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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
Two Cavalry Troops for State.

TWO Cavalry troops TOT otaSS'
"It is hoped that it will 10 possible
for the state to proceed with the plan
of organizing two troops CT cavalry
saws Gen. A. L. Mills. chief OF staff OF
the division of militia affairs in the
war department, in letter to v. w.
Moore. adjutant general Of South Car
olina.
Petitions have been flied by cavalry
troops from Charleston and Columbia
and the militia council several days
ago recommended that both be &C.
cep;ed if possible. The letter from
the war department gives assurance
that 10th troops will be mustered into
the service. provided they have proper
local backing.
."If a troop OF cavalry is to be author
lied in Columbia. the people must give
the proper financial support, SAID
Adj. General Moore. and personally
I will contribute $40 toward the sup
port Of the troop.
While only one troop is allotted
10 South Carolina" said Gen. Mills
the war department will be pleased
20 have the State organize and main
ta:n TWO troops; the Ninth militia di-
vision OF which the organized militia
Of South Carolina forms a part. IS de-
acient in cavalry. and remedy for
the deficiency coming from any state
will be looked upon with favor
The letter from Gen. Mills con-
tinues:
Your inquiries under paragraph
NJ vour letter are answered as follows:
Pending legislation con;smpiateS
rhe issue by the federal government c.
not 10 exceed 50 cavalry horses to
each troop.
Full equipment will be furnished
20 each troop from unalioted funds;
the equipment to include everything
needed for field service. This equip
ment can not be issued until after.
July l. 1916. for the reason that no un-
allotted funds remain available for the
fiscal year. 1916.
Appoints Sides for New County.
]. Steel Brice of York. j. Lyles
Glenn CT Chester and J. E. Mcdonald
Of Winnsboro. opponents. and w. B.
Wilson of Rock Hill. r. S. Mebane Of
Great Falls and R. E. Reeves of Long
town. proponents. have been appoint
ed bv Gov. Manning as members OF
commission TO investigate the matter
OF forming Catawha county.
It is expected that the appointments
will be carried to the supreme court
for :; s;-cision so that the constltu-
tionality of the i'll shaped county act
may be tested.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
Tells of Electric Line.

spa-tanhurg.-J. F. Jacobs of Clin-
ton, recently elected chairman of the
board Of incorporators of the propos-
ed electric railway line from Spartan
burg to Clinton, addressed a we'll at
tended meeting OF the Spartanburs
Chamber Of Commerce on matters re-
lating to the project. Sufficient money
has been raised by citizens along the
route for preliminary survey OF the
route and this work will be taken up
IN a short time. A committee will be
anpoia.ed within a few days to solicit
subscriptions to the capital stock OF
the proposed road.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
Ru.away Mule Kills Driver.

Hartsville.-Daniel NJ. Gashns, 81
wears of age, a young and successful
nlanter of the Kellytown section, died
about u o'clock following injuries re-
ceived early in the day in runaway.
He was driving a mule in the country
near his home when something about
the harness became disarranged.
This frightened the animal and in the
runaway which followed Mr.. Gaskins
was thrown violently on his head and
his .kull was fractured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
=. p, A. at Greenvllle.

Greenyille.-The annual session OF
the state convention Of the Travellers
Protective association is holding its
convention here. There are more than
100 representatives of the organlza'
ton attending the meeting. during
the business sessions the anti-tipping
law was discussed. The statewide sys'
tenn of roads, as proposed in a Dill
presented to the general Assembly Oh
1916, was indorsed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
OLD COURT PROCEDURE
SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT FROM
THAT OF THE MODERN DAY.
Elaborate Ceremonial and DisnIfied
Proceedings Were Frequently Dis
pensed With In the Early Days
Of the Country.

"oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Know ye
all that the honorable circuit court
Of Peoria county now stands convened
pursuant to adjournment"
This Is the impressive ceremony
used and the words spoken aloud when
circuit court judges step to the bench.
In federal courts all spectators and at
taches are required to arise and re-
main standing until the court has been
seated.
In the days Of 1918 to 1880 things
were different, as early historical rec
ords show. observes the Peoria Trib-
une. Records Of those days show one
incident In which Judge John Rey-
nolds was seated on the circuit bench
in Washington county when the fol-
lowing procedure was followed:
Boys, come In. Our John Is going
to hold court" the sheriff said to the
spectators, jurors and attorneys who
had gathered On the grass in the court.
house yard.
The courts In those days were held
mostly In log houses or IN barrooms
Of village tayerns fitted up for the pur-
pose, with a temporary bench for the
court and benches and chairs arranged
for the jurors, lawyers and spectators.
In general, the Judges were adverse
to rendering decisions on points Of law
and preferred to submit all questions
to the jurors for decision.
One instance Is cited when attorneys
requested the court to instruct the ju.
rors on questions of law. The judge
after rubbing his head and face with
his hands and rejecting a few mo-
ments, said to the lawyers:
why, gentlemen, the jury under.
stands It; they need NO instructions;
no doubt they win do justice IN this
case"
The same justice presided in a case
Of a man named Green who was con-
yicted Of murder. It became the ur-
pleasant duty Of the judge to pass sen.
tence upon the man He called the
prisoner before him and said:
"Mr. Green, the jury says you are
guilty Of murder and the law says you
are to be hung. want you and all Of
your friends down on Indian creek to
know that 1t Is not who condemn you.
It is the jury and the Law. Mr.. Green,
what time would you like to be hung?
The law allows you time for prepared
ness"
Il am ready at any time, your honor.
Those who kill the body have no power
to kill the soul. My preparation Is
made and I am ready" was the reply
Of the prisoner at the bar.
"Mr. Green, it is very serious mat
ter to be hung; it can't happen to a
man but once in his life. You had bet
ter take all the time allowed. ! will
give you until this day four weeks"
was the sentence Of the court
James Turney, attorney general,
who was prosecuting the case, remind
ed the court that 1t was the duty Of the
Judge to warn the prisoner Of the con-
sequences he was facing, to reprove
him for his guilt, and to warn him
against the judgment in the world to
come. The court replied:
"Oh, Mr.. Turney, Mr.. Green under.
stands the whole matter; he knows he
has got to be hung; you understand
It, don't you, Mr. Green?"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
COUNTESS SENTENCE is
COMMITTED TO LIFE.

Dupblin, via London-Countess Geor-
giana Markievicz, one of the prcmin.
ent figures in the Irish revolt. was
sentenced to death after her trial by
court martial, but the sentence has
been committed to penal servitude for
life. it was officially announced. The
death sentence upon Henry O'Hanra.
han was also commuted to life term
Death SENTENCES imposed upon George
piunkett and John Plunkett were coE
muted to 10 years
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
Gov. Mannina Leads Pageant.

Greenville.-Gov. Richard /. Man
ming led the street pageant here IN
celebration Of Greenville's modern sys'
TEN of street illumination which was
turned on. The governor was greet
ed on all sides by cheers. The crowd
that witnessed the parade was the
largest that has ever gathered on the
Greenyille streets. Gov. Manning ad'
dressed the members Of the South
caroliGa division Of the Travellers
Protective association, now in session
in Greenvillc at the annual banquet.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
Dickens Opportunities.

Every writer knows how limiting the
mere desire for popularity can be tc
creative work. BY having constantly
to keep in mind the Importance Of sus-
tanning his success, of appealing to the
popular taste, Dickens was continually
kept back. If he could have worked
for works sake, he might have pro
duced far greater masterpieces than
those now associated with his fame.
In this gay he might have helped tc
bring popular taste to higher level.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
What EoYs kre Like.

In the American Magazine Frances
l. Garside, writing under the title
Just Boys" contributed the follow
ing paragraph: III a boy is quiet. ev-
eryoae wonders what he is up to
now, and if he is noisy everyone
knows and disapproves. When boy
enters a room in wh:c. tdcre are
seated the members OF the family I'D
his dog, he always speaks to the dog
first"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
Aancino Hard Wood Shelves.

EldtiSi'S i'aaN 'SSN
Instead OF the usual wooden pegs
for assembling the parts Of hard wood
shelves. a substitute which will serve
the purpose equally as we'll consists
of wire nails driven into one board,
the heads filed of, and these pro-
truding ends plugged into holes IN
the other board.-World's Advance.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
oRREGoN-ScoTV AGREEMENT
AWAITS cARRANzA'S APPROVAL
Mystery Surrounds News That Mexico
City is cut OF by Rail- From
Vera Cruz.

