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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
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Indian Summer.

Indian summer is.the short spell OF
warm days in October, or November &C
centuated by tie first chill Of autumn
WHICH has preceded it. Sometimes it
lasts as long as fortnight, and 1t has
been observed to recur twice or thrice
in q season, though this Is quite rare.
An atmospheric phenomenon Of the
same nature nas received the name Of
"St. Luke's summer" in Germany, ''St.
Martins summer" n England, the
feasts Of these SALTS :;eing Oct. Is and
Nov: II respectively. The name In
dian summer is Of az Unidentified OIL
gin. 1t hes been established that: It
does not appear on any record earlier
>han !794. but when arst recorded 1t
was as q term in general use. The use
o1 The expression in 17I8 by Horace
Walpole clearly referred to the torrid
sumner Of the West indies and not to
this pleasant period Of the northern
autumn.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
THE CLAMPS NECK.
Purpose aud Characteristics OF yais
Organ OF the BiFa1ve. 81:

Purpose aud characteristics OF yais
Organ OF the BiSalve.
Persons who have seen soft shell
clans as they lay in pan IN the kiteh-
en- preparatory to being cooked scarce
" .4cognize them in their natural state.
Many Of US who have seer, cksns know
thai they, have ''necks,7 brE-are lg-
norant Of the purpose and character
istics. OF this attachment: AS they lie
on the ground they are far from being
close mouthed. In fact they are sell
dom to be seen with the shell closed.
From one end projects the meek"
which may be three tines as long as
the shell when fully extended. This
fact, in case the meek" is stretched
out, makes one wonder how such Z
length can be contracted into such >
small space and how much remains Ia
the she'll after the meek" has been
Elongated This is the astonishing char
acteristic Of the soft shelled clam and
the one that makes him unacceptable
to so many people. One of the clans,
for instance, IS three inches long. His
"neck" when extended is possibly eight
or nine inches long and as large around
as mans middle finger.
as every one knows, the clam when
in its native haunts is to be found sew
eral inches below the surface Of the
sand. He has 20 be dug up when dis
covered by the little spurts Of water
which the clam beneath throws up
when disturbed.
This "neck" connects the clam with
his food supply II the water above.
In the neck" are parallel tubes.
Though one tube the clam sucks IN
quantity Of water From the water he
abssrbs whatever nourishment it may
contain and then e1pels the water
through the other tube.
: One mag wonder how the clam gets
into the sand or mud. At the end op-
posite the 'snech" may be seen an ap-
pendage resembling turtles tail ID
shape and called foot It is with this
foot that he digs his way downward
Detroit Free Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
HOW A. BADGER WORKS.
Can Excavate Almost as Rapidly a.
Man With Spade.

Can Excavate Almost as Rapidly a.
Man With Spade.
During the day the badger sleeps
deep In his burrow, far out on our
western plains and prairies, and at twi-
light be starts forth on q nights forag-
ing. he Is a dreaded enemy Of the
prairie dog and the ground squirrel,
and when he begins to excayate for one
nothing but solid rock or death can
stop him.
With the long, blunt claws Of his fore
feet he loosens up the dirt. Dig, dig,
dig! he works as though his life de-
pended on It, now scratching out the
sides Of the hole, then turning on his
back to work overhead.
At first he throws the dirt out be-
tween his hind legs, but soon he Is too
far down for that, so be banks it up
back Of him, then turns about and u.s.
ing his chest and forward parts as 8
pusher shoTes It ost before him.
he works with such rapidity that it
would be somewhat difficult for a man
to oyertake him with a spade.-St.
Nicholas.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
LlNCOLN's FOREEATHERS.
a Strain Of Tragedy Runs Through
Their History.


