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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-12-14
NGW00D PRESTON DECEMBER IA 1906
THE DiFrERENCI.

How about the Democratic ring
that meet at the office of Editor
Brown and there appoints them.
selves delegates to the various con.
ventions and selects candidates for
county offices 1-Journal.
The only thing about the above
statement is that it is an absolute
lie--all wool and a yard wide. The
only excuse for the above statement
is the meeting OF the Democratic
Committee held at the office of the
Chairman last spung, it was decided
to appoint delegates to the Congress.
sional Convention at Keyser, as the
time was too short and the trip too
long and expensive to insure a full
attendance unless the bars were let
down and so the Committee passed
resolution that any Democratic
from the county who could attend
would be recognized as delegate.
As there was but one candidate to
nominate and no contest il was not
expected that the county would be
more than half represented but il
turned out that Preston had the
largest delegation of any county
there and everyone ot them paid
their expenses too. Now let us see
how the Republican Committee Of
the County managed the same af-
fair. They called meeting at
Terra Alta and the Chairman of the
Committee introduced cut and
dried resolution to allow Jas. S.
Lakin a member of the Committee
to name the delegates from this
oousty to the Congressional Con-
vention which he did and sent every
one of them check to fully pay all
his expenses to the said convention.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-12-14
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN RUSSIA
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1t is announced that universal
suffrage has been granted in Russia
and If the Car keeps his word the
women of Russia will have the suf-
frage before the women of free
America.
Every organization OF men in
Russia from the National League
Of the University Professors down
have demanded universal suffrage
without distinction of sex. religion,
or nationality.
II is rather surprising to find all
classes Of progressive Russians in
favor of equal right for women,
while tb. majority OF American
men are still opposed. But icmay
be accounted for by the fact that
the Russian men know what il is TO
be without influence in the affairs
of State which American men do
not know. American men cannot
comprehend, like the Russian men,
what it is to live IN Country and
love it and still have no voice in its
affairs.
Throughout all the struggle fox
liberty in Russia, the woman have
worked shoulder to shoulder with
the men. They have taken their
full share of all the tolls and dan
gers. The women have gone side
by side with the men to prison, to
Sibera, and to the scafold, and il
is a matter for congratulation that
the men now think the women are
good enough to go side by side with
them TO the ballot box.
That the United States will not be
far behind Russia in doing Justice
to its women is evinced by the over
900 State and National organiza-
tions outside the woman suffrage
organizations within the past year,
have declared themselver in favor
Of full suffrage for women. The
last great organization to take this
action was the American Fedora
tion Of Labor ct its annual conven.
tion in Pittsburg, Pa.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-12-14

stump during the heat of our cam
paigns. So proficient did / become
in stuniing that l was known as the
champion sumter of the State. Ii
IS possible that the Machine could
have still held me in line on prom
ises had the moonshiners been per
mltted TO continue business at the
old stand. When the strong arm OF
the law closed them out l was de.
prived of that which kept my spirits
in state Of dreamland waiting for
the promised pie. In looking
around for a heaven of rest and
quietude find it in the Prohibition
party. 1t will be several years be
fore this party will be called upon
TO distribute the pies which will give
me ample time to cultivate my
ramps which have sadly neglected
in chasing the rainbow pie.
Convey To Deacon Brown my
heart felt sympathy aud inform him
that from this time henceforih the
Prohibition party and the ramps
shall receive my undivided atten.
ton. Place me in the catalogue as
Prohibitionist and a rampist."
1t is with many regrets that we
part with Jeff. 1t must be admitted
that twenty years was long time
to wait for piece of pie while 9th
ers have been served in twenty four
hours after they made their applica-
tion. But Jeff should remember
that the Machine kept me forty
years on the promise list. Now that
l am enjoying the pies and distribut-
ing them to the faithful l am almost
persuaded that it would have been
better for my health and happiness
had been kept waiting until the
day that Gabriel is booked to blow
his horn.
Sometimes l think / was put at
the head of the Machine after il had
fulfilled its mission. Each day>I
am more and more convinced that
the people are Withdrawing their
patronage from the Machine and IN
vesting their money with other en-
terpnses that pay larger dividends
They seem at last to have learned
the secret of our combination to
get-rich-quick.
am heart sick at the desertion
of our organs and faithful followers.
There seems TO be no way to stem
the tide of desertion. have sent
two cablegrams to Gov. Dawson to
return from South Africa, but up TO
this second have received no reply.
/ fear he has fallen into diamond
mine. THE RAMBLER.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-12-14
NUMBER 7.

