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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-10
SHOT WIFE AND BABE.
And Then Blew Out His Own De-
mented Brain.

The details Of a shocking tragedy
which occurred at Flint Hill, Rap
pahannock county, Va, Saturday
week reached Winchester on Thurs
day. Henry Foster, a young farmer.
while out walking with his wife and
two-months-old baby, suddenly drew
his revolver and shot and almost In
stantly killed both Of them. Foster
1nen blew out his own brains. Nc
reason is known for the deed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-10
SHOULD Be STOPPED
The Letter Chain Exposed by the
National Government.
Which Is Doing All 1t Can to Put a
Stop to the Nuisance but It's a
Hard Job.

For some weeks people in this sec
ton have been receiving chain let
tiers from friends in other section:
with the request that they write nine
one each day, similar to the one re
celved. Some people did as request
ed and others did not. It has come
to light, that the scheme was a stu.
pendous fraud, and Bishop Lawrence
whose attention was called to the
matter, denied that he had ever die.
tated such document. The scheme
has grown to such enormous proper.
tions throughout the country until
the postal authorities were obliged tc
take a hand in the matter. The let,
ter is as follows:
Dear Friend and Christian: Below
is a prayer chain just as 1t was sent
to me, so I send it out to others, fol
I do not want it broken in my hands
God bless you and others to keep il
going:
80, Lord Jesus, we implore thee
o Eternal God, to have mercy on all
mankind; keep US from all sin, and
take US to live with thee eternally.
Amen.
"Thisprayer was dictated by Bish-
op Lawrence. He commands it to be
written and sent to nine other per-
sons. He who will not do it will be
afflicted by some misfortuneand per-
sons who pay no attention to it will
meet with a terrible accident He
who will write this prayer for nine
days and send it to nine others, COM
mencing the day you receive this,
(only one each day), will after nine
days experience some great joy. At
Jerusalem at the feast, it was said
he who would write this prayer
would be delivered from every cal
amity. Please d not let this drop in
your hands. I have written this just
as I received it. Now, please send it
to others. Sincerely,
CHRISTIAN
Through fear of being overtaken
by some dire calamity, as predicted
in the letter, the recipients have in
yariably set down and complied with
the Instructions to write each day
for nine days. 1t was not supersti-
tion that promoted them-of course
not, but the men and women receiv-
ing the prayer have believed that
they would feel more comfortable
after complying with the obligation
so solemnly imposed and the neglect
of which was severely >penalized. AS
a consequence, millions Of prayers
have been written and sent through
the mails in the form of letters on
postal cards.
To show the extent to which chain
letters might expand if the chain
was unbroken for even the tenth
power, it may be stated that the tot
al number Of letters would reach
100000, 900, as may be seen from
the following table:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-10
Sent Him a Bomb.

At Schenectady, \. Y. Daniel Mil
Ter was fatally injured by an infer
nal machine sent him by express Fri
dav night. John Hallinan is under
arrest. believed to be the author OF
the crime. the alleged motive being
disappointed love for cir! Miller
was 10 marry. Hallinan,s conversa-
ton strongly indicates he is insane.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-10
COST TOO MUCH.
An Expensive Way to Get Rid OF
Rats.

In a large warehouse in Liver
a1 how named Edward Scott was
e e,n ,,oved to run errands. There were
1apv rats about the place and he was
to1d that if he could eaten one ana
s:neo @ it's tail all the others Woulo
leave. A trap was set ana d IA: :, =" as -
oareht l hut while singeing it's tail ac'
cording to directions the Lighted pap
er bleW into a pile of straw and start
ed a confagation that burned tour
hie buildings and inflicted a loss OF
ba1f million dollars.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-10
RaREHEADED AT CHURCH.
That Is The Way a Greenville
Preacher Wants 1t.

At the first Baptist church OF
Creenville on Sunday, Rev. DR.: 4. l.
Cody announced as an especial re-
onest that beginning with next sun
dav nights service, ladies would mere
after leave their hats at home. inns
only applies to night services. Inc
matter has caused a good deal OF dis
cussion, but it is believed the reques'
will be generally complied with
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-10
MANY LIVES LOST
And Thousands Made Homeless D,
q Destructive Earthquake.

