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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-20
Brief Mention.


The most profitable pork hog is the
one that is born. fed and marketed
within ten months. Every day a hog
is kept beyond that time lowers the
profit. remarks Farm and Ranch.
A bumper crop Of corn" IS the talk
this year for Texas.
For the first time on record southern
cotton mills the past year took more
Of the raw fber than northern mills,
says American Agriculturist
The Red Bermuda and the Creole
onions are recommended for southern
Texas.
The production Of pork In Arkansas
as well as in all the south Is insult
cient to supply the farms, says the
Arkansas experiment station.
Unless some unusual condition e1-
lists the Oklahoma station seeds wheat
at the rate of a bushel and half per
acre.
Topdressing asparagus and trans
planting strawberries are now In or
der.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-20
WORE MANS CLOTHING.
Sad Story Of Young Woman as
Told by Herself.

Laura Williams is the name of a
young girl who has been masquerading
in mems clothes and working as line
man for the Southern Bell Telephone
company in several places in the State.
The unpasking of the woman occurred
Tuesday night at the Newberry police
station, when the girl fully dressed in
mans attire walked into the Office
and asked for nights lodging -fati-
gued and worn out she told her story
to the officers.
Only four weeks ago she was in
Charlotte, dressed as man, though it
was in Hendersonville that she cut
her long hair, discarded her dress and
donned trousers. For while she
drifted; was in Asheyille doing odd
jobs, roamed through this section OF
country, ard eventually got to Tryon,
n. c., where she secrued position as
lineman for the Bell Telephone Com
pany. Her work was satisfactory,
and she remained as lineman for the
company until her identity was dis
covered by the men with whom she
worked. Then she fed in the night,
and went to Spartanourg. then tc
LaurenS. and then to Newberry, where
the police found out that she was a
girl and that there was no charge
against her, they became kind to the
young woman and are disposed to help
her as much as possible
at her own request, in order to
avoid the curious glances of the
crowds that tiocked to the Newberry
police station to see, she was locked
in cell, though she can be released
whenever she wishes no further pro-
lection from the officers. When ask
ed why she masqueraded as a
man, she repered that she had
found it impossible to get along
as woman: she told a tale OF
being miserable and having no friends.
1t was in this frame of mind that she
bought a suit of mems clothes and
bade farewell to her womanhood.
When she first entered the service OF
the telephone company She did her
work satisfactorily, but after a few
weeks she felt that she was about to
be detected, and left the line force at
Tryon, n. G. After number OF dis
appointing experiences and rebufs
that touched her feminine sensitive
ness, she arrived in Newberry and
amid tears told that she was but a
woman after all
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-20
SAYS HE IS INNOCENT.
Rev. j. Barr Harris Writes to The
R1nk Eili Herald

Rev. j. Barr Harris Writes to Ihe
Rock Hill Herald.
The following, written from the
Montana penitentiary to the editor Of
the Herald, will explain itself and will
be accepted by the friends Of Mr..
Harris and all who love justice as a
complete refutation Of the monStrous
charge on which he was convicted on
the testimony Of woman whose char
acter, according to the evidence, was
not above reproach. The letter is as
follows:
Deer Lodge, Mt, Dec. II, 1908.
u. Hull, Ed. Rock Hill Herald:
Dear Sir: Through TIE great kind
ness Of the warden Of the penitentiary
l have been permitted to write few
lines for your paper which l trust you
will publish. In recent issue of the
Herald l notice that a petition has
been circulated in your town asking
the governor of Montana to exercise
executive clemency in pardonin2 me.
Allow me to thank you ano each OF
the petitioners for their kindness and
interest in my welfare, but let me say
to them that I have written the Gov
ernor of Montana that I would not
accept pardon only upon the condi-
tion the woman whose perjury placed
me here make confession of her per-
jury.
am as innocent Of the charge as
is anyone who will read these lines,
but i could not prove it absolutely and
may never be able to do so till face
her at the judgement bar of God.
There, thank God, the truth will be
known, and it will be seen that I was
the victim of a well laid plot.
I am we'll and as happy as anyone
could be under the circumstances.
The officers of the prison have been
uniformly kind to me. For several
months l have been in charge Of the
prison hospital.
Again, let me thank the petition
ers for their kindness and say to them
that I have reached the above deci-
sion concerning a pardon after mature
deliberation and earnest prayer.
Wishing you and the readers Of the
Herald every laudable success and ask
ing the prayers Of each Of your read
ers in my behalf, l remain.
Sincerely yours.
J. BARR HARRIS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-20

