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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-07-28
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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-07-28

l had become troubled at the pecu
lar IN amer Of the Stranger, ard es,
peciaily at his parting LOOK and rnan.
ner; but when | looked on the figures,
my heart sunk like lead within me.
l made a mental effort to DISPUTE
the correctness Of the reco,d But
was startled into a more honest mroi
by an audible sign from the stranger.
| cried cut, Lord, save mel and
knelt down at my chair, with the "a
per in my hand, and my eyes fixed
upon 1t At once 1t becam, O. mirror.
and saw my heart reelected In it
The rfc)rd was true! | saw f.! |
felt 1t! l confessed ii! l deplorei il!
and | besought God to save me from
myself, with many tears. With a
cry of anguish awoke. l had once
prayed to be saved from hell, hut
prayer to be ga sed from myself now
was UNNECESSARILY more ~fervent.
When the tolls of my pilgrimage
shall be at an end, l shall kneel in
heaven, at the feet Of the Great
Alchemist and bless him for the reye
lat1on Of that day Selected.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-07-28

Ia his cell. and because OF his humility
and his unflaggIng industry, this
shortcoming In a brother whose fel.
lows VI all full- beared, was readily
forgiven.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18

hat, and, always-by rain or sunlight
an umbrella. The famous third police!
A stranger might fancy that, in an open
cab--talking French or English to his
friend-he you'd at least be safe from
surveillancey but his friend win touch
him significantly and speak OF the
weather. The fat cabby on the box,
somnolent, with white hair and good
paternal eyes, may be spy, more skilled
In the languages than the travelling
stranger; and, II the cabman has been
found lettering near the great clubs, the
hotels, or the embassies, the chances
are strong that he is. A subtler police
than that of the third section-the
akrana, which mas its ramifications In
every capital in Europe and America
completes this great system of espion-
mage. Its mesh is over every man in
Russia; no one goes unmatched save
only old Count Tolstoi.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18
LYNx-EYED SPIES or RUSSIA
Go Where You VIII You Are Never
Out of Sight Of the Watch
full Police.

Russia is prominently the land or
spies Democratic and socialistic
France has raised the spy system to a
state function, but In, Russia it is the
very soul of the state, writes Vance
Thompson, in Success Magazine. In
Moscow, in the streets, agents Of the
police are stationed every 500 yards; in
addition secret agents watch the houses
day and night-one being allotted to
every four houses; and In every house
is another spN the porter. G6where
you will, you are never out of the watch-
ful eye OF the police. You brush against
spies in your hotel. as in the theaters;
In a restaurant. as in the drawing-room
Of a friend. 1t is ridiculously easy to
recognize those you meet in the fashion
able resorts. They have evidently been
instructed to disguise themselves as
gentlemen, and for one OF them the liv-
cry OF gentleman is frock coat, a silk
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18
New Use for Electricity.

1t is a French engineer who seriously
announces his invention OF suit OF cleo
trio clothing, with fine wire woven in the
goods and a storage battery. BY means
of this invention he affirms that the body
can be kept at a comfortable tempera-
ture in the coolest weather. There Is no
apparent reason why we should stop
with this. Little II any more current
would be needed to produce light such
as persons on the vaudeville stage dis
play. Thus every pedestrian at night
would become walking lamppost, with
electric force enough to shock an inebri-
ate who might wish to cling to him. II
would be practicable, too. for an Ameri-
can inventor to connect the current with
roller skates, thus allowing every man
to be his own trolley car-Philadelphia
Ledger.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18
MANICURED THE NEWSBOYS
Innovation Inaugurated by Street
Vender Was an Immediate
Success.

The nails of nearly every newsboy
on Park Row were neatly trimmed and
clean at least one day last week, phe-
nomenon many noted with surprise, re-
lates the New York Tribune Of recent
date
A vender with patent manicuring
tool, clippers, file and pick, three in
one, and one for three CENTS. toA, up
his stand on the curb lie dfmon-
strated the ease with which ~ oil
could be handled on the first ne sboy
who came along The boy marched
down the row. showing off his hands
proudly.
1--WE been manicured," he declared.
ibid it hurt?" WAS she a blond
beaut?" "How much. Snickers?" were
some of the questions.
Nav, it. didn't hurt, an she amt a
blond, an 1T didn't cost nothing" he
answered.
They mace five-cent pool as the
price Of the secret, and the newsboys'
manicuring shop, the first In history.
was soon in operation.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18

Twenty two SHOWS have b cen record
ed, this far. this winter, and there are
more scheduled to follow.
Tomorrow will be the seventh ami.
versary of the destruction of the bat
tleship Maine, in the harbor OF
Havana.
William NJ. wilson, son of the late
congressman. was kick ID on the leg
by horse at Charles Town and pain
fully injured.
Master Archie Clohan, son of Post
master Cohan, has gone to the Bethel
Military academy, where he has been
enrolled as student.
FMr. f. F. Willard is now comfort.
ably located in his handsome new home
on South Queen street. having CON-
pleted the work of removal Friday.
The Jefferson County court has
awarded the contract for the instslla.
tion of electric lights in the historic
old court house at Charles Town, and
the work will be finished by Feb
ruary Is
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18
RAISING THE MAINE.

