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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19

Mrs J. E. DeMars after spending
sometime with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. C. r. Harvin, left Yesterday for
her home in Birmingham, Ala.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19

Mr.. and Mrs. David r. Lide of Pine
wood have sent out invitations for the
marriage OF Mr. Howard Scott and
Miss Francis Fl. Reynolds which is to
take place in the Pinewood Baptist
church Thursday evening 9th. inst.
The large lumber plant Of the D: W.
Alderman Sons CO. at Alcolu, which
was destroyed by FIRE, IS being rebuilt
and the work is being pushed forward.
When this Is completed it will be one
OF the most modern and complete outfits
10 the State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19

The Manning Ice Factory has got
ten in its new machinery and will soon
have the wagon rumbling around town
delivering the frozen water.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19

The Woman's Home Nilsson Society
will meet next Friday 2lst, at 5 O'Clock.
Subject 1.-THE Latin Races"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19

Mr.. Levi r. Tirdal, who lives in
Atlanta, expects to move back to Clar-
epdon, and he is having erected on one
OF his places near Pamela q fine residence.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19

We are giving our readers some music
in this issue. aud we hope those who
perform on piano or organ will learn TO
plav it. II this experiment. proves IN
teresting we shall arrange to publish
this music every week, of course giving
new pieces each week.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19

The label on your newspaper informs
you of the date when your subscription
expired, and that you are in arrears
from that date. Come friends, help US,
we need it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-14

ago. assuming a banking business left
by a brother. But after five years, my
disgust against religion having in
creased rather than waned. | decided
that l would withdraw as nearly as
possible from all contact with men. |
filed my room with the precious books
Of truth and philosophy and have had
them only for my companions. aug
menting my library from time TO time
as l learned of new works through the
literary reviews.
II have resisted learning English the
better to keep my solitude OF course
l have maintained my courtesy toward
those whom it was absolutely necessary
for me TO meet from time TO time
But, save for the attendants who come
silently daily to my room. have pass
ed months at a time in the solitude
OF my chamber. And ] am not imbit-
tered l have been content"
Martinez has absolutely refused TO be
attended by a physician.
1T would be useless he said. al
am about TO die. l am very Old. !
am worn out 1t Is natural that now
should be dying. / am not afraid"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-14

study highway conditions between
Washington and the capitol OF Viz
ginia. At various points State High
way Commissioner Wilson and Assis-
tant Director Sargent will meet the
local authorities and offer suggestions
for road maintenance so that by the
latter part of October the highways
may be in the best possible condition
for motor travel. In this month car
AVIAN of automobile tourists from many
northern cities will travel to Rich
mend TO attend the first American
road congress to be held in that cit
under the auspices of the American
Association for Highway Improvement
with the cooperation of the Touring
Club of America
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-14
HOW TO BECOME INVISIBLE.
a Sample of the Mummery Used In
Ancient Witohcraft.

a Sample of the Mummsry Used In
Ancient Witeheraft.
Some curious formulas OF ancient
witchcraft are given In Mr.. A E.
Waite's Book of Ceremonial Magic"
here Is a recipe for becoming tnvis-
ible:
Begin this operation on q Wednes-
day before the sun rises, being fur
nished with seven black beans. Take
next the head Of a dead man Place
one OF the beans IN his mouth. two in
bis eyes and two In his ears. Then
make upon the head the character Of
the figure which here follows Omit
ted This done. inter the head with
the face toward heaven. and every day
before sunrise for the space OF nine
days water it with excellent brandy
"On the eighth day you will ind the
cited spirit, who viii say unto you:
What doest thouT You shall reply: I
am watering my plant He Will then
say: Give me that bottle; Will water
IL myself You will answer by refus
ing. and he will again ask you, but
you Will persist in declining until be
shah stretch forth his hand and show
you the same figure which you have
traced upon the head suspended from
the dps OF his fingers In this case
you may be assured that II is really
the spirit of the head. because another
might take you unawares which
would bring you evil, and. further.
your operation would be unfruitfuI.
When you have given hin your vial
he will water the head and depart
On the morrow. which is the ninth
day, you shall return and shall find
your beans ripe. Take them. place
one IN your mouth and then look 81
yourself in q glass. II you cannot see
yourself II Is good. Do the same with
the rest or they NAV be tested IN the
mouth Of s child
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-14
SHOES FOLLOW STORK.

