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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1899-10-18
They Want More Pie

The colored Republicans Of New Jer-
sey profess to be dissatisfied with the
course Of tho administration and allege
that if nothing further is done for
them by the Cranberry State Ropubli-
cans in the way Of appointments to Of
flee, some Of them may be impelled by
q profound sense Of political duty to
vote the Democratic national ticket in
1900. Man y Jersey Democrats hope
that they won't. Antlpathy to negro
suffrage has always been marked feat.
ure Of tho Democracy Of New Jersey.
New Jersey was ono Of the six Sia:ts Of
the country which rejected the fifteenth
amendment to the federal constitution
providing for negro suffrage. The
other States which opposed it were
kentucky, Delaware, Maryland, Cali
fornia and Oregon.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1899-10-18
Ratiras From Coa,1nand.

a dispatch from Fort Monroe, Va,
says that Rear Admiral Sampson rotir.
ed from command Of the North Atlantic
squadron Friday eyening at $50, whom
his flag was hauled down from the
after mast Of tho oruisor New York. a
Grew made up Of officers Of the nagL lip
rowed the admiral to tho wharf. He
left at z O'clock for Now Y ork, AS tho
stoamor passed the New York, The naval
band played tho national dir, Adj
niral Farquhar, Admiral 81 Sampson, d
'succegaor, vii ! take eSa command at 8
O'Clock Saturday f0osning. Il,
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follows small words have been filled in
in order 70 make smoother reading:
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follows small words have been filed in
in order 70 make smoother reading:
Pretoria, Oct. II.
Through Tho Tribune wo wish to
thank our many American friends for
sympathy in tho present crisis of tho
republic. Last Monday we gave Eng.
land 48 hours notice within which wo
give assurance that tho dispute will bo
settled by arbitration or other peaceful
means. Tho notice expires at 5 o'clock
today. The British agent is rooollod
and war is certain. This is the fitting.
end Of tho British policy Of forco and
fraud which has marked all South Af-
RIGA with the blood Of Afrikandors. We
must now make South Africa froo or
tho white mans grave. Tho republic
forces include all nationalitics, among
them strong American corps. showing
it is not caso Of Boor against Uitland-
or. but all nations against tho English.
We have full faith in freedom and re-
publioanism and tho righteousness
which guides tho destinics ef nations.
(Signcd) President Krugor.
ENaLAND's REPLY.
The following is tho text Of the Brit
ish reply to tho Boor ultimatum:
"Chamborlain to Miner, high commits
sioncr, sent 10:45 p. H., Oct. 10, 1899:
Her majosty's government has re-
coivcd with great regret tho peromptory
demands of tho South African republic
conveyed in your telegram Of Oot 8.
You will inform tho government of tho
South African republic in roply that tho
conditions demanded by tho govern
mont Of the South African republic are
such as her majesty's government doom
it impossible to discuss"
TIE WAR IS ON.
A dispatch from Johannesburg says
that war was doclarcd by the Bocrs on
Wednesday, and that the fomal doclara-
tion occnrrcd at 10 o'clock Thursday
morning.
ACTIVE WARFARE.
A special dispatch from Ladysmith,
Natal, says tho Doors occupied Laings
Nok the moment the ultimatum cxpir-
I'd, and arc now pouring into Natal.
Ingogo heights Kavo bccn occupied.
Official confirmation of the announce
mcnt that the Orange FREQ State burgh-
crs have entered Natal by way Of Van
Rccncns pass is at hand. It leaves no
further room for doubt that acts of>war
have already boon committed and that
the campaign has begun.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1899-10-18
Violent Earthbuake.

A dispatch to The Handelsblad from
Batavia, capital Of the Netherlands
Indies, Java, says that violent earth
quake has visited tho south side Of the
Island Of Coram, noxt to the largest Of
tho Moluccas, between Booroo and
Pspua, completely destroying tho town
Of Amhei and killing, it is estimated,
1000 people, as we'll as injuring somo
500 others. Tho dispatch says that do
tails Of the disaster have not yot beon
obtained. 8..t5, #
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1899-10-18
Bad Wreck,

Wednesday at Short Crock, nine
miles above Wheeling, w. Va, q
north bound passenger train collided
with special from Pittsburg, the lat
ter bringing delegations from Western
Pennsylvania to tho Tri-State encamp-
ment Of the Uniform Rank Of knights
Of Pythias. Eight persons were seri-
ously injured, two fatally. Tho spool
al had orders to tako tho siding at Short
Greek, but tho engineer Of the special,
it is said, forgot, and a minute later tho
two trains oame together, and were bad
ly wrecked
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1899-10-18
Killed About Hogs.

