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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
VERY DRY MARCH
Very Little Rainfall During the En-.
tire Month.

.FxOuIl2.
March closed Thursday with the
distinction OF being the second dry
est March in the history Of the Unit
ed States weather bureau. the rain
fall being .63 Of an inch. with almos:
this entire amount being recorded on
the frst day. The record at Char
lesion show only one March which
was dryer and this was in 1887. when
only half a inch OF rainfall was re-
corded In both instances the very
small fall is remarkable. The normal
is more than two inches.
During the period from January
l to April l the deficiency aggre-
gates 1872 inches. If il were no,
for the heavy rain in February. the
drvness OF the weather would be still
greater and more remarkable. The
temperature is running pretty close
70 the normal. the aggregate show
ing to date an excess OF about 25
degrees about the normal.
The dryness OF the weather Is i'm
proving a source OF mich uneasiness
to the truck people. Rain has been
wanted for weeks and 1t is figured
tina; few good showers would now
work wonders for the farmers The
comet has nothing TO do with the
lack Of rain. as some people seem
20 ,I.nk. March OF last year had
plenty Of rain and the latter part
Of the month was quite cold. but it
is different this March.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
MUST ANSWER THESE
QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED By
THE CENSUS MAN.
Who Will Be Among the People for
the Purpose in about the Next Tel

~
the Purpose in about the Next Ten
Days.
The arrangements are rapidly be-
ing concluded for taking the census.
which will start in about ten days
We have published the names OF the
eaumera,ors and they arr therefore
known to the people generally. Sup
eryisor DuPre make the request that
the people vii! meet the enUmerators
in the proper spirit and furnish the
| desired information. President Taft
has issued a proclamation requesting
| cooperation on the par. OF the pub
lie that the census may be complete
| and correct.
The census enumerator will ask
the following questions:
What is your house number?
What is your name?
The names OF the mem bers Of
your family?
What Is the relationship OF these
| people 10 you?
How old are you?
Are you single. married. widowed
or divorced?
How long have you been married.
II a; allo
How many children have you?
Where were you born?
Where was your father born?
Your mother?
How long have you been In this
country?
Are you naturaliZed?
/ Can you speak English. X not
what can you speak?
| What is your occupation.
Are you employed or an employ
er?
| We're you out OF work April Is,
1910.
| How long were you out Of work
in 1909?
Can you read and write?
Do you own or rent your home?
Any mortgage?
Are you survivor Of the Union
or Confederate navy CT army:
Are you blind. One o. both eyes
Are -cu deaf or dumb?
April Is will witness the inausur.
alton OF the thirteenth census OF the
. United States and on that date ar
army Of abou; 5000 census takers
will begin their work. Each one Of
these census takers will be armed
with badge by which .'ye ma;
know them" and you may have &c
} hesitancy in telling them the truth
; the whole truth and nothing but the
truth Should there be any further
!. questions as to their credentials each
) one Of them will BE- provided with {
certificate Of appointment and thost
, who think he Is not the real good:
may reQues: him to show even that
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
PLAGUE OF ISLANDERS.
Islands Being Depopulated by Tu'
berculoSiS.

Declaring the SIXTY per cent OF
the natives Of Unalaska and ST.
George and ST. Paul islands. in the
Aleutian group. are suffering from
tuberculosis. Surgeon Simpson. Of
the revenue cutter Mann. s. report.
ing under date Of Oct. -. 1909. says
that the disease exists in all forms.
and that there are only few chill
dcen who do not show some evil
dence Of the disease. He adds. how
ever. that many Of them improved
during the summe: OF 1903 under
treatment. Efforts. are being made
10 instruct the natives in checking the
disease. II the natives OF St. Paul
had an abundance Of water. which
now has to be hauled some distance
in wagons. according to Dr.. Simp-
son. they would keep their houses
cleaner and the danger Of the spread
OF infection would be greatly lessen
cd
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
WIFE SOLD WITH BUSINESS.
MAKES Bad Bargain. Regrets j: and
Gets a Beating.

Sixty dollars for shoemak!ns s
business and wife thrown in was
the unique bargain made between
Antonio S. F!ourers and Cornelius
Pace. il Beverly. y. y. In the ne
gotiations for the sale OF business
Mrs. Pace fell in love with the stran-
ger. When the business was sold
she begged that she so with 1t.
The husband was willing and an
agreement was signed Everything
went along smoothly Cor the newly
mated pair. Later Pace. who had
gone to Philadelphia. regretted his
bargain and consulted magistrate.
He was told TO go TO F!ourers and
make demands sor her. Confronted
with the agreement and the refusal
OF Mrs. Pace 70 follow him. Pace
attacked Flourers and vas beaten.
and left town
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Schedule Of the Comet.

