Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Mrs. McRaney's Experience. Mrs. M. McRaney. Prentiss. Miss., writes: "I was confined to my bed for three months with kidney and bladder trouble, and was treated by two physi ciaps but failed to get relief. No human tongue can tell how I suffered, and I had given up hope of ever getting well until I began taking Foley's Kidney Remedy. After taking two bottles I felt like a new person. and feel it my duty to tell suffering women what Foley's Kidner Remedy did for ne." W. E. Brown & Co. EXPENSIVE TEA. The Famous Golden Tip and the Way It Is Obtained. The tea looked like golden floss silk. like shredded golden satin, like the fluff of dandelions dyed gold. "And is this tea?" said the reporter. "This," the tea merchant answered. "Is the best tea in the world, and it is worth $90 or more a pound, for this, sir, is the famous Golden Tip. I'll tell you why it is so costly. "Every chest of the best drolar and a half tea contains some handfuls of undeveloped leaves of small, gold tip ped lee yes called Flowery Pekoe. Sort out from a chest these leaves: wrap them, a handful at a time, in a square of satiu; shake the satin lightly; empty the les yes back into the chest Cling ing to the satin remain a few golden shreds, a golden fluff, a golden lint. You brush it off carefully into a jar. You cull more handfuls of undeveloped leaves from another chest, and, shak ing tL _m up in the satin, you are again rewarded with some more golden fluff. "That is Golden Tip, and by the time you have obtained in this tedious man ner a pound of it it is no wonder that the exquisite product is worth $90, or $100, is it?" He shook the tea about in its Satsuma jar. ujhe fluffy golden stuff shimmered like satin. "Only em perors drink it," he said. 'A cup costs more than a bottle of champagne." New York Press. CAPE COD. A Nomadic Piece of Land That Is Con stantly Changing. Cape Cod itself is sand and, like ev erything of a desert nature, isnomadic. Like the Arab, it is always silently stealing away, so that the appearance of the peninsula constantly changes. The prevailing winds in the winter be ing from the north, the sand is blown south; in summer it is blown t'other way. But, the winter winds being stronger. the land is gradually work ing south. Monomoy, at the lower end. used to be an island, its extremity be ing called Cape Malabar, a name not used pow-why I cannot say. This island of Monomoy is rapidly growing toward Nantucket, it having advanced some five miles in the last fifty years. One of the Rubes told me that his father used to fish where the light is now. Of course you can always strain Rube talk and pick out about 50 per cent sediment, but the old charts show that thepoint is working south fast. From "Knocking About Cape Cod," by T. F. Daly, in Outing Magazine. Sarsaparilla. The druggist was serving a couple of men with sarsaparilla. "Did you ever stop to think where this delicious stuff comes from?" he asked. "Sassafras, isn't it?' they hazarded. "Sassafras nothing," said the drug gist "Sarsaparilla is made of zarza roots, and zarza roots come from the Amazonas swamps of Brazil. "Fearful swamps they aresmelly black mud, mosquitoes in millions, sakes and crabs, heat, poison, orchids, fever. And here the natives camp for weeks at a time gathering zarza roots for the sarsaparilla trade. The vine runis along the ground, the roots are' located, and half of th'em are taken, the remaining half being carefully covered with soil again, so that they will sprout for next year. . "It is because sarsaparilla, like quinine, grows in fever soil that it is good for fever.". Progress. "Yes." said Mrs. Malaprop, "my boy is doing first rate at school. I sent him to one o' them alimentary schools, and his teacher says he's doing fine. He's a first class sculler, 'hey tell me, -and is head of his class is gastronomy, knows his letters by sight and can spell like one o' these deformed spell-! ers down to Washington." "What's he going to be when he grows up?" "He wants to be an undertaker, and I'm inclined to humor him, so I've told the confessor to pay special intention to the dead languages," said the proud mother.-Harper's Weekly. Not a Flier. "What bird is it." asked the school inspector, "that is found in Africa and, although it has wings, cannot fly?" The class was unable to answer this very puzzling question. Thinking to encourage them, the Inspector offered a sixpence to the little boy or girl who could tell him. After a brief hesita tion a little girl of five years put up her hand. "Well, my little dear," said the in * spector, "what Is it?" 