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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
3SENT-MINDEDNESS.
,uaqestion for Cure-concentration
is the Secret for Presence
OF Mind.

he little bride who started to the
ar wearing her "gumshoes" over
80 satin slippers was an awful e1-
a.pIe Of the absent-minded woman
o Is with us today in most ex-
grated form. She turns on the
tier when size meant to light the
as; locks the safe, but forsets to put
or jewels in it; leaves her umbrella
the shop counter and sets the
aole department store on edge look
g for it; orders three yards Of rib
On cut off and then discovers tat
le only wanted three-Quarters Of a
ard, and otherwise turns the world
-opsy-turvy.
Now, there is some excuse for
.1an who is absent-minded. Men are
opposed to be so busy thinking about
he big things Of this life that they
nave no time to bother with the little
mes. The noble creature who is N X
ng a million in Wal! street cannot
% expected to remember to bring
home a spool Of thread and piece OF
blotting paper. AS yet he may have
gotten only as far as twenty-dollar
salary, but that million is already
buzzing in his brain, to the exclusion
Of small gnats Besides, it IS We-
mans duty only to think OF the little
things; and there isn't mortal wo-
man living who would not give two
fingers to be able to remember and
attend to each detail In the right way
and at the right moment. 1t saves 50
much time and energy, and mental
worry to keep ones wits about one.
Yet with all the jokes which nave
been written upon the absent-Hlnoed
ones, there has never been a sins!e
cure offered or suggested.
Absent nt-mindedness is habit. we
have gotten in the way OF llVlns
ahead Of ourselves. We try to thlns
ahead of what we are doing. and
thereby become jumbled. We read the
evening papers in the morning. buy
cur summer clothes in January ana
have our fur coats made over in July
The woman who lives and THINKS
ahead of herself dosn't gam time,
she only loses equilibrium. While she
is making the coffee for breakfast she
Is planning a new hat; while she IS
buying the hat she is thinking OF tie
trock she will get to match it; while
the frock is being fitted, she is de-
Gliding to give tea where She may
wear it. She never thinks Of the
thing she is doing at the moment
when she is doing it. And yet that is
the secret for the cure of absent
mindedness, blues and every kind OF
nervousness.
It sounds wonderfully easy, but II
is not. Try it for a whole day. Keep
your mind on what you are doing
every single moment, even II It's
only threading needle or sitting
still in a street car. Don't dream
don't get ahead of yourself. Do every
thing that you undertake to do as Il
that was the one and last thing you
were going to accomplish in this l:fe
If you merely stoop over to pick up .
scrap from the floor put your entire
thought upon the act Of the nonen'
and see how much more easily anc
quickly it Is accomplished.
Concentration is the secret Oh pres
ense of mind. The woman who has
presence of mind is, of all her sex
most to be envied, for she gain:
thereby po:se, force and reserve
power, which the absent-minded Wo
man never can attain.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
4 Nice Job,

A poor laboring man was recently
fined and bound over to make his wife,
a very garrulous and quarTelsome wo-
man, keep the peace for six months.
It would be curious to trace how the
unfortunate husband accomplished
such feat, but it was doubtless
achieved through the pressure which
magisterial authority had placed on
his unfortunate shoulders.-Westmin
ster Review.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
AN AWFUL TRAGEDY.
Fatal shooting scrape in q Ker-
shaw Barber Shop.
Two Prominent Young Men lnstsnt
iy Killed and Another Received a
Mortal Wound.

