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THE Bank of Manning, MANNING, 8. C. Transacts a general banking busi ness. Prompt and special attention given to depositors residing out of town. Deposits solicited. All collections have prompt atten tion. Business hours from 9 a. m. to 2 p. m. JOSEPH SPROTT, A. LEVI, Cashier. President. BOARD OF DIRECTOBS. J. W. McLEOD, W. E. BEOWN, S. dNESEN, JoSEPH SPRoTT A. LEvI. TO CONSUMERS OF Lager Beer. We are now in position to ship our Beer all over the State at the following prices: EXPORT. r Imperial Brew-Pints, at $1.10 per doz. Kuffheiser-Pints, at......90c per doz. Germania P. M.-Pints, at 90c per doz. GERMAN MALT EX TRACT. A liquid Tonic and Food for Nursing Mothers and Invalids. Brewed from the highest grade of Barley Malt and Imported Hops, at........$1.10 per doz. For sale by all Dispensaries, or send in your orders direct. All orders shall have our prompt and careful attention. Cash must accompany all orders. THE CERMANIA BREWING CO., Charleston, S. C. lil#c 10 EIeciito. EIlloioisIo, vU1illhiE 00. cnlee. OrrICS OF JrDGE of PROBATE, Mannlng,'S. C., August 1. 1900.j To Executors, Administrator?, Guardians and Committees: I repectfully call your attention to annexed statute. You will please give this matter early attention. very resPectfrInI) sec. 24-- ). Executos AdIsators, GuadasadComtes rsalancanually Stdat aytme befr the fst dy ofJul of county fomwho they o tain ettrsTet esof Guardianship, etc., a ;ust and true so count, upon oath, of the receipt and epni tue to uh dsaye the parcedn Calenda Dor s hc, w hen exaine ndsprve ahalldoiteng hte etr and din CH RESTati h ieo N Judg ofPobt Hoas rday Itrested tePsaten. formerW paldtFs.) Gas acil ges, Hagone, &Soa REAI~TRED -AT Dorepi Stovs, Blisndsnwae IfMouldng and odeingdng mea WeghslndCod. hanrthare pusand Paihntshoe rWe ae mang! l a secialtj e pa uintn Wa B ggisoaris, Road Carts and osca. ag Wpteas eau, and B anteealhfm R. A. WHITES WHEEcLWan RiGHT andles I as repair toeels and unanterm All york nensed oei doeceive prmt attntocethrdalo.igt didnothav itsdb. BEL. i SECONDiAND rSTORES. Modern Houses Vastly Digerent From the Old Time Junkshops. "One of thecurious aspects of mod ern business conditions," said a philo sophic business man, "is the growth of what we callithe secondhand business. There are more secondhand houses now. than ever before, and I attribute ft to the changes in style which'are constantly; taking place in.all tthing, which enter into the social life. ,When one speaks of a secondhand kstore there are many; personswho willathink simply, of 'secondhand, furniture, bu reaus, wardrobes, tables, beds' and things of that sort. But the business has become so extensive that one may, find almost anything in either the use ful or the"ornamental line in these places. "I am not speaking of the curio shops either, where you can find.any thing from an antiquated pennysto the rarest and most elaborate thing in, an artistic way, old,pictures and new ones, old books, old anything you may, call for. I have in mind the regular secondhand houses which do a com plete and up to date secondhand busi ness. Go into one of these places and see for yourself the - changes which have been wrought in the business. "Time waswhen one of these places was a junkshop merely, a sort of old furnitui-e hospital or almshouse, a place for chairs with broken arms and tables with broken legs and beds,with scarred heads and old clocks with broken faces and missing hands and all that sort of thing. But the condi tions are different now. You see, peo ple want to keep up with the.proces sion. Styles are always changing. A new kind of furniture comes in. The furniture on hand is good as new, but one must have the new. thing, this new, magnificent kind of sideboard or this new colored bedroom suit or this latest thing in something else. The old stuff is sold and the new kind bought. "This is one reason, and the main rea son, for the growth of the secondhand business. Of course the change has not affected merely furniture and household goods. It has applied to all the utilities and all the ornaments, and hence a vast variety of things may be found in the secondhand store."-New Orleans Times-Democrat. An Advantage of Armor. "That medieval armor must have been very uncomfortable," said a vis itor at the museum. "Yes," answered the man with darn ed clothes, "but there was one satis faction about it-a man could always take down a suit of it In entire!con fidence that the moths hadn't got into it."-Washington Star. Comparing Families. Harold-My ancestors were all hon est, but they were not stylish. "That's all right. My ancestors were all stylish, but so far as I can learn they wouldn't pay their debts."-De troit Free Press. Short and Infornal. "Have you had a housewarming in your new dwelling yet?" "Yes; my wife fired the'redheaded cook the other day."