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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
MISTAKES IN MEMORIALS.
The. Black Prince is Called tho
"Prince Of Whales

Some remarkable mistakes in me-
MORALS have totally escaped notice
until it was too late to rectify them.
The spurs on the boots Of CromWelps
statue at Westminster Abbey, Lon
don, are the most interesting feature
of the monument, although they gen
orally get no attention at all from
sightseers. They are worn upside
down In q painted window on the
staircase which leads from the floor
of Westminster palace to the COM
mittee rooms an inscription on a
sword welded by the BLACK Prince"
has the words Prince of Whales"
Again, in the fresco depicting the en-
barkaticn Of the Pilgrim Fathers in
the corridor leading from the outer
lobby at st. Stephens to the House OF
Lords the Mayfower is shown to be
hosting the union jack-a flag which
did not come into existence until over
$50 years after the days Of the May
flower.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
$1,000 For a keWspaper.


During the siege of Kimberley the
editor of the only daily paper there
was often hard put to find enough
news. One day in club room no
found Cecil Rhodes reading fairly
new paper from Cape Town. He bor-
rowed it and rushed to his own Office,
where it soon appeared as a special
edition, selling like hot cakes. That
same evening he met Mr.. Rhodes, who
inquired: where's my Cape Town
paper?" Oh, I cut it up for the print
ers,' was the reply. please don't do
that again." said Rhodes mildly.
"That paper came through by native
runners and cost me $1,000
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
THIEF YIELDS
surrenders His Loot to Gil on
Premise of Liberty.
Miss Elsie Holmes. Of Brooklyn,
Finds Robber Looting Her Home
And Stops Him.

Miss Elsie Holmes, a pretty young
woman, who lives with her father,
F. NJ. Holmes, at CTS Decatur street,
Brooklyn, told an interesting story
Of how she came upon burglar in
her room and agreed not to give an
alarm after the thief had surrender
ed her dead mothers ring.
Strange to relate, the heroine
neither tainted nor screamed "heh
she came across the burglar.
Miss Holmes is a brunette ana IS
twenty Years old. The burglar got
into the house while she was doing
some som shopping. This is her story:
"T went into the house on my re-
turn from shopping. Father had gone
to his Office and | was alone. went
ND stairs to my room to remove my
wraps, and, as I glanced in the mir
ror, saw the reflection of man S
face. l was very much frightened,
but did not faint or scream.
81 looked around for the man, and
as did so he ran over and caught
me by the throat and forced me into
a chair.
Keep quiet he said, and I
won't hurt you. | want to explain
my presence here. My wife and chill
dren are starving, and I have been
forced to steal to provide them with
food. But if you do not alarm the
police will give you back everything
I have taken and will go away.
81 told him that if he would do
this | would let him go away with
out warning the police. Then he be-
gan to take from his pockets a lot Of
jewelry he hid taken from a drawer
in my dresser.
Zone Of the things he took from
his clothes was my dead mothers
ring, / begged him not to take that,
even if he took everything else. as it
was my mothers ring; that she had
been dead eight years and that 1t
would break my fathers heart # ne
lost It.
!" Miss he said, I will not take
the ring or anything else. I was a
gentleman once, and my mother low
ed me. She does not dream that l
have come to this. But, as you value
this ring, so do l my liberty, and !
want you to swear to me that you
will not try to have me arrested:
81 thought Of his wife and children
and of his promise, and | assured him
that / would not put the police on
his track.
81 walked down stairs and opened
the front door for him. As he went
down the steps he lifted his hat to
me and walked rapidly away. l felt
very sorry for him. He was a young
man.
After the polite burglar had left,
Miss Holmes telephoned her father,
Mr.. Holmes did not take so charita,
BILE a view Of the matter as had his
daughter, and he notified the Brook
lyn police. They are looking for the
burglar.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
Thunder Superstitions.

