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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
Rutter Milk and Cheese

An interestieg monograph lately i S
sued by the national department OF
agriculture observes that Iowa is
conspicuous as producer of butter,
New York of cheese, Wisconsin Of
both butter and cheese, New York
again of market milk and Illinois OF
condensed milk" The magnitude
of the daily interests of the country
is shown by the fact that Of the
), 1861 farms in the United States
4,514,2 keep COWS, and Of the latter
357, ,57S derive 40 per cent Of their in
come from the dairy and are properly
classifable as dairy farms. There
are 7,S22,336 cattle in the country,
of which about 1S,000,000 are kept
for dairy purposes: nearly million Of
the latter are what are called town
cows" In the total COW population
100, 900 are ''pure bloods," or about l
per cent: l6 per cent more have at
least one half improved blood in them.
The average value Of a dairy COW is
about $50. 1t takes 227I COWS to sup
ply !, 900 persons. Sixty years ago it
took 2S3; that is proof that improT-
ed breeding is increasing the milk pro.
duction OF the animals. The annual
milk production is 1928, 5S3, ,349 gal.
Ions or l0l gallons for every Ameri-
can. The annual value Of our daily
products is s6O5, ,3l5,341, of which
butter acco Ints for about 1858, ,OO0,-
600, cheese s2S. 900, 900 condensed
milk s12,)O0.Oo0, milk consumed
s217, 900, 900 and by-products Sill
0O0. 600.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
Josh Billings on Marriage.

BY all means, Joe, get married II
you have a fair show. Don't stand
shiYering on the bank, but pitch rite
in and stick your head under and shiv-
er it out. Thar amt any more trick
in getting married than thar is in
eating peanuts. Many man has stood
shivering on the shore until the river
has run clean out. Don't expect to
marry an angel-they hav been picked
up long ago. Remember, Joe, you
hain't a saint yourself. Donot mar
ry for beauty exclusively; beauty is
like ice, awfully slippery and thaws
dreadfully easy. Don't marry for luv,
neither; luv is like cooking stove,
gool for nothing when the fuel is out.
But let the mixture be some beauty,
becomingly dressed with about $3.50
in her pocket, good speller, handy
and peat in her house, plenty Of good
sense, tough constitution and bylaws,
small feet, high step; and to this
sound teeth and a warm heart. The
misture will not evaporate. Don't mar
ry for pedigree, unless it's backed with
banknotes. a family with nothing but
pedigree generally lacks sense.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
Wait With Patience.

The Charleston Post says Russia
is determined to fight Japan accord
ing to her own plaas and is not to be
turned aside from her waiting policy
by the clamor for news OF battles.
The Russian program is to dispose
half million men on land and to as
semble q great feet at sea and then
20 in to finish up Japan with steady
sweep of army and navy. 1t IS calcu-
lated that the situation will not con-
verge to a climax until the middle Of
the summer and there is 70 use for
anybody to be impatient about the
matter. Meanwhile the sfapansese
will, doubtless, make an effort to
bring about some sort OF decisive
battles but Russia is the best dodger
in the world and it will be no easy
thing to force her to fight until she is
ready Tor the conflict, though there
may be some small engagements with
varying results in the preli ninaries.
But toward the latter par OF the
summer there will be some big things
doing in the far Est and we must
possess our souls in patience and
follow the Presidential campaign as a
compensation for the time being"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
Take Dead Lovers Name.

Al Morganson, n. c., in the supe
rior court, Miss Nancy Johnston, Of
Birmingham, Ala, daughter OF Con-
federate Brig. Gen. Robert B. john
ston, formerly Of Charlotte, n. c.,
has been given leve by judge of the
superior court to change her name to
that of Mrs. Isaac Erwin Avery. She
was to have been married to the gen
tleman Of that name. the city editor
of the Charlotte Observer, who died
very suddenly On the night Of April
p, and it was her special wish that in
spite of the fate which prevented the
marriage which both had looked for
ward to with so much hope, that she
should assume the name Of the man
to whom she was so devoted. She at
tended the funeral Of Mr.. Avery at
Morganton dressed in the deepest
mourning. The change Of name is
made in accordance to the special pro-
vision of the code of North Carolina.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
A COLD HAVE.
Ii Came Up Very Suddenly on Last
Saturday Afternoon.

