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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-07-18
MARK ETING CANTALOUPES
Packages.

Clemson College, S. c., July 16.-
The crate generally used for can
taloupes is made of two heads or
ends, IL inches square, and II Stats
% 1-2 to % inches long, according
to the type of heads used. 1t is
known as the STANDARD" cantaloupc
crate, being the one in which the
bulk of the crop is shipped from
California, New Mexico, Florida,
Utah, Colorado, Texas, Georgia, the
Carolinas, Delaware, Maryland, and
several other states. The western
Jumbo" crates measures 13 13x
% 1-2 inches and the "pony" crates
II II by % 1-2 inches. The pony
and jumbo crate are used much less
than the standards. In seasons of
heavy production, the small melons
packed in the pony crates often can
not be shipped probably, while many
sections are finding it more desirable
to pack their jumbo melons in the
standard crates.
Grading.
Too little attention is given grading
operations by the owners them
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-07-18

selves, that work being left largely
to hired help. There seems to be no
uniform and specific grading rules
In use in cantaloupe shipping sections,
an das a result the troubls which
aris from the lack of standardization
are apparent. 1t would be advisable
for shippers in each section to agree
on the standards of quality and the
grading rules to be observed. These
should be printed on large cards to be
furnished to all persons connected
with the harvesting, grading and
packing operations and should be
posted in conspicuous places about
the packing houses.
In some Of the more carefully man.
aged packing houses, sorters, or the
packers acting in that capacity, grade
binful of cantaloupes for quality
and appearance before the packing
is done. Occasionally these graders
also grade for size, but it is the gen.
eral custom in many commercial
growing sections for the packer to
grade the cantaloupes as he. packs,
throwing out the culls a she finds
them and picking out melons of the
size that he wants to use. This is
not the method employed in the most
successful packing of other highly
perishable products and it doubtless
is poor one to use in packing can
taloupes.
Even though no uniform grading
rules are observed, growers in any
section who desire to place their stock
on the market in good salable condi-
tion, should see to it that all poorly
netted melons, commonly known as
"slickers" are thrown out, as well as
the cracked, ill-shaped, over-ripe, or
immature specimens, and those hav-
ing soft ends. MELONS which have
been cut or bruised by sticks, nails, or
stones should be discarded as they
are likely to spoil before reaching the
consumer. Only first class, merchant
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-07-18
BIG GAS AND JUICE" DEAL
Yadkin River Power Co. Takes Over
Florence Concern.

Florence, July 14.-The Gas and
Electric Company, of this city, which
owns the lighting plants of Florence,
Darlington, Marion, Timmonsville and
Summerville, has passed into the
hands of the Yadkin River Power
Power Company, subsidiary of the
Carolina Power and Light Company.
1t is stated that the holders of the
stock of the Carolina Gas and Elec-
trio Company, are mostly those of the
acquiring corporation, and that there
will be no change in the operating
organization of the Carolina Gas and
Electric Company, nor is there any
contemplated.
The Carolina Gas and Electric Com
pany is now and has been for some
weeks making arrangements to in
stall considerable additional power in
its plant here to operate the various
subsidiary plants at Darlington, Mar
ion, Mullins and Timmonsville by di-
rect current from it's Florence plant
The Yadkin River Power Company
owns and operates the thirty-twc
thousand horsepower hydro electric
development on the Yadkin river at
Blewett Falls, near Rockingham, and
which furnishes power to many North
Carolina industries, cities and towns
The Carolina Gas and Electric Com.
pany has announced through the
press the exchange of the preferred
and common stocks of that corpora.
tion for the preferred and common
stocks of the Carolina Power and
Light Company.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-07-18
Gone for Good
Results That Last Are What Appeal
to Manning People.

