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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-05
COTTCE Rid SPIDER
Eas Done Considerable Dama2e to
Cotton in this state.


E G. Titus, OF the department. OF
agriculture, has recent J made a re-
pcrt on ilis Investigations Of the cot
ton red spider in North and South
Carolina, Georgia and Alaban "a.
Injury to cotton by the red tp!der,
this rep1rt says has been preVelsnt IN
many sections OF the cotton gro 1iEg
area during tee past two years. Ine
cause Of the II jury Is a nipute yel'
lovish-1ed mite that feeds on the CT
Ton plsnt, principally or TIE under
sides Of the leaves The mites usual
ly appear early in the season, but DO
little apprecisb..e dansge until MID
summer OF later. The ir ji.1es rarely
become serious unless accompanied oy
long COZ tinued dry weather; in srco
an event the multiplication OF the
mites is very rapid, and the conse qnent
Injuries are often sufficient to Kill Sne
plants.
This species was first described to
the department cf agriculture In 1900
and the insects we're found In BatoI
Rougbe, L.. In 1868 aud 1904 they
had caused considerable damage there.
The pest is very probable Distributed d
throughout the entire cotton gro wing
area OF the South, although during
late years its appearance in injurious
numbers had not been reported unit
the summer OF 1858, when it caused
considerable damage to cotton II
South Carolina and Georgia. 10 100!
red spiders were found at Bates bufe
and in other sections OF South Caroh
"a. During the summer Of 1905 many
reports Il its occurrence were received
from points in North Carolina, SoutF
Carolina, Georgia and Alabama, anc
in several Of these states the insects
we're found in injurious numbers.
From investigations made in Scutf
Carolina In 1905 it was noticed tia
from point on the margin OF fell
where there we're growing large poke
berry plants the infestatioa by the rec
spider bad spread over ian shapet
area OF the adjoining cotton. The de
partment believes that when field i
found to be infested with the spider
that they may be gotten rid OF b.
spraying old plants and pulling up o
burning the young ones.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-05
Wanted to Lynch Sim.

At Mobile, Ala, a mob of about
500 persons attempted to t-ke and
lynch William Thompson, a nsgro.
confessed assailant Of two little white
girls and one little negro girl. Tbs
mob broke into the jail yard through
the big wooden gates aud flied the
yard. The sherjf's deputies met
them at the door armed with ri6 Is,
which they discharged with blank
cartridges over the heads OF the ob,
no one being hurt. A committee Of
the mob was admitted to the jill,
and after assurance was given that
the negro was not there the mob dis
persed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-05
CHINESE P0LlTEAEss.
II 10 Largo Part Of the Very Life Of
the, People.

,O3Ss E0SHaOs 4
II there be one thing more than
another upon which the. Chinese
pride themselves it is upon. therSpe-
liteness. In spite Of the three or
four inches which he lacks to make
his height equal to that Of the aver
age American, Chinese official IN
full costume carries himself with
great dignity and self possession
and makes an imposing figure. In
this respect he owes much to his.
long dress, but more to the patient:
study OF correct carriage. Their
is not single awkward movement
as the Chinese gentleman bows bis
visitor into the house or supplies
him from his own hand with cup|
of tea, which is indispensable to AMI
interview. Not until bis guest Is
seated viii the Chinese host venture
to take up bis position on the right
hand Of the former, and if in the
course, of an excited conversation he
should raise himself, however slight
y, from his position it is the duty
Of the other. to do the same. No
Chinese gentleman viii sit; while bis
equal stands. Occasionally, where
it is not intended to be over respect
full to a visitor, a servant will bring
in cup Of tea-a cup IN each hand.
Then, standing before his master
and the guest, he will cross his
arms, serving the guest, who is to
the right, with his left hand, his
master with the right. The object
Of this is to expose the palm-m
Chinese the heart-of either hand
to each recipient of the tea It Is
token Of fidelity and respect
This tea is not intended for
drinking and is called .guest tea"
It has a higher mission than to oalay
thirst. Unfortunate is the man who
tosses his of before ten words have
been exchanged. The oriental viii
stamp him as a barbarian The
mission Of the tea is to be used by
either party as a signal that the In
teryiew is at an end. a guest no
sooner raises the cup to his lips than
the voices Of a dozen shout to his
coolies to bring his chair. So, too,
when the master of the house is
prevented longer acting as: host he
raises the cupsto bis lips as If to
drink the tea, and immediately the
guests chair is called for.
Strangers meeting in China may
freely ask one another their names, ::
provinces and their business pros
poets, It is always considered q.
compliment to an old Chinaman to :
ask him his age, but the middle
aged do not as a rule care for the
question, and their answers can rare,
y be depended upon. It is a}so good
form ii China to ask the numberi
and sex Of a mans children; also fl
1is father and mother are still alive
Els wife, however, must not be mem
Toned, even in the most indirect
manner. Friends meeting, either or
10th IN sedan chairs, stop theirl
bearers at once and get out with all
'ossible expedition. The same rule
.pplies to acquaintance meeting on
.orseback.-New York Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-05
Appeals to NcSroe 8.

