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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-10
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BIOGRAPHIES
WANTED
BY CYRUS DERIcKsoN
Cop, right, 1903 BY T. c. Mcclure.

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The Bebee Settlement was 50 called
because so many farmers of that name.
and all related, had settled there. Ii
was ut peace with all mankind and the
farmers hoeing their corn when some
thing like a cloudburst happened. A
stranger arrived at the house Of Silas
Bebee and sat down to boiled dinner
with him and afterward held a long
and interesting conversation. MIR.
Graves, as the stranger gave his name.
was one of the partners in Il big pub
fishing house which made speciality
of publishing the Biographies of the
old and eminent families of America.
The name of Bebee, rs lie had discoy-
cred by long and patient research, dat
ed back to the year 300 and had been
borne by princes, dukes, counts, bar
ons, poets and soldiers. What MIR.
Graves wanted was TO bring the Bebee
biography down TO Silas and let the
world know that the family was still
ON tap and as eminent ms In days of
yore. He wanted to fill at least ten
pages of the gilt backed book he was
getting out with the sayings and do
ings of Silas. while the eleventh page
should be taken up with full length
portrait of the sturdy old farmer The
biography and the portrait would be
free. but in order TO cover the cost of
the glue and the stitching Silas would
have TO come down with $25 in cash.
Il don't think I'll trade" was the re-
ply when the caller had stated his case.
Mr.. Graves seemed TO have prepared
himself for just such IN answer, and
he turned away with:
very well, Mr. Bebee. As YOU are
the most prominent Of the family. |
naturally came TO you first, but as you
don't care for the honors | shall 20 to
Reuben. ! think he will jump at the
opportunity. being as he WANTS to be
elected county supervisor next year.
Good day, Mr.. Bebee."
There wasn't feeling of brotherly
love between Silas and Reuben. Both
wanted to run things" and naturally
that brought about clash. Silas had
some thoughts of running for county
supervisor himself, and 1t was news to
him and news he did not like that Reu-
ben was planning to mix in. He did
some rapid thinking. Mr. Graves had
not climbed into his buggy when he
was called back and bargain conclud.
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The Name Witch Hazel.

The name Witch Hazel is much abused
E. G. Dewitt s Co., Chicago, are the in
ventors of the original and only genuine
Witch Hazel Salve. A certain cure FOL
Cuts, burns, bruises, eczema, letter, pile
etc. There are many counterfeits OF
this aslve, some of which are dangerous
while they are all worthless. In buy
ing Witch Hazel Salve see that the name
E. C. Dewitt & Co. Chicago. is on tn,
box and cure is certain. Sold oy Wells
{ Haymaker.
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Sold BY G. D. sturn 3 %.
Blockades ana Briszards.

In new Pullman ordinary" sleepers
wide vestibuled and with every modern
convenience, in charge of competent
agent from Cincinnati and Chicago via
Louisville, New Orleans, Houston, sal
Antonio, Ell Paso and Los Angeles to San
Francisco. Rates or berth half of cost
in regular sleepers. For FREE descrip
tive matter and full partiulars address
f. A. RICHTER, TRAY. Passenger Agent
Illinois Central Railroad.
SIP PARK BUILDING, PITTSBURG, PA
Jan. 29,wJR. 1p raj 4;ll sfI9T,
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Crops. Glrrard. ana s,omnch,.

Insects are oddly constructed atoms
of animated nature. as a rule. and 1t
depends altogether on the species MS
to internal makeup. In bees the crop
is called the honey bag" Insects with
mandlbles usually have modified
form of the "gizzard' so typical in the
common barnyard fowl. In some cases
this miniature "gizzard' is a perfect
wonder shop, its inner surface being
provided with pads" covered with
horns" and "bristles" in great profu.
sion. The grasshopper's ''gizzard' is
lined with innumerable rows of teeth.
very minute, of course, but well devel-
oped, true teeth, nevertheless, The
same may be said of crickets and other
insects Of that ilk.
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SPECIAL TRAINS.
B. & o. Will Run Them From Union.
town and clarksburg, March u.

