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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17
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The Australian bushman, as prev
iously observed by scientists, was
regarded as the lowest existing type
of man. He possesses many Of the
characteristics mentioned as belong.
ing to the new ape-nan described
here, but not the apelike formation
of the thumbs and great toes. He
has the prominent eyebrows and
Jaws, the fiat nose and the lank
limbs.
With all their degradation and saw
agery the bushmen possess skill OF a
certain kind. They are the construc-
tors of the wonderful boomerang,
which when thrown for distance Of
hundreds of feet comes back to the
hand Of the thrower and damages
him unless he knows how to receive
it. The Dushmen are also noted for
their "corroborees" entertainments,
at which they initiate the play Of va
rious animals.
The newly discovered ape-man rep
resents one distinct stage lower or
farther back in the scale of evolution
than the bushman. Whether the
bushman is a direct descendant Of
the ape-man or cross between two
races will be an interesting question
to decide.
The newly discovered ape-man con-
stitutes g most important factor in
the evidence that establishes the doc
trine of evolution. DR.. Dubois, the
Dutch army surgeon, had already
discovered in Java, which is adjacent
to Northern Australia, the remains
of an ancient creature, which he call
ed Pithecanthropus Erectus, or
"ape-man who walked erect" This
creature possessed even more ape
like characteristics in it's skeleton
than the man now discovered by Pro-
fessor Klaatsch, but yet in its erect
attitude and the formation Of its
skull it proved itself much nearer to
man than any existing ape. Now we
possess four links in the chain Of ev-
olution which proves the descent of
man. These are the ape, the Plthe-
canthropus erectus of Dubois, the
ape-man of Klaatsch and the Aus
tralian. There is no longer an mex
plicable gap between the ape and
man. There is no longer a missing
link.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17
ARRESTED ON SERIOUS CHARGE
Former Orangeburg Man Charged
With Assault on Negro Woman.

7. D. Mitchell, who at one time
lived in this city and was on the
city police force has been arrested on
a serious charge in New Brooklyn,
near Columbia. The charge is that
he attempted criminal assault UPON
Emma Lowman. young negro wo-
man in New Brooklyn last Saturday
night. We take the following facts
relating to the case from the Colum-
bta Record. They were brought out
before the magistrate who heard the
case, and granted Mitchell bail.
It seems that Mitchell followed
this negro woman to her home and as
she was entering the gate he grabbed
her by the arm and attempted vio-
lence. Mitchell, as he grabbed hold
of her stumbled over a board in the
gate and fell into the yard. This pre-
vented him, it is said, from carrying
out his purpose. The matter was at
once reported to the town authorities
but Mitchell was not arrested until
Monday.
Mitchell! denies the charge and
claims that it is made up affair be-
tween this negro woman and white
man Of Brookland, who had 1t In"
for him, and devised this plan of get
ting even. The Record says trouble
was narrowly ayerted Saturday night
in Brookland when the matter be-
came generally known. Negroes were
very indignant and threatened trou-
BILE and Mitchell came across the ri
yer into Columbia and stayed in this
city all Saturday night, Sunday and
Sunday night and went back to
Brookland Monday morning when the
| woman had him arrested"
Mitchell was a witness in behalf of
J. H. Tillman when he was tried for
the murder Of the late n. G. Gonzal-
ez. Later on he was charged with
others Of stuffing the ballot boxes III
Brooklyn and tney were all convicted
and fined. The Record further says
last summer be was arrested one
Sunday afternoon for gambling in
the woods near Lexington and was
fined sis or sentenced to CONTINENT
In jail for three hours. So 1t seems
that Mitchell has gotten into consid-
erable trouble since he left Orange
burg.
Mitchell says: TT is a hatched ur
plan on the part Of two white men in
Brooklyn to dispose Of me in some
manner and to get even for minor
matter and to do this they cooked up
this scheme with this eolored woman,
She is a woman Of the worst sort and
bears a disreputable name In this
town. I am going to fight the matter
to the end and will prove to the peo-
pie of this place and Columbia that
l am not guilty of the charge under
which / have been bound over to
| higher court.
The Record says when Mitchell
was arrested he seemed to be sur
prised. He was not in the cutsody
of the magistrate long before Mr.. P,
H. Stallings and Mr.. C. T. Weed, two
citizens of Brookland, appeared to 90
Oh his bond. The bond was fixed at
$3.50 and was promptly signed by
! Messrs. Stallings and Weed, where
upon Mitchell was released.
| The charge against Mitchell is a
very serious one and should he be
convicted of it he would undergo a
long period of Imprisonment. He
does not say who the white men are
| that he claims put up job on him
in collusion with the woman, but We
suppose their names will come out
in the trial.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17
RURAL CARRIERS
Are Allowed to Garry Packages I'm
der Certain Conditions.

