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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-28
Rehukinr the President.

President Roosevelt has doubtless
learned by this time that there are
many people in the United States
who have not forgotten General Nc
Clellan if he has. Some Of the
speeches delivered at the Antietam
celebration by New York veterans,
held at Brooklyn, may be interpreted
as a somewhat bitter rebuke to Mr..
Roosevelt. Gen. Horatio c. King,
speaking on that occasion, said:
The Union armies had met with
defeat. After the battle of Bull Run
they were thoroughly disorganized,
and came to Washington hatless,
shoeless and with tkeir guns thrown
aside. The people had lost conf
dence in the generals. After re-
peated disasters there was only
one man to whom the people looked
for the preservation of the Union,
and he was in Washington when the
whipped armies came there. The
great president, Abraham Lincoln,
realized this, and went from the
White house to the residence of
General Mcclellan to ask him to take
command of the armies. He was
never really relieved Of command.
In twenty-four hours the disorder IN
the armies was over, and Mcclellan
took that previously demoralized
army, equipping them on the way,
and in SIX weeks fought one of the
greatest battles in the great struggle,
sending back across the Maryland
line General Robert E. Lee and his
confederate army. Such battle
between other nations would have
ended war, but the contestants
were of the same blood, equally
heroic and convinced of the cause
for which they were fighting" Gen.
Kings speech was roundly cheered
by the veterans who heard it, We
agree with him that Gen. Mcclellan
was a great general, one of the best
developed on either side during the
civil war. He will live in history
when the men who try to belittle him
are FORGOTTEN.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-28
The Present Alone is Ours.

The Present Alone is Ours.
There's but one word upon the face Of
Time
That word is "Now."
Heed it before you hear 4ife's evening
chime.
Your head to bow;
And, with gemless crown, at Fail
ure's shrine,
Ask God to raise
The curtain 'twixt the hope thaU
seems divine
And misspent days.
"Now" is the crisis of mans circum-
stance
His life, his all;
The trial of his fortitude-hls chance
To rise or fall.
The column waits, the old flag floats
on hig!s-
But soon the sun.
viii count day lost, and in sadness
mo battle won"
The potter's clay is in thy hands to
mould
An angels face
Why leave it, idly, to turn crude and
cold,
And lose its grace?
The mountain beckons from its wooded
sides.
Come unto me-"
The river whispers, "Ah, my strug-
Cling tides
Roll uselessly."
The desert calls for water, that a
flower
May raise its head;
And science pleads her resurrection
To leave the dead.
Great Now, while yet we sing, you
glide away
In mystic air,
Out from the sunshine Of the glad to-
day,
On, on to where.
Tomorrow, youths bright harbinger,
still thrives-
IT will never be;
If man should have hundred thous-
and lives.
He'll find in thee
The power that made the lilly first
disclose
Her wealth of white.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-28
Gems OF Thought.

The best cure for a mans cOncelt IS
a woman's laughter.
Man regards human nature as a
pack mule on which to pile his sins.
FearfullnesS burns the bridge be-
hind: fear, the bridge before.
No man was ever diScontented with
the world if he did his duty in it.
Man thinks more Of the cigar
thrown in than Of the box he pays for.
Some things that are received as
gifts are really Intended as invest
meuts.
When you conquer your enemy by
fierce. his better part remains uncon-
CURED.
Every wise man has a parachute q
prudence attached to his balloon Of en-.
thuSiasm.
Tie foundation of self respect is
work Work is the parent ct enter,
prise: idlensss is the parent OF vice.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-28
GREAT PROSPERITY WILL FOLLOW.