The B. 3 o. has announced unofIicially
that it will run special trains from
Clarksburg and Uniontown to Morgan.
town on March ID for the big concert in
which Richard Stratus and Victor Her.
bert are 10 take part. The trains will
leave Aforgantown midnight on their
way back home. This was done with.
out the demand of any guarantee and ii
shows that the road is very much inter
ested in the event which is TO be one Of
the biggest that has ever taken place in
the state. The exact schedule of the
train has not been announced.
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70 believe that all the other Bebees
STAND around and look at him with
their mouths open? WAL, I'll bust up
ms little circus Tor him.7
ar. Graves had struck good thing
and he was the man 10 push II. Reuben
man'eu more pages than Silas had
his sons wanted to spread out In lib
eral manner and Mr.. Graves fixed
lia,ters 10 suit them and himself. He
mao iree board ana lodgings for four
! nays anu departed win cash enough
- guy lur iined oyercoat for the
next winter, IN honor bound, as he In
lorinea heupen, ne must call on Sala-
thiei BeDee, but only to make sure
.s'e, ~ sn.'liula.iier was pitten "
- u I ~ :, lue s'"se Vi ONO OF elicn-
ST.. 4' ea Saiatllei was up
'4ie Pis"eeus "hieh had crept
49, s slun' anu "hen ar. SraVes
'he oiogtaphy business
- ~ Setaisn.eleu up anu SAID:
a.. ~ pass iislt On. ! am { buy.
~. ~ Dl.sAs quay,
80 ~, oaNes oiaht pass. he
SIIa.' ~, ~ .on'lto's el'ereu INTO WIN
ra.aS..,' ~. s.aeh, anu ne added the
80. e'ae - was 700 pad there Were
mr.. '1 i',eht iailIiles OF beDees.
d,'". ''.'iiiei struck the trunk OF a
''ee WIN MS nst ana exclaim-
Donn housers, put the idea OF
pees passin themselves of
~, M ar.es' ana pest In America!
w nhoW now TO farm, and
- ior 70 uehy ~, but as Tor be-
- uis suns they am knee high. I'm
s,,,d " pi"s' Out II uoht lay over
'ie anu heupe every DAY In the week
-. !ou hin KICK me clear across the
-. ~ q" u
he rest was easy, of course. There
were salathiei. his wife and two sons
ana TWO daughters, and all had to- go
INTO that book regardless Of space or
COST Mr. Graves was not an impetu-
GUS man, and he took his time writing
OUT ms notes and managed to get five
aays free board and lodgings. Then
ne departed TO work" Moses, Abra-
nam, Joab, Peter, Paul and several
other Bebees, securing victims in each
ana every FAMILY and in one instance
taking IN everything from the grand
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Age of mother Earth.

An eminent scientists estimate OF
the age of the world is mot SO great
as 100000 years, possibly as little as
100000 years. probably 100000
years" AS not even the greatest sci.
entists have been able to find out with
in 100000 or 100000 years how
old Mother Earth is, it must be con-
fessed that she keeps the secret Of her
age quite as well as do her charming
daughters. The scientists may at last
come to the conclusion that, Ike the
others. she is ''only as old as she
Baltimore Sun.
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Stock Raising for Profit.

The south is rapidly oming to the
front as stock raising country for pro-
fits. You can learn how northern stock
raisers located along the Illinois Cen.
trail R. R. are getting rich in this bust
ness by writing for FREE descriptive
matter and particulars 10
f. A. RICHTER, T.P.A, III. Cent. r. R.,
5l2 PARK BUILDING,
jan2Owtf. PTTTsBURG, PA.
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Tragedy Averted.

"Just in the nick of time our littl,
boy was saved" writes Mrs. W. WatlSin.
of Pleasant City, 0. pneumonia hat
played sad havoc with him and a terri
BILE cough set in besides. Doctors treat
ed him, but he grew worse every day
At length we tried Dr. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, and our darl
ing was saved. He's now sound, ant
we'll" Everybody ought to knox, it,,
the only sure cure for coughs, colds ani
all lung diseases, Guaranteed by Franz
q. Bland, druggist. Price soc and sl.OO
Trial bottles free.
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sATTLEsHIP MIKAsA BATrIEslip aArstsE
THREE OF JAPAN's BEST WARsHIPs.
More Riots.

