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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-07
--.rd 70 Rob Drug Stores.


Il uin't doing nothing now, said the
Young man with the small eyes and
low brow as he accepted an invitation
from an equally low browed compan-
ion to sit at i round table. My last
Job heeled me pretty well, and don't
do no work unless l has to-
What is it?'' asked the other rascal
The 1:-,: :J!sh made significant
motion 49,; arm to indicate his ac-
Quainta:, .,.:h the art Of sandbag-
ging anG le;!d piping.
'To tell the truth''-he called it "troot"
this crachsman's work IS too risky.
Too much pulling of guns by the other
fellows, and you've got to have an ex-
pensive outfit, and doing the sneak act
is too risky. Did I ever tell you how l
started out? It was in drug store,
and I thought I could swipe some
brushes or something like that You
can always hook them things. Well. l
got in all right, but I had to buy soda
-a-r-l!-to get an excuse: took my
time swallowing the stuff, and up to
that point the graft worked al right.
The boss he walked away. and after
awhile he went behind the little place
where they put up prescriptions, and
then I gathered IN three nice brushes.
But before | had taken three steps he
was on TO me- l found out afterward
that all these druggists have little holes
or cracks in the stained glass in front
Of their desks, SO they can pipe of all
that goes on in the store" Chicago
Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-07
The Charms Of "Monte-Christo.'

Lord Salisbury once told the fol,
lowing interesting and amusing Incl.
dent at meeting Of certain literary
club. "One book" said Lord Salisbury,
"has always fascinated me and on
more than one occasion has drawn me
out Of bed very early in the morning.
This is Dumas 'Monte-Christo.' A few
months ago was staying at Sandring.
ham. I had my favorite with me, and
about half past in the morning got
up and went into the beautiful grounds
and sat down for an hour or two to be
carried away by my book.
81 had been reading for about half
an hour when I heard some one say:
What! Are prime minister's duties
so heavy that he must needs be up so
early IN order to study? I turned and
saw the Prince Of Wales. I showed
him the book that had drawn me out
so early, and he said laughingly that
he would read such an apparently fas-
cinating book.
Three weeks afterward he said to
me: "Monte-Christo" drew you cut Of
bed at half past in the morning. I
may say that it drew me out Of bed
at 4 in the morning. '"-London Gem.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-07
A Fish That Eats Ducks.

Among the queer things in India is
the fish that eats ducks. When one
misses some ducks and Is told by the
moorgywalla that q fish swallowed
them, one begins to think there can
really be no limit to the lies the Aryan
brother can tell. But early one morn
ing, soon after the ducks had been let
out and had. as usual, made their way
to the tank. on one side Of which
stands an indigo assistants bungalow,
the old khansama eXcitedly announced
that the big fish had just caught an
other duck and swallowed it and could
not keep down with it. The gun was
at once got hold Of, and after watching
the antics Of the fish trying to keep
down under water lie was shot. He
proved to be q large boali and had ac-
tually got the entire bird down. with
only the legs just showing in hG
mouth.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-07
She Did "Reat" 1t.

A Milford (Mass) man engaged as q
helper O girl just from England. The
letter Fl was capital letter in her yo-
cabulary. A very rich pudding was
served for dinner, but IS two members
Of the family were delayed the mis-
tress put on a plate two large portions,
rang for the girl and said Heat it,
for the absent members. Later, when
the girl was found struggling and
stuf!ng with the pudding, she besought
my friend to let her of, as she couldn't
cheat" another bite.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-07
what Women Admire In Men.

What we admire most in men Is q
loving appreciation of ourselves. The
most admirable man is he who makes
q comfortable home for the woman
who loves him and who delights to
make that home bright and CHEEKY for
his sake, for. after all. it matters little
what we admire in men. 1t is what we
love in them that is the important fac
tor in the we'll being Of the world
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-07
Then She Blushed.

In the days when the late Countess
of Dartmouth was taking out her
daughters-the Ladies LcgGe-one even
ing at Stafford House, it fell to the lor
Of a somewhat deaf functionary to an
nounce the trio. Lady Dartmouth
called out the man, who had only
caught half the sentence. and the
Ladies Legger' repeated her ladyship.
"And the lady's legs" echoed the serv-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-07

Exchange.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-07
Difficulties In the Way.

