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Boy of Nineteen DiscEoses Marriage.

Lester Voorhees,, son of Mr.. ard
Mrs. John C. Voorhees,, of Frenct
street, New Brunswick, announced tc
his parents that he had been married
to Miss Rae Leighton, of Freehold
more than a year. That was a sur
prise for the father and mother, but
they had even a greater when tne1
were introduced to n Harvey Brown
Voorhees,, three months old. Youns
Voorhees, had known the former Rae
Leighton since they were children.
The young couple have been forgly-
en- and will make their home with
Mr.. Voorhees, parents.
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o U PERISH IN FIRE.
Flames Sweep Tenement House In
Sicilian Quarter, New York.

New York City. = In a fire that
swept the four-story brick tenement
house at No. 332 East .112th street,
in the heart of the Sicilian colony,
four children lost their lives and a
score or more persons were injured.
In less than five minutes from the
time the fire was discovered the
whole building was in IA blaze, and
those living on the UPPER floors had
little chance to escape. The injured
were hurt by jumping from windows.
The dead are: Antonio Fousto, nine
years; Rosie Fousto, ten years; Jos.
Fousto, six years; Angelinef Fousto5
sixteen months.
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What is Life?

Our business is, not to build quick
ly, but to build upon a founda-
ton and in a right sp@ 1t. Life is
more than a mere competition as be-
tween man and man; itS Is not who
can be done first, but who can work
best: not who can rise highest, but
who is working most pd ently and
lovingly in accordance 18th the de-
signs Of God.-Joseph Parker.
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The Limit.

There's nothing that makes a
would-be society woman madden than
to find her name left out of the report
of some swell function she has at
tended"
unless it's to find besides that her
rivals name is in."-The Catholic
Standard and Times.
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WORLDS 1oO-YARD RECORD.
Walker, South African Athlete, Makes
New Time of 600 2-5.

Abergavenny, England. - r. Z.
Walker. the South African Splinter,
who won the final of the 100 meters
dash at the recent Olympic games,
at the games here broke the worlds
record for loo yards, his time being
8 rs seconds, one-ffth of a second
less than the record made by Dan ].
Kelly at Spokane. Washington. lure
"a. 1867.
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Free Pass Cost Himissoo.

Convicted on a charge of violating
the anti-pass law, S. G. Watts was
fined $500 and "Gertie"f Williams
500 in the Federal CourtIat Helena.
Mont. = Watts, who was a Great
Northern brakeman, obtained a, pass
for his wife and gave 1t to Missy Will
Jams.
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No Coupons.
Ostend

Ostend-'Pa, what is a bond OF
sympathy"
PA very poor investment, my
son. 1t neve draws any interest
from the public. Chicago News.
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An.Around Snort.

Redd-'His game of golf reminds
me of a motor boat"
Greene-"How so?"
why, it's put-put-put-put-put-
put."-Yonkers Statesman.
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Captain D. G.. Purse, well known
as a developer, industrial writer and
promoter, and having connections in
New York, Pittsburg and other cities,
committed suicide at Savannah, fGa.,
by shooting. No cause is knownl for.
the deed. &
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Life.
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Sausage Gives Woman $4,000.

II Because she bit on a tack and
fsbroke a front tooth in eating a sau-
Usage, Mrs. Margaret Sampson, of
4 Wakefield. Mass, received $4,000
damages in the Superior Court from
a'packing company of Somerville. 8
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rire.Cent Piece strangles child.

In a fit of coughing Ethel Murray.
seven years old, of Paterson, sWal-
lowed a five-cent piece that her tath-
er had given her. The coin lodged
in the windpipe and the child died
under an operation at the General
HOSPITAL.
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The Honker Haunted.

"Vhat makes old Blank so uneasy
when a motor car comes along?"
why, his wife ran away in one,
and he is always afraid she is COM
ing back. "-Tit-Bits.
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Lost Chance.

Shelby husband won't listen to
reason"
He-aHe ought to be ashamed of
himself. It isn't every married man
that has the chance!"
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Morse Banks Liquidated.

The Federal Government has de
cided to liquidG1e completely two1 o
Morse's banks in New York City, It'll
New Amsterdam and the BankT o
North America.
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In Ambush

"Stop the auto"
But, sir"
81 think 1 saw some red ferns
"Better femme keep on, boss, ad-
visad the chauffeur, earnestly. Them
red ferns is the local ~constable's whis-
kers. Washington Herald.
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HERON Taken to Death House.

