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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18

dietary committee, the committee on
expenditures IN the postoffice depart
ment and the committee on rules. When
General Garfield received the nomina.
ton for the presidency, Mr.. Mckinley
Was assigned 10 the vacancy on the
committee on ways and means. He
served on the last mentioned committee
unril the expiration Of his last term as
representative. While chairman Of this
committee he framed iAe Mckinley bill,
which afterTard became law.
Mckinley was protcgc Of cx-Presi-
dent Hayes, and up to the time Of the
latter's death he recognized, the ex-
president as his adviser and counselor.
He was in General Hayes regiment
during the civil war. General Hayes
knew him and his father we'll, and saw
in the dashing young cavalier the germ
Of greatness. He needed counselor,
an adviser, q friend, and General
Hayes watched over him with the
1ilial love, devotion and pride Of 4
father.
The war ended, Mckinley still re-
mained an object Of hope, Of interest
and pride to General Hayes. Mckin-
ley became a candidate for congress
and was elected. When Hayes was
president, Mckinley was in the house
Of representatives. The major was
frequent welcome visitor at the White
House. One day the president gave
Mckinley advice, which made Mckin-
ley the foremost champion Of q pro-
tective tariff President Hayes thus
spoke to the young representative:
ITO achieve success and fame you
must pursue q special line. You must
not make q speech on every motion
offered or bill introduced. You must
conflne yourself to one particular
thing. Become q specialist. Take up
some branch Of legislation ard make
that your study. Why not take up the
subject Of tariff? Being subject that
will not be settled for years to come,
it offers q great field for study and
chance for ultimate fame"
With these words ringing in his ears
Mckinley began studying the tariff
an6. soon became the foremost author
ity on the subject.
The day upon which the mckinley
tariff bill' was passed in the house
must always stand as the supreme mo-
ment of NcKiuley's congressional ca
reer. The bill, by adroit parliamentary
gcneralship which had prevented it
from being weighed down with amend
ments not approved by the committee,
had been brought under the operation
Of the previous question. 1t stood COM
plete, ready to go forth for good or
evil. Upon Mckinley devolved the task
Of smoothing its path and speeding it
upon its way.
The occasion, thoroughly advertised,
attracted to the capitol an immense
Tho po1-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
How Spouces Are Sold.

When offered for sale in the local
market in the Bahamas, sponges are
either piled up loose or made into
strands or beads Of from two to ten
sponges each. The best sponges are
usually made into strings Of from
eight to ten sponges each. Others are
generally sold in lots not strung. The
buyer, however, is not guided in his
purchase by the number Of sponges on
a string, but by what certain lot Will
weigh, and the weight is never given,
but the buyer must estimate 1t; hence
practical experience is needed in the
purchasing Of sponges.
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ing and fSlin:g and al outdoor exer-
else, and yet at 1G we find him taking
upon himself 4 serious view of life.
The church records show that in 1858,
when he was hardly 16, he united with
the Methodist Episcopal church of Po-
land.
McKinley's father was an iron manu-
facturer and a pioneer in that business.
William was his third son, the eldest
being David, the second James and the
youngest Abner.
McKinley's mother was alert and Wig
orous, mentally and physically, up to
the time Of her death, which occurred
when she was nearly ninety years OF
age.
Major McKinley's home life was very
happy despite the fact that his wife
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CAREER.
but as man. Her illness was often
overcome by her affection, and she
travelled thousands Of miles when she
was weak in body merely that she
might be near him. She encouraged
him by word, look and presence, and
he in knightly style returned the IA
vors and reciprocated the sacred affec-
ton. Her home life was short, for out
Of the thirty years Of married life more
than twenty-four were passed by her
husband in the public service.
Mrs. Mckinley for years has spent
much Of her leisure in crocheting those
dainty little slippers which have so
many times brought sunshine into
gloomy hospital wards in various parts
of the country. It IS said that she has
knitted over 5000 pairs Of these slip
pers in her twenty-siX years Of invalld
life. In appearance Mrs. Mckinley IS
Of medium height. with brown hair
and large deep blue eyes. Although an
invalid. she was fond Of making and
receiving calls and often went on shop
ping tours. Mrs. McNirlc: never cared
much for dress. although her toilets
have always been II excellent taste.
For many years Mrs. McIIinley's face
has betrayed L faint languor, sugges-
tive Of the invalid, but it is fair and
bears q stamp Of beauty, in spite Of the
ffty-fveyears she carries. Her III health
dates from girlhood. AS student she
with difficulty undertook the studies
Of the course, By reason Of this condi-
ton, but with constant care and fre-
ouent medical attention she overcame
all trouble, sufficiently to enioE lifea1 Life end
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"Eenrietta," said Mr.. Meekton' 20
you remember the moonlit evening
when I asked you to marry meT
81 trust, Leonidas, that you are 10.
going to become sentimental and silly:
.Not a bit Of it. But ( often recaA
the occasion with interest. csn new
or quite understand how I managed te
talk so familiarly to you without seem
ing impertinent." ."-Washington Star.
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Mckinley
as
a Boy.