RAISING THE MAINE.
sums for exclusive rights TO take views
Of the wreck from time to time q the
water is beine pumped out.
In all, the company sees an opportu-
nifty for large profit after paying the
very great expense which will be in
volved in prosecuting the work The
engineering plans which have been
carefully worked out are Of much In
terest, since they involve many new
problems
The main thing is the construction
of the circular cofferdam around the
wreck. 1t will have an inside diameter
Z, of 354 feet In the clear, thus providing
clearance of Is feet at each end of the
battlesh. The dam will consist OF
| two concentric timber walls, spaced
eight feet apart In the clear. each wall
being composed Of three-inch planks
dressed to a uniform thickness, laid
fiat and thoroughly spiked, together.
| The walls are to be tied together at In
| tervals between nine and ten feet by
solid partitions. This win compel each
wall TO take portion Of any strain on
the other.
The main problem Is that of making
the dam tight at the bottom. which Ia a
serious matter. since little is known OF
the true bottom of the harbor II being
covered with depth OF soft mud and
sewage. AS the contract with the Cuban
government compels the removal Of all
traces of the dam after the work is fin
ished. ordinary pillng and rock ballast
ing cannot be employed.
/ All the timber TO be used will be long
! leaf yellow or Cuban pine. In order 10
give the timber It's greatest strength 10
resist the waves II must be truly cir
cular. which will be difficult to construct
with straight planAs. This has been
worked out, however, and also that tbs
planks will be laid in such way thai
toe principal strain viii be In the direc-
| ton of the grain. Ii is calculated thai
the maximum strain will be 600 pound:
per square inch. and this only at the bot
tom OF the dam. Tests show that thi:
strain is tar below the strength of sea.
soneo yellow pine, which is about 5000
pounds per square inch. In order TO pro.
tect the dam against the toredo and sim.
liar destructive sea worms the plank will
be covered with protective liquid.
The battleship Maine cost the gov.
eminent $1,000 900. She had an extrem,
Length OF 324 feet, an extreme breadth Of
81 feet. and draught OF 21h feet. and I
displacement of $3.50 tons. The machin
er. cost s735. 200. She was protected FOL
1S0 feet amidships with l2-inch Harvey
ize4 armor. worth $500 ton. The tur
rets we're ofsteel. eight inches thick. an,
the barbets IL inches thick. II is be
heved the steel and iron have not DeeI
materially corroded. owing 10 the protec
ton of barnacles. etc.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18
GOVERNMENT FOR RUSSIA.
Representative Assemblies Are Pos
sible Through Parliament
tary Training.

Statesmen, like Prince Mestchersky,
government is impossible in Russia
for the simple reason that the vast
majority of the people have not the
slightest conception of its meaning"
seem to be strangely ignorant Of the
fact, writes Hannis Taylor, in North
American Review, that. for centuries,
the Russian people have been having
the best of all constitutional training
In their village pariiaments, the identi-
cal training out of which has grown
the representative assemblies of Eng
land and the United States. There is
no reason why parliamentary sys-
tenn should not be rapidly developed
In Russia, because the entire sugstruc-
ture of the state Is composed of nur-
series in which the principle OF cleo
ton and representation by small de-
mocracies Is in full bloom. Russia
cannot aSnord to wait. Since the fall
of the Roman empire, no vast political
aggregate ever suffered so much from
the lack of the helping hand OF rep
resentative national assembly, capable
of insuring the equal and concerted
action of widely diffdsed populations.
If to-day Russia had such parlia-
ment. whose elongated fingers could
reach down into the pockets OF con-
senting millions, the brilliant adver-
sary now defying her would be as help
less as cripple in the grasp OF II
fan
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18
Failed

All efforts have faild to find better re
medy for coughs. colds and lung troubles
than Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t stops
the cough, heals the lungs and prevents
serious results from cold; J. N. Patter-
son, Nashua, Iowa writes; Last winter
/ had bad cold on my lungs and tried
at least half dozen advertised cough
medicines and had treatment from two
physicians wthnu, getting any beni t
A friend recommended Foleys Honey
and Tar and two thirds OF bottle cured
me. consider 1t the greatest cough and
lung medicine in the world" W
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18
Public Is Aroused.