| der Certain Conditions.
! On and after July the pay OF
rural carriers on the routes IN this
county will be paid 5000 per annum'
This should enable the carriers to be
fairly paid and to have the means
necessary to pay for the maintenance
of their horses and vehicles.
A carrier is entitled to carry any
package in bulk larger than that
which the postoffice department will
take, but he is not allowed to receive
remuneration for his services from
the person who sends the package.
In all cases he must collect for his
services from the recipient Of such
package.
If a carrier was allowed to col
lect from a merchant who desired to
ship goods to local patrons by means
Of the carrier it would influence the
carrier to try to increase the busl-
ness of the merchant having such
facilities for delivering and at any
rate would cause people to buy at
the store of such merchant, because
it would be convenient.
This would necessarily work a
hardship with the merchant who did
not employ the carrier as delivery
agent, and for that reason it IS best
that all packages carried by the car
rier which do not conhlct nor COM
pete with his regular mail business
be collected for at their destination.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17
PRAYER OF FAITH
Enabled Poor Drunkard to Give Up
Strong Drink.

The Chester Lantern says ''our old
friend Mr.. R. NJ. Nunnery, of Fort
Lawn, was in town yesterday. He
says he was once drunkard but has
not touched liquor in II years and
has no desire for it. He was slave
to the pipe until four years ago, when
he threw it away and never smoked
again. The smell of pipe is now
disgusting to him. He chews tobac-
co to some extent but says he will
quit it at once if he determines that
it is injuring him. He attributes his
deliverance from these bad habits
and the desire of indulgence In them
to the prayer Of faith.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17
Christian Intimacy.

Because too great Christian lntlm-
acy" existed between the Rev .Solon
H. Bryan and Miss Ellen Newly, Of
Millen, Ca, both are involved in a
scandal that will be aired before the
Methodist conference when it next
convenes. 1t appears that the Rev.
Mr.. Bryan was preparing Miss New
by for work in the foreign field and
that he took more time for his teach
ing than was deemed necessary, by
his wife and members Of the congre-
CATION. They declare that he was
seen going and coming from Miss
Newby's millinery parlors at all times
of the day and night.
Finally the wife objected and was
given a sound beating for her pains.
The pastor was arrested by neigh
bors on the charge Of wife beating,
but the wife repented and bailed her
delinquent husband out Of jail. Bry-
an has been suspended from his con-
ference and will have to stand trial.
When approached concerning the
affair Miss Newby said: Only a
christian intimacy existed between
Mr.. Bryan and myself" But the
people of the town refused such a
plea, and are of the opinion that the
intimacy went q little to far.
It is q pity that such men cloak
themselves with the garb Of a min
ister, and by their acts bring re-
proach upon the sacred ministry and
the church. And it is astonishing
how many men do it. The misdeeds
of such men, unfortunately, lessons
the respect Of the people at large
for the ministry. There was q time
when minister of the gospel was
looked upon as being different from
other men. The fact that he was
a preacher carried weight with 1t,
and he was regarded as good man
because he was a preacher. But
that day is passed, and preachers
are nov judged after they are
known, as other men are. The ras.
Gals who have entered the ministry
has made this necessary. But we
thank God that a large majority OF
all the ministers are cleanhanded
and would rather die than bring re
proach on their holy calling or the
church to which they belong.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17

The new dispensary law is quite a
bonanza to the press of the State.
Every county has to call for liquor
bids through at least two daily pap
ers and one weekly paper. This
amounts to a neat little sum in a
year, two-thirds Of which goes to
the dailies.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17

Governor Conner of Alabama, is a
firm believer in the "unwritten
law" During the past two weeks
he has issued pardons to two men on
this ground. Gilbert Jarvis killed
Harry Ready for betraying his
niece. He was released. W. E.
Shill, who killed a man for betray-
ing his daughter, was paroo.1ed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17
Speec,lless and Paralyzed.

