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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-05-23

Harry Wallace struck and instantly
killed his wife with hammer at their
home near Deakyenville, Del, after
which he fed. The couple had not
ueen living happily for some time
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-05-23

4 kingdom for cure.
You need not pay SO much.
A twenty FIVE cent bottle Of L. l.. s K
Will drive all ills away.
See ad. and trF it-neve- fails.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-05-23

a Bridal Couples Traeedy-Suleides
Know Their Fate-Few Try to Es-
cape Their Goal-lncidents Of the
Worlds Most Famous Gambling
Rooms.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-05-23

OUt ~ OtSUS "SUL OOWu W ut!l-H Ual
theu?' The dying boy thought for a
moment and tnen said. "Where Jesus
is there can be no hell!' Ga, to stand
10 his presence! That will be heaven!
Oh, to put our hand in that hand which
was wounded for US on the cross-to 90
around amid the groups Of the redeemed
and shake hands with the prophets and
apostles and martyrs and with our own
dear beloved ones! That will be the
great reunion. We can 1t imagine it
now. Oar loved ones see SO far away.
When We are 10 trouble aud lonesome,
they don't seem to come to US. We 90
on to the banks Of the Jordan and call
across 10 them, but they do not seem
to hear. We say, rs it well with the
child? is it we'll with the loved enes?"
sod We listen to hear if any voice come
back over the waters. None, none!
Un5elief says, They are dead, and
they sre annihilated,' but blessed be
God We have Bible that tells US DIFF
feceni' We open it, and We find they
are neither dead nor anuihilated that
they never were SO much alive as now
that they are only waiting for our COM
ing and that We shall! join them on the
other side Of the river. Oh, glorious
reunion, we cannot grasp II now! Eye
hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither
have entered into the heart of man, the
1hirss which God hath prepared for
them that love him.
What place of explanation it will
be! see every day profound mysteries
Of providence. There is no question We
ask of,euer than Why2 There are hun
dreds Of graves in Greenwood and Lau-
rel Hill that need to be explained.
Hospitals for the blind and lame, asy-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22
IN POSITION FOR USE.

The latter rises from the valley in
which it stands, with the sweet, old
time village of Patcham nesting in
it's shadow. with sides of quite re-
markable precipitancy, yet the volun.
teers got the guns to the summit,
where they were effectively placed,
as a second position when that on
Piecombe street had been evacuated.
The Colt gun is mounted on cycle
wheels, and when not in action is
propelled wherever cyclists can go
and it seems very much as if they
could go anywhere-by a team of
cyclists whose machines r connect
ed, standard to h~eadpiece, with light
bamboo traces, as shown in the &C.
companying illustration.
The maneuVers fell short in realizas
ton of the expectations that were
raised. This was largely attributable
to the wet weather which prevailed,
and what cannot be regarded as any-
thing short of failure to work into a
homogeneous whole exercised mill
tary units and an undiscipIined, but
possibly well-intentioned mob. 1t is
a curious but, nevertheless, undeni-
able truth that the habit of discipline
makes of a man an altogether differ
ent individual to the person who has
not been so trained. This truth was
never more wildly illustrated than
during the progress of the cyclists
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22
RIGHTS OF
They Are Now Generally Recognized,
Yet Riders should Not Al
ways Force Them,

The position of the bicycle at the
present time is so firmly established
that no one denies that a rider has
rights upon the highway; moreover,
the courts have maintained those
rights, regarding the wheel as a We
hicle as indispensable as any other con.
veyance, and subject to the same priv
ileges and restrictions. A wheelman
who has a just cause for grievance has
no difficulty in securing redress, and all
this is as it should be. At the an
time, the bicyclist should remember
that it is not always proper to stand
out for ones rights, to insist upon the
observance of them to the letter. There
Ire times when a little courtesy and
yielding r not only polite but rea-
sonable, and the rider who follows this
precept will be better satisfied with
himself. 1t should be borne in mind
that the bicycle occupies but little
space, and by reason of its lightness
can move more readily than a large
vehicle, loaded or empty; a loaded team
should always have the right of way.
The bicycle rider who gracefully and
courteously yields place will find
others ready to favor him when occa-
sion offers, and will meet with hearty
support in the prosecution of any in
fringement upon his rights, The Gold
en- Rule is n of the best regulations
for cycling.-Golden Days.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22

