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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04
White Flour and Appendicitis.

The notion advanced by the humor-
lists that appendicitis is a disease in
vented for the purpose Of comforting
social distinction may have to be aban-
doned If the theory Of an Illinois ply
sician is tena ole.
This physician declares that append-
citis was rare before the new processes
Of rolling wheat were invented He
saws: About the date mentioned (1875)
there began to be a general change
from the old methods Of grinding grain
to the present. method Of roller mills
and excessively fine boiling cloths.
This plan Of milling began first In the
large cities, and appendicitis began to
increase first there. Later the new
process crowded out the small mills In
the country, and the people could not
get -four made by the old process:
They bought products Of the large
milling establishments, and then the
farmers began to have appendicitis"
He adds. Experienced millers will tell
you that the fine -four is less desirable
-four than that made by the old proc
ess, but the trade demands it chiefly
on account of its whiteness."
The Illinois doctor saysal that IN
the last few years appendicitis has be-
come one Of the most common Of dis.
eases. and he regards the discovery OF
the cause Of it's increase as Of supreme
Importance. So it is, but still one
physician's opinion does not settle It
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04
This Hand Never Struck Me-"

The Rock Hill Herald says itrecent-
ly heard Of the following touching in
cidcnt. A little boy had died. His
body was laid out in a darkened room
waiting to be laid in cold, lone
grave. His afflicted mother and
bereaved sister went to look at the
sweet face OF the precious sleeper, for
it was beautiful even in death. rs
they stood gazing on the face OF ore
50 beloved and cherished, the little
girl asked to shake his hand. The
mother at first did not think it best,
but the child repeated the request
and seemed very anxious about it.
She took the cold, bloodleSs hand of
her sleeping boy and placed it in the
hand of his weeping sister. The dear
child looked at it Il moment, caresSed
it fondly, and then looked up at her
mother through tears of atfiiction and
love, and said. Mother, this hand
never struck me-" What could be
more touching and lovely. This is
the way for little boys and girls to
1.-Two
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04
THE spELLBlNbER.
gis entrance Into and E1a Place IL
nodern Politics.

Nodcrn HcIt1cs.
The spellbinder made his appear
ance concidently with the dude IN
the early eighties; at least, the names
arose at about that time. The two
types of men have existed since the
first spellbinder persuaded his brother
troglodytes 70 form the first tribal gov
ernment and the first dude distinguish.
ed himself from his fellows by scrap
ing the sea mud from his hairy limba
before gulping down the mollusEs
whose high heaped shells were to be
the kitchen middens Of the archaol-
ogist.
The young Republicans who went
forth converted to Democracy IN the
Blaine campaign and with the zeal OF
new converts held their audiences
sDellbound as they wove chaplets of
rhetorical flowers about the head OF
the Democratic candidate were the first
spellbinders. I think. to wear the title
1t was swiftly adopted. however. indts-
criminately for all political speakers:
The spellbinders of 1894. rightly or
wrongly, at least left their party for
conscience's sake and gave their serv-
ices to their cause. Even today Il ma
jority of political speakers are abso-
lutely unpaid. OF course one hears
stories of fees Of $4,000 paid to not
ed Democrat for campaign services
against Mr.. Bryan i 1896 and Of fees
of $500 night paR to a noted inde-
pendent who opposed Mr.. Harrison. In
addition. however. to congressman and
senator's and state and local otlicehold-
ers who give their services. there are
hundreds Of speakers Of various po-
litical faiths who neither hold nor cX
pect to hold public Office who would
regard the offer Of payment for L 20
litical speech as an insult Neverthe-
less, the spellbinder must get what
comfort he can from the triumph of his
cause, for the world will not credit him
with disinterestedness. and his best
friends. out Of politics, think him hired.
The orator Of an earlier generation
has had his day. The modern spell
binder, like the man Of business, the
soldier, the Salvation Army evangelist,
concerns himself more with results
than conventional methods. with mat
ter rather than form.-Colonel Curtis
Guild, .Jr., in Scribner's.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04
KilTedin a Snow Slide.

