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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-27
DOG EAT DOG.

The average newspaper read.
er would imagine after reading
the accounts of the State con-
vention that the Barnwell dele.
CATION or what is known as the
Martin faction in Charleston
came off victorious because the
Grace faction was without merit,
technically this may be so, but
the facts do not show mp any
better for the Martin crowd than
it does for the Grace crowd, both
sides are rotten. and the. State
convention would have served a
good purpose had it turned both
of the contending factions out,
and warned them never to return
until they could do so in decency
and order.
The Grace crowd did put up
evidence to show they, had been
badly treated by their oppon-
ents, their club rolls were stolen.
and the officers with these rolls
Jumped out of windows, they al
so showed some of the roll books
had names added to them, and
in most instances the Grace fac
ton went into the meeting places
with a large majority, as many
as four to one, but when they
reached the County convention
their clubs were contested and
the temporary organization re.
NAMED in the control of the mi
nority. There was no attempt
to justify the conduct OF the
Martlnites, they only, relied up
on the technical ground that
Grace was not properly before
the convention, as he did not ap
peal from any ruling of the con-
vention below, but on the con-
trary, anticipating what would
be his fate he organized a con.
ventlon of his own, had he gone
ahead and permitted the conven.
tion to rob him of his rights,
and then appealed to the State
convention. it is possible he!
would have stood better show
ing, at least, the Barnwell fol.
lowing of immaulates would
have had a hard time
getting seated. 1t is ourl
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-27
honest opinion. both sides should

honest opinion, both sides should
have been given to understand the
people of the State will not longr
tolerate the political practices OF
Charleston. whether the factions
are led by the bad man Grace,
or the bad man Martin, or the
worse man Rhett. When it comes
to politics in Charleston, condi-
tions have always been bad and
worse: the elite engaged in poll
tics are among the worse ele-
ment when political juggling is
desired. The followers of Grace
are merely the students and heirs
of Barnwell, Rhett, Martin meth
DDS. When Grace was a supporter
of Rhett, that crowd sung his
praises, but when he went up
against Martin the break came,
and nothing good was left in
him. -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-27
THE PEOPLE DEMAND FRANKNEsS

The speech delivered by Sen
ator John H. Clifton of Sumter
in the convention favoring pro
vision to permit tho authoriz-
alton Of a name to be enrolled on
a club book, was a masterpiece,
and was so convincing, had it
not been for the caucus held in
the Jefferson Hotel in advance of
the convention, where the lead
ers mapped out what should be
done, he would have succeeded in
having his amendment adopted
and which would have allowed
names to be placed on club rolls
upon the written authorization of
the applicant, it would also have
given to the rest of the State the
same rights as are now given to
to Charleston in the matter of
residence limit. Clifton made
the fight of his life to prevent
this outrage and discrimination
but the leaders in control would
not have it so, although they are
aware that Mr.. Clifton is not
allied with present administra-
ton, either in the past, the pre-
sent or the future, yet they
would not recognize his efforts
though it was made clear he was
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-27
State Of South Carolina,
Executive Chamber.
PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, information has been
received at this Department that an
assault, with intent TO ravisb, was com.
mitted in the County of Clarendon, on
or about the 7th day of April, 1914;
also larceny of live stock. in said County
and on the said date, by one JAMES
RILEY, described as follows: "James
Riley; about % years old; about 5 feet
6 inches tall; weight about 40 pounds;
brown skinned; two Of his front-teeth,
upper, missing, who has fled from
Justice. .....-...
NOW, THEREFORE, 1. COLE L..
BLEASE, Governor OF the State of
South Carolina, in order that justice
may be done and the majesty OF the
law vindieated, do hereby offer a re-
ward of ONE HUNDRED 100000
DOLLARS for the apprehension. de-
livery and conviction of the said James
Riley.
To the Sheriff of Clarendon County,
at Manning, South Carolina.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, | have
hereunto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the State to be affixed, at
Columbia, this twenty-second day of
May, A. D., 1914. and in the 13Sth year
of the Independence OF the United
States OF America.
--- COLE L. BLEASE.
.--- .. .....- -.... Governor
By the Governor:
r. NJ. McCOWN,
Secretary of State
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-27
THREE NOTCH ROADS.
Their Curious Title Comes From the
Name Of George Ill.

