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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-19

that a cotton buyer is to be
brought forward to ''develop
and build up" (?) a system for
the benefit of the farmers. Do
you expect wolves to nurse and
rear lambs?
The most important part of
Senator McLaurin's report is the
history given of the fight made
against the insurance trust in
this State. We call attention to
the very singular fact that not
one of the daily papers mentions
this matter. We are face to face
with a sad condition of affairs IN
South Carolina when the iniu
ence and power of trust which
oppresses the people debars
then from getting such lnforma'
tion through the daily press,
which alone is able to handle
it fully, as that contained in the
report of Senator McLaurln.
Read it, farmers, and see for
yourselves how you have been
robbed
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-19
EeLAuaiH IS FOR TIE FARMER.

While others have been vast.
ing time 10 talk, Senator Nc
Laurin has, as usual, been going
ahead building something. A
system of direct sales from farm
warehouse to mill has been in,
stituted.
There is State warehouse at
Bennettsville which consists Of
four units under one manage
ment. This house being so sit
uated that Senator McLaurin
could assume personal super
vision of the venture, he has in
augurated the system there. The
plan has met the approval OF
one of the most experienced and
best known cotton buyers in the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-19
The Columbia Record Of Sun

The Columbia Record Of Sun
day comes out with Il triple col
umn editorial in behalf of Gov
ernor Manning, and boosts him
high as the SKY, just because the
governor offered to pay to Dr..
Williams over two thousand dol
lars in excess Of the salary al.
lowed by the legislature. and
take the chances on this body
.reimbursing him. but these gen
tlemeu did not see the use IN this
high salary, therefore refused to
pay the governor for his folly.
The Record is now trying to
raise this mouey by private SUD
scripLions. and offers to start it
of with $500. Why should the
people Of South Carolina De
asked for such aid? Did anyone
tell the governor to make this
special iuducemeut to Dr.. VIII
liams: He made a bad bargain,
therefore he should be made to
stick to it. The governor sees
his mistake now. and says he
cannot pay this extra salary
another year. What will be do
with DR.. Williams? This lnStltu-
tion has made such fine Show
ing under his regime, and now
to drop him, would do the doctor
a gross injustice, as he has just
begun his hard labors in this de-
partment of his profession. If
The Record wants to help d
worthy cause, they might take
up a collection for the poor or
some charitable institution, but
we see no need Of passing around
the hat for the governor. who IS
now sorry be spoke.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-19

states in the Bulletin above men
toned that the potash in these
feldspathic rocks, when ground
200 mesh fine anu mixed with the
soil, becomes soluble and availa.
bic for plant life very rapidly.
There is scarcely a county IN all
New England that has not many
large deposits of feldspar rock
which will analyze from six to
twelve and fifteen per cent pot
ash. The cost of quarrying and
puIverizing on a fairly large
scale should not exceed $500 to
$500 per ton.
I would advise every farmer
in this country to send to the
Bureau of Plant Industry, Agrl-
cultural Department, Washing
ton, D. c., and secure a copy OF
Bulletin 1O4 if he has any desire
to obtain a supply of potash al
most for the asking, which is
withouta a question, soluble and
available when pulverized as
above stated. If he is unable to
obtain this valuable bulletin, oW
ing to it's being out of print, l
would suggest that he make a re
quest through the Congressman
from his District that another
edition be printed Immediately
by the Government for distribu-
ton.
The old doctrine claiming that
plant food must be either water
soluble or soluble in dilute acids
before being mixed with the soil
in order to become quickly avail.
able has long since been explod'
ed. It va, always a delusion,
The bacteria of the soil do not
function or thrive properly ex'
cept in the preserce Of an over
abundance of ;gorganic plant
food and a liberal amount OF
humus.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-19
Delinquent Land Sale.

