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The Swell New Dresses Are coming in every day, and without doubt, they are the nobbiest patterns that have ever been shown in Manning. From tly moderate to the ex treme in Trimmed Gowns are here in Cheviots, Gabardines, Charmeuse, Messalines and Georgettes. The Line is complete in sizes and models, and you cannot beat this Line anywhere. We invite a critical inspection, Men's Fall Hats. All the new shapes, both Derby and the ever popular Soft Hats. All reasonably priced. Manning Dry Goods Co. MANNING. S. C. M daily, nd I supose I '11 hav. to get supplying gasoline for more than 100, War De ands flfl Ifso~al along; without my 'schnapps,' since the 000 motor lorries in France, had to W By uCarls Wue Government has put a ban on the cut down on the supply of fuel for Op U S manufacture of distilled spirits. But, cars in domestic service. France, bless the ladies, can't they help by supporting her powerful air corps, had getting along with less ice cream to do the same thing. We are build for Needless LJuxllrIcsscdas, perfumery, silks and satin?" ing 25,000 airplanes, to say nothing Yes, the ladies can help, and the of the thousands of motortrucks used men can help. As a matter of fact, by General Pershing in France and (By Charles W. Duke) before the war is very many months by the Government in this country, One of the outstanding features in older( it is now nearly five months as it builds sixteen cantonments for the (istribution of Food Generalissi- since we "went in") the ladies and the new national army, supports the mo Hoover's conservation cards g.ntlemen of the ted Staes of natinal grl r lar armynava amog te tnsof houand o hose-Amrie ~v e aceto acewih aresvsuplyn gaoffier ornin n camp, fac tat an wmen~vot onth crtal uxrie rga~lls of thi dwnterhesup. o ue o hackof hei cads omei. g lke ersnalfeeing inthemater.No rso if youmaestint serv it France "Cherfuly ~vll Icut own n te poerfu enogh t coninuethe pro tin g eemer thaow eu tim cors, hre mout offoo conume at y ucin ofluxrieswhie we ar to no th fame ditint, We you uild-av tabl. Gadlywil coos ofthos spndin $8,00,000a (ay fr te nt 25,00 airlanolxes oya l pa-in food of hich ther is greter ar ukeep butheca, any ofth thtosands yor mitetothcused abudane i prfeenc toscac~ idusrie nw gvenovebt th e neyo ra ounrshni.rnc n food. Bt, cnno th mencutdow makngf (-caledluxuieswil hav e Luxurycnmben vaioul ti ntret a lttl onther tbaco fn~lbee '? to s' urn~l 'oe tothemanfa tur e e Fo nanalc m, suportslie the Whereponmany en, eari g entee of the U s nite Sthin s ofar natnl "soku a nd u and army nava aon muh cote ofm bhuads wit hose Aerica wiflb Face, t)ofa wit arises, yiets rainite Statesven ws tment thne utryiws: the sitations he theywl thae t ansos ndr~ othsnd oflitary 'fYes thtb y womiie1n wrot o sm thcaime luxuries ealls kofv thiy cenrs. v ho adyfrtetop baon te mir fciards smo lke prsonarl feelingsli thater. Nglnt sailo aroe ndin aboad buy this:becaue thecounty is ot ri han in ber ty m nds ca pn t i sallen tbe Gldy wIcos oftoesedn $8,0,0adfrtheLto xcut down ion luxuries aseloyatupa food of whih tereis grate wa upeep b t uemn ofte iot ndugne i add your' ait to thes abnane mprfnce tosacridsre o ie vr t tio na asour fon r eeoy.tavgn fods ut an otte e ct o n ain f o-ale uxriswilhaeu uranb va inu t e rpretI Dhruom enta Cr earigofthsrl senil ig forwar regardO "o k an d candyte" alsh flux somcaom n ca ebc\ih nln'n Frnepwef l fi- diurie ofyeth o the U ie Stes Gvrn s t a t nometi g lk hs mea inhvelpasedthi ai ment h a nd dere s Ithouan s hed HYs by tarfc Ii ca u t onsm ieao sw l kn w hichy ias delighfulnd to the i ,troop on te n mbe of cigrs sm ke ide ar sticty tboo En l et and sails et. at h ill tan abrad and ..a. theae mny ampaoigns to supplyha I Lrt.d lasat'luxury d oe I~ on' Y~ui ttiaLuxur8y ais thefind bthig whCentury HandYelim eoaryas "a tohfree vea witravahan Evey eron-oug ndoldshu a- findulgence in the aure as ofth DenalCremsthbee; toluptousneurass in thye irn Petens an do t r cidre \\ietm claionoinKpptt",ls tefe favor by encouraging thxpenitureoofrealth fo the graetto al uur i is-ins Tooth Brush tli ee egslar habit.fis oNessies.ioveit c st. that Encouragenieae a dsuste ielo The best and eaiestawayatohacqire toisechairs H eal-orbthu whichncidistue ins lhtfuy thacompihed Ssti tatitie.denandricetiiousaappe We ownrk m dcl ia's thasthiuxur that brsho n allNeglestn porceeth aresuneryh cn- h mesreo ciiastin tha bmarecied (ling thnk D ir C h hbit of Sbrusi gth teetihl fth wrldailyt.s ofs cigar tor iitu