Thunder, just because it is a noise
tor Yhich there is no visible cause,
has always excited the Imagination OF
the unscientifc. One old writer eX-
plains the belief Of his day that "a
storm is said to follow presently when
a company of hogges runne crying
bore" on the ground that "a hogge
is most dull and of Melancholy ma
ture and so by reason doth foresee the
sain that cometh." Leonard Digges,
In his Representation Everlasting
ll556l mentions that thunder in the
morning signifies wind, about noon
rain and in the evening a great tenn
pest" -----..---
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
HANGED FOR MURDER.
John Sheldon, Colored, Legally Exc.
cuted at Spantanburg.

After escaping the gallows for
more than one year for the murderer
of Alf Briggs, his father-in-law, John
Shelton, colored, was hanged in jail
at Spartanburg ct noon Friday, the
execution being carried out without
hitch or accident.
After the death warrant was read
the doomed man walked to the trap
door as coolly as though he was go
ing to work AS he passed by the
cells he waved his hands to the pris-
oners, and said goodbye boys"
When the execution room was
reached Shelton stepped on the trap
door with a steady step, and, while
his hand and feet were being bound
there was not the culver Of q mus
Gle, He was asked if he had any
thing to say and replied ne had not.
Prayer was then offered by a min
lister and at noon the trap was sprung
The drop of several feet broke the
neck of Shelton. The execution was
witnessed only by officials and news
paDer men.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
KILLED ABOUT BOARD BILL
And Old Farmer Shot BY His Som
m-LaW.


in-Law.
B. F. Fortner, an aged farmer re-
siding two miles from Pelzer, was
shot and instantly killed Friday at
noon by Neil Banks, FORMERS son
in-!aw. The shooting occurred IN
the front yard of the murdered man.
Four shoots took effect and death
resulted instantly.
The shooting resulted from the re-
fusal of Banks to pay a board DILL
He had been boarding with Fortner
up to a short time ago. When Banks
returned Friday to get his trunk
.Fortuer refused to deliver it to him
until board bill of SIS was settled.
Without further provocation, it is
said Banks drew his pistol and be-
gan firing. s4
the shooting aqs' 'in = = l":e hour
Saturday night hc -: -: 2rEe.
The s;,eriff of Anderson Corni: ""as
not;eed of the murder and he imme-
d;.:~lv sent deputies in search OF the
W., ,:erer. The murdered man had
hen q resident of Pelzer for several
vars and was highly esteemed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
WIDOW WANTS DAMAGES.
Claims That J--er Old Affections Are
All Broken Up.

A breach of promise has been instl-
tuted against Adolphus Youker, a
prominent and wealthy citizen of
Joliet, ILL.,, in which Mrs. Mary Hop
kins, a widow, with whom Youker
has been boarding, demand $4,000
damages.
Tuesday Youker surprises hos
friends by marrying Mrs. Nina Kill
mer, a widow. Both bride and bride
groom are seventy-four years OF age
The plaintiff in the suit is about 81
years of age, and haas grown son.
For two or three years she mas
been occupying one OF rouker S
houses, the old gentleman staying
there. She claims he made violent
love to her during that period, and
that he promised to marry her.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
FIFTY INJURED.
More Than One Hundred Were
PeRned in Building.
Story s. Clark Piano Company's Es-
tablishment Wiped Out. Loss Es-
timated at $4,000.

At Chicago, more than 100 persons
were penned in a burning building
Wednesday at 255 Wabash avenue
and narrowly escaped with their liv-
es. Fully half Of these, persons were
injured in the panic to escape, but
none is expected to die.
Many Of those who were only
slightly hurt made off in the confu-
sion without assistance. Several re-
ceived their injuries while assisting
women from the building.
The building is a four story struc-
ture, the first floor Of which was oc-
cupied by the Story & Clark Piano
company, and the second floor by the
Lotus Lunch club. The two upper
floors were unoccupied. The injur-
ed were either patrons or employ.
es of the lunch club. The inside OF
the building was burned out, caus-
ing a loss of S50,000.
The fire broke out shortly before
the usual rush of the lunch hour had
begun. The number Of patrons IN
the place was said by Mrs. Cecilia
Malaney, one Of the proprietors, to
be about Is. The employees of the
establishment numbered 25.
The fire started in the basement,
it is presumed, from some defect IN
the electric apparatus. 1t spread
with great rapidity up freight ele-
vator shaft in the rear of the build
ing. With one elevator filled with
flames, the other elevator rendered
useless and the stairway checked
with fire and smoke, the only escape
left to the people who had not made
their way to the street at the first
alarm was through a small window
at the back, which opened on a fire
escape leading to the alley. About
80 persons were caught with only
this chance Of safety. Most OF these
were women, and they made a fran
tic rush in an effort to escape. Those
who first stepped on the fire escape
were almost Immediately pushed OFT
and fell to the alley, 20 feet below.
Before they could or get out Of the
way others fell or jumped upon
them. The women piled upon each
other in a mass, from which they
were dragged as quickly as possible
by men from neighborlng stores;
but every one of those who came out
of that rear window was injured IN
some manner, except the last half
dozen, who were rescued by firemen.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
Houses Made From Whales.


