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The Lamar register., 1904-04-13
Flat Tax Decision.

Pueblo. Colo, April 9.-Judge Moses
Hallett overruled the demurrer of the
defense in the case of the People of the
State of Colorado VS.. The Atchison.
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company
for the recovery of the license tax lev
led on all foreign corporations operat-
ing in the state. The fiat tax law pro-
vides tax of four per cent. on every
81 900 of capital stock The Santa Fe
company refused to pay and hence
Euit was brought
The decision is a victory for the
state in that had the demurrer been
sustained the state would have been
powerless in the premises. The orgi-
nal suit will probably be brought be-
fore the court for trial in Denver.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13
REPORTS ON STATEHOOD BILL
Minority Strongly Opposes Joint
Statehood Measure.

Washington. April 9.-Majority and
minority views on the statehood bill
recently reported were filed yesterday
by Representatives Hamilton of Michi-
gan and Moon of Tennessee respect
lively.
Mr.. Hamilton reviews the provisions
of the bill at length and urges the ne
cessity and justice of admitting the
southern territories as two states.
The minority views are signed by
Representatives Moon, Lloyd, Robin
son of Indiana. and Thayer. After
lengthy discussion of the bill the mi
nority concludes with this expression:
Should the Republican party pass
this bill, wicked as it is in denial of
the rights of representation. and par
tisan In all its material details, it will
but afford another indecent example
of the suppression of individual terri
torial and national rights to subserve
partisan ends. Even more than that,
it is a surrender of the power that
sovereign states would exercise in the
Union if the constitutional methods
were followed in the admission of
states. 1t minimizes the influence of
the West and Southwest in the citadel
of Federal power-the United States
Senate
I'VE are of the opinion that it ulti-
mately Will be better for the Union
that the territories opposed to consoli-
dation shall be denied statehood un-
der the theory of this bill Indefinitely
than that conditions which will be
forced by an unnatural union should
pyist "
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13
Paper Trust Attacked.

The resolution of Representative
Lilly instructing the secretary of COM
merce and labor to investigate the high
price and scarcity of news print paper
and the causes which have produced
these conditions, was the subject OF
discussion before the House commit
tee on judiciary.
Don C. Seitz of the New York World
and John Norris, business manager of
the New York Times were heard.
Both covered practically the same
ground in statements that the Inter
national Paper Company and the Gen
-eral Paper Company had divided the
United States between them in the
control of the news print paper The
International controlled all that sec
General company the territory west
of that line.
This combination, 1t was testified
to. had raised the price Of news paper
during the last four years s14 a ton.
and during the past year as much as
SIS a ton; it was selling paper in Lon
don, counting the freight and insur-
ance, at thirty per cent. less than 1t
did in New York. Mr.. Seitz declared
that when the paper trust was formed
it took in nearly all the Independent
mills at prices not warranted by the
condition of the property. 1t had $685.
100000 Invested in plants not worth
over Sz5,000,000, and was charging
prices for paper to pay dividends on
the larger amount.
Mr.. Norris stated that the trust die
tated in one instance the size of pa
per a newspaper should use. thereby
prescribing the kind of press that
should be operated.
The reduction of the tariff on wood
pulp and paper was suggested by Bep-
resentative Desmond as a remedy. Mr..
Seitz answered that although himself
a Democrat, he had understood that
the tariff was not to be disturbed at
present, and he believed there was
enough evidence of the illegality of
the combination to proceed against 1t
under the Sherman antitrust law.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13
Scientific Kite Flying.

Washington, April 9.-Professor Al,
exander Graham Bell has decided to
give public exhibition of his tetrahe-
dron kite, or flying machine, con-
structed under his direction in Cape
Breton island more than a year ago.
The exhibition is to take place before
the National Geographical Society at
an open air meeting and exhibition to
be held April 30th.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