Disturbances of strikers are not near,
ly as grave as an individual disorder OF
the system. overwork, loss of sleep
nervous tension will be followed by ut
ter collapse, unless a reliable remedy is
Immediately employed. There's nothing
so efficient to cure disorders of the liver
or kidneys as Electric Bitters. It's a
wonderful tonic, and effective nervine
and the greatest all around medicine for
run down systems. 1t dispels nervous
ness, rheumatism and neuralgia, and ex.
pels malaria germs. Only Soc, and sat.
isfaction guaranteed by Frank G. Bland
druggist.
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ed. The rest of the afternoon and all
the evening were spent in listening to
Silas Bebce's history, covering period
OF some tifty-siX years. Mr.. Graves
made copious notes and nodded his
head from time 10 time, and all went
well with the story. Bedtime had
come, and Silas had given in sufficient
matter for his ten pages when his wife
who had all along been doing a heap of
thinking. rose and inquired:
''Silas, am 10 be left out OF this
thing as il didn't amount TO shucks?
II haven't helped you TO be the big
gest toad in the puddle, who has,"
.'They never say anything in books
about big women, do they?" he asked
OF Mr.. Graves
"Well, very seldom" was the reply.
II believe they have mentioned Cleo.
patra and one or two others, but those
were exceptional cases. still. as your
wife says
The result was that Mrs. Silas Bebee
was given three pages and portrait
in the book. all for the sum OF IS cash
in advance. and the clock had struck
midnight before she got through tell
ing how often she had had rheuma-
tism, mysteries and bronchitis and how
many yards of rag carpet and barrels
of soft soap she had made during her
married life. There was n son in the
family named Joe He had nothing 10
say that evening, but he got up next
morning 10 claim his rights. AS the
son of Bebee and the biggest Bebee Of
them all. he wanted to be known of
men, and 1t was finally decided that he
should have two pages and a portrait
for. IS. II was dog cheap, and Mr..
Graves would lose money ON 1t, but be
had started out TO see the Bebee fami-
~ through and must do II even If h9
went broke 1t took him three days
TO get through with the family, during
which he had free board and lodgings
MS a matter of course. and then he
headed Tor the house of Reuben II
was understood that he must call there
to ask Reuben his exact age. but he
must not go beyond that Reuben was
In the cornfeld with HIS hoe, and be
leaned against the fence and heard
what the publisher had to say and then
replied:
by gum, but always lnowed Silas
Bebee was n sneak. and now las prov.
ed He wants folks to think he's the
big Bebee does hef, Wants the world
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VERY Low RATES.
Account Grand Musical Festival, Nor
gantown, W. Va, March "a, Via
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.

On Monday, March l4th, great musi-
cal festival will be held at Morgantown,
". Va, under the auspices of the West
Virginia University. and for this occas-
ion the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad win
sell excursion tickets from Clarxsbure
tor special train leaving at 500 pm. Re
turning special train wilLleave Morgan
town at l1.so pm. For tickets and fun
information rall on ticket agents. mia
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Happy. Healthy Children.

Any child can take Little Early Ris
ers with perfect safety They are harm.
less, never grippe or sicken, and yet they
are so certain in results that robust con.
situations requiring drastic means are
never disappointed. They cannot faiI
to perform their mission and every on,
who uses DeWitt's Little Early Riser.
prefer them to oil other pills. They
cure biliousness, Sold by Wells & Hay.
maker,
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Plenty of Proof
From People Who Know-From clarks
burg Citizens.

The greatest skeptic can hardly fail to
be convinced in the race of evidence like
thise 1t is impossible to produce better
proof of merit, than the testimony of
Clarksburg, of people who can be seen
at any time. Read the following case OF
it.:
G. A. Carder. shnamaker, of lO6 East
Elk street, says: "For fifteen years ev.
cry now and then l had attacks of back.
ache, some of them so severe that / was
unable to get around The dull. bear.
ing down pain just across the kidneys
rendered STOPPING or lifting almost i'm
possible, and morning after morning
when l awakened it required extra eff
fort to turn over in bed. Stiffness and
soreness across the sail of my back was
very pronounced when the attocks were
in the acute stage and so that there
could be any doubt left us to the cause
of the coplicaed trouble with the kid
ney secretions existed. Doan's Kidney
Pills cae TO my notice and / went to
Wells & Haymaker's drug store for q
box. Relief followed after dose OF
two, and continuation of the treatment
stopped the last attack. have not the
slightest hesitation in saying that Doan's
Kidney Pills act as represented"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Reember the -Doan's-and take
no substitute.
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remsdy-we offer the following guar-
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than whole library OF assertion. \.
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Hugh MayeA. SEC, and Treas 4
The othcers and managers OF Fotrg Remedy
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Act now--on the Impulse that is in your
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What Is a hYe-dollar bill In comparison
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Wen Again.

