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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-13
THE MARYLAND S0L0NS
MOVE TO REDUCE TAX RATE IN
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
Special Dispatch to TIE star.


ANNAPOLIS. Md March 13,-Mr. Lee
duced In the senate an order. which was d.
rected spread upon the minutes and copy
forwarded to the state tax commissioner
whose effect is to attach the tax exemptions
of the Montgomery County National Bank
particularly. and other similar corporations.
enjoying a partial exemption from taxes.
This is a county commissioners move and
IS intended to reduce the tax rate in Mont
gCmery. The order follows;
Whereas the statement hereto attached,
relating to the assessments and credits al
lowed by the state tax commissioner under
section 100 of article 81 of the code OF
1904 shows that a banking corporation IN
Montgomery county whose capital stock IS
alleged TO he worth S300.GJ0 and TO be ear II +.
ing about "a per cent on its par value OF
100000 and which carries about StG0tV
on deposit, is to be so assessed as 10 es-
cape county and municipal taxes ior .ne
current year, except on $500 and lts reai
estate valued at S3O.gn total apparent
assessment of SIS. 800, against an apparent
value in excess of 100000.
Whereas the assessment of the tax com
missioner on the stock is only 10 per cent
of the par value and D per cent of the
actual value thereof, and on the surplus is
only 70 per cent thereof: and
Whereas said corporation Is given cfedlt
on the assessment of its capital stock as
an exemption from taxes for state. county
and municipal purposes by reason of ITS
ownership of the stock debt of Baltimore
city, which is assessabe for state taxes
only,
It is ordered by the senate that the hon
orable state tax commissioner be ana he
is hereby requested to inform the scaa,e
at his convenience within the next i've
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-20
FLEW ( ERCU ID WASH &c T n.
airship under Complete Control Nav
ieated About the Capital.

The people OF Washington, CD. G.
and surrounding e1untrY enjoyed
novel sight on T sursday. An air
saip, under conplete control flying
over Washington YVES the spectacle
witnessed. Thousands turned out t
see tie novcl sight and Cicero the
navigator IS hs sSilfully direc5ed tins
craft.
Toe ship started from rotnt three
niles FROM Washington cn the Virgin.
ta side Of the Po:ouzo End WAS stesro
dir city for tie Washington mcnu,
nent. The navigator, after twice
circling the monument at g height
Of 900 feet, stes:ed tor the Waite
aousa. He landed about fifty yard
from the souta port!cn.
Ms RosseVeig Wes at the window
waea the dsscent Was made and ex'
hi5i.ed Z. est iDo:rss5 in dne strange
| ck!ng structure. President Roos4'
ye.t was absent at the time. After
remaining il The grounds a short
;ims tie navigator made another as
c,nt, carrying his ship over thres
newspaper cticss and then took a
straight courss down Pennsylvania
avenue to the Cspitol.
The navigator passed over the CAP
!tcl s. ,uth OF the g;eat 6o1e aad ther
circled around oyer the plaza on the
EAST front, fn2llg bringing bis sbll
70 the earth directly IN front OF the
middle 8 .ers O. the Capitol. Af5e]
remaining about quarter OF sn houl
1t the capital the na Lgator startee
back to VirTiOia.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-20
BRAIN LEAKS.
Wise Sayings by ". M.Msnpin in The
COmmoner.

Saintliness Is not surliness.
Hard swea5s mean sweet rests.
The longest life is the ona Of which
sshe most Is ms6e.
The fool measures yesterdays gooo
sine by todsf's headache.
The best place to feel for suffering
humanity is in your pocket.
Satan would willingly contribute to
church divided against itself.
Its poor hshernan that spends al
ais tire digging for bait.
The man who needs advice is gen
orally the most lavish IN giving Il
away.
The man who Is always regretting
yesterday Is not making preparation
:or tomorrow.
It ism angelic woman who can hon
astly welcome visitors at house.ciean.
ing ti1e.
Tae discoverer OF the baby's first
soosh makes Columbus look like the
chsrge out Of a lead dime.
Sons people take credit for charity
when they give away soms5ning that
Is jn tie wsy around the house.
Failing in5o debt is as easy as fall.
irg out Of balloon. Getting out
II debt Is as as difficult as falling
oack into tie balloon.
The bess Investment q young naD
can make is the performance OF deeds
iu the pressns thai will be the fond
memories CT the future.
Every time We read q love story II
ore Of the big magazines we feel like
1e5tirg a club anG going after people
who talk such stilted language as rhe
lovers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-20
The Happiest Home.