Abraham Lincoln's forefathers were
pioleers-men who left their homes to
open up the wilderness and make the
way plain for others to follow them.
For Ito years, ever since the first
American Lincoln came from England
to Massachusetts,, in 1888, they had
been moving slowly westward as new
settlements We're made in the forest.
They faced solitude, privation and all
the dangers and hardships that beset
men who take up their homes where
only beasts and wild men have had
homes before, but they continued to
press steadily forward, though they
lost fortune and sometimes even life
itself io their westward progress.
Back in Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey some Of the Lincolns had been lien
Of wealth and influence. In Kentucky,
where the future president was born
on Feb. II, 1909, his parents lived in
deep poverty. Their home was small
log cabin Of the rudest kind, and moth
ing seemed more unlikely than that
their child, coming into the world in
such humble surroundings, was des-
tined to be the greatest man Of his
Lne. True to his race, he also was to
be a pioneer, not, indeed, like his an
cestors, a leader into new woods and
unexplored fields, but pioneer Of
nobler and graader sort directing the
thoughts Of men ever toward the right
and leading the American people
through difficulties and dangers and a
mighty war to peace and freedom.
The story Of this wonderful man be-
gins and ends with tragedy, for his
grandfather, also named Abraham, was
killed by shot from an Indians rife
while peaceably at work with his three
CONS On the edge of their frontier clear
ing. Eighty-one years later the pre- +
dent himself met death by an assas-
sins bullet. The murderer Of one was
a savage Of the forest; the murderer Of
the other that far more cruel thing, a
savage Of civiliZatiou.-St. Nicholas
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Jordan, Jan. 26, 1906.
Blue and Gay Tobacco smok.

Blue and Gray Tobacco Smoke.
DID you ever notice while enjoying
your favorite cigar that the smoke that
curls up from the burning end Of the
weed" is blue, while that exhaled
from the rlouth Is OF whitish gray?
The explanation Of this oddity Is not
far to seek The wreath from the fiery
end Of the cigar is in the shape Of In
h1itesimal dust particles, and all such
particles (even the blue Of the atmos-
phere Is explained in the same way re-
feet the blue color. In the case Of the
exhaled smoke the fine particles have
united with the moisture Of the breath
and have thereby become several folds
larger than those escaping direct from
the burning tobacco. This being the
case, they have become large enough
to reflect the white light, which gives
the exhaled smoke an entirely different
color
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
velocity of Meteorstes.

It is no wonder that stones which fall
from the regions Of space are fired by
the impact when they strike our atmos-
phere. Astronomers estimate that they
fall with velocity Of at least 60,0OO
yards per second. This extraordinary
speed IS best understood by comparing
1t with ball from a modern. cannon,
which nereftavels With speed great
er than 900 yards per second.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
The Curse of Scotland.

Among the reasons why the nine Of
diamonds has been called the curse Of
Scotland are the following:
Diamonds, nine of, called the curse
Of Scotland, from a Scotch member Of
parliament, part Of whose family arms
Is the nine Of diamonds, voting fox the
Introduction of the malt tax into Scot
land. Chronology; or, The Histo-
rian's Companian," Fourth Edition, by
Thomas Tegg, London, 1926.
There is a George Campbell men
toned in Burton's "History OF Scot
land as having caused the nine Of
diamonds to be called the curse Of
Scotland because he stole nine dia-
monds out Of the royal crown In the
reign Of Mary Stuart, in consequence
Of which all Scotland was taxed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
NSyJsrr Robir

There are persons at the present day
and not all old women either-who
believe that killing a robin will bring
bad luck. According to ancient belief,
the storm cloud was a huge bird. The
Arabians represented his wings as
measuring 10000 fathoms. This bro
lived on worms, the latter being the
streaks Of lightning accompanying
storms. The Germans remodeled the
fiction by creating the god Thor, whose
bird was the robin Consequently to
kill robin first meant death by light
ming, then bad luck. =: :.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Carrot jam.

Our best. carrots are sold to jam
makers. We have made from 80 shil.
lings to IS shlltrgs per ton, according
to season. The carrots are washed
clean IN the field and taken to the sta
ton in our bags. At the station we
drop them into clean sugar bags. And
who but ourselves knows what the bags
contain: Why, If any one saw con-
signment Of carrots for jam factory
the firm would soon be In Ill repute. Il
would not do. I say emphatically Jam
the very best jam-can be and Is
made from carrots and vegetable mar
rows.-Letter in London Mail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
A LIQUID Cold, Cure.

