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Of] SEASON ( It will only be a short want to impress on your mi this season, and we expect to We are old experience North and South Carolina results to the farmers. Now, we want you to loor and we will do our besi and hustling warehousemen ests. We will have the very getting A-1 service. Mannit E. W. HAll Opposite Manning Oil Mill IRECTIONS FOR KNITTING SOCKS RUR Th Please cut out an j mei these in- Comn tructions. inatt Set up 60 stitclyes, 20 on each of 13 1 needles, Knit 2 plain and 2 purl for carri 35 rows (4 1-2 in.) 36th row-knit 4 and i lain stitches, knit 2 together. Repeat rural th4 until the round is completed. in til There are now 50 stitches on the exam needles.' Knit 50 rows plain until the male leg measures 11 inches. (6 1-2 inches ciled of plain knitting.) Take half the in the number of stitches, 30 on first needle requi for. the heel, leaving 15 and 15 1977. stitches on the 2nd and 3rd needles blan < for the instep. Add on the 30 stitches, fices knit 1 row, bpurl 1 row, for 28 times, Unitt aliways 5lipping the first stitch. Be- sion gin to turri heel on the wrong side, tions ahip 1, purl. 11 purl 2 together, purl 1. missi -Turn work over, slip I knit 6- slip 1 p~ract kplt 1 and pass 'it over slipped stitch, knIt 1. Turn, slip 1, purl 7, purl 2 to- DRA: ether, eslip 1. Turn, slip 1 knit 8, pp1, knit 1, and pass it over slipped stth, lUnit 1. Continue working to- the ward the sides of the heel in this man- th ner, leaving 1 more stitch between de- jty,h greases on every row until all the sue ~ be 18 stitches on the needles. Pick up ;read stitches are worked in. 'Where should oftis' 14 .stitches on each side of heel, nowofp knit the 30 stitches on 2nd and 3rd.tk: needles ,on to one needle with your |in Fi 3rd needle, pick up the 141 stitches onlis either side of heel and knit enough tohud make 23 stitches on 1st needle. Have hn 20 stitches on the first needle, 30 ot nen tiho 2nd and 23 stitches on 1st needle. ing I 1st needle (a) knit to within 3 stitch- other es of end. Knit 2 together, knit 1. gunit ?nd needle (b) knit plain, 3rd needle a)e or (c) knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped pape stitch 6ver, knit plain to end of bt needle. Knit around plain (d) Repeat goo alb, c, and d until you have 15 stitch- somve eon 3x'd. Knit plain for 5 1-2 inches, harve i6 needle (e) knit 10 stitches, knit tr *~.together, knit 1. 2nd needle (f) tes i'nt 1, slip 1, knit. 1, pass slipped you ~&titch over, knit 19 stitches. Knit 2 thu f Vtogether,.knit 1, 3rd needle (g) knit tohelf 1, slip 1, knit 1 pass slipped stitch t e over, knit 9 stitches, knit 2 rows, stare *plain (h). Repeat e, f, g, and L five gohto times, then narrow every other row senk until you have 5 stitches on 1st wlacke neec~1e, 9 stitches on your 2nd and 4 Vk stitches onl your 3rd. Knit the 5 ta stitches on your 1st needle, on to your inerg 3rd needle. Your work is now all on 2 E 4two needles, opposite each other.thf '.re~ak off your yarn, leaving 12 inches anake Lendc. liread inte versted needle and PE 'weave the front, and back together asPR Pass'.. worsted needle through 1st Th tch of front -knitting needle as if-Th zknitting and slip stitch off-ps ian ci rthrough 2nd stitch as if purling. Leave Missk ittch on. Pull thread through 1st Ing ti1 i ttch of back needle, as if rlin, ed: slstitch off, purl thread ~rou i Mi d tthof back neele as If kn t-- d i tn-eave stitch o'.Repeat fromde. *intil all the stit es are off the Ms SAyne desiring' directions of Im- -e ~t~dmethod of toeing socks, can same by applying at Red DrIVe i, headquThe o O Cairmia KnttingC~mtte m his Sectic )PENS JUI time until the tobacco seas nds that The Manning Wai get you the very highest do] d warehousemen, having be for over twenty years with give us a liberal amount of for you and prove that w4 and always looking for th best help in our house and tg Warel (Formerly Glenn's) RIS .& SON, Prop AL CARRIER EXAMINATION is United States Civil Service Thi nission has announced an exam- you >n for the County of Clarendon, a v r., to be held at Wilson on July froi )18, to fill the position of rural in r at Foreston and Sumnierton, sph acancies that may later occur on the routes from other post offices and e above mentioned county. The ination will be open only to citizens who are actually domi in the territory of a post office C county and who meet the other day rements set forth in Foi m No. 