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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-12-23

Conway Circuit, W. E. Barre; Wacca-
nav, D. A. Calhoun; Bayboro, G.
W. Gatlin; Loris, J. r. Sojourner;
Nllins, J. G. Ariail; North Mullins,
T K MESain; Latta, W. W. Viii
lians: ms T,itt1sRock, A. J. Cautben,
Jr.: Clio, B. NJ. Greer; Blenheim, +.
B. Wells; Mccall MissISae, !. l., Be bel-
vim; Bennettsville, J. L. sexes; Pen- 3
nettsville Circuit, J. S. Bessy,'
Bnghtsville, J. B. Tray ywick; North
Marlboro, w. S. Goodwin.
Orangeburg District-Presiding El-
der, john Owen; Orangeburg, +. 0.
Watson; Orangeburg Circuit, j. c.
Younge; Lower 81. Matthews, NJ. w.
Hook; Providence, G. D. Mann and
f. Speer; Branchville, J. G. Stoll;
South BranchviIle, +. 4. Wilkes
Bamberg, T. c.. O'Dell: Denmark, NJ.
B. Kelly; Barnwell, W. l.. Waite;
Williston. j. G. Davis; Springfield,
G. E. Stokes; Boiling Springs, G. ?.
Poser; Orange, w. K. Virgins; Ed
isto, n. K. Melton; Aiken, a. J. Stat
ford; Swansea, J. T. Mcfarland and
j. E. Smith.
Sumter District-Presiding Elder,
T. J. Clyde; Sumter, J. W. Daniel
Sumter Mission, T. G.. Herbert, Jr.,
Sumter Circuit. T. P. Phillips; Man
ming, w. H. Hodges: Sautee, 4. B.
Watson; Jordan, W. A. Pitts; Fores,
ton, Z. II. Beckham; New Zion, w.
a. Wright; Lynchburg, J. S. Porter;
Oswego. J. E. Rushton; Bishopville,
]. w. ElkiDs; Bethany, J. D. Frier-
son; Salem Station, S. W. Henry
Kershaw, J. G. Beckwith; Smithville,
Peter Stokes; Camden, J. T. Pate; St.
Johns Mission, 7. B. Bailey; Wateree,
B. NJ. Robertson; Richland, 7. j.
White; Wedgeteld, W. J. Dowel.
The morning times., 1896-06-28
CHRONICLES OF CYCLES.
The Scribe Writeth of the Wheel and
the All-Pervading SeriOusness of It.
In6j0noDoI;s yot,-noI

Now. it came to pass that n plague of
wheels fell upon the land. sparing neither
the aged gra ybeard. the toddling child, nor
the shirt-waisted maiden.
And On the day of the week known COM
monty as Sunday each man got him on his
wheel and sped into the country afar from
town, nor took notice OF the pealing of the
bells Of the sanctuary.
And those who preached in the sanctuary
were troubled in their hearts. and lifted up
their voices against the wheel. but their
words fell only on the alleged ears OF the
walls Of the sanctuary.
And the wheels whirled afar off.
Then gat together the orators OF the
sanctuaries and said. one to another:
I'VE must do something"
And frcm the multitude OF considerations
made they this plan:
Each man or them should betake him TO
a distance of ten miles from the city and
bestrew the highway with carpet tacks
And ON the following Sunday il was
done.
And. behold. as each whselman and ca ch
wheelgirl would come TO the place of the
tacks. his CT her tire would give up the
sghost. and he or she would halt for a time
by the wayside.
And when a great number was gathered
together in this manner. the orat tor of the
sanctuary would preach to them on the
virtues Of patience and resignation.
Now, on the day after. which was Monday,
the orators OF the sanctuary gathered To-
gether and held counsel in review of their
work.
verify" said one of the weak hea TT and
timid. II fear that they spent mo re time in
profanely bewailing their distress than in
Considering our words"
But the tthers ba6e him go To. and said:
.Of what weight is that? Did we not
make them hear the WI rtis we had to say?''
The morning times., 1896-06-28
RUNNING A BICYCLE
BY BALLOON POWER
This Airy Assistant Powerful Factor in Bicycle
Races if the Wind Sets Right.

