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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06
WORDS OF BIBLE G5UETEp.
i:r,-onei Made i:ect;ains Nhile
Continet. i'll Cell.

1t is well known that the humber
OF letters. words, verses: etc, contain
ed in the Bible have been counted. but
by whom when or where is not gener-
ally known, says The Boston Herald.
Treats publication, entitled 'Cnriosi-
ties Of the Bible, speaks CT the oc
currence as being Of Spanish origin.
and that the Prince Ut Granada, fear
ing usurpation, caused the arrest Of
the supposed wouldbe usurper and by
order of the Spanish crown he was
thrown into an old prison called the
place Of skulls, situated in Madrid,
where he was confined fer thIrty-three
years. with no other companion than
the rats, mice and other vernln that
freouented his dismal cell.
During his confinement he counted
the letters, etc, contained in the
Bible. and scratched the several num-
bers on the stone walls with nail.
Wien his work was discovered he was
furnished with writing utensils and
ordered to make a copy Of the results
of his long and tedious, task, and on
! it's being completed he finally recelv-
ed his liberty.
The following is 4 correct copy O;
his great work:
The Bible contains 1866. $50 letters,
7713, 146 words. Bib verses, l,l93
chapters and 66 books.
The word and cc:urs 1864 times.
the word Lord 1883 times, the WORD
Jehovah $3.50 times and the wore
reverend but once, which is in tht
ninth verse Of the one hundred ant
eleyenth paSlm.
The middle verse is the eightf
verse OF the one hundred and eigh-
teenta psalm. The twenty-hrstverse
of the eleventh chapter Of Ezra con
tains all the letters of the alphabet
except the letter j.
The finest chapter to read is th'
twenty-sixth chapter Of the Acts O
Apostles. The most beautiful chap
ter is the twent-third psalm. Ths
nineteenth chapter Of II Kings ant
the thirty seventh chapter OF Isaiah
are alike.
The four most inspiring promise
are to be found in the sixth chapte
of St. John, thirty-seventh verse, ant
fourteenth chapter, second verse; also
eleventh chapter Of St. Matthew
twenty-ffth verse, and the thirty
seventh psalm, fourth verse.
The longest verse is the ninth verse
eighth chapter OF Esther. Tn
shortest verse is the thirty-hfth verse
eleventh chapter Of st. John.
There are ten chapters in the boo
Of Esther IN which the words Lor
and God do not occur. The eighth
fifteenth. twenty-hrSt and thirty-flrs
verses Of the one hundred and Serent
psalm are alike. All the verses OF tn
one hundred and seventh psalm en-
alike. The one hundred aud seven
teenth psalm contains but two verse;
the one hundred and nineteent
psalm contains lI6 verses. There al
no words or names o1 more than 81
,, Syllables.
1t has also been discovered by som
persons unknown that in .]@el, lhlr
chapter. third verse. the word 81
! occurs. and in The eighth chapter {
Zlchariah, fifth verse, the word gir
IS mentioned for the only time in I'll
whole book.
The eighth chapter of Esther, mint
verse contains tifty-two IS. The wol
now appears twenty-four times
the Old Testerment and three tim:
:. Fin the New
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06
STATE SUMNER SCHOOL.
Supt. Martin Gives Some Adaltlona
Information in Regard Thereto.

information in Regard Thereto.
The State nf Friday SAYS the state
superintendent Of educltiOI. Hon. q.
&. Martin. has returncd from Rich
mond where lie attended the great
educational conference. TnurSda; ne
made additional announcement in re-
gard to the State Summer scho'l for
teachers, which will ne held at Win.
throp college from June 23rd to July
2lst. Winthrop is an excellent place
for such a school because Of the
splendid equipment, accessible LIBRA
ries, reading rooms and extensive &C
comuodaiionS. Arrangements have
bsen made for boarding in tie college
and this gives tie South Carolina
summer school quite an advantage
over some others because the teachers
arc conveniently located and can en-.
iov better advantages.
Courses of study have been provided
in pedagogy, school supervision, el'cu-
tiou and reading, grammar, literature,
rhetoric, library work. drawing, sight
singing, music, history, geography,
arithmetic. algebra, geometry, obSer-
vation work, nature study, botany and
school gardening, manual training and
kindergarten principles. Some OF the
ablest teachers of the State and ma
ton will take par, in this work and a
large attendance is anticipated.
4 special feature of this school will
be a series Of addresses by some OF the
most effective platform speakers avail
able and some work will be done look
ing to the educa ational campaign which
has been planned for the summer. a
meeting of county superintendents
and other campaignerS will be held
during the session Of the summer
school.
In addition to the regular courses OF
work BY the teacher students there
will be lectures intended for srch
students as desire some recreation as
we'll as work Quite nuraer OF teach
ers after a hard years's work do not
desire regular study. hence this ar-
rangement.
The prospectus, giving full an
nouncenents, will be issued as soon as
possible from the Office Of the superin.
tendent Of education. County boards
are rapidly making recommendations
as to instructors for the various coun-
ty summer schools and as soon as these
arrangements are perfected, the sched-
ules will be published.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06
Ten Men Killed.

