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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28
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NJ ont, S. D., and told them they would
strike strong artesian flow at 5000
feet They drilled and got flow of
half a million gallons a day at just
1882 feet.
Very similar to the hydrologist is
the man who can tell in just what ter
ritory an oil well is located and at
about what depth the oil will be
struck. He is a wizard who makes
underground maps of an oil district.
Another important man of the Sur
rey staff is the hyrcgapher-the man
who measures the flow and studies
the rivers and streams Of the coun-
try Where the government Or where
corporations contemplating irrigation
enterprises, or where it is desired to
know the available horse power that
can be developed on a stream, the da-
ia furnished by these water experts
is utilized. The photographer by de-
.termining through long series of
gaugings, the amount of water the
stream carries and the fall Of the riv-
er, can attain the desired result. But
this often means Wadi1g into icy
streams throughout the winter and
working under other conditions that
are not exactly play.
The natural resources of the Unit
ed States are barely scratched, ano
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28

! proper. In some OF the districts the
men can not depend on pack trains
or even dogs, but must rely upon the
sturdiness Of their own legs, or resort
to canoe travel. In many instances,
especially during the earlier purely
exploratory work, advantage has been
taken of the enormous length of some
OF the Alaskan rivers. Working their
way up ore stream as far as possible
with canoes. they portage to the
head-waters Of another stream flow
ing in different direction, and de-
scend that stream, emerging perhaps
into another ocean.
In such cases it has been no holi-
Gay jaunt to work a couple OF heavily
laden canoes, carrying five months Of
! provisions. up the rapids of some
swiftly flowing mountain stream with
the glacial water at q temperature Of
40 to so degrees Nor when the
stream Swallowed to get out into the
icy water and push and pull. One
twelve mile portage across the central
part Of the Seward Peninsula occu-
pied a week. Several trips were nee
essary, the men carrying their canoes
and their provisions and camp outfit
over mountain divide 1900 feet
high.
For four or five or six months
until the SHOWS Of the fall drive them
in-many Of these field men live and
| work in the wilderness apparently
ohlivious to the outside world. They
map out practically untrod ground,
occasionally meeting some pros2ector,
| but for the most part having only an
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28
They are ideal automobile maps.

They are ideal automobile maps.
In the western nart Of the United
States are about 70,000,000 acres Of
coal land still owned by the govern
ment, in addition to the great coal
fields of Alaska. 1t is the work Of
the coal ,eeologist to examine these
coal beds, to estimate the tonnage per
acre and to fix the sale price. This
land classification work has proved to
be Of great economic value to the gov
ernment Until 1906, all of the gov
ernment coal land was sold at price
of $40 to $40 an acre. fixed according
to its proximity to railroads and with
out regard TO its real value.
Now. however, Uncle Sam is man
aging his vast coal property On a bus
mess basis. His geologists are exam
ming every forty acre tract. measur-
ing the thickness Of the coal seams
and calculating the tonnage. Then
the old landlord is fixing the price
according to the quality of the coal.
But how can geologist tell how
many tons OF coal an acre will yield,
when the coal bed is 1000 feet under
ground in virgin field perhaps 100
miles from a mine shaft? He does,
however. for The business Of the ge-
ologist is to look deeper into the
ground than anyone else.
Equally active is the Survey in its
work of classification of the petrol
cum lands belonging to the govern
ment as we'll as the phosphate lands
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28

