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Hot Dsnunciation and Strong Denial
in Paragraphs from Presidents Message.

The wckedness of the sanders is only surpassed by
their faulty
So utterly stories that apparently they
represent in part merely material collected for campaign
purposes and in part stories originally concocted with
view of possible blackmail.
They consist simply of string of infamous lbes
The real offender is Mr. Joseph Pulitzer editor and
proprietor of the World.
high national duty bring to justice
this vllie American people, this who wantonly
wckedy backen the character OF reputable
private citizens and convict the OF his own
country in the eyes civilized world of wrongdong of
the basest kind.
The Attorney General has under consideration the form
in which the proceedings against Mr. Pulitzer should be
brought.
responsible for all that done in carrying out the
will of Congress- provisions of the law
lously complied with by the executive
The shareholders (of the New Panama Company only
recovered their original with annual interest of
about per cent.
There is nothing whatever in which this government is
interested to investigate about this transaction
The government acquired all the properties and
sons both of canal and railroad its valuation and
price.
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REVOLT IN THE HOUSE
Republican Insurgents and
Democrats Cause Scare. :
MAKE A SHOW OF STRENGTH
Take Leaders by Surprise and Put
a Motion Through.
FINALLY LOSE OUT, HOWEVER
Parliamentary Melee Indicates That
Factor Exists to Be Reckoned
With in Future.
MAKE A SHOW OF STRENGTH
FINALLY LOSE OUT, HOWEVER

Revolt. organized. open revolt-broke out
There was a bitter, but bloodless engage
ment between the republican insurgents
who want to revise the rules of the House,
allied with the entire democratic strength.
and the regular republican organization
standing behind it's field marshal, Uncle
Joe' Cannon.
At the conclusion of the scrap the in
surgents, with their democratic allies, re-
tired from the field in disorder. But not
withstanding the defeat of the allies
Uncle Joe" and his friends have whole
lot to think about. because, for a while
the result was very much in doubt.
The parliamentary melee today DEM
onstrated that the insurgents of the
House, allied with the democrats NAV
be a factor to be reckoned with and that
their boast that they would bring about.
radical changes i'm the rules at this or
the next session of Congress NAV not he
an idle one after ALL
Trouble Starts Early.
convenng of the House today, when Rep
resentative Gardner of Mass achusetts. the
leader of the insurgent forces, arose and
moved to discharge the House committee
on foreign affairs from the consideration
of his resolution asking the Secretary Of
State to inform the House of Representa-
tives whether he has in his possession any
information as to whether or not the
house of commons has recently adopted a
resolution to the effect that a committee
of eight members from that body be i'm
mediately appointed to consider the exist
ing rules of the house of commons and
recommend changes, IL any are deemed
desirable.
Much to the astonishment of the reg
ulars and the delight of the republican in
surgents and the democrats the motion
was carried, 146 to l:a.
Regarded as Dangerous.
Immediately. emboldened by this sue
cess Mr. Gardner made a motion to strike
out the first half of his resolution, which.
if carried. would have left it in the follow
ing dangerous form:
Resolved. That a committee of eight
members of the House be Immediately ap-
pointed. five to be selected by the Speaker
AMI three by the leader of the minority, to
consider the existing rules of the House
and to report. not later than February /.
19tD. what changes. if any, 1t is desirable
to make
The regulars Were much fuStered by
this excellent tactical form on MIR. Gard :
ner's part. and there was something OF a
furry on tthe floor and in the press gal
lery. where the import OF this PROPOSE
tion was fully understood. There seems
to be no question but that the organiza-
tion was taken by surprise. and that the
House leaders, in view of the previous
vote which registered victory for the
republican insurgents and the democrats
were apprehensive regarding the outcome
Dalzell Makes Point Of Order.
Representative Dalzell of PennsyIva-
MIA. one of the big five of the House.
Immediately jumped to his feet and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-15

