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Free press., 1901-03-09

The servants in some of the best
places in Shanghai club together and
pay q cook to provide and prepare
their food for them at a cost of 81. so
Mexican a month. or about s1.25 a
month in gold, or a fraction over 4
cents q day in our money.
Free press., 1901-03-09
kamnan Is1ands. Prodncts

German plantation experts claim
that the Samoan islands have a great
future in coffee, tea, tobacco, cotton,
etc. Upolu island, it seems, is especi-
ally suitable for the culture of all these
products, possessing, as it does, favor
able position, fruitful soil and a
good climate A company is at pres
ent being formed in Germany for the
purpose of exploiting this island.
Free press., 1901-03-09
Grand Duke of saxe-Weimar.

The present heir to Queen Wilhel-
nina's crown rs German, the rich
and young grand duke of Saxe-Wei-
mar. considered the best royal match
In the world. His grandmother, the
late Grand Duchess Sophia, was the
aunt of the present queen of Holland.
Free press., 1901-03-09
Most In Ouantitr. Best in oualItI.

Morley's Sarsaparilla and Iron is a
tonic, a blood purifier and a blood
maker. 1t does not stop with merely
curing certain diseases, like scofula,
sores, abcesses, etc. but cleanses and
builds up the whole SYSTEM All who
have tried it say there is more cure in
one bottle of Morley's Sarsaparilla and
Iron than in six of any other kind.
Sold by agent in every town.
Free press., 1901-03-09
Statistics Of Ru.sia,s Army.

The headquarters of the general
staff has issued the statistics Of Rus
sia's army On a peace footing the
military power of the nation consists
of 10000 infantry. 10000 cavalry,
153, 900 artillery, $4,000 engineers and
SO, 900 department troops. The re-
serves number 2,7OO,0 600. There are 74,-
226 troops on war footing. These
are chiefly in KwaHgtung and Port Ar
thur.-Arnold Lewis Gillin in Chicago
Record.
Free press., 1901-03-09
Unique Picnic at Pasadena.

A unique picnic took place on VaIen-
tines day in Pasadena, Cal, where
scores if not hundreds of former low
ans now residents OF southern Califor-
MIA held q jollification. Hundreds of
others went there for the winter and
all met on the date and at the place
named
Free press., 1901-03-09
Turkish Language Is Mu.icsI.

The Turkish language is said by
scholars to be the softest and most
musical language OF modern times, be-
ing better adapted TO the purposes of
musical notation and recitative than
even the Italian.
Free press., 1901-03-09

lame joints, stiffness Of muscles, try
Wizard Oil. 1t won't disappoint you
"A small boy is never so full of emo
ton that he has no room for dinner.
Free press., 1901-03-09

A boy who left Saline county twenty
years ago returned the other day to
buy a carload OF bulls for his ranch in
-Man's-Land. He is now located In
Ashland, Kan, and owns 5000 head of
cattle and $4,000 acres Of land.
Free press., 1901-03-09

Coughs tell you that there is some
thing wrong in the throat or lungs.
1t is the cause, not the cough. that you
must look after. Morley's Honey Pee
toral searches out the cause of trouble,
it heals the infiamed surfaces, stops the
irritation, loosens the cough and cures
you thoroughly. Sold by agent in
every town.
Free press., 1901-03-09

FITS Permanently Cured. nervousness after
days Of DR.. kiine's Great Nerve KestoFer.
Send for FREE S2.OO trial bottle and treatise.
L. II. KLINE, Ltd 931 Arch ST, Ehiladelphia,
Free press., 1901-03-09

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infallfble
medicine for coughs and colds--N. w. SAMUEL,
Ocean Grove, n. J., Feb. II, 1900.
Free press., 1901-03-09

An eXtravagant man is always
preaching economy to his wife.
Free press., 1901-03-09

Your Fortune; Future business success. misfoT-
tune and love affairs IetOld. only 2Jc, and your
birthdat by best astrOlOger living
Prof. RHAPHEI.. HsI4, Binghampton, n. Y.
Free press., 1901-03-09

A bad horse is like a poor play; it
can't run and it won't draw
Free press., 1901-03-09

The prominence achieved by Garfield
Tea as 4 blood purifier has not been
equaled by another remedy; an i'm
provement in the complexion can be
seen after a few days use.
Free press., 1901-03-09

The great public schools Of the large cities
use Carter's ink exclusively 1t is the best and
costs no more than the poorest Get it
Free press., 1901-03-09

You can't always Judge man by the
cigars he gives to his friends.
Free press., 1901-03-09

The world loses faith when a doctor
gets sick
Free press., 1901-03-09

The sky is most cheerful when bluest:
but it is different with men.
Free press., 1901-03-09

The average woman is quick to jump
at conclusions and mice.
Free press., 1901-03-09

For children teething. softens the gums reduces in
ammatiOn allays pain. wind collie 2jc bottle
Free press., 1901-03-09
Boy Becomes Wealthy Ranchman.

