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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13
After More Islands.

The N ;Kinley administration seems
to have an insstiats appetite for terri
torial expansion, though the man at its
head in his inaugural address solemnly
warned his country to beware of the
temptation of Territorial aggression. F"
Not satisfied with the acquisition OF
Porto Rico and Hawaii, the purchase Of
more than 1000 islands on the other
side Of the world and schemes for virtual
if not actual domination Of Cubs, the
imperialists are planning to get hold CT
the Danish West Indies. Negotiations
for the purchase Of these islands, begun
some monshs ago but broken of By a
change CT ministry in Denmark, are
said to have hesn -aopened with the
prospect Of consum nation. Germany is
said to desire tbs Danish West Indies,
but there is little evidence that she
has made any great effort to secure them
They are Ct little use to Denmark and
if We are willing to pay her price for
them we can have them. What next?
Atlanta Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13

greed and Goodness. He concludes
By ezpoudiag the facts Of the case in
the following werds:
They look doubtful, but IN reality
they are rot, There have been lies;
yes, but they we're told in good cause.
We have been trescherous; but that wss
only in order that real good might come
| out of apparent evil. True, We have
| crushed deceived and confdins peo-
pie; We have turned against the weak
and the fEiendless vho trusted us; We
have stamped cat j1st and INTEL gent
AID we'll ordered republic; We have
F; stabbed an silly in the back and slapped
! the *sce Of guest; we have bought g
=nadoW fIom 81 enemy that hadn't 1t
, to sell; We have robbed trusting friend
! CT his land scd his liberty; We have in
viied our clean young men to shoulder
diacredited nuskes and do bandits
work under flag which bandits have
! been accustomed 20 fear, not to foMoT;
80 hsye dsbsuched Americas honor
and blscke1ed her face before the
world; but each detsil was for the best
; We kuoE THIS. rho head Of every state
aao sovereignty in Christepdom aud so
per cent Of every legislative BODY II
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13
Fell Thirty Feet.

Louis Ronaer, aged forty years, fell
from a porch Of the Druumord hotel at
Birmingham, Ala, Wednesday snd
was Instantly killed. The nso vas
feeling very ungel! AMI s;a.t:d d 70 the
back polc5 il order to get fresh air.
The railing of IN; porchi, very low aod
he leaned vvec t arj !cst MS ba.aoce.
He fell 10 :he g7Yuud thirty T. ct be;o '.
He wss toun,i half boar stEs- yards by
his wife desG. Ronnsc Aas ua;i7s Of
Germ anj, a,it had resided ia Charles.
ton, s. C., rsnvecal y,ars He went
thence to Knoxville ard Ch.tta1oogs,
where he conducted ho,e. and drink
iug places. He recently opered S.
loon az E5sley City and intended re-
moving 10 that pia:s, residing in Biz
ingham until he could get 5 residence
in the latter place.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13
A Disastrous Fire.

A fire broke out "Wednesday in the
magazines Of the Caspian and Black
Sea company, at Baku Russia, which
contained 6, 100000 pools Of petroleum.
The conAagration resulted in great loss
of life and widespread damage. The
flames spread TO other depots, having a
capacity Of IL, 900, 900 poods Of nsph:
tina, which poured out like stream Of
lava, inundating and setting fire to the
dwellings Of the workmeD, which were
totally destroyed. Many persons per.
ished in the flames. Twenty charred
bodies have been found, and upgsrds
of 80 people are terribly burned. -Four
hundred families lost everything they
possessed. The magazines are still
burning.and neighboring reservoirs are
in great danger. A general panic pre-
walls. Eight nsphtha springs belong
ing to the Melikof, Rslski and Caspian
companies. caught fire February Sd.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13
A Pathetic Story.

