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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
The Liberty Bell.

The building erected by Philacel-
phis on shs groIads OF the South Cslo
lima Interstate and Wes: Indian exposi-
ton haa been completed. It cost more
than so, 900. Yhe arrangements for
I bersy Bail, which is 10 BE- one Of
tho primo psi attractions O. the Pai5a
dslphia building, to Charleston have
not yet been decided upon bpcn by :ae
counai!nanic committee. It VS. tae OF
igiaal intention Of tie oon littse to take
the historic relic TO tnss city Il tlEoe
to have it in plscs when the exposi:ion
opened, bat this ides has been abaroon-
ed ano tie bell will not be removed
until sitter the beginning OF 1902. 1t
will bs accompanied On the trip By all
the members Of the special committee
and perhaps by other members Of both
branches cf council. 4 program vii!
also be arranged for short ssops at the
principal cities and towns between
Philadelphia and Charleston SO as to
enable residents Of these places to see
tie liberty bell.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
CharleStOn Great Snow.

The Atlanta Joucnsl very truly ssys
the South Carolina and Vest Indian
exposition is Ia big name and represents
a big thing. It is the designation Ct
what will be oae Of the largest and most
interesting expositions ever held il the
south. The people Of Charleston have
supported this enterprise with liber-
atty, enthusiasm ard ursnimity that
does them honor ard insuras success.
The exposition is heartily endorsed slso
By South Carolina generally and the
surrounding states feel genuine in
terest 10 il. The preparations are a.
ready Sc near completion as 10 insure
very hspdsone show from the start. We
are reliably Informed thst exhibits for
the exposition are arriving at the rate
Of fifty car icsda Cay. They come
from every part Of the country snd re-
present all the leading industries. The
collective exhibits will form . Ace
study and will have very stimulating
effects toward the Development Of South
Csro' ina and the south gsnecs'ly.
Charleston is making ample prepsrs-
!ions for the hest OF visitors whom she
is reasonably expecting. rhera are
few more beautiful cities and the his
toric metropolis OF South Carolina will
be at it's best throughout the entire
period Of the exposition.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
Robbed and Murdered.

A story Of murder and robbery comes
from Van W5ck, a few niles beloH
R OK Hill on the Georgis, Carolins and
Northern railroad. The body Of Polly
Mckinney, well-to do colored woman,
was found in the rai:road cut three
quarters Of mile from her home. The
back and lefs side of the skull was
broken snd tie neck was broken also.
TIE wounds we're evidently from 8
stick, as bloody splinters vere found
nearby. b. the side Of the body tHo
quarters Of fr?shly slaughtered beef
were found. The bosom Of the dead
Ecmsn's dress vas open. Two sets Of
tracks led from the tody snd keeping
together to the creek about one.fourth
Ct distant. After going up the stream
Tor short distance thsy separated and
vent in opposite directions. The body
vas fouId about sunrise this morning
hy s#o coior:d section hands on their
way TO work. Their names are Jake
Springs snd Cy NJ .s;ey. When found
tbs ocd2 Was still Earn.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
4 FATAL FIR Eek,
a Scene Of Indssoribable Confuasio9
and EoTror

