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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-02-09
OLYMPIA GOES AGROUND.
hut Famous Ship Is FIOatcd at High
Tide From Rattle Snakes Shoals.

Charleston, 5. c., Feb. THE u. S.
cruiser Olympia, Admiral Dewey's
flagship in the battle of Manila Bay,
grounded today on Rattle Snake
Shoals near the harbor entrance here,
but was f1oated at high tide with the
assistance of the coast guard cutter
Yamacraw. No damage was done to
the historic ship and she proceeded
on her way to New Orleans. The
Olympia, which had been here for
three years. recently was put into
commission again for the purpose OF
participating in the formal opening
of the Panama Canal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-02-09
THE DACIA AT NORFOLK
Ship About Which International
Complications Are Imminent Puts

Complications Are Imminent Puts
In for Coal.
Norfolk, Va, Feb. THE Ameri-
can Steamer Dacia, %recently changed
from German to American registry
and about which international COM
plications are imminent. arrived here
today for coal before proceeding on
her voyage to Rotterdam with a cargo
of cotton.
The Dacia left Galveston last Sun
day. Capt. George Mcdonald. Mas
ter OF the Dacia, left the vessel and
secured a room at a local hotel. He
denied himself to all newspaper men.
He said he did not know when the
| Dacia would SAIL. Agents Of the
| steamer here say the Dacia will prob
ably sail by noon tomorrow. Several
| code messages were received here to-
day for the Dacia and her agents.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-02-09

life has been shown by an experiment.
with guinea pigs in France. The little
animals. supplied with steriiized food
and purified air, grew Sc per cent
faster thar others.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-02-09
AUTO RACER IS
iMPALED ON BOARD
Jack Callahan'S Machine Skids
Through Fence During Race.
BY the Associated Press.

kb5 tt NAsUCIHltuI I"9s-J
Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. Jack
Callahan, automobile race driver,
skidded through a fence in a 100 mile
automobile race at Asco Park today.
impa1ing himself on a board. 4 large
hole was torn in his chest. He is re-
ported 10 have an even chance for
life.
Callahan's teammates, Eddie
ODonnell, Il Tom Alley. finished
first and second in the race with times
of 1:41:15 2-5 and 1:41:31.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-02-09

London, Feb. 7.-10:25 p. m.-Four
torpedo boats of the allies have bonn
barded the Turkish forts in the OAR
danelles. according to an Athens dis
patch to the Exchange TELEGRAPH
Company. Two Ammunition depots
were fired.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-02-09
Paint Without OH
Remarkable Discovery That Cuts
Down the Cost Of Paint Seventy
Five Per Cent.
a Free Trial Package Is Mailed to Every
one Who Writes.

one Who Writes.
A. L. Rice, q prominent manufacturer OF
Adams, N. Y. has discovered q process
Of making q new Kind Of paint without
the use Of oil. He calls it Powdrpaint.
1t comes In the form Of dry powder and
all that is required Is cold water to make
durable as oil paint. 1t adheres to and
surface. wood, stone or brick, spreads and
looks like oil paint and costs about one
fourth as much.
Write to Mr.. A. l.. Rice. Manuf'r. 342
North St., Adams, N. Y, and he will send
you q free trial package. also color card
and full Information showing you how you
can save a good many dollars. Write to-
day.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-02-09

INDEPENDENTLY DISCOV-
cred root will cure both tobacco
habit and indigestion. lady send
particulars. T. r. Stokes. Mohawk.
ffofaoA 2-9-1t
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-09-25

