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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-24
Increase, Not 81 Decrease.

An erroneous statement concerning
the alleged decrease in the number of
cattle, swine and horses in Kansas
during the past year has appeared in
prominent stock journal of Kansas
City and has called forth a vigorous
denial from the Kansas state board
of agriculture. Correct returns show
an increase of $4,000 cattle over the
1902 returns. There is also an increase
of 100000 in the number of swine and
10000 in the list of horses. The stock
journal above mentioned makes this
statement: Compared with the as
sessment for the previous year the
figures of 1903 show decrease of u, :
915 horses, 1896 cattle and 435, 226
hogs
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-24
Married Indian Maidens.

Roy Bradford the son Of S. b.
Bradford, an e1-attorney general OF
Kansas, recently married a quarter
blood Chickasaw girl. whose headlight
is valued at $4,000. William Trap, a
son of G. T. Trap. a Topeka tailor.
married a Choctaw girl whose head
right is valued at $4,000.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-24
Discharged as .cured."

Mrs. H. e. Bowlus, of Pierceville,
was discharged from a Topeka asy--
lum as cured of insanity. Last FRI
day she went home accompanied by
her husband and brother. At Kins-
ley she managed to give her escort
the slip. She was searched for high and
low, and at last her dead body was
found In a small stream which flows
near the town. The stream contained
but few inches of water, not enough
to cover her person. She had grasped
the grass growing in the bottom of the
creek with both hands, and thus had
been able to hold her face under water
while lying on her stomach.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-07-24
Kansas Has $50 Dentists

Four Kansas towns with populations
of more than. 1000 have no dentists.
They are Scammon. Goodland, st. Paul
and Empire. There are $50 dentists
in Kansas. Wichita has the most
20. Topeka has 81; Kansas City, 81:
Hutchinson, IL; Leavenworth, II; At
Gibson and Ottawa 10 each.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-06
The Trust Question. /.

faa- q ~
We have read Senator TIilman,s
speech on the trust Question delivered
10 the Senate sometime ago and we
consider iT one OF the strongest
speeches yet made on that subject.
1t presents the Democratic view In q
most forcible light. He rightly takes
the position that more and additional
federal statutes are not needed In or
der to deal with the trust question;
that the present laws are good enough
and stringent enough ii they were
only enforced. III the opening part
or his speech he says:
1T is said by those charged with
the administration Of the government
that we need more legisation; that
we have not now any remedy for the
evils which confront us; that the peO-
I.nle are helpless: that congress must
do mere; that the officers or the |; "
are powcrlcsS, and their efforts will
be futile to render relief. am r.
minded here Of al old and hackncyed
couplet which all OF us have heard 0
often and SO long that most Of lis f;t.l
To give it its full import. l think it
is from Pope, but it does not matt, r
who wrote it. it is as true now as t
ever was:
'iFor forms Of government let 70 S
contest;
Whate'cr is best administered is best !.
we may load down our statui s
with law after law and pass all th>
Hood OF bills that are coming in now
from both ends Of the capitol, and
unless the sworn officers Of the law
shall discharge their duties fcarlessly
and honestly every effort to protect
The people will fail, rs the effort which
hive been made in the prSt hive
failed, because Of the dereliction Of
duty ON The part Of those charged
with executing tile law"
Senator Tillman then takes ND the
Sherman ANTITRUST law an analyses
its provisions, claiming that almost
any kind OF trust, and especially the
coal trust, could have been check
mated under its provisions. He does
not deal in gencralitieS, but is most
minute in his specifications, tracing
the. history Of the consolidation of the
coal interests and the railroad inter
ests. He shows that the trust was
formed openly and above board, in
open defiance Of the law, and that it
could have been checked by the attor-
ney general of the United States If lie
had only performed his sworn duty.
The speech is a very long one, and
VIC regret that we cannut reproduce
it, or any great part Of it, in these
columns. 1t should be read by all
who can secure copy Of it. 1t is an
able and logical presentation Of very
vcxatious subject, and fortifics and
strengthens the democratic position
on the question.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-06
DO You Know?

