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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-10-31
Eccentricities of Authoru

Many qualities which would be re-
garded as censurable il possessed by
ordinary men and women are often
regarded with respect that is tinc-
tured with admiration when they are
possessed by persons Of genius.
There Is scarcely an author or mu-
sician Of note who has not been dis
tinguished by some foible that has
excited the amusement of his friends.
In many instances these foibles afford
an index to the character of their vic
tim. Some are natural, while others
would seem to be the result Of some
ineXplicable affectation.' Viewed in any
light, however, all are interesting.
Keats liked red pepper on his toast.
Sardou imagines he has>a perpetual
cold.
Dickens vas fond Of wearing fashy
jewelry.
Joaquin Miller nailed all his chairs
to the wall.
Ernest Renan wore his finger nails
abnornally long.
Walter Savage Landor threw the
dishes around to relieve his mind.
Edgar Allen Poe slept with his cat.
He was inordinately proud of his feet.
Daudet wore his eyeglasses when
asleep. He did his best work when
hungry.
Victor Hugo spoke little; his re-
marks usually were made in the form
Of questions.
Thackeray used to lift his nat when
ever he passed the house in which he
wrote Vanity Fair.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson pos
sesses a singular power over wild
birds, and can easily tame them.
Alexander Dumas, the younger,
bought a new painting every time he
had new book published
Edmund Clarence Stedman has his
favorite cat sit in a high chair at the
table every day at dinner.
Robert Louis Steverso1's favorite
recreation was playing the flute. in
order, as ne said, to tune up his IDEAS.
Robert Browning could not sit still.
With the constant shutting of his feet
holes were worn in the carpet.
Longfellow enjoyed walking only at
sunrise or sunset, and he said his sub
limest moods came upon him at these
times.
Washington Irving never mentioned
the name OF his fancee after her
death. and # ANYBODY else did so, he
Immediately left the room.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-10-31
Worlds LARGEST Station.

The South Terminal in Boston not
only is the largest station in the world
but sends out daily more than 400
trains, nearly twice the number dis
patched from the Grand Central sta
ton by the three roads starting from
there. The next largest number sent
from any station in this country ts
about $50 from the Boston and Maine
terminal IN Boston, and the next
about 325 from the Broad strest sta
ton, Philadelphia Then ccme the
Grand Central station, New York, and
the Reading terminal, Philadelphia
But these figures do not equal those
Of the great London terminal. There
one station sends 700 trains daily,
the greatest number from any one
station in the world, and all Of the
twelve great terminals send out large
numbers Of trains.
Including all suburban trains, and
figuring on a mean average Of winter
and summer, the regular scheduled
trains leave the four great centers IA
the following numbers daily, the aS-
ures being for ali roads and approx
mately correct: New York city, 1,400;
Boston, LOCO; Philadelphia, $50; Chi
cago, $780, No other American city
has 400. ,g-o..
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-10-31

