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NN . EPPS IN COLUMBIA HOSPITAL Columbia Ilospital. Special to The Times. As I have been housed up in this lace since the 10th of December and 'an't say how much longer, I thought I wduld see if I could not hear from Clarendon and see what is going on by asking you to send me the next two issues of your paper, but I hope I won't be here when the second omes. I have been so far passing off the ime better than I expected and shall 'er appreciate the many kind letters I had from friends and relatives wish ing for me a speedy .ret'overy. It does 'sot take pne- lorg fter he gets here id. henfs the patients talk and meet them here from all over South Caro lina to arrive at the conclusion that Dr. LeCrand Guerry is the leading surgeon of the south. le has a gran' appearance in a sick room, and h no fear seemingly in the operat room. ''ie Columbia Hospital has a corps of nurses, to say they good looking bunch would mildly expressing it. Oh! gentle nurse who cr sick sweet rest, Please make me a co' let me convalesce I understand som here are students of 1 ; Mr. Clark came asked if I had - as he was goi- at tend the fune other, who was M- ore her 'Marriage t Mr. Cl before he left Joh' ;ake charge till I i" a joke soni of the an and Buster, two brought to my roe is enjoyed it as a' nurses can repeat L time regardless to by my Doctors to n the pillow, shoulders on the bed for 12 days. of these good nurses and put nine of them behind. nad the pleasure of meeting many Columbia friends since herd. One spent a short while .sy with me and when he came e handed me a box of chocolate .d when he started to go he left a aozen good cigars, and similar other instances of that kind I could mention which at time I think is too rich for my. blood. Well Yankie I hope you will make out enough of this to print it. When you realize I am flat of my back and have a poor pen and home sick, I think you will take the will for the deed. , Your friend, J. J. Epps. Monday, Dec. 22, 1918. -o ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES WILL BE Solid C Ever i They're all gjo p< Prices anid Tei ly noew. Comn ourS Big S;tock Buggies, H. H. KING KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT En Route to Kingstree-r-Car 'urn, Over Near Mayesville-Nck Broken. Kingstree Record. A telephone message recei'i here this afternoon st. 'u.I ihit .h. H. H. King, had be n in !m automobile accident Ville and Sumter, i inn. from Mr. King" Mr. Emile Arrowsr ned from Maysvill' At eight c "ng de tails of the meagre, but it is e at driven by Mr. K : g his wife and two turned over, break ck. It is not knov King and the chi't d or not, but it -y escaped unhurt aid in the message they were hurt. Se girls had come on parents in a car with fndi a sister of Mrs. King, .o have been married here They had passed iMlr. King stopped to talk with a friend road and reached here some Before supper. e accident happened about 4:00 ock this afternoon, and at eight lock the message was received sere calling the party back to Mays - ille. The children were only told that their father was seriously hurt, but the true facts were given to Mr. Mays and his fiancee. They at once got into their car and left for Mays ville. Mr. and Mrs. King and children, except Geneva, had been on a visit to relatives at Bethune and were re turning home when the unfortunate accident occurred. Mr. King's remains will be buried today at. Bethune. The deceased has been,a prominent figure in Kingstree for a number of years as a horse dealer, having locat ed here as manager of the .J. M. Tru luck stables and in which capacity he was employed at the time of his death. le was perhaps one of the most widely known horse men in the State The news of his untimely death came as a great shock to his friends here, and the deepest sympa thy is felt for his family. o- -- SAYS COUNTY AGENT WAS BIG FACTOR To operate a farm of 319 acres with only two young boys to do the work is not an easy job. To make it pro duce a net profit of $1,800 in one year under those conditions is considered a .real achievement. A farmer near Rockford, Coosa County, Ala., in a letter to the United States Depart ment of Agriculture, gives this as the record made by his own sons. But he adds that the county agent was the big factor in the achievement. It was the agent who helped to select the seed and gave advice on drainage, ter HERE NEX ar of the Ver A 3rought to M >d ones---Stoust. Heavy fi ict, any kind you want. W rmns on .themi and~ it is to 3 e~ ini and let's talk it OVeI of Wagons, Ha MANNING, S. C.' RUY WAR SAVINGS STAME 'a< i-g, pnaittiriug, and the care of the atle'nad hogs. "In a general way W has helped by organizing the boys' p i gand caf clubs that are working worde for the improvement of stock," writes this farmer. Also he idds that this county agent and his ,d, "have caused the canning indus r at home to increase 500 per cent athe last two years." To Strengthen Farm Bureaus. At a conference of farm-bureau of ficers and county commissioners at '.hanhattan, Kan., in November, a con There is more Catarrh in this sec bion o' the country than all other dis aases put together, and for years it was supposed to be incurable. Doc