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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-08-18
FRONT WHEEL TROUBLES
STOPPED

For once and all the time, on
all model FOrds and Chevrolets.
BOWICK'S BACKLOCK will do
it. The only practical locking de-
vice known, invented by automo-
bile mechanic. Patent Pending.
Set will last life of car. Ride in
safety. Save Repair bills. State
and County Agents Wanted. Sent
anywhere postpaid $500 pair,
money returned if it will Inot stop
front wheel troubles. Easy to in
stall, directions with each pair.
Order today from DRY Nj. BIER
MAN, Greenville, S. c. 33-4t.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-08-18

with energy and enthusiasm with the
goal of State system in sight al
ways.-Spartanburg Herald.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
ADVERTISERS RAP
FAKE PROMOTIONS

To launch a fake promotion scheme.
says Richard II. Lee, special counsel
for the Associated Advertising clubs Of
the world, Il is not always necessary
70 find a new proposition. often the
fake promoter finds It easier 10 Elorify
an old one, which has the latent power
to appeal to the public Imagination,
Such is the case right now, he de-
ciared. with the automobile rctreae
business, and the advertising assoCia-
ton Is Just issuing "A report warning the
investing public and the trade against
the dangers Of some Of these promo
tons.
There is a new company Of this kind
born nearly every day now says Nj
Lee. FOR this promotion business Is
Ike following the races. Everybody
wants TO bet on the horse that seems TO
be q winner, and they win turn their at
tention 10 something else as soon q
the easy money ceases 10 flow in this
line.
or necessity. tire prices are higher
than they used TO be. and so II Is
easier 70 interest people In the belief
that in some mysterious manner an
automobile tire. which has served its
natural life, eau be r~eiuvenated.
we have just completed an eXhauS,
tive Investigate ton In this field and IND
that IL is another cAse where an old
business-legitimatc enough when hon
estly ounducted-is being glorihed by
means Of making people believe that
the companies which are advertising
have new processes and novel methods
OF Importance.
mo wen informed person IL against
tho retreadtng business continued Mr..
Le@ 1T is legitimate and proper. Re
freaders, when they operate on thu
level have a place, just as much as
the cobbler who mends your shoes. bui
YOU would not think much Of a cob,
bier who would advise YOU TO spend
money on a pair Of shoes that were moi
worth mending, or who would adNer'
tise to you that he had a wonderful new
process for repairing shoes when, as 9
matter of fact his was the same ofe
method, but with some Of the operations
disguised under high-sounding new
names
The advertising clubs have the strcns
backing OF the automottve industry Il
their fight against takers In the field
All legitimate automotive companies arr
interested because they realize tina
every time a fake 10 put over in thu
name OF the industry, OF on the strength
81 what someone else In the industry
has done, that reduces the pleasure
which the automobile owner derive;
from the use OF his car, and 1t injuret
the automobile business.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
BABY BORN IN
SNOWBOUND AUTO
Man Deserts Mother Officers
Hunt Him.

NASHUA. y. H.-Apparentlv deserted
after giving birth 10 a baby in a snow
bound automobile on the state high
way, a woman was taken 10 the farm
OF Congressman Edward II. Wason, on
the outskirts Of Merrimack.
The authorities are hunting the man
VINO was with the woman in the auto
mobile when the baby was born and
who disappeared. II was discovered
that the man and woman had registered
under the name Of Mr., and Mrs w. II.
Smith in the Laton house. He said
when he left the automobile that he
was going 10 find work in Manchester
but made no provision for the mother
and child. The woman has been unable
to furnish and details. The little strang-
er is well and husky.
The doctors got stuck In the snow in
trying TO reach the stalled machine be-
fore the baby's arrival.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
Store Lays DOWn
Courtesy Rules

LONDoN.-Courtesy is returning TO
the London stores and shops
Instructions have been issued by
many firms to their staffs dealing with
the need OF courtesy. Here are a few
cardinal rules laid down by Selfridge's,
the biggest department store in Lon
don, owned by Gordon Selfridge. a
former partner In Marshall Field &
Co, Chicago:
Treat customers neither with IA
miliartty nor servility, but always with
dignity and true courtesy, as one would
an honored guest in ones own house.
Nothing Is more infectious than a
smile.
Those who come merely to look may
become good customers II merchandise
Is shown them tactfully and cheerful
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
Styles Aim Low.

