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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-05-03
ATLANTIC COAST Line.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Apr II, 1899.
On and after this date the following
passenger schedule will be IN effect:
NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-05-03
W. G. L. A.
South-Bound,
North-Bound,

No. So runs through from Charleston via
Central +. r, leaving Charleston m,
Lanes 8.34 m, Manning 900 a IN.
North-Bonnd
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-05-03

Between billiard and St. Paul.
Southbound. Northbound.
No. 70. No. rs. No. ~. No. "a.
NJ A NJ Stations AM Pm
O5 1915 LIE Mil,ard Ar 1915 335
Is 10 rs Ar st. Paul LIE 10 IS 325
PM A u AM PM
THOS. WILSON, President.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-01
The Vanishing Buffalo,

1t is, estimated that there are in all
about six hundred bison living in cap
tivity, most of them in a half-domesti-
Gated state, and in this total are in
cluded the few in geological gardens in
America and Great Britain, and on the
Continent. The Montana herd of about
two hundred and fifty is the largest
and most remarkable, for they are not
restrained by fences, but wander at
will like range cattle. Moreover, they
have been crossed with polled Angus
stock. The young beasts are said to
be magnificent animals, with fur that
is finer and closer than that of the
bison, and they yield NOSE excellent
meat. Nearly all the cross-bred ami
mails retain much Of the instinct of
their wild progenitors. In by-gone
times bison rarely succumbed to the
billiards.. They punched together, in
a wedge-shaped mass, the bulls occu-
plying the outside and protecting the
COWS and calves. Thus they were en-
abled to survive the widest storm, be-
fore which domestic cattle would be
driven away, and wander miles from
their pastures, to perish for want Of
food. The next largest herd is that
in the Yellowstone Park. Here the
poacher is the great difficulty the au-
thorities have to contend with, and
this is not surprising when a bison
skin or a good head will fetch hum
bred dollars. Two troops Of cavalry:
are quartered in the Park to act as
forest rangers. Three years ago there
were still about two hundred in the
bison herd; but last year they had.
dwindled to fifty.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-01
Dare to Do Right, Dare to Be True

Dare to Do Right, Dare to Be True
Dear Boys and Girls: I want to talk
to you about the pleasure of giving.
1t is text from which endless SER
mons might be preached, but they
would not appeal to me as strongly as
did the letter we had last week from a
little girl in Kansas who picks tonaa-
toes to earn money and always gives
the tenth.
What story of self-denial may be
back of that simple statement, for
when one earns only small sum it
is not easy to always be willing to give
tenth of it away; but what pleasure
it is, after the gift is made! The hab-
it Of giving needs careful cultivation,
and it's fruits are thoughtful, uaselfish
character All children do not have
opportunity to earn and give money,
no matter how willing they may be,
but there are many other ways of be-
ing generous. Give father and mother
cheerful obedience, and help in every
way; give courtesy to the brothers and
sisters, as well as to the occasional
guest, and give patience and love to the
little ones who demand attention when
you want to go out to play. Write and
tell me some of the ways In which you
are "giving" of your very best Low
ingly yours, Aunt Mary.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-01
Doing and Not Doing.

"sir," said a lad, coming down to
one of the wharfs in Boston, and .ad
dressing a we'll known merchant,
"have you any berth on your ship?
I want to earn something"
"What can you do?" asked the gen.
tleman. g d.
"I can try my best to do whatever I
am put to-" answered the boy.
f. what have you done?"
IT have sawed and split all mothers
wood for nigh on two years.
what have you not done?" asked
the gentleman, who was queer sort OF
questioner. <' = .,~..-.
"Well, sir" answered the boy, after
a moments pause, II have not whis-
pered in school once for a whole year. :"
'That's enough said the gentleman.
.sYou may ship aboard this vessel, and
I hope to see you master Of it some
day. A boy who can master a wood
pile and bride his tongue must be
made of good stuff. - Christian Lead
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-01

