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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05
MISSING A CARIBOU.
An Attack Of "6uek Asue" Made a
Fool Of tho Hunter.

An Attack Of "suek Asue" Made a
Fool Of tho Hunter.
What the buck ague" is like is de-
scrlbed In The Journal Of Sporting
Nomad." by J. T. Studley. The au-
thors first attempt against the caribou
resulted In humiliation. he tells that
Johnny, his Indian guide. suddenly
dropped Ike stone into the wet grass
and muttered "Stag," and there. sure
enough, strolling along the front was
a fine caribou. Il sat down, resting
my elbow on my knee, waiting until
he should put IN an appearance my
side of the rock I had the rife to my
shoulder, and at last the grand beast
walked into view. not more than 1Oo
yards away. he stopped, loo'ang
about him, and drew q bead on his
shoulder. Useless! The rife wabbled
all over the place, and for the life OF
me could not keep 1t still nor hold
my breath. My heart was In my
mouth, and all the time the rife tem-
bled and shook The caribou moved
on a few PAGES, and determined that
nI meant to shoot at all I must obtain
better control of my nerves. still
covered him with the sights, or thought
I was doing so, as pulled the trigger
on the beast that was standing broad
side on With his head turned from me-
Il was using fine rifle, and 1t was
the work of an instant to pump an
other cartridge into the chamber and
fire again. Still no move on the part
Of my target. BE faced the other way
nonchalantly, listening with interest to
the echo Of the rife In the distant can
yons. was getting desperate no"
and could hear the Micmac mutterlng
all sorts of imprecations behind my
back, which only made things worse
fired FIVE more shots at that caribou
as he stood as though carved In wood.
persevering until he turned OF calmly
into a belt Of timber.
This story Is an absolute fact l
would not have credited It had / not
been the one to make such fool OF
myself. Ny feelings can be more
readily imagined than described. l
could have cried with ve1ation and
shame. Johnny took the rife. looked
It over, patted 1t as though be would
demand Of It whether the fault lay
with it or the user, and tried to
make excuses to myself for myself"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05
READING THE FUTURE.
Foresight Or Good Guessing In a Pa
eisian Robbery Case.

Foresight or Good Guessing In Pa
risian Robbery Case.
One day In October, 1883, Lady A..
living In Rue du Bel-Respiro, Paris.
found that she had been robbed OF a
sum Of $500 francs. She notified the
commissary Of police on Rue Berger.
who instituted a search and questioned
the servants, but discovered nothing:
Lady A., when enumeradng her sefV-
ants. begged the commissary to e1-
clude from his suspicious her second
valet de chambre. a youth Of nineteen.
very good looking, very respectful ano
very we'll qualified for his duties, WHO
had been nicknamed "le Petit" not on
account OF his stature, for he was ratn-
er tall. but FROM feeling OF delicate:
protecting familiarity which his gooo
qualities had won for him.
Meanwhile among the friends OF
Lady A. there had been good deal Oh
talk about a certain Demoiselle E''
who. they said. could see the most sur
prising things in bowl OF conee
grounds. NJ. L. d'Ervieux had the Gu
riosity to accompany his governess TO
the house Of this person and was quite
surprised to hear her describe exactly
each piece Of furniture In Lady AS
apartment, pass in review her seven
servants and say that. though she
could not name the thief, he would be
guIllotined within two years.
Some weeks later 'le Petit" left the
service Of his mistress without giving
any reason. and two years later ne
mounted the scaffold. This servant, 30
highly esteemed, was none other than
Narchandon. the assassin. - Lonoon
Notes and Queries.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05

When Burton Holmes recently gave
his celebrated travelogue on Panama
at Orchestra Hall, Chicago, he was Sc.
riously interrupted bY continual cough.
ing of the audience. No one anoys will
ingly and If people with coughs, colds,
hoarseness and tickling in throat would
use Foley's Honey and Tar Compound,
they could quickly cure their coughs
and colds and avoid this annoyance. The
Dickson Drug Co., Manning; Leon
Fischer, Summerton.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05
"Doinq the Trick"

