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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
Ar Idol Shattered.

Some one has said that people that
are fond Of hero worship should never
make o pilgrimage to see the hero.
Here Is an instance:
An enthusiastic young lady admirer
called on her faFortte author. In
speaking Of her visit she said:
"I'n sorry saw him BE didn't
look ut all like an author-no long.
wayy hair: no dreamy expression; no
eyes :i1ed on the stars as If to read
the secrets Of the heavens; no musical,
low yoice-nothing to suggest the
genius. No, I found him leaning on
the garden gate. In his shirt sleeves,
swearing at q grocery boy! And his
hair was close cropped. and he looked
as II be hadn't shaved IN g week. BE
was the most terribly human specimen
I ever saw."-Atlansa Constitution.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
New Use For NheelsarreWs.

Mrs. Zelia Nuttall. the archaeoiogist,
was making some excavations in Mex
leo. The Indians were removing the
earth some distance from the point OF
excavation in the customary manner
that Is, on piece Of coarse cloth tied
between two poles. stretcher fashion,
carried by two Indians. This method
seemed rather laborious to Mrs. Nut
tall. 50 she ordered several iron wheel
barrows from the city. When they
arrived she turned them over to the
foreman after explaining to him what
they were for and how to use them.
Next day when she visited the work
the Indians had discarded their pri0i-
tive parihuelas and were using the
bright new wheelbarrows. AS each
barrow was filed with earth 1t was
picked up by two Indians, one using
the handles and the other the wheel,
aad carried to the place where the
earth was to be deposited. All efforts
to get the Indians to use the wheel
barrows properly failed. and they kept
on carrying them until! the work was
finished.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
R!uneore OF sho Tsees.

Ever since the introduction Of type
setting errors, weird or comicaI, have
emanated from printers Offices. The
mistakes are not always to be shoul-
dered Oh to rhe compositor, FOR bad
handwriting must be taken into ac-
count. Here are a few instances OF
actual blunders collected by q proof
reader In the course Of his daily work:
"Eis blushing bride" was transform
ed into his clustering BRIDE
A major was stated to have served
with destruction in the army" The
writer thought he used the word dis
tinction"
''The Galley Love" was the descrtp-
ton Of picture entitled The Galley
Slave"
Speaking OF theatrical folk. critic
wrote that nearly all have husbands
or wives" The paragraph printed
read hundreds of wives"
''rhey sailed for three days around
the cape and finally slaughtered a
small italian" should have been
sighted q small island"
One more in conclusion. He takes
delight in talking on his family shame"
was a shameful thing to say when
"faTorite theme" was meant
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
Dollar Fish.


"Haye you any dollar fish here?
woman asked Of one Of the attendants
at the aquarium.
While the question may seem curl
Gus, It was really very simple. for the
dollar fish Is only a young noonfsh.
The moonfsh is curious but beau
tiful creature, almost round In shape
and extremely thin and having the
loyeliest Of pearly sides. 1t swins On
edge, so that 1t always presents It's
sides Of pearl to view. It takes Its
name from Its shape and because.
further, in color It suggests the silvefy
moon.
Young moondsh Of the size OF a
standard silver dollar-and they are
scarcely any thicker-are called dollar
fishes because Of their resemblance to
that coin In size aud shape and color,
and the woman making the inquiry
about dollar fishes was duly informed
that there was none in the tanks at
the present time. but that they did
have them occasionally. - New York
C,1r
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Clarendon County.
cO17RT OF COMMON PLEAS.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Samuel N. Welch, II. O.in Welch,
Robert J. WEIGH, Martha s. Creeey.
Eddie S. Barrow. Mary J. Smith,
Sallie J. Wallace. Laura V. Welch,
yenetia o. We!ch. Emma 0. Welch.
Maria F. Welch, Plaintiffs
against
Joe 6. johnson. Annie A. Ihlspen
and Susan Ethel Weieh, the last
named an infant eigteen years OF
age, Defeadapts.
Decree for Sale and Partition OF
Real Estate.
UNDER AND By yIRTgE OF "A
Decretal Order OF the Court OF .CoHa-
mon Pleas for Clarendon Comfy,
dated the 9th day OF December. 1908,
I will sell to the highest bidder for
cash, on Monday the 4th day OF jan
uary, A. D. 1909, the same oeins
salesday, in front OF the Court House
at Manning, in said County. within
legal hours Of sale, the following rea!
estate: =,
All that parcel OF tract OF land ~
ING. being and situate in Clarendon
County, containing Four hundred
and nine (4o9) acres, more or less, ana
bounded AZ follows. to wit: On the
North by lands OF II. A. Kennedy and
Robert II. Smith; on the East oy
LANDS of w. W, Kennedy; on the
South by lands of Barlow S,n'tn'
and on the West by lands OF NJ. u
and Joe Driggers.
Purchaser to pay for papers:
- o e. 3. GAMBLE,
Sheriff Clarendon County.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
Oddities Of Color Blindness.

