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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-08-16
TO KILL NUT GRASS.
A Farmer Says Cowpeas sown Thick
~ Will Do 1t.

O. W. Blackwell, CT Vance County,
N. c., in answer to an enquiry in The
Progressive Farmer as to how to Kill,
nut grass says: while my tests are
not yet conclusive, I believe that COW
peas will kill it. PloW and harrow
the land as thoroughly as possible;
about June goth harrow In at least
two bushels ofcowpeas per acre broad
cast. a plow covers too deep. Pu'
them in with disk harrow. II the sol
is poor apply a liberal quantity OF
stable manure or fertilizer rich IL
ammonia as you can afford. II the
season is fairly favorable for peas, ano
a dense growth OF vines cover the land,
the nut grass will, I am convinced,
be killed. I snothered it out in sev.
eral places last year that way, and can
so far find none. But the growth Ct
vines must be dense, and the summer
not too dry or a second OF even THIRD
crop must be grown in subsequent
years. have proved beyond question
that the densest growth Of wire grass
can bs killed by one good crop OF pea
vines. But it must be good one. II
I had the choice Of two farms OF equal
natural fertility, one free from wire
grass, and one so dersely matted with
it that you could not put plow in it
except in winter when the ground was
at it's wettest, should take the lat
ter farm. I should take it because i
know that the wire grass had greatly
enriched it, and that could kill 1t at
gill. In winter should put n two
horse plow and turn that wire grass
sod bottom up. This sod I should cut
up well with disk harrow, and broad:
cast peas In June as stated. Then !
should be pretty sure to have a gooo
farm, for wire grass permits 40 wash
ing and improves land rapidly"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-08-16
How come the conversation to

A. How come the conversation to
come up, he had told me about some
sales Of whiskey he had made in vari-
GUS places in other towns, In New
berry; be said he had sold some right
there in Hub Evans own town; at
least be had had dispensers to order
some Of the brands OF whiskey from
the houses that he was representing.
He had the disr ensers to order whis-
key from the State disrensary, the
brand OF Whiskey he was represent
ing"
@ In other words Mr.. Smith rep.
resented whiskey houses and he went
20 local dispensers and asked them to
order from the State dispensary the
whiskey he, Smith, was selling; is that
it?"
A. eyes sir"
@ Go ahead and tell the rest OF
the conversation.
A. II asked him what kind Of
business did be do in Charleston. He
said he sold more to blind tigers there
than to dispensers. he said he sold
II blind tiger people, and had the
privilege CT cursing out one dispenser. !"
Chairman Hay: WAS that while
Mr.. Smith was member OF the coun-
ty board OF contro!?"
a. Yes sir. he said be went to
some dispenser there in Charleston,
don't rember bis name; he said he
vas a big, feshy fellow and asked him
to buy some whiskey from the house
be was representing, and the dispen-
ser asked him what there was in it for
him, and be told him not cent, be
wasn't one OF them Kind that had to
pay a dispenser anything to tuy his
whiskey. He said he had friend on
the State board who would put them
out OF business II they did not buy it
and sid the next N orning-that night
that fellow come to his room at the
hotel and walked him up-he come to
his room, probably before be went to
bed-and gave him the biggest order
be had ever received from any dis
penser."
@ "Mhat was after Mr.. Smith
bad told him about this friend be had
on the State boarG OF directors2"
a. 'Yes sir"
Chairman Hay: ibid he say who
that friend was?"
a. mo, sir; he didn't say"
On Thursday Mahafey took the
stand and denied telling Morris that
Evans had given money or whiskey to
him for any purpose.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-08-16
A Good w &y.

Sir John Madden, the new CHIEF
Justice at Victoria, has hit upon a new
way OF making things interesting for
'.old offenders" He adds up up al
thier previous terms in jail and give
them the total as their sentence. The
other day be sentenced criminal to
nine years and one month, bis aggre-
gate record.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-08-16
Wtpe Them Our.

Tee mosquito never had many
friends and sincs it has been estab-
lished that he is sort Of rural free
delivery tor yellow fever he will lose
any that be may have had in the
past. II the whole breed can be ex-
terminated and the seed lost it will
90 no injury to humanity.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-08-16
MONEY FROM DOGS.
The Tax This Year Will be Over
Forty Thousand Dollars.