Not very long ago there was on
che coast of Lancashire, England,
cottage and boathouse that were made
almost entirely from the remains of 3
score or so of whales that had been
driven ashore some years before. The
framework of the edifice consisted
wholly of whalebone, and the dried
skins of the huge creatures were neat
ly and strongly fastened as covering
for vans and roof. Thre is another
building Of exactly the same kind in
Scotland, and in this case the skulls
f the whales and some Of the heavier
bones are used with great effect as
autside ornaments.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
BLOOD POISONING.
4 Man In Spartanburg Dies From
Scratch on Finger.

At Spartanburg as the result OF
blood poisoning in his nose, develop
ed from a scratch on his little finger,
W. G. Haughton. we'll known in
surance agent and broker, died at
midnight Tuesday at the home of DR..
F L. Potts, where he had been taken
for treatment. Mr.. Haughton was
taken i'll Wednesday week and was
sent 10 the home Of DR.. Pots, that
he might secure every atatention.
The deceased was one of the best
known men OF that city.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
Earth's Angels.

None ever saw an angel
Except the ones in books;
l don't believe a mortal
Knows how an angel looks.
We guess at something misty,
With trailing wings Of white,
With amber tresses floating,
And garments strangely bright.
But T believe that angels
Walk here in mortal guise;
Though we discern but family
Through heavy-lidded eyes,
Or see them as they leave us,
Who walked before US here,
Their angelhood quite hidden
Because it lived SO near.
I can remember angels
Who seemed but common folks,
Who wore old-fashioned bonnets
And faded winter cloaks;
Who came when dire disaster
Crowned lesser home misnaps,
Or when new claimants crowded
The dear maternal lap: .
With curving arms wide open
To take the weary in,
With patient love to listen
To childish want and sin.
What better thing could angel -.
Fer childish sinners do
Than listen to their story,
And bid them strive anew?
And there are freside angels
Upon whose faded hair
We see no crown of glory
And yet the crown is there!
Then, there are mother angels
With patient love, and true,
Whose loving hand upholds US
The darkest trials through.
All, me! the childish angel
Who beckons as write
Perchanse I should not know him
In mystic robe of white,
He wears schoolboy's jacket,
And where the shadows fall,
/ wait, through long and lonely
years
To catch the 1ong-hushed call.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
NEW COTTON PICKING MACHINE.
Concern With 100000 Capital Or
@aniZed in Columbia Saturday.

Concern With 100000 Capital Or
ganized in Columbia Saturday.
There was organized in Columbia
Saturday a concern that may mean
much for the South in the cotton in
dustry. The company is known as
the Pneumatic Cotton Picking Ma
chine enterprise and the capital is
places at 100000.
The machine is a recent Invention
and works on the principle of vac
uum, which extracts the ripe cotton
from the boil and transfers it to
another vacuum, through which the
dirt and leaves are dropped.
A. G. Kinyon of Greensboro, N. C.,
is president; J. R. Malcolm S vice
president, Murray Stewart of Savan-
nah secretary and treasurer, and r.
r. Wilson and e. F. Howe of Colu1n-
bia are members Of the board OF dl-
rectors.
The company plans to put the ma
chimes on the market at once 1t is
calculated that the weight OF the ma
chine for one or two horses will be
about 1000 pounds and will do the
work of at least forty hands in one
daV
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
EVERYBODY MUST MARRY.
Omaha Council Provides Fines For
Those Disobeying Ordinance.

