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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
THE COCA PLANT.
Its Leaves Used as an lnvisorant In
South America

It's Leaves Used as an lnvisorant In
South America.
Coca is the South American inTig-
GRANT. The shrub from which the coca
leaves are obtained grows under ia
vorable conditions to height Of about
four meters. 1t is cultivated in Peru
and Bolivia.
At the time the crop is gathered the
seeds are sown in Beds, when they
germiuate and grow, and in two
months the growing plants reach a
height of about foot. The leaves,
grown in the proper sunlight and
shade, are ye!lowish, small and thick.
This is the kind OF leaf that is pre-,
ferred for chewing by persons using
the leaf as stimulant, fortifer and
preventive OF sleep and fatigue in the
performance Of arduous work, mas
much as they prevent rheumatism
from which miners suffer when work,
ING in mines that contain much water
Indians who masticate the leaves OF
This plant can work twenty-four hours
without eating or sleeping.
Coca leaves are used by the natives
when engaged in long and fatiguing
Journeys and by soldiers when subject
to hardships and privations. They may
be used with all kinds Of food and are
said to cure dyspepsia, either taken as
an infusion in the shape of tea or By
masticating the leaves. The life OF the
plant when perfect is eighty years.
Chicago Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
yooDoO DOCTORS.
Belief Of Negroes In Their Ability to
Work "SpeIls."

Belief Of Negroes In Their Ability to
Work "Spells."
A well educated and clever negro in
Philadelphia related, with obvious sin
cesfty, an experience Of his own with
famous yoodoo doctor Of that city
who had grown rich from his wiz
ardry.
"Once a person had a writ out
against me-" this negro said 'The
constable had 1t. The magistrate was
set against me. I went and got q
charm from the doctor met my
enemy, but I was not seen. met
the constable, and he walked by and
never noticed me. The magistrate did
what he had never done before-for-
got all about it. The voodoo stopped
it aIl.''
This same negro related another in
cident Of his experience:
"Once was nearly killed by voo-
doc black cat, wnich used to come into
the house. I threw stick and hit 1t.
It was witch. It tormented me. l
was ridden in dreams like horse. l
suffered terribly. / was dying. went
to the voodoo doctor paid him 50
for spell. That night awoke. The
window was open; the moon was shin
ing. I saw the little black witch hoV-
ering up and down there. She was
smaller than In her own body. She
wore very big, old fashioned bonnet.
Her face was like that Of the cat. But
she did not come any closer to me.
Then she faded away. That ended it."
The belief is prevalent among the
negroes that witches have power to as
sumo the forms Of various animals.
In South Carolina raeans employed
to guard against such visitations is to
scatter rice OF similar small grains
thickly over the floor In the form OF 4
cross. Before the witch can approach
her. victim she must devour every
grain. This task is too tedious for
her patience, and she takes herself or.
Marvin Dana in Metropolitan Maya
zine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
FERN LEAVES.
They Are Valuable For Preserving Ar
ticles OF Food

They Are Valuable For Preserving Ar
ticles OF Food.
The fern plant, which grows almost
everywhere, is an excellent preserva-
tive for packing articles Of food, fruit.
etc. People who have lived in Eng
land know that the English have used
it successfully for many years Val
liable fruit. fresh butter, ETC., are no
longer seen in the English markets
packed in grapevine leaves, but almost
always in fresh fern leaves, which
keep the articles =xcellently. This IS
done where grapevine leaves are to be
had in abundance. Every one posted
vel! in botany knows the high preseTv-
ative power Of fern leaves with refer
ence to vegetable and animal sub
stances.
On the Isle of Man fresh behring's
are packed in ferns and arrive on the
market in as fresh condition as when
they were shipped. Potatoes packed
in ferns keep many months longer
than others packed only in straw. Ex-
Derinents made with both straw and
fern leaves in the same cellar showed
surprising results in favor Of ferns.
While the potatoes packed in straw
mostly showed signs Of rottinS IN the
spring, those in ferns We're as fresh as
if they had just been dug.
Fresh meat is also we'll preserved by
fern leaves. 1t would seem as if the
highly preservative qualities Of fern
leaves are due to their high percentage
Of salt. No larvae. maggots, ETC., ap'
proach ferns. as the strong odor keeps
them away.-New York Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
KNOWN BY NIcKNAMES.
Places Where Genuine Surname j
Never Even Heard.

