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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-19

count of a part which has worn thin,
but with this invention the thin part is
made up level with, or thicker than,
the thick part by the enlarged nail
heads. By their use a shoe which would
otherwise have to be removed can be
retained, and the expense Of new
shoe thereby be avoided, in addition to
which better grip or adherence on the
surface of the road is obtained by
horses foot so shod. .>
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-19

No self-respecting child but knows
The proper thing to do with clothes;
They should be hung upon the chair
At night, ard not thrown anywhere.
-Chicago Record.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-19

Improved Horseshoe Nail.
Here is an Invention which will not
only decrease the cost of keeping
horses shod, but will also be the means
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-19

A woman never thinks Of anything
special she wants to say until some 9th
sr woman is talking.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-19
New Hay Stacker.


A Colorado man has invented hay
stacker which is very simple in con-
struction, strong and durable. and has
no castings. 1t is a combination of base
frame, swinging derrick and stationary
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-19

A pessimist is person who believes
that whatever Is Is wrong.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-19


When we were young we were taught
to make the furrows for corn hills four
feet apart each way, but later on we
decided that 31a feet each way was bet
ter, as giving many more hills to the
acre, and afterward when truck farm
ing we put sweet corn 31a feet apart
one way and three the other for all but
the large evergreen varieties, and we
found it to produce just as many ears
to the hill and to fill them out just as
well as when we used more space. We
-manured literally, had the wide rows
run nearly north and south to let the
sun in, and used the cultivator only
one way. The difference between the
last method and the first one was the
difference between 16 square feet to
hill and 111a square feet, or we had
3,7S7 hills to. the acre instead Of 2,722,
a gain Of LOGS hills or nearly a half
acre. We never weighed the crop or
counted the ears to know the actual
gain in production, but our observation
convinced us that there was gain in
the closer planting. If anyone has
made or will make the test carefully
to know the exact results we should
be glad to publish it, but we shall stipu-
late that it must be on god soil made
rich enough to produce good crop and
shall be well cared for.-American Cul.
tiyatOr
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-19

of preventing many
cases Of sore feet and
lameness. All horse
shoes wear unevenly,
and when so worn,
though thick and un-
worn in many places,
the whole shoe has to
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-19

The jolly barber is always ready to
scrape an acquaintance.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-19
Wool Prices.

1t is evidently safe to predict that
there will be higher prices on wool.
both in this country and England, for
the next five years than we have now,
and it is not all due to the tariff. The
number of sheep destroyed in Africa
will have some effect in reducing the
amount Of wool produced there, but
probably the largest falling off in wool
production will be due to the number
of sheep killed in Australia to furnish
mutton for the armies in South Africa
and the Philippines. There is little
gain if not decrease in the sheep kept
in the Argentine Republic, as they
have been killing many for mutton
since the United States has ceased kill
ing off her focks. We anticipate an
advance of so per cent. above present
prices within five days.-American
CultiyatOr.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-19
Rat Remedy.

Our barn and outbuildings were over
run with rats. Tried wire, water and
steel traps-all to no purpose; neither
would poison do the business to our sat
isfaction. At last, catching live rat.
she was promptly tarred with coal tar:
after that released to have her own
way. Well, she must have told the
other rodents of how she had been
treated. We do not see or hear much
of them since.-Herman OckelS
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-19

ing for the canning factory Sept. l.
and until Sept. %, when we had a Sc
we're freeze, sold 1880 pounds at $5
per ton, 1s bushels to the neighbors at
25 cents per bushel, and used bushels
at home At the time of the freeze
there were 3,OUO pounds of tomatoes on
the vines. Besides the above, there
were sold 1,6O0 plants at 10 cents per
100, making total Of $44.43 received.
The picking cost 2 cents per crate, or
10 cents per ton. The cost was as fol-
lows: Preparing ground and planting
seed 1925, seed 80 cents, transplanting
and resetting $3.O5, cultivating $3.50,
and marketing $12.95, total
$24.O5, and profits $20.3S.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-19
Egg Eating.