Kean played Brutus to his sons
Titus In "Brutus, or the Fall Of Tar
quin." AS may be imagined. the ben
eft was q bumper. There was over
$500 in the house Kean. invigorated
and strengthened by his holiday, play
ed magnifcently. Charles supported
him extremely we'll, and Kean's deliv,
cry on his sons neck Of the lines, PITY
thy wretched father" stirred the au-
dience to their very depths. There
was not dry eys in the house. the
applause was frantic and Kean whis'
pered to his son. I'VE are doing the
trick, Charlesw-Armstrongs Century
OF Actors"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05
"scRATCHED ROCKS" j"
They Mark the Course OF Glaciers
Adown Our Continent

Adown Our Continent,
Throughout the northern United
States. from the Atlantic ocean to the
far northwest and as far south as Ken.
lucky. huge powders are found scat
tered at haphazard The rocks and
lodges are smoothed and marked with
scratches varying from faint lines to
broad grooves two feet deep. Some OF
these powders. weighing many tons.
are so balanced on ledge that slight
touch will rock them. The Indians used
them as alarm bells"
The grooves or scratches on these
rocks are as rule parable! and extend
north and south. South Of the above
mentioned area neither powders nor
scratched rocks can be found.
bow came the powders in their 20
sidon? What scratched the rocks?
Agassiz. familiar with the glaciers of
the Alps. probably gave the true an-
swer. He showed that similar state
Of things is produced today by the gia-
ciers Of Switzerland. These streams Of
ice creep slowly down from the lofty
SUBMITS Of the Alps through the val.
leys to the plains. They bear on their
surface huge rocks fallen from sur.
rounding cliffs. The stones frozen In
the bottom Of the glacier. pressed Gown
by the enormous weight Of ice above
them. scratch and groove the rocks BE-
meath. as the tool Of carpenter gouges
out q piece Of wood.
What was the condition Of America
when similar effects were produced!
Instead Of local glaciers scattered IN
the valleys. the whole surface now Gov
cred With powders must have been
hidden by an immense sheet OF ice.
Judging from the marks on the rocks.
the sheet moved from the north toward
the south. carrying with st masses OF
rock.-Harper's Weekly.
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Mrs. S. S. S., Van Buren ST., King
ston, N. Y, full. name furnished on ap-
plication) had such decided benefit from
using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
that she shears her good fortune with
others. She writes: ''Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound brought my voice
back to me during severe case of bron-
chitis and laryngitis. Oh, how many
people l have recommended 1t to. The
Dickson Drug Co., Manning; Leon
Fischer, Summerton.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05
ODD USES OF WHALEBoNE.
Wigs Are Made of It, and It stiHen.
Hiqh Grade Silks.

High Grade silks. -
The notion is popularity held that
wh&!e5one Is derived from whales
ribs. athouG: many persons believe
that it coEacs srogn the tail of the big
mammal. Both notions are incorrect.
The function Of whalebone in the
life of the whale is Of toe utmost i'm
portance. The inner edges Of the
whalebore plates are frayed into in
Vulnerable hairlike processes. and the
whole forms a sort OF sieve whereby
the whale may silt out its food: from
the sea wafer. II must he remembered
that the fnr,: of this gigantic eyes
tura consists chiefly of minute Organ
isms. cruStacea. molluSc3. ETC.. floating
near the surface.
When the whale opens its mouth and
moves along a great multitude Of these
minute forms Of life find their way Ia.
Then the whale closes its MOUTH and
the water is strained out through the
whalebone sieve. and the food is re-
tanned.
The common uses Of whalebone are
known to everybody. 1t Is. however.
put to two uses not generally known
even in England. where the fine inter-
nal fringeS mentioned are employed In
nal making Of barriSterS' wigs. By rea-
son Of their lightness they retain the
curl better. than does ordinary hair.
Fine whalebone threads are also some
times employed tn <tiffen the tissue I'M
hi.h grade silks Harper's Weekly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05
Health Warning.

Chilled and wet feet tresult in coneest-
Irg the internal organs. and inaamma-
,ion of the kidneys and bladder. with
rhf umasic tvinueS and main in hack,
ctnera'lv tnllow. Use Foley Kidney
Pills They are the best medicine made
for All disorders of the kidneys, for
bladder irregularities. and for backache
and rheumatism. They do not contain
hahis forming drugs Tonic iu action.
Quick in results Tho Dickson Drug Co.,
Manning; Leon Fischer, Summerton.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05

+. E. Walling, farmer living near
Yukon, Mo-, strongly recommends Fo-
ley's Honey & Tar Compound and says:
81 have been advised by my family doc
tor to use Foley's Honey &, Tar Com
pound for my children when there was
q cough medicine needed. 1t always
gives the best OF satisfaction and rec
ommend it to Others" The Dickson
Drug Co., Manning; Leon Fischer, Sum-
merton.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05
The Point of View.

