The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-03-31
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The agent of the Pqssamaquoddy In
dians of Maine reports their number at
531, all farmers
Ex-Secretary Kirkwood, who has re-
tired from politics, is living at Iowa
City, where he owns bank
In leveling hill ineEast Los Angeles,
Cal, lately for the residence Of Baron
Roquiat, the workmen uncovered two
foot edge of gold-bearing quartz, assay
ing IS at the surface.
Some Indian arrow-heads were lately
shown ct the Societe d'Anthropologie
which were poisoned with curare over a
century ago, but still retained thei
deadly power. Small animals scratched
with them died in half IN hour.
George NJ. Palmer, Philadelphia
baker, mas buried six children and
married third wife within q year.
The bridegroom, his son, and q Journey
man baker were all sick the day of the
wedding; but Mr.. Palmer managed to
pull himself together sufficiently to 60
through with the ceremony.
The food OF Burmese peasants includes
almost all kinds of reptiles, the grub Of
a ball-rolling beetle, a kind of ant which
constructs nests of leaves in treetops
(eaten in curries), and hill rats. The
last named exist in such hordes that
their consumption is almost necessity
to prevent the rats from eating the
Burmese.
Charles NJ. OConnor. First-Lieuten-
ant of the Eighth Infantry, is the Poo
Bah of the United States army. He is
on duty at Fort Brown, Tex, where he
serves in the multifarious roles of Post
Adjutant, Post Treasurer, Post Range
Officer. Acting Signal Officer, Recruit
ing Officer, and Superintendent of the
Post Schools.
Mrs. Lily Macallister Laughton, Re
gent of the Mount Vernon Association,
IS asserted to have 1.-The smallest and
most perfectly formed foot in America "
She once gave one of her slippers to a
charitable fair, where it was rafhed for.
The lucky number was secured by
Bishop Potter's son Frank, who used
his prize as a watch-case.
a curious old coin was found near the
lime kiln on North Main street, Cham
bersburg, Pa. It has the inscription:
I'm commemoration of the extinction OF
Colonial slavery throughout the British
dominions in the reign of William ~"
The reverse side has the figure of q
slave with his shackles broken, and the
words: This is the Lords doing, 1884"
Mr.. Blaine, while addressing re-
union of Maine Legislators lately, de-
plored the change from annual to bien-
nial elections and sessions of the legisla-
lures, saying: People must govern
themselves, or somebody will soon gov
ern them, and there is no way to keep
popular government fresh, strong, and
effective like frequent and well-contested
elections.
Ne de Lesseps, who is about to leave
Paris for Panama, said in an interview
with the Gaulois concerning the 18th
mus Canal: u do not anticipate any
future obstacles. The period Of expert
ment is passed, and only that of execu-
ton remains. Every one of the con-
tractors will have his work finished the
S1st of December, 1888. l shall sail
through the canal that day.
George Upton was farmer in Madi-
son county, Kentucky, about twenty
years ago. He became financially IN
volved, and went to West Indies. He
secured control of small island of the
Bahama group which proved to be rich
in phosphates, from which he amassed
great wealth. He ruled automatically,
and no woman or intoxicating liquor
were permitted upon the island. The
ruler of this Ereless and prohibition
Eden is now on visit to his native
state, and is expected to take back with
him q bluegrass widow and 3 full sup
ply of Kentucky Bourbon.
The English hangman, Berry by
name, is a tall, respectable-looklng
man, with the appearance Of me-
chanic. He is a shoemaker by trade,
but does not work now, as the execu-
toner is well paid. He gets $50 a head,
or, when there are more than one, S5O
for the first, S25 for the second, and 80
for the third, with all expenses paid.
The first essential is nerve, and Berry
has nerve. Binns, who preceded him.
was a braggart, and liked publicity.
He would smoke his pipe outside halt
an hour before an execution, and drink,
and had an active tongue. Now the
executioner is obliged to sleep in jail
the night before a hanging. Calcratt,
who was famous for so many years. was
also shoemaker, and, like Berry, a
quiet, retiring man.
Mile. de Ia Rance, known to novel
readers as "Ouida," is described by one
who saw her on Florence drive for the
first time as appearing "very much
above the usual stature of women. Her
face was marked by nose decidedly
aquiline, and abundant yellow hair.
The figure was graceful and 1.-THE. But
such eyes! One moment they were a
topaz-brown, and in the next second
they were q misty-gray. The face
would have been pleasant though very
unusual one but for the eerie, uncanny
ewes. The lady is of spotless personal
character. Her mother is English; her
father was a French-Spaniard, with
good blood but bad morals. 'Ouida'
deTotes her life, outside her work, to her
DOGS and her mother, a pleasant-faced,
white-haired old lady, who always goes
to sleep in the warm, soft sunshine when
she drives out with her masterfu-loohng
daughter
Ex-Queen Isabella knows as little
about politics as about the value OF
money. 1t is said that when once IN
the days of her power she ordered one
of her ministers to send d poor professor