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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
Let the Sunshine In.

The room should be sunny in all all
ments except a very few affections OF
the eye, for sunshine is the best germ
destroyer we have, and will make a
room more wholesome and sweet than
any disinfcctant, says the Scotsman
Nowadays it is not considered neceS-
sary to darllcn every sick room as it
used to be. 1t Is more fashionable and
much more healthy to let In sunshine
all over the house than 1T is to close
the blinds SO that the furniture may
not fade. 1t is cheaper and much
plcasantcr to have q faded carpet than
it is to have a case of sickness, and
the doctors and the nurses bill to pay
The dark, stuify, room, Whispering
voices and tiptoe tread have passed
way, fortunately for the patient.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
STATE PHARMACEUTICAL BOARD II,
Holds a Most Pleasant Meeting i,
che City oc orangeburg,,... 3.

b j =.
The State Pharmaceutical Examin-
Ing Board, which is composed OF Drs.
Edward A. Burnham, Frank NJ. Smith
and w H Zeigler Of Charleston, o. E.
Thomas and 0. Y. >Owings of Colum-
bia, j. G. DeLorme OF Sumter and NJ.
II. Sandifer OF Rock Hill, net in Or
angeburg on Wednesday morning to
hold the spring examinations. For
the first time In the history Of the
board there were no applicants for ex-
aIuitiutiUu and tine board 1ad noJnlup
TO do.
The absence or applicants while a
disappointment in one sense, shows
tflat the young men who are tu be tile
pharmacists Of years to come are fully
alive to the responsibilities Of the pro-
feSsion and are preparparin themselves
through College courses instead uf
trying to prepare themselves through
an apprenticeship in the drug store as
in days Of yorc.
The hospitality of Orangeburg is
proverbial, and the members OF the
board were the recipients of many
pleasant attentions at the hands OF
the resident profession, the must note.
worthy of which was u banquet in the
evening. This delight affair was
given ut st. Joscph's hotel, the drug.
gists OF the city, the hosts Of the even
Ing, and the guests, the members or
the examining board, the resident
physicians and members Of the press.
Those present were: DR.. Edward S.
Hurnham, DR.. Frank NJ. Smith, DR..
". II. Zeigler, DR.. J. &. DeLorme,
Or. .. h. Thomas, DR.. H. Sandirer,
Dr. ) g. Wannamaker, DR.. J. NJ,
Oliver, DR.. A. S. Hydrick, DR.. r.. @.
Doyle, DR.. A. G. Dukes, DR.. S. A.
Reeves, DR.. NJ. G. Salley, DR.. II. a..
Jeffords, DR.. D. J. Hydrick, DR.. II. E.
Reeves, DR.. ID. d. Salley, DR.. Lin q.
Shecut, DR.. j. a. Clifton, DR.. Chas.
2. Perryclear, DR.. w. r.. Lowman,
Or. a. G. Ligon, and Messrs, George
Il. Keller, j. It. Parks, J. L. Sims,
Robert Lidc, w. X. Seasc.
The dining room and table were
prettily decorated for the occasion and
the menu varied, comprising the deli
cacics of the season. There was no
set spcechmaking, but DR.. Doyle, who
is the city's mayor, made short adj
dress OF welcome which was responded
to by Dr.. Burnlam, chairman OF the
pharmaceutical board. A number of
gentlemen were then called on for
speeches, all Of whom responded briefly
and to the point.
The evening was enjoyed to the ut
most by the entire party and the
members of the axamining bJard de-
clared 1t the most delightful entertain
ment ever accorded them. AS for the
hosts of the evening, they foun0 such.
a keen pleasure In their role that they
announced their decision to ask the
State Pharmaceutical association to-
meet here nextyear, and If tic Invita-
tion is accepted it Is safe to say the
association will be entertained in
royal style, SURPRISING anything ever
accorded them.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
The Human Body.

A French chemist, of particularly
inquiring turn, says the Medical
Journal, has determined by expert
ment that the body OF an average
man, Of about 80 kilos, has all the
chemical elements represented in the
yolk and white Of twelve hundred or
dlnary sized eggs Of the common hen.
Properly reduced, such body would
furnish 96 cubic metres Of gas and
sufficient hydrogen to fill balloon
with an ;LJcensional force Of 10 kilos.
Normally, the human body contains
iron sufficient to make seven large
nails, fat for thirteen candles, car
bon for sixtyfivc gross Of pencils,
phosphorus to tip eight hundred and
and twenty thousand matches, to-
gctller with the constituents of salt,
tifty-nine Jumps of sugar and forty
two litres Of water. Would it not be
well to use some Of our surplus popu-
lation to these ends. Let us diver
sity our industries.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
Employment for Girls.

