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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09
AWFUL MESS IN BERKELEY.
Grand Jury Makes a Presentment
That Looks Bad.

Columbia. Dec 4-That the two
recent occupants Of the office of
county treasurer and the present
supervisor were short, and that
their shortages have not been col
lected for any prosecutions insti-
tuted, and the office Of Probate Judge
is used as a public restaurant, are
the charges made in the recent pre-
sentiment of the Berkeley grand
jury. Or this presentment Judge
Aldrich passed orders requiring the
two ex-treasurers and the supervisor
to show cause why their bonds
should not be escheated, and requir-
ing the clerk of court to see to It
that the probate judges Office is not
used as restaurant. Copies Of the
presentmelt where ordered sent to
the governor, the comptroller gen
eral and the attorney general.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09
FOUR ECLIPSES NEXT YEAR.
The Calendar Presents Some Inter-
estting Facts and Figures.

eSJl1nX EaCCS auO TtSUTtS.
With the issue Of the calendars
for 1909, many Of our people ara
studying the facts and figures of
the tables, nothing among other
things that there will be four clips
es next year. They will be equally
divident between the sun and the
moon. Three of the number, total
eclipse Of the sun, total eclipse of
moon, another eclipse Of the moon,
will be visible in this section, while
the fourth, partial eclipse of the
sun, will not be visible in this
country.
A total eclipse of the sun, which
will occur on June II, will be Wis
ible to the United States, with the
exception of small part of the Pa
cific States.
A total eclipse Of the moon is
scheduled for November 26 and 27,
which will be in the nature of a
Thanksgiving offering.
A partial eclipse of the sun, De-
cember 1918, will not be visible 70
the people Of the United States, an
a chance to see Old Sol partially hide
his face will be denied US.
The new almanac reveals a num-
Der of other interesting things.
Among the number, New Years Da.
falls on Friday. Washington's
Birthday or Monday and July on
Sunday. OF course Monday will be
utilized; but what is the Fourth Of
July without the 4th? Lees birth
day on Tuesday, Thanksgiving day
will be THURSDAY (sure), November
25. Christmas day will be on Sun
day and the little folks will have to
keep quiet when they see what San
ia Claus has brought.
Labor Day of course will be on a
Monday, and the date will be Sep
tember 6. Memorial Day will be on
Monday.
The superstitious ones will have
an easy time next year, as only one
Friday will be on the 18th. This
unfortunate month is poor August
There will be several narrow escapes,
however, as many thirteenths arc
Thursday and Saturday. >
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09
SHOT TIE SHERIFF
Who Was Trying TO Arrest Him for
Stealing.

Raleigh, n c., Dec. 1.-Sheri1f
Jackson Stanland, OF Brunswick
county, was shot down and probably
fatally wounded by man named
Walker. at the latter's home in q
remote part of the county Sunday
night while a posse, including the
sheriff. was attempting to arrest
Walker on a charge Of storebreak-
ing.
Walker is said to be a deserte:
from an army post in Georgia, but
worked in Brunswick several year,
ago. For several weeks the sheriff
had been trying to locate Walker
and Sunday night with his posse he
came upon the fugitive, who opened
fire upon them. Sheriff Stanlanl
falling with a bullet wound through
his kidneys. Walker was arrested
and taken to Jail at Southport under
? heavy guard. The sheriff died
Monday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09
MANY LIVES LOST
In Severe Storm Along North At
lantic! Coast.

Halifax, Dec. 5.-More than half
hundred seamen have lost their
lives off the upper North Atlantic
Coast during tht past few days as
the result of a storm of unprece-
dented severity, and it is possible
that the turbulent sea has claimed
even greater toll of lives. The
reckoning, itemized as accurately as
the meagre reports will allow, is
rendered as follows:
December 3, seventeen member;
Of the crew of three fishing schooc-
ers, drowned off the New Foundland
coast.
December 4, twenty-cight ms:m-
bers Of the crew of the steamer "S,e
City, which is believed to have sank
in the Gulf Of St. Lawrence
December 5, sevenr members of
the crew Of Barge No. 101, which
went down of the coast Of Nova
Scotia.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09
SpeakS Well for Them.