II you care 10 keep Up with the
come, the following schedule vii!
interest you.
On Monday the comet may b.. seen
in the morning in the east II will
rise about FIVE o'clock
On April s il will rise at a. III.
On april 81 it rises at $50 4. "a.
On May II IL rises at a. N.
After May 90 j, vii! be seen il
the west after sunset.
On May 20 it sets at 1.45 p. u
On May % it sets at $50 ?. m.
On May 50 it sets at IL p. ~
After the Ist OF June the comet
vii! be faint and will soon disappear
from sight
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Should Pull Together.

Faction spirit is the curse OF many
towns. II causes III feeling. divides
the people into hostile camps and ef-
fectualiy prevents progress OF any
kind. Doubtless each faction sin
ceTely wants Il see the place flourish.
but the spirit OF jealousy and oppo-
sit!on is so keen that whatever one
side proposes. however good the
proposition itself may be. the other
side is sure TO oppose it. The one
thing needful is TO bury ali such bit
Ter and irrational feeling out OF:
sight. 70 consider every plan for bet-
terment on its merits. and for all 10
work with an eye single 10 IN" vol
fare Of the community. i
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
YOUNG BROCKMiN BETTER
The Youth Who Fell While :: Play
Will Recover.

The Spartanburg Journal says Gary
Brockman. the young boy who was
found injured behind his fathers
barn near Cashvilie last Saturday az
ternoon. is said 70 be get;.as along
as we'll as can De expected under the
circumstances Al one time it was
thought that the wound behind his
ear would prove fatal. hu; it was
learned Tuesday that the injury is
cot as serious as al first thought
The boy was injured by receiving a
fall while at play in rhe Woodlawn
school building.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
GAYNoR FOR PRESIDENT.
4 Rich Texas Republican Declares
That He Can Win.

People down in Texas are back
Ing Mayor Gaynor as the logical saa-
didate for the Presidency in 1912.
and although I am Republican.
agree with them" This was the
declaration OF Edward Il R. Green.
former Republican national commit
:eeuan from Texas. n an interview
at New York Thursday. Mr. Green
is son OF Mrs. He,ty Green. and
president OF the Texas Midland. Mr.
Green declares tha, the Republican
party is hope!essly divided. and ne
predicts success for the Democrats
at the sest election.
Cotton Neal Bread.
The Evening Post says Charles
ton bakery mas taken TO baking
bread from cotton seed and th' rev
bread is finding ready sale and is
becoming popular. according 20 the
report OF the baker. 4 sample Of
the bread was placed on exhiEi..oa
in charge oi Health Officer Green and
q nunoer Of callers az tie office ate
portions The bread is simply m-4:.
from the ground seed meal. wiz
water and salt. The bread is dark
IN color. almost Ike gingerbread AID
il browns readily and well. The
bread is quite palataole. but little
greasy. but 20 more so however tnaa
would be slice OF wheat bread with
butter. /"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Stole Little Girl.

Florence Holiday. alias Kate
Vaughn. wanted in Golsten. " c..
for kidnapping Lizzie Wilkie. 13-
rear-old white girl. was arrested at
Fayetteville Friday After the ar
rest. which was made as result Of
a telephone massage from Goidston.
it was learned that the woman was
formerly a notorious resident Of the
city. Both viii! De held awaiting the
arrival OF the child'S father. =
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Two More Go sp.

The two negroes who allowed
themselves 10 De bribed 20 assassin
ate a waite man a; Barnweil cour--
house by white man named Ken
nedy have been convicted on their
own confession and sent 20 the pen
.tentiary for life /; Will be remem-
5ered that they killed the wrong
man. Kennedy. the white man who
hired the negroes 20 com:li, the
crime for which they viii be sbu,
up all their lives. is il the pea!tea-
tiary for life with bis dup:s.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06

