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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-26
The Oriental and His RUGS,

& recent writer on oriental rugs says
that there is no arbitrary test by which
an inexperienced person can tell q gen.
uine rug from q bogus one. Knots and
strands mean nothing except in con-
ncction with other important clements.
Shades and spots are initiated. Wash
ing the rug to discover If it has been
painted over with brush and water
color frequently leads only to the dis
covery Of bad spot in an otherwise
fine rug. The oriental dyer does his
work according to his own sweet will.
Between the puffs Of cigarette and
the gossip OF his friends he dips his
material in the dye tub. Only the eN-
pert knowledge of the old rug buyer
can be depended on. These buyers so
to the great fairs Oh the edge of the
desert, where once year the men Of
the cast gather to haggle together.
Sometimes western buyers push into
Persia and the Caucasus to search out
rare wcaves in the homes Of the weay-
crs, but the venture is always attended
With some danger from native hostil-
ity. It Is said that the annals Of com
mcrce contain greater roInances than
were ever woven around tales Of war.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-26
AN UNCHANGED BILL.
The Clothing Merchant Was Tot
Much Fer the College Professor.

The Clothing Merchant Was Too
Much For the College Professor.
Ex-President Gates Of Amherst COL
lege was man with three salient char
acteristics-belief in compulsory Wor-
ship as means of grace, nicely Of Ian
guagc and 4 fondness for bargain hunt
ing that was almost feminine. AS illus
trativc CT the latter it is told that on
certain occasion Mr.. Gates bought for
S3 a pair of trousers that had been
marked at Sc and had them charged.
The first OF tie month bill came in:
''To one pr. pants, So"
Mr.. Gates crossed off the pants" ana
substituted trousers" then remailed
the bill. The first Of the next month an
other bill came in:
ITO one pr. pants, S."
This time the bill was returned, as
before, but with the following legend:
Dear Mr.. Thompson-I am always care
full about the language use and like 9TH
er people to be the same.
The first Of the third month Mr.
Gates received a bill:
Ito one pr. pants, 49,"
This time he went in person to visit
Mr.. Thompson. He explained his posi-
ton. Thompson looked at him a mo-
ment and then replied:
president Gates, I've been in the
clothing business for twenty-five years,
an during them twenty-five years ev-
erything in my shop above S. has been
trousers and everything below $5 has
been pants. It's pants you got, and,
egad, sir, it's pants you'll pay for
New York Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-26
A Sound Sleeper.

At the Francois theater in Paris one
evening during the performance Of a
play by Sonnet spectator was OBJ
served to be slumbering. Look" said
Dumas to the author, who was sitting
near him, "you see the effect produced
by your tragedy" But the next even
ing at the same theater it happened
that the play was one Of Dumas own,
and it happened also that gentleman
in the stalls was oyerpowered by sleep.
Sonnet being present noticed this, and,
with infinite satisfaction, tapping Du-
mas Oh the shoulder and pointing to the
offender, he said, "Please notice, my
dear Dumas, that your plays can send
people to sleep as we'll as mine" mot
at ALL" was the ready answer; that's
our friend Of yesterday. BE has not
woke up yetp'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-26
A Love Potion.

One Of the leading sources Of income
to the old herbalist was the compound
ing Of love powders for despondent
swains and heartsick maidens. If a
powder would not bring the desired re-
lief, various juices Of roots and herbs
were mingled in q potion and sold as
the love phial. Here is an old recipe:
eMistletoe berries (not exceeding nine
in number) are stepped in an equal
mixtures of wine, bee, vinegar and
honey.
"This taken on an empty stomach be-
fore going to bed will cause dreams OF
your future destiny Crowded you re-
tire before - o'clock) either on Christ
mas eve or on the first and third Of
new moon" Perhaps as lingering
remnant Of this absurdity there IS q
current notion in some parts Of the
world today that whole mince pie
eaten at midnight will cause the reap
pearance of long departed friends, not
to mention the family physician and
the more interested members Of the
household.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-26
4 Memorable Ride.

The most memorable ride in English
history was that Of Sir Arthur Owen,
which placed the Hanoyer.an dynasty
on the throne Of Great Britain. The
act Of settlement by which in 1lOl
parliament elected the house Of Han
over to the British throne was passed
by only one vote, and this casting vote
was given by Sir Arthur Owen, the
member Of parliament for Pembroke
shire. He arrived at Westminster,
dusty and travel worn, only just in
time to record his vote, having ridden
with furious haste from Wales for the
purpose on relays Of horses kept at all
the posting houses along the route. TO
that ride Britain owes its Georgian
era; hence its Queen Victoria and her
descendants.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-26
a Musical Bed.

