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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10
He UNDERSTOOD.
An Interview That Made Matters Clear
% the Officer.

An Interview That Made Matters Clear
% the Officer.
Come. .nistcr. 10 enc can sleep
he.c~ said 4 policeman the other even
in: wheu he found Z man lying on n
vacant plot OF laid by the side Of the
road and aroused him.
But ! have good excuse replied
the man
What is IT.
See that house o:cr there? We'll.
please 20 do me the favor 10 90 and
ring the bell and ask if William Ooc!:'
ey is at bone
The officer went 70 the house. as
cended the steps and rang the bell.
4 head was thrust out Of 4 window.
and I wcmaas voice demanded:
Now. who IS there:
Madam" replied the officer. is
William Dockcy 1T hoaae:
NO, be amt. AID don't expect him
until daylight" said the woman. and
at the same time 4 bowlful Of water
descended or the officers head.
We'll" said the uau on the ground
as the dr!ppin: officer came up. you
see how it is. don't you: I'm Dockey
That's Mrs. Dockcy."
Il think J. understand" replied the
officer. You can remain where you
are."-London Answers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10
THE PYGMIEs.
Curious Mode Of Life Of the owarfs Of
Rhodesia.

Curious Mode Of Life Of the owarfs Of
Rhodesia.
OF the pysmics Of northwcSte7u kho-
dssia 4 noderu traveller writes: The
Batwa stand about four feet high and
are long armed. short legged and ugly.
being unusually prosna;hocs. The
legs are disproportiora,e!y short. The
feet large. and the body IS covered
with 4 sor: Of down. Both sexes az.
feet n state Of complete nudity. They
have their own tongue. but Usually
know q little Of the language Q! their
big neishbors. No attempt Is made TO
TIL the open forest sladeS. They dc
pend for food on game aud what they
steal from the nelds and plantations
OF the surrounding tribes.
Though there are seven d!ncren;
tribes Of pyS!nics. they appear 10 have
no tribal organization It is the Gus
tom for 4 group Of families 10 attach
themselves to 4 negro chief and IL re-
turn for food 70 assist him 10 fight his
enemies. The standard Of morality OF
these little people IS high. and. strange
to say. they are remarkably inte!:i'
gent
The wild beasts living in this Tor
est are killed tor foo0. even the Gle
phant Pitfalls. SHARES and heavily
weighted spears are used. but their
favorite way OF hunting ~ c!"Iian;
appears 10 be with bow and arrow
Poisoned arrows are shot into him.
and the great beast IS followed unit!
he falls, when the little hu: cr> camp
around the body and feast OF the car
cass until It IS finished"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10
THE ANCIENT BOW.
Il Varied In Shape With the Different
Nations.


Although universally a>s-! by the an
clients, the form q! the 'cw varied
with different nations T:ir Scythian
box was in the form o! The Letter e.
and the bow Of the Tar.arS. descend
ants OF the Scythi:lns. still keeps that
shape. The Greek bow WAS not more
than four fec; In length. but so stout
and st!f that II required considerable
strength and skill 10 use IT, II IS said
that the first Greek bows were made
from the horns Of :: species Of goat.
the bases being united by means OF a
metallic band. Afterward other mate.
rial was used in their manufacture.
but they still retained their original
shape. These bows were too short to
he Of much use. and only small por-
tion Of the troops were armed with
them
The Romans brought the bow TO
Britain, where II 1t once obtained IA,
Yor and during the middle ages was
extensively used, forming an impor-
.anc weapon Of the armies Of that
period. The English archers were sa!d
10 be the finest IN the world, and their
skill decided the battles OF Csecy. Pol
tiers and Agincourt The bows used
were Of two kinds-the ionsbow and
the arbalest. or crossbow. The arbalest
was made OF steel or horn and was OF
such strength and stiffness that It was
necessary to use some mechanical ap-
pliance to bend it and adjust the
string. The arbalesters carried qu!v-
ers with fifty arrows and were placed
IN the van. Of the battle.-St- James
Gazette.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10
A Singular Marriage Custom.

