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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-28
MIR. MATuEs0N's PLAN.
This Country.

The plan | suggest is as folloWS:
Let the citizens OF each county hold
meeting on the first Monday in
November next and form an aSsocia-
tion to be known as '"I'hc - County
immigration Society" clcctins the
usual officers to act until superseded
as hereinafter provided Each Of
these county organizations will elect
three delegates to attend State con
vcntion to be held in Columbia on
Tuesday, November 10 next.
This convention will organize itself
into the ''Statc immigration Bureau
OF South Carolina" adopt a constitu-
tion and bylaws, both for the State
and the several county organizations,
and elect an agent TO be known and
designated as South Carolina immi-
grant agent" This convention will
also prepare and adopt bill to be
enacted into law at the next meet
Ing OF the General Assembly Of the
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-28
GEORGIA's NEW WsYAGRANT LAW.
5 ust Fsaolr 4 ono is 4 BadIy Nee;ded az q in

!: South Carolina. .,tN
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-28
PASSING OF A GREAT INDUSTRY

Bcnncttsville, August II.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-28
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SUPPRESSION OF GAMBLING.
y. . so sI4 ss. 4 ssay,s Y lfst2sst 0tE ,5t.t
Bucket shops Hit Hard By a. North

i s.s9sS --- t4s,i 81 Z Is,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30
Bieness and Honesty.

In the course of his rather too elo-
uuent defense of the operators before
the anthracite commission President
Baer of the Philadelphia & Reading
railroad said: This company is too
big to be dishonest. 1t means to deal
fairly with all men. It means it be-
cause it's management is honest and it's
policy is honest"
There is no obvious connection be-
tween bigness and honesty. Large men
may cheat Great companies may be
greedy and even tricky Secret rates
for transportation, in violation of the
law and intended to put money in the
pockets of the officers making them,
have been given by some of the most
extensive corporations in the United
States Competitors have been crushed
in illegal and cruel fashion by COM
panies of the greatest magnitude In
deed, there are certain crimes which
powerful corporations can commit with
greater safety than small ones. The
records of the Interstate Commerce
commission and of investigating COM
mittees of congress show this only too
plainly. Improper influence Of legis-
lative bodies, for example, one of the
vilest offenses possible in a republic
may be as tempting to little companies
as to big ones, but it is not so easily or
so often practiced. York Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30
Confessions of a Legislator.

John L. King, representative from
Ottawa county in the Kansas legisla-
ture, in the Topeka Capital AS time
goes on I am becoming more and more
impressed with the powers vested in
the legislature of Kansas. It can do
anything, it seems to me. 1t is not
afraid to tacl any proposition no
matter of what, magnitude. 1t defies
England and dares her to execute Col.
Lynch. 1t calls Germany down and
gives Italy, poke in the ribs. But all
these gigantic undertakings become as
nothing when compared to what the
house did last Friday. Upon the inVes-
tigation of Dunn, of Pottawattamie, it
resolved to disregard the United States
survey and fixed the location of cor
nerstone. The passage of that bill will
be a precedent for still greater under
takings. Why send Peary, and Dyche,
and Baldwin in search Of the north
pole, when the Kansas. legislature can
locate it inSthirty minutes by declaring
an emergency and rushing the bill
through? I wish hadn't stated in my
last letter that representative is not
subject to arrest. Quite a number of
Topeka's business men must have read
it They are demanding cash in adj
vance now. Fool that was.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

Radium is SO scarce that a kilogram
of it would cost 100000; it is SO
full of energy that one gram of the
electros it emits would lift the whole
British fleet to the top of high noun
tain; and it is so dangerous to handle
that the smallest bit placed on the skin
will raise a blister that will take
months to heal. Sir William Crookes
is authority for these statements and
he expects remarkable results from the
experiment he is now making with this
new metal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30
Wealth of the Northwest.

