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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-10-18
Many are Dying.

A dispa.cn from Bloomfontoin,
South Africa, sayB ''thoro arc now g..
bOO white persons In the various re-.
fugeo camps here, while there ato near
~ $4,000 in tho various camps in the
Orange rivor colony. Those require
slxtoen railway truokloAds OF foodBtuifs
woekly. The weekly death ratio aver
ages 22O, mostly from measles, Fifty
per cont of the victims ara oniidron un-
ders 3 years Of ago. Ihe trains pasning
north are filled with womon and chill.
dron returning to the Rand. Thirteon
burghers havo likely tskon the oath Of
allegiance here. Tho agricultural de-
psrtment of tho Orange River Colony,
acting with the military, 10 inducing
tho people to take up agriculture By
supplying geods and ploughs. Natives
living noar tho railway from Bloemfon-
tein 70 tho Vaal river aro taking adyan-
taSe Of this and ploughing is progress
ing under tho protection OF the military
garrisonipg tho blookhousos.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-10-18
A Good Start.

The Charleston Post says the con.
viotion Of six blind tiger propriotora
Wednesday under tho city ordinance re.
gently passed 10 very satisfactory 70.
suit, and promise Of extended success
in tho municipal enforcement Of the
law which tho State has failed from the
first to carry out in Charleston. There
was shott shift to tho accused in the
coust Wednesday, and justica fell swift,
~ upon them. For tho first time II
several years keepers Of Illicit liquor
places were brought to book and made
to eutfer tho ponalticp Of their yiola.
tion Wednesday q work was but the BE-
ginning Of what will DO a general, oon.
tinuous and practical enforcement q
tho disponBAry law under tho city i'd
mi,istYAtiye power. Let the State gu,
thorities observe and wonder. N.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-10-18
The States Wards.

Tho board Of regents Of the S:ato
hospital for tho insane hold their rog.
ular monthly mcoting Thursday. Tho
report OF tho superintendent, d.. j. W..
Bsbcook, showed that thero are |, ,1lb
inmates. This is an average Of one TO
evory 1000 Of population. This il o
much lowor percentage than in the ma
jority Of States. In Massaoh aohuhetts,
whore the conditions arc by no means
abnormal, tho peiooatage ID to 800.
The board took up tho matter Of tho
propriety Of caring for those patients
who arc oitizens OF other States. # Tho
acoommtsa Ations hore are GRO oyded and
there 10 always demand for moro
room. Tho board dooided to try to
remedy this mst.cr without involving
tho governor Of lhis Stato with tho
governors Of othor States. 1t was dc
cidod to appeal to tho rolativos Of those
afflicted. There arc 10 such in the
hospital, and they tako plsces which
should 90 givon to oitizsns Of this
State. Tho btato.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-10-18

NNIsrrsvlLLE, 8. a. FRIDAY . oToBER, Is. 1901.