The sharp cool wave which took
this section by surprise late Saturday
afternoon, developed in the northwest
Friday folio wing storm which orr
ginated off the Pacific coast, passing
over the New England States into
tie Atlantic Saturday.
Section Director Bauer said Satur-
day night that it would not greatly
surprise him to discover that killing
,rosts had occurred at points in the
upper tier Of counties, but be thought
this doubtful. The wave would be Of
short duration and would do practical
ly no damage to growing crops in this
section Of the country.
The cold wave covered practically
the entire northern half OF the coun-
:rv Saturday, scoring freezing TEN.
oeratures west of the Mississippi as
far south as Arkansas and Texas and
east Of the Mississippi as far south as
the Ohio river and at points in Ken
lucky and Tennessee. Saturday night
freezing temperatures occurred in the
mountain districts Of Georgia and
North Carolina.
Preceding the cold wave was a
heavy storm, which passed from the
central Mississippi valley out over
the New England States into the At.
lantic, producing gales in the north
ern Atlantic States, 72.mil:s an
hour velocity teing recorded in Ne"
York. There was snow In upper New
York and in the New England States.
SHOWS after the middle Of April are
rather unusual in those State, though
snow storms have been known there
as late as the 1st Of May.
Aside from checking the growth Of
cotton in Texas-which is not, by the
way, so inconsiderable matter since
the boil weevil became so important
a factor there-and the probable
''yellowing" Of young corn, the colo
wave will probably do no damage tx
crops. The rainfall accompanying
the wave has been extremely beneh
cial in this State, as the ground has
been dry all over the State witt
droughJy conditions prevailing along
the coast and up to the northern cen
tral portions. Rapidly rising tempera-
lures in the northwest Saturday in
dicated that the wave would be Of
short duration. The storm which
produced the falling temperature orr
ginated off the Pacific coast on the
18th, one of an unusually large num-
ber sweeping the country from ocean
to ocean this spring.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
Wildcat Insurance.

The Columbia Record says there nas
been so many complaints recently. to
the comptroller general about wildcat
insurance companies that the be viii
shortly issue black list, containing
the names OF the companies who have
not paid their license Of sl00 for the
year. Citizens taking insurance in
these companies will in case Of loss
and refusal of the companies to pay,
sue the home office whereas in case OF
loss in a licensed company suit can be
filed against the agent named in the
papers on file in 1.-THE comptroller's
office. Should an adjuster for an un-
licensed concern come into the state
he is liable to arrest. Comptroller
General Jones is determined that the
present insurance law shall have the
widest possible publicity as there are
50 many complaints filed from farmers
and others who have been sWindled.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
Killed in Battle.

A dispatch from Bennettsville says
the relatives of Sergt. Ernest Rey-
nolds have received a cablegram bear
ing the sad intelligence that he was
killed In battle near Manila last Mon
day. He was torn to pieces by a can
non ball and died instantly. Sergt.
Reynolds was a native Of Marlboro.
His father, William T. Reynolds, iV-
ed In this county a number Of years,
but is now at Rock Spring, n. G..
Earnest Reynolds had been in the
Philippines but few months. having
gone there last fall. He was at first
stationed at Camp Jessuan, Guilna.
ros, but went to Manila few weeks
ago.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
THE OLD VETERANS.
Charleston Getting Ready to Give
Them a Grand Reception.


The Charleston Post says the COM
mitteeS in charge Of the entertainment
of the Confederate veterans decided
not to change the dates that have
been fixed for holding the reunion.
The reunion will therefore be held on
May II, IS and l9 and the work Of
advertising the dates and the rail-
road rates throughout the entire
State will be commenced Immediately.
The question Of providing accom-
mo0atiCnS for the veterans and viSi-
tors during reunion week was dis
cuSSed. There vii! be no trouble in
providing ample quarters for all who
60 to Charleston. The committee on
free quarters and commiSsary were
consolidated. Mr.. L. J. Morris is
chairman O.! the committee.
The committees took up the matter
Of decorations and it was the opinion
Of all that the merchants and buSi-
ness men should decorate during re-
unicn week. Mr.. J. NJ Conrelley,
who was appointed chairman Of the
committee on decorations, stated that
be could not serve owing to business
engagements. Mr.. J. F. Rafferty, was
appointed chairman in bis stead and
he and his committee will take uE]
the work
Rev. DR.. John Johnson, DR.. t.
Grange Simmons and Major a. w.
Marshall We're added TO the executive
committee and Capt. W. S. Lanneau
and Capt. +. E. Robson were added
to the committee on hotels and board
ing houses. The rates from points tC
Charleston on account Of the reunion
will ho &C f0llOWS'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
Kill Them Out.

