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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-02-13
ELECTRICAL LIGHT.
Eow It Affects Flowers, Vegetables and
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Eow It Affects Flowers, Vegetables and
Other Plants.
From time to time, of late years, ex-
periments have been made Of the effect
of the electrical light on flowers and
plants, with results seemingly the
same, to wit, feeble efforts of some
plants to prolong their periods OF
bloom into the night and then pre-
mature decay. One has only to study
their actions, as observed, to conclude
that even plants need rest, or, to be
more precise, they seem to thrive best
under the conditions which nature has
imposed-the period of darkness and
the period of the light, which is
heat as well; or else that the
family of plants, as now they are,
sprung from these exact con-
ditions, and will not thrive without
them. 1t is the nature of some flowers,
as every one knows, to open at one
period Of light and close at another; Of
others to open only at night and close
before or at the moment when the orb
of day tops the horizon. So strictly
do some of these follow their unwritten
laws that floral clocks have been con-
structed, so that one may step out into
his garden, of a bright day or clear
night, and learn the time by the con-
dition of bloom on the floral dial.
Prof. Wollney, of Munich, satisfied
by experiment that electrical light will
not advance or improve plant growth,
recently tried the effect upon them of
the current itself. We quote the fol-
lowing, being the means employed and
its result:
He ''took patches of ground twelve
or thirteen feet square, separated by
boards penetrating the earth to the
depth OF foot. In one case he ap-
piled two earth plates and interposeo
FIVE earth cells; in another he inserted
an induction apparatus; and in third.
a plate OF copper at one side and
plate OF zinc at the other side to form
a natural battery. Peas, potatoes, car
rots, ETC., were planted on these and
other patches. but the electricity.
whether OF high or low potential.
seemed to have either no influence or
a bad one upon their growth"
Plants being full of sap. and sap
fairly good conductor. every fiber must
have been reached, and, so far as the
Professor was enabled to perceive, the
only effect OF the current was to pro-
woke perturbation on the protoplasm-
~Sclentifc 4dnleyicG9s.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-02-13
BOLD BURGLARY AT LEXINGTON.

The Store of Neetxe & CO.. Only Few
Yards from tn. Iuur, House. Broken
Into, the safe Blown Open with Dyna'
mite and $50 Stolen.
The usually quiet village Of Lexington
was aroused to keen sense OF the
wickedneSs in the world and to the fact
that no community cau be exempt from
the vlsitations of raScalS by the surprlS-
ING discovery yesterday morning that
the store OF Alee;za Il Co. mad been
broken into and robbed some
time during the preceding night.
The store is located right on the main
street of the village within thirty yards
of the Court House and Jail, and right
in the centre of the business portion OF
the Town. MesSrS. Thomas and James
Meetze are the proprletors.
When the store was opened yesterday
morning the interior Was found IN a
state of great disorder, the safe having
been blown open with some powerful
explosive, probably dynamite, and the
door hurled half across the place and
much of the contents scattered on the
floor.
A portion of the contents which
could not be found on the floor or any
where else was $50 in cash, which had
been left in the safe the night before,
about 5000 Of the amount being IN bills
the balance in silver.
Investigation proved that entrance
had been gained by przlns open the
rear door, and 4 bit-brace and monkey
wrench, which the robbers had evidently
used and left behind, were found.
The brace was brought TO Columbia
Yesterday, and. it is understood. was
identified by Mr. Turner Weller, clerk
at the Dial Hardware store, as one ne
had sold man on Monday night last.
1t is further stated that Mr.. Weller
thinks he can identify the purchaser
and that this clue. it Is thought, Will
lead to something.
Mr.. Fritz Husemann also remembers
having sold a dynamite cartridge to
party lately, and this, if it can be fol
lowed up, may prove 4 valuable clue.
Meanwhile four trampS, two Oh whom
claim to be brothers and named Ryan,
have been arrested in Lexingtan OF. sus-
picion of completely in the crime, and
they have been lodged in jail. 1t is not
known that there is any evidence OF
consequence yet discovered to connect
the arrested parties with the robbery.
1t was reported last evening that
there was some loose talk in Lexington
about lynching the suspected parties,
but this was probably an idle rumor, as
the good people of Lexington have too
excellent sense to allow any such action
to be taken.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-02-13
DICE BEER: RICE i..;.&

