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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
Tfc GcIt Es1's Story

Evolution has played q great part in
the history Of the golf ball. The first
balls mentioned il the chronicles Of
the game were made from leather ;t1d
feathers. 4 double handful Of feath-
ers was steamed and packed into
small case Of leather. The case was
then sewed up and painted white. and
the feathers IN drying expanded and
gave the ball resiliency. The next
ball was composed Of solid gutta
percha. but it was heavy, unreliable
and was for a time abandoned. One
day, however. q player noticed a cad
die putting up O creditable game with
one OF these balls and on closer in
spection found that it was very much
cut about. Realizing that these cuts
and gashes probably accounted for the
Gne fight Of the ball, he commenced
hammering gutta percha, and this was
the origin Of the hand hammered ball.
After a time molds were constructed,
and balls were produced With the
square marking Then came the ball
with the rubber core. which gives
elasticity, and this type still remains.
-Pearson's.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
THE BALL HAS STARTED.
Attorney General Lyon has in.

Attorney General Lyon has in.
stituted quo warranto proceed
ilngs ia the supreme court to oust
b. j. Rhame from the Office of
Bank Examiner, and he has also
Instituted in the same court pro
Iceedings in the matter Of the
9overnor's appointments Of Mag
!s;rates and township commis-
.sioncGs. His action in the Rhame
case does not seem TO be appre-
|ciated by the governor, who does
Dot credit the attorney general
with sincerity, and when the case
is ready to 0e heard by the court,
the governor says he will have
the matter presented by other
at,ornels. 1t does look a little
QU2ec IN the attorney general TO
o,in@ OF tie Rhame case; it IS
our understanding that he was
Air. Rhame's advisor when the
governor called upon him to eX
plain or resign: ii he did ad-
wise nhame to the course he has
taken, then, we do not see how
be can consistently assume to
represent the contention Of the
governor. With regard TO Mr..
RRhame's pay Tor the month Of
March the governor says Treas
urer Jennings should have paid
| it as Mr.. Rhame is entitled to the
salary and expenses for March.
Just why the attorney general
stopped the March payment by
, the Treasurer we canuot see, but
then, when matters get in a mix
up with the lawyers there is no
telling the complications which
will result. From the standpoint
OF q layman the question Of
whether or not the governor had
a right 10 remove a state officer
could oe considered and decided
without throwing about it all
manner of legal mysteries, and
complications. We haveIno hesi.
tency in saying that We do not be
lieve MI. Rhane was consciously
neglectful in the discharge OF his
duties; somebody was to blame for
the Lexington bank doing bust
ness and receiving deposits from
innocent people, but who is to
o:ame it seems to US should have
been deinately settled before
there vas any action taken to re-
move an officer. If Mr.. Rhame
went to sleep at the switch with
out having given his signal OF
danger, thea he was to blame,
but Oh the other hand, if others
in authority, say the treasurer,
the comptroller general or the
attorney general did not do their
duty Mr.. Rhame should not be
held responsible. There was a
bank wrecked, people lost money
by it, and so did the State, there
were officers charged with the
supervision Of banks, the ques-
ton then. is why did they not
act and thus warn the people Of
the danger?
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
A FAINT SLOW HIT.

The Columbia State Of last
Wednesday made a feeble effort
to expose the lawless places in
the city of Columbia. this we
nave no doubt was caused by the
country press criticlsing it for
not sweeping before it's own
doors before it invaded other
communities in its moral crusade.
Those who are at ali familiar
with conditions in the capitol city
know whether or not The State
has given a full expose, they
know that Columbia, like most
every city. Las the vices The
State is exposing, and that Co.
!Gm biz: is no better than similar
j. situated cities. So far as the
Illicit sale OF liquor is concerned
The State has only seen fit 10
expose the small fry, but it does
not say q word about the big
clubs where We nave no doubt
the law is violated as much or
more so than in the little resorts.
Il there is 10 gambling in that
city then it has been misrepre-
sen.ed, and if none OF the resorts
have "charts" where gambling is
done on the races then it seems to
Us The State has given the wrong
information, because If our mem.
ory serves US correctly that news
paper published not SO long ago
an account Of joint being raid.
ed by the police, and q number
Of men arrested for gambling on
the races. The State is an enter
prising newspaper and if it Can
set Up a sensation, it is a profit
able venture, it makes the paper
be read more eagerly, but, as we
before said, If The State is in
earnest for the mora! upiift then
It's good influence would be the
more effective did it DO its work
with consistency.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
To ANNOY NAPOLEON.

