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The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-07-20

The number of known dead reached 122 on July B but uIcon- frmed reports hold the fatalities up to 400 and 3eo is believed to be a conservative estimate.
 The towns of Cochrane, Porcu- pine and Pottsrille have bee9 com pletely wiped out.
 Although the fires are reported to be somewhat under control, the situation is very serious for the survivors are face-to-face with starvation.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-07-20
Party on Pacific

The following Wrangell people were the guests of MT. and Mrs. Schott and slaughter, last Sunday on a trip to St. Johns Harbor, on tie cannery boat Pacific:
 MT. anc Mrs. J. G, Grant, Mir. anl Mrs, Bronson, Misses Mar garet and Katharine Bronson, MT, and Mrs. Mcdonald, Miss Pritch: ett, pr. Dawes and ]. Cartmel and family of Telegraph Creek.
 The party visited the famous Zarenbo mineral springs and brought back several demijohns of the water.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-07-20
1IransT ortation Delayed

Owing to the laying up of the Telegraph and the inability of the stern-wheeler to come down the river, the following people, bound for Telegraph, B. C., are waiting here for the 1eopening of Stikine transport ation; Frank Callbreath, J. Cartmil and family, Rodney Mckay, Thos. C. WassQR, Capt. w, F. Eragg. W. Foster, A. E. Beltry, s. Thompson and A. V: Johnson,
 The extreme high water is pre- venting the stern:wheeIer from coming down the river.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-07-20
Burnside OverhauIS
 Cable System

The U. s. Cable sh.p Burnside, made its appearance at Wrangell, Tuesday and lay at anchor north west ,9i oif toyn until Wednesday evening. She is in command of Capt. Curtis. Cable Engineer Win ters and Gable Electrician Brucli are in charge of the inspection work on ,he cable systems.
 The Burnside will endeapor to r,ach Seattle before the end of the Golden Pctlach week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-07-20
Alert Fire Co,
 Elects Officers

At the regular monthly meeting of the Alert Fire Company, Thurs. day evening the following officers were elected for the ensuing year. Presiden1l, J, E. M'orfe4 Nice-Presidept J. H. Wheeler Secretary Leo Mccormack Treasurer J. G. Grant Foreman H. f. Dawes
 The hity Council Las recently purchased a new hose cart ana several hundred feet of hose, winch with the eomrleffon of the wato. eNtention now unaAE e9nstr"et'9a' g 2 will give Wrangell1tter fire pto- lection than ever before.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-07-20

Mr. Boeing is interested in the lumber industries of the Pacific coast. The party are on the re- tu1n trip of three weeks pleasure cruse in Alaskan waters.
 The Taconite is the fastest yacht on the pacific coast. She is twin screw gas boat o8 feet long and is equipped with two 100 H P, engines.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-07-20
Tacoaite h Wrangell

The pleasure patty on the splen- did yacht, "T&coni;e' consisting ". E. Boeing, of Seattle, and MT, and Mrs. Edward Ortman, of Chicago. and brother of Portland. were in Wrangeli Sunday afternoon and evening.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-07-20
Forest Fires Raging

Terrible forest fires have been raging in northern Ontario devast- ating the forests and w1ping out whole towns causing frightful loss of life and property. Reports of refugees claim that the burned area covers 10, 900 square miles comp rising a district inhabited by 20, ooo people.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-07-20

Found; A pair of eoll trimmed nose glasses in a boat by the float. Owner pleas call at Sentinel office for same.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-07-20
General Mana
 ger ReGsins

Genefal Manager Marcus Tal- bot has resigned as active head ot the Alaska Steamship Co. which will take piace August I, He will go to California fer his health.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-07-20
States Briefs

The Elks 1912 convention will be held in Portland.
 The potato is a much talked of article in some sections owing tp frost and drouth.
 Tacoma had an "Umpises Day" The players address6d the lump" IS sir, he was skowered with dowers and-well he thought it was a dream.
 It Is the plan of naval officials to have the Atlantic fleet spend six months of each year ip Pacific waters after the Panama canal is complicated.
 All Rural Free Delivery post men are to recieYe an increase of sIoo per year as the result of a re- cent decision of Postmaster Gen. eral Hitchc3ck,
 At last the trains are running out of Prince Rnpert over the Grand Trunk railroad on a regular schedule. The first left on June II with 200 rasengers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-07-20
Golden Potlach