A Bombay man has constructed a
bedstead priced at 10000 rupees. It is
thus described: 1T has at its four cor
ners four full sized, gaudily dressed
Grecian damsels-those at the head
holding banjos, while those on the right
and left hold fans. Beneath the cot IS
q musical box which extends the whole
length of the cot and is capable OF
playing twelve charming airs. The
music begins the moment the least pres
sure has been brought to bear from the
top, which is created by one sleeping
or sitting, and ceases the moment the
individual rises. While the music is IN
progress the lady banjoists at the head
manipulate the strings with their I'm
gers and move their heads, while the
two Grecian damsels at the bottom fan
the sleeper to sleep.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-26
Bret HQrte.

In an article Of "reminiscences Mary
Stuart Boyd says that Bret Harte neT-
er obtruded bis personality. he also
had q dread Of people regarding him
for his work only, not for himself.
"Why didn't you tell me it was Bret
Harte who sat next me at dinner last
nightT walled one Of society's smart
est young matrons in a note to her
hostess the morning after large din
ner party. 81 have always longed to
meet him, and would have been so
different had I only known who my
neigbbor was" "Now, why can't wo-
man realize that this sort Of thing IS
insulting?' queried the author, to
whom the hostess had forwarded her
friends letter. IF Mrs. - talked
with me and found me uninterestlns
as a man, how could she expect to find
me interesting because I was an au-
thorT"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-26
Prairie Flowers OF Fancy.

4 brief for the state in an early Ne
braska case INDUCES in the following
prairie flowers Of fancy:
plaintiffs in error are afraid that the
honor and dignity Of the state will suf-
fer, and they invoke for the claimants
broad principles Of natural equity and
the claim that neither the laws gov
erning courts nor the constitution ap-
plies to them. The logical sequence Is
this-that persons who hold claims
AGAINST the state are q favored class,
who can alone make wings Of Justice
aid right to fly to that mystic region
above and beyond the trammels Of law,
and where such unjust things as con-
tracts and written constitutions do not
exist, but where for them q straight
and narrow pathway leads to the treas
ury. whose doors, without stint or de-
lay, turn softly on golden hinges to ad-
nit them. Yet if I do not very much
mistake this court these wings will
unfeather in their fight, and claimants
against the state must fall to common
level with all other itigants and stand
up to the rack where is fed that good
old fodder Of Justice and right as ad-
ministered by our courts"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-26
Smallest People IN the World.

The inhabitants Of the Andaman is
lands are the smallest race Of people in
the world. The average height of full
grown Andaman is feet 5 inches, and
few weigh over seventy-six pounds.
They are marvelously swift Of foot
and as they smear themselves over
with q mixture Of oil and red ocher
present q very strange appearance.
Few travellers care to encounter any Of
these beIlicose little people, for their
skill in throwing the spear and in using
the bow is only equaled by their readi-
ness to attack strangers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-26
Eexlco's Dirtiest City.

Merida, the capital Of Yucatan is, 1t
is said, the richest city in Mexico In
proportion to its population, which is
placed anywhere from $4,000 to 10000.
It is also the dirtiest city in Mexico,
which is saying something very IN
pleasant, for there are few clean cities
in the sister republic. Merida has
neither a water nor sewerage system,
and that it is not depopulated every
year speaks well for the constitutions
Of the inhabitants.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-26
Too Good a Liar.

\ young man from Banffshire was
spending his holidays in Aberdeen.
While walking on "the green" in COM
panv with his uncle he was surprised
to see so many kites flying. Observing
one far higher than the rest he called
his uncle's attention and asked if ever
he had seen a kite flying as high be-
fore. did ever I see ane as hlsn
afore? Man, Jammie, that's naething,
for hae seen some O them clean cot
O sicht."-Scottish American.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-26
Boston Public Library Advantages.

Boston Public Library Advantages.
Barnes-I suspect that PingTey is
quite literary man. know he spends
the greater part Of his time in the
public library.
Howes-Yes. he tells me 1t IS SO
quiet there he can get a nap almost
any time without being Awakened
Boston Transcript.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-26

No one likes to be reminded that
there is another side to the story
Atchison Globe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-26

Taking the world as whole, 25 per
cent die before they reach the age Of
seventeen.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-26

One does not have to fall asleep to
dream.-NeW York News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-26

OSiiS' IOal!y except Sunday
No. So runs through to Charleston, s c.
via Central Z. B., arriving Manning 65s
p N, Lanes, 1885 p N, Charleston $50 n m
Train No. So makes close connection of
Sumter with train No. SO, arriving Lanes
y IS m, Charleston II IS N, Tuesdavs
thursdays and Saturdays.
Iralns on Conway Branch leave Chad.
oourn l2.Ol m, arrive Conway 2. .2op m.
returning leave Conway 2.55 m, arrive
Chadbourn $40 IN, leave Cbadbonrn
5.35 p IN, arrive at Elrod sin N
returning leave Elrod $40 q M arriv ~
day. 0e' oo
b: ". EMERSON, Genl Pass. Agent.
J; 3: KENLY, Gen'l Manager.
L. ID. EMERSON, Traffic Manager
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-26
MANCHESTER l. AUGUSTA r. r..

