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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-23
Rizet and aCarmen."

1t may we'll be doubted whether the
world will ever see Wagner's equal in
the triple role he played. says Edgar
Stillman Kelley, but when kindred tai
ents unite they may yet produce music
dramas Of merit and magnitude. Thus
the hbretto Of Carmen" involved the
labors Of four men. Prosper Mer1mee.
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 1T
erature Of the stage. BY preserving
greater proportion of purely musical
featureS-lyric forms, subtle returns
from foreign tonalities to the main key.
refined orchestra ton SO hnmanely plan
ned that the singer has living rhanre
--Rizet has done the world OF art 4
service of ineStimnble value. Its intin-
ence is heard in the charming LAX
me-" of Delihes. "PiIne Dame" and
Eugene Ouegin" By TSrhaiknwSky
and many of the more refined works
Of the French. Italians and Russians =
ArgOnaut
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T-,oino the Poachers,

A Keeper awakened to The fact that
in the, silent watches Of the night some
of his pheaSantS were being sy$tenati-
cally pur:o,ned Footprints were al
wass di@prnible: but. as there was
nothing remarkab Bile about any OF them.
they were OF no value for detective
purposes They served. however. to
suggest q plan He went to the iosa!
cobbler and offered him GENEROUS re-
ward for the performance Of a very
simple task When three suspected
persons sent their boots for repairs.
the nails or Jackets We're to be placed
In the soleS according to different de-
signs which the Keeper would provide.
The son of st. CriSpin agreed to the
proposal. and it was carried into effect
as opportunity offered The result was
that a charge of poarhins. was proved
against two Of the three men through
the distinctive Impressions made oy
their boots 10 the re.entive soil The
cobbler's connivaDce in the Seeper's lit
tie scheme was. Of course. sept strict
News
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WedJed TO a Vase.

Not long ago considerable commo-
ton was caused in the Chinese city OF
Hankow when the attractive and popu-
lar daughter Of a prominent Chinese
official was married with great pomp
and ceremony to a large red vase
which was supposed to represent de-
ceased bridegroom who had died a few
years before his marriage. whereupon
his grief stricken bride elect declared
that she would never marry any one
else. but would devote herself as a
widow for the rest of her life to the
family Of her husband. In order to do
this, however. it was necessary that
she should legally belong to that fam
ily, and so the strange ceremony with
the vase was gone through with to ena-
bic her to become 4 member Of the
family. Since then it has been sug-
gested that an arch should be built in
the city in order 20 commemorate the
devotion of the young girl to the hus-
band she never had.-Chicago Tribune.
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a Persistent Tutor.

5 In 1879. when President Grevy tooS
ND bis residence at the EiYsee. be was
investigating the shortage OF accom-
modation in the palace when he was
told shat half OF one Of the stories was
occupied by "a gentleman who sefus-
ed to leave The gentleman had been
there for four or dve years.
Grevy went to ASK him personally
what his business was and learned
that be was the tutor OF the children
Of former president Marshal Mac
Mahon
But the marshal ceased to be presi-
dent some years ago." remarked 81.
tirevy.
THAT may be-" replied the gentle
man But was appointed EiySee
tutor The .Elysee is still here. and 50
am /"
Eventually. tn order to get rid OF the
tutor. the president had to give him
well paid job IN one Of the govern
ment Offices.
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"A Woman's Triumph.

The frst Interview With the famous
Chinese statesman. Ii Hung Chang.
was obtained by woman journalist,
an American. Miss Elizabeth Banks,
who has related how she hurried to
the Chinese DIPLOMAT before she had
had her bres kfaS:. as she had been told
that her vt.tim WAS an early riser.
Bnt the attendants told her that she
was too hate. aS his eSce!lency was
about to gu for Il drive. American de-
termination was uuabaShed.
Please go and SAY to his excel
Ieuey that an American woman jour
naisst called to see him before she had
had her breakfast. knowing that he
was al early riser Tell him that
Americans are also early ri$erS ana
that the American woman will call on
him tomorrow at Z o'ciock. and II that
Is too hate she. Will call the next day at
6. and II that's still too late she will
come the next morning at 5. but that
she must see him."
In ten minutes the attendant re-
turned.
..Hss ezcel,ency will be delighted to
see the American lady," be announced.
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Wouldn't Take q Eare.

