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The Columbus journal., 1909-02-10
Rich Forests Of Asia Minor.

Chief among the natural riches OF
Asia Minor are the vast forests which
cover the interior mountain ranges
of the country In the Vilayet Of Smyr-
ma. for example. there are 100000
acres of valuable woodland, which
comprise nearly one-eighth Of the en-
tire vilayet or province. The kinds of
timber consist chiefly in larch. oak.
lockwood, pine, cypress and cedar. In
the vilayet of Adana there are 1900
600 acres of forest and there is con-
siderable timber, tar and resin export
ed from the port of Mersina every
year,
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-10
Wooden CaEdIest;cks.

There is quite return at present to
the use of mahogany candlesticks for
the bedrooms and living room. They
are even used on supper tables.
The mahogany is old with a high
polish and stands quite high on a fiat
base. The candles are used without
shades A pair of them is a good fin
ish to a mahogany bookcase, also to q
desk.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-10

dition to. the tea table. IL they are
served in the popular crystal marina
lade jars set in a silver rim and with
a silver lid and special spoon.
Bits of candied ginger are also liked
In tea These can be passed in hon.
bon dishes. as can the round red and
white minis beloved of children. which
are the very latest fancy for giving a
delicate mtnty flavor to the afternoon
cup of tea.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-10
Pretty Linen for the Table.

There is nothing that makes q
luncheon so attractive as pretty table
linen. and the centerpiece is the most
important of all. 1t should be approx
imately "a inches in diameter. plate
dOilies ten inches and the smaller size
eight inches. The smaller ones are
needed for the glasses and the bread
and butter plates.
Heavy. firm linen. worked with mer-
cerized cotton not too fine, should be
used.
Great care should be exercised in
embroidering it. and especially in re-
gard to the padded. scalloped edge; if
it wears rough and shows a fringe of
threads the beauty Of the piece is
spoiled.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-10
Our Best Two Words.

The friends the foreigner had made
during his visit in New York were sad
at his departure. They sat about a
table at cafe he had frequented,
talking of him. Good Sort" they
said. lawfully sorry he's gone. OF
course. he couldn't talk in our Ian
guage. but he knew enough of it to
make him interesting. Two words:
Have another"
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-10
nave been looking for you ever since"
He then handed over the handbook
and $4,000 for interest.
RainboWS.

The rainbow is caused by the rays
Of sunlight breaking up into their
seven colors when they strike the fall
ing raindrops. The observer must be
between the sun and the rain to see
the rainbow. When there is double
rainbow the inner one is the primary
and the outer one. which is the fainter.
is the secondary one.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-10
Stolen Money Well Invested

night he encountered his friend, who
greeted him effusively. and said:
Here is that handbook. Adam. It
has hurt my conscience for 20 years.
but it was the means )of saving my
life. After leaving New York I went
to Albany. From there I drifted out
to San Francisco. where I started a
fruit business. I prospered. and at the
end of Is years was worth about $780,
900. l arrived here last Sunday and
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-10
Thief Returns Amount Taken with
More Than Compound Interest.

The happiest man in New York is
Adam Brede. chef in lunchroom
Over 20 years ago Brede deposited $50
in the Seamans' Bank for Savings.
With a friend he attended festival
that night, and when he left the hall
he found that both his friend and his
handbook had disappeared. The other
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-10

bed and tables and chairs into the
may appear orderly. But when the
closet door is opened the truth will be
known
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-10

The pigs like to be comfortable as
well as the rest of the stock. Pro-
vide plenty of good clean straw. and
see that there are no drafty cracks
in the pens to worry them.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-10

Don't cut OF limb unless you have
good reason for doing so. Poor
pruning is almost worse than no pru-
ming at all.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-10

There is more money in the small
than in the large flock in proportion
to the amount invested.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-10

Ventilation through a muslin-cur-
tanned window and ventilation via the
numerous cracks and crevices marks
just the difference which there Is be-
TWEEN well and sick chickens.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-09-23

These must be our money on the return
trip. II you can get a few bearskins.
take them; also narwhal and walrus
tusks, but do not give too much for them
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-09-23
The Woman Who Eailai.


