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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13
LIKE A DIME NOVEL.
Is Account Given by I'm Rests
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A dispatch from Tampa Fla, says
"thirteen Of tho abducted leaders of
the striking cigarmakers OF Tampa,
Fla, have returned from exilo. Tho
men who composed tho oontral com
mittoe Of tho Resistcncia Uaion Of
Tampa, arrived hero on small fruit
schooner, tho Gertrude, Of this port
They we're maroopod on a barron, un.
inhabited islo off the coast of Hon
duras, and had by an unexpected turn
OF fortune, escaped death from oxpo
auro and starvation, and made their
way to civilization and safety. The au
thorities at Washington have instructed
tho United States district attorney at
Jacksonville, F.a., to make an invcsti
cation. The party consisted Of six
Spaniards, six Uubans, and ono English
man. The Cubans and Eoglishman,
howovor, woro naturalized American
oitizens. The stories thoy toll are sub
stantially tho Same, differing only in
minor details as to the vio!onoo resort.
cd to by their abductors.
Luis Baroia WAS taken, at midnig ht,
from tho bedside Of his wife, whose
acoouohemont had takon placo three
days bofore, and whose dcath has sinoo
beon reported. Ho says he was forood
into olosed carriage and taken to
railroad station, where no was put into
an electric car, Of which tho lights
wero CUT, tho current having boon shut
of. Eight Of his comrades, who had
been slmilsrly captured, wero put with
himself into tho rear compartment OF
tho car, and takon to B Ballast Point, q
few miles west of Tampa, on Hills.
borough Bay. -Four othor memberg Of
the Rosistenoia Union had previously
boon taken through tho woods in o
wagon to tho ssmo placo, whore tug
awaited them.
Aftor brief ooLfsrenco at Ballaot
Point the thirteen mon wero dragged
aboard tho tug and start was made,
amid tho derisive farewelIs from tho
abduptors on tho dook. Tho tug head.
cd for tho schooner Marie Uoopor.
which was riding at anchor in the
stream with all hor sails sot. The mon
wore Transferred to the schooner un-
der heavy guard. This was on Iuos.
day night, August eigth. A stiff
breeze soon carried them down tho bay
and out to aea. Thoy were told that
thoy would bo landed on English soil,
far enough away to prevent their ro.
turn to tho United States for long
timo.
Ga the sovonth day land was eight
cd and tho oaptivos were informed that
their destination had been reached.
The mon wero landed at night, each
on receiving So, box Of soda crack.
ers, two small hams, and tbroe cans OF
boof, and about gallon Of wator. The
boats thon returned tc tho schooner,
whloh Immediately set sail and disap-
poared in the distance. For days they
wandered along the beach, husband
ing their meagro supplies, and without
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13
Indian Relics.

Tho recent floods in East Tennessee
hsvo unoarthed many things in tho way
OF Indian rclios, skolotona and other
things which tend to throw light on his
tory Near Chucky City, Groon county,
tho deep soil Of tho bottom lands was
washed off, revealing parts Of the old
homo Of Davy Crockett, tho famous
Tennessee pioneor. Tho old.fashionod, /,
double chimney, built Of stone, which
gavo warmth and carried off smoke from
tho fro whore was cooked vension for
tho hungry family Of tho famous huntor
and trapper is atill woll preserved.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13

Consumption causes one-ffth Of all
the deaths In Canada, and physiciansa at
tending the tuberculosis congress ct
Ottawa declared that the long skirts
worn BY the women are responsible for
many death. The trailing skirts pick
up the disease germs and carry them
into the home. Another argument in
favor Of the common sense skirt which
misses the ground by an inch ortwo.-
n. Y. Times. s
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13
Properties nriasinx.

The woman owed three months
rent. To her oame the landlords
agent, q dark-visaged old villain.
tho world you sol" he Kissed.
what nonsensoi" sho cried. "You
can't make a heroine of me this aort
of weather. There Is a snowstorm
raging without, neither have T a tat
tered shawl and diamonds to wear
She chortlcd; tho villain, with an
oath, withdrew.-Catholic Standard
and Times.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13
Telephone in surrer,

The war in South Africa has led to q
novel and singular nse Of the tele-
phone ia surgery. Army surgeons
search for bullets by means Of the
telephone probe. The special utility
Of that instrument is based on tho
fact that when the pincor]ike ends Of
tho probe close over q metal body q
noise Is heard in the telephone. 81 i on
don Echo. # j$1 ;i5 Ss * IS .1 S. 5',I
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13

