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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-12-25

That's why VIC are so careful not +
eXaggerate in our advertisements. TIL
quickest way to sell a good article is l.
tell the truth about it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-12-25

We viii si,n% Eon Of tie largest and best y
stocks il tie State sela"on ircl ;:u>t 10
25 pr ce:: less .;, s~;-y;= g tie ,oiiar-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-12-25

LOOKOUT IOr SO UaIIS.
a merry, merry Christmas to all.
Call at the Times Office and buy big
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-12-25

Died last Monday night at midnight. at
his residence, in Manning. after a lieger-
ing illness. Mr.. Wolf Fass. aged about
tweuty-eight years. Tho body was taken
to Charleston last night where it will be
inferred to-day in the Jewish cemetary.
The deceased leaves wife and two small
children
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-31
KEEPING THEM ON THE FARM
BY TOM p. MORGAN.

II am just casting up my accounts for
the past year and making estimates for
the coming one," said Farmer Tuffkids
to the friend from the city who had
come to spend New Years day. "U'm!
Let me see! Debtor to SO dogs at rs
cents-so1ne of my own raising and
others bought at Wholesale $66.75.
To"
do you contemplate utilizing SO dogs
during the coming year?" interrupted
the friend, with much interest.
THAT is the number we have made
use of during the past year, replied the
host. During the coming year we shall
probably use great many more. You
see"
''My goodness" CALCULATED the visit
or, as o great clamor broke forth, APP
parently originating behind the barn.
"What is that?"
"Oh, I have given four of the younger
boys q hand organ apiece, not two of
which play the same tunes, and when
they all strike up together they make
considerable racket" explained the
farmer. But the boys enjoy it, and
that is the main point. guess they
will stop playing pretty soon and go to
fighting over the discord, and then
there will be little less noise. Suppose
we go up to the garnet? The billiard
table is up there, along with the poker
lay out. The boys hold their dog
fights out back of that high fence you
zee yonder, where nobody will bother
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-31
A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
by ELISA ARMSTRONG.

Emily Alarshmallow was spending
the holidays with her dearest friend,
and on the first morning of the new
year they were discussing their faults
and turning over enough fresh leaves to
fill book. From this they fell upon
the failings of their mutual friends.
eff I We're as jealous as JESSIE" OBJ
served the blonde Emily, II should turn
over newleaf regard to that to-day"
Instead of that returned the bru-
nette Lucy, "she has decided not to
taste candy for a whole year."
ut always did ruin her complexion"
eyes. Jealousy is SO foolish, isn't it?
Charlie always says have none"
'Nor I. Jack thinks it wonderful"
Just then the maid appeared, bearing
box.
Miss Lucy, here is box of flowers
for"
For me?"
"For Miss Emily"
When it was opened, on top of the
roses was card, bearing the name OF
Charles Brownsmith," and "New
Years greeting.
ooh, how lovely of him!"
"Who, Jacls?"
"No; Charlie"
"Very nice, indeed, to pay my guest
some attention. OF course, don't care,
but think it unnecessary for him"
"You surely are not jealous, dear?
For my part, l think an engaged man
has perfect right to send flowers to
any girl whom he atlmires."
Another knock and another box Of
flowers. This time the roses were for
Lucy, with the card of Jack Vanstyle,"
and "Best wishes for Happy New
Year.
GLOW kind of Jack! Do look, dear
Emily"
Every nice. Of course, he only wished
to please me, but IL
why, you know, dear, you just said
you thought an engaged man had per-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-31

