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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
OCEAN ROPES.
a Marine Plant That Grows q Stem
Three Hundred Feet Long.

A Marine Plant That Grows Stem
Three Hundred Feet Long.
The largest marine plant and proba-
bly, one Of the highest plants known on
this globe is a gigantic seaweed, the
nereocystis, the stem Of which mas
been found to grow as much as S0O
feet long. 1t was first discovered not
far from the Alaskan coast, Tut has
since been found floating il various
parts of the Pacific ocean along the
American and Asiatlc shores. This
seaweed grows in 4 very curious man
ner. Large quantities Of it are found
at a little distance from shore and at
depths not exceeding 300 feet. On
loamy bottoms large thickets OF this
plant take root, and a stem OF the
thickness Of ordinary cord grows up
ward. At its top there Is a pear shaped
balloon, which grows with the stem'
and when it reaches the surface Of the
water it often measures six feet and
more in length, with a diameter Of four
feet six inches. This balloon has, OF
course, an upward tendency and keeps
the stem growing until it floats on the
surface Of the water. From the top CT
this balloon a large tuft Of strong,
thick, spadellke leaves grow out, which
originally are not more than two feet
long and which grow and split until
from the balloon a roselIke growth OF
from fifty to sixty-fve feet In diane
ter covers the water. This gigantic
weed grows in such quantities that
near the shore large meadowlike Is
lands are formed, which impede naVi-
CATION. The natives Of the Aleutian
islands make manifold usage OF this
plant. From their strong dried stems
they make ropes $50 feet and more
long. while balloons Of this weed fur
nish them with large vessels after they
are dried, the smaller ones being used
in their boats to bail cut water. The
long leaves. after being dried, are cut
into narrow strips and used for wicker
work, the making Of baskets and SINH
lar furniture.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
FOND OE Emery.
Elephants Delight In Dress and Cor
seeus TrappinEs.

Elephants Delight In DEess and Cor
seeus Trappinss.
Elephants are passionately fond OF
fnery and delight to see themselves
decked out with gorgeous tappings.
The native princes Of India are very
particular in choosing their state ele-
plants and will give fabulous sums for
an animal ttat exactly meets the some
what fanciful standards they have
erected.
For these they have made cloths OF
silk so heavily embroidered with gold
that two men are hardly able to lift
them.
An amusing instance Of elephantine
pride is narrated: The elephant which
usually led the state procession Of a
rajah being Ill, the magnificent trap
pings were placed on one which had
up to that time occupied only a suboc-
dinate place.
The animal, delighted with its fneEy,
showed its glee by so many little
squeaks and kicks Of pleasure that gen.
eral attention was attracted to 1t.
Not long after another state process
sion was formed, and the previous
wearer Of the gold cloths, being re-
stored to health, took bis accustomed
place and trappings, when the now de-
graded beast imagining, perhaps, that
be was being defrauded Of bis promo
ton, was with great difficulty restrain
ed from attacking the leader Of the
parade.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
Pamela vs.. Snrlrlertor.
Editor The Manning Times:

Editor The Manning Times:
Please be kind enough to pub
lish the following in your next
issue:
For the benefit Of the public it
is necessary to state few facts
and make a few corrections
about games played between
Summerton and Pamela ball
teams which was recently. pub
lished The bitterness of a good
thrashing IN one game and the
disappointment of not'being able
with a hired battery from Man
ning) to return the compliment
with greater force, has caused
the Summerton writer to deviate
from the truth when he claims
aGscore Of { to 0: the correct
score being 2 to 0.
The Woodman, a name we
shall always cherish, claims to
be classed with Summerton, but
they Go not claim to play against
any of the State League men,
and neither does Summerton, so
they took advantage of their
their fellow-woodmen when
they hired State League men to
assist their young and tender
lads (nitD against the Wood
men, who used the wood with
such telling effect.
'Tis sad indeed to picture the
future Of a team who tries to
win their games through. the
columns of the paper and not by
the united efforts of their home
talent.
The WooDMEN OF PANOLA.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
CRUEL PUNlSHMENTS.
The Old Time Use OF Torture II Legal
pr0cPEaes.