Army!Snen, Twill add that am not a
veter So, only tho son Of ono, and Sena.
tor HSnry E. Burnhau, who is nleo
quoted E;sz not q Grand Army ,uan. Only
= sthl hlS3tsrtfepre sentative ofNew Hamp,
shiro Sentiment. Noithor III an applicant
for q pension, as the SUMS editorial
aooms8 10 infer, and speaking for ,nyself,
/ oau Eay that in my oetiWation tho
7poDsidh laws hayo goDe 10 the limit vi
whas &lfSroapocting soldiers Dan ask.
Pf3aident Rooaevelt oacs his pre-
sont rSsiGion MOTTO the votos of trai.
tors, Ess TO tho votes Of loyal mon, and
il no Ghooso to emulate the Infamous
ex.mtSe of John Tylor and Andrcw
Johpsa1 by oatoring to his onomioa
rsthep&than hia friends he can d. 90; !;
but his day Of rookoning will arrive on
schedule tins.
\. :. P9sssonally w / have no interest in
this cSIitroYorsy, no wieh for notoriety
butIwhan 4 nun for whom | voted COOS
out oe2sRio IwaY to glorify trosgona and
trai. orr end ,slur the patriotism OF the
sons oiloyal men, J. phall oxpfoss my
|sontimsn 8 about it as J have oppor-
tunitW
II sruat, Private DAlzell, that you
will MT lose any furthor ploep ovor this
matteg But if you havo tho immense
inaaeTco that it would appear from tho
Baltimore Sun you may have with Pros
idont3Roosevelt, will ou kindly exort
it 80 that it may not deo,roy his own in
Huengb, aud boamiroh / is oWn adminih.
tratiol, by opon catering to tho ~ yot
untanad barDarians Of tho South, where
they sill persist in refusing Roswell g
Horr's advioo and to oontinuc to raise
not hogs, but h.
"Eyery PATRIOTS Citizen desiroB the
SUCCESS OF the preson. I'D adminietration
No ons Wi5hs5 Ill 10 G'thocdore IR.ooss
volt, RreSident Of the United STAKES
The bloody shirt licS in tho di;ch along
with fhe Lost Cass,. 1t will not bt
dipinterrsd unless .noso who arc OK
tremeIy proud Of relatives who wore
traitots, back il up by acta which sp
poars2 disoriminato againat, no. in fa
vor of tho mon who novor waged Wal
againat tho United States"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-10-18
TWO HUMAN BRUTES.
Amstican Man and Wcman Found
an Order
FOR The RUIN OF osRLs.
They are Arrested and Will ba i'm
pr;soned for LILO. Bus Rich
~ Desyyva saavarar
Punjshn3nt.

a dispatch from London says the
hoaring Of the oaeo Of Theodore and
Laura Jackson, alias Horroea, WHO arc
charged with conppirjng to defraud wo-
mon Of monoy and jewelry by fortune
telling, was resumed hero Thursday.
Laura Jackson, formerly Ann Odelia
Deas do Bnr of New York, made q
strange appearance.
She wore in tho dock a loose, cream
oolored docolletto gsrment rosem bling
o snrplioo, over which WAS pale blue
silk robe whioh aho woro when romanl-
ed, Sept 26. Charles w. Matthews.
senior nonnoel to tho treasury, repre-.
bented tho treasury. Ho detailed the
charges against tho prisoners obtaiaing
money under fAlso protenoe, procuring
girls, and rape. The offenses, said Mr..
Matthowe, wore committed by fraud
unique in the annals Of orime. The
Horeeee established a religious scot
oaiied .'ihoooratio Unity, oiaimoaa tiho
attributes Of divine powor and induced
girls to mieoonduot themselves with
Theodore, under tho belief that it was
o necessary part Of their religious Do.
v0tlOn.
Poverty, chastity and obedience"
were tho watch words Of tho Theo cratic
Unity, which WAS also called The Purity
League. Chastity, however, only ap.
piled to married. people. Neophytea
running tho unity wero Obliged to vo
secrecy and profess belief in the divini.
ty Of the Horroes, both Of whom, eaid
Mr.. Matthews, poSBossed mosmerio pow
ors, especially Laura. Tho lattor fro
quently interrupted counsel with loud
screams of false" A we'll brod wo.
man, 23 yoars Of age, who, tho proseou
tion say, is the oldest of tho many VIC
Tins OF tho HorrooS, testified in support
! Of Mr.. Matthews sta&emant.
| Evidence in tho case was adj ,urnsd
until Friday. It is probable that there
will DO many sittings OF the polioo
court before tho oase goes to jury.
The government officials cxpeot tho
prjaonors will receivo life sentence.
| Tho identity OF Laura with Ann
Odelia Dess dc Bar has been thorough
ly established. Jaokaon 10 said to be q
convicted confidence man. Laura Jack.
son oonductod o vigorous orosg exami-
tlon in hor own and Jack sons behalf.
Tho court was Halt fiilod with young young
and pretty sisls waiting to testify
sgainst the couple. " has boon losrn-
o0 that tie accused wero married in
Nov Orleans III 1898, oaine to London
in 1899, and than wont 10 Paris and
Capo Town, returning TO England thoy
established tho Theooratio order here
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-10-18
War CDMEg HIGH.
Tremendous Cost Of the Boer War
to England.