IN the mind of anyone that there
would be rate bill OF some sort.
The President has not declared him.
self as yet, bIr those who assume to
speak for him, say ,that IL is TO be
largely an extension of the powers
that were supposed to be vested in
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion for the FIRST year or two of its
exis,ance. There is to be a penalty
clause providing fine of &s, 900 a
day for failure to accept a rate
named by the commission within
the stationary limit OF 20 days.
The sort of books to be kept by the
railroads for the enlightment of the
Commission are lso specified.
But the chief thing is the penalty
clause to enable the Commission to
enforce its decisions. This is the
thing the Commission has been
olamoring for ever since il found
out from decision Of the courts
that the penalty clause which every.
one thought was in the original bill
had been Intentionally or accident.
ally omitted.
For those interested in statistics
OF education, II will be interesting
to learn from census bulletin lust
issued, that we are only 10 per cent
illiterate in this country. OF the
native born whites, only as out of
every thousand are unable to read
and write. OF the foreign born,
there are IaS in the thousand who
are illiterate, and of the negroes,
AS per thousand or nearly go per
cent. This ought to make instruo.
tive reading for the people who
think the individual states have
no business to define their own suf-
frage requirments. II is cheering
to learn that the general illiteracy
of the country is decreasing. At
the last census there were 1913 peo.
pie per thousand IN the total popu-
lation who could not read while now
the total average has dropped to
700 per thousand. 1t is a rather
curious fact that females are more
illiterate than males though the dis
parity is less marked than it was in
the last census.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-12-14
THE JAPANESE CALENDAR.

The japanese recko6 the year by
a flower calendar. Several times a
year almost all the people Of Japan,
grown people as well as children,
90 out in a sort Of national picnic,
just 10 see the blossoming trees
Especially do they 60 on to see the
cherry blossoms, which are pink
and more beautiful then IN any
other country Of the world. This
is the way the flower calendar goes.
Jdnusry-Pine.
February-Plum.
March-Pcach.
April-Cherry.
Wislaria.
June-Aus.
July-Morning Glory.
August-Lotus.
Scptember-Seven Grasses.
October--Chrysanthemum.
November Maple.
December-Camellia.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-12-14
TEXAS ALL RIGHT.

Texas is a whopper. She is a
peach. She's the widest. broadest
and the longest country on earth,
extending from east and west, and
also from north to south. She
could put Rhode Island in her vest
pocket. She could swallow three
or four States like Maryland and
wash 'em down by drinking the
Mississippi dry, and could digest
'em without ever having the collie.
Texas is the empire State Of the
Union without any Kasier Bill for
an Emperor. She's the chiefest
among ten thousand and altogether
lively, lively, wild aBd reckless.
She's one of the old 6iue hens
chickens. She's the cock Of the
walk, and the Democrat Of Tie
world. She's wolf, and It's her
day to howl. Texas Is bounded on
the east by the alligators Of Louisi.
ana and the huckleberry thickets Of
Arkansas. She is bounded on the
north by the tomahawk and the war
whoop of the red man. She IS
bounded on the west by the chill
concanc of New Mexico and the
hot tamales of old Mexico. She is
bounded on the south by the Gulf
of Mexico, and it wasn't for that
measley body of water she would
extend beyond the South Pole. As
l said in the beginning Texas is a
whopperj she's Jim Dandy, and
don't you doubt it
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-12-14
THE TAX YARDSTICK.