incident.
It is said that the Confederate
soldier was a foe to republican In
stitutions and fought to tear down
the constitution The fact is the
military glory OF the southern Con-
fede-acy has so far overshadowed its
civic renown that few. very few.
know anything Of the principles upon
which the goyernmen. Of the Con-
federate States was based.
The Confederate constitution Sas
framed amid the nutterings OF inn
pending war. and after brief and
stormy existence, ceased to be opera
tire. It was never weH known and
is 1ow almost forgotten. Desuetude
and oblivion have been its portion.
but for all that its history and priv
ciples are worthy Of the mos: care
ful consideration at the present day.
That history lies upon the shelf. as
it were. unoticed and unguarded, like
a jewei long overlooked. but when
We brush OF the dust and le. n
the sunlight the diamond will be
found a diamond still.
The Confederate constitution was
modelled on tha: Of the United States,
and so modelled because the ante
beilum south loved the organic law
! OF ITS fathers It was framed by
deputies chosen by the South Caro-
lima, Georgia. Alabama. Florida. Mis-
sissippi. Louisiana and Texas seces-
sion conventions, and from the jour
| nails OF these bodies it abundantiy
appears that the south revered the
| constitution OF the United States
and never would have seeded Il the
| north had in good faith respected
and conforned to that document.
When the South Carolina conven-
ton adopted It's ordinance o; seces-
sion It issued an address in justi-
| dcat;on of that step. and IN this ad-
! dress said: The one great evil from
! which all ether evils have flowed. IS
the overthrow OF the constitution of
she United States" (Journal. page
;;437); and. following up this. It re-
! solved That in the opinion Of this
| convention the constitution Of the
United States should be and consti-
.ute the basis OF the confederation
oe such states as shall withdraw their
connection with the government Of
the United States" tJourna!. page
4o7): and. following up this. Il re-
ces OF the seeding states We fnd
this alteration OF the principles OF
the Declaration Of Independence and
OF the constitution of the United
States. But notwithstanding the
clearly established rights OF the
states to individual sovereignty the
north decided On coercion or war.
War it was. Six hundred thousand
southern men took the field
against over two million northern
enlisted men.
OF the 100000 southern soldiers
only 100000 owned slaves. What
were the other 100000 fighting for?
Yours very truly.
J. Cotton Lynes.
Late Adjt. Gen. and Chief Of STAFF.
Georgia Division. Z. c. '.
Atlanta. Ca, January 18th, 1910.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
BURGLAR MURDERS
ONE WOMAN AND SERIOUSLY IN
JURES ANOTHER.
His Demand for Money Being Re-
fused Masked Intruder Fires on
school Teacher.

His demand for money having
been ignored. masked burglar. who
had entered the drawing room Of the
residence Of Mrs. Sarah J. Dow on
Round Hill. in the northern part Of
Springfield. Mass. Friday evening.
shot and killed Miss Martha B.
Blackstone. % years old. public
school teacher. and probably fatally
wounded Miss Harriet P. Dow. fei-
low teachsi;.
Miss Blackstone was shot through
the heart as she ran screaming into
an adjoining room. Miss Dow S
skull was fractured and trepaaing
will be resorted to in an effort TO
save her life With Miss Dow and
Miss Blackstone in the dining room
were the formers mother and sister.
The murder was a most wanton one.
Mrs. Dow. her two daughters. anG
Miss Blackstone. who vas guest
for the night. were seated in the
living room. Of the home about q
small table. solving a picture puz-
zle
The first intimation they had OF
an intruder was demand for money
from the dining room. jus, IN the
rear. They looked up TO see mask
ed man in the dark hallway. threat
ening them with a revolver. Mrs
Dow retained her composure and re
/ piled: I'VE have no money. bu,
Miss Blackstone. in fright. jumped te
her feet and ran screaming into 3
reception room to the right Of the
living room.
The burgla: said: If you wan'
TO &c killed keep on screaming" anc
hred as he spoke. the bullet entering
Miss B,ackstoae's left breast. Deatt
followed instantly. The murderer
hardly paused to see his victim fal
before he turned the revolver o!
the coup. shooting Miss Harriet Dow
in the head He then ran to th'
from. door. leaped over the piazz:
railing and disappeared. The polic'
have no clue 20 his identity.
Both Miss Blackstone and Mis-
Dow were teachers in the Jefferso!
avenue school. Miss Blackstone va
l39 years old and Miss Dow abou
20
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Child Drank Booze.

