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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
SNEEZlNG.
Il Must Have Been Violent Operation
Before Jacobs Time.

It Mus. Have Been Violent Operation
Before Jacobs Time.
We frequently hca: the expression
God bless YOU" uttered after some
one has sneezed The expression. II
we can believe Clodd in his Child
hood OF the World" dates back to the
time Of Jacob. We are told in Jewish
literature that previous 70 his time
men sneezed but once in a lifetime
and that was the end OF them. for the
shock slew them. Jacob prevailed In
prayer and had the fatality set aside
on the condition that among al the
nations a sneeze should be hallowed
by tie words God bless you." In the
.Jatala," one Of the books Of the
Buddhist Scriptures. NC read that the
expression was. May the blessed Lord
allow you to live"
Buddha on one occasion while
preaching to his disciples happened to
sneeze. The priests gave vent 10 the
exclamation. ard Buddha lectured
them for snterruptinS his discourse.
.Ic when person sneezes. he ask
ed, land you say. May be i've will
be live the lonSer:
Certainly no;-~ cried the priests.
land II you DO not say 1t viii ne
die any the sooner
Certainly not" was the reply.
Thea" said Buddha. from this
time forth II any one sneeze and
priest says May you live he shall be
guilty Of transgression. London
Spectator
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
CAT AND FOX MEET.
And Reynard Retires the Worse For
the Meeting.

And Reynard Retires the Worse For
the Meeting.
In recent number OF German
sporting paper forester describes q
scene which be witnessed in clearing
II the forest
He came one afternoon upon big
black cat occupied apparently in the
pursuit Of mice. and from the shelter
OF 4 tree ne watched its movements
through 4 He!ds!ass After q few min
utes an old fox made its appearance
Sinking slowly forward toward the
cat. il lay down within 4 few steps Of
It, ready TO spring.
Tie cat had observed its enemy. but
beyond keeping 4 sharp lookout on its
movements 1t made no SigC. Shortly q
young fox joined the old one and al
most Immediately bounded at the cat.
which sprans aside and struck its as
sailant so eficaciouS!y across its face
with its sharp claws that it retired as
quickly as it came. After al interval
the old fox. advancing slowly and
carefully. made its attack. but the re
suit was the same. The cat, splitting
and Kissing. struck out hard. and the
fox retired discounted.
4 minute afterward it again sprans
forward, but this time the cat got
much the best OF 1t and was left In
peace.-London Globe
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
4 CHINESE STRATAGEm.
Legend Of How Projected invasion
Was Avcrtcd.


Rajah Suran. who was one OF the.
earliest rulers ~of India. orerran the
entire east with the exception of Chi.
N, killed innumerIblc Su!;anS with his
own hand aDiI married all their daugh
terS. 1t is said that when the Chinese
heard OF his triumphant progress AMI
learned that he had reached their
frontier they became much alarmed.
The emperor called council Of his
generals and mandarins. and upon the
advice Of I crafty old mandarin the
following stratcSem was carried out:
4 large ship was loaded with rusty
nails. trees were planted on the deck.
The vessel was manned by 4 numerous
crew Of old men and dispatched to the
rajah's capital. When it arrired-she
most wondcrfu. part OF the story is
that II did arrive-the rajah sent an
officer to ask how long it had taken
the vessel TO make the trip from China
The Cinnamon answered that they had
all been young men when they set sal!
and that or the voyage they had plant
ed the seeds from which the great
trees had grown. In confederation OF
their story they pointed 10 the rusty
nails which. they said. had been stou,
Iron bars as thick as mans a.1l when
they started You can see. they
concluded. that China must be n very
long distance away"
The rajah was SO much impressed
By these plausible arguments that he
concluded be would not live long
enough to reach China and abandoned
his projected invasion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
Trotter and Thoroughbred.

The trottins horse IS infinitely more
practical and useful. speaking oc
broad lines. than the Thoroughbred
said Z well known horse breeder. to
Washington Herald reporter. "a thor
ouShbred has the speed for burst OF
time, but when 1t comes 70 do hard
work every day. day after day and
all the yeaz around. It cannot com
pete with the trottins horse. The thor
oushbrel is rattle Drained, has no
sense. IS beyond al! control. II doesn't
know when to stop or what to do n
a race; 1t simply runs until it cannot
run any longer. whereas the trotting
horse Is under the contro! Of its driver
from start to finish and obeys orders
ut any time. The thoroughbred natu-
rally exceeds the trotter in burst OF
soeed, but in the long run It cannot
compete. AS 4 genera! proposition. It
IS accepted among horseDen that the
trottinS horse is superior to the thor
oughbred FOR genera! purposes
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
The Word Silhouette.

