davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10
NAssACRED By COWBOYS.
Eisc Men. Farmers Defending theft
Homes. arc Killed.

Eight men were killed in Il battle
between cowboys and d family of
farmers named Berry, at st. Frar cls.
kas. The cowboys were employed by
the Dewar Cattle Company, and there
had been bad feeling between them
and the Berrys for some time Land
had been taken up by old man Berry
;ls homestead. The fences OF the
cattle company interfered with his
passage toand from the roads. Wire
cutting on the part OF the Berry
faily in order to get The shortest
possible road to town, is said to have
been the original cause Of the quarrel.
The cowboys on the Dewar ranch had
threatened to kill the family.
The fight, resulting in the five
deaths, came after recent trip of the
Berry family to town. The father
and four sons were returning to their
homes. Fight miles from their des-
tination they stopped to cut their way
through the wire fence. The cowboys
came upon them just as they complet-
ed the work. The Berrys mounted
quickly and the cowboys fired. The
Oldest Berry, John, was wounded but
stay in his saddle. The farmers had
the freshest mounts and soon were
beyond accurate rifle range. The COW
boys kept up d scattering fusillade OF
shots. Arriving home, the BerryS did
not think they had been pursued all
the way, and they were in front OF
the house when the party Of cowboys
rode up the hill, a few yards to the
north. The shooting began immedi-
ately.
Two Of the Berry boys were killed
before they could reacu their rites.
The old man and the other two boys
got inside the house. There were
about twenty cowboys and they start
ed on the gallop for the house, intend.
ing to fire it and burn the defenders
out. The old nan and the boys at.
tempted to escape from the other side
of the house and we're shot down in
succession. Three OF the cowboys
were killed by the farmers while they
were defending the house.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10
Insurance Has It's Humor.

An enterprising insurance agent In
duced an Irishman to take out an acct-
dent policy for his wife. A few days
later while conrersing with friend IN
his Office he was startled to see the
IrishMan rush in, brandishing fercely
a stout cane.
"Ye rascalv' he yelled, springing to-
ward the agent Eye wanter cheat
me?'
Fortunately the enraged man was
disarmed and held fast by the agents
friend, who was a powerfully built
man. The Irishman, struggling to get
free. shouted:
Let me git at the spalpeen! Think
ov it, charein' me foive dollars fer an
ecshident tic,.c.. fer me ole woman. an
she jest broke her leg a-fallin' down
shtairs. Wot's the good Of the ticket
anyhow
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10
CATCHING CRABS.
ChortatI< River Fishers Land Them
by a1 Ingenious Method.

ChortarIS River Fishers Land Them
by aR Ingenious Method.
Those who crab for market On the
Choptank river, Maryland. have an in
cenious method Of catching crabs in
quantity. \ rope about the thickness
ct a clothesline several hundred feet
long is kept coiled in keg At inter-
walls of two feet along the entire length
of the rope the fisherman has untwisted
it and inserted between the strands
short pieces Of sailed eels. The torsion
of the strand holds them tightly in
place. Each end Of the rope has key
buoy attached. together with 4 heavy
stone. Arriving 1T the favored place.
usually or oyster beds. hc throws keg
overheard and pays oft j highly scent
cd rope rs he sails. When the otner
end is reached, he anchors it with an.
other stone ard throws out another
buoy. After lowering his sail be waits
few minutes. then takes his STAND on
the bow of his boat. Alongside Of him
is his landing net. with Il handle six
feet long. He raises tie buoy ana
stone and. hand over band. pulls his
boat along the line. When a crab.
clinging to it's refreshment. comes in
sight, he seizes his net, dashes it under
the crab and fings it into the boat. The
wary crab may loosen his hold and dive
for the bottom, but such is the fisher
mans deIterity that his net is sW1rter
than the crab. One seldom gets away.
Several hundreds Of crabs are often
taken at each overhauling Of the rope.
When he has caught all be wants, he
packs them in barrels and sells them to
a local dealer, who ships them to mar
ket.-Country Life In America.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10
apotng" Europe In Your Mind.

