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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-11-22

FOR RENT-Large, we'll lighted front
room close IN, first door east Of
court house. S09 East Harrison.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-02-20
A Rural Sherlock Holmes.

In northern market town a
colt had been lost, and search for 1t
had been in vain. A group OF lnhabi-
tants were discussing the mystery,
and a half-witted fellow was listen
ing to the conversation.
az think I could find your horse"
he suddenly said to Sam Jones, the
man who had owned the colt.
"yon? Rot. How do you think
you could find him when we have
had the best men in the town out
looking for hin?"
WELL" said jim, 81 could try.
couldn't r."
"Yes." answered the owner. You
can try. and II you find him I'll give
you half sovereign
"All right" said Jim. and he
walked away. To the surprise OF all.
be returned in less than half an
hour, leading the missing horse.
We'll, weli," said Jones. as he
took the animal and handed over the
reward. How in the world did you
find him.
This way I thought. Now. II !
was a horse, where would ! go?'
And so l went there. and he was on
the spot"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-02-20
Living in Ignorance.

The Turkish Minister has been In
this country more than four years
without presenting his credentials
The official Turkish explanation OF
Chekib Bey's long delay in present
Ing his credentials Is that the Gre
denlials must. Of course. be made
out to President Roosevelt and that
nobody in Constantinople dares to
tell Abdul Hamid of a change OF ad-
ministration that would involve the
exclamation that President Mckinley
had been assassinated.
The Sultan's morbid horror on the
subject OF the assassination OF his
fellow rulers is well known. and has
been often described None Of his
officials dares to mention political
assassination to him. for fear as
much Of the consequences to them
selves as OF the effect on the Sui
tan's happiness. He has never In
formed Of the murder Of Mr.. McKin-
ley, aud still supposes that he IS
President Of the United States.
Hence Chekib Rey's credentials are
addressed to Mckinley, and until
some one musters up courage to tell
Abdul Hami6 Of the event at Buffalo
and Of the subsequent history OF the
United States Chekib Bey will never
get the right credentials.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-02-20
GOVERNMENT IN THE DIGGINGs-
Tho Mayor Resented Reference to
His Breach Of Duty.

Tho 3Iayor Resented reference W
His Breach Of Duty.
John Barry WAS mayor OF C!on-
veil, New Zealand. when. IN the
prosperous times Of kold-dtggins. It
wns the headquarters OF the d!sgers'
saws the Town ard Country Journal
He was not a reputable person. ouc
he was muscular, and kept the tur-
hulent population in order.
On one occasion he applied TO 1ne
council for fortnight's leave CT ao-
sence that he might visit Dunedin.
It was granted. Barry overs1aSeo
his leave, and the council. being Oh
Tended thereby, passed a vote OF cen-
sure on him.
On arriving home. Barry attended
the next meeting OF the council over
which he presided. The minutes OF
the previous meeting were read In
which occurred the entry. "A vote OF
ceusure was passed on the mayor for
outstaytng his leave"
WHO proposed that vote?" de-
manded the mayor.
II did," said councillor, stand
ing up.
John stepped from the presidents
chair, walked up to the member. and
saying, Then take that" felled him
to the ground.
who seconded the resolutlon?"
asked the mayor, resuning his seat
In the chair
No one answered.
Then said the mayor, "as there
was no seconder. I need hardly say
that It's informal. Mr.. Clerk; scratch
it of the minutes"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-02-20
The Female Form.

A famous German scientist who
has made life study Of the beauty
Of women of all nations considers that
he found the most perfect and har-
mnnious development of form among
the japanese. His ideal proportions
differ slightly from the standards Of
beauty left us by the Greeks. and he
gives the following as his normal
proportions" of the perfect figure from
averaging the measurements Of many:
'The height should be seven and
half times the length of the head. ten
times the length Of the face. and the
LEGS four times the length Of the head.
TIE shoulders should be two heads
wide. and when standing erect per-
fectly developed legs should touch
at the knees. the calves and the
ankles"
Here. however. are some other
measurements which artists generally
recognize as standard for beauty:
The stretch of the thumb and middle
inger should just measure the leneth
o, the face: the thumbs and second
fingers should exactly circle the neck,
while the thumbs and middle fingers
should exactly circle the level with
the shoulders; the perfect woman
should measure exactly her height
from the tip OF one middle finger to
the other. whiic the arm hanging
anwn should reach exactly hals way
down lhc side
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-02-20
KIyG EDWARD As OWN GUEST.
While Visiting Spends Much Time In
His Own Apartment.


