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The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
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vanishing Fleets" n story of what
might have happened" opens in Wash
:uGton with the United States and Japan
on the verge of war. Guy Hitler. sec
rotary of the British embassy, and Miss
Norma Roberts. chief aide of Inventor
Roberts. are introduced as lovers. At the
laoSL inOppOrtunc moment Japan declares
war. Japan takes the Philippines. The
entire country is in q state of turmoil be
cause of the governments Indifference;
cret message and is compelled to leave
Norma Roberts. who with military Of
ticerS also leaves Washington on myS
FERROUS expedition for an isolated point on
the Florida coast Hawaii is captured by
the Japs. All ports are closed. Jap fleet
lea Siege, Japanese spy, discovers secret
preparations for war. He follows auto
carrying presidential cabinet. He I'M
"arthS source OF great mystery and neeS.
muImuring: The gods save Nippon.
Fleeing 10 Pacific coast. Siego is shot
10 Japan seems successful Japan an
uOunccS intention to attack seaports.
Toxic learns of missing japanese fleet
and whole world becomes convinced that
United States has some powerful war
agency. England decides To send a feet
TO American waters as Il Canadian pro-
lection against what the British suppose
IS a terrible submarine fiotilla. Hitler is
also sent 10 Canada to attempt to force
his way through American lines with
message to the president in order that
protection for the fleet may be assured.
Japan appeals to Britain for aid. British
fleet departs. amid misGivings Of English.
Fleet mysterioUSiy disappears. sailor
picked up on raft being the only evil
dence of the loss. Powers begin to fear
for their safety. Hitler makes a failure
OF effort 10 deliver message to the pres:-
dent
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
immense Waterway to Connect the
Baltic ard Black Seas.

Canals more wonderful than those
of Panama and SueZ are already in
prospect. The early summer is to see
the commencement of al inland water
way that will dwarf them both into
comparative insigniicance. This is tie
long-rrojectcd Baltic and Black sea
canal. which will interscct Russia from
north to south, distance of 1909
miles. AID the total estimated cost of
which is put Officially at s500,003,0G0,
although il Will probably largely ex-
coed even this sum.
Another wonderful caral scheme
which is being enthusiastically taken
Up il Italy, coltellp,atcs nothing less
than tAc Joining b. I : means &C
Genoa AID Lake Cor. 80 - Go
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
CHAPTER x.
An Emperor DISAPPEARS.

Such was the effect of the strange
happenings of May and June that the
poise of all Europe seemed trembling
and unstable. Men who in all their
lives had respected law and society
began to question the value CT com
munal authority. when even the most
carefully reared power proved unable
TO protect itself against what appeared
TO be only one invention. Taxation
had created government. which in turn
had devised armies and navies and eX-
pended more and more money in their
equipment 1t had now been demon
strated thar the discovery of some enc
new force. some one engine of deStruc-
ton more powerful than any other
known. could destroy the values Of
navies and armies in day. And yet
in this frame of mind. where anarchy
seemed less terrible and governments
at best but weak organizations, the
greed for aggrandizement and con-
guest reasserted itslf.
In Russia the revolutionists took
heart and hoped to possess the land.
In the Balkans. reeking with the blood
of past strife. new forces were forming
for Independence. Rulers of neigh
boring powers studied the map of
Turkey. dreaming of what portion
might be seized. China, rehabiiitated
for aggression by Japan herself, re-
GREETED 4 compact with the smaller
country which prevented its seizure.
now that it was so terribly weakened
But the most threatening attitude of
ell was that Of Germany toward Great
Britain. The HohenZollerns, line of
warriors. still held the ancient throne.
and the kaiser was ambitious for his
country's advancement. An aStute
ruler OF exceptional capacity. he al
ready had advanced Germany's flag
Of trade beyond all seas. and by this
means alone practically dominated all
of South America. In ell earlier days
of this trade conquest the United
States had been busted in her home
Enterprises, saying to herself that
when she chose she could find way
to take the traffic of the southern con-
tinent with ease. With her eyes swad
died in silly egotisn, she had waited
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
CHAPTER discontinued.

