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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
MATRIMONIAL ELIGIBILITY.
MANY Reasons That Prompt Men to
Pop the Question

The reasons which prompt men to
make offers OF marriage to women are
as many and various as the uumher
and kinds IF women thus honored.
Not alone are the natural gracss and
charms Of temininity the foci Of at
traction for the average man. Ac-
quired accomplishments often count
for a great deal, and it tf>QuentlY
happens that women are eagerly de-
sired for qualifications, which, while
strongly appealing to those who de-
sire them, would not in the least aE-
peal to others occupying a dirsrenS
point Of view.
These very general and not alto.
gether luminous reflections are sug-
gested by a news item which reaches
1s from northern New York OF an
avalanche Of marriage offers which
aas overwhelmed two estimable young
women, the daughters Of farmers at
Schuyler. Th3y are not described as
beautiful. So far as We are advised,
they are not distinguished for accom-
plistmen:s OF the kind which make
for social pre- eminence. P5rphaps
they are not raore amiable, more af-
iectionate, nor more practical In the
general duties of houseWiferY tnan
others. Their claim to distinction IS
that they killed, cleaned, scAlded,
and hung" two 800 pound hogs with
out masculine assistance,
Instantly al overpowering passion
.ook possession Of the heart Of every
eligible bachelor within what may be
called buggy radius. The rural delivery
carrier has bid to provide himself
with a wheel6 srrow to transport the
f1eIs Of marriage which come by
mail, and the concourse Of vehicles
which Is strung along the paternal
front ferce every day aud evening
suggests that 2 continuous funeral is
ip progress within. Perhaps 1t is. a
great many naacert hopes Of domestic
happiness alorg strictly bucolic lines
perish in the amily "settin' room''
every twenty our hours, and enough
broken hearts are left behind by de.
parting suitors to fertilizs the farm Il
their fragments could be composted'
The young women are said to decline,
firmly but kindly" the ofers OF mar
riage which are pressed upon them
II may be that their unique claim tc
distinction pu:s them in class which
makes it an inpertinence for the suit
OF to offer them the commonplace life
Of the farmers wife, who can count
upon a hog killing not oftener thar
once a year. Their sphere OF socia
triumphs obviously lies in Cincinnati
| ~ N},ioorn
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
FLOATING DOWN sTREAE.
New Method Of Getting Rooz; Over
the State Line.

the state Line.
Eleven barrels OF Illicit co.n whis-
key arrived in Colunbia Thursday,
and their arrival form the last chap.
ter in sn interesting and clever piece
Of work done By the dispensary con-
stables of this and the Sumter dis.
tries.
Information came to Division
Chief Osborne Of Columbia several
Gays ago that II barrels Of North
Carolina cora whisky were being
fl ated down the Great Pee Dee river
into this State. Constables Pegues
and barring OF this division and
Division Chief Grady and O1g OF
Sumter went to Cheraw on last Satur
day to intercept and sez. it. They
found that the barrels, WHICH had
been roped together in tandem, had
become lodged in fishery built In
the river about two miles above Che.
raw and that seven OF the barrels had
broken loose and aoated on Gown to
the town, where they were taken out
and held by the saeriff's constable
No trace Of the remaining five bar
rels could be found but the dispensary
con tables felt sure that they we're
somewhere in the river. They accord
ingly hired a mum Der OF negroes and
sent them into the river on Sunday at.
teraoon near the place Whe'e Q they had
been lodged in the fishery. The
darkies, after wading and diving, To-
Gated four of the barrels under the
water. They had been drawn down
under the inclined portion OF the
structure and held there by the force
OF the current. All Of the four we're
brought ashore but the fifth and last,
barrel could not be found.
Ali OF the stuff is contrahand and is
unstamped. Each of the barrels con-
ta,ns alb ut 30 gallons and will be
seized by the internal revenue derars-
nent. The total amount seized is
about $50 gallons. Although there are
DO marks on the barrels to indicate
who the oWner is, Chief Osborne is
satisfied that the owner is well
known blind tiger keeper whom the
constables always watch out Of the
corner OF their eyes.
The barrels were attached by rope
running through staples driven in
each end Of each barrel, thus keeping
them in line. They were put in the
river at a point In North Carolina and
foated down, being carried only by
the current Of the stream. This i'm
prov;sed flotilla was conveyed By per-
sons in canoes, who guarded and guild.
ed the treasure s-Coiumoia State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
Good If True.

