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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-07-19
mother And Child.

II Tl Sns sisn Mt 81 i,Sa ~ m sh S9 rsaais
My faocis all tho heaven she sees,
Is all the heaven she needs.
AID. she Is we'll, yea, batled In bliss,
II heaven Is In my face
Behind II Is all tenderness
And truthfulncSS and grace.
7 moan nor we'll 60 earnestly,
Unchanged IN changing mood,
bly, life would 20 without 4 Sigh
10 bring her something good.
also am 4 child. and L
Am Ignorant and week;
l gaze upon the starry sky,
And tllell I must not speak.
For all behind tho starry sky,
Behind mems hearts and souls doth lilo
Tho lniln;tc OF God.
Iftrue to her, though troubled sore,
L cannot choose but be.
Thou who art peace forever moe
Art very true to me.
IT. am low and Sinful, bring
More love where need is rife;
Thou knpwcst what an awful thing
1t Is to be a life.
Hast Thou not, wisdom to cnwrap
My w~aywardneSS about,
III doubling safety on tho lap
10! Lord, l sit In Thy wide space,
My child upon my knee;
She looketh up into my face,
And | look up to Thee.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-07-19

to the right
'Thcy do eli? What a smart wife [
have! You had better deliver a series
Of lectures Oh mechanism
will you turn to the right?.
mo ma'am!'
lie bored and bored, determined not
to give in, and at length / pushed him
aside and turned the gimlet to the right
and had 1t into the wood in no time.
Didn't | tell you so, Mr., BowSer?'
well, the man who made that gimlet
deserves State prisoaI IT'S the first
II | ever saw that turned to tbs right,
AID | had seen millions Of them before
you were born
Can you put the spring on aIone?'
Mrs. Bowser' he answered., after
glarlng at me in Il ~chilled-steel way for
Il half 4 minute, perhaps | ought to be
IN the idiot asylum, and perhaps | do
know enough TO come in when it rains.
You will oblige me very much by
going into the house and Knocking that
sQualilng y0uEg'un on tho head.
1t was half an hour before I dared
go out again. by that time Mr.. Bow
ser had the spring on, but The Joor
stood open instead Of shut. lie was
standing III y deep study.
L know what aIls it, Mr.. Bowser.'
IIow sllrewdP
when you frightened tho spring up
YOU turned 1t to the right. That
throws tho door open. If you'll tight
Ell to the loft the door will spring shut
lie sat down OH the stops and looked
ut mt with twelve different shades of
irony and sarcasm in his expression
and finally deigned to reply
Where did you learn all you know?'
Will you fix that spring as l told
you?'
NO ma'am 1 won't; I've been
looking it Yer and | know where the
trouble is. It's a spring for a left hand
door. l should have seen it from the
outset If you hadn't been bothering
around
Il can make that spring work on this
door
Mrs. Eowser l wouldn't have your
conceit for any money! No wonder
you hayn't q single friend In this neigh
borhood.
Il have all 1 want and ] can fix that
spring in two minutes
Never You simply want an OPP
POA W VIVIAN Ao LOu' u tCtt UiiG
kitchen down to carry your point. Go
in and maui that bowling baby some
more
lgrabbed the wrench from his hands
loosened the spring and then turnad
1t tho other way, and lol the door slut
and was held stiff in it's place as was
designed.
'Theroi MI. BowserI'
There what?'
Tho spring shuts the door,
l don't see IT,
But lookl Did you ever SEQ a door
work nlcerp'
1T doesn't work at ALL
But seel
see a ruined door, just as I expec.
ted to SEQ and now ! must get an en-
tire new screen! Mrs. Bowser l have
born with you until the limit is about
reached. Don't provoke me to .desper-
alton. Husbands rendered desperate
by persistenA and malicious nagglng
have been knPwn to arise at midnight
and wipe outthe whole family
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-07-19
JACK PRICE.