Seattle's Golden Potlach is i'll full sway. All railroads are runn- ing special trains 10 the scene of the celebFation.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-07-20
For Sale
 

Singer Sewing Machine, Fine Imported Rugs, Range, Furni: ture, 5 new tents, etc. etc. Sec Collins.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-07-20

Its The Bee Line to Health Digesto Malt Extract. Shurick Drug Co. e"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-07-20

Chile-Concarne-Denney's. S.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
TURN IT over TO THE STATE.

The legislature of Georgia has
refused to appropriate money for
state fair purposes on the ground
that it would be unconstitutional.
When a similar measure was
pending in the last general as.
sembly in this state there were
some members who took the un-
popular view that the legislature
was misappropriating the peo-
Piles tax money if it gave 1t to
the state fair, as that association
was solely a private corporation.
the appropriation however was
allowed by the conference com
mittee, which was sustained by a
very narrow margain, but when it
reached the governor hevetoed it,
and then came a howl. There is
too great a tendency to appropri-
ate money for these seml.publlc
institutions but when it is done it
is in violation of the fundamental
law. We regard our state tair as
an important feature and we be.
lieve the state ought to give it
but the only way
this can be done is by those own
ing the fair grounds to cede the
property to the state and let it
become a state institution.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
THEY ARE AFTER HIM.

1t begins to have the appear
ance that the department of
agriculture at Washington under
the administration of Secretary
Wilson is to have a scandal. The
present secretary has built up a
great machine for the develop
ment of the agricultural inter
ests of the whole country. and
especially has the South been
benefited by his grand work,
but there has come q change IN
the control of the lower house
of congress, and there is to be a
desperate political contes t
throughout the nation next year,
as a consequence every thing is
being investigated, and every
body connected with the present
administration is being touched
Up to furnish material for the
manufacture of campaign thnn-
der. Of all the departments in
the government considered be-
ing conducted upon non partisan
lines, it is the agricultural
branch, and the head of that
department is esteemed in the
South even more than the Pres
ideut. Secretary Wilson is an
old man. and has served in the
cabinet longer than any other
man, it would be a pity indeed
did he now at this stage Of his
career be forced to resign be-
cause of, possibly some mistake.
orsome wrong committed by an
underling which he entrusted.
Secretary Wilson we believe to
be an honest man. and regardless
of the inquiries being made by a
committee of politicians who
are seeking partisan advantage,
we hope that he will come out
with flying colors.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
The Exceptiona! Young Man.

The exceptional young man, says
Orison SWEET S1arden in Success Maga-
zine, is the one who looks upon his
employers interests as he would his
own, who regards his vocation as an
opportunity to make man Of himself,
an opportunity to show his employer
the stuff he is made Of, and who is al
ways preparing himself to gil the posi-
ton above him.
The exceptional young man is the one
who never says, ~ was not paid to DO
that" II don't get salary enough to
work after hours or to take so much
pains" he never leaves things half
done, but does everything to finish.
The exceptional young man is the
one who studies his employers busi-
ness, who reads its literature, who IS
on the watch for every improvement
which others in the same line have
adopted and which his employer has
not, who is always improving himself
during his spare time for larger things.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
THEY WANT Blue LAWS ENFORCED.

Mayor Gibbes of Columbia is
Having a time now with the
preachers Of that city, because
he will not go to extremes in the
enforcement of the Sunday laws.
The Mayor does not think it
wrong to permit the sale Of
cigars and soda water on Sun
days, and he thinks that if he is
required to enforce the Sunday
ordinance as written; without
the exercise of Judgment: then
the lid would have to be put
down hard and fast upon the
running of street cars: the sell
ing of newspapers, restaurants
would have to be closed, hotels
would not be permitted to re
ceive guests on that day, auto
mobile riding would have to be
stopped. livery stables would
not be permitted to hire out
horses, and many other thlngs
which custom. has sanctioned,
and if prohibited, would work
great Inconvenience upon a
large portion of that city's peo
pie, especially, those who labor
until late hour on Saturday
nights. AS soon as this con-
troversy began we became in
terested to know whether or not
the preachers of Columbia would
be able to force Mayor Gibbes to
shut the lid down to suit their
wishes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
1YNcE1EG NOT 2EcTI0NAl.

