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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-02-09
IliusrraIlp2 His Point.

Senator Tillman can always be re-
lied upon to furnish an interesting
performance IN the senate when be
makes speech Saturday Mr.. Till.
man was describing bimetalisn in his
own unique way when the amusing in
cident occurred. Before 1878" said
he, marching up and down the aisle,
I'VE used to 60 on two legs Oae
leg was gold and the Other leg was sll
ver," he said, bringing his two feet
down With q resUunding thump, oae
afler the otner. Then we cut one
leg f." he went on, drawing an i'm
aginary knife across his thigh, bu! not
content with that, we PLACID the cut
eff leg or cur shoulder like this, l.
IusIrating his meaning oy acting as if
he had lifted heavy lead, land now,
ne added, I'VE 90 hopping around cn
one leg with another / G on our shoul
der" Mr.. TllIman suited the action to
the word. He hoped around taessnate
on one leg, with his arm taro VIC over
his shoulder, sld made such Judi
crous aud at the Sau.e tins ST GIVE
picture his ide&, that tne crowd il
the galleries shouted with Laughter,
and tre vice pfesijen. had 10 rap fer
order
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-02-09
a Brutal Murder.

Ooe Of the mos: brutal murderers
that has ever stained the fsir name o.
Tatnsll county, Ga, was committed
Tuesdsy a. tie home OF Mr.. Alex
Sharpe, one OF our bes. 'kpovn citi-
Ems. When Ar. Suarpe stared to
upper bis attention was attn act d to
i,e near his fence and, not thinking
OF its being fred for so foul cause,
yook all his hands with him, leaving
Mrs Sharpe st the house alone. H
said be was gone about three quarters
OF an hour, " hen he returned to the
house alone to &c: an axe and a buckel
% put out the fire and, on reacaing
the house, his attention was attracte q
by the struggles OF his then expirins
Sife IN the dining room. On seeing
5ne,ghas,ly sight of his wife sosked IL
her own blood, sickene6 and confus
ed ne hsstened back to tell tire sad
news. The men, on investigation,
ound the tell.ta.e axe, covered wilh
blood. thrown under the Walk. The
brute, after taking the life OF the gooG
woman, broke into one OF the rooms
and ,ook abcul $50 and a shotgun
There is &c clue 10 the murderer as
yet. -Augusta Chronicle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-02-09
TIE NATIONAL ISSUE MADE.
By 1he United states senate and the Eouse
OF Eeprssept .t:ves.

The party lines were strictly drawn
in Speaker Resds Congressional class
room 81 Washington Wednesday when
The ballot was taken ca the relier res
olution which passed the Senate by
such an overwhelming majority last
Friday and which is practically moth
ing more than q reatHrmatlon of the
law alreadv on the statute books that
the obligations OF this government
shall be paid il gold Or silver at the
governments option. There were sew,
eral exceptions or breaks from the
party alignment, but they served
to emphasize the party sllidity on
either side, SO far as the mem oership
Of the House gcss, rather than the re
verse. Representative Wm. Eliot,
Of This Congressional district, had the
distinction OF beng one of the two
Democrats IN the p19ular body Of the
national legislature who voted With
the REPUBLICANS on this question, Nc
Aleer, Of Pennsylvania, W S the other.
These two disIjnguised gentleman, ap.
paren;ly. constitute all tha! IS LETT in
The D-mo2ra1c ranks tc represent the
sentiment which orou zht togethec tne
[udaauapol Convention and put
forth lh9 Palmer and BIcEner single
gold Standard ticke5 IL tie national
cam paie OF 1896. These gentlemen
we're cHset by two RepaorcAu mem
bers, Ljuney 2gd Wl.Ge o. \ octh Car
DINA. wh0 deGcQ tha party whip, the
former voting Tor the resolution aud
the latter drcliaing 10 vo.e ~ all. Tae
result in short Was 1872 for the resolu
ton aud lS3 a4aius It. Lne strange
spectacle Is Dere p~9se0ted tlera ore
Of tue GpGe-, more autoc : &c b)dg OF
tle Congress ch&G, pl5niDk the cause
OF In oeoule, wniIe the c!ora repre-
sentative oody rec ,sds is verdict on
the slCe Of p.Glocr&cg. InIS IS doUc--
les accounted for ~ the fact iha!lae
prgsant R-p0oli:2u msj 3rity IN the
H,Gse vas tho result Il ! p5eGtar
eIecuon in winch t5e free silver sglta
uOn ras represented IS q G&ugero u,
and rryDlutioasTy f=!i&Gy wn.ca meu-
acei tna vel .ra u The I2oar!Gg nan.
While uoo7r tn z sd ta4dard he vas
Drou:is-j MIA vag~s, empi0gnen-
and prusQ- ritg t. R.p45l c4a I=g
a.ors tave folio @sd out the iystcuc
tIons ULasr wnica tnry 81 re sent ~
Con- reSs, whiie may OF Ihe c2nst't
ueuIs who sec tEsm [aec1 haye I04s
Stuce 5aea ocouzai - reatiZs o9 olL!er
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-02-09
More Strange Iassccs

