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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-21
The New Issues

The NV York Churchmau, pr5ba.
bly, the abl.si church newspaper maga
zine published in this country, bas this
to say on the issues Of the late election:
The victory of Tuesday ends all dis
pute as to currency standard. This
eliminates an issue " hich has perturbed
American politics for over century.
There remain, however, The other Two
great issues which loomed uyon the
horizon in serious form for the first
time during the past canvass O1e was
the attitude of the United States upon
foreign affairs, and the other was the
demand for the use Of the powers OF
the general govern uent in ORDER to re-
STRAIN, to regulate aud to load with in
creased taxation, the great accu 0ula-
tions, some of them by individuals, bu:
most of them held by great bodies Of
stockholders, whose growth constitutes
the most important social phenomenon
of the past twenty years. These two
issues remain to be fought out, and
they will come up for settlement IN
1904, without any question like the
currency 10 aid aud support those Vho
arc defending these great accumula.ions,
or to hinder the attack of those who be-
lle7e tha: they are not paying their fair
share Of the e1 yens,s of the govern
ment." These are the issues upon
which Bryan will be nominated and
elected in 1904 He is the logical can
didate as long IS these questions are
unsettled.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-21
The Blacks on Top.

A dispatch from Honolulu says Rob-
ert Wilcox, the independent socialist
candidate, has been elected Hawaiian
delegate to congress by small msiori-
ty, over Samuel Parker, Republican.
Much depression has resulted among
all whites, as Wilcox vas strongly op-
posed by Republicans and Democrats
alike. His campaign was an anti-Whlte
canvass, with promises on the part OF
some Of his campaign workers that If
he we're elected. Queen Lilioukalani
should be restored to the throne. The
result Of the vote shows the native Bit
terness over annexation to be still sp-
parent. The Independent native party
carried the house OF representatives by
a large majority. 1t is likely as a re-
suit of the election that congress will
be asked to establish some limitations
upon The voting privilege. Many of
the whites want a property quahica-
tion for voters. 1t is argued that in
voting upon simple color line msny Of
the blacks have shown themselves un-
fit for uniyersal suffrage.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-21
A Quaint Ceremony in Madrid.

The Queen Regent held at the palace
In Madrid the ceremony Of the invest-
CATION of eleven GranGees Of the first
class who have succeeded to Duke
doms. MarQuiSates and Earldoms ere
ated between the years 1868 and 1910.
They were invested IN the order OF
their precedence, the Duke Of Medina
CoeL, the Premier Duke and Premier
Peer Of Spain. possessing twenty titles
and s150,0OO income. coming hrst, fol-
lowed by the Marquis Astorga, Count
Oropesa, Dukes ARGOS, Luna, Alag,
Huescar, Baena and Arion, the Mar
quis Santa Cruz and Count Castrillo.
The Queen stood surrounded by the
high dlgnitaries and ladies OF the
court in the royal anti-chamber, where
the nsw Grandees, accompanied by
their sponsors, who are Grandees OF
the same class, were successfully ush-
cred IN By the Lord Chamberlain and
tile s-ln-Waitins. All tAe Grandees
present uncovered when a 1ew Peer
entered. and remained 80 until the soV-
ereign said to the new Grandee. Gov
er your head and speak" which he had
to do IN a short discourse on the merits
OF his ancestors who preceded him In
title. After the investiture the Gran
dees passed before the Halberdier
Guards drawn up on the palace stairs,
IN order that the Guards might know
them and pay them the usual honors
when they enter the precincts OF the
palace, where alone they have the right
TO remain uncovered In the presence Of
royalty.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-21
e
SOME GIANT SCALES
New Ones That VIII Weigh Load
Of 80 Tons.

