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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
Explosion Kills II
BlxrEGN oTHERe SADLY ihsuRED
iNpGNksxLvANlA MINE
nv GNAeN. WI
GAS IS iGHITED BY IA LAMP
Women Volunteer for Rescue Work
When Report Spreads That Sixty
Five Ars Entombsd- oMIeiai Says
All Bodies Are Found.

Wehrum. Pa-Further search fol
bodies was made Thursday In mine
No. 4 OF the Lackawanna Coal q
Coke Company where II men were
killed and is injured Wednesday By
the explosion OF gas. II was believed
that all the bodies had been taken Out
and that FIRST reports Of IS being en-
tombed were exaggerated. Only one
American was killed.
Inspector Joseph Williams OF al
toona with q party entered the mine
shortly after eight o'clock at night te
ascertain whether anyone was yet en-
tombed
All but two rooms of the mine wer<
thoroughly searched and 1t was an
nounced that 1t was thought no more
bodies were in the mine. Coroner
Hammers has not yet set the date Of
an investigation OF the explosion.
Superintendent A. N. johnson said
that while the mine has always beer
regarded as on-gaseous, the explosion
was due to the ignition Of a pocket Of
gas by the open lamp OF miner.
"The mine has been SO free from
gas for the last six years" said the
superintendent, that the state in
spectors have permitted the use Of
open lamps. With IL dead and 16 In
jured. / am OF the opinion that every
one has been accounted for who en-
tered the mine" &
The mine has only been operating
two days each week, Tuesday and
Friday. Those in the mine had en-
tered the shaft for their daily allow.
ance of coal for family use
Grouped about the slope entrance Of
the mine Just below the explosion
we're several Italians. When the ter
rife. subterranean upheaval Of rock
and deadly gas spouted skyward these
Italians we're caught. Terribly burned
and manned. they rushed about the
settlement crying for aid The cries
and sound Of kissing mine gas at the
entrance Of the mine brought the en-
tire town to the scene.
Superintendent w. N. Johnson,
backed by the ONCE force Of the com.
pany, stood at the mine entrance and
held back the frantic women whose
relatives were entombed.
The FIRST man to reach the surface
was A. L. Johnson, SON OF the super
intendent. Young johnson had been
In lower heading. There we're burns
on his arms, body and neck, and it
was stated he had inhaled flame.
Following the superintendent son
came two Italians, their faces burned
to crisp. They were attended BY
the mine physician.
Superintendent johnson called for
volunteers to enter the mine. In the
volunteer ranks stood several women.
These were ordered back With wet
handkerchiefs tied over their faces,
the first squad OF the relief party
started down the shaft OF the eight
who started, four came back with
their senses. The others, overcome
with blackdamp, we're pulled to the
surface with ropes.
Oxygen, sent BY the Cambria steel
works. aided the searchers and with
safety helmets, a fourth rescue party
succeeded in bringing IL bodies to the
surface. Late in the afternoon i've
more bodies we're recovered.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25

Illinois Lawyers INSET g Peoria.
u Peoria, Ill The thirty-third annual
meeting OF the Illinois State Bar az
sociation and the largest Ia the his
tory Of that organization. opened
here Thursday. Many Interesting
topics were discussed before the id.
tournament Friday evening. among
them j .Decaiogue for Lawyers. pre-
pared BY Elmer E. Rogers 81 Chicago.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
.5Vvonan II tlioh Gun.

Chicago. June Is. Mrs. "A. Topper
vein. the only woman shooting the
Epreliminaries Of the grand American
handicap at the Chicago Gun club,
made the high professional average
with q score Of IS out Of q possible
SO.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
sankers choose chattanooaa..

Bankers Choose Chattanooga. z
Seattle, Wash The American In.
stitute Of Banking decided to hold
next years convention in Chattanooga
Tenn. Newton p. Alling OF New York
was elected president, and George
Jackson Of Chicago was chosen vice.
president. III Z.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
;jolneo,, calls on FIGHT.