At the close Of his mastery speech
in favor OF the passage Of the child ls-
Dor bill BY the Stste Senate on Thus
day Senator Marshall of Richlsnd Coup-
ty related the folio Ring pathetic story:
a policeman who knew that was deep
ly interested in this child labor quss
5ion, came to me and said: Il want to
tell you what | saw the other evening.
am instructed not to allow children to
play bail under the electric lights for
fear that they may break the shades.
Oae night, as l was on my beat near
the mill district, lot Of little boys
we're playing ball. l tod them that
they must stop. Oae of the little fel-
lows made bold to speak to me. He
said, We fellows work in the mill all
day and if We do rot play in the night
We never will have chance to play
call. We are not like the other boys
who can play in the day. Won't you
please let us play on? " The kind
hearted policeman said, well, if that
is so, you can play on, but be careful
NOT to break the lamp shades" He
then said: Every child must have its
playtime. In al we'll regulated schools
Of this day children are allowed to go
out and play constantly. Their minds
are diverted fron their school books
and, by this play, they are enabled to
progress and improve in their studies.
What sad fact il is that little chill
dren are shut up in our mills from six
in the morning to six in the evening,
with 10 opportunity Of gcing out to
play ror even getting breath Of fresh
air. l appeal to you as fathers who
love your children to do unto these
mill children as you would have your
own ohilcren done By. You may kill
thia bill and the fresh winds will blow
from heaven the bright sunlish for you
and |, and for your children and mine,
but not for the child who works in the
factories of South Carolina.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13
To Purify Politics.

Senator E William E Chaadler,
Eho has just been defeated for rs-eleo-
tion to the senate, as he charges by a
railroad corporation in this state, has
introduced bill in the senate prohibit
ing corporations chartered by the Unit
ed States from making contributions to
campaign funds. Asked what be had
particularly in mind in the matter Sen
ator Chandler said: "The great evil Of
the expenditure of vast sum Of money
in controlling politics is not individual
contributors, although it is trua that
men Of many millions like Senator
Clark Of Montana could sford to MAKE
larger contributors to control an cleo.
ton than many corporations, But such
individuals are few. To control cor
ro-atioDs in this respect it is only
necessary to provide that no corpors-
tion shall contribute from its corporate
funds in connection with any political
election. The practice Of corporation
contributions to political committees
has grown up since 1896 These con
tributioDs have been made in nearly sll
cases directly from the treasures Of the
corporations by votes Of their directors
and have been made to both political
parties"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13
AristOcrats in Trade.

The Duke Of Northumberland the
heir Of all the Percys, with direct de-
scent from one of William rs favor
ties. has reputation for excellent but
ter. says Tit-Bits and the ducal brand
is IN great demand within radius Of
many miles from Lyon House, Brent
ford.
The most noble the Marquis Of Ripon
has an ideal dairy at his seat, Studley
Royal: and its products, yellow butter
and delicious cream, are sold in two
dairy shops, one in Leeds and the other
in Ripon.
Another marquis still better known
In the world of trade Is Lord London
derry, whose coal Is as unimpeachable
as his family escutcheon. Time was
when the Earl Of Hardwicke, as Wis
count Royston,. was cigar merchant.
He has now transferred his energies
to Capel Court. and IS half stock brok-
er and half newspaper owner.
The Earl Of Harrington supplements
his income from $4,000 acres by the
profits Of a green grocery shop at Char
Ing Cross, to which the fruits and veg
etables grown at his Derby seat FL
Taston Castle, find their way.
The Earl Of Ran furly has for many
years been an active and successful
fruit grower at Moldura, Victoria His
farm there is the envy and pride Of
the fruit colony, and its condition is
due very largely to the Earls own per-
sonal work on It.
The seventeenth Earl Of Caithness
has been literally nursed as farmer,
and IS prouder Of his American ranch,
covering over twenty square miles, the
fruit Of his years Of hard work, than
Of his Earps coroRet.
The last Earl Of Seafeld was bailif
and small farmer in New Zealand, and
his successor. the young Earl Of to-day,
is also engaged in industrial pursuits
at Oamaru.
The late Viscount Hampden. when
he was released from the exacting post
Of Speaker Of the House Of Commons
turned his attention to milk and butter,
and his Glynde dairy was noted for ito
excellence. ~
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13
Will be Built.

A dispatch from Charleston says:
president and General Manager James
U. Jackson, Of the Chattanooga, Au.
gusta and Charleston Air Line is here
for the third time in two weeks, on
matters of importance connected with
that road. He admits that his frequent
visits to Charleston are due to the in
creased activity in the proposdd Sss
board Air Line connection between
Charleston and Augusta He said that
he was hard at work in tho interest cf
the new road between this port aod the
city Of Augusta and that the original
plan Of president Williams, Of the Sea
beard would be carried out. The Seaboard
Air Line last pear bought and paid $780,
900 70, real estate for terminal facili-
ties in this city.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13
How Birds Help Farmers.

