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LOUIS APPELT, EDITOR. r: MANNING, S. C.: 0 j4 WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4, 1896. a 0 E PUBLIS ED EVERY WEDNESDAY. e A DOUBTFUL MAID'S SOULOQUY. To ride or not to ride, that is the question Whether 'twere better to cast aside all pride And don the bloomers, appearing thus with man In public thoroughfare, his equal now, And boldly self assertive, challenge all who pass- . To criticise the mannish sport, the loss of girl ish grace, Or to cling to petticoats and stay at home. For of a surety there a-e joyous parties formed To go a-pleasuring in which I bear no part. But, then, to ride, to fall, perchance To break one's wheel-aye, there's the rub Or to encounter wicked brewery carts Bent on the destruction of the highway's Plague. I fear. I tremble. 'Tis grewsome but to think t on it. Still, what is there left to do since all girls ride? I'll do it. I'll be brave. 'Twas but yester e'en I saw, Glancing from my window, who but Tom Riding with that Smithers girl, forgetting me. Rush, softly now. I'll steal away and take a - lesson. If a goes well, another week will see me.by his side. Farewell toancient prejudices. Weneed them not. And thus I say farewell. -New York Sun. A DEADLY OCCUPATION. Bringing Out Borax From the Rifts In Death Valley. The deadliest occupation for men or horses is teaming in the borax fields of Death valley of the great American des ert. There the longest teams in the world are employed. Scientists declare that the fierce beat in this narrow rent in the cracked surface of the earth is not equaled elsewhere in the world. Where the thermometer often registers 140 degrees of heat unrelieved by even a breath of air, where men sleep at night in hollow ditches illled with wa ter in order to avoid dying from col lapse, the necessity for the longest teams of mules and horses ever harness ed to draw the great borax laden wag ons is apparent. , The desert team is the longest in the world, and the percentage of deaths among the horses is greater than that of domestic animals used in any other calling. Forty to 60 horses are often hitched to one of the lumbering vehi cles in which the borax is slowly drag ged across the sun baked alkali plains. The average life of even the sturdiest horses used in this work is six months, for in this length of time they either be come broken winded, consumptive from inhaling the deadly dust ->f the desert or are driven crazy by the frightful heat. A man there, though protect3d by the wagon awnings from the sun's rays, cannot go an hour without water with out danger of death. When a team breaks down and the water supply be comes depleted, the men ride on at top speed for the nearest source of su y, and often when they return . yfmnd that the remaining ho -ade mad by thirst, have brok m the harness and dashed off find death in the ~ wagons weigh 8,000 pounds and carry 20,000 pounds at a load. Behind each wagon is a tank con taining hundreds of gallons of water. *The borses are harnessed in pairs, the trained ones in the lead, and the next in intelligence just ahead of the tongue, while the unruly and the youngsters are hitched between- The nigh leader has a bridle with the strap from the left jaw shorter than the other, and from the bridle runs a braided rope, which the driver, perched on the wagon seat, holds in his right han.ld. The rope is called the "jerk line" and is a little longer than the team, which stretches out several hundred feet in front of the wagon. During the busy season the borax wagons make an al - ost continuous train, and the horses alone, if placed in single file, would make a team more than 100 miles long. Besides a little food and water the poor animals get no care. They curry themselves by rolling in the burning sand. After a few months of the killing labor the poor creatures become unfit for service. A kindly rifle ball then ends their agony, and their emaciated car casses are left alongside the trail to fur nish scant picking for the hovering vul tures.