One Of the most import tant OF the
new institutions started in Charles
ton and IN the entire state, is the new
plant which the American Cigar
Company opened about eight weeks
ago in Charleston. The company is
employing young women and teach
ing them the art Of making cigars.
They have at present only about two
hundred and fifty. But can give en-
ploymcnt to five Thousand. The work
is clean, healthy and easy to learn,
and the amount Of money that the
girls can make is far greater than in
any other trade or employmcnB. In
six weeks time the young ladies make
from ST. to So and in three months
from 81 to SO per week. a very
strong effort is being made by the
management to secure only the high
est class or young ladies who are fore.
ed to earn their own living. The
Commercial Club OF Charleston and a
number Of the leading ministers are
assisting the company by sending
them all the worthy young ladies whi
are in need Of employment, and they
have given the concern their hearty
approval. In order to break the
monotony or work piano is played
In the building every afternoon and
the girls arc allowed to sing while III
work. An elderly lady acts us ma
tron and one OF the leading physician.
of Charleston is employed to treat til,
girls free Of charge to them. Oh
course no negroes are employed anC
everything possible is done to make
the work both profitable and pleasant
Good board is secured for girls from
the country at very low rates.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
HELP FoR THE INJURED.
SOLD DEATH FOR 800.
Herb Doctor Arrested for Admins
tcring Poison to Thirty -Four Men.

II,
Seventy letters, written mostly by
women, have been found in the home
OF George llooscy, the negro "herb
doctor" Of Philadelphia, who is ac-
cnSed of being an accessory to the al
legged murder Of William G. Dame.
These letters, which arc said to be
of an discriminating nature, vary little
in their terms, and, it is asserted,
show that Hooscy charged 500 for
every case. Some Of the letters point
to payment Of the fee installnentS.
The police officials have directed
the opening of 34 graves, having Sc
cured evidence that leads them to
believe that George Hoosey, the negro
herb DOCTOR" is responsible for at
least that many deaths. IIoosey is in
jail rs accessory to the murder of
William G.. DAME, whose widow is
charged with having administered to
her husband slow poison furnished by
the negro.
We do not know how many pois-
onin" eases can be traced to ]Ioosey," ("
said Il police Official today, but thus
far we have secured evidence that has
warranted us In directing the opening
of 81 graves"
This case is assuming proportions
far beyond the comprehension OF those
connected with il 1T the time Hoosey
was arrested. The real investigation
is just beginning and before it pro-
cccds much further startling develop.
mcntS will crop out
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
Two Doctors Differed.

A special from Tarboro, N. c., says:
Or. ii, II. Bass, who was shot here
Sunday by DR.. j. NJ. Baker, died at
his residence that night between and
IL o'clo;k. He was on the operating
table, and as he began to show signs
OF sinking the operation was not com
plctcd. Early in the night he became
unconscious and thereafter sank rapid
ly. The funeral took place from
Calvary church this afternoon. Rev.
DIR. Gamble conducting the services.
The church could not seated the i'm
mcnsc crowd that attended. The re-
mains wcreinterred in Calvary church,
yard. DR.. Baker, who is out on bond,
left here Wednesday for Richmond on
professional business. The coroncr's
jury went to the house Of the deceased
and viewed the remains this morning,
then adjourned until the. 23rd, when
they will hear testimony. The prel-
iminary hearing will be on Monday.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
CONFEDERATE RECORDS.
The United States Government
Wants to Preserve Tho M.

