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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17
LONG ODDS IN BETTING.
Waeers Laid in England That Dis
played Faith in Luck.

Quite an astounding number Of an
nual occurrences are made the subject
Of wagering. Years ago. before the va
garieS Of the weather had brought tie
four seasons into diScredit, wagering
that snow would be found on the
ground on Christmas morning w"S
very popular Even now, when the
weather behaves With a sublime in
difference to the time Of year, wa&ers
are still made as to its raining forty
days if st. Swithin'S be wet.
One enthusiastic supporter Of this
hoary legend few years since wa
gered all he possessed on one wet au-
niversary that there would be lain
every day during the prescribed per-
iod. It did rain twenty-five days. but
the twenty-third ruined him.
4 well-known booEmalier who lays
himself out for what he calls fancy
wagering" has stated that the amount
Of money which was wagered on the
late William f. Gladstone reaching
the age Of ninety was simply enor-
nous. lie also says that being beliey-
or IN the unexpected happening in pol
itcS. he accepted at the time OF the
home rule split in the liberal party
three waGers of $4,000 to $1,000 each
that Nj Chamberlain would one day
he prime minister Of England. The
stakes are deposited in a bank under
q deed which provides for the draw
ing of the interest until 1901, the date
when the wager expires.
During the building Of the Tower
bridge one of the workmen wagered
to cook 4 big pudding ten feet under
the surface of the Thames. Needless
to say, so impossible feat led 10 q
deal Of money being laid that he
couldn't. On the appointed day the
pudding was tied in sack and sunk
to the required depth, the assembled
crowd being greatly amused with the
careful manner in which the perform
CT handled the sack. At the end Of
three hours the pudding was drawn
to the surface, and was found to be
thoroughly cooked. the only fault be-
ing that it was a little too we'll done.
The sack was half full Of lime.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17
a NEW SWlNOLE.
Or Rather. a New Form Of an Old
One

The New York postoliicc officials have
detected new form Of green goods
swinGlinS. and have in custody James
McAndrews, who says that he lives at
Bayonne. y. ]. McAndrews received his
letters at the Jersey City Postoftice
where he was arrested, and was ar
raigned before United States Commis-
sioner Linsly Rowe and held in $500
bail. He deposited the cash and was
released Inspector Snow. who made
the arrest. stated that NcAndrews had
uosed as a dealer in jcwelry, an! had
circulated in the South and West thou
sands Of his circulars and done a large
business. The first circular. which IS
headed in bold type. Barrels Of Mon
cy, urges the recipients to be wide
awake and if they want few barrels
of money not to hesitate 70 accept the
offer at once. This innocent looking
circular begins with this paragraph:
We have a lot Of imitation jewc!ry
which you can dispose Of veiy easily.
The price ST. is in each corner of the
long green printed card each piece is
nut upon These goods are gotten up
so we'll that no one except an expert
can tell the difference between them
and the genuine They are a perfect
imitation of the real goods. After a
while we will have some for sale, the
selling price printed. 81. s. and $40.
we will send you LOCO for 81 cash
with order We will send 5000 for $50
cash with order. We viii send 1900 for
$3.50 cash with order We will send 25,-
600 for $500 cash With order.
The address given is No. 81 Mercer
street There is no such number in Mer-
ce,. street. and McAndrews rented n
postofice box. at which he received his
mail.
! The second circular is carefully
worded. but hints at the green goods"
feature of the transaction. This invit-
ting bait naturally would hook the VIC
tim, as it meant piece Of jewelry. a
| cheap brass pin on white card. with
''Price 81" printed on a corner Of the
card To this McAndrews pinned a
crisp new 81 Treasury note and cir
cular that directly touched on the
green goods" 1t is cunningly pre-
pared. and refers to the new Treasury
bill as "a fine imitation Of the real arti-
Gle" It is this circular which opens
the negotiation for the alleged green
goods" and when the victim sends q
large sum Of money he gets in return.
nothing or case OF The worthless jew
elry. instead Of a box Of sawdust.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17
Criminals Should Be Exterminated.

