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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
COURAGE OF NAPOLEON.
Tho Way Il Carried Him From Aspern-
Esslins to Wasram.

Tho Way It Carried Him From Aspern-
EssIins to Wasram.
Professor J. Holland Rose in 1.-THE
Personality of Napoleon" writes Of Ma
poleon's courage. He says that his
personality never stood forth so
srandiy as after defeat" The most
serious blow in the middle part of his
career was that dealt him by the Arch
duke Charles at Aspern-Esslins, north
east of Vienna. The Austrians were
nearly double him in strength. The
bridges over the Danube had been
broken down in his rear. His great
marshal, LanneS. had been killed, and,
in fact. he had suffered q terrible re-
verse. All his generals were for re-
treat. but he withStood them. and Pro-
fessor Rose ranks the next six weeks
among the most glorious of his mill
tarv career" He secured new troops.
deceived his enemy by false move
ments and finally defeated him ut
Wagram.
But Il decline came to such Il pro-
dicious man. He himself said at st.
Helena that he had been spoiled by
success. 1t was natura! that the vic.
tor in fifty pitched battles and lnnu-
merable smaller engagements should
come to believe himself omniscicnt
and invincible. 1t was this hardening
of the mind that betrayed him iato the
Russian campaign. that caused him to
refuse all compromise in 1913 and 1914
and that led him to defeat by his in
fer;ors. Wellington and Blucher, at
Waterloo. Just as Hannibal was final
" beaten by his inferior, Scipio, at
Zama.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
A Perilous Experience.

While hunting in the Big Horn
mountains two men found Il narrow
path. little more than deer trail. lead
ing up to the summit. They dismount
ed and led their horses. moving very
cautiously. for on one side the noun
tain rose up like a wall. and on the
other sloped down Il thousand feet to
the canyon below. Suddenly both
horses pricked up their ears as II scent,
ing a wild beast. Then there came a
shot from the hunter in advance. and
the hunter in the rear found himself
banging over the cliff. He had been
leading the horse by the reins. and
when the horse SHE'D and upset him
he held on with 4 death grip. 1t was
nearly FIVE minutes that be thus hung
on to the slender strap. while the horse
held back with all his strength. But
he could not climb up. and his COM
panion had to haul him up to place
Of safety. and then he naturally faint
ed.-St Paul Pioneer Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
HIS BACKING WAS GOOD.
And President Tyler Found Place
For Old Jack Dade.

And President Tyler Found Place
For Old Jack Dade.
President Tyler had curious office
seeking experience ut the very begin
ming of his administration. Old Jack
Dade, a character about Washington.
who had been the presidents class
nate at college, went to the White
House. and said be, Jack. want an
office"
You do:" said President Tyler.
What Office on earth do you think you
are fit for:'
why, one O. these 'sinecurees' I hear
so much about-no work and good
pay" Dade promptly replied.
"We!l. Jack" said Tyler deprecating-
". YOU know that am president
now and must have some kind OF war
rant for making an appointment. Can
YOU get anybody to indorSe you? Could
YOU bring me letter Of recommenda.
tion:"
ooh. yes" said Dade. I'm fixed for
that" and he produced letter OF four
pages written by Tyler himself to
President Harrison, whom he had just
succeeded. urging the claims OF his
dear friend and claSsmate. Colonel
John ". Dade, for a good. fat office
Cast your eye over that" he exclaim'
ed in triumph.
Tyler read the letter attentlvelF tc
the end. folded it carefully and said
"Jack. your backing IS irresistible
Come up here tomorrow, and III have
q place for YOU"
The next day Colonel John W. Dade
was appointed keeper Of the Fedora
prison Of the District Of Columbia
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
nunis In Franco.

A large proportion Of the duels IN
France end without bloodshed "hen
the ofrense Is rot very serious 1t IS
agreed beforehand that the words OF
command shall be given so rapidly
that the duelists will not have time
to take good ailn. Sometimes three
shots are exchanged without hit. ana
then the seconds step IL and-"honor
fs satisfied" at the word "Fre! the
pistol Is raised instantly. and 1t must
be discharged not later than the word
"three." so the speed with which these
words are given regulates the time III
which it is possible to take aim. Tnere-
fore the speed With which they are
spoken Is agreed upon beforehand. this
depending upon the seriousness OF the
duel. The words are timed with a
metronome II the encounter be very
serious this is set at the lowest speed.
eighty beats a minute. which gives
time for taking accurate aim. A speed
Of 40 beats minute Aows no tlme
for aiming, and therefore is used "hen
the seconds consider the duel should
he made as little dangerous as pos
sible.-London Answers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Pins and a Palace.

