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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
p,,co and Price In New York.

Prices on Broadway and on Nassau
street are notoriously at variance, but
the value sometimes placed on q well
known business name is even more pre-
tentious. Jones has watch that was
carried by his father-a costly gold
timepiece that in its prime was one to
be proud Of The other day he decided
to have it restored" and naturally
took it to q we'll known Broadway
store
"I'll have to look it over" the clerk
told Jones when the latter modestly
asked the cost Of putting the watch in
good running order. Leave it and come
back tomorrow"
Jones did so, and caught his breath
as the clerk remarked that it would
cost exactly $3.50 for repairs. Then
he took his watch and fed. At noon
on the same day he took bis watch to
q little shop on Nassau street.
'It just needs new handspring and
O cleaning" be was told. "Thatu cost
you s2.5o."-New York Post.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
New Britain Currency.

Dewarra, currency Of New Britain,
is an instance of how the spoils Of the
chase may be turned to account as the
outward and visible sign Of wealth.
Dewarra is made by stringing the
shells of dog whelk upon the ribs OF
palm leaves. These strings may be re-
tailed at SC much 4 fathom-usually
the price is equivalent to about three
shillings fatbom length-or they may
be made into various articles Of per-
sonal adornment to be worn on great
occasions. In New Britain the dewarra
boarded up by a rich man is produced
at his funeral and divided among his
heirs in much the same kind Of way
as personal property is divided among
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
GondoIas OF Venice.

a tourist writes: Like most char
acteristic objects appertaining to Ven
ice, the gondola is suitable to the place.
Even as the hanson cab suits London
or the rickshaw suits Japan or the
jaunting car suits Ireland, so the gon-
dola is the vessel for Venice. You can
not separate the lagoon from the gon-
dola. One completes the other" The
gondolier is q man given to many oaths
and imprecations, of which the most
terrible is. Thy saint is rascal who
does not know how to make a decent
miracle The gondoliers are not as
much given as they used to be to the
singing Of the sonorous verses Of Tasso
by moonlight in their musical patois.
Occasionally On outburst Of melody
is secured by a travellers coins, and
there are always singing, playing and
dancing at the inevitable fiesta.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
Some Of swift's Sarcasm.

Swift's Rules and Directions For
Servants" are quoted in What to Eat
as an evidence that the servant Of the
seventeen century did not differ mate
rally from the modern American ar
ticle. Among these rules are the fol-
lowing: "Scrape the bottom Of your
pots with q silver spoon, for fear of
giving them a taste Of copper" write
your name and your sweetheart's with
the smoke of a candle on the roof OF
the kitchen to show your learning"
"Whoeyer comes to call on your mas
ter or mistress: when they are abroad
never burden your memory with the
persons name, for, indeed, you have
too many other things to remember.
when you cut bread for toast do not
stand idly watching, but lay it on the
Goals and mind your other business"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
u,.+ orr Eve. Do Not See.

Suppose that our eyes were attuned
to the vibrations revealed to US by the
bolometer. Instead OF seeing the stars
that we now see we should perceive
those whose light has long been exttn-
guished, whose existence the methods
Of modern physics have enabled US to
prove. The sun would appear surround
ed by its corona, changing in form and
position every instant, and we should
no longer be obliged to wait for total
eclipses to study this phenomenon. Cur
rents Of hot air would become visible
like snow squalls, and the science OF
heat would have no more secrets.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
ORIGIN of Vaudeville.

The word vaudeville" which now
means q play in which songs are intro
duced, is a corruption Of Vaux de Vire'
the names Of two valleys in NormanoE.
A fuller in Wire, in the fifteenth cen.
tury, composed some humorous ana
sattricai drinking songs, which were
very popular throughout France, under
the name Of their native place, "Faux
de Wire" The terms seem to have
been corrupted into roix de Vile. A
collection Of songs was published at
LYONS in 1861 entitled "Chansons Foix
de Tille," and another at Paris in 1876
called "Recueil des Plus Bellies Chan
sons en- Forme des Toix de Vile"
Both these publications were probably
reprints Of the original songs. At any
rate. the name vaudeville" has in some
way grown out of them--Boston Globe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
Tailor Takes the Artist to Task.

