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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-06-27

DURING a thunderstorm last We'd
nesday afternoon the lightning struck
the signal pole of the weather observ-
er's Office 1t wilmington, n. C., which
was raised on the top OF the Govern
ment building. The pole was shat
tered and the halliards parted when
the flags came down with run. The
building was not damaged at all, al
though the shock was felt all over 1t,
especially on the upper floor occupied
by the weather observer aud the Unit
ted States engineer officials.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-06-27

The Crowd La,gsJy in Favor OF TIllm m.n-
Butler Makes Good Speech -SInn psis
OF the Speeches MAIDS by TIE Different
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-06-27

GOVERNOR TILLNAN
was given greater applause than the
other speakers. He said he did not
know where to start, as everything bas
already been very fully and ably coY-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-06-27

HON. JOHN GARY EVANS SPEAhs.
Comptroller General Eller5e was IN
troduced, but said he would not SPEAK
as dinner time was On hand and the
people were tired; i. they would come
to Iorkville tomorrow be would talk
to them. He finished amid applause.
Senator Evans was next introduced
and was warmly received. He said he
would defend the Reform admlnlstra-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-04
Items of LocaI Interest.

Stable manure Is too expensive for use
on potatoes and often lacks in the pot
ash and phosphoric acid what they so
greatly require. Chemical fertilizers are
now largely used for this crop.
American Cultivator doubts if irriga-
ton pays in the eastern and middle
states for general gardening. But for
such field crops as potatoes, if irrigation
can be secured at reasonable cost, it
should be.
An unparalleled opportunity is now
offered for building operations of every
kind. Nearly all sorts of building ma
terials are cheaper than they have been
for years. The great number of skilled
labOrers make it an easy matter to secure
help at minimum wages.
Professor Lintner announces that the
17-year locust is due this year in the
Hudson river valley eastward as far as
Springfield and New Haven and west
ward to Pennsylvania
The slaughtering of tuberculous cat
tie in New York state has been sus-
pended for the present, the board of
health having exhausted the money ap-
propriated FOR indemnifying the owners
1t is told that the LOngfellow yellow
flint corn bears the largest ears Of any
corn that is safe to plant in Massachu-
setts.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-04
VARIOUS KINDS OF COoPs.

er for early maturing and healthy chicks.
There is everything in keeping the
chicks warm for the first two weeks.
When Matched, their temperature is 100
degrees, and this should be initiated as
far as possible. When the hen and chicks
are allowed to run at large i'll the early
spring, the latter become chilled, and
bad results follow Field and Farm
says: In the construction of the coop,
dryness and warmth should be the first
consideration, the roof to be water
tight, and the floor Of the coop raised
from the ground Figs. 1 and 2 are
excellent designs of coops for young
chickens, and they should be made large
and roomy. A dry and well drained
place should be selected for these coops,
to avoid dampncss and chill. 1t is adj
visable to keep them under shed, to
protect them from the driving rains Of
early spring. Chicks should be confined
until the sun is well up and the chill
of early morning is over. Keep every
thing clean and change the location Of
coops frequently. Never allow filth to
accumulate on the floor, as it breeds YER
min and disease to the youngsters. Dust
insect powder on the hen and brood
and in the cracks and crevices to pre-
vent lice.
Perhaps it is better plan in building
coops to have the runs attached, as
shown i'll Figs. /, and 6. There are
many advantages in such coops BY
having the hen and chicks confined in
them there is less liability Of the chicks
becoming chilled than when they are
on a range The hen is i'll easy access,
and when they become cold they can
find warmth near her. In the runs the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-04
Good Glover IIaY.

