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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-09-24
(ToO Late for last Weck.)

Miss Clara Tenant left last week
for Fort Motte, where she will teach
next session '
Mr.. Alphonzo Billups will leave this
week for Columbia, where he will en-
ter the University of S. C.
The Jitney mail route from Mann
ing to st. Paul, Via Summcrton will
begin tomorrow (Tuesday.) This will
give SummertOn patrons an earlier
mail which will be appreciated l am
sure. The contract for the carrier
was awarded some time ago and the
new route will start on Tuesday
morning. This as 1 understand it will
carry only FIST and second class mail
matter, the lest being forwarded and
brought in by the North Western. Let
us hope that this new system will
prove a benefit to those who are
patrons of the local office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rose of Charlotte, N.
c., are on visit to Capt. and Mrs.
James and family.
Maj. and Mrs. Capers James of New
Jersey are visiting relatives in the
city.
Miss Dorothy Carson left on Mon
day for Columbia College.
Miss Martha Pitts will leave this
week for Winthrop College, Rock Hill.
Mr.. Emory Rodgers left today
(Monday) for Lexington, Va, where
he will enter Washington and Lee
| University.
! Mr.. Chas. B. Davis spent Tuesday
| in Manning.
Rev. w. NJ. Walton, pastor of the
| local Episcopal Church has returned
| from his vacation which he spent il,
| the mountains of Virginia. Mr. Wal
ton says he enjoyed his trip immen-
| sely.
Miss Eleanor Carson left on Tues
dav for Winthrop College. Rock Hill
Miss Fannie Burgess Will leave this
week for Winthrop College,
Mr.. Covington, Principal of the
| local graded school handed his resig
alton at the end Of last week to the
| school trustees. The Board reluctant
| lv accented his resignation and Mr.
, Covington has left for his old home
1t is rumored around that Mr. II. f
| Lide who was principal two wears AgC
| was elected to succeed Mr.. Covingtor
| however we are not certain of this
| fact. Mr.. Lide made a splendid record
| while at the head of the local school
| and we truly hope that the board OF
| trustees will meet with success in get
! ting his services.
The atmosphere for the past few
days has been exceedingly dry and
dustv due to the fact that we have
not had any rain for :hc past few
| weeks. Every where you look you car
see cloud of dust from some passing
| vehicle or automobile and as the same
Masses YOU are literally covered anC
| the dust is very offensive however this
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-09-24

their being is a certainty rs we'll as
their progress.
The new mail route i:,augurated last
Monday between Manning. Summe. :
ton and St. Paul has so far proved
itself TO be not Of much benefit to The
patrons Of the local office, as we only
receive the morning papers and second
class mail matter bv this route, the
first class mail coming with tn, a.
rival Of the local train from Stunt r
at about II a. m. We we're in hop IS
that the new service would be an irl-
provement over the old one in many
ways. However to date same is on y
slightly, if any, improved. ';he :.
F. ID. carriers for the past wecH leave
the Office upon the arrival and assoI +
ment of the mail coming by carri r
from Manning and DO moi wait Tor
the other mail arriving on the train
And as most of the first class mail
from Columbia, Augusta and from
Western South Carolina is routed via
Sumter, and arrives over the railroad
the rural carriers miss this mail and
throws those served by the route one
day late in receiving their mail This
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-09-24

usually puts the postmaster to a good
deal of trouble in pcrsuing the route
mails in the afternoon, for some pat
rons of the routes who happen to be
III town and want their mail. or
course IN this event it is his goodness
for the department does not require a
postmaster to deliver mail to one
served by rural route The service
now rendered is entirely impractical
~ as | see it, only we are given bet
ter service in forwarding mail in the
AFTERNOON. However my experience
last "'ek does not bear this out as I
mailed letter addressed to the
Times on Tuesday afternoon at 2.3O
D. m. and same arrivS, at Manning
! on Wednesday afternoon train. This
was no cause for complaint though as
you readers of those columns did not
mss anything. However this letter
should have gone by carrier to Mann
ing VIA. shortest route. The new sys-
ten IS not yet perfected and it NAV
take some time in getting it to run
smoothly. Let US hope that we either
get letter results soon or ask the De
partmcnt to resume the old schedule.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-27
BUILD AT HOME.

