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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
Mirrnr Md

"Whatr' exclaims the astonished
reader, "is it possible that there ere
any civilized persons on the face Of the
earth who are not in the habit Of be-
holding their visages reflected from
time to time in mirror Of some kind
Surely this cannot be so.' Wrong,
quite wrong, gentle reader, for at the
present time, strange as it may ap-
pear, there are hundreds Of men and
women IN the United Kingdom who
have not gazed into mirror for years.
The conv!cts confined in British pris-
ons form members Of this community.
From the moment Of convict's en-
trance to jail to the moment Of his
exit he Is not permitted to have the
use of a mirror CT any kind, the small
est piece Of glass being rigidly denied
him. To the women convicts this alb
sence Of 4 mirror forms one Of the
chief hardships Of confinement and
many female warder can tell piteous
tales Of women who have actually fall
en- upon their knees and sobbed out
entreaties for the loan Of morsel Of
mlrror-"just for q second" All these
entreaties have perforce to be disre-
garded, and it therefore comes about
that many q female convict passes
three or four years without being per-
mitted to gaze upon her own features
London Tit-BitS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
Easy You Have To.

Many stories Of President Lincoln
might be classified as fiction, although
a few Of them are. SO 1t IS not unnatu-
raj that this little anecdote, which is
better than most, should appear in Mr..
Irving Bachell6's novel, "Eben Hol.
den"
"Nfy son." he said, taking my hand
in his, "why didn't you run?'
Didn't dare" answered. II knew
it was more dangerous to run away
than to 80 forward"
Reminds me Of q story" said he,
smiling. Years ago there was bully
in Sangamon county, Ills. that had the
reputation Of running faster and fight
ing harder than any other man there.
Everybody thought he was a terrible
fighter. He'd always get man on the
run; then he'd catch up and give him q
licking. One day he tackled a lame
man. The lame man licked him IN 8
minute.
"'Why didn't yc run? somebody
asked the victor.
"'Didn't darst.' said he. Run once
when he tackled ne, an I've been lame
ever since
GLOW did ye manage to lick him?
asked the other.
"'Waal' said he, I he'd TO, an done
1t easy
That's the way 1t goes" said the i'm.
mortal president. ''Ye do 1t easy II ye
have to-"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
Poor Richnrfi,s Rrcod Box.


Benjamin Franklin was hearty eat
er in the good OLD days before the
vending of lightning rods became 4
profession. When history caught one
Of her first glilnpses Of him, he was
eating Q roll in the street. After he
laid the cornerstone Of the Pennsyl-
vania hospital in the happy reign Of
George II, he was a frequent visitor in
the halls of that institution. His Ia
bors there being arduous, it CHANGED
that he frequently fell hungry at work.
He appeared at the hospital gate
one day with q big tin box under bis
arm. Disregarding the gaze Of the Gu
rious, lie marched through the cor
ridors to the dispensary, brushed aside
a few cobwebbed beaierS from q shelf
and in their place planted the tin box.
What might this be-" Queried his
friend Dr. Rush.
"ThiS,' said Ben Franklin, as Poor
Richards bread box. Help yourself"
The box was filed with penny cakes.
When the supply ran out, Ben Frank
lin bought more cakes. That was $50
years ago.
Since Franklin's time, new hospital
buildings have crowded the old out
of existence and the hospital has
grown to be one Of the most noted in
the world. Yet an old tin box, much
battered and dented, stands on shelf
In the drug room, and it contains cakes
and ginger snaps. Whenever the resi-
dent physicians or nurses visit the
room they go to the box, take out 8
cake and eat When the cakes are
gone, the hospital steward charges the
box afresh.-Philadelph Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
He Got a Pass.

"Ealtr' cried OIL alert patrolman in
Manila as @ beautifully caparisoned
carriage drove up containing q porty
gentleman. The driver reined his
steeds, and the sentry. standing firmly
in the center Of the street. shouted,
"Who Is there?"
Not knowing what else to say, the
occupant Of the carriage answered,
"Judge Taft president Of the civil
commission"
Advance, Judge Taft to be recog-
nized," bawled the sentry. The judge
advanced, and the following dialogue
took place:
Sentry-Haye you q pass?
Taft-No, sir; do require one?
Sentry-You do, sir, and It's my duty
to run you in.
Taft-But am the civil governor Of
the Philippine Islands.
Sentry-That doesn't cut any figure.
You're civilian and out after hours.
I'll let you go by this time, but the next
time catch you you'll have to see the
captain"
THANK you," murmured Judge Taft
as he drove away. And there ard then
he formed q resolution to put in an
application for @ pass. According to
the Manila Freedom, he got 1t.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02

very wise person applied for place as
queen of the culinary department in
this elegant household.
:'What is your name?' asked the fam
lily.
"Evangeline, thank you" came In re-
ply from the dusky applicant.
"Evangeline, then, tell me, are you
good cook?"
cts just like this: You see, can do
$40 cooking, SIS cooking. $50 cooking,
but
There was undue emphasis on the
but" and Evangeline glanced admir-
ingly about the house. EVanSeilne
knew her little book we'll.
1t seems to me-" she went on final
ly. you folks wouldn't be satisfied
with any other than my $2o kind.
The family was quite taken aback'
but managed to recover itself in time
to say it might strive to get along rs
starter with about S17.33o cooking for a
few months. at any rate.-WashinGton
Star
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
saeeze without winkins.

