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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05

To the infant Defendants Jasper
Minis. Rebecca Minis, Henry Minis,
and Preston AliIns:
Take Notice: That unless you pro-
cure the appointment Of d Guardian
ad item to represent you in this az
rion within twenty days after the
service Of the Summons in this action
and this notice upon you, exclusive OF
the day of Service: the plaintiff will
apply to the Clerk Of the Court Of
Common Pleas for Clarendon County
for an order appointing some suit
able and competent person as Guar
dian ad litem to appear aud defend
the said action for anu on yonr be-
half
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
q. T. KERSE W.

To the defendants above named:
Take Notice: That the Summons
Notice to appoint guardian ad litem
and complaint was filed in the Office
OF the Clerb of Common Pleas for
the County Of Clarendon on the 30ah
day of March. 1909.
4. 7. KERSHAW.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
PUTTING IN OPEN PLUMBING

in place of the old enclosed plumbing
that hid the germs of disease is what
we are called upon continually now to
do. We will fit up your bathroom in
tie latest modern fittings in tub, wash
basin, foot tub and shower bath at
figures that will enable you to have
this luxury at a reasonable cost.
r. n. r1ASTERS,
,27-z7o King Street, Charleston, S G
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
THE BuRYlNG BEETLE.

Dead Mice and Birds Secreted as Food
For Its Young.
People often wonder what becomes
of the dead mice and dead birds. for.
though birds and mice are constantly
dying in large numbers. hardly one is
ever to be seen. The fact is that they
are buried by beetles. Buchner gives
brief account of them as follows:
Several CT them unite together to
bury under the ground. as food and
shelter for their young. some dead ami
NAL such as Il mouse. a toad. 1, mole.
a bird. etc. The burial is performed
because the corpse. II left above
ground, would either dry UP or grow
rotten or he eaten by other animals
In all these eases the young would
perish. whereas the dead body lying IL
the earth and withdrawn from the
outer air lasts very we'll
"The burying beetles go to work in
Il very well considered fashion, for
they scrape away the earth lying un.
der the body so that it sinks of itself
deeper and deeper. When 1t is deel,
enough 1t is covered over from above
If the situation is stony. the beetles,
with united forces and great efforts
drag the corpse to some place more
suitable for burying. They work so
diligently that a mouse. for instance.
is buried within three hours. But they
often work ON for days. so as to bury
the body as deeply as possible. From
large cnrcasses. such as those of horses.
sheep. etc. they only bury pieces as
large MS they can manage"
There can be no doubt of the intelll.
gence Of these strange insects. as Il
gentleman discovered in rather curl.
Gus way. He desired to dry a dead
toad. and for that purpose he fastened
1t upon the top of an upright stick
The burying beetles. however. were
soon attracted by the smell, and. find
Ing that they could not reach the toad.
they undermined the stick. causing 1t
to fall with the toad. which was then
duly buried.-Our Animal Friends.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
FLINT AND FINDER.
Making Fire In the Days Before vs.
Had Matches,


Had Matches.
a friend of mine Of just my age used
to laugh about his own boyhood and
tell the story Of his mother shaking
him in bed and bidding him put on hi.
boots when he dressed and his over
coat and wade through the snow To
the next neighbours to get IL pan of hot
Goals with which to make the fire l
suppose .Jocs mother had lost her
flint. We kept our flint and what was
called the steel" in round tin Eo.:
such as would hold quart of straw
berries now, and 1t was on the ran
telpiece in the kitchen. 1t was hal.
full of finder. Half the boys and girls;
of today do not know what finder l..
or was.
Now. whoever was in the kitchen l.,
the morning and found that the last
hot coal of the wood fire had gone out
took down the finder box and struck
the steel With the flint smartly and Of
ten until Il redhot spark fell on the
finder: then very carefully she blew
with her breath on any fakes of the
finder which had lighted until she had
quite IL little cove of lighted finder
Then she took what we called a brim
stone match and put that very care
fully in the little hot hole. If all
things worked well. the birthstone
lighted and the wood of the match
lighted. and she lighted the candle.
which mafe a part of the finder box.
oh. dear. There were thousands of
finder boxes in little Boston the day 1
was born. and few years ago tried
to buy one as curiosity. and could
not find one in any of the junkshops
In those days old women would stop
ut the door and ask you to buy some
bundles of matches. They had made
these themselves of pine wood four
inches long. which they had dipped II
hot birthstone at both ends. And those
We're the only matches that nnybod.
ever heard of.-NVoman's Home Com.
puniOu
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
BHoWNING's "soRDELLo."

