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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-02-25
a Lesson IN Etlauot,o.

An amusing story concerning Senator
Coke OF Texas comes from Washington.
The Senator is a man of 60 years, is not
particularly neat in his dress, and was
never known as a stickler for etiquette
in his own wild State. He has been re.
elected and is safe for six years. Last
week constituent from Texas called
at the hotel. lie knew Coke we'll. In
fact he was exceedingly in innate with
him. l16 inquired for the number of
tho Senator's room, and bounded up
stairs. lie raped on the door and was
answered by the Senator himself. The
Texas friend stretched forth his hard
for the grasp Of friendship. Coke did
not respond III The manner desired.
Instead, he gazcd llcrcely at the intru-
der, and said sternly: Don't you know
that this is not the proper way to call
upon a gentleman? You should sond up
your card before you como yourselfl"
The Texan was abashed. lie did not
like The reception, but thought 1t only a
wlim that would wear away in time.
lie descended to tho Office, wrote his
name Oh the card and sent it up in duo
form. In ten inmates tho colored bell
boy returned and astonishcd tho stran-
ger by tho remark, as he bowed almost
to the floor: "De gommin am not ut
home, sanl" Coke's constituent is read.
ing up OH official etiquette.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-02-25
Under n Barn.

Soon after dinner u boy who was very
much out Of breath halted man OH
Miami avenue. Chicago, and informed
him that he had seen arabbit run under
barn in an alley near by. Tho infor-
nation wasn't go very startling, TO be
sure, but it WAS enough to affect the
pedestrian. He WAS OH his WAY down
town Of an crrand, but no sooner had
he heard the story than lc followed
the boy at " run. a boy WHO saw them
running followed after, and as they
turned into the alley two neil suspected
thtG something was up and joined the
caravan. wasn't ten minutes before
twelve men and II score Of boys ln(
surrounded the barn, and thena serious
consultation was held. Men got 0own
Oh their knees and thrust head and
shoulders under the barn. Boys got
down and peeped and roked Two
women came up and began to throw
out suggestions
a crowd instantly looks for Il leader.
This crowd soon found one. lie was q
man who said lie lad spent Tie best
portion Of his life driving rabbits from
under barns. lie ordered everybody to
get down and cry ''scatl" but the rabbit
caught Oil. Then everybody got poles
and clubs, and everybody poked and
pounded. The rabbit was too fly.
For thirty minutes the crowd, grow
ing larger every minute, put in some
awful licks against the peace Of mind OF
that humble hare, and lie had not been
blldged q foot when Il boy came along
witha terrier dog. Boards were pullod
OF and the dog ordered to go in and
win icnown. lie went III, but it
wasn't over {. minute before he re-
membcred that he had forgotten some
thing, and he came back for it a big
cat followed close after him, maxim.
tho hair fly at every jump. and us lie
reached the alley she took Il skip over /,
fence and WAS lost to view.
And now" remarked woman who
had hoe-handle in ono hand as she
opened the back gate with tho other,
III you loafers have got through fooling
around here you'd better take your
selves of before / get any mad,cr, OF
you'll want Il cure for the headachol'
Ihcy iac got through.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-02-25
Chinese Doau

