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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
CHEAP EXCURSION RATES TO
Colnmbia, s. C, And Return, Wis
Southern Railway.

The Southern Railway will sell ex.
cursion tickets to Colum bia, S. c., and
return, from all points within the
State OF South Caroline: and from
Charlotte, n. c., Asheville, n c.,
Wilmington, N. c., Augusta, Ca,
Savannah, Ca, aud intermediate
points, account STATE AGRICULTURAL
AND MECHANICAL FAIR, OCTOBER
24tb-275h, 1905, daily October 22od
to 26ih inclusive, and for morning
trains scheduled to arrive in Columbia
before Noon, October 27sh, at rate Of
one first class fare plus rs cents plus
so cents for round trip, the fifty cents
covering one admission to Fair
Grounds.
For Military Companies and Brass
Bands in Uniform, 20 or more on one
ticket, one cent per mile Travelled In
each direction pluss arbitrartes per
capita. Dates Of sale same as Tor Civil
iaps as shown ABOVE.
FINAL LIMIT ALL TICKETS OCTOBER
29sh, 1905.
Southern Railway, in addition to
the regular passenger trains running
on convenient schedules to Columbia,
will operate special trains October
25th aid 265h between following
points:
Between BranchVille, Camden, Sum
ter and Colunb bia. Spsrtanburg and
Columbia and intermediate points.
Anderson, B elton and Intern eadiate
points to Colum bia.
For further information, apply &c
any ticket agent, or write
r. W. HUNT,
Division Passenger Agent,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
BISMARCK CONSENTED.
he Was the Final Axbiter e9 an Eng
ldzh Love Match.

He Was the Final AxbiteT es an Eng
lizh Love Match.
When the third son Of the Duke OF
Argyle bestowed his affections upon
an untitled woman he felt bound to
ask the old gentlenan's consent. The
duke answered that personally be had
no objections to the match, but In view
Of iHe fact that bis eldest son had es-
poused q daughter Of the queen be
thought It right to inquire her majeS-
tvs pleasure On the subject before e1-
pressing his formal approval
Her majesty, thus appealed to, OBJ
served that since the death Of the
prince consort she had been In the
habit Of consulting the Duke OF SAKE
Coburg on all family Affairs.
The matter was therefore referred to
Duke Ernest, who replied that since
the unifcation Of Germany he had
made It q rule to ask the emperoTs
opinion on ali important questions.
The case now came before the kaiser,
who decided that, as q constitutional
sovereign, he was bound to ascertain
the views OF his prime minister.
Happily for the now anxioos pair OF
lovers the "Iron Chancellor" who was
then In Office, had no wish to consult
anybody and decided that the marriage
might take place, and It did
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
liNCOLN'S TACT.
How the President Won Hand
shake From an Antagonist.

How the President Won q Hand
shake From an Antagonist.
In the spring Of 1861 George u.
Wise Of Virginia and two other young
southerners, one Of whom stood six
feet four, were attending school IN
Washington. The morning the news Of
the firing on Fort Sumter reached
them they decided that it vas their
duty to return at once to Richmond,
their home, and enlist in the southern
cause. AS Mr.. Lincoln was to give
public reception That la7ht, young
Wise proposed that they attend, to see
what sort Of man the president really
was.
NO" said the tall fellow. '1 for ono
won't so near the rascal"
But" urged the third youth, who at
once fell in with the suggestion, there
is going to be war, and Mr.. Lincoln
will undoubtedly rise to great promi-
nence. We really owe it to ourselves
to know something about the man."
More abuse followed from the tall
fellow.
"Now look here" broke In young
Wise, after the argument had gone on
for spell, Erred and here are going
to that reception tonight, and you are
going with u.s.
The upshot Of the matter was that
the three young men went to the re-
ception and lined up with several hun
dred others to greet President Lincoln.
OF the three friends the tall fellow
stood first In line, with his hands held
resolutely behind his back.
Ill Co." be had finally said, "but I'll
never shake hands with him."
Slowly the three southerners passed
up with the line until the tall fellow
stood opposite the president. His two
friends waited breathlessly for the
expected or the unexpected, they
scarcely knew which.
The president reached out bis hand.
The tall fellow, with his hands still be-
hind him, looked the president straight
In the eye and with proud toss Of
the head passed on without taking the
outstretched hand
Across the sad face Of the president
flashed a look Of surprise and inquiry,
and then a merry twinkle 1eaped to his
eyes, as he had OWNED the cause Of the
slight.
'Just a moment, young man." he
said, as the tall fellow.was passing on.
How tall are you!''
"I-I-I'm six feet four" stammered
the youth, utterly astonished at the
question.
Il believe can match you" returned
the president. And then and there,
before the Assem- bled throng, he turned
back to back with the southerner to de-
termine which Of the two was the tall
er. The southerner outmatched the
president.
young man, I can't match you," the
president was forced to admit, "but,"
he added, putting out his hand again
and smiling kindly into the eyes Of the
young fellow, "I never let anybody tall
er than I am get by me without shak-
ing hands"
And the southerner, completely over
come, took the extended hand. Nor did
he ever again speak i'll Of Mr.. Lincoln.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
Big CannaI Protected.

