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The age-herald., 1898-09-11
Soldiers should brook as little lerongs, ds gods.
 -TTMON OF ATHENS.
Our Soldier Boys and Their Guns.

By all means escort the boys of the First to the Auditorium, and there cause them to forget for once the army ration. Let them be waited upon by the fairest girls in this town; let them know that the home folks are glad to have them back again, Knowing as they do that they evaded no duty, that they accepted without mur- mur all the disoomforts and privations of Mobile and Miami and Jacksonville. They stood ready to go at a moments notice on them where that transport might go. They were a part, in other words of the dreaded Preserve" of the United States
 All the city and country roundabout will gladly welcome them in the Auditorium, but there is something more practical that the home people can do. It relates to the guns that our soldier boys will bring home They carried them all through the long hot summer. They were drilled in their use in sands a foot deep on coasts that knew no cloud. Those guns became part 
 to the United States, but Uncle Sam has agreed to sell each individual gun at the lowest possible figure to the man who car ried it throughout his term of service. Each soldier has naturally become attached to his gun, and a very practical form of well come home would consist in general effort to keep the gun as well as the brave boy who carried it.
 The man who stayed at home, surrounded by home comforts instead Of heas and chig- gers, can well afford to present to the man who did go at the countrys call the gun that he carried and that the man at home did not carry. It is a piece of pactical patriotism that Chairman Rhodes commit tee should take up, and carry into effect. We want both the man and the gun. The two will go well together in the coming years when the Spanish American war will be but memory.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

more expansion than we need it will give us more colonies than any existing nation, except England, now possesses. It will give us more commerce than our fondest dreams can fashion into figures, and it will give us more glory than any other nation the world has ever seen"
 Senator Chiffon, however, Waxes eloquent over the annexation of Cuba and Porto Rieo, demands the building of the Nica- ragua canal, fayors the enlargement of the navy, and says that as the democratic party was partly responsible for inaugural ing the war it must take it's full share of responsibility in settling the terms of peace. The latter assertion is regarded as an intimation that the democrats propose to debate the treaty eli peace at some length in the senate.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11
The Presidency of the Senate.

Dr. R. M. Cunningham, state senator from this district, has announced himself a candidate for president of the senate. Dr. Cunningham is eminently qualified for the office His friends from all parts of the state are urging him. He is one Of the most prominent and gifted men in the senate. loyal democrat, he has fought the battles of the party throughout the state with telling effect. During the last campaign he was probably more in demand than any other of Alabama's orators As senator he has been an able, fearless and faithful representative of the people. His election to the presidency of the senate would be but a just reward to a true and tried democrat
The age-herald., 1898-09-11
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.
 A charitable girl never gives her' rivals age away.
 Some engagements end happily, while others end in marriage.
 The experience a man buys is seldom up to the sample submitted.
 Cold cash melts lots of hearts that are not affected by warm love.
 Some men are born to rule and some ac- quire the art al a business college.
 The realities of n,atrimony are usually less pleasing than the illusions of love
 Some bachelors voluntarily join the ranks of the benedicls and some are drafted. A man never looks so well as when he is looking for another man who owes him money.
 The man who lies until he gets himself and his friends to believe it is optimist.
 A contemporary says that what this country needs Is iirst-ciass foo!-killer. What's the matter with the cigarette?
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

states. North Carolina has 1Se of the num- Der; South Carolina, s4: Georgia, S1; Ala baIna. 40, and Tennessee. 34-Ieaving only 55 in all the other southern states. In North Carolina there are 1O1s,9O3 spindles and 22561 looms; in South Carolina. 1,s0i,- 566 spindles and 35,s6S looms; in Georgia, 7e51.2 spindles and 17.197 Iooms in Ala bana, SS0,S66 spindles and 7,O)9 looms, and in Tennessee 15S, ,99O spindles and 3,O33 looms.
 Of the 40 Alabama mills, 36 are in opera tion, are idle and 2 are not yet completed. The 36 mills consumed 101 ,162 bales during the year ended August 31, it being the first year that the consumption in the state passed the 100000 mark. The average week. ly takings of al the southern mills is now 23,670 bales
 Many of the southern mills were run day and night throughout the year, and a gen. eral condition of prosperity prevai ed among them. The southern mills are in- , creasing rapidly in number, and there is room for double the present number, espe- cially if, as a result of the war, wider markets can be secured in China and throughout the Pacific seas. The growth and prosperity of cotton milling in the south is really bound up in the delibera- tions of the peace commission at Paris. The very life of the northern mills is de- pendent upon an extension of American trade in the Orient.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11
Somebody Elsc's Mother

