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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
SARD0li AND THE SPIRIT.
The Dramstist Wrote ard Drew Pic
tures While "Unaer Control"

turcs While "Under Control"
Before lie made his reputation by
writing plays Victorien SariIou. tie
French dramatist, who was deeply IN
terested in spiritualisn?. had q remark
able experience in taking dictation-
He Lad been interested in occult phe-
nomena, and BY chance he came into
communication with :; spirit person
ality who signed himself bernard
Palsy" N. Sardou told the story Of
his experiments in III article entitled
"Only the Blindly Ignorant sco1'' in
the Delincator He said:
One day il my room With two
friends I thought l would make the
little table where we had taken our
coffee run about the room, as ] had
often done when alone. Without say
ing anything l put my hand on the
table, but it would not bulge. tried
in vain all the time they were there
to make it move, but to no avail. AS
soon as they were gone l could make
it do what / pleased, even jump clear
off the floor So took up my pencil
and asked. But why would you not
make the table move while my friends
were here:" The hand which held the
pencil wrote. "They were too stupid"
Shortly after this was sitting by
my table one day idling, dreaming, not
making any effort to do anything in
particular. All Of a sudden my hand
began to work on the paper before me
with a rapidity and precision which
astonished me- And it kept this up
for close to two hours. The result was
a fantastic piece OF work drawn in
delicate lines. fine almost as spiders
web, and at the bottom a signature
Bernard Palissy" "Wbat is it," l
asked.
And my automatic hand wrote, The
house of Swedenbcrg, on the planet
Jupiter" This was considered as most
curious By all my friends, who knew
that personally I had no aptitude for
drawing. 4 plate was prepared, and
I was given an etching tool. The re-
suit, in the same order of design, was
a more elaborate piece Of work, this
time curiously combined out of all
sorts of musical terms, clefs, notes,
bars, and so on. and the whole was des-
ignated as the house of Mozart, also
on Jupiter, and the whole was again
signed ''Palissy." In fact, Bernard
Palissy became my almost constant
companion from this on, like my Sec
md self
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
CITY or THE INSANE.
Happy an. Honored Guests Of the
Inhabitants OF GhceI.

Happy an.! Honored Guests Of the
Inhabitants OF GhceI.
One Of the most remarkable places
in Europe, of which no tourist on pleas
ure bent ever takes notice, says L wri:-
er in 1 Berlin paper, is the City Of the
insane" by which name Gheel, near
Antwerp, has been known for genera
tons. About 1.50O men and women
afflicted with insanity in all its forms
live there and have 4 happy being as
the guests Of the inhabitants, who
knew by experience how to treat the
unfortunate ones. In the streets, in
the places of amusement. the cafes
and workshops these patients may be
found, and nowhere is there the re-
hottest suggestion Of restraint appar-
cnt. The board ranges from 240 to
2,400 marks 4 year. and, no matter
how small the amount may be, the pa
tient is always the favored member
Of the family. He has the first right
to the most comfortable chair. and the
head Of the table belongs to him. He
receives the most attention, and this
he learns to appreciate and to endeav-
or to maintain by living down his
Illness Even the children know how
to treat the demented people. The
dangerous ones are sent to another
settlement and to institutions. It is
wonderful how considerate. careful
and kind the simple people are toward
their charges, and peep into the COM
munity would probably tcrrify physi-
clans who had never heard of and
could not appreciate the good which is
being done in this CITY Of the IN
sane
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
Only the Truth.

4 virtue carried to excess may be-
come ridiculous. To such action one
may we'll preach, BE temperate in all
things" even in virtue Amelia Cpie,
the English authoress, was not content
with any half measures, as is shown
in letter from her quoted in Quaker
Pictures" by Wilfred Whitten. Mrs.
Opies course Of conduct is to be re.
spected as proceeding from her con
scientious nature, but fiction readers
may congratulate themselves that her
opinions arc not universal.
Before she became Quaker she
wrote fiction. After her conversion she
was asked to contribute story to a
magazine. Her answer to the editor
ran as follows:
Thou knowest or ought to know that
since I became Friend l am not free
to what is called to make a story.
will write fact for thy perusal or any
little matter Of history or truth OF q
poem if thou wishest. but I must not
lie and say such aod such a thing took
place when It did not. DoSt thou un'
I>-St-:::,1"
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Kent His Mord.

