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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-17
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81 William Lykes; tic Stats constable
who was run-oyer OH; j uly by Oliver
Perry and A: Reed, colored, while at.
tempting to stop q wagon loaded with
beer and whiskey, In Charleston is
said to be dangerously i'll sathis home
near Columbia. 1t is understood that
blood blood poisoning has developed from
the wounds he received &; by q being
trampled on by the horse, driven by
Reed and Perry, and that his conli.
tionl is most serious. He is being at
tended by DR.. Clayton of Columbia.
Friday morning Dispen sary Auditor
Z. Searson called at the ofllce 0 os.NIagls.
trate Rouse and asked that the war.
rant, which had been sworn + out
against Reed and Perry, by Constable
| Lykes, charging them with hindering
a diSpensary officer in the discharge
of his duty be amended by charging
them with assauting the. officer, hold
Ing that In driving over the constable
they cn;nmitted an assault and battery
! with intent to kill. Magistrate Rouse
said that he would amend the war
rant and would ask the sheriff to use
great care in holding the prisoners,
for it Is not known how the illness of
Lykes will terminate. Col Scarson
said that from the adyices received
from Columbia Lykcs was in a serious
condition. If lie should die from the
injuries, Perry and Reed will be held
for murder.3
| Constable LykcS was on duty at the
Clyde wharf, July 4, watching for
wagons Gauling contraband liouors.
He saw Reed and Perry driving q
wagon containing beer and whiskcy.
lie called out to them to halt, but
they refused TO obey The command
and whipped up the horse. Constable
Lykcs advanced into the middle OF
the street and signa!led the drivers to
stop, but they continued to apply the
whip to the animal, and he reached
for the bride. AS he seized the rcins,
the drivers put the lash tG the animal,
and the dispcnSary officer was trampl-
eel to the ground. He then brought
his pistol into play, and the men leap,
ed from the wagon and made their
escape. The contraband goods were
seized and taken to the headquarters
OF the conStablcs on Society street.
Constable Lykcs was painfully injured
by the horses hoofS.
Reed and Perry were arrested, tried
in the recorders court on the charge
of careless driving and convicted.
Reed was sentenced to pay a fine OF
800 or serve thirty days OH the chain
gang, while Perry was sentenced $50
fine or thirty days on the chain gang.
Warrant we're also issued for Reed and
Perry by Constable Lykes charging
them with hindering an officer in tho
discharge Of his duty.
Several days ago, the condition OF
Lykcs became so serious that he was
forced to leave Charleston and go to
his home near Columbia. lie has been
desperately i'll since leaving there, and
Friday night information reached The
city that blood pOiSning had develop
cd. A close watch will be kept oyer
Reed and Perry. a
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-17
Safe Robbers at Work .

a spcial from Spartanburg TO tho
State says The safe Of Zirconia, N.
c., located i'm the store where the post.
Office is conducted, was blown open
"Wednesday night and SlO0 and checks
taken thcrefrom. Three young men,
strangers, boarded a freight at Mel.
rose Thursday morning. Chief OF
Police Dean OF this city was tclc-
graph to arrest them. lie and officers
visited the Spartanolrg Junction
twice this afternoon. Found two
travelling men on evening passenger
from Ashcvlle. These men clearly
and were proved that they were not
burglars allowed to depart. No arrests
as yet.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-17
NEW YORK FIRE.
It is Es.imatcd Over Half NIiiliovl
Dollar Loss.

