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The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31

Question was acute in households of a certain
type in the days when Mrs. Carlyle expended
her brilliant wits in chronicling small beer.
Her letters tcem with the trouble she had
with her servants: but considering the conditions
she imposed upon them. and the wholly Inadequate
remuneration Of eight or ten pounds year which
she offered them. the wonder is not that she had
80 many had specimens Of servant -girlhond To
contend against. but that she ever had good one
at an.
Servants have been. in TRUTH a long suffering
cass-all honor to them for it.but they have begun
realize like the rest Of that it is folly to resign
themselves to evils which might easily he prevented
Only girls of low order Of intelligence can he
expected to submit to the CALLING bondage which
is imposed upon them in domestic service. Women
seem to think that the flesh and blood Of the young
workers upon whom the whole comfort Of their
lives depends is Of different nature from their
own Only a servant and good enough for a
servant" are BY means obsolete phrases. and the
girl who has checrfully toiled. often beyond her
strength. the ivclong day has to sleep at night on
a lumpy mattress. not ovcrclcan. amid surroundings
anything but calculated to refresh her THE dear
delightful dog downstairs. the darling
mys own pet are differently lodged An intelli-
gent foreman. experimenting the removal Of fur
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~ al our misery making prorensitics. one
j OF the worst IS the ordinary attitude
oi the ordinary mistress Of house.
hold toward her servants. those dear good. kind.
un>sliish friends who stand BY loyally in sick
and trouble. who spend their strength to make
he pleasant, for placing our interests often
before their own and upon whose unselish devotion
all the comfort and well being OF homes depends.
We hear of the Servant Question continually from
the nstrcsss point Of view. but the question
from the point of view Of the servant-the Mistress
Question in faCt-has not. that ! know of. ever
been fairly discussed: Vet any Ot'>ervant yer
might easily discover that there is 4 fine field
for inquiry To explore tha, side of the subject.
Women glad enough to take advantage Of any
social change which makes for the improvement
oi their ,"s,,,on-far',culariv do they welcome
the greater h'.r;v and respect which some few
devoted women have for thsfn-hut they
would tam keep these new privileges To themselves.
They expect the stranger within their gates. the
maid servant. TO fc content remain where she
icdal times: indeed. the treatment of
-an;s hy many Yn,sfr.sses still ie,;ial-nof
the matter of cutting. perhaps: there penalties
TOT cutting nowadays. the modern equivalent OF
n. fashionable women IS language. There
women OF position whose attitude toward respect
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able servants is the attitude Of a brutal costcr-
mongcr toward an exhausted donkey. their language
corresponding. and their tongues taking the place
Of the stick Tongue-t -thrcshcrs their victims call
them.
Even TO many estimablc women the maid. how
ever long and well she may have served them. IS
never this sister" until they commit her to
the earth and have fear Of her rising up
again TO make any demand upon them. And yet
the demands Of 4 valuable servant in return for
years "f conscientious devotion psthctically
small and few! l have known common politcncss.
kindly consideration. smile of appreciation a
word Of thanks. TO suffice for years And no one is
quicker To understand. reader To sympathizc.
prone To make allowance for the shortcomings Of
her mistress. than good maid.
That servants not what they should lie is in
MANY cases only too true: but that mstrcsses also
II, J'ist many not what they should be
Is equally No doubt there IS great deal Of
bad material for domestic service the market just
now. material out Of which the hest mstresses could
make nothing ;olcrable but that has always fs,en
the and for the same reason. The Servant
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happeer! Then he says: Where are you.' and
