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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30
TELLS OF PERIL
CLERGY OPPOSE GIRLS WORK
ING AMONG CHINESE.
They Say Publication OF Number Of
Missionaries Ruined by Their pu-
pills Would Shock Country"

The 5-uta. mu.de. OF Miss Elsie
S:ge!. young missionary n New
York City among the Chinese OF that
c!:y. by some OF the people she vas
trying 10 lead 10 the light o: the
gospel. has created great sensa-
tor among all classes OF people.
The New Yo:k World has inter
.!e~cd number OF leading New
York ministers. including the Rev.
D. Asa Blackburn 81 tie Church O.:
the Strangers Dr.. Blackburn IS a
former Columbian and 5.otss- 20 the
Rev. Geo. A. Blackburn. pasto. Of
the Second Presbyterian church Of
,ha; city. The World says:
Any mission plan tha: calls for
a white s;.! 20: every Chinese is a;.o-
c:ous. said the Rev. D. Asa Black
burn OF the Church OF the Strangers.
II have always been s,e.n!y opposed
10 it. When Dr.. Deems was alive
this church. in common with many
| others. undertook work with the
Chinese. out In the Is years Of my
ministry We have had none OF It.
Men, bers OF my church who develop
| ed interest IN that direction have had
20 offer the!. services TO outside
! missions. ! think tia, interest has
| suosided among my pa-!shione7s.
'.Ye. many good people believe il
the sort Of mission work OF which
the tragic episode now IN the public
mind Is natural result. Il Is
quite useless 10 argue with such
people tina. a Chinese is 40 more en-
titled 20 spec!a! instruction than Is
an Italian o. other foreigner whc
come here ignorant OF English. We
do 40: give a girl Instructor 70 ever!
Italian who comes among Us. anc
We ougn: not 10 hold out that induce
meat TO Chinese. al! the same, It !:
done and It Will be done. A va!
should be found to stop II.
IL the World would employ It!
great facilities 70. gathering new:
70 obtaining a list OF the n!ssses
girls ruined BY Chinese whom the!
were teaching i. would perform
service for which all the churche:
would be supremely grateful Their
have been enough cases OF that k!ns
20 All an entire page in the paper
That list would be read ererywher'
IS an awful object lesson in dep4avi
| ~. believe its publication woult
so shock the country as TO correct ta'
evil st which /. would aim. Nothin'
short % some such exposure vii
stop Il. The people need to be ho7
.;aed. shall be in sympathy VIII
any measure. however shocking. t
save ou. young women from q con
| ,!nuaace Of this !nfamJ. and Wit!
what feeble force have / will spea!
70, It."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30

| Il ever got chance ! would take
that tariff of. That Is al! there is
about H. I do not feel that it is
ny busiaess here 70 protect the IN
dustry OF lumber which perhaps, IN
Toles the interests OF $4,000 good
and worthy people. as against the
o00.0 900 equally good and worthy
people who have TO use lumber. and
we would not be saved from an eS-
orb!tant price. because. think. those
people formed a combination and
agreed that they would rot under
sell each other.
The only reason why we were able.
or viii! be able. TO get lumber at
reasonable rate was due 10 the
fact ;hat there were some old field
pine second growth LEI, in the up
per part OF the State and small
patches. or small areas two or three
hundred acres or 500 acres. al!
through in the middle lower region
that the lumbermen had not bought
OF could no; buy at the high prices
y mean the great !umbe. coupa-
aies. with ;hei. railroads. and al:
,ha: sov; Of thing. running out into
tie swan.'- The oa.y r-asoI why
me upper-countrv people coul! get
lumber 4; decent prices was because
a little one-horse sawmi!l. costing
$500 or at most $1,000 would go
into these little patches Of pine and
saw the t.nbe! up and furnish the
people this necessary, as against
.ce-e grea, con, hinstions Of
capital which had absorbed ou- tim
he..
have tcl, thar Il was my p-!v!- |.
.es- 20 explain -hv am apparently
n contradiction with myself. because
[ voted aSains, the amendment, Of
.cred by the Senator from North |
Dakota GM1. Mccain ocvl. Having
stated that wanted free lumber.
,avins had no chance 20 set free
uul Der. still am against the amend
nent. because II did rot oee. free
un be-.
Tta: is all wan: 70 say did
.o- Es9; 20 appear 20 DO q; va. With
ursei:. nor do say ;c!s because o:
De- hue and cTy raised IN some quar-.
a-s that have not stood o. the
Democratic platform an here as
Democrat Il NY Democracy IS
o, above suspicion DO not want :
u certificate from acv 5ource.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30
Wants New Trial.