In the city of New York it is an
nounced that open gambling has been
wholly stopped. Indeed, gamblers,
open OF upde, cover, seem to have
been put entirely out Of business. It
was q vast undertaking that District
Jerome entered upon and 1t
seemed almost impossible for him to
succeed, but he has again illustrated
tie truth OF the saying that where
there IS a will there is q way.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
SOLUTION IN a NUTSHELL.
Col. Keitt Gives a Method That VIII
Solve the Cotton Problem.

Ina letter to TIE State Col. Ellison
S. Ke!tt, CT Newberry, gives method
that will solve the cotton problem and
make the South the richest spot of
land on the globe. Here is his plan.
Read it and see if you don't agree
with him:
TIE al!-abso:bing question for so!u-
tion is how can We get rid OF can't
cotton and make it impossible for it
ever to return and distress our peo-
pie? This will do it;
Let every grover Of cotton SOW
wheat, rye, oats and barley in ample
quantity for home consumption and
some tospa-e. Waen these grains 81 e
taken of the land SOW one bushel OF
peas on each acre to make pea-Vine
hay. When in blocn cut the vines
ant cure ard house them for feed, to
sell what is not neet:ed on the farm
when the proper tine comes. After
Thorough preparation Of the land
plant ample acreage IN corn to secure
enough for home consumption with
some to spare. Drop peas b7tween the
hills Of corn or SOW chem broadcast,
one half bushe! to tie acre, the last
plowing to improve tae land.
Let each farmer secure one OF more
mares and raise bis mules and horses
instead Of buying them. Tue writer
had half brother wh1 raised eight
mules In zine years from one mare.
BE missed only one year in nine; Sner-
mans army stole tben all.
Let each farmer be well stocked
with hogs, sheep, goats. cattle and
poultry. Let each farmer be self-sup-
porting as near as possible. After each
grower OF Gotten has Gone the ab,Ve,
let him plant all the cotton be can
cultivate well, make every p)und he
car and sell it for all he can get,
which will not be less than 10 cents.
Ii the growers Of cotton will fall N
line and follow the advice given, the
people Of our southland will be the
richest and happiest people on earth in
10 years.
Let every one who has cotton on
hand hold 1t II he can. Let those who
cannot hold sell direct to our factories
II they have to give it away, give it
to our own people. l vas told few
days ago by the president ct factory
that be would give more for it than
anyone else.
While large crope 6as nad5 last
year, the writer does not believe there
is more cotton in existence than the
factories will need. LAST year, because
Of the high price OF cotton, the iacto-
ries ran on short time, some Of them
closed down. Notwithstanding this
there Was 20 cotton at the end OF the
season to be had. Nov every factory
will run on full time and cotton is
cheap at 9 cents. The above advice is
from one who has grown, gathered
and sold 81 crops and. made money
every year. Hs never failed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
Will be Tried tn Orang.brr&

A special dispatch from Monck's
Corner to the Columbia Record says
S. A. Eadon, J. q. Palmer, L, A.
Martin, B. F. Martin ann P. P. Mar-
tin, the white men held here In the
Berkeley Jail on the charge OF lynch
ing the negro, Kit Bookar5, at EutaW-
Vile, have been refused bail by Judge
Gage and will shortly be transferred
to Orangeburg county for trial. Solici-
tor Hildebrand has just received the
report OF a survey made by Mr.. F. W..
Frederick, civil engineer Of Orange
burg, locating the line between Ber-
kelley and Otangeburg counties. The
plan Of survey shows that St. Julien
landing, on the Santee river, where
Bookhart is said to have been taken
from Eutawyille jsil and thrown in
the water, is more THAI half a mile
from the Berkeley county line, and
near two miles above where the coun-
ty line crosses the river. The appl!ca-
tion for bail was made 5y Messrs. E.
J. Dennis and 3. W. Haynes, attor-
neys for the accused men uader sec
rion 90, OF the criminal code, which
gives prisoners the right to bail wcen
no Indictment Is banded out at the
term following the commitment.
Judge Gage held that the peculiar cir.
cumstances Of the case, and the fact
that the venue had only now been de-
fnite,y determined, took it out Of the
provisions Of section 80 and justified
the detention Of the accused without
bail. The order was without prejudice
to the right Of the defendants to ap
ply for bail on habeas corpus proceed
ings at any time and place on sho@ing
tl be made.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
A Good Bill.

