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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-08
Oh,
How
Strange

1t is that people will continually suffer
extreme agony, as is the case with those
who are troubled with Piles. when they
nan be permanently cured by the per
dstent use Of
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-08
Five Dollars a Box.
Tbs Price Cut No Figure With Him.

IHS IIIS Nuf TO Z 70 Ut = 'Ikfi ff'''
'I want to say for the benefit of some
poor dyspeptic that Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets will give comfort and cure
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-16
AS To Insects.

1t is well known that many diseases
are propagated by vermin. Flies trans
port tuberculosis, mosquitoes yellow
fever and malaria, rats the plague.
Mr.. V. Haazen in the AnnaleS de
Pharmacie reports the results of eX-
periments on the destruction of vermin
that are of immediate practical i'm
portance. Bedbugs resist exposure
fer twenty-four hours to an at
mosphere containing six CRANE of for
maldehyde per cubic meter. With
eight grains a certain number died.
All periShed with nine grains per
cubic meter. The gas furnished by
the burning of twenty-five grains OF
sulphur per cubic meter also destroyed
all these pests. Flies and mosquitoes
are killed by two grains Of formic
aldehyde per cubic meter of air. Fleas
are destroyed by seven grains per cubic
meter or by burning sulphur. Rats
and mice are destroyed by thirty-siN
hours exposure to an atmosphere con-
tanning fifteen grains Of formic aide
hyde per cubic meter, but the full ex-
posure Of thirtysiX hours must be
given: twenty-four hours is not suf-
ticient.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-16
Egyptian Cotton.

Egyptian cotton is being introduce
ed in Texas and promises to revolu-
tionize the cotton industry in the
south" Mr.. C. S. Austin, of San An
tonic, Texas, remarked recently: 1t
is much more desirable than the cot
tor raised in the United States now
and is even better than the sea island
cotton. The Egyptian cotton has
much longer fibre than other cottons
and it's seeds can be removed 50 easily
that it is not necessary to cut up the
cotton in ginning it. \ series of saws
which work between rods is used gin
ming ordinary cotton and considerable
power is required to tear it loose from
it's seeds. The Egyptian cotton can
be separated from its seed by series
of rollers, which dc not cut the cotton
and destroy the length OF its fibre.
The department OF agriculture has
distributed the new cotton throughout
the south and it will soon be known
whether the Egyptian product will
flourish in all the districts devoted to
the raising OF cotton"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-16
NIcLaurin May Decline.

Some people in the South Carolina
circle in Washington who claim to
have inside information as to affairs
in this state seem to think that, after
all, Senator McLaurin may not be ap-
pointed to the federal judgeship of
the court OF claims. Not because
they do not think the president would
appoint the senator if he desires the
honor, but because they believe that
after all the talk concerning the Sena-
tor that he may not care to accept the
place. He may prefer to remain In
the senate until the end of the next
session of congress, when his term will
expire, and then to reenter the prac-
tice of his profession, either In South
Carolina or in Washington. The
senator, it is stated by his friends,
has received many tempting offers, but
he has accepted none Of them, and it
is said he may decline the judgeship
if offered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-16
Crops Badly Injured.

There has been reversal in the
condition Of cotton, for whereas up to
week before last the complaints OF de-
terioration were largely confined to
points west of the Mississippi, and to
the Gulf States, now the crop is doing
exceedingly well in the former region
and it has been materially injured in
the Atlantic States by drought and
exceedingly hot weather that stopped
the growth and caused shedding OF
leaves. However, the injury has not
reached the point Of disaster. and a
soaking rain would remedy whatever
damage has so far occurred. At
scattered points in Florida, Georgia,
South Carolina and North Carolina,
and especially in the last named
State, good rains. have fall n
since the last reports were issued,
In Alabama and Mississippi, and por-
tions Of Louisiana, the conditions
have not been improved, as there
have occurred only widely scattered,
light showers, and the dought has in
creased in severity. Damage by lice
has occurred to some extent, but that
source of injury is not at all threaten
ing. In Texas picking has made slow
progress, but plants are blooming and
fruiting well, which from now on is
the principal thing to keep in view in
arriving at the probable outcome OF
the growing crop. Good rains have
fallen in many sections of South Car
olina in the last week and the crop
conditions in this State have improved
considerable. Still there has been
great injury to the crops in this State
by the drought.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-16
SEVENTY FIVE PER CENT.
State Board Fixed that Standard Of
Valuation for Taxation Purposes.