Sometimes 1 wonder if could have
held his love longer had l dressed
more and been more careful that he
should never see me unless l was at
tractively gowned. When look back
/ am filled with dismay to think how
often he has seen me when l must
have been most unattractive. 1t Is
true that seventeen years of married
life have made me careless l remem-
Der all the lacy, delicate, perfumed
lingerie Of my wedding trousseau and
how he used to admire them and call
them "frilikins." But now l wear the
pla1nest and sometimes most unbc-
coming things. l have felt that it was
unnecessary and even extravagant to
spend so much money on lingerie; in
stead, l have put it in the house-in
rugs. cut glass. and silver-in things
I could keep
Oh, how foolish / have been. How
much wiser to have bought some ey.
pensive morning gowns than that
solid silver tea set this fall. Tho
gowns would have made me more a.
tractive every morning at breakfast:
and the tea service-I don't think he
has ever noticed it,
And in the evening for dinner-how
rarely | made any effort to Gress
when We dine out or have some one
dining with us. What am | saving
therl for? l can have plenty more.
Oh. how blind l have been, Why
have worn them only for the be1e.
MT of others? What Go / gain from
the passing admiration OF strangers
or even frie2Gs-compared to the adj
miration OF my husband? Is 1t too
late to begin anew Can | ever ef.
race the impression years of indiffer-
ent dressing have made upon him.
From The Journal of a Neglected
Wife"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-09-23
How His New Theory For Penetrating
Frozen North Won Him Immor.
tal Fame - Millionaire
Bradley His BaCker.
Nv FREDERICK r. TooMBs.

w yHEN the thrilling news vas
AA/ flashed underneath the
w oceans and across the CONT
nents Of the world that DIR.
Frederick A. Cook of Brooklyn had
discovered the north pole it was notih-
cation of the greatest scientific
achievement Of modern times. For
decade after decade daring explorers,
self sacrificing scientists and steely
nerved Adventures Of a dozen ma
ftons have hurled themselves against
the merciless ice barriers OF the frozen
north in attempts to discover the pole.
Decade after decade the same result
failure-has been the only reward for
the hardy voyagers who have made
the exploits Of the famed "hardy
Norsemen" Of old dwindle into fnsig-
nifcance. 1t Is in words CT death, OK
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-09-23

IN the town of Strasburg, Germany.
discrimination is made in favor OF
married couples with children in the
matter OF municipal salaries Ten
per cent. Is deducted from the wages
Of men between 20 and % who are not
married and afterward FIVE per cent.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-09-23
"This Awful Cold and Wind"

"This Awful Cold and Wind"
I have regretted many times that you
are not with U.s. but at the moment 1t
seemed best to send you back. and. on the
whole, you will be OF more assistance to
me a: the house. to guard and care for our
things. than here In the field in this awful
cold and wind / trust you are of the
same opinion.
So goodby. and now for the pole. Yours
cordially. FREDERICK A. COOK
Such were the last words to the
outside" Of the stout hearted gambler
with inexorable fate who was running
900 chances TO that he would lay his
bones alongside those who had gone
before In some darksome green iced
cavern GOO miles from rescue.
After nearly two years of silence.
during which only one message from
him was received. the relief ship Jea-
ME was started northward, and 1t was
expected that the ressel would reach
E.ah early IN this month. His plan
as agreed on was to push on TO the
Northern point Of Grant Land and
from there start his dash for the pole
In the winter of 1908. timing himself
so rs to return to his headquarters at
Annootok not later than September.
1909
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-09-23
DR.. Cook and His Trip to the Pole
Secrecy Surrounded Expedition So
as to Ihwan His Rival. Pedry.
He Has Been a Lifelong
Adyenturer.

ing on the brains OF its pursUers.
At this time but two Eskimos accom-
panied him.
On April 81 observations showed DR..
Cook that he was within few hun
bred feet Of the pole. few seconds
more and he stood upon it. the goal OF
scores OF the worlds bravest men.
and. planting the American flag. he
claimed for the United States over
10000 square miles OF tt-'ritory-a
10000 mile section Of natures scrap
heap.
News Came From Copenhagen.
The first news of DR.. Cooks discov-
ery to reach America came from the
colonial office at Copenhagen. stating
that with few Eskimos. il siedsing
party, DR.. Cook reached the pole Oh
April q, 1903.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-09-23
'I'll Make Desperate Attempt"

To the present we have seen nothing OF
Croker Land. and am taking a straight
course for the pole. The boys are doing
Wen. and have plenty Of dogs. I hope
10 succeed. At any rate. will make
desperate attempt
=, Wnhe 1 expect to get back to you by
the end OF May. still I wish you to be
ready to go to Acponie, the island OF
North Star. where the whalers' steamers
come by the 5th OF June. and II I am not
back go home with the whalers.
Gather all the blue for skins you can.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-09-23
DR.. Cooks New Theory.


