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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
READING THE TREE.
How the Forester Gets Its Life His
tory In Detail.

How the Forester Gets It's Life His
tory In Detail.
The forester reads the history Of a
tree in great detail, says the American
Magazine. After taking out a few
"borings" to the center Of the tree at
different heights and counting the
rings on them he may spin you such
yarn as this:
This tree is 80 years old (15O rings
at the base). During the first I'VE
years it grew only seven inches GAS
rings. seven inches from the base).
Evidently it then began to touch
crowns with other saplings, for it took
e squirt and put on fifteen inches a
year steadily til it was forty years
old (forty rings forty-four and one-half
feet above the ground. It was not
growing as fast as its neighbors, how
ever, for at this point it began to be
overshadowed, and its growth declined
for the next ten years to as little as
four inches a year (forty-hve rings at
forty-eight feet and fifty at dfty feeo.
Just In time to save its life something
happened to it's big neighbors, pre-
sunably wtndstorm, and it resumed
a steady growth Of about SIX inches a
year, having passed its fastest growing
time. Its growth in thickness doesn't
seem to have varied much, about an
inch every three years. But 1t grew
faster and faster In volume, Of course
as It's height increased-a little over q
cubic foot year ia its prime Of life, 1
should Judge. About thirty years ago
it reached maturity and stopped grow
ing In height (thirty rings at the top
Of the main stem, and now It is ap'
preaching old age (the last rings are
pretty thin). Hold on a minute-here
a false ring, twenty, forty, forty-s11
years back; two very thin rings
see-instead of one thick one; means
that something interrupted the growing
season, probably late frost"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
Solids

The gaseous elements exist IN our
body in state Of very great cooden-
sstion, since under ordinary conditions
Of temperature and pressure eighty
eight pounds Of oxygen would occupy
8 volume Of more than 1000 cubic feet
and fourteen pounds OF hydrogen one
Of 2eO0 cubic feet. The above men.
toned elements forming an Infinite
variety Of compounds and constantly
undergoing chemical transformation go
to make up the human body, which Is
In 6 constant state Of decay and reno
ratton. This, however, is not apparent
to the eye, and one Of the great enig-
mas Of animal life Is the permanence
Of form maintained despite the contin-
ual change Of substance. This change
Is so rapid that, according to the cal
culadons Of Liebig, Moleschott and
other eminent physiolog!sts, the great
ec part Of the material Of the body is
renewed every twenty or thirty days
end not, as generally assumed, only
once In seven years.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
A Miniature Inland Ocean,

One Of the queerest sheets Of water
In New England or within the limits Of
the United States, or the world for
that matter, IS the celebrated Shows
ocean, In the state Of Maine. When
calm it is to all appearances an ordinary
pond Of no great dimensions, but OBJ
seryations and Investigations made
more than century ago prove that the
little body Of water is a veritable
ocean. It is located In Orrington, near
Bangor, and its popularity is that, al
though situared among some high hills
some distance from ocean Or river, 1t
has tides which rise and fall as regular
" as do those Of the great Atlantic.
Many 80 called scientific examinations
Of this miniature oceans bed and sur
rounding banks have been made, but
70 far no tenable explanation OF the
phenomenon has ever been given to the
DuOlic
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
AZTEC ARCHITECTURE.
Wonderful Endurance OF the oAe
Mexican Buildings.

