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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
SCRAPS OF SCIENCE.

4 scientist who has made a study OF
the planet declares that there is snow
on the moon.
There are 2S pounds of blood in the
body Of an average grown up person,
and at each pulsation the heart moves
10 pounds.
While cyclones and tornadoes are d;f-
ferent phenomena, the former appear
to give rise to the latter. Tornadoes
almost always break out, if at all, on
the southeasterly outskirts Of q cyclone.
A period Of seconds between a flash
Of lightning and thunder means that
the fash is mile distant from the OBJ
server. Thunder has never been heard
over Is miles from the flash, though
artillery has been heard 120 miles.
Sir Robert Ball asserted that every
100 years the sun loses miles Of its
diameter. To allay anxiety, however,
he mentioned that the diameter of the
sun is 100000 miles and that 10000
years hence the diameter W1uld still
be S5S0O0 miles.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
PlTH AND POINT.

Very few people want to know the
truth unless it fits their prejudice.
Every one who doesn't like you is
looking for chance to laugh at you.
4 great deal Of nerve is sometimes
necessary to keep from being cranky.
You know q whole lot if you know
enough 20 know you don't know any
thing.
When boy is not invited to a party,
he hangs around the outside to see how
things are going.
When q Gressmaker makes q quilt
out Of silk scraps, the women begin to
look at her with suspicion.
Every one is some kind Of a sinner.
The employee too honest to take a post
age stamp will steal his employers
time.
Be sensible with your children. When
YOU want them to do thing, tell them
why. Don't tell them they must do It
or take beating, or that they must DO
it because you say so.-Atchison Globe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
ANIMAL LIFE.

In Maryland sparrows have been
known to raise six broods In one year.
In England there are seldom more than
three broods.
Ostrich farms are profitable. Birds
are worth S100 apiece, and good spec
linen yields about S25 worth Of feath-
ers at plucking.
Cats evince, as is well known, Gu
rious emotional disturbance when in
the neighborhood Of valerian plant, Of
which they are very fond. It apparent
.ly produces in them species Of intoxi-
cation.
There are records Of elephants that
have lived for 200 years, and an age
Of $50 years is not regarded as so very
old for an elephant. It takes about a
quarter Of a century to get the elephant
to full maturity.
A French anatomist has analyzed> the
skeletons Of SO chimpanzees, gorillas
and orang outangs and asserts that he
has found in them bone diseases like
those which afiict mankind and in
about the same proportion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
CAPITAL TEN PERCENTERS.
Government Clerks Who Lend to
Their Fellow Workers.

Government Clerks Who Lend to
Their Fellow Workers.
"I reckon I'll sell my salary this
month";" remarked the young census
clerk.
"To whom" asked his friend.
"Why, to one of the ten percenters,
of,course," was the reply.
Dialogues such as this are Of fire.
Quent occurrence between government
clerks in Washington toward the end
Of the month. When clerk sells his
salary to a ten percenter, he gives the
latter an O U for the entire salary
due him on the following pay day and
receives in exchange 90 per cent Of the
amount. The man who makes the loan
retains the remaining 10 per cent,
whence his name of ten percenter.
The ten percenter is said to exist
under one name or another in all Of the
great federal department buildings in
Washington. He is invariably Il slrcwd
government clerk who has q bit of
money of his own or has saved his sal
ary until its accumulation represents
n tidy little sum. This capital he is
ever ready to lend in sums Of from $40
to 500.
In a majority of the Washington Of
fees the laws against usurers are so
vigorously enforced that the ten per-
center is unable to transact business
in safety as an individual; he exists
nevertheless under the protecting title
Of beneficial society. These fake So
cieties should not be confused with
the mutual beneficiary organizations
which have been established for q
number Of years in many of the de-
partments, notably the government
printing Office, for the purpose Of aid
ing sick or disabled members and their
families and Of burying the dead. The
ten percenters' society never includes
more than five or six members. They
have their charter and carefully
drawn constitution and bylaws.
Each member contributes certain
amount Of money to the funds Of the
concern. and the other employees Of
the Office are quietly Informed how
they can be accommodated with loan
for a small bonus. On the first Of every
month the pool divides its profits.
These organiZa tons are usually short
lived, as they become unpopular when
the business begins to grow large. The
death Of one fake association is rapidly
followed by the birth Of a successor,
differing from its predecessor in name
only, so that the ten percenters are en-
abled to ply their trade without much
interruption-New York Sun.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
C7eauirc. Oil Paintings.

