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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-14

serve GXce1eQUly well ~ lS1Coe yooA
whole attitude toward the South.
The Alabama peonage cases were not
'sfakes;" and they were tried IN a
Court in which the Judge and district
attorney were both Democrats. They
were quickly and effectively tried and
peonage was killed in Alabama at one
blow. The Judge and district attor-
ney are among the very few, almost
the only, Democrats appointed by
Roosevelt to any high Offices in the
South. This is a pat Illustration, not
only Of what can be done, ought to be
done, and will be done by the best
men OF the South whenever they have
the power to act. 1t also illustrates
the extreme folly of your outcry about
the negro because he is not in pollti-
cal power at the South.
You make what may call an ao
hominen argument when you allude
to nv administration in South Caro-
lima as showing that Republican
Government in the Southern States
was not a chronic or incurable evil,
even with colored men as voters and
ohceholders." Sir, wish to tell you
that my administration showed no
such thing. It showed precisely the
opposite; and perhaps I had better re-
peat here, if the matter is OF any I'M
portance, what have said, that the
lesson OF my administration is that
with a preponderating electorate OF
negroes, it never was within the
bounds OF possibility to keep up a
bearable government. l will add that
it is more possible now. Giving me
credit for qualities and abilities 1or
management, tact and what not
qualities I never possessed-Wnat
could do from 1874 to ls'i: Mere
ly retard little the crevasSe OF cor
ruption and misrule ever gathering
force behind me and sure shortly to
overwhelm me. 1t IS nngracious in
appearance to reject intended comph-
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26
The Cry of Need,

Never too busy to listen to the cry
of need. The thoughtful child on her
way from the spring with a pitcher OF
water in her hand looked at the
parched, dust mantled and dropping
flower by the wayside, and in her pity
for it tipped her pitcher, and gentle
stream washed the dust from it's
leaves, refreshed its stem and invigor-
ated its roots. AS it lifted Itself once
more to the sun, its renewed life made
her heart gayer and her feet lighter,
while the little that she had donated
from her vessel had left her more than
she needed for her home. Zip your
heart little and let its sympathy
roll out in blessings to those who are
weak and weary. They will be blessed
in receiving, but you will be doubly
blessed in giving. Yet give not for
your own sake, but for their sakes.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26
Gods Best Gifts.

Gods best gifts are not for the few,
but for all; one of His best is the
power he bestows on people to appre
ciate and enjoy their ordinary sur.
roundings+such as fine prospect,
sea view, mountain or moor, the
growing corn, the simple flower The
secret Of happiness here is the power
to see and to prize the blessings so
richly provided for all; and the poor.
est person with eye and ear may have
as keen enjoyment from the sights and
sounds of nature as the wealthiest
clients of the richest bankers. He
who gives the capacity to enjoy, af-
ford ample material to minister to our
qualification. 1t is not necessary for
a person to be learned, clever, rich
or in Society, printed with a big s,
in order to be victorious in the battle
OF life, or happy while he lives. The
records of human history would am.
ply illustrate the fact that tranquility,
success and happiness can be enjoyed
by men highly placed and gifted, or in
the humblest ranks alike, IL they will
learn and work out the secret OF liv-
ing well, for the possibilities of happi-
ness bestrew every pathway and are
the heritage of every life.-Rev. c. ii
Kelly.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26
Devilish MaIevolence.

"Ysaye, the violinist," said a musi-
clan, lis a huge fellow with some odd
characteristics. Usually, for instance,
he is shy and quiet, like little girl.
but il ruflled or annoyed he develops
a vein of devilish malevolence.
"He was playing at my house one
light. Among my guests was an elder
ly woman, ugly enough, it is true, but
a passionate lover of music. AS Ysaye
played this woman drew closer and
closer to him. She was interested in
his score, and to read it the better she
almost laid her head against his. Her
cheek and his almost touched.
"Ysaye was very angry. Suddenly
he stopped playing; he took out his
handkerchief and he wiped the WON
ans nose with it.
Imagine the scene. Everybody
started back in surprise. Ysaye, too
started back, apparently surprised be.
yond measure.
oh" he said, Il beg your pardon.
Your nose was so near my face that
thought it was my own
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26
Story of Terrapin's Memory.