1 suppose not one in q thousand will
care to read a deck hands story. Teo-
plo call us coarse and vulgar. Gran-
ted; but on work makes us so. There
are ladies. 1 fancy, who will shudder
at the thought Of such Il story, and
aud gentlemen who Will dip into it
carefully, expecting to find II string Of
oaths. Judge for yourselves whether
this tale Of Jack Price, ny partner, is
ct for refined ears.
No need TO tell you or a deck hands
life. a man that beats about III the
cold and RAIN, handling sleety ropes or
balancing himself on the gunwale of a
coal barge with twenty feet OF swift
water under him, is not apt to be a
pretty, %kid.gloveu, s%oft-yoiced fellow.
If his face is red it is because midwin-
ter winds on the Ohio are not good tor
the complexion. He deals with rough
work and Is rough himself; but his
heart is Just about as apt to be right as
that Of Il Senator OF Il Judge.
We started from Pittsburgh on the
George Hammond in July, Jack and l.
There was a big river. and we made
good time to Louisville, where we
shipped on tho Charley Roberts, bound
for Orleans. To say we found it hot on
the Lower Mississippi gives no idea Of
the weather. Half the crew were unfit
for duty. One morning there was a
whispering among It's boys.
WHATS up, Jackp' said /.
Steve Robinson's down with swamp
fever
The boys gathered in a knot around
the captain. Before long there was a
panic among them. The mate shook
his head and looked thoughtful.
The man must be put ashore said
the captain.
NO, STRIP cried Jack Price.
who are you?'
plain Jack Price: but Steve don't 60
ashore. It's an outrage to think Of
~ ttH . Why
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Doubtful
'IM nurse Steve, / tell you'll We've
made five trips together, and If he's put
ashore hero in the swamps | go with
him.
You it is said the captain. turning
III his heel. Not another mar goes
into Steye's state.room.'
For ten days Steve's room was quar-
antined. Nobody but Jack saw the
inside Of 1t. We saw him sometimes,
carrying something to the sick man or
sitting on the guards to get a breath Of
air; but every soul OH the boat kept out
Of his way. We all liked Jack, but tho
fever might be in lis clothes. He
began to look pale, but te mover grum-
bled. One day the news came out to us
that Steve was dead. A few hours
after we buried him OH All island in Tie
river in Il pine box, and tho only thing
like a prayer said over him was from
Jack: God help him!'
The fever did not spread, and we all
breathed freer. A few evenings after
Steve's death | was on watch at the
head of the tow, and Jack was with
me. We were putting at tobies to keep
off the mosquitoes. There was q haze
oyer the water, but the stars were
shining, and the broad river was quiet
as lake.
jack said l, I've got a raging
headache
Mop said he, as If he asked a ques.
ton. lie took my hand and held It.
Not fever, Is II, Jack?'
Come and lie down. was his an
swer.
A dizziness came over me, and
without Jacks arm to steady me, I
would never have reached my bunk.
| remembered very little after that. I
learned afterwards that I was delirious;
but how long l can not tell you. 1 re-
member Jacks face near me at times
in a dream-the kindliest face you ever
saw, not handsome. maybe, but a face
with some Of Gods goodness iii 1t.
When | got back to reality again I
found Jack bending oyer me. I was in
The same state-room, and I could feel
from tho motion that the boat was
under way.
How long have l been here. Jack?'
Quite awhile, my boy
And where arc we?'
Not far from MeEphis.'
Going m or 1nwntt
Going home. Don't talk If it tires
you.'
What was the matter with me,
Jack2'
"A touch Of fever; but you're better
now
'Can'tI look out, Jack2 1t will do
mo good to 500 the sum-
lie raised me up as gently as a woman
would hayo done, and I looked out
through the glass door Of the state
room eagerly as o child. Had the sun
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-07-19

