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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
The Terrapin Disease.

The terrapin is thought to have much
influence in causing sickness, and the
terrapin disease Is either q rheumatic
affection about the chest and ribs or
possibly some pulmonary trouble. The
association Of the terrapin with diseases
in this portion of the body doubtless
originates from the fact that the rlDS
Of the terrapin are not free, as in the
case Of most Of the higher animals, Duf
are united into one piece.
An Indian who was III applied for re-
lief to a shaman and was asked. Did
YOU not when boy tie strings to the
terrapin's tail and worry the creature?
The patient admitted that he did.
"Wel' e said the medicine man. "tha:
is wha- is the matter. 1t is the terra
pins turn now, and the terrapin is pay
ing off old scores. You have the terra
pin sickness. and all your ribs have
grown together and to your breast
bone"
The shaman administered the prope:
remedy prescribed in such cases-l for
get what it was-ard the man thought
he was cured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
Tho Nacassifv of Salt.

Although in treaties on dietetics salt
figures as a condiment. it is universally
recognized to be something more; In
deed it is an indispensable element of
the food Of man and animals. a we'll
known authority asserts, says The
Medical Press and Circular, that When
ever the annual consumption Of salt
falls below twenty pounds per head Of
population the public health is likely
to suffer. The deprivation Of salt does
not produce definite disease. but re-
duces the vitality of the organism as
whole, so that the victims Of admins
trative measures which restrict the
consumption Of salt more readily fall
prey to prevailing epidemics, as well
as to endemic maladies.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
CATHERINE HIS RULES.

The rules, inscribed on tablet now
in the Hermitage. the famous st. Pc
tersburg Museum Of Art. are as fol
lows:
I. Leave your rank outside as we'll
as your hat and sword.
II. Leave your right Of precedence,
your pride and any similar feeling out
side the door.
III. Be gay. but do not spoil or gnaw
anything.
". Sit, stand. walk as you will.
without reference to anybody.
V. Talk moderately, not loud, so rs
not to make the heads or ears Of others
ache.
VI. Argue without anger and with
out excitement.
VII. Neither sigh nor yawn. nor
make any one feel dull or heavy.
VIII. In all innocent games. what
ever one proposes, let all join.
IX. Eat whatever is sweet and sa7o-
ry, but drink with moderation, SO that
each may find his legs on leaving the
room.
x. Tell no tales out Of school. What
ever goes in at one ear must go out at
the other before leaving the room.
Whoever offends against rule \ shall
never again be admitted.
Our grande dame will call these rules
her Ten Commandments.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
INDIAN PRAIRIE DOG HUNTS
The Little Animals Are Deemed q
Dainty Dish by the Navajoes.

The Little Animals Are Deemed q
Dainty Dish by the Navajoes.
The Navajo Indian, while he cannot
be prevailed upon to eat a rabbit, IS
creedily fcnd of fat prairie dogs. Large
communities Of these small animals
abound 90 the western plains. and the
Navajo has resorted to many Ingenious
methods for trapping his coveted dain-
ty. One Of them is By the aid Of bit
of mirror placed at the entrance TO a
burrow. When the animal ventures
from his bedroom, deep under ground,
he sees familiar image mocking him
at the front door, and he hurries out to
confront the impuGent intruder. when
he is pinned to the ground with an ar
row.
But the most effective method Is
what the Indians call the rain hunt. AS
soon as the steady downpour CT sum-
mer rains begin every Navajo who can
walk repairs to the prairie dog village
with hoes, sharp sticks or any digging
implement. With these they hollow
out trenches that will lead the storm
water into as many burrows as posi-
BILE. Soon a little stream IS pouring
down each small home. and the inmate,
much disturbed, pops out to see what
the matter can be. Many Of the anil
mails remain under ground until they
are drowned. and their bodies float to
the surface.
After such a hunt, in which many
pounds of prairie dogs are generally
secured, there is feast for many days
in the Navajo huts.-New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
FLOWER AND TREE.