-Chicago Trib ne. INSURANCE FIE LIFE, ACCIET Tailor-Made Clothing. AFUUA LIEFD SAMPLES. Carpets, Art Squares, RUGS, DRAPERIES & BED SETS. Colored designs and samples of g ds. Carpets sewed free and wadded lininfg fur nished FREE. J. L. WiLSON. Come "Exposition. Every attention will be shown visit ors and we especially invite the people o visit our handsome store to inspect our lines of Gent's Furnishings Clothing, and Hats. We handle no goods but those which we can guarantee. Our Tailoring Department is perhaps the largest in the State and our tailors are experienced workmen. A Suit made by us is sufficient war rat to fit. Come to see us. J.L DA VID & BRO., Cor. King and Wentworth Sts.. CiARLESTON, - - S. C. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Dgests what you eat. This preparation contains all of the digestants and digests all kinds of food. ltgives instant relief and never fails to cure. It allows you to eat all the food you want. The most sensitive stomachs can take it. By its use many thousands of .dyspeptics have been cured after everything else failed. It prevents formation of gas on the stom ach, relieving all distress after eating. Dieting unnecessary. Pleasant to take. t can't help but do you good The R. B. Loryea Drug Store. W HE-N YOU COME TO TOWN CALL AT WELLS' SHAVING SALOON Which is fitted up with an oye to the comfort of his customers.. .. .. HAIR CUTTING IN ALL STYLES, S HAVIN G AND S HA MPOOING Done with neatness an dispatch... .. .... A cordial invitation is extended... J. L. WELLS. Manning Times Block. HE NEVER..SPOKE AGAIN. The Dog That Served the Purpose of a Ventriloqulst. The following story is toldof .a ven triloquist, .now, famous, but at the time ofthis happening'so hard up.herused to walk lbetweengthe cities where-he was to.appear. On'one of these tours,he caiie'to(Philadelphia.on foot, and.on the'roadheepicked up a miserable little dog"because-it looked so much like he felt." The tory will-explain what be came of the dog. The firstshouse he came to was a sa loon,- and of course he wanted a drink. He had no money, but went in anyhow to see what he could do. The proprie tor, a German, said: "Well, what will you have?" He said, "I'll take a little whisky," and then, turning to the dog, he asked: "What will you have?" The answer came very promptly: "I'll take a ham sandwich." The Germa'n was so surprised he al most fainted. He looked -at the dog a moment and then asked: "What did you say?" The dog replied: ":I said a ham sandwich." Hans thought itswonderful that a dog should be able to-talk and asked who had trained him, how long it had taken, etc., and wound up ,with: "How much you take for him?" "Oh," said Mr. Ventriloquist, "I wouldn't sell him at any price, but I am a little hard up now, and if you will lend me $50 I'll leave him with you till I bring back the money." "All right," said Hans. "I just want him for a little while so I can show him to some smart people I know around here." So everything was settled, the money paid, etc., and as the ventriloquist went put he turned and waved his hand to the dog and said: "Well, goodby, Jack. I'll come back soon." The dog looked at him and said: "You mean son of a gun, to sell me for $50 after all I've done for you! So help me Moses, I'll never speak another word as long as I live!" And he didn't.-Philadelphia Times. FLOWER AND TREE. There Is a pink variety of lily of the valley which is often grown In Eng land, though seldom seen with us. A palm tree which grows on the banks of the Amazon has leaves thirty to fifty feet in length and ten to twelve feet in breadth. Standard and " stand by" plants and varieties should be the rule of the be ginner.' Experiment with new flowers and varieties only in a small way. Study color effects if you would have a really beautiful garden. The loveli est colors often neutralize each other sadly. Clear reds and magentas, for instance, should not be close neigh bors. Know the plants as you would peo ple If you would. have them respond fully. Find out their habits, their likes and dislikes. The study is one of unfailing pleasure, and It pays rich interest in perpetual bloom. Linnia plants are good for low hedges. Plants a foot and a half apart will soon run branches together, and the foliage Is dense from the ground up. The fowers are alImost as brilliant as those of the ahli and are produced freely from July to late October. Always Wash Before They Pray. Moslems always bathe before they pray. They would not dare enter the house of prayer with unclean hands or feet or faces; hence when the muez in's call is heard from the minaret five times a day faithful Moslems go first to the fountains that are found outside of every mosque and bathe themselves. There are innumerable bathhouses also in which genuine Turkish baths and massage are given. At