Ten workmen engaged in making a
tunnel on the Mexican Centrals e&-
tension at Tuxham, in the state CT
Jalisico, lost their lives in care-in
caused BY several earthquakes coming
in rapid succession The first shock
caused the falling of interior workings,
and when the gang of workmen went
to clear away the debris they were
caught by a second cave-in, which re-
suited from fresh shocks.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06
(io:l,S. f. ::aly.

SD;;,!;in. nf -LunIeS and ways Of lV'
in.. Mr. l.ug; Iillari i'll Italian Life
III Town and Country" reveals a curl.
ous state of affairs. In italian cities
there are no slum districts. The poor
est of the p;,or may be lodged In the
same palace with people whose income
runs over $4,000 annually. The poor
are packed away IN the garrets OF in
the cellars, to be sure. and their mis-
erv must be rendered all the more
acute by the sight and scent Of such
lavish living. High class Italians have
no objections whatever to dwelling over
d shop or place Of business.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06
JUSTICE AT LAST.
The Remarkable Case Ola Woman
Seut Cp for Life.


Seut Up for Life.
The Columbia State Of last Wednes-
day says from out Of the portals OF
the state prison will come woman
this morniug whose pale and furroweo
brow would excite pity in hart OF
stone. For the first time in seven
long years she will wear the garments
that are not striped and breathe the
air of freedom. The thoughts that
are hers in this new sunlight of liber-
ty may never be known, but if ever
woman had cause to curse justice and
hold in high ridicule the majesty of
the highest law it is Mrs. Plume Hall,
whom the governor has pardoned.
In the annals Of crime there are fe"
narratives like this woman'S and per-
haps criminal Jurisprudence does not
record more signal miscarriage Of
luSllCS. ~ llUllC Of"l' oO'SI fS0to e@So "
Watson Hall, a well-to. do farmer and
machinist, was found dead, shot
through his head, in his home near
Mars Bluff in this state. He was
seated in chair erect and gun stood
near him, evidently placed there to
indicate that he had committed sui
eide. The effort to suggest self-de-
struction was futile, however, and the
murderer. :Aleck Ferrell, was arrested
aud in due time convicted Of the
crime and sentenced to life imprison-
ment. Mrs. Hall, the dead mans
wife, who also sentenced to life I'M
prisonment as an accessory before the
fact. There we're several witnesses
against her but ncne OF them testified
to any material point that would have
more than suggested conviction. The
woman, on account Of her belief in
the doctrine Of swear not at all,
being a member Of a holiness society,
refused to testify in her own behalf
and allowed herself to be convicted.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06
NINE 1(EN WLLEU
BY the Explosion Of Powder 1'll III
Pennsylvania:
TT WAS FELT FIVE MILES AWAY.
Worked.

