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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12
a Breathing Cave.

In the range of mountains in the
western portion Of North Carolina
known as the "Fork Range" a most
singular phenomenon exists IL is the
Breathing Cave In the summer
months current OF air comes from it
so strongly that 3 person cannot walk
against it. while in winter the rush OF
air inward is just as great. The cool
air from the cave in summer is felt
sometimes for miles in dire It line
from the mouth Of the cave. at times
a most unpleasant odor is emitted upon
the current from animals sucked in
and killed by coming in violent con-
tact with the walls. Tie loss of cattle
and other stock N that section during
the winter months is always great and
is accounted for it in this way: They
range too near the month of the cave
and the current carries them in. At
times when the change from inkala-
tion to exhalation begins the air is fill
ed with hairs of the various animals.
Not jnfreque:.tly small dry bones have
been carried for over a mile from the
mauth of the cave, as though shot from
az air-gun. The air has been known
to change quite suddenly during ex-
halation from cold to quite hot, accom-
panied by terrific roaring and gurg-
ling sound Many scientific mon have
visited the place, but tie phenomenon
still remains unexplained. The presi-
deaf Of that section fear 3 volcanic
eruption.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12
The Mississippi College.

Cal Bowen, of Pickens, a member
of the board of trustees of the Clemson
Agricultural College ofSouth Carolina.
has just returned from Starkville, and
says that there are know at the Missis-
sippi Agricultural College 25O students.
From what be saw Of the institution
and from his conversation with Presi-
dent Lee, he was convince that there
was no doubt OF the college being a
success. Il had bsen seriously ham
pcred in the past by opposition in the
State and its operations ha: in late
years been piavhed By small appro-
priations Last year, however, the
appropriation had been liberal enough
to ru: the college On better footing
tina ever before. Another serious
draw ,;ck had been destruction by fire
Of a number of the college buildings a
yesrago. The barns and stables were
burned, which had recessitated the
sale of number of the cattle and the
temporary limitation of some of the
practical farm operations included in
tae college course. Temporary build
ings were now occupied in place Of
those burned. -Greenville News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12
STATISTICS OF OLD ACE.
An Analysis Of Returns Respecting Ent!
Two English Centenarians.

Prof. Murray Humphry has just
brought together remarkable book on
"Old Age" says the Pail Nall Gazette.
It is based upon the results of an in
quiry conducted by the collective IN
yestigation committee of the British
Medical association.
In a portion of it the analysis OF the
returns respecting 50 centenarians, are
given; Of these l6 were males and 36
females. Eleven of these were single
90 being fenales), 5 were married,
and 36 were widowed. Out of 80 re-
turns only were in afiuent circum-
stances, % were comfortable, and 10
Door; of these were fat Is being fe-
males), 20 were spare, and 18 ofaverage
condition. twenty-five were erect IN
figure and 25 were bent.
Out of 35 returns % used glasses, Z
did not; out of these were poor, 6 had
used glasses for 40 to so years. for 80
to IS, 4 for 10 to 20, 2 for 4 to 6 years,
5 for ''many years" for few years.
From among these l had used specta-
cles for many years, but for the last u
years had been able to read without
them; another had not used them for
y wears, another ''hut for many years, ="
but can not now get them strong
enough.
Out of II returns 40 had a good di-
gestion.
Out of 4S, Sc had good appetites, 2
bad, and ten moderate. Of II, 25 We're
moderate eaters. small, and u large.
In regard to alec hol, Is took none, "a
little, were moderates, and ! was
used to a good deal of beer. OF ami
NAL food 5 took rome, 10 moderate, 25
little, very little, and l much. OF
aperients, % took them rarely, "A
never, aud frequently.
Out of SO, 26 could say that their
memory was good, 6 bad, and moder-
ate. Of IS, Z smoked much a being
women), 2 little Gone woman), 3
moderately Zone q woman.
Out of 40, 81 did not take snuff. AS
to sleep out of 40, 80 were good sleep
ers, 5 bad and moderate.
From 35 returns the average time OF
going to bed was 9 o'clock; but l re-
tires at -, and l at Il, 5 at Z; are
bedridden. The average time of rising
was about s o'clock, but 6 rose at 8
o'clock, at 5, 9 at 10, at II, and at
4 P. m.
Out of ~ returns % had no teeth,
and from % returns but 4 had artificial
teeth; vet in men about so the average
number of teeth is only and IN
women 8.
In - returns the average age when
married among the males was % and
the females 25; the average number of
children is, from the returns received,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12
A Badly Frightened Horse.

