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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
TOSa 's & Z 81 a gJ
Expert, Bake Charge fof consiidera Bic:
Acreage N ear CT olumbi ia.a 49,
SOME FACT S 4 4 FOR Il pIoNEERs. :,l Z,
.aIr. Wa idella Tatlss Abonty Soil 7of
1si.!il.anl S Count y and ssItss
siS,:tability. for Culture y.
of3;yVee.d.

The flpltimbla s State So ia N fr!.S5H q ss.
Waddeti ssSshos ! IS a. nati'Yess al s Halifax
county, ksrgihIaS has arrived iin%the
city. IIssistthe ,experf;in tobacco wlio
has bccnsbrought here to. ia Se charge
Of the o<{SssiIlenHli farms to be cstab-
lishcd i,tlrs ,f;tt Park by; iMr.iF II !
ESatt a'ia:s,..c ls:%fylN IT. Yaddcll has
al"ti.1J IS zone over considerable laid Ia
the vicinity Of Columbia and inspect
cd 1t. iie has long been a student Of
tobacco culture. Thursday he closed
The cont5uctwith Mr.. Hyatt forithe'
cultivation OF. 90 lacres,and will doubt
less take so acres also for parties own.
ing adjoining} lands. Mr., lYaddell has
also clos,sa with, Mr. Huffman to fur.
nish All t,xpest to manage 80 acres of.
his land across the river, to place n
cultiyatl IN. lie Is ready now toin,
spcct th and oflany others In the
county d:sirinS to plant tobacco, adj.
wise Will them, and If they desire IT,
secure rSeniEto! take charge OF the
farms, g'.t1them here.
He wiihes to establish I, a tobacco
warehou. e tho first sesss5., and expects
to make Columbia his home. Friday,
he tallsei interestingly Of the culture
OF brlg!l; leaf tobacco, which, he says,
tho lands. III this sccaiDn are adapted
to. lIc.i0nsiders ttcsc lands much
better IL, arted to such culture than
the avcrt sc lands now growing tobac-
co hothi.i5this State and North Caro-
lima. Hfi9snys he THINKS there are
from 5,0.iU5to 10000 acres. in this i'm,
mediate vicinity that arc thoroughly
adapted 10 growing bright tobacco
and tina: this is SUFFICIENT to, establish
Il first class market. He says thatI
sclf-draiiddn land Of light sf color will
make to,:aeco, and those with the ycl-
low clay silbsoils will make finer
grade. sands OF this lsSnaGure rarely
ever fail ltlSprOducng color, or quality,
regardlessoE the. state oNcal ltivation
He sayS:St.ats to they Quantity Of
fertilizers ptssacre and sthe kind this |
is best determined by FIRST tNgiving the
land a Hale. study Of It's 2Sand ition.
From ldNaStp 1000 pounds Of ihIgh,E
grade fertilizers on a; basis say OF S, ner. |
cent. phcspl0ric acid a per: cent a.
monla anSA percent t. potash is; a good ]
combinatipns with from Il to- 60 bnsh-sl
els Of, Coz srfs seed double this guam
titE. " s.siaii. e.. r
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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02

OIL 1Jl l.i!l' Y.a b URDERED!s;s. B
~ 81 Sc
Mr.: II. VIZ Il Hudson souna bend in
.HiisRoioi,iini.s;i:.. !.

/! His z ooin. 81 y.
spatch TO The State; from Cam. an;
tdshsaYs Horrible trag ed yswa:s enacted q
Fat! the Wateree II River bridge, gdei,er-
ally known. as the iron bridge, Friday
night, I'D the whole: affair lis so far
shroud led iEin er .ystery: Eatly Satulr.
| day morning. Nj W. IT.. 3 Hudson tile
tolIkceper,;was found dead inGhis bed.
In q pool OF blood, in his house BY tile
river brid ge, on the west bank or the
.Wateree.s A blood trail leading from
the great OGDEN gates of the bridge,
which are, about 80 feet from the
house, to the bed, Indicate that the
shooting: took place at the: gates. The
large gates are closed every night aud
locked, and only'r;l small postcrn is
left, open. The supposition is that the
person or persons who committed the
murder n III came from the cast Side OF tile
river as the postern shows marks Oh.
it,Ias f.somc one had tried to prize {
open from that side, while a few feet
or, the gate Keepers lantern was
found with blood spots ON it. The
blood trail begins on the right ratc.
where one spot is visible near the
ground, and leads directly to the
phone whichis to the right Of the
house door. There is blood on the res
ceiyer, and the unfortunate man either
e ,deavored to phone or reached for
! IFS gun, which hung over the door.