The extensive plant Of the Crescent
Powder company, at Canister, Pa,
was completely wrecked by a series Of
four explosions Friday morning. OF
the thirty employees, nine were killed
outright ana all the others were badly
injured by being blown about the
buildings in which they were employ
ed.
The dead: Frank Mckernan, Ross
Kennedy, George Fay, Andrew Garrll-
lace, Charles Ross, William Lyons,
Guiseppi Maleo. Frank Strass: John
Petroein kl.
The ages Of the dead ranged from 20
to 25 years. Seven Of them were
Americans and-two were Italians.
The list OF lniursd includes Adam
Tarrart. OF Pittsblrg, the supeTln-
tendent Of the company, who was
found unconsci us in bis Office by his
wife and was dragged sat Of the burn
ing building by her st the peril of her
own life.
The first explosion occurred amor
the material in the mixing house.
blowing that building u atoms and
also dtstrt ying the two punching
houses and the office. Nothing was
left of the structures. Fire arose in
the other buildings. The force OF
the explosion was felt in towns i've
miles away and all houses. IN the
locality were damaged. The bodies OIL
the dead are unrecognizable. The
fire at the deserted plant continued
throughout the day and no person
ventu red near the doomed structures
fearing additional explosions. There
are ,. .240 boxes Of dynamite stored II
the buildings and greater calamltle:
are predicted should another explosion
occur. Terror-stricken farmers anc
limestone quarrymen have aocked int
the town OF Williamsburg for refuge.
The Crescent Powder company sup
piled the powder and dynamite uset
! in the large limestone quarrles OF tht
United States Cooperation in tn
county ana Is owned by Plttsbur!
capalists. There were eleven build
;ngs in the plaut, Of which numoe
five are still standing. The estimates
value Of the plant was S3o, 900.
snATE SIJMME2 SCHOOL
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06
The Reason Why.

Church-Nhat In the world are they
building 80 many tunnels under the
North river for?
Gotham-Oh, those are to accommo-
date the Kentuckians when they come
to New York. 1t SricyeS them to see SO
much watcr.-YonkerS Statesman.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06
xo4 Rorrausnc Trouble,

Remember" said the college presi-
dent, who was trying to raise funds,
''that the man who dies rich dies dis
gra aced.''
What Of it," answered the man who
was trying to reach the S2OO.O60.000
mark. .The public always forgiyes
man after he's dead, anyway."-Cht-
cago Record Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06
Riotlpc Sailors Killed.

1t is reported that Is Of the Gre"
of the British second. class cruiser
Pallas were killed and a number IN.
jured during the rioting at Port OF
Spain, Trinidad on Tuesday Ine
officials at the admiralty refused to
confrm or deny the reports.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06

Mr.. Brighton hus a faint streak OF
down on his upper lip.
'.Whrn get to be a man, papa" said
his little four-ycar-o!t'. I'm going to
have a great big mustacLe like yours.
That boy has been feeding on candy
ever since.-Chicago Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06
FORGOT EiuaselS.

Mrs. Henpeck-We hev bin married
twenty years today, Hiram.
Hiram with a sigh)-Yes, fer twenty
years we've fought
Mrs. Henpeck tscowing) - WHAT!
You old wretch!
Hiram (euickly)-Liee's battles To-
gether, Mirandy.-Judge.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06
Too Valuable to Lose.

Mr.. Grogan-Sure, Moike, an what
did yez do wit yure dorg?
N1ikeOh. be wuz wort $40 an OF
kep' t'Inkin' Il some wan sh'd stale
um Oi could i'll afford tn loss, so Oi
zaye um away, b'gorra! Chicago
News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06
An Easy Mark

Willie Softeleigh-I was quite. i'll aft,
er that poker game last night; very Ill,
in fact. But l feel much easier this
morning
Jack Sharpe-You're mistaken, my
boy. 1t is simply impossible FOR you to
be any easier than you were last night
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06
,mF INTERESTING FIGURES
Mills, Etc.

