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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
Fix;no Up the Horse

IF you had a highly intelligent thor
oughbred horse to which you were
greatly attached, what would you 90
for him in order to bring him to the
highest point Of efficiency?
Would you teach him, at great lncon-
venience and after many repettons,
to smoke from ten to fifteen cigars
day, and would you mix with his oats
all the way from s pint to quart OF
alcohol? Would you reinforce this by
overlooking his stomach with highly
spiced food and add all the narcotics
that were in the market, such as tea,
coffee, ETC.? Would you keep him n
q heated stable without any fresh air,
make him sit up at all hours Of the
night and permit all the veterinarians
in the neighborhood to hold consulta-
tons and operate upon him as often
as they needed the money?
And if you did all this, what sort OF
race would you expect that horse to
win life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
AThe Texas of Europe

IN the "reminiscences Of Mrs. 7. P.
O'Connor, 81 Myself" the author tells
Of her first meeting with Henry James,
whom she calls "a sort Of Massachu-
sets Sir Galahad:"
The first time ] met him I sat next
him at g. dinner. I had just come to
London, and he asked me if I liked it.
I said I hadn't made up my mind, and
he said 7 would-that in London you
were allowed every independence Of
opinion and action, only you must cons
tribute something socially-beauty (and
he bowed very courteously to me, and
T bowed very pretily to him) or wit
or agreeableness-and then London ac-
cepted you. I said: 'Eistory repeats
itself. In Texas, where was. born,
they say man is not asked bis na-
tionaiity, his religion or his politics,
but only if he is a good fellow" "Ah,'' .
said Mr. James, "then London is the
Texas Of Europe
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
Mock Suns.

Mock suns are similar IN polrt OK
origin to the mirages Of the desert.
only they occur in the arctic circle.
AS the long winter night Of the polar
region wanes. once every tWenty-four
hours a slight glow is seen at some
point on the horizon. Often accompa-
nying this glow is seen the phenomes.:
non Of the mock suns. Several de-
grees up in the heavens as many as
five Of these spectral orbs have been
seen at one time. Invariably they are
all connected in a geomeric figure.
the suns seemingly bound together
with circles and arcs Of light. Often
when only one appears it is mistaken
for the real god Of day. and natives
rejoice at the early end Of the long
winter night only to be disappointed
as the image disappears. The eSpla-
nation Of the phenomenon is given by
physicists as refracton and reflection
of light from the real sun below the
horizon on the nnists in the upper at
mosphere.-St. Louis Republic.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31

During the eleven years from 1885
to 17O6 the Englishman over twenty
1--WE who shirked matrimony was cali
ed on to pay shilling annually, with
a further sum, according to rank, Of
5 shillings for a gentleman and 612
los. for a duke, a tax which yielded to
the revenue about $1,000 week. In
these 'good old times" the Briton had
to pay tax when be took wife and
another tax every time he qualified as
3 father. Thus dukes nuptials cost
him $50 Is, his heir 630 Is, and for
each later male addition to his family
bis Joy was discounted by payment
Of s25 Is. The benedict whose income
was less than ESQ a year had to pay
2s. Cd. on his marriage and 2 shilhngs
every time he became father.-Lon-
don Standard.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
Slaves OF the Russian Passport.

a peasant leaves his home to seek
for work as a field 1aborer wherever
he can find work to do, and, like every
Russian, male and female, he takes
his passport with him, which is quite
as much part Of him as his soul is.
It is always a half yearly passport,
which he must renew at the end Of
six months, sending it home IN reg
istered letter to an Official at his ma
tive place and inclosing the legal fee
and something over for the trouble.
The time Of renewal draws near; the
workman gets demand for new
passport. Through official neglect or
other reason the passport fails to come
in time. The honest worlingman,
who is earning his bread in the sweat
Of his brow and by the practice per-
haps Of exceptional sobriety is trying
to earn a pittance for his family, is
arrested suddenly and sent home
that is, is flung into a forwarding
prison, whence he emerges to join a
convict party, which contain the cream
Of criminallty. and is made TO suffer
torments before be gets home. When
he arrives he gets his passport and is
q free agent-once more loyal sub
ject.-E. 3. Lanin.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
The Vacant Literary Throne.

