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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-12
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Tothl.counties.$70 277, 40 $I,O29, ,l27
Total. cities...... 42,7SS,2I7 B29,s4l
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-12
strasburger & Son

One Price Liquor and Tobacco House.
215-si5i and 2t7 10th st.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14
RETURN TO TIE FARM,

The Augusta Chronicle says it would
be a good thing il many young men
who left the farms, il hard times,
would return to them. in this era OF
prosperity, when the farmer has US all
in his power, to considerable degree.
An intelligent young man with In
6ustry and thrift, can Go much better
farming, especially when bis family
hold landed estates In tee country,
than By cleskirg in cities, with their
demoraliz;ng tendencies. Col. BIB
Ingersol was sad inaiel and said
many ugly things and helped under
mine many a weak brothers faith, but
now AMI then, he uttered true and
beautiful and wise sentiments. Among
the latter, he once said:
'sYcung men, I would rather have
forty acres Of land and log cabin on
it, and a woman I love in the cabin,
with grassy rath leading down to
the spring where the water gurgles
from the lips OF the earth whistling
day and night 10 the white pebbles q
perpetual song-with holly hooks
growing at the corner OF the house
and morning giories blooming ever the
low locked door with lattice wOrk
over the window 50 that the sunlight
would fall checked over the babe in
the cradle, anc the birds, ike songs
with wings, hoverirg in the sumner
air-than to be clerk Of any govern
nent on earth"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14
What Ia the Difference?

In the recent meeting of the
Georgia State Baptist Convention
Elk Governor Northern, who was
president OF the body, made clarion
call on the Georgia Baptists to turn
their backs on worldly amusements.
He very truly said that whatever evil
tends to the spread of in5emperance
ia Georgia finds its origin IN the home.
He said in a ringing voice: What
is the difference, " il you tell ne, &C.
tween the man behind the counter
dealing cut liquid camnation, as it is
ca!led, FOR pay. and the woman b:au-
tifully go1ned at tie reception stand
itg behind the beautiful punch bowl
handing out in fancy glasses iDtoxi
eating beverages without pay? VIVA;
is the difference, will you tell ne. be-
tween The men who meet IN The back
room CT a saloon and pu5 out the
Waterman while tie play for silver
in the shape Of coin and gaudily
gowreG women gathered IL the draw
ing room to play fpc silver moulded
into the shape OF q cup: IN Gods
names, brethren, le5's get cur women
to dedicate their homes lo God y
What Gov. Northern said to Georgia
Baptis;s applies with eg&al Scroe 20
South Carolina Baptists, Me hodists,
or the members Of any other church.
He INDUCES in very plain lanel&ge
and asks pointed queSti~n. Like
Gov. Northern we can't see a3y differ.
ence il the cases he cites. and if there
is any difference in the principle We
would like to have them pointed out
to us,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14
A WORD TO THE GIRLS.

Nothing adds SO much to the at
tractiveness Of any one as a 6eteren.
tial manner toward olGer people, and
especially toward ones parents.
Nothing can take the place OF it. 1t
is more to be desired than are the
smatterings CT Accomplishments" in
the catalogue OF gir:s' schools and col
leges. The modern girl can have all
the freedom OF action, ali the learning
our seminaries teach, and be free from
many Of the former restrictions
thrown around them, without in any
way losing the charm OF sweet maid.
enly ways, or forgetting the plain rule
observed by well-bred people. The
young ladies Of the present have all
kinds OF c!ubs-literary. social and
athletic. They should form one more
whose basic principle should be to
treat their elders with respect, and at
all times and at al pla ;es exercise
those old time and lovely traits OF
character which spring from unset
fshness, refinement and gentleceSs OF
manner, and restore to the modern
society world what now seems to be
one OF the lost arts.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14

