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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-10
In reply to the letter Of Doc
tor Todd we sent to The News
and Courier the following:

To the editor OF The News and Cou-
rier: I note the letter in to:day,s Is
sue. under the head, Clarendon Coun-
ty Politics." signed "a. S. Todd" IN
which he says: "The editor OF Ihe
Manning Times has on severa! occa'
sions gone out of his way TO discredt
me as the local correspondent OF The
News and Courier, and every time ne
was in error" Twas not conscious OF
ever having discredited your CORES
ponden,, unless differing from him Can
be construed as such. He sometimes
reaches conclusions that l cannot
agree with, but this is his and my PRIV
ilese. AS understand his letter, ne
takes exception TO my saying. 10 speak,
ING of his report to The News and
Courier, relating to the election OF the
secretary to the executive committee'
ssresds as if there was a 1actlonal ol-
vision in the selection of this othcer..
but such was not the case" l acted
with the committee which elected the
secretary, and of my personal knowi-
edge the vote for the secretary-elect
was not confined to one faction. Ihe
factional composition OF the committee
is II Blease supporters and 10 support
ers of Smith, which proves the Secre.
tary.elect was chosen by members or
both factions. Had there been a fac
tioual division the election would have
resulted differently, I am not prepared
to dispute the statement OF your cor
respondent with regard to the "eXpres-
sions of satisfaction on the Streets" as
I have not gone about the streets TO as
certain, nor did I feel that it was mat
ter of such gravity as needed worry
from me. I made no charges against
YOUR correspondent, but differ from
him in his conclusion that there was
"a factional division" in the selection
of secretary to the executive ecm-
mittee.
l see nothing in the whole affair to
be thin.skinned about. and merely take
notice of YOUR correspondents letter to
keep the record straight. Yours, etc.
Louis Appe!t,
Manning, S. c., June 5. 1914.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-10
Canning Club Notes.

On May 9th, there was picnic
held for the closing of Home Branch
school. A nice crowd was present for
such hot day.
Miss Richardson gave a canning
demonstration for the Canning Club
Girls of Home Branch school We all
brought things needed for the canning
outfit. Then we served dinner.
After dinner Mr.. McFaddin took our
pictures dressed in our caps and aprons
Afterwards we blanched the beans for
about 10 minutes, then took them out
and emp,ied them in cold water. Two
girls put them in the cans. After we
had put the salt and sugar over them
we boiled them for about five more
minutes then we sealed the cans. We
also canned peas the same way. :,
Miss Richardson. Mr.. Browne and
MIR. McFaddin gave talks on different
subjects. After we had finished our
canning we gave our song and yell.
We had fine time and enjoyed our
selves very much.
HALLE HODGE.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-10
Promised Light.
LETTER NO. |.

To the People OF Clarendon County,
Up to this time you have heard moth
ing directly from me as to nv legisla-
tive stewardship.
In Senator Appelt's ''Capitol Cores
pondence" he assumed the right to
censor my legislative conduct. 1t IS my
purpose 20 return the compliment With
out leave or license.
MY long silence was caused oy walt
ing for the grand jury's presentment to
the June term of court, which would
embody the report OF the special &C,
couatant employed to examine the sew.
eral county Offices.
It is amusing, to say nothing more,
10 see how our two papers have lodged
the matter of publishing that report. 1t
NAV not be their duty, but paper is
cheap, this is case of turning on the
light" and that is what we need 10 all
our public affairs. :,
Let US hope the report will be re-
corded in the clerk OF courts othce, as
recommended by the grand jury; then
let US hope further, that our county pa
pers will publish the report In its COM
plete form, letting the people see and
Judge for themselves.
II 1 can read figures correctly. and
use them as taught in my arithmetic,
nv conviction is that the next lealsla-
tive delegation FROM Clarendon will
have to arrange for forty thousand $40,
OOO) dollars, more or less, of actual and
prospective debr. :.
It will be grea: relief to me person
ally and to the taxpayers OF our county,
if Senator Applet, or any other person
long experienced in political and
county affairs, can disprove the pres
ens condition, as shown by Mr.. Scar
sons report and by the supervisors
annual report to che Comptroller Gen.
eral.
In letter No. ,, next week, l will at
tempt to throw some light on our imam
cial condition, it requires time and care
for these things are serious.
Respectfully,
JOSEPH Il. BURGESS.
Summerton, S. c., June s. 1914.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-10