Many farmers will not believe that
clover cut i'll full bloom can be properly
cured They wait till large part of the
blooms are brown. They claim that
when cut early it takes so long to cure
that the hot sun, dew and rain ruin it,
and if not allowed to lie in the field till
no sap remains in the stems it will mold
i'll the barn. If these farmers will con-
suit the tables of feeding values, they
will find that clover even before bloom
ing has the greatest feeding value, al
though yielding a less quantity per
acre. that after blooming its digestible
albuminoids, carbohydrates and fat rap
idly decrease, while the crude fiber as
rapidly increases. AT the same time, its
nutritive ratio becomes wider. While
it is more trouble to cure when in bloom
than when half the heads are brown,
the greater value will amply repay all
the trouble. A farmer who approves of
cutting early says in The Rural New
Yorker:
When clover is very heavy and is cut
with a side cut machine so as to be laid
III a swath and run over with the ma
chine, would advise that tedder be
used This should be started as soon as
the top of the swath is we'll wilted, but
before the leaves have dried beyond the
power Of draining sap from the stems.
By throwing the clover up into the air
a couple Of times III good hay weather
ii will be dry enough to go into cocks
and will not be burned. Put at this
state into good sized cocks rather high.
If these can have two or three hours to
stand, it will take heavy wind to blow
them over and heavy rain to wet into
them more than few inches. In bad
weather l have sometimes let the cocks
stand more than week with no damage
u the hay.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-04
HIS FIRST PLUG HAT.

Despite n Former Experience the New Min
lister to Bolivia VIII Try 1t Again.
Colonel Tom Moonlight-nobody ever
called HIM Thomas except the state de-
partment clerk who made out his COM
mission as minister to Bolivia-was at
the capitol the other day saying goodby
to his friends. Colonel Tom tells this
story:
when l received my instructions at
the state department, l was told that l
must be very careful and punctilious
when | reached La Paz, the capital of
Bolivia, about my attire. was partic-
ularly informed that must not appear
in the streets unless l wore a silk hat.
Good Godv l exclaimed, fondly
stroking my soft sombrero, 1 never wore
high silk hat except once. 1t was when
| was governor of Wyoming, and we
We're celebrating Fourth of July or some
other holiday. was told that the gov
ernor ought to wear a tile, and so put
one on. had not gone so yards before
a cowboy, just in from the plains, sent a
bullet through it. He said that a man
ought to have better sense than to wear
a silk hat in Cheyenne, and, to tell the
truth, my sympathies We're with the
cowboy
when l get to Bolivia, however, l
am going to wear one again. The state
department tells me that if any one
shoots at me can call upon the entire
United States for protection" Was
ington Post.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-04
OCEAN TELEGRAPH.
The Heaviest Cable In the World Is to BE
Laid During This Year.

This will be a great year for ocean
telegraphy. The AnglO-American Gable
company will lay a new Atlantic cable
this spring, which is now making in
England. The copper conducting wire
of this cable will weigh $50 pounds pee
knot, while hitherto no cable has had a
conductor weighing so much as 800
pounds per knot.
The Atlantic cables have conductors
weighing 400 pounds or less per knot
Many short cables have cores weighing
as little as 107 pounds. Gables 1900
miles long on the east coast of Africa
have cores weighing $50 pounds to the
knot
The heaviest core is that of the French
cable from st. Pierre, Miquelon, to Brest.
1t is 2,242 miles long and weighs ass
pounds per knot. The estimated cost
for making and laying long cables is
about 81 200 per knot. The cost of the
proposed Pacific cable will be somewhat
greater because it cannot be manufac-
tured in the vicinity.
The total length, exclusive of 740 knots
already laid in Australasian waters, will
be about $500 knots. making the total
cost about $4,000. 900 for cable and laying
alone.-Philadelph Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-04
WILL STUFF THE CARCASS.

A Man at Far Rockaway Wins In a Strug-
gle with Fighting Sea Dog.
Charles Silas of the Belmore House at
Far Rockaway, l.. l., killed sea dog on
Wednesday while walking along the
beach. Mr. Silas, taking advantage of
the fine weather, started to walk along
the waters edge on the inlet of the penin-
sula. When near what is known as Hog
island, he saw an animal somewhat re-
sembling IA seal lying asleepon the sands.
The animal was of a yellOwish white,
with black rings on his back.
The animal was summing itself and was
disturbed by the approach of Mr. 5ilas.
1t started toward him, showing its tusks.
The only weapon Mr.. Silas had was a
small stick. This was snapped in two
by the sharp fangs of the animal, and
the sea dog, or whatever it was, attempt
ed to bite Mr.. Silas. Mr.. Silas struck
the animal on the head with his fist and
stunned it. Before it recovered he OBJ
tanned heavy club, and when it rushed
at him again he struck it on the head
and killed it.
The animal had long, snoutlike nose,
with whiskers about the nostrils. The
ears were SHIRT and rounded. The fore
legs were short, with long, sharp claws.
The hind legs were fiipperlike. The tail
was short, and the entire body was COW
cred with short, coarse hair. Mr.. Silas
secured the carcass and will have it stuff
ed. Several other people report having
seen similar animals along the south
shore.-New York Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-04
A STRANGE KENTUCKY TALE.

