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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-02-01


It is a good thing to make definite
plans for the farm work Of the year.
decide how the crop shall be distrib
uted and rotated, how much stock shat
be kept and of what kind; see if a little
tile draining will not reclaim an acre
or two of waste land, plan to seed
some of the wet spots down which car
not be drained and get them into alsike
clover and timothy instead Of weeds
look up the seed corn question and de-
eide for sure to thoroughly clean all
seed grain SO that no poor seed shall be
sown There IS never time to properly
do this work just when the seed is
wanted, and 50 it is not done at all.
There is plenty Of opportunity to EN-
ploy the leisure days Of the winter sea-
son probably.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
Cornish Fishermen.

In the estimation Of the average
Cornish fisherman rabbit is an omi-
nous word, and should it happen to be
used by any one in their hearing when
they are on their way to sea it IS sut1l-
cient to send them home again for that
occasion for fear of accident. In Corn
ish fishing circles many tales are told
of disasters that have followed def
ance of this superstition and persist
eDce in putting OF in their boats after
the unlucky word had been spoken.
Formerly the word church was equal
II obnoxious to the fishermen and
was sedulously eschewed in conversa-
ton, on the water particularly. II a
case arose, as sometimes it would, in
which a sacred edifice had necessarily
to be referred to, "cleeta" was used
instead Of church, and whatever was
ominous or evil in the sound of the
latter was imagined to be thereby
avoided
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
ROBBED BEN FRANKLIN.
His Description Of the Stolen Gar
ments and the Thief.

His Description of the Stolen Gar
ments and the Thief.
The following advertisement is taken
from the Pennsylvania Gazette, No.
532, wherein the reader Of Feb. %,
1873, was informed that the Gazette
contained the freshest advices, for
eisn and domestick, printed by 3.
Franklin, Post Master, at the news
printing Offices. near the Market.
Price, 10 shillings year. Where ad-
yertisements are taken in and Book
Binding is done reasonably in the best
manner
STOLEN on the 18th Instant, by one
William Lloyd, out Of the house OF Benz.
Franklin, an half worn Sagathee coat
lind with silk, four fine homespun shirts,
fine Holland shirt ruffled at the Hands
and Bosom, a pair Of black broadciota
Breeches, new seated and lined with
leather, two pair. Of good worsted STOCK
ings, one Of a dark color, carnbricS Hand
kerchief marked with an F In red SIX, q
new pair Of Calf skin shoes. Boys new
Castor Hat, and sundry other things.
n. B.-The said Lloyd pretends to un-
dc-stand Latin and Creek and has been
schoolmaster; .Ee is an Irishman, about
90 years Of age, tall and slim; Had on
lightish colour'd Great Coat, red jacket, a
pair Of black silk breeches, an old felt
Hat too little for him and sewed on the
side Of the crown with white Thread, and
an old dark ,colour'd wig; but may per-
haps wear some Of the stolen cloathes
above mentioned. Whoever secures the
said Thief so that he may be brought to
Justice, shall have Thirty Shillings re-
ward and reasonable charges paid by
B. FRANKLIN.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
An Eonr Refoce Dawn.

4 curious mystery is the temporary
uneasiness OF animals about an hour
before dawn, no matter at what hour
this occurs. Children turn and moan,
elderly people awaken and turn over
for another sleep, cocks crow, dogs be-
come uneasy and horses and cattle
move about for a short period, when
stiffness returns for time. What is
the cause? Are the animals affected
By some magnetic wave which pre-
cedes sunlight All hour or so, or is the
habit one of heredity passed down
through numberless generations from
an original wild state, when an alert
ness Just before daylight was neces-
sary for protection from enemies?
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
Cats.

