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The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
NOTICE OF COMMISSIONERS SALE
Copyright, 1917, by Int'i Press Bureau.)

NolIce Is hereby given that !, VIII
NoWnan as Commissioner IN Chanccry
Wllhln ana FOR Boone County Arkansas, BY
NPlue or a Judgment and decree Of the
SdId court rendered on The 2Olh day of
June, IglI, IN cause then pending where.
I'D lh' Midland savings Company Is plant
u ana }. j. Thompson, ol al defendants.
VIII ON the ISL day Of september, 1917.
h'INNcn me hours" Of ten o'clock I'm the
forenoon ana lhree O'Clock In the afternoon
at Jlp ~nuln front door of the County
IoNrl House M the city of Harrison. Boone
county, NIhIN71r, offer for sale at uHhIr
uNIr'N io 'h' highest bidder uu % credit u|
.'n months 'n' following described real
.I.. boo I'Iu city off Harrison. County of
D" IUI state DI Arkansas. tu.WIf.
lo,- 7nN"D = i, Nng 40, Eleven 40.
.J IW"u.n .l@ mo Block Two q. of
l.IInuIH Addition .l the Town of Harrison
a'NlNlua 'u 'Dc plat thereof m the RE.
"0"0nr- O''Irn mf Boone County. Arklu-d-.
-lIo sale Will bo made lO satisfy "a uIg.
nuOI 0sa.u' the defendants D. 0. ThOmp.
,ul 1Nl htlIl Thompson, nm favor of the
N.Jhnl savings and Loan Company of
Denver Colorado, for the sum of S2.I8U.S3.
I1F'IN'r win ten per cent interest upr
lnnum from June 1Ulh lpIT tU plId
together with Am rOsi of thls arlloD
Iho purchaser no said sale wifi be re-.
CURED lo give note with approved security.
bearing interest AZ ten per cent per uunum.
ana % Hen viii be retained on said lands
lII the purchase price is paid.
Gwen under my hand, this The Ifth
day ul August lQII
WILL NORMAN,
Commissioner I'm IUuurpry
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
MIGHT GET HIS FARM.


when clerks in the city clerks Of
fee were filling out the registration
blanks for cOnscription, many unusual
answers were received regarding
claims for exemptions.
do you claim eXemptlOnT Thomas
A. Riley, city clerk, asked one man
Riley explained the meaning Of the
question, asking the man whether he
had anyone dependent on him.
II got motorcycle dependent on
me- was the reply.
A baseball player after saying that
he had a dependent wife and child,
told John Kennedy, chief deputy city
clerk, that he also had a farm, and
asked whether Kennedy would put
that down.
you better not have mat put down."
replied Kennedy. "1f they find out YOU
have got n farm, they may take II away
from you. indianapolis News.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
An Exception.

"Misfortunes often bring out the
best there is in a man." remarked the
philOsophic observer.
"Great misfOrtunes sometimes have
that effect" answered the cynical per-
son, "but l have yet to see the man
who wears an 'Oh-be-jOyful' expression
after trying in vain for thirty minutes
to get telephone number"
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
Bad Showing.

"Thls advertiser says there Is
thought in every chew Of his tobacco.'
THAT'S not good advertisemey
"Why not2"
"Any person who can't get brh
thought out Of chew of tobasoA
lasts half an hour on an average, ia
poor sort Of rumnator."
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25

EPIGRHYMES:

I've been a failure all
my life, a typical "Black
Sheep!" I've made a lot
Of money that I've spent while
good folks sleep. This "Busi-
ness, First" has never
been my main philosophy; my
dollar, $50 almighty" has
just died of atrophy. And
I'm ashamed that ] have looked
for that old TURN, so long
the turn they say exists in
each Life Lane-I've been all
wrong! For OVER every phase
of life I've thrown a cloak
Of fun and carelessness I've
never stopped to "Read as l
have run" But, reading
Thomas Dekker's play, which
has A shocking name, a bit
Of pathos struck me square
ION [ laugn-nO man s the
same, when once he seriously
shakes the deep dice-box of
Life, and glimpses some NEW
visions! SO, in this appalling
strife there lies the chance
to wash the black from lots
of shining sheep; and Someone,
Who knows every LEAF, will
honest tally keep. Are you
"Black Sheep" too, old man?
Let's sneak away and give just
all we have-our bodies-to
Our Flag-then, men, Wen live!
Robert Russell.
Turn over a new leaf"
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
Makes Them Envious.