A fstsl wreck ocsurred on the SAINTS
Fe R siiroad, oos N le west Of Fran.
coma, Arizon, switch station 20
miles ess; of Need .es, CAL, early Wed
Eesday. Sven trsinuen were killed,
tree passengers and Il irainmen 'njur
Cd. Limited trains, bound eastward
aDd westward, crushed togstaer while
running at full sreed.
The eas.oouoi train was drawn by
eugints, while the wes. bound train had
Dat oDs locomotive. The trains were
cru:h.d and blown to pieces BY en- tx
plosion wish followed the collision.
B5ta trains were made up If vsssibule
csrs Of the heaviest Kind, and while
they to d the terrific shock we'll and
prots c.ed the passengers to great ez-
tent, s>versi ef cars took fire a. onse
and burned up. The dining cars, one
Oh each train, one Pullman and tao
comp ,siie cars were destroyed.
Tie collision is naid to have been
due to adisrsgard Of orders by the crew
cf tie sest b;uad train, though full
particulars OF shis point srs as yet
lacking. From all accounts, however,
i 10 gathered thst the east hound train
h.d orders to take the siding at Fran.
coma aDd await the passing Of ths west
bound fyer, which Has running two
hours late, aud try;R to make up time.
The esst bourd trsia failed to reach
the siding, and, as the west bouod traio
did not wait TO-. l., he Two trains came
together withou. warning and with an
awful crssh. The boiler Of the west
btu I'd engine is aaid TO have exploded
Immediately after the crash, scalding
to death those Of the engine crew who
had not been killed outright.
Ascene Of a7tul confusion followed.
The massive engines piled up il an in
descr;bable mass Of broken and twisted
steel, Wills the scslding s :esm huog
in dense, sufocating cloud over the
debris, from which the agoniz ng cries
Of the injured and dying engineer could
be hesra. The hesVy Pallmans and
com oosite csrs jammed the dining AND
baggage cars upon the heated pie Ct
debris, carrying dssth to the dining car
crews and setting The cars a6re.
From the msagre details Of the scenes
gathared from the passengers, it is
learned that the sleeping cars, with enc
or two exceptions, suffered slightly,
ard as . result the passengers we're ST
fc1dsd compar tive immunity from in
j1ry. s. far as lesrned, only three
passengers, sll from Cali:ornis, suffer
ed injuries Of revere character, the
terrible results Of the wreck being cor.
fined almost entirely to the train crews
and the employees Of the dining car
sarvice.
The west bound limited carried ful;
passenger list from eastern cites, tut
it appears none were injured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
OVERC0MEIN 4 MINE
And 8 svsd 10 Ei4vs CIso Il m
Fire Damp.
lMvEsTlOAElNC q sRS!ER.
Ths Mine iosp.c:or & Vast VN.
gaia Am ,ng the Par y Be-
Ii y.d 80 Havs p~rsh q
;n 49, =. fS.-,a
in the M;ns.

A dispatch from Bue6eid. ". VS.,
says 1T eleven ccock on FriGay uorl-
ing So perintendent Walter 0 Mailey, OF
the Poaaaontss colleries company,
along vith Sssts Nina Inspector VII
liam D.iast. a. s. Hurst, chief coal
inspector for the Gsstner, Cul1an &
Ball;tt company, Of Philadelphia, Rob
ert S.. Clair, caief coa! inspector, MoT-
ris ST. Clair snd William D .dhau, sub.
coal inspectors, Frazier G. Bill, Min
ing Engineer Card =sll, manager of The
S1smokiu Coal and Coke company Ct
MaYbury, w. Va, composing a lscty
Of eight, entered the vest main Of the
South vest Virginia improvement Com.
psoy's oolleriss for tie purpose If ex'
amining the true sisus:ion 10 regard 10
the recent explosion ard f:s II the
Baby nine, and up to this hour az
md ,igh;) hava nos been heard from
l. vas supposed that the BAog N ne
proper had been cut ef firm tn, west
mine for the purpose of operating the
west mne. The lsr9e f.n in the west
mine had been started az sd ear3 horg
this morning and at II o'clocs TO-DAY II
VAS though that ali ssses originaE.og
from ice ia the Baoy nina mad be n
forced from the main 2. rtion 1 It ss4
co: ei5ered safe 90 entet. 4 8 2. n. q
party consisting Of experienced miners
led by Assistant Superintendent King
entered the mine 10 rescue tie lost psr-
~ Of eight, buf a. 6.45 saey re:ucaed.
having eacoultered cucn qusatir,es o.
black damp as 70 make it lmp,sei Die t ;
enter asy distance inso the u,ne. sup
King vas c,n plsteI3 ov.coora b! ece
gas Encountered snd is EoW IN eCiii.
ca; cordition. 4 consu;satioa IS eos
being bald in the conIa iy's t6ic: &C
Pooahort.s Of tie different mining ex-
per!s from the FlAs Top field. these ez'
perts having been rushed to POcahoatas
by special train this sf.erro2n All
Efforts are being urd to reo.Ver shs
bodies OF the insp c"og party, Lu 30
hopes are entertained shss any vf shsu.
ailI be recovered aiive.
The secretary a.d treasurer Of the
Southwest Virginia company is diresiiy
in charge of all movements at she
mines. TIE f e that originally started
in the B.by mine lsst Thursday uocn-
ing and whieh wsa eup2ossd TO hsva
been uoder con:lol is nov euInizg fu.
riousl,.
Al nente-s Of the lost party are
pr>mleas in the a. f ,!ds and "a; ex-
81 eueul noa pr ,yai!;ns a. Poca ,ovSas
j. i,tesa, bc,iness nsviqs been 9Tsctl-
oily suapanded. All ne nbsrs Of tie
party are married, soue hav:cs large
families.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
Stenographers Wanted.

