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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
Five Deaths From Heat.

Philadelphia heat records for the
year and for May 90 we're broken
Tuesday when the mercury register
ed 90 degrees. Five deaths we're re-
ported TO the coroner as being due
to the excessive heat
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31

What We need in this country is
some more judges like Justice Har-
Ian. Men who know the constitution.
and who are not afraid to stand up
for it. In the hands OF such judges
the liberties of the people are secure.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
c.ra-,I ro;1l;.o Gallons Of

Several million gallons Of beer, 1t
is said. has disappeared down the
troats OF Chicagoans during the eX-
cessive heat of the last several days.
This is nearly halt gallon daily ccot
every man, woman and child in the
c{41,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
Leg Torn OF in Belt

Caught in belt in the plant OF
re Adel Lumber company at Adel,
Ga, Willie Seay, aged IS, received
injuries from which be died. One leg
vas torn Of
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31

The pardon mill was kept quite
busy last week. Gov. Blease releas-
ed number Of convicts from the
relitentsary.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31

South Carolina leads in the census
showing, as her increase OF value
os the chief farm products.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31

ne AQueISOu OdlIs -ndlI OCAOAii
mates as fake Journalism the story
published in some of the South Caro-
lima papers that the employees Of the
Ware Shoals Mill had demanded a
holiday on the occasion of Governor
Blease's speech at that place and the
Orangeburg Times and Democrat ro-
fers to the story as a lie out Of the
whole cloth Other papers have had
similar comments. 1t will be we'll
to proceed a little more cautiously
in the matter of denouncirs story
published in reputable newspaper,
written by reputable newspaper
man. whose chief asset in his pro-
fession is his reputation for truth and
yeracity.
"As for the Daily Record. this
newspaper has no interest in the mat
ter. The story was not published in
this paper. But we are free to say
that we have since read letter
written by one of the most reliable
and most prominent business men CT
Columbia. confirming the tip which
he gave to the reporter who wrote
the story. This gentleman was the
reporters authority for the story. and
the gentleman himself received his
information personally from an Off
cial who was assuredly authorized to
e,o,1- for tho Ware Shoals Mil con1-
saa,. The story did not enlanate
from the Governor nor any OF his
t1iends.'
''ha News and Courier correspon-
dent was not concerned at all with
the possible effect Of the story sent
cut from here. It was recognized to
be naws item. That It is probably
not 70 the best interests Of the Ware
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13

feet high; he was probably q couple of feet
shorter-stood beside me.
He was dressed in a corduroy shooting suit,
and he carried double-barreled gun under
his arm. had no difficulty in recognizing
the keeper. and l knew that my fate hsd
found me.
What are you doing here?' he asked,
sayagely.
: | i mnmbled 3 some inanity about taking a
"Ail right, he replied; "I'r walk with
you, and we'll go to the castle, You can tell
the squire why you were prowling about his
preserves. ] know; SO you needn't tell me-"
l was really too frightened to speak, so l
walked in passive silence beside him and al
lowed him to do all the talking.
He had a great deal to say, and he said il
in very unpleasant way. He knew me at
once as one Of Doctor Wallis imps," and he
ticular ..
He considered ten years at hard labor
would be about the extent Of the punishment
meted out to me, in consideration of my
youth; and, for his own part, he thought
poaching should be made a hanging matter.
Suddenly he stood still, and pointing to the
grass in front of him, he said:
That is what you were looking for''
stared at the spot indicated, but sup
pose fear must have clouded my sight, for 1
saw nothing
He did not seem to believe in my dullness
ing up twig, he tossed it before him. With
a loud "whirr," a brooding partridge flew up
and darted away.
1t will be gathered by an intelligent reader
that / was tolerably earnest bird s-nester
when l say that, even in that moment of de-
spair, made some rapid mental observations
as to the bearings of the startled partridge's
homestead.
The keeper had said nothing about the
lgrebe's nest. Perhaps he did not know of
its existence. This was likely enough. The
grebes, like everything else at Chllington,
were preserved; but they were not, strictly
ornamental denizens Of the lake.
They might not, thought, have attracted
the keepers attention, and thinking SO cheer
ed me little, though 1 cannot now see ex-
actly why.
We skirted the shore of the lake until we
came to fiatbottomed boat, with two oars
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13

