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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-31
A Upiaue Aboriginal Alphabet.

In a recent number Of the French
publication Anthropologie, NJ. NJ.
Delaposse gives an interesting ac-
count OF the Val language. This is
the only indigenous written language
known among negroes. These negroes
occupy territory on the confines of
Sierra Leone and Liberia. The al
phabet is syllable, and it is the only.
syllable alphabet existing IN Africa,
The author considers it at least two
hundred years old, and perhaps older;
it is not even certain that it was in.
vented by the Val themselves. OF
the 225 characters in the alphabet,
twenty five resemble Berber con-
sonants in form, and twenty resemble
European letters and numerals; but
these may be purely superficial re-
semblances, as the sounds do not cor
respond. Professor Delaposse does
not consider that the Val alphabet has
been derived from these sources.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-31
Soldier Who Loved the Sea.

1t is not generally known that the
favorite pastimc of Lord Roberts as
boy was that of carving boats out OF
wood. He was rare adept at this,
and it is told how ne would wager
vessel of his own manufacture to beat
another lads purchased boat for any
thing in the shape OF a boyish bet.
All the boats Lord Roberts made were
named aftor some great naval hero or
after a big battle which had been
fought at sen. This is all the more
curious, seeing what brilliant career
was in store for Lord Roberts as q
leader Of men in the field.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-31
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
The South.

The prohibitionists of South Caro-
lima held a conference at Columbia
Wednesday night, at which a large
and decided to make determined
fight against the States liquor traffic
and for prohibition. Col. Jas. A.
Hoyt, of Greenville, was nominated for
Governor. and James L. Tribble, OF
Anderson. for Lieutenant Governor.
Nominations for other State officers
were not made, but the support of the
prohibitionists will be given candi-
dates who come out on their platform.
The fight is within the Democratic
party.
A delegation from the South, includ-
ing Senators McComas. Pritchard and
Martin. and John S. Williams and w.
f. Christian. of the Seaboard Air
Line, called On the President Wednes-
day and invited him to attend ban
quet in Richmond, Va, on June 2, In
celebration of the opening OF a new
through railroad line from Richmond
to Tampa. Fla. The President said he
would attend if he found he could do
so.
The situation at Boynton, Va. where
Stephen Baptist. the negro. is on trial
for the murder Of Mr.. Peter Jones, is
rep ported as uneasy. The military stood
in line just in rear of the bar. After
the argument, however, the srowd
seemed satisfied that the jury would
bring in a verdict of guilty, and dis
persed to their homes. At midnight
the report was that the situation was
unchanged
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-31
Twenty Million Pins Per Day.

It requires al average of more than
twenty million pins per dey to sustain
the falling skirts, replace the missing
suspender buttons and meet the other
needs of the American people. What
becomes of all these pins is ques-
ton that nobody has been able to
answer, but there is no falling off in
the demand, so that this number must
disappear iu some manner every day.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-31

We are the toilers from whom God
barred
The gifts that are good to hold,
We meant full well and We tried full
hard.
And our failures were manifold.
And we are the clan OF those whose kin
Were milestone dragging them down.
Yea, we had to sweat for our mother
sin,
And lose the victor's crown.
The seeming able, who all but scored,
From their teemiug tribe we come;
What was there wrong with US, o Lord,
That our lives were dark and dumb:
The men ten-talented, who still
Strangely missed OF the goal,
OF them We are: il seems Thy VIII
To barrow some in soul.
We are the sinners, too, whose lust
CONQUERED the higher claims;
We sat Us prone in the common dus.
Aud played at the devils games.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-31
SONG OF THE UNSUCCESSFUL.
,rd-lrcE folk who stroya

We arc the hard-luck folk, who strove
Zealously, but in vain:
We lost and lost, while our comrades
throve,
And still we lost again.
We are the doubles of those whose way
Was festal with fruits and flowers;
Body and brain we were sound as they,
But the prizes were not ours.
A mighty army our full ranks make,
We shake the graves as we go;
The sudden stroke and the slow heart
break,
They both have brought US low.
And while we are laying life's sword aside
81 ent and dishonored and sad,
Our epitaph this, when once We have died;
The weak lie here, and the bad
We wonder IL this can be really the close,
Lifc's fever cooled by deaths trance;
Aud we cry, though it seem to our dearest
OF foes:
"God, give us another chance"
Richard Burton, in the Outlook.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-31
The GIRL WHO'S BEEN ABROAD.