Color blindness, or the inability to
distinguish certain colors, Is by no
means rare Incomplete color blindness
is when s person cannot distinguish
one Of the fundamental coiors, red,
green or violet. II person is told to
select colors resembling violet. he win
Il red blind usually select blues as well
as vio!ets. Il he Is green blind, be will
select green or gray. with possibly
some blues and violets Of the brightest
shades. Violet blindness is rare. TO q
red blind person the American fag aV
pears to have green and white stripes.
while the white stars appear on vio-
let field. To green blind person the
stripes have the proper colors. but the
field for the stars is red violet. To q
violet blind person the stripes are nor
nal. but the stars appear to be set in a
dark brownish gray field. To q person
who is totally color blind the blue OF
the fag appears light yellowish
brown, while the red stripes seem to
be darker brown.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
Tho Polo Star,

Ursa Major and Ursa Minor are
known also as the triones and as the
Greater Vain and the Lesser Vain. 1t
is curious to note that the larger con-
stellation was given the figure Of the
bear BY the Arabs and by the Iroquois
red men. The assumed forms are or
dinarily fanciful. and the Identity OF
the names In this instance affords food
for speculation. Homer uses both bear
and vain (wagon) In his references to
these stars. II is evident that the
name bear was translation from
some original Aryan language. as the
constellation Is called in Sanskrlt
riksha, word that in different gen
ders means both bear and star. Of
course the polar star in the tall Of Ursa
Minor Is the constellation point OF
glory. In this case we may say fairly
that the tell wags the dog, because the
group Of stars was once called the
dogs tail, or cynosure. From that we
have our word cynosure. that toward
which all eyes turn, as to the dog S
tail for sight Of the pole star.-M!nne-
apolis Tribune
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
Eiddied Into OMee.

Losing relutes that in 1888 he met
at Oswego, n. Y, Major Cochran. then
nearly eighty years old. son-tn-!aw
Of General Philip Schuyler. who told
the story of his election to congress
during the administration Of the elder
Adams. A vessel was to be launched
on one OF the lakes IN interior New
York, and people came from afar to
see it. The young folks gathered
there. determined to have dance at
night. There WAS q fiddle, but no
fiddler. Young Cochran was an anna
teur performer, sad his services were
demanded. He gEattaed the Joyous
company, and at the supper table one
Of the gentlemen remarked, in com
me.idation Of his talents. that he was
':tt for congress" The matter was
talked up. and he was nominated and
elected q representative in congress
for the district thea comprising the
whole Of New York west Of Scheoec-
tadY- He alwoTs claimed to have
sfddled himself snto congress
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Act Quickly.
Delay Has Been Dangerous In rlan-
ming.

DO the right thing at the right time.
Act quickly in times of danger.
Backache is kidney danger.
Don's Kidney Pills act quickly:
Cure all distressing. dangerous kidney
ills.
Plenty Of evidence to prove tass.
P. T. David, living at 80 p. Evans 81 ;
Florence, S. c.. says: Y haze used
Doan's Kidney Pills and feel / Gao
safely recommend them to other suffer
ers. Prior to using them my kidneys
were so weak that had to arise many
times during the night. Ny back also
pained me great deal and was SO sore
and lame that it hurt me severely 10
stoop. When l made sudden move,
ment, sharp shooting twinses wouae
pass through my loins, and l would SUI
fer more intensely. A friend ADVISED me
TO try Doan's Kidney Pills, procured
a box and used them according TO Oh
rections. The backaches and pains soon
disappeared, the secretions became reg
ular and normal and 1T present 1 am
able to sleep well at night. Doan,s hio.
new Pills have done me a great zeal OF
good. in fact proved to be the best rem
edy ever used fo- the kidneys. -
For sale by all dealers. Price ~
cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States. -
take 10 other.
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How Mora coaxed the Tips.