Never buy plant in bloom.
Never water plants in flower from
above.
in planting cut an orchard do not
plant more than can be manured and
cared for well.
4 yard or lawn always looks barren
without some choice ornamental trees
and shrubs. On this account every
lawn should contain a few choice speci-
mems Of these ornamental trees.
Scale insects on plants, such as the
oleanders, the fragrant olive, roses,
ETC., are among the most difficult pests
to overcome. A mixture Of white belle
bore powder with dissolved soap rub
bed in is q good remedy.
Keeping all young trees carefully
staked leads to the formation Of clean,
straight stems. These in their turn are
conducive to the growth Of large,
healthy, fruitful heads. One stout
stake should be placed by each tree
when it is planted.
Crocus must be planted in October
to insure spring blooms. 1t makes q
fine appearance if thickly planted upon
a lawn. Maze 4 cut with a spade
three or four inches deep in the sod,
tuck in couple Of bulbs and press the
sod back into place with the foot.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
E1irbrUShes.

No amount of washing Of the hair
will keep it clean if dirty brushes are
used, yet persons otherwise fairly neat
are careless in this respect. \ special
ist says that hairbrushes should be
washed once week and. if used on
hair in which there is much dandruff,
twice week is not too often. The
brushes should be washed in cold, not
hot, water, to which cloudy ammonia
has been added in the proportion Of Il
scant tablespoonful to 4 quart Of wa
ter. Care should be taken not to wet
the backs Of the brushes, and when
washed and rinsed-a good way to
rinse them properly is to use shower
spray on them-they should be put on
edge in the air to dry. Dress combs.
too, should be frequently cleaned, q
comb cleaner being used for the pur-
pose.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
ON THE VERGE OF SUCCESS
The Easy Steward and the AUdo-
ciouS "Grpfter."

The Easy Steward and the AUde-
cious "Grnfter."
2 man walked into one Of the up
town college clubs one morning Snd sat
down in the smoking room. His air OF
assurance was hardly in accord with
his tattered clothes. 1t was early, and
none Of the members was about. He
rang the bell, and the steward re-
sponded.
1T seems good to get back into the
club again." he remarked.
Yes sir said the steward.
81 used to be member here, but I've
had hard luck and can't aiFord it any
longer"
.'yes, sir; I'm sorry, sir" said the
steward.
''By the way, I'm little short Of car
fare this morning. said the nervy
stranger. "Could you let me have ten
cents until call here again.
The surprised steward reached into
his pocket and handed out dime.
THANK you" said the man. Now,
I'm also little hungry, having had no
breakfast. Do you suppose you could
gather me up little luncheon:'
The steward was stupeied by such a
display Of nerve.
"And a little whisky with 4 dash OF
bitters would not go badly with the
food"
The steward fled as one Of tle mem
bers entered. The stranger saw the
new arrival and rose hastily.
81 am too early for my friend he
said. as he walked toward the door.
81 will return later" Then lie added
in an undertone, which the doorboy
heard: TOO bad. too bad! That stew
ard was easy. He'd given me the club
If ia asked for it. It's q wonder these
members wouldn't stay away. The
man Of nerve walked down the street
with his head bowed in deep thought.
.'How to get that luncheon without
paving for it, was his theme.-New
York Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
Habits OF Seals.

The habits Of seals are very interest
ing. The very young seal is helpless
in the water until he is taught by his
mother to swim. She takes him into
the water daily on her fin and dumps
him in, and when he gets tired Of
foundering about places him on her
fin again and returns to her camp.
When the young seals are we'll grown,
they suddenly disappear with their
mothers and the bull seals. No one
knows where they so, and their return
IS equally as sudden as their departure.
The bulls are the first to put in an ap-
pearance at the camping ground.
When they arrive. they commence at
once to prepare camp for their mates.
which they stake off, and for which
they fight until they die. In the mean
time the female seals remain quite
distance from land, floating lazily on
the water and seemingly having good
time.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
THE WAY OF A TORNADO.
One That Was Remarkable Both In
Appearance and Action.

