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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-06-05
Standing Together.

It is very hard to get the farmers.
to stand together, but we are glad
to know that some Of them have
made up their minds to put an end to
this and have gone towork intelli-
gently to protect their interests:
There are two great organizations OF
farmers in the country, both based
upon a determination to give to the;
man who takes life snecessities from;
the soil fair return for his work.
Hitherto the farmer alone has had
nothing whatever to say about the
price to be paid for what he actually
produced. :,
Some man in Liverpool, some mill
owner in the North, might settle the
price that the Southern cotton grow
er must take per bale of cotton.
Some other man, thousands OF miles
away, could settle the price that the
Western farmer should have for his
grain. The farmer alone had nothing
to say about it. The railroads decid-
ed what they should charge him.
Trusts decided on their extorions.
Tariff builders decided what tax the
farmer S wife and daughter should
pay on their dresses. But the farmer
was forbidden to have any say in fix
ing the price Of his goods.
This is to end, and we congratulate
the country on it. The farmers Of the
country are the backbone Of the
country. They develop the, nations
real wealth, which is the wealth Of
the soil. They are entitled to a full
share of that wealth and Of the ma
tional prosperitv. By combination,
by insi ting on fair prices for their
cotton, their wheat and their other
crops. And by refusing to sell the
non-perishable products except for
a fair price, they have alreadyadded
tens Of millions to the annual return
from the farms. They will add tens
and hundreds Of millions more an
nually as their unions increase IN
power. 81
The isolated human being, wheth-
er he be farmer or mechanic, is at
the mercy of every form Of greed
and cunning The farmer has too
long plowed, narrowed, sown, reap
ed, sweated and fretted to build
up bank accounts for others, and pay
interest on mortgages. We are glad
that he has decided, By Union, to
keep for himself and his family,
which means for the people Of Amer
lea that to which they are entitled.
What are our farmers doing to help
along this grand work? Every man
should do his duty by helping along
the good work.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-06-05
Wise and Otherwise.

The good either die young or poor
A misft bargain isn't fit for any
thing.
Unkind words are always the
wrong kind.
Ignorance that pays looks like wis
dom to some peole.
All men are brave until there is
demand for bravery.
Some men imagine that a moral
wrong is a commercial right.
If you would learn of a man
good deeds attend his .uneral.
When some people tell the truth
others are able to recognize it.
1t takes lot of good luck to en-
able some men to reach the top.
When one man tries to 1atter
another he has something to sell.
Most men think they know lot
more than they know they know.
People would have but few real
troubles if they didn't try to act
smart.
When mans moral rights go
wrong he begins to talk about his
legal rights.
A mans fool friends cause him al
most as much trouble as his wise
enemies.
It doesn't necessarily follow that a
man is any good just because he's as
good as his word.
A broad-minded man never looses
any sleep because another mans opin
ions fail to agree with his own.
1t is seldom difficult for man to
get rich after he has acquired the
art Of hypnotizing his conscience.
Most people waste lot of valuable
time telling their troubles to other
people who are not even interested.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-06-05
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
The Grand Lodge Had Pleasant
Meeting at Anderson.

The twenty-frst annual conven-
ton of the Grand Lodge, Knights of
Pythias, was neld in Anderson last
week. The meeting was one of the
largest ever held in this State. Much
business of Importance to Pythianism
in South Carolina has been disposed
of, possibly the most important thing
being the decision to establish a
monthly Pythian Journal.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
Mendel L. Smith, Of Camden,
grand chancellor.
1. S. Mattison, Of Columbia, vice
grand chancellor.
Prof. A. G.. Rembert, Of Wofford
college, Spartanburg, grand prelate.
DR.. J. II. Thornwell, of Fort Mill,
grand keeper of records and seal.
Wilson G. Harvey, Of Charleston,
grand master of .exchequer.
J. L. Reeves, Of Branchy1lle, grand
outer guard.
The representatives to the SUI
preme lodge, which meets in Boston
lin 1908, are Gen. M. l.. Bonnam OF
Anderson, Col. 3. A. Morgan Of
Greenvi..e and Col. Edmund Bacon
of Columbia.
Memorials were adopted on Knights
A. c.. Mustard Of Charleston, J. N.
knight OF Sumter and James Thayer
Of Charleston, who died the past
year
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-06-05
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
Fatally Wounds Two White Cinvicts
Near Easley.

