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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
AN ARCTIC MEAL.
Getting Supper For Men and Dogs
on the Polar Ice Sheet.

Getting Supper For Men and Dogs
on the Polar Ice Sheet.
Dogs We're unhitched and fastened. as
usual. and then each Of the Eskimos
climbed over the ice foot with his snow
knife and disappeared behind the para
pet, where the other two were ALREADY
cutting snow blocks. fastened my
dogs, cot out their ration Of pemmlcan,
cut it up and fed them, standing Dy
with whip in hand to see that tnere
was no bullying, and that each dog got
his share. Then unpacked the COOKER
oil can and kitchen box, passing them
up the ice foot as high as could reach.
I did not wait for the completion OF lhe
igloo to commence my preparations Ior
supper, but with q few strokes OF the
shade excavated a niche in the snow
bank, put the cooker in out of the WIND
filed the lamp with oil and the boiler
with ice, placed few snow biocAs
around it for still better shelter ana
LIGHTED up. BY the time the iSloo was
completed l had enough water melted
for our tea, and supper was enllreiy
ready by the time my men had fed the
dogs, and they lost no time III freeing
their clothing Of snow and joining me
in the igloo. Still less time was con-
sumed in putting away the tea and DIS
cult and pemmican, and less again IN
falling off to dreamless slumber.-Com-
mander Robert E. Peary in Outing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
.no,,r,, Enrone In Your Mind.

According to Cairo contemporary.
persons who wish to let their friends
know that they are doing Europe on
q princely scale the while they are llV-
ing in retirement for time need only
apply to an agency in Paris, which will
undertake to send your letters to prac-
tically any place in Europe you may Sc
lect and there to have them posted for
you on any date you may choose. The
demand for such an institution arose
out Of the absolute horror the Partisan
Of high life" has Of being suspected Of
remaining in Paris or its enyirons In
the bathing season. One feature of the
joke is that you can not only get your
letters posted from some distant spot,
but you can get answers received for
you and rcposted to your temporary hid
ing place. There are great possibilities
for American travellers in this. Why
not stay in America and do" Europe?
New York Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
His Hot Bath.

II had a law partner once in Missis-
sippi," said q southern lawyer, who
began to feel the effects Of long years
Of hard work at his profession, and he
was advised by his physician to so to
the Arkansas hot springs and take the
baths. The day Of his arrival an at
ten6ant shut him up in a bathroom
and, giving him thermometer. tolo
him to let the hot water run until 1T
had reached certain temperature and
then to shut it off.
"The old fellow had more clear gilt
than any man I ever knew. When the
attendant went back an hour later, my
partner was standing up in q tub OF
boiling hot water. The skin was fair
ly cooked off his feet, but be vowed
he wouldn't get out until the specified
temperature had been registered. He
was holding the thermometer up IN
front Of his face instead Of putting 1t
in the water"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
superstitions About Bread.

In Brittany when a housewife begins
to knead dough she makes cross with
her right hand, the left being placed in
the trough. If cat enters the room, it
Is believed the bread will not rise.
It is supposed that certain women can
cause the dough to multiply itself. On
the coast Of the channel the dough is
adjured to initiate the leaven. the mil
Ter and the baker and to rise.
The oven is a sacred object and con-
nected with crowds Of superstitons
The oven is dedicated. with ceremo.
MES. In certain places in Brittany the
wood is watered with blessed water.
Bread must not be cooked on certain
days. us OF Hoy Friday or during the
night of All Saints. when the ghosts
would eat il.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
4 Turtle Race.

zone Of the most curious races ever
saw" writes a correspondent Of the
London Tatler, "was on Mr.. Carl Ha-
genbeck's lawn at Hamburg. Some
seven children mounted on the backs
Of large turtles or tortoises raced across
the lawn. To give impetus to their
queer steeds most Of them armed them
selves with cabbages, which they tied
to the end Of sticks, ever and anon
dangling them as tempting morsels in
front Of the turtles. 1t was strange
race and occupied some time. Every
now and then a turtle would grasp q
piece Of cabbage and then quietly eat
it before resuming it's journey
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
Let the Sunshine In.