Everybody Is perhaps aware that tne
large scales upon which entire trelent
cars with their loads Of many IONS are
weighed are considered immense, out
with all their inmensity Uncle sam
! has gone all the railroads ia tnls coun-
try one point better. says the Wash1ng-
ton Times, by Installing at the navy
yard one Of the largest pair OF scales
IN the country. This machine can out
weigh the largest railroad weighing
machine by fifty tons. and its results
must be accurate to the pound. while
railroad scales are considered good
enough If they approach anywhere
near fifty pounds Of being correct Ihe
new scales are placed on the track So
ing south from the great gun shops
and just opposite the forge shop. The!
are ferty-eight feet long and twelve
feet wide, and rest upon cement base
built upon long plies. The ground is
somewhat low, and it was necessary TO
utilize the services Of pile drivers to
secure stable foundation, which ls
one Of the requisites OF an accurate
weighing machine. The cost was about
$1,000.
Much Of its fine and sensitive balanc-
| ns apparatus was manufactured FOR
special use In the new machine, and
the completed structure Is considered
model and marvel Of modern nechan-
ism and American ingenuity.
In order to illustrate the accuracy OF
the counterpoise Of the machine to
reporter the superintendent Of the
yards and docks picked up half brick
that was lying on the ground near by
and tossed it on the huge platform OF
the machine Ee then consulted the
long brass lever In the reading box
along the side Of the scales and found
| that the record Of the Of the brickb2t
was just 4 pound.
Turning to the reporter he said that
the machine was so sensitive that It
could weigh anything from pound OF
sugar to a trio Of 13-inch naval guns,
and weigh them accurately, though it
will probably exc out long existence
at the famous gunshop without having
! the chance to weigh an ounce OF the
| former. The capacity Of the new
scales IS $50 tons, or double the ca
pacity Of the old scales, which has just
been replaced. A 13-inch gun weighs
about 55tons, and it can be readily
seen that the new scales can weigh
two Of the monsters. reclining on
forty. eight foot track, and not tax lcs
capacity to any great extent. AL the
new guns OF the navy yard Will De
weighed upon these colossal scales.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-21
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-21
Eaten by Cannibals

The steamer, Moscotte, which has
arrived from the South seas, brings tales
of cannibalism and massacre by the
blacks on the savage islands. For the
past two years, the Msscotte has been
trading between the Solomon Islands
and New Guinea. Her deck, rails and
sales bear marks Of cannibal spears
and bullets. The schooner arrived at
Kemali, in the Admiralty group, just
after the murder of Herman Matzke,
the trading agent there. Captain Mac.
co and boats crew went ashore and
found the Copra House looted and the
traders home wreck. In the yard Of
the latter big spot was still sizzling,
and in it were some bones Of the trad
er. The caDnibals appeared and opened
FIRE with guns found in the agents
house. Captain Mscco and his crew
retrestcd to the schooner and turned
loose ali the available arms and the
csnnibals were driven of. The Mas
cote met the German sloop Of war,
Sesdle, near the Carolines, and notified
the captain Of the murder. Both the
schooner and the warship returned to
Kemali. The native villages were then
shelled. Eighty villages were destroyed
by FIRE, l6 natives were killed and 20
were taken prisoners.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-21
SLAIN BY RUSSIANS.
The Channel Chck 4 With D, ad
Cinnamon

Tbs Leu or G.. b. Wej2cs3ag er
rcop publishes etter froa q 5,is'aG
gentl, ma who has been sraVe'lcg to
,, Xxi. vi. he Trans Siberian railroat.
He describes under 2ste Of September
On. sha. lie So or the An.ug river
HIS sccoY-lt snrpasacs II aCrccr thpse
previous!; published.
''The scenes | have vi:n sed dur
isS the ,hcce days sirce the steamer
lcf, Blagovctobcnsk, he says, aEs
Horrible tsyond tfe powers Of descrip-
lioo. It is the cltsiue ta5lau Of q fear
fsl hum=a tragedy Two Thousand scre
deliberately drowned al Morxo, two
thousand at R4be snd eight shsusand
around Biagove;chenss, 3 totsl of
;selve thousand corrses euoumteriDg
the river, aGocg which were thousands
u women aDd children n 7igssioa was
ali but impossible. List week beat
had to plough her way through tangled
and masgiod mass of corpsos lasncd TO-
gethcr by their long hair. The backs
we're literally covered with ccrp!es. In
The curves Of the stream we're dark,
iujrid, smelling masses Ct human f sb
ard bone, surglng aai ssaging IN the
steamers wake ard wash. The captain
vaiuly ordered full speed ahead. The
sight aud snsll will be ever with US
From Blagcvetohensk to Aguo, IS
siloneters. numerous villages studded
the bank, with thriving, Industrious
population CT over 0,000 That of
Aigun wss 10000. No one will ever
know the runber of these who psrished
by shot, sword and stream Not vii
l.ge is left. The silence Of death was
srcurd US, tie smoking ruins Of Aigrn
on the right, with broken down, crumb
ling walls and shattered, locf. Sc
hon ns
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-21
Story of "The Lost Chord"