'Please, sir, a dead un."-London Fun. _____ Alarming. "Now, don't tell me any story about misfortune an' wantin' to be a hard worker an' all that," said the hard -faced -lady. "I can see right through you." "Graciousi" said Dismal Dawson. "I know I ain't had nothin' to eat for three days, but I didn't know It had thinned me down like that." Tender Touch. A man who is rough and awkward at everything else will show a deli cacy and skill greater t n any wom an's when he has to patch a ten dollar bilL-Atchison Globe. More Than Equal. ILady-You look robust. Are you equal to the task of sawing wood? Tramp-Equal isn't the word, mum. I'm superior to it. Good mornin'l Chicago News. Oh, what a goodly outside falsehood hathl-Shakespeare. Marked For Death. "Three years ago I was marked for death. A grave-yard cough was rearing my iungs to pieces. Doctors failed to help me, and hope had fled, when my husband got Dr. King's New Discov ery," s:ays Mrs. A. C. Williams, of Bac, Ky. "The first dose helped me and im provement kept on until I had gained 58 noun is in weight and my health was fully' retored."~ This medicine holds the wo: id's healing records for coughs and cols and lung and throat diseases.! It pre-.ents pneumonia. Sold under guaran' e at Dr. W. E. Brown & Co., and .. 2.. Arant's drug store. 50c and SEA BATHING. The Effects of Salt Air and Water on the Human Body. There is a reason why parents have n all times and in all ages endeavored o give their children the benefit of sea ir and sea bathing. An Italian physi iau, Gerosa. tells about it: It is agreed, he says, that all living >rganisms began their first existence in alt water and that as a result the hu nan body (and indeed every animal )ody) is largely made up of salt. If ou taste your blood or your tears, which are the extract of blood, you 1ill find that both are quite salt in iavor. More than this, however, every iving being possesses within his body, n the cellular stage. all those strange narine organisms which we study so uriously in museums. And, seeing, ays Gerosa, that the amount of sea rater contained in every body is equal o one-third of that body's weight. it is lear that in the infinitesimally rudi nentary form all known marine life nust be present in the blood. The re ult is that when we bathe in the sea >r breathe the sea air we replace the tmount of essential salt which is con tantly decreasing in the system and, il unconsciously to ourselves, weak rning it. Salt water. says Gerosa. is eally the main principle of life, since t is the, first condition of existence rhich the living organisis knew. It s therefore always good for the body, hether it be enjoyed at the seaside. or )rought in botties from the sea. In ,articular is it very valuable in the ase of weakling children, and there is io bodily stimulant so invigorating to he very young as sea water. THE VOODOO IN HAITI. uman Sacrifices to the God of the Serpent. There is ample proof that human be ngs have been offered as sacrifices to he god of the serpent in Haiti. A rench archbishop of the island de cribes a visit made by one of the riests to a voodoo assembly. The nan bad disguised himself as a negro, nd he was thus able to mingle unde ected with the crowd in the obscurity utside the sacred circle. After the rhite cock and white goat had been lain and offered up and their blood Lad been sprinkled on the company a >urly young negro came forward and >rostrate. himself before the priestess. hen, still kneeling, he made his prayer: "0 maman. I have a favor to ask o: hee." "What is it. my son?" said the :egress encouragingly. "Wilt thou not give us, to complete he sacrifice, the goat without horns?" The priestess gave a sign of assent. The crowd roundabout separated, and here was revealed a child sitting with ts feet bound. The French priest ushed away in search of assistance in preenting the unholy rite, but the uthorities on whom he called were trangely slothful. When finally, on he day following, they arrived at the lace of assembly, they found- the rewsome remains of a sacrifice and a east, among them the boiled skull of he child.