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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
LEGAL TENDER.
You Might Think GOLD Certificates
Are, but They Are Not.

'Gcld certificates, silver certificates
and national banE notes are net legal
tender, but both, classes of certificates
are receivable for all public dues while
national bank notes are receivable for
all public dues except OIL imports ana
may be paid out b. the government for
all salaries and other debts and de-
mands owing by the United States 10
individuals. corporations and assocla-
tons within the United States. says
the treasury department.
Gold coin is legal tender at its non-
inal face value for ali debts.
STANDARD or silver dollars are ieg;u
tender at their nominal or face value
for all debts. public and private, ex-
cept where otherwise expressly stiDu-
lated in the contract.
subsidiary silver is legal tender ros
amounts not exceeding $40 in any one
payment
Treasury notes of the act OF July IA
1890, are legal tender for all debts, pub
lie and private. except where otherwise
expressly stipulated in the contract
United States notes (also called
greenbacks( are legal tender for all
debts, public and private, except du-
ties on imports and interest on the pub
lie debt.
The minor coins of nickel and cop
per are legal tender to the extent Of %
cents."-Bulls and Bears. .
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
The DANCER of Soap.

When a man goes to some thermal
springs to boil out all the old Satan
that is in him he quickly learns one CT
the mora important lessons Of life and
civilization-tha is. lie acquires Il SUI
prenle contempt for soap When ne
takes his first tub at 90 to 102 degrees,
twenty minutes in the water to soak.
the attendant gives him Il terrible
scrubbinS. using 1 sharp soap and
loofa. After that first bath 20 more
soap is used The man continues 20
soak daily in water Of the same tenn
perature for twenty minutes and is
rubbed with the loofa, but 10 soap.
"Soap," the expert attendant will tell
you, "clogs up the pores Of the skin.
Our object is to keep 'em open. We
cure all diseases by giving the PORES
O chance to breathe and excrete.'
Your hands chap? Wherefore? Be
cause when you last washed them YOU
neglected to rinse them thoroughly.
You left the pores clogged with soap.
Your complexion is muddy. Where
fore? You forgot to wash the soap
off your cheeks. Hereafter rinse,
rinse, rinse. Keep-on rinsing. Con-
tinually rinse. st Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
cIassed as an Antique Also.

4 charming hostess of one Of the
"big houses" as they are called by
those who are welcomed into them,
has the added beauty Of prematurely
white hair, says the Washington Star.
That which seems to her contempt
raries an added charm may appear to
the crudely young a mark Of decline,
at least so it appears i'll one instance
Of which the hostess herself tells with
enjoyment.
The lady is connoisseur Of antiques.
At one of her teas debutante rich
with the glow of youth, but sadly con-
strained with her sense Of her own
novelty, was handed cup of tea. The
cup was beautifully blue and wonder
fully old. The hostess, desiring to
tighten the strain on her youthful
guest by pleasingly diverting re-
mark, said, ''That little cup is $50
years old.''
Oh came the debutante's high
strained tones, chow careful you must
be to have. kept it so long!'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
q fi1eci,e Nr.sp1

/ had q horrible dream few nights
ago. I dreamed that was the SUD
editor of 4 religious weekly. There is
nothing dreadful in that Of course.
TIE horrible part comes later. Ny
editor. just off for 4 holiday-elitors
generally are. YOU know-instructcd NE
to write to several people CT eninence
and ask them to tell me their favorite
PRAYER. Il record this little story il
all reverence. you understaDdl Well,
nially Of the eminent people replied,
Including & lady novelist OF great
fame. The lady wrote:
Dear Sir-In reply to your esteemed IA
TOR, I have much pleasure in informing
you that my favo-itc prayer IS, "Give US
this day our daily bread.
placed it at the head Of the COL
umn, put the pape- to bed and went
there myself. feeling pleased. Next
morning when,I opened my copy Of
the religious weekly I found that three
letters had been dropped from the lady
novelist's favorite prayer, which, to my
CONSERVATION. now read as follows:
Give us this day our daily ad-" I
woke up screaming.-Keble Howard In
Sketch.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
A HERO OF THE BUSH.
The Daring and Devotion Of Brave
Maori Youth


