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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-31
Pointed Parngrnphs.

Towels and eggs can never be too
fresh. -
Patriotism always stands in with
the government, 81 -
1t is usuallysfhe silly woman who
makes a fool Of a man.
The average man wants others to
see him as he sees himself.
There is some hope for man as long
as he knows how to take Il hint.
Don't consider everything impos.
sible that you are unable to perform.
If beauty we're taxable the fair sex
would never try to dodge the assessor
College professors and the bootblack
both strive to polish the understand
ing.
Probably the most dangerous men
are those who have honest intentions
but dishonest practices.
Some men are like razors: it's i'm
possible to tell how sharp they may be
until they are strapped.
Know thysclf," says the old adagc.
A man can find out qniet good deal
about himself by running for onice.
1t sometimes happens that the
world thinks man is wise simply be-
cause he doesn't take the trouble to
explain his mistakes. Chicago News.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-31
Brain leaks.

One Of the unsolvcd mysteries is
how little woman can make an obc-
dent servant out Of a big man
Some. men are honest only because
it is the best policy, and not because
they really want to be honest.
The race Of life offers some hand
some prizes, and the only entrance
fee demanded is honest excl tion.
a lot Of men take vacation in Or
der that they may experience the de-
lights Of getting back to work again.
There is nothing pretticr than the
proud look of mother when some
stranger takes smiling notice OF her
little child.
A bright woman writer declares
that the historical novel is about to
become what it never has been-a
thing Of the past.
The wise merchant does not depend
upon selling people what they need.
He strives to make people believe they
need what he has to sell.
We would give whole lot to ex-
perencc once more the joy we felt the
first time we were allowed to shoot n
bunch Of iirecrackers unaSSisted.
Speaking Of postal frauds, how can
you expect honest clerks when it is
definitely known that the principals
owe their position to the criminal use
of money?-Will M. Maupin in The
COmmOner.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-31
ID nnGcrs Of Lynch Law.

In the words of Webster, ''Massa-
chuSetts there she stands" raising
mob to lynch Il white man who
threw a beer glass at another and cut
off his nose! With this incident we
may fairly consider that the lynchinp
craze has reached its limit. When it
spreads from Texas to Massachusetts,
from negroes as objects to white men,
and from crimes against women to
throwing bcerglasses as proyoca tiois,
what more is there to be said? The
troops have just been ordered out In
Georgia to protect q white prisoner i'm
a jail. All this is encouraging, tor
when mobs begin chasing white men
nobody is safe and everybody is
compelled to think. You might be
crossing field yourself, unconscious
OF all oifcnSc, with your gold bag on
your shoulder, and find yourself sud
denly surrounded by Il maniacal mob
insisting on hanging you on the spot
rs the criminal who ran over the
school teacher with his automobile,
and refusing to listen to your alibi or
give you a chance to communicate
with your lawyer. This sort OF things
threatens TO upset all the safeguards
of personal security that have been
the birthrightof the English-sp speaking
people since centuries before Magma
Cllarta. And when it's full meaning
is once thoroughly understood way
Will be found to stop it. The above
from the New York World should
cause US to stop and consider the
danger CT lynch law. Once it becomes
rampant no mans life is safe.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-31
Reflections ON RncbcIo,

From little lies great tragedies
grow.
Painting roses on the cheeks paints
them out Of the soul.
The beauty Of an opeuwork stocking
depends ON what is in it.
More wives have been won with
nosegays than with hcroism.
The pill of matrimony is easily
swallowed when it is gildcd
Married couples have to quarrel
just SO much to learn not to.
The sure way never to get fayors
done Is to do them for others.
Nearly everybody who mixes a matri.
monial salad dressing gets in too mucl,
vinegar.
When Il man has proposed to a girl
and been rejected she is the one that
acts most disappointed.
The man who cancels his failures
will in the end triumph over the man
who trumpcts his success.
A woman never likes to lead a man
into temptation with her if he will
walk into 1T of his own accord.
A girl always thinks a man is i'm
pressed with the beauty OF her face
when he turns around to take another
look to see how in the world she
Keeps her hat on. New York Press.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-31
a Month orDisnstcr.

