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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
Statistics.

In al probability the first administra-
tive act Of the first regular government
was to number its fighting men and to
ascertain as nearly as was possible
what amount Of taxation could be
levied on the rest Of the community.
AS human society grew more highly
organized there can be no doubt that q
very considerable bassy of official sta
tistfcs must have come into existence.
We know that such was the case in
Greece, Rome and Egypt, but it was
not until within the last two or three
centuries that systematic use Of the in
formation available began for purposes
Of investigation rather than mere ad-
ministration.-New York American.
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. South Carolina.
BERKELEY COUNTY.
CLARENDON COUNTY.

Notice is hereby given, in accordance
with the requirements of Law, and
especially of Section 81 Volumel ofthes
Civil Code of South Carolina, that the
undersigned intends. to make an appli-;
cation to the Honorable the General
Assembly of the State of South Caro-
lima, at It's coming session. for permis-;
sion and authority TO erect, and main
tain a proper bridge across the sSantee5
River, from some point Oh its properly
on the North or East side as may be:of.
said river in Clarendon County, to some.
point on its property oa the South or
West side as may be, Of said river IN
Berkeley County: in the localiss of its.
Mil Plant: and connecting the said Mill
Plant with its property on the other
side
SANTEE RIVER CYPRESS
LUMBER COMPANY
December :. 1908 -:
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THE ACT OF DY
Reasons For Believing Ths
Easy Matter.


The mere ultimate proces -
may be q relatively easy N;
/ person WHO has been long
suffers more on any given
life than he will suffer in
departing from his body.
Bile that broken bone, a e.. =.
yer, q diso@dercd vital O.
cnuse moro anguish than :r@ -.
struggle. have my doub
the last pang is as bad as it -
clarcs Elizabeth Stuart Phelps in Har-
per's Bazar We are told by surgeons
that chloroformed patients may give
apparent evidence of acute agonies
which they do not feel. Death itself
is often an anaesthcic so merciful
that what people call living trouble"
is obviously . worse matter.
!, for instance, who have never faint
ed and never been anaesthetiZed in my
life. have twice become from serious
causes unconscious for ! short time.
and l have often wished that / could
make over 10 some recOllLlS SOul "uOoe
name has been heard ringing upon the
;ast roll call the unspeakable comfort
which that brief experience has given
me- There was no pang. no terror, no
time, DO chance, for either. One seem
ed 10 glide gently and swiftly down
warm abyss. flower scented, grass
grown. safe and benehcent, into unut-
terlble content One melted into
peace. One drifted into ecstasy beside
which the deepest joys Of conscious
ness are poor, pale things.
II one in truth should evade the body
in such a moment, death would stand
chosen as the supreme delight of liy-
Ing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
caJIed Hino In Writino.

4 tourist in an out Of the way re-
gion Of England put up oDes night at
an amiaDle old lady's cottage. the VII
lage inn being full Now, the tourist
was very deaf. which fact be took
pains to impress upon the old lady, to-
gether with instructions to wake him
at a particular hour in the morning.
On waking 4 good deal later than the
time appointed he found that the ami
able old lady, with commendabie re-
gard for propriety, had slipped under
his door slip Of paper on which was
written:
.sir. it is half past Harper's
Weekly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
STATE0F SOUTH CAROLINA,
Clarendon County.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Samuel n. Welch, H. Gin Welch,
Robert J. WeIch, Martha S. Creecy,
Eddie S. Barrow. Mary J. Smith,
Sallie j. Wallace. Laura Y. Welch,
Venetia 0. We!ch. E1oma 0. Welch,
Maria F. Welch, Plaintiffs
against
Joe 6. Johnson. Annie a. Thlgpen
and Susan Ethel WEIGH, the last
;,aued an infant eigteen years OF
age, Defendants.
Decree for Sale and Partition OF
Rerl Estate.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A
Decretal Order OF the Court of Com
nlna Pleas for Clarendon County.
d;.Iet! the 9th day of December, 1905,
| will sell to the highest bidder TO:
cash, on Monday the 4th day OF Jan
uary, 4. D. 1909, the same being
sa!esday, in front Of the Court House
at Manning, in said C"nnty. within
legal hours Of sale, the following real
estate:
All that parcel or tract of land ~
irg. being and situate in Clarendon
County, containing Fon: hundred
and nine (4O9) acres. more or less, and
bounded as follows, to wit: Gn the
North by lands Of H. a. hennedy ard
Robert NJ. Smith; on the East by
lands of w. W, Kennedy; on the
South by lands of Barlow Smith,
and on the West by lands OF d. &.
and Joe Driggers.
Purchaser to pay for papers:
E. B. GAMBLE.
Sheriff Clarendon County.
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A FATAL CARD.
How It Killed the Religious Depart
nnent Of the London Times.

