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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-11-11

been with her in those long weary
days and nights of anguish when she
:,sew not that the Master she served
would some day answer her prayer
and give her back her husband. To-
night she must be one Of the happiest
women on this planet.
During these last six weeks we
have all suffered more or less from
the stabs of Baxter McLendon. There
are few of us who can not show
stab or a bruise. He, has not only
skinned fus and bruised US, but he
has atomized US.
When I first met this man l was
disappointed, because he was bit
too finely built. I had imagined a
man of squat build, heaviness of jowl.
I observed him leaning against tent
pole. I noted the long, 1.-THE, grace
full form and I said, "This is a leop-
ard in human skin, an animal of the
cat kind" And when saw him IN
action on the platform I had no cause
to change my opinion. He is a crea-
ture of bottled up intensity. He IS
not afraid of anybody, in fact If he
has a fault, it is the other way. l
can imagine Baxter McLendon as a
dangerous man when in sin. With
his hair-trigger disposition / can un-
derstand how he shot that man that
night in Bennettsville. When ne re-
sisted the spirit of God, in my mag
nation I see dark angel take him
in his arms and dash him down, down
all the precipices of despair and say
YOU will lie there and be bored
through and through by the indy
ing worm, you will be stung through
with all the agony and remorse that
can be borne by man; and when God
is through with you you will come
up and stand as mighty man Of
God before the men and women who
say, there is no hope for US, we have
been hattened under the roller of
social contempt; that when these
shall emerge they shall say, eff such
a man so fixed, so intense in evil,
can be brought back to God then
there is hope for me.
Tonight I an personally thankful
to God for Baxter McLendon. He
mas opened wider my soul; ne has
helped to make me more useful to
Christ. Tonight, after years of ex-
pectation, wish to say, have seen
the evangelistic meeting for which
have longed and of which I have
dreamed.
l have a personal word to say to
some cultured people do not like your
rhetoric, but l want to say right here
you, Mr.. McLendon. 1t may be that
that you have not offended my ear
very much, though, deplorable as the
fact may be, you have used lot of
slang. Brother McLendon gives the
center of the idea so that you can
hear it smack. He has thrilled me
through and through. I thank God
for man who can look a man who
can preach and never quail, man
who can preach the gospel of Christ
without fear, and with an eye single
to the glory of God. thank God
for a man whom we can love, and
admire and emulate.
Mr.. McLendon in his closing re-
marks urged his converts to redeem
the time. Don't throw away this
God given time, he said. SCI aside
God's word. talk of God fifteen min
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-11-11

Mr.. McLendon in his closing re-
marks urged his converts to redeem
the time. Don't throw away this
God given time, he said. Set aside
Gods word; talk of God fifteen min
utes each day in prayer, and talk for
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-11-11

Dr. laws.
In the good providence of God 1t
has been my privilege and pleasure
to attend some Of the greatest even
Eelistic services there the United
States have afforded during my thir-
ty-nine years in the ministry. l can
mot take the time to descend into de-
tails regarding these services, but
1 wish to say that for practical re-
suits this campaign which closes to-
night is equal to, if not greater, in
some respects, than any Of those TO
which references has been made.
I have prayed for revival Of the
ministerial and 4Hcial piety in the
churches of Greehville. Nothing can
take the place of the pulpit in any
land. The American people will have
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-10
HENDERSON COUNTY TAXES.

~ -@
Citizens of Henderson county pay q
per capita tax of $4.56, according to
the University News Letter. Five
counties in the State pay at a higher
rate. Iredell leads with $6.91 per cap
tia. while Yancey brings up the rear
with only $r.S6 cost for each indi-
vidual.
To some of our people Henderson's
figures appear unnecessarily high
But are thew? We think moi. Pro
gressiveness costs money and Hen
derson county is in the van of for
ward-moying counties. Her popuIa-
ton is not great; her per capita wealth.
is relatively low. But few n :
certainly none but Buncombe-in Wes-
tern North Carolina-can point co
more thorough and substantial i'm
provements.
The county has more than 800
miles of modern and improved roads,
most of them of the sand-cIay type.
Heavy traffic on them is possible
every month in the year. And the
end of road work is not yet. Her
county buildings are justly her pride.
Surely the city of Hendersonville
has no reason to feel ashamed of its
physical appearance. 1t is in every
respect a modern and slightly town
Miles upon miles of hard-surfaced
streets and sidewalks; water-works
and q sewerage system; fine public
schools; all these constitute but a
part of the public improvements that
have made taxes mount up. But
aren't they worth having. and paying
for?
There is no question but that these
very things some complain of. are
what bring to Henderson county every
summer more people than to any other
mountainous county, except, perhaps,
They are business getters
OF the very first rank.
The citizen. who would 60 back to
former primitive conditions in order
to save a paltFy dollar each year. is
an undesirable one. Let him pack up
and move toa cheap county. where's he
viii find, things congenial. Hender-
will not miss him.
4
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-10
EARNINGS OF NEW YORK BANKS.