He is one of the unknown dead, says Camp Wikeff letter to the New York Sun. A plain wooden cross marks the grave where he lies by his comrades on the hill- side overlooking the lake. There was none beside him at the last to whom he was anything more than dying soldier; yet he died with the smile of hope realized when -hope was all but gone. From the time he was brought in there was no hope for him. The deadly poison that oozes from the Cuban soil had permeated his system. They call it pernicious malarial fever. It doesn't. matter much what they call hopeless disease. The soldier alter mated between inconsistencies and deliri- um, and all efforts to find out who he was were unavaiIng. His one glimmering of reason was when he called in plaintive iteration for his mother.
 "Mother! Mother! Isn't she coming at all?"
 Across from him was another soldier suf- fering from malarial fever in a lighter form. His mother had come on from the west and had found him already on the road to recovery. She sat on the edge of his cot holding his hand and talking in low happy tones. When the surgeon came along on his rounds she rose and half turned. The unknown soldier turned on his side and saw her standing there. For a moment there could be seen in his eyes the struggle of returning consciousness; then great peace shown on his wasted face.
 Mother" he said. weakly, you've come at last"
 The woman turned and saw a stranger feebly holding out his arms to her. She stood amazed, but it was only a moment before the mother heart comprehended.
 'Yes, dear boy,' she said softly, i've come.''
 Lift me up," he said. "I want to go home. You've come to take me home, haven't you, mother?"
 She stopped over and kissed him, then sat on the edge of the cot and took the ema- eiated form in her arms. He leaned back, his eyes closed and he smiled. But soon he opened his eyes again.
 'I don't believe I can go,' he whispered Don't you mind. mother, but-I-don't- believe-I--can-go."
 His breathing grew slower and softer His head dropped back and he half turned in the woman's arms.
 i've longed for you so, mother" he said, and died.
 The woman laid the body down and went back to her own son.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11
SOLDIER TOMMY's COMIN'

From the Detroit Free Press. Change tn sheets an cool tn piller. Go an buy hunk O ice, Squeeze tn lemons on tn sugar, Fix it up all cold an nice. Fryin' doughnuts, settin' biscuitss Ginger bread and pancakes, too, Pies of apples, raisin cookies, Light as drfps of drops of dew, Hurry up, tn time is speedin',
 Work aint' moron a quarter done. Stove's a-sizzin', pots a-billin',
 Hustle, Jane, why don't you run. Rinse tn berries, peel potatoes,
 Grind tn coffee sweet an brown, We ain't workin' hardern others
 Everywhere about tn town. Shut tn doors an keep tn flies out, Wipe away that tear! Be gay, Fer our Tom, our soldier Tommy. Has a-cnna-' AA.rA today.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11
AN HONEST CONFESSION
From the Springfield Republican.

lIIB iISftI ltSPuOffNtffI
 As we repeated the other day, the sen- sational announcement that Colonel w. J. Bryan was to address a mass meeting in Chicago on Labor Day on "The Crueties Suffered by American Soldiers In the War With Spain,' we wish now to state that the announcement was a lie. Labor Day in Chicago has come and gone and Colonel Bryan has remained quiet in camp at Jack sonville. The story was evidently fabri- cated out of whole cloth, like many other stories which our eastern newspapers swallow whole if they are in any way ds- creditable to the Nebraskan.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11
SHORT STORIES
 OF THE DAY
Dewey Gets Disappointed


