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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1888-08-08
Method Of English Railroads.

Last summer q Hartford lady, who
was on her way home from q foreign
tour, bought two first class tickets for
Liverpool at tho Euston street station
In London and took tho train for that
city. When a few miles out from Lon
don she tore up some old papers and
threw them from the window, and care
lesSly tossed out her two tickets also.
which represented O cost Of nearly SIS.
Soon the guard camea around and called
for the tickets. She explained the sit.
uation and was permitted to go on, bur
just before reaching Liverpool was re-.
CURED to pay the fare as If she had had
no tickets, though the guard gave her Q
certificate that she had made such &
payment, and why it had been neces.
sary.
With this she went to the superin.
tendent OF the company in Liverpool,
and he said that he would have the case
investigated, and, if it proved that two
such tickets had been sold ut the Eustor
station and had not been taken up he
would refund the money. lie asked
llor to call again in three or four days.
She explained that she would sail FOL
home III two hours, and then he took
her address and she left, thinking that
was probably the ond Of the matter.
Within a few days, however, she has re.
celyed from the London and North.
western Office q letter inclosing a post.
Office order for the amount paid for the
two tickets.
Under its admirable system Of &C.
counting the company had traced the
two tickets, proved their sale, and
learned that they had not been taken
up, and had then refunded one Of the
two payments which the travellers had
had to pay for their journey. There
Is something suggestive in this for the
American hallway managers.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1888-08-08
English Sparrow Ingenuity.

At the city Of Lafayette, two sum
mers ago, some boys, in flying u kite,
dropped 1t accidentally oyer 3 telegraph
wire, whence the string hung several
feet in mid-air. y female sparrow
coveted the string to weave into her
nest. Sho pecked at il several times, on
tho wing, unsucoessfully, and at last
succeeded in getting one foot and log
ontangled. 1t proved to be a painful
and precarious situation. In vain she
fluttored ana tried to escape. Her calls
were soon answered by nearly q hun
dred sparrows, which satin rows, chirp.
ing, occasionally flying downto the i'm /.
prisoned bird near enough to catch the
situation. at length, as if by precon-
certod arrangement, they started in a
circle round tho imprisoned bird.
Each bird, with the certainty Of q we'll
aimed-arrow, nipped the string with its
b. Finally the string parted sudden
ly. She few to az adjoining building,
where her mates and herself soon loos-
oned tho obnoxious string, and she ne"
with it to her nest.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1888-08-08
Death from Hydrophobia.

A very agonizing death occurred neal
Carthage. Illinois, q couple Of weeks
ago, from hydrophobia, The victim
was Arthur Yates, q farmers boy,
whose attending physician says the case
is the most peculiar within his knowl-
edge. The symptoms in many instan-
ces were unlike those attributed to
hydrophobia. Instead of being thrown
into commissions and spasms at the
sight Of water, the boy called for and
drank 1t. He did not bark and snap.
as many do at first, but acted Ike d
man afflicted with deiirium tremens.
During intervals between spasms he
was perfectly rational and seemed ia
be 0bllvlous to the fact that he was i'll.
His parents often threatened to dismiss
the doctor, thinking the boy GONZALES.
cent. The wound caused from tho
dogs teeth never changed color and
never gave any pain. The boy died Ia
a horrible spasm in which he imagined
himself to be In mortal combat With
The dog. All the dogs In Hancock
Township have boon killed save one
which the owner, II IS said, refuses ty
kill. The State Board OF Health Hal
ordered the animal exterminated tuInDydel5
penalty.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1888-08-08
gee Lord Jesus. that polluted soul, SEQ
th1t OlIstercd footI No church for. har