Name Of George Ill.
In Missouri and some other central
western states there are roads that are
called three notch roads" They are
public highways as distinguished from
the roads that lead to a sawmill, q
schoolhouse. church or an Isolated
farmhouse. 4 three notch road goes
somewhere" Preceding along such
road, the traveller is bound, in time, to
reach town.
There lies behind the curious title an
interesting story. 1t appears that
King George III. decreed that all Eng
lish public roads, as kings highways,
should be marked with his name. In
the colonies it was often impossible to
mark the roads with the care and
thoroughness that were used in Eng
land, and in the wilderness it was
enough to cut three notches on the
largest trees along the roads.
After the Revolution, of course, the
name of King George was omitted,
but the three notches proved useful as
a means of marking public roads.
Virginia colonists, it is said, carried
the practice into Tennessee, Kentucky
and Indiana, and their children, in
turn, carried it into Missouri.
Originally Missouri had no counties.
Later, when they were formed. the
state decided that if the task were left
to the counties there would be little
road building. Accordingly, the state
constructed the roads and marked
them with three notches. Later,
when the counties undertook to build
roads, they were designated In the
timber country by two notches. Prior
to and during the war between the
states the distinction was preserV-
ed, and three notch roads were al
ways through roads that led from
one town Of importance to another.
Two notch roads were less important
highways, and roads not notched at
all were either rail roads or plank
roads. \ rail road was road leading
to camp where men split rails, and
q plank road led to, a sawmll.-
Youths Companion. -.--- -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-27
NOT CERTAIN, BUT HOPEFUL.
Willie Clearly Diagnosed the Case In
...- His Letter to His Aunt.

Willie Clearly Diagnosed the Case In
...-. His Letter to His Aunt.
Dear Auntey-I did not rite to you
for q long time now witch Is not credl-
bul to me becaws HENRY Begg told
me he yoostoo have an aunt very
mutch like you and he did not rite to
her for long time and one day his
'muther came in very sad and said to
HENRY your aunt dide yesterday and
when he thought Of how she dide
without getten al ansur to her last let
ter it almost broak his hart and for a
long time he could not eat the rest OF
his dinner.
The trubble Is that when we are
young and helthy we do not think OF
how our rellitives are old and aptoo Ole
any time at all and so we do not rtte
as often as we otto and are sory after
wurd when it Is too late.
HENRY Begg was tellen me about
his aunt yesterday and how she yoos-
too send. him presunts and sumtmes
munney when there was serkus COM
men which the neerest one now Is two
weeks from Wensday.
This makes it all the sadder for Hen
nry. The price Of tickets to q serkus
is kworter for boys the stghs Of Us
and Hennry's aunt yoostoo always
send him fifty sense for two tickets II
he should wanto take anuther boy
with him as they often do.
The serkus witch Is commen here
two weeks from Wensday is Simmons
6 Sapp's worlds greatest nickul plated
three rings ne plus utter pearless ae-
real marvul equine sensation and ZOO
logicle aggregation with the world IA
NOUS Roamin Hipperdroam and sele-
brated artusts in the sublimest spec
ticles ever staged for the eddihcation
Of Man witch I copied from the bills as
nearly as possibul, and it looks as # It
was goen to be a pretty good show.
I CESS all the boys are goen exsept
HENRY and me witch are not surten
but hoapful. Two weeks from Wens-
day.-Saturday Evening Post.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-27

The News and Courier of to-
day directs attention TO an edi
torial it reproduces from the Co.
lumbia State on the Rittenberg
incident, of which editorial we
also approve, but the same
newspaper also had an editorial
exposing the true conditions in
Charleston which The News and
Courier did not reproduce. Why
not? Knowing the editor of The
News and Courier we are sure he
cannot defend either faction in
that city. but he should not per-
nit the columns of his great
newspaper to be used for the
exposure of one element and by
it's silence hide the faults of tho
other.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-27

Colonel Roosevelt says he put
the River OF Doubt on the map,
ate monkey meat and asked for
questions to be put to him to his
tace, but there was no response.
Who would waut to question a
monkey. eating man anyway?
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-27
Napoleon's Generals.

