The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19
PEN AND SCLSSORGRAPHS

1T is estimated that the loss
in Kansas by the recent drouth
not less than ten million dollars.
It is reported that Andrew
Carnegie still has $3.50, 900, 900
&c give away. He Will not lack
beggars to importune for 4 share
Of it,
The Turkish government has
at last paid the United States
the $05, 600 indemnity for losses
sustained by Americans from
Turkish outrages.
A modern sanitarium will be
established soon in the high
lands north Of Columbia. The
promoters have bought a tract
OF 81 acres for the purpose.
DR.. G. S. Gardner of Green.
vile has accepted the call to
Grace church Richmond, the
acceptance to take effect the
10th Of september. His salary
will be $3,
The progress OF electricity has
created a n extraordinary de.
mand for copper. The electri.
cal industry in Germany alone
requires 10000 tons.
Some Of the New York re
formers want Andrew Carnegie
u to run for Mayor. But Andrew
IS saws he is too busy roStitg ana
giving aMsy money 10 iooi WIN
ssa4iob ill<e that
The i}nn& OF MaSloh. w!,ioh
began business iast September,
A has declared Il 6ividond of io,ll'
per cent, for six months ending
June both, besides placing a
handsome amount to the credit
isof its surplus fnnd.
The death Of Congressman
Stokes made a vacancy Of an
entire term in Congress from
his district, and the candidates
present and prospective, are
found in almost every county.
In all there are eight and tour
Of them ars from Sumter coun-
ty.
Rev. Sam z. Jones the Eva1l
gelist says that McLaurinism is
growing every day in tho South.
He further says if the Demo
cratic would win the next cleo
tion t h g y should nominate
Whitney for president and
Carter Harrison for vice presi
dent.
DR.. A. L. Phillips, Of Nash.
vile, Tenn, Ii a formally
accepted the position of general
superintendent Of Sundayschool
work and Young Peoples
church society work in the
Southern Presbyterian church.
He will have his headquarters
in Richmond, Va, he will be
gin his work August 10Th.
8 When Mr.. Lucas struck oil
in Beaumont, Texas, he struck
it fat. He had been pursuing
his oil hunt for some time with
no success, and had became
discouraged and would have
given it up, but for his wife
who urged him to continue. lie
apoor man then, but is now
rated at about $40, 900, 900.
The man who calls himself
IA prohibitionist and fights for
what he calls prohibition has
the satisfaction Of knowing that
the game will last as long as he
lives, and will have to be taken
up by some one else after he is
gone and continued indefinitely.
Still we all know that "antici,
patton is greater than the real.
ization."
/ have known many young
men wreck their prospect, be
cause they sought more wages
than they could earn and not
!, business, j. O., work. 1t is not
how much money we can make
an employer pay who happens
to need our service. but how
much can we earn! The aim
OF a young man should be to
earn all ho can, i. O., be On duty
more than the allotted time,
ever faithful to his trust, and
make his employer afraid he
will leave. If we arc no good
we are afraid Of being discharg-
ed. If we do more than our
4 whole duty, our position will ! Q
safe and our wages will 60 up,
and our employer will keep us
ifpossible.