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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-24
Volume ri



NEw YORK, Aug. H. Tho city OF
VnlRI araiso, Chill. Is reported badly
damaged by nn earthquakes. report
received here is TINT the situa,ion in
Valparaiso may prove to be us serious
ns the San Francisco disaster.
Practically every building In tho city
is damaged and there are tires in diff
fercnt parts Of the city.
Many PERSONS arc reported killed and
injured. The earthquake has interrupt
ed cable facilities to lower South
America points and comm munita.iun ia
restricted To the route via Lisbon.
Another cabrgram from the &, ricken
city Ii to the effect that the loss OF life
has not been confirmed. Fires are
burning i'll various parts OF the city.
OIe report which was received in
this city said that portions OF Valpn-
raiso were burning all night and that
the bodies OF hundreds OF Its residents
were burned in ihe ruins OF the build.
nIe.
III" government seismograph at
Washington Oh the afternoon Of the
10th, beginning at seven minutes anC
twenty-five seconds past I p. ui.. record
ed very heavy distant earthquake.
Complete and perfect records were
obtained "f both the north aud south
and the east and west movements uf the
carth.
Tho earth trcmors at Washing :on
were uf comparatively slow and drlib.
erate motion, each complete moveme Mt
covering from eighteen to forty seconds
OF time. Tho earthquake lasted contin'
uously for several hours and finally
ceased at about midnight. Tho most
violent shock occurred at seven houTs,
forty-two minutes, tWenty-siI seconds
p. IN. From press reports this is ev.
IDENTITY "A record OF the great Chilean
earthquake Of August 10th, and is the
heaviest recorded III Washington since
the San FrancIsco earthquake.
FalpaI $50 is u fortified seaport OF
Chile and tile most important CONNER.
cial town oi the western cost uf South
America. IL lIas IA population OF about
10000. 1t il the capital Of tho province
OF that name and is situated on large
bay in the Pacific ocean seventy five
miles webt-nOrth west OF Santiago,
with which il il connected by rail.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-24
WuIupu's WOrk ,


The quiet fidelity with which woman
will di.hwnsh her lif, away for her
husband md children is a marvel o
endurance. Here is the servitude o
women heaviest no sooner IL her work
done than IT requires to he done again.
Men take jobs, worS ON them, md they
are over Tor good and all. rhe prospect
Of ending them and drawing pay for the
labor is allur.ng. but no such allure.
ments are held ont for the wife. She
washes Monday after Monday the same
garments until there is nothing more of
them to wash; then they are replaced by
others Of new material Ist like them,
and the rubbing and wrnging goes on
forever. She mends the stockings with
tirclcss fidelity. tile same holes meeting
her gaze week after week, for il the re
ia n "darned' place in u sock she" i'll.
variably puts his irrepressibIe too
through it. Every morning the rooms
are put i'll order only To DO in the wild.
est disorder by the time night falls.
There nre no jobs. each one different,
no terms, no pay. Tho same socks, the
same washing, the Same room every
time.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-24

We in the West do not appreciate
how gigantic is the work that is going
on i'll our country. We think some OF
our mining enterprises are magnificent,
and so they Gre, but friend who has
been in Detroit for month or two,
said yesterday: ado you know that for
nine months in the year every seven
mluutts ship passes through the
Detroit river, and many OF these ships
are six hundred feet long and OF eight
thousand tons burdcn?7 They bring
grain ara iron ore down from the upper
lakes, and they carry coal and mer.
chandise bnck. Tho tonnage thnt
passes through the Detroit river il
greater than all the foreign commerce
OF Now York. 1t is said TINT twenty
three million tons OF steel will be mana
tucturcd III our country this year. \
great proportion OF iron out Of which
that steel is manufactured comes from
the Lake superior country. and it is
said TINT there is enough there, prac-
tic1lly i'll sight, to Inst with the present
consumption for seventy-two years.
The metallic age is upon US sure enough.
Telegram.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-24
why Fret and Worry.

when your child has severe cold. You
need not tcar pneumonia or other pul.
moDary diseases. Keep eupplch with
BaIlatd's llorohound Syrup--a positive
IRE Tor cnlds, coughs, whooping
cough and bronchitis.
Mrs. ilall, 0i Sioux Falls. s. ID,
writes: II have used yonr wonderful
Bhlnrd's Ilorchound Syrup, on my
children Tor Iivc years. lis results have
been wonderful Sold 10y Elko Drug
Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-24
Two Ways or Doing IhIngs.

