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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-03-25
Measles Still Raging.

The News learns that the measles is
still raging in the Pleasant Hill com
munity In some families every mem
Der but one has been down at the same
time.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-03-25

If it's a bilious attack, take Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
and a quick recovery is certain. For
sale by the Dawson Drug Co., Dawson
Ca, and Williford & Co., Parrott ia
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-03-25

Springtime is not all flowers and
balmy breezes. Lots of ills that come
with the warmer days. but you can
escape them all and rejoice with nat
ure if you'll clean out your system and
build it up with Ramon's Tonic Regu-
lator of a course of Ramon's Liver
Pills ard Tonic Pellets. These are
the spring medicines that are best.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-03-25
You Know What You are Taking

When you take Groves rasteless
Chill Tonic, because the formula Is
plainly printed on every bottle, show.
iug that 1t is simply iron and quinine
10 a tasteless form. No cure no pay.
SO cents.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-03-25

Foley's Kidney Cure makes the kid
neys and bladder right. Contains
nothing injurious.
HENDRICKS DRUG STORE.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-03-25
Laws for the Justices.

Judge Roberts has received the Geor-
gia laws of 1902 for the justices of the
peace of this county, and these officials
can get the books by calling at his
q ice
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-03-25
-Four Acres Of Cotton Up.

Judge Tom Slade of the Eleventh
district has four acres of cotton up,
and it will be ready to "chop'' in a few
days if cold snap does not catch it..
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-03-25

r. f. Simmons has money to loan at
six and seven per cent on city property
and improved farm lands.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
Silt walkers of France.

In the south Of France stilts are
necessity to the people. who are mostly
shepherds. They must walk on stills in
order to oversee their vast focks Of
sheep as well as to pass through the
bogs.
These shepherds-men. women and
children-walk continuously on stills
from six to eight feet high. These
stills are merely fastened to the feet
Sometimes the stills have uprights
reaching as far as the knees and bound
firmly to the legs.
Generally these shepherds and shep-
herdesses carry long poles, which they
can use either as balancing poles or as
supports-very long canes. as it were
reaching to the ground. They become
so expert in silt walking that it is no
unusual sight to see q shepherdess
striding along on stills that raise her
six feet above the ground, with her
balancing pole strapped to her back
and her hands busily knitting socks for
husband, son or brother.
The complete unconcern with which
these country folk make their way
along on stills is astonishing. One
might almost say that the children
have stilts given to them instead Of
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
Zig Australian Oysters.

'tln the part OF Australia in which !
live we get oysters as big as a saucer"
said q resident Of Adelaide to the
Washington Post. They are twice the
size of any have seen in the United
States, but In quality there is nothing
to recommend them, for they have no
favor and are so tough that it takes
pretty sharp knife to make any impress
sior on them. Still there are people
who manage to eat them after they
have been stewed sufficiently long. In
other parts Of our country we have
better grade. approaching nearly to
your American oyster, but hardly its
equal. In fact, after my acquaintance
with the Chesapeake bay products |
am firmly Of the opinion that in the
matter Of sea food the United States
leads all nations. an assertion that will
be backed up by any man of wide
travel"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
What They Eat.

Nearly every nation has its own par
ticular fora of food, and things which
some races would not, as the express
sion goes, touch with the tongs" are
considered by others as the greatest
luxury.
For instance, while the Arab eats his
lotus bread and dhourra with the relish
of fresh dates, the Greenlander gorges
himself on animal fat and whale oil as
the necessary means Of keeping
warmth in his body. Hindoos will not
touch any form Of flesh, but live happi-
" on rice and rancid butter. An Eng
lishman is supposed to value beef and
bacon above all other articles Of food,
while the dwelers in the Apennines
live on chestnuts. In ancient Gays the
Roman emperors were accustomed to
have peacock served at all great
feasts as one of the principal dainties,
while in these days birds nests and
rats form choice dishes in Chinese
menu
Some people say that snail soup is
delicious, while the French assure you
that there are few more delicate dishes
than those made out Of frogs legs.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
DANGER IN SODA slPHONs.
they May Explode and Cause Injury
to Those Who Nay Be Near.

