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Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-05-05

ahoat, until California has become one
Of the largest poultry producing
states Of the country. and San Fran
cisco and the Pacific Coast are being
supplied with ths finest quality OF
fresh-laid eggs and poultry of all Kinds
produced at home-a supply which
formerly came from east OF h Rocky
Mountains.
We note this for the benefit of the
states lying south of the above men
toned line. If the people in these
districts, Individually, locally and ma
tionally. would take hold of the up
building of the poultry interest, of the
growing Of all kinds Of land and water
fowl for market and the producing or
d. fresh-laid eggs in winter, it would not
be many years before the fields OF the
South would bloom again as In the
olden days when cotton was king. II
when the planter of these districts
rolled in wealth enjoying the diStin-
guished attitude Of being enyled by
all mankind.
The modns operandi to be pursued
in connection with the poultry in
dustry is extremely simple, and the
only wonder is that it is not more
EtutIdlly Idliltu oA1 "lt'S'A1f
however. to need the energetic work
OF one or two men in each community
to demonstrate to the surrounding
farmers the advantage and profit in
EMPLOYING up-to-date methods. The
harvard flock can within a short
time and at a very small expense, be
bred up from an average of 90 or IS
eggs a year to a production of 125 or
1En a,,,e t,ar hon constituting tho diff
ference between a loss and a hand
some profit from the flock. All it ia
necessary to do is to decide upon some
suitable breed OF fowl and infuse new
blood into the flock each year by the i'm.
portation of a reasonably well-bred cock.
BY this means not only can egg produce
ton be increased but, if a general purpose
breed is selected, a great average In
crease in the weight OF the OWL Will
be absolutely assured.
In connection with this, nothing
could be more profitable to handle
tlnn the growing of fruits and market
stuff throughout the entire South.
Two other features of great value
might easily be added; that Is, Guilt
waiting squads for market and keep
Ing bees for the production of honey
and beeS-wax. In the local market,
hees-wax sells now for almost 40
cents a pound. In the southern or
warmer climates where winter feeding
would not be OF long duration, the
cultivation of bees for bees-wax alone
would become a profitable vocation,
even If the extracted 4oney were dis
tributed among the neighborS as a
%gratuitous compliment from the grow
ers of the bees. But the bees must
be compelled to build their own
honey-combs, to facilitate which. as
we'll as to have a larger product of
bees-wax, the boxes for receiving the
honey should be SO constructed as to
influence the formation OF a large
amount OF h~oney-comb or bees-wax in
preference to honey.
If these matters were earnestly
taken hold Of by the agricultural de-
partments In every Southern State
and pushed as they should be. with q
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-05-05
The TeIcDhone on The Farm.

He sits by his hearth and sells his
cotton when it reaches IL cents be-
cause his samples are stored in the
town, ever though his cotton Is at
that time under the cow-lot shed. He
learns when he comes from the field
at noontide, that the carload of seed
potatoes ordered by him and his
neighbors has arrived and he goes to
town Immediately for his w share,
and by phone agreement, hauls home
the portion belonging to two %neighbors
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-05-05
POULTRY BUILDING SUITABLE FOR SOUTHERN MATE

was a gathering of representative
business men from the South look
ing for national aid to the upbuild-
ign Of the localities from which they
came. Nothing should be more loudly
a~pplauded and approved by the people
of this country than government aid
properly applied throughout the South
ern States; but this aid should be SO
applied as to make the people more
Industrious and to add to their wealth
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-05-05
The Reason.

Nah ole woman's idea OBJ economy
am in payin' ten cents wurf OBJ cab.
faih TO- de sake OBJ buyin' a dollars
OF stun TO- ninety-eight cents,
what she doan't want pohoW,
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-05-05

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Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-05-05
Uncle AIec's Reflections.

Doan nebber try to comfo'ht er man
by tellin' i'm his trouble might be
wus. 1t tickles his pride ter feel dat
he's beatin' de record, chen when it
come t bein' mizzable.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-05-05

Henry Labouchere has spent one
million dollars in defending suits for
libel brought against him as editor or
the London Truth.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-05-05

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powder and all that is required is cold water
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Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-05-05