The republicans do things; but they
do them in different ways. George w.
Perkin', Robert Oh! phnnt, Thumral,
md other hto insurance republicans
worked silently and secretly when en-.
gagged in the "public duty" Of stealing
from the policy holders and handling
their loot over to Bliss and Cortclyou
Tor tine bench, ~ tho Roosevelt cam.
paign innd, leaving no trace OF the il
duings on the books.
But President Stcnsland OF the
wrecked Milwaukee Avenue Bank OF
Chicngo, mn eminent republican Of TIM,
city, kept careful memorandum Of his
forgcries and stcalings. flo not only
did things. but no recorded HE doings
lie ia the beat nun oi the lot.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-24
SintIIrsr English.

Tho proprie'ors of n Siamcse ncws
paper have distributed handbiIlp con.
tanning tho following notice:
!'he nows of English we tell the
latest. Wnl in perfectly style and
most earliest. DO a murder, git com.
mt, wo hear nf nnd toll it. Do q
mighty chef die, wo publish it and in
borders OF somLrr. staff Inns each onC
boen collogch md write like tho Kip.
ping md the Dickens. Wo circle every
cwn md eI,oriionalc not Tor advertise.
men,s. Buy II. buy il. Tell each OF
You its grentnoss FOR good. Ready on
Friday. Number fret. bangkok
Times.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-24
In Self Defense

Major ilamm. cditO; md manager Of
the ConsituticDalis,e, Emincnce. Ky.,
when no was liercely attacked. iou
years ago, by Piles, bought box Of
Bucklcns Arnica Snlvc, OF which hc
says: alt cused me N ten daya and no
trouble since Quickest healer Of burns
sorcs, cuts and wounds. BIC nt F,lko
Drug Coz. store.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-04-20
Some Hints to Practical Farmers
From . Book Farmer.

Some Hints to Praot,oaN Farmers
from n Book Farmer.
The most progressive aud up. to
date farmers, and likewise those who
are most successful from purely
financial standpoint, are those who
read and think and study Intelligent
". 1t Is quite simple matter 60
control many OF our worst insects and
fungus pHsts If tho work is upder
taken intalliRently. Yot we lose
millions OF dollars annually from
various causes whioh are practically
under the control OF tue farmers. II
Is naturally surprising that such
should ot thu c,Ge Ia this day Of mo-
darn aud successful journalism, and
yet 1T Is surprising to know how com
paraGlvely few of our farmers take an
{ cnl u;Al paper and read 1t and
pIuhJ ny the instruction contained
vhsrein.
The farmer, to be successful must
first Of all understand that business
principles have as definite relation
TO financial success on the farm as liz
any other vocation. 10 should there
carefully during the year and see
which crops were the most profitable.
1t ~ not very difficult matter to
keep an account with each field, and
1t IS safe to aAy that If we rea'iz d
more frf fQucnily the cost Of making 3
pound OF cotton or b,cco, that dif
iayent methoda OF culture would b,
pursued and an entirely off :renG Sys.
tenn Of crop rotation ard feftil z.tiO
practiccd. Thera are some crops o,
Che farm that pay q larger prof tina
others, ana the farm cous5 keep
BOOKS In order to elm nate thOs
which ere u0pr filable &nd angt
nIS pTactic 80 aS - increase his pro-
ti,s from htse desirable ones.
a study OF pruiit and loss IL cop-
3ide:ed essential IN every hus:ueS,
except that OF flaming. Tho great
business houses alrika trial b&ianct
%v>ry onoa In awhile to see hoR tnel
stand, yet farming is admited By al
10 hn at best q complex problem, and
nos Can tine farmer hops TO succe Il
mo keeps no record OF his variou
tran3actionsp The fact that he does
1oh accOuNtS tor the large number Of
en who barely make a living from
the soil In the long winter month
here Is ample Opportunity for those
@hO are 50 m u1ed to study the fnan
ciat pfohlsms involvad In their oper.
SlilnS careIul'Y and learn wisdom
rom tba failures AID success of the
IpSr
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-04-20
Iiiilcd His WiiC.

