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The Washington times., 1914-05-29
Secrets of Health and Happiness
| low Dread Camp Diseases
Pay War $ Heaviest Toll
By DR.. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERC

A. b, NJ. A. M. D. Uohns Hopkirsis
~ nee into the breach dear friends once
1 more. Close the wall with the dead and
~ wounded. In peace there's nothing becomes
Oldest stiffness and humility.
But when the blast of blows in you
tate the action Of the tiger you stffen the
summon up the bl ood.
To the shame nations. there IL the imminent death
Of 5000 who for trick. phantasy. a thought go
to their graves Hike beds. They fight contention
which they decide. which they cannot try
The health dan gers Of many more than those
OF death and bull disease stalks the
the conquerors well. as the conquered Grim fever
emaciated frames large legion OF sick wounded wild,
orphan ed individuals remain eternal signs
The Washington times., 1914-05-29

Dear ANNA Laurie:
am only seventeen years old and
am tormented by an old man who
wants to marry me. AS he Is fTleno
to my people l don't want to insult
him, but I Just want to get rid OF
him in some kind way. l am in
house alone all the evening when he
caJls- SEVENTEEN.
The Washington times., 1914-05-29
What the Pantry Held
In an Unhyglenic Day
By Winifred Black


~ DOR little Baby Wiley! He's more
- than twenty months old and he
can talk English and Latin, and
he's never had a single thing to
eat but milk and cooked grains.
Furthermore, he's never going to have
anything to eat that isn't in perfect
ly good, scientific iieI card
When he's twenty-four months cid
he's going to have boiled this; when he's
twenty-elght months old he's going to
have steamed that; and when he's thir-
ty-six months old he's going to have
stewed the-other-thing
Never anything that isn't hygienic-
not a thing too much or a bite too lit
tie. or a cookie. or a doughnut, or
dish of Strawberries drowned IN rich
yellow cream. or crumoiy cake just
hot out of the oven-oh. horrors. none
Of these things at all.
Thev>ra all deleteriOuS. How did we
The Washington times., 1914-05-29

C, H-Have soreness In and around
he tendons and calves of legs. Have
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-03
STUDENTS FIGHT GANG.
Some Wofford Boys and midnight
Crew" Have Feud.

There is some expectation Of fur
ther developments in the feud which
has developed between the student
body of Wofford college and a gang
Of town boys known as the "Mid-
night Crew., several of whom are be-
coming we'll known in the Spartan
burg police court.
As a result of sanguinary en-
counter between several students and
about dozen of the gangsters Sat-
urday night, nearly one hundred OF
the collegians, it is reported, secured
The city Sunday night in search OF
their enemies, but were unable to find
them, even in their familiar haunts.
The midnight Crew., t is said,
began the war by attacking lone col
legians from ambush near the cam
pus as the students returned to the
dormitory late at night. Two of the
students were insulted on East Main
street Saturday night by members of
the "Mirnight Crew.. They attack
ed their tormentors and as result
Clarence Stiles, an alleged member
of the gang, was carried to hospital,
suffering from knife wounds alleged
to have been inflicted by one Of the
students.
When the case was tried in police
court so many conflicting accounts Of
the difficulty we're given that Mayor
John F. Floyd discharged all the de-
PENDANTS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-03
LINE FENCE QUARRELS
Sensible Farmers Should Not Fal
Out Over Little Things.

A writer in Farm and Fireside
gives some good advice to farmers
about avoiding friction over bound
ary lines. Almost any neighbor-
hood has its farmers who have had
their bitter quarrels over fences and
the location Of boundary. This
writer says:
Hardly one farm owner knows the
real beginning or location Of his
rightfull boundary, and yet he will
get into a swearing rage and nurse
hatred and bitterness for years if his
neighbor's fence juts over a foot on
his land; or if the hungry cattle
break over the fimsy barrier to the
green fields of Jordan. How much
better to combine and say, Here I'll
furnish half the wire and posts, and
help make the fence, if you will fur
nish the other half, and so we'll
strike line as near as We can get,
and let it go at that. If part is too
much on me, never mind; if too far
to you, call it square rather than
QUARREL about it, Wouldn't be an
noyed by other peoples cattle for the
cost Of the fence, nor let mine dis
turb anyone else"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-03
PLUNGE TO DEATH.
Passengers Drop Into Water a
Steamers Gangplank Breaks.