a man of cats declares it is the worst
Of luck for a pet black cat to forsake
your home. 4 woman Of cats asserts
it is the best Of luck. In the middle
ages Satan's favorite form was q black
cat. Witches always have cat as
their familiar-a stray black pussy III
preference. If white cat races across
your ward a child is going to die. IT a
stray cat Of any color takes UP with
YOU, making your house its home, you
will have good lucks Napoleon Bona
narte showed q morbid horror Of cats.
The night before the battle Of Water
loo 4 black cat passed near him, and
ct the sight the great warrior was COM
pletely unnerved. He saw an omen
Of defeat Henry III. Of France swoon-
ed whenever he saw q cat, and one OF
the Ferdinands of Germany would
tremble in his boots if Ss Sss1 mless tabby
cot in the line of his vision. Among
the Romans cat was symbol of lib
erty. The Egyptians held the animal
in veneration under the name Of Aelu-
rus, q deity with human body and q
cats head. Whoever killed cat. even
by accident, was put to death. Diana
assumed the form Of cat and excited
the fury Of the giants.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
LEAD GLASS.
The Processes by Which 1t Il Cut
and Polished.

The Processes by Which 1t Il Cut
and Polished.
Designs to be followed by the cutter
are first drawn on the blank or plain
glass with whiting and water and then
traced with red lead and turpentine.
The first cutting is classed as rough
ing" in the glass factory, when the
glass is cut or ground out wherever
there is. Il red line. The first cutting
or roughing is with 4 soft steel disk on
which there flows small stream OF
water and very fine sand. The disk is
in a lathe, and the glass is held by
the hands Of the cutter, and en his
ability to firmly hold the glass and
true eyesight to see that lines are fol-
lowed depends the quality of the arti-
Gle.
| Cut glass in blank or plain form is
known as lead glass or best metal
glass, crushing or collapsing like sand
instead of shattering or breaking like
window or lime glass.
FROM tQe TouSullS VI uist So9e1No
the article being cut goes to tie
smoothing process, the same lines or
cutting being followed on two stone
disks, one Of Graigleigh or gas stone
imported from England and the other
Of blue stone, the finest cutting being
done with the latter. The polishing Is
done With wooden disks, from which
the glass goes to an acid bath and
thence back to the polisher, who uses
chemical compound like putty, and
finally to felt disk or wheel, then the
brush wheel and finally the wash will
| wafa
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
4 RIuudec In Poets.

Tennyson is not the only poet lau-
reate whom Regent street has known.
Southey relates a ludicrous scrape into
which he and Campbell fell one day in
the Quadrant. Campbell wished to
relieve a poor woman and rushed into
the nearest shop to change a sovereign.
The shopkeeper was attending to Gus
toners and delayed to oblige him, and
the generous poet lost his temper.
Thereupon the shopkeeper jumped to
the conclusion. that be had two rogues
to deal with and raShly sent for the po-
lice. Campbell stood in helpless fury,
but when Southey explained things to
the constable that worthy, who happen
ed to be Glasgow man, at once ex-
claimed, "Guidness, mon, is that Mais-
ter Camell, the lord rector O. GlaisGie?'
After that it was difficult to separate
Campbell and the shopkeeper, SO
warmly were their hands interclasDed
in explanations and forgiveness. -
Westminster Gazette.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
The Eir.t Steam Power.

The power of steam was known to
Hero of Alexandria, who exhibited
what seems from the description to have
been small steam engine to Ptolemy
Philadelphus and his court about $50
3. C. Pliny describes small boat
built by a magician Of Rome which
moved by means of wheel driven by
a Dot of hot water" Watts invention
of q rotary steam engine was patented
in 17G9. The first railway locomotive
was built by Trevithick in 1904. The
first practical locomotive was perfect
ed by Stephenson in 1929. AS early as
170T Denys Papin built q model Of a
steamboat, which was destroyed by a
mob of boatmen. The first practical
steamboat was built by William SYM
ington in 1902. In 1903 Robert Fulton
in connection With Chancellor Living
ston built a steamboat, which was
tried on the Seine In 1907 the Cler-
mont began trips from New York to
Albany
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
YellowtaiI Fishing.

There are no between rounds" no
breathing spells, with the yellowtall
He is fighting for his life desperately
no quarter given nor asked, with an
amazing staying power akin to that
marvellous faculty Of the leaping tuna.
The angler is far more likely to be
the first one exhausted; the inches OF
line gradually granted to the pump
ing" rod are earned by the sweat Of his
brow and the seriparalysis Of the bi'
ceps.
':Have I got a fish Or devil:' eS
claimed weary Englishman after 9
half hours work, with Sir Iello.tai
still gamboling at the END Of 200 feet
Of line. And many have shared his
astonishnent While catching these
animated galvanic batteries.
That man has lived and lived in
tensely to whose bending rod a halt
dozen lusty yellowtail have capitulated
in bright afternoon. May his re
naming history be ever so humdrum
or prosaic, that crisp encounter wiz
illuminate the dullest moments.-F- l.
Harding in Field and Stream.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
st. NanoIeon.