The Critics Had Lots of Fun With the
Famous Posm.
When Robert Browning was twen-
ty-oight years old and after lie had
written "7aracelsus'' and his tragedy
of Stanford" lie wrote "Sordello,"
about which there has always been
such Il variety of opinion. Dante In
his "rursatory" wrote of Snrdello.
who was Il poet of Provence.
"Whelr ''Sordello" appeared it made
n sensation. Punch said 1t had Of
fered f100 TO any person who would
reasonably explain one single line and
that after II year no one had claimed
this reward Burlesques We're writ
ten Gu 1t. and In one of these 1t was
claimed that the funniest lines We're
some of the exact original ones.
A story is told Of witty Douglas Jer-
roli. who met friend one day and
asked. Have you read .SordelloE
Does 1t mean anything"
The friend replied that it meant
nothing whatever. Thank heaven!'
said .lerrold. .Thcn | am not mad! 1
read 1t yesterday and feared l had
lost my wits. 1t Is only Browning
who has lost his"
Another story was that criminals at
Newgatc prison who were condemned
to death We're offered full pardon II
they would listen to the reading Of
"Sordello," but in every, instance they
fastened with glee to the gullows.
Browning once said that he blamed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
RI WAS NOT REFERRED.
When LincoIn's Words Were Turned
Back Upon Himself.

Back Upon Himself.
General Robert Avery, who was
wounded almost fatally at chancellors-
vile and recovered just In time to lose
his right leg at the hip OH Lookout
mountain, told an anerdote of Lin
coin which shows the great presidents
appreciation of the fitness of things
and his unfailing fund of humor.
when ! had recovered from the eff
fects of the amputation," said General
Avery, "a very dear friend of mine
who had served long and faithfully as
n regimental quartermaster was an ap-
plicant for Il position as brigade quar-.
termaster. He filed 1t with me, and
after 1t had been properly briefed and
Endorsed made 1t my business to put
1t before the president. There was Il
long line of Seople waiting to SEQ Mr..
Lincoln when arrived at the White
House; but, seeing was Il wounded
man, he came over to me. I'll take
my turn, Mr.. President said. and he
turned to receive his visitors.
THE man ahead of me also had a
request for an appointments letter
which Governor Bramlett of Kentucky
had Endorsed .Respectfully referred to
President Lincoln
Governor Bramlett requests that
be appointed snid the man from Ken
lucky. President Lincoln took the let
ter. Why exclaimed Mr.. Lincoln,
this doesn't show that Governor Bram-
lett requests anything. 1t says simply
Respectfully referred" That means
he just passed 1t along. If you can
get Governor Bramlett to request me
I'll do it. Respectfully referred" is
only a polite way of getting rid of II
person.
HE was sitting ut his desk at the
time. settling lower and lower down in
his chair until only his head seemed
to show. presented the papers Of
my friend. He read them and said,
Why, yes Then lie wrote on Il card,
Respectfully referred to Mr.. Stanton
the secretary Of war.
This won't do. Mr. President
said to him. why notT he asked. Be
cause you have just said to that man
from Kentucky that Respectfully re-
ferred" is Il polite way Of getting rid
Of IL person.
'.1'he president slowly rose out of his
deep seated chair until he looked seven
feet tall to me, and then lie began to
laugh. You've got me- said he. and
then he wrote on a card, Appoint this
man.'"-New York World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
THE CHAMELEON.
Shis Curious Animal Is Like two Halt
Creatures Joined.