Summoned to the Office Of DR.. John
W. Ballard, of Logansport, Ind, sup
posedly for a friendly call, H. F.
Stoughton, a farmer, found Ballard
and others assembled as a lunacy
board to inquire into his sanity. MY
God, John, would you send me to the
mad house?' he screamed, then fel!
unconscious from his chair. When
resuscitated, he was sreech!ess ano
totally DaralTZed
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17

Ex-Congressnnan Grow, who died
the other day at his home in Penn
sylvania at an advanced age, had q
fsticuf with Congressman Keitt, of
Orangeburg County, on the floor of
the House, because Keitt called him
a puppy. The fight occurred before
the war, when the debates in Con-
gress were red hot.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17

The political contest in Ohio is
not q contest between Foraker and
Taft but a contest between Roose-
welt and his enernis led by Foraker.
AS choice between two evils we
hone Roosevelt will win.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17
AFTER TWENTY YEARS
Man Turned Loose After Being In
Prison that Long.

Gov. Hoch, Of Kansas, one day
last week decided to parole wilde
Sells" who has served nearly twenty
years in the Kansas penitentiary, for
numbering his father, mother, sister
and brother in March, 1888. Sells
stoutly maintained his innocence. It
was argued in his defense that he
was sickly lad of thirteen years
when the crime was committed, 1t
had been a physical impossibility for
him to have committed the crme.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17
Shot the Right One.

R. AZ. Grove, of Pittsburg, shot
himself while in box watching a
vaudeville performance at the Grand
Onera house Thursday. Ethel Levy,
ono of the singers, = "H the stage
when Grove arose =; :: - ne
revolver at her shouting: ii S all
over .s,srs. Levy fed from the stage
and Grove shot himself.
Roosevelt seems to be seeing all
kinds of political spooks these days.
or is he only STOPPING to the word
heeler's tactics to gain political
sympathy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17
They Come High.

Hens must be held in high esteem
In Jouesville. One strayed over into
the yard of a neighbor Of her owner
and was killed and now the owner
IS suing his neighbor for fifty cents
for the hen and one thousand dol
lars as a balm for the owners lace
rated feelings.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17
S when Mitchell
Shot Self in Store.

At Boston Morris Mosessohn. a
pawnbroker, committed suicide Fri
day by shooting. Recently Mossos-
sohn reported to the police that his
home had been robbed of je~elry
valued at $4,000. After an investi-
cation the police arrested the man
charging that he himself had ran
sacked his house with the idea Of re-
covering insurance.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17
NEW COUNTERFEIT MONEY.
Spurious Ten and Twenty Dollar Bills
Are in Circulation.

The discovery Of a new counter
felt ten dollar (Bufalo( United
States note is announced by the Sc
cret service, Of the series of 1901,
check letter A. Lyons register, Rob
erts treasurer.
The new counterfeit twenty dollar
national bank note has been dlscoV-
cred on the First National Bank OF
Hereford, Texas, check letter A.
Lyons register, Treat treasurer OF
the United States. 1t is a very poor
Photographic print on poor paper.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17

President Roosevelt says Harri-
man is a liar, but he does not deny
that Hartman raised a big campaign
fund for the Republicans in 1904.
He knows better than to do such a
thing as that. If he did, Hartman
would put him in the Ananias club
by hauling the record on him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17

CAPT. J. D. Browne died in Colum-
bia on Sunday night. He was a gal
ant soldier of the Lost Cause and
by his death South Carolina loses one
of her most loyal and patriotic sons.
Peace to his ashes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17

If Roosevelt is not a candidate for
a third term how can there be a con-
spiracy on the part Of the great fl
nancia1 interests to defeat him? This
is question that even the faithful
Loeb can't answer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17
Gets Good JOB.