! Ina strong and clear editorial John
Temple Graves, in the Atlanta Geor
gian, appeals to the negro writers,
preachers and teachers Of the South,
for their wholehearted and earnest
cooperation with the white race in
it's effort to find a remedy or a check
for the horrible crimes of the negro
against the white women Of the coun-
try. Mr.. Graves says truthfully lone
thing which the white man has new
er had in the. effort to suppress the
negro fends who assault white women
is the full cooperation Of the negroes
who lead the race" W e all know that
this broad statement is absolutely
true.
And as the,Spartanturg Herald says
sit isa serious charge against the in
tellgent negroes who occupy positions
of leadership among their people We
all know the bitter denunciation the
colored editor and preacher has for
lynching. What they have to say
about lynching and lynchers is intend.
ed for the white people to read and
hear. But We do not hear what tie,
negro preacher up before his congre-
gation has to say to the negroes before
him, warning them against the COM
mission Of this horrible crime which
threatens the ultimate destruction OF
the race.
The negro leaders, ministry is to
the members Of his race, ard if he
would honestly combat lynchlng el
should attack the root Of the evil. He
should th: ow his influence into sin
cere effort to remove the cause. The
lustful worthless negro is the cause OF
lawlesSnes and unless such characters
are denounced and restrained by the
more respectable and decent members
OF the race their sins will be visited |
upon all negroes alike. 1t is the Chris
tian, as we'll as the patriotic duty Of |
the negroes who view from higher
ground the true conditions in tt e |
South, so throw the full force of th. ir |
influence on the side Of right. Let
them preach and teach their people |
the deep damnation OF the crime,
which threatens their own destruction
at the hands Of the white men, if il is
not checked, and awaken IN them con-
demnation OF the deed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-05
SCYan Is Right.

W. J. Bryan is right. Hs prefers tc
pay his own way and refuses to put
himself under obligations to the cor
porations. Having been offered g pri-
vate car and free transportation from
New York to New HaVsn, be replied:
Il do not think it would be fair for
me to accept favors from the rail
roads. Let me pay fare and ride as
people usually do." No man csn serve
the people faithfully who puts him
self under obligations to the great
corpOratiOnS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-05
Wanted for Murder.

jim Moser, negro wanted In Lynch
b7rg, Va, f n the murder Of Brake
man Moody in the railroad there
Aug. 6 was arrested at Greensboro,
N. c., Thursday night and placed in
iail by dete ctives who have been work
ing OF the case tor several weeks. An
other negro wanted for completely in
the murder is 10 the city, hut has not
been arrested.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-05

Mail carriers have no authority to
trespass upon private property and
the postal law gives them no spec
ial rights or privileges as regard the
use Of roads. The law prohibits any
willful interference with the perfor-
nance of postal service, but such pro-
hibition does not authorize mail car
riers to disregard state laws or NUM-
cipal ordinances as regards the use Of
the public roads, nor authorizes them
to willfuliy interfere with the rightful
use Of public roads, by both parties.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-05
Thanks His Friends,
To the Democratic Voters OF South
Carolina:

