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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-08-16
"a Merciful Judge"

Here are some of the sentences for
manslaughter imposed by Judge
Klush In the sessions court in Laut-
ems week ago:
jim Kelley, two years.
Bale Parks, three years.
Mart Gary, two years.
Virge Williams, four years.
Clarence Nicely, two years.
Cooler Clardy and Dick Davis,
seven years each.
And the following for assault and
battery with intent to kill-an ofense
that would be murder were the intent
successfully carried out:
Fletcher Sturgeon, Is months or
s100 fine.
This looks like playing at justice.
The penalty for manslaughter is from
two to thirty years. The average In
the above cases Of manslaughter Is
not q lite four years.
The law as thus administered Is 40
great terror to the the evil-doer.
And it looks like putting a very
low estimate on the value Of human
life.-Newberry Observer.
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WEATHER AND CROPS.
The Weekly Crop Burlietin Issueo
by Section Director 3 auer.

The mean temperature for thu
week ending 8 a. N. August 7th va!
slightly normal, but the week ended
with successive heat. The extremes
we're a maximum of SO degrees at Co
1umbia on the 9Th, and a minimum Of
so degrees at GreenVille on the 2nd
and at KingstSee on the 3rd. The
prevailing clear nights were favorable
for rapid radiation. causing consider
able complaint Of the nights having
been too cool for vegetation, although
thermometer readings were not nm
usaly low. The winds were generally
light. There we're no damages repor.
ed from storns, bail or floods.
The greater portion OF the state
was without rain. & beneficial rain
on the 4th covered the territory from
Oconee county to Cherokee and por-
tion Of York, but did no5 exterd east
ward beyond the Piedmont section.
The extreme southern portion had
rain on the 9Th. The drought is Sc.
we're and injurious to crops over the
western and Central counties, and
over practically all the Savannah
river valley counties but the need Of
rain is felt over prsc ideally the entire
State.
The weather was favorable for cul-
tlvation and laying by crops which
work is practically finished.
With the exception Of good reports
from the coast counties where cotton
is impoving, there seems to have
been q general deterioration in the
condition Of cotton over the whole
state due to the plants turning yel-
low, shedding leaves, squares and
young bolls, and to rust which Is now
widely prevalent. Reports OF damage
by Insects continue but are fewer than
last week. Cotton is opening gener-
ally over the southern counties and
in places, picking wall be active next
week. The fcst bale Of the season
came from Hartieville and was ginled
on the lst OF August. The Is year
avers 90 Of first bales is August 9Th;
the earliest was July %, 1896, the lat
est August Goth, 1895.
-ne dry weather is injurious to late
corn, especially that portion now in
the tasselling stage. Tobacco curing
is nearly finished, With the late crop
better than the early one. Early
rice is heading and harvesting will be-
gin the latter part cf the month.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-08-16
BRAIN LEAKS.
Bright Sayings Of Will NJ. Manpin In
the Csmmoner.

Bright Sayings OF Will NJ. Manpin In
the Ccmmoner.
The nan who never fails never
tries.
A home without love is merely q
stopping place.
It is easy to make excuses for those
We love.
Gods throne Is not reached by way
Of the back pe~s.
Tue man who would be you2g again
should cultivate youthful spirit.
Whe1 a man begins wondering If
he looks his age it is sure sign that
he docs.
When We want to employ a boy we
are not going to employ one who friz.
zles his hair and let's the wavey locks
stick out over his brow from beneath
hat set on the back OF his head.
Always speak tie truth, but don't
forget that it Is often wise not to
speak at all.
Strange that so many young men
think that in order to be good "fel-
lows' they have to do wrong things.
The man who enjoys what little he
has Is fa7 better off than the Dan who
has everything and enjoys nothing.
What has become Of all the old men
who could cradle ten acres Of wheat a
day when they were in their prime.
Things would doubtless taste just
as good now as they did when We were
boys l. we had boys appetites.
No matter how rank the grass grows
in your yard, ii your neighbor goes
visiting and asks your boy to take care
Of bis yard, the neighbor's yard always
looks well.
Young man, when she begins hint
ing that you would better save your
money instead OF spending 1t for buggy
hire and ice cream soda, it Is time to
either back Up or begin looking for .
cottage.
When graft" Is exposed immediate
ly the pessimists begin declaring that
the world is growing worse. The
world is really growing bette1 all the
time because light Is being thrown
into dark places and rogues are being
uncovered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-08-16
Lighting.