4 young fellow in Havana who oc.
cupied the position Of reporter fell
in love with q girl, the daughter Of a
wealthy planter. BE applied to her
father in the orthodox way Cor his
consent to the marriage.
"Presumptuousm said the father,
with eyes flashing. "You, poverty
stricken journalist, and my daughter,
Sir, get out of my presence
The journalist was very angry. II
brought forth a heated declaration OF
pride:
"Your daughter is too good for me-
you say? I will marry a princess be.
fore I die And, with head erect, he
left the irate father.
The journalist went to Spain. He
wrote poems. The poems were read
by the Princess Josephine. There was
meeting. The two fell in love with
each other. 1t is said the Journalist
was so sincere in his affection that
probably he forgot his declaration tc
the Havana planter. They were both
royalty happy, eloped, married in Val
ladolid and were eventually pardoned
by Queen Isabella, the one time jour
nalist being received with al the re-
spect due to his new and high rank.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
4 CAREFUL MAN.
When 1t Came to Money He Had to
Pct on the Brakes.

When It Carnc 90 money ne Fao 10
Pot on the Brakes.
The passengers in an accommodation
train which was winding its way
through New Hampshire were inter
ested and amused by an elderly couple
who sat in the middle Of the car
They talked as if there were 10 c2e
else in the car. Therefore, having
beard most of their private plans, no
one was surprised to have the old man
take the assembled company fully into
his confidence. 1t one station he rose
and addressed the passengers in gen
cral.
Can anybody change a five dollar
bill for two twos and one or FIVE
ones?" he inquired.
81 can" said a brisk woman, and
the transfer was quickly made.
'Now, could anybody change this
one dollar bill for four quarters Or
tens and fves?" asked the old man.
81 can give you two ffties," said q
man from the rear seat unless some
body else can do better"
1t appeared that nobody could or at
least nobody offered, so as the train
started the old man lurched down the
car to the possessor Of the two fifty
cent pieces.
"Thank you," he said as he took the
money. "I'm obliged, though I'd have
liked the quarters best. You see, Mar
thy has set her mind to stop of at
Nashuy whilst go on up to my broth
er's with the eggs and truck. And,
though she don't plan DOR mean to be
a spendthrifty woman. when she's LET
loose amongst lot Of stores she'll
run through so cents In an hour easy,
and kind Of have to put curb on
her."-Youth's Companion.
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Overplayed His Hand.

"Sir," began the bumptious appli'
cant for a job, ':I have been told that
you are looking for q clerk
$50 am" answered the man at the
desk
81 suppose you want a person who
neither smokes, drinks nor swears and
never engages in games of chance; one
whose character is the best; one who
is honest, industrious and thoroughly
capable; one who will stop at nothing,
consistent with his principles, to fur
ther the interests OF his employer. In
short, a brisk, intelligent all around
man who knows business from \ to Il
and will never be caught mapping? II
so, I am the individual you are look
ing for"
"You will pardon my difidence, l
hope" said the man at the desk. If
you are half as competent as you
claim to be feel myself unworthy OF
becoming your boss. Good morning.
Birmingham Age-Herald-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
When Ladies More Masks.

In the seventeenth century ladies
wore masks in public, and great was
the variety Of face screens that were
seen. Ladies who had "coralline' lips
preferred short masks, as was natural.
For others who wished to hide the
lower part of the face the mask was
completed by chin piece Of linen,
which afterward passed under the
chin and over the ears. In 1852 :, new
mask called the mimi. from the lta2'
ian mi1nics. was all the rage and
threatened to usurp the place Of the
black one. It was even tie cause OF
violent quarrels between the ladies'
who held to the latter and those who
preferred the latest novelty. Some
years later it became the fashion to
trim the upper part Of the mask with
a ruche of lace. to lengthen it with q
beard of the same material and even
to cover it more or less with lace to
the borders Of the eyeholes. Young
ladies Of this period. however, fre-
uuently contented themselves with cov-
ering the face simply with a piece OF
black Grape for coquetry's sake and to
appear the fairer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
The "Snart" SehooIbey-


