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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-27
A Candidates Expenses.

A Georgia candidate figures out his
expenses in tie late primary in that
State as follows:
Lost months and 23 days can
vassing; l, ,54S hours Of thinking about
the election: 5 acres OF cotton; p
acres of corn; a whole sweet potato
crop: I sheep; shoats and l beef
given to barbecue: ? front teeth and a
considerable quantity of hair in per-
sonal skirmish. Gave 81 plugs of to-
bacco; 10 Sunday school books: pair
OF suspenders: calico dresses: ! dolls
and ]3 baby rattles.
Told 2,SS7 lies; shook hands 49,
4s5 times: talked enough to have
made in print 1000 large volumes
size Of patent Office reports; kissed H.
226 babies: kindled IA kitchen fires:
cut 3 cords Of word; pulled 474 bun
dies OF fodder; picked ia pounds Of
cotton; helped pull wagon loads Of
corn; dug IA bushels OF potatoes:
toted p buckets Of water; put up !
stoves; was dog bit times: watch
broken by baby, cost SO to have re-
paired.
Loaned out 3 barrels Of floor; so
bushels Of meal; $50 pounds Of bacon;
81 pounds of butter; II dozen eggs, 3
umbrellas: 13 lead pencils; Bible die
tionary: moving blade: , hoes: i
overcoat: 5 boxes paper collars
of which have been returned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-27
Development OF THE SOUTH.
Interesting Figures Given in Current
Issue Of Tradesman.

"a Quarter Century Development
of the Mineral Resources OF the South
ern States is the subject Of an Ella
borate article presented in the current
issue Of The Tradesman, and in it are
given figures which tel the eloquent
story of the wonderful progress of the
South. a table on the value of the
mineral products of the Southern
States in 1890, 1901 and 1902 shows
that with the exception of lead, salt,
bauxite, etc., mica and corundum and
manganese ores, there was an increase
in the value of all other mainerals in
1902 as compared with 1850. The
value OF some of the minerals such as
coal, pig iron, petroleum, clay pro-
ducts, coke, zinc: phosphate rock and
natural gas, show enormous gains,
while the total value of all minerals
has increased s217, sos, 536, or 6l5 per
cent. 1t is also shown that there was
an increase of $50, ,640,3I in the value
Of all mineral products in 1902, as
compared with the previous year. A
comparative statement is also given Of
the total value of all mineral products
in each of the Sothern states in 1880,
1901 and 1902. Not a single state
but shows immense gains in the value
Of its mineral products since 1880,
while in some of them a gain is
astonishingly large, Alabama, for in
stance taking the lead, having increas-
ed the value of its products by over
s57, 100000 and West Virginia by
over S56, 100000. Virginia comes
next with an increase of S20,6l2, 600,
followed by Tennessee with net gain
of SIS, ISS, 900. Missouri, next in
rank, has increased the value of its
mineral output s17,37l, 900, and Ken
tuky's gain is nearly s1l, 900, 900, and
that of Maryland SO, 100000. The
increase in all the other states, in
the order named, is as follows: Texas,
IS, 949, 900; Indian Territory, 81, 6I6,-
900; Georgia, s4,054, 900: Arkansas,
So. 800, 900: Florida, 81, III, 900: South
Carolina, 81 ,444, 900, and North Caro-
lima. 81, ,019, 900. The value of the
output of minerals IN Louisina, $685.
639, and Of Oklahoma, s431, 900 in
1902, is all gain, as this industry in
each Of them was undeyeloped in
1880.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-27

licans. The next appears to be our
turn. That appears to indicate that
some influence has been brought to
bear on the church.
Chairman Burrows asked the wit
ness whether he ever had been
through the endowment house.
Eyes, SIR
Can you tell US in regard to this
ceremony" asked Chairman Burrows.
81 cannot. l do not feel liberty
to do so.''
why not:?'
II consider myself in trust and
net at liberty to disclose what takes
place"
Mr.. Roberts said that the obliga-
tions were secret and he thought them
not unlike the oaths Of the Masonic
order or other secret societies.
''What would happen if you did re-
veal what took place within the
temple: asked the chairman.
''I would lose caste and be regarded
as betraying trust. II I keep faith
l cannot disclose what takes place"
Then" pursued Chairman Bur,
rows, any person who takes the
endowment house obligation is under
cath not 10 reveal it's nature?"
Il think So"
"And Senator Smoot could not re-
veal his oath Of that character"
The witness nodded his his head ir
acquieSence.
Senator Bailey asked whether there
was anything in the ceremony thai
abridged a mans freedom in any
political or religious way.
The witness replied be thought
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-27
THE SUMNER SCHOOL.
by State Superinten'
dent of Education Martin.