The hone most endesrsd to the
heart o: hu:bsnd ard wife is that
which has besn built up bit by bit.
A little now and liJtle later er,
vher:in each piece Of furniture re-
presents many lovirg acts Ct sslt-de-
Dial ead personal sacrifices, ao6
! ucd @hich linsers the memory Of
the scaenlcg and plotting the get
ii#g Ct it save rise to, AID Of tne
pl.aspe. ~her = was got. Ask tie
happy sgsS couple 30 whom prosperity
has besa the growth OF years. They
- Ill tel ?cU tbs hsppiest liGe In their
lives ware 5As, f s. few yea!s OF m r
RE? life, "i:sa, Win mutual 1--we and
se:l -ce:er;ng patti .Scs, tt1ev built uo
:Aesc little hocce ard wa ched pres
petty sstasrtcs s-ouEd them.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-20
Food For Squirrels.

Most people who feed the gray squir-
rels in the big parks fail to realize that
it Is no kindness to give these pretty
little animals such soft shell nuts as
almonds, peanuts and cheshuts. HUI
man beings who do not have to actual
~ forage for food naturally enough feel
that it is thoughtfulness Itself to save
the squirrels work. The fact Is, how
ever, that a squirrels teeth grow 80
rapidly that, deprived Of their normal
use, they might even through their very
uselessness become long enough to put
this charming rodent Of the trees In
danger Of starvation. Hickory, pecan
and hazel nuts are the proper food to
throw to the squirrels.-Brooklyn Life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-20
:. / il /. .

A disp3 cl :I.m Charleston says
the c1rV." o. and sentencing OF
William Manu-, q wl!ile nan for the
murder O. Lis wife, has resulted in an
examination Of the records which
sdoH that it is almost almost so
years since q white man has bsen
hung in Charleston county. Strange
to ssy the last white man hung was
executed 70. wife murder, his nams
was White ard be slso killed bis wife
by stabbing her. he used 8 knife and
not an ice pick as did Marcus. An
osler cincidecce ccnuecssd with tne
coavscticn OF Msrcns Is that the last
white man convicted CT MURDER, al
though the plea OF insanity secured
a cocmutal by the go7e=ro-, WIS also
for wifs killing, and TIE case was
tried before Judge Alirica who sat at
tie present term o. the court.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-20
no Holiday.

People have different ideas as 70
what constitutes holiday-or vaca-
ton. Mrs. Pettis had her own firmly
fixed opinions on the subject.
II don't count Thanksgiving Or
Christmas or Washington's birthday or
any Of those holidays" she said frank
" to an old friend one day. what
count holiday Is when Ezra and Jim
and Bob and Liphlet go of up to the
wood lot with their dinner and ! know
they won't be back till night.
\ "rm not one to deny that men folks
have their good points, but how wom-
an can call it holiday when they're In
the house calling for food by: looks
when they aren't by words is beyond
mer'-Youth's Companion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-20
HOW BIRDS SOAR.
Ths Kite . Master of the Art -
Soaring.