is not free from the ground air and the
foliage hindrance. Here II will tug along
well until there is n shft in the wind. Quick
as Thought the engineer sees ii and pulls in
the balloon
THE ENGINEER.
If the man in front manages it he draws
il down to him and holds II partly in his
arms and partly rests it upon the wheel
where the wind can get little hold upon It,
When the wind shifts back, as he can see
by the ropes,by the gress, by any little
thing, up goes his airy ASSISTANT and the
bicycle takes u jump along This is very
good sporting factor when the wind sets
straight
Balloons, as a pretty feature, cannot he
ignored. itisproposed to have them painted
in club coiors and floated from the frCnt
handles of the wheels. Then friends WIZ
speedily recognize each other whizzing pas.
on the avenues and in the park when gohlS
at too swifta rate to notice costumes crciu
ribbons For this the smallest balloon Will
be used and no attempt made TO run the
wheel with IL. The little toy things, five
cents a balloon, a re the ones. Tied at four
feet and floating in the air upon the ends of
colored ribbons they will have Il very gay
look.
There is not an end yet to cycle power.
There will be many new devices made
mechanicallyt that willcarry the wheel along,
hut in the actual sporting line there Will
be many more. The balloon aids bicycle
sport, but there will be other aids also, and
for these ardent cyclists look.
The morning times., 1896-06-28
.
. - .
THINKS THE MOON Is SAFE.
George ManviIle Fem Says Its Secrets
VIII Not He Revealed.
Jonllou y, ,rs


Il have read with much interest the
article or your Paris correspondent bear
ing the above heading. from the fact that
Tor the past two years have been expert
nentILg upon tue possibility OF producing
a telescope or optic g,ass OF far greater
power than anything We have at present
on the way.
Now, NJ. Deloncle's venture for the
Paris exhibition certainly sounds big,
but upon carefully Jing over your corre-
spondent's report, il seems to me perhaps
wrongiy--that the learned Frenchman Is
not about to eclipse the Mount Hamilton
g.ass, neither will he equal the larger in
s.rument being set up at Chicago. These
are refractors pure and simple, but with
iii the resources of the giassmaker brought
TO bear in producing the most perfect lenses.
We read nothing OF the kind with regard
to NJ. DeIoncle's instrument. We are told
of a huge disk of glass nearly seven feet
in diameter, but upon your correspondents
showing, this is not to form either the OBJ
jective for a refractirg telescope nor a
mirror for reflectiEg telescope, but a
plane mirror TO use on the principle OF d
siderostat, while the lenses OF flint and
crown g!ass. which form the true tele-
scope, are l meter % centimeters in diam
eter; that is, about that of the Chicago
gass. whose power it cannot possibly
equal, from the loss of light caused by
the moons rays being reflected from his
plane mirror through his huge tube that
is to say. the rays are received second
hand from the reflector, instead OF pri-
marily from the planet. as in the case o&
all great refracting telescopes.
From the above circumstances the image
to be produced must be fainter upon NJ
Deloncie's principle. and he proposes 10
weaken it still more by casting the image
upon screen instea1 of directly upon the
retina of the Observers eye. For popular
visual purposes, NJ. Deloncle's instrument
will doubtless be a success. but it will only
prove so from the spectacular point of view
to amuse an audience Its scientific value
will be nil, while its cost seems TO me alb
surd. venture to think that upon my own
principle could produce ten times the ef-
feet at tithe Of the amount. II I am
wrong couple OF years thoughtful ex.
perimenting have been in vain"
The morning times., 1896-06-28
ALL ABOUT THE FLAGS AND
BUNTING.
Everyday Costume and Holiday
Attire of the Naval Warriors
Pennants and 1.-The Rainbow"
Etiquette of the Sea - Uncle
Sans Rules for Constructing
"OId Glory"