Worn by 250 Babies, They Are Now
Sent to kentucky Family.
Following the stork for more than
10000 miles. pair OF baby shoes. made
OF calfskin in 1888. arrived in Lexing
ton, KY, from Missouri. They were
consigned to Colonel c. E Merrill. a
Confederate veteran
In the same mail arrived a letter
from the Merrill family in Missouri
The missive stated that the shoes had
been worn by more than go infants
in all parts Of the United States. and
as Colonel Merrill is the head Of a
large family 1t was the desire of the
sender that the purpose of the shoes
be continued until the Merrill family
becomes extinct o. until the shoes ars
worn out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-14

by one of the touring clubs official
cars.
The United States office of public
roads Will be represented by Assistant
Director Paul d. Sergeant, formerly
state highway commissioner OF Maine;
P. ST Julian Wilson. state highway
commissioner of Virginia; j. E..
Penny broker. secretary American Asso-
citation fer Highway Improvement: Col.
Henry McNair. editor of the official
automobile blue book and F. II. Elliott,
secretary Of the Touring Club of Amer
lea.
The main object of the trip is to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-14

The endorsement of Logan Waller Page,
director of the United States office OF
public Sroads and president of the
American Association for Highway
Improvement who expects TO go on
some of the tours when it is possible
for him To leave the national capital,
Automobile tourists will evidently
appreciate the energetic action on be
half of the Touring club to place the
roads in a satisfactory condition anu
TO have all repairs completed. there.
by eliminating many detours at the
earliest possible date.
From present indications the fir7t
American road congress 70 be held AT
Richmond will be the most EXTENSIVE
and important meeting of road experts
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-14

The Touring club which will have
charge of the organization of tours
throughout the United States TO Rich
mOnd, is taking early action TO inter
st The highway officials. not only in
Virginia but other states with a view
to having the roads in much better
condition in the fall
It is expected that similar tours Of
instruction will be conducted by the
Touring club officials in other states,
especially along the trunk lines of
travel, seeking to have these thoro-
fares all repaired and in such cOndi-
lion that detours will not be necessary
before the start for Richmond con-
-ress
In this work the Touring club has
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-14
is STRANGE LIFE.
Hermit Is Secluded for 80
Years in the Room of q
New York Hotel.
REFUSES COMMUNICATION
Says He Is Not Afraid to Die and
Refuses the Services of
Physician.

The hermit OF Broadway" is dying
"a little. Old, wrinkied, griZzled Span
fish gentleman named Manuel MART
nez. who for thirty years has lived in
the Broadway Central hotel. New
York, cloaking himself in a self Great
ed solitude most odd and astonishing.
considering that he has passed all
those years in a neighborhood TEEN
ing with human activity. In the
course OF every day more than 10000
persons-afoot, in the cars. in taxica bs
pass the old mans abode.
Bat if Mr. Martinez had chosen in
stead a cave in a lonely mountain he
could not have achieved a more com
pIete isolation than that in which he
has lived for thirty years. For months
running he would not quit his room.
He has been known not to descend to
the hotel Office once IN a year.
IT was not that ne fell into mental
inertia. not that he permitted himself
10 degenerate into slothful habits. His
room is a miniature library. He slept
little. read and studied necessarily.
Although secluded in his room, he has
never abandoned a certain fastidious-
ness OF dress characteristic of Spanish
gentlemen. His linen has been fine
and soft, and the other appointments
of his attire and toilet have been in
keeping.
He chose his apartment deliberately
with the idea OF shutting himself off
from the world. 1t is high up in the
hotel and far in the rear. He never
secs The great crowded thoroughfare
without: the clang of the trolley cars
does not pass his threshold
~ all the thirty years he has lived
il"rs tie only guest he ever has enter
Jaiurd within his retreat is his nephew,
= rIvi. engineer
Clad IN dressing gown and reclining
IN big easy chair. the hermit OF
I;.-p4dwuy. now lightweight years old.
fpl why he had chosen SO queerly to
ave alone in the very heart OF great
noisy. crowded section of a big city.
In the main his explanation was that
an antipathy toward religion, which
appears to have developed into an OBJ
session. drove him out of association
with his fellow man.
HIS STORY.
Before drew away from the worlo
1 had Travelled much. AS a minor-a
little fellow OF sixteen-I left my home
In Granada and began my travels l
was but a little boy, but already l
knew the writings OF Voltaire, Rous-
seau. Plato. Aristotle And 1 would
see the world
'T went to Austria. to Germany.
France, Russia, England and-to Rome.
And everywhere 1 found the people
bllndly ruled and oppressed by religion.
/ visited the Holy Land OF the New and
the Old Testament 1 grew no more
friendly toward religion ! became an
atheist, and 1 tried TO escape from re-
hgious atmosphere In America-iD
Mexico, Canada. Cuba 1t was the
same. I became Disguised with the
childishness Of the faith and beliefs
and superstitons found in men
II came to New York thirty-fve years
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-14
'oets-It- Gets Il; First Time Proves II.

