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~JC4NTEY GOES TO HARTSVILfE mmerton, S. C., Jan. 1, 1921. ditor of The Manning Times: - days since, Mr. T. H. Geh yand the writer motored, from utiiperton" to Hartsville, where Mr. 'daughter, Miss Mary, was in a'ce as a student upon Coker y the object of the trip being Miss Mary back to Summer ' the Christmas season, and in fi lay to afford the writer an op pdtup ty of seeing again his Univer [lt. Blass-mate Dr. Sikes, the Presi * Coker 5ollege. The trip from u rton to Hartsville covered a is Nb of about seventy miles and d about .three hours each way "M hln which to make the trip. Harts v i e: a beautiful town in Darling sn jCounty, situated on the State ig)tway system from McBee to Flor ac1 wth a splendid system of water electric lights, and while the Atf ,t are not paved, at the same 'tlm the streets are wide and well )lanned, and it only requires a few hours for the visitor to determine that pome gepius had a hand in the making of Hartsville: The greatest institution in Hartsville is of course the Coker family, because the Coker family create< Coker College and the Coker family put Hartsville on thq map. The finest asset to any town, com munity State or Nation, is some in dividual or some family, which will dldieate himself or itself to making thetown, or the State tor 'he Nation a better place to live in, at. the writ er has always had scant patience with those pious old codgers who are -4ways busy about laying up treas ures in heaven, and forgetting all 'he while the community in which they live. The Coker family has put into operation ii Hartsville a practical religion, which has for its object the growing of a better grade of cotton, putting on the market a better breed of (Pattle,'dnd the furnishing of a high standard of education of the young woman of South Carolina. It was a fne view for the writer to- sit on the campus at Coker College and watch the large number of automobiles which appeared on the campus for the purpose of taking different girls to their respective ' homes for the istmas season, and there is no rea 11 n in the world why Coker College should not educate every young lady in the State, who lives within a radius Aof one hundred miles from Hartsville. Coker College is not a denomination al College and all girls who attend the institution have the same rights and privileges, pay the same price, and upon proper application receive as good an education as can be received from any other College in the United States. All denominational schools and Colleges in South Carolina or in any other State, are clearly uncon stitutional institutions, in that they giant- special privileges to the sons and daughters of those ministers of the gospel who maintain these de nominations, and special privileges of HowC Best Si Ifyc o If yc t Ify c Ify c Solv Home 1 any kind should not be tolerated in any shape or. in any manner in a country of freo and equal democracy. Aily boyor "girl can sqecure in South Carolina as good a College education as cah be found in, any other State in the United' States, and it stands to reason, that the people of South Caroling should support the educa tional instithtions of their own State, but ii case of a desire for post-grad uate work it will be many years be fore this dtate.will be In a position to offer anything along that line, and it would be a waste of time and a useless expenditure of money for any College in this State to attempt post graduate work at this time because none of the Colleges in this State have libraries whieh could supply the demands: of specialists and none of the Colleges have suficient capital with which to secure the services of experts. in the field of 'science or lit erature. In making this trip 'from Summer ton to Hartsville, the writer made a special examination of the public roads in. Clarendon, Sumter, Lee and Darlington Counties. The public roads in Clarendon County are equally as good as the public roads in Sum ter and Darlington Counties, with the exception of the State highway sya, tem between McBee and Florence, which is a gem, but rolahly pot much bettor than the public highway between JWlaning and Aminerton, hiln inas noW become a part of the State highway system. The little county of Lee has better public high ways than either Clarendon or Sum ter or Darlington Counties. However, there are too many public roads in South Carolina, and the money of the people is wasted to a criminal extent on account of these useless public roads. What we need in South Caro lina is a combination of all road building effort, the eliihination of all useless public roads, and there should be lodged somewhere in the State the power to combine all