The public is aroused to a knowledge
OF the curative merets of that great med :
icinal tonic, Electric Bifte-s, for slomack
LIVER and kidneAs, Mary H Walters, of
SAC St Clair Ave-, Columbus Ohio writes;
"For several months, was gwen up to
die. had fever and ague, my nerves
were wrecked; could not sleep, and my
stomach was so weak, from useless doc
t~rs drugs. that | could not eat. Soon
after beginning to take Electric Bitters,
obtained relief and in a short time was
entirely cured" Guaranteed at E. c.
Shepherds drug store; price soc. W
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18
RAISING THE MAINE.
GREAT ENGINEERING FEAT rs
PLANNED TO DO so.
The Company Undertaking II Expects
TO Reap Large Profits from the
yenture--now Al Viii Be
Accomplished.

TO Reap Large Profits from the
venture-now AZ Will Be
Accomplished.
Washington. The wreck OF the bat
tlesnip Ma4ae is dangerous oDstruc-
len 10 aayss aaon IN the narbor OF Ha-
wanna. and Il nas oeen from the first a
v~ry serious problem what TO do
with Ii.
The navy department decided long
ago that 1t would not pay TO raise 1t,
and relinQuishca all claims upon IL
The Cuban government did not have
the means to appropriate for the .,ur-
pose. anu Eeveral salvage companies
after inspecting the Job. decided not to
attempt II. At last a company has been
Incorporated in the District of Column
bia unoer the name Of the United states
Battleship .aine Salvage company,
which proposes TO attempt the Job
and have set some of the ablest engi-
neers In the country to work upon the
plans.
As near as can be known at present.
only about one-third of the battieship
at the bow has been injured. and the
rest is supposed to be in as good condi-
ton ar its prolonged stay under the
water will promise. The company be-
heves that the ship can be raised. and
will, after remov ng the bodies of the
sailors and their personal effects. get a
large sum out OF the recovery of such
valuable ..rticles as arms, cannon. coal
and machinery.
After floating the wreck, 1t will be
exhibited for a fee at the principal
ports In the United States. II it is pos
sible to repair the ship. that will be
done, and she be sold to one of the
smaller countries for its navy. II 1t
cannot be repaired. the bronze. brass
and copper will be stripped off and
manufactured in to souvenirs, the gem
uineness OF which will be attested by
certificates from American and Cuban
officials. Photographers offer large
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18

of the traction engine. In some cases.
when the crane is In use. legs or sup
ports are fitted beneath the fore-plat-
form. to take some of the strain of the
front axle and wheels. A long steel
chain Is passed up to the pulley of the
crane, and down to the trunk of the
fallen tree, around which the end of the
chain is made fast The engine then.
instead of revolving its big driving
wheels. expends its energy In hauling In
the chain; the tree swings In the air:
and, the power being switched back
again to the road wheels, the engine
trundles to the side of the highway and
drops the tree In field
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18

Kidney trouble is an ms idious danger,
and many people are victims OF serious
malady before the syp oms are recognized
Foley's Kidney Cure corrects irregulard
tiles and strengthens and builds mp the
kidneys an il should be taken at the frs
Indication OF kidney trouble. as it is m
possible to have good health if the kid
neys are deranged. W
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18
Feed International Poultry Food
and get plenty of eggs. Sold oy
F. e. Boley 81 Bro


Foley & Co., Chicago originated Honey
and Tar as throat and lung trouble re-
medy and on account of the great merit
and popularity of Foley's Honey and Tar
many limitations are offered for the gen
uine. Ask for Foley's Honey ahd Tar
and refuse any substitute offered as no
other preparation will give the satisfac;
lion. 1t is mildly laxative. 1t contains
no opiates and is safest for children and
delicate persons. w
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18
FITTED WITH A CRANE.
A Unique Traction Engine That Win
Serve Many Purposes--Many
Now in Use.

decentralization engines are COM
ing more and more into use Tor hauling
heavy loads. For them II is claimed thai
they can do anything" But suppes-
ing traction engine on the read fms
its path blocked by fallen treel Twill
be stopped! Only temporarily. though,
II. as with our engine, it be fitted in
front with crane
The crane--some of them are remog-
able a. willis fixed to the fore-platform
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18
Eoeced TO starve.

B. F. Leek, of Concord, KY, says,
For 20 years | suffered agonies, with a
sore on my upper lip, SO painful, some
lines, that could not eat. After
vainly trying everything else. cured it,
with Bucklen's Arnica Salve." It's great
for burns, cuts and wounds. At f. C.
Shepherds drug store; Only CSC. DIV.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18
Fiendish Suffering

often caused by sores. ulcers and GEN.
Scers, that eat eat away your skin. VIM
Bedell, of Flat. Rock, Mich, says; / have
used Bucklens Arnica Save. for Ulcers
ores lol Cancers. 1t is the best heal
ne dressing ever found 2sc at f. c.
Shepherds drug Ore; guaranteed. W
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18
Peculiar Disappearance.