A snow slide which occurred at
Park City, Utah. Wednesday killed
three miners outright and injured
several others. 1t swept down from
the high mountain that oyerhangs
the Quincy shafthouse. carrying the
structure down the valley below, and
in it's course wrought much other
damage. AS soon as the alarm was
heard, work in the locality was sus-
pended and the work of rescuing the
unfortunates was pushed energetical-
ly. Its not thought there are many
more persons covered by the slide. It
is feared, however, that more slides
will take place soon and excitement
in the city is great.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04
Delegates Appointed.

Governor Hayward Thursday re-
ceived letter from W. S. Crandall,
secretary of the American Road Ma
kers' Association, requesting him to
appoint ten delegates to attend the
international Good Roads Congress,
to be held in connection with the an
nual meeting of the American Road
Makers Association, in Detroit, Mich,
on Feb. - and H. In response to
this request the governor has appoint
ed President F. H. Hyatt, OF the
South Carolina Good Roads AsSocia-
ton. OF Columbia; J. E. Seegle,
Greenville: w. y. bowling, Darling
to-: II. w. Mitchell, Jr., Charleston:
John S. Bolt, Laurens: P. G. johnson.
Jr., Georges: Col. T. J. Moore, Spar
tanburg; B. E. Mullins, Marion; c. r.
d. Burns, Walhalla: D. j. G. L.
White. Chester.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04
1t Is Not Needed.

\ bill recently introduced in the
Pennsylvania Legislature to provide
commission and appropriation to
erect, in cooperation with the State
of Virginia, an equestrian statue OF
General Robert T. Lee on the battle
field of Gettysburg" has given the
three-for-a-quarter statesmen OF that
State u chance to show their teeth
andsabuse the Southern people. The
originator OF the scheme was Col. ~.
Il. Mcclure, who was for many years
editor Of the Philadelphia Times and
who was during the war a gallant
Union officer. We recognize the fact
that Col. Mcclure was actuated by
none save the purest motives, and
that his sole purpose was to give
the South and her great chieftaln the
same place on the field Of Gettysburg
which they occupied when it was
swept by shot and shell. and when
brave men faced their brothers for a
cause each believed to be just. But
we dislike very much to see the name
Of Lee so placed that an opportunity
is given to very small men to sneer at
the memory of a great man and to
show their shallow minds. We would
like to see monument erected to the
immortal Lee on the field OF GetUyS-
burg if it was put there as a free will
Offering and paid for by private funds
contributed by those who wanted to
thus honor one Of the greatest men
this country has ever produced. but
there is no need Of Il monument to
Lee at Gettysburg or elsewhere if it
is to be paid for out OF public funds.
Such monuments mean nothing. AS
the Newberry News and Herald we'll
says Lees greatest monument is the
deep love and reverence which for him
will ever exist in the hearts of the
Southern people. What greater
monument. or more enduring, could
mortal wish? The very monuments
which crowd the field of Gettysburg,
telling Of the glorious deeds OF the
Northern hosts, tell also Of the hero
lSIll VI lliDSC"N llp "OiC CIIO van
glorious deeds be performed in con-
quering a weaker foe, unless a weaker
foe perform deeds more glorious? That
is the question that will spring to the
lips of each thoughtful person who
visits the battlefield OF Gettysburg"
This is true, and it is the only kind of
a monument that would be appropri-
ate to the great and glorious Lee.
The bitterness exhibited by those
who oppose the bill serves only to show
the narrowness of spirit which still
prevails among some people who live
at the North and who call themselves
Americans. Such exhibitions Of hate
does not hurt the people OF the South
or dim the fame that the civilized
world has long since accorded to Gen.
Robt. f. Lee as Il man, a soldier and
a Christian. His name will shine on
the pages Of American history when
the little men OF the Pennsylvania
Legislature who now assail his mem
ory are dead and forgotten
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04
Che csas os Coal sssasas.,;