BEFORE the Beaumont discov-
cries the annual production of
oil in this country was about
G0,000,000 barrels. Thirty wells
at Beaumont now produce l, e
100000 barrels day, or as much
in 40 days as the whole country,
previously yielded In twelve
months. This comparison gives
an idea Of the inmensity and
the Importance of the Texas oil
fields. ri,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13
AnntI,er nnininn

"Do you think bachelors ought TO
DO taxed2" asked Willie Washington.
NO" answered Miss Cayenne. ~
think tho girls ought to make MP
purses and pay them bounties for not
making homes unhappy Washing
ton Star.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13
A.LU.E OF MILLS.
The state Board Completes rs
Important WoIk.
NO NOTEWORTHY lMoREAsE.
Except In tho County OF Rlchland'
The Complete Statements
Of all Glasses tf


The State board Of equalization
Y charged with tho fixing Of assessments
for taxation on cotton mill, oil mill,
fortilizor factory, hosiery mill and suoh
4 property. In making the assessments
tho board adhoared to its adopted plan
Of fixing the valuation at 60 per cont
Of tho market valuo Of tho bonds ard
stocks.
The work was very arduous. In tho
statonont Of the cotton mills published
below several mills will be found with
no figures given. This is booauso Of
tho fact that work bas just been started
on those mile and tho property is for
this year being croated as real property
on the books Of the several county
auditors. One or two mills had not
sent in their sworn statemonts 40 to
stock and bonds. Theac wero assessed
on the figures previously returned by
these mills, the so per cont. basis be-
ing applied.
Below is tho complete statement Of
the assessments plaoed on tho cotton
mills Of the State in comparison with
the assessments heretofore made by tho
county boards. Tho most notable in
crease is that Of tho Olympia mill in
Columbia tho jump being from $780,.
600 to. 81, 13l, 900; tho total inoroase Of
valuation on mills in Riohland county
is represented by the differonoe be-
tweed 1886, 802 and So, ,675. $40; tho in
crease in the mill property in tho city
limits being $631, $50. Hero is tho
statement:
Assessed AS fxod
by State by %.
4, board. board.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13
Cnn,t nnr All.

st. Peter-Did you ever d. anything
very bad2
Fair Arriyal-I-I smuggled few
lacca through the customhouse.
st. Peter-Oh, well, come in. We
can't get along without womcn.--N.
Y. Weekly.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13
cnoountering ia human boing or sight.
Copyright. 1901. by Louis 1llopsch. N. =.

Their small stocks Of provisions fin.
ally gave out and The water supply
Was exhausted. They had almost Civ
on up tho fight whom they wore dis.
covered by an Indian, who brought
thom aid, and took them TO tho main
land, and guided them to tho planta-
tion Of o MIR. Bruno, where they wero
we'll rcoeived. Their Immediate wants
woro supplied and they procured a
small boat to tako them 10 Truxillo.
They wore told by Mr., Bruno, that
from tho description they gavo Of tho
island, they lad evidently been landed
near tho mouth Of Plantation river.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13
TIE FERTILIZER PLANTS

The report Of tho oommitlo, on the
fertilizer companies property WAS un-
animously adopted. Some ircreases
over tho returns were made. Tho An.
dcrson plant was raised from $50, ,905
to $44, $50; tho Virginia Carolina Cho.n.
ical company plant at Beaufort from
$87, 400 to $l38. 900; tho V. 9. o.,
plant in Cherokee county from $35 sos
TO SAT $40; the V. O. o., plant in
Dorchcs,er from $32 600 to $42 665,
and tto Y. o. @. plant in Greonyille
from $55 145 to $86. $50,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13
roo Much Of q Good rn,,, !,

Jimson--What became OF that man
who had a7 medals for saving people
from drowning?
Dock Workor-ITo fell in one day
when hc had thom all on, and tho
weight Of 'cm sunk him. IN. Y. Week
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13
just Ills way.

