The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-02-20
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As Kals People Dsi'lgllt to n po s,yin'''ed
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As y Rule People . Ds}}ight to DO swindlcd
" oySeraaatf f}yer Aso,n. sss n.
& SpAltrAEpUReh, S.AS!Cy.., Feb. Id. - An
old citizen was r,,rhinating tho othor
day about things in} general and tlard
times in particular\,and made the re-
mark that tho people, threw away too
much money OH hambugs things
they had no earthly usofor. The man
who hasn't been in the clutches Of the
smoothtongucda agent and been talked
into investing from$10 to 800 in some
humbug Or other is fow and fur be-
tween. The fellow withJthe $G5patent
double back action stovtj came along
and sold tlom by tho score. His
victim, while listening to tho word
painting of the oilytongucd agent
would wonder how he had lived hero
toforc without such necessary arti-
Gle.
Then tlle $40 clock man carne along
and convinced hundreds that the ono
thing lacking IN life was q clock TINT
would not only tell the time of day,
but also record tho phases Of the moon
and not let him forget the day of the
month And ho didn't forget -especi-
ally the day when that 40 note fell
due
Then camc The hedge fenco man,
and many farmer was bamboozled
into wondering how he ever managed
to raise corn and cotton without the
aid Of a hcdgcd fence. And he never
came back that hedge fence man. He
planted out his switches, was to be
back the second and third years and
make that hedge thing Of beauty
and never came back, neithcir did The
thousands Of dollars he carried Off
with him.
Next was the get-rich quick order.
Pay us $50, they said. and in year
we will give you 500. Town folks
were, if anything, bigger fools than
their country friends OH this line a II
bit ut this alluring bait, like the porch
do when the 'Pilco is low and green
oak worms are ripe.
Last OH the list was the fruit tree
man. lie was here III the early sum
Nor when @ note payable in December
seemed II long ways of-and
those pictures of lucious- looking fruits
and Strawberries in a bottle as big as
your fist looked SO tempting and the
agent was such a tallcr. December
came, likewise the fruit tree man and
his switches Too late to kick thcn--
had us signed up and when he left
there was 50, 900 or 5000 less i'll the
county.
And the plow man--we came near
forgetting him but his memory is
dear to many, and they have not for
gotten him-alld won't for some timc.
Then there's the sewing machine
agent, the lightning rod agent the life
insurance agent. tho patent smoothing
iron agent, the agent r>this, that and
The other--for everything under the sun
we either don't need, or, if we do need,
can buy III Spartanburg for one-half
or onc-third The money.
We have paid $65 for stove, when
We could have bought better one at
homo for $50; 50 for a clock, when
we ought to told the time of day by
the sun; $50 for a lightning rod, whom
the Lold had no idea Of hitting us
with lightning; $50 or 500 Oh hedge
fence when we ought to have been
splitting rails and SO it has gone.
Thousands and thousand, yes, tens Of
thousands Of dollars have been thrown
away by people who love to be hum
buggcd. -IIcrald.
Ihclr Schcme Exposed tt4
TORONTO. Feb It'll. p. Hyams
and Dallas Theodore T ans, twin
brothers doing business as brokers III
this city, have been arrested on q
charge Of having murdered William
@. Williams OH Jan. 16, 1893. Seven
years ago the two brother came to To
Eruhto from Kington and oponed 81
| brokerage Office, and five years ago
| they became acquainted with Martha
and William Wells, sisterand brother.
Tho Wells family camc from Somer-
set, England, and consisted Of two
boys and two girls. In the fall OF
1892, Harry Place Hyams and Martha
| Wells became engaged to be married,
and young Wells, who was than 81
years old, entered the employ of
Iyams, In August, 1892, Wells was
induced to take out life insurance
| for$l 900. A few days later policy
for 81 900 was also taken out -Four
teen days later application was made
for $50, 600 insurance on Wells life III
i the New York Life, and the half year
| " premium Of 1884 was paid by III. p
flyams. Three months later q sec
ond policy of 81, 900 was taken out in
the Covenant Mutual on Wells life,
the assessment Of which was
also paid by Harry Hyams, In
| November, 1892, the Hyams broth
crs sublet II warehouse, saying they III
tended to conduct general auction
business. On January 16, 1893, Tho
police were notified that young Well
had been accidentally killed in the cl
evator. The only person in the build
ing atthe time was Harry p. Hyams
FIe said .ho found the body lying at tn
foot Of the elevator shaft. An inves
tigation was made by tho insuranc,
company, but they failed to ascertain
ano facts that would warrant an arres
! for murder, and paid the insurance o.
the young mans lifc amounting t.
S3S, 600 to his sister, Martha. In tn
May following Harry p. Hyams am
Martha Wells were married. Tel
days ago a Toronto papor learned tha
an attempt had been made to plac
$3.50, 600 insurance OH the life Of Mrs
Harry Iyams. When Mrs. Hyam
learned that, she became alarmed, hat
u detcctiue to guard her, refused to re
turn to Montreal with her husband ant
asked tho companies to cancel the pol
tcics. The Hyams brothers were
known not to possess sufficient capita
to warrant the incurring Of a liability
OF $6, 900 year in insurance premi
ums, and further Investigation has re
suited III the arrest Of the two brothers
for the murder Of their brother-in-law
Who ETvamc hrot hove 1uara hnrN II, Na,,