Kidney sufferers in Manning want
more than temporary relief.
They want results that last
Results like Mrs. Wells tells about.
Hers was thorough test.
Four years is a long time.
Doan's Kidney Pills have stood the
test and stood it we'll.
Why experiment with an untricd
medicine?
People here in Manning have shown
the way.
Read Mrs. j. Wells story:
She says: 81 suffered from dull,
nagging backaches, pains across my
kidneys, headaches and dizziness. /
got box Of Doan's Kidney Pills
from Burns Drug Store and found
them to be just what I needed In
short time I was relieved of the
aches and pains in my back and had
no further trouble from my kidneys"
A Lasting Cure.
Four years later, Mrs. Wells said
"The cure Doan's Kidney Pills gave
me, has been lasting one."
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mrs. Wells has twice publicly recon-
mended. Foster Milburn Co., Props,
Buffalo, N. Y.--adv.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-07-18

able cantaloupes should be packed.
Fully ripe stock, if shipped, should
invariable be handled separately and
sent only to nearby markets. 1t is of
the greatest Importance that the can
taloupes be uniform.
Standard crates should contain as
melons; pony crates Sd or sometimes
do; and jumbo crates, SO or 45, ac-
cording to the size of the fruit. Many
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-07-18

sections of the country do not use
the jumbo crates, but put up "jumbo
pack" in the standard crate and then
the crate will contain SO, 33, 27, or
23 cantaloup according to the size Of
the cantaloupes, but as a rule the
pack is SO. Likewise "pony pack"
may be made in standard crate.
For further information write to the
State Market Agent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
sMTDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM
ABLY PRESENTED BY STUDENTS

A wellflled house greeted the anna
teur players of the Third District Agri-
cultural and Mechanical School here
last night in the presentation Of the
Opera House of Shakespeare's delight
ful comedy, Midsummer Nights
Dream" This was, indeed, compli-
ment to the ability Of the young anna
tours, when the freezing weather IS
taken into consideration, and it is say
ing only the truth to record that all
who braved the weather to attend felt
amply repaid.
The costuming of the play was fault
less in its detail, this feature adding
much to the production, the success OF
" hich was assured in the very able
instruction received by the students
taking part. under direction Of Mrs.
Annie Jennings. of the Aggie faculty
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
PENSION FUND IS
THE MAIN SUBJECT

The February issue Of The Diocese
of Georgia" is being mailed from
Americas, having recently been ad
mitted to the second class mail priv
ileges.
The current issue is devoted entire
ly to the pension fund for the clergy
CT the Episcopal church. 1t is neces-
sary to secure s5,OOO,OOO, of which
81 900 900 has been already pledged.
The essential features of the fund
are as follows:
/. An old age pension is available
to the clergy who arrive at the age of
sixty-eight and who voluntarily retire
from regular active service. Their
tension is estimated by reckoning the
average salary received by such clergy,
taking one and one-Quarter per cent.
of such average and multiplying the
result by the number of years Of ser
vice. The minimum pension is $500.
ard the maximum, half of the average
salary.
2. Disability Pension. This is avail
abIe at any age, and it is reckoned on
the basis of 40 per cent. of the average
salary for FIVE years of service preced-
ing involuntary retirement with min
imum of 5000.
3. Widows Pension. The widow re-
ceives half of the pension the husband
would have been entitled to, If he had
lived, reckoned from the time of the
marriage. The marriage must have
been contracted before retirement. The
minimum is $500.
4. Orphans Benefits. These bene-
fits are on fiat basis, as follows: 500
annually to orphans up to the age OF
seven years; 200 annually to orphans
between seven and fourteen years up
to their majority. All orphans bene-
fits end when such orphans cease to
be dependent
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
ALL NEW YORK CHURCHES
VISIT THIS AFTERNOON

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-To get the cllf
dwellers of New York interested in
church, Protestant, Catholic, Jewish
and all other faiths joined here today
in an effort to have their army Of sew
eral thousand volunteer workers visit
every one Of the millions Of homes in
crater New York Sunday afternoon.
1--WE are not trying to change any
body's belief" said ]. shreve Durham,
international superintendent of the
Home Visitation Organization. "Au
We want to do is bring about friend
lier spirit among all creeds and to en-
courage livlier interest in church af-
fairs.
Among prominent clergymen sanct-
ioning the campaign are Cardinal Far
ley, Bishop Greer, Bishop Wilson, Rab-
III de s. Pool. and Bishops Burgess,
Mcdonnell, Leibert and Hayes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
ALL AMERICA DRY
BY 1915 IS PLAN

