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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-17
Nearer, my God, to Thee!
Nearer to Thee!
Fen though 1t be a cross
That raiseth me,
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee!

Nearer 10 Ilee.
Glazed and wearied eyes glanced
cautiously toward the singer around
the edges of protecting rocks; fingers
loosened their grasp upon the rifle bar.
rels; smoke-begrimed cheeks became
moist; while lips, a moment before
profaned by oaths, grew silent and
trembling. Out in front a revengeful
brave sent his bullet swirling just
above the singers head, the sharp
fragments of rock d~islodged falling in
a shower upon his upturned face; but
the fearless rascal sang serenely on
to the end, without a quaver.
mistake it for a death song likely"
he remarked dryly, while the last
clear, lingering note, reechoed by the
cliff, died reluctantly away in softened
cadence. Beautiful old song, SER
geant, and l trust hearing it again has
done you good. Sang it once in a
church way back in New England.
But what is the trouble? Did you call
me for some special reason?"
EYES," anne the almost gruff re.
Spouse; for Wyman, the fever steal.
ing back upon him, felt half ashamed
of his unshed tears. THAT is, pro.
vided you retain sufficient sense to
listen. Old ellis was shot owe an
hour ago, yonder behind that big
bowlder. and his girl sits there still
holding his head in her lap. She'll get
hit also unless somebody pulls her out
Of there, and she's doing no good to
Gillis-he's dead"
Hamptonis clear-cut, expressive face
became graver, all trace of reckless.
ness gone from 1t. He lifted his head
cautiously, peering over his rock cover
toward where he remembered earlier
in the fight Gillis had sought refuge.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-17
turn perfectly, 10 far a. your limited

turn perfectly, 10 far as your limited
information extends. in strict conf.
dence l propose now to impart to you
what has hitherto remained q pro-
found secret. Upon special request of
a number Of influential citizens Of
Placer, including the city marshal and
other officials, expressed In mass
meeting, l have decided upon desert
ing that s%agebrush metropolis to its
just fate, and plan to add the in1u.
ence of my presence to the future de-
velopment of Glencaid. l learn that
the climate there is more salubrious,
more conducive to long living, the citi.
zens of Placer being peculiarly excit-
able and careless with their fire.
arms"
The sergeant had been listening
with open mouth. 1.-The hell you say!"
he finally calculated.
"The undefiled truth, every wcrd OF
It. No wonder you are shocked. A
fine state of affairs, isn't 1t, when a
p~lain-spoken, pleasant-mannered gen.
tleman, such as l surely ana uni.
versity graduate, by all the gods, the
nephew Of a United States senator,
and acknowledged to be the greatest
exponent of scientific poker in this ter.
ritory,-should be obliged to hastily
change his chosen place Of abode be-
cause of the threat of an ignorant and
depraved mob. Ever have a rope dan
gled in front of your eyes, sergeant,
and a gun-barrel biting into your cheek
at the same time? Accept my word
for it, the experience is trying on the
erves Ran a perfectly square game,
too, and those ducks knew it; but
there's no true sporting spirit left in
this territory any more. However,
spilled milk Is never worth sobbing
over, and Fate always contrives to
play the final hand in any game, and
stocks the cards to win"
"a breath of good, honest prayer
would serve better than anything
else," groaned the sergeant, soberly.
The gray eyes resting thoughtfully
On the old soldiers haggard face be.
came instantly grave and earnest.
Sincerely l wish l might aid you
with one" the man admitted, but l
fear, old fellow, any prayer coming
from my lips would never ascend very
far. However, I might try the com.
fort of a hymn, and you will remember
this one, which, no doubt, you have
helped to sing back in Gods country"
There was a moments hushed
pause, during which a rifle cracked
sharply out in the r%avine; then the
reckless fellow, his head partially sup.
ported against the protecting bowlder,
lifted up a full, rich barytone in rendi-
ton of that hymn of Christian faith
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-12
WHY COOKS ARE SCARCE.
They Can Make More Money Selling
Whiskey Than Working.