-Marvin Dana in Metropoli an Magazine. When Men Hurry. "Singular," said a man waiting for a rain on an elevated railroad platform .nd looking down a street to where a tundred men and boys had gathered .round two wagons that had come to :ether in collision, "there are a hun red men standing around those two wagons, just standing there. gawping, .pparently with nothing else to do .nd not in a bit of a hurry, but let any ine of those men come up the stairs o this platform when there is a train oming in and he'd rush and hurry and ear himself apart to catch that train .nd get glum if he missed it. though te knew very well that there'd be an ther train here in a minute. Let him iss a train by a second and he hinks the world is coming to an end; et him see somebody hoisting a safe ip the outside of a building and he nil stop and waste half an hour. "How do you account for that?" Cew York Sun. Mmne. cie Struve's Wit. Secretary Blaine had said of Mine. le Struve that she was the brightest roman he had ever met, and every ody who knew her agreed with. this erdict. . Her knowledge of English vs remarkable, even for a Russian, Ld her sallies were famous. For in tance, the day when Secretary Baf Lrd was made head of the American iplomatic service his daughter, Miss ate Bayard, said laughingly to a oung secretary of legation, "Remem yer. I am now daughter of your chief!" o which came. quickr as a flash, the etort from Mine. de Struve's lips, 'Oh. we all know that you are miss hief!"-Army and Navy Life. His Terms Varied. "I give a little reception next Thurs ly evening, and I should like some nusic, piano solos particularly. What vould be your terms?" Thus a lady :o a professional instrumentalist. "Eef I go zere simply as a musician," vas the reply, "und -blay my selections md leave I gharge fife guineas, but ef I must go as a guest und spend ze hole evenings talking to von pack of ools I gharge den guineas!"-London raphe.________ A Sure Thing. She-Did father say anything about -on being too young? He-Well, yes; >ut he said I'd age pretty rapidly after ve were married and I found I had to ay your bills.-Illustrated Bits. A. happiness that is quite undis :urbed becomes tiresome; we must maye ups and downs.-Moliere. ATARRH CURED AT HOME Trial Treatment of Dr. Blosser's Catarrh Remedy Free to Sufferers. If you have catarrh of the nose. throat. or ungs. if you are constantly' spitting. blowing he nose. have stopped up feeline. head noises. Leainess, asthma. bronchitis or weak lungs. ou can cure yourself at home by a remedy so imple that eu*n a child can use it. It will cost you only postai card to get a iberal free trial packare of Dr.. B~osser's 'onderful remedy. It is sent by- ma:l to every' terested sufferer. Certainly no oiler could b'e nore liberal. The full treatment is not expensive. A pack' c containinS enou;:h to inzst one wthoie month il be sent by mail for $1.00. A postal card with your ziame and address ent to Hi. R. BOGE R, Mannine. S. C.. will brine 'ou by return mail the free trial treatment and Ln interestin;g booklet, so that you can at once >eein to cure yo)urself privately at home. Human Nature. Take the case of the fellow in the next block. You- have always consid ered him uppish. He has considered you uppish. One day you are Intro luced, and then each of you discovers the other to be a pretty good sort.-St. Paul Pioneer-Press. There are enough seriou.s things in life without considering yourself one HIS NINE CHEESES. An Old Time New England Story of a Stingy Parson. Anecdotes in which the mean and grasping man is outwitted or held up to ridicule are popular everywhere and always. Few ancient towns are with out their historic or traditional in stances of stinginess punished or sharp practice defeated. In one village of New England, says the Youth's Com panion, there is still current such a tale concerning an unpopular parson of more than a century ago. Although a learned man of impress I-e manners, this clergyman was noted for undue reluctance to expend and readiness to acquire. He had a habit of pleading poverty and hinting for gifts. The parish, although with some mur muring, had responded with fuel for his kitchen, hay for his horse, Thanks giving turkeys for his table and i "subscription cloak" of black satin for his wife when her wedding aianteau became shabby. The murmurs in creased when it was found that the parson turned an honest but over shrewd penny by selling instead of using many of these donations. But they were not loud enough to disturb his stately calm, and he went his way without condescending to notice them. At last, however, fortune played him trick for trick. One pleasant winter day he made a round of calls, . and at each house. when just about to leave, he casually asked his hostess if she could let him have a little piece of cheese, as his wife happened to have none in the house and unexpected company had arrived. In each case the good house wife, instead of a little piece, generous ly presented him with a whole cheese, which he graciously accepted. As he turned from the door stone at the close of