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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-19

aaoorS and Builders.
49, 'vaua are neighbor makers
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-19
OuchI

He-I would die for you.
She-Well, what are you waiting
for?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-19

There's many an united knot in ,
cord of wood.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-19

Tillage aids in the growth of the
nitrifying bacteria and these are what
make the plant foods into such forms
as to be available to the growing crops.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-05
Social Affairs At Haryin.

Last Friday Mr. Sam John Brozdon
and sister, Miss Lille Eudora Bro2don
OF Harvin gave most delightful house
party here to a uumber of their young
friends. the following were present:
Misses Carolyn Plowden, Alleen Rig
by, Minnie SauIs, Myrtle Bowman, r.
ma McKelvey, Marearett Wilson, Jul
ia Wilson, Isabella Thomas and Bessie
Davis of Manning, aud Miss Zola Brit
ton of Brogdop. Messrs. Cough Thom
as, Purdy Mcleod, Morgan Sauls, w:
T Lesesne. Jr., Joe Burgess and
Charles Bradham Of Manniog.
The weather was ideal and the day
spen, in games, music and other fes-
INVITES agreeable and pleasing to the
occasion.
The party came by train and auto
and remained until ! O'Clock that even
ing.
Miss Maggie McFaddin who has
been spending the holidays with her
sisters here returned to Columbia this
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. r A Burgess who
have been here for, the Christmas tide
and to attend the wedding of their SIS
ter, Miss Edith McFaddin 10 Mr.. Mar
Gus V. Plowden. have returned to their
home in Sumter.
The many friends OF Mr.. w. R. Bur
CESS OF Sumter. who travels the S ates
of Texas and Oklahoma for the Zeigler
Brothers. Philadelphia. will be glad
10 learn that he won the first and larg-
est prize for the United States for the
past year which consisted OF check
for $4,000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-05
Resolutions

Whereas It has pleased Almighty
God to remove our friend and sister,
Mrs. J. E. Bar6eld, from earthly con-
nection with the Wouan's Wesley
Bible Class Of Bethlehem church. Jor-
dan Circuit.
And whereas each and every mem.
ber of the same mourns the death OF
Mrs Barfeld as individuals and as a
class.
Therefore, be it resolved:
That. in the death of Mrs BarGeld,
our class has lost faithful worker and
a devoted Christian, one who was ready
at any call, and who cheerfully did
what her hands found to do.
That, while bowiug to the will OF
our Heavenly Father, who doeth al
things we'll, we deplore the uutimely
removal of Mrs. Barfeld from our
midst, and feel that we shall greatly
miss her in every good word and work,
and that her place will, indeed, be
hard 10 fill.
That we express our deepest sympa-
thy with her bereaved family, and that
our prayers ascend for the little ones
left behind.
That copy of these resolutions be.
if possible. published iu the county
papers.
Miss Helen <. Malone.
Mrs. J. P.Childers. Committee.
Mrs. r. ". Chewing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-05
WORKING lilE WIRELESS.
The Jump From Long Island Over the
Oecan to Ger1neay.

The Jump From Long Island over the
Ocean to Germany.
The wireless $::t;i>::l 4: :s;a:vii;i":!N. Y.
is the most powtriu hi IN ti:e wc-.l. fish
ing messages Direct 20 .<.iurI. wcIr Hcr-
lin.
Fifty miles OFT. trcl, New York city
is SayvilIe. q small towu whose prin.
cipal industries are roaIhouSes and
wireless tcle=raphy Here the auto
mobile parties Stop for HE few bites
that always take many dollars before
running on into New York. but if it
were not for the wireless station the
town would never he heard OF.
Near the ocean. dropped il u mos
quito infested field. the great Telefunk-
en- station spraWlS over 100 acres. 4
mile away it looks like huge spider
web. with all its slim. poles reaching
into the air. iilte-laced with slender
wires. .-..-
The little low building is rugged on
every side with towering poles-an-
tennac. as they arc called. Five hun
dred feet high they stand-almost as
tall as tie Washington monument.
From these wires radiate the electric
waves that leap to Germany. Great
blocks of cement, big as corncribs, ara
set in the ground. and to them are an
chored the guy wires.
The message is flashed across the
Atlantic at the rate Of twenty-five
words minute. but in case Of neces-
sity it can go up to forty. The mes
sages go across in a series Of waves,
with which the station on the other
side is in tune.
The messages so to- a small town
near Berlin called Naucn, where they
are placed in land wire and for
warded to the capital The charge for
sending a message TO Germany is So
cents a WORD from anywhere near
New York. The 3 cents is the price
Of the land wire to get it to Sayville.
AS soon. as the key is touched In
America the message is in Germany,
the time occupied in crossing being
only the fraction of second. In fact,
the message could 80 around the
world seven times in second.-HomeT
Croy In IeSlie'S.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-05
SHE WAS SYMPATHETIC.
But Her Attempt to Be Cnatty Brought
an Embarrassing Moment.