One 4nol Va SS A-S-lAEkAaDAe OOSA Ale
Appearance and Action.
"a tornado that was remarkable both
in appearance and in action was ore
that travelled from Texas across Okla
homa and Indian Territory in May.
1906" says Earl ". Mayo in Ainslee'S.
"a man in Sherman rkla.. who had ex-
eeptional opportunities for observing
the storm, inaSnllcb is be was caught
up in it and carried several hundred
yards before descending to earth again.
is certain that it was ncl funnel
shaped. Hc says Of it:
cit looked to NE like great ball Of
vapor rolling over and over toward
me. When | first saw it distinctly. it
was at a hill perhaps an eighth Of
mile away. 1t seemed to be &Dout 2oO
yards wide and 100 feet high. The no
ton was that CT 4 ball rolling over and
over, not spiral. and it came on rather
slowly, perhaps thirty miles an hour.
Whatever the ball CT cloud struck was
lifted right off the ground.
l slW II PICK Up house dilef uouse
between the hil! and me. and the cloud
seemed to he full Of flying boards and
timbers. When the ball reached Mrs.
C.'s, the house nearest me, it went
straight up off its foundations. The
house remained intact. until 1t was
about twenty or twenty-five feet from
the ground, then it burst open and the
fragments flew in all directions. 1t
looked like an exploding bomb. The
corn and cotton standing hundred
feet on either side Of the storms path
were uninjured, but whenever the
cloud struck the higher ground it
spread out. covering a wider strip Of
the surface.
"'When the cloud struck me. went
up lightly and easily and the sensation
was not unpleasant, but l came down
hard and was badly shaken up. al
though not seriously injured. On the
highway north CT Sherman fence wires
were torn from the posts and pounded
into the hard surface Of the road dis
tance Of two or three inches"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
Doing Hills Best.

In the early morning l went to the
postofice in an Alabama town to in
ouire for mail, but found l was hall
an hour too early. was walking away
when the colored janitor who was
sweeping out called to me and asked:
,"Was yo' procrastlnatin' around yere
arter yo'r mail, sah?'
"Yes, but see I'm too early"
Eyes, sab, too airly. An was yo'
stranger in dis town?'
"Yes."
can hain't yo' no one to talk to-"
NO"
"Den, sab, If yo' don't keer to elimi-
nate about de street fur half an hour
yo' can stop right yere, an I'll do my
best to considerate de reciprocity Of de
situashun an make yo' feel to homer
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
A Novelty.

Suppose l give you your supper,
said the tired looking woman. What
will you do to earn it?'
Madam" said Meandering Mike, IN
give you de opportunity Of SEEM man
20 t'roo a whole meal wit'out findin'
fault wit single thing"
The woman thought a minute and
then told him to come in and she'd set
the table.-Washington Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
4 BUDDING HUMORlST.
Merry Memories OF First Meeting
With Artcmus Ward.

With ArtcDuS NSTG.
On going into the Cleveland Plain
Dealer editorial rooms one morning l
saw new man, who was introduced
to me as Mr.. Browne.
He was young. cheerful in manner
tall and slender, not quite up TO date
in style Of dress, yet by no means
shabby. His hair was 1iaNen and very
straight; his nose. the prominent lea
ture of his face. was f"maneSQue-
quite violently So-and with 4 leaning
to The left. His eyes We're blue gray.
with = twinkle in them: his mouth
seemed so given TO L merry laugh, so
much in motion. that it was difficult
to describe
1t seemed as though bubbling in him
was lot Of happiness which be made
no effort to conceal or hold back.
When We were introduced, he was sit
ting at his table writing. He gave his
leg q smart slap. arose, shook hands
with me and said he was glad to meet
me. l believed him. for lie looked glad
all the time. You could not look at
him but he would laugh. He laughed
as he sat at his table writing. When
he had written thing which pleased
him, he would slap his leg and laugh.
1 noticed that George Hoyt ana
James Brokenshire at their tables were
pleased with his merriment ana jn-
dulged in broad smiles. AS I bade him
and the others good morning he said.
"Come again, me liege." l thanked
him, said I would and went my way,
thinking what q funny fellow he was.
Within q month thereafter appeared
in the columns of The Plain Dealer
funny letter signed ''Artemus Ward"
The writer said he was in the show
business. had trained kangaroo, "a
most amoosin' little cusS.' some
"snaix" and 4 collection Of wax fig
ures, which he called great moral
show" As he was coming to Cleve-
land to exhibit, he made 4 proposition
to the proprietor that they scratch
each others backs"-the publisher to
write up the show vigorously and the
Snowman to have the hanGbillS print
ed at his office and give him free tick
cts for all his family. SO found my
young friend Of the gurgle and hay
colored hair to be an embryo humorist
just bursting into bloom. Artemus, IS
from that time he was best known.
soon had q city full Of friends, myself
and family among them.-James +.
Ryder in Century Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
THE WOMAN WHO TAINTED.
A Lesson on Courtesy In O Crowded
London Thcoter.

