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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
In The ThinkleSS Age.

This is indeed i period Gf the thing
less things. We have the wireless
telegraph. We have the sjnkleSs
tunnel. We have the StutlcsS street.
We have the moneyleSs city treasury,
We have the Sewerlcss interceptinY
sewer. And. Of course, we have The
ref0rmlcSS refUrmer. Moreover. eX.
periments now meeting in the Agri-
cultural Department of the United
States Government have demonstrated
the fact that it is possible so t.
reryert species as to produce bEistle-
less hog. and to give promise Of a
featherleSs chicken. Having given us
a bristleSs hoy and a featherless hen,
it would be folly to expect that science
would pause and be content. That
is not the way Of science. It's motto
and its way is ever onward. still
pursuing. still achieving. with heart
for anything that promise to improve
upon nature. So VIC may as well be
prepared even for the bar!l!ess dog.
the howless cat, the stingless nosqui-
to. the buckless goat, the lleeleSS flea,
the winglesS fly, the brayless donkey
and the kickless mule. Evidently the
time is near when the sleepless dream
Of the poemless poet shall be fulfilled
if the tendency toward thing
less things continues.
TIE coatless man throws a careless
arm
Round the waist OF the hatless girl.
AS over the dustless and mudless road
In a horSeleSS carriage they whirl.
for lunch his coInless purse
For them affords no means.
Save Il tasteleSS meal Of bOneless cod
By the side of stringless beans.
Yet he lights a tobaccoleSs cigarette
And laughs 4 mirthless laugh.
While her father tries to call her back
BY wireless telegraph.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
Two Eoy BrEteS.

Details have just been learned of
the killing Of the 5-year old son OF AL
bert Wall. a prominent citizen Of
Schley county, Ga. by two negro
boys, aged 10 and y years. The ne
groes enticed the boy into a shuck
pen, where, with heel pin wrapped
ir .>huck, they attacked the young
boy treaking three ribs and inficting
other injuries. Spinal meningitis re-
suited, from which the child died af-
ter much agony. After torturing the
boy the negroes left him in the shuck
pen where he was found several hours
later. The negroes ran away, but re-
turned to geta look at their work and
were caught They are being held
pending q full investigation OF their
crime by toe grand jury.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
Good NcMS.

A certain eX-congressman tells
story about a widow.in his district who
desired a position iu the agricultural
department.
There was no vacancy at that
time" said he. "and | was consequent
IL compelled to advise my constituent
that I could do nothing for her until
later. But she persisted in her efforts
to obtain a position and for two weeks
thereafter met me at every turn. One
morning I had just finished breakfast
when was told By the servant that
she was awaiting me in the reception
hall. So I assumed as pleasant de-
meanor as possible, and. entering the
room, said in sympathetic voice:
"'Well. my good woman. what
news:'
"'Good news she said; good news.
Mr. Allen
"Nell,' said, I'm glad to hear that
And what Is the good news:'
ooh she said, good news. Mr.. Al.
len, good news. A woman in the asri.
cultural department died yesterday"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
A HAPPY SOLUTION.
The Scared Carrier Resigns i.n1n tht
Rural Service.

\ dispatch from Washington says
Postmaster General Payne has ordered
the immediate resumption OF service
on the suspended rural free delivery
mail route ut Galiatin, Tenn. The
resignation uf John G. Alisnod, the
negro carrier. who Vas intlmidated
and WHO refused 10 resume wu"k. has
been accepted and the civil service
commission has bein called upon to
certify a carrier 10 fiji lis place. Ihe
postmaster general gave CIT III" fol-
lowing statement regarding the case:
In the case of John G. !Aligooo. ru-
raj free delivery carrier, who reported
that he was held up b. masked men
while in the discharge of his duties,
On the 9TH instant. IN Investigation
wsS made by the Inspectors Cpnger
ard iainS. From their report it ap-
pears that the carrier was stopped by
two men and warned not t0 continue
in the service. The papers in the
case slow that this lawlesS act is not
approved or sustained by the Pc pie
living on route No. or by the people
in that vicinity, and that the p0Sona
guilty OF the act are alone responsible.
1T is believed BY the inspectors
that Carrier Allgood could safely
resume the delivery If mail on this
route and as evidence Of that feet it
appears that a neighboring route is
now, and has been since the inStalla-
tion Of the free delivery service, Serv-
ed by colored man. Under all tile
circumstances the department is not
disposed to hold the people on route
No. /. responsible for The acts of the
two men referred to, who were guilty
of the threatened assault upon the
letter carrier, and it would be unjust
to deprive them Of their mail facili-
ties under the conditions Therefore.
ordered that the resignation OF John
C. Allgood, rural letter carrier, be lc-
cepted and that service on the route
be resumed al once.
The postmaster general stated that
the civil service commission certites
only one name to him and that person
will be appointed Irrespective OF color,
as required by law.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
J. w. Gossard and A. Montgomery

