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The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-01

we hove spent upward OF saoo..
eoo.ooo In the Philippines, sacrificed
ths Lives Of 1000 american boys and
ruined the health Of lsAso others,
and all for whas2 For the privilege
Of selling to the Philippines the beg.
gariy arnsSnt ~ si.Oso.i4s worth q
Asnertcxn goods. The vaiuc u The
goods W hsss sosd th<m sines ths
battle Of Manila would nut pay for
the powder We have burned over
thsrs- u the game worth ~ en-
dlss oro1e ldjIsrsdv
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-01

Canton. o., Oct 2s.-The rrgissrs-
tion Of voters. which closed here Sat
urday. shows O total registration of
S,ioi voters, . gain Of $40 over the
registration In rgsG.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-01

Lcuisville. Ky. Oct. se.--T'he stern
wheel steamer Falls City was partial
iy destroyed by ERE early yesterday
morning. Lcss, ss.0oo. The boat cost
$4,000. belonged 70 the Kentucky iiiv-
or Packet and Towboat Co., and piled
between Louisville and Frankfort.
The origin of the FIRE En not known.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-01

London. Ocs- sss--T The match raca
between Il Neulnann's English horse
Eager ridden by Morningfon Cannon,
and John A. Drake's American harse,
Royal Flush. with i. Reif mp. which
was run over the Hnrst Turf rluh
course. was won br Eager.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-01

IusissssssSss ceremonies marked ike
laying Of the conversations OF nussh
hall. ON the new site o. Wsshingten
aniversity. 81. Louis
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-01

@. w. Phillips, of Sullivan,wa killed
by his horse failing with him. while
cantcring lcisareiy along a smooth
road His neck was broken.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-01

John Brining, German Iaborrr. 81
years old, St. Louis, while under the
influence Of liquor Hsstook carboIis
acid fer whisky, and died
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-01

George w. Nichols. aged ~. 4ssa
Swan avenue, ~. Louis, was killed In
Forest park, failing from persim-
non tree, breaking his neck.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-01

sofia. Oct 2s.--Af the opening oI
the sobrsnjs, yesterday, Prince Fersli
nand predicted that The dinlcaity BE-
tween bulgaria and Roumssss, grew
ing ous of the iattcr's demands fos
the suppression Of ths Macedoninr
revolutionary eommittes. would soor
be settled.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-01

1ndianapoljs. Ind. Oct. aD.- -Rez.
Hsary ku6seIi-p -pritchsrd. ~ oldszt
CArteeian mipistsf IN the UniteS
etstsA 6i<d ssddsniy u ch-sterSsi1,
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-01

A revision OF the registration list
OF III. Louis shows total registra-
fion of las,it1. an increase of 1880
over the enrolment of 1896.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-01

Sir Thomas Lipton has accepted the
New York Yacht clubs terins for the
race for Americas emp.
II II said that Secretary Hay win
AK the powers 20 jain America ia a
ropventien pvonising 10 preserve
chiua and maintain tht 'opsn dpor. :
Germsns win ask Ii Hung Chang for
he er<dxutiaia before opening peace
uceptlsfions-
n = collision near Alicante the
Fssneh steamer Esidhxrhe sank xnd
= ~ ~ cFsw wers dFowns&.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-01

A supposed degective 4uc ceupsd :
slight nrc - the house of Senator
CeckFeli IL uA4hiastan.
The Marshall republican., 1900-08-31
THE NEW ERA DITcHER."

slater Hustler.