By Virtue of Sundrv Executions
to me directed by i l.. Welis:
Treasurer for Clarendon County. l
will offer for sale on Monday the
7ta day Of February 1916. being
salesday. the following real estate
for Taxes for 1914:
Fulton Township.
Peter Brown, Administrator, 3
acres.
Laura Green. ! acres.
Estate of Martha Green, 80 acres;
building.
Estate Of Ransom Hampton, lots.
Robert James. ) lots.
Estate of Mary Ann Reed, 10acres;
l building.
Louisa Thomas 10 acres.
Calvary.
Jain Baker, lot.
jeff Shannon. u acres; bulidS.
Rufus Shannon. 81 acres; buildg
Reval Williams. 81 acres.
Friendship.
Estate Of james Conductor, 3 3-4
acres.
Charles Gavman ) acres.
Jas " V. Hauberrv. lot: build
in=.
: Powell O. Johnson, 80 acres.
Jerry johnson. lut.
G.. II Martin. IS acres
H ksStOu. LOT
Sarah Aan Mcbride, p 3 acres; =
buildings
Guy oliver. Jr. 3 81 acres; 2
buildings
Over Rivers. l iot; binding
Sandy Stuk-S. lot: l building
CIV Tiutl:lI. l lot: buiidings
John NJ Fielder. lpI acres, l build
Ing.
Santee
Estate David Fielder, Is acres; l
building
Estate Doub!in Fielder, &c l-2acres;
l building.
Estate Henry Frierson, 80 acres.
Moses Marrant. 45 acres.
Estate David Mckinney, % acres
Elon Mcknight. 35 acres
Estate Jake Thomas. 81 acres;
building.
Concord.
Lottie Brunson. 81 acres.
Posev Dingle, 50 acres; building
Wash Richardson, 81 acres;
buildings.
Sumtpr Lodge, No. 50, acre.
Louis Wells. 30 acres, building.
ST James.
Miller Harvin % acres.
Paris Garris, > acres.
Riah Gibbs, II acres.
Julia House, Il acres; building
Conuor Parson. IA acres.
Ashby Parson, 20 acres.
Sammy Swamp
Calvin Baker. lot.
Louise 0. HolIaday, 81 acres.
Rebecca Harvin. lot.
THEODORE Harvin, l lot.
Samaritan Lodge, l lot.
James T Tindal, lot; building
Julia i Couyers. acres.
Eliza J. Jackson, 10 acres; ! build
ing.
Benry Eta Bradley, lot.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-19
Italics In the Bible.

Words in the Bible printed in italscs
indicate that the words so printed do
not rightly form a part Of the original
text, but were adopted by the transla-
tors to make the sense Of the original
clear, remarks an exchange. As used
in the Bible. italics have no relation
to the common practice Of using them
for the purpose Of emphasizing Ger.
tain words In the early history OF
printing those portions of book not
properly belonging to the main work.
such as introductions, prefaces, In
dexes and footnotes, were printed In
italics. the text itself being In Roman.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-19

and price that keeps the trade
in the fome town.
The more competition you
find in a. town the cleaner and
brighter the stores will be, and
the tastier the displays, and the
more attractive the price. These
things spell life, and life is al
ways appealing to the people.
It is competition that has de.
veloped our magnificent school
system, and developed and
broadened our religious institu-
tions, and our railway systems,
and the thousand and one enter.
prise that are making this the
greatest commercial nation Of
the globe. It is the outlet and
overflow of unbounded energy
and ingenuity superinduced SOLE
ly by necessity and competition.
To compete successfully with
an adversary a merchant must
know his people, and anticipate
their desires, and meet them
bali way in every step they
take. The people can be won,
but they can not be bought.
The most successful merch-
ants the world has ever produc-
ed are consistent and persistent
users of advertising space in
their local papers. They adver-
tise because they know the peo
pie demand it and Insist upon
having what they demand.
The local merchant, who uses
the advertising columns, of his
home paper, keeps the goods the
people wants, and makes his
prices right. need have no fear
of competition. 1t will make
him, as it has made others be-
fore him.
But failure to advertise when
competition ,s in the field is the
bestand most effective means oi
sending the buyer to the Other
fellow.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-19