The room should be sunny in all all
ments except very few affections OF
the eye, for sunshine is the best germ
destroyer we have, and will make a
room more wholesome and sweet than
any disinfectant, says the Scotsman.
Nowadays it is not considered neces-
sary to darken every sick room as it
used to be. 1t is more fashionable and
much more healthy to let in sunshine
all over the house than it is to close
the blinds so that the furniture may
not fade. 1t is cheaper and much
pleasanter to have faded carpet than
it is to have case Of sickness, and
the doctors and the nurses bill to pay
The dark, stutfy room, whispering
voices and tiptoe tread have passed
way, fortunately for the patient.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
THRoWING AN OLD SHOE.
Tris ,;urion. Wedding Custom is OF
French Origin.

French Or1E1n.
The origin of the curious custom OF
throwing an old shoe after newly
married pair for luck las been traced
back ~ q French peasant origin by
voun" man interested in folklore and
quaint customs In southern France,
after the wedding ceremony, the girl IS
escorted to her new home by her girl
friends and left alone. The young nus
band. also in the hands OF his TRENDS,
is next led to 4 point :, couple OIL nun,
dred yards away from tie dwelling
where 4 halt is made Then the girls
rejected s,litor. il there be such one'
arms himself with an old saoot. OF
wooden shoe. while the bridegroom.
duckinS bis head. makes dash lof Tue
house. The disgruntled suitor throws
rs hard and us true as possible. anu
the crowd cheers or dcrides. ACCORDING
to the success of the shot \ wooden
shoe is formidable missile III the
hands Of an angry swain ana Tue
bridegroom is justified in having some
misc;vings as he secs his defeated rival
practiciug in anticipation OF the wed
ding dav. Just think. says the search
or into folklore" hcw great relief 1t
would be. even in this country. to take
crack ut the fellow who had done
YOU out of your best girl without hav-
ing the police step in! Over in France
the custom has q wider meaning. 1t
signifies that the last III feeling is thus
thrown away, and it is the depth OF
disgrace for the man who has thrown
the shoe to harbor any further malice
against the young couple.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
CATCHING CRABS.
Ck61;tank River Fishers Land Them
by an Ingenious Method.

CEOUtRnR f1VST + flStSHS 1.@AA = AA~A-
by an Ingenious Method.
Those who crab for market on the
Choptank river, Maryland. have an III
senious method Of catching crabs IN
quantity. A rope about the thickness
Of q clothesline several hundred feet
long is kept coiled in q keg. At inter
walls Of two feet along the entire length
of the rope the fisherman has untWisted
it and inserted between the strands
short pieces of salted eels. The torsion
of the strand holds them tightly in
place. Each end Of the rope has 4 kes
buoy attached, together with heavy
stone Arriving at the favored place.
usually OH oyster beds, he throws 4 keg
overheard and pays out 4 highly sccnt-
ed rome as he sails When the other
end is reached, be anchors it with an
other stone and throws out another
buoy. After lowering his sail he waits
a few minutes, then takes his stand on
the bow of his boat. Alongside or him
is his landing net. with a handle SIX
feet long. He raises the buoy ana
stone and, hand over hand, pulls his
boat along the line. When crab.
clinging to it's refreshment. comes IN
sight, he seizes his net, dashes it under
the crab and hings it into the boat. The
wary crab may loosen his hold and dive
for the bottom, but such is the fisher
mans dexterity that his net is swifter
than the crab. One seldom gets away.
Several hundreds Of crabs are often
taken at each overhauling Of the rope.
When he has caught all he wants, be
packs them In barrels and sells them to
q local dealer, who ships them to mar
ket-Country Life In America.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
Serpent Worship In India.

