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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-16
KING COTTON.
CONDITION OF OUR GREAT STAPLE
ON CROP OCTOBER /.
The Plant Generally Late and Fears En-
tertained that Frost May Seriously
Shorten the Crop-But at All Events,
Large Crop Will be Gathered.

WASHINGTON, October 10.-Cotton re-
turns Of the 1st of October to the De-
partment of Agriculture show large
plant growth, active opening of bolls,
fibre in good condition, and generally
fine weather for picking; yet the plant
is everywhere reported late and fears
are expressed that frost may seriously
shorten the crops. Conditions are natu-
rally reported high, with the reservation
by the most intelligent correspondents
that present favorable appearances are
deceptive; that in seasons of excessive
moisture the outcome falls below ex-
pectation, while in those of drought the
result is better than was feared.
With the early date of killing frost the
present condition will be heavily dis
counted; with the date later than the
average large crop will be gathered.
The crop has been injured more by
moisture than by drought, though some
soils and localities have been too dry in
September.
Worms haveaHfought considerable in
jury, notwithstanding the general use
of insecticides, especially in part of Ala
bama. Complaint of adulteration of
paris green is made in certain quarters.
The following State percentages is pre-
sented: Virginia So, North Carolina
u, South Carolina 81, Georgia 81, Ala
bama 81, Florida SO, Mississippi 70,
Louisiana SO, Texas IS, Arkansas SO,
Tennessee 49, This makes, as a good
percentage, 81 per cent. of field crop
prospect on the 1st of October, COM
pared with 1879 per cent. last October.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-16
MAEONES NOVEL TACTICS.
Night Forest Meetings in His Interest.
Plenty of Money to Buy Voters.

RICHMOND, October 9:-Ex-Congress-
man Richmond of Lee County, LEAKING
Democrat, passed through the city. He
says the Democrats in that large section
are without organization, while Malone
has perfected a strong working force.
This consists of what are called might
forest meetings, ehe membership of each
forest clan being limited to fifteen. Each
precinct is divided into forest clans. and
they meet in no house, but at night in
the woods. They have no chairman or
head, and there is no speechmaking,
but they simply talk over the situation
and discuss plans for winning over in
diyidual voters. The Southwest is thor
oughly worked up in this way in the in
terest of Malone.
The intelligence has alarmed the Dem
ocratic leaders and il means rapid
hurrying of forces into that section. 1t
is asserted that Mahoue has liberal
money supply. Each member of these
forest meeting clans has a certain sum
entered against his name, and he will be
paid off the night after the election.
Malone relies much upon the poverty of
the small farmers in that section. Floods
and rains almost entirely devastated
their crops and they are without ready
money.
1t is alleged that under this system
1000 votes are contracted for at S5
each. With this and his certain negro
majorities he calculates on overcoming
the Democratic strength by at least 800
majority.
In Richmond tonight an entire work
ingmen's Republican club, with but two
dissenting voices, decided to work against
Malone and vote for Mckinney, the
Democratic nominee. Ii is evident that
Malone will put no more stumpers in
the field. His former able stumpers are
now with the kickers.
So much indignation was aroused by
Quay's proposed visit to Virginia that it
has been decided he had better remain
away. He has, however, sent several
confidential messengers to Malone and
is aiding him with all mis- ability.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-16
A MAMMOTH WHEEL.
The Largest of Its Kind Ever Made in the
World.

