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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-16

Noz-a1Ez tandem i rejoicing
TIE latest choicest, and By far the
Ecsr acceptable BIT OF news that wes
5zs1eE On the bugs Of shat toxin all
FEze=r tecams public property yester-
dr. Elen L Ezs stated that Big Drill
Fad sec-red Hosea SiEer. This fellow
Viz o1s OF the minor prophets
zaZss. Eas purchased last summer by
Frank Bo~erman. manager Of the Bos
tCa Nationals. who pronounced Hoses
z second Hans Wagner and vas the
sensation OF the In. league last year
On secc-d base. President Dovey has
good sized cable attached 10 the
Foungster and the sale Is not for
keens. Next fall. abort August 20fh.
Mr- Hosea packs his grips and joins
fhe Doves IN The meantime the Mon
mouth fnfeld Il looming up as big as
: house or fire on dark night The
only man Tho does not clont the pei
let at go clip IS role Hosss vac
ger and what be falls short viii be
made Up By BalIinger, the IA bfff-
ing sensation. Who said Monmouth
would win the cellar championship
and sell IFS team for song at the
close Of the season
Quincy Journal. There is no ques-
ton but that the fans in al parts of
the country. especially those Of the
Central association. will heave
wholesome sigh of relief when the
rial season onens and when the mid
Tirter bunk doled out 10 the patrons
N the game viii be forced into the
background The bunk handed out in
he winter time would lead one to be-
lieye that the world is full Of phenoms
in the base bali line Youngsters
names are heralded from coast to
coast and from pole TO pole. and the
PATENT fan stands for Il Happy to
state. most Of the bunk Is generally
forgotten when the practice season
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-16
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aet Max. ssiss Rca T1~zre
pocs.ts arc yet-rar Mas
or If Fcr-
sszreias clgss.
a.mI.s Las MGR.

Htga ru1s-D6cEsz. II: Scare, Is
BurE. II
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
HUNTING THE WALRus.
Daring Of the Eskimos and Their Work
With tte Harpoon.


With the h;irpoon as weapon the
hunters left the solid ice to spring
lightly from one small piece to ar.
osier'un pan large enough to hold
them was reached far out In the open
lake The pieces over which the pas
sage was made were often so sinai!
that they would have sunk under q
mans weight had he faltered or hesi-
tated upon them for moment II
seemed to me tha. the Eskimos were
absolutely reckless IN this passage
over the broken pieces and took no
account Of t. amer IN which they
should return. Certainly only fear
less man with 4 clear eye and nerves
OF iron could accomplish It.
A large. safe pan once attained well
in the midst OF the blowing walrus. n
stand was taken near its edge. where.
with ha-poon poised. the hunter wait
ed until walrus came within striking
distance. Then like lightning the
weapon was sunk deep into the AMI
mails body. and quick as 4 cash & bar
poon shaft provided with heavy
point Of iron was driven firmly into
the ice and seyera! turns Of line taken
around It and held taut by the Eskimo.
This strong line held the walrus IN
spite Of its struggles to free itself, and
not IN inch was surrendered to it By
the Eskimo. As the walrus gradually
tired the line was frightened little by
little until finally the great anima!
was well alongside the pan. when IT
was quickly dispatched with lance
G:rry Whitney in Outing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
a Diplomatic Official,

During the reign Of Emperor Napo-
icon III. he and the empress visited
Normandy and had arranged to spend
i couple Of days at Evreu1. ~ Jan
rier de Il Monte. who was the prerect,
learned that the revoiutionaries intend
ed to hiss the sovereisus rs they pass
ed, and so he summoned the leaders OF
the movement aud told them that he
knew OF their plot. If you carry out
your plau." said ae to them. you Will
get six months In prison. II you do
not your friends will accuse you Of
coward.cc and treason. As way oct
Of the difficulty l propose to lock you
up at once until the emperor has
gone" The conspirators accepted the
terms offered them. and so the en-
peror was greeted only by cheers. rs
the rcvolutionarie.s. frightened n, the
arrest OF their chiefs. had not dared to
utter sound. After the emperor and
empress bad gone tie prefect went In
person TO release bis prisoners who
bad had such 4 pleas..:t time that they
greeted him with cries Of Long live
the prefec6t to which ~ Janvier de
Ia Monte, who Was 4 man OF Wit. re-
piled. My friends, do not orerdo it"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
A CHILD GENIUS.
Ampcre Osbbed In Mathematics at |
the Age Of Three.