4 prominent citizen of Lancaster
says his cook, a colored woman told
him that the reason why servants are
so difficult to get is because negroes
are making more money selling
liquor than they can possibly earn
by working for the white people. The
Lancaster News says "if there is any
ruth in the report, it is an unpleasant
commentary on the manner in which
our prohibition laws are being en-.
forced. No liquor can be legally
sold in this community or county un.
der existing laws, and if there are
persons, whether white or black, en-.
gagged in the nefarious business oil
running blind tigers they should be
suppressed. But this matter rests
largely with the people themselves
They voted on prohibition and now il
they want prohibition they must hell
TO enforce the law. Unless the Off
GERS of the rown and county are sus
rained in their warfare against BLIND
tigers by a strong. healthy public
sentiment, their efforts to break W
the illicit liquor traffic will be re
warded with but Indifferent success.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-12
CAROLINA DIVORCE WARNED
Divorces Granted in Georgia Are Not
Valid Over Here.

Judge Hammond, holding court at
Augusta, Ca: recently granted di-
vorce in the case Of ". A. Craps VS..
Cedelia Craps, on the ground
of the wife desertng her hus-
band, Craps testified that the mar
riage ceremony was performed IN
South Carolina and they had lived IN
this State. At the conclusion Of the
brief testimony. establishing the
ground Of the petition, Judge Ham
mond said:
Mr.. Craps I don't know whether
or not you intend to become a bona
fde citizen and resident OF this
state, but want to warn you. that if
you ever go back to South Carolina
and attempt to get married again
they will put you in jail as sure as
you live. The state Of South Caro-
lima does not recognize divorce even
from another state, or at all.
II recall that short time ago
man from South Carolina came into
this very court, got divorce and
went back to South Carolina to get
married again: they sent him to the
penteDtiary for four years. The
court merely VICES you this informa-
ton as a warning.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-12
SECRET OF YANKEE SUCCESS.
Not Confined to Trades of Forefathers
Nor lisnaYsS hY Failure.

Nor Dismayed by Failure.
In that place called Monte Carlo
every time the wheel turns and the
pail rolls into its place it marks
fresh condition OF the game, an alb
soIutely new chance which has moth
Ing Whatever 70 do with what has
gone before CT is to appear in the fu-
ture. Each spia is the year one OF
the bank. Therefore the bank wins.
America has appreciated the year
one. and that fact has not been un-
connected with Yankee success. IoH
will lind that q man loses money as
a farmer, mechanic, d book can
vasser. anG suddenly rises TO wealth
as builder. The peg has found the
hole at last
An Englishman, unappreciative Of
the wear one. woult have been chain
ed 10 failure by the precedent OF cen
turies. He would Lave argued that
he had always been a farmer, that
, mis- father vas farmer and his III
Gle dairyman. Therefore it was
plainly impossible that he could ever
make money as builder. In conciu"
sion 4.e would nave quoted you that
falsest of all false proverbs, "A roll
ing stone gathers no moss.
say false only III the English
application OF the ancient proVerb.
For otherwise it is an up-to-date mot
10 enough. the rolling stone OF to-
day remains polished and fit for busl-
ness. The stationary stone is liable
to accumulate such quantity OF moss
that it is only fit for a cush!on-to
be sat on BY all and sundry.
There is in America today an eXeE-
plifcation Of the principle of the year
one il newspaper proprietor with
some eighty thousand pounds a. year
to his credit. Until ne has over hfty
wears OF age he vas farmer. and
! not a very Efficient farmer at that.
Then he staTtc" his paper. and away
! he went on tie road 70 success. ITO"
! many of orr iarni"rs could change
their trade after li5!?-London EX'
: DraSS
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-12
Balzac and His Debts.

with Balzacs rising fame rises the
mountain OF his debts, writes a crit
ic. These. starting IRON his Two dis
astrous years OF printing and publish
inc in Paris, accumulated until, at
the TOD Of his literary renown, he mad
TO hide from his creditors in sarret
under the name OF his land!ady or
his washerWOman In 1857 BalZac, at
that date the best known ana the
most debated novelist in France,
owed l6a.G00 fraucs-abouJ S332,a0O.
Then he must needs buy cane
which was the talk OF Paris, some
gold buttons for new coat, divine
opera glass and dressing gown be-
ycnd words and give dinner to the
dandies Of the opera respecting whlcn
Rossino said that he had not seen
more magni1icence VIXEN he dined at
royal tables.
''BalZac. three times millionaire.
would still have buried himself IN
debt for the mental eXaltation OF his
creative hours Was reproduced when
he broke loose from the galley bench.
He }ayished in anticipation the wealth
he had dreamed would be mis-. This
gone, he borrowed anew OF devised
another of hose schemes that were
to enrich him beyond the possibilities
Of literature. Ais schemes were es-
sential:y part of BalZac, tie sever
eign. unconquerabie visionary.
He would transport oaks from
Poland to France nothing like oaHs
from Poland to make Your own Tor
tune three tines over! Behold him
again grave.y working out his plan 10
make a corner in all the arts and put
ting up the Apollo Belvidere for com
petition among the nations-to act as
auctioneer 10 Europe. The child
man, as his devoted sister, Nine Sur
vile. used to call him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-12
Early History OF Suasr.