to England.
Tha British aoorotary for war, Mr..
BrodSrick, replying to Sir Charles,
Howard Vinoent's offer to raiae fresh
troops or do anything else to assist the
government, declines tho proposal, and,
in doiug 50, longthily roviews the Brit,
ish position in South Africa, obvious
ly inIanswor to tho persistent and
searching criticisms Of tho ministerial
journala and members Of psrliament,
thats5he govonmont 10 languidiy oon-
tonGsS, lot tho war drag on. Mr.. Bro.
doriSE says, to begin with, that moth
ing IBID & Kitchener has asked for has
not IL zen promptly mot. He adds:
s. W. ssss, rou ghly, s2l0, 900 man
and $50 guns In South Africa, mud over
loo, COO mon arc under training at
home. Wo have no difficulty, thoro-
fore, in koepiny tho fold army up to its
requiaite strongth, by drafts, and if a
further call be made We ,aro in posltion
to meet iSWith tho utmost promptitude.
Notwithstanding this, there hocma TO
be an impression abroad that tho cogo
Of the var is retarded by "a scarcity Of
troops, or tho want Of mobility Of our
columns"
This impression Mr.. Bro lriok oom-
bats by rooiting what tho var Office ID
doing, providing supplies for 3l4, 600
persons, directly or Indirectly oonnoct-
cd with the war, flooding 248, 600 horsos
and muloe, and maintaining four
months reserves OF food for men
aud animals. Sixty nine mobile col.
umng, pcyfccly equippSd, are now in
the field End 10, 600 romounts aro being
land ad monthly, bosidos those captured.
MIR. Brodriok says the anxiety oan be
sot at rest sS homo. Tho govarnmant
has never interiorred with Lord Kltch.
oner, in whose vigorous prose ouslon Of
tho war they havo entire oontdenco
Ho points OUT hxain to the vaBS oxtent
of tho country. Alluding to Lore
Kitohoner sending back poorly tralnoG
yeomanry, Mr.. Bsodriek replies that
thoy would have boon trained Garlic,
but for the opinion OF military advis.
ORD in South Africs and as homo, ur
TO November, 1900, thst no frosh
troops were needed.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-10-18
a CALL ON THE PUBLIC.
10 Subscribe 81,5oo.ooO for a Marble
Memorial to Mckinley.

Tho trustees rooently appointed by
President Roosevelt for tho National
MoKinloy Monumont association, met
OF Cleveland. Ohio, Thursday, at Soma
tor Hanna'B ofioo and organized by
elocting tho following officers:
Presidsnt, William II. Day, Canton,
O.;vice president, Nj. A. Hanna, Olevo
land; treAsuror, Myron T, Horrick,
Cleveland; socrotsry, Ryeraon Rltohie,
Cleveland.
Tbs headquarters Of the association
will be located at Canton. Il is pro-
pose to raise about 81 500, 900 by popu-
lar subsoription to build q marble MON.
orial at Canton in honor Of the late
president.
An appeal was issued to tho country
for aid. The appeal says:
IL ID tho purpose to havo tho oferings
Of tho people voluntary with full op
portunity 10 all to contribute.
The cooperation Of tho govornors and
Off sors Of tho States and municipalities
Of tho Unitod States, and all religious
educational, civic, patriotic fraternal,
benevolent and othor organizations ID
oordially invitod.
All public officials, organized bodies
and the press are raqu ostod to take i'm
mediate steps to secure, at the aarli-
est possible time, q full response, to this
appeal.
Money may DO deposited in banks
and other financial institutions, with
Telegraph, telephone and express off.
oes, and with poatmasters, who arc 70.
quested to reoeivo and transmit them
to tho treasurer promptly.
Tho president Of tho United Statsi
and governors Of all States and tori
tories WOKE unanimously elected honor
ary nembers Of the association blythe
tsuateeB. u
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-10-18
Four Traipmen Killed,