'sidi This form and application ' por1 s'may be obtamned from the of- terc mentioned above or from the sea d States Civil Service Commis- Jby at Washington, D. C. Applica- the should be forwarded to the Comn- ing n at Washington at the earliest S icable date. --W-S-S-ing FTr THEM 'TO THEl FiELDS day tamn W. C. Davis, chairman of hou ouncil of .Defense for this coun- to ' ns a tim'ely article in this is- F hich we ask all of our readers to ty. carefully and think seriously of TI situation. We hear daily cries anid triotism from all ager, but they day rather than act. Our boys are ance and in camp preparing to ver there" and lay down their for us at home, and still we have T eds of thousands of boys andl Stai caver the age limit, that do noth- thre ut lay around, expecting the havy follow to raise the food, am- tow non, etc., to win this great strug- to g rhile he sits and reads his daily beer goes fishing or does nothing agir at "dad's" rations. We have the crops, this year, but unless fina hing is done, they cannot be Mor sted as the farming class is be- Nev mit to war every day. It mat- Cha not how much money you have, thev re no better than any one else. audi ~re not thought as much of as here hlow who tills the soil and tries arly p feed the nation. Shame should Cap you in the- face and make you Vert work. The' time is near at hand time the government will draft all and ro to the fields or to the front. Thie up boys, and show the worldl with othuhtooyoto sh-oul- ieu ril nt e btlront, are do- the ur bit at home by helping make liste od to keep up our armiea and subs the world safe forever. BYTERIAN JUNIOR MISSION BAND young people of the Presbyter- -g, urch have organized a Junior n Band. At their first meet e following officers were elect Celeate Ervin--President. N Carolyn Plowden--vce Presi- N Jennie Burgess-Secretary. Louise Burges--Treasurer. SOut Materla, BuIdsUpSyter Amt ,Y 9TH. on will be open. We 'ehouse will be open lar for your crop. en selling tobacco in the most satisfactory your tobacco on our are old experienced e farmers' best inter you can depend upon 11 louse rietors. Manning, S. C. Liss Jennie Bowman-Pianist. leetings are to be held every other irsday afternoon at '5:30. These b ng people are going to work with im that is encouraging to see, and n the training which they receive this band we expect to see some mdid workers in the future. All young people are urged to come join with them. -W-S-S-r COURT t ourt convened in Manning Mon- t with Judge .John S. Wilson pre ngj There being few cases of im- a ance it adjourned sine die on yes lay. And on account of the busy son with the farmers, the Judge, consent of the bar, discontinued second week session. The follow cases were tried: arah Williams, murder, not guilty. aim Johnson plead guilty to carry- e concealed weapons. $t00.00.,or 60 g s.. enry Peterson plead guilty to sebreaking and larceny, sentenced Imonths. reddie White, seduction. Not guil he State vs. Billie Chavis, assault battery. Guilty. $60.00 or 30 d s. WAR STAMPS he campaign for War Savings nps is being vigorously waged in ughout the 'nunty. Full reports not come i'i from any of the nships th'efcor. it is impos:;ble ive any definite idea of what has accomplished. H~oweve r, encour g news ist heard1 on all sid es, and county will show up well in the I reports, we are confident. On day night Dr. Geo. B. Cromer of ci rberry, and Capt. Podvine of the a' ssuers' Alpine, and Lieut. Mat-- 0 vs of the niavy, addressed a large ence at the School Auditorium .Dr. Cromer delivered a schol address, which was well received. t. Podvime is one of the heroes of lun, who ha's been wounded five s, and has received the War Crossd the Cross of the Legion of Honor. gallant gentleman was greeted r e nthusialsm by the audience. r Lt. Matthews spoke in behalf of American service and urged his ners to buy Stamps. $25,000 was cribed mn a few minutes. 1988 D[STROY TROOP SHIP nan Sea Wolves Sink Their First Ionsplort in Operations on This Side of the Aclantic 67 OF THE CEW PERISH o I'roops Aboard Ship, Which Was " unk June 18-British Vessel Under American Govern- 5 ment 'Uharter ' ashington, June 24.