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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
THE EARTH'S MOTION.
Easy to Demonstrate 1t by q Simple
Experiment.

1t is quite possible to prove that the
earth revolves on its axis by 4 simple
experiment and without having re-
course to mathematics. Take 4 good
sized bowl, ill it nearly full Of wa
ter and place it upon the floor OF a
room which is not exposed to shaking
or jarring from the street.
Sprinkle over the surface of the wa
ter q coating of lycopodium powder, 4
white substance which is sometimes
used for the toilet and can be bought at
almost any drug store. Then upon the
surface Of this coating Of powder make
with powdered charcoal straight
black line, say, an inch OF two inches
in length and lying north and south.
Having made this little black mark
with the charcoal powder on the sur
face Of the contents Of the bowl, lay
down upon the floor a stick or some
other straight object, SO that it shall be
exactly parallel with the mark. If the
line happens to be parallel with a
CGOCN Ill StC lOOl VI WALL <A1S SeN
tionary object in the room this will
serve as well.
Leave the bowl urdisturbed for a
few hours and then notice the position
of the black mark with reference to
the object that it was parallel with. 1t
will be found to have shifted its di-
rection and to have moved from east
to west-that is to say, in 4 direction
opposite to that Of the movement OF
the earth on its axis.
The earth in simply revolving has
carried the water and everything else
in the bowl around with it, but the
powder on the surface mas been left
behind a little The line will always
be found to have moved from east to
west, which is good proof that every
thing else has moved the other way.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
HAS the wasp Affection:

4 colony OF wasps made nest IN the
dark room Of studio last summer. al
first the party who used the room GA
not relish their company, but for GER
tain reasons he did not molest them.
He paid no attention to the little Duz-
zers, and they came and went at their
own street. will. After a time he began
to study them and soon came to the
conclusion that they We're gradually
becoming acquainted with him, his
ways and his dark room. One day =
stranger was seated on the window Sill.
The first wasp entering the room PAID
no attention to him, but made for the
old crack in the wall. Then out came
:, big fat fellow who darted through
the open window like bullet. Within
five minutes half a dozen wasps came
with rush at the stranger and two
Of them located him. But the writer
has never been touched by his wasp
colony.-Outing Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
Petroleum.

The first mention Of petroleum. In
America was made by Father De Ia
Roche d'.Allicn, Il Franciscan, in 1G29.
1t may be surprise to many people to
know that hoth the product itself and
the names petrol and petroleum were
familiar at least as far back as the
middle of the fourteenth century. In the
Sloane manuscript fifteenth century,
mention is made both Of rock oil and
Of the correct derivation of the name
which is medieval Latin and OF
course has nothing to do with Peter:
petroleum, oleum est factum de petra.
G(allice), petroille-" C'petroleum is an
oil made from rock-in French, pc
troillc.'D The property Of drawing
fire had struck the Imagination aonS
before the work quoted in Mature"
was published. In 1896 Lodge used 1t
in 8; metaphor: las. the clay petrol
draweth fire. so the looks do gather
affection" The word petrol (or petreol)
disappeared from English and did not
return until the days Of the motor car
industry. when it was reintrodcced
from the French in the sense Of refaed
petroleum.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
THE BLOUSE.
It. Name Came Originally From Pc
Iusiun, IN ESyp<.

It's Name Came Originally From Pc
lusiun, In EGypt.
The environs of Potassium, n lower
Egypt, in ages past stood foremost
among sunny lands where the culture
of indigo and the manufacture of fab
RIGS died with it were the principal in
dustrics. In the middle ages. when the
Crusaders landed on the coast OF
Egypt and entered Pelsium. where
Port Said is now situated, they pur-
chased quantities Of the blue material.
which they cast over their panoply Of
war. Afterward the same material
was made in France and became the
fabric of which the working garment
of the male peasant was made and is
10 this day.
The name of the locality was given
the fabric, and this was retained by
the french production, but contracted
TO Pelouse, which later on was changed
to blouse pronounced bluZe). The
smock worn by English male peasants
is similar garment and, though 1t IS
not written in history that the blouse
crossed the channel soon after its
entry into France, it would seem
probable from the fact that IN other
times the smock was now and then
called Il '.blowsc."
This, fair ladies. is the origin of the
garment Of our warlnest affection, to
which we have Loyalty clung for years
in spite Of many ruthless detractors
and will continue to do so notwlth-
standing the fact that, whether called
.:DluZe" or "blowsc.' it is not Of aristo-
cratic lineage.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
GIANT MAGNETS S.
The Operation Of Lifting Monster
Loads With Them

