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SEX dividend

TX dividend.
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET-Cail money in
London. 513dS per cent open market discount rate
for short bills, sA cent; long bills sass per
cent Berlin discount rate per cent. Paris dis
count rate, sa414 per cent. Paris exchange Lon
don, - francs l9 centimes. Bar gold. 77s 1Od
Berlin exchange on London, 2o1a marks 52la
pfenBigs-
FORElGN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. consols for
money. 81 l5-le per cent; for the account 50 lis
French rentes. 50 francs % centmes
FOREIGN BANK RETURNS London Dec u
The weekly return of the Bank of England
shows the following changes: Total reserve de-
creased g2.111ooo; circulation increased tass on.
bullion decreased f23S0,ss3; other securities in
creased 3.l5le0; other deposits increased fus 00O
public deposits increased 1885, 900: government Sc
curities unchanged The proportion of the banks
reserve to liabilities is now 10 per cent against
$50 per cent last week. and compares with a
decline from 3s11 per cent to 37Is per cent in this
week last year. Tie rate of discount is unchanged
at per cent.
Berlin. Dec. g.-The weekly return of the Inn
periai Bank OF Germany shows the following
changes: Cash on hand increased IA $4,000 ma rks
treasury notes decreased 4Ino.nG marks: other
securities increased ~ $4,000 marks notes in cir
culation increased q, $4,000 marks
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET,-Money on call opened AZ 10
ner cent highest IS per cent; lowest 10 per cent
closing ID per cent last loan, II per cent ruis
ratio ~ ner cent. Time money was uuchaheeu'
SUNNY was still limited to preclude any ous'
ness worth mentioning Rates 10 per cent lot
thirty dsvs Il to 10 per cent for sixty 10 ninety
DAYS & 10 10 per cent for four months and per
cent for six months fl,
Narcsntile paper was without movement, with
tho execution of few small sales AT o'heI
centres Rates were quoted nominally at TO ~
per cent for all kinds
CURRENCY MARKET.-There was HttIe ue
mand for currency. and In the last hour OF DUST
moss cash was offered freely at u or per cent
II is generally believed the premium VIII olsap-
near entirely before the first of the new year
FOREIGN EXCHANCE-The foreign exchange
market was reactionary at the opening Win steI-
ling rates showing decline of II from Ihursddy
high level Cables were quoted at 4sSdiSs4, de-
mand sterling at 4s434 and sixty-day nllls AT
-qia Short francs were around 5.l9s less l-"-'
and for short reichsmarks 94l2. The market
showed some further after the opening Dut
rates held steady at the decline In the afternoon
cables were quoted at 4S7 std4SS; demand sterling
az "a s504 sis. and sixtyday bills at 41sia. Short
f-, ga held around 519ss less l-a2, and short
ra;cl smarks were quoted at % I-l6dSi12.
I,ankors posted rates follows
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OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

There was 4 somewhat better tone IN the specG
,,at,on for outside securities. For time consul
ersbIe activity developed and prices sho"eo dh uf
ward tendency although when high Levels were
ro,ch.d nroft taking brought about a sEht re-
action standard OH after A gain or points r.
Ceded Bay State Gas was active nut iiipiost'
orI,, Il chicago Subway was firm. In the mining
,rour Nevada Consolidated, Cumberland Fly
Greene -Cananea Butte Coalition and Iri-buiifon
wore active and higher. while small advances Weie
sI,our in other issues Goldfish stocks were qtitt
ard irrep111ar In bonds Consolidated Steamship -
were conspicuous at advance OF l.. points "''
The nroposed organization of protective committee
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DOMESTIC EXCHANGE-Boston, SOC discount:
Chicago. lOc premium; ST. Louis 15c premium bid;
San Francisco sight l0c discount. telegraph par;
New Orleans commercial 81 discount, bank 81 pre-
MUM; Cincinnati. 1214c premium: Savannah buy
ing soc discount. selling 75c premium.
BANK CLEARINGS.- New York, exchanges
sS5 s6i balances S5.340717; Chicago. exchanges
s32 asa 1853 balances SaS47Si; Boston, exchanges
SO 100 balances s. .SS5694 Baltimore, exchanges
e. 4se M balances 1855 S29: Philadelphia exchanges
$50 4e4 S6s, balances S2,7223l4
SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver. 52l2c. Mexican
silver dollars .0isc Bar silver in London closed
at "A lid decline I'D.
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid, 1925; Lisbon. SO
MEXICAN EXCHANGE.-Mexican exchange on
New York is quoted at 201h.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS.-Customs receipts
reported from Washington. S6199S: internal rev.
enue receipts s4ss, ,664; miscellaneous receipts. sloS
sO7 Receipts the day. Sl277.20l; expenditures,
81 600 COO Receipts for the month to date $i2-
us o44: expenditures s4952o 900; excess of expend
lures S. so, ,95S. Receipts for the year to date,
s3l2 S44 expenditures, $500 ilI059; excess of ex
penditures, 37,570,2l5
SUB-TREASURY.-The Sub-Treasury was cred
itor to the Clearing House :IS,i5S.
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PRODUCE EXCHANGE STOCKS.

