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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-02
Negroes and Bicycles.

There are thousands of bicycles be-
ing sold this season through the
southern states, where the bicycle
craze has struck the negroes, and the
wheel has almost been abandoned
by the whites.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-02
About q Girl.

Ed Robinson and Samuel Lusk
fought about girl at Mount Vernon.
Ind, On Monday and LsSk was stab
bed and killed, the girl beinga witness
to the tragedy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-02

nounclng all criminal acts on the part
OF our race.
Wefurther pledge ourselves to unite
with our white fellow citizens in al
lawful methods for the apprehension
ana arrest Of all persons who may be
charged with crime, and pledge our
cooperation with the white ministry,
press and law-abiding citizens in the
creation OF a healthy sentiment in the
interest Of law and order
Signed by O. D. Robinson, chair
man: W. P. Carolina, Jacob Noorer,
E. J. Sawyer, R. E. Wall, J. 3. Man
cebo, R. H. Richardson, E. Il. Will
son, NJ. C. Rhodes, S. Z. Smith, a.
G. Townsend, Geo. T. billiard and }.
A. Brown. secretary.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-15

P E. Lewis, we'll known and
popular young man of this place,
with the Hattiesbrug Drug Co., left
this morning for Yazoo City where
he goes to attend the Epworth League
convention, being the delegate chosen
by the leaguers to represent them.
We have in our city a splendid
branch of this organization, there
being, so we are told, seventy mem
bers on the roll book. The league
began it's existence several years ago,
steadily growing until now it has be-
come large and prosperous and is one
of the best influences for good among
our people that we have in the city.
Mr. Lewis is charter member and this
honor which it's. members have be-
slowed upon him is fit recognition
for the work he has done in its up
building.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-15
WAS ITIMAGINATION?

There is a preparation in the mar
ket called Keenine, pronounced
"Keeneen," says a writer in the
Brooklyn Eagle. 1t is intended to be
rubbed on razor strops. Somebody
recently told me that it was good
thing and that a dimes worth would
last lifetime. SO the other day
asked druggist of my acquaintance
if he had any of it.
"Keeneen?" he repeated after me,
with queer little smile that / did
not understand. II guess | can
scare mp a few grains.'
"GIye me q dimes WORTH" I de-
manded, quite oblivious to his
humorous sarcasm.
l carried the package home and
rubbed some of the powder on my
razor strop.. Then l stropped a razor
vigorously for long time and was
joyed a better shave than L had
given myself for two weeks.
Yesterday / learned that it was
| quinine the druggist sold me.
Il thought you asked for quinine,
said he, IN explanation. MANY pro-
nounce 1t 'keeneen,' you know
| 1 now understand the queer little
smile and his strange answer to my
questions, but hang me if | know
whether it was the quinine or the
extra vigorous strOpping that put the
fine edge on my razor. Indeed,
wouldn't swear that my imagination
had nothing to do with the pleasure
of that shave. Funny folks, We
humans, aren't we?"
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-15
HAYES DIDN'T SEE JOKE.

Mr.. Hayes was the greatest hand
shaker of all the presidents, says the
Kansas City Journal. He always
took the initiative. He had the art
of making the particular man with
whom he was shaking hands feel
that be was the one individual the
president had come to visit. In 1879
be visited Kansas and was received
everywhere with great acclaim. At
Hutchinson large crowd had
gathered to greet him. In Hutchin-
son at the time was one Bill Graham
cattleman much given to the use of
Intoxicating liquor. Bill joined
without knowing what it was all
about. He fell in line and gradually
approached the president, who
was standing on the lower step of his
car and shaking hands with all who
came. AS Bill came near, the presi-
dent reached over, glasped him by
! the hand, shook it vigorously, and
said: my friend l am delighted to
see you.n
s'Hhash all right, pard,n said Bill,
"but b'gosh yer got the advantage of
mei'
Hayes turned away much offended
He probably was never able to see
the slightest humor in the situation
But now such a thing would delight
Roosevelt! If Roosevelt should
, have an encounter of this kind ht
would tell about it from one end o
the country to the other and laugh
every time until he had to wipe hi
glasses.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-15
A CONFESSION OF WEAKNESS,
To the Editor of the Progress.


