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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
INTERESTING EXPERIMENT.
Bursting IL Strong Cask With HALF q
Pint of Water.

That small quantity Of water say
half 4 pint, may be made to burst q
strong cask seems startling state
ment to make. and yet it IS true. It Is
q well known law Of physics that the
pressure exerted hy LIQUIDS increases
in proportion to their depth. Suppose.
therefore, that we have 4 strong cask
filed with water and standing OF end.
The slaves IF this caSk may be made to
burst apart by adding very small
quantity Of water to what is already
IN the cask. AS the cask is already
full. some way Of addicg the water
must be devised TO DO this hole is
bored in the end 9. head Of the cask,
and long tube of small diameter is
inserted upright. At the upper end OF
the tube is a small funnel into which
water is poured until the tube becomes
full, and when that point is reached
the cask will burst.
This seems almost Incredible, but
it is only demonstration Of the law
that has been cited. When the water
is poured into the tube it unites with
the water in the cask, and the depth Of
the water is several times as great as
that in the cask alone. The fact that
there is only a small quantity of water
in the tube makes no difference, for it
is now one body, and its depth is gaug-
ed from the top Of the tube to the bot
tom CT the cask.
AS matter Of fact, this experiment
is only an artificial reproduction Of
what we know takes place in nature.
Some Of her greatest convulsions are
caused by this very process. Suppose,
for example, that there is a great mass
Of rock, under which there is cavity
filed with water that has no outlet.
Suppose, moreover, that there is a
crack extending from the surface Of the
ground through this mass of rock to
the water filed cavity underneath. A
rock in this condition. is common
Ching IN nature, the crack being caused
by some disturbance Of the earth or by:
its splitting in the natural order Of
things. Now. when it rains enough to
I'll thdt crack, thus increasing the depth
Of the water in the cavity, the pressure
will become so great that the rock will
be torn into hundred fragments.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Tides.


The following Is given IN br!e? as the
theory most generally entertained by
scientists, with a few exceptions. con-
cerning tides. 1t Is assumed that the
moon, acting alone, would not only
raise a wave on the side of. the earth
nearest to 1t By gravitation, but weuld
also draw the earth itself far enough
out Of It's course to leave behind some
Of the water on the farther SIDE, which
water would then be raised relatively to
the earth's surface and constitute the
second tidal wave The sun alone
would az, similarly, although its tide
raising effect Is only about two-dfths
that Of the moon. Now. at new moon
the sun and moon pull together" and
give higher tides than at the first and
third quarters, vi pen the sun draws its
right angles to the..line Of the moons
attraction, and at full moon, when the
sun is on The opposite side OF the eartn
from the moon, virtually the same e1-
feet is observed as at new noont Dut
the double tide raising action OF the
sun would again be superimposed on
that Of the moon and give tides on op-
posite sides as high as those roEnlsat
before
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
: SIAMESE BELIEFS.
Some Peculiar Notions Of q Very SUI
perstitious People.

perstitious People.
The Siamese arc very supersti-
tsous people," says Ernest Young, au-
thor Of the Kingdom Of the Yellow
-Rule.r'' They have many peculiar ex-
plantations of natural phenomena.
Thunder, for instance, is the sky cry
ing They believe that in the, realms
above is horrible giant whose wife
has q violent and uncertain temper.
When they quarrel the echo of his
voice comes in long, rolling notes from
the clouds If he is very angry he
throws his hatchet at his unrrly spouse,
and when this ponderous weapon
strikes the floor Of heaven the thunder
bolt falls through and comes to earth.
Failing stars are accounted for by.
the fact that the angels occasionally
indulge In torch throwing at one an
other. When these same beings all in
sist upon getting into the bath at once
the water spleshes over the side and
it rains The winds that sigh in the
night are the voices Of babies that have
lost their way in their travels to the
land beyond the grave.
when SIamese dies he Is not
buried, but his corpse, fully dressed
and then wrapped in a winding sheet,
is placed in 4 sitting posture in cop
per urn. 4 tube is placed in his mouth,
and through this mixture of quick
silver and honey IS poured into the
body. In this way it is kept for a
long time, often for years. Eventual
" it is burned, and the ashes are care
fully preserved The souls Of those
whose bones at least are not burned
are supposed to become slaves Of
horrid taskmaster with head like
dog, human body and the temper Of
fend. He sits for all time with his
feet in the fires Of hell, and it is the
duty Of his slaves to keep these nres
from growing too hot. To do this they
must carry water in open wicker bas-
ketS through all eternity
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
ORIGINAL GRETNA GREEN.
Mnny Cnrir .4croSs English Border to
fiayn the Knot Tied.