Inc FAX 1ulS 62E WILL NO oSCA
Forty Thousand Dollars.
The school fund this year will be
increased with something like $40, 900
as result OF the dog tax. The dog
tax was passed by the legislature two
years ago, but it did not become oper.
ative until this year and as it stands
now every owner of dog must pay a
state tax OF 50 cents in addition to
the regular valuation tax. Particular
attention was called to this in circu-
lar letters to the auditors last gear
and it is expected that there will be
an increase in the returns. Last year
there were H. dogs reported In
this State, having a value OF S4S3, 1874.
By counties the returns as to dogs
SAn1
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-08-16
HE SOLD WUISkEY.

@. "Do you recollect statement
made by Mr.. c. O. Smith In regard 10
his going to Charleston to sell wis
key to certain dispenser down there
and the dispenser refused to buy, and
the transaction that took place."
A. Eyes sir, that was on Saturday
before my defeat On Monday, believe
about the 9Th Of April, MIR. Smith was
talking there iE the beer house in
the presence Of Mr. Farley, myself and
others.
@. "What did he say Mr.. Nc Crris?"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-08-16
TIE MORRIS AFFIDAVIT.

THE MORRIS AFFIDAVIT.
After further arguments Mr. Lyon
proceeded with the reading OF the al
fdavit OF Morris given last April.
It read: II Gid not know positively
what C. O. Smith meant, but suppos-
ed it meant that would have to pay
the county board Of control something
for nv reelection. I inferred this be,
cause ex-Beer Dispenser B. L. Tolano
told me that he had to pay G. y,
Smith 1915 for bis election besides
the beer and whlskey be gave him. ln
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-08-16

m0u cSuO ASClO4iAk3 0SS2 0AofSoSS-o,
came down and said Mr.. Henry said
we had better give more.
@ ''Whst was the object in giving
The Journal this money!
THEY ALL CAME ACROSS.
A. 'sThey said ali the rest Of them
were giving them money to fight the
prohibition movement and wanted me
to come across and I told them ]
would"
@. "You did not have any agree
meent to put in any advertising mat
ter in The Journal?"
A. mo, I don't know whether ii
went to The Journal or not, but when
I asked the board about it, I asked
them why they didn't get The Her,
AIDS Influence. that Mr.. Henry had
been fighting the diSpensary all along,
and they said, o We can't get The
Herald and doubtless if they ccul5
get Henry, but if I would give it
would be elected again. %
MI. Lyon continuing the affidavit
"Shortly after I agreed to Mr.. Har
mons proposition to pay The Journa
$500, Mr.. Reibling and Huseman
beer dispensers, came to me and said
Let's get Henry, the newspaper m.r
OF The Evening Journal; that ht
would take up the fight fo1 $780,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-08

functional disturbance.
nR. PIERCE's FAvORITE PREsCRPTIoN
Is not nor ever was aSpatent medicines
but It is the carefully wrought out and
thoroughly tested real prescription Of 8
real physician in q real practice.
Or. Pierce's unparalleled success with
this remedy was such that more wanted
to use 1t than any one doctor could attend
to In q private practice. This induced
him to manufacture it on a sufficiently
liberal scale to meet the demand.
BY his own special processes, he ex-
tracts, combines and preserves the medi-
cinal qualities of the several ingredients
without the use of alcohol (usinR chem
ically pure glycerine Unsteady, thus rem
dering 1t absolutely safe for any woman
OF any age n In any condition to uso
freely. The names Of the ingredients are:
Lady's Slipper root, Black Cohosh root,
Unicorn root, Blue COhosh root md
Golden Seal root.
Miss May Rohrbaek, No. 70 Amsterdam
Avenue, New York City, Treasurer Of the
Woman's Progressive Union, writes: =
NJ had headache. backache. n was very
nervous; scarcely able to sleep moro than
Two q at . time. I was advised to Try
~: Pierce'S FavOrtte Prescription. and was
delighted with the result. Within . week I
was sleeping splendidly. Continued using
the Favor1te Prescription for eight weeks.
4nd then stopped. for I was perfectly wen.
.Favorite Prescription too. I recommend
1t to every one.n
Constipation although g little Ill, be-
gets big ones If neglected. Dr.. Pierce'0
Pleasant Pellets cure constipation.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-08
The Indian never liked work bnt Is
wanted his squaw to get well as soon as

lS MIN
therefore
he dug pGpoose
for her, for
that was their
great remedy for
fe m ale weak
nesses.
DIR. Pierce uses
the same root
called Blue Coz
hosh-in hisrFar
vOrite Prescrip-
tion" skillfully
combined with
other agents
that make It
more effective
and protect the
from
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-08
Becker S
BIG CLOTHING HOUSE