Bobby came home one day covered
with dirt and bruises and trunGling q
broken bicycle.
What on earth have you been doing.
my chlld?" exclaimed his terrified
mother.
~ ran over q big dog and took
fall." explained Bobby.
Couldn't you see him and give him
the road?"
"Yes: saw him and was turning out,
but when ! got within about ten feet
Of him shut my eyes. and before got
'em open again I'd run into him"
"For the lands sake, what did you
shut your eyes for?"
Couldn't help It. Had to snecZe. If
you think You can hold your eyes open
when the sueeze comes, you Just try It
some day"
II the reader thinks Boboy's excuse
was not valid one, let him try It some
day when the sneeze comes. youths
Companion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
f.1n.hez md tic Man.

II a Filipino enters the house Of g
European living in an rHassuminS
way, he will net believe that the Eu-
ropean is either wealthy Or wise, and,
although his manner may be correct,
it will not be humble. On the other
hand, if be visits an ignorant man
who INDUCES il great splcndor, he will
at once become exceedingly respectful.
Mr.. Phelps Whitmars:., who in The
Outlook gives his experiences in the
islands, tells the story OF O wealthy
provincial visiting Manila for the first
time, who asked to be presented to the
governor general.
When he reached the palace, he
found the governor taking coffee on
his piazza, dressed comfortably in a
white cotton suit. The Filipino re-
quested that some favor be extended
to his district. and his request was
granted. He then withdrew. The Off
cial who had procured the presenta-
ton asked him what he thought Of the
general.
why" replied the visitor in tone
Of disappointment, "he is no different
from any other white man"
1t so happened that the general was
told Of the incident, and he gave Or
ders that at his next reception the
Filipino should be present.
Upon entering the throneroom and
seeing the general in full uniform,
surrounded by his brilliant staff, with
the accessories CT splendid tapestries,
laced ushers and all the pomp and
splendor Of these Spanish functions,
the provincial grew pale and, kneeiing
in deep humility, exclaimed:
"This is indeed my general"
So impressed was he that the fol-
lowing morning he sent pair Of hand
some horses to the general with note
which read:
my general, yesterday liked you
so much in your uniform Of gold that
I send you this pair Of horses, but do
not use them when you dress in
white suit"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.

Political Sanction of What All
Agreed to Be Good Thing.
One Of the latest writings Of the late
Charles Dudley Warner was an essay
for The Century. entitled The Pursuit
Of Happiness.
Perhaps the most curious and inter-
esting phrase ever put into public
document is the pursuit Of happiness.
It is declared to be an lnalienablc
right 1t cannot be sold. 1t cannot be
given away 1t is doubtful if 1t could
be left by will.
The right Of every man to be feet
high and Of every woman to be 5 feet
was regarded as self evident until wo-
men asserted their undoubted right to
be 6 feet high also. when some confu-
sion was introduced into this interpre-
tation of this rhetorical fragment Of
the eighteenth century.
But the inalienable right to the pur
suit Of happiness has never been QueS-
toned since it was proclaimed as g
new gospel for the new world. The
American people accepted it with en-
thusiasm. as If it had been the discov-
cry Of gold prospector, and started
out In the pursuit as If the devil were
after tGenl.
II the proclamation had been that
happiness IS q common right Of the
race. nlienGble or otherwise; that all
men are or may be happy. history and
tradition might have interfered to raise
q doubt whether even the new form Of
government could so change the ethical
condition. But the right to make a
pursuit Of happiness given in funda-
mental bill CT rights had quite differ
ent aspect Men had been engaged in
many pursuits. most Of them disas-
trous. some of them highly commenda-
bic. \ sect IN Galilee had set up the
pursuit Of righteousness as the only or
the highest object Of mans immortal
powers. The rewards Of it. however.
were not always immediate. Here was
political sanction Of pursuit that
everybody acknowledged to be Of O
good thing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
! WITTY IrishIn IN.

Some friends OF Archbishop Nhately,
after dining with him. asked him to
show them Il specimen Of Irish Wit
Taking stroll in the street. he inquir-
ed of a crossing sweeper which of the
two the devil would take if be was
obliged to secure one Of them.
"pTase. yer reverence. ask Father
Malony yonder."
"No: want your opinion"
"Och. yer reverence. I'm sorry to say
he'd take me"
"Aud why so. Terence"
"Och. because he's sure Of yer river
ence at any timer'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
Startling Expose.

Sister Snowball-'Deed. Sistah Dahk-
leigh. did 20 all notice how Pahson
Pinfeatheh's bal haid slime dis mawn-
in? Honey. tell yo' dat sains sho'ly
shine wifi Invalid grace.
Sister Darkleigh lnwahd grace. nuff-
in. pahson P1nfeatheh done been
boa'din at nah house, Ell nah boy
Wash ton Jcfr'son done soc him pol
ish dat bal haid wifi dishyer tan shoe
dressin.- Baltimore American.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
"Why do you say unfortunately?
The EouinOxcs.

