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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
SCALpING.
Indian Tradition That Tells the Origin
of the Custom.

OF the Custom.
According to the Indian tradition,
scalping arose in this wise:
Hundreds, perhaps thousands. Of
wears ago, when all the Indians in the
world were of one tribe and uader one
chief, there arose a dispute in the tribe
as to who should succeed the cid chief,
who had just died without issue. There
were two principal aspirants to the
honor, each having considerable fol-
lowing. The dispute finally ended
with strife and war, and for the first
time in the history was brothers
blood shed by brothers.
The chief Of one Of the factions had
a beautiful daughter, and cne Of the
bravest warriors was a suitor for her
hand. Her father consented to the
match on one condition--that the
young brave should journey to the
camp Of the enemy, many miles away
through the deep snow. kill the chief,
his rival. and return with some unnis-
taxable token Of his death. In spite
of the snow and the distance. the
young man Immediately set out on his
Journey and, after lying in ambush
for several days. finally entered the
camp, boldly attacked tho chief in his
tent. slew him and cut off his head.
Next n.,rning the murder was dis
covered, and the tribe set off in hot
pursuit. Little by little they gained
upon the fleeing warrior. who in his
anxiety to elude his pursuers cast
away all his impediments. to his very
clothing, retaining only his stone knife
and the trophy which was to win him
his bride.
His pursuers gained rapidly until
finally so near did they come he could
hear them on his trail. His grewsome
burden grew heavier and heavier, and
as 4 last resort be whipped out his
knife, stripped the scalp from the head
of the dead man and, thus lightened
Of his lead, reached his own camp in
safety, presented to his chief the token
of his prowess and was wed, amid
great rejoicing, to the damsel Of his
choice
From thenceforth be was permitted
to wear an eagles feather in his cap,
and to this day the eagles feather re-
mains the sign Of the successful war
r;or, the number he displays depending
upon the number Of scalps he has tax
en.-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
H,d Seen Them All Before.

Cnce while james Whitcomb Riley
was visiting town where he was
booked to give a reading a committee
called to take him in q carriage over
the city. In acknowledging the COM
plimeat be said:
':I'll go with you, gentlemen, proVld'
ed YOU promise that you will not show
me the new courthouse, the new town
hall, the new bridge, the new school
building and the new jail, for I've seen
them all hundred times in as many
towns. and they invariably wear me
out before the time arrives for the
curtain to rise on the evening enter
tainment"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
THE GUILLOTINE.
II Was Not Invented by the Man
Whose Name X Bears.

Whose Name Il Bears.
IN book published by Hector
Fleischman ~ Germany the story Of
the origin Of the instrument of eXccu-
ton which was named for DR.. Guillo-
tin in the days Of the reign of terror
is fatty denied. There is no truth
in the story, so long believed he says
"that the genial OLD physician invented
the machine which was named for him
and by means Of which he is said to
have lost his life shortly after its adop-
ton. Guillotin, il keeping with the
spirit of his time, proposed on Oct.
10, 1889, that all offenders, regardless
of their birth or station. should be dealt
with alike by the law, and six months
later he proposed to the government
that convicted murderers should be
beheaded by means Of 4 simple appara-
tus. The mechanism Of which he and
no, one else had any idea at that time
was spoken Of as the simple appara-
tus' by the humoristS of the day, and
the phrase was used to make its pro-
poser ridiculous, so that when ma
chine finally was adopted the wits OF
the time named it guillotine. The gov
ernment evidently recognizing the val
ue of the suggestion, asked one An
tome Louis, i surgeon at the Salpe-
triere, to devise machine and later
gave similar order to o carpenter by
the name of Guidon. who offered to
construct an instrument for decaplta-
ton for $500 livres. This was conSid-
cred too high q price, and the contract
was given to G German cabinetmaker
By the name Of Tobias Schmidt, who
received S24 livres for the accepted
model in 1892. Schmidt made gulllo-
tines for al the provinces. and the IN
dustry brought him moderate for
tune. which be proceeded to squander
in Paris, while DR.. Guillotin. who new
er had ANYTHING to do with the making
of machine which bore his name,
continued to practice his profession
quietly and unostentatiously in Paris
until he died there on March 2G. 1914
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
A MENTAL FRENZY.
Some Of the Things Man Saw In Dc
iiriur Tremens.