The bulletins on birds and mammals
published by the Biological Survey Of
Washington correct widely prevalent
errors as to the economic status OF
species that affect agricultural interests,
and demonstrate the ineGciency and
wastefulness Of bounty laws, under
which millions Of dollars have been e1-
pended by the various states and ter
ritories without accomplishing the OBJ
ject for which they were intended.
Birds are the farmers most valuable
aids in his lifelong battle with the in.
sects that prey on his crops. How i'm
portsnt, therefore, that he should not
destroy them that do him greatest ser.
vice. In the case Of hawks and owls
the division has shown, by the examina-
tion Of the stomach contents OF about
three thousand of these universally
hated and prosecuted birds, that only
six out Of the seventy-thIee kinds In
habiting the United States are injuri.
GUS and three Of these are SO rare they
need hardly be considered, leaving only
three to be taken into account as enc
mics Of agriculture. The others prey
upon mice, insects and other vermin,
and rank among the farmers best
friends. Since its establishment, in
1885, the division has examined the
stomach contents Of nearly fifteen
thousand birds belonging to two hun
dred species and sub-species, and has
published information on the food hsb-
its Of one hundred and forty kinds,
mainly hawks, owls, crows jays, bla,k-
birds, sparrows. thrushes, fy-cathers,
swallows, Wrens, shikes, wood peekers,
horned larks and cedarbirds.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13
Burned to Death

A dispatch from Mccormick to the
Augusta Chronicle says: The little
siz.year-old daughter Of on, fellow
toEnsnan, Mr.. Tom Ke.gamcr had the
misfortune 20 meet with quite sad
death Wednesday morniDg. She was
standing too near FIRE built out in the
yard when her clothing caught fire and
she was SO severely bnrce6 before the
fire could be extinguished thar death re-
suited at 4 clock this morning. Fyery
effort vas made by her physiciaDs to
aave Ger but the most that could be
done vas to relieve 10 ?. measure her
sufarinss. Mrs. J B Harmon, a
neigboor who ass the first 20 reaeD her,
vas severely burned in mskiog
heroic effort to extiusuish me James.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13
MARX TWAIN'S LATEST.
One Of the Xsenese Satires Ee EVsr
Ws9vots.

In The North American Review for
February Mark Twain publishes one Of
the keenest sasires that ever came sven
from his pen. The srsicie is one Of tie
most caastic reviews Of the imperislist
policy sad tendencies of the admins
s-st;on saat 40 have seen. Mc. Clemens
takes a Il, .ae:ne The Person Sitting
in DsE5pess. - He charges President
Mckinley With playing the European
game, the Chamberlain game" ap,'
c;:E-ogi 1t bac!g. OF the presidents
fanou7 utteraH.-e aacue 'scr;n;oaI ar-
s1ession," he Says:
The nc2c-< IS that fine ssvinp will
oe cu,iived By tie rcmenbrance # -
&C: of iis but oae-:ha. he forrof =
wishin tie twclve1cn.h, ap6 its homo.
sbie gospel along T2th it." In The
oo;nioa CT tie satir;5t the tenishtc5
hcarhen for Rhcaa good and goods
ve a1e making suoh exertions NUT bs
pazzleo By our strange mixture Of
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13
Commits Suicide.

A cablegram received from United
States minister Huater, st Guatemala
City, states thai Sydney B. Everett.
Secretary and Charge Of the United
State Legation there, committed sue de
By shooting himself in the mouth. He
suffered long illness, aud it is under
stood that the act was committed in
temporary alteration Of mind. Mr..
Everett was appointed from Massachu-
setts, being son of a former chief Of
the diplomatic bureau of the State De-
partment. He was appointed to the
consular service as consul to Batavia in
Msy, 1897, and was appointed to
Gua,auala City OF June 10, last. His
parents are resident of Washington.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13
A Life Sentence.

Henry E. Youtzey, stenographer to
Governor Taylor during his incuubency
and who was tried ss principal in the
shooting ofGoYernor William Goebel
snd found guilty, was araigned before
Judge Cantrlll at Georgetown, KY,
Tuesday afternoon and sentenced to life
imprisonment When sentence was pro.
nou1ced Youtzey exclaimed: II an
innocent. | have been con 7icted by
base and Infamous subornati )ns Of per
jury" No appeal will bo taken and
the prisoner will be taken to states pri-
son shortly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13
No Free Passes.