sirous of helping him by securing po-
sition as stenographer somewhere. She
had taken course in a school, and felt
herself well equipped for the position,
but 80 far she had not secured it.
Ofcourse her aunt laughed at her. So
did Gregory, too, for that matter, for
she had been quite a society girl and
both predicted she would be picked up
and married off before she even got
place as stenographer. I thought SO
myself.
/ remember 1t was the last day
of 'a3 that I was sitting in the smoking
room, and all the others were in the
next room (Which they called the
warm room" because it wasn't quite
as cold as the others) when the next
mail came. Gregory brought me let,
ter from the "boss, 'and was reading
it when I heard Maud say'in her quiet
way: "Auntie, may as well tell you,
am engaged"
Then heard Mrs. Gregory get up and
go over and kiss Maud, and as don't
like to overhear conversations meant
for other ears Invent up to my room and
stocked up the fire.
I may as well own that was cut up
quite little, for had begun to like
Maud little too well for my own COM
fort, and, while had no real hope Of
ever winning her, it was rather shock
to learn that she was actually engaged,
and that was to have no chance at all.
pulled out my writing material with
jerk, and answered the letter had re-
ceived in a pretty bad mood, and then
smoked pipe and read a bit, and be-
fore knew it it was late.
Gregory came In and sat on the bed
awhile and talAedabouta curling match
that was to come off the next day, and
then he incidentally remarked: You
heard Maud say she was engaged at
last, didn't your" EYES," said, II did
hear something of the kind. Who's got
her?" Simpsons his name," said Greg
DRY; "rich old fellow, runs furniture
| factory in Toronto"
"Oh!" said.
Then Gregory left, and pulled out
my note book. took a new leaf and
set about writing some resolutions for
'0.f. ] do it every year-and usually I
keep them. This time / thought for
quite awhile before could think of any
reforming needed and at length gave
u up ana simply wrote: "Resolved:
That will be a bachelor all my life"
Their shut the book and went to bed
and naturally dreamed of Maud. You
see how far gone was.
The next morning we were all ut
breakfast when some one introduced
the subject of Maud's engagement.
you are the only one, to neglect to
congratulate me, Mr.. Butler" she said,
feigning offense.
"But I do Congratulate you, Miss
Maud" saidS sincerely, "and hope
your engagement may lead to nothing
| but harpinegsf y you."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-31
.u6QT wi! he ), X
\ IN is',jSSIs;(ell1 {lg'
.,-->eScysl6p@s
BY FRANK b.MEteH.
-.rrsce6SAseQsaasas

The old year fades into the past.
With all its joys and sorrows,
With all its barren yesterdays
And all its bright to-morrows;
Some hearts regret its hasty flight,
Some gladly speed the parting
Which banishes the sad old year,
So joyous at its starting.
We bid the dying year good-by =,
And turn, with hope reviving,
To greet the New Year coming in
With promises enlivening;
And as we lay aside the past
In gladness or in sorrow,
We reach out to the time to come
And of the future borrow.
What will the New Year bring to us
Is veal or woe awaiting?
Will fortune smile in kindly way
Or will she need berating?
Could we but rend the veil of time
And see beyond the present,
What would our longing eyes behold,
a prospect dark or pleasant?
All, 1t were well would we but take
The days as they are given.
And make each one stepping stone
To raise us up to Heaven:
Instead we waste the precious hours
In blind and fruitless hoping,
The while we In an aimless way
For sordid gain are cropping.
The coming year will surely bring
Us whatsoe'er we merit;
So If we fail to reap success
We've but to grin and bear 1t.
For what we SOW that shall we reap.
Such is the law unbending
Which rules our lives from day to day
Beginning unto ending.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-31
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and Improvement ane
lends to ersonal enjoyment when
rightly used4 The many, who live vi
Ier than othelk and enjoy life more, WI .
less expenditure, by more promptlpE
adapting the worlds best products to
The needs Of physical being, will attest
The value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of a perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feyers
and permanently curing constipatios;
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
fractured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
also the name, Syrup OF Figs,
Fsa> being well informed, you will NOS
d>any substitute if offered.
0cceptS1A.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-31