High-born Siamese walk with the
elbow joint turned inward n the
thumbs turned out.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-05-05

in pens with three male birds and the
percentage of fertile eggs observed for
nine days after mating. This in
creased regularly from o ON the day
of mating to 95 per cent. on the eighth
day after mating. The fertility of the
eggs was apparently not materially af-
fected until the twelfth day after re-
moving the ROSTERS. This point was
also studied at the Ontario Agricul-
tural College and Experimental Farm.
The hens We're separated from the
male and the eggs laid each day We're
placed In an incubator and tested with
respect to their fertility. OF the eggs
laid during the first four days after the
male was removed, 20 per cent. were
fertile; of those laid on the fifth day,
81 per cent; on the sixth, 60 per cent. /;
eighth, IL per cent; on the ninth, 2
per cent. and on the tenth, all were
infertile. E's 80 ~
The influence of the male on the
total number of eggs produced was
also tested with two lots. Lot l con-
sisted of 5 pullets, 5 hens, and l cock;
lot 2, of 5 hens and 5 pullets of the
same varieties as lot 1. Both pens
were fed and cared for in the same
way. , Lot l laid $50 eggs and lot 2,
972 eggs. 1t may thus be seen that
there was but very little difference in
the number of eggs aid by the two
peus.,
Ideal Conditions for Fertility.
The various observations made at
different stations, while not entirely
conclusive, seem to indicate that, in
order to secure fertile eggs which will
hatch, it is considered desirable for
the laying stock not to be kept in very
warm quarters or overfed; the males
must be kept with the hens contin-
uously and only eggs used which have
been produced after the male has been
with the hens several days. The most
desirable fowls whose eggs are to be
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-05-05

a study of the effect OF the presence
| If the male bird on egg fertility. Forty
| Leghorn hens which had previously
been kept without males were placed
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-05-05

There are 100000 horses and $500
licensed automobiles in the State or
New York.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-05-05
PAINT WITHOUT OIL.

Remarkable Discovery That Cuts Down
the Cost of Paint SeVenty-Rve Per Cent?
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-24
The Cruel Plant.

A Canadian climber. the Physianthus
slbens, has received the name Of cruel
plant" from It's i'll treatment Q? butter
flies. It flowers n the month Of Au-
gust. and the butterflies. attracted By
the perfume. hove. around It IN large
numbers and push their trunks into the
eora1las 70 sip the honey. pair OF
sensitve vegetable pinchers n the
heart Of the fowe. grips the delicate
proboscis, and Il spite Of struggles to
get free the butterfly hangs suspended
until it dies. Apparently the plant has
nothing to gain by the death Of the In
sect, as It Is not carnivorous. like the
Venus fly trap. In tact Il the butter
fy were allowed to come and go 1t
would tend to foster the species By as
sisting cross fertilization. It appears,
however, that the "cruel plant" came
originally fcom Brazil, wheoe me but
terftes are much stronger and extrt-
cate their suckers from the trap. We
may ado that another Canadian plant,
the Cnicus discolor, Is charged with
cruelty. The flower bag gland which
secretes viscous liquid capable Of
lining insects which are fond Of it.
Moreover, they seem to be stupefed
and poisoned BY it, sad 10 reason can
as yet be assigned 70, the deadly con-
sequence.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-24
Women In Venice,

In Venice, says the Ladies' Realm,
the women of the lower classes accept
tributes to their beauty from perfect
strangers as a matter Of course. It is
considered not only proper, but polite,
to compliment passing maiden on the
charm of her beautiful eyes or COM
plexion. II one treads on the skirt Of
pretty woman, one has only to say,
Pardon, beautiful girl" to receive the
most dazzling smile and bow in return
for the awkwardness At cafes fire.
quented by the people 1t is the custom
for walters to say when placing 4
chair for one of the women, Take this
seat, beautiful blond" or, sit here,
lovely brunette" as the case may be.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-24
Three Tomns at Westminster.

In the east walk Of the cloisters at
Yves minister abbey there are three
most interesting graves-those of
Thomas Betterton and his wife, better
known as Bess Saunderson, and the
ever fascinating Mrs. Braccgirdle. Of
all the people who lie within these hal
lowed walls it may safely be said that
Betterton has the best claim Of all to
this privilege. No small measure Of
praise must be accorded to this gifted
actor for the fact that he almost more
than any one else was responsible for
the resuscitation Of the English drama
after the stern regime Of the Purltens.
Mrs. Brucegirdle was either adopted by
Betterton or placed under his care, and
she very soon took all hearts in Lon
don by storm. She achieved her great
est success in acting in Congreve's
plays. Her artistic career, however,
was a comparatively short one. for
Mrs. Bracegirdle retired from the
stage in dudgeon when Anne Oldfeld
first became her dangerous rival. She
lived on in honorable retirement and
beloved By ali, high and low, far and
near, until the year l74S, when she was
buried here beside her old friends the
ettertcns.-London Mail
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-24
A Colossal Harp.