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-That the
entire United States will be voted dry
BY the end of 1917 was the prediction
here today Of the Anti-Saloon League
of America. The claim is based on the
following:
Pending dry legislation, will be pass
ed at the present session of Congress,
as a result of the "undisputed" growth
of public sentiment in favor of it, and
the 139 new House of Representative
members will swell the ranks Of the
1877 members of the House who favor
ed the Hobson National Prohibition
bill"
Many of them, it is pointed out, have
been elected from states which have
recently gone dry or have declared
their intention of so doing. Virginia.
Alabama, Iowa, Nebraska, and Mich
igan have adopted prohibition laws
since the vote was taken in Congress
on the Hobson Constitutional amend
ment bill.
1T Is reasonable to assume the
movement will have all of the Con-
gressional votes of these states-a gain
of Is"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
WHAT WILL YOU DO?

Will you give them lift? They are
brothers of man,
And bearing about all the burdens they
can.
viii you give them smile? They are
downcast and blue,
And your smile may help them to bat
tie it through.
Will you give them your hand They
are slipping downhill,
And the world. so / fancy, is using
them i'll.
Will you give them word? viii you
show them the road?
Or will you just let them go on with
their load?
Katherine B. Higgins.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
FOREIGN POWER INTERESTED
IN CHINA WATCHING AMERIC A

PEKING, Feb. 3.-Foreign powers
interested in China and her riches to-
day are turning watchful eyes toward
America and her recent tendency to
take a hand in the financing of the
CELESTIAL Republic. This has just
been illustrated by the action Of the
Four Power-Loa -Group-Germany Is
10 longer considered member-in adj
ADDRESSING an inquiry to the Chinese
Department of Finance concerning the
new American loan, concluded with
the Continental Commercial Bank of
Chicago.
From information now available it
appears that the advance of 100000
already announced is part of loan
of $3O,O0O,OOO,OOO from which the So
100000 will be deducted if the larger
loan is concluded. Otherwise the So
100000 loan is to be repaid in three
years.
The loan will bear per cent inter-
est, will be issued at 81 liz and will be
secured by wine and tobacco taxes. 1t
Las already passed the House Of Rep
resentatives here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
METHODIST TO HAVE.
BIC DAY ON SUNDAY

The Sunday School Of the First
Methodist church will observe the
third annual Go-to-Sunday School Day
on February 18th, which is one week
off.
The officers of the school have pre-
pared perhaps the most elaborate pro-
gram for this day that has ever been
attempted for a similar occasion. 1t
will consist largely OF mlsic which
will be furnished by an orchestra of
expert musicians of seven pieces, to-
gether with vocal selections by male
quartette and song service by the
school as a whole. Those in charge OF
the program feel that the music will
be of such nature to be greatly APP
preciated by all the lovers of music in
our city.
1t will be remembered that this
school had the largest attendance of
any Sunday school in the state on this
day last year and every effort is being
made to increase the attendance this
year to which end the program has
been arranged so that all who may feel
that the day has been thoroughly en-
jcyed.
All who are members of this church
both young and old, and who are not
members of any other Sunday school
are urged to attend on this day and
are assured of hearty welcome and
a program which will be enjoyed by
all.
Make your arrangements now to be
on hand and begin on this day to take
an active interest in Sunday school
affairs which is fast becoming one of
the most important factors in the
social life of our state and country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
MISS CRUMLEY WILL
Be WITH CHOIR HERE

Miss Helen Crumley, of Mt. Vernon,
Ohio, will be with the Furlow Lawn
choir during the month of Feburar".
Miss Crumley, who has studied uEder
some of the best instructirs in Amer
lea, is a graduate of the famous Brook
field School of Music. Her voice has
received unusually favorable comment
by those who have had the pleasure Of
hearing her since she has been In the
city. Her friends here, as elsewhere,
predict for her bright musical career.
The musical program for Sunday
will be as follows:
Morning Service
Voluntary Anthem.
My God, Accept my Heart This Day
Brackett-Choir,
Offetory.
o-Selected-Miss Cdumley.
Evening Service
Voluntary. Hymn.
Holy Ghost, With Light Divine
Choir.
Offetory. Anthem.
Over the Sea There is Rest-Rodgers
Choir.
Members of Choir: Miss Helen
Crumley, soprano; Miss Gertrude
Smith, alto; Gordon Howell, tenor;
Wilbur Smith, bass; Beauclaire Kirker.
pianist.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
h. Y. P. e. PROGRAM
FURLOW LAWN CHURCH