Archibald Heron, convicted OF
killing the Rev. Mr.. Prickett, has
been taken from the County jan at
New Brunswick to the death 1cuse AT
Trenton. He was sentenced to be
e%lectrocuted during the week of Sep
TENDER Z.
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War Against Mosquitoes.

: DR.. Doty, Health Officer Of the
Port of New York, said that Staten
Island was now practically rid of
mosquitoes, after six years of exter-
mination work.
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Texas Quarantine Against Mexico.
The State of Texas has established
g. rigid yellow fever quarantine
against Mexico, an outcome of a tour
Of the republic by DR.. ]. F. Eaves, of
the State Health Department of Aus
TN.
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FELL INTO HIS BALLOON.
Captain Lovclace, of America, Nearly
Suffocated by Singular Accident.

London.-Captain Lovelace, the
American b%alloonist, had a narrow
escape at the Franco-British Exhibi-
ton.
While he was climbing over the
gas bag of a balloon the cover gave
way and he fell into the balloon.
BY the time an assistant was able
to rescue him he was nearly suffo-
Gated.
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Wow!

"He danced every dance with me-"
"He must have thought it was a
charity balI."-Houstou Post.
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His Method,

Nodd-'How can you keep track
of all your children"
Todd-"By a card index system"
Life.
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Pretty Close.

"That walters a0 idiot"
whats the mater now?"
II asked him to bring me 2 water
cracker"
"Well?"
And here he brings me an ice
pick. cleveland Leader.
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Their Game.

"These crooked legislators of ours
are just as bad as counterfeiters,s
said Knox; "in the same class, in
fact"
Think 500" asked Dudley.
Sure! They're forever making
and passing bad bills. Washington
Star.
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MaI,er of First Airbrake Dead.

George F. .Larimer, seventy-three,
who made the first Westinghouse air
brake, died at P~ittsburg, Pa. 4
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Rats Have Disease Like Leprosy.

A disease like leprosy among the
rats of San Francisco and the ques-
ton of it's transmissibility to human
beings are the subject of a report
submitted to Surgeon-General Wy
man, of the Public Health Service, at
Washington, D. c., by Passed As
sistant Surgeon George Mccoy. The
cases examined came from widely
separated portions of the city.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-08-14

The French Government has for
hidden further emigration to Brazil
on account OF Brazilian immigration
regulations,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-10

Senator Tillman said that he could
he regards him as a very high man.
When asked IL he would not allow
the letter to be published, the sena-
tor at first declined, but afterwards
consented to it's publication. The
letter follows:
my Dearly Beloved: The papers
say you are staying in bed. Good.
stay there.
"If you knew how many pluocrats
that fact pleases you would realize
that in no other way can you cause
SO much happiness to humans. They
may not lie the class OF bipeds whom
you live to please and praise but God
works in a mysterious way His Won
ders to perform.
There is a time for amnesty to-
ward all criminals.
"lf YOU were here you might dis
turb Mr.. Taft's plan to get nominal
ed.
"O) All pending prosecutions Of
trusts to be kept on the docket until
the district attorneys report that they
can see no evidence, and then dis
missed.
t2) A statute Of limitations VS..
new prosecutions after one ycar-not
before.
"(3) The labor unions to boycott
everybody at will, and no injunctions
to be issued.
"(4) The Sherman law to be SO
modified that trusts shall be deemed
reasonable and sacred until a court
1T the end of a lawsuit shall say
they are unreasonable.
"(5) The railroads may mako
pooling contracts al lib. divide traffic
pete with each other.
THE p%lutocrats and p~rolctriAt all
for TAFT,
II YOU we're TO get out Of bed YOU
might expose this plan and defeat
Mr.. Bryan
stay in bed ana Bryan Will win.
You know have often told YOU
You were a great help 10 the Ropub-
lican party hy your talk. Now You
will help il by keeping quiet CD See.
while You are away | shall urge
Mr.. Burrows TO set through Il public
ity bill and take the credit away
from YOU. viii he do it?
"SeriouSly now take a rest. DO
not be worried. Sleep, walk in the
garden and see the glorics Of the
flowers.
wis medicatriX %naturac. BE a
farmer again and not "a Statcman
any longer. Faithfully yours, etc,
"Wm. T.. Chandlcr.'
Mrs. Tillman Shipping Asparagus.
During the conversation Of two
hours or more between Senator Till
man and the representative of the
state, Mrs. Tillman was busily en-
gagged in the packing house, along
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-10
A Campaign Button.