the same time their houses are positively filthy-too filthy, as a rule, for human beings to occupy-and the streets of Constantinople and every other Turkish town are indescribable In their nastiness. The clothing they wear is as dirty as their bodies are clean, and their food Is often unfit for sanitary reasons:-Chicago Record-Her ald. The LIona and the Unicorn. The unicorn came into the royal arms wthJamesLI It belongs to the royal arms of Scotland. The signet ring of Mary, mother of James, Is In existence. having a unicorn on It. kn the royal arms therefore one support er represents -England, the other Scot land. The lion and the unicorn occur also In ancient Buddhist scriptures, placed together as supporters. Both of these animals also are seen playing draughts together In the well known Egyptian painting. But the ..oldest connection of the two Is in the blessing of Jacob and of Moses.-Notes and'Queries. THE EGYPTIAN LOTU. It Grows Perfectly When Planted In Rich Mud. Egyptian lotus roots may be obtained from any florist The seed will readily germinate if a hole is filed or drilled through the hard shell that moisture may penetrate the kernel, otherwise they will lie dormant almost indefinite ly. It is perfectly hardy and comes to perfection when planted In shallow water with rich mud and full exposure to the sun-simply naturalized in the same environments that suit our native water lily. Artificial ponds or cement basins are often made for the accom modation of this and other water lilies. Such tanks should be two or three feet deep and of any size and outline de sired. Twelve by twenty feet Is a nice size for the amateur. It Is best to plant the lilies in boxes, say three feet square and one foot deep, filled with good rich soil and sunk in the tank. The lotus submits gracefully to culti vation in tubs. Ordinary half barrels will do for tubs. Fill them two-thirds full of rich garden soil, In which plant the roots (I prefer roots to seed); then fill tubs full of water and set in a warm, sunny place. In winter remove the tubs .with their contents to a cellar. A beautiful aquatic garden may be had by arranging several tubs of lotus and nympma into a mound or circle and fillng the spaces between them with ferns, arrowheads and other moisture loving plants.-Home and Flowers. *Why an East Wind Affects some. .The discomfort acutely felt by, some persons during east winds probably 'arses from the poison that ought to have been got rid of by. the skinsfbut owng to the closing of the -poe lias 4,een thrown back Into the systemn. Popular Science Monthly. Vondensation. "How. did you happen to be so small?'t asked the angular female who had accompanied her curiosity to the dime museum. "My nurse stuffed me swith condensed milk when I was a kid," replied the Supervisor's Quarterly Report. The following Report of Claims approved for the second quar ter of the fiscal year 1902, showing number, in whose favor, foi what purpose, and amount, is published in accordance with the re guirements of the law: 1 No. NAME AND PURPOSE. AM'T. DATE. I April 5 69 A B Windham and others, salaries chaingang officers.. $ 80 0( 70 A I Barron, cutting public ditch...... ............10 0( 71 A J Richbourg, magistrate's salary....... ......... 14 5i 72.J F Richbourg, constable's salary.. . ............... 8 3 73'Sauls & McFaddin, lumber... ....................4 0( 74 S M Youmans, magistrate's salary..... ............25 0( 75 E J Buddin, bridge work........................ 3 0( 761J E Richbourg, magistrate's salary................... 25 0( 77 J P Turbeville, magistrate's salary. ........ .... 25 0( 78 W C White, bridge lumber.............. 12 41 79 D E Turbeville, lumber and bridge work.............. 40 0( 80 H L B Hodge, bridge work.... ................... 10 0( 81 T M Beard, constable's salary................. .. 18 7 82 A T Dyson, bridge work and hauling........ ..---.4 7 83 Sheriff Georgetown Co, capturing and dieting prisoner 9 9( 84 J Elbert Davis, sheriff, conveying prisoners............ 1 51 85 J Elbert Davis, sheriff, conveying lunatic........ ... 17 91 86 J Elbert Davis, sheriff, dieting account................ 134 7( 87 J W Shaw, coffin and burial man killed............... 7 3 88 W J Turbeville, lumber and bridge work............. .13 0( 89 S C Turbeville, bridge lumber........................ 46 5 90 J W Gamble, damage to mule... .................... 10 0( 91 E J Buddin, special constable ........ ............2 0( 92 Geo D Barnard & Co, books for Clerk of Court......... 17 7 93 C M Davis, chaingang supplies................. ...... 2 3( 94 Manning Hardware Co, chaingang supplies.... ... ....7 0( 95 E C Dickson, Auditor's salary...................... 75 0( 96 Arod Stukes, burying convict................... .5 0( 15 97J McD McFaddin, board equalization................. 4 0( 98 W J Bradham, board equalization..................... 