counters, and cobwebs are seen
in the corners.
Soon he thinks he ought to
make more money with less
work. He pushes prices mp a
cent or two and his pocketbook
gets fatter. That looks good to
him and he shoves the price up
again.
He doesn't take the trouble to
study his customers, their needs,
and the conditions that prevail,
because he has no competition.
His store gets diugier and less
inviting. and it lacks that home
like appearance Of welcome
when his customers call.
In time customers begin to get
tired, for they feel that they are
being stung. Some turn to the
mail order man, while others go
miles oat of their way to reach
another town. They want some
thing for their money.
Soon the merchant notices a
shrinkage and wakes up. he
makes desperat efforts to en-
tice his customers back to him.
But 1t is useless. They have had
enough.
This merchants business has
been irreparably damaged by
his indifference, neglect and
greed. caused by the lack of com
petition.
But there is another side to
this picture-one that is bright
er and is seldom turned to the
wall.
Where competition K S t s
there is life, and energy, and
brightness, and where these
things are the people will go.
Competition brings to the sur
face and into use the best that
is in every man, where other.
wise these qualifications would
often lie dormant and without
avail. And these qualifications.
when brought into play, attract
and draw and hold the allegiance
of the people,
The public asks no more than
a fair return for its money, and
if there is not sufficient compe
titlon in the home town to insure
this then they will look else
where.
No man can expect to secure
and hold the trade OF any class
of people just because he is him
self. He may look good to him
self, but if his goods are of prop
er quality and the price is right
they will discount his personall'
ty hundred per cent.
And competition forces every
man to keep the right kind o1
prices, and it is mainly quality
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-19
COMPETITION IS The LIFE OF TRADE.

COMPETITION IS THE LIFE ur IkAuS'
What do you know about the
subject of "Ccmpetition"? Is
there anything left for you to
learn? It is true that ''compe-
tition is the life of trade"
Let US see.
A merchant in a certain town
has no competition. He has
everything his own way. He
thinks be has the people right
where he wants them and that
they will have to go to him or go
without.
He runs along nicely for a
time and then begins to get care
less. You notice that his floor
needs sweeping, the windows
could stand soap and water, dust
collects on the goods and the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-19
P J DeLain. lot.
Estate A C Dickson. l lot; l build

P J DeLain. lot.
Estate A C Dickson. lot; build
ing
Gilmore Evans. / lot; 1 building.
Lille James, lot; building.
Annie Jenkins, lot /; building.
J. c. Lynch. lot; building.
Thomas Miller, lot.
Preston Pearson, l lot.
Toe Richardson, lot.
Mary Robertson. / lot; l building.
Mt Zion.
Estate s. A. Ballard, 40 acres; l.
building.
W. NJ. Harvin, 10 acres.
Plowden's Mill.
January Roberts, 19 2-3 acres; z
buildings.
Rosa Lee James, Is acres.
+ Bette Toinblin, 100 acres; build
Ing.
Mary E Washington, % acres; 2
buildings.
Harmony.
/. P. J. DeLain, 100 acres; building.
Frances Taylor. l6 acres.
Midway.
Sallie Moore, acres.
New Zion.
Automatic Machine Co.. l57 acres.
S g. Mckinney, 65 acres, l build.
ing.
Samuel NJ. Wheeler; l20 acres; 1
building.
E. B. GAMBLE,
Sheriff Clarendon County.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-19
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
I. I. APPELT,
EDIgoR AND PROPRIETOR.
perass szoulp BE csEAe.

SSA GSS SslSS4S oS SAS"-S>A.
Why is potash selling at $3.50
90 per ton when there is enough
of it available 10 the New Eng
land States to supply the whole
world for many centuries? Who
is it thas is keeping this fact
from becoming generally known
and what is the reason? Our
State Agricultural Colleges well
aware, or should be, Of its ex'
treme cheapness and solubllity
for agricultural purposes, for
many Of them made tests as far
back as 1889 and proved without
s question the value of this enor
NOUS potash supply at our very
door.
The Agricultural Department
at Washington has made very
extensive tests and found that
this sillcate of potash is soluble
in the soil and as easily and
quickly available for plant life
as the German Potash Salts
These tests are all scientifically
described in Bulletion l04: Bur
eau Of Plant Industry, Agricul'
snrsl Department, Washington,
D. c., entitled 1.-THE use o1
FeIdspathic Rocks as Fertl'
lizers.
In the most Of the middle
States and a large number OF
the Southern States there is an
inexhaustible supply of potash
feldspar that will run from siz
to fifteen per cent potash. 1r
the State of Georgia large de
posits of potash feldspar can be
found in Cherokee, Lumpkiu
Rabun and several other coun
ties. In North Carolina, depos
sits csn be found in Alexander
Buncombe, Hickory, Clay
Cleveland, CASTOR, Haywood
Mitchell and many other coun
ties in unlimited quantities.
Prof. Allerton S. Cushman
formerally with the Unite
States Agricultural Department
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-19
EoY's This!