Upon reading the statements
of The News and Courler's cor.
respondent, County Chairman
O'Bryan handed him the follow
ing which he sent and it was
published in The Sunday News.
"In order to keep the record straight
with reference to the election OF Sec
retarv for the executive committee on
MONDAY I deem it but proper to make
statement in regard thereto: =,
"My position in State politics should
be we'll known: I have always stated
publicly and privately where stood,
and when was nominated for the po.
sitica of county chairman it was stated
upon the floor of the Convention that
was not q supporter OF the present
furthermore, ln the
report of the Convention as published
in the Manning Times my position was
again made known.
"I had no iutimation whatever that
there would be any contest before the
executive committee for the positlon
of secretary. When the committee
met Mr.. Windhan was nominated for
reelection, whereupon Mr.. Breedin
was also nominated. MIR. Windham
thereupon requested that his name be
Withdrawn, stating that he had for
more than twelve years been secretary,
that he felt that he had served long
enough and was not a candidate for the
position. He was then urged not to
withdraw. and it was argued that at
this time great deal Of work deyolved
upon the committee in forming the
new club district and in carrying into
effect the rules recently adopted by the
party: that at this particular time it
would be best to have an experienced
man who was familiar with the couu-
tv, the gentleman who placed Mr..
Breedin in nomination stated that
there was no fault to find with Mr..
Windham and was sure that he would
assist Mr.. Breedin in the event that
the latter was elected. A ballot was
then taken which resulted in vote of
l3 to 49, 1t was then necessary for
me, as chairman, to cast the deciding
VOGe, WHICH OlO, Ill ld'oA w Iuo ~
election of Mr.. Windham.
"It appears that this vote has caused
some discussion anG comment. | voted
for Mr.. Windham without regard or
thought of how he stood upon the Sen
atorial race, las considered that this
had absolutely nothing to DO with the
position Of secretary,) but for the rea-
son that he was thoroughly familiar
with the work, having been secretary
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-10

There has been great halla-
baloo made Of South Carolina
losing the military encampment,
because Of a controversy be-
tween the Secretary Of War and
our Chief Executive, and as a
result of it Georgia secured the
encampmept. but it looks now as
if Mr.. Garrison has changed his
mind and not even Georgia will
get this great frolic, instead,
each State will send its military
into encampment at home, which
after all is the least expensive,
and will answer the same pur-
pose, if the purpose is really a
school OF instruction.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-10
S1nn Reward. Sl00.

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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-10

