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Music RetWeon Acts.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Your ar
tcle relative to entr acts music. as performed
by the orchestras OF the various theatres of this
city. is perhaps in line with the view OF tho few
ever successful unless the public accepts 1t. For
that reason popular airs" as they are called.
meet with approval In the form Of enoores.
where music characteristic or in keeping with
the play. is met with silence and often with
denunciation at the managers Office. Ia It not
majority demands. even II 1t be a disaGreeable
task" than to cater to the minority agreeablyf
lie Roi l'amuse."
MANAGER wALLAcK's THEATRE.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE sUs-Sir: Charles P. Met
calf writes to THE sun that the Boston Transcrtps
does wrong TO braG of Marbehead winds because
Lieut. Hem and Con. Paine took their boats May ,
flower and Galatea to Marblshead for tho purpose
OF testing the merits of said boats in WHOLESALE
breeze They waited three weeks about and salts
factory breeze came and there was race"
On the contrary at the end Of tho waiting there was
a gale of wind. and MAyhower with housed top
maht beat Galatea in a heavy sea by about fifteen
minutes. and Lieut. HEM. manly fellow that he was.
called Gen Paine At tho end OF the race admitted
that it was exactly the kind of day he had been
waiting for and that MAyhower was the better boat
Oct. -. r. ". @. W.
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as it is now, supplied with necessary pro-
visions and ammunition, the task OF
maintaining an army OF even half that
strength, struggling through mountain
country over two or three hundred miles
from its base on the coast, can be imagined.
1t it true, there will always be railway
head in the rear Of the British advance;
but even with that advantage the campaign
is not one in which success will be won with
out great and strenuous exertions on the
part of the British army engaged.
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Nice Girls Don't Kiss,

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUS-Sir: In HdrperG
Monthly for October is story by Mary HArtwell
CAtherwood. called Tho Indian on the Trail" The
heroine is represented as beautiful gentle and
charming. with "a spirit so paGsionAtsly reaosnt
that it denied to itself It's own emotions" And
yet she Gays to the she Is marry; you think
/ Am prize why-I-hrt-And Ive-kssed msnr'
He laughed You would be" The says "a queer
girl at your age. II you hadn't kissed mon littls
lam an old fogy. OF course. but do nice girls "kAs
men? An OLD LADY
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The CoIumbia's Sails,

To THE EDITOR OF The SUK-iSir: THE great point
of superiority in shamrock is in her sails" SO says
TIE SUN and so 1t appears, Why is this trueT Ne
have not noticed such great superiority in this re-
spsct in the previous chAllengers. though RAtsey
has furnished them also and Is an acknowledged
artist. Unless am misinfor med or have misunder-
stood who ought TO know. all American contest
ants in cup races from the America down have had
sails ado Of very superior quality Of ducA manu-.
featured in Baltimore andwcll known by relutatIn
10 all yachtsmcn This year another product has
been used. VIII tn failure, which would break tue
clean record Of nearly half century be a conse-
quence OF this change j. s. BRIGGS.
ROCHESTER,, Oct. ~.
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Next week in Chicago will be majestic.
Grand ant-im perialist conference OF Prof.
j. LAURENCE LAvoHLIN and EDWIN BuRRIrT
SMITH Feryid addresses by Little BILLY
MASON. the Hon. JULIUS STERLING MORTON
and Don CARLOS ScHuRz. the Mollah OF the
Mugwumps. Will MCKINLEY yield now?
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Injustice to Women.

To THE EDITOR OF Tue suN-Sir' have often
noticed that in the OF q woman who has done
wrong. or Is suspected OF having done wrong IL
alluded to CONTEMPORARY a. the Jones woman"
Uor instance, whereas man 10 called Mr.. Jones'"
or Jones or even "a nAn named Jones'" TnG
distinction seems to me- grossly unjust.
2lU VAST 18TH STHEET, Oct, ~. AMY LEVY.
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Not the slightest.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suS- Sir; Ii there any
connection between the lack Of wind in New York
and the presence in Dallas TeI Of the Hon william
sstsrs, the friend Of the pespul
J. q. D, STopAK4
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II our friends rho favor uS nth manuscripts for
publication wish 10 hdve rejected articles returned, they
eust in all send stamps for hat purpose.
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Will our correspondent who Aisns himself Church.
nan kindly gan send kiS AddRsAs 10 THEA
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
1t Suited.

