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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-03-24
UNWILLING OF THE
DICK BOWLING MONUMENT

of them Southern folk lore songs, such
as "Old Folks at Home" SIN My Old
Kentucky Home" and ever and anon
there would be blending of some
oid-time camp meeting air. Whenever
the children would begin these songs
the older people would join in until
the vast assemblage would sing as
with one voice the songs of the old
Southland.
A cloud had been hanging low over
the city for couple of hours and
there had been much misgivings lest
it should rain and mar the pleasure
of the day. About half an hour before
the exercises began the rain began
falling in a thin mist and there was
scramble for shelter, while the UNI.
brellas were so numerous in the
throng that almost the entire assem-.
blage was hid beneath them. Just
when it appeared there would be a
stampede of the little ones for a dry
spot the band struck up Dixie" That
was sufficient. 1t was like pouring
oil upon troubled waters. The little
ones and the older ones joined in sing
ing the song, forgetting for the time
that the weather was at all threaten
ing.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-03-24

Houston, Texas, March 1S.-The
crowd which viewed the unwilling of
the Dick Bowling monument yesterday
afternoon on Market square was one
of the greatest, if not the greatest.
that has ever graced any occasion in
the city of Houston. 1t is safe to say
that more people were never gathered
into the same space before. Such a
thing would have been impossible.
From the platform near the south
end of the Market house, as far as the
eye could see down Preston avenue,
there was a throng of people. On
Travis street for fully half a block
above Preston down to Congress ave-
nue., filling every inch of space in the
streets, sidewalks in the square, back
into the market, upon the awnings OF
the buildings, it was one jam of hui
man beings, men, women and cnlldren,
with many of the small boys perched
upon the cross beams of the telephone
poles.
The school children had arrived ear
ly and they were placed in position
surrounding the monument, and long
before the time for the opening Of the
exercises they rent the air with their
songs-some of them patriotic, some
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-03-24
|DIIYERS|F|CAT !21 f;3 g; &!
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
By Oswald wilson, secty National Cotton Association

eUbat do you think Pf the pro.
,osed reduction of cotton acreage for
Re year 1862" is an inquiry frequent
Il made by farmers but not so easily
lowered. 1t depends on conditions.
. the object is to reduce the acreage
!, order to put more labor on the area
.n,tivated in cotton and thus produce
hotter crop, the policy is wise and
should be generally followed. If the
obiect is to cut down the acreage sole
IL for the purpose of increasing the
orice OF cotton it is questionable, and
ocnpcially as this request is accom-.
oanied by a resolution to reduce the
amount of fertilizers used by Is per
cent. 1t looks like suggestion to
make poor crop to increase the price.
This poor crop policy is one Of the
most damaging lines of advice that
c0uld be given to the public. No farm
or ever made any money by follow
ing the poor crop policy of agriculture.
large number of reports were Sc
cured last year from reliable farmres
in Louisiana and Texas covering the
question Of cost of production of cot,
ton, and it appears from these reports
that an average cost of lint cotton,
Der pound, where the crop averaged a
hale Der acre, was 4.Sc. If the prod.
net fell to one-half bale the cost OF
production increased to &c per pound;
and the same reports show that where
ope.third of a bale was produced the
average cost is Gle; and at one-fourth
Of a bale the cost is lie. With de
creased production below one-fourtt
bale the cost rapidly increased; wher
It reached one-eighth of a bale the
cost was 1SC per pound; and at one
sixteenth of a bale the cost becams
SIC per pound.
In these estimates of cost every
thing is allowed at a reasonable casl
value, including rent of land, use O.
teams, tools, etc. These costs are onl!
averages. Some farmers may make
cotton at less and some at greater
cost.
The startling lesson that these fig
ureS teach is that the average Texa!
farmer has not been making any mon
ey raising cotton, because as shown
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-03-24
Du1out Caved on Him.

Comanche, l. T.: Elder P. M. White,
former pastor of the Methodist church
here, was killed by a dugout On his
farm, thirteen miles northwest of here,
caving in on him about a. m. Sum
day morning. He and his family were
sleeping in the dugout when it caved
in and injured him so badly that he
only lived a few minutes after being
taken out. His wife and children es'
capped with a few slight injuries.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-03-24
Negro Caught.