All old maids and bachelors OF
Omaha, Neb., must get married or
nav a heavy fine, if the city council
has the power to make them do it.
A bill to be introduced at the next
meeting of the council requires all
single persons between the ages OF
25 and As, of normal physical and
mental condition, to get married in
60 days. No excuses are to be ac-
cepted. Only widowers will be ex-
emp. Cowboy" Mayor Dahlman
saws he will sign the ordinance.
Guilford. Mo-, and an Iowa town
have passed an ordinance taxing
bachelors.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
KILLED BY NEGRO
Aged Couple Murdered and Two Chill
dren Pursued by Fiend.

Thomas Johnson and his wife were
murdered at Italia, Fla, Thursday
about two o'clock by a negro.
When the aged couple were shot
down in their home there were two
small children nearby and they has
tened to give the information to the
home nearest by. They state that
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were in their
house when they were shot down by
the negro and that both of them
cried for help.
Observing the two children. the
negro reloaded his shot gun and gave
pursuit. The children state thaat
they outran him and got away.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
Oddities of the Calendar.

The first and last days of the year
are always the same day. OCTOBER
always begins on the same day OF
the week as January, April as July
September as December, and FeDru-
arv March and November on the
same day. May, June and August
always begin on different days from
each other and from every other day
in the year.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
DISTRESS IN ARMENIA.
Earthquakes and Famine are Giving
Government Trouble.

Earthquakes and famine are caus-
ing deplorable distress in the Bitlis
district of Turkish Armenia. A dis
patch from there said that the earth
shocks were still being felt there, ac-
companied by terrific storms and
lightning which had wrought much
havoc. The food supplies, it was
added, were quite inadequate.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
SHOOTS HIMSELF.
Dependency Drives the Son Of An
Admiral to Suicide.

A dispatch from Paris says de-
spondency is given as the reason for
suicide by Charles J Steadman, Of
New York and Philadelphia, son Of
the late Rear Admiral Steadman.
Steadman and his wife reached
Paris after tour, accompanied by a
little girl. Steadman is reported to
have been drinking heavily, causing
dependency. He shot himself In the
mouth, when left alone for few
minutes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
DROWNING NEAR ELLOREE
Young MIR. Trick Losses His Life on a
Fishing Trip.

The Elloree community was shock
ed when the news reached there that
Wroth Trick had been accidentally
drowned in Parsonage Pond about
five miles from that place Friday af-
ternoon about 6 o'clock. Mr.. Trick,
in company with Mr.. J. H. Weeks
and Prof. J. D. Holler left Elloree
Friday afternoon to put out nets in
the pond. Young Trick and Weeks
were in the boat together and Mr..
Irich not. being an experienced pad
dler the boat in some way sank, IN
the centre of the stream.
Mr.. Weeks jumped from the boat
into the water and called to Trick to
do likewise. Mr.. Trick, not realizing
the imminent danger stood up in the
sinking boat, presumably waiting for
his chance to swim to land. His
head was swept under by wave and
it is thought he became strangled
and lost his wits.
Young Weeks went to his assist
ance and he was seized by the drown
ing man with a deathlike grip. In
the struggle both came very near be-
ing drowned, Weeks doing all he
could to save him. He managed to
tear away from the drowning man,
and being exhausted of. strength and
excited barely escaped. Mr.. Holler
was at such distance that he could
not lend assistance.
AS soon as the news reached Ell
loree a searching party was formed
and the body recovered about eight
O'Clock and broughn to Mr.. Tricks S
home.
Mr.. Trick was about % years old
and was in the employ of Mr.. j. M.
Weeks, as salesman. He was quiet
unassuming young man and was lik-
ed by all with whom he came in
contact. Besides his father and
mother and several sisters and one
brother he leaves young bride Of
two months.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
syATCHED FROM DEATH
Seven Miners Rescued from Dark Re
cesses Of Colliery.

