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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-04
PLANS FEDERAL UNIVERSITY
Dr.. James to Ask Congress For an APP
preparation of 100000.

Urbana, Ill-The establishment of
one great institution of learning for
students from all sections of the Unit
ed States on the order Of the universi-
ties of Berlin and Paris is the plan of
DR.. Edmund J. James, president of
the University Of Illinois.
Or. James is now at work on bill
which will be introduced at the next
session of congress providing for such
n school II would be located in Wash
ington, and rates of tuition would be
arranged so that it would be a great
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-04
THOMAS FLOOD

The Old Reliable Auctioneer, Darling
ton, Wisconsin, is ready to cry sales
any place in the country. Get dates
and bills at the Iowa County Democrat
Office. 5tf
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-04
BEAUTY IN SHOES

as well as comfort should be taken into
consideration when making purchases.
Nothing in the world affords SO much
relief to tender feet as our glove fitting
shoe They are as welcome 10 a shoe
pinched foot as an easy chair;is to one
weary after long spell Of standing up.
Our stock of shoes embraces every cur
rent style, good, wellmade. durable and
cheap.
Anderson & Kuelling
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30

MISS G. MAHoNEy, Of 27os E. St.,
". Washington, ID. g., writes: 81 suf-
fered with rheumatism for five years
and have just got hold Of your Lint-
ment, and it has done me so much
good. My knees do not pain and the
Swelling has gone"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30

Probably no Ae+ts.lstt++tttei s+t-e-eTer
survived to tell such :, thrilling Stor!
Of their experiences us MeSSrS. Glai
sher and CnxwelI when. in 1862. they
made their record ascent Of seven
miles. When the balloon had reacheH
Il height of :a}:t-OO feet Mr. t7laiShel
records. Il dimly saw Mr.. Coxwell in
the rim. and endeavored to speak. hut
could not. when in an instant intense
black darkness came. and suddenl,
became unconscious" Mr.. CoSweli
himself was on the point Of succnmh
ing to the intense cold The hoar
frost was all around the neck OF the
balloon. his bands were frozen and
powerleSs. and as the balloon WAS still
rising swiftly death scanned inevitable
to both aeronantS. Mr. CoSwall deS
paired Of opening the valve to release
the gas. InsenSibility was rapidly
coming over him. and 1t was only lat
the last gasp" that by hrppy insptra-
ton he seized the cord with his teeth
and dipped his head two or three
times until the balloon took decided
turn downward"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30
Rizet and aCarmen.S

1t may we'll be doubted whether the
world will ever see Wagner's equal In
the triple role he played. says Edgar
Stllman Kelley, but when kindred tai
ents unite they may yet produce music
dramas Of merit and magnitude. Thus
the libretto Of Carmen involved the
labors of four men. Prosper Merimee,
Meilhac, Halevy and Bizet himself.
Nevertheless the result was worth the
effort. for. combined with the rare mu-
sic Of Bizet. it has become one Of the
most valuable contributions to the lit
erature Of the stage. By preserving
greater proportion of purely musical
features-lyric forms, subtle returns
from foreign tonalities to the main key,
refined orcheStration so humanely plan
ned. that the singer has living chance
-BiZet has done the world Of art a
service Of inestimable value. Its inhu.
ence is heard in the charming LAX
me" of Delibes. "PiQue Dame" and
Eugene Onegin" by TSrhaikowsky
and many Of the more refined works
Of the French. Italians and Russians
ArgOnaut.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30
Three Centuries on a Throne.

There has been only one monarch
who for $50 years sat on his throne,
crown upon his head. scepter In bis
hand and dressed in the royal robes.
keeping solemn dominion over the dead.
Charemagne. the great Frankish ruler,
during his life built for himself at Ak
la-Chapelle. in Prussia. chapel and
beneath the chapel tomb. When the
monarch died in 814 his body was
placed, fully dressed. with srepter and
crown. in sitting position upon mar
bic throne in this tomb. Nearly zoo
years afterward the Emperor Otto Ill.
had the vault opened, and It is said
that the body of the great emperor was
found in a state Of wonderful preser-
vation. still seated upon bis throne.
with his sword by his side and the gos-
pels open in his lap Again In fl65 the
Emperor Barbarossa (Frederick l., had
the vault opened. and in 1915 Fred
.ericx II. took the remains from the
silent chamber over which for 40 many
years they had kept gard and had
them put into casket Of gold and sii-
yer, in which they are still kept.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30
Cashmere Shawls.

