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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
The Raven.

Many birds seek tee protection which
the presence Of man affords against
furred and feathered foes when the
breeding season approaches. Not so
the raven. Its distrust Of US is pro-
found, and lis nest is placed in some
wild spot far out Of reach Of our pos
sible attack or succor. But there are
other enemies. I know Of a pair that
built on one side Of projecting crag
high up on the cliffs Of Rathlin island.
Some fierce peregrine falcons occupied
the other side Of the crag, and when
one day their eggs were taken by an
adventurous collector they, sA1ring the
popular opinion of ravens blackness,
concluded that their neighbors were the
offenders and wreaked their grief and
vengeance upon them. When, on their
return from foraging expedition, the
falcons found their nest despoiled they
were seen to hold consultation, and
after much deliberation they suddenly
arose and both with one acc9Sd deW
at the ravens nest and sacked It, tear
ing 1t in their rage and Indignation
until not one stick was left upon anoth-
er-London Standard.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
MORAL DlLEMMAS.
When Man Is Forced to Make q
Choice Between Two Evils.


Choice Between Two Evils.
The rules Of logic are unknown to
the mass Of mankind, but no one pos
sessed of intelligence is unfamiliar
with the process of balancing alterna-
tiyes. Even the animals use it when
they choose between two paths or two
actions, as between fight and flight.
Men use it in every dilemma, great OF
small from the choice between the
simplest actions to the issue Of life OF
death. is the thing under considera-
ton good or bad? Shall I vote for a
or 8? Shall I act now or postpone!
Shall take risk? Shall I stop or go
on? Shall I change my course? Shall
I dc this or. that? In these and other
dilemmas we balance the consequences
of one alternative against the other
and choose what appears to be the bet
ter. Facing death in two forms, We
choose the better way. Balancing al
ternatiYes, one Will jump from high
window to the pavement to escape tre.
The moral dilemmas presented to us
are not always limited to clear
choice between right and wrong. 1t Is
wrong to steal, but should one starve
or permit those dependent on him to
starve rather than steal? It is right to
tell the truth, but should one tell the
truth when it involves the betrayal OF
his comrades, his country, his family! !!
It is wrong to deceive, but would not
one be justified in deceiving the enemy
who would destroy him? It is wrong to
kill, but may not one kill in self de-
fense?
The problem of morals presses con-
stantly upon the human race, present
ing TO each individual in turn new
trials, difficulties and repugnant
choices. Each must to large degree
choose his own way to fight his own
battle. These are the facts which con-
fuse our ethical counselors. 1t IS not
| possible to act always in exact har-
| mony with our moral code. II one IS
SO placed that he can save his mother
from starvation only by stealing, ne
SNA&@A~NNAS~~~'---~- -
ne permits her to starve, and he VIII
violate the eighth commandment II he
chooses to steal. The choice between
two evils often comes to the individual
suddenly and lmperatively. He must
act at once, rendering q decision 1or
which there is often no precedent
| known to him. The Decalogue, which
he can recite; the philosophical anaiy-
sis of the evolutions of ethics, do not
aid him.
He who is thus tried and who desires
to do right will choose the course
which is least evil. He will balance
the alternatives, exactly as does the
one who jumps to the pavement rather
than remain in the burning building
From Balance: The Fundamental Yer
ity," by Orlando J. Smith.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
In Time of Peace.

In the first months of the Russia-Ja-
pan war we had striking example OF
the necessity for preparation and the
early advantage of those who, so to
speak, "have shingled their roofs in
dry weather." The virtue Of prepara-
tion has made history and given to US
our greatest men. The individual as
well as the nation should be prepared
for any emergency. Are you prepared
to successfully combat the first cold you
take? A cold can be treated much
more quickly when treated as soon as it
mas been contracted and before it has
become settled in the system. Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is famous Tor
it's cures of colds, and it should be kept
at hand ready for instant use. For sale
by The r. B! Loryea Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
The Roman Bride Cake.

