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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
Tnsp Getting Officer.

The adjutant general has received
from Major General Chafee, comman-
der Of the Department of the East,
notice Of the appointment of Colonel
Chas. X. Norris, Of the artillery
corps stationed at Fort Moultrie, on
Sullivan's Island, to inspect the troops
Of the state under the new militia
act. Colonel Norris will notify the
adjutant general at once as to the
time of inspection and the work will
commence in few days. AS a result
OF this appointment, General Frost
has furnished the department with a
list Of the towns to be visited, starting
from Columbia, and notice has been
sent the captains Of the various COM
panies ordering them TO be ready Tor
inspection in ten days. So far about
thirty companies have complied with
the requirements and are now ready.
but there are many who will have to
prepare themselves for the inspection.
General Frost will ask the depart
ment to detail ano,her officer to assist
in the inspections, SO that there viii
be one for the lower and one for the
upper part Of the state.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
KINGS AND QUEENS.

The king Of England who could not
speak the language Of his kingdom was
George I.
In the battle Of Bosworth Field, 1885,
king was killed Orchard ILL and a
king was crowned Renry VII).
The motto. .'D:eu ct Mon Droit." vas
FIRST assumed by Edward Ill. Of Eng
land WHEN he took the title cf king OF
France.
..Ycu1 najcsssy" as q royal little was
assumed il England In 1921 by Henry
VII. The title before that was your
grace or your bighness' for the king
or queen.
William ~. was at the time when he
succeeded to the throne the first VIII
! liam Of Hanover, the second William
of Ireland and the third William OF
Scotland
Henry VIII. was the first to assume
the title Of king Of Ireland The title
king Of Great Britain was assumed BY
James VI. of Scotland when he became
James l. Of England
Richard I. was the first to call him
self king Of England Every king from
William to Henry II. called himself
king Of the English. The title was as
sumed by Egbert, the first king OF
England, In S23.
King Of France was title borne by
the monarchs Of England for 432 years,
and when Elizabeth became queen OF
England she was also liking Of France"
asserting that If she could not be 1
queen she would be king.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
An Irish Refrigerator.

An Irishwoman was looking at refrig-
orators in house furnishing store some
weeks ago. After examining into the
merits and qualities Of q number OF
them she purchased the one that the
salesman assured her would keep food
the best. Some days afterward the
woman called and requested them to
take that refrigerator back, as it would
not keep anything better than the
kitchen safe of the cellar. The sales
man mildly suggested that possibly she
had not put enough ice in it to keep the
things cold Enough ice in it? Why,
are you crazy, mon? l don't put any
ice in it. Anything will keep cold if
you put ice in it. 1 bought the refrig-
orator so that l wouldn't need the ice"
philadelphia Ledger.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
Hearst ESlaZed the Way.

TIE recent decision Of tie United
States Circuit Court against the
Northern Securities Merger, which is
one Of the most important rendered
in years. is Indirectly the work OF ".
r. Hearst. OF New York. The de-
cision strikes at the root OF Illegal
combinations, and has opened the
way FOR the Investigation Of the whole
trust question. While Mr.. Hearst.
SAYS the Spartanburg Herald, had
nothing directly to DO with the case
that has just been decided, he sought
an Injunction against the Coal Trust
in New York and it was his lawyers
who marshalled the evidence and dl-
gested the decisions upon which this
action was based. In the Coal Trust
fight. Mr.. Hearst had hostile prose
cution and officials clearly disposed to
shield rather than expose. Circum-
stances were different in the Northern
Securities Company, but the Hearst
fight blazed the way and marked tie
dangerous points. Because Mr.. Hearst
owns three powerful newspapers, bis
fight on the Trusts was looked upon
as yellow Journalism 1t was
thought to be for advertising purposes.
But the decision just rendered shows
conclusively that il only the Coal
case could have been gotten properly
before the court, the main issues
of the illegality Of Tursts would
have been settled L year ago. The
Spartanburg Herald says Hearst is
one of the most interesting charac-
terS just now in the public eye. Born
to immense wealth, it would seem
that he would be content to follow in
the tracks Of other young men whose
fathers left barrels Of money on their
hands. He could easily have invested
his millions so as to make other mil
lions: and if he desired fame he could
in old age build libraries with his
name carved in brass over the door.
He could join with those of this class
in forming combinations and SQueez-
ing the people. Thousands of easy op-
portunities offered, but the career ne
chose is the last that one would have
supposed attractive to a man IN MS
station. Mr. Hearst struck out boldly
in Journalism where competition was
ferccst, where ideas were set, where
prospects seemed darkest and he has
educated the public to new journal
ism. He has fought the battles OF
the people While he has given bread
to the hungry, what is more to the
point and more appreciated is that be
has lent al Of his powers and resources
TO the task Of defending the weak
against the unscrupulOuS strong.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
Our Militia Company.