At meeting Of the Chautauqua
Literary Circle held at Newburg, n.
Y, recently, Rev. G. +. Wixon, an
elderly clergyman, declared it as his
belief that criminals should be eIter
minated. Mr. WiXon said he would
have the state regulate the profits Of
the trusts as it regulated the rate Of
interest; the workingmen's condition
he would improve by promoting them
for merit; the criminal class, he said,
would eventually be exterminated.
Il believe" said Mr.. Wixon, that
when q man is twice convicted Of
grave crime he ought to De extermina-
ted, because crime is hereditary. I
don't like the guillotine; it's too
bloody. I don't like hanging; it's too
violent. don't like electrocution; it's
too uncertain and expensive. I-well-
I'd chloroform them. don't believe in
saddling the expense Of maintaining
100000 criminals on honest people
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17
New SWindIine Scheme.

: street bceSar, with a new scheme,
held the sidewalk in Thirty-fourth
street. within 100 yards ot Henry
Clews's residence in New York the
other day. He seemed to be doing a
thriving business. as he had group
about hi!l. Since he sat on the flag
ging and could not be seen over the
heads Of his watchers, the cause Of the
gathering could not be understood
without q little investigation. Tbs
fact drew many a paSSer toward him.
The first thing discovered was an un-
kempt little old man, whose expires n
hinted that he was bit weak OF intel
lect. or to put it in the words OF one
i;ller. that he had rats in his garnet. y
His business instincts were sound, how
ever. Laid first before him was p!a
card stating that he fell asleep in
Madison Square, and that his pocket
book containing $50 was stolen.
Evidently ne had received ( portion
Of it. for spread out on the placard
were a few pennies. with an occasional
nickel and d;ne With chalk the beg
gar kept what purported to be . rech
at his feet, and was quickly added 70
his array. With suitable change in his
figures. But a moment later q pros
pcrous>looking man pushed into the
group far enough 20 look over the old
man and his layout, and before turn
ing away tossed him a quarter. -At
sight of the coin greed stood out of the
old chaps every feature. and he 3ock-
eted it. mumbIins and rearransins his
rows Of baser stuff. Two Of the
urchins We're quick 10 catch ;he sig
nifcance Of the incident.
Hey. Gus" cried one; ring Up.
The boggar understood the taunt. but
made no change in his chaiked total
Then the otte" raeamuf;n gave Vent 20
a judicia! opinion.
He go 70 sleep in 4 park he cx-
claimed: tell, Suess 1!r.''
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17

NOT MUCH OF AN EATER
He Ate But Little, But You OuSns
To See the Welsh Eat

Captain B. W. Morgan, every inch
Welshman himself, likes to tell this
story when there is another Welshnan
in hearing, says the Pittsburg News:
He went home to dinner one day and
found a paperhaneer at work in the
house. He asked the time, and captain
Morgan tolG him il was noon.
Il guess III knock off and go home
to dinner then" the paperhanger re-
marked.
Stay and eat with u.s." the captain
said, and the invitation was accept
ed
Captain Morgan was attentive to his
guest during the neal. He had a pro-
digious appetite. The captain helped
him to roast beef several times. until
at last he had some curiosity to see
Just how much the fellow would eat
without crying enongh. The game was
growing quite interesting when the fel-
low began to show signs Of quitting.
will you have some Of the plum
pudding?" the captain asked him to
revive his failing appetite.
NO, thanks" he replied. I've had
enough, think.
"Oh, take q small piece Of the pud-
ding" the captain urged; "it's genuine
English plun-pudding, and homemade
at that
"Well I don't mind trying it." he
said
The captain helped hin to section
Of the pudding weighing about pound
and he ate it with much relish. Then
he showed his chair away from the ta-
bic and leaned back for an after-dinner
chat.
I'm not much OF an eater he said.
not noticing the smile on the captains
face; 1t. takes very little to satisfy
me. Say, you ought to see the Welsh
Are they hearty eaters?' asked the
captain.
Hearty eaters?" repeated the fel-
low. Say, they eat like lot OF
hogs"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17
EXAMPLES in Real Life

The test of the strength Of every SIS
TEN, whether ia science Or business i
the extent to which it shows a:tNa! 70
suits. By this test The X e'ej rex
ment for the whiskey habit ald tie
morphine habit may safely be jnl gel!
All over the country there arv cxa,n-
pies Of its splendid resuits-tfc many
cases in which It brought happiness
and success whore before there had heen
failure and misery. Science indeed
has worked wonders. No grander
achievement is hers than the discovery
Of the Keeley treatment. Full infor
nation may be had by addressing The
Kelley Institute, Columbia, S. C..
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17
PUT THE DEACON OUT.
He Rallied Against the Church Fairs
and the Women Objected.