Serpent worship, once very widely
diffused, survives in India. Sometimes
when Hindoos find a cobra in some
crevice in the wall of their house it
will often be reyerenced, fed and pro-
pitiated, and If fear or the death OF
some one bitten by it induces them to
remove it they will handle it tenderly
and let it loose in some field. When
Hindoos are bitten, they have far more
confidence in their magic spell or
"muntra" than in any medicine, even if
they do not scruple to. make. use Of
medical aid.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
nd gaZed into my face.
A HUGE SWlNDLE
In Which United States ofhcialS
are Implicated.

4 special dispatch from Washing
ton t. the Spar;anburg Journal says
the development that 4 connection OF
Government officials with the get
rich-quick concerns was alleged IN
charges 1iled with the president caused
\ sensation in Washington.
AS far as possible the details CT the
charges and the progress OF the inves-
tigation ordered by the president are
being kept secret, but in official cir
clcs the matter is being discussed with
much interest.
IL is said that the plan pursued
was the securing Of names OF shady
concerns against which the govern
ment was about to proceed. These
firms would then be approached with
u proposition to put their business in
Il shape acceptable to the government
for a certain stated amount down and
a weekly or monthly payment. This
being agreed to, the way was made
clear whereby the get rich-Guick fci-
lows continued operations without fear
Of moleStaJion.
The amount alleged to have been
secured from ghe shady complnies is
not settled definitely by rumor, but it
is averred 10y SLme tnatit reached into
more than million dollars. which
were divided among {; certain few.
1t is averred by Others that the
sum total will be far larger than this.
because the operation included fully
half a score or more OF i1y-by-nlghl
schemes in business, each Of which
was forced to contribute literally.
The investigation by order of the
president will be pushed vigorously.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gener-
al Bristow, who has charge of it: is
ordered to 60 to the bottom OF 1T, nc
matter WOO may be involved.
General Tyner, whose retirement
was demanded by the president not
because he was personally implicated
in the scandal. but because of bis ad-
vanced age and the desire to place d
stronger man in his place. denies that
there was any wrong doing in connec-
ton with his office respecting the
rights Of turf rfinreStment com panleS
to use the mails.
He says that there was not Woro
of evidence in the report OF the post
office inspector to prove that the con-
Germs we're in the nature OF lottery or
fraudulent in their character, and
therefore the Only course open to the
office was to allow them to use the
mails.
General Tyner says that Harrison
J. Barrett, his nephew by marriage
and formerly assistant in his office,
had. as an attorney, represented one
of the turf companies, but this was
only after Barrett had severed his
connection with the department, he
AYERS.
General Tyner says he took up the
cases of concerns alleged TO be fraud
ulent or on a lottery basis, and. after
Investigating, ordered proceedings
dropped. He dictated a letter an
nouncing that no further steps would
be taken. reserying the right, how
ever, in the last paragraph of his let
ter, to reopen the cases. One com
pany published this letter, emitting
the last paragraph Of warning and
the department. was severely criticised
for the issuance of the letter in Ques.
ton.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
On a Sad Mission.

The State says Gov. Hayward was
called to Savannah THURSDAY by the
news OF the death Of his grandmother.
Mrs. Duncan L. Clinch: and OF MS
aunt. Mrs. J. II. NJ. Clinch. The
former. who is the widow Of Gen.
Clinch OF Georgia, a general in the
Indian war, died in Charleston, but
her remains were taken to Savannah
for interment 1t is sad singular
circumstance that she and her daugh-
ter-in-law died on the same day Gov
Hayward hopes to be in his ollie
Saturday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
Male RluShers.

One Of the most i'll founded Of all
popular delusions is that blushing is
the special characteristic Of the female
sex. AS 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 a matter Of everyday experience
that in the excitement Of business or
political discussions mems cheeks red
den with very little provocation. What
ever may have been the case a hum
dred years ago, the modern woman
shows her emotion not by blushing, but
by turning pale-London Taller.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
E1o.xers ON the Stnsc.

