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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27
. A Lobby OF Boodlers.

1t has come out in the testimony
before New York's insurance commit
tee that there is in existence a lobby
supported by great financial interests
provided witha joint bocdle fund and
maintained for the purpose OF fight
ing any measure that threatens to
advance the public interests or cur
tail the power OF special interests in
any particular. Referring to the
scope of the insurance lobby" the
Denver News says: The letters
read in the investigation, written by
Thcna D. Jordan, fo.m controller
OF the Eq litable, proved this fact be
yond ooubt. The New York Trib-
une, in it's report Of the proceedings,
said that the instructions given to
lobbyists revealed range OF legis-
lation pre- ,ically without limit. Here
are some extracts from these letters:
We are In favor Of bill No. SO for
the widening and improvement OF
West O1e Hundred and ThiI.y. fifth
street. Please note we are opposed
to assembly Introductory bills 135
and 1876 amending the stock corpora
tion law in relation to books OF &C
count OF stockholders. Please note
that we are vigorously opposed to
senate bill $50, Malby. I want to
keep track of this measure till it Is
killed. We are vigorously opposed
to Introductory No. 272, Robinson,
ceding to the town Of Isl:p certain
water rights. We are interested In
Senator Moran's bill, Introductory
$50, reducing the rate OF interest to
) per cent. I imagine this latter
measure will have a long sleep. l de-
sire to again call your attention to
Senators Malby's bill, Introductory
$50. We are opposed to this bill.
Some OF these Objectionable" bills
related to the employment OF women
and children, some to labor laws
protecting or aiding the workingnan:
some relating to tenement houses, to
the security Of guests In hotels, to
the taxation CT banks and trust COM
panies and the News asks: Can
anyone doubt that what is true OF
the insurance trust and legislation at
Albany is also true In Washington
and in all state capitals and Of many
other financial combines? Can they
longer doubt that machine politics,
whatever the party always works
with wheels oiled by corporate funds?
Can they not ses that something fun
iamental is required to free the na-
ton from such a clutch upon its
thrOat:sn
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27
had a LIVsLY TIME.
The Experience Of Citiz Of
RI.cksbarg ar Fire.

EI.cksbarg aI Fire.
Mr. Frank Deal had an exciting
experience at q Columbia fire a few
days ago. While passing up the street
be saw a house on FIRE, and naturally
ran to render assistance. AS he
neared the door a couple Of men came
cut with some things and shouted as
they passed him: go in and save the
old lady" which he promptly proceed.
ed to do. Cropping bis way through
the darkness and smoak to the rear
OF the house, he entered the dining
room where he found the old lady,
apparently about seventy years OF age,
opening drawers and searching
diligently for her yaluables, instead
of being an old rheumatic in bed, as
had been represented. BE ran up and
caught her by the arm, when she sud-
denly turned. picked up the rolling pin
dealt Frank a severe blow ac:oss the
head exclaiming: ''Get out you thief"
And before he had time to apologize
she pushed him ont and shut the dooc
In bis face. The flames we're rolling
fast and the. hall flied with smoke,
80 he retreated to the front door,
only to be met there by several stal-
wart fremen, who turned him over to
a policeman, who placed him under
arrest, thinking be was q sneak thief.
After many apologies and ex2lana
tions our old friend Frank was turned
loose, and has m.de a solemn VOW
never again to enter the missionary
field. We are glad to note that Mr..
Deal is safely at home. B.acksburg
Chronicle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27
Sure Cure for Colds.

Goal oil will knock any cold silly" !"
said G. C. Warran. The idea Of
drinking oil may seem repugnant to
some ethetic tastes, but one table
spoonful will tx the business for the
most Stubborn cold in head or body.
Turpentine is another fine thing for
general conditions. I firmly believe
tnat if man will take Is to 20 drops
OF turpentlne in sugar once every two
months be will never be really sex
It's an internal Turkish bath in ef
feet and leaves the system thorough
ly cleansed and in good shape to take
en- new strength. There's go. excuse
for q colo, and it's dangerous thing
to pass by.''
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27
Education In China.