King Charles of Roumania made
many changes In his Balkan kingdom
since he arrived there in 1856 after an
adventurous journey in disguise from
Germany. Notable among them are
the changes in the capital and the
royal palace. When he made his trl-
umphal entry as the countrys ne"
prince the carriage reached house
before which guard Of honor was
stationed. What house is that? be
asked. That is the palace replied
General Goleski. The prince. think
ing he had misunderstood him. said
Where Is the palace:" And the gen
eral was 40 embarrassed that he could
only point silently to the one stored
building. The principal feature OF the
view from the windows on one side
was a gypsy encampment, with swine
wallowing in the main road before
the palace.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
When Pope Was Broad.

Alexander Pope. the deathless poet
Of England. had large and intimate
experience Of the theater. III bis time
he was welcome visitor behind the
Aenes. and most Of the contemporane'
Gus dramatic authors and actors were
proud to be on friendly terms with
him. Mean and little and contemplate
as he was in many Of his personal rela-
tions frecall Lady Mary Wortley Mon
tagu's estimate Of his infinite little
ness,. be nevertheless had broad
streak. this. Of course. from the view
point Of the intellectual. He was In
ready sympathy with the strugglers
on the stage. and he wrote this apol-
ogy for imperfecuons that are insepa-
rable from plays no less than from
other works Of finite. therefore imper-
feet. beings:
Whoever thinks faultless piece to see
Thinks what ne'er was nor IS nor eeS
shall be.
Exchange.
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ccocod:Ies as Policemen.

There has been Instances in fapua
in which long sentence prisoners nave
had no desire to return to their home
because they grew fat in jail How
ever, those cases are exceptional. ana
attempts to escape are lot infrequent'
Crocodies were a great danger to the
runaway. and there was belief in 4
part of the Papuan gulf that the rr"c'
odiles were in league with the govern
ment.
A prisoner escaping from Jail was
once severely lacerAted by one OF these
reptiles while crossing Il river. Inc
criminal crawed to the nearest village
constable and gave himself UP to
Justice. No good me fight along gov
ernment now: alligator he help GOV
ernment.' wlS the complaint Of the
escaped. Lcndon Cor. New York sun
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
BRITAIN FEARED NAPOLEON.
Ana Lamb, |ho Thought Him Fine
Fellow, Famed the Flame.

Fellow, Famed the Flame.
It was OF Aug. S, 1915, that Gen
e:al" Donaparta. rs his English cap
tors insisted upon calling him, was
transferred from tie Bel!erophon to
the ship Northumberland. to begin the
Journey to st. Helena. There was
much protest in England against the
TRANSFORMATION Of the distinguished
prisoner, but [! : government remained
firm.
Official England could see nothing
but danger In keeping such q dynamic
force rs Napoleon within its limits.
and. harsh us the actions Of the gov
ernment seemed. the position thus tax
en- WAS not without logic. Napoleon
had been placed on his honor at Elba.
but honor did not weigh with him
when ambition was concerned.
Charles Lamb spoke for those who
favored NHDoleoD's detention in Eng
land when he wrote to Southey: AIT
or ali. Bouaparte is L fine fellow, as
my barber says. and / should not mind
standing barcheaded at his table to
do service to him in his fall. They
should have Si"cn him Hampton court
of Kensing;on. with & tether extending
forty r!i!eS round London" Lamb
whimsically suggested that If Napo-
leon remained in England the people
might some day eject the Brunswick
in his favor. and the government took
the suggestion seriously.
Now that Napoleon is safely dead
such a fear seems absurd. but Napo-
leon was then alive, and, in view or
that fact, no government was safe in
saving. Il should worry!-CleTeland
Plain Dealer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Fined For Not Voting.