Wants to Preserve Tho M.
The Columbia Record says it was
not generally known that in the ap-
preparation act Of the recent congress
provision was made for the compila-
tion of complete roster Of the officers
and enlisted men Of the Union and
Confederate armies. Secretary Of War
Root has sent a letter to the cover
nors Of all states asking their o-opera-
tion in this work, which will be most
important and stupenduons one. In
his letter he says there will be little
or no difficulty in preparing roster of
the Union soldiers, for the states
furnishing them have already under
taken that duty and now have as
complete records as possible. He says,
truly, that there will be difficulty in
obtaining Confederate records in his
department., and we wish that was
the only difficulty to be encountered
In this great work, for the loan Of the
necessary documents might easily be
obtained IL they were in existence.
We fear few Of the Southern states
have ever looked after this matter at
all carefully or Systematically, and we
know that our own state has no re-
cords that are at all complete. Time
and again the legislature has been
asked to appropriate comparatively
small sum in order that Confederate
records might he preserved, and
though at times small sums have been
voted for the purpose, the amount has
never been large enough to insure a
complete and correct list Of the names
Of all the soldiers Of this state who en-
listed in the war. 1t is hardly neccs-
sary to show that it is proper to pre-
serve the names Of all who fought or
died In the cause Of our state, not
only because such compilation would
be OF great historical value, but be-
cause it Is our sacred duty to do so.
| The legislature in looking after the
matters Of present or pressing need
has neglected to appreciate the impor-
tance Of this work, and the conse-
quence is that we have not these re-
cords for ourselves, and unless Con-
fcdcratc camps now take the matter
in charge and see to it that our re-
cords are complete, the government
compilation so far as we are concerned
will be very inaccurate. If the South
Carolina soldier Is to receive the full
credit due him something must be
done to put our records in proper
shape, for the government records In
the future will be taken as official and
| correct.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
Nothing BlIt Rot.

The Columbia Record says good
deal Of nonsensical rot is being talked
and published as to what was. said
between Chicco and the governor in
their interview, and some Of the
bright sayings ascribcd to the blind
tiger dealer, he is mentally incapable
of conceiving, much less saying. The
interview, in SO far as Chicco was con-
cerned, was in one sense an outrage
Gus insult to the majesty Of the law,
and had he not come under flag OF
truce, as it were the governor would
have been justified in at once placing
him In Jail. This making Chicco the
hero Of conversational controversy, Sc
to speak, Is disgusting, when the cir
cumstances are considered.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
BENNErrsv111E S. O: c:1Hk1DAY, MARoH. 81, 1908.

thats we have .'a goodly heritage y
And even, beyond this. In placing us
In closest commercial touch with all
parts Of our country, it is also placing
us III closer social touch with our Sis
ter States-it Is making us and our
fellow citizens In distant States know
and understand each other better, and
again like that bow in the cloud, 1t
stands as pledge, Il covenant, that
never again shall the people Of South
Carolina pass through the struggles
that they have in days gone by
IS In the great future which [ feel
sure lies before us as a State, Charles
ton, the chief metropolis Of South
Carolina;..- must play conspicuous
part: This old city has never been
found wanting in the paSt-in the
days which tried mems souls, and She
VIII never be found wanting in the
future when she Is called upon to
work for the upbuilding; Of I the State
and the betterment of it's. people.
rejoice to see Charleston taking
on new life-and In saying this l feel
satisfied i bespeak the sentiment OF
all South CarOlinians. AS a friend of
Charleston ! rejoice that from the
belfrey Of old ST. Michael's the watch
man can again call out over your
city, az he did in the days gone by:
All is we'll" AS Il South Carolin-
ian, rejoice that cry need not be
confined to the limits OF this city, but
can extend far beyond. 1t can fall, as
a benediction, upon the ears Of the
sailor, as from yon quiet harb0r lie
turns his Prov to seaward, and then
it can be caught up by the winds Of
the ocean and waited back across our
entire State, even to its mountain
tops.
Although there is still much to be
done; although there are still great
problems to be solved, and evils to be
eradicated, yet the wisdom, under
God. TO solve them, and the determi-
nation to eradicate them, and hence 1T
is that of South Carolina it can be
truly said "All is we'll"
We have no cause for discourage
ment-wc have every cause for en-
couragement. AS one Of your watch
men on the tower can say to : you
tonight that the State Of South Caro-
lima il advancing in every way, and
that beneath her banner united
march her sons.
Our union is river, lake, ocean and
sky:
Man breaks not the medal, when God
cuts the die:
Though darkcncd with sulphur,
though clovcn with steel,
The blue arch will brighten, the
waters will heal"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
GOES UP FOR LIFE.
w..C King Convicted or Numbering
James ana Samuel Rodgers.