4 0 26 a991W A Brewer, coroner's inquest....... ................. 11 0( 19 99 Good Roads Machinery Co, steel rods for machine..... 5 2i 100 Arod Stukes, attention to and burying pauper.........7 0( 101 R F Turner, hauling lumber, etc............. ....... 2 0( 11 102 J W Heriot, coroner's constable....................... 2 0( 19 103 H B Bateman, magistrate's salary..................... 8 3i 1041H B Bateman, magistrate's salary.................... 8 3 105!H B Bateman, magistrate's salary..................... 8 3i 106!R B White, coroner's constable........................ 2 0 1071W A Brewer, coroner's inquest................... 11 0( 19 108 W A Brewer, coroner's inquest..... .......... ... 11 0 26 1091S J Clark, trimming trees.............................. 3 5 30 110:W H Gaillard, board equalization..................... 4 0( 111 JF Bradham, "......---- .----.-. 15 5( 112!Jeff M Davis, " 142( 113IJ L Eadon, "."....- ...... 40( 114 A J Richbourg, " 12 8( 115JR Griffin, "" ...--------- ------- 154( 116 J C Baker, " " ............. 12 9( 117 A P Brock, .. ......... 15 4( 118 T J Tisdale,. " 15 2( 119 P H Broughton," " ..........13 1( 120 R H Green, " ".------... 16 9( 121 A. T Buddin, " ". -.... .. ... 16 9( 122 Milton Stukes, " " ... ... ... 12 5( 123 T E Burgess, " "....... ... 17 5( 30 124J M Montgomery, "4......... -.-----. 1640 125 J S Watt, ". 13 9( 1261J H Johnson, "..."....-... .. ... 15 0( 127 W M Plowden, " ".... ......25 2( 128E R Plowden, " ".--- ...... .... 11(0 129 J H McKnight, " " ........-...80 130'W J Rawlinson," "8.... .... 8 0( 131'CW Brown, " " . -----......... 200 132J A Alsbrook, " "........... 200 133 E S Kennedy, " ". .------........ 40( 134 J J Nettles, " " --- .-........ 4 00 135 Perry Barrow, " ". ...... ... 1000 136 T L Bag al, "" ----------.. ..... 6 0( 137C M Mason, " ".. - .....-- - ..- 6 0 138W LMcFaddin," " --. ----........... 4 0 1r Jahn Dri~ers. " 4 .......... 4 ( 140J C Baker, "" -. ---------------. i u 141 J M Windham, lunacy.......... .--.......----- -. 5 0C 142 J M Windham, lunacy............... --.---.. ..5 0 143 J M Windham, lunacy ................................. 00 144 J M Windham, lunacy .........S... ....-----...... 5 00 1451H H Windham, coroner's constable.... ............. 2 00 1461H B Bateman, acting coroner.................. ...... 8 50 147 D S Bateman, coroner's constable ......... . ....... 2 00 1488 M Youmans, magistrate's salary ................. 25 00 149 8 M Youmans, magistrate's salary ........ .......-. 25 00 150 D S Bateman, coroner's constable......... ............ 6 25 151 D S Bateman, coroner's constable..................... 6 2i 152 B W DeSchamps, board equalization.................. 4 (K 1531C L Griffin, magistrate's salary......... .... 8 30 Kay 3 154 J H Windham and others, salaries chaingang officers.. 80 0( 155 P M Windham, work on public buildings............. 2 25 156 D F Mahoney, bridge work........................... 2 50 157 J E Richbourg, coroner's inquest...... ............. 8 50 158 Dr Chas E Houston, postmortem...................... 10 00 159 H B Bateman, magistrate's salary.................... 8 32 160 E M Bradham & Co, supplies to poor................. 4 50 161 E M Bradham & Co, supplies to poor.................. 4 50 1628 M Youmans, magistrate's salary..................... 25 00 163 W T Kelley, constable's salary............ ............ 25 00 164 S C Turbeville, lumber...... ............... .5 70 165 S C Turbeville, supplies to poor.................. ..... 29 00 166 D 1 Bateman, magistrate's constable... ............6 2V 167 J H Timmons, Clerk of Court, salary................ 37 50 168 J H Timmons, wood for offices, etc....... ..... ...... 31 70 169 H L B Hodge, lumber and hauling.................. 22 60 170JE Lee, bridge work........ .......... .. ....... 500 171 Dr L L Gregory, medical services to pauper........... 7 50 172 J H Lesesne, clerk board............................... 12 50 173 L L Wells, Superintendent Education, salary ......... 37 50 174 J N Riggs, building bridge........................ 2 5 175 W J Turbeville, per diem and mileage................ 25 00 *175 L T Fischer, per diem, and mileage... .......... .. 27 20 176 B A Johnson, supplies to poor...................... . 34 6 177 B A Johnson, supplies to chaingang................. 91 80 178 Carrigan Bros, lumber........... ........ ...... 25 84 179 J Elbert Davis, conveying lunatic................. 18 60 b179 Bell & Mathis, shoeing males....... .............. 4 00 180 Elbert Davis, conveying lunatic ................. 18 65 181 J Elbert Davis, dieting....................... 53 3( 182 C F Rawlinson, supplies to poor................ . -. 6 0( 183 Lint Reardon, work on causeway..................... 2 0C 184 A J Richbourg, magistrate's salary......... ........ 14 5E 185 J Frank Richbourg, constable's salary.... ........... 