Many people ignorant Of the true his
tory of the church will be scandalized
when they read the title Of this article.
Let them read it to the end. There
was in Corsica some hundred years
ago 4 very pious family called the 30
napartes. Their first child was born
on the 18th of August, Assumption
day, and as he looked very small and
feeble they wanted him to be baptized
without delay Their priest consented
to perform the ceremony, but as It was
customary to give to 4 child the name
Of the patron saint Of his or her BIRTH
day the good priest could not and
would not call him assumption Bona
parte.' In his embarrassment he look
ed carefully over the Lives OF the
Saints" and finally found the name OF
saint martyr who in The first centu-
ries Of the church had been stoned to
death on that very day Of Aug. 10. or
course neither Mr.. nor Mrs. BonaDarte
objected that their frstborn child
should be named Napoleon, having
thus the high patronage Of brave
martyr Of the early Christian church
Letter to Philadelphia North American.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
As Seen Eron, a Balloon.

Sense of danger you have Of course
none, for you are 50 aghast at the dan
gers run by your dear ones below from
motors and bicycles and trains and
gas works and all the other things ter
restrial that all concern for your own
safety goes. And the shocking air
they breathe and the horrid little
wormlike trains that burrow in and
out Of dark looking holes-how un-
healthy the whole earthly existence
seems to you as you glide motionless
through the air, with white clouds be-
low YOU stretched out as sort Of sill
yer carpet at your feet and above you
nothing but limitless expanse OF
deep blue sky-Bystander.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
40 Inanence With Him.

During a municipal election in a
town in the west Of Scotland a young
lady who was canvassing on behalf Of
one of the candidates called at house,
the door of which was opened by the
goodvife. Il have called to solicit your
vote on behalf Of cir. -" said the
young lady.
"But it's not me that's got the vote.
It's me man." replied the woman.
Yes" said the young lady, "but 1
thought yoN might perhaps use your
influence With him.
ME inGooence him?" said the good
wife. Il hiv nae infooence WI him.
Only this morning asked him to wash
the floor afore he went out, and he
wadna dae it"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
The Innkeeper OF England.

England's unpopularity with the
Englishman-and the Americans
largely due to the country innkeeper.
IF any class of public servant ought
to be made to pass an examination 1t
is certainly the licensed victualer,'
writes Y. Y. Y. in the London Sphere,
for at present any man may obtain a
license without any knowledge OF
cooking. housekeeping, sanitation-any
knowledge Of anything but Of the due
pulling of beer handle. Moreover, his
wife may be the most incompetent Of
housewives. even for her own family.
On the continent inrkeeping is an art
to be studied. IL England it is too
often the refuge of Ghe man who wants
an easy chair 10 ST in.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
Srszil'S JunEies.

The jungles Of Central America and
Brazil are masses Of vegetation so
dense that it is practically impossible
to penetrate them. Swain and his par
ty when crossing the isthmus Of Da-
rien labored hard with their hatchets
and machetes the whole Of one day and
achieved but half L mile. In many
parts of Central America the under
growth renews itself so rapidly that it
is almost impossible to keep road
open through it In one instance in
Honduras road sixteen feet wide was
made by engineers and laborers
through a jungle, the underbrush and
vines being cut away even with the
ground. Two weeks later, returning to
complete the work by laying stones on
the roadbed, they could not IND the
road, the vines having completely filed
the vacant space.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
Trinlets In Chfnn.