Convincing evidence Of the fall
lacy of Ex-Governor Whites "yard-
stick" argument for the new tax
laws is furnished on the border of
Kanawha and Fayette counties. On
the Fayette side the yardstick has
measured the value OF coal lands,
and they have been entered on the
assessors books at $3.50 an acre.
On the Kanawha side the same
"true and actual value" yardstick
has assessed coal lands at $40 an
acre. The same vein of coal under
lies both tracts, and the operations
on both are about the same.
That yardstick must he made of
elastic material, or there is some.
thing radically wrong with IT,. 1t is
thirty-six inches long in one county,
torty-fye in another, and twenty In
another. Governor White told the
people through the press and on the
stump that il would bring about uni
formity In taxation--that every par.
Gel of property would pay its just
and propor'ionate share Of the taxes.
The trickling "tax reform" organs,
and the lesser lights among the
stumpers all took their cue from
Governor White, and the yardstick
argument was worked to death,
But nothing is heard about the
yardstick today. 1t has outliyed its
usefulness and has probably been
reduced to kIndling wood. The
Yardstick promise was about as alb
sured as the declaration in local
trust papers that more revenue is TO
be raised by reducing everybody's
taxeF.--WheeIing Register.
Pshaw That's nothing. Down
here in Preston coal lands are as
ssssed at about SIo an acre. Sew
eral Of the most prominent public
officials are largely interested in the
Preston coal fields. One would
suppose that ip their eagerness to
show the farussrs that they were the
real chocolate candy, "True and
actual value" tax reformers that
they would have had the Preston
county coal lands assessed at a
"fair cash value" at least. But they
we're not that eager to establish an
equal and uniform assessment. It
seems to have been their intention
to demonstrate TO the farmers how
valuable their old farms were after
they sold their coal. They have
assessed the old farms away beyond
their "lrue and actual value" II
will be the farmers duty to levy an
assessment upon the public Official
at the ensuing election.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-12-14

If Bro. Whetsen will gracefully
recommend Rev little to succeed
himself as postmaster he will not
only prove himself a patriot, bus
will endear himself to the colored
population until time is no more.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-12-14

The editor Of one Of our exchange
who is either very young and igno-
rant or else disappointment dys.
peptic old bachelor makes the fol-
lowing foolish comment:
The greatest surprise to a girl
who gets kissed the first time is that
there is no taste 10 il.
Another brother editor who has
been much more fortunate and has
evidently "been tbere"cslls down the
above crank" as follows
No taste to it7 Well, by the
hen feathers on Cupid's dart, the
Times man must be color blind in
his palate. They tell US, those who
have tried it that il tastes like the
double-distilled essence OF honey
spread thick on a piece OF pumpkin
pie. Away back in the dim and
joyful years long ago, before we
lost our teeth and our cinch on the
beauty prize, the preliiesi girl in all
the world told US with her eyes that
It felt like covey Of quails flying
about your ears and ended up With
a sensation like a flock Of angels
pouring molasses down ones back.
No taste TO the first kiss. Great
Scott II would make a wooden
Indians hair dance and his toenails
culver with ecstacy. The times
man must be an ice house.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-12-14

II the Republicans keep on join
ing the Insurgents ranks for the next
six months as they have in the past
six months there will not be enough
left to attend the funeral Of the Ma.
chine.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-12-14
REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENT
For Pleasant District, Preston County, West
Virginia

ENPlANAToNS
of
under old
areeu uted
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-12-14

We trust We shall not offend
Bro. Whetsell when we call his at
tenIion to his continuous silence in
giving due credit to Senator S. b.
Montgomery for The part he played
in enac,ing laws which have pro-
ven themselves TO be in the lire Of
genuine tax reform. The Mont
gomery fee bill alone saves $50, o
600 year to the tax payers instead
Of going into the pockets Of the
Secretary Of State. STILL the Jour.
nal has not uttered one word of
praise in behalf Of Senator Mont
gomery, although it processes to be
an ardent tax reformer Hast the
Journal never heard Of Senator S.
3 Montgomery
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-12-14

Bro. Mcintosh, Of the Fayette
Journal, Is inclined to doubt the
sincerity Of Senator Elkins' con
versalion to the Presidents railroad
rate ideas. Has the Journal over
looked The fact that President
Roosevelt, is the sole posscssor Of
the key 10 the pie cbest1 a states
man with this knowledge staring
him in the face is easily converted
and hamonized.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-07-19
New Zion Dots.

