The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1890-03-21
PEN AND SCISSORGRAPIIS.

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The postage stamp will celebrate
its Gftieth anniversary this year.
Mr.. G. II. Suber. a prominent law
yer Of Ncwberry, died on the 12tl inst.
- The merchants excursion to Will
mington from Fayetteville will take place
on the 10Th and 18th Of April.
- La Grippe is still doing sad work
over the State. and many good people
have fallen victims.
- OF the twelve New York cities that
had elections for mayor the Democrats
were successful in eleven.
- The demand for fertilizers is so
great in Charleston that the railroads
can't haul il away last enough.
- Mr.. julius Levy has been appoint.
ed Probate Judge for Georgetown coun.
- Joseph w. James, charged with
hiring three colorcd men to kill his faith
er over in Darlington. has again been
convicted.
- The Senate has confirmed the
nomination Of George I Cunningham to
be United States Marshal for the Dis
trict Of South Carolina.
- Siberia is said to have a spot OF
ground about thirty miles square that
has not thawed out for a hundred years,
and is frozen to a depth Of sixty feet.
Sam Jones says tina he would moi
give ten cents to hear fngersoll on "The
Mistakes Of Moses" but he would give
ten dollars to hear Moses on the mis-
takes oil Ingersoll.
- Under its present management
Frank l.csIjc : Weary ne|v.SpapeI i, 0oC
Of The most yiolent and Ni,tcr cnciuitg
that tht south las. The NlninYton
Messcp@er says no uuc S9utl,evncr
should p~atronize it.
NY In the race for Mayor OF Columbia
McMaster received SRI votes and Rhett
500. The race will be run ovcr on the
the 1st Of April, as it was a primary
race.
- Gen, Johnson Hagood took occa,
sion to say in a speech before the Far.
mcrs' Convention in Barnwell that he
was not a candidate Tor the office Of
Governor, and could not accept the
nomination should it be rendered to him.
A leading Chinaman in New York,
being chafed on his custom OF spread
ing a splendid feast tor Joss, replied,
with a broad celestial grin "Chinaman
tecdee his God. lazy Christian man
waitee for his God to iecdec him.
- Col. James a. IIoyt. Of Grecnville,
editor Of the Cotton Plant, the State or
gan of the Farmers Alliance. has been
elected Chairman Of the State Demo.
cratic Executive Committee.
r. All the sin that has darkcned hu
man life and saddencd human history
began in believing a %ialsehooi. All the
power OF christianity to make men holy
is associated with believing the truth.
1t is proposed when the statue Of
General Robert Il. Lee reaches Rich
mond, Va, to place it in a wagon to be
drawn through the city by a rope a mile
long. Men, and women even, are clam
orous TO have a hold OF the rope. The
unwilling will take place in May.
- The Adjutant and Inspector Gene
raj has received a request from Brigadier
General g. j. Anderson, commanding
lst Brigade Virginia Volunteers, tor the
names and addresses Of the military and
Confederate veteran organizations OF
South Carolina in order that invitations
may be sent them to attend the unvcil.
ing OF Lees statue in Richmond on the
aoth OF May.
The period Of prosperity through
which our country is passing presents
problems that call for thought and
solutions. Two thousand capita lists
own more than all the rest Of the
sixty.tive millions Of IL population.
Two hundred and fifty thousand rich
men control rs per cent. Of the ma
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