Some OF the Things . Man Saw IN Se-
iiriur Tremeas.
Charles Roman gives a record Of his
own experiences as victim Of delir-
ium tremens. Il is remarkable psy-
Geological document, comparing favor
ably in interest and as piece Of writ
ing with De Quincey's Confessions Of
an Opium Eater" Following is brief
extract which gives some suggestions
of the things the patient saw:
up to this point the geological Wis
itations had been intermittent. Dur
ing the next few days, however. saw
all that could stand. I saw such pre-
historic creatures as exist nowhere eN-
cept in museums. I saw rats as they
marched past my door or few through
my windows or hoated in my tub.
Elephants strobe in and out with lum-
bering steps and swaying trunks. A.
times they seated themselves and
taunte6 me with their thunderous bel
lows or their ear splitting screeches.
They faunted their snouts high in the
air and gufawed. Monkeys jumped
from limb to limb in the trees outside
my room. Snakes Of all colors, Of all
descriptions, reptiles with fantastic
figures upon their backs and with eyes
Of sapphire or ruby OF Of milk white
marble, wriggled upon the floor OF
crept in or out of heretofore unseen
cceyices in the walls and dropped into
the water in my tub. They swan
around and around me, squirning un-
der me, with their tongues darting IN
and out with ferocious activity. Gi-
RATES. craned their necks around the
doorways or through the windows,
chickens roasted over my head and
cackled, dogs and wolves ran around
the room barking and swapping, pl-
geons few from one corner to another
and cooed. Lions 7 heard roaring, and
tigers saw while they opened their
mouths, like huge cats, in silent, angry
disapproval, licking their whissers
and wetting their paws softly and
.OdIUS4tS-S4lS S&A4O At4& AS&Ss
81 saw crocodles in droves. Eat,
scaly, glistening beasts they were,
with frothy, foaming jaws, long, sweep
ing tails, crouching upon or creeping
along the foot Of my bathtub or my
bed and grinding their yellow teeth IN
gluttonous anger as they contemplated
me, their prey. I saw the reeking,
slippery body Of a crocodile slide into
the water Of my tub. Then as l
shrank in breathless horror to escape
7 saw his greedy, flny eyes arise to
the surface, with his cod, foul chin
flush with nine. His icy beak touch
ed my cheek. The hot vapor from his
lungs scared my flesh I turned as
cold as ice and uembled Jike leaf IN
storn."-American Magazine.
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He Exclaimed,

At school one day a teacher, har-
Ing asked most Of his pupils the diff
ference between an island and PENN
sula without receiving satisfactory
answer, came to the last boy.
''I can explain it, sir" said the bright
youth. 'sFirst get two glasses. Fill
one with water and the other with
milk. Then catch q fly and place it
in the glass Of water. That ly is an
island, because it is entirely surround
ed by water. But now place the fly IN
the glass Of milk, and it will be a
peninsula, because it Is nearly sur
rounded by water"
The bog went to the top Of the class.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
GENESIS OF FEAR.
Gray Cells Of Our Brains Stamped
With Ancient Terro-s.

