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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-06-01
Fly Thrives in Alfalfa.

a professor of the Washington
State experiment station has discov-
cred that the common house fly null
tiplies and thrives in the alfalfa fields,
This discovery has caused great
deal of interest in the west and inves-
legations by scientists are now being
made to ascertain just how the pest
may be overcome.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-06-01
Pure Bred Sires.

English farmers do not hesitate to
pay as high as 500 for a pure bred
sire ram. Do you imagine they would
do this if they could get just as good
results from a scrub at onetenth the
price,
No profit i'll keeping old ewes that
have lost their teeth. Better fatten
them best you can and get rid OF them
quickly.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-06-01
Avoiding Scab in Potatoes.

BY treating seed potatoes and not
planting the land in which Scabby po-
tatoes were grown. ii is a notorious
fact that clean vegetable may be
grown. Clean land and clean seed
mean a clean product,
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-06-01
Work of Hive of Bees.

\ hive OF bees will produce $50
pounds of honey in an average sea
son ii they have honey producing
flowers to work on. At the price
honey sells at it can easily be seen
that a few stands of bees will pay,
Bees work we'll with alfalfa.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-06-01

A new style of baby beef has been
set IN some portions of the east. par
hcularly in Pennsylvania. and fat lit
Tie animals, weighing from four to
eight hundred pounds, are now prime
tavorites in the markets
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-06-01
Green Feed Helps.

Don't forget the green feed, sprout
ed oats. cabbages, turnips. etc. All
help to keep biddy's singing voice in
tune this time of year
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-06-01
.(nl-

To reap benefits from poultry the
flock must be separated into pens of
small numbers, Overcrowding is one
of the greatest mistakes, and this
has been demonstrated.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-06-01

Dry wheat bran along with chick
feed is fine for young chicks; IT keeps
their bowels in good condition.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-06-01
Right Mating.

The right mating now is like buds
that gradually unfold in the spring
time and ripen into richness of fruits
the coming fall.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-10-31

For the amendment providing for
the payment of the salary of judges Of
the supreme and circuit courts at such
time as the legislature shall fix instead
of quarterly
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-10-31

legislative c o' designation
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-10-31

For the amendment authorizing the
state, and cities to acquire lands for
public and municipal purposes, or for
permanent improvements. "
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17
Mhan Lisz: Net Qlrik:.

s Paris cGnIeMuor;.r! relates an IN.
teyestinS story q! !.i$Z; The :rea!
pianist was GyinS il; = little German
town whep Drinks. ihc Norwegian
painter. went 10 reside It; The same
place. thinking he wcu!d b" able TO
work here without interruptions lie
hat! seen installed l.: his rev quar-
.ers only one day whcn lie made the
p!anist's acquaintance. The painter
had oecn trying his 1T: for about two
hours. and then lie gave up io despair.
He went outside. and at the same time
List came ont for :; breath ct fresh
air
The painter addressed the pianist.
and this dialogue eEsued: Are ;ou the
pianist, monsieur. whom have heard
all day Yes, monsieur" 1t IS very
irri;atins." Alas, monsieur. you do
not :ovc music" Il Getest it, 1T is
ee:y rt:sre:tab,e. but must practice"
But you disturb me in ICY work.
Moreover. you play atrociously.' "Ah.
you think SO: 1t is the first time anE
one has ever told me So Judging
from your age. there have been many
opportunities, was the painters an.
swer. Then there was silence for .
moment List. going indoors, content
ed himself with the observation, MY
name is List
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17

IL ;raiGi:lG The @,c:hanl~ 10 pcr;ofiG
tricks advantage is taken o: the ia>:
that ;!:e feet III the ;:uil:i;. ::> recai
iarly sensitive and !.s t;"esG$ any N
jury 70 them i:;i:!! of his tG!c!:S
are based p?oa tbs principle. Thus
he is made 70 pl;-e oie Zoo; Upon }
low pedestal: :he3 the other io2' is
ta:,ced gently. anl he raises this ana
places it beside the otEer-t0 get 1t out
Of harms way Tie hind feet are
treated similarly in turn, the front
feet being lit every time they arg
placed on the ground. In This way ali
four feet are Gnally placed upon the
tub. The trick OF inducing al ele-
phant to partal;e Of meal is very
simple. Animals will naturally eat
anything placed before them, and it IS
only necessary to open y bottle oi
pop once or twice and present It By
hand when the animal may be trusted
to ind out for himself how to get Ut
its contents. In all such cases the
essence of the training consists in inf
mite patience. kindness and constant
repetition. showing the animal ove:
and over again how thing is done IN
precisely the sane way and 'hen lore
ing him to do i. himself.-ScientiSc
American
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17
The OLD Mans Plea.