y enough to have sons who took a pa
triotic part in the war Of the Revolt
ton.
The family removed from Pennsyl-
yania to Ohio in 1914, and from that
day has been identified with that
state not in a great public way, but
simply as faithful and devoted citi-
zens, not striving for particular emf
nence. but notable for sturdiness Of
character and integrity.
1t was among such people and Of
them that William Mckinley was born
at Niles, in Trumbull county, O., Feb.
26, 1914.
a younger son, he was destined by
his father, after whom he was named,
for the bar. He was educated at the
public schools, and later entered Ale
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
Gnndar OF 9ba Sword.

Among the many curious notions OBJ
tanning among the different races using
the sword may be noted the gender Of
the weapon. In the north Of Europe it
was either masculine, as in Britain, or
neuter, as in Germany, while in the
south it was uniformly feminine. Its
force and cruelty appealed to the north
ern mind. Its grace and elegance at
tracted the warriors Of the sunny south.
It typihed to the one strength, to the
other dignity.-Exchange.
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Cedar Hill lie was with Sheridan
in the Shenandoah campaign, was at
Winchester, Cedar Creek, Fishers
Hill, Opequan, Kernstown, Floyd
Mountain and Berryvillc, where his
horse was shot under him. and in all
the battles in which the Twerty-third
participated. He served on the staffs
Of Generals Hayes, Crook, Hancock
and Carroll. He was mustered out
with tho regiment July 2G, 1865, after
more than four years continuous serv-
ice
When the war closed, Mckinley was
lust twenty-five. He was full Of youth
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
Mckinley
as
a Soldier.

and when the drums and flies aroused
the echoes Of the quiet streets of Po-
land among the first applicants for en-
listment was William Mckinley, Jr.
1t was new experience and new
school that the eighteen-year-oId boy
entered, this school of war, but he had
wonderful teachers. 1t was his good
fortune that assigned him to the Twen-
ty-third Ohio. The recruits that COM
posed it were in June, 1861, mustered
and formed into O regiment. Its first
colonel was William S. Rosecrans, aft
erward major general commanding the
department Of the Cumberland. Sec
ond in command was Stanley Mat
thews, who was a splendid soldier, but
won his greatest honors in civil life by
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
A chinesa Trick OF War.

A curious artifce Of war was ADOPT
ed by a Chinese junk when attacked by
q man-of-war. The crew threw cocoa
nuts overheard into the sea and then
jumped in among them. Nearly al
escaped, for it was impossible to tell
which were heads and which were
nuts.
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pIigIs and e;c1.y gave Evidence u lie
power he later developed as public
speaker and orator The plan of his
political speaking was always the same.
He first thoroughly mastered the sub
iect In hand and then presented it forci-
bly,.
Major Mckinley was but thirty-three
years old when he was elected by the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18

people OF lis us
trict to represent
them in congress.
There he soon made
his mark and was
returned at each
subsequent election
until that Of 1890,
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nation With some
Of its greatest SOL
dierS and states
N en-. He " q S
Scotch-Irisb by de-
scent, and his an
cestors immigrated
- &ls~ 1o--&-- oo-
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The
Mckinley
Bill.

