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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19
Big Fire in North Carolina,

One Of the most destructive fires in
tho history of this town broke out
Thursday afternoon at 2 O'Clock ia tho
MoDougald. Furniture store and she
wind was SO favorable that it soomed
tho entire town was doomed. A rough
estimate places tho losa at $66 ,0O0.. Tie
northern portion of tho town ia in ruins
No ono has any adequate idoa as to how
the fro originated. Tho loses and in
surance arc estimated as follows M.
A. McDougald, two,stores and stock,
loss SD, 900; one half insured; II. q.
Loo, two store buildings, livery stable
and stock Of goods, loss $40, 900; G.. M.
Wright, stock $400, insurance 5000; FL.
y. UovingtOn, two stores, loss So, 900.
insurance 81. 200; D. @. MoNeill, stock,
50, 800; Sutherland & Morgan, 5000,
insurance $500; w. y. James and A.
a. James, threo stores and. goods, $19,.
900, insurance about $5 900, j. s. Mo.
Douflie, loss $13, 900 stock insurance
$13, 900; j. o. Morgan loss 81, 900 stock
j. b. Oowan 5000, and w. p. Evans,
store M and stock $4,000, insurance 49,.
600.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19
THE WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
Director Bauer soy's it Was the Most
Favorable Waak of tho Gaaaon

- ~ SoApHA0 w OOh VA t0O QOabOua
Tho following is tho wookly bulletin
OF tho condition of t,o weather and
crops in tho State, issued Wednesday
by Director Bauer of tho South Caro-.
lima sootioa Of tho climate and crop
service OF tho United Statos weather
bureau:
The wcek ending Monday, July 8,
averaged slightly warmer than usual
over tho wos ,ern, northorn aud central
portions, aud slightly cooler over the
southeastern. Tho daley maximum
ranged botwoen 86 and 50 dogreeB, while
minimum Of 66 wss noted at Green.
villo on the 1st. There was moro than
tho usual amount of bright sunshine.
EMly in tho week, aud again near
It's close, thoro wero scattered showers,
heaviest in the contral and south-
eastern counties, with maximum
rainfall of 1.99 inches at st. George,
whilo over tho northern and western
counties tho week was generally rain
Ices. Those conditions of high tom
peraturo abundant sunshipe, and alb
senoo Of rain, made this the most fa.
vorable week of the season for oultiva.
tion, nevertheless, many folds romain
grassy, and it will require at least an
other week Of dry weather to clean
them. Rain is needed svn5rally for tie
crops, and to softon the soil esps oially
olayey land that dried out hard, and
breaks cloddy under cultivation. Rain
is also needed to prevent further injury
to crops that were damaged in ridding
thom Of grass and weeds.
Cotton made slight and general i'm
provemont, except sea island, that i'm
proved decidedly. Tho plants are un-
usually email for the season, and are
growing slowly, especially on sandy
coils, whore their condition is exoep
tionally poor. Blooms arc noted 0Yor
the whole State, but cotton is not
blooming as profusely as it should at
this season. 1t is reported that tho
crop as q whole cannot possibly attain
normal condition, however favorable
the weather during the remainder Of
tho season may be-.
The corn crop can now safely be
characterized as the poorest in many
years, and over considerable areas will
approximate failure. Corn, with
some exceptions, has slender stalks, is
tasselllng low, and not caring woll.
Planting bottom and stubblo lands con.
tinues.
Tobacco shared IN the general i'm.
provomont during the past wook, but
is still very poor. Cutting and our.
ing is we'll under way in ali districts.
Rice made marked Improvement,
but has not'fully recovered from tho iii
eff scts of the excessive Juno rainfall.
Peas arc boing extensively planted in
with corn and on stubble fields. Some
have como up to good stands.
Apples, poaohos and poars continue
to drop extensively, whilo peaches and
grapes rot as they ripen.
: Tho labor situation has not i'm proved,
aud continues to be a serious factor in
this years farm economies.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19
Big Trust Formed /.

News confirming tho report Of tho
consolidation Of all tho cotton sood oil
mills in tho country was REQ aivod Fri.
day morning. There are aovon OF suoh
mills in Now Orleans, tho largest Of
which arc tho Southern Standard and
Union. The combined output Of tho
sovon ia about $4,000 barrels por year.
While dispatches from New York state
the capital atock Of tho cotton eood oil
trust TO bc $b0,OO0,0 900, private infor.
nation rocoivod hore is $l0O, 900, 600.
Nov Orleans manufacturers more cotton
seed oil than any other CITY ii tho
country oxcopt Houston, Texas, which,
by tho way, only has four mills, but
they are very large. 2
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19
FRANCES NAVY.
VIII Goat sl,xy.Tw, Millions
Next Year.