President Jobn s. Shaw and the
board OF directors OF the Lake Erie
and Ohio River Ship Canal Company,
accompanied by a humber OF engineers
and other advisors, started from Pitts
burg, Pa, Friday on t9o days trip
10 examine the two routes proposed
for a ship canal connecting the Etie
Lake with the Ohio river. At Ashta.
bula, Ohio, the Pittsburg party will
be joined by the officers OF the Ohio
anG Pennsylvania Ship canal Comp
any, CT which Joseph Il. Cassidy, OF
Cleveland, is president, and the two
ORGANIZATIONS will continue the trip to
gether. One OF the two routes Is from
Ashtabula, OHIO, to Pittsturg, the
other from Erie to Pittsburg. Each
route Is about los miles long, and the
cost Of either would be about $50, ,000,-
600. President Shaw Is Ct the opinioc
that the work could be completed and
the canal opened to traffic in the sum-
n;er Of 1911.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
WEATIER AED CROPS.
last Report for the Bureau for the
Year Issued.

Year Issued.
The weather bureau in charge OF
Section Director Bauer issued Wed.
nesday the final crop report for the
year as follows: The week ending
Monday, October 2nd, had mean
temperature about four degrees above
normal in the central and western
parts and about normal On the coast
The extremes were : maximum OF
81 at Blackville on September 25th,
aud minimum OF 56 at Florence aud
Greenville on September 285h. There
was considerable cloudiness over the
eastern part, but almost continuous
sunshine over the western parts.
There were no high winds OF ether
conditions that we're damaging tc
crops or that interfered with farm
work.
With the exception Of Grace Of rain
over the eastern half Of the state, the
week was without precipitation. The
drouth has become intensified over
the central and western counties
where the ground is too hard and dry
for fall plowing and seeding opera
tions, and wher~, In many localities,
water is scarce, with wells and small
streams rapidly drying up. The
weather conditions were"entirely fav-
orable for haying operations and for
gathering corn and cotton,
There has bean no change in condi-
tion OF cotton, except that there con.
tirues to be some premature opening.
The entire crop has opened unusually
fast and picking will be finished ear.
lier than usual with continued favora-
BILE weather. ln few localities there
is a small to . crop. but for the crop
in general and on sandy lands in par
ticular, t le top crop is unimportant,
and the occurrence Of either an early
or very late killing frost will not
vary the yield materially. The aver
age Of the actual figures from a full re.
port on the percentage Of the crop al
ready picked, Indicate that for the
eastern division of the state II per
cent. has been picked; in the central
division 76 per cent, and in the west
ern division 50 per cent. Reports on
island indicate that about 30 per
cert has been picked. At least two.
thirds IT the unpicked cotton is ready
to pick, and picking will be practical.
ly finished, with continued favorable
weather, by the end OF October.
All late food and forage crops are
suffering for rain. Corn is being
housed many localities. Weather
ideal for saving pes-vine hay and for
haying generally, but has been unfa
vorable on truck along the coast, and
for sowing fall oats.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
Ends His Own Life.