Personally, I believe that what we
call the fashionable dress is the crea-
ton Of a studied ~immodesty on the part
OF women Of low aims and evil de-
signs, and. unfortunately. the better
class have allowed themselves to be
caught in the net and lack the moral
courage to break way from II lest
they be looked upon as being out of
style, In my judgment. the cardinal
Is right. when he says: 1 feel sure
that this studied immodesty on the
part Of or girls defeats It's own ends.
a decent ian who intends to marry q
girl and make her the queen Of his
heart and mistress OF his home is
not going to choose for his partner
TIL death do them part n girl who has
So little self-respect she does not ever
know how TO clothe herself In decency,'
But ! would not limit my observa-
ttons to womsn's dress only. What to
me Is just as ridiculous. though per
hsps not AS far reaching in influence,
Ia to see a young man dress in q coat
and trousers that are too small and
a hat that Is about five sizes too large.
Young man. no says, when the Crea.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
Fouls Frozen In
Ice Meet Death

CHICO, ~Cal.-Frozen into the ice on
Goose lake, hundreds of waterfowl died
In a recent storm and dozens of birds
were found on the windward side of
the lake. SO securely caked in ice that
they were helpless and could be picked
up without resistance being offered.
Large numbers of waterfowl were at
tracted to the lake preceding the storm
by a warm spell. but with the sudden
drop In temperature. mud hens. geese
and ducks were trapped without a
chance to escape. and they were soon
covered with an Icy spray into which
they were frozen.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
BOURBON GEMS
TO Be RESTORED
Viscountess Will Get Coin and
Suit Is Dropped.

PARASITIC proud Bourbon Orleans
family has regained possession OF a
priceless pearl necklace which had de-
seconded from King Charles W, but
which for some time had been in pos
session Of ~Niseountess dc Termans.
Some time ago Prince Alfonso Of Or
leshs, who recently renowned his Span
ish citizenship, brought criminal action
against the ~viscountess, alleging she had
Illegally appropriated the jewels. but In
her reply the defendant claimed the
necklace had been given to her by the
prince.
Prince Alfonso and the v~lscounteSs on
Thursday called on JudEe Cluzel. before
whom the action was brought, and the
former acknowledged he had given the
defendant the pearls. The latter then
agreed to accept 10000 francs and re-
turn them to the Bourbon Orleans fam
fly, When this arrangement was made
the court acquitted the ~~tscountess OF
charges preferred against her by Prince
Alfonso.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17

for has endowed sou with a web -deNei-
nuef head aH well as body, do not tFy
iU Disguise It hE your manneT at dress
the low and vulgar choose 90 carry
their ideas into their manner Of dress
let not the chaste and refined follow
their fashion. but rise superior 60 10 and
set the pace for the world
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17

means Of q fan or IN some other way
Their own modeEty revolts against n,
yet they do it because il is the style.
independence in Dress.
why not he neat. modest, refined.
Independent and comfortable. rather
than III at ease, though eve so fash
lonahle2 The sweet, innocent child "
beautul and happy In innocence,
though practically nude. but the ma
tuTt. modest, refined young woman OF
high ideals does not and never car feel
comfortable In abbreviated garments.
NO. II Is not for comfort,
rs II TO promote morals? Here again
reason and judgment say, no.
a prominent Judge Of the court once
for criminal assault he invariably asks
the question, how was she dressed
For. he said. the present day costume
Of rome is certainly calculated 20
make weak men weaker instead Of
helping them TO he strong
Tt would be difficult. no doubt. to
convince the ladies', or at least many
Of them, that their manner Of dress
has any effect upon morals, for they
probably 90 on the general principle
that to the pure all things are pure.
but unfortunately, not all are pure, and
there rs no telling how soon a pure
Eirl may. by reason Of her dress. be.
come the victim Of a weak and impure
man, whose unholy desires have been
famed into flame by her immodest
dress.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
URGING
FASHION REFORMS
President WehIer of Hood College In Maryland AssdiIs I'M
modest Dress" of Women and Also Ridicules Freak
Styles Of Men At Present.

strained TO protect themselves by
means or q fan or IN some other way
Their own modetty revolts against u,
yet they do il because il Is the style,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-11
DAILY ECONOMY CALENDAR
Copyrtsht 1918 by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate New York City
RAISIN GOODIES.
RAIsIN pUFFs.

