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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-01
WHAT IT COSTS TO MARRY.
to DezEay she Expenses in
host l'laccs

Marriage Is ore OF the cheapest Of
Injuries if one reck6as only the outlay
required foI lie !ay neh,"i the preach.
tr CT magi@t Who Eer:UrIns the
ceremony and the cost of the license in
such states as require licenses. ANY
minister, priest or preacher of the
Gospel in the United States may sol.
emnize marriages, and in many states
judges for one or more classes Of
courts may officiate. In all save halt
q dozen states, too, justices of the
peace have the privilege Of officiating
st the highly important function, says
the Chicago Chronicle.
In some parts Of the United Statea
the person performing marriage GER
emony must have personal knowledge
Of the Identity, names and residence OF
the parties, and inasmuch as such laws
axe enforced in some Of the western
states where young people frequently
drive long distances 10 be married, the
stipula tion has on occasion caused
more or less Inconvenience. In most
of the states two witnesses are re-
suired to be present at the so.enniza-
tion OF marriage, although in some
states single witness is sufficient.
There is still in force in Pennsylvania
on I'd law which prescribes that 12
witnesses shall be present, but this ex-
action is se!d ON If ever enforced. rer-.
aaps the strangest stipulation Of all
is that which appears in the laws OF
Tennessee, and IS 10 the effect that the
validity of marriage shall be in no.
wise tfected by ne omission OF the
baptism NAL name of either party in the
license and the use of nickname in
stead, provided the parties can be iden-
.tfed. Any person corversaut with
tn. conditions prevailing in the mour-
.ein districts of Tennessee will appee
ciste the wisdom of this unique pre-
Gso.
Common supposition is to the effect
that the fee for performing the mar
riage ceremony is dependent entirely
upon the generosity otthe bridegroom.
and it will, doubtless, therefore, sur
prise many persons to learn that in
several states the law has hand in
the matter. In the Old Dominion. for
instance, there is a statute which pro-
vides that the person solemnizing a
marriage is entitled to fee of enc
dollar, and that ANY person exacting
. greater fee shall forfeit to the party
aggriezed $50" In West Virginia it is
stipulated that the fee be "at least
one dollar" and the Idaho law says
that 1.-The fee shall be five dollars, or
any other or greater sum voluntarily
given by the parties to such marriage"
In 16 states of the union welded
couple may obtain more or less elao-
crate certificate of their marriage
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-01
For Eoys and Girls.

II yo.l are good at guessing or an.
sVes;:is, here are a few questions you
can wsestle with. you can see any
day wtsts :;orss. but did you eve:
see a 0hits csi.: How aisny different
kinds OF trees grow il. your neignbos.
hood anG What sse they good IorE
Why does G horse eat grass backwards
and COW forward, Why does 9 hop
vine wind '.tia w:ty & bean vine the
ether: Where should a chimney be
the larger, at the top or bottom and
why: Can you tel! why horse when
tethercd with rope always unravels
it, while u COW always twists it into a
kinky hnu;: How old must grape
vine be before it begins to bear? Can
you tell "hy leaves turn upside down
Just before Il rain. What wood will
bear tue greatest weight before break
ing? Why are all cow paths crooked
and none straight?
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-01
Rarometers and Duxt.

When the barometer falls, the air
around expands into larger volume
and the air inside the cupboard also
expands and forces itself out at every
minute crevice. When the barometer
rises again, the air inside the cupboard,
as we'll as outside. condenses and
shrinks and the air is forced back into
the cupboard to equalize the pressure,
and along with the air in goes the dust
The smaller the crevice, the stronger
the jet Of air, the farther goes the dirt.
Witness the dirt tracks so often seen
in imperfectly framed engravings or
photographs. Remember, whenever
you see the barometer rising, that an
additional charge Of dust is entering
your cupboard and drawers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-01
4 ROMANTIC CAREER.
speeulatog aad Husband Of Duchess
Ea5 Up as a Marine.
Ell, Dwyef, Former Chicago Aillion'
aire, Anxious to Secure His Fe-
lease from the Navy In Order
to Begin Life Over Again.