slater Hustler.
A new levee and ditching ma.
chine, the largest ever unloaded at
this place. arrived here last We'd.
nesday for I. W. Avi,t. president
Of the Farmers and Merchants
Bank. In fact II il the only ma.
chine Of the kind In the county.
II requires - horses and three
men to operate ditcher, but II Is
guaranteed to do ditching at a cost
Of s. to ~ per mile on a ditch 4
feet wide and IS to IS inches deep;
SIS to ~ on a ditch 6 feet wide
and az inches deep. The machine
will dig a ditch FIVE feet deep and
elevate the dirt to embankment on
each side Of the ditch. or dump II
In wagons driven by the side Of Il.
e~levating II in much the same way
the old time straw stacker elevated
wheat straw.
Mr.. Avitt will use this ditchcr
on his farm below Miami. where
he has over 500 acres. 100 Of which
Ii low and needs di,ching. He
thinks the improvement he can
make on this i6o agrees will more
than repay for the amount expcnd.
ed In the purchase If the machine.
This machine will he q good
thing to have In the county. a.
there are thousands Of acres Of
rich land along the river that ran
Ike ditchcd and made very valuable.
The Marshall republican., 1900-08-31
City Council.

Board met, August 20. pursuant
to adjournment. Present, Huff.
Bell. Hardin, Carter. James and
Spencer. Newton, absent.
Street Fair Committee ask for
privileges.
Democrat News files affidavit Of
proof Of publication Of notices to
contractors.
st. Com. estimate filed.
Bid Of Rose Bros. for construct.
ing sidewalk on Marion street and
Lyon avenue.
Estimate Oh Vest street filed.
Bid Of Rose Bros. for walk on
Vest street.
Estimates and bids referred to
Permanent Street Improvement
Committee.
Progress Printing Co.. files AZ.
fidavit Of notice to contractors for
Porter street.
Street Com files estimate. Bids
of Colyer and Kolkmeyer received.
Referred to Permanent Street
Improvement Com. to report Sep.
;. 1900.
Street Fair-I.icense granted.
etc. 6 lights allowed under care
Of Light Company. Given square
to next street. subject to city Az.
thorities.
A. X. JAMRs, Clerk.
The Marshall republican., 1900-08-31
Party on Arrow Street.

Miss Lula Sergeant, who leaves
Monday for Lexington. where she
will attend school at Central Fe.
male College. entertained a party
Of young friends on Tuesday even.
ing In a most delightful manner.
Mrs. Sergeant. who understands so
well how to make young people EN-.
Joy themselves, was assisted by
Mesdames X. Il. l.. Smith, James
Wing6eld and Miss Frances Nap.
ton.
During the evening. punch was
served by Misses Mildred Mcbride
and Virginia Smith. who ia their
dainty dresses Of pink and blue
muslin, made a pleasing picture in.
deed.
The musicians for the evening
were Misses Alma Weadley Of Ken.
lucky. Frances Napton and Belle
Landlord. whose selections were
each good and greatly enjoyed.
Refreshments Of ices. ice cream
and cake were served ut 10 o'clock.
Those present were: Misses Fran.
ces Napton. Ethel Sharp. Belle
Landlord Mary Montague. Sarah
Black, Berepice Vance. Maude Nc.
Clure, Lillian Barnum. Mamie Sharp
and Roberta Napton: Messrs. Rus.
sell Hayes, John NJ Cinnis. George
Duggins. Bayless Rector. Phiio
King and Hannibal Napton.
The Marshall republican., 1900-08-31
A Fire Failure.

Fire broke out at the real Of the
dry goods store Of J. Il. Walton
last Wednesday night about 9:3o,
which threatened to be one Of the
worst CONGREGATIONS that ever Wis.
tied the town. The fire was just
across the alley from VIM. Reds
livery stable, the side Of which was
smoking and was almost ready to
blaze when the firemen arrived. A
direct pressure was turned on from
the pump at the electric light aud
water plant and in a few minutes
the fire was smothcred.
No n seems to have the slight.
est idea as to the origin Of the fire.
The damage done was confined to
the coal and wood l,ed.-Slater
Rustler.
The Marshall republican., 1900-08-31
Low Rate to 81. Louis.