J. w. Gossard and A. Montgomery
Ward both well-known students OF
practical sociological problems, may
back movement to give TO Chicago
. ho..Sl for work.ngmen ~s..ni..ar to
tine Mills hotel in New York. The two
men have not discussed the matter
personally, but the subject was
broached to Mr. Gossard by John q.
Bogue, representing Nr. Ward
"I have had such a hotel in mind
for some time," said Mr. Gossard,
land I would like to go in with some
capitalist and erect one. or I would
head stock company for the pu:-
pose. Mr.. Ward has found me in the
right mood for joining him if hotel
can lie erected according to my idea>,
gained from personal experience
among the people whom such an in
stitution would benefit.
In the first place, it should DO
situated in the downtown district,
within the loop if possible. It should
be at least 12 stories high and OF the
most modern freproof construction,
and living could be had on both the
American and European plans. On
the American plan the highest price
would be one dollar per day and on
the European plan the lodging would
be at the rate Of about 20 cents per
night. Every modern sanitary con-
venience would enter into the con-
struction; there would be bath in
every room. tubs in the higher-priced
rooms and shower baths il. the rest.
The meals would be moderate in
price ard there would be two res-
taurants, one serving vegetable
diet only, the other mixed diet.
There should be o free employ.
nent agency a free dispensary for
the sick, and bath treatment rooms
for those who are obliged to get the
red licker' out OF their system2
before they can brace up. The vege-
tartan diet will be part of the
treatment. There will be provisions
tor laundry work. which viii be done
at merely nominal rats There
should be bowling alleys and bii!iar1
tables, but no bar.
Ar inportant adjunct to the hote,
woul- DC the assemoly-room, or au,
ditor;un. Here should be carried on
the Higher Practical Education So
ciety meetings and the work that the
society has been doing at the Jones
school all summer. The hotel should
be under the auspices Of the society,
and be used to carry out it's plan Of
work among those who need its help
l should give my personal attention
to the management of the hotel and
direct also the work Of the Higher
Practical Education society
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
Fatal Tornado.

A special from Manhattan, kans..
says: A tornado passed over the wes-
tern part Of Riley county Saturday
evening travelling in northwesterly
direction. at Bala, on the Rock
Island road, two people were killed
and - injured, several it is thought
fatally Railroad traffic was blocked
for some time on account Of great
trees and debris being blown on the
track. The storm was accompanied
by heavy rain and hailstoneS OF un-
usual size. Many dwellings and out
buildings were wrecked. In the storm
that struck 10 miles southeast 0!
Dodge City Il hertler named unknown,
was killed and Mrs. Tibb Shane was
fatally iniured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
Killed for His Money,

The body Of Frank Whitaker, an
old resident, was found Tuesday in
the water at Sweeney'S wharf at Key
West, Fla. On examination four
wounds were found on the head, either
CT which would have caused death.
The coroner's jury boarded the
schooner New Venice which was lying
at the wharf, the body was found and
the dead mans hat and that the deck
was covered with blood. The coro-
ner's investigation resulted in the ar
rest Of Fred Everett. An examination
of his clothing showed it was stained
with blood. 1t was also known that
he had no money Monday night, but
deposited with various parties Tues
clay $500 for sate-keeping Several
Others were arrested and will be held
as witnesses.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
Good Advice.

4 vast deal Of Gonsence has been
published about the good work that
Booker Washington is doing" but
there is a great many conservative
and thoughtful men in Alabama who
have followed his work carefully, and
who are unable to discover where it is
good. They hold with the States and
other southern newspapers that the
Tuskegee institute is changing ex-
cellent field hands into rowdy crap
players and loafers. Much better re-
suits would be obtained if Booker
Washington would teach his students
how to look at the rear end of mule
through pair of plow handles with
profit; in other words how to farm on
scientific principles.-New Orleans
States
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
ELEVATOR CAB FALLS.
:ls.s MAN Aht Three Wo1a ea stssnei
Hcyond EecDSririon.

