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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-09
The Perfect Suitor.


sSir." began the young man. i de
sire to ask for the hand Vt your dauSh
ter Eelinda in marriage.
The father gave him one qns'k.
searching stare Then ne deniatdrd
crisp!y:
What IS your rating:"
MY share OF fathers estate was two
Broadway blocks"
The father held out his hand
every good Now 20 to her mother
Nothing can he settled until
~ understand" sand the youn: man.
and be went away. thinking pro-
foundly.
Madam" be began. Il wish to have
your permission to pay my aidr->>s'~
to your daughter
She looked at him haughtiiy
With view to All alliance with our
house," she demanded inrredui"usly
'Yes. madam. love-
'One moment. please. four family
1--WE trace our desrent to Isabella de
vermandois
She put out both hands. Hartford
Post.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-09
CURIOUS CUSTOMS IN INDIA
Dancing Girls Are Ma-~red TO 'ao'>
Representing Gods.

Dancing Girls Are Ma--red 70 ido's
Representing Gods.
Parrots are taught in India TO >I'nH
o large portion Of their time III REPEAT
ing the names CT gods. and such :!
spokesman bring: = great price. eSpe
ciallv among business Men. who III
a.ine thar hy owning such Il parrot
their Spiritl!;;! treasures are arcllhu
lating while they attend to their usual
occupations
Many Of the dancing girls in India
belonging To the temples are clll'd the
wives Of the gods At an early age
they are united in wedlock TO the i'm
ages worSi,ipcd in the temples This
strange matrimonial connection l.
formed in compliance with the wishes
OF the parents. who believe ii to he
4 highly mrritoriouS act to present a
beautiful daughter In marriage to 4
senSeleSS idol.
The only foreigner who ever saw the
inside of the great Temple O: 'u%Ger
naut was an English officer. who Suc
ceeded In gaining admission by paint
in- and dressing himself like nHtivp
When the Br:ihNlinS discovered thai
their holy place had been thus detiled
they became so enra-ed that all th'
English residing ut the station were
obliged to Zee for their lives
SuSpcctin- their purSuerS to be more
dcsirous OF gratifying their avarlce
than their revenge. they Strewed silver
money by the way. and while the MI
tiveS stopped to pick it up they gained
time and succeeded in reaching place
Of safety.-phladeiphia Inquirer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-09
- .'f>-i 80 - W

Nix i; tt:e IIrG:i.r word o. tie
English language: Til" Germans have
thei. "*chl"g" and "Zu@." which cover
rnan% meanings Iu: We beat them in
the one worl--Got post" which YOU
mi'.ht suspect OF tho supremacy OF am
b!@.:ity-blt set" O2e always thought
tI,a; "r:it' wa; the word that meant
all things :IG nothing The pEnsteF
should watch ii:r word "Sat." which
has achieved nearly seventy columns in
the new Enclis! dictionary 1t is q
small word. jut its meanings are al
rIrSt unlimited. Ica should set to
wori; on the word. which you use every
day in hundred senses And it would
be Il pleasant popular game to set
down the number of ways in which
you blvr Used th"t word during the
day. Set to partners" you might call
it--LondoA Chronicle
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-09
Ratified,

Nanny Lou was visiting Lucindy.
The latter lifted boiling pot OF the
stove. set 1t in the freless cooker. COW
cred it closely and pushed it under the
table.
Whats yuh a-goin' t. do wild dat
pot:'
"I's a-goin' to COOK dem beans IN De
ireless cooker"
Nanny rose. q scared. hunted look
on her wrink!ed face. Does yuh mean
t. tell me yuh a-goin' t bile dem beans
widout iah:'
Lucindy nodded. Nanny backed to
the door and looked at the girl as at an
apparition. then. with defiance mingled
with fear. commanded: PUT on your
bounet! You sure is hoodooed! You
Amt goin' t. live IN no house where the
devil does de cookin'."-Judge.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-09
NOTICE

U.,4,r aGu b vi.'rr- Of an oroer OF
H.n. |. e.. STRAUSS, R~teree IN Bank
ruvtcy, will Sell al public outcry TO
The hiy hest bidder for cash, on Friday,
the 1lth day Of April, 1918, at II O'Clock
u. o.. 1T th.- store house form-ry HccU-
vi d b, J J. Ne ties. a. Alcou, >. e.,
it,,. +t.;,r.. SOCK Of goods, wares ana
..rc;,.nd s. c,n alued ia said store
!u,I>., $50 all jurui,ure and hxtofes 10
sad st.. c huu>t. SD all accounts, notes
anc: cha-rs in action Of the said j. ).
Nct4les, bankrupt.
z. 3. BROWN,
Trustee.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-09
Look to Your Plumbing.

