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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
Comet PaniS.

Joseph Jerome Latrancats de La.
lsnde, the popular French astronomer
Of century ago, differed from New
tons view that Providence had so ar.
ranged matters as to make colltsionS OF
the earth with a comet impossible and
wrote a paper to prove that IT. was.
only very tmprob bable. This paper,
which was to have been read with soth-.
ers before the French academy on q;
certain day in l773, got crowded out
but the Partisan public, hearing of IT.
made up its mind that Lalande mad la
predicted the impending destruction of:
the earth and such panic ensued that.
the police had to order the publication.
Of the paper to reassure the public
mind. But even then-it was popularly;
believed that the paper had been deiib-;
erately toned down: and comet panlcs;
continued for a quarter Of q century
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The PRINTING Press.

The most useful all round invention,
to humanity is the printing press!
Generations ago some philosopher said, i
ssIn the world there is nothing great:
but man, and in man there is nothing
great but mind p That IS to say, while
there are many great things, the great.
est is mind. It is by and through his
intellect that man has risen to the:
mastery Of the planet, and whatever
sharpens the intellect at the same tine time
advances the worlds civilization. Ehis
the printing press has done rs nothing
else has done, and therefore tosthe
printing press belongs the honor sof
being the most useful all round inren77::
ton known to man.--New York sAmeri-;
40,
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NAMES FOR. BIG GUNS.
Two Significant Ones That Were Sc
Iectcc! and Rejected.

TWO Signih >snt Ones That Were Sc
lectcd and Rejected.
At the Fort Pitt foundry, Fort Pitt,
Pa, were cast in 1867 for the monitor
Puritan two twenty-inc!l guns. which
Captain w. C.. Wise. then chief of the
naval bureau Of ordnance. proposed to
CALI Satan and Lucifer This PROPOSE
ton called forth / protest from the
pastor of 1 Presbyterian church at
Pittsburs. who characterized it as
"most unseem!y, il not iaaDious." Lis
letter was referred by tho member Of
congress to whom it was addressed to
the department and fiaally came Into
the hands of Cartain WISE fer reply.
In answer be called attention to the
foreign custom Of giving to vessels
such names as Jupiter. Juno, Vulcan,
Venus, Juggernaut, Inferno and Lucl-
fer and Satan to convey an idea Of the
power Of the destructive agent used in
battle. These guns, argued the learn
ed captain, were not intended for
peace and the utterance Of good will
toward men, but to inflict as much
mischief and destruction on human be-
ings in time Of war as their namesake,
the devil, tries to do at all times. He
further reminded his clerical critic that
8 number Of clergymen had witnessed
without protest his act Of "christen-
ing in presence Of & large assembly
of ladies and gentlemen the first twen
ty inch gun cast for the navy as Beel-
zebub. However, the argument did
not prevail, for religious sentiment was
effective in preventing this use Of Bib
lical nomenclature.-Arny and Navy
journal
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A SLAB OF. BLACK STONE.
Key to All the Ancient Writings OF tie
Eayptians. -

Egyptians. 4 rs5Et:5}sf.
There is slab OF black stone in the
British museum which IL you could,
walk away with.it and establish your:
claim as the owner you could sell any:
day for a quarter Of a million and find:
half a dozen money kings in England:
and America ready to buy it s;..s:. z.s
There is nothing very striking about
this stone It might be piece of
black marble with some peculiar hero
glyphics upon it But it is Just these
hieroglyphics which make it so Falua-3
Bile, because they are the key to- an
the ancient writings Of the Egyptians.
and without this stone, called the Ro-..
setta stone, we should be unable to-
read the Egyptian writings which have
been discovered from time to time.
Some French tourists found the Ro-
setta stone in Egypt and transported
it to Paris, where an Englishman took:
fancy to it, for garden ornament;
He paid 95 for it's soYereigns-and4
got a treasure which you could. cover;
with gold and yetanot represent its
value, but tilt the day OF Ibis death he
did not know. what that bit Of stone
was worth; World. I q;
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ORIGIN of HHurrah!"

