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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08
FLATFlsHES' EYES.
Z Migration Which Takes Place Att
er the Creature1' Birth.

er the CreatureB' Birth.
Flatfshes keep their white and blind
side on the muddy or sandy bottom
and pretend that the upper and spec
kled side is a part OF that bottom. This
they do to avoid observation, for In
spite Of their awkward shape they are
swallowed at sight by pertinacious enc
mics. to the manifest discomfort OF
both. A greedy cormorant curling up
and attempting to swallow a plaice,
which tries to be as disobliging as pos
sible, affords an object lesson not soon
forgotten on the way not to behave at
mealtlmes But the bird usually Sue
ceeds in it's object, and the fatfsh, IN
spite Of persistent efforts to retain its
natural fatness, at last disappears
down the round, elastic throat Of the
cormorant With q view to avoid IN
pleasantnesses Of this kind, soles are
wont to hide themselves in the sand,
keeping only their eyes above the sur
face to act as sentinals.
IN reality the dark surface Of a sole,
plaice or turbot is its side and not It's
back. It is true that both eyes are Wis
ible, which is not the case when q
mackerel or conger is laid on its side,
but this is simply owing to the fact
that one eye Of fatfsh has since the
creatures birth passed across what we
may call the bridge Of its nose to keep
company with the other eye.
The wandering eye begins its migra-
ton at very early age-so early, in
deed, that it is little difficult to detect
it on it's journey. A plaice fifth Of an
inch in length and 5 days old carries
one eve on each side Of its nose. When
three-ffths of an inch long and about
2 months old, the left eye has crossed
over to the right side. Lemon soles
when one inch long or 2 months old
have the left eye on the edge Of the
head, but when double that size and q
months old both eyes are found on the
right side. A sole assumes its lopsided
aspect by the time it has been hatched
2 months. When turbot is half an
inch in length. the right eye just be-
gins to peep over the center arch Of the
bridge, at three-Quarters Of an inch 1t
is half way across, and at an inch the
passage is complete and the two eyes
look out from the left side Of the head.
-Longman's Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08
AN ABANDONED FARM.
It Surely Was Hard and Stony Land
and No E1aggeration.

It Surely Was Hard and Stony Land,
and No Exaggeration.
She was on the witness stand in her
own behalf, being also defendant in the
action. She was a sturdy widow, hard
working, shrewd in deal and garru-
lous. a landlord was suing for back
rent on little farm she had abandon
ed.
"You say that the land was hard and
sour and sterile:" suggested the attor-
ney for the plaintiff.
"That's what I said, only I wasn't SO
persnifity about it, and I'll say more
"Just a moment, please. We want
evidence, not opinions. Did you raise
anything on this land Of ours"
Land of o'lrs" with 4 sniff. "You
never owned a thimbleful of it. Yes, I
did raise things on it. 1t took two hills
to raise bean and whole row Of
corn to raise q nubbin. I raised a cab
in, I raised a pigpen, and tried to
raise a goat, but it starved to death,
poor thing! That ground wouldn't raise
dog fennel or even Canada thistles."
Don't exaggerate, please. You say
the soil was souri,"
'T couldn't exaggerate about that
ground if I was lawyer. In the morn
ing when the dew was steaming of in
the sunshine you'd think you was 1T-
ing next door to a pickle factory. I
kept my sugar in an alright jar"
"Pshaw! That's ridiculous. sup
pose the ground was so hard you coulG
not blast it,"
stNuthing Of the kind. I'm here to
tell the truth. But I'll tell you how
hard that ground was. I had to crop
my set onions out with hatchet and a
big gander bought broke his neck try
ing to pull tuft Of spear grass" The
landlord did not recover.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08
AN INDIAN CIGAR SIGN.
The Fete That Overlook One Aggres
sfys Wooden SAVAGE