He go; eight years il Sing Sing, out
nevertheless the plea for mercy OF 30
seph Amos Washington Bruen was one
OF the finest prose poems ever uttered
in the general sessions Of New York.
The old man addressed the court as
follows:
Deed. go hocah. ! can't say much.
Man record am sure against me.
hab served rioh time than siXteeo
years in prison fer &c same ofense
Ali have 70 remark ian l hoNe 20
hcaah wilt aos be TOO Sternl is Gat /
lust simply c&n't keep away from q
i:encoop uohow when heah dem 1ui.
lets c:,l;in'
Rudyard Kiplinc expressed the very
same idea when he wrote those TWO
familiar lines:
For the wind is IN the palm trees. an the
temple bells they say:
Come you back. you British soldier: come
you back to Maadalay!"
The chicken habit once formed is as
tenacious and irresistible as the Burma
girl habit.-Boston Globe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17
CANT Beat the Head Waiter,

"You can't get ahead OF 4 head walt
er," said man who spends great
deal Of time at one Of the New York
hotels "Of course the tips at 4 hotel
like this mount up. and. as there are
several restaurants. if you give SO or
$50 to The head waiter Of each one o.:
them it is 100 much. sweetened one
head waiter. out neglected to give the
autocrat Of another restaurant any
thing. Soon I found that it was very
difficult for me to get table in that
restaurant. The head waiter would
always be looking another way or
a table that I fancied had been en-.
gagged. got e7en by giving mE wait
ers extra big tips, and it soon got sc
that when entered the restaurant
half dozen upraised fingers would
beckon me. But soon the head waiter
was on to ny game. and it Sot so tha;
almost every table offered ne vas
claimed By the head waiter on the
ground that it Was reserved. New
York Sun.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17
French Matches.


What is the explanation Of the
French match? Well on every box
there is printed the legend. "Manufac-
lures of State: Contributions Indirect ,
While you are struggling with the
French match you are paying taxes.
l do net know the exact amount OF
the revenue raised by the French
match, but French friend assures
me that TIC atrocious badness OF
French matches is due to the determi-
nation os the government to compel
smokers to us4 teH matches instead of
one. There wss once 4 contractor who
secured the contract for making the
state matches. He was i conscien.
tious contractor Ee made good
matches. lie made matches that
struck on the box. In consequence
the revenue fell OF. The government
vas enrased The, warned the con.
tractor thar his contract would be can
celed unless be forthwith lowered the
quality Of his matches. According to
my friend. the ob;ec. Of the contractor
now is to make matches so vile that
the whole population OF France is
forced to spend half IT'S time trying to
make them burr.--London Opinion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17
Classic Central New York.

Here in central New York we have
our own peculiar problem. Seme one
with devout admiration for the clas'
sics cot in his work when the business
of christening was going on in these
parts. Authorities are in dispute as to
who this person was We shall not en-
ter into that controversy, but merely
cali attention to the fact that IN 4
county containing Apulia. Borodino,
Camillus. Cicero. Delphi. Fabius. Man
iiuS. Mycenae. Marcellus. Navarlno.
porlpay. Tully and Syracuse. to say
nothing OF Joshua and Jordan, there
devolves upon the resident citizenship
an obligation to use such pronuncia-
ton as shall honor the classic heroes
and localities so carefully remembered
bv the pioneers. We have heard Apu-
liz pronounced Apyooye by the nn-
thinking. and. on the other band. that
honored scriptural name Joshua is now
infrequently stretched into Joshaway'
which overdoeS it in the other dlrec'
tion.-Syracuse Pos1-Standard-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17
siati:-c's ParscEutes,