In London, in the early part Of this
decade, Col. Venting was frequent
visitor at the houses Of many Of the
nobility, and became acquainted,
through his excellent knowledge OF nu-
sic, with many Of the best musicians
Of the English metropolis.
'It was while there" said Col. Wen
tllng, that I first heard the story Of
the birth Of The Lost Chord a song
that has been sung in every quarter OF
the globe, and which will live forever.
II ever there was such a thing as IN
spiration, the song was inspired.
There are very few Englishmen
who do not remember Fred Sullivan,
the great comic star and brother OF Sir
Arthur Sullivan. He played In all the
original Gilbert and Sullivan operas
and has never been equalled. BE WAS
later followed by George Grossmith.
"One day Sir Arthur Sulliyn was no
tilted that his brother Fred was very
Ill. He made every effort to reach the
house where his brother was lying at
the point Of death, but arrived too late
to see him alive. The two brothers
were devoted to each other. and the
blow was e bitter one for Sir Arthur
He was closeted with the body OF bis
brother for two hours. at the eNpira-
ton Of which time lie came down stalrS
and went to the piano. Throwing the
instrument open he began to play. and
the bar. The Lost Chord was evolved.
The composer sadly put his new COM
position on paper and stored 1t away.
"The song Is the vail OF throbing
heart. the grief CT desolation. All
through its beautiful harmony can be
heard the strain Of grief. So profound
an impression did the association OF
the song with the death Of his brother
make on Sir Arthur that he is said to
have. even at this late day, an aversion
to hearing it performed. New York
Sun.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-21

ITO prove my love-" ho cried des-
psrately. "let me tell you during hew
many weeks I have scarcely closed my
eyes IN sleep. during how many days
I have eaten only"
Here. with an imperiouS gesture, she
waved him to silence.
statistics prove nothing!" she said.
All, but what cold dictun! 1t Tes
lfse an icicls plunged into hia sAros-
hias heart!-Detroit Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-21
BE Could Tell.

Last winter, writes ". E. Curtis, il
the Chicago Record, two litsls children
were standing in front Of the main en-
trance to the Senate Chamber, when
Senator Chandler, who, as you know, il
a great wag, auda friend came through
the door. One Of them, q little girl Of
II, burning with curiosity, stspped up
to them snd asked: Mister, how
much DOES it cost you to 90 in there?
You better ask that gentleman com
ing up the corrider," said the Senator
from New Hampshire, pointing to SEN
ator Clark Of Montana, who was leis-
urely approaching the entrrnce.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-21
School House Burned

A dispatch from Yorkville to The
State says the graded school building
caught CD FIRE Friday morning about II
o'clock, caused by burning chimney.
It iB total wreck. All the children
got out safely, but number of them
lost their books and wraps. The furni-
ture was all lost by FIRE and breaksge.
This building wss formerly the old fe-
male college. 1t was sold some years
ago for S6, 900, but cost much more than
that. The insurance on it was 81 00O.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-21

COOP ADVICE. The Gibson Record
thus advises the farmers: "Get your
ahest in the ground and get in shape
to live, good time or bad times. The
Hideawakv farmsr who makes his -four,
meat, syrup and potatoes, never knows
when hard times come If meat goes
high, he has it to sell instead Of buy;
if -four goes up he is all right, don't
care which way the wind blows, and We
can't see why all the farmers don't do
this way"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-21

'Why, darling" exclaimed the pref
ty bride Of three weeks as she rushed
to embrace her husband, chow good it
was Of you to skip baseball once and
come home early! You're just too
sweet"
And he accepted II all without say
ing a word about there being no game.
Detroit Free Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-21

