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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
In a japanese Temple.

ssAsakuse temple is dedicated to the
goddess Kwannon, q tiny image OF
gold, about two and one-half inches
high writes a traveller in Japan. AT
the entrance to the temple grounds on
either side Of the immense gate stand
two large and fearful looking figures,
guarding the sacred precincts. Hang
ing outside the wire grating are a
number Of sandals for their use If they
wish to take q walk, and rice Is
sprinkled about. Each worshiper, be,
fore entering the temple, calls at a
small building, and after contributing
a small amount, washes his hands and
rinses his mouth. I'm front Of the main
shrine is large aperture in the floor
covered with latticework, into which
the worshiper casts his gift. After
clapping his hands to awaken or at
tract the attention Of the god, he
kneels, but his prayer is only brief
While there is one chief shrine there
are many others under the same roof.
Ore shrine espe tally attracted my at
tention; it was made Of wood, and
quite disfgured and worn through the
constant rubbing Of hands on the spot
corresponding to the afflicted portions
Of the sufferers bodies. .'-Chicago
News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
Private Coleridee.

In his young days the poet Co:eridge
had a little love affair which ended in
disaster, for the lady refused him. In
despair he enlisted in {; cavalry regl-
ment which he hoped would be or
dered on foreign service. For family
reasons he dropped his correct name,
but from 4 feeling Of sentiment re-
tanned the initials, so Samuel Taylor
Coleridge became Private Silas Tomp-
kins Camberbatch. The regiment did
not leave the country, and it was not
long before his soul wearied Of bar
rack life and its utter absence of ro-
nance. His military life ended in a
curious fashion One day while Cole
ridge was doing a weary sentry so
two officers strolled past. One Of them
made use Of Greek quotation which
the other corrected The first insisted
on his correctness, while the other
was just as positive he was wrong.
While they disputed the sentry sud
denly presented arms and respectfully
informed them that they were both in
error. He gave the exact quotation,
name Of the author and other circum-
stances. This incident led to an in.
quiry, and the poet was restored to
the bosom of his family.-London
Graphic.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
Tower Of Hercules.

Travellers may still see on the coast
of the English channel at Dover the
ruins Of q Roman lighthouse that was
built at the time Of the Roman con-
quest Of Britain. Another ancient
lighthouse, built less than a century
after the tower at Dover, is still serV-
ing its original purpose. 1t was partly
rebuilt and some alterations were
made in 1t, but in the main it is the
same old structure that guided the
Roman galleys as they skirted the
coasts Of the bay Of Biscay, making
their way to the Roman port OF Bri-
cantium. This is the modern harbor
of La Coruna, and the lighthouse IS the
most ancient thing about 1t. The
Romans called it the tower Of Her
cules, and the moderns have perpetu-
ated the name. The exact date OF its
erection Is not known, but lnscrlp-
tons and other evidence show that 1t
was built in the time Of Trajan, De-
tween 9S and III 4. D.-Exchange.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
Birds and Fishes and Glass

A correspondent recently reported
what he described as the curious
freak" of q blackbird flying against a
parlor window many times at the
same spot continuously. Such an Incl
dent is not uncommon. Birds have
been known to fight for hours at a
time. day after day, with their own
image reflected in 4 pane OF glass,
peckins and futtering against the pane
and quite eXhauSting themselves in
their fury 70 demoliSh the supposed
rival. 1t is another instance Of how
the arts Of our civilization corrupt
and confuse the birds. It is the same
with fishes Darwin tells q story Of q
pike in an aquarium separated by
plate glass from fish which We're its
proper food. In trying to get at the
fish the pike would often dash with
such Violence against the glass as to
be completely stunned. 1t did this
for more than three months before it
learned caution. Then when the glass
was removed the pike would not at
tack those particular fish, but would
devour others freshly introduced. 1t
did not at all understand the situa-
ton. but associated the punishment
it had received not with the glass, but
with particular kind Of fish.
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RoiIeS nown-