The little black pictures called "Sil-
houettes" derive their uame from Ell
enne de Silhouette. who was the
French minister Of finance in 1I59.
Bis extreme economy n matters OF
finance was caricatured by all classes,
and any cheap mode or fashion was
sarcasticaay called by his name.
About that time these profles were
produced by casting the shadow OF .
face on the paper by the light OF 4
candle and tracing about il. Because
they were cheap they were called in
ridicule at the minister "silhouettes, :,
and the name has ever since been re-
tsfned.-Soston Globe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
A BIT OF CHALK.
What II Shows When Placed Under o
Powerful. Microscope.


Few people know what I wonderful
object Bit ot chalk is when examined
under microscope Take Your knife
blade and sc-ape o9 Z little OF the
loose L0wder. catch i, on 4 clean glass
slide and place this on the stage Of 4
socd table microscope. Use 4 quarter
inch objective lens and illuminate tie
Geld with 4 cone of light from the
cancave side OF the reflector. The pow
der will be seen 10 consist OF 4 con-
fused mass Of beautiful tiny shells.
r.auy Of them OF the most curious
form.
\ better way. however, IS = rub
dcwn portion Of chalk with RI old
toothbrush in Z tumb!er half filled
with water II you desire TO prepare
several slides rub on about teaspoon
full OF the powder Shake the tumbler
briSklv. allow the sediment TO settle
FOR 4 moment and then carefully pour
OF the milky looking water.
Repeat this until the water remains
clear. and you will :hen have lef. in
t:lc bottom only perfect shells or large
parts Of shells Take up small pinch
OF this depoSi; and spread it carefully
over the center OF Z glass slide. Dry
over lamp and if you wish TO pre-
serve the slide for future use mount it
in Canada balSam. pressing out the
bubbles Of air beneath the cover glass.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
ROUSSEAu'S SHYNESs.
Al Experience the Composer Had ln
Country Inn.

Country Inn.
On one occasion Rousseau composed
an opera. which WIS performed be-
fore Kin. Louis Nv and met with
the roya! approval. The kin. sen. Tor
him. and il he had put in an appear
ance lie would probably have obtained
4 pension he was. however. Of Z re-
trim: disposition and could not bring
himself 20 face the court. To his
friends he gave rs 4 reason his rcpuo-
lican opinions. out his real reason was
his shynesS.
Accordingly he aed from the court
and sought the privacy OF country
inn While ne was there 4 man came
in who began telling the company
that he was the celebrated Rousseau
and proceeded TO give an account OF
the opera. which. he said. had been
performed before the king with great
success.
Most men In RouSSeau's position
would have felt nothing but contempt
for the impostor. but this eStraoTdiaa-
~ man fel, only pity and shame Il
trembled and blushed so," he tells us
in his Confessions. 'for fear the
man should be found out that it
might have been thought that was
the impoStor'' he was afraid that
somebody nigh; come in who knew
him and expose the pretender. AZ last
he could bear it no longer and slipped
out unobServcd.
Verr few people would treat an
impos.ov like that.-Wcstminstcr Ga
zette.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
Laughter.

Over.ndulgence In laughter IS repro
bated by Emerson. Explosions OF It.
he says. should be under strict control.
and he quotes approvinsiy the saying
OF Lord Chestera,:" Il am sure that
since had the use cf my reason no hu-
man being has ever beard me laugh
But Emerson is not altogether consist
ent in this matter. for. whereas IN one
passage be refers to laughter as n
.contempdble squeal Of JOY" IN an
other it becomes pleasant spasm.
and he gratefully acknowledges the
rest and refreshment we get from the
shaking Of the sides" Moreover, ne
admits that Ito see . man in high
wind run after his hat is always drol!.
Presumably II the man is bald and the
road IS muddy even Chesterfield might
be led to emit & contemplate squeal--
London Chronicle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
HIS HAPPY THOUGHT.
|. Let tho New Train Dispatcher on
Without an Accident