An army Of insects, perfectly black
and as sm al IS caig0es, has appeared
IN ttis c,ioG a4d no one knows
wheuce tae came or what their mis-
sion my be Taey appear in low,
mar>hs places aad sre IudIfferent to
nater AID mire. Il lions Of them
are - b-s-su n any low place, es.
pecra 2 4 the ia kjacks. Mr.. J. W.
Be IS n4a an env lop1 full on exhioi-
nltioa few days ago and al who saw
lh-m agree taat the Insect is stranger
4 IBIS section. Al haugh so small,
Trey hoe somewhat ike feas. So far
they see = not to nave ucne any harm
ann appear TO have 70 special mission.
r lcE EliI Hsr2ld
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follows:
Dong lass. D 3 ,se, Griffith, Gay, Hen
derson JeFarias. Lezesae. Mauldin,
Ta7 felG, NcA3ha0v. M;lle~. Moses,
Mover, O'D.1, Petligre?, R2esdale,
Sanders, Scarborough, Sloan, Iu7neT,
WsIker, Waller -25
Nays-Messr Alexander, Archer,
Brown. Cornor, Gaines, Love. McCa!
"a. N.Daniel, Norris, Stackhouse, Sud
cath, Talbi.d, Wallace, Williams
Il.
Mr.. Buist offered an amendment ex
snpt!ng telegraph coo1psnieS from he
bill. TIE amendment wss res cte1 y
tbe following vote:
Yeas-Mss>rs. Bujst D,nriS Dr-
Bose. Esy. Henderson, Lesesne. n &ul-
dip. Nay6elG. McAlharv, Miller,
Moses, Mower O'Dell, Sanders, Sloan,
Turner, Waiker.-17
Nays -Messrs. Alexander. Archer,
Bro 80. Conror. D. az, Douglass,
GsiGes. Griffith. J-tfsries, Love, Nc
Gala. McDsriel, Norris, PettlereG,
R9gSdale. Scarborough, StackhoUse,
Suddath, Talbird, Wallace, Waller,
Williams -22
Mr. Msyf amended by striking
out The section CT TIE bill which pro,
vides that the commission may compel
telegraph compari:s 10 establish Sgea.
cies al all railway stations. The S+n.
ale reed TO the amen6meGt by vote
Of % to 16
The bill came up again Thursday
and vas passed by the following vote:
Ysas-Messrs Archer. Bcown Dean,
Douglass, DuBose, Griffith JsfarleS,
Love, Mauldip, McCslla, Norris, Petit
grew, Ragsdale, Scarborough, Stack
mouse. Suddath, Tslbird, Wailsce and
WiJliams-I9.
Nays-NeSsrs. Buist, Dennis. RaT,
Be16ersoD, Lesesne, Mayfe}d, Meal
aanv, Miller Moses. Mower, ODel,
Sanders. S!osn and Walker-I4
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-02-09
The Frse SILVER Fore -.

Ex-senator Daools, Of Idaho, chair
man O: he ex=cuuvr committee o1 The
n .tiuDal Slv=r R-pucl'c, q parry
Is comlng Z S. :! tAe request OF the
silver leaders, 10 contor y Il Them iOT
ne purposz Of uniting ell silver lore
5 Chairman Daoo!> Says TIE vo;e 10
the Senate IL favGr oi tbs Teller res0
IuIou n2s Convinced the silver advC-
caIrs ina: w!tl a close uolon OF the
silver forces v.c.Ory u 1898 aad 1900 is
certain Under lae contemplated ar
czGgenen, the PopUils 5, SILVER Re
ouJ.!c&aS aud Democratic pactl- will
each uainll-ils : DIS luc. organ At:oa i.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-02-09
Sensible Farmers.

