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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07
A Ncoro Trust Company.

An evidence of what the negro is
doing to better his condition is shown
in the incorporation of tho Creek citi-
zcns' realty bank and trust company.
which vas formed at M~uSkogoe. Kan,
with n capital stock of $4,000. All
the officers and stockholders are no
gTOcS.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07
How 70 Make Strawberry mer;,o,o

Cook M quart OF Strawberries in n
cupful OF water, wash well and strain
through coarse c~hccsccloth; add n cup
ful OF sugnf and boil again until It is
almost ready to turn to Jelly; then put
n layer OF bread In a bowl, pour on
tho hot slrup and serve Ice cold with
sweetened whipped cream.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07
Frlaate with skeleton Crew

An ancient frigato with n Skeleton
crew on board. has been discovered
at Havre, during dredging operations
for a now channel. She was British
and was sunk by the fire of tho French
forts Ia 1850.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07
insurance on Joint Of Meat.

A Birmingham insurance oniCe re-
Gently received a claim for compensa-
ton from a lady client for the loss OF
a joint OF meat which was burnt in
the oven. She informed them that
tho loss was due to fire.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07

CONGRESSMAN Tawney, chairman
Of the committee on appropriations.
warns his colleagues they must face a
pefcit Of $118, 900, 900 in the revenues
Of the government. Where! oh
where! lis Republican prosperity
gone?
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07

sells where gravcdigging is taught.
and it has been decided hat all OK.
tons in Belgium must be graduates
OF this academy.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07

England. particularly at hotels, for
the cleaning Of boots.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07

PRESIDENT Roosevelt held a con
ference at the White House with
Railroad men a few days since about
amending the railroad rate law in
their interests. The panic seems to
have taken the 7tar4h out Of Teddy,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07
TALES OF WELL KNOWN PEOPLE.

Sarah Barnhardt has lad what is
probably the greatest experience of all
tragedicnnes in the stimulation OF
suicide. Her death by sclfadminis-
tered poison total up roughly to TO-
0uO:Sho has iumpcd into the scenic
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07

United States Senator Guggen
heimer is having good success in con-
trolling the patronage Of Colorado,
Trust magnatcs seem to still be well
coined at the White House.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07

IT is said the Aldrich currency bill
will pass the Senate with but little
amendment and in the House, if
necessary. debate will be cut off by
q special RULE.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07

NoI1NNlNINN II ~ " NNWNJ . 10y a.
certain ruler over there a stated
salary each year.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07

A man who Is Satisfied with his fob
mover reaches the Top Of the ladder.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07

IN Chicago last week Mrs. Oswald
Walsh, while walking along the
street one evening, was caught by
two negro men and dragged through
an alley and robbed of $500. She
was left unconscious and gagged
with q dirty handkerchief on the
street where she lay in a mound Of
snow until seen by q neighbour. Of
course these were vicious, bad ne
groe sand they are good object les
sons Of that class Of negroes in the
South.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07

ono night a lady asked Nine. Bern
hardt If she really kept a coffin at her
house in Paris. "Certainly,"answered
he actress with a smile, land so
would you if you were the morgue's
most constant customer.
While Secretary Hay was in the
country one summer an important
piece OF official business was pending
and he arranged with Washington that
any news that might arrive about the
matter should be telegraphcd to him
in cipher. Day by day he waited, but
nc telegram came. One morning, hap
pcning to go to the lonely little tele-
graph Office, he said to the operator.
II suppose you have received no dis
patch for me?" why yes sir" the
operator replied, "thcrc was a dis
patch for you the other day, but it was
all twisted II confused. couldn't
mako head or tail to il SO | didn't
think it was any use to send it UP to
you
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07

TIE National Board Of Trade is
evidently controlled by the Repub-
Leans, for at the annual banquet at
Washington only Republicans were
invited to make speeches and those
were Of the standpat order.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-03-21
EnsIand's Falling Birth Rate.