It isn't necessary to cultivate fools
They grow of their own accord
Free press., 1901-03-09

Some articles must be described. Whites
Yucatan needs no description it's the real
Free press., 1901-03-09

The pecp1a who attend funerals come
20 grief
Free press., 1901-03-09

Red Cross Ball Blue is better than
bottle or box blue and also much
cheaper. Large 2-oZ. package 5 cents.
Free press., 1901-03-09
Mrs winsIow-s Soothing Syrup.

Farsightedness is largely matter of
careful planning.
Free press., 1901-03-09

Nearly any girl can wear a No. 3
shoe if it comes to pinch.
Free press., 1901-03-09
To CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Most OF us would rather profit by
the mistakes of others.
Free press., 1901-03-09

All goods are alike to PUTNAM
FADELESS DYES. as they color all
fbers at one boiling.
Free press., 1901-03-09

Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE TABLETS. All
druggists refund the money if it fails to cure,
L. w. Groves signature is on the box 25c-
Free press., 1901-03-09

The burglar makes hay while the
Free press., 1901-03-09

nIEDc aaISss: @ go b:s S sHsss. wsss S.
EslInc g Shs sso3aels. sIos.:s1 SsSSsll:. So1l
eating 1FOak1es aa1l0SY
229 dizziness WheR bowels dORSe
larry Ss9o1RR 6aSks Co2se1Pae1Sz kills
people eAA1 All ether diseases GoGSGhsRs q
sSar1sr Eos tA0 eAroate az1ao1ss ana 1SRg years
11kSRt2G sAaS afterwards No natter what
a11s y09, taking 0ASGABRI8 today, fer Yoa
put yO9F bowels right Take aAytees
CASCARETS az an sbs qua
a0Gee 60 eare money refunded
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-29
{ !. ELS .l.i,i ss

jacob Dearborn Mari, q farmer liv-,
ing eight miles from Clinton, Maine,
killed his throo idron, Alice NJ. I
aged 13, Edwin, aged 8 and Holon,
aged z, with an axe shortly aftor the
family had rison from the dinner table
Thursday. MIR. Marr has boon dospon-
don't for some time, but his actions were
not su,h rs to mako his wife believe
that ho had any serious trouble to
brood over. Tho Oldest daughter WAS
washing dishes at tho sink when hor
father won't by her to tho shed and got
on axe. Ho came back into tho kitchen
and struck the girl a single blow on tho
head, killing her. Mrs. Marr saw this
and ran screaming to the house of hor
husbands father, Samuel Mari. The
husband, apparently, walked upstairs
to whore tho younger children were
playing and dealt cach a single bow
With tho axe handle, killing them both.
When Mr.. Marr, Sr., camo in, tho
younger Marr was washing his hands at
tho sink. Ho wa, asked why he had
done tho decd and no said: " don't
know Later in the day he was placed
under arrest and takcn to Waterville
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-29
IGDorS are Many.

Marine hospital Surgeon Worry, qua
rantine officer for the Philippines, has
sent on official report Of the leprosy in
tho Philippines. He said: 'Loprosy
is WILDLY prevalent over tho entire
archipelago, but tho greatest number
Of casos exist in Luzon and tho South.
ern ialands. 1t ia quito prevalent in
Ccbu, tho number Of lepors boing esti
mated at 1000. Total number of cases
in tho islands is estimated at 20, 900.
Tho cases ia Manila and surrounding
country arc isolatsd in hospital un-
der tho anspioos Of the Manila board Of
hoalth. There is also lopor hospital
at Cobu. An attempt at segregation
and isolation Of tho lcpors has been
made by tho army officials and several
months ago orders woro issued direotin
that q hospital in oaoh district be set
aside for the isolation Of all lepers that
could be approhondod and tho guard of
military was detailed recontIy to carry
out tho ordor for lopor colony, inten-
ton being TO doport all casos Of lepers
to this place for segregation and isola-
ton"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-29
A aluable Bed.