do they disport themselves In the sun
light among the peoples and second
growth They don't follow run-ways
through the swamps a nose and a
half ahead of hound dog. neither do
they run around In a wide circle sew
eral times before they are shot at.
II is well to know just what duck
is or course there are several kinds
OF ducks. There is the mallard. the
canvas back. the wood duck and the
poor duck The latter is extensive in
numbers and should not enjoy clos
ed season all the time. Some poor
ducks should be put out OF business
but the law says no.
Duck hunting Is great sport The
weather must be about two degrees
below zero for the best shooting. The
hunter must arise early In the morn
ing. long before daylight While he is
brushing the cobwebs from his eyes
he is slowly freezing to death. This
must be expected Then. when the
bacon and eggs are consumed and a
couple OF cups OF weak coffee help to
revive his spirits, the duck hunter
must steal out quietly into the sleet
and the hail He feels fine now-for
just about two minutes. But the hope
and the expectation buoy him up. He
sneaks down to the marsh. gets his
feet soaked through and sits down in
his blind This is the best sport OF all
He has nothing to do but sit still for
an hour, possibly two. or three. He
doesn't have to exercise a bit and II is
fine chance for his breakfast to set
tie. Slowly the ice cold water begins
to settle about his anatomy. First his
legs are soaked and chilled through
then the water strikes the seat OF his
trousers. crawls up his back and up in
TO the hair on his head And all the
time he sits as still as a sphinx and
waits patiently for the first duck to
fly over him.
Then finally he sees the first duck.
II is a hell diver Then he sees an
other one coming This time Il is a
loon. Pretty soon P sea gull nutters
around and big blue heron gets up
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-09-25
IRON RIVER HANDS THEM BRICKS

IRON RIVER HANDS THEM BRICKS
The pound master at Crystal Falls
was recently presented with a purse
OF money contributed by nearly hun
dred of the people of that burg in rec
ognition OF the splendid services per-
formed by him In keeping cows off the
streets OF that city. In Iron River we
would be more likely TO give the
pound master brick IL he successfully
performed his duty, and yet we claim
to be the home of the boosters and of
the people who do things. DO what?
Lumber up the streets with old bill
boards and plaster the waste paper
receptacles given by the ladies of the
Twentieth Century club with old bills
Iron ver-Stambaugh Reporter
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-09-25


those who are above you in rank or
position.
To study her tastes znd habits. her
likes and dislikes. and cater to them
as far as possible In an unobtrusive
way
To bear patiently with all her pc
culiarties or infirmities OF temper or
disposition. while II may be the result
OF life OF care and toll.
To consult her and ask her advice
in regard TO whatever you are about
TO do. even though you have no doubt
as to what your course should be.
To be on the lookout for every oo-
casion to make whatever return you
can for her years OF sacrifice and plan
ming for your happiness and weil-be-
ing.
To defer TO her opinions and treat
them with respect, even II they seem
antiquated to you in all the smart up
to-dateness OF your college education.
To do your best to keep her youth
full In appearance. as well as in spirit.
by taking pains with her dress and
the little accessories and details OF
her toilet
Not to shock or pain her by making
fun OF her religious prejudices II they
happen to be at variance with yours.
or II they seem narrow to your adj
vanced views.
To introduce all your young friends
TO her and to enlist her sympathies in
youthful projects, hopes. and plans
! so that she may carry her own youth
into old age.
To talk to her about your work, your
studies. your friends, your amuse-
ments, the books you read, the places
you visit. for everything that concerns
you is of interest to her.
II she is no longer able 10 take her
accustomed part In the household du-
ties, not to let her feel that she is SUI
perannuated or has lost any of her
Importance as the central factor in
the family.
| To remember that her life is monot-
onous compared with yours, and to
take her to some suitable place OF
amusement, or for little trip to the
country. or to the city II your home is
in the country, as frequtntly as posi-
BILE.
The girl who endeavors to pay back
what she owes her mother is the one
who will be more sought after by the
people who are worth while. and be
apt to make the most successful life.
--0rison Sweet Marden in Success.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-09-25
MEMORY DAY
A Proclamation BY. the Governor


Once upon a time Michigan school
teacher travelled two hundred forty
seven miles for the sole purpose OF
hearing Adeline Patti sing Home
Sweet Home" This dear old song
brought to the consciousness OF four
or five thousand listeners the precious.
memories OF childhood's days. In
large measure, human personality is
the aggregate of ones memory Ar
the grave OF father, mother wifea
husband, son, daughter. BABY, neigh
Dor, friend, the Joys and sorrows Of the
past, through memory. are revived and
retouched with the benediction OF
love. Our cemeteries are cities of the
dead. made beautiful through the
magic touch OF loving hands. II Is
hoped that on Memory, Day" every
cemetery in Michigan will command
the special attention. of our citizens
II, by chance, neglected grave is
found, put it in order and place upon
II handful OF flowers. II there is a
corner called the potter's field, clear
away the weeds and rubbish. Here,
strew and plant flowers. The condi-
ton OF this particular spot is the real
test OF community love and loyalty.
In remembering the dead we serve the
living ~
|. Woodbridge n. Ferris. Governor
OF Michigan, invite her people to con-
vene In the cemeteries at 200 O'Clock
D. m, on Thursday. September 30,
designated by the Legislature az
Memory Day." and there scatter
flowers and hold appropriate exercises
In memory of the dead.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal of the State, this 21st
day OF September. In the year OF
our Lord, one thousand nine
hundred mad fifteen. and OF the
Commonwealth the seventh
ninth
Woodbridge n. Ferris,
Governor.
BY the Governor:
Coleman c. Vaughn,
Secretary OF State.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-09-25