Mnny Cnrir .4cr0SA English Border to
fiavc the Knot Tied.
A recent writer Oh the departed glo-
ries Of the original Gretna Green in
Scotland has this to say Of the priests
who did the marrying for the hurrying.
apxiou. persons who came to them
from across the English border: The
men who took up the trade Of marry
Ing had often been previously engaged
in some other occupation. Some were
stonenasons. some We're weaTers and
many were border idlers and poachers.
Among these last it is possible that a
blacksmith may at some time have
taken to Joining hands instead OF iron,
but no one OF the calling ever rose to
fame in the marriage line"
Joseph Paisley, who first made the
marriage trade "hum," is described as
nothing better than drunken free
booter. But he was equal to this in
cident: "On one occasion his services
were required simultaneously By two
couples both in a desperate hurry, and
after the ceremony it was discovered
that, by a triding mistake, the wrong
brides and brldegrooms had been unit
ed. :Awell,' said Paisley conteatedly,
Jest sort yersels.'"
Eventually the "Gretna priests" be-
came so numerous, competition 80
keen, that they waited on the English
border fer the arrival Of customers.
None Of them obtained reputation for
riches, nor were they able to retire on
their earnings, but died in harness.
The usual price for celebrating mar
rage was half crown t3S774 cents, but
one poor couple got Of for sixpence,
and a still poorer couple for 21s pence.
Chicago News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
a Philosophy of Joy.

a quiet home; vines Of our own planE-
ing; q few books full Of the inspira ion
Of genius; a few friends worthy Of be-
ing loved and able to love US in turn:
q hundred innocent pleasures that bring
no pain or remorse; devotion to the
right that will never swerve; simple
religion, empty Of all bigotry, full Of
trust and hope and loveand to such
philosophy this world will give US all
the JOY i has.-pavid Swing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
The Egg Cure For Fe1ons

a Chicago doctor says that for the
last fifteen years he has used egg to
cure felon and has yet to see case it
will not cure. The way to apply the
egg is as follows: Take fresh egg
and crack the shell at the larger end.
Make hole just large enough to admit
the thumb or finger, whichever it may
be, and force it into the egg as far as
possible without rupturing the shell.
Wipe off the egg which runs out and
bind "a handkerchief or soft cloth
around the finger or thumb, leaving
the egg on overnight. This will gener-
ally cure in one application, but If not
make :anotLer application.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Dangers of Cold and How to Avoid

More fatalities have their origin in or
result from cold than from any other
cause. This fact alone should make
people more careful as there IS no
danger whatever from cold when 1t IS
properly treated in the beginning. Tor
many years Chamberlain's Cough he-
medy has been recognized as the most
prompt and etfectual medicine IN use
for this disease. 1t acts on nature
plan, loosens the cough, relieves the
lungs, opens the secretions and AIDS
nature in restoring the system to a
healthy condition. Sold by The K. 3.
I.o,.yea Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Bent Her Double.

81 knew no one, for fourweeks, when
was sick with typhoid and kidney
trouble" writes Mrs. Annie Hunter, Of
:Pittsburge Pa:;;-''and when I got better,
although had one of the best doctors
l could get, I was bent double, and had
to rest my hands on my knees when !
walked. Frym this terrible atHicaqa
Twas rescued by Electric Bitterss which
restored NY health and strength, and
now T can walk as straight as ever.
Therafe simply wonderful" Guaran-
teed IS cure stomach, liver and kidney
disorders: at The r. B. Loryea Drug
Store price,50c.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
SSE:
SuN2nttnhuny Of Love.

A poe has:said that las for Brown
ing's lote forshls wife nothing more
tender ana:EhfTalrous has ever been
told of ideal 3overs in an ideal romance.
1t is so beaupfuLa storE, that one osssen
perfers it. otthhssEe eetest or loftisst
poem that, .aans azfs from the lips of2el-
ther." Troe;>yet -heltyes of the two
as poets make the, story what it is.
Their lives: 'indsed, Were poems, as NIL
t foSa s said poets ives Should be, and their
poetry was their .Ife, as Mrs. Brown,
Ing se:s shoald aAo he srue Of poets;
The. world could spare nSither the lives
nor the poems, and especially would It
be poor w!hhouk thosa poems in which.
each sang5of the, STake these, to-
gesGer, vas there efs5ssIn aH tae trees-
ury Of. the Worlds literature, so'-hn,
gelical an .antiphony Of love antheme1
by the two radiant and immortal lovers
themselvesARchard. Watson elder
In Century. :; ::
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Soothing and Comforting.