Creatures Joined.
The chameleon is not allied closely
to any other animal. 1t stands as a
genus by itself. The nervous centers
in one lateral half operate independ.
emily of those in the other. This
seems outrageous. and it is, but 1t ia
true. The chameleon has two lateral
ccnters of pcrccption-of sensation and
of motion. There exists also Il third
center-that common one in which
abidcs the power of concentration by
means of which the two sides of the
creature may be forced to work in
harmony with each other. But this
center of concentration does not nj.
ways dominate the situation Not.
withstanding the strictly symmetrical
structure of the animals two halves.
the eyes move quite independently,
and they convey distinct and separate
impressions to their respective centers
of perception. AS of the eyes. so of
the other members-each reports tn
and Is controlled by It's own center.
The result is that when the faculty
VI lJtSOlIiSS ulSluTDpu
everything is iumbled. Let the chame.
leon be much agitated and its move
inents grow crratic. They are those
of two creatures fastened together. OF.
rather. of two half creatures joined.
Each half exhibits It's intention of 20
ing its separate way. The result is Il,
pltiable confusion of movement. There
10 o
Gus example Of the chameleons help
lessness when unduly excited is found
In the fact tlat it cannot swim. The
shock of Icing plunged into water up
sets the poisc of its faculty for concen.
tration. Forthwith each side strikes
out wildly fer itself. to its own undo
ing. The chameleon is the only four
legged vertebrate that cannot swim.
When the creature is calm every i'm.
pulse to motion is referred to the com.
mon center of concentration. and the
entire organism acts In fitting accord
with the commands issued by that fac
ulty. Thus. while totally different iii
prcssions from the two eyes are trans.
nitted from their centers to the con-
mon one. that concentrating power dc.
cides MS to which scene is the more
important and then directs the eye
otherwise engaged also to regard 1t.
The same principle applies in the cen
troll of all tie members-so long as tie
animal remains uneXcited. Any oh.
server may easily verify the existence
of this dual nature in Il superficial way
by some experiments with IL sleeping
chameleon. A touch on one side OF
the animal will wake that side un.
while the other side sleeps calmly Gu.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
DAYS OF THE WEEK.
At One Tim. They we$rs ,Has,sain,a;te
Merely by Numbers,st.t''

At One Time They Wets HAalanated
Merely by Numbers,S
Formerly the days of the week wer.
numbered one, two, three, four, five
and six, beginning with the Sabbath
Even now the custom still'Sprevail:
among certain modern, Greeks, til,
Slavs and the Films. Many old fash
Toned and orthodox Quikers. particu
larly in tue north Of England, still hol,
to this custom. which was the common,
one in the days of the apostles an.
down to the fourth century as well q
usual among the Jews and the Arabs
The orthodox Quakers use the mliner
ical system in preference to the ordi
nary on the ground that the gods an,
goddesses. from whom the names wer.
taken. were not Of the highest respecta
bility in point of morals.
The week was originally only II con
venicnt quarter of the lunar month
hence 1t began on Monday. or .nool
day. The Italians still call Monda,
the first and Sunday the. seventh da.
Of the week. Tuesday is derived iron
49, tHNoASS AAW3 WIZ
Mars. the god Of war, most dlsreputa
Bile person in the eyes Of Quakers
Thursday was Thor's day, Thor bein.
a god warrior who was morully no bet
ter than he ought to be. Wednesday
again, was Woden's day. Wooden bein;
the god Of battle rage. The Roman
called this day Mercury's. Friday wa,
supposed to be the luckicst duy Of tn
week-for women. 1t was called after
the Morse Frija, the goddess Of love
and is the best day for weddings. Fol
the pagan Romans 1t was also the day
Of Venus. though the Christian Roman.
called it the day of Ill luck becaus,
Christ had been crucified. on that day.
Saturday was called after Saturn. AMI
Sunday was known to the Christians
as resurrection or sun day.
The week of seven days was import
ed from Alexandria into Greece and
into Italy about the time OF Christ
The Greeks had previously divided
their month into sets Of ten days, the
Romans into sets Of eight days, three
and a half sets being equal to one
month.-New York World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
WILD ELEpHANTs,S.
\ Herds Successful Raid on 4 eranar,
In Ceylon. e Nv