A Washington paper reports: "Any
male stenograpl.r ot fair sbility can
secure position in the Philippines at
a saary Of 81, 200 . yes- tc stsrt on.
The civil service ccmmisaio2 is unable
to supply the demand for sseuos1aphcrs
and typeW-iters for the insulsr service,
every eligible one who nss been OBJ
tsined up to this time having been sent
of to Manila with au appointment:
Special examinations Hcre held
throughout the country recently to get
men for these positions, and only 81
candidates qualified. Every msn who
would accept position il the Philip,
pines was appointed st once" Women
are ruled cut because they sre mot
wanted in the East" The candidates
muat be between the ages Of l6 a1d ~,
snd the salary Of $1,000 is raised to
81, 400 if the probationary period Of six
months is passed satisfactorily.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
Knew What She Liked.

The grocery man on the corner re.
lates that couple Of days ago little
girl entered his emporium and timidly
laying down dime asked for 10 cents
worth of candy.
Its for papa" she said. II want
TO 'sprise him when he comes home.
The grocery man proceeded to dig
out some Of his stock, when the little
girl interposed.
Don't give me that kind. Give me
caramels. I just love caramels."
But thought they were for papa,
the grocery man remarked.
81 know" explained the little girl,
"hut when I give them to papa he'll
sust kiss me and say that cause I'm
such generous little girl hen give
them all back to me. So you'd better
give me caramels." Memphis Scim-
lfoT
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
Gold and Silver in 1900

The report of the director of
the United States mint shows
that although the war IN South
African has reduced the pro-
duction of gold in that section
from $4,000, 900 in 1899 to $9,-
100000 in 1900 this loss has been
in part Offset by a gain of $14,-
100000 in this country and in
Canada, and the worlds product
still aggregates the handsome
total Of $257, 100000, OF double
the aggregate ten years ago. AS
the Industrial uses of gold are
thought to call for barely $685.
100000 a year, there remains as
much more to expand the cur
rency of the gold using coun-
tries. This expansion is equi-
valent to an increase of about 2
per cent a year upon the present
supply. In regard to silver the
director Of the mint reports that
the total production, measured
by ounces, was a trihe greater
than ever before, though it's
commercial value was of course
less than a decade ago. During
the last year, however, says the
report, the price of silver ad-
vanced from SO cents an ounce
to &C cents, the cause of the IN
crease being England's pur-
chase of $3O,OO0,OO0 worth of
silver bullion for coinage into
rupees. These purchases, it is
remarked. ''seem to restore
India to somewhere near her
old position as a customer for
ci1y-ar ;,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
WHY He WiNKED.
The Misapprehension Under Which Q
Druq Clerk Labored.

The Well-groomed, middle-aged man
with the plug hat walked into down
town drugstore On Sunday afternoon
Il st and winked his left eye violently
The young pharmacist standing be-
hind the toilet articles show case:
smiled wanly.
Sorry" he said, "but it can't be
done. They're mighty particular IN
this mans town about that sort OF
business, and"
"But l." the pIug-hatted man start
ed to say, still winkng his left eye
industriously.
II know, maybe you do need 1t
pretty bad and all that" said the
cheerful young pharmacist, ''but If l
give it to you and got nailed, why
wed have to go out Of business in
;ushv and"
But isn't it queer that"
eyes, it's darned queer, sir, Of
course, but this is pretty blue-lawish
sort Of burg, you understand, and
a man can't even get shave here
on Sunday, no matter whether he's
got a hobo's growth Of beard on his
face or not I'd like to sell you a
| good, big hooter-s'pose you were out
with the bunch last night and need a
good eye-opener in your business
but wouldn't dare take a chance and
give it to you. The boss I'd"
The well-groomed man, still wink
ing, and blinking his left eye as If he
were doing it. for wages, cut in right
there with emphasis.
Look here" said he, care you
wound up for "a hours or what the
dickens aiIs you?' There's a lump Of
gravel in my left eye and came in
here to see if I couldn't get some
conversationless clerk to blow or
drown it out for me-"
Then the abashed apothecary dug
| the rock out Of the mans eye and
forced himself to the conclusion that
all winkers are not necessarily booze
grafters Washington Post.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
Archives Lost.