10 Cu6 D9uUCIEGIC VUG6lS OF SOUGG
Carolina:
I take this method Of thanking the
great number Of voters, all over the
State, who case their ballots for me
for Governor on the 235h inst, and CT
saying that I feel deeply grateful to
them for the great confidence reecsed
In me. ask the kind consideration
and support Ct all the Democratic vo
tiers OF the State in the sec md Pri.
mary E &c ion on September the 11Uh:
promising to give TO the State my
best thought and sbility.
Respectfully,
NJ. T. Ansal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-05

IF every business man in our town
could do business on a strictly cash
vstemtir VIC euld, be a blessing to Us
all. II we all had to pay cash we
would learn to live within our means.
1t would save business men the ex-
peuse OF bookkeepers and the loss OF
bad debts all OF which some one has
to pay for. flour town could gradu-
ally work into a strictly cash system
E would be.better for us all.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-05

If we believe all the papers said
about Hoke Smith before the primary
we must conclude that Georgia will
have oneof the lowest Of men :or gov
ernor when be goesin But then the
papers don't always tell the truth
about candidates.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-05
rne1r dome Counties.

Lyons vote In AbbeVille, his home
county, was 1,034. That Of his cp-
ponents was 1,076 Majority against
L on As
Ragsdale's vote 10 Florence, his
home county was 988. That OF his
opponents was 5Sl. Rsgsdale's ma.
jority 407.
Youman's vote in RIchland, bis
home county, was 1874 That OF bis
opponents was ,564 Ycunan's ma
j )rity PIG.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-05

TIE VIII te fend over in Aiken
County who assaulted the lady he was
escorting should have his neck broker
as quick as he can be tried and conYlc-
ted. He claims that he was drunk,
when he committed the crime and
that if he gets out: OF this scrape ne
will cut whiske.. Such an excuse IS
not worth considering.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-05

We extend our coincidence to all
candidates who failed to reach the
goal OF ambition, but they can try it
again when two years roll around.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-05

IF we are in order we move to make
the Georgia election unanimous. Hoke
Smith came very near getting every
thing in sight, and he ought to have
the balance to restore harmony.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-05

ANsEL beat Manning all to pieces
in Charleston. Ansel got l,3lS votes
against 40S votes for Manning. II
those blind tiger people in Charleston
are voting for Ansel under the impres-
sion that be will wink at their viola
tion of law if he is elected we think
they will find themselves mistaken.
We believe that either Manning or
Ansel will do all they can TO enforce
the dispensary law when be becomes
governor -Orangeburg Times-Demo-
crat,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-05

THE~Atlanta Journal threatens
those Georgia congressmenS who did
not vote for Hoke Smith in the prim-
ary with retirement from office two
years from now. This IS poor way
to bring harmony to, the party.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-05

The only way to stop lynching in
the South is to stop the horrible crime
that causes the people to take the law
in their own hands.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-05

gathering OloAS oo9 AZ oNASeeI aeo
cheering. while the band played Hail
to the Chief
So touched was NJ. Bryan by the
welcome that as be stood waiting fo1
the cheers to subside his eyes hlleo
with tears and he strobe nsrVously
from side to side OF the narrow plat,
form.
Bow can Z thank You for this vel.
come home?" he said.
MY heart would be ungrsteful Il 1t
did was not consecrste itss.f to your
service. It was kind to prepare this
reception. It was kind Of Gov. Folk
to come here all the way from Missouri.
It vas kind Of Tom Johnson, that e1-
ample OF moral courage We so much
need In this county to lend his presence
here.
sit was kind in you to fully recon-
pense me IL being absent SO long from
nv native land. think you. ! re-
turn to the land Of my birth more
proud OF my citizenship than ever be-
FORE"
The doors Of Madison sQua Garden
were opened at 5 80 O'Clock and by
tLis time there were hundreds Of
t.ckettol6ers present c:anor'ng for
admit tance. Police lines had been
formed three blocks from all sha
the garden entrances. In this way
IL carly ccners we're well hancleo.
Th> ic mense aud; oriun, With It's
tiers CT baIcoLieS anG gailer:es rising
to the height OF the great glass cover.
ed roof, tessn 20 fiji Up so gu KY
that tie usEe,s and policemen
hand had difficulty Iii adnsring to tie
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-05

