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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-02-02
EnAT DOES AMERICA sFAsD FOR

This article will seem dry to a
great many of your readers,
while some thoughtful people
Will read it with interest. ] shall
write it over a non-de-plume, al
though there are a great many
who viii be able to guess my
authorship. It so happens that
I am fond of reading, and have
been all my life, or at any rate
fond of reading current events:
and for many years l have en-
joyed to some extent keeping up
with public matters, especially
national matters, and matters
which pertain to our relationship
with the rest of the world. |
have never been able to sit down
and get much pleasure out OF
reading some novel where some
author was only trying to pro-
dnce a book for sale. and telling
about how some woman loved
somebody, and how she finally
married somebody else because
he had money, and all that sort
Of literary rot. Although we
fifteen Thousand white men and
women and children, and the
twenty i've thousand negroes,
who compose the population of
Clarendon county, form a pow
erfully small portion of this
great American country of ours,
yet we compose one of the many
county units, of which the coun-
try is made up, and in addition
10 paying the dues which are in
directly and directly laid upon
Us to support the government,
we have an absolute right to
think, and take partin the affairs
of the national government, and
to speak our views among each
other. What a pity it is that we
do not read and understand more
about. and be more interested
in, our national affairs. The
man who studies about the
affairs of his country will become
more educated. aud broarder
minded, and more liberal in his
views. He will learn to see 9th
er. sides of a question besides his
own views, which may be mar
row. He will S,come better
citizen towards his fellow man.
and when he does that be will
be q better servant toward his
master.
Our country for the past
eighteen months has been pass
ing through a great crisis, and is
obliged to- make, IN it's national
progress. among many dangers
and difficulties. The difficulties
have never been greater since
1880 than they are today. But
it seems to me that for the past
three years we have been God,
guided country. Ofcourse We
are no theoarey. We are man.
governed, but it does seem to
me that we have been most for
tunate the past three years in
having at the head of our great
country a man who walked and
thought and acted in the fear of
God. He has kept US out of
trouble in Mexico, when it seem
ed that it was almost impossible
to keep out, and further than
that, he has kept US out Of such
trouble and still upholding our
nation honor. He has kept US
out of getting into the European
conflict when all the other great
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-02-02
Auction Sale.

will sell at Public Auction on Mon
day February the 7th, 1916 at 10 O'Clock
N. in front court house Manning, ). 9
TO the highest bidder, my house and
Tot in the town OF Manning, containing
one acre, with good FIVE room dwelling
and barn and stable. all in good repair
J. 3. Hudnai.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-02-02
administrators Sale.

Pursuant to an Order OF J. NJ. Wind
ham. Judge of Probate, I will sell TO
the highest bidder, for cash, at the
store formerly occupied by 3. B.
Thompson, at Jordan. s. c., on Thurs,
day the 3rd day of February, 1916. at II
o'clock A. Nj. the Stock of Genera!
Merchandise belonging 10 the Estate OF
the said B. B. Thompson.
S. ARCHIE THOMPSON,
Administrator.
Jordan, S. c., Jan. IS, 1916.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-02-02

It is said that all Ford cars
hereafter will have self starters
on them-Ford carried all the
cranks on the ''Peace Expedi-
ton"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-02-02
Notice.

The Books of Registration for the
Municipal election to be held on the
second Monday in April are now oper
at the office of Davis and Wideman
and will remain open until the first o.
April.
J. W. Wideman,
Supervisor of Registration.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-02-02
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that l will
not be responsible for any debts in
CURED b., or any acts of my son, Kel-
ley Moses, who is minor, but OF i'm
paired or unsound mind.
Ladson Moses,
New Zion, S. c., Route /.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-02-02
Notice.

Books Of Subscription to the Capital
Stock OF the Farmers Suppli Co.," of
Pinewood. S. c., will be open at above
place on Thursday, February 3rd 1916.
Yours truly,
Farmers Supply co.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-02-02
Administrators Sale.

I will sell to the highest bidder for
cash at the residence of the late Sali'e
J. Mccall, in the town of Manning, at
February 1916, all of the household
and kitchen furniture belonging to
said estate.
" Nj. Mccall,
Administrator.
I,~ o. 1O1H
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-02-02
Delinuuent Land Sale.