81 will make your name kissing
and a bywordr' savagely spoke the re-
jected lover.
You may make it 4 byword," the
proud beauty remarked with majestic
contempt. but your own good judg-
ment will tell you that you can't Go
much kissing with such name as
Della Miller.''-Chicago Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-07
Johnny's Compliment.

johnny. Sunday school boy, having
arrived at his eighth birthday, thought
It would be real nice to write letter
to his papa, and this Is how he began it.:
Dear Papa-Whenerer am tempted to do
wrong think o; you and say, "Get thee behind
me, satan!"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-07
Look to Your Interest.

why suffer with when
Specc with little trouble? We the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-30

embroidery of roses and buds. They are
Of the same old rose shade as the stripes
in the silk and form a very rich and
beautiful trimming.
The collar is the high stock, 50 fash
ionab.e. and the trimming of the roses
is appliQued on it,
The sleeves are novel affairs, and are
very beautiful. From the shoulder down
to the elbow The sleeve is perfectly
smooth, but at the elbow 1t flares slightly
and terminates in a wide flare just between
the elbow and the waist.
There is an accordion plated under
sleeve of old rose chiffon. 1t is SHRED at
the wrist and then falls over the hand.
About the lower edge of the over-sleeve,
and over the shoulder in cap shape, the
rose trimming forms a finishing touch.
In the tucked waists of taffeta silk
there are many pretty, new designs. The
tucks this year are Just as small as
those of a year ago. and some OF them
Just as heavily corded.
A very pretty waist in cherry red taf-
feta has a tucked, round yoke. and be-
tween each row of tucking there is a
narrow black silk braid. The effect Is
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-30

cy waist or q slirt-waist from the lawn
to flannel, and from flannel TO silk. Here
they are called shirt-waists Americana.
The silk waists this winter will be more
elaborate than any other season. One rea-
son for this is that ti:ere are SO many
beautiful shades and such fields for good
combinations that the designer cannot re-
frain from tempting us with the daintest
corrections in all colors; particularly do
these run the scale in the reds and the
violets.
One very handsome waist is made of
a soft silk. Of stripes in rose and black,
about a quarter of an inch wide.
There is a tucked yoke and front. vest
of black silk, which is corded. The rose
and black striped silk is bloused s, little
all round the waist and extends up in the
back to form a round yoke of the black
silk In the front the same round effect
is carried out, but the silk terminates and
leaves a space of about three inches down
the front, through which the black tucked
vest, which is a continuation of the yoke,
is seen. Tt falls in blouse.
BEAUTIFUL BODICES.
All around the yoke, and down the
front, there is a trimming of heavy silk
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-30
THE CLOTH SUITS
OF EARLY FALL
Cashmere is the Style Again, and So
are Many Cloths With Satin Face.
BoDlCEs-FANCY WAISTS.
Designs for Making a Shirt waist Tor
Every Day or a Very Nice One
for Erenins-Ideas for Oar
Paris Cousins.
BODlCEs-FANCY WAISTS.

PARIS, FRANCE. Sept. 1S.-The cloth
suits of early fall are rnarvelously pretty.
When the Exposition turned from a
general exhibit into a dress parade, the
moaistes suddenly tslarang to their needles:
nne ,narvels were quickly turned out in
the dress-n1alsing line Such lovely gowns
never were seen as appeared !2ere IN the
early part of September.
The new dress materials. from which
THESE gowns Were evolved. we're OF a
fine grade of cloth resembling nothing
as much as cashmere. II was not close
enough for ladies' cloth and by no means
solid enough Tor broadcloth. 1t WAS called
by different names in the shops, but you
recognize il after ali as casalI ere, and
nothing else.
There is a lovely new shade of blue which
IS called .tendre,'' and there is another
which is musicians blue; the former is
as pale as the latter is deep; the two
combine exquisitely. Tendre blue makes
the most charming costumes; and if well
combined with deeper shades they are
beautiful for wear all the season.
A gown OF this delightful blus was made
win a tight fitting bodice. SO tight In
deed tina. il fully outlined the bust with
out a particle Of leeway for a blouse ef-
feet. The sleeves were tight at the top
and fitted the arm very closely until they
suddenly belled out at the hand.
The bodice has an eccentric trimming
OF gold embroidery, gut on in squares and
points and odd designs from the neck 10
the bust line This embroidery was out
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-30
.t1a1ls..o6f biisack and red striped material.