Cashmere shawls are Of two kinds.
one made by weaving small pieces and
sewing them together. the other by en-
broidering the pattern on plain WOW
en- cloth. The real cashmere thread Is
called pashumeea. and is made from
the down. not the hair, Of the Tibet
goat. which is raised in the mountain.
GUS provinces Of that country. but the
wool or down is all carried to Cash
mere for manufacture. the business be-
ing under strict government contro!
and to such degree that no real pashu-
meea wool can be sold or smuggled
into any other province Of India. Fine
shawls are made in Punjab and 9th
ers provinces from goats and Sleeps
wool and sold as genuine cashmere,
but are Of an inferior grade. In Cash
mere 100000 persons are employed IN
the shawl manufacture. The weaVers
are a1i males; most Of the spinners
are women The weaving Of a shawl
of ordinary pattern occupies three
weayers for three months, the more
elaborate and costly for from twelve
to fifteen months.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30
GOSSIP and Furniture.

Besides his skill and taste as cab
met max and his fortunate Judgment
In adopting varied and sundry styles
to the deeds and wishes Of bis British
patrons. Chippendale was a good buSi-
ness man and thoroughly understood
the art Of advertising as then prac.
ticed. the art. at least. of making
himself liked and attractinga large and
fashIonabl clientele and habituaI
clientele at that--to bis shop IN st.
Martins lane.
The bellies and beans as we'll as the
great lords and naughty. swelling dow
ayers. were wont to gather there OF
morning and were sure OF getting what
they sought. no matter whether 1t was
furniture or gossip Chippendale al
ways made his patrons thoroughly vel
come and comfortable. and bis sho
became to all intents kind of club
where all the court chit chat and scan
dal of the metropolis were retailed
amid the engaging settings Of chair In
the Gothic taste" Chinese sophas.
Louis Ouinze secretaries and the like
Suburban Life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30
Matter Enough.

A young Canadian came into pot
OF money and made bis first visit 10
England. He had been given many
excellent letters OF Introduction.
One OF bis letters was to very no
bic duke who invited him to his coun
try place for. week end The newly
rich Canadian boy packed his bag and
went down.
When be arrived the butler at the
door took bis bag and passed It back
70 another man in livery. and the
Soung mau stopped in the great nall
for few moments chat with the
duke.
Presently the duke suggested tnat
the visitor might ike to 20 to his
room. The visitor was shown upstairs.
Five minutes later be came tearlns
downstairs. yelling:
"t)uke: say duke: Oh. duke!' al
the top of his voice.
What's the trouble?' asked the dis
turbed duke My word: What ia it:
Wha, has happenedi Is anything the
uatterF'
"Matterr snorted the visitor. i
should say something is the matter
That confounded man OF yours oas
had the inp-rtint nee to open my
bae" Philadelphia Saturday Evening
Post.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30
Do Not Endanger Life w
ming Citizen Shows You
.-- fa A1,G31 r.
to Avoid It.

Why will people continue to suffer
the agonies of kidney complaiot, back
ache, uriD mary disorders. lameness, head
aches. languor, why allow themselves
to become chronic invalids, when a
tested remedy is offered them?
Doan's Kidney Pills have been used
ip kidney trouble over so years, have
been tested in thousands OF cases.
If You have any, even Que. of the
S, s,mploms of kidney dis-as S, act now.
Dropsy or Bright's disease may Set iu
and make neglect dangerous. Read this
Manning testimony:
James E. Reardon, Manning, S. G. :,
says: "Some years ago usrd Doan's
Kidney Pills, Obtained from Dr.. w. E..
Brown & Co.'S Drug Store, (now the
Dickson Drug Co., and l found them 10
be a valua BILE kidney medicine. They
brought me prompt and lasLing relief
from backache and pains across my
loins and did me a world OF good.''
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster. Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30
Discussed tho Smoking Rooms.

The number Of smoking rooms now
distributed over Windsor castle would
considerably astonish Queen Victoria
could she but see them. Her late maj
esty could never bring herself to do
more than tolerate the weed In any
form. and the smoking room WAS al
ways relegated to very distant part
Of her various residences Nor were
the guests permitted to soiare them
selves with a quiet smoke In their own
apartments. as on their arrival they
were spesially warned not to do so. :.
So great was her maieSty'S diSap
proval Of the habit that when she first
proposed to visit Sandringham after
King Edward. who did not share bis
royal mothers objection to tobacco. to
say the least Of 1t. had practically re-
built the house. good deal of alarm
was felt as to what she would say to
the number of smoking ROOMS. At last
some one bit upon the plan of labelling
them bathrooms" which ruse sue
ceeded admirably in dispelling her maj
esty's suspicious. Pail Mall Gazette.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30
Stale STYLES For China.