4 NUMBER Of farmers in Alabama
pledged themselves to SOW fcom i've
to twenty bushels Of wheat last lall
This is 8 movement says the I.
Ianta Constitution. "shi2h, il persist.
ed IN, vail emancipa;e cur pockets
from the necessity CT paving trlou:S
10 the West and our stomachs from
the thousand and one brands OF pateDt
4 yur. IN which the essence OF the
wheat has either been wholly destroy
ed CT substituted fer Bso!:u or some
other mixture OF equal weightand tine
ness
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-02-09
BLfzzAR0 IN NEW FoUN AND.
Cs--:bie Sec1y Brought By the Red Cross
Steamer Portis.

Cs<-:bie Sec1y Brought By the Eed Cross
Steamer Portts.
TIE Rsd Cross Line steamer Por;ia
arrived Tuesday at New York. four
days overdue, from St. Johns, n. +
and Salifax, after g desperate encoun
ter with pack ice of the NewfouGc
land coast. and with a narrowing .ale
of blizzard and des!iEu,ion in the coast
section of that country Hundreds CT
men, women and children, dead or
diving from exposure and starvation,
with abundance close by, and hun
dreds more threatened with like
tate, are the brief details OF the conoi
ton OF affairs brought by the Portia
Four days the Portia was penned in
huge Arctic foes, in plain sight O. 81.
Johns, unable 10 move. She man
aged to escape by the merest accident.
Many other craft, several Of them re
lief vessels, sent by the Canadian
IGovernmenu to succor destitute fisher
msn, aad to abandon their errands Of
mercy and return toSt. Johns, where
trey were still 10 the ice when the
Foc,ia Struggled in;o clear water.
Close 20 where the Portia lay tie
steamship Virginia was locked tight
She haG oeen sent nortn by the CAna,
dian Gov-rnment with iood for the
starving ishermen, but short dis
itance up the CO.'S! she found the route
seriously blocked and was forced TO
return to port TO prevent being ice
bound all winter. Before her dep2r
ture news had reached ST. Johns that
unless assistance was promptly dis
patched the unfortunate inhabitaa-s
would soon be beyond relief.
Among the detained fset at St
Johns were dozen Or more sailing
vessels loaded with Goldfish for Eng
land and Brazil. The city OF S.,
Johns was in terrible condition on
account Of the blizzard. The streets
we're rendered impossible, the rail
roads suspended work. and the poor
were suffering through hunger and
cvld. Prices OF food had advanced
until they were beyond the reach Of
!he poor.
When the Portia was working her
way out to sea she wss closely fol
loved by the bsrk Flors, and these
two vessels were the only ones that sue
cee dedin leaving St. Johns. Several
miles IF shore the Portia passed the
steamer Grand Lake, fast in the ice
md in pesilous coadi.ion. The
steamer Virgins was released from
her perilous position sitter the oepar-
ture OF the Portia from 81. Johns,
and the position of the rest OF the dis
iressed feet has been reported by tele
graph to be relieved.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-02-09
KIIIe6 About Ell OiIics.

In difficulty on the streets Of Op
leika, Ala, Tuesday morning, w. J.
Siddall, clerk Of the Circuit Court, Sc
riousIy cut D F C4rd 4, and IN re
turn received wound from a pistol
shot, which will PROBABLY prove fatal,
The ball striking him in tue back Of
the neck. His bcdy is para lyze1. TIE
trouble was over politics and the ap
p0intment Of q pCstm&ster. Both par
ties are REPUBLICANS and were active
OF opposing candidates for
the place.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-02-09
a GnOG Poinf.

SENATOR TIlman madea good point
OF S. a.oc Allison when the latter
vas nzELAg ms spe2iOus argument on
tie Teller rcso.p:Ion 10 show tnat the
secretary CT the treasury was free
uld>r Iue present status 10 pay the
soveraheugS Obligations il gold or
silver. :. his oDi3n. The SJu.h Car
5.3aiau attempted to pin the IoWan
town 70 2 czlssosical statement, yes
or 20, wEeIh=c ~ believed the bonds
we're payable "a silver al present. But
Ss.at5r Allison eyaded tee thrust and
Ialiy decioed 20 answer the question.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-02-09
L.nr,r o LIZ N.cr.