N orthwestern r. r. of s. c.
TINE TABLE No. z,
In effect Sunday, Jan. Is. 1902.
Between Sumter and Camden.
Mixed-Daily except Sunday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-26
ATLANTIC COAST Line,

nA 6aau aaO OONOg 6Iaaasl
CHARLESTON, S. c., April 13, 1902.
On and after this date the following
passenger schedule will be in effect:
NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD.
South-Bound.
"35. .23. SO.
LV Florence, 3.OOA. 7.55P.
LY Kingstree, $50 9.O7
L7 Lanes, Al s27 7eop
Ar Charleston, $40 Ills $40
North-Bound.
'7S. '32. so.
Lv Charleston, e.45A. ASP. 1904
Lv Lanes, SIG $40 9es
Lv Kingstree, 8.32 COS
Ar Florence, $50 72s
Daily. fDaily except Sunday.
No. 50 runs through to Coinuh;a -.
Central r. Il. of S. C.. " ""
Trains Nos. rs and 80 run via w;l.o,
and Fayetteville-Short Line-and nsIa
close connection for all points North -AN'
Trains on C. & D. r. r. leave FIo.o
daily except Sunday 9.55 m, arrive Hort
lIngton 1923 m, Cheraw, ll.40 y
Wadesboro 1885 m. Leave F,osa.os, -,
daily except Sunday, 500 o M. arrive 49, Ea.
l!ngton, 8.25 p N, Hartsville $40 n -
Bennetsyille 9.2l p m, Gibson 945
Leave Florence Sunday only 9.55 m. ~. A.
rive Darlington 1927, Hartsville II 10
Leave Gibson daily except Sunday as
m, Bennettsville $50 m, arrive Dsrlino.
ton 75C N. Leave Hartsville dailv eS.
eept Sunday 200 o N, arrive Darlington
1;45 m, leave Darlington 3.55 N, arrive
Florence 9.2O m. Leave Wadesboro daiiy
except Sunday 425 p m, Cheraw SIS nm
darlington 6:29 m, arrive Florence n
N. Leave Hartsville Sunday only 8.l5a m
Darlington 800 q m, arrive Florence 92U
N. ''-0
J. z. KENLEY, JNO. F. DIVINE
n zen NJ SDanSSC,- SMDa9aSeT; Gen1 Supt.
!: M: EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
d. Nd. EMERSON, Genl Pass. Agent.
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CHARLESTON, S. c., April 13, 1902.
On and after this date the following
assenger schedule will be in effect:
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-02

Miss Ethel Warner Is assist
ing Auditor Melgard at the
courthouse.
We have had 9 very delightful
winter SO far and spring cometh
on apace in about 50 days.
DR.. Brimi reports q baby girl
born to Oscar Greenland and
wife. Of Binford, Monday morn
ing.
The next agent for q coon show
that comes along Marquardt
wants to tell him to go AWAY
back and sit down.
Wanted 5000 bushels of mil.
let for shipment.
w. e. JIMEsoN.
Mrs. J. s.. Beer ard daughter
Miss Ethel. left Monday for
jamestown, where they will re-
side for some time at least.
W. L. Cave has been trans
ferred from Hannaford to Car
rington and has a good job
operating. Success old man. ;,
Jack rabbits are thick around
town these days, you can see
one skipping down the main
avenue most any morning early
if you are up.
u Picture frames for sale at the
photograph gallery.
DR.. Platou made his regular
monthly visit to Coopersttfwn
last Friday and Saturday. He
has number of cases of chick
en- pox or smallpox whatever
| you call it.
Miss Hilma Widiund, Of Far.
go, is spending the holidays at
home with the Widlund family.
Miss Widlund is about to open
up a large dress making estab.
l'lishment at Fargo
| Eyes examined and glasses
fitted when needed by Varnson,
Congressman Marshal, upon
1.-THE recommendation of Chair
man Bartlett, has sent in the
name. of O. S. Gunderson to be
postmaster at Binford. Ole will
make;a tip-top postmaster.
1 ESTRAYED Came to my
| place about 8 week ago one black
Ispig, blind in both eyes, weight
about BOlbs. Owner can have
same by proving property and
/ paying charges.
/ MARTIN LUNDE
/ E. w. Blackwell and family
leave for their new home at
| Morris. Mimi, today. They
leave with the genuine regret of
the community but are followed
| with best wishes for their sue
cess in their new home.
Prepared Lutte Fisk at The
Model Meat Market.
Miss Julia Lehman, of Ashland
Wis, and Miss Carrie Day, Of
Hartford, Wis.,, are the guests Of
their friend, Mrs. r. J. Stone.
Miss Lehman is one Of the
teachers in the Ashland city
schools and is spending her
vacation here.
Grippe" is again making the
rounds. Three members of the
Newberry family have it, Mrs.
Newberry, Miss Ethel and
Frank. What with warding of
grippe, smallpox, measles, and q
few other ailments our people
will be kept busy the balance Of
the winter.
FARM FOR SALE. On &C
count of sickness in the family
George N. StOrk will sell his
Hillside Dairy Farm. For
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-02