Grand Master shaffer, Of Aberdeen,
was present. and delivered an address
to the members and refreshments
were served at the close Of the work.
We still have a few buRgies which
we will sell at reduced prices II taken
soon, to make room for spring stock.
Vim. Koch.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-08

Railway Values.
1t has been estimated that should
any n desire to purchase the rain
ways Of the world his outlay would
amount to something like f8,4SO,OOO,-
GOO. That vum would represent the en-
tire revenues of Europe for eight years,
or one-tenth Of the entire moneyswaalth
of the world. It is remarkable thatsins
so short a time as the steam engine
has been In existence railways should
have become 80 valuable, yet no one
source Of the worlds wealth exceeds
the railways In Importance, and .
is SO generally distributed. London
Globe.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-29
Eoroer With Vermont Career.

Leroy Shear, said to be one of the
greatest living forgersA was released
from Clinton prison at Dannemora
N, Y. last week only to be immediate
ly re-arrested and turned over to Po-
lice Inspector Alfred N. Douglas, who
started with him for Boston. where he
is charged with swindling r. II.
White & Co.
Shear. who is 81 years old, has had
a most remarkable career. In 1868 ne
deserted from the federal army. was
captured and while prisoner al
Utica. n. Y, poisoned two of his
guards in an attempt to escape. For
this he was tried by court martial and
sentenced to be shot. On the day set
for his execution he received re-
prieve from President Lincoln and be-
fore it expired succeeded in escaping.
On the day of his escape he was par
doned by the president but did not
know of it until years after.
Shear went to Europe, where ne re-
NAMED for several years, finally re-
turning to the United States and set
Ting in Vermont. where he led an ex-
emplary life and secured a position IN
a bank. On being recommended FOR a
federal appointment at st. Adams. ne
went to washington and asked Presl,
dent Hayes for the pardon, which mad
years before been granted to him. The
president, on learning his history re.
fused to give him the appointment and
the people of the town in which he
lived upon learning the reason.
turned against him and he lost his po-
sition in the bank.
He has since served two terms for
grand larceny, and forgery in Sing
Sing and one term each in the Albany
penitentiary. Auburn state prison.
Moundsville. w. Va, penitentiary,
and Clinton prison.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-29
State Baptist Anniversaries.

The Vermont Baptist anniversaries
opened al Fair Haven Tuesday, sept
20, with 100 In attendance, AZ the
sunday school session, addresses We're
given ON The Place Of the bible ~
the Teachers Life by Rev. q. X, Slai'
OF Middlebury: The Value OF Kinder,
garten Methods In the Sunday sehoo'
by Mrs. j. l.. Alger OF Saxtons River
Ministerial Education by Miss Al.
laide +. True of Vermont academy
Ideals In Education by Rev. w, w,
Dokeman of Chelsea, Mass, and our
Publication Society by Rev. DIR. Rob
err q. Seymour of Boston. In the ar
ternoon. the anniversary Of the YER
mont Baptist Historical society was
observed An address was given on
The Contribution of the Baptists 10
Christian Progress Since the Lutn-
eran Reformation by Rev, Frank u
Morris OF Bennington. The womens
meeting came next with an address.
The Missionary outlook by Mrs IL. q:
Stafford corresponding secretary OF
the Woman's Baptist Foreign Mis-
slonary society. A minister's confer
ence was also held and an address on
The Necessary Prerequisite Condition
for the Highest Ministerial success
was delivered by Rev. John Cameron
PHI. D.. OF ST. Adams.
The Baptist Young Peoples union
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. Rev. c. w. Jackson. of Bellows
Falls; vice president. Rev. Guy G
Lamson of Montpelier; secretary, A.
$, Davis of North Remington; treas
urer Rev. G.. II. Stair OF Middlebury;
educational leader. Rev. +. X. motifs
OF Remington. junior leaden MISS
Grace Young of Fair Haven.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-29
Corner Stone of saptis. Church Laid.