-
We are the sole manufacturers OF t!as de-
licious and healthy beverage. which after
having been aralyzeii by all tn" clane"t
chemists in Atlanta. 'i:.., daring "Srca.A;
ton and after the most searching scrutiny
for traces Of alcEonol. WAS allowed 20 he sold
free Of State and city license. and so also
more recently atterlurtEcr analyz:n& in Flor
ida 1t fills a long felt want for :'t!nlli;tiit
and appetizer tn Il is not Intoxicating: pleas
ant to the taste, contains nonrishm@nt all;
specially suited for persons Of veal; and del
icate constitutions 1t mas the taste OF lager
beer of the fines; favor: b"s;dc:s, to add to
its purity and medicinal qualities. is s'2ec!al
ly made. of our celebrated wcriI Renowned
original Artesian We'll water. Put up il
cases OF one dozen pints at 81 - per dozen;
five dozen at 81 per dozen. and IN casks OF
ten dozen each at 81 cents per dozen. Cash
must accompany each order. Copyrighted
and patent applied for.
We have no Agents. and none genuine
unless ordered direct from
CRAMER l. X Z RS 7 EN-,
PALMETTO BEEwEY,
Steam Soda and Mineral Water Works
Charleston, S. c., L. S. a.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-02-13
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

1t costs the Prince of Wales s5O,.
100 a year to keep up his hunting
stables.
Hundreds of English girls are now
adopting shorthand for a livelihood.
in Berlin heavy wagons are not
allowed on certain streets. In Paris
any carload of rafting material must
be fastened till it can't rattle.
The telegraph lines entering the
central station at London are all un-
derground. 1t appears all the more
wonderful when it is said there are
LOO different lines.
Princes Eugene of Sweden has
sacrificed her family jewels to build q
hospital for cripples upon an island OF
the coast.
The Queen incurred expenses in
her jubilee as well as other people.
the cost to her having been 500. 900,
and the largest payment being in the
department OF the master OF the
horse.
/ Paris receives 100000 francs by
the will of citizen who was run over
and killed in that city. He bequeathed
the money to erect bridges over the
streets at the most dangerous points
4 The old Town Hall at Leicester. a
curious wooden building, in which
Shakespeare is said to have acted. is
now occupied as school Of cookery.
A pulley still shows where the drop
curtain was.
i Emperor William Of Germany is
still carrying on his crusade against all
things not Teutonic- He has ordered
the officers of his army to discard
pointed English boots and wide creased
trousers. He has also made change
in the royal crown. which he consid-
cred too high for his style OF beauty.
The Earl of Onslow, the new Gov
ernor of New Zealand, is thirty-fve
wears old, and has never done any
thing particular in his life, beyond be-
ing a lord-in-walting to Her Majesty in
1880, and recently serving as Under
Secretary for the Colonies and the
Board OF Trade. His salary as Gov
ernor is So. 1000 year.
"A course of popular scientific lect-
ures has been inaugurated at Victoria
Hall, London, to which the price OF
admission is only one penny. The
lectures are designed to benefit the
poor, and great pains are taken to
make them entertaining as well as in
structire. The movement has enlisted
the sympathy and cooperation OF emil
nent scientists.
The project of a maritime ship
canal to connect Bristol with the En-
,gish Channel is being revived in En-
gland, and it is said a syndicate is in
course of formation with a view to its
promotion. The length of the pro-
posed canal will be forty-fiye miles.
The cost of construction is roughly
estimated at s70,o 900 per mile.
Drink seems to be as prevalent in
Belgium as anywhere else-perhaps
more so. A newspaper published IN
Flanders states that 1.-The daily con-
sumption of workingman-not q
idrunkard-there includes at $50 a. NJ.
a. eworm-killer;;' at s a. NJ, an eye
opener at II g. M, 'whip;' at p.
m, a sdigester;' at p. ~, q soldier. ;
and at $50 p :fnisher. ~ The
regular yearly expenditure, without
counting extras on festive occasions.
amount to PIG francs, 800 to l,2OO
francs being the usual wages.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-02-13
Tie Civil Service Humbug.

WASHINGTON, Feb. "A bill intro
duced by Senator Daniel to-day provides
that any American citizen over 81 years
of age, who shall have passed a civil ser
vice examination and have been found
qualified, shall be furnished by the Civil
Service Commission with a certificate of
that fact and shall therefore be eligible
for appointment to any office or posi-
ton to which said examination applies,
without further formality, if the quota
of his State or Territory is not already
full.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-02-13
..HoNEsr JOHN" AND THE WIDOW.
Mrs. FlenjX~ Tells How the Ex-South
Carolina Senator Deceived Her.

