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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
The Bicycle,

From the best accounts It appears
that the first bicycle-meaning By the
term a two wheeled machine for hu-
man locomotion-was made in France
about the year 1915. This pioneer ma
chine was a very awkward affair, con-
sisting Of a couple Of heavy wooden
wheels Of equal diameter. one behind
the other and Joined together By a lon
gitudinal wooden bar on which the i'd
ers seat was fixed. the mode Of pro-
pulsion being the pushing OF the fest
against the ground. Not Tor fifty years
was any real progress made In 1859
the machine with the big driving wheel
with the little hind wheel was invent
ed by Miehaux Of Paris, and a few
years later came the safety" which.
with many Improvements, ts the ma
chine We have today-New York
American.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
Mission Weddings.

Within two minutes after the cab
stopped 1t tile mission door the report
spread up aud down the street that
wedding waS taking place inside.
Within another two minutes the room
was packed to the very doors That
sudden rush Of the crowd to the sane
tuary pleased the mission superintend-
ent
If had money to spare" he said.
II would pay bonus to young cou-
Piles for getting married in mission.
The moral effect of one wedding Is
worth a dozen sermons To get the
best effect the ceremony ought to be
performed IN the middle Of the serv-
ice. No innovation that have ever
introduced has had such SOLDERING
effect on the congregation. The e1-
ample Of a man once as far down in
the social scale as themselves having
become sufficiently regenerated to as
sumo the responsibilities Of life stirs
every bit of manhood there is in them.
''The trouble is. can persuade very
few couples to be married in mission.
The bridegrooms do not mind. but the
brides want something more e1clu.
ve"-New York Times
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
Ask Your Neighbor
Hundreds OF Manning Citizen Can
Tell You all About It.

Home endorsemen ent, the public ex-
preston of Manning people, should be
evidence beyond dispute for every Man
ming reader. Surely the evidence OF
friends and neighbors, cheerfully given
by them, will carry more weight than
the ut,eraDces of strangers residing in
faraway places. Read the following:
George June, Manning. S. c., says:
Il am pleased TO make the fact known
that l have been benefited by Deans
Kidney Pills. My kidneys troubled me
and the kidneg secretions were unnat-
ural and were filled with sediment. My
back was lame and I did not get much
rest at night. Doan's Kidney Pills.
which I obtained at DR.. w. E. Brown &;
Co.'s drug store, (now the Dickson Drug
Co., removed the lameness and soreness
and after taking this remedy, l felt
much better in every way"
For sale by all dealers. Price 30
cents. Foster. r.Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the nams-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
Hardy as an Architect.

ost people know that Thomas Har-
first profession was that of ar
ecture. but fewer are probably
re Of the nature OF his earliest ef-
5 as scribe. 1t was q rather
nge one. consisting in the writing
owe letters for the village girls Of
native place to their soldier sweet.
IT'S In India. He did not even, like
: nuel Richardson. compose the let
:, but was merely an amanuensis.
len Mr.. Hardy began to write on
own account his first article an
peared in Chambers Journal. 1t was
an article entitled How Built Ny
self a House." written when the en-
bryo novelist was designing churches
with Sir Arthur Bloomfield. Mr.. Hardy
was fond Of his first profession. and
for twelve years he enjoyed it. becom.
Ing prize man Of the Royal Institu-
ton Of British Architects in 1863. But
by the time he was thirty it had be-
come clear to him that his work lay
BOOKS rather than houses and
and he relinquished archi-
lecture for literature after the appear
ance of his FIRST volume. desperate
."-Westminster Gazette.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
Instinct In Birds.

In the stormy part Of the year
steamer encountered rough weath9
and, is often happens at such tim.
many sea gulls lowered near the 81
and even came on board. One allow
itself to be caught, and it was fou
that it had fish bone stuck in the G:
in such a position as not absolutely
destroy the sight, but penetrating
inch into the flesh Of the bird and p
jecting an inch and q half. 1t mig
have had fight with q fish or
transfxed seeking its prey. The o.
tor Of the ship took the bird. extract
the bone, applied soothing remedy
the wound and let it so. 1t few aWs
but returned the next day, allowing
self TO be caught. The doctor eSa
ined the wound, which was pcoSressl
favorably. applied more of the RENE
and lei the bird 80 second time.
few several times around the ship al
-, :::enarted and returned no more
London SSe,,n.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
A Case of Poetic Justice.