a strange expression, you know my
sister Annie?'
Certainly, Jack
Il want you to toll her about me-
You will soon see her, Jack
mo, Sam; Pm going
We're both going home.'
eyes. going home. Pm tired!
Tlredl'
Then rest Jack. l shall be here
eTake my hand, Sam
j have your hand, my boy. Try to
Sleep
Yes he went on, pointing, there's
Annie at the door. She looks more and
moro like mother AZ she grows older.
She's glad to soc me from tho way she
smiles.'
Indeed she is, Jack
That's SAINTS voice; lie got over the
ever well. I believe l had it, too.
Hear Old Point barking at the gate;
he's most as glad as Annie to see me
back. All, sam, it's good to DO back
in Pennsylvania-God's country! An
lIiCt 1AliIllC' sNH HHH .
lie fell back in q stupor, with his
eyes SGT. [ felt IL spasm pass through
his frame, after which his hand lay in
mine like a ~lifeless thing. I looked up
questioning at the captain.
God help him! Ho is dead
'Oh, surely not!'
tDeadf' he reneated.
Only when I bent over him did 1 be-
lieve it. Jack was dead.
lie died working for Others said
the captain, and in lieu of better words
these must stand for his epitaph.
l can only toll Jacks story in a plain
way. [ can not I'll your eyes with
tears as mino are filled, as there is no
art behind my words. You read Of
good men unsclfish and heroic men that
poets sing Of and historians immortal
ize-but there was one that nobody
ever heard Of. Who was there to read
q funeral over him In a lonely
place OH the river bank next day2
Who prayed v Q tho rough pine box?
Not a prayer, not a hymn at tho fun
eral; only some tears that camo Of gen
III grief. We left him there on the
river bank with a piece OF driftwood to
mark his grave, which the next flood
would sweep away. / found a little
flower growing t%llere--a violet, / think.
which brought away for Annie.
Jack was us homely a man rs ever
you saw, . big raw-boned fellow, with
q twinkle OF the oye that made one
laugh. Had you been hunting for Il
man Of polish and education you would
not have picked him out. His head had
not been cultivated at the expense Of
his heart. He used strong language
sometimes when a rope got tangled or
the pumps worked hard or the coffee
didn't suit him. ] an not trying to
picture him as perfect; | want you to
know him as lie was. His voice in a
sick room was us gentle MS q child's: la
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-07-19
The Mind Jealousy.

The mind Jealousy is harder for some
women to boar than the h~eart-jealousy.
No vulgar dread Of course unfaithful-
ness CAL implant such a sting in the
breast as does the dread that the man
who Is loved may find a higher pleasure
with another woman than the one who
loves him. The coarse infdelity may
DC despised; the contempt it shows may
pc me- with contempt; but the loftlor
feeling that is satisfied by tho loftier
sympathy cannot be despised and trea-
&ed with contempt.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-07-19
Tho Worlds Houses.

Under tho shadow OF the great Eine!
Tower i'll Paris there now stands a ser.
les Of most interesting structures, III
tended, like the tower, to signalize the
centenary ofthe beginning Of the French
Revolution, and attract visitors to the
exhibition of 1889.
This collection of structures is called
by the people Of Paris tho "Street OF
Habitat.ons," and illustrates with a
! great number Of houses tho history Of
tho habitutions Of mon.
In order to initiate the oldest form OF
habitation which man is known to have
built for himself, % little lake has been
%cxcayated, and in it, upon piles, several
"lake dwellings," like those occupied
, by prehistoric races, and such rs have
| been found in Switzerland and else
where. have been erected. Tho pre-
historic men who arc supposed to have
built these earliest dwellings will be
initiated, as nearly as possible, by peo-
PIC who will occupy the houses during
tho exhibition. :
Ncm by, in a rocky ledge. some
dwellings like those of tho t~roglodytes
or cave-lwcllcrs have boon dug out.
Everything about these very primitive
dwellings suggests tho flint and polished
stone age. 1t is y curious fact, how
ever. That not ali tho races OF men have
yet progressed out Of the cave-dwelling
epoch.
Several races Of savages still prefer
to dwell in caves or cleits OF rocks, and
IN Apulia, q province OF Southern Italy,
civilized people still live in dwellings,
carved out Of the rocky lodges ut the
bottoms of valleys, which have boen oc-
cupicd iii this way from time immein-
orial.
More attractive tlmn these dwellings,
are tho earliest stone and wood houses
like those built by the ancestors Of all
the Indo-Europcan races III Central
Asia before the great migrntions OF the
parent Aryan race. And still more at
t~ractivc are tho Persian and Assyrian
houses, plain nn.l solid, but we'll adapted
to tho needs Of their occupants.
An American, accustomed to reading
and hearing in his childhood about the
houses Of the children Of Israel, would
linger long ut the early Hebrew habita-
ton, with its thrcc-cornercd door md
its garden upon the roof.
The simple and often imposing resi-
dcnccs OF tho Egyptians will be imitat-
ed, rs well as the Hinloo architecture,
aud the Ph0nician house with it's tower
and other Oriental habitntions. Then
tho first houses of the Greeks, Romans,
and cven tho Sc%andinavians will be
copied, and the gabled and timbcred
mansion Of tho Middle Ages, as well as
the. dwelling Of tho Renaissance, when
tho classic ideas of architecture began
to prevail once moro in Europe.
Tho Russian house, s~urmounted by O
cupola in the form Of M inverted pear,
will be q conspicuous object upon the
street, and SO will be the Arabian house,
with it's square, battlomentcd tower.
Another group OF structures interesting
to the inhabitants of tho civilized por-
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-07-19

