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The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-23
A TRlFLING REQUEST.
Do you love me, Ernest?"

Do you love me, Ernest?"
 "Darling!" The strong arms of the young man pressed the confiding form to his bosom, and, with look of love in his eyes that told far more than words could express, he said: Were the wealth of the whole world mine to give, 1t would still be too small to show the unutterable love that is in my heart for you. But why this ques- ton, Alice? Have you still doubt Of my sincerity? Or is there anything else that 1 can do to make happier the one for whom I would cheerfully give my life to prove my love?'
 The happy face turned once more to him, and the bright eyes, in which the tender love-light was beaming, looked fondly into his as she said in a voice full of tenderness and pathos: T do not ask you to give me your life, Ernest, or the world and all it's wealth. What l am going to ask will be a small thing for you to do, but priceless boon to me. It is this, For almost ten minutes your foot has been right on my tender toe. Would it be too severe test of the love and devo- lion you assert to ask you to take 1t off"
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-23
S0E'TS FCS THE WORKER.

Don't be afraid to hustle, be glad of the chance
 Don't be afraid of being turned down.
 Don't be afraid to do more than is required of you.
 Don't be afraid that your efforts will not be appreciated
 Don't be afraid to do your best. The best is none too good.
 Don't be afraid to work, it is healthy physical and mental exercise.
 Don't be afraid of failure. Keep on though you fail dozen times.
 Don't be afraid to go out of the way to do a good turn for friend.
 Don't be afraid to think out new ways. Originality is appreciated.
 Don't be afraid to begin at the bot tom It is the safest way to climb.
 Don't be afraid to change a mans opinion, but be careful how you do it. Don't be afraid to play the game honestly. Honesty always wins out.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-23
Between Neighbors.

Those trains do make an awful noise when they go laundering by, don't they?"
 "Yes, it's awful, isn't it?'
 Well, it used to seem so, but l rather like the noise now; we can't hear your photograph when the trains are passing. ."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-23
lmpecunious Bards.

Do you know anything about the poetcal fire?" asked the interviewer.
 T must comics that do not" sighed the garret bard. Very few poets can afford a fire '-Chicago Daily News.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-23
A Distinction.

How much does it cost you a week to eat?"
 My dear sir, eating costs me very little. But what it costs me to dine Is something enormous. ."-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-23
Cause and Effe&.

Gyer-My typewriter is suffering from a severe cold due to the effects of hypnotic suggestion.
 Myer-Hows that?
 Gyer-The janitor washed her win dow yesterday. and every time she looked at it she thought it was open. Chicago Daily News.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-23
Wanted Peace,

Shave, sir?" asked the polite bar Der.
 Yes: and please make q talkless." ~Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-23
Nothino Doln'.

He was sandy-haired and badly freckled youth, but he had matrimo- nial aspirations just the same so he proposed to the maid of his choice.
 No, John, there's nothing doin'," she replied. I'm Willing to marry, all right, but want man that's all one color. or."-Chicago Daily News.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-23

Don't be afraid of difficult undertak- ings. Be glad of the opportunity to show your metal.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-23
Letter Heads Statements BillHeads Envelopes
 Cards Anytht

Anything and everything in the way of high-grade commercial printing. Our assortment of job type Is complete, our press facili- ties of the best, and our workmen true typographical artists. This tells all the story of our facilities for doing job printing of the right kind at the right prices.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-23
The Man and the Worker.

There's oolored man and his wife at the door looking for work" But l only advertised for laun- dress?"
 Yes, they are her"-Home Maga- zine.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-23
Easy.

How can Charlie afford to live so nigh? That scheme he was promot- Ing fell through"
 Yes; but he was the promoter Detroit Free Press.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-23
All Is Vanity.