Special TO The Manning Times
1t has been quite awhile since have
seen any news from this place so send
you a few dots.
Miss Jennie Mcintosh of Manning is
spending sometime at Mrs. Boyklns.
Miss Ollie Lavender, who has been
i'll with typhoid fever is rapidly recov-
ing.
Mr.. Archer of AlcoIu has accepted a
position salesman with the D. W.
Alderman Sons Co., at this place.
Mr.. J. J. Chandler left on Monday
for Chick Springs.
Occasionally we hear of something
that causes US to call our thinking
faculties into operation, but the latest
is, one OF our best looking young men,
who had given some portrait company
his picture to enlarge, was so displeas-
ed with the work that he would not
accept it. and even refused to acknowl-
edge the original, but says he will get
even with the boys.
w. +. Jenkinson Company's adver-
Using agent passed through few days
ago.
Crops are looking well, especially
cotton and corn has improved wonder
fully since the rains began.
The W. .. w. have erected nice
monument ever the grave OF Mr.. r. S.
Fleming.
So far we have not learned the result
OF the meeting held at W. D. Candles
in regard to the cotton warehouse.
c.
New Zion, July 16, 1905.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-07-19
A Debt We Owe to the Dead.


All those who have paid for their
lots at the Manning Cemetery will cal!
on Mr.. Joseph Sprott at the Bank OF
Manning and get their deeds. Those
who have not yet paid, will please pay
Mr.. Sprott at once, and he will deliver
deed.
All those who have loved ones buried
at the Manning Cemetery are request
ed to meet there on Tuesday, August
lst, c. send someone in their places for
the purpose of cleaning up the GENE
terry. Where it is not practical to go or
send, hand whatever you feel like CIV
ing to Mr.. Sprott at the Bank OF Man,
ming and said contribution will be used
for Improvements on cemetery.
w. E. JENKINSON,
President Cemetery Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-07-19
Sunte,'s Sheriff Averts Lynching Of Bad
Manning "Nigger.''

Last Thursday, Jesse Nelson, a negro
boy who was sentenced to the chain
gang for striking Mrs. Alfred Setter.
escaped. and has wound up in the Sum-
ter iail, charged with attempting to
ravish white woman, near the city OF
Sumter. With the young lady was a
child and q baby. The assailant was in
hiding in the bushes and when he
sprang upon his intended victim she
fought him and her screams caused him
to run off. A strange negro calling him
self Jim Taylor was arrested. but the
feeling was so intense that Sheriff Ep-
person slipped him over to Columbia:
Later, from the description given OF
the assailant by the young lacy, there
was doubts as TO the identity Of the
party in custody at Columbia, and
about o'clock yesterday morning
another negro was arrested at New
Sumter. and he turns out to be Jesse
Nelson from Manning, escaped con-
vict from Clarendon's chain gang.
Judge Purdy has agreed to summons
the grand jury and solicitor today to
give the negro speedy trial.
Nelson denies the crime, and claims
that he never saw the woman, but 1t IS
said that both children have positively
identified him as being the one who
assailed them. Nelson gaye out an IN
terview to the Evening News reporter,
in which he makes number OF false
nlista tements. The following is what
he told the reporter:
;'AIy name is Jesse Nelson and my
age is Il. am the son Of Olivia Mel
son. who cooks for Mr.. Weinberg in
Manning. escaped from the Claren-
don county chain gang about a week
ago, when it was working near Mr..
Gailiard's place about 10 Or y miles
from Sumter. | think had been SEN
fenced to serve six years on the chain
gang for cutting q man IN tight.
don't know whether the man died or
not, but I cut the fellow pretty badly.
I think | have served thirteen or fif-
teen months. I was doing the cooking
for the gang.
The chain had worn off the shackles.
land here he showed slackle on the
right ankle). I took the clothes OF some
''of dem 30-day iellers: and have been
wandering around in the woods ever
since until yesterday morning. After
the train left for Columbia yesterday
morning I started out afoot down the
railroad track for Mayesville. When
got to New Sumter I was thirsty and
stopped to get some water at flowing
artesian well near the railroad. Then
started on again toward Mayesvllle
and got there about y O'Clock. About
sun down last night got hungry and
went into the house OF some colored
folks to get something to eat. They
sighted me and ran me for a long time
they finally caught me about y O'Clock
last night by using dogs. They took
me to Mayesville and put me in the
euardhouse, where they kept me I'LL
this morning. They then carried me
to white mans house and asked lit
tie girl about me. She said looked
like the fellow: he was about my size
Then they carried me Off in the wood:
to keep me from getting hurt. the!
said.
I never saw the girl before thi
morning.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-07-19
The First Day.