Miss Lena Castanie. OF ST. Louis
No, participated in Virginia reel.
and the United Railway company nov
wants the verdic: for $4,000. oo-
,ained by her against the company,
set aside and a new trial granted.
Miss Cas,aaie alleged that she was
made permanently lame by falling OF
a street car in Sepiec,Dec. 1907.
The motion fo- aew tcia! was made
when il was learned that Miss Cas-
,anie had taken par; in dance.
claiming that this would have seen
impossible had she been permanently
lame
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30
she KNEW HlM
YOUNG LADY IDENTIFIED FIEND
VERY READILY.
The Sight Of the Scoardrel Shocked
Her and Asked Her Father 20 kili

The State says: John Jenkins.
alias slippery Jim. the negro
charged with attempting criminal
assault or Young lady 10 George
;own county. was identified BY the
.ady. To. negro Was brought &c CO.
luMD!a Saturday night and lodged
n ,:.e peni,eae:ary Tor safe keeping.
!, was decided Sunday 20 oTiHs the
young lady 10 Columbia and accord
;nslv she came. accompanied By heT
father. and made oath that jenkins
vas the negro who dragged her from
the buggy and attempted the crime
Sh. brought With her a written
statement which was tled with S7-
\. J. Bethea. private secretary 70
70 GOV. Anse!. The statement car
-;eS gu; practically wha, has already
been given IN the newspapers ano
gives no aew facts as 10 the attempt
&c crime.
When she was shown jenkins she
begged her tathe. to kill the negro
and was absolutely pcost.2ted as :
-esu!. OF the shock. This IS tae
| s-s, case OF this kind in that section
81 the country and Efforts vii! Dc
made at once for = speedy trial.
NJ. Geo. ". Watts has writer
Gov Arss,. who Was out ot the city
requesting a specia! term OF court
There was a. 40 time any DANCE:
O. violence and the people are con
yinceS ,ha: should the !aw De a.
,osed 70 take It's course there vi!
he no difficulty at the trial.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30
NEGRO IN LADy's ROOM.
Tried to Prevent Her From GAZING
For Help.

Some excitement prera!!ec 81
Ridge Springs on last Friday when II
was learned that well known young
LADY OF that place had awakened dur
ins the nigh, to And a negro IN nes
room The negro placed bis nano
oyer her mouth to prevent Der cry
ing for help. but she succeeded IN
arous:ns the family. but the negro
escaped.
I, IS no, known whethe. or not
,,,e brute was attempting 70 commit
an assault or robbery. and perhaps
thinking the young lady awake nao
n,aeed his hand over her mouth %
prevent he. from calling :or help
The negro is described as being 3
dark. ginger cake boy. about sixteen
rears Of age. weighing about US
pounds and vas baretoosed. carrying
a sack containing his shoes. oa'
and cap. The officers =re Oh the ioes
ou, for him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30
Bulletin Bubbles.

Exclusive circles = engagement
rings.
The summer girl often dism!sses
a fellow in a summary manner
The dressnaker does more thar
the doctor to make some women look
well.
The summer mar who never pops
is rot likely 70 be at all popular.
It is a pretty poor detective that
is afraid Of his own shadow.
No woman Is original enough not
10 say. Where am u" when she
comes out Of faint.
It is always the sea. OF discoTo
~hen some people get sat down up
on.
The person who is too heavy
hink .egre;tully OF the light OF other
lays. -
Even the baker might be boiling
mad when on a Cooks tour.
You might say that The bearded
woman's claim 10 having whiskecs
Is a bear-faced lie.
Don't ask for panned' velvet IN
the tin goods department.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30
CHINESE MISSION AT DISCOUNT
In New York on Account Of Hor
ri5le Murder.

Work for decent women il tSe
sums CT New York has had set
back in q very horrible case recently
come TO light in that city OF great
crimes.
The Sigel family. the head OF the
family being so2 os Gen. Frank
S!ge!. are plunged il the Se.y great
est OF distress and shame because
OF the terrible result Of "encouEas-
ing" the Chinese. The father OF tie
unfortunate girl said that this fearful
example ought 10 be a lesson 20 osae:
young girls not 70 mix with Others
than thei. own kind.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30
DAMAGE SUIT DECIDED.
Railroads Responsible for overwork'
inc Men.