Devotional meeting. Subject: the
Art of Meditation" President in
charge. Business.
Bible Readers Quiz. Leader of
meeting, Mr. Culpepper, in charge.
Reading of 23rd Psalm by Group
One (standing).
Introductory by Leader.
/. Meditation Is The Secret OF
Knowing God" by Miss Fannie Ella
Mcdaniel.
II. Meditation is The Secret OF
knowing Ourselves" by Dexter NC
Daniel.
III. Meditation is The Secret OF
Right Appreciation of Values" by Miss
Fuby McMath.
". Meditation is The Secret of En-
thusiasm," by James Ross.
A Poem, by Miss Susie B. Smith.
A Verse, by Lewis Merritt.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
First Baptist Church.

Rev. Alexis D. Kendrick, pastor.
Residence $50 Lee street. Study in
church. Phones in each place.
Sunday, $3.50 a. m. Sunday school,
with graded and organized classes, In
GLIDING Baraca and Philathea.
II a. m. Preaching by the pastor.
Subject. "Nemehia, The Practical Pro-
Dhet." The Lords Supper after
preaching. Special music,
6:15 D. m. Senior B. Y. P. U. SER
vice for young people and others, con-
Quoted by the young people.
700 p. m. Happy Sunday Evening
Hour" A unique service, with chorus
cboirs. orchestra and a message that
will help you live right in this life and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
MONTEZUMA METHODIST
EDIFICE NEARLY FINISHED

L. T. Turner, who has the contract
for wiring the new Methodist church
at Montezuma, returned home Friday.
He states the new edifice is now near
ing completion, and will be ready for
occupancy within thirty days. Two
standard white-way posts, each hold
Ing five large arch lamps, will be plac-
ed in the front of the church. The
building is one of the prettiest in this
section of the state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
Z. Y. p. U. PROGRAM
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

The program for the Baptist Young
PEOPLES Union of the First Baptist
church at the meeting to be held to-
night follows:
Opening Song.
Meditation is the Secret of a Right
Appreciation of Values a paper, by E.
W. Horne.
Meditation is the Secret of Enthus-
iasm," a paper by H. D. Hansford.
Recitation by Miss Katie Sue Reese.
Closing song, one stanza only, My
Faith Looks Up to Thee"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
FurlOw Lawn Baptist Church.

Rev. George F. Brown, pastor. Resi-
dence 606 Harold Ave. Phone 1876.
At the morning hour the pastor
will preach on the subject Of Loyal
ty." The members are expected to be
present.
At the evening service the pastor
will preach the first of series Of SER
mons on "The Church" The follow
ing is the order in which these SER
mons will be given:
FEB. 4, Z p. m. Subject, THE Head
OF the Church.
Feb. IL, p. M Subject, "The Body
of the Church.
Feb. 1S, p. m Subject, "The Life
of the Church
Feb. rs, p. m. Subject. THE Mis-
sion of the Church"
The purpose of the pastor in preach
ing these sermons is that we all may
have a clearer understanding of the
real nature and mission of the church
of Jesus Christ.
Sunday Bible school at 9;45. R. L.
Maynard, Supt.
Baptist Young Peoples Union at
6:15 sharp. Make it your aim to be on
time
Midweek prayer meeting at 7:15
Wednesday evening.
A most cordial invitation is extend
ed to the public to meet and worship
with US. A welcome to the stranger.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
TO THE ENGINEER
By Joseph B. Hingeley.

by joseph .. HIuB6I5y.
While we rested and slept, you
watchful and alert. like God Who
watches over all-guided US safely
along the way and brought US to our
journeys end.
May Christ, who journeyed with men
along the ways of Galilee, and Who
Himself is the Way, the Truth, and tho
Life, stand watch with you as you
speed along the steel highway, and
bring you safely at last into Lifes
Terminal in the City OF God.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
Christian Science Church.

Taylor street.
Morning service at II O'Clock Sun
day. Wednesday evening services will
be held at 1880 o'clock.
Golden Text: Romans 5:5. The
love Of God is shed abroad in our
hearts by the Holy Ghost which is Civ
en- unto us.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
Calvary Episcopal Church.