Education in China is free to
males. Hundreds Of thousands co:
pete for the honor Of being maEo&
rim, as from that order alone the h!s
est civil officers are chosen, such. z
viceroys or governors Of the eighteS
provinces.
These men have almost unliInit>
power, but every three years they q.
called upon to make an exact report Q
all the affairs of their province, inc:l--
ing in that report truthful accou..t &
their own faults. If this is omit;c>
committee of investigation at o:
looks into 1t and the viceroy, If 1oI..
guilty of hiding anything he sho&,i
have confessed, suffers degradation;
sometimes death, if his ofense So
grave one. *
Censors also, at any time and alTs ;
unannounced, arrive and examine =
affairs of each province. If. under
examination, anything is unea7t
contrary to the approved standar )
offender is at once punished. THa:
fore, as you see, good education *
cording to Chinese ideas is the c..:ss5
door to the highest official places i1--:sie
land. Nothing more is required--Ss-:
set Magazine. .ssE
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27
Mission of Music.

Music boxes and blue light are two
of the latest things in the line Of an
aesthetics. The music boxes Go not
reduce pain or render the patients in
sensible, but, according to Prof. Redard
of Geneva, they do take away certain
i'll effects that often accompany the
use of anaesthetics. It Is Well-known
feet that external impressions received
during the period Of sonnolence have
great bearing on the dreams. From
this Prof. Redard conceived the idea
of utilizing music. 1t was found that
the music had a tendency to take away
the disagceeable excitation previous to
the use of the chloroform or other an
aesthetic. The awakening was also
found to be free from excitement
Chicago Post.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27
Robbery At swansea.

The store Of T. L. Martin at Swan
sea was broken into one night recently
by some unknown parties, supposed
to have been tramps. The miscreants
broke open the back door OF the store
and went out the front door, break
ing the lock and glass on the same.
They broke open two money drawers,
but failed to get any money. How
ever, they secured about s45 or $50
worth OF goods. The snpposition is
that they went towards Savannah
and 1t seems as il they have made
good their escape. This makes the
second time this store has been rob-
bed and aliberal reward will be paid
for the apprehension and conviction
Of the parties. Telephone messages
were sent to different places fer blood
hounds, but none could be gotten.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27
Assaulted and Murdered.

Mrs. Dora Suggs was assaulted and
murdered near Miami, florida, on
Tuesday afternoon OF last week She
had been in Miami shopping and her
nephew accompanied her part Of the
way home. Mr. Susgs was alarmed
By the team returning home without
his wife. A search in which the
whole neighborhood joined, resulted
in finding her mutilated body. The
ground around it showed signs OF q
sever and protracted struggle. r.
wing Potter, who lives near whers the
body was found, saw nan following
her wagon as she drove by, but be
supposed it was Mr.. Suggs. Rev.
James Bolton also saw her as be
thought at the time singing, but now
thinks calling for help. One hundred
and fifty armed men are searching
the woods and feeling is at fever
heat. Mrs. Suggs was much loved by
her neighbors.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27
LOST Z SNOW STORM.
4 4'ch Gizi IN Wild Rills Thought to
be Dead.

4 dispatch from Denver. Col., says
Miss Vivian George, daughter of E
George, a wealthy Los Angeles mer-
chant, and Ralph Loughbrough, an
artist and cartoonist, OF Kalamz o,
Mic'l., are believed to have periShed
in the mountains near Arapahoe
Peak, fifty miles northwest OF D;nVer.
They were members OF hunting par
ty, and left Downs mining camp on
Saturday morning, Dec. l6. They
have been missing since that after
noon.
Hunting parties have been securing
the mountains since their disappear
ance, but the only trace found was
Mr. Loughbrough's rifle. Tne search
still continues, and the searcherS are
being added to by new recruits. Miss
Georges father has offered large re-.
ward for the return of his daughter,
dead or alive.
Miss George is well known IN Den
YER, where she has often been the
guest OF friends. She is al heiress
and when presented st the Eoglish
court last year was declared by King
Edward to be one Ct the most beauti-
ful Of Americas beautiful women.
She is an enthusiastic hunter, and
when hunting party was proposed
last Saturday she entered into it with
eagerneSs.
Mr.. ana Miss George, accompanied
by George Bsllldgton, prominent
Salt Lake City attorney, and Ralph
Lough5rough, followed guide from
Doves camp to Windy Point, neal
Arapahoe Peak. There they found a
line, despite heavy snow5torm, and
started, about fifty yards apart, TO
stalk what was believed to be an elk.
When Miss George and the artist
failed to return it was thought at first
they had taken refuge in soms shell
tered spot and would return as soon
as the fury OF the storm aba1ed. out
they were not seen afterward.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27
PLUNGED INTO ICY WATERS
And Saved Men who Had Faced
Dr. ath Forty Hours.