Trading continued be in small volume in the
mining market the Produce Exchange yesterday.
The only transaction In Branch Mint, LOCO
shares of which were sold at l3c.
Bid and asked prices were:
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s11.s22.p3o 20

-Surpus Includes undivided profits.
debts guaranteed and liability thereon
date report. S351 .0aa
State nf New York. County Of Kings
GEO II. SOUTHAFsD, President. CLINTON "
II DI.J-N Secretary. q FRANKLIN TRUST CON-
TANT located doing -166 Montague
street Borough OF Brooklyn and az 40 Broadway. Ror
Manhattan. of being duly
himself. the foregoing report.
the schedules recommending the
all the of his knowledge and
belief. they further that business
said been locations
required by the Banking Law Chap. $50 Laws of 1892
snd elsewhere. that report
compliance with an official notice received
Superintendent Banks designating day OF
cemhe-. 1897, day Of which such report
GEO H SOCTHARD. President.
CLINTON W. LJDLUM. Secretary
seversly subscribed and to by both deponents
The 26th day Of December. 1877, before
TSealI NM. J. MONTGOMERY.
Notary Public. Kings
C'srfifcsts fIed in New County.
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THE UNITED STATES EXCHANGE BANK
annual meeting Of the Stockholders o this Bank
ssli q the banking Tuesday Ham
sssrv Isth. o 70 O'Clock I, NJ 70
;ecfI the ensuing unon
proposition amend the Articles Of As.ociaf ion
Board of Directors of
Instead =; nineteen Isseubcrs
JAMES ]. O'SHsUGHSEssY. Caahiar.
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IMPORTS OF DRYGoODS

| Imports and marketings of drygoods this week,
| with comparisons, were as follows:
| This week Last week. Last
| S4024sl5 S2.oS3.O4S 81 122 81
Total marketngs. 3.4i17S3 2,965,505 41S5 So
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AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD

London. Dec. %, p. m.-The market for Ameri-
can securities was dull and heavy, New York Cen
tral being the only strong exception Last quota
fions follow:
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PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.

FURNISHED by Charles Barney e Co. - BrraA
PhtadsIphiaD
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The following shows yesterdays closing auo1a-
,ions for government bonds, compared win lhu'7-
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Financial Meetings.
THE STANDARD TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK

=.
sew York. 1887
Notice hereby that Annual Meet
the stockholders of The STANDARD
New York viii be held at the cfioe o Comrany
- Broad Street, in the Borough in
city Of New York Tuesday January 1905 at N
the election he
Of such other business may properly before
b.. meeting
Ey the Board Of Directors
WILLIAM G. cox, Secretary
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FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

blL- ASKED =
Ger Cons 3isx.. 81 93
Bavarian gov As 10 100
Hessian gov 3iss al 32
SaXony gov SIS. 81 So
Hamburg gov s. 81 So
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xIt0sl t55 0l
tered books date OF this report s
liability 800 90
New York. County
Ei.sIS n L. GOULD. President and CTRTIS
BEARD. Cashier. Of New Netherland Bank New Yark
hank located and doing business No. 4: West Bath
the City OF New York. said county beinr
eas each himself. he foregoing
report. the schedule accompanying same is
all O
edge and belief. and they further usual
business said hank has been
fon required by the Banking Law tChap. $50 OF
1892 amended. and not elsewhere: and above
report compliance with official
superintendent Banks Designating
Of December 1907. Ighrl
report shall he made.
e. r. l. GOULD President
CURTIS J. BEARD Cashier.
Seeeraily subSc-ibed and sworn hy dpnonenfs
18th December 1907. before me
iSeai OF Notary JOS 7. VAN LOAN
Notary
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SECURITIES VALUES STRONG.
Cal Moncy Rules at Stiff Le1elSubsant'al all oHee' ~
u,o,t;no for Higher Quotations Stock Erchange

Closing prices of stocks dealt in' Win net
1Inar
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CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE SALES.
STOCKS.

S7aresI Open 3Ds .sh-I .si ter- ess sast sais'
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.

