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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-27
THE HOME CIRCLE
Crude Thoughts As They Fall
From the Editorial Pen.
Some Pleasant Evening Reveries Ded-
icated to the Tired Mothers as
They Join the Home Circle.

While dedicated to the Mothers,
the matter published in this column
will be found to be good reading for
every member Of the family.
Swift Destruction.
We sat upon the sea shore and
waited for its gradual approaches,
and have seen its dancing waves and
white surf, and admired that He who
measured it with His hand had given
it life and motion; and We fingered
till it's gentle waters grew into Nigh
ty pillows, and had well-nigh swept
US from our Il footing. So we have
seen some of the needless youth OF
our town gazing with curious spirit
upon sweet motions and gentle ap-
proaches of inviting pleasures and
sins, till they have detained their
eyes and imprisoned their feet and
they have been swept to swift de-
struction.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-27
Re Kind In Little Things.


The sunshine of life is made up
of very little beams that are bright
all the time. In the nusery, on the
playground and in the school room,
there is room all the time for little
acts of kindness that cost nothing but
are worth more than gold or silver
To give up something when giving up
will prevent unhappiness; to yield
when presisting will chafe and fret
others: to go little way round rath-
er than come against another; to take
an i'll word or cross look rather
than to resent it; these are the ways
in which clouds and storms are kept
off and a pleasant, smiling sunshine
secured even in a humble home
among very poor people, as we'll as IN
families in higher station. Much that
We term the miseries Of life would be
avoided by adopting this rule OF con-
duct
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-27
and Courier. 1t is written in a very
appreciative and sincere manner. and
the text of the letter is as follows:
Charleston, S. c.,
Nov. IL. 1907.
J. T. johnson, Esq,
Spartanburg, S. G..

Spartanburg, S. c.
Ny Dear Sir
l hope you will excuse an entire
stranger taking the liberty to COM
mend a recent utterance made by
you, but it is so refreshing and en-
couraging to find a man raised to
eminence fearlessly taking his stand
for what is high and just and clean,
that one feels a desire to thank him.
read your interview about Bryan
with so much satisfaction. From the
beginning to the end it voiced my
sentiments; but it did more than that;
it seemed to me from first to last, to
be as aggressive as it was temperate,
and he who can unite these qualities
in political utterance cannot escape
the thanks Of those who share his
sentiments.
| doubt not that we may differ on
some points, it would be extraordi-
nary if we did not; but !! could realize
that and yet desire the pleasure OF
voting for those who so strongly rep
resent my aspirations otherwise.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-27

The New York World prints in
display type this statement by the
London Telegraph: 1.-THE New York
World holds an unassailable position
in America as an independent news
paper, unbought and unbuyable. :"
The World went a long ways from
home to get an endorsement. What
does the home folks think Of the
Wor163
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-27
A Washington dispatch says that

A Washington dispatch says that
the fnanciers and trust magnets have
agreed that if the administration
will give them asset currency they
will not make a fight against the ad-
ministration's federal control Of cor
porations plan. With asset currency
in their hands the trusts could hold
up the people and rob them when
ever they felt like it regardless of
federal control Of corporations.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-27
CLUTCHED LIVE WIRE
And a College Student Was Shocked
to Death.

At Princeton. n j., while attempt
ing to shake his coat from an elec.
tric light wire running into the Hill!
dormitory, James Walker, Jr., OF
Evansville, Ind, was shocked to
death. Walker had climbed up an
iron pole to get coat which had
dropped on the wire from the win
dow of the neighboring building.
He gripped the wire with his right
hand. and instantly received the ful!
power of $500 volts. It was two MIN
utes before the power could be shut
off. the Walker fell to the ground.
Five physicians worked over him lor
several hours, but to no avail. his
right hand was fearfully burned
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-27
IN answer to the question pro

In answer to the question pro
pounded by The News and Courier
can the Democrats win next year. y
Congressman Johnson, who is one Of
the ablest men in the State, says, if,
all the Democrats who voted for
Mckinley or aided Indirectly in his
election by throwing away their vo-
tes on Palmer and Buckner will vote
the democratic ticket. we can win. -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-27
TRAGEDY AT TAMPA.
A Young Lady From This State
Killed in Florida.