State Board Fixed that Standard Of
Valuation for Taxation Purposes.
The several committees Of the state
board of equalization charged with
the equalization of assessments Of real
estate in South Carolina for taxation,
and also with the assessment Of cotton
mills, fertilizer mill and cotton oil mill
plants, worked all of Tuesday after
noon and evening and all OF Wednes-
day morning as well, and it was not
until o'clock that they were ready to
report their action to the full board.
The important per cent COM
mittee" recommended the adoption
of rs per cent basis Of market value
for taxation Of all property subject to
equalization by the board, provided
that after obtaining proper infornoa-
tion from the counties the board may
lower the percentage if not injurious
to the several counties. A strenuous
effort was made to change this so as
to make the basis of valuation IS per
cent, but this failed by vote Of IA to
II, the chairman casting the decisive
vote in favor Of the committees re
port. This report was then adopted
as follows:
Your committee appointed to fx
the PERCENTAGE on property beg leave
to report that they recommend that
the following resolution be adopted:
Resolved, That ali property sub
ject to equalization by this board be
put on a basis of IS per cent Of its
market value, and that the county
auditor and county chairman OF each
county be required to furnish the
comptroller general, before the next
meeting of this board, sworn state
ment, according to their best knoWt-
edge and belief, showing what per
cent of it's market value property was
assessed at in their county. Provided,
That when this information has been
obtained. the board may lower this
percentage to such figure as will
eoualize the taxes and at the same
time provide a sufficient amount to
meet the requirements Of the various
cOuntieS"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-16
THE OREGON OUTLAW.
Who Has Killed Six Men Since June 9
Still at Large.
BLOOD HOUNDS ON HIS TRAIL.
Fully a Thousand Men are in Pursuit
Of Him Including Posse Which
Takes Train to Cut Him off
from Cedar Mountain.
from Cedar Mountain.

Harry Tracy, the convict who has
killed six men and wounded several
others since June 9, IS being hotly
pursued by men and dogs in the coun-
try southeast Of Seattle and will prob
ably be slain or captured. His pur-
suers who have with them two fine
bloodhounds are only short distance
behind him.
Tracey made another extraordinary
escape from one Of the posses after
him Wednesday afternoon. Word was
received at the sheriff;s Office that
Tracey had been at the house Of Mrs.
Gerald near Renton for five hours.
Fifty armed men at once hastened to
the scene. When they reached the
place they scattered and took posses
sion 50 they could watch the house to
the best advantage. The peculiar
actions of Mrs. Gerald convinced the
men that Tracey was still in the house.
On the arrival of Sheriff Cudihee the
posse closed in on the house only to
learn from Mrs. Gerald that Tracey
had given them the slip. He had
left the house by a rear door ten
minutes previously while the posse
were taking up positions to watch the
place, hid for a few minutes in some
OF the bushes and then quietly slipped
through the woods toward Palmer.
THE WONDERFUL GOODNESS
and daring of the convict was never
more fully exemplifed than in this in
stance. In the back yard Of the Ger
aid home, Anderson, the man whom
Tracey had kept prisoner from the
time be left Port Madison, was found
tied to tree. Tracey had tied Ander-
son while the posse was in full view OF
the house. The bloodhounds were let
loose on his train and are reported to
be only few minutes behind him
Fully a thousand armed men are now
engaged in the pursuit, including
posse which has taken the train for
Palmer to intercept Tracey in his
flight toward Cedar mountain.
News was received at the sherif's
office Wednesday that Harry Tracey
was at Rancher Gerald's honse, below
Reno, on the Cedar Mountain road.
A little after 2 o'clock the 17-year-
old son Of Rancker Gerald arrived at
the sheriff's Office with gold and a
silver watch, saying that Tracey had
arrived at his fathers house at 1890
o'clock Wednesday morning and after
eating a hearty meal had sent him to
a neighbor's house with the two
watches, with instructions to try to
sell Them. Tracey said if they were
given away" he would kill the whole
family, the boy included. The boy,
knowing that it was Tracey, conclud-
ed to bring the watches to the sherif's
Office, hoping that the desperate
would remain there until searching
party could arrive. TIE watches
answer the description Of those stolen
from johnson. Young Gerald describ-
ed Tracey accurately, and the officers
think he is trying to make the Palmer
cutoff by the Cedar Mountain road.
Johnson's white boat, used by Tracey
in his escape from Port Madison, has
been found on the fats near Seattle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-16
Mail Agent Caught.