~ r's''ii'"'cu .ssl l'"'cu oyer y 1nil ~MiIlloE ~
Dollar Loss. s
The new pier Of the Scandinayiah-
American line, at tile foot OF Sevd :
taccntll street, Hobokcn, N. r.,
was destroyed by fire Friday and Tor
the second time in three years The
line is temporarily without Il pier 1t
is believed the loss will amount tolnl-
most $500, 900. The dock alone dost
5000, 600 to build.
The fire started in the storcroom Of
the pier, and when discovered the fire
had Il firm footlold. There was no
ship Of the line in port. The stcam-
ship Island should have docked Fri
day but did not arrive. On the pier
was Il large part of the cargo destined
for Europe, which was to be shipped
on the Island, and this WAS destroyed,
causing Il loss Of over $500. 900. Com
paratiyciy few men were at work on
The pier 1T the !i;I1c
When the first fire engines arrived
fully 300 feet Of the pier was blazing
from the waters edge TO the top. Tugs
Of all sorts and sizes threw water into
the fire, but this seemed to have little
effect The city fireman were badly
llampcrcd in reaching the place.
The flames spread as rapidly lis when
the North German Lloyd and Scandi-
naylan piers burned three years ago.
There were three explosions, appar-
emily caused by barrels OF some In
ilammable material. After each the
flames spread very rapidly.
The heat WAS intense and many fire
men dropped into The river for relief.
The slight wind carried the flames
toward the rictjcn and Lang dry
docks, containing Il score Of vessels.
Those which could DC gotten out were
towcd away. a nearby bathhousc
was crowded with women, girls and
children, who fed without waiting to
dress. Two children were slightly
hurt in the crush.
Within thrce-quartcrS Of All hour
after the fire stated it was under con-
troll. None Of the workmcn on the
pier were injured.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-17
:Fs1AlTHlFRo "a 4e uHfnDnrNi.
Also drandfather Of More Than
Three Hundred.

Tl,3ld' IErA-6 n unOreus sr Tsssf n
The statements hereunto appended
are not OF fancy bred, nor are they
creatures of disease imagination.
On the other hand, they are facts,
hard and true, and every planter and
inhabitant of Beech Island, S. O., just
across the Savannah river from Angus
Ia, will vouch for the accuracy and
truth OF the story says the Augusta
Herald. s;ss
The hero, If hero he be-, is known
far and wide in the locality where he
dwells, and great many citizens Of
this city know him both personally
and by reputation.
The writer takes pleasure In respect
fully referring the matter to those two
gentlemen, the President.of the Unit
ed States and the president Of Yale
University they having been credited
with the loss Of some sleep on account
Of the dying out Of the human race. G
The facts, briefly, are these:
An individual OF Afro-American ex-
traction, who works on the plantation
of MIR. Hammond, in Beech Island,
and who is now nearing 30 years Of
age, has during his life become the
fail f45 legitimate children, the
great majority Of whom are alive and
a great number OF whom have followed
In the footsteps Of their illustrious
father and have immensely large
families
1t ought to be explained right here
that the prOgenitivc person about
whom this story is written has been
married some half dozen times, more
or less; and that the 46 about but
equally divided among the wives.
A Beech Island citizen Of an invcs-
tigating turn of mind has recently
made an attempt ascertain the ex-
act number Of grandchildren and great
grandchildren Of the eminent race
lnultiplicr, and after nunning down
more than 300 ceased his labors, hav-
Ing satisfied himself that the Beech
Island negro had laid all other persons
in the shade who dwell in the lands
where polygamy is forbidden.
The name Of the hero and friend of
civilization is Alexander Lark, and his
children range in age from 70 years to
six month-in fact, his two youngest
children are twins and have not yet
learned to toddle. n the family are
several other pairs Of twins. The in
fantS six months old have ncphcws and
niccS who are IS and SO years OF age.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-17
Killed by n Negro.

Arthur Shaddcn, a prominent
young planter living about four miles
south Of Osccola, Ark. was shot and
killed by negro tenant on his farm
at an early hour this morning. There
was trouble between them in regard
to an account which Shadden was try
ing to collect from the negro. The
negro made his escape, but tho sheriff
and a posse are in pursuit. A lynching
Is probable If the negro is 'caught.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-17
White Stone Lithia Water.

