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Mr.. Smithers-M Martha, don't know
how we can afford to give this dinner
you're plannin. Things hain't been
comm my way veryswift lately. We've
got to save money. You better call it
off.
Mrs. Smithers-Josiah. you make me
weary. If you're gittin pinched. that's
only the more reason why we've got to
keep up appearances. Let folks git the
suspicion that we're hard up and every
body that We owe money to will git
after us at once. No; I'm goin to give
this blowout, and it goin to be great.
I'll astonish the natives. I've got three
poets. an artist and a crack fiddler en-
gagged to
Mr.. Smithers- Goodness gracious
But where are we gcin to git the cash
for all these things?
Mrs. Smithers- Sh-hl I've got a
standoff at the grocery for the eata bles.
The fiddler is to take suit of your old
clothes for his pay, and, of course. the
artists and poets'll come free. They
even agree not to send their plates back
for second helpin's. If you amt got a
wife who can bargain, I'd like to have
you tell me why. Chicago News.
The Press., 1899-09-28
Kan7e-SaD. !:
e~eseso o.es.o.
A Japanese Boy Who Was Wrong
fully Disgraced-The Stigma
Was Erased In Battle.

Shall | tell you the story of little
with reverence.
Kane was the son of Nori-san. one
of the no caste. which indicates Il
tiller of the soil. He lived near the
of many comforts for farmer whose
chief source of revenue is a ricetield.
small grove of mulberry trees and
an orange orchard.
Kane was the youngest Of five. 1t
was his duty to carry the trays Of silk
worm cocoons to the matched sheds
where the women dropped them into
boiling water, gathering with branches
the invisible skeins to spin into visible
threads.
One bright morning little Kane was
seated with his venerable father be-
fore the cottage. NOri-san had been
telling him tales of his forefathers, of
their heroism i'm the great wars of the
Shoguns and the rebellion against the
Samauri. Kane fell asleep. much to
the elders dispieasure. his young mind
filed with golden images and moving
armies inspitea by triumphant song.
Then the itinerant barber came p!od-
| ding up the dusty road from the vii
lage. AS all the world knew, the bar
Der was the district newspaper. as IL
| were. who. while manipulating his
queer tools. told everything he knew.
1t was in the midst of a recital Of
the possibility Of pig tailed invasion
over all the land that note of terror
| escaped the old mans lips. The little
dreamer at his side awoke with a
| start, and in so doing overturned the
| BARRIERS box of queer combs, bottles.
| boxes and razors. The BARRIERS an
CRY reproof was supplemented with a
growl from Nori-san, thus disturbed
in his toilet and the more important
| news Of the coming war
Lad" he cried. have l taught thee
to sleep amid such perilous times!
| Get thee to the sheds and fail rice till
the sun goes down. Tomorrow, may
hap. thou wilt have come to thy
senses"
Kane arose. convinced in his heart
that he had done no wrong. but he
held his peace. moving toward the
sheds to Bear his penance bravely.
Soon he was joined by his father.
Kane did not salute him deferentially.
| after his familiar manner. The parent
waxed wroth.
| son." he cried. what have taught
thee to say to thy betters? Where art
thy manners toward thy father|
The boy only bowed in humility. then
resumed his task previously. The elder
seized his heavier fail and took posi-
ton at the other end Of the mat.
Suddenly the comb fell from the
fathers freshly barbered hair. He bent
down to recover 1t ere 1t be broken by
the others Hail.
| Instantl' the tiD Of Kanp's swift
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90 mrs. 9lnAAan,,
Lynn, Wass.


ssDEAR FRIEND-A year ago was a
great sufferer from female weakness.
MY head ached all the time and would
get SO dizzy and have that all gone
feeling in the stomach and was SO
nervous and restless that I did not
know what to do with myself.
"My food did me no good and had a
bad case of whites. Iwrote to you and
after taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound as directed, can
truly say that feel like a new woman
and cannot tell you how grateful 1 am
TO you.
at have recommended 1t to all my
friends and have given it to my
daughter who is now getting along
splendidly. May you live many years
to help our suffering sisters. "-MRs. G.
CARPENTER, 263 GRAND ST., BROOKLYN,
n. Y.
The Press., 1899-09-28
Where There Is No Twilight.

