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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-13
AEari Avis

Something oi Mai: Of hia rrcr
mind has shown up in Memphis; in the
person rt Il coiored individual WIN
darcS to speak his honest opinion TO
his race. regardless Uf the fact that
his views are very diStaSteful to his
brethren OF color. This man. whose
name is 5. p. Mitchell, is the preSi-
dent Of a National Industrial Coun-
Gil. an organization composed Of ne
groes and attempting to do work along
lines indicated by its name. In one
or more public addresses delivered in
the interest Of this organization, this
man Mitchell has had the audacity to
declare that Southern white people,
especially eX-Confederate soldiers and
their sons, are the best friends the
negroes have.
This sentiment expressed before
negro audiences caused no little stir,
and great deal of Indignation was
manifested. This. however, was but
a gentle zephyr compared with the
cyclone that followed the announce
ment that Mitchell's speeches contain
ing the sentiment were largely made
up from the advance sheets Of book
he had in press entitled The Confed
crate Soldier" Thereupon persecu-
tion of the author commenced in dead
earnest, and diligent effort has been
put forward by the negroes to make
MITCHELL life miserable. A man NAM
ed GreenWay, whether white or black
does not appear, and does not matter,
but who is said to be postal official,
has threatened to adopt some means
to exclude Mitchell'S book from the
mails. This, of course, he cannot do
if the book is decent, but ii shows
what efforts are being made to bull
doze and frighten the author. How
ever, Mitchell does not become very
much frightened, and says he thinks
now lie will write second volume or
sequel to the first, to be entitled "A
Negro Prosecuted for Paying a Tribute
to Confederate Soldiers"
In a letter to the Memphis Scimitar
Mitchell reiterateS what he has said
in his address, ,and concludes as follows:
! want tc say Mr.. Greenway may
be good Republican, but his idea Of
free speech is entirely opposite to the
so-called principles of his party, for
he iDtimates, that my mails must be
stopped for the tribute paid to the
Southern Confederate" who is the
best friend the American negroes
have. While the ex-Confederates and
their SONS are in the South helping to
educate the negro, the good old Re-
publican Yankees are in Illinois run
ming the children of color from the
schools and killing the negro men
hunting for work. While Mr.. Green
way denounces a negro for paying trib-
ute of respect to the ex-Confederates
who are taking care Of the old and
infrm negroes that were turned losse
by the Yankees empty-handed and
barefooted, am an outspoken enemy
to the varmints who are continually
dogging after the heels of our best
Southern whites, who understand and
aid the negro.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-13
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
sS~<<--AS

"BeltiIg' d ,ree-that is, killing it
by destroying the bark in a circle
around the trunk->injures it for lun-
Der.
Statistics recently published in Paris
show clearly that good surroundings
afford con: parative immunity from pull
monary tuberculosis.
The British black rat, almost entire
ly ex;ern:@a;ed during the last 100
years hy he brown Norwegian rat, is
carefully protected and preserved on
al estate al Greerlees, Montgomery.
The mining of phosphate rock is one
OF the important industries Of Flori-
3a arc S""th Carolina. and it amounts
10 l.@co.Gn0 IONS 4 year, valued at
S5.2c0.C00 at the point of production.
Under the auspices of the Institute
of France further researches are be-
ing made in the famous grottoes of
Mentone. On the Riviera, where bones
ard other remains of prehistoric men
have al various times been found. Late
" three entire skeletons have been dis
covered.
An American syndicate has just
bought the old Mckenzie concession to
supply the City of Mexico with water.
The water will be brought from the
.Nmoloya springs. 40 miles southwest
of the capital. The work will include.
16 miles of canal six miles of steel pip
ing and the installation Of motive
power.
The Chicago board of local improve
nents has decided to use creosoted
block for pavemerts in that city. Diff
ferent kinds of material fer paving
were looked into Is the board. but the
decision was in favor of the wood. The
first order of this kind of pavement
will aggregate about $50 miles OF
streets to be paved.
Everything We eat and drink and
wear runs the gauntlet Of germs to an
extent:wh;ch nervous people had bet
ter not contemplate. Far too much
fuss is made of them. If We listened to
all these scares there would be nothing
left to 60 but to ge; into bath of car
bolic acid and stop there until starva-
tion freed US from the dangers Of life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-13
Sixteen Killed.