A group OF women were standing IN
the corridor OF summer hotel when
an aged scrubwoman started upstairs
with a pail Of water. Just then a
bright faced. bu1om Irish chamber
maid came up.
''This looks purity heavy for the likes
Of ye." she said cheerily to the old
woman. "E.etter let me help"
She took up the paid and whisked OF
upstairs with it.
How thoughtful Of Nora" Isn't
she kind?" and similar expressions
rose to the lips Of the women. The
proprietor Of the hotel and another
man also witnessed the incident.
Clever girl, that Nora" said the
hotel man to his companion. She's
always doing something like that when
there are people looking on. She gets
more tips than any TWO other girls In
the house. She could afford to pay me
FOR the privilege Of working here.
Every summer she makes enough to
spend the winter In idleness at her. old
home In Ireland. New York Tribune.
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Wanted the Other One.

a handsome and neatly dressed young
woman was walking down the street
the other day. followed by her favor
lite dachshund pup. Ii was market
day, and the pavement being some
what crowded caused the dog to get
some distance bend its mistress.
Fearing 1t would lose sight OF her. she
called. Come along, sir"
4 would be wit who was near step
ped up to her and with great politeness
said, Certainly, miss"
"Ah," she exclaimed as her pet came
running up, you have made a mis-
take! This is the puppy / called
London Tit-Bits.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
ak Notice

The books for the collection Of
taxes will open on October y, 1898.
and close on March is, 1909. Thes
levies are as follows: -
State, 81 mills; ordinary county,
81 mills; special road, / mill; constl.
tutional school tax, mills.
Interest on court house bonds, 4
mill; interest on county bonds, j
mill; special tax for School District.
No. /, mills; specia! tax for School
District No. 9, 8 mills; special tax Tor;
School District No. 5, 8 mills; speciM
tax for School District No 7, mills,
special tax for School District No:
9, 8 mills; special tag for School Dis:
trict No. 10, 3 mills; special tax sor
School District No. II, 2 mills; spe.
cial tax for School District No. 10. 8
mills; special tax for School District
No. is, 2 mills; specia! tax for School
District No. IS, mills; special tax
for School District No. 10, mills;
special tax for School District No. 90,
mills; special tax for School District,
No. q, 3 mills; special tax for Sehool
District No. 20, 8 mills; special Tax
for School District No. 24, l mlsi;
special tax for School District No: 20,
8 mills; special tax for School Dis.
trict No. 26, 4 mills; SPECIAL tax for
School District No. 81. 3 mills; spe-
cial tax for School District No. 70,
3 mills. ,,,,,,e
County Treasurer
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
The Eeet Pride,

A titled EngIishmsa while in New
port talked most entertainingly to g
group Of ladies' about ancestral pride
sAnceatral pride is an excellent
thing" he said, "hut there are better
things. We have long felt in Great
Britain that there are better things.
heard the sentiment rather neatly ex'
pressed last season By duchess. Hers
Is q great family, but she was talking
to a young marquis whose family ts
fncomparably greater. lie Is q rathes
worthless, lszy, disstpated young mar
auis, a1d he boasted to the duchess
about his people.
"I am very proud Of my ancestry
you know he ended.
Yes said the duchess, 'snd you
have cause to be, but wonder how
your ancestry would feel about you?
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South Carolina.
BERKELEY COUNTY.
CLARENDON COUNTY.

Notice is hereby given, in accordance
with the requirements of law, aud
especially Of Section "a Volume l OF the
Civil Code of South Carolina, that the
undersigned intends to make an appl-
cation to the Honorable the General
Assembly of the State of South Caro-
lica. at its coming session. ior pernis-;
sion and authority 10 erect and main
tain proper bridge across the Santee.
River. from sotce point on its property
on the North or East side as may be OF
said river ia Clarendon County, to some
poiot on ats property on the South or
West side as may be, OF said river in
Berkeley County; in the locality OF It's
Mill Plant; and CONNECTING the said Mill:
Plant with its property on the Other
side.
SANTEE RIVER CYPRESS
LUMBER COMPANY.
December 5, 1908.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
Tho Wiekedest hit of Sea.

