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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-10-18

this way ! keep in touch with my
friends everywhere. During the last
ten years l have heard from moro
than one thousand persons, living for
the most part in South Carolina.
Many of my unknown friends live in
other States.
An advertising circular, now being
distributed, carries a photograph of
myself in my "C6mfort" wheel-chair
and describes briefly the nature of
my work and what l hope to accom-
= sh by it.. Will not every one who
has received one of these circulars, OF
who may receive one of them, re-
spond to the appeal made therein q?
Remember, my circular was not de-
signed to be read once, then thrown
down and forgotten.
Thirty-five years old, have never
walked a step, never attended school
day. Were it not for my helpers, l
were as poor as the proverbial church
mouse. Without my helpers, / were
indeed helpless.
/ live at the Lockmore cotton mill.
My aged mother and I keep the house,
while my sister tolls in the mill. At
present, a married sister, her hus-
band and child are with us. I sell
some Oh my manuscripts TO Cne nlaSa-
zines every year. My earnings from
that source are not sufficient for my
needs.
Therefore I am compelled to ac-
ccpt charity, from persons charitably
inclined, and to work constantly at
selling my booklets. My publisher
does my printing as cheaply as pos
sible, compatible with good work, and
waits for his share of the proceeds.
We're l required to make prompt pay
ments, | should seldom be able to
have book published.
Am bringing out new book. EX-
pect it from the publishers almost
any day. 1t is a volume of anecdotes,
funny stories, comments on timely
topics, written in crisp, snappy, bril-
liant style. The English employed
is of the best modern usage. My
treatment of ideas is quite original
l write conventionally, of course, in
order not to seem Extensively crude,
yet l do not follow any beaten tracks.
TO show the manner of man am,
TO indicate what sort of stuff you may
expect in my books, wish to present
this frank statement: [ am a Pres
byterian, of Scotch-Irish descent Be-
lieve in and try to be loyal to my
church, my country and my native
States. Am loyal to our glorious
flag and devoted to my beloved South
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-10-18
ben HOPE" WRITES TO
CLARENDON PEOPLE
Editor The Tines:

Editor The Times:
Will you print another communica-
tion from me? l hope my frequent
craving of free advertising has not
become wearisomc. l am obliged to
make one more appeal for aid to ac-
complish my life's aim; one more ap-
peal for the success of my work and
the attainment of the object of my
hearts desire. The urgency of my
need constrains me to do this l am
obliged to tell my story once more.
l will not, however, request this
paper to print my story again, I will
not make another appeal to the public
in this particular way, for this special
cause; therefore, dear readers, please
read this communication carefully.
To introduce myself, will say: l
am known as "Bcn Hope" Student,
Writer, Author, read, study and
write all the time. Crippled, unable
to walk, shut in, l can not do any
thing else. I write essays, notes,
comments, sketches on timely topics,
anecdotes, tales, short stories, fiction
al sketches on quaint and curious
characters, letters to the newspapers
on social, political and industrial
problems. | also address two person
al letters to the public, soliciting aid
and thanking my helpers, through nv
newspaper friends, every year. In
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-10-18
COLLEGE PREPARATORY
SCHOOL,
Mrs. T.. c. Nettles AIsbrook, Princip:

Mrs. T.. c. Nettles Alsbrook, PRINCIPAL
Manning. South Carolina
Fifteen standard units high school
English, French, Latin, mathematics.
history, science and penmanshin'
thorough preparation for any college.
Students for Winthrop and Clemson
WIN honors. Individual instruction.
thorough grounding. Rapid progress.
students accomplish more in one year
$45 Terms, September II. 1922 to
May 81, 1923. Christmas holiday
December % to Jan. 6. Dailv session
q. m. to 1880 D. m.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-10-18

