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NOTES,

There is curiosity that is puzzling
old baseball players that will be put or
exhibition after the last game is played
1t is to be known as the human whirli
gig.
The Lieutenant was never able tt
feel it.
Bruner pitched '0S ball yesterday.
Miller's batting was feature.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-08-31
Do You Use Soap?


| You can buy Soap at VIM. Giles
u store that will wash clothes and
s.. take out grease and splotches
s. with cold water, better than any
81 other soap will with hot water.
s. Anyone buying this soap that is
u not satisfied, can return same and
$ get your money back.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-08-31

Aguinaldo seems about as hard to
kill as the silver problem.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-08-31
Rouse the liver

ID at The POsto6tce at Johnson CITY, Tenn, as
Second Class Matter,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-12
& Thoughtful Act.

Governor McSweeney has obtained
through a Chicago concern very
handsomely bound scrap book which
contains clippings from all newspapers
in the United States that had anything
to say about the death Of his predeces-
sor either in its editorial or news col
umns. The volume is indeed a hand
some and valuable one the pages being
admirably fitted for the purpose for
which they are used. Gov. McSweeney
will send the book to Mrs. Ellerbe
with his compliments, having obtained
it for that purpose: Such a volume IS
of course invaluable to the family and
no doubt the gift will be most highly
appreciated.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-12
Killed by a Woman.

A terrible tragedy was enacted on
Monday last on the shore Of Grand
Lake. Immediately in the rear Of the
village of Charenton, La, in which
Thomas ". Webbwas shot and instant
ly killed by Mrs. ". F. Smith. tap
pears that Smith and Webb were en-
gagged as partners in gathering and pre-
pairing moss for market, and in the
division of the moss Webb used very
insulting language to Mrs. Smith, who
was present. whereupon she seized a
dobule- barreled shotgun loaded with
buckshot near at hand and discharged
the contents Of one barrel into the
breast Of Webb, killing him instantly.
DEPUTY Sheriff Pecot buried the re;
mains of Webb and arrested Smith and
his wife and they are now IN jal! at
Charenton. La.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-12
Red Haired People.

An eminent man Of science has re-
Gently declared that red-haired. people
are far less apt to go bald than those
who are possessed of other coiored
hair. The average crop on the head Of
a red-haired person is only 29,200 hairs.
Ordinary dark hair is far finer, and
over three dark hairs take up the space
of one red one; 105,000 is about the
average. But fair-haired people are
still better of; 100000 to 100000 is q
quite common number Of hairs on the
scalp of a fair-haired man or woman.
This authority does not comment on
the peculiarities of red-haired people,
but it is we'll known that they are Of
more passionate nature than others,
and often Of 4 fine and sensitive dis
position, akin to what is known as the
artistic temperament.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-12
Corn Crop Ruined.

The Columbia State says Capt. D. }.
Griffith, superintendent Of the peniten-
tiary, returned from the State farm
Tuesday and tells of bad state Of af-
fairs on the bottom lands Of the De-
Saussure farm. The young corn on 2oO
acres has been completely destroyed by
worms, bugs and other pests. He
brought back number Of specimens Of
stalks ruined by the depredations OF
the worm. The stalks are eaten al
most through and the leaves are shred
ded. A iew acres on the Reid farm
have suffered in like manner and a
number Of neighboring farmers state
that their bottom lands have been Wis
tied by the pests. The uplands have
Jared better, and for this reason Col.
Griffith thinks the vermin germanated
in the spring freshets which flooded the
loWlands.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-12
Wonderful Knives.

King Humbert, Of Italy, possesses a
hunting knife, the handle Of which IS
solid ivory, beautifully carved, and
surmounted with the royal crown. Its
sheath is Of pigskin, mounted in mas
sive silver chased to match the knife,
with the royal arms of Italy in bold re-
lief. The price of the knife was S1O0,
and the case cost another $75. At
Windsor Castle among the royal plate
is a. knife which was presented by the
cutters of Sheffield to George ~. 1t is
remarkable as having more than hun
dred blades. Perhaps the most exqui-
site and valuable specimens Of knives
are in the possession Of the cutters Of
Sheffield. One, which is very remark
able, is not longer than a thumb nail,
and vet contains twenty blades. An
other, which is but an inch long when
closed, has seventy blades, beautifully
made. and illustrating nearly all the
forms ever given to knife blades. An
other specimen has 220 blades, all
etched with portraits. landscapes or
other artistic designs. Another OF
these wonderful knives has 1,S4O
blades all having hinges and springs,
and closing into the same handle. The
handles of some of these knives are Of
ivory and tortoise shell, and they are
valued at from 500 to $500.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-12
Sneed of an Earthnuake.

