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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-08-19
Took Out q Girls Heart.

1t is reported from ST Louis that
surgeons at a hospital in that city re-
moved the heart of Alma Toomey, a
thirteen-year-old girl, who had been
stabbed by her aged lover, Thomas
Barnes, laid it upon her breast, ex-
amined it, found it uninjured and re-
placed it.. 1t is said 10 be the eleventh
operation Of this kind ia the annals
OF surgery. Fearing that the heart
of the girl had been injured by the
knife, DR.. Doyle, assisted by Drs.
Riley and Clark, removed it with a
pair of lnrceps, elevated it to view,
and examined it for two minutes. No
injury could be found and the heart
was put back in its place with no ap-
parent injury to the patient. The
operation was accomplished by cut
ting through two ribs and pushing
the lung aside. A hole was found in
the pericardium made by the mans
knife, and after cutting about half
inch more, severing several minor
arteries, the heart was ready to come
out. DR.. Doyle handled the forceps.
The heart continued to pulsate re-
gularly while it was exposed. After
the heart was put back the arteries,
which had been cut, were bound up.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-08-19
THE MULES SUCCESSOR.
Zebrula Of Striped Hide Said to Be
Coming Drau2ht Animal.

A dispatch from Washington says:
The days of the mule are numbered.
Within the next few centuries his
melediouS voice will have been stilled
forever. This is the prophecy OF
United States Consul General Richard
Guenther at Frankfort, Germany,
who sends an official report to the
state department on the chances Of
the zebrula, a cross between the horse
and zebra, superSeding the mule. He
says Of the qualifications of the zebru-
Ia:
German papers contend that it
has been demonstrated that the mule,
the cross between the horse and don
key, is inferior to the cross between
the horse and zebra.
Formerly the opinion prevailed
that the zebra was almost extinct.
The opening up Of Africa, particular
ly the eastern part, reveals these hne
animals in large numbers.
Compared with horses and
cattle, they possess peculiar advan-.
tages as they are immune against the
very dangerous horse disease OF
Africa, and also against the deadly
tsetse' fly. The question was raised:
therefore, whether the zebra should
not take the place Of the mule, COM
monty used in the tropics. The great
est credit with reference to the solu-
tion Of the problem is due to Prof.
Cossar EWart, who has been trying
since 1895 to produce crosses between
horse and zebras, with a view to
developing an animal superior in every
respect to the mule.
Professor Ewart produced crosses
from mates Of different breeds and
zebra stations of the Burchell kind.
The offspring is called zebrula, and,
on account Of it's form and general
bodily condition, especially the hard
ness Of the hoofs, is specially adapted
for all transport work heretofore per-
formed by mules. The zebrula is
much livelier than the mule and at
least as Intelligent. The zebra stripes
are often well preserved, while the
undertone Of the skin IS generally that
Of the mother. A full grown Zebrula
is fourteen hands high and the girdle
about 100 centimeters
(63 inches.
1.-The experiments so far have been
so successful that it is predicted that
the zebrula during the present CEN
tury will completely supersede the
mule"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-08-19
A Northern Woman,s View.

A New York woman writes as fol-
fows to the Binghampton, New York,
Herald: 'We have heard enough
pleas for the poor negro; let US now
hear something for the children, the
beautiful, Innocent, young girls,
knowing and thinking no wrong,
crowned with virgin innocence and
purity, fitting about their homes like
stray sunbeams from Heaven, when
suddenly this dark, nameleSS horror
falls upon them and the sunlight OF
love and Heaven is lost in fate in
initely worse than death. Let us
hear something OF the happy homes
which these negro rarishers have de-
stroyed, the fathers and mothers who
are bowed to the earth with in
supportable anguish and a horror so
great that the light of day and the
mercy Of God seem nockery to them.
Lynch law is irregular and unlawful,
but so is the crime which is avenged.
There is but one way. Just SO long
as white girls are ravished by black
fends just so long will negroes be
burned at the stake. Let them read
the writing on the wall. Let white
girls alone" for just 50 long as they
commit this crime the fathers. broth
ers and sons will arise in their wrath
and scourge them from the face of the
earth. The law is to protect law
abinding citizens. Lynching is to
avenge wrongs SO deep, dark and
hellish that no torture that can be in
tlicted is commensurate with the
crime. If the negroes will let white
girls alone they can enjoy with other
citiz MS the equal justice of our law"
We are glad to see the Northern peo-
pie taking the right view OF the
lynching question. Some OF their
women have suffered at the hands
of the black rape tiend, and conSe-
uuently they see the crime in an alto
gether different aspect from what
they formerly did.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-08-19
Both Convicted.