land. I honor the memory of, the
Southern Confederacy and revere it's
great leaders, Davis, Lee and jack
son. I am Woodrow Wilson Demo-
crat, proud to acknowledge tho great
Wilson as my political leader. l was
born reformer; 1 live reformer,
l shall die reformer. But l would
not destroy the country in order to
reform" it, as so many "reformcrs"
seem bent on doing. would not pull
down American institutions, only to
replace them with others utterly for
eign to American ideals and the pur-
poses of the founders of our great
republic. In short, l would not ar
ray one class of people against an
other, nor stir up class hatred, nor
flight" the religion or politics Of any
people, nor attack the characters, to
destroy them, of any man or set of
men-as 80 many Performers" have
done and are still doing. One does
not have to be evcrlastingly abusing
something or somebody in order to
be genuine reformer. Don't think
you'll ever regret buying and reading
my books. I've been told, by some
who should know, that I write very
we'll indeed.
Am soliciting orders for my new
book. A number of orders have been
received, but many more will have
to come if the venture is to be a sue
cess. thank those who have already
sent in their orders. They will re-
ceive their copies in due time.
Each one of my books contains
5000 words. sell them for 25 cents
a copy. or five copies for $1.00. I
especially desire and solicit "club"
orders, at one dollar each, for my
books. Good readers every one, send
me your orders now, any time. Don't
put it off, you may forget it. Please
remember that l need your help all
the time. And l can not go to You,
you must come to me. I am deeply
grateful for all that has ever been
done for me, and Of course I am
thankful for what my friends and
helpers viii doubtless continue to do
to advance my cause. I am not
politician, not a philosopher, and have
no "new curc-all" for the worlds ills;
am just plain fellow trying to help
myself in the only way which lies
open to me.
My object in this work is to i'm
prove my condition financially, and
otherwise. l hope also to one day be
enabled to buy home, in which to
have the comforts which | need and a
studio, or study, with the proceeds
from my writings. This surely is
laudable undertaking.
Won't you help me attain my
hearts desirc? I have written here
frankly and truthfully concerning my
life and york. Therefore put in your
orders for my new book now. Ad-
dress J. S. Love (Ben Hope), York,
s. G..
"Ben Hope"
Signed: James Stanhopc Love.
Athens, Oct. ia campaign to
make Greece republic launched
directly after the return from Paris
Of the new foreign minister Mich
olas Palitis "a prominent Vcnizel-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-10-18

Fok SA LE--64 acres; natural drain
age; 40-acrcs tillablc; good tobacco
land; one mule 6 years old; hoes.
cows, feed and all farm implements:
good buildings. This is an extra
good bargain. Location near New
IIlon. Address II. M. Kennedy.
Manning, S. G. In
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-10-18

hOSI-About two weeks ago near
home Lake, one Black and Tan
hound bitch with grey spot on back
or or neck. Finder please notify T.. w.
DlcKsoh and receive reward. 2t.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-10-18

FENCE WIRE Any heighth Won
want, and at very reasonable prices.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-10-18

Athens, Oct. ia campaign to
make Greece a republic launched
directly after the return from Paris
of the new foreign minister Mich
olas Palitis "a prominent Vcnizel-
ist, has strongly aroused the roy
aliSt ncWSpancrs
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-04-27

Benny, but without re. e.ltIng what
Uncle Benny had said to her or the
promise she had made to him. Her fu-
ther made light of her fears; Uncle
Benny, he reminded her, often acted
Queerly in bad weather. Only partly
reassured. she called Uncle Benny's
house several more times during the
morning. hut still got no reply; and
after luncheon she called her father
again. 10 tell him that she had re-
solved to get some one to so over to
the house with her.
Her father, to her surprise, forbade
this rather sharply; his voice. she
realized. was agitated and excited. and
she asked him the reason; but instead
Of answering her, he made her repeat
to him her conversation Of the after
noon before with Uncle Benny, and
now he questioned her closely about 1t.
But when she, In her turn, tried to
question him, he merely put her of
and told her not to worry.
In the late afternoon, as dusk was
drawing into dark, she stood at the
window, with one of those delusive
hopes which come during anxiety that.
because 1t was the time Of day at
which she had seen Uncle Benny walk
ing by the lake the day before, she
might see him there again, when she
saw her fathers motor approaching.
| 1t was coming from the north, not
| from the south as 1t would have been
II he was coming from his Office or his
club, and 1t had turned into the Drive
from the west. She knew, therefore.
that he was coming from Uncle Ben
ny's house. and. as the car swerved
and wheeled in, she ran out into the
hall to meet him.
He came In without taking off hat
or coat; she could see that he was
perturbed. greatly agitated.
"What is 1t, father?' she demanded
"What has happenedY
II do not know, my dear"
ut is something-something that
has happened to Uncle Benny?"
'I am afraid so. dear-yes. But l
do not know what 1t is that has hap
pened. or ] would tell you"
He put his arm about her and drew
her into a room opening off the hall
his study. He made her repeat again
to him the conversation she had had
with Uncle Benny and tell him how
he had acted; but she saw that what
she told him did not help him.
Then he drew her toward him.
"Tell me, little daughter. You
have been great deal with Uncle
Benny and have talked with him; 7
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-04-27