careful that the hair should come
up through the middle, and when she
had tied another string about the neck
It made a fine covering for the head,
almost as good as q rag baby's, The
arms came next, and these were made
by dividing the husks below the head
into three parts: one on each side for
the arms, and one in the middle for
the body. s5 81
The arms were wrapped with strips
OF coarse, strong husk, tied at the
wrist, and mammy's strong knife cut
them off just beyond. Some OF the
softer husks were used for the shout
ders, and were put on fchu-fashion,
first over one shoulder and then the
other, until they were built out to the
required breadth, when they were tied
about the waist with more Of the
tough husk OF course the ends Of the
"fichun came we'll below the waist-line,
and added much to the thickness Of the
lower part. This was now divided
evenly in two, and each division was
wound like the arms, and cut on
evenly. ~ ~ r. Z. = ... -
sis he a boy-doll, nanny? 2" asked.
t*He's sodger, child, and now go git
me some rose-thorns and I'll give him
his eyes and mouf.' $ss-.s-.
The rose-thorns were stuck into the
smooth, green face, and my doll was
complete; and by, that time the bee
sting was forgotten.-E. B. Barry, in
Youths Companion.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-01
Richest Woman In America.

Mrs. Richard King Of Texas is prob
ably the richest in the United
States, not excepting Mrs. Hetty Green.
Her wealth is partly inherited from
her father, pioneer: Presbyterian
clergyman, the first who ever went.
staff and Bible in hand, to preach the
gospel to the Indians and mixed races
that peopled the vast domain over
which his own little daughter was des-
tined to hold sway as q landed pro-
prietor. Mrs. King Is a widow, and
her landed estates in southern Texas
amount to 1,25o. 900 acres. Of about
1000 square miles. s5 s..
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-01
these facts IS costing us many thou
sand dollars every year.
Sugar from MIX.

a. Gr
a press report from Belvidere. Ill.
says: nsiderable interest is mani
tested in this county In the attempt
OF .. nv. Patrick to manufacture sugar
from milk. The Fox and Rock river
valleys already have number OF sue
cessful Industries in which the milk
product Eof the farmers dairy district
is prepared for a wider field. The con-
densing plants at Carpentersville, the
Anglo-SW1ss company at Dixon, and
the Dekalb farm on which milk is es-
pec1ally prepared for the use OF babies
and 1nvalids, are all doing big BUSH
ness, and it is thought that the new
venture at Marengo may meet similar
success In creating demand for its
product. So far little is known as to
what this demand will be, the sugar
being subject to use for6medicinal pur-
poses only. The working product is
collected from fifteen counties in the
neighborhood of Marengo The milk
is separated from the cream, which is
utilized in making butter. On the
SKINNED milk curd is allowed to form
until 1t is hard enough to handle. Then
it is put through a drying process and
afterward ground as fine as ordinary
Ecornmeal. This product is sent to Ohio,
where it receives treatment, reducing
it to a liquid used for glazing paper.
The sugar product comes from the
whey left in the watts after the curd
is removed. It is forced into large
boilers, where it is allowed to boil
for some time, after which it is run
into evaporating pans, where the boil
ing continues until a thick syrup is
left. After standing a certain length
of time it is again boiled, when the
sugar forms. The sugar is worked
over until thoroughly drained, after
which i. is packed in barrels for the
refinery. It now resembles the ordi-
nary coarse brown sugar of commerce.
The process of refining is well-guard-
ed secret, known to Mr.. Patrick and
one other man. When the product
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-01
A SUFFOLK RAM TYPICAL OF THE BREED,

and one-half per cent and yet leaving
the agent seven thousand dollars net
cash for six months service. Two
more years have been added to. the
experience of this association and they
are. now handling over one hundred
thousand bushels Of cranberries
year and refuse to admit any more
members.
About two years later an associa-
ton was formed on Cape Cod on a
similar plan.s They employed Chi
cago man as salesman, and they ship
ped him car load after car load on
which they set so high a price he
could not sell them and later In the
season when the price had declined
and many Of the berries became soft
they were Obliged to take them back
and sell them as best they could. The
result was big loss, and have never
heard from the association since.
These illustrations show clearly that
success depends on the men who run
the machine. In the case of the New
Jersey association the selling agent
had the confidence of the association,
he being an eastern man and promi-
nent cranberry grower, and the board
of directors took his advice in fixing
prices, which enabled him to meet
competition, while the Cape Cod grow
ers thought they could set their own
price and the people would have to
pay it. They would not trust any Chi
cago man, not even one of their own
selecting. In the case of the Grape
Growers Association of Brockton, New
York, a very successful institution, the
grapes are all inspected by an officer
of the association before being ship
ped and the superior quality and re-
liability Of their grapes make it easy
to secure an extra price for them,
much more than enough to pay all the
expenses Of the association. The price
is made uniform and is telegraphed
daily to every producing station.
I There is great and useless loss to
producers In shipping produce to Chi
'cago. Milwaukee, st. Paul and Mime
apolis greatly in excess Of their i'm
mediate demands and paying freight
there, and then paying these cities a
big commission to distribute this prod
uce to other cities at our expense.
From this city OF Grand Rapids, to the
entire northwest and at least SO far
south as Kansas City, We have the
same freight rates as Chicago. Under
the interstate commerce law we can
become distributing point Just as
we'll as Chicago; and save all that ex-
ira freight and their commission. It
used to be different. We were once
compelled toause these cities Tor dis
tributing points, and II seems that the
force of habit OF lack az knowledge 81
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-01
My CoEn-Husk Doll.