Nine out Of ten travellers would tell
inquirers that the roughest piece OF
water Is that cruel stretch In the Eng
lIsh channel, and nine out OF ten traY;
elers would say what was not true.
AS q matte. Of fact. ''the wickedest
bit Of sea" Is not In the Dover strait or
IN yachting, for Example, from St Jean
de LUZ up to Pauillac or across the
Mediterranean race" from Cadiz to
Tansier, nor is 1t in rounding Cape
Eorn, where there Is what sailors call
q "true" sv.,. The "wickedest sea" Is
encountered 4. rounding the Cape OF
Good Hope for -. eastern ports Of
Cape Colony.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
Three Sabbaths Each Week In Tansie'

Three Sabbaths Each Week In Tansier"
Morocco Is a country Of many Sab
baths. The first three days spent in
Tangler we're all Sabbaths. Arriving
on Thursday night. the next day was
Friday, the Mohammedan Sabbath.
which was followed by the Jewish
Sabbath-the Hebrew element In Tan
sae1 is considerable and strict in re-
agious observance-and that in turn
by the Christian Sunday. Subsequent
comparison. however. revealed little
difference between any days OF the
week. On the Mohammedan Sabbath
q black flag is hoisted on the n1narets
at the prayer Of dawn. instead OF the
white flag that announces the tine OF
deyotions on other days. It remains
up until the middle Of the forenoon.
by which time everybody IS supposed
to have found out what day 1T is
New York Post,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
kn.w Thom at Once.

The vicar appointed to q living IN an
old English village was anxious to re-
store his church. On either side OF
the porch were grotesQue, not to say
hideous, faces that had become almost
hidden. The vicar bad these ancient
faces worked up until their features
were made distinct. Then be took a
very old lady OF the parish to see
them and jokingly asked If she could
tell him who they were. why, bless
ny heart, sir," said she, peering at the
old ornaments. ats you and your good
ladyw
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
rha Merd aChafiatan."

"Charlata1." says writer in the
London Chronicle, ''is companion to
'auack' In our vocabulary, and OF this
word the origin Is certainly Italian.
1t Is 'ciarlatano,' merely chatterer,
and describes the travelling doctor IN
his cart who used to offer IN al over
whelming torrent Of talk his pills 70
villagers In the market place. He was
a dentist as we'll as a physician anc
wrenched out the tooth in public. Ihe
genus Is not yet entirely extinct
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
What a Seotsnan Wears.

A Scottish correspondent, signing
himself "Baggis." writes to US as fol-
lows:
Dear S.r-Please state In your column
that Scotsman wears q kilt. not kits.
Thus Harry Lauder went to amuse the
king clad IN Kilt, not in kits.
We regret to SAY that we find our
selves unable to sccede to our corre-
spondent's request Respect for truth
compels US to state that Scotsman
almost invariably wears neither kilt
nor kits. but trouBers.-London News.
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The class had just finished recittng
.srhe Charge Of the Light Brigade"
Now" said the teacher, "can any
one present tell me the meaning OF
those words, Half Lacquer
Up shot the hand Of Thomas Jones,
aged eleven, football captain and IN
domitable fullback.
please, Sir, It means they couldn't
get enough clubs to make up the f1ll
league"
Some one had blundered.-London
Answers.
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whx shn Held on 70 Il.

Mrs. Willtul-Aly husband told me II
I didn't like the brooch you'd exchange
It for me. Certainly, ma6s1a
I'll be only too glad, as four different
ladies Of your set want It
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
Soon Gets Over Il.

what Is the honeymoon, pa?"
"Well, the honeymoon is the only
period In mans life during which ne
considers 1t funny to come home aoo
and that his dear little wife haso'e
dinner ready in time"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
A Hindrcnco.