According to 4 Cairo contemporary,
persons who wish to let their friends
know th;rt they are doing Europe on
a nr;ncely scale the while they are lir-
ing in retirement for time need only
apply to an agency in Paris, which will
undertake to send your letters to prac-
tically any place in Europe you may Sc
Iect and there to have them posted for
you on any date you may choose. The
demand for such an institution arose
out Of the absolute horror the Partisan
OF high life" has Of being suspected Of
remaining in Paris or its environs in
the bathing season. One feature Of the
joke Is that you can not only get your
letters posted from some distant spot
but you can get answers received for
you and reposted to your temporary hid
ing place. There are great possibilities
for American travellers In this. Why
not stay in America and "do" Europe?
New York Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10

the planters who lost heavily was OBJ
tanned Tuesday morning as follows:
Mr. S. ]. Huffman, lost so acres Of
tobacco, upon which it had been esti-
mated he would make about $500,
besides 90 acres Of cotton; MessrS. G..
B. and J. B. Weston lost about 25
acres Of tobacco and $50 acres OF cot
ton. and the entire front of Mr.. G. B.
WeSton'S house was blown in. Mr..
Charles McCreery had 225 acres of cot
ton and cane completely ruined, and
Mr.. H. H. Adams lost several acres Of
timber. Mr.. F. II. Weston lost l25
acres Of cotton, so acres of oats, about
5 acres tobacco and IS acres OF corn,
besides two large barns and moving
machinery. Mr. Weston'S barns col
lapsed upon lot Of stock, but little
damage was done. The depot at Con-
earee was totally wrecked.
The above was about all that could
be obtained Tuesday morning in the
way Of figures, but to give one an
idea as to the force Of the hail it was
stated that hundreds Of birds could
be seen lying along the path Of the
storm, having been killed by the
stones. The experts employed by the
planters are now doing all they can to
save as much Of the crop as was not
beaten down.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10
RUINED BY HAIL.
Severe Storm Ruins Crops, Wrecks
Barns and Injuries People.

A special dispatch from Columbia
to the Augusta Chronicle says news
from Hopkins, Congaree and WeStons
in the lower part OF Richland county
indicates that the planters in that
section have lost thousands Of dollars
from destructive hailstorm that
swept over that section Monday night,
and that an immense amount Of stock
and poultry were killed. The hcav-
lest loss was in tobacco and cotton,
an it is doubtful if any Of these two
crops can be saved. The planters had
employed experts and had gone into
the tobacco business quite heavily,
expending considerable money upon
it. The heavy nailstones cut the
leaves into shreds, leaving nothing
but the stalk standing and running
the crop. The cotton stalks were
treated in the same manner, and are
also ruined.
The storm passed over in two direc-
tions alright angles, and this accounts
for the destruction Of so many barns,
houses and negro cabins. One negro
was killed. The coroner went down
Tuesday afternoon to hold the inquest.
Several others, both white and col
ored were inpered. 1t will be several
days before an estimate OF the damage
can be obtained. but q partial list OF
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10
C02E VIII BE zCAHC2.
81 !.eaSs Tl,a, Is Mia; lie iE,:5;aets
NOW Intl:cat".

South Carolina farmers are later
esteri in the report thai; the Hoods in
the West have seriously affected the
crop Of corn and wheat. Those who
prefer to purchase Western corn rather
tllan cultivate crop may ponder over
the outlook with considerable concern.
They will have to pay 4 long price for
the cereal. and if cotton craeps to i've
cents the bntt'hm will drop ont OF the
full dinner pail In its review Of the
depressing situation the New York
Commercial says:
The heavy rains throughout the
great corn. growing regions beyond
the llouded valleys. if continued much
longer. will, it is feared, do irreparable
injury AL Of the corn planting that
was done was done before May -, and
probably not more than 50 Or 20 per
cent OF the planting was finished up
to that date. Then the heavy rains
commenced through Kansas. Missouri,
Nebraska and Iowa. and this prevent
ed the farmers from continuing their
work in the fields.
The wet weather has continued SO
long that the farmers have been un-
able to look after The corn which they
had planted. and it is now becoming
SO late that, even it good weather
should arrive. it is doubtful if it would
be advisable to add much to the corn
acreage. for the reason that it would
be likely to bring the late planted crop
into the season Of frost. when it was
in critical condition.
Probably large percentage Of the
early Sown corn will be all right IN
the advent Of good weather very
soon. At lest, it is feared that thert:
Will be corI shortage in the fall Of
from 80 to 10 per cent. Oats are said
to have been affected almost as much
as corn Wheat, however, has, up to
the present time, not been materially
affected although the long continued
wet spell will probably make it two
weeks later than usual.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10
HOW SALT coOLs COFFEE.
a Litfie Experiment Worth the Try-
tnx ONT OF Mere Curiosity.

