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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
Choirof Birds.

At the Chapel OF st. Peter in For
ence there is a choir Of birds. the
only one Of It's kind in existence. The
5irds-300 In number are all in sep
arate cages, which are arranged IL
rows on both sides OF the altar. The
leader is a girl, who has had the
birds under her own personal train
ing for more than two years. The
whole OF the musical pare OF the ser.
vice is most exquisitely rendered by
them. The leader starts each hymn
by whistling the first few notes, and
then the birds take it up, in ooedl-
ence to the movement Of their In
structor's hand.-E2chanse.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
Very Much Mixed.

Suit for divorce was filed in Cleve
land, Ohio on Tuesday by Elizabeth
Gordon Hanna, wife of Dan R. Han
na, only son Of the late Senator Marx
Hanna.
Hanna is accused Of gross neglect
of duty, abandonment and extreme
cruelty.
Mrs Hanna asks for divorce, ample
alimony and the custody of her
daughter, Elizabeth, aged five years.
The plaintiff is Hanna's second
wife, her first husband being Walter
Des Maud, an Englishman. She was
divorced from him in 1900, and on
February 10 of the same year she was
married to Dan Hanna
Hanna has also been married
twice. Dan Hanna's first marriage
was to May Harrington, She obtained
a divorce in 1898. She has since re-
married.
Hanna's present wife is the
daughter Of the late Charles ".
Gordon, a millionaire, who bequeath-
ed to the city Of Cleveland Gordon
park
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Beat boy out OF dime and thsj
crime viii never outlaw.
Comparison may not be a deraeaon,a
bat It is certainly half sister
The truth with unselash peopie is,
they are liable to brag about It. -
There is only one way IN. this world
to get your own way-insist upon Il.
Almost any defense would be aii
right II you could make people be:
lieve it. i-SSsf q &. 49,
It is just as dangerous to ten 5some.
people secret as it is to fool With
a loaded gun. 35sa;sss
When man submits to 8 procession,
wedding the other men look at him
the way boys look at q boy whose
mother makes him wear long c1ria.
The man who has made failure IN:
any line OF business never has asvery:
good opinion Of the man who. started
In the same line at the same time and
made it snccess.-Atchison Globe
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
Chamois Skins.

Charles C. Druedling has write
an article for the American Jolr:
of Pharmacy on the subject OF chg
ois skins. What is known in
market as chamois skins, he $:
is really an obtained sheep or ia
skin lining. The supply OF SIX
from the chamois animals is :"
linited-enough could not be ob:&lr
ed in a year to supply the Unit
States for more than single O.
He made special inquiry on rec=;
visit to Switzerland about the a;
nual crop of the chamois skin an,
ascertained that from 5000 to 500
skins would be fair average yeaci
crop. This skin is heavier than ta'
skin OF the sheep or lamb. also mac:
coarser. For strength and duraSi!it:
the chamois skin Is preferable, bu
for ordinary use and appearance III
obtained sheepsktn lining would, !,
most instances, be preferred.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
Brutal Murder.

When he returned from his Office
Friday night, Herman ". Quern,
helm, president of the Quernheim
Hardware Co., stumbled over the
lifeless form of his wife in the front
hall Of his residence, 3720 Vesta ave-
nue., one of the fashionable residence
streets of St. Louis. Mrs. Quern-
helms throat had been cut, she had
been shot once and her body had
been brutally torn and bruised.
Scattered about the floor were num-
srGus jewels and seTsra Tss a1 hundred
nond earrings which had been torn
from the dead woman S ears. Moth
ing has been learned as to the iden-
tify Of Mrs. Quernheim's assailant.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
A NEED, JUST LIKE SLEEP.
"a .se anasiae4 OF Natural Death sasN
: In Mankind?