Steamers Gangplank Breaks.
The steamship Frederick VIII was
about to start on her voyage from
Hoboken, n j., Friday when gang
plank between her main deck and the
pier broke without warning to score
or more Of passengers hurrying
across. Men, women and children
visitors returning ashore and several
passengers precipitated into
the Hudson river. A few others fell
back on to the pier and were hurt.
The list Of victims contained two
known drowned, a child missing and
believed to be drowned, two other
persons missing and at least ten suf-
fering from injuries.
Men with graphing hooks were
searching for others who might be
lost as the body of three-year-old
Annette Feldschau was recovered, al
though she had not been reported as
missing. Those in the hospital in
clude junk man known as Junk
Peterson, who, the PHYSICIANS said,
went temporarily insane after failing
to rescue the Feldschau girl, daughter
of friend. The child slipped from
his grasp while in the water. He was
dragged upon the pier, but seeing a
floating box, mistook it for the child
and threw himself overheard again.
Members of the ships crew dived
from the decks and saved the lives of
several persons.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-03
EQUALS SUFFRAGETTES..
Negro in Jasper Jail Refuses to Eat
Anything or to Work.

Anything or to Work.
The Jasper county chain gang has
Sust been reorganized with ten con-
victs, as a result Of the recent court
Of general sessions, each Of the con-
victs being able bodied men. capable
of doing good work. Their sentences
range from life to 80 days. When
the guards with the assistance Of the
deputy, went to put the men to work
all of the convicts were very peaceful
except the we'll known desperate,
Marion Brown.
When ordered ~ step out Of his
cell he would not come or give any
reply whatsoever. Deputy Sheriff
Floyd started into the cell to bring
him out when Brown made at him
with a quart bottle filed with water,
attempting to strike the deputy with
the bottle. Immediately the guards
went to Mr.. Floyd's assistance and it
was necessary to beat the negro al
most to Inconsistencies over the
head before they could do anything
with him.
Brown says that he never intends
to work a day on the public works
for Jasper county, saying that he
would die first. He begged them to
kill him after they had him down,
saying that he was ready to die. He
refuses to eat and it is impossible to
work him in his present condition.
The county officials have problem
before them in how to work this des-
perate negro, which so far they have
been unable to solve.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-03
HARROW THE CROPS.
Young Corn and Cotton VIII Be Help
ed by Such Treatment.

The beneficial effect of well pre-
pared seed bed and the use of good
seed may be wholly or partially off
ant factor in crop production, Guilt
vation, is the advice of crop special
lists of the Department of Agriculture
at Washington.
Proper cultivation is an import
ant factor in crop production. Cutti-
vation should begin Immediately af-
ter planting by running once or twice
across the rows with a weeder Of Sec
ton harrow. After the plants come
up at least two additional civilizations
should be given with either the weed
er or harrow in the case Of either
corn or cotton before the regular cul-
tivators are used. Run diagonally
across the rows with either Of these
implements, using the section harrow
with the teeth slanted backward with
an angle of 45 degrees and repeat a
week later at right angles with the
first cultivation.
The use of the weeder or section
harrow is strongly advised for the
early cultivation of corn, cotton and
many other crops. It is best to use
weeder on every lose or sandy soils
while the section harrow is preferable
on clay or buck-shot soils. This ear
" cultivation with the weeder or har-
row destroys all young grass and
weeds and leaves the soil in fine con-
dition and the cotton ready for chop
ping or thinning The use of the
section harrow for the early cultiva-
ton of corn and cotton on in the
South is comparatively recent it is
rapidly becoming general. One of
the great advantages in its use, in
addition to the excellent work done,
is the extra amount that can be cul-
titYated in a given time.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-03
TREAT NEGRO ROUGHLY
MOB ATTACKS ABBEVILLE JAIL
AND TAKES PRISONER.
Negro Had Confessed to an Intent to
Crominally Assault White Girl
Ten Days Before.