4 a. large pool Of blood is on the mid
die Of the floor. and young Hudson
lies In another one on his bed His
pistol was found on the desk, but it 4
Is not supposed that he had it with
him when he went to the gate. Who
perpetratcd the horrible deed is Still
an, unsolycd story, and no very definite
clues leading up to the detection of
the murderer have been found as vet.
Robbery was apparently$not. the mo-
tive as nothing was ia ken out of the
house and the toll. money was not
touched. Messrs, Craig and John:
Clyburn, who passed over Che bridge
between II; and - O'clock Friday
night, seem to have 5heenitfeaast per-
sons who saw Hudson before The muir.
der, state that he5 Ganles out and /
opened the gates tosleGEtheir; buggy
pass through. Mr.. w. II. Hudsom
wa, was about 30 years old !, single, and |
his position was very responsibIe;|;
one, and the best evidence of. the con. con.
flldtence fltnce and esteem he enjoyedfn this
com O I'm mmn2unsty was his pointment ;tols
The same last year. ;.1Es1
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PRAISE FOR TOBACCO
Scientific Tests Prove 1t IL n Great
Mental Assistant.

There Is no doubt that tobacco assists
intellectual labor. Under it's stimulation
ideas flow easily and quickly group
themselves. NM. Claparede and Isailo-
witch have recently demonstrated the ac-
ton of tobacco on the association OF
ideas, the experiment consisting of asso-
ciating as quickly as possible word
to one which was shown written upon
card. the response being made by push
ing button attached to- chronometer.
which indicated the duration of the In
tellectual operation.
The sittings took place every day at the
same hour for seventeen consecutive
days, each sitting lasting one half hour.
At every seance there were presented lo
words to associate. and on the even
days the subject smoked two cigarettes
of Turkish tobacco during the time taken
up with the first one hundred associa-
tons The results were not only very
clear, but exceeded by a great deal that
which might have been expected from
delicate instruments which are frequent
ly influenced by imperceptible causes.
The average duration Of an associat ton
was so to 10 of second. and when the
subject smoked the duration OF the asso-
citation was simultaneously. .O5 to 10
per second. this being the regular condf-
ton during the seventeen days. The &C.
ton of the cigarettes was thus mani
tested by constant dinunition In the
association time: in other words. 1t was
proved that tobacco assists Intellectual
work
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e AEo copn1G1L iooe- by 7 cnfalE 60 -.
Of silk. bright laugh rippled from her
iins nd che Id
N91. / SfgT ET az,

OF silk, bright laugh rippled from her
lips. and she said:
II know I'm an unexpected visitor, doc
tor, but you'll forgive my calling In this
manner, won't you
..Forgive you? OF course . answered;
and with politeness. which confess was
fcigned. invited her to be seated. True
to the promise made to her husband.
she had lost no time in coming to see
me. and / was fortunately we'll aware OF
the purport of her Grand
II had no idea you were in London.
/ said by way Of allowing her to explain
the object Of her visit. for In the light OF
the knowledge had gained on the Meme
bank two nights previously, her call was
OF considerable interest
I'm only up for a couple Of days." she
answered. London has not the charm
for me that It used to have" and she
sighed heavily. as though her mind were
crowded with bitter memories. Then,
raising her veil. and revealing her pale.
handsome face. she said, bluntly: THE
reason Of my call is to talk to you about
Ethelwynn."
well, what Of her?" l asked, looking
straight into her face. and noticing for
the first time curious, shifty look in
her eyes, such as ! had never before
noticer In her. She tried to remain calm
but by the nervous twitching of her fin
fiers, and of ner lower lip knew that
within her was concealed tempest OF
conflicting emotions.
ITO speak very frankly. Ralph" she
said. In calm. serious voice. Il don't
think you are treating her honora bly,,
poor girl You seem to have forsaken he1
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Mrs Henniker gave me to understand
Just like that evil tongued mischief
makerl I've told You already that de-
q test her. She was my friend onee--it was
she who aIlured sme from my husband
side Why she exercises such 81 an 1n-
sf1uence over poor Ethelwynng cant tell.
II do hope she'll leave their house and
come back home. GU must try and per-
siiade her to do So s
DO you think, then. that the woman
Has lied q. /. asked.
II am certain Of 1t. Ethelwynn has
never thought for any man save your
self. I'll youch for that. =
But what object can she have In teil-
ing mo an untruth q
The widow smiled.