II do not know, dear. I never heard
the name until to-day, and Harry
Spearman had never heard 1t. But 1t
appears to be Intimately connected in
some way with what was troubling
Uncle Benny yesterday. He wrote
letter yesterday to Alan Conrad in
Blue Rapids and mailed 1t himself;
and afterward he tried to get 1t back,
but 1t already had been taken up and
was on Its way. 1 have not been able
to learn anything more about the letter
than that. To-day that name, Alan
Conrad. came to me In quite another
that 1t is closely connected with what
ever has happened to Uncle Benny.
You are quite sure you never heard
him mention 1t, dear"
"Quite sure father"
He released her and, still In his hat
and coat, went swiftly up the stairs.
She ran after him and found him
standing before highboy in his dress
ing room. He unlocked drawer in
the highboy. and from within the
drawer he took key. Then, still dis
reSuTuihS hci, lie HuiTleu Ddch uoWH-
stairs.
AS she followed him, she caught up
a wrap and pulled 1t around her. He
had told the chauffeur. she realized
now, to wait; but as he reached the
door. he turned and stopped her.
"I would rather you did not come
with me. little daughter. l do not
know at all what 1t is that has hap
pened-I will let you know us soon as
find out"
The finality in his tone stopped her
from argument. AS the house door and
then the door of the limousine closed
after him. she went back toward the
window, slowly taking off the wrap.
For the moment she found 1t difficult
to think. Something had happened to
Uncle Benny, something terrible.
dreadful for those who loved him
that was plain, though only the fact
and not its nature was known to her
or to her father; and that something
was overwhelmingly connected,
her father had said-with a name
which no one who knew Uncle Benny
ever heard before, with the name of
Alan Conrad of Blue Rapids, Kansas.
Who was this Alan Conrad, and what
could his connection be with Uncle
Benny Sc to precipitate disaster upon
him?
ITO he continued)
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-04-27
POSTAL IMPROVEMENT
WEEK IS OBSERVED
May I Sees Inaugurated First
General Campaign of
Kird In Service.

Without the Postal Service, business
would langulsh In a day, and be at a
standstill in week. Public opinion
would die Of dry rot. Sectional hatred
or prejudice only would flourish. and
narrow w-mlndedness thrive.
1t is the biggest distinctive business
In the world and 1t comes nearer to the
innermost interests of a greater num-
ber of men and women than any other
Institution on earth. No private busi-
ness. however widespread, touches SO
many lives so often or sharply; no
church reaches into SO many souls.
nutters so many pulses, has so many
human beings dependent on Its min
istrations.
postal Improvement Week" has
been set for May 1. by the Postmaster
General. This is the first general cam
paign Of Its kind In the Postal Service
for several decades. Business men
and their organizations. large users Of
the mail, newspapers, motion pictures.
advertisers. and the entire organiza-
ton Of $4,000 postal workers are to be
enlisted in this countrywide campaign
Of interest In postal improvements.
Your help 10 vital. Address your let-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-04-27
THANK you
WITHOUT STREET ADDRESS
YOUR MAIL is DELAYED
AT OFFICE OF DELIVERY