Boston. Jack Johnson, heavyweight
champion has called OF his match
with Tony Ross ct Pittsburg and Will
30 from Boston to the Pacific coast.
johnson Is anxious to clinch = match
with AL. Kaufman before Ketchel sac-
.cepts Kaufmans terms.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
sce,s causes PistoI puel.

Athens. GA James r. Booth. u
farmer living three miles from Stat
ham, was fatally wounded II pistol
duel with his neighbor. 3. A Boyd.
resulting from ! quarrel over ! COW.
Boyd was unint nred. NJ N #
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
Former Land Register Arrested. I

Denver, Col. Mark Woodruff. for
mer register Of lands Of Colorado, wa,
arrested under an Indictment charg
ing him with the embexxlement OF
funds from the sale Of school lands
amounting to about III. 900.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25

sIuSUdHu ITO WW0 A0SatothAtod.
Adrian Ga. George Howell and hia
wife, highly respected people Of this
place, we're shot and instantly killed
BY Robert jenkins. Jenkins was purs
sued BY large posse with blood
hounds
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
a. Rich Error.

printers errors are always funny
I'd Gen. p. p. Parker Of the Arizona
g. a. r., "and I'll never forget one
that was made over Memorial day
sermon some years ago in Phoenix
.sThe Monday morning report Of this
sermon began:
The Rev. Dr.. John Blank creased
the pulpit on the occasion'-and SO on.
/. 'Graced.'. Of course. is what was
vnoon< - m E4S
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25

The limitations cost you just as much
as real Wrigley's Spearmint with .
spear on it! ;~e =
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25

"A homely truth is better than :
handsome lie.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25

Dishonest but Industrious! Cheat deal
ers find it terribly hard work to sell
limitations of Wrigley's Spearmint.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25

Nothing 90 good as the. new RUSS
BLUE. Delights the laundress. Refuse
limitations.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
Train DIspatchinq 81 phone.

Detroit, Mich, June 25.--Train dis
patching BY telephone was the main
subject under discussion at the con-
vention Of the Association Of Railway
Telegraph Superintendents.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25

It's great comfort to q woman to
believe that her husband is lonesome
when she is away. q
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
NEVER DONE.

Slimkins IL hope you didn4
mind my putting that little matter Of
IS In the hands OF the bill collector
yesterday! & Il
Podger-Not at all; ! borrowed :
dollar from him.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
I I ackayva,na win Advance WAGES,

Buffalo. N. II, June The Lack
awanns Steel company has announc-
ed that on July 1, II will advance the
wages of all its employees ten per
cent. Il y s;I
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup.
smmation aays paln, cures wind cOic. 80 bottle.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25

$1,000 O6o NUoM6 t00y.E11e n
It Il the only relief for Swollen Smart.
ing. Tired. Aching, Hot, Sweating Feet
Ease. powder to be shaken into the
shoes. Cures while you walk. Al all Drug
gists and Shoe Stores, sc. Don't accept
any substitute. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, N. 7.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
He Learned Bette,

He Learned Better
Il never spoke cross word to my
wife but once"
"Honest?"
( Honest. Once was enough for
mine. thank you Cleveland Leader.
Be promoted! Real Wrigley's Spear
mint with a spear on it promotes di-
gestion and sweetens breath.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25
Economy.

Some women's idea OF economy Ii
doing without the things that her
husband likes best to eat.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25

Without Saying Anything.
They always talk who never think.
Pope.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25

A y0ungster describes heathens ~
folks who don't fight over religion"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25

And occasionally man tells lies 81
keeping his mouth shut
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-25

Help yourself Wrigley's spearmint
helps digestion
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
lust a Nav They Have.

