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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-29
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! ~ Dispatch from Clinton To Tile
State says Lie Thurnwcil orp!lanagc
is now in need Of the tender sympathy
which the good people Of the State
have always been so ready to show it,.
One Of those unforeseen and unayoid.
able accidents which sometimes lap.
pen occurred there Wednesday, While
one Of the girls was passing by the
wringcr in the steam laundry il sud
denly went TO pieces with the noise Of
il pistol explosion. Miss Anna An
aerspn was struck by IL dying piece
and was dead within 20 minutes. The
whole institution is in tears ! WAS
nicrclfnl Providence that saved the
lives of the other girls, some Of whom
were near by. Anna was one Of the
sweetest, purCst, most lnvahln Urls in
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-29
Death Of Arthur Bright.

Mr.. Arthur G. Bright, for years
q resident of this county, died on
the 18th at the home of his daugh-
ter Mrs. A. B. Myers in Charlotte,
n. O., after q short illness aged
IS The remains wero brought to
Cheraw on the 18th and laid to
rest in st. David's cemetery with
masonic honors.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-29
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
MARLBORO CoUNTy-By Milton
McLaurin, Judge of Probate.

| iiFgisIna J 4 boka, olcss ., aoarl,
vi made: rut |, ,pp "a ;ySu uuic hin.
-ieg.l9rg cf9clrilisratiou OF The fs,t4to
ftii.;si ~; iEEs5S'' i7ss ;, iit.,'@a.ae.!..
,Gha=s M9 tl9fefora to o;te anA ai6onieh
al and ripsali, tho kiaarGd and eyedi.o,a
Of the sail Eiaalatn 1qtrage, Gee i thnt
" BIZ apd pFeaf nct1re NC, in the Cur,
OF Probate to DO held at Bcnncttsyilc on
tho 18th day of juno, 1903. after pub
t'cation thereof, ut II o'clock in the foro-
uqon, to show cause, if any they have why
sid administration should not be granted
Given under my hand, this I'd day of
M.y, A. D., 1903.
MILTON McLAURIN, i.
day 7, 1903. Judge ofProbate.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-29

Mama But, darling you
shouldn't be angry when Bobby
gets the largest piece Of pic-he's
the elder. Bessie Yes, that's just
it. He's been eating pic two years
longer'n ! have already.-.-Brook-
'yn Life.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-29
An Old War Record.
A fcw dnys ago, Mr.. 1Thos A Huckabce,
of Boykin, while EXAMINING on-,,c OF y.,per

'---b 80 l,'tf'r'
Ghieh 5lnAgailta lEiff fH 8 Cart. Iiio..
". ldeAnoae ht Q;n.1 a-scs t1e folloH
ins ola GonWsuyra
t'ayll lIp.t4iue ,Aa lapiiua 0f a
liplal l1arj' i3ue i{4i.3ia ana III.
5.a.,.a,,.s wn' 'oiguui2oi in rG63, i,
krcan;s 'iit4r 80 tpn} D4Uliioi
5otH Rsfaeut 3ot,la Ga 3iua Na.itil
-hc ages vi 40 nud 50 years, and is in
Capt. IIuckabce's own handwriting. Think !
ing that tho publication of tho names of
this old company might be interesting to
Homc of your renders, I have therefore
transcribed The following from the original
and ask you to publish Same in Democrat
There arc only two members of this
company now living, viz, Messrs William
Norton and Harris Pate, both now quite
OLD
The original roll gives the age, even
months and days Of each member, 1 will
orly give tho years ut time Of enlistment
in 1863.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-29
SPECIAL NOTICEI

TT AVING secured tho services OF a
IN good man, l am prepared to put
down and pull UP pumps. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Orders left at either Hard
ware store will be promptly attended to.
mch -. 1903. =. G.. Emanuel.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-29
Going TO Work.