Jesse Tlmmons killed his wife near
KeySvilIo, Ga, in an unugually horri.
bic manner. Ii s2Gma that they had
separated. Timmons meG his wife on
5hc roadway in company with anoth
tr woman. lIo walked up TO his wife
in friendly manner, aud when al.
most wiUhin touching Gistauco open.
cd IRE With revolver. -Four bullets
COOK effect and size was killed instaut.
~. Her clothing caught fire from
the flames OF the gun. TImmons
forced bis wifo's companion to accom-.
pany him about milo, pr4v nting
her giving tie alarm until 10 hat
MADE his escape. The corpse OF his
murdered wife burned Ia the road,
way and was badly charred befor,
rescued from the fire,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-04-20

have reasonable grounds, and 1t ia our
duty, to probe this matter as we have
been doing and are continuing to do.
The senator avOy's he has o friendly
spirit towards the committee. Leaving
aside the audiences Of his recollec-
tion OF this fact and acting upon his
avowal as II 1t were true, I suggest
that II he has any moro letters In his
possession Of similar nature to the
ono MIR. FAINT wrote him some years
ago, he will confer favor by deliver.
Ing them TO the committee before we
learn Of suoh letters and tho affairs
to whtoh they relate, through some
other source. What we need most il
facts and not friendly advice"
SO far az the lawyf rs are concerned
who represent the claims hold up and
the persons under Investigation, l viii
aay that when they write ne letters
they will receive q Courteous and frank
reply and each Of them may expect to
ho treated In g. respectful manner
when they appear before the commit
tee.
In the event some other person may
~iah to find out something about the
tnVestlgatton end prefers not to use
tho newspapers as a. medium OF cor
respondence, just lot him write po-
lite inquiry, II he can, and q courteous
reply Will be returned If sucl payson
should be afraid OF getting unpleasant
information and objlc's to the reply
to his inquiry being o'.de public he
will be accommodated upon request.
In conclusion let me thank you for
tho use of Your columns and ask you,
If am not too inquisitive myself,
whose cur was 1t that yelped the 9th
er day somewhere up between Char
lotte and Greenville?
j. FRASER LYON.
Abbeville, April, 1O6h.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-04-20

a Charleston Man to Be Bid of Els
Wife Gives Her His Fortune
and Goes West.