sent ashore all the nen-or-war present
hair-nHIst their flags.
All the details or Il Nan-o'-War's g Dress"
are fixed matters or Ieoord-that is, as TO
width or stripes anu size OF stars, but when
ever a new State Is added by Congress to
the sisterhood, the Secretary OF the Navy
and, for thatniatter the Secretary OF War
is compelled to make u Encouragement OF
the union
Here is the official description of the
nations flag:
"Ensigns shall have thirteen horizon
tai stripes OF equal breadth, alternately
red and white, beginning with the red.
In the upper quarter, next to the head OF
the ensign, is the union, composed of
number OF white stars equal TO the num-
Der OF States, Gu a blue neld, four-tenths
the entire length OF the ensign, extending
as far down as the lower edge of the
fourth red stripe from the head. The
whole depth or hoist of the ensign shall
be ten-nineteenths OF its whole length or
fly.
Onion Jacks shall be the same in dimen-
as the union of the ensign.
TO comply with the provisions of Sec
ton 1892 OF the Revised Statutes of the
United States, the union OF the National
ensign and the Union Jack used by the
naval service shall, on and after July
4, 1896, contain fort y-five stars, ar
ranged in six rows, the first, third, and
fifth rows to have eig II stars and the
second, fourth and sixth rows to have
seven stars, as follows
The morning times., 1896-06-28
WHEELED BY A GHOST.
Barrow Tracks Which Badly Fright
ened the Beers
Bsrtin 5ton Np,rs.

Dh'BHTtDN -NrHS.
About three years ago wandering
cyclst threw whole district of the Trans
vaal into paroxysm OF superstitious terror.
Travelling by night his advent would have
been been uDnoticed If two young Beers
early abroad in search OF strayed bullocks,
had not seen the "spoor' or track OF the
wheelman With the curiosity of their race,
they followed il tor miles, being anxious
to see the man who could trundle a wheel
barrow so far without rest
After an hours tracking, one remarked:
This fellow must be u thief let us go
and tell the landrost tmagistrate)."
Accordingly, the worthy Dutch "beak'
was brought to the scene, and he was ac-
companied by a score OF armed Beers.
The whole party followed the path taken
by our cyclist. Hating at noon, while the
horses grazed, the mysterious trail was the
object OF much scrutiny.
Suddenly one farmer exclaimed: Look
here, landrost, IL it was barrow, where is
the 'spoor' of the man who wheeled it?'
MY goodness exclaimed that official
81 never thought of that. Let's see-yes
here is the wheel, right enough; but where
is the footprint? 1t is. it must be yes, yes;
ride, boys; 1t s a spook tghost)!"
To this day that portion of the road is mol
travcrsed by any of the Dutch farmers.
The morning times., 1896-06-28
PROFITABLE
Good Ideas That Have Won Fortunes
for the Inventors.
Progress Of the World.

Progress Of the World.
A welI-known patent authority Informs
us that 80 per ce nj of inventions fail to ma ke
money for their inventors. This is chiefly
due to the Invention itself not being needed
or being tou Intricate or too expensive. but
it is also often due to tile poverty or want
of cleverness OF the inventor in letting go
his rights to those whose superior capital or
sagacity makes success OF them.
The great successes are often mi-le in tie
simplest devices. The rubber mats used on
counters TO assist in picking up change
and the pigs in clover are famous for the
fortune each brought its owner. The idea
OF cardboard ring around the hole OF a
shpping-tlg made paper available for that
p"rpose. and brought. fortune Tor Mr..
ID nn.son, of tie Dennison Tag Company
The bra ass spring uprights that hold lamp
chimney gave the inventor an income equal
to the salary of the President Of the United
States. The inventor of the ,0OG-mile
railroad ticket is said to draw 100000 a
year from that little arrangement. Cop
per toes for slices made a humble Maine
farmer a millionaire. and another man who
patented the metal t4ittoD-fasteners for
shoes also became wealthy.
Tile patent tin-can openers and the tin
cap on bottles made fortunes for their in
vcntors. Tie cheap mechanical toys and
hundreds of other simple little things could
be cited that have been immense successes.
The industrial world is now anNiuusly wait
ing for the genius who can directly extract
the energy that lies latent in coal. Other
devices that are assured of success if
produced include an arrangement TO pre-
vent bottles from being refillcd; some
thing to collect and consume smoke at a
small cost: perfect anti-nicotine pipe that
can be sold at a low price; an electric
storag ge battery for railway use that comes
within practicable cost.
The morning times., 1896-06-28

