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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
The South sViniicatcd.

In discussing the formation of the
Republic Of Panama the Spring gGeld
Republican says: .Soitthas come to
pass that a State may. secede by tele-
graph in the morning, organize a
government before noon secure recog-
milton in order to catch the afternoon
editions and announce its ministers
plenipotentiary under scare heads in
the evening extras. In the twinkling
ofan eye has comethis strenuous mod
ern miracle from the man on horse
back at Washington. Hayne, CAL
houn, ('Bob") Toombs, Yancey, Pres
ton S. Brooks, Gideon Pillow, Briga-
der Floyd, Vallandigham, Magoffin,
Jefferson Davis, and all the illustri-
GUS line Of ("secesh") and Cooper
head" chivalry, you are vindicated
at last, Webster, John Quincy
Adams, Sumner, Lincoln, Seward,
Grant, Sherman and all the boys in
blue, your idea is forty years out of
date" The South tried to teach the
North this great lesson forty years
dSo, Dut tlle people OF tnat sectlOn
were so obtuse that they failed to
take it in. But Teddy has succeeded
better than the South did. The logic
of the Republican is sound. If the
State Of Panama has the right to Sc
cede and form a Republic in 1908,
the South had the right to do so in
1860. We were confident that the
South would be vindicated, but we
did not expect the vindication to
come so soon, nor from the quarter
tit has. Let us hear no more about
rebels. This government has not
only endorsed rebellion, but it has
actually used its navy to protect the
rebels in their effort to set up a gov
ernment in opposition to the mother
country. All of which goes to prove
that John G. Calhoun was a great
statesman and true defender Of the
rights of men. We endorse the ac-
tion Of Teddy in the Panama affair
because it is a vindication Of the
position of the South when it with
drew from the Union.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
THE FARMER FEEDETH ALL.
Some Very Interesting Figures Abou
Our Farm Products.

b. j. Z. B. - r
Our Farm Products.
Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson In
his seventh annual report to congress
reviews at length the production and
exports Of American agricultural pro-
ducts. The increase In the exports
OF farm products for the half century
ended 1901 was from sl47, ,OOO,OO0 to
1852, 900, O00-55O per, cent. The ex-
ports OF farm products for the closing
decade Of the last century was over
S7GG, GOO. OG0, aud for 1903 over $685.
600, 900, an amount second only to
that OF 1901.
Although the consumption Of cot.
ton in this country is greater than
that OF any other country In the
world. yet In addition to supplying
the home market, the south exported
last year over three and a half billion
pounds OF cotton, worth S3l7, 600, ,O0O
Of grain and grain products, the
export exceeded in value 1921 ,OOO, 900,
and in the supply of animal, meats,
and meat products, the value OF ex-
portation was s2ll 100000.
Discussing the balance of trade, the
secretary shows that the favorable
balance to the credit of this country
Is due entirely to the farmers. The
balance OF trade In favor. of farm pro-
ducts during the last IA years, no
year excepted, aggregated 4, SOC mil
lion dollars. In pro 1ucts, other than
those OF the farm, during the same
period, the balance Of trade was ad- :
verse to this country to the extent Of
$685., 100000. Our farmers not only
cancelled this immense obligation, but
placed 3,940 million dollars to the
credit OF the nation when the books
Of international exchange were balanc-
ed. He concludes that, 1T is the
farmers who have paid the foreign
bondholders. y IS
Reviewing the magnitude OF agri-
cultural porduction, after giving the
figures Of the most important CROPS,
MIR. Wilson states that the value Of
all farm products, not fed to live
stock, for 1903 considerably exceeded
their value In the census year, when
it was given as ZAP million dollars.
According to the departments In
ventory Of farm animals for January
l, 1908, the value OF horses was over
81 900, 900, and of mules, nearly
$500, 100000 The value Of cattle Of
all kinds considerably exceeded 1900
million dollars, Of sheep, S168,OOO
900, and Of hogs, 1866, 900, 900.
T He congratulates the country upon
the better distribution OF agricultural
progress since 1890. The distribu-
tion of expansion, progress, and well
fare has been more general through
out all sections Of the country, espe-
cially In the south.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
Two Tugs CalLide.