Beats them all. the new corn cure that
orn-pestered people have been looking
sor ever since the age OF shoes Does
{ really do the work. Well. just one
trial will prove il.
The name Of this big surprise is
"GESTS-IT.' because IL gets it You
don't have to wrap your toes in band
ages There are no plasters. no salves.
What is more. "GETS-IT" Will never.
absolutely can't. hurt OF make raw the
true flesh many other corn things"
do II IL gets the skin, II won {.
can't hurt or injure the flesh Apply II
TN two seconds It's guaranteed or
your money refunded
Your druggist sells "GETS-TT." -
cents per bottle or direct. II you wish.
from r. Lawrence & Co. Chicago. III.
sold in Rock Island by f GroJJen and
g Speidel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-14
ROAD IMPROVEMENT PLANS

The interest of the United States
government in everything relating to
highway Improvement will be shown
in unique manner when within the
next fortnight the office of public roads
will cooperate with the touring club
OF America in a practical road inspec-
ton tour This will be the first time
in the history of automobiling in this
country in which motoring organi-
zation will have the active aid of the
government in effective work for road
Improvement. This tour will start
from Washington with Richmond as
the objective point. the trip being made
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-26

look upon men. We took a whole
wagin load NV the little folks frum
here, and they had a bully time. And
we enjoyed it, too, Peter. That scamp
Nv HORNED horse took my eye. And
the actin wuz good. Them galS-how
they could hold on with their teeth
and turn round way up there in mid
air like g. wind mill, / dunno, Peter,
but they done it. And them there
seals er actin wuz one on me, sir
more sense than some Nv our neigh
bors"
What about the woman looping the
loop in the automobile, Uncle Bill?
Guess you saw that act.
"Outen her place, Peter, outen her
place sir. Made the blood freeze in my
old veins ter see that lady do that.
Kinder do fer a man, but when our
women-the gems Nv our homes-the
guidin' stars Nv our lives-these most
precious gifts Nv God ter man, takes
ter that kind Nv a thing she's outen
her place that God intended for her.
We need 'em in our homes in our
churches. in our schools. in our sick
rooms, in our-in our-our homes. sir,
where the youth and beauty Nv our
country Is bein' brough up-the future
hone Nv our peace happiness and
prosperity. Money is the root Nv all
evil, and now it's Robin our homes
NV their mothers, Robin EN- Nv the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-26
UNCLE BILL AND AUNT MANDY
TELL ABOUT THE SHOW.
By Peter Stanley.

