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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
SAVAGE AND FERocious.
Tns Devil Dancers Of Ceylon aud Their
Mysterious Ways.


The real Singhalese devil dancers IN
Ceylon are ferocious and savage fell
lows. Their dances are revolving and
horrible. But their profession is popu-
lar and affords royal living for the
men who go into it. There is super
stition among the Singhalese that
when q man falls sick he is supposed
to be afflicted by devil. In crder to
rid him Of the disease the devil dane
ers are called in to propitiate the de-
mon. Two or more Of them go by
night to the sick mans house, in front
of which a small, square inclosure
about six feet high, has been made
of grasses and palm leaves. This
answers the purpose Of the green room
at theatre. The men appear at first
without masks and with long yellow
grass streamers hanging from their
head and waists. The only light cast
on the scene is by torches, made Of
sticks, round which pieces Of cloth are
wrapped, dipped in oil To the music
Of a tam-tam, kept up on one note the
dancers sing a peculiar, wild funeral
dirge, in which the spectators often
join.
The dancers begin by slowly moving
about, stretching the right foot and
bringing the left up to it, and appear
as if they were searching for some
thing, during which the singing sounds
like crying They are then asking the
devil to appear. There are twenty
four different sorts Of devils, and after
the first part, the dancers are con-
stantly changing their clothes to repre-
sent the entire species; some wear
masks, some don jaws and terrible
teeth reaching to their ears. The jaws
open and close in very realistic man
ner.
A dance lasts over two nights, as the
whole twenty-fcur devils have all to
be personated before the particular de-
mon who is affecting the man is pitch
ed on. When he gives signs OF his
presence the dancers go into sort OF
frenzy, which increases as he takes
possession Of them; the tam-tam beats
faster and faster, the chanting grows
into yells, the men whirl and stamp
and the bells on their ankles jingle
and clash.
At this stage the dancers appear to
be looking for some object to give the
devil in sacrifice, and into which he
may pass. A chicken is usually offered
by the friend Of the sick man, and the
unfortunate bird is seized upon, twisb-
ed and tormeHted and bitten between
the false teeth, until the dancers,
worn out, move slower and slower,
and the chicken sinks into a sort Of
trance, which is q sign that the devil
has accepted the sacrifice, and is will
ing to pass from the man into the bird.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
On the Trail of n Pension

A somewhat pathetic letter comes
from an old cc;ored citizen. It is as
follows:
"De rain has done beat down my cot
ton. an most er my con is done ruint.
NV son wuz a sojer in de war wild de
SpanieIs. He lost two legs in it. Do
YOU reckon de guy-ment will give him
81 a leg fer 'em?"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
Clover fishermen.

Dutch fishermen make astonishing
catches by means Of the following
very simple plan: They put number
of live worms and insects in bottle
partially filed with water, and then
cork it securely. The bottle is dropped
into the water, the fishermen sinking
his line alongside. It appears that the
sight Of the wriggling contents of the
bottle so excites the appetite Of the
finny tribes that they fall easy victims
to the baited hooks.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
Eyes That "Iake Up~ Well.

Blue and grey eyes are more effective
on the stage than very dark ones. A
pair Of blue eyes, delicately shaded on
the upper lids, with the eyelashes care
fully blackened and afterwards combed
out, "get over the footlignt" in a re-
markable way; whereas large and nat
urally handsome black eyes are apt
(unless blue or black makeup be prac-
tically eschewed and the complexion
be most carefully toned) to look, in
stage parlance, like burnt holes in a
blanket"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
rha pons.. Gold Ornaments

The gold contained in the medals,
vessel, chains and other objects pre-
served in the Vatican would make
more gold coin than the whole Of the
present European circulation.
Royal Knees.
Tne Prince Of Wales is the third
member Of the royal family who has
received an injury to the knee. The
Queen slipped about fifteen years ago
and hurt her knee-an occurrence
which has caused her to refrain from
unnecessary walking exercise ever
since. The late Duke OF Albany also
fell and injured his knee, an accident
which greatly tried his delicate health.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
Clever Oysters.