tson the ccsan and received the
uanoe Of Nsw g. gustav. a narrow
riSg> Of rock caGrs sctsG TIE swo. Old
Bosuslav Island hsd a high peak a,5
cne time, but IL now rises on:y ESQ
feet secye tee sas and Is being rapid
ly washed away. In the comp*rstive
" short psr!od OF it's existenes iG ias
cecone very thickly populsted. Mil.
lions Of ses birds gather on It's rocks.
snd many ses lions lead q hspoy aad
contented life upon its shores. A
number Of polar bears also reside
there
E will be e<tremely interesting to
asturslists and Others to wstch the
development OF lite from the begin,
ming On cur new poss:ssicn-Perry
Island. Will land al,acals come into
existence there, sno, II Sc, low will
they get there unless taksn by man?
I: the island is St 81. capa5ls OF sup
rocticg lie it IS ce-Gain that insects
and reptiles viii soon be found there,
a-d ,hioa thz5 csn happen is a-puzzl-
irg problem.
Isla1ds Of volcanic origin are usual
!; sx;renel fertile when ihe,e is any
water supply to ncists them. Moth
i-g could cxcsed the fertility Of Mar
unique en6 the other ISLANDS Of tie
Wess Inoies that wsro created by vol
oslic ac&ivity. How dengasGus they
are as dwelling places toc large hu.
mn popalstion hss been rrovaa by
r::cee:at disasters in Martinique and St.
V-ncgnt.
A large proportion Of all the islands
5hat lie cts in the ccsan s.e volcanic
tc-nsticrs, but most OF uheu came
into existence in prehistoric tiraes. A
considerable number, hoveVer, hsVe
oss2 c;ssted in recsnt 5tnes. Falcon
Lsisra sdded Itself to the Tonga group
n 1885, hut only kept its surface
zooye tie water long >coaeh toacoutre
little vsgesat!cu il spots, and saver.
81 years sgo i5 sank again into tho
deep.
Much tumUlt OF tee sea aCG s1GaG
2,,..uts Of ash srd stan abnounceS
The birth oe new is'and iu 1904 leaS
tce Volcano Group in the Pacilc. It
EsS cesrly three miles in circrmter
ancs; lss highest potns rs. 49, fees
soovs tie sea and the japanese pIoua
ly raised their fsg ever it and named
the new territory Mi Sains; but it
has melted away like sugar in tss-
cup, and st lest accounts 1t vas q
nensc5 to shipping, no psrt OF it ris-
Ing more than s few feet above sss
leyel.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-10-31
kNOTHaR FIEND sWUNG,
An Aiken Negro Hanged for Assault.

An Aiken Negro Hanged for Assault.
ing Northern Woman,
At Aiken at 11:25 Friday morning
Isaac Knight paid the penalty o1
death for his crime and thus was re-
corded the first legal execution foi
criminal assault In the annals OF AK
en- county.
Friday morning Knight was given
the freedom Of the jail corridor and
for an hour OF more he and his spiri-
Snsl adviser, ReY. Isaac Johnson,
were In constant prayer. When at
ILLS Koight requested that be be
allowed TO retire TO bis cell to engage
In secret prayer this was granted the
doomed prisoner vino rem sined in his
cell but a few moments, announcing &
lis readiness to proceed on the death
march. Just before the death march
was begun his spiritual adviser asked
If he was guilty Of the crime TO-,
which he soon was to hang. Knight
1splied ''No."
On the way to the soaiold Knight
stopped and asked for 8 match with
which be lighted a cigareSte. He then
proceeded to the galloWs with a ner-
vous aud uaLtesdy step Mounting
rhe scafold he cfsred prsyes snd
said he had nothing more to say.
While the cap was being adjusted he
saw on the wall surrounding the jail
yard q friend to whom he requested t.
oe allowed to speak. TO this party
rs ssid: TELL all my friends to NEE,
me- in heaven"
Ths cap vas rsadjusted snd at 1925
uaa drop fell. At l1:40 D1s. Wynan,
2u:abull AID Toole pronounced him
lsad and at 1l:45 the body was ca:
doHa and cu-nsd over to Undertaken
SITS GIBBS. But for the actual know.
ledge 20 one would Imagine tnat an
had occurred within she
,ity and the courss OF the law In this
;Sss hss resulted satisfactorily to the
letter classes OF both races. There
Tas absolutely no unusual demoustra.
j1on from any source.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-10-31
NEW YoRk's READING RECORD.
Heads the List In Number of Books
Drawn From Libraries Per Caoita,