J; d. Runyan, of Butlerville, o.. laid
the peculiar disappearance Of his painful
symptoms, of indigestion and biliousness
to DR.. Kings New Life Pills. He says;
They are perfect remendy, for dezz-
ness, sour stomach. and headache, consti.
patton, ect." Guaranteed at E c Shop
nerds drug store. price 25c. W
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18

One 200 acre farm with new z room
house. stable and out buildings. good
orchard, Price $500.
all IT. See S. s. Feiker.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18
FOR SALE.

One new double house on Boom.
rents for 5000 per year, for sale cheap.
2-l1-tf See s. s. Felker.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18

Farms for sale of all kinds and
town property
-lI-tf. See S. 8. Fellker.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18

Highest cash price paid for wool,
Blondel building, Luther Miller's old
stand.
GRAY Silver.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18
EOR SALE.

One new room house on Boyd ave-
uue. very desirable house for sale
creap.
2-ll.tf. See s. S. Felker.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18

One house and lot u miles fro m
town on pike. Very desirable place.
2-11-tf. See s. s. Felker.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18
PUBLIC SALES.

March Q. Thursday-C 6 Ridgeway
valuable stock and farming imple-
ments.
February Is. Wednesday-R T Hoff-
man valuable stock and farming
implements at his home on Hawk
farm miles.
February %. Wednesdays w Riser
stock, farming implements, &C.,
at his home near Riley's Ford.
February "a. Frlday-P E Huffman
valuable stock and farming I'M
plements at his home on the Mar
shall farm q miles northeast of
Bedington.
February 81. Monday Linton
valuable stock and farming inn
plements at the late home of John
M. Lenton, near Smiths school
house.
march,. Wednesday-John H Brown
valuable stock and implements at
his home on the Vanmetre farm in
rear of old fair ground.
March,. Saturday-Cyrus H Herbert
stock and farming implements at
his home on the Utz place.
March 10. Friday-Mr Charles Pitzer
valuable stock aud farming inn
plements at his home near Arden.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-10-21

he explanation of mental pheno-
nenas will be a more difficult task |
han of the physical construction,
md working of the body. When
we approach the mind We are get
ting near to that infinite Being
whom we have never heard de-
scribed, unless the poet refer to
Him in the following lines:
WARNS in the sun, refreshes in
the breeze.
CLOVIS in the stars, and blossoms
in the trees"
Julia; who wrote these lines,
Mrs. Snow? Mrs Snow; Alexan-
der Pope, who died about one hun
dred and sixty years ago. 1t was
he who wrote of our sex,
Matter too soft a lasting mark to
bear.
Best distinguished as black, brown
or fair"
Julia; he must have been an old
bachelor; was he ever married?
Mrs. Snow; No; nor in love that
We know of-just touched with
Platonic love-love disconnected
from any thought of matrimony.
Julia; l do not believe that that
kind of love exists between persons
of the opposite sex. l would call
that Topped or pruned friendship
in fact it is the same as saying, no
dislike exists. l am glad he had
no woman to shed tears upon his
grave. Mrs. Snow, If none fell, ii
is not because he had not earned
them, for he gave aid where it was
needed but not appreciated.
Mrs. Snow; Why is it Julia
that Mr.. Bent seldom takes part in
our conversation. Julia; l don't
know unless our talk is too trivial
for him; he listens attentively and
sometimes appears interested, Mrs
Snow; intelligent people know how
to accommodate themselves and
their conversation to those who are
mentally their interiors, and he ap.
pears to be well informed man
Judging from the little / have
heard him say. Some men need
to be drawn into conversational
not like to lead, but are quite will
ing to follow. We will open the
way, but ought to know what hi
likes to talk about the best, l thinl
he likes to criticise, as he did mo-
spare the feelings of Mr.. Uran on
one occasion when he said some
thing he did not like. Mr.. Ben
appeared about this time and aftel
he had taken a seat Mrs. Snow in
quired why it was not customary
to write epitaphs upon the tomb
stones of the great men of to-day
as it was one hundred and fit,
years ago. Mr.. Bent; in the frs
place we have no great men of to.
day like some of one hundred and
fifty years ago-that is SO far abov,
their brethren as to be thought de
serving an epitaph-then again who
would write them and what coult
be said with truth of those who
think themselves greatp Nothing
which kindred or the dead them
felves would have Inscribed upol
their tombstones; and again tru,
nobility of character and geniul
are too little appreciated and too
soon forgotten to be commemora
ted in any such way. Of cours'
nothing but what is compliments
ry would be permitted to- go OF
tombstones as an epitaph, Wh,
has done or said anything, o.