Is made Of figured foulard silk, IN
shades Of gray, and is trimmed with
applique Of heavy cream colored lace:
but the design suits wool. linen and
cotton fabrics as well as those Of BLK.
The skirt is cut in seven cores that
are shaped to fit snugly about the hips
and to fare freely about the feet. Over
It is applied the gathered founce that
is cut in deep points at it's upper edge,
but, II desired, the skirt can be lefs
plain finished in any manner that may
be preferred.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-20
IRISH POTATOES.
"Money In the Crop" Says q Fromi-
nent Texas Grower.


nent Texas Grower.
Two years ago 1 planted about 2;r'
acres OF Irish potatoes. Owing to an
accident was fat on my back when !
bought the seed. l was in bed while
they were planted, was on my back
when I hired men to cultivate them
and was on my back when they were
loaded on the cars and sold them fat
on my back. I made enough clear
profit off these potatoes to pay for the
land.
The Irish potato Is simple crop and
requires no unusual care in the prepa-
ration Of the soil, but some judgment
as to just the proper time to plant.
Get the right kind Of seed and in north
Texas plant before the 10th day OF
March. Use the planter. 1t pays to
operate this machine.
Plant during the fall for. next
springs seed crop. These make the
best potatoes for seed. Ny crop was a
disappointment the past year because
Of continued rains delaying planting
so that we did not meet good market
when the crop was sold. There IS
money in Irish potatoes if the crop Is
raised Systematically and sold intelli-
gently. I have no trouble in selling
my potatoes for good prices by using
the telephone and telegraph freely.
By keeping strictly informed upon the
value Of potatoes l have been able to
buy potatoes from local buyers who
were sent to our town and sell them
back to them next day at an advance.
John Clark Ridpath, the noted his
torian, says that two generations OF
people in Ireland lived on potatoes en-
tirely during the history Of that coun-
try. He claims that it is the only sin.
gle food product that can sustain life
in the human race from childhood
through old age. 1t is nourishing. it is
wholesome, it is a staple crop and
should be used much more largely BY
all people living upon farms than is
now the case.-R. E. Smith Before a
Texas Farmers Institute.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-20
WRECK NEAR CHARLESTON.
The Regular Freight Train Crashes
Into Phosphate Special.

Into Phosphate Special.
The Charleston Post says: With a
fearful crash freight train No. 10. Of
the Southern railway ran into phos-
phate train at Disher'S curve about
o'clock Wednesday morning killing
Fireman John Smith, colored, who
vas on the helping engineer attached
to the phosphate train, and seriously
injuring Fireman J. r. Robinson Of
the regular freight train. a number
Of freight cars were derailed and the
engines were badly smashed up. The
track was torn up for considerable
distance, 5ut passenger traffic was
not delayed owing to the fact that the
Southern has double tracks out of
Charleston, as far as Seven Mile, and
the open track is being used until
the other can be cleared.
The wreck was reported Immediate
ly to Superin tendenJ Heether's office,
and a wrecking train and crew were
sent out to clear the wreck. The body
of Fireman Smith was brought to the
city and turned over to Coroner
O'Donnell, who will hold an inquest.
The injured fireman, j. r. Robinson,
who was on No. 10 was sent to the St.
Francis Navier Infirmary. He is not
thought to be fatally Injured, and is
reported to be doing as well as could
be expected under the circumstances.
"Wednesday morning a phosphate
train consisting Of fifteen cars were
being brought into the city yards OF
the Southern to be made up and sent
over the line. Two engines we're nec-
essary to bring in the train, one pull
ing, the other pushing. The engine at
tached to the rear of the train is known
as the helping engine and Fireman
Smith was on this when the collision
took place resulting in his death.
Train No. 20 was regular freight
train coming into Charleston. 1t was
several hours late, from what can be
learned, and was running, at a fast
rate of speed. Engineer Marion Moor
ar and Fireman J. E. Robinson were
on the engine of No. 10, and just as
the train rounded Disher's curve it
ran into 3he helping engine Of the
phosphate train with a terrible crash.
The noise was like shat of great eX-
plosion. Smith was horribly crushed
op5 Tironap Pohincnn wac throvpn
from his seat and badly injured. The
escape Of the engineers was miracu-
loDc
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-20
Cotton Crop Statistics.