Processes.
The constitution Of the United States
and the constitutions Of the various
states in prohibiting cruel and unusual
punlshments were not fighting an alb
surdity. The use Of torture In legal
processes was not, when these instru-
ments were framed, so remote as 1t IS
now.
When Sir Thomas Dole came as high
marshal to Virginia be crushed a con-
spiracy by killing the ringleaders By
torture. One had a bodkin thrust
through his tongue and was chained
to tree until he died. Others were
broken on the wheel. 1t is quantity
stated that Sir Thomas was "a man
of good conscience and knowledge in
divinity" Dole's date was 1911.
The next notable instance Of the use
Of torture was IN 1892, in the Salem
witchcraft excitement when Giles
Cory was pressed to death-the "peine
dure ct forte" the most horrible Of
deaths.
Executions were in public through
out the east until comparatively recent
times. When Quelch, the pirate, and
six others were hanged In Boston. Sew
all wrote in his diary, 'When the scat
fold was let to sink there was such a
screech Of the women that my wife
heard it, sitting In our entry next to
the orchard" though the gallows was
a mile away and the wind unfavorable.
The use Of torture to wiring the truth
from witnesses is said to have been rec
ognized as legal In Austria until well
within the century.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
A Good Reason.

Two Irishmen were digging a sewer.
One Of them was q big, strong man
about six seet four inches In height,
and the other one was little, puny
man about four feet six inches. The
foreman came along to see how the
work was progressing and noticed that
one Of them was doing more work than
the other. Look here" he cried, 'show
is it that little Dennis Dugan, who IS
only half your size, is doing nearly
twice as much work as you, Patrick"
Glancing down to his partner, Pat re-
piled: "And why shouldn't he? Amt
be nearer to it2'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
ORIGIN of the Orange.

1t is to India and to the Arabs as
middlemen that Europe, and through
Europe America, owe the orange. The
orange crossed from Africa to- Spain
with Mohammedanism, while probably
the crusaders are to be thanked for
bringing 1t to Italy and western Eu-
rope among their trophies Of the east.
The very name is really Arabic-"na-
ranj"-and Of eastern origin, though
the legend that it comes from two
words meaning elephant and ''be
ILL., because elephants ate oranges to
make themselves Ill, is absurd. Prob
ably in French the initial "n' is drop
ped off from naranJ, with the final
m Of the indefinite article, just as
our "an apron" represents ID napron," !"
and the spelling with an COZ points to
false association with "or'' (golO.-
Economista, Havana.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
siNDlNG THE FEET.
This GIaer Chinese CIstom Is q Com
DaFatiyely Modern One


paratively Modern One.
China's custom Of binding the feet Of
Its women Is not as ancient as has
been supposed. A correspondent Of
one Of the native Chinese papers
quotes from the letters Of Yuan Mel,
who lived in the eighteenth century.
In one of his letters Yuan Mel wrote
to friend: You ask me to get you
handsome wife and ardently desire, as
your first requisite, that she shall have
small feet. Surely you cannot be one
who admires true beauty. An admirer
Of true beauty has his own individual
tastes, disdaining to follow the die
tates of others. Our ancient literature,
in both prose and poetry, has many al
lusions in praise Of beautiful women,
but In no instance touches upon small
feet.
"A work treating of the customs Of
the Sung dynasty by shen 70 says a
mans well made shoes are said to be
square, and a woman's round, at the
toe. In the Tang dynasty, the first al
lusion to the feet Of Yang Kwei Eel,
the court beauty, was about he. silk
stockings. In one Of Han Tung Langs
poems, referring to a woman's feet ne
says, Her six inch feet so bright and
sleek These illusions clearly point
to unbound feet"
Yuan Mei's letter concludes by say
ing that the taste Of those who ignore
the beauty Of face and form IS deprav-
ea. he laments that sensible men
should be so led away by a foolish
fashion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
Pickings From Davis Station.
E di,or The Manning Times:

E ditor The Manning Times:
Mr.. and Mrs W. E. Broadway
of Paxville spent Sunday with
relatives here.
Miss Sue Owens of Manning
visited Miss Mae Jones last
week.
Childrens Day was held at
Bethlehem church Sunday.
There was a large attendance.
Mrs. NJ. E. .Gasque of Laurens
is visiting her daughter Mrs. S.
NJ. Gilbert.
Mr.. J. E. Davis and family
spent Sunday in Summerton.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Horton of
Manning spent a few days last
week with Mr.. John Horton.
Miss Lou Richbourg of Jordan
is visiting relatives here.
A. B. c.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
Piraticg Foley's Honey and Tar.

Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as a throat and lung
remedy. and on account of the great
merit and popularity Of Foley's Honey
and Tar many limitations are onerea
for the genuine. These worthless 1rnl-
tations have similar sounding names.
Beware of them. The genuine t'oley's
Honey and Tar is in a yellow package.
Ask for it and refuse any substitute: 1t
is the best remedy for coughs and colds.
The Arant Co. Drug Store, successor
to The r. B. Loryea Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
A Lazy Liver.

A torpid, inactive liver can produce
more bodily ills than almost anything
else. 1t is good to clean the system
out occasionally. Stir the liver up and
get into shape generally. The best re-
Suits are derived from the use of De-
Wits Little Early Risers. Reliable,
effective. pleasant pills with a reputa-
tion. Never grippe. Sold by The Arant
CO. Drug Store, successor to The x. s..
Loryea Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
RorS Markers.

On some of the Yorkshire moors
white posts are to be seen along the
narrow tracks which serve as roads.
They are called "stoops" and are-sone-
thing like boundary posts in appear
ance. A casual observer might mag
Inc that they really did denote q coun-
ty CT parish boundary, but such is not
the case. When snow covers the
ground and the paths are Invisible
these posts point out where they lie
and so save the wayfarer from being
lost.-London Mail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
Had a Close Call.

"a dangerous sergical operation, in
volving the removal OF a malignant ul-
Ger, as large as my hand, from my
daughters hip, was prevented by the
application ofBucklen's .Arnica Salve,"
saws A. C. Stickel OF Miletus. w. va.
:sPersistent use of the Salve complete
ly cured it," Cures Cuts, Burns and
Injuries. 25c at The Arant Co. Drug
Storo. successor to The r. B. Loryea
Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
War Against Consumption.

All nations are endeavoring to check
the ravages of consumption, the white
plague" that claims so many victims
each year. Foley's Honey and Tar
cures coughs and colds perfectly. and
you are in no danger of consumption.
Do not risk your health by taking some
unknown preparation when Foley's
Honey & Tar is safe and certain IN re-
suits. Ask for Foley's Honey and Tar
and insist upon having it. The Arant
Co. Drug Store, success to The r. B.
Loryea Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
1u,,, ROW TIL Judgment Day.

There is shlvery, shaAtsSgend
among the people who live "alQng the
Hudson river which Is to tsHAct
that that stream is the evefafing
boating waters Of specter who IS
personifed as Ramhout Van Dam.
Away back In colonial times Ramhout
and his friends were drinking until
late at night. Finally this man Ram
hout started for home, some distance
up the river, in his boat, swearing that
he would row the distance If 1t took a
month Of Sundays" Ranhout never
reached home, and the superstitlous
people say that he has been condemn
ed 80 row till judgment day
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30

Why take dozen things to cure that
cough? Kennedy's Laxative Honey
and Tar drives the cold out through
YOUR bowels. Sold by The Arant Co.
Drug Store, successor to The 4. b.
Loryea Drugstore.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30


