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Inventions and Tunnel mioins: Work upon the Mont Cenis tunnel was begun in 18.7, , :at two years be fore De Lesseps commenced operations in Egypt. The working pat ties in the oppo site headings, French and Italian, met on Christmas day, 1870, ebout a year after the inauguration of the Suez canal. The St. Gothard tunnel was begrun after the completion of the Mont Cnis. in 1S72: the headings met Feb. 29, 180. The length of the Mont Cenis tunnel is over seven and a half miles; that of the St. Gothard about nine and a quarter miles. These are the longest tunnels ever con structed. The invention, by means of which the progress of the work was facilitated, con sists in the use of atmospheric air as a motor. By means of water power air is reduced to one-sixth its ordinary bulk, and the expansive force thus acquired performs the drilling. Owing to the conditions under which tunneling is done, this method is of signal advantage. Each of the Alpine tunnels was excavated thrcugh solid rock, so that blasting was necessary. The use of explosives vitiated the air, while the length of the passage and the impossibility of sinking shafts made the ventilation question a vital one. Had the drills been run by steam, the presence of steam engines constantly generating smoke and gas would have heated and vitiated the air still further. By the new invention the difficulty was met. The air was compressed outside of the tunnel, and conveyed into it by pipes. Here a double purpose was served: by its expansion and liberation the air ran the drills, and ventilated the tunnel. Stuart F. Weld in Popular Science Monthly. Popular Feathered Songsters. Almost any bright colored bird will make a good songster. Just now the goldfinch is quite popular. The male variety has a sweet, mild note, and breeds well with the canary. The female goldfinch is a poor cage bird, and is never in demand. Canaries are going out of style, although those imported from the Hartz mountains are still the prince of songsters. A good many peo ple are now buying nonpareils, a bird of fine plumage from the gulf states. They have a low, sweet note. Mocking birds will always be popular. The best variety comes from near Dallas, Tex., where they are taken out of the nests while young and fed by hand. The mocker is the only bird that can whistle .tune successfully, and it kes only a short time to teach one s h a tune as "Lauterbach." The redbird is the hardest bird known to keep, as he will butt his brains out in a cage if not cared for properly. He is a hearty bird if he survives the first season, but it is necessary to change the cage frequently from a high to a low point, then from outdoors to indoors. All redbirds are trapped, and then they sing only after becoming thoroughly tamed. The black bird is rarely seen as a cage bird. The American blackbird is a poor pet, but the European variety is highly prized. It has a song peculiarly of its own. Wealthy people are lately importing Eng lish skylarks in large numbers. The skylark is a morning singer, and is the most expensive bird in the market. Bird Fancier in the Globe-Democrat. Abuse of the Brair. All feeling, every act of the will, every time the eye or ear or any other Esase is exercised and all tho operations of all the organs of the body-every movement of .a limb, every word thatisspoken, is due to the action of the brain. It theefore stands n the placeCof a machinicbutin stead or deriving its force from foreign material uzs~d as fuel it consumes its own .vcruring sleep is replacedl by- new matter left there by the blood, which has taken i't fror... the food a'o sorbed into the system. The .person who works his brain day and night consumes his brain substance at a greater rate than it is formed, his ex penditures are greater than his receipts, his income is not sufficient, but his capi tal is encroached upon. With every action of which the brain is capable an increased amount of blood flows into the organ, and if it is kept inordinaw'ly at work the blood vessel~s become perma nently distended,they lose their elasticity. They are like an India rubber band that is placed around a large bundle of papers and left there for several months. When the papers are removed the band does not contract to its original dimensions.