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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-03
Shooting the Whale.

The Norwegian whale fisheries eX-
tend over nearly the whole OF the Arc
tic Sea, from the north Of Norway to-
ward Spitzbergen and even to the
Shetland Islands.
The whales are shot from small
steamers, the implement used being
the so-called bomb harpoon, an arrow
shaped iron spear furnished with a
line, which is discharged from q
small cannon.
The whale often drags the vessel
long distance until it becomes ex-
hausted and expires. 1t is then
towed to the anchorage, where 1t is
stripped OF the blubber.
This whale fishery was begun by
we'll known Norwegian, Svend Foyn.
in 1868. While only thirty whales
were killed in the first year. 1.OS0
whales were taken in 1897, when 5l3
men were engaged on twenty-five
steamers. At first only the blubher
was utilized for train oil; now the
bones are crushed for manure and
the flesh is used for fodder.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-03

is. Lands here today are worth as
much if not more than they are in
the Piedmont lection. When it comes
to making money no section surpass-
es this in opportunities. One Of the
half dozen millionaires in South Car
olina made his money in the city of
Orsngeburg. We only mention this
to call attention to the fact that this
section of the State has just as good
advantages as other sections for the
thrifty, enterprising business man:
This could not possibly be the case II
it was the kind Of country some OF
our contempories claim it to be. The
Herald and News ought to- know
better, and we hereby extend an. IN
vitation to our friend, Editor Aull,
to come down and spend a week with
us, and we will show him some OF the
best sections Of South Carolina.
Where the people are tricky settled:
contented and happy. Then he could
understand why the Public Service
Corporation people want to run their
road through this section.--Ihe Or
angeburg Times and Democrat.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-03
A Safe Prediction.

Within fxe years we shall have
war with Japan, I measure my
words when ! make the prediction
Our interest in the Pacific conflict
and our wealth is alluring to the
! japanese, who have gained their es.
| innate Of the white race from the
Russians. We are totally unpre-
pared far such struggle. Thus
says Hudson Maxim, one Of the
greatest inventors of war machines.
He is also of the opinion that the
japanese could land two hundred
thousand men on the Racinc Coast
and get them as far as the Rockies
before we could check them. What
is the remedy? Why, says Mr..
Maxim, the United States should
spend two hundred million dollars to
equip a fleet in the Pacic as large as
Japan's.
We believe that the first predic-
tion is a safe one. We predicted
about the same thing when the Japs
and Russians were fighting, and we
are surer of it now than we were
then, The japanese think they can
whip any people on the face of the
earth, and just os soon as they recu-
perate from their last war they
will undertake to demonstrate that
foolish nation, and the first power
they vii! attack will be the United
States.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-03
GE KNEW A GOOD THING.
Found 1t Paying Enterprise and
Kent IT I'm


A Russian grand duke, finding
himself with few days to
spare IN Paris, went one evening to
the theater: and being a person Of
importance, thought himself bound
to send a bouquet to the principal
actress, says II Rise. A month after
ward, being in the same apartments,
his servant announced that a lady
wished to see him. Going to the room
he found an unknown lady before
him.
II am afraid your highness does
not recognize me-" she said. II an
MariQuita, an actress, and I have
come to thank you for your kind at
tentions."
Il recognize you now, madam
replied the duke, but think yon
are mistaken. only sent you one
bouquet"
But 1t was your servant who
brought them each evening" she
said.
Accordingly the servant was
called. and eventually, with much
confusion. he said to his master:
When I took the first bouquet,
your highness, the lady gave me a
tip of five francs, and as the bouquet
cost only forty sous made three
francs over it. So repeated the per-
fo~rnonca with rho Same reS,1It each
time. I pray your highness' pardon" "
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-03
NOT THE FATTED GALE.
But the Hunt Was Sufficient &c
Bring Him Dinner.

