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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12
What the Flood Accomplished.

CAIRO, Ills, March 6.-Thc Ohio
river IS now Oyer fifty miles wide at this
point. Il extends from the Cairo leTee,
which holds it backed up As feet above
low u"Ie! mark, into Kentucky, till IL
strikes .l- hills there, forming one solid
ST. Il Q! water, exc.2; for the narrow
s,:;p- c! rccE b3GGi earth upon which
Ire Ga3:lc aad Ch:o and Illinois Cen
tr.! r:;!,oad. rua south. \ mile below
here j: Joins tee Mississippi, which n
turn cx;eEds into Missouri another so
miles, making the combined width Of the
two rivers over one hundred miles.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12
"A suit has been brought for 500

A suit has been brought for 500
by Charles lie Kaw, detective,
against Mr.. Charles a. Stevenson, the
actor, as solace for certain. injuries
which, he says, were caused by Mir.
Stevenson's fists anG boots. The as.
sault is said to have been incidental to
the employment @f the detective by
kata Ct=x.on. who was desirous OF
being informed of her husbands move
ments.
The death IS announced al North
Easton, Mass, OF Sarah Lathrop Ames,
widow of Oliver Ames. She was seven
ty-seven years old.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12
Boston Street Car Manners.

The Boston Transcript relates this lit
tie story of street car manners: - lady
and gentleman enter car at the same
moment, the former by the rear. the
latter by the front. The gentleman
hustl!y approp!iates the only vacant seat:
which happens to be next to an lndl-
7idr2! who is evidently net a total ab-
stainer. The incb-iated party, rising
from bis scat, offers it TO the lady, re
marking at the same time: Madam, l
offer you ny seat: / am drunk today, but
tomorrow I shall DC sober; as for that
man there pointing 10 the one who had
Jus. sat Gowa, i:e is a bog :cday, ard
will be hog tomorrow E" This IS q
striking instance Of IN zinc rerltas.
Edwin CowIes, editor aud proprie-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12
Regulating Hours ofLabor.

RICHMOND, Va, hiagch 6.-The bill to
regulate the hours OF labor in factories
where females and children Under four
teea years OF age are etsployed, passed
both Houses and went to TIC Governor q
few days ago. The bill! provides tho
no ch.!d under the above age shall wo:a
III a>y factory more than ten hours q
dav. S;uce It's passage, the Governor
has received numerous protests against 1t
from Lynchburg, DauviiIe and other
promineat tobacco manufacturing polats
Of the State, with urger! requests TO
withhold his Signature. unless ne wished
to see the factories ruined. Notwlth-
standing these applications and protests,
the Governor to-day signed the bill, ard
il is now 4 law.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12

A Human Hand PctrifieO.

Dir. W. H. Jones, of Atlanta, made e
remarkable fad in Florida few days
ago. This is no more nor less than pc
tri6ed human hand. 1t was found i'm
bedded in the sad, only a few feet
from the surface, between Cockledge
aad Cocoa, on the Indian river.
TIE hand" says the Times-Union,
"nust have been severed many years ago
perhaps By the Indians. The fingers
are partially closed, the thumb resting
lightly against the fore and middle flo
gers, and it was young woman's hand
one OF the most shapely, refined and
delicate that could be imagined. The
tapering fingers, nail and dainty wrist
belonged, one must imagine, 10 q lady
of great beauty. Near the wrist joint
is the clearly -deaaed mark of q brace
lei. Traciags of !s veins, muscles and
arteries, and the porous condition of
hand aud wrist, indicate that it is the
natural human hand, petrifed. The
creases in tae palm are perfect. No
stone or marble OF which we have any
knowledge, as present, could present
such festures, ard if II was the work OF
an artist his name would rank with that
of the finest sculptors ofsnc!cnt or mod
ern times, nor would such work likely
hare beea thrown away or lost"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12
Should Keen Her HaifStiu.

