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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-21
Some Odd spsilina.

Americans, says the London News,
employ the word "Britisher," which
they invented, In contemptuous sense.
: 1t was a certain Philadelphia wit who
is said to have asked his friends what
a "Britisher" would mean to convey
by the written word "ghoughp ht theigh ht-
teeau." He had to explain to them
that. according to the genius of the
English language It meant potato"
Thus: CHIP. as IN 'hlccough:" ough--
o. as In dough-" pbth-t. as In "phthi.
sis;' eigh-a. rs In "neighbor;" tte--t,
as In gazette" and eau-o. as In
beau" This was at least as puzzllng
as the livery stable keepers bill which
contained the two lines
Aosafada
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Nobody who does not know the an
swer" has ever yet arrived at the solu.
ton. which is, In the vernacnlar OF
the creditor hImself. "a 'oss 'alf day'Y
and "A-takin' on I'm 'ome ag'in."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-21
National Leaaue.

At CHICAGO Il. n. n.
Chicago G..... ...01011000 "a 1
New York 80. 0 0 o 0 o o 2 o % 4
Battefies-Brown, Pfester and Moran;
Marquard. Klawitter and Meyers.
AT PITTSBURG- r. II. E.
Pittsburg .... 90 041 o s--l2 10 2
Brooklyn ... 20 0 2 0 o. 3 8 G
Batteries-Maddox and Gibson ard ST.
mon: knetaer and Bergen
AT ST LOUIS R.HN
ST. Louis .... o 90 0 o o 0 90 7
Philadelphia 0 0 o o o 0 g o % 4
Observation-Disclosures and Phelps Me-
CULLEN and Dooln.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-21

"Can ! offer you little friendly ad-
vicer
IF you take little In return"
Here negotiations eeased.-Louisyills
Courler-Journal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-21

at me very time that Johnson was pre.
paring to undergo the operation which
resulted In his death.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-21


so this was the story discovered by
tne 81 i"ui reporter. IL was so mag
nincentIy true that American Mime
SOFA arose gioriousiy TO the occasion.
PRESIDENT Roosevelt carried the always
mn iorItv or ~, aeo = hnnSooa - W
sa nj ahove tho ,o,,n,I ,,, ,,r,,y d.,
hold, Iobn Albert -Iohnson na,,oor.t
was elected poverpor bv m,ioritv os
$500. Not n very large mn oior,,v thot
ond VET ne turned "a aoo votos ~ cot ,t
Tba cou,,rv od,,or o,osod aau,,, ~.
aasI - o, D., 80 NV" u''
uonrv Ess,ar. ..i,, ~ 80,
raara NJ. - - &c u'eA - WV
I,na ara 49,, ~. ,s s.' e.io's ~
from CO.,, Tao 49, - e va
rhan no ,.an, 80 ,na.'.
al, O.. ~, W "o'n ~ ui9 ne"
uos,,o,s s,a no,,. 60 a"aIt,i -,
g. NJ '" N"p'eo' Du.'u-
cre,t state nose nc = s,eI,r son.,,aon
,oI tr,ana =, .,ha n a,',a,,
NOT a nj, =, !, no, ho Ionn.p -
no ,rotonso ~ haInc ,,,.ro ao,,,e,,,a.Is
No ,,nro ,,ood oIo,sos .,o ,.n,a,,,.
s,vIa o,d cnt ,,s, a.. ,,t,,,Jeo1 az
~ n ,,I,ornnto rooa~t,o,' =. ~ 80
c,, ,n Tho od,torIot so,,n,,,,, -, o. d.
tor no boa sensa anonah % aoa,,.
himself N his environment
he Made Good.
Johnson also had the moral and men,
tal backbone To make him Johnny-on-
the'spot with his new job. He had
had no experience as an editor when he
took hold OF The st. Peter Herald. But
ne ulade good He made good also
10 So w. y, hi"neso'u. 10 you
want PROOF linen READ tne election
llcon candidate sbould have ae von spuu hr
about 10000 ma ,ority. Az motter
Of fact. Johnson won by T2.OOo ma ior.
fly. Somebody asked how he did ~"
II only tried 10 make good" ren,ied
Johnson.
No boomerang was thrown IN the
Second campalgn. II .Jobnson had NOT
made good In his two Years term as
governor he would have been sent
back to, The 81. Peter Herald office
The washerwomap circular promuIcot.
ed by the unidentified asylum inmate
made him governor. but as governor
he made good himself. Those wears
OF struggle. OF self effacement. of moth.
er love aud brotherly devotion In ST
Peter gave him the stamina 10 make
good When some one asked him what
he considered the most important re.
suit OF his administration as governor.
he replied:
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-21

pondence he has been as modest and
gentle in dealing with Peary as he
has been in public. Dr. Cook is a man
who cannot lie."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-21
Nominated For Governor.