AS the result Of difficulty in ker-
shaw between II and u O'Clock Sat
urday night. two prominent young
business men of the town are dead
and third is seriously, if not IA
tally wounded.
The facts are that Steve Welsh.
who was manager Of the Heath Sup
ply Company. and Van Mungo, an
other young man who clerks for Car
son and Company, had some words in
Wilson's barber shop. but they soon
made up and shook hands.
The reconciliation was quickly fol-
lowed by an alteration between
Welch and Berry Mob1ey, young
man also connected with the Carson
store. Thomas Clyburn, head clerk
OF the Heath Supply Company, in
terceded as peace-maker, when sud
denly Welsh and Mobley drew pistols
and began firing at each other, Welsh
is said to have fired the first shot.
Clyburn and Welsh were instant
" killed, both being shot in the
body, Welsh receiving three bullets
and Clyburn two. Mobley was shot
twice, one ball entering the breast
and the other the throat. He is still
alive, though his condition is crltl-
cal.
The killing of Clyourn was clear
" an accident. The impression Is
that he was killed by bullets from
the pistol of Welsh, who was his
first cousin and personal friend.
Clyburn was son of Hon. w. U
Clvburn, of Halle Gold Mine. and
was about 25 years of age. He was
student at Clemson at one time
His mother was in Charlotte at the
time of the tragedy. He leaves q
widow. having married about a year
ago.
Welsh was son Of the late Capt
lanes V. Welsh, of Kershaw, anc
was about 2s years old. He was un
married.
Mobbley, the desperately wound
cd man, is a son of w. c. Mobley
of Lancaster.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
Virtue OF Exercise.

Do you ever see woman with her
ears covered. no matter how cold it is?
Do you ever heaz Of a woman having
her ears frozen?
Well, it isn't because women's ears
are made of something different. Not
at ALL It is because they use their
ears, and the exercise keeps them
warm 4 woman hears everything
New York World
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
Music Sheets for Wall PAPER.

Two uniquely adorned rooms are in
the residence of Christine Nilsson,
the Swedish vocalist. In her sleeping
room. instead of wall paper the walls
are adorned with leaves Of music
from music from the operas in which
she has sung. Her dining-room walls
are decorated with a collection Of ho-
tel bills which she incurred and paid
during her trips around the ,EoEld.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
BABY SUPERSTITIONs rs
Queer celiefs Of Mothers IN All
Quarters Of the
World,

All the world over the mother has
queer ss,. erstitions about her baby.
Here are some of the queerest OF
them rron the four corners Of the
earth.
In F,oumania the infants ankle is
bound up with red ribbon immedi.
ately after birth to ward off the evil
spirits.
In ireland, for the same reason, a
stranu Of woman's hair is placed in
the cl-};l!e.
In the West Indies the negroes fol-
low the same customs as the women
in Rounla. q but their ribbon is
blue instead -ed. II they have no
ribbon they make mark with wash
ing blue upon the child.
In Russia there is a superstition
that a baby and kitten cannot
thrive il the same house. One is
sure to pine away and die, so pussy
is always driven away as soon as
baby comes.
Most English women think it is e1-
tremely unlucky to carry a baby
downstairs before it has journeyed
upward. If the baby is born on an
upper floor and there are no stairs to
! climb, the mother must hold her
darling high up in the air, standing
upon a chair or table and only then
can it be taken downstairs in safety.
This superstition is also common In
France and Germany, and even in
some parts Of this country.
Another English superstition Is
that tn baby who does not cry when
it is chr:stened will have bad luck all
through life If the infant insists on
being good, the mother pinches it to
make the cry come.
In Spain the women say that a
baby under year old should not be
allowed to look in a mirror; other
wise, i, will grow up proud and
haugaty.
Most mothers are very much alarm
cd when their babies fall out OF bed
or off their laps, but in India the wo-
men think it is an excellent omen. In
Ireland there is similar superstition
which says that unless the baby falls
out of bed four times before it is .
year old it will be hopeless idiot.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
Wearing Imitation Jewe!ry.

It is not unusual for .ae woman
who likes to make display of jewel
~ to have the real gems remored
from their setting and fine limitations
substituted. These are worn during
the summer, and even her b t
niends-or enenies-ca mot detect
the difference, but recognize only the
famous fashion of the setting.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
Eaameled Ornaments of Antiquity.

Enameled Ornaments Of Antiquity.
Enaneled ornaments were among
the treasured possessions of tie
Greeks. EtruscanS and BvZantines,
and the art was also recognized by
ancient nations less cultured and
artistic. To such a degree OF perfec-
ton did the ancients carry the art
that modern skill and fancy has
found little TO improve and practical
~ all the old systems remain in force
TO-DAY
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01

"You after the job as Office boy?"
asked the merchant.
Sure replied the youngster.
"Any previous experience:"
''No, sir, nothiD' previous about NE.
an I don't whistle"
Hang up your hat"'-Philadelphia
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
Culinary ConVt ni:a:es.

