The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-05-22
DON'T GLOOM THE BOYS

DON'T GLOOM THE BOYS
write gloomy letters Keep the clouds out of your
Pondence and let it breathe naught but sunshine and
give the soldier boy letters breathing optimism and con-
fldence If family and worries beset you remember
That his care is infinitely greater than your own Your
burden is personal one, while on his brave shoulders
rests the cares of nation
Bright confident letters from home breathing of love
ana in and in the heroes who are up
holding it, will do to this war than any other
agency And gloomy forebodings and waings will as
surely reard if not defeat Your boy should hear none
but good news from home unless be absolutely neces
sary Not that his love and devotion any than of DID,
rather greater This he proving by his presence
bate front But his supreme thought to strike
with the utmost of his power for the safety and sanctty of
MS home and his heart should know no other care
Keep the gloom at home, if they must exist and send
the sunshine to the boys;
lhe Germans are musical nation. We trust they
VIII ENJOY oousas S band when it plays in Berlin
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The Irish question is always disturbing the English
parament just now takes the form "s the Shilelagh
m1ghter than the sword?"
The $1900000 increase be received by the railroad
employees will in handy to meet payments on their
noerty bonds There may even be surplus for thrift
stamps Red Cross and Y NJ A.
Lloyd Georges attitude toward the world is very like
that Of our own Teddy Roosevelt Life to him s;1cces
SION OF interesting adventures and his hat is always ready
Tor a shy into the ring. r
CltIlle CHdpllnS experience selling Liberty Bonds
is SAID to have left him with attack of nervous prostra
ton Charlie evidently finds Liberty Bonds harder to put
across than custard pies. r
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Mail to be delivered by aeropane between CHICAGO and
New YORK Will require about eleven hours in transit It
will cost tWentyfour cents At that love letter
would be cheap at the price.
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1t stated there have been more enstments from Wall
ntreeC tames than from any other class of families in
the country. AS our ultra -pacifsts and pro-German
friends contend that Wall Street brought on the war we
suppose 1t was merely for the pleasure of seeing their
boys shot. ~ s ii
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II might be we'll to remind certain people that the Pres
'dent IS commandern-chief of the United States forces
ana hat the constitution which are so fond of nvok
ing clothes him with almost absolute power It is supreme
loy TO suppose that Congress- mighty as it in some
ater can take away fraction of his authority That
was delegated to him by higher power than anv Con-
g[ess There is no middle road-the American citizen
VINO does not give full cooperation and obedience to his
government IN this crisis, is enemy and should be
treated as SUCH ' N'0 ''" oe
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me Red Cross stands ready to make it's second
W he generosity OF the country and is entitled to
most favorable hearing. There is no organization that
mas done SO much to promote human comfort and relieve
human SUFFERING. Besides caring for our wounded and
making llte endurable for them during their GONZALES
cnce IN the battestrcken and comfortess regions Of
france has relieved and helped the hopeless and dest
tute refugees of Bel gium and France The world knows
now we'll 1t has performed it's undertakings This if ever
is time to give according to your means