Courage IS Goy - attribute peculiar
10 the white NAN. nor is self sacrlnce
the prcrocativc of civilization. IL Mr..
J. c. Firth's Nation Making is told
4 story rs touching il its brave devo-
ton rs any tale OF the Victoria cross.
The Incident occurred 1T Orlkan,
where the English soldiers had just
defeated the MaoriS y little party OF
colonial troops. pursuing fIgItiYes,
came upon three natives. two Old men
and one young fellow.
The youth. seeing the soldiers. drop
ped on one knee and aimed with his
gun at the advancing party. when
halted ! moment While the Old men
ran toward the forest. The Old men
had thrown away their firearms II
order TO make escape easier.
The soldiers fred at the youth. but
missed. Without diScharsinG his gun
he Sprang to his feet ard ran On N
advance until he caught up With the
old men once more. Then. facing
about. he presented his gun as before.
but reserved his FIRE
The weary old men gradually drew
near cover. Once more the soldiers
fred and missed; once more the gal
liant fellow turned and bounded on
The old men We're close to the forest
when the youth, nearly faintlng, again
knelt and took aim. but still did not
fire.
The soldiers shot him as he lnelt
aud rushed to the forest, but failed to
capture the two fugitives, who. safe
in the dense underbrush. made their
escape.
On their return the soldiers found
The brave young fellow lying dead.
His gun was empty; it had not been
loaded at all. With it he had covered
the retreat of the old men and secured
their freedom by the loss Of his own
life No more gallant deed OF heroic
devotion was ever accomplished N
;:uy1and.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
BIunders of the Types.

An author who has 4 scrapbook de-
voted to typographical errors was
showing the articles to friend.
One item concerned dance. The
word BONNER was misprinted, with
this deplorable result: There were 10
bonier ladies present than the ayor's
own daughters, and this fact Was fur
ther emphasized by the perfect lit OF
the shepherdess costumes they wore.
4 country paper, after telling how
COW got in front of train, said, "As
the safest course under the circuDl-
stances the engineer put on full steam,
dashed into the COW and literally cut It
into two calves"
: New York society editor, misprint-
ing the word "chill," published this
statement: "N1rs. Astor was unavoIta-
bly, absent from the reception, being
kept at home by a bad child
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
Suffered For His Chickens.

In London as far back as 1871 a city
ordinance was passed to suppress the
early morning cries of the street huck-
sters. This law was SO severe that q
person arrested twice for the same Of
fense could be imprisoned for ten
years. There is one record Of maE
lingering in prison for ten years.
When his time was up he was asked
what his crime was.
"For selling chickens that squawk-
3D." was the reply.
In the confusion Of the trial the fact
was not brought out that the chickens
and not the man were responsible
for the din that aroused the wrath Of
the disturbed citizens.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
Grotesaue Spanish Honor.

There is a story about the Duke Of
Wellington that illustrates the fantas-
tic idea of honor held by many Span
iards, contrasted with the practical
common sense Of Engllshmen. When
the duke was cooperating With the
Spanish army in the peninsula against
Napoleon he was desirous on one oc-
casion during a general engagement
that the general commanding the
Spanish contingent should execute a
certain movement on the field. He
communicated the wish 10 the Span
lard personally and was somewhat
taken aback to be told that the honor
Of the king of Spain and his army
would compel him to refuse the re-
quest unless Wellington. as 4 foreign
officer graciously permitted to exist
and fight on Spanish soil, should pre-
sent the petition on his knees. The old
duke often used to tell the story after
ward, and he would say, Nov, was
extremely anxious to have the move
ment executed, and didn't care a
'twopenny damn about getting on my
knees, so down I jumped
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
HABITS OF SPIDERS.
"Do These insects SIeep?" Is Not an
Easy Question to Answer.