The letter published recently, pur-
porting to be written by one Warner,
is but reflex of the jaundiced con-
dition of sentiment that inspired it.
In it he seeks to defame the character
of man already established III the
heart of Mississippi, and who is so
firmly fixed in the minds of the people
as to make his election for governor
certainty. The idea that Judge
Critz should be classed with those
unscropulous politicians who win their
way through mamon is a great injus-
tice. Every boy, ten years old, knows
that the governors salary is only
tihrty-five hundred dollars per year,
and that no sane man could afford
to expend ten or fifteen thousand dol
lars to be elected to this office. The
author and inspirer Of this letter has
bent his dear Patroclus Major Vra-
daman-much more than he has in
jured Judge Critz, because all fair
minded people will denounce it as too
base for credence and unworthy of
passing consideration. The fact is
Judge Critz' election is generally
considered and the knowledge of this
fact has a demoralizing affect upon
his opponents and drives them to ex-
tremes. 1t comes with bad grace,
upon reflection, from any opponent or
partisan to fight from ambush as the
astute author of the Warner letter
evidently is sailing under "a nom de
plume - Deligent inquiry reveals the
fact that Mr.. Warner is like the man
that hit Billy Patterson" and can
not be found. One thing is certain,
the man in whose futile brain this
stroke of genius" originated will
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-15

never be circuit judge under the
administration of Major Vardaman
In the firts place, conceding the fine
attainment and striking individu-
alities of the valient Major Vardaman
we must admit that as statesman
he is nonenetity, as he has been in
the state legislature until he has
almost grown grey in the service, yet
the Journals of the house fail to
show that he has ever done anything
worthy to be printed in capitals. He is
good stump speaker and has much of
that divine affiatus so characteristic
of the orator, but with all this when
we consider the impassioned and rev.
olutionary character of speeches we
must conclude that the adoption of the
county. The attempt to inject race
issue into a stated commission Is not
only unwise and vicious but 'contre
bonus mores'. To repeal the fifteenth
amendment will require two thirds
the vote of the legislatures of the
states-and at this juncture to under
take to do this would be attended
with sure defeat and possible disaster.
AS to the effect of this. il it were
repealed, we would be i'll much
W orse condition than we are now.
The United States supreme court, and
the courts of the several of the differ
ent states has long since settled this
question and declared that if the pres
ent system Of public schools be destroy
ed we would be forced to have mixed
schools then we would have troubles
so considering the premises it would
be far better for Major Vardaman to
step down and out" as he will be
forced to do when the people go to
the polls next August. We do not
want any more revolution.
DEMOCRAT.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-15
Hattiesburg Drug Go
"What's this A lottery ticke

whats this? A lottery ticket
yarn ?"
why can't you let fellow alone
You know, I've got n typewriter at
my house, and / use it constantly,
especially on Sunday afternoon. sat
urday night / attempted to adjust
the tension of the carriage, and after
moving the machine to put 1t away
for the night small piece of steel
about two inches long dropped out
on the table. 1t was one of the
rockers the carriage swung back
and forth on, and the result was the
letting down of one side of the ma
chine, rendering it useless.
We'll, sir, for an hour or more !
sweated and cussed over that piece
of mechanism, and, not knowing at
the time what the function of that
particular bit of steel was. or here
1t came from, | was at sea. | am not
much of mechanician, but ]
thought L knew enough to put that
thing back again. But I didn't. /
wanted to fix it, for the reason that
! if / did not | would be knocked out
of my Sunday afternoon work. Fin
! ally had to give up and go TO bed
"Then | had the dream. In my
dream | was fixing that cussed ma.
i chine and saw exactly what wa,
wrong with it. It was the left hant
/ rocker. woke up about a. m
with the thing in my mind and go
up, lit the gas. and in five minute,
had the rocker in place and the ma
chine working
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-15
WOMAN AT THE BOTTOM OF 1T.