She spent six months in Europe,
About ten years ago,
And now finds Mlnktown Centre
Decidedly too slow;
She never has stopped talking
Otlands across the sea,
And how she did the town once
OF beautiful "Paree."
When she Is at party,
To make her feel at home,
The hostess says: NOW tell US
About your stay in Romep'
And one day in our dry goods store
She asked old Hiram Hanks
II he would kindly give her
The price OF things In franks"
I'd like TO buy her ticket
And send her far away
On that ship she calls the "Grocer"
Uf / was sure she'd stay);
And know the folks around her
Would gladly help her pack
That girl who's been to Europe
And can't seem to get back.
Puck.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-31
PlTH AND POINT.

Tommy-"Pop, what's wooden
weddingY" Tommy's Pop-"When
chip marries fellow who is perfect
stick"
"Miss Bird sent two dollars for "a
sure method to preserve the voice. "
"What was it?" "Sing into phono.
graph" ."-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Despite the price Of giddy bonnet,
When woman sets her mind upon It,
1t isn't long before you find
The bonnet set upon her mind.
Clara-"I have my photograph
taken every three years; think it's
so interesting" Fanny-"Oh, what
ever do you do with them all?'-Pick-
Me-Up.
He-"Will we announce our en-
gagement on Wednesday," She-"Id
rather not; I have an important en-
gagement for that day."-Yonkers
Statesman.
Customer-"Give me ten cents
worth of paregoric, please" Druggist
Yes, SIR" Customer absent
mindedly)-'How much is it?" Drug
gist-"A quarter"
Smiles-"I'm glad I wasn't Shakes
pere." Giles - why are you?"
Smi,es-ssBecause I should be dead
now." Giles-"Yes, that's true-and
Shakespeare would be forgotten"
"Why stand ye idle hero all the
day?' asked the taxpayer, who is
fond of quotations. Because" re-
piled the party of the second part,
''I am city employe. Chicago
News.
81 will admit" said the Cornfed
Philosopher. "that oratory is mostly
gas, but even gas is illuminating
not to mention the way it rips things
open sometimes" - Indianapolis
Press.
Prospective Purcnase.-'I thought
you said this place would make good
poultry farm. Why, It's almost COM
pletely under wa:-r.' Real Estate
Agent-"Just the thing for ducks. my
dear sir.
Condemned Mar Ito lawyer)-*It's
o long sentence, sir, to be sent to
prison for life" Lawyer (inclined to
be more hopefuD-''Yes, it does seem
long, but perhaps you won't 1.-Two
great while Tit Bits.
"It's no trouble at all to get mar
ried," remarked the girl with the new
engagement ring. "No," replied her
married sister, with sigh. ."The
trouble doesn't begin until shortly
after the ceremony."-Chicago News.
"You're looking kind OF green,
Bill" said the Half Eagle to the Dol
lar Note; "You need change" "No.
thank you, replied the other, change
would break me up completely, and
probably make me look Ike tairty
cents"
"Well, gentlemen" remarked the
president of the club, motions are In
order. It has ben suggested that we
have banquet. Whasshall be done?
"Mr. President" spoke up the man
Who was seldom. .heard.from. 81 move
we dispose of it by laying it on the
table," The motion was carried
Philadelphia North American.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-31
Miscellaneous.

The Senate committee on appropria-
ticns has reported the sundry civil
bill to the Senate. The total appropri-
alton as reported is $69,9OS,S7O. Pro-
visions is made for placing headstones
at the graves OF Confederate soldiers
buried at Arlington and at the nation
al soldiers hopes.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-31

? any one had
asked me, tw en-
ty years ago, to
pick from all
the young men
of my acquaint-
ance the one
least likely to
become q minis
ter of tie Cos
pei, 1 should,
without hesita-
t n, b av e
Alaska forum., 1900-11-15
Eureka Grub.