Deacon Isaac Southers, an Evange-
list from Florida, has been holding re-
vival meetings at Baltimore, Md. He
was ordered out Of church by the wo-
men of the congregation. The trouble
began when Southers denounced
church fairs, saying he would rather
see the church used for liquor sa-
loon. The ladies were about to hold a
fair, and they felt very much scandal
lied. One Of the ladies arose in her
seat and publicly demanded q retrac-
ton.
Instead Of apologizing, the preacher
repeated what he said, remarking: IS
devil. backed by a number Of devils,
who are all hypocrites, has asked me
to take back what said about church
fairs and saloon, but would rather
see them roasting in the flames Of
hell"
Immediately after the services the
women got together and determined
that he should preach no more. They
marched up to Mr.. Southers and took
him by the scruff Of the neck and heel
of the trousers and threw him into
the street.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17
T'Man, It's Me-

She was a pretty child OF four or five
summers, and she knew it. says the
New York Tribune. Her mother took
care that the fact should not esrane
the observation Of others and in this
she was ably seconded by the lii
tie miss. The other day the child was
on dress parade in Central Park, and
was naturally piQued at her failure 20
attract the attention Of a man who sat
reading on one OF the bench"s in tie
Mall. Two or three times she passed
him, and still he regarded fer not. She
looked at him in amazemeat, and then,
with look OF mingled Incredibly and
determination, she went up to him
stamped her little foot on the payeGcn:
and said, Man, it's me-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17
EaIiccn Ci.thas Line

A Paris laundry has started a novel;
y in the drying and purifying OF linen,
a::G has succeeded in convincing most
Of its customers that the notion IS q
good one. The air about 100 feet above
the house tops IS particularly good for
linen, say the pro?rietors, and they &C
corG;ngiy send Your shirts and collars
for a balloon trip. Bamboo frames are
attached to a captive balloon, and the
linen, rough dry" IS fixed to the
frames and sails away in the air. The
balloon makes six ascents daily, and an
extra charge is made for each article
that undergoes the treatment.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17
Ten Thousand Wanted.

The h;iI Ghas r1c 'ort"d"r:I'c veier-
ans propose to ask the general ass H5iy
to PISS pr"vla;Eg. Tor = lnuGGDcht 20
the Sn,,th Caroiinia~S who fell on tac
battlefield Of Chickamauga has been
drawn up and VII be Introduced II >
few days. The bill will be accompanied
by strong memorials, &c It provides
for commission consisting Of tac
governor AID three Confederate vetcr-
ans, which commission viii select, To-
cate and >upervise the erccti0n Of the
monument. and for az appropriation Of
$40 900 with which to defray expenses
Of the commission and the erection Of
the monument.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17
pcri1s of Fairly housekeeping

Young Nife-Harry, those bundles
of kindling wood you sent home this
morning were just the right size, ex-
cept that they were 100 long, l hired
a boy TO break them all Up into suit
able lengths Tor the stove.
Young uusb2nd-I0u did! Maria,
those were lathes for the partition We
are going to build in the room up
stairs! Well. Of all the-there. Don't
cry, dear.-Chicago Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17
FREE BLOOD CURE


Eating Sores, TumorS, Ulcers, are
all durable by B B. B. (Botal ic Blood
B4lm,) wh;oh IS made especially to cure
al! terrible Blood Diseases. Persistent
Sores, Blood aud Skin B emishes.
Scrofuia. that resist other ,rea,,neuts,
are quickly c1red By B. B. B Botanic
Blood B4!m). Skin Eruptions, Pim
pies, Red, Itching Eczema, Scales,
Biisters, B9iiS, Catbuncles, Blotches,
Catarrh, Rheumatism, ete., are all due
to bad blood, and hence easily cured
By B. 3. B Bieol Po;san proiucin
Eating Sorss. E-uptions, Swollen
glands, Sore Taroat ctc., cured by 3
B. B. Botanic B,o2d Balm), in one to
FIVE months. B 3. B does not con-
tain vegetable or mineral poison.
One bottle viii testit il an case. For
sale By druggists everywhere. Large
bottles 81, SIX for FIVE S. Write fer
free sample bottle, which viii be sent
prepaid to Tines readers. descyib
symptoms and personal free ne,};ca
advice viii De given. Address Blood
Balm Co, Atlanta. Ga.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17
EnercnCr