A story which roads like fairy tale
Of old comes from Solo, N. Y, whero
Miss Clarissa Sprusuc, manhating
spinstoi aud nonogenarian, died last
week, Miss Spraguo lived all alone
and boy ond owning the hovel in which
sho resided was thought to possess
nothing but hor pet cat, an animal Of
unusual strength and size Cornered
by several dogs this cat had become
badly injured some moaths ago whom
no was rescued by Rufus Spraguo, a
country lad and distant relative, and
carried to his mistress. Miss Spraguo
was profuso in hor thanks and told the
boy that whom sho died sho would
make him her heir and loaye him the
bod sho slopt upon. Rufus claimed his
priced Thursday and was about to fire
tho straw tick whom ho was amazed to
find it stuff I'd full Of gold coin. A oaro-
full search was mado and moro than
81, 600 in gold WAS found. #
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-29
Farmers Asked to M eet.3

Harvie j ordAa, president of thoI
sonthera Cotton 70 vera Protaetiyei3
association@ has issusd q Gall from Az
lanta, Ga, to tho cotton. producers, ofI
tho southern 3 States, asking them to q
moot at the county scat Of every coun.
tty in the south ON Saturday, April s..
for the purpose of. adopting aome plan
to ouftail the acreage ofs tho cotton cYops
for tho season Of 1901 and 1902. p Presis:,
= ,'flt ent y Jordan urges Immediate action by
the the Sfarmers before tho aeed for Che /
r next g = crop are placed In the ground. Ho
claims that tho planters will not Be i
able to Meet their obligations assumed
for guano, mules and other farming
materials with the prlceS Of cotton at
six csnts, which he confidently pres
,diots will result from i largo acreage. sas
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-29

8 Grants army Yves so much larger
than Lees that no could easily cover
Lee's ontiro front, which ho did, but
fearing Loo's superiority in general-
chip, ho entrenebed himself with as
much care and caution as fho wore the
defensive, instead Of tho offonsive lead
or. Holding q continuous ontrenohed
line all along Lees front, and pressing
with q constant strain at every point,
no hoped to bo able to slip his reserves
from tho rear and extond them to Leo's
right 81 as to got in betwoen him and
Richmond and out him off from his
supplies. But as he pursued this
earth worm like" movement Of extend.
Ing his head, and drawing up hid tail,
Leo kept paoo with him, and whoroyor
tho head Of his army appoart d, Lee was
thore to strike it. Thus Grant edged
along, and fought I'll tho way to Gold
Harbor, whero on tho lat Of juno, ho
found himself at point whonco ho
would either havo to fnroe Lso's limos,
or give up tho ory of 20 a to Klohmond"
which had been tho refrain Of tho Army
of tho Potomac for tho past thirty days.
at Gold Harbor, Leo occupied the
position wbioh Mcclellan held on tho
9Th Of Juno. 1862, aud Grant tho po-
sition which Leo held at tho Same timo,
aud from which he attacked and drove
Mcclellan, Hero Grant mado many
unsuccessful assaults on Lee, and fin
ally despairing Of success gavo UP tho
job and ontronohod in Leo'B front.
TO loave Gold Harbor with Leo in
nosecssion OF it was to turn away from
Richmond; to persist in assaulting Leo
waB human butohery without compen.
satory punishment Of Loo therefore
no gave up tho assault, ordered up siego
trains and TOOK up MoOlollan's methods
Of zig gag approaches as his only hopo
Of dislodging Leo aud his little half.
starved ana haf claa army. But he
was 30 far from his base Of navlgablo
water that ho soon gavo tho siego up y.
Grant, in his Memoirs, pago 276,
Vol, IL, says: II havo always re-.
gretted that tho assault at Cold Har-
Dor was msdo." His losaos hero were
80 vory heavy is the reason Of his ro-
grot, no doubt.
Grant had been outgeneraled by Loo
at ovsry turn, and leaving Cold Harbor
ho resumed his ''orab like" side move
mont. which enabled him to roach
Petersburg, whers he found Lee con.
froatiDg him as usual, and whero no
was compelled to resort to tho zig gag
method of approach and mining, with
the hope Of making breach in Lees
lines, but failing carly in tho spring Of
1866 ho resumed his ''orablike, oar.h-
worm" movement by tho fl .nk, and
pressed on to Five Forks, whore he sue
ceoded in broakingstho last line over
which Leo could gatE or supplies for hia
amy, and thus by destroying the
kitchen ho starved tho great and inn
mortal army which with ell his mighty
host no could not whip.
Ihomas} j. u Rossers
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-29
Tho Old .Vnta,ans

