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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-06
RAKED IN THOUSANDS.
Another New York Get Rich Quick
Concern Goes Up the Flue.

The New York Herald says Whites
bureau. sometimes known as "Charles
h. Whites bureau and get rich
quick" concern, located in the cotton
exchange building, vanished with It's
managers on Sunday, and it is estlnat-
ed that eredulous depositors are out OF
pocket more than 100000. Whites
bureau was in many respects similar to
the FraDklyp syndicate, operated By
William T. Miller Like the Franklin
syndicate, it offered tremendous divi-
dends to depositors, professed to be
leyi,imare aud to be an old established
concern, profe essed 10 have the strong
est kind OF r recommendation from banks
aud bankers. Like the Franklin syn
dicate, it managed its business without
any Inquiries being made by the police.
II had accounts iu several down town
banks, aud drafts from its customers
passed through the banks without any
questions being asked, except IN the
Instance Of one bank.
Like the Franklin syndicate, it paid
out dividends, to depo,itors presum-
ably from the money placed on depo,lt
in order 10 lure larger gudgeous. Fin
ally. like the Frauklin syndicate, It's
backers took alarm and disappeared
with large quantity Of other peoples
money. Whites bureau was operated
BY ,wo young men who went under the
raue of &, man. Oue of them gave
the uaue OF Z. H. Hymau, aud he Is
understood to have been the sc. h.
White whose buresu the concern pur-
ported to be. The ''burra began
business in the latter part Of September.
Ir,ub-l let two ronms from another ten
art on the fr,t floor The Offices are
very baud furnished, aud are
rartitioued of into SMALLER rooms.
Macy typewril,r5 were euploy ed, and
when the business Was first established
an enormous ouaatity Of letters aud
circu ars were sent forth. The hrm In
serted advertisements in newspapers
all over the country, promising that
Whites bureau would make m 'ney fer
au, body who would sebd his cash on to
New York. Tae advertisements were
as aliuriug as green goods circulars.
The circulars aud advertisements
soon began to have the usual effect.
Letters began to come in from al Over
the country. The mail to the bureau
grew to such proportions that the sus-
picions of the superintendent of the
cotton ex.hauge building became
aroused, and he made an investigation.
He could not find out anything about
the busy young men, except that they
profes>ed to be dung general invest.
ment business. so they were permitted
to remain. 1t is impossible to make
any estimate, based on reliable figures,
a. to the amount of business that
Whites bureau did. It was unques-
tiouably very large Taking into con-
sideration al! the banks in the city, the
business represented by drafts alone
would be somewhere between SoO 600
aud 500, 900. The bulk Of the busi-
ness doue by Whites bureau, however,
was done through registered letters,
pos;otfice orders and express packages
The business by mail reached all over
the country from Maine to Florida,
and from the Atlantic to the great west.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-06
SILVER REPUBLICANS
Wish to Get Anti-Imperialist Repub-
lican3 Into Their Camp.