have had more peace and con
tentment siuce came to California
than ever had before IL Ill tho TWEEN
ty-sight years Of my life I"
That was the statement made tt
Judge TrGsk In tie superior court a.
Sau Francisco, GAL, by Edward A
Hall, who testified that, attcr waiting
until the youngest Of his three Chi
dren was over age, he gave his wife
800, 600 worth Of property, and
taking 5000 In cash for himself, sew
cred his family ties aud came to Oali
iornia AT the age Of sixty.
Formerly president Of the Palmetto
PhAfmaoy company Of Charleston, S
o., With q biz three story business
block on the main street OF thc CITY
end $35. 900 stocS Of goods, besides
a good home and a considerable
amount Of real estate, he has takon
position as q clerk In general
store at Fallbrook in San Diego coun.
ty.
And I'm happy at the prospect, "
was the mans only comment.
Il believe thab that mans man, y
said Judge rraSk, after he had grant
ad a divorce to Hall from E.nmola
Hall, his wife, who Is now running
the business 10 founded at Charles.
ton and living on the property he
gave her.
- Time and again, decided to M.
wife d piece OF rcal estate In the hope
6hat she would stop her wrangling SnG
come back to me-" said Hall For
years the public did not know OF our
dliliculLIes,
Finally l became broken down in
healLh. The children were grown up
and one DAY sDe came to the store and
insisted thai L Wns unable TO manage
1t, and that Tie wanted 8 change
LAtor, % home, Bhe told me SOC
"anted me 20 geJ cut and never come
oacis.
Il told her would. 1 decided tr
her all the property l owned ant
transferred TO her the stock l held a>
president and principal owner OF tic
Palmetto Pharmacy company. Thor
| took about 5000 ia cash and came t(
California.
"Then you have found in the many
years Of your married life," querieC
juck6 IrGSk, Ghat peace and con
tentment ere worth more than tht
fruits Of your years OF labor?'
i have, fquQd that reasonable peacS
|and cont tmsn8 sfe s3of tii more uiar
al the money In the world" was the
reply.
Then since you camo to southern
California ycu have been perfectly
happy p again asked the isdge.
Il nave had mora peace and salts
faction eince came to California thar
eVor h. d before In all the twenty
9ight years Of my married life," an
swered Mr Hal.
And you eavo everything to your
wife exc pit these few hundred dollars
Iciore you leil Charlc8ton all the
property it had taken you years tt
earo?"
Yes, sir, l did" said Hall.
'That's al" said the Judge.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-04-20
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Faithful Nurse IL wardod.

Somo months ago Esther Marvlr'
took q course Of training as q nurse
and when she had passed her exam
nations, she was asked to look after
Mr.. and MIS-. Benjamin Raodea, OF
Hampstead, L L.. whom sac had
known from childhood. Both were
over seventy aye years oil and very
sick and feeble. She nursed them
night and day, and seldom left their
house. She expected only small
reimbursement, but was dumbfound
ed when by the terms Of their will
which was recently filed for probate,
she received bonds and property worth
nearly SO, 900. Since then all sorts OF
propositions Of means for investing
her fortune have boon made to her
from stalking" q mining scheme to
promoting company for the manu-
facture Of balloons. She has also re-
ceived scores Of letters containing pro.
posals Of marriage.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-04-20
TERRIBLE REVENGs
or an Ej oted Tenant on an Indiana
FarmeI,


An explosion OF dynamite on the
farm OF Philip Schenider, just south
OF Hammond, Ind, Thursday, con-
vinceS all the netghborhood that the
place Is honey With the dead
iy stuff. While Schneider was pl0w.
ing, he struck a glass jar ii led with
Ghe explosive. He WAS thro IN fitty
feet ard fatally injured. His eyes
were blown cut and lis body horribtY
mutIlated. b th hclses were killed.
'Thc uncOunSoiOuS man was found by
ais wife, when Snc vent to loyk for
aim at dinner time.
TLis iD tho sc nd tragedy that Las
followed the leasing Of the fArtn hy
Schneider. The place fJrnDry had
oe5n ranu3d by j mn a. Thomason,
no, On beng tjaCted by the ooner
Tor ncn-pay mtnt Of rent, sWore, 1t Is
said, tEat anyone who set foot on rhe
land would be killed.. 1t is claimed
by neiphbcls lhat TIC mabcn at ia,
time bought 200 pounds IF dynamite
called IN glass jsts.
Last Saturday, six jars Of dynamite
wore fcund by Schneider In the fur
rows OF q iicld. When Schneider VINO
leased the place two months ego, took
possession, he found packsg3s OF dyna.
mite IN the house and barn. One
rjght, not long ago, ana explosion oc-
Cured In the DAta, W.licl Wa8 des
troYcd by hre. Tho next day the rs
ma'Ds CT Tnomason were found in the
debris.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-04-20
Aooused of Arson.