sTn the summer Of 1872 I was visit
ing on the Warm Springs reservation
IN eastern Oregon" says a writer.
'The residences Of the government en-
ployees were in deep valley between
table lands through which the water
courses had cut deep canyons. climb
ed up on one Of these tables, The edge
of which was in most places perpen-
dicular for ten, twenty and more feet,
and as stood there in strong breeze
blowing against the face Of the slope
q small hawk came gliding along eight
or ten feet above tie edge and follow
ing the course Of the edge, and he kept
on until he was little more than a rod
away from me. He seemed to be max
ing no effort excet-- a little balancing
and turning in order to steer himself.
Iha explanation seemed to me very
simple. Just there at the edge there
was strong, sharply ascending cur
rent which enabled him to use wind
and gravity against each other.
"In the autumn Of that year I went
10 Fuchau, China, and there I found
the city frequented by s species OF
large bird which we call a kite. 1t
seems to be half hawk, half buzzard,
In its build and habits. Its flight is
heavy and awkward, its wings being
too big for its pectoral muscles, and
their tips are not pointed like a hawks,
but broad and square across. But 1t
is a master Of the art OF soaring.
There are in Fuchau two hills which
lie square across the path Of the after
noon sea breeze. Here toward the
close Of breezy autumn afternoon
dozen or score of these kites viii
resort and have a genuine coasdng
game.
"These hillsides are quite steep, and
Of course there results a strong, sharp
upward current at the top. The kites
come to the top and, starting from the
eddy in the lee Of the top, glide out
into the uprush1ng current, wings bal
ancing up aod down and head and tail
turning and twisting till they are IN
the heart of the upward current and
then they turn broadside to 1t and are
borne upward and backward seventy
FIVE or a hundred feet. Then they de-
scend again into the eddy and again
steer themselves out into the uprushins
current. Throughout it all there Is very
little Tapping Of the wings."-Chicago
News
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-20
ERRORS IN ILLUSTRATION.

How Easily They Are Made In Hurry
OF Preparation.
Perfection Of detail" said the car.
toonist, zig very rare In the making OF
pictures, whether they be painted Oh
canvas by the great masters or drawn
in line by men who illustrate the daily
newspapers. It Is the general eject
that tells. There are few newspaper
pictures-and I don't except my own
In which you can't pick some flaw from
the standpoint Of realism.
"In the hurried effort Of the news
paper artist, who counts the minutes
by the clock, there may be some excuse
for this, but when we see man care-
ing a turkey left handed on the cover
Of magazine we must agree that the
artist has either been careless OF else
has employed left handed model to
pose for him, and the latter solution Is
scarcely probable.
"a fisherman landing trout on
light rod with never finger on the
reel is quite common mistake among
magazine illustrations, and in the mat
ter Of costumes Of various periods the
illustrators are woefully lacking In In
formation.
ITO illustrate how apt We are to
make mistakes" continued the cartoon
list, several years ago I drew figure
representing Cuba, emaciated, starV
ing, a thing Of skin and bones. The
figure was half naked, and I tried to
bring out all the horrible details-the
shrunken limbs, the gaunt face, the
ribs protruding through the skin and
above all, the hollow cavity where the
stomach should have been. A friend
Of mine, doctor, took me to task
about 1t. Persons who are starving te
DEATH he said, may be abnornally
emaciated In every other part OF the
body except the stomach. The abdo'
men in the advanced stages La expand
ed, giving the victim a grotesque ap'
pearance.' To substantiate this state
ment he shoWad me some photographs
taken In India during famine, and !
was forced to admit that he was right !"
philadelphia Record.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-20
&xlsIs . New TAtai.

A dispatch from Macon, Ca, say:
John R. Cooper, attorney for J, G
Rawlings and his sons, Jesse and MI
con, secured the signature OF Judge
Mitchell of LoHndes supssior cour
Wednesday to bill OF exceptions IL
n extraordinary motion fer neS
trial for Rawlings s3ns ard the fgnl
Tor their lives goes back to the state
supreme court. Twenty days az
Attorney Cooper fled an e1traordin
ary motion for nev trail for MiltoK
and Jesse Rawlings on the grounds
that the fataer hsd confessed to hav
ing hired ALI Moore to commit the
terrible crime for which all have beer
sentenced to death. Judge Mitchell:
denies this motion and exceptions
we're taken,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-20
Perila of Fine Dress.

A peril Of fine clothes was illustrat
ed recently in Central Park says TIE
New York American, when an aristo
cratic spaniel vas slain by q distinct
" ilI-bred bull dog for no other rea
son than that the victim wore cham
nis boots a blue silk blanket and 6
leather collar. The spaniel was dis
porting itself On the grass when ths
oull Cog came alogg. Oae lock Was
enough Calmly, d:spassionately the lat
ter Fixed bis teeth In tine spaniei's necS
shook it a few times, seemingly more IL
pity than lin anger, aud then threw
tee limp victtu against a tree
Il was dead. The only clue as to tn
owner Of the spaniel vas the initials
sc. e." "on the blue silk blanket.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-20
Women In Venice.