u,tlos,o, ana no small part OF tho
fun WAS that there was not il
word about ghosts in it, The next
day he finished it, and then the uues-
ton was to bring it out. l knew an
actor, and sometimes manager, by tho
name Of DC Walden, then part of the
old Wallac& Company, who had some
money, and | managed to get him in
tcrcstcd. lie took Niblo's saloon, now
the dining-room Of tho Metropolitan
Hotel, for one night, with the privilege
of six. The first night, with the help
Of the press, who were all friends of
Artemus, was Il triumph, ami he ran
the week, clearing for himself and
nanager $1,000. From that time his
%lccturing was Il grand success. and,
While ArtemuS was more than liberal,
nc saved money, or rather he made it
20 fast that nc could not help its ;lc-
c,imulatillg in his hands. He died worth
almost 4 hundred thousand dollars, Of
Which he left The income to his aged
mother, and, after her death, to found
an asylum for old and disabled print
ers, to which craft lie originally be-
lOnged.
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A man who don't l.now anything is
pretty sure to tell 1t the first chance he
gets.
Al Sacramento, CAL, on May 10,
,tho 6.ycar.old marc Emaline. by EIec-
'tioncer. out Of thoroughbred Emma
Robson, by Woodburn (by Lexington,
dam Hoads | Say, by IMP. Glencoe),
won her maiden race in straight heats.
siding a record Of 9 Oh.
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ever shlone 50 brightly before? TIE low
wooded shores looked like paradise.
No mountain stream eyer seemed so
beautiful to me as the great muddy
river.
Jack said I, when he lad me down
again, what can l ever do to pay
you?'
PAY me for what?'
Look at me; Pm thin as q ghost. /
must have been sick a long time.
You've pulled me through, Jack.'
I've done nothing OF the kind, ; said
lie, laughing.
! l noticed for the first time how very
thin and pinclied his face was. 1t
seemed as II lie had grown old.
look at me, Jack; you've Leen the
best friend 1 ever had
Flo made no answer, but took my
hand and pressed It. It seemed rs if q
mist came between us, and I saw big
tears standing in jacks kindly eyes.
4 thought l got past this said he,
coughing.
Next day he came in smiling, with &
letter and some oranges.
i went ashore at Memphis,' lie ex-
planned, 'and found a letter from Sister
Annie. They're looking for me
home.'
Wen soon be in Pennsylvania
again, jack
IIo looked mo full in the face and
smiled. Ills ayes seemed very large
and his checks were blood,eSs. 1t
saddoned me to look at him.
Il must go now said he. Il hope
you'll enjoy the oranges
| was mending fast and expected to
he out very Q Jack Cid net como
up again that day. Next morning the
cook brought mo a cup of tea.
Where is Jack2' 1 asked.
Busy
I thought OF him all day, but he did
not ome
Cook said 1. at last, Il want you
to tell me the truth about jack
Don't you frct!' lie answered.
But | must know
vi, ~ D HoO htiC " 10 tUOUI.
where is hep
In No. 8. But you can't go near
him; he's got tho fever! Delirious!
Wouldn't know his own mothcr?'
Who's nursing himf'
Il am--what little he gets. We can't
make Il hospital out OF the Charley
| Roberts.
Cook tried to stop me, but l stag
| gered across The cabin into No. s. |
could hardly recognize jack as he lay
OH the bunk, his iace WAS so flushed
and his eyes so bloodshot. He had
dropped down, too weak to take ms
| clothes off. 1 took his hand ana sat
| beside him.
Jack, my boy, what's wrong?'
Nothing, Sam
Jack never said much. Hc was bet
ter at doing than saying.
/ looked atthe poor fellow in despair.
[ had never nnrscd a sick person In my
life. Tine captain came in while 7 sat
there.
'We must have q doctor, captain
said 1.
! MIGHT ~ well vent Il ro'd mis- Is
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-07-19
JUaT LIKE OTHER MEN.
4, EoWs@rl IS Simply tho Average
tlu 36anu,