would, they could never persuade heE
to talk. She was allowed to wander
about the buildings, along the halls to
the girls rooms, and no midnight feast
was considered complete without some
Of her mullins.
Late on a winters afternoon, after
she had sold all her mullins, one of the
girls saw her coming out of Mary's
room. The girls wondered at this,
knowing that Mary was in another
building going over some German com
position. With a basket on her arm
the woman wandered to the campus
with her usual slow, uncertain step,
and, sitting down by a tree, unfolded
with tender fingers a worn silk muller.
Some of the girls who were watching
her recognized this as one Mary had
worn on snowy days. With trembling
fingers the woman caressed the silk,
and, folding it, put it in her bosom
again. One girl then wentup and spoke
to her, and it was but a short time
before a little group gathered. 81 saw
her come from Mary's room" said one,
'and the scarf you all recognize
just then Mary came across the cam
pus, and, seeing the girls, went toward
them. AS she came up to them the
woman looked up appealingly, nervous
ly lingering her dress while tears rolled
down her cheeks.
After the girls had told that they had
suspected the woman of stealing the
scarf, Mary spoke up. aGirls, " she said,
as her voice was full of pain, "the hand
kerchief is not stolen. gave it to her.
And, girls" she continued, taking the
woman's hand in hers and putting an
arm about her, "she is my mother"
Mary stayed through the college
year. She was graduated with high
honors and was voted to be one of the
most popular girls in the class. Her
mother never came again, and no nj
ever asked for Mary on Saturdays, for
all knew that she was spending her
day quietly in the little room in the viii
lage where her mother ived.-Eleanor
G. Walton, in Ladies' Home Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22
soLDTERs ON WHEELs.
cycles That Protect Riders
from an Enemy's Fire.

AT the recent military cycle
maneuvers held near Brighton. Eng
land. a bullet-proof bicycle was dis
played and attracted much attention.
A correspondent was much taken with
the device, which he describes as
something altogether new and novels
He describes it as a soId-tired machine,
into the front wheel Of which, with-
in the spokes, a h~aryeyized steel plate,
which is proof against rifle fire with
service ammunition from 300 to $50
yards, is inserted. When laid down
and with the handle bars resting on
the ground it forms a perfect screen
for the rifeman, as shown in the ac-
companying photograph. A powerful
intrenching tool, which is held in po-
sition with a thumb screw, forms a
rear wheel mud guard. The armored
bicycle weighs less than so pounds,
and is by no means unsightly. 1t is
the invention Of WILEY Lord Of Wal
mer.
One of the most interesting features
Of the fight on Bank Holiday was the
working of a brace of machine guns
mounted on cycle carriages by the
Twenty-sixth Middlesex, W. r. G.
They were first placed on Piecombe
street, a shelf which abuts from the
southern face of Wolstenbury hill.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22
BEAUTY N I
The Relations Between the wheel
and Good Health Are roc Close
to BE Over-Estimated.


There is q deal Of common sense
81 the article in Health Culture on
the subject Of bicycling and beauty.
OF course the author had reference
to women riders. Men who ride
wheels do not do it to acquire beauty
primarily. Perhaps all women do
not, either; but the particular phase
of cycling which the author has un-
dertaken to discuss is the relation
of this form of exercise to physical
well being. The ground is rightly
taken that the foundation of beauty
lies in perfect physical health. and
anything that promotes the latter
must Of necessity help the former.
The writer. a woman. by the way,
says: EFT is difficult to induce the
home woman to go out and take
sufficient exercise in the open air. She
will always find some excuse for.
putting it off until tomorrow. If she
goes out. she will not stay long
enough to do much good, unless she
has an object in view. She must have
something to direct her mind to in
sure any degree of enthusiasm. This
she can find in riding a wheel" al
series of instructive illustrations
show that. next to walking, riding
on a well-adjusted bicycle brings the
greatest number of muscles into play
in the most harmonious manner with
the body in a natural posture, nearly
erect. AS an exercise it is far pref
cradle to riding horseback. To those
intensely practical people who claim
that a woman might as well stay
home and tread a sewing machine as
far as exercise goes, the author has
this to say, illustrating the state
ment with a drawing: SIN the case
of the sewing machine the body is
bent and a strain m upon the
back. With the endless motions of
the treadIe, the tiresome up and
down heel and toe motion Of the foot,
working from the ankle, there is no
freedom of movement, as in wheeling,
where the foot describes a flowing,
easy circle."-The Wheel.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22
How to Care for Rinrg.

