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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17
A MATHEMATICAL QUIZ.
will OF Milwaukee Man Divides His
Small Estate IN Most Pusz22nE
Manner.

Heirs Of Peter j. Gergen. whose viii
was fled for probate at Milwaukee,
Wis, the other day, probably viii be
forced to resort to higher nathemat-
les to ascertain the amounts to which
they are respectively entitled.
In it's directions regarding the dis
tribution of the estate. which is val
used at $500. the will is curiosity.
The property is to be divided among
the widow and eight children. and the
allotment to the children is made In
the following language:
Mary to receive for her share $500
more than the other children, Nicho-
las to receive $50 less than the other
children. John to receive $40 less than
the other children. Anna to receive
$50 less than the other children, Jos
eph, Peter, Gabriel and Frank to re-
ceive an equal share, which shall be
5000 less than Mary, $50 mere than
Nicholas. $50 more than John and $50
more than Anna" Peter Gergen, one
of the sons, was named as executor In
the will
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17
A Foolish Conclusion.

The Charlottee Observer says: a
communication signed York appear
ing in today's paper, and which is d
study Of the two primary elections IL
South Carolina, IS Of unusual inter
est" The Columbia State says the
communication referred to is unusual
ly foolish and fallaciouS. That is all.
It's author undertakes to show that
Senator Tillman is doomed, accord
ing to the Observers headlines, and
that the two primary elections in
South CAROLINA prove that the COnser'
vatives are in the majority The
elections prove nothing Of the sort
and nothing could be further from the
truth. What the elections do prove
is that the Conservatives are not.
Or that the 'ReformerS' are not. In
other words that these two factions
are forever dissipated in South Caro-
lima politics. AS for Senator Tlllman,
he was not a factor in the campaign
one way or the other and the results
have not the slightest bearing upon
his political fortunes. AS a matter OF
fact, it so happens that the recent
primary has divided the offices evenly
between the two former factions. If
the campaign of 1902 has had any fac
tional significance at all it is that
factionaliSm is ended;
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17
No More New Irstrume0tS.

The government will save a good
deal of money as result of the de-
cision Of the quartermaster general
Of the army to buy no more musical
instruments for army bands until
the present stock. which is quite e1-
tensive, has been exhausted. It has
been the practice in the last few
years to permit the bardsmen to in
dicate the particular make of instru-
ments deemed most suitable for the
requirements Of individual musicians.
The choice was limited to instru-
ments of domestic manufacture. For
the time being calls for instruments
must be confined to the make at
present on hand. The reserve stock
has recently increased owing to the
turning in of the instruments of
abandoned bands.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17
TRAINMBN SCARED By sPooK.
Ghost1y Figure AnnoyS tho Engineers
aaa Crow on the Colorado
Midland

Engineer Gene Smith, Of the Colo
RADIO Midland, doesn't believe in ghosts,
and that's what troubles him. He was
rounding deep cut near King sta
tion one day the other week when he
saw the figure Of woman dressed il
white lying across the track. 1T was
too late to apply the brakes" he said
to a group of tra;nmen. II gave the
whistle. It was an echo Of the despair
ing wall that rose from my heart. I
closed my eyes, but we struck nothing.
Looking out from my engine mo-
ment later I saw before me floating
up and with the hand waving mocking-
ly at me the figure which I had just
seen lying PROSTATE on the tracks"
I'D. Cowley, who runs another train
over the same route. confirms Smiths
story. Both are men OF unq0essioned
veracity. There is much apprehension
among trainmen over that branch. and
it is said there is strong demand for
rabbits feet and other tslismans.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17
SfuTed TurniDd.