Mrs. Flemj.s Tells How the Ex-South
Carolina Senator Deceived Her.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. Airs. Mary K.
Fleming, who recently began breach OF
promise suit against ex-United States
Senator John J. Patterson OF South
Carolina, but who is nox residing at
Miflintown, in this State, filed her state
men,, together with An affidavit, in
court to-day
In it Mrs. Fleming, who is widow,
SAYS that on or about November 9, 1885,
Senator Patterson asked her to be his
bride. At numerous times until June,
1887, he treated her affectionately and
wrote her several letters. He then
ceased to correspond with her He had,
she SAYS, asked her frequently to become
his wife and fix the day for their mar
riage, and as many times he had himself
postponed Ii.
In the early part of 1886, the state
ment claims, the Senator, in violation
of his VOWS, entered into an engage
ment of marriage with Jane Barron, a
spluster of Hollidaysburg, which engage
ment. she says, was subsequently
broken.
Widow Fleming says that she has
always been willing to marry the Sena-
tor, but on November 2, 1887, he mar
ried Mildred Frank of WaukeSha, Wis,
with whom he is now living.
In preparing for the nuptials Widow
Fleming says she has expended large
sums of money, and in consequence OF
the Senator's breaking off the engage
ment she has suffered loss of position,
disappointment, annoyance and morti-
fcation, which, together with the money
which she has expended, have injured
her to the extent of $4,000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-02-13
The Admission Of Territories.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The conferees
on the Territorial admission bill held a
two hours session this morning, during
which the whole situation of the admis
sion Of Territories was gone over thor
oughly, but without result. The bill
was not discussed by sections, but at a
subsequent meeting it will probably be
taken up and considered in that way.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-02-13
The Gun Stands the Test.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Feb. THE Thur
low steel gun was tested this afternoon
at the navy proving grounds, opposite
Annapolis, and stood the governmental
test. This is the first high power coast
steel gun made in this country that has
stood the governmental test of forty
eight and one-half pounds of powder
and ten rounds.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-02-13
The President and Mrs. Cleveland in New
York.

New YORK, Feb. 6.-President, and Mrs.
Cleveland and Colonel Lamont arrived
in town at s o'clock this morning, and
are stopping at the Victoria Hotel. 1t
is supposed that Mr.. and Mrs. Clere-
land have come to inspect their prospect
i've apartments in the Gerlach and to
arrange for their decoration. The man
ager of the hotel is unable to state how
long his distinguished guests will re-
main here.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-02-13
Gov. Lees Private Secretary Commits
suicide.

RICHMOND. Va, Feb. Captain
James E. Waller, private secretary to
Governor Lee, was found dead in his
Office at the State Capitol building this
morning, with a bullet hole in the right
side of his head. a Smith & WesSon
pistol lay on the floor. The deceased
was SO years of age and native of
Stafford County. No cause is assigned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-02-13
Foxudered Among the Philippines.

LONDON, Feb. 4.-The Spanish mail
steamer RemuS has foundered off the
island of Bilirean, one of the Philippines.
al the passengers are supposed to have
been drowned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-02-13
CALLED TO HIS DOOR AND SHOT.
Cowarily Assassination of Colered Man
Near Ninety-SiX.

Near Ninety-Six.
N1NETy-Slx, Feb. Especial News
was received here this morning of the
mysterious murder of Milton Fouche, a
negro man, 40 years old, who lived on
the plantation of Geo. N. Anderson,
FIVE miles from Ninety-Six, on the
Saluda River. Fouche was found dead
this morning in his house, shot through
the breast. At 10 o'clock he was
aroused and called 10 his door, and on
opening it he was greeted with load Of
shot, resulting as above stated. The
assassins are unknown, but are supposed
to be persons whom Fouche recently
prosecuted for Illegally retailing liquor.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-02-13

The Treasury accepted s4S5, 900 four
and half per cent. bonds at 100. An
other tender of So, 100000 at 1904, in
single item, was again rejected.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-02-13
BROKE HIS SKULL.
a Prominent Farmer of Chester Killed
by Fall from His Horse.

