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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-30
suoerstitions of Scslpino,

Indians believe that scalping is ami.
hilation of the soul: hence the eager
ness of the Indian to secure the scalp
Of his enemy and save bis own scalp.
Deprived Of the scalp the body becomes
mere carrion. not even worthy of bur.
ial. "Whether or rot its removal an
initiates SOUL" says General Dodge,
author of Our Wild Indians" the
Indian is yet sure that scalp is strong
medicine and equally sure that its TAX
ing By him will involve consequences
to him either very good OF very bad,
and be does not always know which.
An Indian will never take the scalp Of
d colored soldier. nor does he give any
reason for it; all to be got out of him
By way of explanation is. Buffalo SOL
dicr no good; heap bad medicine
Whatever the special religious opinion
Of each Indian in regard to taking the
scalps Of slain enemies. l have never
yet known 4 single case where tie
scalp of suicide was stripped off, and
in many cases the superstition Is so
strong as to prevent the Indians even
from touching the body"
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S:onaIinq az Ses.

/. The custom, OF signaling at sea by
means Of various colored flags IS very
ancient, and the method seems to have
been brought 10 a degree Of develop
ment bordering very closely c, Perfcc.
ton Many people have been aston!sh.
ed at the length of messages conveyed
IN q few moments and with the use of
but half dozen flags in various com.
bipationS, and when the extent OF the
language and the complexity of many
necessary messages are considered the
eighteen eags in the signal flag locker
seem very inadequate. However. It
must be remembered that the signal
code utilizes 4 sort of shorthand. and
many long messages, known to be Of
frequent occurrence, have been con-
tracted TO Z single showing Of flags
in a given combination. The lumber
Of lags hoiSsed when & signal is made
never exceeds four With the eighteen
flags Of various colors. using four fo.
each signal. 10 fewer than 1862 COM
binations can be made.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-30
An English Ghost.

a Westlnoreland ghost used to haunt
the shores Of Windermere. where the
Lowthers from time immemorial have
been lords Of the iake-the "crier OF
Claife." Cne tempestuous night IN
Drerefor,nat!nn times cry was
heard across the water b7 the ferry
man 4; The Nah inU-".A boat. The
ferryIIaa against ii! his c:oa!"s' per
suas;nn% III n" I:.n, 81, ont After
many l:,:l::> II rc:i"Et;i Tie Nab again.
bis Iiua; Dragged down by some an.
seen weight ana hlli.>"it with hair on
end. ra;:::: luu@t:c. Soon he cied.
and every S!or:nv uisht his WRATH was
beard II H:o!:ized shricks across from
Claifv Til nj las; the resident monk Of
FurncSS was sought Ia his retreat on
LAZY Holm AID persuaded TO lay
the unhappy spirit. which be duly did,
Harriet Martiueau and others tell the
tale.-London Chronicle.
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Mornhine and Morality.

Morphine stands unequaleo as per
yerter Of the moral sense. Whisky
may disturb the Imagination and judG,
ment. causing many foolish and un-
wise actions to follow its use. but NOR.
phine strikes deeper and creates per
son whom the father OF lies must rec
ognize as kindred to himself Stories
that are the creation Of disturbed
brain, told in a manner to appear so
intrinsically true that the stories be-
come works Of art, are what you Will
obtain from the habitual user Of NOR
phine or cocaine. know OF nothing
Shat will appeal to one OF these sutt1-
ciently to enable you to get sn honest
reply to any question Of moment you
may address to him. II you should re-
cciva a truthful reply 1t will be bT ac-
cident.-North American Journal Of
Homeopathy.
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Women and Banking.

The cashier of 1 bank which mas
many women depositors, in speaking OF
these customers. said that the STOCK
stories about o7erdrawn accounts and
ignorance as to bank methods had be-
come pointless Whatever may have
been the case before. women give
banks no more trouble now than men.
THE woman who insists or drawing
money when her balance has been en-
hausted because there are still blank
checks III her book has disappeared.
and IN her place we have q womau
who wants interest on her money and
who knows what call money means.
said the cashier. Referring to tue
old kind, he added: Zone day we did
have a real case A woman rushed IN,
said she had Just figured up her ac'
count and found she was $500 short.
Husband away-no other noney-What
could she do? She had brought Jewels
to leave as collateral security till ne
returned, and then we looked up the
matter and found she had over SSoo TO
her credit York Tribune.
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Woe ie His.