-Will iam A. ammond in New York Mailand Express. _ _ _ Mianaging the Great Etetai Steres. The management of these huge dry goods houses in New York is a matter of larger import than the careless multitude surging through them all day long ever stop to think. The army of emnployes is as large and difficult a cominand as that of many epauletted of!1cers gain renown for controlling, and is made up of much more unruly elements than '.hat compois ing most regiments. The-re are many West Point gradhiates yppredn to ssumet the control of large bod~ies of mien, but if their command was composed to a great extent of women andt cidihdren ther- woutld probably prefer the positimiu of privato lta the ranks or would hai.y re: tcoms the service at once. The iact, to.. that the majority of the customers are women and unused to business m.etihods compli cates the difficulty beyond computation. -Brooklyn Eagle. Drink of the Russians. It is stated that very little drunkenness appears on the surface in Rusnsia, vWPre the kind of brandy known as vodhi is consumed to an enormous extent. It is the drink of all, from the infant to the old people, who attain in that country an extraordinary age. In the whole R~us sian empire, with no less than 20,000 of the number dying annually, a third part of the obituary are upward of 80 years of age; 900 are above 100 years of age, from 50 to 55 are above 120 years, 20 are upward of 130 years, 3 are more than 135 years of ag-', and 2 or 3 are reekoned on to reach from 140 to 155 years.-New Orleans Picayune. The state of Maine. More than half of the area of Maine is north of the northern line of New Hamp shire and Vermont. The northern part of the state is farther no th than Quebec. More than half of Maine is still an n settled wilderness.-Chicago Jouirnal. Occasionally a Boston woman cande scends to run a sewii. g-machine, but you may be sure she uses nothing but reflaed oil. 'The best way when hot grease has been spilled on the flocr is to dash cold water over it, so as to harden it quickly and prc vent it striking into the boards. Oilcloths should never be washed in hot soapsrds; they shor'ld first be washed clean with cold water, then nubbed dry with a cloth wet in milk. The same trets inert applies to a stone or siate hearth. Our European consuls report that the Unmted States is receivingt the scum of fori a'ga population. and that the bteamshtip mmwerare largely repnsinle for it. Famous Old Men. Beginning lis S3d year, M. Ferdinand de Lesseps can look around and see but very few' men of anything like equal eminence who are as old as he. The German emperor is 00; Dr. Dollinger is S8; Moltke and Bancroft the historian are each 87; Kossuth is 85, ard Profes sor Owen is S3; but it is not easy to ex tend the list. Yet it is astonishing to note the large number of living great men who have pa sed the ordinary limit of Inuaa life. Of sovereigns, the pope is 87, and King Wili'a, of the Nether lands, is well on in hs 71st year. Of statesmen, 3ir. Gladstone is 79, Mr. Bright is 76. Princo Bismareh ice, M. Jules Grevy is 74, 31. Leon Say diid M. Lerover are each 71, Lord Seiborne is 75 and Lord Granville is 72. Of generals, MacMahon is 79, Lebeef is 78 and Ba zaine and Cialdina are each 7G. Of poets, Lord Tennyson is 78, Mr. Brown ing is 75 and Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes is 7S. Of musicians, 31. Verdi is 73. Of engineers, Lord Armstrong is 77 and Sir John Hawkshaw is 76. Of painters, Messonier is 72; and finally, of showmen, Barnum is 7i7. Perhaps, however, - M. Chevreul, who is fairly started upon his 102d year. ought not to be omitted. London News. An arms house-The U. S. Arsenal. Remove spots from furniture with kere sene. The/impecunious man resembles life. He is always short. To remove spots from marble use a paste of whiting and benzii:c. Stove polish mixed with vinegar and a tit of sugar will shine easier. When a 'ast steamship breaks her re cord, she does not stop to repair it. TORPID LIVER Is known by these marked peculiarities: 1. A feel ing of wear ness and pains in the limbs. 2. Bad breath, bad taste in the mouth, and furred tongue. s. Constipation, with occasional attacks of diarrhoea. 4. Headache. in the front of the head: nausea, dizziness, and yellowness of skin. 5. Heartburn, loss of appetite. 