CHESTER, Feb. 5 [Speciall.-William
Hollis, prominent farmer living about
four miles South of Chester, while re-
turning home from his farm, about II
o'clock to-day, was thrown from his
horse upon ledge of rocks, breaking
his skull. He died in few hours after
ward. He was about 60 years of age
and leaves a wife and two children.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-02-13
BISMARCK AND BAYARD.
The Conference in Regard to Samoa to
be Resumed at Berlin.

WASHINGTON. Feb. G.-Secretary
Bavard has notified the German Minister
at Washington that this government
accepts the proposition for resumption
at Berlin of the conference began in
Washington in 1887 in regard to Samoa.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-25

noying sometimes. but when we
look around and see evidences of the
production of SIS, 900, 600 worth of cot
ton, $50, 900, 900 worth of corn and $1O,-
600 600 worth of wheat in state that is
condemned as being fit only to produce
long horned cattle, we feel like submit
ting quietly and not making any effort
to let others know what a good thing we
have down here And when we consider the
number of furnaces and factories being
built throughout the state to develop its
resources and add to its riches; when we
remember that we have state school
fund of SIG Zoo, 200 and a bonded in
debtedness of less than five million dol
Iars-mOst OF which is held by the school
fund; when we further cogitate the fact
that we pay the small tax of 20 cents on
the S100, and that upon an absurdly low
estimate of property-when we think up
on all the glorious possessions and posi-
bilities of this great state, we feel that wez
can afford to let the heather rage with
out attempting argument or remOn-
STRANGE
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-25

THE Dallas Times Herald issued on
Saturday a special edition of sixteen
pages. This is q most creditable piece
b of work, and one that should be appre-
ciated by the people of Dallas, as the ex-
hibit in every department of the city 8
growth is certainly most fiattering.
There is a comparative statement pre-
pared from the official reports of the
commissioner of insurance, statistics and
history, and the deductions drawn are
certainly most favorable.
There are illustrations of many hand
some public and private buildings,
noticeably the city hall and the two
hotels that are to be built.
The Texas state fair is well advertised,
there being a full description of the
grounds, and all the arrangement for the
exposition.
The management of the Times Herald
Is certainly deserving of praise for the
enterprise that has been manifested in
putting forth so much for the advance
ment of the city IS interest, and has
earned a substantial recognition of its
services from those who are interested in
building up the town by inducing CAPT
tai and business men to locate there.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-25
s II 0 r Z s RES
~ Noted AI1tE1Ors.

W. Clark Russell, author of THE Wreck Of
the Grosvenor, - 1.-The Frozen Pirate, - etc.
Mr.. Russell. the greatest living writer OF stories
of life at sea viii contribute to this department
a series OF twelve short tales and articles, de-
sCribing the experiences of a boy VIII goes to sea
as q midshipman. They viii be published once
a month during 1890.
Frances COuTtenGy Baylor, author of ''Juah
and Juauita, etc; Miss Baylor serial. Juan
and Juanita. - published in St. Nicholas, is re-
rarded by the editors Bs the most successful
story, with the exception of Little Lord Faunt-
ll~oy, - ever issued in that magazine.
Maurice Thompson, author of 1.-The Story of
louisiana Marvin and His Boy Hunters
ventures on gulf coast island.
Robert Grant, author OF THE Confessions of
a Frivolous Girl Jack Han, - etc. Jack
Eal'' is one of the most widely read of recent
books for boys. 1t is classed with THE Story F
a Bad Boy and ''TOm Brown 5 Schooldays - as
a wholesome, manly, stirring story for youth,
Mary Hartwell CatherwOOd, author OF ''Fhe
Story of Dollard, - etc. BY her brilliant histor-
ical novelette,, THE Story OF DOllard,'' pub
Iished in the Century Magazine, Mrs. Gather
wood established her right 70 place among our
foremost writers OF fiction. Mrs CatherwOod
has written for the Youths Department beau
tIful and touching short story, The Talk
Stick
Sidney Luska, H. L. Boyesen, Joel Chandler
Harris. Thomas Hardy, perhaps the greatest
living English novelist; Mrs. Alexander. john
Boyle @ Reilly. the famous editor and poet,
VIII draw upon his Australian experiences when
eZiiod by the British Government, for material
the most distinguished living nOvelists will con-
frTb
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-25