The San Francisco Chronicle i, !,
recent Issue says: There are iust now
being cxhumed the bones Of sayora,
hundred Mongolians to be sent back to
the Celestial Kingdom, III accordance
WITH the solemn covenant made byIho
various Cli'nese companies with each
OF their members. From Novemhnr -
until yesterday there lave been rnsur.
Wcttd at the City Cemetery abont nna
hundred and eighty collins. with iheiy
dnraylllg contents anu this numlu,
Ml'l probably SEGA large increase before
iln year expires. Yesterday An sam
Was digging {up the women corner in
tIn pot. Five living Chinese women
More ready to welcome the planted onns
Decl< to light. and whenever u cover
would he'knocked off the dccnylnp coz.
fins these Celestial beauties wo,,ld
eagerly bend over the contents without
regard to the direction of the wind mi
begin search for the Jewels and money
OF the late lamented. Generally thn
bodies proved TO be swathed in 80 ,nurl
cloth and bjanketing thaLpolinp viii
stick would not reveal The, treasures
and in such cases tile Nloneol danes
would daintily deposit their cirarct, 10
uEon The coilii' q edge and dive into thu
horrible mass with their nnyers. Thp
first article looked for was generally
the coin which is placed in every CHI.
naman'S mouth so that he NAV get To
heavens gate with sufficient to]l 10
purchase admission. 10 search for this
IN tho depth of grnning skull and to
iind IT was pronounced us good luck by
THESE DANES, who were said 10 be res
pectable married women, us otherwise
they would not Gc permitted to enter
The burial pot set apait for the lords of
creation. The money found, the ear
rings were the next prize, and if by
chance little piece of cartilage adj
hercd TO Tho bit OF silver and Jasper, tic
living Lands would pluck it away as if
IL were sweet mOrsel Of primo roast
PORK. Ihen the jasper bracelets would
be disengaged from tho bones Of the
iiithd and forearm, and, this done, the
professional bone-picker would begin
his nofk. These boncpickeB plainly
were not men Of sentiment. They
went TO wOlk IN Il matter of-fact way.
smoking cigars furnished by The friends
OF the deceased. Their hands were
their tools, no matter how rcpulsivc
looking were The contents Of Il coffin.
beginning ut the feet these men pick
out OF the coffin every lit and silver OF
bone, carefully mashing any soft sub.
stance between their fingers to make
sure that not even trace Of bory
structure remains in the land Of the
white devils The bones are then
cleaned after y fashion, and if il is
found that even Il joint of the small TOE
is missing, the grave, the collln ard the
ground are thoroughly searched When
all tho bones have been found they are
wrapped i'll pieces Of muslin, each purt
ct the body by itself, and then lie
whole is placed in d little znc-lincu
box, which is ostensibly the package
which goes to China.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-02-25
inals with whom The State was dos,rous

lnalS with Wh0m INC State Was do5lrOus
TO renew acquaintance.
IL joined the service" continued tho
assistant marshal. ''ln June, TO IN
company d, Captain Roberts command
Ing. We had lively times Just then, can
assure you. Indians were OH The war
path all over tho country and the ranvcrs
were having Il rough time OF il. The Go.
manchc. bnd come of The Fort Gil reser-
vaton and were Ialsi,g IIaties III the
n"rin, white the k,ckapoos and Lepans
wrr" inAklrg II warm Tor the sct.]ers in
tue southwestern co'ntlea. The two latter
bands together did not number over lifty
warriors, yet they KEEP! both tho rational
troops ana the rangers clcrnally CD the
move, and western Texas became almost
,ninliabitaDic. They came from .hc
Sanln H)sn mountains III Old Mexico ana
vcic outlaws IN hotn republics. Thoy
arc Ill good Indians now
''On a rcscryation2"
''No, dead. The rangers made good
lnh'nhs VI nearly every Que Of them, An
Indian is only good when he's dead. Our
company had three fights with the Co
nianchcs, IN Que Of winch We killed six.
| first smclt powder in fight with the
LcpanS. In July, 1878, the Lcpans made
NiiNA' 'A''V 'N'i'i'itN my hlllCN tuICG glrI3
and one boy, all Of tho same family, and
then got pretty well wiped ont Themselves.
Then we had short peace, as far as
,utllans were concerned, but had to turn
our attention 10 cleaning out dcspcradoes,
who were becoming about as bad as the
Indians ever were. We had hardly got
well in hand as police force when Vic,ort,
broke out IN the latter part of 1879. |
was then stationed with Colonel q. w.
Baylor's company A, a. first sergeant, at
laloln, and the company was without q
lieutenant. The Indians crossed over .hc
Rio Grandc and stole a number or horses,
nn orr company crossed into Mexico,
where VIC were joined by number OF
NlcxicaDs. We overlook the Indians at
Canon del Marranas, Sierra Bcn,anos, and
lnd fierce fight. got shot twice
through the hat, but managed 10 nakc n
good Indian Of the shootsl. Alter this
,bNitt We joined General 1'crassc, of the
MeHicon army, but he didn't care to he
snprorcd by Americans, and shortly after
c Killed old VIC and nearly his entire
iau,i
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-02-25
Wator In Voutce.
Those Who have stand IL Venice havo