It Is a little known fact that when
King Edward does friend the hon
or Of staying at his house his maj
esty becomes his hosts host and his
own guest. says Boston Post. The
strange topsy-turvy order OF things
is.of course, the outcome Of the rules
of etiquette governing such visits OF
his majesty to his distinguished sub
jects. and these rules practically lay
1t down that the king is always host.
And it is not a mere assumption. for
In many ways his majesty actually
does take the rank Of host in his
hosts house. while the host ranks as
the principal guest, with the run OF
the place, excepting, of course. thu
suite Of apartments set aside for the
kings exclusive use, to which no one
goes unlimited.
AS a general rule. King Edward,
while visiting. spends the greater
part of his time in his own apart
ments, and rarely appears among the
company earlier than luncheon. and
very often not before dinner, which
Is served between s and g.
It is customary for his majesty to
be attended at dinner by his own SER
wants. They station themselves
where they can serve him. and they
take everything from the other SER
wants and hand back without NOV
Ing from his majestr's elbow. This
custom of the king taking his own
servants to wait on him has been
said to have originated when SER
want of a house at which William
". was visiting became so embar-
rassed by the honor Of waiting or
his king that he upset tureen Ut
sauce over his >majesty's shoulder.
Probably, however, the custom! is
Of much older origin, but it is '..nite
conceiva BILE that it does preclude
awkward little accidents Of the kind
mentioned.
Another fact which points to the
king being his own host in his hosts
house is that he takes his hostess
into dinner just as a host takes in
the principal lady guest, while his
host follows Immediately behind
with the queen, if she happens to be
accompanying his majesty. 1mme-
diately after dinner the mistress OF
the house becomes, ipsi facto, lady
waiting, and leaves the room in at
tendance on their majesties before
any of the other guests withdraw.
King Edward is very partial to
the game of bridge, and consequent
IL there is occasional card playing
when he is the guest at a house.
Money is always PLAYED for. though
the stakes are kept comparatively
low; and it is etiquette for the act
ual host to make provision for q
sufficient supply of brand new COINS
from the mint and perfectly fresh
notes from the bank, for which mis-
guests may exchange their own cash
and notes, in order that the royal
guests may not have to handle orGi-
nary money which has been In cir
culation, perhaps, for long time.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-02-20

and are strengthened half way to the
TOP with battens, as shown in A In
Fig. l.
At the front an opening is cut for
doorway, and this must be govern
ed b. the size Of the dog, and not cut
toe large, for rain and SLOW would
beat IL.
The battens are three inches wide
An fastened on with clinch Or steel
wire nails bent over and beaten
down.
The floor is "a inches long and ~
inches wide, nailed to three cross
strips l X inches square, as shown
in Fig. l.. Between the two peaks s
riGge pole inches square is made
fast with long steel wire nails, as
shown in the figure drawing.
The sides are made Of matched
boards 3S inches long, driven to the
ed res OF the front and back, as
shown in Fig. l.
For rabbits there are several
shapes OF hutches that can be made,
but the one shown in the illustra-
tioa is about as easy and serviceab!e
as any to make and will. be found a
very good shelter for two or more
rabbits.
4 hutch should not be too small,
fo:. 1t does not give the rabbits room
to move. around. and II there SHOULD
be more than two their quarters
should be generously large. A good
hutch is four feet long, two feet
vi lie, two feet high at the front and
back, and 81 inches high at the
peak.
1t can Le made from narrow
M. tched boards, and the lines in the
drawing will show which way the
seams run.
\ large box can be adapted as =
hu:ch if peaked roof IS made to 1t
80 as to shed water, but the boards
should be not less than seven
eiaaths OF an inch in thickness,
ct, erwise they will warp when wet
az! dried again.
One. end OF the hutch, IS By "a
inches. can be enclosed as COM
pa: tHent. and floor can be added
so as TO make it double deck
no Sc.
\ feeding door is made at one end
Ju:t large enough TO pass green food
til; ough, such as plantdinS. lettuce,
ca. bage and other things rabbits are
fo"d OF.
tcross the open space at the front
So:.ie galvanized screening can be
M ,e fast with galvanized staples.
This should be of stout wire. so the
rabbits cannot break out nor out
siders break in, for If care is not
taken dogs will get at and kill rab-
bits.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-02-20
AS TO WETTING PENCILS.
Putting Lead to Lips spoils PENCIL
and Endanaers Health.