she kind o jared him by sayin: I'm IN pwgatosy.'
! reckon that fetched the interview sudden end.
But Pufer didn't seem to feel that way about
calm up Jane Lamson. her that had been his
first. l was purity sure m my own mind that l
knew just what he wanted to talk to her about.
For years an years he has believed that he was
one o the heirs to a great estate in England worth
millions and millions. It's the great Robson
estate. and his mother was a Robson. He's had
letters from lawyers who was they could estab
lish his claim. and l reckon he has s,,cnt a good
hundred dollars altogether. and the more he spends
the he is that he's got milli in his grasp.
made up my mind long ago that it all a piece
- humbuggery. That estate in England way o
feccin' money out q gyeenhorns is old the hills
an only addlepated folks ready to jump at q
halt o that sort. ! that Pufcr wanted
to consult his FIRST about that estate. He'd been
tal<in lot about it of Late. and had even hintcd
that he might take the savins cf fifteen years and
20 to England hisself look after his interests and
perfect his rights hissclf He just sure that
estate there he that he was ivin. SD
! says to Madam Antonia:
Did you call up Puticrs first for him:'
90 No: but l mean to-. says she.
Vow she was OWN me a gooi-szed wash bill
and cc,le . dollars for pie and doughnuts. and
h.r bushes had been bad Of late, and I knOwcd
she was behind in her rent and would soon be
movin on. So says right out to her:
"'Lookee here Madam Ant"nia- although you
KNOW Wen tndt am yotI udInc-1 teCkOu
you and understands each other very well by
this time. You know that know that your
derful powers are all tosh. you won't hurt your
rcppytation with me none by fallin' in with what
I mean to propose. for you amt got no rcppyta-
ton to lose along that line. | want you to 90
ahead and give Puffcr his private settin in your
cabinet. only l want it to he me instid o you in
the cabinet
"'Oh. MY says she.
Its what I want. says I. You an Runnin'
Water and Little Evy and Whspern Wind and
Queen Catharine and all the Others that teen in
the cabinet Of late kin just keep out for and
Ict me have chance. give you my word that
Ill never breathe a word Of it to anyone while you
here. and In call my account agin you square.
"'You wouldn't give me away to Mr. Puffer.
would yOu.' says she.
He's the last person Id ever tell. says l.
We'll. the uIshot Of it all was that she agreed
to it all. Puffer to have his settin' with her
that very night at eight O'Clock. Now reckon it
would Of tckled YOU to of seen me at eight O'Clock
that night se,tin' in that cabinet in q them
long loose fiown white rotes Id washed and done
up with nv hands. there when Pufcr
into the room. \ minute two later Madam
Antonia put all the lights hut just candle in
a Ter and it shed dim. ghostly light Then
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you take my advice. Hiram. you VII give most Of
your wages to your wife fos her to put IN the savins-
bank with her own savin's. She's . longer head
than you when Il comes to money Affairs. That
Robson estate Is . fake. Hiram. In 70 back to
where belong a great deal happier yoa win
promise me never, never to waste another cent on
it. Hnam. Promise me. Birdie?'
you see when Puffer was courtin' me he told
that his first wife used to can him Birdie.' and
me calm him that in the cabinet done lot toward
maxim firm his faith that I was her speerit. Then
he says:
"'l want to make sure that you are reely and
truly spccrit, and win believe It and be guided
by your advice II you win answer a few questions
to prove your identity to me. How old am II
"'Sixty-thrce the third day O. next March
"'What is my present wife's fun namc?'
Susan Adaline. and you were married to her
on the fifth Of Nay and she viii be sixty years old
the tenth of June
"'Wondcsful!' says he. There can't no one
make me believe that there's NO such thing as
spccrits after this
"'Now. Birdc.' says ]. If you win so and set
down in that chair the other side o the room ]
will matcrilize in full for YOU
HE went and set down and stepped out o the
door in the back o the cabinet and walked across
the floor with q kind Of a wavin'. dancin' motion.
with my arms over my head and my white dra-
peIies foatin' out behind me in the dim light. ]