Edward L. Dwyer, cnce millionaire
mine owner, promoter and bold specu-
lator in wheat, who startled even CHI.
cago by his daring, ans VINO later mar
ried duchess worth millions OF DOL
lars. sailed into the Brooklyn navy
yard the other day marine On the
United States transport Ca!goa.
Dressed in his natty sailor suit, his
face bronzed by the Philippine sun.
his muscles hardened by work. Dwyer
looked little like dashiag specriatcs
and husband CT duchess.
Dwyer has been in the service OF the
United States since July 81, 1900, when
penn;!-ss, G;sinhe.;teG b. his aged
wife. tired CT wandering. Re went TO
Harris sburg ard enlisted II rhs marine
corps The term Of enlistment is three
years, but Dwyer has influences at
work in the navy department. and
there Is li:;l- doubt that his early dis
charge will be secured.
Dwver first attracted attention in
1889, ti:"n a member of the Chicago
board Of rad. by purcha sing coo. 900
bushels of Wheat for future delivery
without Gepos;ting margins. While IN
Arw Eorf 1854, representing: vest
ern nl:;.:., interests, he MET the
D#che*< e. CAST eil,icci:. whose Eus-
oand had died only short while be-
torr. 'r:r.7r he = fc7tnHc estimated
a: $1.'HGAta: ::h" w"s siior" t..an 10
years C!Ccc dian .U"yer. but he Won
her. and the two were married at Rock
Ridge. F;:: .!a:,,ary ~, 1895.
The duchess ;:itt! sron after the we'd
ding, Iearia:, he bulk Of her fortune
to her two children. Dwyer received
100000.
Dwyer then started or the road to
financial ruin through speculation.
and in May, l:?a, he found himself PEN
nile$s He filed n petition in ankrupt-
cy in New l~rN, with liabilities Of
s252.055 and no visible assets. But
Dwyer within year had organized
company with capital of s1,5oo.o0o
to develop silver mines in Zacatecas,
Mexico. Apparently this scheme was
not successful. and year later he wa.
again penniless. It. was then that he
enlisted and was assigned to service
in the Philippines.
While Dwyer was in the Philippines
be looked about him for favorable in
vessments and he thinks enterprise
there will open the way to fortune. It
is said that the bronzed marine will go
back to the islands Immediately upon
receiving his discharge.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-01
OTHER ASSESSMENTS.

The Southern Express companys as
SeSSment has been increased from S3i
a mile to $S5. The total is s244, Iil3,
a great increase over last year.
The Pullman company was increased
from $50 to 100 4 mile for every mile
of track Travelled in this State by its
cars.
The Western Unions assessment is
one OF the few not definitely fixed, but
the Postal has been assessed at $50 d
mile.
The return OF the Southern Bell
Telephone company Of S99,00U for it's
property. in this State was accepted.
The American Telephone and Tele-
graph company was put up from s34
mile to 500 a mile.
The board had fixed the assessment
of the Augusta and Aiken Electric
Railroad company at $4,000 a mile,
but this was reduced to So, 500 mile.
Comptroller General Jones thinks the
cross country electric roads should be
assessed with liberality in order that
the building of others may be encour-
aged. The Greenville traction COM
pauy has not been acted upon finally.
The Gordon Telephone company Of
Charleston returned it's property at
$4,000: the board increased this to
s64, 1900, but after hearing protests re-
duced to S35, 900.
The South Carolina Long Distance
company of this city was left at Sl6,-
1856. The board originally liked the
assessment at s33, 900.
The Island Telephone company Of
Charleston had been assessed at sl0,-
720, but this was reduced to Sc, 900.
The following other local phone
companies were assessed at the figures
named: Chesterfield, increase from
$3.50 to 81 900: Greenwood from 81, $50
to $3.50: Ninety-Six from $500 to
$500: Laurens 81. $50: Orangeburg and
St Matthews $500: Glenn Springs $500:
Blacksburg $1,000: Manning $500:
Peoples Telephone company S5,3l5;
Aiken $1,000: Liberty sl50; LancaS-
ter 5000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-01
Three Men Lynched,

Three negroes-Ga art!eld Mccoy.
George Mckinney and Wiley Anett-
were taken from jail at Newton, Daker
county, Ca, and lynvhed Friday night.
The three men were in jai! for killing
+. S. Bullard, a white IL an, 30 c;::l-
ed in tu quell a row al negro dance,
near his house one night last weeS.
The mob went TO tie ia;ltrs l:ou<c
and told him they had another prlso-
ner to lodge in the jail. When the jail
er reached the Jail door with Tire keys
the mob rushed him and soon bad the
doors opened. The three negroes
were taken mile from town and hung
to a tree and riddled with bullets. A
fourth negro-in jail for murder the
of another negro was not disturbed.
All was quiet Saturday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-01

sUNGENg PARAGRAPHS.