The act of putting a lead pencil to
the tongue to wet it just before
writing, which is habitual with many
neople. is one of the oddities for
which it is hard to give any reason,
unless it began in the days when,
pencils were poorer than now, and
was continued by example to the
next generation.
\ lead pencil should never be wet.
It hardens the lead and ruins the
pencil. This fact is known to news
paper men and stenographers. But
nearly every one else does wet pen
ell before using it. The fact was
definitely settled by a newspaper
clerk away down East. Being OF
mathematical turn of mind, he ascer
tanned by actual count that OF 81
persons who came into his Office TO
write an advertisement or church
notice. 10 wet pencil in their
mouths before using it. Now, this
clerk always uses the best pencils,
cherisling good one with something
of pride soldier feels in his gun
or his sword, and it hurts his feel
incs to have his pencils spoiled.
Bnt politeness and business consider
ations require him to lend his pencil
scores of times day. And often,
after it had been wet till it was hard
and brittle and refused to mark, his
feelings would overpower him.
Finally he got some cheap pencils
and sharpened them and kept them
to lend. The first person who took
up the stock pencil was a drayman'
whose breath smelt of onions aud
whisky. He held the point in his
mouth and soaked it several minutes,
while he was torturing himself IN
the effort to write an advertisement
for a missing bulldog. Then sweet
looking young lady came into the
office with kid gloves that buttoned
half the length of her arm. She
picked up the same old pencil amt
pressed it to her dainty lips pre-
Daratory to writing an advertisement
for a lost bracelet. The clerk would
have stayed her hand, even at the
risk Of a box of the best pencils, but
he was too late And thus that
pencil passed from mouth to mouth
for a week. 1t was sucked by people
of all ranks and stations. and all de-
srees of cleanliness and unc!eanli-
ness. But 'twere we'll to forbear.
Surely no one who reads this VIII
ever again wet lead pencll.-GTa-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-02-20
|OURBOYSANDGIR GIRI.S|
Building the Dog House.

Almost every boy has at one time
or another some kinds OF pets for
which he delights in caring 1t may
be but mongrel puppy, whelp or
a hound Of low degree. but to him 1t
is as dear as the thoroughbred An
CORA cat OF his neighbors or the prize
guinea pigs belonging to the son OF
some wealthy man, and in which the
owner perhaps does not take as much
interest as the less fortunate lad in
his motley collection Of ordinary
animals.
A dog, the most common of all
pets, needs a house that IS large
enough for him to lls down in, to
turn around in and to snuggle dc z
In among the straw in the wlnter
time.
Doghouses can be made any S e
to accommodate the dog, so that no
accurate sizes can be. gi:en as suit
abla for all dogs, but for one Of aver
age size the house can be made 3
feet wide, feet long, 2 feet high at
the sides and 30 inches at the peak,
or middle ends.
From narrow matched boards
make two ends "a inches wide, "a
inches high at the sides and 80
inches high.
These ends are built up against
the front and back ends Of the floor
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-02-20
TIE ELKS.
0rangeburg Plans to Give Them a
Royal Time
When They Meet Here in May i'll
ANNUAL Convention They Will Be
Royalty Welcomed.