At Tampa Florida, Karl Christian,
twenty-four years of age, shot and
killed Mrs. Florence Williams early
wednesday morning, then turned the
revolver on himself, inflicting fatal
wound. r. W. Williams, the husband,
arrived on the scene of the tragedy
in a few minutes and had to be for
cibly prevented from killing himself.
Mrs. Williams was formerly Miss
Florence Simmons of Summervllle,
S. c., and Christian has a mother liv-
ns at Palataka, Fla.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-27

The mention Of Grover Cleveland s
name for the Democratic president
ial nomination by a lot of Assistant
Republican Democrats revives the
question as to whether Cleveland
ever did vote the Democratic ticket
when his name was not on it. The
New York journal says he never
did
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-27

stage Of the hunt and who may cap
ture some Of those in the North will
have no choice, when they are fore
ed to choose a Republican who can
win the presidency but to take Gov
ernor Hughes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-27

THE Washington Post says Bryan
has monopolized the Democratic par
ty, which leads some papers to re-
mark" if so, let him nominate him
self and vote for himself" Bryan
will have no need to do that. He will
be nominated and voted for by mil
lions of true blue Democrats.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-27

HARVEY Gerber. Democratic State
Chairman, says Bryan will be nom
mated and have the solid, unani-
nous, enthusiastic support o. Ohio 5
Democracy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-27

JAMES A. Cobb, q negro, has been
appointed special United States Dis
trict Attorney for the District of Co
lunbia. Our great, sham trust
busting president is trying to cur
nv favor with the negro to head of
Fire Alarm Foraker.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-27

in the way Of these is regarded with
great impatience. Such daughters are
no comfort to mothers heart.
Which kind of an elder sister are
you in the household?
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-27
SEVERAL KILLED.
Big Lot Of Dynamite Exploded While
Being Thawed.
To Hold Her Balance.

Four foreigners were killed aad
three injured in an explosion at
construction camp on the Portland &
Seattle road near Cheney, Wash,
Thursday, while thawing dynamite
for blasting. Some Of the bodies
were blown into fragments.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-27

What most towns need is curfew
for married men.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-27

A CHARLESTONIAN PLEASED.
Congressman johnson has receiv-
ed letter from representative gen
leman of the city Of Charleston, COM
mending his interview with the News
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-27

It takes bunco man to appreciate
fully the good things Of life.
Al empty stomach provides man
with food for thought.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-13
TOO EARLY.

Many plans for airships are in the
air: whether the vessels themselves
will ever get there remains TO he seen.
The history of invention teaches us
that the word impossible" applies to
very few problems which the genius
attacks. On the other hand, we must
remember that for every practical in
vention there are a hundred Intellectual
ones. Airship builders OF today may
be Interested in the stofy OF an aerial
locomotive which was to eclipse that
designed to run upon rails. 1t was
to have a frame $50 feet long by 30
feet wide, covered with silk, and g
tail so feet long. 1t was actually
patented. A review thought at the
time that 1t would require bold man
to mount 1t, with body stretching for
many yard, with tail shifted far
aloft, with wings of copper like re
volving shields, and with fire and
smoke issuing from its head"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-13
PET CRAZE EXTRAORDINARY.

Father Vaughan took society DANES
to task recently for excessive cat and
dog worship. But such pets are far
too common place and old fashioned
for the really smart set of today. un-
less the cat happens to be of the wild
species, when my lady will hail 1t with
delight.
Where and when this craze for
queer pets is going to end" a west
end dealer said to the writer, recently.
81 really do not know. Already
have more orders than ] can cope with
for baby alligators squad bullfrogs,
snakes and scarlet beetles. Marmo-
sets, weasels and ferrets are no long
er fashionable. They have become too
common in the houses of the rich.
There is a fairly good run on baby
lions. however, and | have pair OF
lion cubs which have no doubt will
sell in a few days at the list price
namely 75f. Neither do | antici-
pate much difficulty in getting rid OF
a beautiful pair OF pelicans which !
have for sale at 10R, for there have
been inquiries for such pets lately
But l hope the people who buy them
won't try to keep bullfrogs and chame-
Icons in the same house. Otherwise
there will be a tragedy.
Even this does not end the list OF
queer pets which people want today.
Vultures, eagles and hyenas are
amongst the most curious. and the de
mand is such that my collectors are
kept very busy"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-13
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS AGAIN.