Mabel--I sometimes think that
Charlie doesn't love mc.-he acts SO
silly. 81
s Agnes--N Nonscnsel When he acts
Mlly that shows he's in earnest.--s-
fudge. 3.3.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13
STATE OF Quo, OITY OF TOLEDO, I
LUCAN COUNTY. s@ {

LUCA0 COUNTY. -
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that
he ia senior partner Of tho firm Of u. j.
CHENEY s. Co., doing bueinoss in tho
City Of Toledo, County and State aforo
sad, and that said firm will pay tho
sum of ONE Kindred DOLLARS
for each and evory case Of CATARRA
that cannot be cured tho use Of HALL S
CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to befaro mo and subscribed
in my proenoe, this 9Th day or Decem.
bcr, A. D. 1886.
A. w. GLEASON,
~ Notary Public.
Halls Oatarrh Cure is takon inter.
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system
Sepd for testimonials, free.
Z. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, y.
Sud bs Druggists, rs cents.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13

HIS Gust tomary Stat .. x M n \ 8S
"Your friend Tackeyis way Off in
Honolulu now. Doesn't that surprise
you?" 6 s3
1T does and it doesn't"
"Heard he was going there, elr?''
mo, I didn't know he was In Homo.
lulu, but know he was way of when
he was here."P Philadelphi Record. (
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13
North GfeenviIIe High School,.
TIaERVILLE, SO.

81 TIGERVILLE,b 81 @. 81 y t;iSs. }alSss
Thorough, cheap, aud beautifully located.
Mountain Scenery; Good Water; military i.
Feature, uader auspices Of Citadel graduate. 81.
Students from eight tounties. # sS
No high aohooi gives q moro thorough
oourSa. Diplomas aYsrde q to 9ra dastss,S One
handred snd afty5 d ollars worth OF aoholar-S -S
ships awards dsd annsll b Il
board SO 90 mont ssf ion. SO 90 toS
$26 W q year.
An illustrated Catalogue Will toll you III.
Bcason spsnn sopsomOer ] 4, 100 ~
Come TO Greenyiile and telePhohe to 4 iger-,s5I KS
ylllo. 5,3 y \ s; Y. N 'AS
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13
SHERIDAN
cTeaCheIsB IN @encxy. Z
GnRnawooD, 8. @.

. I +. . . q y . q . =
DEPARTMENTS .@
TnAoHnR's AanNoY-Wel supply schools,
colleges, and families with toaoners, without
charge. We aid oompotont teaohors in SO.
curing positions. Thoso Wishing teachers
and teachors Wishing positions SHOULD write
US at oneo. NJ tSt
sonooL FURNIrUnE ~ DeBks, Maps, Charts,
Globes, &c at lowest prices We are Gem
eral Agents fer larges. factory in U. 81. Local
Agents wanted. Everything strictly first
GLASS. . # (. 4
SCHOOL AND CoLLEan Books by mail at
publlshers prioes-new anu secondhand.
We take old books In exchange for new or
seoondhandcd ones, saving half the cost
TO- you. We also snpply books reoontly
adopted by the state. fS y ~ 5Si'l9
WILL SAVE YOU TINE, TROUBLE AND.
MONEY, F. Nj, sheridan, Mgr.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13
Nm
1851
Presbyterian COLLEGE Of South Carolina,


tuition Collegiate
influences
NJ A. Elmo Commercial Cu
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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13

"THE easiest way to find out
whether a man is q crank or not
is to get into an argument with
him." says the Manayunk
Philosopher. eff he doesn't
agree with you he's a crank" +"
This test is infallible.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13
A lsrnfcaatonoI.

Church-You say your boy at col
lego writes for the magazines?
Gotham-Yes; hos written several
articles for them.
i don't suppose he's a professional
writcr?" 'i
"What do you mean?"
"Why, he doesn't write for money?''
Doesn't he? You ought to see
some Of the letters he writes to mel"
-Yonl1crs Statesman.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13

Q!over Cotton Miles. 10000 tt9,4oO|
j. N. Cohen CO., Trus 20, 100 q, 900
Victoria Cotton Mills. 80, COO 10000
Highland P'rk Mfg Co ~ l26,O0O 126, 600
i$ THE OILMILLs.
Tho board unanimously adopted the
assessment fixed by tho committee on
oil MILLS proporties. Tho assessments
arc given hero in comparison with tho
county boards figures as follows:
TIs rTtixaG a aaoeaood
The progressive farmer., 1901-05-28
General News.
FLOODS IN TENNESSEE,
Destruction to Property Has Been Very
Great.