By Virtue of Sundry Executions
to me directed by L. L. Wells.
Treasurer for Clarendon County. l
will offer for sale on Monday the
7tn day of February. 1916, heing
salesday, the following real estate
for Taxes for 1914:
Fulton Township.
Peter Brown, Administrator, .
acres.
Estate of Martha Green, 80 acres;
/ building. 80,
Estate of Ransom Hampton, 2 lots.
Robert james, 3 lots.
Estate Of Mary Ann Reed, 10 acres;
l building.
Louisa Thomas, 10 acres.
Calvary.
Jain Baker, lot,
JEFF shannon, 10 IL acres; / b uildg.
Rufus Shannon, 81 acres; bulldg
Reval Williams, 81 acres.
Friendship.
Estate of James Conductor, 3 3-4
acres.
Charles Gayman. 5 acres.
Powell O. Johnson, 35 acres
Jerry Johnson, lot.
G.. r. Martin, Is acres.
II. H.Keston, | lot.
Sarah Ann Mcbride, 2 2-3 acres; 2
buildings. ,
Guy oliver, Jr., Sd acres; .
buildings.
Over Rivers, lot; / building.
Sandy Stukes, l lot: ! building.
CIV Tiulal, / lot; 2 buildings.
John NJ Fielder, 107 acres. l build
ing.
Estate David Fielder, Is acres; /
building. ac,
l building.
Moses Warrant, 45 acres.
Estate David Mckinney, 70 acres.
Elon Mcknight. 50 acres
Estate Jake Thomas, 81 acres;
1 building.
Concord.
Sumter Lodge, No. SO, i acre.
Louis Wells. 30 acres, l building.
St. James.
Miller Harvin. 25 acres.
Paris Garris, 2 acres.
Riah Gibbs, II acres.
Julia House, II acres; building.
Conuor Parson, "A acres.
Ashbv Parson, 20 acres.
Sammy Swamp.
Louise O. Holladay, 81 acres.
Rebecca Harvin, l lot.
THEODORE Harviu, lot.
Samaritan Lodge, ! lot.
James F Tindal, lot; l building
Julia A Conyers, acres.
Eliza J. Jackson, 10 acres; build
ing.
Manning.
P. J. DeLain. l lot.
Estate A c. Dickson. l lot; build
ing. .,
Elnore Evans, lot; building.
Lille James, lot; l building:
Annie Jenkins. lot !; building.
Lynch, lot; building.
Thomas Miller. lot.
Preston Pearson, lot.
.Ioe RichardsoY, lot.
Mary Robertson. l lot; building.
Mt. Zion.
W. Il. Harvin, - acres.
Powders Mill.
January ROBBERS, 10 2-3 acres; z
buildings.
Rosa Lee James, Is acres.
Bette Tomblin, 100 acres; l build
ing. =
Mary E Washington, % acres; 2
buildings.
Harmony.
P. J. DeLaiu, 100 acres; building.
Frances Taylor, lG acres.
Midway.
Sallie Moore, acres.
New Zion.
Automatic Machine Co., l57 acres
S. q. Mckinney, 65 acres, build
ing.
E. B. GAMBLE,
Sheriff Clarendon County.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-02-02
Piles Cured In 6 to IA DAYS

Your druggist will refund money If PAZo
OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching.
Blind. Bleeding or ProtIuding Piles in 5to IA days.
The 6rst application gives Ease ard Rest. SOC.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-02-02

Eurss Cid Sores, cthsr Remedies Won't Cure.
The worst cases, 10 matter of how long standing,
are cured by the wonderful. old reliable Dr..
Porter's Antiseotic Healing on. Il TeneVss
Pain and Heals at the same time. 2Sc, soc, Sl.a
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-26
A Great Chsnae.

Several years ago Lord Clonmel
brought to this country string Of
race horses, and at the close of the
season Phil Dvyer gave a banquet
In his honor. Sheriff Tom Dunn OF
New York was called upon for q
speech.
"Faith and this is tie wonderful
country" said Dunn Il was a poor
Irish Lad, and m dear old mother,
God rest her soul, hardly had pen
nies enough to bring me over. And
here ] am tonight sitting cheek BY
fowl with Lord Clonmel hinselfi
Why, me friends, back in the old
TPperary days l couldn't get near
snough to his lordship to hit him
Wtth'a shotgun p-Eervbodva
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-26
PROHIBITION IN RUSSIA,