Three lives were lost and one man
was badly hurt Wednesday by col
lision between the tugs Idle Wild and
Hercules off Ellis island in New York
harbor. Hans Peterson, VIM. Lasker
and q man whose name has not been
learned were drowned. John Stor.
berg, a boatmant was cut about the
head and his left knee broken. He is
In serious condition and unable to
give any details as to how the acci-
dent occurred. The Hercules is owned
by tie American Towboat company
OF Baltimore. The Idle Wild, which
had ! men on board, was cut nearly
in two and sank Immediately. All
save three Of those on board were
picked up by the Herculess. The
Hercules was not seriously injured.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
! Constables in n Ficht,

The Columbia State says Chief Con.
stable Hammett has been apprised Of a
battle between constables and tile per.
sons at Babb's distillery, near Green.
vile. The report Of G. L. Cureton
the chief constable, states in terse
way: Wednesday, Dec. 2, / took
my force and went to the Lark regis
tered distillery, known as the Tully
Babb distill ,ry, about four miles from
the city, and while there we were
fired on a number OF times by Tully
Babb, Joe Babb and others. They
used Winchester rifles and breech
loading double barreled shotguns. We
succeeded in arresting all concerned
and captured their arms and ammuni-
tion after they had shot 80 or 4O
rounds. The preliminary will be held
on the l4th,n
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
The Postal Steal.

In the publication Of an abstract
|of General Bristow's report, the
country has an authentic record,
supplemented by notes from Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Of the general cor
ruption which has existed in the
Post Office Department for several
years and under Republican adj
ministrations. Here is the result OF
the investigations. -Four officers OF
the department. have resigned and
thirteen have been removed. Forty.
six indictments have been found,
involving thirty-one persons, ten OF
whom were prominent in the postal
service. Mr.. Dristow estimates Tie tic
total amount obtained from tie
government by these swindlers at
about 100000, but admits that this
sum is small in comparison with the
losses involved in tho purchase, at
exorbitant rates, Of useless and un-
necessary supplies. In his review
OF the report, the President praises
the thoroughness Of the work done
by the investigators, agrees with tho
advice to extend the statute Of
limitations for a period of five years
for officers who hold positions Of
trusts under the government, and
ends with q dissertation on the evils
OF corruption in public life, the
equal5guilt Of bribe-piver and bribe-
taker and similar platitudes. He
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
HAD HIM ELECTED.
"A. Labor Leader Refused an Audi.
ence by Speaker Cannon,

Speaker Cannon, resenting what he
e.eemed an insult from Herman J..
Schultels, chairman Of the national
legislative committee of the Knights
or Labor, summarily ordered Mr..
Schultels from the speakers room at
the capitol Friday with the parting
injunction to the labor leader never
TO darken his door again.
MIR. SchultelS made bis first call
upon the speaker several days ago
with the demand that Representative
Livernash Of San Francisco be made
chairman Of the committee on labor
and that Representative Wynne of
the same city be made a member of
that committee. AS both OF these
men are members Of the minority Mr..
Cannon explained to Mr.. Schultels
that their committee assignments
would depend upon the recommends
tion Of Representative Williams, the
minority floor leader, but that it
would be impossible to make Mr..
Liycrnash chairman of the committee,
as no craftsmanship would 90 to the
minority.
When Mr.. Schultels appeared be-
fore the speaker he announced in
what was taken by that official to be
an offensive manner that the labor
committee had been packed He
renewed his demand that Mr.. Liver
nash be assigned to this committee,
announcing that he had defeated Mr..
Cannon for election to the Fifty-sec-
ond congress and that unless this re-
quest in this instance was accorded,
he would 20 into the speakers district
in the next campaign. Mr.. Schultels
did not have time to finish telling the
speaker what he would do to him at
that time, as Mr.. Cannon at this
point gave his peremptory order for
the mans election from the room,
stating as he did so that there was no
chance OF the committees being
packed" by Mr.. Schultels.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
THE WORKING GIRL:
Savannah niinistor Pays Her a
High md Deserved Tribute.