An art journal suggests raw potatoes
to clean oil paintings. Have 4 few po-
tatoes at hand, each cut in halves. The
fresh surface is dampened slightly with
cold water and used to rub the canvas.
AS the potatoes show soil the surface
is sliced off and the rubbing continued.
This process will create little lather,
which should be wiped off as fast as it
accumulates with a clean, damp sponge.
When the whole canvas is cleaned, it
should be washed over lightly with
clean water from which the chill has
been taken and finally the water
carefully wiped of with an old clean
silk handkerchief. Raw potatoes to
clean paintings are frequently in hear
say evidence, but this description of
the process may be of value. 1t is sug.
gested by way Of reasonable caution
that the experiment should be tried
first upon a canvas Of trihing value
and upon one corner Of that.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
Icehercs.

The captain Of an ocean steamer Is
often warned Of the proximity Of ice
bergs by the men in the engine room.
When q ship enters water considerably
colder than that through which it has
been going its propeller runs faster,
and as such water surrounds the vi
cinity Of icebergs for many miles the
engineers know when the propeller's
action is greatly accelerated without
any increase Of the steam power ice
bergs may be expected. OF course the
thermometer Is the most useful indi-
Gator Of icebergs.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
one.Pssseu-er Too Many.

A good story is going the rounds OF
the Offices Of the Metropolitan Street
Railway company concerning the Won
derful presence Of mind displayed re-
Gently by a new conductor on one Of
the company's trolley cars. This par
ticular car was bowling along up
Broadway recently when it was hailed
and boarded by company inspector.
The official hurriedly counted the pas
sengers in the car and found that there
were nine. Then he cast his eye up to
the register and found that there had
been only eight fares rung up. He dis
closed his identity to the new conduct
or and called attention to the discrep-
ancy.
Slowly and painfully the new hand
counted over his passengers and then
scanned his register.
"Begorra, an you're roight, sir" he
said and promptly stopped the car.
"Say," he demanded, addressing the
passengers in an authoritative man
ner, ivan O. youse fellows'h hoV to
git off the car-r."-New York Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
Old Militia Elections and New.

From the American Revolution to the
wear 1928 the officers Of the militia Of
the state Of New York had been ap-
pointed by the council Of appointment
upon the recommendation Of command
ing officers Of divisions, brigades and
regiments, and the promotions were
generally made according to rank and
seniority. Under the new constitution
and the militia law Of 1923, and in &C
cordance with the democratic spirit Of
the period, the election Of military off,
GERS became the established usage and
has continued until the present day.
The election Of officers in 1928 and fol-
lowing year was attended with consjd-
erable ceremony-oGcers attending
them in full uniform, and noncommis-
stoned officers and privates in undress
uniform.-Clark's History.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
He Woa SStSE1eS.

a farmer entered an Office in central
New York and sent this message to o
woman In Canada: "Will you be my
wife? Please answer quick by tele-
graph" Although he waited the rest
Of the day, he got no answer, but the
next morning he got night dispatch.
sent collect, but favorable. The opera
tor in expressing his sympathy said,
Little rough to keep you in suspense
so long"
"Look a-here, sonny" the farmer re-
marked, "I'll stand ali the suspense.
Any woman that'll hold back her an
swer all day to O proposal Of marriage,
Jest so thet she kin send it half rate at
night, Is economical enough to- make
up after I git her for all the loss Of
time and injury to feelin's I've suffered
waitinw-Exchange.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
When q Msa can See zoo NILES.