The Columbia Record says the In
vcstigating Comptroller General j ones
had instituted in the matter Cf the
burning Of Dawkins 81 GibSou's store
at Carlisle on the 9TH under suspicious
circumstances, resulted F,iday Ia the
arrest OF Dave Gibson. q tnamber Of
the firm, on the charge OF arson
Speclal Detective Thornton has been
at work on the case. The stock was
insured for 81 900, but information
came to the officers that the stock
burned was not worth more than $500,
aud w. X Thomas, the owner Of the
building, writes that part Of the
stock was found hidden out from the
Hra
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-04-20
Shot a isur&iAr.

At New York Henry j Miller, ox
cav&lryman of the United States army
VINO had seer service in the Philip
pines, early Fdday morning shot and
killed burglar VINO entered his homo.
He also fired @ shot at o second burg
lar which struck q button on his coat,
glanced ond struck Mrs. Mil;er In the
leg The lattor was not hurt serious.
ly Miller was arrested on q charge Of
homicide. The other burglar was cap.
turcd,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-04-20
Rleaao Is Acnuite,l.

Senator Eugene 8. Blease was tried
aud acquitted In the Saluda court for
the murder OF Joe Ban O)leman, his
brother In law. The trial only con.
sumed one day, verdict being render
elk In the afternoon. Senator Blease
testified and with tears and sobs told
the story Of his regard and respect
!or Colen and the nnutteraule
shock 1t was to him when he discover.
ed that improper relations existed be,
tween and his wife. Ol leaving the
stand Blease completely collapsed.
Pnrsioians attended HIN, but be neye.
recovered sufficiently to return to the
hearing OF the trial.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-04-20
Not Needed.

According to official information.
Italian anarchists are arriving In the
United States In great numbers at
both Pacific and Atlantic sea ports.
Diplomatic representatives to the
Italian government have positive In
formation to this eff4ct and have
oronght the matter to the attention
OF the United States. BALTIMORE, tt
ts stated, is rapidly beco ming an an.
archistic center. Ii Is said that very
shortly there Will be placed in the
hands of the immigration authorities
suliicent data upon whoa to make o
number OF arrests.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-04-20
Bill inside.

a Kansas paper tells the following
on Bill Jones, local merchant who
went to Kansas City last spring tc
buy goods: The goods were shipped
Immediately and reached hone be-
fore he did. When the boxes were
delivered to his store hiS wife b&p-
penod to look at the largest end ut
Gering loud cry, called for q ham
mer. a neighbor, hearing her ic' am
rushed to her assistance and askeO
what was the matter. Mrs. JUncH,
pale and faint, pointed to an irscrip.
tion on the box, which read as fol.
lows: "Bill inelde.n
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-04-20

WILLIAM8Uh'B CORN PLAN
What the IL litor OF tho Southern Cul.
tivatoy Says About 1t.

We hav4 been asked our opinion as
to this "stuning Theory" Of Mr.
WiIliamSnn's We endorse every wore
II this plan cxcep6 tits "ntuntinp
iie"" ana usilg a turning pl1W" ia
culGlvating his corn. We would pre-
vent the over, production Of stalk, BY
1aviLg the corn thick. Wa would
nave ours in fOur.fOot rows II to l8
inches In dfill, and would cultivate
"ilh scrapcs or Planet Jr., cultiva-
lurS. We have always advOc ted put.
ling mauure around growing crops
oar faJhct made 76 bushels corn on
2ocr land, during dry season by put
sing lh0 pounds IN drIll at planting
200 pounds On s.de at second plowing
and $50 IN the middle wien layirg D.
We believe In planting corn cary or
ate. We have made aS line cDrn 81
| "c nave over seen With similar manu-
ing by planting after grain on first OF
June. fni3 crop "iil not hit as often
az Uhe carly planting but viii be made
much cheaper. Have made rs bush
els per acre On rich land, with two
)loWlnRS On the whole Mr.. vii
'iamSOn'S plan Is cxaeIlent, but it H.
against r&tufe TO stunt any thing" fol
baAt results. TO keep corn or any
crop in growing condition is best
Mr.. Williamson huccBodcd In making
fine yicld In 9pito Of his stuntiDg, by
deep and Thorough preparation Of his
land, ana by liberal manuring OF
available pl}nt food after wards tx
InGke amends az IT were, We wan,
several TO try his plan aud on hal
the field cary ouJ his pan fully
"nlle on tie oJher half keep the cul
tiy2tion golnK on regular and the corr
growing, and see winch does the best
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-04-20
ADVICE TO THE NEW BOARD.