dent of Education Martin.
The arrangements for large state
summer school at Winthrop college
are being rapidly perfected, and a
complete prospectus and announce
nents will be issued from the Office OF
the state superintendent Of education
within the next few days. The facul-
ty thus far completed is as follows:
Administrative bcard-O. B. Mar
tin, superintendent, state superinten-
dent of education: D. B. Johnson,
president of Winthrop college; W. b.
Barton, chief clerk in department Of
education; c. B. Earle, stenographer.
Pedagogy and library work-Prof.
Patterson Wardlaw, professor Of
pedagogicS, South Carolina college.
In addition to his excellent course in
pedagogy, Prof. Wardlaw will deliver
a special series Of lectures on library
work, and model rural school library
will be maintained and operated in
connection with his lectures.
History and civics-Supt. ". a..
Hand, Chester city schools.
City and county school problems
Prof. Lawton B. Evans, city superin-
tendent of Augusta and county super
intendent Of Richmond county.
Geography-Supt. E. L. Hughes,
Greenville city schools.
English-Dr. H. N. Snyder, presi-
dent of Wofford college; DR.. Jas. P.
Kipard, Winthrop college, and Prof.
D. W. Daniel, Clemson college.
Educational Psychology-ProfeSsor
Bruce R. Pane, Teachers college Co.
lumbia University, n. Y.
Algebra and Geometry-Prof. Mar
shall D. Earle, Of Furman university.
Arithmetic-Supt. S. b. Edmunds,
Sumter city schools.
Botany and School Gardening-Dr.
Haven Metcalfe, Of Clemson college.
Physics J. It. Coleman, Of
the South Carolina Military academy,
Charleston
Latin and Greek-Prof. A. G. Rem
bert, of Wofford college.
Nature study and bird life-Prof.
T. Gilbert Pearson, North Carolina
Normal and Industrial college,
Greensboro.
Manual Training-Prof. F. R.
Caugh of California.
Eypression-MiSS Edith Coburn
Noyes, Emerson College Of Oratory,
Boston.
Drawing-Miss Elizabeth N. Getz,
Memminger Normal school, Charles
ton.
Primary and intermediate Methods
Miss Ellen Rief, principalof Wash
ington Street school, Columbia.
Special primary work in applied
manual training and blackboard illus
tration-Miss Katherin Basch, Of
Teachers college.
Child study and kindergarten work
Miss Minnie Macfeat, Of Winthrop
college.
Sight Singing-Miss Margaret n.
Thompson, teacher of sight singing
in Greenville graded schools.
General Lectures-A number OF
prominent educators from this and
other states will address the school
in general lectures.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-27
KILLING FROST PREVENTED
BY Rains. Otherwise Damage Would
Have Been Great to Crops.