Men who have wondered what be:
comes of the large stocks Of hats. caps
and clothing that remain unSold at the
close Of each season In this country
will he interested to learn that a con
siderable portion of such stock Is dis
posed of in China. where the men are
adorting the dress Of their western
brothers The rising generation OF
Chinese is particularly keen for head
gear worn in America. but the styles
seen there are always those that were
In vogue in this countr! the year he
fore Much of the mems apparel that
fails to find market in this rountr'
finds its way to the far east. In walk
through the streets of any Chinese CITY
one secs dcrbieS. fedoraS and caps thai
hear American labels. Most OF the
capS are of British make because man!
of the tourists come from London. and
in <electin" Il cap the native has NO
guide except the headgear he sees on
Foreigners. New York Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30
Wate.Ioos In London.

Waterloo bridge WAS pronounced oy
Canora the uoblp$t bridge IN the
world BE Declared that If there was
nothing else to see IN London tb, sight
OF Waterloo bridge was we'll worth
the trouble OF Il journey from Rome
The Marquis de Vermont. who was
cotpruInrar. Of tanova. also ADMIRED
the bridge. but It's name grated on him
Wherever / go in London" be writes.
the name Of Waterloo greets me BE
sides Waterloo bridge especially re-
christened. to remind US Of our defeat.
Waterloo road and Waterloo street
there are Waterloo hotels. WateTlo"
academies. Waterloo public hou$es.
Waterloo eatiug houses Snd Waterloo
shops Ut all kinds and descriptions
The ladies wear Waterloo bonnets and
the gentlemen Wellington boots
London Chronicle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30
caustic Repartee.

1t was in a city which. had risen 70
the dignity Of having fashionable
suburbs" in which the inhabitants re-
sented the arrival Of people who did
not belong" One day there appeared
In the community a woman who had
lots of money. and fine and orna
mental lack of tact in dealing with her
neighbors. She called and called and
called on the women in the suburb
which was fashionable. and. strange
TO relate. she conld never find them in.
One woman particularly disliked her
and was never to be seen. At last the
newcomer met the one who had avoid.
I'd ber in such marked manner.
MY dear" said the avoider. 1T IS
such pity thar when you call am
always out always
Responded she who had been
Snubbed:
"Out Of your home or your headT-
Popular Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30
DeIinauent Tax Sale.

sSB virtue of supdry executions TO me
directed b. L Z. Wells, County Trea>-
urer. i@wils offer for ssle at Mannit g
zconrt heu,e al II o'c!ork. m on M"n-
Gay: the 9th day of May. 1918, being
sales DAY, TIE following real estate for
tax.s: far S!1:
Fnsf1 n T.wu<s,ip-B. NJ. Compton
) s3or ESrat- of Ransom Hampton losS
Ellpfi q, mes 81 4acr.s Estate of-t iar,
ZMrDooatd 20 acres. Gerr W. Smal,>
1los. Lon,sa Thomas 6 acres 4. b
Williams IS .cr.s.
Caieery Township-B'andins & Seals
lnis and / building.
ss Frse dship-J. B. B unsrn l.3 acres.
Ed noni Je.ht,>pn / i,.s. & I. Mart N
is. 4eres. M4ri"p Marin ! lo,. Day.
MeFa ,din :ot. Summertnu Warehouse
Co., / lot aud l building Levi Thomas
I lot.
Santee-Wash Diugi- Is acres.
Senenrri-L,tti- Bruo>on "a acres.
Dazisr & vers I acr james lrhnmn:
"a b acres William Williams ~
acrrs.
IS Jan-s-D.viti Bru uson 81 acres.
Sammv SStnD-E>tate of Moses
Sinslp,oa / lot. -
Nj zioi,-Joh Johpsoo Morris flo aeres
and building :
Plowden's Mill-M. q Frances Is
acres. Mccoy. Sr.. g.. acres. ls'n'
Tombiin 100 acres. Mrs. l.. q Viii =
93acres
80, E. B GAMBLE,
Sheriff larendon County.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30
Fighting the Undertow.