tae last visit, while the mother of the family and her brood of nine chil dren stood politely gathered to watch him drive away, he carelessly pulled the wrong rein, the sleigh tipped sharply on a drift, and out from under the ministerial lap robe rolled nine large cheeses, which spun friskly away in all directions on the icy crust. His hostess understood the situation at a glance. "Don't disturb yourself, pray, sir," she said politely as he made a motion to descend. "It is quite unnecessary. The children will gather them up. and none will be overburdened or will there be any quarreling for the priv ilege. - See; it is just a cheese to a child." So it was, and the embarrassed par son, unable to escape, was obliged to receive back has '.heeses, with due thanks to each giggling -volunteer as they came up in gleeful 'procession one by one. Too well he knew that by the next day the whole parish would be laugh ing at his misad7enture, although he could scarcel'y have guessed that the joke would be recalled a hundred years later. Woods Liver Medicine in liquid form regula tes the liver relieves sick headache. constipa ion. stomach. kidney disorders and acts as entle laxative. For chill:, fever and malaria Its tonic effects on the system felt with the firs ose. The $1.00 bottle contales24 times as muel as the 50c size. The Manning Pharmacy. A LOST JOKE. Would Be Imitator of a Witty Man Made a Ludicrous Finish. Congressman Quaries used to tell thIs: "I was a guest of a leading banker at dinner, one of your New York giants of finance, who had in vited nearly a score of us to eat a bit, drink a bit anel swap notions. Every thing was lovely until the fifth course. The waiter was bringing in what ap peared on the menu as 'langue fumee aux episards.' what we~ common old roustabouts call smoked beef tongue with spinach-and my fatvorite dish. He tripped, at the door and spilled the tongue and greens on the carpet. The host, equal to the occasion, relieved us all, especially the waiter, by saying jovially: 'There'd no harm done, gen tlemen. 'Tis merely a lapsus linguae-' It~ was about the cleverest play of words I ever heard. "Among thie guests was a Broadway merchant. up from the gutter, worth about $3,000,000 and proud of his vo cabulary, which was not unlike Mrs. Malaprop's," continue~d Quarles. "He shook with merriment at the banker's wit The happy effect induced him to give a dinner the following week, with about the same guests, and, as I hap pened to learn afterward, he had di rected his servant to let fall a piece of roast beef on the floor. The servant faithfully performed his part. Down went a splendid first cut, weighing about fifteen pounds, the delicious juices spattering everywhere. We all felt hurt at the accident. Some even groaned. 'Be not uneasy, my friends,' ec:.rruped the would be witty host, 'tis only a lapsus linguae.' "-New York Press. Medicine That Is Medicine. "I have suffered a good deal with ma laia and stomach complaints, butI have now found a remedy that keeps me, well, and that remedy is Electric Bitters: a medicine that is medicine for stomach and liver troubles, and for run down conbitions," says W. C. Kiestler, of Halliday, Ark. Electric Bitters puri. fy and enrich the blood, tone un the nerves, and impart vigor and energy to the weak. Your money~will be refuand ed if it fails to helpjyou. 50c at Dr. W. E. Brown & Co., and Dr. J. E. Arant;'s drug store. A Reasonable Translation. The teacher was telling the class in fourth grade geography about the great seals of the different states, using the pictures in the dictionary as the basiis of the lesson. Pointing to the seal of Virginia, she asked: "Now, who can tell me from this picture what should be the meaning~ of these Latin words: 'Sic semper tyrannis?'" Bobby's hand went up. "All right, Bobby; you may tell us." "'Take your foot off my neck," was Bobby's reply,Tudge. Tit For Tat. The Japanese do not like to be called Japs. A noted diplomat was traveling from Tokyo to Yokohama when an American in the catr leaned across and said. --Say, what 'ese' are you, Chinese or J::panese?" Quick as a flash came in excellent English, "May I inquire what 'key' are you. Yankee or monkey?" -Philadel phia Ledger. The Eastern Question. 'Paw, have you ever been east'?" "Yes. I spent a year in New York city when I was considerably younger than I am now." "Well, what is the 'eastern ques tion?'" "The only one I ever heard was, 'How much Is he wos'th?"