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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
CUMMING THE STAMPS.
Precautions Taken to Insure Uaa.
formity In the Work.

formity In the Work.
The precautions taken to insure uni-
,ormity in the cumming Of postage
stamps are the most interesting part
Of the work. Each morning when the
workmcn report for duty they gec q
series of blanks, which they are to fill
out during the day as their work pro-
crosses. The government keeps most
careful account Of every ounce Of gum
given them and every sheet Of stamps
they handle. The system is an abso-
lutte check on the stamp sheets, but
was designed to insure the use Of the
proper quantity Of gum in proportion
to the stamp sheets.
When they start work in the Morn
ing, each Of the men is charged with
! 1,000 sheets Of stamps and twenty-slx
pounds Of gum. He must spread that
amount of gum over the given num-
Der Of sheets. Exhaustive experiments
and exact scientific calculations have
determined the proportion Of gum and
paper. Rigid and continuous inspection
and the keeping Of running account
with each operator in the cumming
room make 1t almost impossible to neg
lect any sheet or to dispose Of the gum
except by spreading it with absolute
uniformity over the sheets. The little
watts which hang over the rollers con-
tain delicate instruments which show
the temperature at whSa the gum is
kept and it's specific gravity. From
time to time the superintendent Of the
cumming room inspects these instru-
ments. He requires an absolute tenn
perature Of so degrees and specific
gravity Of 2o.-New York Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
WitchcrEft.

Jane Wenham was indicted at the
Hertfordshire assizes on March 4,
1712, for "conversing with the devil ii
the form Of cat" under the provt-
sions Of the act Of 1904, repealed in
1875. Her prosecutors wished to have
her also indicted for practicing witch
craft to the harm. Of Ann Thorn, q
servant girl about sixteen years old,
but this was not allowed, though evi-
dence was produced at the trial to
show what injury had been done the
victim by means Of crooked pins and
by placing cakes and cats hairs in
Ann Thorn's pillow and how the pris-
oner had caused the death Of some cat
tie simply by walking through a tur-
nip field.
The jury brought her in guilty" and
Mr.. Justice Powell passed sentence Of
death. but took steps to ouash the YER
dict Wenham's prosecutors published
an account Of the case. but their argu-
ments were pulverIzcd by scientific
men. Jane Wenham herself was liber-
ated and taken under the protection Of
Colonel Plummer. who gave her a cot
tage, and we are told by DR.. Hutch!n-
son that in 1720 the whole country was
fully convinced Of her innocence.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
Disrneli and Lord Bury.

When Lord Bury, afterward Earl Of
Albemarle, joined the church Of Rome,
he went to Disraeli to confess.
He began by saying that difficulty
had arisen. quite unconnected with
politics, and that be was afraid 1t
meant party embarrassment and that
he therefore placed his resignation IN
his leaders hands.
Lord Beaconsfeld Qaconically>rA
LADY,
"Well, If you iike-the scarlet lady.
I hare become q Catholic"
Lord Beaconsfeld-But how very
convenient! A relative Of mine has
Just taken the same step, and now you
can tell me, what was terribly puzzling
me, the appropriate thing to say Id
Observation-Disclosures Biography
Of Beaconsfeld.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
How Work Kills Music.

Did you ever hear Of telegrapher
who could play the piano? If SO, how
many? Not how many pianos, Of
course, but how many telegraphers.
Telegraph operators find that after they
have worked at key for several years
their forearms and their fingers lose
that fex1bility that is essential to mu-
sicianly work on the piano. AS many
Of the men are fond Of music and lave
pianos OF their own they find it hard
to be cut off from the enjoyment Of
the music they could make for them
selves If 1t were not for the strained
conditions Of the muscles.
There are few other lines Of work
that incapacitate man for picking out
the sharps and fats, but the telegra-
piers say that they know few men in
their ranks who can use piano with
any effect.
When they sit down before one,
their first move is the old impulse that
operating the key gives them. They
want to use that finger that they use
in sending messages, and they find it
difficult even after they struggle for
long time to make themselves players
Of more than ordinary attainments--
Chicago Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
REAL HORSEPLhY.
tome Franks Played by an Equine
Practical Joker.