The following is a case Of poetic JUS
tce as meted ont In France: A Par1-
sian architect was sitting In his Office
when he heard a knock at the door.
AS ne wished to be alone be took no
notice Of the knock. but went on With
his work. A few moments later he
heard key moving in the lock. Not
doubling that his visitor was robber,
the architect armed himself with re-
volrer and quietly hid behind some
curtains. Presently the thief entered
and proceeded to rife the place. Then
suddenly be started and grew pale. In
a mirror he had seen a revolver leveled
at his head from behind the curtains.
"Open the window" ordered the ar
chitect, "and shout 'Policer"
The burglar had no alternative but
to obey and so summoned the officer BY
whom he was to be arested.-Green
Bag.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
Chance In EortuFt1z.

=, he was a regular sport and an IN
doubted gent. He entered the cafe
with an air. be seated himself at a
table with a flourish. The chiefest Of
the walters noted him and few to his
elbow.
"Give me the bill of tare," sighed the
guest.
Eyes, sirr' breathed the waiter.
by the way, waiter. your face IL
strangely familiar
Possibly. SIR. Last year was q
guest here. not servant. Buff you
will pardon me for my presumption
I seem to know your face too"
Probably. Last year was a waiter
here"
Isn't it pathetic. this renewing Of
old friendships? - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
rbs Msrsshal Niel Rose.

There Is pretty little history in con-
nection with the Marechal Mel rose,
which is named afte. the famous gen.
erai OF the Franco-Austrian war.
when GeneeA Mel was returning
from the scene Of bis victories IN war;,
writes an eminent florist, zone Of the
peasant women along the hne Of march
presented him with beautiful basket
Of yellow roses. One Of these flowers
SIN had its roots cltnging to It, and on
his arrival in Paris Mel planted the
flower in his garden. The rose thrived
and finally grew to q bush covered
with blossoms The general then pre-
sented the plant as a gift to Empress
Eugenie. She was delighted with the
beauty and fragrance Of the flower
and, on learning that the rose had no
name, said significantly: Then l viii
yiye It one. I christen it the Marechai
Mel And at the same time she be-
stowes upon the amazed general the
ieweled emblem that betokened his
promotion to the exalted Office OF mar
shal OF France"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
A. lion Scared by a Mouse.


In the Berlin zoo mouse was put IN
the cage OF a lion to test whether. as
the old stories assert, there was nal
ural affection between them. The ex
pertinent was rather astonishing Inc
hon saw the mouse before he was fair
IL through the bars and was after him
instantly. Away went the little rel
low. squeaking in fright When he mad
gone a few yards the lion headed him
of. and this was repeated until the
mouse stood still The lion then stood
over him, studying him with interest.
and presently he brought his paw down
On the mouse. but 50 gently that 1t was
not injured In the least. Then the
lion played with the mouse, now let
ting him run a few inches and stop
ping him again, Suddenly the mouse
changed his tactics and instead OF run
ming when the lion lifted his paw
sprang straight at the big animafs
head. The lion. terrified. gave great
leap backward and roared In extreme
fright, while the little mouse made his
escape. OF the two the lion was the
more frightened
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
MaeniEcent kaieteur.

One CT the greatest natural wonders
ip the world is the falls Of Kaieteur.
in British Guiana The valley through
which the river flows. below the falls,
is quite impassable. and probably no
one has ever reached the bottom Of the
fall The fall is TAI feet high. more
than four times the height Of Niagara.
more than three times the height Of
Bunker Hill monument 200 feet high
er than the Washington monument and
800 feet higher. than st. Peters dome.
A smooth but rapid river. nearly 400
feet wide. flows quietly to the brink
and turns quietly downward. In fts
fall it breaks into soft white Evt.and
reaches the bottom in chaos Of seeth-
ing clouds. There is a gentle roar.
Only now and then. from the hidden
caverns at the bottom. deep. sthun.
derous growl arises that gives some
hint of the forces contending there
National Geographic Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
A Eeathered Beauty,