About 200 miles il every direction IS
the distance q man can see when stand
ing, on clear day, on the peak OF the
highest mountain-say, at q height OF
26,CGS feet, or little over five miles
above the level Of the sea. An observer
must be at height Of G,G67 feet above
sea level to see objects ct distance Of
100 miles. The distance in miles at
which an object upon the surface Of
the earth is visible is equal to the
square root Of onerand half times the
height Of the observer in feet above the
sea level.
Some allowance has to be made for
the effect Of atmospheric refraction.
but as the refraction varies at differ
ent heights and is affected by the Tasi-
Gus states Of the weather no precisely
accurate figures for general purposes
can be given. Probably one-fourteenth
to one-tenth Of the distance given By
the formula would have to be deducted,
owing to the refraction Of the atmos-
Dherc.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
sresrfmony OF the Nose.

A. eminent physician now proclaims
that the ancient and general opinion
that the nose is an index to charac-
ter is fallacy. And it may be pro.
claimed with fully as much confidence
that there is nothing which any emf
nent physician knows to be SO that
other eminent physicians do not know
to be "ain't so."-Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25

The ethics of pharmacy is not alone
competency, but the desire to be cour-
teous, obliging, attentive and prompt
to the wants of those who are desirous
of having prescriptions compounded;
Mr.. Plumer Clark, Ph. G., second
honor man, realizes this, and our pat
rons can rest assured that he will ac-
cord them the most kindly and consid.
crate treatment. He is in charge OF
our prescription department.. Whlle
we do not rest on past laurels still we
can, with pardonable pride, point to
over a quarter of a century OF reliable
and reputable business methods com,
bined with courteous treatment to all
without discrimination. 1t is hardly
necessary to say that this reputation
will be maintained by the present man
lgement. The r. B. Loryea Drug
Store, Isaac Nj. Loryea, Prop.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
Crude Petroleum.

From crude petroleum are made kero'
sene, gasoline, naphtha, paraffin and
yaseline. A still heavier oil, left as q
residue, is used for axle grease, and the
carbon is turned into sticks for electric
lights. The sulphuric acid which Is
used for purifying the products of pc
troleum is recovered and turned into
fertilizer for farms where there is toe
much phosphate rock, which is thus
dissolved.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
FINlCKy TURKISH LADIES.
They Are Very Careful About What
They Take In Their Hands.

They Are Very Careful About What
They Take In Their Hands.
Our Constantinople correspondent
writes: It is not generally known that
there exists among Turkish ladies Of
high class q kind Of caste feeling siml-
lar to that prevailing among Hindoos.
It takes the form Of q fear Of contami-
nation from the outer world and is only
observed, as far as l know, by those
who cannot afford to keep servants In
sufficient numbers. Before meals ladies
always wash their hands at tap from
which the water runs into a marble
basin. They will turn on the tap when
they are just going to wash, but when
they have finished they let the water
run till somebody shuts it off, as to do
it themselves would make them IN
clean. They cannot open or shut door,
as the handle would be unclean, so a
slave is generally kept handy for the
purpose.
One Of these fastidious ladies was
talking to q small niece the other day
who had just received present Of
beautiful doll from Paris. The child
presently laid the doll on the lady's
lap, who was Mortified and ordered the
child to take it away. AS the little girl
would not move it and no servant was
near, and the lady would be defled by
touching a doll that was brought from
abroad, the only thing she could think
Of was to jump up and let the doll fall,
which broke to pieces. The same lady
will not open q letter coming by post,
but a servant opens it and holds it
near her for her to read. If her hand
kerchief falls to the ground, 1t Is imme-
diately destroyed or given away, so
that she should not use it again. This
curious state Of exclusiyeness or fanati-
cism exists, I am told, in many Of the
large harems. Among men it is not
practiced.-London Telegraph.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
TnzaTGRb-

$50 you proposed to Miss Chlllers"
eyes," answered Willie Washington.
"You must have known she would
reject you"
"Of course. But it Is an old saying
that women can't keep secret, and I
was afraid she would get to comparing
notes. I had proposed to all the other
girls, and I didn't want her to feel
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
InopportUne. G.