The many friends OF John Blouut will
be pleased to learn that he has entirely
recovered from his attack Of rheumatism
Ghamberlain's Pain Balm cured him af-
ter ne best doctors in the iown tAionon
lnd,) had failed to give relief. The
prompt relief from pain which this lini,
ment affords is alone worth many times
its cost. For sale by G. c. Stone, drug
gist.
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W. |. Yancy Banned the physicians

w. L. Yaney, of Paducah, KY, writes
a had severe case of kidney diseas,
and three of the best physicians in Ken
lucky treated me without success.
then took Foley's Kidney Cure. Tn,
first bottle gave me immediate relic
and three bottles cured me permanently
| gladly recommend that wonderful
remedy" Sold by Stone & Mercer, c
D. Sturm 4 Co., and R. ]. Criss.
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Conjurer pointing to his cabinetl-
Ladies and gentlemen, now call your
attention to the great Illusion Of the
evening. | will ask any lady in the au-
dience to step on the stage and enter
the cabinet. viii then close the door.
When open it again, the lady will
have disappeared, leaving no trace.
Husband Ito his WIFE Matilda, my
love, do oblige the gentleman and walk
up.-London Telegraph.
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II Saved His Leg.

P. A. Danforth, OF LaGrange, Ca, SUI
fered for six months with frightfu
running sore on his leg; but write
that Bueklen's Arnica Salve wholly eur
ed it in five days. For ulcers, wound.
piles, its the best salve in the world
Cure guaranteed. Only 25c. Sold b,
Frank G. Bland. druggist.
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Has your husband bii.thmark or
anything of that kind by which he
may be identifled?" asked the detec.
tive.
The deserted wife reflected a mo
ment.
''Yes, sir" she said. HE has sort
of hangdog look on his face. and it
was born with him, l guess Chicago
Tribune.
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TnctfuI,

"At what age do you consider women
the most charming?" asked the inquisl.
tive female of more or less uncertain
age.
AT the age of the woman who asks
the question" answered the man, who
was a diplomat.-New Yorker.
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Rasped.

do you shave yourself very closer
said the barber.
Not very" said the victim. 81 usu.
ally leave enough skin to fasten the
court plaster on. but of course you
didn't know that before you began
Cincinnati Times-Star.
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Ups and Downs.

"oh, well, everybody has his ups and
downsr'
That's right. Just at present I'm
down pretty low because I'm hard up"
Exchange.
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nix TI,eory.

ut is better to rule by love than
fear" saidstfe gentle philosopher.
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum;
sit is peoples love of money that has
made life easy for me."-Washington
Star.
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Ready For Il

Professor Longhair-It has been dem.
onstrated beyond question that this
continent is sinking. Miss De Style
oh, well, we've got yacht.-New York
Weekly.
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Under the evolution theory a monkey
needs millions of years in which tc
become man, whereas man can make
monkey of himself in "A minute
Birmingham Age Herald.
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Beecher and Emerson.