| @Se oAitSSs
rs. Oliver O'Bryan,"
Manning, S. g., June 5, 1914.
NEITHER A GRACE OR MARTIN ALLY.
The Record of Columbi of
5th, inst, devotes a whole lot of
space in an effort to show that
The Times editor is a political
ally of Mayor Grace, and the
argument it relies upon to con.
vict, is the fact that in the spe-
cial primary in the First Con.
gressional District, The Times
editor supported Hon. E. W.
Hughes against R. S. Whaley.
If every man that supported
Hughes is a political ally of
Mayor Grace, they with the
same force of argument the sup
porters of Judge Jones in the
primary two years ago are polit.
ical allies of the Charleston
Mayor also, because, in that
primary Grace not only helped
to carry Charleston against
Blease, but he did all in his
power to aid Judge Jones all
|over the State.
The statement in the same
editorial that The Times editor
returned home and denounced
the action of the convention in
seating the Barnwell delegation
is not true. He denounced both
of the factions in Charleston as
being corrupt, that neither had
anything on the other, and said,
it would have served a good pur-
pose had the convention kicked
both of the contending delega
tions out of the convention with
the admonition not to return
until they could come back in
decency and in order.
1t would have been folly to
have risen in the convention to
have expressed views contrary
to the caucus action previous to
the convening Of the convention;
it was commonly known that,
regardless OF. evidence, the
Barnwell delegation would be
seated, and to have undertaken
to show that neither delegation
had right to recognition was
useless. The evidence however,
did show that Notwithstanding
the trickery, and the bold theft
of club rolls, by the Mar
tinites, turning the majority
out to the club meetings
were Grace adherents; Mr..
Grace aid not wait to get what
he would have gotten-the boot,
but anticipating his opponents,
he organized his forces irregu-
larly, and when that became
known, without going into the
merits of his case, it was clear
he had no standing in the con-
vention, at the same time,
enough was brought out to con-
vince the entire convention that
the Barnwell delegation was as
deep in the mire as the Grace
delegation was in the mud. And
this being true, there was none
to defend Grace's lrregular;ty,
and the Barnweil crowd was
admitted because it was in pos
session. but if The Record
thinks there was not a feeling to
give the boot to the whole Char.
lesion crew, it has another think
coming. There were some of
the delegates in favor OF a com
promise, giving each faction
representation on the delegation
but this was impractical, then
there were many who would
have voted to kick both delega
tions out, and it would have been
proposed, had there been the
least chance of the majority
giving to Charleston what it
deserved.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-10
ro orrpn ne MOSQUITOES

70 GET RID OF MOSQUITOES
Won can Sleep. Fish, Hunt or attend to any worS
without being worried by the biting or singing
Of Mosquitoes. Sand-aies. Gnats or other insects
by applying to the face. saE: ana haTas' DR. Its
The bee., 1914-04-10
Cookery.


Cookery is the art of preparing food for the
nourishment of the body. Much time has been given
in the last few years to the study of foods their
necessary proportions and manner of cooking them
Educators have been shown by scientists that this
knowledge should be disseminated; as a result
Cookery" is found in the curriculum OF public
schools of many of our cities and towns
Food is cooked to develop new favors, to make
it palatable and digestibe, and to destroy
micro organisms. Correct measurements abso-
lutey necessary to insure the best results. Some,
owing to their good judgment and experience,
able to measure by sight, but the majority need
definite guides
Flour, meal, powdered and confectioner's sugar
and soda should be sifted before measuring Mus
tard and baking powder, from standing in boxes,
settle, therefore should be stirred to Tighten; salt
frequently Jumps and these Jumps should be broken
A cupful is measured level. To measure a cupfu
put in the ingredients by spoonfus from a scoop
round slightly and level with caseknife, care being
taken not to shake the cup. A tablespoon is meas
ured level. A teaspoon is measured level.
To measure tea or tablespoonfuls, dip the spoon
in the ingredient FILL lift and level with knife the
sharp edge of knife being toward tip of spoon Di-
vide with knife with lengthwise of spoon, for
half spoonful; divide halves crosswse for quarters
and quarters crosswise for Fights. Less than one
eighth of a teaspoonfu is considered few grains
The bee., 1914-04-10

milk, acting as ferment, setting free the fatt,
acids. Butter should never be worked enough to
spoil the grain of the butter Fresh butter spohs
quickly salt acts preservative. Butter which has
become rancid by too long keeping may be greatly
improved by heating, and quickly chilling with ice
water. The butter will rise to the top and NAV easl,
be removed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-04

marches in rags; an army whose step
is stagser; in which every saloon-
keeper Is a captain. every brewer .
colonel. every distiller general and
the devil himself is the commander in
chief. That army's drill ground Is the
bar, it's barracks the Jail, its soldiew
home is the poorhouse, its national
cemetery is the potter's field, and Its
headquarters Is hell. The continent
trembles under the tread of that army.
recruited from our schools and our
homes. Attention. stagger forward,
are the devils orders. and rum, rum,
rum'-the &C ntinent trembles beneath
the drunkards' feet as they march out
OF homes, as they march out Of schools,
as they march out OF work. as they
march thru jails and penitentiaries
down to the drunkard's grave and to
the DEVILS kell. And I want to ask you
today to use the great power that
comes to you from your position to
reach out and seize this vile and Bale
full harlot, and stamp upon her evil
brow the burning symbol Of her trade.
and drive her out, not only from one
or two or three states, but out of this
grandest Of republics upon which tho
sun shines"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-04