A Remarkable Transformation In the
Grave Reported From Fleming County.
A Nanceburg correspondent sends out
this remarkable story: DIR. G. H. Dyer,
who lived i'll Fleming county, near the
Lewis county line, and who was we'll
known throughout this section of tie
state as Il very noted root and herb doc
tor, died some six weeks ago and was
buried at hid home near Muse Mills,
Fleming county. A few days ago a pack
of hungry dogs We're discovered digging
with might and main in the doctors
grave. They We're driven away, but re-
turned as soon as the men left and re-
sumed their digging and bowling.
1.-The friends of the deceased doctor,
becoming anxious to know just what the
dogs were after. concluded to take the
body up. They did SO, but what WAS
their establishment when on opening the
coffin they found not the body of the
venerable doctor, but 200 pound hog
nicely rolled up in winding sheet, wait
ing for Gabriel to toot his horn, when he
would walk out and claim the doctors
share i'll the glories that await him at the
final resurrection of the just. The con-
clusion of the natives as to how this
transformation came about is that as the
doctor was not above suspicion from a
moral standpoint the Lord had changed
his mortal remains into those of hog.
The case is Il very remarkable one view
ed from any standpoint. louisville
Courier Journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-04
Novel Railroad Ticket.

The railway marks invented by the
Hungarian minister Lukais will shortly
be adopted on all Hungarian railways
For the future no traveller on Hungarian
railways will be troubled to stand wait
ing at the ticket Office for his ticket. He
will be in "A position to make ont his
ticket for himself. On a blank card he
will write the name of the station from
which he takes his departure and that Of
the station he means to go to, and he
will stick on the remaining empty space
on the card as many railway marks" as
his journey will cost. The blank cards
will be obtainable ut all tobacco shops.
London News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-04

A triumph in engineering is reported
from the mountains of Peru. where a
twin screw steamer of $40 tons 40 feet
long and 30 feet wide has been success
fully launched on Lake Titicaca, the
highest navigable waters in the world,
more than 1900 feet above the sea-
This steamer, which belongs to the Pc
ruvian government and is to be used for
freight and passenger traffic, was built
on the Clyde, then taken apart in more
than / 600 pieces and shipped to Mollen-
do by sea. 1t was then carried to Puma
by railway and transported over the
mountains ON the backs of llamas and
mules and put together by a Mr.. John
Wilson, a Scotch engineer, with great
kill and success.-Chicago Record.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-04
COOPS WITH RUNS.

chicks are also free from molestation OF
larger fowls, and they have a chance to
grow more rapidly under these condi-
lions.
A coop that can be made by any onv
with little trouble is the barrel coop, as
shown in Fig. 3. Take an old barrel and
tack on every hoop on each side of a
seam between the slaves with one inch
wrought nails. After clinching the nails
saw the hoop off on the seam; then
spread the barrel open as shown in cut,
by cutting a board about 20 inches long
for the back of the coop, and two small
pieces to tack on for the front part. The
upper section of the back is fastened
with leather hinges, so that it can be
opened at pleasure.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-04
Erect Lord Duflerin.. speech.

Lord Dufferin's speech on the peace Of
Europe, in Paris, has had IA remarkably
good effect throughout Europe, In
France itself the words have been re-
ceived in excellent spirit, and public
sentiment has quite taken the sting from
the vulgar insults to the British embas-
sador which, by few days, preceded
the address. The French governments
bold declaration of policy of religious
liberation also has been received as a
distinct mark of progress Even some
of the French Radicals show signs of
having made the discovery that denun-
citation of all religion is not an evidence
of true democ:acy.-Paris Letter.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-04
Fertilizers and Fertilizing materials.