There Is, we must admit, today nc
monarch In any tongue upon the Liter
ary throne, no sovereign world name
an poetry or prose, in whom, as has
happened before nov, not so many
generations ago, in royal succession to
Scott, Byron, Goethe, Hugo, Tolstoy,
all the civilized world-Teuton, Latin,
CeM, Slay, oriental-is interested, for
whose new works it looks OF where 1t
seeks the gospel Of the day. Naboch-
sish, to use an Irish word that became
8 faTorite with Sir Walter Scott, it
does not matter. Do not let Us nurse
the humor Of the despondent editor
who mournfully told his readers. "No
new epic this month
Nobody can tell how the wonders Of
language are performed nor how a
book comes into the world. Genius is
genius. The lamp that today some
may think burns low VIII be replenish-
ed. New orps Will bring light. Litera-
t1re may be trusted to take care Of
xtself, for it is the transcript Of the
drama Of life, with all its actors.
moods and strange flashing fortunes.
THE curiosity that it meets is per-
petual and Unsuitable, and the impulses
that inspire it can never be extnguish-
ed~ohn Morley.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
Crossing tho Bar.

: Tennyson's famous poem Crossing
the Bar was written, said his son.
in the poets eighty-frst gear, "on a
day in October when we came from
Aldworth to Farringford. Before
reaching Farringford he had had the
moaning Of the bar IN his mind, and
after dinner he showed me the poem
written out. That is the crown OF
your hfe's work, said his son, who
was the first man after the poet to
read Crossing the Bar and who
passed the first criticism upon it II
such fitting and generous language
tIt came in a moment" said the poet,
and he explained. the pilot as the <Di-
vine and Unseen, who is always guid-
ing us. A day or two before he died
the poet, calling his son to his bed
side, said, mind you put Crossing the
Bar at the END Of all editions of my
poeIns." -.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
Ancient Football.

Philip Stubbes wrote in 1888 in his
book Oh tThe Anatomie Of Abuses:
aFor as concerning football I pro-
test unto you it may rather be called
q FRIENDLY kinde Of fight than play
Of recreation; a bloody and numbering
practice than a felowly sporte OF pas
tyne. For dooth not every one lye in
waight for his Adversere, seeking to
overthrow him and to pickle, him on his
nose, though it be on hard stones, so
that by this meanes sometimes their
necks are broken, sometimes their
backs, sometimes their legs, sometimes
their arms, sometimes one part thrust
out Of joynt, sometimes another; some
times the noses gush out with blood,
sometimes their eyes start Outright
ing, brawling, contention, quarrel pick
Ing, murther, homicide and great effu-
sion of blood, as experience dayly
teacheth."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
Two Collars on a Dog.

Having bought dog that he admir-
ed, man undertook to buy dog col
lar. The dog had neck nearly as big
as his head, and the dealer advised the
man to buy two collars.
seWhat for?' said the man ''He's
oaIy got one neck, so guess he can
get along with only one collar. can't
he?"
Maybe so," said the man, 50 the
man went away leading the dog by bis
new collar and chain. In less than 8
week he brought the dog back.
.Tm afraid 7 can't Keep him." he
said. '.He IS too obstreperous. I can't
keep him tied up. His neck is the big
gest part Of him, and he is as strong
as an OK, therefore it is a canch for
him to slip his collar off"
'sThat was why wanted you to take
two collars" said the dealer. Put
both On and fasten the chain to the
back collar, and he can tug away all
night without getting loose. BE may
commit suicide, but he won't get
loose."-New York Sun
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
Relics of the Incas.

The Inca period has left US remark
able traces, especially in the magnIti-
cent roads. Broad, beautiful turn
pixies, now only partially preserved,
run for distance Of over 1900 miles
from the coast to the plateau and the
foot Of the, highest peaks. We marvel
at the skill Of the Inca engineers, es-
pecially in the magnificent stairways
hewn in the rock, in the filing up OF
deep ra7ines, in the paving with pom
derous flags. In several places have
been found the remains Of former as
phalt covering to these roads. At Ger
tain intervals are found the ruins OF
custom houses and laid out grounds
and Notifications, Of which the most
interesting specimen is the fortress OF
Cuzco, built about the year 1000, and
plundered and destroyed by Pizarro IN
1543.-Century Path.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
Eoolhardy Snake Keeper.