The observation % some visitors to
New York that Everybody Is on the
move here DOESN'T fit With the fact
that New Yorkess are the greatest
readers OF books from libraries In the
country, az the records Of these Ii
braries chow, says the New York
TnbuAc. Last year there were $685.
600 books taken from public Libraries
in New York for perusal at home
6,31s,000 in a city Of 100000 intabi-
tants.
Chicago las: year used 100000
books from its three public libraries,
and Philadelphia 100000 from its
one public library. Chicago has half
million more population than Phiia-
delphia, and the library standard OF
Philadelphia is therefore very much
higher than that Of the city on Lake
Michigan.
ST. Louis is q larger city by $4,000
than Boston, but y.here last year
100000 books were drawn from the
public library Of st. Louis for perusaa,
the number taken from the public Ii
brary at Boston was 100000.
A city which ranks high in respect
to the number Of books read by its
people is Buffalo. In which last year
1,250,000 volumes were drawn from
the public library for perusal, while
Baltimore and Cleveland, larger cities,
had smaller number-Baltimor
100000 and Cleveland 100000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-10-31
Honesr Confession.

At 3 recent banquet 81 Salem Mass,
Congressman Augustus P. Gard
asr. who is 8 son-in. lsE Of Senator
Lodge, made some nost remarkable
admissions for Republican. Accord
ing to the Salem News, Gardener
touched on the past in his speech.
snd referred to the past and the fu-
ture OF Salem IS being wrapped up il
Ter shipping, when her merchant
prizes sent cSrgoes OF soyE aac f.e-
arms which wouIdn'tgo #. 80 tse zee.
n:ghEed hesthel In fjre!ga la.ds, sn6
hrouehg bscz their saips hesvi;T lso.
en with tbs rich produces cf the east
including livery spd living black
wool beneath the hstches." At this
remark, the News says M&jor Sps2cer
who was sitting near Nj. Gardner
said sotto voos; Look out yours
treaotng on dangerous grcuad," to
wnich M. Gardner replied, Its my
ovn fsnily history, M&jir, AID the
products have helped 20 pay my cam
ps:gn expenses" which sally cccss-
stoned sone s@usemant. Is Is re-
'nagksbie that a nan 1ho hss icfu.
elcs enough to get 20 Congress
should ocasE Of the knsGery whesehg
his Yankee ancestry accumulated Sc !
2ucl dishcnast wealth, c: jcke6 |
ahau5 his own family's great posses
;ions being derived from TIE slave
.rade. Not withsEand:ng Mr.. Gs:c-
2s-s admits that he pays bis cam
,sign e1psnSe from tbs Eoas5 Lis
,tous ancestors mzde while 6eal:rg
n human e sh, no doubt he prereGGs
@ bs grsss f,isnd tc tbs 6s=oena.
ITS OF the BLACK psopls lis foro
sraer stoie snc orccgn5 oye- to tits
crn.cr and shaaS csp!ous c1ccclile
aacs over the oppression to which
aey are subjected in the South.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-10-31
Incomes and Wages.

The Democratic party relies on the
common sense OF the people to vote
for their oRn interests, instead Of re.
zaining in power those who aEe the
friends Of the trusts and corporations.
The fact that IN spite Of q grsss meas
ure cf prosperity for she few, the many
sre compelled to practice close eco. .oE.
and deny themselves many conicE5s.
does not requ;,e 70 be told TO tie farn:r
tie s5orekeepers, the clerks the Elge
sar2ers, as they s.e well awsce Of II.
The Republican system OF fostering
monopoly, by giving special privileges
and tariff protection, Is the ressc1
tor this inequality in the distribution
OF the large prcfss Of production.
Why has the Republican party de-
cidsd to continue 10 s5snd2at and
persist IN allowing the trusts 70 In
crease the cost OF living SO Gs;ss now
it Is IS ger csns higher than osfora
tie present. tariff Ia. wss enacted Snd
IS .:eadily aavsnci 6? L cannot bs
to hslp the rsopls, for unless incomes
aa6 salaries keep psSe with this IL
creased outgo, there is virtually s re-
ducI;on OF incomes and wages which
must be followed oy privssion, CT s:s!l
events by ,'sck Of earrings for sickness
or old age. RsVis!on OF the tariff
Sou.d compel the trusts TO reduce the
price Of their products and the result
iag decreased cost OF Hviag, would vir
tually be an inc,esse in income OF
wages, but this the Republican lead
ers dsclsre they will not do and the
natural presur ption Is tna5 lheir po-
lit:csl fortunes are bound up with
trust supremacy.
Il your income or wages has not
been increased IS Per cent, You are
not as veil of now IS In 1897 when
the tariff rates were increased at the
dicsasion CT the trusts. For every
collsr you recsived then, you nust be
gestiug one dollar and fo1ty-fve cents
nov to bs even So the man whose
income wss $50 q month IL 1895 must
be receiving s67 month now 20 live
equally weD. It does not req 1sre sta
listics to prove the advantage, CT d!s-
scvantsge, Of the Republican system
Of protecting the trusts, for everyyoter
has the facts in his Own possession from
knowing how much he formerly receiv.
e1 and expended and what he is now
receiving and how much more 1t now
costs him to live. a vote for the Be-
publican candidate for Congress is to
continue the protection TO TIE trusts
and fo- con5inusd high prices, and
vote fcr the Democratic candidate for
Congress is to so revise ane tariff that
the fear Of cmpetitioa G. will compel
the trusts to reduc9 their enormous
profits.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-10-31
For sska of Rtta.