6AnbOrn has recently had ii
sock social. The cittasus of the
terminal town have evidently
been driven to wearing socks BY
the late cold spell. We hope
they. all got socks at the social.
Druggist Seigfrisd OF Sanborn|
attempted to recharge his
Acetelyne gas plant with the aid
OF . lighted lantern. Result:
Slight explosion and a disfigured
luce for the genial pill mixer
who is old enough to know bet
ter.
7 We omitted to mention last
week that the supreme courl had.
handed down a decision in the
Cole case in which the children.
home at Fargo had been given.
the custody of the children. The
lower court and supreme court
stood by Judge Carleton Of our
county court which is an evls-
dence that our county court is
presided over by a careful ofiici-
|ial Judge Carleton is the right
man in the right place.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-02
LOCAL.
Mo. 1 l,1,.,ei aDso1

j
Mo. hard 0s01
New Years day was quiet mi
ia Cecperst0wn. Very little
calling was.done.
Harry Ames, Of Helena. .wen4|
down 70 Wisconsin the first Of
the week toMisithis sister.
Mrs. Deier ,wenttto " alley City
today TO take her daughter,
Amelia, who: isstO be operated on
for appendicitis.
Mss CLARA Brown left last
week for Chicago, ito pay ansex-
tended visit with BEN Met Cor
mick and family.
Jack Murphy spent Christmas
at Fargo with ,friands;and had q
royal go0d1time omething Jack
always has4no matter where he
may be.
Mrs. Geo. ". s6ignor, 'of Spoon
er, Wis, arrived last Thursday,
and wall visit for two or three
weeks with her relatives the
Hamners.
Plenty of money for iloans son
grain or land or other good Sc
curity at
State Bank Mf CooperstoNn.
Mrs. + j.. Stone entertained
alta 4tcinch" party Monday even
ing, given in honory other guests.
It is said that it it was a very en-
joyable affair.
All Workmeniare requested't to
be present ut the next regular
meeting. Jam. 8 las business of
great importance will be brought
up at that time t,r we are liable
to loose our charter.
NJ. IT. WARHBuRN.
Hammer & Condy have :pur-
~
chased a Eureka gasoline engine
and . patent arrangement for
chopping up tneat which us to be
operatedby the engine. When'the
outfit is put into amouion You can
get sausage made M'hise You wait
and at less troahaefOr the bntch
ers..
The State Bank has money to
loan on improved farms.
Those fellows who are In The
habit of driving into town and
hitching their horses or horse to
a post for 1Oor IL hours ut a time
ought to get a dose Of the same
medicine. It is a mighty poor
way to use Il faithful animal.
Mrs. Bartholomew needs to pay
"a visit here some time,
DR.. Rose, resident dentist, Coopecs-
town, N. D., can be found in his odie..
from now on until further notice.
Office in Syverson's new bui ing, up.
stairs.
It was reported around town
that Ben A. Upton was married
last Thursday night, but the
Courier scribe fails to get any
authentic information on the
subject, so we guess there is no
]. truth in the report. We will say
this, however, that he is old
enoughand ought to get married.
N. @. Ruh1e, the old republic
can war horse from the bailiwick
of Lee, was in the city last Satur-
day, enriching the county treas
ury and shaking hands with his
many friends in this part of the
world. n. c. Naturally feels
good over the good crop Of the
past year and hopes to have &C.
casion to laugh and grow fat
from tie same cause for several
seasons to come.
DIR. LIS. PLAToU. of Valley City
graduate of Christiania University,
Norway, will be in Cooperstown
Dec. 9th and 18th or the purpose of
practising his profession. Regular
Visits last Friday and Saturday Of
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-02