Postot1ice Inspector j. J. Smyth ar
rested at Eutawyille Friday Mail
Clerk 4. 7. Priolcau and brought him
to Orangeburg that afternoon before
the United States commissioner here.
Proleau was one Of the few coiored
mail agents in the service, and had
been running on the route between
Creston and Pregnall's, on the Allan
tic Coast Line, for number OF years,
his route formerly being over the
same road when it was the EutaWville
Railroad. Prioleau was appointed
mail clerk under the administration
of President Harrison, and very soon
afterwards the position was placed
within the civil service rules, and
Prioleau has held his position ever
since. Recently there have been a
number Of complaints filed against
him with the department, and these
charges have been unnder inveStlga-
tion by Inspector Smyth.
Capt Peter Gaillard, at Eutawville,
complained that letters addressed to
him had been frequently tampered
with. Accordingly Inspector Smyth
put in the mail bag for the Pregnall's
branch at Creston a test letter ad-
dressed to Capt Gaillard, and when
the letter reached Eutawville it had
been tampered with. Inspector Smyth
followed the letter and as soon as it
was opened at Eutawville and he ascer-
tanned that it had been, tampered with
he arrested Prioleau.
Prioleau denied his guilt and
employed former United States Attor-
ney Abial Lathrop to defend him.
The preliminary came off yesterday
and Prioleau was bound over to the
next term of court.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-16
Great Loss Of Property.

A sandStorm has caused damage
estimated at 81 200, 800 in the lndio
valley on the Southern Pacific railroad
in the Colorado desert. An artificial
oasis of nine hundred acres had been
made by digging artesian wells and
planted in melons. Judging by last
year, when only sixty acres were in
cultivation, profit Of more than
$1,000 an acre would have been made.
Three hundred carloads Of melons, for
which $1,000 a Car had been offered,
were almost ready for shipment when
the storm broke. For three days it
ragged with the thermometer l26 in
the shade, and when it was over every
bit Of vegetation had been destroyed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-16
A Simple Remedy.

The troublesome little red ants that
appear as if by magic about midsum-
mer, aud take complete control OF the
pantry at the time when summer heat
makes other trials hard to endure,
may now be routed by very simple
remedy. A practical housewife made
the discovery by accident, and it has
been found satisfactory in every in
stance in which it has since been tried.
Simply mix five cents worth of tartar
e1netic in an equal amount of white
sugar, make it quite moist with cold
water, put it into small dishes and set
it on the shelves where the ants are
troublesome. The ants will disappear
quite as mySteriouSly as they came,
and there will be no dead ones lying
around on shelves and floor. Do not
throw the mixture away, but save it
for further attacks, as it can easily be
moistened and used again when we
go to the pantry some warm, moist
morning and find sugar bowl, cookies
and al, sorts of sweets and cereals,
swarming with the troublesome sum-
ncr pests,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-16
Works Of a ClOudburSt.

A special from Paris, State Of
Choahuila, says A cloudburst visited
this section today, covering an area of
so square miles and doing damage to
the extent Of 100000. The big
Patagolana dam, the largest in north
ern Mexico, broke with all the flood
gates open and was completely de-
stroyed. The San Lorenzo dam, which
has been standing for over $50 years
was also washed away. This dam was
built OF solid masonry about 1870 and
was in perfect condition until Wed
nesday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-16
Three Mutilated Bodies.