No actor who is imbled with the su-
perstitions of his profession will give
yellow roses to a friend, nor will he
accept them himself, as he fancies the
flowers are harbingers Of misfortune,
jealousy and loss Of friendship. Some
managers will allow no natural flowers
whatever to be used by way Of prop
critics. upon the stage, but that is car
rying the matter further than is usual
ly considered essential.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
ni,inter,.ted Friendship.

The majority Of men recognize moth
ing in human affairs as good unless it
Yields some return, and they love those
friends most-as they do their cattle
from whom they hope to obtain the
most profit. Thus they lack that lowell
est and most natural form Of friendship
which is sought for its own sake only,
nor do they know from experience how
beautiful and how lofty such friend
ship is.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
Y.e .a;rc:ac:ion OK Forks.

Forks are articles Of such common
household necessity 70 US that we hard
" realize that there was a time, and
not so long ago either, when forks were
entirely unknown. a knife was used
at the table to cut up food, but the
food so cut was afterward conveyed by
the fingers to the mouth. Rich and poor
alike were accustomed to this method
and so thought it perfectly correct.
1t was about the year 1900 and in the
reign Of James I. when forks were hrst
introduced into England. This piece
Of refinement" we are told. was de-
rived from the Italians.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
Uncomfortable Position.

Finnicus-I wonder why it is that
those who attain the pinnacle Of sue
cess never seem to be happy.
Cynnicus- Because the pinnacle OIL
success is like the top of particularly
tall lightning rod with particularly
sharp point. and those who succeed IN
perching temporarily upon it usually
find that they are targets for all the
worlds lghtning.-Town and Country.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
A Terrible Disaster.

The steamer Mariposa, which ar
rived at San Francisco one day last
week from Samoa, brings news OF the
disastrous hurricane which swept over
the Poumotu group of islands in Jan
uary. In all over 600 lives were lost
and the financial loss will exceed $500
600. The Pomoutu group OF ISLANDS
number about 100. Relief measures
have been instituted and everything
possible is being done at Apia and
other places in the Samoan group to
relieve the sufcrings Of the Pomoutu
islanders.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
ELL the Place Well.

Where one man is called to be hero
on some great scale 10000 men are
called to he courteous, gentle, patient.
There are conspicuous virtues which
make reputation, and there are quiet
virtues, the virtues Of private life,
which make character. 1t is not every
mans duty to fill e large place, but it is
every mans duty to fill his own place
well.-Christian Evangelist.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
plant. That Wear overcoats.

Plants have developed almost as many
lodges for perpetuating their existence
as animals, only we don't so easily rec
ocnize them. Did it ever strike you
that every seed, bulb or tuber is not
merely a reservoir Of material for the
plant that is to grow out of it, but also
a mass Of fuel for supplying heat nee
essary, to the sprouting seedlet? More
than this. If you look at the early
spring buds and flowers, you will notice
that those which are likely to be ex-
posed to frost. such as catkins or vii
low and hazel, are well protected BY
thick covering Of soft material, reg
ular plant overcOat.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25

GROVER Cleveland went all the way
to Brooklyn to eulogize Henry Ward
Beecher, who hated the people of the
South without a cause and basely
slandered them with falsehCOdS IN
Europe as well as America. No doubt
the blind followers Of the defunct
Grover endorses all he said in praise
of the South's worst enemy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25

The Atlanta Journal says: Will
liam J. Bryan says he wants to Or
ganize a party for Mr.. Cleyeland's ex-
elusive use. Then let him organize
one for himself, and perhaps the
Democrats will have a showing.
Bryan has party already if the six
and a half million votes he received
when he ran for president eau be
termed a party.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
RESPONSIBILITIES.