The rural carriers in the service.
Of which Fourth Assistant Postnast-
er General DeGraw is the head, daily
pass 3.350.00h homes. and he recon-
mends once more the adoption of a
uniform suitable TO the conditions
under which they must work as uH-
dorbtediv adding to the dign:1- -..,i
efficiency Of the rural service Their
high standard Of efficiency is at
tested by the fact that only 165 car
riers out of q total number of So
143 were dismissed for cause during
the past year This certainly speaks
well for the character Of the me-:
who carry the rural mail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09
Little Things Worth Knowing.

A glass of hot water before break
fast is a cleanser and tonic for the
entire system. For an oily. greasy
skin, squeeze half a lemon into the
water; drink without adding sugar.
Olive oil. taken internally, is ex-
cellent for biliousness, and will dc
much to improve yellow, pimpled
skin. Commence by taking a spoon
full before breakfast and one at bed
time.
For the baggy appearance under
the eyes, rub grently with the tips
of the fingers dipped in alcohol.
Afterward massage in the same way
with cold cream.
When shampooing never rub the
soap directly on the hair, as il
gums and is almost impossible to
rub or rinse off. Always have the
soap in some liquid form.
For a soft painful corn try the
old-fashioned remedy of binding it
nightly in common baking soad
moistened with little water. The
most stubborn and painful corns will
disappear after three weeks of this
treatment.
Bushy, irregular eyebrows should
be brushed lightly with a camel's.
hair brush dipped in olive oil. The
same treatment is good for stiff and
harsh eyebrows, and is said to make
Them grow.
In massaging wrinkles use the
tips of the fingers and thumb. al
ways working across the line; never
follow the lines Of the creases.
Hot water, if taken a cupful on
rising and another when going to
bed, will help to reduce the weight
Of stout person. Cold water unless
taken with meals, will not increase
flesh, but has tendency to harden
and make it frmer.
A pallid skin indicates an anen1ic
of the blood, the lack of
the red corpuscles: good iron tonic
IS a necessity to improve such Z;
To get the full value of cold
cream it must he let dry on the face.
It takes time for the skin to absorb
it.
W. none Of us. eat as much fruit
rs we should. and ii grapes and ap-
PIES were always substituted for
heavy puddings and pies most Of the
beauty culturists would have to re-
ire from business. While drinking
,hese juices of course. so much water
:ould not and need not be taken.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09
WILL BE I'M RACE
FEATHERsTONE WILL RUN FOR
GOVERNOR
Two Years Hence on Statewide
Prohibition Platform Against All
COnerS.

Laurens. Dec 1.-The Hon. C. c
Mr.. Featherstone declared his candi-
definitely this morning that ne would
be candidate for Governor Of
South Carolina in the next campaign.
1910. 1t will be remembered that
Mr.. Featherstone declard his candi-
dacy at the opening Of this year
campaign, but withdrew because OF
the promised stand Of Governor An
sci on the liquor question; that IS,
the Governors advocacy Of plat
form that was step toward State
wide prohibition.
Mr. Ansel has been Governor for
only one term, and there were
thousands who deemed him WORTH
of a second term because Of his sue
cessful fight against the old State
dispensary. Consequently MIR.
Featherstone deemed 1t inadvisable
to oppose Mr.. Ansel at that time and
withdrew from the race, at the SAINT
time announcing his continued aI-
vocacy of Statewide prohibition and
his willingness to keep up the fight.
In view of the growing sentiment
for Statewide prohibition, and the
fact that one-half Of the counties
in the State have already voted for
prohibition, and believing that the
time has come in the political lie
of the State for such campaign
Mr.. Featherstone announces that he
will make the race on a platform
for Statewide prohibition.
The announcement of Mr.. Feath-
erstone candidacy so early Is in re-
sponse to numberless inquiries as to
his intentions. He has received
many inquiries and has been persis
tently urged to make the race
While his withdrawal statement in
July was practically an announce.
ment that he would make the race
two years hence, the statements this
morning were made to apprise the
many friends Of prohibition as &C
Mr. Featherstone's intentions.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09
A Neglected Industry.