"a Sfse Instinct OF Natural Death SoSN
In Aan1Iand9
The most convincing fact In proof c2
no ex,stenee In man Of an instinct o4
natural death seems to me that regagt-,
aa nv Toxarsky In relation to an Old
woman. In the lifetime Of Toxarssy I
begged an acquaintance Of his to OBJ
tsin for me the details Of this most In
terestinz case, Of which l had found
bat an incomplete statement Toy
nrsky unfortunately could add nothing
to what be had published IN his article.
7 believe, however, that I have found
the source from which his instance bad
been taken.
In bis-Nook upon the physiology o.
taste. which had its day Of celebrity,
B-illat-sayarin relates the following:
IT nad a great-aunt, ninety-three years
old. who was dying. Although for aonse
time confined to her bed, she had re-
tanned all her faculties, and her eond-
ton was only betrayed by her loss o.
appetite and the weakening OF ner
voice. She had always shown fono-
ness for me, and was near her oed,
afecdonately ready to wait on nef.
which did not prevent my watching
Der with the philosophical eye I have
ever had for the things and events SUI.
rounding me. Are you there, nephew
she asked, in a scarcely audible voice.
Yes, aunt; am here at your service.
and l think you would do vel to take
little good old wine Give. moe
ami. One: can always swallow liquid
FASTENED. Raising her gently. I made
her take half a glass Of my best wine.
She frightened for moment and. sook-
Ing at me with eyes which had once
been very dness Thank you she said, ,
for this last favor. II ever you reach
my age you will find that death be-
comes need, just Ike Sleep
these were her last words. Hall an
hour later she had fallen asleep fcrey.
er. We Enthusiastically have here al In
stance Of tie instinct Of natural deah.
The instinct was shown at reaatyeia
early age IL q perso7 who had retain,
ed ali her intellectual faculties. PRO.
fessor Ellie Metchnikof IN Hafpecia.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
2
Too Deep,

The story is told Of lank, discoaso-.
late looking farmer who one day dur:
Ing the progress Of political meeting
IN Cooper institute stood on the steps.
with the air Of one who has been sur.s
eelted with a feast Of some sort
..Do you know who's talking in there;
noww demanded stranger btisslH.
pausing for g moment beside the DIS
consolate farmer, "or are you Just go
Ing in?' q
.sNo. sir. I've Just come out, !" said
the farmer decidedly. Mr.. Eyarts IA:
talking in there" )" IS.
what aboutY' asked the stranger
'eWell he didn't say" the fatmee
answered. passing knotted hand
across his forehead. 80. -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
Inc rensIon Army.

The oldest member Of the Gran
,rmy or the Republic, William
-ed 106, is dead, and the
Grand Army is considering the dis.
continuance Of its anuaI
through infrmities due to advancing
se. "Prehaps," says the New York
Times in noting the above fact. the
veterans will never again be seen In
line with their tattereddags. 1t Is q
pity, and there will be real loss IN
the disappearance Of such a whole
some stimulus Of patriotism. 1t Is
pity also that this sympathy for
the brave and decrepit Is marred by
the wonder that although the Grand
Army ranks are thus thinning, the far
from grand army Of pensioners ts
surprisingly healthy and superior to
every consideration of morality II
the pension roster and Grand Army
roster shrunk together both classes
would be enshrined In the hearts OF
their countrymen. but what shall be
said when the pension roll grows
faster than the old soldiers die. 2"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
SECOND HAND MAIL BOX.
why a Little Village May Not Have
Big Numbers IN It's Post Office.

The man who was spending h
summer vacation in the country VIZ
looking Quizzically at the mail boz
IN the rural post. office.
IL did not know this was such
large place." he said. Il thought
had population OF only ADO
1000, but the mail box numbers
much higher than that. and 90:
suppose every one in town rents
box either
The postmaster peered out OF I:
little barred window.
~ can explain that" he said. "f
see the country post Offices never &
new boxes, but we have those =
over when the city establishme:
make over their Offices and get n
boxes. So you see lots OF count.
places are bound to have high na'
Der boxes.
Although our numbers run o.
1000, you won't find any less e..
1000, some other country post
nee drew the lower ones. l m:s
would rather get the big NUMB
for it makes US seem like a busti:.'
little city"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
Made His Own Teeth.