In 1904 the Democrats OF Minnesota
nominated for governor country edi.
tor. the st. Peter Herald man. John
Johnson vas a pretty good country ed.
itor, t9o. hut there were some 100 9th.
err IN Minnesota. st. Peter Is n small
town, aud the Herald Is a small paper.
But IL Is not necessarily true that a
small paper In small town had n
small man at the head of IT, Plenty
OF instances TO the contrary might he
cited, but Johnson's Is enough. For
fifteen years Editor johnson had run
the editorial end OF the Herald. while
his partner, Henry Essler. had run the
mechanical end Both took hand at
the business end. Johnson became sec.
retary and then president OF the state
editorial association. SO the other edi-
tors knew him. and they liked him.
Johnson had served one term as a
nate senhtor. and some OF the pollti-
clans knew him and liked him too. But
lie was defeated for reelection, being
a Democrat In n Republican district.
and when his party placed him ut the
head of the state ticket he was plain
John Johnson. country editor.
Minnesota's normal Republican ma
jority Is between 10000 aud 10000.
The Democrats had little or no expec.
tation Of rlecting Johnson. One reason
they picked him for the candidacy was
that he was II Swede and would get
the Scandinavian vote. which in Min.
nesota is n considerable factor. They
hoped he, at any rate. would make a
decent showing, aud most of them
would have been satisfied with that.
But Johnson. having accepted the nom.
ination, made II systematic campaign.
His opponent, State Auditor Dunn
was not altogether popular in his own
party. Dunn's unpopularity helped |
Johnson, against whose record nobody |
had anything to say. Johnson's popu- |
larity increased as Dunn's decreased.
Something had to be done fer Dunn. |
Ten days before election some boom.
erang thrower In Minnesota printed |
md distributed a circular setting forth
that Candidate Johnson's father had
been drunknrd and had died In the
poorhouse and that his mother had
AIKEN IN washing. You cannot find In
Minnesota today the thrower OF this
'olitIcal boomerang Most likely he IN
ma was then an inmate of the asylum
or the insane.
Some supporters OF Johnson. too
much excited to know n golden oppor.
unity when they met 1t face TO face.
we're perturbed by this circular and
irged the candidate 10 make Il strong
lenial OF the statements.
II can't" was Johuson's quiet reply.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-21
pisapnointmant.

Head Waiter-What's the matter
with that dyspeptic looking old chap
over there at the fourth table?
Assistant-He's got a crouch. He
was getting all ready TO make kick
about that cantaoupe. and he found It
was good one."-Chicago Tribune.
Cunning.
Observation-Disclosures have to bor-
row money try 10 get Il from pes
simist, Fieldman- Why? Deemster--
A pesslmist never expects to get II
back. life.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-21

A thing is worth what It viii fetch
Dutch Proverb.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-21
KlC AzlNNzRol

Brown may come back and try for
end. Much Is expected of Minot, the
sensational back of last years Sec
ond eleven, and O'f'lanerity, a for
mer scrub quarter, who starred In
spring practice this year. In the
back field Coach Haughton has some
promising men In the veterans, White,
Leslie. Spragu-, sSennard and Smith.
kennard Is one of the best of these,
especially on account of his kicking.
IL will be remembered that it was
Kennard whose field goal after he had
taken the place or N-,.f NViebe won
the game for Harvard last fall. Scene
shows men passing the ball at prac-
tice I'm the stadium at Cambridge.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05

twenty-five hundred dollars, all
cash, and my seat not to be dis
turbed."
That gave the boys rift. every
thing Is of. We will all go home
and trust to luck. Can't raise the
money. and wouldn't If we could. y
This brought Bridges ear lower
to the ground. "Well. split the diff
ference, $500 offered and $4,000
asked, give me $3.50 and the thing
is done"
Chairs began to shuttle as II the
partv was about to d!sperse. Then
spoke up Pope. Bridges, this IS o"r
last offer. We will pay you down to-
night $500. then as soon as you arc
sworn in. will pay you $1,000 more >
Then, drawing a long breath, scan
ming the ceiling the while, Bridges
said: "Well, I'll take it, give me
my money
The money was counted out, then
after he had been sworn IN, ne re-
naired to the back end Of the nal
and there Y. J. Pope counted out the
remaining $1,000 in new crisp ter
dollar notes.
Now these are the facts of ths
buvipg Of Bridges, and there is NJ
use Of denying or lying about 1t
"If this be treason, make the mos
DOW, JR.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05