Via {. 4 A. Ry., from Mar.
shall. Mo-, Sept. 8. 1900. Round
trip 81. so, good going on special
train leaving at 4:S7 a. m . and on
all regular trains.
The Marshall republican., 1900-08-31

Mrs. J. v. Banks. the mother of
Prof. W. w. Banks. died very sud.
denly Wednesday night while sit.
ting in a chair at her home 10
Odessa. The deceased had many
friends among the elderly people of
Saline. who will with sadness learn
Of her departure.
The Marshall republican., 1900-08-31

Columbia, Mo-, Aug. %. 1900.

W -
past week was about 5 degree.
above the normal in the western
and southern portions Of the state
and about 8 degrees above In thu
northeast portion. The aoth and
2Ist were the warmest days Of the
season, maximum temperatures Of
100 degrees and above occurring a,
many places. The long hot spell
was broken ON the asth, however
and at the close Of the week the
weather was much cooler. Good
rains have fallen throughout nearly
the entire state, and in many local..
ties In the central and southern
sections the rainfall was very heavy
the total for the week ranging from,
2 to over 4 inches. In a few Of the
eastern and southern counties onl,
light showers had fallen up to Sat.
urday evening, but 1t Is believed
that good showers occurred in thosl
sections during Saturday night. II
many Of the central and western
counties the showers were accom-
panied by high winds which dam
aged hay and grain stacks. blew
down corn and sorghum, and shook
of large quantities Of apples and
peaches.
In some Of the southern counties
the corn crop was too far gone &c
Ike benefited by the rains. but IN
most sections the condition Of late
corn will be greatly improved,
though in a majority Of the central
and southern counties II was &c
badly dried up that only a very
light crop can Ike expected. In the
northwestern counties, where good
rains fell during the preceding
week, corn Is maturing finely.
Practically all Of the early corn is
made and considerable has been
cut.
Cotton. in the southeastern couu.
ties, has suffered further injury
from drouth, and in portions Of the
southern sections COW peas have
also been cut short. Tobacco has
dried up badly in Charlton county,
and has been considerably dam.
aged by worms In Schuyler. Some
tobacco has been cut.
Pastures, which are very short
in most sections will be improved
by the rains, but much more rain
will be needed to secure good feed.
Where the heaviest rains have fall
Ell, stock water is now plentiful,
but in many localities it is still
very scarce. Flowing for wheat
has been in progress in portions Of
the state, and in a few counties is
nearly completed, but in most Sec
tons the ground has been too hard.
The Marshall republican., 1900-08-31

sown on corn land in Douglas
county.
Apples continue to drop, and in
the western sections large quaint.
ties have been blown of by high
winds.
The Marshall republican., 1900-08-31

Miss BERTHE Francisco returned
Thursday afternoon from a three.
months visit to friends in Lcxing.
ton, Ky.
Kansas City and return Septem.
her 9th, via Missouri Pacific, s.. 90.
The Marshall republican., 1900-08-31
Juveniie Queen Vote.

The following IL the state Of the
poll on Thursday evening. Aug.
10th:
The Marshall republican., 1900-08-31

The committee have decided to
allow the polls to remain open un.
til Monday evening, Sept. 3rd. at
6 o'clock.
Come out and vote for your IA.
vorite at Merriwether's or Frank
Inns. Votes SC.
The Marshall republican., 1900-08-31

Katharine Doneho0 ....."...7S
Anabel Gill. ........ ........ as
Mildred Mcbride .."........o.28
Rena LettOu .......m.... ......I3
Frances Buckner ".... ....... ~
Margaret Leonard. ..n..".mio
Olive DeGarmo ..... ...o.......IO
Elizabeth Mcclure, ............Io
Nell Newton. ......... .........Io
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-10-31