A mob of $50 determined men at
tackled the Abbeville county jail at 2
o'clock Tuesday morning, battering
down two doors and securing a negro.
Jno. Thomas, who is alleged to have
made improper advanced on Satur-
day, May IS, to the daughter OF a
prominent farmer in the Donalds Sec
ton.
The negro was taken two miles
from Jail to Long Cane grave yard,
and is said to have confessed that he
had intended to make criminal as
sault upon the young woman, but was
frightened off when her screams at.
tracted an old negro man from a
nearby field. It is said that the mob
cut off an ear and otherwise mutilat-
ed the body of the negro.
Sheriff Lyon, who lives two miles
from Jail, was advised of the attack.
The doors gave way quickly before
the mob and the negro was spirited
away and severely handled before the
sheriff could catch up. When the Of
fcer arrived On the scene the negro
was quickly turned over by the mob
and was take back to Abbeville for
treatment and to be locked up.
After the alleged attempt at as
sault Thomas hastened to Ninety-Six
that night. Next day he bought a
ticket to Jacksonville, after being
told by station agent he could not
buy a ticket straight through to
Gainesville, Fla. Sheriff Ashley OF
Anderson was notified by a friend
and because Sheriff Lyon was out OF
the county he telegraphed the author
tiles in Florida cities and had Thomas
arrested. The arrest occurred in
Gainesville three days after the Incl
dent.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-03
RIVERS STAY PUT.
Roosevelt Declares River 1Ie Discov-
cred Was Unknown.

Col. Roosevelt appeared before a
Washington geographical society
Tuesday night and declared that he
had discovered river in South
America, among the wilds Of Brazil.
Scientists, the colonel declared, had
attempted to dispute his discovery.
Tracing on blackboard with piece
Of chalk the river of his finding, he
declared emphatically:
"I say, We put it on the map, and
I mean what I say. No map has
ever yet shown this river. Scientists
have said we might have traversed
the river Ia Pajose or the river
Madeira, but the fact is that some of
our party went down one river and
some went down the other, while we
went down a river between them
which no map maker ever saw. I
can direct any man where to find
this river and rivers stay put, so that
the discovery we have made may be
verified"
The colonel described in detail the
hardships Of his trip into the Brazil
ian wilds and particularly the hard
ships endured In navigating the rap
dis of the River Of Doubt. In the
upper part of the river, he said, the
rapids were so severe that it required
AZ days for the party to traverse one
degree from 11:45 south to 10:45
south. During the hazardous trip
they lost nearly all their food and
belongings.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-03
FLY SPRAY POISONOUS
There Is No Danger, However, When
Handled With Care.

The flies are great pests, and every
farme, as well as town folk, should
do his utmost to kill them all on his
farm. Many are using spray. made
with arsenite of soda, and Prof. Con
radi, Of Clemson College, has issued
warning to the public urging pro-
per precautions in the use Of this
chemical. In speaking of it he said:
This material must be handled
with judgment. There is no dano2r
whatever in using it on manure piles
out in the yard except, when It is
about dairy barns, it is we'll to Feep
the litter seperate from the shure.
The special advantages in this is that
it requires much less spray than
where an attempt is made to spray all
the material, a large portion OF
which does not breed flies. In STAG
les where horses are tied, the spray OF
course is used only in the rear part
of the stable and there is no oppor-
tunity for the animal to get any mat
erial into the stomach. In box stalls
where animals are no: tied, this spray
should not be used where the animal
is fed on the floor of the stall unless
the feed is picked up and the top OF
the manure raked off so that there
is no danger of the animal eating
quantities of the material.
I'm the experimental work of last
season this sray was eminently sue
cessfui in killing flies. 1t was quite
effective in part Of the work of this
season, but with the last shipment we
were unable to kill any of the insects
which is undoubtedly due to deter
iorated condition Of the arsenite of
soda purchased. This is under in
vestigation at present and we ask
those who intended to use this to
withhold the work until this dis
crepancy can be explained. These
experiments are now in progress and
we hope to issue another statement
in regard to this at an early date,
probably next week. In the mean
time, it is urged that the work with
the fly trap be continued more at
lively than ever. This so far has been
the principal feature of the work and
a tremendous number of flies have
been caught"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-03
WOODROW MEETS TEDDY
POPULAR EXECUTIVES TALK AT
THE WHITE HOUSE.
Ex-President Pays Social Call on His
Political Opponent and They Spend
an Hour Together.