We have the horseless carriage, The wireless and all that; Also the loveless marriage, But not the birdless hat. Puck.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-23
WHAT THEY NEED.

surgeon must be clever sort bi cutup.
 preacher should be prepareN te waken men.
 druggist must be. above all things, good mixer.
 A lawyer should learn to accustom himself to trials.
 A poet is most successful when he can work loan.
 No doctor can succeed without plenty of patience.
 A successful politician must be able to play the Tyre with ease.
 A good real estate man must be a man of deeds, as we'll as words.
 A school teacher must be able to talk intelligently with all classes.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-23

Don't be afraid of honest competi- tion. It's competition that makes sue cess worth while.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
which Was Shot2

There was 4 Jerc Clemens who was
2 United States senator and in his day
eniovcl the usual senatorial fame-a
fame which perisles whether it spring
from four years service or forty. Aft
or Jere Clemens fame as a senator
passed away be WaS still remembered
Tor many years Oh account Of another
service which he performed He shot
old John Browns Governor Wise in
the hind leg in duel. However, am
not very clear about this. It may be
that Governor Wise shot him IN the
hind leg. However, don't think it is
important. think that the only thing
that is really important is that one Of
them got shot in the hind leg. Itwould
have been better and nobler and more
historical and satisfactory if both Of
them had got shot in the hind leg. But
it IS Of no use for me to try to recol
lect history. never had historic =
mind. Let it so. Whichever way
happened, I an glad Of it, and that
as much enthusiasm as can get Cr
for q person bearing my name. But I
am forgetting the first Clemens, the
one that stands farthest back toward
the really original first Clemens, which
was Adam.-From Mark Twain's Auto
biography in North American Review.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
Proper Breathing.

According to lecturer on health,
people that breathe through the mouth,
habitually neglecting the nose, the
proper channel for the air supply,
"have short upper lips, fat cheeks, ir-
regular and decayed teeth, pigeon
chests, pointed chins and pointed or
rnturned noses"-a dreadful list Of
dire penalties, in truth, fearful enough
to convert us all in a moment, yet
greatly exaggerated, Of course. How
ever. as we have heard many times,
usually never needing as we pass by,
it is decidedly injurious to breathe
through the mouth. Moreover, II We
stop to consider q bit, we shall be able
TO see for ourselves several common
sense reasons that ought to make US
supply our lungs with air through the
nose. Taken in by way Of the mouth,
the air reaches the lungs by much
shorter route and without the beneficial
warming and cleansing process so well
afforded by the longer nasal passage.
In winter especially should we take
care to breathe only through the nose,
thus lessening greatly our chances Of
taking deep seated colds. 1t is merely
a matter Of habit and simply a ques.
ton Of trying after all.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
MhI the Indians InS}kcl.

"AmonS the North American Indians
the origin Of the use Of masks lay
saws a wriGer, in the desire TO conceal
the emotions. Thus should TWO war
riors meet in combat the mask con
ceals any expression, whether or Synl-
pathy, fear or other emotion. For IN
stance, the knowledge that fear was
depicted on ones face and that his
antagonist knew it would very pos
sibly insure the defeat OF the one
whose feelings were betrayed 10 the
other. So in religious ceremonies 'ne
orator wears :; mask that lie i!'ls
speak his inspired words without III,
reference or embarrassment, e!'liet VI
which might arise We're his pcrsolaltty
not thus yelled. He must not he over
awed by anything, condition Wnich
MIGHT ensue if he were recognized Dy
friends. relatives or enemies, VINO
,,irh+ sc,tf at him. When masked the
orators duty is merely to listen to the
inspiration which comes without ef-
fort through the medium Of the spirit.
And since this inspiration might seize
any Of the tribe at such times all come
nocl-aS -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
IF Men Were Insects.

Out Of every five animals in the anl-
nal kingdom four are insects, Of which
there are 100000 species. In human
world of that sort for every glgantlc
man there would be four pygnrcs and
Of the pygmies 100000 distinct races.
These pygmies would be made up Of q
head, middle body and a hind body,
each of which would be composed Of
hard, shell-l1ke rings, and because their
bodies were thus divided or insected
they might be called insects. Their
legs would grow out Of either the mid
die body or the hind body. They would
breathe through holes in the middle
body and eat, drink, see, smell, with
all kinds Of apparatus made for the
purpose in various and often widely
separated parts Of the body. If some
Of these pyglnies were young, weighed
8 pound ard ate like 4 siliiwurm, they
would in two months devour forty-fve
tons Of food. 1t is scarcely remarkable,
therefore, what millions Of grasshop-
pers will do to q cornfeld Or gypsy
moths to an apple orchard.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
1,orc POtiOns.