The Republicans have an electoral
ticket In the field composed mostly OF
negroes, and they have candidate In
every congressional district in this
State hoping to have their candidates
seated by the Republican house. Let
every Democratic voter come out and
vote for the Democratic nominees In
his district and elect them by such an
overwhelming majority that not even
q Republican house would dare unseat
them or even consider o contest.
The Democrats OF this nation have
given you one Of the grandest, purest
and most brilliant men this country
has ever produced, and the Democrats
OF this State have given you seven OF
your best men rs candidates for con-
gress, and cannot believe that you will
not come out and vote for them. We
have heard OF late various threats on
all sides that our representation In
congress would be reduced by Repub"
lican congress on account OF our small
vote In the general election.
| Now, fellow Democrats, do not allow
this serious charge to be made against
you. WILLIE JONES,
State Chairman FIX. Com.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-10-31
AN APPEAL TO VOTERS.

The State Chairman Asks for Full
Vote and States the Reasons
Plainly.
Chairman Willie Jones, OF the State
executive committee, has issued the
following:
To the Democratic Voters OF South
Carolina
In view OF the present apathy
which seems to exist among the Demo
Gratis OF this State as to voting at the
general election, feel 1t to be my duty
as your chairman to address you in
this public manner and urge that you
all come out on November 9th and cast
your votes for the Democratic ticket
from president to coroner. Our peo.
pie have gotten into the way Of think
ing that when they have cast their
votes In the primary there Ia no furth.
er use to vote. But this Is q very
dangerous policy to pursue and may
result in great harm to our State. Oul
State and county tickets are safe, as
the Republicans have put up no Op
position at all.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-10-31

Boozard's Bay is crowded twinty deep
with nen whoopin' through mega
phones. They'se stout man settin' out
on the wather In u little boat with q
Jug In front to balance. An tits me
OF frine, tn lost, th' defeated, tn hated
an despised thrator an tyrant, 5.
Grover Cleveland. 'Grovor says a
man with horn. What is it? says
the la.ad In tn boat. ARE ye In
favor iv goold money? u dinnaw, I've
got q whale on tn line.' Grover says
another. What dye want scarin'
tn fsh?' says Grover. Aain't ye again
expansion p I can't hear ye,' says
Grover. Get back little-about q
mile-an' speak moro slow. Won't
ye come out fr Bryan Il wudden't
come out fr anything but fish,. 'Ar.re
ye pathrite or a thrsitor Pm
nayether Pm busy Won't ye tell tn
people to vote f'r sound money p Tell
Thin to take amy kind they can get
f'r their votes. win ye abandon
Mark Hanna?' He was al abandoned
man befure.' Won't ye say wurrud
fr Bryan" He needs no more wur.
ruds thin ne has said f'r himsilf.'
'Ye'er country Is bein' rooned.' 'Th'
fishin' is bein' rooncd be ye'er noise
says Grover. 'Leander, row me OIL q
mile or two where | can dhrop hook
in peace. Manewhile, I'll take pull
at tn bait ar ponder on how much
pleasanter 1t Is to be catchin' iinny
monsthers thin dodgin' bricks. Gawd
help tn land he says, 'to lingerin' ills
q prey he says, where statesmen
multiply he says, am fishermen de-
cay he says. Anyhow, he says,
they didn't know good thing whin
they had wan, which, he says, was
me-
"An' 80 it goes-Croker an, Carl
Schoortz, Altgeld an Olney, Rosen-
felt an Quay, Carlisle an Stewart.
What's a plain, foolish an thoughtle's
man like meself to do? Sure they
ought to have wan place i'r a citizen to
vote f'r his principles an another to
vote Pr his candydate."
81" said Mr.. Hennessy, "will vote
as | shot"
"With ye'er eyes shut2" said Mr..
Dooley. Tis tn on'y way"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-10-31