The other afternoon | was in gen.
tleman's outfitting shop when a Gus
toner came in to purchase a hat. He
tried on several and was evidently hard
to please, the counter becoming covered
with the rejected At last the salesman
picked up brown felt bowler, brushed
it round with his arm and extended 1t
admiringly.
''These are being very much worn
this season, sir, he explained
"Are they:" said the customer
thoughtfully, surveying himself in the
mirror, with his hat on his head. do
you think it suits me?'
"Suits you to perfection, sir, if the
fits right. -
eyes, it fits very well. So you think
I had better have it?'
81 don't think you could do better,
sir. :"
"No don It think could, so | won t
have new one. -
The salesman had been praising up
the old hat. Pearson Weekly.
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Tyafn,s Mnteria, For Stories.

In Berlin, when one pays his fare to
the conductor Of a street car, he receives
q ticket, which is soon afterward col
lected by an inspector, who boards the
car at fixed point. One day, just as
joke, Mark Twain paid his fare 10
times On one trip, each time throwing
the ticket out of the window or under
his seat as soon as he had deposited the
regular fare with the conductor. \ few
minutes later the inspector would get
on the car and demand tickets all
around. Of course Twain had none to
show and had to buy another, apparent
" with reluctance. The performance
amused the American, dumfounded the
conductor, who had never met so reck-
less passenger, and tickled the native
passengers, who thought the foreigner
we'll punished for his negligence. By
this modest investment material was
obtained for capital story, which net
ted Mark Twain just $500.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
BUILD INDEPENDENT LINE.
Southern Will No Longer Use l.. d n.
Tracks to Stevenson.

Southern Will No Longer Use l.. d n.
Tracks to Stevenson.
CHATTANOOGA, Dec. 22-The incor-
porators of the Memphis and Chatta-
nooga Railroad company held meeting
at the Read House in this city today and
organized the company by selecting the
following officers:
President, H. S. Chamberlain, Chat
tanooga
Secretary and treasurer, George W.
Ochs, Chattanooga.
General counsel. Colonel ". a. Hen
derson OF Washington the general coun-
sci of the Southern railway.
Colonel Henderson and party of the
incorporators left for Huntsville, Ala,
tonight to organize the company in that
state.
In reference 70 the company's plans,
Colonel Henderson said that the char
ter has been secured aud the purpose is
to at once build an independent line for
the Memphis aud Charleston division Of
the Southern railway from Chattanooga
to Stevenson, Ala. the road being oper-
ated for that distance now over the
tracks of the Louisville and Nashville.
Two routes have been surveyed, one
being by tunnelling through Lookout
mountain and the other by more Cir
cuitous route. but less expensive.
The Southern railroad has set aside
$1,000, GO for the purpose of building
this line.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
DELAUNAY'S SAD FATE.

A Presentiment cs His Death That
Was Strangely Fulfilled.
Delaunay, the director of the Paris
observatory, was one Of the most kindly
and attractive men I ever met, says
Professor Simon Newcomb in The At
lantic 1 found it hopeless to expect
that he would ever visit America, be-
cause he assured me that he did not
dare to venture on the ocean. The only
voyage he mad ever made was across TIE
channel to receive gold medal of tie
Royal Astronomical society fer his
work.
Two Of his relatives, his father, aid.
1 believe, his brother, had been drown
ed, and this fact gave him horror Ct
the water. He seemed to feel somewhat
as the clients of the astrologists, " 10,
having been told how they were to die,
took every precaution to prevent it. l
remember, as a boy, readinga a history CT
astrology, in which a great many cases
of this sort were described, the pecu-
liarity being that the very measures
which the victim took to avoid the de-
cree of fate became the engines that eS-
ecuted it.
Tie sad fate Of Delaunay was not ex-
actIy case of this kind, yet it could
not but bring it to mind. He was at
Cherbourg in the autumn of 1872
Walking on the shore with relative,
a couple of boatmea invited them to
take sail. Through what inducenert
Delaunay was led to forget his fea1s
will never be known. All we know is
that he ventured into the boat, that 1t
was struck BY Sudden squall when AZ
some distance from the land, and that
all the members Of the party Were
drowned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
The Name on a Gan