Modern children's intellects seem to
bud and unfold much earlier than they
did a generation or two ago. You Of
ten get some rare posers from the
youth who is having his first taste OF
schooling. The other morning at break.
fast an admiring father asked his bud.
ding prime minister how he liked
school.
"Oh, very well, pa, except the mas
ter with the star teeth"
''Star teeth! Star teethr' puzzled
the father. "What do you mean by
star teeth?"
'Why, you know, pa, those that
come out at night"
The attendant servant maid dropped
the mullins, and pa suddenly found
something Of exceptional interest in
the morning paper-Edinburgh Dis
patch.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
Eon Eiltars ia London.

"An London public buildings are
now erected with fog filters, said an
architect. They are essential. Lon
don's yellow brown fog, made OF the
smoke Of a million soft coal tires,
smells Of sulphur, irritates eyes ana
throat and causes headache. It pene-
tratcs houses. Waking on winter
morning. sou can't see across your
bedroom for it. SO now all pubic
buildings filter It. The air is drawn IN
one oridce only, and fans hurl II
against curtains Of cotton six inches
thick. It is forced through these cur:
tains. It comes out on the other side
for distribution through the various
rooms a fairly clean, pure, transparent
air. But the white filter curtains! ET'
cry day they must be changed II
takes only an hour to gray them, ano
BY. nightfall they are as black as INK.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
WAGNER MADE IT HOT.

The Composers Trick When Money
and Firewood Were Scarce.
Here is an anecdote of Wasner's
early life as related by List: "Was-
ner. Bulow and I were all quite young
when we lived together in Leipzig and
had a good time-that is, enjoyed
myself, but Wagner was already fer
menting with his political and philo.
sophical ideas, and OUT prosaic cir
cumstances offered little ground for
the idealists Of the future. We called
Bulow 'hritikus,' and we, especially l.,
always feared his sharp tongue 4 lit
tie. Of course all of US had little mon
ey, but Wagner put our slender purse
to great strains. He could not bear
money worries, and we let him feel
them as little as possible.
"Once, after long autumn, it be-
came cold suddenly, and Wagner
with his nerves suffered from the
sudden change in the temperature.
He demanded heated room at once.
For two whole days the debate ragged
between him and Bulow as to the i'm
mediate purchase Of wood with our
reduced purse
81 was not asked, because Bulow
knew that I would yield, but he as
treasurer contended that 1t was ridicu-
lous to buy wood in the month of Sep
tember But an freezing said
Wagner in rage, to which the mex
orable Bulow suggested that he go out
and get warm by running or warm
himself by his muse. Laughing ut his
cheap, spiteful advice, Bulow AID !
went out, but when we returned after
two hours we were thunderstruck to
find Wagner in the room heated to
suffocation. He sat at his writing ia
bic deep in his work. His face was
red
Where began Bulow, but the
words stuck in his throat, for {; glance
around the room showed him how
Wagner had helped himself Several
chairs and our work tables lay on the
floor, permanently crippled. Wagner
had cut off their legs and made the
fire with them. Bulow was speechless
with rage, but I stood at the door and
laughed till the tears came at this in
genious way Of helping oneself. Bulow
lamented that we would have to re-
place the 1andlady's chairs and tables
and that he could not sit down or
work.
Wagner answered spitcfully: L
have what needed. Fellows ike YOU.
who do nothing but go 'eai!ling. need
neither chairs nor tables. If yGu had
given me the money right c:f. Your
valuable furniture would still !.c in cy-
istence. Ysu wished it so. Firewood
would have been cheaper"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
Al! ir. the Mln0.

On the opening day Of one winter
session the late Professor TAFT OF Edln'
hurSh university entered the natural
philosophy classroom in the midst OF
the uproarious applause common tc
those occasions.
Presently he looked up at the tunul'
tuous benches above him with the
smile of one who had known the ways
of students for q lifetime. At last
when a momentary lull came. be re-
marked, his gray eyes twiDklinG:
Gentlemen, I must remind you
that there is really no such thing as
noise. 1t is merely g matter OF SUD
iectire impression"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
Fooled Hin.