The Kurds have 4 very curious anc
somewha. dangerous marriage custom.
which one would think would be NOR.
hoaorcd in the breach ihao 10 the OBJ
scrvance The husband. surrounded
by bodySuard OF twenty or thirty
young men. carries his wife bone on
his back in scarlet cloth and IS des-
pera,ely assaulted the whole way BY
. number ot girls. Sticks and stones
are hurled at the bridegroom. who In
The coming home With his bride can
hardly be considered ! very happy
man, for the iratc anlazoas often in-
aic: on him marks which he carries
to the grave. 1t may be that among
the lady pursuers are some OF the
bridcSvrom's former '.hames.' who
tprn the mock attack into downright:
earnest to avenge sighted love
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10
a BAD ORCHARD ENEMY.

June IS the mouth when careful! In
spection should be made OF tsc roInS
apple and pear trees 10 See that the
newly ha;chcd larvae OF the borer
beetle are headed OF While some or
chardiS,s :acase the trunks Ct the
young trees with wrappers OF one kind
OF another. which extend u couple OF
inches into the soil. or paint the trunks
with whi:ewaSh IN which rather
strong solution OF car5o!!c acid has
been added. these precautions should
not be allowed to take the place OF an
individual tree inspection This Is best
done by keeping al. grass and weeds
hoed away from the trunk OF the tree.
getting down on al tocrs and careful
IL scrapinS the bark for a couple OF
inches below the surface Of the ground
:-iih sharp knife. 3 curved b'aded
pruning knife being preferable. The
presence OF the newly hatched borers
viii be indicated By drop Of disco!or-
e6 sap cxudiHS from the bark or tiny
bit Of brown wood dust. Il the bocers
have been in the tree year or more
this brown excreta VIII be considera-
bic. the adjacent bark giving ho!lo"'
sound whea scraped with the knife.
This dead bark should be carefully
pared away and the bore, or borerS To-
Gated. for SomcGEcS four or ave VIII
be eating the lie out OF the same tree.
EorerS Of the preceding years hatch
usually work down aud sideways from
the point Of entrance. while those
which have been IL the tree two Sea-
sons are deeply bedced IN the wood
and are usually working up p7epara-
tory to their change to the beetle stage
and emersence from the tCee in this
FORM some time fn June. While a pua-
bic wire IS good tor reaching these
pests. little peeled twig Will answer
the purpose nicely. the use Of It often
preventing serious cutting OF the
bark and tree. When the bocers have
been cleaned out the wounds should be
packed tight With moist so!l. so as 70
hasten the healing process. There Is
no other single pest which does as
much primary damage to fruit trees as
borers. yet there IS no orchard enemy
which the novice seems 70 know so 1T
tie about.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10
FAMOUS eo0DW00D.
Something About Historic English
Race Course.

Something About Historic English
Racs Course.
The Goodwood race course is quite
unilue. I. Is r long way from sta
tiou and IL not near any town. says the
london Taller 1t IS on bill the top
OF which IS shaped like horseshoe.
the space between the two horns being
represented by deep ravine- The
cou sc runs round the horseshoe. the
start being 4, the end Of one horn and
the finish at the end OK the other. The
resul, OF this Is that the eQuestrinns
who on other courses contrive TO see
both start and Au!sh by the simple
process OF riding across while the race
IS IA progress canno, do so 4; Good
wood. They must elect which they
will see and rcIuuin there. On the
other hand. the course Is very easy TO
follow with glasses.
The races as an institution are com.
pa-atirciy modern. but there must
have been hun. races and matches on
this course since the days Of William
III. when we hear Of the Goodwood
hunt rs In existence. In 1900. how
ever. the then Duke Of Richmond
made 4 uew course. which is practical
IL the present one. In 1901 the course
was completed. and 81 order to cele-
brate th!s regular meetin. was got
ND BIZ the duke with the assistance OF
the hunt and some officers OF the SUE
sex militia and yeomanrr. and prizes
TO the value OF about sl.ooO were pu,
up. This meant good sum Ia thoSs
DAYS. This was the Grst Goodwood
meeting Of importance. and from that
year II became au annual event
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10
HAND THINNING OF FRUITS.