Charles Bennett, aged 60, a
franklin county convict serving Eve
years In the Ohio peniteuriary 70:
burglary, not only pulls his own
teeth but ne makes new oaes and
puts them In himself.
He makes the teeth out Of ROSIE
beef bones obtained IN the kitchen
using only a little saw and pen
knife. He has been using two OF the
teeth several months and is now at
work on others.
He pulls his old teeth by means OF
a fiddle string and then makes the
new teeth the shape OF the ones
pulled out. They are grooved so they
At to the gum and also to the teeth
on each side.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
The News OF the Day.

Archie Roosevelt, young son OF
the president, is critically i'll with
diphtheria.
Names of several Yale students
were mentioned by witness in the
Norton divorce case.
Hamburg shipowners are import.
ing English stevedores to take the
places Of the strikers.
DR.. C. J. Moffett, the originator
of "Moffett's Teethina" died in Rus
sell County, Alabama.
Ambassador Bryce called at the
state department and discussed mat
tiers of pending business.
It is probable that Mrs. Eddy will
be summoned to appear before q
magistrate to tell of her affairs.
Standard Oil on trial in Chicago
for rebating, suffered two setbacks
in the shape of adverse rulings.
NJ. Golovin, the president of the
lower house Of the Russion parlia-
ment, had an audience with the car.
N. T. Maxwell, accountant Of the
Southern at Spencer. N. c., is in Jail
charged with padding the pay rolls.
Western railroads have abolished
all reduced fares in retaliation for
legislatures passing 2-cent rate laws.
A bomb thrown at Gen. Nepleuf,
the retiring commandant OF Sebasto-
pol, wounded him in the feet and
legs.
The British woman sufragists say
they will keep on having themselves
sent to jail until their object is at
tanned.
The Pennsylvania railroad Com
pany reached an agreement with the
trainmen both sides making conces-
slons.
Senator Bailey denies that he has
asked to succeed Senator Blackburn
as the democratic leader of the Uni
ted States senate.
A Pennsylvania Railroad passen-
ger train plunged over an embank-
ment near Warren, Pa, and nine
persons were hurt.
Thousands of Georgians paid their
last homage to Judge Logan E.
Bleckley at the funeral in the capi
tol in Atlanta Thursday.
It is reported that battle took
place between the forces Of Hondu-
ras and Nicaragua in which the Mic
araguans were defeated.
Col. E. R. Fox, Of Los Angeles,
CAL, was arrested and held in 5000
bail on a charge Of criminal libel
made by Dr.. H. Med. Peggs.
The story sent out from Washing
ton that a machine had been invent
ed to take the fuzz off of cotton
seed is pronounced fake
1t is claimed that the Louisiana
sulphur mines can supply the world
with that article of commerce. The
Italian government is interested in
the statement.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland is
shooting ducks at Georgetown, S, c.,
IS the guest of Gen E. P. Alexander.
He is accompanied by E. C: Benedict
md Admiral Larnberton.
Detectives announce that they
lave located W. F. Walker. the de-
:aulting treasurer Of a bank in New
Britain, Conn, in San Francisco.
The7 await Identifies io2-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
A PET Trer.

Out Of river bed where It had t1r2-:
bled when its dam was put to digit
some hunters in India fshed q tigee;
cub. In two days it was as tame ass
kitten and grew up the playmate OF:
the camp terriers. It was very fond.
Of them and the terriers worshiped the
tisress. To allay the fears os q WOMAN
visitor the tigress was one night chain
ed up. Next morning the animal vas
found with man under her. She aaa;
not hurt him. He was thief and not
knowing Of her existence, had come,
within the area which her length OF
,l,ain enabled her to command She.
sprang upon him, lay on him and kept
him prisoner until guards came 70 "a
lease him. s-.-z,:=s
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
BRAIN LEAKS
Bright Sayings Of W. VI. Dauphin in
Bryan's Conmoner.