>avond number, but great many
ven the babies, are suffering from
severe wounds.
"0n Friday afternoon 25o So
allied Turkish reserves. without OF
7cers, seized a train at Adana ana
compelled the engineer to convey
hem to Tarsus. where they took part
n the destruction Of the Armenian
ruarter of that town. which IS the
,est part of Tarsus. Their WORK OF
ootins was thorough and rapid. II
: said that they fred the great MS
.oric Armenian church at Tarsus. the
nos+ inportant building in the city.
"They demolished marble statutes
md shattered important 1aoles
everything portable was carraeo
,wav, but the church itself resisted
heir attempts to burn It. toV1u-
oatelv. few persons we're killed there:
This was owing to the proximity OF
+he American college. where 1our
thousand destitute and homeless per,
sons had sought and found shelter
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
LYNCHED IN FLORIDA.
The Usual Crime BriDgs Abou,
Usual Result.

Strung up to tree. II, which he
sought refuge, and his bodJ riddle l
with bullets, Charles Scarborough, a
negro. who attempted to assault
Mrs. Frierson, Of Fort Myers, Fla,
met a speedy death Wednesday at
the hands of posse Of infuriated
men,
The posse started out with blood
hounds on the negro's trail soon
after the crime became known and
secured the woods all night.
In a secluded spot the posse cap
tured the negro, finding him in the
top of a tree, which few minutes
later served as his scaffold. The ne
gro confessed, and without delay a
rope was put around his neck and
ne was drawn up to limb. The
posse then stood off and fred twenty
shots into his body.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
AGREES TO fight
AFTER THE TRIAL OF CALHOUN
IS OVER.
Opposing Attorneys at Calhoun Trial
Threaten Each Other-Stormy Day

Threaten Each Other-Stormy Da,
in San Francisco Graft Trial.
At San Francisco Francis J. Heney
and Earl Rogers, opposing counse,
in the trial of Patrick Calhoun
agreed that their private differences
arising out Of clash over the ad-
mission Of testimony should be set
tied at the first opportunity after the
! trial.
For the first time, Rogers appear
ed to take offense at Heney's re.
marks, and said don't you talk to
me in that manner, Mr.. Heney.'
I'll meet you at any time you
say" answered the prosecutor.
ALI right, Mr.. Heney," replied
Rogers, that is agreed; but we will
settle this matter after we have end
ed our duties to our respective eli
ents.'
Dir. Heney departed from the court
room under the escort Of his custo-
mary bodyguards, and the adjourn
ment marked the end of stormy ses-
sion, during which Heney addressed
Lewis F. Byington of the defense, as
barking cur" and ByingtoR re-
torted by addressing Heney as "a
trailing dog"
Between quarrels the cross-ex>
animation of James L. Gallagher,
who has occupied the witness stand
since last Tuesday, was concluded,
and Daniel S. Coleman, former sup
ervisor, was called.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Federation Of Women's Clubs ends
Their Session.

After some committee work and
nassing a resolution of thanks to
the ladis of Sumter for their hospi-
talities during the meeting, the Sc
lection of Charleston as the next
meeting place and the election of Of
fcers, the South Carolina Federation
of Women's Clubs adjourned. The
officers elected are: President, Mrs.
". B. Burney, Columbia; first vice
president, Miss Jean Waterhouse'
Beaufort; second vice president. Mrs.
J. S. Booth, Chester; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. E. F. Bell, Blacks
burg; recording secretary, Mrs. H.
P. Lynch, Cheraw; treasurer, Mrs.
Mitchell Levi. Sumter; auditor, Miss
Georgia Dargan, Stateburg.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
PAID The PENALTY
TWO MURDERERS ELECTROCUT-
ED AT RICHMOND, VA.
Five Murderers Were to be Electro
cuted at the Same Time But the
Machinery was Inadequate.

Machinery was Inadequate.
John and William Brown, father
and son, went to their death in the
electric chair at Richmond, Va, on
Friday for taking part with other
negroes in one of the most Infamous
crimes known in the history of the
State.
They were the first of FIVE men
to go to the death chair for the rob-
berry and murder Of Mrs Henry E..
Skipwith and Walter G. Johnson, of
Powhatan county, on the night of
February -, last After committing
the robbery they burned the house
in order to hide the crime.
The men implicated in the affair
all lived in the neighborhood and
some of them had not been beyond
the borders of the county half a
dozen times in their lives. Some of
them were educated at the schools
in the county, and all of them were
men Of more than avearge intelli-
gence for negroes of the country
sections. They were all farmers and
had borne good regulations.
John and William Brown were
the men who entered into the plot
and who stood guard and threatened
to kill any one who gave any help
or went to the assistance Of the man
and woman. Mrs. skipewith was an
aged woman and Johnson and his
wife lived in the house with her,
looking after her farm. Robbery was
the object of the crime. and some of
the plunder was found in the houses
occupied by the negroes after the
home place had been burned.
All the five men, including John
and William Brown, were sentenced
to die Friday, but the governor re-
spited Isham and Joe Taylor, to May
{, to prevent breaking the electrical
machinery. The men have made par
tial confessions. it Is understood, but
these have not been given out.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
TRAIN ROBBERS
Hold Up and Rob Train on North
ern Pacific.