When danger Of frost is past and it
IS apparen, that the trees have set
more fruit than their size would seem
to indicate that it will be possible for
them 20 bring to sooo sized maturity.
hand th:noin: should be resortcd 20.
This Will not only reduce the number.
bat VIII 1T the same time improve both
the size ard quality Of the fruit re
manning. the total weight or volume OF
fruit rot being reduced By the process.
but simply being confined beneath
fewer skins The thinning in Doss OF
the westcrn orchard districts IS done
wher the apples are about the size OF
4 shelled walnut. and the practice IS to
leave no fruit on the trees closer than
six inches. The same rule holds FOR
pears. whSc fo- smaller fruits. suea as
peaches and apricots. the distance Mt
which the fruit IS LEFT apart IS about
four inches. varying somewhat upon
the variety and size which il usually
a.ta;ns. II the thinning IS carefully
done much defective fruit may be
eliminated in the process. thus rccuc-
Ing the number Of cullS which xii!
have 20 be handled a. harvest time.
Spinach and bectS contain large
quantities Of iron. and this fact alone
would seem 10 justify 4 generous coo-
SUMPTION OF them IN .hc shape Of
green's by those whose 0ioed needs ton
ing up. Incidentally. TOO. when cooked
with :. uicc piece OF sal, pork they
make I mighty toothsocie rat:o!: tor ::
fellow whose blood doesn't uc:L any
tonic
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10
They Have q Definite Purpose.

Foley kidney Pills give quick relief
10 cases OF kiduey and bladder ailments.
Mrs. Rose G!a-er. Terre Haute, Ind.
tells the reSul, in her case. After suf!-
erirs for many years from L serious case
of kidney trouble and >pe1din" much
money for so-cal!eI cures. found Foley
Kidney Pills the only medicine that gave
me l permanent cure. am again able
to be up and attend 10 my work. shall
never hesitate 70 recommend them.
". K. Brown 4 CO.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10

One Of the creates, hoons that the
GOOD EouSew!tc can have along the
line Of aids in doing her work IS limo
leum Tor her kitchen and dining room
floors. There IS no Srimcd in dirt to
die out By main force and awkward
ness, i mop being The only means re-
CURED 10 keep it looking fresh and
clean Especially will this improve
men, be appreciated in homes whcSe
the soors are OF soft wood and have
become badly worn.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10
TOOK THE GUARDS PLACE.
Or. Bylcs Snouioer-d Gun and Keep
himscs From Escaping.

oF. 6yICS ShOSiOcE-S SGn 2'0 E>SS>
himsclf From Escaping.
One OF the most famous Of the old
Puritan dlvincS WAS Dr. Aia;hcr BylcS.
who WAS born in Boston in lIUG and
who was the first pastor OF the Hollis
Street Congregational church. TO which
be minis;crcd for moro than forty
years
Dr.. HylcS WAS famous rs a !.uinor!St
aad wit. and !nnumcrah!c anecdotes
are related Of his clever GuipS and re-
tortS he was I Jealous Tory AID
warmly advocated the cause OF the
mother country" against the colonies.
In November. In. he was arrested Is
Tory, tried. convicted and sentenced
to bc confined on board Z guard ship
and sent 10 England with his family
within forty days The sentence was
afterward commu:cd by the board OF
war 10 confinement IL his own house.
guard being placed over him with
Instructions no; 10 rcr;:::t him 10 Leave
his residence for :: moment under any
circumstances.
On Thanksgiving morning. o5Serr-
Ing that the sentinel who. Ike many
OF the colonial soldiers. waS = simple
rustic, had disappeared and taat DT.
Byles himself was pacin: uP and down
before his own door wiki ,nuSk:t on
his shoulder. the uciGhborS crossed the
street to inquire the cause OF this SIN
gular spectacle.
You see said Dr HyicS. Il begged
my guard to let me go OF, TO procure
some cider with which myself and
family nigh, celebrate Thanksgiving
day. but be would not permit me TO
stir. argued tue point with him. and
be has now gone TO get the cider Tor
ne on condition that keep guard over
myself during his absence
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10
Weinh. Of Atmosphere.

Atmosphere IS the maize applied 10
the gaseous cnrclopc tia: SURROUNDS
the globe !, consists ot Elech2a-
lea! union oC nitrogen and oxygen IL
the ratio Ok tcur 20 one. together with
relatively small AMOUNT OF caroon:c
acid gas and I little water vapor. It's
th!ckacSs is about :itty miles, although
1, probably extends IN I'D ai;cauated
form rs far IS JUu miles. Ills IS i4-
.crrcd from the observation uf lu:n:-
nous in.tcors Il c1c-ts pressure
Of nctccu poucLs 70 ;hc square :acA
AZ tie ea-..h.s surface aGL weighs ovc:
e.cyea and i ha!c tr....:oas VI pounds.
Each sdu.: !aha;cS one -a.!Ql. OF a!r
ser minute and cousC:2cs thirty
ounces os oxygen day. An ordinary
gas ;.t CONSUMES as :.uca oNy=ea as
five persons
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10
WILL BEAR WATCHING.