Withou. an Accident
An operator for western railroad
who had served his company long and
wc,I was called into the office one day
and asked II he thought he could hold
down the job OF night dispatcher. He
promptly replied that be could and
was told to report Cor duty tha: night.
and his chief instructed him N what
he WAS 10 do. Just after the chief left
the office it began TO blow and snow.
and the trains commenced 70 run late.
The new night dispatcher soon had de-
veloped bad case Of 'sattles and al
most cried He did not want an 1cci-
dent, and he could not handle the
trains. SO happy thought struck
him. AS fast as report came in be
replied. directing the conductor to take
q siding and wait FOR orders. and 1t
was not great while unit! he had
every train on the division sidetracSed.
Then he took book. lighted bis pipe
and sat down 10 wait for daylight In
the morning the chief appeared. with
anxiety written nj! over his face
Any accidents. Johnny: asked the
chief
Not an accident I've got 'em all on
the s!detrack. showed In and waiting
for orders, and you VII! have to get
'em out am going 10 blow this job
Il took the chief and his force nearly
all day to get the trains Strengthened
out and traffic resumed on the road.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
Tn. Kind Ca6Sie.

Once in game" said the So!1er'
81 had the good fortune to be SIX
holes up on my opponent By the time
the eic,h hole was reached At the
eighth green something went wrong
with our reckoning Of the strokes.
and ! claimed that had won that
hole, too, while my opponent claimed
that it was halved. After mild dis
pute yielded
But as moved on with my cacdie
couldn't help srumbling:
well. you know. Joseph. / gave In
But still think won that hole after
all
The boy. with frown. turned
shocked and reprovins eyes on me.
Disguised with my greed for holes. ne
whispered hurriedly. so that my op-
porenr should not overhear::
-".Shut up. can't you? Do ye want
to break the mans heart E1-
change.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
MECHANICAL. INGENUITY.
4 Full Rugged Ship That FIy's Wing
Would Cover.

- run HtS9sO SniP iHSS - '5
Would Cover.
Many instances Of mechanical !nge-
nu;ty really remacka bic 70 US in these
days, when We are supposed 10 have
advanced in learning are related by
various arc.ent authors. The silver
sphere, "A most noble and ingenious
performance" which was presented TO
Sultan Solyman the Magnificent by his
imperial majesty Ferdinand. is men
toned by FauluS jovius as showing
and keeping time with the motions OF
the celestial bodies in various contiS.
urationS. It was carried to CONSTANT
noplc by twelve men and there put to-
sether by the arts, that made it,
lymecideS. an ancient carver. Was
&C proficient in microscopic mechanism
cnat he made an ivory ship. with ali
its decks. masts. yards. rigging and
sails, il so small compass that It
might have been hidden under the
wing Of fy. BE also made n chariot
with four wheels and as many har-
messed horses, which took up scarcely
more room than the ship.
George Whitehead. an Enslishman.
made ship. with all things pertaining
to Il, to move as II il sailed. upon Q
table. "All hands were aloft. 4 woman
made good music on tate. end little
puppy cried In the midShip. all Of
which variety" says the old writer.
was pleasant and divertinS."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
The Vu,nerabis Point.

Mrs. Holt could be depended upon
at almost any time to say the wrong
thing with the best intentions in the
world. Nobody minds what poor
dear Fanny Hol. says" her friends
told each other when repeating her
remarks. I'VE know she means all
right"
Isn't it queer how differently things
affect peoples" one Of Mrs. Hoit's
neishbors said to her the day after
q beach picnic. I'VE both got tired
to death. you and /. You say you've
had Just q little bit Of indigestion.
while 1 have this fearful blind head
ache
why, that's perfectly natural. said
MIS-. Holt cheeriiy. ..Of course when
people are tired out II gees straight
to the weakcs, part Of :hem- Mine IS
my stomach. and everybody knows
yours is your head. poor dear.-
Youths Companion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
Wild British Cattle.

The wild cattle Of Great Britain
have become one Of the curiosites Of
the bovine race in England. There
are very few herds OF them remaining.
and most of these are diminishing
from . very natural cause. Ot course
they are confined in parks and are
jealousy guarded from any admixture
Of alien blood. They are as wild rs
brTaloes and are treated in the same
way as deer. In color they are white.
with red ears. and historians assert
that they had large share in the evo-
luton OF the ShorthoTl Us il is kHown
today. 1t is certain that the color
mentioned very often crops up quite
unexpectedly in our pedigree herds.
They will probably become extinct in
3 few years owing to the extreme din
Guilty Of procuring sires unrelated TO
the herds and yet Of the same breed
Farm and Home.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
ArtfuI LEGAL Tactics.