land, III, Johnson's Island, O, Louts'
vile, KY, Memphis, Tenn, Nash.
vile, Tenn.
In this essay 1t is unnecessary to
specify the number Of prisoners in
esch ststion, as they were distributed
20 suit the wishes and conveniences
II the government, presumably Tor
their own convenience for supplies,
guards, and facility for keeping.
In the south prisons were located at
Ga., Camp Sumter, Ander-
Ga f; Cahaba, Ala; Camp
Lawton, Millen, Ca, Camp Og'
ethorpe, Macon, Ca; Charleston
5. c.; Florence, S. c Columbia, S. G !;
Charlotte, NC; Salisbury, n. c.;
Raleigh, n. c.; DanVil1e, Va; aich.
nond, Va; Belle Isle, Castle Thunder,
Crews, Libby, Pemberton's, Scott's,
Smiths Factory.
The suppositton Is likewise that
these places were selected for the con-
7enience OF the Confederate govern
uent for purposes OF safety from raloS
'or the release OF prisoners and for
proper care OF prisoners.
The prison at An6ersonVille,
;alled Camp Sumter, was the most
'oted OF all the Confederate prisons
In this prison we're more Union
prisoners and more sLfering than in
my other prison IN the Confederate
states. There Captain Henry Wirz
sas in command and to him has been
;hsrged the alleged cruelties and
,rines at the prison.
It is undoubtly true that there was
much suffering IN this prison, but it
s hardly true that Captain WIZ was
for all Of it, if for any.
BE was Swiss by BIRTH phTs!c!sn
y profession, snd be came to An Ell.
$ lorg before the war and located in !
yew Orleans, La. He entered tie
Confederate army and was severely
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-31
HOWARD GETS STAY
OF LIFE SENTENCE
CONVICTED ALLEGED ACCOMPLICE
IN GOEBEL MURDER ALLOWED
TIME FOR REHEARING.
New Jersey Murderess Also Gets Review
Of Case-Senator Burton Proceed
ing Set for April z.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 90
The supreme court of the United States
today issued an order for the stay of the
mandate in the case Of James B. How
ard, under sentence in Kentucky to life
imprisonment on the charge of completely
in the murder of Gov. Goebel in Frank
fort in 1900.
An opinion was delivered by the court
on January which was adverse to
Howard. His attorney now states that
he intends filing a motion for rehear-
Ing and asks that the official notice of
the court be withheld in order to pre-
vent Howard from being sent to the
Kentucky penitentiary pending the de-
cision on his motion. The order Of the
court has the effect of withholding the
mandate until March 2.
The hearing In the case of Anna Val
entina, under sentence of death in New
Jersey on the charge of murder, was to-
day fixed for February 10.
Ihe supreme court of the United
States today granted the motion to ad-
vance the case of Senator Burton of
Kansas and set the hearing for April 2
next
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-31
HAZING TRIALS ARE
ALL HELD VALID.
PLEA AT BAR DENYING REGULAR
ITY OF CALL FOR COURT MAR
TIAL IS LOST
Annapolis Board Has Taken Adjourn
ment, but Will Always Be Ready
for More Cases.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 29.-The
hazing court martial today overruled a
plea at bar of Midshipman George II.
Melvin. To sustain the plea would have
invalidated all the trials and sentences
of the court It was claimed that the
court should have been convened by the
secretary of the navy under the act of
1885, instead of by the superintendent
of the naval academy under the act of
1874, as amended by the act Of 1908.
The board of investigation, which has
produced the data upon which the
charges of hazing have been founded,
took an adjournment today and this In
midshipmen for hazing is not far dis
tant. though 1t is known that there will
be others. The board will not be dis
solved, however, but will be ready to re-
new it's investiga tons if the condition
of affairs at any time make it necessary.
Midshipman Melvin later entered u
plea of not guilty to the charge and
specifications.
The prosecution called Fourth Glass
man Theodore Fl. Winters to the stand.
He said that early in December Melvin
had come to his room and put him on his
head because he had looked at him. He
said that he had gone on his head from
ten TO twenty tunes anu was laughing
all the time. He fixed the date as De-
cember g. 1905, and said that Midship-
man Sloan of the fourth class was pres
ent.
John E. Sloan said that he had seen
Winters stood on his head at the order
of the accused. Both of them were
laughing, he said.
Midshipman Dresel of the fourth
class said that he had been told by Mel
vim to learn to box the compass in q
week and he did not do it. Melvin, he
said, had then required him to do the
sixteenth" about twenty-five times. On
cross-examination the witness said that
Melvin had always treated him in a
friendly way.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-31
Flowers That Shoot Like Guns.