Babb Brown and William Hyde,
two white conyicts of Pickens county,
we're fatally injured in dynamite
explosion, few miles from Easley,
Thursday afternoon and are lying at
he point Of death.
Six dynamite sticks had been plac-
ed under a stump in roadway for
the purpose of blowing it out and the
fuses were lighted, but after several
minutes wait, the men, thinking that
the fuses had failed to burn, went to
the stump to relight them when the
explosion occurred, blowing Brown
20 or 80 feet away.
Hyde was also hurt to about the
same extent as Brown, and phySl-
clans who are in attendance express
no hope of ether's recovery. The ac-
cident was due to carelessness on the
part of the men who were injured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-06-05
HANDLING A HUSBAND.
| Here Is q Woman Who Certainly
Bosses the Ranch.

Joseph Bjelik, 48 years old, small
and meek, was before Magistrate
Finn in Yorkville court on a warrant
obtained by his wife, Katherine, who
charged him with abandoning her.
and their two children, says the New
York Herald. The home of the fam
lily is No. $40 East Forty-eighth St.,
New York.
When the magistrate asked Bje1ik
what he had to say for himself Joseph
held up a crooked little finger and
pointed to an eye that was out of Or
der.
"She did that he exclaimed
through an interpreter. land she
makes me sleep under the bed and
feds me on cold vituals. Besides she
| is Jealous, ard when she sees me as
much as speak to another woman
she beats me.
"How is this?" demanded Magis
trate Finn of katherine. do yor
beat your husband?
"Yes, sometimes" replied the wo
man.
How often?" persisted the mag
istrate.
whenever he needs it; sometime
only two or three a month, some
ii mes every day. When he is good
don't beat hm."
"Why do you make him sleep IN
| der the bed?"
The woman was unable to ansWe
this question for the fit Of laughte
/ into which It threw her.
Then the magistrate asked Josep
i if he was willing to SO home wit
katherine. Joseph didn't think h
was. but a truce was finally arranged
and Joseph will try home LIE agar
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-06-05
DON'T: EAT QUAIL.
patholosist Says They Contain Dead.
ly Disease Bacili.

H
That bacilli of the most dangerous
variety lurk in the organs Of the,
quail has been announced by DR.. Geo.,
Byron Morse, Of the division Of path:
ology, Bureau of Animal Industry, at
Washing ON.
A morsel of the flesh Of a bird irl-
fected With the disease, called cpl
zoootic, will kill the strongest man.
No antidote has been found and until
more is learned of the malady, It IS
considered dangerous to eat quail.
Experiments with guinea pigs and
mice fed on the infected birds invar-
iably caused death. It is said that 1t
is difficult to tell when bird is IN
fected, for the flesh looks natural
and healthy. The disease is said TO
he similar to that which breaks out
among grouse in England.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-06-05
KILLED 4 ROBBER.
Shot to Death in the Home Of Mr..
Crawford.

A negro named John McMorris was
shot and instantly killed early Sun
day morning in the house Of MI
Rhett Crawford, who lives about six
miles south of Clinton, near Hope
Mill church, by Mr.. John Boyd. Mr.
and Mrs. Crawford heard that some
body had been entering their house
but had no clue as to who it was.
Sunday morning after they both
went to church and left Mr.. John
Boyd and Mr.. John Dickert conceal
ed in the house. A short while after
wards a negro came up and unlocked
the front door. Upon entering he
saw Mr.. Boyd and Dickert and fired
at them twice, neither shot taking
effect. Mr.. Boyd returned the tlre,
using a SO calibre Winchester rife.
shooting the negro only once, bat
killing him instantly. Upon investl-
cation a bunch containing fourteen
KEYS were found on the negro; alsc
two pistols besides the one he used
in shooting at Boyd.
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them for his collection.