8 3v 186 L L Wells, express, postage, etc...... ............. 12 61 10 187 J H Lowder, constable's salary................... 12 5( 188 W C Chandler, coffins and chairs... ... .... ......... 19 0( 189 Legg, Hutchinson & Co, one car hay... .......... ..198 4E 190 0 W McRoy, repairs on jail kitchen .. .............. 2 2V June 6 191 D S Bateman, magistrate's constable.................. 6 2Z 192 J H Lesesne, clerk board ........................ 12 5( 194 C L Griffin, magistrate's salary.................... 8 3v 195 D Levi, supplies to poor.. ..................... 19 0( 196 B A Johnson, supplies to poor.................... 40 5( 197 L K Howle, conveying prisoner.................. 1 6( 198 W T Kelly, coroner's constable.................... 2 0( 199 B A Johnson, chaingang supplies................. 57 01 200 5 M Youmans, magistrate's salary................. 25 0( 201 J H Windham and others, chaingang supplies......... 84 46 202 8 J Bowman, postage and office expenses.............. 1 9( 203 S I Till, jail supplies. .......................... 5 0( 204 L L Wells, Superintendent Education, salary......... 37 5( 205 A J Richbourg, magistrate's salary................... 14 5E 206 J F Richbourg, constable's salary................... 8 3= 207 E C Dickson, Auditor's salary......................... 50 0( 9 208 Arod Stakes, burying pauper..................... 6 0( 17 207 Huggins & Mouzon, beef for sick pauper............. 1 5( 2101J Elbert Davis, Sheriff, jail account................. 35 8( 211 J Elbert Davis, conveying lunatic.................. 18 60 212 J Elbert Davis, conveying lunatic................. 18 6 21 213 J S Bell, bridge lumber ......................... 4 4" 23 214 H B Bateman, magistrate's salary...................... 8 3 21 215 Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co, stationery, books, etc.. 72 0' Attest: T. C. OWENS, J. H. LESESNE. Clerk. Supervisor Clarendon Co. BRING YOUR AtJOB WOK , ? U TO THE TIMES OFFICE. CAPITOL RED TAPE. The Building of a Stone Wall and the Stopping Thereof. H. L. Nelson, In "Making Laws at Washingtotn," says in The Century: The work of preparing all measures Is done in secret, and no one person or leader and no party is responsible for what is done or left undone. The coun try does not know why this Item is in serted in an appropriation bill, why that ecoz:omuy has been practiced or what is the reason for some bit of ex- 1 tra ;a:(e. Sometimes the committee demonstrates that even It might be en- c lightened lhi discussion and criticism, t and perhaps the letting in of light would show that advantage might fol low if congress and its committees should leave to the discretion of exec utive and administrative officers some I of the details of expenditure. I have t been told of a "breast high stone wall" I at West Point, for example. Years waxed and waned while superintend ents pleaded for $20,000 for the con struction of a "breast high stone wall" 1 on the road leading from the wharf to the plain, the road running along the I edge of a precipice. At last congress moved, and the twenty thousand dollar wall was built Having moved, It was now impossible for it to stop, so it went t on year after year appropriating $20,- c 000 each year for a "breast high stone t wall" until "breast high stone walls" I became a drug at the Military acad- t emy. They ran around the post and t threatened to choke it up. Superintend- e ents begged congress to shut them off 3 and finally succeeded. Queer Icelandic Beliefs. The orthodox Icelander believes that t the earth has an opening through it E from pole to pole-in other words, that it Is the exact counterpart of a gigantic bead. According to their idea all wa- t ters which flow to the north are drawn 1 thitherward by a suction created by t the oceans tumbling downward t through the hollow, which they firmly a believe exists. Their authority for the I curious belief Is the "Utama Saga," a semisacred work written early in the t fourteenth century. If the ancient volume Is to be relied E upon, one Bjorn Liefson, a fisherman c who was driven northward by a fierce a gale about the year 1291, Is the only E human being who has ever seen the E spot where the waters of all oceans c plunge downward and are not seen I again until they have passed entirely t through the earth and again appear t bubbling and frothing like a mammoth c spring at the south pole. A Valuable Secret. There is only one genuine brand of eau de cologne in the whole wide I world, and its composition Is a family t secret and has been so for nearly 200 c years past It was In 1706 or thereabouts that E the manufacture of the famous per- ( fume was first established by one Gio vanni Maria Farina in the city whence it takes its name. There are now in a Cologne and Its immediate neighbor- i hood some fifty factories for its prep- I aration, over forty of them being in c the