The corner stone of the new Baptis.
church at Middlebury, presented 10
the society by Col. 5. Ilsley was
laid Sunday. Sept. "a, with appropri-
ate ceremonies. The address was de-
livered by Rev. Gibbs Braislin. ID. d..
pastor of the First Baptist church OF
Rutland. The corner stone was lail
by Col. :. A. Ilsley. The prayer OF
conservation was offered by the Rev.
william A. Dawson. ID. d.. superin-
tendent OF missions. Vermont Baptist
State convention. A copper box placed
In the stone contained copy or the
Holy Bible. minutes Of the Vermont
Baptist state convention. history or
Middlebury Baptist church. list of the
present officers and members, history
of the Rev. S. A. Ilsley. photographs
of the Rev. Silas Ilsley, Col, 5. A.
Ilsley, the Rev. George X. stair ne
present church building and the new
parsonage, copies of The Baptist Ex-
aminer and Waterman. Middlebury
Register and Middlebury Record
coins of 1905 Issue. United States cur
rency. and copy of program of the
ceremonies.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-29

Sheriff Harrell said he thought tie
wrong man had been lynched and that
man he arrested at the time Of the
lynching was the only one who com.
mitted the crime for which Brown was
! lynched.
The International congress on co.
nomic expansion at its session at
Mons, Belgium. Monday, Sept g. Dis.
cussed a plan for placing polar er.
ploration under international direl-
ton. A motion TO this effect was
Signed by the duke of Abruzzi. The
duke of orleans, DR. Charc0t tie
French Antarctic explorer Lieut.
Gerlache, the Belgium Antarctic eI.
plorer. DR.. Norden- Skiold. the Swei-
ish Arctic explorer, and many Others
The signers are said to have the ai
hesion of Commander Peary and Dr..
hansen and practically all Arctic er-
plorers.
Alfred ID. Gere of Northamptol
Mass, Dartmouth college student
was drowned in the Connecticut river
near Wilder Wednesday, Sept. %. b.
the upsetting of canoe in which be
and Francis E. Riley OF Jamaica
Plain. Mass. had set out on trip to
Claremont. n. H. Ceres companlon
had a hard struggle. He is an expert
swimmer but the current was =
strong that 1t tossed him about unlll
he was unconscious He, too would
have drowned had not Arthur White
Burton Murdoch and Hugh Gee, pupils
in the Hartford high school at 'hs
Junction. formed living chain ana
dragged him from the water as ne
sank the third time.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-29

April of child life in Holland. win
sand and canals. red rooted windmilis:
trees. dogs and carts. Dutch costumed
people, etc. and the Chase and High
street schools showed an objective ex-
preston Of the May and June study OF
japanese lanterns and representing
the conventional idea of japanese lie,
Grades 6, and had an exhibit OF
burnt wood articles. sofa pillows and
mechanical work.
This feature of the fair is one OF
the most enjoyable and important Oh,
Tered and should be encouraged, varied
and elaborated as far as space will al
low. as it's continued success Is great
" to be desired
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-29
Suicide of Hinesburg Man.

David Fraser. AZ. of Hinesburg,
committed suicide Thursday. Sept. y,
by blowing the top of his head of with
a shot gun. He was temporarily DE,
ranged by illness and had acted
strangely for two or three days. He
told his wife that he would take
tablet and try TO sleep and asked her
to go to the slaughter house and tell
the hired man If any one called Tor
him not TO let them disturb him. Al
the barn she heard a shot and running
back. found her husband on the floor,
dead, with the top of his head above
his eyes entirely blown off. Mr.. Fras-
er had for many years been in the
meat and poultry business but was
obliged to retire last spring on account
of i'll health. He was suffering WIN
some form of internal paralysis and
quite recently had an abcess break
in his head and this is thought to have
unsettled his mind.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-29
GEN ERAl NEWS.

Grover Cleveland. former president
of the United States. has sent from
New Hampshire a letter to the Arm
strong insurance investigating COM
mittee In New York in which he de-
clares that real naturalization of in
surance companies is impracticable
Mr.. Cleveland's letter. in fact, init.
mates that actual naturalization and
complete control by the policy holders
is so very difficult as to be almost Inn
possible.
Frank Brown. negro, was taker
from jail at Conway. Ark, Friday
night, Sept %, and hanged by mob
The negro was held for assaulting
Mrs Lawrence. killing her six-year-
old son and stabbing her baby daugh-
ter He was hanged in front Of the
house occupied by Mrs. Lawrence
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-29