The board of trustees Of the
Presbyterian High School to lie
built at Florence have met organ
lied, purchased u lot and will be-
gin work on building at once SO as
to have the school open in Sep
tember. The pupils OF the first
year will have to board in private
families.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-29


ton poWlers are Fcdto horses
and nliilcs ulAr&4l Improvement
w.ll bc sctn aftel the first few
doses. There is no doubt about it.
The Powders, acting directly on the
digestive organs, first. thoroughly
cleanses the stomach and haWe1s,
correcting all disorders, and then
good healthy appetite comes nat
urally and surely. It is the most
powerful tonic and appetizer on
the market to-day, and when once
used horsemen will have no other.
Ashcraft's Powders produce that
silky sheen of coat and hair SO
admired by horse fanciers. The
Powders fatten but never bloat.
Always high grade and put up
in doSes-never in bulk.
|. By the use Of three or four doses
Ia week your horse or mule will
not be subject to collie or any dis
ease of the stomach and bowels.
~ had an old horse that was In very bad
blood disease that was causing the i'i hair aao to
come ofi gave ave the horse three doses Of Ash.
and fed him literally The appetite Improved
from the first few doses and the animal gained
lfty-two pounds in flesh during the week
gave it three doses day. The general health
OF the animal was greatly improved by the use
Of the powders anu he was made almost new
horse. most heartily recommend Ashcraft's 8
Condition Powders, Us know they are splen-
did tonic ar4 appetizer.-C. c. SKIES, Livery
man, McnrOe, N. c."
Ask for Ashcraft's Condition
Powders. Package Csc. Sold by
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-29
College Of Charleston.
CHARLESTON, S. C.
llSth Year Begins Sept 25th.

Letters, Science, Engineering. One sohol
arship to each county Of South Carolina.
Entrance examinations held at Benefits
vile by County Superintendent of Edu.
cation and Judge Of ProbaIe on July 10.
Tuition $40. Board and furnished room
IN Dormitory. $40 per month. All can.
didates for admission are permitted TO
compete for Boycc Scholarships, which
pay 500 year. For catalogue address
HARRISON RANDOLPH,
may 90, 1903. President
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-29
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Ill and singular the creditors of the
- the late James e. Coke. deceased, will
present their claims duly attcsted, and all
indebted to The same will make payment TO
either of the undersigned, or their attor-
neys, Mcssrs Livingston & Wait, or this
Notice will be plead in bar of the recovery
OF the former. Joseph E. Coke,
Robert G. Coke.
Qualified Administrators.
May 25, 1903
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-29
lteS BennettSYille
Light PlantTZ=z
ADOPTED APRIL 16. I99S.as
Eacl, neE5iin,,

" rches, lodges, public bid'gs 20 cts
" err rates - cts pr K. W. hour.
sers to buy their own Meter.
}2 indie power lamp $1.15 pr NTH.
lamps $1,05; 3 lamps 90 cts each.
-Four or more lamps So cts each.
Prices subject to be altered or
amended by the Board.
j. M. JACKSON, Chm'n.
80 McLAURIN, Sec'y.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-29

gW-. Boys knee pants, sizes
5-10 25c at Jackson's.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-19
Facts About Senators.

The Congressional Directory prepar-
ed for the special session of the Senate
shows that the law is the prevailing
profession of the members of the up
per house of Congress. For the first
time in several years all Of the States
In the Union are represented in the
Senate and three-fourths of the men,
bers are lawyers.
OF the balance, one is civil engi-
neer, two are doctors, three are news
paper men and the others are bankers.
miners, business men and politicians.
The average age is found to be Sc, with
Senator Pettus Of Alabama the oldest
(82), and Bailey of Texas the youngest
(40). Senator Pettus is survivor of
the Mexican War, while twenty-five
members fought In the Civil War. OF
college graduates there are fifty-five
and seven of the members are foreign
born. Kearns Of Utah, Millard of Ne
braska and Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire were born in Canada and Nelson
of Minnesota was born in Norway.
Senator Patterson of Colorado is Irish.
Jones of Nevada English and Wetmore
Of Rhode Island was born in England
of American parents, residing there at
the time. Twenty-eight Senators were
born within the borders Of the States
they represent.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-19
Valuable Railroad Track.