vice was sought and choral was prescribed
to brace the patients broken nerves. The
young man Sought to bear himself man
fully and to abandon the cup, but his will
had been SO far weakened that he could
not resist the craving for intoxicants-
AS this was borne in upon him lie grew
more and more despundent. and lately lie
announced a determination tu make one
more resolute effort in the right direction
stalking his life on the result. He made
the effort a nd failed.
Next morning. after dressing, lie swal-
lowed the contents of his bottle of ehlorsI
and rode off to q drug store and had the
The morning times., 1896-06-28

plains that the state boam of health will
pass rule against splitting, which will
have all the force "f law # the railroads
will cDiy post 1T up and do their best 10
enforce it. With stroke of persistence, the
board adds
when the rule is first published in each
county, and when posted in public places.
this bOaru will. of course, be loudly abused
as foolish mpracticablc and idiotic. Atten-
ton then being gained, we will publish in
every county reasons for the action."
The morning times., 1896-06-28
AMERICAS FIRST UMBRELLA.
1t Made It's Appearance In Philadel-
phia in the Year 1918.
DJycy,,rr1 Tf;1npS

PWSDWg IUeS.
The first man with the coura ge to carry
an umbrella in London was Jonas Hanway,
who died there in 1886, and was hon.
ored with monument in Westminster
Abbey. The monument was not for his
courage in carrying an umbrella, but for
his philanthropy, he being the founder of
the Marine, Education, and Magdaien
societies and the author of seventy PAM
phlets, in which he outlined as many
benevolent schemes.
He started out with his umbrella about
the year 1850, and year after he died
an Engishman advertised "a great assort-
ment OF much improved and profitable
umbrellas So that Jonas last philan-
thropical enterprise was firmly established
in England in 1887. Whenever you see
a picture of Quaker you see man pic
tured with an umbrella in his hand. The
Quakers took up the umbrella, and those
who came over after Jonas time brought
umbrellas with them. Philadelphia was
the first seat of umbrella manufacture In
this country, and 1t is the chief seat of it
now It is said in the books to have been
begun there about the year 1900, but
from other authority We learn that the
firm of Wright Fenner was making um.
brellas there as early as 1876. That Is a
small matter. The great matter is that the
umbrella is Quaker institution.
When did the umbrella find its way
across the mountains? In 1903 a man
came TO this own and wrote certain things
about us in book. In that he makes pa
thetic mention of the skimming Of his heels
on tue hard walk, and of divers and suntlry
drenchings he got ON the wav. He came
from Philadelphia. and 1t is not likely
that the umbrella was I'M very general
use then, or he would not have ventured
On such q journey in temprstuous weather
without one Probably at that time one
had not been seen more than days
Journey west of Philadelphia, or within
the Quaker rang-. We think the umbrella
was naturalized in this town about 1878,
which, we mistake not. was the year
the enationai pike wasopnned. People came
often in stages from Philadelphia that year.
and we think wehave seen pictures OF them,
grave. respectablel with thick neckties.
stiff hats, and coat collars reaching nearly
tn the tops Of their hctds, sitting ON the
roofs of the stages. holding umbrellas.
The morning times., 1896-06-28

vial refilled. He Immediately drank all
the second lot, and then mpunting his wllees
fastened down Figueroa street. the ia
vorite scorching resort OF the city.
At the corner of Thirty.second street his
wheel was seen to give 1urch and he fell
Off. striking the curbstone add badly cut
ting his forehead. He lay there uncon-
scious nd some bystanders summoned the
patrol wagon. but when the police arrived
lie was found to be dead.
1t was aeccrtained that he had taken
about thirty grains OF 6hforal. notwith-
standing which. at the eofeAer's inquest
the jury returned a verdict ef accidental
deaths ss1 ~
The morning times., 1896-06-28

sensible little women in the world, and
that you have the confidence in me that
I deserve. OF course, If you don't think
1 ought to have q typewriter, why III
not get one. guess we could worry
along in the old-fashioned way"
"Not for the world" his wife said, as
she kissed him at the door. "You must
have one, dear; and get any kind You
want
by Joyev' said Hardrocks to himself.
after he had secured seat in the car. '.Tm
almost sorry now that I eDgaged that
little brunette. ."-Cleveland News-Herald.
The morning times., 1896-06-28
A RIDE TO DEATH.
whepIman Takes Chloral and Rides
Until He Falls Off Dying.