The civilization of Servia seems to
have been neglected to a great extent
in former years. Milan, the former
king, and father of the murdered
Alexander, gave up the throne as
hopeless problem for him to solve.
He and his queen wife had family
fuss because she was stubborn and in
dependent and was pretty and they
separated after the birth OF Alexan-
der. But Milan became somewhat
reconciled or pretended that he aid
and going to where the queen had
fled with the boy he abducted the
child and returned and then becoming
tired of his kingdom or the kingdom
becoming tired of him he turned it
over to his son Alexander and left,
soon thereafter dying. His son was
not of age and could not rule and a
regent was appointed to serve until
the young man became of age when
he took charge as the ruler. Then
he married and married. widow at
that who had a sister and two
brothers., and as Alexander did not
seem to have any too much sense this
pretty queen and brothers took
charge and ran the kingdom into the
ground when the whole family was
murdered and followed the kingdom
into the ground.
Both of the queens were as pretty
as they could be and their husbands
were jealous of them. Both queens
attemptend to rule over the kingdom
and their husbands and they succeeded
in running both. A right pretty
woman has pretty large influence,
but it takes common sense to rule over
a kingdom.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-15
OUT FOR ALDERMAN.

Emmett McInnis and George ".
Smith are both announced in today , S
Progress for alderman to fill the un-
expired term of Alderman Fuller who
resigned Both of these are good
men, for many years have been citi-
zens of this city and are fully identi-
fed with the best interests of Hatties-
burg. Mr.. McInnis served once be-
fore in that capacity and SO far as
the Progress knows made an accept
able official. Mr.. Smith has long
been engaged in business in the city
and has clean, clear record both as
a business man and citizen. Either
one would make a splendid alderman.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-15

j. E. Sherman, representing Lewis
Zukoski Mercantile Co., of Chicago.
after several weeks on the road in
that capacity, is spending few days
at home in this city. Mr.. Sherman
has placed his millinery business here
in the charge of his wife, Mrs. N.
G. Sherman, who will conduct it in
the future.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-15
ENLARGING HER GLASS
- HOUSE.

Having added an extra story to her
glass house, Illinois will take dis
Greet place in the rear on the next
stone-throwing occasion induced by
a southern lynching bee.-( New
York World.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-15
ANOTHER TYPEWRITER YARN

Dreams are queer things" re-
marked young man who met
friend of his In a Main street station
cry store yesterday, says the Mem
phis Scimitar. ibid you ever stop
to think about it ?n
well, not particularly. Why ?n
.sOnly this: Some persons do not
believe they really amount to any
thing. when they really are of use at
times. The other day
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-06-15
We
Are Not
MagiCianS.

We simply plain druggists, though have unusual
hold patrons But the only employ the of
doing well the things druggist has do take interest
profession exempliy all phar
macy
You will like service throughout.
You will be pleased with the way you waited upon.
You will value the effort protect your interest
You will appreciate the ample stock of drugs and assortment
of sundes provide and perhaps best ALL you will like the
effort make to for you the wherever saving
possible
Newport weekly independent., 1903-05-01
Arkansas State News
Child Tells Kidnapping Story.

Abbie Marshall, an S-yearaold girl who lived with her grandmoth- CT, Mrs. Abbie Connolly of Hot Springs, was found on the street at Little Rock by the police, to whom she told a story of having been kidnapped in broad daylight on principal street of Hot Springs by two men, who took her to Little Rock, where she managed to escape from her captors. The child said that rubber attachment had been placed about her throat, which pre- vented her from screaming. Doubt was cast on the story by conductor of the Choctaw railroad, who stated that child answering her descrip- tion had gone to Little Rock on his train alone, stating that she was going there to see her relatives.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-05-01
Federation of Women's Clubs Meet.

The sixth annual meeting of the Arkansas Federation of Women's Clubs was held at Texarkana. Sev- enty clubs were represented, twelve having been added to the federation during the past year. In addition to the regular program the dele gates were the guests of honor at a number of entertainments given by the citizens of Texarkana. An amendment to the constitution was adopted providing for an executive board to be composed of the seven officers of the federation, the chair men of the standing committees and four members elected at the annual meeting.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-05-01
Killed by Drugged Whiskey.