The latest accident bulletin of the
commerce commission contains no sur
prises, for the painful figures 1t gives
have been approximately known and
have been made the subject Of much
vigorous comment in the press and in
congressional oratory. The bulletin
covers the three months ending De
cember 81 last-a period of grave acci
dents and calamities in the railway
world. The next bulletin will not be
SO discouraging.
The total number OF casualties for
the period in question was 20,944--an
increase of 1904 over the total OF the
preceding three months. The num-
Der of passengers and employees killed
was 474-an increase of 207 over that
of the preceding period of equal
length. The number Of derailments
and collisions affecting passenger
trains was $50
1t is not 10 be wondered at that the
magazines, popular and technical.
| should be full Of articles on the va
rlous phases Of the railroad accident
problem. There are articles on the
| speed mania. on accidents at night,
on rail breakage and its causes, and 50
| on. The suggestions Of the writers
are not novel; in the main they follow
| tho conclusions ~ tho daily and ,uaaL
/ ly press, and of the commerce com
mission and other public men. with
regard to the need of block signals,
of preventing oyerwork Of employees
OF enforcing discipline and vigorously
Furnishing violation of rules regulating
speed. attention to signals and the
taking OF risks, and of providing fol
systematic and prompt official inves
tigation Of accidents Immediately upon
their occurrence.
The article which challenges atten
tion for some originality is contributed
to the May Century by Professor STRAIT
top OF Johns Hopkins. The question
treated is psychological-the use o
two separate sets Of signals, one fol
day and the other for night service.
The day signals are given by thu
arms of semophore. and a simple
and safe form of semaphore signaling
is now coming into wide use. At nigh
changing colors tell the enginee
whether to proceed. stop or moderate
his speed. Professor Stratton no
only objects to the alienation as II
itself source OF confusion, but con
tends that the worse signals are Il
force during the time OF the creates
danger, at night. The color faculty |
treacherous. and mistakes are NOR
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-13
EMPEROR WILLIAMS SALARY.
Washington Herald

Washington Herald.
What salary does the emperor OF
Germany get?' asked a Herald report
er of DR.. Ernest Bicbler of Berlin at
the Raleigh.
Not cent as German emperor.
His emoluments all come to him as
king of Prussia, and his yearly income
Is very handsome sum, but the
amount is one of the state secrets.
The fact OF his being at the head OF
the German empire does not better
the king to the extent of dollar,
though there is a certain amount given
him to be used, only. however, for
charitable purposes. All of his many
castles and estates were his inherit.
ance as king of Prussia, and would
have been his anyway II the consoli-
dation Of the empire had never been
effected. He is an enormously rich
man and manages his great interests
with good business ability"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-13
NEWS FROM OVER THE STATE
Sneak thieves are reported active at


Glenwood Springs.
Palisade is to vote for the issue OF
$4,000 bonds for water works.
Only TIL votes we're cast in the
Denver school election. Like Durango
there was no contest.
For striking 15-year-old boy J. w.
Hin of Colorado Springs was fined $50
and costs, amounting to ss5.
Charging John Moore with alienat
ing his wife's affections, George Nj
colai OF Denver. shot him through the
leg.
Trinidad building is completely tied
up owing to differences between the
carpenters and joiners and master
builders.
Harry Lewis and Jimmy Gardner
have signed for ten-round boxing
contest in Denver on the night OF the
2lst of this month.
A well dressed young man, supposed
to be X. Il. Craig OF Juanita, Neb,,
was killed near Brush while attempt
Ing to steal n ride on a Burlington
freight.
Investigation OF the sugar beet fields
of the lower Arkansas valley shows
that the plants were not damaged bs
the storm.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Day OF Denver holds the
| record for ranch deals. She recently
sold a ranch near Cheyenne, Wyo.. foi
100000.
Over $1,000 has been subscribed by
the business men OF Cripple Creel
for the celebration OF the beginning o
work on the big drainage tunnel.
Mrs. Franklin w. Gaines OF Crane
Junction has received y250.00o as hel
share of million dollar estate. which
has been. in litigation over two years
The Salida Record has passed III
,wenty-fifth mile post. The Recort
and Sahda were infants together ant
both are progressive and prosperous
| A fortune OF $4,000 is awaiting TO
q. f. Mitaberger, q switchman foTmer
" employed by the Rio Grande a
Pueblo. His brother is now trying L
locate him.
Startling evidence Of graft continue
IL connection with the San Franc,sc
trolley franchises.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-13
REMORSE,