The prospects are that if the gen
eral government insists On the full
number Of 65 men in each MALTA com.
oany there will be a general cutting OIL
OF military companies in this state.
Lest the 20 ;al company be among those
cut of the citizens OF Florence should
lend a helping hand and a good firm
one. The law contemplates that every
male citizen of proper age shall be &C
counted as belonging to the militia
reserve, all subject to call. Those
who are beyond that age ought to see
that as many able b died young men
as can be had in the militia should
Join the companies and especially the
local company. 1t needs the help
and support of the people Of the city
men and women and every obstacle
ought to be removed from the way Ct
every young man joining the military
company 1t is a good thing Tor a
town to have such an organization as
a military company but like all other
good things We have no right to eX
pect it to be here with-SOme effort or
sacrifice on our part. The above.
from the Florence Times: applies as
much to our town as it does to Flor
ence, and we hope our people Will
heed the suggestions it contains.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
The EirSt Linen PaDer.

Linen cloth was occasionally used
for writing purposes. but was never
very common. Linen manuscripts have
beea found folded in mummy cases,
ard the Chinese before the invention OF
paper used silk and cotton cloth. The
I;cnans also wrote upon linen. The
t:s2 CT this material introduced Il change
in Tie n:,l:Eer of writing. Tie other
substances were rather engraved than
written upon. an iron point being used
for tie purpose.
TO write upon linen it was necessary
TO haze S2E!c colore1 fluid Which might
get ;!:y AID leave Il permanent mark.
rlic first i;.k used was probably some
sort Of sec! or l;!mnblack mixed with
size or gaia wafer and the first iDStru-
merit answering to OUR pen w:lS 4 reed
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
The Beaver.

The beaver is really sort Of porta-
BILE pulp mill. grinding up almost any
kind Of wood that comes his way, says
a writer. l once measured a white
birch tree twenty-five inches through
cut down by i beaver. = single bea-
yer generally, if not always. amputates
the tree, and when it comes down the
whole family fall to and have a regu-
lar frolic with the bark and branches.
A big beaver will bring down a fair
sized sapling-say three inches through
in about two minutes and a large
tree in about an hour. The ability OF
q beaver to remain under water for
long time is not really so tough prob
lem as it looks When the lake or
pond is frozen over, a beaver will come
to the under surface of the ice and ex-
pel lis breath so that it will form a
wide, fat bubble The air. coming IN
contact with the ice and water, is puri-
fed, and the beaver breathes it again.
This operation he can repeat several
times. The otter and muskrat do tbs
same thing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
Out Of His Sphere.