@ "a very deep one probably. You don't
gknoT Edith Henniker S wei. as = do. or
you would suspect all her actions Of
Interior olive. :
well, I said. after a pause. to tell
& the truth. wrote to Ethefwynn last
night with view to ,reeoncilia ton.
you did,! she cried. joyously. hen
you have anticipated me and my appeal
to you has been forestalled by your own
#conscience-eh?'
..Exactly.'s' laughed ''She has my
letter by this time, and am expecting
wire In reply. have asked her to
meet me at the earliest possible mo-
ment."
."rten you have all my fluctuations,
Ralph" she said. in voice that seemed
to culver with emotion. ..She loves you
loves you with a hercer and even more
passionate affection than that enter
tained towards my poor dead husband.
OF your happiness have no doubt. for
have seen in those days gone past how
you idolized her. and how supreme was
your mutual content when tn each others
society. Destiny. that unknown influence
that shapes our ends, has placed you to-
gether and forged bond between you
that is unbreakable-the bond of perfect
love-
81, There seemed such genuine ring In
her voice and she spoke with such solicit
E tude for our welfare. that in the con-
versation I entirely forgot that after
all she was only acting the part Of me-
diator. and was trying to prevent her
remarkable secret from being exposed.
At some IA oments she seemed the per-
lection OF honesty and integrity, without
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nodded In the afHrmat I've.
Il And your friend tJevonB Has he
given SUP ali hone Of any satisfactory

discovery
really don't know I answered IT
have not seen him for quite "a long time.
And IN any case he has told me nothing
regarding the result of his investigations.
1t is his habit to be mute Until ne IA s
gained some tangible result ~"
"A puzzled. apprehe1siYe expression
crossed her. white brow for "a moment;
then 1t vanished into pleasant smile.
as she asked In confidence
Now, tell me. Ralph. what is your
own private opinion of the situation z?
well, 1t Is Doth complicated and puz--
zling. If we could discover any. reason
8 for the brutal deed we might get clue
q to the assassin; but as far as the police
have been able to gather, 1t seems that
there Is an entire absence Of motive.
hence the impossibility Of carrying the
inquiries further
Then the investigation is actually drop
ped?" she exclaimed. unable to further
conceal her anxiety.
Il presume that It Is. I replied.
Her chest heaved slightly, and slowly
fell again. BY its movement knew that
my answer allowed her to breathe more
freely.
You also believe that your friend Jew
tive results, to relinquish his efforts 2
she asked.
.'Such is my opinion. But have not
seen him lately in order to consult him. 9
In silence she listened to my answer,
and was evidently treasured by it. Yet
could not for the life Of me- under
stand her manner. at one moment ner-
vous and apprehensive. and at the next
full of an almost imperious self-confi-
dence. The expression In her eyes at
times was such as justified her mother in
the fears that she had expressed to me-
I tried to diagnose her symptoms, but
they were too complicated and contradic-
tory.
She spoke again Of her sister, returning
to the main point upon which she had
sought the Interview. She was decided
ly pretty woman. with a face rendered
more interesting by her widows garb. =
But why was she masquerading SO
cleverly2 For what rea son had old
Courtenay contrived to efface his identi-
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ty so thoroughly? AS / looked at her.
mourning for a man who was alive and
well, utterly failed to comprehend one
single fact Of the astounding affair. 1t
utterly staggered belief.
Let me speak candidly to you, Ralph
she said. after we had been discussing
Ethelwynn for some little time. LAS you
may readily imagine, l have my sisters
welfare very much at heart. and my only
desire is to see her happy and COM
Portable instead of pining in melancholy
as she now Is. I ask you frankly. have
you quarreled ?s'
mo. we have not" answered prompt
ly.
Then If you have not. your neglect is
all the more remarka ble,'' she said.
Forgive me for speaking like this. but
gives me a kind of prerogative to speak
my mind. You won't be offended. will
you?' she asked With one Of those
sweet smiles of hers that l knew SO
we'll.
Offended? Certainly not Mrs. Court
enay. We are too old friends for that
Then take my advice and see Ethel
wynn again." she urged II know how
she adores you; know how your cold
ness has crushed all the life out of her.