But Her Attempt to Be chatty Brought
an Embarrassing Moment.
This Is an extract from letter writ
ten by a woman who is willing to share
a good joke, even if the laugh Is at bel
own expense:
1T was a damp, windy day-the sort
Of day that turns straight, straggly
blond hair like mine into mass OF
strings and ends that stick out about
the face and neck with frightful effect,
was downtown on shopping expedi-
ton that was exceptionally trying, ane
knew I looked so bad that I care
fully avoided all chance Of glances into
mirrors, for was sure could not, un-
der the circumstances, improve my ap-
pearance much. Recklessly entered q
tearooIn with q friend whom hap
pened to meet.
"As I placed my shopping bag on the
noor near the table at which we were
10 sit, another bag, exactly like nay
own, was put beside it Quite naturally
my glance followed the hand and arn
up to the face Of my neighbor, and as I
met her look said to myself, She has
lair Just like mine sticking out In
every direction-and she looks even
worse than do, poor thing!'
Naturally, my heart went out to her
in a great wave OF sympathy. We
smiled simultaneously as our troubled
eyes met, and l said aloud and quite
distinctly, If we are not careful we
shall get - shopping bags mixed"
The moment the words were out Of
my mouth I wished very earnestly that
the floor would mercifully open and let
me through. It did not require the sub
dued snicker from the nearby tables to
awaken me to the realization that l
had been addressing the image Of my
self in the mirror Of which the entire
side Of the shop was formed. Do you
get the picture e?"-Youth's COMPANION.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-05
Rev. ". e. wilkins Dies.

Greenville. Dec. 31.-The Rev. Wal
ter E. Wilkins, a prominent Baptist
minister of South Carolina, died here
this morping after an illness OF several
weeks, aged 43 years. he l.; for
years been leader in the Laymeu's
missionary movement in South Caro-
lima and had been affiliated with the
home and foreign mission boards of
the Southern Baptist convention.
The Rev Mr. Wilkins was q gradu-
ate of Furnan University and attend
ed the Southern Theological sem nary
for three years when be was, the vic
tiu of an accident in the gymnasium
ano retired from his studies. Then he
worked for while in the mission field
of western North Carolina and later he
was assistant pastor of The First Bap-
tisJ church of Columbia during the pas
torate OF the late Dr.. W. C. Lindsay.
For a time he served the Baptist
church of MiIlen, Ca, but was called
back TO this State: TO take charge of
the laymen's movement.
Mrs. Wilkins who is daughter OF
Dr.. T. Nj. Bsiley, and three children
survive
The funeral VIII be held Saturday
a ftercoon at Central Baptist church at
4 O'Clock aud Will conducted by the
Rev. S. T. Matthews and other Baptist
ministers.
The late Mr.. Wilkins was well known
in Columbia, where he served for sew
eral years as assistant pastor of the
First Baptist church under the late DR.
Lindsay. He was executive secretary
of the Interdenouinational Laymec's
Missionary movement which was TO be
held in Columbia in February.
MIR. Wilkins was born in Lacedo, Ill.
in 1872, the son OF Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
Wilkins. His parents now reside at
Manning, wnere they have made their
home for many years. M. Wilkins
was educated in the Charleston graded
school. Furman University and the
University of Chicago.
In 1907 the late Mr.. Wilkins left Co.
lumbla to accept call 10 Milleu, Ga
where he labored for several years with
much success. A man of much
strength and ability, he was knowo
and loved by many Co.umbians, who
are grieved 10 hear of his death. Jos.
W. Norwood of Columbia, a personal
friend of Mr. Wilkins, and DR.. W. S.
Curreli will 90 TO Greenville this morn
ing to attend the funera! services this
afternoon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-05
COMPETITION IN SAVING.
A Challenge a Wife Accepted and a
Contest In Economy.