"The idea Of a rich woman paying
$1,000 for a fur coatv exclaimed the
socialistic observer. "That doesn't in
crease the sum Of human happiness"
"You are right, friend" answered a
hard-wOrked married man. "At any
rate, it doesn't increase the sum Of
happiness among women who can't
afford to buy $1,000 coats"
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
"YOu mean he has reformedY
Cutting Down Gossip.

How do you suppose some people
spent their spare time before motion
pictures were invented?"
81 don't like to appear unkind to
those persons, but before they started
to spending practically all Of their
leisure moments in photoplay houses
they knew a great deal more about
their neighbors' private affairs than
they do now."
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
High-Priced Humor.

"What did the doctor sayf"
"Oh, he just told me funny story
"And you paid him $5?"
Eyes"
"Umph! You could have bought
book full of funny stories for consid
erably less than that"
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
Oversight.

A college professor was giving the
class It's weekly lecture. He went to
extreme pains to cover his subject
from every angle When he had fin.
ished he asked. "Now, was there any.
thing, in your opinion, that | over.
looked in my talkT"
"Nes, professor" said the class wag,
"some dandy places you might have
stopped
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
Never Seen Toucther

as Jack GlIthcrs still going with
that dashlng Miss Peachcr?'
"WhY no. Haven't you heard the
ncwsT
"Tcll me-"
"They are married now."
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
Stronq Attraction.

"Dauhson says that the last time
one Of his pictures was exhibited a
crowd gathered in front Of IT,"
"That's true. An old woman who
was employed in the hall had a fit on
the floor right under DaubsOn's master
piece"
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
Seems So.

"What is the word that Is not in the
bright lexicon Of youthY asked the
forgetful man.
"Work," answered the wealthy fa-
ther Of a tango expert
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
The Dllfnrnnce.

Mrs. Gay--I have a knockcr on the
outside Of my door,
Mrs. Grouch-rll bet It's nothing to
compare with the knocker I've got on
the inside Of mine.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
PIANO CLASS.

Miss Josephine Love has opened
studio in the Central School building.
All who desire to study music will
please apply early as Miss Loves
class will be limited.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
Advice.

81 want to educate Gwendolln SO
that she can make home happy for
some good man." said the mother.
"All right replied the father.
"Start in now by helping her to cult.
vate an aversion to cats, canarles and
rubber plants"
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
Hard Pressed

Ben Observation-Disclosures, let US get
married at once, positively can't live
another day without you.
Gertic GotroX-Why, Ben, | had no
idea you were that hard up.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25

81 think trip to Europe would do
your wife good. However, l shall call
in another physician to see if my
diagnosis is correct
81 guess it's correct enough, doc. Bet
ter call in dressmaker if you want to
hasten the cure"
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
AS Compared.

Inventor-That alrship of mine re
minds me OF an old hen.
Friend-Whats the answer?
Inventor-It roosts better than II
flies.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
Stupid Mistake.

81 enjoyed a good laugh at a per
formance Of Macbeth last night"
"What. You laughed at that pro-
found tragedyT
at was all the fault of green elec
trician. When Lady Macbeth cried.
'Out, damned spot; out, say the cleo
trician thought she was talking to hin
and shut off the spotlight"
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
One on the Landlord.

Landlord-l have decided to raise
your rent
Tenant--Mighty fine Of you, sir be+
cause | can't.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
Easy.
up In the Air.

Bob White-Isn't Jim Meadow Lark
peevsh Of late?
Mrs. b. W.-Oh, terribly The least
noise makes him soar.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
Sensible Man.

as Jlbway still staying out late ev-
cry night while his good wife sits up
and waits for hlmT
"No."
"YOu mean he has refOrmed?"
"Not at all. Ilbway stays out as
late as ever, but his good wife goes to
bed and lets him sleep on the porch
if he Is unable to negotiate the key
hole with his latch-key."
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
NOW

Send US the price Of a year S
subscription if you are in arrears
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
Learning.

She's learning farming
BY degrees;
She thought potatoes
Grew on trees.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25
Smart Lad.