A we'll formed, good looking man,
rightly wearing such clothes as any
high class tailor would make for him,
would compare favorably with any
Greek Of old, logged in his best. But
neither sculptor nor painter can make
so pleasing representation Of the man
In close fitting clothes as he can of
the man in flowing robes, not because
the clothes are unhandsome, nor be-
cause they are unbecoming to the
wearer but because the artist pre-
sumptuously thinks the tailor who
made the clothes did not know his
business, and does not think it worth
while even to try to represent them
as they are. AS he generally repre-
sents them on canvas or in stone they
look as little like the sartorial things
Of beauty they are as pallid corpse
looks like living human being.-Sar-
torial Art Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
Twn Missouri Towns.

When the presidential struggle be-
tween Clay and Jackson was at its
height it is related that band Of emil
grants from Kentucky and the then
other western states commenced to set
tie on the north side Of the Missouri
river and called their county Clay and
the county seat Liberty.
At the same time another lot of emil
grants from Virginia and other south
ern states pitched their tents on the
south side Of the Big Muddy aid called
their county Jackson and the cepital
independence. And so it rsmains to
this day, Clay. stood for liberty and
Jackson for independence.-Oak Grove
(lo.) Banner.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
AN OPTICAL OELUSlON.
To Sailors Brooklyn Bridge Is One
Of the Worlds Wonders.

To Sailors Brooklyn Bridge Is One
Of the Worlds Wonders.
One of the worlds seven wonders TO
the sailor is the Brooklyn bridge. Turk
ish sailors tell of it in the Black sea,
and Finnish whalemen discuss It In the
Arctic ocean. 1t is not as q wonderful
feat Of engineering alone that they re-
gard it. but as one Of the greatest Opt
cal Illusions to be met with during q
seafaring career. Nor is it less wonder
full in this respect to landSman.
a ship comes in through the Narrows,
g big four masted ship with lofty rig
ging. After all the harbor regulations
have been complied with q tug takes
her in tow. 1t is announced that she
IS going up the East river beyond the
bridge. Then the Ole sailors who have
been there before get out their pipes
lean over the ratings and prepare 1or
q long comfortable smoke.
Not so the strangers. especially for
eigners. AS they see the big structure
before them, anticipating official COM
mands, they gather up the necessary
gear for lowering ell the tops. One
man starts aloft on each OF the four
riggings.
"Come down there" shouts the mate.
"Get ford, you men. Let alone that
gear"
The men 90 ford, a good deal sur
prised. Meanwhile the ship is fast
approaching the bridge. The speed
continues the same and the black arch
IS sweeping down. The men anxiously
regard the topmasts, then cast appre-
hensive glances toward the apparently
low hanging bridge.
What is the blame fool skipper try
ing to do?" growls an old English salt.
Meanwhile the old timers are leaning
against the bulwarks, smoking and
chuckling. What was once keen anx-
iety to them IS now huge joke.
The other sailors are getting bewil-
dered. Apparently the bridge will
strike the foremast just below the
crosstrees. In alarm they hurry aft, as
though to appeal to the pilot and the
officers, but those men are complacent-
ly tranquil on the poop.
"Look out! Stand from under" yells
one sailor. The bridge is apparently
about to sweep through the fore rig
ging, when suddenly it shoots upward
and curves gracefully over the fore
truck, fifty feet above In minute 1t
is all over. The bridge drops again.
1t actually seems as if it had been
raised especially to allow this ship to
pass. To the foreign sailors it seems
a miracle, and they tell Of it for the
rest Of their lives.-New York Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
PlTH AND POINT.

Old saying: Those who can, do; those
who can't, teach.
You ladies no doubt have tried many
remedies" Ever find one that was
remedy?
When there is talk Of duel both par
ties are very fierce in the hope that the
other will back out.
We have noticed that the weather Is
either too wet, too dry, too cold or too
warm. It is very seldom just right.
Don't ever grieve to death If you can
help it. Such death is very unsat1s-
factory to the doctors, as it affords
them nothing to cut out.
When they were married they had
two umbrellas and needed only one.
Later on, when one umbrella was all
they had, they needed two.
We wonder if the author Of that say
inc, 1T is never too late to mend was
a mother who had to wait till her chill
dren were in bed before she could gel
hold Of their clothes?- -Atchison GLOBE.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
HumoripS 4 Lunntic.