SCRANTON, Penn, October 7.-The
greatest wheel of its kind in the world,
a very wonder in mechanism, stands III
the main shop Of the Dickson Manufac-
turing Company in this city. 1t was
built for the Calumet and Hecla Mining
Company of Lake Superior, Michigan,
for the purpose of lifting and diScharg-
ing the ''tailings," a waste from the
copper mines, into the lake, and its
diameter is 81 feet, while its weight in
active operation will be 900 tons. 1t is
called a fifty-foot sandwheel, but its ex-
treme dimensions are 81 feet in diane
ter Some idea of its enormous capacity
can be formed from the fact that it will
receive and elevate sufficient sand every
twenty-four hours to cover an acre of
ground foot deep.
1t is armed on its outer edge with 432
teeth, All inches pitch and IS inches
face. The gear segments, eighteen in
number, are made of gun iron, and the
teeth are machine cut, epicycloidal in
form. 1t took two of the most perfect
machines in the world 100 days and
nights to cut the teeth alone, and the
finish is as smooth as glass. Mr.. Sidney
Broadcut, the general superintendent OF
the Dickson Manufacturing Company,
is the inventor of the machine with
which the teeth of the great wheel were
cut. He is an English mechanic who
has been in this country half a century,
and is so modest that if he should hap
pen to see this notice of himself IN the
Times he is likely to advertise for the
correspondent and annihilate him.
Another great factor in the construc-
ton of the mammoth wheel is the de
signer, Mr.. E. D. Leavitt of Cambridge
port, Mass. the consulting engineer of
the Calumet and Hecla Company. The
wheel is to be driven by pinion of gun
iron containing thirty-three teeth of
equal pitch and face and will run at a
speed of 600 feet per minute at theinner
edge, where it will be equipped with
AS steel buckets that will lift the "tail-
ings" as the machine revolves and dis
charge them into launders that will carry
them into the lake. The shaft of the
wheel is of gun iron, and its journals
are % inches in diameter by feet 4
inches long. The shaft is made in three
sections ard is 80 inches in diameter in
the centre.
At "a first glance the great wheel looks
like an exaggerated bicycle wheel, and
it is constructed much on the same prin-
ciple. with strainlng rods that run to
centres cast on the outer sections Of the
shaft. The steel buckets on either side
of the gear are each 4 feet 81 inches
long and 21 inches deep, and the com
bined lifting capacity of the AS, run
ming at speed of 600 feet per minute,
will be 100000 gallons of water and
1000 tons of sand every "A hours. The
mammoth wheel is supported on two
massive adjustable pedeStals Of cast iron
weighing II tons each, and it is esti-
mated that its cost at the copper mines
before making single revolution will
not be less than $100, OOC. -.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-16
A SILLY STORY CoNTRADIcTED.
The Revenue Cutter Rush IN No Danger
from the British Columbia

CHICAGO, October "a dispatch from
Seattle, ". T., says: The United States
revenue cutter Rush arrived here yes
terday from Alaska. Lieutenant Com
mander Shepard was interviewed about
rumors current here for few weeks
that the British Columbians were lying
in wait for him to punish him for seiz-
ing British schooners. The commander
smiled and said he had not heard Of any
such threats until he had read them in
the papers on his arrival at Port Town
send. He said that he did not believe
anything of the kind had been uttered,
and the statement must have come from
irresponsible parties. If there was any
truth in it and he could have been ap-
prised in time he would have steamed
into Victoria and would have shaken
the American flag in the faces of the
Victorians. He said he was on good
terms personally with prominent men of
Victoria, and did not believe that any
indignity to the American government
or his ship would be countenanced by
the people of Victoria.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-16
A Duel Over a Drink,

MONTGOMERY. Ala, October9 News
was received from Hayneville, Lowndes
County, last night, giving an account
of desperate duel there between Eaton
Haynes, Sheriff of the County, and Watt
Austille, prominent citizen. In the
duel Haynes was shot and wounded in
the shoulder, and AuStille was shot in
the left arm, the bullet breaking his arm
end lodging in his breast. The trouble
was occasioned by drunken friend OF
both parties, who asked Haynes to drink
with him, which the latter declined to
do. Hot words were exchanged, and
Austille interfered. Haynes and Aus
tile then exchanged insulting epithets,
and while the drunken man was still
between them commenced firing at each
other.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-16
The Assemblies Of Churches.

The Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Synod of the South will meet in Pros
perity on Thursday, the Gath instant.
The Synod embraces all the Atlantic
and Gulf States from Virginia 10 Texas
and also West Virginia and Tennessee.
The Synod will contain probably hun
dred or more delegates.
The Presbyterian Synod of South
Carolina will meet in Spartanburg on
Friday, the 25th instant. This Synod
embraces all the six Presbyteries of this
State.
The Lutheran Synod Of South Caro-
lima convenes the 18th instant in Mt.
Lebanon Church, Orangeburg County.
The Methodist Annual Conference of
South Carolina will meet in Camden on
the Goth day of November.
The Baptist State Convention will
meet at Florence on November 80.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-16
ACONVERT TO BUDDHISM. .
Ceremonies Of Receiving an American
Into the Goddess Church.

ceremonies OF dece1V1Q2 an Aner1cA0
Into the Goddess Church.
Recent Ceylon papers contain &C
counts of remarkable ceremony which
took place recently in Colombo. This
was the reception of a gentleman from
America, who lately arrived n..CeyloH,
into the Buddhist creed.
The proceedings took place under the
direction Of the Buddhist high priest,
assisted by eleven yellow-robed monks.
The convert knelt before the assembled
priests and intimated his desire to be ad-
mitted a member of the Buddhist
Church. The high priest then cate
chised him and the assembled monks
satisfied themselves that he was fitted to
be a follower of Buddha The gentle
man, whose name was Powell, then
begged of the high priest to give him
the Pansil, which the latter did, the
candidate repeating it after him with
the palms of the hands brought together
uplifted. Having explained to the con-
vert the responsible duties Of a Buddhist,
the high priest gave him his blessing.
A meeting was afterward held adla dllslsa
Mr.. Powell exp Eed his reasons for
44hhav1ng embraced Buddhism, and de
scribed the mental process which he had
gone through before he arrived at the
conviction of its truth.
It appears that nearly forty years ago,
when he was child, he came across a
book in his fathers library, in which
was picture. It was the figure of
Buddba seated in tine conventional atti-
tude on lotus. Impressed by the e1-
preston of peace and love on the face,
Mr.. Powell got into the habit of going
nearly every evening to room to sit in
a position as nearly like it as he possibly
could. Son asking who or wha! picture
it was," Mr.. Powell said, Il was told
that it was the picture of a heather god,
but its memory clung to me and when |
heard its name I never forgot it, but
learned later what the symbol was and
its meaning" Being, as he said, natu-
rally of a religious turn Of mind, and being
intended by his father to be clergy
man, Mr.. Powell was well educated in
the Christian doctrine. ''But I recog-
nized and felt that there must be some
law that l could work out myself, and
that if controlled my thoughts my Life
manifested an obedience to that power;
but it was long before I recognized that
this was the law of right thought. ," At
one time he appears to have sought a
refuge in agnosticism, but soon after te
abandoned this mental attitude and a
perusal of 'The Light of Asia" aroused
IN him the desire to take refuge in the
law of Lord Buddha.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-16
Flirting in Chicago.

A Chicago paper says: 'sThe number
Of young girls, young ladies in every
other sense of the word, who will carry
on a rapid Irritation with any young
nan who happens to please their fancy
is shamefully large. This sort of thing
is going on all the time on the streets,
in restaurants, candy stores, theatres
and street cars. Girls who have the op-
portunity to meet every one they ought
to know by proper introduction in society
are by no means excluded from the
list. They think they are fascinating a
fool; they usually end up by being both
the fascinated and the fool. :"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-16
A Turnover in Indiana.

The victory of the Democrats of In
dianapolis Tuesday is significant in
many ways. The city has been under
Republican Mayors since 1874. Now it
elects Democratic Mayor by a good
majority. Even President Harrison's
own ward shows heavy Democratic
gains The moral is that the country is
not exhilirated by the civil service,
pension, high tariff and sectional record
of the administration. There is another
moral, that patronage does not
strengthen party.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-16
Richmond's Street Railways Troubles.