Two cups raisins, one-hah cup butter,
two cups water, one cup sugar, one tea
spoon cinnamon; stew raisins in the water,
add other ingredients and boil TO thick
syrup; let cool Use a good rich pastry
as for pie roll out and cut in pieces about
four bv five inches, fill with the
raisin mixture, roll and pinch edges to-
gether, bake in moderate oven.
RAIsIN COOKIES.
Two eggs. one cup of shortening. one
large cup sugar, one cup rolled oats, one
cup chopped ralsins, two cups slited
-four, one-half teaspoon cinnamon, one
half teaspoon nutmeg, one teaspoon soda
and sour milk for very stiff batter drop in
pan with spoon and bake. Sweet milk
and baking powder can be used instead
RAIsfN CAKE.
Two-thirds cup Of shortening and two
cups sugar creamed together, one cup
sweet milk, one cup seeded raisins, three
cups -four sifted three times, two tea
spoons baking powder, whites of four eggs
beaten stiff; bake in two layers. Put to-
gether with raisin filling, prepared as
follows One cup OF white sugar, one-hali
cup of water, cook together until It
threads, then gradually stir in the beaten
whites Of two eggs, then add one-half cup
of chopped raisins and one-hah cup OF
chopped walnuts.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-11
SANDMAN STORY.
BY Mrs. +. A. Walker.
Copvrtsht 1919, by the Mcclure NowsI
paper syndicate. New yorx City.
THE QUEEN AND THE TOAD.

Once there lived lovely little Princess,
whosc stcpmother, tho Queen, treated
her worry unkindly.
The Queen was fond Of pretty clothes,
and over her dresses of silk and lace she
always wore network in which large
diamonds sparkled.
One night she said to the little Princess,
II wish you to go 10 the fountain, take the
silver pail and get me some ferns.
In this way the wicked Queen got
the Princess to walk to the fountain
every night, which was part Of plan
to get rid of the stepdaughter, bccause
she WAS jealous Of her beauty.
Now near the fountain lived some
toads, and in those days toads were
smooth and soft, not warty or lunpy
all over as they are now.
The chief of the toads WAS huge fell
low and had the power To cast spells
over people, and il was to this magic
spell that the Queen had gone for help in
her wicked plan.
whom he heard her request; send her
10 the fountain every night until my
toad is ready and | will change her into a
toad and she shall become one of my sub
jects."
sent tho Princess to gather ferns at the
fountain with the silver pail.
One morning soon after this the Queen
went To the chief Toad to leafn how the
work was coming along Come back to-
romrdw night, he told her; the mixture
will be ready
The next night when the Queen met
the Chief he was sitting beside u bucket
of yellow mixture.
Take this. said the Toad "go to
the path leading TO the fountain where
the Princess always, walks for the ferns,
hang IL on the bough of young tree;
the weight of the bucket will bend the
tree SO IL will hang over the path
"As the Princess comes along she
will not notice it in the dark and VIII
upset IL; the magic miSturs will spill
over her and change her into a toad.
The Queen took the bucket and ran
rs fast rs she could TO the fountain path
and placed it just rs the chief Toad had
directed her to do and then she started
for home 90 await until the Princess should
90 for the ferns and the magic mixture
should change her into tond.
When she was almost home the Queen
discovered that she had lost n very valua-
ble bracelet from her arm. She ran back
TO find IL. without thinking about the
bucket hanging over the peth with the
magic mixture IN it.
Of course, che hit IL in her hurry and
over her from her head to her feet turnhled
the yellow mixture and there IN place Of
the handsome, wicked Queen hopped an
ugly. lumpv toad. for all the diamonds IN
her beautiful net work dress were changed
into warty looking humps.
Sorrowfully the toad hopped away
while the chief Toad laughed as he hopped
after her, saying, 1t is better to wish for
good things 10 happen than wicked things,
for often you see people who wish to make
others unhappy suffer themselves IN the
very way they have planned 10 give others
pain.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-11
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
BY Lee Pape.
LEGS.