-Cicago Tribune. J. S. BELL, MACHINEST. Repairer of AUTOMOBILES, and all kinds of Ma chinery. PLUMBING, aLnd Steam Fitting. Cut and Thread Pipe from 1-8 to 6 inches. HEAVY BLACKSMITH Work Done to Order. J. S. BELL. FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE WILL CURE YOU of any case of Kidney or Bladder disease that is not beyond the reach of medi c'ne. Take it at once. Do not risk having Bright's Dis ease or Diabetes. There is nothing gained by delay. 50c. and $1.00 Bottles. REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. W. E. BROWN & CO. It's Up To You! Whether you are satisfied with what you are getting for your money when you trade with all kinds of people, but if it is first class GrocerieS both Staple and Fancy you want, come to my store. I keep everything to be found in an up to date grocery store. Polite attention, full measure. full weight and prompt delivery guaranteed to every customer. P. B. Mouzon McLEOD BLOCK. APPAREL SHOP FOR MEN AND LADIES Everything of the best for the personal wear and adorn m'ent of both sexes. We fill mail orders carefully and promptly. DAVILD. OUTFITTING COMPANY, __Charleston,_S. C. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, .County of Clarendon, By James- M. Windblam, Esq., Probate Judge. W HEREAS, Martba V. Beard and Samuel D Powell made suit to me, to grant them Letters of Administra tion of* the estate and, effects of James E. Beard. These are therefore to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said James E. Beard, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Pro bate, to be held at Manning on the 5th day of November next after publica tion thereof, at 11 o'clock in the fore noon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given uinder my hand, this 21st day~ of October., A. D. 1908. JAMES M. WINDHAM, [SEAL.1Judge of Probate Notice to Creditors. All persons having claims against the estate of Frank W. Thigpen, de ceased, will present themi duly attested and those owing said estate will make payment to the under signed qualitied administrator of said estate. J. T. STUKES, Administrator. Mano~ing, S. C., October 12, 1908. W H EN YOU COM E TO TOWN CALL AT WE LLS' SHIA VfNG SA LOON W~hich isi fitted uip with ano ove to the comfort of hi. unstoners.. .. ... HAIR CUTTING IN A LL STYLES, SHAVIN(4 AND 8SH AMPOOING Done witb neatness and dispatch.. . .. ... t cordial invitatioD is extended. . J. L. WVELLS. Manning Times Block. KILLYTHECUH AND CURE THE LUNOS WiTHDrKn' New Discovery FOR (%ouCHs ,RICEsc IUISOLDS .Tris BotUe Free GUARANTEED SATISFACTORT OE~ MONEY REFUNDED. Arant's DrugStore, Pinesalve ACTS~g r uRAPTICE EES L An improveme system of a cold satisfaction or m So LET Will cure any c beyond the reach sak of SHmmerto Summerton, S. C. APITAL STOCK - $25.000 URPLUS - - - - - - 8,000 TOCKHOLDERS' - LJABILITIES - - - - 25,000 $58,000 IN OUR SAYINGS DEPARTMENT We pay interest at the rate 4 Per Cent. per annum, compounding se 4uarterly. RICHARD B. SMYTH, Presiden - JOHN W. LESESNE, Cashier. A PROPERLY EQUIPPED LAVATORY IN A 1O is an attraction to guests, both ti ent and regular, that should no verlooked by an up-to-date land e are prepared to equip anyt rom the smallest dwelling to the st hotel, or public buildings, ohi< uildings with the best sanitary lumbing, that insures comfort, cl liness and good health to its pati ur work is the acme of 'scientific ection. R. ri. IIASTERS, 9p King St27-J:2reet, Charleston, eoS. Hcker &8 Doors, Sash, Blinds IEoulding and Buildi Material, CHARLESTON, S. C ash Weights and Cor Window and Fancy Glass a Sneci R. 5. A. COLE, DENTIST, Upstairs over Bank of Mannigg. MANNING, S. C. Phone No '77. R. 5. FRANK GEIGER. DENTIST, MANNING, S. C. jH. LESESNE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, .MANNING, S. 0. MCSWAIN WOODS, e JATTORNEY AT LAW, Mannmng, S Office Over Levi's Store. . 0.EUDY. S. oiIVga O'BR URDY & O'BRYAN, Attorneys and Counselors at Lav MANNING, S. C. W. C. DAVIS. J. A. WEINBER AVS & WEINBERG, ATTORNEYS AT LAW , MANNING, S. C. Prompt attention given to collecti at and Grow Fi FRESH MEATS AT EVERYTHING GOOD TO EAT. give us a Trial. Iark & Hiuggin AXATIVE COUGH SYRuP CONFORMS TO NATIONAL PURE FOOD AND DRU0 LAW. it over many Cough. Lung and Bronchial Remedies, because it ids the by acting as a cathartic on the bowels. No opiates. Guaranteedto give oney reftinded. Prepared by PINEULE MEDICINE CO.. CHICAGO. .A Id by THE MANNING PHARMACY. Lures Baclicha Corre& -Irregulai es C rsa D o r o t r i s kkj a v in g :ase of Kidney or Bladder Disease not Eright's Di:as of medicine. No medicine can do more. - Diabe'es W. E. BROWN& CO. BANK OF CLARENDON, Manning, S'C We solicit your banking business. It is to your interest to patronize this safe and strong bank. Four years of con- - tinued growth and operation without the loss of .as much' asadollar, speaks for itself, does it nor? 00 We want to be your bankers, if you are no already a * customer, come and see us about it and tell u. why. If 00 you are, come and see us anyhow. It is never too iatr to do a good thing for yourself. _ Interest Paid on Savings Deposits. 