ooh! it Wilt" she said. eff you
knew Mr. Simpson, you could not doubt
it. He is the kindest man. He is Just
the man should have picked of all the
men l know"
Indeed! I imagined that you did
choose him, in way? In such matter
one usually"
"Of course" she said, II chose him,
but still it lay with him, too, for with
out his consent"
"His CONSENT" cried.
why, yes," she said, che had to &C.
cept me before"
Accept you, Miss Maud" I ex-
claimed. "You certainly did not pro-
pose to him2'
Certainly, I did," she said. "You
don't think could have got the posi-.
ton"
"The position!" 1 said, amazed.
what position?"
"Why, as stenographer, of course.
What did you th.nk had" and then
she must have seen through my stupid
blunder, for she blushed.
anu as lor lie, theTe no staylnB
at the same table v Regory after
that, SO went ur lom and tore
up the only reso\ I'D made for
the New Year; A\ make I. long
story short, we WI N-..fried at Sutton
West, Maud and I, that summer, and
Gregory was my best man, which posi-
ton he filled very well, in spite of
boil on his neck.
ELLIS PARKER BrrrIER.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-31
ONE THAT WAS BROKEN.
story Of a New Years Resolution.

I had known Gregory in the states.
He was an A No. young fellow and we
had worked side by side for three years
at the same desk in little wholesale
house in Iowa. How Gregory ever hap
pened to leave Canada and find his
way to Iowa is too long and too dull
q story to tell, but he did find his way
there, and soon after he arrived we be-
came great chums.
He sang in the choir, made out the
bills of the concern for which we
worked, rode horseback, and had boils.
OF the four occupations, the boils
seemed to interest him most, and no
wonder, for they were with him night
and day.
He used to back up to me and say:
Look at my neck, will you, old fellow,
and see if that spot looks like boil?"
Usually it did.
We all used to advise him what to do
for them, and he did it. Our desk
drawers were always full of his tonics
and lotions and snlves; and when any
one pulled one of his special drawers
open an odor like an apothecary shop
escaped.
But all this has nothing to do with
my story.
When Gregory was called back to
Canada he made me promise to visit
him at Sutton-West some time. He
said it was the most beautiful spot in
the world, and that it had a climate
us much superior to ours here in Iowa
as gold to lead.
So when ! found WIS to have two
weeks vacation during the Christmas
holidays in 1913, wrote him that was
coming. His reply to my letter was en-
thusiastic. The weather was superb,
the sleighing excellent, pretty cousin
was visiting them. Come right along,
and he had big carbunclc on his arm.
So went.
TIC get to Sutton you go through
Toronto and up little branch railway,
and from Sutton you drive several miles
to Sutton-West along the shore of Lake
Simcoe.
Gregory met mo at the station and
wrapped me well IN robes. servant
drove. Gregory explained that he
would have handled the ribbons himself
had he been able, but owing to his car
buncle he was obliged to carry his arm
in sling. He was downright glad to
see me, and asked questions al the way
to 6utton-West, about the old friends
in Iowa.
enjoyed the first half of the ride,
but the last half was decidedly cold.
1t seems that they had had change
of weather and were now having gem
uine Canadian winter.
The place, which they called Old
Sotherwood, fronted on the lake, and
was rambling old building in the real
English style.
There were IA rooms and they kept
10 stoves in continual action. The
room without stove was an extra
room in the attic and was used for n
store room. Gregory said that all the
men turned out in the fall and hauled
wood, and then when snow fell all be-
gan chopping, and chopped until time
TO plant in the spring.
1t kept Gregory busy feeding the
stoves. He would fill up number one,
and then fill number two, and SO on,
and by the time he had number -
stocked he would be ready to load NUM-
Der one again, and sometimes he would
! not be able to get around In time and
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-31