Observation-Disclosures Of the text
OF the Scott-Obregon agreement for
cooperative action against bandits in
Mexico still awaited formal notifca'
ton that it has been S9proved by Cen
eral Carranza. President Wilson will
make it public as soon as word Of its
acceptance by the de facto government
reaches him either from Mexico o..
from General Scott at e Paso.
The war department had only rou
tine reports from the border but Sec
retary Baker said unofficial advices
indicated a better feeling among the
Mexicans since the military conference
was arranged.
Advices to the state department re-
ported that rail communication be-
tween Vera Cruz and Mexico City had
been interrupted since May l. No ex.
PLANTATION was given.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
co,ye,+ion Was Record Breaker.

Charleston.-With close to l,loo DEL
egates enrolled at the conVentlon
Headquarters, the goth annual gather
ing of the South Carolina lnterdenom'
national Sunday School ASSOCIATION
is the record breaker Of the history
Of the association. OF these, about
900 are visiting delegates.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
Dancer Passed.

When you nave smiled few times
at the good Things of life and beck
oned to them in friendly fashion, you
will actually be able to laugh honest
ly and simply-not at what hurt you
once, but with a full faith In the fact
that it can hurt you no Longer:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
To Remove Putty.

To remove old putty from a window
after the glass has been taken out
pass a hot soldering iron or poker over
it. This softens it and it is easily re-
moved.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
Have a Care.

The Ohio preacher who was fined
for auto speeding at least should have
the consolation that in the next world
he'll never be accused of scorching in
devil wagons.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
Nothing to Be Proud OF.

Those who say they will forgive
but can't forget an injury simply
bury the hatchet while they leave the
handle out ready for immediate use.
dwight L. Moody.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
Prepa.sdness Urged at Charleston.

Cha-leston.-With a banquet al
which Henry C. Breckenridge, former
assistant secretary Of war, was the
chief speaker. the National Defense
conference. under the aus1ice u the
National Security league, closeu. Inc
conference Is declared to have oeen
completely successful.
sneafers declared that preparedness
measures on scope larger than any
of those now before the public were
essen.i.l to the continued safety OF
the United States.
DR.. Frederick L. Huide'1oper assert
ed that the Hay bill is the most out
rageous bit of deception ever offered
to the people in the guise OF leslsla
ton" in discussing the lack OF MILL
tary defense in this country.
DR.. ]. Bernard Walker, editor o,
The Scientific American, said that the
United States navy is not prepared
for immediate active service.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
Rare Specimen.

Once there was small boy who be-
iieved that picnic dinner was fully
as appetizing when served on neatly
aid and artistically decorated table
as when spread on an ant-hih. :
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
kiei and Suez Canals.

The Kiel canal, which is just over
81 miles in length. is the second long
est ship cana, in the world. The long
est is the SueZ.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
Mannino to Speak at Farmers Rally.

Manning to Speak at Farmers Rally.
Gov. Richard I. Manning will be IN
Spartsnburg June to deliver an ad-
dress before an agricultural rally to
be he'd at Converse College. according
to a letter received from the CHER
executive by Miss Lois Erwin, county
schoo' demonstration. 1t IS reported
that several hundred farmers OF the
county will be present and that repre-
senta;ives from Winthrop and Clem-
son Colleges are expected to be pres
ent t. assist in the rally and give Drac-
tical demonstration Of modern farm
ing and housekeeping methods.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
Which Do You Prefer?

1t is important for reasons of health and
practical economy for every housekeeper
to ask herself this question:
"Do prefer pure baking powder like
Royal made of cream of tartar derived from
grapes, or am willing to use baking
powder made of alum or phosphate, both
derived from mineral sources"
The names of the ingredients printed
on the label show whether the kind you
are now using or any brand, nerv or old,
that may be offered is genuine cream
of tartar powder, Or merely a phcSia-.c
or alum compound.
Royal Baking Powder contains nc alum
nor phosphate.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER co.
New York
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10
Many Charters Are Issued.