John McElmurray, proprietor Of tho
Goodall farm, near Augusta, Ga. shot
and instantly killed his cousin, j. a.
MoElmurray, Thursday and seriously
wounded Negro who was noar whom
tho shot was fired. Tho two white mon
had quarrolod over the possession Of
some hogs. na
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1899-10-18
Changeablc as the Wind.

If any person can find public quos-
ton having moro than ono side, on both
sidos Of which William Mckinley has
not boon found in tho past thirty years,
that person will be entitled to tho palm
as tho greatest discoyorer Of modern
timos. Columbus, Ohio, Press. /,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1899-10-18
Robbery of O Bank.

The Reynolds Bank, at Reynolds,
Ind, wasslooted by robbers at 3 o'clock
Wednesday morning, the safe being
blown up by danmite. From SO, 900 to
$40, 600 was taken. Tho explosion de-
molishcd tho frame building in which
tho bank was located. The thieves es-
oanad 4.ls I.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1899-10-18
Quito Old.

Mrs. Mary s. Wilson, who recontly
celebrated hor 01st birthday at Oyser
Bay, L. l., is living in q house which
is noarly 800 year, old, and on tho
porch Of which George Washington
shook hands with the people Of tho
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1899-10-18
England Barrs DOGS.

The board OF agriculture Of England
has promulgated an order forbidding tho
landing Of dogs from ireland in Great
Britain, under 4 penalty oE209. This
is done to provent tho spread Of rabies,
which is common in Iroland Just now.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1899-10-18
New York For BRYAN.

The New York State Democratic
Committee mecting Wednesday night
was controlled by Richard Croker and
,Ex. Senator David d. Hill was turned
down. a Bryan resolution was adopt
Cd, seconded by Croker, andoppoaed By
Hill. 1
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1899-10-18
NEW YORK's MURDER MYSTERY
A Boy Finds q Package With More Of
the Hacked up Body.

Interest in the murder mystery grow
ing out Of the finding of the left thigh
Of woman's body in West Sovcnteont
street last Saturday had an increase
Wednesday by the recovery Wednes-
day morning Of what is believed to be a
portion Of tho Same body on tho beach
at tho quarantine station OF Station Is
land. John Heineman, q boy IL years
old, found the package wrapped in
newspapers and Manila wrapping paper.
When he opened it he found that tho
outs in the neck wero Jagged, showing
thSt the head had probably been hacked
off, and the arms wero cut off close to
the shoulders in clumsy manner. Tho
police were notified and took charge Of
the find.
The flesh was taken to the morgue
for comparison with the parts Of tho
woman's body already there. The
parts Of the body now missing arc tho
head, the arms, the legs from above the
knoe down, and the right thigh, which
was found but was carted off to tho city
dumps
A name that looks like ~. j. Nu-
man" and tho laundry mark ~. j. N.
1873, was discovered Wednesday morn
ing on one Of the white skirts in the
bundle Of clothing found in tho base
ment of 210 West Fifteenth street.
The letters forming the namo are not
distinct. They are partly washed out
and little blurred. Tho ~. j. N" Of
the laundry mark is very distinct, how
ever, and is expected to lead to tho
identification Of the owner.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1899-10-18
Hold Your Cotton.

Noll's reduction Of his crop estimate
from $4,000, 900 to 10, 900, 900 bales can
hardly be considered "boarish, ;"
though that seems to have been its
effeot on the market. He always over
estimates the yield, and his revised
figures would indicate a Drop not over
$500, 600 bales. But, assuming that
he is correct, this would make the crop
million and quarter bales below that
Of last year. Now consider the further
facts that cotton goods are in great de-
mand and rising, that every available
spindle is running, that the oonsump-
tion Of cotton in this country will in.
crease by 5000 bales, with perhaps
an equal or greater inoaease in Europe,
and tho question is presented whether
even 10,000,000 bales will meet tho
worlds needs2 We doubt it. Liver
pool and New York count on the south's
making a russo to sell. Moral: Don't
do it, Hold on to ovory bale you can
and after this reaction the prices will
60 higher still. The State.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1899-10-18

s5 The following cablcgram was receiy-
ed Wednesday night by tho Chicago
Tribune from President Kruger Of tho
tTransvaal republic. The oablogram
was sent in answer to a message from
The Tribune requesting statement
of the position Of tho Transvaal in tho
#prosent crisis. In tho cablegram which
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-02-16