made a point of order against Mr.
Gardner's motion declaring that the strik-
ing out of the first half requesting infor-
nation concerning the houses of COM
| mons of Great Britain from the Secretary
of State deprived it of its previously
privileged character.
Quoting many precedents of his own
and of Speaker Carlisle and others Of his
predecessors in the chair, Speaker Can
non held that Mr.. Gardner's motion
amending his original resolution was out
of order. Then Mr.. Gardner registered
an appeal from the decision of the chair.
and uron this appeal the yeas and nays
were ordered
The greatest interest was manifested
during the call of the roll on this propo-
Siton. The organization won out, but
The vote was close, the ruling of the
Speaker being sustained by vote Of 143
to 1885,
Lays Resolution on Table.
Immediately afterward Mr.. Gardner
moved to lay his resolution on the table.
which was done.
This closed the engagement for the
time being. Previous to making his mo-
ton to lay the resolution on the table
Mr.. Gardner offered time to any member
of the House wishing to discuss the
merits of the proposition. But no one
took him up.
AS he stood there looking around the
House. as if expecting one or more of his
inSurgent comrades to rise and ask for
time, Serene Payne, chairman of the
House ways and means committee and
| the majority floor leader. looked over
to Mr.. Gardner and, without rising from
his seat called
Your resolution does not seem to have
any merit.
Dead for Present Session.
After the conclusion of the scrap Mr.
Gardner admitted to Star reporter that
The resolution was as dead a door nail
so far as this session of Congress was
concerned. He intimated, however. that
the insurgents and the democrats might
yet have something up their sleeve.
The insurgents undoubtedly wanted a
test of strength. and they got 1t. Many
of them professed to bel eve that the dem
onstration will have an excellent effect
upon the House organization and leaders
and make the big five and other powers in
the lower branch of the national legis-
lature intolerant of criticism more willing
to listen to suggestions with respect to
certain changes in the rules
Perhaps!
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Gain, 80 Columns.

Advertisers have steadily in
creased their space in The Sun
day Star on account Of GREATER
RESULTS due to the increase In
circulation.
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Dead for Present Session.
Plan Conference on Aerostatics.

PARIS, December 15.-The government
has decided to call an International con-
ference to consider the question of estab-
fishing system of International laws re-
lating to aeroStatics.
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CIRCULATION
Gain, 6,O43

The bona-tide circulation in
Washington of The Sunday Star
Is guaranteed to be 10000 copies
greater each Sunday than the cir
cnlation of any other Sunday
newspaper.
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Congress- Parsimony Is Blamed
Because Districts System
Is Behind the Times.
FOR IMMEDIATE USE IS
DEMANDED BY SPECIAL COMMITTEE.

Fire Hazards Considered and Objectionable Conditions
Reported for Prompt Correction Complete Fire
prooing Urged-Fire Dangers to Be Removed.
Fire Escapes in Use Are Disapproved.
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Famous Chef Dies In Kansas

LEAVENWORTH Kan, December b
Ferdinand Mella, one Of the proprietors
of the leading hotel here and famous as
a chef. died today of dropsy. He was a
personal friend Of William ]. Bryan
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Weather.

Partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday; moderate temper.
ature. Southerly winds.
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No Wrongdoing for Government
to Probe, Congress Assured.'
He Reviews Procedure.
EDITOR PULITZER HOTLY DENOUNCED
AS VILlFIER OF AMERICAN PEOPLE.

Pnishnentfor Him Originator of Scandal Being Prepared
by Department Of Justice-Cromwel Throws
Light on Affairs Which Do Not Concern
Administration, But Were in Question.
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-08-05
A Wash Twice a Year.

a charming Hungarian countess
once said to me, What is so nice
about the men from England IS that
they look so clean, as if they had just
come from swim" OF course we
pride ourselves on our morning tubs,
splash and splutter and shiver and pol
ish up With rough towels. What dirty
people those English are" remarked
an Italian, when they find it neces-
sary to wash all over every day! Why,
I only wash twice a year, l have
met Chinese who regard washing all
over as a proceeding decidedly i'm
proper. 4. Chinese is washed when he
IS born, and he has no other altogether
wash till he is dead. But we British
people have adopted cleanliness only
of recent years. Small houses have
their bathrooms, but very few houses
built over half a century ago were pro-
vided with bathrooms. suppose
those must have been the days of the
Saturday night wash in the kitchen.
Certainly our gay cavalier ancestors in
silks and rufies must have been a
dirty gang. Handkerchiefs were not
invented, and the velvet cloaks must
often have been greasy. The rollick-
ing old tires were very dirty old
times.-"Baths, Pleasant and Other
wise"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-08-05
THE CREATIVE POWER.
"Science," Said Lord Kelvin, "Afhrms
xL E>x;,a.n>a of =, tSodn