First-My wife is my boss. shall
not deny.
Secord.-She maketh me to lie down
behind the bed when swell company
comes and she leadcth me behind her
UP Main street
Thisd.-She rcstoreth my pocliethook
after she has spent all Of It's contents
for stylish skirts and theater tickets.
ard she !cadeth ME UP the p>ain aisle
at church for her new hats sake.
Eourtil.-Yea. though walk more
than half iLe night through dark rooms
with crying baby Will get no rest.
for size is behind me; her broomsicE
and her hatpitl they do everything else
but comfort me.
Eifth.-She prepareth cold snack for
me. then maketh bee line for an aid
:ocie:y supper She anointeth my head
with the rolling pin occasionally. My
arms runneth over with the bundles
before she is half done with her shop
ping.
Sixth Surely her dressIrakers and
mil!iner's bills shall follow me I'll the
days of her life, and vii! dwell in
the house Of my wife forever.-Urlch
(A1o} Herald.
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Charles Lambs Excuse.

Leadenhall street. London. was for
many years the scene Of the daily Ia
Eors Of Charles Lamb. That Lamb,
despite his many complaints. appears
to have bad fairly easy time at the
East India house Is evident from a
story told by Algernon Black in Mac
millan's Magazine for February, 1879.
One morning be was observed to en-
ter the Office hastily and in an eS-
cited manner. assumed no doubt for
the occasion. to leave by On opposite
door, He appeared no more that day.
He stated the next morning In ezpla.
nation that as be was passing through
Leadenhal market en- his way to the
Office be accidentally trod ou a butch
er's heel I apologized. said Lamb,
to the butcher. but the latter retort-
ed: Yes, but your excuses won't cure
my broken heel, and, - me-" said he.
Selling his knife. "I'll have It out of
your
Lamb fed from the butcher and. In
dread Of his pursuit. dared not remain
for the rest Of the day at the India
house This Story was accepted as j
humorous excuse for taking 4 holiday
without leave"
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The Strenoth Of Infants.

Tue myth Of the infant Hercules
who strangled two serpents in his era
die may not be myth at all, but a
fact. Modern science has proved that
it is possible feat. The newborn
babe is relatively much stronger than
a full grown man, according to the
result Of medical tests. The muscles
Of the forearm are surprisingly strong.
4 few hours after birth a baby sus-
pended by its finger to q stick or to
the finger Of person can hold itself
In the air for ten seconds and in the,
case Of particularly strong infants-for
as long as half minute. At four
days old the child's strength has in
creased, and the time IS two and
half minutes for SO per cent Of ba-
bies. The maximum is attained at q
fortnight. Few infants can hang on
for more than one and a half minutes,
though one exceptionally young Her
cules remained suspended for two
minutes and thirty-eight seconds by
his right hand After that he hung
on with his left for fifteen seconds
1n,,eh,.
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a 1sie of Two Hairs.

Of the dandy D'Orsay's not very
brilliant wit this is from Fem
mouths biography: 'The company
were lounsing about the fireplace when
singularly tactless gentleman Of the
name Of Powell crept up behind the
count and. twitching suddenly q hair
out Of the back Of his head. eS-
claimed: Excuse me. count; one soll-
tary white hair D'Orsay contrired to
conceal his annoyance. but bided his
time. Very soon be found his chance
and. approaching Mr. Powell. he de-
hbera;ely plucked a hair from bis
head. exclaiming. Pardon, Pow-ail;
one solitary black ARR"
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Not His Air.

It was very fashionable concert,
and the artists were very we'll known
ones, but the two young things were
too busy with picking out their pecul-
iarities to hear the music.
In the midst Of q beautiful selection
the pianist suddenly lifted his hands
from the keys, and one Of the young
things was heard to say clearly:
II wonder Il that hair Is his own?"
The old man who sat beside her was
slightly deaf, but he turned with be-
nevolent smile.
mo. miss" be impaired pleasantly;
sthat Is SchubeN's." = Philadelphia
Times.
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When Shaw Was Married.