A recent Canadian government re-
port advocates beheading as the best
remedy for egg-eating. This plan Is
too radical. Often egg-eating hens will
be cured simply by furnishing dark
nests. At other times, the cause Of the
habit is thin-shelled eggs, and feeding
oyster shells will stop it. Furnishing
animal food, especially chopped veal.
is sometimes a cure. In some cases
the fault Is confined to two or three
hens In the flock, and removing them
will prevent the habit from spreading.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-02-07
An East Side Doll.

81 wish" said a young lawyer, who
has an office in New York and home
in brooklyn, that I had kept account
of tie queer incidents I have noticed
in the course of my walks through the
east side on my way to the ferry. One
of these incidents-it happened one
rainy day last week-made a partlcu-
iarly strong impression on me. I was
hurrying along Cherry street, holding
my umbrella between me ana tine
driving rain, when I noticed q little
Girl ahead of me- She was very little
Girl. not more than 5 or 6 years old,
noorly dressed and quite unprotected
from the rain, so far as an umbrella
went.
II hurried along, vaguely thinking
about how wet and cold and miserable
the child must be. and reiterating in
nv mind determination, to which I
often come, not to go home by the fer
". but to take the bridge for~the ex-
pess purpose of escaping the sight of
the children down there. When l
came quite up to the child she turned
suddenly and faced me. She looked up
with the most engaging smile and said
quite simply but pleasantly:
My dolly'S a'seep.'
Il looked down and discovered she
was nursing in her little arms a whis-
key bottle, quart sized and unadorned,
save for a white label diScolored by the
rain. What did I do? Oh, l ac-
quiesccd in the dolly theory and ex-
pressed a few Of the adult idiocies usu-
al under under those circumstances.
Then I took 4 good look at the shining
eyes in the child's rain-wet face and
went on. But in spite of any care in
impreSSing on my mind the fact that
her eyes were happy, I haven't been
able to get rid of the recollection Of
that dolly."-New York Sun.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-02-07
LENGTH TIE SESSIONS,
It will Hardly Last Over the Forty
DAYS Limit

The Columbia Record says 'the
Joint meeting Of the judiciary COM
mittees Of the two houses held Wednes-
Cay afternoon failed to decide as to
the constitutional limit Of this session
Ct the legislature. The committee
divided even on the question. Eleven
members believed that the session can
not last over forty days with pay for
the members, while the other eleven
hold just the opposite view. The
question arises over an interpretation
of the constitution. That instrument
provided that four sessions after the
adoptioa Of the constitution the general
assembly might sit over forty days
with pay. AS the constitution was
adopted in 1895 it would seem plain
that the session Of 1899 was the last
of the unlimited sessions. 1t is con-
tended on the other hand that the con-
stitution refers to four legislatures
elected after the constitution went into
operation. The SESSION Of 1895 was
elected before the constitution was
adopted, but its meeting was post
poned by the constitutional con-
venticn from the fall to January of the
next year. 1t is held by one side that
this legislature does not count and con-
sequently the present session is the
last of the four. Since there is some
doubt about the matter, it is safe to
say that the legislature will not DC in
session oyer forty DAYS"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-02-07
Old Hens for Mothers.