an Hour Together.
Former President Theodore Roose-
welt Tuesday came back to the ma
tional capital, where he spent seven
years as chief executive. Into nine
hours he crowded speech on his
South American expedition, a call on
President Wilson, political confer
ence with the Progressives in con-
gress, visit to the Smithsonian in
stitution to see the trophies from
his African hunt Of four years ago, a
meeting with a few members of the
diplomatic corps, and dinner with
his old friends.
Col. Rooseve1t's visit to President
Wilson was perhaps of greater inter-
est to the public than any other event
Of the day. The president and his
predecessor spent more than an hour
together and talked of most every
thing except politics. A good deal
of the time was put in at telling
stories. When the colonel arrived at
the executive mansion he leaped out
of his automobile with his old time
vigor and walked quickly into the
White House.
"I am very glad to see you," said
the president as he shook hands with
Mr.. Roosevelt. They had met before
and therefore no introductions were
necessary. After the exchange OF
greetings, the president led the way
to the south portico of the White
House where breeZes from the Poto-
mac made more bearable the extreme
heat. There lemonade was served
and the two men sat down for long
talk.
Speaking Of travel, books and tell.
ing stories, the two men seemed to
enjoy their meeting greatly. All con-
troversial subjects were avoided, but
the colonel himself mentioned the
river of doubt which he discovered
| in Brazil and joked over the con-
troversy about it.
AS he rose to leave Mr. Roosevelt
inquired about the health Of Mrs
Wilson, who is confined to her room
and the president asked particularly
that the colonel convey congratula.
tions to Kermit Roosevelt, who will
be married next month in Madrid
Then they shook hands warmly and
Col. Roosevelt walked quickly to his
waiting machine.
A crowd of several hundred people
had gathered inside the White House
grounds and as Col. Roosevelt anc
the president appeared there was {
burst of handclapping. "It was Z
very pleasant social visit" said Col
Roosevelt after it was over.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-03
SINKS TWO BARGES.
VaterIand Creates More Havoc as She
Steams Out OF Berth.

The great steamer Vaterland which
took nearly four hours to dock when
she came to New York on her maiden
voyage recently, sank two coal barges
as she steamed out of her berth Tues
day.
Backing out under her own steam,
her momentum carried her across the
Hudson and she slipped in between
two piers, where the coal barges, car
ryiRg 500 tons Of coal each, were
tied. Both barges went down almost
at once, but no lives were lost.
The vaterland cut her way into the
slip almost to the shore. In the back
ing out the water churned by her
screws snapped the lines which held
two Morgan liners. These vessels
crashed against the sides of the pier,
damaging their rails and woodwork.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-03
TELLS TALE OF PIRACY
SHIP ROBBED AND DESTROYED
NEAR FLORIDA.
Pirates Board Sponging Schooner
Near Key West, Put Crew in Life
boat and Burn Ship.

A tale of piracy, of looting ship
and robbing her crew, and finally OF
destruction of the ship by fire, OF
Marquesas Banks, some 25 miles from
Key West, is told by the crew Of the
schooner, Edna Louise, belonsing to
the Tarpon Springs sponge feet.
The crew made Tampa Tuesday
morning, coming alone the lower
Florida coast in lifeboat into which
they claim they were forced by some
| 25 men who came out Of Key West
Saturday in a steam launch, boarded
the Edna Louise and at the point of
pistols made her crew of II men load
the lifeboat with scant stock Of pro-
visions and leave in the small craft
After the Edna Louise's crew left
the boat, according to the story Of
Capt. Henri Michel, the Greek COM
mander, the Edna Louise was set on
fire. They saw her burn to the
waters edge and the pirates leave.
Then the lifeboat was pointed to-
ward Cape Romaine, where they land
ed for fresh water, going from there
to Tampa under sail.
! Capt. Michel says the men on the
launch took the Edna Louise's crew
by surprise, leaping aboard with pis-
tolls drawn. They robbed the men Of
what money and other valuables they
had, appropriated some of the diving
outfits, ruined the remainder, then
drove the crew oversize into the life.
boat.
This is the second occurrence Of
the kind in the past few days. On
Friday the schooner Amelia, Of the
Tarpon Springs Sponge eeet, was
sunk half mile from the Key West
docks, by Key West spongers, who
dypamited her, according to the story
told by her crew. There is bad blood
between the Greek spongers Of that
mainland and the "conch" spongers
Of Key West. There is story that a
third schooner has been destroyed
somewhere off Grand Cayman.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-03
CLARK CONES OUT.
Thinks Presidential Term Should be
Six Years.

