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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
a Ban on Patterns.

There Is ooe kind Of correspondence
sometimes received by wome3 clerks
that makes heads OF firms hopping
mad" said the pretty stenograpaer.
That is dress patterns. They don's
mind letters and magazines. but II
girl wants to keep on good terms with
her employer and maybe keep her job
she had better advise pattern conpa-
MES 20 send their communications 10
some other address. know one en-
ployer OF about 100 girls who has put
up notices in the workroom TO the cf-
feet that no patterns eau be received
ut that Office. Not many men so that
far. but Ill hold the s2uie SrudSc
against patterns 4 girl who has g
new dress to make UP can't help
spreading the pattern out the minute
she gets II. Then every other woman
in the Office becomes interested. Moth
Ing IS so disocganizins 10 women
clerks rs patterns Nothing takes up
more time that belongs 10 the firm.
so you really can't blame the bosses
for putting ban or patterns. New
York Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
The Conservation Of Natures Resources

Applies a> wei! 20 our phvsica! state
as To material things. G. j. BuGlonC.
Washinston. r. / realized his condi-
ton. and took warning before it was 100
late He says: Il suffered severely
from kidney trouble. the disease being
hereditary in our family. have taken
four bottles OF Foley's Kidney Remedy.
and now consider myself thoroughly
cured. This should be 4 warning to all
no. TO neglect taxing Foley's Kidney
Remedy unit! it is too late. w r
Brown < Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
Scared Into Sound Health.

Mr.. B. + Kelley. Springfield. H..
writes: ~ vear. ago began TO be
troubled with nj kidneys and bladder,
which grew worse until became alarm
ed at ny condition suffered also with
dull heavy headaches and the action OF
my bis oder was annoying and painful. 7
reaG of Foley Kidney Pills and after
taking them few weeks the backaches
LEI; ms. the action of my bladder was
again normal. and was free OF al ais
tress.' W. T.. Brown * Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
Marvellous Discoveries

mark the wonderful progress OF the age.
Air flights on heavy machines. te!e-
grams without wires. terrible war IN
veu,ions to kill men, and that wonder
OF wonders-Dr. Kings New Discovery
TO save life when threatened by
coughs. colds, Ia grippe, asthma, Group,
bronchitis, hemorrhages, hay fever and
whooping cough or lung trouble. For
ali bronchial affections it has 10 equal.
Il relieves instantly. It's the .urest
cure. James II. Black OF Asbevilie. y.
c., r. +. No. 4, writes it cured hl,h o.!
40 oostinate cough after all other rem
edies failed. SOC. and Sl.0O. \ trial
bottle free Guaranteed by al! druggist.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
THE sRowN TAILED MOTH.

The brown tailed moth. pest which
was introduced into this country from
Europe some years ago. bids fair to
increase the area OF its devastation in
spite Of vigorous measures that have
been taken to keep 1t within a rather
restricted area in the New England
states. The Rura! New Yorker. an as-
ricultural paper that is always keenly
alive to dangers Of this kind which
are q menace to the publi: welfare.
has lately sounded . warning OF a
probable spread OF the scourSe to New
York state from New hampshire.
where it has had foothold for sev-
eral years past Unless the precau-
tons taken to keep it in check are
materially augmented the chances
seem good that It VIII spread ovc1 al
ever increasing territory. TFs adult
Upe is q pretty moth about seven
eiShths OF an inch in length. With
brown tail abou. an eighth OF IN inch
In length. from which It takes its nanae.
The female lays her eggs in the last
two or three weeks IN July. Gepcsitins
them on the underside OF lea~es. her
choice being those Of the pear and elm.
The little caterpillars emerge III the
coarse Of about three weeks and i'm
znediately begin to eat the leaves. con-
sunins the green portion and leaving
but the leaf skeleton. In the fall the
little worms. which have done slight
deuase thus far. make nests for them
selves, which they fssten securely to
the limbs OF the trees in which they
have been feeding. IN the spring they
gee out and are at work as soon as
the leaves start. eat voraciously and
grow rapidly. sooa attaining length
Of an inch anl quarter. When the
worms reach this size they Will strip
. tree OF its LEAKAGE IN short order
unless prevented by spraying tlor-
ouShly with some arsenical compound.
In sections where the worcns have
been worst they have been known to
strip fruit and shade trees Of al their
LEAKAGE. and when this is dore early
In the season it means death to them
While this pest 8 one Of the very
worst which horicuitrrists have on
their hands. II IS O matter Of con-
graduation that it does not spread to
new territory as rapidly as some foes
with which the orchardist has to deal
Serious enough IS Il. however. to call
for the cooperation OF federal. state
and }ocd, authorities In the suppress
sion Of it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
The Peanut.