In Venice, says the Ladies' Realm,
the women Of the lower classes accept
tributes to their beauty from perfect
strangers as a matter Of course. 1t Is
considered not only proper, but polite,
to compliment passing maiden on the
charm OF her beautiful eyes or com
ple1ion. If one reads on the skirt OF
a pretty woman, one has only to say,
pardon, beautiful girl" to receive the
most dazzling smile and bow in return
for the awkwardness. At cafes fire.
quented by the people it is the custom
for walters to say when placing a
chair for one Of the women, ''Take this
seat, beautiful blond" OF, "Sit here,
lovely brunette" as the case may be.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-20
BLACK UNDER BOND.
He Makes Frank Statement and
Valves Preliminary Bearing.

The sflir between Mr.. John Black
Of the dispensary board OF directors
and MIR. J. Fraser Lyon Of the inyes.
tjqating committee, which began on
Friday June l. by threatened at.
tack by the former, was closed Wed
nesdsy BY MI. Black being placed
nndsr a pace bond for 81, Joe and Mr..
Lyon being dismissed.
The hearing yesterday was held In
the court OF Magistrate Norman,
having bsen post .:orsd from the day
after the trouble. 1t was set for
O'Clock, but about 230 O'Clock Mr.
Black, with his attorney appeared be-
fore the the court and without any Tor
mality waived a preliminary hearing
and simply LETT the disposal OF the
matter to the discretion Of the court.
Mr.. Back made brief, statemen,
In which he said that he was anxious
to avoid any further discussion OF ths
affair and for that reason waived
preliminary hearing, and that while
he, OF course, Cid not want to bs
placed under peace bond AID had De
idea OF keeping the peace, he sub
mitted the ratter entirely to the dis
cret!on OF the court ard would furnish
bond OF not as the court decided. Se
far as be was concerned he said, the
matter had passed over.
The magistrate announced that he
thought it bsst that NJ. Black should
bs placed unde- a bond to keep the
peace in toe sum of 81 600, but thai
30 far as be could see Mr.. LEON hac
done nothing for which he should bt
placed under bond. M. Black vol.
unteere6 the statement that be agreed
gith the court that Mr.. Lyon should
not be placed under peace bond. Mr
Lyon was not present.
Mt. Black Immediately entered in
20 the bond n the required amount
oith Gen. W;]ie Jones and Mr.. J. P
Matthews as surltiss.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-20
Killed BY Lightning.

a G.spatc! from Prosperity to TEE
NeWs and G u-ier says curing thun'
ds.s.c, ~ Friday afternoon Lightning
struck toe hccse Of L. J. LG "raan.
IN the lower p.rt oi Now5o2ry County,
and killcd MISE Hirman, a visitor,
and it is thought that Lc~man can.
aot live. TIE extent OF the further
ismags is unkno9n. Several Other
p.rsc:s in the house were severely
Aaken up hy the SINE hcit.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-20
Girls should k.,Sw

Thas tie Cost e1celleat thing il
1omsr-s low voics-csn be acquir-
ed only by home practice.
That the girl everybody likes is not
affected and never vhines, bat is just
her sincere, honest, helpful self.
That true beauty ct faca is possible
only where there is beauty Of soul
manifested in beautiful character.
Tat the bcme kitchen, With moth.
er for teacher ard a loving, wiling
daughter for pupil, is the best COOK
irg school on earth.
AID, 6aslly, that one OF tbe most
beautiful things on earth is pure
modest, true yourg girl-one who is
her fathers pride, her mothers com.
fort, her brothers inspiration and
her sisters IDEAL. Be queen Of your
nome. Rsgn supreme in the hearts
Of your husband ard chilarea.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-20
Murdered in His Store,

John E Gruob. postmaster and
rerchanu as Acston, Va, was nur-
dSred WEDNESDAY night by unknown
Persons aad his store Vas burned a1ser.
wards. The body OF the merchant
shows unmt,taka5le evidences that be
had been killed by a blow OF bis head
before the building was fred. Rob
berg was evidently the motive. Sew
eral suspects have been arrested and
tloodhouads were put on trail Thurs
dsy Afternoon. Grubb was q union
veteran, but had lived at AceScn Tor
many years.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-20
A Genuine Revival.