stve Wooden Savage.
The city Of Little Muddy, on the up
per Yellowstone, was an exceedingly
wide awake town in 1887. When it
had reached the mature age Of 8
months, every kind Of business man
was represented except the cigar deal
er, and the next week a man from Chi
cago named Stark opened a tobacco
store, with a large, gaudy and aggres-
sive wooden Indian in front, holding a
tomahawk sayagely in one hand and
bunch Of cigars in the other. It would
take a chapter to tell Of ali the trouble
Stark had with that wooden aborigine.
This variety Of sign was rare in that
region, and gentlemen not unconnected
with the stock growing industry who
came In from the ranges wearing spurs
and weapons would resent his threat
ening attitude-for that matter, no In
dian, even the most peaceably dispos-
ei, was popular. he was knocked off
his pedestal half dozen times day.
Stark leArned to know what had hap
pened whenever he heard dull crash
in front and would step outside and re-
store his fallen warrior.
But the red man did not meet his
Waterloo till Tobe Hartley and a
friend, preserved to US under the. name
Of Long Isaac, came in from the Light
ning's Nest neighborhood. A close
friendship existed between these two
worthless. 1t was their first vacation
from the ranch for several months.
They wandered about town in q re-
ceptive mood and sought to enjoy their
visit. No facts are eXtant concerning
their condition after some hours, but
we may perhaps be allowed our suspi-
cions. Finally they separated, and
Tobe, coming along to the Indian and
not noticing his upraised hatchet, sat
down at his feet to rest. He soon fell
asleep and sank lower. At this juno
ture Isaac came around the corner and
took in the tragic situation at glance.
"Killed my partner for a simple
bunch Of cigars, did you:' be cried.
"Well, We'll see about itT' and he pro-
duced his firearms and began shooting
accurately and rapidly. At the end Of
ten minutes Stark gathered up his no.
bic savage in basket, while the resus-
citated Tobe and the avenging Isaac
moved of arm in arn.-Harper's Mag
azine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08
a ETl Judge.

Some years ago King Edward VII,
then Prince Of Wales, was g guest at
4 country house in England, and, pick
ing up sporting paper in the billiard
room one morning, was soon deep in
its contents. a clergyman, also e
guest, noticed this, and, siding up,
asked in a tone that was meant to
carry reproof, "Is your royal highness
really interested in that paper?'
The prince glanced around. 81 never
read anything do not feel interested
in," he remarked.
The clergyman, though, would not be
denied. ''Do you know, your royal
highness, that one Of my friends has
lost hundreds Of pounds by betting on
horse racing and has never won any
thing? he asked.
"Well," said the prince as he turned
to another column, "he must have been
a very bad judge Of horsefesh."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08
Re5-ooma and Breathing.

While no scientist I think, will rec
ommend less than seven cubic feet OF
air each minute for an adult, DR.. Reed
gives ten as the smallest amount that
will meet the wants Of the body. All
Of this, of course, is not absolutely
used, only needed that purity may be
secured. The average room-12 by 10
and s feet high-eyen If the room is
empty, will consume only $50 cubic
feet, or enough to supply air for one
person for about two hours. Now,
when two or even four persons occupy
such a room, the doors and windows
closed to keep cut the supposed "poi-
sonous night air." it is not strange that
the stencil Of vitiated air is o7erpoWer-
ing to one who enters the room AFTER
breathing the pure air Of heaven, such
as the good Father intended for use.--
Weekly Bouquet.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08
Huxley and the Clergyman.

A rash clergyman once, without fur
tier equipment in natural history than
some desultory reading, attacked the
Darwinian theory in some sundry mag
azine articles in which he made him.
self uncommonly merry at Huxley's
expense. This was intended to draw
the great mans fire, and as the batter
les remained silent the author proceed
ed to write to Huxley, calling his at
tention to the articles and at the same
time, with mock. modesty, asking ad-
vice as to the further study Of these
deep questions.
Huxley's answer was brief and to
the point, ''Take cockroach and dis
sect it."-Argonaut.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08
A CrownIess Coronation.

A coronation without crown sounds
distinctly Irish, yet such was In effect
the ceremony in which Henry III took
the most prominent part at Gloucester
on Oct 2S, 1915. On this occasion
q ulaip circle was used instead Of a
crown, which had been lost with the
Jewels and other baggage Of King
John IN passing the marshes Of Lynn
or the wash near Wisbeach.-Lonoon
TELEGRAPH.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08
"Save sIe From Ny Friends"


This saying is commonly attributed
to Yoltaire, who at Ferney when pes
tered by professions Of insincere friend.
ship said, 81 pray God to deliver me
from my friends; I will defend myself
from my enemies"
The thought, however, is attributed
by the French to Marshal Villars,
while Kant discovers it in an Italian
proverb, and German collection Of
proverbial wisdom gives it in modi-
fed form. Antigonus, one Of the gen.
erals Of Alexander the Great, offered
sacrifice that the gods might protect
him from his friends and at the same
time declaring he could look after his
enemies himself. Churchill has some
thing Of the idea in the lines:
Greatly his foes he breads, but most his friends;
He hurts the most who lavishly commends
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08
The Rector's Prophecy.