Choose turnips of a Uniform size
peel them, cut off just enough of the
small end to make them stand firm
then cut off the stem end and scoop
out the inside. Chop fine Bermuda
onion and enough mutton to fill the
turnips; add two tabl2spoonfuls OF
well washed rice, tablespoonful OF
minced parsley and salt and pepper
to taste. Mix all together and fill
the turnips, replace the tops and put
them into saucepan that will not
crowd them; just cover with broth,
season with salt and simmer gently
until tender; then add two level
tablespoonfuls Of sugar and third
of a cupful of malt or good cider
vinegar Heat and serve.-Washing-
ton Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17

While the guns Of Fort Wright, on
Fishers Island, n. Y, were firing on
the fleet in the mimic war Wednes-
day, Edward Roy was instantly killed
by the premature discharge Of p
inch gun, Harry a. Davis died later
at the hospital from injuries received,
and a third man, Samuel Clevenger,
was severely wounded. Several others
suffered slight injuries. All the men
were privates Of the second company,
coast artillery, OF the regular army.
Roy was No. 2 man at the gun and
was handling the powder. He had
put 3O-pound charge into the gun,
ard had just pushed the breech block
into place without locking it when the
explosion occurred. 1t is supposed
that piece Of burning rag had been
left in the gun. Roy was literally
blown to pieces. Davis was hit in the
chest by a piece OF flying bone and
sustained fatal injuries.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17
TO WE'D ITALIAN SCULPTOR.
ellie Blackburn Lane, D00SA-
ter of Senator Blackburn

The engagement IS announced Of
Chevalier Trentenove, the sculptor, to
Mrs. Lucille Blackburn Lane, the
youngest daughter of Senator Joseph
E. Blackburn, of Kentucky, and widow
Of Thomas +. Lane, formerly Of New
ark. y. J., but more recently Of Wash
ingson. This announcement comes as
great surprise, as the talented 1tal-
ian was sad to be engaged to widow
Of his own nationality, to whose pat
ronage he is supposed to owe much OF
his success.
The social and artistic career Of
Chevalie- Trentenove in Washington
covers a period Of six years, during
which time ne has been before the pub
lie il many roles. His statue of Pere
Marquette, executed for the state Of
Wisconsin and now standing in stat
uary hall in the capitol, was his first
and ore of his greatest works in Amer
lea. For several years he and Prince
Troubetzkov. the portrait painter, oc-
cupied a suite of studios in the Cor
SOEdD DQ44cluS anu IEdOS lASlT ~ OO1O
musicales and teas one of the features
Of the season. More recently he has
been prime mover in the Fencing club,
which has achieved some little prom
i-ence.
Two years ago he took out natural
ization papers and shortly after sur
?rised the world by suing for divorce
from 4 wife in Italy. of whose exist
ence his American friends had never
heard.
Trentenove having been absent from
Washington since last June. and Mrs.
Lane being in deep mourning. the an
nouncement of the approaching mar
riage will come as surprise to many
friends of both parties. Mrs. Lane is
young. handsome and possessed Of a
charming personality and moderate
fortune. Her husband committed sui
eide at their home on z street little
more than year ago.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17
Cremated Babies.

The cremation OF living babies in a
kitchen range is the charge made by
Charles Early against Mrs. Paulina
Taeschler, who conducts private
hospital for women in South May
street Chicago. The State board OF
health has secured a warrant against
Mrs. Taeschler on the charge Of prac-
ticing medicine without a license. The
woman has been arrested. Mrs.
Taeschler attributes the charges to
motives Of revenge, inspired by her
refusal to allow Early to visit woman
patient in her hospital.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17
RctrOsDeCtive.

From the hilltop OF man sunny neon.
We cast a backward look along life 5
rugged way. :.
StreWn
With wrecks of lives we failed to
help Or stay.
Or did Fate decide the course for those
whose trend -.
Seemed downward, and who S!lP-
ped from virtues path 10 ro3iN
The world about. devoid the Smile o.
God and friend. .o.u.,,
On the weary highway lW!N' e"fIN
and better home:
One thing is sure. my duty now see;
Which IS TO Succor those who need
Ard do my Masters will, whate'er my
it be,
In the QuieJ home, abroad Or any
where.
G.. Warren HOFFMAN.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17
What is O. SLEEPER,

Here is a definition which is as dit
fcult to read rapidly as Peter Piper
picked a peck Of picked PEPPERS" and
yet is more sensible. In fact, it is an
actual statement Of facts, as you will
find if you read it slowly: a sleeper is
one who sleeps. \ sleeper is that in
which sleeper sleeps a sleeper is
that on which the sleeper runs while
the sleeper sleeps. Therefore while
the sleeper sleeps in the sleeper the
sleeper carries the sleeper over the
sleeper under the sleeper until the
sleeper which carries the sleeper
jumps the sleeper and wakes the
sleeper in the sleeper by striking the
sleeper under the sleeper on the
sleeper, and there is no longer any
sleeper sleeping in the sleeper on the
sleeper.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17
Eurrah for the Farmer!