Some years ago a very wealthy man
In England got it into his head that
be had lost all his money. To pacify
him his sons told him that they had
saved the remnants Of the estate and
were able to offer him employment as
O clerk. At $3.50 week he worked
as happy as prince Tor the last tWen-
ty years Of his life. When he died his
estate amounted to nearly S15,eOO,00O.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
Tragedy Averted.

Just in the nick of time our little
boy was saved" writes Mrs. ". Wat
kins of Pleasant City. Ohio. "Pneu'
monia had played sad havoc with nm
and terrible cough set in besides.
Doctors treated him. but he grew worse
every day. At legth we tried DR.. hlns )
New Discovery for Consumption, and
our darling was saved. He's now sound
and well.'' Everybody ought to know,
fits the only sure cure for Coughs, Colds
and all Lung diseases. Guarantees os
The r. B. Iorvea Drug Store. Price
SOC and 500. Trial bottles free.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
Ringing se11s to Swarm Bees.

It is a foolish notion to suppose that
the ringing Of bells or "tanging' Of tin
pans will cause a swarm Of bees to
settle, says Country Life In America.
The real origin Of this custom dates
back to the reign Of Alfred the Great,
who, in order to prevent disputes re-
garding the ownership Of swarm, or
dered that the owner should always ring
q bell when his bees swarmed, ard ever
since then the good farmers wife has
been rushing out with ringing bells
whenever the bees swarmed, and the
fact that they settled verified, In her
own mind, the belief that the bell did 1t.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
shakespeare's Greatness.

''The more + read Shakespeare" said
Keats, '.the more I find in him all that
T need" 1t has been said Of Wagner
that his greatness was due to the fact
that he knew no Latin. Perhaps
Shakespeare's little Latin and small
Greek" also saved him from a steru-
zing bondage to dead classics. HOW
ever that may be, his genius transcend
ed all schools and all the limitations OF
coteries. He is our supreme national
asset. If we were asked the question
whether we would be without India or
Shakespeare, is there one true English
man who would not say, with Carlyle,
india or no India, We cannot give up
our Shakespeare? ?"-London News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
An Antelope That Drre1ls In swamps

An Antelope That D.reIls In SEvamps.
The general idea Of an antelope pic
lures it as Il swift runner, fleeing in
graceful bounds over stretching brown
plains. There is an antelope in the
Congo region, however, which rarely
ventures to the upland, but actually
lives in water, spending practically all
Of its time wading around in the
swamps and feeding on swamp growth,
such as papyrus and other water
plants.
This swamp antelope represents
among animals what tie heron and
other wading birds do among birds,
and like these wading birds the swamp
antelope has extraordinarily long and
thin legs, while its hoofs are wonder
fully long and spread out almost as
wide as birds claws when the animals
wade in the mud, thus supporting them
on the soft bottom.
These swamp antelopes are by 60
means small animals, but belong to the
larger forms Of their species. a full
grown male is as big as the buck Of the
fal1ow deer in Virginia.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
The First Newspaper.

The Acta Diurna Of ancient Rome IS
the earliest approach to the newspaper
Of which we have any authentic record,
The Acta appeared daily until the
downfall Of the empire, a. D. 4I6. II
was published under the auspices OF
the government and posted in some
public place, the contents consisting OF
q digest Of public dockets, a summary
of daily occurrences and all news OF q
general character.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
Force of Habit.

Speaking Of force of habit, some
years ago there was an iron railing
around the capitol grounds at Wash
ington. The appropriation bill provided
for a watchman to close and lock the
gates every night at 4 certain hour and
open them at a certain hour every
morning. In the course Of time the
railing or fence was removed, but the
gates swung between their Egyptian
pillars for a long time, and all that
time the watchman came, and went
regularly, closing and opening the
gates according to law and drawing his
salary
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
What's in a Name!