In mining the arid Northwest occu-
pies a place of first importance, Mon
tana is today the third state in the I'M
ion in mineral wealth, and the greatest
corresponding center Of the world.
The value of it's output of copper, gold,
silver, and coal is nearly seventy mil
lion dollars year.
Idaho is the eleventh state in the UNI
ion in mineral wealth, with an annual
product Of nearly ten million dollars.
Wyoming has important coal deposits
worth nearly six million dollars year.
Ray Standard Bakers "The Great
Northwest" in March Century.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

Our organized militia numbers about
$4,000 men, but we have more than
100000 men qualified by age and
physique to bear arms. These men are
of the highest fighting type In addi-
ton to this we are largely the granary
of Europe, produce more iron, cotton,
cattle and other prime necessaries than
any other country. We cannot, if we
would, shirk the influence and the re-
spopsibility to which our vast power
beckons us. If no man liveth to him
self, how much less a nation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30
THEN HE 'IsWoRE ON" AGALzg.
a Temperance Pledge Has the Legal
Aspect OF a Will.

ga new kink in the spear-oh game
came my way yesterday" said notary
public "On New Years eve a depart
ment clerk of my acquaintance. who
had been carrying a heavy deck load
ever since the BEGINNING Of the holidays.
swung into my Office to swear off for
the year He was sure picked right.
and the 105-prOof beads of pure also
hol stood out dewily on his forehead
He was pretty close to seeing things at
night, and he was the worst enemy Of
the Demon Rum when he came in that
I'd seen for a long while. Nothing in
it, said he. Bad job. Ruinous. Home
destroyer. Breaks the hearts of wom-
men folks. Never going to touch AM
other drop as long as he lived. And
SO on
Well, I filled in the blank space Of
the paper, and he took a good clutch on
the pen and signed it and carried it
away with him. He was duly and le-
gally Off OF the booze for the term OF,
365 days. ~
:" Last evening he dropped into my Of
nee little after o'clock. He looked
droopy and sort o. pinched from the
cold, but he was sober all right.
suppose?' ~. '''''7-'' F(-70 800
1c "'Oh, I've been sticking, all right
he replied, but, say, what's the use?
I'm not having any more fun than a
snowbird.'
Too bad, jack said I. Yours lis
indeed sad, sad story Wish [ could
do something for you, but you would
do that swear-off stunt, you know
Yes he said, deliberately, Z would,
but, now, I've come down to swear on
again n w
To swear on againv + gasped.
why what are you talking about? You
can't do anything like that You've
taken the pledge for year, and it's
signed, sealed and delivered, with
seal wax, and tape. That can't be
busted, of course
The lickens it can't he said.
I'm going to have a ball, and several
of 'em right this evening, but I'm 60
ing to do it all proper and in order-I'm
going to swear on again Just you
make out the paper, and I'll sign it
I tried to argue him out of it, but
here's how he met me:
Look a-here, when a man makes
his will is that the last will he's ever
going to be allowed to make? Not on
Soui Ac@tul IL. Ou lie very next
day, he decides to make another will.
cutting Johnny or Jimmy or Dicky or
Lulu or Minnie or Tootsie altogether
out OF it, he just goes to his lawyer and
has another will drawn up, signs it,
and then the other will, made only the
day before, is as dead as a mackerel in
the bottom of the barrel Same way
with swearing Off. Well, I've decided
that / was handing out to myself too
hard when l did that, and now I'm
just swearing on again. See? You
draw up that paper, Bud
L rugged up document wherein he
resolved to drink, absorb, consume. an
mex, and pour down all of the hot and
rebellious booze that he could buy Dor
row, beg. or steal for the ensuing year,
and he signed it and went away happy,
and an hour later / met him with bun
on that he wouldn't have traded for
a baby grand piano The law is an
elastic proposition, sure enough, but l
never say it toyed with quite in thet
way before. Washington Post.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