"I just saw the young Widow Weeds.
She looked just charming in her mourn
Ing" said the pretty woman.
81 suppose" remarked her crotchety
husband, that you wouldn't mind be-
ing a widow yourself"
"Oh, it's hateful Of you to talk that
way, when you know I've got q blue
silk waist that l haven't worn yet"-
Philadelphia Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
Sleeping Rooms.

In all sleeping apartments where car
pet IS used, in the interest Of health. an
uncovered painted margin should en-
tirely surround the room so as to pre-
vent the accumulation Of dust, possibly
containing dangerous microbes in the
cracks. If tgfs border IS regularly
washed with water containing disln-
fectant, it will also aid materially IN
purifying the room.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
Two Cn1amitous Fires.

The two most calamitous fires ever
known anywhere in the world occurred
in the United States within Is months
Of each other. In the first Of these, In
Chicago, on Oct. s, 9, 1871, the property
loss was 2OO,0O0,O0O, and in the Sec
ond, In Boston, Nov. o, 1872, SSO,000,0 900
Of property was consumed. IN Chicago
100000 persons were left without homes
and 200 were killed. Chlcago's heads
the list Of the worlds destructive con-
fagrations.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
EFifness Nv Hand.

In the early days only q few schol-
ars, priests and clerks knew how to
write. It was then customary to sign
a document by smearing the hand with
ink and impressing it upon the paper,
accompanied by the words, "Witness
my hand" Afterward the seal was in
troduced as a substitute for the hand
mark and was used with the words
above quoted, the two forming the sig
nature. This is the origin Of the ez-
preston as used In modern documents.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
An Outrage.

Mrs. Jones-Are you aware, Mrs
Skinbone, that your dog has just bitten
my little Willie?
Mrs. Skinbone-What, your Nilie,I
who has only just got over scarlet fe7
yer? Oh, Mrs. Jones, If anything
should happen to Fido I'd never forgive
you.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
Novel Ammunition.

During the sieges Of mediaval times
it was very common for the beleaguers
to throw from their catapults and 9TH
er military engines dead bodies Of dogs,
swine, together with pieces Of horse
flesh and similar carrion into the city
or castle besiegcd in order that the de-
Tenders might by the stencil Of this
putridity be forced to q surrender.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
necIine6 the honor.

Perkins," said Colonel Hankthun-
der, ssyou have named new brand OF
whisky after me, have you not. suhF'
81 have taken that liberty, colonel
answered the distiller.
"Wen, suh," rejoined the colonel, i
shall have to ask you to call it some
thing else. I have tried il, sub"
Chicago Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
rbore. They Were.

"I am here, gentlemen" explained the
pickpocket to his fellow prisoners, "as
the result of q moment Of abstraction"
"And I am here" said the incendiary,
"because Of an unfortunate habit Of
making light of things" "And 1" said
the forger, On account Of simple
desire to make name for myself"
"And T." added the burglar, through
nothing but taking advantage Of an
opening which offered in large mer-
camille establishment in town."-kan-
sas City Independent.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
So They Do, Some OF Them.

The teacher had been giving class
of youngsters some ideas Of adages and
how to make them, and to test her
training she put few questions:
Birds OF q feather-do what"
Lay eggs" piped small boy before
anybody else had q chance to speak.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25

So8e Ssrrots are very quick in &c.
quiring words and are generally FOND
Of displaying these new acquisitions,
but occasionally O. bird will be pro-
foundly silent until the teacher de-
spairs Of her mastering certain
phrase or word; then all at once ard
unexpectedly the scholar" will repeas
her lesson.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
The Collection.