Taken from the dark recesses Of a
coal mine where they had been i'm
prisoned for over one hundred hours,
and snatched almost from the jaws
of death, seven men taken from
the Berwind White mine No. 38 at
Foustwell, Pa, are lying in the Ber-
wind hospital, physically exhausted
and obliyious to all about them, and
recovering their strength in sleep.
They were reached about ten o.
clock Thursday night but were not
moved until early Friday morning.
Soon after arriving at the hospital
the men were sound asleep, ard no
communication is allowed with them.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
THEY ROBBED CARS.
Several Men in Columbia Arrested on
Serious Charge.

At Columbia Mr.. R. R. Sealey, pro-
prietor of a retail grocery store, was
arrested by detective NJ. Harrison
of the Seaboard road Thursday on
the charge with the theft Of $500
worth of tobacco, sugar and rice,
which were located in an clubhouse of
his relative, Thomas Howell, far
mer living near Jacob Station, six
teen miles south of Columb bia on the
Seaboard road. Other arrests are ex-
pected. 1t is believed that there has
been conspiracy on the part Of sew
eral men to rob cars in the yards
or at the stations near Columb mbia.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
KILLED HIS FATHER
Because He Was Beating His Mother
In Their Home.

J. Henry Middle Karp, seventeen
wear old youth, shot and killed his
father in their home at Catonsville,
Md. Thursday in defense, it is al
legged of his mothers life.
Middlesharp began beating ms
wife it is averred. Another son went
TO her assistance when the man graD-
he'd both wife and son by tneil
throats and began choking them; a.
tbis moment Henry appeared with d
revolver and shot his father deau
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
ANSWERED SPIRITS CALL.
Baby's Ghost Beckoned to Woman
Who Went to Her Grave.

Hunted by the ghost Of her baby
niece of whom she had been extreme
ly fond, Mrs. Daniel Clauer OF Spring
field, Ohio, died, it is believed, in an
swer to the call of the child. She
said the baby came every day and
beckoned to her to come.
In the last two years, Mrs. Clauer S
family have been invaded by death
no less than seven times. One by
one her brothers and sister. then her
husband, and finally her little niece
went to their graves and she felt
that there was nothing on earth ror
her to live for longer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
left CHILDREN LOCKED Up
PARENTS Return to Find Four Burned
fo Death

FaTCnCS hIItITlI 10 It 1Ifet Z . e-H -
to Death.
Four small children were burned
to death Saturday night in the home
of Martin Campbell, eight miles from
West Branch, Mich. Mr.. and MIS-.
Campbell had gone to a dance a mile
awav from their home, leaving their
six little ones locked in the house:
They left a big fire in the stove and
in some manner this igntted the
house, which was DESTROYED. ne
children were awakened by inc
flames and the two oldest, aged 8
and 10 years, managed to escape
The four smaller ones perished.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
A FATA LWRECK
Nothing Has Been Heard OF The
Missing Crew.
Missing Crew.

It is now thought that the Italian
bark. Oriente, stranded near Ponyers
Hill on the North Carolina coast VIII
nrove a total wreck. Nothing mas
heen heard from the missing ere"
of the Oriente.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08

The tenderest thing in the world
is womans hand when it caresses.
But when it gets a grip on mans
hair-well, that's another story.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
GALE on THE GULF.
Ono Hundred People Killed and
Much Poperty Lost.

Advices from Mexico City say the
latest a6vices as to destruction caus-
ed by the hurricane, which swept
over the Gulf coast of Campecho,
tend to increase estimates Of dam
age. 1t is believed that the dead will
number fully a hundred, while the
property loss amounts to millions.
Many persons are reported injured
and it is feared many will die. Crops
are reported to have suffered greatly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08

Y hen a man can hang on to MS
money it's sign that he isn't mar
ried.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08

Either you nate your relatives for
having money or you despise them
for not having it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08
BOAT CaPSIZED.

Two Young Ladies Were Dro"''eo
and Men Saved Themselves.
disnatch from Charlotte, \. c.
ho.t on the Catawba river
so.o,uad Thursday and Misses Full
,,-i,.h+ and Goble were drowned. An
utto. ~ - 1adv WIS rescHed and two men
of the party saved themselves.