1t is claimed that almost specific for
typhoid fever has been devised by M.
Chantemesse. The mortality from ty-
phoid in Paris hospitals not using the
serum varied from II to 1913 per cent.
while in DR.. 'Chantemesse's hospital,
where serum was used in every one Of
1876 patients, the mortality was but 81
per cent. So far in Paris $50 patients
have received the serum treatment,
with but II deaths, or mortality with
the serum treatment of per cent. The
best result so far attained in the Ger
man army was a mortality of 9.5 per
cent in typhoid fever. Chantemesse
explains the effect of this serum in that
it is not only both anti-infectious and
anti-toxic,' but, above all, it excites
phagocytosis. Besides, he directs at
tention to the necessity of isolating ty-
phoid fever patients for the protection
of other patients. This he considers
an important means of prophyylaxis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

In Portugal may be seen some very
queer pottery. One article represents
two oxen ploughing, and another a
lordly lion with most extraordinary
tail. Clay figures of this kind are very
popular in Portugal, especially in the
rural districts, and are regarded with
much admiration by the peasantry.
A few noted ethnologists have recent
ly been devoting much time to the study
of Portuguese folklore, and they claim
that these pieces of pottery, as well
rs certain amulets which are used for
medical purposes, have been of coGsid-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30
BOYS LAND YACHT.

While crude in construction, Curl
GUS and useful little carriage was re-
Gently built by French boy. He was
staying with his mother at seaside re-
sort and one day, after watching yacht
skim over the water, it occurred to him
that a person could travel very comfort
ably on land by attaching a sail to a
carriage. ..
He got an old box and set of wheels
and in few hours was riding up and
down the beach in a. carriage, the like
of which had never before been seen in
France.
To the box he simply fastened a mast
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30
Carefully Culled
for Busy Readers.
Short Stories

The schoOlmistress who taught Mar
conf at Florence in his youth, Signora
Luisa Cavallerio, now "A years old, ex-
presses unbounded establishment at the
genius he has developed.
who would have thought" she says,
that the little Englishman, as we used
to call him because of his slight figure
and sedate manner, would have turned
out a genius. He always was model
of good character, but as to his brain,
well, the least said, the soonest mend
ed.
II am afraid he got many severe
punchings, but he took them like an
angel. At that time he never could
manage to learn anything by heart. It
was impossible, I used to think. | had
never seen child with so defective a
II emory s}tfet {kN42
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

Woman suffragists are hard at work
in the New York legislature, But the
..antis'' haven't appeared as yet in the
capitol. However, the "antis" have not
been idle, if the testimony of several
lawmakers is to be credited. Senator
Davis of Erie reports that he was in
his Buffalo office recently when a So
ciety woman of that, city called and ap-
peared toGbe much concerned lest the
suffrage bill should pass. She recalled
to the senator the fact that two years
ago suffrage hill for women in vii
lagos actually passed the legislature.
"Oh, yes, said the senator, Il recall
that bill. It was kissed through both
house,"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

1t was announced the other day that
Admiral Sir Henry Keppel, of the Brit
ish navy, who is taking winter holt
day in sunny climes, had arrived at
Singapore. Not many people born az
long ago as June IA, 1909, manage to
get so far from home. Sir Henry is
the more to be congratulated on his
long and still active life in that he be-
gan it rather inauspiciously. 1t was
supposed that he was dead when he was
born and preparations were made for
~ iasI,-ia1 urhon q nl1rea diccovarad
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

Senator Hoar relates this anecdote
of his friend, the Rev. John Erskine,
of Edinburgh: cat one time in his
life Mr.. Erskine lost handkerchief af-
ter handkerchief. He found, on inves-
tigation, that it was on Sunday these
losses occurred, and, accordingly, one
Sabbath morning Mrs. Erskine sewed
his handkerchief in the tail pocket of
his coat. MOO said she, moo lat us
see what will happen Mr.. Erskine,
with the sewed handkerchief, passed
down the aisle of the church that morn
ing as usual to ascend to the pulpit, but
as he sailed by the amen corner he felt
a gentle tug behind, a delicate nibble
among his coat-tails. Thereupon he
turned on the disappointed old woman
in the corner, and said, with a trium-
plant smile: NO the day, honest WI
man, no. the day." H
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