The air was calm and peaceful. The
sun swung low in the westerly sky,
and q golden CLINT was on the bur-
nished light We ran the car out and
headed it toward Stixville. The pretty
clear lakes that lay along the winding
country road were smoothe and still;
not a ripple played upon their placid
bosoms. An ideal afternoon for an
auto ride along the roads where vines
tangle themselves into the trees and
autumn flowers Smoothe out on either
side in harmonious tints and hues and
hide themselves in the distance behind
the old brown garnet that is fading
and falling from the trees and folding
itself carefully over the face of old
mother earth.
AS we steared up to the Old Home
stead Uncle Bill was coming from the
hog pasture with a basket. Been to
throw the shoats a few nubbin's." A
long, straight stream of blue smoke
was slowly rising from the kitchen
fiue, and Aunt Mandy was "seein'
about a snack ter eat"
Been lookin' fer you all this week.
Peter. Git out-git out, all Nv you.
Mary, (Mrs. Stanley you'll find Mandy
about the kitchen as allus. l dun'o how
it is, Peter, we have SIGH little bit ter
eat and yet it takes so long ter git
it ready. Mandy is eternally in the
kitchen. Dunno what she finds ter do.
Jest hang your coat and hat on them
buck horns there and-will you take
a wash? Yes, yes; I killed that Teller
down here on palmetto lake years ago,
Peter; years ago, sir. There ain't no
such deer in the country now. Re-
minds me Nv that horned horse. Gee.
wer'nt he a vicious Teller. By the
ghost NV George Washington, Peter,
l was particularly interested In that
scamp. Well, jest pull up that old
rocking chair and make yourself COM
Portable If you kin. The old woman
will have a bite ter eat in a few
minutes. She haint got a great sight
ter do-been lookin' fer you. and had
some cookin already done-wanted
ter have plenty Nv tir1e ter talk when
you did git here-guess she's heatin'
up the coffee and bakin' some warm
bisquets-we allus like the ham cold
boiled. and the milk and butter Is fine
now, since the weather he's moderated.
Pumpkins? All yes. They're keepin
the best l ever saw. Mandy's got
pumpkin pies piled up IN there a foot
high. Peter; a foot high. sir.--WeT sir,
we stayed ter the f1nish-saw the thing
through. / reckon that's the best show
In the world, Peter. That horned
horse-law me. Fl could call back
about forty years you know Tde like
to have that scamp. Alright; come.
lets see what they want in the kftch-
en-"
"Jest take that seat there-anywher
git outen here Ring. Clare to good
ness William, these old dogs air
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-26
Discomfort IN
GERMANY. MAY
GUST OFFICIALS
REIcHsTAe ELECTIONS TO BE
HELD IN GERMANY AND DIS
PuTE WITH FRANCE, AND HIGH
COST OF LIVING WILL FIGURE.
Bv Associated Press.

Berlin, Nov. 25.-The announcement
that the Reichstag elections will be
held on January II finds the various
political parties ready to begin an I'M
usually active campaign.
Indications are that the elections will
call out an unusually large percentage
Of the voters, the people being dis
ccntented with various matters. The
Morocco question peFceptibly increased
the discomfort of the people, and 1t is
evident from the columns of many OF
the most loyal newspapers that gen.
eraI feeling prevails that Germany has
lost prestige during the controversy
with France.
The high cost Of many of the ne
cessaries of life and the refusal of the
Imperial Government to make any
tariff reductions, to admit frozen meat
from Argentine, and grant other
measures of relief, has further de-
pended the general discomfort.
The bitterness caused by the pro-
longed controversy over the financial
legislation of 1909 also remains most
intense. and 1t will probably be the
most influential factor In the cleo
tons. Although there are many par
ties In Germany, it has seldom occur
red that the Government groups and
the opposition parties have been so
clearly separated. On the side of the
InC COLASCA babANC anu
clerical parties; opposed to it are the
National / ilerals. Radicals and So
cialists. Although the three last
named are themselves sharply divided,
it is certain that they will assists
each other in many districts upon re-
ballots. after their own candidate has
been eliminated on the first vote.
The Conservatives and Clericals will
even support each other on the first
vote in districts where they see that
they cannot possibly elect their own
man. Nevertheless. it already seems
practically certain that they will suf-
fer a severe defeat on January IL.
In many extra elections held within
the past two years a heavy shrinkage
OF Conservative and Clerical votes was
observed. and these parties have lost
number of their strongholds to the
Liberals and Socialists. The Clerical
party. for example has lost three seats
within a year on by-elections, two to
the National Liberals and one to the
Socialists. Recently their candidate
was defeated at Constance by above
1000 majority by National Liberal,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-26