Conroe, Texas: Sheriff Anderson
and his posse captured negro alleged
to have criminally assaulted Mrs. A.
L. Strickland Thursday evening at
Timber. The negro was carried to
Huntsville for safe keeping. Excite
ment is at fever heat among men and
women and if the negro should be
brought to Conroe he would certainly
test the strength of rope.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-03-24
Dies Terrible Death.

Lawton, Okla: Rural Mail Carrier
Carter, of Altus, was killed in a run
away. Carter hitched wild broncho
to a sulkey for the purpose of break.
ing it, when the vehicle was over.
turned, catching the mans leg in a
wheel. The leg was severed from the
body and Carter died in great agony.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-03-24
Chadwick Property Sold.

Cleveland, Ohio: The household
property of Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick
was sold at auction yesterday to A. D.
Nelson of New York for $4,000. SAM
uel l.. Winternitz of Chicago was the
second biggest bidder with a bid OF
$25,1OO. There were twenty bidders
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-03-24
Negroes Cut in General Row

Livingston, Texas: A dozen ne
groes engaged in an ARRAY at Buck,
a sawmill, near here Sunday. Knives,
clubs and pistols were used, with the
result that several were cut and badly
beaten Bad whisky was the cause.
The officers are investigating.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-03-24
Strike Avoided.

Fall River, Mass: The threatened
general strike of cotton mill weavers
because of grievances over the mum.
Der of looms each operative was re.
CURED to run was averted yesterday
when the manufacturers agreed to
post notices Of new prices to be offered
for weaving. The terms offered are
1882 cents cut on eight looms, and
1850 cents per cut on ten looms.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-03-24
Excitement in Louisiana.

New Orleans: Oil was struck on
the Ramsey field, six miles south of
Abbeville, on the Vermilion river, yes.
terday. Excitement pervades the whole
parish of Vermilion over the apparent,
ly rich discovery.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-03-24
Russian Retreat Shut of.

st. Petersburg: There is a persist
ent report that railroad communlca-
tons have been cut behind the Rus
sian army. No official dispatches have
been given out up to this hour and
no private or press dispatches have
been received. News is awaited with
interest.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-03-24
Roiestvensky's Fleet.

Antanarivo, Madagascar: The Rus
sian second squadron left Nossi Be
the afternoon of March 16. Its des-
tination is unknown.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-03-24
INSPECTED Fort Mcintosh,

Laredo, Texas: General ]. NJ. Lee
arrived here Sunday night and yester-
day inspected the garrison at Fort Nc.
InUosh, and will leave today for Fort
Ringgold.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-03-24
Martial Law in Trans.caucasia,

Tiflis: Martial law has been de-
clared in the Osurgeti and Signakh dis
tricts in the government of Kutais,
and also at Kintryschi, in the govern.
ment of Batoum.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-03-24
A Polish Assassination.

Biaiystok, Russian Poland: The
chief of police at Bialystok mas been
assassinated.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-03-24
Wet Goods Barred.

Midland, Texas: Prohibition carried
In Midland yesterday by "a majority.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-03-24

Buda, Texas: Very little corn has
been planted so far.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-29
No secrets From the People.

Mayor Tom Johnson, OF Cleveland,
announces that one Of tee police
which he will pursue in the city which
las just accorded him q handsome
endorsement by re, election will be
to keep sopen all doors and books in
the city hall" No secre S from the
people. Mayor johnson has been
clasSed as demagogue, but the peo-
pie of Cleveland appear to like his
kind q denagogism. His effort to
make the sets OF all public servants
an open took that all the taxpayers
nsy know the exact status Ct their
ovD interests will not detract any
from his popularity The people have
been getting a .aste OF publicity and
they are now demanding it to the
fullest extent. Designing politicians
may not like the idsa OF publicity, but
toe people have learned that it is the
proper way to curb the CRATER. and
that it is better to prevent the mis-
use OF funds than TO punish thos who
ara rec, ,eant, after the funds have
been dissipated. Removal Of the
temptation Tor graft aad punishment
TO the fullest extent OF those who are
false 10 their trust ought to bring
about better condition Of affairs in
ali municipalities.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-29
The Educarec Woman.