But the Hunt Was Sufficient 70
Bring Him Dinner.
a good story is told Of a couple OF
farmers living few miles apart
One day one called on the other, hap
pering around at dinner time. The
person called upon, by the way, was
rather g penurious old fellow. He
sat at The table enjoying his dinner.
The visitor drew toward the table,
expecting the old farmer to invite
him to dine. The old farmer kept on
eating.
Whats the news up your way,
neighbor? No news, eh?"
Presently a thought struck the
visitor well, yes. friend; did hear
of one item Of news worth mention
Ing"
''Ha! what is it,"
"Neighbor John has cow that
has five calves
rs that so? Good gracious! What
n thunder does the fifth calf do
when the others are feeding?"
why, he stands and looks on,
just as do, like a dumb fool
Mary, put on another plate"
drawIed the farmer, as he caught
the point.-Judge's Magazine Of Fun
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-03
Value of Nutrja.

Nutria fur comes from a little AMI.
NAL which makes his home on the
banks of the River de Ia Plata in
South America. The climate and ln.
cation suit him so well that he has
never been found in any other locality.
He is equally at home in the water or
ashore, being provided by nature with
nostrils set very high, so that he can
swim with just the tip ct his nose
out Of the water. The old lady Nu-
tria swins around with FIVE or six
young ones on her back. the rest Of
ner anti-race-suicide family tagging
along as best they may. Nutr1a holds
the same position among the hunters
furs as gold does among the metals
or silk among fabrics.-Hatman.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-03
MANY WILL RUN
Against Latimsr Fer His Seat in
the Senate.
The Probable Candidates are Being
Mentioned and Groolned, by Their
Many Friends.

The coming race for Senator Lat
liners place continues the principal
topic throughout the state. Follow
ing the custom Of the governor, the
adjutant general, attorney general
and secretary of state being all first
termers will have no material oppo-
sition in the campaign year off, SO
except for this seratoria! race it will
be an off year in South Carolina poi
itics.
Interest then naturally centers in
the senatorial race, particularly so
in view of the way the probable can
didates grow in number Senator
Latimer has said eniphatically that
he will make the race to succ. ed him
self. and it is practically certain that
Col. George Johnston OF Newberry,
Ex-Governor John Gary Evans of
Spartanburg and Dan 5. Henderson
of Aiken will be in the race with
him.
Ex-Governor D. C. Heyward has
been spoken of from time to lime as
a probable candidate, but he says
that he is done with politics and will
not enter this contest. He prefers
to devote himself to business here
in Columbia, where ne is very COM
fortably situated.
Congressman Al Lever IS very
popular througout the state on ac-
count of his ability to bring things
to pass for his people at Washing
ton, but it is not likely taat ne viii
enter the lists, He has tod some OF
his closest friends that he had finally
decided not to enter.
Mayor R. Goodwin Rhett Of Char
lesion is thought by many to be
grooming for the race, but at pre-
sent his chief interests seems to 6c
in Charleston and immigration. IN
conversation he rather discolrages
the idea that he vii! make the race.
Ex-Speaker Of the house, II. l..
Smith, is splendid stump orator,
and a man of ability generally, has
been mentioned as a candidate but
it is understood here that lie has de-
cided not to enter, although there
is talk that ne hela off from the race
for governor last time in order to
get ito this senatorial game,
AS will be seen it at least IS cer-
tain that Mr.. Latimer vii! have
some of the strongest men IN the
state to play against.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-03
DESIRE BLONDE CHILDREN.
Many People Want Light Children:
When Adopting Little. Ones.