although the Clericals had held the
district uninterruptediy for about
twenty years; and several weeks ago
they lost Dusseldorf to the Socialists
after having steadily held 1t since the
Empire was founded.
The Conservatives were also ousted
from several of their strongest con
stituencies by the National Liberals
and Radicals. Owing to this drift
among the voters these latter parties
and the Socialists enter the campaign
with unusually high hopes. especially
the Socialists.
To Ship Ponies.
The hardy Khirgiz ponies which the
German antarctic explorer. Lieutenant
Filchner. left behind when his ship.
the Deutschland, sailed from Buenos
Ayres, Argentine. last month, will be
taken on another vessel early in De-
cember to the island of South Georgia,
one of the Falkland group, thence the
expedition will proceed for the frozen
south. Motor sleighs have proved i'm
practicable.
The Deutschland is equipped with
wireless telegraph apparatus, but of a
limited range, about 900 miles There
is a powerful photograph station on
one of the tiny islands off TERRA del
Fuego, and this will make it possible
for the Deutschland to receive correc-
tons of time, etc, long distance, al
though it will not be possible for her
to reply.
This island station is in about SIS de-
grees of south latitude. and 1t is there
fore possible that the Deutschland may
never be out of the stations radius,
as Lieutenant Filchner does not intend
on this trip to attempt to reach the
pole.
His purpose is to learn II possitle
the character of the land IN the ant
arctic circle; whether there is really
a continent or island divided by frozen
arms of the sea- Captain Robert r.
Scott, a British explorer, is now en-
deavoring to reach the South Pole, and
Lieutenant Fflchner was unwilling for
that reason to attempt at this time to
reach the pole.
The little principality of Ruess, the
elder line. which has a population of
about $4,000. has passed a law to tax
bachelors and maiden ladies. The tax
begins with the both year, and is levied
on the incomes of the persons subject
to 1t. 1t starts with a salary of $3.50.
Between that figure and S1,440 the or
binary income tax will be increased by
per cent. and on higher earnings by
10 per cent.
The Duchy of Oldeburg is also pre-
pairing to adopt similar tax. Various
countries have tried a tax on bache-
lors, but Reuss is the first state to
apply the tax to unmarried women.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-26

starved to death for somethin' fresh
You'll jest have to kill that beef. If we
had dogs like them in the show, Peter,
they'd be worth feedin'. I told VII
liam
Yes, an I told you. Manday, that
these dogs were just as sensible as
them, fer what we use 'em fer. It's
in the training, Peter; it's all In the
trainin'. Course some dogs, like peo-
pie, have got more sense than others
What you 'spose them dogs would do
out here after a coon? Or a fox =?
Wouldn't be known in the race, Peter
/ say they wouldn't do fer business
Alright fer show"
Bob, the faithful old colored SER
want that keeps things "in order sir
around the old Stixville homestead,
had made an lakewood fire in the big
fire place ter drive away the chill Nv
night" and after supper Uncle Bill
Strengthened himself In the big arm
chair in his accustomed corner with a
we'll filed pipe of tobacco. 1 made
myself comfortable in another fine.
old rocker to listen to the rich CONVEX
sation Of one OF the finest specimens
of citizenship in the state-a type
of humanity that is RAPIDLY passing
away. fact we chronicle with deep
regret.
i
Tell you this, sir, on the square
tween you and ], you understand; but
guess all the fools amt dead yet.
I've been Twin here ever since the
close Nv the war-come right here,
Mandy and me, and settled in the
woods forty-five years ago, Peter
That's been long time when you look
at 1t one way, and again il don't
seem so long. We've been mighty good
to people in this neighborhood. We've
looked after the sick, and divided with
the poor. We've done that Peter.
Never turned a stranger away frum
my gate in my life; never lowed the
sick to suffer II in our power to help
EN-. Never refused a neighbor meat
nor bread, sir: never. Ailus went ter
church, paid the preacher, and helped
! ter feed the people. But tween us.
Peter, 1t don't count fer anything, sir
Some Nv the neighbors have talked
ridiculous about Mandy and l going
ter that show. Can't hardly bear il,
Peter. Aid Satin tempts me some
times-tempts me, sir. But, then, he
tempted the Master. you know. come
all round breaking my waIkin' stick
over old Sam Scroogins' head, 'tother
day. spite Nv all / could do. sir. By
the tompepper he insinuated on our
religion, Peter, and I won't take that
of NV no man. II there's anything
We've particular about it's our re-
ligion. Won't do ter try ter fool the
Master, sir, he looks on the heart, and
we must keep that right with him
The Lord made all them animals and
faint no sin fer these children ter
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-26
PILES CURED AT HOME BY
NEW ABSORPTION METHOD.

II you suffer from bleeding, itching,
blind or protruding Piles, send me your
address, and 1 will tell you how to cure
yourself at home by the new absorption
treatment; and will also send some of
this home treatment free Cor trial. with
references from your own locality II re-
quested. Immediate relief and perma-
nent cure assured Send no money, but
tell others of this offer. Write to-day to
Mrs. NJ. Summers. Box P. South Bend.
Ind.