!carnoh '~liat il ine&nt t3 u, dngcnlapt
!0f "AtNr ulion ~ allOG of#MCu, W!3o.
Wpd hJrGc2, fWch q @t,ilSt ngt f3lArr
nGhtly, Supply Of iiQUid, lasYly ilt III
.Ufink, across tllC ilgOuuS, v0lii n $lro1pl
emptylng near q place called oervola.
These old travellers, and those who have
yet TO visit that much-visited city, will
bo glad to learn that tho inauguration
Of the Venice water works, by which a
real piped water supply is carried into
the romantic city. took place OH the
23d OF June last, and fully realized the
expectations of all concerned in this
piece Of hydraulic engineering, which
is internationally interesting The con
tract for works has been carried out by
the Public Works Company or Italy
Messrs. 1}rcda g. Co.-including the
construction OF the reservoir and filter
bc,ls at More,zo, on the main land, and
the laying Of the pipes under the Lagu-
ma to the city Of Venice OF total lengti.
Of somewhat over four miles, of a
diameter Of 31.5 inches, and the laying
of the total length Of mains in tho thor
Oughfarcs and canals. Of about sixteen
miles, Of Il diameter Of II. s inches. Tn
the course Of laying these mains they
were taken at eighty live places across
canalsand twice across tho Grand Canal
work which involved considerable
difficulties. The work also included
tine construction Of an engine house
and reservoir at St. Andrea, the cree
tion of Il pair of fifty nomin / horse.
power engines, together with laying on
the water to all tie principal buildings
and hotels in tho city. The work was
commenced early in January, 1881, and
was consigned, to tho entire satisfaction
Of the concess,onaircs, on the 23d of
of Juno, 1884. The concession was
originally granted to Mr.. D. G. Dal-
cairns, G. e., OF Palermo and Penge,
in 1876, upon provisional plans and
studies then deposited, and the works
have been carried out OH the dollnite
plans presented by him OH the 23d Of
June, 1877 The company to which the
property now belongs is the Socete dies
Eaus pour les Estrangers, Of Paris,
which was formed for tho purpose Of
carrying out this scheme in January,
1870.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-02-25
AriZona's Name,

The name by which this Territory Is
known was first borne by a mountain
near the celebrated "PIanchas de Pla-
ta," Oh its southern boundary Arizo-
la, however, was first called s'Pimtra. J,
Authorities differ as to the origin of
the present name. Some say it is cor
rupti0n Of ArlZuma," first given to the
country by the early Spanish explorers.
Others maintain that it Is Of Pima orj-
gin, and means "Little Creek.1' Still
others hold that it's derivation is from
two Pima words, art" a maiden, and
"Ion" valley. In our opinion this is
all bOsh, and we are more astonished
when these "deriyations'' are believed
to be true and correct by gcntlemen
who make pretensions OF letters. a
Few days ago we gave the only true ety.
mology OF the word. 1t is not an ety.
mon. 1t is q deriyation-a compound
Of two latin words, VIZ: "Alfdus" and
,Zona''. Arldus-dry, from .'areo,"
TO be dry. From this root also comes
tho word ''arid," which signifies dry,
exhausted OF moisture, parched with
heat, as, for instance, All arid waste.
This is without doubt oneof the roots
the prefix (Ari) Of tho word Arizona,
There is no difficulty in the way as to
the Allflx This is plain enough to any
one who has studied word analysis.
"IOna'or ''zone" simply mean a glrdle
OF belt, Hence We have the different zon.
es or girdles OH the earth'ssurface two
frigid. two temperate and one torrid, to
mark the average heat from the SUMS
rays upon certain portions Of the earth
Hence tho suflix "zone'' or "Zona. ),
and we have the word Arizona, whose
meaning is simply "a dry or parcbcd
belt Of country" This name, however,
is u misnomer, as far as the greater nor.
tion of Arizona Territory IS concelned
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-02-25