a loving young husband Of Cincinnati
possesses pretty young wife and sweet
little baby who is as good as ne can be
in the daytime, but who hcs penchan5
for making the air resound with hz
cries. The dear little thing was giving
his usual concert several nights ago.
His audience was tired out. The "hap'
py father" was trying hard to persuade
the old sard man to ill lis eyes aud
transport him tc :be land OF no5. Still!
the baby yelled.
"D.arest," growled this loving young
husband, hadn't you better get up ann
walk around the room ard get your baby
quiet?"
;'My baby" responded dearest" "
swell. think about one-ha'f Of 1t is
yours!"
"OA, don't care ho@ much noise ny
half makes" answered the william. "Iou
lust keep you- half still. Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12

Edwin Cowles, editor aud proprie-
tor of the Cleveland Leader, died Tues
day, aged 65.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-12

WHY you SuOtGu Uot S4oiA t@o tONA o"4H
the man whom you-Tell, let US say,
like; while II
@If I can befriead yc,: in any way
interrupts Dora quickly, command
me-"
She is indeed cutie dazzled by the
picture he has painted before her eyes.
Can it be-is it-possible, that Sir Ad-
nan may some day be hers: Apart
from his wealth, she regards him with
very tender reelingS, and of late she
miserable by the thought that he had
fallel, victim to the charms Of Flor
ence.
Now if. by means Of this man, her
rival can be kept out of Adrian's way,
ali may vet be well, and her host may
be brought to ner feet before her Vlsl5
comes to an cad.
OF Arthur Dynecourt,s lnfatuatlon
right in deeming that part Of his aonl-
ration for the beautiful girl has grown
ont of his knowledge of her money
hags. Still, she argues to herself, his
love is true and faithful, despite his
knowledge of ner dot. and ne will IN al!
NronaDliITy make her as gooG a anuSpanu
as she is likely to find.
May command yor?s asks Arthur:
in his softcst tones. "You know my
secret. I believe. Ever since that
last meeting at Brighton, when my
heart M overcarae me and made me show
NV sentiments openly and in your pres.
en- ence, ss you have been aware ot,the hope;
less passion that is consuming me:
NAV be mad. but l still think that
with with opportunities and time, ! y might iG;at
make myself at least tolerated By Miss
DeImaine. viii you Lcip me in this
: mater? viii you give me the chanc:
Of pleading my cause with her alone;
80 doing"Ewith a meaning smile
Z Won a. viii also give my cousin the happy
chance of seeing you alone"
nors only too well understood ms u
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-17
Egyptian Book Of the Dead.

The Egyptian Book of the Dead or
funeral ritual contains probably the
oldest existing record of the faith of
man in the immortality of the soul.
Its chapters are found inscribed on
mummy cases or written on rolls Of
papyrus within them. The book re-
counts the supposed experience Of the
soul after death; its passage across the
land of darkness into the blessed fields,
to its final judgment and admission into
the presence of its father in 1.-The eter-
nal dwelling place of the cleansed
spirit" The following passage from
one of these mummy cases recently ex-
humed shows its express declaration of
a future life: The osiris (souD lives
after death. Every god rejoices with
life; the osiris rejoices as the gods re-
joice." 1t is supposed the Book of the
Dead originated with the Egyptians
between 1900 and 5000 years before
Christ. A mummy case from the great
pyramid, inscribed LOO years before
the time of Jesus, has the following in
scription: 20, God, the protector of
him who cries to Thee, he is Thine; let
him have no harm; let him be as one of
Thy flying servants. Thou art he, he
is Thou. Make it well for him in the
land of spirits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-17
Turn-AbOut With a Whip.