a party Of gentlemen, including Pro-
fessor Bailey and Rector Roberts, a
divine widely celebrated for his wit
and the audacity Of his puns, were
crossing the campus Of well known
university.
The reverend gentleman, comment
ing on the fact Of his recent elevation
to the greater dignity and the asgump-
ton Of the more resounding title Of q
canon Of the church, exclaimed, "And
now that I am a canon I suppose I
shall be bigger bore than ever"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08
Lucky Doc.

Briggs-The Dudleys seem to think a
great deal Of their dog.
Griggs-Naturally he is something
they never quarrel about, as they do
their children. When the dos; exhibits
some bad trait, neither can declare
that he took it from the other.-Bostcn
Transcript.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08
Juvenile Discouragement.

Elsie-Mamma, there's a funny old
man in this Pickwick book that's al
ways telling his son to beware Of the
widows. Why is that?
Mamma--Well, g widow is supposed
to be skillful in catching a husband
Elsie-Gracious! I wonder if I'll have
to be a widow before can get married.
Philadelphia Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08
Early Silk WeaVers.

Among the encouragements offered to
silk weayers during the first century Of
the existence of this industry in Lyons
was exemption from military service
and taxation. So rapid was its devel-
opment that in 1850 the wea7ers num-
bered $4,000, or 10000 with affiliated
pursuits.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08

There is no law to prevent woman
from planting herself in front OF q MIL
liners show window and wishing sne
mad 8 bank account Of her oWn.-Chi-
no on NawS
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08
Evasion.

"see here, you sir" cried her father.
ssDidn't tell you never to enter my
house again"
seNo, sir, you didn't" replied the peg
sistent suitor. "You said not to cross
your Threshold so I climbed in the
window."-Exchange.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08
Frozen In.

The making Of postholes is an easy
matter in Alaska. A mass OF powder
blasts out the hole in an instant, tele-
graph rrole is inserted, water IS poured
IN, and the intense cold holds the pole
secure IN an incasement Of ice.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08

It IS said that posts planted in the
earth upper end down will last longer
than those which are set in the natural
position in which the tree grew.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08
Lots OF Company.

Sranger-You must find it very lone
" on these hills.
Shepherd-Lonely! No, 1 don't. why,
there was a man an 'oss passed yes
terday, an there's you today.'-Punch. ,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08
ATLANTIC COAST Line.

DAILY. tDa:ly except Sunday.
No. 50 runs through to Columbia via
Central 4. +. of s. G.
Trains Nos. IS and 80 run via Wilson
and Fayetteville-Short Lipe-and make
close connection for all points North.
Trains on C. & D. 4. r. leave Florence
daily except Sunday 9.55 m, arrive Dar.
lington 1928 N, Cheraw, 1l.40 o m,
Wadesboro 1886 m. Leave Florence
daily except Sunday, 500 p IN, arrive Dar.
lingtoD, 8 Is p N, HartsWlle 9.2C p m,
Bennetsville 9.2l p 10, Gibson 9.45 m.
Leave Florence Sunday only 9.55 N, ar
rive Darlington 1927. Hartsville ll.l0
Leave Gibson daily except Sunday 6.35
a NJ, Bennettsville so a m, arrive Darling.
ton 7.5G N. Leave Hartsylle daily e1-
cept Sunday 7.00a NJ, arrive Darlington
f.45 m, leave Darlington 8.55 In, arrive
Florence $40 m. Leave Wadesboro daily
except Sunday 25 p N, Cheraw SIS m,
Darlington 6.29 p m, arrive Florence
N. Leave Hartsville Sunday only 8.l5 m
Darlington 800 IN, arrive Florence 9.2U
q NJ
J. T.. KENLEY, JNO. F. DIVINE,
Genl Manager. Genl Sup't.
7. NJ. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
II. NJ. EMERSON, GENT Pass. Agent.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08
Notice 10 Executors, Administrators,
GlQTdiQIS 0Id Committees.
OFFICE OF JUDGE OF PROBATE,
Manning. S. c., August |, 1900. i!