right. After the years busy toll
when the harvest has been gathered, !,
the holiday tine is jaSt aheao, anCi
rev ventures are in pro pact, Il IS
we'll to pause and take an inventory
OF al that We care call our own; 70
measure our gains and to mark our
failures; to bow before the lrreparaole
past and to face the future with cheer
ful hope; to forget the small annoy.
arcss aud to richly enumerate the
icys; to give thanks unbounded for al
10, count your blessings. You viii:
be surprised at their number and
their beauty and their sweetness
Count them sgaio, name them one by
one, and you will find yourself sing
ing aloud your Sorg Of thanksgiving
Do roo let that day Of enforced Grud-
gerry, that hour of Disappointment, q
that night OF anxiety check tht
count. Perhaps they were bles ing
too, We have no right to say they
were aot. When the counting fits
think OF the glories Of asunshiny day,
the breath OF the wil;ds, the dip 0.
ihe rain, the pulse of the heart, the
joy Of love, the touch Ct a hard, TIE
voices cf little children. r. msno
the throb Of expectation, the sat!sde;
wish, the real q desire, the r2inEo"
of premise. Recall the sum ner pass,
the round Of happy GAYS. slsep with
out fear, food and raineut aud h2me
Open your eyes and your heart to tee
snowltSga of Heavenly BILE: sings
without numoar, greatly falling G:
thy head ThiDk ca these thicgs
nc see what CD hath done.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14
MADE HIN A CHILD AGAIN.

Daniel Web;ter l.oking back to IN
incident in his fifteenth year, when
his father was taking him 70 school
six miles from the hone, writes: "Oc
the way, my father 6rst iotimased to
me, his intention Of sending me to
college. TIE very idea thrilled NY
whole frame. He said be then lived
but for his children and if would DO
all could for myself. he would 90
what he could for me. I remember
that was quite overcome, and my
head grew dizzy. The thing appear.
ed to ne SO high. ard The expense an5
sacrifice it was to cost my father SO
great, could only press bis hands
and shed tears. Excellent, excellent
parent2 I cannot think OF him, even
now, without turning child again. >
Cut this out boys and paste it in your
scrap books.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14
alton of Crum.

The president has again sent to thc
senate the nomination Of Cruu as col
lector OF the port OF Charleston and
the outlook is that the nomination
will be confirmed. It was to be expect
ed that the president would do what
he has, because to be consistent with
his position as TO political equality OF
citizens regardless OF color he could
not do otherwise. Not to have reno
minated Csum would have been TO
acknowledge that he had stood By him
before the election only for political
purposes, and while that most probab-
ly had a great deal to do with the
stand he took, it could not be expect
cd that he would make an open con-
fessiOn Of the fact.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14
our lime will come il we are true to

our lime will c0me II we are true to
ourselves and to American ideals.
"Anghow, the South can neither be
se1uced nor bullied into change OF at.
titude. Democracy with US means
white mans rule. 1t has meant that
and almost nothing else for almost
thirty years or more. Republicanism
has just as surely meant negro equali-
ty with all that that implies. But
those who think the recent election
indicates that the North is Solidly
Republican on this issue will have q
rude awakening if they attempt to
carry out the idea. may be mis-
taken, but shall wait equanimity to
see the test made. The South mean
time will stand by and maintain its
Anglo-Saxon civilization. To para
phrase the language Of Martin Luther
it Worms: 'Tnere we take our stand;
we can do no Otherwise, so help US
EoCE"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14
Saws Wife Talks Too Much.

Dr.. George ". Currier, president
Of the Nashua, n. H., Trust Com.
pany, as instituted divorce proceed
lngs against his wife, WHO was Aunie
Walch Of Boston, alleging extreme
cruelty. Meth will talk about the
sreci dcations but 1t is understood that
the chief ALI CATION against her is
garru2ity. Mrs Currier is Dr. Cur
rier's second wife and was married to
him twelve years ago. Stree that
time she has resided in one of the doc
tors houses In Manchester street.
Although DR.. Currier has not lived
there for nine years, he has been
frequent caller. Mrs Currier declares
she does net care for alimony but still
loves her husband. She says he will
marry again while she lives. DR.. Cur
ried is 60 years OF age
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14
THE OLD CORN SONG.