Don't wear your rings under gloves
unless you remember to have them
thoroughly examined twice a year.
The constant friction wears out the
tiny gold points that hold the stones
in place, and unless strict attention
is paid to them they become loose in
a very short time. Small purses of
suede leather are made on purpose
for rings, or any soft pouch of skin
or chamois may be used to place the
rings in when desiring to carry them
about. They should never be put into
the ordinary pocketbook, as the rub
bling against coins is bad for them.
Diamonds a be cleaned at home to
look as well as when done by a Jew
eler if only a little trouble is taken.
They should be thoroughly cleansed
in alcohol and then polished with box
wood sawdust. Pine scwdust is too
oily for this purpose-Chicago Daily
News.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22

ODD WEDDING CUSTOM
setilera from the Aneient IIing-
dem o. Mnmorer.


q curious Wedding CUSTOM 9 SUR
viral 5f the folklore Of the fafherland,
IS found b the German settlement
about Buckley, III, and in the town
ships farther east When a young
couple IS to be married the elder
brother 81 the bride starts out on
horseback a few days before. He IS
called TING Hbrautheter literally the
fbride ilsiter. IS the bride have no
brother. some other male member OF
THE family takes the place. The snn-
mons Of The "brautbeterr IS Just as
effective "a assembling the guests aa
the engraved invitations Of society
folk il tie cities
The "brautbeter IS a picturesque
figure. IN his invitation trip he is
The recipient of many perquisites ia
money OF gifts, which, by right Of
custom, are kept as his own. at
every place whore he leaves an invita-
tion to HE wedding the recipients are
expected to give him something. The
size Of the gift IS regulated by the
circumstances Of the receivers. It
may be 8 piece Of money, a bill or a
coin Oh it may be only a ribbon or a
trinket. However small, the present
s. Invariably expected and given.
AS the ''brautbeter" receives his
gifts he pins the bills to his clothing
or hat, sews on the coins and ties
the ribbons to his horses bride. As
he progresses on his rounds the gifts
are added one by one till his clothes
are opulent with money and trinkets.
Hhe circumstances Of the "braut-
better" are not taken into account.
Every receiver Of an invitation makes
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22
MADAME BONAPARTE's scoRE
She Preferred hiding Under an
Eagles Wins to Hanging from
q Ceilings Neck.

Writing Of the romance of Elizabeth
Patterson and jerome Bonaparte. after
the annulment Of their marriage Nv
Napoleon J., William Perrfne, in Ladies
Home Journal, says that toward her
expatriated husband Elizabeth exhib-
tied nothing but contempt con
tempt which in part she expressed for
all Bonapartes, whom she condemned
as q mean family" excepting always
the one who had ruthlessly torn
Jerome from her. But Of Napoleon she
never ceased to speak reverentIy as a
man Of genius, whose relatives were
unworthy the blood Of the brilliant
conqueror. She refused to accept from
her husband as king of WestphaIia the
title Of Princess SchmaIcalden and q
dover Of 100000 francs, and when
Jerome professed not to understand
why she rejected his offer and vet al
lowed a smaller pension TO be bestowed
upon her By his brother, the emperor
she sarcastically exclaimed: Il prefer
to hide under an eagles wing rather
than hang from the neck of a goslin0 /,
Again jerome exposed himself to
her %sneering reproach when, having
proposed that she might have a home
in Mestphalia, she sent back the renlv.
Your kingdom is large, but mot large
enough for two queens 1t was only
once that the disunited couple saw
each other again, and then no word
passed between them. One day Jerome
was walking with his new wife in the
'ery Of the Pitt Palace, at Florence.
when Nine Bonaparte came upon the
scene. When he recognized her
jerome h%urriedly whispered to bis
Catherine, as Elizabeth silently
walked or. That lady is my former
wife He took are not to tarry IN
The gallery, and the next morning left
the city,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22
DETACHABLE PARCEL CARRIER.