Places Where Genuine Surname is
Never Even Heard.
In many places in Great Britain, and
especially in some Of the fishing VII
lages Of Cornwall and Of certain parts
Of Scotland, such thing as genuine
surname is never even heard. Every
man in the place is known by nick
name.
In most Of these villages this has
been brought about originally by the
fact that all the inhabitants have only
had very few surnames among them.
One or two prevailing families have
represented the population and have
married and intermarried till trying to
distinguish a man by his surname has
only created confusion. And even
some Of the nicknames have begun to
act in the same way. At village not
very far from Wick the writer knows
Of some fishermen who had originally
been ricknamed Dump and had
left so many descendants that other
specific nicknames had been necessary
to distinguished which Of the "Dum-
pys" was meant on given occasions.
At another village not far from this
one several picknames have in the
same way become the only known fam
ily names. The writer was once in
the general shop here when a small
boy came in and asked for some ar
ticle, stating that it was for Blower.
Blower said the shopkeeper.
(Which Blower? There are scores OF
Blcwers?''
The child answered at once:
'It's for sBowleggit' Blower, Red
Lugged' cared Blowers laddie."-
London Answers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
0u&utiHtinr q Bushranaer.

In Mr.. George E. Bozall's ''Story Of
the Australian Bushrangers' the fo!-
lowing little episode is related: \ man
named Michael. who went to an inn
for food, found the place in the hands
of the bushrangers. Fourteen guests
were already disarmed aud were being
searched ir order. Michael was com
PEELED to take his place in line. The
bushrangers handed him pannikin OF
tea before they took his money. Know
ing what was coming. he held the pan
nikin as if the tea were too hot to
drink. and when the leader Of the
hiehwaymen was looking away drop
ped his roll of bank notes into it. He
stood quite quiet. and when the bush
rangers came to feel his pockets there
were only few Shillings in thera.
The robbers appeared satisfied and al
lowed him to go He carried his pan
nikin out with him, took his money
and put it in his pocket without being
observed. Then he mounted his horse,
rode to the nearest police station and
gave information.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
CARDS IN CHURCH.
They Were Not Uncommon In the Old
DAYS In ENGLAND


Frequent cases Of card playing oc-
CURED in churches in olden days in the
high or curtaincd family pews that
were to be found in several parts OF
England.
\ case Of card playing was men
toned by the poet Crabbe as having
occ -red in one Of those ne'vs IN IroW'
bridge parish church. Mr. Reresford
Hope stated that card playing was moi
uncommon in churches having cur
tained pews, where those occupying
them were screened from the observa'
ton Of the rest Of the congregation
and that one Of the Georges is credit
ed with taking part at game OF "nS1
in the church be attended.
The church at Little Stanmore, IN
Middlesex, has 4 luxurious room pew
which is approached by special door
and staircase.
The old st. Paul's cathedral before
the great fire of London was used oy
business men as a sort Of exchange.
The portico was let out to hucksters,
and in those days gambling and cards
are both said to have been indulged
in without let or hindrance within the
cathedral.-London Standard.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
PARIS chBBiES.
Tho War of Words That Comes When
They Block Each Other.

Tho War of Words That Comes When
They Block Each Other.
There is no more entertaining way to
spend an idle hour in Paris than to get
into taxicab and instruct the driver
to 20 along some street where you will
be reasonably sure to get into Z jam or
to bump against another cab. The
charm of the experience is, Of course,
enhanced by your ignorance Of what
the cabbies say.
Should your driver merely Craze the
wheels Of another cab he will turn on
his seat and yell melliauously at the
other driver, who in turn will shout
back an assortment Of vowels. But
the best is 4 quarrel between two cab
bies obstructing each others way.
The conversation, translated as nearly
literally as is safe, goes in this wise:
Sacred name! Why do you:'
'Eolly blue! do not!''
Stomach on the ground! You have
the face Of an oSn'
.sBlue stomach! Are you in chains"
"a bas! Name Of dog!'
Mon Dieu! Name Of q pig"'
"Wow (or words to that effect!
Name Of Dame:'
"a thousand deaths! Name OF a
name Of a panen'
Now you begin to expect some do
inss. While you have not fully IN
derstood, you are satisfied that nothing
but pistols and knives will wipe out
the insults.
Unfortunately ABOUT. this time the
jam is untangled and you are allowed
to drive away. but the other driver
yells after yours:
aha. You are little piece Of
brown soap!'
1t seems that this expression is the
fighting name in Paris. Were it not
that your cabby owes duty to you
and must convey you to your destina-
ton you know by his facial express
sion that he would climb down and
get that other cabby and muss up the
city with him.
He contents himself with turning
about and making . face in the direc-
ton Of his enemy and of going through
the motion-of splitting at him.
Then he says "Yoop!' to the horse,
and the war is over.-Chicago Post
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
OLD TIME ZOOLOGY.