"Science," Said Lord Kelvin, "Afirms
tho Existence Of God"
cannot at all accept tie view OF
those who assert that ether is atomic,
since all my own Investigations nave
clearly demonstrated to me that its
structure is totally nonatomic. In fact,
it has no structure in the accepted
meaning Of the term. Neither can
accept the view Of those who assert
that science neither afirms nor denies
the existence Of Creator. On the con-
trary, science most positively asserts
the existence of a creative power. We
cannot escape from this conclusion
when we study the physique and the
dynamic Of living beings and dead
nature which we see around US.
Modern physiologists again firmly de-
clare that there is something else out
side gravitation and the physical and
chemical forces. This something is
vital principle. Science places before
US an unknown. In thinking Of this
unknown we all become agnostics. We
only know Gol in his works, but we
are, forced by science to believe with
perfect confidence In other than phys
ical, dynamic or electrical forces.
There is no middle term between abso-
lutte scientific belief in a creative power
and the acceptance Of the theory OF a
haphazard coming together Of atoms.
Here scientific thought is forced to ac-
cept the notion Of creative power.
Forty years ago asked the great Lie
big during a walk in the country II
he believed that grass and flowers grew
solely as the result Of chemical force.
He replied. 'TNot any more than be-
Iieve that chemical force can translate
book upon botany describing the
phenomena Of vegetation" Every act
oe the will is a stupendous miracle for
chemical, physical and mathematical
science. If your intellect is strong
enough you will be forced to believe
in God. the foundation Of all religion
and you will see that science is not at
all hostile to religion. Far from that
it must be looked upon as its auxiliary
Lord Kelvin.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-08-05
Family Secrets.

a father complains that his little
six-year-old girl is too talkatire. He
saws: The worst of it is when we
have visitors she is continually max
ing mistakes Of the worst sort, mis-
takes that tend to rattle the dry bones
Of the family skeleton in the cup
board. Recently she allowed her
tongue to run away with her, as usual,
the result Of which was that she very
much embarrassed both her father
and mother, although the guests SEEM
ed delighted.
I had q very serious talk with her
and impressed upon her, or tried to-,
that she must not tell any family
secret. The next time we had com
pany she was permitted to come to
the table only by promising that she
wouldn't utter word.
She behaved beautifully and had
nothing to say until the dessert was
about to be taken away. Then her
lips began to quiver, and finally she
burst into tears.
"Why, what's the matter, darling?
her mother asked.
"I-l want some more ice cream, II
that isn't a family secret" she vailed
between sobs.-London Telegraph.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-08-05
Fiavorins Tohaeeo.

Nearly all tobaccos are doctoTed II
various ways In order to suit the tastes
Of different consumers. Each manu-
facturer-even in Havana-has his own
secret methods, banded down from fa-
ther to son, which are regarded as per-
fectly legitimate and necessary IN the
nreparatton of the soothing weed. Salt
peter is added to the tobacco +" make
it burn well, ncorice, honey, n-olasses
and maple sugar to give sweetness 10
It for the special benefit OF chewers
and rum to make it keep well and pre-
serve its properties. Nearly every
plant which viii afford perfume IS
used in the preparation Of what are
known as fancy tobaccos. But 1t Is
not true, as some suppose, that opium
and deleterious drugs are employed,
save in few brands OF imported
turkish and Egyptian cigarettes
Among the favors used are coffee, tea'
yalerian, lemon, orange, geranlum'
sassafras, thyme, anise, mint and GIN
namon. Gum and glycerin are occa-
sionally employed to bind the TOBACCO
narticles SO that they shall not crumble
into dust. The various ingredients are
made into q kind Of sauce, into which
the tobacco leaves are dipped or with
which they are sprinkled. London
Answers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-08-05
Her Sunday Knitting.