How It Killed the Religious Depart
nnent Of the London Times.
When the Thunderer decided to de-
vote one or more Of its columns daily
to an ecclesiastical department all Eng
land sat up and admired. The man
chosen to conduct the column was L
rather elderly and occasionally con-
Yiyial younger son who for years had
contributed church news to the paper.
but had never dreamed that he should
attain the extreme honor Of actually
becoming one of the editors OF the
Thunderer, that world shaking power.
The promotion went to his head. made
him dizzy. He saw himself i power
in the land one who perhaps would
make or unmailc ecclesiastical digni-
raries.
On the morning Of the announcement
of the new venture the new incumbent
came into town OF hic usual train from
Surbiton. his head swimming with de-
light. At the foot Of Iudgatr lii! he
met an old friend. whom he forthwith
led into the Cree: Dragon.bar
Arthur" said he. we really must
celebrate. What d rou suppose has
happened? Oh. you'd never, never
dream It. Look! What G you say to
that. old boy?'
THAT" was q newly engraved card
on which appeared this announcement:
Mr.. CECIL APPLEBY BoTsFoRD-
HETHERINGTON.
Ecclesiastical Editor. The Thunderer.
My word, old chap, it's the most de-
Ightful news I've heard in IN age"
cried his friend. Lets have just one
more. Here's to you. Success
Before be reached Temple Bar the
ecclesiastical editor had met five other
friends. To the fifth he observed:
% ye know, Ned. with that card
could call on the ar-archbish'p f Can
terbury. Yes. He'd see me immediate
ly. Won'erf'l card this. Indicates posi-
ton f sTordinary responsibility n
dignity"
Halfway to the Office Of the. Thunder
er Mr.. tsford-Hetherington hailed a
hanson.
"Have YOU he Inquired, with much
gravity-"have you fast and well ap-
pointed cab? Yes? Very well, then.
You may drive me to Lambeth palace"
At the palace footman took one Of
the new cards and conducted the own
er Of it to a pleasant reception room,
where he snuggled in vast chair and
instantly went to sleep.
The archbishop Of Canterbury hap
pened to be very busy with his chap
lain, but at the sight of the card he
felt sure that something Of importance
was at hand and sent his chaplain to
inquire. That tall, slender, dark, ascot
ic gentleman strobe slowly to the re-
ception room and after a slight but
decorous struggle succeeded in waking
the caller.
"His grace" said the chaplain, 'begs
to know how he can serve the Thun-
derer"
Tell his grace responded Mr.. Bots
ford-Eeth etherington, that Pm awfly
busy thinking and I'm sorry shan't
be able to see him till tomorrow. Very
sorry"
Forthwith he relapsed into slumber.
Two sturdy men deposited him in bis
fast and well appointed cab and order
ed the driver to deliver him at the Of
fee Of the Thunderer. There the &C.
clesiastical editor and the ecclesiastical
department simultaneously vanished
Harper's Weekly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
Forces z Discharge.

The japanese servant has many Gu
rious traits" said the man who keeps
one. besides his constant habit Of eat:
ing raw fish, but he is inordinately po,
lote, as rule. For instance, he never
will give you notice that he wishes to
leave yoa. Instead his work will grow
steadily worse and worse till you can't
stand it any longer, and so you fire
him. It's always done purposely tc
avoid the necessity Of telling you out,
right that he is tired Of you and wants
to quit"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
Couldn't Miss the Chance.