Can dog respond to taunt! A
:vefp.ont dog. which was gruw}ns oid,
was in q barn one day with bis mas
ter The two were up in haTmoW.
from which S!oping ladder led down
to the barn door The master walked
down fhe ladder. but the dog went
around another way
When the animal reached the barn
6oor his master said tauntinglv: Poor
old fellow: Daren't walk down the
ladder any morer'
Wbereupop the dog. with a quick
glance at bis master. walked clear up
the ladder TO the top. and then turned
round and walked down ii again 'fae
prUee.ding looked very much like
deliberate demonstration on the dogs
part to prove to bis master that be was
still capable OF walking TIP and down
Slantins ladder st. Louis GLOBE
Democrat
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The Senses Of the Word LADY"

.'Shc is y lady in every sense Of the
word exclaimed Blifkins.
Then she is the most remarkable
woman that ever lived" replied john
son.
What 10 you mean? Aren't there
plenty Of ladies' in the world"
"Yuu. but rot in every sense of the
word. For instance. if the woman IS
what you say. she is not only a woman
of good family or Of good breeding and
refinement. but she is also. according
to the dictionaries. "a sweetheart local
United States,: slate measuring
about sixteen inches broad by ten long.
the calcareous apparatus in the cardiac
part Of the stomach Of the lobster. the
function Of which is the trituration Of
food And if she is all that her for
tune is made in the museum line
After that it was noted that Blifkins
usually pruned down the remark to
'she is lady" simply.-Chicago In
ter Ocean.
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pinlenaey and che Brute.

sListeu, said the giri as the woman
caase sn from the party at 3 O'clock In
The morning and stood. at the head OF
her bed. do you bear her sob. the
woman above: She has been sobbing
IKE that for an hour. Nov. listen to
h3s big. gruff voice storming at her.
.4Jrl put q stop to that the woman
declared as she hurried out Of the fat
and on upstairs
Well said the girs when she had
come down again. what did you do
threasen him with the Society For the
Prevention OF Cruelty to Wtyes:
4 I s.ssssyot at aH,p said the woman. Il
Simply rang bis bell and asked him if
there Has anything could do for his
wife. Wasn't she i'll: We could hear
her crying beneath in our bedroom, l
told him. BE thanked me and said
there was nothing could do. But you
don't hear any more sobbsng. do you?"
New York Press.
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Rioht and Left Handed Plants,

Do you know. that there are right
handed and left banded plants? An
English investigator. r. Fl. Compton.
has thought the matter curious and IN
teresting enough to make it the sub
ject of extended Investigation and has
reported on it to the Cambridge Philo-
sophical society. BE observed eight
varieties of two rowed barley to de-
termine the ratio Of rights and lefts.
in the first, leaves OF seeds Of different
varieties and Of the various kernels
from the same Individual spikes and
found that among 12.401 seedlings
1881. or 5S3G per cent. had the first
leaf twisted to the left. A variety Of
millet showed an excess Of left handed
seedlings. as was also the case with
oats. In the case Of corn the ratio
was almost unity. and there was ap-
parcntly no inheritance of right and
left handedncss as such" ."-Scientihc
American.
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Eormoaa.

GeoIogicaily spea King. Formosa is
divided into three longitudinal belts
The western belt is on the average
about twenty miles wide and is an al
iuvial format containing no mineral
deposits The middle belt Is OF terh.
ary formation This belt is about tf.
teen miles wide broadening out In the
north to include the entire north coast
and ranges Ia altitude from 200 to
$500 feet above sea level This strip
contains all the mineral deposits which
are at present productive. The eastern
belt includes about one-haIf OF the is
land and consists OF high mountain
ranges. reaching an attitude OF 1900
feet The formation Of these noun-
tains Is paleozoic limestone. granite
and crystalline schist Their mineral
resources are practically unknown.-
New York Post.
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A Recipe.