The Car has made a new. new laN
and signed it with his hand,
AEd until the war is over there's No
vodka in the land.
And the mouiik, oh the moujik. for
once he isn't slack,
He is fighting like wildcat to get his
vodka back
You may tals about an open port, byt
every Russian knows
That he'd sooner open vodka than an
the port that flows: ,
He rusho-s headlong at the foe, thouA
the odds are ten 10 one,
For he can't have any vodka till thu
+. cluel war Is done. =
| IN. g.. Jr. In Cornell Widow. -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-26
Chautaqua Season Tickets.

this
sold while
When these tickets exhausted tickets thereafter
less
For the single admissions the respective entertainments the official
Season within the family TIE
Family
made primarily protection the the ticket should be
Chndens tickets children
between these must have tickets
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-26

Would you feel creepy if you were
Tom Rooney and was to drive the
car built for and partially by the late
Bob Burman? If you are the least
inclined to be superstitious, you'd
never enter the new Premier special
racing car in the Sixth Annual Inter
national Sweepstakes race on the In
dianapolis Speedway, May so.
But Tom Rooney is not given to
spooky emotions that disturb mental
equilibrium and is glad of this, his
second chance of his racing career to
play the star role Of driver His first
opportunity he turned into victory
and bag of gold to the amount of
ten thousand perfectly good made in
u. S. A. dollars. This was late last
fall on tae New York speedway when
Tom came in second, averaging bet
ter than 100 miles per hour.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-26

the well known Cincinnati Orchestra.
Frank Kryl is brother OF Bohumir
and cornetiSt and, like him, has made
music his life work. When a mere
boy he made his first violin from
cigar box.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-26

Wh sings my muse takep atth,
I nj -aGced cannot write.
Su; wa, the refrain of the bud
ding poets latest production, ar
when il reached the hands Of =
weary editor. who ha1 1ccn boz,
barded by bu~sols u lDavalls,
outpourinee frca . same sorrc.
he prompt'y eli Il hach. WIN {
followlr II and business!lke j.
dorSelarat
"Glad TO hear 1t! Keep Kit
night on the jobl Any time til
she strikes for higher wages let IL
know, and will make up the dill
ference myself rather than have he,
nop."-Nsv York TimaG
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-26
W AEEK

In the Chautauqua program of this
season Mr.. Kryl plans to have some
Of the finest chimes ever carried by a
band. There will also probably be a
French horn quartet Mr.. Kryl was
once himself a member of a French
horn quartet which played before
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-26

be PLAYED ar the Chicago Worlds Fair
and at every great exposition since. in
Guiding the recent one in San Fran
cisco. He has played the French horn
in the Chicago symphony Orchestra,
of which Frederick Stock Is director,
for years; also with DR.. Kunwald of
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-26

President Palma OF Cuba. Mr.. Kryl
will also play solos upon the French
horn, accompanied by the band.
Among other soloists In this band
this season will be James Hurt, known
as one OF the best xylophone players
in this country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26

where you always find him between
races In case you won, he passes you
a little slip saying Your credit after
first race is Sl25" in case your original
deposit was S100. That means you put
up 500 with him and won S25 on the
first race. Some layers don't pass slips.
They merely say to You Your credit
now S125."
And so it goes Whenever you want
to make a little bet, YOU get the odds
from the layer" write your bet on
a slip Of paper and pass il to him.
Then after the race he tells YOU how
much balance you have on hand.
When the frolic is over for the day
YOU hunt your layer" and settle up.
In case he is a very brave person, fear
less of the law and its guardians. he
VIII settle with you right out on the
lawn. But If he is a skeery sort Of
gent. he will entreat you TO meet him
back OF the grandstand, OF in the rear
Of some barn, or some other secluded
spot
Layers Fear WeIehers.
Last wear many of the layers" took
a chance on the honesty of many of
their clients and refused 10 take any
deposit before the bets were made.
They were too much afraid OF the
dicks" as they term the sieuths. But
so many OF the betters WEIGHED" after
losing sizeable amounts that the
layers" lost their faith in human ma
ture. And so this year they insist upon
q deposit sufficient TO cover the amount
you figure on losing throughout an at
ternoon-
Old timers. circulating through the
crowds on the opening day at Jamaica
recognized among the layers" nearly
score Of men who ran books in the
other days. Many Of the "bOokies"
quit the game when the sport was leg
islated out Of New York state But
now that the ponies are back again. and
the crowds are willing to lay the old
timers again feel the lure. And so thev
are back thinly disguised as layers"
About $4,000 WaEered.
Just how much money is bet daily
through the laying system is a hard
matter TO figure out There were TO-
600 persons at Jamaica on opening day
and. cOnservatively, so layers. Just
before the final race had been run. We
cast anchor near two Of them, who
were comparing notes
The lay against me. including this
last race. totals over $500" said one.
Mine went beyond $780, said the
other.
Averaging $500 per layer for each
Of the reported 50 layers at the track.
il would indicate that $4,000 was
by that O.000 crowd-an aver
age OF $3.50 per spectator This aver
age. we feel. is quite low
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26