The peculiar properties Of ILL electric
current often lead one to fancy that
it may perclancc be endowed with the
spirit of intelligence SO mysterious are
its inner workirsS.
\ most ctrioSs use Of electricity IS
the adoption Of liitin" magnets in ma
chine shop and mill practice. -ln cleo
tro magnet in its simplest form con-
siStS OF. i piece OF soft iron wound with
q large number OF turns ci insulated
copper Wire When an electric current
passes through the windin@S OF WIRE
the electric forces are converted into
magnetic forces and the coil Of Wire
and core of soft iron assume all the
chara acteristic$ OF common steel mag
net
The operation of lifting magnets is
quite simple. Tic magnet is attached
to the crane hook. a:i;i the ends OF the
wire forming the coil are connected
directly with the dynamo. Tie crane
is thea SWING so that the magnet is
suspended directly over the metal to
be removed. The magnet is 1il2u low
cred until it comes in contact with the
object. the current is turned on, the
hoist is raised and the inuSs OF metal
to be moved clings to the magnet.
When the load reaches the desired
point it may be dropped without first
lo,rnrinn tho rnamnpt ol. il may be low
cred. the current shut OFF and the ma
terial deposited gently The crane oi'-
orator needs no help to load or un-
load. and the woIH cln be done in halt
the time with 4 saving ct from three
to four men.-New York Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
Written on n Slate.

General Lew Wallace wrote the first
rough draft Of "Ben-Hur" on slate,
giving as his reason that erasures could
more readily be made. After satisfy
ing himself with sentence written in
this way he would, with a soft pencil,
transfer the writing to paper, and final
IL, when everything pleased him, he
copied the entire manuscript IN ink
with the precision of an engrossing
clerk. 1t is declared by those who were
personally acquainted with General
Wallace that '.Ben-Hur" @as written
and rewritten at least thirty times, and
that when the final copy was sent to
the publishers there was neither cor
rection nor an erasure throughout the
manuscript. The printer set up the
copy exactly as it was written, and the
author himself never corrected proof
before the book was sent to press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
Rernh hnrIt SuG Euma.

Sarah Bernhardt had just been elect
ed y life member of the Comedie Fran
caise. When she found that she had
a paper to sign she became nervous
and went to see the younger Dumas
to tell him that she shrank from the
binding terms of the engagement. Du-
mas advice was unhesitating. My
:lear child. don't sign; your hair is too
curly. People with hair like that
and he passed his fingers through hls
own crisp waves-"ought never to sign
contracts for life. The temperament
is too intractable.'
Sarah Bernhardt, however, signed,
and, meeting Dumas again next day,
confessed she had done so. That's all
right" remarked Dumas cheerfully. L
have won 500 francs S10O). I bet
Nine. Dumas that amount after you
left yesterday that you would at once
90 and sign the agreement. Wen, l
shall buy you something with the
money"
The next day Nine. Bernhardt re-
ceived magnificent wig Of fair hair,
absolutely fat. lank and straight. With
it came the following sentence on q
slip Of paper: Now that you are really
one of the house wear this. You will
need it,"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
Ernit Tree Wood.

Many farmers who occasionally Or
der the destruction of fruit trees Oh
account of advanced age or unfruitful-
ness are quite unaware Of the value
attached to much of the wood thus
sacrificed. Cherry wood is largely used
in furniture and when polished reveals
a beautiful color and provides passa-
BILE imitation Of mahogany. Apple tree
wood is remarkably well adapted to
turner's work and is in demand for
making cogwheels on account OF its
great strength and durability. The
coss Of wooden mill wheels are often
made of apple wood. 1t is also exten-
slvely used for fruit presses, where 1T
proves very durable. The value OF
walnut wood in fine cabinet work is
well known, and good prices are OBJ
tanned for this beautiful and popular
wood.-Iondon Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
Mosoritoless Cities.