A severe earthquake ACCOMPANIED
nv loss of life has occurred at Bltlls,
Turkish Armenia, appears to be con-
firmed. but the number of deaths Is
unknown. According to advlces re-
ceived in New York from W. w: Pest
treasurer of the American mission al
Constantinople. the Americans and
their peole in the missions at Bltlls
have been rendered homeless, the
snow in the vicinity being 25 feet
deep. Assistance was urgently re-
nnaSLaS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-10
INDIAN sWINDLER.
Made Ten Ears From the Skin OF a
Wolfe.

It took an ingenious Indian to
dune the Treasury department OF
clark County, Wis, and swindie It
ant Of a cool 500 with an ease that
would have put even Cassie Chad
wick in the shade. The Indian re.
ceiyed the 500 for FIVE pairs OF
wolves ears, for which a bounty Is
Maid. After he had gone the clerk
eyamined the ears more closely and
fonnd that they were made OF paste
hoard covered with pieces of wolf
skin cut Ill the shape OF ears. Iae
Indian was arrested.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-10
BRIDE AND GROOM PERISH.
Newly Welded Couple Burn to Death
In a Hotel.

DR.. and Mrs. Lloyd Care were
burned to death when the River View
Hotel at Sutton, w Va, was destroy
ed by fire on Tuesday, causing a
monetary loss of $4,000. Dr.. and
Mrs. Care We're married Wednesday
in Moundsville. W. Va, and were en-
route to the home of the groom S
mother. Mrs. Mary Care, where a
wedding supper awaited their coming
Mrs. Care was Miss Elizabeth WIN
grove of Moundsville. DR.: Care was
IS years old and had just finished MS
medical education.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-10
BEGAN RIGHT.
LET Us Pray" Says Man Just Before
Marriage.

Just as Justice Stoble started to
ioin Robert G. Jackson, the ten
dollar-a-week bachelor and Mrs.
Belle Williams in wedloek at 81.
Louis, lats week Jackson halted him
Let US pray he said. Then ne
dropped on his knees and fervldly
besought heaven to shower the bless
ings of happiness and numerous
progency. In this pious wish the
bride-to-be heartily joined.
Some weeks ago Jackson asked a
Judge if a man should get married
on a salary of $40 week. The JUS
tice replied in the affirmative, pub
1ished Jackson's letter, and the lab
|orer received marriage proposals
from eighteen women, including the
bride
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-10
Offers Prize for Births.

Eager to see the population OF NC
pherson county, Neb., increased
Thomas Roseman, a retired batchelcr
cartleman, has offered $50 to every
haby horn in the county and Sloo 10
everv couple who get married.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-10
Witnessed by Many.

Three thousand persons witnessed
the hanging Of Felix Powell at Vic
toria, Texas, on Tuesday. He was
hanged for the murder Of Mrs. A. J.
Conditt and her four children in Sep
tember 1905.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-10
FATAL FIRE.
4 Mother and Five Children Burn
ed to Death.

At Passiac, N. j., on Wednesday
of last week a mother and FIVE of her
children were burned to death IN
tenement fire. The children ranged
in age from seven months to seven
years.
Many women and children were
taken down ladders by the fremen,
but the members of the Satupo fam
lily, which occupied rooms on the 3rd
floor are supposed to have been suf-
focated by smoke before they could
escape from their rooms.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-10
,ro,,ld Lynch Euedist.

Adam Felty is being sought by a
posse, bent on lynching, near Celeste,
Texas, where he shot and killed Os-
car Brown, the 15-year-old son Of a
neighbor, with whom he was at war
over a boundary line.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-10
Thorn Caused Death.

Pricked by rose thorn four weeks
ago, Miss Anna Free, aged - fTal h1anS :,
of Stamford, Conn, died OF olooo
poisoning, the other day.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-10
CAN'T HURT Us.
The South's Crops Put Her On Easy
Street.