Why should the farmers OF the
United States be poor when the pro-
ducts Of agriculture form about two
thirds Of the entire export trade Of
the country? Last year, according to
the secretary OF agriculture, exports
from the farm amounted to $500, 0O0,-
600. On the farm what should he
among the possibilities in wealth and
power and Il high degree of intel.
ligencc when it is known that the
science OF agriculture is yet in rudi-
mcntary stages throughout the world?
The farmer is the great man Of the
country and should be the happest
and most independent man. If he is
not; who is to blame? The signboards
are up and if he takes the wrong fork
in the road he should blame himself
because he has eyes and refuses to see
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-06
The Gonzales NIc,noriat.

The GaStonia correspondent Of the
Charlotte Observer tells tic following:
"a lecture entitled Thoughts
Upon Music, With Prelude, InLerlndc
and Postlude, is to be delivered i'm the
y. NJ. q. A.. hall by Prof ID. S. L..
Johnson. After the lecture, Il collec-
uion will be taken for The benefit of
the Gonzales monument fund now be-
ing collected in Columbia a very
interesting story is connected with
this lecture, showing why this collcc-
tion is to be made. 1t seems that the
last year Of Mr.. Gonzales school life
was spent in Fairfax county, Va,
and his teacher was this same Prof.
Johnson. Young Gonzales was ambi-
tious to prepare himself for newspa-
per work, and The teacher did not
classify him, SO that he might have
an opportunity to make I'LL the pro-
gresS possible. From that time until
his unfortunate death lie did not for
get his Mr.. Davy,' as he affcctionate-
ly called his old teacher. On last
Christmas Mr.. Gonzales wrote him as
follows: My dear Mr.. Davy: Please
let me share with you, this Christmas,
my dividend from The State. Ac-
companying this letter was very
liberal check. Ills old teacher has
met with rcvcrScs, but wishes to do
what he can To pay Il tribute to his
Old pupil, the lamcntcd GOnZaleS.''
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-06
Conviction ana Punishment.

The Anderson Daily Mail says that
tor Boggs in the court room while the
solicitor was not ABOUT. He beats
any man / ever saw" said Judge
Purdy. Over in Greenvillc last week
he tried forty cases in five days and a
half and convicted thirty-sevcn of
them. -Four Of them were murder
cases, and he IS going to have two of
them hanged. l think that beats
all the records in the criminal courts
in this state"
The Grcenyille Mountainecr says
Judge Purdy is right about the con
victionS, and that is the end OF tile
rope with Solicitor Bogg or any other
prosecuting attorney for the state.
The main difficulty is that punish
nent does not always follow convic-
tion. In this statement or Judge
Purdy il is claimed that there are tu
be Two hangings as the result or con-
victionS at the recent term, when as a
matter Of fact one or them has been
postponed indefinitely. rs they say in
in the Legislature
q ~" 9SsitS dSO. WilcII u uuEC l)CIlCl
was holding crimminal court in that
city, Solicitor Boggs at his first term
rs solicitor obtained large number OF
convictions, including In the schedule
three hangingS for murder, but not
one or them ever touk place. The
lawyers for the defense often work
harder after the conviction than be-
fore the trial, and the complaccnt
public kindly assist by signing every
petition that comes around, and exc
cutivc clemcncy puts the finishing
touch upon The WORK Of the circuit
court by committing the sentence of
releasing the prisoner.
by no means lessen the number OF
convictions, but let the way be found
to fit the punishment to the crime
and South Carolina will be freed ir
Il measure from the contumcly now
being hcaped upon the state for the
non-cnforcemcnt Of the crimina
laws" The question is how is tho
way to be found and by whom:
Nearly every man who kills another
should be punished in some way o.
other, but none scarcely are punished
What is the remedy: One should bt
found and applied
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-06
Tortured by Robbers.

