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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-14
CROP VERY SHORT.
No Top Crop on Upland Cotton, But
Lint is Being Saved.

No Top Crop on Upland Cotton, But
Lint is Being Saved.
Section director Bauer Moday is
sued the last crop report Of the season,
as follows:
The week ending 8 a. NJ, Monday,
October 5th, had mean temperature
of 50 degrees, which is practically nor
NAL. The sunshine was greatly above
normal, with but little cioudiness.
The winds were generally light east
erly.
There were very light, scattered
showers on Friday, in the central
counties. Otherwise the week was
without rain. Rain would be Of great
benefit to peas, potatoes, gardens, pas
lures, truck, and for preparing lands
for fall seeding. This work is practi
cally suspended owing to the dryneSs
of the soil.
Early corn is about gathered: late
corn is fully ripe; the latter is a poor
crop.
Cotton opened freely generally, with
reports of premature opening in the
western counties, particularly in fields
affected by rust. The weather was So
favorable, that picking kept up with
the opening. In the eastern counties
.three-fourths, or more, Of the crop
has been gathered, while in the vest
ern ones less than one-tourth has been
picked, making the average Of the
state about half the crop. Without
exception, correspondents report the
crop short one, and that the pros
pective YIELDS will be less than last
year, but the lint is being saved in
excellent condition. There will be no
top crop on upland cotton, but small
top crop is indicated on sea island.
A few correspondents state that rain
would benefit late cotton by checking
premature opening Of half grown
bolls, but the majority state that SUBJ
seuuenU weather conditions will not
affect the quantity Of the crop. An
early killing frost would reduce the
indicated yield in the central and
western counties owning to the late
nesS OF the crop in those sections.
About all early rice has been har-
vested in tine condition, and late rice
is ripe. The rivers and tides are more
favorable in Colleton county, and no
longer interfere with rice harvest.
Much hay was cured in the best con-
dition possible. Sweet potatoes are
promising. Truck, gardens and minor
crops are suffering from drought
Peas are not fruiting well.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-14
A HEAVENLY WANDERER.
How to Find Borelli's Two Tailed
Comet In the Sky

How to Find Bore11i's Two Tailed
Comet In the Sky.
Quite the most important stellar at
traction seen in recent years is Borel-
lis twin tailed comet, which is speed.
ing through space at the rate Of tWen:
ty-five miles a second and Is about
26,OOO,OO0 miles from the earth. There
is no danger, however, that the earth
will meet it. because the comet Is
travelling away from the earth.
Through a telescope, and eEen by
the aid Of strong field glasses, the Oh
server can discover the two tails or,
rather, the forked tail Of the comet
To find it one should follow the two
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-14
HARGlS OF KENTUCKY.

Judge Who Is Said to Be Leader OF
Breathitt County Feudtsts.
Judge James Hargis, alleged leader
Of the party Of feudists Of whom two
are said to be responsible for the
murder Of Attorney James B. Marcum
Of Breathitt county, KY, wields a
political power second to no man in
the state.
Judge Hargis, 1t is alleged, owes his
power to his great skill as an organizer
and to the judicious use Of wealth.
Only little over forty, he is Gree
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-14

4 POSTMASTER of a small office in
Alabama offered Postmaster General
Payne $50 if he would appoint him
postmaster in better town and as a
result the man has been arrested for
bribery and will face Uncle Sam:s
Ccurt
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-14
JUDGE JAMES HARGIs.

sus, judged by the standards OF
Breathitt county, where the $15O,OO0
that ne has accumulated is equivalent
to twenty times that amount almost
anywhere else.
Hargis IS said to be anxious to save
Curtis Jet at his second trial for the
alleged murder Of Marcum.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-14

FIFTEEN hundred republican orators
have been invited to take part in the
Ohio campaign. Senator Hanna seems
to feel that reinforcements are nee
essary to defeat Tom Johnson.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-14
DISTRIBUTED MILLIONS.

George w. Beavers. For Many Years
In Uncle Sans Employ.
George W. Beavers, ex-chief Of the
salaries and allowances division Of the
post office department, who resigned
his position soon after the tnvesuga-
ton into the alleged postal frauds be-
gan, and was indicted later, probably
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-14
IT WAS BLEAsEs PISTOL.