and the water power sights. In all
i these great resources additional leg
islaticn is necessary to protect the
interests of the people to the same eX-
tent that they are safeguarded IN
their coal property. a leasing law is
needed to prevent waste in the devel-
opment of Gil lands. Another law is
! needed for handling Of water power
sites on the public domain. And q
leasing law is badly needed to enable
the mining Of the western phosphate
lands, but with the provision which
will enable the government to pre-
vent the expectation OF this wonder
fully valuable fertilizer.
If the Survey geologists shall dis
cover this year great deposits of pot
ash salts. law to provide for their
mining through leases will become
necessary. Such discovery as the
great German potash deposits would
be worth hundreds Of millions Of dol
lars and obviolsly it would never do
for the government to sell them and
thus perhaps foster an American pot
ash monopoly.
Nest all underground water flows
through grave lor rocks. knowledge
Of the rocks therefore means to a
great extent, knowledge OF the pres
'ence of water. Just as the coal geolo-
gist can see a bed OF coal way down
in the ground, SO the water geologist
or the "hydrolcgist' can locate un-
dergrcund water He deals in black
magic. Geologist Garton advised
railroad to drill for water at Edge
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28
Stand BY Your Town.

"Why should support my own
town." is question every one
should put to himself and honestly
consider. The result would be bene-
fetal both to the individual and the
town. Here are few Of the many
reasons he would be sure to find.
The town is his home and a mans
first duty is to his communal home as
well as to his domestic home. Again
local patriotism demands it. Love
for and pride in ones town is the
duty as it should ever be the Joy of
every citizen, and that patriotism
should find constant expression in
furthering its interests. His town
affords him the protection Of it's gov
ernment and laws and guards his
property against fire and other losses.
A man should trade in his town.
It's business men are courteous, will
ing and progressive their stock Of
goods is large and varied, and il
there is something one wants which
they do not carry they are always
really to secure it. Unlike catalogue
houses. the home merchants help to
pay the taxes of town, they con.
tribute to churches, Improvements
and entertainments. Without the
business men the TOWN would stag
nate and property decrease in value.
The schools of a town provide am
pie and satisfactory education for
ones children, and its churches meet
and satisfy his religious needs and
conserve the moral and spiritual in
terests cf the community. It's news
napers keep him informed on local
matters. enlarge his knowledge,
help him in business, minister to his
enjoyment aad that of his family,
2nd promote every wise effort put
forth to help the best interests Of
the town.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28

intercourse with each other. Living
three or four of them in little world
OF their own for perhaps half a
year do they become homesick? Well
naturally, as the leaden skies OF au-
tumn forecast the close Of the field
season, there may be wish to get in
touch with the haunts of men.
Look. fellows, the northern lights
are wonderful tonight" enthusiast
cslly cried one member of jIst such
a party.
Northern lights" groane6 a
weary traveller. Good heavens. for
sight of the white lights of some
town.
| Yet when the sap begins to swell
the buds the next spring, these same
men will be the most eager to fare
forth again in the wilderness.
! The result of the topographer' la
; Dor is map so wonderfully accurate
that it is noted throughout the world,
and the Crited States Geological Sur
vey men have been called upon to
teach topographic mapping in many
foreign countries and to organize gov
ermental topographic surveys from
Canada to Argentina. During the
past year $3.50 miles in the United
States proper were geographically
surveyed in great detail. The survey
has its own engraving plant and it
is one CT the greatest map engraving
establishment in the country. The
maps are rsed in all government de-
partmerts and by engineers and min
ers engaged in private enterprises.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28

discoveries of useful and precious
minerals are being made every day.
The work of the Geological Survey
has proved this country to contain
greater natural resources than any
other of it's size. The men who have
so successfully undertaken this work
OF exploration, discovery and classifi-
cation have been forced to demon
strate their capacities before going
into the field. The efficient geolo-
gist, after spending several years in
specialized university work must pass
a government civil service eXamina-
ton before he finds himself launched
in a field of scientific research, and
then, within the Geological Survey,
his real schooling begins. Thus it is
that the field men are capable and
we'll trained. while they are all en-
thusiasts and willing to tackle any
difficulties.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28
WILL REMAIN THE SAME.
There Will be No Change in State
Board of Education.

