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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-12
Dangerous Criminals,

why" said lady reproachfully to
her husband. "you know when I say
Denmark always mean Hollandw
Perhaps the city girl in the following
story. told by the Philadelphia Tele-
graph, allowed herself a similar lati-
tude Of expressions:
She was sitting on the porch, laziy
rocking to and fro and watching the
6refies fitting about through the
shrubbery. Suddenly she turned to
her companions and said in a musing
tone:
81 wonder if it is true that firefies
do get into the haymows sometimes
and set them afre."
Everybody laughed at what was ap-
parently 4 pleasantly, but the young
lady looked surprised ,
"Why," said she, lit was only yester-
day that saw in the paper an article
headed Work Of Firebugs.' It said
they had set barn on fire. Really"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-12
A QUEER EXPERIENCE.
It Made One Man n Believer In the
Supernatural.

It Made One Man n Believer In the
Supernatural.
'1 want to tell you q very queer eX-
perience l had" said the colonel. at
borders so much on the superstitious
it throws me somewhat in doubt as to
whether I believe in the supernatural.
You all know what fondness have
for driving, and the more spirited the
horses are the better l feel to put them
on their mettle. Well, a few summers
ago | bought pair of high strung,
strongly built bay horses and began to
drive them. One Sunday morning l
carefully hooked them to my surrey.
I personally saw that every strap was
we'll hooked, the chains carefully ad-
justed and, in fact, every precaution
taken to have them so harnessed that
there could be nothing to fret them.
81 drove up st. Charles avenue to
Washington, out Washington to the
railroad crossing, back again to st.
Charles avenue and then up to Car
rollton until opposite the old Carroll
ton gardens and there stopped to rest
under tree. We had moved at q
pretty good pace, the weather was
warm, and believed that little rest
would do the horses good forgot to
tell YOU that had in the rear seat of
the surrey my wife and daughters.
eve stopped just under a tree, on
the side of the neutral ground, and
there waited. Just then q party OF
about twenty bicyclists came in sight,
coming up the avenue. AS they passed
us nv horses reared and made one
plunge. I had the reins in my hand,
and the ladies were seated IN the sur
rev. What made me do it 1 do not
know, nor can I account for It, but l
let go the reins and the horses ran
avay-ran away, mind you, from the
surrey unhitched. The surrey renamed
perfectly still for moment and then
by it's own momentum slowly Slid
down to the sidewalk. We all got out
without the slightest anxiety what
ever. 1t was perfectly astounding.
eve made q careful examination or
the straps, the hooks, the chains, the
pole, and there was nothing Droken,
nothing strained, nothing bent-in fact
it was just as if some unseen spirits
:iad carefully unlocked the horses ana
let them go. The horses were brought
back in about two hours. We again
made a careful examination OF the
harness, and assure you the entire
outfit was in perfect condition-ncth-
ing broken, nothing hurt or damaged
whatever. Now, how can you account
for that? am not inclined to believe
in the supernatural, but at times when
l think over this incident I do not
know what to believe. New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
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BOILING 1T DOWN.
4 Valuable Lesson In the Gentle Art
Of OmittinG.

4 Valuable Lesson In the Gentle Art
OF OmittinG.
at was this way" was explaining
quite fresh and young appearing
gentleman to q much older companion
as I took a seat near them in the res
taurant. 81 thought that it was quite
a clever short story, and as the pro-
fessor had asked me to read it to him
for the purpose Of criticism he listened
patiently for the thirty minutes that it
took me to go through it.
"'Good for the first writing he said,
but you must learn the art Of emitting.
You have unnecessary sentences. Find
them, omit them and come and read it
again
81 followed his advice, and the next
time it took me twenty minutes to
read it.
"'Better,' he said Try it again, for
there is more you can omit
81 didn't show the annoyance that l
felt, but did some more cutting and
condenstng. Then I read it to him
again in fifteen minutes.
"'That is nearer to the correct thing
be said, with an approving nod, but
there is chance for little more prun-
ing
"It was with an effort that l re-
strained myself, but knowing that he
is an authority in literary matters for
the third time I went to the slaughter
Of the innocents and, returning the
next day, read it to him in ten minutes.
"'That is something like he ex-
claimed, slapping me on the back.
Another little omitting seance will fix
it.
"'This is a little too much,' I an
swered as | seized my manuscript,
with show Of feeling. You had bet
ter tell me to omit every word Of it.
"NThat's it, my boy, that's it, he re-
piled. 1T is too much. Omit the rest,
and you will never hear word Of ad-
verse criticism
"I'll be hanged if 1 didn't take bis
advice again and throw the story in
the wastebasket. York Herald
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-12
The Extinct Northern "sea Cow"