Culinary coaven:enccs are constant
" increasing and the inventors keep
faculties and wits steadily at worN
devising contrivances that will lessen
labor for the COOK and add TO the COM
fort Of the household IN general. A
trio of the most recent Of these inven.
ton are here pictured, all Of which the
housewife is certain to find de.
cided help. A special mission of the
vegetable fork is to facilitate the ex
traction of baked potatoes from the
oven, but its uses are many and va
ried. The coffee strainer is an adjust
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
RInWN To ATOMS

Paul CARL, employed at the Doro-
thy works, near Latrobe. Pa, was
blown to atoms while celebrating the
advent of Christmas. He ran a wire
from a telephone battery in q foreign
boarding house to some dynamite in
a can. The explosive was premature
lv saf off
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01

sb]e device which will fit over the
ordinary coffee pot and transform II
into the French variety easily and
satisfactorily. The nutmeg crater
plays a less important part IN the ilst
than the other two, but the cook who
nses nutmegs to any great extent III
annreciation this 1905 design, which Is
a marked improvement on its pre'e'
cessors and very simple to nanipu-
1ofa
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
Hair Used as Thread,

A clever woman traveller mscled a
rent in her gown by using hal: f1onl
her head as thread for the needle she
always carries in her purse
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
MURDERS IN NEW YORK.

Christmas Day in New York city,
was ushered in with two murders.
Because ne refused the price of a
drink to a passing stranger, John
Sweeney, was struck over the head
with black jack and later died.
Mariana Gaeto, was called to the door
of his apartments in West 28th street,
and shot to death by an unknown
man
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01

explosion of the bomb, and her house
and other houses in the vicinity took
fire, so that altogether $4,000 worth
of property was consumed. Joseph
is in iail
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
WAYLAID AND KILLED.

Near Roxie, Miss, while return
ing home John Temple and J. c..
Campbell lwere waylaid and Campbell
was killed and Temple shot through
the arm. Campbell was shot in the
stomach and had his head almost
blown off. Campbell was out on bond
having killed young man named
Grover in May last. Temple was his
main witness in the case.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01

Novelties in Metal and Wood.
Folks who are on the lookout for
new things pertaining to the house
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
SHOT IN HOME.

Harry Morrell, Of Turkey Run,
Pa, was shot and killed while trim
ming a Christmas tree in his home
early Thursday by Frederick Taylor,
a fellow miner. Taylor had been Wis
iting at Morrell's home, but was ask
ed to leave after quarrel. He went
home, according to the police, and,
securing a rifle, returned to Morrell's
honSa
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.

At St. Louis on a crowded street
car in the midst Of a party Of stu
dents celebrating the coming of
Christmas day, James Hornish de-
serted by his wife and doubly miser-
able at the sight of the joy around
him, cuieted the merrymakers by
ending his life with carbolic acid
this morning. His only words sew
eral times repeated were: Mother" !"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
SI.ASRED EACH OTHER.

At Chicago two men, both uncon-
scious and each suffering from
number Of knife wounds, were found
within few feet Of each other
Christmas day at Grand avenue and
Desplaines street. The men, evi-
dently had slashed each other until
both fell weak from loss of blood.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
BILLIARD ROOM TRAGEDY