tern the mans wife an children.
That where rue In Mack and Mark
have the advantage OF so many 2Ople;
were philosophers by trade.
Mark is specially gifted that way,
an I'm kinder envious OF bis talent
be jigged ef ain't. He hollered pros
perity when he woke up, an he'll go to
bed yellin' it, Ef he was called into
the l'ennsylvany coal mines tomorrer,
he'd bounce aroun' amongst the mon
an wimmen that amt hannled no
money wages In year an sing the
same tune an he'd laugh an joke, an
hunch the gals wi his elbow, an poke
the hungriest In the short ribs wi his
thumb, an AK 'em why in the world
they wasn't spendin' at least d part OF
the season at Cooney islam or some OF
the other waterin' places. You see
what philosop do fer man.
But Mark ain't the only huckle-
berry on the bush. There's Mack. m
reel fond OF Mark ; but Mack comes
the highest to bein my kind OF u
philosopher. Why, you can look at
that mans pictur'S an see benevolence
oozin out like rozzum on the sunny
side Of Il loblolly pine an ef it's so In
the pictur s, what must be the state OF
the man hisself? Why, he's got q
SIullS GhaJ you Gu llu TOCh u b8by W
sleep in. Oh, yes Mack 3 my kind Of
man ef I'm to have u sesso in choosin
u pardner. had d right hearty laugh
at the way Mack brung his benevolence
to bar on the Porto lticau tariif bust
ness 1t was like eatin' u suet puddin
after camping out in the bushes for a
fortnight or more. In gener1, the
tariif issue is calculated TO gi' me d
case OF the heavcs, but Mack has put a
twist on it. that's new enough to draw q
big crowd.
81 had right hearty laugh when
the boys in congress lifted the curtaiu
little an gi' me q chance to see the
ditlrence betwiXt Mack's maXims an
his morals. At fust twas our plain
duty for to have free trade WI Porto
Rico, then when the sugar folks had
collogued wi the sugared crowd, Mack
made up his mind that the worp
wouldn't end ef we only done part Of
our plain duty"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-10-31

have to hurry out In my garden and
| dig too hard and too often this hot
weather to keep my choler down. I've
been building q woOdshed, and chick
en- coop with two apartments, one Of
which IL for the Christmas turkeys
| when the time comes. Old Uncle Sam
did die sure enough, and am now en-
phaticslly the bOy--but l reckon it is
good for me. My wife says 1t is. I've
worn out my forked hoe digging up the
hard ground In the rose beds, for the
worse am insulted the harder | dig.
| don't understand some things. Gen-
eral Gordon and General Wheeler and
some of our orators and preachers go
up North and mix up with those Yam
ees and come back loaded down and
say con, they are all right; they
are harmonious" but | notice that the
Grand Army wants to regulate our
schoolbooks, and the editors dictate
how we she'll manage our negroes. I'm
doing M best to harmonic, but when
| read vheir editorials | want to hire u
cussiu' man-one that can't be broke OF
it--and I'll give him 81 : day to use
language on that editor. he wouldent
mi nd being cussed afar off and may
be it would relieve my feelings. He
knows that every follower OF Taney
and Calhoun still glory In their con-
stitutional teachings. He knows that
DR.. Andrews, who is the hOnored head
of the public schools OF Chicago de-
clared n public address that every
principle the South maintained and
fought for had been decided In our
favor by the Supreme Court OF the
United States before the war and has
been since the war confirmed by the
present court. He knows all that and
ha oil about Dana and krOn
and New York city's treatment OF the
negro and in face Of all this he dares
to spit out his venom at us. | don't
understand him nor what manner OF
man he is nor how he can sleep In
peace or enjoy and digest his daily
food.
But we will get even next month
and then you will hear howl. Good
gracious What CONSERVATION
wha: weeping and wailing and gnash-
ing OF teeth-Bryan and Stevenson
Both names end with big N and that
combination has never failed yet.
WE'LL | am working on that book
now, and my friends are sending the
name Of their favorite poems from all
over the South. 1t Is already interest
ing and curious to note the ones that
are most popular. l shall publish q
list OF them before long in the order in
which they stand.
And now about that Scriptural enig.
ma. | have received several letters
about it, and but one correct answer,
and so | will have to give the solution
as sent by the Mississippi girle:
." You have heard, no doubt, the oft-told
tale
OF Prophet Jonah and the whale
His living soul was kept within
Till he repentcd of his sin.
When the whale dies its oil gives light
Dispelling darkness from the night"
BILL ARP.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-10-31
VIEWS OF MIR. BILLY SANDERS.
The Hustling Quality of MARK" and
the Benevolent Philosophy of