Bride cake is relic Of the Roman
Confarreates, a mode Of marriage
practiced by the highest class in Rome.
In Confarreation the bride was led to
the altar by bachelors, but conducted
home by married men, and the cere-
mony took place in the presence Of ten
witnesses by the Pontifex Maximus,
whereupon the contracting parties mu-
tually partook Of cake made Of salt,
water and -four. Only those who were
born in such wedlock were eligible for
the high sacred Offices. But the Gus
tom Of breaking q cake over the
brides head when she enters her bus
bands house is borrowed from the
Greeks, who as an emblem Of future
plenty poured fgs and other fruits
over the beads Of both bride and bride
groom.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
A Story OF Ole Bull.

Few tales are told which are faer
than that of the encounter in earlier
years with the old Bernadotte himself.
The king had referred to the Norwe-
gians as t'my Poles" atwhich Ole Bull,
drawing himself up, inquired, When
has q Norwegian shown himself dis
loyal to the king?" Then, without
waiting for an answer, he announced
that he must at once take leave. Upon
this the king turned to him with an
imperious II command you to stay"
But the violinist shrugged his shoul-
ders and replied, Then I wiHsee, sire,
whether a Norwegian remains free IN
the palace of the king Of Sweden" AT
this. as Ole Bull would tell when re-
counting the scene, there came into the
face Of the monarch the most winning
smile he had ever seen on q human
countenance, and, putting out his hand
impulsively, Bernadotte exclaimed:
NAY, beg you to remain. A prince
should hear the opinions Of all his peo-
ple." And the talk which then resulted
was the basis Of deep confidence on
both sides-Century.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
BLACK JUMPING SPIDER.
Ne Is the Hungry Little Tiger OF BIT
Fraternity.

He I. the Hungry Little Tiger OF Hfs
Fraternity.
Whenever we think Of spiders we
think Of webs, large wheel-like stretch
es or bulky masses or dainty gossa-
mers spread on the grass or in fence
corners If the spider did not build its
snare, how would it get its dinner?
Spiders are always on the lookout for
a hearty meal, and as this means some
thing to eat almost or quite as big as
themselves, with somewhat epicurean
tastes into the bargain, they must be
ever seeking food. The snare weavers
follow best the good poetic precept,
sLearn to labor and to wait" but the
little fellows that build no snares, that
do not depend on waiting, must, if the
temperature permits, be ever on the
hunt. Let US see how they follow re-
vised precept. Learn TO labor and to
hustle"
On the sunny side Of this tree trunk,
on the old barn door, among the pine
needles, in the crannies Of the stone
wall, under the projecting end Of the
wooden steps, amid the evergreen hon
eysuckle on the south porch, in almost
any half sheltered, half sunny spot, we
shall have no trouble finding the little
black jumping spider attus, that SCI
entists have renamed Phidippus tri-
punctatus, though the three spots to
which the specific name refers are gen.
orally increased to FIVE or more This
IS the little tiger Of the spider fraterni-
t.. So common and so active and so
hungry is it that its list Of victims
grows very long indeed, even in its
short lifetime, and generally they are
Of q kind that makes the little tiger e
great and worthy friend Of man. Flies,
bugs, very young crickets and grass
hoppers, plant ice, tree hoppers,
midges, gnats, small moths and cater
pillars-these and many others are Its
victims by the score and by the hun
dred.
It, too, spins web (what spider does
not in some wayD, delicate, pure
white, cottoay bag, to shelter itself ana
eggs throughout the winter, and later,
when the eggs hatch its young, the lit
tie spiders swarm all over the mother
and all through the thick web, remind
ing one Of the old woman who lived IN
q shoe. Our little attus will not ven
ture far from home. Find one that
seems wanderer and hunt closely,
and ten to one you will find the web
near by, somewhere in a Granny or
crack. under bark, under stones, IN
heads Of wild carrot, in curled leaves,
in the disused lock OF latch Of an old
door or, like our little resident Of the
honeysuckle, between two leaves which
the web strands have drawn partly to-
gether. Get straw and poke 1t into
one end Of the web. Out pops the
small proprietor from slit in the 9TH
er end and, always turning face to-
ward the enemy, prepared to beat
further retreat or stand and dght-St
Nicholas
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
Burglar, and chloroform.