Street.
The birmingham News says the
corn crop of the Southern States for
1906 was worth s500,OO0,00O. The
value of the cotton crop of the South
ern States for the same year was
about s70O.000,0O0. Add to these
he yalue of the wheat, oats, tobacco
md fruit crops, the value of live
;fock and poultry, and the value OF
f,dvstrial products in the South, and
he total will make it easily under
,ood why this vast fertile and pro-
duc.ive region cares not rap about
the turmoil among the stock Jobbers
and gamblers and get-rich-quick dis
watches of frenzied finance IN Wall
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-10

Jealous Lovers Awful Crime.
Made jealous by seeing his sweet
heart with another man at Portland,
Ore, Roscoe James killed Grace n
Disney and himself.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-10
SIS WIFE A WONDER.
She Remembered the Wad OF Money
Hidden in The Stove.

Almost too good to be true was the
good fortune of Silas H. Rayburn, OF
Rising Sun. Ia, who recently solo a a
lot of cattle for several Thousand
dollars. Rayburn has always been
SUSPICIOUS of banks and bankers and
would have none Of them. So ne put
his money in an old stove useo oy
his wife on wash days. Tne otheI
day his wife went to build nre ~
the stove but she first removed tne
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-10
AWFUL CRIME.
Negro Murdered and His Body
Hidden in a Swamp.
BY INDIAN DOCTOR. y

Who, With His Wife, Is Badly Want
cd by the Barnwell County, Where
the Brutal Murder Took Place,
The Murdered Man was Peace.
able, Industrious Negro and Was
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-04

Generally 1t has come from without.
The Sunday theater has been opposed
by the moral forces of society ON the
ground Of a protest against a social
condition in which better things were
handicapped and because those engaged
for our delectation had a right to a
rest day as much as any worker. II
h on this ground rather than any moral
or religious one that the present move
ment Is based.
Recently a New York theatrical man
ager advocated the closing OF the sun
day theater on the novel ground that
the law regulating Sunday amuse-
ments Is arbitrary and one sided. He
says that the present law operates so
as to permit shows which are a men,
ace to good order and suppresses 9TH
ers which are unobjectionable. II un-
scrupulous managers continue to evade
the spirit Of the law 1t may be that
the respectable element in the bust
ness will unite with other moral forces
In the communities which are disturb
cd by Sunday shows and stop them al
together.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-04

In the midst OF Wall streets hys.
terra over a great trust company's col.
lapse there was cry went up that
business was safe because the present
year had been one OF general produc.
uveness. 1t was remembered that the
desperate money stringency Of 1895
came about when agriculture was ev-
erywhere depressed and farmers and
other producers generally in debt
At present the financial situation In
every agricultural center is hopeful,
being based ultimately upon what the
Soii has produced. Staple agricultural
crops are large, aud where they fan
short Of previous years the prices pre-
Vailing viii In some cases more than
make up for the shortage. Pretty near
y every industry In the land Is finding
q brisk market for It's output. and a
surplus rather than shortage Of mon
~ Is the rule. II this kind Of pros.
perity win not save Wall street. then
Wall street win have to suffer and
the real makers of prosperity need not
worry about that.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-04
SEWER PLUMBERS

One OF the beauties OF Occur d.
Alene's modern" sewer system has
already bobbed up In the fact that
connection from the Chamberlain
block on Fourth street and Lakeside
cannot be made with the sewer In the
alley There In but seven foot base
ment under this building, yet. It was
below the main sewer In the alley
and Il became necessary to dig and
lay pipe from the building to the al
ley next TO sherman street, distance
OF SEQ feet or more. How many more
such blunders will be found no one
knows. because citizen Ia deprived
Ct the privilege Of seeing the plat of
the job which IL being rushed
through. II the secrecy thrown
around these plats Il for the purpose
OF hiding defects and other objection
able features, itsis time the people
got together to take action for the
perfection OF their interests. Many
complaints are heard OF soft brick
being placed in manholes and of de-
presions in the main sewer which
will act as traps and clog the pipes
causing future expense. whether
these complaints are true or not. this
members Of the city council who will
be called upon TO accept or reject the
work. ought 20 investigate and be
prepared to act intelligently when
the matter Is submitted to them.
The Press has facts and figures &c
show that this sewer system. be II
good or bad. Is costing the people
100 per cent more per running fool
than the sewers OF other cities In tn,
state. To pay double price for sys.
tenn and have such blunders as
that OF the Chamberlain block cover,
ed up to be uhearthed after the mon,
ey Is paid over and the sewer accepted
Is an outrage on the people. This
blunder was discovered In time be.
cause Mr.. Chamberlain wished &c
make sewer connections from his
building and found ne could not dc
So
The city paid an engineer to sur
Vey the system and an inspector tc
watch the contractor. yet there Is
evidence OF gross neglect OF
incompetency. We also have sewer
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-04
The Passlas Of ..old" New YORK.

