The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-25
Pinewood Pickups.
Editor The Manning Times:

Editor The Manning Times:
For the benefit of the readers of this
paper I submit the following:
South Carolina has more white llllt-
crate men than any other State out OF
41. Clarendon county alone has 29l
white men over q years of age who
cannot read nor write their name, more
than any other county IN South Caro-
lima
The United States Commissioner OF
Education in his annual report presents
statistics showing TO what extent higher
education affects success in life. Sue
cess does not mean mere accumulation
of wealth. but rather attainment IN all
departments OF usefulness and repuUa.
BILE endeavors. Education in its rela-
tionship to success is not to be con-
strued on q basis of dollars and cents.
The Bureau of Education divides L.
7944 4403 males over 50 years old. accord
ing to the last census, into four educa-
tional classes as follows: First class,
males without education, 1,I5t, ,023;
class :, males with only common school
training or training outside OF organ
lied schools. l7,054. .335: class ;. males
with regular high school training
added. 657 7,432: class /, males with col
lege or higher education addad, 375. .6l3.
From these figures it can readily be |
seen that the number of males IN the
United States possessing high school
and higher education is but 4 small
minority portion OF toe total number.
Comparing now these classes with the
same number of males classified as to
rocationS and professions. 1t is shown
that the number successful III al de-
partments of usefulness and reputable
endeavor'' is in almost exact proper
tions to the Quality Of education.
Statements obtained from 10. I04 men
who have made notable successes, show
that they include: Without education,
none; self-taught, "a; home-taught. 2lS;;
with common school education or train
ing. loss: with high school training, |
1927: with college training, I,10l, OF
whom 6.l29 were graduates.
If there ever was any doubt in the |
mind of any one as to the value of edu-
cation, the figures just given ought to
set such doubt forever at rest.
AIoral-Do you want your children to
be educated. or uninstructed, worthless
endearors?
Several from here will attend the CO.
lumbia Fun-Floral Carnival.
The effect of the moist atmosphere
on iron and steel is one of the marvels
of the Isthmus of Panama. Rust ap-
pears on the unprotected metal within
a few hours after exposure and rapidly
eats it's way in. Scattered all about the
canal at Colon and Emperador are huge
quantities of machinery so badly ca
roGed that knife can be thrust into
the metal as if it were cheese. Proba-
bly, 0,000, 900 worth of old machinery
was thus wasted which might have been
saved through proper care in storage
and protection. Severa! years ago this
machinery was piled in huge heaps. 1t
is now over twenty-five years old and is
practically worthless. The equipment
included miles of steel rails piled up in
the open air; thousands OF dump cars
are likewise subjected in different
places awaiting the coming OF the next
canal company. Scores of locomotives
are wasting away along the line OF the
work. In the harbors and at.the en-
trance to the canal steam craft OF all
kinds are also rotting IN the warm,
moist atmosphere. These include costly
steam dredges, tugs, floats and scows,
portoons and many minor craft. The
Steam dredges have their buckets IN
the mud of the canal, in many instances
where the cables rusted and broke
apart. Decay is apparent on all sides.
The Belle" has returned and re-
ports delightful trip to the Mountain
City.
Several from here attended the COM
mencement exercises OF the Summerton
Graded School.
The Methodist Sunday school had
their annual picnic Friday, May 20, at
Reynolds mill pond.
One of the ''young heart seekers
went out calling few Sunday nights
ago and on arriving at his destination
he dismounted and threw his saddle un-
der the house When he came out
there was no saddle TO be found, for it |
had rained and washed his saddle away.
Last Thursday while the changing
was working at the foot of the sand
hills one of the convicts was suddenly
taken sick. DR.. Murray, who was pass
inc at the time, was called to give the
sick man medical aid The doctor gave
him bypodermic. When the darkey
saw what he was fixing to do he yelled
out, ''Hold on, doctor, DR.. Briggs has
already vaccinated me.
Capt. C. NJ. Higgins spent last Sun
day at his old home at Marion, S. c.
Mr.. Augustus Wright of Richmond,
Va, bought in Mr.. t'elder's stock of
general merchandise.
Mr.. Aaron Weinberg of Manning was
in town Monday.
Mr.. Robin N. Brailsford has pur-
chased the house and lot of Mr.. r. L.
Fielder.
Mrs. r. L. Felder's sister of South
Florida is visiting here.
BUSTER.