- - - 3. -, = = - ~
The history OF many a race may be-
read in its battlecry. The "Banzain!.
Of the Japsnese, the .Bagha gaballah =
Of the Irish and our; owl Hucrah !!s q
have found their origin far back ins
history. So -;
Although many authorities yeSde-l
cIared that the word 'thurrah is de-
velopment OF the Jewish thosannah.ss :
the consensus Of opinion now is that ~
is corruption Of the ancient battle;
cry Of the wild Norsemen, Fur aieHss
meaning 'sEhor aid usr' Formerly the
word was spelled "huzza" and pro-
nounced thurray" In one form or
another it is used by almost every M
tion.-Pittsburg Post.
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intoxicated Midqe Flies.

Concerning the life history of the
particular little midge that patronizes
the arum in England very little is
known, yet it is certain that when
arums are blooming these midses give
little time to anything besides drunken
orgies within their shelter. You have
only to cut open bloom at the narrow
neck portion and look down to the
lower part to see the helpless insects
living in heaps, all more or less intoxi-
cated-intoxicate6 from oyerindulgence
in arum pollen.-Strand Magazine.
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Antinuitx Of an Old Tune.

When Napoleon's army was III hsyp1
In l799 and the band struck up tne
tune which in England is set TO lne
song I'VE Won't Go Home Till Morn
Ing" its effect on the Bedoulns was
electrical. They leaped and shoateo
ard embraced one another deliriously.
They averred that they We're listening
TO the Oldest and most popular tune or
their people. 1t is thought that the
tune was brought to Europe from the
dark continent in the eleventh century
by the CrusaderS.-St. James Gazette.
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Nurses and Cancer.

81 find the trained nurses brave
enough in most cases of contagious dis
ease" said a Brooklyn doctor, "but
there is one thing at which they balk."
whats that" asked q friend
smallpox"
"N,o; cancer. They have all the un-
trained woman's horror Of that dis
ease. The most faithful Of them will
go without an engag cement for weeks
rather than take cancer case. Yet
the peril is slight compared with what
they face almost without thought
Isn't it contagious?"
"a malignant case is if scratched
hand is brought into contact with the
cancer. Three cancers out of four,
however, are not malignant and can be
dressed without gloves safely. The
trained nurses balk at all Of them
Brooklyn Eagle.
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A Stubborn Cough Quickly Relieved by
Rydale's Cough Elixir.

Mrs. ynnie Creech, Selma, n. c.,
writes: II had very severe and stub
born cough and was splitting up blood
nearly all the time I began using Ry-
dale's Cough Elixir. 1t stopped the
blood at once, I began to gain flesh and
strength I believe your cough midi
cine is the best in the world and will
do all you claim for it. Rydale's Cough
Elixir is especially valuable in chronic
throat and lung diseases. 1t is sold j.
der guarantee. Your money will be
cheerfullv refunded if you are not salts
fed. Trial size 25c., large size 80. w.
E. Brown s. Co.
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aa|
The Goose.

The goose, which for some unknown
reason has bacome an emblem Of i'd
iccy. but which is res "a wise bird Of
good habits and one Of the most prof
table for the fancier, was probably
the first fowl to be domesticated by
man. Homer, 1900 years before the
Christian era, speaks Of his geese, in
which he was greatly interested. and
the hieroglyphics Of Egypt prove that
at his time they hao been tanned Tor
centuries.-Circle
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Rydale's Liver Tablets,

Are guaranteed to cure Chronic Con.
stipation, Biliousness and Torpid Liver.
Give them trial and il you are not
satisfied your money viii be refunded.
Each box contains 80 tablets. price %
cents. W. E Brown 4 Go.
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II Hurt Him,

Tommy-Did the fowl hurt you, MI.
Souires. Mr.. Squires-What dyou
mean. my dear? What fowl? Tommy
We'll, / wanted to know If 1t hurt,
cause mummy said you had been hen
pecked for twenty years.-Strand Mag
aZine
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c;v;,o Themselves Away.

Mr. Younghusband (reading from pa
Observation-Disclosures ae s@S .ne 70
walter wellington Deere" What old
mamories that name awakens! Mrs.
Y rbl,,shing)-I never imagined you
tnaw of nv engagement to Walter.
Mr. Y. (chilingly)-I was alludlns te
Rlonche Illustrated Bits.
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Bad sick headaches. biliousness or
constipation are quickly relieved by
DeWitt's Little EARLY Rlsers. Smai5
pill, sure pill safe pill, prompt ana
pleasant in action. Sold by w. +. brown
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Good Wearing Qualities.