~Come wild me, honey, an I'll max
yer corn-husk dolly lax my ole man.
my useter maxi TO- me-"
1 followed nanny across the garden
and down the sunny path between the
hollyhocks to the kitchen porch. I had
been stung by honey bee out in the
corn patch, and nanny, hearing my
cries as she was gathering corn for
dinner, had plastered my little wrist
with mud until the sharp pain had
turned into merely a dull ache.
The kitchen porch was only a large
:arbor, its feet planted in the ground
and it's top braced against the kitchen
wall. Underneath it was bricked
floor, which the large, cool grape
leaves kept shaded, and between the
red bricks, in the shadiest places, was
a soft green moss have never seen
anywhere else. There was g. bench
against the wall, and here nanny
used to sit to shell her peas or to
husk her corn. She brought two pans
filled with water, and into one she put
the ears Of corn as fast as she took
off their husks: into the other she put
the softest of the husks.
4 Now, din she said, when the last
ear. white and shining, had Joined its
brothers In the water, well see what
kinder baby we can max out o. dis
and she selected some Of the soaked
husks Making small bundle Of them,
she tied a knot in one end.
NV hats that for, nanny p asked.
His haid. child: an dis yere's his
4 hair And she put some OF the silk
by the knot, and tied It about the neck
with q strip Of the tougher husk. Next
she chose a fine. smooth, broad piece,
OF q beautiful light green. and folded
! Ii across She put q cord in the fold.
!. and drew It up like running -string.
This she tied about the knot. being
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-01
The Russian Thistle.
We quote from the Nebraska Far

10y 81 4u0l0 AIO40 ESA6lGNeOIdSkaS$ y ar!
mer: 81 ri
The state Of Nebraska, through its
legislature Of 1926. enacted a law re-
curing that the citizens OF tho co,ln-
ties, wherein this supposed obnoxious
weed existed, should Immediately take
steps to eradicate the pest from within
Its borders. This was found impos-
sible, and a later legislature repealed
the enactments relating to the weed
and its destruction. But now appear
several reputable citizens Of this coun-
ty, whose vocation is farming and
whose homes lie south Of Sutherland
and Hershey, who state that the value
OF the Russian thistle as a hog feed,
when in its green state, is superior to
alfalfa. One of these parties claims
that hogs will leave the alfalfa and
go and remain upon the Russian
thistle patch by preference, and that
1t is a rapid flesh producing weed.
Others, in the same vicinity, claim
that when cut green and cured. Rus
sian thistles make a fine quality OF
hay which cattle readily seek Tor and
devour. All Of the men, however, as
sert that the plant, if allowed to grow
up and blow about the fields, is a
nuisance and an injury, but if con-
fined and properly attended to, it is
benefit rather than an injury. When
allowed to start with the wheat early
in the spring, the Russian thistle Is
pretty sure to get ahead Of this cereal;
but rye is too early and vigorous a
grower and gets started before the
thistle. In corn, the thistle does but
little harm. This supposed pest might
be Of some benefit in the semi-arid
portion of this state, If properly
handled. Again, it has value for fuel,
if it could be ba1ed and used for, this
purpose. There is no plant growing,
which, when dried, that, weight for
weight, gives forth a greater degree
Of heat. Like the sweet clover, the
thistle appears to run its course and
die out in time. Both these plants are
strong. vigorous growers. They en-
dure drouth with great success. Both
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-01
The Potato Field.