A Lesson on Courtesy In q Crowded
London Theater.
Here is an example Of the courtesy
and good feeling Of the twentieth CEN
tury. How are we to account for it?
The worst OF it is that in such case
the innocent suffer for the guilty. When
q woman does really faint, there will
be some hesitation before she receives
a seat, consolation and brandy.
In an overcrowded pit of one of the
London theaters the other night lady,
who was standing. suddenly became
very faint, and another lady sitting
near kindly offered her her seat. Not
only this, but, seeing that she did not
recover quickly, she went and fetched
some restoratives from the refreshment
room, whereupon the lady quickly re-
covered and began to thoroughly enter
into the spirit CT the play, apparently
quite oblivious Of her benefactress.
AS time went on she was asked by
her benefactress if she would object to
her sitting down again. But the other
would none-of it. 'Now I have seat
I mean to keep it'' she replied. Where
upon her beEefactress gently reminded
her that she had paid for her seat and
thought that she had every right tore
turn to it. But no amount Of talking
would apparently move the former.
A gentleman sitting near, having
watched the episode. leaned forward
and said, do you intend to give up
YOUR seat?" No was the reply. Up
he sprang and gently lifted her out of
It. An onlooker said to lady next to
her, 81 like that man." Thank YOU
was the reply; "he is my husband"
There seems to be no limit to the re.
sources used by some people to secure
what they have not paid for. The lady
was no more faint than any one else in
the audience.-London Free Lance.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
HIS NOSE WAS SAFE.
But His Nerves Were In q State of
Cold Chill Collapse


Il was sitting on the veranda of a
far western hotel one afternoon" said
the Boston. drummer, 'and was lazily
smoking one OF the incest meerschaum
pipes you ever saw when out Of the
tail Of my eye saw that a native down
at the other end Of the veranda had his
gun sighted at me. They we-e 4 wild
lot around there, and l couldn't tell
whether he meant to shoot ME or the
pipe. The chances were In favor Of the
pipe, however, and it seemed q good
chance to test my nerve. I made up
my mind TO let him shoot and 10 pre-
tend 4 careless air, but I'm telling you
in the ten or fifteen seconds Of waiting
the sweat came out at every pore and
my heart pounded my ribs sore. | felt
a sort Of tick at the bowl Of the pipe.
heard the crack Of the gun and knc"
that the bullet had passed through the
pipe. got brace with my hands and
feet and waited for second bullet.
and it went through the bowl after the
first. | sat there until his fourth bull
let had hit the pipe and knocked the
bowl off the stem, and then the shooter
sauntered up to me and laughingly
said:
"'Excuse ME, stranger, but thought
it was imitation
"'Same as you are replied.
"A1y gibe hurt him, but be was man
enough tc. tell everybody about NY
nerve, and the boys Clipped in sufii-
cient nuggets to buy me this fifty dol
lar smoke. Say, do you know what
happened to me when | made an ex-
cuse to go up stairs after my old corn
cob? had no sooner got into my room
than my knees gave out, chills galloped
up my spine. and III be hanged If l
didn't faint away and lie there for ten
minutes. 1t had suddenly occurred to
me that the bowl Of that pipe was only
six inches from my nose while the fel-
low was doing his shooting. and have
not yet got over touching my nasal
organ now and then to see If it IS
safe"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
An Aneedote of Genius.