drink. sell or give
| Intoxicating liquors While AVE.
From bad companions II refrain
And never take Gods name IN vain.
l---- l------------ -
To the Flower Mission Supt.
of South Carolina Francis vii,
lard once said "The Flower Mis-
sion means the Golden Rule in
beautiful action shedding in the
pathway Of life the gentle fra,
GRANGE of loving kindness. -
What words could better express
or more truly tell the story of
the amo of the Flower Mission
department today! We are great
| ly encouraged by the work Of
this department. A noticeable
increase in the demand for Flow
er Mission literature and text
cards bespeak the aliveness of
the workers and the extension
of the work. Your attention is
now called to June 9, the birth
day anniversary of Jennie Casse-
day, founder of this work. Plan
for special Flower Mission meet
ings on this day-in parlors:
churches and institutions-for
the demonstrations and benefit
of this department. 1t is not nec-
essary TO hold the meeting on
exact day when circumstances
and condition make another near
date preferable. A great OBJ
stacle in the way Of this work is
a failure or the part of the su
perintendents to reportin figures
everything done. I want to urge
every Flower Mission superin-
tendent to observe June 9th in a
most practical way.
A prisoner in Alabama said to
the Flower Missions as he was
leaving for his home. 81 quit
these prison walls a changed
man. I thank God for the Flow
er Mission and the Bible. The
texts you brought me with the
flowers have brought me from
darkness into light. %
Let me quote in chring from a
Kentucky superintendent SAT
Jefferson county jail, one of our
local workers took the matron a
choice bouquet and she said,
"Oh, give it to a woman who
has just been brought in for it
took four of the officers to han
die her." The flowers were Civ
en- her; it opened the way to her
heart. The tender chords are
often stirred by these messen-
gers of love and beauty. They
had no further trouble with her. "
Oh, the wonderful love, the Won
derful beauty, the wonderful
power, the wonderful work Of
the Master through this, our be-
loved Flower Mission depart
ment! Flowers soften our hearts
as nothing else will, then why
shouldn't we magnify this lovely
work in South Carolina, scatter
ing sunshine and sowing good
seed? At the same time we
should be cultivating our hearts
garden. making our inner lives
just as beautiful as the purest
lily that blooms. I hope every
W. G. T. U. in South Carolina
will have a Flower Mission de-
partment. I shall be glad to
give any information I can to
help the superintendent, if they
will write me.
Miss JESSIE CURTIS,
State Supt.-F NJ. work of the
W. c.. T. u, Paxville, S. &.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
Hec Choice.

She-So these are the china bargains
you advertised? Dealer-Yes, ma'am,
and they're going for little or nothing.
She-All right, I'll take that blue dish
for nothing.-London Answers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
The Teachers JOY.

Parent-How did you get along with
your geography lesson today, Johnnie?
Pupil-Beautifully The teacher was
so pleased that she made me stay after
school and repeat it all over again, only
lust to her.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30

One day four-year-old Fred climbed
upon a chair to reach something he
wanted.
'.Ycu must not get on that chair with
your feet, dear" said his mother.
Fred looked down at bis feet, e7i-
dently puzzled. why, mamma" he
said, 'I can't take 'em off,"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
Sc!atica Cured After Twenty Years Of
Torture.


Torture.
For more than twenty years Mr. j.
B. Massey, of 1922 Clinton ST., Minne-
apolis, Mimi, was tortured by sciatica.
The pain and suffering which he en-
dured during this time is beyond COM
prehension. Nothing gave him any
permanent relief until he used Cham
oarlain's Pain Balm One application
of that liniment relieved the pain and
made sleep and rest possible, and less
than one bottle has effected a perma-
nent cure If troubled with sciatca
or rheumatism why not try a 23-cent
bottle OF Pain Balm and see for your
self how quickly it relieves the pain.
For sale BY The Arant Co. Drug Store,
successor to The r. 5. Loryea Drug
Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
by Paxvi1e ". 9. I. Z.

National Motto-'F For God, Home and Ma
tive Land.
State Motto-"Be Strong and OF Good Cour'
age
Our Watchworl-Agitate Educate, Organize.
Pledge
God helping nc. promise not TO buy,
drink sell or give
Intoxicating liquors while i've;
From bad companions I II refrain
And never take Gods name IN VAIN.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30

The only kind Of advice that is ever
taken is the rich relations and only
when he is the.e to see you do it.-NeW
York Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
JJnauprec1ated Lfberality

Unapprec1ated Liberality.
"You are going to be tried before a
very liberal judge" said lawyer to
his client.
'T am glad Of that"
"You needn't be. # you are found
guilty he'll give you all the penalty the
law allows"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30

Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar
Cures all Coughs, and expels Colds from
the system by gently moving the bowels.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
E.a Specially.

sita SOec1a2Iy.
Bacou-FThen he was out camping
did your brother kill much? Egoe1t-
he nearly killed everybody IN the
camp. He was the cook.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30

So let us work for prohibition
and against the dispensary, in
order to bless our country bring
happiness to our homes, and
thereby honor God by offering
him our lives, IN sober and in
dustrious labor for good.
The above lines ought to be
enough to convince any fair
minded man, that the dispensary
is not better for our country
than Prohibition.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30

And after being caught in the
web the refrain comes back
again.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30

"But poor master Fly so young,
and SO small,
Why did you go to the Spider
hail?"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30