As evidence Of. the prosperity. OF tae
country the New York. World tells of
the average earnings> Of, the deadtAR
financial Institutions Of New York
city during the past yeaE- The ara
ticle 10 readed More Proof OF Coming
! Ruin" and shows up the RepublfcaG
arguments i'm o b&d light :
The national banks of the-ctty earn
ed on an average last year ALA DER
cent. on their capital contributed by
stockholders. Bot WI are CHAD TO say
that some Of them bettersd such beg
carly profits. The National City earn.
ed 24.1 per cent, tn Chatham and
PhenixsS7.S per cent, the Liberty SIC
Fer cent. whale Mr.. Bakers First Ma
tiOnal scored = paltry TIC per cent.
which enabled it to pay a SO per cent.
dividend Of 100000 and carry ST.
$4,000 to surplus
These banks were all dragged into
the Federal Reserve System during
the year, and this may partially, OK
plain the o o showing. Some emf
RCnt bankers denounced that system.
as not only unconstitutional" and so
cialistic" but as "~confscatory." Bank
ins profits of 71.6 per cent. will prove
UP the element of confiscation to the
satisfaction of everybody. They
should do than this. Like the
Steel Trusts net earning of over $780,
000. 900 for one quarter and $105, OOO.-
00O cash in bank. they should prove
that while the present is rather cloudy
the future is black indeed and only
more tariff can save industrial Amer
ica from being crushed by the CON-
petition of Europe's crippled plant
and working plant after the war.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-10
"GINGLEs JINGLES"
THE

:. Since yesterdays are has beens and
tOmorrows are not here, it's up to ua
20 hive the now and fill 1t full of cheer.
How many people waste their lives
who live in constant dread of what the
morrow will bring forth. They fret
and lose their head. Their clairvoy.
ant dope is punk. Their gleanines
on the blink, Their thoughts IL clas-
stded would make the mental missing
Ink. There was q time when we
were right, and not 80 long Ago.. When
We enjoyed the present; past and fu-
ttare had no show. We lived the ser.
mon on the mount. Took heed but
for today, but Somewhere, somehow
We bfanched on and lost our bloom
'Mg @WGgsxa1d now we're always out
OF sorts aAd4alwnys in q mix. Our
wisdom tssEhu& fo0liahness, and how
eur cOnsciehc0ERfcks. We should 70
verse and beat tE back, to where we
3aft the track aRAShfke the straight
and narrow, neYgE~gtopping to LOOK
back. AT first theaioarney may seem
hard with Old Nick Gun <tAre~ Job. and
eVery impulse urging us, 10 mingle
with the mob, but we must fight IL
NE WCald win, and Il Ia worth our
while, to change the old life for the
new, and Tor the 49, O.
trown. . smile. h~H dSA
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-10
HEALTH RULES BY POETRY.

As a means of educating the public
IL the prevention of the spread OF Ia
grippe. health departments in many
parts of the country are using rhymes.
These are printed and placed in pub
lie places by the thousands, and the
people are thus effectively taught to
use the most ordinary precautions in
checking this disease. which is very
highly contagious. The death rate in
some places from grip" as it is IA
n1liarly known. rs very high this year.
and HendersonvilIians will de we'll to
heed the timely warnings given by the
health authorities here and elsewhere.
There is no known specific cure for
grip, and prevention is the only effec-
tive means of, checking its spread.
The most popular of the rhymes be
ing ~Dlacarded throughout the North
runs as follows:
! Cover I'D each cough and sneeze;
If you don't you'll spread disease "
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-10
sHACKLEs ON YOUR CHICKENS.
Wants Ordinance as to Chickens
Flowers and Chickens Can't
Thrive Together.