Tne time has come when the edu
Gated wtmln can no longer regarded
as freak. II according to oledict
ions, domestic happiness is to fall a
vi;tin to the monster, higher edo
cation" It is alme to prepare f)r the
fuleral: Tie old fallacy that girls
are MT aid to mentally cope with
b ?ys in the pursuit Of classic studies
has received Its death blow. Or hon.
or credentials issued through the year
the larger number has baen received
by girls ard more wcm N are seeking
admission to the colleges than the
colleges have loom for. The old ely
that women have no use for the high:
er branches, because she will get
married does not disproVe the fact
that ter trained intellect renders her
all the more capable OF carrying on to
a satisfactory teInihus the maaifold
duties allotted her In her capacity OF
@lfe mother and htu;ekeeper. For
che information Of men who are con:
sider51g the talking Of illerate women
as wives for the sole purpose OF insu,: !:
irg domestic peace, we c4ll attention
to tie fact that the divorce courts do
rot seem to be crowded with educated
woman.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-29
life's Greatest Reward.

Mrs. Julia Ward Howe utters this
great truta: The rearing OF a fami-
ly Of children is full OF toll and heavy
res sponsibility. Yet the steps Of this
great progress are all set to the divin-
est nu,ic. With every new care
comes new reward. Tne result once
achieved, what joy and pride can ex
cell those Of parents who see around
them a group OF sons and daughters
who are true and loving co npanfons
and helpers, who will one day stand
in their places, to hand down to pos
te1ity the high inheritance OF charac
ter, enriched by the ADDED wisdom OF
the latter exp erience?' We have
great sympathy for married couple
into whose home 10 little ones have
come. Such a couple does not know
what real true happiness is. AS Mrs.
Howe says, children are great deal
OF trouble and expense, but the rails
ing OF a family OF children is the
grandest work that Can engage the
attention OF a father or mother. God
bless all the little ones.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-29
Female Anarchists.

While engaged in searching for e
missirg :cloolgiri, the police at jassy
Romanla, has discovered en- anarchist
club imposed OF girls from fourteen
to twenty years otsge. Anneta Van.
escue, the sixteen -year-old daughter
Of local tsiior, was presiding over
the deliberations OF the club, which
was held In a disussd wine cellar, on
the walls Of which we're painted in
red various revoiu 5iouary mott es
About thirty girls we're present, and
upon the arrival Of the police all be-
gan to sing the anarchist hymn, the
Int. d .tionale. - When the police
announced that the members Of the
club we're under arrest, the girl Ysn-
escu rushed at one Of the consta bles
snd stabbed him with dagger, in
f:cttng lries from which he died
shortly afterwards. Meanwhile the
+ ur other policemen arrested the rest
of the girls, who fought desperately
scratc hing and biting the men. A
large quantity Of anarchist literature
printeu in Ronainian and French
was discovered in the .llsr.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-29
Ais Maiesty,s Saddle Room.

The royal saddle room at Sandring-
ham is a. Yeritable sporting museum.
In addition to a magnificent assort-
ment Of curious saddles from all parts
of the world, many Of them being elab-
crate presentation saddles Of great
value, there are the gold and silver
mounted hoofs of fayorite racers, more
than fifty sets Of richly ornamented
harness and a valuable collection Of
sporting pictures. These include paint
ings of dogs and horses by Turner and
Herring, the famous animal painters.
Punch and Vanity Fair tu-l cartoons
of his majesty (when Prince Of Wales)
hang on the walls. When these were
published the king enjoyed the carica-
lures immensely.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-29
Girl Caused Tragedy.

at Nyach, N. Y. the body Of Will
lam Jones who Wednesday night shot
and killed Harry Brit:on and Woun-
ded Frank Britton, was found Thurs
day morning near the scene OF the
murder. Jones had shot himself
through the heart The murder and
suicide followed en attempt cf Jones
to see Jessie Britton with whom he
was infatuated. Her brothers refus
ed him adnittance to the house,
Whereupon be drew a revolver CarG
began firing. Harry Britton was
killed instantly and his brother Frank
was se7erly wounded. Jones was q
decorator OF about thirty.fiVe years
and claimed to be a Cuban.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-29
Will Take Courage.