One scarcely looks for humor in an
undertaken, but that this. like most
rules. has its exceptions was proved
recently in Scotland. a tract distrib-
utter had affixed this text to q tree on
the highroad. "It is appointed to man
once to die" This was too good an
opportunity to be missed by the local
purveyor Of coflns, who promptly
added the following announcement:
Funerals economically furnished by
Blank"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
influence of Pluck.

The blindest, the most purely instinc-
tive, effort Of mere pluck has lifting
power and deserves our thankful ad-
nliration. Every degree and every
form Of courage tends to raise the
whole tone Of life within the range Of
its influence in proportion to the amount
and. the quality Of the endurance exer-
cised.-Hibbert Journal
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
EusinessIike ENGLAND.

The English ere not 4 revengefut
people. They forget everything after 4
fight in their cagerness to trade with
their late enemy. It is not so much the
spirit OF forgiveness Of sins which
prompts them as the spirit Of pushing
trade. That is the central impulse IN
their Deing.-Dublin Irish Homestead.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
Social ANALOGY.

Mrs. Subbubs-That Mrs. Newcone
just moved into the Dudleys old house
Oh Saturday, 50 called today. Mr..
SubDubs-Well, we'll. how like poker this
social game is! Mrs. Subbubs-How
do YOU mean? Mr.. Subbubs-Why, in
poker YOU also CALI when you want
to see what the other persons got
Philadelphia Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
The Cricket's Chirn.

The variation Of speed in the chirD-
ing of crickets depends so closely on
temperature that the height Of the
thermometer may be calculated by OBJ
serving the number Of chirps in min
ute. At GO degrees T. the rate IS
eighty chirps minute, at 10 degrees
+. 12O per minute, and the rate in
creases four chirps to the minute with
change of one degree. Below q
temperature Of SO degrees T. the crick-
ct is not likely to make any sound.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
Art In the SOUP.

The artists wife leaned over and
looked at her husbands soup after she
had handed it to him.
"Oh," she cried, 'slook at the scroll
the fat has made in your soup. Isn't
it artistic? Don't eat it. It is so beau
tiful."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
Where He Was Slow.

Alexander the Great conquered the
ertire world"
YES answered Nj. Dustin staX. He
conquered it, but some Of US moderns
could have shown him thing or two
about making it pay dividends."-
Washington Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
His Glorious Nictorx

The commanding officer had sur
prised the young lieutenant and mis-
daughter trying to occupy the same
chair.
The lieutenant sprang to his feet and
saluted.
Sir" he said, II have the honor to
report an engagement at close quar-
ters in which I have been entirely vic
torious 1t now merely remains for
you to give your sanction to the terms
Of surrender" London Scraps.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
Wooden.

Tenement Tessie-Anl de novel says
de heroine had willcwy form. used
to pine for her lover and would spruce
up when she seen him coming froo de
gate. Shanty Sue-Gee. where did she
work-in 4 wmill?-EXchange
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
Three Signs.

Peculiarities of signs are a source OF
never ending delight tc some people.
One man reached his Office grinn1ne
the other morning because on his way
downtown he had seen three signs that
read as follows: Teddy Bears Re
tailed" Baby Carriages Retired and
Umbrellas Recovered" - New York
Post
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
Forced Economy,

Poor Tom, it cost him a terrible To-:
to gre up his sweetheart"
Then why did he?''
Because it would have cost him q
great deal more if he hadn't. London
Tatler.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
Her Husbands Business.

'Now. madam" said the gas man
with the gray curl in the middle Of bis
forehead after he had asked her twen-
ty questions more or less apropos OF
her application for the privilege OF
paying for gas. what is your hus-
bands business? What is he doing
now?''
81 can't be sure, q, course" the wo-
man replied. but have my suspi-
cions. had to divorce him before he
died."-New York Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
Anpor-

what they call honor is ! mighty
curious thing" observed Uncle Jerry
PEBBLES. "I know man who would
cheerfully starve himself to pay a
gamblin' debt, and he still owes the
preacher that married him twenty
seven years ago"-Chicago Tribune
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
Vague.