Observation-Disclosures be doesn't .eah
sze thss be boests." "oh, no. I've
hard hin beastins thar he doas1' t
koasE,"-Puck.
There DOESN'T seen. to ne 30 many
bicycles as formerly" "No; it's rd.
ing, instead Of riders, that Is falling
of now."-1ndianapo!is News.
Doctor-"Above all things, you
must dismiss every source Of trouble
and anxiety" Patient-"But, doctor,
that's impossible. I've just got new
antomob bile. Town Topics.
The man who praises what he IN
tends to purchase and enumerates
the faults of what he means to sell
Is honest enough to feel lonesome il
this dizzy old world.-Chicago Daiie
News.
Yes" said tie superstitious man.
u believe it's lucky to pick up pin.
don't you7'' Not ii you pick it up by
sitting down upon it," promptly re-
Piled the Observation-Disclosures
Record.
The Purchasing Limit.-Mr. Stein
sen (our latest millionaire, after his
third fluitless stal!)-"Now, look
here. you rascal. If you can't have
the brutes tanner, In hanged il
don't sack you!"-Pnnch.
The Two Championship Is said
that tile rear of u lion can be heard
farther than the sound made by any
'.lher living creature. Next to that
comes the note Of woman who has
iouud Il mouse in her bureau.-Boston
Transcript.
The Ani'nus.-Mrs. Gossippe---'uow
does it come Mrs. Swayycr invited
you to her party? ] Thought you were
enemies" Mrs. Snappem--"We are;
but she thought had nothing fit to
wear, and wanted "a make me feeJ
Dad. columbus State Journal
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-01
prophet;c Dreams.

The belief in prophetic dreams is not
entirely a superstition, according to
the results obtained by two members
Of the French institute. They point
out that at night when the senses are
ct rest the brain Is affected particular
ly by organic feelings in various parts
Of the body and that early symptoms
Of advancing diseases give particular
direction to the dreams. A familiar In
stance is nightmare, which indicates a
dyspeptic condition. Immoderate drink
ers see rats, snakes and insects in their
dreams before the actual outbreak OF
delirium remens, and so OF.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-01
Advice ola Successful Belle

Yes, my dear, one could lay down
rules for the charming Of the other
sex" said an old but very successful
belle to a debutante who in spite Of a
beautiful face is, it must be admitted,
failure as far as popularity goes.
(ArGent adorers she has, but OF tenn
perate admirers and men friends she
has none One could lay down
ruleS-one hundred and three OF them;
all good rules too. Rut there are two
that I'd remember if l were you, and
you can afford TO let the others take
care Of themselves. The first is.
when talking to q man never run
down another woman. The second =
and even if you forget the first, please
remember the seconds never praise
another man."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-01
a Modest Request.

~. Thursdays, session Of the Ma
t;u:.a: rol,;red immigration and Com
%; rcil association at Montgomery,
Ala, The committee on resolutions
adopted 9 resolution recommending
the clla:t:ring Of vessels during the
year 1854. for carrying colonist to the
republic III Liberia, Africa. \ petl-
tion to President Roosevelt and the
Eati nal congress citing the wrongs
fro1l which the colored race is said to
suffer was read and adopted. An ap-
preparation of one hundred million
dulIals was asked from congress to be
Used for securing the transportation
OF Those Of the race who desired TO SET
tie in Liberia. The petition. it IS ex-
claimed, docs not recommend q whole
sale deportation.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-01
DIsPENSARY FUND FOR SCHOOLS
The Conptro!ler-Gener Has lssnet
His Warrants for Same.