Or package is not nearly so
important as the name and standing
of the dealer it is bought of. The
Gamer or packer may be hundreds
Of miles away. The dealer is close at
home. You can go to him any day
and demand attention to any short
comings of the goods. Every item
we sell is guaranteed by the maker,
and to this we add our own guaran-
tee-that makes you doubly safe if
you buy here.
We want to say to the good people
OF Manning that we are large receiv-
ers of everything known to the Gro
Gerry trade.
lN RICE We have larger stock
than many wholesale dealers and
can furnish all grades, from 2 cents
a pound upwards, in any quantity.
Samples mailed free on application.
HOLIDAY GOODS are now in de-
mand and we have a full supply Of
everything that is necessary for the
full enjoyment of this season.
Our stock comprises
RAISlNS, CURRANTS, ClTRON,
DATES, FIGS, NUTS, SHELLED
ALnONDS, CRANBERRlES,
MiNCE 1EAT, PLUn PUDDING,
CONFECTIONERY, ETC, ETC,
and hundreds of other items.
We are offering, for CASH ONLY,
Standard Fine GranuIated &c Id
Sugar at only. LIS
Orders filled for any quantity from
! pound to a dozen barrels if you
want them.
We issue Il monthly PRICE LIST
which will be gladly mailed you 1t
contains much information in a small
space and is a valuable guide in or
dering your supplies.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
PRECIOUS METALS.
Gold and Platinum Arc Cheap CoEz1.
pared With Some of Them.

Gold and Platinum Are Cheap CoE1-
pared With Some of Them.
"The majority Of people when asked
to name the most precious metals usu-
ally mention gold as first, platinum as
second and silver es third, said the
proprietor Of a large assaying and refn-
Ing establishment to the writer recently.
"Now, let Us see how near the truth
they would be. Gold is worth about
$3.50 per pound troy, platinum $3.50,
and silver about S12.
eve Will now compare these prices
with those of the rarer and less well
known metals To take them in alpha
betical order barium, the metal which
Davy isolated from its ore, baryta, in
1908, sells for $3.50 a pound when it is
sold at all, and calciu0is worth 81, 500
pound. Cirium is shade higher. Its
cost is $3.50 an ounce, or 81, 920 per
pound. These begin to look like fahu-
lous prices, but they do not reach the
highest point, chromium being $500.
Cobalt falls to about half the price Of
silver, while didymium, the metal iso,
lated by Masander, is the same price
as calcium. Then comes gallium, which
is worth SO, $50 an ounce. With this
metal the highest price is reached, ard
it may well be called the rarest and
most precious Of metals.
"Glucium is worth $3.50 per ounce;
indium, $3.50; iridium, $65S a pound;
janthanium, $175, and lithium, $lG0
per ounce Nidium costs SIPS per ounce;
osmium, palladium, platinum, potas-
SUM and rhodium bring respectively
s640, s4OG, $3.50, So and $5l2 per
pound. Strontium costs :;l2S an ounce;
tantaum, Sill; tilurium, 50; thoriunl,
s272; vanadium, $500; yttorium, Sl44,
and zinconium, $3.50 an ounce.
"Thus we see that the commonly re-
ceived opinion as to what are the most
precious metals is quite erroneous. Ea-
rum is nearly four times as valuable as
gold and gallium more than l60 times
as costly, while many of the other met
sis mentioned are twice and thrice as
valuable Aluminium, which cost IS
and 50 a pound in 1890, is now pro-
duced as cheaply as are iron, zinc, lead
and copper. - Washington Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
THE SLY POLAR BEAR.
How He Gets His Dinner OF Seal or
WalrvS Meat,