Newberry was Monday night visit.
ed by a severe electric storm accom-
panied by heavy rain. Ecaf resi-
denceS in the city we're struck by
lightning, one Of them having the
weatherboading torn from one end.
Fortunately no one was injured nor
were any Of the houses set on fire.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-08-16
Desired immigration.

It Is reported that Jimmie Hyde
threatens to join William Waldorf
Astor and James J. Van Allen in the
expatriated colony abroad. II Jim.
ME would only put bis threat into
execution AID persuade Harry Lehr,
Hettie Green, Uncle Russel Sage and
few others who could be easily
spared to follow suit rs would confer
favor upon the general public that
would make partial anerds for his
record in this country.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-08-16
STOPS THE GRAFT

No system OF liquor selling or prohi-
bition either can ever succeed any bet
ter than the dispensary has succeeded
unless there is an enlightened and de-
termined public opinion which compels
observance to the law. II the legisla
ture at its next session will make
such amendment and changes in the
law as I am prepared to offer, the
boldest and most INSCRIPTIONS ene-
mics Of the system will be compelled
to declare that there is no room for
graft" That the law Is now dis.
credited by many who were once it's
staunch supporters Is due entirely to
the scAemirg OF those who have
changed it and taken the power from
the hands OF the governor where it
rightly belongs and placed it in the
hands OF the legislature and it's crea-
lures. II there is corruption it ought
to be punished and the system purged
by such changes in the statute.as will
nake it impossible. The issue will
be presented to the members OF the
legislature at it's next session as to
whether they will change the law so
as to lift it's administration above
suspicion. I repeat again it can be
done. It the legislature falls to act
then it will rest with the people next
summer to elect a legislature and a
governor that will reform the insti-
tuition or to elect legislature and
governor that will kill it. II the
people want prohibition and are pre-
pared to enforce it, then I want them
to have it. I'd be glad 10 see at least
q dozen OF our counties vote out the
dispensary between now and January
in order to let the people OF those
counties have an object lessoD .r seeing
how far prohibition will be prohibition
In South Carolina. a great many let
tiers ard articles are appearing In the !
newspaper in regard to the changes
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newspapers to break down the d1spen-
Sary system. Any number OF lies
we're told about any and every oody
concerned with the administration OF
the law and it was only after repeated
defeats at the polls by overwhelming
majorities that any sembiance Of de-
cency in attending to the dispensary
and the officials connected with it
obtained. The almory OF abuse and
SANDER was exhausted but the lying
continued to 60 on; by insinuatlon,
innuendo and falsehoo1 the system
mas been attacked: and OF course, as
founder and father OF the dispensary,
have been abused and lied on as no
other man in the States history ever
was.
DEEP LAID SCHEME TO DESTROY"
In 1902 all political oppositions
ceased and no man was bold enough to
offer for office in the State as an anti
dispensary candidate. I do not wish
to revive fractionalism and am sorry
to be compelled to have the appear
ance OF doing so, but the truth de-
mands Of nae this statement that dur
ing the last six years and even before
the majority Of the South Carolina
legislature has been composed Of these
who were once anti. Tillnanites or
Conservatives, and if it be true that
bad men have been elected to contro!
aud direct the affairs Of the dispensary
the Conservatives Of the StaGe are re-
sponsible tor it. I believe that there
has been a deep laid scheme to de.
stroy the system by mismanagement,
and the charge that it is political
machine may be we'll sustained by the
fact that these same Conservative leg
islatures ammended the law to provide
that the county boards OF control
should be appointed by the recon-.
mendation Of the members Of the gen.
aral assembly thus placing Its admin
istration in the counties in the hands
Of politicians and their satellites. I
am aware that many OF the strongest
supporters OF the dispensary now are
men who were and are yet probably
Conservatives while some Of its most
butter antagonist are former Reform
ers. It, therefore, cannot be chaged
that am endeaYoring to draw the
old lines which rent the State in
twain, but there is every indication to
show that the present onslaught on
the dispensary Is being engineered and
led by those who have been, are now,
and will ever be my most bitter ponti-
cal opponents. The more Venomous
Of these men have not hssitated recent
ly 10 say in the press and in other
places that they regard the diSpensary
as the main prop of Tillman's political
fortune and that If they can pull that
down be will fall with it.
The people are treated to columns
and columns Of can't and hypocriacal
moralizing and Sermonizing on the
rottenness and corruption and evils OF
the dispensary system while the sole
purpose of the crusade In the opinion
OF the best and closest observers is
that morality and temperance have
10 place in the hearts and minds OF
these men but that their only hope
and desire is to organize a movement
that will result in my political over.
throw.
ETEcTED ON OTTER. ISsUEs.
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the law so much that they had got the
law quite different from the original.
He declared that the original law
placed the governing power In the
hands OF men elected by the peop-e.
What we want is legislature that
will take the law back to its original
moorings. Who, under his admins
tration, had heard OF habitual drunk
ards getting liquor. Some drunk
ards in this county had become al
most his personal enenies.
He Ger;dsd the recent pronounce
men5 CT the directors Of the diSpen-
sary to the effect that they would go
back to the use of the request books
Why did they ever drop the use Of the
books? They had no such right to do
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ELECTED ON OTHER ISSUES.