Doctors agree that the public Is
wrong in the popular conception that
burglars sometimes chloroform the in
mates Of a house before committing a
robbery. The usual story is that the
anaesthetic was squirted into the sleep
ing room through keyholes. A Kan
sas City surgeon who has had occasion
to administer chloroform or ether 800
times says that chloroform admins
tered In this manner would put a
Quietus on the burglar as we'll as the
inmates Of home. Physicians have
tried many times to administer chloro-
form to sleeping persons and have met
with very poor results. The first ef-
feet Of an anaesthetic Is not to lull to
insensibiuty, but to arouse all the nen-
tai and physical yigor Of the person
to whom it is given.-Kansas City
Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
Stop Smoking to Enjoy 1t Better

Stop Smoking to Enjoy, 1t Better.
An excellent plan for smokers is to
abstain from time to time-that Is, fast
from all tobacco, say, for weeks or a
month at q time. This method enables
the smoker to enjoy his smoke more
when he goes back to it and is less
harmful to his health.
1T is a fine scheme" said one man.
when I stop for month I am
equipped with the keenest relish and
liking for a good cigar at the end OF
that month. I am rested, refreshed,
recuperated-in pocket too. Thus l
show that I am master Of my habit,
and not mastered by 1t. have been
doing this way for long time now
and heartily recommend my plan to
all smokers. I do not limit myself
to any number Of cigars while in one
Of my smoking months, but simply
smoke at will, and then absolutely
quit until another month Is through" "
Baltimore American.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
Laughter and Health.

A physician in search Of remedies
for human ills finds that laughter
stands very high in the list Of prophy-
lactics. The effect Of mere cheerful
ness as health promoter is well
known, but an occasional outburst Of
downright laughter is the heroic rem
edy. It Is matter Of everyday expert
ence, says the authority In question,
that one feels the better for good
laugh, an explosion Of laughter being
In truth nerve storm, comparable in
its effect to a thunderstorm in nature,
doing good by dissipating those op-
pressive clouds Of care which some
times darken the mental horizon" This
authority assures us that the memora-
bic adage, Laugh and grow -fat" /" rests
ON sound philosophical basis. Porny
people are not given to laughter be-
cause they are fat. They are fat be-
c1use they laugh.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
The Rope OF Genus.

1.-THE Rope Of Genus" is the name Of
a famous picture painted by Polygno-
tus, a Greek artist, who died about 426
B. C. He was the first who gave life,
character. and expression=to pictures.
According to Pliny, he opened the
mouth and showed the teeth Of his fig
ures and was the first to paint women
with transparent draperies and rich
headdresses. The picture represents
Genus as poor man, weaving rope
Of straw, while behind him stands an
ass consuming the other end Of the
rope. The silent lesson thus conveyed
is said to have had a wholesome effect
upon the wife Of Genus. whose ex-
travagance had been his ruin, so that
she became frugal and thrifty and
helped him to rise from penury to
great prosperity. The phrase "Ike the
rope Of Genus" signifies prohtless Ia
Hny
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
Sweet Potato CoRee.

If coffee is suspected Of being harm
full to the nerves it is the part Of Wis
dom not to drink it. Most substitutes
are unspeakable concoctions. During
the war sweet potato coffee was
brought to rare perfection and Is said
to be very palatable beverage. Good
Housekeeping furnishes an old war
recipe: Pare the potatoes, cut them IN
small dice and let dry for day OF two.
Parch like coffee. grind and put away
in cool, dark place. Mixed with one
third real coffee, the potato coffee was
much liked, and even when used alone
it was said to be very good. The weak
nerved might try this substitute with
the certainty that they are getting s
drink that IS at least unobjectionabSe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
ENGLISH DccTORs' FEES.
they Are Regulated by the Reyl
College OF Physicians.

