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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Marrta1eab;e ADo,

In austria q man End woman ale
supposed to be capable Of conducting
home Ct their own from the sges OF
Is.
In Germany the man must DO at
least Is years Of age.
In France the man must be 18 and
the woman Is; In Belgium the sane
ages.
In Spain the intended husband
must have passed bis lash year, and
the woman her l2ah.
In H1agary, for Roman Catholics,
the man must be IA years old and the
woman IL; for Pfotsstai. IS, the man
must be 18 and the woman Is.
In Greece the man must have seen
at least IA summers and the woman
II.
In Portugal boy Of IA is consider.
ed manageable, and woman Of IL.
In Russia and Saxony they are 8
little more sensible, and . youth muse
refrain from entering into matr1mony
till he can count lS years, and the
aomsn till she can count Is.
IL Switzerland men rom the age
Of IA and the woman from the age OF
II are allowed to marry.
In Turkey any youth and maiden
who can walk properly, and can ur.
derssand the necessary religious
service are allowed to be united for
fa
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Z. al; Want It,

The Washington correspondent OF
the Charleston. Post says the opinion
of. South Carolina Senators and Rep
reseatatives lere is an indication OF
opinion In South Carolina the Legts-
lature vii, not bother with the dispen
sary law and will leave the whole
thing to the peopls for settlement
this sum mer. 1t is almost the unani
nous conclusion among the South
Carolina CongressmeQ tnat a vast
OF the entire vote OF the
State Is in favor Of the dispensary
system II remodelled to eradicate all
possibilities OF corruption and graft.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
ATTeNPEED SUICIDE
Rather Than Tell. = suitor she Could
Not Marry Him.

Rather Than Tell. . suitor she Could
Not Marry Him.
When all the guests had gathered
for her wedding and the arrival OF
the bridegroom wds expected, Miss
Jennie Graham, ntnteen years old, OF
2o51 Margaret street Philadelphia Pa
attempted to poison herself Thursday.
Calling all her family and the guests
around her, the girl said she never
could be happy with a man she did
not love, and that she preferred death
to a lifetime OF misery. Before any
one could interfere, OF even before
her intent was suspected, she had
swallowed two ounces Of laudanum.
Miss Graham will live, and in all
probability she will wed another. She
Is slowly recovering in the Frankfort
hospital, where an extraordinary in
cident to the case happened Wednes-
day afternoon, The rejected suitor
Rsuben Dean, twenty one years old,
OF POSI- Margaret Street, attired In
readiness for his wedding, came face
to face with Charles Pardtt, his sue
cessful rival, at the bedside OF the
girl.
Dean had rushed in disnay from
the brides home while Parftt had
come from his cf6ce. Until news
vas brought to him that the young
woman Was near death, Psritt did
not even know that this was to be
ner wedding day. For moment the
men flashed Looks OF anger at esca
other, but apparently being movsd
by the thought OF death hovering
over the girl uncounctous on the cot
at their sides, they turned away with.
out a word, and left the room by op-
posite doors. The physicians when
they heard Of the meeting gsve strict
orders that 1t should not happen
again. They were irritated over the
affair, saying that had Miss Graham
b ZEN in state to observe the men,
she might have experienced a mortal
shock.
The young woman was engaged to
wed Dean when she met Pardtt and
Thursday night when she was said
to be- out OF danger and steadily pick
ing up her strength, she said she had
not nod the courage to tell Dsan she
would marry him. She said that she
could not lightly dismiss to the man
who had asked her to be his wife, but
that al of last night her heart grew
in heaviness over the prospect OF sep
aratingherself from P-rhSt forever.
All morning Miss Graaam kept her
self locked 10 tae room, and only an
hour before the time set for the cere-
mony, which was to take place In the
paslor Of her parents home, did she
j Din her family. Then she seemed to
be al merrinent and happiness. But
her hilarity vas only assumed as
mask to conceal her grief which
quickly carried her to despair.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
MURDER SUSPECT DETAINED.
Carl johnson, Sailor ON the Texas,
Wanted in Minneapolis.