The British board os trade has just
published some tables regarding tho
average price Of coal at the pits mouth
In the different great coal producing
countries as well as the number Of
tons turned out by single miner In
year, which are Of timely interest in
this country in view Of the investiga-
hons now being made by the anthra.
cite arbitration commission.
Reducing the British shillings aud
pence to American dollars and cents,
we find the average cost OF producing
q ton of coal at the pits mouth in the
various countries as follows: India,
S1.05; United States, S1.33; Australia,
s1.52; Austria Hungary, SITS; the Unit
ed Kingdom, S2.25; Germany. s2.25;
New Zealand, $40; France, S2.sS, and
Belgium, 1884.
In considering these figures, which
place the average cost of mining per
ton in this country lower than any 9TH
er country save India, it should be re-
rembcrcd that the price for the Unit
ed States is the price Of all coal. an.
thrac;te and bitulninous, while the
great bulk of the production in other |
countries is soft coal. II the cost al
the pits mouth Of soft coal was taken
for the measure in the United States,
it would bring the figures almost down
to those for India.
Turning from cost at the pits mouth
to tons per miner per annum, It IS
shown that the United States leads
with an average Of 54S tons. Then fol-
low, but long way behind. New Zea-
land with 445 tons. Australia, $50; the
United Kingdom, 27s; Germany, 2s4;
France. 2o6; Belgium, 1T; Austria
Hungary. 1853. and India. only 10.
Considering the facts that cost OF
mining is less here than in any other
.ountry except India and that the out
put Of each miner is greater than that
Of any other country. and assuming
that coal in our market brings as high
a price as it does elsewhere, It would
seem that coal operators and carriers
have very little Of which to complain
when comparing their profits with
those Of the people engaged In the
same enterprise abroad.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04
.spriyats- John Aliens Feat.

ES-Congressman John Allen, known
as Private" Allen, because he was the
only private in the Confederate army,
was standing on Pennsylvania avenue,
Washington. recently, watching the
Grand Army Of the Republic parade.
With him were two ladies. AS the
multitude OF Grand Army men swept
by, Private Allen was visibly I'M
pressed. After several hours had
elapsed Charles a. Edwards, secretary
Of the Democratic congressional COM
mittee, came along. Allen greeted him,
stopped him and said:
Edwards, how long has this parade
been going along?'
-Four hours and half" replied Mr..
Edwards after consulting his watch.
Mr.. Allen heaved a sigh, turned to
the ladies and said in tone Of melan-
choly pride:
'Just see what held at bay for four
years.''-New York Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04
nue to GnioniSm.

The history Of the bricklayers Of this
country furnishes striking illustra-
ton of what the trade union does for
its members and for the trade. In
117G bricklayers received so cents for
fourteen hours; in 1850. S1.75 for
twelve hours; in 1902, $3.50 for eight
hours-from cents an hour to 60
cents IN hour. This union has spent
in the past ten years S1,500,000 for
benevolent purposes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04
What's the CSe?

What is the use Of placing compul-
sorry education laws upon the statute
books when necessity forces the child
to enter the factory and the mine?
Necessity knows no law, and laws will
be worthless as long as capitalism owns
the powers Of government. Strike at
the ballot box for labor to receive
everything that it earns. and the child
will be in the school room striving to
equip its brain instead. Of dwarfng
its physical and moral nature in the
sweat hells Of tyranny.-Miners Ma
CaZine
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04
a Bank Robbed.

Four men robbed the Citizens Bank
of Waterloo early Wednesday and es-s
capped with So, 800 in cash, after ex-
changing shots with citizens attract
ed to the scene by the explosion. A
dozen citizens appeared on the scene
after the explosion. gathered at the
bank and opened fire on the robbers.
The FIRE was returned, one Of the rob-
bers on guard shouting to the citizens
that they had come there to rob the
bank and intended to do it. Their
work finished, the robbers made a
dash into the darkness. Another fusi-
lade of bullets was exchanged but no..
body was hurt, the robbers finally get
ting away in stolen rig.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04
The Crooks Held.