Easy question to Answer.
The question. do spiders sleep at
night:" is not easy to answer. have
made 4 careful observation Of the sleep
of ants, anG that could readily be done
By watching colonies in their artificial
fornicaries. 1t is almost impossible
to deal with spiders in the same way.
! would answer, however, in general
TERMS that spiders sleep, US all animals
do. and doubtless parts Of the night
are spent In slumber. Many species,
however, prey on the night flying in
Sects, and so must be awake In order
to catch their prey. If you will watch
the porch or outbuildings Of your home
on summer evening you will be likely
to see an orb weaving spider drop
slowly down on single thread in the
gathering dusk Of the evening. From
this beginning a round web will soon
be spun, and either hanging at the
center thereof or in little nest above
and at one side is the architect, with
forefcet clasping what we call the
trap line" and waiting for some night
flying insect to strike the snare. In
this position spiders will sometimes
wait for hours, and it IS just possible
that they may then take little nap.
They might easily do that and yet not
lose their game, for the agitation OF the
web would rouse the sleeper, and then
il would run down the trap line and Sc
cure it's prey. Some species Of spiders
Co the chief part Of their hunting at
night. and there are some who chiefly
hunt during the day; but, as a rule,
these industrious animals work both
day and night-St. Nicholas.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
The PAPER Told the Tale.

A certain Greek adventurer some
wears ago undertook to palm off upon
the public some false copies OF the
gospel manuscripts. Many learned men
were deceived, but not DR.. Coke, libra
rian of the Bodleian library at Oxford.
How be detected the fraud was related
in his own words In the Spectator:
l never really opened the book, but
I held it in my hand and took one page
of it between my finger and thumb
while listened to the rascal's account
of how he found this most interesting
antiquity. At the end Of three or four
minutes I handed it back to him with
the short comment, Nineteenth CEN
tury paper, my dear SIR and be took
it away in. a hurry and did not come
again. Yes, was pleased, but have
handled several ancient manuscripts
in my time, and I know the feel of OLD
paper.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
THE TROUT IN HIS LAIR.
He ls an Alert and Elusive Unpie.
tured Beauty.

He ls an Alert and Elusive Unpie.
tured Beauty.
Whoever has had the privilege Of
lying at full length on some messy
ovcrhangiDg bank while watching a
large trout in his lair perceives that q
true figure has yet to be drawn Of
him. Even photography can give 10
hint of the wavy circles from the
spotted dors;,l fin undulating loosely
athwart the broad back. of the perpet-
ual flaming of the pectoral fms, of the
capacious gil!s opening and closing, the
half onen round mouth, the luminous
brown eye the ceaseleSs slow vibra-
ton OF the powerful tail, nor can pen
adequately describe the startling sud
denncss of the dart at some idle Gy
toUchin. the surface, the quick return
to the old position and the resumption
of the DoiSe with head elevated at q
Slight angle. pectorals all tremulous
and floating watery circles emanating
frori every slight motion of the body.
1t is also worth while to watch trout
rush four feet up a perpendicular fall
OF water pause. tremble violently all
over and in moment throw himself
clear OF the stream and fall into the
basin above at an elevation Of about
three feet more.-Arthur ?. Silver in
Outing Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
THE SHIPS RUDDER.
Difference In the Strain That Gomez
Upon Its Two Parts.

Upon Its Wo PartS.
The rudder Of a wooden ship is com
posed OF The stalk and the backing,
which arc SO joined together as to
form in effect a single piece. The
complete rudder is coppered to protect
1t from worms, and then. besides being
practically al III one piece. it has that
appearance also.
The stalk is the part to which are at
tached the pintles, or pivots, by which
the rudder is suspended and held in
place, these going through eyes set in
the ships sternpost. The stalk runs up
through the stern of the ship, and to
its head is Dolted cap to which are at
tached the ropes by means of which the
rudder is controlled. The backing is the
blade part Of the rudder.
By far the greater strain comes on
the stalk, and the greatest strain Of all
comes on the head Of the stalk, the
ruddcr head, where it is held. The
stalk is made Of the wood most likely
to stand the strain, carefully selected,
sound, we'll seasoned oak, while the
backing is made of spruce or hard pine.
The stalk is Of q single, solid, massive
piece, stout as an oak tree and indeed
of the dimensions Of small oak, some
thing that q man can pin his faith to,
if he can have faith in any wood, while
the backing or blade is, like many mod
ern wooden masts, built up. 1t would
be difficult if not impossible to find
trees that would yield planks big
enough for the purpose in single
piece, and the built up backing, made
Of pieces of selected wood, can easily
be made of ample strength to with
stand any strain that will be brought
upon it.
AS to the stalk, stout and solid as the
oak may be, the head may be, twisted
by the force of a tremendous blow from
a wave upon the rudder, or, under the
repeated strains of long use, the head
may split and so make the stalk use
less. Then the rudder is tax - and
fitted with a new stalk. liable
stick is selected and worke,. ,wn to
the proper size and form, and very
probably the old backing is attached to
it. The life Of a rudder stalk would
probably be twelve to fourteen years.
The backing might last as long as the
ship.-New York Sun.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
q Doc and His Name.