Ampere OsbbIed In Mathematics at
the Age Of Three.
!Ampere. who left his name to the
science Of electricity. was child gen.
ius. At the age Of three be had taught
himself to count with the aid OF pcb-
bles and had found out for himself a
good many OF the theories Of artth-
metic. At this age he became very i'll
and was FOR three days denied food.
At the end Of The fast he was given
biscuit. but instead Of eating It be
broke it up into pieces 10 count with.
IN operation he considered more inter
estins.
he read everything with aridity.
His mind did rot run in one channel.
and be welcomed every volume that
came in his way. When he was ten or
twelve years old he went to library
to ask for the works Of certain au-
thor The librarian told him in amuSe-
ment that the books were in Latin.
The bo: went home chasrined. for he
did not know Latin, being sickly
child and held back from books rs far
as possible. but after six weeks be ap-
peared again and told the librarian be
had learned to read the books now.
Amperc Is one Of the few child prod
isieS who seems 10 have been sickly.
He had fits from time to time. while
mos, child wonders appear to have
been physically normal in every re-
Spect-Exchanse
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
PIGEON IYhi-t.cs Of Pekin.


The SMALLEST musical instruments In
the world are ti:e, pigeon whistles Of
Pekin. They are made Of thinneSt
bamboo and tiny soZrds scraped to pa
per-like tleiicacy and fastened beneath
the tail feathers OF The carrier pi-
seons. IS the birds Sy through the
air these Instruments emit 4 weird
aeolian melody like the harrs Of fairy
land Every nlorpin: and afternoon
the vault OF .'ckin's sky IS swept By
these sweet. mournfui notes as the
birds =: to and fro. carrying messages
to the bankers. the merchants. the law
yers. invitations. letters. stock quota
tioas, system older thar the tele-
graph or telephone or the oldest letter
service, rs old as time itself There
are some twenty different kinds Of
pigeon whistles. some Of them simple
bamboo tubes with but one top and
some as elaborately constructed as
miniature organ pipes. They are ali
Of featherweisht lishtness and when
held in the hand and swept through
the air emit the same delicate whis-
Ting notes as when borne through the
upper atmosphere By the carrier pi-
geonS
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
A WONDERFUL DREAM.

The Poor cobbler Who Found Him
self Upon Throne.
1t was In the days Of Philip the
Good. duke OF Burgundy. that cob
bier mounted royal throne. AS the
duke was travelling one night to
Bruses he came upon man stretched
upon the ground sound asleep and
bade his attendants carry him to the
palace. strip OF his rags and place
him. robed in fne linen. In bis own
bed
When the man awoke next morning
be was addressed as your hishness"
and astounded to find himself among
such rich surroundings. In vain he
protested that be was no prince. but q
poor cobbler. They asked him what
clothing be would wear and ct last
conducted him. splendidly dressed. to
mass IN the ducaA chapel. Every cere-
mony was observed throughout the
day. The cobbler appeared IL public
In his new role. was received on all
sides by command Of the duke with
deep respect and ended his brief reign
in the palace with grand supper and
bali.
When presently he fell asleep be
was reclothed in his rags and taken to
the spot where be had been found
when this practical joke was con-
ceived- Waking IN due dme. he re-
turned home and related TO his wife
what he took 70 be lis wonderful
dream
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
WAITING FOR A WIFE.
Ono Man Who Thought Twenty Years
Was Just q Starter.

Ono Man Who Thought Twenty Years
Was Just Starter.
There's romance for you," said lit
tie Binks. putting aside bis morning
paper This paper has = story Of q
college professor who met beautiful
girl twenty years ago. Iell IN love with
her at 6rst sight and then lost sight Of
her altogether Now. after waiting for
twenty years. he is rewarded by lead
ing her to the altar as his bride. Just
think Of It. waiting twenty years for
a wife,
Whist Of it?' asked the genial phi
losopher. There's nothing e1uaor
dinary about that I've waited thirty
Ave years for mine"
You? Waited thtrty-fire years?
Why, l though, you'd been married
that long" said little Binks.
Il have" said the genial philosopher
That's how l know how long I've
waited. I've waited for her to get her
gloves On about three years. I've wait
ed for her to change her hat about 1cur
years. I've waited while she said just
one last word to the cook for ut least
five years. I've waited upstairs. I've
waited downstairs. I've waited at
church, I've waited at the theater. and
/ have waited In cabs. omnibuses, tax
les, motorcars and the Lord knows
al &. fal~
I've waited so long. so often anG SO
regularly that between you and me
that little college professor Of yours,
with only one wait Of twenty years,
strikes me as miserable little piker."
-Harper's Weekly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Iha Woed AXeeheoone.n