Contest In Economy.
The following Is an account Of what
competition did toward encouraging a
bank account:
'sI am on a newspaper. l have al
ways made q salary in excess Of SIM
pie living requirements, but I was a
free spender and did not save.
"a baby came, and felt an added
responsibility. I was enthusiastically
frightened for the first time in my life.
Then I gave the matter Of saving some
thought, but could not decide upon
any course Of action.
"At the Office one day a business dis
cussion made me see that what I need
ed in my home was competition.
"That night on my arrival home l
said to my wife that would, begin
ming the next Saturday, give her half
Of my salary and 1 would keep the
other half, and we each take an equal
share Of the household expenses.
."At the end Of the first month I left
my bank book on the library table. /
wanted to surprise her. That evening
she handed it to me and said she
thought was doing fine. Looking at
her closely, saw that she realized she
was challenged. She did not speak,
however, of any intention she might
have had in mind
"a month later l found her bank
book On the library table identicauy as
I had leftrm mine. She had beaten me,
for her savings showed S10.5O more
than my .own for the corresponding
month and SIS in excess Of my depos-
its for the first month
1--WE are now in a race. We both
have the saving habit. We have enough
to buy home if we should join funds"
American Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-05
WAR TAXES on GERMANY.

Germany's miraculous system
of financing the war gives signs
of falling at last. National loans
prove to be not perpetual mo-
tion machine. but a resource that
may be exhausted. DR.. Helf.
ferich, the secretary of the i'm
perial treasury. has told the
Reichstag that war taxes must
be imposed.
Last August DR.. Helferlch de
clared: During the war we
will not increase the gigantic
burden of the people by taxa
ton.
The heavy burden of thous-
ands of millions will be born e
through the decades by the in
stigators of the war, and not by
u.s."
He has changed his mind, as
have most German statesmen.
Apparently they have given up
hope of making ';the instigat tors
of the war''-whoever they may
be-pay the bill in the form of
huge indemnities.
The conviction Is growing not
only in Berlin but in every cap.
ital of Europe that there will be
no indemnity to amount to any
thing at the close Of this war.
Either there will be no victory
on either side crushing enough
to compel it, or all the contest
ants will be so exhausted that
none of them will be able to pay
an indemnity.
Germany. then, is beginning
to face the problem CT her huge
and rapidly mounting debt. The
war cost is now about SlO,OS0,
900 OUJ. The interest on it is
about s5OO.OOO.0OO a year, two
thirds of the total ordinary ex
penses of the United States gov
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-05

ernment, and nearly the same
proportion of the entire ordinary
revenue of Germany. Another
year of war may double that,
saddling Germany with yearly
interest charge of 100000 as
a reminder of her tragic adven.
ture, to be paid by an impovish-
ed and crippled population.
If Germany could only have
foreseen this in July, 1914, need
less to say there wouldn't have
been any war.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-05
Baptist Church.

Sunday School 1920 N. B. A.
johnson Superintendent.
Our secoud annual Mission Institute
begins Sunday. Dr.. B. D. Gray, Cor.
responding Secretary of our Home Mis-
sion Bord, will preach Sunday morn
ing al 1l:30. DR.. G. G. Brown Of Beau
fort, Sunday evening at 7:30.
Every morning during the week.
Mrs F. O. Richardson will conduct a
Mission Study Class at 10 O'Clock in
the new book by DR.. Masters, "Bap-
tist Missions in the South" Four ev-
eninss, Tuesday to Friday, there will
be Mission study class att .. 10. in
Efficiency Paints" by W. E. Daughtv.
Two of the chapters will be taught by
Mr.. r j. Alderman
There Ill an address every morning
at II O'Clock and every evening at s
The following speakers are expected.
Rev. L J. Bristow, DR.. Il. T. Cody, Or
W. 7. Derieux, Revs. N. W. Gordon
and W. E. Thayer Drs. C. 4. Jones
and c. J. Thompson. Friday will be
W. NJ. Q. Day, Mrs. Frzer will have
charge. Rev. W. D. Spiox will have
charge of the song services. We cor
daily inAite all our frieods 10 enjoy
these good things with US.
J. A. ANSLEy,
Pastor.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-05
Notice..