The soothing and comforting effects
of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, when
applied to Piles, sores, cuts, boils, etc..
subdues pain almost Instantly. This
Salve draws out the Inflammation, re-
duces swelling and acts as rubefacient
thus circulating the blood through the
diseased parts, permitting Or aiding
nature to permanently remove the
trouble entirely: Sold by The r. B.
Loryea Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Always Increase the Strength.

A reasonable amount of feed thor
oughly digested and properly assimila-
ted will always increase the strength.
If your stomach is little off Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure will digest what you
eat and enable the digestive organs to
assimilate and transform all foods ineo
tissue-building blood. Kodoi relieves
sour stomach; belching. heartburn aud
all forms OF Indigestion. Palatable and
strengthening. Sold by The r. B. Lor-
yea Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Y.ota OF IT.

81 should think there would be
great deal Of local color in this VIZ
lage,," said the lady novelist to the old
residenter.
There be, num- replied the latter.
sThere hez bin more houses painted
this year than there hcz fer ten year"
Council Bluffs Sonpareil.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Forced GsStarve.

B. F. Leek, of Concord. KY, says:
"For 20 years I suffered agonies, with
a sore on my upper lip, so painful
sometimes. that I could not eatsE After
vainly trying everything else31 cured
it, with Bucklen's Arnica Salve." It's
great for burns, cuts and wounds. At
The r. B. Loryea Drug Store: Only %.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
a Surprise Party.

Mrs. Askitt-I heard you had a sus::
prise party at your house yesterday:
Mrs. Tell, (absently}-Yes, my 'hus-
band gave me $40 without my asking
for it.-San Francisco Call
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31

Three little babes were. nestled in bed,
''I'll name William. Willie and Bill"
mother said:
Wide was her smile, for triplets they be
She lays her good luck to Rocky Noun
tain Tea. Great baby medicine).
DR., VIM. E. Brown & Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31

Clarendon US for
needing anything we have added Gapa
villa welcome his friends Clarendon
HARDWARE FARMING
HoUsEFURNIsHINGs, HARNESS SADDLES MACHINERY sgPE
WIRE which be duplicated
carload Ewood Field Fencing Guns Powder
and SpOrtsmen's Goods.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-09-24
DEATH In A BARE WIRE
TELEPHONE LINEMAN INSTANT
LY KILLED BY ELECTRIC CUR
RENT AT TOP OF POLE.

William Deeds, a lineman employed
by the Northwestern Telephone COM
pany, was instantly killed shortly be-
fore noon today while working on a
pole at Bryant avenue and Twenty
fourth street.
With a crew of men he was taking
down dead wires. Some of the wires
had been cut at the next pole. Deeds
remarked to the other men that he had
beeen shocked while cutting them.
When he went to the other pole he
glanced up and saw that the two dead
wires he had just cut were across an
electric light wire. Apparently think
ing, however, that he would be safe on
the dry pole, he climbed up and took
hold Of both wires.
There was flash as he touched the
wires, and he reeled backward and fell
to the ground. dead. He was evidently
dead before he struck the ground.
His death is said to have been partly
due to the fact that there was a fire
alarm box on the pole and the wire
from this box ran to the top Of the
pole. The wires that caused his death
lay across an electric light wire, the
insulation of which was worn off in sew.
eral places.
Deputy Coroner Irvine was summoned
and pronounced death due to accident
An inquest may be held, however, and
portions Of the exposed wires may be
| shown to a coroner s jury. ..z II III. 4E
Deeds lived at Tenth avenue N and
Third street. a., ) + :
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-09-24
mrs. RIGGS HOLDS
CASH IN DISPUTE.
WIDOW OF MILLIE iELLIsON's
MURDERER UNDER BIG BOND.
Contest for Possession Of the Money
and Valuables in the Riggs Safety
Deposit Box VIII Be Fought in the
District Court.