The Registrar General of ';rcat
which gives information regarding
Wales during the year past. That in
formation is most disquieting. The
birth rate in England and Wales for
1907 was 26.5 per 1000 of the popu-
lation, and that figure shows d de-
crease of O.S per 1000 as compared
with the figures for the year 1906, and
is the lowest birth rate on record.
Steadily, year by year; the rate of
births decreases, and during the last
decade il has sunk 81 per 1000 lower
than it was in the year 1897. What
Liverpool, everybody knows, and what
it must soon begin to mean, for the
prosperity Of the country many poo
pie already begin TO view with alan M.
1t is idle to pretend that the race is
losing it's vigor. The fact is that, as
a nation, we arc at one end of the So
cial scale Tapped in luxury, and at the
other wrapped in wretchedness, with
the result that the burdens and duties
Of life are shirkcd or made unbear-
able. Materialsm is rampant, religion
is weakening, and the race is dWind-
ling because those who should MAIN
tain it are too picasure-loving Or UNI
principled to care for anything be-
yond tho satisfaction of the day. The
whole question demands public atten-
ton while yet there is time to arrest
the decadence OF faith and morality.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-03-21
Tenderness to the Old.

Nothing Is more beautiful or Christi
aiast In the character Of the young than
kind and gentle regard for the old.
They whose failing steps are slowly
descending the sunless slope Of age
have but one consolation as the years
speed by them. and that is the tender
ness and consideration of those on
whose lives the beauties OF morning
arc breaking.
Age Is a season OF physical infirm-
ity, Of mental retrospection. or SHAT
tered dreams and earthly disappoint-
ments. No more for the old is there
a glamor in the rolling stars, no more
freshness In the spring, no more a
triumph in the years. For them as
in a dream the vcrdure blooms. the
rivers flow, the birds rejoice. They
are spectators of n scene whose hcrit-
passing to their SUCCESSORS. No longer
sojourners in this pleasant world, they
are lingering fondly a moment over
the memories OF the past. Tho thou
sand melodies OF the present sound
far off in their aged cars and It's
charms are blurred in the dimmcd
eyes whose tears fall on the graves
of old affections.
Treat them gently. youth and maid
Ell, for by their travail and their sac
rlice arc We the possessors not only of
| existence in the world in whose SPLEEN
doris We exalt, but also for the rros-
perity and happiness yc thoughtlessly
enjoy. Never mind IT. she and he be
old and feeble and Of humble earh---
they look to you in their helpless years
to aid with gentle courtcsy their tot
tering steps Gods blessing will re-
ward you il you do.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-03-21
Holy See Grants New Privileges.

The Holy Father has given a new
proof OF his deep interest in the So
ciety for the Propagation Of the Faith.
In order to incitc the clergy to help
the WORK, he has granted, by a decree
Of February ]. 1908, to all priests who
collect aims for the work or who are
themselves special members Of the So
ciety, the privilege of applying the
Croisicr indulgcnces to Rosarics. Gan
Indulgence OF 500 days for each "Our
Father and Hail Mary" applicable
to the souls in Purgatory)
This Is a singular favor heretofore
held by the Croisier Fathers and now
granted to the clerical helpers of the
propagation of the Faith. 1t is only
necessary. therefore, to apply to any
priest who is director Of the society
or a special benefactor there Of to Sc
cure the blessing for the Rosary.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-03-21

pose to make an arrangement with enc
of the big retail stores of the city to
install Il studio of lace making. The
studio, besides being workshop. will
be lecture room in which practical
talks will be given on every subject
bearing upon the lace industry. Ad-
vice will be given. for instance, how
to know real Irish lace, how to employ
it to the best effect, and how to care
for it.
The committee of the Irish Fellow
ship club in charge Of the Chicago visit
of the lace makers is composed of
James O'Shaughnessey. a. II. Revell.
p. T. Barry. James ]. Stokes. Thomas
J. Considine, NJ. j. Faherty. Richard
w. Wolfe, Philip McKenna, Bernard
Mulloney. John a. McGarry. Charles
French, john r. Heating and Charles
J. Mulligan.
The Loughlyr school was one of the
first institutions to spring from the
Sim Fem movement to revive Irish
industries. III a few years it has
grown to be a large school Of training
In Which, Irish girls are taught to be
elf-supporting in lace making and
other branches of remunerative art.
Tho effort which the Irish Fellow
ship club and other organizations in
terested in Ireland's industrial de-
velopment are making to secure a wide
market in this country for Irish laccs.
linens, tweeds. etc, is deserving OF en-
courlgCnent and practical support. The
hundreds of thousands of dollars that
have been poured into the Golfers of
| the parliamentary party at home have
so far been absolutely unproductive
Of any practical benefit to the country
On the contrary. they have gon" to
| build up ami to keep in power 81 polti-
cal "rins" which has shown itself
hopeiessy incompetent to cope with
| the genuine needs Of the country. The
paramount evil of Ireland at present is
not so much its political dependency,
but it's Industrial stagnation and con-
| sequent depopulation.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-03-21
A Market for Irish Goods.