Over in Europe there are many nap
py towns where the note of the mos
quito is never heard and the lnnapi-
tants don't care snap about the pen
nyroyal market. But III America the
cities which can claim to be mosQui-
toless would not run up to dozen.
Denver is one Of them. and. strange to
say. Grand Rapids. Mich. only 4 snort
WAY from the gnat Gchennas OF Lake
Superior. is another. The explanation
is that the city is built on hillocks OF
Cr:fr <a:!>! - deep and so finely pull
v2:.:::::.v.! ;,ar ;!lyy absorb moisture Ike
t::s:;:::e :%cr >;ta&nant water does not
g; i ,..,,.c.:J CT :! chance to accumulatc,
and mosquitoes have carried their car
go oi microbes - more congcnlal mar
kctS.--;Ieli;h Culture.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
Landor and Hordsvvorth.

Walter Savage Landor was an IN
temperate person in words and hated
Wordsworth Were there ever more
contemptuous words than these Of Ian
dor in reference to Wordsworth? Pas
tiness and hatness are the qualities OF
q pancake and thus far he attained his
end Let him place the accessories on
the table lest what is insipid and clam
nv grow into duller 1ccretlon and
moister viscidity the more l mastlcate
it, In Landor's letter to Ralph Waldo
Emerson he writes: I'VE must now
descend to Wordsworth. He often gave
an opinion on authors which he never
had read, Plato for instance. lie
speaks contcmptuously Of the Scotch.
I praised q line of SCOTS on the dog OF
q traveller lost in the snow IF remem-
ber) on Skiddaw He said it was the
only GOOD one in the poem and began
instantly to recite :: whole poem OF his
own on the same subject.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
E1ixfr OF Youth.

In former times elder flowers were
treasured not only by lovers Of hedge
row beauty but by those who desired
to preserve their own beauty and
youth. According to the seventeenth
century prescription the elder flowers
were to be gathered on midsummer
day, powdered and put into boraSe
water, which was to be drunk daily for
a month, the first thing in the morning
and the last thing at night. This was
much priced elixir of youth. By COM
mon consent there has always been
something supernatural about the elder
tree. In Denmark it is protected by
the elder mother, without whose leave
it is dangerous to pluck the flower. In
Germany the hat should be taken OF
to it. And in England it has been
rariously considered the tree Of the
cross and the tree upon which Judas
hanged himself, to be treated with
reverence or fear neutrality-suspicious.
Chronicle
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
SHOEING HORSES.
Why This Process. Which ~ Very
Ancient, Is Necessary.

Ancient, Is Necessary.
As soon as the horn Of the Eoof be-
gins to be worn away faster than it is
renewed by natural growth, and that
is rs scon d; the horse is obliged 10
do regular work upon ground which
is not itself in 4 state OF nature or 70
undergo more than 4 voluntary amount
Of travelling under imposed conditions
on any sort oE ground whatever. 4 shoe
Of some kind becomes !: necessity.
When shoes OF o.ic kind CT another
began TO lie wolm by horses las always
been disputed hE learned gentlemen.
Nor perhaps is it OF much consequence
whether the horses Of Pharaoh We're
shod or how they were shod when
they parshyd in the Red sea or whetl-
or Homer. Virgil. Horace and other
"anc!cnt classics" When they arc poets,
are to be taken literally rather than
ii=urativcly in the cpirhets which they
apply to horeas. These would no doubt
be considered by L farlier to indicate
that reference is made to . hocf gar
niShcd With some sort of metal.
As FOR the Ingenious Observers who
draw inference:; from works Of scn!p-
turc. they might IS we'll argue that
the heroes and hcroines Of antiquity
habitually went about winter and sum-
NOR ''mi1 nOf1iD~S on -
Nenonhon no doubt as q writer Of
plain prose :ina OF works relating to
horSy matters would deserve the most
serious and respectful attention, but
memory fails to recall any remarks Of
his about what we should regard as
properly called shceing-
Certain projections for the horses
Loof may be mentioned in the works
Of Columella aud Tegetius, and in the
time Of Constantine the Great there is
said to have been known q footSear
for horses which was fastened to the
pastcrn. However, the earliest known
specimen of an iron horseshoe f2sten-
ed with nails is said to have been that
which was discovered in the tomb Of
the frank King Ch;lderic. who died in
4S1 and whose tomb was opened in
1863.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
CURIOUS DESIGNS.
Cda Results May Be Produced b!
Dropping Oil on Water.