At New York, William E. Travers,
millionaire NAN OF leisure, son OF
the celebrated wit and Wall street
operator, William R. TraVers, com
uitted suicide Friday b; shooting
himself through the head in his apart
ments in Madison avenue. The sui
eide is inexplicable, Mr.. Travers be.
ing in the prime Of life, in fair health
and the possessor Of large fortune.
Mr.. Travers n1rried Miss Lily Harri
man, a sister OF Mrs. W. z. Wander
BIZ, Jr. The couple separated three
years ago, Mrs. Travers going to Paris
10 live.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
Proved 3 Pest.

The mosquito unintentionally i'm.
ported from America. has been making
such havoc with the HawaiiaD Island.
ers' idea OF personal comfort that the
government has been Vainly looking
for outside assistance to cope with it.
The introduction OF the mos quito eat
ing African frog has done something.
But the mosquito still sings and the
once happy islanders are now hoping
that more complete results will follow
the coming Of Alvin Scale OF Leland
Stanford University, and his proposed
attempt to acclimatize certain mos
Quito eating American fish.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
A Canadian farmer. noted for h1

a Canadian farmer, noted for his
absent. mindedness, went to town one
day and transacted his business with
the utmost precision He started
back; on his way hore, however, with
the firm conviction that he had for-
gotten somethi g-what it was he
could not recall, try how he would.
AS he neareo home the conviction in
creased and three times he stopped
bis b, lse and went carefully through
hi pocketbook in a vain endeavor to
ilscover what he had forgotten. In
due course he reached home, and vas
met by his daughter, who looked at
him SURPRISE, and exclaimed, Why,
father, where have you left motherW
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
Own Your Own Hom ,.

It Is surprising the amount OF rent
a man will pay, If be stops long enough
to figure it out. Many young men who
marry and settle down" and begin to
pay rent will be far better # in ten
yearsslf they begin pu1chas NJ property
this year than II they coaainus to pay
rent. Many of them do not stop long
enough il their daily work to think OF
possible rainy day and years OF old
age, but 60 on spending the fruit OF
their toll until the time comes when
they have to step down and out to
make room for the young men OF tho
future. Then comes the old, old ques-
tion. They are not prepared for az
emergency Of this kind, and they wish
that they had bought when they were
young and have a homo Of their own
when the the tims OF acc liring it is
passed. Nlnety-nlne times out OF q
hundred the property purchased 1n-
creases in value. Why not igue this
out to your own satisfaction, make up
your mind and start at once to pre-
pare home, Where were you six,
eight, ten, or fifteen years ago and
what did ycu have. Ifyou have paid
rent all these years you have your rent
receipts to show where your money
has gone, but where is the home you
might have owned if ycu had been
paying your money towards q home OF
your own. What will sou have them?
VIII it be home Of your own or a
bundle Of rent receipts. AL real es.-
tate has a value, and If purchased at
this value the buyer cannot possibly
lose. Ii, K arouad you, II you are an
old resident of this city, you know
about what certain pieces OF property
sold for ten OF fifteen years ago. What
are they worth today? We do not
need to answer. In the history Of the
past you have many models, and all
before you is an almost absolute cef-
taiaty that real estate valures will
continue to rise, with the increase OF
population and she natural demands
for residential and business locations.
Which do you prefer, the comfort OF
y-ur own home or a package OF rent
receipts, and live in the other fellows
house. Why longer pay tribute to
Caesar? Why not be independent?
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
Three Living Wives.

John W. Chasteen, who had been
resident of Live Oak, Fla, for several
years, has been arrested and lodged IN
jail here charged with bigamy. 1t is
alleged Chasteen has three living
wives. At the outbreak Of the Span
ish-American war Chasteen left his
second wife, who now lives In Califor
uia, and enlisted in the army. Rec
emily he applied for pension from
the Federal government. His second
wife, believing him to have died while
in the army, had likewise applied for
pension as a widow OF soldier. BY
a comparison Of notes at the pension
bureau, bis second wife was informed
OF his whereabouts. The outcome
was his arrest.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
Got Off Light.