Speaker Champ Clark in an ad-
dress Tuesday night to the graduates
of a commercial school at New York
declared he would like to have the
president elected for six years with
the provision that after that he be
externally Ineligible.
GAS it is now," he said, "a presi-
dent spends most Of his first term
trying to get back again. We should
do away with the custom Of Inaugural
tions, particularly on March 4. They
are merely spectacles for sightseers.
Elections should be held on the last
Monday in October. This should be
done not before nor later than 1920.
This would give Roosevelt, Wilson
and Taft an opportunity to get an
other term before the one-term law
went into effect"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-03
JUMPED FROM WINDOW
GIRL FALLS AT FEET OF ATTEN-
TIVE SWEETHEART.
While Lad Waited for Her to Return
to the Door Her Body Brushes Past
Him.

Young Jerome Coleman Of New
York stood on the doorstep of the
home of his seventeen-year-old sweet
heart, Miss Josephine Hepburn, of
the same place, shortly after O'Clock
Tuesday night waiting for her to
come down from the third floor.
Suddenly, with a futter of skirts, a
body sailed past his eyes and the
youth was Mortified to see Miss Hep
burns distorted figure stretched be-
fore him on the pavement. She had
leaped from the roof of the fve-story
fat house. In the Reception Hos
pital it was found that her skull, left
shoulder and left leg were fractured
and she had suffered internal inju-
ries.
Elevated trains were discharging
many passengers at a nearby corner
at the time Of the accident, and the
crowd around the fallen girl became
SO great that the police were forced
to take strenuous action to clear the
street. Many women were led away
hysterical.
( Young Coleman quickly recovered
his nerve after the shock of seeing
his sweetheart's fall. He rushed to
her side and, with the aid of Patrol
man Sammons, carried the girl to a
drug store. There is was found that
she was mortally wounded. Coleman
unable to restrain his sobs, told a
reporter afterward that he could
think of no reason to actuate Miss
Hepburn to attempt suicide.
ct was waiting for her on the steps
when she got home from work, and
we were talking and she was cheer,
full and affectionate with me-" he
said. s'sWe've never had quarrel
Then her mother came home and they
went upstairs together, and I waited
| for Josephine on the steps. She came
down a few minutes later and she
was crying. I asked her why, but
she just shook her head and KISSED
me and said: Jerry, just wait few
minutes more for me-
"Then she ran upstairs, and ther
then 1 saw something black gc
past my eyes and she was on the side
walk in front of me-"
The girl lived with her mother
Mrs. Elizabeth Hepburn. a widow
There were no financial. difficulties OF
lack of comfort in their home. Young
tColeman was out Of employment, but
he had good expectations Of making
his way soon. He and the girl were
always hopeful in discussing thei1
future.
Mrs. Hepburn said she was unable
to account for her daughters act Of
iher tears when she last saw Coleman
She said there had been no Quarre
between herself and her daughter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-03
SENT TO CHAIR.
Greenville Man Convicted by Rela.
tives' Testimony Of Crime.

Judge Mau1din Saturday afternoon
sentenced H. T. Thompson, a white
farmer of the lower section OF Green
vile county, to death in the electric
chair on Friday, July 81. Thompson
was accused and convicted Of crimi-
nally assaulting his seVenteen-year-
old daughter. This girl, son of the
condemned man and brother were
the chief witnesses for the State. The
defense had little to base its plea
upon except the denials made by the
accused.
When sentence was passed the girl
victim threw her arms about her
fathers neck and wept bitterly. 1t
was her testimony which had gone
far toward convicting him. Until re-
cent years Thompson was man Of
good standing in his community. The
warrant for his arrest was sworn out
by his own brother at the instigation
Of his own son.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-03
NEGRESS SHOT TO DEATH.
TimmonsvilIe Woman is Killed at
Home Of Another Negro.

Chessie West, a negress, was shot
Sunday morning by Hamp Goodwin.
The shooting took place at Hamp
Goodwin's home near Timmonsville.
She went there about 9 O'Clock and
asked Goodwin for some meat. Some
words passed and Goodwin shot her
with shotgun, the load taking effect
in the spinal column. There were no
witnesses present except the slayer's S
brother, who says he happened to
visit his brother about the time Of
the quarrel and hearing the noise
stopped on the front porch. The gun
was fred on the inside Of the house
and the woman ran out on the porch
and fell dead. The slayer is tall
one-arm negro and was last seen on
a bicycle going along the railroad
toward Columbia.