Destruction to Property Has Been Very
Great.
KNOXVILLE, May 24.-On account
of the ruin and devastation through.
out the storm region, reports are
late coming in. From advices re-
celved, however, it is not thought
that earlier reports were exagger-
ated.
The heavy rainfall has resulted in
flood conditions at many places and
the property loss is heavy in many
Southern States. Many lives were
also lost, although details are lack
ing, owing to the general tie-up of
railway lines and the impossi bility
of reaching the backwoods section
OF the States that suffered from the
storm. Authenticated reports from
the northeastern part of the State
show that thirteen lives were lost.
Floods pouring into the Tennes-
see river from the swollen streams
of upper east Tennessee caused the
former to reach a stage to day thirty
three feet above low water mark
This is the highest stage in twenty
six years
Having received notice thirty six
hours beforehand, the river men
were able to protect themselves from
serious loss. Many industries along
the river front will suffer, however,
and all lOwlands are submerged. The
less is heavy.
The financial loss was the heaviest
at Elizabethtown, where nearly a
hundred homes we're destroyed,
causing loss estimated to aggregate
$25O,OOO. At Watauga the damage is
estimated at $15O,OOO.
The progressive farmer., 1901-05-28
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Congressman Charles A Boutelie,
of Bangor, Maine, died last week at
the Mclean Asylum, WaverIy, Mass.
Mr.. BOutelle had he. at the institu-
ton for many months for treu ment
| N account OF brain trouble.
Addrew Carnegie has gwen $4O,-
964. 552 to libraries and colleges, of
which $17, ,175, ,552 mas been gwen to
America and 1884, 800 to foreign
libraries and institutions, including
ten million dollars to the Scotch uni
versities
GaetnO Bresci, the assassin Of the
italian king, Hum bert, July 29, 1900,
has commitre1 suicide IN the peni-
tentiary of SantO StefanO. 1t Is an
nOunced that Bresci, who had been
growing more and more despondeDt,
tore his underclOthing into strips
Tuesday night, made Il rope and
strangled himself.
About thirty of the George Wash
ington relics which have been in the
National Museum for years were
Tuesday turned over to Miss Mary
Curtis Lee, of Virginia, represent
ing her brother, George William
Curtis Lee, tho heir to the relics.
These relics consist of blankets, sets
of china, including one givon to
Mrs. Washington by General Lafay-
cite, and other Washington relics
now in the Museum.
The progressive farmer., 1901-05-28
STATISTICS OF THE SOUTHERN METH
ODIST CHURCH

The statistics Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, for last year have
just been published. There are AZ
conferences and missions 6,227 trav-
cling preachers, Of whom 5,52I are
effective, 121 supernumerary, and
585 saperunnuated. Of the II bishops,
10 are effective and one supernu-
nlerary. During the last year there
were 42l ordinations and 226 men
were admitted on trial, There are
also 5,151 local preachers. The total
membership of the church is 1870 =
$50, while the total Of preachers anG
mem bers is 1, ,48l, ,696, which is an in
crease for .tne year Of 5,641; 25,661
infants and 1857 adults were Da ,
tlZed The valGe OF the II, 572
houses Of worship IS placed at $685.
O12, 400, on which there is an indebt
edness Of $631, ,O55. The contri buttons
of the. church during the year to
various benevolent causes were as
follows: Conference claimants, $l52,-
743 missions, $4OO, $50; church ex
tension, $71, 1876; American Bible So
ciety, $9,23I For ministerial sup
port the following amounts were
paid: To the presiding elders, OF
whom there are 266, $2,399, ,965
bishops, $42,26O. There are under
the control of the church 147 schools
and colleges, which report 1925
teachers, 6,2O5 pupils, endowment
lunue " the amount Uf $1,000, 015,
and a property value of S., 698, ,95O.-
Raleigh Christian Advocate.
The progressive farmer., 1901-05-28
QUIET ELECTION.
Democrats Will Control the Virginia Con-
Vention.
least.