The State Supreme Court tT'eas
affirmed the Ciccui: Courts dec's-
ion in the case OF McCreery VS. the
Southern Railway Company. il which
a Judgment was rendered for 5000.
This was a very unusual case.
The contention 0: the p!a1a'N S
attorneys vas that l. l.. HeCeeesF.
who was aagman on the Southern.
had been over-worked and was Siu-
ed while asleep OF the track ~'ta
a sag in his hand. The point IN
yo,ved was tha, the man was alleged
20 have been on duty overtime. and
for this reason the road was re-
sponsib,e 70. his death.
The sui, was FOR $4,000. and
$500 was secured. This case was
very similar one 20 the we!!-kao"a
case Of Reid VS.. Southern. which ~as
tried in Dorchester cew years
ago.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30
Makes Actor Insane.

~ Wo.th:ns,on. Ind. this week
Guy Mercer. a. actor starting Il
DIR. JeEvll and NJ HYDE" became
part in oae-nisht stands fo1 ,~o
years and the strain had und.1uin-
years and u. strain had uuden!n-
ed his reason. Attc. his breakdown
ne continued 20 play the part OF
the stage.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30

Saw on q Recent Visit to South
Carolina.
He says We have the following
classes o: farmers IN the South:
|. Farmers who Inherited their
business.
>. Farmers who can not DO other
kinds oI business.
). Farmers who Ike the free
dom and ease OF the country
:. Farmers who are poor rent
e-s and must make living for their
families.
5. Negro farmers
5. 4 few business farmers
In our travels owe. the couatEy
We sud now and then few who
are making farming business
PROPOSITION. and are going at It
with the same energy: With the
same push and with the same sound
principles that they would exercise
In any other calling. These men are
usually engaged in othe. lines. anc
our regular country tar1ie7s are
prone 20 dispa.age the success OF
these men. claiming that they spend
more ehan they make. Sometimes
this il true. and sometimes not.
On a recent trip 10 South Carolina
we visited two such farmers and
we want 10 tell you few things
about one OF them. While n Co
luno:a We wen, cut to the asylum
20 see Mr.. J. W. Bunch, the efficient
l,-easurer and farm manager. Mr.
| Bunch was elected treasure. OF tais
institution several years ago. and
the duties Of farm manager fas
been gradually assumed OF account
Of his natural love fo- farming aac
his peculiar fitness for it. Naen
he took hold OF the farm OF soou'
o60 acres lying within the city limits
OF Columbia this farm was not self
sustaining.
By charging the farming te al
labor. fertilizers and other expense;
and then crediting it BY the p?o
duce grown at regular prices. ae
cleared on thls :arm Inst year $40.
900. His gross proceeds were sS2.
600. His labor bill $1,000. He grew
ll1.0O0 bushels OF corn, averaging
12 bushels per acre. We were shoW'
one c.ib containing 5000 bushels
O, ear corn. such sight we hae
!. neve. seen before. They had 11'
head Of dairy cattle and about q
head 70 kill. They were all fat aae
aae. You ough. to see the naaur'
tthey make ard the two maauE'
spreaders putting it over the iano
!, This was how he grew such crops
OF corn.
, Mr.. Bunch has two OF the la7Ses
s!los we have ever seen. he CUT
all the corn stalks into s!lage. Som'
will wan. to discount Mr. Bunch;
, Efforts By saying he has the state
money to back him. But II you vii
20 there be will show you ever!
item o: expense and also each item
ot credit. Mr.. Bunch's success for
ever resu.es the statement that yo'
can not grow corn in the South a
profit. Seventy-two bushels OK eoT'
De: cc.e is much more profitable thar
would be q bale o, cotton per acre
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30
Explosion on Launch.

At Columbia an accident nlar!ed
.he launching OF the gasoline launch
"E!,raua Friday afternoon. \
match fame caused the explosion OF
vspo.!zed Saso!inc and severa! OF!
tie party 10 the boat were painful
y burned. including MessTS. William
pcrrv. S. z. McMurrav. i To-"
burn. were 81 .hei. arms aud .ate.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30
Struck by a Train

a: Greeavilie Friday morning
Thomas Jamisoa. farmer from the
DacuSr!iie section OF Picksns couc-
" dri.!ng 70 mill two mules. was
struck by a freight train on the
Southern railway and suffered f.ac-
ture os the skull! from which BE- will
probably die. One mule was killed
and rho other injured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30
Train Kills !Aueoist.

Glenn II. Dobbs. aged IS. OF Lin
coin avenue. Coll:agswood. y. J.. was
instantly killed when al automobile.
which be vas driving was struck
and demolished hy an express train
on the West Jersey and Seashore
railroad. a: Ferry avenue and City
line. Camden Wednesday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30
Kindness Repaid.