The course which an earthquake
runs is usually very rapid. From the
instant when the first shock was felt
at Lisbon TO the period when all was
over, and many thousands Of people
killed, not more than two minutes had
elapsed. Usually from ten to thirty
seconds elapsed between the first and
last shocks Of severe earthquake. But
this lightning speed is not always the
earthquakes mode Of ftravcling. While
Caracas, in Venezuela, was almost
totally destroyed and 10000 people
were killed in less than twenty seconds
by the great shock there many years
back, there are cases in which con-
stantly recurring shocks have lasted
for weeks. No matter how brief the
span, the most frightful havoc can
be wrought and the wave Of destruct-
ion propagated from the most distant
regions. The rumbling earth-sound
travels at the rate of about $1,000 to
1900 feet per second, and the earth
wave, on an average, about 1900 feet
in the same space Of time.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-12
Cow Thieves Captured.

The Augusta Herald says: "Charley
Jones, colored, was arrested "Wednesday
afternoon by Sergeant Norris Of the
Augusta police force and Officer Webb:
They arrested him at the instance Of
Detective G. 3. Kittrell of Orange
burg county, S. c. The detective ar
rived here yesterday and had confer
ence with the police. He said he was
after Charley Jones, who had been
stealing COWS in Orangeburg county
and who was wanted for the murder OF
a man some years ago. Sergeant Norris
and Officer Webb took the trail. They
arrested Jones out near Railroad ave-
nue. about dusk. He was sent to the
station and is there now. He denies
the charge. This morning another
party, who is said to be concerned in
the COW stealing case with Jones, was
arrested by Officer Webb at about the
same place where Jones was appre,
hended. His name is nothing less
than Simon Washington Hampton.
Both are charged with cow stealing,
but the first one captured also has the
charge of murder overhanging him.
They will be taken to South Carolina.
There is bit of uncertainty about the
man Jones being the one wanted for
murder, but he will be taken to Or
angeburg county and the matter fully
investigated.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-12
Why Fishes Arc Slippery.

Fish of almost every sort are, when
fresh caught, slippery and hard to
hold. This slipperiness is due to a
sort of mucus exuded through the
scales and is Of the greatest import
ance to all fnny creatures.
One of the important functions Of
the fsh's Shiny coating is to protect
it from the ATTACKS Of fungus, form
of plant life found in all waters, salt
and fresh, foul and pure. If the fish
is so injured that some spot becomes
uncovered by the slime, a barely
visible fungus will be likely to lodge
there, and when it is once lodged the
process Of it's reproduction is very
rapid. 1t soon extends over the gills
and kills the fish.
The primary purpose Of the slime OF
the fish is to reduce its friction when
in motion through the water and IL
crease its speed. 1t also serves as q
cushion to the scales, which it thus
protects from many injuries.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-12
How Toads Pass the Winter.

Studying the physiology Of the
toad" professor Simon Henry Gage
combats the opinion that this creature
hibernates under leaves or tree-trunks.
It is often found in such refuge, but
only when it has come out Of its hole
at the opening Of the spring and has
been caught. by a return Of cold
weather. Ordinarily it hibernates in
the earth, preferably in dry soil not
apt to freeze. 1t buries itself back
ward, it's hind feet and the end Of its
body serving to scoop out its hole,
while it pushes itself in with its fore
legs. Once buried, j. leaves no trace
whatever of it's hiding-place. When it
is in temperature near the freezing
point it's own temperature is three
fourths to one and one fourth degrees
higher than that Of the surrounding
medium. When toads are found under
frozen leaves, they are still able to
move about. Mr. Gage has seen these
creatures with feet and skin absolutely
frozen solid, but with internal organs
in good condition, and able to come to
life perfectly"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-12
Marriage in the Philippines.

The Negritos have curious mar
riage custom, says Self Culture. When
a young man makes known his prefer
ence, the young woman fees from him,
while he gives chase and catches her in
his arms. She struggles and frees her
self, whereupon the chase is renewed,
and so on until he has caught her the
third time, when she yields, and he
proudly leads her back to her fathers
dwelling. The father and mother Of
the bride-elect then meet with the con-
tracing parties. the latter kneeling
side by side. The father then takes
some water in a cocanut shell and
throws it over them. Continuing the
ceremony, he takes each by the neck
and bumps their heads together several
times, and they are then adjudsed to
be duly married. A wedding tour of
FIVE days s,joucn alone in the noun
tains faI!ows, after which they take up
their abode as staid citizens among
their friends.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-12
New England's Crime.