see Lord Jesus. that polluted soul. SEQ
that blistered footl No church for her.
NO good cheer for her No hana FOR
Her. Lord Jesus, go to that soul, Thou
VIII not stone her. let the. rnd-h t,t
Chain, that burns to the bone till tho
bloody icllor Kisses in the heat, snap at
Ihy touch. 0, have mercy on Mary
Magdalenol
Lord jesus, help that young mani
llo took money out Of his employers
till. Didst Thou see it? The clerks
Wero all gone. The lights wete down.
Inc shutters wore up. Didst Thou see
lt9 y, let him not fall into the pit.
Kememberest Thou not his mother's
prayers? Sho can pray for him no
more. Lord Jesus, touch him on the
shoulder. Touch him on The heart.
LORD, a v that young mani Thoro are
many young men hero.
1 GOT A LETTER
from one Of them who is probably here
today, and | shall have no oCllor oppor-
tunity Of answering that letter. You
say you believe in mo. 0, do you be-
love IN JcsusP l cannot sayo you, my
doar Drotller. Christ can. He wants
and waits to save you, and He comes
to-day to save you. Will,you havo IIlm2
! 90 not know what'our young men do
without Christ-how they get on amid
oil the temptations and trials to which
they arc subjected. O, young men,
como to Christ to-day, and put your
soul and your interest for this life, and
for the next, into His keeping. lii
olden times, you know, a cup-bcarer
would bring wine or water to tic king,
who would drink it, first tasting it him
self, showing that thero was no poison
III 1t, then passing 1t to the king, who
would drink it. Tho highest honor /
ask Is that ! may be cup-bearer to-day
TO your soul. l bring you this water of
everlasting life. | have been drinking
of it. There is no poison in it. 1t has
mover donc me amy harm. It will do you
no harm. O, drink it, and live forever.
And let that aged man put his head
down on the staff, and let that poor
widowed soul bury her worried face in
hor handkerchief, and these little
Children fold the hands in prayer, while
we commend you to Him who was
wounded for your transgresslons, and
bruised for our iniquitios; for TO you
which believe, He is precious. y
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1888-08-08
Col. Lamont on Advertising,

Ever slnco his return from Florida.
Col. Lamont has been entertaining his
friends with alligators stories which
have Il decidedly classic flavor about
them. Tho latest, l understand, serves
to illustrate tho powers Of judicious adj
ycrtising.
The colonel heard Of q family in
Florida who had lost their little boy,
and had advertised for him in the daily
paper. That very afternoon an alligat-
or crawled out Of the swamp and died
on their front door step. In his stomach
was found q handful Of red hair, some
bone buttons. a glass marble, q pair Of
checked trousers and n paper collar.
The colonel VOWS that advertising did
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1888-08-08
Sylvia Dubois Of. New Jersey is 100
years old and not vat, tired Of livinp.

years Olu anu not yeC Clred or living.
a medical opinion Is that if consump-
tion was e%radicated from cattle it would
soon disappear from the human race.
Five per cent Of English cattle have
tuberculosis, and 20 per cent of some
herds Of tho United States are said to
be affected.
IN elastic mucilage IS made as fol.
lows : TO 20 parts Of alcohol add one
part Of sallcylic acid 8 parts Of soft
soap and 8 parts Of glycerine. Shake
we'll, and then, add a mucifage made
Of o. parts of gum arabic and 1870 parts
or water. This Is said to keep we'll and
to be thoroughly elastic.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1888-08-08

A Hannibal, Mo-, man claims 10
have seen q leopard walking on the
railroad track near that city the other
flt ftnfE fNfUIU teIIIaf tfNestl. fi6 -
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-26

The editor (?) of the Democrat
seems to be after Sheriff Witham' 8
scalp. Would it not be well to state
the whole truth when you make a
savage attack on a man? Mr.. Witham
is perfectly able and willing to fight
his own battles, but when the Demo
crat undertakes to publish itemized
accounts of bills allowed by the coun-
ty board, and finds fault because they
are not itemized, it is only fair and
Just that the whole of the bill be pub
lished, and this the Democrat failed
to do.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-26

eral can be had in the matter. To &C.
cuse the commissioners az jobbery is
political clap-trap, and reflects only to
the discredit of the accusers. So far
as bonding the county is concerned,
that is something the commissioners
have not attempted to do. All there
was to that was, that Mosler, Bahman
& Co. agreed that in pay ment of the
county certificates to be issued by the
commissioners, they would accept TO-
30 bonds of the county at 6 per cent
annum interest, whenever the same
should be issued, which was good
arrangement for the county.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-26