Aia recent meeting OF the ElkS
i'll O"angehurg plans We're inauSu-
rated for the entertainment OF The
State Convention of Elks. which is
to meet there on May l3 ard 16
next Much interest was manifest
in this in this meeting. as every Elk
in Orangeburg is anxious 10 have
the opportunity OF acting as host TO
those gentlemen from all over the
State who are 1T the head OF TINS
order. Indications are that the 'lS-
ilors who come 70 Oranscburg Tor
this gathering Will go away with the
avOWai that ihey nave never
been so roy;tlly treated. Ne Fins
in Orangehur& are determined tHe'
no convention th;it has ever neeE
held in the State will he quite so
GOOD as The one 10 he held next May.
Mach enthusiasm WAS SHOWN By
All of the Elks and each and every
one had some suggestion TO make
which will add greatly 10 the pleas
ures OF the visiting delegates. All
O.! these suggestions We're consider
ed and the best ones were taken. and
so the programme that Will be al
ranged will be one that Will not see
{ dull moment from the tine the
first delegate alights at the depot
until the last visitor has gone from
the city
Much care was exercised in the
appointing Of the various commit
tees so that each part OF the pro-
g:amme might be we'll carried out.
Just those men who are best adapt
ed TO the different parts OF the Ell
tertainment We're selected. so tina;
they would ali work together. and
no de,u:! would be loss sight OF.
Some six or seven committees have
already ltrn appointed and they
have began 10 work along their re-
spective lines.
According 10 the rule governing
the representation Of the lodges at
the StateConventions. each lodge is
allowed one delegate to every ten
members. The lodge expects every
lodge in the State 70 send their full
number Of delegates. and they are
making their preparations accord
ingly. The lodge from Charleston,
il is understood. will be here Ill full
force: and il is the intention u :':e
local members TO see 70 1t that M:
convention. the first one TO be hele
in Orangeburg. shall outstrip any,
thing that has hitherto been under
taken.
The committees are as follows:
Entertainment Committee-A- l.
Dukes. chairman: ". N. Sain, 0
W. Spahr. 3. NJ. Dukes. J. ?. Doyle
W. +. Fairey +. C. Doyle, Nictc:
Wald. A. C. Doyle. T. t. Ayers,
A. Fairey. H. c. Wannamake:
Frank ". Frederick.
Canvassing Committee-T. A.Jef
fords. chairman: a. D. Webster. L
H. Wanna,naker. Jr.. w. z. Atkln
son. Philip Rich.
Publicity and Transportation Com
mit,ee--W. D. Berry, chairman, J
". Oliver. H. c. Wannamaker, W
X. Sease. Robert Lide.
Invitation Committee-L. H. Wan
namaker. Jr. chairman: 7. +. Brant
ler. r. H. Jennings.
Reception Communications Car
chairman: ". G. Smith. Robert Llde
J. NJ. Oliver. W S. Lining, a. D
Webster. ]. P. Doyle. T. F. Bran1
ley. T. T. Ayers. T. c. Doyle. r
H. Jennings. ". F. Fairey.
Social Sessions Committee-H
c.. Wannamaker. chairman; W. [,
Glover, L. II. Wannamaker, jr.. "
w. Wannamaker. W. NJ Richard
sON.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-02-20
The "DoyFey."

Some words have very interesting
life histories, and the quaint der,'
vation of the word doyley is as inter-
esting as any. For it we have to SO
as far back as the time Of William.
the Conoueror. Among his followers
from Normandy was. a certain Robert
D'Oyley. who received valuable lands
anon curious condition. Every year,
on the feast Of st. Michael and All
Angels, he was to make render OF
linen tablecloth worth three English
;hillings. AS they were for royal use.
he ladies of the :D'Oxlev family took
great pr;de in making these quit
rent cloths. as they We're called,
beautiful with the known methods Of
stitching. They were. used only en-
state occasions in the royal house
hold, and in time the term ..D'Oy'ey
,;nen'. was applied them Gradually
It has filtered down TO use as "D'Oy.
lev" more often, "doyley" and its
peculiar signifcation remains, qDw--
ever, napkin or linen cloth made
beautiful by needlework
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-02-20
: renee.
ALL replied the scientist.
s Grieyors Mistake.

The Misses White were calling on
new neigabor. and while they were
awaiting her appearance a little gi! !!
"a me into the room, evidently hent
anon the rescue Of 4 doll recently
abandoned there. Naturally she wes
viewed with some curiosity. and on
d the callers. thinking herself Sc
,nre in the child's obviously tender
age, spelled low-voiced comment.
Not very p-r-e-t-t-y!"
To her horror the small maiden
Dsused on the threshold. and. look.
ing conIemptuouslv at the culprit.
r, arked, with lofty composure.-
No. not very pretty, but
rather smart,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-02-20
Busi. csS IS Usual.