Pro actica1 Joker.
A Staten Island physician Is the own
r OF q horse which has fondness for
practical jokes Recently the doctor
drove into the country to answer a sick
call. Arriving at the farmhouse be tied
his horse to a post near which hung q
rope attached to large bell used as q
dinner signal for employees. and went
in to see his patient. Pretty soon the
bell rang violently. Tho doctor and the
man Of the house looked out, but could
see nothing except the horse. They
had hardly turned away, however, be-
fore the bell rang again. and again
they looked, but could see nothing.
This was repeated, and the doctor de-
termined to solve the mystery, so at
the third ring, instead Of going into
the house he stepped behind tree in
the yard. He kept hts eye on the bell
rope and in about q minute was sur
prised to see his horse lift up his head
and give the rope hard tug. When
the physician sprnng out and confront
ed the horse, the animal put on look
Of innocence.
The same horse the next day was
turned loose in the doctors barnyard,
and while there the beast saw basket
hanging on a pole about seven feet
from the ground. In the basket was
pet cat. The horse put his nose up to
investigate. and the cat gave the In
truder a scratch The horse turned
around, looked back over his shoulder
as though to take aim and measure the
distance and kicked cat and basket
into the air. The equine joker then
gave q low whinny Of delight and
walked away.-New York Mail and
EyDresS
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
sneezsnG In the Orient.

Many savage and semicivilized races
of the orient have some curious cus-
toms regarding the sneeze. When the
sultan Of Monomtopa sneezes, for In
stance, the fact Is made known from
the palace by q certain signal Instant
ly every subject within hearing Of the
signal sets up q shout, the cry Is taken
Up by others and 50 extends until 1t
runs through the confines Of his en-
ptre. When the sultan Of Senaar
sneezes, on the contrary, every woman
in his harem or within bearing turns
her back on him and makes a sign Of
contempt by shifting her hips with her
hands-disgusted that so mighty q per-
sonage should have to sneeze Ike an
ordinary mortal
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
Etiquette by Precedent.

For example Of how men may live
and act according to precedent there
can be no better reference than to the
lord chamberlain's Office in London.
There In quiet rooms day after day
men learned in state etiquette, court
dress and royal functions reach down
heavy volumes to see what was done
on such and such an occasion. Beauti-
full pictures showing with minute ex-
actness the details Of the court costume
under various circumstances are ready
to their hands.
Is the shah Of Persia coming? Is the
kaiser soon to arrive? Is the king go
ing to receive the monarch Of Siam?
Is one Of the royal princesses to be
married? When any Of these events
happens, the officials at the lord cham
berlain's Office know exactly what to
do. And If some point should crop up
which has not been raised for a cen
tury or more they have the faithful
official records as to what was done on
the last Ike occasion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
Y,Ife,s Rocky Road,

A mans life is full Of crosses and
temptations, says the philosopher OF
the Atchison Globe. BE comes into
this world without his consent and
goes out against his will, and the trip
between the two is exceedingly rocky.
The rule Of contraries is one Of the
important features Of the trip. When
be is little the big girls kiss him, but
when he Is grown the little girls kiss
him. If he raises large family he Is
a chump, but IL he raises small check
he is thief. If he is poor be is bad
manager; If he IS rich he IS dishonest
If he's in politics it's for pie; If he's
out Of politics you can't place him, and
he's no good for his country. If he
doesn't give to charity he Is q stngy
euss; If be does 1t is for show. If he
dies young there was great future
ahead for him; If be lives to an ole
age be has missed bis calling He IS
introduced into this world ana to the
next by the same process. Thesroad fs
rocky, but man loves to tragei:ft.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
Stair Climbing.