hands of persons bearing the name of Farina. The others are conducted d by kinsmen and kinswomen, mostly relations by marriage. It has been es- 3 timated that from first to last the mo-C nopoly has brought into the coffers ofI the clan the enormous sum of $750, 000,000, and probably this estimate Is e under rather than over 'the mark. Privileges of a Peer. An English peer can demand a pri vate audience with the sovereign to represent his views on matters of pub lie welfare. For treason or felony hee can demand to be tried by his peers; e he cannot be outlawed in any civil ac tion, nor can he be arrested unless for e an Indictable offense, and he Is exempt from serving on juries. He may sit with his hat on in courts of justice, and e should he be liable to the last penalty e of the law he can demand a silken In spead of a hempen rope. 1 Sorry Be Spoke. I When some ladies in Charleston were eulogizing Colonel Washington, It Is said that Tarleton replied, with a scorn-t ful air: "I woiuld be very glad to get at sight of Colonel Washington. I have heard much talk of him, but have nev er yet seen him." "Had you looked behind you at the t battle of Cowpens," rejoined one of the 1 ladles, "you might easily have enjoyed i that pleasure."C What Is Sin? Recently a neighboring pastor was t preaching to the children In our church. I: 'After asking many questions and im pressing on the minds of the children t tat they must be saved from sin he asked the question, "What is sin?' A bright little boy, six years old, quick as thought replied, "Chewing,c smoking, cursing and tearing yourc pants."-Homiletic Review. Dr. Johnson's Marvelous Memory. Dr. Johnson, the Ursa Major of Eng lish literature, had a prodigious mem ory and at one period of his lifet employed It in reporting parliamentary debates. Once Dr. Hawkesworthi read to him a poem which- he Intended to publish and asked his opinion of It "Why, sir," said Johnson, "I cannot well determine on a first hearing. Read It again." Hawkesworth complied. The next morning, the subject of the poem being resumed, Johnson said het had but one objection to it, that he doubted its originality, -and to prove his statement repeated the whole poem, c with the exception of a few lines, I which so alarmed Hawkesworthi that he declared he would never again read anything of his composing to Johnson, who, he said, had a memory which would convict any author of plagia rism.t Anxious English Mothers. In England It is a weighty matter when there are several daughters In the family and no man in sight to mar ry them except the curate. The ro- a mantic reserve with which we Amern- I cans approach the subject of settling I our spinster relatives is about on a par f In their eyes with the way Mrs. Trol lope says we used to put pantalettes on the piano legs. Over there they neither put panta- j lettes on the piano legs nor pantalettes on their feverish ambition to marry e the dear girls .well, if possible, but any way to marry them. The Rubber Plant In 1733. The first accurate information re garding the wonderful rubber plant was furnished by La Conaniine, a 1 French scientist who was sent in 1735 by the government of France to meas ure an arc of the meridian near Quito. This brought him to the heart of the rubber growing country, and much val uable information was thus obtained. It doesn't matter so much how~many mistakes Moses made If we only fol low, up the advice he left us whenshe ~id hit the nail on the head.-Amerleani rTheshran. A HONEYMOON CLOUD. Why the Bride Feared Her Husband Did Not Love Her. "It was pretty hard to have the hon ymoon clouded before we had been narried two hours," complained a new y married man. "Fact is, though, the xcitement of the wedding day took .way the little sense I had remaining. "We were married at noon and, after lodging the customary rice and old hoes, left for the station. We had rarely time to catch our train, and I ushed up to the ticket window at nee. Then, once more, we had to run he gauntlet of friends, who think It mart to throw rice down one's collar .nd have it sift down into one's shoes. "We got into the train at last, and then it started I heaved a sigh of re lef. When the collector came round or tickets, I handed mine over. After ooking at it for a moment he asked ne if the lady was traveling with me. "That was the last straw, and I napped out for him to mind his own >usiness. "'That is what I am trying to do,' te answered coolly. 'One more ticket, ilease.' "Then it flashed upon me that in the turry and excitement of the moment I Lad forgotten I had a wife. I paid the ther fare and tried to laugh It off, but he look that my wife gave me will inger with me as long as I live. It ook me two hours to argue her out of he impression that I -didn't love her ny more, and she isn't fully satisfied ,et."