A curious anecdote is illustrative Oh
the disposition Of Talleyrand. 1t was
resolved that each Of the allied pow
ers should designate commissioner
charged with the surveillance Of Ma
poleon at st. Helena. Talleyrand pro-
posed to the king for this office NJ. De
Montchenu. described as Ian insup-
portable babbler, a complete noneni-
ty.' On being asked why be had Sc
lected this man Talleyrand replied:
ut is the only revenge which l wish
to take for his treatment Of me. How
ever, it is terrible. What a punish
ment for a man of Bonaparte's stamp
to be obliged to live with an ignorant
and pedantic chatterer! l know him.
He will not be able to support this
annoyance. It will make him i'll, and
he will die Of it By slow degrees"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
no INVITATIONS WERE ISSUED TO ANY
OF TIE STATE OFFICERS.

Whenever we can agree with
the Columbia State on any issue
or question, it is such a pleasure
we cannot refrain from acknow-
Lodging the same. The Rock Hill
Herald whose editor says "we
have no use tor Gov. Blease"
charges the committee in charge
Of the monument for the women
OF the confederacy with bad
taste" in not inviting the cover
nor to the ceremonies. The State
in reply explains that q general
invitation was extended, and
"neither United States Senators
nor Governors nor eS.Goyernors,
neither State officials. neither
Supreme Court Justices nor Leg
isiators received invitations from
the commission The State also
says the occasion was intended
to be "without official or politi
Cal note" The work of the com
mission was well and properly
done, we cannot see any good
reason for thinking the commits
sion guilty Of ':oad taste" in the
least. While Governor Blease
was not sent a special invitation
nor was such an invitation sent
to the other functionaries of the
State, there was as The State
says a general invitation given
to the entire people Of the State,
which in our opinion, was the
proper course. But while on this
subject we might mention the
fact there has been an impres.
sion created to the effect that the
commission or some part Of it
was opposed to the governor be-
ing invited to a seat on the stage.
We are informed that q certain
minister in his pulpit on last
Sunday night made some COM
ment about this very thing, evi-
dently the man had been misled
or he would not have said Il
honor that woman who objected
to the Governor being invited to
participate in the ceremonies. :"
He was led to believe that a lady
member Of the commission made
this objection, and because she
did, he honor her for it. There
was no lady member Of the com
mission in the first place, and IN
the second place there is nc foun-
dation in fact for such a state
ment. We believe when this
minister learns the truth he will
correct the erroneous impression
he made by the expressions he
used from the sacred desk about
the governor. If he fails to do
so we shall be greatly disap
pointed in the man.
lDc incident referred to should
be a warning to those who give
ear to statements they hear that
are calculated to be injurious to
an individual, and before they
give publicity to them, especially
from the pulpit. the truth should
be dehrately ascertained. The
safest plan for the ministry
to steer clear from political sub
jects, and confine themselves 10
the words that are written in
The Book: then they will be
obeying the command to go out
into the world aud preach the
gospel.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17

The first step in the matter OF
a solution to the case Of B. j.
Rhame, recently removed from
the position of Bank Examiner
by a proclamation of the COVER
nor, has been taken in the shape
Of a writ of lnandamus to compel
the State Treasures to pay Mr..
Rhame his salary and expenses
for the month of March. The
petition was presented by Hon.
". T. Stevenson Of Chesterfield
to Justice Watts of the Supreme
Court, and that Judge issued u
rule for the State Treasurer to
show cause before the Supreme
Court on the 10th. instant.
Whether this will end the con-
troversy we cannot say, but it
is evident that there Will be a
determined effort made to pre-
vent the governors proclamation
effective, and to keep Mr.. Rhame
n the position.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
Down the Scale.