ern racine.
Three miles from Houser Junction
last Friday night two highwaymen
held up and robbed the Northern Pa
ciflc passenger train No. 3.
The robbers cut the engine and
one mail car from the train. shot
twice at the fireman, ordered him
from the engine, put revolver to
Engineer Whittellesey's head and
compelled him to send the engine
ahead.
The other bandit took the place
Of the fireman. AS the train passed
through Hauser the telegraph oper-
ator, suspecting 1t was hold-up no.
tilted Spokane. While the mail car
was being robbed later at point
between Trent and Yardley, Pa,
posses were being formed by the Of
ficials at Spokane and Rathdrum.
The engine and mail car ran by
the signals at Trent, but had not
appeared at Yardley at midnight.
The booty was registered mall, but
how much Is not known.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
SELLERS SUED
BY THE WIDOW OF CONSTABLE
FARMER
For twenty-five Thousand Dollars
Damages for the Killing Of Her

Husband.
A dispatch from Columbia say:
the notice of a suit for $4,000
filed Wednesday by Mrs. J. P
Farmer against Wade Hampton Sci
lers. has attracted considerable in
terest and comment. Such proceed
ing is quite novel in this section and
it is doubtful if, in case of one charg.
ed with murder, there has ever beer
instituted against him such a suit
The complaint filed is very interest
ing and unusual and is given be.
low in full:
May w. Farmer, as Administrative
Of the Estate Of James P. Farmer
deceased, Plaintiff, vs. Wade H
Sellers, Defendant.
Plaintiff above named, complain
ing Of the defendant, alleges:
l. That she, May Farmer, Is now
resident of the county of Fairfield,
State of South Carolina, and was at
the the time hereinafter mentioned
a resident of the county of Richland,
State aforesaid, and the wife of
James P. Farmer, whose administra-
trix she is, having been duly appoint
ed such by the Judge of Probate for
Richland county on the 26th of
March, 1908; that plaintiff brings
this action pursuant to the statute
in such cases made and provided for
the benefit Of herself, as the wife
of the said James P. Farmer, de-
ceased, and for the benefit Of his
six children, namely: Jackson C.
Farmer, Lilliebell G. Farmer, Maud
Edna Farmer, John Preston Farmer,
Charles J. Farmer and Lydia May
Farmer, all minors now, and at the
time of their fathers death their
ages being, respectively, 19, IS, Is,
and 2 years, and the last named
child, Lydia Farmer, having been
born two days after her fathers
death.
2. That Wade H. Sellers, the de-
fendant herein, is resident of the
State and county aforesaid.
8. That on the 22nd day Of Feb
ruary. 1908, at Columbia, S. c., the
said Wade H. Sellers, the defendant
herein, unlawfully, wilfully, wanton-
ly, recklessly and maliciously, did
shoot and kill the said James P
Farmer.
4. That by reason of the said
wilful, wanton, reckless and malic-
ious killing os the said James P.
Farmer by the said Wade H. Sellers,
as herein before specified, this plain
tiff and the children named were
thereby deprived Of the maintenance,
suppore, companionship, protection
and guidance Of the said James P.
Farmer as husband and father, and
suffered great mental shock and suf-
fering and endured untold sorrow
and grief, to the damage of plaintiff
and the children named In the sum
Of 1000.
Wherefore plaintiff demands judg-
ment against the defendant, Wade
H. Sellers, for the sum of $4,000
and for the costs and disbursements
of this action.
Mrs. Farmers attorneys are ]. E.
J. K. Henry and Christie
Benet.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
Driven to His Death.

A. NJ Kendall, % years of age,
whose five children were burned to
death when their home at Dunbar,
Pa, was destroyed three months ago,
shot himself through the head
Thursday, dying instantly. Brood
ing over the loss of the little ones had
unbalanced his mind.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
EIGHT DEAD, FOURTEEN HURT.
Black Hand Agents Fired Large
Tenement House.