A clever boy
Is Herman Horts.
He does enjoy
Ny droll retorts.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-25

Villain (shoutng)-Back to the
mines
Managcr-Nol BE more up TO date,
say Back to the hangars" and show
you know something about an alrshlp.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-14

acres, 60 of which are under cultiva-
tion. Every foot is fertile and tilla-
BILE, and everything is made to count
The farm is divided into three fields:
field A, 80 acres; field B, 20 acres;
field C, 10 acres.
I follow carefully planned system
of rotations, and find that this, with
the manure from my livestock, keeps
the soil up to high state of fertility.
The rotation is as follows: First
year, field A, wheat, followed with
clover, peas, etc. Field B, corn Is
acres, oats acres. Field C, cotton.
Second year, field A, corn, 20 acres,
cotton, 10 acres, both followed with
rye, vetch, ETC., in the fall. Field B,
wheat. Field C, oats. Third year,
field A, wheat followed with legumc
crops. Field B, corn 10 acres, cotton
10 acres. Field G. clover. With this
schedule the areas Of the different
crops vary slightly, and the varying
conditions Of feed are met by varying
The number of livestock retained and
fattened on the farm, and balancing,
as far as possible, the feeds given.
with the exception of cottonsccd
.hulls and meal, l never find it ncces-
sary to purchase feed of any kind.
Following are some average yearly
yields Of crops and production of
livestock for sale: Wheat, 80 BUSH
els an acre; corn, 40 to GO; oats, GO
to IS; cotton bale an acre; hay suf-
ficient for own use; potatoes, 200
bushels an acre; livestock sold, 20
hogs, two-year-old mules; 3 cows
with first calves; 800 dozen eggs;
1000 pounds butter; 200 to 800
bushels potatoes, both Irish and
sweet; fruit and vegetables in vary
ing quantities, besides Sufficient for
home use, both fresh and canned.
My yearly income from the rs
acres is better than $4,000, and do
practically all the work myself, do
not work over time, am never rushed,
and can always find time for rest and
recreation. attribute my success to
maximum soil efficiency as a result
of proper handling. In my case, semi
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-14
HORROR OF DESERT WARFARE
Dust, Heat and Files Are Worst
Plaques From Which Soldiers
Suffer In Mesopotamia.

Hardships and discomforts of the
British campaigns in Palestine and
Mesopotamia are the themes of many
letters written by soldiers serving un-
der the commands Of General Sir
Archibald Murray, in Palestine, or
Major General Maude, in Mcsopotamia.
IF you want to see n muddle, YOU
ought to see camel convoy under
shellfire," writes one man from the
vicinity OF GAIA, in southern Pales-
tine. "The natives who lead the
camels run away at the first shot, and
then the white men try to induce, by
oil the profanity they can muster.
those camels to hurry out of range or
under the cover Of a hill. All the time
good lives are being lost trying to save
the convoy, which perhaps has the
water supply for thousands Of men ON
the firing line."
Dust, heat and flies are the worst
three plaques Of Mesopotamia from
the soldiers standpoint writes one Of
the privates who suffered from them.
ITO you," he adds, "the flies would
be quite inconceivable. They settle In
great clusters on everything. Some Of
them can sting and bite severely. With
the coming Of nightfall the ordinary
lilies disappear and the mosquitoes
and sandflies take their places. The
sandfy Is an insidious plague. You
have to wear very fine suffocating
mesh on your face, and Mt night you
must spray thin acid over your face
70 get any peace. The temperature
goes up from 10 to 142 degrees in the
shade. The mornings work being
done, you lie in your tent with the
flap up. You almost gasp for breath.
Anxiously you await the going down
Of the sun. You wear a toupee or a
wet towel on your head. One very
rarely wears much clothing, and you
lead the simple life. The heat takes
oil pride from you. You're just bathed
in dust and sweat.
You can get sunstroke through the
small Of your back. The hot wind,
bad as 1t is, Is better than the COM
plete stiffness, although 1T bounces Off
the earth, fiinging sand and dust all
over you. You eat sand and breath
It; ycu lie down in it; it's in your
mouth, eyes, ears and clothes. These
things leave Mesopotamia burnt into
your memory forever"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-14

highest bidder, for cash, at the Court
House in Manning, on Monday the
3rd day of December, 1917, being
sales day, the following described
real estate:
All that piece parcel or tract of
land lying, being and situate in Clar-
endon County, State of South Caro-
Ina, bounded on the North by lands
of Ida j. Evans, OH the East by lands
OF Ida j. Evans, on the South by
lands of D. w. Alderman, and on the
West by lands of Ida j. Evans. Pur-
chaser to pay for papers.
e. B. GAMBLE,
Sheriff of Clarendon County.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-14
Chinese Printers Job.

