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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
METHOD TO MARKET CROP.
New Orleans Cotton Dealer Has
New Plan.

A dispatch from New Orleans says
81. B. Thompson. president OF the
New Orleans cotton exchange anc
head OF the cotton frn OF ". B.
Thompson & Co.. Of that city. has
issued 8 circular letter to farmers.
wherein he offers a new plan for
The marketing o; The cotton crop.
He urges farmers 20 market their
crops at the rate OF 10 per cent a
month. According to Mr.. Thompson
this would create stable market
ro- both buyer and seeker.
Mr. Thompson says in part:
Let the producer OF cotton mar
ke. 20 per cent OF his crop each
month for 10 months. An instant
OF reflection will convince any
thoughtful man that whether the
crop on the market be large or small
and whether a hundred planters 0.
hundred thousand employ the
method. the result will be better
than il the crop we're sold at oace
or the attemp, made to hold it all.
II the plan is good for one planter,
i. is good for all. and il all or any
great number Of pisneers adop: it.
the problem Of marketing the crop
is solved"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
SOME TIMELY HINTS.
How Merchants Can Make Adrer'
tising Win Business.

tiSlNg w In fSUSineSS.
One principal OF successful ad-
yertising. as practiSec by depart
ment stores ad writer's and other
specialists on publicity. !s to give
definite descriptions Of goods Of
tered. When a merchant uses such
phases as The best is the cheap
est" and Biggest assortment. and
lowest prices" he conv!nces no one.
The reader argues that anyone can
use these catch words and that they
prove nothing.
Try instead to help Tour readers
get a mental picture OF your goods.
For this purpose try definite and de-
tailed. though very h7iei description.
Get manufacturers of your lines TO
give you some definite facts abc..
how the goods are put together. so
that you can give some real reasons
why goods are superior.
Pick out some specia! bargains.
describe them as above indicated.
and put In the price and the real
value you believe them TO have
Don't bother about fowery language.
What the buyer wants is cold facts.
Reason why" advertising is what
brings the buyer around.
Prices are the best argument OF
all Oftentimes all that Is cesir-
able is word or two Of description.
with price and real value in cold
type. Oranseburg merchants can
double their values by judic;ous,
persistent advertising in the local
They should try It.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Killed By lightning.

The Sumter Watchman and South
ron says: Simon Mickeus and
another negro man were killed by
lightning Friday afternoon while
riding on "a wagon load OF cotton,
which was being carried from the
feld to the gin house on the farm
OF Mr.. T. II. Clarke. near Mechanics
vile. another negro who was lying
between the two. who were killed.
@as shocked and burned but escaped
serious injury TWO white boys. the
sons OF Mr.. Bradley. who were riS-
ing on the wagon escaped uahurs."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Htictas PeaT.

The Paris Temps severely cviti-
cises Commander Pesvy's broadcast
accusations against Or. Cook. as
vell as his general srandi!oQnenr
attitude saying Of it: "Pea:y's
patriotic declaration about taking
possession Of the pole II the name Of
the President OF the United States
contrasts strongly With tte CONNER
cisl spirit be displayed 10 copyright
Ing the story
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Hasn.t DR.. Cooks Records.


q dispatch from New York says
the following wireless and cable
message has been received in shas
city:
Battle Ha-bors Labrador. via Cape
Ray. y. E. September Il.
II have no knowledge Of Dr..
Cooks having given Mr. Whitney
any records There ARE no Cook
records on the Roosevelt.
fSiSned) Peary.
In Copenhagen. Dr.. Frederick A.
Cook declared that he had given to
Harry Whitney. the wealthy young
big game hunter. part OF the records
OF his observations on bis return
from the North Pole to Etah. Green
laad. DR.. Cook asserted that ssr.
Whitney would bring the records
TO this country.
Commander Robert E. peary on
his return from the Pole. 3 year
subsequent to that OF Dr.. Cook.
picked up Nr. Whitney at Etah. and
w:s bringing him south on the
Roosevelt when they met the relief
ship Jeannie.- TO which Mr. whitney
was transferred to continue his
bunting for few weeks in Sa@n S
say.
It was confdentally expected by
Dr.. Cooks supporters here that Mr..
h;snes had turned these records
over to Commander Peary. and that
the latter would bring them to this
country with him
While it is certain that Command
er PeaEy win receive a notable re-
ception on his arrival in New York
City. all plans are merely tentative.
as nothing definite is yet known as
to when he will reach that city. One
report states that the Roosevelt will
be able TO leave Battle Earbor be-
fore the end Of this week, while
another states that it can hardly de-
part from there before the end Of
the month.
IN any event. New York antici-
pates the livliest few weeks in many
years. whel the rival explorers DO
come. Dr.. Cook is cue on September
p, and four days later the Hudson
Fulton celebration begins, and in
this. It is expected. that Polar argu-
ment will be forced to conspicuous
position. The i:feeliag between the
more ardent supporters OF Command
er Peary and Dr.. Cook is character
lied By much bitterness and harsh
language. Many Of them are urs-
ing the publication Of accusations
an6 recrininai;ons and the agh.
promises 70 create much enduring
unpleasantness.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Religions Sentiment Growing.