Four trainmon wore killed and three
othora were slishtly injured in COLI.
aion Of freight trains on the Ohioago
Great Western railroad ono milo oabt
Of Lombard, ILL.,, Thursday. Tho
trains met head on and both engines
wore badly damaged, Bls q = ,1s..'
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-10-18
"Do Thou Liberty Great.

should do moro than deny its yorbal ac-
curscy. He already had before wiring
his exploit dcnisi told tho admiral that
be could not deny the whole story. Ha'
had given tho nowspspcr reporter gu
thority originally to q lcte him aa au
thori,y for tho gist of ,ho sia,cmHnt.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-10-18


Hodgson: "ltut we will cut down tho
Texas"
Sehloy: Damn tho Texas; lot hor
look out for herself.'
Mr.. Raynor then had tho witnoss
sorutinizo tho lettor which no had writ.
ton 10 Admiral Schloy on Juno 8 and
rooail from him tho atatomont that no
had nos thon informcd the admiral that
he had used tho expression, Damn tho
Tozes."
When the witnees was asked if ho
thought that thoro WAS any suggestion
OF hach an expression, TO ropliod:
When l auggostod TO Commodore
Sohlcy that there wao dagger OF coilid
ing with tho Texas he said: Damn tho
! Yexas.' Ho usod tho expression az
net in any way condemning tho Texsa
for being thoro, but as if ho were irri
tatod as ono might be about anything.
Mr. Kaynor asked thon about the ex.
| prossion attributed to tho witness: She
will out down tho Texab?"
Commander Hoogson replied that
thore WAS no auoh ex prosaiop in tho lot
tor and that no nevor hsd said that the
Brooklyn would out down tho Texas.
''Thoro 10 a good deal in the reported
oolloquy that did not say, he said.
Tho statement thero WAS novor made,
no went on, 'but the commodore did
aay, Damn tho Texas"
| Oontinuing ho said that tho dialogue
~ reported was fictitious and that he
had doaild its verbal accuracy, while
not donyiDg tho truth Of a part OF it
10 said that ho had told Admira
| Schiey that ho could not .repudiate th,
| entire atatoinont, and that 7ho had no
understood him to request that b,
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-15
PITH AND POINT.

An Atchison man remained sick I'M
I'll his credit ran out, and then he got
well.-Atchison Globe.
Occasionally foolish young man
fatters a girl until she gets too stuck
up TO speak to him.-Chicago Daily
News
Il have seen many opportunities to
getrich, but see me, still poor why
did you never grasp them?" "The
people who had them would not let
go.-Indianapolis News.
At the Church Door.-"Are YOU one
of the wedding party?" asked Mr.
Fresh, the usher. Only the groom.
Don't mind me-" replied the prospec-
tive vietim.-Baltimore World
Bridget, were you entertaining
man in the kitchen last evening?"
"Nill, mum, thot's FIR him t. say. On
done me best wild tn INTERVALS at
hand, mum. "-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Minnick = well, there was one
thing | remarked about your wife
the first time / saw her-she was UNI
doubtedly outspoken." Henpeel<-
You don't say! By whom ?''-Phila-
delpha Press.
Vain Ambition.-'It seems impossi-
Bile to break into society,"" moaned
the paryenu. This is the fourth time
l have been operated on for appendi-
citis, and the only invitation | have
received is one to call and settle with
the urgeon."-Baltimor American.
Have you ever tried to write a
novel; asked the young woman.
Yes, indeed" answered the young
man. Il wrote several" What were
they like? p They reminded me some
what of few of Dickens works."
(which ones?" "Those that weren't
appreciated until after he was dead"
W as hington Star.
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-15
COURAGE NEEDED.
Mig Task Ahead of Tari0 Reducers
in Dealing with the
Trusts.