Wonderful Endurance OF the oAo
Mexican Buildings.
The Alexicans or the Aztec lndlans
can give the people OF the cnlteo
STATES lessons in architecture ana n
solid construction Of buildings. Ihere
are buildings standing today IN the
CITY Of Mexico that have stood for
three centuries and are in an excellent
s+a1a Of preservation. There is not
frame building in the city. There are
. few adobe. but most all are stone,
hricl or cement. There is a brick
building down il the old part Of the
town that was erected prior to 1850.
It shows that so long ago as that the
Indians were experts in the manufac-
ture Of bricks. But probably 80 per
cent oe all the buildings are made OF
concrete cement. Cement and concrete
have been used successfully in Mexico
for 500 years, and al. the cathedrals
and churches are Of that material. On
the line Of the Vera Cruz Pacific can
be seen the ruins Of Toro Bravo. where
there are evidences Of city ruined
centuries ago. There are some twenty
pyramids Of solid cement which must
have been erected over 500 years ago.
One Of these pyramids is ITO feet In
height, and on the summit rests
cement ledge thirty feet in diameter.
This, as well as others. Is Of fligree
work and carved statuary.
Near this stands another Of white
limestone, built in four terraces, with
carvings and ornamentattons which
would put to shame the modern Amer
ican sculptor. It has stood all these
centuries, yet the limestone is much
easier broken than the cement. Think
Of a town Of almost 100000 persons,
and the fire record is three in one year.
The inside walls Of many Of the build
ings are as much as six feet through,
and all buildings are built around
courts. There is no provision IN any
Of them for fires, and at the present
time small coal oil stoves are selling
in the city for S2O-the same that sell
for s. In the states. The floors are OF
stone, the ceilings Of digree cement,
the walls Of coarse plaster and almost
without exception hand painted. The
architecture on many buildings in the
republic shows that the Indian Of cen
turies ago was ahead Of the modern
builder Of today. = Hobart News-Re-
publican.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
Bitter Iercol6.

Among the sayings attributed to Doug
las Jerrold Is very bitter one he ap-
Piled to Mark Lemon, then editor OF
Punch. Lemon was deeply attached to
Dickens and showed It in very open
fashion, which perhaps aroused the
great satlrist's Jealousy. At all events,
as Jerrold was walking out one day
With Lemon and another friend, and
Dickens with several more behind
them, Lemon suddenly dropped away
and turned back. what has become
Of Punch?" asked $errol6s companion
did you hear Dickens whistler was
the cynical reply. Dickens pays the
dog tax for Lemon"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
Great Mems Childhood.

Many great men," said a psyeholo-
glst, sgave signs OF greatness even In
their childhood. Mozart at the age OF
FIVE composed piece Of music SO Diff
cult that his father, professional mu-
siclan, had some trouble in playing 1t.
'tMacsulay before he was eight
wrote the Compendium Of Universal
History, Being an Account Of the Lead
ing Events From the Creation Down
to the Present Century
''Eartley at seven wrote a long and
abstruse essay on the Nature Of Man
Bacon at nine finished q work on phi
losophy. Milton at twelve wrote two
epics.
ION the other hand, Goethe, Steele,
DR.. johnson, Wagner, Voltaiye, Eenny-
son, Poe and Fenimore Cooper were
deemed stupid in their childhood"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
The Drug Clerk.

In the old days the drug clerk spent
his spare moments In pounding leaves
and barks for the production of tnc-
lures and extracts that are now sup
piled by wholesale manufacturers.
When he had nothing else to DO ne
made ointment and rolled pills. TIE
mortar and pestle were the universal
sign Of the trade. But the diverse mod
ern activities Of the pharmacist more
than compensate for the earlier Details
Of toll. It is still time honored prac-
tical Jest to ask the apprentice to pow
der ten pounds Of camphor In NOR
tar. After sweating at his task for an
hour or two he learns that camphor
won't powder, though it is readily SOL
uble in alcohol-New York Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
REFRIGERATOR RULES.

Use clean, fat dishes to hold what
ever is on the lower shelves.
Buy your ice in pieces as large as
can be accommodated. This Is much
more economical than to buy small
ones.
Be careful not to fill dishes too full
so that they Will spill over. II any
thing is spilled, don't fall to wipe 1t up
Immediately.
Pack the ice well together and 90
not wrap It in paper or clothss instead
keep the door Of the ice cha shut
as much as possible.
Do not put food Of any sort directly
on the ice. II it IS absolutely neees-
sary to place 1t near the ice, see that 1t
is in glass or porcelain.
Empty the refrigerator at least once
a week; scrub the interior thoroughly,
then scald the ice chamber and draia-
pipe with boiling water in which 6
lump Of soda has been dissolved; rol'
low this with clear boiling water; wipe
dry and let It air for twenty minutes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
ORIGINAL JACK HORNER.