That Br'er Tarrypin has memory is
proved by a story told by Young d.
Hance, who owns the birthplace of
Chief Justice fancy, on Battle creek,
in Calvert county.
Mr.. Hance keeps small boat under
a mulberry tree on the shore of the
creek, and on going to the boat early
one morning he noticed dry land
terrapin busily engaged in eating a
few mulberries which had fallen. Mr..
Hance, wishing to assist Br'er larry
pin in getting his breakfast, gathered
some mulberries and pitched them to
him one at time. In very short
time the terrapin began to catch the
berries in his mouth exactly as they
were thrown to him. Every day after
ward a slight knock on the side of the
boat would bring the terrapin out for
his mulberries, and Mr.. Hance often
took his friends and visitors to see his
pet.
On one occasion a fresh young man
threw a piece of tobacco to the terra
pin instead of mulberry. Br'er Tar.
rypin retired at once in disgust, and
for days afterward refused to come
when called. Although Mr.. Hance
finally induced him to come again for
his mulberries, Br'er Tarrypin remem-
bered the tobacco and would never ap-
proach unless Mr.. Hance was alone
Baltimore Sun.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26
The Ihinu North While.

l know that many of you are puz-
Zled to know in what direction you
can start to help Christ to help the
world. Let me say this to you in
that connection: Once | came to a
cross-road in the old life and did not
know in which direction God wanted
me to help hasten this kingdom. I
started to read the Book to find out
what the ideal life was, and l found
that the only thing worth doing in
the world was to do the will of God;
whether that was done in the pulpit
or in the Sums; whether it was done
in the college or classroom, or on
the street, did not matter at all. "My
meat and drink" Christ said, is to
do the will Of him that sent me-" and
if you make up your mind that you
are going to do the will of God above
everything else, it matters little in
what direction you work. There are
more posts waiting for men than
there are men waiting for posts.
Christ needs men in every community
and in every land; it matters little
whether we so to foreign lands or
stay at home, as long as we are sure
We are where God puts us.-Henry
Drummond.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26
Observation-Disclosures 81
Sin Streets Of Pekin s
Ss-.9N.
Especial Correspondence

~SPOANSANN't
He calmly wiped his brow and smil-
ingly remarked: 1T is nothing. These
coolies annoy my guests with their
noise and so two or three times az
evening l go over there and beat
few of them and break their rick
shaws, which, as you see, at once dis
perses them,' and he smiled reminis-
Gently as he thought of the dozens
which had been demolished In times
past. One could not help wondering
at what would happen If hotelkeepers
were to deal in this easy way with
the American hack drivers.
In the Temple Of Buddha.
The first point of interest to which
After about an hour of being pushed
and showed through the dirty, crowd
ed streets, we came to the ancient
fame. Everybody gives the number Of
the priests differently. but there must
be at least 500 of them. The shrine
is inclosed within walls and you go
through a big gate to get into the
first courtyard. After that you keep
going through gates and courtyards
without number. Before you can. get
through the dignified Chinese guide
raises his benevolent countenance to
the skies and emits a plaintivc
howl. The gate is opened from within
by piratical-looking lama. You have
to give him some money. Then he
shuts and bars the gate behind you.
You then come to a series of tenn
pies where are numerous figures of
gods. A lot of beautiful draperies are
strewn about and the general effect
is one of much richness. This was as
far as l got when the priest closed
the door of the temple and carefully
barred it in our rear | forgot about
the god and his troubles and began to
wonder how we were going to gel
out, which we did by going in behind
the altar and coming out the back
door. We repeated this process al
every temple, and there are at least
six, though there seemed to be many
more. Passing through these doors
we thought of what Henry Norman
said of this place in his book on China
and how he nearly lost his life there
The guide was so full of talk about
the famous Buddha temple in the last
Of the series that we pressed on and
at last entered a really wonderful
room in which there was a most i'm.
pressive Buddha seventy-five feet
high. The building appeared many
sizes too small for the figure and the
whole effect was as though the house
had been built around him before he
had chance to get away.
At this juncture there was a fear
full uproar about some incense and
everybody talked at once and J
thought of the innumerable gates In
the rear and wished l were in a safer
place. There were some more TEN.
pies to see but we had enough, and
were let out Of the gates one after the
other, being held up for money by q
yellow-faced priest at each turn. Fin
ally, we got out of the last gates and
after seeing a few more shrines ano
a big tower, that is called the drum
tower, we returned to the hotel fol
tiffin.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26
The Constant Christian.