Under no circumstance but that OF
actual illness or extreme debility
should stair climbing become q matter
Of dread. In every other case 1t should
be attended by q pleasant feeling Of
eXhilaration.
The painting collapse which many
women experience at the top Of flight
Of stairs is due to the assumption Of
an incorrect position Of the body dur
ing the ascent and the employment Of
wrong muscles for the work. 1.-THE
spine should be kept straight as In cor
rect standing and breathing poise; and
movement should come from the knees
and not from the waist and hips. Lift
the knees we'll, hold the chest erect and
breathe deeply as you pass from stair
to STAIR" The observance Of these
rules ought to make the exercise one
Of real benefit instead of drudge-for
It will be one or the other, since stair
climbing is daily necessity to every
woman who has household duties.
Then she need never complain that she
has no time for physical culture.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
rhe Yonnr Writer.

No young writer in whom the liter
ary aspiration is a passion need or
really will be cowed by the array OF
mighty and expert antagonists In the
arena whose names sound and resound
so gloriously from the herald's trumpet
in full volume REINFORCED by past tri-
umphs. Though true and becoming
modesty may we'll temper his ambition,
it should In no degree suppress bis ar-
dent longing. These veterans, young
aspirant, are indeed masters, but as
such your exemplars. They also had
their beginnings, hidden indeed, as
used to be the sources Of the Nile, mot
permitted to be seen small" because
they mastered their art before they
exhibited as artists.-HarDers Maga-
zine
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
Keeping His Place Warm,

This story is told Of d successful gen.
era1 who was far from being bril-
liant scholar at school. After be be-
came famous be one day Cropped into
the old school to pay '7isit TO the
scene Of his former woes. The teacher
was anxious to make q good impression
on the general and pat the pupils
through their lessons so as to show
them to the best advantage. After
awhile the general said: "But which Is
the Ounce? You have one. surely.
Show him to NE"
The teacher called up poor fellow,
who looked the picture Of woe as be
bashfully came toward the distinguish
ed visitor.
care sou the dunceT' asked the gen.
eral.
"Yes, Sir" said the boy.
"Well, my good fellow" said the gen
era!, here is q crown for you for keep
ing my place warn."-London Tit-Bits-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
Cures Blood Poison, Cancer, Ulcers, Eczema,
Carbrrc1es. Etc. Medicine Free.


Robert Ward, Maxeys, Ca, says: u suffered
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Describe trouble and free medical advice sent
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Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
ZONE OF OUR BOYS."
IN Instance of the Magnanimfy OK
General Robert E. Lee.

In Instance of the MaSnanImfty oA
General Robert E. Lee.
General Robert L. Lee was sitting On
NE veranda Of his Lexington home one
afternoon engaged in conversation with
rome friends when a man, i'll clothed
and covered with dust, appeared at the
gate and timidly bcckoncd to the gen
erQl.
Apolog!zing to his friends, Lee rose
at once and went to the gate. Very
soon his purse appeared, and be was
seen to give the man some money.
His friends, knowing the extent OF
bis charity in any case Of suffering,
real or apparent, looked on with some
impatience, for they knew how slender
bis means were then and how many
calls Of the same kind came to him.
General, who was that?' one Of
them venturcd when he had returned
to his place.
"One Of our boys In trouble" was
the half smiling answer, for the gen
eral knew the remonstrance which bis
friend was longing to make.
"What regiment and company did he
belong to" persisted the friend, anx-
tous, II possible. to unearth the sus-
pected fraud.
"Oh, he-he fought on the other side, )"
was General Lees calm answer
Youths Companion
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
A Curious Clock.