:'Will you walk into my parlor?,'
Said the Spider to the Fly:
"'Tis the prettiest little parlor
That ever you did spy.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-09-07

l. int6ret dams la lutte pour la
position de sheriff s'anime de plus
en- plus chaque jour. La raison en-
est que lie public realise d'avanta.
ge Importance de l'ofice ct la ne
cessit6 qr'il y a d. nommer ct 6li1
les hommes les mieux qualities
pour la position. C'est dams lie bu-
reau du sheriff que les lois sont
misses en- force ct Cd les droits ct
les interets du peuple sont sauve-
gard6s GU m6connus dams les af-
fares c~iviles on cr1mlnelles beau
coup plus que dams les autres Of
fees du comt6.
Dams la candldature de Arthur
l.. Jones nous trouvons un homme
qui a etc gradu6 du d6pertemsnt
de droit de l'universit6 du Wis.
consip. un honme qui a pratiqu6
le droit depuis de nombreuses an-
n6es ct qui a selvi avec success
CONNIE premier sous sheriff dams
ce comt6 depuls plus de quatre
ans. Dams cette position, w son
experience. l6gale, il a conduit les
affaires de &c bureau l6galement
ct logiquement ct s'est cree une
excellente reputation. II poss6de
une bonnie habi,et6 executive ct &C.
ci joint q ga disposition courtoise
ct ses commissioners, en- font dams
l'opinion de ses amis, un candldat
ideal ct sill reussi dams ga lutte il
donnera au comt6 d'Hennepin lie
meme service quill lui a dome du-
rant les dernie1s quatre ans COM
me premier sous-sh6riff.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-09-07

M. Hugh r. Scott qui brigue la
denomination au poste d'auditeur
du comte est un serviteur public
loyal ct honnAte. Durant son adj
ministration le bureau de l'audi-
teur a etc administr6 q la eatisfac-
ton generate de tous ceux qul y
ont Gu des %affaires q transiger. Tia
dome son attention personnelle au
bureau ct a choisi des employees
courtois. M. Scott est natif de Get
te vile ct y a pressure tou]ours de-
meur6!- II fut membre du l3e re-
giment des Volontalres du Mime
sofa durant la guerre avec iEspa-
gne. II a %toujours fait preuve d'u-
ne grande Economic dams la direc-
ton DIES affaires publiques. On ma
jamais questionn6 son habilet6 nj
son honnetet6 durant les nombreu-
SEES ann6es de son administration
ct on ne pourrait faire mieux que
de lie r66lire q cette charge.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-09-07
ROBERT McMULLEN
CANDIDAT REPUBLICAN, POUR LA
NOMINATION AU POsTE
D'ENREGIsTRATEUR

nj. Robert McMnllen demande
l'appui DIES votants lie Is cou-
rant pour lie poste d'enreg1strateur.
II est qualit6 pour cette importan-
te position ayant Gu de Iexp6rience
CONNIE commits dams Ia estate
Bank" de 1867 q 1878. M. McMul-
len a etc commissaire des rues pour
le 4e quarter depths 1883 ct a en-
tout temps fat tous SEES efforts ct
use SEES capacities an service du
quarter quill represents. NJ, Nc
Mullen donDera q administration
du bureau -d'enregistrateur, sill
est 6lu, la meme attention gull q
donn6e aux autres positions publ
ques quill a occupies, GU q SEES af-
flares personnelles. M. McMullen
poss6de done toutes les quali6ca-
tions requises pour remplir digne-
ment Ia position d'enregistrateur
ct on peut etre certain quill en- rem
plira les devoirs . Ia satisfaction
generate.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-09-07

Dimanche dernier, %apres.midi,
les demoiselles de la parolsse de
Ste Anne, ont Gu leur pique-nique
annuel. Un groupe des demoisel-
les ct leur directeur le Rev. Pere
Richard sc sont rendus q Minneha.
ha, de Ia en- bateau, q Fort Smelling
Oh tous partlciperent, sur IN joll
terrain, a I'm lunch prepare pal
chacune des demoiselles, ct ensuite
vis1t4rent les lieux d'int6rets envi-
remnants. De Ia lie groupe SO rem
dit en- bateau 4 st Paul, tra]et tres
picturesque, ct arrive q destination,
reprlt les tramways pour Minnea-
polls, a r6gllse Ste Anne ct assis-
ter au salut. Chacune reprit ensul-
to le chemin du logis des plus So.
tisfaites de cette int6ressante pro-
menade.