the road build ing contracts and compel them to work out a good system of roads, which will have for its sole object the service of all the people and the com mon good. No individual, no town, and no County can live unto itself and for itself alone, and there should be called annually at Columbia a meeting of all the County Supervisors and County Commissioners, which shall have for its purpose the elimina tion of all useless public highways, the saving of an immense amount of taxes to the people of South Carolina, and at the same time the building of better public highways. It is useless to talk about south Carolina going backwards in the mat ter of having better common schools, more high -schools, and better public roads, and I do not believe the people of this State will tolerate the dema gogue, who will advocate such a NOTICE Trespassing on my lands in Sammy Swamp Township is strictly forbidden. All offenders will be dealt with accord ing to law . J. R. EADON. an This B erve You? u are spending too mu vant to turn over a nl( iid you to become a s su see an opportunity levelopment of your he matter of finances wre may be able to re ~tacle from your path. u are considering an i: ire a little doubtful < ur advice may prove < u have an opportunit idvancement, and fe< >f hesitancy, perhaps rom us will remove >ne way or the other. ing perplexities is e >usiness with us. Bank an 'rust Con policy, but there is no reason in the world why the people of South Caro lina codld not have better common schools and more high schools by a process of combination, and bettor public roads by a process of combina tion, thus eliminating ' the useless schools, the useless public roads and the useleso commissions, at an im mense saving in the matter of taxa tion. Yours truly, J. J. Cantey. IMPROVEMENT IN THE BUSINESS WORLD Opidion Expressed by Comptroller General--A Reassuring Outlook -Optimistic Forecast for Poli tical Status of Natquei Also Made Public. Washington, Jan. 3.-Indications that the turn of thQ year is being "marked by a striking improvement in the business and economic out look" of the country and the world generally were discussed tonight by Comptroller of the Currency Cris singer in a forecast for 1922. There can be no doubt, M. Cris "inger said, that "both the political and economic index figures" are reg istering improvement at this time, "when political and economic con ditions so intimately interact." "Taking this wider view," he added, "I feel that we may be jus tified in regarding the outlook as altogether reassuring, and that the new year is coming to us with guarantees that justify the more optimistic forecasts." In the political domain, Mr. Cris singer described as predominating favorable factors the limitation of arms donference and "the apparent ly insured settlement of the age long controversy involving the re lations of Ireland to the United Kingdom." Already, he declared, a bettermen in the conditions of in ternational exchange has taken place, adding that no better index of widespread business conditions exist. "In view of these accomplish ments," he continued, "we may an ticipate confidently that the year 1922 will take its .place in history as one of the landmarks in the record of human progress. Men have turned their faces definitely in the right direction; they have A Treat to The Feet A new pair of soles and rubber heels will make you a as happy as you will be after a big Christ mas Dinner. And did you ever happen to think that your feet are about your best friends? They stand for every move you make. Aren't they entitled to more comfort? Bring inc those shoes. Big 4 Shoe Shop A. D. McFARLIN, Proprietor. ik ch money and ~w leaf, we will aver. for the further business, and bothers you, move the ob rvestment and f its wisdom, >f value to you. y for any kind lany degree a suggestion your doubts, in every day d ipany. set their feet in the paths to re store security and prosperity; they have fisted their minds on the higher and better things. "Already we begin to find evidence of the far-reaching importance of these accomplishments. Every in dication of favorable outcome in these great underlying considera tions has been practically simulta neous with a distinct turn for the better in the affairs of business and industry. The very promptness with which the commercial commu nity has this responded is the most emphatic testimony to the readi ness and the eageriess of the busi ness world to shape its course to ward restored prosperity and re sumption of the great peaceful ac tivities of civilization." BIG GUN BATTLE RAGES IN STREET Abbeville, Ga., Jan. 2.