The quezal Of Guatemala is consid'
cred the most beautiful bird in the
world. Its plumage vies with the rain
bow and shines with a metallic luster.
Until within the last few years it was
unknown to science. mainly owing to
the fact that 1t is hermit. among the
feathered creatures. delighdng in the
silence Of high attitudes. It dwells on
mountain heights above 1000 feet in
elevation. The quezal was the royal
bird Of the AztecS. and its plumes were
used to decorate the headdresses and
clocks of the kings Of that land. Its
breast is a brilliant scarlet. while its
green tail attains length Of three feet
1t is about the size Of the common
pigeon. 1t nests in holes in rotten trees.
which it enlarges with its bill. so as to
make a roomy and comfortable resi-.
dence. The young are hatched totally
devoid of feathers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
Youthful Authors.

Although It was not published until
q year or two later, it IS probable that
Keats wrote his famous lode to Au
tumn" in his sixteenth year, and. in
deed, all his five great odes. among the
greatest in any language. before he at
tanned legal manhood. He died at
twenty-five. so that all the great mas
terpieces which came from his pen
may be regarded as the production OF
a boy. Robert Burns wrote that scath-
Ing satire. ''Holy Wiilie's Prayer"
when he had barely passed his youth.
and indeed. the whole Of the poems in
the famous Kilmarnock edition, copy
of which sold some little time since
for $3.50, were written before he was
twenty-five. But even the precocity Of
Burns was put in the shade by that OF
Chatterton. who committed suicide In
a 6t Of despair in London garret
when he was seventeen. He wrote the
whole huge volume Of the Rowley
poems when be was schooiboy at
Bristol.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
Tho Sacred Goldfish.

The sacred GOLDFISH carved in wood Is
to be seen on the walls Of the hall Of
representatives in the statehouse at
Boston. 1t occupies a place Of honor
between two classic pillars immediate
" opposite the desk Of the speaker.
Bostonians aver that this is the orig
inal sacred Goldfish Of the old colony
and that it has had a place in the halls
Of the lawmakers OF Massachusetts, for
over 40 years. 1t is relic Of the as
sembly hall that gave way to the pres
ent statehouse The following is the
origin generally assigned to 1t:
One Captain John Welch Of Boston
was the creator and carver Of the IA
nous fish. In his time he was held
to be wood carver Of no mean abil-
ity. He established himself in Dock
square In 1I47. A member Of the An
cient and Honorable Artillery compa-
ny, Welch rose in time to its captain
cy. he was called on to contribute to
the decoration Of the colonial assem-
bly, hall. and as at that period Goldfish
was the colouy's main article Of export
Welch conceived the notion Of immor-
talizing it-Harper's-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
HOW CHRONIC COUGHS
Are Being Cured by Vinol.

Did you ever cough fora month!
Then just think how distressing 1t
must be to have a cough hang on TOR
three months.
Mrs. Maria Primrose, Of 81 Newell
Street, Brooklyn, N. Y, says: Il had
"a very heavy cold which settled into
? chronic cough, which kept me
awake nights for fully three months,
and felt tired all the time because my
rest was broken so much. The eject
of taking your, cod liver and iron rem
edy, Vinol, Is that my coughs gone.
/ can now get a good nights pest, and
I feel much stronger in every'way."
It is the combined action Of the
medicinal elements, Gods Ivers, aided
by the blood-makng and strength
creating properties Of tonic iron which
makes Vinol so efficient IN curing
chronic coughs, colds and bronchitis
at the same time building up the
weakened, rundown system
Try bottle Of vinol, with the un-
derstanding that your money will
be returned Il It does not help you.
Dickson's Drug Store, Mauning, 8. G.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
Paxinn For a Bride In Africa.