Love potions as used by the peasants
of lower Austria and Syria are gen
orally taken by the person who wishes
to be loved. The common habit is to
consume minute portions Of white ar
senic, which will in a few weeks de-
velop thin, pale girl into a plump,
rosy checked beauty. Great care has
to be exercised in taking the arsenic
or death results, and when the habit
is once formed it usually lasts for life,
since the body becomes uncomfortable
and even diseased, showing all the
symptoms Of arsenic poisoning, if the
habit is broken off.
Some of the eastern nations use love
potions differently. If a girl loves a
man and he seems cold, she contiyes
to give him drink Of hasheesh, OBJ
tained from Indian hemp. The mans
brain becomes fogged, and he is ready
to believe anything that is suggested
to him. The girl suggests to him that
she is beautiful and thus compels him
to regard her unlovely features as she
desires
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
The roaacconist,s Eaez.

One Of the most peculiar things in
the whole history Of signs is the fact
that while all other shopkeepers were
patronizing the embryo painters the
tobacconist always called upon the
woodcarver on the continent as well as
in England. AS long ago as Eliza
beth's reign the wooden image Of the
black boy was the favorite sign OF
the tobacco dealers. Later the Gus
tomary sign was the highlander or a
figure Of Sir Walter Raleigh. In Hol-
land, for some strange reason. the to-
bacconists adopted the dairymaid as
their sign, with the motto, "Consola-
ton for sucklings." The Indian, nat
urally enough, has always been the
predominant sign in this country, al
though once in awhile a reversion to
type crops out with the ancient black
Dov
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
The Human Electric Battery.

The superstition that human beings
should sleep with their heads to the
north is believed by the French to have
for its foundation scientific fact.
They affirm that each human system is
in itself an electric battery, the head
being one Of the electrodes, the feet the
other. Their proof was discovered from
experiments which the Academy OF
Sciences was allowed to make on the
body of a man who was guillotned.
This was taken the instant it fell and
placed upon a pivot free to move as it
might. The head part after a little
vacillation, turned to the north, and
the body then remained stationary. 1t
was turned half way round by one Of
the professors, and again the head end
Of the trunk moved slowly to the car
dinal point due north, the same results
being repeated until the final arresta-
ton Of organic movement.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
The Capture of jefferson Davis.

How Mrs. Davi: prevented her hus-
band from escaping in his fight after
the fall Of the Confederacy is told in
Mrs. Avary's book. Dixie After the
War After leaving Washington,
Ga. Mr.. Davis had heard that maraud-
ers were in lill:rit Of his wife's
corteye, and, turning out Of his course,
he rode hard across country, found his
family. conveyed them beyond the
present danger, rs he thought, and
was about to renew his journey
south. The party ramped, when he
was reused at dawn hy his negro serv-
ant, who said troops were coming.
Mrs. Davis begged her husband to
leave His horses and weapons were
near the road down which the cavalry
was coming. IN the darkness OF the
tent ne caught up what he took to be
bis raglan, q sleeveless waterproof
garment it was hers. She then
threw a shawl over his head. he
went out Of the tent, she keeping near.
'Halt!!' cried a trooper, leveling a
carbine at him. Mr.. Davis cropped
his wraps and hurried forward. Mrs.
Davis saw the carbine, cast her arms
about her husband and lost him his
one chance Of escape, for he might
have slipped away in the dark.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
A Turkish Joke,

\ certain sultan Of Turkey was very
fond of gossip and sent for the bank
er, Abraham Beg, to learn the small
talk Of Pcra and Stanlboul. AS Abra-
ham was being conducted to the sui
tan's residence by the master Of the
horse that functionary begged him,
should the sultan question him on the
subject, to say that the funds were
at 30, his majesty having been so in
formed by his ministers.
Poor Abraham consented.
He had not been long with Abdul
Aziz when he was questioned as to the
funds and replied as he had promised.
To the horror Of the banker, the sui
tan expressed himself delighted and
banded Abraham 4 large bundle Of
bonds to sell for him.
Abraham sold at - and paid Abdul
Aziz 80. The sultan had originated
that little coke"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
Choice of Cows Milk.

