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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Male BluShers.

One Of the most i'll founded Of all
popular delusions is that blushing IS
the special characteristic Of the female
sex. AS a matter Of fact, except in the
case Of very young girls, men blush far
more readily than women. The well
bred woman never bushes at all, while
it is q matter Of everyday experience
that in the excitement Of business or
political discussions mems cheeks red
den with very little proyocation. What
ever may have been the case hum
dred years ago, the modern woman
shows her emotion not'by blushing, but
by turning pale.-London Tatier.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Battle With the Bugs.

1t may not be known generally to
our readers that the government
spends millions of dollars annually
trying to destroy insects that are 10
furious to the different crops that our
farmers grow No less than $3.50 ,000,-
600 will be spent this year in this
way: The cinch bug will draw $780,
coo, 900 Of this amount, the grasshop-
per will take $50, ,000,0 600 and the Hes
sian fly will call for at least $50. .0OO,-
600 more. Three worms that attack
the cotton plant will assess the far
mers for total Of $4,000, 900. and
the potato bug will eat $1,000, 900
worth of its favorite kind of garden
produce. Ten Millions of dollars is a
moderate estimate Of the injury that
will be done by the apple worm, and
the caterpillar that makes cabbages
it's speciality will destry $4,000 600
worth of crisp green heads. The
estimate. which is conservative and
under the mark, is as follows:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
.,,ne pariOda Of GrOU,n.

Children born between September
and February are, some authorities
state, not as tall as those born In sum-
mer and spring months, and the growth
of children is much more rapid from
March till August. The exuemitles
grow rapidly up to the sixteenth year;
then there is q slow growth until the
thirtieth year. The legs chiefly grow
between the tenth and seventeenth
years. Comparing the general results,
it appears that there are six periods OF
growth. The first extends up to the
sixth or eighth year and is one Of very
rapid growth; the second period, from
eleven to fourteen years, growth IS
slow: the third period, from sixteen to
seventeen; the fourth period shows
slow growth up to the age Of thirty for
height. up 10 fifty for chest girth; the
fifth period is one of rest, the sixth
decrease in the body.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Scarce ENUS.

The eggs Of some common birds or
the present day have never been found.
There is the robin snipe; its eggs have
never been seen. An English zoologlst
kept man going up and down the
coast Of Labrador for weeks purposely
to get robin snipe's egg, but it was ID
vain. The bird Is known by thousands
Of people, but it breeds so far north
and so remote from any civilization
that no scientific observer can ever get
to its nest ere the young are hatched
and have taken to wing. The frlsate
bird that is so commonly seen at sea
on the Pacific and off the West Indies
is such solitary bird and is so seldom
seen in it's nest during the hours Of day.
light that its egg is rare. 1t seems
strange, but the eggs Of so well known
q bird as the sandpiper have never
been found and are almost priceless.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Reflections Of a Bachelor.

The way to succeed is not to fail.
1t is prudent to keep platonic love
we'll iced.
A womans face is her fortune and
some mans misfortune
Some men seem to forget that their
wives walk on the same things as
other women do.
\ man can convince any woman he
loves her if he can afford to give her
enough presents.
anyway, getting along with ones
mother-in-law is good training for the
diplomatic service.
After a girl begins to know things
she ought not to she begins TO want
somebody else to know that she
Knows.
a woman feels quite as important
when she is going shopping as a man
when he is going to board of direct
ors meeting. New York Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
TWO BILLION DOLLARS.
Enormous Appropriations Made by
Congres at the Late Session.

Representative Livingston Of Geor-
gia, the ranking Democratic memoer
OF the House Committee on approprla-
tions. makes a rough estimate that
the total amount Of money approprla-
ted by the late Congress will reach a
minimum figure Of 81. 700, 600, 900.
Il have not the complete figures at
hand yet" said Mr.. Livingston. for
the reason that several bills are yet IN
conference, but 1 judge that the total
amount will not be less than S2,0O0,-
600, 900. This is remarkable fact
upon which the country can well af-
ford to ponder. 1t means that the ex-
penditures of the government are far
greater than the growth of the coun-
try warrants. Of course allowances
must always be made for growth, but
the development is being exceeded by
the total OF our disbursements.
THE fact is this Republican admin
lstration is following the same course
of an eXtrayagant person who hnds
his pockets full Of money and who
does not know what to do with it. A
man extravagantly inclined who does
not know what to do with the money
in his purse always manages to get
rid of it.and in most instances a great
proportion of it goes to waste. There
| is now a surplus of about $47Ii, 1000, ,OOO
in the treasury, and the Republicans
don't know what to do with it. They
must spend it, however.
Therein lies the evil There should
be no gigantic surplus. The Republi-
can protective tariff is responsible fol-
the situation and l believe that with
a tariff-for-reyenue-only policy we
could manage the affairs Of the treas
ury much better, obviate the great
surplus, without injuring the state OF
our tinancies. and thus eliminate any
chance for extravaganza. | believe
that is the solution of the problem
and that the true Democratic policy
would conduce largely to wise econ.
omy.
with a s2,OO0,0 100000 Congress
staring US in the face, it is time te
cut down appropriations. A few years
ago the country was astounded to inc
that it had just witnessed a billion
dollar Congress. Now TWO such Con-
crosses are com mbined; that is, we have
billion dollar Congress every year in
stead Of every two years. l do not IA
vor cheese pairing policy, but I think
the appropriations of this country are
far in excess Of the amount they
should be"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Newspaper Observations.