The most valuable piece of railroad
track in the country lies in the yards
at st. Louis. The Iron Mountain and
the Missouri Pacific are Gould proper
ties, but at only one point are they
connected, and that is by stretch of
track less~than two miles long. When
Jay Gould died he willed this little
track to his daughter Helen. and she
owns every rail and spike in it. The
transfer charges between the two
roads over this track pay her $4,000
a year. Miss Gould does not have to
keep up the track, furnish cars. men
or anything else. All that is done by
the roads using the track. and they
must also keep the track in repair. It
is said to be the best piece of paying
track in the world.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-19
0yEER SroRlE5

Glaciers are the largest bodies of
crystalline structure known.
England was first divided into shires
during the seventh century, A. D.
OF the 100000 farms in the United
States, 100000 produce corn. The av-
In America Is SIS.
The most valuable medalin existence
Is the Blake victory medal, struck in
1888. 1t is of gold, oval in shape, and
its original cost was 81, 500.
Wax is not gathered from flowers nor
from any other source, but is natural
secretion of the bees and is only pro-
duced by them during heavy honey
flows.
Umbrella bearers are shown in an
cient sculptures at Persepolis, where a
king is depicted in royal state attended
by fly fiapper and an umbrella man.
In Persia the umbrella Is still an ap-
pendage of royalty.
Probably the oldest team of horses in
the world is owned by farmer in Kan
5dOs L AS HOAlOlACo d6O Va ShS WV 40
70 years, one being 81 and the other 33
years of age. The horses were reared
on the farm where they still live. Not
withstanding their extreme age they are
still doing farm work, looking well, and
taking three meals day.
The council of the Cherokee Nation
has decided to erect a monument to
mark the grave of George Lowrey, who
played an important part in the affairs
Of the nation from 1890 to 1850, or
thereabouts. Lowrey served as captain
Of horse under Andrew Jackson through
out the war of 1912, and he and his
Cherokees fought for the government
in subsequent Indian wars.
Frank M. Chapman believes concern
ing the migration of birds that migra
ton began in the South, rather than
the North, as the tropical region was
the place where the primitive birds and
their repftion ancestors originated and
developed. In his opinion there was
crowding near the center CT the food
supply, which resulted in some of the
primitive creatures seeking sustenance
at the edges of their zone of existence.
These venturesome ones probably died
before the primitive birds could fly,
but as flying became more and more
natural they were able to migrate far
ther and father with safety, SO that they
were able to easily find a nesting-place,
to which they annually repaired, and
could later return to their normal zone.
There are now estimated to be about
12O,OOO,OO0 stars in the visible heavens,
but the ratio of fainter ones is not what
might be expected were the universe
unlimited, so that, after all, the uni
verse may have really definite limits.
This is a question that we would like
to have some evidence wherewith to
found definite belief. Then, are there
other universes far larger than our
own? We have the barest hint that
there are. A single star in the heavens
of the Southern hemisphere, the run
away STAR" is moving with velocity
Of 200 miles a second. This is great
er speed than all the attractions of all
the known stars could give 1t, and the
question is, is there larger universe
which is drawing 1t away from us This
is a question for the new century to
study.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-19
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

By local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu-
tiona remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous liz lg of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets in
famed you have rumbling sound or imper-
feet hearing, and when it is entirely closed
deafness is the result, and unless the infamma-
ton can be taken out and this tube restored to
its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed
catarrh, which is nothing but an infamed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by oatarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-19
THE MEN AND WOMEN
Who Enjoy the Choicest Products
Of the Worlds Commerce.
knowledge of What Is Best More Ina
portant THAI Wealth With
out 1t.

It must be apparent to every one that
qualities of the highest order are neces-
sary to enable the best of the products OF
modern commerce to attain permanently
to universal acceptance. However loudly
heralded, they may not hope for worldwide
prominence unless they meet with the
general approval, not Of individuals only.
but of the many who have the happy
faculty Of selecting, enjoying and learn
ing the real worth Of the choicest prod
ucts. Their commentator, consequently.
becomes important to others, since to
meet the requirements of the well In
formed Of all countries the method of
manufacture must be of the most per-
feet order and the combination the most
excellent Of its kind. The above is true
not OF food products only. but is espe-
cially applicable to medicinal agents and
after nearly a quarter of a century of
growth and general use the excellent
remedy. Syrup Of Figs. Is everywhere
accepted, throughout the world, as the
best of family 1axatives. Its quality Is
due not only to the excellence. Of the
combination of the laxative and carmin-
ative principles Of plants known to act
most beneficially on the system and pre-
sented in the form of a pleasant and re-
freshing liquid, but also to the method
Of manufacture Of the California Fig
Syrup Co., which ensures that uniformi-
tended for family use. Ask any physi-
clan who Is well informed and he win
answer at once that 1t Is an excellent
laxative. II at ali eminent In his pro-
fession and has made special study Of
laxatives and their effects upon the sys-
tenn he will tell you that it is the best
Of family laxatives, because it is SIM
pie and wholesome and cleanses and
sweetens the system effectually, when
q laxative is needed. without any un-
pleasant after-effects Every well-in-
formed druggist Of reputable standing
knows that Syrup of Figs is an excel
lent laxative and Is glad to sell 1t, at
the regular price of fifty cents per bot
tie, because It gives general satisfac-
tion. but one should remember that in
order to get the beneficial effects of
Syrup Of Figs it Is necessary to buy the
genuine, which is sold in original pack
ages only: the name of the remedy
Syrup Of Figs and also the full name of
the Company-California Fig Syrup Co.
printed on the front Of every package.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-19
CAT THAT WINDS TIE
CLOCK REGULARLY.