Irish industrial progress will be
given practical demonstration in Chi
cago in Il novel way under the patron
age of the Irish Fellowship club, says
the Chicago New World.
-Four OF the most expert girl artists
at Irish lace making are comin;, from
hibitions of lacem aking and 10 show
Loughlyn, County Galway, to give ex-
editions Of lace making and to SHOW
some of the products of the unrivalcd
skill of Irish hands in this beautiful
branch Of textile industry.
Miss Mary O'F'lannagan. graduated
artist in lace making Of the Loughlyn
School CT Industry, is at the head of
this unique quartet of Irish girls who
arc carrying the policy OF Sim Fein
from Ireland to the great market OF
the United States. She is miss of
only twenty years and her three COM
panions are even younger.
Their plan for the introduction of
genuine Irish lace to a wider market
is as new as it has been successful in
eastern cities. They are proceeding
on purely business basis and asking
charity Of no one. ..... .....
With the encouragement of the Irish
Fellowship club Of Chicago they pro-
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-03-21

covering, and get well; for, as the old
saying goes, You will be long time
dead" If you are willing to yield your
place, numbers are ready to take II.
No husband likes his wife to be III
validated out of activity. The style
has changed. 1t is not interesting to
be delicste and men rather resent a
woman's taking on that quality. Once
a robust woman was despised unless
her station in life kept her at the wasl,
tub. Now women have developed
strength and a magnificent woman-
illness until they are leaving men be-
hind them in their possibilities OF
work, BE proud of being able to work
and of having to do it,
Sorrow comes to all. If death skips
your door, if disgrace stops two dbcrs
above and never looks as you pass
by. still troubles and anxieties will
come. They are part of our human in
heritance. Do not break down under
them. Rise up and throttle them and
be so busy that they cannot again
trouble you. And when sorrow comes,
work will do as much to cure it as ony-
thing that can be found in this world
The daily round of care and work will
dry the torrent of tears. The getting
Of the breakfast, tho washing of the
inevitall c dishes, the making of beds
and tidylng of the house. the needed
sewing, even will be before long COM
fortng. Not that the dead will be
forgotten in work, but the racked
nerves will be soothed by steady &C.
cupation that requires attention and
keeps the mind about it's business.
Try a moderate amount of work for
nervous prostration and see il ii is
not helpful. IT the family has been
too good and has relieved you of all
duties, rick up one or two and take
care that they have your best atten-
ton. Then as work gives fatigue and
that in turn brings repose take more
| work ard earn more, repose, until
nerves are a forgotten quantity and
their failure to behave themselves is
a. thing of the past. Blessed work;
If we had to pay for it. We should ap.
preciate it. =.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-03-21
SHOULD WORK.
% Not Stop Before Infirmity compeIs
You.