High and Deserved Tribute.
Rev. Robt. Van Deventer, a Bap-
tist minister OF Savannah Ca, recent
ly preached sermon on, THE Work
Ing Girls OF the South" He paid a
tribute to the army of girls and young
women who earn their living, express
ed bis sympathy for them. and deal
Ing with their trials and TEN ptations.
His text: Many daughters have done
virtuously, but thou excellest them
all" from Proverbs, thirty first chap
ter and thirty first verse, was applied
to the Southern working girl of today
who, perseverlng the traditions of her
ancestors, retaining all the charms
and graces Of womanhood and com
manding the respect Of those who have
the highest regard for the memory OF
women of the old South who did not
work, goes forth Into the world OF
trade and commerce to assume duties
which have heretofore fallen to the
lot OF men, and performing them to
the absolute satisfaction of her en-
plo2yment.
maintain that the working wo
men Of the South excel them all,' said
Rev. Mr.. Van Deyenter. Southern
women have always merited the ad-
miration they have taken the
place of husbands and brothers at
home while the men fought back the
enemy, and have divided their sub
stance with the despoiler, in times of
trouble they have been strong, but the
Southern wOrking-girl Of Goday,
descended from ancestors who lived
lives OF ease and luxury, officiate in
their several capacities with dignity
that is patriotism to nerve them for
their tasks in the humdrum business
world yet they work self sarificingly
and without murmur."
The minister impressed upon his
congregation, among which were a
large number Of those of whom he was
speaking, the essentially of am bition
and economy. "Working.girls should
always look up to something higher
and develop their talents in order that
they may be competent to fill higher
places when the opportunity to step
higher presents ITSELF" Without am
bition," he declared, Ito be ;content
to remain In the present positions
their lives become as narrow as the
continements Of the offices in which
they work. i.
THE strength Of religion Is above
all essential" he declared. 1.-THE life,
the pathway Of the working-gir is
beset with temptations. Of a peculiar
nature, temptations that are strong
er than are presented tu the man who
works because In the way In which
some people consider the girl who
finds 1t necessary to go out and earn
her daily bread. 1t is dangerous for
her to rely upon her own strength OF
will power. But with ambition,n he
concluded, "and economic, upheld and
strengthened by religion the working
girl of the South has a brilliant
future.''
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
Forgot HIMSELF.

A dispatch from Spartanburg to
The State says after the second act in
Romeo and Juliet" the play pre-
sented by the Slmvclle Co., Wednes-
day night at the opera house, during
curtains, a quarrel arose between L.
nj. Mortle, who essayed the role Of
Romeo and Miss Louise Clarke, the
Juliet OF the troupe. Spartanburg
theatregoers were subjected to hear
Ing the use Of profane language on
the stage, and behind the scene, tho
same emanating from the cnraged
Romeo. This is the first instance of
the kind ever recorded here. Several
policemen went behind the scenes and
snowmantled peace soon reigned su-
preme. The quarrel was due to Ro-
meo accusing Juliet Of cutting him off
Ia his lines.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11