killed a robin. The little thing,
With scarlet breast on glossy wing
That comes in the apple tree to sing
| flung a stone as he twittered there
only meant to give him scare
But OFF 1t went-and hit him square.
A little flutter-a little cry
Then on the ground | saw him lie
I didn't think he was going to die.
But as watched him soon could see
He never would sing for you or me
Any more in the apple tree.
Never more in the morning light
Never more In the sunshine bright,
T'rilling his song in gay delight.
And I'm thinking every summer day,
How never, never. can repay
The little life that took away.
MRS. w. e. WESTON.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-13

frequent than the ordinary man is
aware OF Moreover, the color signals
now used impose needless labor on the
memory and the attention. and invite
accidents. The writer would use the
semaphore> at night as well as by day.
making the arms OF vanes of the sema-
phore luminous after dark. The signal
could become a fiery arm pointing
outward, or down. or II need be mid
way between those directions"
There is much In the article that
deserves the attention of railroad men.
The whole discussion of the aeci.
dent problem in the hagazines should
bear fruit.-Record-H Herald
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-13
SCHOOL DIRECTORS ELECTED.

Through the courtesy of Mrs. Pul
ford, county superintendent of schools
we publish list of school directors
elected Monday in the various districts
OF the county, so far as she has re
ceived the returns. Districts 2. 5, Z
IL, IS, IA, II, IS and "a have not yel
sent in the names of the new directors
No. l, Animas City, Mrs. Ella Ole
schlager.
No. 3, lockwood, G. G. Love
No. a. Bayfield,, James Turner.
No. 6, Hay Gulch. Mr.. Huntington.
No. 3, Durango, j. C. Sanford.
No. 10, Moss District, Geo. Geisler.
No. Is. Parkin's, Geo. A. Black.
No. 16. La Plata, full board, Domin-
go Rendon, president; Anton Trujill5,
secretary; Gregoria Gibson. treasurer.
No. 10, La Plata city. E. E. Payson.
No. 20, Hesperus, full board. Mrs.
Samuel Ent, president; Mrs. e. $.
Holder, secretary; James Struthers.
treasurer.
No. 2l, Ignacio, A. L. Snyder.
No. %, Grommet full board, C. T.
Tovrea. president; e. G. Gibson, sec
retary; Amos Zimmerman, treasurer.
No. 25. Allison, full board, B. F.
Thomas, president; j. w Scroggins.
secretary; VIM. Brown, treasurer.
No. 26, Florida mesa. full board, n.
II. Spinning, president; B. f. ShauI.
secretary; Thomas Short, treasurer.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-13
LEARNED WOMEN.

II a woman today desires to Dc
learned she may become so. The
time has passed when any suggestion
of scholarship for feminine head was
fiouted as against nature" The NUM-
ber of men who giye themselves to
research is always relatively small
and that Of women is likely to be
smaller but for the exceptional WON
an opportunities for the highest study
are now open.
The Association Of Collegiate Alum
nae at recent meeting listened Il
addresses from six women who has
held fellowships from the association
Four OF the six may write ''Ph. ID. o.
Lit. D." after their names. Thei
researches have been In diverse field
Roman archaeology. old English, com
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-13

Owing TO the presence of two federal
officers at Steamboat Springs several
citizens are doing some worrying. The
officers have been there more than a
week, securing evidence against par
ties suspected of being implicated in
fraudulently gaining possession of coal
lands in various parts Of Rodtt coun-
ty. These officers are confning their
labors to coal lands exclusively, but
1t is said that in a short time other
government agents will come to look
into the matter of timber land filings
of which there have been an unusual
IL large number during the last two
years.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-13

Through the instrumentality of OF.
flcials of the department. OF justice
in Denver. certain persons in state
further east have surrendered to AS
sistant United States Attorney Gener-
al Burch the patents for, and decided
back TO the government voluntarily
between 1000 and 1000 acres OF very
valuable coal lands In Routt county
Colorado, for which nearly 100000
had been offered them, the probable
value being two or three times that
much. This was done after careful
consultation by these persons with
eminent counsel, with whom they hat
advised, and denotes great awaken
ing of the public conscience In re
spect to lands acquired in the west
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-13
A FLORAL SCRAP.

