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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
ENGLAND IS BITTER
IND TENACIOUS FOE
GERMAN CHANCELLOR MAR@S
EXTENDED SPEECH WHEN
RElcHSTAG OPENS.
..EViEWS MILITARY STATUS
Says Rumania Seeks "Share Whsa
Robbery of Dead Body" Begins
Says She Has Followed Policy @
Piracy Depending upen Situation.

Berlin. via Sayville-In an extend
cd speech on the occasion OF tho
opening Of the Reichstag here.
Chancellor Won Bethmsnn-Eollweg ye-
viewed the military situation con-
fronting Germany and retired to
England as "our most eSoistic. oS2
most bitter and our most tenacious
enemy" according to the semi-oTtcisl
report Of the Overseas News Agency.
"a German statesman who would
refrain from using against this enemy
every proper means OF warfare which
is apt TO shorten the war deserves to
be hanged" is one Of the statements
attributed to the Chancellor. The
Chancellor began by reviewing at
length the entry of Rumania into tho
war and said that the Russian otfe0-
sive this spring had made Premier
Bratiano believe he saw the break
ing down of the Central Powers.
Accordingly" the speaker said.
"he decided to obtain share whom
the robbery Of the dead body began.
Since the beginning Of world was
Rumania has followed a policy Of Di-
racy. depending upon the general war
situation. Ruraania's military capitu-
lation will prove as mistaken as her
political capitulation to her Entente
friends, which already has been prov
ed to have been wrong. They must
have hoped earnestly that Rumania's
participation in the war would cause
the detection Of Bulgaria and Turkey,
but Bulgaria and Turkey are not the
same as Rumania and Italy. Firm
and inviolable stands their faithful
ness as allies, and they have WOE
glorious victories in Dobru5ia."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
T00THBRUSH--s ARE HIGHER
How the War Has Seriously Affected
the PRICE CT Indispensable
Toilet Adjunct.

TIE humble toothbrush VIII becoae
. luxury If the European war con-
tinues another year. Unless peace is
deelared soon, fifty cents or even
one dollar apiece may become the
price Of the handmade toothbrush
that has been selling for twenty-five
or thirty-fve cents. The "brushtowns'
Of France have been deselated By the
German army. They are in the valley
Of the Disc. In those towns are the
factories for sorting and bleaching the
bristles, piercing the boae handles and
preparing them for the peasants to
fill with bristles.
It is IN the valley OF the Disc, too,
that the peasants who fasten the bris-
ties In our handmade toothbrushes
live. Ali through that valley the red
tiled stone cottages OF the peasants
sheltered girls and old women who
made toothbrushes during every spare
miaMe OF the day. Twelve cents
dozen was the FFice paid for the work
when the American Importers went
into the toothbrush business in
France. They contracted for a large
part Of the output Of the French fac
tories, and raised the price paid to
the bristle workers to fifteen or even
eighteen cents a dozen.
The price Of good br1stles has
doubled and trebled since the Euro
pear war broke out Ali toothbrush
bristles come from Russia and China.
The best grades are the Russian, and
the best Of the Russian bristles grow
IN winter on a sort Of half-wild boar
that Is native to the Russian steppes.
The boars rub on the forest trees and
shed their bristles. These the peas
anss collect at certain seasons Of tho
year. Every hog that is slaughtered
for food Is carefully shorR Of its
bFistles. The bristles are seven or
eight iaches long, and very thick at
the base. Inferior bristles used In
Japanese brushes come from China,
where the winters are not so cold and
the brfst1es do not grow so stiff.
Since fighting began IN Europe The
Russian people have been too poor to
eat meat. And there Is no time to
save the bristles from hogs killed to
feed the soldiers. The Hebrew ped
dlers yko went through the Russian
exchanging tinware and house.
hold utilities with the peasants for
these bristIss have stopped their trips.
Good bristles cost ten dollars pound
now, s1d they will go stia higher.-
Youths Companion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
CHARM In SOUTHERN CITY
Maqr ,ia Gardens on the Ashley IN
Charleston Are Wonderful! In
Early Spring.