Sixteen men are known to have been
killed and some others are reported
missing as the result of an explosion
Of gas in one of the mines Of the Unit
ed Coal and Coke company at Bowen,
Colo. at o'clock Thursday night.
The work of reScuing the bodies was
begun at once and four had been taken
out at 10 o'clock No names are OBJ
tainable at this time. Most Of the
dead men are said to be married. Only
meagre details have been received.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-13
An Interesting Relic.

In the matter of diminutive bank
notes correspondent sends an ac-
count Of a curious note which he has
in his possession. 1t is a card meas.
.uring 2x2h inches, on one. side of
which is twice printed the word
"Twopence." while on the other the
sum is printed in words and figures
round the border. In the middle is
the following: II promise to pay
the bearer, on demand, ? pence. BY
order Of the Corporation OF the City
OF New York, Feb. 20, 1890. D. Phoe-
nix, City Treasurer" - London
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-13
Money i'm Potatoes.

James w. McGee. a farmer living
near Orrick. Mo. took a chance on
potatoes this year and used 200 acres
in raising them. His venture has
proved a great winner. From seven
acreas alone he has taken about p
500 bushels and he expects to sell his
entire crop at 80 cents a bushel. He
estimates his expenses per acre at
543,39 and his net profits at S12.4T2.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-13
Stolen Years Ago.

Charles Gardner. who was kidnapped
ten years ago at the age of y years,
at his home near Quincy, ILL.,, by two
tramps. met his father at Wichita,
Kas., on Wednesday, by accident.
Recently Gardner's parents moved to
Andoyer. Father and son met at the
postottice and recognized each other.
He had been taken to Fort WORTH.
Texas, where he was compelled to beg.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-13
his greatest ambition.
HIS WORD Wt& LAW

Such a nan is great hc;riiG )he
power oI cu!IGy. anA It is uS2ieSS 10
reckon ever Ggaia the deeds ~ Wade
Hampton in the presence Il! Veterans
who were his comrades. anG VINO With
out exception rave to him an uH:cScrN-
ed Faith ana Implicit confidence when
his word a!nnc was the law in South
Carolina. though armed soldiers stood
sentinel 1T the capitol and men fancl-
cd We were under military rule. 1T
was the voice Of Hampton frGm the
granite steps Of tbs capitol that kept
the peace and stayed the shedding Of
blood. and it was his superb conduct
on that and other days which brought
enduring peace 20 the land of his
birth.
".tll finished now that noble life,
And ended, too. a toilSOme strife:
flushed the voice and stilled the heart
That bravely bore 50 long its part:
Finished well. the tales complete,
Who can e'er that life repeat"
This sketch would be incomplete in
the presence G: veterans were the ob-
vious duty Of South Carolina not TO be
mentioned in this connection.
The monument to Hampton is yet tC
be built. and in the next few months
Will be determined the fret whether
or not the love and affection OF his
people arc 10 he cryStallizcd into a
memorial worthy of his name and
fame.
l will not dwell upon the reasons
for prepetuating in tangible form the
devotion Of his people to mcmry that
will be ever blessed in our State, but
on this occasion it should be urged that
procrastination will inevitably bring
failure to a movement that seemed to
have the unanimous approval OF the
people. The committee in charge pro-
poses to place this matter upon the
hearts Of his friends and admirers.
and the monument in whatever shape
it may come must be the volunteer
testimonial Of their affection and
esteem. the last expression Of their
generosity and sacrifice if need be tc
the worth. the patriotism. the noblli-
ty of mind and heart. the greatness
and goodness Of Wade Hampton, the
knightlieSt gentleman of his day and
gener0tion, the humble Christian, the
staunch friend. the generous foe. the
yro rrior and tho statesmen
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-13
Caught On q TreStle.

A dispatch from Hopkinsyille, Ky,
says an excursion train on the Illinois
Central caught five young ladies 90 a
high trestle at Dawson Springs On
Wednesday afternoon. Two were
crushed to death and the others.
jumping, were probably fatally in
jured. All were young women who
were sojourning at the springs.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-13
! PROFESSIONAL NUPTIALIST
On the Border Between the Carolina
Seeks More Dignity.