Ee Really Existed and Got q tsPl1Es"
bat Was Not Good Boy.
Jack Eorner OF the Christmas pie
really existed, though whether he de-
served the title Of good boy" is e1-
ceedingly doubtful. he was, however.
fortunate rogue.
When Henry VIII. suppressed the
monasteries and drove the monks from
their nests the title deeds Of the Abbey
OF Mells were demanded by the COM
missioners. The abbot Of Glastonbury
determined that be would send them
to London, and as the documents We're
very valuable and the road infested
with thieves it was difficult to get
them to the metropolis safely.
To accomplish this end be devised
very ingenious plan he ordered
savory pie to be made, and inside be
put the documents. the finest filling a
pie ever had, and intrusted this dainty
to q lad named Borner t6 carry up to
London to deliver safely into the hands
for whom it was intended.
But the Journey was long ana tne
day cold, and the boy was hungry, and
the pie was tempting, and the chance OF
detection was small.
So the boy broke Of piece Of the
pie and beheld a parchment within. He
pulled St forth, innocent enough: won
deringl " it could have found its way
there tied up in pastry, and arrived in
town.
The parcel was delivered, but the
title deeds Of Mells abbey were miss
ing.
The fact was that Jack ha6 them Il
bis pocket. These were the juiciest
plums in the pie. Great was the rage
Of the commissioners and heavy the
vengeance they dealt out to the monks.
But Master Jack Horner kept his
secret, and when peaceable times were
restored be claimed the estates and re-
ceiyed them.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
The Original.

Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as throat and lung
remedy, and on account of the great
merit and popularity of Foley's Honey
and Tar many limitations are offered
for the genuine. These worthless imi-
tations have similar sounding names.
Beware of them. The genuine Foley's
Honey and Tar is in yellow package.
Ask for it and refuse any substitute. 1t
is the best remedy for coughs and colds.
Sold at The Arant Co Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
WANTED A RAISE.
d Story Of Marshall Field and eae
OF H1s Pensioners.

Among the charities OF MaIsnan
Field was a pension list OF persons 10
whom q stated sum was sent regularly
each month. With these he was gen
erous. but he Gisnked being imposed
mon. One man. who had In some way
fnpressed Mt. Field with his deserts,
had a check each thirty days for S25.
He had gone far from MI. Fields
memory, but remained on the list. His
pension made him quite IAN eligible
party" In the circle in which he lived,
and at last be yielded to the blandish-
ments Of bis landlady, an elderly, pros
porous. widow, and married her.
"Now, Henry" she said to him next
day, well Just be having your pay
raised. You can't keep two as easily
as you can one Mr.. Field IS rich
man, and he will understand that. You
70 down and tell him you need $50 O
month now"
Away went Henry, and after much
argument and persuasion obtained ac-
cess to the inner Office Of the great
merchant, where he stated his case.
Mr.. Field became interested at once.
"a widow, eh?' be inquired, smiling.
"Did she ask you OF you her?"
"Well, sir,' stammered Henry Il
guess she did lead up to it."
How old Is she?'
about forty, SIR
ibid she support herself?'
"Yes, sir. She has big boarding
house. boarded with her. do yet, in
fact"
"Ah, yes" said Mr.. Field. $50 you
want q raise, Go goo: Let me see.
How much was your pension? TTen-
ty.fve dollars? Well. you wont have
to pay any board now, SO suppose we
make It twelve and half? That will
keep you Ia spending money."-Youth's
Companion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
MONDAY MORNING.
Is 1t Q Bad Time to Approach O Ma
on Business?