Strange as 1t may. seem, said g.
prominent philanthropist in the New
York Tribune, not few children OF
,the thousands who must be classeds
as street waits receive valuable IN.
heritance Of blue eyes and light hair,
which, without too great a stretch OF
the imagination, may be called:
golden. While do not pretend
understand the psychology Of the.
question, facts viii nevertheless bear
this out.
Of the great number Of requests re-.
ceived by the charitable institutions:
of this city for children for adoption
the majority Of those who specify ask:
for the blue-eyed, goiden-haired type.
So, you see, the Inheritance OF such.
colcring IS a sort Of open sesame"
to a good home. This curious pTedi-
lection was much more marked 10 Or
Is years ago than now, but it still:
crops up occasionally and is certainly
an interesting trait. i
The figures and letters obeallable5
at charitable Institutions contain 1n-s
formation orroborat1ve OF this state;
Ee1t. For instance, in the records OF
the New York. Juvenile Asylum, an
institution which for the last 90 years
has given real home and useful
training to some 10000 children who
would otherwise have grown up inzthe1
sluns and has placed 5000 Of them
in outside homes, mostly in the West
there is a multitude Of letters asking
for children to be adopted. Some Of;
chem show this curious blue and yell
low choice.
Can you send cnild out here for
adoption? says one letter from a Vest
ern state which every year receives
many children from the Institution
"If so, have you little girl with blue
eyes and curly golden hair"
We should be glad to give a good.
home to aslittle boy, says anolner. We
prefer one with light hair and blue
eyes. ~
Of course a brunette complexionas
40 handicap to the child ror which
the juvenile asylum IS striving to get,
a square deal. But those. who wish
to adopt light-haired children gener-S
ally specify on this particular, since
on other points the judgment of the
asylum authorities is regarded as suf-
icient gs
One man who has long watched the
work of this and other Institutions Of
similar kind insists that the -psy-
cnology of a selection is simple. Ac-g
cording to his theory the West, where
a real chance is found for many Of the
children, has population made up in
large part of settlers from Northern
European countries, where blue eyes
and light hair constitute the prevail
ing type. Naturally enough when
adopting a child one of such coloring
is preferred, all of which, while direct
~ opposed to the theory of attraction
Of opposites, serves to emphasize the.
value Of blue eyes and light hair to
the New York waits.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-03
negro SOCIETY.
Defy United States Authorities at
hluskoges Indian Territory.
They Claimed the Government BAD
No Jurisdiction Over Them and
Defed Serving of Warrant.

At Muskogee, I. 7, as result
of fight between members Of an
organization Of negroes known as
Omitted Socialis" on one side and
city aud government officers on the
other, Thursday afternoon, John P,
Coffield, a white police officer was
shot above the heart and will die;
Gus Fisher, white, a clerk in a
wholesale grocery establishment,
was shot through the shoulder; Sam
and Ebert Barker and a man named
Scott, all negroes, are dead, two
other negroes whose names cannot
be learned were badly wounded,
and are in hiding with friends, and
six negroes are in Jail.
The United Socialists are estab-
lished in many Indian Territory
towns and one of their claims is that
the United States authorities have
no jurisdiction over them. The leader
Of the organization, William Wright,
is among those arrested.
The fight took place at a house oc-
cupied by the organization. Officer
Cofield went there to serve a war
rant on Ebert Barker and was shot
down. United States Deputy Mar
shals Ledbetter, Hubbard, Williams
and Smith responded to riot call.
When they reached the porch of the
building they were met by the
negroes and in reply to the demand
that they surrender one of the ne
groes raiseda a rife.
The officers fired simultaneously,
The negroes through wounded, re-
turned the fire, but without effect.
Then followed a fusiIade in which
about so shots were fired resulting
in the wounding of Fisher and two
other negroes, and the killing of
Scott. AS the United Socialists are
| disliked by others Of their race, fur
ther rioting is not looked for. The
Socialists lived apart from the other
negroes and were known as money
finders" because it was their custom
to travel about at night and hunt
for buried money.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-03
What He Vas Afraid OF.

The late Charles Hcdson, Chief
Clerk Of the American Embassy in
London, served under eight Ameri-
can Ministers-under Lowell, Welsh.
Bayard, Hay and so on.
Mr.. Hoason,' said a New York
importer, according to an exchange
became an intimate friend Of Low
ellis during the poets incumbency.
He had all Lowell's books with auto
graph inscriptions, and he. would
narra,e many stories Of Lowell's
quick wit.
"At a dinner I once heard him say
that Lowell was travelling on Med
iterranean steamer when a shabby old
musician took out fiddle one even
ing after dinner and prepared to
make a few pennies by playing a
tune or two.
"A little American girl stood be-
side Mr.. Lowell. Watching the mu-
sician, she said:
Why does he put handker-
chief under his chin like that when
he plays? Is he afraid of soiling his
collar?'
NO, my dear" said Mr.. Lowell.
He is afraid of soiling his violin.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-03
Knew the Difference.

A certain major general in the
British Army took great interest in
the subject Of compulsory education,
and would frequently pay visit to
the village school, which was situ-
ated near his country seat.
One day he had been giving them
e brief sketch Of the lines Of some
famous generals.
Boys" he concluded, you all
know the great George Washington
was a general. Perhaps you also
knew 1 am general. Now, can any
one tell me the difference between
George Washington and myself?"
II know, sir" answered a young
ster at the back Of the room.
well, what is the difference?
Speak up, my lad said the general.
George Washington couldn't tell
a lie, Sir" shouted the boy in exult-
ant tones.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-03
Come and See Us.