The State says the cold wave made
a sudden and unexpected dip Soutn-
ward over the Appalachian mountains
wednesday and Cclumbians and other
South Carolians again hauled out
their overcoats and wraps and built
tires after making full preparations IN
apparel and otherwise for summer.
There were light falls of snow at sew
er;sl points in the upper half Of the
State. as far down as Newberry, and
tie clouds and rain and wind alone
saved thousands of dollars crop dam
ages all over the State. With clear,
calm weather Tuesday night, Section
Director Bauer said, there would GER
tai1ly have been killing frosts practi-
ca}Iy over the entire State, which
would have played havoc with the
fruit crops, killing cotton and greatly
retarding corn. The night before
freezing temperatures occurred IN the
mountainous sections, but Wedpes-
days reports from the commercial
peach orchards OF this State and Geor-
gia indicated that though the crop
had been damaged to some extent
there still remained enough fruit on
the trees to insure practically full
crop. The reports from Georgia were
particularly encouraging, and those
from South Carolina points were a.
most as good. The North Carolina
fruit crop was seriously affected, not
over half a crop remaining. In Vlr,
ginia, where there was also clear
weather killing frosts occurred all
over the State, greatly damaging the
trucking interests at Norfolk, Wnere
the frost was heaviest.
The centre of the cold wave Wed
nesday was in northern Michigan,
Pennsylvania, New York and the
New England States, with snow as
far south as St. Louis and with tenn
peratures from to 10 degrees below
freezing, while in the central valleys
and on the eastern slope Of the
Rockies there were rises Of from 10 to
20 degrees on account Of storm
originating in the Rockies. as the
western storm advances the northerly
winds will change to the south and
this section will get touch OF spring
again Thursday or Friday, 50 Mr..
Bauer says. Texas and Louisiana en-
joyed seasonable warmth Wednesday,
but the central Texas farmers who
tried TO get jump on the boil weevii
have been disappointed. Their
cotton was killed by the cold wave OF
few days ago and they are now re-
planting.
In the northern half Of the country
east Of the Mississippi practically no
farming has been done on account OF
the lateness Of the spring, and these
sections have not suffered by yester-
days cod wave. The unreasonable
has not extended into the spring
wheat districts of the Missouri valley,
where the crop is all in the ground,
and the New York, Wisconsin and
Minnesota apple orchards are unaf-
fected because the lateness Of the
spring has prevented even the buds
starting yet. So the prospects for
full wealth and apple crops are still
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-27
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
Prof. Bauer Says Farm Work Eas
Made Rapid Progress.

Section Director Bauer's weekly crop
bulletin was issued last week as follows:
The mean temperature for the week
ending at s a. NJ, April 18Th, was
about So degrees which is nearly de-
grees below normal, due to very low
temperatures during the first and last
days, and to moderately high temper
atures during the middle Of the week.
There were light frosts on the 18th
and 18th in the western counties that
did no material injury. High, drying
winds prevailed during the middle Of
the week, that intensified the drough-
ty conditions prevailing over the great
er part of the State. The percentage
of sunshine was about normal.
The rainfall was extremely light,
dlring that part Of the week covered
ty the correspondents reports, and
The surface soil became very dry in all
parts Of the State, and unbroken lands
became hard and broke up cloddy in
blowing. There was need Of rain for
all growing crops, and for the germi-
nation of recently planted seeds. This
droughty condition was 1clieVed by a
general rain at the close Of the week,
which was fairly heavy and fell so
slowly that practically the whole
amount was absorbed by the soil, cspe-
cially on plowed ground. This rain
will prove very beneficial.
General teamwork made rapid and
uninterrupted progress, except that
in the central counties the ground had
become too hard and dry to plow.
Planting operations were pushed
where the soil was in fit condition,
but cotton planting was delayed In
places awaiting warmer weather and
moisture, so as to assure quick ger
mination.
Corn planting is nearly fin shed, ex-
cept on bottom lands in the western
counties. Early paintings are up to-
good stands, and bave received their
first cultivation. Later paintings are
coming up to poor stands, and are be-
ing damaged by birds and worms, ne
cessitating ccrs derable leplan.irg.
The cool wea ather caused corn to yell
low somewhat.
Cotton planting progressed slowly
in the central and western counties
owing to the dry soil and cool weather,
but made fair progress in the eastern
ones, where about half the crop has
been planted and some is coming up.
Sea-island cotton that is up is in need
Of rain.
A beginning was made in trans
planting tobacco, but this work is Tot
general, and confined largely to Marl-
boro ant Marion counties: The
plants are plentiful, though small,
and will suffice for the small acreage
to be devoted to tobacco this year.
Wheat is improving steadily. The
weather was too cold and dry for oats,
which turned yellow in places. The
condition of the peach crop is uncer-
tain, but enough fruit remains on the
trees in most sections for fair crop.
Pear trees are blighting badly. APP
pies are uninjured. The strawberry
crop has been damaged by drought.
Sweet potatoes coming up. White
potatoes Eave good stands. Melons
fair stands. Pastures are scant. Truck
shipments continue heavy, though
still confined to the southernmost
coast sections.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-27
BOYS DEFEND a BRIDGE.
They Were in Charge Of Their Teach
ers, Gray-Hesded Ministers.