Qe Ae . Eau A1"e 8o [AppEO0C1l = INan
On Busfness3
"Come In and see me Monday morn
ing and We'll talk it over" said Gass-
away, but Binks replied:
Couldn't you make it Tuesday morn
ing or Monday afternoon
So it was arranged for Tuesday morn
ing. Binks turned from the telephone
to me with smile, saying:
I'm glad he didn't make it Monday
morning. We would never come to q
conclusion then. You sce," he contin-
ued, noting my surprise at such state
ment, Monday morning is the morning
after Sunday. Never approach man
on business on Monday morning.
Il can't explain why it is, but every
man goes to his Office on Monday morn
ing with a crouch. suppose it's be-
cause he's been resting up all day Sun
day and sort Of hates to tear himself
away from it. Anyway, I know it is
so.
you many years, and whenever you
meet me Monday morning notice that
you are yawning, taciturn and un'
smiling. You had good Sunday no
doubt. Either you rested to beat the
band or played golf or did something.
Anyway, that took your mind off your
business cares. Then you went to bed
rather early, all prepared to get up ear
" Monday. When the clock went OF
you were miserable about rising, and
when you did get up you were ugly to
everybody. It's the same way with all
of us. We rest too hard Sundays. In
stead Of just relaxing little we let
everything Of the week 60 and fall ali
to pieces in doing what we call recoup'
ing. It's the great American habit
That's the reason we have blue
Mondays Some day, I suppose, we'll
learn how to rest up over Sunday with
out completely disorganlzing our work
for Monday. If we don't think i
would be a good idea to cut Monday
out Of the business week and begin on
Tuesday."-New York World.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
FILTH IN KOREA.
The Streets Of the City Reek With
Sewage and Odors.


Sewage and 0dors.
The streets Of Korea are used for
every conceivable and inconceivable
thing. Down the middle Of them or
on either side the citys sewage reeks
along a sluggish course, carrying with
it every possible thing but its own hor-
rIble odor. The houses on the main
streets, or what might for want Of a
more descriptive name be called the
business streets, are all built with one
side open, as houses are built in Japan.
There is little or nothing displayed for
sale In any shops, and there Is seldom
anything to detain q loiterer along the
way. The Korean woman knows abso-
lutely nothing about the joys and sor-
rows Of shopping. She lives her life In
yirtuous seclusion, or at least In seclu-
sion, and the tradesmen must needs go
to her and thrust their goods respect
fully through a small opening In the
door Of her apartments. What she
doesn't want she thrusts out again
and then haggles with him over the
price Of what she has selected, with
the thin but not transparent partition
between them. So there Is little need
for attractive shop windows. Since the
women make all the mems clothes,
they, of course, buy the materials for
them also, and I have really never
seen anything purchased In shop.
But still they are built with the use
lessly open side, and one can buy If
one Is so Inclined, as foreigners so Of
ten are. The houses that ere not Of
this description are not to be seen at
all, being hidden behind e3presstonless
stone walls capped with tiles and
pierced with the tiniest possible gate
Ways.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
When We are in a Hurry.

In thess days of rush and hurry cour,
tesy is often forgotten. In the mad pell
nell rush OF cur life little things are
done to offend that we rather remained
undone. A LASTLY eaten meal and its
resultant heaaachee may cause US so
clal or financial loss. The wise man or
woman is the one who relieves little
ills OF this sort by a little dose of Kodol
For Dyspepsia. 1t digests what you
eat and puts your stomach back into
shape. Sold by The Arant Co. Drug
Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
Liberty. Equality, Fraternity.

The French philosopher n. Le Bon,
commenting on the motto Of the pe7o-
luton, Liberty, Equality and Frater-
nifty" declared that the real difference
between the Fresch and the British lay
in the fact that the French were enam-
ored Of equally and cared little fox
liberty, while the British insisted on
liberty and never gave a thought 70
equality. And when some one quoted
this to Rudyard Kipling he instantly
added his own comment to the eject
that what the American really pre-
ferred was fraternity 'tHe is a good
fellow himself, and he expects you to
ha one"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
Merua1ds.

All the world over there are legends
about mermaids. The Chinese tel
stories not unlike others about the see
woman Of their southern seas. Man
kind Is taught on the most excellen'
evidence that q mermaid was capturec
at Bangor, on the shores Of the Bel
fast Tough, IN the sixth century, WhiL
another caught at Edam in 1403 wa!
carried to Haarlem and kept there fol
many years.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
Capsicuna.

The capsicum plant from which the
different varieties Of pepper are pro-
duced, is Indigenous to the tropical re
gions Of Europe, Asia, Africa ano
America. It grows wild almost as
well as under cultivation II all these
countries, and In each is used by the
natives as q seasoning for food Its
extensive employment has suggested tc
medical theorists the thought that II
must be considered as natural tonic
for the stomach In tropical countries.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
Lucky.