The pessinists who have loudly
proclaimed that this is goddess
aud churchless nation sc, no comfort
from the United States religious
census for 1905. just issued. Nearly
3S.000.000 church members. being
3s.1 per cent OF The population. as
against little over 2:.o00.000 mem
bers representing 32.7 per cent c.
the population in 1890 does not look
as il the American people have lost
faith in God or are living unright-
eous lives. OF course some OF this
membership is mot working much
at it, as the boy said OF the man
whose practice did not square with
his profession. but that has always
been the case 1t is also true that
much or this membership is not reg
ulariy attendant at church services.
Yet allowing for all this the fact re
mains that the religious sentiment OF
the people is strong and steadily
Increasing
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Negro Proves a Zero.

At Atlanta. Ga.. the home OF S.
". Bailey. @i,h its contents. was
DESTROYED by FIRE Saturday. the root
falling when the Ere was first dis
covered. The family Of Mr. Bailey
barely escaped in their nigat robes.
After the roof began crumblins.
Mary. the six-year-old daughter. was
rescued hy the daring bravery Of
Weldon Wrav. colored.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
CITY MARSHALL KILLED
By . Blow From Teuns Man He
Had Put Under Arrest.

At Jesup. Ga. Marshal G. 3. Pope
was killed Saturday afternoon by
blow over his heart in a t:-spe.-
ate struggle with Edward Tyre,
Bran.ly Tyre and James Tyre. promi-
neat young white men. whom he vas
attempting to arrest.
It Is not known which one Of the
Tyres Indicted the fatal blow. All
were arrested as sbey attempted to
escape. and lodged in Wayne coun-
ty Jail.
Intense feeling exists against. the
young men. The ofscer vas attempt
ing to arrest them on charges OF
diso7derly conduct.
Brantiy Tyre aud James Tyre are
sons Of County Commissioner Geo.
Tyre. Edward Tyre is their cousin.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
LEAP TO ESCAPE FLAMES
HUNDRED HAZE CLOSE CALL
WHEN HOTEL BURNED
Entire Ground Floor is Ahlsze When
Flames Arc Discovered - None
Hurt Seriously in Jumping.

Flames Are discovered - None
Hurt Seriously in Jumping.
4 dispatch from Edgeme:e. Lons
Island. says in FIRE which DESTROYED
the Ho!meshurst Inn there before
daylight Monday morning seventy
ave guests and twenty employees e1-
oer;enced exciting and narrow es-
capes.
The hre. which the proprietc!
said. was OF incendiary origin. start
ed in the basement and worked up
through the frame structure so zap
idly that the entire first foor vas
ablaze before the guests were given
the alarm.
While most OF the guests were
able 70 leave By >ta!rways. half a
iozen. among them two women. leap
ed from second-story balcony. but
were not seriously hurt.
The guests were cared for IN
ne:shboring cottages. The aote.
building was valued at $4,000.
William Holmes. son Of the owner
ran to his mothers room on the
second soor and found his escape
cut OF by wal! OF flames. They
| were forced to jump. but were no
hurt. An elevator boy ran his Cal
until the flames stopped the car.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Dead In His Hury.

Mr.. J. Warren SIakely. one OF the
most substantial citizens of Laurens
county. was found dead ;o his buggy
late Tuesday afternoon. the news o!
which spread rapidly over the city
and county and caused many express
sions OF regret. Death was in all
proba eiiicy due to heart failure. as be
vas veil ~beo sc left ho1e. Ee vas
IS years Of age.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
FATAL 'SQCTTo BITE.
Causes Blood Poison Which Causes
Death Of . Lad.

Six-year-old Freddie Limburger OF
l41 Terrace place. Wes,chester. y.
j.. died Friday OF blood poisoning
bcorsh. on from scratching mosquito
bites on his legs. Going out into
the woods to gather flowers the first
os the month. Freddie was terribly
bitten by mosquitoes. He kept
scratching himself with finger
Males and Oh September 3 It be-
came necessary to call DR.. ". C..
Deming OF ST. Raynonds avenue.
Westchester. One leg began to swell
and It vas soon apparent that blood
poisoning had set in.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
WANTS HIS NECK BROKEN.
4 White Fiend Attacks Young
Negro Girl Twice.