From a man who styles himself
Squire and "a professional nuptialist,"
who is evidently operating in the
backwards of both North and South
Carolina, has written the governor as
follows. in the effort to secure addi-
tional dignity:
Pineville, \. c., Aug. +, 1902.
To the Hon. Governor Of South Caro-
lima:
Greeting.
Whereas, we have new election
precinct in this upper corner OF Fort
Mill township for the convenience OF
everybody, being six and half miles
from Fort Mill and out OF the way.
We want to know if we are not en-
titled to magistrate or justice Of the
peace at his new precinct. If so, We
want it and need it as badly as we do.
We have already last year petitloned
the legislature, and right here, please
lust let NE ask, is that the right or
proper thing to do? Can't you appoint
a man recommended for the office or
allow US to run such man at our box
or boxes at this term OF election. He,
| know, would put up with d small
salary. My name was given more than
once and l know l would. The farm
ers are the mudsills Of the whole con-
struction and l think they deserve
more convenience, credit and legisla-
tion.
Please let me hear from your honor
without delay. and oblige.
Very respectfully,
W. O. Bales.
Accompanying the above was a
most unique card of what Squire Bal
les calls "a Matrimonial Psalm" a
composition as unique as the contents
of the card itself. The card reads
thus:
"Goto Squire Bales to get married.
The greatest of all ambitious phil
antropistS and professional nuptial-
lists.
Marriage Tees-To those that
can't pay more, sl.00: common fee.
$500: secret service. $500; advertiS-
ing price, $500: rich mans price,
| $1,000.
Printed marriage certificates in
different styles and sizes free. Have
nobody but Squire Bales.
1T is more popular to be married
by him now a days than all the license
YOU can get. Don't be married at
home: it is no enjoyment. More peo'
pie get married in South Carolina tC
it's population than any other State
in the Union.
1T is nothing unusal to see halt
dozen couples get married there any
Sunday. Sunday is his biggest day
and he is therefore always at home.
He marries nearly 200 couples every
year.
He is situated most conveniently,
Just across the State line. eleven miles
south of Charlotte, and one west OF
the Vile OF Pine. Cali and see me, !
am not hard to find. My ceremony is
easy but binding and treatment kind.
Phone, hotel and livery accommodate
ti0nS.'
Here's 4 sample verse form the
psalm:
Tell me not in idle jingle.
Marriage is an empty dream;
For the girl is dead that's single,
And things are not as they SEEM.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-13
The Best Way.

\ sensible Georgia editor says:
Some 0; the authors who devote their
time to the writing Of tedious his
tories Of tile devil, could better en-
ploy that time in pointing out a safe
way around him
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-13
Good Platform.

"To see that no town is diScrimi.
mated against, and that every citizer
Of the State shall receive equal protec'
tion." This is the platform of B. L,
Caughman, candidate for Railroad
Commissioner. It is enough. 1t means
whole lot, and, if adopted by the
Railroad Commission, will save many
dollars to the farmers, merchants
and all other classes Of our country.
Senator Caughman is the very man tc
help carry it out.-The Barnwell Ne"
Saptiro1
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-13
They Ride Free.

It is a great mistake to suppose
that the possession of great wealth
necessarily ShrinkS mems souls. Henry
NJ. Flagler Of Florida who owns many
miles of railroad, many millions OF
dollars and a young wife, never
charges an Indian railroad fare. The
six hundred Seminoles IN the state of
Florida can ride anywhere on the
East Coast railway system, free of
charge. Mr.. Flagler is very popular
will, the Indians
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-13
An Old Epnti.