The outstanding feature Of most
British elections is the large number OF
electors who fail to record their vote
In some countries voting is compulsory
and electors are fined If they do not dc
their duty as citizens and avail them
selves Of the franchise.
According to the universal suffrage
law of Australia. all those on the regis
ter must record their votes. and at the
last general election in that country
$4,000 electors were fined sums from
IS. i'd. downward because they neg
lected to 60 to the polls.
Spain is another country that looks
on voting as a national duty, at least
in municipal election. Should a citi
zen omit to cast his vote his name is
published as defaulter. his taxes are
Increased by ? per cent. while if he be
In the public service his salary is re-
duced by l per cent. Should be com
nit the fault a second time he is de
barred forever from holding an cleo
tive position or an appointment under
goyernment.-London Spare Moments.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
MAN EATERS OF AFRICA.
The Lions and Crocodiles Are In
Class hY Tkan1salvcs.


Class ~ Themselves.
,IaH cat!M.: loMs lave always been
fairly common in East Africa. The
most noted but f%r from exceptional
case WAS ti!at ut tie two man caters
which for l tine stopped the building
Of tie Uganda railroad by thcir raw
res among the worlimcn until they
Hc:n finally sEGt b. the engineer in
c!Hr.e lIr. lafIt:ward ColoncD Pat
tc?son. Another lion. after killing sew
eral me-: arou..,. :, .,,..:tiOI on the rail
road. carried off and ate the superin-
tc!:t,cnt OF the division. The latter
had come down in his private car,
which was vun OF Il siding, and he sat
u 1T Il window that night to watch
for the Hon. But he fell asleep, and
tie Ion climbed on the platform. en-
tered the car by the t.oor and carried
oG, his would bc slayer through the
window.
IL the summer OF 1909 4 couple OF
man eating lions took to infesting the
NASH villages on The plain around the
headwate"S of the GuaSo Nyiro. west
Of Kcnil. and b. their rava~eS forced
the Nasal to abandon the district, and
the native travel routes across it were
also temporarily closed. y few weeks
later was hunting in the district.
We kept the thorn bona around our
camp closed at night. with 4 fire burn
ing and aSkaris on guard. and were
not mo!csted.
Near NachakoSboma Il white travel
er was taken ont OF his tent by 4 man
eater one night 4 good many years
ago y SrcwS3mc feature Of the incl
dent was that on its first attempt the
lion was driven off after having seized
and wounded its victim. The wounds
OF the latter were dressed. and he was
again put to led. but soon after he had
been left alone the lion again forced
his way into the tent and this time
carried the man of and ate him.
Every year in East Africa natives
are carried off from their villages or
from hunting camps by man eating
lions. Occasionally one hears Of man
eating leopardS, which usually confine
themselves to women and children,
and there are man eating hyenas. but
the true man eaters OF Africa are lions
and dileS.-Thcodore Roosevelt in
Scribner'S Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
G. BUSY Street,

WuGlie Dalziel. the old shepherd. had
retired 1T last from active service after
spending the whole Of his life in lit
tic cottage away at the back OF the
hills. Il full three miles as the GRO"
flies from the nearest road. He moved
into i house near the head Of the val
lev above Crashie Howe. situated en-
the side of the lonely road. But Wullie
WAS not quite happy. He was distract
ed. lie was worried by the traffic.
He told Il friend that there was no
peace in this bit for an auld body.
Three bicycles and 4 CART IN the
same day. Mon. it's a fair toon"-
Manchester Guardian.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
He Got 1t.

II had dream the other night y
said the joker at i luncheon table re-
Gently. Il dreamed WAS in business
with a rich man. selling potted flow
ers. But business waS bad. and We de-
cided TO discontinue business. want
ed the pots and flowers and took them.
What did the rich man want!
asked one of the guests innocentiy.
He wanted the earth" replied the
wit Exchange.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
THE LOVELIGHT IN HIS EYES.
He Thought That Was What Made Al!
tho People Stare.