MI. Editor:
Kinly allow space please for bret
discussion of a subject that has been
before the people since Moan s1gnteo
land.
"Tham'' Chickens are right back in
nv front yard knocking the Eack STEP
TO set old bin, and my neigheor slttlng
hy the window singing Jesus Lover
/, Of NV Soul" and to save my lie l can
: think of any thing but Hot Ilmes'
| and I'M too hoarse to sing tnat, even
If 1 felt like singing.
! How in the Dickens can you love
YOUR ~1eighbor as yourself, When ns
proves Enthusiastically that he cares not
! q ding thing for you? If were te
turn mn hogs in his flower garden
| wouldn't he have me arrested. VI
/, course ne would, and shouldn't he be
arrested for allowing his chickens to
run at large all over the n~eighborhood
wear after year when he knows they
are playing havoc with flower gardens.
r have been at 1T since the very CAV
they left the shell.
Some people have more nerve than
others as sure as Moses killed a Niger
| and buried him in the sand and these
"nervy ones should De Tapped" and
no Sbetter time aver a than now
! and way is: for our city Councilmen
| to act in conjunction with the Ladies
OF the Civic league, and pass an ordi-
nance that will require my neighbor
to keep his chickens on his own pre-
misses or admit that the very moment
they cross into my flower garden and
begin the war dance that they right
then and there, become my chickens,
and that I am at liberty to put them
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-10
THE PROBLEMS OF RETAIL TRADE
Number One.

This is the first of a series: OF edi-
! torials on the above subject Of much
Importance. It Is hoped that 1t
will make some useful suggestions.
both to the public and to the mer-
chants.
This is a period when many people
buy for appearances, rather than for
durable values. If an article looks
attractive, many people will buy it,
even if their own Judgment and the
store people warn them it will lot Civ
durable wear. As durable goods are
often not stylish and as stylish goods
are often not durable, the merchant is
a good deal puzzled as to which quail
ity the public really values the more
highly.
There are probably not so many
good judges of the value of fabrics as
in former years. The old timers,-even
in making a small purchase, scrutiniz-
ed it very carefully and deliberated
thouhtfully, often asked the advice of
neighbors and friends.
Today the thought that used to go
into the matter of year is devoted to
the question of style or fit.
Modern science has developed many
methods of making cheap goods APP
pear attractive. One merchant said
the other day that though he had been
in business 20 years, he was frequent
:ly unable to detect the presence o.
poor material. so cleverly is it conceal
ed. So he had to ask the salesman
what the goods were made of, and had
to depend on their honesty, as evidenc-
ell by past dealings and the record of
the houses they represent. If an ex.
perienced dealer is thus sometimes
deceived by clever. limitations, the gen
eral public is even less able to buy on
its own judgment alone,
So the public depends more than
ever on the honesty of the men with
whom it is dealing. Here comes IN
the advantage of dealing with the
merchants near ones home. They
can't afford to sell goods that are not
as represented. A sale made under a
misunderstanding or false impression
is left handed advertising of the worst
kind. The success of the home mer-
chant is dependent upon selling goods
fer Just what they are.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-10
THE NEW TARIFF CONFESSION.

Senator Simmons has announced
that he will support President VIII
sons plan for the creation of a tariff
commission" to be composed of men
who are especially fitted to discharge
the duties which Will devolve upon
them.
/, CONGRESSMAN Claude Kitchin says
that while the idea does not strongly
appeal to him he has no intention of
actively opposing it and that he be-
Iieves the plan will be carried through.
The principle of a tariff commission
is 4 good one and will be greatly en-.
dorsed by many Republicans as well
as Democrats. That principle is thai
no tariff measure shall be considered
by congress without the possession Of
proper and exact information as to/the
commerce which the tariff measure
would effect.
The function of a tariff commission
is to collect such information at homo
aHO dDTOdu, u dSSSA1O1S IAO
ton acquired in a form that is under
standable to the average laW-maker
at Westinghouse put it in a shape
at once compact and comprehensive
The tariff commission is expected to
act as an expert advisory body to the
in the formulation OF all
tariff bills, the theory being that the
tariff should not figure so largely DIS
a political or partisan question. but
more as an economic problem. There
fore the solution of this most import
ant problem should be entrusted to
those especially fitted for the WORK
and who can give their entire time to
it's study.
We all know what invariably hap
pens under the system now in vogue
and which has obtained for SO manV
years past. Even the very best meas
ures of the kind have been the prod
ucts of compromises between conflict
ing political, Industrial and CONNER
cial elements as represented in the
halls of congress. Full and precise
Information of trade conditions has
not been and cannot be secured by a
congressional committee holding
meetings in Washington and mainly
dependent for enlightenment upon
statements made by people who are
personally interested il lowering or
raising tariff rates.
The new tariff commission would
not depend upon such sources of al
legged information" 1t will. if Great
ed. have larger powers of independent
investigation, so large as to minimize
N not altogether escape, the pressure
now brought to bear upon the con
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-10
. SAINT VALENTINE.

