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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
Dancing Birds.

One of the many strange sights on
ehe plains of southern Africa is par
ty Of waltZing ostriches. Their queer
antics have been described thus:
when there are number of them
they will start off III the morning and
after running a few hundred yards will
stop and with raised wings will whirl
rapidly round till they are stupefed or
perhaps break q leg. The males pose
also before fighting and to make their
court. They I;necl on their ankles,
opening their wings and balancing
themselves alternately forward and
backward or to one side or the other,
while the neck is stretched on level
With the back and the head strikes the
sides, now On the right, now on the
left, while the feathers are bristling.
The birds appear at this time so abb
sorbed in their occupation as to forget
all that is going on around them and
can be approached and caught. The
male alone utters a cry, which sounds
much like an effort to speak with the
mouth shut tight"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
ALWAYS CHEERFUL.
Gven When He Lost Both F Get He
Could Find Consolation.

Soutd FinO NonSo!atlon.
Browns chc2rfulness was source
Of wonder and admiration to his
friends. according to the Ladies Home
Journ;vl Either his religion or his
philosophy ta,!Ght him 10 accept ev-
erything rs 4 wise liSpensation. But
then he had 4 large share Of worldly
goods. his friends argued, and nothing
Uut adversely would shake his faith.
Therefore when i promising crop
was washed away by :: food the neigh
borS We're much aStoniShed TO hear him
say: It's al! for The best was bless
ed With al overabundancc last year"
In the winter his house was burned
to the ground To his neighbors' So
lic;tations he calmly responded, The
house never suited US anyway, so it is
ali for the best
Other cala:nitics befell Brown. but
still he refused TO be disheartcned.
The climax came when lie was in q
railroad accident Both feet were SO
badly crushed chat amputation was
necessary.
sympathetic friends gathered from
Ill quarters They dreaded to hear the
lamentations they were sure would
greet them. for even Brown could
hardly be expected to pass this light
ly by.
Guess you are pretty we'll Giscour-
aged. aren't you. with both feet cut
oG:" ventured some cue. DO you
think this is all for the beSt:''
But Brown nodded his head. smiling
waniy. and said:
They We're always cold anyway
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
2,.t Salaries Of Actors.

4 number of autograph letters OF
Edmund Kean supply some interesting
information about the salaries Of actors
early in the nineteenth century. one
relates TO IN offer by Mr.. Ellison OFFER
ing Kcan G3 4 week as acting man
;,ccr Of .'the new theater in Wych
street" Later this rose to f2o q month.
In 1896 Kean was offered $4,000 a
wear 10 go to America. In the prime
of his popularity he received f2OO for
q week in Edinburgh and apparently
reached the highest point when Mr.
Bum wrote from the Theater Royal,
Dublin. on Feb. S, 1929, and offered
him ESQ night to play in Dublin and
Corh.-Liverpool Mercury.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
Improbable Adam.

There is occasion fer much beating
about the bush for answers to many
questions put by wise theologues to
tilEid people. but one set Of men found
their match in tie old Scotchwoman
under examination for admission to
church fellowship.
What arc the DEGREES Of God:' she
was solemnly asked.
Indeed. | trow, be kens that best
himser.''
What kind of q man was Adam?
"Ou. just like ither fouk!r' was the
quick reply.
The questioner insisted on q more
definite answer. .Weel." said she. "he
was just like Jeems Madden, ye ken
How so:''
we. naebody got anything by him,
and n.ony lost
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
Roadside Wiz,

He who matched wits with the au-
thor Of The Ancient Mariner" had In
deed lively task before him, for Cole
ridge was never caught mapping. The
poet was so awkward horseman that
his riding often attracted comment OF
anything but complimentary nature.
One day he was riding along the turn
pike road in the county Of Durham
when wag who net him fastened
upon him as an excellent subject for
sport. Consequently he drew rein and
said in an impertinent drawl:
"My graceful friend, did you happen
to meet tailor on the road:
TN inclined to think did" said
Colerjdse meditativelT. Il was not
sure at the moment, but he said some
thing about my meeting goose far
ther along the road"
The wag put spurs to his horse. and
the poet logged calmly on his way.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

This is what Hon Jake Moore, State
Warden of Georgia, says of Kodol for
Dyspepsia: '.E. c. Dewitt & Co., Chi;
cago, Ill.---Dear Sirs--I have suffered
more than twenty years from indiges.
tioD. About eighteen months ago /!
had grown so much worse that I could
not digest crust Of corn bread aud
could not retain anything on my stom-
ach, I lost 25 lbs; in fact made up my
mind that I could not live but a short
time when friend of mine recommen-
ded Kodol. I consented to try it tc
please him and I was better in one day
I now weigh more than 1 ever did IN
my life and am in better health than
for many years. Kodol did it. keep
a bottle constantly, and write this hop.
ing that humanity will be benefited
Yours very truly, Jake G. Moore, At,
lanta, Aug. 10, 1904. Sold by W. e
Brown & Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
AN EXTINCT ANIMAL.
The Saber Toothed Tiger Was = Fess
rnidabie Creature.