them for his collection.
About this time Boeck remarked
that he was on very friendly terms
with members of the Newport colo
ny, and he could easily dispose of
S125, 900 worth of jewelry and anti
ques if he could get it. Mr.. Dayton
took him to Alfred Smith, who has a
jewelry store on Fifth avenue and
Thirty-sixth street, and there, ac-
cording to Mr.. Dayton, Boeck made
a deal whereby he disposed Of a lot
of jewelry. There was some dispute
with Smith over Boeck's commission,
and the latter sued. Only a short
time before he disappeared he got a
judgment for $4,000 against Smith
for his commission.
Afterward Boeck, through his ac-
quaintance with Mr.. Dayton, secur-
ed diamonds and pearls from other
firms, some Of which were pawned
in various loan Offices.
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gan, his alleged capture and death,
together with the anti-Masonic par
ty in America constitute one Of the
most thrilling chapters in the life of
the republic but these agitaticns only
served to confirm the order in its
growth and prosperity until we find
it today, as we saw it represented
last week, composed Of men high in
the councils of state, distinguished
in their private life and ornaments
to society in general.
1t has expanded until it is repre-
sented in every civilized country of
the world, with a membership Of
millions. The widow and the father
less are their especial charge; visibly
or in imagination the eye Of God
looks down upon them in all their
walks of Life, and their ministrations
make the world brighter and better.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-06-05
BRYAN will WIN.
Champ Clark Says the Common
er is Going to be
Nominated for the Presidency and
That He is Going to Be Elected BY
United Democracy.

A dispatch from Savannah to the
Augusta Chronicle says that Champ
Clark, mem Der of Congress from Mis-
souri,, can see nothing but Bryan on
the Democratic horizon. He also be-
lieves the Bryan sun is rising, not
setting. He doesn't take much stock
in the 'favorite son" idea. He thinks
Bryan is going to be nominated for
president and that he is going to be
elected by united Democracy.
Mr.. Clark believes the Republicans
are hoplessly divided. He thinks
there is going to be much of a row II
G.. o. P. circles before their candi'
date for president is named and he
would not be surprised to see Roose'
welt run again if Taft is turned dcwr
in Ohio.
Mr.. Clark said: "1 don't think the
time has arrived when a Southern
man can be nominated, because the
plain Democrats are for William j
Bryan. For years 1 have advocated
the nomination of a Southern man.
may not have been the pioneer ii
/ that matter, scores of men in thu
South who would make tiptop presi
dents, but it seems to me from read
ing and from conversing with thu
| people of eight or ten states in which
I have lectured since congress ad
journed, that the RANK and file ar
for P7ya:l, and that he can have tE
nomination If he wants it.
"As to platform declarations the
should be thoroughly Democratic an
only Democratic. New fads in tn
platform are more likely to weaker
than to strengthen us. The sures
way to win is to nominate candidate
who are not only Democrats from
skin to core, but whose opinions ar
known to place them upon platform
thoroughly democratic in every planl
We do not propose to buy any NOR
presidential pigs in pokes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-06-05
MANY KILLED
And Wounded by a Tornado That
Sweeps Texas.
PROPERTY DAMAGE

rs Quite Heavy as the Tornado
Covered Big Scope of the Coun-
try, Blowing Down Houses, and
Scattering Horses, Cattle and
Fowls Along Its Path. All Crops
Are Seriously Hurt.
A tornado struck the eastern por-
ton of Wills Point, Texas, on Mon
day, cutting swath 200 yards wide
through the town, killing three per-
sons and injuring many Others The
dead:
Mrs. T. c. Douglass.
Jesse Douglass, years old.
Mrs. McClellan's child.
The tornado came from the south
west and travelled to the northeast,
carrying with it portion Of buildings
and other debris like whirling leaves.
Dead horses, cattle and fowls are
scattered along the path of the storm.
A severe rain and electrical storm
swept over northern Texas Monday
night, causing much damage to prop
erty and some loss of life. the
known dead:
w. P. Lyon, Ellis county, farmer
struct by lightning.
Harry Sneed, Rosebud, struct by
lightning.
A. R. Sanderson, Park Spring
struct by lightning.
Near Denton eight members OF
Wardlow family were injured, one
fatally, when the home was over.
turned by wind. Scores Of barns and
other small buildings were destroyed
Many animals were killed.
Six Killed at Emory.
A tornado bore down on Emory
Texas Monday evening from the
southwest, but suddenly yeering to
the west circled the town, killing slS
persons and injuring 40 or SO. The
dead:
Walter Martin, Mrs. Byrhalter,
Harvey, three negroes.
Seriously injured: Miss Simmonds
Miss Cora York, Miss Belle York
six other white persons and between
so and 40 negroes were hurt. Emory
is well provided with storm cellars
and to this fact is due the small mum
Der Of dead.
Every building on the county pool
farm was demolished as well as sew
eral costly residences. The creates
destruction, however, occurred IN the
negro settlement Many Of the In
jured may die.
Death and Destruction.
A tornado struct Gribble Spring:
Monday, wrecking 25 houses, killing
two persons and injuring a score
Dead: Harlos McCloskey, James Mc
Closkey, both children.
Injured severely: James McClos
key, Sr., father Of dead children, ma.
die; Josie Turpin, may die; Una Jact
son, may die.
The tornado devastated growing
land about two miles wide and sever
al miles long.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-06-05
BIG BRIDEGROO.l.
Married Woman One-Fifth His
Weight.