Ten masked robbers went 10 the
home of Christian Ioahlin, two miles
from the city Of Toledo, Ohio, Thurs
day night at l | o'tlurk, battered down
the doors with clubs and entered the
residence, leaving two men outside
as guards. In the house were Mr..
and Mrs. Christian Jochlln, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Joehlin, John Anderson,
Jos. Joelin, also Il three -year-uld boy
and an 1S-months-old girl. All, in
Guiding even the baby boy and girl,
were clubbed into insensibility, bound
and gagged. When the Joehlns re-
covered consciousness the robbers
demanded $4,000, which they said
they knew was secrcted In the house.
When told that no such amount was
there the bandits applied burning
torches to the faces and feet Of all
their victims, blstering even the in
fant's little feet. Christian Joehlin.
ag aged paralytic, was beaten 81
frequently that there is not a spot on
his head that is not bruised and raw.
The marauders leaving their victims
securely tied, searched every corner
or the house, securing $500 in cash
and several articles Of jcwclry. They
drank several gallons of vine they
found in the cellar, prepared hearty
meal, including meat, potatoes, coffee,
wine and other edibles, and ate it,.
They were in the house five hours,
leaving Mt 4 o'clock this morning,
after notifying the family that they
would return for the $4,000. Every
policeman and detective in the city is
working on the case, but not even Il
clue OF the intruders' whereabouts
has been discovered.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-06
Afraid OF Him.

at Washington a young man Civ
ing the name OF w. l.. Clark gained
admission to the floor of the house
Tuesday and seated himself in the
chair Of the speakers messenger near
the speakers desk where he sat idly
twirling Il white hat with red band.
Assistant Do0rkccper Kennedy cs-
cortcd him out and turned him over
to the capitol police who took him to
the guard room where he was recog-
niZed as the same young man who was
escorted from the capitol building
Sunday because of his strange conduct.
lie was sent to police headquarters in
the city.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-06
a Drummer shot.

W. j. Thompson, formerly II travel
ing representative for a Louisville.
Ky, house, was shot three times and
laIaily wounded In the dining room
o. ms residence at Maxton, N. c., at
. O'CLOCK Thursday evening by Il. n.
Mclean, a nephew OF Thompson's
wife. Thompson, who was under fla
influence of whiskcy, objected to the
presence or Mclean, who had been
summoned by Mrs. Thompson on ac.
count OF her husbands condition, and
an alteration cnsued. Mclean claims
hat thesshooting was entirely in self.
efenSc, .,'-'
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-06
General IIrosL Appointed.

Adjt. Gen. Corbin OF the United
States army has written Gov. Hey
ward saying that he has been appoint
ed chief marshal Of The great parade
in st. Louis. Mo-, on April 80, Incl
dent to the dedication Of the worlds
fair, and asking that the governor
name some member Of his STAFF to
represent South Carolina on Gen
COrbin'S staff on that occasion. The
governor has named Gen. John D..
Frost, his chief Of staff, who will go
to st. Louis and serve.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-06
Killed by Dynamite.

j. *. Martin, a white man, and Joe
Noutrcc and William Bennett, ne
grocs, were killcc at Il railroad camp
in the western outskirts OF Nashville,
Tenn, Tuesday by the accidental en-
plosion OF two sticks u dynamite.
The mems body were fcarfully man
Slcd and were unrecOgnizable. The
cause Of the explosion Is not known.
I'hc while man was hurled $50 feet.
Portions OF one Of the ncgro's body
and fragments Of his clothing were
and ed IN a trcc - feel aMaY
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-06
The sole Survivor.

The man supposed to. be the sole
survivor OF the St. Pierre disaster was
IL passenger by the steamer Fontabelle
which arrived at New York Tuesday
from the West indies. He Is Joseph
Sibaracc, negro aged 81 years, d
native OF Martinique. He was a priS-
oner in the dmngcon Of st. Pierre
when the ill-fatcd city was destroyed
by the eruption Of Mont Peclcc. lie
was taken to Ellis Island.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-06
j. NEWTON HATHAWAY, WI. ID,
The weather for March.

The following date, covering n
period Of l5 years, have been compiled
from the weather bureau records at
Columbia for the month of March:
Mean or normal temperature, 81 de-
grces.
The warmcst month was that Of
1894, with an average Of 60 degrees.
The coldest month was that OF SOL !,
with an average Of rs degrees.
The highest temperature was 90 de-
gress on March %, 1894.
The loewst temperature was 90 de-
grecs on March /, 1901.
Average date on which first 'tkill-
| ing" frost occurred in autumn, Noycm-
Der 5.
Average date on which last killing,
frost occurred in spring, March 23.
PRECIPITATION.
Average for the month, 1. 50 inches.
Average number Of days with OIL of
an inch or more, 10.
The greatest monty precipitation
was q. 93 inches in 1891.
The least monthly precipitation was
| l.20 inches in 1893
The greatest amount Of prccipta-
ton recorded in anys24 consecutive
hours was 2.S3 inches on March 1926,
1901.
The greatest amount Of snowfall re-
corded in any ~ consecutive hours
(rccord extending to winter of lS84-S5
only was inch in March. 1890.
Average number Of clear days, IL:
partly cloudy days, .; cloudy days, IL. /.
The prevailing Winds have been
from the west
The highest velocity of the wind
was II miles from the southwest on
| March 30 1902.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-06