TRAILING SKIRTs.-The Mediccl
Record calls attention to an edist
against the long skirts worn by women.
The board of health in Vienna has
placed plscsrds in all the public gar
dens and parks, directing the women
9ho visit the places to hold up their
skirts if they trail upon che ground
The trailing skirt is promoter of filth
and disease and it ought not to be nee
essary to issue sd edict against it.
Common decency ought to drive the
skirts of this sort into oblivion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-21

MoLAssEs TAFFY.-Put a quart Of
molasses is in an iron saucepan over
slow fire and boil for half an hour,
stirring to prevent boiling over. Set
from the fire an instant, if it bolls too
high. When in begins to thicken, adj
half teaspoonful Of dry and s'tteo
baking sods. When brittle, pour 1t out
an inch thick on creased pan.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-21

Miss Chase-That sporting widow
who got the brush to-day has been IN
at the death a good many times.
Miss Hunt-Yes, and each OF them
left ner a fortune.-Brooklyn Life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-21
What China Will Pay

A dispatch to The New York Herald
from Washington says: Secretary Hay
is much irritated over reports from
Pekin showing that the ministers are
determined to punish every influential
Chinaman who they think is respon-
sible for the recent outrsges, and show
iDg also that the indemnity to be de-
nsnded will reach 5000, 600, geo. The
secretary is anxious that the powers
shall submit demands that can be &C.
cepted BY China. 0Hcisls at Washing
ton hold that examples should be nsde
only Of those conspicuously guilty, and
that the amount Of indemnity should
certainly be not more than $500, 600, 0oO.
1t is pointed out that if all the leading
men are sentenced to death, they will,
in self-deEense, organize resistance,
which will nccessitate further military
operations, the end of which no one can
fcresee.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-21
Little Elvin-Manaa, what is liquid

Mamma don't know. Ask your pa
pa He's always going out between
the acts "to get little air"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-21

:. tne mother continued al night IN
prayer for her sons safety, and IN the
morning q knock was heard at her
door, and the door opened, and
in came her long absent boy, az
claiming, Mother, l knew you
would pray me homel' But you need
not 60 SO far for illustration. l have
IN my own life had answers to prayer
so pointed, 50 direct, SO startling, that
| dare not recite them lest I be misun-
derstood. | could pick many startling
instances right out Of this audience.
You dare not doubt the integrity Of
those who present such evidence. You
would believe them as witnesses in any
court Of law standing before Judge and
jury, and csrtsinly you ought to be
:!eve them when they give solemn tes.
tinony as to what they have seen and
felt IN answer to prayer silent prayer,
audible prayer, ejsculatory prayer, in
tercessory prayer, e1temporareous
prayer, liturgical prayer; prayer in the
morning to start the day right,
prayer IN the evening to correct the
mistakes Of the day, prayer at the be-
ginning Of the year as we launch out
upon its uncertainties aud prayer st tie
close Of the yasr reviewing the v;cissi-
tudes of the u months; prayer for our
selves, prayer fer others; not formal
and heartless prayer, which is Of no
more use than the prayer Of the heather
o: Tim5uktu, who writes his petition
on board and then washes it of aud
catches the water in q CUP, giving it to
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-21

ascls =oG 81 1v% ~ him whole
"2sE seven --Js and seyen nights, and
. -e-oro is none spake a word to
am" What q disrepurable and wicked
silencel Mind you, they professed to
be religious men and they ought to have
baen able to offer some religious conso-
lstion. Instead Of that they were DUN b
rs the sphinx which st that time stood
in the African desert and stands there
still. Why did they not say something
about reunion in the heavenly realms
with his children who had been slain?
Why did they not talk to him about the
satisfactory explanations in the future
world Of things We do not understand
in this world? Why did they not go to
she apothecary and buy poultice that
would have soothed the csrbuncles, OF
some quieting potion that would calm
his nerves, or few drops of fsbrifuge
that would cool his heated frame? No!
gor seven days and seven nights they
did nothing and said nothing for hisre-
lief. They must have almost bored him
TO death.
After these three friends had com
pleted their Infamous silence CT week
shey began to lecture JOB. First, Ell.
phaz the Temsnite opens with long
story about dream which he had in
ehe night and irri.stes the sufferer with
words that make things worse instead
OF better and sets him in and attitue Of
defense against the lecturer. Then
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-28
A CHASE euoao.
SIDNEY MILLER RECEIVERS HIS
KIDNAPPED SON
(By Telegraph to virginlan- Pilot.)