Husband. mn
Som. of3my "A, 5ers 1n,v l,ov On formal
| rhe opini,n tlMt MI. Bowsnr Is egotis.
| tical. writes AIrs. Bowaer. Such il not
| tile case. mot pal tlcrlarly. He is sim.
| ply tbe s.vo,s,tn h,,sj,an M -rhn avar-
aco husband Knows it MI without be.
inr osotisSfrai. Ana Il any Ola has
formed Tx. idea that Mr.. Bowscr Is Oh
stinat2 I Wish to disabuse his mind on
thar pVIot. MIS-. Bowser never con.
cedes 10 ne, but that isn't o~bstinacy.
That IS simply Li,p wly Of All husbands.
The otte, morning I asked Mr.. Bow.
| sci It he Il oHlJn,t send 10 a carpenter
| to HAN. lbs screen door to the kitchen,
and, attGp4 few moments thought, he
| repliei:
I'm in no hurry this morning, and
Ill hangs It mysclf.'
Bat IT'S got to have q spring on, you
know
sWon, What Of lt?'
Can youyou.-r
ST / can't / Want to be knocked Gil
| the head tor AN idlotl I've PIT on
more doorttnd gate springs than you've
got hairsl5-y your head
lis got tla door down from the loft
ana attertunning up an, down and
backward aud forward for half All hour
hi Assortment Of tools consisted Of
two SAWS, ,u anger. Il brace and bit, II
plane, . Snww-driyer and Screws, u
| sluaId. cV,op,is5, ii niiteI-box and Il
tapc.line.
does it require all those tools TO
llang y SGgNPn door?' IQueried.
~ may ard u may not he replied.
Atn ( aH5lsl you III any way?'
'G,m sou ASSIST me? Mrs. Bowser,
| you talk asit you didn't regard me rs
h~H!f.bakedl Wien 1 want your valu-
able ASSISTANCE III send you word OF II
poStai card!
1 retired in sood order, and renamed
out 81 sight twenty minutes. When l
ret'itnea he iai the door on and
scanned valy We'll satisfied.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-07-19
How Artemas Ward Became q
Lecturer.