The largest harp ever made, so Ear
as is known, was that invented and
constructed by II. Veritan. provost OF
Burkli, near Basel. It was known IS
the gigantic meteorological -Eolian
harp. 1t was $50 feet tn length and
was erected in the garden Of its invent
or in 17S7. This harp consisted Of ff-
teen iron wires, 800 feet In length.
stretched between two poles. The wires
were from two TO three inches apart,
the largest being one-sixrh Of an inch
in thickness and the smallest one
twelfth Of an inch. They were placed
in the direction Of north and south and
inclined in such a manner as to form
an angle Of from twenty to thirty Ge:
grees with the horizon. being stretched
by means Of rollers properly disposed
for the purpose. Whenever the wealth
er changed the wires sounded with
such loudness that it was impossible to
60 on with a concert in the house. The
sound sometimes represented the hiss
ing noise of water in rapid ebulltton,
sometimes that Of harmonicoQ and
sometimes that Of distant chimes or an
organ
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-24
Happenings in the Sandy Grove Section.
Editor The Manning Times

Editor The Manning Times
Mr.. John Ham and family, Of
Lamar, have moved on the place
of Mr.. S. ". GoWdy. We are
very glad to have them IN our
community.
Mr.. W. D. McFaddin spent
last Friday in Manning.
The McFaddin School has
twenty nine pupils enrolled now;
if our school keeps on lncreas.
inc we will have to enlarge our
school house. We hope to have
patent desks put in before long.
Mr.. j. W. McFaddin and wife
are spending a few days at Sar-
dinia, S. c.
We are very glad to hear our
friend, Mr.. George Workman, IS
out after being so very i'll.
Miss Rosa McFaddin has been
spending a while with her sister,
Mrs. Fullmore, of Salem, S. c.
Mr.. G. T. Worsham spent Sat
urday in Manning.
Mr.. John Ham made a flying
trip to Timmonsvilie Saturday.
Mrs. J. P. Langston IS getting
along nicely now. She has been
under treatment at St. Francis
Xavier Hospital, Charleston.
We are having very warm
weather row. It looks as if we
are going to have some rain.
Mr.. Ed Adams and sister,
from Hebron paid US a short
visit Saturday evening.
Nh. J. F. McFaddin, of King
stree, spent last week at his old
home. JIMMIE.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-24
Wordsworthss HJoke.n

A rare old book, called 'The Livine
Authors Of England" published II
1849, commences with a study O,
Wordsworth, in which is recorded what
Is said to be the only joke the poet eve,
made. At friends house after din
ner, 1t appears, the conversation turned
upon wit and humor. Thomas Moore
who was present, told some anecdotes
Of Sheridan, whereupon Wordsworth
observed that he did not consider him
self a witty poet. Indeed" he said,
u do not think was ever witty but
once In my life"
Being pressed to tell the company
what this special drollery was, the
poet said, with some hesitation: well,
I will tell you. 1 was standing some
time ago at the. entrance Of my cot
tage at Rydal Mount when a man ac-
costed me with the question, Pray,
sir, have you seen my wife pass by?'
'whereupon l: answered, why, my good
friend, / didn't know till this moment
that you had a wifev"
The company stared and upon realiz-
Ing that this was all there was to the
poets joke. burst into a roar. Of. laugh
ter, which Wordswortt sn1fl!ngly ac-
cepted as genuine compliment tc the
brilliancy Of his wallpapers Weekc
".
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-24
The Ffrzt Hats.

Discoursins on the subject Of hats an
antiquary expressed the opinion that
the hat was first used quite as much
for decoration as for protection. The
ancestor Of all hats be considers to
have been the fillet, or band, around the
hair worn by the ancient Greeks,
among others. Probably the first hint
gained by men regarding head orna-
ments was through observing the
crests, plunes and a1tlers Of various
birds and beasts. The eastern races,
with their fondness FOR ceremony and
display, afford the most notable In
stances Of the use Of hats as signs Of
rank and authority. Thus IN Bud
6hist countries the gods are represent
ed as wearing elaborate forms Of head
gear. IN Korea the fashion attatns- its
height, 20 fewer than fifty kinds Of
hats being worn by the natives as fc6t-
cations OF their socla! position. :.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-24
THE GARDEN OF EDEN.
CeyIon's Tradition About Adam and
Ewes First Eabitation.