As rule the first quarter ol I'lc
wear is not prop;tious for the 'licoi-
,oratiou of new industries ana enter
prises. but this year the office Oh l"e
secretary of state has recoroec Tie
ORGANIZATION of a very large numoef
Of companies which show that the
State knows no halting in the forward
march on the road Of progress. There
have been a great many banking in
stitutions set OF foot--sone oi them
companies of not very large capltallza-
ton, but still in the held fer the up
building of small communities. lhe
number OF small Gotten seed CT! in'l!S
is increasing SO rapidly that the Sltua-
ton becomes almost alarming. lot
fear that they will get in each others
way and be able TO operate for only a
small part Ct the year or account OF
the fact that tue supply of cotton
seed is restricted and the blE organiza-
tions will and must have SeeG IN ordeE
to keep their plants runnlnG mere
is as much abuse Of machinery iolc
as there is in machinery in operation
it is said. ~,
There have been few cotton Mills
organized and others which nave ho'
reported TO the secretary OF state are
being projected. AS rule tnese are
small mills in sections not, occupied
heretofore with such industries
showing that the developement
of Souta ~Carolina is rot confined te
one Section. The most SIGNIFICANT
fassSin connection with the cotton
business is the tremendous
mount expended in the increase O
sa,e capitalization of companies "h'cf
nave been operated for some time.
The total amount of cotton mi
Capitalization this year IS S3.09o'oOV
in banking institutions, 81 ,09o,V0 II
cotton seed oil mills, s30S, OOe: ]:
light, power and ice companies, $3.50
900: and the total amount OF all con
Germs chartered and commissions
since the first Of the year IS s':2o3'
900.
Two other great corporations haf
fled letters asking for commission
giving them authority TO open DOCK
Of subscription-the Magnolia Nine
company OF Charleston, $500, oeo; an
the Columbia and Augusta hallroa(
company, which shall be chartered a
amount not to exceed s2p,0U3 pc
mile
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06
Had to salute Her.

Mrs. Right-It isn't necessary to raise
your hat to the housematd.
Mr.. Right-Well, can wink at her II
you prefer it.-Eliza beth Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06
Avfully BeniShted.

Dasherly-Is he so very ignorant!
acknowledgements? Why, actually,
be doesn't even know cure for colos!
Kansas City Independent.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06

"Do you think" asks Willie Rahrah,
"that college education will pay"
"No,'' answers Freddie Rushmore.
"but know my father will."-Chicago
Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06
pI,;LI( UTILITIES.

Sumter Ice. Light and Power com.
panv, $4,000: Columbia, Ice and Fue!
company. $4,000: Rock Hill Water.
Light and Power company. $50, 900 tC
Slj6.0UO Increase: Slrmmerrille Ice and
Cold Storage company: $50 900: Marion
Light and Power company. 100000
,rnfnl S225 0NN
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06

what wus de trubble at Jim's we'd
din'?'
why, de only rice dey cud ind to
frow after de happey couple wus made
up in croquettes-an' dey frowed dem"
New York Journal
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06
His Sort.

"What kind Of tobacco do you smoke;.
Riyers?' asked the. friend who had
dronnad IN
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06
sH;::; A;;S;;: PIANTS

o2ruii,,a !'':5 'iricit cnmpa;i. Al
liars, s2271.uYo; Caifney Brick cornfany,
y .oN%: Southern Hydraulic HrlcE
yoa.p"ny. Charleston, $4,000, tli"-
::iisSnn Brick company, North Augusta
So. .V@r. Total. $S. 600.
,rGEACto WAREHOUSES.
l.,atar3rist OF florence. sl',o'";
Farmers OF Darlington, Sln.Gon: Eco
p!rs .; Conway, 81 .onl: Planters OF
;,ecSvij!c. 81 900: Chcraw warehouse
s., 800: Marlboro. 4; hcnneltsVliie
- W:u. TGIIl, $,;. 40.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06
Rivers hesitated a moment

.'As a rule said Brooks, coming to
his relief. .he smokes cut plug, except
when I run out Of it and happen to
have some other kind in my desk. -
Scranton Republican.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06

lina's March oI Progress
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-29
ABOVE THE STAFF IS
 THE FATAL NOTE FOR HIM

jerked out of an alto horn by good, strong, husky New Jersey amateur, will do the business. Clearly, we have only to go to work with earnest and enthusiast tic industry.
 Amateur hornblowers should be sent forth into the Jersey. Delaware. New York, and Maryland marshes with first alto trumpets and an inexhaustible sup- ply of As above the staff. The profess sor thinks that the Newark meadows can be depopulated in three days by this means. and. arguing from his estimate, the whole territory could be covered in about the same time--including Orange and Long and Staten islands, It doesn't seem to us, however, that we ought to limit the experiment in the matter of time. Why not make 1t ten days or two weeks? Quite apart from the scientific and Humanitarian aspects of the case, there is fascination in the thought of amateur brass bands wandering about in the mosquito districts all nights long and throwing As above the staff where for once at least, they will do mankind no harm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-29
HappY Address,.