The Hartsville Board OF Health
gives this timely advice to the citi-
zens of that town, which we COM
mend to all our readers.
Don't forget that if you are trou-
bled with mosquitoes, it is probably
because you are neglecting the proper
work around your premise for destroy
ing their breeding places. Mosqui-
toes do not fly far. Watch your water
troughs, your wells, rainwater barrels,
old cans and bottles lying around.
Use little Kerosine oil every two
weeks upon water in tanks and other
places which cannot be emptied.
Little pools and puddles are favorite
breeding places, but a little kerosene
on the water will kill the young mos
quitoes in half an hour. Protect your
self at night from mosquito bites, by
using nets and screens. The bite Of
the mosquito is known to produce
malaria and other diseases. A little
thoughtful and intelligent work now
and throughout the summer will do a
great deal towards Kidding our town
Of these pest.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
Lost Her Money.

a dispatch from Laurens to The
State says at an early hour Wednes-
day morning Jane Fields, an old color.
ed woman of that city, while prepar-
ing breakfast had her clothing to take
fire from the stove and before aid
could be given she was badly burned,
her clothing being almost entirely
burned. In the pocket Of her dress
she had $40 in currency and a few
dollars in silver. The bills ef course
we're burned and the silver blackened.
Her bodily injuries not as serious per-
ha ps as her financial loss.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
100000
New Ruling for Rural Carriers.

The Senate has decided to deal
more literally with the rural free
delivery carriers, says the Charlotte
Chronicle. His pay Of sI'20 per year
is to be Uniform and he is given privi-
lege to do a parcels delivery business.
The amendment. the effect Of which
will be to g:eatly benefited the pat
rons of the carrier, provides that the
said carriers may carry merchandise
for hire and receive subscriptions for
and deliver newspapers, magazines,
and other periodicals for and upon
the request of patrons residing upon
their respective routes whenever the
same shall not interfere with tue
proper discharge Of their official duties
and under such regulations as the
Postmaster General may prescribe,
and not otherwise; and, provided fur
ther, that no carrier shall refuse to
deliver or take orders or subscriptions
for any merchandise, newspaper, or
periodical, requested by any patron
on his route. subject to the laws OF
the United States and the regulations
of tie Postmaster General. " Under
this ruling, the free delivery service
will be more Of blessing than ever.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20

The circular No. is addressed TO
the mayors, chambers of commerce,
boards of trade and real estate agents
of the cities, towns and villages OF the
State and county authorities OF the
several counties, and is as follows:
If there is any printed matter IN ex-
istence or about to be issued dealing
in any way with the resources and in
dustrial, agricultural or general de-
velopment of your community or sec
tion of the State, this Office would
thank you to collect and forward as
much of it as you can secure. Such
literature is needed for immediate use
and until such time as this depart
ment can issue it's own handbook OF
the resources of the State. 1t is
needed also for reference in the pre-
paration Of such handbook.
E. J. Watson,
Commissioner
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
Killed in Street Fight.

A. Z. Haley, town marshal OF Le-
banon Junction. Ky, and John Rouzee
were killed. ana j. D. Gentry was
Shot in the right leg during a street
battle WHICH occurred Wednesday fol-
lowing an attempt by Haley to arrest
Charles Martin.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
Great Host In Field.

The Echo de Paris publishes the
following dispatch from its st. Peters
burg correspondent: The First, Sec
ond, Third and Fourth army corps
have taken up positions in Manchuria.
and the Fifth army corps is in West
ern Siberia, advancing toward design
ated positions. These, with the Tenth
and Seventeenth army corps, the
Cossacks actually in the for East, and
the Causcasian cavalry now being mob
ilzed, will bring the total number OF
men in the army at the seat OF war up
to 46O. 900 by the end of May.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
Accident IN SaiuGa.

News has been received in Columbia
Of the accidental death OF Nathan
Oxner, citizen Of Saluda county, Oh
Wednesday, who WAS driving taeam,
the wagon being loaded with shingles.
In some way the horses became fright,
ened. the wagon vas overturned ano
Oxner dragged along the ground until
he was killed. Oxner was a prom
inent citizen nf that section.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20

Two weeks ago while i'll at her
home, 1853 Whitehall street, Atlanta,
Mrs. Dan Coursey dreamed that She
would die On April Is. Friday morn
ing at II O'Clock she passed peaceful
ly away. Mrs. Coursey was 50 years
old and leaves a husband.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20

Turner Pearson, a young man with
wife and child, committed suicide
at the home of his father ir-law IN
Milledgeville: Ga, on Sunday in the
presence Of his wife and others by
shooting himself. He lived in Atlanta
and wanted his wife to move there
and live with him, and she refused.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
Shot aud Killed.

Capt. c. E. Young was shot and
killed at Canton, Miss, On Saturday
night by two young men who had
been put out Of a hall wh. re a school
exhibition VAS in progress teca Use Of
their raising a disturbance,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20

If there is a tall, blonde girl IN
Chicago who is anxious to become a
French countess, she might forward
her name and address to Count Al
phonse De Champau at the Audito-
rum Annex. The count is in Chica-
60. He is looking for a wife, and she
must be tall and have light hair and
blue eyes. She must also possess a
graceful figure, with an income OF
$50, 1000 a year and be willing to sign
caecks. The Count is queer sort Of
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
A Marrying Woman.