Ehcy Are NeEulIted by the Royal
College OF Physicians.
The specialists i:i1lSt be divided into
two distinct class. the surgeon prop
er and the pure physician. The former
unouestionably GETS big fees in ratio
to his reputation. The famous surgeon
has only to name his fee to the MIL
lionaire with appendicitis. With the
fear of death before his eyes he will
write his check gladly. When he has
recovered he will often grumble II he
does not boast. 4 younger and less
known man will perform the same op-
Grafton for 1.-THE Of the cost, but the
public, with death staring them in the
face, will have the man with the big
name, regardless Of expense.
But the pure physician is an entirely
different matter His fees are stand
ardized not by act Of parliament, but
by that autocratic body, the Royal
College Of Physicians. His fees for
consultation at his own house are
fixed at 2 guileas the first visit and a
guinea for each subsequent one. For
consultations away from home he re-
ceives a fee at the calculated rate Of
two-thirds Of a guinea lille. Elstree,
twelve miles out Of town, is iDso facto
8 guineas, Liverpool (201 niles Is 1s4
guineas, and so On pro rata. But it
must be remembered that nowadays
all the big provincial centers have
their own specialists, and the town
man is very seldom sent for unless he
be one of the very biggest names and
the case desperate and rich.
II the physician should accept more
he transgresses that professional Se-
itch, medical etiquette, and Is brand
ed quack by his less lucky brethren.
Moreover, when he arrives at a sur
fcient standing In the ranks OF his pro
fession the Royal College Of. ,Physi-
clans will not elect him to their all I'M
portant fellowship, the crowning quail.
6cation and high water mark Of bis
calliug.-London Mail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
A Big Feature with the Show.

The wonderful array OF female per-
formers with the Great Van Amburg
Show is one ofits strong features. There
is no other show in the country which
has so many high class female artists IS
this show, and the work Of those fair
ladies on the flying trapeze and aero
botic and other entertaining feats mas
won the admiration of the thousands
where the show has exhibited. Whlle
this is only one of the many features
presented by this vast amusement en-
terprise, it alone is well worth the price
of admission. The Van Amburg Sno"
Will give two performances IN Manning
on Thursday, November Sd, afternoon
and evening. Don't miss the grano
street Immediately after the parade.
The largest elephant and the smallest
mother and son.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
A Trick OF Sex.

A man seated closes his knees to
catch an object thrown on his lap. a
woman In similar circumstances opens
hers. This is fact that Mark Twain
used in "Huckleberry Finn" Huck is
disguised as a girl, and a " oman
throws an object into his lap. Though
he wears a skirt, he hasn3o sense
enough to spread his knees aps rt SO as
to catch the object better be claps
them together, as a trouS ,red man
would do. An English nov :elist in a
book called "The White Ros e'' uses the
same idea. Pierre de Coldirc ,di, the Ital-
ian romancer, uses it In his well known
'eMaidens and Love" The Freuehmau
Henri Paul uses 1t in b is "Widows'
Tears"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
rhe Redsu1ne:Prineess.

Every girl who has married ana
moved to another town learns In course
Of time how it feels to be monarch
who is deprived Of bis kingdom. She
Is princess before marriage and has
the front room upstairs. She marries,
moves away, her sister next In years
becomes the reigming monarch, ano
when the married wonan returns home
on a visit some years later she finds
herself relegated to q back bedroom
vita her sister, the princess, on
throne in the front rcom.-Atch1s0n
Globe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
A Thousand Dollars Worth of Good.

A. &. Thurnes, a well known coal
operator of Buffalo, Ohio, writes: l
have been affected with kidney and
bladder trouble for years, passing gravel
and stones with excrrciating pain. l
got no relief firm medicine until began
taking Foley's Kidney Cure, then the
result was surprising. A few doses
started the brickdust like fine stones,
and now have no pain across my kid
news and I feel like a new man. It has
done me $1,000 worth of good" The
r. B. Loryea Drug Store, Isaac M. Lor-
yea, Prop.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
Billions Attack Quickly Cured.

ssA few weeks ago T had bilious at
tack that was so severe [ was not able
to 90 to the office for two days. Failing
to get relief from my family PHYSICIANS
treatment, I took three of Chamber;
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, and
the next day felt like new man: II :
C. BAILEY, Editor of the News, Chapln,
S. C. These tablets are for sale by The
r. B. Loryea Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
Terrific Rate with Death.