During the grain harvest the potato
held is apt to be neglected, says Amer
lean Cultivator. This was bad enough
IN the days when weeds were the only
enemies to be feared. Since the DO
tato beetle has become common there
should never day pass when some
one does not go through the field and
destroy all the larvae in sight. It is
easy to see by examining the leaves
whether eggs are numerous. If they
are not, hand picking of beetles will
suffice. A dose of poison applied, di-
luted with water at the rate of a tea
spoonful of the poison to pail of wa
ter will kill the larvae so soon as they
get. to work and prevent most of the
damage. 1t is very difficult to have
this done so promptly that part at
least of the hills will not be stripped
before the poison is applied. But in
harvest time there are several hours
OF daylight early in the morning, when
dew will prevent doing much in the
harvest field. II this makes too many
hours work per day, take longer
incoming. If the grain harvest and the
care Of potatoes conflict, most farmers
will be wise in giving the preference
in care to the crop that is most profit
able, and it takes several acres Of grain
to equal in value a large potato crop
on one acre., /; s=s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-01
A Very. Busy Man.

= 1t is said that friend once asked
an aged man what caused him so often
to complain Of pain and WEAKNESS in
the evening.
'sAlas!" said he, 81 have every day
so much to do; for have two falcons
to tame, two hares to keep from run
ming away, two hawks to manage,
serpent to confine, lion to chain,
and a sick man to tend and wait
upon"
"Why, you must be joking" said
his friend; "surely, no man can have
all these things to do at once"
Indeed, am not joking" said the
old man; "but what I have told you is
the sad and sober truth; for the two
falcons are my two eyes, which I must
diligently guard, lest something should
please them which may be hurtful to
my salvation; the two hares are my
feet, which I must hold back lest they
should run after evil objects, and
walk in the ways of sin; the two hawks
are my two hands, which I must train
and keep to work in order that / may
be able to provide for. myself and for
my brethren who are in need; the SER
rent is my tongue, which I must al
ways keep in with a bride, lest it
should speak anything unseemly; the
lion is my heart, with which have
to maintain a continual fight in order
that vanity and pride may not fill it,
but that the grace of God may dwell
and work there; the sick man is my
whole body, which is always needing.
my watchfulness and care. All this
daily wears out my strength. Brit
ish Christian Endeavor.
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nave valuable properties when young
and tender. The sweet clover as q
money producer cannot be excelled.
While not advocating the culture of
elther, may they not, when judiciously
handled. become useful plants which
Will assist in solving the fodder ques-
zion IN our state? These statements.
II any virtue is proven for supposed
objectionable plants, is hardly appli-
caD1e to eastern Nebraska with it's SUI
t1c1ency of rainfall, which is not pro-
ductive of the proper development of
this Muscevite transportation.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-01

Seed Potatoes.--The tests Of the
Ohio Experiment Station indicate that
home grown seed potatoes will give
as good crops as any northern grown
seed Of the same varieties, provided
the seed potatoes are well kept, but
the yield Is materially lessened and the
ripening retarded If the seed potatoes.
are allowed to sprout and the sprouts
are broken of, as usually happens
when the potatoes are kept In dark
cellar. Many potato growers keep
their potatoes successfully by burying
the potatoes IN pits. covering to q shall
low depth ct hrst and adding layers Of
straw and earth as the weather be-!
comes colder. ss.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-01
Honorlnc the Flag.

Strange things happen in wartime,
and here is one Of the strangest, re-
ported BY the New York Tribune: A
teacher OF Holyoke, Mass, who IS.
studying manual training in Sweden
at point where the cars run only
twice g week, recently received let.
ter from home in s 1ag'' envelope,
which the auth orities thought to be q
communication from the United States
government. on account OF the flag.
Immed iately special train was made
up and took the letter forty miles for
the benefit OF thu recipient S.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-01
FARM AND GARDEN,
MATTERS OF INTEREST To
A0RICULTURIST5.
soms Up-to-Dats Hints About Gull
Il tivation Of the Soil and Yields
Thereof Hortioulturs. vitioulturs ana
Elorioultura .:5zs
Cooperative selling Of Fruit.