While the chief use If the hen is to
lay eggs and to furnish poultry for the
table, it must not be forgotten that
this is Only part of the original de-
sign which must not be entirely super
ceded by inventions like the incubator.
This latter may do where thousands OF
young fowls have to be grown for
broilers. Not enough hens could be
secured in brooding condition to meet
this demand, especially as 1t is the
largest when the natural impulse of
every hen is to lay more eggs and not
to become mother, so says = writer In
Massachusetts PloRman. Hence the
incubator is, and will always be, ne
cessi,y. But we hate to think Of the
life of an incubator hatched chicken
that it is to grow up and live for years:
perhaps, and never hear the sound Of
the ben's familiar 'cluck." 1t will
practically grow up without any rela-
tions, the most desolate kind Of an or
phan. There are thousands Of farmers
wko keep hens who do not care to grow
more chickens than their own hens can
hatch. We would adyise all such, in
thinning Of their hocks Of poultry, to
save a few old hens to hatch out the
chickens needed for next year. The
old hens will not lay many eggs. Prob
ably their egg supply has been mostly
exhausted. But they will he all the
more interminable sittcrs because Of
this. Give them the eggs Of the most
prolific egg producers Of the flock, for
these will make the best layers. Most
people encourage the broodirg habit
among their hocks by allowing hens
that are nearly past laying to steal a
nest, lay ten OF dozen eggs and hatch
them out. Of course, the old hen is
aHfully proud Of these chicks, which
she knows arc all her own, as only her
own eggs are in the nest. But the
chickens of these old hens will take
after their mother in laying few eggs,
and then quickly becoming broody. 1t
is by the contrary policy, breeding
from eggs laid by fowls that have little
inclination to set, that the best breeds
of egg producers were probably orig
inally produced. The same policy con-
tinued will largely increase egg produc-
ton.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-02-07
,THg :u5QHigfsf DAY
Scientists ana Alleged WISE Foise
Figure Out the Date.

Scientists do queer things sometimes.
One of them has attempted to calculate
In cold mathematics how soon we may
expect the Judgment Day; and he has
prepared a paper on the subject.
Starting with the total amount OF
energy stored in the sun and the fact
that the orb Of day is continuously dis
tributing energy equivalent to the
work of seven men for each area OF
the earth's surface of the size Of the
human body, our statistician calculates
that it will require 1875, ,G00.00O years
Of outpouring before sensible dlmlnu-
ton Of the quantity Of energy given
out can be detected. Up to this distant
period mountains will stand, rivers
will run. plants will grow and animal
life will exist much as it does to-day.
If you realize that solar energy as
soon as used reasSertS itself in some
other form, either as sound. electricity
or simple motion, it is easy to see that
this estimate is too small rather than
too great. At any rate, the world is not
liable to stop going for few years
yet according to his reasoning.
Some idea Of the vastness Of the
force that is meted out to us from the
physical source Of earthly life may be
gained. he says by considering that If
the energy that the sun gives to earth
in single day could be bottled up and
directed against Niagara Falls it would
cause that great body Of water to dash
back again up hill for 1000 years. II
turned into single blast Of heat It
would cause every living creature in
simultaneously to blight and wither: the
ice around the poles would be melted
in one and tlree-Quarter minutes and
in another eleven seconds all the
oceans would be turned into steam.
If transmitted into electricity a spark
would flash from the earth as far as
the planet Jupiter. If collected into a
single sound the vibration thereof
would not only break every ear drum
in the world but would uDroot the
giant trees Of the forest. AID even level
mountains. If changed into q momen-
tary flash Of light it's burst would
be 50 binding as to penetrate the walls
Of the deep dungeon and destroy the
sight Of every living creature. In bril-
liancy this fash would exceed the
brightness of the sun itself over a mil
lion times.
For one man to expend an amount of
energy equivalent to that which the
earth receives from the sun in the
tenth part of second it would have to
work hard continuously for S7,000,000
years.
This calculation is remarkable in
that it differs by more than 3.3I4.OOO,-
600 years from the period which scien-
fists generally believe that the world
will come to an end. Such experts as
Darwin and Huxley believed that it
could not sustain life two million years
hence.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-02-07
Ecmicides in South Carolina,

No more generally interesting
information could be given than
that contained in compilation of
figures from annual report of
the solicitors in the several Cir
cults showing the number of
men slain by their fellow men
during the past year in South
Carolina, to what extent the
slayers have punished and how.
According to these reports there
were two hundred and twenty
one murders in South Carolina
last year. In these cases the
parties were tried for murder.
In addition there were six other
homicides for which the parties
were tried for manslaughter
only. All six of the man
slaughter cases resulted in con-
victions There were ninety
seven convictions for murder
and eighty-three acquittals, the
others being disposed of by ''no
bills" and dismissal of the cases.
A search of the records as to the
disposition of the cases shows
only eight death penalties and
twenty-nine life sentences. The
other sentences were only terms
sentences. Think of it. Two
hundred and twenty-one cases
of murder, and only eight exc
cutions. Is it any wonder that
human life is cheaper in South
Carolina? According to these
figures it is safer to kill a man
than to steal a pig, far as ones
personal convenience is con-
cerned
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-02-07
a Sketch of Goebel.