The greatest mistake that mortals
ever make is to stop work before in
trinity eompels. A man Of seventy,
who since his fiftieth year has Teen
coaxing old age and inviting death.
will serve as an example. He has
a theory that no one should live after
sixty-five years of age, that after that
time he is a cumberer of the Garth
and fit only for funeral honorg So
for the past five years or so he has
waited in idleness for the DELAYED
ceremony of dissolution He dropped
all work at fifty when he was a. strong.
young appearing man, and since that
time has been a drone in the hive. He
knows twenty. three games of soli-
taire and plays them in rotation.
Instead of looking his years, he would
pass for ninety or even more. If he
had been obliged to earn his daily
bread, he would still be strong and
of some use in the world.
A woman who lets herself be laid
aside and made of no account, will
grow ola and feeble in an aston:sh-
ingly short time. From being a pow r
in her little world. she will begin to
apologize for living when she is of no
use; from being quick to see and I'm
erring in judging Of household mat
ters, she will take on color from her
surroundings and mistreat herself,
doubling her common sense in the
most ordinary affairs of daily life.
From hats and Etons she will arrive
at the bonnet and shawl stage of wo.
mans existence and accept the in
evitable when it is not at all an newt.
able, but is only forced upon her by
some usurper who wanted her place,
Don't be laid on the shelf one-half
minute before the undertaken begins
work or you. Go until the end. II
incapacltated by illness, consider it
temporary and plan for work on re-
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-03-21

was the son of a wealthy Irish ,ncr-
chant "f San Francisco. Three other
public men of Irish birth are Thomas
TaggorI CT Indianapolis, William Nc
Adoo OF New York. and Ex-Governor
James 2. Boyd of Nebraska. And no
lrisllrlan will ever allow the fact &c be
forgotten that James G. Blaine, one Of
the greatest figures in American po-
litic;,l history, was of Irish descent.
His Observation-Disclosures, Ephraim
Blaine, hore an honorable part in the
Revolutionary struggle, and far back
in colonial days the Blaines were
among the hardest pioneers of the
Cumber!a nd Valley.
Rising tc the religious world, we find
many noted Irish names, alike in the
Protestant and Catholic churches.
There al.' no fewer than twenty-tf three
bishops and five archbishops in this
country who learned their first PRAYERS
on Iri<l, soil. This may also be said
of Cardinal Gibbons, who was born in
the United States, but taken to Ireland
In infancy The five archbishops are
John M. Farley, John j. Glennon, John
Ireland. Jonn Joseph Keane and Pat
rick john Ryan. When was there ever
before such a distinguished quintet Of
Johns'
Like ST. Galldens and Herbert. Dr.
William s. Rainsford halls from Dab
lin. T!."ty years ago he entered New
York an unknown young curate, and
proceeded to establish the foremost in
stitutjcnal church in America, having
at the present time more than five
thousand members. Unfortunately,
overwo;k has recently compelled Rim
to resign.
Histu. 'caliy, there have been cour
Irish churchmen who have welded a
great influence in American affairs
Fathet Mathew, the apostle of temper
ance, Who persuaded six hundred thou
sand Americans to sign the pledge:
Archbishop Hughes of New York, who
was sent to England by President Lin
coin during the Civil War; Father Hy-
an, the poet of the South, and the Rev.
John Hall the pulpit orator of New
York, ,... ....,.
Nothing can be more absurd thai,szto
speak Of the Irish as newcomers in
America. No one but a resurre3ted
mound builder would be entitled t, do
that. For the last thousand years or
more, wherever there has been any
great enterprise on foot, in the IL. lick
of thirgs, there have always been men
with the shamrock in their hearts. The
ship That carried Columbus from the
known continent to the unknown had a
Galway man on board-so we are told
on good authority. And one of the r,aps
which ci,eered Columbus forward
showed Il country across the ocean
which was called Great Ireland" This
far western land had been discovered.
IT was reported, by ST. Brendan, an
Irish monk eight or nine centuries ago
What typical Irishman!
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-03-21

To Ease His Conscience-"Not a
cent replied the rich man coldly,
"noney is not good for the pcor.''
"Well,' responded the applicant,
"just pretend that you nave grudge
against me-"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-10
THE SICKAND INJURED
Patients at the Hospitals AIRS Getting
,7 Along Very Nicely.