-
.EAicjdee of honest DiDdn, musician
and poot. woro OF the salt soa, salty; OF
the dcoap, oceanic; of Great Britain.
hlly Hrsish. England loves her sal
loa bhe a,tlnires their free hearted
n3sH, tlll,r outspoien honesty, their
cnntonlat q difficulty and danger, their.
roiilof'n@H tteir registering good hu.
u PR ti#r superexuborant fun, their
81 sipilmc GpirHgc, and so dearly loves
t'tin tis' tho oflcnse against good
m&aner or3 propricty which sI,e would
sc Yett|Y tpmdemn in any other sho
ccAdnDsf ~ excuses in tha suilor. The
sc ler, .pagh highly esteemed III his
o" Nal, not the prime favorito OF
th 'ar3 Jack" as he is nff .ctlon-
ately 1!tie,, is the national hero; and
Neeoa ta0' above Wellington, not
betaRSe h0 I'D moro, or was braver
an hetlorMnn, but because he was a
sailot,n naa tad the failings rs we'll as
tn 'li.taa 81 has class. Charles Dib-
dll .nprcaca:ed jack in all his strength
ND Hl' ia woakness, How beautiful.
fof isianco, nre '"Iom Bowling"
~ ovcsy hm,' "Ihe Sailol's Journal
"n't x atorc of others that might be
oA' ~, i'iNptu Sulu Oh DIS songs. with
pafuonahlo pcide, "that they had been
considered an object of national conso-
quenoa; they had been the solace of
aai ora y IcnS voyages, in storms, and
IN Dn't'ca, ami that they had been quo
tee ~ mnd'nips to the restoration of
orc On and dlsciplino." Charles Dibdin
left son, Who followed in his fathers
fools,cpg md wrote somo excellent sea
sont}s among others. ''Tho light Llttlo
lsiand, ~hiGh still holds its place in
the popuiNg affection unimpaired by
the cGprcDa of fashion.
i Nna on5 many years ago, and
Wltlnn l'yng memory. that Thomas
Dlldin ans 10 be seen wandering,
forl 2fn pIl la2o, through tho sire cts Of
Loi4o,, @'tIt scarcely shoe to his
fooi ond witil the tate OF Henry Carey
stalln@ ln ~ the face. What brought
hin into tlua pitiable condition is not
for us ta alpQWfo. Let his memory rest.
By VIVA! righS shall posterity pry into
the piaYaft misery of poets? His muse
was IN Tones one, and he devoted her
to bpuosi asos Moro need not be said
Of hn.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-02-25

No grace Is moro necessary to the
Christian worker than fidelity tho
humble grace that marches on in sun
shine and storm, when no banners arc
waving, and there IS no music to cheer
the weary feet.
No man can honestly pray to be
delivered from..this worlds temptations
who docs no; persistontly strive to keep
out OF them.
Happiness is not outside, but inside.
A good heart and clear conscience
bring happiness, which no riches and
circumstances alcilc never will do.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-02-25

Ah"Any common black ink or writ
ing iiutti can 70, made inlo good copying
ink ~ Rldin& some sugar or other sac.
charms natte' to it. 10 prepare dis
solve one ni,Dce OF lump sugar in one
and one-haIf pints writing fluid Within
i've orey ho'ns after writing letters or
othct !ocunients with this prepared ink
they can ho copied by pressure OH damp
unsi1cd paper. II old writing be wet
VIII : woak %oution ofsulphate of iron.
10 wiici' small portion OF sugar has
beer addod, faint reproduction can be
taken MI, iini pressure upon unsised
papcY, With flss result Of rendering the
oripiDpI much oaler than before. as the
process simply dissolves the original ink
used and trapafers 1t. 10 copy printing
Ink, dampen the surface with a weak
solution "f acetate Of iron and press on
any paper OF absorbent nature.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-02-25