~. Z. R.c2zrtson, OF Dension
Tex, has UruuguC Suit for divorce
rom his VIE 0a rather un'QRe
gronIds They were ma AIRED il 1857.
eGG Jl7sd together Uu;li 1885, wh-u
sac IetG h!m. H5r reason Tor going
yras lnat before she married hlm she
ued loved aootGes, who mad died
he logger she b~d lived with RcA-
a1CSor, lae more conVi0Ced she he'd
become that ore VINO hat loved ooce
could never love asaio, and She lett
ner husband after thlJty-eight years
on that account.
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urIdcace nr Ha-n Lima,

TaE Spsrlan6arg Herald says as an
evidence OF the great IA oou&ded pros
peri. y Iais country Is just n0y7 enj y
lng up&er the oeuefcleut operation u
the GOLD standard, !. IS worthy 10 nole
thaL thera ase thee hundred eppii
cants for the position Of mail carrier N
that city.
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b. vas tine 10 call h2lt on all this

giving O. money 10 Clemson.
NJ. S.urkie sa.d be wished 10 knew
what they we're going 20 do with
Wintnrop's money already given in
The appropriation bill.
Mr.. Eird saiA irst The chief clerk
at Cl4rsl1 h2d told him tbey could
get alcng very well with S 600.
Etr. S.urkia said that the trustees
were the only persons who could tell
gn2t Clemson needed. Ole had said
hey needed more than $50 600.
Mr.. Eird repeated that unless this
ex'ra7agauce was stopped he people
would cot submit to It. l. was fact
.nat few years ago the tax had not
amounted 10 more than $50 aad
yet the college got along all n ght.
The vote was then taken On the
qres.ion Of ordering the bill to third
reading. The vote resulted as follows,
the niil beine passed:
Yea.-Asbili, B:cot, Bailey, Beth.
uae. Cxughnsn, Colcoak 6 W !,
Davis Dukes, Ei9ards, Eicd, E2pa,
Fairey, Fox, Gage, Graham, Hamil-
ton, Harvey, Henderson, Rlott, Hu-o-
p0rey, Ilderton, kennedy, hibier, d.
]. Kinsrd, Lester, Lennon, L'me,
house, Livingston, Mrshoe, Mccall
lough, Netiles, Patton, Perritt. Piyler,
Price, Pence, Pyatt R4iasford, h7y
aolds, Robinson, Russell, Sanders.
Ses5rook, Striker. Simk2ns, j. +
Smith, Z. D. Smith Seeer. Stevenson,
Timmerma", Town end, Werner. Vim.
cant, Yves, morelead, Wilson, Wink,
ier, W;ili4ms, Wi;nacspoon, Wyche,
Yeldell-6I
N2ys-Soeaker Frank 3. Gary, All,
ASHER. Austell, Banks, Bedon, BIyine,
Bceeiand. Burns, Carson, Crum, Cusl-
man, C. II. Davis. W g. Davis. De.
Bruhi, Garris. 4 P. Goodwin, 0 P.
Good via. Hollis, q Hydcics, T.E.J Ghn
SOD, j. D kin&gd, Lancaster, lotion,
Mauldin, Mars, N hrtenS. J. E. M!!
Ter. j Il. Miller, Mitchell Moore,
Mex own, McL&urin. McWhjte, Pal
IiDs r gers. Skiarer, S. W. Smith,
". s. Saith, St1rkie. W. Il. Th1I as,
Toole, Wes!, Wingo-44.
Oa Thursday tie House took up
Mr. Cnilds' bill ITO provide fer tn
election Of a state boari o. control,
aod to tutther reEUlate the sale, use,
consumption, transportation ana di:'
position CT Intoxicating end alcoholic
Eqpors CT liq qlids ia this state, for
nsdlc i, sclenuhc ans mechanic i ussS
only, &ad prescribe furtner penalsi>s
for vioiat!on OF the ctSpensary laws
aud TO police the same. Alter loas
speech IN favor OF tae bill by Ar
CGilds, D.. S urkie moved 70 strike
out the enactlag words OF the bill,
which the House refused to do oy the
fo]'o ging vote.
Yeas-G2ry, All, Anderson, AusteT, =,
Bacot, Bailey, Banks. Bathune, Col
cox, Crun, 4 0. w. DAYS; Debrunl,
Eh'd, + 'ps, u trrlS, y +. G1o1W!o,
Grah.'n, Hsz Ie9, d7od.rsoa, Lar
frn, Trace Z Jonason, Al2ter' ) y.
h!aaro, Laacast T, Les3-E, L@mn2a'
1!shoe, Mitchell, AcLturln, &c
" " Hlte' NJ ieS; FauI!2>' E0It3cH'
Pr!nGe. g9aI'' oHlo1ef- oinh;u2. o;2r-
kl-, " q lho1iaS, 10 Y aSeL ~ q, ~ WslSu'
Vet, WiIs5a, Wl2k!er, Williams,
Ni,ferSPoon, w Wycae-7'.
Na2S-aSaIsS, b-ooA: be~.-n5' Sn.1l,
b1rnS' |%rS2n, G&us2n zn' J1'IGS'
GOSAuaG' Y 81. = VS. W: y C=E-S'
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$S63,U222 %
The amount due upon Is