Donatello is a Greek who has
auassed a small fortune in Boston In
the sale of fruit, and that in the face
Of the fact that he writes the adver-s
tisements which decorate his stand. a
recent sample which he produced and
displayed is this:
American and Foreign Fruits
Noted
For Their Durability.
Youths. Companion .
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Piles get quick and certain relief
from DR.. Shoop's Magic Ointment. Its
action is positive and Itching. painful,
protruding or blind piles disappearing
magic by it's USE. Large nickle-capped
glass jars so cents Sold by w. Z.
Brown & Co.
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During the summer kidney irregular
tiles are often caused bv excessive
drinking or being overheated. Attend
to the kidneys at once by using Foley's 3
Kidney Cure The Arant Co. Drug i
Store. B;
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Proverbs For All Occasions.

'T lost heavily at the races yester-
day" :;Ss! ::t;&SS
s.A fool and his money are soon part
ed" replied the sardonic person.
"4h, but I won today.
"a fool for luck."'---Washington Star.
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a Substitute.

Gamma, you wished to buy a die
tionary"
81 have married a professor instead"
-Meggendorfer Blatter.
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I would rather be ignorant than wise
In the forebodins OF evil.-Aeschvlus.
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e(1) MONDAY-The news Of greatest interest The Farmers
conducted in the interest Of the great eoopea
order solve the farmers economic education
al and practical problems and Farmers Department
conducted by Colonel r. j. Redding,
l2l WEDN ESDAy-The news The r D. Carriers
The Chicken Column The Letter Of Travel giving
views of strange peoples and their homeland customs
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With The TrI.Weekly
Constitution We Have

The sr,s page shows splendid coored county may OF
bss North and South Carolina, with all the data that eah
.or 10 e,ovn on the face Of map It IS beautifully
nea in colors on new plates prepared especially i0 AA'
Constitution
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-11
least 7OPEkANOES|
/ 9aAnt.dIlf, .a1aaf $9s:s add

Mrs. Billings spent yesterday after
noon the guest of Mrs. o. Clarke OF
1929 Lawrence street.
Mrs. Al Lewis, of 1922 Quincy, left
today for Caney, -Kas. to join her hus-
band In a prominent home.
The Daisy Embroidery Club met
this afternoon with Mrs. Chesney at
her home on Van Buren, street.
Mrs. Perry and daughter, Mamie, of
Carbondale, are the guests of Mrs.
Geo. Myers. of 327 Chandler street.
The Children's Day exercises were
Brethren church, on the corner of
Leland street.
The S. S. Club met last Friday even
ing at the home of Mr.. Fred Bechtol,
of 500 Swagart avenue. On account of
the resignation of their president Mr..
Carl Williams,and secretary, Mr.. Henry
Keller they elected new officers. Mr..
Raymond Riser president, and Mr..
Carl Williams, secretary.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Hays, of Los
Angeles, Cal, who have been visiting
their son and family, Mr.. VIM. Hays,
of PIP Chandler street for the past few
weeks left today for Mayetta, Kas.,
to spend a few days with relatives,
after which Mrs. Hays will go on to
Kentucky and Mr.. Hays return home
to Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. e Lewis, of AIS
Locust St gave pleasant surprise on
their son Jay, in honor of his twenty
fourth birthday. Saturday evening,
June 8. The guests that were pres
ent were Mr. and Mrs. Jay Lewis, Mr..
and Mrs. A. Sandifer and daughter,
Gertrude, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Discon
and daughter, Vivian, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. L. Vail, Mr.. and Mrs. d. E. Lewis,
Miss Eunice Dunlap, Miss Lila Scales,
Miss Cecil Lewis and Mr.. Irwin Lewis.
Light refreshments of ice cream and
cake were served. The evening was
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FOUND WITH THE LOST.
Two Men and a Woman From Amer
lea Arrested at Naples.