-Kansas City Independent. The Habits of the Robin. Let us hide behind that clump of lackberry bushes and watch the par nt birds as they come to feed their 'oung. There comes the father robin Low. You can distinguish him from he mother by his darker plumage. Eou will notice that -in coming with he food he alights on a particular wig, hops along a particular branch nd alights on a particular side of the Lest. If you watched him for a week, 'on would probably see him approach he nest In precisely the same way ach time. Now here comes the moth r, a lighter colored bird, with gray n the back of her head. You see that he reaches the nest by quite a differ nt route and alights upon the other ide of it, and she will do this over and ver and over again. Like men and 'omen, birds acquire habits which hey rigidly adhere to unless something appens to prevent them.-Ernest Har ild Baynes in Woman's Home Com anion. Honest Mistake. The story is told of a little New Eng and girl the workings of whose Purl an conscience involved her In diffi ulties on one occasion. She was studying mental arithmetic .t school and took no pleasure In It. ne day she told her mother, with uch depression of spirit, that she had 'failed again in mental arithmetic," .nd on-being asked what problem had roved her undoing she sorrowfully mentioned the request for the addition ,f "nine and four." "And didn't you know the answer, Lear?" asked her mother. "Yes'm," said. the little maid; "but, 'o know, we are to write the answers n our slates, and before I thought I ade four marks and counted up, 'Ten, leven, twelve, thirteen,' and then, of ourse, I knew that wasn't mental, so wrote twelve for the answer to be air."-Youth's Companion.. Hats In Church. "Time was," says the London Chron le, "when men wore their hats In hurch, and Pepys evidently -consid red t an unnecessary piece of strict ess to insist on the bare head in hurch. In his diary for Nov. 17, 1681, te has the entry, 'To church and heard simple fellow upon the praise of hurch musique and exclaiming against en's wearing their hats on In church.' "On Sept. 28 following he went to he French church at the Savoy, here 'the minister do preach with his at off, I suppose in further conformity rith our church.' "Probably it was about this date hat the custom of removing hats In he church began." Glad There Wasn Somethina-. "There are not a few people who ake a pitiable and morbid delight in elleving that they are assailed by an eurable disease which must shortly 'lose their careers," observed a doctor. "I am sure there Is something the atter with my lungs. Please tell me he truth," said a very anxious old idy to her physician the other day. The latter made a careful xainn ion and replied, "I find that your lungs re in a normal condition." . The patient, with a deep sigh of res gnation, asked, "And about how long an I expect' to live with them In that ondition ?" The Joy of Relief. Casey-Ye're lookin' purty bad this nornin, but ye seem happy enough. Cassidy-Indade 01 am. It makes ne feel great to think av the turrible oot'ache 01 had lasht noight Casey-Phiwhy should thot make ye o happy? Cassidy-Bekase 01 hoven't got it his mornin', thot's phwhy.-Philadel ihia Press. Unanswered. "Say, pop, may I ask you a ques ion?" "Yes, Teddy. What Is it?" "When a man's finished milkin' a ow, how does he turn off the milk?" (ew York Times. Stupidity Personified. "Stupid?" "I should say so! Last night I turned he gas down, and he asked If it.3vas ime for him to go home."-Detroit 'ree Press. Cut Ofr. "Poor child!" exclaimed 3Mrs. Good rt, who had been touched by the ap eal to the extent of a quarter. "And ow did this accident happen to your ather?" "Why," replied the bright little girl. 'he begged so much money one day hat he got drunk and iwas sent to "But you told me his arms were cut "Oh, no, ma'am! I said 'alms.'" ~hiladelphia Press. By Thex- Cw-ests, Perhaps. She-So you have crossed the ocean xty-four times. You must be getting ised to it. He-Yes, considerably. I have lately ot so that I recognize over half the aves we meet.-Town and Country. Fitted Him. "Young Brown is asking everybody vhat he shall call his new baby." "Better call It Gimlet." "Gimlet! Why, who ever heard of mech a name?" 'Well, he's an ayrful little bore." g ATLANTIC COAST LINE, CHAnLESTON, S. C., April 13, 1902. On and after this date the following passenger schedule will be in effect: NORTHEASTERN RAILROA u. South-Bound. '35. 23. '53. Lv Florence, 3.00 A 7.55 P. Lv Kingstree, 3.56 9.07 Lv Lunes, 411 9.27 7 32P. Ar Charleston, 5.40 11.15 9.10 North-Bound. *78. *32. '52 Lv Charleston, 6.45 A. 4.45 P. 7.00 A Lv Lanes. 