Dir. Cook intended to put a new the
DRY into practice in the polar regions
on this "trip He intended to time his
advance IN such way that his trip
across the ice would fall during the
winter months. This seems strange
time in which to reach the pole; but.
radical as llymPn may consider il. pi-
lots and exl lo-ers who have spent win
ters in the North believed that 1t might
lead 10 success Usually explorers have
done their travelling during the sum-
mer and on the approach of winter
have gone into winter quarters. This
gave them 4 chance to recuper:ite dur
ing the cold weather for the hard work
ahead when the moving ice had opened
wafer to give them chance to use
boats. DR.. Cook entirely ignored the
old customs. He started on journey
the exact antithesis of any heretofore
undertaken.
His Career.
Dr. Cook was surgeon and ethnolO-
gist to the first Peary expedition In
1901 and 1892. commander of the ex-
peditiCn on the Zeta. Il yacht. 1893: or
ganiZer and commander of the expeGi-
ton ON the Miranda. steamship. in
1891: surgeon and anthropologist on
the Belgian antarctic expedition OF
1879 and surgeon to the Peary aux
iliary expedition on the Erik. steam
ship. 1901. He climbed Mount McKin-
ley Sept. IL. 1906. after hair raising
escapes from death and after severe
exposure to the elements. Professor
81. &. Parker Of Columbia university.
who was originally member Of the
party afterward disparaged Cook
feat and engaged in d bitter cOntro-
versy with him. maintaining that Cook
really reached the summit of the noun
tain
DIR. Frederick Albert Cook was born
at Callicoon Depot, Sullivan county
N. Y. on June TO- 1865. He is the son
of DIR. Theodore Albert Cook. He re-
ceived his elementary education in
Brooklyn and was awarded his degree
of M. D. at the University Of New
York in 1890.
On June 10. 1902, he married Miss
Mary Fidell Hunt. He has been deco
rated with the Order Of Leopold, Bel
GUM; gold medal Of Royal society. Bel
GUM; silver medal, Royal George soci-
ETY., Belgium. and was a member Of
the American National and Philadel-
phia Geographical societies and the
Kings County Medical society.
DR.. Cook Is president of the ExplOr-
ers' club Of New York.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-21
Golf In Hioh Attitudes.

Il is strange how many golfers there
are who fail to appreciate the great
effect the density Of atmosphere has
on the fight Of golf ball. On still,
misty day the ball flies about i've
yards to ten yards less than it does
on a frosty day, when the air is keener
and more rarefed, and it is always
stated-whether truly OF not is un'
known-that in an east wind the ball
flies farther than it does when the
wind blows from the opposite ano
more acceptable quarter. The writer
was fortunate, or unfortunate, enough
to play many rounds few years ago
on the johannesburg links in South
Africa. These links are situated some
COOo feet above sea level, and the air
is wonderfully rareded. The ball con-
seouently flew the most surprising dis
tance. AS proof Of his the winner OF
q driving competition sent a ball a
carry of 22S yards, the second player
returning the modest distance OF 225
wards. Yet neither Of these two play
ers could approach the driving capa-
bilities of good amateur golfers
Country Life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-21
Japanese Delicacies.

Under the head Of japanese Delca-
cies" the Berlin Prometheus gives
list OF some Of the queer things which
are served to citizens Of the Flowery
Kingdom who "have a refined taste" ;"
In the provinces which are 50 distant
from the sea that fresh fish cannot be
obtained readily, and where meat IS
not abundant, snakes and lizards are
considered good food and are prepared
in many ways. Grasshoppers rank
among the real delicacies. They are
always kept in captivity without food
for a day, then bathed and decapitated
and made legless. Heads and legs
must be torn off, never cut. They are
served in various ways. but dry, with
a salad dressing, is the most popular.
An insect Of tie bee family which lives
in the earth is also much sought
This is served with sugar or honey
whep eaten raw. but it is also made
into a porridge. The chrysanthemum
exists not only in the poetry and art
of the japanese, but has an important
place on the table, where it IS met as
salad. candy and stew.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-21
1kle Yorkshireman.