In most parts Of Africa the native
bridegroom has to pay the father OF
the bride in kind for his wife. In the
case OF q regular marriage the amount
due to the father varies in accordance
with the sex Of the first child born. q
girl being Of less value tha. a boy
The payments consist Of cattle. sheep.
hoes, spears. perhaps. and sometimes
other useful articles The final pay
melts are often not completed until
years after the marriage takes place.
and the bridegroom is considered faJ
prey by all the brides relations This
results in endless disputes Payments
made are often repudiated by the re
cipient The amount agreed upon is COD
stantly matter for argument. and ar
gument ends In fighting. raids on one
another and sometimes long drawn
out feud
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
GRASSES FOR WET LANDS

D. McWhinnie, Of Hearnleigh, Al
berta, writes as follows: Il have a
tat Of about 1oc cres or SO. About
half of that is covered with water in
the spring. which dries out about the
middle of Nay so that one can work
the land. I had thought that I could
grow hay on 1t If I could get the grass
started. Can you tell me the best
kind Of hay, and the best way to get
this land started in grass?"
II this land can be drained, the best
thing to do is to drain it either by
using open bitches or tile, otherwise
it is a rather difficult proposition to
handle.
The water standing on; the soil will
kill out most Of the tame grasses.
Canadian blue grass and Kentucky
blue grass are grown to some extent
In parts OF Canada for pasture pur-
poses. Very few Of the tame grasses
will do so we'll on soils that are wet.
The wild grasses. as rule, grow very
well. on wet land. The grasses that
do best on vet land are red top, fowl
meadow grass, combined with alsike
clover. Timothy will do fairly well.
and may be started by simply sowing
the seed without any cultivation. We
have had no experience, however, with
these grasses in your section, and this
Is only a suggestion on our part.
The amount of seed to be sown de-
pends on the kind Of seed used. II
the red.top. re-cleaned seed is used,
two or three pounds per acre will be
sufficient, while II the ordinary seed
is grown, twelve to fifteen pounds
Of aIsi&e clover seed per acre should
be mixed with this.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
cu,iosities Of Sound.

There are mysteries in the trans
sion Of sound that have not Jet
fathomed. For example. the g1n5
the Orion are. said to have been nS
ninety-seven miles away though
audible to those much nearer. an
is on record that the regerberahq
the battle OF Waterloo reached "a
places In Kent though General .
vile and his detachment heard nota
of it a dozen miles away. WhisE
boots, sirens and noises OF 6li &
have been tested by the Trinity He
in order to find a noise which vii
tafallibly heard for certain distan'
in vain. They may all be heard +
dozen miles and be inaudible at he
mile. Many Of the disasters about
coasts are doubtless due to that T.
terious "soundless zone" In which
human ear cannot. catch the warrs
But no one has yet discovered the
son Of that deaf spot or prophesteo
varying; Locality. estminster Gaze
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
Mozart and Brotzner.

When Mozart was at the height OF
his fame he composed the music for
Bretzners Belmont uud Konstanze"
t'.The Abduction From Seraglio') at
the request Of the Emperor Joseph IL.
The author Of the drama was so angry
at this that he inserted the following
notice in the Leipdger Zeitung: "a
certain fellow Of the name Of Mozart
has dared to nisuse my drama. Bel
mont und Konstanze,' for an opera
text. / hereby solemnly protest against
this invasion Of my rights, and re-
serve to myself further procedures.
(Sigued. Christoph Friedrich 3retz-
ner. author Of 'Rauschchen.'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
wan.ed 10 Be Exclusive.

P. V. Daniel, Virginia genlema
was one Of the general officers OF
old Richmond, Fredericksburg and
tomac railroad. -:
Even in those days before the
the road was prosperocs. and a.
meeting Of the board Of direc tors SC
progressive introduced resolution
reduce the rate for passengers Il
II to II cents a mile.
Instantly Daniel. who was chs
man, declared the motion "out OF
der"
"Whyw protested its patron.
'Whyr' thundered Daniel "f !
do that you Will have every ragtags
bobtail In the state Of Virginia rid!
on our road. That's 'why!
The resolution was unanimously
tled.-Everybody's.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
Man Power and Coal Prwei ::

H.
Does any one realize the pow
coal as q worker2 q man was
work to pump as hard as he cod
day. and at the end Of ten no,
was found that he had done ID
much work as a little less thai
ounces Of coal could do. adl
the energy put forth by o aard!
Ing man during one whole year
same amount Of force would Dc
nished by thirty-six pounds of
coal. or say, forty pounds efSay
coal. OF course even In our be:
gines the greater part Of the VIC
energy Of coal IS wasted. But
If only one-oenth Is turned to- ae
one and half hundred weight oa
is equal to a man working 3o0
OF the year a horse can do as
work MS ten men. but one ard q
ter pounds of coal have as much
ing force as a horse expends Il
day. So that a ton Of coal, !
could use all its force. would
much work rs six horses workix
a whole year.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
Tho Ph;iiocine Coast Line.