Some of our up-country friends
seem determined to make it appear
that this section of the State is q bar
rem waste, with few inhabitants and
little or no money-naaking enterpris-
es, In discussing the Public Service
Corporation the Newberry News ana
Herald says it is movement in the
right direction, an, we believe that
the time is not far distant when this
up-country especially, will be con
nected by q net work Of trolley rail
roads" The news and Herald then
goes on to say:
We have never been able to see;
however, the wisdom or the gcod
business judgment Of this corpora
ton when it proposed to build from
Charleston to Orangeburg. It seem:
to US that this is startling at the
wrong end. In the first place, there
is not the population that would use
a road of this kind to warrant the
one that is proposed to be built from
Charleston to Orangeburg. 1t is dit-
ferent in the Piedmont section.
where are numerous cotton illsand
quite number OF centcl,S e. po:1ll.>;.-
ton, which would use the road il i
were built in this section. .
Our cotemporary is altogether mis-.
taken about this section. in the iil.S:
place it is a very thickiy popu!a;,;G~.
It is true a large proportion oI tie
population are negroes, but Il IS
notorious fact that negroes are z21'o2-
patronizers Of railroads. They sre?le
more money on the railroads taa:
white people do as a general thing
One seldom ever rides on the tram
that he does not find them croWde:
with negroes. 1T least that has bee
our experience. n the seconG piaci
this section Of the State produces
larger per centage OF the cotton an
other produce, all Of which require
railroads to get it to market. In t.
third place our merchants sells !oi
of goods, which have TO be brougi'
to them over railroads.
By little investigation our COZ
temporary would find that this
not the kind Of section it thinks il
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-03
It Happens Every Night.

At the end of one of the sessions
Of the worlds conventions Of the
Women's Christian Temperance
union in Boston, Mrs. L. NJ. N. Stew
ems condemned the habit that SO
many men have Of going out be-
tween the acts at the theater.
II am in hearty sympathy" said
Mrs. Stevens, with woman whose
husband said heartily to her, at the
end OF an interesting drama:
'Jove, what a play! l don't be-
lieve there was dry eye in the
house when the curtain went down
on the third act
No, said the lady, bitterly; but
there seemed to be the usual number
Of dry throats. 30
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-03
Negro Attempted a Criminal As.
sauit oE q Lady.
THE FIEND LYNCHED.
The Husband Of The Lady Fired the
First Shot. Beyound Confessine
His Guilt the Scoundrel WoulG
Have Nothing to Say. He Was
Summarily Executed by Mob Of
Three Hundred.
Three Hundred.

Cleveland Harding, the negro who
attempted to assault Mrs. Ben :.
Rice. near Florence, Ala, Friday and
who was driven off by Mrs. Rices
shepherd dog, was summarily exc
cuted Sunday by mob of 200 OF
800 persons.
lied to a tree with his arms up,
the negro was riddled with bullets,
the first shot, it is said. being fired
by Mr.. Rice, following which every
man in the crowd emptied his revol-
yer at the prisoner.
Over 1000 shots were fired. The
negro was captured Sunday about a
half mile below town and was taken
before Mrs. Rice who tainted at
sight Of him. Upon recovering she
fully identified her assanant and on
being asked what should be done
with him, told the negro's captors to
do as they thought best.
Harding was taken a short dis
tance from the Rice home where q
conference of the mob leadrs was
held, Some said burn him, but
shooting was decided on.
Beyond confessing his guilt, the
negro had nothin- to say and was
stolidily Indifferent, it seemed. to his
fate The body was left tied to the
tree by the mob, members Of whic!4
made no attempt to shield their
identity.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-03
STUDENT DISCIPLINED
Eecacse He Was Too Fresh With
Wm. J. Bryan.