5 ar-iv 2I as follows:
Five mill leTy Of ls9! on Sl73,-
UVn,UUQ ........ $3.50, goo GO
Less commissions Of county treas
ure s,aoatemeats aud nul!a bona 10000 90
Net balance. ......................... $4,000 90
'.rae exc-ss cf appro priations for
1898 over present available resources,
70 wit. $l4S, 276C6. is about the
amount OF tne usual expenditures for
.wo months iG the year. This is about
!he same deficiency, If deficiency Ii
can be called, which existed last year.
rhe SAFE treasury, therefore, mas
about held grouad. It is calculated,
therefore ttat present available re
sources are sufficient to run the gov
ernment until Nov. l, 1898. After
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-. -,
Ina' ttne, eAR-ho |. u7es mus: % NICE oon
or By borrowing money in adyance Of
the collection OF those taxes:
Esunaveo expenditures OF hscaI year
Ie9o:
ways and means committee.,S5t2.17l %
interest on puotic deo''...'.'''.'.' -o3'''4 "
.-r--.--
9oZo,o4' %
O0s-''"tt' -'''-0-t' 90
based on 80 day sesslon...'..... o2'90oOJ
600 az o5
,eo- "0'!,,:L| :, -no @1 %1
npalo interest, 60 J0g I0s on on
0U'S'anoinS "aHI"1'S' 'e'' '''''' -'iO0 ~
e5-1-o.,7 o.
p-.:.,.o 8 .ooo:.os So ''o-7 .-oo- -
E,,ims'G ~ ieG9ap;s ~ ,;iI , - end
go. 80 .51 o"s-s VI roo 1--A ~
re- n,;,,S Gis' ~ ~ sI-2 0o0 o06 oca5 0an 90
Insurance and m secretary Of State's
Observation-Disclosures. 240O0CO
Railroad commission. cy2enses
refunded by railroads. -.640 90
South Carolina penitentiary...... 10000 90
S90G,G40 90
Less taxes of 1897 collected prior
toJan l. 1898. See treasurer's
report, page lOl....."............ 2o9,GOO W
---2o7o 80.
9oo0'V0o W
LESS COMMISSIONS on county
!, ,teSi'uEe1S ao1'eiiienlS :, aHu hG.- II
Id os.;s 2onas, comp EOtteF general ) % mn ~
e'''1t''s '.'''''''''''''''''''''''''' 3'''V' w
ssee G1o M
Tno +o+o1 +av.h,o r-o,ort- ooo,.I
i,c ~ tbe t rsno-t ~ , 80 ~, ~trol,er
oenereI for 1907 neoa Qs :s s172 S12
!ol Thera may be some diferenc9
10 'als amount 1or 1873, as tnero IS 10
% general reassessnenE CT properly
this year. 1t IS, however. coDsldfr@d $50 rec
sate 10 estlmate on basis OF SI|U, ,UUO UUV.
1t will be seen from these statements
that hvs mill levy, together WIN
the other ordinary resources OF the
State, are sufficient by a close margin
10 NEE! tue usual expenditures OF tAe
STATE government, pro7i9e9 1ne ap-
p'opriaElohs 90 not exceed tne agsce
saI7 rs reporter % Eoe mouse oJ Tue
"aYs ana msanS comnl:Iee ana pro
Vloeo also ina. the session oc6s mol
exceed 81 days.
II tne eeoera! &pproprlaElons are
matsf3si,y lncfeaseo, or II th9 ses.on
exceeds 81 Gays Ia -!sngin' 1hea Inc
eApenoltuFes VIII eAc1oe !h7 resources
or the State upon the oasis OF 8 Mill
levy: Ia THIS event, II the State treas
Try is 70 hold It's ground, 1t VIII os
necessasy 70 increase tne levy oi
mills for State PURPOSES: Walch the
com nlttee hasreconn7nded.
zesvv ssrs,,ze, Movement,
The movement Of fart;Iiz-rs ont NJ
Chsrlesron fo-the last few wssks has
been excsedinolv haavy Some tine
apo The Nsws an Carrier printed an
article based uo,n iofornation cath
cred from reliable sources to shoy
that there was no found .tico for the
ba!ief prevailing IN certain quarters to
the effect that the product OF the
mills gould 10 "a drro uD,n the mar
ket this season TIE views then ey-
pressed have bgsn faIl7 sustained bg
the events Of the last few weeks 4
we'll known fertiljzer man said Wed
nesjav tnat lost veaL his COM oaov
sh mn. 4 o,,t of Charleston nearIv .
TN IF Goods 1oinTt. for averv wort-
inc honr of the siv oavs of the we.s
H. had the figneres with him 70 sub
stant;ste ghst he said His records
sno red that during the week ending
last S.turdsy be had shipped uo7ards
of 8 800 tons Of goods cat O; the
CITY, There are ten working hours in
made him shin a. 100 of a TN Of fer
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Amount due upon taxes Of 1891. )
Fees secretary OF state......S3 Q %
Taxes on iusuTauce.........l eco
License axes...,...........Sl0, 1000
Railroad commission refunded...-
State peu:tenuary...................
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Excess Of appropriation for 1888
over cash II treasury and re-
sources f,om current taxes Of
leJ- and fees, etc, 1SsS.......,.l4S
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TC-O,14o 80
Legislative appropriation, esti-
mate Of comptroller general
based on 50 day session......... $4,000
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THE TAXES THIS YEAR.
THE STATE LEVY is INCREASED TO
FIVE MILLS.