Weight.
Cupid has been hunting for big
game in Georgia. The gods unerr-
ing shaft has transfXed the heart OF
the champion mastodonic Elk Of the
world.
". T. Brinson, of. Waycross, who
weighs $40 pounds, is six feet four
inches tall, and as strong as an OK,
was married last week to a young
lady from Seperton, who weighs los
pounds, is four feet six inches tall
and % years of age, one half the age
of her husband. She measures half
as much around her waist as he does
about the knee.
Mr.. Brinson, who is wealthy tur-
pentine dealer, had to do his courting
by mail. The trains that might have
carried him to the home of his f.
nance were too small for him. At
any rate he could not have enjoyed
his visit, as he would have had to
sit on the floor or stand all the time.
A team of mules cannot move
Rrinson on steady pull if he hauls
on the reins. The only power found
50 far that can handle him is his i05
pound wife
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-06-05
BOY MANGLED BY TRAIN.
Stanley Farris, IS Years Old, Struck
By Freight Cars.

A 15-year-old boy named Stanley
Farris, whose home is in BridgeWat-
er. \. c., was struck by train and
almost instantly killed Friday after
noon in the Southern railway yards
at Asheville, n. c.
Farris, who was employed as q
helper to the railroad carpenters III
the yard was crossing the tracks On
his way t dinner, when his hat blew
off. He stopped over the middle OF
a track to pick it up, not noticing an
approaching string of freight cars
that were being showed down the
track toward him. Farris was struck
by the step on the first car and
knocked under the wheels. The body
was crushed and mangled in horrl-
BILE manner.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-06-05
SUMNER STILL FAR AWAY.
Weather Bureau Offers No Prospects
of Warmer Weather.

Weather bureau officials at Wash
ington, D. c., say there is no lmme'
date prospect of summer weather
anywhere. Remarkably unreasonao' b.
BILE weather characterizes all reports
throughout the country east OF the
Rocky Mountains.
Frost warnings are being issued
daily 10 points east, west and north.
Heavy frosts are reported from Mich
igan and states along the Great
lakes. The cold wave continues in
the Southwest.
Not since 1862 has the abnormal
weather been approached in this part
of the globe IL S five degrees below
the normal for the month and this
includes the temperature for the ear
" part of the month, when a warm
wave swept the country.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-06-05
Gambling at Ball Games.