frame, and a metallic clamp grips
the collar in place, the clamp being
provided with an eyelet through
which the tongue of the carrier is in
serted. The collar is used to prevent
the clamp from marring the frame of
the bicycle. and the method of at
tachment is SO simple that it takes
only a few minutes to rig up the car
rier for work or separate it in order
that the wheel may be used for pleas
ure riding. The inventor is Stone
wall j. Ford, of Jacksonville, Fla
louisville Courier-JournaI.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22
Al - ReIiah - -.

Apple chutnee, an excellent relish
for meats, is made by boiling to-
gether IA large sour apples, two large
onions and two good-sized garlics in
one and a half quarts Of cider vine.
gar. Rub them through a sieve. steep
four tablespoonfuls of mustard seed
in vinegar to cover it and mash it
fine. Add this, with one cupful of
brown sugar, a half cupful of salt.
four tablespoonfuls of ginger and a
half pound of r~aisins, seeded and
chopped fine, to the apples, onions,
garlic and vinegar. Stir them toqeth-
er thoroughly and bottle as suon as
they are coId.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22
NEW < R
A LabOr-sRvinE Device for Errand
Boys Who May BE Provided
With Ricvclea.

Here is IN arrangement which will
be much appreciated by errand boys
who are provided with bicycles, as il
enables the rider to detach his car
rier at will, leaving the machine free
for pleasure purposes when desired.
The carrier is composed of a light
frame, mounted on two wheels and
provided with a box or basket to re-
ceive the packages. To attach the
carrier to a bicycle a leather or rub
her collar is provided, which is
wrapped around the seat post or
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22

gft in return, which becomes the
porperty Of the 'sbrautbeter Like
going fishing the returns from GO
ing inviting = uncertain. They may
amount to only three or four dollars
or u up to si4 or SIS, as luck may
lave 81. Of course the 'brautbeter"
is at the wedding and one Of the
best fellows there.
Old settlers in Buckley say the GUS
tom was transplanted from Hanover,
whence most Of the foreign-born pop
ulation comes. Nobody knows the
origin ofzthe custom on the other side
Of the water They cling to the GUS
tom as one Of the precious institu-
tions Of the f~atherland. The same
custom is said to exist among Ger
mans Of Hanoverian birth in the
northern part Of ulinois.-Chicago
Times-HeraId.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22
AutomoBiles for ARMY re-.

In the German army, the automobile
using alcohol as a combustible is to be
tried for the transportation of pro.
visions and ammunition. Emperor
Wilhelm has given an order for the
construction of four automobiles with
gasoline motors, in order to test the
value of this type for army use. The
alcohol automobile has recently been
used in Germany by some of the large
firms for delivery wagons, with consid-
cradle success, for the emperor has de-
cided to have two of these made for the
army.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22

A visitor recently returned from
Brazil says that the whole country
is perpetually intoxicated by coffee.
1t is brought to the bedside the mo-
ment n awakes and just before he
drops asleep, at meals and between
meals, on going out and coming in.
Men, women and children drink it
with the same ~liberality and it is fed
to babies in arms. The effect is APP
parent in trembling hands, t~witchihg
eyelids, yellow, dry skin and a chronic
excitability worse than that produced
by whisky.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22

Some curious facts concerning trees
have been discovered. A single oak
of good size is said to lift 1913 tons of
water during the months it is in leaf.
This moisture is e~vaporated and rises
to form rain clouds. From this esti-
mate of the labor Of a single oak we
can gain ONE idea of the immense
force which the forests exert in equal
izing the evaporation and precipita-
ton and preventing periods of mum
dation and drought.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22
Al AncIent Home Remodr.