ers, Gray-Headed Ministers.
An order came from General Lee
for every sick and wounded man who
was able to report at Staunton River
Bridge, as General Cortz with 200
men was advancing to burn the
bridge. I mounted my horse and
started at once, says W. &. Marshall
of Morgantown, ". Va, in the Rich
mond Times Dispatch. When I ar
rived / found Col. Harrington in COM
mand and the artillery under an off,
Ger who had never fired a gun and I
might add that his men were in the
same predicament.
Col. harrington put me in COM
mand of the artillery. After telling
each man what expected him to do
and how to do it, I received an order
from Col. Harrington to report at once
to his headquarters. l found he
wished to hold council of war. Dur
ing our talk, two, and, I think, three
old gray headed ministers reported
that they were there with their school
boys to help save the bridge.
1t occurred to me at once that this
was our chance, and I advised COL
harrington to put the boys in the
breastworks Oh the other side of the
river, the river being behind them
and the enemy in front Of them. The
Colonel agreed at once. The minis
tiers began to protest on account of
the age of the boys. The Colonel
asked if they did not come to help
save the bridge, and he insisted upon
their holding their position. This
seemed fearfully cruel, but the result
proved to the satisfaction of the min
isters it was the right thing to do.
The rest Of the command was then
placed in breaStWorks on the south
side of the river. l taen went at once
back to the artillery. I had scarcely
reached it when I saw the enemy
come out and form in line of battle to
charge the bridge, four times our
number. My heart went out to these
boys. I opened fire on the enemy at
once with the four gurs, and did all
the harm I could I tried to make
them think that we had large force.
in their front. At this time the order
on other side was given to Charge"
Down came $500 men on those boys
and disabled soldiers. Nota word did
we hear from the boys until the enemy
were within about 200 yards Of them,
when one of the lear old ministers
sprang upon the works and gave the
order: Fire low and FAST" The lit
tie fellows swarmed up from the
ground like yellow jackets" [ Go
not know that they killed many, but
the result was that the enemy was re-
pulsed and as badly frightened as ever
saw. They rallied and made second
charge, with the same result.
The bridge was saved, and, in my
Judgment, saved by the preachers and
BOYS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-27

Mrs. Mary Dionne of Chicago re-.
Gently entered suit against young
man accused Of hugging her, and she
wanted damages in the sum Of five
thousand dollars. The hugs were
valued at s775 a pair and the ungallant
editor of the Greenrille News says
from the picture Of the woman we
should imagine that the man should
have been sent to the asylum"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-27
Champions Cited.

THOUGH the University Of Chicago
has lost Prof. Triggs, who annihilated
Shakespeare, is still has Dr.. Albion
W. Small, professor of sociology, who
has proceeded to snelye dear old John
Bunyan. Pilgrim Progress he
says, has done the world incalculable
harm. From this distance it looks
as if the fool killer is badly needed in
Chicago.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-27

marry again and, murder till some
cne fortunately opens the cupboard,
and The world is rid of them in due
ana Salutary course.
Crossman' case has set the authori-
ties 10 moralizing on the subject. He
ilas been married eight times, and was
looking out for another victim when
the end came to his loathsome career,
no difficulty in finding wives. tie
could have had as many as he
Mint is the aVnlanafi0NI
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-27

Called my opponent a peram-
bulating liar-doctor'S bill $40. Had
five arguments with my wife-result:
One flower vase smashed: l dish OF
hash knocked eff the table; / shirt
bosom ruined; broom handle broken;
? handsful OF whisksrs pulled out;- 10
cents worth OF sticking plaster
bought. Besides spending 81, 738."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-27

A bill passed the house on THURS
day appropriating $50, 0,0G0 for the
proper marking OF the graves of Con-
federate soldiers who died in northern
prisons. The work of locating the
graves will be in charge Of an army
officer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-27

CAPT. VIM. H. Green. assistant
general manager of the Southern, died
at his home in Washington on Fri
day night, aged IS years. He was a
native Of Columbia.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-27

MRS. George Duckett, who lives
near Walhalla, Oconee county, gave
birth to three boys on Wedne sday.
The mother and children are doing
well.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-27
CHECKS BEING SENT.
Largest Apportionments of the Fund
Go to Upper Counties.