B. ". Hasard and wife lAftl
Monday t,ra visis 10 friends ID |
Wisconsin.
The Sentinel has moved into
Its new and more c0mmodioas
quarters in the next block.
Halt Of our population has BEEN
cut Of town during the holidays
and the old town has been rather
quiet.
We have improved fs,ms tor sale.
FIRST NATIONAL. BANK.
Mr.. Richard Olson, Of Cash
ton, Wisconsin, is visiting at the
home of his aunt and uncle Mr..
and Mrs. O. r. Feiring.
O. w. Kerr and wife returned
home New Years day from the
twin cities. They had also been
down to hear Sir Henry Irving.
Go to First National Bank
Tor real estate loans acceptable loans
paid G. q. d.
r. G. Hazard came up from
the Goose river country last
week to spend Christmas with
his family. He returned to his
duties Saturday
t. E. Downe has purchased the
butcher shop AID property from
Ham mer & Condy and now has
possession of the same. We
wish Mr.. Downesuccess.
/ GIRL WANTED-at Palce
Hotel for laundry work.
DOG LOST.-.A liver colored
pointer, answers to the name OF
Jury and has DR.. Roses name
ON collar. Return to DR.. Rose
at Cooperstown and receive re.
ward.
4 A. M. Baldwin returned first
1of the week from Minneapolis,
where he had been to hear ST,
Henry Irving and Helen Terry.
Mrs. DIR. Kerr returned the
same day.
500 bushels of POTATOES wanted
at once. a. w. KERR.
The several churches had
4 Christmas trees and exercises
lin their respective buildings and
Ipresents of various kinds were
given to the members of the
Sunday schools.
: Our merchants express them
selves very much pleased over
their holiday trade. All put in
Ilargestocks but the people bought
literally no one will carry over
|any very large amount.
First-class organs for sale.
S. ALMKLOy.
| Mrs. A. B. Stewart, who has
been visiting her parents here
for the past month or two, left
for her home at Litchville, n. D.,
last Thursday. A. B. has built
q home for her during the in.
term and they will now move in
to the same.
John S. Byington received a
Telegram last Saturday night an
nouncing the death of his father
lat theold home in New York state.
from apoplexy. He was over 20
years old. John intended visit
ling his home this winter and is
now sorry that--he did not start
sooner. He left for New York
state Tuesday of this week.
For plans and specifications
for all kinds of buildings or esti-
mates on lumber bills call on M.
I'M. Lie. Binford. n. D.
McCabe & Young's operate
Young Minstrels have come and
|gone, and whole lot Of people
are very sorry that they came.
We had expected that the out
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-03-20
sHERlFF's SALE.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA. /,
County of Griggs.
The Minneapolis Sash and Door Company.
"a corporation).
Plaintiff

NJ. Nj. Lie Defendant.
an execution to me directed and delivered.
and now in my hands, issued out of the clerks
office of the fifth judicial district court state
Of N. Oak. in and for the Co. of Griggs upon
a Judgment rendred III said court in favor of
Tie Minneapolis Sash 4 Door Co., "a corpora
tom. plaintiff. and against Nj. NJ. Lie defend-
ant. I have levied upon the following des-
to-wit: One promissory note for saw dated
1902; and one note for s4u2..2i dated February
25tll. 1871 and due February sbth 1908 and two
certain interest coupon notes for SSU.ss.. due
February 25th. 100. and one for the sum of
S4u.23 due February 18th. 1873. All of said
notes made by Nels A. Ness and Sarah Ness.
and payable to the defendant. said notes Is
secured ~ real estate mortgage on lot Of
above notes aud mortgage being assigned to
the Commonwealth Lumber Company as coll
lateral security. and that shall. OH Monday
the 3lst day Of March. A. ID. 1902. ut the hour
of O'Clock p. M. OF said day. at the front
door of the court house in COOperstOwn. in
said county and state. proceed to sell the
right: title and interest Of the above named
property. to satisfy said Judgment and costs.
amounting to three hundred six-one dollars
and fOrty-thrce cents. together with all nc
cruing costs Of sale. and interest on the same
from tho 9th day Of February. 1872. at the
rate OF per cent per annum. at public auc-
ton. to the highest bidder fer cash.
sheriff Of Griggs Co.. N. d.
BY Nels p. Nelson. Deputy.
"A. NJ. BALDWIN. Plaintiffs Atty.
Dated ut COOperstOWn. n. d.. March 18th.
1909.