The Rev. Frank Siler. of Ashvillc,
y. c., recently adopted the method
used by DR.. Parkhurst, in New York,
OF spying upon the unfortunate fallen
women Of Ashrille in order to inaug'!-
rate a social purity campaign. Ac-
companied by policeman. the pas
tor himself being disguised, he visited
all the resorts OF sin in Ashyjlle: not
finishing his rounds until after mid
night. We DO not inc pugu Mr.. Sill
ers motives, but we confess Inability
to see how spch a course as he pursued
is any part Of a preachers mission.
According to the published accounts
he practiced deception upon the ao-
solutely most friendless class OF hu.
man beings in the world, by conceal
ing both his identity and the purpose
Of his mission. 1t is inconceirable
that he could hereafter Influence one
Of these women to accept the salvation
that he breaches from his pulpit, and
that IS the mission Of a precher OF the
gospel, Us we understand it. OF
course. We understand that Mr.. SileT
meant well, but we genuinely regret
that ne has initiated the sensational
ist. Parkhust, in this matter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
a Total Wreck.

The section Of a southbounG Louis
vile and Nashville passenger train
which LETT Montgomery, Ala, at T.
80 Wednesday night, was wrecked at
Castleberry, ten miles south Of
Montgomery Thursday morning. Two
members Of the crew were killed and
John Wright Of Montgomery, the
engineer, sustained fractured skull.
No passengers were injured. The
dead are II. L. Donovan, Mobile, rail-
way mail clerk, and Major Knox,
Montgomery, negro fireman. Almost
in front Of the station at Castleberry
the engine struck an open switch and
ploweG through an empty freight car.
The mail and baggage cars which fol-
lowed caught fire and were entirely
demolished and the wreckage took
fire
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
Ratt1esnakes Seldom Attack

OF rattlesnakes there are at least
dozen, probably fifteen, different kinds,
all inhabitants Of America exclusive
", where they range from the north
ern United States down to Patagonia.
The common, or banded, rattlesnake
extends from Maine to Texas. once
generally abundant, it is happily now
rare animal save in the more thinly In
habited districts Of the southern and
western states. 1t may attain length
of FIVE feet, with large triangular and
aattened head. 1t feeds on rabbits,
rats and squirrels and is for the most
part a slow and sluggish animal, wait
ing quietly till some prey approaches
it. This sluggishness makes 1t the
more dangerous, as it may be stepped
upon unawares. with a most fatal re.
suit. But it never either attacks spon,
taneously or pursues retreating enc
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
Thn Enendthrift.

Once upon time there was a spend
thrift who made his father very un-
happy through his prohigate habits.
my son" said the parent, you
spend every penny that you get and
it must cease. Remember that the
pennies make shillings and the shil-
nngs make pounds. If you do not
change your habits Of always spend
ing to habits Of judicious saving, I viii
not spare the rod"
The adnonition had no good effect on
the youth, and he continued to spend
the pennies before they could accu-
mulate into shillings.
His father spoke DO more about the
natter. but he applied the rod most
vigorously to him until he howled with
pain.
Moral.-He who spends the pennies
will get the pounds.-New York Her
aid,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
syir. oS PROT. ". &c. Gsraazeatc JUMPS
from 3. Steamer,

News reached Anderson Friday L!
the suicide o5 Mrs Martha Erea.eale.
. wife OF Prot. W. f. Erea1eala or Rrt:
gers college, NJ. She jumped over
board from steamer IN Long Island
sound last Monday night while en-
route from her home in Brunswick,
Y. J., TO New York city. Her body
has not been found.
Prof. Breazeale is a native OF An
derson county and was for several
wears professor OF mathematics III
| Winthrop college. He resi- II q
that position several years ago ana
went 70 Bordeaux, France. with MS
family. where he remained for Two
wears. He returned to the Cnltcd
States two years ago and accepted the
position of professor OF mathematics
in Rutgers college, and has been there
since.
dispatch to The State says no
cause is known for Mrs. Breazeale's
suicide, except melancholy following
i'll heath. She left her home in Bruins
wick without letting her husband
know of her intention, and he found
that she had taken steamer for New
York only after diligeat search. When
the boat reached port she was missing,
but her cloak and hat were found in
one Of the toilet rooms opening on the
deck. 1t was plain that she had
jumped overheard at night.
A search is being made for the
body, but at last accounts it had not
been found. The married life OF
Pref. and Mrs. Breazeale has always
been most happy, except for the
periods during which she would suffer
from melancholia due to i'll health.
She attempted suicide while the
family lived at Winthrop by severing
an artery in her wrist, but was discov-
cred bv her husband in time to save
her life. Before doing SO she left note
for her husband declaring her love for
him and saying that she would take
her life because she feared she could
not live to rear her children as she
would like. Her mind dwlet largely
upon her children. and she became q
mono-maniac on that subject Mrs.
Breazeale was Miss Dodge Of MaSsa-
chusetts. She was educated in Balti'
more and it was there that Prof.
Breazeale met her. She was 3S years
old and the mother Of four child!en,
ranging from S to ? years old. The
Youngest was born in France.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
.IadR.