When Samuel G. Blythe. the writer.
was editing Il newspaper in New York
state a green reporter one night turn
ed in long and thrilling story re-
carding the rough treatment handed
out to John Smith, visitor to the
town. The story related that Mr..
Smith, wearing a high silk hat, had
rentured down to the docks after
niehtfall and silk hat being unusual
and provocative Of aptagonisms in
that section Mr.. Smith had emerged
from among the dock hands without
the hat. Nevertheless lie carried out
Of the melee SO many wounds. cuts
and bruises that he had to be sent
to the hospital. The article in its orig
1nal form was too long and not IN
keeping with the style Of the paper.
Accordingly Blythe started to rewrite
it. This Is the form in which it ap-
peared in the paper the next morning:
"John Smith, wearing a high silk nat
went down to the docks last night
Emergency hospital.'-Popular Maya
zine
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His Great Generosity.

"We are getting up a subscription"
began the lady who was carrying
around the paper. Her voice trembled
as she spoke, for the person she was
now bracing happened to be the richest
fellow in the community. She hoped
against hope that she would get some
thing fat from him.
s.1ou are getting up subscriptionF'
echoed the millionaire, with a sweet
smile. I'm sure you'll be very sue.
cessful. And what can do?"
"Would you-could you"-she nearly
tainted at her would you
p-p.put your name down on this paper
for a h-h-hundred dollars"
There-it was done. He wouldn't
have missed a thousand, but she was
pretty courageous to ask for as much
as she did. His gentle smile reassured
her.
'Will I put my name down for a
hundred dollars?" said he. "Why, my
dear young lady, I don't charge that
amount for the use of my name when
charity is the cause. I will put my
name down. Of course, but not for
a hundred dollars. I won't charge you
a cent for it. It is slight service" J"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
G RAY HAIR WILL
MAKE YOU LOOK Old
Use Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
and Your Gray Hair viii
Quickly Vanish,

Gray hair is q mark Of age, and moth
ing that can be said as to its beauty will
effect the disadvantages Of this mark Of
age set upon your brow.
Wycth's Sage and Sulphur Hair REM
cdy darkens the hair and restores it to
It's youthful beauty. Our grandmothcrs
and their srandmothers before them used
s*:c and sulphur for darkcnins their
hair. Nothing has ever been found more
effective for this purpose than these two
;i:nc-honorcd remedies. but Wycth. q
modern chemist, has combined the two
with other ingredients which makes a
delightful dressing for the hair, and
which not only removes every trace Of
landruff but promotes the growth Of the
hair. 1t also stops the hair from falling
out and makes it beautiful.
All druggists are authorized to refund
the money if it fails to do exactly as
represented.
This preparation is offered to the
public at fifty cents bottle. and is
recommended and sold by all druggists.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
The Female HousehY.

A female house fly which has hiber-
mated in a dwelling house, or else
where, may produce ia the spring, at
the lowest estimate, 120 eggs. Assum-
ing that one-half Of these hatch as fe-
males, and allowing that the breeding
goes on without check for four months,
we have as the descendants of a single
alternating individual 214,557 ,S4, 800,
OOO.OOO,OOO,000 flies. Now, house fly
measures exactly one-fourth Of an inch
In length; the distance around the
earth at the equator is said to be "a
500 miles. 1t would take, therefore,
3.GSS,312, 900 flies placed end to end 70
60 around the world once. Using this
number as denominator, and the
number Of flies produced in four
months from one mother as numer.
ator, we fnd she will give rise, in the
course Of a summer, to enough flies
to encircle the globe at the equator
5000 times and have plenty Of progeny
to spare.-Professor F. L. Washburn IN
Popular Science Monthly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
Waoner's Last Words.