-A gun battle lasting for several minutes in which more than 100 shots were exchanged was fought on the Main street of Rhine, a small town lo cated near here, late Saturday night, according to news reaching here today. It is reported that seven men were slightly wounded. Cleve Studstill, former marshal of the town, his son, and the sons of Ben Smith were among those shot, Studstill was takers to 'a hospital at Dublin t, ut, returned home today aftep wounds in his n1aopi l146i1 <aressed. FARMER IS SHOT 'T'O bATH Floreiid, Jan. l.-Shot by W. A. Quick, at hiS tittni ten miles from Florence, D. Hiraill row m6rinlg. Quick alleges that Fldieiide,. died In a hospital here early this afttfe(o6i. Munn was shot in the shoulder with a shotgun. Quick has surrendered and is in jail here. It is alleged that Munn and Quick were having an ac counting of the year's work and that a dispute rose over certain farm uten sils. Disagreement over the disposi tion of some cotton had been settled, it is said on Saturday through legal proceedings. Reports of the actual shooting differ wilely and the facts will not be known until the coroner's inquest, which will be held tomor row morning. Quick alleges that Munn was rbout to attack him with an axe when he fired the fatal shot. It is said that eye-witnesses who had not been subpoened tonight might tell a different story. MESSENGER OF PEACE Portsmouth, N. C., Jan. 3.-The "Messenger of Peace" a two-masted British schooner, was still at anchor here tonight, pending an investigation by two prohibition enforcement of ficers, who arrived here today from Salisbury. The British ship has a cargo of 1,026 cases of whiskey aboard, which has raised a question as to the legality of the ships com ing into port here. Her master claims he sought refuge because of depleted food supplies and a leak in the bow of the ship. FOOD FOR THE RUSSIANS Washington, Jan. 3.-More than 3,000,000 bushels of corn has been bought by the purchasing com mission for Russian relief and one ship load of 240,000 bushels left New Orleans December 31, the American Farm Bureau Federation today said it had been informed ' Don Livings ton, commissioner of agriculture of South Dakota. The corn has been bought, it was said, for delivery on shipboard at New Orleans, Baltimore and New York. The cor~n is being purchaser on a "free-on-boardship" basis, it was explained, to eliminate the neces sity of organ izing a large buying organization andl to expedlite its myeme to Ruassiai, wvhere it is needled, within sixty days. It is be infg shipped unground, and will ar~ rivein prime condition, it is said, as long as the weather continues cold. Tlhe Soviet authorities have agreedl to transp~ort the corn from the parts to the faminc' areas. IN ILTIMORIE VILLAGE Asheville, N. C., Jan. 3.--The fa mous Biltmore village, foundredl by the late George W. Vanderbilt, passedl on to the Vanderbilt estate ais a privately owned village andl less than two years ago purchaised by a realty comuany, experienced another, step in its transformation from the most ideal privately ownedI village in A meriea, into a commercial proposition and munici pality todiiy whent the city's com mnissioners, atmig upon a lpeti tioni from citizens, purchased the wvater, sewver and light system serving the townr, from the development company. Washington, .Jan. 1 .-Much of promise in the new year is seen by Secretaries Hloover and Weeks, who in statements issuedl tonight de claredl the A merican peopile could look forwvard into 1922 as ai year of recuperation. "Considering that we have gone through the greatest war in his tory andl considlering the dlangers that wve have p~assedl through in the great readljuistment of 1921," saidl Secretary Hloover, "wve [ave 'a lot to be cheerful over and we have ahead of us' very substantial hopes G. C. COOPER, Licensed Optometerist EYES Carefully Examined, Glasses Fitted, Broken Lenses Duplicated. Satisfaction Guaranteed. S U TME R. S. C. SOUR STOMACH INDIGESTION Thedford's Black-Draught High.y Recommended by a Tennessee Crocer for Troubles Re. suiting from Torpid liver. East Nashville, Tenn.