Let the south for five or six years
ret 10 cents for its cotton and on farm
and in factory, in village and in CITY,
there would be unbounded prosperity.
The farmer and the farm laborer
would no longer be forced to econo-
nIzc as during the last ten years OF
low prices. The manufacturer OF cot
ton goods as we'll as Of all other goods
would find better market for his
wares: the banker and the merchant
would be more prosperous, the tide OF
immigration which always, by some
natural law, seeks a country which
is prospering, would be turned this
way and new population and new cap
ital would be poured into the south
as they were into the great west tWen-
ty.tiye years ago when that section
become the center Of activity for the
surplus energy and capital Of Europe
and America. Then let the south
cease to join hands with those whose
interests make them selhshly cry
Gown the price of cotton, who seek to
raise great bugaboo Of the few bales
Of cotton which the English and the
continental Spinners succeed in pro-
ducing in their futile efforts to force
cotton growing in other countries,
ard let the south, by proper handling
and marketing, compel the buyer to
seek the cotton at d fair price rather
than that We should beg him to take
our great staple at any price which
suits his good pleasure.
This is not visionary. 1T is plain.
common sense and eventually the
south will cease to be frightened at
the cry OF over production when there
is no over production, and at the el-
aboraue press dispatches and govern
nent reports put cut every time some
foreign organization resolves to try to
raise more cotton in the heart Of AZ
RIGA. After while it may cease to
paw attention even to the utterances
of a mem ber Of the cabinet who, in
an entirely unjustihed interview, at
temptS, as Secretary Wilson lately
Gid, to break down the pride Of cot
ton it was possible to give even a
forecast of the chances of the new
crop.
have never bought, sold or raised
a bale Of cotton in my life except
once, and that was many years ago,
land 50 + have no personal interest to
serve. as have many Of the so-called
authorities who constantly put forth
their predictions as to the future OF
prices.
My own business interests bring me
in touch with manufacturers more
than with the farmers, but that does
not make me believe, as many manu-
facturers do, that low prices are bene-
ticial to the south. BY Richard Il.
Edrlonds, Editor Manufacturers Re-
cord, Baltimore.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-28

man. and who was successful me-
chant. stated tore f:oa1 h" ;'.'erWaE">
discovered t(la ne had killed an M
uuceut and Slaaucr,, n.&ti. ;thN ''ic
party who had made up THAT SIp!H
WAS enrared against iiir HeS!o 9e-
cau>e he intended u leave h'> farm
ard he wanted 20 have nitn c'!issti>ta.
Hut nv voung friend st"itd 70 me
that his whG!e life Was haGuted. ana
his entire existence cf misery anc re-
morse: shat the sight OF poor the negro
haunted him al day long was a con-
slant nightmare. Freely would he
rive up al be possessed, AID become d
convict in stripes. to have that stain
washed from his coD>cience.-lie
often felt that did be possess the
wealth "f the world be would freely
give it for even one days relief from
the agony of mind that pursued him.
and that he might experience the
feeling uf lnnocence be knew before
that wretched night.
Were this globe OF ours coined into
gold, and placed at ny disposal to
take the life Of the most dcbaScd ard
miserable human being that walks the
earth, even under the most justIiian!c
circumstances. l would Scon the
bride.
Unless a man. as I have stated. has
heart scared with sin. and IS llicap-
able OF feeling remor>e, ! sometimes
think il would be an act # mercy AM
kindness for the laws Of his country TO
put him TO death, after wlI:!u!iy ano
deliberately taking the lie OF Tel
low man. y jury may acQu!G hla1.
and he may live long, app!auded anG
honored by the world. but there
beats in bis b. an inner monitor.
and which VIII ever keep him remipd-
ed CT that dark deed. His entire eN-
istence Will be one prolonged agony ana
there will ever walk by his side in Gay
and repoSe upnn his pillow at night,
an unseen spectre Of the cead man.
and from which terrible and constant
visitor there is no escape.
The murderer is reminded of the
fate that awaits him by tie RiD}eard
which commands that He 'Sho SheiiS
mans blood by man shall bis blood be
she'd
| admit that there are occasions
when it becomes imperatively neccs-
sary to take human life, but II! great
est hope and desire is that 10 suc5
dread alternative shall ever be forced
upon myself. | had sooner go to the
grave the victim Of another, than
spend my days on earth with hands
dripping with the life blood Of any one
created in Gods own image.
Life is sweet, but it is anything but
sweet to the ied-hanoed murderer.
Ii penang this article had no in
dividuai case in mind, but give it as
tie observation Of my life and a warn
iag.-'r. Larry GanlU: i'll S2artanDurG
Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-28
CARE OF REFRlGERATORS.
How to Keep Them Clean and Econ.
omize on Ice.