Ina trief autoproph:c.l sketch,
Am 3 Luck, who represented a New
Hampshire district in congress some
fifty years ago, describes the growth
Of the cause with which he identified
himself and the succe Of those who
espcused that cause. The Conmoaer
says in the curse OF his comm ants he
gives expression to sentiment which
deserves to be emphasized at this
time.
BE said that these men had 'some
tiCle to be considered far sighted, ("
be adds, they simply had iaith in
the vision Of doing righc." This
has been expressed before, but it is
doubtful whether it has ever been e1
pressed as consisely, as simply and as
forctblV. The dictionaries ought to
def 20 political foresight as faith In
the wisdom Of doing right "
What contrast between this car
did recognition Of the triumph CT the
truth and the miserable. shoat sight
cd dcc:rine Of exediency! There is nc
basis upon which on can ca culate ex.
p -Giency, there is a STANDARD Of mo!s'
ltY and conscience by which one can
measure evsey public question.
Ols seeks for expedlency as the
hunter searches for gsm,, uncertain
where be will e ID it and fearful tha:
ven when discovered 1t may YET es-
caps him, but as the farmer follo~ ~s
@he plow Confident that sun and soil
" II re- ward his industry and that in
spite OF local food OF d1outh the ear h
will ysild its increase, so he who at
taches himself to a truth kno vs. that
be works In ha m ony with immutab.e
ane Irresistible laws.
L the democracy take courage
form the recent elections; let the
democracy Of all the states and tae
democracy of the nation, like the
democracy Of OHIO and the democra-
cy Of P Pennsylvania. appeal to the
honest and the conscientious, even II
in doing 50 they risk the alienation If
the selfish ard the sordid. Let them
put their trust not in corruption OF
deception, but in that sense Of j lstice
which Is at once the sou-cs aud the
guarantee OF good government.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-29
Terrible Story OF rhe Sea

Third Mate E. c. Price, Of the
British steamer kgranpa, just arrived
at New York from c .;cutts, tells Of
the terrible plight OF the crew OF the
German bark Vera, which the Stea n
er came upon hundred miles north
east Of Cape Verde I,!aE0S. Seven Of
the bark's crew out Of twenty-five, ne
said, we're laid cut On below decks
about resoy TO pass over while tie
rest were SO weak they could hardly
keep awake. The crew vera suHsriag
from sculyy and starvation. The Ko-
rama supplied Warra with line juice
and provisions. The sickness was
caused by her cargo Of redSocd fumes
which destroyed al 1ccd on bca,d
with the exception OF salt pork ard
salt beef, and upon these the crew
had been suosisting several days. Tee
ship becsue calrsd.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-29
Died T. 1athec.

At Florence Isaly, On flower
strewn COUCH, between burning wax
tapers, were found the dead bodies Of
q young girl and her lover, VI tied in
their last sleep. On the table was
this letter to the authorities. We
die because our parents, iorbid-
dir g our marriage, deny US the right
to 1--we in purity and innocence. We
have loved and suffered for two long
years, and cannot endure the strain
any longer. Because our love Is pure
and shall remain so, ne will die TO-
gether." There were two reVolVers.
At the given moment, each had fired
bullet into the brain CT the other.
Both the boy and the girl died, it
seems, without struggle. There
was happy smile on their faces.
The Souhg man is q medical student
name Colucci, the gill vas Gabrielle
Cont. Both came from excsllsnt
families and led exemplary lives.
The suic.ds created aa imm ense sen.
sation, and all praised the lofty prin-
ciples Of the lovers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-29

The Columbi State says: a negro,
James Chapman, was arrested hele
Wednesday night cia-g q with hay-
ing stolen several articles + cl)thirg
from the negro with whom be boarded
while in Orangeburg attending the
recent festival &c Was taken to
Orangeburg by Deputy Sheriff Frank
Dukes Thursday afternoon on a war
rant issued by magistrate c. P. Brun-
son, charged with petit larceny. The
arrest was made by Detective Broom
in a resort on Senate street. Chap
man at first stoutly denied any know
ledge Of why he was arrested, but f1n-
ally said that he was probably held
on suspicion" Chapman was tried
and convicted before Magistrate Brun-
son in two cases. he wa' given.. thirty
days on the chain gang In each case.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-29
WANT SAM JONES STOPPED.
Cincinnati Polscs Asked to Muzz'e
the Noted Preacher.