The station at Kingston, R. l., has
been for several years testing fertilizers
and fertilizing materials, separately
and Mixed upon different soils. The re-
port is that the experiments indicate that
for corn upon the tighter soils of this
state fertilizers containing a large pro-
portion of potash are needed to give the
best results, and that fertilizers with rel
atively larger proportions Of phosphoric
acid produce the best result upon heavy,
clay soils.
The largest gain was an average of
1872 bushels of corn and over 5 bushels
of potatoes upon heavy soils, with fer
tilizer rich in phosphoric acid. The
largest average gains upon light soil
were g. bushels Of corn and 2l. / bush
els of potatoes per acre, both with the
fertilizer rich in potash
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-04
rATR22f &
rN'YA7:S5 -
ABOUT LIQUID MANURE.
1t j. QwiclSy Available and stimulating.
How to save II and Use 1t.

\ Il OHlcAlN ANallaplt anu
How to save II and Use 1t.
A word to farmers who have put up
cement cistorns for liquid manure. If
the cisteGns held what ran into them,
you have done Il good thing. The liquids
are the most valuable part of the excre-
ments. They contain the only actually
digested part of the food. This manure
is quickly available. 1t is stimulant.
Some experiments conducted i'll Den
mark showed that in one year a COW
consumed food containing 1914 pounds
of nitrogen. OF this 45 10 pounds went
off in the milk, and the urine contained
1884, pounds. Think what a saving it
means when all that nitrogen is held in
a cistern. Consider not only the amount,
but the fact that it is the most available
form of this valuable substance.
The best place for this urine is on
grass or grain. Put it on early for the
benefit of the young plants. If you have
a market garden, it is fine for forcing
plants like radishes, lettuce, etc Re-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-04
&6EAIszl7 12. Q. a g. :


LIQUID MANURE SPRINKLER.
member that urine is like nitrate of soda
"A starter or one sided manure. 1t will
do all that nitrate of soda can do. If
you want a complete manure in sOlu-
ton, throw dissolved bOneblack and
muriate Of potash into the cistern, adj
vises Rural New Yorker
The authority quoted, with a view to
assisting i'll getting this manure on the
ground, gives an illustrated description
of a homemade sprinkler 1t consists of
large cask holding perhaps 100 to 200
gallons, mounted on wheels. one of the
supporting side pieces Is cut away i'll
the sketch to show the connection. The
cask contains an opening at the top, in
to which the liquid is pumped. In the
bottom at the front end is inserted a
pipe leading t. the sprinkler. This
passes through the boXlille affair shown,
which contains valve opened and closed
by means of wrench used on the nut
shown on top. This regulates the flow
of liquid or cuts it Off entirely.
The sprinkler itself consists Of large
sized iron pipe perforated with a row
of holes on the front and back sides,
but not on the bottom. The ends are
plugged. Some boards are nailed across
the supporting timbers, and on those a
seat was fastened for the driver These
We're removed to show the manner of
construction.
This sprinkler and frame may be
made separable from the wagon, so that
no additional wagon is needed.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-04
A Merry COASTER.
He Slides Down Historic Lookout Noun
tain at lightning Speed.