Three darirg swimmers rescued the
two Italian laborers who Tor more
than 40 hours had been imprisoned in
the East river tunnel OF the Pennsyl-
vania railroad by cave in at the
Long Island City end of the under
water btre. Surrounded by water
VII ch threatened to eneuf them the
moment the compressed air should
fail to hold it in check, the entombed
had kept up constant communication
with rapping On the pipes which
brought them air.
Tney were almost exhausted when
tie three men swan up to the plat
form on which they were huddled.
1t vas with difficulty that the res
cuers induced the frightened men to
plunge into the water they had dread
ed so long. Finally this was accom-
plished, however, the two strong
swimmers of the three each taking a
man upon his back while the third
swan alongside to lend assistance In
10 case OF need.
Ever since the cave-iu which filed
the shore end Of the bore where the
men were working with water more
than 100 labores had worked desper-
ately to sink a shaft to the point
where the men were thought to be.
Late today they reached the concrete
TOD OF the tunnel. Then the work
became so tedious and slow that it
seemed that the men could not be
reached while alive.
In the meantime powerful pumps
were working to overcome the inflow
OF water from the river. At htst they
did not seem to gain, but finally there
came a slight lowering Of the level in
the choked entrance to the tunnel.
A row boat was sent for, but when It
arried it was seen that it must be
hours before the water should De suf1-
GENTLY reduced to permit Of the en-
trance OF a boat.
Some one at the entrance suggusted
that the rescuers swim to the exhaust
I ed mea. Volunteers we're not long in
coming forward. Benjamin Lewis,
himself an old tunnel worker and a
c. usin uf one OF the imprisoned men,
was one OF them. Charles Murdorn was
another and Philip E ilondo was the
third. Without though OF their per-
sonai safety these three men plunged
into the icy water at the entrance and
we're soon lost to view in the darkness
Of the bore. Barely TWO feet separat
ed the tunnel top from the surface OF
the food water.
Then followed anxious moments for
the watchers outside. Toe swimmers
had been soES seemingly an age,
when at last splashing Of water
brought news to anxious ears that the
quest had ended. Lewis sooE ap-
peared in view with one OF the en-
mbed nen on his back. Tneu 8
mighty cheer went up. Ellondo
next appeared With the second labor
ers cllngiDg to him desperately.
Work in the rescue shaft stopped and
all five Of vhe men were tenderly
cared for.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27

Banks; Chester circuit, j. N. Friday;
East Chester, c. ?. Carter; ELS: La
caster, 2. B. Ingraham; Fort NH,
J. c. Chandler; H!ckorv Grove, J. G..
Counts; Lancaster, f Z TuraIpseeG:
Lancaster ci5cuit, y. S. Henry; Ian
caster mills, ". A. B>ckham; Lando
and Chester mills, &c be supplied by
R. A, Rouse: NJrob Rock aill, ".
c. Winr:: RichturS, ". a. Fairey;
Z ok E;iI, St, Johns, 81. 3. Duncan;
R2ck Hill circuit, ". Il ATiail; Van
Wyck, r. F. Sharpe: Winnsoolo,
Henry Stokes: Yorkville, ). L. Stokes
York circuit, TO be supplied hy L. IL.
Hardin.
Spartanburg District. ". kilgo,
presiding elder; Belmont, E L lsmeE
Blackstprs, c. c. Derrick: Buff 10 and
East Union, Z. E. Virgins; Clifton
and Cowpeps, J. l. Harley; Campobel-
/: 10, J. T. Z .wler: Cherokee, B. N.
Robertson; E oree, J. W. Shell: Can
ney. Baford Streets B Harper; Lime
stone street, to be supplied by &. l..
Powell; Ga1faev circuit, J. B. Wilson;
Jonesvi!le, .. e Camak; kelt0D. tc
be supplied by J. c. FAR: P.co!et clE'
cult, Z ". Mason; Reidsille, I. j.
White, Santuc. T. r. Oser:: Spartan.
burg, Ceu:7al, ". a. Mssssbaau:
Bethel and Glendale, D. ". kelle.
Duncan and Saxon, Peter Stokes; City
Mission, to oesuoplie6 by ". Il Polk:
Union, Grace, D. NJ. Mcleod; Green
street, W. N. OvinsS. Conferences
secret ~ OF educa,in, J. ", h lgf:
hoancial agent Wei re college, Z. H.
Child: Southern Christian Advocate
S. 4. Nettles and G. II. Wacdell, es4-
tors.
Sumter district, 8. 3. Browne, pre-
siding elder: Bethany, W. P. Way;
B!shopvtlle, D. Arthur Phillips; Cam,
den c. c Hsrbert; Health Springs,
David Hucks: JORDAN, S. D. Bailey;
X ,rshaw, o. A. J, feolt; Lyrchburg,
S. c. Cantey; Manning, A. n. Brua,
sou; New Z,oD, Z. L. Bedenbaueh;
Q,wego,, E. X Moore; P.newood, L
L. Inabinet: Providence, f F. Scog.
gins; r chIand, c. S. F-lde?; Santes,
&c. Yongue: St. Johns and Renber5,
S. &. Booth; Sumter. First church ano
Magnolia street, P. F. k;lgo and j
P. Inabinet: assistant Sunday 'c1ool
editcr, L. +. Beatty; conference mis-
sionary 81 ccesary, P. F h!lgo; trans
terred to Alabama conference, j. a.
Duncan; to Tennessee conference, ".
R. R caar6s o: to n nth Carolina
conference, P. L Kirton.
Superanuated, G. M. Boyd, J. A.
Campbell, W. a. Clarke, A. N
Chrei,zberg. r. r. Dagnall, D. D.
| Dantzler, r. L Duth,, 6. W. Catlln
4 E Holler: J. W. Humoert, &. W.
Jackson, W. W. Jones, n z Melton,
E. NJ. Merritt, J. J. Neville, I. J.
Newberry, T. P. Paill!ps J. A. Por,
ter, W. c Power, B. b. RaWls, ~. \.
Rogers, J. Z. Silly, A. j. Stokes, w,
S. Stokes, A. J, Stafford. T. E Wan-
namaker: J. T. Way, G. & Whitak
er, J. A. Wood, J. J. Workman.
Supernunerary, NJ, NJ Ferguson,
G. T. Rarnan, G. D Mann, $. a,
Weber.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27
Breakfast Food Hulnbug.