Pacific coast biyalves may be lacking
in favor, but they seem to be more up
to-date in some ways than those we
get in the east, as witness this adver-
tisement from the Morning Oregonian:
"Wanted-Small boy to deliver oysters
that can ride a wheel"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
WHO ARE THE sWINDLERs?
What the Government has Lost on the
Ships that it Bought.

Last year the A nerican people show
c,i their generosity and their confidence
ia Mr.. Mckinley by voting an emer-
gcncy appropriation of fifty million dol
lars, in advance Of declaration Of war.
Then, when war came, they furnished
it's financial sinews without stint. In
fact, without the slightest hesitation,
they opened the national treasury and
gave the administration "the privilege
Of the till'', expecting, however, that
due economy would be observed in ex-
penditures. How was this trust ad-
ministered?
For the purposes Of our military diff
ferences with Spain the Government
bought about hundred vessels Of vari-
Gus descriptions, and paid for them
handsomely. There was not an owner
If a fine old steam yacht in the East
who did not have chance to sell it to
the nation at a fair price, usually
amounting to at least cost, or who has
not not since been amused to observe
the difference between the net selling
price and that charged to the treasury.
Proprietors Of second class ocean
tramps, cattle boats and scows, also
had their day in Court, and it may be
said with truth that there are many
worthy citizens who have, to a greater
or less extent, enriched themselves,
acting as middlemen in the numerous
transactions. They are not of the class
known as rank outsiders" They are
all good Administration men," The
President has learned of this and weeps
One such is described as person who
''milked every contract during the
Spanish war, as dairy maid milks a
COW" and is said to be million and
half financially the better for it. If
Mr.. Mckinley ever had had suspicion
of such things while they were going
on he would have stopped them. 1t is
now too late.
Following will be found the price
paid for six bottoms just before the
Spanish war, together with the apprais-
ment Of their present value. On the
10Th of July bids will be opened for the
sale Of these vessels. They cost sS44, :
269 They are valued at S270, 600 after
a few months service, during which
they were literally repaired and kept
in excellent order, except as to their
capacity to carry troops comfortably.
This is the roster:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
The Cashew Kernel.

A highly favored nut, known as the
cashew kernel, is being imported into
Canada for dessert and confectionery
uses. It is produced in India only, and
its season is from May to November,
but the production is not large, and i'm
porters must place their orders IN ad-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
Economy in Italy.

Marvellous &oromy is practiced by
the poor Of Italy in looking after the
wants Of the inner man. Coffee
grounds from the wealthy mans kitch-
en- are dried and resold to the poor. In
: similar way oil is twice and some
times three times used, the drippings
after each successive frying being
gathered from the pan and sold to the
moor
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
Fast Trains

The high-water mark Of European
railway progress will probably be
touched in Europe by the continental
services between the channel ports and
Switzerland. There is no train in
Europe to match the speed Of the Nord
de France between Paris and AmienS-
81 miles in eighty-ive minutes. The
Basle express covers the distance be-
tween Basle and London, 595 miles,
in fourteen hours and thirty-fve min
utes, a speed of over forty miles an
hour, with two frontiers to be crossed
and twenty-five miles of saa-crossine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
Demaenetizinc q Watch.

A simple method Of curing a mag
netized watch consists in hanging it
from a string, which latter is twisted
as tightly as possible, and then hold
ing the string and watch near a dyna-
mo or strong magnet. The watch is
then released, and, Of course, begins
to spin, and while doing so is gradually
carried away from the dynamo and out
of the magnetic field. The demagnef-
cation is due to the rapid alterations
Of the poles Of the magnetized parts in
a magnetic field that is decreasing In
intensity.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
Level Sea Bottom.

The bottom OF the Pacific between
Hawaii and California is said to be so
level that railroad could be laid for
500 miles without grading anywhere.
This fact was discovered by the United
States surveying vessel engaged in
making soundings with a view OF lay
Snp cable
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
An Exnenatye Railway.