The comptroller general has issued
warrants aggregating SS0,O0O which
will be paid to the several counties in
the State as their part of the dispen-
sarv profits. This money was set
aside by the board of directors some
time ago and represents the profits Of
the State dispensary for the first halt
Of the year. Following iSthe amount
each county will. receive, including
the deficiency fund paid to several
counties enumerated below:
Abbeville, s2,46S.0S: Aiken. 81,
4l9. 90: Anderson. s., ,S3l.26: Bamberg,
81 ,O63. 40: Barnwell, sl,6SS.S2 Beau
fort. sl..S7S2:: Berkeley, s2,373.06:
Charleston. $3,359 S5: Cherokee, ST.
2G3. 80: Chester, sl.3S4.C6; Chester
field Sl,94S. IL: Clarendon, Sl,6'2. 333;;
Colieton. S2.41122. So: Darlington, 81
55S...3: Dorchester, sS66.55: Edge
field. s2,39l.36: Fairfield sl,49l.Sl:
Florence, s1,Gl3. 10: Georgetown, 81,
O37.5S: Greenville, s3,3GS.l7; Green
wood. 81 ,6962S: Hampton, 81, SIS. 50:
Horny, S4.5lS. 55: kershaw, Sl,267. II;
Lancaster, S2,520.O2:: LaurenS, So,
Ol6.67: Lee, So, 256. 80; Lexington, 81,
80. so: Marion, s2,S42.35: Marlboro,
81, $40 SO; Newberry, 81, 22.24; Cco-
nee, 81, 1921; Orangeberg, 50, ,304.2S:
Pickens, s1,360.29: Richland, ST..
1888: Saluda, 81, 1921: Spartan
burg, s4,066. Il: Sumter, sl,662. So:
Union, S1,546.ll: Williamsburg Sl,-
619.23: York S2,l2S.9l.
Before making the apportlonment
the comptroller general complied with
the requirement that each school dis
trict must receive at least S75 per
annum from the constitutional 3 mill
tax, and ifin any county the funds be
too meagre to run each school dis
trict up to that amount, then the
deficiency must be made up out of the
dispeusary funds After such detici-
encies have been met the remainder
of the dispensary fund is to be divided
among the counties on the pro rata of
school enrolment in those counties.
There was no deficiency in Ander-
son, Beaufort, Cherokee, Chester,
Darlington, dorchester, Georgetown,
Newberry, Richland. Spartanburg,
Sumter and Union counties. Horny
received over So, 200 to make up the
deficiency in that county where there
are many school districts. The defci-
ency was as follows:
AbDeville, $3.50: Aiken. s279.o4:
Bamberg, sl0O so; Barnwell, sl01;
Berkeley, sl,0l9.1+: Chesterfield,
sS1S.O4: Clarendon. s364.2l: Colleton,
81, l,o27.l9: Edgefeld, s94S.7'3: Fair
field, sIl342: Florence, SIG: Green
vile, s7771.40: Greenwood, s15.72:
Hampton, s424; Horny s3.l1S: ker-
shaw. s25: Lancaster. SS69.50: Laur-
ems, sl20.50: Lee, 81, l,261.56: Lexing-
ton, s246. 81: Marion s100.95: Mari
boro. Sl51.43; Oconee, sSS9.62: Or
angeburg, s4S24: Picaens, s211.44:
Saluda. s644.2S: Williamsburg
s234.S9: York, s36.09.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-01
Grant Got the Worst Of It.

At a recent meeting Of Confederate
veterans in Richmond story was told
which, if true, shows that once at
least Grant lost his characteristic, i'm
pertubablity. While he was IN Viz
ginia during the civil war an old lady
sent her grandson to ask where he
was going The general answered
grutf1y: Tell your grandmother that
l am going to Richmond or Peters
burg or heaven or hell" The boy came
back in half an hour and said to the
Federal commander: MY grand
mother says you can't so to Richmond
because Gen. Lee is there; You can't
go to Petersburg because Gen.
Beauregard is there, and you can't go
to heaven because Gen. Jackson is
there"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-01
Stcdenf4 Sorry They Signed.

Columbia university students are
rebeliing against The resolutions in
regard to hazirg ;hsy~werr maie, to
sign by the faculty last spring, says
the New York World During the
week. the various classes Live ret ard
decided 10 p.a:c >;r':."r!. 7s:.eo over
the freshman BODY because of the cur
taiiment of the upper classnlen's priv
ileses.
President Seth Low. in an effort to
forestall a repetition Of last season'y
occurrences, has addressed note to-
each Of the undergraduate body in
which he calls attention to the spirit
luton ti.ey signed and asks
InueG coODe ton
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-01
Fatal FauIiIy Fight.