If Congress sman Ba bcock is in earnes ST
when he announces that he will make
a fight for tariff reduction he should
find encouragement in the failure of
the indus trial commission TO obtain
replies from the principal trusts re-
garding sales of products abroad
cheaper than a home. Their silence is
a self-impeachment of the tariff which
takes a bonus out of the citizens
pocket for their higher profit.
Especially significant is the fiat re-
fusa of the steel trust to answer the
series of questions proposed by the
commission. Yet Mr.. Schwab, when
testifying, asserted that if the tariff
were reduced the corporation of which
he is president would be forced to cut
wages. Further than that he refused
to commit himself.
In the last speech of Pre- sident Me-
kinney the work of such men as Mr..
Babcock was outlined when the former
great advocate of protection said that
Commercial wars are unprotita bic.
If. perchance, some of our tariffs are
no longer needed for revenue or TO en-
courage and protect our industries at
home, why should they not be en-
ployed to extend and promote our mar
kets abroad? We must not repose in
fancied security that we can forever
sell everything and buy little or moth
ing"
Yet continued grab seems to be the
policy of the trusts which have refused
o furnish data to the industrial COM
mission. Does their attitude mean
that the present system of high protec-
tive tariffs will be continued by bluff
ing the laboring people with the un-
grounded fear that wages viii be low
cred? Are the dividends Of shrinking
industrial stocks to be buoyed by
forced profits?
MFR. Babcock has a big task before
him. This attitude of the trusts Will
hardly change. The tariff must be
maintained by the forces. that are now
threatening such men as Representa-
tive Babcoek. There is need for cour-
age on the part of those who think TO
alter the present policy of the
republicans in charge of the
party machine. OF argument there
is a plenty. Facts and differences are
on the side of the tariff reformers.
But are they brave enough to continue
in the fight to the end? VIII not Bah
cock go the way of Knute Nelson st.
Louis Republic.
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-15
A TURTLE WAR.
Two BOYS Witness n Singular Battle
between Two Common Turtles
and a Vicious Snapper

Some boys who were gathering wa
ter-cresses in pool beside the Pas
sac river in New Jersey, witnessed
singular battle among three turtles,
says the Golden Days. Two of the
combatants were common water tur-
ties, each about the size of a mans
hand, and they were arrayed against
q small but exceedingly vicious snap
per, hardly half the size of one of it's
opponents.
When the boys arrived on the scene
OF action, the battle had evidently
been raging for some time, for all the
reptiles seemed to be tired One
member of the dual alliance occupied
a mastery position. 1t was holding
the snapper's tail in its mouth, and
though the jaws of the common tur-
tie are not usually very formidable, it
maintained its grip with the tenacity
of a bulldog.
The snapper had taken the other
turtle by its wrinkled throat, and it
would soon have brought that part
OF the combat to an end had it not
opened its jaws every few moments
To try to see what it was that was
chewing so vigorously at its rear.
Owing to its anatomy, this was. of
course, impossible, and each time it
turned to renew opera tions against
the enemy in front that cautious
creature had drawn its head deep
into its shell, and, though it did not
attempt to run away, the snapper,
hampered as it was behind. found
considerable difficulty in pushing its
own smaller neck into the aperture
and dragging out the reluctant fore
quarters of the water turtle.
AT last the snapper seemed to I'M
derStand where the remedy for it's
trouble lay, and TIE next time it
seized the lacerated throat it took
hold to stay. The water turtles ewes
bulged, and then the lids SLOWLY
closed. 1t was soon dead, and then
the snapper brought its whole
strength to bear upon its tail, which
1t tried to pull into it's shell.
IT might have succeeded. but the
lads were becoming impatient. and
they killed the two survivors with
their sticks, Throughout the battle
the turtles had not noticed the pres
ence of the boys
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-15
Johnny on the Giraffe.