Sugar has iAodined the history OF
Europe and OF the world in more
ways than one says q writer. Used
four centuries ago almost exclusively
il the preparation 0t medicines. anC
long aI,erward al article OF luxury
only accessible To the rich. it has By
enlarged production and cheapened
manufacture been brought within the
reach Of all The universal use Of
this practically pure carbohydrate,
which is not Only freely burning
fuel and pro,eii sparer but muscle
food. increasing the power ef doing
work and lessen!n@ fatigue. must
have had Widespread anu beneficial!
effects on the general health. rs
peciaily in the case ol children. whose
greed Of sugar is TIE expression Of &
physiological want. has that foo&
been valuable IN conducting TO growth
contentmant and well-hc!ng.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-12
PROTECT THE BIRDS.
The Cold Weather North Sends the
Little Robins South.


Little Robins South.
The cold weather Of the past few
days mas sent the robbins from the
north to the warmer climes of the
south. Many of them are stopping
in this section and it is hoped that
the little feathered visitors can spend
a short while here unmolested. These
little birds. tame but unlike the
filthy English sparrow are pleas
ure to have around and every effort
should be made to keep them here.
Boys with sling shots and parlor
rifles are their worst enemies and
every year they slaughter many OF
them. There is a law against the
Shooting OF robins and tn officers
ougth to look after is enforcement
\ few arrests for the offense would
doubtless have good fleet. Blue
birds, now getting very scarce are al
so the victims of the parlor rifles.
These too should be protected. They
are migratory birds and give the
barren fields and hedges life if al
lowed to inhabit them in the cold
winter months.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-12
TWIN BROTHERS MEET.
In Augusta After a Separation of
Over Seven Years.

In Augusta After a Separation OF
Over Seven Years.
A dispatch from Augusta says the
truth of the old saying that "fact
is stranger than fiction" is proved by
a remarkable chance. Frank Ling
ham came to Augusta several months
ago from an Illinois town and en-
gagged board at well known Broad
street boarding house. He never talk
ed Of his family and none of his fell
low-boarders knew he had a brother.
The other night stranger came to
Augusta and engaged board at the
same place. At supper some one re-
marked to him that he looked enough
like one Of the older boarders, who
did not happen to be present, to be
his twin brother. The newcomer
naturally asked the name Of this
dromio and was startled to hear that
it was Jingham. He turned pale and
gasped that he had brother whom
he had not seen or heard from in
seven years.
Several hundred miles from home,
neither perhaps, thinking of the 9TH
er, these two men had come to the
same boarding house, had picked
out the same place out Of the dozens
in the city. Needless to say that
William and Frank Lingham, twin
brothers. had happy meeting, even
though it was entirely unexpected.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-12
USURY SHARKS
To Be Outlawed in This State as
Thy Are In Others.


There was a long debate in the
House on Tuesday on Mr.. McMaster's S
bill declaring unlawful the charging
and receiving of usury. Mr. McMas-
ter explained the operations of the
money sharks in Columbia and their
successful work in robbing the poor
people who are compelled to pay as
much as 40 per cent. on a loan OF
$40. The bill finally passed in the
following shape:
Section l. That it shall be unlaw-
of 20 per cent. per annum on the
ton to charge, accept, receive or
contract to receive, as interest, COM
mission or other premium for the
use of money, directly or indirectly,
by any fiction, guise or pretense, any
greater sum than shall equal the rate
OF 20 per cent. pr annum on the
loan.
"Sec. 2. Any person, firm or cor
poration violating the provisions OF
the preceding section shall be deem
ed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished
by a fine Of not more than S100 or
imprisoned for not exceeding thirty
days for each and every ofense:
Provided, That nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed to conflict
with the present provisions OF law
as to usury, but shall be taken as
additional to said provisions
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-12
TIGER AND LEOPARD FIGHT
The Latter Killed His Enemy By
Ripping Him Open.