BILLIARD ROOM TRAGEDY.
At Riverside, CAL. H. S. Swangan,
constable at Tomacula. and Louis
Escalier, a Frenchman, were shot and
instantly killed Wednesday night by
Horace Magee, a half-bred Indian,
in the Degoumes billiard room. Ma
gee was struck on the head by a bill
lizard cue by John Jackson a bystand-
er, and will die.
TWO BURNED TO DEATH.
At North Denver, Ohio, two peo-
pie were burned to death and third
was fatally hurt in a fire which de-
stroyed the general store and apart
nent house Of J. B. Currier Wednes-
day.
KILLED BY HIS son.
Duncan Sheffield, a very prosper
Gus farmer living at Winona, Ca,
was killed by his son Christmas Eve
night. Details Of the affair are mea-
gre, but it is said that Sheffield and
his son became involved in quarrel
about horse and buggy. As yet the
son has not been arrested and no
warrant has been issued.
ONLY KILLED TWO.
Christmas Eve shortly before noon
Wallace Oval, woodsman, employ
ed by W. L. Hinson & Co, at a tur-
pentine still about eighteen miles
from Waycross. was shvt down by a
crowd Of negroes who ere fighting
among themselves. Before dying he
shot ana in stantly killed two negroes.
HE SETTLED 1T.
At Covington, La, Henry Route,
a negro, entered the front yard Of g
Mr.. Bradley, white, inviting the lat
ter to settle a money matter by
coming out to shoot it out. Brad
ley killed the negro.
THREE MORE KILLINGS.
At New Albany, Miss, Ed F. Mill
house, a section foreman, shot and
killed Martin Arnold, also man.
Both are white.
Walden, Miss. was the scene of a
terrible fight which cost the lives of
both parties. Maury Davis, white,
and VIM. Spinx, colored.
A love affair at Greenville, Miss.
caused Ed Smith, negro, to seek
out and kill Jim English, another ne
gro..
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
THREW BOMB AT WIDOW.

Because Santine Mastrinela, a
pretty widow of Clarlerer, Pa,
wo I'D not marry him, Joseph Roa-
throw, threw a dynamite bomb
through the window Of her home.
One Of her legs was broken by the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
WAVE OF crime.
Chistmas Festivities Marked by
Many Shooting Scrapes
ALL over THE LAND.

s Wave of Crime Seems to Have
Broken Loose All Over the Coun-
try During the Christmas Eve and
Two or Three Days After. MUIR
ders and Self Destruction Make
Jp List Of the Violations OF Law.
An awful wave Of crime seemed to
pass over the country on Christmas
Day and the day after. It makes one
shudder to think of them. Here is
a partial list of the murders and sui
cides that occurred on those TWO
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
FATALLY WOUNDED,

As a result of a Christmas carou-
sal in the Pound Gap section, Of Ken
lucky, Morgan Hughes, aged "a,
Christmas day shot and fatally
wounded Washington Pollock, aged
80. It is said that both the mems fac
tons are arming themselves in con-
SannannA
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
OFFICER KILLS MICRO.

At Tampa, Fla, Deputy Sheriff ".
C. Deas. late Christmas afternoon
shot and killed Charles Strong, a ne
gro, Strong was standing in front Of
police headquarters, when the depu-
ty sheriff drove up. Strong threat
ened to shoot, when Deputy Deas
pulled his revolver and fired three
bullets into the negro's body, caus-
inp almost instant death.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
FELL AND BROKE NECK.

Jackson Sti!ley, so years old, Of
West Elizabeth Pa, while stelthily
trying to escape the eyes Of the
younger members Of the family and
hide Christmas presents, fell down
stairs Christmas Eye night and broke
his neck.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
SHOT HIM DOWN.

Luther Wallace, 20 years old, shot
and killed Lee Eldr;dge in the Hols-
ton valley, near the Virginia line.
Wallace, while intoxicated, broke in
to the postohlce at Harris, Tenn,
and warrant was issued for his ar
rest. Deputy Sheriff White deputiz-
ed Eldridge to assist in making the
arrest. Wallace surprised the two
men when they approached him, and
after shooting Eldridge, escaped, 60
ing into Virginia.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
SHOT SELF AFTER DINING.

SHUI SELF AT ICN DI.NI-NN.
THAT was about the best Christ
mas dinner that | ever ate. | certain,
ly did enjoy it. ;" said Henry Horner,
to his wife in their home at 1904 Sus-
cuehanna avenue Pittsburg Pa,
Ch istmas evening. The husband
then went to his bed room and shot
him 20 death. He had been wor-
rying over the loss of his position re-
Gently.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
ASSAULTED HIS FATHER.

tSS-AOLIS SO AANS = - ~>AoN~'
A message from Flowery Branch,
Ca, to the Augusta Chronicle, says
Law Hawkins. son Of Ex-senator ":
3. Hawkins, is in jail OF charge Of
assault on his father with murderous
intent. The cause Of the trouble has
not been learned. It is said Law AaW-
kins will be tried for lunacy.
SHOT BY EX-sHERIFF,
At Lexington, Ca, Ex-SheriH
George W. Cumming shot George
Brooks in the back of the head with
a pistol Thursday. Cummings was
hit on the head with heavy weight.
The wound Of Brooks is serious.
KILLING AT SAVANNAH.
A dispatch from Savannah, Ga,
says this has been noisy, but fair
ly orderly Christmas. There have
been but two killings, one Of negro
by q white man and the other OF 8
negro by a negro. ". J. Nixon was
the slayer Of Joe Bryan, the negro
having made insulting remarks about
white women, which augmented the
trouble between the two"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-01
TWO BURNED TO DEATH.