When the lynching spirit takes
hold of a frienzed mob, it makes
no difference where it is, II the
South or West or North. In
PENNSYLVANIA last Saturday
night a mob took a negro from a
hospital and burned him to a
crisp because he shot and killed
q special policeman. One thous-
and people gathered at the hos
pital and demanded the negro,
when they were refused, they
smashed their way into the build
ing, carried him out on a cot
and in the presence of this vast
crowd, many of them beng
women, set fire to him and piled
rails on top of him to add more
fuel so that no part of him
would remain. No such atrocity
could happen in this State
Negroes have been lynched but
it has not been done in such q
savage manner, nor have the
women ever become mixed up in
such a fendish demonstration.
This horrible affair occurred with
in thirty miles from where the
declaration of the. e.American inde-
pendence was signed: and in a
town of ten thousand population.
Not a policeman showed up dur
ing the march Of the mob to the
scene of the burning How can
the North American and the
iother Pennsylvania newspapers
ever again have the face to re.
buke a lynching that should
happen to take place in the
South, and it too. not for the
killing Of a policeman, but for
the crime which is worse than
death to the victim.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
Found Out His Man.

a southerner who was visiting st.
Louis wandered into the dining room
Of the hotel and, seeing negro servant
who bad all the importance of an army
officer standing near the door, asked
him who the head niger" was around
there The negro stretched himself to
his full height and pompously replied
that there amt no niggers in st.
Louis, sab. We Is all gem-1nen Of col
orr
.Well," said the southerner, drawing
g 500 bill from his pocket and finger
ing it, 81 expect to be at this hotel for
some time and want to make sure that
I will be taken care Of"
"Oh, sah," said the negro, whose eyes
were popping from his head, "did you
want to know who the head 'nigger
waiter is? That's me."-AllentoWn
Call.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
FOOLISH

The dismissal of the notaries
who took the ahidavits in the
measly Belton matter was, to
say the least of it, very petty on
the part of the governor and not
calculated to. strengthen him
even against the onslaught Of
his enemies. We believe there
are those who would go to any
length to destroy the governors
influence with the people: at the
same time this does not justify
him in giving way to temper to
do little things such as dismiss
ing a notary public because his
name appears as the attestlng
officer to a document which re
fleets upon the governor himself.
Those whom the gods would des-
troy they first make mad, and in
our opinion the Bolton scheme
belongs to be classed in this cat
egory. A man who is qualified
to be governor should be able to
governor himself first under any
provocation.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
WAS BLEASE IMPOLITE?

The Belton Times has given
the opponents of Governor Cole
L. Blease an opportunity to man
ufacture a great big mountain out
Of a little mole hill, which they
seem delighted to take advantage
Of; had the governor not dignih-
ed the story with a denial, there
would not have been any afidav-
its or certificates to contradict
him. but, he did notice it, and he
played right square into the
hands of those who are work
ing night and day to bring about
his downfall, they brought on a
situation which raises a question
of veracity in which a woman IS
involved,-a situation which
must be embarrassing to any man.
We do not believe Cole L.
Blease is capable Of consciously
being discourteous to a woman,
this belief is based upon long
acquaintance: FOR him to be dis.
courteous to anybody, white or
black, is so foreign to our know
ledge of his nature, aud his char
acteristics, that Notwithstanding
the atidavits or certificates sub.
mitted bv the Belton Times edi-
tor, we must believe there is a
misunderstanding.
Blease has his faults, we do not
agree with some Of his policies,
nor do we endorse a gooa many
Of his utterances, but when it
comes to a question Of politeness
we have never seen, or have we
ever heard until now, that he was
at any time jmpolite in his con-
tact with persons. Frequently
have We heard men remark about
his likable manners; we have
heard men whom we knew to be
political adversaries speak Of
him thus, ::Cole Blease's long
suit IS MS cieverness and atfabll.
ity, you cannot help but like the
fellow, although you maynothave
confidence in his opponent.
We regard this Bolton incident
exceedingly unfortunate, had the
governor displayed a proper wis
dom he would not have given any
body a chance to have questioned
his word, especially when OF
where u lady might become IN
volved. He should have disclaim
ed any intention Of discourtesy,
and let it gone at that
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
Labrador's Short Summer.