The days and nights at GuayaQuil
are of equal length. The sun knocks
off promptly at 6 o'clock in the even
ing and gets up at 6 in the morning
with equal regularity the whole year
around. There is no twilight, no
cleaning, no interval whatever be-
tween daylight and dark-only a bril-
liant illumination, the sudden disap-
pearance of a red ball into a blue
ocean, a spread of flame color over all
the western sky for few minutes and
q purple haze in the east.
Then the surface of the ocean, like
the heavens, is lighted with millions
Of strange and shifting stars, for the
water is SO impregnated with phos-
phorous that each tiny wave is tipped
with light, and the foam that follows
in the wake of the vessel is often like
a stream of fire. Sometimes you can
see porpoises swimming along the bow
Of the vessel livid with phosphorescent
light and followed by a streak Of
sparks like a comets tail.
The Southern Cross, with the right
arm tipped out at proper angle, lies
straight ahead in the midst of myriads
Of unknown worlds that look strange
to those accustomed to the northern
consultations. Under the left arm is
large black spot in the heavens,
frightened by only a single modest
star. which the sailors call 1.-THE devils
dinner bag" Over the stern of the
vessel in the early evening you can
plainly distinguish the familiar con-
stellation of the Great Bear. but it
goes to bed with the children.
MILLIONS GIVEN Await is certainly
gratifying to the public to know of one
concern in the land who are not afraid t.
be generous to the needy and suffering.
The proprietors Of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery, for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, have given away over ten million
trial bottles of this great medicine; and
have the satisfaction of knowing it has
absolutely cured thousands of hopeless
cases. Asthma, Bronchitis. Hoarseness,
and all diseases of the Throat, Chest and
Lungs absolutely cured by it. Regular
size SOC. and 81. Every bottle guaran.
teed, or price refunded. 3
Trial bottles free at A. 9. Eaton's Drug
Store.
The Press., 1899-09-28
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
Items OF local interest taken from the columns
OF The Press, thirty years ago.l
Oct. L. 1869.

Mrs Jennie Snow has opened dress and
cloak making rooms In f. A. Harwood's
building, east of his store.
Joseph Burley has returned from Eng
land and has bought the LOT adjoining the
Spiritualist hall at the Hollow, formerly
owned by Col. G. w. Lay.
John Burley of Woonsocket, r. l..
has purchased the house and lot known
as thesNoonan place, near the Universal
list church, and intends making it his
residence.
Messrs. johnson & Weeden have erected
building neal their thread works for stor-
ing and drying spool blocks.
J. Fl. Goodell has got up. the frame OF
his new house on Oak street, the new
street running from East Main to the
new road, and NJ B. Fisk ia erecting a
barn on his lot on Prospect street, and
digging cellar for a house.
II. E.. Chamberlain is making two tene-
ments of barn standing OH his premises
on East Main street.
The Mineral Springs company are put
ting up building 15x20 feet adjoining
their factory, for the purpose Of enlarg-
ing their finishing rooms.
About two hundred excursionists from
Stafford and stations north, visited Hoosic
Tunnel. The hole at the west end goes
over a mile into the mountain, leaving
some two miles yet to be dug out before
| the ends meet. 1t will be completed In
| four years time at the very latest. The
muddy condition of the ground, the in
tense darkness, and the fragments Of
rocks lying about, just large enough to
stumble over nicely, were rather dis
couraging to pedestrians, to say nothing
of the danger Of being run over by the
numerous cars laden with debris and drawn
by mules. Lanterns were to be had but
their light made little impression on the
darkness of the tunnel. The workman
ARE II lawless set AMI probably would not
h, state moment to rob any stray in
VI s. igator who had vantured In unsup-
po tad by the presence of f,ien Is, Several
gentlemen had tn /" hi snatrhed off
in the darkness, and one who went in
with a valuable tile and &cane c4me out
with neither
BoRN.-In wellington. (South) Sept
25th, 1869 daughter to John Champlin
MARRIED.-In Staff ,rd Springs, S..pt
25th, 1869, by Rev. Erastus Benton,
Charles Moulton and Hattie Flanders,
both of Staff 'rd Springs
The Press., 1899-09-28