We oGer One Hundred Dollars Reward tor
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured ps
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FJ. CHENEY & CO., Props, Io!eo0, ".
We, the undersigned, have known F. j. Cheney
for the last is years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in ali business transactions and imam
cialIy able to carry out any obligations made by
their firm.
WALDING, kINNAN s. MARVIN, wholesale drug
giStS. Toledo, o.
Hairs Catarrh Cure IS taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Price 75c. per hottie. Sold oy all
pru2giStS. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-19
Safe From That.

Now that you have been married
year what can you say Of your expert
ence:'
"Well," he replied solemnly, Il can
truthfully say that am sure that big
amy is one crime that I'll never COM
mit."-Detroit Free Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-19
Lost Hunor.

Mark Twain was once asked by an
English clerk in a London bookstore to
write his autograph.
My chirography is becoming less
and less distinct" complained the au.
thor whimsically as he complied with
the request. IF this keeps on I'll have
to be getting somebody else to write
my autograph for me-"
But, SIR seriously responded the
clerk, nobody would want 1t then"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-19
IdylIic Love.

Daughter, don't marry that young
man. He'll never bring home the ba-
con-"
"How foolish you are, dad! What do
l care about the bacon II he'll only
bring home the bonbons. Pittsburgh
Post.
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State, as is shown by the follow
ing letter:
"Union, S. C., Jan. "A, 1916.
Hon. John L. McLaurin, Colum-
bia, S. G.
Dear Sir:-I was in Benefits
Vile buying cotton for the Union
Buffalo Cotton Mills and inves.
tigated your system OF selling.
T wish to express my approval
of same. It is the best I have
seen, involving no loss of time
or useless expense.
l found the samples in an
Office up town, with card in
each giving weight and grade.
The cotton is delivered on the
grading tags and it is not neces'
sary to go into the warehouse
and tear it down.
AS a cotton buyer of many
years experience, I unhesltat-
ingly say it is the best system L
have seen.
Yours truly,
A. NJ. Wyse.
The advantage of the plan
which has been adopted is ap
parent to everybody. When a
cotton buyer is buying cotton
for a mill, under the system now
in vogue, he has to buy grades
that he does not want, and
therefore heis not in position to
pay full price for those grades
which he does want. Under the
system of selling by the sample,
however, each individual lot OF
cotton stands on its own basis:
| and the low grade cotton of one
person is not allowed to affect
the price of the cotton of another
person that tie mill wants. Un.
der the present system OF buy
ing, the cotton buyer forces the
low grades on the mill at the ex-
pense of the sellers of good cot
ton. This evil is remedied under
the plan adopted by Senator Nc
Laurin.
| 1t would be shame and dis.
grace to South Carolina if the
man whose broad vision brought
the State warehouse system into
being: and whose constructive
ability continues to develop and
to build 1t, should by a combina
tion of export cotton buyers and
| the insurance trust, be defeated.
It is a square issue between the
people of South Carolina and the
parasites who toll not, and
neither do they spin, but live on
the fat of the land, at the ex-
pense of those who labor.
They picked up a Columbia
lawyer first, and they have
dropped him like a hot potato,
and now we see from the papers
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-19
Brown Study.

The term brown study" Is corrup.
tion Of brow study, brow being derived
from the old German "braun," meaning
the brow.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-19

Who will pay DR.. Williams
his extra salary this year? Not
the governor, unless the coilec-
ton plate is passed around first.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-19

We make our fortunes. we call
them fate.-Alroy.
FOLEY CAlTARTIC TABLETS
Keeo Stomach Sweet Liver Active -Iowels REGULAR
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16
sociation and specially invited guests,