There lave been so many and con-
ficting stories published as to the last
hours Of Richard Wagner that the
chapter devoted to this point in Gla-
fenapp.s biography Of the composer will
be read with interest. The master was
not really sick at the time, but tired
out from the work and worry over the
"Parsifal'' rehearsals. On the morning
Of Feb. 13 he said to his valet, 81 must
be careful today After breakfast be
went to MS study as usual and worked
on an essay on The Feminine in the
Human" He asked to be excused at
the noon meal, and the family and an
intimate friend were enjoying it when
q woman servant rushed in and said
that the great man was Ill. he was
placed on a cot in his study, and while
removing some of his clothes awatch
which his wife had given to him fell
to the floor. He gasped, My watch"
And these We're the last words he ut
tered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
Is The World Growing Better?

Many things go to prove that it is
The way thousands are trying to helr
others is proof. Among them is Mrs
W. W. Gould. of Pittsfeld, n. 81. Find
ing good health By taking Electric Bit
ters, she now advises other sufferers
everywhere, TO take them. For years
l Isufered with stomach and kidney trou'
ble,'' she writes. Every medicine
used failed till I took Electric Bitters
But this great remedy helped me Won
derfully." They'll help any woman
they're the best tonic and finest liver
and kidney remedy that's made. Try
them. You'll see. SOC at all druggists
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
A Race of Tepors.

Generally speaking, races living at
high attitudes have weaker and more
highly pitched voices than those living
il regions where the supply Of oxygen
is more plentiful. Thus, in South
America, among the Indians living on
the plateaus between the ranges Of the
Andes, :.t an elevation Of from 10000
to 1900 feet, the men have voices like
women and the women like children,
their singing being a shrill monotone.
The Australian native has a weak
voice, but knack Of sending it long
distance, and the lowest tribes Of
African bushmen would come into the
same category; but, it is said, of oil
human beings the pygmies Of Central
Africa have, in point Of volume and
compass, the weakest Of human voices.
-Harper's Weekly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
Waterfalls In Js5an.

Waterfalls in Japan are almost
countless. There is one at every turn,
and where there was not one in the
beginning the laps have made one, for
it is their passion. Every little garden
has a fall or two or it would not be
considered a garden. There are many
very beautiful! ones in various parts
Of the country, and they ars all OF
them shrines visited by thousands OF
pilgrims every year.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
Force Of Habit.

'Its curious how habits fasten them
selves Oh people. You know Wapps-
ley?''
YES"
"He's an enthusiastic fisherman and
always has . story to tell about some
gigantic monster Of the deep that he
almost caught"
"rye heard him tell lot Of lies OF
that kind
"Well, it seems that burglars broke
into his house the other night and he
got up and captured one of them-a
little fellow-but you ought to heal
him tell about the size Of the one that
got away."-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
Wellinqton an Simplicity.

When Sir Edwin Landseer was paint
irg the dukes portrait, hoping to save
him the trouble Of much sitting, be
wrote and asked il he could let him
have the trousers belonging to the uni
form. The duke wrote back in all
solcmnity:
''Field Marshal the Duke OF Yelling
ton presents his compliments to Sir
Edwin Landseer and regrets that he
cannot send him the trousers as he
has but one pair. Nation.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
Ayerts Awful Tragedy.

Timely advice given Mrs. c. Will
loughby, OF Marengo, Wis, r. No. j
prevented dreadful tragedy and saved
two lives. Doctors had said her fright
ful cough was ''consumption' cough
and could do little to help her. After
many remedies failed, her aunt urged
her to take DR.. Kings New Discovery.
II have been using it for some time, u
she wrote. ''and the awful cough has
almost gone. It also saved my little boy
when taken with severe bronchial
trouble" This matchless medicine has
no equal for throat and lung troubles.
Price SOC and s1.00. Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by all druggists.
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Ellen Pierson, Il. Pierson, Levi Pier
son, Hammett Pierson, Ella Pier
son, Lucilla Pierson, Catherine
Pierson, Agnes Mcknight, Ashby
Pierson, Richard Pierson, James
Gibson, Frasier Gibson, Laura Mel
son, Pinckney Gibson, Anthony
Gibson, alias Jimmy Gibson, Pier
son Gibson, Sarah Gibson, Rhetus
Anderson, Defendants.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF a
Judgment Order of the Court of Com
mon Pleas, in the above stated ac-
tion, to me directed, bearing date of
September 26, 1911, / will sell at pub
lie auction, to the highest bidder, for.
cash, at Clarendon Court House, at
Manning, in said county, within the
legal hours for judicial sales, on Mon
day, the 9Th day of November, 1911,
being salesday, the following describ-
ed real estate:
All that piece, parcel or tract Of
land lying, being and situate in Clar-
endon county, State aforesaid, con-
tanning twenty-five (25) acres, bound
ed and butting as follows, to wit:
North by W. I. Nexsen and Stephen
White; East by lands of Abe Levi;
West by lands of Stephen White and
South by lands of W. G. Frierson.
Purchasers to pay for papers.
E. B. GAMBLE,
Sheriff Clarendon County.
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Aana,s Ten Cooks.