Mrs. G. w. Palmer, of Jones'
vile, VT, says:
Two years ago was afflicted
with stomach and bowel trouble.
My case puzzled the doctors.
subsisted only on the 1ightest kind
of diet. My stomach would not
retain solid food. The pain in my
stomach and bowels was so intense
that I cannot describe it. 1 con-
tinued to grow worse. I lost 48
pounds, my nerves were com
pletely shattered, and I was very
weak. DR.. CIV. Jacobs, of Rich
mond, advised me to take DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People.
began to use the pills, and the
first effect was the restoration of
my appetite, and the quoting of
my shattered nervous system.
began to regain my lost strength,
and in one month after commenc-
ing to take the pills was able to
do my Homework. have gained
80 pounds and to-day am in good
health. Prom the Free Press,
Burlington, VI.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
contain, IN a condensed form, all the ele-
ments necessary to give new life and rich
ness to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are an unfailing specific for
such diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial
paralysis, st. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neural
gia, rheumatism, nervous headache, the
after-effects Of the grip, palpitation of the
heart, pale and sallow compilations, and all
forms of weakness either in male or female.
Or. williams Pink Pills for Pale People are never
sold by the dozen or hundred. but always In pack.
ages. At all druggists, or direct from the Dr. VIII
lIams Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. r., 30
cents per box, boxes $3.50.
The Press., 1899-09-28

Wanted-Several bright and honest per-
sons to represent US as managers in this
and close by counties. Salary 5000 a
year and expenses. Straight, bona-fide,
no more, no less salary. Position per-
manent Our references, any bank In any
town. 1t is mainly Office work, conducted
at home. Reference. Enclose self-ad-
dressed stamped envelope. The Domin-
ion Company, Dept. G, Chicago.
The Press., 1899-09-28

GooD ENOUGH TO TAKE.-The finest
quality of loaf sugar Is used In the manu-
facture of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
and the roots used In its preparation give
1t flavor similar to that of maple syrup,
making 1t very pleasant to take. As a
medicine for the cure Of coughs, colds, la
grippe, Group and whooping cough 1t is
unequaled by any other. 1t always cures,
and cures quickly.
Sold by E. Z. Taft, Stafford Springs |;
81. f.. Cady, Stafford.
The Press., 1899-09-28

BIsMARK's IRON NERVE was the result
of his splendid health. Indomitable will
and tremendous emerge are not found
where Stomach, Liver. Kidneys and Bow
els are out of order. IF you want these
qualities, and the success they bring, use
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. They develop
every power of brain and body. Only Csc.
Sold by A. G. Eaton. Druggist.
The Press., 1899-09-28
A Ntnf SQlQOtinn-

That's nice umbrella you have
there"
"Ain't it? Reflects credit on my
taste, doesn't it?"
at certainly does. Where did you
get itY'
"Picked it out of a bunch Of seven
that were standing in the boarding
house hall this morning.
Plain Dealer.
The Press., 1899-09-28
The population of the world increases
10 per cent every ten years.

1.-The pain Of burn or scald Is almost
Instantly relieved by applying Chamber.
lain's Pain Balm. 1t also heals the In.
iured parts more quickly than any other
treatment, and without the burn Is very
severe does not leave a scar
For sale by Elk. Taft, Stafford Springs ;
FL. r. Cady, Stafford.
The Press., 1899-09-28

Over eighty thousand
such letters as this were re-
ceived by Mrs. Pinkham
during 1897. Surely this is
strong proof of her ability
to help suffering women.
The Press., 1899-09-28
True to the Soil.

McSwatter-He has everything at
his fingers ends, that professor.
McSwitters-Even real estate. s
The Press., 1899-09-28
Artists In Mother of Pearl.

The incrustation Of precious woods
with mother of pearl is in Hanort,
French Tonquin, an important in
dustry, an entire street-known as the
''street of the inlayers'- devoted
to it. Landscapes cleaning in the sum,
sheafs of many colored flowers, the
most delicate arabesques and many
other beautiful things are evolved by
the def and plant fingers of the arti-
ficers, with the aid of the plainest and
crudest tools only, and marvellous cab
inets and other articles are fashioned
and put together without the aid of
nails, by dovetailing and lacquer paste.
BRAVE MEN FALL victims to stomach,
liver and kidney troubles as well as wom-
en-, and all feel the results in loss of ap-
petite, poisons in the blood, backache,
nervousness, headache and tired, listless,
rundown feeling. But there's no need to
feel like that. Listen to J. w. Gardner
Idaville, Ind. He says: Electric Bit
tiers are just the thing for man when he
is all run down, and don't care whether
he lives or dies. 1t did more to give me
new strength and good appetite than any
thing / could take. i can now act
anything and have new lease on life.
Every bottle guaranteed. 8
Sold by A. @. Eaton. Druggist.
The Press., 1899-09-28

BoRN.-In wellington. (South) Sept
25th, 1869 a daughter to John Cha mplin
MARRIED.-In Staff 'rd Springs. SPIT
25th, 1869, by Rev. Erastus Benton,
both of Staff ,rd Springs
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-09-27
An Artistic FalIurc.