At North Denver, Ohio, two peo-
pie were burned to death and a third
was fatally hurt in a fire which de-
stroyed the general store and apart
ment house Of j. B. Currier Wednes-
daY.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-06-18

of iIjunc ions. Re disputed the state
ment made 10 the full committee by
Mr.. Emory, representing the National
Manufacturers association, to the ef-
feet that eighteen injunctions on labor
was the federal record for fifteen
years; Mr. Gompers charged that Mr..
Emory knew this to be misrepres en-
tation. To this Mr. Emory, who was
present, strenuously objected and
when Mr.. Gompers had concluded he
was given an opportunity to be heard
again. He said In his previous state
ment he had taken the record fur
nished congress by Mr.. Gompers.
Mr.. Van Cleave, who heads the
Manufacturers association, and Mr..
Smith of the Illinois association were
both given word in conclusion in
opposition to the injunction plank
Both men called attention to the pre-
vious failure of labor to accomplish re-
suits on election day and urged the
committee to look at the question
without fear.
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cUMMINs OR FAIRBANKS.
One Opinion of the Vice Presidential
Situation.

Chicago, June 1S.-"Cummins or
Fairbanks" is what tne Cummins men
are declaring and they are adding
that Fairbanks will not AXE the NOM
nation if rendered and that If he
would take it the administration
would not accept him.
The supporters of the vice president
lid not for a moment accept this an
ilysis of the situation, but contended
that with the presidency disposed of
he supporters of the successful can
iidate will be only too glad to well
come the denomination of the vice
president. They also urge that under
such pressure as is likely to be brought
TO bear on him Mr.. Fairbanks will not
be able to refuse to permit the use of
his name.
The Iowa supporters of Cummins
are increasing In numbers and they
are working to obtain the support of
the full delegation for their man.
Senator Borah, who started the
Cummins boom, took note of the Iowa
movement and said that the outsiders
who favored Governor Cummins
you'd now not await upon the gov
ernor's own state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-06-18
EFFORT AGAIN FAILS
No Change In Representation to
Republican Conventions
BITTER FIGHT ON PLATFORM
subcommittee Of Resolutions Com
mittee Grants Hearing to Labor
Manufacturers' Associations.

Chicago, June 18.-The effort to
secure a reduced representation of
delegates to national Republican con-
ventions again has failed. BY vote
of "a to IL the committee on rules re-
iected the Burke resolution providing
for such reduction and also, by prac-
tically the same vote, tabled the Par
sons substitute. Representative Burke
and his sixteen supporters announced
that they would file a minority report.
The main opposition came from the
Southern states. Alabama, South
Carolina and Maryland bitterly at
tackled the resolution, the delegates
from those states taking the ground
that reduction in the representation
would spell the disruption of the Re-
publican party in the South, They
had the support of General Powell
Clayton, national committeeman and
delegate from Arkansas, who main
tanned that the resolution was simply
a proposition ito cruelty the colored
man and divide his raiment among
certain states north of the Mason and
Dixon line" He argued that the ne
gro was loyal to the Republican party.
but IL he was cast to the enemy"
there was nothing left to him but to
make the best terms he could with
those to whom he had been con.
signed.
'The Democratic party will take
every negro vote 1t can get" he said,
"and whenever the negroes commence
to vote the Democratic ticket that
party will count their votes North and
South" Besides, he said, the propo-
sition was illogical
A decision was reached by the COM
mittee that there should be no change
In the representation from the terri
tories, Alaska, the District of Colum-
bia and the insular possessions. An
effort to reduce the number of dele
gates from New Mexico, Arizona and
Hawaii from six to two failed by a
decisive vote. The others, as hereto
fore, will be entitled to two delegates
each.