The Saber Toothed Tiger Was = Fes'
rnidabie Creature.
The most remarkable Of all the e1-
tinct feline animals are those known
to naturalists as the saher toothed
cats or tigers, group comprising the
greater part of ell the fossil forms.
They date back to the earliest times Of
which we know anything about the
family in North America and reach
down to the time of man himself. a
large and powerful species described
from the Indian Territory by Cope
lived contemporaneously with the
hairy mammoth, as evidenced by the
commingling Of their skeletons. There
can be little or no question but that
the hairy mammoth was contempora-
neous with man in North America
rs well as in Europe. Its geological
range is from the close Of the eocene
to the latter part Of the pleistocene.
The chief peculiarly of the animal
is the extraordinary elongated canine
teeth. The tail is Of unusual length
and the legs are short. The animal
measures about seven feet in length
aside from the tail. The lower jaws
have a downward projection in front
due to a fangelike widening Of the
jawbones, which doubtless served as
protection to the teeth, preventing their
injury OF loss. In some Of the larger
forms from South America this hange
was not present, while the canine
teeth were even more elongated than
is the case with this species, attaining
a length of over six inches and pro-
truding far below the jaws when
closed
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
HAPPY MARRIAGES.
Value Of the Spirit of Compromise IA
WeGGed Life.

Value of the Spirit of Compromise Ia
Wedted Life.
II marriage meant the wedding OF
4 saint and an angel there would De
no problems to solve, no perfections to
attain, no progress to make. This may
be why there are no marriages III
heaven.
On earth it is different. Husband
and wife are strongly human. No mat
ter how lovingly united OF how sweet
their accord, they never have the same
temperaments. tendencies or tastes
Their needs are different, their man
ner of looking at things is not Identical
and in varying ways their individuals
ties assert themselves. At any critical
moment if both express at the same
time q desire to defer to the others
taste the result is foreordained-hap-
piness. This makes matrimony not
merely union, but unison and unity.
The spirit OF compromise does not
mean continuous performance in the
way Of self surrender and self sacri-
fee; it does not mean ceasing to be ]
voice and becoming an echo; it does
not imply OF justify the loss of indl'
7iduality. 1t means simply the in-
stinctiye recognition Of the best way
out Of difficulty, the quickest tacklnG
to avoid a collision, the kindly view OF
tolerance in the presence of weakness
and errors Of another, the courage to
meet an explanation half way, the gen
erosity to be first to apologize for dis
cord, the largeness of mind that does
not fear 4 sacrifice of dignity In sur
rendering in the interests of the high
est harmony Of the two rather than the
personal vanity.-Delineator.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
BALANCE IN THE AIR.
The Necessity Fer Equilibrium in Bird
Flioht.

II is likely that the birds superb
ease and grace in the air are due to It's
ability to maintain absolute balance.
II gull makes the mistake Of bend
ing until the wind strikes its head
and wings on the top it viii tumble
instantly. And the sailing birds,
though they make no tapping motion
Of their wings, are constantly balanc-
ing themselves. like a man oR q tight
rope. Some scientists have maintained
that the air sacS Eiake it possible for
the bird to manage minute changes
that are very valuable in restoring
equilibrium. 1t is known that the
wing is joined to the body of the bird
by what is called q universal joint
enabling the creature to make almost
every possible motion. The body of a
man is heavier than water, but if be
gets into n position Of perfect balance
he Will 1oat. In some such way, it is
claimed, the bird floats in the air. But
as the bird would fall much more rap
idly in the air than mans body
would Sink in water the necessity for
a far more subtle ability to keep the
center of gravity on the part of the
bird is apparent; hence, according to
this theory, the bird is provided for
this purpose with the most sensitive
equipment, made up Of nerves and
mysterious air ducts, many Of the wing
feathers perhaps acting as sentinels,
warning instantly Of the slightest ap-
proach Of shifting currents.-Every-
body's Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
Crushed by Eeecher


Henry Ward Beecher was once ap-
preached by young man who con-
sidered himself very clever.
::Do you know, Mr.. Beecher," said
he. 'I've been thinking that I would
settle down. Now, like your preach
Ing, but when I go to your church and
see such men as old S. and others,
grasping skinhints and hypocrites to
the core, sitting there in full member
ship, why, the thing is just little TOO
much for me, and really" he added,
II cannot join"
"Well, you're right" said Mr.. Beech.
er. every church has such men, ana
fancy Plymouth is not free from
them, and until you spoke have al.
ways wondered why the good Lore
permitted it. Now I understand"
"Ah," gurgled the young fellow, =
am glad I have thrown light on the
question. What strikes you as the
reason, Mr.. Beecher!"
"Well," replied the great preacher,
cit is permitted in order to keep just
such fools as you out Of the churches.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
FOIEYSEIQ(NEY YAa1 IAR
FOR ea,,d-ses safe, cure. 20 op;Gtoe
Tha P,,r.t csd His Son.