tain at lightning Speed.
A short compactly built man, with
heavy blond mustache took toboggan
slide down Lookout mountain the other
afternoon. He went via the incline and
made the trip from the Point hotel to the
engine house, a distance of $500 feet, in
81 minutes, which is just one-third the
time that it takesa car to deScend. Fully
100 people saw him make the lightning
like descent, and all were greatly ex-
cited.
About o'clock the coaster appeared
ct the Point hotel with what appeared to
be block of wood about eight inches
square under his arm. On one side of
the block was a steel horseshoe, in the
curve of which was a small Hanged
wheel. The other side of the block was
slightly concave. The block was put on
the outside rail of the incline, the wheel
fitting close, and the horns of the horse
shoe We're on either side. Then the man
put heavy glove on his right hand, and
sitting down on the block started down
the mountain without more ado. He
held his feet crossed straight and before
him and rested them on the iron rail.
For few feet the little one wheel car
moved slowly, and then the speed in
creased until it and its human freight
We're going down the mountain at a rate
that made the spectators hold their
breath.
When a curve was reached, the coaster
slowed up slightly by pressing his heels
against the rail and steadied himself by
touching the cable with his gloved hand.
lnally, when he reached the very heavy
grade just above the engine house, he
took off all brakes and came down like
a shot out Of Il gun. Arriving at the bot
tom, he put on the "heel' brakes and
gently came to stop just in the depot.
Coolly rising from his queer vehicle, he
placed it under LIS arm and walked quiet
ly away before any of the astonished
spectators had chance to recover their
breath or ask any questions. -Chattanoo-
ga Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-04
IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION.
american Heiresses Are Warned to Look
Out For a Prince with a Recnrd.

Gut FOR a Prince with "a Record.
A young Belgian prince of undoubted-
ly high biTth and unquestoned impecu-
mostly has Just abandoned Paris AID
swarm of mourning creditors and, it is
said, we do not know how truly, is to set
sail for the United States. His proper
title is his serene highness the Prince de
Looz Cos Warren, and it may be of in
terest to American heiresses to learn that
this new importation is at present I'M
married.
About three years ago he was engaged
to young South American girl. The
wedding was to be sumptuous and to take
place in one of the swell churches of Par.
is. AS is usual for stylish gatherings,
the crowds of lockers on nearly excluded
the personal friends of the contracting
couple. The bride floated up the aisle,
and the priest prepared to begin the cere-
mony, when it was observed that one inn
portant adjunct was missing-namely,
the bridegroom. He had quietly gone
off on a honeymoon tour all by himself
after a stormy discussion respecting
finances with the father of the bride.
The young lady tainted, the guests were
greatly amused, and the wedding party
went sadly home.
The odd part of the whole affair was
the fact that the couple having been
married by the mayor and the absence
of religious ceremonial having no legal
significance, the forsaken bride had to
get "A divorce in due form from her re-
calcitrant spouse, who continued to
travel
However, the French courts dissolved
the marriage some time ago, so the vola-
tile gentleman is at liberty to try matri-
mony all over again. Whether that be
his design in seeking your hospitahle
shores time alone will reveal.-Paris
Cor. Philadelphia Telegraph.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-04

The selection must depend largely on
the soil and latitude. Country Gentle
man says: Early Rose and Late Hebron
are good standbys. Among newer sorts
favorable words are said for Beauty Of
Hebron and Rural New Yorker No. ?,
early and late Puritan, Monroe Seed
ling and White Star Still newer sorts,
introduced by reliable seedsmen, are
worthy of trial. A medium early sort,
specially recommended for quality, not
quantity, is the Snowdrop. Another for
special earliness is the Early Sunrise.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-04
Fair ofUnusuaI Interest.

The management of the Rhode Island
state fair guarantee cattle herd stakos
of $40, 900. The stakes are open to the
world on Ayrshires, Black Angus, Dew
ons, Dutch Belted, Guernseys, Hero
fords, Holsteins, Jerseys, Shorthorns
and Swiss, and 81, 600 for each class is
given, a grand total of $40, 900, much
larger sum than ever offered for compe-
tition in this country. 1t is anticipated
that the result will be one of the finest
cattle exhibits ever made in the east
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-04

One of the cruelist results of the
Worlds fair is that it doubled the mum
Der of horses in Chicago. These poor
creatures are now starving because the
cab and delivery men who rushed to the
Windy City to make a fortune cannot
now earn enough to support themselves
or their beasts. The best that many Of
them can do is to turn their animals in
to the streets for the police to pick up
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-04
A Division of Soils.

A division Of soils is Secretary Nor
toms new creation i'll the department Of
agriculture. This division will be i'll
charge of Professor Whitney, formerly
with the Maryland experiment station.
He has already published reports on the
relation of climate and climatic condi-
tions to soils, and this work will be con-
tinued under the scope of enlarged OPP
portunities and facilities offered by the
national government