 Admiral Dewey has had one of his idols cruelty smashed, says dispatch from the Orient. In the arsenal at Cavite stands a beautiful statue, apparently in bronze, of Sebastian Elcano. When the admiral first saw it he decided to have the figure re- moved and sent home as trophy. He was in doubt whether he would give it to the state of Vermont present it to congress with a pedestal of Vermont marble. One of the other he would do, and ke was pleased with the whole idea. He began to successfully packed, shipped and delivered A few days ago he was walking in the yard with Lieutenant Hodges, when this conversation ensued:
 Admiral-Pretty statue, that. Going to send it home.
 Hodges-Too bad it's only wooden Admiral-Eh Whats that? Wood? How do you know?
 Hodges-Well, I got curious. climbed up and whittled off few pieces.
 Admiral-well, that is too bad. I am sorry to hear it.
 Hodges-Do you want the statue? Admiral-No; I want to give it away. I'll send it home anyway, but l am very sorry about it. Pretty good imitation. It fooled me, and 1t might fool those at home, but we'll have to tell them about it. We can keep it bronzed up, can't we?
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

The state of Oregon has concluded to re- sume The newly-elected legisiatuEe has been convened in order that an appropria tion bill may be passed, and an United States senator elected. The state has been hung LID about six months.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11
THE BEST MAN

From the CentrevfIIe Press.
 Hon. John w. Tomlinson, of Birming- ham, is a candidate for railroad commis- sioner. He is a silver democrat and thor oughly in touch with the present adminis- tration and voters of Alabama. He is a leading lawyer and most admirably fitted to fill the position. Birmingham Is entitled to commissioner, and Tomlinson is the man. If the governor should see fit to ap- point him we believe he would give general ga fiSfactiAn.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

The torpedo tubes are to be talxeneout of the big battleships. They are more dan gerous to the ship than to an enemy The torpedo comes out of the war under cloud anyway
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

Old Ii Hung Chang will have to go through hard winter without his yellow jacket. It will be a cold season for him, and lining of Russian roubles will not help him.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

The Coosa was it appears, the scene of tragedy. but the tragic feature of the affair depends of course, upon the point of view and also upon the positions at the shifting stages of the conflict of the tragedians.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

MT Thomas Platt has decided to give Governor Black an United States senator ship as a consolation purse The trouble is, Thomas has not yet consulted the people.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

Don't pelt our soldier boys upon arrival with speeches, but turn them over to the girls who will Lombard them with sand wiches at least.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

The Spanish war is over, but the football conflicts will soon be with us, and 1t is diff ficult to say which is the more sanguinary of the two.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11
Senator Peffer's Potatoes

Senator Peffer is fond of relating the story of how he once duped the managers of a Kansas county fair. "On examination of the sweet potatoes exhibited he says, 'I saw that the size of the specimens was nothing to brag of, and I sent out to grocery store and purchased bushel of fine ones; took the small ones out home for use, carried the rest to the fair grounds, entered them in my own name and drew the premium for the best specimen of sweet potatoes grown in Wilson county"
The age-herald., 1898-09-11
Bryan Finds New Species of Crank

Colonel William J. Bryan encountered now species of crank Thursday He and Mrs. Bryan were entertaining a. party of visitors at the regimental headquarters at Panama park. One of his men guests turned to him and said:
 "Colonel, I have favor to ask of you"
 A pained sort of smile crept over MT. Bryan's countenance, and in resigned tones he asked:
 "Well, what is it?"
 'I am not going to request political pre- ferment or anything of that nature. Colo nel, when the twentieth century is ushered in I am going to ask favor of you for my wife. She does not want your portrait. or button from your coat, or even a shoulder strap. She is daft on the subject of animals, and she wants lock of hair from your horses tail"
 Well" he said, "I have met autograph cranks, kodak cranks, tin pan cranks and an army of other cranks, but 'pon my soul this is the first time that I have come across horse-tail crank I can assure your wife that she will have that lock of hair if 1t is the very last one left on my horses tail" II u
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

The Peace Jubilee will be held We must, as people, celebrate the victories of our soldiers and sailors, as well as the return of peace.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

General Miles not only said it, but he says he said it. He stands by every sen tence and every word of his pronuncia- mentos.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

The seat of war was shifted from San- tiago to Khartoum, and now it is at Candid. And the Anglo-Saxon is in it everywhere.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

The Mussulman of Crete goes out to slay when the office of tax collector is denied him. At heart he is an American politician.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

The full Anglo-Saxon dreibund will yet be formed It will consist of Great Britain, Germany and the United States.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