a Little Experiment Worth the TrT~
ing Out OF Mere Curiosity.
Between bites Of the simple break
fast be had ordered the young CLERK
gazed neryously at the restaurant
clock. 1t was plain be had oversight
himself ard was paving the way to fu.
ture indigestion by boiling his food.
The coffee was the stumbling block. 1t
was hct-yery hot-but the clerk need
ed it badly, and he slipped 1t carefully,
having due regard for his mouth and
tongue
But time pressed, and, with parting
glance at the clock. be reached for his
glass Of ice water and prepared to pour
some of the frigid fluid into his cup.
Don't spoil your coffee. young man.
said an elderly gentleman who was
eating his breakfast on the other side
of the table. You take all the good
out of 1t by putting ice or ice water ID
It,"
The clerk was at first inclined to re-
sent the interference. but the patrj-
archal appearance Of the other MAD
tempered his resentment.
What am to dog he asked Il aD
late for the Office. and want this cof-
fee badly
"Let me show you little scheme
said the elderly man. Taking the cylin
drical saltcellar from the table, be
wiped it carefully with napkin, theE.
reaching over, deposited the glass YES.
sci in the cup Of coffee.
"Salt, you know, has peculiar cooling
properties" lie said, meanwhile hold
ing the receptacle firmly in position.
They put it with ice to Intensity the
cold when making ice cream. 1t is used
extensively in cold storage warehouses
for cooling purposes. and being i'm SEQ
in glass does not affect its power to
any great extent.
AS he spoke he withdrew the ,ltcel-
lar from the coffee and motioned to the
Younger man to drink He raised the
cup to his lips and, to his surprise.
found the liquid cooled to such an e1-
tent that he could drink it without in
convenience.
1.-The uses Of salt are manifold" said
the elderly man. with the air Of one be-
ginning 4 lecture. Il remember once
when was in Mexico
But the clerk. with another glance ~
the clock. thanked him profusely aid
dashed out Of the restaurant-NeW
York Mail and Express.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10
Good News.

a certain ex-congressman tells
story about widow in his district who
desired u position in tn" agricultural
department.
There was no vacancy at that
tine" said lie. "and was consequent
ly compelled to advise my constituent
tl:at could DO nothing for her until
later. But she persisted in her efforts
to obtain 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 l assumed as pleasant de-
meanor as possible, and, entering the
room, said in a sympathetic voice:
well. my good woman. what
news!'
"'Good news she said: good news,
Mr.. Allen
".Well,' said, I'm glad to hear that
And what Is the good news?
"'Oh,' she said, good news, Mr.. Al
len, good news. a woman in the aGr1'
cultural department died yesterday"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10
Jade.

The most precious Of all stones, &C.
cording to a gem expert, is the jade. Cd
account OF its rarity. its extraordinary
qualities and the mystery Of its cutting
It was regarded as sacred stone, and
nobody had a right to possess it except
priace Of imperial blood. Argerius
Clutius, a famous physician in Amster'
dam at the time Of the renaissance
published a work on the jade, or ne
phritic stone, as it was then called, on
account Of its action on the renal sys.
TEN. at the same period Italian au-
thors spoke of the jade as osiada and
discussed its wonderful powers for
healing sciattca.
The legends surrounding this stone
abound In history. Good specimens Of
jade are extremely rare, and the world
is at loss to know how the Chinese
managed to cut 1t, because 1t is SO ex-
tremely hard that nothing can make an
impression upon it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10
MACHEN INDICTED.

August W. Machen, former supelin-
tendent OF the free delivery service OF
the posto1fice department, VITO was
arrested several days ago charged
with sharing profits on government
contracts for letter box fasteners has
been indicted by the grand jury at
Washington. The amount which the
Indictment fn6s he received illegally
is SIS,9S1.T9. Mr.. Machen vas in
court with bis attorneys when the
grand jury reported and Immediately
gave bond in the sum Of $50, 900 for
his appearance in court. The trial
will occur in October.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10
Male ElusherS.