For evil smells of all kinds there is
a valuable remedy: Cut two or three
large onions in quarters and put them
in saucers on the floor and on any high
shelf in the DON under treatment.
This applies to invalids' bedrooms, etc.
The onions must be removed every six
hours. This simple process is not at all
modern, for the Greeks, as well as the
chevaliers Of the middle ages, held
onions in great respect, owing to their
hygienie properties. Onions were,
moreover, used as a preventive in times
Of plague and other epidemics.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22
IHE % MUFFIN N
Peer Neither sad Everybody Re-
aBected Her for II.

There was no girl better liked, hui
who kept herself more aloof from the
other students than Mary. Every girl
knew she was paying her way through
college, fitting hesef that she might
support her mother, 8 very old, and.
some said, a lame woman. On Status.
day she did mending for the girls, and
through the week tutored themin Ger.
nan composition. She was kind to
everyone, but shFank from any intima-
cies,
an Old muffin woman, worn and bent
came to college every Wednesday and
Saturday with her wares, which found
a ready sale among the girls. She was
2 mystery to the girls, for, try as they
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22

For riding on very muddy days the
tires of a hicscle should be pumped
much harder than for riding on dry
roads. This matter Of Initiating the
tires is one of Importance, as a really
hard tire is net nearly so liable toslip
Is IS n that e only moderately hard
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22

An inventor has hit upon a method
Of putting stone soles in boots and
shoes. He mixes a waterproof glue
with a suitable quantity of clean
quartz sand and spreads it over the
leather sole used as a foundation.
These qua-tz soles are said to be very
flexible, and to give the foot a firm
hold, even on the NEST slippery sur.
facea
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22

Little Bess-Couain Lisbeth, Whist is stu-
pidity?
Cousin Lisbeth-0h, little Bess, stupidity
is o state Of mind other people think we are
IN WREN they can't understand what we say.
indianapolis Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22

q South side woman petitioned the
courts TO protest her IN her regular
wa haay, but 81 is believed saws the
Chicago Record that The majority Of
women wanld rather petition the leg
aeisa WRshday alto
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22

Prince Max of Saxony has accept
ed q position as professor of canonfo.
law at the Dominican school IL Fref
bug. swifzerlana
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22

Mfg. oynne-N hgn Tom asked mo %.
wish would Away &c lau within ( Is
Mm. oauer--Ana Qt course. that was all.
the promise Amounted t1-mere emntw
words.
'No; I won't say that. Tom a~lVsv.4
spects my lightest wishes. Ut Is is mates
Of importance where he'll bound Is Nave
his own way.-Boston Transcript
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22

"Are you still resolute ID your idea Of be.
ing a singer?'
~ am, answered the young man.
Are you attracting any attenti0ng
Some. While I was practicing yester-
day two Of the n%eighboFs stopped at the
door to ask me what was the matter with
me, and to inquire if they could be Of any
assistance .H-StraY Stories.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22
unnIe AIIen.a 49,.

Uncle Aliens Advice.
my boy" eounseled Uncle A1laa
Sparks, always strive to be at the top Of
the heap. Especially if you are in q gains
Of football. Chicago Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22

ing. Only within the last few
weeks the following wholesale
druggists have each received
a carload of Groves Chill
Tonic as per reproductions
here shown Hessig-E Ellis
Drug Co., Texas Drug Co.
Behrens Drug Co. and Hous-
ton Drug Co. All druggistssell
Groves Tonic on a No Cure,
No Pay basis. Price so cents.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-22


lent that does not buy Groves
Chill Tonic in carload lots.
The reason is simple-the
public demands Groves and
and will not be satisfied with
limitations or untried chill rem
edies. Nine Thousand gross
Ninety car-loads-of Groves
Tonic have been sold this year
from January Ist, 1900, and
the demand is steadily increas-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-22
Arandafe Hotel,

BEDFORD, PA,
VIII open May II. with increased ATTRACTIONS.
Bedford Mineral Water to be brought to the
hotel daily. Terms moderate. Write for book
let's to ALSIP SMITH, Props.