Inhabitants Of the Isle Of Wight
speak Of ''going to England" WREN they
leave their own fragment Of the king
dom. a. patriotic Cornishman also
"goes to England" when he crosses the
Tamar. Similarly inhabitants Of the
Balkan peninsula talk of "going to Eu-
rope" waen they leave their own cor
ner Of the continent, in curious con-
trast with the people Of Great Britain,
who regard themselves as both Of and
in Europe" and it is only "the cont.
nent" that they visit. There is an old
story Of Scottish minister who pray
ed for a blessing upon 'the Inhabitants
of Great and Little Cumbrae Islands
In the Firth Of Clyde and the adjacent
islands Of Great Britain and Ireland" ."
Massachusetts people speak Of going
.down east when they start for the
Maine coast-Chicago News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
ANCIENT SURVEYORS.
Their Methods Depicted on the Old
Tombs of Egypt.

Their Methods Depicted on the Old
Tombs of Egypt.
In an address delivered before the
Royal Geographical society Captain
H. G. Lyons. director general of the
survey department Of Egypt, told of
the work Of ancient Egyptian survey
ors. cat every period of ancient
Egyptian history" he said. "the land
was measured and recorded with con-
siderable accuracy. Property was
dealt in regularly, and an elaborate
system of registration was maintain
ed. No map of landed property in
ancient Egypt has come down to US,
but on the tomb walls we meet with
representations Of land measurers at
work. Their methods Of land meas
urement are represented on the walls
of the tomb of one Menna at Sheik
Add ell Qurna, in Thebes, a land over
seer and inspector Of the boundary
stones Of Anon.
"In the scene depicted are shown
two chainmen measuring q field OF
corn with long cord, on which are
knots OF marks at intervals which
seem to be about four or FIVE cubits
in length. Each also carries a spare
cord coiled upon his arm. Beside them
walk three officials, who carry writ
ing materials and who are accompa-
MED by a small boy carrying writing
materials and a bag in which are
probably documents and plans refer
ring to the property. An old man and
two boys also accompany the survey
ors, and a peasant brings loaf of
bread and bunch Of green corn.
ga similar scene is pictured on the
walls Of a tomb belonging to a GER
tain Amenhotep, also at sheik ADD ell
Qurna. Here only one man accom-
panies the chainmen. each Of whom,
as usual, carries a spare cord. The
figures are larger than in the tomb Of
Menna, and, though they are now
much damaged, it is possible to see
clearly that the cord terminated in a
rams head"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
COLLEGE MECHANICS.
Some Popular With the Students-ob-
lection Made to Others.


lection Made to Others.
Some Of the colleges have great
dislike to the way in which they are
referred to commonly in connection
with athletics. For instance, Wes-
leyan men don't like to be called 1.-The
Methodists,'' as they appear sometimes.
At the Naval academy there is a
strong prejudice against being called
Annapolis The navy men aren't
particularly fond of "midshipmen." ;"
They believe the proper name for their
institution is 1'the navy
Columbia has great distaste for the
name of "Columbians" for their repre-
sentatives in athletics OF other public
appearances. At the University Of Chi
caso there is a dislike Of the name
Chicago university" sometimes ap-
piled.
Although not so strongly opposed to
il, students at Pennsylvania do not like
the full title University Of Pennsyl-
vania" as well as plain ''Pennsylva-
MA Penn" is preferred to either.
"AIaroons" for Chicago men, "Gophers'
for Minnesota, Badgers" for Wis
consin students, "Cornhuskers" for Ne
braska, wolverine" for Michigan,
"Illini" for the men Of Illinois-all are
names that are popular at those col
leges and are used by the men there
in Speaking of their own teams. In
deed, to man unacquainted with
ricknames the average statement re
garding conference college is puz-
zling because Of the almost entire lack
of straiehtout names.-New York Sun.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
a Novel Method of Advertising.