Before the war;" said veteran
commercial traveller, the other evening,
Il was travelling through the South.
One day l stood on the veranda of
small town in Georgia, waiting for
train time. Suddenly, a man dashed
past me out of the hotel with cooked
revolver in one hand and cowhide
whip in the other, and rushing up to a
gentlemanly looking fellow, slowly
coming down the street. covered him
with the pistol, crying savagely: f old
your arms. | am going to thrash you"
The young fellow complied, and
the other began to rain blows all over
his face, neck and shoulders. The
rough edges of the strips of raw hide
cut and tore the flesh and burned like
hot irons. But the victim bravely
stood his ground, showing only by his
pallor and involuntary twitchings of
the mouth and eyes the awful agony
he was suffering. Presently the other
began to tire and ceased to strike.
Have you finished now?' calmly
asked the young man.
Yes, sullenly growled the other.
''Ihen put up your gun
Nv SOOlCI vas tIlS Lev Wv eI leSIOlcu
to its place than, quick as a flash, the
young man whipped from his pocket
pistol of large caliber, and, with a look
of fierce determination, cried: Now
give me that whip and fold your
arms
And what thrashing he gave
him, exclaimed the drummer. The
fellow cried and begged for mercy and
threw up his arms to protect his face,
but all in vain. The avenger cut and
cut until he was tired out, then with a
swift motion he turned the whip in his
hand and struck heavy blow on the
temple with the heavily-loaded butt.
The man fell Senseless to the ground.
The other threw the whip down on his
PROSTATE body. and walked into the
hotel to wash the blood from his face
and neck"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-17
BallOOninG AS a Sport.

Ballooning should b. encouraged as
recreation. AS there is little bal
looming done in this country very few
know anything Of this charming eX-
perience, and nearly all have an exag-
gerated idea of its danger In Europe,
and especially in Paris, free balloon
ascents are quite often made, and as a
natural result the Frenchmen make
good balloons. Ballooning is not
more expensive than yachting, and to
my mind it is much more interesting.
A good silk balloon with capacity for
two people-say one holding "a, 900
cubic feet of gas-costs in France $500
OF 5000. Here it would cost rather
more. The gas is cheaper there also,
but if one has a good balloon and does
his own work the whole expense of
ballooning here ought not to average
over 500 for each ascent. With lit
tie previous study and the practical ex-
perience of few trips one can man
age his own balloon. Under ordinary
circumstances two persons make the
best number ior an ascent. A balloon
club, having a fleet of we'll constructed
balloons, could have excursions and
races on the same plan as that of
yachting and canoeing. 1t is an art
or recreation that has been neglected.
At all events it has been left mostly to
professionals, who indulge in its most
risky features and give it the name of
being a very dangerous sport, which it
need not have.-F1orest md Stream.
When man wants to find fault he
will do so. even if he has to be mp all
night looking for it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-17
Sheridan and Grant at Poker.

A gronp of army men were discuss
ing the other day the reverence which
General Sheridan at all times exhibited
toward General Grant. To illustrate
this trait of General Sheridan's one of
the company related the following in
cident,
General Grant and General Sheri-
dan were travelling in a steamboat to-
gether. accompanied by other officers.
Among the passengers was young
Englishman who frequently used 10
take hand at poker with the dis
tinguished travellers. The limit usual
ly was 80 cents. On one occasion the
Englishman wanted to get up to light
cigar. and requested General Sheri-
dan to play his hand, which consisted
of four Jacks pat, for him. On the
Englishman's return he asked how his
hand had PANIED out.
"'Oh.' said Sheridan, the General
(meaning Grant, bet me 80 cents, and
/ called him and won you the pot
The Englishman looked at him
in amazement, and suffered out:
"''Well, I've heard of military dis
cipline, but I'm hanged if ever heard
of it going that far"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-17

-''But, mum. you don't have to wash
the plates. ~ 7. Weekly.
Look here said a Senator to his
spend-thrift son; Il must protest
against your idleness and extravagance.
What would you do if you had a
father who made you work?n What
would l do?" repeated the lad, as he
blew ring from his cigarette. Well,
I'd say he was good 'un. y Fdshing-
ton Post.
Mrs. Gadder-"You really must ex-
cuse me, my dear, but | fell so in love
with your seal-skin jacket that l posi-
lively had to get one like it" Mrs.
Chatter with scornful glance at Mrs.
Gadder's plush garmen)-''O I'm
sure that's very nice of you. They Say,
you know. that imitation is the SINGER
est f1atterv. "-Americd.
Boston Photographer-s'N fix
your eyes on this subject" Customer
DO you wish me to smile?" Boston
Photographer-"A gentle smile might
be well. Remember what Richter
says: The happiness of life consists
not in single flashes of light. but in
continuous mild serenity Thank you.
That is the idea exactly. "-Anperica.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-17
OLD-TIME REPORTERS.
The Getter Up of News of Nearly 500 Years
Ago.