How brief is the summer on the
highlands Of Labrador! says Hesketh
Prichard in the Wide World
does not melt till July, then witt :
rush midsummer comes. Grasses and
leaves grow most visibly, the wild
cotton soon fings out its little white
pepnons, millions Of berries ripen on
the ground, the loon cries, the ptarml-
gan calls. and you may even see a
butterfly balancing in the warm wind.
But then also wakens the countless
army of hunchbacks, lean and gray
mosquitoes, piping blithely for blood
So summer reigns. Then suddenly
one day at the end Of August, after the
sun has sunk behind the barren crags
through balmy warmth Of evening,
one may wake up to find everything
ransfgured and the first snow OF an
other season already falling.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
NO SCANDAL HERE.

Laurens is to have a glass fac,
tory but we do not think its
stockholders can be accused OF
being in collision with the Off
GERS of the State who are con
nected with the dispensary in
the six wet counties. It viii be
remembered that Columbia had
a glass factory which did a
tremendous business with the
State dispensary, and with the
county dispensaries, but when
the winding.up com mission made
an investigation it found these
Columbia gentlemen had been
robbing the State in a similar
way to that resorted to by the
LIQUOR houses of the West and
North. True. the Columbia
State was very indignant when
it became public that the Colum-
bia glass works was so accused:
and it hastened to give to those
connected with it a certificate of
character, it said they were
men of such high integrity that
none will dare assail them sex
cept in a covert and cowardly
manner, nevertheless: a commls-
sion having the powers of a
court did assail them and boldly
charged them with a conspiracy
to rob and cheat the State Of
South Carolina. The Laurens
enterprise will not be subjected
to a similar oportunity for graft
and therefore no scandal will be
expected to ooze from 1t.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16

The Democratic South is at
this time applauding the work
of the Democratic congress, the
way they are shaving down the
tariff is meeting with general
approval until the cotton sched-
ule was struck, and then with
one accord the cry goes up
"Watchman spare that cotton, y
cut the ''intrals out'n" iron.
wool. steel: glass and those
other things but do not touch
cotton. If there is any thing IN
the claims of the commercial
journals the reducing the tariff
on cotton will be followed by a
reduction OF the price. and if
this comes true we can see some
of our red-hot Democrats going
among their constituents telling
them how it happened, and
'tcussin' the damn Yankees" for
bringing such a condition.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
Doing Their Duty
Scores of Manning Readers are
Learning the Duty of the
Kidneys.

To filter the blood is the kidneys
duty.
When they fail to do this the kidneys
are sick.
Backache and many kidney ills fol
low:
Urinary trouble. dropsy.
Doan's Kidney Pills should be used.
Manning peyple endorse them.
Mrs. Fl. D. Jenkinson, Church ST.,
Manning, S. c., says: II gladly recon-
mend Doan's Kidney Pills, for | know
from personal experience they are a
remedy of merit. was annoyed by kid
ney complaint and had pains through
the small OF my back. Doan's Kidney
Pills helped me wonderfully, not only
relieving the misery in my back but
strengthening my kidneys. You may
use my testimonial at any time. .
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
Admiral Togo's visit to the

Admiral Togo's visit to the
United States and the receptions
being given to the little Jap may
be the fore runner of a war be-
tween the two nations as was the
case when the Spanish war ship
paid a visit to New York harbor
lust before the outbreak of the
Spanish American wal. Togo is
a great sea fighter, but should
Hobson's ideas come true, he may
yet have an opportunity of tes t.
inc his skill with the sea dogs of
the United States. There is no
telling what will break out along
the Pacific coast about the time
the Panama exposition opens up
for the reception of the people OF
the world, not excepting the vel
lows of the far East.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
In Arkansas they resort