purps nwy n Very likely, as in England and France, the motorcar-the pleasure car used by the America nfamily in the after-dinner spin or the week-end trip-is most likely to grace the list of our war economies. The Department of Agriculture at Washington estimates that there is one automobile for every thirty per sons in the United States. According to the department's tabulations, there are more than 3,500,000 automobiles roaming around the United States. The increase in 1916 over 1915 was something like 43 per cent. Ten.years ago the country had only 50,000 mo torcars in use. The Government revenue from au tomobiles last year, from registration fees and licerjses, was something like $25,000,000. That, however, is mere pocket spending money compar ed to the cost of the world war, Ger many spending an equivalent of that I sum every day to keep the machinery of Mars in motion. It is not the number of cars or their cost that figures at this time, but the amount of money necessary for the upkeep of the cars. Sit down and figure up the money you spend every year for gasoline, oils and tires; then multiply it by the more than 3,500,000 cars now in operation and you will see why the United States Government will have to follow suit with her Allies in cutting down on this "luxury." But while you, Mr. Family Man, may have to practice self-denials with your motorcar-maybe lock it up in the garage for the duration of the war-the automobile manufacturers are not going to feel any marked de pression in the manufacture of cars, nor the automobile accessory gentle men in the supplying of motor parts. When General Pershing and his troops landed in France his troops were carried inland in American mo torcars. American steel rails were laid down virtually from the steam ship pier in the direction of the Sam mees' camp. American locomotives were placed on the rails and the cars carried exclusively made-in-America supplies. The automobile manufacturers will make airplane and motorboat engines. The rubber kings are busily making tires for all the lorries, ambulances and supply cars that are necessary to maintain armies of millions. Thou sands of motorcars are necessary to the upkeep of the military machine of the nation. And these thousands are constantly being worn out and de stroyed and must be replaced by thou sands more. But, as to gasoline, it is very like ly to be classed among the "liquid luxuries," once an era of war econo mies is inaugurated. Just as the United States virtually must feed the world, so must it supply the world with gasoline. According to the Unit ed States Geological Survey, the mar keted oil production of this country in 1915 was 65 per cent of the world's output. Undoubtedly it has increas ed in two years. It has been reported that the present shortage in crude oil production is something like 120,000, 000 barrels. Our new fleet of* airplanes will re quire an enormous supply of fuel. It has been estimatedl that 22,000 flying machines will require more than 258, 000 gallons every flying hour. Allow ing 263 flying hours in a year and four flying hours a (lay, the gasoline consumption of the air fleet would be more than a million gallons a (lay, or appiroximately 300,000,000 galolns every flying year-about one-quarter of our entire production. And wvhen you considler 25,000 motortrucks u~sedl by Uncle Sam you can figure there must be sonme economy on the part of the family man. "Liquid Luxuries" It has been estimated that the total mileage of the more than 3,500,000 cars in this country is more than 15, 000,000,000. Gasoline consump~tion is somewhere aroundl 840,000,000 gallons. Of this great total only about 5 per cen'Yt is used by commercial vehicles. So much for King Motor. While on the subjiect of "liquid luxuries" one cannot pass over rum. Economy, of course, has already b)een begun in that ine through the Government's action in forbidding the manufacture of (is tilled liquors for the dluration of the war. Our consunmptionm in cocktails, ricke.ys, h ighballs and the like makes for a staggering line of figures. Statistics compiled by the D~epart mnenut of Commenarce at Washington the most recent totals compiledl-show that in the year 1915 the total (is tilIled spirits consumed amonntedl to 127,1 59,098 gallons. D~uring that year we drank 32,911,009 gallouns of wines and I ,855,5241,284 gallons of malt li.. (juors-a filra nd total of 2,0)15,595,291 gallons, or an average of 19.80 gallons for. every man, woman and child in the nation. Every year, we are told, the nation's bill for intoxicating liquors amounts to two and a half billion (dollars more than the whole cost of the Rus so-JapIanese War and not fur of1' the The QuinIne That Does Not Affect the Head niecause of Its tonic and lnxative effect, LAXA T1Ii nROMO51 QUININIt is betterthtan ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor ringing In hend. Remnember the full name and look for the sigrnature of Jit W. GnOVES. 