ors prescribed local remedies, and by onstantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. catarrh is a local disease, greatly in fluenced by constitutional conditions ud therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine, nanufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., foledo, Ohio, is a constitutional rem Ady, is taken internally and acts thru :he Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. One Hundred Dollars reward is offered for any case that [-all's Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. F. J. CIENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Professional Cards )uRANT & ELLERBE Attorneys at Law MANNING, S. C. R. 0. Purdy. S. Oliver O'Bryan PURI)Y & O'BRYAN Attorneys and Counselors at Law. o MANNING, S. C. I FRED LESESNE Attorney at Law Loans Negotiated on Mortgages of t Real Estate Office Over Home Bank & Trust Co. MANNING, S. C. t DR. J. A. COLE, Dentist, MANNING, S. C Upstairs Over Weinberg's Corner t J. W. WIDEMAN, Attorney at Law MANNING, S. C. WEEK. v Finest Lnning. Illows, Medium e have the rightlit our interest to .Don't forgjet rness, Etc. ig by, Keep Well Do not allow the poisons of undigested food to acdumulate in your bowels, where they are absorbed into' your system. Indigestion, con stipation, headache, bad blood, and numerous other troubles are bound to follow. Keep your system clean, as thous ands of others do, by taking in occasional dose of the old, reliable, veg-, etable, family liver medi cine. Thedford's Black- Draught Mrs. W. F. Pickle, of Rising Fawn, Ga., writes: "We have used Thed - ford's Black-Draught as a family medicine. My mother-in-law could not take calomel as it seemed too strong for her, so she used Black-Draught as a mild laxative and liver regulator.. . We use it ; in the family and believe it is the best medicine for , the liver made." Try it. Insist on the genuine Thedford's. 5c a pack age. B-75 iittee on farm-bureau organizatior ecommended strengthening of the rganization in each county. This \vil e done by increasing membership, de. eloping a strong program of worl< y raising as far as possible adequat< unds for carrying out the wort lanned in its program, and by carry. g on a thorough publicity campaigt uring the membership drive in order o acquaint all of the people of th< ounty-business men as well a: armers-with the work already ac omplished in the county and wits lie proposed work for the comini car. 0 URV'EYED 38,136 SQUARE MILES LAST YEAI Detailed soil surveys covering 38, 36 square miles were made durini he fiscal year 1918 by the Bureau o soils of the United States Departmen >f Agriculture. Prior surveys o 145,825 square miles make the tota 183,961 square miles. Twenty-two States and four bureaus of the Fed !ral Government are now actively co >perating in soil-survey work. - 0 Return of Farm Soldiers Asked. Kansas farmers have petitioned th Mar Department to speed the returi >f her soldiers to the farms. At a conference of farm bureau of icers and county commissioners re ently at Manhattan the committee of econstruction of'ered the followin esolution: "We respectfully reques ,he Secretary of War and the Provos \arshal General to adopt some sue )lan as will return the soldiers to th omes they left at the earliest possi ale date. In Kansas there has bee Town to wheat this fall a record acre tge, amounting possibly to more tha 10,000,000 acres, with a crop pros5pci wvhich, if real ized, wvill require a armiy of workers to harvest next yeal T'he denmnds of the farm for labori the early spring for preparation an planting the spring crops is als great, andl in no other way can th situation so we.a be mo~ as throug the dlemobil ization of omsold iers an sailors in the manner suggested." ----- AlRSENICAL SIAY SAVF?' BElRItE A rsen ical spraying for the contr< of the insects k nowni as leaf rollei that are injumrious to strawberr: blackberry, raispberry, and1( relate plants of tihe rose family has bee found to accomipl ish good( results. 'Th Hurea u ofI En tomiology reports tI saving of at least 50 per centt by ti use of this spray in lowva and Kai sas. A single spraying resultedi dlestroy ing two-thirds (of the pests. AD)VEl'TISE IN TH~E TrIMES AlDM IN ISTI AATOlt'S SA LB. Pursuanit to an order of J. M. Win< ham, Jiudge of P'robate, I will sell the htighest biddler, for ('ash, at, ti residlence of , the late Thomas Smith, on Tiuesday, the 14th of Jal uary, 1919, at I I o'clock, A. M., (.1 following personial piroperty, one 1 (If haly, one lot of fodder andi to1a ab~out 180 bushels corn, one horse, oi buiggy andiu harness, II lt ushels who: lot (If plow sme)ks and plantation tool oneO 5(ow and five shoatst, 1 ,000 tobac sticks, set toblacc(o barnc flues, (one 1 (If household furniture, two rollIs hog wire. MAlRY L. SMITH'l. Decc. 27th, 1918. A Tonic Laxative that will remove the bile from the Liver a cleanse tho System TIIOROUGiLY without grip' or disturbing tho stomach Is truly a Perfect Lt otivo. LAX-F0S WITH PIHPSIN is the name of a RelIable end Perfect Laxatl which soon relIeves Sick Hleadacho, Dizziness, digestIon, Stomach Trouble, Gas and Piles cau: by a Torpid Liver and Constipation. Always us Reliable Laxative In the treatment of Colds. (G end