Consistency, stability among Chris.
tians, is currency above par. The
exigencies of the Lords work are
such that we cannot afford to be un-
stable. The unstable Christian is one
of the greatest stumbling blocks in
the way of sinners. Thousands of
men outside the church give this as
the main reason for their active oppo-
sition or pathetic Indifference to
Christianity. The unstable Christian
is a reproach to his profession, a re-
proach to his church, and reproach
to his Christ. Constancy, stability, is
one of the Christian workers strong
est assets.
Many OF us may not be able to en-
gineer vast enterprises in the church,
many of us may not have the natural
powers and gifts of some of our
brethren, many of us may not have
enthusiastic, hopeful and positive ma
lures but there is not one of us, not
one but can be constant in our eff
forts as Christians in our own sphere,
if we will take ourselves and our pro-
fession seriously. 1t is not child's
play to be representative of Christ.
1t is the work of man, and worth
that mans highest thought and best
endeavor. Nothing among the So
called negative vices undermines
character like instability. Nothing so
stamps man as useless to his
church, to his community, and to his
Christ, as INCONSISTENCY On the other
hand, nothing tends to build up a no.
bic and exalted character so much
as constancy and faithfulness nothing
will be more likely to raise a mans
usefulness to his highest notch than
these qualities. To be inconstant, I'M
stable, that of the earth, earthly; but
to be. uniformly true and steadfast
that were of Christ, Christlike.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26
GREAT TOMB OF coNFUcIUs.
Burial Place and Its Approaches
Scenes of Remarkable Interest.

0SCUCS VI tutStSoes
The city of Chufuhsien, the Mecca
of the believers of Confucianism, is
in the province of Shantung, one OF
the most populous districts of the
here his sacred bones lie buried. The
tomb, which is located in one OF the
largest cemeteries in the province,
three miles out from the city above
mentioned, is one Of the most impos-
ing in the whole empire.
The grave itself Is surmounted by
an earth mound twelve feet in height.
the whole surrounded by cluster OF
gnarled oaks and stately cypress trees.
Before the mound is tablet six feet
broad and twenty feet high, upon
which are inscribed the names and
deeds of the great founder of Confu-
cianism, religion adhered to by 40O,-
100000 human beings. The burden of
this inscription, according to reliable
translation, is Perfect One" "Abso-
lutely Pure" Perfect Sage" First
Sage" Great Philosopher, etc.
The avenue which leads up to the
philosophers tomb Is even more inter
esting than the actual place Of burial
itself. On each side of the avenue are
rows Of figures of huge animals cut
in stone-lions, tigers, elephants and
horses, besides numerous mythical
creatures, such as animals half dog
and half frog, beasts with four legs
and twice as many wings, besides a
multitude of unnamable monsters that
never lived on earth, in the water or
in the air. Taken altogether, the
burial place of Confucius is one of
the chief spots of interest in the
orient.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26
Through Sorrows Gate.

There are many things, besides sor.
rows self, that come through sorrows
gate-gentleness, sympathy, strength
beautiful traits of character, which
seem to find no other mode of en-
trance into life. Long for unclouded
Joy as we may, 1t still remains true
that few Of use would choose for our
suffered. The eyes that have no.
known tears must needs lack some.
thing of tenderness. The heart that
never has been torn with anguish and
loss has never sounded its own depths.
and cannot measure those of another
The soul grows strong through storm
and conflict, IL 1t ever grows strong
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26
Coromantee Proverbs.
70 him who runs full honor pay,
Though. he be last.