Oh, what has become OF the old corn song
That used to float along
As to the quarter, at close Of day,
~ The merry field hands took their way,
A glad and happy throag?
Twas the national song OF the rural place,
In the good old days or grace;
And the fellowship and the common joys
Were shared by the master and the boys,
AND beaned from every face.
The blight Of freedom has done away
With tie fine old day,
And the mutual lives tha. were brave and
strong
Are down in dust like the glad old song,
Where the darkies used to stay.
Oh, when shall the corn song coEe again
Over hill and plain?
And ao echo falls f5"m the silent land.
"Nerermore, while the world shall stand,
Shall we hea7 the sweet old strain.
In Dixie's subsoil, calm and deep,
The old boys sleep;
Master and men III a common lot;
And the sons-the song OF the corn IS not
Where the sedge and catbriess creep.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14
Use to Them,

About l, 400 earthquake shocks are
recorded yearly In Japan, the land Of
earthquakes, says Baron Dairoku
Kikuchi In an exhaustive treats.
Recent Seismological Investigations
in JAPAN" just published for private
circulation. The number Is not as for
midable as it would appear, however,
as much less than fifty are sensible.
Since 1875 6'teen earthquakes have
occurred sufficiently severe to cause
loss Of live OF serious damage TO prop.
erty. In October, 1891, took place the
Great Nuno Dwarf earthquak, in
which 1000 people we're killed, over
1000 injured and nearly 10000 build
ings destroyed. In 1875 the inperia-
government commenced the spstemai
tic observation Of earthquakes. OF the
223 large shocks recorded siuce the
earliest times, Al had their origin in
the Pacific II In the Japan Sea, 2 in
the Inland Sea. ia inland and 43 are
oherl1re
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14
THE FAssroNISG OF EVE.

According tc a Eindoo legend this
is the proper origin OF woman:
Twashtri, the god Vulcan Ct the Hin
doc mythology, created the world.
But on his commencing to create wo-
man he discovered that with man he
had exhausted ali his creative materi-
ais, ard that not one solid element
had been left. This, Of course, great
" parplexed Twashtri and canSeo him
to fall IN a profound meditation.
When he arose from it be proceeded
as follows: He took
The Toundness Of the moon,
The unculating curves OF the SER
pent,
The graceful twist OF the creeping
plant,
The light shi7ering Of the grass
blade and the sienderness Of the
willow,
The velvety softness Of the flowers,
The lghtnsss OF the feather,
The gentlegaze Of the doe,
The frolicsomness OF the dancing
sunbeam,
The tears CT the cloud,
The inconsistency Of the wind.
The t;m;Gness OF the hare,
The vastly of the peacock,
The hardness OF the diamond,
The sweetness Of honey,
The cruelty Of the tiger,
The heat Of the FIRE,
The chill Of the snow,
Tue cackling OF the parrot,
The cooing OF the turtle dove
All these re mixed together and
formed woman.
Then he presented her to the man.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14
THE DANGER OF D1sCoURTEsY.

I think that it vas Rev. Stopfori
A. Brooke who once uttered these
wise and true words: TIE power O.?
being able to keep a household from
fretting and complaining and FROM
violent tempers, the power OF being
able TO encourage, nourish and stimu.
late the freedom and growth Of others,
is gained from there having been built
I'D in the minds Of all in the house, as
the first motive of life, the great
Christian law-Christian because en-.
tirely human-'Think OF others more
than of yourself and OF others hap
pinesS more than Of your own inhap-
piness. OF this law the best definition
TO remember is a wCrd OF ST. Paul'S.
In honor praferring one another. This
IS true courtesy. 1t is its very d1wer;
t is the essence Of Christ's teaching
set to music in daily ! fe. 1t will bring
out all the good ln Others; it Will bring
out what IS test in yourself: it vii!
make your home ike very heaven. "
OF all the mischief making elements
that creep into nany SodSes, d:scour.
teSy is one OF the most common and
most fatal in it's results. When wife
begins to speak sharply and rudely t.
her husband, and when she fnally
descends to the low estate OF nag
ging" him, she is in q fair way to lose
both his love and his respect; anc
when husband begins to be less
courteous to his wife be is in danger
OF losing both her respect and love.
The rock OF discour5esy is the rcck or
which many a matrimonial bark has
stranded. II the father and mother
are discou1teous to each other, it is
not to be expected that the children
Ct tie home will be gentle and polite.
There Is no greater initator than
child, and there is 10 one more alert.
The child takes note OF everything,
and it is susceptible to the general at
mosphere CT the home. II the father
is fault finding and generally irritable
the child is likely to be o. tee same
disposition. If the child,ea are not
taught coutesy in the home, it is rot
to be expected that they will be cour-
tecus outside Of the h1me.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14
Gives Up Hope.