Threadlike alleys diverge from
principal streets and in these narrow
precincts are substantially built
houses OF 8 century or two ago, once
the homes Of well known colonial
families, now the abodes Of colered
"mammies" or "aunties," with swarn-
ing broods Of pickaninnies, the Phila-
delphia Record says.
In careless attire, with his black,
beady eyes shining and broad, cheery
grin, he gives you a genial "Howdy,
boss" and goes singing on his way.
An admirable optimist, be enjoys
plenty of leisure, many games OF
Craps" and little work now and
then, although this is not absolutely
necessary to his wellbeing, for, &C
cording to the burden Of his song:
No use TO. niger to wu'k 50 ha'ad
When he got gal in de 'Buckrd ya'ad.
Eb'ery evenin' At hal past eight,
TEX my stan by de 'Ruckr'd gate.
An wait To- de gal wid de 'Buckr'd plate.
Places around Charleston are not
devoid of interest OF beautiful
scenery. Fort Sumter, too well known
historically to need description; Sui
livan's island, where Edgar Allan Poe
laid the sceze Of his story, "The Gold
en- Bug" is also the site Of Fort Moul-
trie, an old fortress that for years had
Osceola, the Seminole chief, Dris-
oner in one of its dungeons, and his
remains now rest within the ram
parts.
A trip to Magnolia gardens on the
Ashley, with the perfect riot OF color
among the flaming azalias, will en-
trance the flower lover in March, and,
after motoring out to Qrayton hall, a
rustic old estate, through moss-draped
woods and tangled clusters OF ira
grant jessamine vines, one will have
had most convincing evidence Of the
restfulness and charm OF southern
scenery.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
No Hoo Cholera Reoerted.

St. Matthews.-That Celhoun coun-
" has not 8 case OF known hog
cholera and that those who are
engagd in the raising OF hogs are
now on the highway to a successful
combat against this nightmare OF
meat producing Is yeritable fact
according TO the authorized statement
OF Sap:cii F. Reed government de
mons .ration agent who has this
branch OF the service in hand in
this county. Mr.. Reed has been IN
this county only since the first Of the
year and when It is remembered thai
there was an epidemic Of coholera IN
this section which bade fair to elimi-
nate hogs when he came it IS
source Of great encouragement and
congratulation to those to whom the
patrons Of his efficient service may
feel indebted. TIE process by which
this great practical and scientific
triumph came to be realized is In
teresting and has various turns and
several seeming stopping places be-
fore formidable obstacles.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04

It was manifest, he said, that the
only way that any highway could be
established connecting the most I'M
portant and attractive city in the
state with the capital and the inter-
Tor, possibly for years to come, was
through the means Of a combined
effort on the part OF the people OF
the towns and cities concerned and
the people living along the line; that
the people had been waiting for years
for something to be done. and there
was not q single connection worthy
Of the name of highway between the
coast the capital and the interior.
The people around Holly Hill and in
that section had already manifested
an absorbing interest, had raised con-
siderable money and had pledged
contributions of teams and labor,
and it was simply now question as
to whether or not those who would
benefit from the reponing Of the high
way and the turning Of the tide OF
traffic in that direction wished to
pull together in one general move
ment to push the thing through.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
Disinfected at Border.

To kill typhus germs and the para.
site which carries them, a large camp
has been built at Eagle Pass, Tex.
for the disinfecting Of travellers. All
their clothing Ks removed, thrown into
a sheet and baked for twenty minutes
In an immense oven.
The clothing is taken from their
baggage and treated likewise. TIE
hair and body Of the travellers, man
or woman, is then sponged with gaso-
line by an attendant to kill any stray
vermin. and trunks and bags are treat
ed In the same way.
Although no one is supposed 70 be
exempt from the ordeal, $50 tuaciout'
ly placed IN the hands, OF Mexican
official will relieve one from this usa-
pleasant experience.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
SENATOR CLARKE, PRESIDENT
U. S. SENATE, Is DEAe

Little Rock, Ark.-senator James P.
Clarke of Arkansas, president pro
tempore Of the United States senate.
died at his home here. He suffered
stroke Of apoplexy the day before
and never regained consciousness.
Senator Clarke was born at Tazoo
City, Miss, August IS, 1854. He was
educated in the schools Of his native
state and in 1878 was graduated from
the law department Of the University
of Virginia. He began the practice OF
law in Helena, Ark, in 1879 he served
several terms in the Arkansas 1egis'
lature and later was elected attorney
general OF the state and governor.
In 1903 he was elected United
States senator and reelected last year
for his third term.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
Eoc Not Good "Pu6dine."