-California Letter. Yawning Fishes. It is not generally known that fish yawn. The writer saw a turbot yawn twice and a cod once, the latter being *one of the widest yawns accomplished *by any animal of its size. The yawn of a turbot, being something not common ly seen, deserves particular description. A turbot's mouth is twisted on one side, rather as if it had belonged to a round fish which some one had accident ally trod on and squashed half fiat. The yawn begins at the lips, which opens as if to suck in water. Then the jaws be come distended, and it is seen that this is going to be a real, genuine subma rine fish's yawn. But.the yawn goes on, works through the back of its head, dis -tending the plates of the skull and comes out at the gills, which open, show the red inside, are inflated for a mo ment, and then, with a kind of stretch irng shiver of its back, the fish flattens out again, until, if unusually bored, it relieves itself by another yawn-Pear son's Weekly. Likened to the Lion. Alep Arsian was called thi Valiant Lion, from his daring in battle. Arioch of Assyria appears on the monuments of that country as the Lion King. Gus tavus Adolphus was known as the Lion of the North; Louis VIIR of France was 'the Lion King; Richard I of England was the Lion Hearted, and William of Scotland was so called not from any particular exploits, but on account of the fact that on his helmet he bore a lion rampant. The first white child born on United -States soil was the granddaughter of White, the governor of Roanoke island. She was chr'stened by the name of Vir ginia Dare, and her birthday was on -Aug. 18, 1587. To nail on a thousand feet of cover ing boards demands the use of 20 pounds of eightpenny nails. Pleasant Place to L~ve. A resident of Moscow or St. Peters burg cannot receive the visit of a fxiend who remains many hours without noti fying the police. Soliman I, sultan of Turkey, was styled the Magnificent on account of the I splendor of his clothing. On state occa sions he is said to have worn $1, 000,000 i THE CHEERFUL MAN. hings That Lighten Life For Hunters In the Woods on Dreary Days. There is a kind of man who never icks camping companions. le may be ich or poor, big or little. He may be > weak as to be hardly able to carry is rifle and never able to bring a stick f wood for the campfire. He is wanted, evertheless. The campers call him the >vial man, the one who never sulks, but lways smiles. He is cheerful when the louds weep and the campers are dismal. Le laughs when he misses easy shots. le grins when the smoke gets into his yes and says that the nubs and sticks a the camp bed are good, because they ;ive the sleeper plenty of exercise. The cheerful man is especially well iked in a camp where the hunters have tad a bad run f laok. If a week passes md the woods have been so dry that the Leer or the turkeys couldn't be ap )roached, then the cheerful man, as he ries pork or bacon for supper, laughs nd says that any way it's a good thing or the game. When the weather is gloomy and ev ry one has the blues, it is the cheerful nan who gets out and gathers a big Leap of wood, if he can, or, if he can't, ie has somebody else do it, and when Light comes a big campfire is started hat cheers everybody up to the story elling point, which point indicates :heerfulness. Even small boys are welcome in a reteran's camp when the place is ;loomy. Small boys make things inter sting. There are guns to drag around d owners to say things. There is a ood supply to pick at, and fire to med le with, pipes to break and tin dishes o rattle. It doesn't take much to cheer p a sad camp, if only the right visitor omes along. The arrival of a smiling roman from another camp, one day hen the rain poured, did that once up n Moose river. She had a rifle over her oulder and three dripping partridges n her band. Her hunting suit was drip ying wet, and her once curly bangs iung down over her eyes. Every com ylaining man of the camp leaped to his eet, and a great heap of green birch ogs was soon cut and sizzling in the ire. The gloom was dispelled like so nuch smoke. In a few minutes she was tanding near the fire steaming as her ,lothes dried. When she left, two hours ater, every one was as happy us a cat )y a grate fire. -New York Sun. "CALLERS" NOT DESIRED. L Writer's Reasons For Thinking "Visit ing" Intolerable. Of what