Wanted in Minneapolis.
The Charleston Post says Carl John.
son, a sailor now on board the battle
ship Texas, is being held prisoner
until proper papers can be received
from Minneapolis, where Johnson is
wanted ~ q charge of completely In
killing Otto Baber, q saloon man OF
that city, on the evening OF Decem.
Der %
Detective G. D. Brown OF Minneapo-
lis, suspected that Johnson had most
likely enlisted in the navy, and at
Norfolk traced his man to- Charleston,
where he discovered Johnson on the
Texas.
Robbery was the motive Of the
crime in which johnson Is charged
with having part. Three men sp-
peared in the saloon Of Baber With
drawn reVolvers, and executed a gen.
eral hold-up. a good sum Of money
was taken from the cash till OF the
saloon. Baber, who was behind the
bar, made q motion that convinced
the robbers OF his intention to resist
or make an alarm, and he was shot
fatally.
Johnson was traced to Charleston
and found by Detective Brown on the
Texas. He will return to Minneapo-
lis without reqQisition papers. Brown
expects q warrant for the man to ar.
rive in Charleston on Thursday, and
then le will take bis man back to
Minneapolis for trial.
The sailor denies completely in the
crime, but is wiling to stand trial.
He is one OF the recruits recently re-
ceived about the Texas Since the ar
rival OF Brown In the city and his
Of johnson the sailor
has been kept In prison aboard the
Texas. One CT the city. detectives was
sent along with Brown to introduce
him to the officers Of the Texas, that
his duty might be performed with
more facility BrowR came to Char
lesion on Sunday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Fatal Duel.

A dispatch. from Florola. Ala says
Grady Miller, the IL year-old son OF
Dr. z. L. Miller was Wednesday night
shot and killed by the negro porter OF
the Lake View hotel, There were no
eve witnesses to the shooting, but
the pistol shots were heard. a search
vas made and nearby was found the
negro In dying condition. He lived
long enough to say that he and Mil
ler had engaged In pistol duel.
There is no way to ascertain The
cause G; the tragedy. Young Miller
was al home for few days from
Wlford college, S. c., where he had
been attending school.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
WAS POISONED.
THE SUDDEN DEATH OF MR.. 3. T.
REED FULLY EXPLAINED.
The Question Now Is Who Gave Him
the Poison and for What
Reason

Ina special TO The Safe from BAN
berg in the issue Of Saturday it was
stated that MI. B. T. Reed Of tie
Cope section Of Olangeburg county
died at that place the previous Sunday
uorp;ng and that his death was caus
ed from paralysis OF the brain,
brought Oh by excessive drinking.
This statement Of the cause Of Mr..
Raid's death Is denied by his brother
in law, Mr.. G. 3. Kittrell OF Cope,
who In letter to The State makes
the assertion that hi. Reeds death
was due to poisoning.
That this was believed to be the
case was known by US last week bui
no mention Of it was made until there
could be confirmation which has been
furnished by Mr.. K!ttrel In the letter
to The State which will be found be-
low. The case seems to be myster-
itus one and will doubtless be investi.
gated fully In the officers OF the law.
The Inquest, it will be noted from
Mr.. Kit5rell's letter, baS not yet been
concluded and the facts may be
brought out st that time.
MI. Kittrell's letter leaves no doubt
tut that Mr.. Reed was poised by some
one. Now the question ts who did 1t
la for what purpose vas 1T done? BE
vas a very quiet, pleasant man, not
at all lsrrelsoms, and it is hacd tc
understand why any one should want
to kill him, and we hope the matter
ltE,ll be pushed until the guilty parties
apprehended and punished. MI. Reed
vas we'll known In O:angeburg, and
his mysterious death is lanented by
many friends: At the time Of his death
MI. Reei was not quite forty years OF
age. The following is MI. Klttrell's IS
letter to The St; te:
To the Editor OF Inc State:
I notice in your paper Ct Sunday
under the heading, "Bauberg News,
the statement that Mr.. B. T. Reed oi
the Cope section OF Orangeburg coun
ty died In Banberg last Sunday morn.
ing, that he had been drinking heavi.
II, and his death was caused iron
paralysis OF the brain.
This is an error and Injustice to a
dead man. Mr. R eed Was poisoned by
me one with arsenic between II a.
10. Saturday and 2 sop. M, as be
stated that be had been poisoned tc
Mr.. G.. A Jennings, an honorable and
high. toned gentleman, and because o1
The conditions under which he died al
a. N. Sunday morning, the family
decided to have a post mortem, anc
Drs. Jennings; Cleckley and Hoover
# Bamberg we're called in to perform
same. l took the stomach and con
5ents to a chemist in Augusta, Ga.
AID he found that he Was poisoned
With arsenic.
Mr.. Reed was a man that made
sone money, a peaeeable and quiei
citizen and while he drank some whis
Key it was an exception to sec hin
under its influence enough to even tel
ne had drink. The motive for the
murder was either robbery OF to gel
MIN cut Of somebody's way. I hope
to show the cause sno who did the
olack crime by the 25sh when an IL
quest is held. G. B. KITTRELL.
Cope, S. c., Jan. 20, 1876.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Making Be&aers.