ELECTED ON OTHER ISSUES.
want to say right here and now
that had been elected governor twice
on other issues than liquor control and
the dispensary had nothing to do with
my political fortunes. It never con-
tributed In the slightest to my election
to the senate. The.settlement OF the
liquor question came to me unsought
and I would have been glad to have
had nothing to do with it. But as the
issue was forced while I Wss governor
I made such settlement OF it as I
deemed best In the interest Of temper
ance and morality among the people
OF the State and the ungraitfed en-.
dorsement which has been given the
dispensary system by the masses is
sufficient Justification Of the wisdom
of any ac5ion. I had Won the respect
and con6dence OF the people because
Of their faith in my integrity and
character. If had consented to keep
quiet and steer clear Ct State politics,
having nothing to do with local affairs
as politician would have done, l
would probably have had less opposi.
tion and might have continued in the
se1ate without having to fight for the
place The position Of senator is a
very high one and I coveted the honor
because I believed that could be Of
some service 70 the people OF the State.
My record IL Washington will show
whether OF not I have been able to ac-
complIsn anything worthy the admira-
tion OF the people and to keep my hold
on their affections. I would not re
tain the Office one minute longer than
I can hold it with honor and maintain
my self.respect. 1t would be cowardly
to lose sight OF the public welfare in
the pursuit of my personal ambition.
I believe the dispenSary system to be
the best for the people and for the
cause Of temperance and 50 believing,
l have acted. I belieye now that the
law can be changed 50 as to preclude
the possibility Of corruption In the
pur;hss Sc OF whiskey for the State dis
pensary, and it would rest with the
people whether OF not the regulations
and rules governing the local dispen-
saries are observed. No law can ad.
minister itself and when the grand
juries Fail, as they have failed, to see
that the dispensary law IS enforced in
the counties the people themselves are
RI n1anoa
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AS TO HIGH LICENSE.