Near Prudence. Enid, O. T. 30 miles
southwest OF here, the bodies Of a
man, woman, two children, appar-
emily members of one family, mutilat-
ed into almost unrecogniZable masses
were found today. The bodies had
been stripped of all clothing leaving no
means Of Identification. 1t is sup
posed that the family were strangers
travelling overland and that they
were robbed and murdered by men
who tten made off with their team
and belongings.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-16

had undoubtedly died in great agony
Others were partly standing partly
reclining. They were in heaps ana
singlv. The patty with us has nearly
reached the actual scene OF the eXplo-
sion and the work OF bringing out the
Door fellows ought to progress rapidly
from now on.
1t was nearly y o'clock before the
first four live men and one corpse was
brought up and laid on mattresses
rugs and comforts on the ground
They were not left long outdoors: as
it was too cold there, but were carried
into the boiler house nearby. ana The
doctors went to work on them. giving
them restoratives and administering
oxygen in the glare Of the fires from
the open furnaces.
At l2.l5 \. NJ. this QFriday) morn
ing,
GENERAL MANAGER MOORE,
OF the mines, who. with Superinten-
dent Robinson, had penetrated to a
considerable distance in the klondlke.
had reached telephone station and
notified men at the main entry that
he had found five of the bodies up to
that time and had been only in the
right rooms. From the brief report
it was understood that Mr.. Moore had
gone as far as he could without en-
dangering his life from fire damp, and
nsd decided to 20 to tie Mill Creek
entry from there without further
search.
Further news came lew moments
later that Mine Superintendent Ro-
binson. who had gone into the mine
with General Manager Moore. had
been overcome with fire damp and was
unable to talk. lie had been carried
to the Mill Creek entrance. The mine
EMPLOYEES stationed at the mine en-
try stated that the fact that Mr..
Moore had penetrated so far into the
mines showed that the fire damp was
being cleared rapidly and with every
prospect OF being entirely driven from
the mine before morning.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-16

Beesway and salt will make your
rusty flatirons as clean and smooth as
glass. Tie a lump Of Wax in a rag
and keep it for that purpose. When
the irons are hot, rub them first with
the wax rag, then scour with paper
or cloth sprinkled with salt.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-16
An Indian Hanged.

Arch Conley, an Indian, and Dick
Fleming. were hanged upon the same
scaffold in SALISBURY, n. c. last Tues
day. Conley paid the death penalty
for the murder Of young negro last
November. Fleming was hanged for
committing an assault on white
woman last February.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-16

life until the rcScuerS reach the scene
Of the disaster, which may be several
hours, possibly midnight.
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CONTINUED ON PAGE +.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20
THE VIBRATING CHAIR.
This Is New Scheme for Health and
Beauty.

The latest scheme to renew health
and prolong life is a vibrating chair.
BY means of this peculiar bit of me-
chan1sm it is claimed that youth can
be restored, muscles strengthened, and
wasted tissues replaced The principle
upon which the vibrating chair is
worked is an odd one. The chair has a
heavy rubber seat and back. Under
meath this is a coat of thin rubber. The
heavy rubber contains perforations
which are covered by the thin rubber.
The seat and back of the chair are
allied with water when the patient sits
IN the contrivance, and then a hammer,
which strikes rubber disc, is set in
motion. This hammer starts vibratory
waves in the water. and these waves
are communicated to the body by
means of the perforations in the chair.
Lillian Russell and Barnhardt are
using vibratory chairs, and this means
OF acquiring strength without expend-
ing energy is becoming quite fad in
New York. The vibratory chairs cost
from 5000 up, and consequently will
never become popular among the ma
jority of beauty seekers.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20
WHEN YOU HAVE THE MoMPs.
Keep Warm and Comfort Yourself
Are Others Like You.