Lady Curzon made a point or col.
leciir" any a'n.iSi!s attempts made
By HiniuS to write English tnat came
under her notice and had many cnri.
ous specimens n her scrap book
Once she got from Bombay a letter
ti:a TWO brolherS sen; out 10 their
patrons on the death of their father.
vho had been the head of the frr
It ran:
"Gentlemen: We have the pleasure
to inform You that our respected
father departed this life on the 10Th
inst. His business will be conducted
by his beloved sons. whose names arc
given below. The opium market is
quiet and Nal l.50fl rupees per chest.
O death. where is thy sting? . gave.
where is thy victory? We remain. etc.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-02-20
Monument TO Mr.. Spencer.

The management Of the Southern
Railway has received a large number
of resolutions unanimously adopted by
the employees in various departments
expressing desire to erect a suitable
monument to the memory Of the late
Samuel Spencer, President of the
Southern Railway Company, who lost
his life in an accident on our line No
vember 20, sl906. These suggestions
have metiwith the..hearty approval Of
our executive officers, from the presi-
dent down, as it appears that the em-
ployes wish to make the contributions
freely and voluntarily and to such an
extent as would insure the erection Of
a monument commensurate with Mr.
Spencer's service in l;fa. With this as
surance on the part Of the employees,
it has been deemed advisable 70 organ
ize general committee to outline
plans for collecting these contribn.
tions, which would giveeach and every
employe an equal opportunity to con-
tribute to the fund. Following this
idea, a general committee has been
formed. This committee has agreed
upon a method Of raising and collect
ing these funds which will afford the
little l2u 2-lighter, or the messenger
boy, The sane opportunity to give as
is offered the highest Official Of the
cor pany, and he can proudly state
that be contributed jst as much to
this monument, ia proportion TO his
earnir G, as did the PRESIDENT OF the
road. The plan is to- allow each en-
ploye to contribute on a percer tage
basis.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-02-20
The Proposed Lee Memorial.

In his recent letter OF regret owe
the fact that he could.not attend The
Lee celebration in Washington, Pres;
dent Roosevelt :close6 byi saying: ']
hope that !ou:will take advantage
theone huudredth anniversary OF Ger
eral Lees birth bys..appealing to a
our people,: gin every ssection of tn
country, to commemorate his life an
deeds by the establishment at SOM
great preventative educationai in
stitution of the South of a permaDen
memorial that will serve the you'll
of the coming years, as he, in th'
closing years of his life, served thoS'
who so sorely needed what be so freel,,
gave" This opinion of the Presiden'
following a beautiful tribute 20 Lee
voices the sentiment Of millions
people throughout the country. That
this memorial neutrality-suspicious.
no one willl deay;:who cherish the
memory OF Lee, and that there is bui
one appropriate place for it no one
caa say who is familiar with. the en-
tire life OF Jne oouTn'S greatest mao.
That place is Washington and Lee
University, not only the place where
the remains OF Lee now rest, but the
spot where his noblest work was:ac-
conplisheu ana where his most peace
ful and useful days were spent. Com.
menting upon this phase OF the sub
jecJ the Richmond News-leader is Of
the opinion that without prejudice
towardsany other great representative
educational institution of the South" )"
We caulsay that Washington aod Lee,
triditionally,l historically. and ewing
to the part the old Liberty sHa:I
trusteesl:played in: deciding wheth J
we should have a Union, has the
supreme claim in this matter 1t is
in harmony with every consideration
entering into the presidents sugges-
tioa that the tribute OF ''all our peo-
pie" in its: substantial form. and as
expressive Of that which Lee so freely
gave to those who so sorelY needed.
should find its realization in Lexing.
ton And we earnestly hope that the
corporate authorities of Washington
ano Lee. and the Washington College
and Washington and Lee alumni
everywhere, VIII unite in systems-
tic effort ard organization to further
emoaim the memory Of the7peerless
Southern soldier and ursaltsh citizen
by rearing the proposed memorial in
the shadow o1 his tomb and the radi.
ance of lis example. Let an appeal
go :ortn from these 10 all our people"
which will pcrpetuate ir the little
Virginia mountain town through tie
ages, the rise OF the milton to the
height Of the argument that Robert
Edward Lee was the Sir Galahad of
his country, for our youth, jrrespec-
tive Of section, TO strive to emulate in
every walk of lifo.''