The annual value of poultry and
eggs sold is more than that of the
silver. gold ana pig iron produced
There is millions OF money in poul-
try and eC:gs. and but small capital
required. The annual import OF
eggs in England approximates 100.-
600. 900 dozen. and into the Unitesl
States 100000 dozen a year
Here is an industry in which the de-
mand is greater than our home sup
ply. Look we'll at the poultry, and
they will assist YOU to find the
golden egg. Thousands of eggs
could be sold at good prices righ.
here if our farmers would bring
them in.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09
BIG SWEET POTATOES.
225 BUSHES Produced on One Acre
Of Texas Land.

Weatherford, Texas,-Two hund-
red and twenty-five bushels Of sweet
potatoes to the acre is the yield pro-
duced on the little farm of S. G..
Maddox in the southeast suburbs
of Weatherford, according to q COM
munication to the New York Herald.
From less than one-hfth acre Mr..
Maddox dug forty-five full measured
bushels, and the potatoes are as
fine and smooth as one ever saw.
They are of the Bunch yam variety,
not the regular old pumpkin yam,
but Of lighter and brighter color
and grow long and smooth.
Out Of one hill Mr.. Maddox took
sixteen potatoes, the average weight
Of each being little more than half
pound; out Of another hill he took
seven potatoes. the combined weight
Of which was fifteen and one-third
pounds.
Mr.. Maddox does not lay claim to
be farmer. This is the first crop
of potatoes he ever tried to raise,
and as, Of course, proud Of the sue
cess Of his first effort
Another part of his crop, of which
Mr.. Maddox is proud Is his cotton.
Out Of 1896 pounds of lint cotton
he ginned bale that weighed 52E
pounds and out of 1,410 pounds OF
lint cotton he got a bale that weigh
ed $40 pounds.
While Mr.. Maddox was telling OF
this cotton to party Of friends
another cotton grower remarked tha.
he had some cotton on his place
that would equal it, if not beat t..
He was ]. M. Phillips, whose farm Is
two and half miles east of the town.
He showed a sample Of cotton, Of
a very fine grade, which had just
been ginned and which gave him a
400 pound bale out OF 1910 pounds
Of seed cotton.
Mr.. Phillips states that he has
eight acres Of this cotton, and that
he will get twelve bales from It, that
in some places it will produce as
much as two bales to the acre, AMI
that the land was overfowed a half
dozen times last spring.
II there is any part of the United
States that wants to compete with
Parker county in productiveness and
variety Of crop it is time to be max
ing that claim known If there IS
anything in the agricultural or hor-
ticultural line that IS not produced
abundantly in some parts Of Parker
(ashcvq mfwy mfwy fwy wypwypp
county it has not yet been found.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09
TRIES TO END HIS LIFE
Because His Father Quarreled Often
With His Mother.

New York, Dec 4.,-Althought he
drank tumblerful of Paris green
solution last night, it was said, ct
the prohibition hospital early today
that Dion Earing, boy of ten years.
is likely to recover.
The child tried to end his life be-
cause his father and mother often
quarrel When the father upbraid-
ed the mother in the boys presence
last night he suddenly run to the
kitchen and drank the poison.
According to Nine. Haring the
sensitive little fellow had told her
several times that he wished to die
because "there were so many fights
all the time" He even suggested,
said the mother, that they commit
suicide together.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09
THEY SOLD QUAIL
And Was Made to Pay for Violating

Charleston, Dc. 4.-The evening
Post says warrants for the arrest
of W. J. Hanlon. manager Of the
Charleston Hotel, Melchoir Stellins.
manager Of the Palace Cafe, and
J. E. Bager, steward of the Argyle
Hotel, we-o sworn out this morning
by James Henry Rice, Jr., Of the
Audobon Society of South Carolina,
before Magistrate O'Shaughnessy.
charging the defendants with yio-
lating the State game statute which
prohibits the selling Of quail or par.
fridge. Before Judicial Magistrate
Baker this morning the defendants
pleaded guilty and were sentenced
IS each or FIVE days in jail. They
promptly paid their fines. =
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09
Red Cotton Bug.