Artemus Ward was undoubtedly tho
greatest humorist America has yet pro-
duced. Flo was genial and companion
able, but not Il great conyersatlonalist,
nor did lie scatter tho sc%intillations Of
his wit and lmmor broadcast. but, Oh
the contrary, was modest and reticent
In company, and only ono in q while
set the table ina roar with some dry
joke, at which lie never lIughol him
self. III fact Artcmus could not make
all 0ff-hnnd speech at all, and even the
simplest Of responses had to be written
out and committed to memory.
1t may be interesting to know how
lecture platform, when, befolo his great
success i'll that line, lie had confined
himself exclusively to the pen; ana, as
I lad a finger in the pic, l will relate
1T. About thirty years ago there wa ~
paper published III this city by several
brothers named Stephens, called Vanay
Fair, having for contributors such men
as Thackeray, Fitz-Jamcs, O'Brien,
George Arnold, Henry Stanley, and, in
fact, all the literary talent Of the
country. with editors sucl. us Charles
G.. LELAND, Henry Clapp and Frank
Wood, and yet it was plain that tho
public did not want it, and it was about
to give up the ghost when the publish
crS consulted me us to what they should
do. My advice was to get an editor
who was well known for his comic pro-
clivities, and advertise him as connected
with the paper, and I declared that
there were only Two men in the whole
country who filed the bill john &.
SAKE and Artemus Ward, whose real
Iame I did not then know. | knew
that SAKE could not be had, as he wasa
candidate for Governor Of Vermont;
therefore tho publishers empowered nc
to correspond with Artcmus and offer
him $50 per week and travelling expenses
to come to New Yorka rs the new editor.
The response was immediate accept
ancc, and $25 and two weeks salary
were forW ardcd-hc aftcrwaru told me
the offer was Il godSend, us lie was got
ting but $40 4 week on the Cleveland
~f'tdtndea'c,' us u rcportcr-and in a few
days Browne arrived in New York and
assumed Tire char. Tho paper lam
guisllcd OH for Il few months, and then
went the way Of all funny papers. Ono
day, when this had happened, l was
walking up broadway and rcgrctting
tho result, for [ had become very much
attached to Browne, he was talking
about going back to Cleveland and re-
Stunning his old position, when L sug-
geSted to him that lie try lccturing. At
this he laughed, declaring himself
totally unfit, not being able to speak in
public at all, and having no subject. !
insisted, and gave him as a subject,
"'Ghosts," New York at tho time being
worry much exercised over a foolish hum
bug got UP in The newspapers and called
'rhe rwcnty-sevcnth Street Ghost"
Before we parted Artcmus had promised
to write uch Il lecture, ana to meet a
knot Of ii,crtry and artist friends the
next eve ing ut Pfaff's, on Broadway,
n"nr R"n,r" OF rnpf = voted "o7'gltrnUi
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-07-19
Home

There were some very apt remarks
undcr this heading in u recent number
Of U0iper's Bagar by 0. NJ. L.. Rowe.
For want of space we cannot give them
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-07-19

INSTEAD Of s'sticking pens'' in the
usual manner, tho American Agricul.
turist suggests setting stakes about d
rod apart and stretching wires between
item, the first one foot from the ground
and the others eight inches apart.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-07-19
Ananthus Trees.

In 1882 the Emperor Of China sent to
the President several Ailal!tlius trees,
which bore tho poetic name of the Tree
Of Heaven. They were planted in the
White House yard and tlo,,rishcd until
they became among the finest trees
there. In the spring Of the year when
in blossom tho Ailanthus gives off an
odor that only a Chinese would call
Heavenly, and nov recently President
Harrison was so annoyed by the odor
that lie ordered the historic trees cut
down and down they came. The tree
has rather a tropical look and about the
time those trees were planted in the
White House yard, they we're quite the
fashionable thing to plant, but their I'm.
pleasant odor made them unpopular.
The female flowers do not smell and we
remember some charming Virginia
cousins who used the flowers in their
hair in a way to make many less In
genious bellies envious.
Don't tempt one to question your We
racity.
A piece Of satire, to be beneficial,
should be SO rendered that every man
who reads, or hears it, shall say to HIM
self, "Iliat is just, because it hits
everybody but mo-"
There are great things and little
things-as men sec things; but the
greatness and the littleness are oftener
III the seeing than in the seen. Little
things are often great to little minds
in a little way; but little things are
great to great minds--in a great way.
Tritling is trivial only to him who is 50
trivial rs to DO q triiler.