Remember" said the serious citizen,
'that wealth has its responsibilities"
Yes" answered Mr.. Cumrox. $50
long as you are humble and obscure
you can say I seen it. and I done it
and eat with your knife all you want
to."-Washington Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25

MEMPHIS and Nashville are engaged
in a war OF words as to which city has
the most and the widest open
gamblers. We agree with the Au-
gusta Chronicle that it would be bet
ter to devote the time spent to pre-
senting arguments for reducing the
numbers and shutting up those that
remain, in both cities.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
Wanted to Fay.

Very much indebted customer enters
a butchers shop, remarking, 'Ill take
a leg Of mutton, and want to pay for
IT.
"All right" replies the butcher, hand
ING forth the meat, which customer
takes and starts to go. Look here"
cries the butcher, 81 thought you said
you wanted to pay for it?''
$50 I do" was the reply, but
can't"-London Telegraph.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
A Narrow Margin.

John Stuart Mill was once dining
with two brilliant French takers who
were given to monologue. One had
possession Of the field, and the other
was watching him so intently to strike
in that Mil exclaimed aloud, IF he
stops to breathe, he's gone"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
The Baths of Caracalln.

The Romans appear to have been
well off in the matter Of bathing places
in the first and second centuries. III
the baths Of Caracalla 1,GO0 bathers
could be accommodated at one time.
The inclosed area was $50 square
wards. but it included course for foot
racing. The bathing establishment was
24O yards in length by 124 wide. The
remains of the walls are 8 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, 1903-03-25

engaged some two or three and bas in
structions from the Berlin komltc
to engage some more. they must be
young men who are educated in the
agricultural colleges that make a
speciality of cotton production. Lieut..
Weydiy's station in German East
Africa is SAM Bay, but he will not
return there for some months. lie
left the city Saturday morning.
The State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
Love 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 He sent her a ten dollar
bunch Of roses and borrowed the price
from me.-Philadelphi Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
Defined.

She-Dear, you have crushed and al
most suffocated me- What kind Of a
hug do you call that?
He-That's a Metropolitan street rail-
way hug.-New York Life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
The Auctionecr.

Said conscientious auctioneer: LA.
dies and gentlemen. there is no sham
about these carpets. They are genuine
tapestry carpets. / bought them from
old Tapestry himself
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
HELP FOR THE INJURED.

Those who had been fortunate
enough to Jump from the runaway
cars quickly ran to the outside and
told of the accident. Help was quick
ly brought to the men buried beneath
the pile of wreckage, which filled the
six-foot heading for distance Of
twenty yards. At late hour Thurs
day night the wreckage had been
cleared away and the injured all taken
out.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25

A NEBRASKA woman committed
suicide because the newspapers and
magazines declined to publish her
poems, which causes the Washington
Post to remark that there are times
when the work of proecting the pub
lie causes sad cases like this.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
Too Smart.

1T does not always pay to be too
smart" said lawyer. cat our board
Ing house new waitress was employ
ed, and young chap asked her what
he should call her.
"sCaIl me PEARL she said.
care you the pearl Of great price?
he asked.
"'No.' answered the girl. I guess l
am the pearl that was cast before
swine .'"-New York Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25

THE Car of Russia has issued a
decree providing for the freedom OF
religion throughout his oomlnionS and
establishing to some degree local self
government and making other con-
cessiors to village committees.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
Mathematics of Love.

Margaret" be began, Il have So, $50
in the bank. l own half interest in a
patent churn company that clears ST.
100 q 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. It'll get pen
cil.'
For she never had been good at men
tai acknowledgements News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
The Boast Of m Expert.

This, ladies and gentlemen, is the
celebrated trick mule, Dot" said the
clown as the animal was led into the
ring. After many. years Of effort l
am able to say can make him do any
thing he wants to-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-25
E,xx Tn Combination.

"Dey tells me- said Uncle Eben,
"dat contentment is better dan riches,
but 'spicions dat wifi de proper faciI-
ties I could hab bof Of 'em at once:
Washington Star.