Mrs. Anna Riggs, wife Of Nathan M.
Riggs, the railway conductor, who last
summer murdered Miss Mile Ellison
and committed suicide when arrested,
was today appointed administrative of
her late husbands g estate. The ques-
tion Of the possession Of the So 100 left
in Riggs safety deposit vault box will
be fought out later in the district court.
Judge F. G. Harvey, when he ap-
pointed Mrs. Riggs administrators to-
day, said: "This case is a peculiar
one. 7 have already appointed Elm
Ellison, the murdered girl's father, ad.
ministrator of her estate. FIe claims
as his the contents of the safety de-
posit vault box. Mrs. Riggs also claims
these contents, and their respective
claims will have to be adjudicated by
competent court. Owing to the fact
that the box is in Mr.. Riggs name, ]
presume that the possession of the con
tents rightly belongs for the present to
Mrs. Riggs. The Ellison estate, how,
ever, Is entitled to ample protection of
their claims to the money, and will
therefore, fix Mrs. Riggs bond as ad
ministratrix at $4,000, and order it tc
be furnished by a recognized surety
company
John M. Rees, attorney for the Eli
son estate, said today that there will
be contest in the district court fo1
possession of the $3.100 and the watch
and ring found in Riggs safety deposit
vault and claimed to have been stolen
from Millie Ellison by Riggs. He sale
that proceedings toward obtaining pos
session of this property for the Ellison
estate would be begun in a short time
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-09-24
RECKLESS HUNTERS FINED
POLICE PUT STOP TO SPORT AZ
FORDED BY DUCKS IN PORT
LAND AVENUE SLOUGH.

A fine flock Of wild ducks that has
settled on the big slough at Portland
avenue and Fortieth street has aroused
the residents in that vicinity to anger
and has caused no end of trouble for
the fifth precinct police.
Hearing of the fine sport to be had,
ambitious young hunters have swarmed
to the place, and until yesterday per-
sons living near the pond hardly dared
step out of their houses for fear of
catching a stray bullet. Several Of the
hunters who thought their marksmen-
ship above question, hunted with rifles
and many stray bullets were imbedded
in sides Of houses. In some cases, win.
dows were broken, and in their desper.
alton the residents called the police.
Patrolman Harry Jones was sent tc
the hunting grounds yesterday, and at
his approach some Of the sportsmen
took to the woods. Three of them, how.
ever, could not escape and were taken
to the fifth precinct station and re.
quired to give bail. In police court to-
day they were fined So each.
Altho no one was actually hurt and
the boys who happened to be arrested
were not especially reckless, the police
are going to see that all shooting in
side the city limits is stopped. Here
after the sloughs inside the city limits
will be as safe for ducks as any OF
the parks. -.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-09-24
DRAINAGE TRIP PLANNED
REPRESENTATIVE OF TWIN CITY
COMMERCIAL BODIES WILL
TOUR NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

Representatives of the Commercial
club of Minneapolis and st. Paul job
bers and Manufacturers association,
with the state drainage board of the
state, consisting of the governor, secre-
tary OF state, and state auditor, will
form drainage investigation. party
that next week will make a trip thru
what the conditions really are. The
government has large tracts Of lands
which it is proposed to drain, and in
addition there are other questions Of
forest reserve and details of drainage
with which the committees of the two
commercial bodies wish to familiarize
themselves. If the members of the state
drainage board do not make the trip in
person they will be represented by en-
gineers and others to be appointed
later.
The party will leave Minneapolis
Monday, Oct. l, at $3.50 pm, over the
Northern Pacific, arriving in Brainerd
at Ills the same night. It will leave
Brainerd at midnight on special train
provided by the Minnesota & Interna-
tional and will arrive at Big Falls, the
present terminus Of the line, 164 miles
north Of Brainerd at 7 am, Tuesday,
Oct. 2. Leaving Big Falls at 9:30 the
same day 1t will arrive at Northome at
IL am.
Three hours is allowed at Northome,
and the party will leave in time to ar
rive in Bemidji at Z pm. The party
will spend the night in Bemidii, leav:
ing Wednesday at am, arriving at
Brainerd at 11:30 am, the same fore.
noon, and returning to Minneapolis the
same day, arriving in St. Paul at
6:20 pm.
The trip will enable the. party tc
meet representatives from commercial
| bodies in the northern part of the
state, and arrangements have beer
made also for some rapid, but thoro in
spection on both sides of the great
| divide., The Minneapolis Commercial
club will be represented by B. F. Mel
son, chairman of the public affair.
committee; W. w. Hefelfnger, H. R
Yerxa and Wallace G.. Nye. Messrs
Yerxa and Nye will leave Wednesday
Of this week for a few days. hunting
around Walker, and will join the party
at that point Monday night.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-09-24
CHARITIES BAR
POKER EXPERTS
MEN SKILLED IN NATIONAL.
GAME NOT HELPLESS.
Sympathetic Railroad and Associated
Charities Give Transports and
Cash to Needy One Who Wins Nearly
All the Money Passengers Have Be-
fore He Reaches Home.