When Tommy was taking papa his
dinner he stopped for moment to
watch workman emptying sewer.
''That," remarked Tommy interest
edly, .is the crate my brother lost 4
shilling down.
The workman's eyes lit up.
"Weil, young man." he said, with 4
show Of carelessnesS. you'd better
get forward with that dinner before
it's cold"
In about half an hour Tommy re-
turned to frd the man still at the
same crate.
''Are you quite sure it was this CRATE
the shilling was lost in?' said the
workman.
Il am certain" replied Tommy, be
cause I saw ray father get it out
London Answers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
AN UMWASHED PRINCE.
The Lesson That Ended His Kicks
About Morning Baths.

The Lesson That Ended His Kicks
About Morning Baths.
When Emperor William II. was a
small boy he had strong objection to
being washed in the morning. and his
governess, having had some unpleas-
ant experiences with him and being in
some doubt rs to what she had better
do. appealed to his father, the then
Crown Prince Frederick. Frederick an
sWered. "The next time he gives any
trouble on this score leave him alone
to his own pleasure and report to me-"
Naturally it was not long before the
young prince refused to so through
the publication process, and the gov
erness followed the orders received.
Now. the boy had a little carriage
and was very fond Of driving out in
the morning. and lie generally ordered
the coachman to go by way of the
Brandenburg gate, as it amused and
fattered him to see the soldiers in the
barrack, just inside the gate, turn out
%~A\
empire passed their quarters. Accord
incly on the morning of his disobe-
dience the order was, as usual, "Io
the Brandenburg gate" ard the car
riaSe rolled rapidly thither. But what
was the amazement and the rage Of
the princeling on arriving there to see
no soldiers except those on guard, and
they took not the slightest notice OF
him. In towering passion he order
ed the coachman to return to the pal
ace, where, rushing into his father S
room, he complained of the indecent
behavior of the guard and demanded
their condign punishmc-It.
Eut his father only smiled and said
in the gentlest voice: "Fuer unge-
vaschener prinz wird niemals praesen-
tirt" c.An unwashed prince is never
saluted").-Harper's Weekly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
Looked Too Far.

There was an English farmer, a
Somersetshirc man. who once owned
a telescope. The old man remarked
to a friend at local race meeting that
the gentry nowadays had glasses fol
both eyes and added that he ''had had
one once for one eye, a right good one
it was, but now it was no use at all
no, not to nobody
why not:' asked the friend.
.'Well," be said, 1T were good one
1 could see miles wi en-. 1 could sec
plain the steeple Of the church i've
miles off. But nissus' son John, &c
borrowed en-. and he tried to see the
steeple Of t'other church, ten miles
off-and tried and tried and couldn't
And that strained it, and it were nev'
or of no use any more-no, not to no
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
Told X In Rhyme.

The late Rev. John Skinner, author
Of annals of Scottish Episcopacy,'
was first appointed to a charge in Mon
trose, whence he was removed to
Banff, and ultimately to Forfar Aft
er he had left Montrose it reached his
ears that an i'll natured insinuation
was circulating there that he had been
induced to leave this town By the
temptation of 4 better income and Of
fat pork, which, it would appear. was
plentiful in the locality of his new in
cumbency. Indignant at such an as
persion, he wrote letter, directed to
his maligners. vindicating himself
sharply from it, which he showed to
his grandfather, John Skinner Of
Lansside, for his approval. The old
gentleman objected to it SIS too lengthy
and proposed the following pithy sub
stitute:
Had Skinner been Of carnal mind,
AS strangely ye suppose,
Or had he even been fond of swine
He'd ne'er have left Montrose.
"Reminiscences Of Dean Ramsay
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
Lived 152 Tears.

VIM. Parr-Englano's Oldest man
married the third tirae at l20, worked
in the fields until 1872 and lived 20 years
longer. People should be youthful at
So James Wright, of Spurlock. Ky;
shows how to remain young. Il feel
just like 16-year-old boy" be writes,
latter taking six bottles of Electric Bit
ters. For thirty years Kidney trouble
made life burden, bit the first bottle
of this wonderful medicine convinced
me had found the greatest cure on
earth" They're a godseud to weak,
sickly Rundown or old people. Try
them. SOC at al druggists.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
a GYpocrlte.