in it. The keeper laid his gun beside the
oars, and then, putting his broad shoulder
against the bow Of the boat, which was h,gh
toward as sss push stern
Bending to his work, he was not looking az
me now, and it flashed upon me that this
va, was the best opportunity to escape that was
/ did not stand upon the order of my 60
ing. just went at once; and when the man
had got the boat fairly ahoat and looked
around, was hundred yards away,
He came after me as greyhound chases
a. hare. ! was one Of the fastest runners IN
the school,; but the feetest foot, perhaps, IN
the county was behind me, and the race was
too uneven to last long. Besides, ran
blindly into swamp, and, sinking ankle deep
in the soft earth, fell.
He tumbled over me, and held me down
choked me. while he recovered his breath:
Then he lifted me out Of the swamp, bruised
and sore and muddy, and carried me back
to the boat.
"but I'll stop your running for a while"
Taking a piece of whip-cord from his pock.
ct, he lashed my ankles so firmly together
that the ligature hurt me. Then he tosse9
me on the bottom of the boat as though
oars, he rowed across the lake. At the
other side, he unfastened my bonds, and
made me march before him through the wood
to the keepers lodge, where he was atfec-
tionately welcomed by a couple of huge dogs
as grim in aspect as their master.
The lodge was a littlc one-story cabin, con-
sisting of two small rooms, so closely con-
nected that while the dogs under stern or
ders, vigIlantly watched me in one apartment,
I anxiously watched the keeper in the other.
/ saw, with dismay, that he was cembing
his hair and beard, and brushing the swamp
stains from his clothes; for his actions al.
forded pretty CONCLUSIVE evidence that he had
made no idle threat. but was going to take
me before the squire.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13

day the old man was asked why he was 50
very good to the child of the undutiful son
who beat him so cruelty. "'Sh!" said the old
man. "Pm spelling him, so that he'll beat
his father when he grows up" Another
story is of miser who had three sons-in:
law; one was tailor. another a jeweler and
the third a spendthrift, who did nothing at
all: One day the miser called the third SON.
in-law and said to him; "See here! Your
two brothers-iD-aw are thrifty men and are
gradually adding to the family fortune; the
tailor by taking little of his customers $
cloth now and then-bless you, they. don't
know itl-and the jeweler by-well, by de-
basing the jewelry just a little, don't YOU
see? But YOU" exclaimed the miser, "what
do you do?" Father: :in-aw," said the ne'er.
do-well, "you say well. Give me a crowbar;
will go out and, watching my chance, I
will break in merchants doors, open their
ttlls and bring you back thousands Of pieces
OF silver where my brothers-in.law bring you
ed the miser in terrible anger. Can it be
possible that you would actually be thief"
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13

AS soon as his toilet was completed, We
started again, this time going away from the
water. But We had not proceeded very far
when his pace moderated, and at last he
stopped altogether before a majestic horse
chestnut tree, with a hole in it.
suppose" he said, with some embarrass-
ment, me that you would give half crown to
get out OF this scrnpew
lhls certainly sounded encouraging. and
remembered, with wild regret, that three half
Pence was all the money l had in my pocket.
told him SO.
,"Show them to me-" he said.
. lie tested each coin separately by Tipping
1t INTO the air with his thumb and forefnger,
and then he deposited them all in his empty
tobacco box, to remind him, l suppose, when
they ratified. that the box required filling:
he said:
IF you will promise to leave half crown
and half pound of tobacco in the hole in
tn that tree, SO that shall find them there next
don't find them III 20 to the school and take
you away. and the doctor himself shan't save
l believed him implicitly. suppose there
himself to the village to procure the tobacco,
ana did not care to tempt him to reconsider
his infamous proposition by pointing out that
l might have trouble in buying it. Uncon-
ditionally accepted his terms, and he set
me free
I made my way back to the lake, and ran
around it until was opposite the grebe's
nest. l remembered that the keeper was now
at the other side of the water. The oppor.
tunity was net to be lost, so, undressing my
self rapidly, ! swan through the reeds. The
nest looked like a great heap of tangled water
weeds as it rose and fell with the undulations
Of the lake.
Two pearlcolored eggs, as large as those of
a goose, were concealed under a mass of rub
bish, for the birds were absent, and, after
the manner OF their kind. they had covered
their eggs.
They returned, however, and fought fierce
ly for their property l beat them of. and
took the whole setting, because it was so
small, and had cost me so much labor and
suffering; and, besides, what was the use of
playing upon the birds possible ignorance of
arithmetic when they had seen me robbing
them?
Then, flushed with victory, l got into nv
clothes, and, retracing my steps little, I
despoilcd the partrdge's nest that the keeper
had pointed out to me.
1 could not procure the tobacco. so | left
five shillings in the hole in the tree. The
keeper may have thought the extra half.
crown was fair equivalent for the weed, for
he never came to the school to arrest me
But perhaps he would not have ventured To do
that under any circumstances.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13
The Chinese Book of LAUGHTER"