IN Ceylon. W
Some soldiers stationed at an out.
post in Ceylon. says Colombo paper,
TO protect a granary containing h Large
quantity of rice were sent off a few
miles to quiet some unruly villagers
cnly two of the party remaining be-
hind No sooner had the soldiers de
parted than n herd of Wild, elephants,
which had long been wandering about
the neiyllborhood, appeared IN front OF
the graiGiry. It's walls were of solid
bri iswcrk. very thick. and tic only
opening into the building wlssin the
center Of the roof, which .%,,S .reached
by Al ladder. On the apnrGaehtof the
elephants the two men 6Li,nhered up
into II lofty banyan tree to escape in.
jury. Screened by the tliifki fnltnge.
though unseen by the elepllanls, they
easily saw all that wehtton. below
The sagacious animals begin opera.
tons ut the corners of the building.
Two powerful elephants. after putting
forth every effort. but in,ySi.i:;,sto make
an impression OIL the building, were
forced to retire exhausted "a third
came forward, and, applying Ills tusks
as levers. he ut length succeeded In
dislodgng II single brick. An, opening
once made. others of the herd ad.
vanced. and soon an entrance was OBJ.
tanned sufficiently large to'ndnltt them.
AS the whole company could mot be
accommodated ut once, they divided
into small groups Of three or. four
After. satisfying themselves they re,
tired and gave place to others until
the whole herd, upward Of twenty. hat
made full meal. By this time, a shril
sound was heard from one. OF, the ele
plants. and those still In the ,tsranary
rushed out and Joined tllejr,.3 compan
ions. One of the first divisions. after
leaving the building, had acted as sen.
tinel while the others were taking their
turn. He had perceived the, troops
returning from the village aud gave
the signal for retreat, when; the whole
herd, flourishing their truhlss moved
rapidly into the jungle. {J1$t!,sf
The soldiers found the animals, had
devoured the greater part sof,the rice.
A ball from feldpiece was discharged
Mt them in their retreat, but they only
wagged their tails as ifSip. mockery
and We're soon hidden in, the i,recesses
of their native forests. ls$33@st &
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
The PLAIN OF CUISINES.
Its Transformation Into the Field .,

its Transformation Into the Field of
the Cloth cf Gold.
1t was a magnificent display when
Henry VIII. of England and Philip l.
of France met i'll good fellowship on
the plain of Cuisines.
The kings retinue had been selected
from the noblest OF the Kingdom.
Wolsey. with his 300 followers, headed
the escort and was followed by dukes.
earls. barons, bishops and knights.
with their retainers The escort num-
bered 1900 horsemen. not Including
the queens escort, numbering nearly
1000 persons and 500 horses. The
French king had an equally splendid
retinue. King Henry and his great
cavalcade were taken, on arrival at
Cuisines. to the magnificent palace pro-
vidcd by Wolsey. There was an old
palace there, and Wolsey had estab-
lished himself in that and erected
one for his Ting. The palace was the
most beautiful place imaginable. 1t
had 50 many glazed windows that 1t
looked as though built of crystal and
much of the woodwork. both inside
md out. was covered with gold. All
the way from the gate to the door
were rows of silver statues. Inside
the walls of the chambers and halls
were hung with magnificent tapestry
embroidered III gold. and the ceilings
were Graped with white silk.
But Henry was not to spend all Of
his time in his fine palace, for tents
had been erected on the plain, and in
these the two kings and their suits
We're TO lodge. The tents of the French
king were pitched Just outside the
wallis of the town of Andres and ex-
tended almost to the tents of King
He,lry.
The tents In which the two queens
were lodged were covered with cloth
of gold. MS were also the tents of the
ladies' III attendance upon them and Of
all members of the royal families. The
effect was dazzling. Beautiful pavil-
ion. hung With cloth of gold. dotted
the plain: banners tioated everywhere;
fountaii:sof Wine spouted IN the bright
June sunshine: horses. decorated with
lluttering ribbons, pran"ed about gayly.
So gorgeous had the drcary plain lien
maGa that it has become known in his
terry us he "Field Of the Cloth Of
Cold"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
An Author, Initials.

Initials are sometimes the resort Of
the writer who is anxious to conceal
his Identity, and glance through any
one Of the 700 volumes that comprise
the catalogue Of the British museum
reading room will discover some
strange instances. A theological book,
entitled Inquiry Into the Meaning of
Demoniacks In the New Testament"
Is attributed to T. P. A. p. Q. IA. b. L.
c. o. s. Its real author was a.certain
Arthur Sykes. and the initials reveal
his position as "the prccentor and
prebendary Of Alton Borealis in the
church at Salisbury."-London, Chron.
tn1a 3i@Tt t}tfi1. isesss
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
He Got the Teacher.