Now, we come 70 high license: this
combination which we are facing to-
Gay, the high license people, the pro-
hibition people and blind tigers, the
same we have been fighting siEce 1898
These people who are advocating high
license, The St5te OF Columbia, The
News and Courier and some other pa
pers, and some Of our teilJw citizens,
they are not IN favor OF prohi bition:
they tell you so, they say lets kill the
dispensary, then We will have prohibit
ton, and then what-h:gh license
The preachers are going one road, the
prohioitionists are going another road,
and the blind tigers are travelling the
third road, they are al alert to kill
the dispensary, and when they kill it
and 1t is gone, poor thing, then what?
There will be fight among the people
to say whether IL shall be h:ghlceGse,
or prohibition, and what will the els.
pensities DO then. II we are SO far
and few betgeen that there will be no
hope to restore the dispensary, I am
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-08-16
TACKLES NO LEGISLATURE.


God knows what will become Of
this poor old town." he said. They
might have better strests than they
have, but the town does not levy any
tax now" Jokingly, he said that be
ought to sue this old town tor very
nearly costing the life Of a United
States senator for he was injured quite
seriously lately. He recalled the iac5
that in 1894 the law was declared in.
c institutional and the State had pro-
hibition for four months and the
blind tigers broke out then and be
took to the woods with the Ia" to
keep them from killing it entirely.
Ooe blind tiger came out then and
as ile went out Of ofice soon after
wards they had had nobody to put
their eyes out. He does not mean to
brag, but his successors perhaps had
not felt that they should do 50
much dru6gery BE told what be
had done as governor with the assist
ance OF his private secretary In keep
ing track OF the diSpenSary constables.
The legislature had t:nkered with
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aUrOuS QeVOGlOQ 10 me OF Il6 simple
country people manifested itself in
1890 and 1882 before the dispensary
was bonn? Does he think that these
simple country people no longer trust
to my leadership because the Legisl.
atures under Conservative control have
brought decentralization and disgrace
on the dispensary?
Search your conscience, Mr.. Editor,
and deny if you will that the dispen.
sary is unpopular because Of misman.
agement and the belief that there Is
fraud in the conduct of its affairs. and
that the whole atmosphere OF the State
was for years tainted with the insin-
uation, ISLANDERS and falsehoods set
ahoat by that irreconcilable element
Of the Conservatives that have never
seen any good in Governor Tillman,
Senator Tlllman or any OF bis works.
These irreconcilables nave shouted
wolf" for twelve years and 1t seens
that at last the wolfe has come, but
the people are going to kill him If
they catch him, and they will weigh
carefully all these things before they
destroy the dispensary system itself.
Does the editor of The News and
Courier think the country people don't
know a good thing when they have
tried it? Wait and see.
B. B. TILLMAN.
Trenton, S. c., August 8, 1905.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-03
AN ARTISTIC NETWORK SHOP.
Original Designs in Stationery at Dempsey
G CAROLS.

Almost in the centre Of one of the most popular
shopping districts in the world stands the store of
Dempsey & Carroll, at No. p West 23d-st., unani-
shops in New-York. The business is unique in
that It is the only in the United States devoted
exclusively to the manufacture of fine stationery.
Every one rightly associates the name of Demp-
sey & Carroll with the production of wedding in
vitations for hundreds of thousands of sheets are
turned out each year, and the Dempsey & Carroll
imprint on the envelopes and watermark IN the
sheets are a guarantee of excellent workman
ship and materials.
And there are other branches of work that are
equally interesting. if less romantic Only the
most skful die cutters and engravers are en-
ployed in the workrooms. From original designs
coats-of-arns. monograms and address dies are
cut, then impressions in gold beautifully coored
bronzes are reproduced watermarked papers.
And where could find acceptable Christ
mas gift for a frend-young old-than beauu-
full box of paper stamped with the friends mono
gram and tied with rich ribbons?
OF course each person must have a calling card
and most people very particular about the one
they use Exquisite care is taken in engraving the
plate and in printing and arranging the card at this
house. so one can understand how Dempsey & Car
roll have earned their wide reputation for splendid
plain, serviceable every day goods to the most
dainty artistic articles fills the cases well as i'm
ported novelties from which many fastidious people
select their holiday presents each year. Visitors
always welcome, and an early inspection will
convince one that this store is worth visiting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-03