contrary, have the effect Of interrupt
Ing. delaying or hindering mobilization
or other measures OF preparation for
war II Mediation occurs after the
commencement of hostilities, 1t causes
no interruption to the military opera
tons in progress, unless there be an
agreement to the contrary.
The Washington dispatches report
that the war department is proceeding
with preparations for action, and we
trust this Is the fact. But what can
this activity amount to? Congress has
appropriated no money, and the presi-
dent declared he needs none. This Is
not encouraging. 1t does not mean
thorough preparation. No doubt there
is much to be done of an administrative
nature. There is the study Of efficiency
record to lay the basis for appointment
on efficiency lines Of officers to the
volunteers, in case volunteers are
called. There are transport arrange
ments to be settled. There are con-
centration camps to be chosen, we
hope without politics. There are stores
to be contracted for.
But this Is only the beginning of a
beginning. How about provision OF
ammunition? 1t Is known we are
shamefully short. 1t is known, by mill
tary men at least, that there are no
considerable stores of ammunition IN
existence. 1: must be made. and 1t
will not be made without contracts.
How about horses for cavalry and horse
artillery? They must be found. They
must be trained. This takes time and
money.
But most important Of all is the sea :
soning of the men from civil life. upon
whom we must rely. thanks to our false
economy to make up the bulk OF an
army Of intervention. >
We have the right toscontinue prep-
aration during mediation. The presi1
dent and congress will be criminally
neglectful If they fail to prepare en-
ergetically. They have no right to
gam BILE with the lives Of the men we
must ask to fight for us. We have
practiced a wasteful false economy too
lonH-Chicago Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-04
OUTDOOR WORK FOR WOMEN.
Minneapolis News.]

In an eastern state there is fam
Gus prison for bad women. It Is
grim reminder Of the cruel puritanism
which Hawthorne depicts in his novel,
The Scarlet Letter" In the center Of
beautiful grounds 1t stands like med
iaeval castle. stark and ominous. a hu-
man trap Of cold gray stone and cold
er steel.
Until recently the unfortunates COM
mitted to it-war1n hearted girls who
had loved not wisely but too well:
weak-minded girls. anaemic victims or
the slums; ver-speeded industrial
wrecks forced into vice to keep from
lstaryation-were confined in barred
cells, away from sunlight, away from
fresh air, while to do such light work
as trimming the lawn and tending the
flower beds, strong men were hired
men with votes.
Then a wise woman became superin-
tendent and she changed all this. the
cells we're opened. The women inmates
were put to tending the flowers, to
making vegetable gardens, to feeding
birds. Along with light work out OF
doors went interesting instructions and
the honor system of discipline. VI
course with the result that health was
Irestored-health physical and moral,
and with it self-respect and the VIII
| to take new grip on clean living.
Girls sent to this institution now do
not rot; they reform and become use
full and trustworthy members of soci-
ETY.. And the difference is chiefly
caused by their getting. into the open
air.
There is to be held in Amber, Pa.
May 16, the first annual; conference OF
persons interested in agricultural edu-
cation for women. An organization Is
being formed to encourage outdoor
employment for women, such as now
er and fruit culture, poultry raising
light specialized farming.
| For man or woman there is nothing
better than Gods sweet out-of- doors.
If the effect of light outdoor work rs
| 20 good upon bad" women, how much
better ought it to be upon women VINO
have not been ground Gown?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-04
TINES REPUBIICAN MARsHAIIIOWrN. IOWA: MAJ 4 1914

to let the discoYdant elements present
their cases ana take the verdict
A. B. @. diplomacy may mean an y
2. z. settlement Of the trouble. -.
The gyroscops car only makes about
four miles an hour. That'll be abou,
all for the syroscope car.
90
jail Visitor OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
poor man! You'll be glad when your
time Is up, won't you?
Convict-Not particularly. miss. I'm
In for l!fe.-Bos<on Transcript
rs Smithson an Intelligent, we'll In
formed man H.
Unusually 20. AZ Juror he 10 al
ways rejected by the attorneys on both
sides" ,v... y.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-04