"Say. pa. what is the difference be-
tween visit and visitation" Fond
Parpnt-A visit. my boy. is when you
go to see your Grandmother Jones.
and Il visitation is when your Grand
mother Jones comes to see uS.-New
York Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05

W. S. Skelton, merchant at STANLEY,
Ind says he would not take $4,000 for
the relief single box Of Foley Kidney
Pills gave him. 81 had a severe attack
of kidney trouble with sharp pains
through my back and could hardly
up. A single box OF Foley
Kidney Pills entirely relieved me-"
The Dickson Drug Co., Manning; Leon
Fischer, Summerton.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05
feeling For Death.

For week the self appointed guide
to the blind on their daily walks had
noticed thnt the two men who were
her Sre,ia! ,.Iarges felt carefully c:
the wall on either side Of the door OF
the asylum when passing in and out.
Since she WAS there to lead them. that
precaution seemed not at all neces.
sary. and she finally asked their rea-
son for it.
II am looking for Grape on the door"
one old man told her. They don't
like to let us know here in the asylum
when any one dies for fear Of making
us feel bad hut they put Grape on the
door. am by feeling for 1t when We
pass in and ont we can find out TOR
ourselves when one Of us has gone
New York Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05
a Blunt Monarch.

James l.. being requested by his old
nurse to make her son "a gentleman,
answered emphatically: 'sI'll max him
baronet. gin ye like. luckie, but the
de'il himself couldna' max him gen
tleman."
James I. was the first to create baro.
nets Q61D. He it was, also, who said
Of the wives of bis law lords, II can
make the carls lords, but I canna'
make the carlines ladies'"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05
The Family Game.

Mother Coming into the ehildren's
room,-Rosie what are you making
such q terrible noise over? Look at
Hugo. See how quiet he sits there.
Rosie-Yes; It's easy for him to sit
quiet In the game ne are playing. he
is papa, who has come honce late, and
I am-you.-Berlin Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05
Made a Difference.

II told Maud that Jack was simply
crazy to marry her, and she took Of
Tense"
"Why was thatY'
Don't know, unless It WIS that when
1 said it they had Just been married"
Boston TRANSCRIPT.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05
Neiohboriv.

She-I have not seen you for an age.
Herr Doctor. Notwithstanding that we
live only few streets apart here In
Berlin. learned. with much regret.
that you've been Ill. Herr Doctor
Who told you that? Shelby brother
wrote me from India.-Fnegende Biat-
for
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05
These BOYS.

Howard Hasn't Bachelor waited
rather long hef re choosing wife:
Coward Bless you. no. Hes only had
marrying income since he was sixty.
Life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05
No Chance.

What became OF your anti-noise
movement"
I'VE couldn't hire brass bands and
megaphones to popularize It without
being Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05
.iaIE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
'9ua'y Of Clarendon.
B> James NJ. Windham, Esq, Pro-
bate Judge.

~ James N. Windhan, Esq, Pro-
bate Judge.
To jacob A Hampton, Guardian:
Whereas il, ha, b--n made 70 appear
u my >a'lsf,ct'"n that You, jacob A.
H.mp"i., gua'rian If the persons and
->,:r..~ f +; n-i L a.ap"'u, Susancah
p =a"ruo., 'nu.e & HtmrHn Al
r.s H,..p:.s. Rams III ]. aampt"n.
Lii, A-my,"n auL Be,;e Hampton,
M,,or-; nav. changed Your dOrnlcil to
a pace be., on;' The limits OF this State,
aud hav,. been absent therrfrom for ten
consecutive months now last past.
These are therefore to cite and ad-
mnpish you to De and appear before me
in ,he Court Of Probate TO be held at
Mauuiny, 10 said County aud State, on
the. 22nd OF March, 1913, at II O'clock
Noon. to r-ud-r au acc u:.tlu4 IL yer
snn, If YOU: ucting- aud doiols as sucn
GUARDIAN 10 date, and 10 disprove
Chang. Of domicil aud CONTIGUOUS ao-
seuce from this State for ten months
next preceding the date OF this clta-
ti0n.
Herein fail not under penalty OF hav-
inp the letters of guardianship hereto
fore cnmmittrd TO you revoked anc an
pulled.
Manning. S. c., January 20Eh. 1918.
JAMES NJ. WINDEAM,
Judge OF Probate,
Clarendon County, s. G.
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innuendo.