How to Keep Them Clean and Ecen-
cmize on Ice.
Once a week is often enough to wash
the refrigerator if ordinary care is Civ
ea to the articles stored in it, says the
New York Herald. Take everything
from the interior, put the shelves in a
large dishpan and wash in hot soap
suds in which pinch of soda has been
dissolved. Rinse with cold water, wipe
perfectly dry and put outdoors in the
sun to dry for an hour. Wash the sides
Of the refrigerator in the same way.
using flexible wire for the drain pipe
and skewers for the corners and
grooves; also pour warm water IN the
waste pipe to remove the slime that ac-
cumulates from the ice.
In getting ice it is matter Of econ
omy to put in as large piece as possi-
BILE at first in order that the refrlgera-
tor may become thoroughly cooled;
then keep full, or nearly so. as small
quantity Of ice Will melt much faster.
In a small icebox twenty-five pounds
put in three times a week will last bet
ter than a smaller piece put in daily.
In taking ice from the refrigerator for
table use no more should be picked off
than is needed on account Of its melt
ing so much more rapidly. Covers and
doors should always be kept tightly
closed. Food must never be placed in
the refrigerator until thoroughly cooled,
as it occasions moisture. Neither should
food be kept in the refrigerator with
out ice and with cover and doors closed
Chemicals Of every kind must be kept
out cf the icebox, and all hooks should
be heavily timed.
Ice should always be washed and laid
carefully in the icebox, not thrown in.
Most housekeepers contend from their
own experience that ice wrapped In a
thick coating Of newspapers lasts lon
ger than when left uncovered, but the
manufacturers say that prevents the
free circulation Of cold air: The infer
ence is plain. If the saving in the ice
bill is the main object to be achieved
wrap the Ice If, as in extremely hot
weather, there is danger Of the food
spelling, uncover. One woman thinks
she has simplifed matters by covering
the outside and top Of her icebox with
heavy blanket lined with newspapers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-28
Redeem Indiana.

Republican papers have had much
to say concerning lawlessness in
Breathitt county, Kentucky. Not long
ago Curtis Jett was tried and convict
ed on the charge of assasslnating At
torney Marcum. Jet was sentenced
to life Imprisonment. Later Jett
was placed on trial on the charge
of killing Thomas Cockrill, whose
assassination occurred several years
ago and long prior to the killing Of
Marcum. In the CockriH case Jet
was found guilty and sentenced to
death. The Commoner says accept
ing then, the verdict in both Of these
cases as having been rendered in ac-
cordance with the law and the evi-
dence, it seems that Kentucky, to this
extent, at least, has redeemed itself.
Would it not be well now for some Of
these republican papers to devote
their attention to the state Of Indiana,
which state, because Of the conduct
of it's republican authorities, is in
need Of little wholesome work along
the redemption line? William S.
Taylor, former governor of Kentucky,
is now given protection by the re-
publican officials in the state of In
diana. Taylor is charged with hav-
ing taken part in the assassination OF
the late Governor Goeble, and al
though the governor of Kentucky
has repeadly called upon the repub-
lican governor of Indiana to surrend-
er Taylor of the kentucky authorities,
the Indiana governor has refused to
do so /"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-28
How to Clean and Polish Shells.

To prepare shells for collection first
wash clean of mud, etc, says st. Mich
olas. An old toothbrush will be an
efficient aid The soft parts are easily
removed after soaking day. in weak
alcohol, or the specimen may be placed
In q small kettle or other receptacle
suitable for the purpose and covered
with cold water. Bring to a boiling
point. Shells should not be put into
water already boiling, as the sudden
change Of temperature may crack them,
or at least injure their polish and gem
eral appearance. After removing the
soft parts by the aid Of pin. crooked
wire OF small tWeezers polish with
brush OF cloth. Shells that have q
skinlike covering may have a very
small quantity Of vaseline rubbed in to
prevent them from cracking when dry.
Rub of all extra veseline with a piece
Of flannel.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-28
Latter Day Proverbs.

The man of real force doeSn's have
to resort to loud talking.
Gossip often finds listeners among
the most refined.
The man who runs and reads, re-
fleets little and digests less.
We generally pay for the interest
we have in this life.
Some people who can't do anything
else amuse themselves and disgust
others by kicking.
Many bright man has put out his
own light.
When We begin to look behind US we
are prone to 20 backward.
Few make light of the deeds they
do in darkness.
If you would advance, look well
ahead.
An idle word has cost many penny.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-28
HOW ROADS ARE WORKED.
Extracts from an Essay bY the Late
Bill Nye..