ti,e SHOW "nH ii*in Monday
 Y ;n Mali i> Due.
 Sam Heater returned Wednesday from $ Big Minook and reports snow drifted 10 feet deep, heavy rain Monday nIa king t1e trail i'm pas>abIe. Three horses to a single sled could hardly penetrate tl1e wet snow. The fool proposition look ed serious for while on Eureka but This oN took word over and the boys come to I36, two miles from thc summit, and packed the grub eyer tj2e divide. Ii i5 estimated t"at 5000 pounds of provisions are cached ctNeen 8;5 D. n. and the Summit, fer Eureka, Bill AtWood also returned aud says the trail is frozen now, bearing a dog team but horses sink through. Ii i5 thought that "Doc" got over the divide with bale Of hay and some feed, breaking triil to enable him to take Williams boiler over. The road house men are reaWng a harvest.
 Before another issue of the For uln, we should have all outside mail; Carrier Currier brought word last trip that the mail was at Ft. Yukon. If any delay occurs in tie arrival of mail, t is due to neg1ig- enco this side of Dawson, as the l>. D.Co. Lave made arrangements to deliver mail III Dawson in five days from SkagWay. The upciver mail from St. Michael and Tanara IS due lere c\0v. IS.
 Jim Lan2f>II1 and Jack Spencer broke trail Monday and are now trelglltlng a winters outfit to the quartz mine o1 Nike Hess.
 Austrian Joe will have moved his saloon lnto the Old Pioneer bv Sat1lr- day, grand opening tue same night.
 Frank Trempe left for Tanara for the S-H.T. Co. to return the latter part of the week.
 Jules Mariner, the 4. C. wood ageut, left for St. Michael last Sat- urday.
Alaska forum., 1900-11-15
More Census.
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 tiaGl' Casual <3ys;nioHS.


 tln'~ Casual Opinions.
 The popu1at!or Of Providence R. l., according to tie rec ,tt census, Is Iz5,- 5Q7; ten years ago 1t was 52,I4b.
 Washington, Sept. I6, The count of nj he population of Nunsln, NY. 1s >552, .2!o; ten years ago 255,bo4. \ 5 per ICtnt gain,
 Tie result Of the Porto R:can census shows that tie island has 4>3,24.3 uhab: 1u1ts or 25l to the square nlIt. ODa1r T>,1, >>ii*vt tie t>ianN h2H DO Dulat OH enough and an llcrta5c would ,io 1t no good. Most of the people are 1T tic ru 'al district, on small 7)iA:staIinus.
 NIs'l to!l, 5:,>t ID, The p1i.- inpine> are :oN governed hN q civil cu:nnll>>in! and as 1t i3 empowered with full authority the <.ipinus wit: have a larger 1n1u5ure oi self g yV1rnnl lent.
 Rubin Reeves: ain about .e1ve for il lrtfvrd creek, it tic had oi SQuaW, with I.ouit i\elHun tO work tnl5 W..lter. W retujIel FrilIy fton I9 day prospecting trip on Granite and Trout cree 1s il tie Boulder country. We sank and drlttei 3 feet OI grrlld bit f>lN1 little ei,e t:lau snow 1 WAS il Rant D-,rt in 97 an am !fDris4 a, th llcS c! progress or tue creeks, ain ire Big Ninook Is full Of yul aid tnere'5 room ioI t, ~Oo l4e.l there to- dlv. returned i on the kpvu- k1I Oct. ? and D 3!i3ve that will bo fine o 1ntlV. Myr .e c eek IT the B-ttle country, lsVery rich. l left Dawson WitirtVo other men aud six horses last Ap1i, and cross ing t1e divide from I7t Yukon to tle koyukuk lost all the horses We mushed t!e heavy >leds ou1 selves and pulled through all right Ill September 1 left Peavy, Register Al Rose is the oily man i'll the camp, he is tending >ttre there left by Nichols, the receiver, who has gone out. Rose knows the lald office has been discontinued a: Peavy but has had no orders to go and will stick 1t out. He kept 3 Of Us there for " >ck, hunting bear
Alaska forum., 1900-11-15

Warm weather prevailed nearly q! Wec!<, making creeks overflow and tie rain Monday, Nitil io in. Of SHOW rclld1rc ', traffic almost ij?1DD>SiH,e
Alaska forum., 1900-11-15
and geese before he let rS go. l Culrle on iii Smult boat and here l an just turning 60 yeurS
E""a! E21n.,~r>: :urn.