Senator Patterson's name was util-
lied few days ago by a sleek swind-
Ter to beat the Highland apartment
house, where Senator Patterson lives,
out of SOS. A telephone message was
received by the Highlands clerk. osten-
sibly from Patterson's secretary, say
ing: There will be package of cloth
ing coming up to-day from Hamilton,
the tailor. for Senator Patterson. flease
pay the bill. which will be about SOS.
Later a messenger called with bundle
and collected SOS from the clerk. When
Patterson got home and opened his
bundle he found an overcoat worth
about 80 cents. Ke thought it an April
fool joke until advised that sos had
been collected on it, the loss of which.
however. fell on the Highlands man
agemeLt.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

John o. Head of Orange. having of
fered a prize of 500 for the words
. and music of n song that will best
exemplify the true Yale spirit. poets
will now rack their brains for stir
ring phrase to rhyme with IT. II. with
Harvard
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

"The main business of the child"
AYERS Principal Watt. lis to grow" 1t
is the opinion of many experienced
parents that the main business of the
male child is to eat. Growth is mere
ly secondary and incidental
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

DO like America as well as did
in former years." says Patti. 20, no; /;
the country has changed SO much, and.
really. it has not changed for the
better" Just like PATHS voice.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

When the busy American reads
that the census of India. just taken.
shows a population of 294000.000, or
four times that of the United States.
he just naturally can't help wondering
how they all get living.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

Various gentlemen who at one time
or another have thought they could
buy up all the wheat in the world will
find the account of Mr.. Sully's expert
ence more thrilling than a detective
story.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

Hetty Green having recently re-
nounced 81 week rooms and pur-
chased a handsome house in New
York with art gallery and music room
attachments. it is now in order for
Russell Sage to design for himself a
marble palace.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

If gallon of gasoline will run an
automobile 20 miles and gasoline costs
Is cents gallon. how long will it
take you to save up money enough to
buy secondhand peff-pen-peff ma
chine?
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

Patience. perseverance and practice
will achieve wonders. Probably per
cent of our population can now pro-
nounce Vladivostok without stutter-
ing.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

The people would like clean money,
no doubt, but they are willing to put
up with badly soiled currency rather
than not have it. The $40 bill microbc
isn't so very abhorrent, after all.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

Gold deposits have been discovered
in Thibet. This being the case, the
Grand Llama may as well get ready
TO move out. England can't let Thibet
lie around unused any longer.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

Prince yuca-yowah-Fu -Fute-yalaf-S Saba
yousaw-Mohamed of Central Africa is
lecturing in this country. but his name
is not yet on every lip.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

One sad thing about it is that the
magazine editors will never ask Mr..
Sully to write articles on the disad-
vantages of college education.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

If the amateur theatrical hug is dan
gerous. what must be said of the real
article?
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

A Chicago alderman has just pub
Iished poem entitled "On Seeing a
Robin" Yes. Chicago aldermen have
changed.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

The juice of the rubber tree is 56
per cent water and A per cent rub
ber. The percentage of water is said
to be much greater in the rubber
trust.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

Can you name more than three peo-
pie you have ever known who could
tell a story well?
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

Mr.. Kubelil's experience with a
German audience differs from similar
ones of some of our violinists in that
sticks. stones, cabbages and eggs
were not intended as a reflection upon
his playing.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

Asked what impressed him most in
this country, w. B. Yeats. the Irish
poet. replied: THE fat Irishmen; we
have none at home" Come over. the
rest of you, and fatten up!
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

Londons experts are only half
right. 1t is not the biggest guns but
the ability to use them that wins bat
ties.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

Don't waste any sympathy on Sully
He got exactly the dose of medicine
mis- system needed.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

The displaced mine" seems to be
about as unpleasant for the Russians
at Port Arthur as the "salted mine"
was for the guileless in the earlier
days of the West.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

Andrew Carnegie says that the cap
tain of industry who seeks hoard of
dollars is of low type. What n bles-
sed thing is reform.-Philadeiph
Ledger.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

Jill is the name of the leading news
paper of Japan. 1t requires a pretty
long stretch of the Imagination to find
,that no Japanese breakfast can be
complete without Jill.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

True poverty is blessing" said
Father Huntington; and so it un-
doubtedly is; but ah-what is truth
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

Grim famine is beginning to stalk
through parts of Russia and even the
Tomsk cats are starving.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13

