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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
RAILWAY co.
sprlng Sohedule. in efrect AprIl d. 1an.

spring schedule, in effect April ~, 1905.
steamer leaves Pier Light Street wnsrs
bhunorc, every Sunday and wednosda,.'
weather permitting, for Fitchetts and integS'
IhSolate landings as follows:
. Leave baltimore 5 u. m Mia ON -
SIMPSONS 2:i5, Tipers 3 Rlack,vcIis ,' n,;'
rIeeton S:i5. limbs 4, Reedville AN par1iro..
IN HHnnrveys 6lb, Grace Point 7:IO, Byrdten
49, ~. hi,narnock $50, Ocrans SAB Chases
i,so bay s;tO, PalEers 10. Jackson's Greet
~, Innetry foint ll;85, Cricket Hill IL noon
Oa pns, is;,o p. m, arrive Fitchetts 1880
returning, leaves Fitchctts for Tlaitimo-o
a ai intermediate landings. weather pcsm,,
ting, every tuesday and Friday as follows.
Crtclaot I55hiIchetts a M, Calls $50 a. m
Srlcket aHill s;45. Cherry Point 10 Iaoksons,
creek iO;sO, PnlmeTs IL. noon Little Rsy ,S.iE
=. M, Chases l2:45. OCEANS !, Kilmarnock ,..1'
DSrnt ION l;So, Grace Point = Hardings Z. Hsr
seys Si5; Election 4:i5. limbs g. ReedvsIie 10
Mia 8, Blackwels $50 Timers ,,,t5 : 1919, sie 3D.,
arrive baltimore n. m. .
cShteeamer leaves Pier 3, Light Street wharf
weather permitting. for Freeport .nd In.ay,
meuiate landings ans follows:
al, Leave We Baltimore6 p. m, Mia 2:30a. m. FIae-
n Eos IA heedvile 3:, Grace Point q
byruton 0Oo, ktlmarnock 5:l5, Ocran b.45 JacS
sons creek tOo. Cherry Point T.2,l I;rtcS>,
nlll .0o, Calls :, F1tchetts s:s5 Ruarfs 49,
SSrin l w. Warehouse 935, Conrads 10
Green Point l0:l5, Stampers I0al RisnS. ~ ~
arrive at trcePort l1:l5. 'i'
returning, leaves freeport for baltimore
snd llntermediate landings every Nednesday
"iu Saturuay, weather permitting as foIIovs.
Leave Freeport a. M, Hands AIN S,s, W..
Srs o;SO. Green Point 6:t5 Conr,is W.
n0u sI ~ ~ Grnels $40 Ruarks 7:t5, Fitehetts
=, C1ins s:ou. cricket Hill VAS, Cherry Point M
Jacksons Greek 1850. Ocran IL noon Eilre.So,
n ,o tS:oO,p. m. Byrdton l2:3S Grace Poin,
,,stO, tieeton 3:f5, limits T. ReeuyiIle I'D,
T,s ,Ia ., Iipers 90, Backwels $3.50, arrive
MuI-ARD THOMSON, Gen. Manager
w n. BROWN. Agent, Pier g.
"o"poCH' Gen. Passenger Agent.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
THE WASTE IN FLOWERS.
sot n Faded Bud For the Poor. Who
Can Really Appreriate. Them,