The loss Of her cotton mill Industry
is not the greatest calamity that the fu-
ture has in store for New England.
Her greatest calamity is to be found
in her exceedingly low birth rate. An
average Of about two children to the
family is the rule among the old New
Englanders. Observers of the decline
of the old New England stock as re-
suit of this low birth rate declare that
it is only question of time when the
prolific inhowing French Canadians
will cne day possess New England s
rural districts, while the children of
the Irish and other foreigners will pos
sess it's cities. There is no doubt about
the correctness Of this position Old
New England is passing, and in few
more decadesa new population will have
supplanted the old. This is patent
fact to all but those who dwell within
the sacred precincts of New England,
bu: it will become plain to them even
in few more years In curtailing the
birth rate The people of New England
have committed great crime against
their section, and as punishment their
inheritance will be taken from them
and given to others. The impending
fate of New England should be warn
ing to US of the South. We should
arnestly pray that the Malthusian
ontagion may not invade our beauit-
nj So toudth 'lanany great extent for
many years to come, for should it do
so it will mean that the Negro will
supersede US, as the French Canadians
are the old New England stock, and in,
herit the land of our fathers. A high
birth rate among the whites of the
South is the easiest and simplest So
luton of the race problem, that we hear
% much about from time to time. Al
ready great alarm has been felt owing
to the belief that the blacks were in
creasing much more rapidly than the
whites. But happily the last census
established beyond question the fact
that the whites are increasing faster
than the blacks in proportion to popula-
ton. Whether this desirable ratio will
be maintained by the census of 1900
and those that follow remains to be
seen. 1t cannot be doubted that upon
the comparative birth rate Of the two
races as determined by Investigation
during the next few decades will de-
pend the remote history and welfare
of the southern states. The South
should profit by New England's sad ex-
perlence and pray for high birth rate
among her white people, as therein lies
her only safety from Negro domination
in the distant future.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-12
init of /. Deer's Life.

Romance has played prominent
part with regard to the longevity OF
deer. What says the Highland adage?
Thrice the age Of dog is that OF
a horse.
Thrice the age Of horse is that Of a
man.
Trice the age OF man is that Of
a deer.
Thrice the age of a deer is that Of an
eagle.
Thrice the age Of an eagle is that Of
an oak tree.
This is to assign the deer a period
of more than 200 years; an the esti-
mate is supported by many highly cir
cumstantial stories. Thus, Captain
Mcdonald, Of Tulloch, who died in 1776,
aged sc years, is said to have known
the white hind Of Loeb Treig for so
years, his father for a like period before
him, and his grandfather for sixty
years before him. So, in 1926, Mac
donald of Glengarry is reported to have
killed a stag which bore a mark on the
left ear identical with that made on all
the calves he could catch by Even
MacIan-Oe, who had been dead $50
years. Analogous stories, it may be
noted, are told in countries on the con-
tinent of Europe, where deer are to be
found in any number. But alas! the
general opinion among experts would
seem to be that thirty years or there
aboy1ts the limit of deer's life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-12
TIE CROPS AND WEATHER.
What the Department Of Agriculture
Saws About Them.

The following is the weekly bulletin
of the South Carolina section Of the
climate and crop service of the United
States weather bureau issued last week
by Director Bauer:
Columbia, S. c., July 1, 1899.
The week ending July b averaged
lightly cooler than usual, especially
over the western portion Of the State,
during the latter half Of the week, with
miDima temperatures generally belo"
xty degrees.
There were numerous showers from
June 9th to the Both, heavy and well
distributed over the eastern half OF the
State, and light over the north central
and northwestern portions, where the
rainfall was poorly distributed, and
where more rain is needed, except over
very limited areas.
Over the areas Of deficient rainfall,
crops are not making satisfactory
growth, but over the eastern portion OF
the State generally, they are up to-,
or above, their average condition on
July 1st, aud are generally very prom
ising.
Worms continue to destroy corn; but
worms to injure tobacco; and caterpll-
lars to devastate rice; while lice on
cotton have appeared at various points.
Cotton continues to make seasona-
bic growth and is blooming and fruit
ing freely, with no reports Of shedding.
The plants are generally undersized,
but vigorous and healthy. The nights
have been too cool latterly for the best
development of sea island cotton.
Corn, is in few sections. very prom
ising, but on the whole it is below its
seasonable average condition. Wire
worms are destroying old corn at many
points. Corn is being laid by.
Tobacco varies greatly in condition.
with many reports Of injury by bud
worms. In places the need Of rain is
urgent. Cutting and curing is as yet
making slow progress, although some
inferior grades have been sold in open
market.
Late reports on wheat confirm earlier
estimates Of small yields. The sama is
true of spring sown oats.
The bulk of the rice crop is very
promising, but caterpillars continue to
devastate late paintings, and fresh wa
ter for flooding IS not available in
places.
Melons are ripening but do not prom
ise large crop. Many sweet potato
slips have been set out during the week.
Sugar cane, sorghum ard gardens show
some improvement. Peas are being ex-
tensively planted, and coming up to
good stands Haying is in progress on
the coast meadows.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-12
Ate Poisoned Candy.