Dear. will you PLEASE follow direc'
tionS while read the reciper said
Mrs. Walbrook to her obedient bus
band BE took the pan while she read
aloud:
First you mix beaten batter.
Then you take an earthen platter.
Bat the batter in the platter
Without clamor. clash or clatter:
Stir It gently while you scatter
MIX and sugar till the batter
In the platter grows much fatter.
Pour 1t in dish that's fatter
Than the first and earthen platter
Tin will do: II doesn't matter
So the fatter oatter's flatter-
Then.
Gently lifting up the latter
Flatter platter pour the batter
With percolatins patter
In the former earthen platter
Without clatte-. clash or splatter.
Now.
Once again IN latter platter
Scatter fatter aatter batter
Catch your wife and throw It at
her." were the last words of Marmion.
for the poor man was dead Baltimore
Sun
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Pains in the Stomach.

If YOU continually complain of pains
he s,omach. your liver Or your kidneys
IT. out of order. Neglect may lead 10
.lropsv. kidney troun!e. Diabetes or
Brig IT'S disease Thousands reco.
n,n-nd E,rctric Bitters as the yer,
best soma b and kidney medicine
made. II. Z Aston of Raleigh, \. G.,
WHO suffered with pains in the stomach
nd b,ck, writes: ''uy kidneys were
ERA, geA and my liver did not wol k
..,sht 1 suffered much, but Electric
Bitters vas rrcomm. nded and I lmprov-
d from the GrsL dose I now feel like a
nee man" II will improve you, 100
Onl, So. and 81 90. Recommended by
Ill drug gistS.
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.eYon never did upon your enemies.
,eneral.r Mr.. Webster instantly re-
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The Answer.

Louis XIV. playing at backgammon
md a doubtful throw a dispute arose.
and the surrounding courtiers all re-
manned silent. The Count de Gramont
happened to come in 1T the instant
Decide the matter. said the king TO
nim
sire. said the count, your majesty
Is In the wrong
How" replied the king. "can you
decide without showing the question? !?
"Besause.' said the count. had the
naatfer been doubtful all those seLtie-
men present would have given IN for
your majesy."-Life.
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,v.ss.er,s compI;saent.

While Ii IS well known that Daniel
Webster In speaking OF General lay
s,ors candisaey for the Office Of presi-
dent proneasced it "a nomination not
sstesto be made. he never failed to do
s8,Seice to the generals military abil-
Ma and eminent, service In the fe.d:
Oas sone occasion he. Patd the old sol
.er delicate and well deserved COM.
psiment. General Taylor WAS COM
.pfaining Of the crowds OF people who
daily besisged him soon after his &C
3eession sosthe presidency.
They Interfere" he said. with my
3osHcial engagements and violate my
domestic retirement. but stili Il do not
wish to turn my back upon my
friends
.sYon never did upon your enemies.
general Mr.. Webster instantly re-
uiseS&
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!. Notice.

Any and all persons without prop.
erwritten authority are hereby for.
bidden from entering for any pnr-
pose whatever upon the lands Of thu
Undersigned company wherever the
same may be situated IN the county.
and especially lands in Santee River
Swamp All unauthorized hnntias
and fishing upon said lands are here
nv particularfy prohibited.
RIVER CYPRESS LUABEato
Bs N. w. Seabrook. Attorney.
2 Sumter. 8. c., April 4th. 1913.
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Look to Your Plumbing.

You know what happens in hosse IN
whicn the blumbins is in poor condi-
tioo-evtr! body in The house is liable 20
..nrract typhoid or some other fever.
The digestive organs perform the same
fiuc,ions in the human BODY as the
gambling does for the house. and they
-r.nuld b. kept in first class condition all
,,e time. If YOU have any trouble with
your digestion tlke Chamberlain's
Tablets aud you are certain to get quick
relief. For sale BY all dealers.
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LARGER Wants.

.tDoes your wife want the vose:" :
.sSo. She wants q larger town
house. villa on the seacoast and a
naw limousine car every six months
I'd be pleased most to death II she
could Ok her attention on q small mat
fer Ike the vote Washington Star.
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Drive Sick Headaches Away.

Sick h-adaches, sour gassy stomach,
indigestion, ,bii"usnesS disappear quick
/. after you take Dr. Kiug's Ne" Lie
Pills. They purify the blood and pu'
NV life aud vigor in the system Try
HIN and you will be we'll satisf- d.
Every pill helps: every box guaranteed.
Price 25c. Recommended by all drug
gisLS.
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Strstchinn.