So sgifectS the ma atuIeS s0f 1Siie
syQIf s'egl:i = would there f0ye, tespert iii.
|ly Ornrne THAI the sfaontl 81.
gseau reg 2 sIaanti enad Sbes Set aside as 81 St.
tSn ,l;l n.tn yessIR Ration fund the seor etaiy 81
culture bs 6ntl llorl lied It'd tak akss such
steps 9tns the per feet I'M 5 ofS S:a proper
0tYan anizationE for han a Eng the work as
|tu his indgme at, ma be- best e Ow-
Ing To the vsrYsngtu gture Sof the inyeS:
ttgat tton5 and Sthe fact that theyswill
nyolye; most thoroug b and far-reach-
Ing Bcien titc work the man nagement
OF the general plans nust She eCessarily
Iest VIDA The depar rtme ut. 1tfs is be
iilelyea Ghat "a q Re E
ened by tsecur ring the ad vice and co:
operation sot one or two thoroughly
pract tical men In the, States most /; di-
rectly interested /, viz s louisiana !. and
Texas. 4 he secret etary Of agriculture.
however; should have full authority
to organize the work for the sole Fob:
1ects OF securing ,9as already Indicated,
the most ediate preatical results.
I'M order to more e effectually handle
the. blemS which must necessarily
fall to the work Of the division OF Ell.
tomology 7 have alread v recon med
ded In my estimates tthatthis impor.
tant branch OF the department. be
made mac q bureau. The work that ii
mas, done In the past, especial a d The
Held IN question, certainly justifies
this action; and i most earnestly re-
commend that this matter be given
primary consideration In connection
WIN Gne entire problem t is very
desirable, furthermore, that the full
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
Drowned in theI Congo.

y cablegram received at Nashville,
Tenn, announced the death of II. @.
Staymenter, an American missionary
and the drowning OF 20 Of the native
crew by the capsizing OF boat on the
Congo river in Central Africa. The
boat was the 'Lapsley" and was the
missionary craft OF the Southern
Presbyterian church. On 1t were Mr..
Staymenter and Motto Martin Of Alex
andrla, Va, who left the Uni ted
States on August and went as mis-
SiOnaries into the interior OF Congo
Free State. The boat capsized bet
ween Leopoldville and Lueho, and
Staymenter went down with 23 of
the crew. Martin was saved.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
Fatally Hurt.

The Columbia State says Sam
Shipp, brakeman on tho Southern
railway, was dangerously ard perhaps
fatally injured at Ridgewayi Friday
afternoon, The unfortunate train.
hand was pushing car with pole.
An engine was approaching to pick up
the car. The pole broke and Shipp
fell under the wheels Of the locomo
tive, hts head being badly crushra.
The Injured man was brought tp 10,
lumhia and Is under the care of nr
Kendall, who fears that the accident
will result fatally. j'.$ IL - - !.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
Killed by sample nledioine.

The Cherokee News says one day
last week o representative OF proprie-
tary medicine came to town and dis
tributed samples OF his medicine. He
gave out some at the Limestone mills.
Some Of the samples went into the
home Of w. M. Oabiness. Mr.. Cabi-
ness had two six months old twins
who were sick. He gave them each
q dose OF tile medicine about nine
o'clock on Wednesday night and then
went to bed. When hc walked up
next morning he found both children
cold and stiff In death. They were
afflicted With the hives. The afflicted
asly have the sympathy OF a host
,s3s Afiliction.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
'THEsUsUALsO CRIME THEs2C g / g AUsH.|