How He Gets His Dinner OF Seal or
Iyalrus Meat.
In his native home the polar bear
does not often meet with small boys
anxious to treat him to buns and other
dainties The consequence is that bruin
has to devise many curious ways of Sc
curing his food, and none is more
strange and interesting than that relat-
ed by two trustworthy travellers in
Greenland, that country of strange
sights.
They have known the polar bear to
take stone or huge lump Of ice in
his fore paws and from a favorable
height, as a cliff or precipitous ice
mill, to hurl the missile down upon the
head of walrus, an enormous brute
often twice the size of the bear, and so
stun him that bruin could rush in and
complete the destruction at his leisure,
thus securing months rations.
The most usual food Of the ice bear,
as the Germans very appropriately call
this beast, is the common seal Of the
arctic regions. The latter is the wari-
est animal of the north, and both Eski-
mo and polar bear need their best STRAIT
egy to catch it.
In the summer time, when the snow
is off the ice Of the ocean shore and
islets, the seals can be plainly seen as
black dots on the ice, probably asleep,
but always near their holes, which lead
down through the thick ice to the water
below, and into which they can throw
themselves by the least movement.
Bruin, seeing one afar, walks up as
near as he deems safe and then begins
crawling on his wary prey.
The seal, if the weather be sunny
and pleasant, takes short maps, relieved
by shorter moments when it is scanning
the vicinity for signs of an enemy's ap-
proach. During these times the bear is
very quiet and as still as death itself,
with eyes apparently closed, though
really a corner of each is kept open, and
in this way he hopes the seal will take
him for a heap of snow, an appearance
which his coat readily helps him to as
sumo.
During. the maps be creeps forward
with greater or less rapidity, according
to his rearness to the seal and conse-
ouent fear of being heard or seen.
When but 10 or 12 yards away, and the
seal is in tie depths of a good nap, the
bear rushes upon him and with single
blow of his powerful paw knocks the
smaller brute sersnless and SO far away
from the hole that be cannot escape by
that way, even if the blow received is
not Immediately fatal.
In winter time the ice is covered with
snow, and this is followed out by the
seal into snowhouse, covering the hole
in the ice and connecting at the top Of
the dome with an aperture about the
size of shilling, called the blowhole,
for it is through this that the seal
breathes when he is in want of fresh air.
Here the bear watches for many a
long hour if necessary, and when the
snorts Of the seal are heard he crushes
in the fragile dome of the snowhouse
with his paw, impaling the seal on his
curved claws, and proceeds to practi-
cally demonstrate how polar bears can
subsist in a arctic winter.-London
TELEGRAPH.
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poPULlsT JUDGE RESIGNED.
Was Made to Believe That He Had
Killed 5: Man.


Killed ;: Man.
GENEVA, Ala, Dec "A unique po.
litical sensation has developed in this
county. Several weeks ago the probate
Judge was handed the resignation OF
Circuit Judge Purtis and he notified
the governors Office accordingly. Ihls
was followed by applications to shesoV:
ernor for the appointment Of several
prominent people OF the county. Two
or three weeks afterwards the probate
judge notified the governor to withhold
the appointment, as there was no va
cancy.
It now appears that the friends of
Geneva county politician wanted Pur-
us place and laid scheme to get 1t Tor
their favorise They arranged to get
Purtis very drunk and when he bad
commenced TO sober up represented to
him that while drunk he had killed a
man, that they had spirited him away
from the authorities and that n flight
lay his only safety. They gave him
$500, in consideration Tor his resigna.
tion in favor of their friend as clerk,
and advised him TO flee to Florida,
which be did.
Later on be sotered up, found be had
not killed any body, returned and de.
mands that his resignation be returned
to him.
There is doubt as to whether ne can
withdraw it and the matter has been
referred to the courts Purtls IS a Pop
Mist
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
ORIGIN OF KALAMAZOO.
Pretty Legend That Is Responsible
For the Towns Name.


For the Towns Name.
The name of kalamazoo, like Oshkosh
and one or two others, has come to be
to foreigners a synonym of American
absurdity. it is often chosen, for some
occult reason, to illustrate that form OF
vernacular English known as "United
States. :"
But all thought of ridicule vanishes
when its romantic origin is considered,
for it is the echo still lingering about
the memory of two dusIly lovers, VINO,
in that long gone time when Michigan
was the home mainly of Indian tribes,
lived and loved Oh the banks Of the riv.
er which now bears their names.
kahla, the young warrior, was
straight Of limb and eagle eyed, while
to N1ahzoo had been given by the Great
Spirit the many sraccs and virtues for
which Indian maidens have become
noted in song and legend. Life to these
two possessed all the charm which true
affection has ever granted to lovers, and
the days, as they came and went,
brought only abounding JOY.
Each summer evening, as the twilight
deepened and the time drew near for
her lovers return from the chase, the
maiden watched from her bower IN the
swaying branches Of a giant elm over
hanging the rivers edge for the first
sign Of his coming. AS the bow of his
canoe shot round the curve away IN the
distance her clear musical voice called
to him, "kahla, kahla!' and from the
Young warrior came in loving tones the
response, "MahZoo"'-Chicago Times
Harr1 n
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
UGLY BLAZE IN ATLANTA.
Business Portion Of Ala bama Street
Appeared o,,ned.