The co.mrn., peanut. beloved OF the
small boy =-"w< iu Il way that is dis
tinctly original The little plant sends
up its shoots. witt, the fruit on the
end OF :: >omewl,:,; <tiif Stalk. and
then seforc il ripenS the stem bends
over and carefully pushes the fruit IN
derSround. As pigs are said to be
especially fond of these. it has been
suggested that rhe plant does this to
hide its nuts IRON, the porker's too In
ouisitivc investigations.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
Currency In China.

Writing from the Interior Of China. 4
traveller says: Currency IS primitive
to degree. Lump silver only IS used
and copper cash Coined money Is
not current. Even in Honan city,
which is distant only TWO days by rail
from Pekin. lump silver. the same cum
brous currency that has been used for
centuries. is still employed. II IS cut
into small pieces By hammer and CHS
el. Every town and village has It's
own weights and scales. and there IS
no pretense at uniformity"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
System Required.

CIerk-May have days leave to-
morrow. sir: II is my mother-ia-iaw's
funeral. Emp!oyer-My dear Huber.
this mustn't occur again. Last week
your wife died. and now your mother
in-law's going to be- buried. You must
arrange things better in your Family
and see tina, they happen IN the hol-
days.-IuS;isr ElaiteT.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
a D1ea6fol Wound

from q knife. guD. tin can. rusty nail,
fireworks. or Of any other nature. de-
mands prompt treatment with Buckien' S
AInica Sa!ve 10 prevent blood poison o.
sansrene It's the quickest, surest heal
er for all such WOUNDS rs also fer Burns.
BoilS. Sores, Sfin EruptionS. Eczema.
Chapped Hands, Corrs or Piles. PC. at
al DRUGGISTS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
His Recommendation.

Top-Hci!o. Bill: hear you have i
position with my friends Skinner &
Co.? BiIl-Oh. yes: ! have Il position
as collector there Tom-Tha;'S 6rst
rate. Who recommended you: Bill
Oh. aobod: | told them that l once
collected III account from you. and
they instantly Suve lne the place.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
Lies Percentages.

1t sometimes happens that q man
plays an e.rorless game because lie ac-
'cepts mighty few chances. The man
IN the right garden IS pretty sure to
hs.e u better fielding record than the
shortstop p-.Atchison Globe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15

Those who have looked somewhat
into the matter have concluded that
the prai,ie dog does not dig his bur
row deep enough to reach n water
supply. but gets along or that which
he secures from the leaves and roots
Of the her5ase or which be feeds.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
The Man and tho Parrot.

"I no WEN 3IG IH6 = IErVS-
E1asperated Purchaser-Didn't you
guarantee tt"t this parrot would re-
peat every word be heard:
Bird Dealec-Certainly did.
but he doeSn'; repeat single word
HE repeats every word be hears.
but he never hears any. He is as deaf
as post
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
What a suume. Cold May Do.

a su.mer cold If neglected is just as
apt to develop into bronchitis or pneu-
nouia Us ac any other season. Do not
neslec, it. Take Foley's Honey aud Tar
promptly. It loosens the cough, soothes
and heals the infamed air passage. and
expelS the cold from the system" ". E
Brown & Go
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15

The wise grower OF small grain will
exercise propordonately just as much
care IN the selection OF his seed grain
as in choosing the sires and dams foc
his breeding animals While not so
perceptible, the law Of heredity-that
Hike produces Incorporates in the
same general way in tie cereal as in
the aaimai world
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15