Because he was altogether to fresh
with William Jennings Bryan, when
the orator was in Ann Arbor last
week to deliver q lecture, Guy E.
Marshand, of Alliance, Ind, was
mercilessly hammered by party Of
fifty students late Saturday night.
Among other torments meted out to
him was the slipping, one at time,
of a half a case of spoiled eggs down
the back of his shirt and breaking
them against his booy.
The punishment was brought
about by one of the most amazing
piece Of freshman nerve that wasever
exhibited in Michigan University.
When Mr.. Bryan lectured there,
it was arranged for him to attend a
banquet given by the Ann Arbor
Democrats at the armory down town
after the lecture. A carriage was
ordered, and Profs. Boyle and Bun
ker, Of the law department were
delegated by by the faculty, and the
Students Lecture Association, to at.
him from the lecture to the banque5
hall.
AS MIR. Bryan completed his tall,
Marshand, who had no official con-
nection with the ceremony, ap-
preached him, seized his arm and
rushed him to his carriage. He
opened the door and climbed in af-
ter him, closed the door, and order
ed the cabman to drive to the ban
ouet hall.
The two professors were more
than mildly embarrassed when they
saw their charge escape them. Only
professional dignity kept them
within the boundaries Of decoruna.
They climbed ANONYMOUSLY on street
car and followed. At the BANQUET
hall Marshand still maintained his
mastery OF the situation. He INTRO !
6nced Bryan to'ali the Ann Arbor
leading Democrats and many of his
freshman friends.
4 party Of senior law students
captured Marshand and took him
out 20 Ferry Field where he was
disciplined" F."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-03
The Best Eggs.

Nothing has been more clearly de-
monstrated than the fact that 1t pays
to get the best breeds Of plants and
animals; in this at least the best is
the cheapest, says the Progressive
Farmer and Cotton Plant. We wish
to urge therefore that every reader
of this paper, now that the Matching
season is here, get at least one set
ting of pure-bred eggs. From 81 to
SIS invested in better blood for the
poultry yard in 1907 will pay bigger
dividends than gold mining stock.
Try il at once.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-03
Stranca Holiday Customs.

The posadas (..posada" meaning
dwelling place CT inn) commemorate
the journey Of Joseph and Mary from
Nazareth to Bethlehem, whitner they
went in obedience to the Roman en-
perorys mandate, to be enrolled in the
census. This journey, made by Mary
on a donkey led by Joseph, is sup
posed to have occupied nine days.
Wherefore the posadas last also FOR
nine days. Each evening, as the
shades Of night descended, the hu4Able
pair naturally begged shelter, which,
in many cases, was at first reA~ed
1t is this nightly episode that is COM
memorated in Mexican homes by the
posadas, or begging shelter"
Very nearly every Mexican, family,
of whatever rank, gives a series OF
"posadas" on varying scales Of sran--
deur, and to these functions numerous
guests are invited. Each guest is ex-
pected to- be present at the entire
series of nine "posedas," and It IS
considered extremely discourteous to
absent ones self from even one OF
them. In the conservative and old
fashioned families, only dear friends
and relatives are allowed to share
the posada season, but the more cos
nopolitan Mexicans are broader mind
ed, and frequently invite foreiAaers
TO join their Christmas parties.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-03
TURNED HIS HEAD.
Why James Parker, Who Caught
Go1clog, Went Crazy.

! The Charleston Post says the
story Of the downfall of James Par
ker, the South Carolina negro, who
was the first to strike down the as
sassin of President Mckinley at the
Buffalo exposition is not at all sur
prising.
The negro was made a hero by
the yellow press and the foolish pub
ic took him up and made much of
him and his head was turned until
he thought he was a great man. And
so he lost his head and went to ex-
cesses and now he is a drunkard and
a physical and mental wreck.
It's hard enough for a white man
to stand against the corrupting in
fuences Of notoriety and extrava-
giant praise and almost impossible
for poor negro.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-03

The devil knew how to catch a big
haul when he invented dresses that
fasten up the back for the husbands
to hook.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-03

The one thing a woman can't un-
derstand about man is the way he
will throw away money on usefu!
+Li,, c-S
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-03

The national political pot begins
to simmer, and the two great politi-
cal parties are on the lookout for a
candidate who will win. Bryan will
lead the Democracy, and if the party
is united, he will be elected.e
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-03

Men who say they are in politics
for the good of the country some
how get the idea into their heads
that they are the country.