I will be at the following places on
dates given opposite name of place, to
take returns of personal property No
land returned this year, except where
it has been acquired since last return.
A so per cent penalty will be added to
those who fail 10 make returns for
their personal properly. So you had
best meet me at the nearest meeting
place to you, and save Yourself trouble.
Paxville, Monday Jan 24th.
Pinewood, Tuesday Jan 25th.
Remini, Wednesday Jan 26th.
G. w. Browns Store, Thursday Jan q
Summerton. Judge Richbourg office,
Friday Jan 2Sth.
ST. Paul, Saturday Jan 10Th.
ST. James, Monday Jan 3lst.
Davis Station, Tuesday Feb lst.
Jordan, Wednesday Feb end
H a Alsbrook, Thursday Feb 30th.
Foreston, Friday Feb 4th.
Wilson Mill, Saturday 5th.
Harmony, A r Chandler, Monday
Feb 7th.
Midway, Barrows Mill, Tuesday Feb
Sandy Grove, " D McFaddin, Wed
nesday Feb 8.
Douglas, Tur5eville store, Thursda!
Feb 10th.
New Zion, Friday Feb 11th.
Alcolu, Saturday Feb 18th.
y. P. Burgess,
County Auditor.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-05
THE ROPES OF MAUI.
An Ancient Legend Of the Sun From
the South Seas.

An Ancient Legend Of the Sun From
the South Seas.
One of the most picturesque legends
connected with the solar beams is that
told in the islands of the south Pacific,
where sunDeams are known as "the
ropes Of Maui" 1t is related that in
former times the sun god Ra was not
so regular in his habits as he is today.
In fact, he caused the south sea island
ers much annoyance by setting in the
morning OF at noon Or at other inop-
perfume times. just when his light was
needed for the daily tasks Of mankind.
The great hero Maui undertook to
cure him of these ratio habits. and
the first step was to make the sun god
prisoner This was accomplished by
laying series Of six snares made of
strong cocoanut fiber along the suns
path in the sky. When the deity next
rost from Avaiki. or the land Of ghosts,
the first moose encircled him, but slip
ped down and only caught his feet; the
SSSClo S1ppSN, wv OQI SAo3hI LAS Sol
gods knees; the third caught around
his hips.
Still Ra pressed on, scarcely ham,
pered by these contrivances. The
fourth moose tightened around his
waist, the fifth under his arms, and
finally the sixth and last caught him
around the neck and almost strangled
him. Then the sun god confessed him
self vanquished and in fear Of his life
promised Maui that he would in future
adjust his daily journeys more in &C.
cerdance with the comfort and conven-
ience Of mortal men.
Ra was then allowed to proceed on
bis way, but Maui prudently declined
to take off the ropes, which may still
be seen hanging from the sun at dawn
and when he descends into the ocean
at night. Hence the islanders say, when
they behold the beams radiating from
the sun, "Tena tie Taura a Maui''-"See
the ropes Of Maui" ui."-Philadelphia In
nnirer
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-05
A Natural Inquiry.

Helen was a very inquisitive child
who greatly annoyed her father each
evening with endless questions while
he tried to read the newspaper. One
evening. among other things, she de
manded. Papa, what do you do at the
store all day.
Exasperated at her persistence he an.
swered briefly, "Oh, nothing!''
Helen was silent moment, and then
asked. But how do you know when
you are done?"-Harpers Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-05
The Great BIG Moon.

The full moon is very deceptive to
those who attempt to estimate its ap-
parent size in the sky. Most people
would assert that the great big moon
could entirely blot out the lovely clus-
ter Of the 7Pleiades, which glitters In
the constellation Of Taurus. but actual
" the full moon could. and occasion
ally does. pass through the Pleiades
and only succeeds in hiding a few Of
the stars comprising 1t. So small in
deed is the moon when in its full phase
it dominates the night sky that a three
penny piece held at arms length will
completely eclipse it.-Pell Mall Ga.
Zette.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-05
MAKE IT p. PAY UP WEEK.