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BY B.L. FARJEON.1

mere suggestion Of my. fathers death.
In a certain way he had his wish,
though the pattern Of his grave was diff
ferent, and his coffin a more spacious
one than was meant in his expression.
He died when l was years Of age.
On dark night, during sudden and
raging storm. while helping to reef the
maintopgallant sail, he lost his hold,
and slipped into the grave Of the At
lantic. AS the wild waves received and
closed over him, plotting him out of
the world forever and ever. perhaps Il
vision came upon him of his wife and
child in their little cottage at Brixton.
frightened by the mementos of his
loves and perhaps, in the midst OF his
brief agony. it brought spark of COM
fort to him.
was sailor before my fathers
death, and the manner of his death did
not brighten me. It was a proper
sailors death, 1 thought in my childish
way, and was proud of my father for
dying it, and proud of myself for being
such a sailors son. Sometimes OF
night, when 1 was abed, would put
she'll to my ear. and, with my eyes
closed, would see my father floating
down to the bottom of the sea, where
he would lie with CHEEKY and smiling
face, among beautiful sea-weed and
coral and shells of pearl. never in
these fancies saw him with any but a
cheerful and smiling face Really, l
had been sailor in my heart from my
cradle upward. do not know whether
this came from innate love or from edu-
cation; but do know that, whether
l was bred or born to it, loved the
sea with deep and passionate love.
Never have I forgotten the first time
saw it. 1t stretched before me calm
and vast, and over the water line in
the distance lay the wonders which
should one day see. They were hidden
from ME now, but the time would
come. was silent from joy. That is
the world, thought my world, in
which shall live and be sailor, like
my father. l regarded the land as of
the very smallest consequence; it &C.
cupied but an insignificant position in
the universe according to my reckon
ing.
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always dressed sailor fashion. haven't
the slightest doubt. judging from
the impressions l gathered, that the
children in the neighborhood regarded
me as something particularly marvel
GUS, and that no high admiral how
ever fine and grand his cooked hat and
sword and gold laced clothes might be.
would have held a higher position in
their estimation than young Amos Bee
croft
/ could not have been more than G
years of age when found myself stand
ing or the outskirts OF crowd of reo
pie gathered together in street near
that in which l lived. How l came
there | do not know; but there | was.
spectator of the scene. 1t was a yio
lent crowd, and loud and angry words
were being used. The people were
gathered about an open street door.
and from what could understand with
my childish mind, family were being
turned out of their house in conse-
quence of owing some money which
they were unable to pay. Their furni-
ture had been seized and sold. and
they were being bundled into the
streets. The sympathies of the crowd
were with them, as is Invariably the
case on such occasions, crowds being
always composed of poor people: and
oaths and threats were flung at the
man to whom the money was owing.
and who had in this way enforced his
claim. heard his name. 1t was
bruce. Presently the crowd divided.
and by some means I was in the CEN
ter of it. standing by the two men who
played the principal parts. The face
Of one of these men was white and
pinched and livid, as though with fear
and malice; the face of the other was
convulsed with passion, and blood was
trickling down it, Instinctively, child as
l was, knew which was the wronged
man, and which the wronger, and
their faces became indelibly stamped
upon my memory. The name of the
wronger, also, would never have been
forgotten by me, even if in afterdays
had not cause to remember it. / ran
home, in terror of it and him, and
told the story to my mother with tears
and sobs.
Mr.. bruce was a money-lender in
our neighborhood. When he died, his
son inherited his business. The name
was over his Office, and / never saw
it in my boyish days without its bring
ing before me the faces of two men
one white and liyid. the other con-
vulsed with bitter passion, and with
tie blood trickling down it, and I in
variably hated the one and sym
pathized with the other s$$s.
Up to certain period in my life
NEE this son but once. He was a man,
and I was a man. Perhaps he, waa
three Of four years older than I was
I stood with my hand on our Nttle
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Largest Workshop in America.