At Knoxville, Tenn, Friday night
in the home Of Alexander Reattie, a
negro shoemaker, four members OF his
family were shot, three fatally. When
Samuel and Warren, two sons, aged
about 20, engaged in quarrel, each
pulled pistol and fired at the other.
Both were fatally wounded, each re-
ceiving a bullet in the abdomen The
mother Of the boys ran into the house
and vas accidentally shot in the lett
side She will die. a daughter, hear
ing her mothers screams. also ran in
and was shot in the arm.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-01

A New GAME.-A Southern Kansas
farmer is the inventor Of new game
called Improved Ping Pong" 1t is
to be played on a farm in the fall OF
the year. The player gets up at !
O'Clock in the morning. milks the
COWS, feeds the hogs and horses, eats
breakfast, then bitches his team to a
wagon about the size Of box car and
starts for the corntield. Here is where
ping pong comes in. You grab a big
ear of corn in the left hand with the
right hand and contrartion OF some
kind you vank the shucss off the corn
aud throw the ear at the wagon.
When the ear Of corn strikes the
throw-board it goes ping" and when
it hits the bottom of the wagon it
sounds pong" making a very in
tercsting game at 1-2c a bushel. 1t
is safe to predict, that like many
othcr Kansas ideas, the game will
never be popular
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-01
Ncighbers Fight.

a fight occurred Thursday morning
on top Of Quaker Gap mountain,
Stokes county, Ga. There were three
or more persons on each side and q
number OF shots were exchanged. Cap
tain King was killed and one or Two
others seriously wounded. Deputy
Sheriff Smith was knocked down with
hoe by Russell Jones. King was
shot by John Rhodes. who was arrest
ed and committed to jail. The trouble
was the result of an olG feud between
neighborS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-01
A FIEND BURNED
At the Stake by an infuriatcd Mob
for the Usual Crime.

A dispatch from Wilmington, DEL,
says all is quiet in the community,
following the horrible lynching Of
George White, Helen Bishops con-
fessed slayer, at an early hour, this
morning. OF the mob Of nearly 5000,
which overpowerec the authorities,
and stormed the Newcastle county
work house, and dragged from his cell
the trembling wretch, and burned him
at the stake, the identity Of only one
is publicly known. That person is
Peter Smith, twelve years old, who
fell when the work house guards fired
volley into the ranks OF the attack
ing mob. The lad was struck by a
bullet, which entered his back, and is
thought to have penetrated his
kidneys. At the hospital, where the
boy was taken, the physicians state,
sbat he is in a serious condition. After
the mob had com npletcd its awful work
OF vengeance, the body Of the negro
ravisher and murderer was left, chain
ed to the stake, with fire burning all
around it, and the members Of the
lyncbing party went home. The rain,
which began later, eXtinguished the
fire, and, at daylight, the charred
body still hung limp in plain sight OF
the paSSers by. Public sentiment
here, so far as expressed, appears to
approve the lynching Of White. and
it is not believed that there will be
any arrests. Whites confession-made
Just before the torch was applied to
the pile of oil soaked bushes around
him-was the admission of everything
and more than had been charged
aginst him. He is stated to have said:
Il was sent, by Mr. Woodward, to a
corn field to try some corn, / saw Mr..
Wood dward's daughter, and intended to
assault her, but a couple: Of men came
along, and I did not disturb her. Then
/ saw the Bishop girl, and I followed
her. seized her, and asked her If she
had any money, and if she would give
it to me to let her 60. She gave me 60
cent. l again seized her, and She crled:
Please don't hurt me-
II choked her and accomplished my
purpose. Then I asked her if she was
going to tell on me- She said she was.
l gave her hack in the throat with
my knife, and asked her again If she
was going to inform on me. She said
she was, and then I cut her throat
twice again, and left her. After that,
] went back to Mr.. Woodward, and
told him there was no good water to
drink down there, and ne sent me
somewhere else. I went back, but soon
left. Then l went back to the house
and put on a white hat instead Of the
cap I(wore.'
The negros confession rendered the
already incensed crowd even more
desperate, and some wanted to tear
him limb from limb, before the reach
ed the scene of his execution. The
negro begged, piteously, not to be
burned, but on mercy was shown; and,
although his sutferings we're terrible,
he remained conscious and rational to
the last
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-01
Tobacco in Texas.

1t is stated the United States De-
partment of Agriculture has decided
to make Nacogdoches, Texas, just
north of Beaumont, on the line of the
South Pacific, the biggest tobacco eX-
perimental station in the world. In
August plant for the curing Of all
the tobacco grown at experiment
stations in the Southern States will be
opened with leaf tobacco exports OF
the Agricultural Department in
charge. Government tests have demon
strated that tobacco can be grown
in the soil of East Texas, equal if not
superior to the costly tobacco CT the
Nuelta Abaja district of Pinar del
Rio, Cuba known as the finest in the
world.