The word "woebesone" is an inter
estins survival Of the far past. "Be-
gone" here represents the past partici-
pie OF the Ans!o-Saxon verb began"
to 90 around about. word which has
otherwise entirely disappeared from
our vocabulary. but which has its anal
osies in such verbs as "beset" and "be-
grid" In which the prefix ''be" repre-
sents the modern proposition by" 4
woebegon countenance Is thus that Of
q nan compassed about with woe.
though perhaps 1t Is most generally
used In somewhat sighting manner
to imply that the appearance Of grief
Is greater than the circumstances war
rant. Thus it has partially undergone
the same process Of degeneration
which has made ''maudlin tears
original tears Of penitence from Mary
Aagdalene - bear co.stemptEous
meaning.-London Standard.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
SHE READ HIS SECRET.
Which Led Him to Express an Opinion
on Married Life

on Married Life.
4 young man from Kansas City was
talking 10 :, young woman from the
same Gown whom he had met By acci,
dent ut matinee in New York. The
youu. wou:an was married. The
young man was not
You've heard that we're to have a
new thea,er back home" the woman
asked TO make conversation.
oh. OF course" the young man an
SwereI. y get all thc news get q
letter from Kansas City every day"
The woman began to laugh.
so whe. you 30 back home for that
vacation you're going TO be married.
she unused.
How did you know that:" the man
cried We both said we wouldn't tell.
And now she's
You told me yourself few seconds
ago. everything bet the date" she an
swered. You see. no matter how fond
your brother may be Of you or your
uDclcS or auntS or Your mother or IA
ther. none OF these would send you q
letter every day. There's only one
person who writes n letter every day.
and that's 4 girl who's engaged TO be
married. For the rest Of my sentence
I added two and two"
You're right" the man unused.
Say. 4 married man must have to
play close 10 the bases. 1t must be
like living with mind reader."-Bos-
ton Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
AN EASY VICTORY.
How an Obstinate English Lord Wae
Outwittea lr kaoles.


Lord Charles Hamilton used to so
a..out Naples attended by large. .e,
rocious bulldog. Having decided upo.:
going to Rome. he proceeded 20 tho
station and took his place in a first
class carriage the "daws" taking up
= position on seat opposite his mas
ter The platform inspector. with
many sestIculations. declared that the
bulldog should not trave! In a passe,l-
ger carriage.
Very we'll, then; take him out" was
Lord Charles rejoinder.
In vain the official e1postulated- He
merely reiterated his former reply. 4
piece OF advice 1t is needless to s1y
which was not followed. and Lord
Charles. apparently master OF the sit
uation. threw himself back IN his seat
and calmly lighted cigar.
But the Italians were not to be out
done. and. quietly detachins the car
rage II which the English "nilor"
was seated. they made up the train
with another compartment and started
it of.
Lord Charles SGT quietly smoking for
about quarter Of an hour and then.
surprised at the delay. thrust bis head
out Of the window and demanded
when the train was going to start. His
feelings when the situation was de-
scribed TO him may be imagined--Lon-
don T;t-Rits.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Freaks Of LANGUAGE.

\ peculiar kind Of blun6ering known
as folk etymolosy'' IS responsible for
some Of the queezest freaks Of Ian
suase. An easy example Will make
this clear Our American word car
ryall" for kind Of vehicle is not q
compound OF carry" and "ail." but a
slight distortion Of the French 'carri-
OLE" Z diminutive car. The change
was made In Obedience to the un!-
rerSaI tendency to assimilate the un-
known to the known. to make words
mean somethin: By assoc!atins them
with others which they resemble In
sound Often there IS no genealogical
relation between the words associated.
IS when sparrowsrass IS made out Of
asparagus. This particular corruption
way once in such good colloquiai use
that Walker. the photographer. wrote.
"Sparrowsrass Is so general that as
parasus has an air Of stiffness and
pedactry."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
settl;no 4 Matrimonial Dispute.