years ago." said an Auburn woman
eighty years young, lit was count
ed sin among the good wives Of the
little Maine town where / was born to
waste a single moment Of time. I
have heard my grandmother tell the
story Of one dame who much scandal
lied the church people on one never to
be forgotten occasion. People who
went early to church were surprised
one Sabbath morning to see Aunt Bet
sy sitting away up in front, gray yarn
stockings In her hands and her knit
ting needles clicking merrily away as
she worked. The minister stopped in
surprise as he passed her On his way
to the pulpit, but the old lady was not
one whit disturbed by his disapproV-
ing air. Smiling serenely, she said
complacently: Thought I'd knit a
stitch while the people are gathering.
I never was one to waste a minute,
elder And the good dame continued
to click her needles, while the horrihed
minister fastened to his desk. Not
till he began his sermon did Aunt Bet
sy lay aside her Sunday knitting
work."-Kennebec Journal
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-08-05
iefferson Davis Ambition.

Jefferson Davis was a man OF most
sincere conviction and courageous ac-
ton, and when the Southern Confedec-
acy was about to be organized bis SIN
gle ambition was the command OF the
Confederate army. This 1 had from
his own lips at his residence at Beau
yoir, Miss, some fifteen years after
the war. He told me that when be
started for Montgomery, Ala, when
the movement began for the organl-
zation Of the CoDfederacy he hoped to
be called to the command Of the army,
but before he reached Montgomery he
was advised Of his election as pro-
visionary president. When he reached
the new capital Of the Confederacy
he found it impossible to change condl-
tions, and he was compelled to accept
the presidency, and he entered upon
that duty as conscientiously as any
public man ever entered upon an Of
fetal career.-Colonel a. e. Mcclure
In Confederate Veterans"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-08-05
UNCLE SANS |. O. U.
The Payment For Stuart's Portrait or
Georue Washington.

The Payment For Stuart's Portrait OF
George Washington.
The Columbian Historical society re-
Gently has come into possession OF the
papers relating to the negotiations oe'
tween one of The Carroll family and
the government Of the United States
for the payment Of the money due Tor
the famous portrait of Washington by
Gilbert Stuart This was the portrait
which III the war Of 1872 was rescued
from the burning White House by the
intrepid Dolly Madison Stuart paint
ed this portrait in Philadelphia ID
1885, when in the height OF his glory.
lie but recently had returned from
London, where he had counted among
his subjects King George w. the
Prince Of Wales, Mrs. Slddons and
many other celebrities. and be had the
temerity to ask congress for $500 for
his painting Of the first patriot
The solous were aghast at such
price, promptly refused to pay it and
intimated that any one so unpatrlotic
might as we'll go back and paint kings
for he was not suited to paint patriots.
But Daniel Carroll of Duddington
threw himself in the breach, urged the
claim of the artist and put before the
congress what a figure they would cut
before the eyes Of the world If they
failed to meet an obligation incurred
Carroll offered to pay the money him
self if the government gave him prom
ise Of remuneration. After much qulb-
bling promissory note was given at 8
per cent, and it was twenty years be-
fore the Carroll heirs received the
whole Of the $500 which Stuart re-
ceiyed for the finest portrait ever
painted Of the Father Of His Country.
During the hasty cutting Of the picture
from its frame when the victorious
British were marching on the capital
the signature Of Stuart was destroyed.
The picture lay in obscurity for doz-
en- years, and there was, some doubt
thrown on its authenticity when it was
rehung in the White House. 1t now
adorns the blue room with Martha
Washington by the same artist, and
the two form the sole decoration Of the
throne room, as the dainty blue room
is dubbed by those who like court
phrases. For over seventy-fve years
IL nuE- in the east room.-New Yors
Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-08-05
Lord Penzance's Acquaintance.

When the late Lord Penzance was
plain Mr.. Wilde, he once took an early
morning stroll round Covent Garden
market. There he entered into CONVEX
sation with an old man Of genial
aspect who had just made a purchase
Of q geraniHm. Mr.. Wilde soon found
that the stranger was an enthusiastic
amateur gardener, and the pair had an
interesting chat on horticultural topics
as they walked toward Oxford street.
Suddenly the fare in q. passing hanson
cab signaled to the driver to pull up,
and within the vehicle Wide saw his
friend, Sergeant Ballantine. Bidding
the old man adieu, Wilde entered the
cab.
In surprised accents Ballantine ex-
claimed, "How on earth did you come
to know that man?"
"Pickcd him up just now IN CoVent
Garden market" said his companion.
"Weu, Wilde" the sergeant remark
ed, "your new acquaintance is Cal
craft, the hangmanw-London Acade-
my.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-08-05
An Unexpected Burns Lecture.