know" to relieve them Of the conse-
quences OF their criminal carelessness.
But the different kinds OF careless
ness in handling a gun are too numer-
Gus TO be mentioned in detail A gun
in the hands OF boy is always dan
gerous, and this form of danger will
be minimized this year by the new
Michigan game laws, which have the
effect, even though ii may have been
unintentional on the part OF the legis.
lature OF keeping boys out OF the
woods. For careless man there is no
cure but prosecution at law when the
circumstances warrant such prosecu-
tion.-Calumet News.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-09-25
DUCK HUNTING
When is a duck?

When is duck?
This is a tickllsh question. Ask the
game warden. Ask any OF them this
month Try II out on them. Buy your
hunting license and hike out In the
woods. You can only shoot ducks now.
Kill something you think looks like a
duck Then show II to the game ward
en-. lie will tell you quickly enough
whether II is duck or not.
For, be II known. a duck is not a
partridge. neither is duck rabbit.
There might have been a time when
this happy condition of affairs pre-
vailed. but not since grandpa died. So
be careful when you go to the woods
Ducks do not frequent old logging
roads. They do not make their homes
Ia the thick of spruce swamp, neither
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-09-25
You OWE 1T TO YOUR MOTHER

fVt 1--WE 1T To YOUR MOTHER
To manifest an interest I'm whatever
interests or amuses her.
To seek her comfort and pleasure
In all things before your own.
Not to forget that, though she is old
and wrinkled, she still loves pretty
things.
To make her frequent. simple pres
ents and 10 be sure that they are APP
propriate and tasteful.
To remember that she is still a girl
at heart so far as delicate little atten-
lions are concerned.
To give her your full confidence,
and never to do anything which you
think she would disapprove.
To make her partaker, so far as
your different ages will permit. in all
your pleasures and recreations.
To lift all the burdens you car
from shoulders that have grown stoop-
ed In waiting upon and working for
you.
Never 10 intimate by word or deed
that your words and hers are differ.
ent. or that you feel In any way super
Tor to her.
To treat her with the unyaryInf
courtesy and Difference you accord tc
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-09-25

from the side OF the marsh and flaps
away across the lake. Then there is a
qnack quack. and the hunter is on
guard I'm an instant. Two mallards
are seen coming In the distance. They
approach and the hunter feverishly
grips his shot gun. They come closer
and closer and he can hardly wait for
the critical moment They pass the
hunter-about a mile and half over
his head, and he witlholds hts fire.
II is now breakfast time-the duck
hunter always has two breakfasts, You
know He has to. to keep alive. So the
water soaked. frozen specimen OF
humanity that a short time ago sup
posed he was a duck hunter crawls
and slips his way back TO camp, DID
he have a nice outing? Why. OF course
he did. And when he gets home he will
tell all his friends what a fine trip he
had.
Duck hunting Is a fine sport There
is no question about that But you
hunters of Ishpeming who are sneak
ing of into the woods this month bear
in mind, please, tina il Is ducks YOU
are after. And make sure 1t is only
ducks that you kill. For there are a
few game wardens around these parts
these days and-well. word to the
wise is ufficient-Ishpeming Record
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-09-25
SULLIVAN FOUND
NOT GUILTY

to make their appearance at 900 o.
clock next Monday morning. but the
jurymen that sat on the Sensiba case
were told that they didn't need TO
make their appearance until Tuesday
morning and that If they cared to. they
were at liberty to go to the clerk and
receive compensation for services per-
formed
This case ended the criminal docket
for this term and jury was impanel-
led to try the case OF Barras VS.. Bar
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-09-25