Twenty years experience IN news
paper work teaches man that:
That the paper which tries to please
everybody at once soon pleaSes its
competitors by dying.
That the man who kicks hardest
about a certain paper hasn't seen a
copy of it for six weeks.
That shysters are sworn enemies OF
newspapers, thereby testifying eloqu-
emily to the respectability of the craft.
That if you expect man to find
compliment about himself you must
put it on the front page in bold-face
type.
That those who patronze the pa
per systematically and persiStently
are the most leyel-headed and reliable
citizens of the community.
The chap who tries hardest to work
i newspaper for special favors is the
one who never spends cent with it
and is not even Il subscriber
That man protected mercltul!y IN
rascality never appreciates it because
the protection only encourages him in
being the Surtof reptile he is.
That the one who demands the
highest excellence in Typography,
subject matter and quantity of con-
tents, does least to help the cause
along.
That the man who has it in for
newspapers in general has had the
bitter truth told about him once by
some unusually frank reporter, and
has big sore spot.
That if you put in q one line roast
in nonpareil between two patent
medicine ads. on the steenth page
he'll find it and come hunting the
man what writ the piece.
That the man who begs that his
name be left out Of the list Of drunks
for fear it will hurt his mothers feel
ings never considered that good lady's
sensibilities before in his life.
That the man who kicks most about
theinaccuracy of newspapers in gener-
al is the one who does least to assist
in getting the facts accurately when
he has an opportunity to doso.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
NEGRO CANDIDATE DEFEATED
.archmont, \. h. People i,epudiatcd
the Theory ofEooscvcls.'

the Theory OF l.OUScEclt-
The defeat Saturday of Tom Harris.
negro livery man for the Republican
nomination for tax receiver OF Larcl-
mont. the town Of millionaire New
York v;ichtsmen is creating d great
deal of comment. because the race
question was directly involved.
Millionaires who have country seats
here left their town houses to cast
votes against Harris. They said they
did not want Il negro calling at their
houses to collect taxes Harris had a
dozen OF his carriages in service to
convey his supporters to the conven-
tion ball. while most Of the yachts
men used automobiles.
Harris announced to his friends
that the reason he was in the race
was because he wanted to uphold the
theory of President Roosevelt that
negroes should be permitted to hold
office .
More votes turned out than ever be-
fore in the history of this place. Let
ters had been sent out and telephones
were kept hot all day requesting tax
PAYERS to down" Harris. Rather
than have a rival ticket, and thus in
crease the chances Of Harris: the con-
vention Endorsed the Democratic
ticket, with the exception Of the tax
receiver. The ticket is headed by
AuguSJin Monroe for president OF the
village.
When the balloting for tax receiver
began the village hall was black with
tobacco smoke Millionaires sat on
the benches. Sandwiched between
colored walters. When T. J. Nc
Cahill nominated Harris the negro
marched up the main aisle of the hall
with big, black cigar stuck in the
corner OF his mouth and his hat tilted.
back. He was the only man in the
hall who kept on bis hat. Great
beads or perspiration stood out on bis
face. After Harris learned he had
received only about quarter of the
votes he was crestfallen.
I've been tlinl-liammed-Sold out. "
he said. But III support the ticket
Just the same. I believe there was
some voting by proxy. l ought tc
have tried that game myself. Running
for office amt no snap, I tell you"
I'VE defeated Harris because we did
not want a negro to handle our taxes, y
said a yachtSman. His place is in
his livery stable and not in public Of
ice. If he had been nominated many
wealthy persons would have moved
away"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
The Wrong Suggestion.

a good planters wife "befo' de Wah"
was teaching a jet black house girl.
Just fourteen and fresh from the plan
tation, the letters Of the alphabet
Betsy bad learned the first two, says
Harper's Magazine, but always forgot
the letter &C."
Don't you see with your eyes? Can't
you remember the word see" said her
mistress.
"Yassum," answered Betsy. But she
could not. Five minutes later Betsy
began again bravely, "A-B"- and
there she stopped.
What do you do with your eyes,
Betsy?'
II sleeps VIII 'em, MIS-"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
A Roman Cure For Consumption.