The only fatal case of snake bite on
record in the London geological gar
dens was directly due to the foolish
ness Of the victim. He was in charge
Of the snakes and, coming in one
morning with some friends, began to
boast Of his power over the creatures
and the extent to which they would
submit to be played with by one whom
they knew. This led to practical ex-
periments. The overconfdent keeper
took an Indian cobra from its COM
Portable sleeping place and, declaring
he was a snake charmer, proceeded to
swing it about his head and play other
tricks with it. A native snake charm
er would have known there was no
more certain way to rouse the snakes
temper than this, for the race abhors
rough handling OF sudden movement
Of any sort. The result Of the exploit
was that the keeper was bitten on the
nose. He was hurried Off to the hos
pital, but died in a few hours.-London
Globe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
IeIted Mark Twain.

mark Twain said magazine ed
itor, brought out Joan Of Arc anony-
mously. Before he Acknowledged its
authorship he sometimes fshed for
compliments about it. One evening
at dinner he said carelessly to SEN
ator::
care you novel reader?
g Yes, q great novel reader was
the reply.
at don't suppose you're following
that ANONYMOUS new serial, "Joan of
Arc?''' ~
Indeed 7 am, though, every In
sta1lment.'
@What do you think Of it? Is it
good?
"Thats hardly q fair question to
ask me- the senator, who knew the
books real author, replied. You see.
wrote "Joan Of Arc" myself"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
tet Him Stay as Ee Was.


a well known veterinary surgeon or
Eemberg, Austria, was recently called
TO the telephone, when this conversa-
ton followed:
1HeIe! Is this DR.. NJ"
eyes. What do you wish?'
sMy horse is standing stock still on
his hind legs, with his forefeet In the
air, and nsthing can make him come
down on all fours. Did you ever hear
Of such a queer case? What shall l
do about It.
sThe case is extraordinary" replied
the astonished doctor. Il can give no
opinion without seeing the animal
Where do you ive%
"Carl-Ludwig strasse."
"And your name"
stSobieski"
Here the doctor rang OF and swore
softly at the wag who had fooled him.
The horse in question was the bronze
animal which upholds upon its back
the fine equestrian statue Of John So
bieski, king Of Poland, which orna-
ments the Carl-Ludwis street in Lem
berg.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
The Dreadful LOOKING Person.

Rodin, the world famous French
sculptcr, has had wonderful career,
and, like most men who have risen
from obscufity to fame, he still pre-
serves much Of the simplicity OF his
early days. One day he was entertain
ing few artists, among them q Ger.
mar. who had never before visited the
sculptor. At dinner they were waited
Oh by a particularly plain looking wo-
man.
'I'm surprised" remarked the Ger
man during one Of the woman's alb
sences from the room, that you
should have such very dreadful look
ing. person about you. Why don't you
get a nice, good looking young house
keeper?"
There was a sudden ghastly silence.
Then Rodin smiled.
81 don't like to be waited on at meals
by servants he explained. The
dreadful looking person is my wife"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
The Club.

An exclusive dining society in Lon
don is the one bearing the arrogant
title the Club, which since its foun-
dation has been limited to thirty-hVe
members. Johnson, Burke, Reynolds
and Goldsmith were among the orig
inal members. Garrick and Boswell
ioined in 177s and Gibbon and Fox
in 1774. Of the eighteen premiers IN
the nineteenth century nine were
members Of the club, Fox, Liverpool
Canning, Russell, Aberdeen, Gladstone
Salisbury, Lord Rosebery and MT.
Balfour.-London Spectator.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
Warning to Railroad Men.

E. S. Bacon, IL Bast ST., Bath, Me-,
sends out this warning to rallroaders:
"A conductor on the railroad, my work
caused chronic Inflammation OF the
kidneys, and I was miserable and all
PLAYED out. A friend advised Foley
Kidney Pills and from the day COM
menced taking them, I began to regain
my strength. The Inflammation cleared
and I am far better than I have been
for twenty years. The weakness and
dizzy spells are thing OF the past and
I highly recommend Foley Kidney
Pills" W. E. Brown & Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
waoner a Living Paradox.