Settling Matrimonial Dispute.
Nine. Sada Yacco, the famous Japa-
aese actress. who had been friend Of
the assassinated Prince Ito frora her
childhood. told the following amusing
anecdote:
In my frequent qua1rels with 10Y
husband we sometimes asked Prince
Ito to judge between us. One day
when we had had more than usually
violent dispute at CkigasaH the prince
came in unexpectedly, and asked
him 70 decide the question But he
declined. while proposing the follow
ing solution:
"'Go down into the garden. both OF
you, and fight it out like sumo tori
(wrastlers). The ore that wins viii
naturally be the one who is in the
right
NO sooner said than done. In 4
t.ice Kawakami and were in wres-
Ting trim. BY good luck my husband
was just recovering from serious i'll
ness, and as he was very weak soon
threw him 10 the ground. This amused
the prince enormously, who, OF course.
had foreSeen the end Of the unequal
match
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Van:shed Mountains.

It has been observed that in the
ne;shborhood Of great ranges OF Goua-
tains the force OF gravity IS siishter
than elsewhere. and the explanation Is
that the earth's crust IS less dense be-
meath the places where It has been
heared up. Assuming this to be a
general law. one authority points out
that It IS possible to discover where
ancient mountains now worn away
and leve!ed by the action Of the ele-
ments once existed. because the den
sity Of the underlying rocks has not
changed. France. It IS thought. pos
sessed one Of these vanished ranges.
running along the parallel Of Bor-
deaux, for on that line there IS a less
enins Of the force Of gravity. \ simi-
lar phenomenon occurs on the plains
Of southern Russia.-Harperis Weekly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Sacred Nuts Of Jsnsn.

Although well known to travellers
and collectors Of curiosities. the horn
nut. or sacred nut" Of Japan was al
most wholly unknown to fruit and nut
dealers in this country prior 20 1898.
when a New York commission mer-
chant received the first large coasign-
ment. They are called sacred nuts
because used In certain forms Of Jap
anese worship. where they are placed
on the altar and isnited. Being very
rich in oil. they burn with hot. blush
fame and give OF peculiar odor. the
fumes being supposed to rise rs an ac-
ceptable incense to the gods. They
grow under water and have leaf like
an American lily. the form Of the nut
itself being IN almost exact counter
part Of an Asian buHalo's head. droop-
Ing horns and al. In the raw state
they are hard and tasteless, but when
cooked the favor resembles that Of
boilei chcstnuts. They are said to re
tain their edible qualities for upward
Of twenty years.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Cemeteries Where Women Gossip.


Friday. the Sabbath OF the MoS!emS.
when all true believers of the msscu-
line gender make 4 point OF going {"
church, their wives, sisters ana dauSli-
ters resort to the cemeteries and wall
for the dead. But all their time is not
spent in weeping. and sorrow is not
the only emotion they display. on these
occasions. They take with them
punches and Sar!ands OF flowers auc
decorate the graves Ct their relatives
and pray and weep over the dead Tor
time. Then when this pious duty is
performed they gather in little groups
and have good time sossipinS about
the living. Thus the o. Of mourning
is very popular among the Moslcm wo-
men. 1t gives them almost the cu!y
opportunity they have Of cultivatius
the acquaintance Of their neishb1rs.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
How LONG Your Nails Grow.

The growth Of an average finger nail
Is about one thirty-second OF an inch
q week. or nearly one and onc-half
inches IN z year. so those ariStocratic
Chinese who proudly exhibit nails six
TO eight inches in length must have
refrained from cutting them at least
four to six years. Finger nails grow
faster In the summer than In winter
The nail on the middle finger grows
faster than any Of the others, and that
Of the thumb Is slowcst in growth.
The nails Of the right hand grow fast
er than those Of the left \ nail is
supposed 70 reach its full growth in
about four and a half months, and at
this rate Z man seventy years old
would hare renewed his nails o6o
times On each finger he would have
grown nine feet Of nail. or on all his
fingers and thumbs no less than ninety
feet Of nai!.-St Louis Republic.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
No Encouracemcnt.