Gray Cells OF Our Brains StaMpee
With Ancient Terro-s.
The average man would sooner face
200 pound human antagonist than
City pound dog which he could choke
to death in three minutes. I have seen
q charging ram scatter half dozen
men, any one Of whom could have
mastered the brute in q moment, ano
not one Of whom was IN ordinary mat
ters q coward. There are instances on
record Of men who with their bare
hands have held and bamed an ugly
bull, but it was only the pressure Of
grim necessity that taught them their
powers. Put man against an animal
and the man looks around for weap-
OBS or support, whether he needs them
OF not. There was time when be did
For man, today the most lordly Of
animals, was once well nigh the most
humble Of them all. He has come up
out Of a state in which fear was the
violence, Of the dark that gave oppor-
tunity for violence, fear Of falling, OF
animals, of being alone. And into the
plastic gray cells Of our brains are
stamped these ancient terrors, hy-
ing record Of the upward climb OF
man.
The: baby shows this record most
clearly. In him the prints Of heredlty
are not yet overlaid by the tracks Of
use and custom, and therefore IN him
we may most easily read our past his
tory. lie is our ancestor as truly as
he is our reincarnation, and his every
shrinking gesture and frightened cry
are chronicles Of the younger world,
tales Of the age Of fear.
They tell Of the days when man was
not the master Of the earth nor even
a highly considered citizen Of the
same, but a runaway subject Of the
meat eating monarchs, whose scepter
!. was tooth and claw, humble plebe!an
in the presence Of the horned and
hoofed aristocrats Of woods md fields.
They speak Of the nights len our
hairy sires crouched in forks Of
trees and whimpered softly at the
dark whimpered because the dark
held so many enemies, whimpereo
softly lest those enemies should hear.
-Lippincott's.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
The WONDERFUL Aphis.

The aphis is in one way the most
startling Of all forms Of insect life,
for. although the females can and do
lay eggs. its usual method Of Increase
is by a sort Of budding process, the
young growing on the bodies of the
parent exactly as brussels sprouts
grow out Of the stalks Of the plant.
The old produce young at the rate Of
twenty-five 4 day. and as the young
are at once mature each ctn produce
it's twenty-five on the following day.
It positively frightens one to work
this multiplication out to conclu-
sion, for it means this: Suppcsing that
the aphide could increase and multiply
without interference, the twenty-hfth
generation would be number too long
to quote here. Put down and fol-
low it with % naughts and you will
be within a few millions Of it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
Influence Of Mountains.

The influence Of the mountain is pure
and holy, giving strength and simple
ity, encouraging the older virtues. dis
coura ging the newer vices. In the hill
men Of Wales we see this clearly
enough. Go where you will among the
wilder and more mountainous parts OF
Wales and you will find that rare in
dependence and self reliance which are
not marred by a curiously defiant dis
courtesy. You find there those that
are truly natures gentlemen."-Lon-
don Standard.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
Marked For Death.
"Thsee wears ago I was marke

Three years ago was marked for
death. A graveyard cough was tearing
nv lungs 70 pieces. Doctors failed 10
help me, and hope had fed, when ny
husband got DR.. Kings New Discov
erv," says Mrs. \. C. Williams, OF Bac,
XIV. The first dose helped me and i'm
provement kept on until / had gained
IS poGnds in weight and my health was
fully resto-ed.'' This medicine holds
the worlds healing records for coughs
and colds and ;uns and throat diseases.
It prevents pneumonia. Sold under
guarantee al DR.. w T. Brown 4 CG..
and J. E. Arant'S drug store soc and
Sl.OO Trial bottle free.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
Lost Charm CT the Wayside Inn.

The inns Of England. celebrated by
Harrison and famous Car and wide at
the beginning Gf the last century, have
degenerateG into sud places which we
visit only Of necessity. Little did
Stephenson think when he proposed
the line from Manchester to Liverpool
tii: would ruin the wayside inns
Of En,I, mi and Kill the art OF cookery.
-BlackN Is Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
CATARRH CURED AT HOME
Trial Treatment of Dr.. Blosser's Catarrh
Remedy Free to Sufferers.

II YOU have catarrh Of the nose, throat. or
lungs. If YOU are constantly splitting, blowing
the nose, have stopped up feeling. head noises.
deafness. asthma. bronchitis or weak lungs.
YOU can cure yourself 1T home by i remedy so
Simple that even: child can use H.
IL will cost you only L postal card 70 get I
liberal free trial package Of Dr.. BloSSerS $
wonderful remedy. Il is sen: Dy mail TO every
interested sufferer. Certainly uo c!!er could be
more liberal.
The full treatment is not expensive y pack
age containing enough 10 last one Whole month
will be sent by mail fo- Sl.G0.
y poS:a. card with Your name and address
Scatio y. L. BOG ER. Manning. =. c.. viii bring
you b.. rc:urn mail the free TRIAL treatment and
IN inereStiu.: booklet. so that you can at once
begin 10 cure Yourself privately 1t home
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
Jury az the Theatcr.