Governor Blease, in positive lam
guage before the State board of edu-
cation Saturday, declared that there
will be no change in the personnel
of the board. The statement was
made at the session of the board
this morning, and this evening the
press was furnished with steno-
graphic report of what Governor
Blease had said to the board at its
session Saturday.
Governor Blease, in addition to
making the final assertion that the
members of the State board of edu-
'caticn would not be removed, out
lined his position with regard to
the adoption Of school books. In
this respect his statement was prac-
tically the same as that printed in
The News and Courier a few days
ago.
Governor Blease also reviewed
the Waddy Thompson incident, re-
ferring to the adoption of history
books. Among other Interesting
statements Governor Blease made re
ference to the reported presence of
detectives in Columbia at this time
who, he asserted, were here "tc
watch hs,' according to the informa-
ton Governor Blease has in the
matter:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28

mansIaughter. Following his con-
viction, the case was appealed and
the sentence was affirmed. Upon
hearing Of the affirming of his case,
.Avant, accompanied By his wife, fed
to that State about year ago. When
arrested he was engaged in selling
sewing machines and was located at
boarding house. Upon MS arrest
by TIE sheriff be admitted that be
was Avant, and said that be would
go back to South Carolina without
requisition papers. He is about 35
years of age and is OF good appear
ance.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28
coUNTERFE1TERs ARRESTED.
Two Men in Aiken Jail Following
Unusual Discovery.

A day or two ago what was believ-
ed to be the workhouse of a gang OF
counterfeiters was discovered with
in a few miles Of Aiken. AS result
OF the discovery two white men, ice
and John Feasan. were arrested and
are held pending an investigators.
United States Marshal Huggins and
Chief Howard of the Aiken police
made the discovery. In hut locat-
ed in a thick wood was found quas-
tity Of old metal, scrap iron. pewter.
brass, etc.. but while everything in
dicated that counterfeitirg had been
going on, no dies or plates could be
found. The two men when arrested,
are said to have had several counter
felt nickIes in their pockets.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28
TURKISH TROOPS MAssACRED
Thousand Soldiers Of the Sultan Kill
ed by the Arabs.

Bandits in great force Friday sur
prised and cut up Turkish column
commanded by Mahomed Ali Pasha
outside Gheesan, town on the Red
sea, about one hundred miles north of
Hodeidah A thousand Turkish SOL
diers were killed. Mahomed Ali
Pasha is missing.
The fighting was so desperate and
at such close quarters that 500 Turk
ish fugitives are suffering from seri-
Gus dagger wounds. The survivors
fled in disorder to Gheesan, pursued
by the rebels.
The Turkish gunboat .Sutebbe, IN.
tending to shell the Arabs, shelled
Gheesan instead, killing or wousding
several hundred of the soldiers.
The rebels captured four big guns,
two maxims, two thousand rifles and
a quantity of ammunition and alti-
mately retired.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28
BURNED BY LIGHTNING.
Bolt Does Severe Damage in the
Town of Walterboro.

At Walterboro during thunder
shower Friday afternoon lightning
struck the barn and stables in the
rear of the residence of the late Col.
Jno. D. Edwards, which is occupied
by W. E. Haskell, Jr., and family of
Jacksonboro for the summer, killing
one mule, fine buggy horse asd
stunning another mule so that it had
to be killed to prevent its being burn
ed alive, setting fire to the barn and
stables, which with it's contents, were
entirely consumed Mr. Haskell had
just sent a load of provisions from
the plantation. The negro driver and
an assistant had just finished unload
ing. They were both stunned and
miraculously escaper being instant
~ killed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28
PASS THE WOOL BILL.
Twenty-Four Republicans Vote With
the Democrats.

The House Of Representatives, by
vote of 221 to 100 Tuesday passed
the Underwood wool tariff revision
bill providing for a reduction of the
duty on wool and manufactures o.
wool. Twenty-four Republicans vot-
ed with the Democrats for the pas
sage of the measure, and one Demo-
crat, Representative Francis OF Ohio,
voted against 1t. Many amendments
were offered and voted down, the only
one being a slight change in phrase
ology. Almost five hours were spent
by the house in debate under the
fve-minute rule. The Dill prescribes
that it shall be in effect January ]
next, but it is not believed that the
bill will pass the senate at this ses-
sion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28
ards the ccHff,ferate side.