usual, Mckinley spoke without notes.
His voice, penetrating but not harsh,
filed the chamber. Every sentence
was distinctly heard. Never was an
orator more free from the ordinary
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NENLEY as BREVET AAJOt.
ghany college at Meadville, Pa, teach
ing school to pay his tuition fees.
Scarcely was be matriculated when
the civil war came on. He was but a
stripping Of nineteen when he entered
IS private.
Mckinley, as those who remember
him as boy in Poland, O., declare,
was q real boy, full CT fun, loving ath-
Ietic. snQCts- fond Of horses and hunt
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ardor, and he re-
turned to his home
in Ohio fully ex-
pecting to accept
the fattering offer
made him Of 4
commission in the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18

lHFOHS. IHe gar
leries were one
mass Of humanity,
and the anticipa-
ton Of. the vote
had compelled the
attendance Of ey-
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As Governor
and
President.

service in congress the Ohio statesman
was defeated for reelection.
During his gubernatorial campaign
in 1898 Mckinley visited eighty-six Of
the eislty-eight counties Of Ohio and
made $50 speeches. He was elected by
a plurality Of S0,995, up to that time
the record in Ohio.
The policy which Governor McKin-
lev pursued during his four years OF
occupancy Of the gubernatorial chair
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MR. H'KINLEY's MOTHER.

claptrap than Mckinley. Sc true Is
this that the incident when he sudden
" drew from beneath his desk the suit
of clothes which he purchased for $40
at the establishment Of fellow repre-
sentative in Boston, In order to demon
strate the cheapness Of wearing ap-
parel, stands out with vivid distinct
ness.
It was this earnestness and self con-
viction that made Mckinley's address
In the house and on the stump so e1ec-
tive. Indeed the occasion is still re-
called when he held an audience of
Georgia people for two hours at
Chautauqua assembly near Atlanta
while he preached to them the glories
Of the protective tariff system. ut
was only by the greatest self control"
said the late Henry ". Grady, speak
ing of this event afterward, 'that ]
restrained myself from rising as Nc
Kinley concluded his wonderful speech
and declaring myself henceforth ready
to follow him as disciple"
James C. Blaine in his Twenty
Years Of Congress" reviewed the For
ty-ffth congress, in which Mckinley
first sat, as follows: William McKin-
ley, Jr., entered from the Canton dis
trict. He enlisted in an Ohio regiment
when but IT years old and won the
rank of major by meritorious service.
The interest of his constituency and
his own bent Of mind led him to the
stu6y Of industrial questions, and he
was soon recognized in the house as
one Of the most thorough statisticlans
and one Of the ablest defenders Of the
doctrine Of protection"
At a great mass meeting in Indian
apolis several years ago the late ex-
President Harrison was presiding OIL
Ger. Mckinley was one Of the speak
ers, and Harrison introduced him as,
follows:
"He has endeared himself to all by
Ills record as q gallant young soldier!
battling for the flag. He has honored
himself, his state and the country by
his conspicuous services in high legis-
lative and executive places. No man
more than he is familiar with the ques-
tions that now engage public thought.
No man Is more able than he lucidly to
set them before the people. do not
need to invoke your attention to what
he shall say. He will command i"
The sentiment which resulted IN the
nomination Of Mckinley for governor
oP nhio wos en-
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OF Tue pUIIl lICdI
events that culmi-
mated in the firing
on Fort Sumter.
The call Of the pres
ident for troops
found q quick re-
IL, l.~0~+
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AS a
Statesman.

in which year change in the bou1da-
ries of his district defeated him by q
majority Of only 302.
While in congress he served on the
committee on revision of laws, the ju-
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to taste Of its pleasures. Her actual
invalidism dates from the birth Of her
second child, in 1871. This child died
in it's infancy and was followed by the
first child, q daughter Of three years, q
short time afterward. Mrs. Saxton,
Mrs. N1cKinley's mother, also died about
this time. These sorrows were more
than she could bear, and she never re-
covered.
4 little story of McKinley's home
acts while governor may be of interest.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
AS
a Son.