Democrats Will Control the Virginia Con-
Vention.
RICHMOND, Va May 23.-The con-
stitutiOnal convention election in Vir-
gia to day was quiet. In three
fOurths of the counties there we're no
contests and the Democrats had
smooth sailing. Only about one-third
of the usual vote was polled, except
where there were local elections for
county officers. Out of one hun
dred delegates to be chosen the Dem
Gratis elected between 85 and 60.
The negro vote was quite large in
the counties where any interest was
taken in the result, but in number
of counties they refrained altogether
from voting.
The fight now on for the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor is
exciting much feeling. Attorney
General Montague forged ahead of
Congressman Swanson again to day,
and the fight is exceedingly close.
There is much personal bitterness.
Two fights took place in Richmond
to-day over the contest
The progressive farmer., 1901-05-28
AN INCOME FROM A THICK SKULL

"An old negro living IN Chapel Hill,
n. G. boasts that IN his youth he
used to earn not little money by
permitting the students at the Uni
versity OF North Carolina, in that
town, to break boards on his thick
skull. Among the students who so
amused themselves were James Z.
Polk, in later days President ot the
United States, and William r. King,
who was Vice President il the ad
ministration of President Pierce" "
The above clipping from the Balti-
more News will call to the minds Of
the University boys old Ben Booth
at Chapel Hill, who for years past
has gathered many a nickel, as men
toned above, from the University
boys who found fun 4 breaking
boards over his thick skull, in seeing
him reeIing under the hard blows in
flicted upon his still harder head by
their fists or in watching him run
his head through the sides of a goods
box. Ben is mewhat of a mimic,
too. and his limitations of the fox
chase and growing cnanticleers have
coined him not a little money
Shelby Star.
The progressive farmer., 1901-05-28
THE WEALTH OF POVERTY.

Current Literature, of New York,
some months ago published the fol,
loving item, which may interest
some North CarOlinians:
In the centre of George Wander
biIt's beautiful estate of nine thou
sand acres of land near Asheville,
there is d little plot owned by an old
negro, which no money can buy.
Within sight of the palatial house,
the old man sits by his door, con
tentedly smoking his corncob pipe,
unmoved by entreaty or offers of
fabulous sums for his log cabin. He
invariably makes the same reply.
"Now, look here, sab, ali my life Use
been bothered with bad neighbors.
Dey comes home drunk and dey
smashes me fence, and dey steals me
bacon Now, Colonel George, here,
he treats me square He leaves me
bacon alone, and he don abducklate
no chickens. Now Use got It good
neigh Dor, Use going to stick to him y
The progressive farmer., 1901-05-28
ALBANY STREET CAR STRIKE.

The great Albany street railway
strike, lasting twelve days, requiring
the presence of three thousand mem
bers of the National Guard in the
city, costing the lives of two promi-
nent merchants and entailing an ex-
pense TO to the county of Albany Of
over $4,000, is amicably settled,
and if the agreements are kept,
there will be trouble for three years
at least.
The progressive farmer., 1901-05-28

Rev. j B Hurley, agent of the
Methodist Orphanage has an appeal
in the Raleigh Christian Advocate,
calling for help for the main building
of the Orphanage. He writes: Dur
ing the month of April we have
raised in cash and good subscriptions
over 81 400. OF this amount Louis
burg gave $314.5O; Beaufort, $282 {;
Elizabeth City, $361.35, and Grace
Church, Wilmington, over $4O0. The
people are greatly interested in the
Orphanage. They love it, and are
liberal toward it. We are going to
have great institution, that will be
the pride of Methodism and an honor
to the State. We are laboring hard
to secure enough to begin our main
or administration building, for din
ing, school and chapel purposes. The
building will cost $25, 900. Of this
amount we have in prospect ten or
twelve thousand.
The Supreme court on Tuesday
handed down an opinion in the case
of R. E. Pipkin, Goldsboro, VS..
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad,
which will be of great interest to
truckers In July, 1899, Mr.. Piphin
shipped several carloads of water
melons to New York. They were
delayed about one week and when
they reached New York wera prac
tically unusable. The delay occurred
on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Mr..
Pipkin brought action against the
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad to
recover damages, alleging that the
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
was partner with the Pennsylvania
Railroad, and that here was no
reasonable excuse for the delay in
shipment. He was represented by
Messrs. I. F. Dortch and Allen and
Dortch and the railroad was repre-
sented by AyCOCk and Daniels He
recovered judgment in the Superior
court for the value of the melons,
and the Supreme court has affirmed
this Judgment The case does not
decide that in all cases where there
is delay the railroad company is
liable, but that where the delay is
unreasonable, or where it could have
been avoided by reasona bic diligence
on the part of the railroad, or where
the causes for the delay could have
been foreseen and provided against,
the railroad is liable This is the
first case of this kind in the State
In this connection it may be said
shippers this season are getting a less
price for their shipment, due more
to the fact that schedule time is not
made than that arrivals in Northern
markets are late and the product
reaches destination when the market
is practically over.-EX.