Witness declared that he knew Till
man did not carry pistol during the
cam paign. He knew he did not have
one at the Gatfney meeting. where
Tillman aud DeCamp bad a row He
knew it because they roomed together
most Of the time. He did not mean
to say that Tillman did not have a
pistol at some time.
Mr.. Nelson again tried to bring out
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-14

Mr.. N. Y. Richards, land and indus
Trial agent Of the Southern railway,
writes to the editor Of The Charles.
TON Evening Post that number of
Northern people are conferring with
the Southern railway officials with re-
gard to locating canning factories
or preserving works at or near Charles
ton. This is very welcome news and
it is to be hoped that something
material will develop from the negotia.
fi0DS
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-14
THE AMENDE HONORABLE.

Court took a fye-minute recess at
this time and Mr.. Nelson asked per-
mission to make a statement. He said
that counsel for both sides had talked
to him durig the recess and convinced
him that be had been too hasty in
taking up Mr.. Bellinger's remarks
earlier in the morning. Personally
he would do nothing to offend Mr.. Bel
linger, and regretted be had spoken so
hastily during the colloquy about the
admission of the States editorial in
evidence.
Angus Blalock, a grocery man. in
Columbia. He was one Of the Hughes
party when the conversation with
Gonzales is alleged to have occurred.
Knew Gonzales by sight He is a SON.
in law Of Hughes. He substantiated
in detail the testimony Of Hughes
Y. B. Cheshire, a resident Of Ander-
son, was the next witness. He is a
printer by trade and is employed on
the Anderson Intelligencer. Knew
Tillman first as a member OF the South
Carolina regiment. He was to testify
concerning threat that came to him
through a Mr.. Geer. travelling man OF
the State, to the effect that Gonzales
was carrying gun for Tillman. A
great argument was prccipitated by
this witness. The jury was retired
during the discussion. The argument
continued until dinner time.
The afternoon session OF the court
was itself quite Snappy. 1t led off
with a tilt over the Cheshire testi-
mony, and continued pretty well
throughout the afternoon Not only
did the lawyers indulge in debates,
but the witnesses also took hand III
the game.
TIE most interesting tilt took place
while Henry Head. Of Augusta, was
on the stand. He was telling how he
was in Columbia with Col. Tlllman, as
his attorney, trying to secure the
pardon Of VIII Goodwin. Mr.. Beiling-
ger was popping questions at him
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-14

pointer" stars in the Great Dipper IN
q line northward to the north star.
The Borelli comet is In the constellation
Draco. about half way between the
bowl Of the Little Dipper and the han,
die Of the Great Dipper. The comet
will remain in sight until about Aug,
81. 1t was discovered by Borelh OF
Marseilles on June 81.
The plain, simple old way is the best
way-certainly it could not be i'm.
proved by bargain counter rushes ou
cef:ain occasions when the machinery
cf salvation is supposed to be doing
it, hest work"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-14