A writer states that where CONNER
cial value is the only point at issue a
milk must have a high percentage OF
solids in order to be good" This is
not true, however, where weak diges-
ton is to be dealt with. Skim milk con-
tains nearly all the protein Of the whole
milk, but after the fat in the cream
has been removed the milk loses half
it's fuel value. What is left, however,
has value equal to that Of the whole
milk for the building and repair OF
tissue, for the making Of blood and
muscle and bone, while it has half the
value Of the whole milk. for supplying
heat and muscular power. Buttermllk
is practically sour skim milk. Other
things being equal, the milk Of COW
which gives large quantity is prefer
able to that Of a COW giving small
quantity. The former is sure to have
a rugged constitution, good digestive
power, depth Of respiration and good
physiological traits. A phlegmatic tenn.
permanent in the animal is desirable
Medical Record.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
The Newborn and the Dead.

Lavater in his 'tPhysiognomy" makes
the following curious remarks: II have
had occasion to observe some infants
Immediately on their births and have
found an astonishing resemblance be-
tween their profile and those Of their
father. a few days after this resem-
blance almost entirely disappeared.
The influence Of the air and food and
probably the change Of posture had 50
altered the design Of the face that you
could have believed it different indt-
vidual. I afterward saw two Of these
children die, one at six weeks and the
other at four years Of age, and about
twelve hours after their death they i'm
mediately recovered the profile which
had struck me so much at their birth,
only the profile Of the dead child was,
as might be expected, more strongly
marked and more terse than that Of
the living
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
Spider Chased n Man.

a story is told by al explorer Of a
large and fierce South American spider
which chases men If they come too
near its lurking places. On one occa-
sion he was pursued by one "Ridtng
at an easy trot over the dry grass" he
writes, '.I observed q spider pursuing
me, leaping swiftly along and keeping
up with my beast I aimed q blow with
my whip, and the point Of the lash
struck the ground close to it, when it
instantly leaped upon and ran up the
lash and was actually within three or
four inches Of my hand when I flung
the whip from me."-London Standard.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
Polished and Vigorous.

Observing q passenger with the un-
lighted butt Of cigar in his fingers,
the street car conductor requested him
to put it out.
1T is out, you chump," responded the
passenger.
Pardon me-" resumed the conductor,
IF have failed to make myself clear.
The condition to which I had reference
was not one Of mere temporary non
combustion, but Of elimination, the
eradication, might say, Of the physic-
al presence Of your nicotine laden rem
nant, this process followed necessarily
by cessation Of the odor now permeat-
ing an atmosphere already somewhat
deficient, I fear. in the essential ele-
ment of ozone. I'm q humble conduct
or, and my aim is TO please; but, you
big porcine stiff, you throw that cigar
through the door or I'll throw you and
it both. See:"
Excuse me, professor" replied the
passenger meekly, and the incident
was closed.-Phnadelphia Ledger.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
A Wesley Anecdote.

It is said that Charles Wesley was
sometimes easily annoyed, and on one
occasion at a conference he became so
irritated at the prolix remarks Of a
speaker that be said to his brother:
"Stop that mans speaking. Let Us
attend to business"
But the offender was relating his re
ligious experience, and, though it was
at so great a length, John Wesley e7i-
dently thought that no one had right
to interfere with it. He was therefore
allowed to continue, but the moment
came when Charles could contain HIM
self no longer.
"Unless he stops" he whispered to
John, 'spll leave the conference"
By this time John was enjoying the
mans simple story, and he only turned
and whispered to some one sitting
near:
"Reach Charles his hat"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
Kaen the Armho,es Down.