She hides her secret from mother. and
for that reason Will not come down to
Neneford. See her, and return to her:
fer it is thousand pities that two lives
should be wrecked SO completely by some
little misunderstanding which will pro-
baby be explained away in dozen
words. You may consider this appeal
an extra ordinary one. made by one sister
on behalf of another. but when L tell
you that have not consulted Ethelwynn,
nor does she know thatsI am here on her
behalf. you will readily understand that
II have both your interests equally at
heart. To me. 1t seems a grievous thin e
s that you should be placed apart in his
manner. that the strong love you bear
each. other should be crushed and your
future happiness be sacrificed. Tell me
the truth. she asked in earnestness,
You love her still-Gon't your
81 do. was my frank. outspoken an
swer. and 1t was the honest truth.
CHAPTER XXI
A MESSAGE. +. s.
/ The pretty woman In her widow
weeds stirred slightly and settled her
skirts as though my answer had given
her the greatest satisfaction.
Now, take my advice. Ralph she
went on. See her again before 1t is too
G Late. 5 I
You5 refer to her fresh Ell r.
q inquired bitterly. ss.s54
Her fresh lover? she cried In sur
prise. Il don't understand you Who is
4 he, pray ~
m In ignorance Of his ma m e. !,
But how do you know OF his existence?
I have heard nothing OF him and surely
she would have told me. All her CONVEX
Ssation. all her poignant grief. and all
her regrets have been Of you. s
Mrs. Henikers gave me- to understand
that my place IN your sisters heart has
been Allied ~ anot u g man. sa1d sin 8
hard Yoioa s57..'7sE7ssss
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the slightest affectation Of interest or ar
tificialty of manner. and 1t was this fresh
conpleAity of her character that utterly
bafled me, could not determine whether
or not she was in earnest
"1f it is really destiny, suppose that
to try and resist it is quite futile.'
rema rked mechanically.
Absolutely. Ethelwynn will become
ycur wife. and you have all my good
wishes for prosperity and happiness
thanked her, but pointed out that the
ture.
How foolish you are. Ralph!' she said.
"Ycu know very well that you'd marry
her tomorrow if you could"
"Ah! if could" repeated w1stfully
.'Unfortunat ely my position is not yet
sufficiently well assured to justify my
ma frying. Welded poverty is never a
pleasing prospect
But you have the world before you.
I've heard Sir Bernard say SO times
! without number. He believes implicitly
in you as a man who will rise to the head
of your profession
\ laughed obviously. shaking my
! head.
81 only hope that his anticipations
may be realized" said. But fear
I'm no more brilliant than hundred
other men In the hospitals. It takes
smart man nowadays TO boom himself
into notoItety. AS in literature and law,
SO in the medical profession. 1t isn't the
clever man who rises to the top of the
tree. More often it is secondrate man,
who has private influence and has guaged
+ the exact worth Of self-advertisernent
This is an age of regulations quickly
made and just as rapidly lost In the
prof essional world new man rises with
every moon
But that need not be so in your case, =
she pointed OUT With Sir Bernard as
your chief, you are surely In a unique
{ position
Taking her into my confidence. told
her of my Ideal of snug country prac-
tice-one of those III which the assistant
does the night work and attends to the
club people. while there Is nucleus OF
country people as patients. There are
hundreds Of such practices in England.
where a doctor, a Though scarcely known
outside his own district, Is in position
which Harley street with all It's turmoil
OF fashtonab Bile fads and fancies. envies
as the elysium OF what life should be.
The village doctor of Little Pennington
may be an ignorant old buff er. but his
life. withtits three days hunting week,
its constant invita- lions to shoot over the
best preserves. and Its free fishing when
ever in The humor. Is a thousand times
preferable 60 the silk-hatted and frock-
coated existence Of the fashionable phys
Stefan.
had LONG ago liked 1t & over with
Ethelwynn. and she entirely agreed with
me. Z had not the siigh testS desire to have
g consul tinesJ pom Of my own IN Harley
street All hinged fQr.a wassl lite inathe
,Alaa satr - NIL tssnaaailtti
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q = air ton. saw : him again as
zee. 81, hear any Instructions he wlsneo
~ give. for sometimes he saw patients
acrI.e and then left them In my nand J.
{ ne seemed tyearfed. and was sitIins t 50
ms his brow upon bis thin oony n1 ~
During the day he certainly snau 800 :
univ Occupied and had noticed tnat o O..
late ne was unable 20 tne
as he once could
ss AREN'T you well r., asked. ns1'
seated before him.
IS ..f1l,a YES he answered with a9s1gn.
s .4There,s not much the matter with me-
I'm tired, II suppose, that's all. ne ne
seternal chatter Of these confounoed W0 3.
men bores me to death Iney eau ~ s.s, :,
their symptoms without go1ns i ~ =.