A Roman Cure For Consumption.
CELSIUS WAS Roman physician who
fourishcd in the third century. He
was Il follower of Hippocrates and
wrote various books on medicine. One
Of his prescriptions is for consumption
and, strange enough. it is quite in ac-
cord with modern methods in some re
spccts. Ee says: ''.As soon as a ma;
finds himself splitting and backing Oh
rising in the morning he should imme
diatcly take possession Of q COW and
90 high up into the mountains and live
on the fruit Of that cow Although
be knew nothing Of the cause Of phthi-
sis, he had observed that good living,
out of door life. lots Of sunshine and an
abundance of milk and cream were abb
solutely essential as prerequisites for
treatment.-Journal of Hygiene.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
A Remarkable Shawl.

The empress of Russia was once pre-
sented with shawl Of remarkable
kind. 1t is contained in box only a
few inches square, in which it fits cas-
ily, vet when it is shaken out it Is ten
yards square This notable gift was
the work of some women weavers IN
Orenberg, southern Russia, by whom 1t
was presented. The box containing 1t
is Of wood, with hinges, hoops and fas-
Jennings of beaten silver.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
The Redwoods.

A remarkable peculiarly Of the red
wood (Sequoia sempervirens) is its man
ner Of increase, which is from dormant
buds at the base Of the stump as well
as from the seed. When tree was
blown down or fell, as its period Of ex-
!stence was reached, several shoots
pushed upward from the circumference
Of the stump and, Of course, in circle.
These in time became fully grown, six.
ten or dozen feet in diameter. In aft
er years, as these trees have fallen,
each would have circle Of trees sur.
rounding it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Bulletin Bubbles.
Cheap quilts are not always down.

Cheap quilts are not always down.
Would Ireland spill without it's
Cork?
Dots the landscape o'er-the girl
Of the period.
Dogs generally howl when they are
driven to bay.
Presenting stuffed animal is
dead give away.
Some babies seem to think every
day is legal holler day
1t takes a man with nerve to stand
a woman who has nerves
Even magician cannot fathom
the tricks Of vain coquette.
The price Of an evening gown is
seldom cut as low as its neck.
a collection Of old saws is not
sharpened by being filed away.
Never saw bull in china shop,
but we've seen a cowhide in a store.
No wonder I groan," thought the
table, I'm set upon from all Sides"
An open countenance is not the one
most often open to criticism. Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
,eino CONGRATULATED.

\ dispatch from Washington to
The State says Senators Tillman and
Clay are receiving the congratula-
tions OF their southern confereeS IN
both houses for their defeat OF Crum's S
confirmation as collector OF the port
Of Charleston. They secured an ad-
verse committee report on the negro
and then prevented vote upon his
nomination in the senate knowing it
would result in his confirmation. 1t
is now up to" President Roosevelt
to say what he will do with Crum.
He has already declared that he will
reappoint him, and there is consider
able speculation as to how soon he
will make good this threat.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Didn't Need It.

A book canvasscr went into a barber
shop and asked the proprietor if he
could sell him an encyclopedia.
whats that?" asked the barber.
"It's a book that contains informa-
ton on every subject in the world
There was victim in the chair, and
he put in feebly, "He doesn't need it,!
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Nj .Hemntics of Love.

"Margare-," be began, "I have $3.50
in the bank. own half interest IN q
patent churn company that clears ST.
700 a year. My salary is $50 week.
with prospects Of a raise to $50. have
an aunt who will leave me twenty-sev-
en- shares of railway stock now quot
ed at So. Tell me, Margaret, will you
be mine?"
Wait" she replied, till get pen
GILL"
For she never had been good at men-
tai acknowledgements News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Tho Hntb. of CarncaI1a.

The Romans appear to have been
we'll off in the matter of bathing places
in the first and second centuries. In
the baths Of Caracalla 1,600 bathers
could be accommodated at one time.
The inclosed area was 360 square
yards. but it included course for foot
racing. The bathing establishment was
240 yards in length by 124 wide. The
remains Of the walls are S and 10 feet
thick and in some places as much as so
feet high.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
SOHth Carolina Claim.
cbe treasury department Friday is

The treasury department Friday IS
sued warrants aggregating $50, l37 in
favor Of the State Of South Carolina,
in satisfaction Of its claims growing
out of the war OF 1872. The payment
was directed by the general deficiency
act. approved March ,, 1903. This is
the claim Tillman forced Congress to
paw tie State at the last minute.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Eirst Aid TO the Tilted.

Tear up photographs Of the faithless
creature. Figure up how much she
was costing you anyway. Burn up her
love letters. Reflect upon her numer-
Gus faults, including an always eVi-
dent lack Of good judgment. If every
thing else fails. why just forget her!-
Syracuse Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Pait!$tilc Penalty.