"My Doctor" said the robust man. lis
almost :, fanatic ON stretching. When
YOU wake up in the morning he advises
you to take 4 good. long stretch with
the hands as far out sideways as pos
sible. then over the head rs far as you
can reach. At the same time stretch
the feet and stretch upward as high
as you can. These simple movements
equal a course in gymnastics and
should be indulged in after any long
period of sitting "-National Magazine.
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Traoic Applause,

Two friends. Juniors at Brown. were
attending a French play one evening
when the leading man suddenly ap
peared before the curtain and made
q few brief remarks.
why did you applaud him 80 vig-
orously when be made his speech?"
inquired the tall youne man Of bis
friend
$50 that folks would think un.
derstood French. replied the other
contidenuallg What did he sayF'
"Re said the remainder OF his part
must be taken by an underxtudy. as
bis father was dying" Boston Herald
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MAY Behind the Times.

He-IS this the new cooks bread!
never ate better. She Yes, but she's
vopfuly unSrientilic- not up to date ae
ali j asked her if she knew what
caused the bread 10 rise and she Salo
il was the yeast Said she'd never
heard OF fermentation: I'm not at all
sure | want to keep her.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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Tbev Don't Sneak Now.

GLADYS tjuSt twenty two' This is
my birthday. AIabelle. Guess how old
am? MabeIle Oh. III guess TWEEN
ty-Six. GladyS-Not very good. You
are just four years out Of the way.
MahellA dearip. wanted to be
sure and he on the safe s!de.-MaSa-
zine of Fun.
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The Danes.

The Danes. or Northmen. first be-
came prominent in European history
in 7S3. when they began to raVage
the north coast Of France and south
ern shores Of Great Britain. The dar-
ing Of these hardy seamen was re-
markable. for in their small ships they
even penetrated the Mediterranean and
became terrors to the Seaboard popula-
ton of Italy. Sicily and Greece. The
first king of Denmark Is said to have
been Skiold. GO r. G.
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Educated.

The Press. And we understand ycu
are self taught as we'll al self made
man? The Parsonage ham. sir. At
twenty-one ! knew nothink Then |
set to work. and at twenty-five I'd
taught meself all knew!-Syduey Bul
letip.
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No matter how I"ng YOU suffered, or
what other remed.. have failed to cure.
Foley Kidney Pills will surely help you.
They are Gen Irue tonic. strengthening
apd curative, nuild up the kidneys and
restore their regular action John Vel
bert, Foster, Calf, says: 81 suffered
many years win kidney trouble and
could never &c, relief unSil I tried Fo
lev Kidney Pills which ef-csei com
ulete cure.' The Dicks ~ Drug Co.,
Manning. S. e.. Leon Fischer, Sum
merton, S. e.
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EouiYocal.

"Father. dear. won't you pay the ez-
penses Of my wedding with William?
he doesn't like to ask you to pay all
uf them himself"
Doesn't be? You just bring him
here. and promise yon I'll foot your
Baltimore American.
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Coughs aud colds. when neglected, al
WAYS lead TO serious trouble Of the lungs.
The wisest thing to 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
iually the cough will disappear. . Il
Brown OF MuscaIine. Ala. writes: MY
wife was down in bed with an obstinate
,.uu.h. ana honestly believe had it nor
hr.n frD- King NV Discovery. sh'
wonId NJ: be LIVING lodav." Known for
f,r,v-rbree wears AS the hest remrdV for
coughs and colds Price SOC and Sl.0O.
Recommended BY all druggists.
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Rheumatism as result of kidney
trouble, stiff and aching joints, back
ache and sore kidneys will all yield to
the u.s. of Foley Kidney Pills. They are
tonic in action. quick in results, cura-
tive always. W s. SkeIron. Stanley.
Ind, says: II would not take s 90 90
f,r the reIipi from kiluey trouble re-
c-ived from oue single box OF Foley
Kidney Pills" The Dickson Drug co /,
Manning, S. c., Leon Fischer, Sum-
merton, S G.
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E,o,paas on nomes.ie economy.