For coughs and colds no remedy is
equal to Kennedy's Laxative Honey
and Tar the Liquid Cold Cure. 1t is
different from all others-better, be-
cause it expels all cold from the system
by acting as a cathartic On the bowels.
Gives strength to weak lungs. Affords
immediate relief in Group, Coughs,
Colds, Whooping-Cough, etc. Children
love it. Sold by The r. B. Loryea Drug
Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
CanacloS.

Sometimes a canary's coat gets a
pale, sickly yellow. Give him half an
ounce Of ground red pepper such as is
used on your table and let the bird eat
1t as he likes. In a week he'll turn @
beautiful orange color. Bird lice are
troublesome at times. a pinch Of pow
dered saffron put under the wings will
drive away the pests. Gravel in the
cage every day and dish Of tepid wa
ter for q bath every other day are in
dispensable to the singers health and
happiness.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
.ssnccre-h$ Nature.

Tie -physlcIaRha$Hethods BY which
he determines whether or not o pa
tent is shammsnga Otter people have
differeH methods, which may some
times be as successful as the doctors.
.FDo you believe that was real faint
OF Sally. AIMS, or. do you think she
just slammed SOS TO look interesting
to Willy Lane and make him offer to
take her home ii his buggyT" asked
one Of the: participants in recent
picnic. :
"1t want any sham on Sally AIMS
part" said Mrs. Ricketts,, to whom the
appeal was made. should: think
when you know Sally Ann wears SKIES
and that she-lay there. with her feet
sticking right straight up for every
body to see Tor nearly fifteen minutes
you'd realize that 'twasn't any make
believe faint"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
The Early Boom.

when I.was boy" said the rather
vain person, Everybody said I was go
ing to be president Of the United
States"
eyes," answered the seasoned poll
tician. 'sYour case simply illustrates
my argument that it isn't safe to start
a boom too far ahead Of election."-
Washington Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Wordsworth.

Wordsworth considered The Excur
sion" his best and next to 1t "The
White Doe Of Rylstone." Wordsworth
said that when be first thought seri-
ously Of being q poet he looked into
himself to see how he was fitted: for
the work and seemed to find there
that first great gift, the vital soul" q
statement which shows that, whatever
other people may think Of hln, he had
passably fair opinion Of himself He
frequently expressed his opinion Of his
own poetry and once said that he had
wIdened the domain of the poet over q
whole field deemed irreclalmabls.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
The. Original.

Foley's & 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 offered
for the genuine. These worthless i'm
itations 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. It
is the best remedy for coughs and colds.
The R. 3. Loryea Drug Store, Isaac
N. Loryea, Prop.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Sttll In the NOBILITY,

Neighbor-How did your daughters
marriage with that count turn out?
Mrs. Brickrow-Her last letter states
that he has spent all her money, and
she Is. taxing In washing; but, then, I
presume, she washes only for the no.
bi,tty.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
How TO Avoid Pneumonia.

We have:never heard of single in
stance of cold resulting in pneumonia
ror other 1uag trouble when Foley's
Honey and Tar has been taken. It not
only stops the cough, but heals and
strengthens the lungs. Ask for Foley's
Honey and Tar and refuse any substi-
tutes offered. DR.. c. J. Bishop OF
Agnew, Mich, writes: II have used
>Foley's Honey and Tar in three very
severe cases of pneumonia with good
results in every cose." The r. B. Lor-
yea Drug Store, Isaac NJ. Loryea, Prop
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31

George L. Dobson has resigned his
position as consul general at Hang
chow, China, after but a few weeks.
He says Hangchow IS the flthiest city
on earth. The Chinese don't bury their
dead, sometimes even when they die
from cholera, and he is coming back.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31

a chauffeur recently fnea at Ken
sington, England, said he had agreed
with his employer that he. (the chouf-
feur) should pay all fines. The prac-
.iice, be added, was almost universal IN
motoring circles.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Two Loves.