Rev. J. B. Lawrence. rector.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Holy Communion and Sermon at
II a. m.
Evening prayer and sermon at 1888
tonight
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
First Methodist Church

Rev. Paul w. Ellis, pastor.
The Missionary meeting in session In
this city will have charge of both
morning and evening services at the
church.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
PRESBYTERIAN Church.

Rev. E. Thorpe will preach at the
Presbyterian church Sunday morning
and evening, at II a. m, and p. m
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
Notice to Tax Payers:

The books for State and County
Taxes will be open February LIST, and
will remain open until May 1st- Please
return your taxes early and save a
rush.
GEO. d. JONES
sl-tf Tax Receiver Sumter County.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
Catholic Church.

There will be no services today at
the Catholic church.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
st. Paul Methodist.

East Americas.
Sunday school at p. m. Prayer
meeting Thursday at 1880 p. m.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
Brooklyn Heights Chapel.

= Sunday school at p. m. Prayer
meeting at 700 o'clock Wednesday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
Lee Street Methodist Church.

Rev. George M. AGREE, Pastor.
Preaching today at II a. m. and Z p.
~, by the pastor.
Sunday School, $3.50 a. m, T. M.
Furlow, superintendent
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
The Kaiser's UItimatum.

If you'll do this, I'll do my part
III tell the world the fact;
But if YOU don't then I must think
1t is an hostile acti
Then war at once will declare,
Und in my anger rise,
Und send my Zeppelin ships to wage
A fight up in the skies.
This ultimatum now, dear Colt,
Is one of many more;
arein mind is settled up to clear,
The whole world OFF the floor,
Because you was mein partner, Colt,
An extra chance was given.
So help me at once, or else I'll be
The Emperor of Heaven.
Exchange.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
Third Annual Georgia
GQ-TO-SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY
For All Sunday Schools of All Denominations
February 18th, 1917

For All Sunday Schools Of All Denominations
The Sunday Schools of Georgia Invite You to Attend
the Sunday School of Your Choice-Take Friend
Large Posters Programs, Blanks for getting new sch0i
ors and sheet explaining hotO make the day
furnished free to any Sunday School request to the
Georgia Sunday School Association 1919 Hurt Brdind
Atlanta Ca
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
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= THE KAISER'S PRAYER \


THE KAISERS PRAYER =
y g y = y y = = = = y y = .
Colt, dear Colt! Attention, please,
Your partner, Wilhelm, is here;
IND has a word or two to say
Into your private ear;
So turn away all others now
Und listen well to me;
For what 1 say concerns me much,
Meinself and Germany!
You know, dear Colt, was your
friend
Und from my hour of birth
/ quietly let you rule the heaven,
While l ruled on the earth.
Und when 1 tell mein soldiers
OF by-gone battle days,
1 gladly split the glory
Und gif you half the praise.
In every way tried to prive
Mein heart to you was true,
IND only claim my honest share
In great deeds vot We do.
You could not hat a better friend
In sky, or land, or sea
Than Kaiser Wilhelm Number TWO
The Lord of Germany.
So what l say, dear Colt. is this;
That we shall still be friends
IND you shall help me send my foes
Unto their bitter ends.
If you, dear Colt, will this me do,
I'll nothing ask again;
Ind you and l will partners be
Forever more. {" Amen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04

prepare you for the most in the next
one. Cordial fellowship; congrega-
tional singing, and good place to at
tend church.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-06
AGED NAVY YARD
EMPLOYE EXPIRES

William Hession, aged 65 years,
who has been a resident of the navy
yard for many years, expired sudden
ly. yesterday afternoon, soon after
leaving his work in the yard
Deceased came to the Pensacola
navy yard in 1867, and during the
fifty years of his residence there has
witnessed many changes in the local
station. In moments Of Renaissance
he could entertain friends, telling
of changes to which he was witness,
during his lengthy stay here. At the
time of his death he was machinist's
hler.
The funeral viii take place this
afternoon at o'clock from his late
home the services to be conducted at
St. Joseph's chapel, by Father Leon
ard, and the interment to be made in
the Warrington cemetery.