No persin is compleet without legs,
and neither is eny table or chair, the
name difference being that peoples legs
bend in the middle, thus making the
knee more useful. On the other hand
If the legs of tables and chairs bent in
the middle, nobody would be satisfied
exsept the people that like to see axsi-
dents This proves everything Is all
rite in its place.
Legs vary according TO whose they
are. A fys leg looks all rite on a fly,
but if YOU put it on elefunt, nobody
would ever notice it not even the elefunt.
Peoples height depends cheefy on
their legs. Wen you see a tall man setting
down he don't look eny higher than
enybody elts, but as soon as he stands
up his legs become responsible for al
most twice as mutch. On the other
hand wen little short man stands
up nobody is in the leest serprized.
The werst kind Of legs to have Is
either bow legs or mock knee legs. If
YOU had to have either one kind or the
other it would be matter OF taist, altho
bow legs are proberly the werst on ac-
count Of being saw the farthest away.
A old proverb says that a bow legged
man cant stop. a pig up a alley, but 1t
proberly wouldent be mulch satisfack-
ton to him even if he could.
Your legs separate you frum your
feet and vice virtue.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-11
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q. Arr there more whites than, any
other racc7 Il. N. q.
a. There are no complete stistirs on
this subject, but nm estimate places the
whites AT n figure between GOO and 700
million: the Mongolians between 500 and
GOO million, African Negroids between
100 and l20 millions.
q. ! wish 10 know il il would bc a
violation of the law to goldplnte five-cent
pieces and cell them for watch charmsY
A. T.. G..
A. The Treasury says that it is strictly
against the law TO do 20, since s,icb pieces
might be mistaken for fve-iollar gold
pieces.
q. Is there Passion Play in Europe
this summer A. H. s.
A. While the Oberammergau Passion
Play is not being given this year, there IS
one being presented in Nancy, France.
This pnrish had given tableaux from the
life of Christ for Is years, when the war
interrupted More than 100, 900 spectators
have witnessed the performance this
summer.
O. How long has shorthand been
known7 G. L.
A. From references rnade to skilled
writer's in ancient literature, the inference
In drawn that shorthand was known long
before the Christian era. The first authen-
tic knowledge of the art dates TO the first
century before Christ The pioneer OF
Roman shorthand was Marcus Fulius
Trio, secretary and librarian to Cicero,
who devised a system which was little
more than q list of authorizations. Later
IL was improved 10 such an extent that re-
porters Of the time could keep pace with
the speakers by writing in relays The
system of the Iatins fell into distise be-
tween The fifth and ninth centuries, and
modern atenography dates from 1888.
O. Who wrote the FIRST amendments 10
the Constitution y. Il.
A. James Madison was the author Of
/ the first ten amendments to tho Constitn-
ton
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-11
O Has ANYTHING been invented for ex-

q. Has anything been invented for ex-
tractiug air from watcr2 j. NJ &.
A. The Bureau of Standards says that
air can be removed from water by the
simple expcdient Of boiling, especially
boiling under vacuum.
@. What was the Locofoco party3 VI.
A. This was a name originally applied
to the radical or Equal Rights faction OF the
Democratic party IN lSJ5-37, later used
by the Wings to designate the Democrats
in general. The Tammapy Democrats OF
New York City sought 10 dispersc meet
ing in which the opposition was too strong,
by turning off the gas and leaving. The
radicals were we'll provided with candies
which they lighted with locofoco, or
friction matches and went on with their
business. The name Locofocos was APP
Piled to them in derision by the Demo
cratic press, but the name was taken mp
aud applied 10 the whole party for ten
years or more.
O. Can walls that have already been
painted be wbitewashed3 l.. q.
A. IL is not advisable 10 whitcwash
painted walls, "a the mixture does not ad-
here well TO oil.pninted surfaces.
O. Was the inventor OF life boats an
American2 B. 9. &.
A. The first life boat was invented in
1894 by Lionel Lukin, native Of Fun
NOV, England. His .uuImmefgible
boat" however, attracted little attention,
aud later design developed from his
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-11