William E. Goebel, who was assas-
sinated in Frankfort, KY, last week, IS
about thirty. FIVE years old and single.
He has been = prominent figure in
Kentucky politics a number of years
and was recognized as the democratic
leader of that state. By many he was
called the democratic dictator, but it
is answered that the party follows his
lead but With slight disafection he,e
and there. Senator Geebel was the
author Of the famous Goebel election
Law, which brougt about the present
state Of affairs in that state. The
senator was nominated for governor last
fall by the Democratic convention at
Louisville, and then followed a cam
palgn OF great bitterness and recrimi-
nation. He was opposed by John
Young Brown, Democrat, and ". S.
Taylor, Republican. The Kentucky
state board of canvassers decleared
Taylor elected after hard contest, and
he was given the certificate and ipaugu.
rated governor, but the Democrats
served notice of contest and the legis-
lature decided IL favor of Goebel, the
day after he was shot. There has beep
much feeling between Goebel and his
opponents and the attemptat assassiua-
ton is aot so surprising as might be
expected. Goebel shot and killed a
man in Covington, Ky, several years
ago. John Sanford, banker, was the
victim.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-02-07
a Criminal Assault.

John Wade, colored hack driver Of
Spartanburg, was arrested in that city
Thursday on the charge Of criminaily
assaulting clored woman named Lily
Summey, who came down on the train
from Hendersonville, bound for Nes
York city, where she was going to cook
for the family of Mr.. John L Elliott,
on Wednesday evening. The woman
had ticket through to New York, and
failing to make connection with the
northbound train on account of some
delay of the Asheville train, she had TO
spend the night in SpartanburE. Wade
saw the woman, who is about Is yr"rs
Of age and Of comely appearance, he,
under preteIt of taking her to a board
ing house nearby, euticed her to take
walk with him, aud accomplished his
purpose. he was arrested aud is In
jail, where he will remain until the
next term of court. Friday night the
colored people of the city held an in
dignation meeting at the court house
and some red hot resolutions we're
passed denouncing the act of the hack
man. The colored people are much
exercised over the matter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-02-07
II HUNG CHANG.
How He Dealt With Three Men Who
Tried to Poison Him.

Of Ii Hung Chang numberless stor-
les are told in Chinese society. On one
occasion, when the Premier was hav-
ing bitter fight with some Of the
more conservative members Of the
Tsung Ii Yamen, he received as q
present a magnificent cake which he
had reason to suspect contained pol
son. He put the cake aside and Set
all his powerful machinery to work
to find out who was at the bottom Of
the plot. The investigation was partly
successful, the crime being traced 70
three men, one Of whom, at least, was
absolutely guilty. Ii had the trio ar
rested and brought to his yamen.
When they arrived they were ush-
cred into his presence and were re-
ceived in his courtliest manner. The
cake was produced, with the remark
that "politeness forbade his tasting it
until the three generous donors mad
an opportunity to enjoy its excel
lence." Ii cut the cake and one OF his
servitors handed it to the unwilling
guests. Each took piece and ate, or
pretended to eat, 1t. One crumbled the
pieces and let them fall upon the floor,
but the other two ate calmly, without
manifesting any emotion. Ten min
utes and the two men began to show
symptoms of suffering. Ii smiled be-
nigaantly, and said to the man who
had not eaten: your wisdom Is so
great that I am compelled to preserve
yonr head as souvenir Of transcen-
dent genius"
The man was removed and prompt
" decapitated. To the other two the
Premier remarked: THE cake that
you are eating is not the one you sent,
but one which I had my cook initiate.
The poison from which you are suf-
fering exists only in your imagination.
know Of no way to cure your pres
ent pain except by letting you share
the same fate as your friend who has
Just left the ROOM"
: AS they were led away the states
man said to his retinue: 1T is a pity
that a man who can eat deadly cor
rosive poisoning, with an unmoTed
countenance should so misapply the
talent wherewith heaven has endowed
him."-Philadelphia Post.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-02-07
To County Auditors.