The family had stood the long strain
Of Uncle Hobart's illness well. but the
peculiarities OF the physician chosen
,: Uncle Hobart himself had been. 20
say the least. trying. do you really
think he will recover. DR.. Shaw" ask
cd the oldest sister Of the invalid. who
had borne with his vasaries patiently
ior years.
II know how you feel, with Thanks
giving coming on. and ALL" said the
doctor. pee-ins at her from under his
shaggy eyebrows. but it's too soon to
tell. He may get well. and then again
be may not. I can't encourage you yet
either way."-Youth's Companion
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Odd SicnS

4 tinman in the south Of England
has sign which reads, Quart Meas
ures OF All Shapes and Sizes Sold
Here"
At market town in the midlands
the following placard was affixed to
the shutters OF matchmaker who had
decamped. leaving his con6ding cred
itors mourning: Wound Up and the
handspring Broke"
In one Of the principal streets OF
another small town the same shop was
occupied By doctor and q shoemak
er, the man Of medicine having tie
front and be Of the leather working in
the rear. Over the door hung the sign.
I'VE Repair Both Body and Sole"
On the window Of coffee room
there one day appeared the notice.
This Coffee Room Removed Upstairs
Txi Repaired"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Thu Admirable Korean.

With all his laaguor. the Korean IS
a particularly agreeable person. he Is
the polished gentleman IN the setting
OF the savage. He IS one Of natures
cheerful spirits-a Mark Tapley who
goes whistIins through life despite the
multiplication OF bis misfortunes. Ee
Is the victim OF his own good nature
and IS content to sit unconcernedly on
his boundary fence and witness the
robbery Of his estates. It IS pleas
ure to visit Korea IL only to meet the
Korean himself. says the Japan Week
ly Chronicle. for be Is the happy-go-
lucky. good tempered simpleton who
unconsciously contributes to the pleas
rre Of others.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Pi-xfrI hcnS-ys.

Apes and :oril!a$ are usually vicious
and resentful and ...Ss addicted TO
playful tricks than the common mon
key. Indeed. the monkey. as We n!
know, IS trickster both IN bis Wild
and domestic state. In their native fox
ests monkeys spend hours In swinging
from the branches OF trees. suspended
BY their tails, and chatterins and gil
nacins with evident signs OF delight.
Humboldt mentions seeing over hun
dred so employed in South American
forest
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
His Critic

What astoniShes the visiting Briton
most is the manner in which every
kind Of Immigrant 10 the United
States adapts himself to the prevailing
ideas about EnSlishnen- In the course
Of conversation with the noble Italian
who condescends 10 brighten shoes
the visitor informed the bootblack tEht
be was IN Englishman-and English
men had great respect for Italians
and had entertained Gariba!di In
grand style.
"Insiees, Ia. Ia. Insleesr' said
Diego in soft. musical tones. "Ea!
They spic 10 good. Dey droppa da
hiatch.'-Exchanse.
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uneonsciou. Self Criticism.

Mr.. x. the subeditor. was asked 10
write IN article on superstition and
imbecility.
When the article was printed the
opening sentence was found 10 be as
follows: That inbecility IS not on the
wane perusal Of the following lines
VIII amply deDorstrate."-Paris Fl
caro
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
oae Conducto, Who Vas Cured.

Mr.. Wiltord ADAMS is his pane, and
be writes about it--''Some time ago
Was confined 10 my bed with chronic
rheumatism used TWO bottles OF Fol-
ey's Kidney Remedy with good effect.
and the third bottle put me on my feet
and resumed work IS conductor on the
Lexington, ny. Street Railway. II gave
me more relief than any medicine | had
ever used, and il wifi do all you claim in
cases OF rheumatism Foley's Kidney
Remedy cures rhematism by elimiua,-
ips the uric acid from the blood. w. E
Brown * Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Rotor. Fiiial,

II :, warm argument one OF the con-
testants had Il poor case. but he de-
Tended his position vigorously.
.Oh. yes" the other one chuckled.
you have your defense. but you've
lost. Losers always have their de-
tense Lincoln used TO illustrate that
with 4 story about lis boy Tad.
Lincoln and Tad were lunchinS one
day in the White House.
Don't eat your fsa with your
knife. boy said Lincoln sternly. Its
rot polite.
But. father. said Tad. IS 1t polite
to stare ct folks when they're eat
ing
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Why Do Yoa Suffer

With headache. bi!iousness, constipa-
ton and the ills it entails, when Foley's
Orino Laxative will relieve and cure
you. II tones UP all the digestive Or
e IDS, carries of the waste matter and
stimulates The bowels to their norma!
activity. 1t is splendid spring uedi-
cine. ". E. Brown s. CO.