'sIf there is a democl at in the crowd
who can tell of one act of Cleveland's
of which he feels proud, l will leave
the platform for five minutes if he
will come forward and tell us about
il" said Hon. Louis Hanback, at the
Republican meeting last Saturday ev-
ening. After short pause he con-
tinued by saving that there had been
no results from the administration
during the past three years and more.
''I!e got married." called out a voice
from the crowd. sYes, he did" an
swered Mr.. Hanback, without a mo-
ments hesitation, "but there has as
yet been no result even from that"
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-26

\ Republican is man who believes
in progress. A Democrat is a man
who don't. \ Union LabOrite is a
man who believes in the inalienable
right of wearing two holes in the seat
of his pants. sitting on curbstone
discussing the labor grievances, A
third party prohibitionist is nan
who contends that the best way to
suppress intemperance is to defeat
the only party since the world began
that ever did anything to make prohi-
bition effective and practical in half
dozen States in this Union. a Green
hacker is a man who, while he has no
capacity for managing his private fin
ancial affairs,is yet gifted with superb
talents for managing National finan-
ces. A Know Nothing is a man who
who don't know anything Of the true
philosophy of the genius Of American
institutions. A female suffragist is a
she-he who proposes to quarrel with
the Almighty about sex distinctions.
A Mugwump is a man whose judy
ment and conscience are at. Cross pur-
poses with common sense, and who.
in politics, succeeds admirably in
making burro of himself Champ
on.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-26
Delegates ~ Senatorial Convention
4Oth District. at Colby,
August ~, 1898.

Rush: J. y Frazir:, W. y. Newman. l.. T.
Delapiain. J. :. Mctuiiy. }. n. HALEY.
Ellis: Dav.d Ha:hh"nc. W. l.. Fuller. q. b.
Snyder.
Rocks: VI y IScnh"r,r. Frank Hiil.D. Rich
mond. :. Hebrew. i VI. Mitchell. Albert Teele,
j. u. Miles.
Graham: J. {. {; Lewis. T.. J. Hye-tS. W. n.
Draper. J. I. Walton.
Cove: j. Z. Purcell, e. Coleman.
Sheridan: SO. Warner. &. +. Reed.
Thomas f.. J.. Temple. y. VI. StcwardSOn,
W. S. wicoNon, u. =. Mckinney
Wallace: {. J. Smith.
sherman f = Knight.
Cheyenne: \. x. Smntz. W. w. Mckay.
Rawlins: Sam'i Way. Mr.. Rathbone, Fay
Gibbs.
Decatur: 5. ID. Decker. II. ID. Colvin. n. f
Miller. J. Ii. Allen.
Logan:
TregO:
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-26
The American Gre ~ed.

Condensed into the TO nm of a short
creed, the Republic IN platform is
something like this.s
We believe in. a free ballot and hav-
ing every vote counted.
We believe in protection for pro
tection's sake, and we are not asham-
ed of it.
We believe in abOlishing internal
taxes created for war purposes.
Z We believe in the direct protection
of American labor against cheap for
eign labor.
We believe in free internal compe-
tition.
We believe in railroad regulation.
We believe in homesteads and good
homestead titles for citizens.
We believe in protecting the home
against the evil influences of the sa-
looms.
We believe in home rule for big and
intelligent territories.
We believe in a double monetary
standard.
We bclieye in the utmost facilities
for education, rs worth all they can
cost.
We believe in a big merchant ma
tine, and in American ship yards.
We believe in good navy, good
coast defenses and good water routes
for commerce.
We believe in making other nations
respect our rights and pay for all they
get from us.
We believe in protecting American
citizens against foreign interference,
not only at home, but in any part of
the world.
We believe in civil service reform
more than ever, and:
We believe that nothing is too good
for the soldiers who risked their lives
to save the country and saved it.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-26

The Democrat blows hot and cold
with the same breath, at the same
time. 1t finds fault that the county
commissioners allow bills for the
transportation and keep of prisoners
of the county, and at the same time
finds fault with them for attempting
to get Jail so that may be avoided.
How ridiculous!
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-26