Tho naval expenditure of Franc, {, +
l90l is officially proposed to be $62. $40.
600, which at first sight seems to BIO loss
than in 1901, hut il it is takon into ac.
count thAt tho cost of maintaining the
marine infantry and artillery. amount
ing 10 a5out $$55 iGG, GGG, has bun ttrIan5-
ferred from tho navy to tho ministries Of
war and tho Colonies, it is found that
the money that Franco inteuds to spond
upon tho navy during 1902 is in reality
81, 300, 600 in excess of the naval OK.
rondituros of the ourront yoar.
1t is matter Of serious oonsidera.
ton for the Ffonch whethor they arc
not spending upon tdeir navy moro than
their national resources warrant,
Franco has now pilod UP dept in.
volving an annual charge for interest
of neatly 5000, 100000 or, in other
words, every man, woman and child in
Franco has now to pay $5. per annum
for interest on the National debt. The
army costs the country 1892, 900 900 q
year and the total expenditure for 1902
is off oially proposed to be $3.50, 600, 200.
Moreover, reflections upon tho
French census cause removed unoasi.
ness. Last March tho population in
round numbers was $4,000, 900, being
on in croase of only $4,000 since 1896;
ana even this mosgro result is mostly
accounted for by Paris and it's suburbs,
whore tho increase has been 292 900,
due principally to foreign immigration,
80 that Ia tho rest Of France tho popu
latiOu has been augumented by only
80, 900 during tho last fye years That
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19
What the Nations Owe

An article summarizing the
national debts Of the various
countries of the world appears
in a recent publication from the
bureau Of statistics. It shows
a total Of thirty-one billion, q
sum that is utterly inconceiv-
able, and which there is about
as much chance Of the world
ever paying as there is Of elect
ing q Southern man President
next time. On a basis of per
capita dept the following in
teresting and instructive figures
are given: In the Australasian
colonies the debt amounts to
$263.90 for each individual. The
citizens Of Honduras each carry
$219.G0. The people Of France
strain under a per capita debt of
$15O.61. In Uruguay it is $148.O6;
in Portugal, $143.82; Argentina
$685.; Spain, $95.53; the
Netherlands, $9O.74; Belgium,
$75.6 and Great Britain, $74.-
83. Our burdens, much as we
complain, are comparatively
easy to bear, being only $14.52.
per capita, though in Mexico
the per capita debt is but $lO.84
The debt Of the United
States in 1885 was only $33, ,0OO,-
900, and in 1860 was but 60, 4,OOO,.i
600, butin five years it had soar
ed to $780, Alb, ,57I.43 the legacy
Of our great civil war. The,
British n ati onal y d eb t ID 4 oyeri
four billions, butslike the United
States, Great Britain still ex-
poets to pay principal as we'll
as interest, or, at least, has no
thought Of repudiating it even
if it is never paid. France still
struggles to pay the interest on
her entire national debt, but at
least three-fourths oft is regar-
ded as irredeemable, while
Spain, Italy, Turkey and Aus
tria-Hungary are practically
bankrupt countries. Nobody
expects the debts of these ma
tions to be paid. The only ques-.
ton is, will they be able to con
tinueato pay the interest? War
is q great debt builder, and if
Uncle Sam ever wants to see his
national debt wiped out he must
SO to it that the peace treaty
which he signed at The Hague
bears better fruit than that
which has Immediately follow.
ed the peace conference.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19
"A ARegret.

"A Regret. NJ
Oh, could wo hut hayo seen, whllo!ihoy sors
s cufH, $,s,a 81 FL
Tho g.ace OF daya forever passed. away,
Z Had wO but felt tho beauty Of the flowers
That bloomed for us-boforo they knew do.
cay;
Gould we have known how we shou'd yeern
in vain M VI
For looks and smiles no moro to great our
sight,
. Orhow tho fruitless Tears would fall like rain
For hours of sweet communion, vanished
quite
Their worth to us--had we but better known,
Then had Wo held them dearer, while our own,
Z Had kept come salvage from the joys Ger
thrown,
And loneliness itsolf has found us loss alone!
Agnes Maulo Maohsr, In Century.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19
silent Criticisrn.