John Augustus O'Shea used to be 1n
considerable request as lecturer on
his military experiences. Once, at
Dumfries, be came upon the platform
wearing in his buttonhole daisy,
which he quietly removed and held up.
Ladies and gentlemen" he began,
'T hold in my hand wee modest
flower I plucked this evening from
the grave Of Robert Burns" The au-
dience was interested and became in
thralled as the lecturer went on to
speak of the national poet. Then,
suddenly recolecting that Burns had
nothing to do with his subject, be
stopped abruptly. And now" said
Mr.. O'Shea, Il will proceed to relate
my experiences in the war;
But by this time be had thoroughly
engaged the sympathies Of his listen
ers, who would not hear Of another
subject. Never min the war, SIR
they vociferated; "gie US Robbie
Burns!" And be did. This extempore
grafton afterward became one Of the
most popular Of Mr.. O'shea's lectures
London Chronicle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-08-05
A Substitute.

Mrs. Miilsap's new girl, who never
had gone out to service before and
had had scarcely any experience as
cook, appeared to be willing and IN
dustrious and was quick to learn. ln
view Of her inexpe-ience she had read
ily agreed to work for $3.50 a week.
Mrs. AIillsap, who was an expert cook,
had taken much pains with her edu-
cation in that line, and at the end OF
five or six weeks Jemima was equal to
any demands upon her in the line OF
kitchen work. The mistress was
greatly surprised, therefore, when the
maid one morning gave her a weeks S
notice.
what does this mean, Jemima"
she asked. "HaTen't I treated you
fairly?''
Yes, ma'am," answered the girl,
but I've learned how to cook now,
and rye found a place where ! can get
$5 q week right at the start"
"You didn't ask me to raise your
wages. Do you think you are acting
fairly with me?
"Oh, I'm going to do the square
thing with you, Mrs. Millsap," said
Jemima. Owe got sister about a
year younger than am, and she's
perfectly willing to come here and
work for $3.50 q week-till she learns
cooking anyhow" Youths Compan-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-08-05
Carlyle Was a Terror.

The domestic infeicity Of the Car
lyles is common knowledge, but it IS
not inappropriate to give Mrs. Carlyle's
view Of her husband IF be would
only be satisfied she used to some
times complain Of Carlyle. "But I
have had to learn that when be does
not find fault he is pleased, and that
has to content me-"
On one occasion when Carlyle was
away from home Mrs. Carlyle busted
herself to get all in perfect order for
her husbands arrival, and when all
was complete dinner ready, his
armchair in its usual position, his pipe
and tobacco prepared, all looking as
comfortable as possible-Mrs. G. sat
down at last to rest and to expect him
with a quiet mind. He arrived, and
"after he had greeted me, what do you
think be did? BE walked to the win.
dow and shook 1t and asked, Where's
the wedge Of the Window And until
we had found that blessed wedge moth.
ing would content him. he said the
window would ra-de and spoil ALL"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-08-05
A Horses Toe Nails.

Few persons realize that a horses
hoof is really the same thing as the
toe nails Of human beings or Of ami
mails having toes. The horn OF a hoof
grows Just as q toe rail does. The
hoof grows more rapidly in unshod
horses than in those wearing shoes,
and It grows faster in horses which
are well groomed and well fed. But
on an average the horn grows about a
third Of an inch a month Hind hoofs
grow faster than fore hoofs. The toe
Of the hoof being the longest part, it
takes longer for the horn to grow
down there than at the heel For in
stance, the toe will grow entirely down
in from eleven to thirteen months,
while the heel will grow down In from
three to five months. AS the new horn
grows out any cracks or defects In the
old gradually work down to where
they can be cut off, just as with human
finger nails you can watch the progress
of bruise from the roof to the tip
New York Sun.