--erman sub nlea operating on this side of the s. ocean hav Bsunk their first di s.i The ?i v Departmeant "o i4te today tha alritish trang. tl uswicharter by the American a South Cludi H Get these facts said in his spe he could not an Jo] says that he c e useless offices using the sam inspired him to tem. GET' overnment and bound to this couh ry, had been destroyed June 18, some 00 miles east of the Delaware capes, Lnd that sixty-seven members of the rew were mis:sing. There were no roups aboard. The troop ship apparently was not inder convoy. The submarine was not een until a torpedo had struck the hip. Afterward the submersible arose o the surface and fired nineteen shots nto the sinking vessel. When the ,tea-ier settled the crew took to the oats, the occupants of four of which, umbering eighty-one men, have been anded. Three boats are missing and sear.:h is being made for them. Far Off Coast The fact that the British vessel was unk far off the coast led officials to relieve she either had encountered a ome-bound submarine that had been perating in American waters or else ne that was bound here or further aids on shippings. The last sinkings reported off the oast occurred some ninety miles east f the Virginia capes, and it was ar ued that in the four days elapsing efore the British transport was sent own the submarine would have had mple time to reach the position ,here the troop ship was sunk. Formerly Russian The vessel destroyed was said to ave been the former Rusian steamer )vinsk, but the navy was not permit ed to make the name public under an greement with the British admiral v. The Dvinsk is understood to have en in British service and chartered andidate's Card. For Solicitor I hereby announce myself a candi ate for the office of solicitor of the hird CIrcuit, subject to the rules of hie Democratic party. L. E. WOOD. For Solicitor I hereby announce that I am a can idate for the office of Solicitor for we Third Circuit, subject to the action i t.he Democratic Primary. FRANK A. McLEOD. State Senate I am a candidate for re-election as tate Senator under the rules of the emocratic Party. CHARLTON DURANT. For State Senate I desire to announce myself as a indidate for the office of State Sen or, subject to the rules of the Demi ~ratic party. JOHN R. DINGL.E, Summerton, S. C. Sto we I hereby an. n m 'f a candi ito for the OA '' .:,tate Senator r Clarendon Couiiy, subject to thel les o the Democratic primary. J. W. WIDEMAN. Judge of Probate I hereby announce myself a candi te for re-election to the office of dge of Probate for Clarendon coun , sub ject to the rules of the Demo atic Primary. .James M. Windh~am. I hereby announce mnyself a candi to for the office of Probate Judge Clarendon County, subject to the lies of the Democratic primary. THOMAS M. KENNEDY. 14-18. For Auditor I hereby announce myself a candi doomcuty.-i maS ectto- ~ rues of R~GK-A. LWDtN. Carolina Tai ng Floating ave Doubled ] Five Years. in your mind and kee pthem R. A. Cooper ech at Barnwell, and again at d would not promise a reductio rin L. McLat in and will reduce taxes, by di and useless machinery of go broad-guaged business unde give South Carolina the state YOUR NAME ON THE CLI to the United States to expedite the movement of American troops to France. Of the four boats rrom the steamer accounted for two were found by a steamer and their occupants taken to i New York, a third was picked up by another steamer and the men taken to Hampton Roads, and the fourth by a sailing vessel which landed the crew at Bermuda. PARIS TO NAME STREET FOR PRESIDENT WILSON Paris, June 23.-A proposal of whether to give the name of President'] Wilson to a large thoroughfare in Paris will come before the city coun cil at an early sitting. The sugges- I tion is known to be warmly favored by the councilors. -w-s-s- I Charles Decorates Brother Amts erdam, June 23.-Emperor Charles, according to a Vienna dis-. patch, has conferred upon his broth-' er, Archduke Maximilian, the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold, with the war decoration and swords. I -W--S-S SOLDIER COMMITS SUICIDE Jas. Mullins, of Cowpens, Takes His Own Life e Spartanburg, S. C., June 25.