II you must speculate be prudent.
Don't plunge on margin until you have
remembered to give $265,000 house
to your wife.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-30
Foreston News.
Editor The Manning Times:

1t is a cold, dark day, and We feel
more inclined to spend time in idle fan
ciful dreaming, than in recording dull,
prosaic facts of uneventful, every day
life in Foreston, but our town must be
heard from occasionally, and as no one
else will take up the task. it devolves
on US, though we are sure there are
many others who might fill the position
far more acceptably. There IS nothing
of special interest to note since our
former communication.
Farm work seems to be progressing
in earnest, while everything and every
body appears imbued with new lie,
energy and activity.
Quarterly meeting was held at the
Foreston Methodist church Saturday
and Sunday. conducted by the pastor,
Mr.. Moore, and Presiding Elder Rev.
H. B. Browne. Excellent sermons, of
course. and the occasion would have
been much more enjoyable, and many
would have attended who did not, had
the weather not been so disagreeaole
and threatening. Quantities of rain
fell Saturday and Saturday night.
One of Foreston's choicest girls, Miss
Cora Sprott. has for some time past
been filing a position in Manning as
typewriter for Capt. W. c. Davis. we
would have everybody know and re-
member, that one of the most charm
ing little ladies they may meet in Man
ming belongs to Foreston. We could
rot be all reconciled to her absence eN-
cept that she comes home every week
and spends Sunday. She was here all
last week, and spent one day in Char
lesion.
Miss Nita McRoy returned Saturday
from a visit to relatives at Greeleyville.
The Misses Sprott Of Jordan were at
Mr. W. T. P. Sprott's during the Quar-,
terly meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Burgess OF
Mayesvill7 were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. 0. Cantey on Wednesday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarkson of Greeley
vile visited their father, Mr.. J. NJ.
McRoy this week.
Mrs. Harris of Greeleyville spent
some time here with relatives last
week.
There are other facts that might be
mentioned, but this is all we have time
to give this week.
Foreston, March 2S, 1904.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-30
New Zion Dots.
Editor The Manning Times:

Editor The Manning Times:
Most of our farmers over here are
through planting corn.
/ agree with John Slab" in his idea
of decreasing the acreage, and the use
of more fertilizer to the acre, and more
attention to the cultivation.
1t is with regret report the death
of Miss Sallie Vassar, much admired
young lady.
Miss Lille Lavender of this place,
now a student at the Columbia Female
College, is dangerously i'll, and all pray
for her recovery.
Things over here are progressing
nicely.
Our church has the finest choir in the
county.
Miss Minnie johnson Minstrel has
succeeded in organizing an excellent
quartette and she deserves great credit
for her laborious and faithful work.
The fellow caught winking at a girl
doesn't know that she is an intimate
friend of the girl that got the garters.
The two fellows who were seen last
Sunday evening going towards Turbe-
vile might as we'll have stald at home,
as both of those girls are engaged.
The editor asks that our letters be
sent in early 50 as to insure publication,
but if he knew how hard it is to gather
news he would not push US: we have to
wait until the last of the week to gather
news.
wish you would tell the Manning
merchants to stop advertising their
openings in The TINES, because ever
since my wife saw those pretty hats IN
Hirschmann's advertisement, and what
the Mutual, Till and Jenkinson had to
say, have had no peace. l let her &c
to Manning last week and she was Sc
carried away with what she saw at
Jenkinson's and Hirschmann's that
nothing will satisfy her until she goes
back to see what the Mutual fellows and
Till will do. I intended to hold two
bales of cotton until the first OF May,
but the Openings" have forced me to
sell and when the old lady gets back
this week I do. not expect to have a
cent. I know Luther Mcintosh and
Just know what he does to a woman
with fat pocketbook, and as for that
fellow Till, I warn close-fsted people
TO stay away from him. IS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-30
Aleolu Siftings.
Editor The Mar .inC Times:

