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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20
4 Great. Mistake

We heard young man remark
not long since that "the world owes
me living" 1t is hoped for that
young mans good that he'll get that
notion out of his head. It's a mis-
take, a great mistake. He never en-
tertained more foolish idea nor one
which will bring him smaller
measure of respect. The world owes
the young man nothing; but instead
he owes the world and society an
active, noble manhood, : steady,
honest energy which will enable him
to associate with decent men and Wo-
men in a true manliness of charac-
ter that will make his friendship val
liable and his presence and compan-
ionship desired. The truly tntell1-
gent activity, and this young man
should contribute to societys nap
piness and welfare lne grace Whlcn
comes through study, toll and non
est thought.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20
VICTIM OF JOKE PERISHES.
Oil Poured on Him Catches Fire and
He Burns to Death.

At Pittsburg, Pa, John Domble,
twenty years old, a laborer employ
ed at thePressed Steel Car Works,
in McKees Rocks, was burned to
death Monday, the victim Of a joke.
Growing fatigued. he lay down in
front Of a hot coke salamander and
fell asleep
It is alleged a craneman standing
on crane poured crude oil over
the salamander, thinking the flashes
when the oil should ignite would
frighten the sleeping man. Most Of
the oil, instead of going on the sal
amander, fell on Domble, saturating
his clothes. When the fash came
it ignited his clothes.
Other employees removed the burn
ing man to the yard and rolled him
in the snow, but the r:an's body was
burned to a crisp before the blazing
oil was extinguished. The coroner
was notified and started an investi-
CATION. The craneman escaped.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20
Why 1t Didn't Pay.

It does not pay to advertise say
some merchants who have done put
little Of It and that without keeping
it up The incident of the boy and the
pump illustrates the matter very
well. The boy was sent after a pau
OF water. He poured in the primlng
and pourd out as much as he pour,
ed in Then he stopped to rest anu
the priming ran down After some
time of alternate pumping ana resi-
ing he concluded it did not pay 70
pump and quit in disgust. The ner-
chant who does not believe in adVer-
tising does it like the be- did tse
pumping. He advertised a few weeks weeks
the people to forget him and his bus, s
mess before he advertised again and
then concluded that advertising did
not pay.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20
ACCIDENT OR SUICIDE?
Body of a Young Man Found in
the Road
Not Far From His Home in the
Neighborhood Of Fort Motto FRI
day Morning.
day Morning,

Did he commit suicide or was he
murdered? are the questions being
asked in reference to Mr.. Este J.
Board, whose dead body was found
lying in the road, short distance
from his home, one mile from Fort
Motto, about nine O'Clock on last
Friday morning by small negro
boy.
There is a mystery connected with
his death that may never be solved.
After breakfast on Friday morning
he put the hands to work on the
farm, and then left the house to go
to the postofice, which was his US
ual custom. This was the last time
he was seen alive. Soon after his
dead body was found as above men-
toned. :,
He came to his death either by
accident or he committed suicide.
He may have been examining his
pistol when it went off and killed
him, or he may have put the pistol
to his head and fred the shot that
ended his earthly career. Nothing
is positively known, but the general
opinion seems to be that he commit
ted suicide.
The ball entered near the temple
and ranged back and up. passing en-
tirely through his head. His hat
and hair were scorched by the fire
from the pistol, which showed that
it was very near when it was fred
There was no trace or Indication
whatever of foul play. As it had
rained only few hours before, the
signs Of a struggle would have been
quite easy Of detection, had there
been any.
If he did commit suicide no one
knows any cause for the terrible act
It is true be was not in the very
best Of health and was at times de-
spondent, but it is not thought that
either of these things had much tc
do with the young mans taking his
own life. There must have been
some other cause for the rash act.
| Mr.. Board was twenty-eigh'
years Of age, and was unmarried
He had been assistant postmaster Al
Fort Motto for several years, ane
| his courteous, SeuIleudnly uedIius
towards the public had made hin
many friends who were greatly
shocked when they heard Of his sac
death. He left a father, one sistel
and one brother, who have the sym
pathy of many friends in their sac
bereavement.
/ Young Board was a member O.
the Knights of Pythias Lodge a
Fort Motto, and was highly esteemee
by a large circle of friends. He wa
a young man Of good habits, and nj
| death is mystery that is hard t
solve. If be committed suicide, h
must have become unbalanced TO-
| time. Apparently he had no sucl
intention when he left his home
short time before.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20
MANY MAD DOGS
Menaces the Farmers of Upper Spar
tanburg County.