Total sales Of bonds. fl.ho""-
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BANK STOCKS.

c,,,,-,.. Nv C7inton Gilbert No. . wan rtrsstJ
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BOSTON CURB STOCKS

I,,rnisbed h, J. Thomas Reinhard 3s Broad street.
New York and No. 10 Exchange Place Boston,
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81. 600 Am Writ u os.--.i "a
$50. zoe Cons steamship Us -
l.upo ny MI * ii d os IN
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ACTIVE CURB STOCKS.

INDUSTRIAL.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-02
What Fishing Develops.

To those who are satisfied With su-
perfcial view Of the subject it may
seem impossible that the diligence and
attention necessary to a isherman's
success can leave him any opportunity
while fishing to thoughtfully contem-
plate any matter not related TO Lis puf-
suit. Such conception of tie situation
cannot be indorsed for a moment oy
those Of US who are conTerSant VIII
the mysterious and una accountable men
tai phenomena which fishing develops
We know that the true fisherman mus
no better time for profitable contenpla-
tion and mental exercise than Wnen ac-
tually engag ged with his angling outle.
# will probably never be possible 1or
nc +o cotber statistics showing the NOV
:ne sermons. the enchanting poems, the
learned arguments and eloquent ora
+ions that have been composed or con-
strncted between the bites, strikes or
rises Of fish. But there can be no doubt
that of the many Intellectual triumphs
won in every walk Of life larger pro-
portion has been actually hooked and
landed with q rod and reel by those Of
the fishing fraternity than have been
secured in any one given condition Of
the nonfshing world. Fishing and
Shooting Sketches" by Grover Cleve-
land
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-02
Tbe influence Of the Farm.

The farm is the best security we
have for our social we'll being, and
whatever promotes interest there,
whatever raises it in intelligence and
scientific spirit, is one Of the most
comforting influences Of our civiliza-
ton. And so to have our young men
imbued with the true agricultural spir-
it. to turn away from the adventures
Of the commercial life and the allure
mcnts Of mere money making to the
simple, productive, Independent life on
the farm, is one Of the richest promises
in our educational system. For there
is where it belongs-to the expanding
mind force Of the nation. The finest
triumphs Of the next fifty years, re-
suits that will go further than all
cther enterprise in blessing men, will
be won on the farm. There is science
of soil culture, and the art that is to
be based upon it will open wide the
door to men of thought and refinement.
The answer of the old artist that he
mixed his paint with brains is akin to
the experience in the farming Of the
future, which will mix brains with the
soil.-Columbus CO., Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-02
A Hotel Experience.

One fashionable hotel on Fifth ave-
nue. refuses to give any receipt for
jewelry deposited in its safe or hold
Itself responsible for q greater amount
than $3.50. It's explanation Of this rule
is based on an experience WHICH seems
excuse enough. Two guests Of the
hotel kept their valuables ana money
in the safe. They left them there
when they went abroad, sometimes to
stay for six months. Once the wife
came back alone and drew out all the
money and valuables. AS she had Of
ten done so before the clerks gave the
box to her as matter Of course. 1t
was not until her husband had return
ed and wanted the same valuables that
the hotel knew Of their divorce. The
husband brought suit and recovered
all be claimed. Since that result Of its
confidence in its guests the hotel has
limited its responsibility to $25O.-NeW
York Sun.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-02
Calling the Chickens.

In England the calls chuck, chuck,
or coop, coop, prevail; in Virginia,
coo-che, coo-che; in Pennsylvania, pee,
pee. This latter call is widely en-
ployed, being reported from Germany,
Spain Gas pi, pD, Bulgaria, Hungary,
Bavaria and the Tyrol. In the Austri-
an province the term is used in COM
bination-thus: Pulla, pi, pi. The cali
pullele, pul, pul, also occurs there.
In some parts Of Germany the poul-
try are called with tick, tick; in Prus-
sia, put, put, and young chickens with
TUX, tux (Grimm), and schip, schip, the
latter being an imitation of their own
cry. In eastern Prussia hens are
called with kluckschen, kluck, kluck;
also tippchen, tipp, tipp. Grimm re-
cords also pi, pi, and tiet, tiet. Vein
hold reports from Bavaria bibi, bibeli,
bidli; pi, pi, and pul, pul. In Denmark
the call is pootle; in Holland, kip. kip;
in Bohemia, tyoo; in Bulgaria, tiri, tirl.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-02
unntinr the Bird of PARADISE