A new and wonderful school for
oeggers has just bean discovered in
Paris. It's teacher is retired actor
who coaches bis pupils In the art OF
dciag the "heay pathetic, " and has q
staff Of makeup men prepare the pu.
pills for the public gaze, when they
are considered sufficiently far ad7an.
ced in their studies to go out and
melt the hearts Of the charitably In.
cline6. Even little children are school.
ed in the tricks OF tears and fetgned
starvation and churchya5e coughs.
Women are taught to trail along as II
in the last stages Of exhaustion, to
simulate fainting spells, etc and
young men are made up to resemble
cripples Of seventy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Taocina Marine Animals.

Ingenious government scientists have
devised a novel and curious means for
keeping track Of the movements Of ma
1tne animals for example, as the
edible crab, whose perambulations in
ita native waters have been found
worth studying. The United States fish
cries bureau wants to learn whether
any migration occurs, OF males or fe-
males, and, Il so, at what season OF the
year. Information on this point might
be useful In the experiments now con-
templated for breeding these crusta-
ceans, which are threatening to become
scarce, artifcially.
It is proposed to catch a few dozena
OF both gexes, and fastec securely to
each specimen a small copper tag bear
ing number, thereupon restoring the
animals to their freedom. Each tag
would also bear request for its
prompt return to the fisheries bureau
at Washington by anybody CHANGING to
capture the wearer.
This method has been practiced with
considerable success in the case OF lob.
sters, 479 Of which were liberated re-
Gently in Buzzard's Bay and adjacent
waters. Notwithstanding the fact that
the Greek and Portuguese fishermen
who own most OF the lobster pots in
that vicinity were disposed to retain tho
tags in their possession for use as
charms, rs were returned. When the
data thus supplied were reckoned out,
much useful knowledge about the
movements Of the animals was secured.
and incidentally 1t was discovered tina:
these crustaceans are much more rapid
travellers than had been supposed. Some
Of those released were found to have
journeyed ten miles or more within 4S
hours. It used to be supposed that
shad made an annual migration up the
Atlantic coast, entering the rivers sue
cessively as they proceeded northward;
but now It L. known that they spend
most OF the year, like the salmon, IN
tho deep sea of the mouths Of the riV-
e1s in which they were hatched, feed
Ing on the bottom and never going very
far away. When they are old enough
they enter the rivers to spawn. Per-
haps some more facts Of interest and
value might be ascertatned about the
shad by utilizing the tagging plan with
them.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
The Japs Need Help.

A movement has been started to
appeal to the American public for
contributions Of foodstufs and money
to relieve the distress In the famine
stricken northern provinces Of Japan.
According to information received at
the japanese embassy at Washington
the northern provinces Of Japan are
suffering from a severe famine which
only the quickest relief will be able to
check. According to the information
obtained to rics crop this year has teen
only about fifteen per cent. OF tht
average crop and that the famine IS
causing particular suffering in the
three northern provinces OF FuIu-
shina, Miysgi and Iwste, which have
together a population OF about t' o
million, seven hundred thousane.
Many .ot the people are engaged In the
silk trade. and the failure Of the silk |
output has augmented the, general
suffering,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Eyes In the Darkness.