(By Telegraph TO VfrEinian- Pilot.)
Indianapolis, Ind. Dec. 27.-Sidney
Miller, the 7-ycar-old son of S. ID. Mil
Ter and grandson of former United
States Attorney General w. II. II. NM
Ter. who was kidnapped by his mother
last evening, was recovered early today
by his father. Mrs. Miller and the
child were found at Lawrence, sis
home of 4 man named Marshall, where
they had obtained lodging for ,hc
night. The police reached the place at
daylight. Mrs. Miller gave up the
child. and was not placed under ar
rest
The finding OF Mrs. Miller and the
child was the elimination of one of the
longest chases in the history of the po-
lice department. When the Chief was
notified of the case measures were at
once taken to find the hackmmn who
drove Mrs. Miller. the boy and his
govcrness from the Denison Hotel,
where the child had been taken to visit
his mother. The driver was located
finally at his home. He said that when
the governess jumped from the car
rage Mrs. Miller ordered him TO drive
to Brightwood. where 1t is thought She
intended to catch train.
He did not reach Brightwood in time
for the train. and. forming new plans,
Mrs. Miller hired another outfit and
was taken to Lawrence. Senour said
he did not suspect for moment that
the child was being Kidnapped After
hearing Senour's story the police start
ed on the right track and had but little
difficulty In finding ,ne mother and
her child.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-28
SHELLS GROWING I'M A TANK.

development of the Mother Of Pearl
industry on the Calabrian Coast.
! The principal mother-of-pearl fisher
les Of today are scattered about in
various parts of the world. and the
Dest known are perhaps those of Cey-
ION, Queensland, the Torres Straits.
the Bay of Panama. Juticorin on the
Coromandel coost, and the Calabrian
coast OF Italy. 1t was only about ten
years ago that u company was formed
In Italy for the special purpose OF Gull
tivating the mother-of-peSrl fisheries
In Italy. and at the head OF 1t was
placed Signor Comba, the distinguished
Italian naturalist, who has made the
pearl oyster a special subject of re-
search. In 1860 Signor Comba began
his Investigations on the cause and
formation of pearls. and few years
later he obtained the sum of 20,004
francs from the italian government TO
build an aquarium at Turin. where he
might carry on his experiments on
larger scale. Shortly afterward the
late Victor Emmanuel II. appointed
Signor Comba director of the royal
geological garden at Turin, where he
obtained permission TO construct two
new aQuariums, to which he transferr-
ed his oysters. Finally 1t was decided
to establish the industry on the Gala
brian coast. To further develop the
fisheries 1t is now proposed 10 acquire
10000 pearl oysters. Of which 500 Will
be set aside for breeding purposes.
1t has been computed that the spawn
produced by one of these mulluscs in
the open sea contains something like
1900 900 eggs. The majority of these
are naturally lost, either because they
serve as food to other animals. or be-
cause they get covered up by the sand
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-28
CHEATING TRADE

If merchant were TO close his store
and suspend his business every time
trade Jagged lie would rightly be
branded rs q simpleton. And yet in
what essential would lac differ from
the advertiser Who stops advertising
for the same reason? One sells goods
by means of spoken words and the
other by means OF printed; their OBJ
tect is Identical. IL should be plain to
the crcdest understanding that the
time To bid most aggresSiveiy for trade
is when trade seems most elusive. The
alert storekeepcr. Instead of waiting
Tor something TO turn up, turns up
something. He changes the window
display and show cArIs, offers par
ticularly tempting values, and employs
every device suggested by nimble wit
TO transform dulln.ss into activity.
He is bold and persistent. and there
fore In most instances wins his way.
Just as faint hearted storekeeping
means failure, so fdiht-heorted adver-
Using spells defeat and discourage
ment.-Clothiers' and Haberdashers'
Weekly,