To him who runs full honor pay,
Though, he be last.
Though you may fail the catch each
day,
Yet may you cast.
If you would trap the agile game,
Go softly, brother.
Look on child and judge the same:
Don't ask its mother!
Beware when Ger the wine he says,
II am your friend"
Give what you have and name no days
Sooner than lend.
The Evil One who seems most fair
Knows most wiles.
Woe shall be his who works great good
Expecting smiles.
None but the thing that knows no birth
Knows no strife;
None but the dead below the earth.
May laugh at Life.
Stephen Chalmers in New York Times.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26
SOME TRICKS OF LIGHTNING.
Bolts, II Would Seem, Were Sent to
Do Their Works.

A man In Mississippi was>cutting a
chew of tobacco when bolt Of light
ming Struck his hands. They were
so badly burned that 4hey had to be
amputated. Two qGarrymen were
preparing a fuse in Georgia marble
quarry when lightning struck the
charge and they were blown to Mkg-
ments. The mate of an Atlantic coast
ing schooner was drunkenly inviting
a sailor aloft engaged in shortening
sail to come down and be cut to
pieces, when bolt Of lightning
struck the mate dead. A boy seated
IN a small boat that was attached to
and trailing from sailing yacht off
the South Carolina coast was killed
by bolt of lightning, while the yacht
was not damaged. An unbelieving
farmer in Indiana was engaged in a
controversy with an itinerant minis
ter when he was struck dead by
lightning while making a blasphe-
nous remark.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26
II Christ Should Come To-Day.

II Christ Should Come To-Day.
" Christ should come to-day
u we should find Him on the broad high
Or city street.
ID would we crowd to touch His gar
ments hem.
Or kiss His feetY
" He should come to-day!
II the Ail-searching One should find US
out
And call our name.
Would we press forward toward the out
stretched hand
or sink in shame7
n He should come to-day!
fhe Prince OF Peace amidst the clang OF
war
And battle heat.
ID would we haste to lay our weapons
down
Before His feet?
. poor and weak and blind!
Living for self. we make our petty plans
Map out each year;
Forgetting I'm an hour we know not Of
He may appear
% gentle. plying Christ!
Delay Thy coming to the weary soul,
So sick OF sin;
Draw close Thy cords of love. until his
heart
Shall take Thee in!
Then come at morn or eve!
Whether in manhood, youth or feeble
Thy visit fall
To him who loves Thee all is well. since
Is all in all.
Helen A. Beard.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26

has been radium. Liquid air was to
turn all our wheels, heat our houses
in winter, and cool them in summer
liquid air was to destroy our gar
bage, anesthetlze all our pain, and
usher in a new era. 1t was soberly
argued by men who made claim to
scientific knowledge that liquid air
could be used to run compressors to
make more liquid air, and thus, with
a thimbleful at the start, force could
be created strong enough to pry the
earth from it's orbit. A sad common
tary on these high hopes is an item
to the effect that judgment of 1878
against the company owning the pat
ent has been returned unsatisfied.
Liquid air is as wonderful as it ever
was, but wonderfulness is not useful
ness. Science also has its toys.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26
RaliglouSlllougllt

at all, and, however sweet a nature
may be, we find it incomplete and UNI
satisfying If 1t has never known the
softening. hallowing touch of grief.
There are dark pages In our lives
where we would gladly have changed
the story If we could. There are
wounds that still ache, losses that
even yet are hard to bear; but however
we may feel about the sorrow itself.
there are few Of us who would be will
ing to give up all that 1t brought and
taught us-to be just what we were
before 1t touched us. There are some
precious gains that come through sor-
rows gate.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26

Pekin is like other large Chinese
titles, only more co. The Biographies
talk about its being the largest city
m the world and airily speak Of 4,0OO.-
700 inhabitants. This is all mistake.
Il is safe to say that there are not
1000, 900 people, al, told, and less than
that number within the walls. 1t is
impossible, however, to make any es-
innate of the population or the real
size of the capital. as it seems to be
built in groups. In one spot the
houses will look as though there had
been a stampede to erect dwellings
IN a certain place, and when that had
been taken everybody else built as
near 1t as possible. A few hundred
yards farther on the houses thin off
and are scattered about without
rhyme or reason. A little farther still
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26
A Fine View.