=. Now as the fall hunting season APP
proaches Il is we'll to remember the
danger that comes from careless
handling OF the gun. Even outside OF
the hunting season there are many
accidents due to this cause. Boys are
as a rule the greatest offenders, but
there are many adults who are equally
careless and more to blame Even In
the hands OF careful man gun is a
thing 90 be fearful OF and to be handled
.gingerly. From the smallest pistol TO
the largest game rifle every rrearm is
potential death, and II should be ac-
corded the respect due it's awful pow
er.
Yet despite the casualties resulting
from "unloaded" guns and the wide
spread terror and fear OF weapons on
this very account, there still Eemains
in America never diminishing class
OF apparent imbeciles who treat fire.
arms as playthings and deem II joke
to point guns at friends. confident in
their own knowledge. that sit isn't
loaded" When the gun they are posi-
tive is not loaded suddenly goes OFF as
they pull the trigger they are extreme
ly surprised and plead they didn't
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-08
TAX NOTICE..

Amounts assessed for all purposes for
6sca! year 1915.
State tax, 7 mills; County tax, 4 -
mills; Constitutional school tax, 3 mills.
District No. l, 2 mills; District No.
2, 3 mills; District No. 3, 6 mills: Dis
trict No. 5, mills; Distric No. I, 4
mills; District No. 9, 6 mills; District
No. 10, 4 mills; District No 11,2 mills;
District No 13, mills; District No. Il,
mills: District No. Is, s mills; district
No. l6, 8 mills; District No. II, 4 mills;
District No. Is, 2 mills; District No. 49,,
mills; District No. 20, s mills; District
No. 81, 6 mills; District No. ~, mills;
! District No. "a, 4 mills: District No.
26, s mills; District NJ. Il, 6 mills: Dis
trict No. %, mills; District No. 20, 4
mills: District No. 30, mills; District
No. 81, 2 mills; District No. g, mills;
District No. 80, mills.
School Bonds District 8 mills; School
, bonds district No 9. 34 mills; School
bonds district No. Is, 8 1-2 mills; School
bonds di: trict No. 19, 6 mills; School
bonds district No 90, 5 2 mills; School
bonds district No. %, mills.
Books for the collection of taxes will
open Oh the 18th. instant. Cashier or
certified checks will be taken in pay
menS of taxes. L. L WELLS.
County Treasurer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-08
Elshteen Years In Cold STORAGE.


It Is an axiom Of good cooking that
beef should be well hung before being
sent to the chef, but the owners Of a
certain hind-quarter which was ex.
hibited at Smithfeld market iu Lon
don recently have surely gone to rath-
er extreme lengths in this matter, for
they have kept 1t in cold storage for
iS years. When it was taken "oR the
ice," so to speak, and looked at by ex-
perts armed with nothing more
formidable than magnifying glasses,
they unanimously reported that It was
still sweet and sound, and apparently
lacking but little in nutritive quail
ties. A piece was cut of and sent
to the analysts SO that they might
ascertain by scientific methods exact
ly what chemical changes. If any. It
had undergone. The now famous Joint
was skipped in 1886. and sold to firm
Of military contractors at Malta, who
retained It II their cold store there
fsr experimental purposes until the
government took over their warehouse
some months ago, when the quarter
wae sent on to London.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-08
No New York Namesake.

The genuine old New Yorker was
looking very sad indeed. "I was look
Ing over post Office guide or direc-
tory today" he said, 'and while 9TH
or cities of the land have small towns
scattered about the country named for
them, New York Is without a single
namesake. If I had the New. York
conceit I might say there could be
but one New York, but haven't, and
I wonder If the absence of namesakes
Is due to the fact that New Workers
are 50 enamored Of their city that
none has ever gone forth to colonize.
or that those who have gone are Of so
small consequence that they have been
unable to DC as much as to give the
name Of their native town to any that
they have assisted in founding.
Whatever it is, the result remains,
and there is but one New York men
toned in the post Office directory"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-08
A Cat or a Father.

In his Life Of Thomas B. Reed"
Mr.. Samuel ". Mccall tells this story
about the former speaker, who was an
unusually large man:
When his daughter Katherine, OF
Kitty" as he called her, was a little
girl she had cat to which she was
much devoted. One day the kitten was
sleeping in Reeds chair when he was
about to sit down. His daughter, in
horror. gave the chair sudden pull to
save the cat from annihilation, and as
a result Mr. tceu sat down heavily on
the tiCov II was rather serious hap
penin@ for .Ian Of his size, and even
q lesser inan might easily have lost his
temper. Eut the only notice he took
OF the matter was to say grarely after
he had cot Oh his feet, Kitty, remel1-
Der that it is easier to get another cat
than another father"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-08
Remarkable Promenade.