Liberty is much indebted to the press.
So, we regret to say, is license. From
the time that newspapers first shed
their pleasant light upon a heretofore
newsless world, the manufacturers of
those luminaries appear to have been
somewhat given to-suppose we say
distention of the truth. As member
of the guild we put it mildly.
CHANGING over the pages of rare
Ben Jonson" the other day. we noted
in his Staple of News" which was first
put upon the stage in 1925, the follow
ing hard hit at the liable editors" of
that day:
Pennyboy, iunior-why, methinks, sir, If the
honest, common people
Will be abu> ed, why should they not have
that pleasure,
In the belief that lies are made for them,
AS you in office, making them yourselves.
Fitton-Oh sir. it is the printing we oppose.
CymbaI-We not forbid that any news be
made,
But that it be printed; for, when news is
1t leaves, sir, to be news; while tbs but writ
FittonNThough it be ne'er so false it runs
news still.
The 'sPennyboys" (newsboys) of this
our day and generation could scarcely
tdlh ulOI6 W Jildt pOluI ludu oOuSOl
youthful newsvender. Jonson has IA
vored us with pretty full description
of the duties of "a writer for the news
paper press in his day. Two hundred
and sixty-four years ago, he particular.
lied the labors of gentleman in that
line of life as follows:
Factor for news for all the shires of
England, do write my thousand let
tiers week ordinary rather extraor-
binary, we should say1 sometimes one
thousand two hundred [whewD and
maintain the business at some charge,
both to hold up my reputation with
mine own ministers in town and my
friends of correspondence in the coun-
try. l have friends of all ranks and
of all religions, for which | keep an
answering catalogue of dispatch, where.
in have my Puritan news my Pro.
testant news, and my Pontifcial news"
1t is astonishing how (newspaper)
history repeats itself. Much of what
the old dramatist has said in his
plays about the News Letters of
the early part of the seventeenth GEN.
fury would fit a great many of the
dailies and weeklies of the nineteenth.
The newspaper interest appears-to
use the words of Felix Grundy-to have
been born veteran" 1t had no in
fancy, but sprang into being perfect,
like Pallas from the brain of Jove. SO
far as principle is considered, in what
does it differ to-day from its picture
as we find it drawn by the master
hand of Shakspeare's contemporary
No 'news writer" of Queen Elizabeth's
time could have outfbbed the light.
ming telegraph; no puffer of the Globe
Theater could have flattered Burbage
and his compeers more unctuously
than our dramatic critics. sometimes
tlatter the stars, nay even the rush
light, of the modern stage.-N. Y.
Ledger.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-17
A CURIOUS OLD BIBLE,
The Rev. Father Landing of Williamsburg.
Pa, the Possessor of it.