Curtis Jctt and Thomas White were
Friday found guilty OF the murder OF
j. y. Marcum at Jackson. Ky, May +,
and sentenced for life. At their trial
held in Jackson last month one juror
hung the jury to the last IN the ques-
tion Of guilt, and this time one juror
hung the jury for - hours on the
question of sentence. The first ballot
was ] l to for conviction Of both de-
fendantS and the second was unani-
nous for both. The first ballot on
the sentence was for death and 5
for life imprisonment. The separate
ballots on Jett'S case stood IL for
hanging and one for life sentence and
this result was not changed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-08-19
A Murderer Caught.

A special dispatch from Aiken to
The State says-"T. w. Mcmillan,
chief of police Of Greenwood, arrested
negro named Jim Lowin, III negro
rambling den in Baptist Bottom, in
Aiken, who was wanted by the au-
thorities Of Shelby, n. c., for the
murder Of their chief OF police, Jones,
in 1901. Lowin was in Greenwood
about three months ago and was Sus-
pccted by Chief Mcmillan, who had a
desert ption of the murderer, as being
the man wanted. Mrs. Mccall OF
Laurinburg, n. c., who is a third
cousin Of Chief Jones, also recognized
Lowin. The negro came to Aiken, to
which point Mr.. Mcmillan followed
him and put him in jail there to await
Instructions from the authorities OF
Shelby.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-08-19
psal,n ofthe OLD Soldier.

The blue is fading into gray;
.iuss as when Su:l>et comes
With bueIe calls that die a%2y
And softly thGoDDins drums:
The shadows reach across tie SN
And hush the cares CT Gay;
The hugle call and drum beat die
The blue fades into gray,
The gray is blending into blue
\ sunrise glad and fair.
When. in the richness CT the dew,
The roses riot there.
The bitterness Of Yesterday
Is lost to ne and you:
The 5lue is fading into gray
The gray blends into blue.
They're sleeping now the long, lons
Sleep
The boys who wore the blue:
Above the gray the grasses creep
And both were good and true:
And in the twilight OF our lie
The ending OF the way
There comes forgetfullneSs OF strife
The blue fades into gray.
Above each mound the lily grows,
And humble daiSes nod:
The ruby glory OF the rose
Sheds luster on the sod:
The tears-the tears-they are the
dew
That greets the coming day.
The gray is blending into blue
The blue fades into gray
By W. D. Nesbit.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-08-19
SAD DEATH OF A BRIDE.
Married Only One Hour When She
Breathed Her Last.

Two notices appeared in the News
and Courier Of Thursday, and all who
read them, whether knowing any Of
the parties concerned or not, must have
been touched. The first told of the
marriage of two young people the Sec
ond gave notice Of the death Of the
bride. 1t was very sad little story,
involving life and love and death, all,
it seemed, in one chapter, and i'm the
city many spoke Of it and breathed a
sigh for the husband, bereaved while
the minister's words were still ringing
in his ears.
1t was Wednesday evening that
Charles Calhoun Tylee and Annie S.
Malone, having decided to wait no
longer on a convalescence that did not
hasten, and rising from bed Of illness
the girl, who had plighted her troth
to the young man OF her choice, stood
beside him, supported by bis strong
arm, and said in clear and unhesi-
tating voice the words that made
them one, while life doth last" :"
There were but few friends present
and the ceremony prescribed by the
Episcopal Church was conducted by
the Rev. A. E. Cornish, rector Of St.
Johns, Hampstead. The bride was
especially bright, considering her i'll
ness, and the family and friends were
thinking that maybe the new condi-
lions and the strengthened bonds Of
love would prove medicine more
powerful than all others and stay the
hand Of the Reaper that had already
cast his grim shadow in the home.
When the ceremony was over MIR.
and Mrs. Tylee prepared to leave their
house, and in very short time were
at No SO Nassau street, where every
thing had been arranged for the hone
coming Of his bride. The door was
opened and scarce past the threshold
the two had passed when, with a
sigh, the wife Of but an hour passed
away in her husbands arms.
Mr.. Cornish, who had been called
away soon alter Lne marriage, Iece!F-
ed another message little later and
hastened to the house where Mr.. and
Mrs. Tylee had gone, and there stood
bedside the bedside Of the bride.
Friday afternoon the friends
who had attended the wedding Wed
nesday night saw the fair young bride
in her wedding gown, still and cold in
the embrace of death, and followed her
to her last resting place.
Miss Malone was niece OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Vincent r. Salvo and the mar
riage took place at their residence,
No % Hanover street. Mr.. Tylee is
well-liked young man Of this city
and has good position with the Con-
solidated Company.-News and Cou-
rier.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-08-19
WORKINGS OF a "TIeER. "
Place Your Money in Drawer and
Call fo7 What You Want.