The Silver Republicans IN conference
at Chicago Tuesd4y and Wednesday
planned, it is announced, to ally them
selves with and to make use Of the
'anti-imperiAlism' agitation especial,
ID eastern States where the silver issue
does not a;tysct. Cooperation with
Edward Atkinson's following will be
sought. The purpose Of the silver Re-
pu5hcans is TO gaiu, If possible with
this new issue, foothold in eastern
States so that their party cao more
truly claim to be natioDal organIza-
tion aud thus become more effective
whip for holding the Democrats TO
the Bryan aud Is to line. This is
ouc reason why the Silver Republicans
want to hold big national convention
Of 2 600 or more delegates next year
Con Grmatiou of this plan was received
Thursday from Fred }. Dubois, former
senator from Idaho aud chairman of
the Silver Republican executive COM
mittee.
There is no place for the R.publi-
can anti-im periaIlsts Of New Eug land
md the cosst to go except into our
party, said Mr.. Dubois the as
sured composition Of the United States
senate for several years couvlnces them
that silver k gislatiou cannot be pass, d
for many Years yet On anti Imperial
ism and kindred questi rs they are as
Que With US. l AN satisfied they will
come ,ou> expect u see former
Gov. Boutwell, Of Msssacbu>etts, Ell
ward \ kiusun aud meu like them sit
tirg a. delegates iu our 'uVrntlo1.
I'VE have planted f"r BIZ conven-
ton OF 900 or more Our convection,
If held at the same tire aud place as
the Democratic convention VIII be a
powerful stimulus asaiust any conces-
sion by tha! party to the forces Of un-
righteousness. We have Lot much to
fear on this score hoSeyer. We are
pretty we'll >at}sfed that the Demo-
Gratis will reafhrm the platform of 1895
and ro:niuate Nr. Bryan. That will
be enough II, however, they should
seek t5 erade or subordinate the sllv r
issue, vel not b. their allies tn
such case We will do what MANY silver
Republicans wanted to DO III 1896 -eS-
tabiish d separate organization aad
nominate separate ticket.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-06
December Weather.

The foil ,wjng da.a. covering period
Of twenty eight years; have been COM
piled from the weather bureau records
at Charleston for the month of Dee.
Mean or normal TEN pe:aturs, 81 de-
grees The warmest mouth was that
Of 1889, with an average of % degrees.
The coldcst month was that of 1876,
with an erage Of Al degrees. The
higcs; ,c1i r,'ure was IS degrees on
Decem ocr IL, 1859 The lowest temper.
st"re was l3 degrees on Dec. ~, 1850.
Average precipitation for mouth,
8 26 inches Average number Of dtys
wltn .Ul Of al inch or more, 8. The
greatest monthly preceis i;a,ion was
7.9l inches III 1887. The las, monthly
precipitation was U.03 inches in 1889.
The greatest amount Of precipitation
recorded in ary ,weuty-four consecu-
tive hours was 3. 46 inches on December
8 and 10, 1885.
The greatest amount of snowfall re-
corded iu any twen5y-fuur consecutive
hours (record extending to winter Of
1884 IS ouIyj was 0.Ol inch on Decem
Der 8, 1856.
Average number of clear days, 13;
partly cloudy days, 10; cloudy days. S.
The prevailing winds have been from
the northeast, 10 per centum. The
highest velocity Of the wind was so
miles from the southeast on December
II. 1888.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-06
Viii Run Into Savannah.

It is announced that, commencing
Drcenb Der 10, 1899, the Southern Rail
way Company Will Operate through
train service overits own line via Co.
luu bia, Perry, Bsckvile and Allen
dale, 5. c., into and out Of Savannah,
Ga.
Commencing that date lis through
car service will be opperated IN conbec-
,ieu with the Plant System south Of
Savannah, Ga, aud the Florids East
Coast Railway, to aud ftoA p)in's on
the east cost of Florida with direct
connections to aud from Key West,
Fla, Havana, Cuba, and Nassau, \. 2,
via Miami, Fla, in connection with
tie t.or.da East Coast Steamship Line;
and IN couuecuoa with the Plant Sys-
TEN south of Savannah TO and from
other points il Flcrida, including
pciu,s on the west coast. with direct
counections to and f.om Key West and
Hataua, via rampa, Fla , in connection
with the P!aut Steamship Line
Washington Post. Nov. 10, 1899.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-06
FREE BLOOD CURE
An0Ger 2co5:l, E4i;1 > jlT,.sts.