"Naver." said the stern-faced father
to the fair-faced daughter, who stood
before him in an attitude Of petition.
You have brought me the surprise
and disappointment Of my life. Marry
a Smith! l say most emphatically and
decidedly, no. That is final, my child.
We trace back beyond the flood and
through royal line. We were among
the first to visit the shores Of this new
world and among the earliest settlers
of Detroit Have you no pride; no
proper sense OF your Importance? Has
it come to a point where I must exer-
else paternal authority in such mat
ter?'
"Oh, l guess the Smith family is as
old as it is numerous" for the girl has
a dash of American independence. NO
Indian maiden ever saved any Of our
family in the early history OF the coun-
try. that l can discover, and if you
make it an issue, III undertake to show
that the Smiths have all the best Of
it,
Now the old gentleman's face was
red, and his eyes We're swapping. 1t has
been his way TO cow his family by
dramatic action, and in this case he
wanted to throw in a little Of the melo
dramatic. To do this ne must be upon
his feet, and have room. He sprung
forward with the air of tragedian.
but he was in one of those narrow
chairs with a frayed cane bottom and
stiff arms. The chair cluns to him as
he leaped and he looked too ridiculous
for words. He sWore violently. The
daughter screamed with laughter. His
supreme dramatic effort was bowling
farce, and he collapsed.
Smith" is on the cards
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-09-27
Tired of Hanna.

1t will be somewhat of surprise to
Mr.. Hanna to learn that the people
generally are very tired Of his methods,
very tired of the creatures around him.
extremely tired of the senator himself,
Therei is an overwhelming disposition to
eliminate Hannaism with all that the
terms implies. The Republicans theme
selves are weary Of the kass-virate
They want to get back to the system of
decent leadership. They want to get
rid of ''commercialism that monster
evil that builds up fortune for men like
Hanna and Cox at the expense of the
public and at the sacrifice of party prin-
eiple.-Cincinnats Enquirer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-09-27
THE PRICE OF COTTON.
What the Southern Cotton Mills
Think of It.

A dispatch from Philadelphia says
about twenty-five representatives Of the
Southern Cotton Spinners association
from North and South Carolina are now
in that city The delegation is headed
by President J. H. NcAden and Secre-
tary G. B. Hiss, Charlotte, n. c. The
visitors came to see the National Ex-
port exposition. They will while in
Philadelphia, it is said, discuss ques
tions which may result in temporarily
shutting down large number Of mills in
the south. This on account Of the an-
ticipated increase in the cost of cotton
The present price Of material such as
the mills in the association use is 6 IA
cents per pound. 1t is expected that
in 60 days the price will be raised to
I 1-2 cents. The question whether or
not it would be advisable to take orders
at the present prices or refuse them is
accordingly the principal subject Of dis
cussion with the commission men here
aud among the members of the associa-.
tion themselves.
Secretary Hiss said Friday night that
the present prices are e1.irtlv too 10
and unless an advance is made it will
be impossible to fllorders at the antic
ipated rise in the price of the rag me-
rerial. As matter of fact, he thought
it would be better to shut down than to
tun the mills at loss.
Should there be general shut down
it might affect $50 mills in the south.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-09-27
TRAINS IN COLLISION.
Accident in Which Four Men Are
Killed, Two Being Cremated.

a passenger train, northbound on St.
Louis and San Francisco railroad, COL
lided with freight train Is miles
southeast Of Kansas City Wednesday
morning. Four people we're killed and
four others injured. All the dead and
injured were trainmen.
Fireman Rider was buried beneath
the baggage mail car and burned to
death, the car and its contents of mail
and baggage being entirely consumed
Another man, probably tramp, vas
also cremated. The trains met at a
sharp curve. The freight was running
at high rate Of speed, bound on reach
ing Swope Park to wait for the passen-
ger. Freight Conductor Brownell's
watch was l3 minutes slow as it devel-
opcd later. The engineer Of the pas
senger train saw the other train only
two or three seconds before the crash.
Neither crew had time to jump.
The rear cars of the passenger train
telescoped the postal and baggage car.
Fire at once broke cut and the com bi-
nation car was destroyed. Both engines
were completely wrecked and several
ears Of cattle and hogs demolished and
the live stock killed. The cars on the
passenger train back Of the combina-
ton car did not leave the track and
the passengers suffered nothing more
serious than severe shaking up. 1t
was only after the fire in the forward
car had been quenched that it was
known that two men had been burned
to death.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-09-27
$4,000 a Day.