Many OF Napoleon's generals rosefrom
the ranks. Bernadotte, the grandson
of blacksmith; Murat, the son Of a
tanner; Lannes, the son Of small
farmer: Ney, the son Of poor Alsa-
tian cooper; Suchet, the son Of a silk
weaver; Jourdan, the son Of country
leech: Mortier, a brewers boy; Oudinot,
q farmer lad; Macdonald, grandson OF
4 Uist crofter, and Lefebvre, barrack
room brat
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-27
In response to the question

In response to the question
"What will be the result should
those in charge OF having the
enrolment books hold them
back to prevent a proper en-
rollment?:" We said the people
would not stand for it, they
would ignore the primary alto
gether and go direct to the gen.
eral election, this we repeat. 1t
is to be hoped however, no such
contingency will arise, but
should such a trick be played
the primary under such circum-
stauces would not amount to
anything. Fair play must be
had.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-27
Brief Illness Beneficial.

There are some who confess that
they never really read or appreciated
their daily paper until they had to
stay in bed to read it and suddenly dis
covered it was rather good reading.
And / know men who rent pleasant
houses in delightful suburbs, yet
scarcely ever see them until blessed
pain occurs and they stay at home for
q few days in bed. A few days "Ded-
ding out" might do many human plants
q lot Of good.-Iondon Chronicle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-27
Proud Recollection.

"You seem rather elated this morn
ing"
Il am," replied Mr.. Meekton. Last
night my wife mistook me for o bur-
g!ar. It's the only time in my life that
Henrietta was actually afraid Of me. :"
Washington Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-27
Notice of DisCharue.

l will apply to the Judge of Probate
for Clarendon County, on the 18th day
OF June, 1914. at II o'clock a. N. for
letters OF discharge as administratix OF
the estate OF Ellerson Adger, deceased.
SALLIE ADGER,
Administrative
Manning, S. C.
May, Is, 1914.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-27
Domestic Jar.

She-My poor mother begged me not
to marry you He-True! That's the
only time she seemed interested in my
weifare.-Judge.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-27

Sound common sense without elo-
quence is better than folly with fine
flow Of language.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-27
A DIRTY OUTRAGE.

The alleged assault upon Hon.
Sam Rittenberg in Charleston
last Saturday evening at the
Arglye Hotel in which the par
ties that. it is said, enticed Mr..
Rittenberg from his home by the
use of the name of The Times
editor should be thoroughly in
vestigated; if Mr.. Rittenberg
does not push the matter the
grand jury should. Thugism
must not be countenanced. If
the law can reach those who used
the name of the writer for their
cowardly purpose, it will be ap.
pealed to by him solely for the
purpose OF teaching these miser.
able scoundrels that they can
not with impunity do such high
handed outrages. The Times
editor does not know any of Mr..
Rittenberg's alleged assailants,
never heard of them before, but
he supposes they knew him and
that he and Mr.. Rittenberg
were friends, taking advantage
of this relation they fell upon
the scheme to entice their vic
tim from his home. .----.
As soon as we read the &C.
count in The Sunday News we
Immediately. wrote TO The News
and Courier practically the fol-
lowing:
Il have Just read the account
published in The Sunday News
of the alleged assault upon Hon.
Sam Rittenberg in the Argyle
Hotel, and Mr.. Rittenberg's
statement in connection there
with. TO say the use of my
name to induce Mr.. Rittenberg
from his home, for an unlawful
purpose has aroused my indigna-
tion feebly expresses my feelings
I cannot recall of ever having
heard of George Hartnett and
James Livingston. [ certainly
was not in Charleston Saturday,
and when in the city l usually
stop at the Charleston, and not
at the Argyle.
Why George Hartnett and
James Livingston should have
taken the liberty to use my name
for their miserable purpose is
beyond my comprehension; if
the facts are as Mr.. Rittenberg
states them, and I believe his
statement to be true, the perpe.
traitors of the cowardly outrage
upon him should be prosecuted
to the full extent of the law. l
hope Mr.. Rittenberg will not re.
lent in his expressed purpose to
do so. Thugism must not be
tolerated any longer than it will
take the laws machinery to
crush it.
Respectfully,
49, -..-.. 49,. LOUIS APPLET. ="
Instead of The News and
Courier publishing the letter. as
twas written and signed, onlyits
published extracts leaving out
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-27
Respectfully,
LOUIS APPELT. q