Aa0fer 2co5:ly Fa;;1 > 'lf,:ets.
Eating Sores, Tumors, Ulcers, are
all durable by B. 3. B. Botanic Blood
Balm which is made especially to cure
al! terrible Blood Diseases. Persistent
Sores, Blood AID Skin B!emishes,
Scrofaia, that resist other treatu ents.
are quickly cured by B. B. B. Botanic
Blood Balm) Skih Eruptions, PIN
pl.s, Rcd, Itching Eczema. Scales,
Bli>ters, Boils, Carbuncles, Blotches,
Catarrh. Rheumatism, etc are all due
to bad blood, and hence easily cured
bv B. B. B. BIcol Pois u producing
Elting Sores, Eruptions, Swollen
glands, Sore Throat ETC., cured by B
B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm), in one to
five months. B. B. B does not con-
tain vegetable or mineral poison.
One bottle will test it in an case. For
sale by drnggists everywhere. Large
bottles 81. six for FIVE s.. Write for
free sample bottle, which will be sent
prepaid to Times readers, describe
symptoms and personal free medical
advice will be given. Address Blood
Balm Co., Atlanta; Ga.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-06
CUTS LIKE CHEESE.
BerE:ada Stone Which Can BE QuarSied
With Hand Saw.

Nature has made It easy to build
houses in Bermuda The entire group
Of Islands is made up Of coral rock,
so that every man can have quarry
in his back yard if he cares to dig deep
enough. This stone, when first cut, is
soft and white, so that it cuts like
cheese" like the wood Of the famous
"one-hoss shay" and can be got out
in square blocks with an ordinary
handsaw. On exposure to the air,
however. it soon becomes dark and
hard enough to break the teeth out of
the saw that cut it so easily from its
bed.
AS there is no lumber in Bermuda
except that which is brought from
Canada at considerable expense, stone
is used for nearly the entire house.
The walls are laid Of blocks about
eight inches by six. and two feet IN
length. Window sills and door jams
arc also sawed out Of stone in the pro-
pcr shape, and even the roof is covered
with stone shingles. which are made
by simply setting block of soft. fresh
stone on edge and saving it into thin
siOS DUN ltoi alkId nav w cS
kept whitewashed. or the stone would
crumble away. hard as it finally be-
comes: but with this precaution it
lasts long time. There is an old coral
Stone-h house on Harrington Sound
which is considerably over 200 years
old.
Coral islands are formed by the coral
polyps, or insects. which build up reefs
to about the level Of the sea and then
die On the rough surface Of these
reefs Scaveed clings. The wind and
the waves work together to grind up
their substance and pile it in heaps Of
sand. which finally solidifies into the
rock which can be cut so easily.
The freshly broken stone makes ad-
mirable road material. Even the rub
Der tire of bIcyle will crush a piece
Of it fat. and the rain soon solidifes
it in that shape. so that the whole
roadhed. new stone and old together,
becomes like a smooth track cut Ia
solid rock.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-06
S,nokeIroS Powder.

The first smokeless powder that I
made in England was made in exactly
the same manner as the French.
had obtained a quantity Of true gun
cotton, that Il, tri-nitro-cellulose
(knewn sometimes as insoluble gun
eetten. because it cannot be dissolved
in alcohol and ether like collodion cot
ton di-nitro- -cellulosc.) Some ef this
powder, when freshly made produced
fairly good results. quite as good as
those produced by the French powder.
but upon keeping it few months the
grains lost their tranSpare lcy. became
quite opaque and fbrous. and it then
burned with great violence. lnvestt-
CATION showed that about ! to 2 per
cent. of the solvent was still in the
powder when the first tests were made,
whereas the drying out Of this lest
trace Of solvent had completely chan
ged the character Of the powder. I
then added to this powder about 2 per
cent. Of castor oil. with the result that
the castor oil remained after the solV-
ent had been completely removed. so
that the powder would keep any length
Of time: indeed, powder made at time
1850 is good to-day.-Eiram Maxim.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-06
Sampson Praises Eobson.