Bright Sayings Of W. VI. Dauphin In
Bryan's Conmoner.
An ounce Of will is worth a pound
of wish.
The true Christian has seven Sun
days week.
Credit is the grease on the run
ways to bankruptcy.
It is a disgrace to be poor if it is
your own fault.
A fashionable church is q vesti-
bule to perdition.
Inidelity makes no converts at the
mouth of the tomb.
Profanity is the drum major of
the whole parade OF sin.
The recording angel never has to
strike a trial balance.
When you can fully realize the
depth Of a mothers love you are
just beginning to realize the depth
Of Gods love.
Real sympathy is always accom-
panied by the helping hand.
The seed of duty well done pro-
duces the flower we call happiness.
The weight Of the trangressor:
Fourteen ounces to the pound.
1t is awfully easy to be good
nature0 when things are coming
your way.
| The man who is doing. his whole
duty has very little time for grumb-
ling.
The wife who really loves her hus-
band will always laugh at his jokes.
A whole lot of husbands have for
gotten how they courted their
wives.
! A man cannot raise a crop of
brains by irrigating his stomach
with booze.
Satan always keeps large force
busy coming excuses for not doing
right.
There is a great difference be-
tween having fast friends and friends
that are fast.
When you meet a man who has
the itch for office it is a good time
to scratch"
A lot Of people give God promis-
sorry notes in order to have cash on
hand for Satan.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
Glad They Are Few.

Sometime ago We heard a young
man making fun Of religion. From
our soul We sincerely pitied him. be-
cause we thought he lacked some
thing in his head. His moustach
had just begun to sprout and judg-
ing from his talk his mental facuI-
ties we're not as we'll developed as
his moustache. During our brief
stay upon earth ne have seen many
lust such young men cold in death
We have seen the atheist at rest in
his casket, but before consigned to
their last resting place they have
all been carried through the doors
of church and had prayers said
over them. This young man could
scof at religion in his strength and
beauty OF health, but II tne oS1A Az
gel should get after him be would
instinctively regret what he said and
look into the future with fear and
trem bling. When one stands before
the open door Of eternity his desire
to SCOT at religion Tanishes- We ad-
NIT there are bad men in the church
but even these black sheep In the
flock might be blaeker II they *ere
outside. No young man. or old one
either, should condemn the noble
efforts OF the army Of Christian men
and women are making towards bet
tering the condition Of things, and
whether we attend church or not but
few Of us would desire to live in a
| community where there was no
church. We thank God that such
young men as We speak OF above
are rare
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
0rixin OF "Elat."

Possibly the exact origin OF "fat"
as applied to an apartment Will for:-
ever remain in ohscurity. In recent
years owners OF ''fat houses" have
rebelled against the term most holly.
A short while ago q tenant sss
threatened with a suit for nbe! be-
cause he persisted In saying that ne
lived in such:and-su tat ho:!se
The landlord declared that the
structure vas neither fat house
nor a tenement, but an apartment
hotel. The repeated use OF fat
house" as designation tended to
lower the reputation OF the place and
drove away would-be occupants.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
Law and Morals.

A Missouri graduate in law, says
e politician of that state, wrote to q
prominent lawyer in Arkansas to in
quire what chance there was in that
section for such one as he described
himself to be. He said: Il am a re-
publican in politics and an honest
Young lawyer" !" The reply that
came back seemed encouraging in it's
interest: If you are republican,
the game laws here vii! protect you,
and il you are an honest lawyer, you
VII! hav6 nc competition,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
A Famous renor.