While lecturing his congregation
rather strongly On recent Sunday
about slack attendance and small COL
lections q minister Of church in an
English city used the following elo-
quent and forcible sentence: "Yes.
brethren, our collection Of little over
63 last Sunday included no fewer than
500 halfpennies. We all know about
the widows mite, and am sure we are
very GLAD to receive it; but I don't
think there are 500 widows in this con-
prerationP'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
Advice From Way Cp.

understand me-" said the balloon to
the parachute, 'I wouldn't for the
world encourage drinking habits in the
Young and innocent, but at the same
time I don't think drop would hurt
you In the least"
Whereupon the parachute dropped
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
Not Oyerelated.

81 suppose" said the effusive lady
who was visiting tie Meektons, that
your wife is sure that she has the best
husband that ever lived"
Eyes" answered Meekton, with some
thing like O sigh. But at the same
time I don't believe she thinks that IS
saving much for me-" Washington
Star
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
Inst cs Bad,

Educated Egyptian-You have no
wonderful hieroglyphics in your coun-
try, sir; no mysterious inscriptions, no
undecipherablc relics Of an ancient lit
erature whose secrets the wise men Of
the world have tried for ages to dis
cover.
Tourist-No, we haven't any OF those
things, but brightening up) we've got
our railway guides. ."-Lendon Fun.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that that
portion of the Telegraph ROAD
which leads from the Raccoon Road
at the King place to where the new
Summerton road intersects the Tele-
graph Road at Ben Thames mill, is
Hereafter discontinued as public
road r. G. OWENS,
Co. Supervisor.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
Healthy Trees.

The time in the summer at which the
leaves begin to turn is q tolerably sure
indication Of the soundness Of the
tree. Some trees will keep their foliage
green until September, while the leaves
Of unhealthy trees will begin to show
signs Of turning brown or yellow IN
August,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
One Way Of Looking at 1t.

Mabel-Miss Small is treating poor
Johnstone shamefully!
Ethel-Oh, really, ! haven't heard
anything.
AIabel-Haven't you? They say she's
going to marry him.-London King.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
We'll Concealed.

"What was the matter with Proud
foot that he made such q fool OF him
self last night?"
"Oh, somebody had offended him IN
willingly, and he was standing on his
dignity"
"Ob. was he? wondered what had
become of it."-New York Commercial
Advertiser.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
Looked Like Economy.

Uncle Hiram Gust back from the big
city)-I don't think that nephew of
our'n is got as much money as he
makes out lie has.
Aunt Emily-Why, thought you said
he had such q nice home in the city.
Uncle Hiram-But I didn't tell ye
nothin about him havin both them little
girls O. hisn playin on the same plan
ner at once. tell ye he's a-gettin hard
up,-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
CuapDccciltIye,

"You find spring water very great
advantage in dairying, DreSume?'
"Oh, I don't know" said the milk
man. 'HThe average person buying milk
doesn't know the difference between
spring water and any other kind."-
Detroit Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
Relieved.

'That must be a pretty Dad tooth
ache to swell your face like that. Why
don't you see dentist|'
II did call on your friend, DR.. Pull
en-, yesterday, and experienced great
relief"
"You must be mistaken. Pullem has
been out Of town for week"
81 know. Ifelt relieved when ! found
that out."-Philadelphi Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
NO EsfabIiahe6 Credit.

Credit Man-Sorry, sir, but we can
not open an account with you because
Of your financial standing.
Rubbton-What's the matter with it.!
Credit Man-Why, you've always PAID
cash.-Brooklyn Life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25

Written Chinese is practically uni
form throughout the empire anu mas
hardly altered during the whole course
Of Chinese history. The spoken IAN
euage, on the other hand, is constantly
changing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25

Minister (rcading wedding serIice)-
And you, Hans, take this woman for
better, for worse?
Hans Frankfurtcr (conscientiouSly)-
For better, sir! She haf $40; got not
tingsI-Brooklyn Eagle.