Citizens of Belington, we have
passed the "Hog and Cow" period in
our advancement. Do not look back
upon the ruins of the past and "the
fiesh-pots of Egypt" Elect men to
office who will stand for Better Be-
lington. The sanitary reconstruction
of the city should interest each and
every one Of US. Health is the great
est asset that we can possess. San
ltary conditions in city life, and in
country life too, are needed, and
needed badly. Away with old stables
hog-pens, privies and other unsani-
tary and unsightly things, and build
the new-the modern conveniences
permanently and beautifully con-
structed. We need not go to Europe
to build. Build at home.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-27
BECOME CITIZENS, OR GIT.

While the immigration bill is be-
fore Congress, would it not be well
for that body to decide right now to
write into it a clause providing that
all aliens who come to America and
make their homes here either be-
come citizens, after a reasonable
length of time, or return to their own
countries :? Of course, all represent
tatives sof foreign countries would
have to be excepted from this; such
officials and attaches of embassies,
consuls and others of that class.
The regulation you'd apply only to
those aliens who are here on private
affairs. AS instance of how fire.
quently aliens neglect to take out
citizenship papers was brought to
the attention of Baltimore within the
past few days, when much criticism
was directed at Prof Joseph Pache,
an alien, for suggesting memorial
concert in honor of Maryland's dead
soldiers. Professor Pache, though
he has lived in America since 1902
and has won the esteem of many
prominent Baltimoreans, is still an
alien, though this past week he APP
piled for his citizenship papers. 1t
was suggested to him recently that
such law as would require an alien
to either become a citizen after. say
ten years residence in the Unitd
Stats or to return to his fatherland
would have saved him considerable
embarrassment. He said that it
would have done so. There are hun
dreds and hundreds like Mr.. Pache
who have neglected to become legal
cities of the United States, though
they are citizens in every other re-
spect. Fer their protection as we'll
as to safeguard against harboring
aliens of dangerous character, such
mandatory legislation would seem adj
visable.-The Baltimore Sun.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-27

the gang spirit in actual operation
fl m the street corner to the church
.pew-Lodges, clubs, church organ
iz;.tions and political rings are all
checkered with its trade marks.
Thus in all walks of life they are
found from the thief and beggar on
the street corner to the corpulent
politician and church deacon in broad
cloth, some existing for mutual good,
others as sores OF human society.
On the first day of school, from
the tiniest to the largest they come
with the gang" impulse, older than
the "maxims of Noah" and the teach
err meets these conditions and seeks
to abolish the dangerous gangs"
for in school most of them are dam
gerous-and to break them is to
break the law of environment. On
the part of the teacher it requires
tact and nerve. Lucky is the teach
err who himself is not caught in the
meshes of the net of this giant oc-
topus.
So that the majority of teachers
instead Of steering judicidusly clear
of these conditions become inocula-
ted and himself becomes part of
the very system which he opposes.
The slightest inclination to favorit-
ism whether intentional or uninten-
tional puts the immistakeable mark
upon him.
Teachers as a rule live in an at
mosphere pregnant with it's infu-
. ence. He owes his position to it's in
fluence. Teachers Institutes and
meetings resolve themselves into
gang" pulp being synonymous
with Gang"
When the girls and boys come to
| school they know from parental in
struction just who their playmates
are to be-A great many know the
influence of fathers dollars, and ma
mma's club standing and attach no
end of Importance to this fact. Yet
the teacher must see, and yet not see
great deal of this spirit and Just
how far he can safely go into the
dangerous waters is unanswerable.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-27
$50 TIRED"