Tired. nervous and irritable, the
mother is unfit to care for her chill
dren. and hercondition ruins the child's
disposition and reacts upon herself.
The mother should not be blamed as
she no doubt is suffering with back
ache, headache, bearing-down pains or
displacement, making life burden.
Lydia f. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound is the unfailing cure for this
condition. 1t strengthens the female
organs and permanently cures all dis
placements and Irregularities.
Such testimony as the following
should convince women of its value:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:
"Iwant to tell you how much good Lydia +.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done me,
suffered for eight years with ovarian
troubles. / was nervous, tired and If.
ritable, and it did not seem as though could
stand it any longer, as had five children to
care for Lydia E. Pinkham's. Vegetable
Compound was recommended and it has en-
tirely cured me. cannot thank you enough
for your letter of advice and for what Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done
for me- Mrs. Phi. Hoffman, 100 Himrod
Street, Brooklyn, n. Y"
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick women
free Address, Lynn, Mass.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-29
A GROWING Industry.

The Readsboro Chair Manufactur-
ing company has begun the construc-
ton of an annex to the present chalr
factory. which will extend 200 feet
along the west side of the railroad
toward the present MILL 1t is to be
As feet wide and two stories high. and
will give $4,000 feet more working
floor space. 1t will be used exclusive
ly for the finishing and shipping de-
partments. thereby relieving 10000
feet of floor space in the present mill,
which will be used in the machine and
construction departments. This will
enable the company to employ 25O
men. The chair company has been
obliged to reject many thousands OF
dollars of good orders in the past
year for lack of space to make the
goods
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-29
WI Tina FANG Injured by Bomb.

At the Pekin railway station Sun
day. Sept. "a. as train carrying one
of the four missions ordered abroad to
study foreign political methods was
leaving. bomb was exploded inside
private car. killing four. minor OFF,
Gals and wounding over 20 other per-
sons. The wounded include Prince
Tsai Tchek. who heads the most i'm
portant of the missions. and WI, ring
Fang former minister to the United
States. both of whom received slight
injuries. The perpetrator of the out
rage. who was in the car, was blown
to pieces The missions were appoint
ed last summer to study foreign sys-
tens of government because it was
said the dowager empress intended TO
issue a decree at the new year for the
establishment of parliament IL
wears hence.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-29
ROYAL Arcanum Restrained.

On the petition Of members OF the
ROYAL Arcanum Judge Clark of the
United States circuit court at Nash
Vile Tenn, has granted an Injunction
restraining the supreme council Of the
Royal Arcanum from putting into eff
feet the advance in rates decided upon
at the recent conference at Atlantic
CITY. N. j. The petitioners allege that
the rate will force out of the order
every member over so years of age
Judge Clark set Oct. 20 as the date
for argument on the question of max
ing the injunction permanent
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-29
A Franklin Celebration.

An elaborate celebration of the
2OOth anniversary of the birth of Ben
iamin Franklin. in which President
Roosevelt is expected to participate,
is being planned by the American
Philosophical society, which Franklin
founded in Philadelphia. The BIRTH
day anniversary will not occur until
January II, 1906, but the Importance
of the event which is national in
character. requires that considerable
time should be devoted to prepara-
tions Three cities. Philadelphia, New
York and Boston, will simultaneously
pay honor to the great philosophers
memory and the state and federal
government and the French govern
ment will participate. The society
has $4,000 at its disposal for the cell
ebration. half of which was appro-
priated by the legislature.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-29
Are You Engaged?

Engaged people should remember,
that. after marriage. many quarrels
can be avoided. by keeping their d.
gestions in good condition with Elec-
trio Bitters S. A. Brown. of Ben
netsville, S. c.. says: For years. my
wife suffered intensely from dyspep-
STA, complicated with torpid liver,
until she lost her strength and vigor.
and she became a mere wreck OF her
former sell. Then she tried Electric
Bitters. which helped her at once. and
finally made her entirely we'll She
is now strong and healthy" F. II.
Holden & Co. druggists. sell and
guarantee them. at SOC a bottle
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-09-29
State Capital Centennial Program.

The official program for the ceie-
bration OF the centennial of the estab-
lishment of the state capital at Mont
pelier has been arranged as follows:
Sunrise salute by the battery from
Norwich university; 10:30. address In
the armory by Joseph A. DeBoer' mu-
sic by male chorus; grand band con-
cert by the combined bands to follow
the eercises in the armory: 200, pa
rade: $3.50, legislative reunion in ar
mory; 700. display of fireworks; band
concerts by single bands will be held
during the day. At the ball to be held
in the evening before the celebration
1t is expected that Governor Bell ana
his staff and officers from Fort Ethan
Allen will attend.