You know what happens in hoase in
which the biumhino is 10 poor condi-
tion-ev-r, body in the house Is liable 20
Contract typhoid or some other fever.
The digestive organs perform the same
functions 10 th-. human body as the
plumbing does for the house. and they
should b. kept 10 6rSt class condition all
the time. If YOU har. any trouble with
Your digestion take Chamberlain'>
Tablets and Won are Certain to get quick
relief. For sale by all dealers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-09
Coughs aud Cozsump:; T.

Iou ;.,a. c ..-. ; ::
" " I'D n>,-rI. Il O..;'', .. t., u.r- :.
rhr wisrsI thiu- 10 60 wh,n E",. have
Z COLI thai iOuni.> YOU i TO g..! q :i1:-
i.e OF Dir Hugs Nv Discovery. You
Nil get relief from th" fist In-.. ;','I
finally II erugh ~ dr- pp ar. 0 Il
B:nwn OF Mus, a ine, AL. rr>: N,
:. lfe Wis u,iwu ~ tn-u wi II t:i.''' = 'I'tt''
c"u4'., anil hnne>'iy e g. d tn
hren I'd K ~ n - d >" e.: h
Won d M be IN H. oIa'. * 49," Il lu'
forty hree years - tti- e. t. III q. l. +
cou= ms amt cu Is. Pric 80 Il, d 81 10.
Recommend ny !'u>."-'S.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-09
Scotland.

Prior to the year 25S. which witness
ed it's invasion by the Scott. tribe
who inhabited the northern portions "f
the country now known as ireland.
Scotland bore the name OF Caledonia
literally the billy country OF the taelS.
or Gaels The word Gael. or gael. IS a
corruption Of Gadhel. signifying in the
native tongue "a hidden rover While
Scot. derived from the native scu!te.
means practically the same thing 1. e..
a wanderer The CaIedonians were the
Inhabitants Of the highlands. the pre-
az dun expressing the Celtic for hill.
fort. stronghold. etc. The Scots were
the invaders from Scotia. who appro
priated the Hebrides and western is
lands. whereas the lowlanderS We're
the Picts, SO called from their deScr!p
tion by the Romans. picti. panied men
Names and Their Meaning"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-09
The Vatican's Precious Manuscripts


The Vatican library is probably thu
most SumptnouSly housed in the world
This. nf course. is only as 1t should be
tor the collection contains some OF thu
most precious manuscripts in existence
ncludin. the Biblical ''CodeX Eatica
nus of the fourth century. the fifth
century vergil and the palimpSest ''De
Republican Of Cicero. The printed
books include over 2.JOO fifteenth cen
tury editions. many Of them rellun'
:oplr> rhr total library has been e.
.inlalpd TO comprise over 22O.WD roI
Ume> and 3O.WW manuscripts. but II
has never been adequately catalOguei
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-09
Found q Cure fur Rh.rmatism.

Il suffer. d with rheuma,i>,n f0r two
Years aud COZ; d not - m ri"ht hand
O NJ, u0u b f"' that e. h Of time. y
w"i;s- LIE L apntn Map ton. Iowa.
I Sutf r."i terrible. pain 81 | c'uin I
! ep or lie. still a. night. F'v+ years
ag, ~.an using 'mn~ria 'n'> LIN.
nent aud IN two m 'nthS | Was well ant!
have not sntf. r-d with rheunIa ism
s,uce.'' For sale by all dealers
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-09
Drive Sick Headaches Away.

Sick h-adachrs, sour eaSsy stomach,
!. digestion, ,hiIi"usnes> disappear quick
| after YOU take Dr. Ki'g'S New LIE
Pills. They purif, the "l' cd and put
>. " life aud viyor 10 The $>sten Try
HIM and YOU viii be we'll satI>f. d.
Every pill helps; every box guaranteed.
Price 25c. Recommended by all drug
piStS
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-09
TIC Cuoerness q Il.