00 BANK OF CLARENDON, Manning, S 0 THE BANK OF MANNING, MANNING S.5 Capital Stock.......................................-... .840;000 Surplus,............................................ .... 0000 Stockholders' Liability ........ .................. . ... . --.000 of Total.. ........... ....... ..... . .2O.. 00 me AVOID THE STING OF REIIORSE that follows avoidable mistakes. Have you ever thought how many natkes f in spending you might avoid if you banked your money? - START AN ACCOUNT AT THE BANK OPANNING4 and learn by pleasant experience. Money in the bank doesn'tu - in your pocket. Once you put it in you aue not nearly asadyo iakre.'ont to a buy anything you see. ,You think twice and thinking me ssavin 'J nti Lower Pie ~~~~~~~ r csrEL I?t a w a t n ~ n - -ans- than-we quote mean but one N ord. the goods are of iiferior Ity Lung . Remember, "he best is noae 106 arg e or jjgood.' *And the best sM h ehpst J - ,pen ~be it Dry Goods or Gioceeie~._ ean e 001% STRAUSS-OGA SUMMERTON SC j EK L - *r -1 ,5nWU1on need by ourplan. WUdtefoda beautifly flhatrated and deacriptive. licl-" '" ' S "A Book Store in your home." Ith-'.. free. Write today. We guarantee quatr-and value. Our urices the lowest. Write for catalog. I t is-free. The largea' anail order Book house in the. world.s 48 years an hu--s. Dept. M. T. 142. T HE FRANKUN-TUJRNER CO., 65-71 Iyr St,,Atlantar FARMERS! FencefYurLand ~ II~. Control the price of your produce in the onlywy __ you can by diversfying the use of your land. More -pastures will mean more pork .and more-profit. 'A-hog pasture is not expensive. Bermuda Grass planited this fall will be in fine condition for pasturing next year, and once planted will afford grazing for hogs and. cattle sev-' era] seasons. It will, enable you to keep 'cows at small expense and these housed from convenient pasture will -help to cut d&own fertilizer bill. .. There is no limit to the possibilities with- well fenced land, and farm cut into convenient fields for pasturage and cultivation. WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED. - the largest shipment of Wire Fencing (Barbed and Woven) ever brought into the county. - This Fencing was bought at the lowest price named by the makers more than three years. ,We are .going to sell this fence to our patrons at the lowest possible -mar gin of profit. We want to sell the entire lot before the -- 1st of September, do not fail to see this lot and to purchase what you will want. It will be the best invest ment you have made in many days. - c. We are still selling the Ideal Deering Mower. This mower is without comparison. No other Mower has stood .. the same test that the Ideal Deering has. We have a ful: line of repairs for them. In addition to the Mowers. and Rakes, we are selling a lot of Smoothing 'Harrows, One and Two-Horse Steel Beam Plows, (Syracuse and Oliver Chilled. We also sell the Red Ripper Hay Press. -~Cane Mills and Evaporators. A full line of all sizes. Remember wewatyr business, and we will make it to your interestaswl s ours, to deal with us. Very truly yours, - SMANNIN JARAE COMP'Y BRING YOUR ACJOB WORK . . TO THE TIMES OFFICE. THE PILLORY. Titus Oates and Daniel Defoe Both Suffered In It. In the year 1837 the British parlia ment passed an act that put an end to punishment by pillory. Previous to 1 the conquest this particular instrument 4 of correction was in use in England < and went by the name of the "stretch neck." It consisted of a wooden frame erected on a stool in which were three holes for the head and arms. For days together offenders against the 1 common law were thus exposed to pub lic view. From historic accounts it ap pears that this particular form of pun ishment was meted out to those con ,,ieted of frauds of every description not only in England, but in nearly every country In Europe. In the days of the star chamber, when religious feeling ran high, the pillory was the ordinary punishment meted out to those who offended against the church. 1 In 1GS5 Titus Oates was sentenced to be pilloried for five days in every year during the rest of his life. Another famous sufferer was Daniel Defoe. the author of "Robinson Crusoe." who stood for three days in the pillory in Cheapside. It happened on occasions that the offender died while under going his sentence. During the time of exposure the condemned man was not allowed to receive food of any sort or description. The last occasion on which a pillory sentence was passed was in 114.