James Mack was shot and killed at
Powhatan, w. Va, Wednesday night
by James Hickman. Mack ran away
with Hickman:s wife several years age
and went to the coal fields. Hickman
located them at Powhatan Wednesday
night and calling Mack to the docl
of his cabin riddled his body with
buckshot. Hickman surrendered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
The Hotel of zoos.

Clerk-Michael, are you about through
moving those trunks?
Porter-Yes, sor, in few minutes.
"Well, when you've finished, stretch
the life net over the front pavement.
Mrs. Hibawl has just telephoned from
the top floor that her husband has fall
en- out Of the window."-Smart Set
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Brain Leaks.
Mental dyspepsia is often mistake
for santitication.

Mental dyspepsia is often mistaken
for SantificatiOn.
Doubt is a rough path that may
be made smooth by Faith.
Some men lend to the poor and
imagine they are giving to God.
It's wise son who knows he docs
not know as much as his ia ther.
Advice costs nothing and that is
the reason men give it so freely.
It is safest not to trust too much
in a man who Goes not delight in
fishing.
Never complain about yesterday un-
til after you have made the best posi-
BILE use of today.
It costs nothing to hope; worry is
expensive because it wastes mans
most valuable possession, time.
Some church members drop money
into the contribution box and imagine
that they have performed their whole
Christian duty.
In the past decade the Methodists
in Ireland have increased 1l.27 per
cent, their number now being $4,000.
will NJ. Maupin in The Commoner.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Thrown and Captured.

\ desperate attempt at highway
robbery in the centre OF Johannes
burg in South Africa was made Fri
day. A couple of men attacked two
customs officers conveying $4,000 to
the bank, and throwing pepper in
their eyes, secured the money bags
which they threw to horseman VINO
galloped off. The horseman in his
flight knocked down a man named
Brandon, who was fatally injured and
soon expired. subsequently the horse
bolted and unSeated its rider. who
was then arrested and the money re-
cnNnred
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
uow He Missed a Bath.

Traveller Ito hotel clerk)-I want q
room and a bath, please.
Hotel Clerk-Well, can give you a
room, but haven't time to give you
the bath just noW-Columbia Jester.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
PrOved!

"Your son is 4 philosophical student
I hear"
Eyes, l believe he is. I can't under.
stand what he's talking about. DE
troit Free Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Making Hi,nself Clear.

She-Do you know that lady in the
far corner?
IIe-In way. I have listening ac-
duaintance with her.
Il don't belieTe I understand you,
sir"
she is my wife"-Smart Set.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
His Scheme FniIed.

The Judge (Sternly>-The next per-
son who interrupts the proceedings
will be expelled from the courtroom.
The Prisoner enthusiastically =
Hoorayi
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
A Cold.

There are some things In the world
that one can't understand. One is that
you catch q cold without trying; that If
you let it run it stays with you, and if
you stop it it goes away.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
His Finish.

Casey-So Cassidy is engaged to be
married. Oh always thought he was
Thriller.
Farrell-Well. be thought so himself
till he thrilled wild widow.-Puck.
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How absurd it seems, says the wash
ington correspondent Of The News
and Courier says, that this Govern
ment, with an army of $4,000 men.
254 war ships and more money in its
treasury than any liatioa has ever be
fore possessed, should be helpless IL
fight against twelve Objectionable
bugs. Yet such is the fact. The in
divdual bug is small, but its strong
hold is its tremendous power OF re-
production. What is to be done in
conflict with an adversary which is
capable of having i billion descendants
in a summer In conflict with such
an enemy Uncle Sam tinds himself in
much the same situation as that OF
Gulliver when he discovered that he
was at the mercy of the Liliputians.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
Lore Above Par.

ToWne Poor fellow! He certainly
does love her for all he's worth.
Browne - He loved her even more
than that today.
Towne-How do you mean?
Browne j He sent her a ten dollar
bunch of roses and borrowed the price
from me.-Pbiladelphia Press.
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Men are like sandwiches = there's
nothing in some Of them, and the more
there is in others the worse they are
Chicago News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11

FAMINE is threatened in the Philip
pines, according to the President.
This is declared in his special message
to Congress urging prompt passage OF
the Philippine tariff bill now before
the House.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11

For a woman to love some men Is like
casting flower into a epulcher.-Haw-
thorne.
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manhood is too small! to merit my at
tention. The negro is a fool for want
inc office. He is fool for enliSting in
tic Army or Navy or in doing any
thing 10 protecta a flag that gives white
men all the stars and leaves nothing
but the stripes for the negro. Please
do not class me among the politicians.
You say the natural increase OF the
negro by birth would be d bar TO emf
grafton solving the race problem. II i
talk with you would make you See
otherwise For ! know all about it
am acquainted with the statistics OF
immigration to this country. But |
shall not intrude upon your time and
patience. No reply to this letter viii
be expected. Truly,