In order that bis wife might 1e.
eiye 5000 which would come to her
from lie insurance ii, he disd before
Thursdsy, Samuel a. Marshall. sew
snty years old. killed himself just be-
lore the tine expired. About two
yes:s ago the Msrshalls being old,
poor and nesrly helpless, were obliged
to seperste. The husband went to.
live with his daughter, and the wife:
with q sister in Bsdhan, Mass.
When Marshall went into n1s daugh-
ter's house he signed over q policy
for 81, 900 inserancs but the contract
stipulated thass II be died within two;
years 5000 OF the money would go to-
hts> wife. Tue two ysars expired
Thursdsy. AS tee time approached,
Marshall became more and more des-
rcndent. Last Saturday ha took
cyanide OF potassium and died in coz
vulsiors. The facs THAT death was
not natural Gid not become known
until after his burial.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-10-31
TRACING AN ERRlNe LETTER
French Postal ofTcitls Require Time
For Such an UndeTtaking.

:
For Such an Undertaking.
4 young English woman visiting In
Paris received a note from q friend
saying that tickets had been sent by
an earlier post for q concert to take
place that afternoon. but By arror
wrong street number was written On
the envelope. This, said her CORES
pondent, might make a delay in the
arrival Of the letter. and It would
be well to make inquiries at once at
the post Of the nearest division.
Arriving at the post Office Of our
quarter I made known my errand to
three gentlemen in succession. The
last young gentleman took out long
paper and demanded peremptorily my
name, age, address and birthplace.
He was proceeding 10 that Of my father
and mother when I suggested that all
this Information, although doubtless
Of thrilling interest to the post Office,
could scarcely assist in restoring my
lost letter, which contained tickets I
must positively have before i o'clock
that day.
"Ha, It Is then q letter lost!" he
cried, as though suddenly iuuminat-
ed.
well, nisdirected, as I have al
ready explained to three persons here"
But it is not here where one brings
the letters which find themselves bad
ly directed. Those letters are united
in another department Of the great
post This document here" he point
ed to my biography, "the chief Of my
department will despatch to the great
post. One will make communication
to you as soon as traces Of the letter
are discovered"
It was half past II when ! reached
the great post, and was sent to nve
different departments before arriving
at the one for misdirected letters.
Feeling both snubbed and III used,
inquired whether before We proceeded
to fill in more forms this monster
would kindly tell me whether there
was the Temctest chance of recovering
the letter that day before O'Clock.
To-day! This day itself" he cried,
in shrill indignation. "Farbleau, but
you imagine to yourself, then, ma
dam, that the post conducts itself
like an automobile!"
Il hoped that since my letter La
here-actually here in this department
that one could place the hand on It
in the course of two hours. In Eng
land" I continued, with q fine out
burst Of patriotism, 1--WE have such a
perfect organized system that should
have the letter I required In ten min
utes."
Remind yourself that England is,
after all, but an island. Here we are
in France"-he threw back his head
proudly-"and here things march not
so quickly. 1t will, perhaps be if
teen days before your case comes up.
Each must<procee6 in turn
Then it is useless to go into the
NATTER" I answered, and in deep de-
preston turned away.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-10-31
MANY LOST AT SEA.
on,y Five Saved out Of One Hundred
and Fifty.