The Colunbia State says if the slalc
reunion of Confederate Yetorans in that
city in May ia not suco :ss it will not
DO tho fault Of thos, who havo boon
plaood in charge Of tho arrangements
for tho various features Of The
ontrtainmcnt. Neither will it bo tho
fault of tho railroads. Tho do.
sired centa milo ratio has boen secured
and tho committee on transportation
feols that tho greater part Of tho work
has boon done even before it could havo
a mcoting Chairman Riohidson Of tho
southern Passenger s. ISOLATION has is
sued his circular ul der d.to Of Atlanta
March Is, announcing "a ratio CT ono
cent por milo in each direction to Co
lumbia, S. O., and roturn from all points
in the State Of South Carolina; also
from Charlotte and Intermediate ptints
in North Carolina, and from Savannah,
Macon, Atlanta and Intermediate
points in Georgia, account Of OCCASION
above spooiiiod: Tho following round
trip rates On this basis will govern from
tho iuuotinnal nninta namod.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-29
Ends q Useful Life.

A dispatch from Yorkvillo to Tho
State aays our community was greatly
shocked Tuesday morning, 10Th inst,
at tho announcement Of tho death last
night Of Ool. John r. Asho, president
Of tho Yorkvillo cotton mills. Uol.
Asho has been ovorworking himaolf re-.
oontly in tho interests Of his mill, and
tho strain has boon great on him. Dur.
ing tho night his vito missed him from
tho room, and becoming alarmed called
tho ncighbors, and search WAS mado for
him. His body was found in a we'll in
tho yard. At q rpeoting Of tho stock.
holders and directors Of tho mill this
evening Mr.. z. Nj. Grimes, tho popular
superintendent, wss elected temporary
president. Upon examination Of tho
mill's affairs It was found to DO entiroly
cation. There will bo no stopping Of
the mill, and under tho management Of
President Grimos SUCCESS is assured.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-29
A PATHETIC STORY.
Another Unexpected Effect Of tho
Pension Act
STORY or A WORTHY WIDOW,
.ofa Dead Confederate gr1'ls'a- Hero About
to Be Oebarrad OF Her Pan.
sion Pittance BY its
Pfovisions.
Provisions.

While this State is unable to givo
needy Confederate veterans and widows
Of votorans any largo pensions, it is
doing tho best it can to aid thom. AS
in all ponsion systems, abusos orcpt in
and tho department found itsolf paying
pensions to many who wero really not
in need, until tho Confederate votorans
organization took tho matter up and
got the new act passed. This was do.
signed to throw ovory possible safeguard
and is working we'll. Several worry OK
oeptiopal and unexpected results Of tho
new act have, however, arisen. Tho
Tho case Of tho Byrd orphans has al.
ready been mentioned, and Tho State
has rocoived several subscriptions to.
ward paying tho amount of tho ponsion
which cannot bo allowed.
Another Case even moro noteworthy
developed Wednesday. Thero can bo no
doubt that Mrs. Amanda Rochester Of
Anderson county is tho widow Of a gal.
lant follow who gave up his life for tho
Confederaoy, and that aho ia sadly in
neod Of tho pittanco allowed, yot tho
law requires that sho must havo certifi
stos from living witnesses to hsr hus-
Nnd's service aud doath She cannot
sltain these. 'Yot she has written evi-
denoe, and has presented that which is
Yoally stronger than any othor evidence
GOULD be. And it is up to the State
board at it's coming meeting TO deo:do
whether tho lotter Of the act must be
obey cd, shutting off tho pension, or
whother it can ho allowed on tho owl
donoe furnished.
Tho board returned Mrs Roohoster's 8
application when it first oamo in. Tho
following was received on "Wednesday
in consequence.
Anderson, 8. O., s
Maroh 18, 1901.
Dear Dir: Excuse mo for returning
Mrs. Amanda /. Roohoster's petition
for peneion, and Il papers connected
Herewith. and especially calling our
attention to Judge Simonton'g affidavit.
and aspeoiall to q he letter of Lieut..
9. stsd q ,ag 2osh,
| TOT Sppapor. bog fc IF M atten..
tion to- the fact that a " years
old proves itself. 4 3
j am not a paid agent in this case,
but know tho poor widow personally
and take an intorcst in her sad loss Of
her gallant husband, whose memory she
has cherished by hor long widowhood.
It docs seem to me that any court would
sustain her claim undor tho law with
tho testimony Of Judge Simonton aud
the lctter Of the lieutenant, now dead
and tho othor proofs sut mi,tod.
ncloset5affidavit Of B. A, Mo.
Calister. an officer, but who is an an.
plioant himself, and his testimony ruled
out, but sond it anyway.
was colonel Of the Fourteenth South
Carolina Volunteers, and my long sor-
vice ondeaIs me to tho poor, who saori-
hced so much, but to mono moro than
tho worthy women.
Worry truly yours,
Joseph N Brown.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-29
Growing Rapidly.