An act to authorize the Lexington
and Columbia railway to construct its
tracks through certain counties, and
for other purposes -
TO increase the salary Of chaplain
of the penitcntiary
TO permit directors OF the pcniten-
tiary to exchange lands with Geo. Il.
Llghtsey.
10 permit l0-ycar convicts to be
worked on The chaingangs.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-06
Nervous Debility

etc.. which gradually weakens nr
the true nature of HIS trouble. Ne
the eyes, dependency, etc., often d,
neglected serious results are sure
symptoms OF weakening OF his MAJ
under MY skfllful treatment you W
hood. Whether you consult me or
ready made medicines, FREQ sample
the body nre involved, and only a.
booklet, Nervous Debility and IL
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-06
sympathy Tcndcreti 30,

by a rising vote the Southern Asso-
clation Of Newspapers Circulators,
which opened its session at New Or
leans L hurSday, decided to tender
sympathy to a.. T.. Gonzales of the
Columbia State on the recent tragic
dea III OF his brother, editor Of that
paper. Vice President II. III. Ahrens
called the association to order. Many
important topics are TO be discussed
during the two days session. The
association was organized in Atlanta
last year. aI
ABOUT ADVERTISING Where one
merchant fails TO get value from ad-s
vcrtising there are ten who have sue.
cecded In realizing on the Investment.
If merchants all had the ability to do
rs much advertising as they might
desire There would be results sticking
out all over the business community.
The majority lack capacity to take on
as much advertising as might be re-
commended, but they should not hesi-
tate about advertising all they can
merely because they can't do all they
would like to do. ..-- Ill
/; A TEXAN known as ~ Volcano' Mar
shall became stranded in Manila and /
asked Gen. Clailee to send him home.
The general said his orders were to
give such aid only to those in the
military or civil service. Y on could I
send me II yon wanted to, said Mar
shall persuasively.s ''Sec herc,s said !.
the. commander Iii stern tones, ''ifS
our places were reversed would you
give me tranSpmtation?" You bet
l would, and be darned glad to- qe
rid OF you,n said the Texan yolcahoss
Gen. Chaifee smiled .discrectly wheIs
asked whether he sent Marshall home,
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-04-30
views of a three years Man.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I have
been reader of The National Tribune
for a good many years. l don't remember
how long. l am Il subscriber to five pa
pers, two in Texas, one i'll Ohio, one in
Indiana and the old reliable National Tri-
bune. 1t does appear strange to me that
the boys. can not agree on the pension
question. | would like some one of the
DIRECTORS to state why the So service
pension bill is not good. l served over
three years, never spent day IN hOspi-
tai, and never was excused from duty by
the doctor but once. | am now nearly "a
years old. completely broken down, and
drawing Sc per month. My application
for increase recently was rejected. 1t cost
Inc little over So to go before the Medi-
cal Board. That was over one month s
pension gone. j. cost the Government
So fees for the Board. That would even
up two months pension at So per month,
or would have paid me one months pen
sion at $12 per month. This is only a
sample of hundreds and thousands of
cases. No money is saved and only
trouble and veNation results. Push the
S12 service pension bill to the front. Hold
it there through the thickest of the fray.
The long-termed man, the shOrt-termed
man, the big-pension man, the little-pen-
sion man-let all combine and push the
S12 service pension bill through. 1t will
not hurt the lOng-term man; if he is get
ting So or more it will not reduce his
allowance, and the same with the big-pen-
sion man. Let an honorable discharge
be a passport to ST. per month. The
| length of service should have nothing to
do with it. If the soldier enlisted for sc
| days and did his duty and has an hon
orable discharge, that shOnld settle the
| case in his favor. If the soldier enlisted
| for three years and did his duty, it should
be the same with him. That was his own
contract. and if he reenlisted for three
! years more, and did his duty, it shows his
loyalty, but should not be used to de-
preciate the faithful service for the short
| term soldier Wishing long life to The
| National Tribune, and abundant success
| subscribe myself, yours in f., G. aid l.
NEWTON ADAMS, Co. X, 37th Ill.
| Aypry Tay
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-04-30