cradle service to them in this respect.
The Portuguese, they point out, cling
most conservatively to the habits and
customs Of their ancestors, and as re-
suit in many parts of the country may
be found today the same kind Of yes
sells and other articles that were in
use centuries ago. Naturally, a rich
find of this kind is Of great assistance
to those who are studying the coun-
try's myths and legends.
1t is said that efforts have been made
to introduce clay lions with natural
tails, but wholly without result.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

and double triangular sail. There hap
pened to be good wind when his work
was done, and it carried him and his
carriage for great distance.
ANY boy can make little land yacht
of this kind, all that he needs being four
wheels, which he can obtain without
much trouble, an old soap box, a strip
Of canvas or calico and stout stick,
which is to serve as a mast. When
there is any wind he will find a land sail
decidedly pleasant.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

"Why Senator Davis!" exclaimed the
gentle ''anti'' reproachfully you don't
m can to tell me that it was actually
that those women really .cIf s.
IT beg your pardon" interrupted the
polite SENATOR for using bit of legis-
lative slang. When we speak of bills
having been kissed through we mean
simply that it was coaxed through
assure you there was nothing of an os-
culatory nature in connection with the
passage of the woman-suffrag BILL -
The gentle ''anti" appeared to be
much relieved, and said she couldn't
believe that even those bold suffragists
would kiss senators and assemblymen-
New York Mail and Express.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

The railroad mileage of this country
is now close to 100000 miles, something
less than IL times that of Canada,
while the population of the United
States is IA times that of Canada.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

Princess Louise, of Saxony, may now
legally marry Giron, with whom she
eloped, leaving her husband and chill
dren. The divorce granted the crown
prince permits both him and his wife
to wed again, but the princess may not
be married to Giron anywhere in Ger
many.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

Soon after President Roosevelt's adj
mOnitiOn against small families was
published throughout the country, he
received a large photograph of man,
his wife and IA children. Below the
picture were written the name and the
simple inscription, Not guilty.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

The department of agriculture, after
carefully revising it's figures, places the
total number of farm animals in the
country at 2O0000,OOO and their total
value at approximately $3,043, 0OO,O O0
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

A proposition to turn over the Gus
tody of Bunker Hill monument from
the monument association to the state
of Massachusetts, has been lately con-
sidered by the judiciary committee OF
the house of representatives of that
state, but it found few advocates in it's
favor. The care of the monument is
now largely provided for by fees, which
could not be charged if it should be
state property.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

The president has secured from con-
gross satisfactory antitrust legislation
and the ratification Of the Alaskan
treaty but he has informed senator's and
representatives in uneQuivocal terms
that if either the Colombian or Cuban
treaties fail he will call the senate in
extra session
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

We trust Mr.. Carnegie's generous Of
fer to pay Venezuela's debt to Germany
will not create false hopes in the hearts
of some other South American repub-
lies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

Among the countries of the world
Canada stands eighth in the extent Of
its railroad mileage. In proportion to
its population, however, it's mileage is
considerably in excess of that of the
United States.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

The total imports of wines from Aus.
tralia into the United Kingdom for 1902
is 992,S44 gallons, showing an increase
of 256,090 gallons over 1901. The inn.
ports of wines from all countries for
1902 show a decrease of 89,543 gallons
over the year 1901.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

very tightly when inserted in this style
of bottle, and one in fancy holds the
bottle in hot water to loosen the stop
per and effect the release of the heart
broken girl. Those who know the mys-
terry of double printing will understand
how this most interesting picture is
made, while to others who have not pen
trated the mysteries of photography the
effect will seem almost impossible Of
accomplishment,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

If there was way to vizualizing the
false hopes, idleness, folly and crime
consequent upon Senator Hanna's ne
gro pension bill, a hideous spectacle
would be presented.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