{ Sa5Youne, 8 Lady

si-s s,saa1
81 DOrchest ter Count has had her; first
|lVDc ching, but ft sWon,t be ! the last nng
less the black brute d own there keep
| their hands OF of vi hite; women al
brutal Sfiends dsmade an assault & upon Ia
young lad near Ross, q station boGt &
eight miles bel oW q eorges, on last
Friday saftarno q bout three O'clock. !.
tBefQre tniglAy there was gathered III
the little tOW,s 1f Ross a crowd of! de-
termined citizens !nu mbering about
three; ;hundred5 linen from the ad jacent,
towns and county, bent upon the
swift punishment Of tho tdastardly
hend who bad ATTEMPTED an assault
upon q respectable young lad u. For
tunately, Aby the bras fight Of the
lady, who is a member OF q promiri-
ent family the brute failed In his
dtabolical purpose; but the lady was
badly bruised by being choked. 4
1t seems that the young lady walked
q short distance from her home to
where they were having some farm
work done and, after getting there,
found that the workmen had 5not.re-
turned and she decided to wall; and
it was whilst she was waiting there,
practically in calling distance Of her
home, that the negro, ohm fEigle,
came upon her and undertook his das..
tardly work, but, being frightened. by
her pitiful cries for. help and her
struggles to free herself from his
| clutches around her throat, he ran to-
wards the woods near by.
The report soon gained currency
and by night there was q posse OF de-
termined men securing the woods and
swamps for the negro The seartl1
was fruitless, although several sus.
picious characters were caught and
brought for Identification before the
young lady, none ofwhom answered
the description. Until the midnight
train from Charleston brought the
blood hounds nothing could be done.
| AS soon as the dogs caught the trail
they followed 1t until it brought them
to the home Of Fogle, and after a
search was made for him there was
found that he had again esca ped; !; sc
going back to the scene OF tie crime
ut the early hour OF O'clock Saturday
morning, another trail was take1
again, and this time as before ttis
dogs carried the scent till they reached
the steps of the negro's house, and
Them their shrill howls and barks
broke out on the crisp morning all
and the posse knew that the fend was
caught.
He was carried before the young
woman, who immediately identified
him, and then in a quiet and still
manner, just as the sun was peeping
from over the eastern hills, Fogle
paid the penalty for his crime, sus-
pended In midair. Then tile >hoom OF
hundred guns broke tue death.i:ke
silence and announced the first lynch
Ing In Dorchester County. The body
OF John Fogle was left dangling from
the. limb of one Of the trees Of the
forest as a silent warning.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
IN WRECK.
Causes !yl ths Terrific Ex losion Sot l
Naph tina Tank Car i n &
AND SETS FIRE B T o 8 TOWN 4 8 " i.
The Explosion Skaters Several Build.
ings5 oversaEned 5 stoYess and 81
Started swife r iir 8 :. h
Streams of Fires. 81 s. s. RI

|g,SSi stSlream6 OF FIRES. 5isS
i, {,
81 uleu " ooie gIaln q q
IVY men were Kliieo,
nnrho ~ - staiI,, ~ tsss s,inJu.ea, SWo
S ala IseliIoaG system
S,.o otvAs ~, snoleiy al ieI
~ = !. u VI oWO s iireig!i
s;a o,ao.loMsuI .. oy 1us IeIfllo expo expo
i mSiss - :. slia Cank car a9t.DoYer,
Mt,a ., ..s !, n, ,
lG ioa.SWine y = ils5 OF ,the l l dead
1r p.aa = $ 3 e -: :,
3, aa.a - - saAe Luan WaIo i,,J 3 ;
aSo a,oaat oa usui 9Uo6ni iniaHg VI chilu ~
uisu ~ aieale snoth. isl s..i.
90 A' LIT III 80 11u,lue gne oiain, GUnuucGol
"a v shann, - y, y iim5lg i.ya, Con; lng ineer
3 io,S;, IS . " eon
zans - tn;,,rad w. ~ i..nE ton.!
NJ :. M =, ~, Sel 81 tOus- -,
M u. K Todd, Dr;H C sJohneon
Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. O. w. Parker,
Mrs. John w. Boswfck, Charles An
drews, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Mandy
Howell, Asbury Morris, Edward
Lynch. y
A long train Of freight cars was
standing on the main track Of the
Delaware Division OF the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad in the town of Green
wood, place Of about 1000 inhab-
iitants. Directly in front OF the
caboose, or last car, Of the stationary
train was O tank car filed with
'naphtha. Another heavy freight,
running forty miles an hour, crashed
lnto Ghe srear OF the train at rest, and
then came the roar Of an explosion
which was heard for thirty miles.
.The sudden blast shattered every
window IN Greenwood, and then there
were the creaking and crashing Of
tlmbers and shrieks Of wounded OF
dying men about the train. Fifteen
cars were piled In a mass Of wreck.
age, and the locomotive OF the second
freight was sunk in a hole fifteen feet
oeep.
FIRE /, ,srhEADs 10 TOWN.
Before the panic-sticken inhabi
tants OF the place had recovered fron
the shock, which many Of them al
hrst thought was an earthquake. 9
new Danger menaced them. Streams
or olazlng OIL extended from The wreck
ana set IRE te nearby houses, Wh:is
otner houses partially wrecked by The
force OF the explosion caught fire from
overturned stoves.
II many instances a small blaze;
"nich, under ordinary circumstances
could have been quickly extinguished
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
The Rope Broke.