Everything is in the name when it
comes TO Witch Hazel Salve. +. c. De-
Witt & Co. of Chicago. discovered some
wears ago how to make q salve from
Witch Hazel that lsa specific for Piles.
For blind, bleeding, Itching and pro-
truding Piles, eczema, cuts. burns.
bruises and alf skin diseases, Dewitt 5
Salve mas no equal. This has giveh
rise to numerous worthless counter
feits. Ask for DeWitt's the genuine.
Sold by The r. 3. Loryea Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
In Praise Of Chanberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrahoea Remedy.

ALLOW me to give you few words
in praise OF Chamberlain Collie, Chol.
era and Diarrhoea Remedy" says Mr.
John Hamlet. of Eagle Pass, Texas
Il suffered one week with bowel trouble
and took ali kinds of medicine without
getting any relief, when my friend, Mr.
G. Johnson. Il merchant here. advised
me to take tbis remedy. After taking
one dose I felt greatly relieved and
when l had taken the third dose was
entirely cured. | thank you from the
bottom of my heart for putting thi:
great remedy in the hands of man.
kind" For sale bv The r. B. Loryea
Drug Store. Isaac NJ. Loryea, Prop.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
The Rite of the Snake.

In Val di Rosa, Italy, the serpent Is
a traditional terror, and the place Is
celebrated for q curious religious Gus
tom known us the rite Of the snake.
On ascension day the priest solemnly
imrnerses a harmless water snake in q
huge antique basin. dug up on Monte
Bruno. The mountaineers believe thai
by reason of this ceremony all the 9th
er snakes that infest the country Will
perish. Chicago News.
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The Daisy.

In French the. daisy is called Ia Mar
enerite. 1t was the device Of Margue-
rite Of Anjou, and also Of Marguerite
Of Valois, a much more appropriate
emblem of the latter princess, who
withdrew from the glitter OF courts to
become a recluse, than of the ambitious
Laneastrian queen Of England. The
daisy is the national flower OF Italy,
chosen in honor Of Queen Marguerite.
In the language Of flowers 1t signifies
innocence, peace, hope. In the age OF
chivalry it was the emblem OF fidelity
and worn by knights at tournaments IN
honor Of their ladyloTes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
Monkey Puzzle Tree.

One Of the most remarkable trees In
the world grows in California and IN
place Of leaves has spiky scales. The
trunk and all of the branches are en-
trely covered with these scales, which
are so sharp that even monkey would
find it out Of the question to climb such
q tree. Hence its name, monkey puz-
zle tree" which is admirably descrip-
two
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
Rlocfe Srake8.

1t is true that the rattlesnake and
the black snake are mortal enemies,
and the black snake is the victor IN
their battles, breaking the neck OF hls
adversary before the rattler has time to
strike The black snakes Of this coun-
try are as harmless as frogs. On many
of the large plantations in the south
they are tanned and kept as a protection
from their enemy, as the warm climate
prevents keeping the houses closed so
as to keep them out.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
Curious Advertisements.

Some Of the japanese tradesmen in
the smaller towns Of Nippon have a
curious way Of advertising their busi-
ness. On their right forearms they
tattoo fgures-the shoemaker q shoe,
the woodcutter an az, the butcher a
cleaver Underneath these emblems are
such inscriptions as Il do my work
modestly and cheaply." and II am as
good at my trade as most Of my fel-
lows.'' When they are looking for
work they bare their arms and walk
about the streets.
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rrom the Doctors View Point.

From (oC 0OCIOGS sACSS 0@~Ass
An odd illustration once given Ener'
son, the philosopher, Of the fact that
the laws Of disease are as beautiful as
the laws Of health is reported IN bis
lecture on The Comic
"I was fastening" he says, ito visit
an old and honored friend, who I was
Informed was in a dying condition
when met his physician, who accost'
ed me in great spirits.
And how is my friend, the rever'
end doctor| I inquired.
"sOh, saw him this morning. It Is
the most correct apoplexy I have ever
seen-face and hands livid, breathing
stertorous, all the symptoms perfect
And he rubbed his hands with delight
for in the country we cannot find every
day case that agrees with the diagEo,
sis Of the books"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
The Ruby as a Erust.