AS the sword OF the best.tcmperod
metal is most flexible, SO the truly gen.
erous arc most plant and courteous In
their behavior.
AFTER her grandmother had given
her q good acolding, little mischief
was overheard to shy to le.aelf; "Son,e.
body is cross in this room; taint mo.
and 'taint dolly. and 'taint kitty. /
wonder who it is?"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-02-25
In Ny Drawer.

a gentleman, something OF y dandy,
had lost i small diamond which con.
siltuted the $oc stud OF his shirt front.
lie assured the host that this diamond
was worth over $4,000. When the
guests had all departed search was
Instituted but nothing was found. The
guest thrri q to the last, anl on leaving
hardly disguised his i'll humor.
The next daya stable boy picked up
Tie diamond while sweeping out the
yard and brought it to his master. That
gentleman was delighted, and sent his
hostler with the gem to the inconsolable
owner,
This worthy received The messenger
with JOY, placed the diamond in his
drawer and took two cigars out Of his
pocket and offered them to the finder.
who Withdrew, ashamed of the man
with The diamond.
On his return he told everything that
fNI lpAcSed 'oltia iUHtm
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-02-25
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Ola Madeira wine.

The finest OF old Madeira wine IS to
be found OH the tables Of several of tho
Justices Of the Supreme Court at
Washington, and the way it was pro-
cured IS interesting. Before the Revo.
luton a few old mercantile houses in
Alexandria imported q large supply Of
Madeira, and some Of this is still III
private cellars in Washington city.
The Honorable Josiah Leo, Of Balti-
more, had q largo supply from these
Alexandria importatlons, and at his
death in 1862 1t sold at prices ranging
from $24 to $77.50 per gallon. II
would be hard to fix price upon the
few bottles Of this wine that still re-
main In tho hands of connoisseurs.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-02-25

OUIDA says: IA girls lovo must
never be begged. but conquered" {"
That's all very we'll; but how to aubduo
i. I, thick.aoled parent Of the period is
WHAT'S bothering our young mon just
now. ,ttH
If good people would but mako good
ness agreeable, and smiles instes I
frowning in their virtue, how | =
would they gain to the good cause. IA
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-02-25
rnlk witt, i,oys.