At Mr.. G. a. Guignard's p.anta-
:ioa south Of Camden Thursday one
O, his hands. Joe E!lerbee. colored,
placed one cf his plat bottle Of whis-
key TOO nea. the bed and his three
year-old child got hold OF !: and
drack sbe entire contents OF tie Boz
tie. The funeral Of ,h: child was
largely attended by coio-ed folks
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
SERVED HIM RIGHT.
Preacher Who Wanted q Divorce
Been Dropped.

The Central Pennsylvania confer
ence Of the Methodist Episcopal
church in session at York. Pa, pass
ed a resolution last week deprivins s
the Rev. W ". Cadle Of the righ,
10 preach in a Methodist pulpit. p-
was adjudsed guilty Of certain
charges preferred against him by his
wife when b. sought divorce in
Sou;a Dakota. several years ago.
TIE Rev. Nj. Cadle was married 70
] daughter Of eH-CongresSman Hicks.
Of Altoona. Pa. When he sought d.
vorce in Dakota the court decided
be was ,he guilty party and rot his
wife and consequently granted her
me divorce. The conference accept
ed the -;ew Of the court.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Faro Busted Him,

II confession made by George
". Coleman. the young man caars-
ed With enbezlenent from the Ma
t!ona! City Bank OF Cam bridge. Mass.
be admitted that he took hundred
and eighty thousand dollars and that
practically every cent was lost 't:y-
ing to break faro bank IL New
York.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Sewed in Her Clothes.

An examination OF the clothing Of
Ellen Holmes. eighty years old. who
was found dead at Utica. y. y. IN
be. room in boarding house. has
hroush: TO ligh, S3.S54S1 sewed IL
her skirt, The money was mostly
in bills. but partly In gold and small
coins. The body had been taken in
charge by the department OF cha7i-
:ses. who made arrangements for the
funeral. .
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06

According 10 the dispatches James
pat,el. the cot;o2 aad wheat spec
uato-. was given rough tire over
in Manchester. England. 1, seems
that the English people do not think
,5a: what man does is all right
because !: brings h!n In uillton2
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
KILLED By 4 STORM.
Eighteen People Perish and Many
Houses Down.

The Governor OF the Fiji Islands
ielegraphs to the Colonial Office. a.,
London. that eighteen persons. all
natives. were killed BY the hurricane
that swept the Islands last Thursday.
The material damage was limited to
Suva. the capital. and to the vicin-
ity Of the Delta OF the Rewa. where
practically every white mans home
vas seriously damaged and great
number OF houses Of the natives
were wrecked. Small shipping suf-
fe-ed severely. as did the sugar cane
industry. The banana crop was de-
ScrOyed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Killed in Wreck.

A Rheims dispatch states that so
German soldiers were killed outright
CT wounded il collision between q
passenger acd military train. No
details were received.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Tillman Improving.

.at Atlanta Senator 3. r. Ti!lnan
is rapidly regaining his health. The
senator is taking ;he rest cure" az
local san!tarium. TIE Senator's
friends are pleased TO know that be
IS improving.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Shock Too Great

At Muskeson. Mich. while in a
state OF high excitement over the
catch Of II unusually large pickerel.
J. R Shuler was stricken with par
alys;s and fell into the lake. He
was rescued but is in a serious COZ
diticn.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
LABOR PARTY T.tLh.
Trade Union Prepare to Carry Fight
TO the Polls.


The first formal move toward the
organization OF Labor party In
Pennsylvania was made in Luzc7ne
county when the State Federation 81
La Dor met in EfilkeS-Barre. The
same convention that decided against
statewide strike because Of the
street car strike in Philadelphia. pc
tItioned the courts to allow them to
use the name The Federated Labor
Party" on county ballots this fall.
Similar steps Will be taken in al!
the counties CT the state and a state
convention held in the summer will
name labor candidates for the state
senates. the state house OF represen-
ta,ives and the United State. con-
SreSS.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-01-07
u. S. MAY ISOLATE MOROS.
Governor Of Philippines Would Put
Them On Reservations

Washington, ID. c. Because 90
per cent of the inhabitants of the
southern group Of the Philippines are
Darbaric tribes OF Moros Pagans or
non-Christian, savage in their in
stinctS, fighting for gain or revenge
with a fanatical disregard for death,
and are many years behind the people
of the northern Philippines in intelli-
gence and general civilization Col
onel Ralph w Hoyt, 25th United
States Infantry. governor of the Moro
province, recommends that these is
lands be constituted a separate gov
ernment and the natives relegated to
reservations.
he advocates aggregating the south
ern islands of MindanaO, Sulu archi-
pelago, Palawan and smaller adjacent
islands into one division to be called
the MindanaO plantations. Colonel
HOyt's recommendation are embraced
in a report which he has made to the
war department.
Colonel Hoyt urges a government
for these islands similar to the one
now maintained in Moro and the oc-
cupatiOn and use of them by the Unit
ed States as coaling stations and a
naval base.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-01-07