A storekeeper in a small out Of the
way town many years ago bit upon
novel method of advertising his store.
He conceived the idea Of buying up
the stock Of stamps at the postohce
across the way. The postmaster OBJ
tected to be denuded Of all his stock.
but his mysterious customer demanded
the stamps over the counter, sheet ait
er sheet, as an ordinary member OF
the public until he had bought every
stamp to be had. Then he took tne
stock over to his store across the road
and mastered his windows with no
tees that postage stamps were only
to be had at his store, and to his NOR
ti6cation the postmaster had to send
customers across to the store over the
way for any stamps they needed unrl
some days after he once more got IN a
stock from headquarters.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
Warned In a Dream.

On the occasion Of a fatal accident
to a lift in a Paris hotel some years
ago a lady who was just going up
in it started back, saying, "Oh, there
is that dreadful man again. and
tried to induce her husband to come
of it, too, but he refused and was
among the killed The dreadful man"
to whom she referred she had seen IN
a dream, which the niece Of the friend
who told me the story had heard her
relate day or two before the accl-
dent. It was of a funeral drawn up
at her door, so pompous as to produce
a great impression on her, presided
over by a big dark man in strange
sonbrero hat. This man she saw, or
believed she saw, in the lift, and the
coincidence terrified her from going
I'D in it-Londcn Notes and Queries.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
South Carolina.
BERKELEY COUNTY.
CLARENDON COUNTY.

Notice is hereby given, in accordance
with the requirements OF law, and
especially OF Section "a Volume ] OF the
Civil Code of South Carolina. that tn.
undersigned intends to make an appli,,
cation to the Honorable the General
Assembly of the State of South Caro-
lima. at it's coming session. ior pernls-
sion and authority to erect and main
tain proper bridge across the santee
River, from some poinr on its property.
on the North or East size as may be OF
said river in Clarendon County, TO some
point on its property on the South or
West side as may be, OF said river In
Berkeley County: in the locality OF lSS
Mill Plant; and connecting the salo alll
Plant with it's property on the otaer
side. aza
SANTEE RIVER CYPRESS
LUMBER COMPANY.
December 5, 1908.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
Parcel Wrappers.

'The hardest thing to wrap up" said
a shipping clerk, "is violin. 4 depart
ment store will often test new wrap
per by giving him violin to do up, Il
he passes that test he is all right
ABROAD bags and string, being ex-
pensiye, are rarely used, and the young
groceryrnan must be able to wrap po-
tatoes, flour and all sorts Of things in
sheets Of paper alone. He gets kind
Of knack. He lays his -four or beans
in square Of paper, doubles the paper
over AMI, with an end in each hand,
swings the parcel round and round
Like magic, then, it is done up, and
you can carry it safely quite hundred
yards or so, provided you are careful"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
Ladies and Gents.

When was younger kids were KIDS
in Kansas or in Cadiz. Now all the
boys are gentlemen and all the girls
ladies'. Where are the kids who climb
ed the trees, the tousled young ca
rousers who got their faces black with
dirt and tore their little trousers:
Where are the lads who scrapped by
rounds while other lads kept taliles,
the maids who made their pies Of mud
and danced in dirty alleys? They're
making calf love somewhere now, ex-
changing cards and kisses. They're
all fixed up in Sunday togs, and they
are sirs and misses. Real kids have
vanished from the world, which fact
is surely hades. and all the boys are
gentlemen, and all the girls are Ia
dies.-Walt Mason in Emporia Ga
Zette.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
Punishment In Effiey.

Punishment in emgy was legally
practiced in France and with great
solemnity up to the time of the first
revolution. If the man condemned es-
capped, a dummy was put up in his
cell and the entire routine Of the law
allowed to take its course. The war
rant was read to it, and on the Gay
appointed it was conducted to the
scaffold in the presence OF all the le-
gal functionaries and with all the cir,-
cumstance Of the law. Sometimes
the same person was executed In efngy
simultaneously in several cities, but
that did not exempt him from actual
punishment should be be afterWard
caught.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
SEED OF THE VIOLET.
The Flower Is Aggressive In Spite OF
Its Boosted Modesty.