cda Results May Be Produced by
Dropping Oil on Water.
4 curious experiment may be made,
the result Of which will produce q
strange natural design. anG the attempt
may Ec carried on With almost endless
variety in tie result. The only things
needed are L deep dish of water and
some oil. Any kind of oil will do, but
better results are obtained with q yarl-
ETY..
Fill 4 deep dish With pure water and
let it stand until tie water is perfectly
still. then let fall into it a drop of pure
sperm Oil The drop will spread out,
forming film circular in shape, but
very ragged at the edges. If YOU watch
the film you will soon perceive that the
center begins to break up, forming
ovals and circles, and the combinations
of these form endless designs which
keep on forming and breaking up from
one to another for fully half an hour,
making veritable kaleidoscope.
You will see some designs that YOU
may wish to preserve, and if that be
so take q piece Of glazed paper and
place it gently over the surface of the
water when the film is in the desired
design. The oil will stick to the paper,
and when you remove it from the wa
ter, as gently as you placed it there,
run an linked roller over it or place the
design on an linked plate. The ink will
cover the paper except where the Oil
has touched it, and when your process
is finished your design Of oil will stand
out white against black background.
This same experiment made with
castor oil will give L similar result. cX-
cept that the designs will be smaller,
and every kind of oil will give differ
ent design Indeed, no two drops Of
the same oil will produce the same de-
sign. so that YOU may preserve an end
less variety in your collection
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
Golf and the Liver.

Golf is the greatest Of al games: 1t
is the ouly recreation that is ut one ana
the same time health giving and
complete Dreoccupation without being
unduly physically exhaustive. But
am profoundly convinced that it is far
hotter for a mans liver that he should
play a poor game than i good one. L
know from personal experience that 1t
is far bet:sr for the liver to play 4
really bad game Nothing StirS up the
liver like the irritation. the excitements
and the plroXysms Of 4 really bad
came.-I .ondon Graphic.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
Tho Beard In Tunis.

In Tunis when a reigning prince
finds it necessary to so outside his im-
mediate family to choose his successor
he follows an odd custom. There the
wearing of hair on the face is the ex-
elusive privilege Of sovereignty. When
the prince selects successor he SENDS
the court barber to the fortunate indl-
vidual to notify him that he may wear
q beard. This intimation is equivalent
to formal announcement that he has
been selected as the heir presumptiTe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
Tic Da- and the Stick.

Professor Wilhelm Wundt. the IA
nous German psychologist, tells OF
teachinS 4 dog to jump over stick.
One day the professor commanded his
dog to jump. but held out no stick.
At first the dog seemed surprised, and
on repeated ordering to jump he bark
Cd. At last he spranS into the air and
barkcd very vigorously, as if to COM
plain Of the absurd and ridiculous COM
mand to jump when no stick was held
ont
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
WHY CYPRESS WOOD SINKS.