AS an artist Wagner had unequaled
genius. AS a man, though generous,
temperate and virtuous to an unusual
degree, he also had extraordinary
faults. He was egotistical and proud,
prone to fierce enmites; he went to
extremes in everything. a living par
adox; impatient, irritable and nervous;
noble and petty; never made a man
more friends and more enemies. he
was worshiped and hated. Taken all
IN all, musically he stands as the most
notable figure Of this age. : Dole's
<sFamous Composers"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
With a &c" !"

Gentlemen" said the lawyer for the
defense in closing his eloquent and
impassioned speech, "a1 I demand for
my client at your hands is Justice
Justice with large GtH'
The principal Of the district school
was on the jury, and the verdict was
suilsy-with large G.-Chicago Irio-
r1no
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
1855.
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON. =

1ezth Yea Begins September 29t1.
Entrance examination at all coun-
ty seats on Friday, July 7th, at a. m.
The College is endowed, enabling
it to maintain the highest standards.
It offers complete 4-year courses in
Ancient and Modern Languages,
Mathematics. History, Economics,
Science; ane Egineering.,
Courses for B. A. S. and B. S. de-
gree with Engineering.
A free tuition scholarship to each
County of South Carolina. Vacant
Boyce scholarships, giving 500 a
year and free tuition, open to COM
petitive examinations in September.
Expenses reasonable. Terms and
catalogues on application. Write to
Harrison Randolph, Pres,
Charleston, S. G.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
Ia the TaEs Of the Measles.

Tie little son Of Mrs. O. 3. Palmer,
Little Rock. Ark. had the measles.
The result was q severe cough which
grew worse and he could notsleep. She
SAYS: ''One bottle of Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound completely cured him
and he has never been bothered since" "
Group. whooping cough, measles cough
all yield to Foley's Honey and Tar Com.
pound. The genuine is in the yellow
package always. Refuse substitutes.
w. +. Brown q CO.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
Askino Too Much,

"My dear" said Mr.. Clarkson, II
don't want you to think I have any de-
sire to criticise you for the way you
manage, but really we must try to live
within our income
.sWithin our income? Goodness! AND
be regarded by everybody In our set as
eccentric ?"-Judge.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
Fatal Anyhow.

1sWon't you try piece Of my Wlfe,s
angel cake:
seWin it make an angel Of me"
sThat will depend on the kind OF a
life you have led."-Houston Post.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
ParentaI Tactics.

A worried parent is sometimes onhs.
ed to do something like this:
."Pa, what is Observation-Disclosures :
"Have you chained up the dog as !
told you
srNot yet, pa" a."aZ "
.sWell, do that, and when you come
back / will tell you what a transcen.
dentalist is. y
= While Bobby was gone his astute
parent dug the needed information ous
Of dictionary. Birmingham Age-Hef'
aid.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
Our 10 Sa La,

Never be in your place Of business
when person wants to borrow money
Of you, because if you are In you Will
be out, but if you are out you viii be
in-London Answers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
DAYS Of Dizziness
Come to Hundreds of Manning
People


People
There are days of dizziness:
Spells of headache, lauguor, back
ache:
Sometimes rheumatic pains:
Often urinary disorders.
All tell you plainly the kidneys are
sick.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for kidney
ills.
Here is proof of their merit in Man
ming.
Mrs. Joseph Wells, of Manning. S. c.,
says: u was afflicted with kidney COM
piaint and suffered intensely from dull,
nasgiDg backaches, headaches and dizzy
spells. Doan's Kidney Pills proved to
be lust what l needed and had not
used them long before l was entirely
relieved. I got this preparation from
Dr.. w. Z. Brown & Co.'S Drug Store
and cheerfully recommend it,
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
Sheriff's Sale,
Foreclosure of Mortgage.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, !
COUNTY OF CLARENDON.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
J. S. McClam, Plaintiff,
against
". Z. Locklair, Defendant.
No+;,o of CoJo