Sthe details OF family history ana comes
tic nfeIicity... he snapped they think
:, ! : :, - doctor lawyer. and parson
~ Laughed a his criticism What ne
ia was. indeed. quite true. w omen
often grew confidential towards me-, az
nv age: therefore could quite reailze
how they laid bare all their trouoles -
him. .,,a,,-,
suddenly recpllecting. Have you ua 's71
your friend Amber Jevons lately
NO replied. He's neen away toi
some weeks. think. Why =
81 Because saw him YESTERDAY on !,
Kings road He was driving In ny ana
had one eye bandaged up. Met VIII an
accident, should think
IAN accident.'I exclaimed In conster-
nation HE wrote to me the other DAY.
3 but did not mention it.
He's been trying his hand at unravei-
ling the mystery of poor Courtenay,s
death. hasn't hep the old man asked
.I believe so"
land failed-eh q
5s.I don't think his efforts have been
crowned with very much success. al
though he has told me nothing. said.
In response -he old man grunted IN as
satfsfa ction.l knew how disguised ne
had been at the bungling and utter iali-
ure OF the police inquiries. for ne wa
always declaring Scotland Yard seemed
8 to he useless. save for the recovery oi
articles left In cabs
He glanced at his watch. snatcheo up
his silk hat, buttoned his coat. and WISH
Ing M. goodbye went out to catch the
Pullman train.
Next day about 2 O'clock I was In one
Of the wards at Guys seeing the last OF
nv pa tients, when telegram was hand
ed to me by one Of the nurses.
I tore it open eagerly. expecting that II
was from Etheiwynn. announcing the
hour of her arrival at Paddington
But the message upon which my eyes
fell was so astounding. SO appalling. and
so tragic that my heart stood still.
The few words upon that himsy paper
increased the mystery to an even moe
bewt!dering degree than before. It was
Incredible
- Uo BE CONTINUED
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her. and the neglect has broken

altogether. and the neglect has broken
her heart
"No, Mrs. Courtenay; you misunder-
stand the situation | protested. THAT l
have neglected her slightly. l admit:
nevertheless the neglect was not willful,
but owing to my constant occupation in
my practice.
shes desperate, Besides, it's common
talk that you've broken off the engage
! ment.''
Gossip does not affect me. therefore.
why should she take any heed of it?
We'll. she loves you. That you know
quite we'll You surely could not have
been deceived in those days at Kew, for
her devotion to you was absolute and
| completes" She was pleading her sister s
. cause just as Courtenay had directed
her. i felt annoyed that she should thus
endeavor to impose upon me. yet saw the
folly of betraying the fact that | knew
L her secret My Intention was to wait and
| watch.
| Il called at the Hennikers' a couple of
| days ago. but Ethelwynn is no longer
there. She's gone into the country. 1t
seems l remarked.
Where to?" she asked. quickly.
.She's visiting some one near Here
| ford"
! "Oh!" she exclaimed, as though sud-
den light dawned upon her. Il know,
| then. Why. wonder, did she not tell me.
intended to call on her this evening.
but 1t is useless. I'm glad to know. for I
don't care much for Mrs. Henniker. She's
such very shallow woman
"Ethewynn seems to have wandered
about a good deal since the sad affair at
4 Kew.'I observed.
Yes, and so have l." she responded.
! .'As you are well aware, the blow was
such a terrible one to me that-that
somehow feel shall never get over it,
never!" l saw tears, genuine tears. we'll
ing in her eyes If she could betray emo
ton In that manner she was surely a
wonderful actress.
Time will effact your sorrow" said,
/ In voice meant to be sympathetic. In
year or two your grief will not be SO
poignant. and the past will gradually fade
from your memory. 1t Is always So
She shook her head mournfully.
mo" she said, for an addition to my
mystery that grows each day more and
more inscruta BILE. =
IS glanced at her sharply, In surprise.
Was she trying to mislead me. or were
her words spoken In real earnest.
could not determine
Yes" acauiesced. '.the mystery Is as
complete as ever.
Has no single clue been found. either
by the police or by your friend-Jevons
IL. think, his name p she asked with
keen anxiety.
.One OF. two facts have. i believe,
been elucidated.'' answered. But the
mystery still remains unsolved.' .
'.As 1t ever will be- shA added with
sigh OF satisfaction rather than Of res
greet The details were SO cleverly ar
ranged that the police have been hamed
II avar1 andnaYaE. u not that 20 n.