Senator Latimer has given up hope
OF the passage Of his good roads bill
at the present session OF congress It
has been said that economy is to be
the slogan Of the session, and in every
quarter where effort has been made to
obtain support for the measure the
question Of legislative extravaganza
has been raised. The bill Will die at
the end of 1he session.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14
Took Them In.

At Charleston on Wednesday Rev.
a. E. Cornish came to the assistance
Of the police department. in providing
for Mrs. F. NJ. Bolger and child, who
had been turned out OF their house
fer nol-paymert of rent and had been
taken care OF during the niglt by the
department.. The woman claims that
she was deserted by her husband, and
left with no means for the support OF
herself and child. Rev. Cornish wiH
care for her at his church home.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14
A Observation-Disclosures.

A Missouri paper wound up a com.
pliment to a young schoolma'am with
a good word about "the reputation
for teaching she BEARS" The next day
the young schoolma'an met the edi.
tor and chased him down the street
with an umbrella, and at every jump
In the road she screamed that she had
never tauget she bear In her life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14
A Timely Hint.

The Fairfax Eoterpr ise says: Il am
a Denocrat,-on OF the people be-
lieving in the right Of every human
being to life, liberty und the pursuit
of happiness. With these convictions
suggest to my brother Democrats OF
the State Press that they make new
departure and reinstate the grand old
party In power by making woman.s
right to the ballot the great issue in
the next election. Standing as they
will then do for the rights OF half the
people, success will be a certainty"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14
Making 4 Newspaper.

Cut bis newspaper out Of the life OF
the average man and you will create
gap for which the combined con-
Veniences aud luXu1ieS Of modern CIV
llizstion will hardly compensate. he
looks forward to quiet hour with bis
favorite paper with the same aVidity
which marks the approach Of his din
irg hours; in bis minds eye one as
suming almost as much Importance
as the other.
Yet how many people OF whose
daily existence the newspaper Is sucn
an indispensable adjunct, think once
a year Of the men who makeit? What
do they know OF the sleepless Vigi-
lance OF the men who keep trained
finger on the pu,se Of public events,
whose minds are educated to the deli
cate task Of discriminating the re-
spective values Of the days develop
ments, or who held themselves ready
at moments notice to brave fatigue
rebufs and failue in the collection OF
the news to be served to the public In
coherent; accurate form? Many OF
those who even come in contact with
the news-gatherer in bis regular
rounds, do not regard him with un-
mixed feelings of respect and esteeG
So long as his cross-examination is
directed at other folk and things, it
is well. But when the exigencies Of
his duty (and duty and fate in the
newspaper mans vocabulary are
synonymous terms,) compel him to
turn bis Investigations n their direc-
tion, his enterprise sometimes seems
to take on the nature Of impertinence
and they are ready to label his inSis-
teDcs intrusion.
The men who keep you in touch
with the history Of the tjmes, whether
it be history making in Asia or this
State, are just as human, just as SEN
sitive to the little and big things OF
life, just as fellible as yourself. II
you followed what was said in the
foregoing paragraphs you will admit
their calling is one Of vast digoity
and Importance to themselves and
the people that they serve. even
though the relotionS be disguised and
impersopal. They are public servants
in the most intense application OF the
phrase ard their activity is check
on large and petty evil and injustice,
such as is furnished by no other hu-
man a ,ency.-Exchange.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14
Killed H.o Trainer.

Charles Hendricks, a lion tanner,
lacerated by a huge lion during an
exhibition at San Francisco, died Fri
day. The accident happened during
the performance Of trick In which
the lion was MADE to jump through a
paper hoop. The trainer slipped and
was attacked by the hugh beast which
tore his leg frightfully and caused a
shock from which he did not recover.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14
& NV PENSION FRAUD.
mother Scheme Gotten Up 70 De-
fraud the Colored People.