Jim Highpeach and Brooks Garter
were killed, John Carter is supposed
to have been seriously wounded, and
a man of the name of Richmond was
Shot through the wrist Thursday In
tight in Jackson county Tenn. result
ing from an old feud between the
Carter and Lynch families Of that sec
tim
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-13
E0urfean Killed

An explosion occurred Thursday in
an iron works at Camargo, Spain de-
stroyed five houses. killing II persons
and injuring many others.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-13
NOTED HUNTREss REPENTS.
rod, Now Writing About the
Cruelty Of Hunting,

Women do not seem likely to en-
croach upon at least one of mans
pleasures, that of hunting. The most
celebrated shot among English women
has abandoned hunting entirely and
published pamphlet on 'The Horrors
of Sport"
She knows what she is talking
about, says the New York Sun. Her
husband was an ardent hunter, but she
was such an enthusiast that his shoot
ing preserves did not satisfy her and
she would rent Scottish moor or deer
forest for her own use. She was called
by her friends the female Nimrod and
her house was full of trophies Of her
skill. Now she has taken up her pen to-
decry her old weapon, the gun.
Lady Florence Dixie is this reformed
Nimrod She has killed lions in Africa,
gazelles in Arabia. bears in the Rock
les. With her brother, Lord James
Douglas, she took journey through
Patagonia.
A good many years ago another
brother, Lord Francis Douglas, lost his
life in the Alps. This intrepid woman
later climbed the very peak in whose
ascent he was killed. She says that few
men have done "a tithe of the hunting
I have done both at home and in for
eign lands so that herrenurciation Of
the sport seems to mean that here, at
any rate, women are not going to con-
test with men for privileges. She says:
Many keen sportsman will ac-
knowledge that feeling Of self-re-
proach has at times come over him as
he stood by the dying victim of his skill.
Iknow that it has confronted me many
and many a time. I have bent over
my fallen game and seen the beautiful
eye Of the deer grow dim. 1have ended
with the sharp, yet merciful knife the
dying sufferings of creatures that
never harmed me. I, too, have wit
messed the angry, defiant glare of the
wild beasts fading sight as s:death de-
prived him of the power to wreak his
vengeance on the human being that
had taken his free life. The memory
OF those scenes brings no pleasure to
my mind. On the contrary, it haunts
me with a cruel reproach, and I fain
would. that had never done those
deeds of skill-and cruelty"
New Zealand's Island Federation.
Another step in the realization of
Mr.. Seddon's dream Of an island fed
Grafton apart from the Australian
commonwealth, of which New Zea-
land should be the acknowledged
center, was taken during the last
month, when that statesman pro-
vided in his budget for lower rate
of taxation on goods imported into
the Cook islands-the only group
which New Zealand has so far an
nexed-than on Australian goods,
and declared that goods from New
Zealand would ultimately be admit
ted free. In view of the determined
effort by New Zealand to amalga-.
mate with the FIJI island group. this
action is regarded as an indication
of the anti-commonwealth policy
that would be adopted il Mr.. Sed-;
don's scheme is carried out.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-13
WITH RARE FIDELITY.

No element of his nature was
deeper ingrained than sympathy and
affection for the people whom he loved
and whom he served with rare fidelity,
and it is not difficult to understand
poignancy OF wounds that for time
bore the impress OF alienation from
his person. But if his eyes could
have looked upon that uneNampled
scene when his precious remains were
laid away in Trinity'S churchyard, the
remembrance Of seeming ingratitude
would have given place instantly to
the joy and ecStacy Of a great heart
touched by the genuine loyalty Of a
SadGened people. whose tributes Of af-
fect:0n and reverence were the eX-
preston of bruised and grateful hearts,
linked forever with the memory OF
his service and sacrifice in war and in
peace.
HIS FITNESS FOR THE TASK.
South Carolina made one Of the
grandiSt contributions to the spirit of
unity and concord as supplanting strife
and diScord in the person Of Wade
Hampton. and in every emergency he
was found bearing aloft the banner of
peace with the fidelity which marked
bis career when the Stars and Bars
tloated above him in the hour of vic
tory.
1t was his undoubted fitness for the
rescue Of a PROSTATE and oppressed
State that led men to turn with eager
impulse toward him when dire necessi-
ty said that wickedness in high places
should no longer make a people mourn.
and it was his calmness. placidity and
unyiclding tirmneSS that drove back
the marauders and adventures. and
put to light an army Ut parasites and
plundererS. His wisdom and diScre-
ton were manifest on every hand.
and the redemption of his down-trOd-
Gen State became the realization Of
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-13
WADE HAMPTON,

Col. Eoyt'S Ealogy On the GCeal and
Good Han
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-13