they May Explode and Cause Injury
to Those Who Nay Be Nca-.
Do you know that tine siphon bottle
ordinarily used for vichT, soda water
and other effervcscent drinks is usually
charged with 4 pressure of from 12O to
1G0 pounds to the square inch? The
danger likely to result from IN eXplo-
sion Of one of these little household ar
ticles is b. no means inconslderable,
and yet the average person handles a
siphon as though it were the most
harmless thing in the world.
There are two or three things to re-
member in handling siphons: Never
keep your siphons near the range, for
the unusual heat IS more likely than
ANYTHING else to cause an explosion.
Don't subject the bottle to any sudden
change of temperature whatever. For
instance, if you keep your siphons In
the ice boX-and that is the best and
safest place for them-don't grasp the
glass part Of the bottle with your WARM
hand, for the sudden change Of temper
ature Is apt to cause an explosion. The
best way to carry q siphon at all times
is by the metal top at the head Of the
bottle. 1t IS needless to say the great
est care should be taken not TO drop q
siphon, for an explosion is the inev-
table result. When empty, the siphon
Is, Of course, quite harmless.
That these bottles are considered q
great source Of danger is evidenced by
the fact that the courts inevitably hold
the bottlers strictly liable for all dam
ages resulting from the explosion of
one Of them If even the slightest defect
In the manufacture Of the bottle can
be shoWn.-Washingto Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
The Cry For Help.

From the cradle to the grave the cry
of mankind is for "help." We are all
in search Of physician, some one who
will help US, some one who will in
spire us-give US a remedy, poiut Us
the way. Not the poor and the sick
alone, but the rich and the strong, are
crying out for help. Sometimes it IS
the doctor we want; sometimes it is
the banker; sometimes it is the clergy
man. And yet the doctor, the banker
and the clergyman are human, and
they are crying for help along with
the rest Of US. Those whom we think
the strongest are weak, and those
whom we think the weakest are strong.
We cannot stand alone. We all need
help. We must help one another until
the end.-Schoolmaster.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
Origin Of the Letter "

The letter V may be regarded as the
mutilated remains Of one Of the SYM
bols used by the ancient Egyptians in
their hieroglyphics or picture writing.
4 common animal in their country was
the two horned sand viper. represen-
tation Of which stood for Y. The
priests ultimately found that for the
practical purposes Of everyday life It
was waste Of time to use elaborate
hieroglyphics and invented END Of
shorthand to meet the occasion In
this the snake was reduced to with
n dash " to represent horns and
body.
The Ph9nicians adopted this letter.
and from them we get our Y By loss Of
the dash. leaving only the two little
horns Of the original picture. This
snake is still common in Egypt and is
probably the one mentioned in Genesis
Xix, II, Dan shall be serpent BY the
way, an adder in the path, that blteth
the horse heels. so that his rider shall
fall backward" Travellers tell us that
it is still addicted to this unpleasant
habit.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
p-ecocioas Mozort.

At three years Of age Mozart would
amuse himself for hours together IN
picking out thirds on the piano with
his wonderful ear; at four years he
learned minuets and before six played
some Of his own compositions, actually
starting on q concert tour with his SIS
ter at that age.
Before three years had elapsed be
had taken by storm four Of the most
important capitals in Europe-Ftenna.
The Hague. Paris and London. his
reputation as composer was estao-
lished by the time that he was only ten
years old. Mozart fulfilled in maturity
the promise Of his early years. but at
the age Of thirty-hve passed away, en-
gagged on q requiem which he gradu-
ally learned was to be for himself.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
This Horse Knew.