.:S 21SeFncSS O. i.'
The baby takes after his father.
-"Striil-c!"
"Why strange"
~ father like that baby's got sell
dom leaves anything after him for
anybody to take.'-Baltimore Amerl'
can.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-09
It is difficult to rest If you are doing
nothing Roman Proverb.

No matter how long you suffered, or
wha; other remedies have failed to rure G..
Fme, kidney Pills will surely help YOU.
They are genuine tonic. strenstnenI"g
and curative. build up the kidl' " ~ d
res, or. ,h-ir regular action Jrhn VEIL
.rr. F.ster, Calf, say>: 81 -uif red
many Years with kidney trouble ard
could never ct relief u r'il trIt d to
lie, k,dney Pills cIich eff-cIe ii conn
pret- cure" The Dicks n Drug Co..
Manning. S. c.. LEON Fischer: Sum-
merton. S. G..
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-09
q Benefact toc,

do you know old H. tat young
fellow saved me from absolute bank
ruptcy last yearT
How was that?''
He married the girl had been en-
gagged to for months. "-London Tele
graph
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-09
Extra Touches.

Smith, see you're paying the ex
penSes Of that paintc! who fell off the
roof Brown Sure: he's too EOud 4
ulan TO lose AS he went down he
touched up three oT four places which
would have npen extremely difficult to
reach in the ordinary way.-London
=
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-09
No Merit In It.

Mother reprovingly, When was
young girls never thought Of doing
the things they do today Daughter
Well. that's why they didn't do them
Boston Transcript.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-09
Cautious.

lis Mrs. Prettyface in mourning for
her huSbandT
Cant say Only now she's in black
for him " baltimore American.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-25

Marques Of sligo In indian MutlHy.
Lord Altamont. who through the
death OF his aged father. the Other
day, has become marques OF sliso.
was through the Indian mutiny. HIS
father who was IN the Indian eiyn
service. was stationed AZ Bankipnr
when the mutiny broke out
Lord sligo's wife and infant son.
seven months old. the new marques.
we're sent for safety % q place which
was surrounded by rebels for a fort
night. The child. however. was safely
taken through the sepoy lines by =
faithful Indian nurse. who dyed his
skin as a ruse to pass him on as her
own son. 4 long time passed before
the boy was restored 10 his anxious
parents, who meantime had TO go
through a further siege at Monghyr.
The new marques recently celebrated
his silver wedding. On The actual an
niversary day he had 20 be In Scot
land. but he sent his wife a telegram
with the characteristic message.
twenty-five years without regret"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-25
Halrplns and Other Pins.

Hairpins have been elaborated as a
means of decoration since the earliest
times. Particularly beautiful is the
variety and delicacy of their workman
ship, two of the finest specimens being
the gold pins which were found at
Salamis in Cyprus, and are now IN the
British museum. Even moro hand
some were the Saxon pins OF q later
date, with their shank of brass, head
of gold, and establishment OF garnets
and pearls. There were, too, the larg-
er sort of pins so conspicucusly and
frequently mentioned in the Bible. The
instrument driven by Jael through the
temple of SiseTa was probably a ten
pin, while Delilah fastened the web
of Samsons hair with pin or batten.
In the middle ages pins were a great
fashion - indeed, a great necessity -
In France, and we have it on record
that in 1437 10000 pins were removed
from the royal wardrobe FOR one Of
the French princesses. The conven-
tence was probably a little later in
reaching England, but in 1540 we hear
Of Queen Catherine (Howard) import
ing pins from France. In 1860 the
trade underwent considerable change,
brass superseding iron, while at the
same time the price was lowered.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-25
Nrginia's Honeymoon Special" Arrived on Time

r. HE Honeymoon Special" having
on board IS happy young men and
like number of young women with
avowed matrimonial intent, reached
Washington the other afternoon from
Richmond, Va. As has been the case
for the last ten years. the special
was in charge of Mrs. J. r. Gill of the
Virginia capital A sightseeing auto
mobile met the party at Union station
and conveyed the members to their
hotel. Mrs. Gill explained that one
couple could not wait until the capital
was reached to have the nuptial knot
tied, but absented themselves long
enough to be made man and wife be-
fore the train left Richmond.
I'VE did very nicely today" said
Mrs. Gill. six couples visited the
marriage license clerk in Washington
and were joined together in wedlock.
They were somewhat shy, however,
and | could not learn their names"
The clerks record discloses that the
following Virginia couples received IL
censes to wed:
Tracy B. Barr of Lynchburg and An
ma e. Canter of Waynesboro; Bernard
w. Jenkins and Eleanor Baker, both
of Fredericksburg; William E. Wat
kins and Bessie G. Thompson, both of
Quinton; Victor Leon Meyers and
Georgia Louise Russell, both of Pacon-
ian Springs; Leroy Hughes and Maud
Granger, both of Richmond and Matt
B. Royal Of Chenea and Lillian r.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-25
"UncIe Sam" Has High SaIaried Seal Maker