A French writer in scientific mag.
azire tells OF the great ocean depths Of
2S,O0a to $4,000 feet, the temperature
tending toward zero, with perpetual
darkness reignins below depths ct
about 1,2S0 feet. At that level plants
deprived Of Light cannot exist, and the
animal LIE must be carniyorous. The
organ Of sight, lot being used, has dis
appeared, and yet there Is light even in
that sizatlsss world. A German ex-
ploring ship found fish with enoc-
nous eyes at q depth OF 6,40o feet
Phoaphorescence is common IN these
hollows Of the sea; sometimes special
orsans fash light.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Publicly Dismissed.

a dispatch from Annapolis Nd, says
at noon Wednesday when the full
brigade Of mid shspmen were paraded
for the regular formation. Midship-
man Peterson Barto Mu!zoni and W.
W. Foster OF the first class and Tren-
NOR CChda, Sr., Of the third class,
were publicly dismissed from the
Untted States navy fJr haz:ng pleb,s
or fourth classmen. Tue order Of the
secretary OF the navy was short one
aud in each case was addressed per-
nally to the nidshipnen directly
Concerned
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
GAMBLING AID TO INDUSTRY.
fillp;nos Wouldn't work TIL! lney
Gould Get Rid of Money.

Victor S. Clark, in his report On Ia
Dor conditions il the Philippines, states
that Incidence in the interior is usu-
ally due to the fact that the laoorer
cannot make use Of the money ne
earns. He tells of novel device ADOPT
ed by an American officer to remedy
the difficulty. This officer, ne says
needed labor in order TO carry out GER
tain necessary public improvements.
He engaged go natives for this under
taking at stipulated wage OF 80 cents
silver currency (1255 cents American
currency day. The first day all the
men deserted, because rumor got
around that the Americans, like the
Spaniards, would not pay them for pub
lie work Of this character. The men
were persuaded to return to work and
were paid their full wages regularly, az
promised. AS soon as money began 70
circulate among them the agents OF the
nearest dattos and sultan came into
town in order to get the money away
from the woTkmer on various pre-
lenses. AS this discouraged the indus
Try of the laborers, all such agents were
expelled from the districts and not al"
lowed to return. This measure result
ed in something of local boom, and
two entire villages and many Isolated
families Of Moros at once pulled up
stakes and moved into the post in Or
der to be free from the official exac.
dons Of their chiefs. When they had a
little money ahead, however, the men
began to stop work. as they had moth
ing to spend it on but rice. The COM
mandant, considering the vice OF idle
ness az reprehensible as any other, and
casting about to create constant de-
mand for money among his workers,
took his cue from what he saw going
on about him, and licensed two gam
bling houses at s100 silver currency
(s42 american currency month each.
After that he had an ample supply OF
excellent laborers, who worked regu-
lar!y without persuasion, and required
little supervision, except for directing
their work. When their engagement
was finished they came around to the
commandant, asking that some other
paying employment be found for them
The officer who related this experience
remarked in all candor: 1T only re-
quires little diplomacy to make these
people Industrious
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
One Honest Man.

The Newberry o oserver says: "A
rare and very old incid Mt has hap
pened to a certain lawyer In that
town. II pace Of this attorney fore
ing another to pay debt, he himself
was almost fore d to receive q certain
amount OF money, the facts being
about these: A man, whose name 1t
Is not necessary to mention, came to
the attorney and demanded that be
take this small amount Of money and
erdeavor to deliver 1T to the heirs Il
a certain black man, carpenter W.. o
had years ago done sone work for the
unnamed payeI-this amount includ.
ed the interest. This Is a payment
by a white man Of limited means OF
debt long out Of date, and With inter.
terest on an open account, to or for a
black man who may have been dead
long since. So there Is certainly one
honest man in NeWberry county"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
a MouItIna Lobster.

Recently lobster In one Of the aqua-
run, tanks cast his skin The process
lasted about halt an hour. A split ap-
pesred in tho thin skin just in front Of
the first joint Of the tail (abdomen).
and through this opening the lobster
slowly withdrew the forepart Of hin
body, legs and feelers. Then with a
jerk the tail was withdrawn. The old
skin was left intact End absolutely per-
fect.-London Mail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Murdered.