Oac man and three women we're
Killed and five OF six injured friday
night at 1926 Fifth avenue, Pitts
burg. Pa: the building being occupied
by dancing academy The cause OF
the fatalities was the swapping OF the
elevator ropes allowing the cage to
drop 50 feet. hhe dead are SO badly
mashed that Identification has been
impossible up to midnight. The only
one whose name may be correct is
Catherine Curtin. On her body was
found a railroad ticket with the name
on it.
Among the injured are: Harry
Lipson. aged -, bruised all over body
and hurt internally: Miss Kate Flani-
gan, 81, bruised all over body and suf-
fering from shock: Albert Myers, 20,
fractured leg; Mrs. Lulu Postilwaite,
scalp wound and body bruised y
banquet and ball was being held in the
building BY the Pennsylvania Electro
Mechanical institute, and every avail
able portion of the fifth and sixth
floors we're crowded by members OF the
institute and their friends.
At about 10 O'Clock the elevator
with a load OF l3 passengers started
for the banquet room oa the sixth
floor. When that floDr was reached
it was found that every place was
crowded and the passengers decided to
20 to the fifth floor where the dancing
was in progress When between the
sixth and fifth floors the steel cable
snapped and with resoundipg crash
that was heard blocks away the cage
dropped with its load Of human
freight.
1t smashed through the floor above
the cellar of the building and was
stopped BY Il braced post If wood,
three f-et below the first lioor. In
this inaccessible position the passen-
gers were jammed under broken tim
bers and twisted steal, yet none
might have been killed had not the
heavy balance weight, weighing over
ton, come crashing down upon them.
Miraculously all but four We're able to
scramble out. The others were pinion-
ed under the heavy weight. -Four
were mashed almost beyond recogni-
ton.
Albert Myers was held a prisoner
for more than an hour. While fire.
men and volunteer rescuers were pre-
pairing rigging to lift the machine so
as to be accessible he lay piuioned uI-
der the wreckage. Whlskey and water
were passed to him with words OF
encouragement. A fireman endadner-
ed his life by dropping into the mass
Of wreckage and holding the injured
mans head. Heavens it was hot
down thefe," vas the brave mans first
works spoken while being carried from
his prison to a hospital in an ambu-
lance.
The opinion prevails that the eleva-
tor was overcrowdsd and Superintcn-
dent of Police McTighe ordered the
arrest of Prof. L. n. Giles, a mechani
cal engineer and instructor Of the
Pennsylvania Elector- Mechanical in
Stitute, who at the time Of the acci-
dent was running the elevator. 1t is
alleged that he allowed the elevator to
be overcro~ded and that he bad no
experscnce in running an elevator and
was partly responsible for tie avci :
6a,nt
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
Killed ia Battle.

The STAT: says Gov. Hayward re.
aeiyed a cAtlegram on Friday from
Hon. X. II. Walker. member OF the
legislature from Barnwell county and
leading citizen OF Allendale, an
nouncing that lis nephew, Lieut..
Ward V. Walker, had been killed in
action in the Philippines. He begged
the governor to assist in getting the
remains returned to the home OF the
mother Of the deceased at Appleton.
The governor sent his condolences to
Mr.. Walker. and wired the war
department. to do what they could in
the case.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
New Pension isaid.

