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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-31
A Plea Fer Graduated Standard OF
Misconduct.

a Plea Fer Graduated Standard OF
Misconduct.
What is really wanted at the present
time is 8 standard Of misconduct We
are constantly doing things in doubt,
as if we hadn't q right to do them.
The confusion caused by people do
ing things which in their circumstances
we had no right to expect is the prin-
cipal cause Of OUT troubles. It ought
to be definitely settled, for example,
that any millionaire who has. say,
over a hundred millions will there
after lead an honest life. If he has
only fifty millions his life should be
semi-honest, and if be has only paltry
ten millions then it ought to be con-
ceded that he can loot a few railroads
or so until he gets on his feet.
Up to, say, ten thousand year no
man can afford to be dishonest. BE
ought TO get up in the cars and give
his seat to women under thnty-fve al
least, and Of course he will not take
the chance Of robbing any safe. From
ten thousand up to q hundred thou
sand be can engage in little dishonest
fiers by making one Of pool or put.
ting through q land deal or so for
variety.
When he gets fifty millions or more
together. however. ever? man ought
to ask himself plainly the question
whether from now on he ought not to
be a philanthropist Doesn't he owe
this to his fellow men?-Life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-31
LEE At APPOMATTOX.
One Of the Most Notable Scenes In
the History Of the War.

OGTS Or TIC VbSSS lSSSGDIC SSS'iSS t''
the History Of the War.
Men who saw the defeated general
when he came forth from the chamber
where he had signed the articles Of
capitulation say that he paused mo-
ment as his eyes rested once more on
the Virginia hills, smote his hands to-
gether as though in some excess Of
inward agony, then mounted his gray
horse. Traveller, and rode calmly away.
# that was the very Gethsemane
Of his trials, yet he must have had
then one moment of supreme. If chas-
tened, Joy. AS he rode quietly down
the lane leading from the scene OF
capitulation he passed into view OF as
men-of such as remained Of them.
The news of the surrender had got
abroad. and they were waiting, grler
stricken and detected. upon the bill
sides when they caught sight or their
old commander on the gray horse.
Then occurred one of the most notable
scenes in the history Of the war. In
an instant they were about him, pare
headed. with tear wet faces, thronslng
him, kissing his hand, his boots. ms
saddle; weeping. cheering him amlo
their tears, shouting his name to the
very skies. He said: Men, we nave
fought through the war together. l
have done my best for you. My hearC
is too full to say more."-From "Roo-
ert e. Lee, the Southerner."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-31
FOXES HAVE SCALES.
4 Naturalist Compares These AMI
mails With the Reptiles.

q Naturalist Compares ihese All
mails With the Reptiles.
*. Toldt, Viennese naturalist, says
that foxes have scales as well as hair
upon their skins. From this he argues
that they have descended from ances-
tors bearing horny skins, like the arlna-
dillos and the ant eaters.
Every one who has examined q rat
closely knows that its tail is scaly
throughout its length. Those who are
familiar with Wild boars know also
that there are parts Of their bodies on
which there are distinct scales. Wher-
ever the scales are found on these
creatures with hairs as we'll, these
hairs grow in tufts at regular inter
yals between the scales. AS this form
Of growth is often found in animals
which have no scales it is believed
that when it exists it proves origin
from q race which once bore scales.
Especially is this true Of the fox. IT
his skin be examined closely it will be
found that the hairs are arranged in
groups Of three punches, each bunch
containing fourteen or fifteen hairs.
and that the skin has the appearance
Of that of q scaled ant eater from which
the scales have been plucked. Under
the microscope 1t looks scaly. Herr
Toldt says the fox is one Of the man
mails that can be most correctly COM
pared with the reptiles, being Of a
primitive and very slightly specialized
type, although famous for its cunning.
New York World
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-31
A MEsNAMED EXHIBIT.