Tho production Of tobacco in the
United States is now about 725, 600, 600
pounds, OF which about half ID oonsum-
cd in this country. Tho Drop has nearly
doubled oiEoo 1870. 1t was first taxed
for royonuo purposes in 1873. Since
1870 tho rovonuo from tho tax has not
fallen below $25, 600, 900 annually. In
1900 1t was $50, 900, 900. Sinso It was
hest imposed, in 1863, It has paid 70.
venues among to about 81 200, 600, 900.
The tobacco and cotton farmers do not
get 40 much consideration from tho
Government aa tho protected M snuiao.
turors, but thoy make q great deal moro
money for it. & g, 3 Is, q 3
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-29
Beggars Waiting.

A dispatch says tho arrival Of Mr..
and Mrs. Carnegie, at Southampton,
England, is awaited by delegations from
various olymosnary institutions who
want ohocks. These include represen.
tatives Of oitios socking Libraries, and
agents Of q variety Of institutions do.
string aid. Hartley college, Southamp.
ton, toohnioal institution, has a depu
tation Of go awaiting tho Steamers ar.
rival. The local msnager of tho Amor.
loan line, who had important lettors
and kilograms from all parts OF tho
kingdom for tho philanthropist, says
tho envelopes Indicate that thoy arc
from all sorts and conditions Of people
from university presidents to mondi-
onntp If.l'4ts. tst s' .ittI 4.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-29
.''MEN OF@THE j: 5TIME.,'i lI,.'
Very Valuable Work Undertakentby'
Editor Garlingto1. y 3 ll..


Mr.. y O.. Darlington, editor of,
the Spartanburg Herald has underta ken.
to prepare and publish q handsome
volume that will be Of 4 incaloulablo
yaiuo to many GLASSES Of South Caro-
linisns. No library Of tho period will
pc complete without it. Itis to}bo en-
titled .MSI of tho Times, and ID to
DO q Biographical enc ncyolopodia of coz.
tomporaneous South Carolina lead dora. q
Tho scope Of the volume wiilinoludes
South Carolina authors, aIchiteols, I,
artists, agtioulturalists, bankers, COM.
posefs, divinep, doctor, en- ginco ors, cd !!
ucators, investor, Journalists, jnfists.E
manufacturers, min ,alogitts, philan,
thropistp; poets, politicianst statesmen. I
travellers and warriors, Il a, 3.sis
There is now no work Of tho kind
latter than Mo Grady q " Eminent Men 81
tho Carolinas" and what Mr.. G. srling.-
ton is doing should havo beon under
taken long ago. M. Darlington ID bo.
ing congratulated by those who have
80 often found it necessary to turn 20
tho McOrady volume on having under.
taken tho work. S @ + 4, b 'g5
The book is 10 be cotton up ia hand.
some style, very small type and half.
tone portrait, being used. It will CON.
tain about 600, pages, In his prospectus
Mr.. darlington says: Il i
1t will bo beautifully bound Ii cloth
and is designed to be q book that will
adorn any library. Its scope is to beoi a
comprehensive compendium Of oon-
temporancous Biographies. Accurate
sketchos Of the mon who have been
foremos in developing South OArolina
during tho closing years Of tho riino.i
teenth century aro given. Il 5| 8si 81 I.
In order to inanrn accuracy. and To
include only those whose achievements
entitlc them to . placejin biograph4
ioal encyclopedias, i committees have
been solicited to pass. on the names Of
suoh mon as are prosentt d. Those com,
mitteos are composed Of tho reoognizad
leaders in their various lines: 535 NJ
This book is a very EXPENSIVE nh.
location, but it is believed its impor-
tance jaatifes tho publisher in making
1t q work Of art rs we'll a, i "a biographl
icai encyclopedia Of the mon who arc
now making South Carolina, ia many
lines, foremost of tho aouthern States.
u his book is not like hume erous pub.
locations that.aro offered from timo TO
time, where. any man who pays his
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written up. It is necessary t0 known
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takon, 30 as to be able to contract
tho printer, but biographical aketchea
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