The present unexampled Solicitude
OF the fruit jobbcrs' trust foc the snan-
c;al welfare Of the independent fruit
growers is entirely too belated to be
credited with any large degree Of phi
Iarthropy or alsruism- Time was-and
that but short time aso-when all
growers were :ndepeadent-:hat IS.
each operated individually and WAS
easy picking for the commission
sharks. who saw that their victims got
3us. enough returns 1or their produce
10 keep soul and body together. and
sometimes no, that much. The city
buyers were banded together 20 quote
price Tor given shipment Of prod
rcc and then notify all members OF
the clique what that price was. anc
tie victim could wait until be got
black IN the face. but be would get no
better offer In time growers woke Up
anG realized how they had been hood
winked and swiudled. They are now
organized. and organized effectively
enough SO that they are beginning to
ces fairly decent treatment from those
who formerly p!un6ered them at VIII.
Some dissatisfaction has been felt by
members Of some growers associations
With prices received. and these are be-
inS cndced away from the o:sanisa-
ton by temporary decent treatment by
the commission men and jobbers. but
It is only for the purpose OF disrupt
Ing these cooperative marketing Or
sanizatious. when the old tactics can
be counted on to put into play:
hence when the fruit jobberS trust
displays undue kindness toward the
Independents ie IS safe to assume there
is aa Interior motive behind It There
Is : niger In the wood pile
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10
CARE OF PARROTS.
he Proper Way to Feed. Cage and
Te,rh the Birds

ne PROPER way 70 seeo' SaSe xHo
Teach the Sirds.
As few people who own parrots real
" know how to care for them. few
good rules may be Of interest
As to their food. it should be seeds
canary. hemp Out not too mach). mil
let, bciled maize, linsced. rape aud the
like. Bread soaked IN hot water IS
good, given twice day. and fruit in
moderation and in variety IS whole
some. such Us grapes. apples and
pears, an occasional raisin and let.
tuce.
Gray parrots are very fond OF rice.
and almost all parrots appreciate rice
pudding and have taste. 100. for
bread and butter. Meat IS bad for
them. Clean. fresh wood should be
given them TO spaw-bits OF elm. birch.
larch and chestnut Fresh dr.: grave!
must be sprinkled at the bottom Of
the cage every day aud fresh water
be put in the glass.
It Is important that parrots should
have the opportunity to stand fiat foot
cd. so II the cage has wires 1t the
bottom It Is we'll to remove them. Al
ways to have his claws claSpinS
round perch is injurious TO any bird.
and two perches Of different size are
advisable. 80 that he may change his
posture at Will.
When q parrot continues TO scream
he wants water or food CT feels Il!
and uncomfortable or maybe is mere
IL dull. Music. which he loves. vii!
cheer him up at all times.
A parrot learns to talk only from
one who speaks very slowly and dis
unctly to him and preferably when he
IS about 70 fab asleep. Last. BIZ, not
least. parrot should De- carefully
covered at nisht-London Mail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10

There is 80 recipe toe cooA"= So:c
boiled eggs that gives more Uniform o.
more satisfactory results :han putting
che c::S il boiling watcr-an ccS 20 4:
p!a.-Se,t!nS the dish or The stove and
allowing them 20 remain from: c!:h: 70
ten minutes. dcpcnd!n: u hi; np".. low
one wants then cooked E-:c:> I'r"i.;.c
ed Ia this way are evenly cooked anu
are never overdone. even II fur.o,tc,s
and left In The water overtime.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10

rhc .nal. who Will shoot robins Or
Ollie. sou. birds because they help
themselves TO u small portion OF his
berries or cherries seems to forget the
fact taat but FOR the birds man would
die Of starvation from having his gar
den and field crops overwhelmed with
insect pests. He not only violates the
laws Of his state in killing the birds.
but b? so doins shows that be IS too
small and stincy 10 live aDous civil
liZcd folks
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10
Eo, ouick Relief From Hay Feve.

Asthma and summer bronchitis. take
Folcy'S Honey and Ta.. I,qu!cSiv re-
lie:es the diScomfor: and suffering and
the annoying symptoms disappear. /:
Soo,hes and heals the nhamed air pass
ages OF the head. throa, and bronchial
tubes. Il, contains no opiates and no
harmful drugs. Refuse substitutes. ".
f Brown < Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10
Out at First.