The following oil introduced in the
house by Mr.. Cutler, II 1t becomes
law, will rob "old boss" sales Of much
OF their interest, and buyers Of such
things OF the intense mental pleasure
OF specializing whether they had been
buncoed or have buncoed soneoody
else: That from and after the pas.
sage of this act it shall be unlawful
for any common carrier to offer for
sale at aucti5n OF otherwise any ar
ticle or bundle Of merchandise when
the same is sold for the collection OF
charges or freight without first open
ing ard exposing for examination such
article OF bundle. ~
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
TIE GONZALES MONUMENT
Now Being Built and Will Soon Sc
Put Cp.

The following has been given The
State with the request to publish:
The monument to be erected to the
memory Of the late Narciso Geaer
Gonzales is DOW being built by the
McNeel Marble company Of Gaines
vile, Ga. The monument is to be
made OF selected granite furnished by
the Winnsboro Granite company.
The monument will be OF the follow
ing Dimensions: Full height from the
ground 40 feet. a sptfe 25 feet in
length an6 feet inctes by 2 feet 4
inches will rest upon sne plinth, 3 by
3. The cap will be feet inches by
4 feet 2 inches, resting upon a die
feet inches by feet inches and
fact nigh. Upon the several faces Of
this die will appear the inscription to
the deceased editor, ali TO be prepared
ty friends OF the deceased.
This die will Isst UPON a first base
5 feet inches by feet inches by 2
feet. There will also be a second,
third and fourth base Of proper dimen-
s!ons, the fourth base beicg II By II
~ f-et and this fourth base will
rest upon a sub-base which will be 20
feet square. The space within the
sub. oase outside Of the fourth base
will be set in grass, which will present
most pleasing appearance.
A pen brush dzaWing Of this monu-
ment has been furnished by the con-
tractors and can now be seen in the
window Of the Gorz lies Book store,
where the suascriperS and other
friends Of the monument associa-
tion may see the same. The full cost
Of this monument has not yet been
raised and the committee is still re-
ceiying subscriptions. The executive
committee OF the Gonz rs Monument
association requests all subscribers
who have not yet paid their subscrip-
tions to make pay merit Ct same to Miss
Jeunie G. Gibbes, who las kindly con-
sented to collect for the committee.
Subscriptions can also be paid to any
member Of the committee.
W. A. CLARK,
W. J. MURRAY,
W. II. LYLEs,
W. H. GIBBEs,
]. J. McMAHAN,
Committee.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
Served Him Right.

Ten years at hard labor in the peni
Tertiary was the sentence imposed by
Judge Gage upon Joe Wade, who was
tried and convicted upon the charge
Of wife beating at the closing session
Of court at Monck's Conner on Thurs
day. In passing sentence upon Wade
Judge Gage took occasion 10 say chat
he was serry the law did not provide
proper punishment for one who beat
his wife, that be ought to be hanged
instead Of serving penitentiary sen
tence, but he would do the best be
could by giving the prisoner ten years
at hard labor.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
EourTratnmen Killed.

A southbound passenger trian and
a north bound freight train on the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
railroad met In collision Friday near
Tallahoma, Tenn killing four train
men aud injuring several passengers,
none seriously.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
Tilinlan Honored.

Among the senators selected to be
on the reception committee for the
Inauguration O. President Roosevelt
is Senator B. &. Tillman Of South
Carolina. It IL not known whether
tie president made the selections
himself or whether they were made
By Brigadier General Wilson, chair
man of the inaugural committee.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
Killed by Accident

-Four men we're killed by accident at
Durham Furnace, Pa. The men were
eu 1loyed at the Durham Iron works
They were operating cinder train,
which ran into snow drift, jumped
the track and went over an embank-
ment fifty feet high into the Della
ware river.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
Jumped Overheard.