A woman 81 years old took her own
life in Chicago, leaving to her sor-
rowing family this only explanation:
81 am so tired, so tired-there is so
much to do" She had finished her
task before she sought death. Her
home had been made clean and neat.
A heavy washing had been dried,
ironed and laid out in neat orderly
piles. Then she had gone to the at
tic of the little home and with her
own tired hands had welcomed death.
This is sad lesson to the living who
may still have tired mother in the
household, bearing the heavy bur-
dens uncomplainingly, and should be
dear to those whom she cares for so
faithfully. She should be given
every help possible, from the strong
est sons and daughters who are neg
lecting the home duties that they
might perform, leaving them for the
tired mother to do. II am. so tired.
so tired-there is so much to do"
Toomany good mother feels tired as
she goes on and on bearing the bur-
dens. Too many well grown child
rem forget it as they seek pleasure
and pastime and constantly add to
the burdens Of the mother, which
should be lightened as the years go
by.
The time will come when the con-
seriousness of having done our duty
to those who bore and cherished us.
will be of more value than fame or
gold. This department is conducted
IN the hope that it may awaken on
the part of the husband and the
child a deeper appreciation of her
who IS the central figure of home;
at It may strngthen the family
. nds, making them more beautiful
and tender; that it may encourage
gritty and breathe hope for that
future where language is music.
thought is light, and love is law. If
you still have your mother with YOU
see that she never has cause to say,
II am so tired" if in your power to
prevent it. Let the above sad lesson
be kept fresh in memory's casket
never to be lost or forgotten.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-27
Vice Presidents Americanism

Speaking to gathering of news
paper men few days ago, Vice
President Marshall said that he had
drawn up new statement of the
Greed of Americanism" state
ment which he believed would do
great good in these times if it were
widely diffused He asked the press
to give it publicity. Here it is:
CREED OF AMERICANISM
Il believe that the American Re-
public as instituted by our fathers
constitutes the finest system of gov
eminent ever ordained among men
and affords the machinery for the
righting of grievances without resort
to violence, tunult and disorder.
I believe that every inequality
which exists in the social and econ
omic condition of the American peo-
pie is traceable to the successful de-
mands of interested classes for class
legislation, and / believe, therefore.
that practical equality can be obtain
ed under our form of Government
by remedial legislation in the interest
of the American people and not in
the interest of any body thereof.
large or small
Il believe there is no justification.
IN a government where officials are
elected and laws made by the people
for a minority to threaten bloodshed
and anarchy unless the majority
snail submit to the will of the min
ority.
Il believe that America belongs to
American citizens, native and natu-
falized, who are willing to seek re-
dress for their grievances in ORDERLY
and constitutional ways, and | be-
lleve that all others should be taupbt
peacefully if we can and forciblv if
we must, that our country is not an
international boarding house nor an
anarchist cafe.
i pledge myself to the support of
these principles by my voice, by vote.
and if need be, by my fortune and
my life, and | promise my country
to train my children in this most
holy faith"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-27
The Belington Progressive
America First Justice To All
- PEOPLES PAPER IA
OUR BOUNDEN DUTY

This newspaper must first of all be
clean, it must be fair, it must be hon
est and without malice in its opinions
and expressions, and it must, at all
tames. devote itself unflinchingly and
fearlessIy to the public service in the
interests of the masses of the people.
1t must always combat evil and IN
justice.
II must always fight for progress
and reform.
III must never tolerate cOrruptions.
1t must be in sympathy with the
moor and the unfortunate.
For Belington it must always stand
with unselfsh devotion, for the
achievement of the finest ideals, OF
every high purpose, of every enter
prise, of every step in the march OF
progress.
1t must stand for good government,
freedom, equality, the public welfare,
civic and true patriotism and undying
love of country.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-27
MOTHER.