Because Of Kindness shown 10 HaV-
* Green. an aged Civ!! wa. pen
s!oner. Is years ago. Joseph Z.
Cheesmaa. OF Burlington. y. J.. this
week. received q beQuest Of $1,000.
Green, who vas Very deaf. was en-
ployed as an expert shoe cutter j
years aso. but because .: his deaf
ness had few companions. Cheese
man, however. became his friend. ao6
aided the old man in many irS:aoc-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30

came to him one evening as hs ned!-
| :a,ed upon tie lives and deaths OF
the obscure villagers in country
hamlet
He knew that he could make a
gcea. poem o. Il.
But he was unsuccessful a. a.s:
he could no: do justice 10 his sub
ject.
AaG io- seven years he toiiec over
tia, poem. writing. rewriting. re
iec,ing whole staozas. trying every
word until he found those which
expressed the exact shade OF his
meaning.
Three verses which would dis,ia-
su!sh ans other poem ever written
&c deliberately omitted, after ex-
pending s-ca. labor in writing them.
They are verses 0: much charm
aad beauty. but he finally so altered
the poem that he found no place for
them. and only b. accident were
posterity.
Read them. aai Judge Of the great
ness OF a poet who could write such
lines and De content 10 deny him
self forever. as se thought the credit
Of creating them:
HIN have we seen. the greenwood
SIDE along.
As DER the heath We h;ed, ou.
!ato. done.
What time the woodlark p!Ded her
evening soas
With v!s.ful eyes. pursue the set
ting sun.
Ha:k. how: the sacred calm that
broods around
Bids every He!ce tumu!tuous pas
sion cease.
In still. small! accents. rising from
the ground.
A sreattui. earnes: o, eternal
peace.
There. scattered of. earliest OF the
yea:.
By unseen hands were showers Of
r!olets found.
The vedbreast loved to build and
waTble there.
And little footsteps lightly p-in.
the ground.
But for the tremendous toll be
bestowed upon his poems Gray
would have been numbered among
the thousands who think that they !
:ee! the fcsers OF fate closing abou: !
them so tightly that they can only
resign themselves 70 life OF use
lesSocss. !
Iie had talent. 20 begin With, bu. /
bis taleat would have been OF no :,
Use 10 him had be not also had In
ius-.y and enough courage to toll
. tic sace OF Encouragement. and
,rt!! it brought bin success.
The b-assa.t. crying that he is
nzste. os his fate. boasts Idly and
r!thout reverence Su. even he IS =
,e:te7 than the weak. l!st!ess Great
ire who drifts with the tide Of cir "
uustaace. whining that be cannot :
,e!p himself: that be is powe.!ess 70
esist the forces that carry him down
t-eau, and that, sent weak into
be world. Il Is the fault OF bis
iaker II be makes a wreck OF his
VII life aad brings SORROW TO those +:
-ho have right TO expect help and
-e-,e,. F-o- Rim,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30

Mayo. Hibbard. Of Boston. will ask
tie Legislature TO pass a bill pcor!o-
inS for the peoS;oains Of all employees
who have worked for the city twenty
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30

Those two stanzas have done as
much mischief in the world as any
lines that have ever been penned BY
a poet.
Scattered throughout humanity
you viii! hnd countless gems OF
pu.est ray serene" who fancy taat
they are hidden by the dark. m
sathoned caves OF environment.
There is scarcely an uorecosu!zed
write, who does not think Go Is
wasting h!. sweetness on the desert
air" o: verse make, laosutshioS
IN ohscur!tr who IS not Convinced
that be IS mute. ;ssloHous Mil
to-
I'VE are in the band Of Fate.
they sigh. bidder by blaoEc'!as
oblivion. denied the opportunity TO
carry ou. message TO humanity.
which viii. continue 90 its heed!ess
way. never suspec,;us our existence.
Thomas Gray would have himself
seen mute. ias:orious Milton.
il he had permitted that sort OF
grievance 20 possess him.
Gray bad talent. aud that talent
vas long un5ecosuised. But BE vas
not The sort 10 submit tanely 10 be-
ing swallowed up in any dark un-
ia,honieG cave.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30
BUSINESS FARMING
WHAT THE EDITOR OF THE
SOUTHERN CULLIV.ATOK.