The Dead Letter Office has been in
existence ever since Ben Franklin
started our postal service. Even then
people addressed mail to Mr.. Ezekiei
Smithers, atlantic Coast" and e1-
pected Ben to know just where Zeke
lived.
Perhaps they had Zekes address In
letters up In the garret, maybe a chest
full of 'em, but then 1t was easier to
let Ben hunt Zeke. Today people are
addressing letters to John Smith. New
York. N. Y, or Chicago, H., thinking
Uncle Sam can locate him, which is
just as incomplete as was Zeke's ad-
dress OF yore The Postoffice Depart
ment asks you to put the number and
street In the address. II helps you.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-04-27

ried an English girl at Mackinac and
settled down to become trader in the
woods of the North peninsula, where
Benjamin Corvet was born.
During his boyhood men came to the
peninsula to cut timber; young Corve
worked with them and began building
ships. Thirty-five years ago he had
been only one of the hundreds with
his fortune In the fate of single bot
tom; but today in Cleveland, in Du-
luth, in Chicago. more than score
of great steamers under the names of
various interdependent companies
were owned or controlled by him and
his two partners, Sheriff. and young
Spearman.
He was quiet, gentle-mannered
man. At times. however, he suffered
from fits of intense irritability, and
these Of late had Increased in fire.
quency and violence. 1t had been no
ticed that these outbursts occurred
generally at times of storm upon the
lake, but the mere threat of financial
loss through the destructidA of one or
even more of his ships was not now
enough to cause them; 1t was believed
that they were the result of some OBJ
scure physical reaction to the storm,
and that this had grown upon him as
he grew older.
Today his irritability was SO
marked, his uneasiness so much
greater than anyone had seen 1t be-
fore, that the attendant whom Corvet
had sent, a half hour earlier. to re-
serve his usual table for him in the
grill-"The table by the second win
dow"-had started away without dar-
ing to ask whether the table was to
be set for one or more. Corvet HIM
self had corrected the omission: "FOr
two" he had shot after the man.
The tables. at this hour. were all
unoccupied Corvet crossed to the
one he had reserved and sat down ;
he turned Immediately to the window
at his side and scraped on 1t a little
clear opening through which he could
see the storm outside. Ten minutes
later he looked up sharply but did not
rise, as the man he had been await
ing-Spearman, the younger Of his
two partners IN.
Spearman seated himself, his big
powerful hands clasped on the table,
his gray eyes studying Corvet closely.
The waiter took the order and went
away.
When he returned. the two men were
obviously in bitter quarrel. Corvet's
tone. low pitched but violent, sounded
steadily in the room, though his words
were inaudible. The waiter, as he set
the food upon the table, felt relief that
Corvets outburst had fallen on other
shoulders than his.
For nearly an hour the quarrel con-
hnued with intermitted truces Of NJ
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-04-27

ters plainly with pen or typewriter.
Give street address. Spell out name
Of State, don't abbreviate. Put your
return address In the upper left hand
corner Of envelope (not on the baek)
and always look at your letter before
dropping In the mail to see II Il 10
properly addressed. This care In the
use Of the malls 10 for your benefit and
speeds up the dispatch and delivery
Of mail matter.
II you have any complaints Of poor
service make them to your postmaster.
He has Instructions 70 Investigate them
and report to the department..
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-04-27

For Nearly an Hour the Quarrel Con-
tinued, With lntermitted Truces of
Silence.
lence. The waiter, listening, as wait
ers always do, caught at times single
sentences.
"You have had that idea for some
time?" he heard from Corvet.
"We have had an understanding for
more than month";"
'How definite?"
Spearman's answer was not audible,
but 1t more intensely agitated Corvet:
he dropped his fork and, after that,
made no pretense Of eating.
The waiter. following this, caught
only single words. "Sherrill''-that
of course, was the other partner. Con
stnnce"-that was Sherril's daughter.
The other names he heard were names
of ships. But. MS the quarrel went on,
the manners of the two men changed;
Spearmnn. who at first had been as
sailed by Corvet, now was assailing
him. Corvet sat back In his seat,
while Spearman pulled at his cigar and
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-04-27
"MoRE BUSINESS
IN GOVERNMENT"

This apt phrase was used in Presi-
dent Harding's first message to Con-
gress and applies particularly in postal
management where postmasters are
being impressed with the fact that
they are managers of local branches
of the biggest business in the world.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-04-27
COURTESY

It sticks in human relations like
postage stamps on letters. The
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT ex-
poets it to be used by Its postmasters
and employees in dealing with the
public.
Help them in its use beginning
with POSTAL IMPROVEMENT
WEEK, May 1-6, 1922.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-04-27
M4m,414A *.

