florida was visited by West lndla
hurricane today. Business was more
or less generally suspend because o.
the heavy rainfall and fierce winds.
|. did considerable damage 10 prop
perty throughout the State and sever
al people were killed.
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He Was Acquitted.

II. j. Petit, engineer OF one OF the
trains that collided near Swans-a, in
Lexington County, on October Il,
1896, was recently tried for criminal
Negligence and acquitted in the cir
cut cours IN Lexington. Three peo.
pIe were killed II the collision end
their d.a.h was charged to Petit's neg
iigeCce.