Among other things of interest re-
ceived in the mornings mail of the
senator was a Bryan button" which
he presented to the correspondent.
The button, which Is probably one
of the fist received in South Caro-
lima, Is just a little larger than a
silver dollar and contains the like
nesses of George Washington, Thorn
as Jefferson, Andrew Jackson and
Abraham Lincoln with Mr.. Bryan in
the center, under whose picture is
this inscription: The Peoples Choice
AT the top is Il legend, Enemies of
Special Privileges" and on the bot
tom is "Upholders Of Equality Of the
Law. Just above Mr.. Bryan's head
in the picture are inscribed Ideal
Americans and Popular States
men"
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Poetry Worth Reading.
Under Voices.

Under Voices.
Behold the rose--the peerless one.
BITS laughing in the June day sun!
Her kisses wide around she
throws;
30 sweet and gracious her estate.
All hearts on her with worship walt
But bark! A murmur upward
grows:
IL takes the wave Of summer air,
1t gathers increase everywhere.
And to the dim horizon flows:
We grass-we wild flowers Of the
plain,
we lowly are, that thou mayst reign
We that thou mayst be The
Rose!"
Now. while this legionary sound
The leafy commonwealth lowed
round
An Under Voice. in kindred tone.
was borne from out Lies garden
close.
from hearts unnumbered 1t arose;
From spirit unto spirit blown,
softly inperious 1t came.
Seeking the Great in deed and fame;
we win no trophies, mount no
throne;
But foil your gifts. your valor bright;
We are the Dark; We are the Light
We are--that We ma shine alone"
Craftsman Of Song whoe'er thou
The Under Voice beats on thy neart.
Crying: mo truth that thou mayst
bring
Divinely t. our waiting ears.
(Whether it be full 10y or tears)
To us can come an alien thing
BY III humanity impelled
Thy thought to u%tterance Is swolled,
AS draws the river from It's spring:
We, though an unrogarded throng,
Are still thy fostering source OF
song
And We are mute that thou maySt
sing!"
EDITH NJ. THOMAS.
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Senator Tillman's wishes are to get
away from everything and have alb
Solutc rest for a time and he feels
and hopes that this will restore hin
to rs former vigor.
During the curse of conversation
reference was made to the recent
speech OF Senator Tillman in h SEN
ate, in which he took the Republi-
cans to task and incidentally gave
President Roosevelt a walloping. He
said that never before in his life had
he felt less like making a speech,
nor had he eve before experienced
such q strain and effort as he did
while delivering his address on
March lG. lie said that he was in
fun possession Of his facts and
thoughts, but still he vas unable TO
assemble his ammunition as he
should like to have done. He gave
notice on Saturday of his intention
TO deliver the address on Monday
and had but a brief period to pre-
pare his remarks
Altogether, it may be said that
Senator Tillman, as well as Mrs.
Tillman, hope that the senator viii
soon be restored to his usual health
and will resume his place in the fight
for Dcmocracy's supremacy.
senator. did you see much of the
late senator William James Bryan
Of Florida, and what was your opin-
ion Of him?"
"Wcll, he was in the senate only
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-10
WILL ADDRESS PRESS MEETING,
Third Assistant Postmaster Genera
Accepts Mr.. Aull'S Invitation.

Third Assistant Postmaster Cen
Cral \. l.. Lawshe has accepted the
invitation excluded by President AuIl,
ON behalf OF the South carolina State
Press ASSorhnr'"u 10 attend the meet
ing to lc held in Carney beginning
June Is, and to make an address.
Mr.. Lawshc will discuss the topic,
The P~ostotire Department and the
Legitimate Publishers"
Mr.. Iawshc will spent at least a
day with the Association, and it is
hoped that he Will be able to spend
il longer time. Ills address will be
Interesting and valuable. especially
at this time, in view Of the ruling by
the post0Nice department, which went
into effect April l., that newspapers
could not he mailed as second class
matter to subscribers in arrears,
Mr.. lawSho is Il pleasant gentle
man and the members viii enjoy his
presence among them. II" WAS for
many years the publisher and editor
Of Il country newspaper, and he knows
something about the trials and trib-
ulations Of wrestling With delinquent
subscribers. Therefore. he Will be at
home among the boys at Gaffney.
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Song Of the Winds.