Lord Chancellor Erskine. with all nis
arts aad all his .ntrepidity in the lace
Of Judge or tury. was easily upset by
anything which touched his amour
propre. Vanity was his fo!ble, and he
had all tie susceptibility which at
taches 10 IL. One aTtful attorney.
knowing this. used to plant man IN
court in ful! view OF Erskine to yawn
hideously n his most eloquent appeals
or to litter at his most tragic tones.
Once when Garrow. the well known
counsel. lost In thought, had fixed his
eyes vacantly upon him Erskine was
80 put out that be stopped down ano
hissed In his ear. who the devil 90
you think can get on with that wei
blanket OF 4 face Of yours before
him:" The same sensisiveness OF cs'u-
c;s;n followed him into the house OF
commons.-Law Times
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
Turner Was SruE.

The great artist Turner IS SAID 10
have been peculiar in his way OF sell
ing his pictures. AZ times nothlns
could induce him 10 part with one OF
them, and at o,ncr times he would re-
ce;ve ! customer with the greatest al
fability Of voice and manner ana reao-
i!y settle upon tie sum to be pa.d 1or
one Of his treasures. On one occasion
when be was offered $1,000 apiece LOT
some old sketch books he turned them
over leaf by leaf before the eyes OF
the would be purchaser. saying, We'll.
would you really like TO have them:
Then. lust as the man proceeded 10
take possession OF the books. Turner.
with 4 tau,alizinS Il dare say you
would" suddenly thrust them into 4
drawer and turned the key in the lock.
leaving tine customer dumb with IN
dignation.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
ae Didn,s Complain.

Young Wife-This talk about men
being so impatient when woman Is
getting ready to 90 anywhere IS all
nonsense.
Friend-Doesn't your husband COM
plain ut all?
Young Wife-No. indeed. Why. last
evening couldn't aud ny gloves and
had long hunt for half dozen otneT
things. and yet when was hnaiiy
dressed and wen: downstairs TO my
husband there he was reading ana
smoking as calmly as II l wasn't hai1
an hour late.
Friend-Well, ! declare. Y c1e were
you going:
Young Wife-To prayer meeting.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
Invisible Dogs

The coat Of red setter normally
stands out fairly clear against heath
or Of the ordinary hue. When. how
ever. * gets soaked with rain 1t DIRK
ems very much and blends very close
Is with the heather. The Gordon set
ters are perhaps the worst in this re-
gard Of assin:!atins with the color OK
heather and so being liable to get
charge Of shot.-Couptrv Lie.
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hli The Printer,s Fault.

What became Of that paper you
were going to start in the interest OF
uplifting the poor tranp? asked the
interviewer.
"Ah, it fell through" confessed the
great reformer, with much agitation,
"and all Cd account Of the blooming
ca-elessncss os the printer"
did he make a grave error:
.T should say so. You know the pa
pe- was to be named the Bar Of Hope.
Well, that idiot Of printer changed It
20 sae Bar Of Soap. and as soon as NY
constituents heard the name they
started running. and they are running
yet."-ChicaSo News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
The Scented Court,

The rage for perfumes reached Its
height during the reign Of Louis Nv.
Throughout the continent lis court
was known rs the scented court. Il
vas then the custom when giving
large entertainment for the hostess 70
inform her guests what particular odor
she would use for perfumins her
rooms, and each guest would use that
odor in making her toilet. At court
different perfume was used Tor each
day Of the week. Much more attention
was paid to the use OF the perfume
than to soap and water. and cleanA-
ness was aot numbered among the vir-
tues OF that age.
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Tommy's Mistake.

Fathcr-Comc, young man. Get your
;acke. OF and come with me. 1on-
my-you.re not going TO lick me, are
rou dad? Father-Certalnly. Dion
/ tel! you this morning that l Should
settle with you for your BAD De
hay.or: Tomny-Yes, but l thought
it was only joke, like when you 'o.o
the grocer you was going to settle "iSh
b!m.-London TIt-B!ts.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
St Eino's Fire.