Five su,y:.yors Ct the great Florida
7:o.m vas laaded 81 Norfolk, Va, on
F,,day by the British steamer Heath.
rpcol, Capt. John Gt.avas, command.
q, rbica arrived F--iday to coal,
.yon New O.!sans 70 Rotterdam. The
survivors are F::-ak Bcyely, foreman,
# Marianna, Fla G1s Johnson, OF
mervllle, Mass Ahner Belle, OF
Kfssss mae, Fa,, ana John Campbell,
4 Pnilsdelphis.
yheY. with about 145 others, were
constructing . concrere vi&duct for
bhe Florida East Coast railway,
;hrcugn the Florida ke:s, and were
socard house boat No. 4, which lay
anchored Of the coast on the night OF
O,sober 17.h. Tee great hurricane
which swept oyer the coast struck 1ne
house boas about O'clock in the morn
ing Of Oct. Is, and No. 4 broke
sdrift.
The house boat soon afterwards
toundared ard al Of the $50 men
1DLclQ SSIO GllISWA -AAcO 3AA~ IT'D
sea. The house boat was dashed 10
oiecss in tie angry waves which we're
rolling mountain klgh and the surV1-
vors tell OF having seen many OF their
comrades killed by heavy ttmoers.
striking them as they were Struggling
msdly &c fad soma means OF rescue.
SIX men nsnsging to get two tina-s
oers, one tea b7 twsnty. inches ana
tbs other six by fourteen inches WIN
txenty feet lorg, lsshed these to.
getber, and lived on this raft until
ore became mad from Elfsang and
injury, AMI threw himself into the
sea.
, On Ocsober 49,. Captain Grisyes,
standing on the bridge .of lis ship,
beard cries for help from a raft and
auacoing q. Life boat soon brouah the
oarlshing nan aboard the Hearther.
,ool. The survivors are being cared
or at she Norfolk City Mission.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-10-31
The Milky Sea.

CT the many sights witnessed in the
ocean OF the globe, one of the most
curious and most weird Is that de-
scribed by sailors as "the milky sea-"
ships being surrounded for several
hours by water that appears to be Of
snowy Whiteness. Compiled from ex-
pere1ces recorded during the last
seventy years, an interesting account
Of the phenomenon is given on the
North Atlantic and Mediterranean
Pilot Chart, published by the Meteor
illogical office. The spectacle is re-
stricted to the darkness Of the night
and rare occasions, and while it is
limited mainly to the warmer waters
Of the tropical belt, it appears to be
more common in the Indian ocean
than in the Atlantic and Pacific From
the white water the light Is so strong
that ordinary newspaper print can be
read on board ship, but the scene all
around is Of an awe-inspiring descrip-
ton. The horizon Is blotted out, sea
and sky seem to become one in sort
of universal luminous fog, which, like
a London fog, robs the observer Of
the sense OF distance and direction.
the deck being lit up with a. ghastly,
shadowless light. Last June, off the
west coast Of South America, bucket
Of the white water emptied back into
the sea resembled molten lead. This
curious sight has interested scientific
investigators, but, while it is, no
doubt, related TO the many phosphor-
escent displays common at sea, there
is no sufficient explanation forthcom-
ing Of this particular manifestation or
of the singular atmospheric effects
resulting from it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-10-31
AGREES WITH TILLMAN.
Rev. Washington Giadden Discusses
the Race Problem.