To Executors, Administrators, Guardians and
Committees:
respectfully call your attention to annexed
statute You will please give this matter early
Very respectfully.
J. NJ. WINDHAM.
Judge Of Probate.
Coo oOss ne3o). Executors, Administrators,
Guardians and Committees, shall annually
While any estate remains in their care or pre- Gus IS;
tody, at any time before the hrSt gay OF ~! Oa
county from whom they obtain Letters Tssta-
mentary or Letters Of AdmniStrasorS or Let
count npon oath. of the receipts and expendi-
TIRES of such estate the preceding Calendar
year. which, when examined ana approved ed
shall he deposited with the Inventory and ap-
nraisemant or other papers belonging to such
estate. in the office Of said Judge Of Probate
there to be kept for the inspection OF Such per
sons as nav be interested in the estate-(under
former penaltleS.) ,. ,eo.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08
Sterling Remedy.

Cholly Cityfeller Gn country, with
balky livery horse)-Beg pardon, Sir,
but what do you do when youah horse
balks?
The Farmer-Trade him. Git up.
Biu!-Puck.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08

It is sometimes easier to step into
another mans shoes than it IS to walk
in them.-Chicago News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08

No. So runs through to Charleston, s. G.
via Genital z. g., arriving Manning 6.o4
p m, Lanes, Gas p N, Charleston $50 m.
Trains on Conway Branch leave Chad
bourn l1.59 m, arrive Conway l.30 m,
returning leave Conway $40 p 10, arrive
Chadbourn $40 N, leave Chadbourn,
535 p NJ, arrive at Erod $40 m,
1eurniDg leave Elrod $40 a m, arrive
Chadbourn 1925 m. Daily except Sum
day.
j. R. KENLY, Geu'I Manager.
T. 81. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
b. N. EMERSON, Genl Pass. Agent.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08
". G. & 4.
North-Bound

No. SO runs through from Charleston via
Central 3. R., leaving Charleston Is N,
Lanes 500 10, Manning $50 m.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08
MANCHESTER & AUGUSTA R. r.

Trains 80 and IS carry through Pullman
palace buffet sleeping cars between New
York and Macon via Augusta.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-08

Respectfully call your attention to annexed
statute. You will please give this matter early
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-01-11
~. T5'.'f Z, 81 ..s :.
Pan-American Sports.

One Of the features of the Pan-Amer
lean exhibition, to be held in Buffalo
next summer, will be carnival OF
sports, embracing all forms of athletic
competitions. For this purpose an i'm
mense arena has been erected. 1t GOV
ers nearly ten acres of ground and has
Seating capacity Of 1900. The com
mittee in charge Of the contests is ar
ranging an elaborate programme.
The nature Of the sports will be
varied. Amateur athletics will be
strongly encouraged, and college sports
will be made a special feature, Pro.
fessional events will be appropriately
featured, and the foremost representa-.
tives will participate. j The character
Of the prizes that will be offered has
not yet been definitely determined
upon, but assurance is given that they
will be of value as souvenirs of sue
cess. at the exposition. " H.. ! S
II The national game Of baseball, which
is quite as popular in Canada as in the
United States, will receive the consid-
GRAFTON due it. There will be profess
sional and amateur college games be-
tween representative teams of North
America. ~ -. !. ~. = y
The Marathon race, which was the
principal attraction at the Olympian
games four years ago and again in 1900
at the Paris exposition. is planned, the
start and finish to be in the stadium.
The game of lacrosse, which is ex-
treme]y popular in Canada and becom-
Ing SO in the United States and else
where, will be played by the strongest
teams. ~ - 80 - =.
The celebrated Caledonian games
will be seen, and the popular German
diversion Of turning win be a feature. =.
In the fall there will be exciting foot
ball Matches participated in by the
best college teams. 7$ *. -. ~.
There: will be cross country runs,
with finishes in the stadium; cycling,
basket ball. rogue, shooting, gymnas-
tics, military maneuvers, cricket, bowl
Ing and other SPORTS /
Two days will be devoted to worlds
championships. 80 att. Fl, -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-01-11
Stories In Collected Ornaments.