Apart from it's wide range, the oae,
ural beauty and sweetness OF the voice
Of Sims Reeves held his audiences
spellbound and fully entitled him to Be
termed the finest English tenor Of his
day. He especially e1celled In ora:
torio parts, while In opera his success;
was scarcely less pronounced Per
aaps it was as singer OF English baf
lads that Sims Reeves appealed TO tsa
majority. and it viii probably be many
long day before we shall hear mose
exquisite. rendering Of sally In Our
Alley" than that Of which this great
tenor was cspaDle.-London Mall.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
legend OF 3 Leather Bax

At Lnllingebone Castle. the Kent
ish residence Of Sir William so
Lady Emily Tart-Dske, is preservee
a leather bag Of coins. The trad'
ton is that whenever the heir IS n:s.
ried he and his bride must place
coin in the bag. The legend fursae
enjoins that this matrimonial o5ey
tory bag must never be counted
some dire misfortune will ove7t2l
the newly we'd couple.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
Work of Earthquake.

Street car lines leading out OF Sar
Francisco demonstrated the effects
oe the recent earthquake in raca.
liar way. Photographs Of tEe line
show the track apparently undisti,rs-
ed except in spots the rails. are
twisted or buckled lorgitudinally. II
was as II each raj! hod been pusaed
together toward the middle from tie
end with the result that the stees
rails bent as if they had been mess
wire in the hands OF a man. The
buckling on this line occurred ic
spots over q distance Of three miles
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
Nexlcc*ed Ru4nH.

Visiting Br!tisher =. But you have.
nothing to see over here-noshinE, I
mean, in the way Of grand old things
taat have lorg since fallen into ds-
use. Gothamite We haven't, eay
Watt till you get copy ct the city
ordinances.-Life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
We believe there will come a u

We believe there will come tim
when Charleston will be one Of The
largest and richest cities in th<
world. This may cause smile tt
play over the faces Of some, but i,
Is true, nevertheless As We see tho
future, with the canal completed
Charleston has the brightest out
look Of any city in America. He,
day is coming.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
Flight OF Birds.

Eagles have been noticed ay!ns
a height of 5000 feet, and stcrk
and buzzards at 1000 feet. A lar
will rise to the same height. and s'
will crows. AS rule, however, bird,
do not fly at a greater height thai
1000 feet.-Exchange.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13

Charles Howard and Thomas No
Ian, alleged yeggmen, were acquit-
ed at Marion of burglarizing the
Bank of Mullins. They had no law
,er and gave no testimony. It pays
sometimes to keep your mouth
.fncaS
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13

Five miles of one of the rural mail
routes out of Townville In Anderson
County have been cut OF by the de-
oartment bcause the road was I'M
7assable. Let US remember this
md keep our roads In good order.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
CemoaYire Notes.

Bleeker-My wife got the best OF me
n an argument this morning. Meekef
My wife never got the best o. me
but once, Bleeker-When Was -fhasy
aeeker-when she married ne-Ca.
eaEo News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
Sixteen young lady operatives

Sixteen young lady operatives Il
a Dag factory at Wilmington wen
on strike because notice was post
ed that there was to be 40 talkfn;
during work hours. They did e.
actly right The idea of sixte
young ladies being together for tel
hours day and not talk. The Eel
low that concocked that rule need
looking after.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
Japanese Boom In Bricks.

The price OF bricks has risen 81
per. cent IL Japan, owing to order:
received at the principal brick fac
tories from San Francisco.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13

An anxious inquirer wants te
know what it is to be "fiimfammed
ouncoed, an panhandied. Tha'
fellow evidently has never tried hi:
hand oc cotton futures.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13

Sam Johnson, a member of the
Texas Legislature, denounced Sena-
tor Bailey In public speech as a
"wilful, preneditated and malicious
liar" That IS putting it pretty
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13

We congratulate the ju1ies OF
cherokee County, and commend
',eir way Of dealing with manslayers
q ,ss ;..ries of other counties. AS
resu;t ni .:t;ic ;f.arless work g.
White man goes to the gallows for
murder.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13

Brother W. ". Ball, Of the News
nd Courier editorial staff, has de-
lined the honor Of position on
7ov. Ansel's staff. and Col. Coleman
has tee1 appointed II his stead.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13

I've artificial respirstions. began
breathing naturally, and soon his
pulse was beating normally.