The most precious Of all stones, ac
cording to gem expert, is the jade, Oh
account Of its rarity, its extraordinary
qualities and the mystery Of its cutting.
1t was regarded as sacred stone, ano
nobody had right to possess it except
a prince Of imperial blood. Argerlus
Clutius, 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 it's action on the renal sys
tenn. At the same period italian au-
thors spoke of the jade as osiada and
discussed it's wonderful powers for
healing sciatica.
The legends surrounding this stone
abound in history. Good specimens CT
Jade are extremely rare, and the world
is at loss to know how the Chinese
managed to cut it, because it is so ex-
tremely hard that nothing can make an
impression upon it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
Orinsal View or Womanhood.

The ovintal idea Of the freedom
which American woman enjoy does
not accord with that Of Americans.
One Hindoo lady expressed herself as
greatly shocked that American men
should compel their women to 60
about in public unprotected. their faces
exposed to the gaze Of strangers. and
a Hindoo gentlemen VIII whom we
talked thus expressed himself on the
subject of orintal treatment Of wo-
men: You say that we do not hon
or our women. Why, let me tell you
that all Hindoo boys, till they are
ready to learn the ways OF men, are
caught by their mothers. We are
subject to our mothers, and we know
what you occidentals do not yet seem
to realize, that to have good men and
good citizens we must nave good
mothers. You will hardly find a
Hlndoo man, whatever his caste, dar-
ing to so against the counsel of his
mother. Can you say as much for
American men," Could as much. do
our readers think. be said for Ameri-
can men? There are 40 asylumS for
helpless fathers and mothers in the
orient. So long us there is corner
and a crust to be shared, the parents
in the oriental family have the lions
share
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
The Seule OfTine,

One grain from the sands nt
Time, says the Atlanta J"Hrni!, i,
''iuS !.rtn LOST. at'G uuEuty can tell
What has gone with :t. One S!&teenlh
III 4 sreoitel. is riii.s:il.g. - the casGu!a'
;;t.i!s u. tie worlds !c2dinS 2SL:uEio-
,:.ert. There IS :; c!!:ee.ance &! that
fraction ai g second between the SUM-;
time as recorded IL Greenwich and as
regarded ~ Paris. lii 1GSanGs O!
francs are being spent to iind the miss
ing moment a SPECIAL building has
been erected at HariS. iLtei with
costly and complicated Instruments.
simply for TIE purrnSe OF tracing out
the lost fraction The best nlthema-
ticianS have been employed for the
task. and il may be years b: tore they
complete their search and bring for
ward solution OF the mystery. It
may seem ridiculous that SO lruca
labor aud expense should be pui
into the pursuit Of Il tritling fraction
Of a second Il period u1 time so short
as to be practically unappreciable by
the human senses. Bur it should he
remembered that longitude is calcu-
lated on the-baSis OF Greenwich time,
and the difference Of the sixteenth OF
a second would change perceptbly tie
position of every meridian Of longl-
tude in the world. Thus many polit-
ical bundarieS, fixed by longitude,
would be altered. aud thousands OF
people would find themselves OF a diff
terent nationality. So this lost frac-
tion is of very great Importance, after
all. Time is valuable thing. y frac-
tion Of minute may affect the
destinies of thousands In the region
Of too late" one second is the same
as hundred years. Like the hairs OF
our heads, every moment OF time is
numbered. and in the great economy
of the universe, not the twinkling OF
Il star is missing Each Individual is
given just 50 many hours and minutes
and seconds, for which he is charged
and OF which be must some day render
account before the supreme Auditor
A kings ransom for the sixteenth OF
second. That is what the French
government is Offering. One never
knows how valuable IS the grain ol
time which he is letting run " waste.
For it may be that the day will come
in which be will cry. "A kings ran
som for the fraction of a second.n'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
FAITHFUL DAD.
.:ere'x to You, You've Coz sorS
Fsults, bar you're All Right.