In speech at Brockton, Mass , re-
Gently Admiral Sampson said: when
the North Atlantic squadron was or
dered fr,m KY West, Hobscn was
SEP, aboard the New York to inspect
the ships and find their weak places.
He found a number that would have
been fatal had they remained and had
the Spauiards been good shots. When
We had been off Santiago some time [
decided that we should blockade the
harbor by siukipg large ship in it.
He worked three days aud three nights
before it was done. Hobson always
had my unbouuded trust. He Has al
ways brave aud did his duty, as he is
doing it today. | do not believe a
word of the stories circulated about
him. If l had another such task to
perform, such as closing up the harbor
of Santiago, wou.d detail Hobson to
do it"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-06
Making Colored Soldiers.

In the early days Of colored troops
in the regular army it was essential,
to get the best results. that they should
serve with white troops, so that disci-
pline could be enforced when neces-
sary. It was decidedly risky expert
ment to attempt making soldiers Of
such people. They needed the object
lesson Of contact with white troops.
Naturally Of an initiative disposition,
the colored man took the white soldier
as his pattern. carefully watching
every gesture and movement with In
quisitive concern. Recruited from the
most dangerous aad shiftless Of the
freed negroes. they We're naturally
lazy, and disinclined to do, the work
required Of them. They spent all their
leisure time in gambling. drinking and
quarrelling Every possible punish
ment employed in the discipline Of
frontier posts was inflicted upon them.
They were stood on barrels. they were
"bucled" and gagged, they were
marched about the garrison with
heavy plarks tied to their backs, bear
ing the word gambler" in chalk.
Everything was done to discipline
them, every means taken to make
soldiers Of them.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-06
Lnckv Dredging for diamond.

Dredging has been successfully re-
sorted to in recovering valuable dia-
mond ring that was lost in Petaluma
creek. Recently the owner Of the ring
was standing on bridge just below
Petaluma. across an arm of the creek,
when his diamond ring slipped from
his finger and fell through crack In
the bridge and into about eight feet Of
water The stone in the ring cost.
without the mounting, $500. The
owner hated to give it up. yet he did
not know how to 90 to work to get it
out In his perpleHity he applied to
Capt. John Hackett, a man Of expert
ence in dredging though on some
what larger scale than hunting for so
small a thing as ring. The loser Of
the ring had been thoughtful enough
to mark the place in the bridge where
the ring fell through. Hackett rigged
small clamsheil bucket, to be oper-
ated by hand. with a rope this was
dropped through the bridge at The
place marked. and bucket Of mud
was brought from the bottom Of The
creek. It was taken to the bank end
washed out. A second and then third
was tried. and in the third was found
the ring. Stockton Independent.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-06

By vote Of the convention as ezecu-
tive comnirtee was formed, called the
Jefferson Davis monument committee
of the I. D. G., consisting of mem
Der from each State. This committee
organized Immediately by the election
OF Mrs. S. T. McCuilough, president Of
the Grand Division Of Virginia, u. D.
g., as its chairman, aud Mr. j. s Ell
lett, of Richmond, the bounded treas
urer of the jefferson Davis Monument
Association, as treasIrer
With this committee IS associated
an advisory board Of five gentlemen,
mem bers Of tie J.fersru Davi, Mouu
ment Association, the H0u. j. Tay lor
Ely son, chairman. The South Caro-
llrs delegation selected ne to repre-
sent the State on the executive cUu-
mi,tee, subject TO the approval OF the
Safe Division, Which was glvea al It's
CONVENTION III Greeuville.
As Your representative On that com
mitt:e it is my Guty TO beg that Your
chapter will, as soou as pos>ioie, take
STEPS towards the accom- pll>hmeut OF
the object set before Us BY our assvcia-
tion-teat Of erectlag mouuu,cut 10
j. rson Davis, President OF the Con-
3edela1e States.
All other appeals seem weak when
cou pared to this, and | entreat that
all other plans for work may be ten
porari!y set aside uurll this duty be
fulfilled.
In honoring the memory Of Presi-
dent Davis We build a monument to
the principles Of the government he
represented-priuc' pies, which are Low
being acknowledged as right even by
many who fought against them.
1he task before Us Is not unduly
heavy. Authorities say that SUIT
able monument can be put up Tor s1O,-
UUO. With stroDg, cVuctrtec action
on the part Of Southern women succes
will be sure, aud the Daughters OF ID
Curfederacy may well feel that their
Organization has lot been IN vain II II
can be made the means Of brluglrg
about CONTAMINATION so heartily
wished for by all who revere the meu-
ory uf the Lost Cause.
The Committee Will be very glad to
hear OF auy ,fvrt on the part OF Your
chapter 10 1alse fluids for this mouu-
nent aud If auy further information or
suggestion III my power Is desired
please call upon Tue.
Mrs. Augustine 7. Smythe,
Member for South CaIohua Of tffcr-
son Davis Monument Committee, |.
D. &.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-06
The Oldest Clocks.