The Queer insects Lawson Discovered
In North Carolina.
In the Raleigh state library is an
interesting old volume presented by
President Madison in 1881. This quaint
book is the first history Of North Caro-
lima, written in 1741 By John Lawson,
Gent" surveyor general Of the lords
proprietors. The history is well worth
reading. but perhaps the most enter
tanning portion of its many pages IS
that in which aIr. Lawson describes
the fora and fauna Of the new coun-
try. He is evidently the ancestor OF
the railway conductor who decided
that, according to the rules Of the road,
dogs is dogs and cats is dogs, but
turtles IS insects"
eve will next treat Of Beasts" says
the historian. 1.-The chief are the Bufe-
10, or Wild Beef; the Tiger; the Beyer;
az the Bearmouse The Bufelo is q
Wild Beast Of America which has q
Bunch on his Back. These monsters
are found to weigh las am Informed
BIZ a Traveller Of Credits from 100 to
2400 weight.
ssThe Bat or Bearmouse is the same
as ip England. I have put this among
the Beasts as partaking Of both the
Nature Of the Bird and the Mouse.
Now shall proceed to the known In
sects Of the Place.
Insects Of North Carolina: Allega-
tors, Rattlesnakes, Frogs, Fipers, Tor
tois, Terebin, Rottenwood Worms (etc.)
EsYhe Alligator is the same as the
Crocodile. After the Tail Of the ALE
gator Is removed from the Body it will
move freely for several Days. have
named these among the Insects be-
cause they lay Eggs. and I die moi
know well where else to put them"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
ak Notice !.

Tie books for the collection OF
taxes will open on October 10, l90o,
and close on March Is, 1909. The
levies are as follows:
State, 81 mills; ordinary county,
2a mills; special road, ! mill; constl'
tutional school tax, 8 mills.
Interest on court house bonds, !
mill; interest on county bonds.
mill; special tax for School District
No. i, mills; special tax for School
District No. 9, 3 mills; special tax for
School District No. 5, mills; special
tax for School District No. :, 4 mills;
special tax for School District NO.
8, S mills; special tax for School Dis
trict No. 10, mills; special tax for
School District No. II, 9 mills: spe.
cial tax for School District No Is, ,
mills: special tax for Schoo! District
No. 16, , mills; special tax for School
District No. Is, 2 mills; special tax
for School District No. IS, 4 mills;
special tax for School District No. 20,
mills; special tax for School District
No. 81, 3 mills; special tax for School
District No. 90, 9 mills; special tax
for School District Nc. 2l. l mill:
special tax for School District No: %,
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. 2S
mills.
L. j.. WELLS,
Cnupr>- V'raasurpr
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
THE LAST SUPPER"
Singular Story of the Masterpiece Of
Leonardo Ca Vinci,


Molderinc away on the wall Of the
old monastery in Milan, Italy, hangs
the famous Last Supper" of Leonardo
da yinci Like every masterpiece, the
painting required many years Of pa
tient labor. and as result Of that
labor it is perfect in its naturalness
Of expression and sublime in its story
of love. In addition to these qualities,
it has an incident in it's history that
contributes not q little toward making
it the great teacher that it is.
1t is said that the artist in painting
the faces Of the apostles, studied the
countenances Of good men whom be
knew When, however, he was ready
to paint the face Of Jesus y the pic
ture he could find none that would
satisfy his conception. The face that
would serve as a model for the face OF
Christ must be dignifed in its sim
plcity and majestic in its sweetness.
After several years Of careful search
the painter happened to meet one,
Pietro Bandinelli, choir boy Of ex-
quisite voice. belonging to the cathe-
dral Being struck by the beautiful!
features and tender manner that be-
spoke an angelic soul, the artist in
duced the boy to be the study for the
painting of the face Of Jesus.
AL was done most carefully and
rererently, but the picture was as yet
incomplete. for the face Of Judas was
absent. Again the painter. with the
zeal Of true lover Of his art. set about
in search Of countenance that might
serve for the face Of the traitor. Some
years passed before his search was re-
warded and the picture finally COM
pleted. AS the artist was about to dis
miss the miserable and degraded
wretch who had been his awful choice
the man looked up at him and said.
.sYou have painted me before" Hor-
rifed and dumb with amazement. the
painter learned that the man was Pie
tro BandinelIi During those interven-
ing years Pietro had been at Rome
studying music. had met with evil
companions, had given himself up to-
drinking and gambling, had fallen into
shameful dissipation and crime. The
face that now was the model for the
face Of Judas had once been the model
for the face Of Christ = Brooklyn
Eao1a
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The Sailors Prayer Book.