IN unusual spectacle was witnessed
at the Thcatar Royal. Nelson. Auck-
land. when the Jury. who had been
locked up three nights because they
could not agree 10 I verdict il q muT-
Ger case, were allowed to witness q
living picture display They had ex-
pressed 4 desire to attend the theater
~; :; relief, and the judge consented
Auckland News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
Mrs. McRaney's Experience.

Mrs. NJ. McRaney, OF Prenciss, Miss,
writes: Il was confined to my bed for
three months with kidney and bladder
trouble, and was treated by two phySi-
clans but failed to get relief. No human
tongue can tell how l suffered, and |
had given up hope OF ever getting well
until I began taking Foley's Kidney
Remedy. After taking two bottles felt
like a new person, and feel it my duty
to tell suffering women what Fole.y,s
Kidney Remedy did for me-" ". 3.
Brown s. Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
BRIGHT PROSPECTS.

s'My DEAR said the banker to his
only daughter, 81 have noticed young
man attired in a dress suit in the
drawing room two or three evenings
each week Of late. What is his occu-
pation:'
'.Ee is at present unemployed, IA
ther,'' replied the fair girl, q dreamy,
faraWay look in her big blue eyes, but
he is thinking seriously Of accepting q
position Of life companion to young
lady Of means"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
This Is Worth Reading.

Leo F. Zelinski, OF IS Gibson ST..
Buffalo. Y. Y. says: II cured the most
annoving cold sore I ever had, with
BucElen's Araica Salve. Iappiied this
salve once q day for two days, when
every trace OF the sore was gone" Heals
all sores. Sold under guarantee at DR..
w. E. Brown & Co., and DR.. J. Z.
Arant's drug store. 23c.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
Medicine That Is Medicine.

IT have suffered a good deal with ma
laria and stomach complaints, but l
have now found a remedy that keeps
me well, and that remedy is Electric
Bitters: a medicine that is medicine for
stomach and liver troubles, and for run
down conditions" says W. c. kiestler.
of Halliday, Ark. Electric Bitters puri-
fy and enrich the blood, tone up the
nerves, and impart rigor and energy to
the weak. Your money will be refund
eG if it fails to5lelp you. SOC at DR.. w.
E. Browo & Co.., and DR.. J. E A:aDt's
drug store.
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Her Object Attained.

"ForgfTe me, my dear said the gos.
SIP hunbly, but thoughtlessly nen-
toned to Mrs. Brown the things that
YOU told me in strict confidence.
.sFhere is nothing to forgive" replied
the wise woman pleasantly. 1t was
for that very purpose that I told them
to YOU in strict conddence."-Chicaso
Post
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
A Eees:;.rian Truth.

a lady on one o. the ocean liners
who seemed. VERY much ;.fruid Of ice
bergs asked the captain what would
happen in case of Il collision.
The captain replied, The iceberg
would move right along. madam, Just
as if nothing had happened" And the
old lady seemed greatly relieved.-Suc-
cess
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
An Everyday Suit.

s.That Gus is certainly nifty dress
er. he has suit Of clothes for every
day in the week"
Why, he has the same suit on every
time see him.
.sYep; that's the one."-Cleveland
Leader.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
A Good Reason.

One day Mary was found standing
on a chair in front Of the mirror. gaz-
ing at her pretty image.
"Why are you looking in the glass,
darling?"a her mother
"Cause like the look Of me-" was
the frank reply.-Chicago News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23

Woods Liver Medicine il liquid form regula
tes the liver relieves sick headache constipa
tion. stomach, kidney disorders and acts as !
gentle laxative. For chillS, fever and malaria
It's tonic effects on the system felt with the first
Dose The 81. 90 bottle contaies 2% times as much
as the SOC size The Manning Pharmacy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
GETTING Even.

:sYou are half an hour late this
morning" said a schoolmaster to a
scholar.
eyes, SIR replied the boy. who had
been 'kept in" the day before. 1T
was late yesterday when got home"
London Tit-BitS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
La a Bad Way.