The president has appointed R. ".
Tyler, negro Of Columbus, Ohio. to
be auditor Of the treasury for the
navy department. Tyler is the man
who it was announced mad been con-
sidered by the president for federal
position In Ohio But the Republi-
cans in Ohio would not have him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17
Declined to Talk.

President Roosevelt declined TO
make any comment or discuss for
implication the declaration made by
John Temple Graves, Of Georgia, at
Chattanooga, Wednesday night that
Nj. Bryan should be the forthcoming
national Democratic convention nom
mate President Roosevelt for another
$orn.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17

Ex-senator Burton, Of Kansas
who has returned to his home from
prison, is said to be sharpening his
tomahawk for Roosevelt's scalp. He
blames the President for all his
trouhles.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17
ftseens more than probable that

It seems more than probable that
one of the principal issues in the
approaching campaign will be the
question Of Federal and State rights.
Both Democratic and Republican
politicians and newspapers are inclin-
ed to raise this issue in order to de-
termine popular sentiment concern
ing legislation enacted for the con-
troll Of trusts, corporations and rail-
road companies.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17
Train Porter Beaten.

A dispatch from Huntington, Tenn
says that an enraged mob boarded
the Louisville and Nashville train at
Trezerant Thursday, seized the negro
porter and gave him terrible beat
Ing, from which he Is reported dead.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17

Hemphill sixty years old. Never.
If the genial Major stays on earth as
long as Methuselah did he will still
be less than sixty years Of age IN
spirit and good fellowship.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17

ty wrote as foI!oWs:
s'The S100 awarded to OllVet
School Of this county, was spent IN
improving the grounds, the build
ings, for pictures, blackboards, maps,
and have a balance yet. We have
schoolclaiming one Of the prizes Of
fered this year"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17

The Salvation Army WoTKeEs art
not pessimists, but are always happy
and always cheerful, although theil
work is among the poor and needy
and III. The following statistics, 1t
would seem, would tend to overaWe
them in their efforts but they go
nlndfiine along.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17
PRIZES OFFERED.
BY The School Improvement Associa-
tjon Of South Carolina.

tion Of South Carolina.
The School Improvement Associa-
ton Of South Carolina has decided
to offer Is prizes to the schools Of
the State for the most decided ma
terial improvement made during the
given leanth Of time Five Of the
prizes are to be $10o each, and 10
are to be $50 each. Regulations
concerning the Is prizes are as FOL
lows.
l. Improvements must be made be-
tween January l and November Is,
1907.
2. Prizes will be awarded to
schools where the most decided ma
terial Improvements have been made
during the time mentioned.
8. Under the material improve
ments are included local taxation,
consolidation. new buildings, libra
ries, interior decorations, beautify-
ing yards and better general equip
ment.
| 4. No school can compete for any
of these prizes unless It is a rural
school. No town or city with more
than 500 population shall be eligible
to the contest.
5. All who wish to enter this con-
| test must send names and descrip-
tions of schools, before improvements
are made, to the president, prior to
| October l.
6. All descriptions, photographs,
and other evidences showing improve
ments must be sent to the president
before November /.
7. Prizes will be awarded in checks
sent by Decem Der /. The prizes are
to be used for further improvements
In the schools receiving them.
The prize winners last year were
as follows:
Laurens. Wallace Lodge.
York .Guthriesvllle.
tlorence. -Safols.
Marlboro -. >. Pine Grove.
Barnwell, Timers and Healing Springs
|
Chester. :. Oakley Hall
Dorchester. .StallsVllIe.
Marion. -. ..Olivet.
1t might be interesting to know in
what manner the schools have dis
posed Of their prize money. Some
information along this line Is given
in bulletin issued by the assocfa-
| ton. The bulletin is q book Of 80
pages with illustrations showing how
cherries, comfortless school rooms
had been made bright and attractive.
The Trinity school, Clarendon
county, expended the 500 as follows
Paint and Painting. >. IS $500
interior building material. 1000
| Chairs. ~ w
Cash on hand of this fund. 800
$4,000
This report came from the Oakley
Hall School, Chester County.
I'VE bought a new heater, which
makes the room very comfortable.
we have also bought a splendid
revolving Office chair. We have also
bought paint for the house, and ex-
pect to have 1t painted as soon as the
weather permits. We have ordered a
| library. A wash basin and towels
have been placed in our school. We
expect to secure teachers desk
with the rest of the money"
The following statement came
from the Wallace Lodge school
Laurens county.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-17
THE SALVATION ARMY.
Some Statistics Showing the Work
That Is Being Done.