This is what you call the sailors
PRAYER book" a seaman said bitterly
as he kicked holFstone out OF the
way. "Why is it called that! Well,
IN the first place.. it is called that be-
cause in using it. in holystoning the
deck, the sailor has to kneel down.
and, in the second place, because all
holystoning is done on Sunday. Don't
you know the chantey-
..s,x days shalt thou work and do all that
thou art able
And on the seventh holystone the decks
and scrape the cable.
sThe stone is called holystone be-
ceuse the first holystones were bits OF
tombs stolen from cemeteries. its
cot a pious, religious sound-holy and
nrayer book and Sunday and all that
but it is when he is using this stone
that the seaman is most profane.
/ New Orleans Times-Democrat
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
STATE SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY Of Clarendon.
cornT Op COMMON PLEAS.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Aaron Francis, Lawrence Francis,
Stephen Francis. William Eirancls,
Anthony Francis, Cheney Harvln'
Agnes Williams, Prince Francis
and Eliza Wilson, Plaintiffs
against
John Francis, Daniel Francis, Isaac
Jones, Jr., Saiina Jones, q. q;
Witte, Arthur Lynah and Edward
H. Sparkman, the last three named
being Included as Trustees, De
PENDANTS.
Sale Under Execution.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF
an Execution lodged in my hands
against Aaron Francis. Lawrence
Francis, Stephen Francis, William
Francis, Anthony Francis, Cheney
Harvin, Agnes Williams frlhee
Francis. Eliza Wilson, John Francis,
Daniel Francis, Isaac Jones, Jr. and
Salina Jones in the above entitled
cause in favor of C. o. Witte, Arthur
L,uah and E. H. Sparkman, which
execution bears date OF August 10,
1905. | have levied upon and will sell
at public auction to the highest old-
der, for cash. in front of the Court
House at Manning, S. c., on Monday,
December +, 1908, being sa'esday, the
following described real estate:
All the right. title and interest OF
Aaron Francis, Lawrence Francs,
Stephen Francis, William trancls'
Anthony Francis, Cheney Harvln'
Agnes Williams, Prince Francis,
Eliza Wilson, John Francis. Daniel
Francis, Isaac Jones, .Jr. and Sallna
Jones in and to that tract OF land
situate in Clarendon County, State
of South Carolina. containing two
hundred acres. more or, less, ana
bounded OH the North b.; lands now
or formerly of a. H. D. Chandler;
South by lands now or formerly OF >.
E. Kelly: West by land o. Simon
Richbourg, and East by
Purchaser to pay for papers:
f. B. GAMBLE,
Sheriff of Clarendon County.
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Queer Old Book Titles.

queer via OoON tEGiSS-
These are some Of the odd titles OF
old English books published in the
time Of Cromwell:
"a Most Delectable Sweet Perfumed
Nosegay For Gods Saints to Smell
At"
Biscuit Baked In the Oven OF Char
ity. carefully conserved for the Chick
ems Of the Church. the Sparrows OF
the Spirit and the Sweet Swallows OF
Salvation
"a Sigh of Sorrow For the Sinners
Of Zion breathed out Of a Hole In the
Wall of an Earthly Vessel known
Among Men by the name Of Samuel
Fish"
Eggs Of Charity Layed For the
Chickens Of the Covenant and Boiled
with the Water Of Divine Love. Take
ye out and Eat
"The Spiritual Mustard Pot to make
the Soul Sneeze with Devotion"
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ANMERlCAN HERO.
He Use,Ris Own Body to Stop
eak In Ferryboat.