Sa"GS tne cci-NeIate sue.
Tie paper was received with en-
thusiasnl. an6 was endorsed without
a dissenting voice. A resolution was
then introduced and unanim ously
passed co,Gemo!ng the publications
IS Gamo;rg the Southern cause with
faint praise, and maglifyi2g every
thing concerning the union side. 1t
wcs pointed out that the harm OF
these articles lay N giving he young
e1 generation Of the country an en-
tirely false conception ct the coated-
eracy, and doing terrible injustice to
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28
TWO PERSONS DROWNED.
The Accident Horrifies a Sunday
School Picnic Party.

At Pensacola, Florida, caught in a
strong undertow, q party Of Sunday
school picnickers, while bathing
were carried into the gulf Thursday
afternoon, and before a rescue party
could reach them, Miss Kathleen
Suggs, agsd IS, and ". 3. Wallace. a
travelling salesman OF Philadelphia,
we're drowned. Four others were
taken out of the water unconscious
and were resuscitated with difficulty.
4 boatman named Charles billiard al
so barely escaped death when he went
to the rescue OF the .bathers The
mother Of Miss suggs was among the
horrible spectators of the drowning.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28
STORIES ARE UNTRUE.
Confederate Veterans Condemn Them
as Misleading.

Atlanta Camp, No. 159. United
Confederate Veterans, has passed
strong resolutions severely condemn
ing the civil war articles no"' running
In papers all over the country.
At a meeting held this week the
camp heard a paper by Professor 3.
,s Zettler, a member, who de1cu1c-
Cd the series, as unfair. Inaccurate
and mis-epresenting the truth as re-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28

Brother Bell, of the Cherokee News
says "they say that the water is so
low down about O7angeburg that the
fish are elm bing the trees" We
have had one or two good rains i2
the last ten days and the ash haze IL
returned to the riTer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28
VIII Establish q Rank.

The Bank of Eutawyille has been
commissioned with capital stock of
s25, ,0G0. The bank was commission
ed last fall with 3. A. Hagood ano
Wilson G. Harvey as the petitioners,
but letter received at the Office of
the Secretary of State asks that the
transfer of petition be made to 3.
II. pringle and Hyman Pearlstine,
Of Charleston. This was dore an0
the new commission is issued.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28
ayaNT CAUGHT IN TENA..
He Was Going Under Ar Assumed
Name When Found.

\ special dispatch from Cameron.
Texas, 20 The News and Courier says
". 3. Avant, alias William Benja-
min, was arrested there Tuesday by
Sheriff Hooks. Avant IS wanted ii
GEORGETOWN S. c.. where ne was
rr;ed for murder and convicted Of
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28

Also n Are is Is and Am,
A Was was all of these:
So I'd rather be Has Been
Than a Hasn't, if you please.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28

Fielder worked off bluff on Gov.
Brown when he said he was coming
% South Carolina soon. There are
not mules enough in South Carolina
TO pull him scross the line.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28

the brave men who fought for a cause
they believed in.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28

Should Bryan take a notion to 80
fishing for the Democratic presiden-
t;al nomination he would be su1c to
land it. But he is not candidate.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28

The church continually talks tc
the poor man about giving" but
fails to talk properly to the rich man
about getting
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28

Tie cry spell has beenbrcKen at
last BIZ refreshing rains. These rams
will do the crops much good.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28

I'd rather be Has Been,
Than Might Have been Dy far
For a Might Be is a Hasn't Been,
But Was was once an Are.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-28
Which Are You?