Sdy WlSCUSl clGUeI 4ClSSl VI oldCh
came into the railroad car while be
and Tillman were conversing; he knew
neither Of them.
The next witness was Mr.. Cole L.
Blease, and attorney for Tillmau and
resident Of Newberry. He told what
official positions he had held. He said
be was with Tillman nearly every day
during the campaign of 1902. He pro-
duced a memorandum book, which he
said showed where he had been each
day of the year Referring to the
campaign meeting at Columbia, he
said he stopped at Wright's hotel as
the guest Of Col. John T. Sloan. He
recalled the night DR.. E. c.. L.
Adams called at Tillman's room. Wit
ness said he was reading some OF the
editorials in The State newspaper to
Tillman at the latter's request. He
said it was done to put Tillman in a
position to reply to them in his
speech. Referring to DR.. Adams
testimony, he confirmed the latter's
testimony to the effect that he would
accompany Tillman to the office Of
Gonzales.
he differed as to Tillman's reply.
He said that Tillman replied to
Adams'S proposition: That won't DO;
| IL be i:npeached as lieutenant gov
ernor. Bat boys, you needn't worry.
II Gonzales attempts 70 carry out his
threat. Ill snuff his life out with
this, Tiliman showing pistol. Wit
ness gave another version of 'Tillman's
remark about the editorial. Mock
theatricajs. Witness said Tillman
said: II he {Gonzales> attempts to
carry out his threat, there will be the
God damnedest tragedy that ever
shocked South Carolina
Witness said he knew Gonzales and
Tillman were unfriendly He heard
Gonzales say once that he did not
want to be in the same room with
Tillman
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thick and fast and was getting
answers in rapid FIRE order. Suddenly
Mr.. Bellinger said:
What were you doing in Colun-
bic g.:
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Governor Tillman?" He added in an
abrupt way: II mean your boss
Witness replied he had no boss, and
the man went on to say that be sup
posed the lieutenant governor was
neglecting his duty as usual.
Witness did not know the man, but
Dick Holzenback told him the man
was Gonzales. Gonzales also, had
said be had made Tillman show the
white feather, and would do it again.
Witness told Tillman about it soon
after in the room of the president Of
the senate.
On cross examination he said Till
man had appointed him to the posi-
tion. He had never seen Gonzales be-
fore. After Gonzales left he never
saw him again. When Gonzales ad-
dressed him it was on the morning of
January II, 1902.
DESCRIBED THE SHOOTING.
Richard II. Holzenback was the
next witness. He testified that be
was in Columbia during the session of
1903 for the purpose Of getting posi-
tion. He stayed in Columbia from
the 18th to the 18th. He knew Con-
zales by sight for two years. He said
that on January IA Gonzales walked
up to the senate door and looked in.
Gonzales turned back and spoke to
Captain White, and witness proceeded
to tell the same story as the previous
witness.
Witness told White who Gonzales
was. Later on the same day witness
told Tillman Of the conversation.
HOlZenback went on to tell that he
was walking behind Tillman ano Sen
stors Brown and Talbird on the day
Of the homicide. He saw Gonzales
coming up the street. He could have
passed Tillman on the outside of the
pavement without touching him.
Gonzales had his hands in his pockets
and started across the pavement.
Gonzales showed his right hand down
in his pocket, and witness expected
Gonzales to shoot. Tillman fired.
Holzenback went to work to illus
trate the various positions taken. ris-
ing from the witness chair to Illus
trate his testimony. He was very
adept ana had all the movements Of
the participants well studied out ap-
parently. Mr.. Bellinger objected and
witness proceeded to give his testi-
mony in the ordinary way.
On cross examination he said Con
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Again there was a short period Of silence.
Then Chocquart planted his full height before
the quiet gentleman.
sAh, then, he thundered. do you wsh
me to give you another lessonf'
Dandies, yellow gloves and lions stare
the passing ladies' out Of countenance from
the terrace of Tortonis. Sportsmen In
fat-rimmed high hats and very open coats.
swaggeringly descended from their tilburys
10 throw the reins to- their tigers. Tho best
cafes were clubs of fashion.
Alfred de Musset held his literary and
fashic nsble court at the Cafe Richie. Prince
Demidoff subsidized q ozen resorts OF his
fancy.
And the Duke Of Hamilton fell down the
Maison Dc rec stairway and died OF concus-
sion Of the brain.
Ladies' Of the best fashion might still
visit the cafes. The others assumed decor
Gus airs, wore shawls, and ventured to
them timidly. never unaccompanied.
II seems that this state Of things continued
until Paris was well along In the time OF
Napoleon III. The cdie de fdmiHe-which
exists still, cheeringly but humbly, II you
will look for II In thousand streets away