The underground railway in London
was the most expensive to construct
Of any in the world. Some parts Of it
cost as much as 1000 guineas per yard,
Of $50 for every inch. The cost Of con-
structing the Great Western railway
was also very great, passing, as it does,
through the very hilly districts Of
Devon and Cornwall.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
Niapara's Channel

The truth Of the adage about con-
slant dripping wearing away stone
is Strikingly illustrated in the fact that
the Niagara River has in $4,000 years
cut 4 channel 200 feet deep, 1000 feet
wide and seven miles long, through
solid rock
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
TRANSPARENT Stone,

A window made entirely Of stone
has been presented to French cathe-
dral. The stone is nephite found in
Siberia-and so beautifully transparent
that when placed as it is it catches
the suns rays and reflects them into
the interior Of the cathedral,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
A NnVal ElnWnr

The botanical world is interested in
a novel flower which has been found in
the isthmus Of Tehauntepec, and which
is red when the sun is upon it, white in
the morning and blue in the evening
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28

For You've MOTHERS .-trctting is
a fault in which Child never should be
allowed to persist. If there is real
sense Of discomfort it should be dis
covered and removed; if it is simply
from vaywardness and peevishness the
child should be made to understand
that fretting is unproftable 4 child's
reasoning powers can very soon be ap-
pealed to. If the mother says, Fret
ting again! you cannot be we'll, you
must 60 to bed until you feel better, :"
the child will learn to restrain himself.
Unfortunately some mothers have bad
habit Of yielding to fretful child a
favor that they have at first refused to
grant. This places premium on fret
ting. No child will waste time in fret
ting when he knows he will gain moth
ing by it. A very little attention on
the mothers part will show her whether
there is anything physically wrong to
excuse the fretfulness; if not, it should
be rromptlyssdiscountenanced.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
Steal Rilliard Rails

AS the supply Of ivory is becoming
short, billiard balls Of cast steel are
being made in Sweden. By making
them hollow, the weight Is made to
correspond with that Of ivory balls,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
EAT Raw Ants

Australian sayages eat the green
ants raw. They stamp upon an ant
hill until the ants run up their legs,
when they scrape them off as fast as
they come up and transfer them to
their mouths.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
A Very Long Day.

At Wardbuyg, Norway, the longest
day lasts from May 81 till July %, and
in Spitzbergen the longest is three and
a half months.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
Many Dsaf and Dumb

Seven out Of every 10000 inhabitants
Of the United States are deaf and
dumb. The af1iction is much less COM
mon among the negroes than among
the whites,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
The Presidents Cun.

The President Of the United States
uses a breakfast cup which is worth
$50. 1t belongs to a set made to order
for the White House at a cost of $4,000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
The Earth,s Atmosphere.

If the earth were not enVeloped with
atmosphere, the temperature on the
surface would be about $50 degrees be-
low zero Fahrenheit.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
What Appraisc-


these SIX vessels together as represent
ing fair average of the hundred bought
from the various private persons or
corporations and sold to the Govern
ment at a handsome profit, in the way
Of commission II so it will be seen
that the average purchase price was
sl44, IA. The loss Of value, as shown
in the above statement of apprai<ements
is IS per cent. Taking these facts as
basis, the hundred vessels should have
cost sl4, 414 400, and the loss on them
now at the ascertained ratio would be
stated at 50, ,S42, $40.
This is nice sum for the treasury to
lose, but there is perhaps comfort in the
thought that the public loss covers and
conceals great deal Of private gain.
In other words, the corruption rascality
and thieving which characterized the
acquisition of great many things ne
cessary for the Government to buy to
equip itself for the struggle with Spain
have not been fully exposed as yet
They will not be while the relatives,
friends and copartners Of the criminals
control the party in power Washing
ton Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28
a Simple Remedy.