Piping times Of plenty these should
be for the farmers in our great West il
the recent government crop report is
to be trusted, says the Spartanbure
Journal, According to the figures, we
shall have invested, when the fields
are all cut and the shocks all gathered
in, the greatest crop ever known in
the history OF our agriculture. 1t will
consist, so the official estimate runs
Of a corn crop Of 2,422 100000 bushels,
634, 100000 bushels Of wheat and $685.
100000 bushels Of oats, an aggregate OF
1862, 100000 bushels for the three
grains. The general effect of the crop
prospects is reflected in the way mer-
chants in all sections save those in
Texas, where the crops were damaged
by the recent droughts, are in the
markets as free buyers Of goods. Their
stocks have been allowed to
run down, and they are buying
freely for the trade and taking a bet
ter class Of goods than heretofore.
The feature Of the trade is that goods
are wanted earlier than in previous
seasons. All the factories are said to
De UuSy. Iedl1lOduS die lldflllS IdlSeI
movement Of merchandise to the agri-
cultural sections than last year, and
traffic generally is fully as heavy as last
year. Money is plenty and cheap. and
the West never had so much prosperi-
ty in sight. So, hurrah for corn. hurrah
for wheat, hurrah for oats. Hurrah
for all Of US, but especially hurrah for
the farsighted, hardworking farmer
who planted the crop that has broken
the record. In this connection we
would ask why should not the South
ern farmer show in this great prosperi-
ty that has overwhelmed the farmers
of the West? There is but one an
swer, and that is that our farmers
stick to cotton, while the farmers Of
the West diversity their crops.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17
ElcctrOcute0.

Edward Parsons, white. Of 81 Mid
Gle street, a member Of the Charles
ton fire department, 81 years Of age,
was electrOcuted at y. 10o'clock We'd
nesday morning on Wentworth street
near Meeting, by coming in contact
with a live wire Of the Gordon Tele-
phone Company which had fallen
across an electric wire Of the ConSoli-
dated company at the corner of Meet
ing and Wentworth streets. Death
was almost instantaneous.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17

THE Newberry Observer says: IF
the ballot-box corruptioniSts in
charleston escape punishment then
there is no value to suffrage in that
city and elections will depend not on
the votes Of the people but on the ras-
cality or the wishes Of corrupt man
ayers. Let no guilty man escape" To
which we say amen.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17
A Lady Killed.

Mrs. VIM. NJ. Stewart, wife OF the
United States senator from Nevada,
was killed Friday at Almeda, Cal.
Mrs. Stewart was riding in an automo-
bile with Henry Foote and young
man named Taylor. Through an ac-
cident the machine ran into a tele-
graph pole. Mrs. Stewart was thrown
against the pole with great force and
was so seriously injured that death
soon followed. Her home was at
Washington, D. c.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17

Major NJ. P. Howell was elected as
master Of ceremonies and in a few in
troductory remarks presented Capt.
D. C. Hayward. AS Capt. Hayward.
advanced there was such an outburst
Of applause that he must have felt
that the moment was the proudest in:
his life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17
Paints Masterpiece at Eighty.

NJ. Zieu, the great painter OF Ven
ce scenes, has completed q painting
pf the naval fetes at Toulon. N. Lou
bet the other day took the trouble
of visiting NJ. Ziem in his Montmar-
tre studio. He greatly admired the
picture and warmly congratulated
the artist. In view Of the fact that
the artist is so years old, the task
is considered a tour de force. Ex-
perts declare the work masterpiece.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17

Mr.. BRYAN says that Representa-
tive Babcock has crawled so far into
his hole on the tariff question that
only the tips Of his ears are visible.
Mr.. Bryan has very comprehensive
way Of putting things.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17

CAPT. Hayward should feel proud OF
the fact that his opponent in the CUB
ernatorial race was good, clean man.
It was only a choice Of men. as either
of the candidates would make a good
governor.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17