"Of course, like most Of your class"
remarked the cynical cad, ''you are su-
perstiuous. No doubt you consider the
horseshoe a sign Of good luck" ~
1T is," replied the sporting gent III
it goes under the wire first on your
horse ."-Phtladelphi Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
Texture py Savages.

Speaking OF the torture to which
some of the savage tribes in the Phil
lippines subject their captiver, reminds
me of the intense suffering endured
for three months from Inflammation of
the Kidneys" says W. NJ. Sherman, Of
Gushing, Me-, Nothing helped me un-
til tried Electric Bitters, three bot
Ties OF which completely cured me"
Cures LIVER Complaint, Dyspepsia,
Blood disorders and Malaria; and re-
stores the weak and nervous to robust
health. Guaranteed by The Arant Co.
Druggist. Price soc.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
Some Worms Arc cus1ous.

The most curious creature Of the
worm family Is the diplozoon, a sin
gular parasite which infests the gil!s
Of several species Of fish, particularly
the Dream. Each individual diplozoon
has two distinct bodies united IN the
middle so as to form perfect st. An.
srew's cross, each half Of 8e creature
containing precisely the same kind OF
organs-riz, an alimentary canal, q
venous system, reproductive organs,
afN
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19

Ask any "JAP" that YOU may see,
why the Car with Bear behind,
had to climb tree.
The Yanks, God bless the Yanks
says he,
They gave US Rocky Mountain Tea
Sold bv DR.. W. E. Brown & Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
wanted All That Was In 1e.

Wanted III That was IN 1S.
Father Cwhose wife has presented
him with twtns) Tommy, you may
stay home from school today and to-
morrow tell the teacher that you have
two new brothers. Tommy-Wouldnt
1t be better to say that I have only one
sew brother? Then I can stay home q
day next week for the other one
Fliegende Blatter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
~o V;e~e oE II.

Pason-Do you take this woman for
better OF fqr worse? Bridegroom
WeN, I can't exactly say: HG people
think, It's eos better, but mine th4uE
it's for wesse.-L!fe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
Convinced.

Mr.. spongeiy Slightly relsted)-
Splendid! Magnificent! Do you know,
Uncle Eli, I believe shall never get
tired Of seeing the sun set behind that
hill, Uncle EE-That's what me an
mothers beginnin' to think.-Puck.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19

The universal and absolute law Is
that natural justice which cannot pc
written down, but which appeals to tho
hearts Of all.-Yictor Cousin.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
rha Onsn:on She Sought.

"Weu, what do you think Of my new
hat?" she asked.
"Do YOU want candid opinion?" he
Questioned. aco-
"Heavens, no." she replied say
something nice."--NeW York Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
MATERIALS OF THE BODY.

Elements That Go to Maize Up the
ordssge-y Human Being.
A person weighing about 16O pounds
II ~ q An ,,-> of tho Pnllncrioo elements.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
IF You Were Asked
to give for believing that the
Home Life Insurance Co. of New York
one companies you probably because
Old. Stronu and Reliable

BECAUSE generation since was chartered
ably
managed growth has been healthy.
pudenty made lt
well in hand.
all oam
having promptly and honestly settled
Is this not Company recommend to your frendss
This is what the papers have to say:
Honest company
The good record further examination
n
y.
the present insurance
ceanrec d.-N Y.Con
questionable N SUM- ls2
latye thy Home e.-N $
mighty ucrop N
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
BETWEEN WILSON'S MILL AND SUMTER
NILLARD AND ST. PAUL
Daily except Sunday.

FHOS. WILSON, President.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
The Home Life Insurar

Of New York one of the strong institutions the
country FORTYFOUR YEARS has beer
and honorable dealing
it's holders
the strong reliable hnanea
successful OF
of honosaoe
Policy-hoders
further information write to
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l provides cash loans: ID Cash Values 3D. lncontesoe
Thirty grace after the nls pr
paid Extended Values It'll The paid values participate IN
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-19
THE RELIANCE LIFE INSURANCE CO.,
PITTSBURG. PENN,

Has complied States conhnes
form insurance anu mas
number embod IN any e