'~eA1> 49, - ! SSSss
One uning in January. when the
ice IN t Hudson river ran unusually
heavy. Hoboken ferryboat slowly
cruncheher way through the floating
foes usl the thickness Of the pack
chokeder paddles in midrsver. It was
an ear morning trip, and the decks
were pwded with laboring men and
the driways choked with teams. The
wome:and children standing inside
the cans We're q solid mass up to the
swing doors. While she was gath
ering rength for ] further effort an
oceanug sheered to avoid her, veered
4 poi and crashed into her side, cut
ting Ar below the water line in q
great shaped cash. A moment more
and e disabled boat careened from
the ock and fell over on her beam.
helps. Into the Y shaped cash the
watepoured q torrent, 1t seemed but
oution Of minutes before she would
lurgheadlong Delow the ice.
Whin 200 yards Of both boats and
freeof the heavy ice steamed the
wreing tug Reliance Of the Off
sho: Wrecking company. and on her
dec, forward stood Captain Scott
WIN the ocean tug reversed her en-
gins after the collision and backed
Gle. CT the shattered wheelhouse Of
thSerryboat he sprang forward, stoop-
ediown, ran his eye along the water
liz, noted in a~hash every shattered
plnk, climbed into the pilothouse OF
hi own boat and before the astonish-
etpilot could catch his breath pushed
th nose Of the Reliance along the rail
the ferryboat and dropped upon the
lEter's deck like cat.
With threat to throw overheard
ay man who stirred he dropped into
be engine room, met the engineer half
say up the ladder, compelled him to
eturn. dragged the mattresses from
he crews bunks, stripped off blankets
and snatched up clothes, overalls, cot
ton waste and rags Of carpet, cram
ming them into the great rent left by
the tugs cutwater.
It was useless. Little by little the
water gained, bursting out frs+ below.
then on one side. only to be calAed out
again and only to rush in once more.
Captain Scott stood a moment as if
vow bic aro coo roSin olv oCar
the engine room, saw that for his needs
it was empty. then deliberately tore
down the top wall calking he had so
carefully built up and before the en-
gineer could protest forced his own
body into the gap, with his arm outside
level with the drifting ice.
An hour later the disabled ferry
boat, With every soul Oh board. was
towed into the Hoboken slip.
When they lifted the captain from
the wreck be was unconscious and
barely alive. TIE water had frozen bis
blood. and the floating ice had torn the
flesh from his protruding arm from
shoulder to wrist. When the color be-
gan to creep back to his cheeks he
opened his eyes and said to the doctor
who was winding the bandages:
'sWuz any Of them babies hurt?
! month passed before be regained
his strength and another week before
the arm had healed so that he could
get his coat on. Then he went back to
the Reliance.-Everybody's Magazine.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Clarendon County.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Cecilia c. Lopez. Plaintiff
John ". Touchberry, Richard 7.
Touchberry, Thomas J. Touch
berry. Joseph B. Touchberry,
O'Donnell and Company Qncor-
porated). Marion Noise, Thomas ?.
Srnith-McIver Company and J. H.
Timmons, Defendants.
Decree.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A
Judgment Order of the Court of
Common Pleas, in the above stated
action, to me directed, bearing date
of October End, 1908, / will sell at
public auction, to the highest bid
der for cash, at Clarendon Court
House, at Manning, in said county,
within the legal hours for Judicial
sales, on Monday, the Tth day of De-
Gem Der. 1908, being salesday. the fol-
lowing described real estate:
1st. Parcel 'A'' containing forty
eight acres, more or less, and boup-
ded on the North by Parcel &C."
conveyed by John w. Touchberry
to Joseph 3. Touchherry: on the
East by the Public Road leading
from Silver to Paxville; South by
parcel D of ten acres, and West by
the Northwestern Railroad Company
of South Carolina.
End: Parcel "Dn containing Ten
acres, bounded on the North by par
eel "a" above described; on the East
by said Public Road, and On the
South by parcel "B," conveyed to
John ". Touchberry by Richard L.
Touchberry; and on the West by the
Northwestern Railroad Company OF
South Carolina.
3rd: Parcel "B" containing Forty
acres, more or less. bounded On the
North by Parcel 3D." containing ten
acres; or the East by the said Public
Road; on the South by land OF
Brown; and on the West by said rail-
road.
4: Parcel ''C'' containing Twenty
five acres, more or sless, conveyed
originally by John ". Couchberry
to Joseph B. Touchberry, and boun-
ded North by land OF Davis; East by
said Public Road: on the South by
Parcel a. and on the West by the
said Railroad.
Purchaser to pay for papers:
E. B. GAMBLE,
Sheriff Clarendon County.