-After lo serving one month in the army, Jas. I Luthern Mullins, 24 years of age,' r I hereby announce myself a candi (date for re-election to the office ofd Auditor of Clarendon county, pledg- t ing to abide the result of the primary. E ANDREW P. BURGESS. ' For County Treasurer I I hereby announce myself a candi- 1T date for re-election to the office of County Treasurer, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. L. L. WELLS. ~ For Judge of Probate t I hereby announce myself as a can dlidate for Probate Judge of Clarendon n~ county, and will abide by the decision C of the Democratic primary. J. LAWSON McLEOD. a r I hereby annodince myself a candi- S date for the office of Judge of Pro- c bate for Clarendon county, pledging a to abide the results of the primary. 2 CLARENCE 10. MATHIS. s For Clerk of Court To the Democratic Voters of Claren don County: I request your v-otes in the coming primnary elections for the office of Clerk of Court for Clarendon Countyi as I am a candlidate for that office subject to the rules of the Democratic * party.J. I[. TIMMONS. -t ca I am a candidate for Clerk of Court subject to the rules of Democratic S party. ED. B. BROWN. . Promising to-abide by the ru'es of the Democratic Primary, I hereby an nounce myself a candidate for the of fice of Clerk of Court of Clarendoi,b County. 2] JOS. S. DICKSON. A I hereby anounce mnyself a cindi- V date for the office of Clerk of Condt of Clarendon County, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. S ARCHIE I. BARRON, Sledti g-tiyself to abide the results W ~ttkF-Dehoerstie- jrinmary, .1 offer tniyelflit re-election' to'the office of T Cleffiof Couart for Clarendon County. 2 J. B. CANTEY. :es, In Debt, In there. Hampton, that n in taxes. in >ing away with -ernment, and rstanding that warehouse sys JB ROLL eommitted suicide at hi home near Cowpens in this county yesterday. the soldier was drafted from this :ounty slightly over thirty days ago md assigned to Second Pioneers at Camp Wadsworth. ---s-S--. Mr. Edd Reardon spent several lays with friends in Saulsberry, N. C. :his week. ---s NOTICE Whereas the Clarendon County 3emocratic Executive Committee >assed a resolution at a meeting held m the 11th day of June, 1918, per. nitting and ordering the Midway Democratic Club to reorganize on Sat rday, June 29th next. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED hat the said Midway Democratic Club 'eorganize on Saturday, June 29th, .918 at 5 o'clock P. M. By order of S. OLIVER O.'BRYAN, County Chairman. i. M. WINDIHAM, Secretary. NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to an order by James H. Vindham, Judge of Probate for Clar ndon County, I will sell to the highest >idder for cash on Friday, June 28, 918, at eleven o'clock in the fore Loon at the old Court House in Man.. ing, S. C., the following named ar icles of office furniture and fixtures, 'roperty of Estate of J. HI. Lesesne, eceased: one iron safe, one flat op desk, three book cases, one L. C. imith Bros. Typewriter, one type rriter desk, and certain other smnaller rticles, also one set of South Eastern teporter, volumes 1 to 93 inclusive, ad five volumes of South Eastern Re orter Digest, two volumes S. C. Code f Laws 1912, sixty volumes Acts of he S. C. General Assembly 1861 to 91'7, eight volumes U. S. Supreme court Reporter, one set of eight vol mes Words and .Phrases Judicially ~efmned, one volume Black's Law Dic lonary, and about fifty volumes of corks .on sundry legal subjects. I will also sell at twelve o'clock oon on the same day at the residence f the late James HI. Lesesne: Two iron bedsteads, with springs nd mattresses, four pillows, one bu eau and washstand, one hat rack, ne ,library table, t welve book case a.ctions, 5 rocking chairs, 8 straight -iairs, 1 cooking stve 3 tables, four boats,. one sow and seven- pigs, and 500 pine shingles, and certain other mall articles. Gertrude G. Lesesne, G;ERTRUDE G. LESESNE, Admninistratrix NOTICE OF DISCHIARG;E I will apply to the Judge ef ProbatL. >r Clarcnd on County on the 22nd day f July, 1918, at 11 o'clcek A. M. for etters of Discharge as Executcr of io Estate of Thomas HI. Hlarvin, de yased. S. A. HARVIN, unmter, S. C., R. F. D. Exctr June 22nid, 1918. NOTICE OF DISCH ARG E I will apply to the Judge of Pro sto for Clarendon County on the nd day of July, 1918, at 11. o'clock, .M. for Letters of Dischargc as Ad mnistrator of the Eotate of Leonidas .* Felder, deconsed. W..,E. FELDER, ismmerton, S. C. Administrato.r June 22nd, 1918. To Care a Coad in On. Day. 0 0ab ,o g 10 e o