Fl HE Chinese have large volume call
ed "The Book of Laughter" which
u contains a selection of anecdotes and
jests current in the middle King
DOM" Many of these jokes possess even in
translation peculiarly dry. humor and some
OF them prove that anecdotes well known
elsewhere are also classic in China. There is,
for instance, the very familiar story of the
nervous man who lived between the two
blacksmiths-only in this Chinese version one
Of the men is coppersmith. The nervous
man tries to induce the two noisy artisans
to move and one day they announce that
they have made arrangements to do SO. Over
joyed, the man treats them to magnificent
dinner and after they have partaken Of it
the blacksmith informs him that he is going
to move into the coppersmith's shop and the
coppersmith into his. Less familiar is the
story of worthy old man who was unmerci-
fully beaten at regular intervals by his un-
dutiful son. This cruel treatment did not
prevent the old man from lavshing caresses
on his little grandson, bringing him many
presents and indulgng all his caprices. One
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13
copYRroHr BY JAMES ELvERsoS

@ MEXICAN school boys who are ad-
ia dcted to bird-nesting (actuated, OF
IAI course, by purely scientific princi.
HX ples), are perhaps hardly thankful
@ enough for the great blessing they
enioy in being able to search for
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-05-12
County Property Sold for Taxes

A number of lots in Whitman
county towns were sold for taxes by
County Treasurer Duncan at Colfax
last Saturday. j. e. Nessly, of this
city, bought lots 4, 5, 6, and Z, in
block 8, Lawrence & Holbrook's add
dition to Pullman. at 1915 each.
Lots 6, Z and 8, blk 2, west of e
street, Breeding's addition to Pa
louise, sold to Charles Bucher for 50
each. Mr.. Butcher also bought for
"a each, lot 1, block 1, and all of
block d, Agricultural College addi-
ton to Pullman.
f. b. Cottrell of Colfax bought lot
3, blk I, Smiths addition to Palouse,
for $3.50; and lots A, 8, and %,
block 7, Mount View addition to Pull
man, for 1925 each.
A number of lots in ColfaX will be
sold to the highest bidder to satisfy
delinquent taxes Saturday morning,
beginning at 9 o'clock.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-05-12
LACROSSE EDITOR
BEFRIENDED EMIGRANTS
w. II. Conyard, Editor Lacrosse Clip.
er, Befriends Homeseekers and
His Act of Kindness Is Not
Forgotten.

The following article concerning
w. f. Conyard. editor of the LaCros-
SO Clipper, was published in We'd
nesday's okesman-Reyiew
w. F. Conyard, publisher of the
Lacrosse (Wash.) Clipper, one of
the pioneers in the eastern part of
the state, is in Spokane visiting with
w. s. Yearsley of Ham, Yearsley &
Ryrie. Mr.. Conyard was recently re-
membered by colony of Scandinay-
ians who came to Lacrosse penniless
four years ago and have emerged
now with creditable amount of per
sonal and real property, the result
of little lift" given by Mr.. Con-
yard and their steady application to
working the fertile fields in and
around Lacrosse.
This colony of so emigrants arriy-
ed at Lacrosse from Tronjem, Selbo.
Norway, April 10, 1907. They were
almost worn out with the steerage
passage across the water and the
long, tedious travel overland. Sey-
eral of the number died en- route.
They were penniless when they arriy-
ed in Lacrosse and were unable to
speak word of the English langu-
age.
Mr. Conyard took up a subscrip-
ton among the business men of La
Crosse and soon had a purse large
enough to care for the emigrants for
a time until they conld find land To
settle on or find work. They were
fed and within few days were find.
ing places to settle.
Four years later, April Is, 1911
the same entire crowd drove to La.
Crosse, and with enough product,
from the farms they now owned, il
nearly every instance. to feed severa
hundred people. The now well-fxeC
colony swooped down upon the pub
Usher and tried to recompense hin
for the interest he had shown in thei
welfare four years ago by presentin,
him with a 500 purse. The purs
was presented by one of the leaders
Mike n. Johnson, of Hay. To add t.
their tokens of appreciation the visi
tors handed in a mum Der of cash sub
scriptions TO his paper. Many sen
the paper back to the old country
These foreigners. who were pen
niless and destitute four years ago
are now prosperous" said Mr. Con
yard yesterday. "and they have valu
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-05-12
Letter from G. IL. Goetz.