In some OF the southern provinces Of
China there is a superstition that If
triplets are born one Of the three chill
dren will eventually become q noted
rebel. In order to avoid that dlrest OF
Chinese curses, bad son, "wise man"
is sent for In order to decide which Of
the three children IS the destined black
sheep. The three infants having been
conveyed into a perfectly dark room,
the 'twise man. takes three pieces Of
twine, each Of a different color, as
white, red and black, and, entering the
room, ties one of these pieces of string
around a wrist.of each baby. The one
which when brought out into the light
is found to have the red string on it's
wrist is drowned like puppy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
AN ODD BIRD SPECIES.
She Does the CoartirS and He Most
of the Nursery Work.

of the Nursery Work.
Wilson's phalarope is very common
in nearly al parts Of the northwestern
prairies wherever there are grassy
pools or sloughs. 1t is a quiet, beauti
full little bird, with no immodest out
cries, feeding prettily along the moist
margins OF the sloughs and not dis
tressing itself over our presence. From
nearly every standpoint this phalarope,
like all Other. species Of its class, is
an anomaly among the birds. -Ap-
parently q land bird, it has partially
webbed or scailoped feet and is Il good
and graceful swimmer. The female is
the larger and Eandsomer Of the pair.
She does the counting and he most Of
the subsequent incubation and nursery
work. He is duly meek and obedient,
as becomes the husband Of all amazon,
for so worthy and strenuous q young
female as she will not tolerate q buck
hanging around idle when there Is
plenty of useful work to be done. For
her part, to lay eggs SO big that the
chicks are clothed and able to run at
birth is all that should reasonably be
expected Of her. Their marital rela-
tions are otherwise scandalous from
our point Of view. Two or three idle,
yainslorious females are often seen
devoting themselves to one little male
at the height OF the nesting season, and
no one seems to be sure W +; ther or
not lie is the husband Of - - one or
all of them. Anyl2w, they are all
head over ears in Lore with him.--Her-
bert X. Job In Outing Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
INDIAN REMEDIES.
Peculiar Medical Methods Used In
the Far East.

PecUIlor -heufCNI uCtHSNS SSSu AA
the Far East.
Great virtues are ascHDed to the
claws and horns Of certain animals.
Tigers claws are in great demand with
the common people. One OF two claws
may be Worn near the loins, but should
one possess larger number the fortu-
nate owner makes q garland of them
and wears them around his neck.
Deer's horn ground into the paste is an
excellent balm for pain and swellings.
4 more curious use is found for the
same substance; 1t is sometimes made
into q powder which is supposed to aid
the growth Of stunted women. The
Joints taken from the long and slender
tail of the black scorpion are supposed
to keep illness at arms distance when
children wear them on their waist
thread
4 red or swollen eye is cured by hay
ing it touched with the bolt or chain Of
q door. A remedy which I have seen
applied with considerable effect in more
than one epileptic fit IS to place a
bunch Of keys in the palm Of the suffer
er. have heard 1t said that the fit
passes away as readily If the keys are
placed on the head. A rather quaint
remedy IN the case of sprained neck
is to use an iron measure for pillow.
Sore throat is cured by splitting on
redhot iron, quite the simplest and least
expensive cure known to the native
doctor Peacock's flesh and pigs ghee
are the best medicines for acute rheu-
matisrn.-MadraS Mail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
A pinless People.

A member of the Chinese legation,
clad in splendid, pale hued silks, was
talking. "Pins," be said, "cause IN
tidy habits. We have no pins IN China.
The right way to fasten things is with
buttons and buttonholes or with loops
and frogs. To fasten things with pins
is to make use of an untidy makeshift.
To employ pins is to become lazy and
slovenly. We have no pins in China.
Certain foreign manufacturers shipped
millions of them to US in the past, but
we sent them back. We had no use for
them. We We're too neat"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
..Book OF Advertisements y

The ''Book Of Advertisement would
at the present day mislead most read
ers by its title. 1t was prepared at
the command of Queen Elizabeth and
printed in 1865. The purpose Of the
book was to define the doctrines, disci'
pline and ritual Of the English church,
so that uniformity should be secured In
Great Britain. This book was the d.
rect origin of a UNCONVENTIONAL title il
England, for, after it's publication
Sampson, dean of Christchurch, in OK
ford, and Humphrey, professor of dl-
vinity at Oxford university, with 9th
ers, dissented from some Of the doc
trines it contained; hence they were
called nonconformists.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
An ATfn1 Cough Cured.