6. Distention of the stomach and bowels by wind. 7. Depression of spirits, and great melan choly, with lassitude and a disposition to leave everything for to-morrow. A natural flow of Bile from the Liver is essential to good health. When this Is obstructed it results in BILIOUSNESS, which, if neglected, soon leads to serious diseases. Simmons Liver Regulatorexerts a mostfelicitousinflucuce overevery kind of biliousness. It restores the Liver to proper working order, regulates the secre tion of bile and puts the digestive organs in such condition that they can do their best work. After taking this medicine no one will say, "I am bilious.' "I have been subject to severe spells of Con. gestion of the Liver, and have been in the habit of taking from :5 to 20 grains of calomel which gen erally laid me up for three or four days. Lately t have been taking Simmons Liver Regulator. which gave me relief without any interrupuon to business."-J. HuGc, Middleport, Ohio. OXL F GE.,rUILYE has our M stamp in red on front of Wrapper J. H. Zeilin 8 Co., hitladelphia. Pa. M aan, Brown & ans, Ury Goods. Bots Shoes, and Clothing. Nos. 224, 226 and 228 Meeting St. Charleston, S.C. COLDw ML'S R a H EAD. V Ely's Cream Balm Cleanses the Nasal Psaes. Al l Ts neammation. Heals e Sores. Retrsthe Senses of' Taste, Smell and Hearng.. A particle Is applied intoeacknostr!.! nd Is areeable. Price30c. nt Druggists or 'ay ail.ELYBROTHERS55WarrenSt.,ew York. SCOTT'S EM ULSIONi OF PURE COD LIVER OIL &m HYPOPHOSPEITES Almost as Palatable as Milk. So disguised that it can be taken, igested, and assimnlated by the mosS snsitivS sennlaaeh, when the plain oil annot be tolerated; and by the coma bination of the oil with the hypophos. pitas is mnuch more effeacious. Rearkable as a lesh prodaer. Persos gain rapidly while takiag Le g800TTS'EMULSIONis aknowledgeabl3 physicians to be the Finest and Best prepa taion in the world for the relief and cure of CONSUMPTION, SCROPULA, CENERAL DEBILITY, WASTINC DISEASES, EMACIATION, COL.DS and CHRONIC COUC MS. ICURE FITS. When I say CURlE I do not mean merely to stop them for a time, and then hiive them re turn again. I MEAN A .:Ai>ICAL. CURE. I have made the disease of FITS, EPILEPSY or FALLINWG SICKNESS, A lfe.iong study. I W~uti yr~ my remedy to CURE the worst cases. Because others have failed is no reason for not nowrecemng a cure. Send at once for a treatise and a FR EE BoTT LE of my INFALLIBLE REMEDY. Give Expaess and Post Ortice. It costs you nothing for a trial, and it will cure you. Address SC. RnOT, M.C..1I83PEARLS., NEWYORK it's Easy to Dye ;IT!! j~rED0 ~ IL - 7~Superior ImpotantStrength, Possesses many hmprtan Advantages over,aall BABIES CRY FOR IT. INVALIDS RELISH IT. B Makes Plump, Laughing, Healthy Babies. AND Regulates the Stomach and Bowels. _ Siplciy Sold by Druggists. 25c., 50c., 51.00. RICHARDSON~~ & Co. auntu~u r Wranted to color more goods than any other WELLS, RICHARDSONdyes ever made, and to give more brilliant and * rrat durable colors. Ask for the .uiaiond, and take Baby no other. 3 colorso; rtcent each. A Portfolio of beautilt baby portraits, printed WELLS, RICHARDSON & CO., Buington, Vt. on fine plate paper by patent photo process, sent free to Mother of any Baby born within a year. For Gilding or Bronzing Fancy Articles, USE Every Mother wants these pictures; send at once. DIAMOND PAINTS. Give Baby's name and age. WELLS, RICHARDSON & CO., Props., Burlington, Vt. Gold, Silver, Bronze, Copper. Only io Cents. The Manningcadmy A GRADED SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. TWENTIETH SESSION BEGINS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 18S8. PRINCIPALS: S. A. XETTLES, A. B.; MRS. E. C. ALSBROOK: AIMI. The course of instrunction, embracing ten years. is designed to furnish a liberal education suited to the ordinary vocations of life, or to fit students for the Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior class of colleges. PLAN OF INSTRUCTION. The Lt~c~st approved text boots are used. The blackboard is deemed an essential in the class roomu. The nmeaning of an author is invariably required of each pupil. In all work done, in whatever department, and whatever the extent of ground covered, our motto shall always be ooROUGHNESS. o this end, we shall require that every lesson be learned, if not in time for the class recitation, thnen elsewhere. No real progress can be made so long as the pupil is allowed to go on from day to day reciting only halfperfect lessons. TERMS PER MONTH OF POUR WEEKS: Primary Department (3 years' course) .................... $1.00, $1.50, and $2.00 Intermediate Department (2 years' course) .......... .................... 