One day Mr.. Beecher was dining be
side Emerson and said, 1AIr. Emerson.
when you are eating this fine beef,
can won tell by the flavor what kind
of grass the OK ate:"
why. no. OF course notr'
Il am right glad to bear it." replied
Beecher. for ! have been feeding my
congregation on Emerson for many .
year. and l have been afraid they
would find it out"-Boston Christian
Register.
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II it's bilious attack, take Cham.
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets aud
a quick recovery is certain. For sale by
G. G. Stone. druggist.
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Too much effort to increase our hap
piness transforms 1t into misery
Rousseau.
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a1t:i AN ALfIMORfS ONO
RAILROAD,
IVES. BonHd.
No. l-tdailyi due 1858 a. m.
No. IL daily due :2e a, m.
No. 3-tdauyj due los 10 a. m.
No. 47-tdailyl due S:42 p. m.
No. 56-tdaily due 7:2s p. m
East Bound.
No. 2-tdaily) due 1854 a. N.
Eo.so- daily due 1913 a. IN.
No. a-tdaily) due $3.50 p. m.
No. 72-tdaily) due s:5s p. m.
No. l4-tdaily) due s:45 p. m.
". va. q PITTS. DIVISION.
West scund.
No. s-tdaily ex. Sunday Ar. 6.lb ana;
Lv. e;I5 a. IN.
No. l-tdailyl Ar. $3.50 a. m; Lv. 1880
q. m.
No. 5-tdaily eI. SUM- Ar. s.iS p mi.
Ly. 1855 p. m.
No. 7-tdaily er. SUM- Ar. s.4b ,. m.
No. 9--tsunday only Ar. 1890 p. M;
Lv. 1920 P. m.
East Bound.
No. s-tDaily ex. SUM- Lv. $40 a. IN.
No. 2-tDaily ex. Sum- Ar. $3.50 a. m;
Lv. l0:sS p. m.
No. ee-sa~dny only Ar. and Ly. $50
No. o-tdaily) Ar. $3.50 p m; by. 4 pm.
TO- 4-(daily ex, sun.l-Ar and Ly.
1880 p. m.
WEST VIRGINIA SHORT LINE.
West Bound.
10. 7l7-tdaily ex. sun.fAr. 1850 a. m.
No. 7le-(daiIyl Ar. s:l5 p. IN.
East Bound.
No. 7is-tdailyi Nv. $50 a. N.
No 72O- tdaily ex. SUM- Lv. 2;so p. N.
Trains Nos. and s run between
clar;xsburg and Sutton.
d. B. MARTIN,
M.P.T., Baltimore.
@. W. BASSETT.
@, p. A., Baltimore.
c. W. ALLEN,
T. P. A. Petersburg
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FrighttuI Running Sores
and actual rotting away of the bones and
flesh result frequently from lack of att
tention TO the proper cleansing of the
blood when it is little out of order.

has been ha, Foere.
VII cure Specific Blood roisonth
butthi
~ you have scron
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Dr.. g. D. Earpsr. veterinarian. win
treat your sick snirnal Operating a
speciality. Charges reasonable ofhee
III PIKE stEsst. sPr2sti
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HoLMBoE & LAFFERTY
Architects.
MAIN office. cLARksBuR6. w. Va.
Branch: Elkins, W. Va.
Branch: Athens, Ohio.
no MAKE GOOD cLoTHINC

TO MAKE GOOD CLOTHING
Is an art. That we have attained pro-
fciency in every branch is proven by our
continuously increasing business. If you
want
SMART TAILoR-MADE SUIT
Or overcoat made of thoroughly reli-
able goods, with fit and finish guaranteed
let us take your measure, etc. Spring
styles now ready.
J. E. FLYNN.
The Tailor. $50 pike ST
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-07-25
AFRICAN RAILWAY woRKMEN
The Man in Charge often Acts as PO-
lice Judge and Extcutioner
of His Gang.

The old slave traders have built up q
| very fair type of negro at the coast, and
1t vas byre we engaged most of our ma
tives, says A. B. Lueder, who had charge
of the erection OF American viaducts on
the Uganda railway. In the Engineering
News, these men knowing something Of
the white mans work and being willing
to agree to stay with us for six months
or longer. The interior negro is, gener-
ally speaking, a useless fellow, with the
exception Of the tribes just north OF
Lake Victoria, the Wasanda, from
whom we had some men, whom we
found fairly intelligent, although ex-
tremely lazy
The bast and most faithful workers
came from German territory, the Wan
wumwazis who are, as a rule, good.
stalky, strong men who will stand a
great deal of really hard work. These
men had generally seen service on the
great caravans which entered this re-
gion for trading purposes and slave cap
ture or exploration. They were old
hands at carrying loads on their heads.
but the handling OF bridge iron was
a new proposition and necessitated a
very considerable amount of teaching.
A serious fault Of these men was that
they would get tired of working and
wish to go home about the time they had
learned to Go our work and we would
have to procure new labor. These
men we hired for ten rupees, or about
1890 a month, and food, which cost us
about three cents per day, the food con-
sisting entirely of rice, III pounds a day,
and a pinch of salt.
In handling these men 1t was neces-
sary almost to 60 back to old slave
days. They could be punished in no
way except by the whip or by filming
them. The latter method was undesir-
able in most cases and not effective,
so that 1T was necessary to hand the
culprits over to the police, who carried
away your laborer and thus deprived
you of a man whose place you could
not fill Immediately. The only alterna-
tives were to either overlook the Of
fence or act as police, Judge and execu.
toner yourself. This latter plan we
found effective in most cases and to be
favored by those in authority in the
country; in fact, the man in RESPONSE
BILE charge of work was made an Officer
of the law with the power to deal with
trivial crimes in cases where the police
were NOT easil inaccessible.