earthly use is "company?" You probably see your neighbors once a week, meeting them on the public high ways, and if you nod pleasantly and ;peak a word or two of the weather and If the health of the family, has not ev rything been done that our necessities equire or formality can reasonably de nand? If we have business or need in ormation that others can give us, go d ask of them. Be brief, but to the point, and, leaving with what is f'c ired, carry away also their blessing. ro go to another's house, to request of ts inmates, one or all, to sit for half an 2our or longer and listen to your plati tudes, and-coming away-ie tp-th-ein iout a pleas -tatt,~is intolerable. Te hhuad who do this Why should I leave my occupation, e it loafing even, and give may atten ;ion to some man or woman who is :houghtless enough to "call ?" The ctuating motive never appears. Much s spoken and nothing said. I receive o worthy thought to profit by or in rease the probability of a beatific eter ity. The familiar well gnawed bones >f doctrine fall from the devil's table. 7sually I am forced to breathe at such time a gossip poisoned atmosphere. L'his "call" is another idea of civility, md I am compelled, it appears, to be a victim of his or her~whim. If I refuse, is I have done point blank, to present ysef, I am called a boor and all man 2r of ugly names. -Lippincott's. Strange Beginning of a Friendship. I remember the anecdote my stepfa sher, Count d'Aure, who entered ILa 'leche before the regulation age of 8, sed to tell me. It was the first time he' 2ad left his mother, and he was some what bewildered by the roughness of us comrade2, who affected the airs of ld troopers. To make sure that he was 20 a milksop, one of them, a veteran f 12, made him lay his hand flat on :he ground, stepped on it and crushed me of his fingers. This tormentor was he future General Baraguay d'Hilliers. rhe victim, who nearly fainted, bore .t bravely, however. "And this was the eginning," my stepfather used to add 2alf a century later, when showing his~ leformed finger, "of a friendship thatj lasted all our lives." This happened hortly after the first empire, when Roman virtues were emulated, but one :nust not infer from this isolated fact hat stoicism flourishes vigorously in he French educational system.-Tb. Bentzon in Century. A Little Girl's Riddle. Several children were asking riddles he other day, and a bright little girl who listened got the idea of what a -iddle was. The next day she went to er father and said, " There was a blind md curtains on a pole and the pole fell md two men laughed." The father promptly gave it up when she said, "Don't you see the point?" Upon beimg mswered in the negative she puzzled 2r brains for awhile, and said, "Nei :her do I. " She is now pI.".icing on -iddles that have some meanlaig in Two Readings. "Husband, what did the doctor say ibout me?" "He said that you must give up re igion and take to drink." "What!" "Well, he said you must sto~p doing io much church work and take a tonic. " -Louisville Courier-Journal. The Pace of the Camel. As a matter of fact, and in spite of ta having carried Mohammed in four leaps from Jerusalem to Mecca, seven niiles an hour is the canael 's limit, nor :an it maintain this rate over two houis. Its usual speed is five miles an hour -a slow pace, beyond which it is dan gerous to urge it, lest, as Asiatics say, t might break its heart and die literally mn the spot. When a camel is pressed beyond this peed, and is spent, it kneels down, and mot all the wolves in Asia will make it udge again. The camel remais where t kneels, and where it kneels it dies. L fire under its nose is useless. -Times if India. British Rule the Cables. Nearly four-fifths of the submarine ables of the world are in the hands of 3ritish companies, who own a length f more than 150,000 miles of cable, aid at a cost of over ?30,000,000. Of 4 cables across the Atlantic to America, rance has 1 and Great Britain 10, Chile so popular are the British cables hat 9 Out of every 10 telegrams r dis HARDWARE! roOu Us/J T]~ED]R, S. C. To Our Clarendon Friends:- F We are now prepared to offer lower prices than ever. Call or write or what you want. Our Stock is