pecially in velvet The long habit that
worn last year does not seem to be fashlonable'
but skirts short at the knees and dipping down
IN points in front, remain faVorites by reason
perhaps Of their becomingness.. A velvet AFTER
noon gown, made in gray velvet, has jacket
skirts cut in this fashion quite short in the back,
with a slope on the side, and ending in de-
cided point in front. The top of the jacket Is a
little fitted bolero following the same lines, rls-
ing a little above the wa1stline in the back and
making two sharp points IN front Inc tuiiI 4
and the bottom of the skirt trimmed with
embroidery of silver soutache, and chinchlllI
forms the revers ard the band at the bottom OF
the skirt The sleeve is moderately full and
falls into a turn-up cuff just below the elbow,
which Is richly embroidered and slashed to show
lace frills. There are a i&bot and stock of lace.
Another example of the jacket is a sort of
bretelIe arrangement, which meets under the
arms and forms skirts only on the sides. Back
and front over the corsage. the bretelie arrange
ment is connected by two bands. This little al
fair is done in heavy black net. embroidered
with Jet and gold and hung over gown OF
modore chiffon velvet. The skirt is trimmed
only by plaits taken in the stuff. cluster of
three broad cnes at the hem. three smaller ones
above and three very narrow ones about at the
knee.
It is with difficulty that one keeps away from
the question of furs, they come in such variety
and In so many pretty forms and fashions. The
stoles are particularly lovely this year, and Hike
everything else they are as soft and souple as
possible. No heavy or thickly padded Innings
are for a moment tolerated. and the best stoIes
are those made entirely OF one fur, although
sometimes a second fur is used for the lining.
Many OF the stoIes especially those of foxskin,
are decorated with two heads that cross in the
back On the whole, there is a great deal of fur
decoration in the way Of heads and tails and
claws. and the sable garments especially leave
one in doubt as to the entire outward form OF
the little animal.
Peacock blue is one Of the successes Of the
season, a season, teo In which many shades Of
blue are worn. 1t is color that does not allow
Of much decoration, although a discreet use OF
black and white is effective A striking gown
worn in the Bots yesterday was a peacock blue
cloth with a trimming Of broad black braid
the skirt and short bolero with falling revers
nth % "a -lS n Ia a
able corselet shape and the bolero very short and
full The costume was completed with big
bearslkin boa, and the hat a little round
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-03
Cofored Laces on EUe7fr,g G0eOras
Use Them Extensively-TWo Lovely Costumes Worn
by Popular Actresses Paillettes Again

sorD by pointed panels set into the bottom Of
A large pink rose is worn on the bust and the
little. close pulled sleeves 1ni5Eed with modest
ruching of white tulIe.
The second gown, although built on the same
lines has different features. It is Of white
tulle falling loosely over foundation of pale
blue satin, with band Of blue satin ribbon at
the bottom The trimming consists of gold lace
and white silk ribbon put in the form of
pompadour motives, This rich and delicate
garniture is on the bottom of the skirt and
forms the corsage, which is shaped to suggest
a bolero. On the bust is broad noeud OF blue
ribbon with long ends that finish each with q
little stiff bow OF the ribbon and a gold tasseL
The band of solid color the bottom of the
skirt is one of the distinctive features this sea
son. A charming use of this fashion is noticed
on a comparatively simple gown Of the Sake
blue cashmere The skirt hangs in beautiful.
freed folds from the waistline. and has no trim
ming save a band of blue velvet of a slightly
brighter shade about the bottom Of the skirt.
The bodice is draped, a fashion that is coming
in again and under the revers Of blue velvet ap-
pears little chemisette of white tulle net
trimmed with narrow Valenc1enneS and ribbon
embroidery, done in a pattern showing small
roses and leaves. The elbow sleeves are finished
by lace ruffies, and the bodice has no belt
In spite Of the prevalence Of the Directolre
style there is no lack of variety in the NOES
this year. A great many women have renamed
faithful 10 the long Jacket, and the dressmakers
furnish continually new examples OF this. es-