l had the opportunity of observing
the effect on horse when ridden near
a mountain lion, says 4 writer in
Chambers Magazine.
1t was late one night in autumn.
was riding along lonely mountain
road, and when only about two miles
from the town or mining camp I heard
the cry of the mountain lion.
My horse at once showed fear and
refused to move forward His trem-
bling was so intense that he fairly
shook me in the saddle. To whip and
spur he paid no attention.
Indeed it was only by the strongest
effort that could prevent him from
turning and boiling in the direction we
had come from. A crashing in the
brush q short distance in advance of mo
increased the horses fear and restiye-
ness to such an extent as almost 20 uu-
horse me.
We both knew full well what that
crashing meant, but I also was well
satisfied that the beast would not
trouble us because | knew that only 3
short distance across the hill was a
slaughter house, VIII ther judged the
terror OF mountains was jourEr.yinS. ,
Although quite cold night, found
my horse sweating as freely because OF
his fright as if ! had ridden on dead
run for miles.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12
A SOURCE OF WONDER.
bow q Newsp.rer Correspondent Aston
ished q { ompany OF Cossacks.

i newspaper correspondent, David
Ker, travelin~ in central Asia, came
one evening upon Cossack camp.
Fires were blazing, and round them
were stretched the men, resting after
g hard DAVIS march. The traveller had
been long on the road, and with his
white Russian forage cap and travel
stained clothing looked so much like
the Cossacks themselves that he en-
tered the camp quite unnoticed. Then
he sat down on q stone and TOOK OUT
colored map of the country, knowing
well that the strange sight would
bring the men about him Immediately.
80 it proved. I suddenly became
aware of gaunt, sallow, gray-mus-
tached visage-so criss-crossed with
saber scars as to ,ook like railway
map-peering ovec my shoulder. Then
another and another came edglng H.
till was completely surrounded by
wild figures aud grim faces.
"What's that picture, father! we
can't quite make it out
...It's not picture at all. brothers
it's plan that shows me the very way
bv which you have come here from
holy Russia and all the places you have
passed through
Then, seeming not to notice the
looks of unbelief and the meaning
prins with which my hearers received
What they considered to be a most OUT
rageous lie, went on:
"Up here, at Orenburg, you passed
the Ural river and then marched east
ward to Orsk, where you crossed the
frontier and turned to the southeast:
wSo we did, con1rades!' shouted hall
a dozen voices at once. He speaks the
truth-so we did
"Then you passed Fort Kara Butak,
crossed the Kara Koum desert, and
halted here and here and here, nam
inc and describing the various posts.
9'The Cossacks listened open-mouth"
ed to the familiar names, and the ex-
cited clamor was followed by silence
of utter amazement. Then one said:
".Father, can you show us the very
place where we are now?"
"'To be sure can, my lad See'
that black spot is the village yonlocer;
there's the river twisting and winding
and here is your camp
"There was another pause OF Dlans
bewilderment, and then the SCARED
veteran with the gray mustache ASKED
in awe-stricken whisper:
"But, father, tell me, for the love o:
heaven, if we've marched Thousand
miles since leaving holy Russia, how
can it all 60 into little scrap OF papeI
no bigger than an Easter cake?'"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12
TO JOIN THEIR FORCES.