sot n Faded bud For the Poor, Who
Can Really Appreciate Them.
In reading the life OF Nero we mar
vel 20 hear that he had the floor Of his
banquet hall solldly carpeted with cut
flowers so that their fragrance might
be pleasantly diffused as the guests
crushed them under foot. But flowers
nre cheap in Italy, and Nero never paid
SO apiece for American Beauty roses,
which. as matter OF fact, have been
bought at that price by New York deal
ers to be sold again at an advance.
And what would Nero have thought OF
That Boston Spectator who is said to
nave paid $4,000 for a lot of carna-
uons' Fancy coming on such a fact In
the histories-600,000 sesterces for some
pinks,
And yet. poor as are the poor in our
great cities. and hungry as they are. ii
rs not so much the waste of money
spent on flowers that they would de-
plore as the waste OF the flowers them
selves. IL the rich realized how the
poor love flowers, how they long for
flowers. am sure they would make
better use of the blooms they buy in
such profusion or gather from their
greenhouses. They would see to IL that
others enjoyed them also. not merely
the withered roses and dropping lilies.
the crushed crumbs of their abundance
but sweet, fresh flowers. Just n few
from their great store, few of the
best and most beautiful for the poor.
especially poor children.
Let me give two instances out of
real life. This one happened i'm our
own family few months ago. 1t was
midwinter. and on coming home one
night 1 found large vase filed with
long stemmed American Beauty roses.
Where did these come from?" l in
quired.
The cook gave them to me-" said
my wife.
THE cook?" 1t seemed impossible.
for at that season such roses cost sew
eral dollars apiece. But the explana-
ton was very simple. They had been
given to our cook by the waitress in a
rich home where there were extensive
greenhouses. Every morning the head
gardener brings in n quantity of fresh
flowers for the various rooms. and the
waitress removes the most faded ones
Of the day before. And these she gives
away as she pleases-to the butcher,
the baker, the expressman, anybody
$40 worth of rare flowers every day,
quite as fresh as those you buy.
l asked the cook about this. Don't
they ever send flowers to the hos
pital?'
"No. sir'
"Nor to the poor?"
"No, SIR
"Why not?" asked.
"The lady says she can't be bothered
by people coming after them"
And ii appears that when the family
are away from home the whole product
of the greenhouses is sent to various
neighbors with the lady's compliments,
but no flewers go to the poor.-Cleve-
land Moffett in Success.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
Rudyard KfpliDr.

Mr.. Kipling." writes fellow pas.
senger TO Cape Town with him. sis a
small, well knit man with finely
shaped head and a keen. happy face,
full OF that nlertness which one would
naturally anticipate from his writings.
He,has a thick brown mustache. very
slightly touched with gray, and heavy
dark eyebrows. and he always wears
gold trimmed speetacles. He dresses
comfortably and neatly and Is guilty
OF none or those extravagant untidl-
nesses usually INDUCED in by distin-
guished poets and artists. He did not
display a great deal OF energy ON
board. Once or twice he was seen
playing rubber quOlts with Mrs. Kin
ling. More often he was pacing the
deck, talking or sitting quietly reading.
Sometimes he wrote in the smoking
room"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
A rertsnent Question.

Senator Beveridge was describing a
precocious little girl.
She showed her lrecoclty the other
day." he said. by question that she
asked nae.
Il had said to her in the course of an
examination Ia mental arithmetic:
How old would n person be who
was born In 1861 2"
"She smiled and asked: 81
WAS the person a man or q wom-
amp" :.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE

March 9th, lSO5. '0' hnursoay'
vUSI.esmer will leave Pier Light stre.,
and X :. ,naIninore. every Tuesday, Tbursdsv
points: - NJ i"r the tollowinR
mlileTs, Bromes. Porto Bello. Groxo,s
LLoMlsetta; Brian. Bundicks, Walnut Poins'
Kinsa1as' C1an. Lynchs Point, Bond Point
66.ihsale. MuDdy's Point, Lodge adors
u ,res tolnt. Leonardtown. AbeIIs, Stones
n'Onaas, Cobtums, Lancasters. Busbwoos'
~ miVwsrside, GlymOnt. Alexandria. ATriv,nS,
satursisY ,I ZION early Monday, Thursday and
Wet hheS9srnhng; steamer will leave eth Street
-r,, nts.ih, vas nington. ID. c., every Sunday
auGvsoay ana Thursday NJ 4 D. m weat her nes
xsiidng, s!Opping At landings as follows.
AieNahctia. Glymont. Riverside. Ilusbwoos
fIs,uoastefs.Coolums, Towards Stone : Ahof's'
hn,.onarItown, Piney Point, Adams 0dne'
SI,,uuuys Folnt, KIM ale. bond Point Tyncbs.
n oint' loan, Ban dicks, Cowarts Walprt bo,n,
Irlar, Lewisetta, q rasous. Porto Belo A. n ~,
pInones Millers- Arriving I'm BaItfmore :ari,
AIEssIsy, Ihursdsy and Saturday morninvs
must be prepaid. A''eE HelRht
WILLARD THOMSON. General Nrsro.o.
l. hUhDoCH, Genr Frt. and Pass. Ar
'STFpuESSoNy No baltimore, Md.
- "nA hDoN, Agt., Alexandria Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
A ch.crfn, Oliver

Bobby's father IIad given him a ten
cent piece and quarter OF a. dollar,
telling him he might put one or the
other on the contribution plate.
(which did you give. BobbyY' his
father asked when the boy came home
from church.
We'll. father. l thought at first 1
ought TO put In the quarter" said Bob
by, but then just IN time 1 remem-
lbered the Lord loveth cheerful Civ
err and knew | could give the ten
cent piece great ceal more cheerfully.
so put that in''
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG g.
POTOMAC r. r.