Whs: Tbs L2vy Tor Z ach County Is Fixed
at-How the Finances OF the State
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that time, expenditures mus! be mode
out of the collection OF taxes for 1898
or By borrowing money in advance Of
the collection of those taxes:
Estimated expenditures Of fiscal year
1898:
neutrality-suspicious. fixed By
ways and means committee. S5i2.7777l %
Interest on public debt............, 2S3, "a 60
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$SJ94l5 95
Unpaid interest. lS97............... 900 co
Outstanding warrants, IS97...... 2,I06 50
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-02-09

The Poor OF New Castle, Delaware, ara In
a Most Pisisblo Coadition-oat OF Work
aad NJ Credit.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-02-09
In The STATE SENATE.
SHEEP KILLING COGS HAS TCO
MANY FRIENDS.

How the S.Ea:ors Voted cn several IN:
portSns Measures Durios the Past week
"A Report Of the Wcrk Dorc.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-13

1t Is always pleasant to read Of in
stances in which would be pssctioal
jokers have had chance to sample their
own wares. In Life In California, "
Alfred Robinson tells of a Sepor Lugo,
who often amused the travellers by his
stories and eocentricities, and one even
ing attempted practical joke, with the
following result:
He had loaded paper cigar with
gunpowder and placed it among his
oigarros. During his visit with mo he
repeatedly asked me to smoke. but l
fortunately missed the cigar he had pre-
pared, until finally, from the lateness
of the hour he withdrew.
In the course of the night he awoke,
and feeling O desire to smoke selected
from his bundle, quite forgetful of the
evenings amusement, the very cigar he
had preparsi for me. Having lighted
it, he returned to bed
The cigar was about half consumed
and he more than half asleep when a
sudden explosion carried away the bet
ter part of his mustaohe, and so thor
oughly frightened his poor wife that /
venture to say the event will never be
forgotten.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-13
Smithfield.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Charles of Mechanic
Falls, are visiting Mrs. Charles parents,
MIR. and Mrs. John Thompson.
Mrs. Lutte Marston and little daughter
Alice, returned, Wednesday, to her home
in Readfeld, after few days visit at S.
A. Marston's.
Harper Allen and family have moved to
Norridgewock, and Mr.. Fuller is moving
into the house vacated by Mr.. Allen.
A goodly number of neighbors and
friends met at Abel Merrill's, last Monday
evening, and husked out nice lot of corn
after which bountiful supper was served.
the remainder of the evening being spent
in music, both vocal and instrumental.
Mr.. Frank Champlin left Smithfeld last
week for California to spend the winter
Mr.. Daniel Groves seriously cut hi;
foot while cutting lumber and doctor
dressed the wound.
Fred Stevens is repairing his house
Mrs. Anna Hartford is painting the out
side of her house. Alfonso Groves is
building an addition to his house.