The Plan Of Union Between tae Indepcn'
dcu;asns the Republicans Of South Caro-
iis=.
The following address hiss been is
sued by the Independents Of South
Carolina:
HgADoUAETERs INDEPENDENT
REPUBLICAN STATE CoNM1TTSE, Co. :
LUMBIA, ;. G. February %, 1890. J
To Mr., E. N. Brayton, Chairman, and
the Officers and Members of the Re
publican State Committee:
Gent!emcn-It being deeirs5le that
all the elements in South Carolina
which are opposed to bourbon Democ,
racy should be united, am; working
harmoniously together in an effort to
make one effective and reliable Re-
publican party in the State, therefore
It is proposed that the chairman of
the ndependent-Rcpubli State
committee and chairman of the Re-
publican State central committee con-
fer with esch other for the purpose OF
trying to effect q union Of their
strength for future efforts, upon the
following basis:
That each chairman call meeting
of his committee, to take place Oh
day, 1890, in Columhis and that
as fairness and honesty, prompted by
patriotism and loyalty to Republican
principles should prevail, it is propos-
ed that cash committee. when assem-
bIed rs above suggested, shall choose
three Of its own men bers, or other
suitable persels, who shall from the
time CT their election constitute for
two years an executive committee of
she Republican party Of the State.
Tha. this committee shall be en-
larged into State central committee
as provided for below.
That the chairman and secretary OF
this new conmit,e be chosen by the
Independent Republican committee,
aud hat the vice chairman oftae CO 10
mittee and members cf the national
committee be CHOSEN by the present
Republican committee, or vice versa.
That to complete this State commit
tee it shall be the duty o. the chair
ulan 20 appoint as speedily Is possible
one good ana tTue man IL each county
and that such seIsction shall be made
subject to The approval Of the majority
of the executive committee: ana The
lengtl Of sisne their service shall con-
,inue shall he two years from the for
NATION Of he executive committee.
1t shall further be the duty ofthe
chairman to appoint county clair
ran "a each county, whose selection
snail also be subject to the approya; CT
.he executive committee, and it sha,l
be the duty OF the county chairmen to,
in turo, appoint township chairmen;
that the time Of service Of county and
township chairmen is not 10 continue
afSer tie county AID township ergani-
zstions are effected, the object OF their
appointr being for the purpose
C:.iy Ct efecting an organization of the
party II all parts Of State, End it shall
b" The duty ofsuch county and town
slip c!.airmaa 30 cGecs as fast az pos
sii,io caunty &rd township crSaui72-
tinn, uli,iec such rules az mag be pcee-
c?io... By fhe Sylte ex:cItiv3 60 a
m;ftee.
Very respectfully.
HENDRIX NCLANE.
Chairman. /
V. P. CLAYTON, Secretary.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12
a Legend.

There has coms-to my mind legend, thing
And Whet,er i read it or dreamed it, ali well, it
matters not. cxroo+
r. ia said that In Heaven. at twilight, greaV
bell softly swings
And man may listen and hearken TO the Won
derfui music that rIngs .,,,o. 81,
IF he put from his hearts inner chamoer al
the passion. pain. and s':ite.
Hcartache and weary longing that thfoo III 'he
pulses OF life ,.uo5 al,
If he thrust from his soul all hatred, al
thoughts OF wicked things.
He can hear in the holy twilight how the Oen
Of the angels rings. ora,,
And I think there lies in this legeno'n We open
our eyes to see. .,;o,, +o
you and to me. u.:o 40,
1etus look in our hearts and question, can
pure thoughts enterin ,o,,;, -
To q soul if it be already the dWeiilng OF
thoughts Of sin: ,oo,- =,
So then, lc5 us ponder little-let US LOOK IN
7, thc twiiicht bell of the angels could ring for
us'oo Rose Osborne.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12
Determined to Find Them Out.

The young ncu of this city will no
doubt be sadly gricved to Learn that cur
young |aa'es are secretly organizing a
society .hica IA 20 be conducted on lhis
priccfpis: |: shal! be tho duty Of every
memhrr to ascertain the conduct of the
opposite seq, and any m, mbeT guilty Of
treating any young maa the least ad,
dicted 70 dissipation WITH even common
civili:y will be subject 10 dismissal from
the organization. Any :oung maa who
has heretofore been in gond Standing ia
the estimation Of the society, and who
shall com nit All act uobecomiug moral
ity. sha! DC placed upon the black list
md %: accorded any Frr'hrr conrte-;es
or recognition By aoy member Of the
society. Any member CT the society
who shall continue to diapiay regard or
affection to any black-lis'ed naIe shall
be dishonoraby discharged and consi1-
cred etcraaIo disgraced by the orgsniza-
tion-R2aDokc (Va.) Evening World.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Facts of Interest Gathered from Fari-
ous Sources.