In the year. 1854 the Bering explor-
ers discovered gigantic species Of ryti-
nae, or northern sea cow. These enor-
nous manatees were similar in gener-
al habits to those Of the South Ameri-
can coast and were from twenty to
thirty feet in length and from ten to
twenty feet in girth. They were very
stupid, harmless beasts and lived by
browsing on seaweeds and other ma
rine growths near the land. The sail
ors were not slow in finding out that
a sea cow steak beat seal meat "all
hollow" From 1854 until 17GS they
were the principal food Of the sailors
and explorers on our western coast.
This being the case, it is not at all sur
prising-tha the northern sea cow, neV-
er a very numerous species, should be-
come extinctlin the short space of four
teen years. The last Of the giant man
atees was killed in September, 176S, a
few months less than fourteen years
after the discovery Of .he first one.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-12
Soil Is q Liking Organism.

Formerly the soil was regarded as
mineral matter, simply decayed rock
mixed with dead organic matter, says
en exchange Now we know that the
soil is a living organism whose life
is as important as that Of the animal
or the plant itself. If the soil be killed,
it is absolutely sterile. In other words,
if the life Of organisms which make
soil fertile are destroyed the soil is
incapable of producing crop. Plants,
as rule, eat only mineral food, such
as phospnoric acid, potash and nitric
acid, but animals usually eat only Or
ganic foods, such as fats, sugars and
protein matter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-12
a Wise Answer.

The shah once asked a group Of court
iers whom they thought the greater
man-himself or his father. At first
he could get no reply to so dangerous
q question, the answer to which might
cost the courtiers their heads. At last
q willy old courtier said, Your father,
sire, for, though you are equal to your
father in all other respects, in this he
is superior to you-that he had great
es son than any you have"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-12
Pulling Ont the Pegs.

Susie, aged four, had been out in the
country on visit. On her return she
urged her mother to let her keep a
COW.
But, SUSIE" said the mother, there
is no one here to take care of the COW
and milk it."
"Oh, yes. III do that, mamma"
"Can you milk a COW? How do you
do it?'
"Oh, / know how. III just pull the
pegs out like the man does."-Lppln-
colts
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-12
Logic.

"The vessel is on the rocksW shouted
the captain, thrusting his head in the
ships saloon.
That's good news" remarked the
idiotic passenger who was taking his
FIRST trip abroad. $50 long as we are
on the rocks we can't sink.'-Ohio
State Journal
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-12
RaceD<1y ACQUIRED.

Tom-By George. old man, that's a
stunning girl who just bowed to you
Who is she?
Jack-My sister.
Tom-Your sister! Since when?
Jack Since last night. - chicago
News.
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The spoon is very ancient, and many
fine specimens are in existence tha1
were used by the Egyptians in the sew
enteenth century 3. Q.
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-
No. So rms through to Charleston, s. G.
via Genital Z. B., arriving Manning SIS
p n, Lanes, 7.35>p m, Charleston $40 . m.
Train No. So makes close connections at
Sumter With train No. 50, arriving Lanes
10 ID, Charleston II IS N, Tuesdavs
thursdays and Saturdays.
Trains on Conway Branch leave Chad.
oonrn l2.O! m, arrive Conway 2. 20 o M.
returning leave Conway 2.55 pm, arrive
Chadbourn $40 p In, leave Uhadbourn.
5,35 p m, arrive at EIrod $40 y M
returning leave Elrod $40 a M, arrive
ChadbouFn l1.25 a m. Daily except Sun
Ia;, HsM: EMERSON, Gen1 Pass. Agent.
J: &. kENLY, Genl Manager.
L. u. EMERSON, Traffic Manaoer
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This is a beautiful illustrated
Story and, we think, will be en-
joyed by all our readers. 1t will
be our next, and will begin as
soon as "Black Rock" is COM
pleted. Don't miss the opening
chapters.
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MANCHESTER & AUGUSTA r: r.
NJ orthwestern r. r. Of s. c..

~ 0o0-0 @U' @V' V4 Os "
1lME TABLE No. z,
IL effect Sunday, Jan. Is, 1902.
Between Sumter and Camden.
Mixed-Daily except Sunday.
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ATLANTIC COAST LINE.