The president OF one insurance
company borrows $780, 900 from Mr..
McCall's company at the interest rate
Of l12 per cent. per annum; then
Mr.. Mccall borrows s75, 900 from the
other presidents company, at the
same rate. OF course, both compan-
les lost money, but why complain?
The Columbia State says the policy
holdrrs should commend these gentle
men tor their moderation; they might
have taken the money and made the
companies pay them the interest.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
Corrects Teddy.

The Columbia States takes OCCASION
to correct Teddy as follows: Mr..
Roosevelt claims to be an historian,
and it is we'll known that be Is also a
literator. he should, then, be more
faithful to history and to literary ira
dition then be shows himself In bis
mimicklng Of the scutherners who
have invited him to ride the best horse
in the country, sir According to his
tory-as written In New England
and according to literary tradition
as preserved in the same sacred region
this must lScessarily be the best
boss in the country, BY CAD, suh."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18

PosTMAsTERs throughout the coun.
try must pay their debts or retire
from the public service. Worried be-.
yond endurance by the army OF c"llec
tors seeking the payments OF debts
contracted by clerks in the depart
ment, the postmaster general last
Saturday issued an order in which he
announces that be will not harbor
anyone who contracts a debt on the
strength OF his official position and
then, without sufficient excuse neg.
lects to make payment" This is
taken to apply to post as well.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
Missing From Home.

Nothing has been heard Of Edward
Beeman, q bookkeeper Of lumber
concern near Charleston, who disap-
peared from there about three weeks
ago. His disappearance is mystery.
he is known to have had about $500
on his person when he left there and
it is thought he boarded a train and
is some distance from Charleston,
probably at or en- route to Oregon,
where he has relatives, He has a
wife and one child. He was married
about a year ago.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18

We have received notice Of 9he
building OF quite q number OF new
'chool houses under the act OF the
last session Of the legislature to en-
courage adequate school buildings.
The comptroller general will, in few
days, send out another apporti onment
II dispensary funds. The law pro
Gidss that some OF this money may be
used for this purpose. This is a great
opportunity for community which
aeeds new school building, It gives
4 good opportunity also for several
communities to consolidate their
schools.
Please let ycur trustees understand
hat local OF special taxes may be vot,
I'd after January lst. There ought
20 be a great many such taxes voted
.or next year. This is the only plan
under the Law to replace the dispen
sary fun5s In those counties which
2aye or may vote out The dispensarieS.
For the last two or three years the
schools have been receiving from 5000
900 to $3.50, 900 from dispensary pro-
its. This amount exceeds either the
poll tax OF local taxes Local tax
alton Is one OF the best ways to raise
,chool revenues, because it requires
local interest and enthusiasm. Most
of the states raise the great part Of
aheir school funds by local tsxatiJn.
While some districts have voted all
the constitution allows them to vote,
yet less than 20 per cent. Of our school
revenues are raised in this way. Let
US agitate this question now SO that
the people may be ready to vote by
January.
Allow me again to call the atten-
lion of teachers to the Teachers
Reading circle. Progressive teachers
saould keep studying, and it will give
renewed zeal to study with other such
5eachers in the township or county.
Wishing you most successful SOS
sion, am, Sincerely yours,
o. B. MARTIN,
State Supt. Education.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
A Change.

Two neighbors were convers,ng the
other day when one said to the other:
"By the way, how Is Mrs. EoES. the
invalid, going on?
"Oh," replied the other, they 90 not
call her Mrs. Eogg ROW."
~Why, what do they call herr
"Oh, they call her Mrs. Bacon now.
She's cured"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
Wont Reinstate him.

Gov. Heyward has declined to rein.
state Treasurer Whetsell, OF Dorches-
ter, in spite OF the fact that the dele.
CATION requested it and Whetsell plac-
ed on deposit the amount OF bis al
legged shortage. He expressed his be-
lief in Whetselrs innocence OF inten.
national wrong doing, but felt he
could not act as be did in the case CT
the Edgefeld treasurer for the reas
on that the con ptrollsr general char
ged that there vas evidence against
Whetsell OF fictitious entries and ir-
regular cashing Of warrants.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18

Girls, just becausea a young man has
q carriage and a horse that can go
fast, do not conclude that he is just
the man you must have tor a bus
oand. Takes something more than
that to maze a sensible girl happy.
Look for a man. Don't be In a hur-
~. There are lots Of them In the
world, only it takes little time to
find them
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
Boat Lost.