- The efflo lency of Thedford's Black-Draught, the genuine, herb, ' liver medicino, is vouched for by Mr. W. N. Parsons, a grocer of this city. "It is without doubt the beat liver medicine, and I don't believe I could get along without it. I take it for sour stomach, head. ache, bad liver, indigestion, and all other troubles that are the result 01 a torpid liver "I have known and used it for years, and can and do highly recommend it s every one. I won't go to bed with out it in the house, It will do all il claims to do. I can't say enough fo, WhI oth'r theh and wromen through Out the c6untry have found Black Draught Just as Mr Parsons describei -valuable in regulating the liver t4 its normal functions, and in cleansinj the bowels of impurities. Thedtord's Black-Draught liver medi eie is the original and only genuine Accept no imitations or substitutes Always ask for Thodford's. gg of steady improvement, both at home and abroad." "The industrial and social up heaval resulting from the war reached its crisis during the old year," said Secretary Weeks. "The period of adjustment has been try ing for the people and government alike but the rapidity with which the American people have been put ting their affair sin order (luring the past few months makes the out look for complet'e industrial 'ad justment and resulting prosperity (luring the coming year bright." AUTOMOBILES THIS H1OBBY Bristol, Va., Tenn., Jan. 1.-Bas com C. Akers, cashier of the Bank of Clinchburg, at Clinchburg, Va., who was arrested early this morn ing on a charge of having appro priated $28,400 of the banks funds, was released this afternoon on $20,000 bond furnished by relatives. Akers was held a few hours in the jail at Abingdon before his release was secured. Oflicials of the Bank of Clinch burg were in Bristol today try ing to locate some of the thirty six automobiles Akers told them he had owned in the past year. At the time of hi sarrest he had five cars, all of which have been taken over by the bank. Ileads of the bank declare that. they doubted Akers' honesty some time ago, and that they questioned him concern ing the large number of automo biles he owned. Ile is said to have explained that he had made a num ber of profitable deals buying and selling cars and that his original investment was a comparatively low figure. Akers is a member of a promi n.ent family, a college. graduate and formerly an office in the armty. Theft of the bank( funds was re vealed by his voluntar-y con fession. ENGLISII PEAS. Suggest ionts to TruIckers a1(1nd Aar-ket G;ardeners. Clemson College, D~ec. 27.-- NIany in (uiries r-eceivedl by the hortic-ultural diivision dluring the last few weeks in regard to best varieties of English peas, indticate that English peas5 are going to be grown in some secttis of South Carolina e'xtIensively asa truck (-rop, andl by tmet tna:-Let ga r dlener-s ar1-ond the towns aindl (it ies of the state. In selecting varie-ti(s it is ntecessary o* secu1re thtose that ate early, prn ductive and hardy. WVhile there arel nmnty dlesirable early va riecies, thel thriee varLieties that have given most generalI satisfaction are( Thomas L ax tonl, Alaska and Philadelphia. English peas for- the early croi shoul lbe phatet (luring .January at eal-Iy F-ebruariy. The Iaand, a ftertt hort tugh ptreparation, is Ia idl off itt rows :3 feet wide, antd an 8-.1-G fttilizer i~s aplpliedl int the drtill, I00 to()I 1500. Pounds per acre. it is be1st to apy a11( nd mi it with the soil aboutt one week befoire the seedl areo planted. Whetn hieavy applications tof fer-til izei are ma ade antd the seed drppe n~' Itear tihe fer-til izer, thtere is dan tger of the seed1 being killed by the fermenett ioni~ of the fertilize-. This is esptecially~ t-ue if cottontseedl tmeal is used.Tw bushels of English peasit atre usually teqired toi plan tt ant aere. Sonme growers phtant itn double rows s paced fi inches a patrt. wi th 01 itiches between each set of dlouble tows of This tmethodl seetms to be gaiitng fat vor- because the (lou ble roiws ofi vines tend to sulpport andil hold( each oithier upl. The sittgle i-ow system is very sat isfactoi-y, however-, attd is atore easily cultivatted thlani the double now mtethI od. It requires about one-half I bushel ble lOW systetm thati it. does the sintgle rowv. Tlhe seed should be lan ttdt itn a furr-ow at least 5 inchtes dleep. ITey wvill getrminate itt cool weather- attd miake contsidIerable root growvthI beftore the planits aplpear above the sur iface of the soil. If the ttps of the platts ar-e killed by ver-y severe fr-eeze-s they will spr-out again, andi( the freezitng off oif the tops in no way itnjut-es the yield. If tihe eedl ar-e cover-ed ontly 2 inches there is dIange-r of sever-e ittjury to the etttire pltant in case of severe freezes. Cultivation shoutl be allow and frequent in order to maintain a soil mulch. English peas may be followed by such truck crops as beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, pepers, etc. CURING BEEF. Clemson College, Dec. 27 e Southern farmer is disposed to let pork furnish the meat of his diet be cause of the relative scarcity of beef cattle and because beef curing meth ods are not well known, thinks E. G. Godbey, assistant professor of animal husbandry, who says that while beef does not offer any great advantage over pork it gives variety and added palatability to the diet. Beef is from 95 to 98 per