-
One day u peasant carried a basket
Of potatoes to the field and dug holes
in the sol! ard planted them. His
youn: son watched operations for q
time and then inquired:
Daddy, wh- do you put those "a
ters in the ground"
"By so doing each one will bring
me back ten, my son. replied the IA
tier.
The boy went away, and when bis
father came up to dinner he found
him digging in the yard and asked:
Sonny, what are you seeking"
"Why, daddy, have planted the
clock, two umbrellas. the teapot, your
Sunday hat, mas boots and table
cloth, and each one will bring me back
ten"
"You young idiot, come here and be
skelped!' shouted the father and he
tanned the boy Up and down, cross.
ways and sideways, until ne was
tired
Daddy planted taters to get back
ten" mused the boy as he sat doWl
under the COW shed to think. "But
planted clocks and hats and boots tc
get a licking. It must be the differ
ence in the soil''-Pearson's Weekly
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
SEEING tho Sights.

Even in these days of liberal educa-
ton the young women sometimes show
how confused are the ideas shut up IN
their heads. Illustrative of this IS the
native blunder which Edmondo de
Arnicis recounts in his story OF Voy-
age from Genoa to Buenos Ayres:
The captain Of the steamer when
numbered the charming young olun-
derer among its passengers met her
one morning and said:
"Signorina, we cross the troplc OF
cancer today"
"Oh, indeedr she cried with enthu-
siasm. Then we shall see something
at last"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
G PERSIAN YARN.
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
Curios.

Mr.. Chow has i passion FOR curios.
but was not able to distinguish a gen
uine article from spurious one. One
day 4 dealer came to him wishing to
sell the lacquer bowl Of Emperor Shun
c.. C. 2255), the rod with which the
Duke of Chow about B. c. 1929 fog
ged PAX Kan, and the mat on which
Confucius sat q. C. 55D. Mr. Chow
sold all his worldly possessions and
purchased them Holding the bowl
in his left hand, clutching the rod In
his right hand and carrying the mat
upon his back. he went around begging
for copper coin Of King Woo q. G.
1l22).-From the Chinese.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

Remember that when the Stomach
nerves fail or weaken, Dyspepsia or
Indigestion must always follow But
strengthen these same weak inside
nerves with DR.. Shoop's Restorative,
and then see how quickly health will
again return. Weak Heart and Kid
ney nerves can also be strengthened
with the Restorative, where, Heart
pains, palpatation, or Kidney weakness
is found. Don't drug the stomach, nor
stimulate the Heart or Kidneys. That
is wrong. Go to the ca use of these all
ments. Strengthen these weak inside
nerves with DR.. Shoop's Restorative
and get well. A simple, single test will
surely tell. w. E. Brown & Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
Home Influences.

Each one of us is bound tc make the
little circle in which he lives better
aud happier; each one of US is bound
to see that out Of that small circle the
widest good may flow; each of US may
have fixed in his mind the thought
that out of a single household may
flow influences which shall stimulate
the whole commonwealth and the
whole civilized world-Dean Stanley.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
cl;nh;na 1ss Steps 70 Church.

The only way of reaching the OLD
rarish church at Whitbv, in YORK
shire. from the town is by means OF
1870 stone stepS-prohably as curious
IN approach to place OF worship as
any in the kingdom. The church
stands on the east cliff some 20O feet
above the sea level. and to watch the
crowd Of wcrShipers before and after
service threading its way up and down
the winding stairway is sight to Ge
emembereG.-London Strand.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

Tickling or dry Coughs will quickly
loosen when using DR.. Shoop's Cough
Cure. And it is so thoroueh hly harmless,
that DR.. Shoop tells mothers to use
nothing else, even for very young ba-
bies. The wholesome green leaves ten
der stems OF a lung healing mountain
Gus shrub give the curative properties
to DR.. Shops Cough Cure. It calns
the cough, and heals the sensitive
bronchial membranes. No opium, no
caloroform, nothing harsh used TO in
lure or suppress. Demand DR.. Shops
Take 20 other DR.. ". Z. Brown & CO
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
orture.