Major General Cor bin, cabling to
the war department. regarding the re-
cent typhoon In Manila, says that all
of the officers and SIX passengers on
Board the Leyte, the government coast
guard boat, were lost. The dispatch
adds that temporary shelter posts at
six points were DESTROYED.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
Struck q Mine.

a dispatch from Toxic, Japan, says
the British steamer L;ho struck a
floating mine ninety miles east OF
Shatung lighthouse on September 80
and fifteen of her crew and passen-
gers are reported missing, among
them two foreign engineers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18

ACCORDING to the Census OF 1900
the wholesale value Of the 'patent
medicines, consurlsd in the United
States during the census year was
about $4,000, COO. Adding to this
one. third for the retailers profit, We
get the enormous sum Of about $780,
10000 annually spent by the people
fer patent medicines.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18

In Spartanburg the gamblers have
threatened to give out the names Of
scme Of their patrons il the authcri.
ties persist in their purpose Of closing
up the dens in that city. The men
who visit gambling dens should be ex-
posed. We know Of no more effective
way OF breaking up the gambling hab-
a. than that
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
KNIFE Blades.

Pocketknife blades are very uneVenly
tempered. Even In 50 called standard
cutlery some blades are hard and some
are soft. For the latter there Is no
remedy, but the temper Of hard blades
can easily be drawn slightly. Take
kitchen poker and heat it red hot, have
the blade that Is to be drawn bright
and hold it on the poker for moment
When the color runs down to violet
blue, stick the blade into piece Of tai
low or beef suet until cold.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
SHOOL LIBRARIES.
Many Bequisitions Coming in Every
Day for Them,
Interesting Circular Letter Issued
by the Scate Superintendent of
Observation-Disclosures by
Counties.

TIE state superintendent Of educa-
tion Is sending out the following cir
cular letter:
To County SuperintendentS and
Teachers:
This chice is receiving library re.
uulsisions at the rate Of one day.
Now is the tsne to push this work. 1
think that the state appropriation
will hold out until the end OF the
year, but it will be impossible to get
the state money during January and
February, as we have to wait TOR the
appropriation bill. Let US hear from
every frst-class tescher on this I'm
portaDt matter. Surely every one Of
tkis class can raise $40 in order to SO.
cure $40 library During the past
eighteen months libraries have been
established and increased as follows:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
Carpsntors Wanted.

The government is In gu 'st CT car
pentors to 60 to Panama to work.
Transportation will be furnished and
a steamer sails every five days from
New York City. It takes seven days
to make the trip and wages are paid
enroute. Men work but eight hours
per day and Sc cents per hour is the
schedule paid. The examination OF
applicants has been Suspended for a
short time. All that is required Is for
a man to qualify az good carpenter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
VIII Stop Il.

A Kansas City Judge has well nigh
broken up carrying concealed weapons
In bis district by imposing $500 fines
or an alternative OF 500 days on the
gang. Some immigration Of the sort
OF this judge would be acceptable down
this WaY.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18

THERE has been considerable infu.
ence brought to bear upon Atlanta's
city council, urging a suspension OF
the ordinance against pool selling at
the coming state fair. The council
refused, and it is claimed that the
fair will be failure in consequence.
II fairs cannot be conducted success
fully without allowing these gambling
features they had better not be held
at all,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-18
To CHICAGO, Ill AND RETURN

TO CHICAGO, ILL AND RETURN
Account National Baptist ConVen
tion {Colored), October, 255h 3lst:
1905. )ne fare for the round trip
Tickets on ssle October 23td and 24th
limited to return leaving Chicago not
later than November 5th, 1905.
Fur further information as to rates
schedules, etc., Gail on any Southern
Railway Agent OF address,
&. W. BUNT, D P. a.
Charleston, S. G.
BROOKS MORGAN, a. G. P. a.
Atlanta Ga.