A man called at grammar school in
n large city to see one of the teachers
and. uncertain just which was the
room he wanted. noted t1re bell buttons
in the main corridor. He pressed one
of them. His surprise was great when
soon after the sound of the gong chill
-dren and teachers fed forth from the
various rooms. all in orderly line and
with no excitement or crowding. The
visitor had pressed the button which
called for the fire alarm drill practice.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
Useful to Flirts.

a young man called on Il patent ex-
pert and showed him an idea he want
ed protected. 1t was in the form of
an engagement ring.
But" said the expert, examining
the very ordinary looking circlet,
what is there patentable about this"
ut is adjustable. SIR" said the in
ventor proudly-London Answers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26

The stories told of Snetzler, ia
nous Swiss organ builder, prove that
he was man of rare and incorrupti-
BILE honesty. At one time the parish
officers of a country church applied to
Snetzler to examine their organ and
make improvements in it.
Gentlemen" said Snetzler after a
careful examination Of the instrument
In question, your organ be wort
tlO0 joost now. Veil, will spend you
t1OO on it, and 1t shall den be wort
f5O"-London Graphic.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
Tho Boss col Ahead.

II came mighty near resigning my
job this morning." said Ardup, order
Ing coffee and sinkers. I'D made up
my mind that the boss aud ! couldn't
get along any mere"
We'll. why didn't you resign:" asked
the man sitting Gu the next stool.
''IIe beat me to 1t by just one sec
ond."-Clicago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
limo to Do Sometime.

Mrs. Mimms Mary, It was o'clock
this morning when you got in.
heard you. MAXWELL, ma'am, If !
was you I'd take something to make
me sleep better. ! took my shoes off
down in the kitchen and didn't make
no more noise than n cat would. I've
been kind Of worried about you for n
good. WHILE"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26

A young man of very limited means
after the marriage ceremony present
ed to the minister 81 cents. all spread
out eli the palm of his right hand.
This is all I've got. parson," he said.
Seeing Il disappointed look in the min
ister's face. lie added. IF we have any
children we will send them to your
Sunday chool."-Success Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
A comfortinn Word.

A woman whose colored maid was
assisting her In trying on a handsome
new gown the other day got shock
when, after looking in the pier glass
and admlring her really handsome fig
ure as displayed in the new garment.
she remarked to the girl:
Julia. all need now is new face"
"'Deed, Mrs. Dyer" replied the col
ored girl, Il wouldn't worry If was
you. saw lady the other day no
better lookin' than you are."-New
York Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
Those EIahorate pefensea.

would you shoot man who as.
sailed your veracity?"
NO" answered the peaceful citizen.
I'D rather take chance on his per-
sonal opinion than to go before jury
with story that might convince the
general public that he was right
Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
There is no greater grief than in
misery to turn our thoughts back to
happier times.-Dante.
Puppies Both.

81 would give half my fortune to be
In your little dogs place." said a
SMART young man in railway car
riaGc to a girl who had toy terrier in
her arms,
And 1T wou'd lie the right place for
on" She rNtcrtcd. for l am taking
In TO hs''a his ears cropped!"-Lon.
'en Exrrcss
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
ALWAYS Dreaded the 14th.

Most dismal Of all men off the stage
was Grimaldi. the clown. and his
father fathered him. He had that
curious dread of n certain date which
assails so many. The elder Grimaldi
hated the 14th of the month, and when
It was passed he regarded himself as
safe until the next. He was born,
christened and married on the 14th
of the month. and, being discontinued
with all three events, we will hope his
death on March IA. 1883, satisfied him.
London Taller.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
On the Cars of New York.

The surface cars of New York carry
on each line as different nationality
rs IL each belonged to a different coun-
try. On the Eighth avenue line there
are mostly colored people; on the Sixth
avenue they are largely Americans, If
there are any Americans In New York:
ON the Broadway cars there are styl-
ishly dressed New Workers; on the
Third avenue Irish and Jewish people
predominant, on the Second avenue
Jewish, Italian, Hungarian. Swedish
snd German, while on the surface cars
that run along Avenue A you see
every foreign nationality under the
sun, all bareheaded.--New York Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26

Mamma EdS,r. didn't tell you not
to take any mere preserves from the
jar? Small Ed.g.r- Yes. ma'am. Mann
ma-Then. If you wanted some. why
didn't yon=ask me for them? Small
Edgar Cause wanted some.-Chi-
cago News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
Satisfied.

Mrs. Skowler-You will have to go,
Mary. can't put up with your I'M
pertinence any longer. Pm sorry
can't give you recommendation.
Mary-Its all right mem. My leav.
Ing alive will be all the recommend
need.-Boston Transcript.