It is strange that not one person IN
a thousand knows how to help man
on with his coat or lady with her
jacket. They all make the mistake OF
holding the garment too high, especial
" the last sleeve. They lift 1t so taat
a man nearly dislocates his arm reach
ing for It. The more futilely he grabs
and claws and lurches for it the higher
they hold it until the wretched victim
would have to get on pair Of stilts
to find the armhole. The proper way!
Why, hold the coat so that the arm
holes are as low down as the mans
waist, taking care to keep the skirt OF
the garment Off the floor, Of course. It
there is any struggle to find the last
armhole, drop it still lower. Never
raise it. Drop it until his hand slips
into it naturally.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
4 Cynic.

In the "Cynics Word Book Am
brose Bierce, himself a cynic, gives
the following definition Of cynic: ga
blackguard whose faulty vision sees
things as they are, not as they ought
to be; hence the custom among the
Scythiaus Of plucking out a cynic's
eyes to improve his vision"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
.nthoriuea hx shakespeare.

Shakespeare has ''sixt" for sixth" !"
Doubtless he so pronounced it, for he
was credited with having written the
three parts Of "Henry the~Sizt" and
he certainly wrote "The Life Of Henry
the Fift," as the old edition has 1t.
And 1t is worthy Of notice that "ffta"
and ''siexta" are the Anglo-Saxon
forms.-Professor Skeat in National
RaHiau
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
Arranging Chrysanthemums.

In the arrangement Of chrysanthe-
NUNS the Japanese guard against sew
en- faults. Their stems must not be Of
the same length, a single flower must
not turn Its back or present its full
face, the flowers must not be hidden
by leaves, or, should they be arranged
in the way Of steps, full blown flower
should never be placed at the base Of
the composition, and one odd one must
not be allowed to fall between two
others alike in color. Three flowers
should not appear to form q triangle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
Tn tho eighteenth Century

Women needed to be admonished re-
garding certain details Of good man
ners in the eighteenth century quite as
much as today. At the Handel festival
at Westminster abbey in 1850 a notice
was posted reading, mo ladies will be
admitted with hats, and they are par
ticularly requested to come without
feathers and very small hoops, II
any"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
The Great Jenner.

An Englishman had occasion to go
often to an eminent physician and said
to Jeames, "You will be tired Of open
inc the door for me-" "Not at all, sir -
was the gracious reply; "you are but a
hunt in the hocean."
Another Jeames was accustomed TO
say during his masters occasional ab-
sences: "You had better try hopposite.
There's a very respectable man hop
pcsite as we often sends to when Sir
William is habsent. His name Is Jen'
ner."-London Mail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
Courts Of Love,

"Courts Of love" were established in
the middle ages, when chi7alry was at
its height and love the serious occupa-
ton Of life among the higher class Of
society. The first "court Of love" was
established in the south Of France in
the twelfth century and was composed
Of knights, poets and ladies, and their
decisions on subtle questions connected
with affairs Of the heart were given
with great formality.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
a Great Outside Remedy.

Most pains are of local origion-a
''crick" in the back, twinge Of rheu-
matism. soreness all over arising from
cold-are all cured by outside appiica-
tions. The quickest. safest and most
certain method is Allcock's Plaster,
known the world over as a universal
remedy for pain. They never fail, they
act promptly, they are clean and cheap
You can go right ahead with your
work while the healing process goes on
Sixty years use has given them great
reputation.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
Prince Hohenlohe In Life.

When Germany sent Prince Hohen-
lobe to Paris in 1875 his physiognomy
was not prepossessing. 1t was grave,
sad, without life. With dead, express
sionless eyes, the habit Of carrying his
head over his right shoulder, a slow
step and the air Of being overwhelmed
with the burden Of his moral preoccu-
pations, all this tended to repei rather
than attract.-Paris Figaro.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
Snoiied Pleasure.

Mrs. N1eyer-What's the trouble, Mrs.
Schulz? You are in bad humor this
morning. Mrs. schulz-You see, my
husband stayed at the club every night
last week until after midnight. Last
night I sat up, determined to give him
a curtain lecture when he got In late,
and what do you think? The fool
came home at 8 o'clock!-Fliegende
Riattar