The oldest clocks Of American man
ufacture were made by Gideon Rob-
erts, Of Bristol. Conn. According to
the best authorities, no clocks were
manufactured in what are now the
United States prior to 1900. at which
time Mr.. Roberts first placed his time
pieces on the market. His clocks were
made with the greatest care. and
much time was spent in perfecting
them. They were all Of the style COM
monty known as half clocks. about
six feet in height, handsomely 6n-
ished and a recognized separate piece
Of furniture in which the owner al
ways took great pride.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-06
South Carolina Must Help.

The following address u the DAugh-
ters of the Copfederacy in South Caro-
lima has just been issued by the rresl-
dent of the South Carolina division. 1t
Viii doubtie>s result in accomplishing
much for the cause so earnestly aovo-
Gated:
ro.rhe South Carolina Division, Unite d
L D.ushtvr> Of the ConfedeIacy:
Dear L.Gies aud Flieuds: With the
rnlpnse Of furlhcring the trne aim OF
the D,usi,t,r> of the Confcdvracy, aud
>vudus forward Sage from the
scar AID nj d Of our w"meu, | Ak
,our iuGuisetce for the first worcs
address To Yea from tie fl e Of honor
10 which on have lied NE
if my uind ~eIe not 50 full OF the
Gigni1> a 4 Syle;dor ,f the lH"J CT
W!.ca Irr>ert to You for consl0 ,ra-
tiou, in this letter, / might Stop TO
speak Of Ike pc,s "a rsumauon Rave
for the ros,ri5n occu2y BY Your &ooc
u.,l ai.G cnuicr. | VII! alloT y-eif 10
saw that slarcsuau ouce remar>ec 20
,at..,hat publjc h, nor Is ersafer "p-
., 49,, ,'" ;,r fI,r ,n,rs thoroughly serving
-" ,',,,,',.
b, G,vc l shall be doing this in
;,t,.fnra ,nn ,uv cnpceaIion OF
tl,,a's~7 sLa t,r7,,Ysrsr most enduring auo far
re.rt.;,.y work in which the DapghterS
- RI. C,,.feo,rscy can engage uLtil it
s5sII h. c,opf.,.d
,T%o /. tF,,son Davis monume,t has
,,aa., =, or. d as ,ur work woulo
rscco,n.,.,.i . that we make !, TIE work
r ,.t D,p..h1yrs # the roufuduracy
Tie anxers We throw upon n,o!:uGs
,h. M, i, W. be>tow 10 scho l., tie
or,tn,.., y,.,1It under the sclii, r,
yr.,,s are our va,siGe f,uers. These
sery;rss r, * 1b. heart, engage SYM,
,.rhi., enlist many workers. They
sra1,f, ali aud are right claims upon
r,~.r, s,,oLn or ,h, artists brush
III =, 49, ,,;c,nr.-not ore, lisht or
t..n, t.., " bn, mnnI1 ;,un.ir prrfec,ipn if
,,'.1 J o,rSw,et iharifi-s our |, c Al
,,,,,r.,,s our home ,,opuluruts, our
ca,r h,tja care Of graves are the deli
cs,n .h.cinys which enrich AID Gem
,,Iy,e orr ,r0,,6ertuI p;c,ur.-The Con-
t,J,r,ry S;1v. mus, have iu it the
bip strong tone Which is ideaIiz d by
bs,So ts,G.r ,opches That is The fuuu-
- nf h..;r ,v,..tl-pce
csa,ob r. oil 6;,er:ins among the
,ua,.,,',.>f 49,. fa.i;ns ~ into ,he ..deerest
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tie Se@ 70 ~, - .au5 ~ ms
opvu ;n:.' W 80 I've. of IN nr4 men and
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they o!eo al!1 >HneieO 'o.I 60 s". ,San,
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-06
s.HaSsayannDS.'' -