The Passing Of sOld" New York.
One thousand families have been
driven from their homes In order 70
make room for the approaches to q
new East river bridge Not long ago
S00o people were compelled to vacato
TO make room for widening a street
tending to another bridge. The new
railway terminals under construction
have driven cut $4,000 persons within
u couple Ut years. and the Mulberry
park improvement has ilrst and last
displaced i0,OOO people.
All ~ these improvements have TAX.
en- place IN downtown New York, tha
MULBERRY park scheme ana the new
nrtlgcs affecting the old quarters
which we road about and which have
always had an attraction for visitors.
Ghe famous aud picturesque Five
FONTS" disappeared when the land
scape artist and engineer developed
Mulberry park The new bridge APP
proach tears up part OF the district
lust east Of the Bowery and north OF
Canal street, Once a region Of order.
y residences, with a fringe OF dock
population. Il next became q Stun and
NOV follows the fate Of the chief OF all
Aow York Sums. Five Points," and
VIII be reformed out OF existence. I'm.
tike Paris aud London. New York has
nut Developed Dickens and a Balxac.
These story tellers made readers OF an
laa,is feel at home In the scenes they
descrlSed, But the early Ledger ana
New York Weekly stories, also the SEN
satiOnal books OF two generations ago,
took the reader Into the streets and
the homes Of historic New York. A
very few landmarks remain. but these
large depOrtations mean the destruc-
ton OF a type OF humanity, for the
Fefugees are scattered among the
suburbs. aud the life OF the old crowd
Ell downtown wards OF New York Ii
for good.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-04
The sunday ThsAtsr.

A significant movement Tor securing
Sunday rest has been started in New
York on the initiative Of the Actors
Church alliance. II has. however. a
backing among actors outside the par
ticular organization which b promot-
ing II. The significance 4 that the
movement thus comes fEom witAln.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-04

The Joker says that 1b5 inches oil
water fell In the form of rain during
November. That is just 12 feet, IL
inches OF water. and--but 1t must
be another joke, as the oldest inhab-
ltant-has no previous record of such
n wet time.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-04

Those Washington authorities who
doubt tho propriety OF cutting down
trees to make room for Grant statue
should remember that the general was
himself noted whittier and even cut
up cords OF wood with his jackknIfe.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-04

commissioners to look after the whole
bunch. These commissioners shoult
see TO 1t that the people get what
they are paying two prices for.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-04

A New York man who was knoc,.,
down by an auto proceeded to admins.
ter beating to the driver OF the car
and made him pay for a new suit OF
clothes. Even the iowntrodden aedes.
TRANS are going some NOWADAYS
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-04