The hammock was built Tor two.
but she was occupying it alone.
~ have noticed" said the man On
the porch chair. that the p-ettest
girls always marry the biggest fools
Say 20 more. Mr. SiowboE." rejoin-
cd the fair maiden. y appreciate your
friendship. bot can never be your
wife."-ChIcaso News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10

After testing several methods Of
making clover hay Professor Roberts
Of the Corn.l! (E. y, experiment sta
ton recommends The following proce-
dure as most satisfactory: he cuts
the crop when moderately ripe and
only during those hours Of the day
when the dew is or The hay cut one
day IS left Until the following day and
while bot is put IN small bunches anc
left until the Eext morning. when theS
are turned lightly and carefully anc
loaded with as little shaking IS posi-
bic and moved away. being sa!ted az
the rate Of three pounds per ton as IN
loaded
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10
The SccEcr.

Here so.cm2ly said the b"stonian.
Genera! Warren fell
So" replied :ne gentleman t-o:a
Chicago. running I Speculative eye c}
aud down the perpendicular Of Bu2-'
Ecr Hi! uouuCcat Must haze beea
Z swell subject FOR moving nscei.e
act."-Puck.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10
Rewarded.

Acto.-I have been IN your company
ten years. Is It not time Sat you do
something extra FOR NE: Manager
Yes. From now on oou shall play all
the parts in which there IS GAZING
EliecenJe Ell,ter
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10
A.c Conn0St.ISN.

How could be have married mat
terrnacant wife OF his: don see
wha. she was made of.
That IS the answer. Sh. was hiaio
n, nopey.'-Baltimorc American
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10

Inc uurdock. one OF the most com
mon and sturdy o. weeds known TO
every property owncr. IS 4 h:ca2!al-
that Is. lives two years The Young
plants may DC Killed easily VITA ;!:e
hoe, while those that arc IL ,hc.. SEC
on6 vca- may be pu: out OF business
by running the root through VIII! :.
spade couple OF inches below ;ho
crown
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10

While the sod bound orchard may
produce frr:s Of superior color and
make the work q: harvest time little
cleaner. these are about the only sd
vantases that can be claimed for the
plan. The main disadvantages OF the
system are that it too often furnishes
al easy excuse for turning the orchard
lot into 4 posture. that It consumes
moisture aud fertility that the trees
sore!y need. while It reduces the size
CT the fruit from third to half
and provides ha-bor FOR multitude
Of insect pests which are thus able TO
propagate urdistuzbed. II careful
surrey Of the situation seems to show
that there is more money IN raising
hay than there IS IN producing fruit.
the trees would better be cut out and
the hay or pasture Idea given the right
Of way.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10

The animal hushandry department
Of the Pennsylvania Agricultural COS
lese reports the case OF creamery
manager who refused graduate OF
the state dairy school ten dollar
month advance IN wages. hired man
at the lower figure. and on the 5000
pounds Of butter made during the en-
suing months lost $3.50 as result OF
O. slump IN the overTun from 1s to 13
per cent. This Is q concrete Glust1a-
ton Of the shortsighted economies
practtced by many folks engaged IN
many enterprises. The lesson IS so
plain that it does not need pointing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10

While paris green has been conssd-
cred . standby as an iosect;cide By
orchardists for number OF years past
recent experience shows arseaate OF
lead to be superior IN that It does not
burn or injure fruit or foliage. Is In
soluble in water and adheres to the
foliage better than does :he paris
green. There are several brands OF
commercial arsenate which are care
fully made and reliable and which re-
ouire no preparation further than
working &c fine. creamy paste and
mixing with water at the rate OF Isom
two to three pounds to afty gallons
Of water. In twenty-five pound kegs
tie arsenate can be bought at about Is
cents per pound
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10

The artichoke. until few years ago
considered q troublesome perennial
weed. hard to eradicate. IS now viewed
By some bog raisers as q valuable
source Of succuient feed, the hogs be-
inc turned snto the fe!d In the fall or
the tube,s dug and stored for winter
use. The artichole IS handled much
as are potatoes and may be planted up
to the latter part Of May in sections
where rainfall or artificial water sup
p,y IS available sor their proper
growth. They yield as high as 300 to
400 bushels Of snbers per acre. which
contain more protein and more tat
than do potatoes.