Carefu! examination has been made
of the heads OF Canada thlstiedowDs
in order to determine their effective
ness as parachutes carrying the seeds
Of the plant to great distances through
the air. The results Of this eSami-
nation are quite remarkable. Calcula-
ton shows that a thist!edown starting
from an elevation Of twenty feet In
still air would require two-thirds Of a
minute to reach the ground. With a
wind blowing twenty miles an hour
it would be carried on the average
about fifth Of 4 mile. The total sur
face exposed to the air in an average
thistledown is. on account OF the great
number of harlets. q little more than
one-third Of q square foot. Another
we'll known and very beautiful! exam
Die OF natures parachuteS is furnished
By the light si!ken threads with tie aid
Of which the little =ossamer spider
makes long aeria! voyages.-ScientiHc
American.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17
Savinc Money.

My dear. we can't so on Ia lnis
way. You simply must dEd some way
to cut down your household expenses.
I've beeu cutting them down right
along. Twice last week ! retTalned
from ordering ce.ery. and OH Thursday
| telenhoned to my drcssaater. saw
;nt 20 cents car fare that would have
been wasted if had gone to try on
nv new gown. which wasn't ready.
So YOU see I'm doing my best But
YOU cant expect me to do all the econ.
onizinc. What are you doing to re-
duce your expenses"
Me? Great heavens. How can you
ask such thing? saved 5000 last
week
Six hundred dollars, Why. George
you haven't got 5000 to save.
Il know it, but saved it al the
same. \ friend Of mine who claimed
to have inside information concerning
stocks gave me pointer. and if i had
borrowed 5000 and done as he advised
Ia have lost every cent Of it.'-Chica-
so Record Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17
Bee, Lakes Eiac:. Eass.

The only black b;isS water +! know
CT where ,he black bass: are really
black" SaiG Il man Who E,;i&es fishing
tackle and tries il out or waters al
most everywhere. lis Bear lake. in the
western corner OF New York. 1t lies
high among the hills Of Chautauqua
county. near the Pennsylvania line. Il,
has 10 Inlet and 40 visible outlet. y
popularity of Dear lake is that ii has
no shadows There is 10 gradual slope
from its shores into deep water. but
they pitch OF at angles SO acute as t"
be almost perpendicular giving the i'm.
preston that the water Of the lake
fills en- Immense pit Of great depth
The lake is almost round and Only l
mile in diameter Owing to its odd
formation and unusual depth. Bear
lake has the appearance Of a vast poo!
of black ink. In those depths are black
bass which are said to be natural to
that water. plentiful. large and full Of
fight. Black bass elsewhere are not
black at all, but OF {, dark olive green.
but these Eear lake black bass are
black."-New. York Sun
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17
CHINESE TREASURES.
"Rubbnss" on Paper From Ancient
Tablets and Monuments.

"Rubbinas' on Paper From Ancient
Tablets and Monuments.
Chinese men OF letters are exceed
ingly fond of ancient records in the
shape of long scrolls Of paper rub
binrs" from famous stone tablets and
monuments. The Liu Ii Chang sta
toners Of Peking are extensive traders
in these. They send special agents on
long trips to shrines or arrange Wlen
the local people at the place OF a
noted monument to take paper ruo-
bings from It, The usual rubbing IS q
field of black where the face has been
mixed. the lettering cut into the mar
bic remaining white on the paper rub
bing.
To the foreigner in China rubbings
from the tablets the one left By the
HISTORIAN Christians at Sianfu. IN
Shensi. about GOO A. D. and the MO-
hammedan tablet are especially inter,
esting.
Those from the tablets at the tenn
ple of Confucius at his burial place
Chefoo. in Shantung, are among the
collections OF the Chinese man Of edu
cation. So many rubbings have been
taken from several OF the tablets
which bear line portraits Of Confuc1us
that the lines and the:letters on the
stone have become so faint that the
government has prohibited further
rubbinss being taken.-NeW. York Sun
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17
NATURES LAUNDRY.
It Is Liable to Play Franks With the
Wash In Yellowstone Park.