The BOYS in blue may be great
fighters, but it must be Admitted
that they are great believers in pen
Sions. The Washington Post. in re-
sering to the fact that Gp,uoG men who
enlisted for tie Spanish war have ap-
Piled for pensions. thinks it will be
well that the question Of pensions for
Z; them be raised at once and that tins
proposed raid on the treasurer should
! be stopped at the start. The Colum-
+; tia Record says it is nothing less than
an attempt 1t Il raid. for there can be
no possible reason wuy that many men
! should be pensiened, foc not one,half
of them had any actual experience In
war and suffered no particular hard
ship beyond the usual inconvenience
and disagreeable features Of camp life.
Not more than 10000 men were
actually sent to Cuba, and the mortal
! ity was $50 for the wholenum5er, and
of them 243 were killed in battle. Ol
the other deaths, the ioHcstlgatloa OF
a commission soon after the war
showed that most Of them were for
causes not brought on by reason OF
ANYTHING resulting from enlistment in
the army. There can then be no JUS
tice whatever in pensioniag that vast
army of veterans who have already
applied, and all who will apply have
not done 50 vet. and the Post very
nronerIv he's sounded the alarm and
insists that this proposed hold up"
Of the treasury shall lie stopped. 1t
! is doubtful. however. if the warning
will he hceded, for in the matter OF
pensions IL! government officers. state
and national. arc towards. Every
soldier WHO is entitled TO (, penSIol
Should have ,,!ie bat tho who are not
I! entitled to i pension should b. turned
down.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
,ut also that -. subject os his toast.

but also that tla subject of his toast.
Woman" vas very dear "a al pres.
ent. iiis address was i gem and was
li5=rally nunctIaJed With ape!auas.
As ;las a!rea;iy seen said Mr.. Hiid5.
brand i!iii not Jhink it right 70 laud
"ui.r city" but responded in i Willy
inauncr and was well received. Al
TER M;. IIil,teprand had concluded
iiny. Hayward vas called for and re-.
SEonded in 4 feeling and character
i>lic manner.
In the course Of his remarks he
.cclnplimented Orange lodge. but more
especially the ladies. for the banquet,
ceiling them it surpassed anything Of
the kind ever rendered the grand
lodge and not only the governor but
every speaker had something Of fiat
tering manner To say to the ladies
present.
The music for the banquet was rem
dered by the Orangcburg orchestra
under the leadership Of Mr.. Wm. l..
Glover and they were the recipients
Of many complimentary remarks and
round after round Of applause greeted
each selection rendered.
This orchestra is the pride Of the city
and is composed of some Of our most
popular gentlemen and ladies and is
purely a social organization. kept up
because of their love for music. Their
services are not at the call OF enter
tainments generally and when they do
appear they are always accorded an
ovation.
Those who composed the orchestra
we're: Miss Ida kohn, Miss Rsyna
Slater. Mrs. Bertha Erich, MessrS.
VIM. l.. Glover, Lenard Bennett,
Ashley Wannamaker, Richard D.,
Jerome and James MCMicnael, ana O.
W. Spahr.
The following selections were rem.
dered:
The Gainesboro March"-Rasey.
Selections from "Florodoa Stuart.
The Grand American Fantasia "a
BendiX.
'Hiawatha a''-Moret.
An Autumn Bird" waltz.
Good Old Summer Time. Il med.
! Iley-CDattaway.
"Warblers' Farcweil"-Tabaoe.
'.DiXie Land March"-HaineS.
Mrs. Henry kohn. chairman: and
all the ladies Of the Daughters Of the
! CnnfaC}eracv deserve much praise and
thanks for their efforts to make the
banquet a asucceSS, and Orange lodge
is under lasting obligaticns to item.
In fact. the ladies deserve the major
part of the pr ,isc for the success q
the week.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
.Ameriean Supremacy"

In the new issue OF the London
Fortnightly Review there appears an
anonymous article or American Su-
premacy," says the New York Trib-
une, that is likely to attract much
attention. The author considers the
notion of Europe being overwhelmed
by the boundless production of the
United States a most fantastic fig
nent of the imagination. Upon the
new presidents recognition OF the
limits of American supremacy, he
argued. the commercial and political
fortunes OF the whole world may in
no little degree depend. He goes on
20 show that England will make
bad mistake if she opposes the
wishes of America in regard to the
isthmian canal. Tbs United States
should hold the iron keys of the
gate of the two oceans, and should
have the power to close it against
enemies.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
Severe Loss BY Fire.

The Seaboard Air Line railway
shops. minor offices and warehouse on
the outskirts OF Portsmouth, were
practically destroyed by tire which
broke out shortly after ID o'clock Fri
day night. at a late hour the blaze
had not spent itself. but the destruc-
tion OF nearly every building and Cal
at the yards was about complete. AS
near as can be estimated at this time,
the monetary loss will foot up tc
$3.50, 900. James Harrel, a machinist,
WHO sought to save his tools. was sc
badly burned that he may die. No one
else was seriously hurt SO far as can be
learned
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
White Man Lynched.

a special from Madison, Fla, says
that a mob entered that city Thurs
day night, secured the keys to the Jail
from the night watchman, took out
Washington Jarvis, white man. and
lynched h nl Jarvis was carried some
distance from the city, tied to a tree
and shot TO death. He was accused
of numbering his cousin, John Wald-
rop. The night watc hman was blind
folded and held captive until the mob
finished it's work.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
Leaned 10 HIS Death.