The motor car was placed at Hill
lier's disposal as promised, and be-
fore night fell he found himself back
nc better for his experience. For ten
days thereafter he made useless at.
temptS to forward his message by
every means that his ingenuity could
suggest. Once he allowed it out of his
hands, intrusting it through extremity
to the care OF a fisherman. and on the
the following day, with seals I'M
broken. il was returned to him by a
polite officer of the United States
army in civilian dress. Were II not
for the gravity of his task he would
have come to regard ii as joke. 4
boys game of prisoners base or tag.
in which he was always lit"
And then. as If to reproach him for
his failure, there came from the clear
ness of the sky a swift and terrible
thunderbolt. 1t was a message from
England reporting the disappearance
of that immense feet which was TO
follow Oh his heels. and depended upon
the delivery of his message for its
immunity from attack. He had taken
too long,
Stunned by this overwhelming dis
aster. shuddering in each nerve, and
with every fiber of his body Quivering,
he sought the seclusicn of his room,
threw himself upon his bed and buried
his face in the pillows. Repeatedly
there ran through his mind the self
reproach that had it not been for his
failure this shocking toll of war might
never have been collected. An armada
of greater strength than that which
had fought ffsCape Trafalgar had
sailed CALAMITY cut to its doom. trust
ing to him to avert disaster. and he in
this hour OF stress. when the fate Of
nations hinged upon his resource. had
proved inefficient, Over and over he
reviewed the struggle he had made to
accomplish his mission. but found
even in this stern self-criticism no flaw
of endeavor- But in his hour of bitter
ness he thought that God might have
more kind.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
MONEY MADE II LIVE STOCK
s.. N cEn1Rst CANADA.

w. J. Henderson, visiting Seattle
writes the Canadian Government
Agent at Spokane. Wash, and says:
Il have neighbors in Central Canada
raising wheat. barley and oats for the
past 20 years, and are now getting
from the same land 20 to 80 bushels of
wheat per acre, 40 to 60 bushels of
oats.
1T was the first week Of May when
got my tent pitched, but the farmers
all around had finished putting in
their crops, SO only got fifteen acres
broke and seeded. They advised me
as it was late not to put in much
wheat, so put in five acres of wheat
and ten acres oats, one-half acre pota-
toes and vegetables. All kinds Of veg
etables grow well up there, sweet corn,
tomatoes, onions, carrots, peas, beans,
cabbage. My wheat yielded about 20
bushels per acre, for which ! got &c
cents. others got so cents; oats
threshed IS bushels Per acre. for which
l got 35 cents per bushel. You see
was three weeks late in getting them
in, still l was satisfied.
From my observation, there is more
money made in stock, such as cattle,
horses and sheep. as prices are high
for such, and it costs nothing to raise
them, as horses live the year around
out on the grass. In fact, farmers turn
their work horses out for the winter
and they come in fresh and fat in the
spring. Cattle live out seven or eight
months. They NOW the prairie grass
and stack it for winter and give oat
straw. Ny neighbors Sold steers at
$40 each. and any kind of a horse
that can pillow, from $4,000 up. raised
60 chickens and pigs, as pork, chick
ems, butter ard eggs pay well and al
ways a good market for anything a
man raises, so have every reason to
be thankful. besides, at the end of
three years l get my patent for home
stead. heard of no homestead sell
ing for less than $4,000, so where un-
der the sun could an old man or
young man do bctter?"
AIN- EOS Nm
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