He Thought That Was What Made Al!
tho People Stare.
"You have read in novels how q
great emotion will transform mans
countenance, how poets face in the
hour Of inspiration sets the sparrows
singing on the housetops. My own
features are Of the commonplace type
nobody thinks Of regarding them
twice-yet I, too. have had my expert
ences. declares a contributor to Punch.
They occurred OH the morning when
l received letter from Phyllis. which
said briefly. Yes, I think So Not
much in that. you may say. but when
l tell you il was the delayed answer to
4 proposal of marriage you Will under
stand. Shortly after reading it STEP
ned out into the street to walk to the
Office.
What a walk that was! The light
in my eyes seemed to brighten the very
sun; the song in my heart was echoed
from a hundred motorbuses- Never
have the winds Of May wooed so win
ningly February morning.
Every man I met turned his head
as IL loath to take his eyes from my
irradiated counterance. Every girl
seemed to take the keenest pleasure in
my happiness and smiled at me pref
tily as if infected by its contagion.
'"Tis weli,' thought Gn blank verse;,
that Phyllis now is pledged to me or
BY my troth. these fattering glanccs
shot from beauty's eyes might make
my heart unfaithful.'
'Tt was only when l reached the or
fee and looked in the glass that dis
covered the large black smudge on the
end Of my nose"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Roach and Rain.

There is one sport which benefits by
the advent II not by the actual arrival
Of rain. This is fishing. While the
rivers are still clear of foods and there
is light enough for the fish to see the
bait. but no sun to betray the shining
hook, the fisherman has chance TO
make ii big catch. for fish rise and
bite gresdily before u rainstorm. The
roach known AS the weather fish" ;"
leaves bis muddy bed. sometimes as
long as twenty-fouT hours before the
actual storm breaks. and swims around
continually. all the time gasping for
breath. Hamburger Nachrichten.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Dice.

Dice are said by some to have had
their origin in occult sources, but more
reasonably they are ascribed to Psal-
medeS of Greece. B. G. 1914. Those
exhalned ut Thebes are identical WIFE
those used tcday, and the games play
ed with them are the simplest and
most widely known games OF chance
in the world.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Sir Francis Drake Still a Terror

No public monument IS needed to
keen alive among MexHans the men,
ory Of Sir Francis brakes exploits
In Central and South America. TRAY
cling in Mexico a few years ago Mr.
Edward Smith records that he heard
a woman calming tempestuous child
by saying. 'Ahi viene Drake! (Here
comes Drake!I / made minute inqul-
ries and found that it is common
threat to children on the Mexican
coast. like unto 'Bony will get you! or
The Black Douglas shall get you:
Fancy people still living in terror or
seeing Brakes topsails on the hor1-
zon."-London Chronicle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Ro,,;re Sianai Service.

Before the decisive battle at Ishtlo
an ingenious method Of signaling on
the part of the enemy was discovered
by tile ServianS. \ cowherd was tax
ing five COWS out to pasture on 4 hill
halfway between the two camps. He
drove them about. sometimes two TO-
cetner. then one at a time. then three.
thus conveying information to the bul,
carians IS to the position and strength
OF the Servian hattalions.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Pcriious Mining.

OuickSivrr miners follow the most
uuhraltlifu! trade in the world. lie
fumes of the mercury produce con
stant salvation and the system be-
comes permrntcd with the metal: the
teeth of the unfortunate men drop out,
they lose their appetite. become enact
ated and rs rule seldom live longer
than two years.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Checkers.

Checkers Is said by some to be very
old game, while others declare it to be
Of comparatively modern origin.
Whence it came is absolutely un-
known. The game is also called
drafts, and there are many varieties
Of it-Chinese. English. Polish, Span
fsh. Italian and Turkish. It Is also
found among the native tribes Of the
interior Of New Zealand.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Well Named.
IT do YOU call your dog

What do you call your dog?
Stock Market
What Il peculiar name. Any partlc-
ular reaSon?'
II should say so. Most unreliable
dog you ever saw. You can never tell
what he's going to do next. Life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Iactleas.

"Everything that is lovely reminds
me of you." he fervently declared.
ut is nice Of you to say that. she
replied. Il hope you see great many
lovely things"
IL wish | did. but this is such
dreary. dismal place. don't you know" ="
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Testing His Faith.