Two men died at Camden after drinking whisky which is supposed to have been drugged. The men were Joe w. Puryear, a printer, who formerly resided at Shreveport, La., and stationary engineer named Smith, whose home was at Fordyce. Joseph Cameron and J. D. Fremont were arrested and held pending an investigation of the case. The dead men had been drinking heavily and shared the contents of a bottle of whisky. It is thought morphine was placed in the whisky for the purpose of rob- ping Smith, and that Puryear by drinking from the bottle became an unintentional victim of the robbers.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-05-01
Big Apple Crop Promised.

Senator John P. Logan, presi- dent of the Arkansas State Horti- cultural Society, has received re- ports from the fruit belt showing that indications point to the largest crop of apples this year that has ever been produced in the state. The principal commercial varieties, Ben Davis, wine sap, Arkansas Blacks and mammoth black twig, are said to be heavily laden with fruit, and can lose 25 per cent and still have as much fruit as should be allowed to mature. The report of President Logan states that all Elberta peaches north of Van Bu- ren, which is the only commercial variety, have been killed. Most va rieties of Japanese plums are killed, but the wild goose and Dawson are safe. Early varieties of pears are badly damaged, but late varieties, such as the Duchess and Bartlett, are we'll set with fruit. Blackberries and dewberries are said to be in fine condition and promise a heavy yield.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-05-01
FOGS PREVENT DISEASE.
Atmosphere Said to Be Practically
 Germ-Free After a Mist.

It is rarely, says the London Ian cet, that suspended matter in the air or water fails at length to subside, but the process may be slow or it may be rapid. In either case the act of subsistence effectspurifcation.
 The condition of city streets after persistent dense fog is we'll known -the pavements are covered with greasy grime, the impurities of the air, oily soot and tarry bituminous particles combining to make slip pery, pasty mass. The mass possesses remarkable and objectionable bac- teriology, as we'll as chemistry, which during the existence of the fog, may exercise distinctly purifying ef- feet upon the air A fine rain pro- duces similar result, and when the shower is ended the air is freshened and clean.
 In the same way bright, clear water
 
 that has been just recently muddy, Is probably pure for drinking pur- poses, or, at any rate, it will be found to be absolutely free from bacteria. There is little doubt that just as wa ter IS purified and even sterilized by sedimentation, the whole of the mi
 
 crobes being carried down into the sediment, so by raising cloud of dust ln the air some degree of bac- terlal purification would be accom- plished. Otherwise dust would be free from micro organisms, whereas an ounce of 1t contains, roughly, about ten thousand millions of them.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-05-01
BRIEF MENTION.

The De Yampert hotel, the prin- cipal hotel at Wilmot, was destroyed by fire.
 John Catron, a 14-year-old boy, was drowned at Ben Lamond while learning to swim.
 The contract has been awarded for new county jail to be erected at Texarkana at a cost of $40. .OOO.
 Dr. w. A. Noel, S3 years of age. and said to be the oldest physician in the state in point of practice, died at his home in Pine Bluff.
 A company has been organized at Okolona for the purpose of erect ing a large cotton oil mill. The company is known as the Farmers Cotton Oil Company, and will k capitalized at $75,0OO.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-05-01
Drummers in Convention.

The annual meeting of the Ar
 kansas division of the Travellers Protective Association was held at Little Rock, seventy-fve delegates, representing all the posts in the state being present. Routine busi- ness was transacted and the meet ing closed with a banquet. The following officers were elected : President, T. A. Sims (re-elected) ; first vice president, Dan Daniels, Little Rock; second vice president, Fred Speer, Fort Smith; third vice president, J. F. Hut, Pine Bluff fourth vice president, R. s. Kilpat- rick, Newport; fifth vice president, c. R. Adams, Philadelphia; secreta- " and treasurer, W. J. Hodges. Little Rock. The board of direct ors is as follows: Miles Scull, Frank M. Fletcher, G. F. Bur- chard, D. A. Mckay, John l.. Dea-
Newport weekly independent., 1903-05-01
Worlds Fair Board Meets.