It IS evident from letters received
fy several negroes in this country aud
clher places that another eff rt is be.
ing made by some sharper in tie
Iorth to swindle them out OF some
1oney in the hope o. securing a Pen'
sion. These frauds, which are as old
IS the war itself, are no5 only being
worked here in civil war cases, but
here are also efforts being made to
atch item on the Spanish war fake.
1t will be 1emem bered that number
+ negroes from Columbia enlisted and
much larger Dumber we're turned
!own at tie enlis.ing office for failure
to pasS the examination. Letters are
being received from someone not onl!
By those who were turned down, but
llso by hose who never even applied,
.inting that money can be obtained
rom tie government for them by an
agency io Washingt n. The Columbia
Record says Assistant District AT
jorney Melton is now On the loookut
s.or som: cases Of this character, and
( any evidence is secured there will
oe some prompt arrests.
We had case OF pension fraud in
5reenville at the last term Of court.
le said. "a sharper had represented
20 a number OF negroes that the gov.
srnmenJ intended sending train load
Of provisions to former slaves and
veterans OF the Spanish war in the
South. He also hinted that a share
# these provisions could be obtained
~ those who were neither veterans OF
:iaves, if everything were left to him.
al be required was the money to pay
the freight, and be got enough OF that
90 ship train clear across the CONT.
aent. We sent him up for eighteen
months. I would be very glad to Sc
cure scme further evidence in these
lew frauds that are cropping up, and
if there is much OF 1t will prob.
ably have some arrests to make. u
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14
DIFFERENCE TO TIE AGED.

Why is it that so many girls an9
young women OF the present are no;
poi e to older people? Up TO a few
years ago, one OF the distinctive traits
OF refinement and good breeding
among ycung ladies was the notice
able Difference they always showed
their el3ers, and 70 reg ect to do 81
was to write oreself down in the So
cisl scale as an undesbreo person, aao
one whose people we're either snooS or
ignorant CT social etiquette.
The oetersnca and almost reveTen
tial manner Of young peope so4arc
older persons tEey met was che o1 t..e
attractive traits they possessed
Girls We'd with each other in paying
the proper attention to the hostess OF
an entertainment, on seeing that
elder ladies had the best seats, ana
were properly locked after whereve.
they met them.
For some unaccountable reason.
this has al been changed OF late
years, until now Young lau:es trea'
older people very much as they GO
furniture, namely, use them when
tney have need OF than, and ignore
their existence at otner times. I
do not hesitate to 10y the hcspitali-
ty Ct a hostess to the fullest, wi5to@;
as much as saying a word 10 her e2
cept that perfunctcry sentence TheU
leaving of: Good night.
This same forgetiuiness Ct Wha;
ought 20 be done and said mas invaded
the home cicle. Many girls sllo"
.eir mothers to Go all kinds Ct ser
vices for them, and permit them tc
deny themselves for their daughters
comfort without so nu5h as saying
thank you,' in recognition OF her
services. o. course, this is inexeus
ably rude and very unk:nd. But whe
is to blame more than The parents
who submit to such rudeness, anc
who have allowed this condition OF
affairs to become chronic and almost
general? There ougat to be mes
radical reform in this respect, and it
cannot come too promptly
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14
Lived Cheap Died Rich.

There is sl5s. 900 IN special public
bequests in the will OF Charles E
French, a retired drug merchant,
whose death occurred in Boston within
a week. There Is also gift Of the
residue of his estate, after satisfying
those beauests and several personal
bequests, to the Boston ProVident
Association and the Associated Chari-
ties, the income to be used for indiVid-
uals worthy Of charity. The city OF
Boston is to get $3.50 all told, the
purpose being to promote good scho-
larship in the public schools and to
take care Of the Colonial Burial
Grounds, the old state house and the
oldest and largest trees OF the Com.
mon. The testator's home was In
Commonwealth avenue, but he was
found dead in an Office building be
owned In Boylston street. Mr.. French
acted as j,nitor and elevator man be-
sides scrubbing the floors. he boasted
Of living on q cents day.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-14
WHY He LEFT EUTAwvILLE.

The witness remained at Martin S
all OF the following week. Mr.. Lewis
Martin told him it would not be well
for him and that be must leave there
and 20 to Charleston. The witness
compiled with Mr.. Martins request
and vent to Charleston.
Mr.. Lewis Martin came TO see the
witness In Charleston the Wednesday
after the inquest. The next day he
came up to Ridgeyil;e and stayed
there a day and night. MI. Pink
Martin came to Ridgeville to see him.