THERE is no more preposterous ad-
monitiOn than that which has been
dinged into the ears Of innocence for
centuries. "Children should be seen and
not heard" The healthy, active child
is full Of impressions. and that he
should express himself is Just as natur-
al as for a bird to sing. II is natures
way Of giving growth-no one knows a
thing for sure until he tells it to some
one else. We deepen impressions BY
recounting them. and TO habitually
suppress and repreSs the child when he
wants to tell the curious things he has
seen, is to display Il twO-by-f0ur
acumen
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17

CAPT. +. H. Peck, Twenty-sixth
United States V olunteers, excuses
brutalities in the Philippines on the
ground that 1.-The army was hastily
recruited and contained many men who
had served terms in state prisons and
men who, having good reasons to fear
the law. enlisted under false Names"
Such men, ne declares committed the
crimes charged.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17

THE typhoid epidemic i'll Washing
ton continues. At noon on Friday
there were 3..3 cases reported in the
city. There were - new cases report
ed on Tuesday. The death rate is not
large. Typhoid seems to be epidemic
all over the country.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17

Some cotton experts in New York
predict that cotton will go to ter
cents and they advise the farmers not
to rush his cotton to market.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17

The primary is now over and we
can all settle down to business.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-17
ROOSEVELT SPEAKS

To Thousands Who Net Him at Ash
vile, n. c.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12

asked OF Demosthenes, what the chief part of
orator? he answered Action what notifications what
again FACTION He said it that knew best and had him
self advantage in that he commended strange thing that
part OF orator which but superficial and rather the virtue
player should be placed above those other noble
ton elocuon and the rest almost alone if all in ALL
But the plain There in human generally
the fool than the wse and therefore those faculties by which
foolish part of mems minds taken potent
the OF boldness civil business what bodnes what
second and and holiness child of ignorance
and baenes inferior other but nevertheless doth
cinae and bind hand and foot those that either shallow
men weak which the greatest part
valeth with weak times; therefore
wonders in popular states but with and princes
ess and the first entrance of bold into
action than after for holiness keeper Surely
there mountebanks the natural body
banks for the polite body that undertake great cures
haps have been lucky two three experiments but the
grounds science and therefore cannot hold
bold fellow times do Mahomets miracle Mahomet
people believe that he would call hill to him. and from the
his the observers his The people assemblies
Mahome called the hill him again;
hill stood STILL he whit abashed but said II" the hill
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
more than two in cell the extra
ones will be removed.

d.. ". pDer DR.. Weber left
Has Departed. here Monday eve
ming for New York, where he will
make final arrangements for his
trip to West Africa. On the Gath
of this month he will be married
to Miss Ethelbert Kalb, of Park
vile, Mo-, and shortly after that
date the young couple will sail for
Efulen. Altho DIR. Weber was
here buta short time, he made
many friends in the institution and
takes his departure with the good
wishes of all.
DR.. Millet, who succeeds DR..
Weber as resident physician, ar
rived here last week.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
Veiee Craueline.

Eighteen miles is said to be the
longest distance on record at which
a mars voice has been heard.
This occurred in the Grand can
yon ofthe Colorado, where one man
shouting the name Bob at one end
his voice was plainly heard at the
other end, which is eighteen miles
away. DR.. Young records that at
Gibraltar the human voice has
been heard at distance of ten
miles.-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12

good
things that belong to adversely be admired
secundarum optabia advearum mirabia Certainly miracles
be the command nature they most adversely It is
yet higher speech of his than the other much high
heathen 1T true greatness to have in the fay of
and the security of god "vere magnum habere fagiatem
homnis scuritatem This would have done better
where transcendencs aowed the poets indeed
been busy with it, for it is in effect the thing which figured that
strange fiction the ancient poets which seemeh
myse and to have approach the Christian
that Hercules when he went to unbnd Pomehus whom
nature reresented sailed the length of the great
earhen pot pitcher lively describing Christian resolution
saieth in the frai bark the flesh through the world
But speak the virtue of prosperity temperance the
virtue of adversely fotude which morals
virtue Prosperity the blessing of the Old Testament adversely
the blessing Of the New which ch the greater benecon
the clearer revelation of Gods favor Yet Old Testament
lit listen to Davds harp shall hear harseke
caros and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath abored
describing the Affections OF Job than the ces Solomon Pros
pey not without fears and dases and adversely
without comforts hopes needeworks emoderes
pleasing to have lively sad solemn ground
than to have dark and melancholy work ghoe ground
Judge therefore, of the pleasure of the heart pleasure
Certainly virtue life precious odors fragrant they
ncensed crushed for prosperity doth best discover vice. but adj
versity doth best discover virtue.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12