One egg misplaced caused more than
the average amount Of trouble for g
young schoo!boy who happened to find
It while the teacher had the pupils out
sor walk In the woods. The boy found
the egg, was proud Of having found II,
and put it in his nip pocket.
In the course OF the afternoon, how
ever. he strolled too iar from the other
children, and the teacher spent long
time hunting him When she found
him the punishment was to paddle
him.
But how was the teacher to know
about the egg? She did not The egg
broke, the boy cried and the teacher
laughed.
A second cry followed the boys first
one, though, for his mother inflicted
more severe punishment than the
teacher attempted, because his clothes
were soiled.-indianapolis News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
EXTRAORDl DlNARY RISE IN
MEAT PRICES SHOWN.
More Inan q Pc. Cent increase In
Cost Of Live Stock Is Noted In
OuotaIionS

More Inan q Pc. Cent Increase In
Cost Of Live Stock Is Noted In
Quotations.
Washington.-Prices o. meat ani.
mals-hogs, cattle, sheep snd chick
ens-increased Al per cent from
August Is to September Is, conpar-
ed with an average increase OF e.9
per cent in the same period the lass
six years. The department Of agrical-
ture announced that the index figure
Of prices paid to producers for those
meat animals was about 2S.l peg
cent higher than last year, 1o.5 per
cent higher than two years ago ana
22.5 per cent higher than the aver.
age Of the last six years on Septeza-
Der Is.
The price Of hogs on September -
averaged 1922 per 100 pounds. an
increase Of 81 cents from the previous
month, s2.23 over year ago, and
S1.e4 over the average September IL
price Of the last six years.
Beef cattle average ss.55 per Au@
dred pounds, an increase Of four cent?
from the previous month, 4s cents
over a year ago and s1.0s over the
six year average.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
PICK CHARLESTON
FOR CONVENTION
LABOR CONGRESS DELEGATES
SELECT MEETING PLACE
FOR 1912.
NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
G. NJ. Rheades Of eatesburs is Elect.
ed State Vice President For
South Carolina.

Memphis, Tenn.-Charleston was
selected as the 1917 convention city
Of the Southern Labor congress at
the final session here Of the fifth an
auai meeting Of the organization.
Jerome Jones Of Atlanta was re-
elected president and W. c. Pickett
also Of Atlanta. secretary-treasurer,
beth without opposition.
State vice presidents chosen were:
W. 8. Lopez. Birmingham, Ala; W.
D. Jackson. Little Rock, Ark; W. S.
Weir, Atlanta, Ca; o. L. Jones, Pad
ucah. KY; ". D. Lewis. Monroe. La. !;
J. s. Morehead. Durant, Miss; J. E.
L. P. Wade, Wilmington, N. c.; c. NJ.
Rhodes. Batesburg. S. c.; Putnam
Dye, Memphis. Tenn. and W. 4.
Davis, Roanoke, Va.
Karl Karston, Atlanta, was elected
sergeant at arms. The congress at
the closing session voted its support
to the striking street car employees in
New York, indorsed the proposed
sympathetic strike OK alAeC crafts
men in that city and adopted resolu-
tions commencing President wilson
for his stand during the recently
threatened railroad strike
Other resolutions adopted declared
IN favor Of the eight hour law and
condemned business organizations
which opposed It; denounced prison
labor and the convict leasing system;
opposed piece vcrk" in factories.
proposed that newshoys be made
smenabie to child labor laws and
urged the enactment by the states
to compel corporations to pay their
employees at least semt-monthly and
to prohibit the importation Of men
to act as armed guards during strikes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
Private LLOYD Seriously Hurt.