Eight persons, five Of them child
rem. we're burned to death and four
teen others injured, some fatally
in an incendiary fire in five-story
tenement house at 81 Spring street
New York, occupied by 90 Italian
families. a few days ago. The blaze
followed a demand by members Of
the so-called Black Hand society for
pavment of $1,000 blackmail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
Professor Dies Suddenly.

A dispatch from Greenville says
Prof. Harold n. Clare, musical dl-
rector Of the Greenville Female Col
leee, and director Of the musical
festival to be held next month, died
suddenly this morning. He was
from Ohio and was brilliant mu-
sician and composer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
properly prepared and a positive
source Of danger to life and health,

properly prepared and positive
source Of danger to life and health,
and the Kitchen filthy and dirty.
"A. That the hospital dairy is for
The most part under the control Of
dirty patients who are totally igno-
ant as to the hygienic care neces-
sary in handling the milk used by
the patients.
Is. That under the law many pa
tients in the hospital not insane AMI
Who are entitled to their liberty un-
der the law which provides that
when patient ceases to be so in
sane as 20 be dangerous to life or
property It is the duty of the authori-
ties of their own accord to release
such patient. and the practice before
releasing patient of requiring some
friend or relative to be responsible
for the patients good conduct results
in such patient not receiving the
discharge which he Is entitled to un-
der the law.
16. That many Of the inmates
work in the dairy, on the farm and
in the laundry, and in other depart
ments Of the hospital for which they
receive mere nominal sums as wages,
md such patients work ought to be
discharged as contemplated by the
law, and should not be held for the
purpose of laboring practically for
nothing for the State. and 1t is un-
Just to retain such in custody.
Il. That the State and taxpayers
are imposed upon in the matter of
caring for whiskey patients and dope
fends who are often held in custody
unnecessary at the expense Of the
State.
is. That the fire protection of the
institution is entirely deficient, and
no sufficient protection against fire
has been provided throughout the
institution. and in the case OF a
fire the loss of life would be ap-
palling.
| 10. That there is lack of bust
ness methods, system and organiza-
lion thro, ghout the institution and
those in authority over same are
neglectful in not providing for a
husiness-like and systematic admin
istration in the affairs Of the insti-
tuition.
20. That the operation Of the
farm connected with the hospital is
expensive and not business-like, and
that bv reason thereof many such
articles as -four. bacon, meal, grlts,
cabbages and potatoes, and other
articles which are used have to be
bought instead of raised upon SAID
farm.
81. That the conduct of the dairy
is inefficient, dirty and filthy, the
milking being done to a great extent
if not wholly. by dirty negro pa
! tients, and the management OF the
milk is unclean and filthy and very
often given to the patients in sucf
condition.
%. That there is unfair and un
| lust discrimination on the part o
the authorities in control. pay
patients receiving much better atten
ton than the unfortunate inmate
who are confined at the expense o
the State.
%. That a system of petty they
ing of articles sent to patients am
of property belonging to the eta'
exists in the institution to the los
Of the State and to the patients.
"a. That after patient has bee?
confined in the hospital for som
!. time very little attention IS paid t
him, and very little examinarlo'
made in order to ascertain if recover
: be sufficient to discharge.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
CITY CLERK KILLS NEGROES.
Were Trying to Break Up Meeting
Of City Council.
Communication Interrupted.

Two negroes were killed and one
injured by City Clerk J. NJ. Jones
Of East Lake, Ala, in front OF the
CITY hall, while the council was IN
session. The negroes were trying
to break up the meeting as result
os some of their friends having
heen arrested and convicted OF run
nine p blind tiger. Jones tried to
or;et the crowd, when two OF them
fred upon him. Hhe returned the
FIRE, killing two and injurins a
third.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
KIDNAPPER IS CAUGHT.
Chinese Captured After Decoy Pack
age is Placed.

An attempt to abduct and hold for
ransom the fourteen-year-old grand
son of Mrs. John F. Porter. mother
Of Warren r. Porter. Lieutenant
Governor of California. which was
frustrated by placing a decoy PACK
age at the spot where the money was
ordered hidden and the capture OF
a we'll educated Chinese boy who
formed the plan Of abduction, were
revealed at Watsonville, CAL, Fri
dow
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
Killed on Wedding Eve.

Instead Of being bride, Mrs.
L. E. Stone, who was to marry Albin
H. Little Thursday afternoon, is
mourning his death. Little was kill
led Wednesday night by a street car
while he was on his way to the home
of Mrs. Stone at ST. Louis, for his
last ante-nuptial call. Mrs. Stone
COLLAPSED when she heard OF her
fance's death.