4 special to The News and Courier
from Spartanburg says an unknown
white man attempted to make a
criminal assault on young coio-ed
girl at East Spartanburs Saturday
afternoon. He was caught by the
father OF the girl and given a
severe whipping and then released
and told to leave the country It
Is said that this is the second at
tempt OF the kind by the man. and
the white people OF the community
regret that the girls father le: him
get away. claiming that be should
have been turned over to the au-
thorities, The assault caused the
report to be circulated in the city
chat race riot was on. and the
deputy sheriff and large crowd OF
citizens hurried out TO East Spartan
burg 70 prevent trouble.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Neglect OF tho Fields.

M. James ]. Hill. addressing the
American Bankers Association at
Chicago Tuesday. uttered warning
against the conpsaeent BELIEF that IS
widely held that the Usited States
feeds the world and is dependent up-
On no other country Sor the support
OF life among its people. as so many
other countries-Ensiaad as q not
able ezampie-are. Unless" said
NJ. Hill. I'VE can increase. the aSr.-
cultural population and their pro
duction. the question OF source OF
food supply ct home vii! soon supes-
sede the question OF = market
abroad. Mr.. Hill cited the increased
sendency OF the rural population to
leave the fields and abandon asricul-
tuEal pursuits and to seek city lte.
This says the Charleston Eve
ming Post" Is a, favorite topic With
this great railroad builder Of the
Northwest, and he speaze with
authority and With convincing force
upon Il. Undoubtedly the energies
Of the nation and the agencies Of the
government. as far as they may be
employed. are directed toward the
development Of foreign markets pre-
emirently. to the neglect Of and tho
growing disinclinstion Of the people
to agricultural pursuits. It Is we'll
that someone IKE Mr.. Hill shoaid
make this matter OF agitation. The
Post Is right. but We arc too busy
chasing the elusive dollar TO stve
heed to wise utteranecs Ike those OF
NJ. Hill.
The Post very. truly says that "at
Washington the whole scheme OF the
government. under the dispensa.ion
Of the Republican pavty-which has
had such an !nordinari,y long lease
Of power and has used It to such close
Advantages directed toward ex-
ploi;ation. rather than production.
An artificial condition has been Gre
ated By the high tariS system. which
stimulates emery IN channels created
by law. rather than in those made
by natural conditions OF living. The
opportunity for abnornally large
profits In manufacturing and CONNIE.
cial activities made by the tar1
tends 70 subordinate the more staid
pursuit OF production from the soi'.
aud much OF tie best energy and the
best taleut that should And adequate
and satisfactory COM
oensstior 10 skilled farming is at
trac.ed by the set-rich glitter Of tariS
protected schemes. Hr. Hill Is doing
veil to give warning OF the condition
bat is coming upon US unless we
mend our ways. and the way II
rhich Ee should mend ought 70 be
by other powerful voices
Is we'll
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Peay's Boatswaa Confirms Cooks State
neat Of The Loosns Of His Stores.
PEARY BADLY EQUIPPED
DIR. Cooks and F-aake's Collection
OF Relics We're Taken By Peary-
Admiral Schley Endorses Dr.. Cook
as Does Capt. Osborn. Secretary OF
the .Artic Club.