ST. E1mo's FIRE Is name 2opuIariy
given to q luminous appearance some
times seen on dark and stormy nights
at the masthead and yarda-ms OF YES
sells and also on land ar the top OF
church spires ard trees and even Oh
horses names and about human heacs.
II Is due TO the presence Of electricity
generally at elevated points. where II
accumrlates more rapidly than It can
be discharged and is named after 81
Elmo, the patron saint OF sailors
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
Court jocjc

Lawyer-My client. your honor. has
confessed that he committed the bur
slary. You win admit this al eloquent
proof Of my clients love Of truth and
OF his upright conscience. and. your
honor, man with such delicate con-
science should not be accused Of hay
inc broken into . house to steal. Never.
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A Safe9scd To Children.

Our two children CT six and eight
wears have been since iniaucy subject 10
colds aud Group. About three years ago
[ started 10 use Foley's Honey add Tar.
and j, has never failed 10 preven, and
cure these troubles. II IS the only mec-
icine can get the children 70 take with
out = row" The above from W. {. Or
stein. Green Bay. WIS, duplicates the
experiences OF thousands of other users
OF Fo!ey'S Honey and Tar. II cures
coughs, colds and Group. and prevents
bronchitis and pneumonia. ". +. Brown
& i'p
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
Discomfort.


w. are never completely happy,
:an the ready made philosopher
..Ot course not" said the p:ac'icai
nerson. ~ boy wishes he were
mar. So that be could have all the
mince pic he wants. and = man WISHES
he were n boy 50 that he could digest
r"-Wasnington Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
How She Escaped

Pauline, who had been attending
school for almost two weeks. was tell
inc Of the misbehavior Of some OF her
little classmates. At her mothers ;
question rs to whether IL bad ever
been necessary for the teacher to
speak to her Pauline answered quick
IL. "Oh, 70, mamma" Then. She had
to speak to all the class but me this
afternoon" Why. what did she say
.Oh, she said, Now. children. well al!
wait until Pauline is in order DE
lineator.
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More people are taking Eo!ey'S Aid
new Remedy every year. II IS conSic,
cred the most effective remedy for n!
kidney and bladder troubles that medi'
"a: science can devise fo!ey'S Kidney
Remedy corrects irregularities. builds
nm the system. and restores lost vitality.
". T.. Brown \ Co
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
Took Al. His Money.

Often all man earns goes TO doctors
or for medicines. 10 cure = Stomach,
Liver or Kidney trouble that Dr.. King
New Lie Pills would quickly cure .,
Sigh, cost. Bes. for Dyspepsia, lndI'
oestion. SilliouSnesS, Constipation,
Jaundice. Ma:>ria and Debility. 2oc.,
al al druggists.
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Hoarse Coughs, Stnfty Colds,

pain in chest and sore lungs. are symp-
toms ,ha, quickly develoy into dan
oerous illness If the cold is not cured.
Foley's Honey and Tar stops the cough.
heals and eases the conSeSted parts, and
brings quick relief. W. f. Brown x
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
Two Faced Babies

Not that deceit is born instinct.
but some babies must be TWO faced in
the cradle"
"Oh, that's not possible"
IT don't kaow. ! know caNd enat
looks like Its rich aunt when she comes
on visit and is the exact im0se OF us
.!cn uncle when he happens to De
there
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lie Practical Mind.

Sculptor 10 his friendl-Weli. what
do you think Of my bust: Fine piece
Of marble. isn't it: Friend-Magnin-
cent! What 4 pity to make bust OK
It, /. would have made lovely
waShStand
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s.I noAher CHciasos.

EddieDo you have morning prayers
q. YOU, house? Fre6die-Ne have
some kind Of g service when rscneE
cets tn.-New York Press.
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Quite Satisfactory.

Stern Cather-Young man. the lights
IL this house are put out at 10 O'Clock!
Young Man-That suits me. Don't de-
Law on nv accounr.-New York Times.
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Cautious.

Thompson-Suppose q man should
call YOU liar. What would you do?
Jones (hesitatine!y>-What sized nap!
Jewish Ledger.
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Even Up.

She isternly)-I heard \ noise very
late. He zfacctiouSlyl-Was il the
hight falling: She-No. it wasn't II
was the day breaking. - Baltimore
American