Editor The Manning Times:
We are living in happy anticipation
of Easter which will. no doubt, be Gel
ebrated to great extent, as all know,
day worthy of celebration never es-
capes;the notice of our town people
who are constantly on the watch for an
opportunity for enjoyment. The only
thing they regret now is that Easter
will come on Sunday, which will not
profit them any in the way of getting
"a day of.
Mr.. r. H. Wolfe has returned to his
position in the store.
Miss Wilkes of Florence has accepted
position as stenographer with the
D. w. Alderman & Sons Co. We are
always glad to welcome the young
ladies into our midst as there is great
shortage along this line, causing some
of the poor fellows as well as myself to
go way back and sit down. We hope
more will come later on in the summer.
Mr.. z. r. Alderman left for Green.
vile this morning
Miss Katie Cole who has been teach.
ing here has returned to her home at
Clinton.
We are anxiously awaiting the can.
didates cards. We want to see who
they are. PAT.
Alcolu March 2S, 1904.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-30
Fewer gallons: wears longer: Devoe.
Davis Snapshots.
Editor The Manning Times:

Editor The Manning Times:
Mrs. P. II. Grombles and children
LETT this morning for Woodruff, S. c.,
to spend a few weeks with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Davis left this
morning for Nayesyiile, S. c.. to spend
a few days with Mr. C. N. Sprott.
Hon. C. NJ. Davis left this morning
to attend the Methodist quarterly meet
inc which convenes at Foreston.
Miss Clelia Keels, who has been
teaching the Horton school for some
time has returned to her home in Will
liamsburg county, leaving some of the
Young sparkswith bad case OF the
blues.
Miss Gussie Sprott of Spartanburg is
spending sometime with her sister Mrs.
J. E. Davis.
Miss Ophelia Grombles of Woodruff,
who has been visiting her brothers at
this place for sometime returned to her
home this morning.
Mr.: D. NJ. Rodgers, who resides near
this place is building a very handsome
residence and expects to have 1t COM
pleted in the near future.
The Cotton Oil Co. at this place an
ticipates completing this seasons run
next week.
Mr.. R. NJ. Bateman has for the past
several days been quite sick, but we
are glad to report his condition very
much better. Z.
Davis Station, March 26, 1904.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-30
DOMESTIC NEGLECT.
The Tragedy Of Little Things That
Are Left Cndone.

The Tragedy Of Little Things That
Are Left Undone.
The judge and spectators in a Kan
sas City courtroom laughed when a
husband testified that his wife gave
him only mechanical kisses"
Then the lawyers devoted many min
utes to the question, "What is a me-
chanical Hss?" They decided that it
was salutation given only. through a
sense Of duty, and then they laughed
some more.
They didn't go far enough. They
might have called it tragedy.
With most women affection lasts. It
burns as strongly in old age as in gold
en- youth. a caress means world OF
joy to them.
Some men forget. They grow care
less. Carelessness is often a species Of
selfshness. Once it was a privilege to
press a lovers kiss on the lips Of a
wife at the door when leaving in the
morning, again as warm greeting
that always marked the homecoming
at night.
And one morning the man forgot the
caress and lost himself in business.
And shadow fell on a romance, and
the woman wept. She tried to be brave
and sensible. She tried to laugh at the
silly fear that he didn't care for her.
She assured herself a hundred times
that it was such a little thing and that
It was natural for him to forget and
that it was unreasonable for her to ex-
pect the Joy Of the honeymoon through
life. She wiped away her tears and re-
solved to hide her grief and be kind,
loving, patient.
And the man never knew. Perhaps
some day he went into court and COM
planned that be had been the recipient
Of mechanical Kisses" Domestic neg
lect isn't always confined to lack of
food and clothing. Cruelty doesn't al
ways take the form Of physical abuse.
When men learn to think, when they
remember that the little attentions Of
ten mark the difference between JOY
and sorrow in Woman's life, there
VIII be more real happiness IN the
world.-Milwaukee Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-30
FAMOUS FOR FAT.
Daniel Lambert, Who Died IN aeos'
Got Too obese to "abblc