"But, Emma, how can you prefer the
plain and shabbily dressed julius to
my elegant and handsome brother?'
"Ihat is quite simple. Your brother
is In love with himself. and Julius with
me."-Paris Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Tho Real Puzzle.

Il claim remarked the man WHO
comments on things, that there Is al
ways room at the top for the man who
works"
"Quite true" replied Senator Badger,
..'but one Of the things that have always
puzzled me is how SO many get to the
top without working" Milwaukee
Seoipea-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31

You will not find beauty in rouge pot
or complexion whitewash... True beauty
comes to them only that take Hollis
ter's Rocky. Mountain Tea. It is a
wonderful tonic and beautifer.. 35
cents Tea or..Tablets. DR.. WIN. E..
Brown g. Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
ReaSsured.

"You haven't married me just to
spite somebody else, have your she
asked, looking aAxiously up into his
honest blue eyes.
'No, dear" he absentmindedly re
piled. Il took you for your money
alone."- Chicago Record-Herald.
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Resigned.

Now" said the physician who Is not
ed for his heavy charges, II must take
your temperature.
''All right" responded the patient in
a tone Of utter resignation You've
got about everything else ! own.
There's no reason why you shouldn't
take that toc."-Paris Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
A Curiosity.

Talking about scientific curiosities,
I have discovered one thing about an
engine which is a fat contradiction"
What is that Pr.
''That It is hottest: when It's coaled."
Baltimore American.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Charity.

II looked everywhere for you at the
church fair last evening" said her
ardent devotee, "but I didn't see you"
"You forget" she answered sweetly.
that I am ChariF."-Judge.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31

Never let man imagine that he can
pursue good end by evil means The
evil effect on himself is certain. -.
Southey.
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Jordan Notes.
Editor The Manning Times:

Editor The Manning Times:
Married on the 10th of January at
the parsonage by Rev. Mr., Bailey, Mr..
J. P. Childers and Miss Lucie Graham.
The bride is the youngest daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Graham.
Mrs. Bradley of Savannah, Ca, is Oh
visit to her son, Mr.. C. H. Bradley.
Earnest June y. S. N. is at home
again.
Miss Julia Sprott of Manning spent
Sunday here.
G..
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
A Veteran.

Lawyer-The cross examination dIa
not seem to worry you a little bit.
Haye you had any previous experience?
Client-SiX children:
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Boa.s the y Tbs Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ct l@,zzzzz zzzZzSzzx
The Man For I'll. Job.

But" asked the proprietor Of the
Skyehye apartments, 'do you think
this man is suited for the position Of
janitor:"
"Oh, splendidiy," replied the man
ager. 'He has been at various times
an iceman, q coalman and policeman.
Oh, he's just as Independent and sassy
as he can be.'-Philadelphia Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
EiOh.

''I suppose your idea Of rich man
Is one who has everything he wants."
'tNo; it's one who has everything
want."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31

Tie Young Doctor-Just think, six Of
my patients recovered this week. The
Old Doctor-It's your own fault, my
boy. You spend too much time at the
club.
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Means of Success.

Stern Father-He who sows the wind
reaps the v,htrlwind. Prodigal Son
Well, he raises the wind anyway.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31

The way Of the world Is to praise
dead saints and persecute living ones--
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Bears the ~ The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ss NzH2N'z7:<
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New Zion, S. c., January p, 1906.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09

become proficient enough to give points
to his father as Daniel webster Is
credited with doing.
on one occasion, as related, the elder
Webster sent Daniel to the meadow to
NOV on very warm day. The en-
bryonlc statesman complained that the
scythe did not hang TO suit him. Hang
II TO suit yourself" was the sharp re-
sponse When the old man went to the
meadow later to see how Daniel was
getting along he found the youth sound
asleep in the shade of a tree and the
scythe Hanging to suit" on one Of the
branches.
Probably the great success Of the cor
respondence plan of instruction results
from the ease with which difficulties
are overcome, as in the case cited.
Learning by mail the art of blowing,
for example. would be so much more
pleasant than by practice wherein the
tyro gets a whack i'm the ribs from the
plow handles.
But any one can readily see that the
proposed institution for teaching asri-
culture by mail will "fll long felt
want" particularly on the part of
farmers boys Of the Daniel Webster
tyne
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09
FIND NATURAL GAS IN A WELL
Terrific Explosion Comes After Ex-
ploring Party Is Overcome
by Noxous Fumes
Special Gable to The Herald.