Miss Lizzie McCarty CT Marion,
Ind. has the distinction OF having
been married six times IN nine years.
The first husband was Jesse Hammer,
whom she married when she was 20
wears old, at kokomo. She was di-
yorced from him three months later,
and two months afterward she mar
ried him again, a second divorce fol-
towing in less than four months. Her
next husband, Lemuel Moore, was
sent to prison, and she obtained a
divorce from him. She moved to lip
ton and there married Levi Jack, from
whom in less than year She OBTAINED
a divorce. The trouble killed this
husband it is said. Then the young
woman married Eli Coats at Upton
and lived with blm two years, when
she was given divorce on account OF
cruelty. She came to Marion and mar
ried Ed Hunt from whom she obtained
a divorce after six months. She aaS
resumed her maiden nam.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
Killed by q Trolley.

John Engelmann, aged four years,
was run over by trolley car in Char
lesion On Wednesday and both legs
were cut of above the knees.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
GOOD FARMING.
What An Anderson Man Did On
One Hore Farm.

The State says Mr.. J. q. Cox, who
lives between Belton and Honea Path,
is a successful farmer. His success
last year was so great that his neigh
bors have prevailed upon him to give
some figures to your correspondent for
publication.
Mr.. Cox runs one horse farm. He
owns his own land. Last year his
work netted him over 1900, and the
expenses were not over 5000 or 25O.
His farm work shows what can be-
done by intensive farming.
Here are the figures as furnished by
himself:
200 bushels corn. n...........S 200 90
1000 bundles fodder 40 90
250 bushels cotton seed. IS 90
Nine bales cotton -. 494 II
Truck and vegetables. $3.50 All 58
Peas 20
Total. ... ..........S1,233 go
Mr.. Cox employed one negro during
the year aGsa cost Of S65, outside Of
bis board. He compounded his own
fertilizer and use five tons Of cotton
seed meal, acid and kainit, at cost
Of SO.
Some of the land he worked had
been brought up to high state Of
cultivation previously, but most Of it
was ordinary poor land. He made
slOS.60 on one acre, the yield being
three one horse loads Of onions aid
7O7 pounds of lint cotton. Mr.. Cox
planted the onions carly in the spring,
sowing them in rows FIVE feet apart,
and later planted cotton between
the onions. The onions matured and
were gathered before the cotton need
ed deep plowinig, so Mr.. Cox made
TWO paying crops on the same ground.
he made 10 bushels Of his corn on
one and one-fourth acres and the re-
naming 200 bushels he made on II
acres of poorer land.
When farmers can do that well in
Anderson county there really seems
no reason in the world why anybody
should 90 to Texas OF anywhere else.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20

A dispatch from Washington under
date of April "A says: Thigpen Whit
ley, l7-year-old boy OF this city, and
a negro named Charles Fortesieue.
were drowned at Red Banks Wednes-
day by the oyerturning of skitf. q
third man, Herman Kicks, swan
ashore. Whitley was drowned by the
frantic negro, who was unable to
swim, seizlng him in an effort to save
himself. Young Wbitley'S mother
was at prayer when they brought her
news of her hOy'S death,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20

The proper method in this matter
is for the land owners wishing such
settlers, of whom many are already
listed, to file the formal application on
the proper blank in this office, author
ize the commissioner to draw upon
them for the amount Of prepaid
tickets, have the tickets supplied in
New York, and the agreement made
with the settler for refundment, thus
arranging all details without extra
cost to the land owner.
1t is very important that the infor'
nation as to lands be furnished this
ctfice at the earliest possible moment
50 that duplicates can be made fol
temporary use both here and ia Ne"
York. Intelligent labor may in this
way be obtained in ample time to work
the crops this season. The experience
of the western States is that one Ia
borer on the farm employing methods
untitled in Europe is worth much to
the farmer for whom he is working, OF
even to the community watching him
work his own little place, in the object
lesson he gives those around him less
skilled in intensified diversified agri-
cultural methods.
In the establishment Of colonies the
universal custom in other States which
have been successful is to use large
tracts or tracts Of 5000 acreSS closely
adjoining each other. These facts are
broken up into so acre farms and these
farms are then sold to the settler on
easy terms enabling man with but
very little capital TO become a land
owner and permanent citizen in few
years.
I would earnestly warn all land
owners of the danger Of naming exces-
siye prices for lands. inducements
must be offered to secure the most de-
sirable settlers and this is particular
ly true in the case OF the initial move
.nent to turn the tide Of desirable SET
tiers to territory heretofore unknown
to them,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-20
Two Drowned.

The brave officer was about 50 year;
old and had been on the force y years.