In one Of the chief matchmaking es-
tablishments in Zurich there IS to be
seen remarkable curiosity In the way
of watch or clock making. The time
piece is in the form Of a ball, which
moves impercepibly down an inclined
surface without rolling. The length Of
this inclined surface. which is sixteen
inches long, IS accomplished from top
to bottom in twenty-four hours. Then
the ball only needs lifting to the top
again. This extraordinary timepieee
has no spring and therefore needs no
winding. The hands are kept in mo-
ton by the sliding along an ancltned
Globe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
CARPENTERS IN INDIA.
They Are Careless About Measure
men<s, Tools and Time.

They Are Careless About Measure
ments, Tools md Time.
The chief faults Of the Indian car
penter are his neglect Of accurate
measurement, bis carclessncss with re-
card to the efficiency Of his tools and
his lack Of perception Of the value of
time as a factor In the execution Of
work. He has also to be taught to oc-
cupy his mind with the work in hand
and as much as possible to exclude
other subjects.
For example, the making Of jack
plane involves the choice, Of the wood.
considerations rs to size. the angle OF
the blade and its cutting edge, the
wedge and its holding power, the nam
die and finally the operation of plan
Ing. All these operations are capaoie
of very simple explanation. ana tins
exercise provokes an emulation among
students while exercising their reason
ing powers. No Indian workman buys
a plane. He buys the blade and makes
the rest, but he rarely makes 1t well.
he bugs a saw blade and makes the
handle, and, generally speaking, ne
spends the smallest possible sun on bis
outfit In spite Of the extra labor the
economy involves. He must therefore
be taught to make as many labor saw
ing tools as possible and to make them
well. He has to be taught the use and
repair of a grindstone and how to
mount it in wood without metal ft-
tings. The hard, tough woods so COM
mon in India make this an easy mat
ter. The Indian has yet to be taught
that grinding and whetting are two
distinct operations, the first removing
900 per cent of the metal and the sec
ond producing the cutting edge in @
few strokes. His saw is in such bad
order that he cuts lemons, as rule.
with mallet and chisel, and his iGno-
rance Of gauges renders him unable to
make even twenty articles exactly
alike. He rarely knows what size OF
nail or screw to use on q given job.
His screw Is always too smalL0Cas-
sier's Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
APHORlSMS.
Nothing ages like laziness.-BulWer.
The innocent seldom find an uneasy

Nothing ages like laziness.-BulWer
The innocent seldom find an uneasy
pillow.-Cowper.
We can do nothing well without JOY
and q good conscience, which Is the
ground Of joy.-Dibbes.
He that is ungrateful has no guilt
but one. All other crimes may pass
for virtues in him.-YouDg.
A word or nod from the good has
more weight than the eloquent
speeches Of others.-Plutarch-
Kind words prevent good deal OF
that perversedness which rough and
imperious usage often produces In gen
erous minds.-Locke-
An inqulsitive man is q creature nat
urally very vacant Of thought itself
and therefore forced to apply to for
eign assistance.-Stcclc.
The only way to make the mass OF
mankind see the beauty Of justice Is by
showing them In pretty plain terms
the consequence Of injustice.-sydney
Smith.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
Cakes as Love Letters,

The Hungarian gypsies use cakes es
love letters. A coin Is baked into the
sweetmeat, which IS then thrown at the
lady as she passes by. If she eats the
cake and retains the coin all IS well,
but If she should fling back the silver
It would be fatal to the lovers hopes.
Among the savagcs Of the Arabian
desert the girl Is approached without
ceremony while pasturing her focks-
She esists strenuously, attacking her
suttor with sticks and stones. II be
succeeds In driving her into her fa-
TIERS tent she is his, but If she should
resist him lifelong disgrace would be
his portion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
CucSops Tombstone.

On gravestone in the parish church
yard Of Great Yarmouth, England,
there is sculptured the unusual repre-
sentation Of q clown seated in tub,
which is being drawn down river BY
two swans. Beneath this stone lies
one Of the many victims who We're
drowned years ago by the collapse Of
an iron suspension bridge on which
they had crowded to see g. clown pass
underneath In the manner described
The feat. which was q novel form Of
advertisement by a travelling circus,
was actually performed, but the rush
Of people from one side Of the bridge to
the other after the man had passed
under caused the tragic ending.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
Tho Ants and the Elephant.