Brings Joy to the Museum Visitors
and Worries the Curator.
a curator at the Metropolitan Mu-
scum Of Art.is threatened with insan-
ity, the cause being small misnamed
exhibit in the gallery outside his Office
door,
Twenty times q day" declared the
harassed man, people discover that
that china statuette out in the Frank
lin collection is named General Wash
ington instead Of Benjamin Franklin.
Then they burs in here and announce
their discovery and wonder that no
one ever noticed it before. Half my
time is spent in explaining that we
know it well. that it was simply mis-
take Of the potter who labeled it in
France over century ago and that we
cannot change it nor wouldn't If we
could
"Of course I tell them this cour-
teously and patiently. and you know
what a strain that is when you are
going over the same thing for the
thousandth time! I'd latch the door,
only there are too many employees
seeking me all Gay long, so here I
must sit and listen to the names Of
George Washington and Benjamin
Franklin repeated q million times till
wish that neither of those glorious
patriots had ever lived. And it's driv-
ing me insane, I tell you; it's driving
me insane!"
Just then the door opened and lady
popped in with:
There's a statue out here named
General Washington, but I'm sure
And the weary curator, being south
erner, rose smilingly to his task.-NeW
York Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-31
The Rack. Pace and AmbIe.

The rack is gait Of the horse be-
tween tot and gallop or canter. IN
which the fore feet move as In slow
gallop, while the hind feet move as In
a trot or pace. It is usually an arti-
fetal gait, but is sometimes hereditary
or natural. There Is much confusion
Of terms In respect to this gait, due
to the fact that the gait itself is some
what varied, according as the racker
carries the one or the other fore foot
foremost in the galloping motion OF
the fore feet; that many coneound the
rack with the pace, the words often
being used synonymously, and that
many have mistaken the use of the
words pace" and Gamble" There is
abundant evidence that the American
pace Of today Is the amble OF Eu-
ropeans Of the last century and earlier.
The motion Of the hind feet is the
same in the trot, the pace and the
rack. In the trot the diagonal hind
and fore feet move nearly simulta-
neously. In the pace or amble the
hind and fore feet Of the same side
move nearly Observation-Disclosures
Globe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-31
Old London Cookshops.

Mediaeval London, besides being a
"city Of taverns," was famous for its
cookshops, such as the place on the
river bank described by FiZstephen IN
the thirteenth century: "There every
day ye may call for any dish of meat,
roast, fried or sodden, fish both small
and great, venison and fowl. # friends
come upon sudden wearied with
travel to citizens house and they be
loath to wait for curious preparations
and dressings ct fresh meat let the
servant run to the water side, where
all things that can be desired are at
hand" This particular place Of publi,
cookery apparently did an indoor as
well as an outdoor trade, for F1tz-
stephen further described it as being
used both day and night by multi
t1des of soldiers or other strangers
who refresh themselves to their con-
tent on roast goose, the fowl Of Afri-
ca and the rare gadwit Of Ionia." But
what were the two last mentioned
viands ?eLondon Chronicle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-31
A Teleorsm That Talked.

At one time when George Drew
Barrymore was playing in San Fran
cisco fabulous sum was offered her
by a local theater for her services for
a few weeks. The offer was exceed
ingly tempting. but her contract with
Charles Frohman stood in the way.
However, on the nothing-venture-noth-
ing-won theory. she telegraphed g de-
tailed statement Of the offer she had
received to Frohman in New York, eH-
planned how anxious she was to ac-
cept it and wound up with the plea,
'EWill you release me?" In due course
Of time she received the following tele-
gram in answer:
Mrs. George Drew Barrymore. Palace
Hotel, San Francisco:
No! CHARLES FROGMAN.
Albeit disappointed, Mrs. Barrymore
at once sent this characteristic reply:
Charles Frohmac, New York City:
Oh,
~rNp~rr nprw pApCVNNRE
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-31
EXPLODING Ice Bubbles.

The intensely cold nights of Siberia,
says a writer, produce a curious phe-
nomenon. Occasionally the silence Is
broken by a loud report resembling the
boom Of cannon. The noise is caused
by the bursting Of an ice bubble on a
river. The streams coming from the
hills are incased in ice six to nine
inches thick. and as the water de-
scends faster than it escapes through
the river the result is heavy hydro
static pressure. This first causes the
ice upon the. river to rise in mounds
often six to eight feet high. For a
time they seem to yield elastically to
the pressure, but finally can With
stand no more and burst with an e1-
plosive report. The water rushes out
soon freezing, however, and causing
further explosions. The writer asserts
that he has seen scores Of these Ice
hlllocks within few miles.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-31
THE HUMAN RACE.
Will Man, Simply Shrink Off the Face
OF the Earth?