ephone, and tells him it's a rush jon.
Whereupon Heraldist Hunt buckles
right down to work and turns out q
new-fangled seal that everybody
gazes at admiringly. and tells about
its history, and how it happened to
be that way.
The coat-of-arms Of Porto Rico
was designed by Mr.. Hunt. He also
designed the coat-of-arms of the Phil
ippine islands. Again, he is the one
who designed the seal of the depart
ment of commerce and labor, said by
experts to be at once the most sim.
pie and most symbolically striking OF
all those used by the government.
And, finally, it was he who designed
the gorgeous combined seal and coat
of-arms of the new Panama canal
zone, All of which goes to show
that he earns his salary.
Besides the seals mentioned, Mr..
Hunt has designed innumerable 9TH
e" seals during his 20 years devotion
to this subject And he has spent a
great part of those 25 years prose
cutting a search for the great seal OF
the Confederacy, which disappeared
during the siege of Richmond. Only
a short time ago the search ended.
and the great seal is now one Of the
most priced possessions Of tho Con.
federate Museum at Richmond.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-25
PIMPLES COVERED FACE

1913 Dayton ST., Chicago, Il-"My
face was very red and irritated and
was covered with pimples. The PIN
pies festered and came to a head.
They itched and burned and when
scratched them became sore. tried
soaps and they would not stop the
itching and burning Of the skin. This
lasted for a month or more. At last
tried Cuticura Ointment and Soap.
They took out the burning and itching
of the skin, soothing it very much and
giving the. relief that the others failed
to give me. 1 used the Cuticura Soap
and Ointment about three weeks and
was completely cured" (Signed) Miss
Clara Mueller, Mar. 16, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-25
Trial hu Beak.

Dorothy was particularly well-breS
child, and her faults were few; but il
she had one it was perhaps an excess
of fastidiousness as regards her food
This trait her fond mamma was ever
at great pains to eradicate, so that on
one occasion when she observed the
young woman gazing with suspicion
on an egg, she hastened to reassure
her.
My child" she said, that egg is
perfectly good; and remember that
many little girl would be thankful
for what you leave"
This remark did not seem to con.
vince the child Of the good quality OF
the egg in question, but she neyerthe'
less proceeded with its negotiation
with commendable fortitude
At last, however, she could hold out
no longer, and her stern parent was re
luctantly obliged to acknowledge that
she had been hasty, when Dorothy'a
piping voice was heard inquiring:
Mother, must really eat the
beak?"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-25
Congressman Murdocks String Of "GoId' Beads

VICTOR MURDOCH, the Kansas in
v surgent congressman, not long age
toured Mexico with a party of news
paper men from the states, he being q
pencil pusher when not working al
politics. In Tehuantepec, an Indian
village on the narrow neck in southern
Mexico, he one day wrangled with a
native woman for an hour and
finally induced her to sell him
'or eight dollars a string of gold
beads for which she had originally
asked twelve. He didn't need the
money, but he had lot of fun out of
the native woman.
Having finally made the purchase he
was inordinately proud of his beads
for, it was alleged, the gold for them
had been mined from the deposits own
ed by those Indians and the beads had
been fashioned by their own workmen.
When the party approached the Tex
as border the majority Of its members
showed little disposition to produce
the various trinkets they had purchas.
ed, but Congressman Murdoch, having
had a hand in framing the tariff laws.
insisted on declaring everything ne
had and paying duty on it.
He had shown his opals and blanhets
and silks to the authorities and had
been soaked good and hard for them
because OF the annoyance of collecting
on such small things. Finally he dug
up the beads from a vest pocket.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-25