Facts of Interest Gathered from vari
ous Sources.
Lord Tennysos continues to i'm
prove.
United States Minister Lincoln's SOL
died at London on Wednesday morning
The Rev. Sam Small will be or
daised to the Episcopal ministry II
Atls.:a, on the 15sa OF Juoe.
Several Nihilists have been arrested
near the ADi.cnrof palace, where the
czsr and his family are staying.
The Senate has confirmed the nomi'
nation of ex-Gov. H:a:g w. WarmHu: Z
of Louisiana, 10 De collector Of Gus
:oms.
William B. Allison has been re-
elected United States senator from Iowa,
receiving every Republican vote in both
Houses.
-Featherstone. the Republican con-
tes,a2t for the seat Of Nj. Cate: OF Ar
;lansas, has been seated by I vote of 10
to 1876.
ID. G. Peach, shoemaker, COM
:nitted suicide at kerst,aw, S. c., Tees
lay by taking an overdose of morphine.
No reason is assigned.
Tits said that Nr. Cleveland's guar
anseed income from the law firm with
which he is connected as special coan-
sci is s35, 900 year.
A fire il New York on Tuesday
destroyed several wholesale dry goocs
stores, Involving a loss of $3.50, 600. Ten
6remen were seriously hurt, and several
narrowly escaped death.
Willie Pharr, the four-year old son
of Chalmers Pharr, ~ao lives near
Mooresvi!le, n. c., WAS burned to death
several days ago, by his clothing catching
on fire while his mother IVES out of the
room.
-Keely, Of motor fame, who was
sent TO iail SIX months ago for con-
.enps Of court because he refused to
reveal his sacrct in compliance wish
the order OF the court, has been re-
leased, the Supreme Court Of Penn.
sylvania refusing to sustain the lower
court.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12
Chicago Begging for Money.

At least SIS, ,o0O,O 900 will be headed.
A third thereof ma7 be said to be in
sight. The subscription list may be
increased and perhaps another $, ,000,-
600 may be raised by bogds, out the
problem would he greatly sim plified if
the government of the United States
would advance $40, 600, 900 conditioned
upon repayment in full. The bill as
reported csntemplates 90 appropria-
tioa otker than 81 100000 to cover the
cost eta government exhibit, and the
fur her sum of 100000 to be e4pen-
d'd o all purposes connected with
tn, ad aission Of foreign goods for the
exposition. There is no clause pro-
vid'ng for other government aid to
the project. Whether or not any will
be made will develop presently. The
prospect is that it wili be greatly
needed in the preparatory stages If
it must be had the time to ask for it is
now.-Chicago Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12
Bargaining in Algiers.

You select your goods with slow de-
liberation, pile them together casually
in little heap, eye them askance with
an, inquiring glance, and take a con-
templative pull or two at the inspiring
weed in solemn silence. says writer
in the Gentlen'a1a's Magazine. Mo-
hammed Ali responds with puff from
his cigarette in grave concert. Then
you walk once or twice up and down
the piazza slowly, and, jerking your
head with careless ease in the direction
of your selected pile, you inquire, as if
for abstract reasons merely, in an Of
hand tone, your Moslem friends lowest
cash quotation for the lot as it stands.
Two hundred francs is the smallest
price. Mo!,ammed Ali paid far more
than that himself for them. He sells
simply for occupation it would seem.
Look at the work, monsieur. All
craven brass, not mere repousse metal,
or real old chain-stitch, alike on both
sides-none Of your wretched, COM
mon-place, modern, machine-made en-
broidery.
You smile incredulously, and remark
with wise nod that your Moslem
friend must surely be in error. A mis-
take of the press. For 200 francs read
50 francs.
Mohammed All assumes an express
sive attitude of virtuous indignation
and resumes his tobacco. Fifty francs
for all that lot! Monsieur jests. He
shows himself Il very poor Judge, in
deed, of values.
Half an hours debate and ten sue
cessive abatements reduce the lot at
last to a fair average price of70 francs.
Mohammed Ali declares you have rob-
bed him OF his profit, and pockets his
cash with inarticuIate grumblings in
the Arab tongue. Next day You see in
the Rue [ b-Azzoun that you have paid
him at least 30 francs TOO much for
your supposed bargain.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12
Old Chairs.

Two chairs that have been handed
down four generations so to help out
on the furniture used in the late Abram
SIMPSONS house in Coleman, Mich.
The oldest one was bought in Boston,
Mass. in 1749, and has now reached the
ripe old age Of 14O years. They also
have flour barrel in the house that
was bought in New York in 1889, has
been in twelve different states, and is
good for twelve more
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12
Why Vinegar Is Sharp.