Charles A. Dana once made a list
of ten indispensable books" They
are the Bible, Shakespeare, the Dec
laration of independence, the Con
stitution Of the United States, Ban
croft's "History Of the United States,
Iryings "Life Of Washington" Frank
Inns Autobiography" Channing's "Es-
say on Napoleon Bonaparte," Gibbons S
decline and Fall Of the Roman En-
pre- and Tarbell's early Life OF
lincoln"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
Pull or Push?

is there any such thing as pull:
Does the horse pull the cart, or does
be simply push on his collar and so
draw it along? Would you pull a
weight that was fastened to your coat.
tails, or in that case would you sim.
ply be pushing against your clothes7
Do our political oficeho!ders always
get their Jobs through their own push,
or is it usually a matter Of pull? This
IS an interesting problem. Think 1t
oyer.-New York Globe.
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Severe.

a story is going the rounds at a
certain university regarding one Of the
sarcastic professors, who was recently
conducting an oral examination in a
very scientific study.
There was one student, handsome,
easy and self possessed, who appeared
to be utterly ignorant Of the simplest
phases Of the subject.
Professor ". put question after
question to him without receiving one
intelligent reply. Finally the student
said naively:
"rm very unfortunate, professor;
you never ask me anything know"
The professor said nothing, but
gravely tore off tiny piece of paper
from a convenient pad.
Here, Mr.. B." he said, handing it
to the student, "write all you know.
Take plenty of time-there's no hurry
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
State of South Carolina,
Clarendon County.

By James M. Windbam, Esq, Probate
Judge.
Whereas, Charlton DuRant made suit
to NE, to grant him Letters Of Admin
istration of the Estate and effects of
Mrs. Minnie NJ. McCay.
These are Therefore, to cite and ad-
monish all and sin gular the kindred and
creditors of the said Mrs Minnie NJ. Nc
Cay deceased, that they be and appear
before me, in the Court Of Probate, TO be
held at Manning on the 26th day Of
October next, after publication hereof,
at II o'clock in the forenoon, to show
cause, if any they have. why the said
Administration should not be granted.
Given under my hand, this 9th day
OF October, A. D. 19ll.
JAMES NJ. WINDHAM,
EsEAL. Judge of Probate.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
Sonethino Was.

Rivers was smoking q cheap cigar.
sSeems to me- said Brooks, Il smell
something like cloth burning"
But Rivers was game.
He touched the lighted end Of his
cigar to his shirt sleeve.
mo wonder" he said, exhibiting the
burned spot.-Chicago Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
Warted an Even Start.

'sPa, you know you told me- to count
twenty before punched another boy"
Eyes"
"Well, in order to make it work out
right you have got to so around the
neighborhood and make the other boys
promise to count twenty before they
take punch at me.'-Eouston Post.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
Oddities About Alphabets.

When the Portuguese first explored
Brazil they made great fun Of the ma
tives Of that country because they had
in their alphabet no f, or la peo-
pie, the invaders declared, without fe,
ley OF rey-without faith, law or king.
The Mohawks, again, have no lablals
and vowed it was absurd when the
missionaries tried to teach them TO
pronounce p and b, "for Who" said
they, ''can speak with his mouth
shut?"-Blackwood's Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
Reoudiated the Spelling

Once while In Pittsburg Andrew Car
negie had a telegram sent and stood
waiting until it reached the operator.
He listened attentively to the clicking
of the key, then Immediately wrote a
new telegram, as follows: "The other
message mine; spelling the operators" :"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
The LARGEST Restaurant.