Wash In Yellowstone Park.
Natures gifts are widely and va
riously distributed In one place the
elements Of things are given, to be
made available by labor; elsewhere
she provides things ready for mans
use. To gain our bread the seed must
be first sown and months afterward
the grain harvested. thrashed and
ground. But the native Of the Pacific
isles plucks his bread from the bread
fruit tree. Perhaps nature foresaW
the overworked and not overstroDs
housewife 70 whom washing day is
a dread and burden when she estab-
lished here and there natural wash
tubs anG washing machines and In
some places even provided ready made
soap.
In the Yellowstone National park
the family washing is easily disposed
of. The soiled bedding and clothing
are put into q stout bag, which IS
hung in one of the boiling springs ana
left there while the party Wanders
about sightseeing. When taken OUT
the clothes are so clean and white
that no rinsjng is necessary.
On one occasion a party hung their
bag of clothes in the basin of the sey'
ser called Odd Giant and, wandering
of, we're absent longer than they 10
tended to be. While they were away
the Giant spouted. and the garments
we're thrown high in the air. torn into
shreds and Scatterel.-EXchange
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17
e,,. .G,.eo s.ao of er:oh.oa.r

Tae f-n:crs "Gr.ea i:.aa Of Brighton"
LII October. 1895. Ill Individual was
20 be observed =; Brighton, England.
who walked out every da:;' dressed IN
green from n9:d to foos-Green shoes.
green gloves. green handkerchief ana
ether articles t. match This eccen'
tr:c per:on lived alone, Knew nobody,
and IL lis tcuse the curtains. the vail
pancr. the furniture. even the plates
ana d!sae> and tie smallest toilet &r.
f:clss. offered ~ uninterrupted So
c.eace Of green Having started on
bis career. :he-e was obviously no :ea-
son to STOP. ;::a With ful! consistency
Re carried ;i;S scrupIcs so far as to
eat nothins ant fruit and vegetables
oe the sane green color. The conSe-
Ouencas were extremely disastrous
One 6ne day the green man Jumped
from his window into the street. rush
ed forward $nG performed 4 second
somersau!t from the top OF the nearest
c:ics.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17
A Difference Of Opinion.

On one occasion Bishop G.. Of At
lanta purposed leaving home on Sat
urday night train, arriving in Savan-
nah the next morning in time to fill q
pulpit enga cement His brother. much
his senior, old fashioned in his notions
Of Sabbath observance. hearias Of the
proposed Sunday trip, took him to task
about it. The bishop explained that
he was staying home as long as pos
sible to take care Of his children,
who had been i'll al the week. so that
his wife would be in better shape to
nurse them during his absence. You
see. Allen" the explanation ended. its
q case of the. OK il the ditch
"Ox N the ditch nothing" snorted
lis brother in disgust. It's case OF
* donkey e q Sleeping car!"-St. 1-ouis
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17
Man More LIQUID Than Solid.

Every fiber and every cell that enters
into the formation Of living body is
bathed in moisture. by which means
alone these ultimate elements are kept
alive and are enabled to carry out their
duties. Even the bones. which appear
to be the most solid Of all, owe more
than half their weight to the presence
Of fluid. That our bodies contain q
large amount Of fluid is proved in q
striking manner by the blisters which
rise after the infiction Of burn
Water in fact. plays :. very important
part in the human anatomy. for 1t Is
through its agency that the vital proc
esses of digestion. absorption and the
excretion of waste products are car
ried out. TO reduce the whole matter
to figures and taking 154 pounds to De
the total weight Of an average tuli
grown man, it is said that water alone
accounts for 100 pounds Of the whole.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17
Railway Journeys of Long As
York Sun.

halfway Journeys CI EoiiS NSS-
It was only the adventurous WHO
dared to face railway journey ID
1923. \ writer in the Quarterly Re-
view commenting on the proposed line
to Woolwich, remarked. We would as
soon expect the people Of Woolwich 10
suffer themselves to be fred of upon
one Of Congreve's rockets as trust
themselves to the mercy Of such 4
machine going at such rate The
third class carriage Of those days was
a thing of horror st had no roof
and no seats" writes J. c. Wright
Into this the passengers were packed
and had to stand during the whole
Journey or, if there was room, to SQUAT
on the floor, exposed to the rain or
sun and bombarded by sparks emitted
from the engine. Second class passen-
gers were kindly advised to provide
themselves with gauze spectacles ana
TO sit as far from the engine as posSl-
ble."-London Spectator
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17
e Sr.inL,er