John Trotwood Moore's address at Trotwood park on Saturday will be pub llshed in full in next Sundays Age Herald. The address made deep and lasting impression on all who heard 1t. A prominent business man said of it. MT. Moore's address was full of wit and happy illustrations, and was of charac- ter to convince men of the value of good horses There is scarcely an active busi- ness man in this city who is not in dire need of more exercise in the open air. Some who have recently died prematurely might be living and useful for years to come if they had lived closer to nature, and little more removed from the dol lar grind As the poet said: There Is nothing better for the insides of man than the outside of a horse
 MT. Moore passed Sunday at Deerbrook Farm, the home of J. A. MacKnight, in Shelby county, and then went on to Marion for a visit to his parents. He expressed himself as delighted with Trot- wood park. and paid Birmingham and her people many handsome compli- ments,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-29
ALAsAMA's CONSTITUTION.
Judge RouIhac Talks of State to a
 Washington Reporter.


 T am of the opinion.' said Judge Thomas R. Roulhac. the eminent Alabama lawyer. at the Riggs house. that Ala bama Is the only state in the union in which the legislature meets once every four years. Of course, if an emergency arose the governor could call an extra ordinary session, as has always been the case.
 "Our new constitution provided for quadrennial meetings of the lawmakers as we'll as for four-year gubernatorial terms and the people welcome both changes as a step in governmental re- form. It Is safe to say that the public will get decidedly better results by less frequent legislative sittings. Not only was there too much legislation under the bien- nial plan, but a too frequent change In the statutes. Laws were repealed be- fore they had been thoroughly tested; be- cause they did not give immediate satis- faction after adoption there was an im- patient clamor for their abolition.
 Through longer terms for state officials our citizens are also spared the turmoil and excitement of numerous campaigns. For this reason Alabama is extremely quiet now, as we are living under the new constitution. The four-year term, which prevails in many states, is said to work well, and 1t might not be a bad plan to extend it to the national house of repre- sentatiyes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-29
Solid Philanthropy.

"In reading the industrial articles in the Age-Herald anniversary edition last Sunday, I was struck with a philan- thropic feature of the Birmingham Ma chine and Foundry company, located at East Birmingham remarked a promi- nent citizen. "The company referred to Is one of the largest or It's kind in the south. and is one of the best managed and most prosperous in the Birmingham district. It employs a large number of high-class machinists at first-class wages. Whenever an employe is sick the com pany pays him a weekly benefit of from $7 to sl0 according to his length of ser- vice, and this without assessing the man. As the reporter put it. the conn pany pays out like fraternal associa- tion, but unlike a fraternai association does not collect dues. Other companies may not see their way clear to pay sick benefits. but the Birmingham Machine and Foundry company doubtless finds that this kind of philanthrophy works we'll"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-29
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs.
Cops as chaperonea.

T never was so frightened in my life, confded vivaeious and very attractive little South Highland blonde to me yes- terday," said professional man, "as I was the other night. A young man was calling on me and we sat out in the star light in the swing. There was no noise. An hour or so later a big man leaned over the fence and said. Say miss, I'm an officer of the law; can you tell me where that shooting was I heard around here few minutes ago. I had heard some shooting little while before, but the officer came on us so suddenly I was frightened out of my wits. and could hardly direct him toward the noise."
 "Why, what were you doing that a policeman should frighten you so?" was asked.
 "The little miss flushed up into a rosy red. called me an impudent thing. and with a contemptuous glance switched the conversation off to the fine time Pm to have at BIount Springs next week. "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-29
A CONVICTION FOR PEoNAcE.

From the Baltimore Herald,
 The news of the conviction of R. B. Franklin in the court at Montgomery. on charge of peonage will relieve that community of reproach which came from the lips of the presiding judge of the court Judge Jones said after the mistrial of a similar case several days ago that the failure of the jury to do its duty would tend to create the opinion throughout the world that white man cannot be convicted for the oppression of negro. It is evident that this rebuke has had weight in bringing about a re- form, for the conviction of Franklin was the first case of it's kind where a jury has brought in a verdict or guilty.
 If Alabama juries continue to follow the example of the ono n the Franklin case, the peonage evil will be effectually stamped out. Judge Jones imposed a fine of 5000 upon the convicted offender. The judge Is doubtless determined to con- vince those guilty of peonage that it is an unprohtable as we'll as an illegal transaction