William G. King, the white man
who murdered James and Samuel
Rodgers In Florence County on Jan
uary 81, was found guilty with re-
commentator to mercy Friday by
the jury In the court OF general ses-
Slons at Florence His attorney,
Walter Wells, Esq, made a motion
FOR new trial, but wien court re.
convened Friday AFTERNOON he an
nounccd his, ab;lndunment OF tile mo
tiOn, but gave no ice OF an appeal to
the supreme court. Judge Gage then
sentenced King to the penit entlury n
hald d labnr for his natural life.7 e
a dispatch from Florence u, Tile
State says verdict has given unusual
satisfaction, and groups Of men can
be seen on the streets discussing tile
case. Then general cUnccnslls OF
opinion is that 1t marks tlic begin
ming nf new era in South Carolina
especially this part or the State. 1t
Is asserted that this is the irst con
siction Of a white man for the killing
of another in this judicial circuit
since LOckhart was convicted of man
slughter in williamsburg county years
ago under the late Judge l, ID.
WitherspUon.
All the evidence in the King case
goes to prove that 1t was an unpro-
vokcd, uncalled for murder Of two
obscure men, and all about dog
which King admitted that he had
never seen. 1t is learned that the
jury on the first ballot stood eight for
for murder with recommendation to
mercy, three for murder outright. and
one for manslaughter. On the sec.
nnd ballot eleven were for conviction
with recommendation to mercy and
one for manslaughter. The next
ballot was in conformity with the
verdict rendered.
When King was asked Il he had
anything to say why sentence should
not bc passed upon him, lie shook his
head and said, Il have nothing to
say"
Judge Gage did not undertake to
give him lecture, neither did he re-
fer to the hcincus crime of which he
stood convicted, but simply passed
the formal legal sentence of life i'm
prisonment in The pcnitcntiary.
William King is. a man who per-
haps has seen 81 summers; about six
feet tall, weighing about 100 pounds.
He has u brutal face. large protrud-
Ing jaw bone, cold steel grey eyes
which move rcstlessly from side to side
without turning his h lad. His head
is very small and exceedingly narrow
across the base of the skull. 1t is
stated that the two Rogers men are
not the only victims of his nimble
pistol.
; Upon what grounds his attorney
will base his appeal to the supreme
court Is not known, for it is an ad-
mttted fact that the Judge charged
.thesjurgaon4eYery point on which ::ile
was requested and neither directly or
Indirectly referred to a single fact
connected with the case, nor did he
touch upon the evidence in the case.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
ATcrrible TrallivL,.,ux..

A horrible tragedy occurred at Riley
station, Ky, on the louisville and
Nashville railroad Thursday when.
Deputy Sheriff J. B. Williams with
posse Of three men, went to arrest an
unknown crazy man The maniac
was armed with three pistols and was
frightening people in that vicinity.
He imagined mob was after him to
hang him. When Deputy Sheriff
Williams and his posse approached
the enraged man and attempted to
overpower him he drew his pistol and
commenced to fire. The deputy sheriff.
was shot through the body, sustaining
a serious wound: Gabriel Floyd, in
the back, Samuel Payne, through the
arm and Samuel Devers received a
scalp wound. After Williams had
fallen he raised and fired bullet
through his antagonists head killing
him instantly. Nothing was found
on the dead mans person to identify
him, but he had S42 in money and a
gold watch. Early in the day he had
said that HIS mother lived In Nelson
county. The recovery Of Williams
and Floyd is doubtful.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
An Honor Well BESTOWED.

The president Thursday announced
the members OF the board of visitors
to the West Point Military academy
rs follows: lion. ID. I}. Henderson Of
Iowa, Hon. George II. Baxter or Colo
RADIO, Col. AsbiHy Coward, supcrintcn-
dent Of the sSuntlp' Carolina Military
academy; Joseph c.. Darlington of
Philadelphia, VIM. a. Pew, Jr., Of
Beston; the Rev. Ernest NJ. SLiers,
ID. d., st. Thomas church, New
York, and j. G.. Schmidlapp C.ncin-
natl
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
TWO I O|.s.:D1ROWNEDl,
While Asleep on q Steamer, Which
Suddenly Sinks While .S;; Es
THE PASSENGERS a 4 sLUMFERED,.
The Waters Poured In Awakening
Men, Women nnd Children ;5
TO a Terrible Reality
Z or Their Fate.