Mad dogs are on the rampage in
the upper section Of Spartanburg
County and the farmers are living
in constant fear Of their children be-
ing attacked and bitten by the ra5id
CANNES.
Farmers who live in the section
of the county near Paris, who spent
the day in the city, state that during
the past few days large number
Of dogs have gone mad. Ella Wall,
a well known farmer, stated that 8
dogs belonging to his brother went
mad in one day last week and as a
matter Of protection the dogs had to
be shot.
Several weeks ago mad dog pass
ed through the neighborhood Of Par
ris and attacked the dogs Of sever
al citizens. Every one Of the dogs
that were bitten went mad and bit
other dogs and in this way there has
been general epidemic of rabid
dogs in that section. Great alarm
is felt among the country people for
fear that their families may be bit
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20
THE STATE LEAGUE.
Guy Gunter is Working to Get Up
Good One.

The State says Guy Gunter, repre-
senting the South Carolina State
baseball league, is now travelling
over a prospective field with a view
Of organizing a new circuit this year.
There will be six towns in the
league as per plans which will in
clude Spartanburg, Anderson, Green
vile, Union, Sumter and Orangeburs
and Guy is much enthusiastic over
his prospects Of affecting an organl-
zation.
The clever athlete goes about from
city to city armed with the following
letter to the mayors Of the six diff.
ferent towns, which he presents after
short talk about municipal affairs
and town politics.
Sumter, S. c., March -.
ar Sir: This will introduce you
to Mr. Guy" Gunter, of Sumter, S,
c., who is associated with us as
manager of the Sumter baseball
team Sumter was foremost in the
organization of the South Carolina
league last season. While the league
played the full number Of games
last season and was quite a success,
we believe it will be much better to
have the larger cities Of the State
take part in this season, and any as
sistance that you may be able to
give in the way Of getting the peo-
pie Of Spartanburg interested will be
greatly appreciated both by Mr.. Gun
ter and myself. W. Bultman,
Vice President S G State Baseball
League
How about Camden, Darlington,
GEORGETOWN and Manning. Are they
to be left out in the cold? If the
smaller towns want to have ball this
Summer an inexpensive league must
be arranged, as they cannot get mon
ey enough from the receipts to run
an expensive one
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20

A row is on among some Of the
business men Of Pomaria in Newber-
ry County as to who is running a
blind tiger there. A prominent mer-
chant there was accused of selling
booze, and he in turn says some one
tried to assassinate him, and so it
goes. This whiskey question is a hard
one to settle in the so-called dry
counties as we'll as in the dispensary
counties.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20

IT was first thought that the decis-
ion Of Mr.. Bonaparte would play
havoc with the immigration business
in this section, but Ex-Gov. Hayward
and Commissioner Watson who visit
ed Washington, have found a way to
make it almost harmless, Our friends
in New England, who are trying their
best to kill our immigration scheme,
will have to try some other plan to
iniure US.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20
SELLING WHISKEY.
Fined Fifty Two Dollars by Town
Council Of North

Mr.. Lee Jefcoat, who lives not
far from North, was tried by the
Town Council of that town on Tues
day OF last week for selling whiskey
in violation of law. He demanded
jury, and was ably represented
by Capt. J. A. Berry, Of the Orange
burg Bar, but with all this be was
convicted and fined s52 He was
not satisfed d with the verdict and he
gave bond on an appeal to the Cir
cult Court. The Town Council OF
North was represented by W. L.
Glaze, Esq, of the Orangeburg Bar
The good people Of North are deter.
| mined to stop the sale Of liquor there
This case is only starter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20