I'd rather be a Could Be,
If | cannot be an Are;
For a Could Be is a May Be,
With a chance Of touching Pa
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-04-27
Twin City Markets.
Minneapolis, Apr. 22.-Whet

Minneapolis, Apr. 22.-Wheat, May,
961ac; July, 97lAc; No. northern,
$1.00; No. 2 northern. CSC; No. /
durum, SIC; No. 8 corn. Sic; No. 8
white oats. 31kc; barley, mailing,
$1.O7; No. 2 rye, SOC; No. L flax, s2.5s.
Duluth, April 22.--Wheat, May,
97Hc; July, csc; No 1 northern. csc.
South st. Paul April 49, Cattle
Steers, $5.40@5.50; cows, $3.75@5.00;
calves, s3.75@6.25: hogs. $5.75@5.95;
sheep, yearlings. $2.O0@5. 90.
Chicago live Stock.
Chicago, April 22.- Cattle Market
steady to strong; beeves. $5.15@6. so;
western steer s4.sse 6 5.75; sttoa;ss.s
and feeders. $4.OO@5,70; cows and
heifers, s2.65@5.75; calves, $4.75@
$50.
Hogs-Market steady to strong
4..gh. S. S. asas go: mixed ssas@s. go;
heavy. $5.70@6.20; rough, $5.7o005.e0;
good to choice heavy. $5.so0620;
pigs, $5.90@6.25.
y Sheep Market steady to- shade
higher; native. $3,oo@4.70 4 western
81 1kGlA. 20: yearlinxs. 81. 30M5 *,
sstIse. g .sasas Is s.ss,.s
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-04-27
Naturalists Busy on Canal. Zone

ENCOURAGING reports are being re-
II ceived by the Smithsonian institu-
ton from the naturalists who are TAX
Ing part in the biological survey of
the Panama canal zone, which was or.
ganized by the institution last winter.
The principal branches of natural his.
tory are represented in the party.
which includes seven experienced field
naturalists, nearly all of them from
the scientific bureaus of the govern.
ment.
Naturalists throughout the world are
greatly interested in this biological
survey, because when the canal Is
opened sweeping changes PROBABLY win
take place in the distribution of the
animals and plants. A part of the
fresh water streams of the isthmus
now empty into the Atlantic ocean and
others into tine Pacific.
1t is known that certain number
OF animals and plants in the streams
on the Atlantic side differ from those
OF the Pacific side, but as no biological
survey has ever been undertaken the
sxsS'sf and magnitude OF these d;frar
encss nave yet to be learned.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-04-27
Jap War Talk Is Called Criminal

the suggestion that it might not be-
improper for congress to start an in
Vestlgatlon with view to ascertaining
why this talk of hoatilities between
the United States and Japan con-
t1nues. 1t is pointed out that such an
investigation ought to reveal whether
as a matter of cold fact there is any
basis for the stories that are constant
ly put in circulation. For nearly four
years this talk has gone on here at the
capital, and naturally has spread to-
other sections OF the country.
President Taft has recently found IL
necessary to invite the ambassador of
the Japanese empire to the White
House and assure him personally that
the administration is in no way re.
sponsible for the war talk that has re-
Gently been INDUCED in, and to reiter-
ate to him that the United States has
only the kindliest feelings for Japan.
During the last month many stories.
circumstantial in character. have been
passed around here tending to show
that Japan is preparing to fight this
country. Every one Of them on in
vestigation has been found to be base.
less.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-04-27
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cummins
w of Iowa, as chairman of the COM

NGTON.-Senator Cummins
w Of Iowa, as chairman of the COM
mittee on civil service and retrench-
ment, proposes to push the considera-
ton of a comprehensive civil service
measure-one that will provide for
the designation by law Of all places
under civil service classification, in
stead OF leaving them to executive or
der, and which will regulate promo
tions and retirements.
AS member of the committee on
interstate commerce he already has
done some work on bill to reorgan-
ize the interstate commission, in
creasing its membership and dividing
1t into five parts, these parts to have
jurisdiction respectively over sections
of the country corresponding to the
traffic divisions as designated by the
railroads.
It is not certain that the scheme
for reorganization of the interstate
commerce commission will be adj
vanced beyond the preliminary stage
at this extra session.
With respect to the subject first
mentioned, however, 1t is the inten-
ton to introduce bill within short