The worlds visible supply Of cotton
on Sept. II, as reported by the New
York Commercial and Financial Chron'
icle, was 1,OO2.415 bales as compared
with 1,3S6,926 bales at a corresponding
date last year. OF this the total amount
of American cotton was 97.415 bales
against 90o,926 bales at the CORE
spending date in 1902 and Of all other
kinds, including Egyptian, East Indi'
an, Brazilian, ETC., 605,000 against 4S7,.
600 at the same time last year.-Crop
Reporter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-20
A Plucky Negro.

A dispatch from Holly Hill to The
State says: Il. S. Stoutamire, the
one colored merchant of our town,
lost his entire stock and building by
fire two weeks ago, having only $500
insurance on a stock worth $4,000.
He shows his energy and pluck by
having the frame a for new store al
ready up and will soon be already for
business at the old stand"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-20
THE QUESTION OF COMPLEXION.
Why Some People Are Dark ana
Others Are fair-The Difference


Others Are Fair-The Difference
In Character.
The color Of the hair, eyes and skin
Is wonderfully true index OF charac-
ter, as Mr.. Havelock Ellis, the famous
anthropologist, shows in recent work
on the subject
Blondes are fitted for action rather
than for thought. They are full
Of energy and courage. rather fond Of
money, but still more so OF power;
like fighting, and never know whea
they are beaten.
Therefore they are the great COZ.
querors in war and leaders in indus
try.
They have distinct advantage over
brunettes in bodily constitution. They
are better able to endure fatigue and
to resist disease They possess strong
er vitality, and take life Tar more
cheerfully.
Brunettes, on the other hand, are
inclined to thoughtfulness and melan-
choly. They think rather than sct,
and seldom have the energy to achieve
great things. They love poetry and
art rather than sport and war.
Religion and mysticism appeal
strongly to them, and they are very
conservative.
AS lovers, fair men are more cheer
full, lively, and trustful, looking at the
hopeful side Of things.
Dark men are more jealous and less
CHEEKY.
But, while the dark mans love 10
more passionate and constant, tho
sanguine fair man can more readily
find substitute for a faithless sweet.
heart
From a study Of great men, Mr.. N.
lis finds that blond types excel In the
work Of life. The majority Of great
reformers, sailors, soldiers, men Of SCI
ence, artists, and lawyers have beca
fair men.
But dark people excel as statesmen.
men Of letters, divines, famous beau
ties, actors. and actresses.
Among women writer's. the fair out
number the dark, although the dark
excel the fair in point Of genius.
All these striking differences ore
doubtless the consequence Of differ
ences in the blood
Dark peoples blood contains more
coloring matter than that Of the fair.
And the difference in the blood causes
difference in the brain and all the
other organs Of the body.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-20
Shot Himself.

At Charleston Mr.. ". Turner
Logan, well known young lawyer
and member of the legislature, ac-
cidentally shot himself Wednesday
morning in his room while dressing.
In taking a shirt out Of a drawer Of
his bureau his pistol, which was in
the folds, was also drawn and in pull
ing it struck the side of the bureau,
causing it to discharge, the bali enter
ing his left side and passing between
two ribs. The wound is very painful
but not necessarily serious and the
attending physician reports the condi-
tion of the wounded man to be very
satisfactory.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-20
a Bear Killed.