II was very III when was married" >"
Bernard Shaw once wrote, altogether
q wreck on crutches and in an old
jacket which the crutches had ..worn
to rags. had asked my friends, Gra-
ham Wallas and Henry Salt to act as
witnesses, and, Of course, In honor OF
the occasion they were dressed In their
best clothes. The registrar never i'm
agined I could possibly be the bride
groom; he took me for tie inevitable
beggar who completes all wedding pro
cessions. Wallas, who Is considerably
over six feet high, seemed to him to be
the hero Of the occasion, and .he was
proceeding to marry him calmly to my
betrothed when Wallas, thinking the
formula rather strong for a mere wit
ness, hesitated at the last moment
and left the prize to me."-"George Ber-
nard Shaw-His Life and Works." by
A. Henderson, NJ. A.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-30
Bees Double Stomach.

The bee has two distinct stcmachs.
In the first 1t stores away the honey 1t
so industriouSlr gathers up from the
flowers until such tine rs 1t IS ready
to yield /, up, while the other stomach
is used simply and solely for digestion
purposes. Thus the food and the honey
are never mixed When the bee re-
turns to the hive and is ready 10 de-
posit the honey It has gathered 1t
contracts the muscles of the stomach,
By which act the honey IS elected
through the mouth. as to bee food. 1t
is various In kind. consisting largely
OF the honey 1t so patiently makes for
others
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Iha Word ShihhoEeth.

The word "shibboleth," now applied
to any kind Of party watchword, has
a Scriptural origin In the fifth and
sixth verses Of the twelfth Of Judges
we read: "And the Gfleadites took the
fords Of Jordan against the Ephraim-
ties, and it was so that when any
fugitive Of Ephraim said, Let me go:
over. the men Of Gilead said unto
him, Art thou an Ephra1mite? # he
said Nay. then they said unto him,
Say now Shibboleth, and he said
Sibboleth, for he could not frame to
pronounce it right Then they laid
hold Of him and slew him at the fords
Of Jordan. AND there fell at that time
of Ephraim forty and two thousand"
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Lookino For Thorn.

Major tArlandes. like many another
French soldier, was tired Of waiting
for promotion and opportunities to dis
tinsuish himself. He seized an oppor
tunity to enjoy little excitement and
at the same time remind Louis AFl.
Of his baf}cd ambitions. He made q
balloon ascension. which at that time
was thought to be very risky affair.
The king promptly reproTed him for
his rashness
Your majesty will pardon me,
hope" said the officer, but the fact is
the minister of war has made me SO
many promises in the Dir that went
up to look for some Of them"
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attack Like Tigers.

IN fighting to keep the blood pure the
white corpuscles attack disease germs
like tigers. But often germs multiply
so fast the little fighters are overcome
Then see pimples. boils, eczema, salt
rheum and sores multiply and strength
and appetite fail. This condition de-
mands Electric Bitters 70 regulate stom'
ach, liver ard kidneys and to expel poi
sons from the blood. They are the best
blood purifier" writes c. r. Budahn, Of
Tracy, Calf. 81 have eyer found.' They
make rich, red blood, strong nerves and
build up your health. Try them. SOC
at all druggists.
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Origin o. Foxes "sook Of Martyrs"

Origin o. Foxes "Eook Of Martyrs"
Ecxe's ''Bcok of Martyrs was pub
liS!:ed n March. 1872. -; ;.,e ".!"tes
and Monuments OF The martyrs. 4
title borrowed from an earlier book,
says tie London Chronicle The fl.
nous vo'"ine might never navr ap-
pearel ct Ill! but for the asSuci"tioa OF
Foxe With the printer Day nj AlLers-
gate street. in whose business l'oXe
took an active part, Or the tomb
stone Of Day in the church OF Little
Bradley, Suffolk. the partnership is
thus immortaliZcd:
He ct Fox to wright how martyrs runne
By death to lyfe: Fox rentured rayncs
and health
TO give them light: Daye spent in print
his wealth.
Even in those days the alien prob
lem troubled industry. for we find
Foxc appealing to Cecil to relax the
law and permit his friend Day to en-.
gage more than four foreign printers.
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His System.