Chinese characters do not express
sounds although the pitch Of the voice
Is significant. Their letters are ideo-
graphs, or writing Of ideas or things.
Hence the Chinese have no alphabet,
strictly speaking. For this reason, says
Popular Science Monthly, the Chinese
must employ an astounding number Of
characters. 1t takes about 10000 char
acters to print book in the Chinese
language; yet sometimes an entire
thought or whole sentence is repre-
sented by one character! The word
"black" IS one character, and so Is
mother" dead" "yes," "yellow," and
great many other words. With such
conglomeratlon, Is 1t any wonder that
the American printer wonders how 1t
Is possible to print anything in Chi
nese?
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-14
CoWbells Save Cherries.

W. A. Bull Of Igo. CAL, saved his
big cherry crop with cowbells oper-
ated by water wheel.
Bull has an orchard up South Fork
creek. His cherries ripencd, but as
fast as they matured birds picked them
off. Bull rlgged up some ordinary
scarecrows. They did we'll enough for
q day or SO, or until the wise birds de-
tected the fraud.
AS last resort Bull tried several
cowbells in the treetops, and to the
tinklers attached strings, which he
jerked from his front porch. The cow
bells jangling scared the birds away
all right and bid fair to save the cherry
crop, but Bull got tired Of jerking the
strings all day long.
Now he has water wheel that runs
his wifes churn. So Bull attached the
strings to the churn dasher. AS the
water wheel went its rounds the churn
dasher bobbed up and down and the
cowbells kept up their jangllng in the
treetops oil day long.
The birds were scared away effectu-
ally and Bull saved his cherry crop.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-14
State Of South Carolina,
County Of Clarendon

BY virtue of decree of the Court
of Common Pleas for Clarendon
County, in the State Of South Caro-
lima, in the case of Louis Hanson
against Bertha Fielder, Sarah Sue
Fielder and Majestic Manufacturing
Company l will sell at public auction
to the highest bidder at the Court
House in the Town of Manning,
County Of Clarendon in the State
aforesaid, on salesday in December,
1917, being the third day of said
month, during the usual hours of sale.
the following described real estate,
to wit:
"All that lot of land situate in
Clarendon County in the State afore-
said, near Summerton, containing
sixty-four acres, more or less, bound
ed North by lands of w. e. Fielder;
South by lands of Deas; East by
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-14
USING CORN BELT
METHODS IN THE SOUTH

We came from Indiana six years
ago, and from our experience of
six years of farming in the South, we
have found no reason why we should
not use the most efficient equipment
in the way of tools and machinery.
In making the above statement, I
do not refer to cotton farming, as we
have not attempted to grow cotton,
but have confined our work to the
growing Of grain crops, hay and live
stock.
Believing efficiency in farming is as
essential as in any other line, we
brought with us and used the big
tools and implements we used in the
North.
We broke our land flat with ID
inch sulky plow, plowing as deeply
as we could, and with disk and
smoothing harrow working it into
good condition.
If we planted corn on the land
thus prepared, we used two-horse
check-row corn planter, and cultivat-
ed it with two-horse cultivator, very
seldom using hoe, which is such an
expensive tool, and gathered it by
shucking it in the field and find the
corn weevil to bother much less when
put in the crib in this condition. We
also find that the Negro laborer, if
worth keeping in your employ at all,
can in a short time, if properly in
structed, use any and all these tools
efficiently, from the sulky plow to
the shucking peg. He not only can
use them but takes great pride in
DeAh the quality and quantity Of the
work he can do.-F. o. Lindsey, in
The Progressive Farmer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-14
FOR WAR WELFARE FUND
Two Gifts Amounting to 100000
Are Announced.

New York, Nov. 12.-Gifts of
100000 from two contributors to-
ward the $35,000,00O Y. M. C. A. war
welfare fund were announced at a
luncheon here today. j. P. Morgan
& Co. gave $350,00O and the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey, for it.
self and subsidiaries, gave $25O,0O0
This is in addition to gifts of $780,
600 each from the International Har-
vester Company, ii. e.) Dupont De'ne-
mours Company and $5O0,00O from
the United States Steel Corporation,
already announced.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-14
State Of South Carolina,
County Of Clarendon
Greclyville Live Stock Company.
Plaintiff,