&%$s5s CO-Op0ratlV0 S0lln9 OF Fruit go
At q convention Of potato growers
held In Grand Rapids, Wis, "a. C.
Bennett read paper in which, among
other things, he said:
An association was formed In New
Jersey to sell their own cranberries,
consisting Of seventeen firms In New
Jersey and one from Cape Cod. They
employed salesman at salary of
i've thousand dollars for the season
OF about six months. He both sold
and collected and was to keep back
i've per cent, out Of which to take his
pay. At the end. of the season he
turned back to the association three
and .one-half per cent, leaving for cost
OF selling one and one-half per cent,
while the ordinary commission man
charges ten per cent, thus saving to
the association over thirty three thou
sand dollars in one season. The price
OF the: berries was fixed every two
weeks by a board Of directors. Each
grower received the price his berries
brought, less the one and one-half per
cent expense Of selling. Each member
could sell his own berries If he
wished, but must turn into the asso-
citation five percent of such sales. In
case the association could not furnish
berries fast enough to supply the de-
mand the agent could sell for outside
parties, but on such sales should turn
into the association seven per cent.
The next year the association volun-
tartly raised his salary to seven thou
sand dollars a year and expenses and
clerk hire. Then he turned back two
and one-half per cent out of the five
per cent, making cost of selling two
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-01
Children,a Cho,r.u,

Children's Chorus.
(Tune, italian Hymn.)
Now we our voices raise E
And Join in loving praise
In chorus free HI y
We love our native land;
Her hills and valleys grand.
For truth and justice stand.
And liberty.
We love our banner bright
so welcome to the sight
{ On land or sea.
May God our country bless,
With peate and happiness,
And give our cause success
And victory. d.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-01
Six for One.

Il should admire" sighed Aunt Cam,
should admire to have another cat
like Tom! He was jest the smartest
cat and the best cat and the handsom-
est cat l ever sot eyes on-clear NAL
tese without white hair on him, the
best hunter you ever saw and the
knoWln-est Gait did beat ALI"
Too bad he should be pizened!"
said Mrs. Smith, sympathizingly.
Aunt Nabby Green has a: cat that's
the perfect moral of him, as far as
looks goes, and she says he's good
as gold, but she sets such store by him
don't s'pose she'd part with him,
anyhow"
Benny Prince and Nan Holloway,
who sat on Aunt Cams doorstep play
ing checkers and eating peach-apples,
heard the conversation, and both
wished they could find cat to COM
fort Aunt Cam. All the children loved
the dear old lady who was so sweet
TO them, always had plate of apples
On the light stand from which you
were to help yourself, and apparently
never failed to have sugar plums In
her pocket. The next morning Nan
came in hugging bag that squirmed
and sometimes mewed a bit softly.
"Oh, Aunt Camr' she cried, "here's
two little Maltese kittens. I told our
hired man last night about you losing
Tom, and he went home and got these
for you. Amt they beauties! and two
kittens do play so cute together!"
You dear child!" said Aunt Cam,
fondling the kittens. "Jest like Tom,
for all the world-not a white hair
on 'em. Thank you, a thousand
times!"
And with a kiss and'a handful of
goodies, Nan hurried off to school.
Before five minutes Benny came
along with a gentle old Maltese cat
purring in his arms.
Grancma says she'd jest as soon
spare you old Tab as not, for she has
three other cats. Run in, Tab, I am
late to school!'
And Benny ran off without waiting
to hear Aunt Cams "Thank you, Ben
ny, dear!"
That afternoon Aunt Cam put the
kittens down in the cellar, shut old
Tab in the woodshed, put on her
thimble and went to the sewing circle.
When she came home at dusk, she
found a squirming bag on her front
porch, and note from Mrs. Smith
tucked under the door. It read:
'*<Aunt Nabby says she wouldn't spare
Timothy to anybody but you, but she
has two kittens most as big, so you
may have him."
She carried in the bag and emptied
out Timothy. He was, indeed, the
very moral of Tom, and her heart
warmed to him at once, in spite of the
two kittens down in the cellar and the
old cat in the woodshed.
Going on tie back porch later, she
found there box with Stats nailed
over the top, and peering in, saw two
half-grown Maltese cats. A roughly
scrawled paper lay on the box.
I'm proper sorry your cat got killed
by my rat pizen, so have brought you
two Malties. hope this will make it
alright. John Wilson, Our Youth.