"She is very nice and all that; but 81
she is altogether too oriacal.''
II assure you she never speaks OF. n
you but in the lindliest way 3
"P'raps SO; but every time see her
she gives me the impression that my
frock doesn't fitl"-Brooklyn life. ~ ~
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19
A Rrntos

"Well," she asked her old bachelosi
brother, as she took the baby away
from him, what do you think Of the
dear little darling, anyway2'',' 4. II aSS
oh, I dunno,"S he said, ST guess
mebby it'll do to raise" - Chicago. ].
Times-Hernld. y III !sssi .sss
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19
Presbyterian College Of South Carolina,

Session 26 1901
aouly influences
M a. Fine Commercial Course
a 8 q
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19
Intcrehange of Confld < y. . ls.s

1HtcTcHuHBe Oh COhHdcnCe. 7s's \
''And now, my boy, don't have any.
secrets from your father. What are
your college debts? Don't be afraid
to tell me the sum total, to the last
cent" al ssSsSl; 81,
ST won't, father. The whole amount
Is $5,327.5o." III 5it8 j..S e "
II thank you for>your confidence
my boy, and I will be equally frank
You may pay those debts the best
way you can.'---C Chicago Tribune.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19

ne 1oFmu1a plainly printed every botle-hence you .
know Just what you taking when you take
40 not advertise their formula knowing that you would buy
their medicine if you knew what contained contains
Iron and Quinine in proportions
form The Iron while the drives the VI
malaria out Of the system Any reliable druggist will tell you
Groves the Original and that all other ocaed Tateless
that Groves is superior all others in every respect
experimenting when you take Gove'sts superiority
and excellence having long been established Groves the
only Chill Cure sold throughout the entire malara Of
the United No Cure. Pay. Price. soc
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19
Modern Method

Hirst Burglar-How We gittin', on? y
Second Burglar-B -Bullyl DOM fra
rate. Robbin' doctors now. ] JUS ring
th' bell late at night, an tell 'em Mrs.
Astorbilt is fallin' in a faint, an'they
m,1s' rim fer her life. ~
"Bahl You're way behind the tines;
Quick. as q p'liceman sees a man run!
hin at night he arrests I'm as q s1s..,,
picious character. Iwait till they grab
th' doctor, an then I go in an rob TIL,
house."-N. Y Weekly. 3i
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19

said 10 hi, ilook, "You muscnt be cotohe d
stcain' chickens cotohed, say"
I4 t.I. l.5-.4 I. BIIJ Arp,te
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19

"Heavensi Where did your parrot
learn to swear so horribly, Mrs.
Jones?" n i (, An u q
ooh, forgot to take him from the I
room while Mr.. Jones was looking for;
his collar button."--C Chicugo Ameri-
can. '5Sl t Ri ssSs
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19
HOW's THAI

Wo offer Ono Hundred Dollar Reward
for any case of Oatarrh that cannot bo
cured by Halls Oatsrrh euro.
i. j. CHENEY &c 60 Tolodo,O.
Wo tho undersigned, havo known Il.
j. Cheney for tho last Is years, and be.
lioyo him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
ablo to carry out any obligations msdo
by their firm.
WEST & TnUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toiodo, O.
WALDINa, KINMAN& MARVIN, Whole
aalo Druggists, Toledo, y.
Halls Uatsrrh euro ia takon informal.
ly, acting dirootly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of tho system. Tes.
timoDials sont FREQ. Prioo 76c. per bot
tlo. Sold by al Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are tho best.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19
Discipline Of the Wood Pile.

Every human male M an who possessos
oven lingering taint Of tomper should
keep an ak and wood pile somewhere
handy, that ho may rush out and work
off his wrath whom it wakes fieroo.
Thoro is nothing in this vain old world
that will send man back to his ap.
pointed work with more wilted COLLAR
anG truer comprehension of himself
than this minutes wrestling with full
favored ak, He osn uso it 80 foroeiy
IN tho wood that oil tho fury of his
nature, all the hate that ho feols for
for his onemy, he can infuee into tho
ak handle, and how tho chips will fly
Not very artistioally, probably, but
they will fly. And presently it begins
to dawn upon the man that he ia feeling
moro calm. EyidontJy he is oxporiono.
ing change Of host. Ito docs not hato
hid cnomy at all, Ho ohangos his
stroke and begins to chop en- tho sys.
tenn of Italian pen.nanship ip-the up
strokes hoayy and the down onoa light.
Ho rather loves his enemy now. AT
last he puts all his falling strength in
ono terrific blow. Ho misses his tip
with tho ak aud smitos tho chopping.
block with the handle. A tingle, as
though he had swallowed an alarm
clock, goes from elbow to hip aud back
again, tho OK drops from his powerless
hands, and weak, limp, nervolcsy,
porspiring, trembling, gasping ho stag
gors to. the house, lioa down on the first
thing that looks like lounge, and is
ready to die. There isn't fear or a
fault in his heat. Doatn has no terrors,
and lifo has no temptations for him.
He has chopped out all his basor ma.
turo, and ho 10 just as ethereal and
spiritual as he can bo OH this sido Of
Jordan. 1t is great medicine.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19