.Lattt5
D,9 l,,'. ypu eyer oali a boy putty
,lenu ,...u1 hSk ~ quad. Well, you did it
MithoiC yT', EuowlnS anything about putty.
llcre Y WlIefe IT is made. So many
po.uos oi "l'sng IRE placed in tins
eleAf nto>l pNsln, 30 much oil added, and
mon ih9 lnN@lirery is SGT i'll motion.
IRON NnYes 6eop mixing the stuff up
ing tofpioB Il oyer and over, and q
gfhaif'ono, woghing 1000 pounds and
raced "lth non, Yoils around tho basin
went 'swes 9 minute. This stone is
c"ltec fcllhDvr," and it mushcs the
putty towiiAl9 'ast AS the knives can
"S bgtf i'ure putty is mado al.
iiost %0tWely of whiting and linsced
on. alii'oukhh small quantity Of cotton
seed RI! Is s@3ad III every grado to pre-
V,nt ,runi drying too soon. Tho next
grnda c3',ainl aiDout half marble-dust,
and n poorest grade, which is goou
cnons. i iQr all outdoor work, is five
scyo,lta5 HWruio.dust to two Of whiting.
J'nt Wlmt 10 whiting p
AS yon tatt,er that question and SEQ
If ht pu3 c5p,C within forty rods OF a
carfcc ,IuR@er I've many time bcou
told tiiat i wns clay, 1t is chalk--lhe
very aam& chalk you use on tho black
boai n OILY Rfound to II tiDo powder.
Ndw A0uu[ o5ier paints Rcd ioad is
the w,lt, lopd burned Oil copper pans
INT, il s rod. Yellow ocher is a
min lt! tliok is mado from lalnp-black,
whlo6ia sippc SCOT, and thuro are
severe kipad Of paint which arc simply
a mnptst c.oy purified and burnod.
Aloi Z "A ti3s olorcd pnints--as blue,
green. plGA, Ntc.--hnve white lend for q
bass
Hero IL !le Office OF the factory is a
fine pt,r 81 cales-dclicato enough to
wei w gpidlIn5t with, and here arc two
san ples of i'russian bluo which agents
hay tAc"gbt i'll to soil. Both look
alike, atJ each ciaims lis sample to be
'ho btrnue \. Now watch tho factory
mal, naal t!lp test, He weighs out ono
graz q cach sample, and then iiye
| grams q White lond Tor each. LII each
| case VIC Ie rain Is mixed with five on
| q palel# and whichever colors the
wl,intae iueist is Of course tho strong
| cst aNnpic,
And uw o,out tho cans. You find
| them 81 all 6iaas, to the big ona hold
ng oaion All arc filed from Il large
tiiop0cErt providcd with a spout. ana
earii " + ied to exact weight. Here is
y inN Nlul.a hich puts the covers Oh.
Fotncv'Y tl's work WAS done by n man
wi agoidfiing iron, and 1t was Il slow
pit tcbfa . boy takes up can Oh
wiilaii 0tiar hands have placed the
ccynr uHdpiaces it Oil this lower Jaw
OF JI'a raelti1c. Up rises tho iaw un-
IL 'iht4p "a tho oan mects Che solid
plata NasE, and then two or three
wpcelH GAasc each Other around over
the aoyet pd crimp It down until it il
pnstY'5 nir-tight and porte city &C.
c'We . anlrft boy Will stand hero ana
coyef i3000 cans per day, whilo n man
wotk,p6 wiih soldering iron could not
| cuHGr auQ
We bafp alapped many things abouS
pairls bnt ae have learned more by
tbs Yiab Chpu You could have acquired
hny otucr way in lifetime, 1t was
not necessary TO your future success to
'NHN' f''aHn iAinps, but von could also
! NecotRa& nerchVDg sWithnut knowu5fy
tIiAt ti'f iaaRS'l reRal#ds (roin& tho Hl,l.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-02-25

No evil propensity Of tho human
heart ts so powerful that It msy not 10
ubdued by strict discipline.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-20
How John Morgan Escaped.


Chief-Justice Hines. 81 Kentucky, gave
to reporter an account Of the escape
from the penitentiary in Columbus,
Ohio, Of the famous Confederate raider.
John Morgan, which finally settles that
much-discussed subject. Judge (then
Captain) Hines, with his chief and IS
others, was captured early IN November,
1853, while raiding through the southern
part Of Ohio, and himself planned and
executed the successful delivery. He
says that he discovered that only two
feet below the floor OF the tier of cells
In which himself and six others were
confined ran an afr chamber or sewer
which empted outside the prison walls.
Having purloined two knives from the
dining room, he dug his way down
through the cement hoor of his cell
until he struck the sewer, secreting the
debris in his bed after each days work.
Once In the sewer he easily located the
cells 81 his companions, and il % days
had dug Q hole through the thin floor
Of each cell large enough for them TO
squeeze through. On the night Of
November27, Of midnight. they dropped
into the air chamber and CROPPED their
way toward the outlet. They were dis
mayed to find the mouth Of the air
chamber completely filed up, large
quantities Of debris having been dumped
at it's mouth. Fortunately for them
they were only . few feet below the
surface OF the ground. After tunneling
upward short time they found them
selves in the prison yard. The night
was cold and dreary, a heavy rain falling
at the time. so they had little to fear
from the guards, who were well under
cover. TO scale the wall was the work
Of o minute. Once free the party
separated, Morgan and Hines boarding
train for Cincinnati, and getting across
the Ohio River before their flight had
been discovered. The other five-J. o.
Bennett, T. d. Hockersmith, b. d.
Magee, Ralph Sheldon, and 8. b.
Taylor-hid for time. but finally made
their way South without trouble.