Influenza. LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN Is a Liquid Digest Tonlo Laxativeoer ;eillent In its effect on System, both as atonia an as a laxative. I Just as good for Chi asror Adults. Please to take. Children like i.50 Made and recomn en edto the public by Pu Medinne Co t. muis Mo., manufacturers MANNING PAPER SOLD he Times Purchases Plant and Good Will of The Herald. Kingstree County Record. It s announced that the Manning Times has purchased the publishing outfit a d good will of the Herald at that pla e. The Herald will cease pub lication I ith this week's issue. The Times wi take over the subscrip tion list o The Herald and all paid in advance will be given credit on The Times. Both paper have had well-equip ped printing p tnts, rather expensive for the limited 'field, and it was de cided best to effect a consolidation. Mr. I. I. Appelt owns The Times while The Herald as been published by a stock compan of which Mr. J, K. Breedin was a m 'ority stockhold er and editor of the p per. For some time past Mr. Breedi has been oc cupying the chair of story in the Citadel Academy, giving t.o that wor< four days in each week, leaving only two (lays for his newspaper. Under this consolidation Clarendon . County CLARENDC FAI I am offering for sale the followi TRACT 18-61-Tract of 130 acres, ' 7 miles from Mann piles from Gable, or 4-room main dwell barns; school house per acre --------- TRACT 18-62-Tract of 170 acres, I ty, 5 miles from Al Sardinia-Manning F ing, 2 tenant houses RACT 18-70-Tract of 936 acres, ty, 2 miles from BlI and 8 miles from IM Road; 5-room main barns and stables. P rice ...._...... TRACT 18-84-Tract of 164 acres, of partially grown ty. 7 miles east of Public Road. Price TRACT 18-86-Tract of 32 acres at iiSmetnPb Charleston Public RI amy located right per acre --------- TRACT 18-87-Tract of 448 acres, Pinewood, 7 miles Charleston Public l timbei on tract. P TRACT 18-97-Tract of 371 acres, County, 3 1-2 miles from Millard's Sidii Summerton-Remini nine tenant houses. and with :a little s] nicest plantations i We are offering other tracts ir (Ion counties. If you do not find wl you are looking for, and we will ma R. B. E 26 N. Main St. Farm Lands, Business and Resi Realt t For 1 6 per ct.A< Muriate I ~AND Hii FERTI e We have a limited which we cani offer a Icember andI January IF YOU WANT to YOUR ORDER BE BAGGE TI Mann le We RED CED. Wegive specilal attention aLECTr" Redl Cedar Shingles; rip mistake in ordering "TITEHi mers guaranteedl by our name vo tation. Write us NOW. ho Carolina Portlai Charl< will have but one paper, and the publishers say it is their ambition to keep The Times fully up to the high standard of its life history of nearly forty years. The Record has known for some time that this deal was under consid- p eration, and now thgt its consumma tion is made public we offer congrat ulations to both parties, in the full belief that the transfer is to their best interests. The Strong Withstand the Winter Cold Better Than the Weak You must have Health Strength and En durance to fight Colds, Grip and Influenza. When your blood is not In a healthy condition and does not cirqulate properly, your system Is unable to withstand the , Winter cold. GROVE'S TASTELESS Chill TONIC A Fortifies the System Against Colds, Grip and Influenza by Purifying and Enriching the Blood. It contains the well-known tonic prop erties of Quinine and Iron in a form acceptable to the most delicate stomach. and is pleasant to take. You can soon feel Its Strengthening, Invigorating Effect. 60c. )N COUNTY IMS ng tracts of land in Clarendon County: 0 cleared, in Clarendon County ing, 5 miles from Alcolu, 3 1-2 Sardinia-Manning Public Road; ing, 2 tenant houses, several and church convenient. Price, ---------------- -------------$35 00 cleared, in Clarendon Coun coru, 7 miles from Manning, on ublic Road; 6-room main dwell-.'1 , barns :nd stably s. Price, $36 per acre. 00 cleared, in Clarendon Coun- 4 )omville. 4 miles from Foreston. anning, on Bloomyille-Sumter dwelling, 15 tenant houses, good School and church near. - -- -------- -- $28,000 14 acres' cleared, with 75 acres ip old fields, in Clarendon Coun Alcolu, near Manning-Sarainta -- - -----...$35 per acre. Remini in the Fork of the Remi, ic Road and -the Camden Dad. This is good land and desirA at the station of Remini. Price - -------------$100 128 cleared, five miles from north of Remini, on Camden oad. 4 tenant houses. Some good ' ice --------------------------- 315 in cultivation, in Clarendon West of Summerton, 1 1-2 miles ig, on the M. & A. Railroad and Public Road; 5-room house and This is exceptionally fine land, raping up will make one of the n the State. Price, per acre .. .$100 . all parts of Sumter, Lee and Claren mat you want in this list, tell us what ke it our business to find it for you. EL5ER, ATE BROKER Sumter, S. C. dence Property, Timber Lands and y Loans Sa1"6 !! sid Phosphate of Potash ilH GRADE LIZERS imount of these goods t a close price for De deliveries. SAVE MONEY ON l !TTER SEE US.NOW , ' & BOMAR, Ing, S. C. AR SHINGLES to all ordlers for "TITEHIOLD SE rompt shipment. You will make no )LD SELECTS". Satisfied Custo by inspection, by advertised repu id Cement Compptny