Schedule in effect Apra 10TH, 1905.
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG NoRrHwARD
% z, . m; daily: Stops on signal at Occoquan
s q a. m. daily. Stops at Alexandra.
10 Il a. m. daily Stops on signal ut Ieelancs
tie oo cSsa n9uHhn M, VIDE Water. Reid. Guam
Soquans LortOn. Accotink, Franconis
seminary and Alexandria $3.50
AS r m, daily except Sunday. Stops at
cop: IN. daily. Stops on signal at BrooSa
N q, woe water ouantico and Alexandria.
III vi y. IN. daily. Stops at Alexandria Sfons
on signal at Occoquan Sunday only.
LEAVE SOUTHWARK.
90 a. m. daily except Sunday. Richmona
accommodation. Makes all local stops-
u a. m. daily, Atlantic Coast Line frstn'
Stops on signal at Wide Water SummdY
Guinea, WOodslane, Penoa RutheraIarS'
Iaylorsville and Glen Allen Sunds1s
9mny; az al aieS sE, Brooke. Milford,
10 a: M daily except Sunday. Makes local
stops on signal. A"Sai
l2 ~ p. M. daily ,Seaboard Airline train. S.o,.
9ayseniv az ana L dsi, and Occoquan Sum
= DC uco' Mliiorc, Dosw ell and Ashland
q =" =. ~ uaiIy, -. =. L.. train. Stops Mt AIex
g 90 aneris, boswell and Ashland.
q 81 u. M daily, makes local stops ON sto,oo,
10 y. N: daily, s. A. l.. train. Stops ar = ,n i.
andria, boswell and Ashland
accommodation train leaves Richmond
IN. uaily except Sunday. Arrive FredertclP.
burg 80 p. m. uerieAs-
NoTE:-Time of arrivals and de nart,ras 49,,
CONNECTIONS not guaranteed.
c. G. cox, Agent.
W. ID DIXIE =. W.CULP. W.P.TAYLoR.
Gen. Man. Asst Gen. Man. Traf. Man.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
Truth Prevails.

II hope" she remarked as she toyed
with the new solitaire he had Jus,
placed on her finger. this isn't cheap
imitation"
NO." he answered frankly; Its the
most expensive imitation I could find"
Chicago News.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19

Reconstruction is tho gentle art OF
not doing things when you have a
chance to Inconvenience yourself by
doing them.-Comcii Bluffs Nonpareii.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
NORFOLK ROuTE

steamer will leave Tappabannock. weather
p.erInssttlnG. Friday at y. M. for NorfoIk
n.oPpinR St AL points; leave Norfolk ar X N
all points. 0'VPPihs at
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
Steamer owen billiard.

O. Mail and passengers to and from Whit
SsIohe, irvington, Weems, Mil-enbeck
Sunday. p'
SCHEDULE:
Leave-White Stone, 2 a. m; Iryineton
7.46; Weems, SIS; Millenbeck, 8; Merry
Point, $50; arrive urbans, II 80 q. m.
Leave-Urbana, 2 p. m; Mi lenbeck. q
merry roint, 500; Weems. 4.30; Irvington
B arrive White Stone, p. m.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
CHESAPEAKE STEAMSHIP co.
In effect December gath, 1904.
"CH ESAPEAKE LINEv

HLH" n M rASSENGE R STEAMERS "AU-
uuSTA" AND ATLANTA"
stoa oiu folnt Comfort and Norfolk. Va.
steamers leave baltimore daily tescen,
SSaruay. AT h;SO y. m. and arrive Old Poinf
SIInIort AT q a. m and Norfolk AT 7:I5 a m
where connection is made with he Raii \ 49,
IOr All POINTS South and Sonfhwesr
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
Maryland, Delaware & Virginia
RAILWAY COMPANY.
Gs Baltimore, Fred
E>S1lVtkLN ericksburg, Nor
Ss.a1Ssz5 ; ,,=s,f-sS folk and Kappa
hammock River Rnnfae
RAILWAY COMPANY.