a Greensboro correspondent writ
inr To the Charlotte Observer says.
From accounts heard through tour
lists who have returned home from q
recreation trip, the Watts law prohib-
itiug the sale or d;stiilation OF liquors
outside OF incorporated towns, while
destroying stills, is going to breed a
good sized and dangerous army OF
blind tigers. a prominent lawyer OF
Greensboro who has returned from a
trip 10 Blowing Rock, gives an inter
essing desert ption Uf an experience he
had with brand new Tiger" built
OF logs and thoroughly fortified both
without and within from danger OF
attacks by officers of the law. or other
meddlesome persons.
The building was located on the
public road between Blowing Rock
and Linyille Falls, was made OF hewn
logs, closely fitted together, with no
opening whatever in front but with a
rear exit, protected and concealed by
brush arbor, leading TO a ravine in
tie mountains. The following sign
was conSpicunas!y nailed to the front
uf the den:
Watts Law Saloon, July lst, 1908.
Brandy s2775 a gallon; whiskey s2.75;
pints 25 cents. Anything you want.
Drop money III drawer"
Out Of curiosity the lawyer said he
put a quarter in a drawer-like box
fitted into the logs, and voice on the
inside told him that it would take five
more cents to get d bottle. The 5
cents was placed by the quarter and a
pint Of corn whiskey came out. The
whiskey being full of dregs, complaint
was made. and this was taken back,
and another tottle Sided out. This
was black bottle, and no dregs could
be seen. This black bottle, full OF
whiskey is now in Greensboro, the
whiskey being bought for curiosity,
not for use.
Curious to explore this mysterious
automatic business establishment, a
parley was had with the unseen pro-
prictor, and resulted in permission
being given, upon a quarter being
placed in the drawer, but you must
wait five minutes and then you car
come in by the rear" was heard from
the fortress. Three shadowy forms
then fitted through the brush tunnel
into the mountain chaSm. Entering
the room, it was found to contain bar.
rels of whiskey and brandy, bed
cook stove, ETC., syphon, bung star,
ter, Jugs, botLles and measures. Be
sides this there were three Shotguns
a rifle, two pistols and an axe in con.
spicuous view. Two ladies were in the
party Of curious explorers, and they
were simply delighted with this theil
first view of typical moonshine
mountain fortress, 81, often read Of,
but seldom SEEN When the party hac
reached the carriage they were greeted
from the cavernous depths Of the
tiger" with party ejaculation from
the returned proprietor, i hope you
got your moneys worth" They all re-
sponded. I'VE certainly did,"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-08-19
A Bad Man.

At Cleveland, Ohio, Peter Mccarthy
while drunk, had row with his land
lady, Mrs. Anna Haselem, this morn
ing about board. He seized a tum-
bier, TILED it with carbolic acid and
threw it over Mrs. Haslem and two
women boarderS The landlady was
blinded and will probably die. One
OF the other women will lose an arm
and a third was frightfully burned.
McCartl lly is in custody.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-08-19
The One Dark Blot.