There is a characteristic glimpse OF
Yorkshire s:6lownrightness" in the pub
lished "reminiscences Of an English
clergyman:
At my institution to Upham re-
tired colonial bishop, about to take an
English benefice. said: "Well. you and
I have worked both in north and
south. In what points do you consider
that they differ?" "Oh my lord l
answered. II can soon tell you that.
If a Yorkshireman thinks you fool
he comes and tells you so to your face.
Down here they so and tell somebody
else" s'You have exactly hit it," said
the bishop. "The difference could not
be better described
Yorkshire regard for the pocket the
aforesaid clergyman illustrates in this
anecdote:
4 groom being asked how long ne
lived in the south replied, Twenty
years. "What! Have you. York
shireman. lived twenty years down
here and not made your fortunef'
"Eh," answered the man, hut meas
ther were Yarkshire too"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-21
What's In a Label.

There is a good deal Of art in adver-
Using. and it has to be adapted to the
public it seeks to meet. Edward
Reeves in Brown Men and Women"
makes clear that what attracts the
American market may not serve that
purpose in the islands Of the south
seas. he tells an experience which
food firm had with one Of those. sea
girt csumunities. The natives get
very tired Of fish, but are fond Of
canned beef, which they buy when
ever they have money. That they are
nothing more than children in their
ideas the traders find out to their cost
if they are not careful. An exporter
of canned meat was nearly ruined By
clinging to the trademark of 4 drag
ems head. Shipment after shipment
was sent out from San Francisco, each
can branded with the flaming dragon.
The natives shuddered at the sight Of
the hideous thing. They were not go
ing to eat the disgusting beast. In
vain the agents tore off the labels; the
natives were suspicious and would not
buy. The whole shipment had to be
returned and put in fresh cans with
fat OK or sheep on the label. All the
natives fully believed that the figure
on the label was a true picture of what
was inside
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-21
THE MANNING TIMES, MANNING, s. c., APRIL 2s. 1909.
He ObeyeS.

Murat Ealstead, the great Journalist
Of war times, went to General William
T. Sherman's headquarters once for
the --latest news from the front" Hal.
stead was armed with many fine intro
ductory letters, but decided to rely
mainly on one given him by Thomas
Ewing, Sherman's brother-in-law. He
found the general and presented
Ewing's letter The general opened 1t
somewhat impatiently. read a few
lines, folded it and said:
"Ah, you come from Ewing, and you
desire to have all the latest news the
next probable move Of our army, eh:
Well, there's a train leaving this town
for Cincinnati at 2 o'clock. Here, take
this ticket and step over there and get
your dinner and then get on that
train"
"Well, but, General Sherman be-
gan the newspaper man. But Sherman
waved him off.
"Go over and get good dinner. We
have plenty and always strive to treat
our friends well. But be sure you
don't miss that Q o'clock rain"' And
Halstead obeyed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-21
The Riaht Hand Seats.

The Philadelphia Record quoted an
observant street car conductor to the
effect that the right hand seats are al
ways filed first. He could not account
for this except on the theory that, as
most persons are right handed and ac-
customed to turning to the right, 1t
might be simply force Of habit.
3eThere is another probable reason
which be did not think off," says the
Record. "It is generally believed that
the right side Of a car is safer. An
old traveller once said to the writer:
In travelling always sit in the middle
Of car and on the right hand side.
The middle is safer than the ends in
collision, and the right side is not
likely. to be "side swiped' by project
ing objects on trains, cars or any We
hicles passing On the adjacent track y
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-21
Stone Eaters.

, Sir James Ross in the course Of his
travels noted a curious fact with re-
gard to the penguin-namely, the habit
Of swallowing stones. In one spec1-
men he found ten pounds weight Of
quartz, granite and trap. Other ami
mails, reptiles, fishes and mammals eX-
hibit the same strange fancy. In a
paper contributed to the proceedings
Of the Bristol Naturalists' society W.
81. Wicks has collected number OF
facts connected with such stomach
stones. The fact noted by Mr.. Wicks
that the pebbles are usually white
quartz is interesting, but does not ap-
pear to throw any light on the. strange
Globe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-21
Persuasion.