Did the reader ever see a group Of
rustic road builders working out its
road tax9 When community desires
church built, it secures an architect
and builder, who may have had ex-
perience. When a road is wanted the
community builds it itself. AS the
mercitul man is merciful to bis beast.
a good way to serve God, do good tt
the dumb brute and molify the terrors
of profanity would be to make roads
with some sort OF system, instead OF
making mudpies at dollar a day,
annually pulling back the same old
dirt in the same old hole.
Why should self made road.
master, with a whisk- broom beard and
pantaloonS gallused up SO tight that
bis breastbone bores a hole 1n 6h
road every time be sits down to think
ever imagine that that be can build a
permanent highway? When l was
a youth and bad to work on the farm,
working out my fathers road tax was
the only relaxation l bad. 1t is the
only green spot in my agricultural
memory. 1t was there met, each
year, other bright young minds, and
learned for the first time that the
earth is round like a ball and that
it is composed of land and water,
which, when united, make the av-
erage American road.
4 good highway leading to town is
of more value to the farmer than a
oloodless and heartless railroad operat-
ed by non-residents, who make fun OF
the farmer from safe distance, run
over his mich COW and set fire to his
crop. Fellow farmers, let rs think OF
these things, and no longer haul our
produce over the paths laid Tor US oy
the racoon and the Indian. Let US
rise and throw off the fetters that
mark the years Of barbarism, and no
longer seek to patch up an OLD war
path with feeUiug clay.
Why should we whfttle up a whole
drv goods box in the discussion OF the
silver question, when it will not make
twenty cents difference with US one
way or the other, while every fence
corner contains the bleaching bones
of descrepit and permaturely broken
down wagon or delibitated horse.
There is no quicker way to get at the
surplus and spread it among the work
ing classes than to put it into good
roads. Let some OF these old, tired
statesmen, who have become anaemic
and sporadic from breathing the
vitiated air Of legislation, go home
and rub the inflamed gums OF their
grand children, while younger men,
with ambition for themselves and
their fellows, introduce few modern
methods among a long suffering peo-
pie. We have got war vessels enough,
now let US encourage the arts OF
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-28
GRASS AND FORAGE.
Sheep Fescue In Arid Regions and
Mountainous Districts.

Mountainous Districts.
In arid regions sheep fescue is more
highly priced for paSturage than any
other grass whatever. says an authori-
/, ty on grasses. 1t is said that the Tar
tars always hunt for those spots where
this fescue grass abounds. and there
they pitch their tents for the summer.
1t is a hardy perennial and will fill a
want in those regions ofthe south that
are destitute Of good grass lands. In
the arid plains Of Texas and in some Of
the elevated regions Of the gulf states
sheep fescue would prove great ac-
cession to the grazing capabilities Of
the country. On the sandstone soils OF
the mountainous districts this grass
would flourish. The gravelly ridges in
many portions Of Tennessee, North
Carolina. Virginia and Kentucky could
be made good sheep walks by the intro
duction of this lowly grass. Sheep are
very fond Of it, and hence its name
Festuca ovina, or sheep fescue.
Its panicles are narrow. Its leaves
are short, brist!elike and tufted and
have a grayish color tinged with red.
It forms a profuse foliage in punches
and makes excellent pastures for sheep
and cattle where other grasses will not
grow.
This grass constitutes the great bulk
Of the grazing grasses in the sheep
pastures Of the highlands Of Scotland.
It is believed by the shepherds in that
region to be more nutritious for sheep
than any other. In the arid plains Of
Asia it is often the only grass upon
which the wandering tribes can sub
sist their cattle and sheep.
Linnaus asserts that sheep have no
fondness for hills without it. Where all
other vegetation parches up it will
grow. Its short and dense turf when
soWn thick makes 1t well suited for
lawns. The aftermath in lawn can
not be surpassed.
Many varieties Of this grass are
found in the Rocky mountain districts.
Some Of these grow to the height Of
two or three feet. The usual height Of
this grass on thin soils rarely exceeds
eight inches. The weight Of bushel
Of seed is fourteen pounds. Two or
three bushels to the acre is not too
much to secure a sufficient density Of
turf for lawns or pastures. The seed
sells for bout 81 per bushel.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-28
Ho.v to Cook sheep. Heart.