San Francisco, Examiasr.
1t was left to Roy Woodcock, young
San Francisco wheelman, to evolve
fearsomc bicycling novelty voluntarily
spending ones dying moments on wheel
Mr.. woodcock was thrity-two years old.
He came here from San Francisco ten
months ago, and being clever wbeelman,
easily got employment with the Pacific
Cycle Company, on South Broadway. He
was q finely educated fellow, a graduate
OF the Universities of New York md Heilel-
berg, was u finished musicianfiand gentle
in all his instincts. But he was drunkard.
The Rev. E. b.. Brainerd, of 9I1 West
Eleventh street, became interested in him,
took him into his own home and sought to
break him of intemperance. Medical nd
The morning times., 1896-06-28

Mrs. Archer What do you think Of the
new minister?
Mrs. Bayswater Il like him very much
Mrs. Archer so sorry I couldn't 20 to
hear him. What did he preach about7
Mrs. Bayswater-I didn't catch the text,
but it had something to do with the golden
calf.
Mr.. Archer t1ust waking up) That settle.
It'll / shall withdraw from the church.
can't approve Of this thing OF carrying poll
tics into the pulpit. Cleveland Leader
The morning times., 1896-06-28

THE SPLITTING NUISANCE.
India ma Authorities Are Trying to Put
a Stop to the Objectionable Habit.

81. Louis Globe Democrat.
II the State board of health carries out
its idea, there is going to be less splitting
done in the State of Indiana than there is at
present. The board is the inveterate enemy
OF the man who splts, and proposes to pur-
sue him with all the weapons that law
will permit it to use. 1t will issue cir
cular letter to all railroad officials in
Indiana asking them TO have elected from
their trains every man who spits, that is.
If he spits persisteDtly, after being warned
not to.
In its circular the board explains that
"sputum" is an cxcrement, full of the germs
OF la grippe, nasal catarrh and a whole train
of minor ills. 1t also adds the information
that splitting is a nasty and unnecessary
habit" and that women do not" II ex-
The morning times., 1896-06-28

III sc W HE up NOuLuS
and they are entitled
to speak with author
ity. They unhesitat-
ingly declared that Mr..
Neehan's scalp has
never been equaled
loI tnickneSs and
enacity.
A few nights ago
"Skinner" engaged in
an alteration with
Policeman Turner, Of
the Madison street sta
tion. Skinner" the
officer on the nose
with his fist, and the
bluecoat retaliated Dy
breaking his night
stick over Meehan's
head. "Skinner" re-
sisted, even after dis
cretiOn was advisab
and before he was
subdued his scalp was
lac crated.
When the surgeons
ut GOuverneur hOspi-
tai, TO which the in
jured man was taken,
attempted to sew up
the wounds they found
that they could ncS
thrust the sharp,three-
cornered needles 70
through the scalp by
ordinary means. The
skln was as tough
and thick as alliga-
tor hide. A backing
brush was secured, and
by securing the back
of 1t as a mallet the
needles were driven
through the skin and
seventeen stitches
were placed in posi-
tiOn. During. the Oper-
ation"Skinner"s r"swore
vOlubly, and after it
was concluded he
started out looking
for his assailant. His
w~-4x.A-
The morning times., 1896-06-28
A Good Ynr,ety.