Eleven coal miners were killed Fri
day at the Gasson-Laquasse mine at
Montegene, Belgium, through the
breaking Of the rope by which a.cage
was being hauled up. The men were
precipitated to the bottom OF the pit
and their bodies we're horribly man
gled. #
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11

declares that all offenders shall be
punished but makes no comment on
the case Of Perry S. Heath, who nov, now
stands high in Republican politics!
We publish this week a part of Gen-
eral Bristow's report, which i 10
doubt will be read with interest. s
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
sAMoIUNTo . q q oTToN. 4 aINNrp..

No Qomparat i've ~ sments for taia
Month, but Eyid entls d Decrsase.Sssss Ssss
\ The United Stat artmenk of
commerce and labor has sent t:out the
following stateme ent OF cotton ginned
up to N osember 4 4th
SI,s .. lof .. OF
sSs Bales: Ginnerles:
United States o. Q, ,,4a a7sSssS,2 508
Ala bana B < !. y: 43, 538 8, 797
Arkansas a4O8. 393 q, 488
Florida 5 I. II SO iI445 tSEs 264
Georgia g92 ,o5a a, ,9I3
Indian Terri tory z, ,s73 4s5
Kansas &. !. 7. ;. !. 4. IS
Kentucky y. y. 4. 308 IS & 3
Louisiana. i. 8. - ). Il s 10, ,494 ST o. OgS
Mississippi. j. 920, 500 q, ,IO7
Missouri 20, ,294 10
North Carolina. = s4O7 & 90 3; ,52
Oklahoma (, : Z. 16, ,639 ss:-s = 227
South Sgarolina.. 625, @ II lat
'TeS Snessee -. s. s. III 165i, SO "a 55
Texas 932, ,539 4,4l2
Virginia ~. q Az 1O8
In explanation the chief statician
says: ..S5 ,' IS
The above statistics Of the quan.
tity Of cotton ginned on November Ia
were collected through q canvass Of
all the ginneries In the cotton States
by 63 local special agents, who found
that 20, SOC ginneries had been ope.
rated this season up to and including
November H., and that these had
ginned 1910. .437 commercial bales. or
bales as pressed at the ginneries.
Counting round bales as bali bales,
the number is e,815,162.. In this re
port no account has been taken II the
quantity Of linters obtained by the
cotton seed oil mills from 5reginning
cotton seed 3of this years. growth, but
statistics OF such cotton mills will be
included in the final report for this
season. IS.
This report will be- followed by
two others, showing the quantity ot
cotton ginned from the growth OF
this year to December, IL, 1908, and
to January l6, 1904.n
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
Fooled the widow.

Charging that she had been de.
frauded Other entire fortune CT $780,.
900, Mrs. Mary A. Jex, of New York,
widow of o former Wall Street opera.
tor secured a warrant. Thursday for
the arrest of q man said to be prom.
inent real estate dealer. Pending the
serving OF the warrant the name OF
the man has not been made public. 1t
Is charged that Mrs. Jex entrusted
her property to this man, whom she
was engaged to marry, and that he
appropriated it to his own use. :