Stories lin Collected Ornaments.
t"Have you ever lived with a piece
Of copper until you have learned to
love it," asked a friend the other day.
and she, went on to say that she looked
upon the softened light playing over
the polished surface Of bowl as upon
a smile on'a we'll known face, that it
was like bit Of continual sunshine
to have it in the ROOM While collect
ing any antiques is fascinating, it is
strain on the feelings sometimes to
realize the pathos of it all-the stories
OF sorrow, suffering and, maybe, sin,
which have brought these beautiful
objects. from the homes they once
adorned to so into strangers hands.
What stories could these fragile bits
of glass or china tell-of the strong
lives they have outliyed, of the happi-
ness of which they were witnesses,
changed to bitterness and want, willie
they. unresponsiye, insensible, keep
their beauty for alien eyes. -.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-01-11
\ G RL 8.

Great saf "a has been express
ed al the dec sion 81 Il he yndicate that
IT'S building he ii aerica' cup l de
fender for the neW acht club
that Captain SUrial Rhodes has been
chosen IS CO mand the new boat. Cap.
tain Rhode ca me Into pro [,re, minence
while, sailing the yacht De fenders when
she acted as q trial boa for the Column
5bia. ne; displayed such "a nowledge
OF seamanship and Sd many good DUAL.
titles that It was #unall inously voted t.
put him IN charge Of tte5hew boat. 5s
Captain Rhodes has been skipper 81
several well known va hts. Six years
ago he sailed the famous racing schoon.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-01-11
TIE llO / s E.HlO y
Il s5s For n asonf LEI u
v Is Collected Ornnnle nts. S..

Lead eerooved to slip orert4the edges
Of bits Of stained glass can be bought
and not only makes possible the home
making Of art glass but introduces
amateur glass tinkering as q fad. Have
yon an unsightly window, one with
ugly outlook {? Buy lot Of the little
squares Of colored glass: The yitreous
varieties and bottle glass come very
cheap. Only q couple Of simple tools
are needed to adjust the squares into
the lead strips, to cut the lead as may
be needed and to- make the necessary
perforations. Through these last will
pass the wires, cords or ribbons by
which the squares are. fastened togeth-
er so that they hang il a long ribbon.
Several Of. these ''riDbons" are allowed
to fall from a strip Of <molding that Is
fastened to- the top Of the window
frame, and. behold, the ugly window
is. hidden BY glass curtain for the
like Of which you can give hundreds of
dollars. or course to, bought one
won't be homemade. and it may be
made of glass that is more choice,
though for that matter one can get
glass as fine as one chooses to pay for.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-01-11
The Lamp LAM, Tha yyouldn't LiEht

dear old country parson and bis wife
paid visit to the seaside. nv bile the
simple pair were wal king on the beach
one evening they sud- enly noticed the re.
volving light d lightship ss5.
a The Old lady gazed &C II with open.
eyes for some. minut { e., then she turned
toSh her husband 18th u puzzled look
M Nv Ell, she claimed IL the man II?
that ship hasn't lit that light this 70
times and sit has gone ont every time -
London Answers.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-01-11

er Lasea when Mr. John E.. Brooks
took that vessel across the ocean. Last
season he was in, command of the
schooner Emerald, owned by Mr.. W.
E. 1selin. Rhodes wds born and bred
on Long Island and knows the Sandy
Hook course like a book. He is still in
the prime Of life, alert and cool headed
and possesses the nerve that is neces.
sary in cup defender skipper. -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-01-11
Care of Palms.

Once every week the surface Of the
leaves should be sponged off. Gloves
should be worn when this operation is
performed, as contact with the hand
turns the edges Of the leaves yellow.
Palms should not be watered from
above unless they are Immediately
wiped off. as each drop Of moisture al
lowed to stand on the leaf causes it to
turn yellow. When room is swept or
busted, the plants should be covered,
as the dust will otherwise settle on the
leaves and clog the pores, through
which the plant breathes., Most palms
and ferns do not like gaslight and often
when left in an atmosphere charged
with it will droop. The windows should
be opened and the room well aired
twice a day. The plants should be
turned around each day. so that one
side after another is exposed to the
light. as the leayes will naturally grow
out toward the sunlight. !.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-01-11
Wrench For Mason Jars.

A Cleveland inventor has patented
a wrench which he claims will tighten
! or loosen the covers Of Mason fruit
| jars in a perfect aud easy manner
and without bruising the operators
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-01-11

hands or upsetting her good nature
1t is claimed that the wrench will
remove. covers no matter. how tightly
stuck, and that without prying under
and damaging the covers and spelling
the rubbers ,s: