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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
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LII Brittany when housewife begins
to knend dough she makes Il cross with
her right hand. the left being placed in
the trough. II II cat enters the room, it
Is believed the bread will not rise.
1t is supposed that certain women can
cause the dough to multiply itself. On
the coast Of the channel the dough Is
adJured to Initiate the leaven. the mil
Ter and the baker and to rise.
The oven Is Il sacred object and con
nccted with crowdB Of supersutions
The oven IS dedicated, with ceremo.
MES. In certain places in Brittany the
wood Is watered with blessed wnter.
Bread must not be cooked OIL certain
days. rs on Holy Friday or during the
night of All Saints, when the ghosts
would eat 1t. III
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
/ a HUGE sWiI1HD1H Il L
IN Which United STATES q Ufs,e,als :
81 are rmplicatt d ss.t
/; q 3, \

A special dispatch from Washing,
,ton to the Spartanburg Journal says
tho development that a connection OF
government officials with the get
ricll-qulcls concerns was alleged III.
charges filed with the president caused
d, sensation in Washington.
AS far as possi BILE tile details Of the
charges and the progress of the inyeS.
tigation ordered by che president arc
being kept Secret, but in official cir
cles the matter Is being discussed with
much interest
It Is said that the plan pursued
was the securing nf names or shady
concerns against which the govern
ment was about to proceed. These.
firms would then be approached with
a proposition to put their business III
Il shape acceptable to the government
fora certain stated amount down and
n weekly or monthly payment. This
being agreed to, the way was made
clear whereby the get. ricf-quick fei-
lows continued operations without fear
| OF molestatiOn.
The amount alleged to have been
| secured from the shady companies is
not settled definitely by rumor, but it
is averred by sCme tnati reached into
more than a million dollars, which
were divided among a certain few.
1t is avnrred by others that tho
sum total will be far larger than this,
because The operation included fully
half Il score or more Of ily-by-night
schemes In business, each of which
was forced to contribute literally.
The Investigation by order Of the
president will be pushed vigorously.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gcncr-
al Brstow, who has charge Of ii, is
ordered to go To the bottom Of IL, no
matter w.io may be involved.
General Tyncr, whose retirement
was demanded by the president not
because he was personally implicat cd
in the scandal, but because or his adj
vanced age and the desire to place a
stronger man in his place, denies that
| there was any wrong doing in conncc-
tion with his Office respecting the
rights Of turf investment companics''
to use the mails
He says that there was not Il word
VI SflueHCC III OilC TCpofb VI UtlC posi-
Office Inspector to prove That the con-
Germs were In the nature of lottery or
fraudulent in their character, and
therefore the only course open to the
Office was to allow them to use the
mails.
General Tyncr says that Harrison
j. Barrett, his nephew by marriage,
and formerly assistant in his Office,
had, as an attorney, represented one
of the turf companies, but this was
only after Barrett had severed his
connection with the department., he
ayers.
General Tyncr says he took up tho
cases Of concerns alleged to he fraud
ulcnt or OH a lottery basis, aud, after
Investigating, ordered proceedings
dropped. lie dictated IL letter an
nouncing that no further steps would
be taken, rescrving the right, how
ever, in the last paragraph of his let
ter, to reopen the cases. One com.
pany published this letter, omitting
the last paragraph OF warning anG
the department. was severely criticised
for the issuance of the letter in qucs
ton
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
AN Ohio man with $40, 900 in bank

/ AN Ohio man with $50, 900 in bank
has gone to work on farm us a day
laborcr and his relatives are attempt-
ing to have him declared insane and
his property placed under their con
troll Things have come to pretty
pass when a man who is competent To
amass $4,000 must have his mental
faculty questioned because he prefers
to live the most wholesome life
known. If the insane asylumS OF the
country had to depend upon the farms
for their. inmates they would never
have reached their present capacities.
suicide because the newspapers and
magazines declined to publish her
poems, which causes the Washington
Post to remark that there are times
when the work Of proecting the pub
ic causes sad cases like this.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
Ancestry Of shocmn,si.,~.

There is nothing vulgar about tile
ancestry Of the shoemaking trade in
the United States. The first slioemak-
er came over in the Maytlower. His
name was Thomas Beard. and he had
an income from the London company
of 500 year and received fifty acres
Of land OH which to settle. Seven
years later the city of Lynn was
founded, and ever since 1t has been
making shoes for the world. Philip
Kcrtland. native of Buckingham
shire, was the first shoemaker Of the
city Of Lynn. III George Washlngton's
day Lynn had 200 master workmen
and GOO jonrneymen shoemakcrs, turn
Ing out every year no less than 100000
pairs Of fine shoes.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
9or, ,thelr welfare th6t hrlhg our fopu:
tlntY4 nu tt,6t "A Aro Va hSt r. nv

FOR, ,their welfare thkt hrlhg our fopu:
:tation as besl lnean ~ sorl lo0sly Into
question: our average @ German Is
aecold business pr0po osltiOn He has
something to aell + and he swnnta EhiH
price for j T.. He pays his workman b
hls hire and the latter then has to
look out for himself. 4. So when Mr.
iWhaley Informed the lieutenant that
lie proposed to put up the best hos
pital for his employees that his money
could buy the latters countellance
showed another, wide latitude OF sur
prise. "A
lie expressed his admiration over
and over again for the remarkable
mill and thanked Mr.. Whaley very
warmly for his Kindness. a & 5
The lieutenant expressed his great
admiration and friendship for south.
crn people. ''r'hey are the most hos.
pitable and delightful people that !
have ever met" he said, s'and l have
tlnvclcd much. New York is Il great
city, but it is dollar, dollar, dollar
there all the time and one gets tired
OF it sometimes. Every moment oil
The time have spent in the south
has been pleasant.
The lieutenant is going to take sew
eral American young men back tc
Germany with him. EIc has already
engaged some two or three and has in.
Structions from the Berlin Kom1te
to engage some more. They must bt
young men who are educated in tht
agricultural colleges that make q
speciality OF cotton production. Lieut.
Weydig's station in German East
Africa is SAM Bay, but he will moi
return there for some months. liz
left the city Saturday morning.
The State.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
The club Against the Home

Club Life VS.. Home Life" was the
subject chosen by Rev. George White
man from which he recently delivered
a sermon in Buffalo. n. y, He re-
ferre1 to the late tragedies in that
city, and drew Il lesson from them
that should he remembered. Recent
events, lie said, nave revealed the gay
irrcligiouS life Which many or Buf-
falo'S more prosperous people live.
There is q growing gotllessncss among
many well to do persons. The type
Of dcpravity among persons in the
higher circles is ,ftcn worse than in
tile slulms of the city. This gay god
less way OF living often manifcsts
itself i'm what is spoken Of as club
life. admit that clubs differ in their
aims, but l believe that that which is
mechanically called club life is oppus-
cd to the interests Of the individual,
Of the church and the nation. In re-
ferring specially to the Burdick mur-
der he said "a murder is committed in
our city and two divorce cases arc
revealed" These he said, have some
relation to club life. This is an aw.
ful condition but the facts warranted
the charge. lie. closed by saying
America is fast following In the step:
of the old Roman empire, the home i.
dcSpiscd: children are an cncumbracc
Il poudlc dog is Of more value thar
a baby. Wealth and pride consun {
the lie blood Of The nation and afisto
cratic weakness Silps democratic
vigor.' This is Il true Indictment
and unless such warnings rs these arc
needed our country will perish rs dit
the great Roman empire did. Thought
less people will refer to Mr.. Widemal
as Il calamity howlcr, but he is not
lie sees things us they are, and hc ha
the courage to dcnouncc the sins o
those who arc rich and occupy IL con
spicious pla &c in the public eye. Th
hope OF this great country is Il tcarlcs
ministry and an inc0rruDtiblc preSS
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
AN ELEPHANT DIES AT SEA.
Whole Crew OF steamer WAS Kep.
q.
Busy by Jingo.

The elephant Lingo, said to have
been larger than Jumbo, died at sea
on the steamer Georgic, which arrived
at New York Wednesday from Liver
pool. The animals death occurred
March 18th and the huge body was
buried at sea. An animal show brought
lingo in London. The elephant had
not Travelled since infancy and from
the time Of sailing from Liverpool it
frctted and pined away, lingo was %
years old, y feet high, weighed six
ton and was valued at $4,000.
For 60 hours proceeding its ucath
the mammoth beast trumpetcd with
out cessation and twice Knocked down
its keeper. Thomas Lawrence, who at
tempted to pacify it. The cries Of the
elephant aroused the leopardS and I'll
gers which were on the slipand they,
too, joined in the cry which for three
days kept the crew Of the Georgia on
its guard.
AS each day passed lingo seemed to
grow weaker he squirmed in his mar
row cage in an effort to get out He
was securely chained to the cage in
htN'i IL POsoiOlOll III CllC ttlO
that escape was impossible. On the
fifth day out the animals condition
became such that Lawrence gave him
whiSkey and kept him under the in
llucnce Of liquor for almost three days.
1t was then that lingo became even
more savage than ever and began the
trumpcting.
The entire crew went to Lawrcncc's 5
|aSsistanceS on the til day and join
eel with him in an effort to pacify
lingo. They all failed, however, and
twice the beast got its trunk through
the bars of the cage and struck the
keeper with such force that he was
thrown to the deck. The other animals
Joined in the great noise until about 8
O'Clock on the morning Of the 18th,
when suddenly ,ting0's cries ceased
Lawrence ran to the cage to find the
|animal dead. His carcass was eXalmin-
eel and after it was decided it could
not be stuffed it was thrown over
board
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
On II Sad Mission.

The State says Gov Hayward VA.
called TO Savannah THURSDAY by tho
news of the death Of his grandmother
Mrs Duncan l.. Clinch, and Of hi.
aunt, Mrs. >. III. M. ClDch. Tho
former, who is the widow Of Gen
Clinch OF Georgia, a general in tho
Indian war, died in Charleston, but
her remains were taken to Savannah
for intcrmcnt. 1T is Il sad singular
circumstance that she and her daugh
tcr-in-law died on the same day Gov
llcyward hopes to be in his onit
Saturday.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
Navigating the Elbe.

curious means of moving bonts Is
employed on the river Elbe-a chain
$50 miles long at the bottom Of the
stream. which is too swift to navigate
In the usual way. The boats are $50
feet long and provided with 200 horse
power steam engines which turn a
drum fastened on the deck. The chain
comes In over the bow. passing along
on rollers to the drum, around which
it is wound three times. The Chain is
then carried to the stern, where 1t
drops back into the water. The steam
ers tow five barges containing 1900
tons.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27

You may be sure young men, says a
writer in Success, that, il you do not
feel yourself growing in your work
and your life broadening and deepen
ing, if your task is not perpetual
tonic to you, you have not found your
place. II your work is drudgcry to
YOU, If you are always longing for the
lunch hour. or the closing hour, to
release you from the work that borcS
you, you may be sure that you have
not found your niche. Unless you
go to your task with greater delight
than you leave it, it belongs to some
other man.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27

'"Thc main difference between the
New York and Chicago horse shows"
says the Chicago Tribune, "is the
amount Of diamonds displayed. New
York beats Chicago about two'barrels." 4"
observe that the main difference be-
tween the Kansas City horse show and
those in New York and Chicago is in
the figures OH which 10 display dia-
monds. and In this particular Kansas
City beats both Of its rival5 by thou
sand miles.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
The introduction Of Forks.

Forks are articles Of such common
household necessity to us that we hard
IL realize that there was time, and
not SO long ago either, when forks were
entirely unknown. A knife was used
at the table to, cut up food. but the
food SO cut was nfterward conveyed by
the fingers to the mouth. Rich and poor
alike were accustomed to this method
and SO thought 1t perfectly correct.
1t was about the year 1000 and III the
reign Of james 1. when forks were first
introduced into England. This ''piece
of refinement" we are told, was de-
rived from the Italians.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
~ Close Call.

Il. B. Collins, an attorney of Niles,
Mich, who had been seriously i'll,
went into a trance Wednesday aud
his relatives supposing him dead,
summoned an undertaken. When he
placed the remains in casket several
hours later the undertaken discovered
pcrccptiblc indications. Of returning
life. Medical aid was summoned and
the patient now bids fair to recover.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
Serpent Worship In 1ndin.

Serpent worship. once very widely
diifused, survives in India. Sometimes
when Hindoos find cobra in some
crcvice in the wall of their house 1t
will often be revcrcnced, fed and pro-
pitiated. and If fear or the death Of
some one bitten by 1t induces them to
remove 1t they will handle it tenderly
and let 1t loose III some field. When
Hindoos are bitten, they have far more
confidence in their magic spell or
"muntra" than in any medicine. even If
they do not scruple to make use Of
medical aid.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
whito Flour and Appendicitis.


Tho notion advanced by the humor-
lists that appendicitis is II disease in
vented for the purpose of comforting
social distinction may have to be aban-
doncd IL the theory OF IN Illinois ply
sician is tcnablc
This physician declares that appendi-
citls WAS Elrc before the new processes
Of rolling wheat were invented. He
says: about the date mentioned GS75)
there began to be a general change
from the old methods of grinding grain
to the present method Of roller mills
and excessively fine boiling cloths.
This plan Of milling began first In the
large cities. and appendicitis began to
increase first there. Later the new
process crowded out the small mills IN
the country. and the people could not
get flour made by the old process.
They bought products OF the large
milling establishments. and then the
farmers began to have appendicitis"
He adds. Experienced millcrs will tell
you that the fine flour Is less desirable
flour than that made by the old proc
ess. but the trade demands it chiefly
on account of its whitcness."
The Illinois doctor says also that in
the last few years appendicitis has be-
come one Of the most common of dis
eases. and he regards the discovery of
the cause Of It's increase as OF supreme
Importance. So 1t is, but still one
physicians opinion does not settle it.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27

Mr.. Edison can do the triHellng pub
lie real service by dropping the stor-
age battery for asfcw moments and
turning his attention to inycntlng some
system whereby the crew ond passen.
gers of Il through express train may be
able to defend themselves against any
lone robbcr that may take notion to
loot the train.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27

Where one man is called to be hero
on some great scale 10000. men are
called to be courteous, gentle, patient.
There arc conspicuous virtues which
make reputation, and there are quiet
virtues, the virtues OF private life,
which make character. 1t IS not every
mans duty to fill lnrge place, but it Is
every mans duty to fill his own place
well.-Christinn Evangelist
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
A Narrow Margin.

John Stuart Mill was once dining
with two brilliant French takers who
possession of the field, and the other
was watching him so intently to strike
In That Mill exclaimed aloud, "If he
stops to breathe, he's gone"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
IORICnl.

~ could have married either Whip
per or Snapper If Id wanted to, and
both Of those men whom I refused
have since got rich, while you are still
as poor as church mouse"
H'.-Of course. I've been supporting
you nli these years. Thew haven't
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27

The Ncwbcrry Observer says: BE
cause it would take so long to get
good roads by an annual appropriation
is no reason why the work should not
begin that way Rome was not built
in day, and we are not going to get
good roads Immediately by any sys-
tenn" That is true.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
ResponnibiIfties.

Remember" said the serious citizen,
"that wealth has its responsibilities"
YES" answered Mr.. Cumrox. $50
long MS you nre humble and obscure
you can say 4 seen It. and 4 done it.
and eat with your knife all you want
o."-Wnshington Star.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
Defined.

She-Dear. you have crushed and nj
most suffocatcd me. What kind Of n
hug do You call that?
IIc-Thnt's Metropolitan street rail-
way hug.-New York Life.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27

5 She halt enclosed rne In her nft,ns.
She claHpcd mo In o meek embrace,
lNo ahe didn't, elthar.
And bending back her head, looked
up
Aud gazed Into my face
Yes, she did that, forit took her by
surprise. ] hadn't kissed her since
the first day Of last tJune-whlch was
her birthday. Twice Il year satisfies
her now. BILL ARP.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-16
Fox-Huntincf fin the South.

All the way from the shores of Sine
puxent Bay to the Blue Ridge noun.
tains far in southwest Virginia the cry
of the hunting-pack has reSounded fol
many a year, for here has been the
home of the cross-country rider since
the days of frills and knee-breeches
Many a time did Washington vie with
his neighborS in seeking the brush
through dale and over hill in the Old
Dominion, and the fox-hunters on
Maryland's eastern shore tell tales OF
the skill with Which Alexander Hamil-
ton and the Marquis de Lafayette took
ditch and hedge in Old Talbot in pur-
suit of reynard. Howard and Balti-
more are still famous sporting counties
in this state, while between the time
the leaves drop from the trees and the
last frost of winter one may chance up
on run at almost any crossroads in
Old Virginia, Little wonder is it that
the spur and bride are as essential in
conceiving the southern romance as the
lover and heroine. Years ago the notes
of the hunters horn died away, but
the hue and cry of the dogs still echo
amid the hills and the woodland.
True, fashion has modernized the
sport, but perhaps has increased its
popularity in styling it the pastime of
the gentleman. The stables of the
south contain as fine specimens of
horseflesh as were ridden in the colo
NAL days, while careful breeding has
probably improved the packs which are
owned by the representative clubs.
The hunt-clubs of Maryland and Vir-
ginia, however, include riders who
compare favorably with those in the
Genesee valley, on Long Island or
among the Berkshires. While some
have acquired stables to add to their
reputation as folk of fashion, others
have entered into the sport from the
love of it inherited from their ances-
Woman's Home Com
panion.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-16
How Georgia Train Negroes.

The state of Georgia has shown a
very progressive spirit in providing in
dustrial training for her negro citi-
zens. The last census gave this state
negro population of 1,034,99 a small
fraction below 30 per cent. of her en-
tire population. How much this in
ferior half reduce our average in
everything, lowering our literacy rec
ords, raising the criminal count, faint
ing the body-politic, affecting for evil
our entire citizenship, and weakening
the very fabric of state, unless ade-
quate educational provision IS made
for them. And this does not mean, as
suredly, the mere teaching of every ne
gro child to read, write, figure, or even
to speak dramatically, and perhaps
reflect the Latin verb. So much was
being done by the public schools in our
cities and towns a dozen years age
even. Yet thoughtful men and women
as early as that confessed the system
inadequate.
Georgia is doing far better now. The
public school system in many of her
cities, notably Atlanta, Savannah, Au-
gusta and Columbus, has been con-
structed anew upon a rational basis
Leonora Beck Ellis, in Gunton's Mag
azine for September.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-16
Still Another Case.

Franksville, Wis, Oct. l2th.-Many re-
markable cures have been reported from all
over the country but there is one right here
in Franksville which is certainly worth pub
fishing, and which has not as yet been given
to the public.
Mrs. Louis Markison of this place had been
a sick woman for quite long time and could
not find anything to give her any help. She
suffered all the painful symptoms of what
Is generally known as female weakness.
Every woman who reads her story will under
stand these distressing conditions which
combine to make the lives of many women
one long burden of weakness and suffering.
Mrs. Markison CHANGED one day to hear
of new remedy called Dodd's Kidney Pills,
that was said to be a splendid medicine for
women's weakness. She determined to try
some and soon found herself getting better.
She kept on with the pills and was cured
Speaking of her case Mrs. Marlison says
81 can and do praise Dodd's Kidney Pills
as remedy for female weakness. They are
the best medicine 1 have ever known, and
have done ME great deal of good"