Rsposs is mad, IL Pi.tst,n, Pa, thst
maDy papers OF the greatest importsnce
to the city governnep: sre missing sad
are believed to be il tho pocket Of
Michael Lsogan vhosc bosy, with 81
miners, are er ertonbej in the ill-Sated
twin shsft. At the time Of ths olsas-
ter, il 1896, L.ngaa was acting Mayer
Of the city, and :eW hours before he
entered the mines had received valu.
able papers. Thara is 20 hope Of ever
penetrating the fallen rock snd reco7-
ing either body or papers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
Bridal SuDerstitions.

Relative merits Of the various months
with regard to na:rimoDy are set forth
in the old rhyme which runs:
"Msrry when the yesr is new,
Always loving, kind and true;
When February birds DO mate
You may wed nor dread your fate.
If you we'd when March winds blow,
Joy and sorrow both you'll! know.
Marry in April whsn you can,
Joy for maiden and for msD;
Marry in she mon'h OF May,
You will surely rue the day;
Marry when Juoe roGes blow,
Over land and sea you'll 60.
They who in July do we'd,
Must labor always for their bread.
Whoever wed iu August be,
Many a chance are sure to see.
Marry in Senptenber's shine,
Your living will be rich and ine.
II in October you do marry,
Love will come, but riches tarry;
II you wed in bleak November,
Only joy will come, remember;
When Dscemher's SHOWS fall fast,
Marry, AID true love will lsst."
Of she dsys in the week, Wednesday
is the best and Saturday the worst OF
which to get married. The old rhyme
runs:
''Mordsy fur wealth,
Tuesday for health,
Wednesday the best day of all,
Thursday for crosses,
Friday fer losses,
Saturday no Luck ct sil.
Il we are to believe superstition, &
brides hsppiness depends not little
on what she years. Something old
aed something new, something Dor.
roWed and .scmathirg blue" ia invari'
ably regarded by brides. According
to an old rhyme:
"Married in white,
You have chosen al right.
Married in gray.
You will go far away.
Married in black,
You will wish yourself back.
Married in red,
You had better BE- dead.
Married 10 green,
Ashamed to be seen.
Married in blue,
You'll always be true.
Married in pssrl,
You'll live in wbirl.
Married in yellow,
Ashamed Of the felloE.
Married in brown,
You'll live Gu. Of town.
Married in pink,
Your spirit will sink"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
Killed the Steward.

The British bark B!rnsR Wood, frou
Rio Janeiro, in charge Ct Mate Poe, ar
rived at Mobile Fa;day and repcr that
on NV. 1S b the csptaia, rsned Nor
ris, killed tie 7asel's steward. The
bodv vas buried st sea. The oaptaia
kept his cabin, pa,irg up sd do@a.
When informed that Sand Island light
Was sighted Nov. q, he gave the mate
the course, picked up ses lead, joup-
ed overheard and vas dcoWned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
746 QUO 1855 OIL

"This shows that u. pr,s:uS crop
will b, 6l9, 600 bales szoEt Of ths cop
Of last season.
"a great number cf the mills report
tia: owing to the exceptionally dne
weather il October, and early No7tn
ber. the crop has been harvested SO
fsr comparatively much faster, sad
has ais, been marketed on nuoh
more liberal scale thsa in past y3srs.
The reports make mention Of she fact
that the crop is very light, and that
frost hiss occu red in the last days
Of October and early this moath pret-
ty generally ali over The cotton belt,
gith .he exception Of south Texas
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
SWindler Arrested.

John B. Bersholf, manager Of the
Eastern division of tbs Westera Uaion
Telegraph Conspsny. st the Jersey City,
was arrested Thrrsdsy on tbe chsrge
that be vas carving On . green
goods" business, The c1mpisi1t vas
made by Chief Police Murphy. Inc
police have in !heir possession sevefal
circulars sent to tha South and west,
and they claim that 'hey can show t6st
the selegraphio repiiee fTem tae pres
pectiye victims went direct 70 Bertno.I.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
Eunclino Workmanship.

The surgeon examined the injury.
laid aside his instruments and called
for some bandages.
'It is only a slight flesh wound" he
said. eff the bullet had gone an inch
to the left it would have severed an
artery, in which event I could have
used my new appliances for the TAX.
ing up Of lacerated blood vessels. Il
would have been beautiful case, !" he
added, with a sigh Of mild disappoint.
ment.- Chicago Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
Scandal.