Lady OF Uncertain Age-Ah, major,
we're none Of US as young as we were.
Major (absentmindedly. but vaguely
aware that gallant answer is indl-
catedl-My dear lady, I'm sure you
don't look ir.-Punch.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
A Mean Reply.

She-Do you remember that thirty
years ago you proposed to me and that
I refused you?
He-Oh, yes. That's one Of the most
treasured recollections of my youth
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30

There's no phosphorescence in flow
ers to speak of, but they may tighten
cp many q darkened spot in life
Manchester Union.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
Z Stinoinc RetoYt,

Wax Bead proudly)-l am going In
a necklace which am assured cannot
be told from real pearls Brass Ring
(sarcastically)-Aw. they're stringin2
you.-Baltimore American.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
His Phenomenal Luck.

HIS phenomenal LUCK.
"You say he is lucky
"You bet"
t'In what does his luck consist?"
Marriage. you see. is his hobby"
'Well?"
Every woman be marries gets q di
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You have only got to owe man mon
cy to appreciate what small place
the world is-Lloyd's Weekly.
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SneakY.

Magistrate-Sneaky sort of man?
What do you mean, sir? Witness
Well. sorr, he's the sort Of man that'll
never look We straight il the face until
your backs turned
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-30
The Missinq Feature.

''That meadow scene looks far from
natural" declared the stage manager.
What can all it?'
"Begosh, believe it's the absence OF
advertising signsH-Louisville Courier,
Journal.
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Notice of Discharge.

1 will apply to the Judge of Probate
for Clarendon County on the 9th day OF
January 1909 for letters oi discharge as
administrator of the estate of July Watt.
son deceased. DAVID LEVI,
Administrator.
ST. Paul, S. c.. Decem Der 4th, 1908.
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L. L. WELLS,
County treasurer.
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Journal
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December 5, 1908. -.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-14

reach nowhere from here, end you will
leave five hapless mortal beings to
starve OF cold Let 'em get back 20
the road, and then take your nag"
He was silent for a while, but this
argument seemed to appeal to him.
Very WELL" said he, 81 consent; but
II there be any sign of treachery will
not hesitate to shoot. Go back to your
horses"
At this the coachmaD, no doubt well
enough content to be let off at such a
price, shut the door and departed, and
presently the stage began to rumble
on again. floundering on the hills to.
ward Liss.
Now you may think how was
tickled at this muckworm trying his
hand at the road. He was some at.
torney's clerk, or maybe prentice, |
could have sworn, and he was as
fidgety as a cat, seeming not to know
what to do, or whom to confront and
bully. Moreover my attitude had put
him in furry, and the knowledge
that we were astray had discomforted
him. SO he stands with his back at
the door, saying nothing, but holding
a barker in each fist But ! was not
for letting him alone, and says I:
You done that very well. would
I had your composure and I would
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-14
LINEN POCKET BOOK
WHITE MATERIAL is BEST FOR
THIS DESIGN.
Can Be Made by the Home Worker At
Comparatively Little cost--Neat
ly Embroidered, II Makes
Pretty Trlnket.

Linen Is coming more and moro
into favor as a material for small
articles, and calendars, desk sets,
purses, bags and many other such
things are seen in the art needlework
stores and their popularity is due TO
its strength and its neat and fresh
appearance. A design for linen
pocket book Is shown in the drawing,
which might very easily be carried
out by the home worker at small cost,
white linen being used as material.
The pocket book was embroidered
with white embroidery cotton in tire.
foil pattern, round dots a.so being set
on at regular intervals. A double
line of the embroidery cotton forIued
the border.
Another style of pocket book is an
exact copy of the popular strap pock.
ct book, with a handle on the back.
which may be slipped over the
fingers. When finished 1t should be
seven inches wide and four and
quarter deep. The strips should be
about ~ inches long to bring this
size when finished. The strips are
folded up much like an envelope with
the turned-over flap coming to within
an inch of the bottom of the pocket.
The foundation for the purse is made
Of heavy white canvas, cut just like
the linen covering except for the Zap.
The stitched handle was made OF
canvas, covered with the linen, and
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-14
SMALL ITEMS OF TOILET.
coquettish Fripperies Have Immense
Vogue This Season.