CeyIon's Tradition About Adam and
Ewes First Eabttation.
Ceylon, in local tradition, was the
garden OF Eden, and you will be
shown Adams peak to prove It, and
Adams bridge, the chain Of rocks and
islets which the maps show stretching
across from Ceylon. to the coast OF In
dia. Eve, OF Heba, as the-eestern sto-
" calls her, was well satisfied with
her lot in the garden Of Ceylon, but
Atami, manlike, showed disposition
to rove, or, as we might now sey, emil
crate. One day while wandering OF
the west coast he met strange man,
who in the course Of conversation held
before him q fascinating panorama Of
the lovely country across the waters
gardens and rich orchards, valleys
teeming with birds and gaZelles and
all the rest. Atami had seen nothing
like it in Ceylou- He had always been
trying to coax Heba into emigration
without success, but now his mind was
made. up, and ne went home to the
shades Of Adams peak and ordered
her peremptorily to PACK up and make
ready for; a, start: sHeba pleaded III
vain, but Atami was persistent and
led the way across adams bridge
to India. where he found, to his dis
may, dreary and forbidding wilder
less. The panorama man It will be
readily guessed who he was) had de-
ceived Atami, and the disappointed
wanderer fell into despair Then it
was that the angel messenger came
and. gave the dsobe1ienl Iat2mi orders
to go on into the desert and wild places
and suffer the punishment !nat was
his due. Arami's nobility Of spirit
showed itself here, for he begged the
angel to intercede that his own pun
ishment might be doubled. and Heba
permitted to return. to the garden Of
Eden and pc given a fresh mate and
a fresh start You VIII tie apt to think
that this ehNalric .exa aa5ple Of sallan-
try set-by:zthe heroic: :,Afami has not
been generally .emulated by his de-
scendants in. that corner of the world
when you, see a. native walking along
enjoying a smoke OF q chew Of bhang
while his wife Struggles wearily be-
hind, with the family load on her deli
csta hoo6t
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-24
HOW BIRDS SOAR.
Yhe KITE Master of the Art {
Soaring.


Soaring.
In the summer Of 1872 I was visit
ing on the Warm Springs reservation
in eastern Oregon" says q writer.
The residences Of the government en-
pIoyees were in deep valley between
table lands through which the water
courses hud cut deep canyons. climb
ed up on one Of these tables, the edge
of which was ID most places perpen-
dicular for ten, twenty and more feet,
and rs I stood there in strong breeze
blowing against the face Of the slope
q small hawk came gliding along eight
or ten feet above the edge and follow
ing the course of the edge, and he kept
on until he was little more than rod
away from me- BE seemed to be max
ing no effort except little balancing
and turning In order to steer himself
The explanation seemed to me very.
simple. Just there at the edge there
was a strong, sharply ascending cur
rent which enabled him to use wind
and gravity against each other.
"In the autumn Of that year I went
to Fuchau, China, and there found
the city frequented by saspecies Of
large bird which we call Ate. It
seems to be half hawk, half buzzard,
IN its build and habits. It's fight is
heavy and awkward, its wings being
too big for its pectoral muscles, and
their tips are not pointed like hawks,
but broad and square across. But 1t
is master Of the art Of soaring.
There are IN Fuchau two hills which
lie square across the path Of the after
noon sea breeze. Here toward the
close Of 9 breezy autumn afternoon a
dozen or a score ofEhese kites will
resort and have a genuine coastiug
game.
These hillsides are quite steep, and
Of course there results strong, sharp
upward current at the top. The kites
come to the top and, starting from the
eddy in the lee of the top, glide out
Into the uprushing current, wings ball
ancing up and down and head and tail
turning and twisting till they are in
the heart Of the upward current, and
then they turn broadside to it and are
borne upward and. backward seventy:
eys or a hundred feet. Then they de-,
scend again into the eddy and again
steer themselves out Into theaprushing
current. Throughout 1t:all there Is very
little tapping Of the wings."-Chicago
News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-24
Working horn.

It Is often the case that amateurs
would like to make some use Of hand
some horns, but from the rigid and ot-
stinate nature Of the material are un-
able to do So a simple process care
fully followed out would enable any
one to make beautiful and useful arti-
cles. The inner part Of the horn IS
scraped out, then it IS thrown into wa
ter and boiled for an hour or go, when
it becomes soft. It is then held in the
fame Of q wood or coal fire, being con-
stantly turned. 1t should be kept in the
fire for some time, care being taken
that 1t does not burn. and is frequently
moistened by being dipped in boiling
water. The heat and steam will soften
it to about the condition Of molten lead.
It Is therefore very soft and can be
split lengthWse by strong knife and
pinchers. 1t can then be cut into thin
layers by separating the sheets Of
which it is composed. By being press
ed between dies it can be made to take
almost any form. When the article is
complete It can be scraped smooth,
then given high polish.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-24
When Lincoln Had Few Friends.

In 1864 Lincoln was Of all men the
least commended by the Republicans
in congress. On one occasion an editor
visiting Washington asked Senator
Thaddeus Stevens to introduce him to
some members Of congress who were
favorable tc Lincoln's reelection. Ste
yens led him to the desk Of Mr.. Ar
mold oe Illinois. There" said he. is
the only Lincoln member Of congress
that know" Stevens himself regard
ed LincolD es Incompetent and weak.
Henry Wilson (afterward vice bresi.
dent) spoke Of him as politically fall
ure. Greeley had low opinion Of his
ability. His personal friends, such as
Washburn, Raymond and Thurlow
Weed, believed bis reelection an i'm
possibility. Even Lincoln himself at
one time doubted it-H. T. Peck in
BoOkDan.