for pensions to widows, minor children and
dependent parents is construed and held
to include all persons and the widows and
minor children of all deceased persons,
subject to the limitations of said Act, who
served for 30 days in the military or naval
service of the United States during the
late war of the rebellion, and who have
been honorably discharged therefrom, and
section 4116. Revised Statutes United
States. is amended accordingly: Provided,
however, That the foregoing shall not ap-
ply to those who served in the First, Sec
ond, Third, Fourth. Fifth and Sixth regi-
ments United States Volunteer Infantry
who had a prior service in the Confed-
crate army or navy and who enlisted in
said regiments while confined as prisoners
| of war under a stipulation that they were
not to be pensionable under the laws Of
the United States, nor to those who, hav-
ing had such prior service, enlisted IN the
military or naval service of the United
States after the first day of January,
eighteen hundred and sixty-five.
Sec. =. That in the administration of
the pension laws any enlisted man of the
Army, including regulars. volunteers, and
militia, or any appointed or enlisted man
| of the Navy or Marine Corps, who was
honorably discharged from the last con-
tract of service entered into by him dur
| ing the late war of the rebellion. shall be
| held and considered to have been honor
ably discharged from all similar contracts
of service previously entered into by him
with the United States during said war:
| Provided. That such enlisted or appointed
man served not less than six months I'M
der said last enlistment or appointment,
| that his entire service under said last en-
| listment or appointment was faithful. and
| that he did not receive by reason OF said
last enlistment or appointment any bOun.
ty or Sratuity other than from the United
States in excess of that to which he would
have been entitled if he had continued to
serve faithfully until honorably discharged
under any contract of service previously
entered into by him. either in the Army
Navy, or Marine Corps, during the war OF
| the rebellion"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-04-30
lie under the

vice must be held pensionable under the
act of June %. 1890.
THE action of the Bureau from which
the appeal was filed is reversed"
DEPENDENT MoTuER-MEANs OF SUPPORT.
In the pension claim of the mother Of
John T.. Kuhns philippine War; the PEN
sion Bureau held that the applicants hus-
band. father of the soldier, was physical
ly able to provide her an adequate sup
port, and therefore she was not entitled
TO pension as dependent mother On ap-
peal it is held asst Secretary Campbell,
March II. 1903:
THE law is explicit and pensions a
mother who has no present means of sup
port other than her own manual labor or
the contribution of others not legally
bound for her support: and whether or
not such claimant has a present means
of support is purely question of fact
III she has, without question, no such sup
port save the expected contributions of a
dissOlute and worthless husband who has
no property of any description, and whose
infrequent and meager earnings are con-
verted by him into whisky, it needs no
argument to demonstrate that such pres
ent means of support exist. il at all. in
visionary fiction of law. The law says
she is entitled to a support by her hus-
band; but, as a matter OF fact. there is
no such support neither is there any pos
| sibie way of obtaining it.
''This claimant is shown to have. aside
| from her own manual labor. no present
means of support worth mentioning other
than a supposed moral obligation of her
husband; and he has no more regard for
such moral obligation than he has for his
legal one, and that is nil. The law is "a
powerless to compel him to fulfill his moral
obligation rs it is to make him fulfill his
legal one. The obligations on his part ex-
list alphabetically only. have no existence
in fact. and are not productive. neither
can they be made productive, of anything
that can be resolved into means of sup
port for the claimant.
The law applicable to the case may be
stated as follows: An alleged dependent
mother is without present means of sup
port, if such means of support consist only
of the legal and moral obligations of her
husband. when such obligations are con-
clusively shown to be productive of prac-
tica!ly nothing toward her support. and
the law is powerless to make them pro-
ductive: provided always that the said
husband has no property which can be
made liable for such support.
The claim should be reopened and re-
adjuGicated under the law as herein set
forth.
Action reversed"