Washington Scientists Made Most
Singular Discovery.
Southern lumbermen take great de-
light in q story of certain scientific gen.
tlemen who were sent by the govern
ment ut Washington to study the
growth and uses OF the bald cypress
at q time when cypress lumber was
comparatively new to the market. They
went direct to large camp, presented
credentials to the superintendent and
watched with minute care the processes
Of cutting the timber and floating it
down stream.
Cypress is 4 light, spongy wood that
grows in swamps and absorbs water
readily The scientific gentlemen re-
quested the superintendent to throw
some logs into the river separate from
the main RATS and followed their prog
ress down stream in boat. After
floating south for some distance the
logs with one accord sank. Much sur
prised. the scientific gentlemen return
ed and followed another consignment.
The phenomenon was repeated; at q
certain distance from the camp all the
logs sank.
The gentlemen from Washington, be-
ing very scientific, did not think to
question the unlettered superintendent
about the power Of cypress to become
waterlogged, but after numerous OBJ
servations and much comparing Of
notes reported to their department the
startling discovery that cypress foated
north Of a certain parallel Of latitude
and south of it invariably sank. Of
the cause they were not yet certain, but
hazarded the suggestion that it might
lie in the rotary motion Of the earth,
increasing in speed as the logs ap-
preached the equator until it was pow
erful enough to draw them under
Philadelphia North American.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
Suspicious.

Mother" says the doubling wife, i
do not believe Henry is all that he
should be-
What is wrong with him now,
Agnes? 4 short time ago you were
complaining that lie stayed out too late
Of nights. Is he staying out later than
ever
NO. he spends every evening at
home now, and really that looks to me
as though he had something on his con-
science."-Iife
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
Sick Headache Cured.

Sick headache is caused by derange-
ment of the stomach and indigestion.
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets correct these disorders and effect
a cure. By taking these tablets as soon
as the first indication of the disease
appears, the attack may be warded off.
For sale by The Arant Co. Drug store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
The New Pure Food and Drug Law.

We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and
colds and lung troubles is not affected
by the NatiopaI Pure Food and Drug
Law as it contains no opiates or other
harmful drugs, and we recommend it as
a safe remedy for children and adults,
The Arant Co. Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
Mans DcbaSinE Influence.

This African explorer whose expe-
rienccs are being published in some OF
the papers says parrots are delicious
eating. I always thought they were
very tough.
But he refers to wild parrots. Its
their association with men that makes
most parrots tough" Philadelphia
Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
Incredu1ous. but Cheerful.

Father (at head Of stairs(-Ethel,
what time is it? Ethel Gin drawing
room)-It's a quarter past 10. father.
Father-.All right Don't forget to start
the clock again after the young man
goes out to get his breakfast.-Stray
Stories.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
DANCING Proves Fatal.

MANY men and women catch colds at
dances which terminate in pneumonia
and consumption. After exposure, II
Foley's Honey snd Tar is taken it will
break up cold aDd no serious results
need be feared Refuse any but a gen
uine in yellow package. Sold by The
Arant Co. Drug store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
Two Sides of a Word.

Miss Sharpe-I'ye paid this bill once.
Baker-Indeed, ma'am, I'm very sorry
that didn't recollect it. Miss Sharpe
dare say that you are sorry that you
didn't re-collect It, but I'll take care OF
+hot
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28

Your stomach churns and digests the
food you eat and if foul, Or torpid. Or
cut of order, your whole system suffers
from blood poison. HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea keeps you well. 50 cents,
Tea or Tablets. DR.. w. E. Brown Il
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
The Good One.

sThere is but one good wife In this
town." said a clergyman In the course
of his sermon-the congregation looked
expectant-"and every married man
thinks he's got her." added the minis
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
Eo1Y He KneNY It.

Fair Passenger-They say YOU can't
fool 4 street car conductor with
plugged nickel, but I worked one Of.
on him a few minutes ago. The Other
Passenccr-I know it, madam. lie
gave it to me in change just now.-ChI-
camO Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
To~r,ents of letter and Eczema Allayed.

The intense itching characteristic ct
eczema. letter and like skin diseases IS
Instantly allayed by applying Chamber
lain:s Salve and many severe cases
have been permanently cured BY Its
use. For sale by The Arant 60. Drug
store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28

A mans health is something like an
umbrella. When once lost it is hard
to get back, but when worn little it
may be recovered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
The Eeat Literature.

The best literature of our day is not
in fiction. It is in poetry, in biography,
in history and in criticlsm.-Lonoon
Sphere.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28

Wagncr's opera, 'Die Meistersinger,"
was sung for the first time in America
at the metropolitan Opera House Jan,
. 1896.