RICHMOND, Va, October 1o.-The
matter of a receivership of the electric
and city railways was again postponed
by the Chancery Judge to-day. The
23d of October was the day set, subject
to change, however, if all counsel are
ready for hearings earlier.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-16

Count Berthier, a grandson of Bona
parties marshal, recently lost a roll of
bank notes containing 100000 on
railroad train. He offers $4,000 reEard
for its return.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-06

4 ,HANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE fMPRovEI
" PROPERTY AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER or
TWENTY-FlkST AND STREETS NORTH
Py virtue Of decree Of the Supr eme Court Of ths
District Of Columbia passed On the 18th day Of
March, AID 1859 in certain cause therein dependine
in which Fritz Niemann was complainant aud John
Breck and Lens Philip were defendants, beine
No. 1855 equity. the undersigned, trustees. viii
offer for sale, at public auction. in frSnt OF the
premises. TO the highest bidder on FRIDAY
THE TWELFTH DAY OF JULY, 1889, at HALF.
PAST FIVE O'CLOCK in the afternoon, all the
right title and interest Of the parties TO said cause in
and to all that piece Of ground lying in the city Of
Washington. being part Of Lot No J. in square No. 20
and described as folrws: Beginning for the Anne al
north street west seventy feet thence run
ming west twenty feet the south side of lot "a
in said square seventy three, thence running south
seventy hye feet 70 the front Inns of said lot
street north. thence east the front linz OF said Lei
one twenty hye feet, TO the place of beginning.
Terms OF sale prescribed BY III decree: One-third
cash, the balance in two equal nstallments ut six and
twelve months with interest at tire rate Of cent
or all cash at the option Of the purchaser. For Che
deferred payments the notes Of the secured
on the property, will be taken deposit Of 1900 will
Of sale are not complied with in 10 days the trustees
advertising in The Evening star, the cost aud risk
Of the defsulting purchased All conveysncinS at the
cost Of the purchaser.
J. CARTER MARBURY.
EDWIN CAMPBELL. lrsspeeh
DUNCANsoN BROS. AnrtiOneers. ,y1-d&ds
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Bricklaying In Winter.

The singular fact is mentioned that while in
Great Britain building operations are sus-
pended on the slightest approach of frost,
bricklaying is carried on in Norway during
almost the coolest weather that prevails. Thus,
in Christiania building during the winter
months, 1t is stated, has now been practiced
for at least twelve years, but more frequently
during the last Eve, all the buildings thus
erected having stood remarkably well. Elk
perience has not shown that walls built in
winter exhibit subsequently more dampness
than those erected in summer. The reverse
may be the case, since the difference between
the temperature Of the air and the mortar
cools the latter by evaporation and takes away
q great part Of the moisture. According to
the opinion Of the principal builders in Chris
tiana, bricklayers' work executed with due
care IN winter 10 really superior to similar
work done in summer-the whole art of such
work In frosty weather consisting simply in the
use OF unslaked lime, the mortar prepared with
which is to be made in small quantities Inn
mediately before use, the proportion Of lime
being increased 60 the Thermometer falls; the
only care required 10 to utilize the unslaked
lime 20 handily and quickly - to enable the
mortar to bind with the bricks before IL cools.
Another very important condition 10 that the
bricks be always kept covered on the building
site.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-06
WEDDING RINGS.
Why They Are Not Worn After the Days
Of the Honeymoon are Over.
From the New York World.

Of the Honeymoon are Over.
From the New York World.
If marriage is not failure there isn't oues-
ton as to the Indifferent regard in which the
wedding ring is held. Even the jeweler has a
semi-contemptuous way Of presenting the tray
OF plain gold bands and tantalizing prefer
ence for dismal tunes, which he huns or whis-
ties softly but none the less significantly, as he
makes note Of the initials to be inscribed.
Very young brides wear the yellow band, but
In swell circles young married ladies have the
bravado to lay aside the emblem of undying
love as soon as the honeymoon is over.
Among the older wives the ring is discarded
altogether, and if you inquire about It the
matron will calmly tell you it's such an un-
fashionable piece Of jewelry to be obliged to
wear, and as a result the young lady daug hters
in the family are married with a seal ring, not
one Of which can be procured for the paltry 81,
the price OF the yellow band Emeralds.
rubies and turquoise, set in small but brilliant
diamonds, are popular as wedding jewels, and
not few bridegroOms have welded their ideal
month ago was married with serpentine ring,
composed OF two snakes exquisitely carved,
each with precious Jewel in its head. To
show the low degree Of enthusiasm for the
time-honored symbol of conjugal love, at the
last coaching club dinner party given in the
Brunswick but three ladies out Of forty all at
tended by their husbands wore the plain gold
band. There were clusters of diamonds cir
clets Of pearls and solitaire stones by the qtnrt
but the single trio displayed the simple yellow
hoop.
Grass widows find the band particularly OBJ
noxious, and those gay and festive wives who
have few more links of freedom than is whole
some never give 1t position outside of the jewel
casket- At the resorts and III social gatherings
one hears frequent outbursts from the young
and innocent society men who protest against
what they consider displacement Of the only
badge that distinguishes married woman from
spinster.
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FUTURE DAYS.