The battle of the Coosa was an affair of rank It was strictly between colonels
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

Good Admiral Cervcra will strike grit when he arrives in Madrid. The dear old man will wish himself back in America.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

There is only one arrival who is awaited with anxiety at Orwood and Taylor 's-Mr. Jack Frost
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

Even Sternberg has at length ascertained that the Red Cross is not altogether evil.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

John Sherman Is remembering Alger and the colored delegates of Alabama in 1888.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

General Kitchener's dervishes will not demand to be sent back to Arabia.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11
Rough Riders to Buy Tneir Horses

Roosevelt's Rough Riders have become attached to the horses they used while in the army and are reluctant to part with them says a Washington telegram to the Chicago Tribune. Colonel Roosevelt tele- graphed the adjutant general this after noon to find out if the government would permit the Rough Riders to purchase the animals. Quartermaster General Luding ton has the matter under consideration, and has not decided what action will be taken in the matter, but says he can see no objection to the proposition. Secretary Alger will probably decide the question to- morrow and it is believed the First Volun> teer cavalry will be made happy by being permitted to return to their homes with horses they used during the war. These animals were left at Tampa when the Rough Riders embarked for Santiago and did not go to Cuba.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

Igantius Donnely may conclude, if his running mate be willing. to conduct a cipher campaign.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

The returning soldiers will explain to the people what Algerism is. zs'
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

Renttances can DO made by express. pnstofTlce money order or drafts at current rate of exchange. Address
 THE tIE-HERALD.
 Birmingham. Ala
The age-herald., 1898-09-11

A corner in whitewash is probable, es
 pecially in Washington.
The age-herald., 1898-09-11
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 tion bill may be passed, and an United States senator elected The state has been hung up about six months.
 t5 The torpedo tubes are to be taken out of the big battleships. They are more dan gerous to the ship than to an enemy. The torpedo comes out of the war under a cloud, anyway.
 Old Ii Hung Chang will. have to go through a hard winter without his yellow jacket. It will be a cold season for him, and lining of Russian roubles will not help him.
 MT. Thomas Platt has decided to give Governor Black an United States senator ship as consolation purse. The trouble is, Thomas has not yet consulted the people.
 Don't pelt our soldier boys upon arrival with speeches, but turn them over to the girls who will Lombard them with sand wiches at least.
 The Spanish war is over, but the football conflicts will soon be with us, and 1t is diff ficuft to say which is the more sanguinary of the two.
 General Miles not only said it, but he says he said it. He stands by every sen tence and every word of his pronuncia- mentos.
 The Mussulman of Crete goes out to slay when the office of tax collector is denied him. At heart he is an American politician. The seat of war was shifted from Sam tiago to Khartoum, and now it is at Candid. And the Anglo-Saxon is in it everywhere. 
 The full Anglo-Saxon dreibund will yet be formed. It will consist of Great Britain, Germany and the United States.
 There is only one arrival who is awaited with anxiety at orwood and Taylor's-Mr Jack Frost.
 John Sherman Is remembering Alger and the colored delegates of Alabama in 1SSS
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 Even Sternberg has at length ascertained that the Red Cross is not altogether evil The battle of the Coosa was an affair of rank. It was strictly between colonels.
 General Kitchener's dervishes will hot demand to be sent back to Arabia. 
 The returning soldiers will explain to the people what Algerism is. s'. ~ corner in whitewash is probable, es- pecially in Washington.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-12-07
MANNING. S. c.:
/ Bold Offer.

We make this bold offer, that no
one can come into our store with
money in his pocket wanting a nice
suit of clothes and go out without
them, that is if he knows a gooo
bargain when he sees it.
Another great bargain we nave 10
offer is a nice line of yard-wlde tas1
color Percales at 63c per yard, which
are sold everywhere at 10c.
A nice lot Of Sea Island Homsspun
at Sc per yard. Very heavy Cheek
Shirtings at sc per yard. Jeans ana
Pants Tweeds at 15c per yard thag
are sold everywhere at 2Oc. VreaC
reductions in Fine Dress Goods;
Great values in nice Black Capes.
We challenge the town to oher as
nice line of &c Calicoes as we are OF
fering; they are well worth &c per
yard. Ladies', Gents and Children,'s
Shoes, the best grade for little
money.
Mixed Nuts at 12lc per pound; Co
coanuts 5 and 10c each. Ralslns, III
ron and Currants for making thaO
Christmas cake. =,
Our Grocery is well stocked with
everything nice and cheap for Christ,
mas. One car of the best LlVerpooi
Salt ever brought to this town, very
cheap. Yours truly,
". E. JENKINSON.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-12-07
4 Conspiracy Nlpped.