With tht multiplicity OF cereals ano
and breakfast foods that has been in
vented and manufactured the head OF
an average family is up against it
7ben be goes down town to order his
supply OF inside matter sent to bis
house, He is at g less what kind OF a
breakfast food Is best adapted for his
interior department. Between
Ground Cobo," !" Slivered Shingles"
and 'Sawdusta Nutto" the Old man
Is liable to get a trife nutty himself.
10 the good old Gays Ct bog and
oominy, baked beans, lrush and milk
there was 10 attempt at SIT thag the
niu II fare with sslte6 shaviDgs
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27
Killed raen ALI.

William. McWilliams was se7..ccl
on NJ ,noay to be haDgsi fcr tfe r;
der OF bis wife and i've chi'd1oi, :"
weeks ago at Independence, Iowa.
A Kansas philosopher says 81.
when e married woman uses hoI
en- name Instead Of her husband { j,
tlals som ething is wrong. In !:
cases probably 1t is the hus5anC.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27
Declines Wirh Thanks.

W. J. Bryan has cabled to Manila
from Hongkong declining GcV. lde's
invitation to BE- bis guest during his
stay In Manila, because he comes as q
newspaper representative and not as
private citizen, stating that by
acceptance OF the acting Governors
hospitality he would be under certain
obligations to the gCvernment which
be might wish to write about in the
near future.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27
Made Love To a ADuynmy.

J. P. Kimbrough is q nstive OF Ger
man town, Tenn, and was appointed
to the naval academy by Representa-
tive NJ. r. Patterson Of the Tenth
Tennessee district. Relatives say that
recent letters from young kmbrough
tell Of some Of his experiences at An
narolis. One letter states that q
broonstick was dressed in female az
parel, and that the young man was
forced to make love" to the dummy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27
Told Secret in SIeep.

Mrs. Jennie Vinson, who was prom
lnent IN church work and society,
at San Francisco, California, while
taking in her sleep revealed to
her husband William Vinson the fact
that she was bjgamist. BE awaken.
ed her, and she confessed that she
be had another husband living. Friday
sued for divorce. They were married
five years ago.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27
EGYPTIOM COTTON
Cannot Compete With the Cotton
Grown in the South.