Mr.. Andrew Carnegie is now plan
ming for a beautiful and fitting monu-
ment. He proposes to erect a palacs
for the great peace tribunal at The
Hague.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

Cameras and expert operators are re-
sponsible for numerous pictures that
force the imagination to run wild in an
attempt to solve the mysterious produc-
tions of the photographers art. Here.
for instance, is little child apparently
crying as though her heart would break
because she is shut up in wide
mouthed bottle, the stopper of which
has been set back in position.
This kind of stopper frequently binds
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

Perhaps President Roosevelt's ear
nest advocacy of large families may
touch the obdurate heart Of the COVER
nor Of Kansas.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

The student who answered the ques-
ton, What are the by-products of
petroleum. with the single word, "Un-
iversities"- was not so far from correct.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

The month Of February is trying
hard to demonstrate that it isn't always
the shortest month that is easiest on
the coal pile. ,.s asaua.rf i7fae .fs
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

Most of us would not object to law
fixing individual wealth at not to ex-
coed $10,000,000. We could struggle
along on the interest from So ,999.9 500.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

The woman who can ably preside
over women's convention is not al
ways the one who can maintain order
in larse family of children.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

There can be no doubt that the sui
tan of Turkey is modifying troops on
the Balkan frontier The sultan denies
-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

ED1 1tlRE(llZAIllI NOTES

A tyrannical labor union in Birming-
ham, Eng, has raised the price Of o
shave from / to cents. fU tn
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

The shortest name possessed by any
town or village in Great Britain is Ga,
the name of village in Islay.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-30

Senator Dolliver has a soldier con-
stituent who saw service in the Span
ish war and wants pension therefor.
His application is unique.
When the senator went over his
morning mail recently he found an
envelope containing an X-ray photo
graph of this constituents head. 1t
showed as distinctly as though it had
been marked with black ink the pres
ence of mauser bullet in the skull,
Just above one ear.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-08-13

In no class of mining does theo-
retical knowledge count for so
much as in metal mining. The
most valuable qualifications a me-
tai miner can have is to know
where to look for ore, and how to
find deposits, veins, sire k 8 +,
threads, ETC., cut off by faults or
lost from other causes. The man
who relies for this knowledge on
his experience will never make the
hsadway that he would if to his
experience he had Joined knowl-
edge of geology, mineralogy, as
saying, ETC., and takes advantage
of the experience of men who have
spent years in the study of these
subjects.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-08-13

The Columbia separating plant
was started up on Friday last. Col
onel Snow, of Mineral Point. Wis.
Captain Porter, of Paducah. as
we'll as banker Smith. OF the same
city, were in evidence right up
alongside OF the cornish rolls,
where they could see tue wheels
go round.
With a few minor changes to
be made in the size Of. the screens,
the mill is pronounced success
aud will prove one Of the most val
liable plants in the district in the
shape Of turning out large ton
mage Of zinc and lead .concen-
trates.
The machinery is Of the Joplin
Jig type entirely and has 5O'ton
daily capacity.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-08-13

A letter from Mr.. G. M. Miller,
dated at Golconda, Ills, Gays that
the Empire mine, which he repre-
sents, is proving quite a bonanza,
in both Zinc ores and fluorspar,
This is the property, we believe,
that at one time was owned by
Mrs. Mckinley.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-08-13

The hundred or more teams
hauling ores to the freight depot
in Marion for shipment have a
mighty hard time, so far as water
is concerned. The poor, patient
dumb brutes are in many instan-
ces deprived Of drinking the en-
tire round trip of several hours in
this extremely hot weather. At
Crooked creek, mile west OF the
city, there is plenty Of good water,
but it is fenced in 30 that is not
available. We understand Crit
tenden county owns nearly an acre
of ground there. BY moving the
fence so that teams can be taken
to the water all this would be re-
mided. Judge Towery, please
help those who can not help them
selves.