Business Portion Of Alabama Street
Appeared Doomed.
ATLANTA, Dec. 22-One of the fercest
fires that has visited Atlanta this year
one that seemed to threaten the whole
business portion of upper Alabama street
for q time-broks out last night at 1850
O'Clock in the rear of the Rucker build
ing, between The Maddox-Rucker bank
building ard the fire department head
quarters.
For an hour and half the angry
flames leaped up from the center of the
block, and it seemed as if the whole Of
the street, including the Maddox.
Rucker bank building, the warehouse
in the rear OF the burning structure and
smaller buildings On Madison street,
would be consumed.
Roughly speaking, the total loss sus.
tanned will NOS exceed $4,000, an ex-
ceedingly sE2ll figure when the head
way the fire had obtained and the num-
Der and value of the buildings in the
vicinity is considered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
CHERRY RIPE.
There is q garden il her face

There is garden il her face
Where roses and white lilies grow;
a heavenly paradise is that place
Wherein all pleasant fruits do flow.
There cherries grow "!ii"a none may buy
Till "Cherry ripe themselves do cry.
Those cherries fairly co lnclose
OF orient pearl a double row,
Which when her lovely laughter shows
They lcok like rCSchuds filed with snow
Yet them nor peer ror prince can buy
Till "Cherry ripe themselves do cry.
Her eyes like angels watch them still,
Her brows like bended bows do stand,
Threatening with piercing frowns to kill
All that attempt with eye or hand
Those sacred cherries to come nigh
Till "Cherry ripe" themselves do cry.
Thomas Campion (16l0}.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
Jailed TO Prevent Lynchinc.

RALEIGH, Dec 22.-Robert Fortune
and John Taylor, young negroes, who
robbed and shot Robert Hester, prom.
inent farmer of Nash county, on the
public road on his farm, were brought
here and jailed this morning to prevent
lynching. They confessed their crime
and say they committed it to get money,
which they knew Hester had received
Yesterday. After robbing him they
shot him three times. despite his ap.
peals, and Lett him lying in the road
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
APPEAL TO LEGISLATURE.
Orthodox People of Hampton Want
Normoms Sent Away.

ScOpiT "a w al
Mormoms Sent Away.
CHARLESTON, Dec 22-Mormon ell
ders, two at time. seven years ago,
began to visit the great swamp section
of Hampton county, near the seacoast
of this state. and made many converts
among the Baptist backwoodsmen near
Ridgeland They now have so large a
following that they have established a
church, at which eight Mormon elders
were at work several weeks ago.
The delegation to the state legislature
has been asked by the orthodox people Of
Hampton county to work for law to
extirpate the elders and say that
prompt legislation may save them
from having the mob violerce that some
sister states have lately had in trying
TO rid themselves of this sect. J."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
Decree for Sale.

UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF a
Judgment Order of the Court of Com
mon Pleas, in the above stated ac-
ton, to me directed, bearing date of
December /, 1899, l will sell at pub
lie auction, to the highest bidder for
cash, lat price not less than three
hundred and fifty dollars" at Clar-
endon Court House, at Manning, in
said county, within the legal hours
for judicial sales, on Monday, the 1st
day of January, 1900, being salesday,
the following described real estate:
"All that lot of land in the town of
Manning, county and State afore-
said, containing one-half acre, more
or less, known as part of the Bar
field lot, bounded east by West
Boundary street of said town; south,
by lot of P. B. Mouzon, and on all
other sides by land said to be of Al
fred SetZer.n
Purchaser to pay for papers.
J. H. TIMMONS,
Clerk of Court Common Pleas.
Manning, S. c., Dec. 6, 1899.
IoSit
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
Hardly.

Miss D.-Angelina, why don't you
marry Lieutenant Y?
Miss A.-First, because he has no
brains-and he can 't1ide, dance or play
tennis. What could we do with him?
"But he swims beautifully. "
"Oh, yes; but one can't keep ones
husband in an aquarium, you know -
London T;t-Bits
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27
Dwight l.. Moody Dead.

EAST NoRTHFIELD, Mass, Dec o.
Dwight l.. Moody, the famous evange-
list, died at noon today, aged 62 years.
The cause of death was general break
ing down due to overwork. Mr.. Moody's
heart had been weak for long time
and exertions put forth in connection
with meetings in the west last month
brought on collapse from which he
foilaS to RI llv