Calling one day on Miss Fer
guson and observing a fine honey
suckle in full blossom over the door,
Sir Walter Scott congratulatedhis
friend on it's appearance. She spoke
of it as trumpet honeysuckle.
"Weel," said Scott, "ye'll never
come onto your ain door without
a flourish O. trumpets!'-Ex
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
THREE CELEBRATED Es-
= = SAYS BY LORD BACON.
o. Reverse.
Revenge is kind of wild justice, which til
more mans nature runs to- the more ought law t

u
weed it out: for as for the first wrong it doth but
offend the law but the of that puteh the
ONCE Certainly taking is but with his enemy;
but passing he SUPERIOR for it
don: and Solomon saith M the glory of pass
by ofense That which and
have enough to do with things Gomez
they do but fe with themselves that labor
doth for the sake but thereby
himself profit pleasure honor the like therefore should
be with for loving himself better than
should do merely out of naure why
the thorn b which prick scratch they do
other The most toerabe sort for those wrongs which
is no law remed but then let take heed the
be such as there law punish else
hand and two for Some when they take revenge
srous the party should know whence
for the delight seemh be doing
hurt as making the party but base crafty
the that ieth in the dark Cosmu Duke Florence
desperate saying against pedous necng friends
wrongs objectionable "You shall read
to forgive enemies but read that
manded forgive friends" But spirit
tune Shal Saith be- ake good Gods hands,
tent to take evil ao? and of friends in proportion
certain that man that studieth keeps his
which otherwise would heal and do we'll
most una that for the death Of
Prnax for the death of Henry the Third Frances many
more But in private is not nay rather yndcve
live the life OF witches who they mischevou
they unfortunate.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12

The Mirror Among the visitors
Register who registered at The
MIRROR Office during the past week
we're the following: Miss Susan
Coughlin, Chicago; Miss Nellie
Coughlin, Chewelah, Wash; Thos.
E. Haggerty, st. Paul; Stephen
Coughlin, Kalispell, Wash; Dan
Coughlin, Spokane, Wash; B. j.
Kennedy, Waseca, Mimi; Ed.
Howley. August Conrad, Blue
Earth City; John Higgins, Chief
of Police, Eau Claire, Wis; Louis
Running, Eau Claire, Wis; John
Couture, Eau Claire, Wis; Miss
Blanche H. Lovelace, Marshall,
Mimi; L. 81. McKusick, Pine City,
Mimi; j. G. Nugent, Jr., Buffalo,
Mimi; R. A. Marquardt, South
Haven, Mimi; Sergeant and Mrs.
81. Williams, Milwaukee, Wis. /;
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Lord, Sam
Lord, Jr., Miss Anna Lord, Miss
Eleanor Lord, Kasson, Mimi. Mrs.
Clark, Donald McC Cloud, Minnesota
Prairie; w. P. Roberts and Edwin
j. Forster, Minneapolis; Mrs.
Frank Olson, Minneapolis; Miss
Christine Bourneman, st. Peter;
Elizabeth E. Hopkins, Winifred
Hopkins, Catasanqua, Pa; Mrs. j.
W. Hopkins, st. Paul; Miss Lottie
Vader, Glidden, Iowa; Mrs. Anna
M. Lewis, Minneapolis; E. E.
Salisbury, Council Bluffs, Ia; e.
E. Lynn, st. Paul.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12

Least attractive among the in
scots which give light are the so
called electric centipeds"- black
crawlers with many legs, which
have been likened to serpents'
skeletons in miniature. They move
in q snake-like fashion, forward OF
backward, leaving behind them a
bright track of phosphoric light.
However, they are most accus-
toned to appear in the daytime,
when the illumination they afford
is not visible.