Those deadly undertowS which so
often prove fatal to swimmers are pro-
duced by tides and coast currents.
The former only carry out at ebb tide;
the latter usually zigzag along the
shore.
"If You are robust swimmer. salo
a professor Of the art. you can gen.
orally overcome them by quick. alert
strokes. If. however. you do not at
once succeed don't persevere. for this
Is one Of the exceptions to the rule
about perseverance, Stop fighting be-
fore exhaustion comes and 20 with the
tide or current. By resting short
time. floating or swimming ieisurely.
yor will have utne to take your bear
iurs and either make another attempt
or call for assistance Sometimes you
will find the uutiertow runs parallel TO
the shore You may then let FourSeil
be carried along with the certainty
that before ioilo II will twist inShore.
when short spurt wilt bring you to
safety
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30
Bible Animals and plants.

Plants. animals and birds Of the Bi.
Bile have been made the subject Of Il
special exhibition in the natural his
tory department Of the British mu-
scum Among the striking bits of in
formation contained in this work are
the following: The common fowl IS not
mentioned in the Old Testament and
waS probably introduced into Palestine
after the Roman conquest. The uni
corn Of the Old Testament was proba
bly, the Syrian aurochs. now extinct
That the behemoth was not the hippo
poramuS Is believed probable because
of the fact that there is no record Of
the latter animal in Syria OF Palestine
in historical times. The tareS of the
Bible were darnel gr,lsSe$ whose seeds
are poisonous. the rose waS probably
the nurciSS,iS. while the lily was the
POPPY anemOne.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30

-. ~. -. IGls ~. .-i>---t- -. - = :. 80
Yenchowfu. There lives at K'ufu to-
day the seventy-ffth lineal descend
ant Of Confrcius on large estate be-
longing to the descendants of the fam
lily Of ConfuciuS The grave Of Con-
fucius. with those Of his descendants
of Serenty-four generations. makes
one of the MOST picturesque and one
Of the most unique spots in all Of Chi
ma. This family cemetery is encom-
passed in (; wall eight to ten miles in
circumference The interior makes one
vast grove. trees having been plant
ed there since the burial Of CODfucius
twenty five centuries ago Within
mile from the entrance to the Con-
fu,.ian cemetery Is the Confucian tenn
Die. Il set OF beautiful Chinese temple
buildings. with yellow glazed tile
roofs amidst Il grove Of ancient cedars.
Here we find also the ancestral hall OF
the descendants Of Confuril1s In close
proximity to the Confucian temple is
the home of the only surviving de-
srendant OF Confurins This gentle
man Duke Kung. lives here In little
principality Of his own.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30
Home. Sweet Home

The SONY OF ''Hnme sweet Home.
written by John Howard PAYNE was
first given tu the world IN a play called
"Clari. or the Maid OF Milan. of which
Payl.e WIS the author Charles i'rs
ems, who was fond Of amateur, theat7
calls as a young man. appeared IL this
pIay. In which his elder sister Fanny
took the part of Clar1
The original playbill ts OF about the
year 1885:
HOME. SWEET HOME"
Sung by Miss NJ Tree in
"Clari. or the Maid Of Milan.
at the Theater Royal. Covent Garden:
also by
Miss Stephens at the Musical Festivals
Composed and Arranged by
Henry K Bishop.
Composer and director OF the music TO
the Thea,er Royal. Covent Garden
The poetry by John Howard Payne ESQ
The play has been forgotten for
years. but the song has In II heart
throb that gives it everlasting life
Indianapolis News
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30
Eyes Of the Ssrnaele.

- - ttarnacle we have a unique
anu .,..f,ti2rtai case of a creature that
cSa .i;f"r, as age comes on to dispense
w!Ih th,- ereSi"ilt that was SO useful
IN yoat:f for the voGns and old bar
nacle are as different. or' from the
other. rs fishes from $e,lweed In the
havdey @ot ,;fe the barracle swimS
about the SEA: Seekin. its t"M with
the aid ot it's eyes aud generally lead
Ing 4 roaming existence. later IN
life. however. il grows tired III this
aini..<> wandering and settles down
to worry snip captains by attaching
Itself to the: :kepi of their craft and DE
fyin. the much advertised powers OF
various preventive paints Once there.
the oarHacie has become Il fixture. ana
swhe.hti Oh ships or sharks Its eye
sight is: ot po more use Ii t-annot
seek it's food. aud it cannot Shun itS
foes for il never more will move
Therefore its eyes become sul#'rfh'
o,is aud. according to natures inrarla
HE rule IL, Snrh cases. disappear
Our Dumb Animals.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30
Pains In the Stomach