OF both leagues al the Polo Grounds
| this spring has been so uniformly bad
/ that IL is impossible to avoid com
I1entlns upon IT, The mistakes of the
knights OF the windpad. mask and
indicator have been very lurid. too.
The plays upon which they have erred
nave not even been close.
The National league men seem to
be worse than those Of the Johnson
circuit Both have been bad enough.
Big Bill Brennan. umpire in chief
OF the late lamented Federal league.
IS IN town looking for a job. II Gov.
Iener and Ban Johnson stand pat on
their staffs and let Brennan remain
idle they are very foolish Brennan
is a good umpire. Either league could
use him at once and to advantage.
A Chicago scribe takes this cut at
the Ancient Order of Boxing commits
stems He says
You can never tell what a boxing
commission is going TO do II is the
most delightfully."- temperamental or
ganizatiOn in the world can you i'm
aSine the quaint and naive idiOsyn-
crasies Of the Amalgamated Order OF
Grand Opera Singers If you can. YOU
have a faint notion Of the eccentric
CONSULTATIONS Of a boxing commits
sion 4"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26

END teams in western
leagues have nothing on the
Troy team Of the New York State
league. In the first II games played
by the Trojans, they managed to
lose ten. Not quite as bad as It
might have been. They might have
lost II.
THE Esd infantry baseball team
wants to book a game for Sun
day with any fast team IN the city.
Games can be arranged by communi-
eating with Edward Smith, company
G, 23d infantry.
PILL MEDINA has been smuggling
the ball at a great pace for the
Walk team and is leading the Com
mercial league batters with 500. The
whole Mexican team has been hitting
well in the past two OF three games
and manager Juan Gomez says they
viii keep up the pace on Sunday.
THERE have been Is home runs
made IN the Commercial league
this year. Everybodys got three,
Feldmans two, Puritys three, Sew
enth infantry three, Walk two and
Krackajacks are still waiting for
some member Of the team to crack
ont a circuit hit.
MANAGER F. D. FRENCH, of the
~ Feldmans, viii not announce his
lineup for Sunday until he sees the
men work out this afternoon. 1t is
likely that big jim Wilson viii be
on the mound, Sunday, and if the
6elders back him up It should be a
victory for the photographers.
FAILURE Of "Kid" George to show
up for his bout at Silver City on
Thursday night should effectively
put the damper on the title aspira-
tons Of the handsome light heavy
weight. Some of these days an
opponent viii slap George on the
wrist and he'll drop for the count.
EMEMBER George Cotton, the
'blaek hope" sparTing partner of
Jack johnson a few years ago?
Well, George has bodied up again in
New York. When in tow Of the
then-champion, George was able TO
command main bouts but now that
he is con his own" he had to be sat
isfied with a preliminary. He scored
a knockout.
TWO long games were called for
darkness on Thursday. The Sen
ators and White Sox went "a innings
to a tie at Washington while Sioux
City and Topeka battled IS innings
without reaching a decision at Sioux
City.
ELEHARTY the heavyweight
hurier of the Albuquerque Dukes
for time last season, has bObbed up
again and took part in Thursdays
game for Wichita at Des Moines.
Gam CRAWFORD is drawing down
a regular salary with the Tigers
as a pinch hitter. Sam seems to
have the pitchers "buffaloed" at that
for he is getting his base on balls
Just a. regularly as when he was
holding down a playing position.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26

L goes right 20 the seat OF the trouble
destroys the germs that feed upon the red
Dlood eorPuseies' banishes every poison, and
veins.
When you take s. S. S. you are not ex-
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there are thousands Of people who owe their
robust health and renewed vitality TO its
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Just now you need a reliable tonic. The
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yourself, are your systems cry for relief from
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that drives out coutagion and brings back
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ical ADVICE IS desired, write our Medical De-
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
You Must Purify Your Blood
In The Spring