One Of the most i'll founded Of all
popular delusions is that blushing is
the special characteristic Of the female
sex. As matter Of fact, except In the
cascof very young girls, men blush far
more readily than women. The well
bred woman never bushes at all, while
It is matter Of everyday experience
that in the excitement Of business or
political discussions mems cheeks red
den with very little provocation. What
ever may have been the case hun
dred years ago, the modern woman
shows her emotion not by blushing, but
by turning pale.-London Taller.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10
A WCnlan'S Heart.

Sume one has truly said that there
are three things that man is destined
never TO Solye-perpetual motion, the
square OF a circle, ard the heart OF a
woman. While he may go a little
way into the labyrinth Of the last
with the thread of love, which his
Ariadne will gladly give him at the
door, he will never solve it.
The dim chambers are fragrant
with precious things, for through The
winding passages Memory has strewn
rue and lavender, love and longing,
sweet spiI;enard and instructive be-
lief. Soroe day, when the heart
aches, she will brew content from
these.
There are barriers which he may
not pass, secret treasures that he may
not see, dreams that he may not guess.
There are dark corners where there
has been torture, of which he will
never know. There are Sha1owS and
ghostly shapes which Penelope has
hidden with the fa:reSt fabrics Of her
loom. There are doors tightly locked,
which he has no key TO open: rooms
which have contained costly vessels.
empty and deep with dust.
There is no other step than his,
for he walkS there alone; sometime IS
to the music Of dead days and some.
times to the laughter of i little cAlid.
The petals Of crushed roses rustic at
his tceJ--hiS roses-in the utmost
places Of her heart. And beyond, Of
SpotleSs marble, with the infinite
calm of mountains and perpetual
SEow. is something which he seldom
comprehendS--h love OF her own
whiteneSS.
''Itis a wonderous thing. For it is
50 small he could hold it in the holi1:r
Of his hand, yet it is great enough 10
shelter him forever. All the world
may not break it if his love is stead
fast and unchanSing, and loving him,
it becomes deep enough to love and
pity the whole world.
1T is a tender thing. So often IS
it wounded that it cannot see another
suffer, ana its own pain is easier far
to bear. 1t makes q shield Of its ten
derness, gladly receiving stabs thut
were meant for him, forgivlng al
ways and forgetting when it may.
Yet, after all, it isa simple thing.
For in times of deepest doubt and
trouble, it requires for its solace only
the tender look, the whispered word
which brings new courage, and the
old-time grace of the lovers way.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10

A FRENCH woman fell into cata-
leptic trance May p, 1883, just after
giving birth to a child. All these
years she lay with jaws cllnched,
limbs rigid and in profound lethargy.
Various loctorS for few years tried
all known remedies They had Enc
time "p-acticing" on her For the
last few years she showed some signs
Of returning consciousness. About
five months ago when doctorwas eX-
amining her flesh she said: You are
pinching me- She fell asleep at %
and died at - All those years food
7Tas supplied through a quill inserted
where d tooth was extracted for that
purpose.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10
POSTAL FRAUDS.
I've M.re arrests Made il Connec.
ton With ] hem
oN THE CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY
Aud Nefraudins The Goveramcn; i:i
the Purchase OF Leather
Pouches Furnished the
Rural Carriers.