taa OF back and red striped material.
= From the tucked yoke which terminates
al, the shoulders, begin the tncks IN tue
waist, and odd to say these T; IN up ai'u i
down. The. stucks in the waist are ABOUT
quarter of an inch apart, ara are tle
size of very small lead pencil; they are are
not in groups. but are measured evenly
all around the waist. az
The sleeves of this waist are nscu ~ a.
The tops of them are made as tnsssfss sa,
OF the waist with tucks rUning Az hSgpaif1a, Z,
and black silk braid, the tuckss ansf5 y - -,
forming a cap over the shouldsr, s ais'i
from the shoulder down the tucks r.h %
in the waist from the yoke down. a-7.3
An accordion plated vast OF gray -ahN
light blue stripes is very pretty.
The accordion plaits are SO arfal1s. :.
that on the surface nothing but the Sfat
aDpcars, but as the wearer moves, she
waist which is a blouse shows the pale
blue stripes of the plating. Inc yoke Ok
this waist If or accordion plated gray
rlousseiine de sole. The shape OF the YOKE
is very odd. 1t is cut in sharp points
There are three points in front, one IN the
middle and one on each side; the accor-
dion paits are drawn tightly down, and
only a pretty crinked effect is given.
Upon these points Is SET the accordion.
plated silk of blue and gray, and the aead-
ing is of a narrow ruftiing of the mousse
line de sole.
The sleeves to this waist could not oe
handsomer. The upper part IS made OF
the blue and gray silk plated just as the
waist, but slightly pulled, and ending al
the elbow in a ruffle of the silk about three
inches wide From under this falls the
under-sleeve Of the gray nlousseltne oe
Sole in puff to the wrist. where 1t IS
gathered, and continues down over the
hand.
OF course this waist is only for evening
wear, and a pretty skirt to wear with Il
is one made of gray Crepe de Chine.
For the business woman the darker
shades in golden browns, greens, blues
and black are made into handsome waists
All of the waists this winter are bloused,
and most Of them tucked.
There is a black and white waist IN one
of the shops which is particularly attra
tive Down each side OF the front O! -,
waist are two plaits about an inch We
the second laps just about half over lac
first. From the under side Of each OF these
plaits is seen just the least cord o. White
silk. The collar of the waist is made OF
black and white silk the corded tucks OF
the white being very small. OF course this
is extremely simple, but the white ADDS
lust the touch the sonbre black silk needs.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-30
Ut TURFD HIM

and VIII cure you He had rheumatism
and writes US: You sold me q bottle OF
vorr Dixie Nerve and Bone LiUiment,
which I used freely, rubbing vigorously
with il that night, and was mos agreed
hr,. surprised when on getting up the next
r1ornfne. TO find the rheumatism entirely
cured and my arm perfectly Wei. ]
fo15 the above to friend suffering in
me same way and he tried your Dixie
Na-ve ard Bone Liniment' ard was speed
+ cures sprains. strains and pains in the
muscles sineus. sides, limbs and back.
Remember Dixie Eminent Large bottles
% cents everywhere
OWENS & MINOR DRUG CO,
Opposite Postotfce.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-30
LITTLE INTEREST
AS TO POLITICS
Stump Speakers Can't Get Crowds as
in 1896.
FOUR YEARS AGO BANNER YEAR
Then ANY Man Could Secure an Audi
ence on Five Minutes Noticeable
Ainley Not SO Sure of1iiinois as
His Friends Claim.
FOUR YEARS AGO BANNER YEAR
The political campaign OF this year is in
striking contrast witt that of four years