Holmes Oh DOMESTIC EcoHofsy.
y The laughable aud the pathetic are
sometimes strangely mingled in little
exhibitions Of domestic econony--a
plate Of apples. FOR instance. with the
defective parts cat out for the chill
edrea: q small basket OF homemade
gingerbread. wish one or two pieces OF
ponrdcake carefully disposed on the
sursace so az to appear to the best ad-
syantage.-aAutocrat Of the Breakfast
sTahta -
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The sovs Of liberty - the love OF
others The cs8 OF powet Is the 'ove
Of oursesvek
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I'm what time was that composition
wrltten?" asked the nao who profess
es to be experrly musical
II don't know" replied the man who
doesn't But 1t sounds to me as II 1t
ought to have been written IN about
ten minutes Washington Star.
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At che Bottom of the Ocean.

The temperature at the bottom or
tte ocean is nearly down to freezing
pnint ana sometimes actually below It,
There is !, total absence Of light. as
far as sunlight is concerned. and there
is an enormous pressure. retkoned at
about ton to the square inch in every
Thousand fathulilS. which is ltil times
greater than that of the atmosphere
we live III. At 250O fathomS the
pressure, iS thirty times more powerful
than the steam pressure of locomo-
tive wheE drawing 4 train up steep
or, de-
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a Sad Condition,

Yes" said Bildad. settling back
comfortably in bis chair. Il must con-
feSs that I've got about everything ]
want"
Poor chap! said Dubbleigh sympa-
theticaIly. Not 4 thing left to look
forward to. eh:"-- Harper's Weekly.
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A Bonehead.

Reggie lover on viSit,-Do you
know. old chap. =! think that vulgah
fellow over there insuited me. Amer
lean Friend You think so? What did
he say? Reggie Why. he suggested
in very rude manner that when die
hequeath my head to collar buttoD
factory. Boston Transcript.
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How Straw Is Used La Japan.

Nothing is wasted in Japan. Uses to
which straw is put after the thrashing
season are seemingly endless. 1t IS
converted into bags for grain. shoes
for the feet. raincoats for the body.
roofs for the houses. paper mats.
screens. beds and numerous other ard-
cleS.
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Her Share,

What have you done for the bet
terment of mankind?" asked the scorn-
full female person.
Me-" answered the plump and wild
owly looking one II have been bet
ter half to 10 fewer than three Of
New York Press.
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Considerate,

Mrs. Dove--Henry. think yon are
positively crneI. Here I've tried SO
hard to cook you ni:'e dinner and you
haven't had word to say to me about
II. M. Dove--Darling | love yon to-"
much for that. If | said what | thought
you'd never speak to me again.
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Wanted the Record.

a taxica5 caught fire In New York.
The flames reached the gasoline tank.
The two passengers. who had come
long way. turasied out The FIRE de-
fpartment was summoned. Play on
tie metesr shrieked the distracted
diver to the 6remen. Never mind
the cab. play on the meter!!-Ex.
change
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Found a Cure f,r Rh.umatism.

u suffered with ,heuG.as...in '..'-
wears and could Il, t II i.
10 ms mouth for :, e h o H.,
writes Lee l.. Chap ",,'. Map t"t', q
Il suffered terriui ,,aii. >,. &. Il.
sleep or lie still 4 night F'v, Y
ago / ns2an using 'nn..r';tln'. l. L
mert and - two III .t,.~ US we.. l.
k.v. nut suffer d "l.u r"e:lua
Siucn." For sale y. a ''-
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c,,d Eno,,h to Dine With.

These Mi!iprS are dreadful people
hardly tit to be :lsSoriaied Win.
"YeS: II they didn't give Suco eA
celient dinners they would be ait"geth'
er unbearabicr FEegende blatter.
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No Excitement.

Here" said the dra matiSt. I'VE have
a husband who loves his wife and
wife who loves her husband"
"Weil?"
Flow am | to construct a drama
from such material"-I.ouiSvil'e Cou-
rie"-Iournal.
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Didn't Get the Chance,

"D!d you tell her when you proposed
to her that you were unworthy OF her?
That always makes bit with them.
~ was going to. but she told 1t to me
arst." Houston Post