"Percy,' said his father sorrowfully
"Pcrcy. goa have been lighting again
"Yes. father" said Percy.
sand you have lost the fight, Percy
That is worse than anything. When
was a boy. Percy, always won.
had 4 system by which 1 always con
triYed to get In the first blow"
II did that, father"
"Well, you did it badly. By my sys
tenn I always hit the boy fairly on the
point of the jaw. My system never
failed"
Yes, father, but suppose when yor
bit the boy on the point Of bis jaw be
fell into pile of bricks and got VI
with a brick in each hand, how would
you have continued your system wher
you were boy?'
Percy" said his father, you seen
to have quarrelsome disposition. Lee
your defeat be lesson to you. Now
run away and play."-Pearson's.
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irnn La Plants.

Iron is the substance which gives
the green appearance to foliage. 1t
forms Il constituent part of chloro-
phyll and is the green colorins matter
which stains the bodies inside the cells
Of leaves. called plastids. When the
first organized food is being formed
in the leaves from water and carbonic
acid gas certain amount Of energy
is required. This is obtained from the
suns rays. but the work of absorb
ing it is carried out by the chlorophyll.
It requires very little iron for the pro-
duction Of all stbe cholrophyll found
In crop. and nearly all soils contain
an abundant supply.
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D;vsrc:o-s os Earlier GEORGIA.

Micajah Williamson kept \ licensed
tavern in the town Of Washington. In
front of this tavern was large picture
of George Washington hanging as a
swinging sign. John Clarke governor
1923, used to come to town and.
like most men of his day. get drunk.
They all did not "cut up however, as
he did on such occasions. BE went
into stores and smashed things gener-
ally, as tradition says, but he always
came back and paid for them like 4
gentleman. Once he came into town
intoxicated and galloped down Court
street and fred through the picture Of
General Washington before the tavern
door, This was brought up against
him later when he was candidate for
governor, but his friends denied It.
Macon Telegraph.
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She Got Her Manuscript.

George Eliot was always solcitous
about her manuscripts and was afraid
she should lose them. Blackwood had
occasion to send her the manuscript
Of Daniel Deronda." She would not
have 1t intrusted to the mail, and
Mr.. Blackwood said he would send It
by bis footman the next day.
"Oh, don't" the author said. he
might stop at a public house and for
get 1tv'
Mr.. Blackwood explained that this
footman was : perfectly sober man Of
high character and went on to praise
the mans virtues, but this did not re-
assure her at all. IF he is the sort Of
chiYalrous Bayard that you describe"
she said, "he is just the kind that
would stop and help at fire."
This was contingency that Mr..
Blackwood could not bear to consider.
He promised that some member Of his
family would bring the manuscript,
and next day, In fact, Mr.. Blackwood
drove over with It
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The Human Clock.

The Spanish painter Ribera. Mr.. Hal-
dane AIacfal recalls In his "History
Of Painting" worked with such ferror
that al, count Of time was lost to him.
"He made a living clock to check the
passing hours. His servant came ev-
cry hour to the studio to say in loud
and stately voice. Another hour has
gone, Signor Cavalierev
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Thirty Years Together.

Thirty wears OF associatiou-th!nk OF
il. How the merit OF g good thing ssaLds
out in tha. time-or the worthlessness
OF bad one. SO there's no guess work
in this evidence CT Thos Ariss, Concord.
Mich. who writes: Il have used DR..
Kings New Discovery for sc years, and
is the best cough and cold cure | ever
used" Once ii finds entrance in q home
you can't pry it out. Many families have
used it for forty years It's the most in
fallible throat and lung medicine on
earth. tnequalled for lagrippe, asthma,
hay-iever. Group, quinsy or sore lungs.
Price SOC. 81 90. Trial bottle free. Guar.
anteed b. all druggist.
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a ErienSIv lin.

sI'm going to keep on climbing until
I reach the top Of the ladder" said the
candidate who had just been elected
to petty Office.
THAT'S all right" rejoined the old
politician. but take my advice and
keep an eye on the men at the bottom
They are the chaps who can upset the
MISUNDERSTANDING Post
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Maria" Mr.. Dorkins said. with a
note Of exultation in his voice. II turn
ed 4 trade today that netted me .
clean $1,000"
'H'mph.' calculated his spouse in
her loftiest you make me tired man
ner, Il went out today to hunt up 4
first class cook. and got her, John-I
got her?'-Chicago Tribune.
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Maay /. Suffering Woman

drass herself painfully through her
daily tasks, suffering from 5ackache.
headache. nervousness. loss of appetite
and poor sleep, not knowing her ills are
due TO kidney and bladder troubles.
Foley Kidney Pills give quick relief
from pain and misery and a prompt re-
turn 10 health and strength. No woman
who so suffers can afford to overlook
Foley Kidney Pills. Dickson Drug Co.
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What Nothing la.