"Death was fast approaching, writes
Ralph F. Fernandez, of Tampa, Fla,
describing his 4earful race with death,
Gas result of liver trouble and heart
disease, which had robbed me OF sleep
and of all interest in life. I had trleh
many different doctors and many meu., ,
cines, but got no benefit untA l 6egsn3
to use Electric Bitters, So wonderl91.
was their effect that in three days 1ei1
Like a new man, and to-day I am cureo
of all my troubles" Guaranteed at Ihe
r. 3. Loryea Drug Store; price oOc'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
Group

A reliable medicine, and one that
should always be kept in the house for
immediate use, is Chamberlaln's Cough
Remedy. It will prevent the attack II
given as soon as the child becomes
hoarse, or even after the croupy cough
appears. For sale by The r. B. Loryea
Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
Star4sh.

Star6shes commit suicide When one
is caught in net it dissoeVes its cor
poration into q dozen OF so Of frag-
ments, and the pieces escape through
the meshes. In time each becomes
perfect animal. To preserve the star
fish whole it must be plunged into a
bucket Of fresh water before it has
time to take the alarm. Fresh water
is instant death TO it, and thus only,
can some varieties of the staEhsh be
preserved
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
A LIQUID Cold Cure.

A Cough Syrup which drives a colo
out of the system by acting as cathar-
tic on the bowels is offered in Kennedy's
Laxative Honey and Tar. Clears the
throat, strengthens the lungs and bron,
chlal tubes. The mothers friend and
the children's favorite. Best for Group,
Whoopin. Cough. etc. A liquid cold
cure, and the only Cough Syrup which
novel the bowels and works ali cold out
of the system. Sold by The R. B. Lor-
yea Drug Ltore.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
THE Quaer Part.

"Ma ary," said Kzusas City. (kan9
man to his wife recently, u had
queer dream last night. deeane0
you had a pair Of wings st. Peter had
iust given you and was trying TO NJ
them on you. Wasn't It queer hae
your wings didn't fit your Eyes, ,',she
replied, "but that wasn't the queeSesf
mart of It," "What was?" 'oThe fact
that you were there" she replied
Kansas City Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
A Creeping Death.

Blood poison creeps up towards the
heart, causing death. J. E. Stesrns.
Belle Plaine, MINI, writes that a friend
dreadfully injured his hand, which
swelled up like blood poisoning. Buck
lens Arnica Salve drew out the poison,
healed the wound and saved his life.
Best in the world for burns and sores.
Csc. at The r. B. LorYea Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
How to Avoid Pneumonia.

We have never heard of single in
stance of cold resulting in pneumonia
or other lung trouble when Foley's
Honey and Tar has been taken. 1t not
only Stops the cough but heals and
strengthens the lungs. Ask for Foley's
Honey and Tar and refuse any substi-
tute offered. DR.. C. j. Bishop, of Ag-
new, Mich, writes: ~ have used Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar in three very Sc
we're cases of pneumonia with good
results in every case" The r. B. Lor-
yea Drug Store, Isaac NJ. Loryea, Prop.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
WANT" was the answer.
Not Too Hard.

Rather hard to lose your daughter,
eh?" said the guest at the wedding.
NO" replied the brides father. ut
did look as If 1t were going to be hard
at one time, but she finally landed this
fellow just as we were giving up all
hope"-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
ak Notice .

The County Treasurer's Office will be
onen for the collection of taxes, with
ops M penalty, from the 18th day OF ocso-
ber to the 3lst day of December lneIu.
sive, 1905. The levy is as follows: Fol !35I,
State, 5 mills; for County. 81 mills; mills;
for Jail, IL mill: tor ConsS11o'lgna, ao %nn
School, 3 mills: Polls sl;oo- Dog
zeapitasion tax, 50 cents. Also School
fS Distr;ct No. a, Special, mill; School
district r No. Il, Is, Il, IS, . Special ia
; nils: School Districts No. ?, n 2l'
Special 3 mills: School Districts NO no
7s Is. 20, p, Special mills; A pen:
aity OF / per cent. added for the month nor u,
of January, 1906. Additional penalty ISoe o.
| per cent. for month OF teoruary, i9eo.
Additional penalty nS ygSHs Ss Road es % Tax for f
49, S. J. BOWMAN, .
County Treasurer.
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Her Dear Friend.

What nonsense all this Is about
men getting on their knees when they
propose" said Mrs. ParsIow to her
dear friend. 'My husband didn't do
any such absurd thing when he asked
me to marry him"
"Ee did when be proposed to me-"
said the dear friend without thinking.