2.50 Higher Department (2 years' course) ....................... .... $3.00, and 3.50 Collegiate Department (3 years coarse)........................ $4.00, and 4.50 Music, including use of instrument , , e r................................... 3.00 Contingent Fee, per session of 5 months, in advance........................ Board per month...................... .......................... 8.00 Board from Monday to Friday (per month)............................... 5.00 The Principals feel much encouraged at the hearty support given the school heretofore, and promise renewed efforts to make the school wvhat it should be-FIRST CLASS in every respect. For further particulars, send for catalogue. Address, S. A. NETTLES, Manning, S. C. A GROVE SCOO A Graded School for Boys and Girls. PRINCIPALS: Miss VIRGINIA INGRA , I. I. BAGNAL. The Fifth year of the Mfanning Grove School will begin September 3rd, 1888, and close June, 1889. It is the purpose of the principals to give thorough instruction isn the elementary branches, and then advance the pupils as rapidly as sound judgment will admit. Boys and young men desiring to prepare for college will find the course of instruction admirably adapted to that purpose, and special attention will be paid to that class of students when desired. fpecial attention given to Calisthenics. The school buiding is in eomlee order for comfot and convenience, being well ented, and sal heetatdi ever essnb ere, fnti.ie oh ls T ERSPENER MONTHUWE: Primryt Dearent(3.ears'cu.e).. ...... .. gr.......... ...5ad$3.0 SHcdghDprtment.2..eas'.couse....1. ... S.t ..r.a................,and3.50 Thirdegae atet( er '400se,... ...- Seventh..nd .ighth0gaand.4.00 Fue, graldge. finstrument.. 25 . rw n ndP tng... ..... .--- - -- ---- -..25 B o arndti dgngena bersssio n ason abei terdv and............ . - - - 0 For further particulars, pply toihr catlg. rniAddss, H. C. B ~S. A. NETesiLEnt C. B~sEL J~KIN5 Gen' Manger. ICEAManningrr Se . Ca. GROVERSCHOOL,, -rA ND cAT F- . EreCtyEgn Gaded Bol fora Boyin and irls . aosLtl i VIdRau I otnIAeEal IN oRAM, GI. A N L 'We Fifth ina sock ohe aching GrveScoo wil saeg etme Gin, 1888, shop on, Itit we paroe offrgwa thelrincipast. giveh oroughiestrcini. heeeetr Oilchs, Rurand advane eing an apdl as copletedgentf will Suppis. Boyan un t eern Lot pre for olest Qwillidtyecs of istrutio adiay apeoNa uroe & aRdseia ateton. Call esidton tha C.so sdnswndeid.E.Hne&Co venilt Foredam igatdmind om stc.us EXPENASES ON:. Fis gae.......-- --10 - it rd...........30 Aorl gode... Buea at. .$......50 DaigadPitn....... 25 BadAn ood cnbestad upon resnbl1.msadm00dfaiis Aoute good a, appyto eir atf7 therntis. A god oodSe. Chai BittEY 45 cient. ATgoo Womern ir B kley atmpany, AgodMireSaoN atRC$3.00 AreCt Egood and Romlers, At Engine and $30.00 teFaou itl GatHdaui oo anuPrss Eged oo Git, ns.etpfr$4.0 We have in soea es stock onech606,mn t70 cesaw toagle fines ol slec fror , Neves, nobbeer buioand the Bting savemney ti youl ete i socl Suple pice eGaates.etPie frBs ultyo od.i W.. Aolmeswards K eesal s b nth OISANDNIIN NGAKERYA, aFfulesi pln and choice stic lue s. o MRS. EAst EayCARSTO, ManinC. C T.AROGESTRPRE AND CHAETFREFUREHUE No 1 INiHARETresON . J. T. OR RISPo~m 5, Wolkoviskie, Agt, Co., SW - - l Fine Wines, . Liquors, To bacco, and Cigars. 0----. The only Pool and Billiard Parlors in the Town. -0 SIMON PURE OLD MOUNTAIN -DEW Corn and Rye --T REASONABLE PRICES. -o Country Orders. Filled With Care. and foods Guaranteed. ---- Si Call and take a "NIP" of my OLD TOM GI. S. WOLKOVISKIE, Agent, Manning, S. C. GUSTAVE ALEXANDER, MANNNING, S. C. And all leading naceaes, Spectacles, and EYE GLASSES. Repairing Neatly Done. -o All Work Warranted. C. I. Hoyt &Bro., DEALERS IN Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, etc. j&- REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. " i Main Street, - - Sumter, S. C. L. W. FOLSOM, Successor to F. H. Folsomi & Bro. SUMTER, S. C. DEALER IN WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY. The elerate Roal S. Jhn Swin Mchi.