CHARLESTON, S. c., April Is, 1902
On and after this date the following
passenger schedule will be IN effect:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-31
Times Readers discuss Topics Of the Days.

pie? This was grave imputation and
should never have been made except upon
the most conclusive evidence; such evil
dence do not suppose Mr.. Crawford
had True the accusation appears to
have been not direct, but somewhat re-
preventative. The language was. it APP
pears, "such rulings set people to wonder
ing which had been doctored most and
what people? Alanifest!y this was but
another way OF making the charge him
self but what a pity it was that a judge,
sworn to maintain and administer the
law. should have permitted the exacer-
bations Of his resentment of even a con-
coded injustice to betray him into a
gross violation of the law himself, and
especially when that violation involved
in it an attack with horsewhip upon
a. minister of the gospel and an aged
man, and brought into disparagement tn.
traditional purity of the judicial ermine
Of a proud Commonwealth and the
cherished renown OF noble profession.
Nous verrons ce que nous verrons.
a. a. GRAY.
I Palmyra, Va, Aug. 2S, 1902
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-31
WAXAHACHIE, TEX.
A Native Virginian Writes Of His Adop-
ed Home

- NdtiVe V'rSlnlan writes OF Ills HuCp-
ed Home.
| Editor OF The Times:
| Sif,--Your very interesting paper, sent
! TO me by a cousin, at Cumberland c. H,
| is read with much pleasure Especially
% | ike the spicy editorials and IN fact
love my adopted State (Texas). yet have
| a peculiar love for the Old Dominion. for
l first saw daylight IN Powhatan coun-
~ Lived there until thirteen years old
':i,on my parents moved to North Mis-
s:ss.ppi. They only lived two years after
ti.eir removal there. both dying the Sa me
! week, leaving eight little orphan children;
bur we soon found many warm friends.
years and think il. the. garden spot of the
! world. Waxahachie. the county capitai
near where live, is one of the most en-
terLrising little towns in the State It
of the black waxy prairie land belt. It
has a population of 5000 and all the up
to-date improvements, viz: water-works.
electric lights. cotton factory. national
elevators and good school buildings with
ing finished; Ellis county has a popuia-
!! !. assessed at s1e,OO0.00O Nearly ali th.
ranch land has been put into cultivation.
The county is tnickly settled and beau
ty to behold in springtlme.- Ellis county
has many good towns and all on good
railroads. Ennis. fifteen miles from Wax
ahachie, has a population OF 1000 souls
CT course, we believe in good schools
There are in the county 10 school build
inss. With nearly two hundred teachers.
These teachers are paid from $50 to SIS
per month and the school term generally
lasts fItm SIX to nine months in the
year ne scholastic age is from eight
to seventeen. The apportionment of pub
liz school money is $ per capita. There
are in the county about 5000 scholastic
children.
Wei. what about newspapers? We have
IN the county tWenty-Iour papers pub
hshed. consisting Of weeklles. tri-weekiies
ara o;ul1es. so you see this is a country
Wnere nearly every man carries news
paper i. his pocket.
,siclel,hone lines thread the county. so
that every important point on speak
ing terms with the outside world.
The land is' rich anG very productive
and sells from $50 to s125 per acre, but
our corn crop for the past TWO years has
almost been failure. owing TO an u!1
usual drought. NOTWITHSTANDING the
ntstortunes we have had. It is aStonlsh-
.!Eg at the amount of money the farmers
banks. Many a poor man here mas oy
Industry and economy become independ-
emf bat still there are rnousanGs or very
jpooc people here, because they get here
without means and have TO WORK against
disadvantages
Mexican June corn. milo-maize. kaffir
corn and sorghum is simply fine. The
5coston has too much foI:aRe and conse-
u,cr,tIy is bothered with ba!l.worns-
Parents with large families OF Eirfs are
=, v;,ys welcome here rors we nave ore
hundred and twenty-threA -. rtara BITE
young men to every one hundred c-,r-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-31
Stars Are Being Counted.

The royal observatory at Greenw>cr
which sets the clocks of the entire civil
lzed world and keeps a strict surveillance
OF the heavens at all times. received the
yesterday, says the London Mail of re-
cent date. The annual report was read
and the visitors inspected the entire es-
ping the heavens the chart is now com
plete with the exception of one plate
This would have been snapped at Z o'clock
this morning but for the cloudy wealth
err It will be nine months before the
heavens will be in the right position for
snap-shooting again. Two young men have
been busily engaged on the negatives
scopes In this way si2,5o7 stars We We're
counted in the year. and only the balance
of an estimated 100000 remain to be
licked off,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-31
NEWS OF HORSES
and HORSEMEN
Bright Prospects for the Horse
Show at Richmond.
HANDSOME CATALOGUE OUT
Will Have a Grand Amphitheatre and
Over $1,000 Offered in Prizes.
Five Horses Being Trained
at Hunt Club.