Our farmers are not the only
ones that have pests of all kinds
in the shape of insects that destroy
crops to contend with. One Of the
most destructive, as well as one of
The most offensive pests that aflict
the planters of India is the red cot
ton bug. Consul General William
H. Michael, of Calcutta, in report
ing on the matter to the bureau of
manufactures. says that the bug has
bsen reported as cotton pest from
every part of India and that it does
not confne itself to the cotton plant
but spreads out on several species
Of the cotton family.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09
The Local Paper in the Home.

The local newspaper should be
found in every home. No child will
grow up ignorant who can be taught
to appreciate the home paper. It is
the stepping stone of intelligence in
all those matters not to be learned
in books. Give your child a for
eign paper which contains not one
word about any person, place or
thing which they ever saw or per-
haps ever heard Of, and how can you
expect them to be interested? But
let them have the home paper and
read of persons whom they meet,
and places with which they are IA
miliar, and soon an interest is awak-
ened which increases with every
arrival of the local paper. Thus
a habit of reading is formed. and
these children will read the papers
all their lives and become intelh-
gent men and women, a credit to
their ancestors, strong in their
knowledge of the world as it is to-
day.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09
Our Greatest Need.

A good country road is always to
be desired and is source of com
fort and convenience to every trav.
eler Good roads attract population,
as we'll as good schools and churches.
Good roads improve the value of the
property, so that it is said a farm
lying five miles from market, con-
nected by a bad road is of less value
than an equally good farm lying ten
miles away from market connected
by good road. A larger load cal
be drawn by one horse over a good
road than by two over bad on,.
Good roads encourage the greater
exchange of products and commodi-
ties between one section and anoth
er.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09
PENNILESS AND STARVING.
a Pathetic Tale That Comes From
New York.

New York, Dec 4.-st. Vincent 2
hospital had a pathetic case in Mrs.
Mary Schrumm, Hungarian widow,
who collapsed on the sidewalk last
night from starvation and exposure,
with sick baby huddled to her
breast.
Finally unable to drag her weary
feet she pitched forward among a
crowd of holiday shoppers at Fifth
avenue and Fourteenth street. The
woman was in a serious condition
today, but with proper care it is
hoped that she will recover. =
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09

Deep unto deep may call, but I .
With peaceful heart will say
Thy loying-kindness hath a charge
No waves can take away;
And let the storm that speeds me
home
Deal with me as it may.
Anna l.. Waring.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09
COTTON PICKERS
Quarrel About Trivial Matter and
Two Are Shot.


Spartanburg, Dec. 1.-As the re-
suit of ill-feeling among negroes as
to the amount of cotton they could
pick, one man lies at the point of
death and another seriously wound
ed. Saturday night, while Charles
and Will Hines were feeding the
stock of Mrs. Mcmillan, in the ex-
treme northern portion of the coun-
ty Mack Whitesides fired on them
with a double-barrel shotgun. The
younger Hines fell to the ground
with hundred shot in his abdo-
men, and Charles Hines was serious
ly wounded by shot from the other
barrel. Sheriff Nichols has, sent
deputies to the scene of the trouble
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09

Reducing the waits between ;he
acts Will not improve heavy play.
4 woman who has nose for news
usually has chin for telling it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09

You can tell when girl didn't
expect to be kissed III the dark by
how much more surprised she is
when YOU do it in the light.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09

The reason man is proud Of
himself for running for office is be
would be ashamed of any of his
friends for doing it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09
A Moment With the Poets.