The Arkansas Worlds Fair board held its first meeting under the law recently passed by the legislature, at Little Rock. In accordance with the new law the members filed bonds for $10,0OO each. w. H.. Halliburton of Dewitt asked per mission to erect by the side of the Arkansas building without charge to the board, facsimile of an old French cabin and its furnishings as 1t existed in Arkansas a hundred years ago. It was decided to give a room in the state building to the Arkansas Federation of Women's Clubs to be furnished by them un- der the direction of the board. The manager was authorized to secure an agent in each county to sell the souvenir buttons, which are to be sold for 10 cents each. The mana ger was instructed to advertise for plans and specifications for build ing to be erected at St. Louis to cost not exceeding $17,50O.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-05-01
Two Convicts Killed in Mutiny.

Two negro convicts were killed as the result of a mutiny in the convict camp on the Fort Smith railroad at Hartman. Henry Green one of the dead convicts, was in- stantly killed and George Washing ton, the other one, died after being taken to the penitentiary. Wash ington, encouraged by the other convicts,it is alleged, attacked War den D. B. Richardson with knife and was knocked down by trusty, George Phillips. George Green then rushed at the latter with a knife, but was shot and killed by a guard. The other convicts, armed with spikes and their working tools, engaged in a general fight with the guards but were subdued, whipped and put under a heavier guard than before.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-05-01
Triple Vaccination in France.

The French government has just promulgated new code of sanitary regulations. This code among other regulations contains the remarkable proyiso that for the future three vac clnations instead of one as hitherto shall be obligatory upon all French citizens. The first is to be made dur ing the first years of infancy, the sec ond Tn the eleventh year and the third in the twenty-first.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-05-01
Big Sale of Coal Property.

A further step in the proposed centralization of coal interests in the state has been taken by the sale of the Missouri and Arkansas coal mines at Burma, to Franklin Bache of Fort Smith for $4O,OOO. MT. Bache recently purchased the Mon- treal mines for $10o,0oO and 5000 acres of coal land in the Greenwood district. Bache is a nephew of Francis -Gowen, of Philadelphia, formerly president of the Choctaw railroad until its absorption by the Rock Island.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-05-01
Prisoners Attempt Suicide.

Two prisoners in the county jail at Little Rock attempted to commit suicide by swallowing a quantity of morphine. The prisoners were Joe H. Hunt, recently sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for grand larceny, and James Dougherty, charged with killing Chief of De- tectives Jack Donahue, at Hot Springs last Christmas day. The men were confined in big cell with a number of other prisoners, and both were unconscious when discov- cred. After several hours work by the physicians the men were de- clared out of danger. The officials have been unable to discover how the prisoners secured the poison.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-05-01
Negro Lynched at Gurdon.

A negro named Alex Thompson was taken from the calaboose and lynched by a mob at Gurdon. The negro had been arrested on charge of cutting Dr. Cuffman. The mob took Thompson from the prison and hanged him to a railroad tres tie. At the inquest held over the body, the guards at the calaboose testified that the members of the mob were masked. Not word was spoken by any member of the mob. The jury returned a verdict that Thompson came to his death at the hands of unknown parties. Dr. Cuffman, whom Thompson was al- legged to have cut, was not seriously injured.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-05-01
Masons Hold Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of the An cient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Little Rock, southern jur- isdiction, was held at Little Rock with large attendance from all parts of the state, as we'll as from other states. Sovereign Grand Commander James D. Richardson. the highest ranking Mason in the world, and Col. George F. Moore, sovereign grand inspector general for Alabama, attended the meeting. Degrees were conferred upon a class of sixty-one members.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-05-01
Big Damage Suit Against Judge.

Judge Jessie Turner, of Van Bu- ren, has been made the defendant in islander suit for $20,OO0 dam- ages brought by woman named l.. M. Fowler. The woman, who states that she is resident of Fl Paso, Tex, alleges that Judge Turner publicly made an aspersion upon her character. Judge Turner de- nies that he ever saw the woman or the man in whose presence he is al- legged to have made the objection able remarks. The suit is supposed to have grown out of litigation, in which the Crawford County Bank, of which Judge Turner is president, was interested.