4 Knoxville bride is very much in
love with her husband and very willing
to admit it. She likes to sound his
praises to her mother and to her girl
friends, which is quite as it should be.
She has number Of original express
sions. When her husband Is good she
says he is chocolate cake three layers
deep" When he is very good be is
chocolate cake four layers Deep and
so on up the scale.
Occasionally, however, things take a
turn. The brides mother dropped in
the other day. The bride was trife
peevish, but her mother pretended not
to notice this.
"And how is George today" was her
inquiry. Chocolate cake four layers
deep?"
NO"
Three layers deep|
mo"
Two layers deep?"
'tNo." This with a pout.
"Then what is he?"
Dog Observation-Disclosures Post.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
Heard the Same Sound Twice.

In the New York Telephone Review
is striking illustration Of the speed
with which sound travels over tele-
phone wires as compared with the
speed with which it travels through
the atmosphere. The manager OF a
large manufacturing plant in Paterson,
n. j.. was standing at the telephone
in his residence, which is about two
miles from his factory, speaking with
the superintendent Of the works when
the whistle Of the factory blew for l
o'clock. The sound came to him very
distinctly over the wire, lasting about
five seconds, then ceased, and few
seconds later the same sound OF the
whistle blowing came to him through
an open window near which be was
standing, this time coming via the
slower route-the sound waves OF the
atmosphere. BE thus actually heard
the same sound twice.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
The political atmosphere

The political atmosphere
throughout the nation is charg-
ed with all manner of rumors
and reports, among the latest is
that Woodrow Wilson's campaign
manager has threatened to bolt
and go with the Republicans if
Champ Clark is made the nomi-
nee Of the Democrat party. There
There is Very dependence to be
put in these reports, and the
only way the people Will ever
know who the choice of the party
is will be when the convention
has spoken. then there will be
no more pickering, and every
Democrat, and the Independent
s.ympathiZers will get together
and march to the polls in Nov
emDeG i'll solid array to win.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
peonIe Who Do Not Whistle.

Arabia must be a heaven for those
whose lires are made burden to them
by the whistler. The Arab maintains
that whistler's mouth cannot be purl-
fed for forty days and nights. and
they assert of the whistler that Satan
has touched his body and caused him
to produce the offensive sound. Then
there are the natives of the Tonga is
lands. Polynesia, who hold that it IS a
sin to whistle, as it Is an act dlsre'
spectful to God. Even in some dis
tricts in north Germany villagers de-
clare that If one whistles in the even
ING it makes the angels weep.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
Feminine Financier.

Mrs. Kidder-Charles, can't you give
me another check? I see you have a
whole book full. Mr. Kdder-That
doesn't signify, dear. I have used up
nv balance at the bank. Mrs. kidder
Then why didn't you give up your
check book? Now. it's 70 use for you
to tell stories, Joseph Kidder. II you
mean to say shan't have any money,
why don't you say so right out, ike 4
man ?-Boston Transcript.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17

Greenwood mas the distinction
Of having Il woman sent. 10 Jail
for refusing 10 obey au order OF
the court to vacate property that
had been condemned under legal
procedure, and she persists in
her refusal to vacate the pro
perty, Notwithstanding the en-
treaties Of her friends. There
must be something in the ail' OF
Greenwood that produces hard
ieaGness. Our recollection is
that there is q representative
from that county about Us obstl
nate as the wom&n when ne gets
his mind set.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17

Roosevelt ha, put it on to the
Taft crowd in several States
recently but all the same he Will
not get enough votes in the con-
vention to keep Taft from being
nominated. It is our opinion
that if Taft is nominated the
Roosevelt following VIII go fish
ing on election day and the Dem
occats will, il they put up the
right man: have an easy task to
win. The only trouble in the way Of
success Will be the acrimonious
charges each Of the Democratic
candidates through their friends
are making against each other:
this may reach a stage that will
produce apathy in the Democratic
ranks. just as when Cleveland
was nominated the second time
over the protests of a large pro-
portion Of the party. We have
no idea that Bryan will give any
support to the party if he is dis
in the choice Of the
convention, for instance, if Har-
mon is the nominee Bryan can
not after all that he has said and
done go out to urge his election:
We believe Bryan prefers Taft to
Harmon and will not hesitate to
say SO should Harmon be noml-
mated. nevertheless we believe
Harmon can carry more lndepen-
dc:lt Republican votes than any
other candidate now actively be
fore the people, and it will take
this vote TO win.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17

"Rev. J. L. Harley vouches for
the fact that the Fielder book was
written. but it seems to have
been suppressed by some one. Or
maybe Fielder fooled the Rev. j.
L. "-Orangebury Times an
Democrat. Our Oraugeburg con
temporary is hard pressed when
it must call on such u witness.
Surely we thought better 0 f
Friend Sims sobricty.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
Delinquent Land Sale.