A doctor was returning home from
visiting a patient late one night IN
company with a clergyman, when the
horse stopped short at one of the most
dangerous grade crossings within the
city's limits. Absorbed in lively con-
versation with his clerical friend and
seeing no gate down, he mechanically
touched the horse with the whip and
urged it BY his voice to so forward.
But the spirited animal for once would
not respond and instead Of obeying
stepped briskly aside and turned his
head as far as possible from the train
which just then whizzed by at the rate
Of forty miles an hour.
It was close call for the occupants
of the carriage, who sat breathless
through tie moments Of terrible sus-
pense, but the horse maintained Its
attitude of a half circle until the dan
ger had passed. It seems the gate
keeper was asleep at his post and had
neglected his duty, but the delicate
ears Of the horse had detected the
sound Of the coming train.-Boston
TranScriDt
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
RHoutsea OF Ireland.

Dublin can and does boast Of many
superlatives. It has the widest street
and the largest public park in Europe.
the first horse show In the world and
the largest brewery. but certainly the
ch;efest Of ali its claims IS that ad-
vanced in behalf Of its women. 1t IS
really nos exaggeraton to say that in
no city in the world will one see so
many beautiful women as one does IN
the Irish capital.
There is something. too, about the
Irish type Of beauty that cannot be ac-
tually described. There IS an express
sion, an air Of something akin to sad
ness almost. IN every real Irish face,
something interesting, that holds the
attention more than mere skin deep
beauty. II have been in most capitals
of Europe" says a traveller in Ireland,
"but never did I see so many really
beautiful women as I saw in Dublin.
And they were not visitors. There was
no mistaking the wonderful gray eyes
Of Dark Rosaline.'"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
Mrsfca1 Tones.

A stringed instrument suspended In
a favorable position near a pianoforte
will sound when tones corresponding
to the open strings are produced on the
pianoforte. The volume Of the answer
Ing tone will depend upon the atmos-
pheric conditions, the quality and color
Of the persuading tone and the sensi-
tiveness Of the responding material.
There is a familiar anecdote told Of a
famous tenor who by singing the tone
that was consonant with that Of a
wineglass could make the glass shfver
so violently that it would fall to pieces.
It is because Of this tonal sympathy
that the cause of q harsh, rafting
tone that may suddenly appear In a
pianoforte is detected with difficulty.
Though it may appear to be in the in
strument. it is often far away and may
come from a loose globe or pendant on
q chandelier. Even key in a door has
been known to be the guilty cause.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
WALL STREET BROKERS.
What the Public Pays to Keep Them
In RusinesS

What the Public Pays to Keep Them
In Business.
Wall street brokers hold themselves
a million miles higher in caste than
bookmakers And they are right.
They are the creme de Ia creme of
finance. Bookies are the scum. Yet
there are many bookmakers in the
street. and not a. few CT them are
hackers Of brokers. Some are big op-
orators, supporting brokers by their
commissions. There .are 100 mem
bers Of the Stock Exchange, and these
represent brokerage and commission
firms whose partnerships aggregate no
less than 1852 ablebodied men. 1t IS
safe to venture the assertion that each
member Of the exchange and his part
ners would turn up the nose at an in
come Of less than $4,000 a year.
Hence:
At $4,000 each year these brokers
clean up net about $29,000,000. There
are some 500 Stock Exchange firms
which pay 100000 annually for the
rent OF their Offices. These firms EN-.
ploy 1000 clerks and assistants, book
keepers, runners, ETC., at an average
wage OF $500, which makes S10,5OO.-
600. Thus we have in three items alone
S42,50O.O0O that must come out Of the
pockets of customers to keep the great
machine we'll oiled. That is to say.
the public pays the sum of 42,500000
annually for the privilege Of support
ing in splendid style s,452 people in
order that they may try their hands at
telling which way stock will CO.
New York Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
OLD TIME SURGEONS.
They Had TO Work Rapidly Before
Annstketics Were Used.