Are You simply dragging your way through
fife, suffering fortunes from some blood
maizdy that has stolen your health robbed
You OF the ability to enjoy hfe's pleasures,
made the future = hopeless uncertainty, and
left you but shadow Of yoss farmer strong,
self
II 50, let US warn you to hook to your
blood, and you will likely find the cause OF
your trouble. Poisoned blood can be blamed
for more disease and suffering than any
other thing, and there can be no health until
the life fluid, that feeds and builds up every
part of the body, is made pure and free from
poison.
Whether your bad blood Is shown by ma
sris, rheumatism, catzrrh, scrofula, co1tzg-
ious blood poison, or some other blood dis
order, you can be well, and again feel the
bounding bouyancy OF health that comes only
with pure AID vell-nourished blood.
S. s s. is the greatest blood remedy known.
Il is naEzEs's own remedv. purely vegetable.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
Aberg Will Sue For Wrestling Title
-:II:- -:I:- -:i:- :II:- -:T:-
Umpiring This Year Worse Than Usual
BY JAMES p. sINNoTT.

4 LEAANDER ABERG is going TO
"A sue Stranger Lewis for the
wrestling championship Of the
world Alex viii have a better chance
Of acquiring it in court than he would
on the mat with Joe Stecher
Miss 1iolia Bjurstedt nearly lost
tennis match at the West Side courts.
Ty Cobb nearly lost the batting cham
pionship Of the American League last
year, and once Iris Speaker nearly
Michael Gibbons, Of St Paul finds
himself in a peculiar predicament II
he knocks his man out. he is accused
goes the distance they say Mike
The Speakerized Cleveland Indians
have now practically completed their
first swing through the eastern cOun-
Try Lee Fohls henchmen are still
out there in the lead and their spring
drive shows no signs Of abating-
When the Indians rode rough-shOd
over the western teams during the
early days Of the season it was pre-
dicted that the club would crack as
soon as it faced the heroic pitching
of the eastern clubs The Spea kerites
have faced Boston, Rev York and
Washington. where the stellar slc -
men Of the American league are sup
posed to abide, and are out in front
by two games and a half
It Is Just as long a way to October
as il is to Tipperary, but there is no
denying that Cleveland must be seri-
Ously considered in judging the PEN
nant race in the Johnson circuit Iris
Speaker is not the whole Indian team.
The reason the club is holding the
pace so well is that il is getting eX-
ceptional pitching And if the hurl-
ing CORDS holds out Cleveland viii be
right in the fight TO the wire.
The umpire's JOB Is hard and
thankless one The judges Of play
in the big leagues get so much pan
ming on The field that it seems IN
fair 20 criticise them in the columns
Of the press
However. the work OF the umpires
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26

EW YORK. May 26.-The laws OF
Nj the empire state bar wagering
= on its race tracks. But the bet
ting is done and in almost as great
volume as in the bygone days when 100
or more 'bookies" flourished at each
meeting.
The system, however, is different
The plunging is done under cover" At
least, it's supposed to be under cover,
but a one eyed man could see at least
100 bets made before each race by
merely walking across the lawn But
no money is passed and that fOils the
officers.
When the lid was pried off the rae
ing season at the Jamaica, squad Of
sleuths wandered down there for the
purpose of grabbing and throwing into
the bastfle all those layers who frac-
rured the regulations As far as we
have been able to determine. not one Of
the layers was arrested on the open
ing day. although at least so Of them
Must Be 30. Nd" First.
The system Of betting on the New
York tracks now varies radically from
ers' Of course. are anxious 10 snare as
many bets as possible That's their
business. But they are a bit wary Of
the sleuths- Therefore before you can
one 0. X you with the layer"
You make your wagering desires
known to some friend. who knows a
layer and you both approach the
layer"
This is Mr.. Jones, Mr. Layer" says
the introducer- Hes all right"
And then you are free to make bets
As a necessary preliminary. you give
the layer" a deposit Of from SO to
500. according to the amount YOU
figure on losing You hand il to him
very. very privately. The layer
credits YOU with the amount. and then
YOU 20 ahead and make your bets.
How Layer system Works
Before each race. he quotes YOU the
odds. Suppose he offers to I against
Slipemon. and you want TO bet IS on
that horse Therefore you (under
cover. Of course. write on a little slip
IS on Slipemon TO win at 10 l.
Then you sign your name and slip it
(under cOver) TO the layer" He
pockets IL with the other bets. When
the horses go to the post. Mr. Layer
moves off by himself. extracts all the
little slips and enters up the bets in
a book
When the race is over YOU meet Mr.
Layer on the lawn Each layer" has /
a special spot on that lawn and there's