A special dispatch from Savannah,
Ga, says from balcony forty feet
above tie sidewalk, Robert y. Hilton
a patient Of St. Joseph's hospital,
leaped, dashing out bis brains on the
sidewalk and dying Immediately. Ten
minutes before, when visited by his
nurse. Hilton seemed to be in the best
OF spirits and he had given 40 intima-
tion Of an intention to Kill himself.
He was temporary insane.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
Had TO Pay Up.

Miss Francis Petit, of Balston, \.
T., has been awarded $4,000 damages
against James P. Tartemore because
in the wooing Of her. he kissed her
l ,236 times-a penalty of just s2.4
per osculation. 1t is said that Miss
Petit has also kept faithful record
of the meals Mr.. Filttemore ate at her
house and will sue him for the value
ftaraof
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
THERE is 4 deficiency of 5000, 900

THERE is q deficiency of 5000, 900
in the free delivery bureau of the
poStottice department. and tle year is
not half gone, and even the postmaSt-
er general has been compelled to ad-
NIT that there was very loose admin
iStration We agree with the Colum-
hia Record that il ne will go deeper
into the matter be may fine that there
was something worse than 'looseneSs'
at the bottom The whole depart
ment seems to be filled up with ras-
Gals
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
Milk Poison,

Eighteen people living az board
ing house at San Juan. Porto Rice,
were poisoned Wednesday by milk
containing ptomaines. Eleven doc
tors responded to the alarm and the
use of stomach pumps saved the lives
of all the sufferers. The Americans
affected were Mcsscr kellog, SiSson,
Gordon. Schultz and IIal!eu and Mr..
and Mrs. Chadwick The incident
has caused alarm throughout San
I,,or
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27

The Ncwberry Observer says:
Among the changes brought about
by the whigligig Of time is tie adyo-
cacv of Cleveland by the New York
Sun, tile paper that brought cut
Beast Butleri in 1884 as an 'indepcn-
dent Democrat to defeat Cleveland. :
The Sun is now owned by j. p. Nor
gan. the great trust maker That
may account for its change OF heart.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
y SAD Tale.

Miss Zella Lawrence of Lanett.
Ala, 4 pretty girl of 233. attempted
suicide Oh Monday by jumping into
the Chattahooche river. buf was res
cued alive. The failure OF the bride
groom to appear at the wedding where
she was 70 he the bride WIS the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
Wood Pulp and Paper Industry.

An interesting bulletin has just been
issued by tn" census Office, showing
the renlarka bic increase in the wood
pulp and paper industry OF the United
mentS have increased in ten years
from 649 TO 163. or l!.6 per cent. while
the capital has jumped from s9.s29.54S
in 1890 70 Sl6..507,713. an increase Of
S6.5 per c-at. The wage account is
low SEQ, 1926, an increase Of 81 per
cent, while The value O; Ike products
has risen from STS,937.1S4 in 1890 to
sl21.2S6.l62 in 1900 an increase OF 61.2,
thus showing a remarkably close rela-
ton between wages ard produces,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
TIE Savannah News saws and ~

The Savannah News says and 'now
the unreconstructed FilipinOs arc call
ed fanatics. Lieutenant Walker of
the conStabulary was killed by a
superior force of fanatics. Not long
ago they we're 'ladrones. 1t seems to
benecessary to swap The names around,
and occasionally make use OF a new
one. to keep from calling the trouble
war. or course there can be no such
thing us war with ladrones or fanatics
on the other side.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
She Lett Home.

Mrs. G. y. iIcrrcli disa ppeared from
her home near Cherokee Springs
SparLanburg county. the night Of the
l4th and has not been heard from
since. She was in her night ciothe,
and had just put her baby TO bed. Hcl
husband says there was no home
trouble. She left Il letter asking l!el
parents to take care Of her children.