Cincinnati don't want to hear Sam
Jones. In a lei Or 1ece:7ed by Chief
OF Police Mliiliken, signed by five
prominent cit'z,ns, protest is m,de
against the Rev. Sam Jones, the Geor.
zia evangelis5, who is In the third
week OF q revival meeting at Music
hall conducted under the auspices Of
the Evangelical Alliance.
The profess: is against what is term.
ed ''improperlanguage" AID the slurs
IN the com munity" said to have bsen
perpetrated oy the Rev. Sam
Jones.
How're you going to do it?" asked
Jones when seen regarding the propo-
tim to nrzz,e him. " Ju can't do it
the militia c. -uidn't; you would have
TO call out the regular army, and how
would they DO il? There we're only
67e rr mlnent citizens On the petit
5ioa to suppress me. II there are on.
II i've who want me suppressed, I'm
doi2g fne.
The generous chief Of police says
he can't suppress me because be says
I amt violating the Law. What you
want to dc is to suppress the newsps.
pers. They carry the report Of my
re cheS out to the world o. they
carry psrt OF them. They dnnt
report ny speeches ct all. You
might as well take picture OF the
end OF my nose and the tip OF my
esr and ny knee and say this is a
picture Of Sam Jones, as to say that
one OF the newspaper reports is one
Of my sermons. They amt.
u could take the Bible and make
extracts from it the way the neWspa
pers DO with my sermons and prove
that every man hera must 60 cut and
aarg himself before breakfast.
Taen be read from the Bible In frcnt
II him: 'Ard Judas I CARROT went
cut and hanged him elf "Go thou
and do likewise And what thou
dosst do quickly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-29
WANT CONsTABLEs TO STAY.
Sentiment in Spsrtenburg County
Overwhelmingly That WAY.


The Spartenburg J .urnal SAYS; Now
that Governor Heywa,d has expressed
himself with reference to the matter
ct allowing the state constables to re,
main in Sparten5urg after the diSpen
saries are closed, Having 1t for the
people to decide whether they shall
remain or not, it is Eo-e than like
that the prominent citszens Of the
city and aod county and ttt1cia's will
ask him not to remove the constsbu.
larry force.
"When the dispeneary was voted
out the question OF the disposition Of
the c. rsJanulary force a. once bscsma
matter Of interes5. Ia all other
counties that voted ont the discersa
ry the state constables were removed,
though they were reinstated On &C.
count Of violations Ct the dispansary
law. It was belit we'd that Governor
Hayward would pursue that policy ~
this county, though the cit Z:1s CT
the county hoped that the constahles
would be retained Governor Hey.
ward has expressed a willingness to
allow the consta5les to remain in
S2artenburg County, provided it is
che wish OF the peopls.
Now that the matter has been
brought q larely before the Cit sns
OF the city and county it will not be
difficult to decide, for the sentiment
Is over ~helming in favor Of retaining
tie constables. It is expected tha:
within the next tea days some form
official request will be made to 6 va :
nor Hayward to ALLOW the constabula
ry to remain In fore in this county.
TIE desire for the conssabulsrY to ,s-
main is very keen ia various sections
OF the county, for the citizens in the
country as in the city as they ~. II not
be as essy &c enforce the la1 In the
country as in the city, the foner Is
not provided with police protect
ion.
In some sections CT the country a
disposition has bsen shown already to
Violate the law and when the dispen
saries are c'osed there is every reason
to beli5ye that there will be much
whiskey in circulation and without
constabulary force the conditions will
soon bec0me intolerable.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-29
Geocce,own's Ccntrnial.

The people OF Georgetown are max
ing elaborate Preparations fer the en
uertainment Of many thousands Of
visitors at the Centennial l2brat!o1
whice will take place oa D,cembsr
195h. The r.il1oajs tave granted a loE
rate and many from al parts OF the
S ate will nc doubt avail themselves
Ut the opportunity to see tie "awak
ening." Many pleasing and attractive
features Rave been provided for the
day. The marine parade will be espec
ially attractive. TIE Third Regiment
will attend in 8 body ard many diyar-
sions are promised. ln7sulc as this
is the event Of Georgetown g lifetime,
1t is likely that the event will De made
notable.