kind o tcctcred and Aoatcd along until come to
door leadin' into dark passageway and ! slipped
into it and from there into my own rooms. Madam
Antonia she slipped into the cabinet the minute !
slipped out Of it and turned the gas ON strong and
said to Pufcr:
"'You SEC am sti1l here and your wife has gone
"When Puffcr come into our rooms a quarter Of
an hour later ! was putin mixin' o bead I"
rise. and l says: Where you been.'
Been to one q the most convincin' materi'1iza-
tions ! ever went to in my hfc says he boldly. Il
don't mind tcllin' you. Susan. that I've been
talkin' to my wife. ! know you won't b'lecve Il:
but it's fact. and she has told me things that
makes me willn to own up to you that you were
right in thinkin' that that estate in England is u
fake
That so:' says !. cool as cowcumber. I'm
glad Of it, Hiram
And the next Saturday night If that man
didn't hand two-tiollar hin and say: i
reckon you might well put that to your account
in the savin' shank. Susan
"He never fooled away another dollar On the
estate in England psojec' after that. and there's
above two hundred dollars in the savin shank to
his credit tut it's in my name. As for Madam
Antonia. she lit out between two days q few days
later. and ! never saw the poor little critter M
more. Ard Puffcr don't know to this day how
Ii, rally he talked to his wife that night in the
maGam's cabinet.
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the madam pretended TO 90 into the cabinet, but
an she done was to squat down back O. the curtains
behind it. Puffer had had his orders to take his
place IN front o the cabinet. and when the little
curtain IN front o the opening. which was about
ten inches square, Vas pushed back It would be .
sign that his first was IN there and ready to have
a little confab with him. Ever hear anything
silly in an the horn days Of your ife:"
Il never did"
Nor I. After minute o. two pushed back
the curtain. and there was with my face whitcned
with flour and long white veil wrapped around
my head something like turian and falm around
my shoulders. ! set high stool well back from
the front and the least mite o light shone in. The
minute Puffer put his face up to the Opcnin in the
cabinet l says in ghostly whisper that Id been
practisin' an day:
Hiram Pufier, my husband!'
Are you my wife, asst he.
We'll ! come mighty sayin': You bet l
ami but thought it wouldn't sound very spirtooal
SD just says: l am and had to clap my hand
over my mouth to keep from giggln.' Then says:
81 am your own wife. ] am always near you.
Hiram. ] watch over you every day
"'You know, Of course, that THAT IL am
married again?' says he.
"'l do. Hiram, and you have a good wife. good.
good wife. You know that. don't you Hiram.'
Yes says he. she's an right: but dunno as
it would do to ten her so.'
mo says l. 1t wouldn't. And she don't ten
you how much she reely thinks Of you. But,
Hiram. you win do wen to take her advice in most
things. The fact Is, Hiram. she Is a good deal
smarter than you We see things in the speerit
world palmer than you earthly mortals see en-.
and since ! have hccone a speerit know far more
than you. Hiram
"We1 II didn't hear that little mischief squattcd
down behind the curtains gggle at this. and what
does she do but reach into the cabinet under the
curtains and pinch my ankle. l give her little
kick and purceeded on:
Hiram says ]. you done well when you
married the Widder Peters. You done better
than she did; but you can make yourself worthy
Of her If you try. thought you might like to know
that l approve Of your second marriage. Your
wife is a very unusal woman
".l know it, says he: but what want to talk
to you about is business matter. Can you tell
me if am ever likely to get anything from the
Robson estates in England:'
"'Not a red cent? says in a real harsh whisper.
One thing have come from the speerit world for
is to tell you not to spend another cent on that
thing You being tricked. There amt no
Robson estate in England. 1t is an humbug.
Don't YOU fergct that have said So
We'll. he give kind of little groan. and says:
You sure. Janc:'
KIN spirit hc:' says ] rcrr"achfully. If
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-20
HtatasSes Attract Attention.