4 dispatch from ST. Johns. y. f.
saws Alan Written. who was boat
swain Of the Peary au1iaiiary steam
or Erik in 1905 and again IN 1908.
adds his quota 10 the polar contro-
versy. On his expeditions he saw
much OF peary and knew OF PearS's
plans. He was also on the Erik in
the summer of 1907 when she lay
for a week in Sydney alongside the
schooned Jno. r Bradley. In which
Or. Cook was starting for the pole.
Whit,en says that the Bradley was
abundantlv equipped for Cooks e1-
petition. having supplies 70: at least
three years. He confirms the charges
made by Dr.. Cook at Copenhagen
:hat Peary's people took Dr.. Cooks S
provisions. adding that not only did
the crew Of the ship take Cook s
stores at Etah. but that boats were
sent to Annatok. thirty miles distant,
TO remove Cooks provisions which
were stored there.
Wh!tten admitted however that be
did Iot know il this removal was By
ARRANGEMENT between FRANKIE. VAC
vas left in charge Of the provisions
and Peary or Peary's representatives
The boatswain also made the
statement that both Franke's and
Cooks collections Of ivory and skins
! some OF them very valuable. likewise
were taken. He said that the trou'
| bic with Peary's previous expedition:
| had been the lack Of supplies. In
| stead of remaining away for thres
years. Commander Peary vas com
PEELED 20 return after about Hstee1
/ months. the real reason. Whittea de
cIared. that he did not have enough
supplies to remain longer.
Naval Officers Endorse Cook.
A dispatch from New York say
previous assumption that ConDan
der Peary would have the Unite<
States Navy solidly b.hlod him wa
not borne out in letter from Rea'
Admiral Schley. made public by Capt
3. S. Osborn. secretary Of the Art!'
Club OF America. Of which; Dr.. Cool
is a member. The letter under dat
OF September Ii from Pocono Manor
Pa. runs in part as follows:
II like Cooks attitude ;mmensel!
in this unfortunate. unnecessary ans
unwise controversy. He certainly ha!
been dignifed and manly IN th'
/ stand ne has taken in this. matter.
Capt. Osborn followed up his let
ter from the admiral with lectur'
on Who Discovered the Norti
Pole?''
"Dr. Frederick A. Cook." he said
was for two years my wife's ply
s;cian. saw him two or th.e'
times a week and We chatted man.
hours. Il have ever known mai
Of integrity. probity. sincerity ant
modesty. it Is Cook.
| II have known also the other maI
known him to depart from truti
by large margins"
/, is now admitted By Peary him
self. that only one Esouinc was a
the pole with him. Cook had three
| with him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
TWO BLACK FlENDs SLAIN.
They Entered a Lady's Room anu
Shot and Killed Her.

News OF the killing OF two negroes.
following the shaving OF white
woman. was received from Beliamy.
lumber camp 20 miles west OF
Demopolis. Ala Two negroes,
Robert Gully and John Holly. Sun
day night entered the home OF a
man named Gray Mrs. Gray was
awakened. and when she failed to
heed the o.de! TO stop screaming was
shot and killed by Gully. Gray
Drained the negro With an axe. but
not before Gully had shot him in
the leg. Holly was captured later
and was made quick work OF by
posse OF Grsy's neishbors.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Fu,s Ban on Cigarettes

BY the will OF X. II. c.. Gyevel.
fled for probate q :ev, days ago. bis
grandson. Grevel ". E. Ackec OF
Atlantic Highlands. y. J., is to re-
ce!ve an estate valued at $4,000
provided be does not smoke cigar
cite from now until be is 25 years
old. The child IS now 5 years old.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Aetaek Freceh Post in China

A dispatch from Saigoc. French
Cochin. China. says band Of pirates
under the command Of Carirth, son
OF Dethao. recently attacked the
French post at Bsyon. Three mem
bers of the French force were killed
and seven. including Captain Fon-
tame. were wounded. The pirates
were repulsed With the logs OF ten
men killed
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Another Terrible Flood

Another terrible food has visited
the jamiilepec district IN the State
Of oaxaca. Mexico. Sugar planta-
tons and mills have been destroyed,
hundreds OF head o. cattle have been
killed and scores OF farm iabore-s
have lost :he:r lives in the water.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
SschtSnaE Drowned.

BY the capsszins OF small yacht.
in which he and r H. Ripley we're
sailing. Frank Richardson. OF Forts
mouth. Va. was drowned in the
Elizabeth River Sunday. The ,ras-
edy was caused. i; is said. By swells
caused by passing steamer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Building Collapsed.

BY the collapse Of threc-storv
building az North Sawyer and MIL
Vaukce avenue. Chicago. Friday. two
men were killed and twenty we're Sc
rious.v injured 4 num Der OF work
ncu al firs, reported missing we're
later accouuted for.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
White Men Convicted.

At Columbia 10 the circuit court.
Lonnic Hall and John White oo trial
toT the murder OF Eber Ashford,
were convicted Of nanslaushter.
White was given twelve years and
Hall ten years. Hall broke down and
cried
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
ALONE At POLE
peay Accompanied BY One Eskimo Made
Final Dash Over tie Ice.
APPEARED AS FROZEN SEA
pcary Endca,orcd to Get Soundings
-e,,, a, 500 Faehor,s Got no Bot
som-Co-respondenss May Take
Explorer Aboard Steamer to hurry
Home.