Last Friday night while Mr.. J. S. Plow-
den and his family were at supper II their
home in the fork. a scoundrel entered the
other end of the house through a window
and stole trunk, the contents OF which
was clothing belonging to Mrs. PloWden
and the children, there was also mite box
containing 96 cents belonging to one OF
the little ones. A few minutes after the
robbery Mrs. Plowden sent her daughter
into the room for some purpose, and 1t was
not until then that they knew of what had
happened. A hand on the place came up
in = little while and when he learned of
what had taken place he said that ne heard
someone Running off with something
that ratified. and he hailed them to stop,
but they ran on the faster.
On Saturday Mr.. Plowden came to Man
ming and secured q search warrant, ana
while he, with his help were out hunting
for the thieves and the property. they re-
ceived information of a conspiracy to set
fire tc MIR. W. P. Emanuel's ginnery, rob
his house, and if it was necessary to effect
their purpose, kill Nr. Emanuel. When
this information reached them they tenn
porarlly abandoned the search warrant and
went after August Baruo and Fred Ham
met whom it Is alleged endeavored to per-
suade other parties to join them IN their
damnable crime. When Hsmmets house
was reached some one came to the door
and undertook to engage them IN conversa-
ton, and while this was going on Hammet
undertook to make his escape from another
side. He was ordered by Mr.. Plowden to
stop, but his anxiety to get away affected
his hearing and on he went until he was
shot in the legs. Both of the negroes were
brought on to jail Sunday and it is thought
thew are the ones that stole the trunk from
MIR. Plowden's home. Yesterday the trunk
was found 10 cotton patch with a part Of
the contents lying on the ground. MI.
Plowden told US that he does not think
anything is missing, but not until his wife
reached home would he be able to say def
nitely. The prisoners in Jail are to be
tried for conspiracy and if they are guilty
We hope they will never set foot on free soil
again.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-12-07
80 . TO RE a.
Bears tbs RThs Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature .; l@Mz2z<zSs
Stages Of Water.

Camden, Dec. 2, a. m.-Height of
Wateree river, 6 feet, being fall of
$40 of a foot during past "A hours.
Dec. 6, s a. m.-Height of Wateree
river, 9.5 feet, being rise of "a feet
during past "a hours.
Columbia, Dec. /, a. m.-Height
Of Congaree river, IL feet, being a
rise of 10 of a foot during past "a
hours.
Dec. 6, s a. m.-Height of Conga-
rec river, 2.3 feet, being rise of $40
of foot during past "a hours.
st. Stephens, Dec. 3, S a. m
Height of Santee river, 7.3 feet, be-
ng fall of $40 of foot during past
"a hours.
Dec. 6, s a. m.-Height of Santee
river, rs feet, being a rise of 2-10 of a
foot during past "a hours.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-12-07
Two Pointed Questions Answered.

wv eANSSo S~SSeAoA-S ~A"" W
What is the use of making better article
than your competitor if you can not get a
better price :or it?
Ans.-As there is no difference in the
price the public will buy only the better, so
that while our profits may be smaller on
single sale they will be much greater in the
aggregate.
How can you get the public to know your
make is the best?
If both articles are brought prominently
before the public both are certain to be tried
and the public will very quickly pass judg-
ment on them and use only the better one.
This explains the large sale on Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. The people have
been using it for years and have found
that it can always be depended upon. They
may occasionally take up with some fash
ionable novelty put forth with exaggerated
claims, but are certain to return to the one
remedy that they knoy to be reliable, and
for coughs, colds and Group there is moth
ing equal to Chamberlain 3 Cough Remedy.
For sale by II. B. Loryea, druggist.