Chief among the knockers" Of a
baseball team are a few tin-horn
sports who have lost about 81 on a
game. This sort of a calamity is SO
acute to this class Of individuals that
they at once get out their hammers
and, begin to pound. The loss Of 81
is in their eyes decidedly the worst
feature of q game dropped by the
home team. In other words, their IN
terest is promoted by very low or
der Of selfshness.
We agree with the Spartanburg
Journal that those guilty of this
would do well to quit gambling on
baseball games. Baseball is not
gambling sport anyhow, and only in
the small cities and towns is any bet
ting done on it. In the big leagues
baseball is as clean of gambling as
tennis or golf, and it should be so
here. 1t would help the attendance
at the games.
There is a state law, besides a city
ordinance, against betting and any,
body who INDUCES in it on the ball
field is uniting crime. Let the
sheriff or his deputy or the police
give attention to the open proposals
to bet and the open declarations Of
having bet that can be heard on the
stands and make cases against a few
Of the sports whose grief is so poig-
nant when they lose couple of dol
lars.
A little vigilance will rid the ball
field Of any open betting and most Of
the cheap skate gamblers will not bet
at all unless they can do it with a
flourish and a show. We are satisf-
ed that very little betting is done
here, but even that little should be
stopped by the authorities and the
base ball management. It will tend
to popularize the game and gain the
Of many who do not believe
in betting.
Baseball is intended for wholesome
amusement and recreation, not for
If you :ya:,' to gamble,
throw heads and tails a11 kee, quiet
about It. If you have any money
YOU think you can afford to lose, go
oay your debts before risking it.
Anyway, keep your disgusting mix ,
;ure of sordid greed and cheap noto- .
iety out Of the clean sport that is 1
provided for the people of Orange b
,urg by the base ball association. "
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-06-05

A subscriber once received a dun
through the postofflce, and it made
| him mad. He went to see the editor
about it, and the editor showed him
a few duns of his own--one for pa
per, one for tppe, one for fuel and
several others. Now" said the edi-
tor, 81 didn't get mad when these
came because knew that all / had
to do was to ask several reliable gen
tlemen like you to come and help
me out, and then I could settle ell OF
them" When the subscriber saw how
it was he releuted, paid up and re-
newed for another year.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-06-05
GOOD NEWS TO POsTMAsTERs.
Large Number to Have Their Salaries
Increased.

There ought to be many happy
postmasters throughout South Caro-
lima on account of an announcement
made by the postofice department
the other day. That is that after the
first of July postmasters in the places
that are named below will receive
the amounts apportioned to their re-
spective Offices as follows, this in
crease being due to the annual ad-
justments of salaries now going on:
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Armenian.
REPORT OF INHERITANCE.

1t is asserted that Father Caspar
Vartianan had recently inherited a
snug fortune from brother, who
died in Chicago, and that he also pos
sessed a jewel of great value in the
form Of crescent or a cross, which
had been handed down generation to
generation of priests. Those work
ing on the case who subscribed to the
robbery theory, believe these report
ed possessions furnish the motive tor
the crime,
The criminal examination Of the
organs Of the dead priest is progress
ing, and until the result of this is
known, the police will not say posi-
lively whether Father Vartianan was
Nltec by drugs before he was placed
in the trunk.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-06-05
THE ACT OF A DEMON.
Aged Woman Blinded Her Son-i1.
Law With Acid and Lye.

For apparently no reason at all,
Mrs. Margaret Dorriss, aged IS, OF
Chicago, blinded her son-in-law. R. F.
Wilson, by throwing carbolic acid
and a mixture of chloride of lime in
to his face.
He staggered in to police station
and when officers went Immediate
ly to apprehend the woman she was
found dead in corner of her room
in fiat. Her death mystery. She
is thought to have died of the passion
which inspired her dibolical act or
else committed suicide of remorse.
Her daughter. Mrs. wilson, said her
mother must have been insane. She
said there had been no hard feelings
in the family. Wilson ) sight has
been destroyed forever.
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steps
the

Her papa met him at the door,
He did not see the MISS
He'll not go back there any more
For
he
went
down
like
this
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When woman has no one to talk
to she writes letter.
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Went Up and Down

Went Up and 0oWn.
He sailed out one pleasant eve
To call on the fair young miss
And when he reached her residence
this.
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noaecd to Her, Though Married, He
Rorrovs Zen Thousand Dollars
Ero,o Her. j. Edward Boek,
Boon Companion Of New York Mil
lioniares Indicted Following His
Disappearance.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-06-05
DEATH BY FIRE.
Burning of Villa Causes the Death
Of Four.

Three bodies we're eXtricated at
Long Branch from the ruins of Jacob
Rothchild's villa and one person died
from injuries sustained in the fire
Friday. Eight others were injur-
ed. The origin of the nre is un-
know.
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Was Known to Be Politician and
Bitter Dislike Of Him Was Openly
Expressed by Greeks and Others.
He Crossed American Society i'll
America Which Seeks to Free Ar
menia From Turks Control.