A writer in one of our exchanges
says: ''To exterminate bed bugs, heas
and chicken lice: Take Of cedar leaves
and twigs sufficient quantity. If the
seeds are on crack open with hammer.
Place in water TO boil gently until two
thirds has evaporated. The stronger
the tea is made the more effective its
execution. For bed bugs, take feath.
er and apply literally into all haunts,
including mattresses and around base
boards, creviees, in walls, etc. If
thoroughly done every six months will
be sufficient; and I'll guarantee not a
bug or egg can be found about the prem
ises. For feas sprinkle literally about
their haunts; and if OF dog take a
cupful and with one hand rub the hair
the reverse way, dropping on the liquor
as the skin is exposed. It will be
amusing to see the feas evacuate. It
will kill every one it touches. For
chicken lice, sprinkle literally over
roosts in all corners and crevices and
especially among the nest straw. A
good addition would be to mix cedar
leaves among the nest straw. Not a
louise will come near it and your chicks
will come off perfectly free from the
pest. If lice are already on the fowls,
better dilute tha tea little and lift the
feathers and sprinkle on the bare skin.
I have experimented with this agent
for four years and it has given un-
bounded satisfaction. A thorough 60
ing over the chicken house every 90
days will be amply sufficient. Il will
kill every louise it touches, and they
will fee from 1t as from pestilence.
Have tried it on reaches but it has lit
tie effect. l believe it will kill lice on
stock. Will some Of our stock owners
test it an report for the general good?
Believe it will also kill cabbage worms
and perhaps some other garden pests.
No Prisons Needed.
In Iceland there are no prisoners,
their habits that such material de-
fenses to property as locks, bolts and
bars are not required. Yet its history
for the past thousand years records
no more than two thefts.
Of these two cases one was that Of
q native who was detected after steal
ing several sheep; but as he had done
so to supply his family, who were suf-
fering for want OF food, when he had
hrol,en his arm provisions were fur
nished to them and work was found
for him when he was able to do it, and
meanwhile he was placed under med
ical care; but the stigma attached to
his crime was considered sufficient
punishment.
The other theft was made by a
German, who stole seventeen sheep.
But as he was in comfortable circum-
stances and the robbery was malicious,
the sentence passed upon him was
that he should at once sell all his
property.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28

WHAT THINK YE OF CHRIST?
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-06-28

that! After making the picture. put
it on the wall or paste it on the fy leaf
Of some favorite book, that you may
have it before you. I read of man
who had been executed for murder, and
the jailer found afterwaad a picture
made on the wall of the cell by the as
sassin's own hand, picture Of a fight
Of stairs. Ga the lowest step he had
written, ''Disobedience to parents" on
the second, Sabbath breaking;;" on the
third, drunkenness and gambling"
on the fourth, Murder" and on the
fifth and top step, "a gallows. If
that man had made that picture before
he took the first step. he never would
have taken any Of them! On, mar,
make another picture, bright picture,
an evangelical picture, and | will help
you make it! Isuggest six steps for
this fighr of stairs. On the first step
write the words, "A nature changed by
the Holy Ghost and washed in the blood
of the Lamb" on the secound step,
Industry and good companionship;"
on the third step, a Charistian home
with family altar" on the fourth step,
Ever wideniDgusefulness; on the fifth
step. "A glorious departure from this
world" on the sixth step, Heaven,
heaven! Write it three times, and
let the letters of the one word be made
up Of banners, the second Of coronets
and the third of thrones. Promise me
that you will do that, and l will promise
to meet you on the sixth step, if the
Lord will, through his pardoaing grace,
bring me there too.
And here | am going to say word
of cheer to people who have never had a
word Of consolation on that subject.
There are men and women in this world
by hundreds of thousands who have a
fine natural taste, and yet all their
! lives that taste has been suppressed,
and, although they could appreciate
the galleries of Dresden and Vienna and
Naples far more than nine hundred and
ninety-nine people out of thousand
who visit them, they may never go, for
they must support their households, and
bread and schooling for their children
are Of more importance than pictures.
Though fond Of music, they are COM
PEELED to live amid discord, and, though
fond Of architecture, they dwell in
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-09
WALKING BONEYARDs,
A Disgusting But PitifuI Sight on
DraytOn Street.