Sleeps heart with tomatoes makes
very delicious dish. Clean the heart in
the usual way; make stuflng for 1t
Of equal parts Of tomato pulp and
bread crumbs seasoned with little
chopped onion, pepper and salt; then
fill in the cavity with the stu6ng, sew
It up and stew till tender. Serve with
thick brown gravy. Scatter chopped
parsley over and garnish with two OF
three whole baked tomatoes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-28
Shot bS a Constable.

John Dendy noted negro desperate
Of Greenvile county. vas Shot last
week and seriously wounded by Con-
stable Davenport, cf the cGHstahuiary
force, in h&nd-Jo-hand encounter
Constable Davenport, who vas ii
search OF an illegal diStillery. had en-
tered the negroes house after being
satisfied from looking 10 the %indo"
and observing the negro handling Il,
ouor, that he was connected with thv
Gistiilcry be WIS seeking.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-28
NEAT coaxcR1B on STONE PILLARS

feed lot on small farm. AS soon as
the corn begins to ripen two or three
loads can be husked and thrown In this
crib and fed out as desired.
This crib is placed on stone pillars
and is practically rat proof. 1t Is COW
cred with ordinary boards eight to ten
inches wide. Cracks are covered with
battens. 1t Is not expensive, can be
built by any farmer at all handy with
tools and can be made any desired
length. It Is usually about ten feet
wide.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-28
Five Men Drowned.

A skid, containing five Hungarian
laborers, was swept over the Spring
dale dam near Colfay Station Pa,
during early morning fog and four Of
the occupants were drowned A
heavy fog prevented them seeing the
proximity to the dam until the swirl
caught tle boat and carried it over.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-28
How to Make Grape Wine.

Stem. wash and strain very ripe
grapes; measure the juice and to a cup
full Of this add quart of water and
quarters Of pound Of granulated
sugar. Turn into a demijohn or Jug
and leave out the cork. covering the
opening with bit Of cheese cloth. Let
it stand until fermentation ceases, then
rack off and bottle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-28
Hov to Keep Parsle,

Instead Of keeping parsley in water;
which often turns it yellow. put it Id
an air tight jar in a cool place. This
will keep it fresh for some 6me.
Beauties of Divorces.
A sensational shooting affair oc-
currred near Kinston, n. c., on Mon
day. Mrs. Richard Ward went to
Cook E. Stroud, from whom she was
divorced two years ago, and demanded
possession of her children. Stroud
refused to give them up and quarrel
ensued, in which several shots were
exchanged, both parties being injured,
but neither seriously.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-28
A Good Small Corncrib.

This corncrib Is built Of 2 by 6
boards, 2 by studding and 6 by 8
sills, says Orange Judd Farmer. It
serves its purpose admirably in that It
Is covered at all times and there is no
danger Of corn spelling by exposure to
weather. It is especially useful in a
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-28
Gamblers Must Go.

The State says several houses I'M
Chicago have tackled up printed;
notices warning their employees;
against visiting gambling houses:
whether through curiosity or desire
to play. They also drew the line on
betting upon horse races, ball games
OF anything Of the kind. These
notices have been posted because tae
gambling habit is said to be greatly
on the increase This increase Of the
betting habit is not confined to
Chicago. The introduction of slot
machines, pool rooms, athletic sports
and glove contests have all tended to-
break down former public sentiment
against betting, and even small boys
are found laying wagers with all the
aplomb that characterizes professional
sports.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-28
Dead IN The HN:t..

After reaching the navy yarc at
Bro klvn the lfeleSS body Of }. Nc
Toomer Of Elizabeth. \. J.. me-
chal,ic, was found iU the hold Of the
Chattanooga, where he had evidently
fallen from platform near the cruls-
erS bridge.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-28

How to Remove Stains From Hands.
A little lemon juice will remove near
ly all stains. For whitening the hands
the very best thing is the plain glycerin
and rosewoter sold at all drug stores.
Rub It in after washing, but before
entirely drying. the hands. Glycerin
alone Is too drying.