Work at the hospitals keeps up, and
the sick and injured are made well!
Martin Gilbert Stewart returned to
his home at Garden City yesterday af-
ter having been successfully treated for
an abscess of the lung.
Con Turner, whose face was very
badly cut up in a mill at st. Clair
by the belt, has left the hospital and
returned home
Martin Peek, an old resident of Nc
Pherson, is critically i'll at st. Joseph's
hospital.
Mrs. Thayer of Blue Earth left the
hospital today.
Miss Luth of Northiup, who was op-
Grated upon for appendicitis ten days
ago, was able to- return to her home
today.GJA' gHQ pa {crl vac 80 IS
.sMaster Ray Aims was operated upon
recently for. throat trouble, and re-
turned to his home at Louisville today,
cared. J3tI,. GiIb WiizH s5a.'r I'd 9gG
Miss Pigores left the hospital day
before yesterday and returned to her
home atoAmboy, land today her brother
entered 1.-THE hospital atorabe operated
upon:
5IAfrsg Bergman of Truman was ope7
r.ted upon today at one of the hos
pitfalls. leseeFgad aiq leaoLusq re PSI
Edss AdY's nine year old boy, living
in Decoria, nine miles south of Man
katosG poisoned, his foot Tuesday by
cutting it with a pieeeHlof rusty oil
can: HE was brought to a. hospital
yesterday, and his foot and leg are
badly swollen, but it lis expected that
he will come out all right. tp shs
Miss johnson of, Eagle Lake is con-
valescing nicely at st. Joseph's hospi-
tai after an operation, and will be able
to return to her home in a day or
two.
Mr. Schwanke of Madelia, the man
who wandered away while fishing with
his little boys, and left them to drive
aimlessly about the, country, and was
found next day out of his head, is
improving in local hospital.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-10
THOUGHT TRAIN WAS HELD UP
Wells Offleers and Citizens Were
Fooled on Saturday Evening.

Wells, July 7.-Considerable excite
ment was caused here Saturday even
ing, when news came in over the
phone that the west-bound passenger
train on the Milwaukee road was being
held up by bandits, one mile west of
town.
The town marshal and deputy sheriff
started for the scene in an automobile,
armed to the teeth, and as many of
the citizens followed that could find
transportation with the numerous
trans and handcars. Shotguns, rifles
and revolvers were very much in evil
dence, and several small boys brought
their air guns. g.
The crowd was badly crest-fallen on
their arrival to find that the cause
of the disturbance was the blowing
out of a cylinder head on the locomo-
tive. A farmer living near the scene,
beard the loud report when the cyl
inder head went out and saw the train
come to sudden stop. Thinking the
train was being held up by some bold
train robbers, he telephoned to town.
with the above result.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-10
June 26, July 3. 10. 1908.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
Earth-ss In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate OF Mlchaei
h Skinnion, deceased
Letters OF a d m ni strat1 hon on
the estate of said deceas d
being this day granted unto John nj.
Edwards, of said county:
1t is ordered. that all claims and demands
of all persons against said estate be presented
to this court, for examination and allowance,
at the probate office in the city of Mankato in
said Blue Earth county. on the following day.
viz: Monday. the 9th day of December, A. d.
1908 at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of said day.
1t is further ordered, that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate, at the
expiration of which time all claims not pre-
sented to said court. or not proven to its sat
isfaction, shall be forever barred unless for
cause shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further. that notice of the time and
place of hearing and examination OF said
claims and demands shall be given by publi-
cation of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such eXamina-
ton, in the Mankato Free Press, weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato
in said county.
Dated at Mankato. the 10th day OF June. A.
A. ID. 1905.
By the Court:
[PRoBATE COURT WIN. f. HUGHES.
SEAL Judge of Probate.
II. L. & J. W. Schmitt. Atty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-10
Cambria Items

Rev. Jones attended the conference
in Minneapolis last week.
Mrs. Peter Davies and son Ralph
were visiting the formers brother, B.
H. Hughes, for a few days.
Last Wednesday the Dan P. Davis
bridge was washed away. Several
people went to New Ulm over it in
the morning and failed to get home
that night. -
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Price, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Hughes and Edward Jones
went to Mankato Monday to attend
the quarterly meeting.
Rev. William Rowlands of Pennsyl-
vania preached in Horeb and Bethel
Sunday.
The Fourth of July celebration will
be held in Wagner's grove the same as
usual Everybody cordially invited.
Mr.. William j. Evans returned from
a visit from Appleton last Wednesday.
where he had been visiting his brother,
Reese Evans.