Two smart young men from London
once came upon decent-looking shep-
herd in Argyleshire, and accosted him
with:
You have very fine view here
you can see a great way"
"Yu ay, yu ay, ferry great way"
"Ah! you can see America here, I
suppose?"
"Farrar than that"
How is that?"
"Yu jist wait tule the mists gang
away and you'll see the mune."
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26
Tricks of RickshaW Men.

A Chinese street in summer time
is one of the most delightfully."- infor-
formal places imaginable. No one
seems to have anything in particular
to do and they all come into the
streets to do it. The men have finish
ed dressing after they have put on
pair of dirty blue trousers and a pair
of shoes. The people who have shops
move their contents out into the street
for no apparent reason, unless. per-
chance, to induce the purchaser to
buy in self-defense.
All the rickshaws have two men.
One pulls and the other pushes. Those
who are fulfilling these useful func-
tons for the European hotels are i'm
pressed with an overwhelming idea
of their own importance. The one
who goes ahead is very dexterous in
letting go his rickshaw handles with
one hand and violently pushing out
of the way any unfortunate bystander
whose thoughts have moved too slow
ly to have suggested to him the ad
visibility OF standing aside. The
coolie who is doing the pushing is
equally skillful and invariably catches
the man who has been thus jostled out
of the way with resounding smack
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26
Traction Car Innovation.

After a series of experiments, the
wolseley Motor Car company of Bir-
mingham, England, has decided to
use on it's suburban lines a small, di-
rect-geared petrol-driven car, which
will carry thirty passengers and ton
of baggage. 1t is likely that the pc
troll car will be introduced for city
traffic, too, as it would obviate sus-
pension of street car traffic by failure
of current.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26

There Is Cetarrh In this section Of the country
than all other diseases put together and until the last
few years supposed to be incurable. For great
many years doctors pronounced II local disease and
prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing
TO cure with local treatment pronounced it incuraDe
Science has proven Catarrh to be constitutional dis
and therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by +. j Cheney
d Co.. Toledo Ohio, Is the only constitutional cure on
the market. 1t is taken internally in doses from 10
drops 10 teaspoonfu. 1t acts directly the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system. They otLer one
hundred dollars for any case 1t fails to cure Send
for circulars and testimonials.
Address; F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 15c.
Take Halis Family pills for constipation.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26

ney secretions were very IRREGULAR
dark colored and full of sediment
The pills cleared 1t all up and l have
not had an ache in my back since
taking the last dose. My health gen.
orally Is improved great DEAL"
FOSTER-MILBURN CO.. Buffalo,
N. Y. For sale by all dealers. price so
cents per box.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26
seventy.six Years in One House.

James Hoffman of Washington
township, Marion county, Indiana, was
born seventy-six years ago in the
house where he has lived ever since.
That is to say, the log hut in which
he first saw the light is now part
of the residence he occupies.-Chica-
20 Chronicle.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26

the Peace, says:
"Doan's Kidney
Pills proved a
v cry efficient
remedy in my
case. I u S e d
them for disor-
dered kidneys
and backache,
from which l
had experienced
a great deal OF
t r o u b ! e a n d
pain. The kid
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26

on the side of his black and tan coun-
tenance. The strangest part Of it all
is that no one seems to object. The
look with which these little pleasant
ries are received Is one more Of sor'
row than anger and it's a hardy hea-
then indeed who makes protest.
Giving Coolies a Lesson.
This same attitude OF the eastern
coolie toward violence is, by the way,
one of the strangest things imaginable
to a western mind. The other night
at the Palace hotel there was fright
full uproar arising from the building
next door. Apparently a mailman
was running amuck among a score or
two of rickshaws that had drawn up
to the door of the building, and were
soliciting patrons for their two-wheel-
cd carriages. The center OF the group
was European, and the fiercest tu-
mutt prevailed as he began upsetting
rickshaws, breaking their shafts, tear
ing off their lanterns and dashing
them on to the ground. In another
moment every rickshaw man was
tearing madly off with his vehicle to
escape the fury Of the onslaught, and
who should come walking from tho
scene of the panic, with his arms
loaded down with rickshaw cushions,
but The proprietor of the hotel.