In the Berlin zooi0g:aal garden res
taurant, the largest in the world, TO-
600 persons can sit down simultane-
ously beneath the same roof. Open air
terraces for use in summer Will accom-
modate another 10000 diners. There
are 1000 walters, and the kitchen staG
exceeds 500.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
What Rhvmes With Babe?

A common English word for which
there is only one rhyme is "babe,"
and it was Swinburne who used 1t
with exquisite appropriateness in "a
Rhyme"
Babe, if rhyme be none
For that sweet small word
Babe, the sweetest one
Ever heard,
Right it is and meet
Rhyme should keep not true
Time with such a sweet
Thing as you.
Love alone, with yearning
Heart for astrolabe,
Takes the suns height burning
Ger the babe.
Silence is another word beloved OF
poets that has no rhyme. Mrs. Brown
ing went to the very limits Of her pas
sion for assonance when she rhymed
it with islands,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
Mean ReoIy,

:'Talk about man!' exclaimed the
suffragist "What has man ever done
for woman"
"He's furnished her with q model
she's trying burned hard to initiate" !"
came q voice from the rear Of the hall.
Boston Transcript.
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Gramercy-We can't afford to give
a dinner in the house. Besides, we
haven't the things. Mrs. Gramercy-
Pshaw! We can borrow the silver.
Gramercy-Yes, and have the guests
carry most Of it away as souvenirs
Judge.
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The Sest You Have,

Always give Of the best that is in
you. Feel responsibility toward your
self and your work. Never be con-
tent with a compromise with work.
Give an employer the best that you
have in you to give.-Belvedere
Brooks.
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CHANGED the Geoqraphy

This goulash was spoiled in cook
ing, sir. Shall cross it off the bill?'
"No, you chump! Put 1t down as
goulash a la Russe under the head OF
special dishes'-Jugend.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
Aer Secret.

Bessie-Did you tell the girls at the
tea that great secret I confded to you
and Elsie? Eya-No; isn't it q shame?
That horrid Elsie got there first and
told them before I arrived!
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
3 Second Washing.

GIVE just washed out q suit for my
little boy, and now it seems too tight
for him.
"He'll fit it all right if you'll wash
the boy."- Blatter.
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Candid.

Naud-Would you call Gerty Gold
bags a beauty? N1ay-Well, p'r'aps I
might If were q young man, awfully
poor, in debt and utterly conscience
iess.-Tanity Fair.
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Net the Cook,s Eauit.

Mistress-Really, Marie, whenever /
come into the kitchen see you doing
nothing. Cook-You're right, mum;
you never have any luck, do you:-
Fliegende Batter
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Remorse.

A chemist had made 4 mistake in
his weights and poisoned a customer.
When the fatal tidings were brought
to him he exclaimed, wretch that I
am-and my best customer too!'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
Take Your Common Colds Seriously.

Common colds, severe and frequent,
lay the foundation of chronic diseased
conditions of the nose and throat, and
may develop into bronchitis, pneumonia
and consumption. For all coughs and
colds in children and in grown persons,
take Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
promptly. The Dickson Drug Co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25
At The Restaurant.

waiter, why do you recommend
everybody to take beef q Ia mode to-
day?'
Because, sir, if it isn't all eaten we
shall have it for dinner ourselves"
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Settinq Him Right.

He-aly income is small, and per
haps it is cruel Of me to take you
from your fathers roof. She-I don't
live on the roof
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25

It is the rule Of rules and the gen.
eral law OF all laws that every person
should crseTve those of The place
where he is.-Montaigne.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25

It's finer being small hunk Of sun
shine than big bank Of fos.-HenrF
T. Cope.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-25

The grand essentials to happiness In
this life are something to do, some
thing to love and something to hope
Sor.