ISOLATION and specially invited guests,
all on foot.
Democratic central committee,
headed by National Committeeman
John F. Costello, Robert +. Mating
ly, chairman, and John Colpoys, sec
rotary.
District Democratic clubs; George
town, D. c., Democrats, headed by
George Killeen and J. j. Sullivan.
Women's Wilson Union, headed by
Mrs. James n. Boggs, president, and
Mrs. Mary W. Johnson, secretary.
Band; Navy Yard Section, No.
174; band employees of Washington
Steel and Ordnance Company, No.
1893.
Band; the Wilson National Eight
hour League.
Trade unionist division, carpcn-
tors, sheet metal workers, painters,
bakers, brewery workers and other
unattached trade unionists.
Band, Virginia section, headed by
C. c.. Carlin and Dir. W. NJ. Smith,
of Alexandria; band, Virginia auto
mobiles and all other Virginia par
Elephants.
Band, Maryland section, which will
include all participants from the
State.
Missouri section, headed by Horace
J. Phelps.
Women's National Democratic
League, Mis-. w. "A. Cullop, president:
Form at Avenue and move on Third
street National Democratic Women
of America, Mrs. George \. Armcs,
president. Southern States Women's
Suffrage Conference, MrS. Wcsly
Martin Stoncr, president.
Departmental division-U. s. Sen
ate, headed by Edwin A. Halscy.
Band, bureau of engraving and
printing, Plate Printers Union, John
J. Deviny. All other bureaus under
the Treasury Department.
Band, government printing Office,
section No. ], headed by Cornelius
Ford, Band, government printing of.
fee, section No. 2.
All other departments, organiZa-
tons, or in their individual capacity.
Band, The Home Club. Department
of the Interor, first section. Band,
Department of the interior, section
section. (Second and Pennsylvania
avenue. North ON Sccond).
The Maccabecs, D. w Gall Sec
rotary; Brotherhood Of Railroad
Trainmen; Retail Clerks Interna-
tional Protective Association, NO.
2G2; the Amalgamated Association OF
Street and Electric Railroad EN-
ployes, George A. Wiburt. president:
Western High School students and
and all other cadets.
Band, unattached citizens divi-
sion; form on cast Capitol plaza
band, automobile section.
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GOING TO WASHINGTON
(Continucd from First Page)

Tor the committee on torches. red
lights and transparcncics was to the
effect that an abundant supply would
be Forthcoming.
From the estimate given in the
Washington papers this morning at
least $4,000 will participate in the
parade which will be made through
Pennsylvania avenue from Third ST.,
past President Wilson'S reviewing
stand near the White House grounds.
The column will start at 6 o'clock and
it is believed will form one of the
most impressive spectaclcs Washing
ton has ever witnessed at night.
with its colorcd fires, torches and
transparencies.
Following is the official program
and order of parade, as announced
by Grand Marshal Harper of Wash
ington this morning:
Mounted police will form at Four
and-a-half street and Pennsylvania
avenue at p. m, east side Four-and-
a-half street, facing west.
Following them: Marine Band ;
chief marshal and aids; Wilson and
Marshall Club, headed by Charles W.
Darr, president; officers of the as
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-16
NEWS OF THE LAY

Charles Edward Cheney, Bishop OF
the Chicago Synod, reformed Episco-
nal Church, which he helped to found
and for Sc years rector OF Christ
Church. Chicago, died in Chicago yes
terday. He was in his eighty-frst
year.
The usual Thanksgiving Day pro-
clamation will be issued from the
White House within the next lew
DAVIS. President Wilson told inqulrers
Yesterday that he would follow Gus
tom and designate the last Thursday
Of the month, which is November ~
Because the date is close to Christ
mas there was a movement among
some business men to set an carrier
day for Thanksgiving.
John H. Crowley, municipal JUS
t;ce of Lansing, Mich, ran over IN
his automobile and killed eight-year-
old Edward Curtis in Baltimore, yes
tcrday, just about one year after
hi, own son had been killed in the
same way in Michigan. MIR. Crow
lev was one OF a party of nine men
and women who were on their way
in two automobiles to Florida.
National prohibition and total abb
stincnee were favored in resolution
passed yesterday at the annual con-
yention of the New York Diocese OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church. In
another resolution the Mayor of New
York was asked to refuse special Ii
censes for the sale of liquor on New
Years Eve, which falls on Sunday.
The Anti-Saloon League also has
filed protest with the Mayor
against the issuance Of such licenses
for New Years Eve.
Jacob C. Diemer, wealthy retired
farmer, his wife, Made Diemer anc
his daughter, Magdalene, were yes.
tcrday formally charged with man
slaughter in connection with the
mysterious death of Christine Die
rcr, normal school graduate, whose
bruised body was found in the Yer
million River, near Pontiac, ILL.,, Al
three were released on $4,000 bal!
to await the action of the January
grand jury. Diemer, a venerable man
Of ~, is wealthy and owns much
land. Miss Diemer disappeared DC.
tober 81, The family said she had
gene to Florida to spend the winter
! This week Mrs. Frank Haines, while
crossing the river found the body
The girls neck was broken and the
skull fractured. There was no water
in her lungs 1t developed that the
murdered girl controlled the family
finances.