The question has been propounded,
What makes vinegar sharp? Now, if
it had been asked, Why is vinegar not
sharp? the answer would be, The want
of pure apple or grape juice. George
Adams in 1747 said that some people
have imagined that the sharpness of
vinegar is occasioned by the little eels
V .hich inhabit it striking their tails
against the tongue and palate. But
the Scientific Americag says that it is
very certain that the very SourcSt vine
gar has none of the little ecls so COM
mon in vinegar Of 4 lower grade, and
that lis pungency is entirely due to the
pointed figure Of salts which floats
therein.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12

yau sar out At SEA and Mot you i,tc
complies safety a'!.: you will laaG with
hosanua or one 81, o: Joa and :: hai-
;elu lab on tie othe.
Land ahead" lis fruits are waving
Der the hills ot !ada sSs greoa,
And ;ae livi2y Tasers i.-Vius
Sno:cs waere ncaqou.y fo-nls are seen
Rocks and storIns II fear no more
When on that eternal shore;
Drop The anchor. 1url the sail.
lam safe within the veil.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12
The Hardest Worker In Jamaica.

Everywhere, where the water IS quiet
in bays and harbors, one sees the man
grove at its silent, ceaseless work. The
parent trunk, growing from little
pink stem, shoots up into a low shrab
with wide-spreading branches, clothed
perpetually with glossy green leaves.
From these branches long slender roots
drop into the water beneath, where, IN
the muddy soil at the bottom, they
themselves take root, and in turn be-
come trunks and trees. And every
where under the snake-like network of
roots which rise out of the muddy soil,
and in tangle of branches above, life
is pulsing and rustling. Innumerable
crabs, with long red legs and black
bodies peppered with white spots,
scurry and crawl in and out upon the
rank mud beneath the arching roots,
and droll hermit-crabs draw them
selves with click into the burrowed
houses-strange-looking shells with
long spines, curious spirals, mottled
with blue and gray and yellow.
In the days Of the Spaniards vessels
used to sail up the Rio Cobra to
Spanish Town; now it is wellnigh
choked with the wash of centuries. To
enter it you pass around long spur OF
sand that stretches far out into the bay,
a roosting-place for sleepy pelicans
resting from their fshing-.old Joes."
as the islanders call them. The channel,
barely deep enough for the light canoes
of the fishermen, is tortuous and wind
ing, and further up along its course IS
nearly rooted in by overarching trees,
and bordered by impenetrable thickets
that now forever shut out the life that
used to come and 60 between the har-
Dor and San Jago de Ia Vega.-Roward
PILE. I'm EGrner's INQ1nzine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12

In Vienna practical philanthropy
takes the shape Of cheap eating houses
for poor people. There are ten cook
ing kitchens throughout the city that
feed an average of 1000 people each
and every day. The average cost of a
dinner is S cents, and of a supper is 4
cents, both meals comprising about the
varieties the common eating houses
furnish.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12
STORIES TOLD AsOUT SHEEP.
What Came OF Two Bands That Perslsoeo
in Following the Leader.

Several ''sheep men" from, the Inland
Empire were gathered around the
stove at one of the hotels recently dis
cussing the prospects for mutton TINS
winter and at last they got to telling
stories about sheep, says the Portland
Oregonian.
One told about the captain of
schooner who had band of sheep on
the deck of his vessel AS he was turn
ing and twisting the wheel to keep the
schooner on her course, the old ram
who headed the flock, taking umbrage
at his motions, came up behind him
and at one full swoop butted him over
the wheel. The enra ged captain seized
his woolly assailant and threw him over
board, when, presto! away went the
whole fock, popping over the rail. one
after another, into the sea. Boats
were lowered, and with much labor
portion of the flock was saved.
Another told a story which illus
trated the same follow-my-leader trait
in the character of sheep. Alta portion
the sound one evening just after the
deck hands had got all the freight
slowed away there came down 500
sheep to be put n board. All hands
were vexed because Of the delay and
trouble connected with shipping them,
but finally pen was made of hurdles
between decks and gangway rugged,
and in the dusk all was ready to take
the sheep on board and they were
started down the gangway. The first
one, as he struck the deck, saw an
opening in the other side of the boat
across which hurdle had been placed:
Instead OF going along to the corral
prepared this sheep made y running
lump, cleared the hurdle and landed in
the salt chuck alongside. Every one
of the band followed suit and in short
time 500 sheep were struggling IN the
water. The captain, having seen the
last one 60 dows the plank, yelled out,
.All right down there?" An answer
came back, '.All right, sir; send 'en
down." Send 'em down." roared the
captain; haven't you the sheep down
there?n Not a sheep, SIR" was the
reply, and investigation showed that
there was not sheep on the boat. The
captain could not delay any longer
and so steamed away, and only a
small number of the sheep ever got