He fdrtriHE The horeynoon)-You
don't know how lonely my bachelor life
was; how unbearabIe the evenings
were when I would have to sit alone
in my dreary den and sew on buttons.
She-your evenings won't be dreary
now, love. I can sit by you and thread
your needle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17

Twitter!y 60 Snitteri::,, reading nov
cD-"-ind what become; OF the hero"
Snitterly-"I don't lsno,' his final :ate,
but. on page twohuni rsd-and- it
looks as if the heroine had him freed
Vt any rate the author states that at
her glance tie stood rooted to the
cDOt
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17
Z Baby Gets Damages

Charles H. Parker, years old, Of
Norfolk, Va, who was badly injured
By heavy sign falling Oh him last
winter, vas awarded 1900 damages
agains, the city in the city circuit
court. y motion for new trial will
be argued later
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17

DToGc up. ana tE"y Jouraoyad &c ~.
MichaelS.
There the woman told OF the murder
to the authorities Bird desperately re-
sisted arrest, but was thrown into
prison. To make his punishment the
more sure Norma Strong and the
youthful Scheffier We're held rs Wit
neSSoS
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17
One Kind Of Strife.

Strife" he said. as he finished read
ing the Peace Conference report, lis a
necessity"
Not at ALL" replied Henry Peck, alb.
gently. There's no law compelling a
man to marry. ry."-Philadelph;a Ameri
can.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17

Harry Wallace struck and instantly
killed his wife with q ha!an1er at their
home near DeakyenviIle. Del. after
which he fed The couple had not
been !iying happily for some time.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17
Story Of the PitifuI Stats OF Lieut..
Cenarai Methuen.
CRoEREO AN ATTACK
Against Advice Of Many-Officers-
Quar- Gaa With Leadets 10
bs RsHey-d Soon as
Possible.


Possible.
A speci Il cable to the Chicago
q,.;h,p, ir.m London SAYS: Lieut.
~, ,,6;o, ,be
U;n' i-'," -''''i' 'e''' VIZ '-''> =. 2 r
column advancing 10 'he Iei!ei u
Eiu.b r'cy, Is TO be relieved OF his com
maid within two weeks. Later he
,;r =, con. - Ca;,. Town and event
r.;,.., bo,,, Wbcn 10 reaches
80 ~ ~ ~, .:.,,
f'''- asa ''e " ~ &c 'S''l - g.; y,
ii.e>e isc'' have 2een 'o'.'' -
an yffic;a1 Of the war Office. Lord Me
+b,..r,s r.>. : : sad cne. Always a
- 49, Er,;i nhrs;ono-althougb b
N-@u % - ~ J ,.,r,s
clever Boxer al" aH ~, ''0Lo Sfy-,'
msn--bls constitution 3csan 70 sao"
sisus Of breaking down alnoSts lmme
c'at, ly aiser ne to2S command OF his
GtglNvn
Three da : after the battle OF Bel
mon Sea. Wol>e:ey suggested to the
war Office that Methue1 be relieved,
HIS advice vas rot needed. The wis
doa Of che AGED but keen commander
in-ct;ef OF the British army is now
realized 10 the fullest extent by the war
Office who scotfed at his suggestion:
Friends % Lord Methuen insist he IS
only IN broken health, that the STRAIN
OF many campaigns has shattered ms
naturally nervous system
Ibo,e ":o Sno" the circumstances
ana the situation on AoodsT river
equally vel auo VINO are wlHlhg 10
state tAct> PLAINLY, say fhat Ne'hUen
MUD Is unbalanced;
Constant PROOF OF thlS mas oeen com
Ing to the notice OF the GhclaIs OF the
war cHGe 10! TWO weeks past. 1he
eonTanocf Of lhe Aoaoer nVer 1orees
mss Domparoeo 'Ae government Win
some OF Tue most TemarAaOie messages
ever received from q general IN ACTON.
one Iecsf't0 a le" days ago, IS laT
SAM" =! &C !c>t. 1t contained just
thcee "orG>: Darkness after dawn.
1t Is stated Dy those acquainted with
the lnnec workings and csmpaiso
adopted py the war Office, that Lord
Kitchener, tue hero OF OndurmaD, who
with LCrd Roberts arrived at Cape
IoWn To-Day, Will proceed Immediately
to Aocoer river. lie may not take &C
sine AeIU eoAuauu o1 tile tToJ'S Oul
Will put the column IN working order
agaln aud then assign some one else,
probably sen. Coivllle,-tr0-tase Ne.
s5gsz-spIa place.
Lozd Metheun, in addition to his
other eccentricities, has quarreled with
number Of officers under him. Three
of them, Col Arthur Paget, Cvl. Cough
and Capt, Campbell, he ordered home
They arrived in LosGon today Col
Cough, who commaated the cavalry
detachment in the Mager>fVnteip bat
tie, is seeking yiu1;cltion by court
martial. Whea Cough attempted 20
discuss the plan Of the Magersfonteiu
attack Aie,huen ordered him under ar
rest. The Londoa press is considera,e
ly suppressing the true state Of afs
SO lar as Mc,huen aiImenU IS con-
cerned. Rut tie papers do not hesi
tstc Ic r:int the hard facts about the
battle Q; AsgcrsEontcin, Which are just
EeaonlHg london through the mails, all
o. whi"H 80 to show, in the language
Of sn officer that 'the attack was tha,
ol = lL-.D.al
The death of Lord Wa2chopa. com
mander Of the Black %atch, was one
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17
4 New Definition.