keep the matter a secret. that on the
very eve of crisis the kaiser, the
most dominant figure in Europe, had
disappeared. Nor was that all.
As if to emphasize the fact that it
could have been through no mental
alteration that he had gone, the chan
cellor of Germany had disappeared at
the same time. That something mex
plicable had taken place was known
within Z few hours after the kaiser
and chancellor We're last seen. On
the night of their disappearance they
had been closeted together with the
most trusted military adviser of the
empire. This latter officer. fatigued
by duties which had tried him beyond
his years. had left the consultation
at midnight. In the room where it
was held there was telephone used
only by certain privileged ones who,
by means of a stated signal to the
switchboard operator could gain COM
munication. Who these were none but
the kaiser knew.
This operator told the secret service
men of the empire that few minutes
past midnight he had answered a call
and received the password which
caused him to make the desired con-
nection with the emperor's telephone,
and q conversation CT some minutes
ensued, which, owing to the arrange
ment of the instruments. he was I'M
able to hear.
The guards of the palace were
called to the council room and in
structed by the kaiser in person to ad-
NIT a man who would present plain
card within few minutes. They re-
ported that carriage drove up to the
outer gates and gentlemanly appear
ing stranger who spoke perfect Ger
man handed out 4 slip of pasteboard
On which nothing whatever was
printed or engraved. Fearing. despite
their masters instructions. that the
man might be an anarchist. the guards
had hesitated. whereupon the visitor,
reading their suspicious, told them
that they might search him if they
wished. which they did. This was
carried out with even more than or
binary care, and the man was found
to have absolutely nothing in his pock-
cts. He was dressed in the regulation
dinner suit, as If he had lately come
from some club.
Still suspecting something unusual
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
Takes Tire.

1t is true that the civilized world is
gradually shedding its supe-stitions.
but the PROCESS is slow. We have in
this country the finest fosTitals in
he wcrld. surgery and pathology are
in a high state Of development, bu.
NC haTc countless citizens, CT more
CT less eniaonce,. who carry potatoes
il their rockets IN cIra rheumatism.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
NOT FOR HIM.
The Prince Of GrumbIers.

When Mr.. Beeton asked if he did
not find many unreasonable people
among his summer boarders, Farmer
Joy quickly assented.
Lots an lots are never satisfied
anyway" he said. NO matter what's
done for 'em, there'll always be some
thing wrong somewheres.
Now last summer" he went on,
with a cleaning eye. I'VE had man
here that was so fond of grumblin'
that one day he actually called for a
toothpick after he'd had a glass Of
nilk."-Youth's Companion.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
PLAN GREAT CANAL SCHEMES

this it will be necessary, CT course, TO
cross net only the ApeCnine noun
ta:rs, but also the Alps.
This it is proposed to do By means
of new invention of locks, involving
the construction Of a series of in
clined tubular water lifts 1t may yet
BE- possible to travel by steamer ever
the loftiest mountain range in Eu.
rope.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

To restore a normal action to liver. kid
neys, stomach and bowels, take Garfield
Tea, the mild herb laxative.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
Middle Course the Best.

Lobster and champagne for supper
that's high jinks. Sawdust and near
coffee for breakfast-that's hygiene.
Between these two eminences. how
ever, there's room for some genuine
living.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

You always get full value in Lewis
Single Binder straight sc cigar. Your
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, sOftens the gurus reduces IN
fsmmation, alays pain. cures wind collie 25ca bottle
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

Sore throat leads TO Tonsilitis, Quinsy
and Diphtheria. Hamlins Wizard Oil
used as a gargle upon the first symptoms
of sore throat will invariably prevent
all three of these dread diseases.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

No man can own any more than he
can carry In his own heart.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

It is a difficult task to speak to the
stomach because it hath no ears
Cato.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

Crooks understand the art of get
ting out of financial straits.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

ONLY ONE "BROMO QJININE''
That is LAXATIVE RROMO OUININE. Look 10,
the signature of 4. w. GROVE Used the World
over to Cure q Cold in One Day. &c.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

The things you really stand for are
revealed to those you run after.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

The man who ruined the Roman peo-
pie was he who first gave them treats
and gratuities.-Plutarch
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17

Compounded by Experienced Physicians
Conforms to Pure Food and Drugs Laws
Wins Friends Wherever Used. Ask Drug
Small-minded men regard faith as q
theory; large-minded men use it as q
practical working power to get things
done and done right-Ruskin.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-06
EXPERTS ENGAGED.
Services Result in Great Commercial
Benefit to Owners.