Did you hear of all the trouble
in the flower circus?"
NO; what was it?"
well, to begin with, the tiger lilies
boasted of the superiority of theiI
tricks over the dandy-lions, and these
cat1tales. were brought to the ele
plants ears, and 1t was very natural
that the Dogwood tell them where
the Cows-lips would repeat them
That FoxGlove was on hand, although
the Cock's-Comb gossip was ahead
Then everybody was inclined to lin
ger to admire the Parrots-feather, till
they hear the Cro-cuss like a trooper
and all hands got fatherly lecture
from the Poppy flower"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-13

After a junket over the orchards in
and around Frpita, j. S. Shiesswohl,
the realty agent, spoke optimistically
of the situation, says the Grand juno
ton News. Mr.. Shiesswohl declared
that the orchards two miles north and
two miles east of Fruita are in com
paratively good shape. He said that
he found apple trees the buds on which
we're out and growing. while some
OF the orchards were hit hard, there
will be a good supply Of Ben Davis
and Rhone Beauties" said he. Il was
there two weeks ago. but the situation
this time looked far better than 1t did
then. am confident that II we do not
have any more freezes there will be
m6re apples on the trees than there
should be-"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-13
MoNTEzUMA TO BE FULLY DE.
vELOPED.

Denver Post
Papers were executed at the Inter
national Trust company yesterday aft
ernoon whereby the assets and plant
of the Montezuma Land and Water
company became the property OF the
Empire Construction company of Gree.
ley. which will complete the irrigation
system at cost of nearly $500. .000
and then turn 1t over May /. 1908, to
the Montezuma Valley Irrigation dis
trict for 100000. Four hundred teams
will be put to work on the extension
of the plant Monday.
The deal paves the way for one OF
the largest irrigation plants In Colo,
rado. which, when completed, will have
value OF over $1,50o.00o
The formal transfer of the old con-
cern to the Empire Construction com
pany wipes out all the litigation that
has stood against the former for
many years in Colorado courts.
1t means also that some $4,000 acres
of arid land in the Montezuma valley
in and about Cortez will be reclaimed
and turned into blossoming area
by the farmers of that section with.
in the next two years, producing as
fine fruit and agricultural products as
are raised In the world.
The canals and ditchecs of the Mon
tezuma Land and Water company now
extend 1875 miles. Under the new deal
they will be enlarged to l60 miles and
connected with two large reservoirs To
be built, one the Ground Hog, ten
miles north of Dolores in the noun
tains, the other the Nora Guinep,
down In the valley, both with $4,000
acre fee capacity. all the extensions
and Improvements to cost nearly $500
900. And as soon as the system
has been finished the Montezuma Val.
ley Irrigation district, which has voted
to issue sT90000 in per cent bonds
will take over the whole under
contract which was executed at the
international Trust company yester
day.
The old company, whose vicissitudes
in the Colorado courts for fifteen years
Of more have been tragic, has supplied
water to only about $1,000 acres OF
land in the Montezuma valley. The
new concern will reclaim some $4,000
acres when the plant is completed.
H. addition, some 5000 acres of state
land, which the people OF Montezuma
county have been trying to get the
land board to sell at $40 an acre will
come within the scope OF the system.
The land board has about decided to
dispose of this acreage. so as to allow
the development of the Montezuma
valley.
The Empire Construction company,
which has taken over the Montezuma
Land and Water companys plant, is
made up of d. A. Garfield, president
S. II. Shields, secretary, and Directors
James McCreary and c. ID. Hayt. All
are Greeley people. except the last,
who an ex-justice of the Colorado SUI
preme court, and besides being di-
rector of the new company. is also
legal adviser. The company paid in
cash s250.00O for the old plant and
secured some $4,000 by individual
notes given by certain members OF
the concern.