The Salvation Army all over the
world is holding a week OF special
prayer. The army has departments
in many lands, including India, Afri-
ca and Japan. The work in this
country has been fruitful Of much
good.
The statistics Of the Salvation Ar
my show that in this country there
are 727 corps headquarters and 1O4
outposts. The total attendance in
doors last year was 11,140,732 and
in open air meetings 1,677,2S0.
There are 1924 local officers and
bandsmen, s0,455 junior companies
and 4,124,745 War Crys sold.
There are 65 industrial homes, &C
commodatlng 1856 people. There
were meals given to 1,318,044 men
and beds supplied to 463,550.
The following summary shows the
remarkable work claimed for the
Salvation Army in the foreign field:
Countries and colonies oc
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-27
LABOR DETERS
ROAD WORK

o. C. Lapp, merchant at Sites and
Elk City, was a business visitor in the
city yesterday.
Mr.. Lapp reports the work on the
Elk City road to be progressing salts
factorily. with crew of 80 men, but a
larger force will be added as soon as
more men can be secured.
"The labor situation is embarrass-
ing all work in the upper Clearwater
section" said Mr.. Lapp. "The farm
ers have encountered dificulty In Sc
curing men with which to cary on the
harvest operations. and the same con-
dition has extended into the mining
sections.
TT is believed. however, that condi-
tions will be improved as soon as the
harvest is over. and all available men
will be given employment on the road
and in the development work in the
mining districts"
Mr.. Lapp reports the mill for the
Buster mine to be on the road to the
camp. The greater part of the ma
chinery was moved out of Sites some
time ago and will be delivered to the
mine in short time.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-27
COMP ARSON OF
WATER RATES
Lewiston Prices Compare
FavOrabIy With Other
Cities Nearby.

City Controller ]. E. Nickerson, who
and cities in the Coeur d'Alene section,
brings interesting data relative to the
water departments of the various
Northern cities and the charges which
are made for supplying water at those
points.
The city of Sand Point has the fol.
lowing schedule for water rates on the
meter SYSTEM 100 to 500 gallons per
day, 20 cents per 100 gallons; 500 to
1000 gallons per day, Is cents per 100
gallons; 1000 to 5000 gallons per day,
10 cents per 100 gallons. The Lewiston
rate is 20 cents per 1000 gallons for the
first 5000 gallons; Is cents per 1000
gallons from 5000 to 10000 gallons ami
10 cents per 1000 gallons for each
1000 above $4,000.
The city of Spokane has a charge OF
50 for $4,000 gallons or less, while the
Lewiston rate for the same amount is
$1.75. Sand Point has a fat rate OF
$3.50 per month for six rooms or less
and 25 cents extra for both bath and
toilet. Spokane charges 80 cents per
month for four rooms or less, with ex-
ira charge for bath and toilet.
IN the city of Spokane all rates are
carried by the house number on the
property and are collected during the
! last month Of each quarter.
This is the play that is now being
considered by the city council and for
which purpose the numbering of tn,
houses under the new system is re-
quired. BY the adoption of this system
a rate will be established for each
/ piece of property and the collectiod
made from the owner, who in t7Irr
must collect the same from the tenant
The collection is made from the owner
during the last month of the quarter
while the owner will collect from th'
tenant in advance as the regular rem
is pafd.