The giraffe is tall, spotted animal
that kind of slopes down from his
shoulders to his tail and has neck
that looks like a broomstick had been
run through it. The giraffe is the
tallest of the animal specie, and is
found in Africa and in shows, where
1T grows to height of 16 feet and is
very fond of onions and carrots.
though its customary food is hay.
which it eats with gusto. Oft have
| gazed at the giraffe and thought
to myself wonderful are the ways of
Providence, how does he hold his
head up? The other name of the
giraffe is camelopard, but giraffe is
easier to say. Sometimes | have to
look through large books to find out
these things, but | don't mind it. We
ought to hunt out all the knowledge
we can while we are still young.
There was a man once that trained
giraffe to pick peaches from the
top of the tree. He kept it from eat
ing them by putting a ring around
its neck so it could not swallow. The
giraffe is active, but runs like an old
COW.
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-15
Persons contemplating a journey Eat d

Persons contemplating journey East e.
west shqnld be careful that the rates paid
Tor their transportation do not exceed thcss
charged by the Nickel Plate Road.
ms company always offers lowest rates
and the service is efficient. Careful at
tention Is gwen to the wants of all 6rst
and second class passengers by uniformeX
colored attendants. The dining car service
OF the Nickel Plate Road is above criticism
and. enabley the traveller to obtain meals
at from thirty-tive 1855 cents to 81 90 bus
no higher.
The Pullman service is the usual high
grade. standard. Semi-weekly transeonts-
mental tourist cars ply between Atlantic
and PACIFIC Coasts. Confer with nearesc
agent Of the Nickel Plate Road.
The Forrest City times., 1901-11-15
SOME TRUST PROFITS.
Evidences of Ovcrchnrging That IL
Being Kept from the
People.

The trusts have more ways than
one of fleeing the public OF course
they charge for their wares "all the
traffic will bear" which, thanks to
the protection they receive through
the tariff and from the monopoly
that most of them enjoy of supply
ing the American market without
competition, should enable them y o
pay large dividends. But this large
profit does not satisfy some of the
managers or insiders who, by know
ing the actual condition of the prop
critics and the amount of business be-
ing done, are able to manipulate the
market for the trust stock and thus
bleed the public who are silly enough
TO deal in such stocks with no knowl-
edge of their actual value except
what the trust managers deal out to
them. Speaking of a law which would
compel the trusts to publish their
condition as banks and railroads do.
the Philadelphia North American
says: "Of course the business fol-
lowed by constituencies insiders in
certain of these Industrial properties
would suffer from the adoption of a
policy of publicity, because it would
safeguard to some extent the general
rule of small investors whom they
find it immensely profitable to fleece.
But among financiers and investors as
a whole any chance tending to reduce
mere gambling would not be unwel-
pg. -
LEFTY has been put forward as one
of the means for controlling the
trusts and that the steel trust has
voluntarily made a partial statemen,
fits financial condition, the Ameri-
can goes on TO say; The steel trust.
however, has thrown out a valuable
hint, perhaps inadvertently, which
would contribute in some measure to
partial solution of the problem Of
monopoly. The compulsory publica-
ton by all corporations engaged in
interstate commerce of regular finan-
cial statements would at least afford
a starting point for intelligent discus
sion. The semiannual statement of
its earnings by the steel trust has GER
80 "a hiSbilCb purpose. III
shows that under present conditions
this immense monopoly has earned a
ten per cent. income on capitaliza-
ton that is more than one-fourth wa
ter.
while doing this it has charged
from S26 to S2S per ton for steel rails
to name one article-which Mr. Car
negie has testified can be turned out
for SIS. and has sold its products
cheaper abroad than at the point of
manufacture in this country. What
the other trusts are earning there is
no means of aseertaining under their
present secretiye system of operation,
but the average customer-and the
average customer, in fact, is none 9th
er than the whole people of the Unit
ed States-feels legitimate curiosity
to know how much he is being over
charged since healthful and natural
competition has been suppressed 1t
may save some of the trusts much
undeserved criticism if they will volun-
tarily follow the steel trusts lead in
letting the public know more Of their
affairs, Their habit Of concealment
is virtual confession that to expose
their earnings would encourage legis-
lation which they do not consider de-
sirable for theirsown ends.