VIZ ASHINGTON.-"We are going TO
w be quite English, old top" remark
ed a western statesman as he lighted
his corncob pipe and chunked up the
wood fire IN one of the old committee
rooms in the capitol the other morn
Ing. IL see by the public prints that
there are number of innovations in
parliamentary practice before us, with
some changes in habitat Yep, that's
the word. though | don't know that
the folks out in Pike county can
parse II.
There's this here installation OF
benches in the house instead of desks
that kinder interests my bucolic mind.
Those old desks were mighty convent
ent to hist a foot on when you had
that weary spring feeling Then you
could keep a plug of tobacco, and a
iackknife and a whole lot of things in
there. as well as big red apple and
a sandwich brought from home in
your coat-tail pocket.
Hereafter we are to come into the
half and pick out any bench that's va
cant and nigh to the front; deposit
our silk hats-for Of course, we will
have to wear stovepipes-on the floor,
and keep a close eye on it lest your
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-25

Mayer Of Claysville. These we're un.
doubtedly on board the matrimonial
train.
Eighteen is merely the number who
have stated their intention of getting
married on this trip" said Mrs. Gill.
But l expect as many more will leave
Washington as safely tied together as
licenses and ministers can tie them.
l believe in matrimony for every one,
and ! believe that divorces are just
mistakes which will occur in any per
fectly proper plan. My idea is to let
young people marry and nine out OF
ten will stay married"
Mrs. Gills party remained at the
capital sightseeing for several days,
when the Honeymoon Special de-
parted for Richmond.
Mrs. Gill is not a matrimonial agent
but is matron of the Richmond Male
Orphan asylum. The proceeds of her
yearly excursions to the capital are
devoted to the maintenance of this in,
stitution.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-25
GROWING AN AFRICAN KING
Civilized Rulers Would Not Enjoy
This Ceremony in Way OF
Coronation.

The customs OF savage people make
I'D in curious picturesqueness what
they lack in dignity Contrast, for
instance. their ceremonial with the
coronation of a British king or the in
duction of duction of President VIII
son into office.
The king was chosen from among
the people by tho elders, and he was
selected for his wisdom. The cere-
monies Of his enthronement were such
that he required not only wisdom, but
also courage, physical strength and
a superb digestion. The mans first
intimation that he had been chosen by
the elders was an onrush Of the entire
tribe-not to do him honor, but to
abuse and insult him in every possible
! way
They would hurl opprobious
epithets at him, curse him, spit upon
him. pelt him with mud and beat him.
For they said, from this time on he
could do all these things to them and
they would be powerless to retaliate.
1t was their last chance!
They also reminded him Of all his
failings in graphic and minute particu-
lars. If the king survived this treat
ment. he was then taken to the for
mer kings house, where he was
solemnly invested with the insignia
of the kingly office in the shape Of a
silk hat. No one except the king was
permitted to wear a silk hat.
Following the Inauguration cere-
mony. the people came and bowed
before the new king in humble sub
mission, while they praised him as
enthusiastically as they had reviled
him. Then he was fed and feted for
a week during which time he was
not permitted to leave his house, but
had to receive guests from all parts
of his dominion and eat with them all.
These ceremonies ended, he turned to
the comparatively easy and common
place duties Of his kingly Office This
custom, like many others, has passed
away under the influence of civillza.
tion.-Robert H. Milligan's "The Fet
ish Folk of West Africa"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-25
Quite English, Old Top, Under the Dome Of Capitol

neighbor in a moment OF absentmlnd-
edness mistake It's object Then we
sit bolt upright and wait for things
to happen, looking very owllsh and
wise meanwhile.
There won't be any letters to write,
no papers to read while some fell
low is making the welkn ring with
oratory for home consumption. And
it's going to be in the spring OF tho
year, too. and fishing time. Why, It
will be just like sitting in school and
listening to the bees humming out
side and the yallerhammers calling
Il suppose we will be referred to as
the benches on the right and the
benches on the left / don't know
what kind Of benches Cooper and Len
root and them Republican insurgents
will be. Maybe they will fall between
two Stools Maybe, too. we will have
a bell as they Go in the French par
lament. instead Of a gayel. TO call
US to order.
Wonder II the sergeant.atarms
when he parades the mace will have
to wear knee breeches and be called
the gentleman usher Of the black rod?
| hear that it is the thing in Eng
land to serve awiternoon tea some
where in the parliament building. Is
that so?
We'll, we've got a fine terrace out
side, swept by the breezes from the
Aaacosta fats, Buzzards point and
the James geek canal, and we might
have four o'clock tea out there.
think It would be a fine society note:
And Judge Rucker OF Missouri
poured