Greclyville Live Stock Company,
Plaintiff,
against
j. G. Jenkins, Defendant.
Under and by virtue of Judgment
Order of the Court of Common Pleas,
in the above stated action, to me di-
rected, bearing date of October 22nd,
1917, l will sell at public auction, to
the highest bidder, for cash, at Clar-
endon Court House, at Manning, in
said County, within the hours for
judicial sales on Monday the 3rd day
of December, 1917, being sales day,
the following described real estate:
All that certain piece, parcel or
tract of land lying, being and stu
ate in Clarendon County, and State
aforesaid, said to contain five acres,
more or less, and bounded as follows:
South by lands of Huggins, and West
by residence lot of Mr.. Hudgins, this
being tract of land bought by me
from Mr.. w. T. p. Sprott and lies
inside of Town of Foreston, S. G..
Purchaser to pay for papers.
E. B. GAMBLE,
Sheriff, Clarendon County.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-14
THREE SOLDIERS DIE
IN WRECK OF TRAIN

Denver, Colo, Nov. 12.-Thrce SOL
diers were killed and sixteen injured
today in wreck Of a troop train near
Cotopaxi, Colo, according to mes
sage received at the Denver and Rio
Grande Railroad offices here. The
troops were said to be travelling east
from Utah.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-14
Chicken Not an Animal.

chicken raiser cannot be COM
PEELED to keep his chickens in an in
closure, but he is answerable for dam
ages If the injured party brings suit.
Although the supreme court gave an
exhaustive opinion on one occasion,
declaring goose to be an animal and
so under the protection Of laws pro-
hibiting cruelty to animals, it has
never held chicken to be an animal,
and so the chicken Is not amcnable to
laws governing the taking up Of ami
mails If they trespass on neighbor's
property. The laws, as they are now,
arc vague as far as damages from
trespassing chickens are concerned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-14
MAKES $4,000 A YEAR
FROM a 75-ACRE FARM

My experience shows the posi-
bilities of small farm properly
and an economical way of
increasing soil efficiency. I have rs
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-14
Please Read the Following Description of this Spednd
LyCeum Attraction:

LyCeum ATTRACTIONS:
ear proud e company We for hear
Maeou In
is o goh in
in h usial
h to al is The Floentne Musicians
n Thecsno
O the y db the of rgmaltyu
the unusual all result O
The eombnEn of is ThsV Vsodi
the
music has charmed probably three n extended dtousc
of Land
attractive And
the perfect and whop
standing nc ppca
a a popular
br, all in cotum in
mand will
tn o
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-14

lands formerly of C. r. Fielder, being
separated therefrom by Run of Jacks
Creek; West by Cane Savannah
Road and by lands of Deas, being the
tract of land conveyed to Lconidas
W. Fielder by w. f. Fielder, by deed
dated February Goth, 1913, recorded
in the office of the Clerk of Court
for Clarendon County in Book K4,
page 536."
Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to
pay for papers.
E. B. GAMBLE,
Sheriff of Clarendon County.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-14
StntG Of South Carolina,
County Of Clarendon

j. L. Taylor & Company, Plaintiffs,
against
M. D. Baird, Defendants.
Under and by Virtue of an Execu-
tion issued out of the Court of Com
mon Pleas, in the above stated case,
l have levied on and will sell to the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-14
British Repulsed.

Berlin, Nov. ia local British
attack on the Flanders front ycster-
day morning was rcpulsed, it is an
nounccd officially.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-14
Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up system

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic
GROVES TASTFLESS chill TONIC, drives Out
Malaria. .enriches the blood nd bui lds III the sys
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-14

intensive farming has paid hand
somely.-W. H. Thorp, in The Pro-
gressive Farmer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-14

We want rs to $50 acre tract of
land at $40 to $50 per acre near
Paxvilc. f. G. Horton & Charlton
DuRant.-2t.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-11-14

Those who object to liquid medi-
clnes can procure Peruna Tablets.
The Washington times., 1917-05-06
Rulers of Coal and Iron

Coal and iron, being two chief ele-
ments entering into almost all the
combinations of industry, must have
the right of way. 1t is natural that
the first step Of the National Defense
Council should be in this direction.
In selecting q member of the coal
trade for the post of fuel controller
the council will do the obviously
right thing for body whose powers
are wholly advisory. The coal trade
will listen with more heed to the
proposals of a man who has the rou-
tine knowledge of the business at his
finger tips.
The same consideration should ap-
ply to the choice of a man or men to
guide the iron and steel industries.
The men who obtain these posts will
in sense make their own positions,
acquiring power in proportion to the
extent to which they convince the
public that they are subordinating
each of the trades to emergency
service.