The mail clerks on the trains in the
West do not like to mix up with the
negro, and have petitioned the de-
partment to arrange matters so that
they would not be compelled to eat
and sleep with the negroes. The de-
partment says that it cannot take
cognizance Of the difference in races,
and refuses to do anything in the
matter. Such occurances as this only
hastens the time when the negro will
be eliminated politically from our af-
fairs, = =
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20

No doubt young Marshall who now
fills a dishonorable grave was started
on the downward road by reading
trashy, blood and thunder literature.
His sad fate should be warning to
all boys and young men who throw
away their time reading trashy books
and papers or loafng about the
streets.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20
Shot to Death.

Joseph D. Rivers was shot in the.
face and instantly killed In Charles.
tons tenderloin district on last Mcn-.
day by w. F.. Schiffhauser an electri:.
clan in the employ of Swift e c.;
Schifhauer was arrseted soon afttS :
the shooting, driving through. Weae
street toArchdale In a carriage, ana
lodged at the police station.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20

The Clinton Chronicle says "one OF
the dispensaries in the lower part of
the state opened the other day for
the first time since the Carey Cotran
bill went into effect and.reports its
sales in one day at 81 200 worth of
whiskey. 1t must have been a thirs
ty crowd where that dispensary is 10
Gated, but still it was better for the
money to have been spent in the dis
pensary than in blind tigers as they
do in the so-called dry counties.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20

n. C. Havemeyer, the sugar king,
Of New York, just concluded the pur-
chase Of three large tracts Of adjoin-
ing land in Hampton county, which
he will convert into a hunting pre-
serve. The price paid was $35 600.
We wish these rich fellows would buy
their hunting preserve some where
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20

CHARLES Gomillion, colored, who
killed a young white man named
Dorm, was acquitted by jury in the
Edgefeld court on Thursday, the
jury being out only ten minutes. And
yet you hear it said sometimes that
the colored people in South Carolina
have no rights that the white man is
bound to respect.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20

JOHN Alexander Dowie, self-styled
prophet and one of the greatest hum
bugs of this or any other age, died
on Saturday in Zion city---a city that
he had founded near Chicago. He
was 60 wears old.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20
How PcrknH WAS Paid

S$1N
when a large corporation makes a
contribution to the campaign fund Of
a political party that it does so on the
promise that it will be benefited by
the election of the candidates Of the
party to whose campaign fund it his
contributed. This promise may be
expressed or implied by the manager
of the political party that gets the
contribution, but it is made clear and
unmistakeable. These political debts
are paid in a round about way. and
the public hardly knows when It is
done, not being versed in the tricks
of the politicians, who handles the
money given by the corporation.
The New York American one day
last week gave a specific instance
proving that this beliefs well found
ed. The evidence is from the public
records and is therefore unimpeach-
able. The two men involved as prin-
ciples are known throughout the na-
ton. One is George B. Cortelyou,
Ithen chairman Of the Republican Ma,
tional Committee, afterward Past
I'm aster-General, and at present Sec
lretary of the Treasury. The other is
George W. Perkins, then vice-presi.
dent of the New York Life Insurance
Company, now American manager Of
the international Mercantile Marine
Company, and then and now partne,
Of j. Pierpont Morgan.
| The sworn testimony in the Arm
strong insurance investigation shows
| that in 1904 Perkins paid from the
funds Of the New York Life to the
Republican National Committee, the
sum of $48, 702.5. The records OF
the Post Office Department discolsf
that in 1905 Cortelyou, as Postmas
ter General, made a ten-year con
tract with the international Mercan
| tile Marine, Of which Perkins was ane
lis American Manager, giving tha;
company, for carrying the maili
1882, ,638.40 per year, or s7,626,384
for the entire time. The records alst
disclose that when he made this con
tract Mr.. Cortelyou had before hin
reports from his own suDerintenden'
Iof foreign mails that this service
could have been obtained for one
third the money.
i Records Of the amounts paid othel
! companies show that for similar ser
vices they received less than two
ihfths Of what was given the Perkin.
company For the ten years for which
the contract was given this woulc
make a clear gift to Perkins and hI
associates Of about five million dol
lars. So it will be seen that Perkins
contribution Of over fifty THOUSAND
dollars Of the money Of the polio!
holders Of the New York Life Insur
ance Company to the Republican cam
paign fund to help elect Roosevelt
paid him very handsomely. This i
about the way all the contributorstt
the campaign fund Of the Republican
party are rewarded. That party hold.
up the people and let those who put
up the money to elect its candidates
plunder them, as is clearly shown
that Perkins was allowed to do fol
his constitution.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20