The British, you understand, always
advanced with the sword in one band
and the Bible in the other.
Hence the scandal in the War Of
fee, when it is discovered that the
troops at the front are being supplied
with an archaic edition Of the Scrip
lures.
The country clamors ominously and
parliamentary inquiry impends.-
Puck. :;
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
Won't Run for Congress.

Gov. McsWeeney when asked Friday
By State reporter the rlaln question
as to whether he would be in the race
for congress in the Second district next
summer. in &C ,ordsnce gith the stories
goiDg the rounds OF the press Of the
State. empastically dsolared that no
you'd not. He said: Phase say that
am not and will not oe a candidate
for congress from the Sscend corgres'
sioral Gistrics."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
Made a Haul.

Announcement Ess made Fridsy that
the Bank Of Liverpool had beea vic
tln::z ID by trassed bookkespsr to .
large amount. Al eff ,iai statement
issusd By the bank says that through
the dishonesty and betting traussctioos
of bookkseper they may lose 9l7O,-
900. The Bsnk Of L;7erpools shares
fell FL on the stock exchange today.
The d utter has not yet been arrest
ed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
Not Necessarily Heard.

"Of course, you have heard LoSen-
GRIM"
But what question is this to ask
a woman who moves in the best So
ciety and subscribes for box at the
Metropolitan Opera each season.
Puck.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27

"Why, darling" exclaimed the pref
ty bride OF three weeks as she rushed
to embrace her husband, "how good it
was of you to skip baseball once and
come home early! You're just too
sweet"
And he accepted it 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, 1901-11-27

Miss Chase-That sporting widow
whc got the brush to-day has been in
at the death good many times.
Miss Hunt-Yes, and each OF them
left her a foytune.-Brooklyn Life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
Afterthought.

But" pleaded the more or less
elderly lover, 'tn we Wer~ wed, ! am
sure you could learn to love me! Or
/ could learn to unlove you, at the
least" he continued, after moments
pause.--Indianapo Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27

Have you psid fer your paper5 Ii
you have nos, don't you thinkyou ought
to2 The printer needs his money.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27


your sons reformation and others may
yhi1k hs has IefS this life hopeless, who
knows but that in the LAST moment,
after he Gas ceased to speak AMI before
lis soul lsurches away, your prayer
nsy ha7a been answered and he be ons
Of the first to neet you st the shining
gste. The pzodigsl in the parable go:
home aGd sas down at the feast, while
the elder brother who le7er left the old
place, stood pout;ag at the back door
al6 did rot 60 in at al.
To another class Ct persons I intro
ducs the angel Of Hope, scd they are
the invaiids. Perhsrs AFTER long Watoh-
ing oz overEork OF towering grief your
nervous system is ruined. Perhaps
you aavs hidden disorder that the
vcrlG knows nothing about snl which
you csnnct wiki sny delicacy SPEAK Of.
Perhaps It mag be a rheumatism that
disterts SID ir6snes or neuralgls
which runs lis sharp knife along the
temples Of your forehesd. Perhaps It
ie an Indigestion causing food which is
raoupe1ation 10 others to become 8
torture TO you. Perhaps it is sn in.
somnis which keeps you IS vide awake
st Y o'clock st night as at y O'Clock
st noon, AID hour after hour, like one
in the Bible times, you cry, "Wcu;d
God it were morning.
Those pessiu;sts DO not realizs taat
Two Inventions Of our times are going 70
make !. possible Under Gcd to bring this
whole wo-ld into sa!vable aud miliennis!
condition within $ few weeks sitter those
tgo inventions shall be turned into the
service Of God snd righteousness, IS they
viii be. I refer to the telegraph sna
the telephone. If sou think that God
allowed these tHo Inventions to be
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
In the choice of occupation young men are
more strongly influenced by what people
will, say than even young women. says Mrs
Clemen Farley in the Ledger Monthly.
Many ard many a really gifted lad will
turn away from a mechanical trade in
which he would advance rapidly, and per-
haps make improvements important to ev-
ery one's comfort, in order to take a cler-
ical position needing neither brains nor
invention, and in which his talents are of no
use. 1 lave seen men measuring ribbons
who could have been stalwart. vigorous and
brilliant mechanics, simply because to learn
a trade meant rough work, rough clothes
and many a day of dirty toll in a guise
which might make senseless people look
down upon them
There are trades open to young women
in which they not only would DO experts,