MACK.
Joel Chandler Harris in Worlds Work.
Mr.. Billy Sanders has his own way
Of looking at passing events, and his
comments thereon being something
out OF the usual order, he is treated
with great consideration and respect
by the rising generation in his COM
munity. When he comes 10 town, he
usually goes TO the hotel which has a
wide and pleasant veranda. There he
is sure to find sympathetic audience,
which, in spite OF the familiarity his
humor invites, has great respect for
his opinions. His interest In politics
continues undated, though he pro.
fesses great contempt for the whole
business.
He is hardly ever without an au-
dience OF some kind; for when he fails
for day or two to come to town, the
young men, and, indeed, some OF the
older ones, make it point to pay him
a visit at his comfortable home, where
they are always sure OF finding a warm
welcome. He draws very delicate
distinction, however, between his home
and the tavern, as he persists in calhn1
the hotel. AT the tavern, he leads
and monopolizes the conversation in
his own house, it is with difficulty that
he can be drawn out. He maintains
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-10-31

"A young man from Bowling Green,
Mo-, applied for work in store located
some distance from his home. He pre-
sented the following letter OF recon-
mendation, and was engaged on the
spot: "I have found him industrious,
truthful, intelligent and sober. have
observed also that his services about
the house were satisfactory to my wife,
and anyone who can get along with her
is peach"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-10-31
g ~ - TO R ia.
Bears tho y The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature q Irz9ZAzzm

Hon. John Sherman, OF Ohio, who
occupied prominent place in the leg
islative and administrative affairs Of
the United States for more than forty
years, died on the 22nd inst. in Wash
ington, ID. c., OF brain exhaustion.
wenty-nine cases Of sudden death
in three days is Chicago's recent re-
cord. Physicians say that great
changes in the weather and tcmpera-
ture were in large part responsible for
the deaths.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-10-31

Gen. j. w. Gray, OF Greenville, is
q candidate for Clerk OF the House Of
Representatives..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-10-31
True Economy

The difference of cost between
good and a poor baking powder
would not amount for a family's
supply to one dollar a year.
The poor powder would cost
many times this in doctors bills.
Royal Baking Powder may cost little
more per can, but it insures perfect,
wholesome food. In fact, it is more
economical in the end, because it goes
further in leavening and never spoils
the food.
Royal Baking Powder used always
in making the biscuit and cake saves
both health and money.
cannot, you value good health afford
cheap lowgradc, alum baking
derS. They spoil the food they
do cnlanger the health. All physicians will
tell you that alum in food is poisonous
BAKING POWDER CO.. 100 WILLIAM 81, YORK.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-10-31

You cannot, if you value good health, afford
to use cheap, lowgradc, alum baking pow
ders. They are apt to spoil the food; they
do cndanger the health All physicians will
tell you that alum i'll food is poisonous.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-28
sun,mor NormnI NJ yictorio.

Victoria, Texas, April 27.-Victoria has
SECURED q six weeks summer Normal
through the untrlng efforts of Profs. lie
Fevre of Victoria and Colston Of Cuaro,
who will be the conductors, and OF the
Business Mems association az Victoria, The
session will be from June % to August 4,
and The institute fee Sc. Board and
lodging can be procured at $500 per week.
Prof. LIE Fevre Will conduct the courses
in mathematics and physical science,
Prof Colston will offer instruction in
English, historical and pedagogical sub
iects.