At Peru, Ind, there was a fight
to the death between q big Bengal
tiger and leopard in the arena OF
the winter quarters if the Wallace
shows in which the leopard was the
victor. The tiger got the leopard
down and was tugging at his throat,
when the apparently exhausted ami
NAL turned upon his back, and, with
hind feet, began clawing at the tig-
er's breast With every stroke the
blood flowed in streams. In few
moments the claws of the leopard
had reached the vitals of the tiger
and these were torn out. The tiger
fell over on his side. dead. The leo
pard is badly injured, but it is be-
lieved will recover.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-12
UNUSUAL DEFORMITY.
\ Two Headed Child Born Recently
to Virginia Family.

A dispatch from Roanoke, Va,
saws news reached there from the
Hiawaszi district Of Pulaski county
of the birth of a child with two heads
to Mr. and Mrs John Meredith. 1t
is said the mother of the little one
is almost frantic with grief over the
deformity of her offspring. She is
constantly in tears and is unable to
sleep.
Some relief, it is said, has been
afforded her by a dream, in which
she saw the baby's extra head re-
moved with no harm to the natural
head. This led her to believe that
surgery can accomplish this result,
and it is asserted that the family
doctor shares the mothers belief.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-12

judgment, but through crime. He
charged that the officers who were
being pursued before grand juries
and Criminal Courts actually had set
them selves to work to raise funds to
reopen the concerns and induce de-
posi1ors to sanction delay in the pay
nen' Of their money.
1T had been asked continued
Mr.. Cochran, why don't the
President prosecute the gen
tlemen? But" he said, he noticed,
1T was always propounded by those
who. il they thought there was any
danger OF prosecution, would not en-
gage in public discussions or be
quoted in the newspapers, but be
quietly seeking steamship tickets to
foreign lands" He die not believe
the President yet had exhausted all
his powers, but, he sold, / do say
this message shows he appreciates
his duty.
Inspired Proclamation.
The message was, Mr.. Cochran de-
clareG, an inspired proclamation to
the American people.
NJ. Cochran discussed the judi
ciar= and said he noticed in his own
State Federal and State Judges leav-
ing the Bench to accept professional
employment by corporations. 1t was
no wonder, therefore, be said, that
public conscience should be alarmed.
He spoke of the Presidents love OF
Justice and said it had been charged
that the President was indiscreet.
Can it be taken as a repToach
against any public serTant?' be add
ed, that his love Of justice is so
strong that it does not conport with
the interests of the people," He
declared that justice was the foun-
dat:on Of prosperity. The value OF
the Presidents message, said he, is
that both parties would swear by
the board for it,
Nj. Cochran referred further to
President Roosevelt as a Crusader,
the only one the Republicans had
but said the President was dlsquai-
fled
Never before in the history of the
country, he said, 'had a President
still in Office, the subject of the bit
terest attacks, been able, while still
in Office, to practically fix the condi-
tions upon which the parties will con-
tend
Referring to Mr.. Bryan Mr.. Cock
ran said: eve have Democratic
Crusader as to whom there is some
doubt as to whether he is not too
strenuous. I opposed him in the
past. might still oppose him. but
I believe this message has outlined
the conditions under which he be,
comes the fore-ordained champion
Of law and order"
Nj. Cochran said that if Bryan De
clared himself the champion OF the
principles which were directly ano
indirectly embodied in the Presi.
dents message, "if he represents the
determination to prosecute malefac
tors for their crimes, and If a vlg
orous enforcement of the law should
result in congesting the Crimina
Courts, then the plunderers OF mil
lions will be given precedence in the
pathway to prison over the pllferer:
Of pennies.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-12
Memorial to Woman Physician

Memorial to Woman Physician.
What is said to be the first statue
erected in honor OF woman physl-
clan in the United States has been
unveiled in FGllerton Memorial Hall
ct the Art Institute.
The friends Of the late Dir. Mary
Harris Thompson have presented :
portrait bus! OF her 70 the institute
DR.. Thompson was tn" founder ~
1865 OF the Mary Thompson Hospital
for Women and Children, and was
the pioneer woman physician OF the
Northwest.
The memorial cost s2250 and is the
work OF Daniel c. French. the sculp.
tor
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-12
BOILERS BURST, KILLING SEVEN.
Terrible Explosion in Pennsylvania
Rolling Mill.