from the brilliant cosmopolitan O. centres
became the type Of decorous epoch, where
at fixed hour there appeared the father,
INC ther and their child.
II was ever the same refreshment, at
the same table. The W alter brought the
demi-tasse Of ooffee with the footbath.
the small glass of liqueur likewise brimmin 6
the cdrafon Of orange flower water with
it's Jumps Of sugar. and glass OF syrup for
the hopeful-a walter clean, grave, In Q
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and most OF them profited to the extent OF
hundreds. One operator won out $1,000
on the privately circulated tip.
A tipster was living at the same boarding
house In Bennings with the trainer OF Tommy
Foster and he overheard conversation
between the trainer and stable hand
which gave him a cue. He tipped Tommy
Foeter to win the race on the day OF the
killing, and distributed his tips free 70 pas
scngers on the trolley cars on their way
to the track.
Tommy Foster was set down In his tips
as q cinch and pipe and a moral and the
good thing Of the year. the tipster's main
idea being TO get long shot over the plato
so as to enabln him to sell his tips for the
remainder Of the meeting. He didn't have
a dollar on the Fonso colt himself, however.
and his disgust with himself was so acute
that he proceeded to get colossal jag,
which landed him on the District farm for
a three months sentence.
A coal passer from the United States
steamship Dolphin, which is attached to
the Washington Navy Yard, rolled and
sageed around the track grounds on tho
day OF the killing with such a bountfiul
cargo aboard that he had 10 be warned
several times that II he didn't trim ship
he'd be put Of the grounds. He had NOR,
than 500 In bills tucked in the bosom CT
his shirt, and just before the first race he
Numbered up TO one Of the bookmakers
and placed SO on each OF the long shots
there were fve horses In the race at 10 to
or better-and he caught Tommy Foster
ct 200 to l. After the race an Officer. seeh
that the sailor was surrouf ded by q crew
OF track vultures. put him into a hack and
sent him away from the track.
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. great brdsserie, where all that we once
valued has been overwhelmed by tidal
waves Of deer and Belgian cookery.
One goes to a wine shop to drink wine;
to restaurant to eat; to a hotel to sleep.
One goes to cafe to sit, to see and be seen.
TO play games, to read the papers, and TO
sun oneself in the gayety Of others.
In cafe. the refreshment is an excuse
for sitting there. In a bar Parisians imagine
the sitting there is an excuse for drinking
Now, the first cafes Of the Paris boule-
ward Immediately assumed all the varia-
tons Of the modern institution. There
were cdfes-concerts. .The cafes which have
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clearly to the disinherited creatures his
sense Of their nothingness. He gives
wrong change and bad money systematic
cally, greases the wet tables with his dirty
rag, and to all inquiries has q curt Don't
To see what Is still left OF good com-
pany and good service In Partisan cafes,
they say that you must 60 to Brl 90 Els.
Under the Empire Of Napoleon III. there
are glimpses Of q varied and brilliant cafe
life. In front of the Cafe du Helder (now
a Duval restaurant with decent waiter
girls and moderate priosl promenaded
the fried-egg hats, waterfalls, and crino-
lines Of ladit Of society.
They had begun to bleach their tresses
and 20 to the races; and the toreues, as
what had been the 0risettes were now called,
had again conquered their place In the
cafes, with no one 10 say them nay. Young
officers OF the Guides and students Of st.
Cyr installed then lives on the shady
terraces to twirl their mlstaches and
make unhappy ones. This was the epoch
OF Mark Twain's Innooen nts. who have
since been very much abroad: and Mark
Twain asked In vain for a gin-sling at the
Cafe du Helder.
Another glimpse is OF the Cafe Procope.
from which two new things were to be
traced: German beer, which had already
made a success Of curic slty at the Exposi-
ton of 1857. and secondly, class Of young
men who talked treason to the Empire.
There is a glimpse Of a hall thick with pipe
and cigarette smoke, whore 200 men sit
murmuring discomfort. Suddenly q hir-
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draperies; the sharp-nosed lawyers. who
replaced the priests for blackneas Of dress.
Yet the tone Of the cafes was refined.
Even through the Terror the cafes OF the
Palais-Roya and the boulevard continued
TO be courteous and almost tranquil. the
IS o'clock teas OF the republic.
The young Napoleon played at chess In
the Cafe de la Regence-which exists to-day
with some Of the old chairs and tables.
And Generals Of the Republican army did
not disdain to meet philosophers at the
Cafe Foy. go
The tone of the cafes rose through the
Directory and the Empire. They became
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day or night II means that the shcp
is ready for any sort OF work at any hour