To the young ladies who weekly
read this column, we are moved by
the good spirit to write few words
concerning their duties to their mo-
Tiers. 1t may be you have noticed
careworn look upon her face lately.
OF course it has not been brought
there by any act of yours; still it is
your duty to chase it away. Would it
not be happy surprise to her if you
should occasionally bid her sit down
and rest while you performed the
arduous duties in hand? And how a
tender kiss on her mouth will cause
her dear face to brighten. Anyway
you owe her kiss or two. Away
back, when you were a little bit of
a girl she kissed you when no one
else was tempted by your fever faint
ed breath and swollen face. You were
not so attractive then as you are now.
And through those years of childish
sunshine and shadows, she was al
ways ready to cure by the magic of
mothers kiss, your little, dirty club
by hands whenever they were injured
in the first skirmishes with the rough
old world
And then the midnight kiss with
which she routed so many bad dreams
as she leaned above your restless pill
low, have all been on interest these
long, long years.
Of course, she is not SO pretty and
kissable as you are; but if you had
done your share of the work during
the last ten years, the contrast would
not be SO marked
Her face has more wrinkles than
yours, and yet if you were sick that
face would appear far more beauti-
full than an angels as it lowered
over you watching every opportun-
ity to minister to your comfort, and
every one of these wrinkles seem to
be bright waverlets of sunshine
chasing each other over the dear
face.
She will leave you one of these
days. These burdens, if not lifted
from her shoulders, will break her
down. Those rough, hard hands that
have done so many necessary things
for you, will be crossed upon her life
less. breast,
Those neglected lips that gave you
your first baby kiss win be forever
closed, and those sad, tired eyes will
have opened on eternity, and then
you will appreciate your mother; but
it will be too late.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-27
BOYS AND GIRLS LEARN TO
IMPROVE FARMS AND
HOMES.

An organized effort to improve
agriculture and home life through
boys and girls-that is, the purpose
of boys and girls club work as con-
Quoted in the SO northern and west
ern states by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture and State
agriculture colleges.
Boys and girls club work is as
permanent as is the public school
system, because it is backed by per
manent institutions, State and Fed
eral, permanent legislation, State
and Federal
1t is definite part of the COOPER
alive extension program in every
State in the Union and a definite
part of the county farm bureau or
other farmers organizations for CO.
operative extension work within the
county.
Extension work with boys and girls
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-27

I think our Peace Commissioners
are striking too high to deaden the
the tree right. always found II
YOU wanted to deaden tree you
should hack around it close to the
ground. AS / see it the only way
to make a permanent Peace Treaty
or League of Nations is to limit all
powers in Military preparedness, II
all the nations are allowed to go on
with a great military preparedness
this great war will not be the last
one. as we can see by this great wal
now just closing that treaties are
lust the paper part which is like pie
crust that can very easily be broken.
A permanent Peace is to limit all
nations to certain amount of mil
itary preparedness, while on the
other hand if everybody is allowed to
make a great military display and
have few billion dollars invested
in war ships and big guns they nat
urally will want to try their war
ships and big guns. So to get to
try their big guns they will bend a
little scrap of paper to get to see
the show.
Now we see no sense in spending
billions of dollars annually building
a big navy to make big show to
tantalize the other fellows blowing
the trackless oceans. Better spend
these big sums on our country roads
and make our country good and grea'
for what is country without roads ?
IRA SHOCKEY
Long, w. Va.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-27
HOW TO STOP THE FLU"

This inexpensive Remedy is highly
recommended as preventative, obtaw
from your nearest Druggist small
bottle of Deth-O-Lene DESTROYS
Germs) Put two or three drops OF
this antiseptic liquid on sugar, let
ting it dissolve in the mouth, this
simple
Home Remedy is Endorsed by
Eminent Physicians
and has been used for years in re-
leiving GROUP AND PNEUMONIA.
Accept no substitute, Distributed by
VALLEY CHEMICAL co.
Elkins, West Va.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-27