FL Paso. Texas.-Private George A.
IIoyd OF the First South Carolina In
fantry Is in the base hospital suffer
ing from conclusion Of the brain as
a result Of an attack by a noncom'
nsiss!oned Officer near Fort Bhss.
Private Lloyd was found unconscious
about q mile north Of the fort and
upon regaining consciousness said q
serreant whose name he did not know
struck him on the head with an axe.
Lloyd's condition is critical. An In
yestiga,ion is being made by military
authorities.
New Enterprises Authorized.
The Piedmont Savings and Trust
COMPANY Of Greenvil!e has been COM
niss!oned by the secretary OF state
with a capital Of $4,000. The peti-
TONERS are: H. c. Ms1kley, ". +.
sesttie, N. C. Poe. J. E. Beattie'
Perry Bestue, Charles HcAllister and
Z. u. McBee.
The Craig Auto company OF Laul-
ana has been chartered with q capi-
tai OF $1,000. The officers are: W. a.
Craig. president and treasurer. ana
" G. Waldrop, vice president ana
secretary.
NEW U. S. DESTROYER
MAKES NEARLY 30 AN HOUR
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS.

Abbeville is to have another grea
county fair November /, 2 and 3.
Pierce Butler Watson, aged So, one
Of tho best-known- and highly re
garded citizens of Western South
Carolina, died a few days ago at his
home in Batesburg.
The qualified electors Of Greenv1lle
city voted to issue S65,000 for street
and sidewalk work, $4,000 for sewer
extension and $4,000 for hospital pur-
poses. The vote was small, but the
majority decisive.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
Show Fine Cattle and Hogs.

Orangeburg.-A special feature OF
the live stock conference, to be held
at Orangeburg on October II and IL,
will be an exhibit of pure bred cattle
and hogs from among the best breed
ers in the state. AS the principal OBJ
ject OF this meeting is to stimulate
interest in the raising OF live stock
and diversified farming, it IS believed
that such an exhibit will serve the
very valuable purpose Of denonstrat-
ing how successfully pure bred stock
can be raised in South Carolina and
the pecuniary benefits to be derived
therefrom. L. I. Guion Of Lugof has
agreed to send ~ head OF Herefords
to this exhibit, and L. W. Boykin OF
Camden will send Eine head OF Short
horns. The other breeds will be rep
resented also and the different kinds
Of hogs.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
Bio Loss By Fire.

Kinstree.-The ginnery and saw
mill Of A. NJ. Gordon C Son at Gourd-
in, along with A bales Of cotton and
30 tons of cottonseed were almost
totally destroyed by fire entailing loss
OF $4,000 with only S1,500 insurance.
The Messrs. Gordon are among the
largest farmers in the Gourdin Sec
tion and have operated a ginning
plaut there for a number Of years.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04

can commissioners from Washington
and while the details Of the document
have not been revealed, It is said to
stipulate that none Of those connect
ed even remotely with the Euerta
Administration shall have the right
to vote at the coming presidential
election.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
TO Match Haneines.

The table searts for the furniture Of
7cur room may be made to match the
langings by cutting out single motifs
If cretonne and applying them to the
scarf ends. Place them on the mate
rial IN an attractive way and baste.
Fhey can either be sewed with an
over and over stitch around the edge
Or buttonholed in place. If, however,
Yoa wish quicker method, machine
stitch close to the edge around the
thtara motif
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
Clover People Move Forward.

Clover.-At a mass meeting aeteae'
ed by most o: the citizens OF C!eVes
steps were taken towards securing
waterworks and sewerage for the
town. It was decided to employ an
engineer to 1oko over the situation
here and find out as near as possible
how much a system Of waterworks
and sewerage will cost. Another
meeting will be held at a later dass
when more definite arrangements
will Re made. Everybody here 10
very enthusiastic over the psospSesa
Of this much needed i@pl2ye@s9s.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
Prudent Silence.

20 you intend to take any stera
to contradict the people who misTep.
resent you?'
NO" replied Senator Sorghum
when you contradict something yen
run the risk of bringing the matter -
the attention of a who:c lc: Of naz-.Ez..sz.s
who never would have heard a:..out =
II you kept still"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
Making Money at Home.