Mrs. Keedick 1t is quite the style ao
wedding celebrations to have subdued
organ music.
MIR. Keedick That is step in the right
direction. l wouder IL piano music can
not bc subtiued in the same way.-Nev
York World.
The morning times., 1896-06-28
HIS LEGS WERE DIFFERENT.
At Least They Were So Before He
+, Went to Sleep.
H0rne1's Ronnd Table

Hdrpp''s Round Table.
1t seems Russian peasant, having acc,I-
mulated little money, took himself t.
town to purchase new pair Of boots. Re-
turning home ward, be espied a luxuriant
spot for siesta, and, being tired, lay
down for a quiet nap, which developed
into sou6d sleep. A constituencies tramp
passing along the road took note OF the
peasants ne W boots, and also OF his own
very poor rootgear, and decided an ex-
change would be beneficial. And accord
ingly he stripped the peasant OF his new
purchase and proceeded on his way. The
driver OF n passing wagon, seeing the peas
ants legs stretched part way across the
road. yelled for him TO take his legs out of
the way.
'.Legs:' inquired the half-awake peas
The morning times., 1896-06-28
Not at Am Strnnge

T,mmic Pa. do you lrcw that light
travels l36.3tO feet per second?
Pa-Yes. but what of it?
Tsmnie Why. IL II gees as fast us that.
is it any wonder that IL gets up in the
morning before do? New York World.
The morning times., 1896-06-28
TOUGH AS RHINocERos HIDE
Surgeons Use IA Mallet While Sewing
Scalp Wound.
Ne,r iOrk. World.

skinner Meehan. at one time thu leader
of the famous "cat alley gang, has what is
perhaps the toughest scalp In New York
il not 10 the world. The surgeons at Cow
erneur Hospital have had much experience
The morning times., 1896-06-28
His New Typewriter.
e." said Mrs. Hardrocks, as she

cTumpieuup nef nioTu-
ing paper, THAT you
are advertising for a
typewriter"
Yes" her husband
replied. II had to
come TO it. My busi-
nessis OF such anature
that the pen won't do
any more"
"Humph!' his loving
wife returned, star
ing ut him hard. And
1 see that you say in
your advertisement:
Must not be too old,
and must come with
q good supply of rib
bons.' want 10 know
what you mean by
putting such things in
the paper over your
name. / shall be the
one to decide whether
your typewriter is
too old or not and
whether she has
enough ribbons orDot.
Have you ceased to
care for me that you
can deliberately ="
Pardon me for in
terrupting you, Ange-
; lina." said Mr.. Hard
rocks, but / am
merely advertising for
q typewriting ma
chine mot the other
kind" =:
'.Oh!' the lady re-
torted, Il hope you
don't think it makes
any difference to me
whether you have a
typewriter or not, or
what kind of a one
you get"
"oh! dear, no; 1
couldn't think that
for a minute" Mr..
Hardrocks returned.
II know that you
30 St~@ -. <Ncf
The morning times., 1896-06-28
Against His Principles.

able people, but Skinner has been bad
for some time.
The morning times., 1896-06-28

ant, what legs?' and then rubbing his
eyes, he stared stupidity at his lower limbs
Drive on said he, those legs amt mine.
Mine had bUots on
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-01
spink.

s. d, Sept 28.-Thrcshing is
4 kaaChief labor at present
SSfOmc pretty hot debates occur once
aan = while between our threshing rev
SS1ft3e topic being gold and silver.
a@s Louise and Nettie Ranum visited
S1E&0nds here on Sunday.
Sam and Ole Ktopstad and their
ut girls attended the fair at Sioux
City.
Andrew Omdahl has been quite sick
for : few days.
Fred Satter recently returned from
Minnesota, where he purchased a farm
md will reside In the future.
Andrew ROnell has a new bicycle.
Sfven Brat is doing the plastering IN
Mr.. Prices new house.
Miss Clara Omdahl visited rear Elk
Point and in Sioux City for a few days
1Ast week.
Albert Wagner's new house is near
IN completed.
Gen. Silsby will undoubtedly draw a
large crowd on Tuesday, unlike Sena-
tOr Grill and Candidate Lawrence to
whom q halt dozen popOcrats listened
Tor I short while the rest we're too busy
elsewhere.
Miss Hannah Solem departed for
Sioux Falls the first OF the week for a
abort visit with her brother, Rev. FL.
II. SOlem.