Lasting success does not come in a
moment, and true success is never the
result of "luck." 1t takes time and
real merit, with plenty Of experience
and honest effort, to reach the top in
anything. The history of the Deering
of success on large scale. With more
employees than any other single manu-
featuring plant of any kind in America.
it is now running day and night to
fill orders. Since 1891. when Deering
machines were put on the market with
bicycle bearings" the growth of the
business has been marvellous. The day
is not far distant when other manu-
facturers will be forced to build light
er-Graft machines or go out Of bust
ness.
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n & @
froK Bas1aer Hlnas xIasiy ifora re-
S male Centenartaas ThaA Males. #
Il Is TRANCE, but true: that the most
delicate child often outlives his strong
er brother or sister. Many instances
are on secord Of the survival Of those
who seemed destined to die early. It IL
said Of Voltaire, who lived to be eighty
four years old, that he was SO delicate
ut birth he could not be baptized for
several months. Sir Isaac Newton, the
doctors said, would not live week,
but he celebrated his eighty fifth birth
day. Frontenelic lived to be 100, al
though he was SO frail at birth that
the priest had to so to his home to bap-
tie him.
Even more interesting than this is
the statement by Prof. Buchner that IL
Is possible for a woman to preserve her
youthful beauty even to her old age, or,
In some instances, to regain it. The
Marquise of Mirabeau died at eighty
six with all the marks Of youth in her
face. Margaret Verdun, at sixty-five,
s'noothed out the wrinkles, her hair
grew again and her third set Of teeth
appeared. Gases Of this third denti-
ton are not rare.
The professor still gives further hope
for the fair sex in the announcement
that women live longer than men. A
French woman, Marie Prioux, who
died in 1888, was said to be 1853 years
old. Statistics of the various coun-
tries on this point are remarkable. In
n mn NyNIvv 80 - 4
the age Of fifty-flve, while more than
500 of 1000 females reach that age In
the United States there are 1858 fe-
male to 1893 male centenarians. In
France, Of ten centenarians. seven
were women and only three men. In
the rest Of Europe, Of twenty-seven
centenarians, sixteen were women.
The oldest person now living is held
to be Annie Armstrong, who is III
years old, and lives in little town in
County Clare, Ireland.
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without it. ! never fail to recommend
It when an opportunity presents it.
self, H. Caldwell, Robeline, La.
Gilbert Hofer, Grays, KY. says in a
letter dated March 9TH. 1894: Il have
used four bottles CT Pe-ru-na and am
well of my scatarrh, and it cured my
Bright's disease. I had been troubled
for two years. I weigh twenty pounds
more than did before / was taken
sick. I shall never be without Peru
ma"
Send for free catarrh book. Address
DR.. Hartman, Columbus. o.
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The Cruel Way in Which q Great
Delicacy IL Produced.

A recent Paris Figaro gives us very
Interesting description Of how that de-
licacy Of delicacies, pate de foie gras,
Is made. To the ordinary man or wo-
man no conception of the torture to
which the poor, unfortunate goose is
put could possibly be imagined.
The geese, when about nine months
old, are taken from the pastures and
placed in an underground cellar where
BROAD, slanting stone slabs stand in
rows, and are bound fast to the tables,
They are literally crucified.
Feet, wings and bodies are spread
out and bound by hands so that only
the neck is left free. AS may be ina
gined, the animal struggles with all
his might against, this stretching till,
after days. of vain endeavor to free
itself from the bands and its position,
its powers of resistance are overcome,
and dull resignation broken only by
its low cries, takes possession Of it..
Two months must pass away before
death brings relief.
The animals meanwhile are crammed
with dumplings made Of q dough Of
buckwheat, chestnuts, and stewed
maize. Every two hours, six times q
day, they receive from three to FIVE
dumping pills, which in time become
so sweet to the tortured creatures that
they stretch their necks to be cram
med.
The most difficult task is to deter
mine the right moment for death.
Those who die of their own accord are
lost to the liver factory; therefore a
kind of study is Eeeded to see when
the cup of agony is trimming full and
the liver ripe for taking. The bodies
of such ripe ones are like pumpkins
where ordinarily fingers are buried
in flesh and fat nothing but skin and
bone is found The livers have alb
sorbed all the strength and juices.
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Most of Them Are Daft About Some
Things.