Comptroller General Derham is send
ing the folloSipg circular letter to
county auditors:
Dear Sir: In writing up your dupli-
cate for 1900, please observe the fol-
lowing:
First. Require tax return in due
form from all taxpayers. Do not ac-
cept return that says "salne as last
year, or no change in property Where
the party desires to send return by
mail, let him make return under oath
before magistrate or notary pablo
and transmit by mail.
Second. Before entering name on
your duplicate, check the returns by
the duplicate Of 1899 and see who have
failed to make return, or if they are in
another school district, CT township.
Be careful in this work and Go not en-
ter property twice on your duplicate.
Never charge piece Of land to aayone
until you know the source from whence
acquired, aud then deduct the same
number Of acres from the acreage Of
the former owner, assshoWn on the tax
duplicate.
Submit to the township board Of as
SCISSORS the names Of all taxpayess who
were on your duplicate in 1899 and
who DO not make return for 1910. An
observance Of these instructions will
prevcn, iaaay errors and the necessity
for this department to consider petit
tions looking TO the corrections of er-
rors which should ha7e never been
made. Please acknowledge receipts Of
this letter. Yours truly,
J. ?. Derham,
Comptroller General.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-02-07
q Regular Bonanza.

Mr. W. j. Thackston, Of Greenvillc,
who is in the city in the interest OF the
Pickens cotton mill, soon :e be estab-
llshed, made statement about cotton
mill Investments yesterday which shows
their value. In 1884, said MIR. Thack-
s;on, "a young man in this city was
giveu $40, 900 by relative. The faith
er Of the young man was an intimate
friend of Capt. Ellison Smyth and the
entire amount was invested IN stock OF
the Pelzcr Manufacturing company. 1t
was never taken out. The accumulated
dividends were left with the first in
vestment. Late in December the
young owner Of the stock became OF
age and he called TO see Capt. Smyth
for settlement. The stock had risen
in value from $4,000 to SIT 600 and
The accumulated dividends amounted to
$1,000, making total of $2S, 600, a
clear profit of $l8 QUO on the invest
ment. The man was so we'll pleased
with cotton mill stock that he immedl.
ately put his money out in other mill
securities. "-News and Courier.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-02-07
Burned Els Iufdel Library.

Marshall y. Wagsouer, the convert
from ip6delity to Christianity has al
last burned his in6dcl library, which,
was oae Of the fuest in the world. He
has spent thousands Of dollars and
travelled far and wide to collect 1t
His first idea was to have public
bonfire, but deciicd, in view of the
fact that many might doubt his sin,
ceri,y, to burn the books in the fur
mace of the Memorial Ca,ted Bccthrt 4
church, corner Of Lawrence avenue and
Hicks street, which vas done last nighf
in the presence of the Rev. L. P.
Rosselot, the pastor, and few init
mate friends. Along with the books
went number of etchiDgS and engray-
iugs Of an atheissic nature. He ap-
peared to be the harpiest man in
Toledo as he saw the hsmes gradual!
destroying his collection. He delayed
the burning so long because he had
lent many books and was dcsirio1s OF
securing them and destroying al at the
same time. Disuatch.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-02-07
Died of Acid Poisoning.

Jyssee Jones. coored, died thursday
from acid poisoning while working 10
the acid chamber Of the Chicora Fer
tilizer Works. The death Of Jones has
been reported to the coroner and an
investigation will be held as it is alleged
that after Jones was taken sick ii the
acid chamber he was placed in the
blacksmith shop where be was allowed
allowed to remain Ter six hours and
that he died without attention or medi-
cal aid. Jones has been an smploye Of
the Chicora works for number Of
years, always working in the acid
chamber. Wednesday morning he went
to work as usual mixing acid in the
acid chamber. He had rot been at
work long when he was suddenly over.
come from inhailing the fumes and
gases, and in an unconscious condition
he was taken out and placed in the
blacksmith shop, where he died, after
six hours. charleston Post.