A girl makes quite a nice sum ot
money every Saturday morning tde
year around by conducting an amuse-
ment and instruction class fo1 chill
dren up to twelve years old. she
teaches them basket weaving, rama
work and clay modelling; BEFORE
Christmas the children make presents
for their parents. The class meess
at her home from $3.50 a. N. to 1l:ao
q. m., and the children pay 70 censS s
q Observation-Disclosures American.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
ONE KILLED AND TWO HURT
IN ELECTRICAL Storm

Newport News, va-Benjanin +.
Johnson WAS killed and his two brosa-
ers Thomas and Marvin Johnson seTi-
ously injured when lightning struck Q
barn at Fox Hill near Old Point IN
which the men took refuge from sse
severe electrical and rainstorm which
swept over the Virginia peninsula.
Relatives discovered the barn aare,
found RE two injured men IN 9
stunned condition &c feet from the
burLing structure.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
cNfNEsE.AMERIcAN FLEET
TO ENTER WILMINGTON

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the
Chinese-American Exchange Company,
a shipping corporation which proposes
to inaugurate general mercantile
trade between China and American
ports on the Pacific, Gulf and South At
lantic, was announced here. 1t Is
headed by DR.. Clarence ]. Owens,
managing director Of the Southern
Commercial Congress, and Is under
stood to have the active backing Of
that organization.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
NEW U. S. DESTROYER
MAKES NEARLY 30 AN Hooh

Rockland. Maine.-With the e1cep
ZION OF q si1,hour run at S5'knot speeo
which is yet to take place. the tor.
naso hoat destroyer Wilkes has met
all Standardization tests without nus
hap according to a statement made
by the board OF inspection and survey.
The destroyer had her four-hour enouE'
ance run in q choppy sea averaging
2e.55 knots. The contract required an
average Of 1880.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
Fiaxseed.

During the five years ending June
30, 1915, an average Of 5,154,eo0 bush
els OF Aaxseed was imported into the
United States yearly from Canada.
3,11s,0oo from Argentina, and 1,lfs.-
900 bushels from other eounwiss.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
ESCAPED U. s. CONVICT
ARRESTED IN NEW YORK

New York-Atter a search by fed
.e-sl secret service agents which has
extended over the entire country Will
liam Knobloch. who escaped from the
Federal penitentiary at Atlantis on
argpst % with Lieutenant" RobeN
Eav. confessed bomb plotter. was AZ
rested here. He professed ignorance
Of the present whereabouts OF Fay
and declared they had no outside as
sistance in making their escape.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-04
Sands to Call Meeting of
Engineers of Pan Handle
for Preparedness ACtiuitu

III. s Sands. head OF the IL s
Sands Electric A Manufacturing com
pany. stated last night that he will
issue "A call today for a melting OF the
panhandle district members OF the
five engineering societies that have
been banded together the country over
IN me preparedness campaign, under
the direction OF the Naval Consulting
Board OF the United States.
The meeting will be held one day
next week in the rooms of the Wheel
ing Commercial Association, for the
purpose OF beginning active work on
the industrial census of plants
throughout the state OF West Virginia
plants that would be called upon to
cooperate with the government In the
emergency of war
Some time ago the Naval Consulting
Board of the United States named as
the five directors for West Virginia
the following well known men:
a. VI. Scott. of Charleston.
{. White, state geologist. of Nor
Charles r. Ward. of Charleston.
IA. :. Sands. of Wheeling.
\. X Whitehill. of Morgantown.
The state of West Virginia has been
divided into districts over which the
several members will direct activities
respectively. as follows:
Mr.. Sands Hancock. Ohio
Brooke. Marshall. Wetzel. Tyler. Pleas.
ants and Wood counties
Messrs. Whites and Whitehilrs dis.
trict-Al that section of the state
east of the Sands district, and north
OF jackson. Roane. Clay, Nicholas
Webster and PoCahontas counties.
Messrs. SCOTS and Wards district
The remainder of the state.
The engineering societies. PanHan.
die district members of which will be
called TO attend next weeks meeting
in Wheeling are: The American Socie-
" OF Ctvil Engineers. The American
Institute OF Mining Engineers. The
American Society of Mechanical En-,
cineers, The American Institute OF
Electrical Engineers and The Amert
can Chemical Society.
All told. in the district presided over
by Mr.. Sands II Is estimated there are