While am on the dispensary,
said the senator, II want to give the
new board 3 friendly warning, too. IT
cannot purchase liquor under the law
unless tho bidding Is clearly competi-
t'vs. and tho lowest priced. Without
defining the article to ba bought by
81 mething other than x, is not com
petitive bidding.
Then l notice that while ID coun
ty diSpeDsaries have been closed
tnore II no reduction in tho force of
salrled inspectors and other employ
CO.
Il am earnestly desirous, both for
their own sake aud the dispopsary,
that the new boards actions Shall be
approved by the people. but there
can be no excuse for continuing to
pNy for men VITO are not nes dnd:
Either the old force was ovGrworked d
or one third OF IL ought to be dispen
sed with.
In my Efforts to keep the dispen-
sary from being assassnatcd, l shall
spare 10 man be Ee friend or fee,
whose actions do, not square with the
law and 1ndicoLe D desire TO carry 1t
out loyalty"
PIANO WAS BOUGHT,
Mr.. NJ. a. Malone, frum whom Ssn
ator Tilman said in his interview
above that he purchased the piano
alluded to In Mr.. Lyons letter, was
by representative OF. The State aud
asked If he could recall the sale OF the
Instrument tho amount paid, the
person who bought IL aud tho tine Of
the sale. MIR. Malone had read the
article and unheSitatingly stated that
nc sold the piano TO Senator T!llmau
'of 1925 and that the sale was made iD
1871, previous TO the establishment of
the dis 2eusaty. NJ. M lone s,id tuat
be recalled tho sale because il was soon
after Senator Tllman, then gov 5rnor
"cnb into ctlico and nc rad not long
moved to this city TO occupy tho exc
cut1ve manslun, Furthermore, the
amount paid for tho piano Was a spe,
Gal concession made because, as MIR.
Malone stated, he thought the sale
wcuid enable him to dispose CT other
pianos.
Yes, sir, said Mr., Malone. "it was
fair and square deal and there was
no question CT graft. Immediately
after moving into the mansion Gov
llliman, came to ny store and looked
az the pianos. They rented one, for
the purpose Of keeping it until they
had tried it,
This instrument they decided e.
9p y, aud twas the one fo,s WHY
'pstd mo bh6 &anaot tlri6s, stated. -9esrxrs
never bought any other piano from
me-"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-04-20
Jumnan LNrom Fridge.

At New York while thousands on
the bridge and ferry boats looked on
horror stricken during the rush hours
Wednesday morning man ieapc6
from tho central span OF tho middle
arch OF the Williamsburg bridge. The
mS.n was pulled aboard a ferry boat
and was taken to a hospital In a dying
condition. He is Nathan Isaacs, o
student oi Socialism, despondonG over
lhe death OF o brother and the serious
illness Of his mother.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-04-20
Fam srs Should READ,

The falmor should read the bulle
tins of his state experiment station
for they contain much iniorma tion OF
value to him and cost him nothing
curing the long winter evenings there
II plenty OF time TO CLEAN much infor-
nation that can be put to practica
and profitable use In every day life OF
the farm during line busy hours o
summer when labor and time are botl
at o premium,