Hereafter all applicants for free
railway transportation who present
themselves to the Associated Charities
will have to face stiff examination in
the science, technic and art Of poker.
1t they pass the examination they will
not pass over the railway.
Recently hardup person of the mas
cullne gender, provided with a. moving
story of a sick wife and little ones who
were calling for him in their humble
home in North Dakota, secured the
sympathy and assistance, first Of Man.
ager E. D. Solenberger and later Of one
Of the railways. Equipped with tick
ct and little small change, he was
started on his journey home while the
charities and the railway congratulated
each other on good deed, done on
time.
Established in the smoker, the dis
tracted husband and father sought to
divert his mind by a friendly little
game. Penny ante and a Scent limit
was all his resources would allow at
first. But, tho he might be failure
industrially, the charity traveller had
nothing to learn of the great American
game. The heap Of coppers in front
was increased and the limit raised. Still
the son of poverty continued to play
a strong game and the interest grew.
So did the s. o. p. IS pile.
In reporting the matter the train con-
ductor wrote: cit is a fortunate thing
that he left the train in North Dakota.
Had he gone thru to the coast he would
have been rich enough to buy up the
road.'
Hereafter no poker experts need ap.
ply at the association IS office. If they
do, they will be politely informed that
the association does not help those who
are able to help themselves.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-09-24
DIVORCE CASES DELAYED
JUDGE BROOKS MAKES RULING
ON PRACTICE WHICH SUPREME
COURT MUST SETTLE,

Many of1the plaintiffs in the divorce
cses Of the September term of district
court have not secured sufficient serv-
Ice and the litigants will have to wait
for months for their desired freedom, if
Judge F. c. Brooks ruling in the case
Of Becktin VS.. Becktin. filed today, is
correct Interpretation of the new
code.
Judge Brooks today ordered the case
of Mary Becktin against Godfrey Beck
tin dismissed. He held that there had
not been suff cient service in that an
affidavit alleging the required facts
concerning the failure of the plaintiff
to find the defendant had not been
made subsequent to the filing of the
court s order allowink service by pub
ication. Heretofore the practice in di-
vorce cases has been for the plaintiff
to make an affidavit Of the defendant IS
absence, ETC., and upon this affidavit
the court made an order allowing pub
hcation. This was considered sufficient
Under Judge Brooks Interpretation
of the new code it is necessary to set
out in the affidavit the fact that the
court has issued an order allowing serv-
ice by publication, and that will neces-
state the filing of a second affidavit
after the order has been issued. That
has not been done in a large number
of cases on this term s calendar and
the result is that there will be much
trouble and delay.
Adolph E. L. johnson, attorney fo1
Mrs. Becktin, who seeks a divorce on
the ground of desertion, contends that
the second affidavit is unnecessary and
he will appeal to the supreme court
from, Judge Brooks decision as soon as
possible. The result will interest law
years and itigants all over the state
and will settle an interesting and close
question of practice.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-09-24
CLAIRY0YANT FRAUD
DRIVEN FROM CITY

Fake fortune telling and clairvoyance
received a severe blow today, when
William Broeske, who pretends to find
hidden treasures and to extricate any
one from the worst kind Of trouble
was ordered out of town and escorted
to the city limits by a detective.
Broeske was arrested Saturday, after
he had attempted to get $500 from A
Anderson, a farmer, by promising to
find a hidden treasure on his farm
Broeske has been in the city for sew
eral weeks and during that time he has
toiled not, but still has made a fail
living. He was arraigned in police
court and after pleading guilty was Civ,
en- chance to leave the city.
He promised to get out Of town in
fifteen minutes, and tc see that he
kept his word, Detective John Stavlc
accompanied him. -
Other men who are in the same bust
ness are to be investigated by the po
lice, and the same action will be taken
if any Of them are found to be con
Quoting an illegal business. : ..... e