Under and by virtue of decree of
foreclosure and sale in the action
above stated. issued out of the Court
of Common Pleas for the County and
State aforesaid, dated May 11th, 1911,
and to me directed, I, the undersigned
Sheriff of the said County of Claren-
don, will sell before the court house
door at Manning in the County and
State aforesaid, on the first Monday
in June, 1911, being the fifth day
thereof, between the legal hours Of
sale, at public auction, to the highest
bidder, for cash, the following lands
and tenements situate in said County
of Clarendon, to wit:
''All that certain piece, parcel or
tract of land situate, lying and being
in the County of Clarendon, State of
South Carolina, containing two hun
dred (200) acres and bounded as fol-
lows: On the North by lands of Mrs.
Julia Young; on the East by lands of
D. H. Welch; on the South by lands
of L. J. Brockington, and on the West
by lands of D. l. Johnson, same being
the lands upon which I now reside"
Terms of sale, cash; purchaser to
pay for papers.
Z. B. GAMBLE,
Sheriff Clarendon County.
Dated May 18th, 1911.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
n.,LIod Her canacitx.

sMrs. CARRIER, fell downstairs and bit
her tongue in two"
"I feel sorry for her husband. She
was a terror when she had only one
tonguew
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
Do yor Have the Right Kind, Of Help !;

Foley Kidney Pills furnish you the
right kind Of help to nectralize and re
move the poisons that cause backache
headache. nervousness, and other kid
neY and bladder ailments. W. E. Brown
& Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
Vice Versa.

: Teacher-I would like some one II
the class to define the meaning OF vice
versa. Bright Boy-It's sleeping with
your feet toward the head Of the bed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
The Orators Fate.

"Some orators" said Senator Sor-
xhun refectively, make me think OF
our parrot
.aThe one whose head you chopped
off?'
eyes. He had to take all the blame
for what somebody else insisted on his
saying."-Washingto Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31

Foley Kidney Pills are true medi-
cine. They are healing. Strengthening,
antiseptic and tonic. They act quickly.
W. E. Brown & Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
MANY Sided Question.

Miss Lonely-You ought to be care
Ful, Kitty. Marriage is serious mat
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
Tsar and Czar.

Good deeds ring clear through heaV'
on like bell.-Richter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31

The Maid (who has a proposal
Yes, ma'am; but staying single IS a
serious matter Columbus Ledger.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
-:
COME AND SEE THE PIANO.

It is worth your while to investigate the merits Of
this beautiful piano 1t just the instrument you would
want buy and to think you it free for just
little hustle on your part.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-04
The Useful Citizen.

There are many citizens in every
town who could be eliminated without
injury or loss to the town. On the
other hand, there are many individ-
uals whose absence would be keenly
felt by every city in which they re-
side. AS general rule everybody
knows the useful citizen and has a
pretty good line on the useless man,
The useful citizen is the one who has
an aim, above his own welfare. One
who sees In the general betterment of
his town the benefits which will ac-
crue to him individually is in fair way
to become a useful citizen. The man
who attends meetings designed for the
welfare of the whole city is a useful
citizen. The man who remains away
from public meetings and who takes
no interest in the promotion Of public
matters until after the creative stage
is passed and then finds fault with
the plan, is worse than a useless citi-
zen; he is an obstacle. Beaumont En-
terprise.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-04

This bit Of humor and pathos ID from
the Hawaiian Sur: IAN amusing In
cident is related Of young service
matron who had rellnquished her hun-
band for two years and who. having
before his departure insisted on good
photograph, applied herself assiduous-
ly to the upbringing of her two-year-
old baby with view to the child's ia
miliar.ty with her distant father. Each
day she would call the baby girl to
her and, kneeling beside her. would
hold up the photograph, pointing out
each feature to the child.
Zone day the officer came home. and
the baby girl. then four years old. was
summoned. Come dear said her
mother in glee. papa has come home
at lastr The child surveyed the off,
Ger in perplexity and finally shook her
head
what is the matter, deary asked
her mother. Well replied the child,
he looks something like my papa. but
my papa hasn't any legsv"