A disna,ch from Battle AS1oor.
Labrador. says the following detHis
r, Commander Peary's journey TO
tho North Pole have been CLEANED
FROM members Il the expedition on
hoard the steamer Roosevelt:
The only men to reach the ro'e
were Commander Peary and one
Eskimo, Esing Wah. by name. The
other white members OF the various
parties ,ha: lef. Capt Coinm oia
were sen. back one by one as As.
Pearv drew nearer daily to his oo-
iec,. Mathew Henson. MI Peary $
negro attendant. and three Eskimos'
the only ether members Of the reduc-
ed marty that made the final dash.
were left on the march south OF the
Pole.
4. S5.3S the party consisted OF
Mr.. Peary. Capt. Bartlett. Aatshe"
Henson. negro man. who has been
Nr Peary.s personal assistant on SO
many OF his expeditions. the Essi-
mos seven sledses anc sixty dogs
and the journey north was resumed.
The ice was perfectly level as faF
as tie eye could see.
Capt. Bartlett. took the oeserva-
ton on the Ssth parallel on April
8. and then reluctantly returned.
LEAVING Mr. Pea-y. Henson and the
Eskimos with provisions for forty
days to make the anal dash to tie
Pole.
This reduced party started On
April 3. The men walked that day
for ten hours and made twenty
, miles Then they slept aeaS the
seth parallel. The Pole was reach
ed on April S. and series OF ooser-
.aeions were taken at 90.
Nr. Peary deposited his records
and hois.cd the American Gag, The
temperature was 80 degrees below
zero.
TIE Pole appeared as frozen
sea MI Peary tried 10 take sound
iags. but got no bottom at 1850
sa,homs. Mr.. Peary stayed at the
Pole for thirty-sour hours and then
started on his return journey OF
April :.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
BACClVC ON COTTON
SIX POUNDS PER HUNDRED
SHOULD BE PUT ON 10
Cover the Tsre T$ken OH all Cot
ton By tho Spknners and Other
Bzy~.

Bzycr.
Again We would urge our cotton
growers to put OF oassins and ties
to the full s per cent limit this
season. says the Progressive Farmer.
II you put on less. than per cent
that IS to sag 80 pounds oa q 500
pound bale. 81 On q 4s-epouad bale.
"a on 400-poun6 bale. and 50 or
u. is simply = matter OF giving the
cotton buyer sood cotton worth
IL l-2 cents a pound when he Il
paying you only tor bagsins and
ties averaging about 3 I-2 cents
pound. This Is a matter our farm
ers have been entirely too slow to
understand.
The Eist OF the whole matter Is
.:Dply this: The price OF co: m
is fixed sy manufacturers who buy
on a basis Of per cent deduction
for basging and ties. That is to
say. they figure o. 80 pounds .are
for each 50o-pound bale: and on
each 5oo-pound bale. therefore. they
| allow q price for the ssoss bale suf-.
acient to pay FOR. 40 pounds net
Of lint cotton IN; other words, tho
price paid per pound for the whole
soc pounds IS lowered 50 as to al
low for 80 pounds tare-
Now. the average FARMER instead
OF putting i7o pounds OF lint cotton
and 80 pounds 81 bassias into
5o0-pound bale. puts Ia 47S pounds
of cotton and 52 pounds OF bags.aS-
thereby putting 81 extra pounds
Of ~ 1-2 ceat cotton worth g.. IN
stead OF pounds Of bass:ns and
ties worth Is cents.
| Moreover. all the evidence goes
to show that II the farmer does rot
put On full 80 pounds ts-e to each
E5oo-pound bale. the exporter ADDS
the extra or 10 pounds IA seoend-
hand basging and makes the extra
dollar that really belongs! to tho
farmer.
| At a meeting Of foreign nanufae-
tu.ers with representatives Of the
Farmers Union tn Washington CITY
a yea, or two zSo. the Dannfactof-
ers inquired: WHY Is It that waea
cotton leaves the farmers gin Il
has only 20 to 20 pounds os .afe, but
has 81 pounds b. the time :. reach
es us?" This Is the explanation.
| Put on oasgilS to the fun S per
cent limit Mr. Ransom Hinton. q
! we'll known North Carolina cotton
grover. illustrates the matter ve:y
clearly when hesays: Suppoae Jos
were carrying a box Of meat to
market and you knew they would
knock OF thirty pounds from the
gross weight for the height Of the
box: wouldn't yea be foolish 70 use
only a 2o-pornd BOX tnstead-give
them 10 pounds OF meat inssead o!
10 pounds Of bo17"
/ Even so Il Is With the farmer who
gets pay for cotton. on a basis o!
30 pounds deduction for bagging and
ties. while he puts on only 20
pounds. Put on all the bagsing and
ties that you can boy Tor i-c cents
| a pound and sell fo- II IL cents.
Be sure. though, that you don OF
put on more than pounds Of bag.
g4ng and ties FOR every hundred
pounds Of cotton lin q bale.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-22
Got the Cash.

Al Neosho Falls. Kansas. three
robbers Friday dvua uited she safe
OF the Eeosho Fa'is State bank and
and escaped $4,000 in cash.
city marshal