They Had to Work Rapidly Before
An:esthetics Were Used.
Before annsthctics were known the
surgeons orly eXpedient was to abridge
his Patterns sufferings By working
rapidly. In this the old time surgeons
did wonders. They had a control and
surety in their hands that are now sell
dom found. One day the celebrated
surgeon Maisonneure had to amputate
the leg of q poor devil who began to
howl in advance. "Tll give you mJ
watch" said the surgeon, IF the oper-
alton lasts more than a minute The
man accepted the offer, but was obliged
to forcgo the handsome watch, as the
operation took less time than it re-
quires to describe.
To amputate an arm at the shoulder
is most difficult operation. DR.. Lam
genbeck Of Germany did it in two min
utes. 4 young physician who came to
see him perform the operation adjusted
his spectacles to his nose so as not TO
Use a single movement, but when tile
spectacles were in place the operation
was over, and the severed arm lay en-
the floor.
Times have changed much since then.
It suf6ces to put bit Of chloroform Or
ether on compress and let the patient
breathe through it for few minutes
to put him into a slumber so deep that
ne remains inert while the surgeon
makes his incision, cuts, files the bone
and sews up the flesh. On awaking the
operation is over, ard the patient
knows nothing Of it. Thanks to chloro-
form, surgeons can practice operations
today which arouse our admiration.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
Cures Blood Poison, Cancer, Ulcers, Eczema
Carbrucies. Etc. Medicine Free.

Robert Ward, Maxeys, Ga, says: II suEerea
from blood poison, my head, face and snoq!oeos as
were one mass Of corruption, aches IN bones
and joints, burning, itching, scaooy skln, MIe
a blood od! Balm AIM cured red me- pereesy healed all the
sores and gave my skin the rich glow o. nsa,sH
Blood Balm put new life into my blood T,a1S anG new
ambition into my brain. Geo. a HilIIHtiE i.hrnnic
Sore ] on back Of head, suppuratins swelling on on
neck, eating ulcer on les bone pans pans Re1 1sehLs
skin cured perfectly by Botanic B!ooa Satn
malignant blood troubles. such rs eczema, Scaps
and Scales. pimpleS. running sores. carbuncleS
scrotua etc Especially advised for oecand al, o. or
+b;-I S+nne improves the digestion: strength
ems snt!V Veal: Eidneys Druggists 81. TO prove it
cures. cur sample OF Blood Balm sent free ana pre-
plii by writing Blood Balm Co. Asa9ca G,2ca Son; 1
in sealed letter For sale By The r. B. LorEea
Dru" Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
FOILlNG A HlGHWAYMAN.
The Proper Thing to Do When Intro
duced to n Eoldu2.


duced to n Holdu2.
A man who carries his money and
his watch in his left hand will never
lose a penny nor a timepiece in hold
up. The precaution, which is a per-
feet one, is so simple that few people
have thought of it. Yet it has the
sanction OF the police. and its efficacy
has been proved in more than one in
stance.
AS soon as the citizen is confronted
by the holdup man he will, if be has
his money and his watch in his hand,
throw them on the nearest lawn or
into the ditch. No highway robber has
time enough to stop to look for either.
There is no sense in carrying valuables
in the right hand, because the first
move Of every accomplished holdup
man is to grab his victim by the right
arm. This movement is made to pre-
vent the victim from reaching for a
revolver.
The man who tries to draw !. re-
yolver while a holdup man is in froat
Of him takes his life in his hands. If
a citizen carries a revolver at ali he
should carry it in his right han;l while
in q dangerous street. His money and
his watch should always be II his left.
Then after he has thrown them away
and the robber has departed discom-
flied the victim can take his time about
finding his property.
This simple plan discounts all the re-
vol7ers, sword canes. slungshots and
brass knuckles ever invented and has
the added beauty that ii can be en-
ployed by & woman as well as by q
man. To throw the purse or the watch
away takes but a fraction of second,
and that isn't long.-Chicago Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
Canine Intelligence.

A striking instance Of canine intellt-
gence is reported from Paris. a male
schoolteacher named Dillaz was way
laid one evening near Charenton bridge
by two roughs, who set upon -5im and,
after rifing his pockets, flung him into
the Seine. 4 collie dog that happened
to be near, without being encouraged
to do so BY any person-indeed there
were none who saw the Circumstance
at once plunged into the water and,
catching the man by the coat, aided
him to keep aaoat until the river po-
lice, attracted by his cries, arrived to
his assistance n. Dillaz was subse-
quently able to furnish the police with
a description which led to the arrest OF
his assailants.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
Growth Of the Human Heart.