ready 10 make repairs In case OF emergeoey.
There are now perhaps half a dozen auoh
concerns in the city that hold Themselves
In readiness to make machinery repairs
at any hour in the twenty-four.
There are in the city many manufactur.
ing establishments. great and small
running night as well as DAY. bome OF
these establishments employ their Own
mschinists and make their own rspsSys.
and some do not. II machinery breaks
down In the latter they eend 10 the en3er-
gency repair shop, and In theee days they
can get the work done at once. The night
work costs double, but u might b
These repair shops have not only power
and equipment. so that they can do any sort
of shcp work at any hour, but they keep
on hand all sorts of parts that might be
TO be called upon to make. Their .clisuts
have their telephone numbers, and IN cess
OF need, at any hour, they call up the mop
or the home Of the boss. Az either plece
there Is kept rc ster OF the men belonging
to the shop who can be called upon and
quickly reached and in very short order
the men reauired fer the job are cn thsr
way in answer to the call
The physician has, at all times, been ready
to answer calls. The drug store night oeu
is familiar. and, in these days there are
many drug stores that are open day and
night. modern night bell Is that o. tne
plumber, who keeps a man In bis shop y
answer night Gale, or posts his night e0-
dress there. In one place in TINS cityS
down on the waterfront, you viii nnd
the night bell Of a wrecking company. where
a relieving outfit eau be summoned into
prompt action
who NAV be summoned at any hour u tne
machinery doctor, who, like the curer OF
human IFS, can be called UP AZ any ooofs !
day or night, TO euro aiiing msohAnS
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plete picture OF Wandering Willie happi-
ness that was ever observed in This locality.
The name, Thomas Foster. was behind a
lot Of winnings on the colt. A New York
Beach stopped on for the Bennings races.
He placed $50 straight on Tommy Foster
at 200 to 1.
sThe reason I made the bet. he said as he
tucked his 1900 roll away, was that q
few years ago employed a cutter named
Thomas Foster who was about the fastest
proposition that ever hit up dirt road.
He was so blamed speedy that l couldn't
get more than three days work week
out of him, and finally had TO fire him,
argued that there couldn't be any kind Of
proposition, two or four-legeed. with a
swifter gait than Tommy Foster, my free
cutter. and ! played the colt purely on
A motorman on the trolley car line which
goes to Bennings had IS on Tommy Foster
at $50 to l.
"A pal of mine on tho San Francisco cable
line a few years ago was duck named
Tommy Foster he explained. -and one
day. when he had bun on, he turned his
hills and gave his passengers a, ride that
they'Il never forget. He must have shot
his car over the two-mile route In less than
two minutes. That was a good enough
hunch for me. and when I saw this Tommy
eot sub for my car and pulled down seven
hundred and half on the hunch.
A party OF racetrack telegraphers were
In on the killing. On the night before the
race Tommy Fosters trainer sent twenty
or thirty kilograms to friends In various
parts Of the country, informing them that
the watermelon was ripe. and advising them
10 get down.
De didn't name his horse in the tele:.
CRANE, but an operator who sent some OF
theee wiree did bit OF tracing and located
the good thing He passed the word around
In q very quiet way TO fellow oraftsmen.
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university students as would have ssnt
Musette, Mimi and the muscular Trilby
herself running at full speed to the Opera
Quarter for relief. AL this vulgarity and
hai Ogss comes to Paris from the Com
mune.
When Little Billee came to PARA. the
life Of the Latin Quarter still passed en-
fdmiue. They skipped rope on the side
walk, strolled through the parks Of after.
moons with their fair models; and the very
girls took pride in the connection with .
learned corporation.
Helasl how things have changed for
Mimi! They are all Svengalis to-day, ex-
cept In this that Latin Quarter baccarat
Is almost as fierce as that OF fIpots Of the
cosmopolitan c' ntre. Openly It houriahes
in students cafes and youth fresh from
the country, with his rent money b his
pocket will give nervily at cheW;n Dc fer
(railway baccaraD up to tho sixth doubling
But Musette Ia no nearer to her new
gown or her last Sunday trip TO Fontaine-
bleau for that! She Is morn likely 10 20
with a tourist.
See the Boulevard by night A hundred
great beer brasseries line the sidewalk.
with 10000 tables. Each person sitting at
them marks himself as having no sufficient
social life, no club. no company. no epring
within himself, a lost plebeian entity. :
poor clerk, seeking to forget his lost
condition in thus thrusting himself INTO
the vortex OF light. noise. movement and
stimulation.
See the Boulevard-and see It's cro0.
streets! Everywhere cafes have chaneed