Passenger train No. j on the Ashe-
vile and Columbia division of the
Southern ran into band Of three
Italians with two bears, near Saluda,
n. c., killing one of the bears and
fatally injuring one OF the men. The
wounded man was struck on the left
shoulder, end was picked up and car
ried to Saluda where it is thought he
will likely die.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-20
Gould not Face Disgrace

William A. Matthews, formerly
manager of the defunct Piedmont
Loan and Banking company Of Allan
ia, Ca, and under indictment for
embeZzlement, was found dead in a
hotel there Tuesday. A morphine
bottle, half filled with that drug was
found in the dead mans pocket.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-20

WHEN the twenty-one blind tiger
keepers were convicted in the city
court of Charleston last week the
thermometer dropped below the freez-
ing point, and snow, rain and sleet
ccmmingled to celebrate the occasion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-20
The Useful Lemon.

A bit Of lemon is an excellent
bleacher for the finger tips.
Before grating lemons it Is wei to
wash them in basin Of lukewzYM
water, for on examination it will b
found that the outside Of q lemon "a
anything but clean, and if placed under
a microscope it will be discovered te
have tiny black specks on the surface
OF the skin.
Lemons may be kept fresh for q
short time by placing them IN tas
and covering with water, the water to
be changed frequently.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-20

Miss Frances Petit, Of Galway. n.
Y, got judgement at Albany for s3,-
900 for the / ,236 kisses given her in
fourteen years by the village black
smith.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-20
A CENENT FLOOR.

CE0ENT EIOOE.
B the bed and c a 2 by 4 scantling to
prevent the bedding from working on
the platform. Once each week remove
tie manure from the pen and throw
the bedding to A. Three or four days
sfterward move the bedding from B to
A and renew 3.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-20
Eors ON /. Cement Floor.

Cement floors are all right for hogs,
afarms the Country Gentleman, if the
pens are kept literally 5edded- How
ever, the floor should be raised at one
side, as shown in the diagram. A is
the manure hberally mixed with straw,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-20
WoMAN's SEVEN eoRED SKIRT.

With Gathered Flcunee Applied IN
Pointed Outline.
Deep Van Dyk points are to be
noted on many OF the newest gowns
and always are effective. This stylish
skirt shows them falling over gath
cred founce and is graceful and be-
coming as well as novel. The original
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-20
THE LEGISLATOR WAS BIBUL0Us

The cOmmlEtee ADJOURNED TO NEE
at the call Of the chair. 81
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-20
HEART OF THE SOUTH
Throbbe6 With Sorrow at the Tomb
of the Peerless Gordon.
SOUTH cAROLINA,s TRIBUTE.
The Hall Where the Memorial Ser.
vices Were Held We're Too
Small to Hold the Vast
ThrOng.

The staff CORES pondert OF the State
says South Cardinals tribute TO John
B. Gordon was the feature OF the
memorial exercises in Georgia's capl'
tai Thursday. Not since The oooy
Of Jefferson Davis passed. through the
southern cities on the way to It's last
resting place in Richmos d has Atlanta
seen such a demonstration OF love and
reverence for the dead as was the
funeral of Gordon. Cove -norS, Confed-
crate leaders, southern orators ana
southern preachers spoke OF the life
and the death of GeCrgia'S best loved
son and their words wee heard by a
vast multitude Of sorrow ing admirers
while other thousands we're unable to
get into either the halls Of State house
or church. 1t is said that $4,000 peo-
pie Thursday thronged Capitol Hill.
The hall Of the house was unable to
accommodate one-ifteenth Of this
throng while the church across the
street was as readily filled.
The hero's body lay in state undera
guard Of honor in the rotunda Of the
capitol while the memorial services
were being conducted up stairs.
Gov. Terrell presided and made
most fitting opening speech. He was
followed by Gen. Stephen D. Lee,
then by Gen. Clement A. Evans and
Judge Thos. G. Jones Of Alabama.
SOUTH CARoLISA's GOVERNOR.
Next was introduced the governor
OF South Carolina, Duncan Clinch
Hayward, a grandson Of Georgia. Caro-
linians had reason to be proud Of their
tnSa,, ,.ort r,ro1n6 Ha ma de
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-22
VOTES TO Be THROWN OUT
DECISION OF COLORADO SU-
PREME COURT.
Gross Frauds Said to Have Been Com
mitted in Denver and Many Bal
lots Will Not Be Counted.