RObt. w. Collins
Real Estate insurance Investments
A Few Special Bargains
in Residence Property
$25o0-A strictly modern
home, very close in, with 6
large rooms, mission finish,
China closets, clothes closets,
bath room complete; concrete
foundation, large cellar with
concrete walls and floor; cleo
trio lights, large porches, nice
lawn, good outbuildings. This
is a Snap.
$750 Will buy this home, S
blocks from city High school.
A fine lot, east front, with a
8 room house, with large porch,
clothes closets, etc. Good
woodshed, fine location. A
Bargain.
$9OO-Will take this new four
room residence, close to Cath
Ollie school. Fine lot. No
Better for the Money.
SII00-A six room residence
very close in; large pantry,
good cellar, large porches,
good barn and water. Must
be sold. This is a Bargain.
$3.50 A good three room res.
idence, fine level lot, 4 blocks
from school. Another Bar
gain.
We Make a Specially of
Acreage. farm lands and irrigat-
ed tracts. We have a large list.
Call and look them over.
Special Bargains in Res
idencG Lots.
$1,000 Will take this lot, one
block from Opera House. on
COeur d. Alene street. This is
a Snap.
SIO00--Will buy this fine
level lot, fronting 60 feet on
Fourth street, by $50 feet deep,
with city water piped the full
length Of lot, with 2 taps. This
is an ideal spot for a fine
home. and only six blocks
north or Postofice.
We have lots in all parts of
the city and new additions, rang
ing in price from $Ioo up. Many
of them terms to suit purchaser.
DALA N TAHnS~
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-04

TOiay's news today.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-02-14
Corporation.

It's power is irresistible, and the agricultural
classes must have it.
If they cooperate, all the powers of evil
cannot defeat their just demands.
But-carefully study the meaning of that
word Cooperate.
You cannot cooperate with man who
wants to do something different from what
you want to do.
You can't cooperate with man whose
purpose is different from yours.
To successfully cooperate with Others it
is necessary that there should be mutualitv Of
interest.
To successfully cooperate it is absolutely
essential that the lines along which all parties
march shall be parallel lines
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-02-14
GOV. VARDAMAN,
Of Mississippi.

his long, black hair clustering upon his lcon-
inc head, and flowing down that bull-neck of
hs-began to quote poetry.
Among others, he mentioned the hump
backed English poet, Henley, who was denied
the Laureateship because he was not Ortho-
dox; and who in defiant scorn flung out those
lines which tell so much to those who can
comprehend.
Recited in Vardamans sonorous and SYM
pathetic voice, the words thrilled me through
and through-for felt as though / had found
twin brother who was speaking to me from
over the Big Water:
Out of the night that shelters me
Black as pit, from pole to pole,
thank whatever God there be
For my unconqucrable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
have not WINGED or cried aloud;
Beneath the bludgeonings Of chance
NV head is bloody but not bowed.
However strait may be the gate,
How charged with punishment the scroll,
I am the master of my Fate,
am the captain of my soul.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-02-14
Lon Liblsx =. 1z1yDie Jordan S
Partner.


For seventeen years the farmers of the At
lanta ga District have kept Lon Living
ston in Congress.
For seventeen years the corporations have
been using for their own purposes, the Con-
gressman whom the farmers elected.
Not single thing has he done that makes
the condition of the farmers better than it was
when he first won the office. His opportun-
ity great, and he could have done much.
He has not only done nothing for the agricul-
tural classes, but he has not even tried.
Think of what this man might have done for
the farmer during this seventeen years in
which they have kept him in office had he
wanted to serve them-with anything more
substantial than lip service.
Had he but given to the farmer half the
zeal he gave to the Southern Railway Com
pany, how much brighter might have been the
home and life of every farmer in the South
Recently, indeed, he has become loud in
his declaration against cotton Future Gamb-
ling.
But the evil was as great ten years ago as
now; why then mas Livingston not applied
for his Fraud Order" before this?
Because there was no Farmers Union
movement to dupe mislead and betray, as he
duped, misled and betrayed the Farmers
Alliance. He and McCune sold out the Farm
ers' Alliance to the Wall Street Railroaders
led by Pat Calhoun, and he now wants to aid
Harvie Jordan and Joe Hoadley in queering
the great reform movement which the real
farmers have again set on foot.
It is my firm and settled conviction that I
have never known a more abandoned knave
than Lon Livingston. The truth isn't in
him.
Honesty and sincerity are alien to his char
acter.
He revels in double-dealing; he is rotten to
the core; and he is besides, that most disgust
ing of all bad men-an aged libertine.
That such disreputable and notoriously
evil man should have SO long held place in
National Councils, is a proof Of the power of
self-seeking corporations over political ma
chimes.