The people Of Burma believe that
the ruby is kind Of fruit which will
ripen if you give it time. They say
that most rubies do not ripen simply
because they are not allowed to do So.
If you want to ''ripen" the ruby in
your ring, according to the Burmese
idea, you must take your ring and
lay it in the sun for one month with
out disturbing it at all, and at the
end Of that time it will be ripe" and
good to eat.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
The Rod of Aaron.

The "divining rod" also known as
wand Of Mercury" or rod OF Aaron,
is q forked branch, usually Of hazel,
sometimes Of iron or brass and copper,
by which minerals and water are sup
nosed to be discovered beneath the sur
face Of the earth. Suspended by the
two prongs or between the balls OF the
thumbs It is thought to show BY q
clear inclination the spot where mine
or spring is hidden under ground.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
Sour Stomach.

When the quantity Of food taken is
too large or the quality too rich, sour
stomadh is likely to follow, and especl-
ally so if the digestion has been weak,
ened BY constipation. Eat slowly and
not LOO freely of easily digested food.
Masticate the food thoroughly. Let
five hours elapse between meals, and
when you feel fullness and weight IN
the region of the stomach after eating.
take Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets and the sourstomach may be
avoided For sale by The r. B. Lor-
yea Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
Something In Danger

"Does the captain say whether we
shall break the record or not?"
eyes. He says either the record or
the boiler must 60"
Gov lovelyr'
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A., ..tenuot,ne circumstaace.

Rector-Ah, my dear Mr.. Cumming
glad to see you-glad to see you! But
why are YOU SO rare worshiper with
us? Cumming-Well, there's one thing
I can honestly say, doctor-yours IS the
only church / ever so to.-SrooklJn
TSfp
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
Two paSrS.

Mrs. Egerton Blunt-But why did
you leave your last place? Applicant
couldn't stand the way the mistress
and master used to quarrel, mum. Mrs.
E. B. (shocked)-Dear me. Did they
quarrel very much then! Applicant
Yes, mum. When it wasn't me an
I'm it was me an 'er''
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Pooling Baby.

Mrs. Noopop-My baby cries all
night. I don't know what to DO WIN
It. Mrs. knowitt-Ill tell you what l
did. AS soon as our baby commenced
to CRY I used to turn on all the gas.
That fooled him. He thought it was
broad daylight and went to sleep
Trained Motherhood.
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What She plared. Merely.

Bacon-What did say was that my
daughter played the grand piano. Eg.
bert-Yes. That's what I understood
Bacon-Wcll, it's all right If you IN
derstood it. I was afraid perhaps you
thought I said she played the piano
erand,-Yonkers Statesman.
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Two Effects.

Mr.. C.-What are you crying about,
nv dear? Mrs. C.-I have just been
reading the old love letters you sent
me before we were married. Mr. e.
That's funny. was reading them
myself the other day and they made
me laugh.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
Els WhiskcrS.

Mrs. Vernon Greene-Why on earth
don't you get your husband to cut OF
his vhiskers? Mrs. Smif1an Ferle-l
wouldn't have him do 1t for the world.
I want him to let them grow and get
them all out Of his system.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-21
Look For the Man.

"Bess and Mabel have ceased to
speak as they pass b." said the girl
in the tailor made costume.
"Indeedw exclaimed the girl in the
home made gown. whats the mans
name :"-London Tit-Bits.
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Proved.

Magistrate The evidence clearly
shows that you threw stone at this
man. Prisoner-An' the looks OF the
man shows more than that, your honor.
It shows that hit him.-Scraps.
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& CiosR Call

First Physician-So the operation
was lust in the nick of time? Second
Physician-Ycs, IN another twenty-four
hours the patient would have recovered
without it.-Harpcr's Bazaar.
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CseIeaa.

Noggs-And cure for insomnia
is Physician facetiously)-An old
fashioned remedy IS to count 500.
Noggs-yery good, but our baby can't
count.-Eome Notes.