30n like a hundred niiiltn dollara'o of chewing gum? home "people ciew '" gun because they maintain it aids their thinking apparatus or their di gestion.' There are all kinds of argu ments advanced for and against it, . but the fact remains that America W chews gum in enormous quantities. The Sammees in France have been introducing it to the poilus and the Tommies as a new diversion in the life of a soldier. The chewing gum industry is one of the best organized in the country among manufacturers of so-caled luxuries. They are turn ing out thousands upon thousands of sticks of gum every day-and selling: it. Something like five or ten mil-: lion dollars' worth of the raw chicle gum, one of the chief ingredients of chewing gum is imported normally. Finery for Ladies. And, oh, the ladies!, Nothing dell lights us better than to see them + decked out in the very finest of fine things. But it costs money. The in dustry producing millinery and lace is reputed to turn out annually pro ducts worth somewhere around $200, 000,000. When the war began we were importing $10,000,000 worth of plumes. Australia still produces os triches and our Pacific commerce is not much hindered by the war, so that we are very likely keeping up the pace in 1917 in this direction. Less than teh years ago we were spending $23,000,000 for artificial flowers and plumes, and it is a safe bet that there has been no decrease up to the' present time. In a recent year we imported $35,000,000 worth of cot ton laces and spent more than $4, 000,000 for foreign silk laces and em broideries. Think also of the textiles produced at home. Of course, we must have music, and it would be hard to catalogue it among the luxuries. As the war broke we were paying $2,000,000 for im ported foreign musical instruments, while the domestic production was way above the $3,000,000 mark. Fort phonographs alone we are now buy ing them at the rate of approximate ly $20,000,000 worth annually. Kangaroo Meat! But, coming down to genuine lux uries, did you know that in a' very recent year we imported more than '$2,000,000 worth of beads and nearly 'a million dollars' worth of kangaroo meat? 'Tis a fact! Flags, society emblems and banners cost something like $10,000,000 every year, and the war has stimulated the flag industry. Flags, however, are not likely to be classed as luxurica at this stage in the affairs of the world. Fireworks formerly cost us a lot of money. In view of the popular move ment to safeguard youth the imports in pyrotechnics have fallen off mar velously. They reached high tide in 1910, when we imported more than $6,000,000 worth of fireworks. Since that time the imports have dwindled to small proportions. Jewelry does a business estimated at close to $100,000,000 annually. Wedding rings are said to be going out of fashion, but wrist watches have come in, and where the trade loses in one line it makes up in an other. Every year we spend more than $10,000,000 on pet poodlle dogs. Ca nary birds, goldfish, cats and other pets all go to make up a tidy sum. The Philadelphia New Year "shoot ers'" paradie, the famous Mardi Gras in New Orleans and other spectacular stunts cost quite a few dollars, too. One might go on indefinitely thru the recordls of the United States Gov rnment and the reports of the various indlustl'ial lines of the nation bringing out the odd things in the wvay of money spent on thos" things dlefined in the (dictionary as "that wvhich grati fies one's dlesires." The list is long 4 andI the figures alwvays are astonish ing. Suffice it to say that the nation faces the periodi where it must put some things into the dliscardi. Some things are certainly to be marked "luxury" before long and put on the taboo list-rin fact, same such mecas ures alreadly have been institutedl, as you knowv. Are you readly to sacrifice your poll-parrot, your~ motorear, your cigars or your favorite perfume? It is coming, because the Council of Na tional D~efense has mapJpedl out a comn p~rehensive program for co-ordlinatinlg all the industries of the. country, elim inating waste amnd, particularly in tak ing workers out of certain industries 'not