SALE OF PUBLIC HAY sCALES.-oFFICE OF
= THE COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA, WARRINGTON, July l, lsS9,-on WEDNESDAY
JULY TENTH, 1889, at the locations named. the
Commissioners will offer for SALE to the highest bid
der. the exclusive right and privilege Of using the
several District Hay Scales from August 1889 &C
weighing hay straw, fodder. oae in the straw. and
live stock at the following places aud time to wit No
i. Situated opposite the post-ofce Uniontown, d. c.
at TEN O'CLOCK a. n, No. :. Situated ON Ninth
street southeast between street and Georgia
at ELEVEN O'CLOCK A. NJ. No. ). Situated on Tenth
street northwest. near Louisiana sveIss at TWELVE
O'CLOCK NJ. No. 4. Situated Ut corner of Ninth
street and Rhode Island avenue northwest. at ONE
O'CLOCK NJ No. 5. Situated on Prospect street,
between High and Market streets, Georgetown, ID. C..
at TWO O'CLOCK p NJ No. 9. situsted at intersee.
PAST THREE O'CLOCK p. az No. Z Situated at
Brightwood. d; G.. at FIvE,OSLoCK p u. Parties
purchasing will be required to comply with the pro-
visions OF the act approved June 20 1872 entitled
act for the sale q hay; Terms cash; W. DOUG
sioners d. c. DUNCANSON BROS. Aucts. ,y1-5t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-06

tendent strolled down the smooth footways Of
the botanical garden, under the shade Of the
lindens and in by the fower-bed that borders
the path.
Now there is the double sunaower," ..id
Mr.. Smith, pointing to good-sized yellow
flower resembling the dandelion- "a good
many people think, in fact 1 might say the
general impression IL, that the sunfiower is q
great black disk surrounded with bright oval
shaped leaves. This is wrong. There are sun
Movers with great blooms and sunfowers with
uny blooms: The big ones are majestic and
should be the symbol. However, upon sec
ond thought, I don't think 1t would be well TO
iimit ourselves to any particular variety, but
take the whole Glass;
Here is Oscar wilde's favorite," said Mr..
smith, pointing to a large flower near tine CEN
ter of the bed with dark-brown center and
orange-colored leaves ''Eere's the aster" he
said, as the two walked down the path. II see
1t has been mentioned by some as the probable
selection. It is a sweet flower, and il is Ameri-
can, but not SO exclusively as the sunhower
The aster does not have a great deal of char
acter 1t is nondescript, and do not think
WILL make an appropriate emblem. 1t has a
great many friends. though, and may be the
lucky selection. When the convention Of florists
meets at Buffalo IN about two months the sub
lect is to be thoroughly discussed, and it viii
very interesting reading"
aoLDEN-RoD HIS SECOND CHOICE.
Theresa beauty" said Mr. Smith. pointing
to some golden-rod nodding in the breeze near
the wall. "Another truly American flower, the
most distinctively natural flower we have. II
grows everywhere, but its day is short, and this
IS an objection to it as an emblem 1t is a
beautiful plant, though. and we should be very
proud of it. The rich golden color of the bloom
contrasts well with the dark-green leaves of the
plant, and the effect is beautiful and refresh
ing: But the sunfower is my favorite. as ]
SAID before, and think it will be the flower
tits a pioneer, it Is majestic, hardy and brave
even its circular form is a reminder of the
completeness of our institutions and our future.
vote for the sunAower"