Great deeds cannot die; !. ,@
They with the sun and moon renew
their light
Forever, blessing those that look on
them.
-Tennyson.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09

Some people are unhappy because
they have never been in love, and
others because they have.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09

The average man has his price,
and. of course. the foreign nobleman
is but an avera sc man.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09

Scientists say that kissing must
so, bu.. in spite of that it doesn't
go with some girls.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09

Nothing short of steam roller
can stop middle-aged woman who
imagines she can sing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09

For the earth and all its beauty,
The sky and all its light
For the dim and soothing shadows
That rest the dazzled sight
For unfading fields and prairies
Where sense in vain has trcd-
For thy words exhaustless beauty
I thank Thee, o my God.
Lucy Larcom.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09

The din1ple in girls cheek is
sure to make dent in some young
mans heart.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09

-
would be true, for there are those
who trust me;
I would be pure, for there are
those who care;
I would be strong, for there Is much
to suffer;
I would be brave. for there is
much to dare;
I would be friend Of ali-the foe
the friendless;
I would be giving and forget the
gift;
I would be humble, for I know my
weakness.
would look up-and laugh-and
love-and lift. 1s5s
Howard Arnold Walter. -
Believe me, II all those endearins
charms,
Which / gaze on SO fondly today,
Were to change by tomorrow, and
feet in my arms,
Like fairy-gifts fading away,
Thou woulds't still be adored, az
this moment thou art.
Let they loreliness fade as It will,
And around the dear ruin each wish
of my heart
Would sntwine itself verdantly
still.
q
1t is not while beauty and youth are
thine own,
And thy cheeks unprofaned by a
tear,
That the fervor and faith Of soul
can be known,
To which time will but make thee
more dear;
No, the heart that has truly loved
never forgets,
But as truly loves on to the close,
AS the sun-fower turns on her god,
when he sets,
The same look which she turned
when he rose.
Thomas Moore. =
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09
HE TRIED IT ONCE
UNCLE HENRY GIVES HUSBANDS
SOME ADVICE
As to How to Manage Wives That
''Talk Back" and Ask Too Many
Questions.
Questions.

Man that is born of woman IS
small potatoes and few in the hill, !"
said Uncle Henry wearily when the
door closed and his wife left the
room. "He thinks he's I0-horse
power, but he's only a poor old one
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-09

We'll. sir, you'll be surprised.
She'll get so mad you can see the
sparks coming out Of her eyes.
She'll talk faster and faster, and
what she'll say will be more to tn"
point than before. Of course, if
you've got sentitive feelings l
wouldn't advise you to try this out.
Ne. personally, I'm hard old party
$50 you keep on getting her mad
der and madder and by and by she
is so plumb stuffed up that she cant
say a living word and you cash ia
It's a real good system if it's work
ed right.
'Eh? Yes, indeed. I tried it.
Well. this is to say, began to try it.
but I didn't have so much luck as
I probably will have next time; thai
is if 1 decide to try it again.
What was the matter? Oh
nothing much. Only the system has
got one weak feature. I found il
Ny capital didn't last long enough
to win. You got to have lots Of
goods when you start doubling
bets. %
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-17
RICH ORE STRUCK IN
BULLION DISTRICT

Attracting the greatest interest of any
recent development in the Bullion dis
trict is the strike made by Orr & Hop
kins on the Standby group, which they
are working under a bond and lease from
the owner. Theodore PIyme, an old-timer
in this district says the Battle Noun
tain, New, Herald.
The ore was encountered at about a
depth of eighty feet the vein running
north by northwest.
While the full width of the vein has
not yet been determined. about seven feet
and III this the values run as high as 1920
to the ton. the lowest assay being about
$50
The porphyry dixie, in which the ore
makes can be traced for a number of
miles in both directions-nOrtherly through
the Robin Hood. and southerly through
the Big Bug group. The Standby group
is situated about one-half mile west of
Lander.
Messrs. Orr & Hopkins have taken out
and sacked several tons of good milling
ore that will probably average about $50.
On the Robin Hood group which is
bonded by ]. II. Brite, sinking has been
advanced to the 1O0-fOot line. where about
two feet of silver and copper ore has
been exposed that runs from SIS to SlSS
per ton. The development work on this
property will be continued to the 3O0-foot
line. Considerable ore has been taken out.
and on the dump several tons can be seen
that average in the neighborhood of SAP
A test shipment is to be made the last
of the month