There was a dog case which ex-
cited much attention in Berlin some
years ago." said former resident Of
that city. "a citizen complained to
the authorities against 4 neighbor
who, he said, to annoy him, gave his
name to a mongrel cur. He calls my
name he said, and when I turn
around he laughs and says he was
calling his dog
"What's your name? asked the
magistrate.
"'My name is Schulz
"sAnd do you call the dog Schultz
he asked the other man.
".Yes, your honor, but spell it with
a T-SchultZ.'
"Call him without the T. COM
manded the magistrate, trying to look
serious. The man did so, the dog came
to him and an order to change the
name or be fined followed
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
THE SNEEZE.
In Past Ages It Played Very I'm
portant Part In Life.

In Past Ages It Played Very I'm
portant Part In Life.
Many odd notions still exist as to
sneezing, and some persons may be
heard to exclaim "Bless, my soul,
oncew ''Bless my soul, twtcet' and so
on after each sneeze. But in past
ages the sneeze really played very
important part.
In ancient Greece the people saluted
each other whenever any one present
CHANGED to sneeze- As Xenophon was
addressing the Greek army in mo-
nent Of defeat on historical occa-
sion a soldier sneezed. The lines OF
battle were formed at once, for the
sneeze was deemed a good omen, ana
the Greeks We're successful.
Among the Hebrews when person
sneezed the bystanders would say,
s.Tobinz chaiim'-"A long life to you"
In India criminals on the rack OF tor
ture have saved their own lives by
sneezing accidentally.
4 humorous story about sneezln3 IS
told in that wonderful collection or
oddities, "The Arabian Nights" a
schoolmaster was particular in teach
ing his pupils the value Of politeness.
He also told them that whenever ne
sneezed they should clap their hanos
and say, Long live our noble master"
One day master and pupils went out
for a stroll. The air was hot, anu an
soon grew very thirsty. Great was
their JOY at last to find a well. But
the bucket was at the bottom Of the
well. and so the schoolmaster went
down to bring it up. The boys seized
the rope and tugged for dear life. Just
as the schoolmaster reached the top OF
the well he sneezed. The boys let go
the rope and clapped their hands, snoul-
inc, Long live our noble master!
As for the poor schoolmaster, he feli
to the bottom of the well, where he
may be to this day, fo- all one knows
Milwaukee Wisconsin.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
The Water Bottles Shape.

Three useful purposes-and probably
many more than three-are served by
making the familiar water bottle OF
such a distinctive pattern. In the first
place the narrowness Of the neck pre-
vents the entry Of much dust that
would inevitably settle on the water
were the entire surface exposed; in the
next place the same narroWness pre-
vents excessive and rapid evaporation
Of the water. and in the third place the
shape Of tie neck makes it Il capital
handle, thus doing away with the ne
cessity for \ separate handle fastened
to the body of the bottle. course TIT
would render it much less convenient
and more liable to be broken.-Pear-
sons.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19

At times when you don't feel Just
right, when you have bad stomach,
take something right away that will as.
sist digestion: not something that will
stimulate for time but something that
will positively do tile very work that
the stomach performs under Ordinary
and normal conditions, something that
will make the food digest. TO do this
YOU must take natural digestant like
Kodol for Dyspepsia. Kodol is a scien-
titic preparation of vegetable acids with
natural digestants and contain the same
Juices found in healthy stomach:
Each dose will digest more than 5000
grains OF good food. 1t is sure to afford
prompt relief; it digests what you eat
and is pleasant to take. Sold by W. Z.
Brown & Co,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19