There is really no describing the
smartening influence of the myriad
little lace and embroidery details OF
the fashionable woman's toilette, and
this fact was never more apparent
than this season, when so many tail
ored and semi-tailored frocks are en-
bellished with separate chemisettes.
revers, cuffs, etc, of handwork of all
kinds. Fichus of all kinds have won
Partisan favor, and coquettish effects
are obtained by their clever manipula-
tion, even though they be ever so sim.
pie and inexpensive.
It is the girl who understands how
to make and how to wear these dainty
accessories who appears well dressed.
A white duck skirt worn with hand.
made and hand-embroidered blouse
and finished by a good.looking belt
and tie or stock is always in good
taste this time of year, provided II is
all dai' and fresh, the belt carefully
adjusted the blouse securely fastened
and no .!hlte petticoats dipping below
the duck skirt in the back.
A ful.iength glass or a well-tipped
dressing mirror should be consulted
before going out. II is very difficult
to have petticosts and underskirts Of
exact length for tub frocks, where
shrinkage must he considered. and a
linen or duck skirt particularly is apt
TO hitch" at the back
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-14
"Music Ia a Cry,"

M@sic is called the universal Ian
guaGe; and yet when you are strug-
Cling to understand what a composer
is trying to say, always remember
that he is speaking a primitive Ian
guage that frames vaguely a senti.
ment, or a mood, or a tangled fabric
of sentiments and moods.
The best definition I ever heard OF
music is that Of Taine, Music is q
cry" and-to my thinking, at least
the best music is that in which, TO
the largest degree, each note repre-
sents an outcry, But then cry may
mean so much or so little!-Dellnsa
tor.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-14

plaintivc way, "for have business in
Portsmouth tomorrow"
"Oh, you shall lie there safe and
warm said l. "and maGam and miss,
too, in as snug blankets as any in the
realm, or call me hangman'
got up and walked to the window.
The black ni6ht stared back at me
with ominous eyes Thinks to my.
self that we must be hauling out at
once If my words were to come true;
for there was snow in the sky like
lead. | turned about, and under the
candles saw the maa in black guzzllng
his vino as II he were In haste to
feel It's temper in his stomach. He had
drunk one bottle and the better part
of another. ! called out to the inn.
keeper, bidding him ask II we were to
stay there all night, for IL not, we had
better be gone, And that seemed to
affect the coachman, for In little
news was come that we were to start
The last | saw of the table was the
figure of the man in black drinking his
second bottle TO the dregs.
No sooner were We set In the stage
again than the storm began. The
wind swept over the heights and
raincd on us deadly furry OF snow.
1t battered against the windows and
penetrated even to the recesses of
tho interior. But we were warm with
our wine, and !, for one, lay back with
contentment The old lady went on
to sleep forthwith with the food she
had taken, and tru~'peted al times, to
the chagrln OF her daughter. But
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-14
Linen Robe Patterns.

In the embroidered linen robe pat
terms are to be found many that will
make up readily into three.piece COS,
tunes or into princess dresses with a
supplementary coat or sleevel .ss
jacket, Some Of these pattern gowns
have at least one embroidered or lace
panel that will extend from the belt
TO the hem, and others skirt show
ing entre-deux of heavy lace or EN-.
broidery which is repeated in tho
jacket trimming and in the accom-.
panying blouse.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-14
Prl.st Cane for Bridesmaid

Little priests capes" of creamy
VenetiaL lace, which are caught in
the center Of the back with a huge
buckle and fall in long graduated ends
to the bottom OF the skirt, represent
a very pretty finish to net gowns for
bridesmaids. The lace is repeated
again as a covering to hat of white
crinollne, which requires no supple.
nientary adornment save a huge
feather secured with a large buckle
repeating exactly the tonea OF the
flowers In the bouquet.