IF you continually complain of pains
h. s'omach. your liver or your kidney
re- nut of order. Neglect ma, lead I"
lr,usy. kidney trounle., dia"ete> ("
Bri. di-eas- Thousands re- o
yp.n-uI E crrtr Btt-rS aS the ve'
b :, oma h au1 kidue, m' di' j t
VA b. + AIstou of Ra eiYh, n :.
" O suffered with Mains in the Su,ma b
no b~ck, wr''e>: "hy kidneys We
era, ges and m, liver did MT w"''
IT | suffered much, but-El.rt
; te,s uas r. comm. p'i-d an" / N
d ,um he Il hos- I low IL. lux
,,ew man" l. will improve you. 90
)ul> so. and 81 90. RECOMMENDED by
II druggists.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30

sIkg5Ta3T Ia Always =in: attend
snce In the Matching rootn OF the Siik'
worms OF China. rhe worin$. being
so very frait thatathe temperature ana
humidity ot then chamber must NOT
vary. theit guard is naked. so that be
may detect any slightest change Dy
the se,lSitlveEe$$ nt his SKIN.
After the WORMS are hatched no iouo
talking Is permitted near them. ano
there ars, even guards whose dut! It is
to Keep the ti:eS Of them. These
guards must hattie before entering the
worms presence. and their breath
must be Swee, and llt,ttenSive. On
ions. TOR instance. are forbidden fruit.
Such precautions seem absurd. Yet
il is unuupSllonitble that China leads
the world III SILK kworm culture Chi
neSe silk worth rarm breeds the strange.
Industrious creatures by the million.
:, In .one of the great Silkworm houses
Il is possible TO nesf the WORMS feed
Ing: yea. II IS even possible. SO numer'
ouS are they. tn near the sound they
maize In spinning their "ot'cons.
sound like the ripple OF rain Chicago
Record Herald
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30
.verbos,ty, oeity and osity.

She was u youu" wulnan. famous loi
her command OF the English language
also equally we'll known for having
,u.,n,a follow her wishes She visited
a friend and deS,.r; I'D her plans lhe
friend made garruloiiS by ernbarraSs
uput deeiIupd to fall in With the prop
osir;ou and tiountier-d around for bali
an hour in $ea OF excuses ana eApla-
nations This was too much Tor the
cir With the command OF language
She ended the interview with this
singing denunciation:
"verboSity. idios'ity. hideosity!-
Popular Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30
Heed the Cold that Hangs On.

The seeds of consumption may be the
cause. and cough that hangs on weak
ems The system Foley's Honey and Tar
Commund checks the cough, heals the
inhamed membranes and streuy thens
the lungs. E D Rnuntrpe, St;limore,
Ga SAYS: LA grippe left me deep
seated. hacking, painful cough which
Foley's Honey and Tar completely cur
ed" The Dickson Drug Co., Manning,
S. c., Leon Fischer. Summerton, S. G.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30
Northumberland Surnames.

For quaint surnames one Snouio
search the records Of Northumberland
ASti:: Bradley has made a collection OF
some- OF these Northumberland pat
ronymis He Is writing Of the times
off-the border raids. and there was
Robert UnthankS1n those days Among
others too, we,dnd the name Of Adam
Aydruukeu. who upset his boat In
the Tyne and accidentally drowned
his wife. Beatrice" Cecilia. the wife
OF John Cnkuthman tuncouth mani. cut
her throat with u razor The incident
requires 90 explanation Another un-
fortunate person figures as Adam-with-
the-nuSe London Spectator
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30
Fiohtin9 Geese.

In Russia pits for ro,'k fighting are
unknown. but goose pits" some sixty
years ago were common throughout
that mighty kingdom The effect OF
this can be seen today in the geese
which are indigenous to the country.
the Arsarnas and the Tula varieties
particularly showing to a marked de-
gree the fighting qualities OF their
ancestors The ArSamas gander has
bill which is entirely different in
form from that OF the geese known IN
any other part OF the world. This spe-
cial structure enables the bird to take
q irm grip Oh the ueck or back OF ITS
antagonist
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-30
Coughs and Consumption.

Coughs and cnids, when neglected, al
WAYS lead 10 serious trouble Of the lungs.
The wiseSt thing 10 do when you have
a cold that troubles you is to get bot
tie of Dr. Kings New Discovery. You
will get relief from the first dose. and
finally the cough will disappear. O. H.
Brown of Muscadine, Ala, writes: My
wife was dow1 in bed with an obstinate
cough, and honestly hei-ve had it nor
t,-en I'D K;ng'- n " D >c"rery. III ,
would ~: be Ilr:ny todav." Known foI
furly-three wears us the hest rem-dv for
coug hs and colds. Pric. SOC aud 81. 90.
Recommended by all druggists.