Nav, what is Il reprobate%'
ASK your father. Johnny"
Now. why should man become in
censed over harmless little episode
like this:-Exchange.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05
An Easy Little Primer Lesson.

See Tie i:!;ti dog.
Also the i:i::oceut bystander.
The D,:e irothS ut the mouth. The
other S!luGlieiS with dread. The po-
ticeniin takes aim. Can the innocent
bySt::ntler i";Ssibly escape!
Yes: for See-the policeman's re-
vo!ver misses fre!-Kansas City Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05

A proper secrecy is the only mys-
terry Of able men. Mystery IS the only
secrecy of weak and cunning ones.
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Tho Joke Paraly1Sd Him.
Gibbs-What did you do when tho
Sootpad demanded your watch? Nbbs
Told him I had no time to spare and
hurried on.-London Tit-BitS
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05

Every one sings as he has the gift
and ma:ries as be has the iuck.-Efom
the Portuguese.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05

Looking on tho Warm Side.
Howeli-Rowell IS always looking on
the sunny side. POWELL guess that
Is why he makes It hot for people,
New York Press
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05
Hie Reiiaion,

His Religion.
@Money IS his religion"
"Yes; his wife Is afraid to ask for
any. It's a subject too sacred to mem
ton. ."-Illustrated Bits
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05
A MEETING WITH TURNER
TIE Artist Simply Enrased the Mar
Who [ -onced to SEQ Him.

The Artist Simply Enrased the mar:
Who Lonsed to Sec Him.
A printshop in London. kept By a.
man who thoroughly understood and
appreciated the wares in which he
dealt. onre displayed in its window
:, fine but much stained and damaged
ensr,ving--one Of set from Turner'S
pictures. Turner CHANGED to pass and
uotice it and promptly bounced into
the shop and began to abuse the dea.eE
Its d confounded shame to treat an
engraving like thatr' he clustered
What can you be thinking about to go
and destroy q good thing? For is-a5
good thing, mind your
II destroy it," responded the dealer
hotly. What do you mean by saying
destroyed it? And who the mischief
are you. should like to know? You
don't look as il you could understand
a good print when you see one. de
stroy it! Bless my heart. 1 bought It
just as it is, and I would rather keep
It till doomsday than sell 1t to you!
And why you should put yourself out
about it can't thinkr'
"WhF. did it, said Turner.
did what? Did you spen It? Il
you did you deserve"-
"No, no. man; my names Turner, and
I did the drawing and engraved the
plate from it,
Bless my heart!' calculated the
print seller. in changed tone. rs It {
possible you are the great Turner ?,s
Then his temper rose again. "Well, e
sir" he added. II have, long desired tis
see you, and now that have seen yoGs
I hope shall never see you again. fors
a more agreeable person have sell
dom met :"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05
Notice to Creditors.

All persons having claims against the
estate OF Samuel W. Evans, deceased,
will present them duly attested, and
those owing said estate will make pay
Eent to the undersigned qualified exc
cutor Of said estate.
l.. B. GIBBONS.
Executor.
Turbeville, S. c., January 1S, 1913.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05
Excuse.
.. Excuse.
~ need no comic pa
81. =h things come their
=. nf letters from the

a, ~ need no comic pa
per I'll things come their
W;,s :. Of letters from the
pare: i.ri:!iS. as witness the
fo:,onta ;re: by teacher: Re
Spe,.tr. l3 !a:'aSe excuse Willie for
ao>rp." h:.< fell downstairs, and
We fr,,-'- internal inS:des was hurt
ut hey amt. The doctor
says Hri Of anatomy was
hurt ,.r:SiIg Of the epyder-
nil. "a! g. .;."i.;,. hide and also his
hipl .iI;i-: <":::e IsHt be narrowly eS-
capped f;:l:.: ..e:;:h SO kindly excuse"
Boston -. l.Script
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05
FREE

TO our Savings D-posifors, made :"
leip people SAVE
You can NJ more bri'' / % nn
-; hour the first 'l:'f',r tan :
.,uiIt y hDuS,. wI.nru { 1t =.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-05-23
Copyright. 1871. By Ii. X Fiy ca
SYNOPSIS.