In Arkansas they resort to
taking prisoners out of the jail
and give them a beating when
they are arrested for ''bootleg-
aing" with the warning If they
do not discontinue their ''boot-
Logging" they will be killed.
These regulators need a little
regulation, and made to learn
that the law guarantees persons
charged with crime the right of
trial by jury, but then. Arkansas
sent Jefries Davis to the United
States senate, and their uncivil-
lied conduct should not be sur
prising.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16

An heiress of Newport, eloped
with a chauffear and the newspa-
pers are chock full of the event,
the reporters are watching the
young couple to spy out all
of their movements as if the fu-
ture welfare of the country de-
pended upon whether or not the
couples next move will be to-
wards the divorce courts.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
Where R1uehear2 Lived.

Most Of our readers have heard Of
Bluebeard, the enterprising gentleman
who made a hobby Of marriage and
had way Of his own for getting rid OF
superfuous wives. Probably very few
people. however, know that the story
has any sort Of basis in fact. Yet on
the banks of the world famous Bos-
porus near Constantinople there IS
situated a picturesque old medieval
fortress known as "Bluebeard's cas-
tie ard which is said to have been
the abode OF i terrible old pasha,
whose playful little ways gave rise TO
the story.-Wide World Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-16
CHILDISH; PETUIETIy.

Senator Fiiiman S reply to
Congressman Aiken is 4 classic,
and should be preserved Tor
future generations In speech
in Spartanbure; some time ago
Governor BleaSe said that q
United States Senator told him
Congressman johnson and more
sense than all Of the other mem
bers Of the House delegation
put together This put ginger
into Congressman Aiken, who
has been fattering himself with
being possessed of q monopoly
of the gray matter. and he set
about to discover which Of the
Senators it was who is guilty Of
this hcresy and had the temerlty
to give to another What he mag.
med belonged only to him. He
wrote to Senator Tillman, and
got it in the place where the
chicken usually gets the axe, as
follows:
Trenton, S. c., July 10, l9ll.-Hon,
Wyatt Aiken, House OF Representa-
tiyes. Washington. D. D.-Dear Wyatt:
| have received the enclosed which
speaks for itself. co not know from
wha. paper YOU took the clipping, nor
even Go understand who was speak
ing. But that does not matter. | have
never said that Joe johnson has more
sense than ell the other Congressmen
from South Carolina. for it would not
be true. He is not naturally brighter,
if as bright, as several OF cur Repre-
sentatives. | have complinented him
on his industry and persistency in work
ing for constituents. That is all. am
surprised that YOU appear so thin-skin.
ned, and the not weather must be get
ting in its work on Your brain, for
heretofore l have never found you very
sensitive or willing to Fly off like this.
l hope YOU will soon be well again and
will settle down and resume the even
tenor of your way.
Have Just returned from Orange
burg. where had q delightful time.
All the people there seem TO be Till
nantes cow.
Very sincerely yours.
(Sigued) 3. T. Tillnaan-''
But the offended statesman (0
pursues the subject and writes
to the junior Senator for an ex-
preston from him. Senator Smith
says he remembers having a
conversation with the governor
in which he spoke IN compli-
mentary terms Of Congressman
Johnson, but he could not recall
the exact language used.
It does not strike US that Con-
gresham Aiken, by his attempt
ing to chase down a casual remark
made, which does not affect any
body seriously. is verifying the
the opinion expressed about the
mental capacity of, at least one
of our Congressman. 1t is not
infreouent that it is remarked
Mr.. So and So has more sense
than any man in the county. We
have heard the expression that
Senator Tillmen has more sense
than any other man in the State.
This remark was merely intend
ed to emphasize the regard the
person had, and not intended in
its literal sense, but suppose
Senator Smiths opinion is that
Congressman Johnson has more
sense than the rest of the South
Carolina members, it was an
opinion he had a right to, and If
pressed, no doubt he could find
a strong following with the
same opinion, we are satisfied
he could, if it is learned that the
other members are as thin
skined'' as Mr.. Aiken appears
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