TIE BEsTl1TI WATER AMERICA
1hscK HOTEL IN CARoLINAs
1 STATE
All
Well shaded ana
Springs
Read what the noted DR. Z
soaon president Of the Medical
Grcenvic, S. c., October TO- 1902 8s
OF one season White Stone 1tha
hesitate
both in flesh appetite
diseases
has been been n9ted frequently that visitors before
foods discarded entirely
thc wafer alone nature rcmclysunced
o e me many Mno nk @ water this for ten
ddrcss
White stone Iithiza Water Co, E9.4
s. G.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-17
FROM HENRY w. GRADY


The Constitution Editorial Rooms.
Atlanta, Ca, May %, 1887.
DR.. Walter A. Taylor, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Sir:-I have never given a
certificate on merits of any medicine,
but l take pleasure in breaking my
rule on this subject in behalf OF your
BiggcrS Huckleberry Cordial. 1t is the
best medicine have ever seen for use
in the family. Fifty cents invested in
a bottle Of this medicine, and put on Il
shelf convenient for use in the begin
ming of any bowel trouble, will often
save life, and will save in almost any
family ten time its cost in doctors
bills. | have friend whose life, in my
opinion, was saved by the prompt use
OF this cordial. t ought to be in query
family in the land, especially at this
season of the year. ! take pleasure in
thus testifying to it merits.
Very truly yours,
HENRY w. GRADY.
For sale by all druggists, 25c to soc.
per bottle.
HaltiWanger-Taylor Drug Co
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-17
DR.. Biggers Huckleberry Cordial, for
the Bowels md Children Teething

It Is TIE GREAT SOUTHERN
REMEDY for the bowels. 1t is one
Of the most pleasant and oilicacious
remedies for all summer Complaints.
at Il season when violent attacks of
the bowels are so frequent, some speedy
relief should be at hand. The wearicd
mother, losing sleep by nursing the
little one tcething, should use this
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-01
The
Problem of a
Tired Mother

One of the marvels of our time
is the way in which the average
mother carries all the burdens OF
social, benevolent, church and
family life.
It's no wonder that nerve
troubles attack the mother - how
can she help being nervous,
especially while the little ones are
SO troublesome?
No woman can endure the
strain of her housework and two
or three little ones unless her
digestive powers are unusually
good. She can't manufacture force
enough to stand the strain.
We can suggest one thing that
will surely help her, and it isn't a
drug poison either. 1t is Vinol,
made by a new process from that
wonderful remedy, cod liver oil ;
it's true tonic.
Vmol is pleasant to taste, "goes
right to the spot" nourishes and
helps the food to nourish, is splen-
did for nursing mothers and all
tired out home helpers. l have
found it safe and good for ailing
children. With Vinlax to correct
the constipation, it has put whole
families in this place on the road
to health. Used in time, it saves
nervous breakdown. Your money
back if YOU don't find this true.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-01
EnRlsah In EmRlamd

"You must learn the shop language
before you can go shopping in Eng
land" says a girl who has just re-
turned from there and has many sto-
ries to tell Of the difficulties met in the
shops. ''Shoes are not shoes unless
they are slippers. all boots are high. and
you can't to save your life get a spool
of thread because there Ia no such
thing-onlg a reel of cotton. III you
wish cotton, sheeting for instance, you
ask for calico. and the tape needle to
run the ribbons in your gowns Ii g
bodkin. There Is not such thing as Q
shirt waist to be had In all England
for they have nothing but blouses, and
one would go continually with wet feet
If she did not learn to ask for ga
lOcheS"
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-01

The legislature of certain state was
tardy In adjourning one session. al
though there seemed to be no impor-
tant business under consideration.
Judge Jones, one OF the legislators,
was met by a friend In the street one
hot morning. and the two stopped to
talk under the shade OF an awning.
Coin to clear out pretty soon.
jedge"
II suppose So" answered the states
man. mopping his brow.
Anything much goin' on down at
the capitol"
NO"
why don't they wind up. thenT
We'll, that's just the trouble. There's
nothing but a lot Of petty business to
bother us, and we don't mind that. I
wish something important would come
up. and then the motion to adjourn
would be In order"
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-01


The Englishman was being properly
surprised at the rapidity with which
the skyscraper was going up.
"Deah mer' he exclaimed, "it seems
as if your buildings grow as rapidly as
your maize
Yes, replied the westerner unblush-
ingly, land the process of raising them
is much the same"
"Fawncy: Won't you explain fur
ther?'
"Well, you see, we just get an iron
plant, put it in the ground, have the
street sprinklers water it. and in a
month or six weeks the skyscraper Is
full grown
And, taking another breath, the cous-
in from overseas managed to believe
it.-Memphis Commercial Appeal.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-01