sneak, as whipped dog does when ~
expects blow, because experience has
taught them that you always blame ana
never praise? Have you killed the Joy OF
living for your children so that their one
idea of happiness is to get away from
home?
What say YOU. MIR. Good ManY Do you
plead Guilty or Not Guilty?
Are Won n murderer Mrs. Good Woman
Have YOU killed your husbands lover
He was mad about you when he led you
to the altar. When he looked ut you
his face wore the look of one who wors hips
at he shrine of his saint. Is that look
still in his ewes. or has he grown hard, and
cynical. and tlisillusioned, one OF the men
who sneer at love, and say that marriage
is the great endurance contest?
Have YOU been small, and mean, and
nagging, too poor thing for any man to
worship? Have you killed love with sell
fishness and grcediness, or starved 1T to
death through neglect
If your husbands love is dead you have
murdered it. Your hands are red with
more than his life blood, and all the per-
fume of Araby shall not sweeten them.
Areyou murderers, fathers and mothers?
Have YOU slain the ambition in your
children, and killed their faith in them
selves2
The bookish boy who wanted to be a
lawyer and whom YOU forced into the
grocery business because you had planned
Tor him to carry on the firm. When you
look at him struggling unsuccessfully
along in an occupation for which he has
no aptitude and for which nature never
designed him, do you ever see the ghost OF
the Chief Justice you murdered IN him
And that strange, beautiful, brilliant
girl of yours with her wonderful gift OF
mimicry, who was crazy TO go on the
stage, and whom you kept at home be
cause YOU believed womau's place was
at the cook stove and washtub. She's old,
and worn, and bitter now Have you no
computations of conscience when you
think of her talent that you strangled1
Do YOU not know that you murdered her
far more cruelty than if you had choked
her TO death in her cradle?
And stand forth and answer to the
charge of murder in the first degree, viii.
inglv, knowingly, with malice aforethought
all We who are blankets and killIoys, who
lie in wait TO stab hope 10 death with
raven croakings, who slay our self CONN
dence until our ability TO achieve things
perishes Of inauition, who stab us to the
heart with cruel speeches, who poison us
with suspicious Of those we trust and who
kill all that makes life sweet and beautiful.
You are murderers all. Repent your
crime. And reform,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-11

the red stain on a bandage, dip your
hands ia human blood
The idea is so preposterous ~ Is amusing
Nevertheless, Are YOU murderer
You may never have shot man, or
stabbed a woman, or choked chlid 10
death, and yet You may daiiv XIII the
thing that alone makes life worth having
to those about YOU. To slay the body =
not the worst crime YOU can commit
against an individual. 1t does not take
long to die The agony is over in n few
minutes. but the spirit dies hard, and
when YOU Kill that YOU have to do II by
slow torture.
Therefore, | hold that the murdcrers
who slay their victims quickly with shot
or knife are a million times less cruel ana
deserving of punishment than those other
murdercrS who break the hearts, ana
crush the souls OF those whose happiness
hes IN their hands, and whom they doom
To suffering through long, long years
Thou shalt not kill, is the first OF the
commandm ents God gave TO man tor nus
guidance but AZ does OF mean merely that
We shall not take human life. II means
that we shall not kill love, or faith, or
hope. or ambition, for when we do We
slav something far more precious than lie
itself
- arraiEn YOU MIR. GOOD Man NJ lllc
bar Of conscience and ask YOU again, AXE
you n murderer?
Have YOU killed the Joy OF living In
your home2
When YOU married your wife was gay,
high-spirltcd girl, buhbling over with
laughter She sang all day long, Just be
,ausc she was filled with gladness and
because she found the world so bright,
md beautiful. 2 nd happy Have YOU made
II her a quiet sad-faccd woman whose eyes
snow tears oftCner than her lips do smiles?
Have YOU killed her JOY in living?
When your KEY rattles in the latch OF an
evening when you return from work,
does sudder strained silence fall upon
he house? DO he children hush their
,rattle and stop their play? Docs every
one m the household crnge when you