Many SI1dTlCIS HlC 'Soa~S'
The Agency and Sales Company OF
Columbia has been commissioned WITH
a capital of $4,000.
The Carolina Interstate Realty Com
pany of Charleston has been commis'
stoned with capital Of $4,000.
The Model Department Store OF
Hampton has been chartered with q
capital Of $4,000.
A charter has been issued to the
Atco Company OF Columbia with cap
ital of $4,000.
The Orangeburg Realty, Insurance
and Trust Company has been charter
ed with a capital of $4,000.
The Brunson Loan & Trust Com
pany has been chartered with capl-
tai of $4,000.
The secretary Of state has issued
commission to the American Publish
ing Company Of Charleston with cap
ital stock of $4,000 to do general
newspaper publishing business.
Gel. O. J. Bond, superintendent OF
the Citadel. urged that civilians be
encouraged to learn to shoulder arms
efficiently.
The conference adopted resolutions
introduced by Mayor Tristram Z.
Hyde of Charleston. saying that the
National Defense conference appeals
to the congress of the United States
for the speedy enactment Of legisla-
ton which will provide this country
With absolute security against attack"
The resolution provide that a copy
be forwarded to each senator and
each member Of the house Of repre-.
sentatives.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10

Heavy Juvenile Mortality.
Russian peasant women have, on an
average, from six to twelve children,
of whom about half survive.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-10

Heavier Than Water.
Gold weighs nearly twenty time
much as its own bulk Of water.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-15
MODEL ROAD
From Cincinnati and Through Mays
Vile Is PrOpOSed--O. L. Bartlett
Local Representative Of
Movement.

o. l.. Bartlett, proprietor of the Cen
trail Garage and local distributor Of
the Ford and Overland automobiles,
has Just been appointed as local rep
resentative in connection with a Good
Roads movement, the object of which
is to build a model road from Cincin-
natl through Maysvillee, and on east
to Portsmouth, o., and Huntington, w
Va.
The building of a good road between
these points would tend to bring quite
a lot of business to Maysville which is
now being divided to other towns, and
this movement, as well as the build
ing of a good road from north to
south. which is already under head
way, will mean a great deal to Mays
willie and Mason county, and should re-
ceive the hearty cooperation of every
citizen and property holder. Let's all
put our shoulders to the wheel and
boost for good roads.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-15
7s,OO6,25O POUNDS
OF Burley Sold in Kentucky During
Month Of January, Says Com
missioner OF Agriculture.

Commissioner of Agriculture Matt
S Cohen has tabulated the reports of
loose leaf tobacco sales in Kentucky
for the month of January, showing to-
tai sales of S6,29S,565 pounds of the
1916 crop and 3,574,795 pounds of old
tobacco, the former bringing an aver
age of S9.52 the hundred, and the lat
ter S9.99.
Burley sales, 1915 crop, were: For
growers, 6O,9572S5 pounds at $10.24;
for dealers, 7,457, 45O pounds at $1O.S2;
resales, 4,611,515 pounds at 1913; a
total of 73.OO6,25O pounds at $1O.23.
OF old tobacco there was sold for
growers 1920, 400 pounds at $9.S7; for
dealers, 1,699,595 pounds at $12.0S;
resalcs, 747,15O pounds at $1127; Il
total of 1851 pounds at $11.66.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-15
RECAPITULATION
Of the Real Estate and Personal Prop
erty On the Assessors Books
For 1915, and On Which
Mason County VIII
Pay Tax.

Figures are dry reading, but when
il comes to paying taxes we generally
sit up and take notice" II is a sur
prising fact that Mason county has no
diamonds or other valuable jewelry
and the pianos and other musical In
struments are worth only $3,SS0, but
here is the list. Read II, and think
over IL:
Bonds, $10,750.
Notes secured by mortgages, $780,
395.
Other notes, S106,97O.
other accounts, S92,650.
Cash on hand, $65,0SO.
Cash in banks, $157,S90.
Cash with corporations, $2,25O.
Acres of land, 1885.
Valuation, with Improvement, &c.
OS9,75O
City or town lots, 3,444.
Value of each, with improvements
$2,929,S55.
Stations, common stock, % inc
thoroughbreds0
Value of same, $2,775.
Geldings, mares and colts, COM
mon stock, 2,457; value, $1O0,69O.
Mules and mule colts 667 value OF
same, $26,455.
Jacks, 10; value $1,000
Registered bulls, COWS and calves
1873; value, $4,945.
Bulls, COWS and calves, common
stock, 5,217; value $22,9SO
Sheep, 6,O47; value $16,6S1.
Hogs, S,S47; value $42,555.
Value of pianos and other musica
instruments, 1880.
Value of material used in manufac.
turing, $59,6SO.
Value of manufactured articles
$4,000.
Stores, 1853; value of stock in same
$195,555.
Total, $1O,939,631.
Last years total, $1O,764,s15.
Increase, $174,S16.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-15
PICTURES SEIZED.
ULED FOR OPERA HOUSE
IN NEAR FUTURE.