Instead of The News and
Courier publishing the letter as
1t was written and signed, onlyit
published extracts leaving out
the most important parts. Why
this was done we have no idea,
but the fact that the parties inter
ested preferred no charges at po'
lice headquarters, and the ap-
parent disposition to- hush it up,
leaves US to think their must be
something "dead up the creek.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-27
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-27

III QpgICt1fSGS dIO SlESu ulS > pCSio1
privilege Of one year residence
to vote, It is not right. and it
should not have been allowed;
: it has the appearance of a prem
ium award for the miserable con-
ditions all factions in that city
are guilty of.
: Aside from these two provis-
ions the new constitution is all
right we think, and it is now up
to the white men of the State to
interest themselves sufficiently
to have their names enrolled. No
man. should complain If he fails
to get his name enrolled. It will
be entirely his own Indifference,
the incentive to have his name
placed upon the book is so great
thatit will be almost criminal
If he neglects it. Think what it
means to be disfranchised. con-
victs are. by law disfranchised,
no decent white man would want
to, by Indifference on his part,
put himself on a level with a
convict we are sure. It is due
mans Z seif-respect, his family,
and his friends that he go to the
greatest Inconvenience if neces-
sary, and make sacri fees to have
his name placed on the book so
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-30
BITTEN BY MAD RAT
John Sneller Suffering Severe Case
Of Blood Poisoning.

John Sneller residing west of town
is in the OskaIoosa hospital, suffer.
ing from bloodpOisoning, the result
of the bite of a rat. While somewhat
better now and with the trouble I'm
der control, the patient has had a
serious time lie now regards a rat
in new light something to be avoid.
ed hereafter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sneller were endeav-
Oring to kill the rat. They had the fel-
low cOrnered in the kitchen one morn
ing about two weeks ago. The ro-
dent put up game and vicious fight
and when he saw he could not get
away he turned upon Mr.. Sneller
suddenly, ran at him and landed Oh
his arm, infliCting a painful wound
with his teeth drawing the blood.
The hurt was dressed but no further
attention was paid to it until an I'm
usual ache and pain developed
swelling and inflammation followed,
the attention of a physician was cal
led and treatment at the hospital
followed Mr. Sneller is better now
but he had narrow escape.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-30
STRANGE VARIATIONS.