The elevated altitude and pure air
of Arizona and New-Mexico seem to
affect the minds and imaginations OF
some men. Down in Arizona there Is
a little stream known as the Hasa
yampa River, and it is said that if any
one drinks OF the water he is forever
after incapable Of telling the truth. The
victims Of this mysterious stream are
known as "Hassayamps," and there
are a good many OF them in this part
of the country. Some have mines to
sell.-Flagstaff (Ariz.) correspondence
Of The Chicago Record.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-06
Law Examinations.

It's ordered that the examination Of
applicants for admission to practice
law 10 the several courts Of this State
be held in the supreme court room at
Columbia, S. c.. Wednesday, the 18th
day of Dec. 1899, commencing at .
o'clock p. m.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-06
& Railroad Massacre.

TIE eAs,bou"d BuftIo express on
the Delaware, Licka Hanna and Western
Railway, while standing outside tn,
station at the Van Wiukle street cross
iug. at Paterson, n j., az 81 Wed.
uesday ught, was run into By swiftly
moving accommodation tram, bouno
rrum PniIip>ou y j., to j ersel
City Al least >lx people were klllro
and there are uow twenty inj jlre at the
hos pita in Paterson, Of whom some
will probably die. while some Of thos
not seriously i,jured were able to go To-
their d. s,ination> The dead are: Mrs
Mary RE, wife of David Roe, Of Ithaca
n. Y , and tso daughters; Walter We'll
brock. Cornell College, Ithaca, n. Y !;
Miller Craig. New York city; unknown
woman. The body that was thoug ht to
be that Of a boy proved to be the young
daughter Of Mrs. Roe All the bodi-s
have been removed to the morgue. The
Buffalo express was waiting for local
tr4in to move that had been delayed at
the station, and the Phi!lipsburg ac-
commodation was following the ex-
press, but short distance behind
The two rear cars Of the express were
broken to pieces. most Of the passengers
on them being either killed or injured
The engine of he PtiIlipsburg train
was completely wrecked, the engineer
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-06
s Roal BlaSsinc

n 1NodK I't"HNFIfSs
A novel sort of window glass has
been invented. Persons on the inside
of the house can see through it. but it
Is opaque to those on the outside.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-06
Rut a Railway VIII.

The Kurds and Cossacks believe that
Mount Ararat is guarded by an un-
earthly being, and that no man can
ascend the peak and live.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-06

WEEDS. is hint from FlckS
Magazine that is worth remembering:
Don't pull up weeds and then leave
them on the flower bed or throw them
down in the path, for the next rain will
make many Of them grow again. Al
ways take a basket with you aud go
''marketing' in the garden every day
for weeds, aad when you have found
one (you may possibly find two or three
nore) account that you have found
treasure and consign it to the compost
heap. You will soon have no need OF
investing a fortune IN "Bawler 5
Chemical Fertilizer" because you will
carry on live and cntcrprising chemica!
works Of your own. My lazy ueighbors
marvel at the fneness Of my potting
soil, after l have sifted it, but it is
mostly weeds, make the raising Of
weeds business. | like weeds. They
make grand flowers. God weeds, like
good indians, are the dead ones.