Starting this week with "the Spoil
crs," the Washington Theater has
made arrangements to show several OF
the most noted and costly pictures Of
present flmdom. Following THE
Spoilers" which will be shown here
Wednesday and Thursday, THE Bat
tie Cry of Peace" will be shown on
Wednesday and Thursday, February
~ and "a, making two night and two
matinee performances. The admis-
sion to this picture has been reduced
from $3.50 and 50, the price usually
demanded in the big cities, to 25 and 80
cents, the popular price which our To-
cal house will ask. This picture has
been declared by many Maysville PEG.
pie who have seen it in New York to
be the greatest production they ever
saw.
Chances are that lovers Of photo
plays may see THE Birth of a Ma
tion,' the most widely advertised pic
ture on the screen. Owing to the huge
guarantee demanded by the company
the managers of the Washington are a
little backward in signing the great
picture, but at present a sufficient
number have pledged themselves for
tickets to almost assure it's coming
If you have not subscribed and arc
thinking of going. make 1t known &c
the managers, and they will appreci.
ate il.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-15
JACK FROST VS., WONDERFUL
RAINBOW.

Old Jack Frost certainly was on the
job Monday night around here, and
as an artist he is in class all by
himself. The rising of the sun Tues
day morning unfolded one Of the most
magnificent sights that was ever be-
held by mortal eye, which was added
to about 1880 when a huge bank of
fog rolled up over the northeastern
hill and the bright sunshine painted a
beautiful rainbow in the fog, which
with the frost scene, made a picture
worth the seeing.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-15
Farmers.
VALENTINE PARTY.

Miss Gladys Tomlinson delightfully."-
entertained her many friends with q
Valentine party at her home on Lind
say street About twenty couples were
present to enjoy dancing, cards and
other games, which were the order OF
the evening. Cupids and hearts and
sweet peas composed the decorations
and added an air Of daintiness. At a
late hour the guests departed. wishing
Valentine day might come oftener.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-15
POLICE COURT.

Three drunks faced Judge Whitaker
Monday and received the limit.
Heck Darnell-$105O.
Charles Eitol--$l0.5O.
These two did not have the neces-
sary cash, so they are boarding at the
county bastile.
Joe Haley, colored-$10.50.
Joe went down in his jeans and pro
duced the cash and was released.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-15
SERVICES At FIRST VI. T.
CHURCH, SOUTH.

The revival meeting at the First NJ
4 church, South, continues with un-
abated interest The pastor preach.
ed upon "The Two Ways" Monday
night, and a deep conviction seemed
tc rest upon the congregation. These
services are a great uplift.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-15
NOTICE.

Money to loan on mortgage. Parties
contemplating buying farms and
wanting loans to run for term OF
years, come and let us bond same for
you. Also parties who desire to sell
lien notes, come and see us. STATE
TRUST COMPANY, w. w. Ball, Jr.,
Secretary. Office, State National Bank
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-15

The Washington Opera House has
donated to the higher geography and
agricultural class of the High School
the privilege of seeing the Paramount
Travel Pictures every Monday after-
noon from 1920 to o'clock AZ the
Washington Theater, to be enjoyed
from an educational standpoint.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-15
THE DEATH or MIR. ALBERT
GILLESPIE.

MIR. Albert Gillespie, aged 26, died
Monday afternoon at his home in Die
tcrich's lane after a brief illness. lie
il survived by his wife and one child
The funrela will be held Wednesday
Burial in Maysville GENE.
terry
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-15
ATTENTION, X. OF p.

All members of Limestone Lodge No
"a Knights of Pythias are hereby no
tilted to meet at the Castle Hall at
p m. today to attend the funeral Of
Brother o. ID. Burgoyne.
b. II. GREENLEE, X. of r. and c.
GEORGE A. HILL, G. G.