Ihe weather report fer tie week ending NoV.I. as >u5!nittel by Met eorological Ob*erHer Li-beS;
 -Nar[M"W .............-....2S
 NiHiMAW. ................. ~2}
 .l/tuU. .......... ..
 Warm weather prevailed nearly 2ll WecI<, making creeks overflow and tie rain Monday, with io ic1. of SHOW rcnu~rc, t1a!iic almost in possible.
 The Masonic Association held q i'll -eti g Saturday i4sGt and 1llc ioI lowing officers were eiec!ed tpy the cn uing year: Fres., l)r. liudgi;l; \p, J.B Ningate; Tres. i:. D. 'Wiogin; Sec. W II Naji>ridSc; ]unitor, pr. Dantorth. 'Thc 3uD- ject ot new burial groul:d was discussed, Ii not for tile whole camp then t:o1 the association. l. was thought advisable to secure q dry knoll, preferably south of town, from which body could De disin- tered with ease aAu where water would nOt inter- ere above the 6 foot lne
 \ martin ran i,t0 l.. M Davis cabin oil Hunter, Saturday last aud W-.i-c Davis was standing in tl:e do lrWay. l. was finally captured: this IS the first case of the kind OH record: he also clught ole il a trap tie same day, a pet squirrel seelus to De the attraction.
 Ii Is said the rabbi $ and squirrels O.: Eureka have heare(l mp great mounds of cones and bark, for food this winter; which is interpreted to mean excessive snow. This is also thought to be the seventh year, the rabbits being 50 numerous.
 The 1.-Two Secti0ns' article in the Forum of last week happens to describe tie country in which R H. Fitzhugh lost his life after 30 years of advcrture
 Atty. Green entertained a party of young men at his home, Tuesday
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-04
A BACHELORS REFLECTIONS

If you want a girl to fall in
love with a man, first tell her
that he is very wicked.
A woman is like a telephone
box-a good thing to stay away
from when it thuuders.
If David hadn't hit Goliath
the first shot he would probably
have insisted that the sun was
in his eyes.
About half the average mans
pleasure in life consIts in realiz-
ing how miserable other folks
are.
Everything a man has is his
wife's property and everything
woman knows is her husband S
A mau has to like Il girl
mighty little to enjoy hearing
her swear.
A man kisses his best girl to
sleep about as often as he kiss,
es her awake after they get
married.
1t was probably some woman
that wrote about matches being
'made in heaven" when sh'
first got engaged.
You can generally tell how
often a woman combs her hal,
by the number of combs sh,
doesn't wear stuck in it.
If the average woman coulC
only have her own way abou
everything, she would probabl
never want anything else
New York Press.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-04
A TEXAS WONDER.
Halls Great Discovery.

One small bottle of Halls
Great Discovery cures all Kid
ney and bladder troubles, re-
moves gravel, cures diabetes,
seminal emissions, weak and
lame backs, rheumatism and all
Irregularities of the kidneys and
bladder in both men and wom-
en-, regulates bladder trouble in
children. If not sold by your
druggists, Will be sent by mail
on receipt of 81. One small
bottle is two months treatment,
and will cure any case above
mentioned. e. w Hall, sole
manufacturer, st. Louis, Mo.
Send for testimonial. Sold by
B. o. WOOD.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-04
OUR LATEST MUSIC OFFER.

Please send ms the names and ad-
dresses of three music teachers or
performers on the piano or organ and
twenty-five cents in silver or postage
and we will send you all of the fol-
lowing new and most popular pieces
full sheet music arranged for piano or
organ. 1.-The Flower that won my
Heart" now being sung by the best
known singers in the country, "Ma-
mic O'Rourke" the latest popular
waltz song, "March Manila, Dewey's
March Two-Step" as played by the
famous U. S. Marine Band of Wash
ington d. G, and five other pages 'oi
popular music.
Address: POPULAR MUSIC Co.,
indianapolis, Ind.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-04
READ THIS.