Spring Schedule, in effect March 81, 1905.
Steamers will leave Baltimore. P,er LIGHT
Stree, weather permitting. st 4sO D. m, on
West'and. North End. Mill CreeEs Rwba,o
Stone. Irvingfop. WeeTns. MiilanbecL Mer.s
Point. Ottoman, Moran'e. PurhRn's Trtsnnss
Mouaskon. Water View, whealton's. Bay Pnrt'
hanncck. MAYORS Hole. Blsudfield. Cartepp.ss
Layton's, Leedstown. Saunders. wfImont'
Gre enlaws, Port Royal. Port CONWAY Ua,,,
Mount Hop Yard. Ratcliffe's. and fretieT.
ickSburg.
Returning, ste amer will leave Fredericks-
ana THURSDAY NJ 2:3O II. M, stopping ar ali
lsnolbHsIo eecstown; leaN g Leedstown Tines
uay ano FRIDAY at 4. n. m., Tappahannock 4 n
~, stopping at all pcirts except wharves In
1 orpanna a., Sleek: Srtving at Baltimore Wed
steamer VIII leave Baltimore, Pier Ii0bt
SIe s., we9tner perm lifting. at 4:30 D. M. We'd
nteuay ana Ihursday. stopping ar Westland
Noftn Ehu, Mil Creek. White Stone Irvine
ton. Weems. Milleubeck. nerry Point nt,he
mans. Moran's- Burhan's, Urbsnns NJ
naskon: Water View, whealton's4 Sbarns
Bowler's. Wares. Wellford's ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
steamer from Baltimore on juesdav 80;
Inursday Will also stop at wharyes IN Iir-
Steamer from Baltimore on "Wednesday d,,,
not stop at lrytngton. Weems MIllenheck
VERY Point. Ottoman. Moran's RovIer,s
mock. Wy :" t"PPanan-
-, Steamers will leave Tappahanpock Mondav
Wednesday and Thursday at S n M sIonna,!y,
~ al al points below. except Bay Port arriyins,
AT baltimore Tuesday. THURSDAY ana Ertca,s
otceper leaving 1appa hammock on Wednes.
Lay uoes not stop at wharves in Corrotoman
Freight received at Baltimore until An
ON sailing days. " : y W'
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
YORK RIVER LINES"

ELEGANT PASSENGER STEAMERS .BAI-
IlNohE" AND ''CHARLOTTE"
for West Point and Richmond. Va
steamers leave baltimore Tuesday Thurs
i1in. ~ ,:SO a. M, and Richmond at s:.5 a M
~ iLahulnes on York River will be made st
Ia each direction "io"u
~. Light Street wharf 80 anu
inLough tickets 10 all points can be Sc
Suteu; odggaRe checked and staterooms re-
served from the City Ticket Offices Nas a,7
N. Snarles ST.. III w. Centre ST., or the Cen
hEUB BEN FOSTER n n SuISs,
General Manager. Gen. Passenger Agent.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19
STEAMER CAROLINE

beginlng Monday, March 27th, 1906 Steamer
TTatronne, carry ing the u. s. Mail, will leaya
AZ a. nos ~. every Monday. Wednesday AND Fri
y AZ o,g a. rl for Fredericksburg and all
Iu ~ ~ meuiate wharves. leaving TappahannocL
sI ~ a. m: and arrive at FredericEshnro aho,,t
N, - NJ returning, will leave FredericksbuTs
~ w O. ~ ~ SIi1ne.SSday, Thursday and Safurday
W. H. SUIT, AgI.. FredericksburR. Va
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19