absolutely essential to the up 'keep of the human machine and the rational machine and putting them wvhere they will turn out the essen tials of warfare. In other wvordls, if you already have not seen the handwriting on the wall andl are not prepared to "(10 your bit" in the wvay of self-sacrifice on the luxuries of life, Uncle Sam is going to step in andl say to you, in the ver nacular of our office boy: "Cut it out!" To Cure a Cold in One Day. Tlake LAxATIVIC nIROMO Quinine. It etogs the Cough and Headache anid works off the Qold. ruggist refiund oney it it lral.teo cure. Women I Here is a message to suffering women, from Mrs. W. T. Price, of Public, Ky.: "I suf fered with painful...", she writes. "I got down with a weakness in my back and limbs...I felt helpless and dis couraged...I had about given up hopes of ever being Well again, when a friend insisted I Take CARDUI TIce Woman's Tonic I began Cardui. In a short while I saw a marked difference... I grew stronger right along, and it cured me. I am stouter than I have been in years." If ybu su'fer, you can apprecinte what it means to be strong and well. Thousands cf wo inen give Cardul the credit for their good health. It should help you. Try Cardul. At all druggists. E-73 cost of our four years' fighting in the Civil War. Soft drinks might be listed under 'liquid luxuries," too. We use up about $10,000,000 worth of soda-water appratus every year. The value of soda and mineral waters produced is something like $75,000,000, not count ing the syrups that go into the ice cream sodas nor the ingredients of the ice cream. Nor is it stretching it to include perfumery in the list of "liquid luxu ries." The consumption of sweet scented colognes has gone up by leaps and bounds. In the year 1914 we im ported $2,300,000 worth of perfumery, which was three times the amount imported in 1904. Since the war, however, we have had to make our own or go without. Hair tonics, massage creams, toilet waters and other dainty things the ladies love (to say nothing of the concoctions used on mere man in the modern barber shop) are likely to be included in such a list. Only a few days ago some one proposed to launch a movement to abolish shampoos be cause of the millions of eggs so used every year. So much for "liquid luxuries." Let us consider tobaccos. The nation's bill last year for tobacco was something like $800,000,000, or about $8 worth of tobacco for every living soul in the country. With $8 every person could buy 160 five-cent cigars or eighty ten-cent packages of ciga rettes. For the year 1915 the Gov ernment collected $77,470,757.18 in ternal revenue. Half the Government's revenue tax in a year comes off to bacco and dIrink. We like diamond rings and precious stones in our dress, so much so that in 1913, the year before the war started, wve imported something like $50,000,000 worth of precious stones. The war cut into imports in 1914, but even at that, (luring the seven months that precedied the beginning of hostilities in late -summer, we import edl about $35,000,000 worth of pre cious stones. Would you believe that we paidl something like $10,000,000 a year to look at ourselves ? Or, as Bobbie Burns wvould say, "to see ourselves as others see us." But 'tis a fact, any way; we spend that much money for mirrors-the mirrormakers turn out products to that value. And candy! During the year 1916 we consumed( more than 8,000,000,000 pounds of sugar in the United States. The per capita consumption was 86.04 poundls of sugar. Our candy bill ran along something like half a billion (d01 hars. A t the recent convention of the candy salesman, held in Atlantic City, it was reported that the nation had (hewed, sucke~d, dissolved or otherwise masticatedl more than a billion pounds of candy (luring the year 1916. The estimate of ten pounds to every person in the country seems not extravagant. We know some people who eat ten p~ounds of candly in less than a year andl others, howvever, who never eat a bite of sweets. Candly is not likely longer to be held rigidlly in the luxury class. Medical science has iprovedl unmIstakably that candly contributes to the muscular energy of the body wvhen taken pure andl wholesome and is responsible also for the stimulation of mental energy. TIhe Boy Scout knows that he will not starve on a long hike providled he has a cake of chocolate in his kit. -Like wise, Uncle Sam sees to it that his b)oys in France get plenty of candly. But would you believe it that the jaws of America annually grindl be ftween receptve molna something