Denver, Col, Dec. 19.-Chief Justice
Gabbert Saturday announced the deci
sion of the supreme court to throw
out the entire vote of three precincts
Of Ward 5 and one precinct of Ward
Z at the late election on the ground
that gross frauds were committed in
direct violation of the injunction
served upon. the election officials.
Judge Campbell concurred in the de-
cision, but Judge Steele dissented, say
ing that only the illegal votes, which
had been identified, should be rejected
and the legal votes should be count
ed. The decision does not affect the
votes for president and congressman.
Through the action of the court in
excluding five Denver precincts from
the abstract of returns to date repub-
licans will secure a solid delegation
in the legislature from the city and
county of Denver and will obtain con-
troll of both branches of the legisla-
ture, which canvasses the vote for
state officers.
On the face Of the returns Alva
Adams, democratic candidate for gov
ernor, had plurality of about II 900,
but the republican managers assert
that when all fraudulent votes are
eliminated Gov. Peabody will have a
plurality and will be reseated.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-22
THE PHILIPPINE BILL.
Measure for Civil Government of the
Island Is Passed by the
Senate.

Washington, Dec. 19.-The senate on
Friday, by a vote Of A to %, passed the
Philippine civil government bill The
final vote was preceded by the presen
tation of many amendments and a gen
eral discussion of them, as we'll as of
the provisions of the bill. The most
notable change made during the day
was the lowering of the rate of interest
on railroad bonds to be guaranteed by
the Philippine government from five
to four per cent.
The bill as passed exempts from tax
alton all bonds issued by the Philippine
and Porto Rican governments; author
ICES municipalities in the Philippines
to incur bonded Indebtedness amount
ing to five per cent. of the assessed val
cent. interest; authorizes the Philip
pine government to incur bonded in
debtedness of 100000 for improve
ments at four and one-half per cent.
interest; authorizes the Philippine gov
eminent to guarantee the payment of
interest on railroad bonds at the rate
of four per cent. per annum; provides
for the administration of the immigra-
ton laws by the Philippine authorities;
establishes a system for the location of
and patenting Of mineral, coal and sa-
line lands; fixes the metric system for
the islands and gives the civil governor
the title of governor general.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-22
Explosion Causes DAMAGE

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 19.-An ex-
plosion of a 300-horse power boiler
in Brewer & Love Brothers cotton
mills Saturday morning seriously
scalded w. A. Watts, Curtis Boyd and
John Perkins, three stockers, reduced
to wreckage two batteries of nine
boilers, blew down the walls of the
boiler house and also the adjoining
building used as storage room and
crushed in the front of the one-story
brick home of Herman Young, one
block away. The property loss is esti-
mated at $4,000. The cause of the ex-
plosion is unknown.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-22
WAYS OF OTHER PEOPLES.

No person under 16 years of age is per-
mitted to enter a theater or tavern In
Heligoland.
In Japan no woman is ashamed Of her
age, but she tells 1t out in the arrange
ment of her hair SO that all the world
may know 1t.
A traveller in the African wastes says
that nearly all the natives show a great
aversion to solitude even in broad day
light. This aversion is due to their su-
perstitious terrors.
All well-educated Spanish women are
taught from their earliest years to han
die the sword, and as a result they are
noted for their admirable figures and
easy walk.
Lancashire agricultural laborers
credit certain of their fellows with pow
er to cast good and evil spells At Dun
stable men carry a live snail in a pill
box to ward off toothache, eat stewed
earthworms as cure for jaundice and
fried mouse for whooping-cough and
cherish all the old superstitions as to the
dead which made Merrie England sad.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-22
THREE DIE IN A FIRE.
Oil Stove in Brooklyn Residence Ex-
plodes with Deadly Results-Two
Others Fatally Injured.

New York, Dec. 19.-Three persons
were killed and several injured, two
fatally, in fire in three-story brick
residence at 1874 South Ninth street,
in Williamsburg section of Brooklyn,
Saturday.
The dead: Alice Swinson, Arden
Reynolds, aged 40; Charles Lincoln
Paynter, aged two years.
Those fatally injured are: Isaac
Smith, aged 60, face and hands
burned; Charles F. Reynolds, injured
internally by jumping from a third
story window.
The fire was caused by the explosion
of an oil stove. Most of those who
lost their lives were caught on the
upper stories of the building, from
which there were no fire-escapes.