Through the forests twilight aisle
Passed a host with mutf1ed footsteps.
In martial rank and file:
And I knew those gray-clad figures,
Thus slowly passing by,
Were the souls Of Southern soldiers
Who for freedom dared to die. "
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-13

Tell me not in idle jingle.
Marriage is an empty dream:
For the girl is dead that's single,
And things are not as they seem. "
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-08-13

!" ".lll finished now that noble life,
And ended, too. a toilsome strife:
flushed the voice and stilled the heart
That bravely bore so long its part:
Finished well. the tales complete,
Who can e'er that life repeat"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-07

combined, and when he came to
Hopkinsville introduced him to the
crowd gathered to hear him. These
facts are known to the public here
and cannot be gainsaid by the un-
supported statements of men whom
a grand jury refused to believe un-
der oath.
Up to last April, the editor of this
paper displayed no "hostility" to
the Governor. He called to pay his
respects when in Frankfort and
treated his administration with all
fairness, until his appolntees here
began to violate the laws. Then, as
has been his custom for 20 years,
whether dealing with Republican
embezzlers, Democratic defaulters
in office, corruptists or gamblers
and we have had them all in Chris
tian county-he took a stand on the
side Of the law and the people and
demanded that the Asylum he in
vestigated, the guilty punished and
the innocent exonerated. No hosti-
ity was shown Gov. Beckham until
be allied himself with the gamb-
ling element and then only because
of his attitude toward lawlessness.
This much in explanation. Per-
sonally we care nothing about the
Feather" of the birds the Governor
flocks with.
There are plenty of good men in
Kentucky to fill the Offices. There
are in Hopkinsville two able physi-
clans, clean, capable men of chris
tian characters, who for years fill
ed positions in the Western Asylum,
who were never indicted, never
touched by the breath Of scandal,
never without the respect OF the
community. All over the state there
are such men, but if the Governor
prefers others, the editor of this
paper can stand it If the rest can.
1t is due to Senator Farris, chair
man of the committee, to say that
he does not purpose to dispose of
the asy lum matter until both sides
are heard At the train, he saw
President knight and arranged a
bearing tor the Board at Frankfort
next week. Mr.. Knight and Judge
Breathitt will goto Frankfort We'd
nesday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-07
HEAVY SHOWS
And Rainfall, Accompanied by
Usual BInstry Weather,
With Numerous Rough Accom-
paniments, Predicted For The
Month by Prophet Marsh.

Marsh, the Ohio weather prophet,
says severe storms and blustry
weather will prevail during the
greater portion of February, with
sudden changes in temperature
from moderate weather to cold
waves and heavy rain and snow
fall. Heavy snow, billiards and
extreme cold waves Will occur in
the Northwest and states west of
the Mississippi River. Heavy
rains to cold waves and snowstorms
east of the Mississippi River. The
storms occurring during February
will be extremely severe on the At.
lantic Ocean, the coast and states
adjoining and on the Great Lakes.
Extremely heavy rains will oc-
cur over the Southern and Gulf
States, causing floods and delay to
traffic.
Heavy snow and rainfall and cold
waves over the States of Ohio, In
diana, Kentucky, West Virginia,
the mountain districts, Pittsburg
and the headwaters of the Ohio and
in the Allegheny and Monongahela
regions, causing rapidly rising
streams and a flood. Floods will
occur along the Ohio River and it's
tributaries, causing destruction
and loss of property. The floods
will not be confined alone to the
river districts, but over different
sections of the States of Ohio, In
diana, Kentucky, Tennessee, West
Virginia and the lowlands of Mis-
slssippi. Heavy snowstorms will
oCcur over the Eastern States, block
ing traffic at New York, Philadel-
phia, Boston, Washington, D. c.,
and the East.
Forecast for Kentucky:
Between Eth and 11th-Snow-
storms followed by cold wave, COW
ering the greater part of the coun.
try.
Between 18th and 16th-zero
weather. ~
Between 18th and 10Th, Heavy
rainfall, flooding the low lands.
Warmer with high winds.
Between Goth and 24th-Heavy
rain, turning to snow.
Between 18th and 30th-Stormy
conditions, with more snow and a
c)ld wave.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-07
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