-London Globe. '1 A KING'S HOBBY. The Mania of Frederick William I. For Collecting Giants. Of all the manias that afflict man kind the most ancient and curious is probably that for collecting. The vic tims collect pretty- nearly everything from books to shoe buckles and from pots to postage stamps, but giant col lecting was the hobby of Frederjck William I., king of Prussia. Nature designed him for a recruit ing officer; destiny made him a mon arch. All were fish who came to his net - Saxons, Austrians,' Hessians, Turks, Swedes, Englishmen, Irishmen. Africans-provided they were at least two yards long. Some of his speci mens were seven feet long. Now and then he obtained one still more pro digious. The Saxon cabinet minister Wack erbarth. foreseeing the possible ad vantages of standing well with so near a neighbor, in- 1715 dispatched to Ber lin a recognition of his Prussian maj esty's birthday, Aug. 14, no less flat tering than unique, since it consisted of a large bundle of tobacco leaves. two handsome Turkish pipes and a bagful of fragrant Latakia, all com mitted to the hands of seven foot pas sengers, with a missive imploring the king's gracious acceptance of these trifles and the Cupid who bore them. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A Smile From a Stranger. Most of us owe debts of gratitude to strangers whose kindly smile has sent sunshine into our aching hearts and has given us courage when we were disheartened. It is a great thing to go through life with a siling face. It costs little, but who can ever estimate its value? Think how the pleasure of life would be increased if we met smiling faces! everywhere-faces which radiate hope', sunshine and cheer! What a joy It wouid be to travel in a gallery of liv ing pictures radiating hope and cour age! Who can 'estimate what beautiful, smiling faces mean to the wretched and the downcast, those whose life burdens are crushing them? Many of us carry precious memories of smiling faces which we glimpsed I but -once, but whose sweet, uplifting expression will remain with us forever. -Success Magazine. She Was Deliberate. It is said that Dinah Mulock Cralk, the famous author of "John Halifax, Gentleman," made :i habit of leaving at her bank the manuscript of each of her stories as soon as it was completed. It would remain there perhaps six months. and then she would call for It and see how the story affected her after that lapse of time. If it pleasAi her, the manuscript :was sent to the1 publisher. Otherwise it was rewritten or thrown away. Ear Wagging. Only animals with- long and drooping ears are able to wag them. A rabbit, for instance, can do what It likes with its ear, dropping o"'e or both and lay ing them flat alor ,its back when dashing through thick cover. Hares are still more brisk in ear movements. But short eared beasts, like weasels and stoats, are unable to wag their ears in any degree, although they have enough ear to wag if they had the power. Accurate. "See here, landlord," said an angry tenant after lie had signed the contract for a year, "this house is full of sewer gas." "Yes, that's what I told you." "Told me?' "Yes. You asked me If there was 1 gas in every room, and I said there was."-ondon Answers. His Right Hand. "My husband," said the fair br-ide, "says I am his right hand." "I hope," rejoined her mother, "that he isn't like that man who never lets his right hand know what his left hand does."-Chicago News. Easy to Suit. I Mrs. Eastend-You'll not find'me dif ficult to suit, Nora. Nora (the new maid)-I'm sure not, ma'am; I saw your husband as I came in, ma'am.- I Pittsburg Observer. This Is Worth Reading. Leo F. Zelinski, of 68 Gibson St., Buffalo, N. Y., says: "-I cured the most annoying cold sore I ever had, with Bucklen's Araica Salve. I appied thi salve once a day for two days. when 1 every trace of the sore was gone." Heals< all sores. Sold under guarantee at Dr. W. E. Brown & Co.. and Dr. J. E. Arant's drug store. 25c. A Riot of Color. From the land of the Moros a soldier writes: "A Moro matron passed our quarters this morning wearing a helio trope jacket, purple trousers with large heart designs worked in yelow,~ blue and pink' embroidery, a red and black sarong, yellow plush slipper and yellow silk mantilla. The lady's maid (old), in modest garb. walked be hind, carrying a magenta parasol." 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