- adFns.aos nAeia l Thecletdsalt Jrohnewrn Facoine andrn~ Spialty. piriu 171~ ohand 73 Eastr Chr lond C nStyeuppl b siled wit . orIproen Ortes byPasen e Iietr, E en Wholesale Goes 1 57 and 1 69, East Bay,hretn .C CHARLESTON, S. C. ExceeB:n ofiing re, har1eston. Otis nsurpassed. Icadecent lectric LihsadEetric Bells are L uhs ed at. room sdhlwas ae $2.0 0 AND $.0. and Svn done~~ wi bsRors S'e!rpe tionto y Gcoto ers., ort CANHARTIES.OS.C '1'e av~lv hv n I - mth nwuhl HARDWARE STORE The notice of every one is elled to the fact that W. DURANT & SON Keep a full supply of Goods in their line. Farmers' Supplie , Mechemic Supplies, HoIWsehold Supplies, Etc. COOKING AND HEATING STOVES OF BEST MAKE ! Wagon and ?ggy Material from a Bolt to a Wheel. Pumps Both Iron and Wood. Belti: in Iultber and Leather, and Packing of all Kinds. Imported Guns, Muzzle and Breech Loading ! Pistols in Variety fromt $l up. Powder, Shot, and Shells, &c., and we are Agents for the -reat Western. -owder company Table and Pocket Cutlery, Etc. \V ith many thanks to a generous public for their past liberal pat ronaeg, and soliciting still their kind support, we are respectfully, etc. R. W. D URANT & SON, SUMTER, S. C. SGO TO THEI-E Manning Cash Store, IF YOU WANT BARGAINS IN MEN'S, LADIES', AND CHILDREN'S SHOES. Nice s~too'lK. of Groceries, Fruits, Cabbages, etc., Always on Hand, at H. A. LOWRY'S, Agent. ESTABLISHED 1844. Charleston Iron Works, Manufacturers and Dealers in Marine Stationary and Portable Engines and Boilers, Saw Mill Machinery, Cotton Presses, Gins, Railroad, Steam boat, Machinists', Engineers' and Mill Suppies. A&Repairs e'.reculed with prompliness and Dispatch. Sendfor price lists. East Bay, Cor. Pritchard St., Charleston, S. C. F. J. PELZER, President. F. S. RODGERS, Treasurer Atlantic Phosphate Company, of Charleston, S. C. MANUFACTURERS OF taid .ard- P'eret111.ergs and Importers of PE-cTram EFLMVA-N -AINIT Pelzer, Rodgers & Co., General Agents, BROWN'S WHARF, - - - CHARLESTON, S. C. SAMR. M. LEVI, of Manning, will be pleased to supply his friends and the public generally, with any of the above brands of Fertilizers. OTTO F. WIETERS, Wiolesale Grocer, WHOLESALE Dealer in Wines, Liquors, and Cigars. No. 121 East Bay, - - - - - - Charleston, S. C. RICE BEER! RICE BEER ! [GEO. E. ToA.E. Hasar OLzvn.] We are the sole manufacturers of this de licious and healthy beverage, which after having been analyzed by all the eminent ieo EI oCo chemists in Atlanta, Ga., during "Prohibi- MA-VUFACTURERS AND WBOLESA4L tion" and after the most searching scrutiny for traces of alchohol, was allowed to be sold ---D - free of State and city license, and so also Doors more recently after further analyzing in Flor ida. It fills a long felt want for a stimulant, saSh. an d appetizer that is not intoxicating; pleas ant to the taste, contains nourishment and Blns specially suited for persons of weak and del- l Mouldings. icate constitutions. It has the taste~of lager lnes beer of the finest flavor; besides, to add to ane , its p arity and medicinal qualities, is special. Grates, etc. ly made of our celebrated world renowned original Artesian well water. Put up in! Scroll Work,e Turning and five dozen'at S per dozen and in cas*ks o Inside Fin ish. Builder's Hard ten dozen each at 90 cents per dozen. Cash ware, and General must accompai~y each order. Copyrighted8 and patent apphied for. Bggllding~ Material. We have no Agents, and none genuine unless ordered direct trom FCEADS.SRO, CRAMER & KERSTEN, OFC N AERDS PaunEiro EREwRY, 110 and 12 HayS treet Steam Soda and Mineral Water Works. REAR CHARLESTON HOTEL, Charleston, S. C., U. S. A. 1 Charleston, S. C. JOHx F. WERNERi, L. H. QUnIoLLo, AlWr urned JOHN F. WERNER~ & CO. I -Wr o -estmts WHOLESALE GROCERS,MA HN R PROVISION DEALERS, |RJ 164 and 166 East Bay, and 29 and 31 Ven CHRETO .C. FOR SALE! HEE OTo ,4 ORDER. H~l ur at~yrecurcthd g-g 'SANPRNCTCCGICA PHILADELPHIA&SCNGER I msoeagn n .s ont o cth Eo pyInIe~U B-~ (b sen ifor .c.0: frm the Act t or wile Cld-a NF?(OE EIN ACflEaPRAS . CTT GARIN, Lom:IURSILL & Co.,s. PHLAE~nI *IiUI am sole Agent hs Forny o K n - DOSLA COTTON PNTER C-IIon Harros, anPultieys, Shaft ? 1/oughStoc, sbet. om' 1i.. Mol ths macneer sdrc from theanfactr ind wteille l C.Et Prices.f brt will be h datg of prchaerstalel onmebfr SGEALHARDWAREMRHNS FIFTE DAYS TRIA METING RE, Crls to, nors Don py n get 55or60 bt en fr rSorlg ArtesF r THE . A.WOODCO.,~ ~ DOW- Price Cmade onaplAion.