Charles Howard. Thomas Nolan.
Edward Dougan and Will Mckinley.
the four men arrested some time ago
in Columbia charged with robbing
postol1ices in various parts of the
State. were committed to Jail in de-
fault of $40, 900 bail each to await
trial before United States Court.
Hearing was before Commissioner
Werner and over fifty witnesses were
aYa anine0
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04
MUTINY AMI MUgDER,
a Negro Cooks Story 81 srs.n:e aid
Suffering.

The British steamer Brunswick.
Capt Brown. from Maranham. Brazil,
"i;i t'unchal Island OF Madeira. ar
rived at Liverpool Thursday aud land
I'd five survivors nt the British HarE
Ncruniva. Capt. Shaw. FROM snip
Island, Miss. Gct:ol)cl Il. for Nnntcvl-
do, who we're picked up at sea by the
E}runSvick before arriving at Mum
cnal. The men reported that tic Nc-
.nnica was burned at sea December
~ but the police detained four of
them on suspicion OF having mutinied
and nun dcred Capt. Shaw and seven
IF the crew Of the Veronica. after
which they are alleged to have set
fire to the snip.
The cook OF the Veronica. a co!oreG
man. who was among those who were
rescued by the Brunswick. made d
statement to Capt. Brown which
caused Tim to cable to Scotland iard.
When questioned at Liverpool the
four saamen said the Veronica was
! DISsl SIlS Suo VI liz.
They added that the chief officer and
seaman died on board of her, that
Capt. Shaw and some of the crew left
in one boat, and that they (the met
brought here by the Brunswick} left
the bark in another boat md succeed
ed in reaching Cajucira Island Decem-
Der 25, in a starving condition, after
drifting for five days. during which
time they subsisted on eleven biscuits
and a small barrel Of water. Three
says later the men were picked up by
the Brunswick
The cook, however, asserts that the
men. led by the boatswain, a German:
mutinied and murdered the captain,
chief officer and others: and threaten
ed to kill him if he betrayed them.
After an Investigate n the four seq
men of the Veronica were formally
charged with numbering seven OF their
shipmateS. Three Of the men in Gus
tody are Germans. The fourth is an
American. William Smith, who ship
ped at Il Mississippi port.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04

THE main difference between the
New York and Chicago horse shows"
saws the Chicago Tribune, "is the
amount Of diamonds displayed. New
York beats Chicago about two barrels" !"
This causes the Kansas City Star to
observe thai the main difference be-;
tween the Kansas City horse show and
those in New York and Chicago IS In
the figures on which to display dia-s
nonds, and in this particular Kansas
City beats both Of it's rivals by thou
sand miles.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04
a Fatal Dispute.

Thomas Lynch, a resident of Brook
lyn, stabbed James Golden to death
Thursday in Brooklyn. The men
ouarreled over the conviction of Col.
Lynch on the charge of treason.
Lynch, who is not related to the for
mer member Of parliament, declared
the conviction Of his namesake was an
outrage and that it would have been
better to kill fifty Englishmen that
to carry out the sentence OF death
passed on Col. Lynch by the British
court. Golden resented this and a
fight followed in which the former
was killed. Lynch was arrested. Col
den was an EngliShman.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04

Mr.. Edison can do the travelling pub
lie real service by dropping the stor-
age battery for few moments and
turning his attention to inventing some
system whereby the crew and passen-,
gers Of through express train may be
able to defend themselves against any
lone robber that may take notion TO
loot the train.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04
Queen Alexandra's Dainty Fac

Queen Alexandra's especial fad has
a daintiness well in keeping with her
personality. Il is that Of having her
pocket money made perfectly clean
and bright before she fingers it. When
ever a check Is turned into hard cash
for her use the coins are scrubbed in
lather of spirits of wine. water and.
soap before being placed in her purse,
and any change that may be rendered
her when making purchases is taken
charge Of by the lady in waiting until
1t has been subjected to like process
Of Observation-Disclosures Telegraph
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04
Thirteen Per Cent.