The winds they come like hounds
of the night,
And they viii not let me be;
Whirling the leaves in their maynard
Digit,
Sweeping the hill and lea.
what OF their song when the bran,
ches sway,
Ere the night shades lift TO the dusk
OF day;
4 ship Is lost and a heart in vain
Waits and hopes at the window pane,
There BY a cold, gray sea.
The winds those trailing Gogs OF
of the night,
Hark, bark 10 their Whispering!
They moan OF a soul that has taken
flight,
And never a hope they bring.
The lights OF the night CLEAN cold.
so cold,
over the hills and the upland void
And yonder a night bird, lonely.
For YOU out there meath the sod
and leaves
And thus do the night winds sing!
Milwaukee Sentinel
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some HISTORICAL S|EGES
Alexandria Silenced in Ten
Hours, Short Record.
AWFUL COMMANDMENTS
Gibraltar, Although Week After Week
5000 Shells a Day Were Hurled
at 1t. Withstood Allied Fleets Of
Spain and France for Eight Hun
dred INK Seventy.four Days.

In shortness and d~ecisivcness it will
be dithcult TO beat the record of Alex.
andria, every gun Of which was effec-
luaily sllenccd within ten hours by
our iicet under Admiral Seymour, says
London Tit,Bits. But these few hours
Witnessed such a destructive dclugo
of shot and shell as might well have
laid Il big city in ruins. No fewer
than 10000 projectiles were hurled
against the forts of Alexandria, many
OF them monsters Of 100 pounds
weight, fired from S1.ton guns. Sin
gularly enough, this murderous hail
Of iron did little damage TO he forti.
1cations, the majority Of The shells
burying themselves harmlessly in the
parapets of sand which had been
raised TO protect the batteries.
But SO terrible was the havoc and
slaughter wrought among the adher.
ents Of Arab Pasha by the flying
fragments Of the shells which explod.
ed that the forts were quickly evacu.
ated; while some of the shells started
a fire which destroyed almost the
whole Of the town.
Sabastopol, with its grim, massive
forts were quickly evacuated, while
some defended by 700 guns many OF
them Of heavy caiibrc, held out against
me combined armies of France and
England for 1927 days. When. however.
the place was evacuated, it was found
h a the town was in ruins: and 10
complete the work OF destruction such
docks and forts as still remained
standing were blown mp by the cngi.
neers OF the allied forces.
II took 1872 days for the Germans
to bring Paris to her knees a gener-
alton ago. During January. 1871. no
fewer than 10000 shells were rained
on to the doomed town every day. and
Of these 500 fell into the city proper.
During a single day, January 3. the
Prussians hurled 25,000 proiectiles at
Paris at a cost of eco, 600. The havoc
they wrought was aarful. and the
resultant fires the. ned to destroy
whole districts. During the siege no
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-10
FOR TIER SAKE.
by Ethel May Shorey.

An oninous silence prevailed In
the presidents office at the w Nat
ional Bank. Every face in the room
0 r a look OF Conforming severity
and the two young men facing tho
directors knew intuitively that no!
mercy would be shown. The meet,
Ing had been called for an unpre-
cedented occurrence $4,000 had
mysteriously disappeared from the
bank, and the only persons to whom
1t could reasonably be laid were tho
W young meu referred to-Grey
and Dawson.
The discussion was at It's height
eacn vigorously protesting his limo
cence. Young Grey had been in the
employ Of the bank for several
years-to be sure. his integrity had
never before been q~uest,onel, but
when such q serious charge was
brought forth and lay between him
and Richard DAWSON, son Of Judge
Dawson. hiu spotless record was In
some unaccountable manner parti-
ally forgotten, for Dawson came from
the first family in town, while Grey
- @'O'O, IL hai B&iu0u nus DTG@
sent position only by diligent faith-
full work.
Each faced the directors frankly
and withstood all tests, but while
Grey's eyes never left Davison's face
the latter's never met his once dur
ing the long, trying ordeal. AS denial
after denial, accompanied by appar-
ent proof. fell from Da yisOn'c line a
sarcastic little smile lowered about
Grey's face. At last he sprang for
ward impulsively-
81 can stand this no longer, gentle
men" he cried. II nave waited to
see If | could be spared the Disagree
able task OF turning informer, but
when ones honor is at stake one
cannot stop at triGes" He hesitated
and glanced at DAWSON, whose eyes
were fixed for the first time on lis.
II know where his trouble lies"
Ere he could finish, the door few
suddenly open, staying the words on
his lips an a rosy face peaped in.
20, ! beg our pardon" a merry
voice exclaimed, and the color mount
quickly to the brows Of both young
men at sight Of that bewitchina
laughing face. Il wanted to speak
with father thought he was a
lone" and with a bright little mol
she closed the door softly.
During this slight respite Dawson
had been rapidly writing on a slip OF
paper, and while attention was mo-
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and tried to how their way through
the Russian lcgionS. OSman Pasha
commanded his gallant remnant in
person; thrcc lines OF trenches were
pierced. but the ODDS AGAINST them
wcro too great. Surrounded by al.
most countless hordcs Of 'hc enemy
his men mown down nv Swcrping tor
rents Of bullets and shcl,s. the brave
leader at last Yielded to fate and al.
lowed the white flag to nuttcr from
the roof of tho hut near which he
was lying mutilatcd and in agony.
Khartoum wthstood the Mahdi and
his hosts for 81 days. under The brave
direction of Gordon; and in Kars, Gen.
Williams, with $4,000 men. with pro
visions for three months and ammu.
milton for three days, kept an invest.
ing army Of 10000 at bay from June
to November. Gen. Williams" wrote
Mouravief. the Russian general. to his
gallant foe, "you have made yourself
a name in history, and postcrity will
stand amazed at the endurance. tho
courage and the discipline which this
siege has called forth in the remains
of an army. Let MS arrange a capt
tulation which will satisfy the de.
mands of val without disgracing hu.
mainly"
Gibraltar, as all the world knows.
stood imprcgnable against all the rs.
samlts OF Spain and Fmncc for S74
days. although week after week G.OO0
shells were hurled at il every day.
o,J II, r,ttA. nc ~, 90, ~. 49,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-10