I'm sure, ma'am. your boy looks old
enough to pay full fare"
Eyes. I know ha does. He's 90 re-
markably precocious!" - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17
Christmas Dinner.

M III effects need co2lov the eating
nt J. big Chrlst'eaS dinner if, after
same, you take 'H!lton's Life for the
liver aud Kidneys 25c bottle. tt
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17

This paper gives the latest news of
any other paper in this county. Every
family should have a COPY of it in their
home. Subscribe at once.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17

The marine disaster off the coast OF
New Foundland last week was very sad
indeed. Many lives having been
loet
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17
g,bere Arc Other Insects

He-I wish could be kissing bug
a little Wpile.
She-Oh, well, there might be lit
tie kissing bee, you GnoW.-CleTeland
Leader.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17

Good Things IL the Days Work.
Dear is the wage which pays Us we'll;
Joyous the chance to get to sni:k;
But sweeter yet that daWdins spell
Before We buckle down to work.
Chicago Record
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17

People who neyer say anything
must pacify the world by doing good
deal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17
L.||NIE CARLOS ERROR}
ASuicide Table Where Scores
Have De<paired.


A Bridal Couples Traeedy-Suicides
Know Their Fate-FeW Try to Gs-
cape Their Goa!-lncidents Of the
Worlds Most Famous Gambling
Rooms.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-04-19

MY Dear Captain-By direction of
Colonel Burpee l hereby inform you,
and through you the members of your
command, that arrangements have this
day been completed with the Providence
Brewing company for furnishing fresh
beer to the men daily while in camp,
the beer to be taken from a refrigerator
car near the camp for delivery and to
cost sixty cents per dozen, quality guar
anteed. Yours very truly,
"T. r. CALLAHAN,
Lieutenant Colonel, Second Regiment,
C. N. G."
The proceedings proper began with the
continued reading Of the morning testi-
mony of Witness Kobs.
Aside from the sensational incidents
mentioned the trial dragged on slowly
Attorney Danaher was questioned as to
his intentions as bearing upon the
length of the trial. He said; well, if
the sessions of the first two days are to
be taken as criterion there is posi-
bility that the trial may last three
months. l propose to call at least one
hundred witnesses. Moreover, l have a
perfect right, if please, to summon as
our witnesses Colonel Callahan the
complaining officer; the judge-advocate
and even the members of the court
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-04-19
ARRIVED IN THIS COUNTRY.

Jacques Dumas, French District Attor-
ney, Who is to Address Yale Law
School
Among the passengers on the White
Star liner Teutonic, which arrived in
New York from Liverpool yesterday,
was a French district attorney, Jacques
Dumas, Procureur de la Republique
at Rethel (Ardennes), who is Storrs
lecturer at the Yale Law school for
1900. The subject Of his lectures is
Registration of Title to Land and Its
Methods in Various Countries"
M. Dumas, who has made a special
study of economic and social ques-
tons, has written several books on
English law and English institutions.
He was member Of the cabinet of the
minister of justice, r. Trarieux, under
the Ribot ministry, and was instru-
mental in founding the French Society
for Peace and Arbitration. He will re-
main in this country about three weeks,
and in this time he intends to address
the American Peace society in Phila-
deIphia, and also attend some of the
meetings Of the Ecumenical Conference
on Foreign Missions.