John Floyd, a linen N for the Bell
Telephone company as shot to death
while at work on the top Of a tele-
phone post In Savannah, Ca on FIJI.
Gay, the murderer using a shotgun.
Circumstance point TO Jesse Rountree,
a former emploYe OF the company,
w-ose job was given to F.oyd.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Catching On.

a swell Wedding took place at tic
Carlisle, Pa Indian school on Mon
cay, the high contracting parties be
ing Charles Dillon, a Sioux Indian.
famous football player, and Miss B ,se
La Fargo, a Crow Indian, graduate OF
1904. The ceremony was very elabor-
ate, the usher and groopsmen and
bridesmaids all being educated In
dams.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
An Old King.

When Kilaen Van Rensselaer, and
Miss Dorothy Mason were marrleo
in New York recently a wedding ring
was used which had besn used by an
ancestor OF the groom when be mar
Rad Ann Van Weyler In Amsterdam
2I8 Years apl.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Broke Ser Eggs.

Mrs Stamford OF Reading, Kansas,
has brought claim against the Atchi.
son, Topeka & Santa Fs railroad for
s1.40 damages for breaking q dozen
setting eggs that we're being shipped
to her.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31

Don't be deceived by the Spring
like weather into the belief that
Winter has gone. There are plenty
Of cold weather yet to come.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31

st. GATHERINGS lighthouse, Isle Of
Wight, has just been fitted with a fash
Night, which is estimated to be equal to
100000 candle DoweS.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-03-08
CARD


40 FnOne A4HNefs anu tuo En1ttcs
CHAREorrx HALL, March 5, 90,
z We wish to make q special request
OF subscribers who are on party
lines 70 refrain from coming IN on
the line when others have the line.
Al little thought aud Confederation
for the rights Of others will show
that this request is reasonable one.
Put yourself ia the other fellow S
place. We refer to this matter be-
cause complaints have been made
BY parties suffering fromfh abuse.
aud feel sure that this request, thus
publicly made. will appeal in the
proper way 70 all right-thinking
persons Persons using the lines
OH local business are entitled 10
hold it for five minutes, and unless
the business Is urgent the line should
not be held any longer We desire
to call your attention 10 the impor-
lance of not permitting children 10
tamper with the ringing apparatus
Of the instrument. The bells are
easily put out Of adjustment. and
much annoyance to users Of the tel.
ephone as well as expense to the
company is the result.
THr SoUrH. ND. TIL. Co.
]. Il. CoAD, Pres.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-03-08

Written FOR the heACoN,l
ST. AIoysius' Church was the scene Of
very pretty wedding, Monday, Febrn-
arr 70, 1906, when Mr. charles L. etearna,
OF Washington, b, q, and Miss Martha
A Bowles, Of 50. Mary's county, daugh.
ter Of Mr. and Mrs. James IA. Bowies
were united In holy matrImony. Rev. r.
J. O'connell, s. j., performed the cere-
mony. Lewis l., Welt was the groom'a
attendant and Miss May Mattingly was
bridesmaid. Mrs Thomas Boyd played
the wedding march. After the ceremony
the couple returned 70 the home Of the
brides parents where a sumpuoua sup.
per was served and alter supper dancing
was enjoyed until late evening when re.
ireshments were served. Those present
were
Mr.. and Mrs.
JH. Bowles, Charles L. Stearns, W r.
Nelson, D. a. Camalier. Charles r, Graves
William G. Mattingly, Eugene MAttingly,
Charles j. Russell, zeph. Nelson, ". p,
Guy, Eugene Knight
Mrs
II. F.sanderson, Mary r. Nelson, Alfred
Stone and daughters.
Misses
May Mattingly, Eta Lee. Matte and
Lucille Graves, Della and Lille Guy Ollie
Della and Bessie Graves
Messrs
Lewis Welt, Cleveland Raley, William
Nelson, Robert Raley, Fenwick Herbert
Bernard Love, Dan Guy, Ben Garner
Thomas Graves, Dawson Russell, Ben
and Ernest Johnson, Ben and Albert Mel
son, Lewis GreenwelI, Clyde Burroughl
and many others ~