Go to Upper Counties.
The State says the comptroller
generals otIice force has completed
the pension statistics and Saturday
the checks were sent to the various
counties. The appropriation is $780,
900 this year and this sum had to be
apportioned in proportion to the de-
OF the counties.
F!on this sum before it was appor-
toned was deducted So. 800 for the
expenses of the county and State pen
sion boards, for the salary Of the
clerk. for printing, stamps, etc. The
o y, o,1, ut To he Maid f0llaR.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-27

asked in regard to the rule which per-
mits, officials Of the church to enter
into politics and the witness said be
regarded it as merely a leave of ab-
sence from the church official duties
during incumbency OF political office.
He said he did not regard it as an en-
dorsement by the Mormon church. 1t
was brought out that in his first can
vass for office when be had not the
consent or leave Of absence, he was
defeated. In his second canvass be
obtained the "leaye Of absence" and
was elected.
Senator Bailey asked a number of
questions regarding the witness views
Of bis obligations as citizen and
whether there could be a religious
obligation which would justify him in
denying bis services to his State to
discharge duties which would cevol7e
upon him by the acceptance OF a
political position.
Mr.. Roberts said the emergency
might arise whereby an official should
resign his political office if the will OF
his constituents would not permit
him to perfect bis duties in harmony
only with the church mandates.
Senator Bailey asked the witness II
it was not true that the political sup
port of the Mormon church in Utah
was sought by political parties the
same as the Irish, German or Italian
vote was sought in other communl-
ties.
And the negro vote?' interrupted
Mr.. Worthington.
Il believe not" said Mr.. Roberts.
"There may be individuals who trim
their sales that way, but not the
church"
II believe" said Senator Bailey,
that the first election was carried by
the Republicans, the second by the
Democrats, the third by the Repub-
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-02

D. c. Corbin. promoter of the
proposed Spokane & Kootensi Rail-
way, arrived in town yesterday
and left this morning to take a look
over the survey. He was accomp pa
MED by l.. l.. Harmon of Spokane
and ]. w. Smith of Wardner. They
secured saddle horses and pack
animal of Vim. Elderton, the liv-
eryman, and expected to be out for
several days. They are going up
the Moyie by trail through to Yahk
siding on the G. P. R, about AZ
miles from this place.
The presence of Mr.. Corbin here
is taken to indicate a revival of the
Spokane & Koctenai Railway
scheme and perhaps early opera
tons As to its construction.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-02
Deserving the Ship.

+. H. Holzheimer has declined
the Democratic nomination for
congressman from Idaho. He says
that lie does this because in his
opinion the platform and plan of
campaign is bad, hut he also
says that he will support the ticket
Karl Payne, nominated for at
torney general has been compelled
to get off the Democratic ticket be-
cause he is too young.
1t is said that w. H. Stufliebeaan
will decline the Democratic nomin-
alton for state auditor because he
does not approve of the platform
and plan of campaign.
Miss Permeal French, nominated
by the Democrats for the state sup.
eiintendent, has declined for the
same reason.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-02
CORBIN ROAD
AGAIN LOOMS UP
D. @. Corbin Visits Boomers Ferry and Goes
Out Over Proposed Line

This idea is emphasize from the
fact that press dispatches few
days ago stated thai Judge Turner
had been summoned from Tacoma
to Spokane to confer with Montreal
capitalists in reference to this rail-
road proposition. 1t is understood
that G. P. R. money is behind the
Spokane q Koote mai.
The Spokane q Kootenal is a
proposed line of railway from Spo-
kane via Boomers Ferry to Yahk
siding on the G. z. r., following up
the Moyie to that point.
The construction of the line is of
great interest to Bcnners Ferry
and thu movements of the promo
tiers will he watched with great ia.
terest.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-02

The public schools of Bonners
Ferry open next Monday with the
following teachers:
Principal-Prof. j. d. Huston.
Intermediate-Mrs. ]. ID. Huston
and Miss Dottie Eaton.
Primary-Miss Mabel McNear.
Prof. Huston, wife and daug liter,
Miss Rae, arrived today.
All arrangements for opening
the school are reported complete
by the trustees.