We love a good piece Of literature.
Here is one: When the war was
over General Miles vas a part Of the
army of occupation and an instrument
OF what they CALLED 'reconstru ction,
a sort of euphony in the nomenclature
of the craftsmanship Of that period,
the consequences Of which will en-
dure for a great while in the future.
1t was while so engaged that his or
ders imposed on hin. a duty that gen.
erations yet unborn must wish had
not come to him. When murder was
a trade and the favorite instrument
of rulers a French king besought a
captain of bis guard to rid the state
of a too powerful subject. The answer
was: Sire, I am soldier, not an as
saSSin.' All OF US can wish that Gen.
Miles had said: Mr.. Secretary, l am
soldier, not turnkey Monterey
and Buena Vista are names written in
American history By the hand of JET.
ferson Davis. He was soldier and
never criminal" In commenting on
the above the Spartanburg Herald
says: 1T is from the inimitable pen
Of 'Savoyard' in the Washington Post.
he writes long two column article
on General Miles giving a full sketch
Of the interesting career Of this dis
tinguished soldier. This short para
graph contains the only reference
made to that unfortunate incident OF
the shackling Of President Davis,
which in the minds of so many people
oyershadows everything else General
Miles did. 1t is enough. No sketch
OF General Miles would be complete
without it. The disgraceful act SO
skillfully and beautifully veiled in the
sympathy and kindness Of the author:
Savoyard expresses thus the generous
and noble spirit of the Southern
heart, which at this time and hence
forth will not harshly reproach, but
which never can forget" The Herald,
we think, expresses the attitude of
the South to Gen. Miles exactly. The
putting OF shackles on President JEFF
rerson Davis is the one dark blot in
the career Of Gen. Miles that the
South can never forget.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-08-19
In nurbfn's MetropoIis.

While Gov. Durbin Of Indiana is eX-
changing compliments with President
Roosevelt on the effort OF the Cover
nor to suppress lawlessness in his
State, there IS circulating about the
chief city of the State, Indianapolis,
an appeal to the white people to keep
the negroes in political subordination
in Indiana. The circular says that il
decent white people want to continue
to live in peace and security they
must unite to eliminate the negro as
a political factor. The circular pro-
ceedS thus:
To speak frankly, Indianapolis is
suffering from an experiment that has
been tried many times in history and
never once with success. Wherever
the Caucasian and the African have
been required to live together the
lower has always been subordinated to
the higher type: the negro has been
required to live as the white man
would permit him to live. From ancint
Cairo to modern Indianapolis the
results Of the experiment. have been
unerring. The black race today sub
ordinated to the white race in South
Africa, in the Southern State of the
American Union, and wherever, in
deed, the two races, in large plumbers,
come in intimate contact with one
another.
In commenting on the above the
Charleston Post makes a good point
when it says the President should
follow his letter to Gov. Durbin on
lynching with another to the same
official On the political rights of the
negro and the opening Of the door Of
hope, and be should emphasize his
attitude by appointing colored post
master at Indianapolis" The Post
must want to get the President lynch
1H
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-08-19
tNYERTIsING sWlNOLE.
Faki= Comes Very Near Getting
Away With Charlotte Merchants.

Quite 4 number Of Charlotte ad9er,
yertiseTs Wednesday narrowly escaped
being victimizcd by an advertising
swindIc, says the News. Last week q
young man who gave his name as G.
O. Lahatte and who said he hailed
from Augusta, Ga, drummed up a
number Of advertisements to 90 on
railroad memorandum time book, an
edition Of 1000 copies Of which he
proposed to have printed and placed
with an attache OF the Southern Rail
way here to be given out to engineers,
conductors, brakemen. tremen and
railroad men generally. He contracted
with local. job office to print him only
250. which were finished and turned
over TO him Wednesday. He took a
few samples Of the book and went out
to make his collections, telling his
patrons that he had complied with all
the requirements Of his contract and
he had nearly realized all OF his money.
about sl30, when one advertiser re-
fused tc pay before having proof of
the number printed and made per-
sonal investigation to ind that only
$50 copies had been ordered.
This let the cat out of the bag and
telephones were kept busy spreading
the news among the lambs OF how they
had been sheared. The aforesaid
lambs were now no longer deaf before
their shearer. One advertiser who
had been caught TO the amount OF $40
demanded it back Of the fellow under
threat OF having him subjected to the
pains and penalties OF the law. The
police were called in and the fakir,
now thoroughly alarmed, was com
PEELED to disgorge every cent OF his
collections, which were returned TO the
swindled ones, making them both GLAD
and sorrow, too.
Not only was a sWindle worked IN
the number Of copies printed, but the
same space was sold to three different
advertisers, two of them paying $S
and the the other $50 for the same
space. This was managed by having
the unsuspecting printer to shift the
ads. and print few each way, which
the fakir exhibited to the subscribers
and secured bis money on. The young
man was accompanied by clerical
looking gentleman who said he was
his father. Nobody knows whether to
connect him, however, with the swim
die worked by the Younger man. it is
not necessary to try to point moral
or adorn tale out Of this episode.
They arc too obvious for comment.
Some of the advertisers are in posses
sion of copy each OF the book, which
will be souvenir Of their experience.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-08-19
THE CoTTon WORM.
Makes Its Appearance In Alabama.