Birds and insects carry seeds about al
most as busily as the wind. The rough
and hairy coats of quadrupeds often cap
ture the burrs Of the plant they come in
contact with and carry them for thou
sands Of miles.
Rivers and all running waters perform
similar use; multitudes of plants are
found growing upon their banks, the
seeds Of which have been brought by the
current from distant localities, and, be-
ing stranded when the water is low, they
find at once an anchorage and a suitable
place for growth.
There are plants even that jerk and
dart out their seeds like shots from tiny
guns. for the purpose of scattering them.
Touch-me-nots and cardamines form
quite a miniature artillery when ripe,
discharging their little batteries with a.
vigor that is quite comical-Exchange
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-31
WHEELER WRAPPED IN TWO FLAGS
Dead General Is Given Imposing Honors
at New York

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-An imposing
military parade passing across Brook
Ign bridge, brief services at st. Thomas
Episcopal church in Fifth avenue, and
an escort across the North river ferry to
Jersey City, where the body was placed
on train to be taken to Washington
for interment in the national cemetery at
Arlington, marked the funeral in this
city Sunday of Brighten. Joseph
Wheeler. The body was wrapped in the
flags under which he had served with al
most equal vigor and distinction-the
stars and bars and the stars and stripes.
Veterans of the southern and northern
armies mingled in paying tribute to Gen.
Wheeler with the younger veterans Of
the Cuban and Philippine campaigns of
1898 and 1899. The funeral took place
from the home of Gen. Wheeler's sister,
Mrs. Sterling Smith, in Brooklyn, where
Gen. Wheeler died on Thursday of pneu-
monia A riderless horse, with boots re-
versed in the stirrups and cavalry
sword dangling from the saddle, was led
lust behind the caisson.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-31
Swift & Company

Louis, st. Joseph, st. Paul and Fort
Worth. The same methods Of purchas-
Ing cattle, sheep and hogs prevail at
all cities. At Chicago which is the
largest market, there are about two
hundred and fifty buyers, representing
packers, local slaughterers in various
Cities and exporters. Of this number,
less than a score are employed by
Swift & Company.
The farmer ships his live stock to
Chicago, consigns them to a commits
sion firm at the Union Stock Yards,
who sees that they are unloaded and
put in pens. Then the buyers inspect
them, make their offers to the commits
sion dealer, who accepts or rejects as
his Judgment dictates. All buying must
the buyer must pay spot cash. If the
commission man has no satisfactory
offers, he can hold his stock over to
the next day. He gets bis commission
from the farmer, and naturally strives
to get the highest possible price for his
client.
Wholesale Distributing Houses.
A wholesale distributing house is q
giant refrigerator, but instead Of
shelves there are trolley rails, from
which are suspended hooks to hang the
carcasses. Some Of the houses cost as
build and equip. AS a rule they are Of
pressed brick, the insides being lined
floor, walls and ceiling-with highly
polished hardwood. The floors are COW
cred daily with fresh sawdust and all
are kept spotlessly clean. There are
| over three hundred Of these wholesale
houses In various cities Of the United
States, and the public is always well
come to visit them.
Packing Plants.
All the Swift & Company plants are
| located at the great live stock markets,
| in the heart Of the great agricultural
sections, where can be purchased the
finest grades of cattle, sheep and hogs.
We have seven packing plants, employ
| ing at each from two to eight thousand
persons.
The following gives the locations
and sizes Of the different plants.