The Charleston Post wants to know
if Perkins will be paid. We beg to
inform our cotemporary that Perkins
has already been paid. AS to how he:
was paid the article published IN the
next column tells you,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20
Soiution OF the Races Question. .

When the Republ blican party was g
party of principle ndnots a party OF
plumber as it is now, 1T had many
great men in its ranks: One Of these
twas William Il. Seward, who was at
one time Governor. Of New York and
later Secretary Of State under Presi-
dent Lincoln. We class Seward among
the great men off5hhis time. because he
was not carried away at the cfoseof
the war by his ejudices and array
ed himself against the rebels, .assthe
people &C the South was then called.
In the midst Of the excitement and
passion Of that period herose above
mere party advantage andadYocated
what was best, for the whole country
regardless Of section. At that time
bitterness and passion held sway, and
the great object:of many who were
then in authority was to huIm.la
the people of the South: But Seward:
was not one Of them Hewas con-:
eerned about the future Of his great,
country. .-.;=sss 7s5ssl -; :3s.
In 1866 in answer to the question.
how about the negroes, 2 propounds
ed to him by Mr.. E. L. Godkin, who,
was then editor Of a New York Re.
publican paper, Mr.. Seward said s.ll
am not at all concerned about thems;
The North has nothing to do with the:
negroes. I have noemore conceen for!
them than I have for the HottentotsSs
They are God 'spoor; they alWayshayc.
been and always will De so every:
where. They are not Of our race:
They Will find their place. They must;
take their level. They laws Of politi-.
cal economy will determine their pe-
sition and the relation Of the two
races. Congress cannot contrayene
those. am ready to leave the inter-
ests of the most intelligent white man
in the guardianship Of his state, and
where leave the interest Of the
white, am willing to trust the. civil
rights Of the black. . .s..::.....s= .5:.s.:
This sthe language Of a clear
headed statesmen, and had it been i
acted on the entire country would
have been saved a great deal Of trou-
bic, and the South would have beer
spared the horrors Of the econstruc
ton period. What Mr.. Seward sail.
less than one year after the closeToi
the civil war, was the true solution o.
the race problem, and sooner or lateG
it will be put in practice. He sait
the way Of peace was that none but .
white men should possess political
power in the United States, but thar
all other races should be safeguard:
ed in person and in property. This,
IS what Mr.. Seward thought in 1866,
and it is what more than majority
If the white people of the entire Z
think to-day. 1t is freely
admitted that giving the negro the
ballot was the blunder Of the century
lust closed. Many of the most pror.-
nent men of the North now admit
hat it was a mistake to clothe the
legro with political rights and they
would take them away from him nov,
f they knew how to do it. They sec
low what the clear-headed Seward
aw when passion and hatred toward
he South ruled the hour. .zzzs.S< .zzzsS,.5=
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20