A POLITICAL bureau in Washington
that is fighting Mr.. Bryan in season
and out Of season says Lee County,
Iowa, Democrats refused to endorse
Mr.. Bryan for President. But it
failed to state that the Democratic
Convention Of Iowa had instructed
the delegation from the State to the
Democratic National Convention
for Bryan.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-10
BRYAN WILL. WIN
Says Senator TilIman If RepublI-
cans Nominate Taft in
TALK WITH THE STATE

ton-Thc Senator Getting Better
vii Work for Democracy i'm Octo-
Der if Health PcrmitS-To Visit
Atlanta and Then Go Abroad With
Mrs. Tillman.
A representative Of The State call
ed on the Senator at his home at
Trenton Tuesday morning and found
him alone in his library. He was "
ing up0n a couch reading his morn
ing's mail. Later he changed his po-
sition to a large rocking chair and
a his breakfast brought in. lie
ate heartily and seemed to relish his
food
During and after breakfast Sen
ator Tillman talked upon a great va
riety of subjects, ranging from anat-
omy to national politics.
In appearance the senator seems
to be in his usual good health. tie
does not, however, feel that he Will
be able to return to this
session. He expects to go 10 an
Atlanta sanitarium as soon as he
feels strong enough to stand travel
ing. lie. With Mrs, Tillman. will re-
main there for several weeks, attnr
which they Will so to Europe for a
complete rest.
Senator Tillman said that he felt
satisfied that he must not take on
any more work Just nov and that
it would require time to show when
he will be able TO do SO.
He said that he had no plans with
regard to politics, as he could not
now see far enough ahead TO make
it worth while.
He could not now ten whether he
would attend the State Democratic
convention, but indicated that if his
health permitted he would do so.
As to instructions.
Senator, do YOU favor an instruct
ed delegation to the Denver o N
teotion?" he vas asked.
sNFrIl ' i."--- s~. t-~--. ~ E
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-10
Hard to Keep Down.

The Florence Times says when so
good a town as I~IartSvillc develops a
blind tiger We very much doubt if
it would he possible to enforce prohi-
bitiOn in any town where two or three
mcn arc gathered together. If Harris
VILE cannot keep the tiger out we do
not think that others need try
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-10
Marquess a Floriculturist

The Marques Of Tilsa is an cnthus-
tastic Noricnlturist, ana at Culzcan
Castle, Ayrcsnirc has managed to
grow flowers which can be seen no
where else in scotland.
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and include the policy Of p%lundering
the multitude without responsible

IT is SAID that for cvcr50 y foreign
laborcrs arriving in this country,
ll1 are leaving it. TO have nearly
three emigrants to one immigrant is
something new in our experience.
1t indicates hard times. Nothing
like it ever happened while the Dem
OcratS were in power.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-04-10

THERE is to be no pruning Of the
tariff unless grating is allowed at
the same time. A little pruning and
a great deal Of grating is the idea
Of the friends of the tariff. They
call this the non-partisan method.
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a rich man mover has to spend
money the way a poor man does to
prove it.