NEGROES throughout the state
are said to be showing consider
able interest in the Charleston
exposition.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19

SUMATItA widows are tied
down by an iron-clad custo ON.
When the husband dies the
widow erects a flagstaff at her
front door and filings atfag to
the breeze. AS long as the flag
remains untorn she must wear
widows weeds and keep in se-
clusion. The moment rent, no
matter how small, appears i'm
the flag she can lay aside her
weeds and accept the first offer
that comes.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19

N''N> " NNASAA ho oht hui anu nuQR00 h0r and
kissed htr right on her mouth. The solio;,nr
closed his case Tho roung man wa, nut IN
to make his statement, and oil he said was
mat sho looked 80 sweot and pretty he could.
not help 1t, and he didont believe that M;aa
Molly was very m.d about it nohow, for she
went oil singing Of hymo "What hyme was
she singinsY asked tho judge. II don't
know" he said. "What hyme wore you'sinu-
ing, Miss hollJ2 asked the iuape. Ale
smiled and said it was ''1he Lord viii Pro.
vide" The judge charged tho jury very mild.
ly, and told them that on assault implied
malice, oto, but as the jury Couldn't 500
wnere tho malice camo I'M they came back
With this verdict. "We, tho jury, cd the
defendant not guilty, as thore was no malice
or hate In II, and wo recommend him to tho
mercy Of tho court
This story reminds mo of John Riloy's yor-
dlct IN the pass case. Good old John Riley,
the foreman Of The Rome Courior's preseroom
for years and ears and the foreman Of tho
jury In the casc Of tho State against Romu
lus Pass for hog stealing. Pass had beon
suspected OF killing Wallis Warron's shoata
as they ran In tho woods, and so Wallis laid
for him and one evening about dusk. whom
no heard riile shot, he s,ippod up and caught
Pass In the very act of putting tho ahoot in n
sack. Walls didont 60 to tho war and mapoo.
ed to savo his stook. Pass went. and lan his
wifc and three li!tlo children to tho morov 81
God and theoommunity. When he returned
he found there was nothing loft to ljGe on. and
| ono of tho ohildren had died. Judge Wright
volunteered to defend him, and introduced no
evidence, but had the last speech. will
never forgottho tonder pathos Of that speech
his picture Of poor soldier returning
homo to find dololation and despair. Ho
mover alluded to the evidence but had tho
jury and the court in tears. Tho Judge ohare.
Cd them as fairly as he could; and they ro
nrei. la abrioftlple tb ey oamo in with this
verdiot "Whereae, tho late, unhappy war
reduced many ofour brave soldlore and their
families to want and poverty by roason of
which they were forced at time, to wander in
tho woods for suoh gamo as fhey could flnd
order TO keep tho wolf from the door and
their little onos from starvation. tharesors
| we, the jury, find the defendant not on;I,v -
John Rilcy, foreman. e1'
"By graoiousl" said Wallis, athev sonnd
Pass guilty and then pardoned him. .ymdoe
Wright never lost oose whore he Ind tSa
last speooh and woman or poor man was
his client. v,
But 1t is gotting q little cooler now as tho
sun nears tho horizon. must stop and turn
tho water loose on my gardcn. The CITY has
no watcr moters yet, and can stoal wator
with impunity, but as tho nigger preacher
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19

it docs not amount to anything whom
you have dead child in tho house
Thoy tell you whom thoy wor, sick and
tho door Of tho future soomod opening
tho only comfort they could find was
tho gospel. People arc having demon.
stratod all over tho land that soienoe
and philosophy cannot solaoo tho
troubles and woos Of tho world, and
they want somo othor religion, and thoy
are taking Christianity, the only sympa.
thotio religion that evor oame into he
world. You just take scientific conso.
lation into that room whore mothor
has lost her child. Try in that case your
splendid doctrine Of tho survival Of tho
fittost." Toll hor that child diod boosuso
it was not worth as much as tho other
ohildron.. That is your survival Of the
fittest." just Try your transoondon-
talism, your philosophy, yoursoieEoo, on
that widowed soul, and toll hor it was
geological nooosaity that hor oompan-
ion should bo taken away from her,
just as. in the course OF the worlds his
tory tho 'mogathorium and tho iohty-
osaurus had to pass out of oxistonoo,
and thon you 60 on your soientifio oon.
ISOLATION until you got to the sublime
fact that $4,000 600 yoars from now
wo ourselves may bo scientific spool
mons on tho geologic aholf, petriGod
spooimons Of an extinct human race.
And aftor you have got all through
with your consolation, If tho poor afil 10.
tod soul is not oraz,d by it, wo will aond
forth from any Of our churches tho plain
ost Christian we have and with ono half
hour Of prayer and reading Of Scripture
promises tho toara will bo wiped away,
and tho house from floor to oupoia will
bo flooded with tho oalmneDs Of an In
dian summer sunset. Thore Ia whore I
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-07
MASS OF FIGURES.
Proves To Be Too Much For
the Law Makers, and they
Are Getting Into a
Very Bad Temper