Daniel Lambert, Who Died In aeos'
Got Too obese to Wabblc.
The fame Of Daniel Lambert as
champion among fat men IN England
If not in the world, still remains un-
riyaled. Daniel was born at Leicester
in ITO and died in 1909 at Stamford.
The grandson Of a celebrated COCK
fighter and addicted to sport through
out his life, his dimensions were nor
extraordinary, and his habits were not
different from those Of other lads un-
til he was fourteen years old. When
twenty-three years Of age, however, he
turned the scale at thirty-two stone,
and, although he is recorded to have
been then able to walk from WoolWlch
to London, at the time Of his DEATH IN
his fortieth year, be had attained the
prodigious weight Of ffty-two stone, or
72S pounds, and was more or less help
less. He was modest man, and when
he had achieved physical greatness
fame was thrust upon him. He was
for a long time unwilling to be made
8 show Of, but he gained a more than
local reputation, and people Travelled
from far to see him, resorting to vari-
Gus devices in order to be allowed to
do so. At length the prospect Of profit
o7ercame his resolution, and for four
years before his death he exhibited
himself in London and in the prov
inces.
he was apparently man Of some
wit, for once, before he permitted the
public tc gaze upon him, an inqulsidve
person had gained access to his pres
ence by pretending to be q fellow
sportsman interested in the pedigree OF
q mare, whereupon Lambert promptly
reoIied, ''She was bred by Impertinence
out of Curiosity" Before the days Of
Daniel Lambert, Edward Bright OF
Maiden was a we'll known fat man, al
though his name no longer fingers as
q household word He died in 1850 at
the age Of thirty years, weighing forty
two stone and seven pounds, and is
stated to have been an active man TILL
a year or two before his death, when
his corpulency so oTerpowered bis
strength that his life was burden and
his death a deliyerance. Both Bright
and Lambert seem to have been genial,
good humored fellows and very popular
among those who visited them, In
deed popularity seems to be the1ot: Of
the corpulent in fact as well as IN &c
ton. The heroes Of fiction, however,
have the advantage in the matter OF
lasting glory, and the names Of Daniel
Lambert and the fat boy Of Peckham
sink into insign1fcance beside those OF
Falstar and the fat boy In "PickWics." :"
London Standard.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-30
Thirty Dollar Libraries for Ten Dollars

The library bill means simply this:
The State Board will give $40 and the
County Board SO to twelve schools IN
the county, provided the schools will
raise $40 by private means.
Five schools in the western part OF
the county and one in Salem have notl-
fed us that their $40 have been raised:
six others can come in: which we hope
they will do at once.
The county's portion is ready now
and the States will be in a few days.
We are anxious to have the libraries
established before the school term ends
so that the children get the books to
read during vacation.
We earnestly request all the teach
ers that can possibly do so attend the
association on the fourth Saturday,
10Th, as we wish to consult them in ref
erence to summer school matters.
S. P. HOLIDAY,
Superintendent Education.
March Is. 1904,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-30
Best Cough Remedy fer Children.

When you buy a cough medicine tor
small children you want one in which
you can place implicit confidence. You
want one that not only relieves but
cures. You want one that is pleasant
to take. Chamberlain's Cough Rene
DIV meets all of these conditions. There
is nothing so good for the coughs and
colds incident to childhood. It is also
a certain preventative and cure fol
Group. and there is no danger whatev'
er from whooping cough when. it is
given. It has been used in many cpl
denies of that diease with perfect sue.
cess. For Sale by The r. B. Loryea
Drug Store, Isaac NJ. Loryea, Prop.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-30
For Tender Feet.

After dancing for a little while many
peoples feet get very tender and IN
comfortable. If you are troubled in
this way, try this plan: Put ivy leaves
next the soles of your feet, inside the
stockings. Cut out the hard center rib,
lay the leaves as smoothly as possible,
draw your stockings carefully over SO
as not to disarrange them, and see that
your shoes fit just comfortably. For
walking in warm weather this is an ex-
celIent plan and prevents the feet from
getting tender.-New York News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-30
Buck1eu's Aruica Saive.

Has worldwide fame for marvellous
cures. 1t Surpasses any other salve,
lotion, ointment or balm for cuts, corns,
burns, boils, sores, felons. ulcers, letter
sala rheum, fever sores, chapped hands,
skin eruptions: Infallible for piles
Cure guaranteed. Only 25c at The f.
B. Loryea Drug Store.