Let me illustrate my thought by the
sad and yet brilliant life Of one OF the
greatest statesmen England ever pro-
duced. Charles James Fox was one OF
the greatest geniuses who ever stood In
the British house OF commons. At
twenty-one years of age he was ranked
among the ablest debaters and at thir-
~ had not superior or equal In all Eu-
rope. But. though at times he was the
most applauded man in Europe, yet he
never could win the confidence of the
people. They admired his intellect, but
they could not trust his heart His
daily custom was to rise just in time
to stroll down to the parliament house
There nightly" as n contemporary
wrote. 'he would build up a chain of
greater and more powerful than any OF
his adversaries could forge. Then ne
would tear these arguments to pieces
as though they were cotton threads"
Read his speeches on the Impeachment
Of Warren Hastings. Read his mas
terpiece on the rejection OF Nspo-
Icons Overtures." After parlinxnent
adjourned then would come a round OF
debauch. Gambling with him was "A
mad passion. He was both spendthrift
and libertine. ''How can he guard his
kings finances" asked the people,
''when he cannot protect his own peck
etbook:" Charles James Fox had ev-
cry qualification to make himself the
political dictator OF Europe save the
single essential OF character, the lack
OF which destroyed his whole career
for practical good.
But You do not have to go back to
history to prove the truth of my state
ment that character is one OF the great
est builders OF the towers OF life and
that without true character those tow
ers are always left in half completed
stage. Who was the most brilliant
young man OF your school days with
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-19


beth. Zone -Phihppa Yates, founder
OF the Society For the Prevention of
Lonesomeness to Strangers In New
York. providing said strangers are gen
tlemen and scholars, from solid old
families. and can sing duets and eat
club sandwiches for arts sake. 1 see
the end"
But Philippa only smiled and was ST.
lent. 1t had been a most entertaining
and Interesting twenty minutes spent
IN the Japanese corner. Ones point Of
view on life In general may alter con-
siderably even I'm twenty minutes.
1t was two weeks after the Czarga
concert. Philippa came out OF the
Metropolitan Opera House as Eliot
swung up Broadway. 1t had begun. to
snow at shutdown, and there was the
'lull In traffic that comes ON the great
white way between dinner time and
the hour when the curtain rises. She
was tucking couple OF "Il Trova-
tore" tickets into her hand bag when
he greeted her.
They're for Beth and me-" she told
him happily. I'VE live on strawberry
Jam and crackers when the opera is in
run blast. Do you know never 60
there but wonder when my turn will
come. don't your
He did not answer her directly.
They had crossed to the Sixth avenue
elevated and were walking along be-
side Bryant parks to the station be-.
fore he spoke to her.
IL am going home this week to spend
Christmas with my mother in Mary
land. a1d before co.
A vagrant wind swept down upon
them. and Phiiippa bent her head side
ways to avoid Its sting. AS she did
SO her eyes met his in one swift glance.
She was not smiling now. Her face
was agiow with curious; half fright
ened expectancy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
DURER AND LEONARDO.
Explanation Of the Differences Be-
tween Their Work rs Painters.

Explanation Of the Differences Be-
tween Their Work rs Painters.
Durer was born a German, Leonardo
an Italian. This sums up much Of the
difference between their work as paint
ers. The Italian race, under its sunny
skies, has an inborn love Of beauty.
The German, in a sterner climate
Glow I shall freeze after this sum-
wrote Durer, during his stay in Italy,
to friend in Nuremberg-retains to
this day the energy that carved It's
way through the vast. forests Of his
country and some Of the gloomy ro-
nance that haunted their dark shad-
ows. The German spirit is character
lied by combination Of the wild and
rugged with the homely and tender, by
meditatiye depth, enigmatic gloom,
sincerity and energy, by iron diligence
and discipline" Very remarkable quail
tiles these, and to be found in Durers
work, which is the reason that we de-
scribe him as being so representative
Of the Teutonic race.
But it was not only the difference Of
race that helped to mold the genius OF
these two men differently. Each was
a manifestation Of the new birth" OF
art and learning that was spreading
over Europe Leonardo Of the form Of
it which appeared in Italy and Durer
Of that which prevailed in Germany
Z st. Nicholas.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
After Lee'm Surrender.