The political campaign Of this year is in
striking contrast witt that of four years
ago.
Then it was an easy matter for a stump
speaker representing any party TO get an
audience EnthusIas m was at high pitch.
CAPTAIN Dick Frayser, Mr.. Walter y.
Dunn, and Mr.. Harry c. Glenn were three
of the most active Democratic campaign
ers in Richmond. They made addresses 10
voters nightly. All they had 10 do was 70
go into Broad Street and begin talking 10
ha If a dozen people. Soon the crowd woutd
swell into hundreds, and dnauy into taou-
sands.
The Republicans and the Palmer and
Buckner orators found it not difficult 10
gather audiences. In fact, any stump
speaker could get his audience on five
minutes notice. Nor was this all. These
audiences were enthusiastic. IL is not so
this year.
NO SHOUTING.
People have not lost interest in politics,
but they are not doing as much shout
ing as formerly.
The audiences at the political meetings
this year are not as large, by any means.
as those of 1896. This is true not only OF
Richmond but of every section OF the
country Visitors in Richmond from many
States recently have stated that stump
speakers OF rival political parties could not
as easily as in 1896 get audiences to hear
them. Colonel f. H Sellers. OF Detroit,
Mich. prominent Republican leader,
said 10 a Times reporter, that the people
out in his section of the courr.y would. as
rule, turn out in goodiy numbers 10 poi-
itical meetings but they were not SO Ell
thusastic as they were four years ago
He said that. while he expected Michigan
to so Republican. he regarded nus Se1te
as lighting ground for the Democrats.
Practically the same statement was maze
by visitors from Indiana and limos.
A gentleman from Chicago SAID taal u
he were Q betting r,an he would waser
s,Er,i that Mckinney would carry the state.
How much odds would y3u give ns
was asked.
"only two TO one he replied While
am convinced that Mckinney will carry
Illinois by from ., 600 to 5000. 1t IS oy 10
means certain that he will do So -Four
years ago the Republican majority WAS
about 10000. Illinois IS a peculiar state
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-30

as far as politics are concerned. The people
change about on the slightest pr5vocatioa.
There are thousands of disappointed Office
Seekers under the Federal admInistra-
ton They all blame Mckinley for their
failure to set positions. and the President
VIII lose some votes on th.s account.
Four years ago the Democrats ran what
they called Democratic or gospel va
gon'' through the streets of Richmond,
These IN cfparge OF it addressed thousands
OF voters This year such a venture wou,d
be q failure. Only men OF national repu-
tation. Ike David B. Hi or John W.
Daniel. could drag big audiences in Rich
Inond this year.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-30
A Wife's Advice.

The story is told that when the Young
man, who afterward became General FIRE.
mont, eloped with his Jessie, TOM Ben
ton, the great Senator, made terrific
threats of what he would do toEtie young
man He would give hin, roasts and
bullets and hades. to all OF which Mrs.
Benton quietly Remarked, ~ Oh had better
give him Jessie, my dear''-New York
Tribune
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-30
cusRD AGAINST DISEASE

at this season by keeping the liver in
healthy action and preventing constipation
~ +Ia bowels. This can be done easily.
S,1assarrlv and effectively by taking occa-
pEior15TTv DR.. David's Liver Pills Dr. Da-
~ liver Pills cure sick headache, bill
iaTsness. CONSTIPATION, dyspepsia, indiges-
+io- and stomach and liver troubles.
OWENS & MINOR DRUG CO.
Opposite Postoftice.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-30
uaEN YOU WANT

truss fitted exactly and of the bsst
rrsks come to see us. We keep clutches
an Einas OF braces. al kinds of rubber
e.oods. air cushions and pillows, also fun
Stock Of hair brushes, clothes brushes.
shoa brushes, fine coiognes. toilet soaps.
bandJ<erch.ef extracts. etc.. etc. AL
kinds of patent medicine.
OWENS & MINOR DRUG Co.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-30

lined with the narrowest band OF black
small ovals of gold embroidery were
set around the belt, each enc outlined
with black velvet.
TIE skirt was tight-ftting nearly to the
foot, where it fared as all skirts must
fare. Ii was laid in tucks in groups OF
four which reached from the belt down TO
the ycry ground The cut of the skirt was
so perfect that ii fared without destroying
the tlI.1kIIle5 arrangement
Fans are fashionable around the skirt,
but they fans of a new order The
skirt is sIastled and into the opening is
set an oval of any material; sometimes
a bias ruff1e is placed where the fan
should have been. IN this gown there was
Z, large curiousIy-shaped piece of gold lace
laid over a piece of yellow satin. All the
lace upon this costume was underlaid with
satin, g;vins an elegant finish TO the
gown The belt was black to match the
narrow ribbons that outlined the gold lace
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-30

School accommodation In Brooklyn is
so scant that last year 29,000 children
had to be content with halliday classes.
This year about 5000 viii be similarly
derived
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-30
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HON'S THIS .