The average person takes pleasure
In calling attention to errors in spell
ing or grammar in signs. The mis-
takes furnish them temptation to dis
play their knowledge that Is hard to
resist. every now and then," said q
local haberdasher, s'I fix up a window
sign with a misspelled word or an er-
ror in grammar In it. Dozens Of people
drop in to tell me where It's wrong.
OF course I act surprised and thank
them. Then the chances are sell
them something" At Kansas City
theater there used to be an advertis-
ing curtain which bore the word ever
sus'' spelled "Yerses." The werd at
tracted more comment than many Of
the acts did. It made people talk
about the theater, and in the theatrical
business to get the public to talking
about things is the first step toward
money making. So many people be-
gan to bother the house manager about
the misspelied word, however, that he
finally had to have it changed.-kan-
sas City Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-20
nar Dreaming.

Il IS much easier to fancy what we
should like to have, what position We
should like to fill and how we should
act if different circumstances sur
rounded US than it IS to put forth the
efforts and self denial necessary to
make such attachments. A proportion
Of life is consumed in this manner.
This habit is justly called day dream
ing, for as in sleep the brain. deprived
of the power of will to direct IT,
weaves co5webs that the first breath
of consciousness dispels, so in this list
less condition the mind, uncontrolled
and unguided. brings forth specious
fallacies that reason, when fully
aroused. will utterly dissipate. These
dav dreams are sometimes defended
on the ground that If useless they are
IT least harmless; that if they confer
no benefit they infict no 1njury- Inls,
however, cannot be the case. Nothing
occupies so neutral a position. Use
lessness is of itself an injury, but be-
sides this habit Of idle reverie pro-
duces positive evils. Valuable time IS
wasted, energy is frittered away, the
mind is enfeebled, the activities are
discouraged the present active Lie Is
rendered tame and insipld.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-20
.WeaE Hearts"

It is harmful thing for any one to
coddle his heart when there Is no dis
ease, and I think we (the medical pro-
fession) are far too instrumental II!
aiding and abetting this, we do far
more good by pronouncing people
sound, even if out Of health, and thus
sending them forth with renewed hope,
than by keeping them in the chains OF
uncertainty and nervous dread, than
which nothing can be more crushing
to the utility Of o life or more harmful
to the chance Of regaining health.
know Of no symptoms Of weak
heart" Yet the use Of the term leads
either to a state Of nervous dread from
which recovery Is most difficult or else
to life Of luxurious idleness, which,
By the enervation it causes, IS likely
sooner or later to be precedent to the
end it would seek to aroh.-Dr. James
Goodheart Of London.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-20
Ginger .nd Tind.

Making ringer in the pitching Of
quoits must have been part Of the
training which made the English long
5owmen SO terrible il siege that by
gauging the distance and taking the
lay Of the wind theg could send up q
deadly volley at the exact angle to
drop their arrows with destructive
force into the heart Of beleaguered
city. Getting the lay Of the wind is
the first thing to be learned In the
noble art Of pitching horseshoes. II
the wind be contrary, the incest cal
culations as to everything else will be
In vain. 1t Is only supreme master
Of the game, a dazzling genius in It's
mathematics, who can play against
the wind-that is to say, one who, If
the wind be from the east, can, by
throwing at exactly that degree Of an
obliQue angle needed to make 1t meet
the wind full at the point opposite the
goal, may hope to have it carried to
the right spot.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-20
The CruciIx IN the Banana.

The increasing popularity Of the ba-
mana in this country recalls a curious
reference to the fruit to be found u
an old volume entitled "The Glasse OF
Time In the First Age" divinely han
died by Thomas Peyton Q62O. In the
eiehty-frst stanza occurs the follow
ing:
A cucumber much like It is in shew.
OF pleasing taste and sweet delightful
hue;
Z witt knife the fruit IN two you reave'
A perfect cross you shall! therein perceive.
n the Canary islands and in Brazil
It was regarded as an affront to the
Saviour to cut the banana with knife,
as it revealed the crucifx, But in Or
der to see this clearly it IS necessary
to cut the fruit when 1t first COM
mences to ripen OF, Il ripe, Immediate
II after 1t is taken from the plant
London Standard.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-20
Give Your Stomach Rest.

Nothing will cure indigestion that
doesn't digest the food itself and give
the stomach rest. You can't expect
that weak stomach will regain its
strength and get we'll when it is COM
PEELED to do the full work that a sound
stomach should do. You wouldn't eX-
pect sick horse to get well when it is
compelled TO do full days work every
day of the week. Eodol Dyspepsia
Cure is a perfect digestant and digests
the food regardless Of the condition OF
your stomach. Relieves Indigestion,
Belching, Sour Stomach, and all stom-
ach disorders. Sold by The r. B. Lor-
yea Drug Stote.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-20
Moroccan Slave Markets.

The sale OF slaves in Morocco is
very remarkable ceremony. When the
buyers have taken their seats IN the
market place the auctioneeFs advance
in line to the center Of the market and
offer up a prayer. They appeal for
divine favor On behalf Of buyers and
sellers aad anathematize Satan and
all his works. Tbs buyers interpolate
"amen" at the proper moments. When
the last word Of prayer has been said
the slaves are brought forward, par
celled out among the auctioneers and
led around the circle Of buyers, who
raise the prices Of the men, women and
children they desire 10 purchase.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-20
Exact Obedience.