That the much exploited Assouan
dam across the Nile will have little
OF no effect in stimulating cotton
production in Egypt as has been
claimed for it, is the assertion Of a
gentleman who probably knows more
about Egypt and Egyptian conditions
than any man In the United States.
This gentleman is Cope White.
house, Whoi is now in Washington ir
connection with what is known as
the Lake Mooris prt jet, in which he
Is interested, and which has attracted
the attention OF the governments Of
tie United States Great B:itan, and
Egypt.
In 1894" said Mr.. Whltehouse in
discussing the matter day OF two
ago, American cotton growers
were told that there was an immense
area II abandoned land, admirably
adapted to cotton cultivation lying
between the cultivated seolion OF the
delta and.the Mediterranean. Ia 1887
the late John Cardwell Of Houston,
then counsel general at Cairo, made
an elaborate report on the conditions
and prospects Of the country as a
whole. In treating Of cotton Mr..
Cardwell said that little Of that sta
pie was produced prior to the tims
when the trade OF ports In the cotton
growing states was cut tff BY the
blockade during the civil war. Egypt
ians then began to bend their ener-
gies to supply 80 far as lay In th;ir
power some Of the resultant deficit
One dollar a pound was great incen-
tive and the cultivation Of cotton in
the N -le valley tecame general.
But there was less than million
acres planted. Uader British iEhl
ence the acreage was somewhat in
creased and every means taken to
force the people into the cultivation
Of cotton, but With little effect.
Then came the grand pla1 for irriga-
tion and the immense dam, whose
history Is one Of the most interesting
in the engineering world, but the
Nile will never be tr4ctable and the
American cotton grower says MI.
sWhitehouse need not be afraid OF
Egyptian competition. In the com
petition with the Sea Island cotton
Egyptian cotton not maintain itself.
The cry Of gigantic swirdle has been
raised and it is charged that in the
deals over the dam several British cap.
italists have quietly arg Tired over
a million acres of fue lands for
themselves and on the whole there
seems to be no encouraging features
for those who would put the Ameri.
can cotton grower out OF business.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27

BE who says II will" over and over
to himself and tries and who keeps on
saying and trying is bound to win,
whether he be only is years OF age OF
so. The trouble with the average
man or woman Is to be found In the
too ready disposition to give up. The
kin (she Will) is dethroned long before
80. sometimes before 40. The 1nd!.
yidual thinks be has lost his chance
and the scripture says "As a man
thinketh in his heart, so is be-" he
thinks be Is not good for mnch and
so thinking he is not good for n ucb;
he has lost his grip.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27
Awful Revenge.

a dispath from Rome says boy
named Rhea, Of Collepso, was stab
bed to the heart at the altar just as
be was being married. The murder
was committed by girl whom ne had
previously Tilted. The girl threw down
the pollard with which she con mitted
the deed and exclaimed: Now you
can arrest me-" She was taken into
o,,cL>1p
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27
Two Men Electrocuted.

At Savannah, Ca, J. T. Vincent,
manager, and Frank q. BJulquin,
shipping clerk OF the local plant Of
the Schwa1zchi!d & Sulzbsr9er Beef
company. were eiectrocuted during
the electrical storm that prevails q
Wednesday evening. Manager Yin
cent picked up an ircancecent light.
The insulation was defectiVe and be
received the current. He fell and
BourQlin vent to his assistance. AS
he touched Mr.. Vincent, BouCpuin,
TOO, fell. When assistance reached
them both were dead. Mr.. Vincent
was 81 years old and leaves q widow
and Two children. Mr.. BourQuin was
333 Yeas old.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27
LoDS Prison Life.

At T1entor, N. j., OF Wednesday,
Libkie Gaarab'ant, the Paterson
murderess, was granted a parole by
the board OF pardons by a vote OF 5 to
3. She was convicted Of murder In
the first degree when II years old,
but the sentence vas commuted to
life imprisonment. She had been In
the state prison thirty-four years.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27
Who Killed Him.

The correspondent Of the Evening
Standard at Virenea wires that news
received from Novesta, Russia. says
Unat assassination OF General Sakarog
ives by q blacksmith disguised as a
woman. He pretended to be deaf and
dumb in order to reach Sakaharof
Il is said that after he was captured
the assassin was freed by the reVolu-
tionists and sent across the frontier
toward Novselita.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27
BeIoiur'; 10000 Saloons.

Belgium, where public Libraries 6:
almost unknown, has 100000 ru&i
drinking houses. That means one I:ai
lie house for sc Inhabitants, CT {:
public house fer twelve men above
years of age, the publican iaclnd q. !.
the last fifty years tie population i.
increased 50 per cent, the numUe: ,
public houses 25S per cent.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27

The future farmer must be educat-
ed. II our boys cannot attend the
agricultural college, systematic
course OF agricultural reading is pos
siole during the winter evenings and
the time could not be better employ.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27

a tablespoon OF vinegar added to
cooking turnips, onions OF other Ill
smelling vegetables, will kill the
smell. Burning papers in a room, will
purify it wonderfully If coGee, cam
phor or spices are not handy.