WASHINGTON. Jan. Z, 19O1.-For
the rest of the session congress Will
be involved in a labyrinth of figures.
all created for the avowed purpose Of
illustrating the reapportionment proo-
lem but most of them twisted about in
such a way as to throw the whole sub
ject into hopeless confusion.
Since the opening of the session the
members of the house have been wal
lowing in statistics of population. The
average member of congress has be-
come so confused on the subject that
he cannot possibly act intelligently.
He knows whether his state gains or
loses under some particular basis. but
how or why is beyond him.
The debate has proceeded far enough
to show that even some members Of
the committee which has the matter
in charge are cropping in the dark.
Few members seem to have an accu-
rate idea of mathematical problems
involved. and to cap the climax one
party charges the other with uncoI:-
stitutionality because OF difference in
the methods of computation.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-07
ANOTHER CHAPTER IN
PRICE COOPER'S HISTORY.
A Baltimore Correspondent Wants
More Information About the Man
Who She Believes Was Her Uncle

A letter received today by The
Herald indicates the wide circulation OF
this paper.
The letter is from Mrs. S. E. Kellau1.
of 434 North Calvert street, Baltimore.
She says she read The Herald's arti--
Gle about Price Cooper. which was re-
printed in lie Baltimore Sun, and is
of the opinion that Cooper was her un-
Gle. She asks this paper to furnish
all possible information concerning the
old Indian fighter and Mexican war
veteran.
Would you be so kind she asks.
las to let me know where Cooper was
originally from and his given name.
l think he is an uncle of mine who Lett
home many years ago. He was my
mothers brother. She heard afterwards
that he was a pony express agent in
the west. If he is my uncle he was
tall and his correct name was Albert.
The name of Price was assumed in
honor of his general during the Mex
ican war. He was Virginian."
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-07
ONLY S7O,0OO,O 900
His Estate amounted TO, But
then He Has Spent Mo-
ney With A Law
ish Hand

CHICAGO, Jan. Z, 1901.-Philip D.
Armour, died last night after an illness
of nearly two years. having accumulat-
ed during life an estate valued at seJ
enty million dollars.
Armour was born May 10, 1882. Tie
joined the gold seekers in 1852. He
was married to Miss Belle Ogden in
1862.
In 1863 he entered the grain business
and made his first big money the next
year. He came to Chicago in 1875 and
cornered the corn market in $780,
He founded Armour Institute in 1892.
Funeral arrangements were arranged
today Services will be held in Armour
Institute Wednesday afternoon. The
interment will take place at Graceland
cemetery.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-07
FROM THE Ma
TIONAL CITY BANK HAVE
BEEN LARGE.

WASHINGTON. Jan. Z. 19O1.-The
attention of F. A. Vanderlip assistant
secretary of the treasury having been
called to the fact that there was still
eighteen million dollars on deposit
with the National City bank of New
York City, he said: That is easily eX-
planned. About s23,OOO,OOO. l think,
was deposited with this bank at the
time of the Spanish war loan. At that
time all the national banks in the coun-
try were given deposits to any amount
they could put up bonds to secure.
Those deposits have been drawn down
to some extent. and 1 believe the with
drawal from the National City bank
mas been larger in proportion to the
deposits than from any other bank
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-07
COLD AND STORMS CAUSE DEATH
AND DELAY TO COMMERCE
THROUGHOUT EUROPE.

LONDON, JAN z, 1901.-Severe cold
weather has suddenly spread over the
most of Europe. Mercury in Paris
registers 20 degrees of frost, and foun-
tains in the Place De La Concord were
frozen.
Seven deaths from cold have been
reported in Paris. Father south heavy
SHOWS have blocked the railways. The
streets of Marseilles are blocked by
snow.
A blizzard is prevailing throughout
southern Russia. Railway movements
are impossible owing to the enormous
snow drifts on the lines. The port of
Odessa is idle. The harbor is frozen
and nothing dares venture out