The Herald has this week received
an interesting letter from c. H..
GoetZ, formerly instructor in for
estry at the college. Mr.. Goetz is in
structor in forestry at the Ohio State
University and had the following to
say concerning his work at the insti-
tuition:
Il have been teaching the upper
classmen in forestry at the Ohio
State University for the last year
and my work has been very pleasant
and profitable along every line.
Il shall have full charge of the
work here next year, as my senior
prof, Professor w. r. Lazenby, is
going to have his sabbath year next
year and is going to spend it in
travelling in South America and Eu-
rope.
Il shall have an assistant, as we
have 70 or more forestry students
here and expect a number more next
year.
I'VE have planted large nursery
with trees this spring and have an
arboretum of IA acres.
This summer | shall be engaged
in the work of surveying for the
United States forest service in Mon
tana.
My best regards to all my friends
in Pullman and here's wishing Pull
man and the Pullman Herald all
kinds of success.
Very truly yours,
&C. H. GOETZ,
1905 Neil Ave"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-05-12
Former Member of W. S. G.. Faculty
Honored.

At the recent founding of a chap
ter of the honorary fraternity of
Phi Beta Kappa at the University of
Indiana, Mrs. Kruegel former
graduate of that institution and for
a number of years head of the depart
ment of Latin at W. S. c., was cleo
ted to membership Mrs. Kruegel is
to be very heartily congratulated, as
membership in this fraternity is
based upon high scholarship, and is
one of the greatest honors that can
be conferred in the academic world.
The other mem bers of the fraternity
in Pullman are DR.. Cav, of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania; Mr.. L. w,
Elder, of the University of Michi-
gan; and the Rev. Mr.. Harrison, of
Harvard.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-05-12
MAYBE THEY WILL
MAYBE THEY WON'T!
"Hasbeens" Claim They Can Come
Back and Win from Firemen
Firemen Predict They win Co
the Route of Jim" Jeffries.

If the dreams of the "Hasbeens'
are realized the baseball team repre-
senting the Pullman fire departm ent
will have a kink put in its career as
a winning baseball aggregation at
the city ball ground Sunday after
noon. The 'Hasbeens" (for the
benefit Of the unsuspecting public) is
bunch of heretofore baseball stars
(and others who shone with lesser
magnitude), who have taken it upon
themselves to aYengo the printer
barber combination for the awful
drubbing they received at the hands
of the property protectors some
three weeks ago
The firemen say that the Has
beens'' can not come back" and
that they will be in the same posi-
ticn as Jim" Jeffries after the nine
inning affair next Sunday, the only
difference being that their Golfers
Will probably not be swelled to the
extent Of those of the former white
hope
At any event, the game will be a
long one, and, as the price of admis-
sion will be only 15 cents, the public
can't get stung very bad. The Has
beens' will donate their share of the
gate receipts to the Boosters,
while the firemen will devote their
portion to the purchase OF fire fight
ing paraphernalia. The game will
be called at 2:30 sharp.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-05-12
Roberts Is Held Legally Eligible

w. j. Roberts, recently appointed
state highway commissioner by Gov.
Hay, can quality for the position,
although he has been living at Med
ford, Ore, for some time w. V.
Tanner, attorney general in a for
NAL opinion given to Governor Hay,
holds that within the meaning of
the state constitution the state high
way commissi oner is not a state of
ficer. He is not mentioned in the
constitution and therefore does not
have to be an elector of the state.
1t is also believed by the attorney
general, although no formal opinion
has been given, that the increase of
salary from $500 to $4,000 a year
can be paid to Mr.. Roberts.
The bill passed by the legislature
authorizing it was signed by Gov.
Hay on March 10. The term of Fl.
L. Bowlby expired on March 10. In
asmuch as March IL came on Sun
day the bill is held to have been
signed on the day the term expired,
SO there is not much question but
that the increase goes into effect.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-05-12
Death of Mrs. l.. +. Eccles