The Spartanburg Journal says:
81 he absolute necessity for the high
price OF meat has been demonstrated
b. The announcement that one Of the
BIG packing concerns made a profit OF
of l3 per cent on a capital Of S25,-
C0O,0oU last year. Had the prices
been lower the packers could not have
made the l3 per cent and that would
have, been deplorable."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04
A Warning Given.

Chief Of Police DAILY Of Columbia
has received q letter from the publish
ers OF Judge" warning the public
against swindler representing him.
self to be a subscription agent for
that company. The fellow calls him.
self H. Lindell" and has been operat-
ing in the southern cities. He is
about medium height with black hair
and moustache. Lindel! is also solicit
ing advcstising, always with money
in advanc.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04

During a recent debate in the Span
ish cortes General Weyler asserted
that he would have terminated the Gu
ban insurrection if he had not been re-
called. Undoubtedly, but before this
was accomplished he would have ter
minated all the CubanS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04

Whatever else may be the matter
with Mr.. Schwab. he is evidently not
suffering with !ocomotor ataxia. After
having Travelled over good portion Of
Europe he is now qf for India.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04

Connecticut goes New York one bet
ter and sentences reckless automo-
bile driver to g years Imprisonment
The New York chauffeur who caused
the injury to score or more Of people
got off with six months Imprisonment.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04
A Tidal Wave.

The fishing schooners arriving at
Mobile, Ala. from Campeche Banks
report that on last Monday night a
tidal wave 33 feet high swept over the
banks and nearly every boat Of the
fleet was more or less damaged. No
loss OF life is reported. The wave was
from the south and was felt all along
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04

ARTHUR Lynch, Irish member Of
the British parliment. was found
guilty of treason on Friday for aiding
the Beers in their war against Eng
land and was sentenced to death. The
sentence will no doubt be committed
to imprisonment
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04
go Rare Ben Jonson!'

a setting of Ben Jonson's Drink to
Me Only With Thine Eyes was pub
lshed recently by the Wa-Nan Press
at Newton Center, Mass. In few
weeks there came letter from
woman who had been singer in light
opera, but who quit the stage because
she could make better living popular
ning songs by singing them into the
phonograph. She wrote from a small
New York town, addressing the letter
to Mr.. Ben Jonson, Nedton Center. 1t
read:
Dear Sir-For S. will include your
song. Drink to Me Only With Thine
Eyes" in my new catalogue Of phono-
graph records and will also send you
record Of the same.
The letter was answered By Arthur
Farwell, the composer, in this strain:
Dear Madam-As Jonson was pal Of
Bill Shakespeares he isn't with US at
the present time. IN any case. he would
not sanction this expenditure Of sum
which might be so much more satsfac-
torily applied at the Mermaid tavern.
We feel that the last three centuries have
sufficiently heraldeG his name abroad to
make it unnecessary to resort to- the
phonograph in the present emergency.
New York Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04
OK assuming the duties of the otfic,

ON dooUIIIIIIE7 UIIt UUUItS UI UIIc UIIIOe
of Governor of South Carolina on last
Wednesday Capt. Hayward delivered
an eloquent and patriotic address.
which will be found in full in another
part of this weeks Times and Demo-
crat, and we hope every reader of this
paper will read it. The address is an
excellent paper, and clearly shows
that the people need have no fear o
Gov. Hayward coming up to all ex
pectations. Let US all give him our
support and sympathy in making his
administration a success.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04

SENATOR McLaurin has sold his
home in Bennettsyil]e and it is
thought he will move to the up-coun-
try, probably to Greenyille.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04

THERE is not negro in either
branch Of the present general assem-
DIV. This is the first time that this
has been the case since the negro en-
tered political affairs in the state.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04

The Cubans appear to think that It
would impair their independence to get
on really friendly terms h the Unit
ed States.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-04

you have heard of Tilly. andoi The
sack of Magdeburg. Ti!!y fully be
lieyed in making war hel!-iast. 1!'fl-