It would be an interesting subject
Iforf speculation. how far the youth of
today distributes sentimental love Of
ferings on St Valentines day as his
father did before Rfn.asMOdern young
people are keenly alive to ~absurdfties,
and the Old fashioned sentimental val
ENTHUSIASTICALLY would seem ridiculous
E1oday.. sc:zFE7t 1E
Most middle aged people, men al
least, have memories a Feb. Ia, ex-
pIoits in the period of their teens. It
was aStime to approach with bated
breath. You were DESTROYS Of ex-
pressing your devotion to your inamo-
rata, and anxious as to how far she
would be gracious. The choice of a
suitable valentine was a matter of So
Iicitous thought.
The favorite valentine OF those days
a lacey sort of AFFAIR, beautified by
elaborate paper cutting and perfora-
ton, decorated with gorgeous Cupids
and hearts with pictures of clergymen
and churches in the background TO
suggest the goal of marriage. Many
hard earned pennies were ~cheerfully
given UP for these artistic productions
How ones heart throbbbed when
finally the love iorn message had been
committed, to the post Office, and was
ON its way to its adored destination.
: A hasty glance at the present day
stocks of valentines does not show
much Of this kind of thing. st. Valen-
tines day has become a time when
young folks, instead of sending n
valentine only to some preferred lover.
exchange a lot of post cards whole
sale.
The young people~of today seem a
little more normal in the matter Of
p~recocious affection. The boy and girl
OF years ago were too much concern
ed with the other sex for their own
good. Today athletics and social ac-
~tivities take up time and attention in
a more wholesome way.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-10
IF YOUR CHILD is CROSS,
FEVERIsH, CoNsTIPATED
Look MotherI If tongue is coated
cleanse little bowels with "Cali-
fornia Syrup of Figs"

Mothers can rest easy after giving
California Syrup of Figs" because in
a few hours all the clogged-up waste
o u bile and fermenting food gently
moves out of the bowels, and. you have
a well, playful child again.
Sick children needn't be coaxed to
take this harmless "fruit laxative"
Millions Of mothers keep it handy be-
cause they know its action on the
stomach, liver and bowels is prompt
and sure.
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bot
tie OF california Syrup Of Figs" which
contains directions for babies, children
of all ages and for groWn-upa
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-10

That more or less eminent apostle
of the Progressive Republicans. Rob
ert M. LaFolette, whose services to the
JaDanese merchant marine Cat the
EXPENSE of American ships and Amer
lean sailorsl will not soon be forgot
ter by many of the voters Of this
country. is now an aEowed candidate
fer the regular Republican nomina.
ton for president. The Wisconsin
statesman never did let concealment,
like q worm i the bed, feed on his
damask cheek for long at 4 time.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-10
TEST WHETHER ADVERTISING
PAYS.

In talking recently with a man who
has made a large success as an adyer-
tieing salesmen in another place, this
question was asked him: When a
merchant says it does not pay to adj
yertise, what do you tell him?"
Il just ask him this" was the reply.
what proportion of the population
of this town has been inside your
store during the past two months?"
Very few merchants ever claim they
have had 10 per cent of the popu.a-
ton. Most of the non-advertisers
would be glad to get n per cent. A
lot of them probably get only a small
fraction of one per cent with any reg
uIarity."
Then / say, how are all the rest
OF the people going to know about
your goods? How can they tell wneth-
el it would be for their advantage to
patronize you or not? If you have
good values, or special bargains how
do they know about it? A great many
'o3 them rarely or never pass your
store. The great majority that pass
give you only a glance. You are not
getting their business, having done
nothing to interest them"
Then I go on" he continued, "to
say there r just three ways to get
some of this trade now slipping past
them. They can send around solic-
itors from door to door, distribute cir
criars or hand bills, or advertise in
newspapers. The newspaper notice is.
read carefully where a solicitor is
summarily turned down, and besides
the advertising is 20 times cheaper
than canvassing. And hand bills are
clUcked into the waste basket, while
newspapers are read. If you don't
care to use any of these methods, /
teIl| them, most OF the people of tn
town will continue to pass you by with
out knowing anything about your
goods"
These remarks At here as well as in
the town where they are made. "A
merchant must tell the public about /
his goods in order to get trade
i
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-10

in the pot and boil until think ready
to eat.
Don't Delay, but get busy right this
very minute and pass some such ordi-
nance that will give protection to those
who are tired "shooing chickens" from
morning till night. 1 don't mean my
chickens, but Than Chickens.
Next Door Neighbor.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-10
SILVER TEA.

The Ladies Aid Society will enter
tain the members of the Methods
church with a silver tea, at the home
Of Mrs. NJ. G. Toms on Tuesday after
noon, February Is, from 4 to 6 o'clock.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-10

Mrs. Nary ]. Merrill. eighty-threa
years old, mother of B. F. Merrill, su-
perintendent of the Runscombe Conn
tv home. died ct her home in Fairview
at 10 o'clock Saturday night.