A scientific analysis Of the growth OF
the human heart demonstrates the fact
that the increase is greatest and most
rapid during the first and second years
of life, its bulk at the end Of the Sec
ond year being exactly double what 1t
originally was Between the second
and seventh years it is again doubled
in size. 4 slower rate Of growth then
sets in and continues during the period
Of maturity Of other portions Of the
body. After the fifteenth year up to
the fftieth the annual growth Of the
heart is about .061 Of a cubic inch,
the increase ceasing about the ffteth
yoar
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
How O Bird Dresses.

As bird fashions do not change, two
suits year are quite enough for most
birds, but they need to take great care
of them. Each separate feather must
be cleaned and looked over and the
useless ones pulled out. These feath-
ers are not packed close together, you
know, but lie loose and have places
between filed with air. When bird
wants to get warmer he lifts his feath-
ers so that thase air spaces may be
larger. But if his feathers are tan
gled or wet and dirty he could not
raise them, and soon he could not
keep the head in his little body and
would Of course die.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
Locking Under the Hat.

You seldom will find brainy man
with round head. The head that
contains lots Of brains either is very
long from front to back or else ir-
regular. You can learn something Of
q mans mental ability by the hat he
wears. If his head is so bumpy that
it seems as if be never could get a hat
to fit him he probably IS a genius or
q crack-a-jack in some particular line.
If his head is long from front to back
he is a clear thinker and smart as g
whip. So if your hat costs more mon
ey than your friends hat does and
you are harder to fit be consoled by
considering that your brain is worth
more.-New York Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
Startling Evidence.

Fresh testimony in great quantity IS
constantly coming in, declaring DR..
Kinks New Discovery for Consumption
Couohs and Colds to be unequa!ed. \
recent expression from T. J.McFarland
Beutorville. Va. serves as example.
He writes: Il had bronchitis for three
wears and doctored all the time without
being benefited. Theu I 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
Grip. Guaranteed by The r. B.Loryea
Drug Store. Trial bottles free, regular
sizes SOC and 800.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
when the Poor Ride In Coaches.

When the Poor Ride In Coaches.
In the east side tenement house re-
eion coaches are associated with only
two things-weddings and funerals.
The coach is an indispensable feature
Of the wedding, and only the very
poorest are buried without the attend
ance of mourning coach.
The whole block knows when we'd
ding is to take place, and everybody Is
on the watch when the coach and pair
come dashing around the corner to re-
ceive the bride. The vehicle draws up
before the narrow entrance to a tene-
ment and presently is entered by the
bride, half hidden in her white veil
and all nodding with orange wreaths,
while q gaping crowd looks on. The
horses are lashed, the coach turns an
other corner. ald in three minutes the
bride is at the place Of ceremony. The
ceremony over, the coach this time
swallows up both bride and bride
groom. Everybody is charmed at the
sight. The gossips are busy for day.
New York Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
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 feelingDeWit
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, 1903-12-02
Tho BOSTON Waiter.

a Philadelphia professor dining at a
Boston hotel ordered q bottle Of hook.
saying as he did so:
"Here. waiter, bring me bottle OF
hock-hic, haec, hoe"
The waiter, who had been to college
smiled, but never stirred.
"What are you standing there for:'
exclaimed the professor. Didn't
order some hock:'
eyes, sir" said the waiter. you or
dered it, but you afterward declined
it.''-Chicago Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
A Torpid Liver.

A clogged condition Of the system Is
one symptom of liver out Of order.
Here is as good and simple remedy
rs any I know, writes a physician:
Get a nice lemon and cut It in half.
Take ore-half in a tumblerful Of cold
water the last thing at night and the
other the first thing in the morning.
Half a pint Of very hot water with a
squeeze Of lemon or lime in it before
breakfast is also good. Both remedies
are well worth trying.