Havana, June 1.-THE friars of Santo
Domingo, who invested large sums in
Cuban lands and bonds, are said to be
the chief owners of the $27O,000 in
American money and Cuban securities
found on the two men and one woman
arrested at Naples on the arrival there
of the steamer Lazio from New York.
The prisoner known under the name of
Adell is believed to be a renegade friaT.
Early in May a merchant named Rodri-
guez announced that 6 per cent gas
bonds to the amount of $4,000 were
missing from his safe He suspected
young man, Perfecto Sanchez, of know
ing something about their disappear
ance- Sanchez and his sister Maria, it
was learned, sailed for New York after
$4,000 worth of the bonds were sold in
the market here
Rodriguez and detective named
Rivas arrived in New York late in
May and learned that a party of three
who were registered at the Hotel In
gleterra as Enrique Lopez Mrs.
Gabriel Adell," and Gabriel Adell,"
spent money there lavishly. 1t was
also learned that Lopez" and Mrs.
Aden" had sailed on the Lazio for It.
ally intending to go from there to Ar
gentina. Rodriguez arranged through
the Cuban state department for the ar
rest of the suspects in Italy and then
he and Rivas left for Italy in pursuit.
They planned to arrive at Genoa about
this time. Rodriguez is said to be the
representative in Havana of the frials
of SantO Domingo.
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HE STOLE A TRAIN.
After Swift Run He Returned 1t to
the Crew.

Bellingham, Wash. June 1.-THE
Great Northern eattle-Bellingham To-
cal train was at 10 O'Clock last night
stolen from the depot where it was left
for a few minutes while the crew went
to lunch, by Barley McCutcheOn, a
we'll known character of this town.
Jumping into the cab. McCutcheon
threw open the throttle and away the
train shot, going north at terrific
speed. The bell was ringing and the
whistle blowing continually. The train
crew rushed for sDeeder and follow
ed until it was discovered that the man
at the valve had reversed the train
and was returning south. He had the
train under full speed and it was only
by a miracle that the pursuing crew
were able to get off the track. Nc
Cutcheon later stopped the train.
bringing it to an abrupt stop and caus-
ing a friction that nearly ignited the
iron.
McCutcheon, who is about % years
of age, was very much pleased with
his experience and under the excite
ment of the numerous narrow escapes
was very nervous. He was taken to
the city prison and locked up.
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PICTURES FOR PATIENTS.
Chicago Woman Plans a Circulating
Art Gallery for Hospitals.

Chicago, June 1.-THE destitute sick
and hospital patients unable to afford
the luxuries of life are to become the
benehc1aries of q unique charity, con-
slstlng of circulating art gallery,
winch IS to be esta blished this week by
mrs. Sheldon Leavitt, an artist of note
and Wife of a physician. Mrs. Leavitt
will take personal charge of the work.
1t is intended that the paintings be
changed from time to time in the diff
terent sick rooms in the belief that in
terest thus created will be beneficial to
conValescent and even to hopeless Grip
pies.
Mrs Leavitt says she has become
weary of the aimless round of society
ana club activities and she proposes to
Withdraw almost entirely from them
and devote her talents and the remain
der of her life to charitable work
among the sick of Chicago.
Each of the paintings will be the
work or Mrs Leavitt herself and each
visit of a picture will be followed by a
visit from the painter.
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They. and their friends. will leave for
McF arland on the. Rock Island train
which leaves the, depot at $40 a. m.
Fourth of July money looks easy to
the average Industrious boy this season
and the city is flooded with small boys
much bedaubed with red paint who
ry can of the carmine with them
ana are willing to daub a gasoline can
SO that it will conform with the Red
can law and all for the small sum of
ten cents.
City Engineer Rogers has called the
attention to the city council to the fact
that the pavement on Eighth avenue is
being ruined by the heavy loads of
slack which are hauled over it by the
Topeka Edison company. This matter
has been agitated for a year or more
but the heavy loads which weigh from
eight to ten tons are hauled over the
street daily by the teamsters for the
company regardless of the protests.
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KUROKI SAILS.
His Last Day in America Was a Busy
One.