Standardization are half an hour
late this morning Letter Carrter-Ses,
imam, The sections OF stoVepipe !
have to wear inside my trousers leSe
on account Of the dogs you keep along
this street hamper my moVemensS'
ma'am."-Chicago Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
Rut Mot 70 Pay Back.

Dsnks-I see Rouge has bought an
automobile. didn't think he had SUI
dcient means to do that. Wlnks-Oh,
he has oil sorts CT means Of borrowing
money and just AS many means OF
spending it.-Judge's Library.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
Pesr SHAPED Balloons.

Pear shaped balloons are the fashion
In Belgium. The point Is upward; the
base Of the balloon Is spherical. It Is
claimed that balloons Of this shape
pierce the air vertically with far great
er speed than the ordinary spherical
balloon. Consequently they are stead
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
Too Inouisit;yo.

Politiciau-Congratul me, my dear.
I've won the nomination. BIS Wife On
surosise1-Eonestiy? Poutcan-NoW,
what in thunder did you want to bring
I'D that point for?-E1change.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
Tha Maana 60 The End.

Mrs. Benhan-Why does q man hate
his mother-in-law? Benhsm-Oh, he
doesn't hate her; be simply hates to
think Of the way she got into his fam
ny.-Earper's Weekly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
Rare inaoaS.

how rarely Go these three things
meet-a man wto wants something. ls
fitted for it and any great number OF
persons who think he ought to have Ia!
Exchange.
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a Word Breaker.

"Fine looking old gentleman"
Eyes, but he was never known Z
give man his word that ne did no
break it.
Dishonest. eh?"
1Nope; he stutters."-Houston Post
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L. L. WELLS,
County Treasurer
Notice of Discharge.

I will apply to the Judge OF Probate
for Clarendon County 90 the 9th DAY OF
January 1909 for letters OF Discharge rs
administrator of the estate OF July Wat:
son deceased. DAVID LEVI,
Administrator.
St. Psut, S. c.. December 9Th, 1898. .
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25
SHE GOT HER MAN-HAPPY.
Indian Woman Not Likely to Be Left
Far Behind in Lies Battle,

Writing of the famous Dean Kaye
of Topeka, in Suburban Life, Paul A.
Lovewell, says:
Dean Kaye has had interesting ex-
%periences during his %soujourns in the
wilderness. Once an Indian woman
came to his cabin.
You marry?' she asked.
Yes said the dean, I a marry
folks. Have you got a man.
Again the woman grunted, and de-
parted. About shutdown she returnedg
dragging with her an apparently
abashed and reluctant brave.
Got him. she remarked, lsconical-
ly. producing her marriage license.
The nan knew no English, but the
woman prompted him when it became
necessary for him to give his assent
to the deans questions. When it was
owe the squaw paid the minister his
fee and led her husband away in tri-
umph."
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INaJ;,un9A|
WMas7a@0E0g:
S3N
THE HINDU BOY.
His Lot Is a Hard One Because of the
"Caste Rule.

Boys and girls of America-this
great land where all are born free and
equal before the law-cannot well
imagine the condition of their poor lit
tie brothers and sisters of India, vic
tins of the caste condition. Indeed,
the word slavery might well be sub
stltuted for the word caste" for both
describe a condition of bondage.
AS a matter of fact, caste is hered-
itary. And so it has been for 1000
years, and unless something is done to
bring about a great social revolution
tinue to exist 1000 years more. The
Hindu is a most conservative crea-
ture, and willingly walks in the
grooves made by his ancestors. To
give you a hint as to the meaning of
the term caste" l quote a well-known
writer on the subject:
All these castles are hereditary. A
priests son becomes a priest; a sol
dler's a soldier; a carpenters son
a carpenter; a ~scavenger's son a sea-
venger. There is no question, What
shall We do with our boys?' in Hindu
ism. For a sire to start his son in any
other calling but his own would be
against his caste, and there all argu-
ment ends. For caste is both social
and religious, and includes the calling
as well as the creed.
THE requirements and restrictions
of caste are innumerable. Many of
them arbitrary, inconsistent and even
The Tupelo journal., 1908-09-25
TIE
General Demand

of the Veil Informed of the World has
always been for q simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; a laxative which physicians could
sanction for family, use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex-
cellent combination of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine-manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.