The Carthaginian mercenarics," he
said "incased their prisoners in ce-
reot that as it hardened contracted.
You can't ina aglne how uncomfortao Die
this was"
oh yes, cam" she answered. 4
once had on tight bathing suit when
if began to shrink" = Los Angeles
Times
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

Mr.. John Riba, of Vining. Ia, says:
y have been selling DeWitt's Kidney
and Bladder Pills FIR about year and
they give better satisfaction than any
pill I ever sold. There are a dozen
people here who have used them and
they give perfect satisfaction in every
case. I have used them myself with
fine results" Sold by W. E. Brown & Co
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
Naturally.

Two men met at the gate Of the cen-
etery, and each with excessive polite
ness bowed to the other to pass in be-
fore him. After few minutes Of this,
when neither would give way, the
younger of the two smiled and said:
you are the elder of the two, so
naturally you ought to go frst"-
Snf1r-iro
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
PLENTY Of Old Ones.

s1r. Chips cooking up from the pa
ner(-The doctors have discovered an
other new disease. Mrs Chipps-Nefl'
I wish they'd stop looking for new
diseases long enough to find cure for
nv old rheumatism. - London Te'e
graph.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
Bun and Unrun.

Kun ana OnFUNs
When l first went to housekeeping
tried to run everything. I ended with
running nothing"
Absolutely nothing"
well, perhaps the gamut Of the
emotions now and then."-New York
World.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
Got Too important.

"What has become Of the maid you
thought such q prize?'
"Oh, I had to let her go!' replied
the second fashionable woman After
her operation for appendicitis she
thought she was one Of us."-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
His Point Of View,

Landlord-Sir, the other tenants will
not stay in the fat If you insist on
playing the cornet. Mr.. Toots-Im
glad Of that. They were very annoy
ing.-CleYelard Plain Dealer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

Thirty days trial sl.00 is the offer on Pine
ules. Relieves Backache, Weak Back, Lame
Back. Rheumatic pains. Best en- sale for Kid
neys, Bladder and Blood. Good for young and
old. Satisfaction guaranteed or money re-
funded. Sold by The Ma alning Pharmacy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

ManZan Pile Remedy comes ready to use. in q
co,iapsib!e tube, with nozzle. One application
SootheS and heals, reduces Inflammation and re-
IeveS so .eneSS and itching. Price SOC. Sold by
The Manning Pharmacy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

DeWitt's Little Early Risers, small:
safe. sure little liver pills. Sold by w.
E. Brown & co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

Get DeWitt's Carbolized Witch
Hazel Salve-it is healing, soothln e
and cooling. 1t is good for piles. SOL q
by W. f. Brown & Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

in the right way. Good habits instilled
in the youth will bear good fruit in af-2
ter years. Whether j: be the small
account of the boy or t1e business >ac-:
count of the man that is entrusted tous
we can guarantee perfect satisfaction.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04
Sour
S1O1glaCh u

No appetite, loss Of strength, nesvou0.
ness, headache, constipation, bad BREATH
general debility, sour RS ngs, and catarsh
Of the stomach are all oe to indigestion.
Kodol relieves ndigestioE. This nev diseov.
cry represents the naturl juices Of diges.
don as they exist In healthy stomach.
combined with the greatest known tonic
and reconstEretlye properties. Kedol for
dyspepsia does not ealy relieve indigestion
and dyspepsia, but this famous remedy
helps Iii stomach troubles by cleansing.
purifying, sweetening AID strengthening
the mucous membranes lining the stomach.
Mr.. S. s. Bali Of Ravens. .od. w. Va. says
vas troubled with sc,r <:ou aeh !c1 tuetty yeaIs.
Kodol cured ne and We are aow Using II N rnus
70. baby"
FoR RacxAcnE..WEAX KIDNEYS
TRY
eeWlTs KIDNEY and BLADpEa q PiLls-scs and sssa
Prepared by z. Q. DswlT1 4 CO., Chicago
w. {. BROvHfl & co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

The dragon, remembering the terri
Bile time he had With the mans wife.
flew away. for he knew the proverD
that '.it is better to dwell in q wilder
ness than in d Querulous and angry
womap.'-Chicago News.
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CIubbed With The Tri-Weekly
Constitution We Have

The rt page shows splendid c0ored county may OF
oos North and South Carolina with all the data that can
IN =. chow, on the face Of map. It is beautifully
printed in colos on new plates prepared especially f0' Inc
Constitution
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-04

MoNDAy-he of greatest interest The Farmers
Union Department conducted in the interest Of the great
al and practical problems The Farm and Farmers Department.
conducted by Colonel R. J. Redding.
~ WEDNEsDAy-The The R. F. D. Carriers
The Chicken Column and The Letter of Travel giving
views Of strange peoples and their homeland customs