Inside a queer, birdcage-like wicker
contrivance built high up in tree the
Aru Islander will watch patiently for
days to get q shot at q bird Of paradise,
perhaps the loveliest of natures crea-
tions. His food is supplied every morn
ing by another native, who remains at
the foot Of the tree during the day to
secure any bird which may fall, killed
or stunned. Only the adult males, with
long plumes, are sought after, for were
not this the case this beautiful species
would long ago have become extinct.
To secure living specimens the natives
employ an arrow having three prongs
at the end. These prongs are barbed
on the inside. and the object is to shoot
at the legs Of the bird, which, when
hit, futters helplessly to the ground
A. E. Pratt in Wide World Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-02
He Knew Them.

whats up, Tommy" said good
natured London coster, who was pass
ing, to small boy who was sobbins
bitterly.
'Oh, me farden! Hive lorst me brite
fardenw walled the little lad, continu-
ing his search.
"Ere, mates said the man to some
others standing near, ''let's help the
pore kid find is farden-" And the COM
pany set to work.
In a few moments one Of them pick
ed up the missing coin.
"'Ere y'are, Tommy" he said: "ere's
yer farden.''
Then, looking at it in the light of a
street lamp. "W'y, it amt a farden at
all; it's 'arf quid.'
earn" said the boy as he snatched
away the coin. Dye think Hi was
goin' to let ycw bloles know hit was 4
'arf thick 'un? Wy, wun Of yer would
"a 'ad is foot on it afore Hid 'ad
time ter turn rahnd.''
And he vanished round the corner
like a streak Of Neutrality-suspicious. An
Svers
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-02
a Cholera Belt.

THE cholera belt" said pale Anglo
Indian, sis not an imaginary girdle
like your pie belt, but real girdle,
which every foreign resident Of India
wears day and night. In winter the
belt is made Of heavy wool. In the
summer it is made Of light wool. 1t Is
never taken off. Even when you are
sleeping In a temperature Of 105 de-
grees, tossing and moaning and per
spring, despite the punkah that fans
you from above, you still keep on your
cholera belt, no matter what else yor
shed. Every Ango-Indian has couple
Of dozen cholera belts. They are SAID
to prevent cholera, and have no doubt
they do so. At any rate, I never hearc
Of any wearer Of a cholera belt whom
cholera ever seized upon"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-02
Matter Of Fact Loven1aEinE.

For downright prose Dr.. Johnson's
offer Of hand and heart to his second
wife would be hard to beat. "My dear
woman" said johnson, Il am 4 hard
working man and withal something
Of philosopher. am, as you know,
very poor. I have always been re-
spectacle myself, but I grieve to tell
you that one Of my uncles was hung
II have less money than you, DOCTOR
\demurely answered the lady, ''but |
shall try to be philosophical too. None
of my relatives have ever been hung,
but I have several who o'ight to be-"
providence and philosophy have evil
dently mated US, my good woman, y
said the doctor as he pressed a chaste
salute on the lady:s brow.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-02
The Status Of a Meteorite.

A meteorite fell on Vermont farm
IN 1896. 1t was a valuable meteorite,
and the landlord at once stepped up
and claimed It. call minerals and
metals on the land belong to me-" he
said. "That's in the lease
But the tenant demurred. "This me-
teorite," he said, wasn't on the farm,
you must remember, when the lease
was drawn up
The landlord perceived the justice
Of that claim. He thought moment.
Then he said decisively, II claim her
as flying game"
But the tenant was ready for him.
| shes 60 neither wings nor feathers"
he said. Therefore, as ground game,
she's nine"
They continued their argument, and
in the heat of it revenue officer, ar
irving with truck, proceeded to put
the meteorite aboard. Il claim her
for the government" he said, "as an
article introduced into the country
without payment Of duty
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-02
q q ST0 As
Bears the 1Ths Kind You Have s'hHays Bough
sssas'''' ss l<Xz2Nz:zzm
\ e.. .a.:. nd Is;S.e Book.

The most curious lis VIC! rs one of
the ra-est books knowr 10 collectors is
the edition OF the Eu}gate issued by
Pope SixtuS Y. some time between
1886 and 1880 The. book, as Disraeli
described it, fairly swarmed with er-
rata" So numerous were they that a
number Of printed paper slips contlin-
ing the proper words were pasted over
the errors, and, this device proving in
efficient on account Of the immense
number Of mistakes, as many Of the
copies as could be found were called in
and destroyed. Only few remain, and
the book with its paper patches COM
mands an extremely high price.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-02
An Old Medicine.