Chicago, Ian. 3-A man known as
Edward Haywood, who was shot ant
killed Saturday morning after robbihg
q saloon. was identified today -
Marion Hedgepeth, notorious safe
blower and train robber HedgeseIh
was convicted of larceny in Coorer
county Missouri. in 1883. and serves
six years in the penitentiary. In 1893
he was convicted of train robbery 1T
Glendale. Mo-. and sentenced to forty
years. He was paroled july 1, 1905
Last March he was convicted Of burg
larry at Council Bluffs. Iowa. an
sentenced to year In the psniten
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-01-07
Two Killed Bv Gas.

Dss Mones, Iowa. - William Fos,
ter, pioneer Des Moines architect
and theatrical man, and Louis Bemis,
OF Spencer, Ia, aged II years. who
was guest at the Foster home on
Grand avenue. were found dead from
asphyXiation in adjoining bedrooms at
the Foster residence. A leaking gas
stove in the bathroom, into which
both bedrooms opened, was the cause
Of death. Mr.. Foster was the owner
of the two largest theaters in Des
Mones. Young Bemis is a grandson
OF George w. Bemis, formerly state
treasurer
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-01-07
PREFERRED WALK ON STREET
American Tourist Indignant at Seem
ing lmputation That He Had
Feline Proclivities.

Senator Depew was asked b. a re-
porter as he was having his luggage
examined last month"; if he had
brought any stories back from Europe.
The senator laughed and replied:
We'll, in the smoke-rOOm of the ship
| heard an interesting thing about
MOntanan in Chester Chester you
know, is walled. It's wide walls on
which you could drive a horse are
famous. You can circle the town on
them.
But the Montanan knew nothing
about Chester. He had only arrived
in Liverpool that afternoon. And as
soon as he finished his quaint dinner,
he said to the waiter in the quaint
Chester inn:
What is the best way for me TO
amuse myself here for an hour or two
before bedtime?'
"'Well, sir said the waiter, it's a
fine evening, the moon is full and
think you'd find a stroll on the walls
most enjoyable
THE MOntanan, ignorant of the pop
ular promenade upon the wide walls
of Chester, thought he was being
guyed. He frOwned at the waiter and
said bitterly:
What do you take me for? A tom
cat?'"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-01-07
PRICE OH SENATOR'S Head
COLONEL GORDON SAID TO HAVE
PLOTTED AGAINST LINCOLN.
Governor Of Tennessee Names Him To
Succeed Senator A. J.
McLaurin.

Jackson, Tennessee. - Sought at
one time by the federal authorities
under a $4,000 reward for his cap
ture, dead or alive, for his alleged
conspiracy in the murder of a presi-
dent of the United States and now ap-
pointed as a member Of the highest
legislative body of that country, is
the strange experience of Colonel
James Gordon of Okolona, who has
been named by Governor Noel as sue
cessor to the late A. j. McLaurin.
Mr. Gordon was one of several con
lederate leaders suspected of being in
conspiracy with j. Wilkes Booth to
kill President Abraham Lincoln.
During the earlier years of the war,
Colonel Gordon had formed an init
mate friendship with Booth and after
the assassination of President Lincoln
the reward Of $4,000 was offered for
his capture, Colonel Gordon went to
Canada and it was several months
after the close Of hOstilities before he
found it safe to return home.
ginia Colonel Gordon had crossed
swords with the colonel of New
York cavelry regiment Both were
wounded in the conflict but they after
ward became fast friends.
Colonel Gordon wrote a letter to
this New Yorker denying that he had
any part in the conspiracy, and stat
ing that he desired to return home.
The former foe took the matter up
with General Dicks, then in command
of the army forces in New York, and
the latter sent him passport and an
invitation to come to New York and
surrender, which he did. He satisfied
General Dicks that he knew nothing
OF the Lincoln conspiracy.
He took the oath of allegiance and
returned to his home in Chickasaw
county, where he has since resided.