BY authority vested in me by exc
cu1ions issned and to me directed, by
L. /. Wells. County Treasurer. l will
offer for s;tie for cash, the following
.n.rceirs of real estate, for taxes, on
Monday the 9th day of May, 1912, be-
ing salesGav:
Fulton Township.-Janes Ca!d-
we'll. 40 acres and building, estate
PercilIa Johnson, l03 acres and 3
buildings, Simon Richardson, IS
acres, Louisa Thomas. acres.
Calvary Township.-Ester E.
James, lot and / building, y. N.
Rhame, 10 acres, r. B. Spann, 81
acres and l building.
Friendship Township.-Charle es
Gibson, / lot, Wade Harvin, et- al,
50 acres and 1 building, Rufus Wat.
son, lot, John 4. Thomas, so acres
and building.
Santee Township--P. H. Fielder. 90
acres and ! building, estate Doublin
Fielder, 25! acres and l building, I.
II. Nelson, 1G acres.
St Marks Townsh!p.-Wiilia.n Har-
win, Trustee, 2J acres.
SC. James township p.-CsGate MTS.
a. L Caldwell, 200 acres and bald.
ing.
Manning Township. Preston Par.
son, lot.
Brewington Township W. J F.
Broom. lot and building, P. IS.
Thorn. 759 acres and Buiiding.
Midway Township. Jerry AcFat:
din. 33 333 acres and ! building, z. J.
McFaldin. 2l5 acres and ? buildings,
p. B. Thorn, 10 acres.
Douglas fownship.-Leiil I. Floyd
II 4acres, estate Martha Minis, 50 acres,
Charlie Hudson, 100 acres.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
Z. b. GAMBLE,
Sheriff Clarendon County.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
inconsistent.

"Oh. George" exclaimed the young
wife. 1T was nearly midnight before
you got home last night"'
We'll, wellr exclaimed the nus
band. 'You women are so inconsis'
tent. Before we we're married you
didn't care how late I got home"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
Beware OF oia+meats ior CataIrh that Coataa
Mercury

and completely Gcran@c The whole system when
entering it through the mucous surfaces. such
articles should never be Used except on prcScrip-
Ions from reputable phTSicianS. as the damage
they vii! do i> ten fold 10 the good YOU car pos
Sibiv derive from them. Halls Cat@rrh Cure.
manufactured by j. Cheney Il Co. 'roctio. O..
contains 10 mercury. and j. taken Internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
faces ot the system. Il buying Hal C2tarrh
(.lr., be sure YOU get the genuine. IL is taken
ia:crnally ard made IL Toledo, Ohio. by +. j
Cheney i Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c. pe- bottle
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17

Dao. J. joyce. Sanviile, Va: is so
oiad he escaped consumption and re-
gained his health, that be writes about
il for the benefit OF others. L had q
cough which hung on for Two years
when I began using r'oley:s Honey and
Tar Compound. l kept on until the
cough dna!ly left me and l gained in
weight from IL to lSo pounds. In two
wears I have grown strong and healthy,
all from the use of Foley'S Honey and
Tar Compound, which cured ne" Dick
son Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17

Charleston has been selected
Tor the next National Drainage
Convention which will take place
in January 1913. This convention
will be one Of the greatest gath
erings ever Eeld in the State
and we rejoice that the greatest
port on the Atlantic coast got it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
NOTICE

Any and all persons are hereby pro
hibited from entering. trespassi Nc,
hunting or fishing upon any and all
lands belonging TO the undersigned
situated in this county and particularly
in Santee River Swamp. and notice is
hereby given that all such trespassers
viii be prosecuted TO the fullest extent
Of the law
S.lNTEE RIVER CYPRESS LUM-
Der COMPANY.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17

Luxury and Labor.
Alexander the Great. rejecting Oh his
friends degeneratng into sloth and
luxury, told them that it was a most
sla7ish thing to luxuriate and most
royal thing to labor.-BaIToW.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
More Than = Match For Him.