E1OA ~ StStIOy 10cius
The caterpilla has appeared in large
numbers in southeast Alabama. A
dispatch from Montgomery says: mot
in ten years has so much Paris green
been sold to farmers in this section as
within tie past few days" Since the
caterpillar has appeared the Office Of
the agricultural commissioner in this
city has been flooded with letters and
kilograms asking for information as
to the proper way tc use Paris green
and other poisons to destroying the
worm. Recently Chief Clerk Jesse
Adams authorized the following. In
terview on the subject:
II regard Paris green as the best
and most effective poison. But it
should be used cautiously and proper
", so as not to damage the growth
OF the crop. The farmer having
caterpillars should buy him cloth
or material through which the poison
will penetrate: make it into sacks,
put the poison into TIE sacks dry
(nct wet, as many IF them try to
use iD put Toy on mule and
lead the the mule down between the
rows, while the boy holds pole in bis
hands just the width Of the rows OF
cotton, with a sack on each end OF the
pole filed with the poison on, which
he should shake as the mule Is led
down the row.
1.-THE poison falls out on the top OF
the leaves where the worm first ap-
pears, and the result is the worm gets
hold Of the poison and is killed before
it can raise second crop. The first
crop of worms are never dangerous,
never do any damage, but it is after
they appear and begin to hatch out
young ones, when they become numer-
Gus, that they are destructive.
II would suggest that every farmer
90 into his field and carefully examine
for the worms, which when once they
get fairly hold of a crop do incalcul-
adj damage, but if discovered in time
| and poisoned do little damage.
A pound OF Paris green costs about
25 cents and will spray an acre OF cot
ton if properly applied. Everyfam-
er should have a supply OF poison on
hand and be ready to apply it, since
when the worm puts in an appearance
it's progress is rapid and delay Of 3
single Cay may result in serious dam
aye to the crop"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-08-19
Stoops to Small Things.

If there was anything lacking to
prove to the country that President
Roosevelt was man of small calibere,
it has been supplied by his treatment
of Gen. Miles, who was retired last
week from the head OF the United
States Army after service Of forty
two years. 1t has never been doubted
by those familiar with all Of the facts
that Secretary Root has always had
the greatest admiration for Gen.
Miles as a soldier and had matters
been left in MIR. Roots hands the gen.
eral would have retired with flying
cJlorS instead Of with an unprecedent-
ed snub. Mr.. Root wanted Gen.
Miles to have the honor OF being the
last commanding general of the army,
as congress intended and issued an Or
der which slearly indicated that the
command was to be discontinued. At
the same time he prepared farewell
letter to Gen. Miles which was one Of
the most laudatory type. Without
referring to the unpleasantness OF re-
cent years Mr. Root complimented
Gen. Miles warmly as an officer and a
great commander, praised his heroic
deeds and commented on the example
he had set for every soldier and the
army in general. Mr.. Root took the
letter to Oyster Bay and submitted it
to the President. Mr.. Roosevelt tore
up the letter and ordered that re-
tirement of the coldest and most for
mal style be issued and that Gen.
Young be appointed to the command
of the army for six days so that Gen.
Miles would be deprived Of the honor
which congress intended him to have.
One feature Of the ceremonies attend
ed Gen. Miles retirement was Gen.
Young'S violation Of the regulation OF
the army. Though the law provides
that there shall never be more than
one lieutenant general on the active
list and it had been officially an
nounced that Gen. Miles would not
retire until twelve o'clock, Gen.
Young took tine oath of office as lieu
tenant general at ten o'clock and
when he called to pay his last respects
to Gen. Miles he wore the three stars
of lieutenant general. Consequent
ly for two hours Thursday there were
two lieutenant generals Of tee army
which is expressly prohibited by law.
Gen. Young's action was severely con-
mented on by all the officers even in
Guiding those who were unfriendly TO
Gen. Miles. We are no great admirer
Of Gen. Miles, but we do not think he
deserves to be treated the way he has
been. We are sorry that we have
man in the presidential chair that can
stoop to such things.