Seattle WASH, June e11.-General
Baron Kuroki spent his last day in the
United States busily. He gave a lunch
con in a local hotel to prominent
members of the local Japanese colony
as well as several prominent citizens
James Dunsmuir. lieutenant governor
of British Columbia with Mayor
Merely of 4Vietoriay were among the
guests. In the evening the baron and
suite were given a reception by Judge
Thomas Burke of the Asiatic society,
commercial organization. From this
reception the baron's party was taken
in carriages direct to the steamship
Kaga Maru, which sailed at daylight
for the Orient
Before leaving - General Kuroki
through the American honorary es-
cort, General o. E. Wood said that
his visit to this country has been a
most pleasant one and that he leaves
with the ,kindest feelings for Uncle
Sam and his people.
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TWO SISTERS HAVE
ECZEMA Of HEAD
Two Illinois Girls Suffer from Scalp
Trouble Another Sister Needs a
Tonic-Friend Suggests Cuticura
They Use 1t and Now Give.
MUCH PRAISE TO ALL
CUTICURA REMEDIES

st must give much praise to all the
CuticUra Remedies. 1 used but one
cake Of Cuticura Soap and one box of
Cuticura Ointment, as that was all
that was required to cure my disease.
i was very much troubled with eczema
of the head, and friend Of mine told me
did Use an S9e gad w ~red
my eczema entirely. Since then we
have always kept the soap on hand at
all times. My sister was also cured
of eczema Of the head by using the
Cuticura Remedies. Another sister has
used Cuticura Resolvent and Pills and
thinks they are splendid tonic. can
not say exactly how long L suffered, but I
think about six months. Miss Edith
Hammer, R. F. D. No. 6, Morrison,
ILL.,, Oct. 3, 19O6.'
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THE PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
Giant New Steamer Is Expected in
Port Soon.

New York, June 11.-There will ar
rive in port today or tomorrow the
steamer President Lincoln, the first of
the new twin giant steamships of the
Ham burg- American line. The steam
er left Hamburg on June 1. Like her
sister ship. the President Grant, this
mammath steamer is built to accom-
modate 1000 passengers.
The Lincoln and Grant are con-
cellular double bottom extending the
whole length of the ship. They are
twin screw vessels each GIG feet long
with a breadth of 6S feet 6 inches and
having a gross tonnage of Is, 500 tons.
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for the medical department were
opened in the office of the constructing
quartermaster at Fort Riley late Mon
day. The work will cost the govern
ment about 100000. Zeigler Bros.
of junction City were the lowest bid
ders for the construction of the bar
racks and the coal shed at $4,000.
and the firm of Zeigler & Dalton of
Junction City was the lowest bidder
for the construction Of the other
building at $4,000. The heating
plumbing and electric wiring will cost
more than $4,000.
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Western Postmasters Named.

Washington, June 11.-These post
masters have been appointed: In
dian neutrality-suspicious. District
II. James ]. Mundell, vice c. E. More
land. resigned; Sneed, District 81. Hat
tie Landrum, vice Thomas S. Burns
resigned. Kansas - Wright. Ford
county, Frank Pardee, vice Lloyd
Evans, resigned.
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Last of Honduras LOTTERY.

Wilmington. Del. June 11.-Agents of
the government have destroyed the lot
terry printing material of the late Hon
duras Lottery company in this city All
the plates used in the printing of tickets
were broken. into scraps and all the pa
per materials We're piled into heaps and
burned
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THE INJUNCTION STANDS.
Judge Wilson Refuses to Dismiss
Restraining Order Against Millers.

Wichita, Kan, June 11.-Judge
Wilson of the district court has refus-
ed to dismiss the injunction suit and
temporary retaining order against the
Kansas Millers' club. The millers are
charged with being in a trust. The
ground for dismissal was the improp-
er service had been made and no un-
lawful combination existed.
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The Magic No. 8

Number three is a wonderful mascot for
Geo. H TarriS of Cedar Grove Me ac
cording to a letter which reads: After
suffering much with liver and kidney
trouble aand becoming greatly discouragS
ed by the failure to find relief I tried
Electric Bitters, and a result am a
well man today. The first bottle relieved
and three bottles completed the cure !"
Guaranteed best OF earth for stomach
liver and kidney troubles by the Arnold
Drug Co.. S21 n. Kansas ave. Soc
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BACK IN WASHINGTON.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt Re-
turn from jamestown.

washington, June 11.-President and
Mrs. Roosevelt and party, who attend
ed the Georgia day ceremonies yester-
day at the jamestown exposition, ar
rived in washington this morning
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Leavenworth. June 11.-Quigley has
returned to St. Marys to finish his term
as instructor at St. Marys college. He
will join the Leavenworth team in a
few days and will be with it to the end
of the season.