Mr.. Stsnlaod's bill to repeal the law
against public officers riding on free
passes Oil railroads wss taken up in the
Senate on Tuesday week.
Mr.. BIice wanted to strik cut the en-
acting words. He though the laW should
remain on tbe statute books. There
may be occasional violations of tie spirit
of the law, but be did not believe the
people wanted the law repealed. He
thought the bill was generally regarded
as joke.
Mr. Stap,a-d, the author ofthe bill,
said II e statute had been on the books
for ten years and if any attempt had
ever been made to enforce it he had
never heard OF it. Ho thought it a
reflection upon every member Of the
legislature for the law to remain-:t
simply meant the people thought we
could Iot be trusted. He did not be.
lieTe any member could be Influenced
as to his vote by little thing like .
railroad pass. He reviewed ,he circum
stances leading up to the enactment Of
the law and said it stood as monu-
ment to the times when factional diff
fe!ences divided the people, and he
wanted it wiped out, as We have buried
all our differences
The ayes and Ioes we're called on the
motion TO strike out the enacting words
and the bill was killed by vote of l3
to l2, as follows:
Ay.s-Barrwell, Blakerey, Br;c",
Caugbman. Douglas, Gainfs. GlsDp,
Graydon. Gruber. HcrldoD, NJ ,o:e, Sar-
raft, Sullivan-13
Ntea-Adrich. Aprelt, Goodwin,
Hay. Hrndersor, 1lderton. McDe1mott,
Sharpe, Stackhouse, S;an!and, Wa ker
-12
TIE anti free lass law remains oa
the statute books.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13
The Next Sten.

The South Carolina house Of repre-
sentasives By vote Of Sc to 81 killed
the child labor bill to prohibit children
under II years Of age from working in
cotton factories. This vas shout the
vote in the general assembly Of Geor-
gia. It wlll now be in order, for the
South Carolina house Of representa-
tiyes to pass bill for the protection OF
wild English and Mongoliap phea-
SAINTS. Macon News
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13

Christendon, inciading cur congress
ard our so state legislatures, are nen.
bers not only Of the church, but also Of
the Blessings off, Civilization trust.
This world gjrdlipg accumulation of
trained morals. high principles and
justice cspnot do an unright thing, an
uofsir thing, an ungsaerous thing, sn
unclesH thing 1t knows what it IS
about. Give yourself 10 unessiness; II
is all right"
Marx Twain could not have found a
baste7 subject far sstire and nobody
could have handled it With the soathing
severity exhibited in tho article from
which We have aoted-Atlanta Jour
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13
Libeaal Pensions.

By decisive usj ,r:ty the house Ct
representatives Tuesday passed bill
appropriating 5000, 600 jor Confederate
Ienslors THIS is dcub:e the amount
heretofore appropriated for this purpose
and tie increase is regarded IS very
significant. The author Of the bill is
Captain j. Hsmp Brooks, of Greenwood
younger brother OF Preston 8 Brooks,
who oaned Charles Summer in the Uni
ted States before the ,ivil war.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13
Fearful Famine in China

Reports received from Singan-fu all
agree that the famine in the provinces
of ShsDsi and Shensi is one Of the worst
in the history Ct Chira All informs.
tion on the subject is necessarily from
Chinese sources aDd is fragme entary. but
the stories are all to the same effect,
picturing a condition of affairs that is
calculated to arouse the sympathy of
the world for the stricken people. 1t
is estimated that two thirds Ct the peo-
pie are without sufficient food or the
means Of obtainingis. TheEeatheris Bit
terly cold and this adds to the misery
of starvation. There is little fuel in
either provinces, and the people are
tearing cut the woodwork Of their
houses to obtain fuel to keep themsel-
yes warm. Oxen. horses, dogs and other
animals used by the farmers to aid
them in their work iu ordinary times
have practically all been sacrificed to
satisfy hunger. For three years the
crops have been failures in both prov
inces. There was more or less fam
inc in previous seasons, and the people
were in poverty when the winter began.
Their condition has since been growing
steadily worse Letters assert that can
nibalism is cow prscticed to a consid,
cradle extent. Ii Hung Chang in ccn,
7ersation with Mr.. Conger, tie Ameri-
can Minister, said that the people were
reduced to eating human flesh. Many
Of them were selling their women and
children to obtain money with which to
buy food for the remaining members Ct
their families. Infanticide is alarming
ly common. Psrtnts driven insane by
want and tie cries Of their children for
food, which they are unable to provide,
kill the little ones rather than be forced
to listen to their cries Of distress and to
see their sufeEirgs.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13
Many Killed.