them. If you're thirsty there is always
a key of beer in the cellar and hot
,tamales to go with it. The boys have
display of fireworks every few nights,
ind have hired couple of Italians to
come around twice week with their
dancing bears. And once month
hold an auction of household goods for
re-. the amusement of the boys; they are
the very fond of auctions. If you care for
Lap..sort you may enjoy. running up
against my Oldest -eturned to r.. He
is away from hon. Est now, BUT my
second son is fully competent to in
terest you. The boys are talking of or
ganizing a fire company and 1 have
promised to allow them to burn stack
of hay twice month. They are going
to have"
''Great scott!" broke in the visitor,
us another terrible uproar arose.
what on earth is that?"
s"It is my little four-year-old son
amusing himself. The child is SO pas
sionately fond of tying tin kettles to
dogs tails that I keep 16 able-bodied
cial benefit. He has invented plan
for tin-kettling ten of them at once
and letting them off together; great
head on that boy-he1l make his mark
~ some day! 1t makes good deal of
ts.sport for the other boys, too, for they
ere fond of betting on which dog will
run the farthest. We always make
believe that Wednesday is Saturday to
please the smallest boy, and have the
Fourth of July and Christmas each
come three times year on our private
calendar, just to please the rest of the
boys. And, then-Why, here comes my
oldest son now! He eloped with the
hired girl night before last. I want
you to meet him; you will find him a
bright young fellow"
but why do you grant your sons all
these extraordinary privileges?" ques-
!, toned the visitor, completely mysti-
fed.
e 'In order to make the home place at
q tractive to Them" was the answer.
K, 'You know how prone farmers sons
ii are to desert the old farm for the cx-
D, citement and pleasures of city life. So
ty X have endeavored, us well as my means
w awculd permit, to make them contented
inshere. You see, l debit the boys with
Is 7Athe money expended in their behalf and
IA, Scredit them with the time they put in
I'll, ht home. During the past year they
9 s have complained but little, and feel
=. sure that, with the plans have in mind,
ID, they will be contented during the com
an ing year. It is not such a difficult
q thing, after all, to keep the boys from
=, leaving the farm if you take hold of the
nptfer in the RIGHT xyavD
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-31

the fire in number one would be out
before he had number 10 full of wood.
The front doorwas completely showed
up, buried behind 20-foot drift, and
Gregory told me it was lucky thing,
for if it had not been and anyone should
have opened the front and rear doors
Mt the same time the lake breeze would
have blown the whole unlucky 10
stoves out of the house and clear down
oToronto. That lake breeze was what
they called "bracing weather" up there.
Down in Iowa we would have locked
ourselves indoors and said: "What
fearful blizzard!''
And they seemed to enjoy it. The girl
cousin, Maud Gregory, did not mind it
in the least, and would take her skates
and sail out for a little spin on the ice
on days when / was wondering whether
we had not better tie the house to the
pine trees to keep It from blowing
away.
But then she was accustomed to it.
She had never been farther south than
Toronto, and frequently spent her VIM
tiers there on Lake Simcoe.
She was a beautiful girl, too. saw
that the first time met her, and saw
it more plainly every day.
BY the time I had grown little ac-
customed to the beautiful climate we
We're quite good friends, and as Greg
ory's carbuncle practically confined
him to the smolling-room, the pleasure
of escorting her on her numerous skat-
ing trips naturally fell to me. And I
did not shirk my duty.
She was an only child, and her father
was clerk in one of the Toronto banks,
the Commerce, and Maud was very de-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-31

pillows rise and crowd
Across the foamy bars,
Through skies of gray that stretch away,
Her wild hair floating free,
She comes to where her kingdom lies
BY either land or sea.
For her the dawn's pale buds of flight
Are round her pathway thrown,
AS like banner in the fight
The night is backward blown,
And dims afar the last lone star
AS on her chariot goes.
While in the east the later streaks
Grow ruddy as a rose.
And fades the old years WORKOUT scythe
AS some half-moon's faint line,
And January's heralds blithe
In icy armor shine,
While round her train the frozen rain,
That some misname the snow,
Has caught million sun-glints bright
From out the sunrise glow.
And glad her face as on she speeds
Toward the rising sun,
With light of hope and noble deeds
OF faith and duty done,
And in her eyes the swift surprise
OF all that round her waits,
Where morning, as she passes by.
Has opened wide the gates.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-31
"A Risk.

Witherby-I have invited Castleton
around to New Years dinner.
Mrs. Witherby--But he was here
Christmas to dinner.
Witherby-What of it?
Mrs. Witherby-I am afraid he will
recognize that turkey.--Life.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-31
feet right to send flowers to any CIR,
whom he admired"

feet right to send flowers to any girl
whom he admired
"Whom lie admired, yes, but"
Don't be jealous, dear; it is silly"
"Then I'm not surprised that you"
"You are horrid, Emily Marshmal-
low, and if was not in my own house
l."
81 shall not stay here to be insulted!"
please, miss" said voice at the
door, 81 knocked, but you didn't hear.
The florists boy is downstairs, and he
says that by mistake he exchanged the
cards in those boxes of flowers he just
sent"
"Of course; knew that all the time"
$50 did ], dear. What funny joke;
lucky we are not jealous, like Jessie!"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-31
A New Application.