It had been his custom while at home
in Canton to take his mother to church
each Sunday morning. When he went
to Columbus as governor, he determin-
ed to keep up the practice as much as
possible, and unless the press Of public
business was very great he always
slipped quietly over to Canton from the
state capital on Sunday mornings and
walked to church with his mother on
his arm. The next train would carry
him to Columbus. where his wife
awaited his coming. Naturally the
mother looked with pride on such q
son, and she followed with keen inter-
est the progress Of his first presidential
canvass.
Young Mckinley had been keen OBJ
server, so far as his opportunities went,
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was an In va IlO.
Mrs. Mckinley
was Miss Ida Sax
ton, daughter Of
James and Mary
Saxton Of Canton,
O. She received
~ avoa11oDf oGn-
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No less than his at
tention to his wife,
his thought and
care for his moth
er, particularly
since his fathers
death in 1892, have
o++,.o cfo6 oon,DDnnt
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William Mckinley came from that
dominant race that has furnished this
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Oh CulC w us SA
goudernd immedi-
ately upon the an
nouncement of the
result Of the cleo
ton of 1880, when
aftcr fourteen
years continuous
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to this country ear
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-09-29

after Ter being the guest Of Miss Nomie Noonan-
psar,. Mrs Martha M Bosewiek Of Upper Alton is IN
Mrs Clara Beatty Of Kansas City visited Mrs.
Mrs Edith Beall departed Tuesday for Chi.
cago.
Miss Eva Allen has returned to Denver. Colo.
Mrs Louis Arlington departed Friday for Buf.
Mr.: and Mrs. Albert Foster returned Saturday
to Milwaukee. after being guests OF Mr.. and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Evans celebrated the nf-
ali,, tieth anniversary OF their marriage Saturday
eErnE hs aa t of bone the e raTa a
'ertained Tuesday evening by Mrs. Daniel An
Mrs. N. f. Meiers Of st. Louis is visitor in
airs. Robert Youngbauer has returned to Mem
pills. after being the guest OF Mrs. Henry Rod
Mrs. ]. Otis Humphrey OF Springfield ILL.,, was
me guest OF her son. Scott Humphrey. in Upper
al Luls afte. being the guest OF Miss Gertrude
Bishoir in BeiIeviIle
wsn.,.;a1 Mn Mary X Dodge Of Upper Alton Departed
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leyhe of St. Louis visited
Mr. and Mrs Richard Henderson of Louisiana,
Mo: are e, visitors in Alton
Nh Mrs. N s,.S n%S Of 4 Ns,ansse. Ia. is visiting
Miss Minnie Clark Of riasa. Il;, is the guest
Miss Filth TIT S Of &, II LOUIS epfs IS ',s" gas of Miss
=, Mrs. D. A.. wyek9tf is entertaining Miss ressis
cN Miss LINDA I Fletcher departed Monday for Mount
Sir. and Mrs, T. G. Emerson entertained Mr.
and Mrs. William coplinger OF Galesbrrs last
Mrs. a; B. Kempland is visiting in Chicago
The Alpha Zeta and Sigma Phi societies of
6 Emerson and IT. r. ssae% RoTers on = Mondas ss and
wMvantsaay Mirs NGi,,. evening" respeciively
guest Of Alton friends.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-09-29
FATE OF CYRUS LELAND.
Kansas Pension Agents Friends
Believe He Will Be Reappointed.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL. $50,
Washington. Sept. 2S.-For a long time
before tine death of President Mckinley,
there was much speculation as to what
would be done with Cyrus Leland. Pension
Agent for Kansas and surrounding States.
Mr.. Leland was the undisputed head OF
Republican politics in Kansas for many
years. and during most all the time was
Republican national committeeman.
When Senator Burton was elected to the
Senate. defeating ex-senator Baker. Mr..
Leland went down as the head Of Kansas
politics and Mr.. Burton's friends elected
one of their own number as national conn
mitteeman. Soon afterward a fight began
against the reappointment Of Mr.. Leland
to his lucrative pension position. and 1t was
understood that Mr.. Burton was personally
leading in the effort to displace his old am
tagonist.
Whether this was true or not. President
Mckinley decided that Mr.. Leland had
been his friend and that he would reap
point the former Kansas leader. President
Roosevelt has consulted with some Of the
Kansas Republicans. to find out what have
been Mr.. McKinley's intentions and 1t IS
believed that he will carry out those in.
tentiOnS.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-09-29
PRESIDENT IS WELL GUARDED.
Secret Service Agent Keeps an Eye
on Callers at White House.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington. Sept 2.-Presidsnt Rooses
Welt has refused to permit any police or
detective protection and is probably rot
aware that a secret officer Is in and about
the White House at hours when many
callers are coming in to see the President.
This officer qrietly keeps an eye on all
arrivals. There Is always the danger that
some crank or evil-disposed person may en-
ter the White House with no good purposes:
in view. President Roosevelt has been ac-
cessibe to an unusual degree and the prop
er authorities do not intend that this ac-
feasibility shall be imposed upon.
The presence Of the officer at the White
House has revived stories Of warnings re-
ceived by the Secret Service Bureau. but
the presence of the officer Is merely a pre-
caution that really ought to be taken until
the number Of callers upon the Presidsn snt
decreases.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-09-29
ALTON, ILL.