4 DOOR draft in the stove. making
watccy eyes and smoky wall paper.
may be due to the stove being clog
Scd up with ashes or to defects or
breaks in the chimney aboye the point
where the pipe enters. Wherever 10
Gated. the cause ought to be sought out
and removed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15

Apples. prunes and figs are recos-
nized Iy most al. Diet specialists as
mild yet excellent iaxatives. and the
health OF many would be improved
were tons aud tons more OF these
fruits consumed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
E;,,,.se oe puroose-

Firmness OF purpose is one OF the
most necessary sinew> Of character
aud one OF &c best Instruments Of
success. Without it genius ,sastes Its
eTores in maze Of Inconsistencies.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15

Foley's Kidney Remedy may De given
10 children with admirable results. 1t
does away with bed wetting. and is also
reccnme nded for use after measles and
scarlet fever. ". T. Brown * Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
Ortdono.

he dotted on Alice and would have
married her but for her mother.
"Ah.. Her mother
"IcS; her mother WAS still more at
tractive"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
Missed Fire.

Sutton-Ayres-I am caviare 10 the
general. you know. Miss Innocent
Oh. are you really? My brother is IN
the military too.-Bos:on Transcript.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
A Reminder.

"Siocc Ivc come back end that
I'm torgotten BY all my friends
WIZ didn't you borrow money OF
them before you went away?-
Judges Library
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15

The average boy IS rot half so much
In need Of being shielded from tenpta-
ton rs be IS Of assistance In the de-
velopment OF becoming self respect
and backbone that will enable him 10
behave Ike 4 man in the presence OF
temptation. Being tied to mothers
apron strings never gave boy char
acter and stamina and never will.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15

4 welt known eastern .eelsuau ao.
ve1tises an improved wondc1berry.'
It IS surely 10 be hoped that be can
ful5!l his promise.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
unkind.

Medical Man-Jobson has done the
mcancSt thin. ever heard OF. Re
came 10 my house the other night. ate
h. dinner got indigestion and then
want 10 ::nni!r doctor to be cured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15

W:liie suicide requires certain de-
gree Of physical courage, analyzed
bit It must be conceded as the abject
and cowardly solution Of the problem
with which one may be confronted.
for it involves an utter renouncins OF
all claims and obligations resting upon
one as result Of the place he fills
in LIE. The only honorable and heart
satisfying way out Of condition that
seems unhearable Is a continuance in
the treadmill. II such it be, consolation
coming from the thought that q fellow
is doing the bes. he can. There never
was 4 situation in life Sc bad but SUI
eide made it several stages worse.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
Thu R.ai GrisYance.

You are always complaining. You
ouSh, 10 be satisfied with the money
you've got
lam It's With that which haven't
got that am not satisfied
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
What Everybody Ought TO Know.

That Foley Kidney Pills contain just
the ingreoiepts necessary 10 tone,
strengthen and regulate the action OF
the kidneys and bladder W. E Brown
* Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
The Way Of Il.

knGker-L!fe Is "a irony.
Bocker-Yes By the time you have
the money for 4 grand stand seat your
home team no longer wins.-New YORK
Sun.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
a Hard Task.

Now. sir said IN irish barrister
with severity to 4 !oQuacious witness.
hold your tongue and give your evi-
dence clearly
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15

In many sections in the north Gen.
tral states. where much wheat used to
be grown q score OF years ago. but
where In recent years it has been al
most entirely given up. there vii! be
; good deal sown the present spring.
In many Of these localities oats are
not doing as well as in the pas. and
wheat IS proving an acceptable substi-
tute. Where 1t has been tried the
Yield has 5een from eighteen to thirty
FIVE bushels per acre. and the market
price a dollar or better. In securing
the seed wheat it IS good idea to
buy that which IS plump and Is grown
near home.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15

In sections where the inroads OF the
wcolly aphis are likely to be serious
the young fruit tree may be protected
by removing the soil for distance OF
two or three feet around the tree to
the depth of couple OF inches and
placing layer Of tobacco stems ard
leaves or dust. These should be
soaked thoroughly and the earth re-
placed. While the same means may
be used to protect the root Systems
Of older trees. the labor involved S
greatly increased.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
cheerino Him Up.