Two years ago our little girl had a
touch Of pneumonia, which left her
with an awful cough. She had spells
of coughing, just like one with the
whooping cough and some thought she
would not get well at all. We got a
bottle Of Chamberlain 'sCough Remedy,
which acted like a charm. She stopped
coughing and got stout and fat writes
Mrs. Ora Bussard, Brubaker, III. This
remedy is for sale by The Arant Co.
Drug store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
uis Perxona1 ADpearance.

Mammalian afraid that young Wild
er will not make you 4 good husband,
Clara. Clara Why pot mamma?
Siamma-Because it seems to me that
he rather neglects his personal ap-
pearance. Clara = Yes, that's true,
mamma, and I'm glad you mentioned
It. III see that he makes his personal
appearance here every evening after
this instead Of only twice 4 week.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
Fortunate Missourians.

When was druggist at Livonia:
No, writes T. J. Dwyer, ofGrays-
vile, Mo, 'ithree of my customers were
permanently cured OF consumption by
DR.. Kings New Discovery. and are
well and strong today. One was trying
to sell his property and move to Ari-
zona, but after using New Discovery a
short time he found it unnecessary to
DO so. regard DR.. Kings New Dis
cocery as the most wonderful medicine
in existence" Surest Cough and Cold
cure and Throat and Lung healer,
Guaranteed by druggist. soc and 81
Trial bottle free. Sold by The AEinS
Co Drug store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
Nothing to Fear.

Mothers need have no hesitancy in
continuing to give Chamberlain'sCough
Remedy to their little ones, as it con-
tains absolutely nothing injurious. This
remedy is not only perfectl. safe to
give small children. but is a medicine
of great worth and merit. 1t has a
world wide reputation for its cures OF
coughs, colds and Group and can al
WAYS be relied upon For sale by The
Arant Co. Drug store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
Velvet.

Velvet is manufactured by placing IN
the loom rows Of very short threads Of
the material designed to be employed,
whether cotton or silk. These are then
caught up by the cross threads in the
weaving and fastened in such way
that the feecy ends present themselves
all on one side Of the fabric. The man
ufacture Of velvet is so slow that for a
hand weaver a yard is considered a
good days work. The machine made
velvet is of course turned out much
more rapidly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
He Was Realistic.

4 newly enrolled volunteer was rath-
er alarmed during his first experience
of a sham fight, especially as he heard
the colonel in command declare that
everything was to be done 'the same
as in actual warfare" No sooner was
the first blank cartridge fred than the
frightened soldier dropped his gun and
took to his heels.
Hey, why are you running away:"
shouted his captain as the man dashed
By him.
.'It's all right, sir. I'm doing the
same as would do in actual warfare" ,"
.Eondonn Answers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
Yontbfnl ImnressIontzm.

Zone Of the lads In my Sunday
school GLASS;" writes correspondent,
chad been 10 a musical service arr:
had heard there a violin solo in when
q number of the notes were played
with finger instead of tie bow-pizzl-
cato, think, is the musical term. The
boy described is as a piece with hlc'
cough in '"-A1anchester Guardian.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
Cured of Bright's Disease.

Mr.. Robert O. Burke, Elnora, n. y,
writes: ':Before I started to use Foley's
Kidney Cure I had to get up from
twelve to twenty times night: and |
was all bloated up with dropsy and NY
eyesight was so impaired could scarce
ly see one of my family across the room.
l had given up hope of living, when a
friend recommended Foley:s Kidney
Cure. One fifty cent bottle worked
wonders and before l had taken the
third bottle the dropfy had gone, as
we'll as al other symptoms Of Rrlght,s
disease.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
No Hurry.

The minister was shocked when the
young woman declined an introduction
to some of his parishioners. "Why,
my dear young woman, did you ever
think that perhaps you will have to
mingle With these good people when
you get to heaven!
"Well," she exclaimed, chat will be
soon enough."-Life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
ENGLAND the Land Of Flowers

I know not why Italy rather than
England should be called the land OF
flowers The truth is that the English
people are an art loving one and that in
England more than in any region OF
Italy or country of Europe flowers are
in evidence everywhere and, with the
grasses and plants and universal vese-
tation, are more intimately and peren-
niallv intertwined with human exist
ence itself.-NapleS II Mattino.