Deep sen sailors used to laul
their brother mariners Of the
wise trade and refer TO them as
who like to go to $e;! when they
get home TO dinner" This Gibe
have little point in the Philippine
coast line Of which has been fol
measure more than ll.Oo0 miles
exact. l1.5l1 statute miles "
Philippines there is one mile ct
to every ten miles Of area. the
area Of the islands being 113.0o6
statute miles. These figures arc
esting when it is considered that the
ratio in the United States is 23222 square
miles Of area to one mile Of coast line,
The figures for the United St&tes have
reference to the coast line of'she main
part Of the country, including islands
living near the coast, but not including
territory. such as Alas
ka and Porto Rico. The coast line OF
the United States so measured. with
what the experts call three mile
steps," Is 13.O26 statute miles. less than
1000 miles in excess OF the coast line
Of our eastern possessions.-New York
Tribune
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
CASTORlA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s'ess:.;s ssss: :s: Ct 1Mzzzzw
Bird's Nest of Steel,


In the Museum Of Natural History at
Soleure, In Switzerland, there is a
birds nest made entirely Of steel. There
are a number Of clockmakng shops at
Soleure, and in the yards Of these
shops there are often found lying dis
used or broken springs Of clocks One
day clockmaker noticed In a tree in
his yard birds nest Of peculiar ap-
pearance. Examining it he found that
q pair OF wagtails had built nest en-
tirely Of clocks springs. It was more
than four inches across and perfectly
comfortable for the birds. After the
feafhered architects had reared their
brood the nest was taken to the mu.
scum. where it Is preserved as a strlk-
ing illustration Of the skill Of birds In
turning their surroundings to adTant-
age In building their nests.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
Caspian Sea Is I Mysts

The Caspian sea is one OF
mysteries Of the world. ThI#
rivers that pou. into it from
are Sufficient to raise its surN
and u half feet a sears The 4
one Of the great streams Of tN
But this vast tideless sea -
rise. Evaporation is cha
keeping the water at its pr III
but its banks furnish undeu
that at a prehistoric period e.
covered a vast depression k
physicians as the Sarmadan oc4
though its surface is now abo1
feet below that Of the MediteH
there was a time at which it9
equaled the Black sea.
At that time the mighty oxusS
than the Ohio river-which noJ
into the Arai sea, emp1ed d
Caspian The old bed Of that
is visible to this day.
The Aral is more than 200 fec
er than the Caspian. and one Z
agine what q torrent would roa;
that incline were the oxus to re
its ancient bed The Ara, sea
be drained--Brook oklyn Eagle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
The Brsy Wousn's Day.

It begins early, ends late. and is full
OF work. She often has kidney trouble
without knowing it. Her hack ach-s.
and she is tired and worn out. Sleeps
poorly, is nervous, no appetite. Her
bladder gives her trouble too. Foley
Kidney Pills will cure all that and make
her strong and well. They are the best
medicine made for kidney and bladder
disorders The Dickson Drug Co., Man
ming and Leon Fischer, Summerton.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
Madrid,s Throne Room.

The throne room Of the royal PAL
at Madrid is one OF the most ,magl
cent in the world. Decorated In
and gold. It contains rock crys
chandeliers, colossal looking glasses
the finest quality. marble tables :
priceless porphyry. The ceiling
painted by Tiepolo with the "Ma1e
Of Spain," in illustration Of the VII.
of the kings and the manliness OF
people, who are represented in the {
ferent costumes Of the provinces. q
the sovereigns Of Spain receive
grand occasions when alive and wi
dead are laid out in state.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04
Coughing at Night.

One bad cough can keep the whole
family awake at pight. Phil DisorDeau,
Schatfer, Mich. says: 81 could not sleep
on account of bad cough. and I WIS
very weak. I used FoleY's Honey and
Tar Com pound, and soon the cought left
and I slept soundly all night" The
Dickson Drug Co.. Manning and Leon
Fischer, Sunmerton.