Geo=sia's Leading Agricultural Paper
Saw on . Recent Visit to South
Carolina.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30
Rob, the Farmers and Others.

that region is occupied almost Who'll
~ by the aesores: that is. the ne
g-oes outaun5 De! the whites IN Beau
fort county. FOR instance. 10 negroes
70 /. Colleton :. Georgetown I. Will
liamsbu-s 1. Sumter s. and SO on.
In this coast region me lumber !a-
dustry has taken root and IS soU'
very extensively carried on.
notice after three or four years
Of this introduction OF lumber on
an extensive scale that the price wen;
steadily up. UP. and it very soon
became noised abroad. ! do no;
know on what foundation. that these
lumber men had formed comb:aa-
tion and they would not sell unde:
each other 10 the ccnsuCe.s in the
upper part OF the State.
Lumber is no, luxury II is a
necessity. Il is one Of the ncces-
sa7!es 0: life When saE tia, the
farmers. who had 70 build houses
acd fences and barns in the whole
u11cr country. vere being charged
steadily Increasing prices for their
Ium be-. began = change my op!H-
ion as 20 whether was getting my
share Of the stealing or not. /; look
ID like Son..bod.- not very far away
vas getting al unreasonable profit
,ut o: ou- trees. which had cost them
, very small sun, OF money relative
Y. So M opinion IN regard 20 m"
benefits OF the ta.i1 IN OF: State
hanged very radically.
believe IN toe greatest good 10 !
BE greatest number: and Then
aw that the peopl. who use lumber.
practically tou--dt,hs OF them. ~erc
'ay.rs an increased price. | decided J
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-05-07

FLOR generations men have watched
this plant and have realized its I'm
porluDa They have seen ~ irc.
moudou8 Yields west Of the Missouri
Il,ur and In the arid state aud many
farmers realizing rs value have titled
10 GROW % iu the eastern and central
states. Unfortunately some portions
OF the country are not naturally adapt
ed 10 growing this plant and there
have been many failures. which have
discouraged the farmers We are rlad
tu note now. however. that scientific
study NJ the aubpcct appears to have
solved practically an Of the troubles.
ana that 10 rs possible to grow this
plant iu any state In the Union. and
10 make II succeed In splendid condi.
tion even whore the soil Ia not natural.
ly adapted 10 It. Men are doing this
all over the country to-day. says G..
o. Wing 10 the Farmers Review. max
ing their soil right where II ~ not
no naturally, and their success IT, In.
spring Entirely too much mystery
has been made OF the growing ~ al.
ialfa. so that many farmers hesitate
about trying II, simply because Jones
recommends one method and Smith
another aud the uninltlatod are unccr.
tain as 10 what the proper way really
iB Alfalfa really requires four things:
Lime. drainage, incubation the condi.
We think We have stated the condi.
lions In the order OF their relative i'm.
/ porlanco. We believe there have Lecn
more failures throughout the country
/ owing to the lack OF sufficient limo In
the soil than from any other single
/ cause. aud We feel sure that the inter
/ est that Is now being taken In the
! question Of lime. and the number oi
mon who are using lime ON land on
which they contemplate sowing alfal
"a, will result In very large increase
In the acreage Of this plant. Formerly
/ II was supposed that there were al
/ falfa belts" throughout the eastern
| and central states which were IN,
only places In which alfalfa could b,
successfully grown; hut this thcor,
Is now rapidly becoming obsolete. be-
cause many are changing their condl
ilons sufficiently to permit u splcnii,
success with alfalfa ~ every stat" II
the union. and this In the face Of M,
fact that many eft their localities wcr,
very illsuit,d to its growth. II nov
seems to careful observers that th
reason why alfalfa succeeded 80 lplou
didIy west OF the Mississippi river b
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-05-07
H. n AAN 49, FREE upon request.
Send ,ks,sh and description Of your nysnlion.
Harry J. Rsbin,oa, Attorney At Law and Solicitor
Of Patents, 1o4.5 Judge Building. Sal, Lake City


That the hand Is quicker than the
eye" Is one Of those accepted sayings
Invented by someone who knew moth.
Ing OF conjuring-or. as IL more likely.
by some cunning conjurer who aimed
stu further to hoodwink a gulllblo
public. The fact Is that the best con.
jurer seldom makes rapid motion.
for that attracts attention. even
though II be not understood. The
true artist in this line Is deliberate In
every movement. and II Is mainly by
his actions that he leads his audience
to look not whore they ought. but In
an entirely different direction. Mr.
David Dcyant, who for a number OF
consecutive years has entertained
London with his ingenious tricks. has
said: THE coniurer must be an actor.
by the expression OF his face. by his
gestures. by the tone OF his voice. in
short by his acting. he must produce
his etlects"-St. Nicholns