Mrs. Mary Eccles, wife of L. f. Ec-
cles, died at the family home, half
mile north of Pullman Friday even
ing of leakage of the heart. Deceas-
ed came to Pullman from Adams
county six years ago, and had been in
ill-health for number of years,
Besides a husband she leaves two sis
ters and three children, the children
being Grace, George and Landon.
Funeral services were held from
the Christian church, of which de-
ceased was a member, Sunday after
noon at o'clock, the sermon being
preached by Rev. Mailey.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-05-12
THE TARIFF QUESTION
WILL BE THRESHED OUT
Oregon Agricultural College Will DE.
bate Washington State College
on Protective Tariff.

On Saturday night, May 13, the
Agricultural College of Oregon will
send debating team to meet the
State College team in this city.
Oregon will uphold the afirma-
tive side OF the question, Resolved,
That a Gradual Abandonment of the
Protective Tariff Would Be to the
Best Interests of the U. S." The
Pulman team, composed of j. l..
Philips, John Meyer, and Clyde
Peterson, will support the negative.
On the same evening a similar de-
bate will be held at Corvallis and the
team sent from w. S. C. will uphold
the Affirmative of the above question
and the representatives are Everett
Jinnett, Arthur Stewart and R. H.
Gaines.
The question that is to be dis
cussed is one that carries with it a
great amount of interest. In brief
the real points at issue are simply
these: Aftirmative-Evils of a pro-
tective tariff. Negative-The adj
Vantages of protected tariff. This
question has been before the voters
OF the state for considerable length
OF time and this debate promises to
De one that is worthy of attention,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-05-12
Russian symphony Orchestra

Some of the greatest compositions
of the greatest Russian orchestral
composers will be heard in this city
on the afternoon of May 9th at the
college when the Russian symphony
Orchestra of New York is heard in
this city at the single concert which
it will present during the coming
season. The appearance here of so
celebrated a symphony orchestra as
this one, which is loked upon by en-
inent judges as one of the first few
in the country, means a treat for low
ers of good music. Not only will the
fine Russian works be heard but a
comprehensive array of the best
standard orchestral music among
which will be excerpts from Richard
Strauss celebrated opera Salome. "
The programs which Conductor
Altschuler has arranged for the sec
ond transcontinental tour range from
the classics to the moderns.
Mr.. Altschuler is widely known as
a program maker of exceptional skill.
He knows how to select the numbers
which have the elements of popular
appeal and at the same time make
very good music. He knows also
how so arrange and group his num-
bers in manner permitting them to
appear to the best possible advan-
tage. An Altschuler program is GER
tain always to be virtually a perfect
program.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-05-12
College Graduate Gets Good Position

E. r. Pickrell a graduate from
the mining department of the college
and well known in Pullman, has
been appointed metallurgical chem
list and assayer of the United States
customs office in New York. Pick
rell, who is at present assistant Uni
ted States assayer at Kansas City,
was recommended for the position by
Congressman LaFollette. of this city.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-05-12
Bankers Association Offers Prizes

The Washington Bankers Associa-
ton has offered three prizes of $25
each, for the best essay On "A Cen
trail Bank as a Factor in a Financial
Crisis"
One prize is open to competition
by w. S. c. students. one to the IT,
of w. students and one to Whitman
College students. All essays are to
be signed by fictitious names and
sent to P. c. Kaufman of Tacoma,
secretary of the association, together
with a sealed envelope containing the
real and fictitious name of the
writer. The essays submitted from
w S. G, will be judged by J. Oscar
Adams, superintendent of schools at
Ritzville, II. A. Ellis, superintendent
of the Pullman schools, and e. S.
Burgan. president of the First Ma
tional Bank of Pullman. DR.. Vogt.
professor of economic science. has
the matter in charge at w. S. C.
The essays will be sumbitted during
the present month.