From recent reports received at
the Department Of Commerce and
Labor it appears that the honey
interests Of England have found it
worth while to employ experts to
supervise that industry Cornwall,
the best honey producing county in
that country, was the first to engage
the service of an expert in beekeep-
ing, with vast commercial benefit.
When, three years ago, foul brood" !"
IN infectious disease among bees,
attacked the ariaros at Cornwall, and
worked great destruction, the sup
ervisors determined that it would be
necessary to destroy hundreds of
lives where the disease was preva-
'ent This forcible extinction of the
hives saved the industry in the coun-
ty There now remain but few
races Of the disease
In order that attention may De
lrawn to the success that may at
end beekeeping the authorities have
instructed their expert inspector to
Tisit all beekeepers in the county,
examine the hives kept by them, and
give advice as to their condition and
management 1t is also the duty Of
the inspector to work up markets.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-06
SUICIDE AT DENMARK.
Berry Gibson Takes His Life With
Carbo1ic Acid.

The Herald says news reached
Bamberg Tuesday night that Just
about dark MT. Berry Gibson, g
young white man of Denmark, had
committed suicide by taking carbol-
ic acid. Mr. Gibson was cotton
weigher at Denmark, having been
elected to the position last July by
the county board of commissioners.
He was about twenty-four years old,
and leaves a wife and a number OF
relatives. He was married only a
few months ago to Mrs. Da"is.
No real cause can be assigned for
his act, but it is said that he has
been despondent for some time, and
has often said in the presence OF
others that he wished he was dead.
About dark he went to his room in
his home at Denmark, and shortly
afterwards when his wife went 70 the
door, it was locked. He did not an
swer when she called to him. so she
called for help at once and entrance
vas effected by the window. Mr..
Gibson was found in dying con-
dition, and death ensued before a
physician could be summoned. He
must have drank the carbolic acid
Immediately on going to the room
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-06
REFUSE THEM BAIL.
The Coopers Must Stay in Jail Until
Tried.

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 2S.-"Gen-
slemen, / desire to say that. I have
given this case careful consideration
rom every standpoint and after hav
ing done so, am Of the opinion that
it is not a bailable case, thereicre
,ecline to allow bail, as to any OF
The defendants, and deny the appli-
cation, this is all before court this
morning."
The above is the opinion of Judge
William Hart delivered this morning
in the criminal court, disallowing
The men bail who are charged with
he murder of ex-United States SeI-
ttor E. w. Carmack. The decision
seemed TO come like stroke of
lightning out Of clear sky to the
lefense. which SIDE had seemed most
confident of receiving a favorable
decision.
The attorney for the defense seem
Il dazed and stunned. The defend
>nts themselves bore up well and
held q sort Of reception in cour. and
received re-assuring words from
friends about them.
Some of the friends Of the Cooprrs
about the city are stating THAT they
really did not want bail at all, but
that the deferse simply made the
move to ascertain some Of the most
important evidence against them in
the hands of the State. However.
his may be the decision of Judge
Hart that the case is not haila51e
one, it is thought Will prove quite
blow to the defense, the standpoint
of public sentiment The :!ial comes
up on January 20th next. on the
merits, and at the same time the
legislature will be IN session and a
Statewide prohibition fight will be.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-06
KILLED RY AN OFFICER.
Drunken Negro Resist Arrest and
Is Shot Down.

John Mays, negro who was drunk
and disorderly in Wagner Tuesday
night, was shot and killed by Police
man Kirkland.
kirkland attempted to arrest Mays.
who said he would not be arrested,
pulling a pistol at the sonc time,
when Kirkland began nr1ng, one bull
let taking effect in the centre at the
abdomen.
Dr. O.. F. Fortwood was summon
ed, but found the negro in a dying
condition A post-mortem vas held
by Drs. Portwood and Schofield. with
the above findings.
The shooting took place about 7
o'clock p. m. Mays lived about 80
minutes after the shooting. lie is a
strange negro in this secli;n. but
is said to have deserted his family
in Edgefeld.
Strange negroes and Blind tiger
whiskey is responsible fo~ many Of
the murders With which South Caro-
lima is charged. Policeman Kirk
land had to shoe. Mays or be shat
himself.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-06
Pointed Paragraphs.