Forgetful people will envy the North
Dakota farmer who is the proud pos
SCISSOR of a cat that knows how to
wind a clock. Tabby never forgets.
She Is regularity itself. When the
appointed time for clock winding draws
near she seats herself on a rug in
front of it and watches until the hands
announce the proper season. Then she
stretches herself and climbs up until
she reaches the weight. This she drags
down and the clock is wound up for
another twenty-four hours.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-19
The Happy Microbe.

I'd like to be microbe,
And with the microbes play,
Without q task to fret me
Through all the livelong day.
I'd like to give up striving
To make ends meet, and fare
Wherever fancy led me,
Without a worldly care.
I'd like the independence
To freely come and go,
AS does the happy microbe,
With none to say me no.
The microbe serves no master,
He never has to sigh
Der chances that escaped him
Or joys he let go by.
His loving wife ne'er dopes him
Because his feet get wet;
He needn't go in springtime
To look for homes '"To Let"
At night his mate ne'er greets him
By running out to say:
II hope you've had your dinner.
For Hannah quit to-day"
His baby never tumbles
Out of it's little bed,
Or crawls beneath the table
To bump its little head.
House cleaning has no terrors
That he must ever face;
He never is besmirched by
A relatives disgrace.
Oh, happy, happy microbe,
Without task or care,
1 wonder if you envy
Some smaller mite somewhere?
Chicago Record Herald
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-19
ABRAMS STEERS.
Good Animals, but He Had Not Stated
What They Cost Him.


What They Cost Him.
They were all gathered around the
stovo in the deacon's store when
Abram Rowland entered. and was
greeted with inquisitive mods and
glances. Abram was man of affairs.
and in his cattle-buying expeditions
sometimes Travelled far. This brush
ing up against the world. says writer
in the Boston Herald. gave him an air
of shrewd ability, and his neighbors
were evidently anxious to hear of his
latest purchase.
"That was a fine pair of steers | saw
We toting up the road t'-day. Ab'm."
suggested the deacon.
"Fine a pair as / ever picked up"
Abram Howland replied, easily. well
matched, s'pose ye noticed? he con-
tinued.
"Should says much" replied the dea-
con, admiringly. How much did they
set We back, l wonder?"
This was what everybody wanted to
know, and the audience turned inter-
estedly for Abrams reply.
"Oh, 1 got 'em back here quite a
piece. That nigh one, he come off old
man Tolles' place, up Goshen way.
He's pretty good match but not quite
so goods t'other one. He come
FROM
What did We pay fur 'em?" repeated
the deacon, raising his voice slightly.
Abram kept on in his established mon
otone. Apparently he had not heard
the deaconfs question.
"You know that Swede, the one that
took up the old Haskins farm, all run
down to wreck and up to brush?
Well, he had t'other one. l see by my
eye there want an ounce difference
in their hefts, so I made dicker t.
get 'em both. Glad We all like EN-"
"Yes, but how much did they tax We
fur 'em?" shouted the deacon. And
Bile Stiles added, "Bet We, now. the
Swede taxed ye more'n Tolles did, if
truth was known"
81 didn't consider that any defect"
replied Abram, gayly. ga star more
or less don't make any difference, and
that's as nigh alike as We can expect
t. pick 'em up, fur apart's them was"
The deacon got down to Abrams ear
and shouted, "Abram. l asked ye what
We paid for the pair?"
"Well, the Swede's hair may be
little finer, but what of it?' demanded
Abram.
81 never see him deaf like this be-
FORE" apologized the deacon. "Abram,
what-did-ye- -pay-for-the steers?"
"Oh, they are yearlings all right.
got their pedigree down fine. And
caplate that if l don't dispose of 'em
for driving, 1 can fat 'em up good for
market. Now Western beef's getting
so high we Eastern fellers can work
in fat critter once in a while without
losing anything"
By a simultaneous movement the
gathering forced Abrams attention
from the high joint of stovepipe where
his eye had been fixed, and shouted
at him in desperate unison:
"What did them steers cost ye?'
"Did I hear ye ask what they cost"
queried Abram, with a twinkle in his
eye. "Now 1 can't ricollect just this
minute whether l told anybody yet
what they cost. No, / don't think /
have. But I'll think it over, and If l
remember telling anybody I'll come
back an let We know who it was"
And so saying, Abram struggled to
his feet and stalked out
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-19
Safe Bullets for Duelists.