The state executive council has
struck a snag, and the problem Is so
complex that it has postponed the
work of equalization of personal prop
erty between the counties of the state
until more detailed information can
be secured on certain points from the
county auditors. The following fig
urcs for the executive council snow
the inequality in assessment oil I'VE
stock between the counties:
Yearling colts, KeOkuk county 800
O4: Plymouth county, S32.32.
Two year old colts, Crawford coun,
ty, S95.O7; Greene county sou.
Horses three years old and over
Crawford county, $116.40; Greene
county $50.
Stations. Tama county, $437.7S;
Van Buren, county, $1S1.S7.
Horses over one year old Crawford
county, $1O95O; Greene county 500.
Mules over one year old, Keokuk
county, $127.56; Greene county, Sou
Cattle in feeding, Keokuk county,
$64.O1; Floyd county, 1929.
Heifers. two years old, Crawford
county, $4O.14; Greene and Plymouth
county, $40.
Cows, Crawford county, $51.19;
Dickinson county. $50.
Steers. one year old, Crawford coun
ty. S3S.S2; Winnebago, $15.O2.
Steers, two years old, Crawford
county, $38.S2; Winnebago county
S15.O2.
Steers. two years old, Crawford
county, S51: Wright county, $23.47.
Steers three years old, Boone cou1
ty, $685. Muscatine county, $zl'o'
Bulls, Cedar county, SAIL; Appa
moose county, $10.3S.
Cattle, all ages over one year old
Keokuk county, SALTS; Wright coun
ty, $22.54.
Swine, over six months old, Lyon
county, $12.7O; Plymouth county, "a
| Sheep, over six months old, DeS
Moines county, $5.72; Greene county
81.
Goats. over six months old. Har
rison county, $1O66; Story county
$102.
State officials say it is not easy tt
see why, on the average. yearllne
colts can be worth twice as much IT
Keokuk county as in Plymouth coun
1
ty, or how three-year-old colts should
be worth twice as much in Crawford
county as in Greene county. Appa
moose county lists bulls at onefiftf
the value of the same sort of animals
in Cedar county. Des Moines count!
has sheep rated at three times thu
value of sheep in Greene county. Th'
figures show startling range of val
ues.
The executive council has the tasl
of adjusting the values as the Law
directs. If it causes the countie
which list their cattle at values to-
low, to pay their propOrtionate shar
of taxes, the counties probably vii
be offended. But it appears that ther
can be 10 escape to offending som
of the counties. if the law is to b.
followed carefully as the council di
| last year
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-30

Minister" Free moving picture show
and the only charge will be the ball
game. We expect this to be the ban.
ner meeting on the White Way.
The NJ. Z. Church held public bap-
tismal services near the Fritzler
bridge Sunday afternoon and fifteen
were baptized by Rev. A. A. Heath,
pasto'.
Miss Madge Van Wrinkle is a vic
tim of appendicitis and fears that an
operation Will have to be resorted to
This part of the country had fine
rain Sunday afternoon.
Chas. Kendall and wife returned
from their visit to Rifle, Colorado
and report a fine time.
Several of our autos were in What
Cheer. the occupants going to hear
the popular band concerts given Sat
urday evening.
Charles Benslee and wife, Grant
Barlow and wife, were What Cheer
visitors Sunday.
What Cheer teams handled several
loads of knocked down egg cases from
here the past week. Something wrong
with the freight business over there
C. Ed Beman of Oskaloosa made
our town a flying business visit last
| THURSDAY.
Mack Dugger's fine residence is
ready for the painters this week.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-30
TRIAL IS POSTPONED
Gosnell Is Unable To Appear AS A
Witness Against Jackson.

Preliminary hearing in the case OF
State VS.. Philemon Jackson, charged
with committing an assault with in
tent to murder, was scheduled to
nave been conducted today before JUS
tiCe L. NJ Bacon, but has been in,
definitely postponed. Jackson, who
lives north of Oskaloosa, stabbed Tom
Gosnell, of New Sharon, on the day
of the Wallace Hagenbeck circus
while both men were in Oskaloosa
for the show. Postponement of the
hearing was agreed upon by both
sides GosnelI is recovering nicely
and was taken to his home from the
city hospital several days ago but
doctors in attendance refused to per
nit him to be brought to town again
and put under strain on the witness
stand during the extremely hot
weather.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-30
TORRID DAYS,

We fain would write a verse or two
On torrid days of summer
Ang give our unrestricted view
Which surely is a hummer.
And yet discretion bids US pause
And says to only hint 1t.
We dare not speak right out because
The printer wouldn't print it.
We fain would write a verse upon
The neighbours shanghai rooster
Which climbs the fence at early dawn
And bugles like a booster.
And yet to speak our hectic mind,
We can but stop and stammer,
For try our best, we cannot find
The necessary grammar.
We fain would splash a little, ink
To write a merry sonnet
OF something cool and good to drink
With heaps of bubbles on it.
And yet at ninety in the shade,
With shivers DER US creeping,
We sip our tasteless lemonade
And cannot write for weeping.
We fam would write a verse upon
The way the girls are dressing.
The one who has so little on
She leaves no chance for guessing.
And yet we put our pencil down
And spend our time in staring,
So long as she will wear the gown
September Morn is wearing.
NAL Rose.