covers the field of food production
and food conservation, also work in
home economies or home-making
lines.
BOYS and girls club work is de-
signed to change the point of view
of the boys and girls, both rural and
urban. of America so that they will
want to make further preparation
and study in the business OF farm
ing and home-making, and Will see
the need of taking the Smith-Hughes
vocational courses in agriculture and
home economies, and marriculatlng
for courses in collegs of agriculture.
Club work makes farm and home
work. sometimes thought of as
drudgery, in interesting game. CLUB
work sets standards Of achievements
for boys and girls in home activities
and dignifes common labor
1t is training for community lead
ership and farm and home cooper
alive work of every type and kind.
It socializes community life thru
the boys and girls, and gives young
people real motive in all their work.
1t also teaches farm boys and girls
that it is infinitely better to be a
proprietor of farm land, farm ami
mails, machinery, crops, kitchen e.
ouipment, ETC., than to be mere
wage Garner.
1t produces and cohserves food to
meet local. national, and world needs
on an economic basis.
1t demonstrates how to make farm
ing and home making profitable and
tolerable.
1t engages the best thought, en-
ergy, and interest Of every boy and
girl in the business of farming and
home making. Club work is a prac-
teal back-t the home, "made-in-A-
merica" type of education that has
for it's chief aim the practical basis
for extension education, not provided
for in the public school curricula
nor in the Smith Hughes vocational
work.
Boys and girls clubs has per-
amnent, year-round program of work
both for the group and the individ-
ual member, supported by perman-
(, ent funds, permanent program, per
manent leadership in every state II
the Union, and reaches boys and girls
both in and out of school, of all ages
from 8 to II years. In most States
they are grouped in two classes
members of the boys and girls
clubs from 8 to Is and junior farm
ers and home makers from Is to 81
Boys and girls cooperative ex-
tension work includes all extension
activities of young people, including
club work, Junior short courses,
boys and girls Institutes, summer
agricultural camps, field trips, field
demonstrations boys and girls fairs
and festivals, demonstration team
contests, club programs, training
conferences for leaders, and so on.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-27

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Not in
many years has the nations chief
executive been brought so sharply
into conflict with congress as to-
days events have shown President
Wilson to be in his fight to carry
through the league of nations pro-
posal.
These events are:
Am unofficial announcement that
no attempt will be made to force
through the senate a resolution en-
dorsing the league plan.
Announcement, also unofficial
that the president may return to
France without making an address to
the two houses of congress in Joint
session.
These two statements reflect the
intensity and the bitterness of the
contest now raging between the pres
ldent and the group in the senate
which has announced unalterable op-
position to participation by the I'm
tied States in the league organiza-
ton. TIL bitterness and the deter
mination of those senators to prevent
any action which might be construed
as an endorsement of the proposal
grew with the passing hours. Staunch
supporters of the president in the
senate say they are prepared to stake
all in achieving an endorsement.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-27
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1919.
THE VIRGINIA DEBT. !"

Our fathers talked about the "Old
Virginia Debt" We've heard it
ringing in our ears from early school
days. We never thought it entirely
just. We thought we were taken in
as free state June goth, 1868, and
that our "Uncle Samuel assumed all
responsibility.
West Virginia is not legally bound
to pay any of it, but morally we feel
she should pay something. A son is
not responsible for his fathers debts,
even if he did help eat some of the
bread which caused the indebtedness.
But good son will help his "old dad'
out of tight place.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-27
GANGS

We hear and SEGA great deal of
gang" influence ins this. age, and
for the adjustment Of everyone we
hear suggestion,
Gangs, are as natural in their for
nations in our social structure, as
the scientific theory of water seek
ing its level. They are born into
social existence from various infiu-
ences-the most common ones being
wealth, "blood" "artifcial-self
opinion and mutual benefits. There
fore the deduction must be made that
gangs" are largely the result of en-
vironment.
Girls and boys hear the social dis
cussions in their homes and daily see
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-27

There Is more Catarrh in this section
OF the country than all other diseases
put together. and for years it was sup
posed to be incurable. Doctors prescribed
local remedies. and by constantly failing
to cure with local treatment. pronounced
1t incurable. Catarrh is local disease.
greatly influenced by constitutional CON
ditions and therefore requires constitu-
tional treatment Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine. manufactured by F ]. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional
remedy, is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
of the System. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward is offered for any case that Halls
Catarrh Medicine fails to cure Send for
circulars and testimonials
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, Use.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-02-27

Gear Medicine Is low and 20 per cent
off on the dollar. Come and buy aa
long as stock lasts. Don't know how
long this offer will last.
7. B. LANTZ
Philippi, r. F. D. No. 3