Will Man Simply Shrink OF the Face
OF the Earth?
& French statistician who has been
studying the military and other rec
ords with view Of determining the
height of men at different periods has
reached some wonderful results.
He has not only solved some per-
picking problems in regard to the past
of the human race. but is also enabled
to calculate its future and to deter
mine the exact period when man will
disappear from the earth.
The recorded facts extend over near
ly three centuries.
It is found that in 1910 the average
height Of man in Europe was l.1o me-
ters, or. say, FIVE feet nine inches. In
1870 it was five feet six inches. In
1920 it was FIVE feet FIVE inches and
fraction. At the present time 1t IS
FIVE feet three and three-quarter inches.
It is easy to deduce from these figures
q rate of regular and gradual decline
in human stature and then apply this.
working backward and forward, to the
past and to the future. By this calcu-
Iation it is determined that the stature
of the first men attained the surpris-
ing average Of sixteen feet nine inches.
Truly. there were giants on the earth
in those days. The race had already
deteriorated in the days of Cg. and
Goliath was a quite degenerate off
spring Of the giants. Coming down to
later time, we find that at the begin
ming Of our era the average height Of
man was nine feet, and in the time OF
Charlemagne it was eight feet eight
inches. But the most astonishing re-
suit of this scientific study comes from
the application Of the same inexorable
law Of diminution to the future. The
calculation shows that by the year
1000 A. D. the stature of the average
man will be reduced to fifteen inches.
At that epoch there will be only lilli-
pu-ians on the earth. And the con-
clusion Of the learned statiStician is
Irresistible that 1.-The end Of the world
will certainly arrive, for the inhablt-
ants will have become so small that
they will finally disappear finish by
disappearing" as the French idiom ex-
presses it-"from the terrestrial globe"
- nndnn Tit-BitS
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-31
A TITLE AND A UNIFORM.
How Colonel johnson Got the One and
Bought the Other.

How Colonel johnson Got the One ano
Bought the Other.
"Where did you get your military
titlew was asked Of Colonel Johnson.
"Charlie Culberson made me take il
when he was governor Of Texas" re-
piled the Houston editor 81 told him
I might have to wear title, but I'd
be hanged if I'd wear uniform. One
day I met the governor on the street,
and he said, Hello, Bill
"tHello, Charlie replied.
els that the proper manner to ad-
dress your commanding officer" he
demanded sternly. Stand up straight,
salute and say Governor. Where's
your uniform?
"sThe Office isn't worth S125 Of gold
lace replied hotiy.
"'About face! Marchr commanded
the governor, and be marched me into
a tailor shop.
"Make this man colonel's uniform
and send the bill to me- he said.
81 couldn't stand for that, so said.
sI give YOU to understand, sir, if I've
got to be a colonel can buy my own
uniform and put on as much gold lace
as any man in Texas
That's how I came to be a colonel
and to have for sale cheap as fine a
military uniform as ever was made In
the uth."-EXchange
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-31
Women and New Money.

The cashier, as usual, paid the loom
boss IN new money-crisp,. sweet smell
ing bank notes that it was pleasant tt
handle
"But why is it, George" he asked
'4that you insist upon new money al
ways? I know you hand every cent
of it to your wife"
The loom boss chuckled-
Its easy to see you amt married
man, Will" said be. "OtherWise YOU'D
know woman's nature better and
wouldn't need to be told the advan'
tage of taking home new money te
the wife. The explanation is, Will
that women are so fond of new money
that they hate to part with it. Il
makes them economical. They bar
gain for this, they deny themselves
that, and the upshot is that at the end
Of each week they have tidy little
sum, all brand new, put by in a stock
Ing or teapot. It pays, VIII, to give
the wife new money. 1t pays some
thing like 20 per cent" Philadelphia
Bulletin.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-31
POWER OF ONE VOTE.
A Single Ballot Has Often Decided an
inoortant Contest