Here is a doctor who says you
mustn't eat when you're worried"
But suppose you're always worried
for fear you amt goin' to get anything
to eat?"-CIeveland Plain Dealer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23

Hoarsa coughs and st1tTy colds tnat
may develop into pnenmonia over night
are quickly cured by Foley'S Honey ~"
Tar, as it soothes inf!amed membraneS.
heals the lungs. and eNpeis the cold
from the system. W E. Brown & Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
The Extremes.

Lobster and champagne for supper
that's high jinks. Sawdust and near
coffee for breakfast-that's hygiene
Between these two eminences. how
ever. there's room for some genuine
Iiving.-LHe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
Matrimony.

Youngly-Did you ever notice that
the matrimonial process is like that OF
making call: You go to adore, you
ring a belle and you give your name
to maid. Cynicus-Yes, and then
you're taken in.-Boston Transcript.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
Unsettled.

Skinner-Good morning. ma'am. Did
you ever see anything so unsettled as
the weather has been lately: Mrs.
Eashley-W'ell. there's your board bill.
Mr.. Skinner.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
Why He Barked.

A witness in an Irish court talked so
loud that Charles Philips, who was
counsel on the other side, said, Eel
low, why do you bark so furiously!
Because" said the man, looking
hard at Philips, Il think see a th1ef"'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
DAVID
COMPANY,
Charleston, S. C.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLYN
County Of Clarendon.
BY James NJ. Windham, Esq, Probate
Judge.


lAgHEREAS, Martha V. Beard and
w Samuel D Powell made suit to me,
to grant them Letters OF Admlnlstra-
ton of the estate and effects OF
James E. Beard.
These are therefore to cite and ad-
1nonish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said james Z:
Beard. deceased, that they be and
appear before me, in the Court OF Pro
bate. to be held at Manning on the
9TH day of November next after pu5lica-
ton thereof. at II o'clock in the fore
noon, to show cause, if any they have,
why the said administration should not
be granted.
Given under my hand, this 2lst day
of October, A. D. 1908.
JAMES NJ. WINDHAM,
seal. Judge of Probate.
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Uncal!ant.

Officer, I appeal for protection 4
man is following me and attempting
to make love to me-
'Begorry. Olive been lookin' Tor an
escaped lunatic. Where is he"-han-
sas City Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
Retrihution.

Tommy-Pop, what is retributon:
To1nmy's Pop-Retribution, my son. IS
something that we are sure will even
tually overtake other people.-Phsla-
6eIphia Record.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-23
C.o,Ildn't Scream,

II was afraid you'd scream when I
kissed you.''
'I didn't dare Mamma was in the
next room and would have heard me-
Houston Post
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We give altogether too little impor-
tance to what We say to others and toe
much to what they say to us.-Eliot.
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SUMMONS FOR RELIEF.
Complaint Served.)

Complaint Served.
To the Defendants George Plowden
and John Reid.
You are hereby summoned,~and re-
quirefl TO answer the Complaint IN this
action of which a copy is herewith
served upon you, and 10 serve copy
f your answer 10 said Complai-~ on
the subscriber. at his ctlice in Man
ping. Clarendon County, S. c.. within
twenty days after the service hereof,
exclusive of the day of such service;
and if you fail to answer the Complaint
within the Time aforesaid. the plaintiff
in this action will apply 70 the Court
for the relief demanded in the Com
plant.
The defendant, George Plowdeo,
will also take notice that the Com.
plant in this action vas duly fled in
the office of the Clerk of Cnnrt OF Com
mon F'leas for Clarendon County.
South Carolina. on the 22nd day Of
October, 1908.
CHARLTON DURANT.
Plaiotitf'S Attorney.
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The sweetest Of all sounds is praise.
-Zenophon.
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In the Same Boat.

The stranger advanced toward the
door. Mrs. O'Toole stood in the door
way with rough stick in her left
hand and a frown on her brow.
Good morning" said the stranger
politely. I'm looking for Mr..
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The power Of necessity is irresistible,
-&esctIyluS.
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SON /" said Mrs. O'Toole, shifting
hey club over to her other handy
eryoody'S.