Dallas, Texas. October II, 49,
98.--This is to certify that l
have been considered incura b lie
by two good physicians, both
saying that 1 had Brights
kidney disease. After using
one and half bottles of
Halls Great Discovery, of Waco
I think my troubles are at an
end.
H. w. Brown, st George Hotel.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-04

CONTINUED from Page p
try faithfully, and was NOR e
shocked at himself than she
was'at him.
We do not know wha t account
Sally gave of her visitors, but
we may be sure that Matte
heard enough to give her a good
lesson for all the rest of her
life. Whether she learned it or
not, history does not say, bn
we may take it for ourselves,
remembering what the Irish T.
man said, The wickedness of
the wa-rr-ld is mighty imprOv-
in, if yell only take warming
by it,"
Had Matte had an eye to the
real worth of her country home,
and sought to have made it the
ideal one she had represented
it to be, Tom doubtless would
have admired her spirit, GER
tainly he would have respected
it.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-04
THIRTY-DAYTOURS OF MEXICO
February, 1900.

First tour leaves Buffalo,
Chicago and st. Louis, Febru-
airy 14th. Second tour leaves
Toledo, February .28th.
These tours are made in spec
ial trains of Pullman Palace
Cars, comprising Ladies' Libra
ry and Observation car, Draw
ing Room and Compartment
Sleepers and bountifully stock
ed diner. The route of seven
thousand miles will embrace the
principal points of interest
throughout the Republic, and
the tours offer the opportunity
for thirty days of recreation
and sightseeing through the
most picturesque and enchant'
ing scenery on the American
continent,
For itineraries, rates includ
ing all expenses, reservations
and further particulars, address
tor first tour, r.. G.. Thompson
Passenger and Ticket Agent
Wabash r.. r., Fort Wayne
Ind; for second tour, VIM
Gates. Ticket Agent, Wabasl
r. r. Toledo, Ohio, or
@. S. CRANE,
Gen'l Pass'r and Tiki. Agt., Wa
bash r.. r., st. Louis, Mo.
Miss Della HARDWOOD spen
part of the week with friends a
Warrensburg.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-04
FOR CALIFORNIA TOURISTS.

The Burlington Route has
weekly tourist sleeper excur-
sions, personally conducted 10y
a Burlington Route Agent
every Wednesday from st
Louis, and Thursday from Kan
sas City and ST, Joseph to Los
Angeles and San Francisco.
The route is via Denver, Scenic
Colorado, Salt Lake City with
SO per cent. sunshine through
out the year. Ask Ticket
Agent or write,
l.. w. WAKELEY,
General Passenger Agent.
st. Louis, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-04
THE GREAT PRESIDENTIAL
CAMPAIGNOF 1000.

The wars of America have, i
heretofore, settled affairs of |
state. Great question of policy. |
Of national motives and nation. |
al conclusions have been an 4
swered as soon as the battle /
smoke cleared away, and the .
victor realized his victory. The
war with Spain is unlike its
predecessors. 1t has not an
swered questions, but has crea.
ted problems which may not be /
solved lightly These prob ,
lens are being formulated by
the political parties, and before
they can be definitely settled
at the ballot box it is necessary
that the people be informed in
regard to the situation. The
result OF the campaign of 1900
will make a broad mark upon
the page of history; it will
doubtless establish the polio y
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lea for quarter of a century.
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-04

For plain and fancy invita-
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GRAFT is headquarters. All work
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-04
Vacation
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-04

Miss Della HARDWOOD spent
part of the week with friends at
Warrensburg.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27
6ored and Trampled by a Bull.

Sunday, William Buck, who lives near
Lamont, came near being hurried into
eternity by an angry bull. Mr.. Buck
lives with his son Charles just east of
town. For some time lately bull be-
longing to Uncle Sol Ferguson has been
breaking through fences and has been
bcthering the Bucks. Mr.. Buck has
been accustomed to driving the animal
out. Mr.. Ferguson, however, warned
him to use caution, as the bull was vic
ious. Mr.. Buck having previously ex.
perienced no great difficulty in driving
the animal off, was not so cautious Sun.
day as he might otherwise have been,
and walked up to the bull and struck it
a blow on the head. With that the bull
charged him, and used him pretty
roughly, butting him over and tramp.
ling him.
0Sometime after, how long Mr.. Buck
does not know, his sons found him, con-
scious but helpless, PROSTATE upon the
ground. He was taken home and since
has been confined to his bed. How
soon he will out is hard to tell, but we
trust he will recover rapidly.-Lamoni
Chronicle.