important Contest.
In the Continental congress of 1715
Benjamin Harrison defeated John
Hancock by one vote for the presiding
Office. But the Virginian insisted on a
new ballot and by his own vote chose
Hancock
In 1854 the illness of one delegate
from New Jersey kept slavery out Of
states admitted to the Union after
1900 and thus confined the civil war
contestants to the south Atlantic
states.
July 25, 17SS, one vote ratified the
constitution after the famous debate
between Madison and Henry at Rich
mond. The next Gay the debate be-
tween Hamilton and Clinton ended
with New York following suit. In 1870
Rhode Island came in with an equally
small margin.
Alexander Hamilton swung one vote
to Thomas Jefferson in the electoral
college Of 1900, thus breaking dead
lock after thirty-six ballots and de-
feating Aaron Burr. This really be-
gan the feud which cost Hamilton his
life on the Palisades at Weehawken-
In 1908 Jesse Thomas by his own
vote went to congress from the In
diana district. He succeeded in NOV
ing the northern boundary Of Illinois
hfty miles north. thus giving it q lake
outlet had Illinois been united com
mercially with the soUth and her in
terests tinged with southern ideas the
election Of Lincoln could never have
taken place. and the whole history Of
the country would have been different.
May &c. 1868, the senate of the Unit
ed States declared against the i'm
parchment of Andrew Johnson by one
vote, 35 to 10. when two-thirds were
necessary to decide.-Chicago Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-31
A Religions Authors Statement.

Rev. Joseph H. Fespermau, Salisbury,
\. c., who is the author Of several
books. writes: For several years I was
afflicted with kidney trouble and last
winter I was suddenly stricken with a
severe pain IL ny kidneys and was con-
fined 70 bed eight days unable to getup
without assistance. My urine contained
u thick white sediment and l passed
same frequently day aud night. [ COM
menced taking Foley's Kidney Remedy,
and the pain abated and iinally ceased
and my urine became normal. cheer
fully recommend Foley's Kidney Rem
edv. w. E. Brown Il co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-31
SjckSooy Mirrors

sOnly a hand mirror should find
place in a sickroom," said doctor,
land it should be one dattering to the
patient-the kind, for instance, which
il the face is too broad will lengtherl
it a little and the patient should only
be allowed to look in the mirror a.
propitious times. Many a patient has
been frightened literally to death by
bis haggard refection-haS looked,
sighed and renounced hope. But many
another patient in a really bad way
really desperate, too-being given 4
look at himself just after he has taken
a stinulant has bucked up wonoerfu.-
ly. IN fact, q sickroom mirror wisely
handled is q curative agent. while recl;-
lesslv handIe.l it may kill.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-31
Eis iLe,.cl ,I-Y.

The new waitress sided up to 4
dappe- young man At the breakfast
table. who. after Glancing at the bill.
opened his mouth, and noise issued
forth that sounded like the ripping Off
Of all of the cogs on one Of the wheels
in the power house The new waitress
made her escape to the kitchen. Eel
low out there msulted me-" she said.
The head waiter looked at him. ''Tll
get it." he said. That's just the train
caller ordering his breakfast. ."-Argo-
pout
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-31
Kills Wou1d-Be Slayer.