Ground oyster Shells" said the ply
sician, 'were used as medicine by
the medieval doctors-a medicine for
the rickets and scrofula."
"How absurdT'
Absurd? Not at all. Oyster shells
contain lime, nitrogen, iron, sulphur,
magnesia, bromide, phosphoric acid and
iodine. Those are all excellent tonics.
You know how hens eat ground oyster
shells and thus produce eggs with good,
thick, strong shells? Well, as the oys-
ter shell powder acts on eggshells SO
have no doubt it acted in the middle
ages on the bending, crumbling bones
Of the rickety, putting strength and
frmness into them. Ground oyster
shells, I am convinced, would be good
things for frail children today. They
would strengthen the frame, increase
the appetite and have splendid effect
on the teeth."-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-02
Mother Goose.

The most popular children's book
ever written was Mother Goose's Mel
odies." Mrs. Goose, or Mother Goose,
as she was famillarly called, was the
mo.her-in-law Of Thomas Fleet, Bos-
to, printer early in the century. When
lis first child was born his mother-in-
law devoted all her attention to the
baby and, it is said, greatly annoyed
;;..:.at by her persistent and not par
.c;:!arly musical chanting OF the old
nylish ditties she had heard IN her
childhood. The idea occurred to Fleet
81 writing down these songs and pub
fishing them in book form. The old
est extant copy bears the date OF l7l9.
The price marked on the title page
was 1.-TWO coppers." This account OF
the origin Of Mother Goose is discred-
tied by some critics, who declare that
in 1851 Perrault published "Contes de
ma Mere rOye," or "stories Of Mother
Goose" The name Mother Goose was
familiar in French folklore, being used
by writer's Of this literature over cen
tury before the time Of Perrault.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-02
GA TO = A4
Bea,s 4ba The Kind ycg Have Always B9ggh
Signature at lgH2zzzzx
A HOPELESS SITUATION.
Odd Climax That Was Not n Part OF
the Play.

Odd Climax That Was Not n Part of
the Play.
Frank Gilmore, the actor, tells the
following story about his aunt. Miss
Sarah Thorne, who was leading woman
at the Theatre Royal. Dublin. many
years ago.
Miss Thorne was given i part in
The Masked Prince the second piece
of the evening"" said Mr.. Gilmore.
Balancing through her part hastily ut
breakfast, she noticed that there WAS
one scene in which she had 50 little to
say that it could be learned just be-
fore going on. She decided to skip that
scene and get to the longer passages.
when night came, and my aunt
made her appearance. she did very
we'll in the first scene. In the second
scene occurred the passages she had
skipped in the morning. She rushed to
the corner in which she left her book,
but it was not there. Finally, the
stage manager, receiving no response
to his repeated calls. sought her oft
she was. before large audience. with
out the slightest idea Of what Size WAS
supposed to do OK say The scene Was
a courtroom. At 4 high desk sat the
presiding judge, letter perfect in his
part, because he had it ready to read
from the papers in front of him. y
trial was taking place, and Miss
Thorne, to her horror, discovered that
she was to be the principal witness.
on whose answers hung the entire pot
Of the play. The judge adjusted his
spectacles, looked at his part, and said
in solemn tones, The witness will now
state what she saw IT,. prisoner Go oa
this particular night
what was she to answer? Size
glanced around helplessly. She hadn't
the faintest idea what she had seen
the prisoner do on that particular might.
The critical moment had arrived: some
one must speak, but she couldn't. Her
eye alighted on one of the characters
in the play who looked particularly
reliable He looked like q person who
could get one out Of any sort Of diE-
iculty. So, pointing at him. she eS-
claimed in impressive tones. Ask that
man.
'.The entire cast seemed Disconnected
by this remark. They did not know
precisely what ought to be said, but
instinct told them something was
wrong. The judge, thinking he might
have made some mistake, turned over
a couple Of pages Of manuscript and,
having convinced himself on this point,
again addressed the witness. Ny aun.
glanced at the uncomfortable gentle
man and, no other idea coming to her.
again exclaimed, Ask that man" This
concentration Of public attention was
too much for him, and lie sneaked off
the stage with i feeble Excuse me-
Of course the situation was 4 hopeless
one, and the curtain had to be: rung
down"-Success.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-02
r-,~in~ n Tooth

An elephant had raging toothache,
the agony Of which caused her to near
ly destroy her caravan. She was
thrown on her side and roped to stakes.
Two men held a pair Of Ice tongs fast
round the aching tooth, and a couple
Of dray horses attached to the tongs
by a rope did the rest The tooth was
sixteen inches long by three inches
across.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-02
The Mnn Fish.

Mathew Buchinge-, mentioned in old
English wonder books as the man
fish," was the most remarkable mon
strosIty Of his time. he had neither
hands, arms, feet nor legs. From bis
shoulders grew two fnlike excrescen'
ces, and along his back there were sew,
eral rows Of scales. He had the lidless
eyes characteristic Of the fish species
and queer puckered mouth and nc
ears.