The need of society for the prevention
of cruelty to animals was never more fully
demonstrated than yesterday afternoon
when two of the sorriest pieces of horse
flesh that We're ever seen in the city of
Savannah stood for some time before the
Southern Bank. One of the animals could
not be properly designated as horse
flesh" for the simple reason that there
was no flesh. II was simply a skeleton
with hide stretched over it.
Every one who saw this horse wondered
how 1t managed to stand, let alone walk
and yet the poor animal was saddled and
br1dled. That anyone would have the
heart to ride, IL, to say nothing of the
nerve, seemed incredible. Not only was
the horse as poor as an animal ever got
to be and still lived, but his hide was
covered with sores, over which hung
clouds of flies. The sight was as disgust
ing so it was pitiful If a policeman
saw anyone riding this horse and failed
TO make an arrest he did not do his duty.
The other animal, which was hitched to
buggy, to which the horse just described
was tied, was but of slightly better ap-
out quite so prominently and it did not
nave quite as many sores as the other
horse. Had these animals been seeen on
the streets of Havana or Santiago the
sight would have caused visitors to re-
mark upon the inhumanity of the Cubans
to their dumb brutes
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-09
TO INVEST IN CITY NOTES.
Several Old Cases Dismissed in the
Superior Court.

J. F. Brooks, as guardian of the persons
and property of Mary Ann, Maggie and
Ale> ander jacobson, was authorized by
the Superior Court yesterday to invest 81, =
coo Of funds in his hands, belonging TO said
minors, in city of Savannah notes, the
notes being of the series issued by the
city to Christ Church in payment for the
interest of the church in the old Colonial
cemetery.
Mr. G. Reuben Butler was reappointed
commercial notary public by Judge Fail
heaut.
The OMara Foundry and Machine Com
payn filed petition for a change of name
to the Savannah Foundry and Machine
Company.
A verdict of total divorce was granted
Rosa Powers from Edward Powers
The alimony suits of Georgia Teley
versus Sohn Mack Telley and Elizabeth
Houston versus Benjamin Houston were
dismissed and were also the injunction
suits of ]. p. Cordray against T. e. Huff
and of Mary Josephs against Mary Con-
nauy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-09
A Savannah Edition.

representative of Jewish Sentiment is
in the city, in the interest of that well
known publication Miss Walker viii get
up an illustrated Savannah edition of
Jewish Sentiment and will devote much
time 10 its accomplishment. She has
been engaged in similar work in other
cides Of The South. but intends to make
the Savannah edition far ahead of any
tning heretofore issued Jewish Senti-
rnents is the only Jewish paper south of
RioAm ond and east of the Mississippi
river. ard has a large circulation through
out the South
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-09
AN EVENING At THE Y. NJ. c. =.
Music, REGULATIONS and Basket BAH
the Programme


The Young's Mems Christian Asocisa-
tons complimentary concert last night
although a very enjoyable affair, was
somewhat interfered with by the failure
of the Thirty-frst Michigan Band, the
Mandolin Club from Company A of the
same regiment, and the flute soloist front
the Third Kentucky Regiment, to put in
their appearance. The programme had
been arranged particularly for these par
Elephants, and there was a good deal of
disappointment over their failure to take
part. Their absence was due, however,
to no fault of the committee in charge of
the concert.
AS it was carried out the programme
was a thoroughly enjoyable one Mrs.
Ackermans singing of the patriotic hymn
"Zjon's Battle Cry" to the inspiring
strains OF the "Marseillaise with the
choir of Wesley Church as the chorus,
was. perhaps, the feature. MIR. William
McIlveen gave an exceedingly clever reci-
tation; the Messrs. w. and R. McIlveen
gave an entertaining exhibition of banjo
playing, and the male quartette, the
Messrs. McIlveen, Davidson and Pace,
sang the Soldiers Farewell very eff
fecdvely. The evening closed with a
game of basket ball. captained by Messrs
Wylly Doty and Z. L. Couvoiseur. The
latters team won by a score of 10 to s.
The audience was a large one, and while
it was, of course, disappointed over the
disarrangement of the programme, it en-
joyed the entertainment thoroughly.