As 4 result ut The sweeping inveSt!-
CATION iu Washington OF atialrsat the
poStotlice apartment, Thomas W.
McGregor. j clerk in charge vi the
supplies for the free rural delivery ser
vice aud c. Ellworth Upton of Balti-
more, one of McCregor's assistants,
Friday were arrested on the charge OF
conspiracy. with Charles f. Smith Of
Baltimore to defraud the government
in the purchase OF the leather pouches
furnished the rural carriers througout
the country, Their cases make seven
arrests in al Siuce the investigation
began. Other arrests are expected
later.
The story of the arrests is best told
in the following official statement
given by Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow Friday evening:
Thomas w. McGregor and c. Els
worth Upton were arrested Friday
afternoon upon warrants sworn out in
Baltimore by Inspectors J. d. Sullivan
and H. D. Simmons. charged with d
conspiracy. with Charles E. Smith and
Others, u defraud the United STATES
government in the purchase OF pouches
from c.. Z. Smith OF Baltimore. The
complaint sets forth that McGreg I
and Upton agreed with Smith to ob-
tain for him many thousands Of letter
pouches such as are used by rural let
ter carriers. The price agreed upon
was 90 cents per pouch; the actual
value was less than 80 cents. Smith
was to pay to them the difference be-
tween 80 and so cents per pouch. 1t
is stated at the department that the
actual number Of pouches which were
purchased exceeded 10000, for which
the government paid 80 cents each, or
$4,000 in all. Smith received and re-
tanned of this for his own use $40, 900.
The remaining $4,000 was paid to Nc
Gregor and Upton. The government
could have bought the entire number
Of pouches from the manufacturers for
S6,000."
McGregor has been in the postal
service Since 1891. He came to Wash
ington from Nebraska as messenger
and subsequently was promoted to a
clerkShip and finally was appointed by
Mr.. Machen in charge Of the supply
work OF the rural free delivery service.
Mr.. Upton is a Baltimorean and has
been in the postal service 13 years.
Both the men arrested are married.
They were taken into custody at the
postotfice department shortly before
the close Of office hours. Upton asked
to be taken before a commissioner at
Baltimore instead Of in Washington,
because Of lis wider acquaintance
there and better opportunity for Secur-
ing bail. Accordingly he was taken
70 that city by two pOstollice inSpec-
tors shortly before + o'clock Friday
evening. McGregor was taken to the
office Of United States Commissioner
Taylor and released ON $4,000 bond.
He waived a preliminary hearing.
McGregor has been under the close
surveillance Of the inspect rs for
weeks, and has been subjected to a
close examination for several hours a
day during a part OF that time. The
Inspectors say that they completed the
evidence they wanted before taking
decisive action.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10

TIE Spartanburg Journalsays the
appalling disaster, which overlook
the people Of Gainesville last Monday
night and wrought without warning so
much death and destruction, bring US
to a stern realization OF the uncertain
ties Of life and the helplessness Of
human beings before the titanic forces
of nature No possible precautions
or painstaking can enable US to guard
against calamity Of this sort, which
is onc of the dangers Of life that may
be met by any of US at an unexpected
or possibly never seen or thought Of
from the cradle to the grave.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10

PRESIDENT Roosevelt says: 1t was
my good fortune to serve beside col
ored tloops at Santiago" The State
says passing over the fact that Col.
Roosevelt later critised those colored
troops, practically accusing them Of
cowardice, we would like to know why
he does not continue to avail himself
OF the pleasure of serving beside ne
groes? Why not put at least one col
ored man in his cabinet? Why not
suggest that Booker Washington be
made his running mate? Oh, hypoc-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10
Long and Short Hair.

Pranche says: Long hair was the
distinguishing characteristic Of the
Teutonic tribes. 1t was a mark Of the
highest rank among the Franks, none
OF whom but the first nobility and
princes of the blood was permitted to
wear it in flowing ringlets, an express
law commanding the people to cut their
hair close around the middle Of the
forehead" And this badge Of servitude
and sign manual of plebeianism In one
century has become the essence Of style
and glass Of fashion in another, the
freak Of one age, the fancy Of another.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10

Col. Jno. B. Towill of Batesburg
says that dozen landscape garden
crs from PinehurSt, y. c., have been
brought to Batesburg ard are prepar-
ing the grounds on which big tourist
hotel will be erected by the Summer
lund Hotel Company with which J. P.
Matthews and A. Gamewell LaMotte
Of chat city are connected.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10
Love Above Par.

Towne Poor fellow! He certainly
does love her for all he's worth.
Browne he loved her even more
than that today.
Towne-How do you mean?
Browne - he sent her a ten dollar
bunch of roses and borrowed the price
from me-Philadelphia Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10

THE eight-year old son OF Mr.. P.
B. Bryant. OF Saluda, died with hydro
phobia last week. He was bitten
several months ago and had the
Georgia mad stone applied After
this no uneilSiness was felt, but hy-
drophobia developed last week and al
ter 81 hours Of terrible suffering the
little fellow died.