the Race Problem.
Before the American Missionary
Association at .Ocerlin, Oaio, Rsv.
Washington GLADDEN. Of OHIO discuss
"a the American Missionary Associa.
ton and the problems Of emancips-
s,on, ssyirg IN psrt:
The legalcy left US By emsncipa-
sion IS eaa.e of negro raee In Uai5ed
Ssates. Il Is national prc5lsm. Bar.
Den CT this obligation rests OF Ihe
shole nation, IS many Of the wisest
southern men ensist. Tas problem also
confron5s US, Involves principles On
Ehich our nstlon is foundsd.-It is
xe,l stated IN the words Of Csrl
Sohu1z. There viii be 6 movement
either il tbs direction Of reducing the
negro to 2 permanent condition OF
sartdon, tie coadiGicn Of mere plan.
aation hsnd-pracs4cslty Without any
rights Of cis!zeaship OF 2 m1VemsuS
il the direction OF recoga!z.ng him
IS a c!t!zsn in the full sense OF the
:erl."
''Suca 2 movement as that in the
fist alternative Is new in full prog.
.ass. In 5ha SouGh conditions are rap.
tdly becoming mara uafaVorable to
shs negro. The manifesto CT Cover.
nor Var5anan which some tirns will
oa endorsed By the people Of the state
and the rscsnt campaign in Georgia,
10 which the candidate nest unequiv.
ocally favoring repression OF the nsgro
wss overwhelmingly eiecsed, show the
drift OF op!nloa in thst section"
Continuing he said: Senator Till,
mans prediction that rscs struggles Of
3 verg bitter nature are likely to be
treQuant and continuous in the future
Is nos without probability. ! can see
no other outcome Of q Strife Of this
nature than segregation Of the races. /"
He favored creating three or four
states In Sou5h composed wholly Of
negroes governing themselves and rep
resea ted IN congress st Washington.
Toe blacks, be says, would suf II by
bsing thrown on their own resources
il their poverty and it would take
ehs,n several generations to WORK cut
problem OF vil.z.sion. 20 the whites
the prosperity in which they are now
j icing would suffer aevere and per
gaps deadly b!oI
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-10-31
TIE GRCP Is sGvRrr
And Cotton Should Bring at Least
Twelve Cents.

Cotton went up again on Monday,
and sold in Augusts for II Ia csnts,
and the Chronicle says it Is believed
by. some Of the dealers shat there will
bs but little mora cotton sold soon
that will bring less than that figure.
The price Of cotton goods Is also ris.
ing very probably on account OF the
short cotton crop. The following
from the New York Commercial On
the advance in Gotten goods will
show that there is something in
the report that the cotton crop is
short:
In the prinary market it is stated
that buyers are now taking goo6s
with less reluctsEcs than was the
case earlier in the week. They real
;zs how short supplies are in first
aands and believe they sre safe in tax
ing stock at present valuations. Many
buyers have sried TO conceal the ur-
gsncy Of their needs, in hope Of get.
Eing some concession granted them.
But this has ceased to BE- their policy
snd they openly admit they want
goods and are willing to pay sellers
heir price.
For spot delivery, the cutting-up
Of trade has been forced to accept
special constructions In lover count
cloths than they are accustomed to
use. These specials have brought
value far above their proporttonste
gorth. Discussing the question o!
delivery, selling agents state that the
labor scarcity il the south Is acting:
as q serious impairment to the filing
ct orders. The high cotton in spin
ping grades is acting IS 3 check to
New England mills, so that both east
AID south production Is being retsra-
ed. This cperateS strongly in keep
iCg values on cotton goods regular
throughout the market.
Jobbe-s s1c dcicga steady business
IN al departments, as the store trade
and sales naoe by read men show no
dtninution OF account Of prices. In
fact, goods as offered by jobbers, are
comparatively cheap. In the woolsr
division Of the srinary market 1t is
sisted that values On tie 1905 kesvy.
zeighss that are being csllei for o.
lists reor6ers are regular, and that
Suisings and oysrcoatingS in staple
grades are in quite acsiys demand.