At a New York hotel man who
had suddenly become wealthy from an
oil well venture had left his family,
which had accompanied him to the
city, in their rooms SO long that they
had become uneasy about him. At
last he returned to the rooms, and to
the anxious inquiry Of his wife,
Where in the world have you been so
long?" he responded, calmly: .''Tve
just been in the cuspidore, walking pro
end con-"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-08
Coughs ard Colds
Not TO Be Neglected

Anyone will realize the seriousness
Of neglecting a cold If he observes
results Of such neglect among his
acquaintances. HOW often have you
heard, He caught cold, didn't do any
thing for it and it turned into'-then
some dreaded disease is named:
Ordinary colds yield to prompt
treatment at the beginning. That is
why every family should be supplied
with a reliable cough Inedicine-one
that will heal raw and infaamed sur
faces, loosen the phlesm. allay lrrl-
tation, ease the hoarSeneSs and stop
the tickling sensation in the throat
that does not permit one to sleep.
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
is invaluable for relief of coughs,
colds, Group, whooping cough, tick
h.g in throat, tightness or soreness.
grippe or bronchial coughs. 1t con-
tains no harmful ingredients: It IL
healing, soothing, efficient and pleas
Ing.
Dickson's Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-08
Chains on All Four Wheels.

When one places chains on the rear
wheels OF an automobile only, as is so
often done. he overlooks the fact that
1t is the forward pair Of wheels that
give the car its direction and that it is
ii anything more important to insure
these against skidding than the rear
wheels. The only way to be safe is to
put chains on all four wheels in slip
perry weather The slight trouble in
volved is in no way commensurate to
the danger which is always present
where skidding is a possibility. A
driver who is too lazy and shiftless to
take this simple precaution should be
deprived Of his license.-Outing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-08
Straightforward Testi-
mOny.
Many Manning Citizens Hav. P15fItei by II.

Many Naming citizens Have PE1tItei BY IT,.
| If you have backac ~. ~ inarv trout
| les, days of d:zzIue>s. hea lac OF
nervousness, strike at the S-at IF the
trouble. These ara often the Sympt-
ons OF weak kidneys a1d there is grave
danger in delay. Doan's Kidney Pills
are especially preptrsd fnr k 'dnev all
ments-sre endorsed by over $4,000
people Your neighborS rec, .n.end
this rtnedy-hav- proved its merit in
mapy tests Manning realers should
; take fresh courage in the straight
forward testimony of Manning citi-
I'm.
J. Z. RearGon, Ma,ring, saws: Il
suffered from backache and pains
across my Ioins. Doan's Kidney Pills
brought me pr'mp5 benefit (State-
ment given January 3lst, 1911
OVER THREE YEARS LATER.
MIR. Reardon said: "Wheuever my
back or kidneys trouble me | always
use Doan's Kidney Pills and they put
me in good shape"
Price Soc. at all dealers DDn't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy-seL
Doeu's Kidney Pill>-the same that
Mr.. Reardon had. Foster Mllburn Co
Props Buffalo. N. Y.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-08
Aristeeratic LawmakeHs.

Glassmaking used at one time to be
the most aristocratic Of Gil industries.
A French law passed under Louis
* allowed none but men OF noble
birth to set up glass-blowing estab-
hshments or even to work therein.
For many centuries thfs was the only
trade noblemen could venture to work
In without any danger Of losing caste.
The art Of glassmAking reached Eng.
land through France. and in its early
days those engaged in It styled them
selves gentlemen glass blowers"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-08
Rather a Neat Rebuke.

I'VE will now take up our annual
collection for the benefit Of the hea-
then" announced the Rev. Dr.. Fourth
ly at the close Of his sermon, "and I
hope those young men making so much
noise al through this service will be
especially liberal in their contribu-
ton. They are in duty bound to help
their brother heathens."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-08
EaIly ThouohS.

A mans true wealth hereafter is the
good he has done in the world to his
fel1owmen; when he dies, people will
ask, what property has he left behind
him? But the angels will ask, what
good deeds has he sent before him?--
The Koran.