How do you expect the Postal Clerk
to know whether you mean Trinidad.
California. or Trinidad. ColoradoY
ALWAYS SPELL OUT THE NAME
OF THE STATE IN FULL IN THE
ADDRESS. z
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-04-27
HERE COMES A STRANGER!

Let's make our post Office look neat.
Mr.. Postmaster. Straighten up the
rural letter box, Mr.. Farmer. Tidy
up some, Mr.. Rural Carrier. First
impressions are lasting. Maybe Mr..
Stranger, taking notice of these i'm
provements, will come back, bringing
you dement's. Start these with POS
TAI IMPROVEMENT WEEK" May
1-6.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-04-27

What has the indulgent mother in
view when she whips her disobedient
child" inquired the professor Of a
class in moral philosophy, and then he
couldn'a quite understand why the
class looked at each other and laughed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-04-27

want you to think carefully. Did you
ever hear him speak Of any one called
Alan Conradf"
She thought. mo, father"
mo reference either to any one
living in Kansas, or a town there
called Blue Rapidsr'
mo. father. Who is Alan ConradY
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-04-27

II in want of anything try an adlss
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-09-11
RESCUE WORKERS
DRIVING TOWARD
n TRAPPED MEN
Five Thousand Dollars b.
nus Offered to the First
Crew Breaking Through
Into ArgOnaut Mine.
BY the Associated Press.

Jackson, Calf, Sept. TO- (by the
Associated Press) Drills were
Whlrling in the slate rock on the
3,90O-foot level of the Kennedy
mine tonight, as rescue workers
were trying frantically to break
through to the 1900 foot level Of
the burning Argonaut mine where
~ miners have been entombed
nearly two weeks.
Leyner drills, capable of 1,100
revolutions a minute, were being
used TO drill through this last bar
rier.
Only 142 feet of rock now separ-
ates the Kennedy and Argonaut
shafts at this point.
On the 3,600-foot level OF the
Kennedy, 140 feet more of progress
were needed at O'Clock today to
reach the rs feet Of hard rock
separating the rescue crew there
from the 4,200-foot level of the Ar
gonaut. Fred l.. Lowell, safety
engineer of the, California Indus
trial Accident commission an
nounced that a clear space had
been reached, and the rescue work.
ers could see ahead for 25 feet
This fortunate circumstance will
pull down the handicap of the Ar
gonaut miners who are working on
the 3,600-foot level in the race
against the Kennedy crew on the
3,900-foot level to release their en-
tombed comrades ard, incidentally,
win the $4,000 bonus offered to the
first crew break king through into
lhe Argenaut mine,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-09-11
g ROCK ISLAND
PENs|0NE RS ARE
To GET MEDALS
All of the Men Served the
Road Fifty Years or
More; Twelve will Be
Present at a Luncheon.

Chicago, Sept. 1o.-Thirty-two
men now on the pension roll Of the
Rock Island company. all OF whom
served the road fifty years or more,
will be given gold medals at the
celebration of the SEVENTEEN ami
versary Of the roads first passen-
ger run OF October 10.
Twelve of these veterans will be
present at a pensioners luncheon
in Chicago whore Charles Hayden,
chairman of the board of directors,
will present the medals. Divisional
officers will present the others
with medals at various points along
the road.
Daniel j. Keogh of Burlington.
Ia. is the oldest living pensioner of
the road. He was born in Ireland
in 1880 and served the company for
thirty-eight years, being retired
when the pension plan was inau-
gurated in 1910. He still is in good
health and expects to live to be
100.
Another veteran employe expect
ed to attend the luncheon and cele-
bration In Chicago is Ellis Cutting
of Cedar Rapids, la. He is IS years
old and is said to be the only living
survivor of the Light Brigade"
He was in active service on the
railroad sor forty-five years as a
fireman, engineer and roundhouse
foreman. lie reads newspapers
without~the aid of glasses.