The adage che laughs best who laughs
last" Is being proven In the case of the
senate and the Philippines monetary
standard. Last session the house in
sisted ON a gold standard for the
islands, but the senate objected and as a
result the present standard was main
tained, although the wise ones In the
house predicted at the time that change
would have to be made soon. The ne
cessity has now arisen and the senate
Philippine committee has favorably re-
ported bill providing for the gold stan
dard. This Is the second time, during
this session, that the senate has had to
yield to the judgment of the house, the
Circumstance being in regard to the Gu
ban treaty, the president, as stated above,
having determined to ask the sanction Of
the house II the senate does not.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-01
RELIGION OF THE BLANKET
How the Navajo Squaw Prays as She
Sninn md Neayem.


1t is a religion TO make a Navajo
blanket. Through the kinky. bristltng
twine of the warp are woven the hopes
and aspirations of an immortal soul.
In the warm colOrs are expressed the
ardors of passionate hearts, the sand
storms they have faced. the cloudbursts
under which their backs have bent, the
smiling sunshine that has dried their
wool: all the adverse and the good for
tunes that have befallen are wrought
into the intricate designs. The squaw
prays as she pushes the wool card, and
she prays as she twirls the distaf in
her hand or rolls it on her thigh; she
prays as she arranges the healds; she
prays as she Justify pounds down the
wOOf strands with her scrub oak bat
ten.
\ blanket is all a prayer, a human
document II biography bright with the
joy tints of canary yellow, dark with
the olive green of pain. One is drawn
to it because ones heart Is moved by
its ineffable. intangible humanness.
One is strangely moved to both laugh
ter and tears by its exQuisitely variant
cOlors. each expressing an emotion by
it's warmth of blended fibers, each
thrObbing to a note of triumph or OF
WOe.-SOrIthpr Workman.
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Hs. Compremiss.

Mr.. Potter was giving bis son few
words of fatherly counsel as to bis
Treatment Of his young wife. Now.
when you have any little differences
Of opinion" said Mr.. Potter In his most
judicial manner. IF you can't per-
suade Margaret that you are In the
right, you must compromise, my boy
compromise with a good grace"
III try to-" said the son respect
fully.
II we'll remember a little experience
had with your mother the summer
after we were married" continued
Mr.. Potter. 81 wanted to spend ak
weeks at Saratoga, and your mother
preferred to spend the time in taking
a trip through Canada. It's thirty odd
years ago. but | well remember the
arguments we had before ] comprO-
missed"
How did you do it," asked the son.
I'VE spent five weeks and q haif in
Canuia," said MIR. Potter, land from
Friday night till Monday morning in
Saratoga"
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-01

An IriShnlan who was visiting Amer
lea for the first time was lost in admi-
ration of the Niagara falls when a
friend accosted him:
We'll, Pat and what do you think
Of this? Isn't it grand sight? There's
nothing in the old country to come up
to it. See how it falls!'
Faith. see how 1t falls said Pat;
but. shure there's nothin' to hinder
it!'-London Nuggets.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-01

Saddler Slime was a droll character
and yet of type by no means scarce
in the rural districts of the north Of
Scotland says The Dundee Journal. One
morning when Il neighbor entered his
shop he was greeted with the follow
ing:
Man. Jeemie. had an awfu' dream
last nicbt. thocht | saw my wife
deein' ava up to heaven wi great
big pair of weengs."
AYE, man. an did ye no try to pu'
her backT'
Ma. ma: juist clappit my hands an
cried. 'Shoo, Shoo!' was feart she
wad never haze anther chance of get
tin sac near in
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-01

Lightning works chemically. 1t has
the power Of developing peculiar odor
which has been variously compared TO
that OF phosphorus, nitrous gas and
most frequently burning sulphur. Wa
fen mentions q storm on the isthmus OF
Darien which diffused such a sulphur
Gus stencil through the atmosphere
that he and his rauding companions
could scarcely breuthe. particularly
when they plunged into the wood
ChAmhPrS' Journal
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-01
nlpti0n