The Mills tariff bill was passed by
the lower house of Congress on the
21st inst, the vote being l62 yeas
against 149 Nays. The last hour OF
debate was spent by Mr.. Mills in en-
deayoring to show that the bill MAS
not, in any sense, free trade meas
ure-a woeful and sad attempt Inc
bill will never become . law, - the
Senate will not pass it.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-26

The Democrat of last week came
out with an article headed "A Job
ON the County, and for column en-
deavOred to show the action of the
county commissioners in contracting
for Jail cells and a building in which
to enclose them, in conflict with the
laws of the state. The commissioners
may be mistaken as to the extent Of
their powers under the law in relation
to public buildings, but the Democrat
is very far from proving that such is
the case, and fails, totally, in proving
that the county commissioners were
guilty of jobbery, or an attempt ut
jobbery, on the county. The county
commissioners, under the law, are not
allowed to contract for a PERMANENT
county building without the consent
of the people first obtained through
an election. Nor, are they allowed to
bond the county, except upon consent
of the people, save in certain cases.
But they are allowed to build tempo
rary buildings and furnish the same.
The building contracted for by the
commissioners, as may be seen by ref
erence to their proceedings, published
in an other column, was regarded by
them not as permanent, but as tempo
rary, and was to cost $247.OO. The
cells contracted for are movable
Now, under the law, are the cells a
part of the building, and does it be-
come a permanent building because
they are placed in it? If so, the po-
sition of the Democrat is correct, and
the matter of their purchase must
first be submitted to the people and
decided at an election; if the cells are
not to be taken as part of the build
ing, but as furniture, have not the
county commissioners as much author
ity to purchase these cells as other
furniture? The commissioners acted
openly throughout, and acted as they
thought in accordance with the law,
and for the best interests Of the coun-
ty, and as the county commissioners
of other counties in the state have
acted in reference to the same matter.
Decatur county has exactly the same
kind of jail as the one proposed for
Thomas county, and the county CON-
missioners are reliably informed that
no election was deemed necessary nor
held in that county to authorize the
putting in of the Jail cells. The same
is true of other counties in the state.
Thomas county is in sad need of .
jail-the statute imperatively says the
commissioners must provide q suita-
BILE jsil, aud they, in their action, we're
endeayoring to perform their duty un-
der the law. Since question of the
legality of their action has been rails
ed-the contracts have been stayed
until the opinion of the attorney gen
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-26

When free trade from her topmost
crag,
Unfurled her standard to the air.
She thrust aside the old time fac,
And set big bandana there.
She sprinkled DER it's crimson dyes
The dust that in a snuffbOx lies:
She striped its folds, red as a rose,
With snuff that tickles Humans
nose, IN. Y. Tribune.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-26
A Nut for tho Demoorat to Crack.

Has the county clerk, under the
laws of Kansas, the authority to cast
the deciding vote where the county
commissioners are evenly divided?
If so, can he cast the deciding vote
on the question of increasing his sala-
~ as county clerk, and legally draw
the increased salary?
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-26

The battle of Tippecanoe was fought
on the 9Th of November. How handy
these things are ordered, this year
Ben. Harrison can celebrate his own
victory on the 9th, and be ready to
celebrate his grandfather's on the 7th,
without mussing mp the premises
twice.-Troy Chief.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-26

Yes, the cost of taking four prison
ers to Oberlin for confinement in jail
is $3.50. The cost of keeping those
prisoners while there would be go
per week for board alone, and it was
to avoid this terrible drain on the
county that the commissioners ordered
cells for our county.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-26
SENATORIAL CONVENTION.
The next convention of espec

The next convention of especial
Importance 10 this community and
district IS the Senatorial. which is
called - n.eetat Coiby on Tuesday
Aug. liii. So far rs heard. six can
didates are il the field for nomina-
ton:
II. =. Wilson, Ellis county: Sena.
tor Donneii, Rocks; John T. Nelson
%rego: Representative Harwi, Ora.
ham; JAS. Iust.S. Graham: Chas f.
Chandler. Decatur
There will be - delegates in the
convention, requiring 22 to elect.
Vshn fnil,utnD IL tha ranraSapfo tson
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-26

The Democratic party is proven by
the New York Sun to be under rail
road corporation control.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-26
Here is Our Man for President.