Uncle-Weli, Bobby. what did you
learn at school today? Bobby-I learn
ed that the world Is round and turns
on hinges. like that globe in the Il
brary. UnclAE-ell. what do you think
of that? Bobby-I think. uncle, they
are asking me to believe good deal
for a small boy.-St. Paul Pioneer
Press
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
70 Move Pictures.

People who stand their family por-
traits against the walls while packing
and unpacking their household goods
cause a great deal Of broken glass.
scratches and dents. The first thing
to be done when moving into your new
home should be to hang the pictures
any place in order to get them out OF
the way without waiting to choose a
scheme Of arrangement This will
prevent a great deal Of breakage and
other damage.-New York Telegram.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Schoo, HExaminitis.o

Let us remember that there IS such
q thing as examinitis and that brain
crammed with a multitude Of useless
facts may show up brilliantly on an
examination. but be so clogged as to
be unable to pu, the knowledge to
practical! use We know we are rats
ing the pedagogue's Ire by thus stating
that there is such a thing as too much
knowledge. but as fact the worlds
work Is being done By specialists who
are densely ignoran, Of everything out
side their respective narrow spheres
and Of many things inside too.-Amer
ican Medicine
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Seizino an Opportunity.

why did they arrest that manT
1T was discovered that be was sup
porting two families-keeping up two
establishments"
"Oh. are they arresting people for
that? I'll have to tell my wife to chase
her father out In search Of Job
Chicago Record Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
-ekiro Their Turn.

'Nyhy station Il policeman beside this
park bcnch:'
ut is newly painted
"iIc can't keep people from testing
fresh paint"
NO. but he can keep 'em in line
Kansas City Journal
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
r,isrveious Resistance Of Water.

TTaTVGTUGS NVSISSe.FTNN 0' " @-<@T'
# it were possible to ,impart to a
sheet of water an inch in thickness
sufficient velocity the most powerful
bombshcllS would be Immediately
storped in their flight when they came
into contact with it. It would offer
the same resistance rs the steel armor
of the most modern battleship.-Lon-
don Strand Magazine
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Public Opinion.

The Fond Mother Everybody says
he Is such pretty baby I'm sure the
poet was right when be said that
heaven lies about US IN our infancy"
The Uncle tunfeelingly,-But be should
have added, so does everybody else"
# sYp
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Yato Wood.

TIE yate. one Of Austrafa's numer-
GUS hard woods. seems to be the
strongest known timber. with an aver
age tensile strength of $4,000 pounds
to the square inch and a maximum as
high as $4,000. about equal to cast and
wrought iron.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Unlike Most.

Waync-Chesty is about one OF the
oldest men ! ever saw. Payne-How
50? Wayne-Why. when fellow bor-
rows Il quarter and doesn't pay 1t oack
Chasty finally admits that 1t Is the
Gu:,rtrr he cares about and not tne
rrinciple Of the thing.-E1change.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
A piseoncertina Habit.

Yes. Dinah Is II very good cook. but
she has one failing. She's passionately
fond Of my perfumes"
You can lock them away from her.
can't you?'
"Of course. But can't get used to
hear her snufting under the door,
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
rhoss Theushtless Rsrnarss.

links The biggest fool trick ever
did was once when | was III and
thought | was going to die. ! sent fos
all my creditors and paid them In full
Rinks- And then you recovered. / sup
pose? Jinks- No. died. you e!anxeo
idiot Boston Transcript
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
The Charm OF !e.

Helen Charlie. dear. d6l see Wa!
YOU should like me 50 nuch net'et pe'
cause I'm chanseable. Charlie Why
darling. every time kiss you II
like kissing another sirl.-1.ondon IeIe-
graph
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
OnIy 10 Be Expected.

The 0ptimist-l hear Brownsmith IS
going to be married. The Pessimlst-
Serves him right | never did like
that fellow.-Lippincott's.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Corrected,

Jealous One So you screamed "heN
Jack tried to kiss YOU: Other One
did nothing Of the kind. Jealous One
But beard you Other One On
that was not until after he had kissed
me Illinois Siren.
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Medical Advice.

Doctor. how can prevent my hus-
band from talking in his sleep?'
"Well. you might try giving him a
few opportunities In the daytime
Pittsburgh Post.