Eyewitnesses Of the marches which
ants make aver that when they come to
an obstacle they go through it or over
it or take it with them. They march
as straight as Roman road. Human
occupants fly when an ant army takes
its way through house occurring on
its lire Of march. The legons pass on
and destroy nothing but such as will
serve as food. but after they have gone
not beetle, a scorpion, rat or @
mouse or an insect or a reptile Of any
size, shape OF name remains. All have
been eaten by the army. Il is on rec
ord that one Of these moving compa-
MES was obstructed in Its passage by
an elephant. 1t took the army eight
hours to pass that spot, and then there
remained nothing but the picked bones
OF the elephant.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
Little Things,

Little words are the sweetest to hear.
Little charities fly farthest and stay
longest on the wing. Little lakes are
stillest, and little hearts ere the fullest,
and little farms the best titled. And
when Nature would make anything es-
pecially rare and beautiful she makes
1t ltttle-l!ttle pearls, little diamonds
little dewirops = multum In parTo-
Much in little is the great beauty Of all
that we love best.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
Praise Your Wife.

Prlise your wife, man, for PHYS
sake, praise your wife when she de-
serves it! It won't 1njure her any,
though it may frighten her some from
its s:rangeness. If you wish to make
and keep her happy, give her a loving
word occasionally. If she takes pains
to make you something pretty, don't
take it with only:
"Yes, it is very pretty. Won't you
band me my paper" It will take you
only q minutes time to kiss her and
tell her she Is the best wife IN town.
You will find it to be a paying invest
ment-one which will yield you a large
return In increased care and willing
labor for your comfort. Loving praise
will tighten labor wonderfully and
should be freely bestowed.-Exchango.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
Startling Evidence.

Fresh testimony in great quantity is
constantly coming in, declaring DR..
Kinks New Discovery for Consumption
Coughs and Colds to be unequaled. a
recent expression from 7. J. J.McFarland
Va. serves as example.
He writes: Il had bronchitis for three
years and doctored all the time without
being benefited. Theu l began taking
DR.. Kings New Discovery, and a Few
bottles wholly cured me-" Equally ef-
fective in curing all lung and throat
consumption, pneumonia and
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
The Lone Star State.

Down in Texas at Yoakum is big
dry goods firm of which Mr.. S. NJ. Hal
ler is the head. Mr.. Haller on one Of
his trips East to buy goods said to a
friend who was with him in the palace
car, Here, take one OF these Little
Early Risers upon retiring and YOU will
be up early in the morning feeling
good" For the dark brown" taste,
headache and that logy feelingDeWitt's
Little Early Risers are the best pills to
use. Sold by The r. B. Loryea Drug
Store
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
Animals and Sight.

In the water fishes see only at very
close range-about half their own
length. This will seem, perhaps, un-
likely to anglers, although some OF
them can cite instances showing that
fish cannot see far. Snakes seem to
hay,, q very mediocre sense Of sight
The boa; for instance, does not see at
more than quarter Of its own length.
Different species are limited to one
fifth or one-eighth Of their length.
Frogs are better of; they see at fifteen
to twenty times their length.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
"rh the Teuaner.

The peculiarly Of Ill temper IS that it
Is the vice Of the virtuous. It Is often
the one blot on IN otherwise noble
character. You know men and women
who are all but perfect but for an
easily ruf1ed, quick tempered or
'touchy' disposition. This compatible
it Of i'll temper with high moral char
acter is one Of the strangest and sad
dest problems Of ethics.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
Do Right Now.

All the gospel in the world can be
boiled down into single precept-Do
right now. I have observed that the
boy who starts in the morning with q
determination to behave himself I'LL
bedtime usually gets through the day
without q thrashing.-Charles dudley
Warner,