8.16 6.10 8.35 Lv Kingstree, 8.32 6.25 Ar Florence, 9.30 7.20 'Daily. f Daily except Sunday. No. 52 runs through - to Colunmbia via Central Rt. i. of S. C. Trains Nos. 78 and 32 run via Wilson and Fayetteville-Short Line-and make close connection for all points North. Trains on C. & D. 1. It. leave Florence, daily except Sunday 9.55 a m, ai rive Dar lington 10.28 a in, Cheraw, 11.40 a m, Wadesboro 12.35 p in. Leave Florence daily except Sunday, 8.00 p in, arrive Dar lington, 8.25 p in, Hartsville 9.2C p in, Bennetsvilie~ 9.21 p in, Gibson 9.45 p m. Leave Florence Sunday only 9.55 a m, ar rive Darlington 10.27, Hartsville 11.10 Leave Gibson daily except Sunday 6.35 a in, Bennettsville 6.59 a in, arrive Darling. ton 7.50 a in. Leave Hartsville daily ex cept Sunday 7.00 a in, arrive Darlington 7.45 a in, leave Darlington 8.55 a n, arrive Florence 9.20 a in. Leave Wadesboro daily except Sunday 4 25 p in, Cheraw 5.15 p in, Darlington 6.29 p in, arrive Florence 7 p in. Leave Hartsville Sunday only 8.15 a m Darlington 9.00 a an, arrive Florence 9.2s a M. J. 11. KENLEY, JNO. F. DIVINE, Gen'l Manager. Gen'l Sup't. T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. H. M. EMERSON, Gen'! Pass. Agent. W.C.&A. South-Bound. 55. 35 51. Lv Wilmington,'3.45 P. f6 00 A. Lv Marion, 6.40 845 Ar Florence, 7.25 9 25 Lv Florence, '8.00 '3.30 A. Ar Sumter, 9.15 4.33 52. Lv Sumter, 9.15 '9 25 Ar Columbia, 10.40 11 05 No. 52 runs through from Charleston via Central 14. R., leaving Charleston 640 a in, Lanes 815 a in, Manning 8.57 a m. North-Bound. 54. 53. 50. Lv Columbia, '6.55 A. *4.40 P. Ar Sumter, 8.20 6.13 12 Lv $nmter, 8.20 *6.19. Ar Florence, 935 7.35 t7 40 P. Lv Florence, 10.10 815 Lv Marion, 10.53 854 Ar Wilmington, 1.40 11 30 *Daily. tDaily except Sunday No. 53 runs through to Charleston, S. C. via Central R. R., arriving Manning 6.53 p in, Lanes, 7.35 p in, Charleston 9.20 p in. Train No. 53 makes close connection at Sumter with train No. 59, arriving Lanes 9 45 a in, Charleston 1135 a in, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Trains on Conway Branch leave Chad bourn 12.01 a in, arrive Conway. 2 20 p in, returning leave Conway 2.55 p in, arrive Chadbourn 520 p in, leave Chadbourn, 5.35 p in, arrive at Elrod 8.10". p in, returning leave Elrod 8.40 a in, arrive Chadbourn 11.25 a m. Daily except Sun day. H. M. EMERSON, Gen'l Pass. Agent. J. i. KENLY, Gen'l Manager. T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager CENTRAL It. R. OF SO. CAROLINA. North-Bound - - No. 52 Lv Charleston, 7.00 A. M4. ' Lv Lanes, 8.37 " Lv Greeleyville, 8.50" Lv Foreston; 8.59. Lv Wilson's Mill, 9.07" Lv Manning, 9.17 Lv Alcolu, 9.25 Lv Brogdon, 9.34 - Lv W. & 5. Junct., 9.48" Lv Sumter, 9.50 Ar Columbia, 11.10 " South-Bound No. 53 Lv Columbia, 4.40 P. M. Lv Sumiter, 6.10 - Lv W. & 8. Junct, 6.13" Lv Brogdon, 6.28 " Lv Alcolu, 6.38 " .Lv Manning, 6 46 " Lv Wilson's Mill, 6.57 Lv Foreston, 7.05 " Lv Greeleyville, 7.15 . Ar Lanes, 7.30 " Ar Charleston, 9.10 MANCHESTERt & AUGUSTA R..lt. No. 35. Lv Sumter, 4.02 A. M. Ar Creston, 4.51 " Ar Orangeburg, 5.14" Ar Denmark. 5.48 " Ar Augusta, - 7.57 No. 32 Lv Augusta, 2.20 P. M. Lv Denmark, 4.20 " Lv Orangeburg, 4.55" Lv Creston, 5.19 - Ar Sumter, 6.09 " Trains 32 and 35 carry through Pullman palace buffet sleeping cars between New York and Macon via Augusta. Northwester R. R ofs S. C TIE 'IABE No. 7, In effect Sunday, Jan. 15, 1902. Between Sumter and Camden. Mixed-Daily except Sunday. Southbound. , Northbound No. 69l. No. 71. No. 70. No. 68. PM AM. AM PM 6 25 9 45Le.. Nmter..A r 9o0 5 45 6 27 9 47 N. W. Junctn 8 58 5 43 6 47 10 07 . ..Dalzell... 8 25 5 13 7 05 10 17 ... Borden... 8 00 4 58 7 25 10 35 ..Remb~erts.. 7 40 4 43 7 35 10 40 .. Ellerbee .. 7 30 4 38 750 1105 SoRy Junctn 710 425 8 00 1115 .4r..Cauaden..Le 700 415 (S C & G E~x Depot) P'M PM AM PM Between Wilson's Mill and Sumter. Southbound. . Northbound. Nol. 73. Daily except Sunday No. 72. P M Stations. P 14 3 00 Le.......8uter......r 11 45 3 03 ....N WJunction... 1142 317...........Tdal........110 3 30.........acville.......045 405...........lver..........20 .............iard... 5 00........8merton .... 9 2 5 45...... ....Davis...........00 6 00..........ordan ... ........7 6 45 Ar...ilson's Mills.. e 8 30 P M A M Between Millard and St. Paul. Daily except Sunday. Southbound. Northbound. No. 73. No. 75. No. 72. No. 74. P M A M Stations A M P M 4 15 9 30 Le Millard Ar 10 00' 4 40 420 940 ArSt.PaulLe 950 430 PM AM AM PM THOS. WVILSON, President. WINTHROP COLLEGE Scholarship and Entrance Examina tions, The examinations for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop College and for the admission of new students will be held at the County Court House on Friday. July 11th. at 9 A. M. Applicants must not be less than fifteen years of age. When scholarships are vacated after July 11th. they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this examination. The next session a ill open September 17, 190-2. For further information and a catalogue, ad dress President D. B. JOHNSON, .Rock Hll, S. C. Bring your Job Work to The Times office.