Cumso-The phrase "The good die
young" does not refer to people.
Fungle-I thought it did.
Cumso-No; it refers to good Now
Year resolutions.-JudRe.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-31
A Strategic Mind

Gilhooly-I say, Gus, that tailor you
recommended to me is a nice fellow.
Gus de Smith - What's the matter
with him?
Gilhooly-I let him have my coat to
put new lining in it, and he took 1t to
the pawnbroker and borrowed money
on it.
Gus de Smith-Well, he had to pawn
your coat to get my pants out of
soak. That's why recommended
him to you. You see, / have got a
strategic mind. These pants that I've
got on are the ones he redeemed with
your coat, see ?<Texas SiftinRs.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-31
probahlx nIada OF Bras,
The prosneot.

New hopes, new aspirations, new delights,
New debts, new fluctuations and new
Ills;
New accidents. new quarrels and new
fights;
New fears. new noises and new doctors
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-31
Great self-DeniaI.

Great self-DeniaI.
New Bride have baked my first pie.
dear. Won't we have fun eating it with
our New Years dinner, tomorrow?
Husband-I am sorry, darling; but
have made it rule of my life never to
eat pie during the holidays.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-31
KNEW THE TRADE.

Algy Highfier Ito his valetan secre-
tary)-All the blooming bills in, James?
James-Nearly hall. sir.
.Algy Highfier- much do owe?
James-Habout 5000, sir.
Algy Highflier-Good heavens, James!
I must run that up to 10000 mighty
quick or the beastly twadesmen will be
wanting their money.-Judge.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-12-31
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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-29
A CLOWNS LUCK.

Paris has king within its walls to-
day, one whose subjects do him homage
throughout the world of business, for
the monarch is no other than Barnato,
the king of mines, who at the lowest
computation is worth 600, 0O0,0 900 of francs
($120, 000, 000.)
Twenty years ago circus, which had
Travelled, goodness knows how, from
England to South Africa, arrived at
Kimberley. 1t was not a big circus, in
fact it was only composed of the man.
ager the managers wife, a clown and
two trained mules.
At that epoch Kimberley was not the
diamond town that it has become since
The circus did poor business, and one
morning the director and the directress
hed, leaving the clown with the two
mules and 80 shillings in his pocket,
which Is not much in Europe, but which
is still less at the Cape Of Good Hope.
During a ride in the outskirts of Kim
berley he found in the fields traces of
diamonds; he took some stones; showed
them to a miner. and entering into part
nership with him went to sell them in
the town. Then, without divulging his
discovery, he bought the field where he
had made his find, took out only very
few stones for fear of arousing suspi-
cion, bought other fields, and found HIM
self at last large landholder
It was with these fields that the IA
nous society of Beers was created, of
which Mr.. Barnato is now governor,
with Sir Cecil Rhodes and another; each
of these three gentleman now receives
an annual salary of $125,000 from the
company.
When the first gold mines were dis
covered at johannesburg, Mr.. Barnato
rushed there, bought as much land as he
could find, organized socities on the
London market and became king of the
mines. He also went in for politics, and
although not follower of Sir Cecil
Rhodes policy, he caused himself to be
elected deputy to the British parliament
from the Cape Of Good Hope.
| Now Mr.. Barnato lives in London and
| only goes to the cape for the parliament
| airy sessions; that Is why he will sail or
| May.
He is q little man. about 45 years old
| wearing a slight mustache. In his dress
| he u very simple, and behind g: oince.
| neg mounted in gold ut Is the only trace
| on his person Of the metal king) ne has
| two eyes of an incredible vivacity.-Bos
/ ton Globe