AS a rule thieves display NOR
| discretion than honest men do.
The good form displayed by man:
woman is due to her dressrna bar
Most of the average mars laugh
are inspired by his own alleged wit
The reason the average man cal
be so satisfied with. his brains is h.
hasn't any.
Even man who prefers prize
fight will lie about how be enjoy:
grand opera.
A woman can always convinc,
herself you are in love with her un,
less you are.
1t sometimes happen that cir
may get rid of a persistent suitor b.
marrying him.
More people have been civilized
with the bathtub than with the Ten
Commandments.
A mean trick for a man to play
on girl who rejects his proposal is
to take her at her word.
Not until the undertaken gets busy
with man does he cease to be un-
popular with his relations.
Every man likes to hear wise
woman talk-because she always
talks to him about himself.
A girl wants to stay in bed when
she has a cold so that men cant
see the red nose that goes with it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-06
Value of Sweet Milk.

The value of the pure sweet skim
| milk fed to pigs fresh from tie
cream separator, WIS foand by the
well '-kcoNn dairyman. Mr.. 6. P.
Goodrich. to he much greater than
! sually estimated. He found that
100 pounds OF gain in pigs weigh
ing 125 pounds when fed alone, acd
one bushels of corn fed alone mad= I
gain of ten pounds. This puts a
high valne on sweet skim milk.
When he joined skim milk and corn
n dWa proportions the feed value OF
Loth were increased 20 per cent,
showing that both made fine bla-
anced ra!icn. He fed 100 pounds
Of sweet skim milk With one bush.:l
Of con. and that save is pounds
of gain to the shoats. Heard's
Darvlnan says:
In Oar own EXP. rience We have
made skim 1ailk w..rth 60 cents pr
100 when fed to grade Guernsey
.!lves sn:1 at. Z months of age at
SIS each.
Il: is we'll enoueh to say that
large part Of the feeding value of
ser;.raItor skim milk rlay be wasted
ty Improper methods of feeding: al
SO it's best value is always found IL
t, ed;ilg it 20 young pigs and .hcat-.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-06
The owenr OF a smart dog does

The owenr of a smart dog does
most of the barking.
When a girls hair is a golden halo
instead Of being just plain red, it's
a sign it's her mother describing il
A man seems to be aole to out
grew most any superstition except
that his whisKers couldn't be finer.
The average girl is ambitious 10
make a name for herself, but she
usually ends by accepting some
mans.
The kind of photograph woman
thinks is good of her is one her
own mother couldn't guess who it
was.
The man who can make his chill
dren smile does not need to worry
over his inabilitr to preach sermons.
Women seem to regard. a charity
work as a stepping stone into soci-
ETY..
The largest band saw in the
the world is in use in a mill at H;a-
quinn, Wash. It is 65 feet long by
90 inches wide and has teeth inch
es apart.
There's no way a man can help
his wife to enjoy herself when she
is having good cry as to tell her
to go right OF doing it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-06
Farming REQUIRES Brains.

"Back to the land" is the cry much
heard these days. and It is we'll to act
upon it that the congested condition
of the cities with its attendant evils
of poverty, misery and crime may be
relieved. But many mon of slender
means who buy small farms in tn.
expectation of making a living and
enjoy life are bitterly disappointed.
The trouble is they have had no
experience, and scarcely any business
today needs a practical working
knowledge to insure success more
than farming. If people Of small
means want to succeed and realize
the advantages Of country life, they
should find work for time with
some progressive successful ia :
mer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-06
CAST ACID IN HER FACE.
Jealousy Causes Serious Crime in
City of Atlanta.


Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 2S.-Followins
few heated words about what nc
one knows, Mrs. Alta Garner thrsw
what is believed to have been g
strong acid in the face of Mrs. Clem-
ma Long, in the doorway Of the lat
ter's home at SO Glenn street, last
hight. Jealousy is believed to have
been the cause
Mrs. Long was called to the door
where she met Mrs. Garner. They
-alkeG excited!y for several moments.
when passersby were startled by q
scream from the former. Mrs. Gar
ner dashed away, and the police
have not yet been able to locate
her
The victim was found to be snf.
fering with serious burns on tht
face, the same having been caused
by a strong acid. She was taken tc
the Grady Hospital. where doctors
could do nothing beyond relieve her
If the pain. She will survive any
material injury beyond marrins
of her facial beauty, which had pro-
viously been of rare order.