Most OF Them Are Daft About SOmo
Things.
l am tickled to knoY that Wagner
was an exact and expensive dresser,
and that Beethoven was a sloven with
an old coat and slippers trodden down
at the heels, says the Contemporary
Review. 1t interests me to hear that
Paganini always carried shirt in his
fiddle case because he sweated so pro-
fusely over his solos that he had to
change between his parts if he played
twice. even care to learn that Men,
delssohn was a perfect child about
pastry, which he could never resist and
which he always ate Especially cherry
pie) and which always disagreed with
him. that Schumann injured his third
finger by tying it back to his wrist
with string because he hoped to
make it more supple-it ended, how
ever, in his almost losing the use Of
it,; that Bulow got up in the night to
play over passages which he thought
ne was likely to play inaccurately at
his prodigious recitals. When Thral-
berg was at the height of his fame
he wouldn't even carry an. umbrella
for fear of it cramping the muscles Of
his hand; Malibran loved nothing 80
much as romping with Mocheles' chill
dren on the floor; Paganini was 80
stingy that he would stand UP under
shelter in the rain and keep q whole
opera house full waiting sooner than
call cab. Prof. Ella told me he found
him one day crouching under the
Arcade in Regent street and that hs
gave this artless explanation. SLACK
ney coaches" he said, 'sin London were
so expensiye!' and this when he had
doubled the prices ct the opera house
where he played and was rolling n
money. rs S5 I'D M n y 4
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wooden gate, ana u tc @, ana sto0l
before me. had no idea who he W.,
never having seen him to know him.
His shadow falling across my path
caused me to look down upon him. i
could do that: was taller than he. A
thin, inquisitive face was that face Of
his, with eyes that were bright, but
had no softness In them. He could not
have been ashamed Of his face. for It
was perfectly smoth and hairless
Mine, on the contrary. had plenty Of
hair upon it.
Good evening, neighbor." said he
That was a claim to kinship In
friendliness.
Good evening" said I, scarcely
looking at him. @
"A fine evening"" was his next OBJ
servation.
1t happened not to be fine evening,
and I remarked that he talked like
barber. He accepted my correction
good humoredly.
"Not being sailor" said he, II
don't know the signs Of the weather
as we'll as YOU"
You know when it rains, I sup
pose" l said, with wave Of my hand.
for slight mist was falling.
"Ah, yes, indeed" he replied, in q
tone of surprise. looking up as though
he were only now aware Of the fall
ing mist You have been long time
away"
had been absent on long voyage.
and had been home but a few days.
nodded, Yes, a long time." and
would have left him, but that he SEEM
ed to have something more he wished
to say.
You have been to Africa, I hear?"
Eyes. to Africa, and other coasts"
GIVE read" said he, chat gold is
dug up there by the savages."
That's So"
"And feathers, worth their weight
in gold?"
Il don't know about their value.
Feathers are got there"
And pearls in other places, and
coral?"
mat so.
''And you've been to those Places"
cay"
His bright eyes that had no softness
in them cleaned still more brightly
and eagerly, but still it was in hesi-
tating tone-as though he were sus-
picious should take advantage of
him-that he continued his question:
ing:
''Haye you got any," asked he.
amy what?"
Feathers and bits of coral and that
like"
laughed at him.
I've enough to do" said I, without
bothering my head about such things.
Besides, they're out of my reach"
"Out of your reach" he repeated.
cay. 1t takes money to buy them"
He chuckled, and rubbed his hands.
"And you've no money!"
'Not more than know what to do
with. Have you?"
At this question of mine he gave his
body such remarkable screw, that it
appeared to me as though all in one
moment he was buttoning himself up
from top to toe.
eve got little" said he, with a
slow twisting of his fingers. 'and I'm
fond of turning it over-turning it
over"
Well" said 1, with another laugh,
turn it over"
sin trade, l mean. I'd like to buy
some of them pearls and feathers and
coral"
Easily enough done if you're so
flush of money. Go out there
II can't spare the time. Couldn't
you bring home some?"
IN tell you what I could bring
home" .
Yes, yes; WHAT"
What do you say to a mermaid?"
"A mermaid" he cried, excitedly.
1T would do 10 exhibit Can you get
one?"
.To M roNTryrnn,