Its Boosted Modesty.
The common wild violet affords one
of the most remarkable illustrations Of
the care and apparent forethought of
nature in preserving species. AS ev-
erybody knows, the violet grows in the
shade, in pastures, woods and fields
where the grass is abundant and long.
1t comes up early in the spring and
flowers at a time when the grass is
most abundant and succulent. Of
course it is liable to be cut down by
the scytha, but much more likely is it
to be bitten off by grazing animals.
The viclets that come in the spring
either do not seed at all or very spar
ingly, so that if the plant relied on its
spring flowers for seed it would prob
ably perish off the earth in a very few
years.
But in the late fall the plant bears
another crop of blossoms that are nev-
er seen save by the professional bota-
nist. They are very small, utterly in
significant in appearance, and grow
either just at or below the surface Of
the ground These are the flowers
which produce the seeds for the next
season. The flowers on long stems
blooming in spring are only for show;
the hidden flowers are for use, and the
number Of seeds they bear may be
judged from the ease with which
wild violet bed spreads.
When the seeds are ripe the pod ex-
plodes, scattering them to consider
able distance, often to ten or twelve
feet from the parent plant, so that in
spite of it's boasted modesty the violet
rot only takes care Of itself, but be-
comes a troublesome aggressor. IS st.
Louis GlObe-Democrat
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
a Difficult Examination.

Candidates at the Royal Veterinary
college. London, must pass examlna-
tions in English grammar and compost
ton, Latin, mathematics and either
Greek, modern language or logic
(horse sense?). This from the Matrlc:
tsFind the center Of gravity OF uni
form wire which is bent in such way
that it forms three sides Of square"
Once in, the candidate for '. S. has to
cover chemistry, physics, biology, bota-
ny, histology, physiology, bacterlolosy,
materia medica, toxicology, hygiene
dietetics, clinical medicine, meat IN
spection and Observation-Disclosures
IIorsemen and Stable Management
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
HOW TO CAGE A BEAR.
Show Him Carrots and Bread and
Lead the Way to His Den.

Lead the Way to his Len.
Escapes of animals from their cages
in geological gardens and menageries
are fortunately rare. When they do
occur the work Of recapture is set
about in a businesslike fashion, and
the prison breaker is generally cap
tured before anything is known out
side.
In the periodical issued by the man
agement of the Breslau garden an
amusing story is told Of an incident Of
this kind. Some years ago, on 4 fine
autumn morning, just after the gates
were opened there was loud knock
ing at the pay window, and, in reply to
the inquiry of the money taker who
presented himself. a man in state of
great excitement said that as be was
walking on the Oder bank he had seen
through the palisading q large bear
loose in the grounds Greatly obliged
to you, SIR was the reply. ''We know
that already; that bear goes for walk
every morning and returns to its cage
before the visitors come in"
The man went away quite satisfied.
The official, who knew the real state Of
the case, at once ordered the gates to
be closed, and the director was at once
informed that the bear was loose. 1t
was serious matter, for the bear had
killed the keeper in travelling menag-
erie and for that reason was sold to
the geological garden. Moreover, when
a mate had been put in with him she
soon fell a victim to his bad temper.
While the authorities were considering
the best steps to take to recapture the
bear-for they were loath to shoot such
fine animal-the keeper whose negll-
sence in leaving door unfastened had
caused the trouble made his appear
ance. His only reply to the reproaches
Of the director for allowing the bear to
escape was, well, we shall have to
get him in again
He went off to the storeroom, filed
his apron with carrots and bread and
then sought the bear. When be saw
the animal he called out to attract its
attention and by throwing down food
enticed it to the back Of the bear dens.
Here the man entered through a small
door by which new arrivals were put
into the cages. He was closely follow
ed by the bear, but reached the middle
of the cage before it had scrambled
through the small opening. Then he
dropped on the floor the rest Of the
food he had in his apron and made his
way out Of the cage, which was at
once securely fastened in front and at
the rear. Thus the incident, which
might have had serious consequences,
ended happily for those on whom the
responsibility rested.-London Field.