SOME weeks ago three American ladies
were arrested at Mentone for disputing a
milliner's bill. They were thrown INTO
prison, where they were kept all night,
TO their great discomfort and mortiffca-
ton. Minister Reid was notified and at
once instituted inquiries. After some
time he received from the French govern
ment an apology and explanation, with
the information that the officers who
committed the outrage had been repri-
manded. These facts were communi-
Gated to the insulted ladies who expressed
themselves as satisfied, and we are now
informed that the matter has been al
lowed to drop. Thus does Col. Jeems
Blaine g vigorous foreign policy get there
with both feet
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-25


MARsHAI's OFFICE, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF
Texas. GEORGE A. KNIGHT, MARSHAL;
j. NJ. HUFFINGToN, CHIEF DEPUTY.
DALLAS, TEX, Sept. ..
W. c. Conner. Mayor of Dallas:
DEAR SIR-Your many friends and adj
mirers, myself among the number, have
watched your course closely and with
satisfaction in every move that you have
made (and you have made many of them)
for the upbuilding of the city of Dallas
and North Texas; in fact, 1 may say for
the whole state of Texas, and they stand
ready TO support you now or hereafter i'll
any progressive movement that viii re-
dound to the advantage of this city or
country.
We think you believe that another
daily paper here would prove an adj
vantage, and would tend to bring more
people and more capital to Dallas for in
vestment in manufacturing and other
enterprises. and we quite agree with you
in this, but we further believe, and
would suggest that first-class daily Re-
publican paper will be of more advan-
tage to Dallas in a month than another
Democratic paper would in a year, III
securing people and capital.
We write from no partisan stand
point in making this assertion, but
from a business view of the situation.
If we are to influence many people or
much capital to come here, they must
come principally from the North, es-
pecially the capital for manufacturing
etc, and to influence these the Republi-
can paper-if a first-class daily-would
be much more potent than the Demo-
cratic one. 1 do not think we want
any ST. Louis Republics or Globe-D Dem
ocrats published here; in fact, no i'm
ported paper OF branch of a paper, but
q first-class daily that shall be state
paper, published at Dallas, and with
DO controlling influence at any other
point. With great respect, l remain
yours truly, GEORGE a. KNIGHT.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-25
Hog and Hominy.

The power of the press is strikingly ex-
emplifled in the interest the Fort Worth
GAZETTE has awakened in the question OF
home raised lard and bacon. It has been
successful in convincing its leigions Of
farmer readers Of the utter folly and
senselessness of having their smoke
houses IN Kansas City and elsewhere;
that there is not a single reason why it
should be so. When the great amount
of mass and hog feeds cultivated are
so easy of access the old policy seems too
unbusiness like to think Of 1t is safe to
say that the yeomanry of Texas is too in
telligent to require great deal of lee
turing on this matter.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-25

CHICAGo'S bloody-shirt papers de-
nounce the Herald as a dough-face be-
cause it protests against their abuse of
the South. The Herald should let these
shriekers alone. Their fierce rawlings
hurt nobody and only tend to amuse
those at whom they are directed. Liars
never iniure anybody but themselves
very much, and common scolds create
nothing but contempt for themselves.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-25
It IS Moving.
san Antonio Light.

The cry against Fort Worth "Hell's
Half Acre. grows long End loud, but
even THE GAZETTE s "dC to hades .
does not seem to moven The OBJ
lection does not appear the so mucH
against n. H. a. as agaiirer its location
in the center of the city ,w.T'he mission
arv force of Fort Worth sa;r seI glides oil
the sin-slicked surface of haIf-acre
as tear drops from sr's n0ssi
hissingly.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-25

DEAR News: Evidence accumulates
that the Republic viii start a branch in
Dallas in opposition to your branch.
Don I wait until January, that is unlike
Texans-get the drop on them now.
Come down or to the ground and give
the people a better paper for al that
splendid patronage they are giving you
this Is honest, aud honesty is always the
best policy. It is Iittleaate for you to
give the quid pro quo, but better late
than never. Go to work; you, never did
much for West and North Texas, but the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-25
Say Yourself.
Tyler Record.

To the Fort Worth GAZETTE: Is there
not some mistake in the assertion that
the Austin Statetman is the only morning
daily in Texas that is in favor Of state
railroad commission TO classify freights
and to regulate freight rates? An early
reply will much oblige yours sincerely,
the Record