by the bigness Of the undertaking. the
dreamer set about the realization of
plans he had thought out. He got
the councils cooperation. He got the
sympathetic support Of the press. He
got aid from the citizens. He went
to Tom, Dick and Harry and sought
to make them see the vision he had
pictured. They saw and went into their
pockets-no one deep enough to hurt
himself, but nearly everybody he called
on, for something.
The park as 1t stands today. not
counting the value Of the city's land
and the more than 10000 loads Of fill
ing that have gone into it. represents
an outlay Of approximately $4,000.
What has been done to date with
Municipal Athletic Field-and 1t is still
far from fnished-demonstrate what
citizens working together and Loyalty
backing leaders unselfishly seeking
their city's advancement, can do. The
satisfaction such men get out of their
achievements is that which comes from
doing something for their city-that
and nothing more. And that is the
basis on which they ask for help
that it Is every citizens duty to con-
tribute his part to make his city a
better place to live in.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-04
THE NEW PIUIOCRAT.

The average pay of a farm hand in
Iowa is s31 month and board. That
is, the hired men received that average
stipend in 1913. Figures for IA will be
higher according to the predictions of
experts.
Some Of US older persons who
worked by the month" in our youth
may feel that we have been defrauded
when we read of the farmers who are
writing Labor Commissioner Trick Of
fering s35 month for farm hands. We
were not farm hands in the ancient day
referred to, but mere hired men. Some
Of US have risen at a. m. and retired
for the night at 9 p. M. having actively
employed the fieeting hours between at
a wage of SIG month with board and
washing" Later wages rose to the ex-
travagant sum Of $21 but only for a
short time. Competition got in it's work.
A horde of Marylanders came on from
"Wash'nton county, Mur'rland," and
the sections contiguous to the "Balt'mer
n Ohio pike" to whom SIS a month was
beyond the ordinary dreams of avarice
and who had to be taught to count
money UP to s21. The golden age of the
hired man suffered a relapse. The
"pikers" covered Illinois like the locusts
Of holy writ, Under a sort of padrone
system they were brought in carloads
and distributed. They told great tales
Of driving six horses with one line''
and understood little of western meth
DDS, but they were hailed as busters OF
a hired man trust. However, like the
foreign hired girl they learned fast and
within q few years the acclimated pike1
was demanding higher wage, that his
horse be kept, immunity from milking
and acting altogether like civilized
western hired man. But the boldest
spirit and the fastest corn husker, mol
the man who never neglected the chores
dared or dreamed Of demanding s35 q
month or classifying himself as farm
hand" Why, $35 a month in those day.
would have tempted the average farmer
to "hire out" himself.
Sly as you keep it $35 a month and
board and room and plain washing q,
he gets the washing nowadays) arr
about an good a chance for the young
fellow who wants q small stake ant
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-04
PITCHER "sEANED" THE CHORUS.
California Ball Player Shoots Show
Girls With Panauna


charge Of "beaning the players" at
the Lyric Theater during the matinee
led to the arrest Of c. L. Pruiett. crack
right hand pitcher in the visiting
Oakland baseball team, on the charge
of disorderly conduct. Pruiett Is ac-
cused Of placing No. 3 birdshot be-
tween his teeth and throwing them
with toothpick, beanshooter fashion.
at the players on the stage. His aim,
the chorus girls admit. was excellent.
This method of throwing shot Is sail
to be favorite amusement In baseball
training camps. The singing projec-
tiles, however, had an unusual effect on
the lightly glad chorus girls.
Some of the pretty victims declared
that they had not exactly been
''beaned.% in the baseball acceptance
of the term, for to be 'beaned" is to
be struck on the head with thrown
ball. Really. the girls explained. they
would have been better of II II had
been 80, for their hair might have at
forded some protection against the
hurting missiles.-Portland oregonian.