New Hoarder-Now's the fare here!
Old Boarder-Well. VIC have chicken
every morning.
That's first rate How is it served!'
In the she'll"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15

We make ou, fortunes: we cali them
fate -Alcoy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15

For the proper protection Of the
hives OF bees it is well to put them
where they will be protected from ex-
Cemes Of cold In winter. but We have
In mind one swarm Of bees that made
headquarters III an old hollow bur oak
tree for four consecutive seasons and
that during their period Of hiberna-
ton must have been subjected to ten-
peratures Of 20 to g degrees below
zero. Whether they finally died Of old
age. froze to death or sought warmer
quarters we never knew.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15

Grief is crowned with consolation
Shakespeare
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15

Happiness consists largely in being
too busy to be Observation-Disclosures.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15

s fruit ranch that We saw near
Mountain Home. Ida. the other day
from the car window consisted Of
sc-ubby fruit trees set four or Eve
years ago in the midst of the sage
brush in the arid Sake river bottom
The fellow who set them out had
grubbed out no sagebrush except
where the trees were to stand and
given the tract no cultivation what
ever. This is sample Of some Of the
orchard investment" propositions that
the gullible easterner is expected to
take over at the end Of FIVE years fer
from 500 to $500 per acre and from
which be Is assured be vii! get rich
without work In very few years
Other orchards in the same valley.
watered AMI well tended. are al that
prospective owner could desire. In
buying western fruit land It Is we'll &c
investigate the soil and the water
right guarantees. but even more the
moral status and business pedigree OF
.ac man or corporation promoting the
same.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
One OF the interesting geological for

One Of the interesting geological for
nations Of Wyoming IS the extensive
areas OF deconposed red granite no
eceable between Cheyenne and Buford.
on the line Of the Union Pacific. Hav-
ing to excavate large quantities Of this
disinteSrated rock in the lowering OF
the right Of way. those in charge Of
the work hi. upon the idea Of using it
as ballast Coz the road long distances
in either direction. The rock was ham
died with slight expense by means Of
steam shore!s from bank to car. and
so excellent ballast did 1t prove that It
has been used as 4 surface material
for the road and depot grounds from
Omaha westward. Il IS firm. holds its
place and gathers little moisture. thus
reducing tie rot to minimGm-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-20
ST. MARY'S ACADEMY.

The pupils of st. Mary's Acad-
emv will hold their Christmas cele-
bration in Lyceum Hall tomorrow
afternoon at 3 O'Clock. The following
will be the programme:
Chorus 'Adeste Fidelis" seniors;
piano, V. Downey; violins, L. Hill, s.
We'll, p. Herfurth, L. Ashton, K. Nor
gan and w. Bayne; trio, Patria march,
Ciobbaerts, w. Bayne, X. Chilly and
M. Hill; Christmas Cantata, juniors
and minims, piano, P. Carl and M.
Edwards; scene 1. vocal duet, E. Perry,
C. Waggaman; piano, V. V. Downey;
scene III. trio, Anvil Chorus" Bissel,
NJ. Brock, d. Knight, II. Knight;
piano solo, ]. Kerby; the Ballad OF
Sweet Pea, NJ. Byrne; instrumental
duet, M. and P. Hellmuth; vocal trio,
The Light is Come" Eiyey, K. Brill,
2. PAYNE. E. Perry NJ. Gaines, l.. Bal
ton. l.. Wilkinson, G. Waggaman, Nj.
Norris and A.. Sawyer; piano, V. Dow
new. piano duet, Verdi, V. Downey
and f. Brill; From A Far Country, X.
Brill: piano, ]. KERRY; violin, K. Nor
gan; piano duet, X. Waller, and X.
Brill: bell drill, seniors, Virginia Dow
new Gertrude Spuden, Lillian Wilkin-
SON Della Phillips, Anna Barley, Ollie
Puryear. Christine Turniyal, Edna
Beaker, Sadie Boulieu, Edna Perry
Mildred Goode and Dorothy Smith.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-20
SUNDAY SCHOOL CELEBRATIONS.