Little Willie-Say, pa, what is hEp-
ocrite? PA hypocrite, my son, is
man who publicly thanks the Lord
foc his success and then gets mad eT-
cry time anybody insinuates that ne
ssr't mainly responsible for it himself.
Chicago News
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05

Hoarseness. bronchitis and oJhel
throat troubles are quickly cured by
Folev;s Honey and Tar as 1t soothes
and heals the iGlamed throat and bror'
chial tubes and the most obstinate cougf
disappears. Insist upon having the geL'
uine Foley:s Honey and Tar. w. /
Brown & Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
Kills to Stop the Fiend.

The worst foe for y years Of John
Deye. of GIadwin, Mich, was running
ulcer. He paid doctors over S4OO.0O
without benefit. Then Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve killed the ulcer and cured
him. Cures Fever-Sores. Boils. FeloDs.
Eczema, Salt Rheum. 1nfal!ible for
Piles: Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Corns. 23c
at all druggists.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05

Many weak. nervous women have
been restored to health By Foley's Kid
ney Remedy as it stimulates the klc-
news so they vii eliminate the waste
matter from the blood. Impurities de-
press the nerves, causing nervous e&-
baustion and other ailments. Commence
to-day and you will soon be well: Pleas
ant to take. ". Z. Brown y CO.
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Easily Satisfied.

\ countryman who was dong LOU
dom went to a concert hall ana IL
ouired the prices Of seats.
"Front seats, . shillings; oach' !
shilling; programs. a penny" said the
attendant.
"Oh, we'll, then," the visitor re-
marked blandly, "I'l take program
seat"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
Ey;fe of Tobacco.

An Illustration Of the evils resulting
from tbe use CT tobacco is found in the
life of a Georgia man Of eighty-tWo
wears who has chewed since ne was
eleven and is now the father Of TWEEN
tv-fve children. Cut out TOBACCO
young man.-Clio (Ala) Free Press.
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A Card.

This IS to certify that all druggists
are authorized to refund your money it
Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure
your cough or cold. 1t stops tae cough,
heals the lungs and prevents pneumon-
ia and consumption. Contains no opia-
tes. The genuine is in a yellow pack
age. ". L. Brown & Co.
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Then He Went.

Mr.. Saphedde-Enthusiasm is fine
thing. Now, am always being car
ried away by enthusiasm. Miss Caus-
tique-Yes, but the trouble is it doesn't
carry you far enough.-Philadelphla
I Record,
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For Sale.

Nv farm at Jordan OF go acres. 80 OF
1t now very fertile inciosed unto woven
wire fence. q nice home, will exchange
for property in Manning. Also an eX-
ira nice pair Of mares well bred, not
afraid Of steam or automobiles: bred oy
myself, work single or double. with or
without eye winkers, quality such as to
make them valuable, 5 and 6 years old.
H. L. WILSON, VI. D.,
Jordan, S. C.
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"a fool and his money are soon pars-
ed" quoted the pessimist.
"Yes," rejoined the optimist. but It's
worth while being a fool to have the
money to part with."-Chicago News.
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The .Nu71uSez2ept OF The
Times 7cill hereafter 60
over the mailing lists every
zceeh, and Without further
notice every subscription IN
arrears oUer one year 1c1lb
be stricken of: This is done
in compliance with the
postal reg1tZntjons.So Watch
the label Oh The Times, it
zcil tell yozt 1Ohen your
sz16scyiDti071 e:cDires.
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Summons for Relief.
Complaint not Served. }

TO THE DEFENDANT Wesley
Minis, Furlnan Minis, Jasper Minis,
Rebecca Minis, Henry Minis, Wilson
Minis and Preston Minis;
| You are hereby Summoned and
required to answer the Complaint in
this action, which is filed in office of
! the Clerk of the Court of Common
! Pleas for the said County, and to
serve copy Of your answer to the
said complaint on the subscriber at
! his Office in Timmonsville, S. G.
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
TO the Court for the relief demanded
in the complaint.
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Family PreScience.

Nearly every family picks the wrong
member for the fool.-Life.