In :Recollecti0nS and Letters Of Cen
eral Robert Z. Lee Captain r. e. Lee
describes his fathers return to private
life after the surrender Of Appomat-
tox. he says:
"a day or two after the surrender
General Lee started for Richmond, rid
ins Traveller, who had carried him so
we'll all through the war. He was ac-
companied by some Of his staff. On
the way be stopped at the house OF
his eldest brother, Charles Carter Lee,
who lived on the upper James, IN Pow
hatan county. He spent the evening in
talking with his brother, but when
bedtime came, though begged by his
host to take the room and bed pre-
pared for him, he insisted on going to
his old tent, pitched by the roadside.
and passed the night in the quarters
that he was accustomed to-, On April
Is he arrived in Richmond. The peo-
pie there soon recognized him. Men,
women and children crowded around
him, cheering and waving hats and
handkerchiefs. It was more like the
welcome to conqueror than to de-
feated prisoner on parole. He raised
his hat in response to their greeting
and rode quietly to his home on Frank
lin street, where my mother and Sis
tiers were anXiouSlE awaiting him.
Thus he returned to that private fami-
" life for which he had always longed
and became what he always desired to
be-a peaceful citizen in a peaceful
lon6 ':
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
A GOOD WIDE YAWN.
1t Il Splendid Reviver For the
Whole Body

~|~N~s'
A good, wide, open mouthed yawn Is
splendid thing for the whole body. a
yawn is natures demand for rest.
Some people think they only yawn be-
cause they are sleepy, but this is not
so. You yawn because you gre tired.
You may be sleepy also, but that is not
the real cause of your yawninG. You
are sleepy because you are tired, and
you yawn because you are tired.
Whenever you feel like yawning just
yawn. Don't try to suppress it be-
cause you think it is impolite to yawn.
Put your hand over your mouth If you
want to, but let the yawn come. AND
if you are where you can stretch at the
same time that you yawn just stretch
and yawn. This is natures way OF
stretching and relaxing the muscles.
Don't be afraid to open your mouth
wide and yawn and stretch whenever
you feel like it. Indeed. if you are
very tired, but do not feel like yaTn-
ing, there is nothing that will rest you
so quickly as to sit on straight back
chair, and, lifting your feet from the
floor, push them out in front Of you
as far as possible, stretch the arms,
put the head back, open the mouth
wide and make yourself yawn.
Those tense nerves will relax, the
contracted muscles will stretch and the
whole body will be rested. Do this two
or three times when you are tired and
see what it will do for you.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
FORMIDABLE GUNS.
The Bom1ards Used by the Turks In
the Fifteenth Century.

The BonDards Used by the Turks In
the Fifteenth Century.
In 141S Mohamred IL, in forming
the siege of Scutari, in Albania, en-
ployed fourteen heavy bombards, the
lightest Of which threw stone shot of
$40 pounds weight, two sent shots Of
500 pounds, one of $50 pounds, two Of
$50 pounds, one Of 200 pounds, FIVE
of 1900 and one Of the enormous
weight Of 1,G40 pounds, enormous even
in these days, for our so ton guns
throw only 1,70O pound projectile,
our 100 ton throws one of 1000 pounds,
and the ITO ton throws an 1880 pound
shot with high velocity.
The stone shot Of Mohanlmeds $
guns varied between twenty and thir-
ty-two inches in diameter, about the
height Of dining table, o,534 OF them
fred on this occasion weighing, ac-
cording to a calculation Of General
Lefroy's, about 1000 tons, and were
cut out Of the solid rock on the spot.
Assuming twenty-four inches as the
average diameter Of the shot fired at
the siege, the total area Of the surface
dressed was nearly $4,000 square feet.
At this siege the weight of the powder
fired is estimated by General LEROY
to have been $50 tons. At the siege Of
Rhodes in 1850 NIohammed caused six
teen basilisks or double cannon to be
cast on the spot, throwing balls two to
three feet in diamcter.-Chambers'
.Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
SCOT rs q Disinfectant.

OF the many cheap and simple disin-
fectants proposed for the use Of the
people one Of the most effective is
common SCOT. SCOT is composed OF
pure carbon and is formed by the hot
vapor Of the hydrocarbon coming from
burning fuel striking the cold walls
Of the chimney or stovepipe and con-
densing thereon. It is a very light,
porous and impalpable powder and,
like charcoal, which is the same ele-
ment in 8 different form, possesses
the property of absorbing and retain
ing a wonderful amount Of gas. The
great danger Of disease about sewers,
drains and other places is almost en-
tirely due to gas given off by decom-
posing matter. If SCOT be sprinkled
about these places it will absorb the
foul gas.-London Mail.