81 am willing to take my share of
sickness that is absolutely necessary -
said young business man one day re-
GENTLY, says the Portland Express, "but
must confess that 1 was disguised
when discovered two weeks ago that
had sweet attack of the mumps.
tried to delude myself that it was neil
talgia, resulting from a bad head cold,
but, finally, when the left side of my
face was protruding so that l had to
carry a ten-pound weight in my right
hand coat pocket just to preserve nv
balance, decided that it might be wise
10 ask physician.
Mumps,' said that worthy, and
they start in like very severe ones; go
home, keep warm and comfort yourself
with the thought that there are plenty
more at home like you, who for the
first time in their lives know how they
would look if f1eshy.''
But, DOCTOR 1 continued, are you
sure? l bit pickle this morning and
it didn't seem to bother me much
That sour pickle business is like a
good many other tests-superstiti
pure and simple. know one man who
firmly believes piece of hempen Irvine
tied around toe will prevent a corn
coming there. The whole principle of
that pickle business is right here: Open
your mouth wide when your face is
swollen with mumps and the jaw bone
will touch the inf1amed and enlarged
glands, sending shooting pain
through the face.
" When you bite a sour pickle you
are thinking it is going to hurt and you
open your mouth quick and quicker it
around in such shape that you bring
the jaw-bone against the swollen gland
and you at once experience the sharp
pain you expected. I have seen a man
with bad case of mumps suck lem
on, so that shows the acid test is not to
be relied upon, although it may really
work in some cases.
did you know" continued the young
business man, that all of ought to be
sure and catch the humps when we are
youngsters. It's frightfully humiliatlng
when your society friends inquire after
you to have some one tell them you
are fright with the mumps. 1t isn't
a noble sickpess somehow, but it's quite
earnest while it lasts.''
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20
RICH COAL DEPOSITS.

Inc OASIS of all iron and steel max
ing is reliable coking coal and iron
ores suited to the Bessemer or the
paste process of producing steel. The
Connellsville district In Western Penn
syIVan1a carries the largest known
seam g feeD of high-grade coking
coal. But the district is distinctly linn
tied, and at present rate of mining
VIII be exhausted within a generation.
nature, however, was lavish in pro-
Vld1ng reserves. The DEVELOPMENTS of
the past ten years among the vast hi
luminous coal regions of West Virginia
southwestern Virginia, southeastern
kentucky, and eastern Tennessee
have revealed deposits of high-grade
cok1ng coal that would seem to be
ample to supply the blast furnaces of
the world for centuries to come. It is
only question of building railroads.
opening mines, and constructing coke
ovens.
Not all good bituminous coal will
make coke. Indeed, in all the great
coal fields of Ohio. Indiana, Illinois,
Missouri, and important coal sections
of Tennessee and Kentucky, there has
not been found an acre of coking coal.
Draw a circle around the ConnelIsviIle
section in Pennsylvania including the
so called Mountain" operations ad-
jacent on the east; another around the
section where Virginia, West Virginia,
Kentucky, and Tennessee meet; an
other around the Warrior coal field in
Alabama, and a fourth around a new
ly developed district in Colorado and
Utah and you have all the known
sources of fuel supply for iron and
steel making in the United States. 1t
is true that anthracite coal is still used
IN, hIo1
furnaces of eastern Pennsylvania, but
it is a small and diminishing factor.
The circles above indicated, however,
embrace deposits SO reliable and so
extensive that a rate of consumption
many times greater than the present
could go on for generations without
raising the first question of exhaus-
tion.-Archer Brown, in the Engineer
ing Magazine for October.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-20

The inveterate smoker rushed into
the office with a smile upon his face.
MADE a great discovery he shout
ed. Il II go down in history as bene-
factor of the race
Naturally we asked him about it.
Instead of reserving the three rear
seats of the open cars for smokers,
will have the three seats in front SO re-
served"
But that will allow the smoke to
blow back into the faces of the wo-
men," we protested.
Then the inveterate smoker looked
on us with a plying smile.
Not so,'' said he. when the three
seats in front are reserved the women
will flock to them, and then we smok-
ers can use the three rear seats"
Then it was we that recognized that
our friend knew something about wo-
men.-What's the Use.