The Sunday school OF the Good
Sbepherd Chapel held its Christmas
celebration this evening which was
largely attended and the children we're
made happy by the distribution OF can
dies, nuts, &c.
The Sunday schools of the several
churches will hold their Christmas cele-
brations, so far as arranged, as follows;
St. Mary's-At o'clock Wednesday
afternoon December 21, at the Young
Mems Sodality Lyceum hall.
Christ Church-Saturday, December
81, at 4;S0 p. m.
St. Paul's-Salurday, December "a,
at 4:30 p. IN.
Grace Church-Wednesday, Decem-
Der %, at 1880 p. m.
NJ. f. Church SoutS-Wednesday,
December Is, for the infant school al
8 O'Clock p. m. and for the Sunday
school proper at 1880 p. m.
=. P. Church-Wednesday, Decem-
Der %, at 7:S0 p. m.
First Baptist Church-Tuesday, De-
cember 81, at 1880 D, m.
Bethany NJ. P. Church-Friday, De-
cember so, at 7:30 p. m.
Second Observation-Disclosures
December IS, at 1880 p. m.
Emmanuel Lutheran-Sunday, DE
cember 20, at p. m.
Trinity NJ. E. ChurchAThursday
December % at 7:30 p. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-20
7TFvAVDRTA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

The Alexandria Light Infantry last
night held their last meeting and drill
till after the holidays.
The calendar OF the Young Peoples
Building will be found on sale at X. T..
Knights store.
Mr.. T. F. johnson, clerk at the Po-
tomac yards, slipped on the ice yester,-
day at the corner Of King and Patrick
streets and broke his right arm. WITHIN
Oh minutes the arm was set by the
company's surgeon, DIR. Smith.
Civil service examinations will be
held on January IS for statistical CLERK
bureau OF labor; on January 1919 ior
exnert and special agent, bureau OF
labor. on January 20-2l for research
and editorial assistant, bureau OF labor,
and on January q for scientist in soil
chemistry, Department. OF Agriculture
DR.. Henderson, of Washington, is
credited with killing three deer near
Mount Vernon yesterday. They are
said 70 have belonged to herd which
was liberated in that vicinity some time
ago which have since become wiid.
A deed has been recorded in the
clerks Office OF the Corporation Court
from the Bryant Fertilizer Company
To the Emerson Engine Company by
which the old Pioneer Mills properly
is transferred to the latter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-20
nowIING CONTEST.

Tonight at O'Clock sharp, on the opera
House alleys. Pitt street entrance, the
Crescent Bowling Club will meet their
old rivals, the DeSilvas Both have tram
ed TO the minute and good game Is
looked for. All are welcome.
The Spirit of Christmas is in the hr
Peace on earth and good will TO men
The Northern Lights are shining bright
err and brighter these nights for SANTA
Claus is working overtime TO I'LL all MS
TOW orders for good little boys and
little Girls. The bad little boys and the
bad little girls wont get any toys be-
cause old Santa can't bother about max
ing any for them. Now if you, little boy
and YOU, little girl. want dear old Kris
TO remember you Xmas morning, JUST
make your Mamma or your Papa come
toBlondheim's Auth Stand or Market Tor
those irresistibly delicious Auth
Sausages and Food Products. Because
YOU know, Santa Claus likes folks that
like good things TO eat.
200 lbs small frying Chickens, lSc 10
Loudoun county Roll Butter, 3Oc ID
euaranteedI Eggs, 30c dozen; packages
Fancy Seeded Raisins, DC; lbs Desl
Mixed Nuts, 25c; 8 lib Choice Evaporated
Peaches. 25c; lemon Peel, loo lb; orange
Peel. 15c ID; California Seeded Raisins,
10 lb:4 cans best Tomatoes, 25c.
w. 7. WOOLlIS d Son.