The Baptist C3urSsr gays "the town
ct Arkwrigtt, rear Sparta burg, has
j1st experienced genuine and far
eaching revival. Rev. W. ?. Smith,
:>astor OF the Baptis5 church and Raw.
NJ. Pope, pastor OF tie Methodist
:'2urch, began union meeting on the
right OF May 13. whica vas contin-
1sd until May 80, Rev. T. S Wright.
II Spassapburs assisting tie last
resk. Christians we're revived, back.
!, idsrs reclaimed. ana many were con-
7srted,A7 being received tor bspt:sn
oy the: Baptist church, aad number
~ the Methodist c2urch. In sddi-
'.!on to the meetings in the churches,
prayer meetings we're held in many ol
ths homes, In wbsco tie new converts IS
oartic.paIed most heartily.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-20
A Woman Soldier.

Women disguised as men have often
served as soldiers. The following In
scription Is on tor bstone In the Eng
lish town Of Brighton: "In memory Of
Phoebe Hassel; born 1713, died 1921,
aged 1O8 years. She served for many
years as q private soldier In many
parts Of Europe, and at the battle Of
Fontenoy, fighting brayely, she re-
ceiYed a bayonet wound in the left
avn -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-20
Died from fright

At Richmond, Va, Ihe fashioGa'
ole resiGerc, OF Rjtert F. English
1as entered by burglar early Wed
nesfay corning. Mrs. English,
whose room they entered, died from
fright and her husband Is nearly in
sans with grief. Mrs. Erg'ish ran
from her loom calling fer nsr hus.
band. AS be cana from his room
she swooned at his feet and died a
mfnuta latsr.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-20
LANsHAN DEEIEs IT.
Baltimore Whiekey Dealer Says he
Bought No Kepreaenratiye.

Bought No Representative.
The Baltimore American Of June 8
contained brief interview with s. j.
Lanahan, the whiskey dealer, which
is Of interest in this Ssate. The in
5ervie1 follows:
''Mr. LaushaD stated Thursday
nighs at bis residence, 205 Goodwooo
Garden, that the allegations thai be
had paid money tor a representative
tn a dispenssry oflce In South Caro-.
lima were utterly fa:ss. He said that
for over a year his company had been
losing business in that Sta'e, and or
lste 1t had dwindled to nothing.
I Cid meet Parker and Robertson
several times 10 hotels in NsW York,
bnt our conference vas for nothing
mere than would come up at a meet.
ing CT mill directors. There was no
money passed thst l knoW Of at any
time thss ceuld have been mistaken
for the purchase OF a representative. .
"Mr. Lsnahan IVES asked II be
would testify in Columbia, il bis eVi.
delce w,s wished there. he replied
tcat he a:surs5ly would"
This Interview re,a:es to statements
continued in the following dispatch tc
The American tro5l Columbia: as the
result Of disclosures before the d:spen
sary Investigating conmittee, Cover
nor Hayward Friday authorized the
stsorney general to prosecute q. b
Evans, L. ". Bcykin and J. B. Tow
i'll, former members Of the dtspensary
bead, for malieasarcs IN oface. The
committee adjourned Friday ard the
zcsion Of the governor Immediately
followed.
THE investigation Of Safe dispen'
sary affairs has become highly sensa
tional. THURSDAY night it vas JeSuih'
Cd by L.~is W. Parker, manager o. a
large mill in tits Sta:e, that S. j.
La1ahsa ct B.lttno.e tad canfess~c c
e. hin that, although he bad paid q
asnbar oi tn. d:sp.nsa1y purchasing
board 81, sou b. vas unable to get an,
business, 2s tie ro-beI-in Law OF the
nan in question represented another
house. Tne statement was corrocora
led Friday by E. W. r ebectson, q
banker. II was brought 0u5 that tie
conversations With L snaaaa occurred
as s hotel in New York, where PARK
81 and RobsrISOn were attending
mssting Of mill directors.