Tom-Somebody ought to warn Mrs.
Prettiface that that fellow Smtrks.
who's paying attention to her, is mis-
erabIe flirt. Jim-Hem! Better warn
Smirks. Mrs. Prettiface is widow
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
STATE OF SOUTH Chn0LIhA
County OF Clarendon.
By James NJ. Windha!u, Esq, Pro
bate Judge.

bate Judge.
WHEREAS Caroline M Graham
mad. suit to me to grant her Letters
OF Administration, with the Will an
nexed, OF the Estate and effects Of
John P. Graham.
THESE ARE THEREFORE. 30 cite
and admonish all and singular the kin
dred and creditors OF the said
John P. Graham. deceased. that they be
and appear before me, in the Court OF
Probate. TO be held a. Manning on the
2nd day OF May. next. after publl-
cation hereof, at II O'Clock in the fore
noon, to show cause. If any they have,
why the said administration should not
be granted.
Given under my hand. this 10Th day
Of April, A. d. 1912.
[sEAL. JAMES NJ. WINDHAAI.
Judge OF Prohste.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-17
CANDIDATES I
FOR CLERK OF COURT.

! HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF \ CAN
= ,iidatc for the C!Iicc cl C!c:!: of Court i0
Clarendon County. subject To tho rules vi th(
Democratic primary.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-14
COAT OF ARMS WAS WANTED
EngIishman Assisted Out Of Dilemma
by Official of HeraIds' College
His One Achievement.

An Englishman applied to the Her
AIDS college for a coat OF arms. In
such a case it is pleasant to be able
to borrow one from a celebrated an
cestor. The man in question could
not remember anything about his
grandparents, and therefore,
could not mention any achievement
by them which could be used as the
basis of a coat of arms. But the Of
fetal to whom he applied was not
easily discouraged.
"Have you not done something your
self?' he asked.
Nothing, 1 fear" said the man,
adding as a pathetic antitnesis that
once, having been locked in Ludgate
prison for debt, he had found means
to escape from an upper window.
"And how did you get DOWN."
81 got a cord, fixed it around the
neck of King Lud's statue, and let
myself down.
"Just the thing. There you have it
honor enough. LinealIy descended
from King Lud. His coat of arms is
good enough for ou.''-Tit-Bits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-14
Safe Well Guarded

A remarkable new safe lock has
been invented. It is provided with
Photographic mechanism, so that it
can be opened only by the voice Of
the owner. A mouthpiece like that Of
a telephone takes the place Of a mob
on the door, and this is provided with
the usual style or needle. which trav-
els in a groove in the sound record Of
the photograph cylinder. Before TIL =
safe can be unlocked the password
must be spoken into the original cylin-
der by the one who made the original
record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-14
Art Anachronisnn.

ut is generally acknowledged that
the most brilliant little cavalry officer
the nation has ever produced was
Oliver Cromwell 1t is, therefore, pc
culiarly unfortunate-but it is never
theless a fact-that on the statue Of
the Protector which stands outside
Westminster hall the spurs are repre-
sented as attached to the boots up
side down! Further, the left spur IS
on the right foot, and the right is on
the left, while it is insisted by the
best experts that the spurs are not
of the period Bargain Book.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-14
Foley Kidney Pills

always give satisfaction because they
always do the work. J. 7. Shelnut,
Bremen, Ga says: 81 have used
Foley Kidney Pills with great
satisfaction and found more relief
from thei- use than from any other
kidney medicine, and I've tried
almost all kinds. l can cheerfully
recommend them to all sufferers for
kidney and bladder trouble " j. T.
Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-14
Primitive Race.

In the more inaccessible parts of the
Sierra Madre mountains in northern
Mexico live curious people called the
Tarahuamaris. Many of them dwell in
CAVES, but they have also small vii
lagos, all of them about 5000 feet
above sea level. The Tarahuamaris
are small in body, but possessed of
much endurance. Their only food is
maize, and they manufacture a drink
called teshuin from the same cereal.
Their language is limited to about 300
words, and they cannot count beyond
ten.