Salt pork is a famous old
fashioned remedy for con-
sumption. "Eat plenty of
pork was the advice to the
consumptive 50 and 100
years ago.
Salt pork is good if a man
can stomach it. The idea
behind it is that fat is the
food the consumptive needs
most.
Scott sEmulsionis themod-
ern method of feeding fat to
the consumptive. Pork is too
rough for sensitive stomachs.
SCOTS Emulsion is the most
refined of fats, especially
prepared for easy digestion.
Feeding him fat III this
way, which is often the only
way, is half the battle, but
SCOTS Emulsion does more
than that. There is some
thing about the combination
of cod liver oil and hypophos-
phites in Scott's Emulsion
that puts new life into the
weak parts and has a special
action on the diseased lungs.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-01

It's the old story Of murder will out
only in this case there's no crime. A
woman feels run down, has baekaohe or
dyspepsia. and thinks it's nothing and
tries to hide it until she finally breaks
down. Don't deceive yourself. Take
Electric Bitters at once. 1t has repu-
tation for curing Stomach, Liver and
Kidney troubles, and will revivify your
whole system. The worst forms of those
maladies will quickly yield to the cura-
tive power of Electric Bitters. Only SOC,
and guaranteed by A. G. Eaton, Druggist.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-01
wonderful Nerve

Is displayed by many man enduring
pains OF accidental Cuts, Wounds, Bruis-
es, Burns, Scalds, Sore feet or stiff joints.
But there's no need for 1t. Bucklen's
Arnica Sslve will kiln the pain and cure
the trouble. It's the best Salvt, on earth
for Piles, too. 25c, at A. @. Eaton's.
Druggist.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-01

Clarence-l wish had lots Of mon
ey.
Uncle Henry-If one could get what
he wished for. think ! should wish
for common sense. not for money.
Clarence Naturally every one
wishes for what he hasn't got Boston
Transcript.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-01

UNCONSCIOUS FROM CRoUP.-During a
sudden and terrible attack of Group our
little girl was unconscious from strangu-
lation, says A. L. Spafford, postmaster,
Chester. Mich, and dose of One Minute
Lf.4ugh Cure was administered and repeat.
ed often. 1t reduced the swelling and in
flammation, cut the mucus and shortly
the child was resting easy and speedily
recovered. 1t cures Coughs, Colds, La
Grippe, and all Throat and Lung trou-
bles. One minute Cough Cure fingers In
the throat and chest and enables the lungs
to contribute pure, giving oxygen
to the blood.-W. d. Heald.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-01

First Decorator advised him to
have his house decorated during bis
wife's absence as surprise.
Second DecOratOr-GOod! Then Wen
have to do it all over again when she
gets back.-life.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-01
An ORhana AnEwex.

"Who can tell me the meaning OF
leisure? asked the teacher.
Its a aplace where married people
repent" replied the boy at the foot OF
the ola asssl--PhiladelDhia Record
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-01

the living the world owes him, but the
wise guy hustles around and collects
the interest on the debt. - Chicago
News
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-01
Good Manners.

Good manners is the art of making
those people easy with whom we con-
verse. Whoever makes the fewest per-
sons uneasy Is the best bred In the
company
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-01

REMARKABLE CURE OF CRoUP-A LIT
TIE BOYS LIFE Saved have few
words to say regarding Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. 1t saved my little boys
life, and I feel that l cannot praise it
enough. l bought bottle of it from A.
E. Steere of Goodwin, s. D.. and when
got home with it the poor baby could
hardly breathe. gave the medicine as
directed every ten minutes until he ''threw
up" and then I thought sure he was 60
ing to choke to death. We had to pull
the phlegm out of his mouth in great long
strings. / am positive that II / had not
got that bottle of cough medicine, my
boy would not be on earth day.-JoEL
DRMoNT, Inwood, Iowa.
For sale by e. x. Taft, I'll. f. Cady,
Stafford; Gardiner Hall, Jr., & Co., South
Wilmington.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-01

To remove pasted label from can
or bottle hold over the steam of a ket-
tie for few minutes. when it can be
easily removed.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-01-01

One of the hard things to under
stand is how such nice grandmothers
as everybody has ever could have been
mother-in-lawa