The equlnoctial storms are 10 longer
believed in by scientific persons. the
eQuinoxes are the dates Of the year
when the sun crosses the equator at
one Of the equinoctial points. They oc-
cur about March 2l and Sept. p. and.
though storms have been known to oc-
cur about those times. they are no
longer considered as due TO the per-
fectly natural occurrence of the cross.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02

as If to say that Lish had made n
strong pint but closed 1t again and
heaved sigh and went out. Other
sighs was heaved and other folks went
out, and In three minits Lish Billings
had all the cracker and sugar barls
to hisself and was wonderin what had
busted up the meetin. n. QUAD.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
A Couple of Bulls.

An advertisement recently published
in newspaper In Ireland set forth
that "Michael Ryan begs to inform the
public that he has 4 large stock Of
cars, wagonettes. brakes. hearscs and
other pleasure vehicles for sale or
hire"
This is the same paper which. IN a
glowing description Of funeral. an
nounced that Mrs. B. Of c. sent q
magnificent wreath of artiiicia! flowers
in the form of q cross"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
An Accomplished Cook.

The family had advertised for COOK.
The family lived In q west end man
sion. Throughout the house there were
rich articles Of furniture and bric-a-
brac which had been picked up from
time to time in the fanily's wander.
ings through Europe and other sections
Of the globe. Now. It so happens O
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
A Careful Speaker.

What did you rNpr:l 70 prove By
that exceedingly long wndcd argument
Of yours" asked the friend
Il didn't expect to prove anything"
answered the orator. All hoped to
do was to confuse the other fellow so
that he couldn't prove that didn't
prove anything."-AnSwerS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
Ra,;a Transit Returns.

81 wouldn't be guilty Of doing q favor
for man and then in day or two
asking him to do one for me-
mo. nor l. I'd ask him right straight
Of, before his gratitude got chance
to cool"-Iadianapolis Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
lCopyight, 1900, by e. B. Lewis ]

and now AlSo Billings OOOSeU IL
With u Wet Blanket.
lCopyHght, 1900, by {. B. Lcwis-l
1t was Abijah Holden who first got
the idea, and he sprung it on the post
Office crowd one Saturday night in the
most unexpected manner. He'd bin
keepin powerful quiet fur @ week OF
two, like q man who's left his jack
knife stickin in the barn door and IS
tryin to remember the fact, and this
made the surprise all the greater. The
crowd was most ready TO so home
when be got up and said:
"Feller Citizens Of Jericho-1 want
to see this town doomed as much as
any Of you. want to see her git up
and hump herself till Boston or Chica-
go won't be in it, but when it comes to
choosin between size and goodness I'm
fur goodness. | think it's better fur
ones soul and body to live in a small,
good town than in big. bad town.
I'm willin to 60 in and help push Jer!-
cho along, as I said. but let's do it on
right lines. Let's start her off on
high moral plane and keep her So"
There's a pint. and mc5be a mighty
strong one, in what BEah says" re-
marked Deacon Spooner as the speak
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
WHY He Preferred to Stay.

Landlord-You will obiige me by pay
ing your rent. now three months over
due. Unless you can pay you must
move. Or is the rent higher than you
can afford? In that case we might
perhaps
Tenant-No. think Id rather stay
right along at the present rate than
be obliged to face the alternative Of
pay or moye.-Exchange
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
IncOatesfnblc.

Mary-Im positive Fred loves me
and intends to make me his wife.
Helen-Why? Has he proposed yet?
Mary-No, but he ti!SlikeS mother
more every time be secs Eer.-.Iugend.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02

A man Is fool to he jealous Of q
good woman. and he Is q fool to be
Jealous Of worthless one. Now draw
your own conc!usions.-Chicago News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02

One day Of sickness will do more to
convince q young man that his mother
Is his best friend than II volumes of
proverbs.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02

Standing around the streets is not
the only way of loafng--Atchison
Globe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02

The romantic vision Of the first half
Of mans life IS the most real survey
Of earth be will ever make.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
His Pointed Remark.

81 frequently hear you say that mon
ey talks" she remarked.
"Yes; it is an old saying and true
one." he replied: but, unfortunately.
while money talks, all that talks is not
money"
why do you say unfortunately" "
she asked.
Because if that were so,' he an
swered, ~ would be married to fab
ulous fortune. London Fun.
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~-' --O-~V " $3.50 ' SGess THE TRIBUNE NeYsYosk City,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
A SPASM OF REFORM.
TIE REVIVAL THAT WAS SUGGESTED
=oR THE TOWN OF JERICHO.

pso pcrI.ins, the Postmaster, Tells
About tho Enthusiasm With Which
Abijah Holden's Idea Was Greeted
and How Lish Billings Doused 1t
With n Wet Blanket.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-11-14
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-11-14
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IMPORTANT Announcement.

Winter excursion tickets were
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