The prize list and catalogue Of the
Richmond Horse Show Association has
been issued and is one OF the hand
soonest publications. OF its kind in the
country. over $1,000 are offered in prizes
for hunters, jumpers. ponies. saddle aad
harness horses, the latter to be shown in
single rigs, tandems pairs four-in-hands,
SIC. Some of the best known horses in
America will compete in the different
glasses. Entries close on Saturday, Sep
tembe, q and in the meantime Secre-
.ary Warthen will gladly furnish all in
formation desired. The dates are October
18Th. 18th, 10th, 18th and 18th. Round
trip tickets at half the usual rates will
be sold OF all rairoad and Steamboat lines
coming to Richmond.
Since the 1901 show the association sus-
tanned quite misfortune IN the destruc-
ton by fire due to lightning OF the Au-
diorium building at the Exposition
Grounds but quickly arose to the de-
,uauds of the situation and are now having
n splendid amphitheatre erected at Res
eryoir Park, one of the most picturesque
suburban districts of Richmond, on three
electric lines and within fifteen minutes
ride of the center Of the city.
This amphithcatre will be complete In
al appointments. and far more commo-
deus and better constructed in every way
than the old Auditorium, and is arranged
to accommodate ten thousand people. This
building will be 116 feet wide, 260 feet
long and so feet high. The exhibition
ling will be 200 feet long and GO feet wide,
and is trusscd across in one clear span.
The officers of the association are: j.
T. Anderson, president; Harry c. Beatue.
yio,-president; w. Q. Warthen, secretary;
J. Spotswood Crenshaw. treasurer. and
c. W. Smith. manager. while the Board
Of Directors is made up of j. 7. Anderson,
G. u. Langhorne. Harry c. Beatte. j.
Spotswood Crenshaw and John D. Potts
'rhe honorary Sice-presidents are: 0tway
S Alien K. A Meyer, ]. r. j. Anderson
8 7. Morgan. Thomas Atkinson, l.. I,
Meyers, Stanhope Boiling. ]. D. Patton.
ya,nes n. Boyd, ollan Potts, c. w.
branch. r. G. Rennolds. J. Stewart
Bryan. F. w. Scott, Henry L. Cabell, G.
AZ stevens r. n. Carter. S. w. TraTers
A. IL. Christian. Jr. W. r. Tligg. +. w.
Christian, Henry Lee Valentine, S. d.
C,enshaw. J. A. White, c. Z. Doyle. T.
Ashby wickham, w. S. Forbes. r. Lam
caster Williams, Barton II. Grundy, T.
G. Williams. Jr.
In charge of the veteran trainer and
driver. c. A. Pussy. at the mile track
of the Deep Run Hunt Club. about a
dozen trottcrs and PAGERS are quartered.
most Of whom are owned by members
OF the cub. Those with records are tho
big bay geding Ruster. 2:l5k, by Hustler
Russell. who :rotted to his record in 1902.
and As being shaped up for the races
again. and the bay pacing mare Steed.
2:22h. by Marvellous. whose owner, Mr..
Langhorne Putney. has been driving on
the road. She can show a mile under
2.15 and reel of quarters at 2.1O clip
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Brasfield are both members of the great
broodmare list.

The speed programme has been ISSUED
Of the Tidewater Agricultural and Stock
Association. whose annual fairs and race
meetings are hello at Tappahannock, va
This fair will begin Gil "Wednesday next
September 3d. lasting three days and
purses are offered for trotters, PAGERS
and ,,nuers 'Th> Tarpahannock fairs
arc a popular feature throughout that sec
ton and are always largely attended. The
Racing Committee is made up OF 3. Is
Brockenbroueh, II. L. Newblll and Joseph
Eaker. NJ. j. P. T. Taliaferro is the
president of the association. Mr.. L. B.
Andrews is vice-president; while r. j.
Duke is secretary, and +. L. Pendleton
treasurer.
At COLCHESTER Beach, Md. on Tuesday
LIST, the stake race for 2:30 trotters purse
81 $50 went to the bay Little Belle, by
Warrior, owned by NJ. H. White. Hert-
ford. n. c.. III straight heats; time, 2:21 IL
c:21 IL, 2:22 IA. Her closest competitor
was the young chestnut mare A1argie T.,
by Rcd Leo, 2:26 Ia bred and owned by
S. Walton, Falls Mills. Va. The bay
gclding DR.. Bookner stood for third money
in the summary and Clarion fourth. The
latter is a bay gelding by Russell Rex
dam Helice, by Norval, and is member
of the stable of NJ. F. Hanson, of this
city. -s-sI. -
Recent winners at Saratoga include J.
E. Widener's brown horse Eophore, S, who
finished first in the handicap for four
year class and upward, distance about two
niles The Trouble Steeplechase, net
value winner. $1,545. Eophone finished ten
lengths ahead; Salust second and Rising
Sun third. Time, Ala. This horse was
bred by Robert Neville. Melbourne, Va,
and sired imp. Rgoletto. out of Vestalia
by Tom Ochiltree. second dam vesta, by
Cstesby, and third dam Stella, by VauS-
hall.
One of the most extensively patronized
stations in this section during the pres
ent season has been the big brown horse
Robert Ransom, bred and owned by .Jo-
seph Lasitter, of the Richmond Horse
Bazaar. Robert Ransom has, a trottins
record of 2:29 "a, and was sired by Cam
beta, son of Volunteer, dam Black Maria
by c. NJ. Clay, %. The stallion is kept
at the Richmond Horse Bazaar where Mr.
1-usitter holds semi-weekly sales of all
classes Of horses and mules
The little brown, celdinG SebacIc bv Nor
val. 2:14 Sd, owned and driven by Charles
A Brown, of this city. has rounded into
form and is showing some speed in his
brushes on the road. This horse was bred
by General Julian S. Carr, of Durham
c., who formerly his dam, the Alcan-
tara mare, Gladys, dam Kitty Hawk.
2:ss7' IA. and Eufaula c., FPS IA
BROAD ROCK.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-31