cent di gestible and is one of the best and cheapest sources of protein, the most expensive essential in the human diet. According to experiments in human nutrition, 1 pound of rib roll, 1 pound of chuck, flank or round steak, is equivalent to approximately 3 quarts of milk or one dozen eggs in protein value. This comparison shows the rel ative value of the cheaper cuts. The following is a simple and satisfactory method of curing beef. Corned Beef, Since corned beef is used for prac tically the same dishes as fresh beef, only wholesome, untainted meat should be used for this purpose. The cheaper cuts of beef such as the plate, flank, rump , brisket and ribs, are comtmionly used for corning. Weigh the meat, cut Off in pieces about six b'ehes Square; place SL lay er of salt on the bottom of the vessel in which the meat is to be packed; cover this with a layer of meat and sprinkle a layer of salt over the meat add alternate layers of meat and salt until all the meat is packed. Seven to nine pounds of salt will usually be enough for 100 pounds of meat. Allow the meat to stand in salt over night. The following morning make a brine using 5 pounds of su gar, 2 1-2 ounces of baking soda arid 3 ounces of saltpeter, for every 100 pounds of meat. Dissolve all the in gredients in 4 gallons of boiling water, allow the brine to cool thoroughly be fore pouring it over the meat. If more or less than 100 pounds of meat is to be cured, use the proportions for the brine. If four gallons of brine does not cover 100 pounds of meat, water may be added. The meat should be weighted down with a block or stone, sine any part not covered by the brine will decom pose very quickly. If the brine shows signs of fermenting in warm weather it should be drawn off boiled, strain ed through a clean cloth and, after it has thoroughly cooled, poured back on the meat. The meat should be kept im a cool, dark place, and at the end of thirty days it will be ready for use. If the pieces are larger than six inches square, a longer time may be allowed according to the size of the pieces. Beef cured by this method is prac tically as good as when fresh and may be used at any time the consumer de stres. RYE PASTURE SAVES FEED. Clemson College, Dec. 27-if wu have plenty of Bermuda pasture in summier and plenty of rye pasture in winter our feed problem for cattle, sheep and idle horses is practically solved, thinks Prof. L. V. Starkey, chief of the animal husbandry divi sion, who says that by this combina tion we can greatly reduce the cost of producing our livestock. Some people have the idea that rye pasture is not much good. As a mat ter of fact, it is on3e of our best and most reliable winter pastures for all classes of livesto):. When the rye plant is only 5 to 10 inches high it analyzes almost as high in protein per I0 pt) undilis of dry mat tot as dloes cot totiseed meal. Ini addit ion to its value as a Coed it is a speidtCIh covert crtop. The two--fCold fumnction which it serve*s as pasture and cover cr-op has woti for it nn ftriends a.mong the ptrogressivye fa rmers of this country. P'LANTi LIlCE IN SEED) HEI). (lemison ( ol loge, I lee. 27-NearltIy all plant, lie' that occur on the planlt ab ove thle giot nd caia heo controlled( by spratying wi th a solutioni of tieotin'e sulfaite, stoapl and w'ateor. Tlhe solution is miade upi as follhws: gallhts; tticttine sulfaite or lac~k leaf -t0 I t(a:lttoonfu!; soap, I inch IDo Not U se Soa p ('ontai ning Tar or Theli soaip (any k ind t hat doItes ntot solved~i int hut watecr hotoe tthling it to thle stluttioni. A fifty galloti hatch is niuule nil as follows: WaTiter, ot0 gallonsiotin0 i sutlfate0 soaptl, 2 poutndls. N icotine suiftet:t , itlso ktnowtn as Black l~eaf It) , cani usually' be (th. I ained frotm local sieed deale rs or' d Iruggists5. If it lcatnnot he purichased locally, it cant lie oht:uinedl from thit tmanufarturra list oft whIich tiay Ito obt ained tli upon reqest. Itn ani teergeniy, whieni nit nicmot intE is avatilale, the next bet thing is a soa p sprayv maeo as Collows : iDissolve onue pound soapt that does not cotatini galto Ioi f hot. waleor. When d issol ved dilute with cold wate tott make five g..allons. Somet growers('P prefer tot dip the ptlanits when transferring thetm. Write for Itnfoimatin Carmtd No. 11, andl keelp it flit tefCertenc. NOTIICE OF D)IsCHA RG E I willI apply to the .1 udge of Pio htato for Cla rendon County, S. C., oti the 9th daly (if Januiary, 1922, at 11 o'clock a. mi. for Let ters otf Discha rge as Guardian for Fabtian Broadway, formerly a moinot. Ptinewood, S. C ., Dec. 5, 1921. Bertha E. Btroadlway, pd(. Guiardian. 666 is a prescription for Colds, Fever and LaG rippe. It's the most speedy remedy we know.