FGHlSA, R4s o0TC ->aE AssW ~
We happened Ia Il bone sha otaes
night aad ever the par!oF 100: saW sae
legend worked IL !esicss Ct red. "Wnas
il Home Without 4 MothecT Across
tie rooa was another br!e!. "God s!ess
Our Home
Now. what's the matter with God
Bless Our pad!" H gets up early.
fights the fire. boils ali egg. grabs LIS
dinner pail and wipes of the de" OF
The dawn with HIS boots while many j
mother is sleeping He makes the
weekly handout for the butcher. the
grocer. tie milkmaI and baker. and
his little pile is badly Worn before he
has been home an hour He stands OFF
the bailiff and keeps the rent paid up.
II there is i noise during the night.
dad is kicked III the back and made to
90 downstairs to find the burglar ana
kill him. Mother darns the socks. but
dad bought the socks in the first place
and the needles and tie yarn after
ward. Mother does up the fruit; WE'LL
dad bought it all. and jars and sugar
cost like the mischief
Dad buys chickens for the Sunday
dinner, carves them himself and draws
the neck from the ruins after every
one else is served. What is home
without motber?" Yes, that is all
right, but what is home without IA
+hor9 Ton chances TO one il is q board
ing house, father is under slab and
the landlady is widow. Dad. here's
to you. You've got your faults-you
may have lots Of them-but you're all
right, and we will miss you when
you're gone.-Stevens County Reveille.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
Modern Conversations.


Cat funeral. whispered.)
HE looks so natural"
Doesn't he! I'm surprised. He suf-
fered so, you know
Eyes; so I heard. How well she
bears upr'
Wonderfully. It's really remarka-
Bile; but, then, she always had such
will power"
Eyes, indeed. I remember
''Will she wear veil?"
II don't know. He didn't approve Of
the idea. He always told her not to-"
Still, think she ought to-
$50 do I. It's such comfort to
woman"
Isn't it: He was we'll off. wasn't
he?"
"Oh. yes: but I'm told that it's all
entaileJ.'
''uow Go yc;: mean:
"Well, she gets only the income and
If she riarr:es again it goes to 4 niece
TOO bad. But. then. she never would
marry again"
Don't be so sure Of that. | wouldn't
be bit surprised
Il know it. One never can tell. I'm
so glad l saw him.
$50 am l. It's comfort to know
how he really looked"
81 suppose we ought to say some
thing to her"
"Oh, yes; Of course. She'll expect it.
you know. When the minister goes, we
will
"Yes; that would be the best time."-
New York Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
Good News.

4 certain ex-congressman tells a
story about widow in his district who
desired a position in the agricultural
department.
There was no vacancy at that
time said he. "and WAS consequent
ly compelled to advise my constituent
that I could Go nothing for her until
later. But she persisted in her efforts
to obtain a position and for two weeks
thereafter met NE at every turn. One
morning / had just finished breakfast
when I was told by the servant that
she was awaiting me in the reception
hall. So assumed as pleasant a 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
"'N-ell,' said. I'm glad to Lear 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"