riaseabIe young woman. Hence on old
maid is curiosity and nine cases out
of ten the reason she does not marry is
from pure contrariness. With oesr wish
es for the success of The Times and its
many readers, am respectfully.
e. j. ANDERSON.
Waxahachie, Texas. July 27h 1907.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-17
ODELL MAY ALLEGE TREASON
AUTHORITIES THINK CHARGE MAY
LIE AGAINST SCHENECTADY
LABOR UNION

Albany Nov LETT was reported tonight that
Major General Roe. Adjutant General Henry and
other officials of the National Guard had conferred
with Governor Oden regarding the advisability Of
bringing treason charges against the officers OF the
Schenectady labor union which expelled from it's
membership a man who had served with Company
F. ID Regiment. during its recent service in pre-
serving order at the strike the Hudson Valley
Railroad. The Governor returned TO this city to-
night. and was asked what steps had been taken.
He said:
THE matter Of the expulsion Of this man has just
been officially brought to my attention. I have not
as yet had an opportunity TO examine into the
matter and cannot say what will be done. will
take 1t up as quickly possible and investigate II
thoroughly"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-17
THE TREATY WITH CUBA.
HORIZONTAL REDUCTION Of DLNGLEY SCHEDULES ISLAND
TO INCREASE TAXES TO OTHER COUNTRIES.

reciprocity which H.
of
ues least per and
reduction to 25
for this the United
in her trade but not reduction OF her tariff Instead of doing this the islands
schedules
be raised from other
in be unor
the Cuban the provided
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-17
TRIBUTES TO DEAD VICEROY.
FOREIGNERS IN NANKING PAY RESPECT TO
LIU KUN VI.

Shanghai. Nov. 16.-The funeral of Liu Kun
vi the famous Viceroy of Nanking, which took
place to-day at Nankng, was the occasion for
unprecedented demonstrations of respect on the
part of the foreign representatives in that city.
The funeral cortege was of immense length. and
the obsequies. by command of the Empress Dow
ager. were carried out with imperial pomp.
Nearly quarter OF a million people lined the
route TO the jetty, where the body was en-
barked by a Chinese cruiser. which will bear It
TO Hoo-Nan the native province of the deceased
statesman.
The foreign me7-of-war lying off the city
fired minute guns during the progress of the
funeral procession
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-17
LAKE SHORE ALSO RAISES WAGES.
TEN PER CENT INCREASE ANNOUNCED FOR
ALL swTTcHMEN ON THE LLNE-NIcKEL
PLATE MAY FOLLOW SUIT

Cleveland Ohio. Nov. 16.-The Lake Shore road
will post notices tomorrow announcing
age increase Of 10 per cent in the wages of switch
men along the entire system. Not long time ago
the wages of the switehmen in the Chicago yards
were raised and the notice tomorrow will apply TO
all other switchmen. 1t will affect about thou
sand
der advisement a more general increase in wages.
affecting great many any sinpii1yes VtnciaIs te5usSo
thoritativey that sweeping increase may be
made before the end OF the week
IN is also stated that the Nickel Plate will follow
with a general increase
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-17
DR. PARKER's CONDITION CRITICAL.

London. Nov ia bulletin issued by his physi-
clans to-day says the condition of DR.. Joseph
Parker. pastor of the City Temple, who has been
living seriously i'll for some months has become
very critical