These people obey tic letter. per
haps. bus they don't obey the spirit
Of the law Tho speaker was dis
cussinc certain troublesome anl willy
t-ansgrcSsors He continued: And
they don't even interpret the letter
Of the law correctly. They and their
attorneys quibb:e ike the young man
IN Pike county.
~ young mar aad his girl were
s,rollins in 4 Pike county meadow
when bull dashed upon tham.
Stay here and protect NY retreat,
cried tie girl You Know. Reggie,
you've often said you'd face death Tor
my sake
Put Reggie. WHO ha: already
sprinted fifty yards. called back over
his shoulder:
DO yon ca; !,aS bail deadT"--
New York ,':ac,;
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17
Ends Winters Troubles

10 many. winter is season o. trou-
ble The irost-btten toes and fingers:
chapoed hands and lips. chilblains,
coa-sores. red and rough skins, prove
this But such trouble fly before Buck
lens Arnica Salve. y trial convinces.
Greatest healer OF Burns, BoiIs, Piles,
Cats, Sores. Bruises, Eczema and
Sprains. Only 25c at all druggists.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17

Charles Durham. Lovingtnu. III has
succeeded IN GrGiug 4 positive cure for
b,d wettinS. My little boy wet the
bed every night clear tilr0' on the floor.
! :ried several kinds Of kidney medicine
"rd / was in tie drug store iookia- for
something different 10 help him when
heard OF Foley Kidney Pills. After he
bad ;akep them TWO days we could see
change ara whtn be had taken iwc
thirds OF :: b&5.!e he WIS cured. That
is ahcut SiS weeks ago anG he ras rot
wet IN bed since. The Dickson Drug
Co
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
County Of Clarendon,
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Copy Summons for Relief.
Complaint Served.)
The Bank Of Manning, Plaintiff.

The Bank of Manning, Plaintiff.
Against
Mrs. Richard E. Harvin, J. G. Harvin,
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson and John
Doe and Richard Roe, unknown heirs
of Richard E Harvin, Defendants.
TO the above named Defendants:
You are hereby summoned and requlr-
ed TO answer the complaint IN this ac-
tioo, OF which copy is herewith serv-
ed upon you. and TO serve copy OF your
answer to the said complaint on the
subscriber, Charlton DuRanr, at his Of
flee, in Manning. South Carolina, with
in twenty days after the service hereof,
exclusive of the day Of such service; and
if YOU fail TO answer the complaint with
in the time aforesaid, the plaintiff IN
this action will apply to the Court for
the relief demanded in the complaintA
To the absent defendants, Mrs. Richard
E. Harvin, Mrs. Elizabeth Tompson,
and John Doe and Richard Roe, un-
known heirs of Richard T.. HarY!n,
take cote:--
The original summons 10 this action.
of which the foregoing is copy, aud
the complaint in said action were filed
in the Office OF the Clerk of Court for
Clarendon County, South Carolina, 90
the 10Th day OF Decemb ber a. D., l9il.
CHARLTON DURANT,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17
Had q Full Course

The sign in front Of Harlem res.
taurant attracted the eye Of a farmer.
and he went in. He had raw, q fry.
q stew, q pan roast, broil anG q
steam on toast. When he got through
he laid a quarter on the cashiers desk.
only 10 be told that be was shy a dol
lar and quarter.
s:No, by jing.' said the farmer. y
o,1arter's right. Doesn't your sign say,
.Ovsters In Every Style For Twenty
sye Cents:' "-Lippincott's
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17
Notice to Creditors.

All persons having claims against
the estate of John II. Mahoney, de.
ceased, will present them duly at.
tested and those owing said estate
will make payment to the under
signed executor of said estate.
GEORGE w. MAHONEY.
Executor.
Sumter, S. c., R. F. D., No l.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17
So,ey's Honey and Tar Compound

is a reliable family medicine. Give it
to YOUR children, and take it yourself
when YOU feel cold coming on II
checks and cures coughs and colds and
Group ard prevents bronchitis and pneu-
mcn:a The Dickson Drag Co.