A passenger OF the Clyde Steame:
Arapahoe, an route from JacksonVil Q
to New York. jumped overheard while
the vessel was in her dock, at Charles.
ton it is thought, with suicidal intent.
The man first threw bis watch and
then his pistol into the water and
climbed the rail and followed these
articles. The immersion In the cold
water soon brought him to his senses
and be offered no objections to the
rescue by the crew Of the vessel, who
lowered a LIE boat and went after
him Immediately upon his rash act.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01

a dispatch from Manila says lead
ers Of the hand Of Labrones, which re-
Gently attacked the town Of San Fran
de Malaban, and captured the wife
and two children Of ex-GoV. Trias,
now demand ransom for the release OF
their eapdves.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
Fourteen Strikers Killed

At Moscow, Russia, Wednesday
evening in a fight betwet strikers
and the soliiers, fourteen persons
were killed. The struggle followed
an attempt Of the strikers to assemble
in a public square. Some strikers
pulled revolverS, whereupon the SOL
diers opened fire and the strikers re-
reated,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
No Bucketshops.

a dispatch from Raleigh, N. c.,
says the house committe on judiciary
OF the general assembly by unani-
nous vote Friday iavorably reported
q bill prohibiting 'bucketshops" from
operating in the State under fine OF
imprisonment in the discretion OF the
court. The bill reported conforms to
the Missouri law and u letter from
Gov. Folk COMM ends 1t a5 being ef-
fective and as not hurting legitimate
interests.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
Canzic1ea OF Murder.

At Greenville on Thursday in the
court OF general sessions John B. Wal
drop, a Well-to do farmer, was found
guilty Of the murder Of Samuel Mad
dox, another farmer. The verdict
was accompanied with a recommen-
dation tc mercy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01

IT ought not take the Legislature
long to knock OUT che bill to abolish
the immigration ureau. That bureau,
under the able management Of Mr:;
Watson, has :.lr lady done much to
advance the int rests Of the State,
and it would be 1onsense to abolish
it before it has COTTON well on its feet.
NE need more wl,ite people In South
Carolina and the bureau is bringing
them. So let It .lone.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01

TIE republican leaders are so
thoroughly in sympathy with Presi-
dent Roossvelt's railroad policy that
they are providing him with the sup.
port OF such gay old anti-corporation-
lists as Knox, Depew, Bn1kelt and
others.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01

THIS is the frs time in the history
Of the South when all interests are
united for a comulon purpose, and the
farmers are going to reduce their
acreage, adopt diversifcation and
rpi,,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01

TEE South can stop growing cotton
and then be prosperous, but the spin
ners can't stop their factories nor the
world stop using cotton cloth without
bringing ruin and disaster.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01

SENATOR Tilln IN has been compell-
ed to cone home for time, the Sc
we're climate Of Y ashington being too
hard on him In lis PRESENT state Of
hoo1tb
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01

IT only requires systematic effort
with thorough organization Of all the
cotton interests to throw of the evils
which are a menace and make the
South the richest and most prosper
GUS section Of the world.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01

TIE News and Courisr says: II,
IS it appears from the surveyors re-
port, the lynchipg Of Kit Bcckhart
took place In O1angebl!rg, Berkeley
County has a good cause Of action for
slanier against the State Of South
Carolina, the press and the world
generally" On what ground, pray?
Did not Berkeley County furnish the
lyncher=? Not cne Of them belongs
to Orangeburg County. If any kick
ing is to be done, Orangeba.g County
s1culd do 1t because these Berkeley
County lynchers desecrated her soil
by committing such q heinous crime
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
No Use Kicking.