Mrs. Elsie Scheib, 61O Ellis Street,
San Francisco, ate of some candy re-
ceived by mail on Friday and since has
been seriously i'll with SYMPTOMS Of arse
nical poisoning. On the day mention
cd box of candy and letter were re-
ceived at Mrs. Scheib's house. They
had not been sent to her, but were ad:
dressed to her friends, who frequently
visited her. The box was opened and
some of the candy was offered to a half
dozen young women who were employ
ed as dressmakers by Mrs. Scheib.
They declined to take the candy, but
Mrs. Scheib ate small quantity. Soon
afterwards she became alarmingly Ill,
with every symptom of having been
poisoned by arse2lc Antidotes were
administered and she is recov ring.
Much mystery surrounds the ca.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-12
:4oW ANTS MAKE SLAVES.
t,-arrior Auta Which Ens1ave the Small
and Weaker Species.

warrior Aiita Which Ens1ave the Small
and Weaker Species.
The warrior ant is slaVe-making
species. It is large red kind, and 1t
makes raids against nests Of the small
yellow turf ant, mild and docile race,
large numbers Of which it carries off to
act as servants.
But it does not steal fully grown turf
ants. Their habits are formed and
they would be useless for such purpose.
What the warrior ant wants is raw
material, which can be turned into
thoroughly well-trained servants. So
it merely killed the adult ants which
strive to oppose its aggression and con-
tents itself with trundling home to its
own nest the lavae and pupae Of the
turf ants which it has put to fight and
vanquished.
In time these gruDs and cocoons pro-
duce fuli-groWn yellow workers, which
can be taught by the warrior ants TO
act as nurses and housemaids. / once
saw in a garden in Algiers a great
pitched battle going on between slave
makers and the family Of the future
slaves, in which the ground was strewn
with the corpses Of the vanqulshed.
Not till the nests Of the smaller ants
were almost exterminated did they re-
tire from the unequal contest and al
low the proud invader to carry OF
their brothers and sisters in their CO.
coons, asleep and unconscious. Oc-
casionally, by dint Of mere numbers,
they beat off the invader with heavy
loss; but much more often the large
and strong-jawed warriors win the
day and destroy to a worker the oppos-
ing forces. They crush their adver-
saries' heads with their vice-like man
dibles. Meanwhile. within the nest
the other half Of the workers de-
vision told off as special nurses are
otherwise employed in defending and
protecting the rising generation. AT
the first alarm, at the first watchword
passed with antennae through the
nest, "a warrior host is attacking us"
they hurry to the chambers where the
cocoons are stored and bare them OH
in their mouths into the recesses Of the
nest, the lowest and most inaccessible
Of all the chambers.
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hour comes 10 you and to ne. Is come
soon it will, may it be found that we
did cur best to serve Christ, and to
cheer our comrades in the earthly strrg-
gle, and that we consecrated not only
our hand, but our tongue, to God So
that the shadows that fall around our
dying pillow shall not be the evening
twilight Of a gathering night, but the
morning twilight Of an everlasting day.
This morning at hall past 4 o'clock l
looked out of my window, and the stars
we're very dim. | looked out a few mo-
ments after, and the stars were almost
invisible. l looked out an hour or two
afterward Not star was to be seen.
What was the matter with the stars?
Had they melted into darkness? No
They had melted into the glorious light
of a Sabbath morn.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-12

There is touch of humor in the
situation anent the Samoan kingship
that reminds one Of the oyster in the
fable. Of that famous bivalye it is re-
lated that it was discovered on a sea
beach by two wayfarers. One OF them
stopped and picked it up, but the other
one claimed it by reason OF the fact that
he saw it first. The dispute was LETT to
a lawyer who happened to pass that
way. He calmly opened the blvalVe,
swallowed the juicy morsel inside, and,
parting the shells. gave one to each OF
the disputants. The island kingshipls
the oyster on the beach, the ownership
of which the three commissioners d
tha vowers have settled by swallowing,
giving Malietoa Tanus and Mataafa
she'll each.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-12
sp Automatic Cureall.

One Of the most remarkable develop
ments Of the automatic machine is a
"Doctor Cureall," which is seen in
Holland. It consists Of Il wooden fig
ure Of a man, divided into many COM
partments, which are labeled with the
names of various ailments. II you
have a pain, you have only to find its
corresponding location on the figure,
drop a coin into the slot and the prop
or nil or powder will come out.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-12
Antitrust Delecates,

Wednesday the governor received a
letter from Chicago announcing the
postponement until Sept. l3 Is Of the
proposed conference on combinations
and trusts that was to have been held
in that city this month. The governor
was asked to appoint seven delegates
to the conference to represent this
State. This he did, announcing the
following:
First district-J. H. Marshall.
Second district-L. ". YoUmans.
Third district. f. Boggs.
Fourth district-T. i. Can't.
Fifth district-J. S. Brice.
Sixth district-A. H. Williams.
Seventh districts. H. Rodgers.