DR.. \. is q specialist in nervous all
ments. In his most successful cases
persuasion has played an important
role. Six-year-old Frank has evident
ly had opportunity to imbibe his ia
ther's views on the efficacy Of persua-
sion, which. Dr. a. contends, appeals
to the highest psychic functions.
1t was only few mornings ago that
Mrs. A. overheard an alteration in
the kitchen between Master Frank and
the cook Mary'S voice rose in loud
Drotestations. Mrs. y. FASTENED to the
scene and arrived just in time to see
her son seize q convenient broom and
threaten Mary.
why, Frank she exclaimed In
horrifed amazement. what are you
doing?'
But Frank was equal to the occa-
sion. I'm just trying to persuade
Mary for some angel cake" he ex-
planned in a matter Of fact way.
If this treatment may not have ap-
pealed to Mary's highest psychic func-
tions it at any rate tickled her sense
Of humor. Frank gained his point
New York Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-21
Nietzsche and the Invallc.

An invalid lady who often met
Nietzsche found him the gentlest. kind
est and most sympathetic Of men. He
'implored her with tears in his eyes
not to read his books Such was his
knowledge of women that be was
thunderstruck to find shortly after
ward that the lady at once proceeded
to read them all he was further
stupefed by the discovery that. haT-
ing read them. she was utterly un-
moved by the philosophers unanswer-
able demonstrations that feeble per-
sons like herself had no right TO live
and that women were distinguished By
this. that and the other Objectionable
attribute. It must have been a blow
to him.-London News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-21
A Woman Soldier.

Eleonore Prochaska, born March IL,
l7S5. at Potsdam, was the daughter of
a sergeant. After being brought up in
the military orphanage Of that town
she became q cook in some citizens
house. When the great war against
Napoleon broke out in 1918 she was
led away by. enthusiasm to quit her
town secretly. By selling her poor be-
longings she procured male attire and.
weapons and enlisted under the name
of August REM in the Lutzow corps.
On account Of her tail, slender figure
her sex was not discovered until she
was mortally wounded. This happened
in the encounter in the Gohrde forest,
Regierungsbezirk, Luneburg. kreis
Dannenberg, Sept. 16, 1913. The PTus-
SLAMS were there attempting to storm
q hill occupied by the French, she act
ing as drummer. In 1868 monu-
ment in memory of her was erected In
the churchyard at Dannenberg and an
other in 1889 in the old churchyard Of
Potsdam.-London Sketch
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-21
Swept Over Niagara.

This terrible calamity often happens
because careless boatman ignores the
rivers warnings growing ripples and
faster current Natures warnings are
kind. That dull pain or ache in the
back warns you the Kidneys need at
tention if you would escape fatal mala-
dies-Dropsy, Diabetes or Bright's dis
ease. Take Electric Bitters at once and
see Blackjack fly and ali your best feel
iugs return. ':Aiter long suffering from
weak kidneys and lame back, one S1.00
bottle wholly cured me-" writes J. R.
Blankenship, of Belk, Tenn. Only SOC
oval druggists.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-21
Waterproof Coats Of Grass.


In the tropics Of Mexico, where
torrenial rains fall a part Of each
year, raincoats are very necessary
part Of mans apparel. Owing to the
intense heat which prevails in the
summer season the ordinary rubber
raincoat cannot be worn. A rainproof
coat is made from native grasses and
is worn by the men Of the middle
and upper classes. The grasses are
woven close together, and it is impos-
sible for the rain to beat through
them, no matter how hard the storm
may be. Some Of these coats are
made with hood which protects the
head as well as the body.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-21
WaIkino Under a Ladder.

4 correspondent Of the Boston
Globe gives this explanation Of the
old superstition against walking under
a ladder: 'sIn former days. when hang
ing was done after more primitive
and simple fashion than it is today
the victim had generally to pass under
the ladder which stood against the gal
lows for the convenience Of the execu-
ton, and he passed under that ladder
with the fair certainty of being lmne-
diately hanged. What the unhappy
criminal could not avoid the average
pedestrian avoids today, even at the
expense Of his polished boots, by tur1'
Ing into the roadway"