Sam. Jones, the Evangelist, who by
the way is a big planter too, In speak
ing Of the cot .on situation says:
There Is no use In kicking, gentle-
men, unless you kick yourselves. The
south can get much more money for
ten million bale crop at much less
than she can get for thirteen million
bale crop Now the question comes
up 'What'll you 10 about it., Brother
Farmer?' take the position, and hold
my ground, that to play the fool, and
then cuss some / ody else about your
nisfortunes is a mighty poor business.
I heard many southern man say last
year, No more six and seven cent COT
tou In the United States AZ least,
they said, for many years to come.
and here we are rnired down, and the
south 8 business interests almost para
lyzed by the calamity oVertaking us in
less than twelve months. When you
raise too many potatoes you will sell
them at 25 cents a bushel. When you
raise too few potatoes you will get a
dollar a bushel for them. Here's one
southern farmer that amt going to
raise a bale Of cotton next year. Put
in corn, peas, SOW grain, improve your
land, act like mea Of sense, quit play
ing the fool and then raising sand
with the balance Of the world because
you played the fooi. Let the south
cut down the cotton crop one-third,
and I will guarantee you II to Is
cents p1und for your cotton. Put In
as much acreage this year as last, and
I will guarantee you six cents, and no
more, 80 to speak. I know that every
fellow is some sort Of fool, my Wife's
hunband included, but to keep on act
ing a fool about the same thing will
soon get a fellow to be all sorts OF q
fool, and then they will lock you up.
say these few, short, brief remarks
in the interest OF and for the benefit
Of the farmers Don't abuse me, gen
slemen, but listen to fellow who
wishes you we'll" AS usual Sam talks
plaia, but there IS good solid truth in
what he says. A ten million bale crop
Is worth more in actual dollars to the
farmers than a fifteen million bale
crop. Then why In the name Of COM
mon sense will the farmers make ff-
teen million bales? Cut down your
acreage flrners, and get y OF Is cts.
pei pound for your cotton NEXT fail
jne% 4 ~ ~ g oopfo It u,i11 mo 10
US all happy and prosperous.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
Fire In Union.

With an icy gale blowing Union
Wednesday experienced its worst fire
in many years, the loss OF property
running up to nearly $4,000, on
which there is only $4,000 insur-
cnne -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01

| duty OF the officers OF GhlS aSSOcl2-
u;on to port the names and addresses
Of such persons who refuse to sign the
agreement to :educe acreage for 1905,
together with the number Of acres OF
cotton planted by such persons In
1903 and the number Of acres that
they will probably plant in 1905 and
to make a lide report as to fertiliz-
erS.'
Martin V. Calvin and Bert Miller
OF Georgia wanted the report made
special order for Friday, the latter
expressing the belief that the redue.
tion might have gone to the extent
Of 33 l,3 per c:nt., but T. E. Massen-
gale OF the same State rallied the con-
venticn to immediate consideration
CO the ground that this was the most
vital business that could come before
the convention and by an overwhelm
irg vote the convention decided upon
action, finally adopted the report with
a thunderoos aye and without a SIN
gle vote in the negative.
" ISlIOQU lCbOCsSo1DS eskAy SpAIOi
business or listening to any Of the pa
pers or the programme the ccnVen-
ton recessed until night.
ENDS ITS WORKS.
With the unanimous adoption OF
the plan reported by it's committee
FOR a permanent organization, headed
hy HaIv!e Jordan Of Georgia as presi-
dent and E S. Peters Of Texas as vice
president, the convention finally
closed it's successful three days ses-
sion Thursday night.
Commissioner of Agriculture r. 3.
Poole Of Alabama presented the re-
port OF the committee on statistics,
approving the methods Of the Ma
tional Ginners' association as the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01

0l say bWO WOChS oSASAS JNoH 4SS
l:.r spring weather starts, take a turn
.ow, or half shovel, and throw fur
1)T away from the plants In each IL
tcrnate TOW, run the furrow close to
the plant, SOW In this furro" fertili.
z,r at the rate Of 1000 pounds to the
acre, this fertilizer should annalyze 8
per cent. phosphoric acid, ! per cent.
Ammonia, and S per cent. potash.
After you have put down the fertili.
ger, throw the furrow back, with the
same plow, being sure to work the
dirt well up around the plant. About
two weeks after this fertiliz!ng, go
into the furroW that was not worked
before and do the same thing, then
keep the alleys we'll cultivated, using
tor this purpose a cultivator OF dia-
mond toothed harrow. You want to
keep the land from this time on, well
cultivated and as well open as passi
bic, 80 that the sun aud air can get In
and warm up the soil. The cabbage
roots that have been growing all win
ter are now strong and will take up
the fertilizer rapidly, and the plants
will grow much faster, and make you
a head Of cabbage two to three weeks
sooner than if you had set the plants
in February or March. This article
applies to the growing cabbage in Vir-
ginia, North and South Carolina,
Georgia and all OF the Gulf States.
Do not forget that the success or
failure OF the whole crop depends on
your getting good plants from relia-
BILE seed. For this reason you should
buy your plants from a responsible
grower who has been in the business
a long time and has an established
Yours very truly,
W. c. GERARTY,
Young's Island, s. G.