a merciless murderer is Appendicitis
with many victims. But DR.. Kings New
Life Pills kill it by prevention. They
gently stimulate stomach, liver and
bowels, preventing that cogging. that
invites appendicitis, curing Constipa-
tion, Biliousness, ChillS, Malaria. Head
ache and Indigestion. 25c at Dr. w. E.
Brown Il Co., and j. Z. Arart.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-31
State Of South Carolina.
County Of Clarendon.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
David Levi and Abe Levi as ENecu-
tors of and Trustees Under the
Last VIII and Testament OF Moses
Levi, deceased, Plaintiffs
against
Rachael Severance, Henrietta Blake
and Guy Severance, Defendants.
Judgment for Foreclosure and Sale.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF a
Judgment Orderof the Court Of Com
mon Pleas. in the above stated ac-
tion, TO NE directed, bearing date Of
February 19, 1909. I will sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder for
cash, at Clarendon Court House, AT
Manning, in said county, within the
legal hours for judicial sales, on Mon
day, the 5th day of April, 1909,
being salesday, the following de-
scribed real estate:
That piece, parcel or tract of land
being Il part of the tract known as
the Ingram tract, containing thirty
nine acres, bounded on the North by.
lands of Joseph +. Rhame; on the
East by lands of $. a. kigby and j.
w. Mcleod; on the South by lands
of J. W. Mcleod, and on the West by
lands of Moses Levi"
Purchaser TO pay for papers.
E. 3. GAMBLE,
Sheriff Clarendon County.
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STATEOF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Clarendon COUNTY.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
W, E. Jensinson Company, Plaintiff
against
Diana Burrows, Defendant.
Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A
Decretal Order of the Court of Com
mon Pleas fer Clarendon County,
dated the 10Th day of February, 1909,
l will sell to the highest bidder for
cash, on Monday the 5th day Of
April, a. d. 1909, the same being
salesd@v, in front ofthe Court House
ut Manning, in said County, within
legal hours Of sale, the following real
estate:
''Ail that piece, parcel or tract of
land lying. being situate in the
County of Clarendon, in the State
aforesaid, containing twenty acres,
more or less, and bounding and but
ting as follows:
North by lands formerly Of Dorcas
Spaun, now lands of Levi Bros;
East by lands of w. S. Manniug;
South by lands Of Diana Burrows
and below described, and West by
lands OF Stephen F. White, the said
tract of land being the same devised
to Sarah Preston by Will of James
Wilder, deceased. Said Sarah Pres
ton having departed this life, leaving
as her heirs and distributes myself
and Wade Preston, and the interest
OF the said Wade Preston having
been conveyed to me February 2, A.
D. 1904
ALSO,
''All that piece, parcel or tract Of land
lying. being and situate in Claren-
don County, in the State aforesaid.
containing 20 acres as per plat Of ].
D. Rutledse. surveyor, dated, Feb
ruarv -, 1902, and bounded and but
ting as follows, to wit: North by
tract of Hand above described; East
by lands of W. S. Manning; South by
lands Of Stephen W; tie. aud West
by lands of Alice Green. The said
tract of land being the same awarded
TO NE under the Will OF my father,
James Wilder
Purchaser to pay for papers.
E. B. GAMBLE,
Sheriff Clarendon County.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-31
Simple Remedy For La Grippe.

La grippe coughs are dangerous as
they frevuently develop into pneumonia.
Foley's Honey and Tar not only stops
the cough but heals and strengthens the
lungs so that no serious results need be
feared. The genuine Foley's Honey and
Tar contains no harmful drugs and Is IN
yellow package. Refuse substitutes.
W. E. Brown & Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-31
OverioYeS.

How did papa act when you asked
him for my hand?'
"I could see that he was trying 10
control himself, but he presented al
the symptoms Of man who mas
drawn a straight flush" - Houston
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-31
Short Docs Bite Low.

Passerby-Here. boy, your dog has
bitten me- on the ankle. Dog Owner
Well, that's as high as he could reach.
You wouldn't expect little pup like
him to bite yer neck, would yer!-
London rCit-Bits.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County Of Clarendon.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
&. A. Norwood, Jr., Plaintiff
against
George P. Plowden ard John Red,
Defendants.
Judgment for Foreclosure and Sale.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF y
Judgment Order Of the Court OF Com
mon Pleas, in the above stated &C
ton, to me directed, bearing date OF
February 10, 1909, l will sellat public
auction,Co the highest bidder for
cash, at Clarendon Court Bouse, at
Manning, in said county, within the
legal hours forjudicial sales, on Mon
day, the 18th day Of April, 1903,
being salesday, the following de-
scribed real estate:
'.All that parcel Or tract OF land
containing twenty-five acres, being
in the Stale and County afore-
mentioned, bounded North by lands
of Mrs. Mary Ann McFaddin; East
bv lands Martha Taylor; South by
lands OF R. C. Plowden, and West by
lands of Ben Plowden.
Purchaser to pay for papers:
+, B. GAMBLE.
Sheriff OF Clarendon County.