Special Correspondence Of The Sunday Republic
Alton. Ill. Sept. Z1.-Mr. and Mrs. John n.
Drummond have returned from the North.
Miss Lucille Rodgers has gone to Mariana.
Ark.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bowman are entertain
ing Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bogash OF ST. Louis.
Miss Phoebe Boyle of st. Louis Is the guest
of Miss Alice Hewitt. in Mddletown.
Miss Jessie Ingiis Is the guest OF friends in
St. Louis.
Mrs Elmer Lasbury of Memphis Is q guest
Of friends in the East End.
Mr. and Mrs. z. Il. Job returned Tuesday from
North Dakota.
Mrs Charles Beall returned Wednesday from
a months stay in Salt Lake City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Wade have returned from
their summers stay on the New England coast.
Mrs s. b. Hoskins Is visiting In st. Louis.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-09-29

! one of the fashionable South Side dancing
clubs and watched the young people whirl
| ing round in what seemed to him a mos
| incomprehensible and urgraceful style. Fl
| rally he asked the instructor what the.
| called the new position.
why. that's the kangaroo" replied the
| gentleman in question. Newest thing out
! All the go this winter. Made a terrible hii
| already in Chicago. Haven't you seen Il
| yet? Where do you come from?" This las
question with considerable superiority.
NO, 1 haven't seen it, replied Mr.. Nah.
| Ter slowly. Il have just come from the
| National Association of Dancing Teachers
live in st. Louis, and 1 can tell you this
much, that We wouldn't tolerate that posi-
ton on our ballroom floors for ten min
utes.''
But what can you do with that supreme
self-satisfactiou which possesses most Chi
casoans?
Very gay indeed have been the doings at
"IIillcrest,' the E. Hope Norton country
place out of New York Mr. Norton Is
never satisfied unless he has the house full
and brimmtng over with guests. and they
have had a perfect succession OF house
parties since June. Mrs. Norton, as Lily
Carr, was always in her element when en-
tertaining and now that her facilities for
doing the honors on a large scale are so
excellent she has found the task exactly
to her liking.
Mrs. Lily Morrison Carr. her mother. and
young Mimi Carr, have been down there
all summer, and are not yet home. General
Boyle and the George Staffords have been
there also. not at "Hillcrest." but at the
same place on the Connecticut coast The
Boyles have owned q cottage there Tor
several years.
Miss Louise Chappell has quite recovered
g., 49, ,f Nrfn
ago, and decidedly lucky she may consider
herself, II accounts are to be believed. 1t
seems that she and Captain Horace Rum
sey were whizzing along Kings highway,
when the auto became unmanageable, start
ed down an incline, tipped over into a ditch.
threw both occupants out and then caught
fire. They were badly shaken up. but other
wise uninjured.
In spite OF the energy which modistes
have used to push the Empire gown, 1t
simply does not take. A girl with stun
ming figure wants to show it, and who can
blame her? Empire connections were ever
destined to conceal and soften ugly lines.
and besides they look so-there Is no other
word-so slovenly. Princesse styles are last
ing much better.
Edith Franciscus. or, rather, Mrs Al
Nichols, had a beautiful princesse wedding
gown. 1t suited her down TO the ground"
as one enthusiastic man remarked who was
'.among those present"
Very Frenchy. and made by that ex-
elusive Nine. Somebody-or-Other who has
turned out wedding gowns for all the old
French families in town for years. the
Chouteaus, Maffitts and the rest. Nothing
on the crepe but heirloom Honiton, and the
bodice made without sleeves and with q
low neck. At a home wedding one can
have more latitude when 1t comes to
high or a low bodice, and think a bride
should consider becozningness before all
else. SERENA LAMB.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-09-29

The Misses Anna and Marie Fitzgerald
of the South Side have returned from New
York and Buffalo. after an absence of sew
eral weeks.