SPCSihi NdpiC " L iio ilCi dANA'
PARIS, Sept. S-Near Saint Brieuc,
Brittany, an extraordinary accident
has happened in well. A laborer went
down to clean it and never came up.
He called up from the bottom that he
felt faint and was being hauled UP
when he let go of the rope and fell in
again. A bystander volunteered to go
down after him, but soon had to be
pulled up half stihed. A gendarme
then offered to CO. reaching the bottom,
and was tying rope round the life
less man when sergenat looking
down noticed that the gendarme was
in difficulties and had him hauled up
just in time, as he was already un-
conscious. The sergena himself then
went down to investigate, carrying a
lantern with him. He had not been
lowered many feet when there was n
terrific explosion. and a column of
flame and smoke shot up from the
well, knocking down the bystanders.
The sergeant was pulled out with his
head and face frightfully burned. Five
other men were injured, one of them
being in danger of losing his eyesight.
1t has been found that the well had
opened up a natural gas vein. The dead
body of the laborer at the bottom has
not yet been recovered.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09

and they certainly take life much more
good humoredly, especially when one
realizes that the irritating midges Of
Tin Town'-and their name is legion
consider them fair game. The rims
Of their eyes are generally picked out
with a thin edisng Of these obnoxious
and daring Insect pests.
Mothers and Babies
The scantily clad mothers lean
against their tin lintels and look inter
estedly on the scontortions of their little
ones. Occasionally they are dragged
from under the feet of a wandering
mule or cleared out Of the way Of a
numbering OK team as it rolls veldt-
ward
Sometimes a group of iabbering
women foregather at the doors, and,
while they excitedly hold converse in
gutturals and clicks indulge their
babies with an occasional bath. Their
method of infantile ablutions is inter
esting.
The naked little baby is placed in
front Of its mother, who takes a great
mouthful of water from the tin panni-
kin. Pursing zip her lips. she proceeds.
like a second i'm a prize fight to squirt
a spray of water over the Growing in
fant, who tum bles about until he is dry
again-an easy and efllcacious develop
lnenl Ol lHe DOTIdDl6 S1OWeT DHLn lQed.
The male population of Tin Town
does not arrive home until evening; but
always before 9 O'Clock. for by the law
of "Joburg'' no black, save those in
charge of rickshaws, is allowed on the
streets after that hour.
Then he can loll up against his tin
walls-naking them crackle and rattle
like concentrated thunder-and smoke
his clay pipe while he discusses short
but seditious cuts to freedom
In the frail habitations of "Tin
Town" the flames of revolt have been
steadily famed since the Anglo-Boer
peace, and it would be suicidal policy
to underestimate the present menace or
to ignare what Is behind it. If trouble
is averted 1t will be directly due to the
action of the johannesburg authorities,
who understand the situation and the
needs of the country much better than
the blatant, armchair labor critics at
home
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09

On September 8, 1850, President Fill
more affixed his signature to the bill
which admitted California as a state
the thirty-first in the order of admis-
sion, but near the top In the matter of
enterprise and development. Today is
the fifty-sixth anniversary of that
memorable event. and in honor of it to-
morrow will be the legal holiday
known as Admission day. Possibly
there will be- no public recognition OF
the day and no special exercises in
commemoration. but the people more
or less will indulge in festivities and
keep alive the memory of the occa.
sion. The younger generation would
do well to pause a moment today and
consider the tremendous history that
has been made since the admission OF
California into the Union.