Native servants in India have the
generally desirable, though sometimes
inconvenient, virtue Of the Chinese
doing exactly as they are told. The
trouble IS that they seldom use judg-
ment.
Lord Roberts during a campaign in
India had ordered bis man to prepare
his bath at q certain hour, One day a
aercs engagement was going on, but
the servant made his way through a
storm Of bullets and appeared at his
commanders side.
"Sahib," said be, ''your bath is
ready"
Even a better story comes from an
unknown soldier who was awakened
one morning by feeling the servant Of
a brother officer pulling at bis foot.
"Sahib," whispered the man, "sa-
bib, what am 1 to do? Ny master told
me to wake him at half past g, but ne
Gid not 60 to bed till Z"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-20
First Use OF "Magazine."

Magazine" properly a storehouse
(Arabian), has been annexed by liter
ature, but it Is interesting to assist at
the birth Of It's now common literary
use-in that venerable periodical, the
Gentleman's Magazine In the intro
duction to It's number Q70I we read,
This consideration has induced sew
eral gentlemen to treasure up, as in
magazine, the most remarkable pieces
on the subjects above mentioned. =
London Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-20
Bathers who Sleep Floating.


'"To fall asleep floating on the waves
is not an impossibility," said an At
lantic City life guard. "On the sun
warmed pillows on an August after
noon I once foated off to sleep, and
when awoke I was nearly half mile
out at sea. / know a Camden man
who often takes a floating nap off
Chelsea
"a good many people can't float even
though they can swim. They can't
float because they keep the line of the
body, from head to heels, stiff and
straight. The line should be kept curved
a little should resemble q very
broad Y-and all the muscles should
be loose, relaxed. It is easy to float.
I have taught many children Of six
and seven years to do it."-Philadel-
phia Bulletin
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-20
Ia Praise Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.

There is no other medicine manufac-
tured that has received so much praise
and so many expressions of gratitude
as Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It is
effective, ana prompt relief follows its
use. Grateful parents everywhere do
not hesitate to testify to its merits for
the benefit of others. It is certain
cure for Group, and will prevent the at
tack if given at the first appearance Of
the disease. 1t is especially adapted to
children, as it is pleasant to take and
contains nothing injurious. Mr.. E. A.
Humphreys, d we'll known resident and
clerk in the store of Mr.. E.. Lock, of
Alice, Cape Colony, South Africa. says !:
Il have used Chamberlain's Cough
to ward off groups and colds in
my family. I found it to be very salts
factory, and it gives me pleasure to rec
it, For sale by R. B. Loryea
Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-20
Dying of Famine

Is, in it's torments, like dying OF con-
sumption. The progress OF consump-
ton, from the beginning to the very
end, is a long torture, both to victim
and friends. "When had consump-
ton in it's first STAGE" writes VIM. Ny
ers, of Cearfoss, Md, "after trying diff
ferent medicines and good doctor in
vain. at last took DR.. Kings New Dis
covery, which quickly and perfectly
cured rae.' Prompt relief and sure
cure for coughs, colds, sore throat,
bronchitis, etc. Positively prevents
pneumonia. Guaranteed at r. b. Lor-
yea Drug Store, price SOC. and $1.0O a
bottle. Trial bottle free.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-20
He Knew Too Much.

A curious Malayan legend says that
In olden times the waters surrounding
Singapore were so infested with sword
fish as to make It impossible for the
fishermen to pursue thei: daily task. \
boy advised the rajah TO let down into
the water freshly peeled stems Of the
banana plant, and, this being done, the
Ash imbedded their swords In the
stems and were easily killed. The boy
genius was considered danger to the
throne, and he was executed lest ne
grow up and become conspirator.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-20

The mission of Early Risers " is to
clear the way and give nature full sway.
These famous little Pills rid the stom-
ach and bowels of all putrid matter,
thus removing the causes of headache.
constipation, sallow complexion, etc.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers never
grippe or sicken. a safe, pleasant, per-
feet Pill. Sold by The r. B. Loryea
Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-20
For Cracked Hands.

Rough skin and cracked hands are
not only cured by DeWitt,s Witch Ha-
Eel Salve, but an occasional application
will keep the skin soft and smooth.
Best for Eczema. Cuts, Burns, Bolls,
etc. The genuine DeWitt's Witch Ha-
eel Salve affords immediate relief IN all
forms of Blind, Bleeding. Itching and
Protruding Piles, Sold by The Il. B.
Leryea Drug Store.