President Diaz, of Mexico, will make
his trip to Chicago in palatial style.
Besides having been granted twenty
days leave Of absence in order that he
may attend Chicago's festival, he has
been awarded 100000 out CT the ma
tional treasury to meet expenses incl
dent to the journey. Friendship to
the United Staes is strikingl!; shown
in this action, following so closely upon
the unanimous voting of leave Of ab
sence. Wednesday the representatives
passed the bill appropriating 500, 900
for the trip. 1t was hurried over to the
senate and approved as quickly. There
was not word of dissent in either
branch Of national assembly. When it
is figured that President Diaz is thus
authorized to make expenditures at ;he
rate of IS, eco a day some slight idea Of
the splendor in which he is to travel
may be gained.
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power, political, financial or otherwise,
to prevent the people from taking pos
session of every branch of government
from president to the supreme court,
and making a government responsible
to the peoples will" (Cheers],
At the conclusion Of Col. Bryan's
address, Bourke Cochran arose and
started to speak from his seat, but, in
response to cheering and calls to take
the platform, he did so. Mr.. Cochran
agreed with much that Mr.. Bryan had
said. IF there be monopoly that
oppresses, he continued, II blieve
there is no constitutional limitation,
there is no provision Of government,
there is no power on earth against the
people redressing the wrong when it be-
comes wrong"
The question was whether such a
wrong exists and, if SO, where. He
contended that much of the opposition
to the trusts was idle and meaningless
noise. Times were good and there was
little to complain about. Competition
vas to be urged, some one must succeed,
and DO limitations could be put upon
it. AS we'll attempt to limit the com
petition in intellect as in the industries,
and Mr.. Bryan himself was good il
lustration of the fact that competition
could pot suppress intellect. Hence he
urged that much of the evil Of monopo-
lies was fanciful. ''If we realize for
the moment that this is an age of i'm
provement; that the conditions of men
are growing better and better We ought
to hesitate while before we change
and take the side may be for one of
fanciful experiments.
Mr.. Cochran spoke earnestly in sup
port Of trade unions, predicting that
the time would come when employers
would urge such unions in order to af-
ford facilities for discussion of perplex-
ing problems IN labor.
He contended that no monopoly
could charge undue prices aud live
without government favor, as competi-
ton was certaio to spring US. There
was no way to make permanent mon
opoly except by excellence Of service.
He urged full publicity regarding the
operations Of all corporation. With
law to that end passed he believed
strikes would soon become impossible
He also believed that citizens injured
by the collapse of any corporation
should have compensation for dam.
ages sustained. He closed with a pro-
test against Mr.. Bryan's declaration
that the creation Of wealth was sordid,
saying that upon the wealth of the
country the production of every thing
;ntellectual and moral depends.
Great cheering greeted the conclusion
u Mr.. Cockran's speech. General dis
cussion was then resumed. ES-Sena-
tor Blair of New Hampshire and VIM.
Writ Howe Of New Orleans read short
papers. Soon afterward, on motion of
Congressman John W. Gaines Of Ten
nessee, the conference passed vote Of
thanks to the Civic Federation for the
courtesy shown the visiting delegates.
A motion to adjourn sine die was then
passed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-09-27
Turn on the Light

Information comes from several
sources that President Mckinley
stopped the Grand Army, in national
incampment in Philadelp phia, from
adopting some tart resolutions critics.
ing the administration Of the pension
Office by Commissioner Evans. The
president is quoted as having said to the
committee intrusted with an investiga-
ton of this department that he would
not remove the commissioner, and that
if requested by the Grand Army to
make such dismissal he would feel
called upon to explain to the country
why he insisted upon retaining the
commissioner. If the president has
any knowledge that any previous COM
missioners maladmi nistered their Office,
working Injury to applicants, to the
service or to the people at large, it is
his manifest duty to bring them to ac-
count,-Detroit Free Press.