A harmless bullet, made of shell OF
chalk, has been invented by Partisan
physician, and it will no doubt be ex-
tensively used by French duelists.
When it strikes a person it merely
marks the spot without doing the least
injury. With mask over the face,
men can practice revolver shooting at
each other just as they now practice
fencing.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-19
Gems from the Coast.

Gems from the Coast.
The current number of the Pacific
Unitarian contains the following CLEAN
from a recent examination in the San
Francisco schools:
"Defne fathom and form a sentence
with it,
ga fathom is six teet. A fly has
fathom."
"Defne Species"
s'species is kind. A boy must be
species to his mother"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-19
Sidelights on History.

Yeast-When did the custom origin
ate of putting the music in the rear of
the troops during battle?
Crimsonbeak-Why the Scotch start
ed it.
"Indeed2"
eyes; they used the bagpipes, you
know, and fellow would rather run
into the very face of the enemy than 60
back where that music was. -Yonkers
Statesman.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-19

In the old days of barbarism, men
were divided into factions, as at pres
ent. When two factions disagreed
they collected their spears, and bows
and arrows, and went to war. In these
civilized times, the members of differ
ent factions "talk about each other.
and invent all sorts OF improbable sto.
ries. Half the charges against human
ity are pure fiction.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-19
His Time.

Mrs. Jollyman-John, you don't
seem to be in a hurry to get to the
office this morning."
Mr.. Jollyman-No, and I'm not
obliged to be, either. My time is my
own, madam.
Mrs. Jollyman-I guess that's so,
John. I know it's your time you give
when you come home from the club,
for it never agrees with the clock by
several hours.-Boston Courier.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-19
Too Curious.

'"There is never any uncertainty
where 1 stand" said the pompous
speaker at the ward meeting. I'm a
stalwart."
Whereupon the little man with a
squeaky voice half rose and putting
his hand to his ear, inquired: "What
kind of a wart t?"-Kansas City Jour
nal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-19
In Argentina.

Machinery has been ordered for the
Argentine Republic to turn out 25O
tons a week of "Molascuit," the new
cattle food made from molasses and
sugar-cane fiber.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-19
Summing Up.

Patience-Yes, Bob Brief, the able
counselor, proposed to me last night
in true legal style.
Patrice-And that smacking noise
We heard later?
ooh, he was just summing up
Yonkers Statesman.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-19

not only builds up weak constitutions,
but searches out and destroys germs
and poisons of every description and
cleanses the system of all Impurities,
thus laying the foun dation for a
healthy, steady increase In weight
and future good health.
Food may be bountiful and the
appetite good, but still the system
weakens and we remain poor in flesh
unless what we eat is properly digested
and turned into rich,> pure blood.
S. S. S. re-inforces the Stomach and
aids the digestion and assimilation of
food, and there is rapid up-building
of health and strength. S. S. S. acts
promptly and benefcia1ly upon the ner
1t up, and relieves the strain by prodr
can find no tonic SO invigorating as S. S
of roots and herbs its use is attended
find that it braces them up, improve.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-19
Uncle Reuben Saws:

Laziness am next to wickedness, but
we should remember jest de same dat
it's de strenuous mewl who breaks $3
wuth of harness while tryin' to start a
5O-cent load.-Detroit Free Press.