The following anecdote Of Leigh
Hunt was once related by "Orion"
Horne. Horne on a bitterly cold day
In winter went to see Hunt. and found
him in q large room with q wide. old
fashioned fireplace. He had dragged
his piano on to the hearth, close to a
large fire, leaving only room for him
self and his chair, and was playing
with the greatest enjoyment.
"My dear fellow" cried Horne, ARE
you aware that you are running your
piano forever and ever in that heat"
81 know-I know" murmured Hunt,
"but It is delicious"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
RecklcSSne eSS.

Tnheritcd wealth" exclaimed the
blase young man. with dreary yawn,
sis curse
Then why don't YOU Try to get rid OF
ft'' asked the youth who hadn't Inherit
ed any wealth.
81 an doing the best can," rejoincd
the other. Il keep q yacht. run IN au'
tomobile, belong to 4 swell golf CLUB
and lend you money."-Chicago Trib'
une.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
Humility.

Humility is the meaDs Of progress.
When we realize how little we know,
we shall yearn and strive to know
more; when we feel how imperfect Is
our character, and not till then, we
shall make earnest efforts after our
improvement.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
Threw Up the Sponge.

His Loving Spouse (who has been
talking for FIVE minutes without a
break)-I'd like to know, now. what
you've got to say for yourself. When
you went down town told you exactly
the kind of bath sponge wanted, and
you wrote it down, and now you bring
me this miserable, pitiful, good for
nothing. What are you throwing that
sponge up in the air for?
Mr.. Meeker-My dear, it's the only
thing / can do.-Chicago Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
Hit Eoth Ways.

First Artist - Congratulate me, old
man. I've just sold my masterpiece to
Banker Farvenu for five thousand dol.
lars.
Second Artist-Glad to hear it. The
miserable skinfint deserves to be swim
died
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
IGniri0| [L)01aOD A1TO1d


prove o Commercial expansion at home.
The LEVI BROTHERS of Sumter
expanding
Accordingly old T. Solomon
after
stores
cordial readers of The
the manifestations
The market Of the best and we
the heaviest this
full handling
prices
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27

There is no surer beginning for a
home than simple furnishing. In sim
plicity lie safety, reason and art. There
is nothing finer nor higher 1t Is su-
preme.-Iadies' Home Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
The e Original Pair.

Upon one point the disputants are
agreed: Man descended from pair OF
ancestors. Who they were is not so ape
parent.-Chicago Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27

Freddy-NIa, according to my appe-
tite it must be near dinner time.
Mamua-Yes, but your appetite is
usually fast-Judge.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
C%-nfrhtcnrvarn.

He-You mustn't believe every beg
gar who comes to your door.
She-But this was no common beggar.
He was q sea captain who had lost eV-
erything in shiDwreck.
He-How do you know he was!
She-He told a Straightforward story
about how his ship went to pieces on
the coast Of Observation-Disclosures
Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
r,- rbav Noo,t Sneak.

Ethel-If ten men were to ask you to
marry them, what would that be?
Amy-What would it be?
Ethel-A tender.
Amy-And if one should ask you
what would that be?
Ethel-I don't know. What?
Amy-A wonder-London Fun.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27

Some peach growers in California
skin their peaches By rapid handling in
lye baths.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
Clothing
Observation-Disclosures
Hats
Groceries


will
have do business
We door the you,
your supplied regardless
titon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27

this season is advancing, but we have
magni6cently selected stock, con-
tracted for early and ahead OF any ad-
vance, that we think will be Of inter
est to the people to examine before
buying elsewhere.
are our fs-vorite stock and we believe
that we have as large and as complete
line, from the best factories in the
United States as any house away from
wholesale trade; in fact we do large
jobbing trade in Dry Goods and Shoes. 4
can only be properly selected by ex-
perts and we have had the advantage
OF an expert who makes a thorough
study of the styles to select this stock,
and we want everybody to come and
and see how well and cheaply we can
dixie them out.
is line that We defy competition in
style, shapes, qnality and prices. No
matter who you want a Hat for or
what price you want to pay for it, we
can suit you in every respect. We
have a full line of Boys Hats ALSO;
bought altogether in car load lots and
with view Of competing with job
bers. A farmer can secure from sus
anything in the Grocery line, either
Fancy or Heavy goods, at prices that
can only produce profits by the VOL