Lieut.. Harry Mallory is ordered 10 the
Philippines. He and Marjorie Newton
decide 10 elope. but wreck OF taNicab pre-
vents their seeing minister on the way TO
the train. Transcontinentai train IL TAX
Ing on passengers. Porter has a lively
time with an Englishman and Ira Lath-
rop, Yankee business man, The elopers
have an exciting time getting 10 the
train. Little Jimmie" Wellington. bound
for Reno 10 get a divorce boards train
In maudlin condition. Later Mrs Jimmie
appears. She is also bound for Reno with
same object. Likewise Mrs. Sammy Whit
comb Latter blames Mrs. Jimmie for
her marital troubles. Classmates OF NAL
lory decorate bridal berth. Rev and Mrs.
Temple start on a vacation. They decide
TO cut loose and Temple removes evidence
Of his calling. Marjorie decides 10 let
Mallory proceed alone but train starts
while they are lost In farewell. Passen-
gers join Mallory's classmates in giving
couple wedding hazlng. Marjorie is dis
tracted. Ira Lathrop. woman-hating
bachelor, discovers an old sweetheart,
Anne Cattle, "a fellow passenger. NAL
lory vainly hunts for a preacher among
the passengers. Mrs. Wellington hears
Little Jimmie's voice. Later she meets
Mrs. Whitcomb. Mallory reports to Mar
jorie his failure TO find preacher They
decide 10 pretend quarrel and Mallory
finds a vacant berth.
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CHAPTER XVI.
Good Niuht, ALI


The car was settling gradually into
peace. But there was still some mur-
mur and drowsy energy. Shoes con
tinued TO drop, heads 10 bump against
upper berths. the bell to ring now
and then. and ring again and again.
The porter paid little heed to H.;
he was busy making up number five
tIra Lathrop's BERTH for Marjorie,
who was making what preparations
she could for her trousseauless, hus-
bandless. dogless first night out.
Finally the Englishman, who had AL
most rung the bell dry of electricity,
showed from his berth his indignant
and undignified head. once more the
car resounded with the cry OF Paw.
tab, Pawtah,"
The porter moved up with notice
able deliberation. Did you ring.
sah?"
Did / ring! Paw-tah, you may
draw my tub at eight-thutty in the
mawning."
Draw yo'-what, sah?" the porter
gasped.
My tub"
"Ba-ath tub?"
"Bahth tub"
'Lawdy, man. Is yos allowin' 10
take a ba-ath in the mawnin'?"
"Of course ! am"
Didn't you have one ~efo' you
stahted?"
How dare you, OF cawse did"
We'll. that's all you git"
do you mean TO tell me that there
is no tub on this beastly train
Wedgewood almost fell out OF bed
with the shock OF this news.
We do not carry tuA-no, sab
There's a lot OF tubs in San Fran
cisco. though"
NO tub on this train for four days"
wedgewood sighed. But whatever
does one do IN the meanwhile?"
one just waits Yassah. one and
all waits"
It's ghahstly. that's what It Is,
ghahstly."
"Yassah." said the porter. and
mumbled as he walked away. but the
weather Is gettin' cooler"
lie finished preparing Marjorie
bunk. and was Just suggesting that
Mallory retreat 20 the smoking room
while number three was made up.
when there was a oommotion In the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-05-23
Discomfted Masher.

a gray-haired masher. easily over
sixty years OF age. was given cold
reception when he endeavored 10 be
come acquainted with the wife of a
well-known newspaper man recently
The day was cold and rainy. The
newspaper mans wife was standing
holding an open umbrella. She was
waiting for her car. The gray-beard-
ed Individual uDannounced stopped
under her umbrella. and stood beside
her for an instant before he remark
ed:
You seem TO be waiting for some
one"
lie was nearly taken on his feet
when the woman with quick reply
gaid. Il think you are mistaken. San
"a Claus"
The gray-bearded Individual left sud.
denly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-05-23
Worse Than English Sparrow.

Rabbits we're originally introduced
into Australia by a squatter, near Mel
bourne. who thought that the sight oI
them would remind him OF home They
did. but they cost him t250.000 be
fore they we're done with him. anl
that little "reminiscences is costing IA,
colonies t3,5OO,0OO per annum s
pair Of rabbits in ave years are capa
be OF producing progeny of 10000
zoo and IN Australia they seem &
have acted 40 10 their csDacliY.