The news comes from New York
that the physicians up there have dis
covered that mans soul weighs one
ounce. The Florence Times says it
does not know what sort Of people
the doctors have been experimenting
with, nor how they get it, but there
are somepeople whose soul would not
weigh half that much if that is the
average weight.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20

lows:
Alabama, 1,231,OOO bales.
Arkansas, 836,000 bales
Florida, $4,000 bales.
Georgia, 1,621,O00 bales.
Indian Territory, $4,000 bales
Kentucky, $500 bales.
louisiana, $4,000 boles.
Mississippi, 1,441.0G0 bales.
Missouri, 4s,5O0 bales.
North Carolina, $4,000 bales.
Oklahoma, 436,oo0 bales.
South Carolina, 100000 bales.
Tennessee, $4,000 bales.
Texas, 100000 bales.
Virginia, $4,000 bales.
Total. .12,716,000 bales.
The report, which is signed by ]
A. Taylor, president Of the assoc1a
ton, says:
Owing to the very fine weathe
in the West, the crop has been pick
ed very much closer than usual AM
this has increased the crop at leas
100000 bales if not more. Our re
ports indicate that there will not b
much increase in the acreage excep
in Texas and the two Territories
where there will be an increase o
5 to 10 per cent Scarcity OF labo
is the report from all sections. W
have reports from a large numbe
of unccunted towns that show yer
much lighter stocks than last year.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20
Eighteen People Perish At a Fire
at Wheeling.
THE WATER SO HIGH
On Account of the Flood that the
Brave Firemen We're Compelled
To Use Boats to Fight the Flames
and Rescue Those in Danger.
Many Other People are Believed;
to Be Dead.

Eighteen persons are knoWnSstoss
have lost their lives in the early
morning fire that occurred Saturday
at the plant of the Warwick Pottery
Company which is located in the
food district Of Wheeling, Va ssS (:
Following is a: partial list of those &
who were drowned: -.
Mike Bretries, aged 80, store
keeper. :5s:$ssss.
Rosa Bertas, aged %, single.
Elias Mitchell, aged is months.
Allen Bertas,S aged 2 years.
Frank Holmes, watchmanz at.sthes
Pottery.
Simon Elias, proprietor OF a dry
goods store s;ss:s:
Julia Moses, aged years.
Waider Moses, aged seven years,
Charles Matthews, watcElaan.
Because Of the water surrounding
the burned district it was impossl-s:
ble for the fire apparatus ato reach
the scene. The fremen pressedsIn
to service; all the boats that teouldbes
secured. T hey did herorieW kandnof
only fought the fire, but;sassisted M:
Irescuing many persons. g
The crew Of a boat that was moor
ed across the river from the building
Unnamed yawl and rescued abones
100 persons
The men weresofe all kindsSof
rewards and big sums sof money for;
the work that they. had done, bnt
they refused to accept a cent Ats
times the big yaWl was fHedsto o=eyerzS
flowing and twas witt dimculty
that the riyerman prevented the fran
| tic Syrians from upsetting The craft
During the process of theShre the
scene was most frightful he
screams for help of those the
lbuilding could be heard as far as:
4 the steel bridge,sa mile north. where
Thousands persons, unable toslends
tany assistance watched the biaze
The work Of rescuing the bodies,
of those who had drowned has been
going on all day. The eurrenfsh has;
j been very swift and the Impression
/ is that more bodies will be recover
ed when the food subsidies.
1 Tie building occupied by the=u
4.
by the flames. The explosion that;
started thesfre. Is what terrified the;
people living in the vicinity
fSNo sooner had the report the:
explosion occurred than people COM;
nenced to leap from windows intsS
| the water. Not all Of those who met:
death were drowned jun mping into
the water. Five ofthem We're drown
ed by the upsetting Of a. boat that;
was carrying them to place fFsafe5:
ty. %;
In ne majority Of the persons living;
lin the vicinity of the who olesale dis
drict are Syrians and after theEfire.
they refused oreturn to their homes
tThey are being taken care of ssinSthes
City Hall and county jail There's, ne
/ scarcely a family that did notlosea
member, and the suryiy are fran-5
L
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20

If the Legislature throughout the
country don't let up on the railroads
they will be glad enough for the gov
ernment to buy them up.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-20

Allen Leroy Locke, a Philadel-
phia negro is to get the Rhodes
scholarship allotted this year to
Pennsylvania.