Seven men were killed and more
than a dozen injured by the explosion
OF a boiler Monday in the rolling
mill Of Van Allen & Co., at Nor
thunherland, Pa. The dead are:
Grant Raeder, aged 80 years, mar
ried
Edward kreps, IS, married.
Wn. Brouse, 30, married.
Samuel Sarvis. 46 married.
Duvai Clark, As married.
John Scholyin. so, married.
Thomas Jones. 65, single.
The seriously injured, who were
brought to the Sunbury Hospital,
are:
VIM. Morgan, single, badly cut and
bruised.
Harry Smith. married. injured
about the head and scalded.
Daniels Sanders. married, injured
internally, probably will die.
Wesley Reichenbach, married, bad
ly scalded and bruised.
The rolling mill had been shut
down for three months, and was to
have resumed work the next morn
ing. All the boilers and machinery
had been overhauled during the sus-
pension. The men were preparing
to begin work when from some un-
known cause a number Of boilers
blew up. The whole building in
which the boilers were located was
wrecked, and the dead were found
under the ruins. Those killed were
well known citizens and are surviv-
ed by large families. The loss to
the plant is estimated at SIS, 900.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-12
LYNCHING IN FLORIDA.
\ Mob Makes Quick Work of an Al
legged Murderer.

Jack Long was lynehed near New
berry, Fla, Thursday. Long was ac-
cused of the murder Of Elias Sapp,
a prominent farmer, and was taken
from the town Jail by crowd of
200 men, carried to the scene of the
crime and there hanged to a tree.
Excitement in Newberry is at few
er heat and the citizens Of the town
are armed. It is feared that there
may be further trouble. It IS said
that another lynching is threatened.
According to the police Longs broth
er was killed by one Of the Sapp
family, who has never been captured
This is believed to have given rise tc
the trouble, which eliminated in the
death Of Long.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-12
FRENCH AND MOORS FIGHT.
MoorS Lose Ten Thousand and the
French Over Hundred.

a London news agency publishes
a dispatch from Tangier, saying
there has been battle between the
French and the Noors near Settat,
Morocco, in which 10000 Moors were
killed or wounded and in which the
French losses amounted TO $50 men.
including four officers. The Mcors.
with interpid bravery, charged right
up to the mouths OF the guns until
their corpes lay dead in piles on the
ground.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-12
American navy today is 2,523, Of

American navy today is 2,523, of.
which one is an admiral, 20 rear
admirals, and "a captains.
The total number of petty officers
and enlisted men. is now $780,:
whereas il 1885 it was only $3.50.
At present there are under con-
struction for the navy seven battle
ships, two armored cruisers, three
scout cruisers, FIVE torpedo-boats
destroyers, two submarine torpedo
boats two Golfers, and two tugs.
With these figures of Mr. Forest
in mind tl:sre>is no reason for us to
feel alarm,d, concludes the Chronl-
Gle even though it might be well
tfat we maintain this position at the.
cost Of larye sums. For the worst
feature q: the present navies is that
they mus: De constantly improved.
as it takes only about a decade for
them to hesome obsolete. The
ships thal defeated Cervera. then as
fine as tn il class anywhere in the
world would present but poor COM
parsons assinst the vessels that are,
accompanying Admiral Evans on his
trip arotad South America. The
Connecti.lt compares favorably
with any vessel af.oat with the pos
sible exception Of the Dreadnaught
and the japanese Satsuma, both OF
the SAM type. But the Texas
whica wass with Sch,ey and Samp-
son. the New York and the others
would be out Of place with Evans
ships.
Japan is building a number Of
ships mostly Of the battleship class,
so is Eng:and and Germany, which
fast named nation will probably out
rank us on the seas when ships now
buildingarelaunched and in commits
sion. We have in fact to look live
ly if we would continue to occupy
the prou! and peace-compelling po-
sition We now have among the
navjes of the world.