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned have known F. J.
Cheney for the last fifteen years, and be-
ifeve him perfectly honorable in all bust
ness transactions, and financially able to
carry out any obligations made by their:
firm.
WEST & TRuAx,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
NALDING, 9KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price 75c, per bottle. Sold by all
druggists.
&. 8 Halls Family Pills are the best.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-30
GOLD FIELDS OF GREAT WEALTH.

Spite OF aies of the Transvaal the Full
Extent OF IFS Gold Has Not Been Told
(By S. c. Norris, examining Commissioner
Of RhndeSiaO
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-19
Ggarerres.

Taking the population of Great Brit, ain and Ireland at 3S,000.0O0, a trade journal assumes that 10 per cent. arc cigarette smokers, and that they con- sume oa a average five a day all the year round. This would give a total of nearly 7,000.O00,o00. The tobacco contained in this number of cigarettes would weigh a-er a,9oo tons and if f were slowed in carts. eacn carrying ton, and the carts marshaled in a line with twenty feet for each horse and vehicle. a procession would be formed over thirty-five miles long, the total length of 1000, 00o,0 900 of them would be upward of 331 .000 miles, or more than enough to circle the globe nearly fourteen times. It would make a line from here to the moon, and nearly half the way bsck again.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-19
rro Fine old ohA Trees.

Raleigh, N. C., has the largest pair of oak trees in the United States, when symmetry of trunk and top is ta- ken into consideration. They stand 300 yards north of the capitol in the spacious grounds of the "see house. of the Episcopal diocese. There Is practically no difference in their di- mensions. The diameter of trunk at the ground level is nine feet, and six feet higher up is seven and one-half feet. It is thirty feet from the ground to the first limb. The branches radi- ate in the most symmetrical manner and cover a space of ITO feet in diam- eter. The height of the oaks is ninety eight feet. Their trunks are not ir- regular or roughly buttressed. They are red oaks and their age is estimated at 600 years. Their vitality is per- feet,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-19
Wireless ehhones,

London Correspondence New York World For some weeks experiments of great interest in wireless telephony 4s distinguished from wireless teleg- raphy have been carried on near Car navon by Sir William Pierce. Four high poles have been erected at the south end of Menal straits on a sand bank across the =GWyrfal river. Half a mile off four similar poles were erected. Half mile still farther Is a high pole supporting coil of wire, with one end anchored in deep water Between these points Sir William has succeeded, without any intermediary other than ther. in transmitting the sound of succession of taps. The taps were made with view to sending messages by the Morse code. They were distinctly heard at the receiving station by placing newly invented ethereal telephone to the ear. Mes- sages were sent without interruption for several days Further experiments are. contemplated So far the system yields much more rapid results than Marconis. although the sounds are not quite So distinct
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-19
OIL USED AS FUEL ON SHIPS.
Russian, Italian and German Nayies Ex-
 perimentIng with It.

huSS1an1 ltaI&n ana 6efman GaF1eS Ex~
 perimehtIng with It.
 The enormous annual draw on our coal supply is already somewhat les- sened by the use of liquid fuel, al- though the actual effect is, of course, inappreciable. Sir Marcus Samuel, in recent paper before the Society of Arts, gave an interesting account of the present position of liquid fuel In our own and foreign countries. In England oil as fuel is in use on the Great Eastern railway, and we believe the results have proved satisfactory. It has also been found more or less in use in the Russian, German and Italian naYies and che or two foreign railways. We are told that when the old fields of Dutch Borneo were first opened up the oil was not allowed to be carried in bulk through the Suez canal, and there was not a single port Tt which obstacles were not placed in the way of it's introduction. Now ves- esls carrying $500 tons, and capable of diseharging over 800 tons of oil per hour, pass through the canal regularly. The impedimepts placed in the way of it's discharge have been done away with, as experience has shown that there is no real dang. Several ad~ vantages are claimed for the use of this body as fuel to replace coal, tte chief being the convenience Of storage, the reduction of labor in storing and rapfdity of discharge. The alternate contraction and expansion of the fire bars and steam tubes, unavoidable when coal is used as the fuel, Is said to be altogether stopped, but against this has to be placed a risk Of over heating.-Londou Chronicle