Why not make the first week
in January PAY Up Week" fol
this town and this community:
Why can't we all make the
rounds and pay up all of oul
bills, or pay at least as much as
possible on each one of them.
Why can't we make this
town where credits are a pleas,
ure, and where bad debts and
slow pay and Indifference are
unknown.
We would all feel better, and
the people we pay would feel
even still better, and they would
then be able to pay what they
owe.
Bills have to be paid some
time or other, and the beginning
of a new year is an opportune
time to wipe them out and start
with acleau slate. But If allow
ed to run they will drag: along
from month to month and in the
end everybody will be wishing
everybody else wouldn't be SO
everlastingly slow about paying
what they owe.
The man who pays his bills
promptly and starts the new
year free from debt can always
get credit when he wants it, and
he won't have to go hunting
around for an endorser. His face
and his word will be good
enough for any business house.
But the fellow who allows his
bills to run indefinitely and Is
indifferent to the needs Of his
creditors is an unsafe risk at
best, and his reputation for hon,
esty and relia bility does not im
prove with age.
This Is a pretty good town and
our people are generally good
on the pay: but we can make 1t
better if we want to.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-05
The Stationer.

Stationery" has etymologically as
much to do with standing as has 'sta-
tionary." The original stationers, or
stat;onarii, were so called because they
sold their books upon stalls or "sta-
ticns"-in London round about old st.
Pauls cathedral, in some cases against
the walls Of the cathedral itself. This
is one Of the many trades the names Of
which have no direct allusion to the
commodities sold. "Grocers," for in
stance, were so called either because
they sold zen gros." wholesale, or be-
cause they were "engrossers," monop-
olizers.-London Chronicle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-05
CULTIVATE JUDGMENT.
Its Possession Is What Makes Man
Successful In Business.

Its Possession Is What Makes Man
Successful In Business.
It was one Of the intellectual shocks
of my young manhood to discover that
an analytical chemist could often get
only $50 month. I had long looked
with awe upon the accurate percent
ages and detailed reports Of the ana
lytical chemist. This water contains
2.341 grains Of such and such sub
stance per gallon. l wondered at the
marvellous man who could get out such
fine results, and to learn that he at
times gets but $50 a month was a
shock
The explanation is this. The chem
ical analysis of ordinary specimens is a
technical process of perfectly definite
character. If a work is definite and
therefore capable Of being reduced to
clear cut instructions the pay that 1t
commands is'not likely to be high, even
though the work itself is complicated.
It requires good memory and painstak-
ing obedience to instructions. Many
persons have these qualities. The
scarce attribute is judgment. that in
defnable quality capable Of meeting a
new situation and handling it with
common sense or gumption, to put 1t In
a homely term.
Judgment is indefinite. We cannot
lay out instructions in advance to tell
the manager how to meet situations.
To buy good raw material he must
learn to know the raw materials, and
many Of the tests he applies are too
ine for words to reduce to instructions.
He must decide for indefinite reasons
that now is 4 good time to enlarge or
retrcnch; that here is q good place to
open up business; that now is good
time to buy or to run low on stock;
that this man needs to be hired; that
this man needs to be fired.
1t is in the making Of decisions that
successful management lies. And most
Of these decisions are beyond rule.
They are indefinite. They are judg-
ment.-Engineering Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-05
ECCENTRIC NORTH RIVER.
Curious Franks Of a Tortuous New
England Stream.

England Stream.
Westerners tell Of the queer behavior
and changes Of course indulged in by
the Missouri river, and Texans aver
that for pure cussedness and general
fckleness no stream Of water can ap-
proach the Rio Grande. There is, how
ever. a stream in New England where
of the rest Of the country hears little
and which should in justice be accord.
ed place in the list Of queer behaving
bodies Of water.
This is the North river in Massachu.
setts. It has its source in q pond near
Hanson, whence it proceeds In tortu.
Gus course to the sea at Scituate Nov.
the distance By air line from Hanson to
Scituate is only ten miles. but by the
North river it is forty.
New Engianders aver that when the
tide is coming in the North river runs
upstream, and not only that, but the
upper part Of it, which is fresh water,
also runs up. Thus this queer stream
presents the strange spectacle Of a
fresh water river proceeding uphill.
The North rivers claim to eccentric
ity is not, however, limited to this fact
1t is so crooked that it doubles on itself
At one spot near Hanover this river, by
accomplishing three loops, moves to-
ward the sea for a distance Of only
fifty feet and wanders about for a dis.
tance Of about fifteen miles In doing it
In November, 1898, the North river
got very cantankerous. It moved its
mouth three miles to the northward,
thus making present to the town of
Marshfeld of a deep harbor In so do
ing it killed three men and converted
many thousand acres Of good meadow
land into a salt marsh.
Historically the North river Is Of note
as being the scene Of the last Indian
raid on the coast settlements
delphia Record.