Adviccs from Batavis, Island Of java,
capital Of the Nether!ani Islands, say
the expedition sent against Samlanga,
Island of Suuatrs, has captured the
AchineEe fortress Of Batorilik. The
Dutch loss vas six killed and forty
wounded. The Achinese lost seventy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13
A Mean Monster,

The Atlanta Journal says: Because
she could not tie hcr hu; bands shoe to
snit him, Mrs. Beau;ah PoEell, accord
ing to sllegations make in her petition
foT divorce fled Wednesday morning II
the superior court, vas bssten By her
husband, Thomas G. Powell. A. otheT
times her husband was extremely e-uel
to her, she charges, and she cites this
o7s instance as showing his trestment
Of her. She also alleges into1icstlon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13

George" she Kissed, do you know
anything that reflects On the lifelong
integrity Of my father?"
DO You think" BE grinly answered,
that would tackle him Eor your
hand Il 7 didn't"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13
Enf DencaGabIe.

Tesche7-A1d why should wo ca
seavoy to rise by eur own efoTts9
Johnnie Wizs-'Cause there's no tell
In wheR the alarm clock WI. 60
wroag.-EaItinore American.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-06-28
BANNIS Err

June l9-Tne Ladies Aid SOciety
vi meet at the home of Mrs. Chas
DlckerSnn, al which pace the carpet
70 the NJ. f. chu ch will be sewed.
he church building has been reno
valed and vi its new furnishings
WI present much better appearance
tpan forma "
The 20 lowing Stud, hts have arrived
~ me from sch, oil for their summer
vacation: NJ rton House, Ypsilanti:
fIod Nichols, Albion; Dewey Smith.
Albion.
I Wagner Hotel has heen under
x M repairs ind improvements. and
Ia it's ne Y car II paint has been
APPLIED Ae will have "A, neat hotel
outside a. in, which Is saying c nsid.
erabir
The Wupdman bl ~ out. last Satur.
day ight. j dying from the crowd
which surged up and down our cts
was a well a'teudtd one aud p badly
success ii ancia ". TIE proceeds L.
ben, iit F,nstcfs TT this place III
Eureka bud was present and hpl,eI
enltven th" aston with lumrer
OF vel rendered ,elec'lo :
\ w. DrkerS n has about CON-
pleted the addition which as b en-
made t. Ilaukins Bros ELEVATOR in
Elsi" an al.o H. large barn bun f,r
Mr. Cha~ Dun am three niles east
Of that lIac'. Mr.. p,ckefs "a mi-
nished material aud lab,r for BIN
structures.
Mr.. News"n is going To- have 4 I'm
business place, and his tui ding viii
b. an ornament To our town.
j hn Collins new home received Is
first c at Ct paint this week.
The new dry KILN at the head NO
and stave mill Iste,rlv ready for use /
and IS tim looking building, adding
ma terally t. The factory. It's drying
'apacity is much greater than the cd
ne Modern machinery and ideas
vii b" utilized and the kiln will be
hist class In every particular.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-06-28
POM

June 24.-The races and bail game
were well attended last Saturday and
every one reports a fine time.
Nellie Taylor is home from Alma
for visit.
Meryl Seaver, OF Ithaca, l., visiting
friends in POmpeii this week.
The following officers were elected
for the Pompeii track association:
DR.. Hall, president; j. II. Sessions.
secretary, and ChaS. Wideman, treas.
urer. Manager Of ball team, j. II.
Sessions; captain, NJ. f. Hathaway.
Floyd Wood has been visiting in
Bushnell the past week.
All OF the Pompeii eighth grade
pupils who took the examinations
passed.
Mrs. Jno. Price and daughter. Pearl.
have gone u Eureka on a visit.
Burt Seaver, OF Ithaca, was ia town
5 saturday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-06-28
NOTES FROM THE FIELD.

The rail fence is curiosity in some
parts of central Illinois.
Everything has its day, but il is not
likely that the belgian hare will cele-
brate its day in this country.
This is the time TO test seeds. Don't
plant or sow any kind of seeds without
testing them for terminating power or
vitality.
Lots Of beautiful seed catalogues
free for the asking. Many of them are
gtrgeously illustrated and litho-
graphed. Look over them.
Complete fertilizer is one which con-
tains the three essential fertilizing
constituents, namely, nitrogen. phos-
phoric acid and potash BARNARD ma
nure is an example of complete fer
tilizer since il contains all three of
these constituents.
Ii is time 20 be testing the clover
seed. There is but little economy in
getting clover seed as cents a busbel
cheaper than the market price and
having one-fourth of the sowing fail
of termination. Moreover, unless Won
test the seed you never will know
where the fault lay that the stand CT
clover was poor.-Farmers' Voice.