The first day OF our great Mill ana
Factory Syndicate Sale was success
bevond ourmost sanguine eNpectauonS
and we wish TO thank the people Tor the
way they have responded, and we wish
10 say 10 those who have not come YET.
10 come and take advantage OF the
urea, values we are offering in ali lines
You must not think that ali OF the best
values will be swept out. With great
e-oc,- of Goods like we carry Of $50, 900 TO
$40, ,O0Oon hand there will be apienty
here for all, and furthermore: Sooos
are daily arriving. The way cotton IS
going up it will pay you to supply your
wants for the next year while we are
selling so cheap. Big stock on hano'
plenty for all.
W. f. JENkINSON co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-07-19
They Are After Them.

At the last term of court the grand
Jury made a presentment: IN which
several OF the county officers were re-
ported for dereliction of duty and from
said presentment general orders were
issued and filed in the Office OF the
Clerk OF Court last Monday. AT the
next term of court, the several officers
mentioned in the presentment will
show cause why they should not be in.
dicted. This will give the officers an
opportunity to make answer to the
V, rious changes against them.
Judge Purdy has issued the follow
ing General Orders:
Let so much of the Report OF the
Grand Jury as is indicated by the mar
ginal numbers of the report, and herein
referred to, be served upon the follow
ing named persons:
Item Upon the Board OF Commits
sioners.
Item Upon the Legislative Dele.
CATION and also upon the Board OF
County Commissioners.
Item 3-Upon the County Auditor
and it is ordered that the County Au
ditor do show cause to this court on the
first dav OF it's next term, why he
should not be indicted for and on ac
count Of the matters so presented
against him by the grand jury.
Item 4-5-Upon the County Dlspen,
ser and, Item No. also on the Board
of Control: and it is further ordered
that the County Dispenser do show
cause to this court on the first dav O
its next term, why he should not be
indicted for and on account OF the sale
matters presented against him by the
Grand Jury. :.
Item 6-Upon the Sheriff OF sale
County.
Item Upon the County Supervisor
Item S-Upon the County Supervisor
and upon the County Board Of Commis
sioners and that they do respectivel!
show cause to this court on the first da!
of the next term thereof, why the.
should not be indicted for and on &C
count of the matters presented agains
them respectively by the Grand Jury
Item 9-Upon the County Supervise,
and upon the County Board Of Com
missionerS.
Item lO-Upon the Legislative Dele
cation: and
Item ll-Upon the Solicitor.
Order signed June !. 1908, filed jul:
Il, 1905.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-07-19

We have j communication from our
esteemed friend. Colonel D. ". Brails-
ford which our crowded condition this
week prevents US publishing. Col. Bralls
ford is in hearty accord with the great
picnic scheme on the 9th, and we are
certainly glad it is so. The gallant
Colonel is hereby commissioned to look
after the entertainment OF the ladies'
who are expected to grace the occasion,
and those who projected this picnic
would feel disappointed unless large
number of ladies were present. This
picnic is for al, men, women and chill
dren. It is a basket picnic, regular
old fashion picnic, where everybody
will be made to feel at home. When
dinner time arrives, spreads Will be
made under the trees and those who
furnish with their friends will dine in
groups, much better and enjoyable
plan than to undertake servinga null
titude at a table.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-07-19

The great picnic on the 9th inst,
promises to be a huge affair. \ letter
from Hon. T. II. Weston says every
thing will be done to persuade Hon.
Tom Watson to be present. Hon. John
L. McLaurin has accepted the invita-
ton. and Mr.. Weston is sure that
Messrs. Smith, Hyatt. Manning and
himself will come. The committee OF
arrangements have met and are going
ahead with their work. y large plat
form will be erected, and there will be
plenty Of seats for the ladies. we ";sne
Clarendon to show to the world thae
that we are interested in the WORK OF
the cotton association.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-07-19
Greatly in Demand.

Nothing is more in demand than 4
remedy which meets modern require
ments for a blood and system cleanser:
such as DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
They are just what YOU need to cure
stomach and liver troubles. Try them.
At The r. 5. Loryea Drug Store. 23c.
guaranteed.