"Health Coffee is really the closest
coffee imitation ever yet produced.
This, the finest coffee substitute ever
made, has recently been produced by
Dr.. Shoop of Racine, Wis. Not grain
of real coffee in it either. Health cof-
fee is made from pure toasted cereals,
with malt, liuts, etc. Really it would
fool an expert-who might drink 1t for
coffee. No twenty or thirty minutes
boiling. ''Made in minute says the
doctor. Manning Grocery CO.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19

Grippe is sweeping the country: Stop
it with Preventics, before it gets deeply
seated. 70 check early colds with
these little Caudy Cold Cure Tablets IS
surely sensible and safe. Preventics
contain no quinine, no laxative, nothing
harsh or sickening. Pneumonia would
never appear if early colds were
promptly broken. Also good for fever
ish children. Large box, As tablets, 25
cents. Vest pocket boxes S cents. Sold
by W, E, Brown & Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
Mount Mckinney.

In mountain climbing the world over
the climber usually arrives fresh and
unfatigued at the base Of the peak he
wishes to storm and, as a rule, begins
his ascent at a high altitude. On Mount
Mckinley, as described by writer in
Outing, it is the opposite. There are
twenty-five miles Of rugged foothills
aid glaciers to be crossed-with heavy
packs-before the base of the mountain
is reached, and then the climber is con-
fronted by $4,000 feet Of rock and ice.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19

Stop that tickling cough! DR.. Shoop's
Cough Cure will surely stop it, and with
perfect safety. It is so thoroughly
harmless that DR.. Shoop tells mothers
to use nothing else even with very
young babies. The wholesome green
leaves and tender stems Of lung heal
ing mountainous shrub furnish the cur
atiye properties to DR.. Shoop's Cough
Cure. 1t Gains the cough and heals
the sensitive bronchial membranes.
No opium, no chloroform, nothing
harsh used to injure or suppress. De-
lnanG DR.. Shoop's. Take no other. W.
Z. Brown & Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
Dreams OF taa Healthy.

There has been much discussion as 10
whether one dreams only on falling to
sleep and during the act Of waking up,
or whether dreams take place at any
time during sleep. While not definitely
determined as yet, the evidence seems
to be rather in favor Of the view that
one may dream at any time during
the night or the whole night through.
Dreaming is common to perfectly
healthy persons. and in itself IS no
evidence Of disorder.-Harper's Maya
zine,
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Consolation.

Steward, how long will it be before
we get into the harbor:'
About an hour and a half, naam.
"Oh. dear, shall dio before then.
"yery likely, ma'am. But you'll De
all right again when you've been on
shore ten minutes Marine Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
The. Sequel 70 the JOKE.

Many years ago 4 visitor to Edin-
bursh was being shown over the high
court Of justiciary. He made some re-
mark concerning the dock and its du-
ties, and in reply the official jokingly
said the visitor might one day be SEN
fenced to be hanged in that very room.
The sightseer was the notorious Dr.
Pritchard. Two years had barely
passed when in the dock he had so
closely inspected he was doomed to
death for poisoning his wife and moth
er-in.laW.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
The Visible Sions.

"The Colts have been doing some
mountain climbing in Switzerland.
There! Guessed it the minute set
eyes on them the other day"
"How could you tell:''
'~They had such peaked look about
them."-Baltimore American.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19

Bert Barber, of Elton, Wis, says: II
have only taken four doses OF your Kid
ney and Bladder Pills and they have
done for me more than any other medl-
cine has ever done. I am still taking
the pills as want a perfect cure" Mr..
Barber refers to DeWitt's Kidney and
Bladder Pills. They are sold by W. f.
Brown & Co
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
Too Willina.

Old Lady Gn tears, to chemist)-Wi-
will you poison my dear lit-little Fido?
He's in such-such agony. Chemist po-
Itely-With pleasure, madam. Ol0
Lady Gndignantly)-With pleasure, you
nasty, unfeeling man! Then you shan't
do it,-London Answers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
Tho Art of Talkinc Back.

u hardly know how 10 answer you,'
said she when the widoWer proposed
81 would not let that worry me-"
said. he soothlngly. THAT is some
thing a woman learns perfectly soon
after marriage. e."-Cincinnati Enquirer.