What is probably the oldest copy of
the scriptures in the United States is
very curious bible in the possession of
the Rev. Father A. A. Landing, the
historian of Williamsburg, Pa. 1t is a
folio in size. containing about 900
pages Of heavy parchment (sheep),
and bears marked blance to the
first bibles printed by Gutenberg when
he invented printin%. The bibles
printed at first by Gutenberg Gin 1850
and 1850 are described as .'quarto in
size, double columns, the initial letters
of the chapters being executed with the
pen in colors.''
Father Landings bible was printed
in 1478, and is, therefore, one of the
earliest specimens of printing. The
letters are in large Gothic style and the
hand-illuminated work is simply beauti-
full. The gilt painting after the lapse
OF time, is as clean and pretty and
bright as though put on only Yesterday.
Chemistry to-day is said TO possess no
materials which will maintain a red
color any length of fine and here in
this bible the fourishes and initial
letters in red have withstood the
1dfdSOo VI lIiiC @Ol IHOIc lHdH HUI
years and are still brilliant. The
monks had some secret in the mixture
of their paints. They Eacame adopts
at the illuminating art.
The text of the book is in the Latin
vulgate, except that the acts of the
apostles are put after St. Paul epistle
to the Hebrews. There are many con.
fractions in the printing which are
hard to make out, even to Latin and
biblical students. The cover is of
maple wood covered on the outside
with hogskin, over which fourishes and
fancy stamp work have been embossed.
The corners of the cover are protected
by solid brass castings. Another of
these metal ornaments has been fasten.
ed to the middle of the back and the
fragments of brass clasps are still
hanging to the bible. In those days
durability was aimed at in binding far
more than it is now.
Father Landing says that this bible
is five years older than Martin Luther.
Luther was born Nov. 6, 1883, and the
book was printed November, 147S. He
says it is probably one of the old books
which were chained in the monasteries.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-17

With silence we keep year after year
With those who are most near to us ana dear.
We live beside each other day by day
And speak of myriad things, but seldom say
The full sweet word that lies just in our reach,
Beneath the commonplace of common speech.
Then out Of sight and out of reach they go
These close, familiar friends who loved us so;
And sitting in the shadow they have left,
Alone with loneliness and sore bereft.
We think with vain regret of some fond word
That once we might have said and they have
heard
For weak and poor the love that we expressed
Now seems beside the vast sweet uncOnfessed;
And slight the deeds we did to those undone,
And small the service spent to treasure won,
And undeserved the praise for word and deed,
That should have overfowed the simple need.
This is the cruel cross of life to be
Full-visiOned only when the ministry
Of death has been fulfilled, and in the place
Of some dear presence is but empty space.
What recollected services can then
Give consolation for the might have beenT'
The Housekeeper.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-17
HUMOROUS AND LINGERING"
Worse Cruelty Than Death by Boiling OIL
Invented by Woman.

Two fashionably attired women
entered an elevated train yesterday and
began talking about a third person,
who was evidently rather obnoxious to
them both. The conversation. which
was conducted in tones loud enough to
be heard some distance away, dis
covered species of revenge that no
one but a woman would think of, much
less put into practice.
''She's a hateful thing" quoth she of
the shiny black hat.
Very" assented the one in the new
spring bonnet. Il never could under
stand how you ever asked her to your
house,"
Il had an object in doing so, you
may be sure. You remember those
lovely portieres my uncle brought me
from Persia? Well, she fell dead in
love with them at first sight. | knew
she would, because, of course, she
never owned anything half so nice. l
knew then that my moment of revenge
was at hand. pretended that 1 didn't
care much for the portieres except be-
cause they were present, and asked
her if she would take care of them I'M
til needed them. which l probably
never should. At first she wouldn't
listen to such proposition, although
L saw she was just tickled to death
with the idea, but when 1 convinced
her that she would be doing me the
greatest favor in the world she con-
sented.
They were hung in her drawing
room, and were as pretty a pair as the
city could boast. All her friends from
far and near were invited to see them,
and everybody went into raptures over
them. | saw my plans were working
famously, but [ waited and bided my
time knowing well that | should be
fully repaid for my patience. After
awhile. from hearing the portieres
praised by every tongue, she began
fairly to idolize them. Even her love
for her children began to wane, and
she would sit for hours in mute admira-
ton of the swaying folds. My time
for action had come. 1t was awfully
cruel, | know, but | had intended to do
it all along, so my conscience didn't
trouble me much at the critical mo-
ment.
Il sent my servants to take the
portieres away from her. She never
said word to me when we met, but l
shall never forget the look of reproach
in her eyes until my dying day. That's
month ago, and she has been fretting
so over her loss that she has become a
perfect fright. | am rather sorry l
didn't wait until after Easter, because
when any of her friends ask her what's
the matter she says she has been strict
with herself this Lent. IN. Y Sun.