A dispatch from Palatka, Fla, saws
Gle steamer nietamora or tie Lucas.
line running up the Ocklawaha river>
sank Thursday morning a little after
three O'clock four miles above the
| mouth OF the river. AS tile passen-
gers were all asleep and tho steamer
sunk almost without q momen t's
warning it is almost miracle that
so few were drowned.
Rufus King and Walter Watson,
both cnlored residents Of Palatka we,es
drowned. lanual Myers the we'll
known r C, who was at the wheel
when t boat went down, was the
first tc fscover that tie boat was
sinking. He eimmediately called Cap
tain Mercier, who had just retired.
Engineer Fred Priest, who was on
duty at the time also noticed the pc
culiar lurching Of the vessel and turn
ed on the midship syphons, but find
ing no water he started aft and dis
covered that the vessel was sinking
stern first. ~
Engineer Rosignal by this time was
on deck and ordered all hands to the
cabin top. In an instant the vessel
made lurch to port striking the
timber on the north bank Of the river
and with crash rebounded to star
board and sank, submerging the sec
ond deck and filling the state rooms
with water.
With an axe Engineer Rosignal
broke In the doors and windows, while
other memoerS or the crew under
Captain Mercier carried out the half
drowned passengers, some Of whom
had to be passed to the cabin roof
over the outer rail. n
a boat was Immediately sent TO
Welaka and within an hour row boats
and launches we're at the scene of the
disaster. On these the terror stricken
women and children were taken to
Welaka, where they were clothed and
fed.
Little or no baggage belonging. to
the passengers has been recovered.
Many escaped in their night Clothing
only. The boat lies at an anglo of al
most AS degrees. It is thought she
can be 'fDated. IT is not known with
certainty what caused the boat to
sink! but it is believed her hull struck
"a sunken log, causingSh her to spring
leak. There were twenty passengers 4
on board and all were saved. The two
men who we're drowned were or the i;
=. In
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
Il Strange Cnsc.

Twenty years ago last August Mrs.
Adam Winegarncr ofZancsvilc, Ohio,
received Il bite from Il copperheatl
snake Annually thereafter, with the
recurrence OF dog days, the wound
would become swollen and her limb
would assume the peculiar notified
appearance Of IL coppcrhead snake.
Her health became broken in time
and recently she dicu with all the
symptoms or snake bite just re-
ccivcd. Physicians say there are but
few similar cases on record
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
HOW HE WORKED FARMERS.
a Swindler Takes Advantage Of
Cash In Advance Custom

a Swindler Takes Advantage Of a
Cash In Advance Custom
The Columbia State says gentle
man from Ncwberry county tells of
the manner in which B. 3. Bray and
his associates s9rworkeG:s+,,e cofiainn
people Of The rural district. Bras
Johnson and Jones are the names
given by the three whu caused the
honest yeomanry to separate them
selves from money which represented
toll, self f-denial and whose investment
In buggics would have prevented the
farmers from enjoying home comforts.
Now they have nothing to show for
the money-and Bray is gone. 1t
is an easy manner to 'flim-ilam" the
farmers according to the statement OF
this gentleman. They are accustomed
to order from agents who come around
with catalogues, and the purchaser is
required to make q cash payment to
insure the company that it will not
lose the freight tolls should the pur-
chaser fail to come up with the money
when the goods arrive.
But Bray seems to have been greedy.
He was not satisfied with an advance
payment Of a nominal amount, but
required half Of the value Of the arti-
Gle. ln;this way his sales we're fewer
but it did not make him an object OF
suspicion. When he did catch farm
er, Bray He'd him well While he hal
catalogues from Il well known mail or
der house, there is no evidence to in
dicatc that they we're aware Of Bray 5
being In this section. The Justly c.l-
cbratcd Bray came from Chicago, and
he practiced on the Illinose farmers
before coming south.
Sears, Roebuck & Co., the firm
whose name has been used by Bray
have offered Il reward for the capture
or Bray, Johnson and Jones, and
partly through their efforts, Il part
who duped farmers in Mississippi IN
the same way has already been jailed
for three years. This would tend tc
show lack OF completely on tho part OIL
the Chicago house.
1t is strange that with all tile ras.
cality Of which Bray has been guilty
the officials Of the law in Columbia
hayc been furnished. with nc adequate
description OF his personal appearance
His disappearance Is now causing
them to long for Il glance ut his face.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
Accollnts Short.

A shortage of over S5 900 has been
found In the accounts Of the late j. S.
Campbell, county treasurer for Rich
land. 1t Is a year since the death OF
Capt Campbell, and the estate has
made no settlement with the county.
Mr. Il. NJ. Spigener, the treasurer
elected, has declined to take the office
from Mr.. E. J. Brenncr, who succeed
ed Capt. Campbell, until the cloud
can be cleared. The late treasurer
was In feeble health and had great
deal of sorrow the last two years OF
his life. His mental condition is
advanced charitably as the cause of
the deficiency. No official statement
can be obtained