U6T0 J8 OUT W50U TOT VT0osO0"s'
CAwKER CITY, KAs. June %, SS.
To General Ben. Harrison, Indiana,
headquarters, Chicago.
Congratulations from an old soldier
of your regiment, whose knap-sack
you carried when he was exhausted
from sickness and fatigue, in the At
lanta campaign. ). r. SNOW.
Company D, Seventeen Inc aian.
Infantry.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-26
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
For Congressman.
F.. J. TURNER.
SENATORIAL CONVENTION.

There W i'll l.r 4 Convention o. the delegated
representatives Of the 10Th Senatorial District.
held at Colby. Kansas, ON Tuesday. August
18th, 1875 iuI fine purpose Oh Placing i'll nOn,i-
nation the res iibii,1,n candidate for Senator of
this district. ". L. lSENHERG.
ChG:rnan Sen. Com. 10th Dist.
s. WASx:;i. secretary
The above c..aUge has been maize at the re-
quest OF n ma cr.ty oil the Senatorial commit
mittse of thu. district and earnest solicitation
OF many OF tn" prominent citizens OF Colby.
who ar, :.r!N ;nus bc AT home while We are in
their city. Hoping al HAY see that IL is best
that the change - ms!c am. yours,
p. ISENBERG.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-26

Melville w. Fuller has been con-
firmed by the Senate as chief justice
of the Z. S. Supreme Court.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-26
The following is the representation:

Republican State Convention in
session at Topeka
Does the Democrat contend that
Thomas county is not in need of a
Jail building?
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-26
OUR NExT ViCE-i'REsiDENT.
Republican Ticket.

For President.
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
of Indiana.
Vice-Pesdent.
LEVIP MORTON.
of New York.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-12

that could be secured in Dallas, Sher-
mar, and few of the small surrounding
towns would consume the regular daily
output. By degrees all Of the leading
town of the state could be brought toto
the deal and = profitable business built up.
This would relieve the northern markets
and prove beneficial to all concerned.
Heretofore there has been so few cattle
fattened in the stale on grain that regu-
lar supply for every day in the year could
not be had, and g stoppsge OF the supply
means ruin to the business. When you
once start IN and get your trade estab-
lished there must be supply for every
day. The boarders at big hotel demand
the roast beef at each dinner hour, and
the excuse of the landlord that the
butcher failed to shoT up don't go. The
reply is "hnd butcher that you can de-
pend on"
Texas Is rapidly approaching the period
and condition when 1t can furnish daily
supply of fat cattle throughout the year,
and the offeIir g Of a market ct your doors
will tend to increase the supply. You
need mutual encouragement.
With ten or twelve railroads running
into Fort Worth 1t Is pat in regular COM
municktion with ell the beef producing
districts In the state, and is unquestion-
ably the most accessible and practicable
point at which 10 locate refrigerator
plant.
The fear is that your people will want
flourish Of trunpets and
get into water over their heads.
Texas Is big in area end the ideas of ca
~ 40 To
than the state boundaries. Let the enter
Prise be begun on & scale so small that
| there will be no fear Of overresching, and
success will come OF IL. But the first
years operations should be confined to
the southwestern markets and the
"spreSoipg out" process guarded with
re igious care.
The future possibilities In this direc-
tion are very great, but they can only be
reelized by c conservative and carefully
managed course of actiou. Knock ouI
the ice-bcx meat first.
The construction of the Union Stock
| yards, which seems an assured fact, vii
greatly facilitate the successful inaugurS
tion Of the refrigerator, for even the SINAI
number Of fifty good beeves day cannoi
be had from a small area. You mus
draw from distant points at times, anc
should always have an opportunity t
choose. Impress upon your people tina
the enterprise is rot "nghtiDa" one tt
down everybody else, but simply an q IT
to utilize your own product in such man.
ner as to supply locsl wants and get ful
values.
Carefully nursed, this enterprise will
later on, save millions Of dollars to thu
stste and benefit every farmer and stool
raiser from the gulf to the Panhandle
But go slow, and deVelope as experience
educates you.