complete. W\e have added0 to our im- o nense stock of hardware a large line of PAINTS, OILS, ETC., at low fgures. Harness, Saddles, Rubb~r and Belting, Leather, e-te. Great bargains in Guns, Pistols, etc. Headquarter for Powder, Shot and shells (1aded andl empty.) Engine Supplies, Belting, etc. HEADQUARTERS FOR COOKING AND HEATiNG STOVES (WARRANTED). Bargains! B argains! ---IlT WAGON, BUGGIES, AND HARNESS. Mowers, Rakes, Brick, Lime, Hair, Horses, Mules AND ALL KINDS OF MACIIINERY. We will receive in a few days a car of the Auburn wagons, one and two orse,wide and narrow tircs. ihese wagons are bought for e::sh and at prices that we can uuder sell any wagon of like value. We have on hand a lot white hiekory wugons, one and I wo horse, which are worth the money. We have Lnilt a convenient house for storing buggies and we will carry a full line of all kinds of buguies and harness, whieb we will sell cheap for cash. Be sure and give us a chance to show yon how cheap we do sell for the spot cash. Don't forget that Thomas & Bradhan cau sell you almost anything you want from a br:k to a saw Mill. THOMAS & BRADHAM, Manning, S.C. A 16 Sixteen to One. This is what is agitating the minds of the people of the country. but wheilier this wins or the gold bra ner floats on the breeze You are Compelled to Shoe Yourself, - Wife and Children. and there is no place in the State where you can be better suited in shoes than in Sumter, and cc No place in Sumter can compete with WALSH & SHAW. Now if you have 1; children or 1 it will pay you td call and see us. We make it a study, SHOES EXCLUSIVELY. WALoH & SHAW, fC. The Sumter Shoe Store, Sumter, S. C. CENTRALb' WAREHOUSE, ANVllLE, VA One of the Leading Ware houses on the Largest Loose Leaf Market in the World. Has ample means and every facility for handling and selling tobacco to the best advantage. peWe desire a shqie of your patrouage. Correspoudence solicited. Letters of inquiry promptly answer-d. J. II. WILSON, Manager. 1EFERENCE "Border Grange Byank1," Danville, Va. AMN STILL THEY OIE! A Car Load Horses and - Mules arrived on Oct 3rd. and a car load all Horses Oct. th, at the Feed and Saie Stables of i. H-ARBY. Sumter S. C. Oct. 7, 1896. W.ill accept notes for tuition, or can POSITIO0NS GUARANTEED. ?~ oe y inankunilpoito tion. Enter at any time. Cheap board. Send for free illustrated catalogue. (Mention this paper) Pratia .4 eaa Tex. coockeepog shoos of th Kid t: the world adte bs trond ones ithSouth totev weks by the ol npans. heir-l'rcsient, J.F Drugh is autho of"rughon's ew $ystem o ani y colle ian twe at hw noe wrte applications for bookkeepers and - S . senographers, received in thecpast tweAve mnon;:ld, than any oth~er five Business Colleges - in the South. all "comned." can show to ave receved inth oa t Buse es. Wo es en mre tuition. $5 00.0O0-Amount wye have~ deposited in banik as a guaranttee that we have in the past ful pciall for .roe studuhonk rs onBokei, Sot and Pnmashp. Wrte forpricelst "PROF. J. F. DRtAUGHOi.Nashvi e.-l now have a position as bookkeeper and stenographer ohe Suhrn -oevC'"atv i place sa arv, -so pr month. Iowe itall to your boks DENTI T. AT~ol:NEY AT LAW 31AN NIN G, S. C. nOrmiE N MANNING HO'IEL. MIANNING, S C. 232 MEETING STREET, CHARLESTON S. C. State Agents for the Sale of Tin P'ht p - SheetIro Tinnars' .Suppli 11r .- GaCan izedGutt and Pip er 200t d iffern t.tvles (f c(ooking and Ieating Stcv. A!so Oil "ookers andn Heatel Ve watt tl:e leauling nerchant in every town in th. S-1te to ::e!i our lines of Stovas. e giiantee t ull )rotection in his teniiorv to eawi agent w.! appoint. If not sold your town send direct toii ui or enuts anti priees. "ercival Manufacturing Co tz Il -,~~~j; V;Utj5~ ! Doors, Sash and Blinds. 78 to 486 MEETING ST., CHARLESTON, S. ( ESrA ilLISHED 1868. L. W. FOLSOM, Sign of the Big Watch, UMan . S. C. - A BIG LINE OF - Birthday, Weddirg and Christmas Present - WATCHES, DIAMONDS Fine Sterling Silver Clocks, Optical Goods, Fine Knive.s, Scissors and lRazors, Machine Needles an Ail repairing guaranteed. T1OMAS WILSON, R. E. JAQUES, JOHN WILSON. Prsiuent. Manager. Secretary and Treasurer. ie Carolilla Grocery Compal) SUCCESSORS OF BOYD BROTHERS, W holesale Gr c n a d Commi kion M erchants, No. 195 EAST BAY, o-m ~ s-x- w - - 0. V. 0 CONSUMERS OF LAGER BEER: The Pilmetto Brewing Company of Charleston, S. C., have made arrangemen! ith the Sonth Carolina State authorities, by which they are enabled to till orders froi nsners for shipments of beer in any qnantity at the following prices : Pints (pI ternt stopper)...... ............ ................ 70c per dozen Four dozen pints in crate..................................$2.80 per crate Eighth-Leg... ............................. . ......... $1.25 Quarter-keg... ............................ ..............$2.25 11alf-barrel ................................................$4.50 Exports, pints, ten dozen in barrel ............ ...............$9.00 It will be necessary for consumers or parties orderiDg to atate that the beer is fi ivate cUS1lnumption. We offer special rates for these shipments. This beer is gua teed pure, iode of the choicest hops and nalt, and is recommended by the miedie ternity. SeId to ns for a trial orler. Palmetto Brewing Company, Charleston, S. C. THNOS. S. ROGAN --DEALER IN hinfa, Ghisswarse, Lamps, Lamp G(& Woodenware, Brooms, and Tinware. il and Gasolene Stoves, Fly Fans, Fly Traps, Ic Cream Churns, Fruit Jars and Jelly Glasses. ENT FOR THE HOME PRIDE COOKING STOVES AND RANGES Big Bargains Always on the 5c, and 10c. Counters. 'HE SU.MTER CHINA H-ALL Opera House, Opposite Court House, Sumter, S. C. IOTEL CALHOUN. On the American and European Plan. DELIGHTFUL AND COMFORTABLI PLACE FOR COUNTRY VISITORS. O WMAN & L EVIN, PROPRIETORS' King Street (Business Centre of City), Obaarlestoni, Sil. C. lates $2 and $3 Per Day. Sbscribe to The Manning Times, $1.50 per Year. SEP11 F. R HA ME. W - C. -)a i T-i' OH N s. WILSON. ~HAME & DAVIS, A 1TC)RNEY.1 Al '1.AW, A'tbrne#y and~ Counselorf at Law, MANNXE ( S. C. MANNING.S. C. LEVI BROTHERS! HERE WE ARE To tell the people of Clarendon that glib-tongued orators may keep the country in a state of agitation about the financial problem, but what is more of interest to them now is to fird the best place to buy goods cheap. Levi Brothers have a good reason to feel proud of their success in business and to no people are they more indebted than to their old home folks in Clarendon. Goods are cheap and this season affords our farmers an opportunity of obtain ing a fair price for cotton and a chance to buy goods at a low cotton basis price. We have for years been acknowledged as leaders in the rc spective lines that we handle an- i: Is our purpose to contin ue leading. Dress Goods. This department has been selected with unusual care and our stock is not only varied and large, but a lady can find the very latest fabrics with the necessary trimmings to imatch. Wash Goods. There is no store in the city of Sumter that can excell us in this line, and we defy any house in eastern Carolina to show up a prettier line of prints. Oassirneres and Jeans. This line we carry in large quantities and can say with safety that no where south of Baltimore can you get a'better value for your money. Notions, Hosiery, &o. Every buyer is invited to examine our line of Ladies', Misses' and Children's Hose, Handkerchiefs, Buttons, Tow els, Doilies and other articles too numerous to mention. Plaids and Brown Goods, Long Olotls, and Sheetings. This stock was bought when cotton was at its lowest price and we took advantage of the depression. O1othina Hats, and C ents Furnishings. We can say without fear of successful contradiction that we have the most complete line that can be found any where. Trunks by the car load. Shoes, Shoes, Shoes. Every kind and style that is nanufacturEd by first-class factories is handled by us and we take a special interest in this line. Groceries, Groceries. Our stock is up to date and our farmers can save money by buying from us. Remember, we pay highest prices for cotton. Yours, &c., LEVI BROTHERS, Su~znter, S,, C. New Store! New Store! CHARLES F.i iDDIN, Formerly of Clarendon, Has opened up one of the largest General Mercantile stores in Sumter.. GREAT CROWDS OF GOODS ARE ARRIVING ON EVERY TRAIN. A cordial welcome is extenfif to my Clar endon friends. eWill say more later. Yours, &c., Charles F. McFaddin..