If any man thinks that be can con.
ceive we'll enough how there should be
nothing. Will engage that what he
means By nothing is as much some
thing as anything that he ever thought
Of in his life. and believe that If he
knew, what nothing was 1t would be
intuitively evident to him that it could
not be. Absolute nothing is the as.
gregate of all the contradictions in the
Torld-Jonathan Edwards.
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More people, men and women are suf-
tering from kidney and bladder trouble
than ever before, and each year more of
them turn for quick relief and perma-
rer; benefit to Foley's Kidney Remedy,
which has proven itself to be one OF the
most effective remedies for kidney and
bladder ailments, that medical science
has devised Dickson Drug Co.
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He Won.

Before you kiss me, Horace. let me
tell you that Fred has given Kitty a
diamond ring. You have never given
me one"
Dearest, It IS only girls who are not
precious i, themselves who require the
aid Of precious stones
"Oh. yuu may kiss ne twice. Hor;
:,r;..
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A Vicious Dwarf.

Bebe was the favorite dwarf Of the
former King Stanislas Of Poland. Born
In 1741 In Lorraine, at the age Of FIVE
be was twenty-five inches high and at
his death In 1864 thirty-three inches.
He was neither physically nor mental
" active. Once Count BorowlasA vis-
tied him, and he became so jealous Of
the formers superior manners and In
tellectual qualities that he attempted
to throw his visitor into the fire, but
was prevented by the household.
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a St,re Sion.

That levity Is subject that Is some
times worth while avoiding has been
learned to the sorrow Of would be
undertaken.
At q recent examination Of the state
undertaking board among the ques-
tons asked Of the masy applicants was
the following one:
"What do you consider as an infalli-
Bile sign Of death?"
"Crape on the door," answered one.
Chicago Journal.
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GUARDING its CWn Goods.

Honesty, in its purpose, looks but
little outside Of itself; honor gener'
ously aims to deserve the good opinion
Of the best finding keener anguish ID
the moral stain or blemish than IN
crievous bodily wounds. Honesty
guards it's own goods. and loves SELF
interest, while it gallantly protects the
weak, relieves the oppressed from the
grasp Of cruel force, redresses the In
iuries of others or defends its own
pure dignity.-Albert Mathews.
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P.ocressinq,

II think Arthur would have proposed
to me last night if you hadn't come in
the room Just when you did"
What reason have you for believing
that?"
.'He had just taken both Of my hands
in his. He had never held more than
one Of them at time before"
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A straichtfo-ward Answer.

r StrdISNt!o!WdFo NIIS"SE.
]. B. Lippincott once Tentured to ask
Ouida. the novelist. how she came to
know so much about clubs. camp life,
barracks, gambling houses and other
places which are only visited by men.
She placed her hands upon her knees
and, looking straight at her questioner,
said, "lt is none Of your business"
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A King Who Left Home

set the world to talking, but Paul Mash
ulka, of BuffoIo, N. y, says he Away:
KEEPS AT HOME the King of all Lax.
atives-Dr. Kings New Life Pills-ano
that they're blessing to all his family
Cure constipation. headache, indises'
ton. dyspepsia. Only 25c at all drug
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: MIXTURE Of COMPOSITE

"Jorkins is certainly in good many
positions ut once"
How so?''
HE is Up in the air, down on his
luck. on In years and back in his
taSes."-Baltipor American.
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The old, old story exclaimed the
husband. with long drawn sigh. as he
laid down bis paper. Another man
committed suicide because his home
was unhappy"
"And did that make bis home any
happier" asked his wife. 'or doesn't
the paper say?"