The month of June just passed was
month of extraordinary and alarm
ing violenceS, and these violenccs have
not been confined TO abnormalities in
the record OF the weather man. They
have been Of more shocking kind
than the little unusual high and low
records OF temperature Horrors,
which have gone to the very heart of
the world, marked June says the New
Orleans Times and Democrat. Leafy,
quiet June has been bloody, rioting
Jun., and the furies seem to have
been unclaimed all the while. Prob.
ably April suggested the wake of
bloody things with the Kisheneir
horror. But, no matter, June has
made record quite bloody enough to
to stand alone. 1t is singular fact
that the first day Of the month was
married. by Il fearful catastrophe at
Topeka, kas., when 25O lives we're
lost, &c, 900 persons left without homes
and property values OF anywhere from
100000 to $4,000, 900 in amodnt
destroyed. June witnessed the tor
nado in Georgia, and Gainesville sent
out a report Of 100 lives lost, 200
persons injured and thousands Of dol
lars worth of property destroyed. In
the South Carolina storm of June 6,
$50 lives were lost, 500 persons left
without homes, 1000 persons left
without employment and property
valued at $4,000, 900 destroyed. The
disaster, caused by flood, at East St.
Louis began on June s and ralf
through to the 10th. Taking in the
whcle area involved it was estimated
that $4,000 persons were homeless, Il
number Of lives lost, over $3, 900, 600
worth OF property destroyed, stock,
houses, land and other properties in
jurcd and destroyed. The bloody
military plot against the king and
queen Of Scrvia was executed on the
night OF June IL. And Oregon some
500 or 600 lives and vast property
values we're swept away by water in
the town Of IIcppner. Besides these
large events there have been lynchings,
bnlnlngs, murders, suicides, railroad
accidents, bank robbcricS and Il. long
train Of other violent happenings.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-31
HOW FIRES MAY START.
Several Things That viii Cause spon-
tnneous Combustion.

Camp lampblack will ignite from
The suns says. The same can be said
Of cotton waste moist with lard or
other animal Oil. Lampblack and Il
little oil or water will under certain
conditions Ignite spontaneously.
Nitric acid and charcoal create spon-
taneous combustion. New printers
ink on paper when in contact with n
steam pipe will ignite quickly. Boiled
linsced oil and turpenuine in equal
parts on cotton waste will ignite in a
few hours under mild heat and will
In time create enough heat to ignite
spontaneously, says CaSsicr's NIaga-
zine. BituminOus coal should not
be stored where it will come in con
tact with wood partitions or columns
Or against warm boiler settings or
steam pipes. This coal should not be
very deep if it is to be kept on storage
for long period. Ii piled in the
basemement Of Il building it should
be shallow and free from moisture and
under good ventilation. That liable
to absorb moisture should be burned
first. If on fire Il small quantity of
water showcred on this kind OF coal
cokcs 1T and rctards any great supply
Of water reaching the fire, thus
uecessitating the overhauling Of the
pile. Iron chips, filings or turnings
should not be stored in shop In
wooden boxes. The oily waste which
is not infrequently thrown among
them adds to the danger Of fire from
this source. The sweepings from the
machine shop, If kept on hand, should
never be placed over iron shavings.
This mass Of disintcgrated iron is
enough to incite heat and combustion.
Iron and steel filings and turnings
when mixed with oil will ignite
spontaneously after becoming damp.
a steam pipe against wood will cause
the latter to ignite spontaneously
after being carbonized, particularly if
superheated steam enters the pipe,
thus increasing the temperature.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-31
women Eix the Standard.

The morality of the young men
of this country is just as high as the
young women demand" said a
minister recently In Chicago, and this
is true Of every community in the
United States. The Grcenville Noun
taincer says the young women Of any
city, town or ncighborhood can fix the
standard of morality for the young
men, and just in proportion to their
indifference and leniency on the score
of morality will the young men in
dulgc in questionable practices and
immoral tendencies. Card playing
and wine drinking among young men
in nine cases out Of ten come from
their association with young ladies
who look with favor upon these steps
towards other and graver offenscs
against the moral law.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-31
Against the Law TO XIII nut,bn,s

The secretary Of the Audobon So
ciety, OF North Carolina, II. Gilbert
Pearson, has issued tile following
statement. According To recent act
of the Legislature, generally known
as the >Audobon bill, the song and in
sect eating birds of the State, TO-
gcther wish their nests, are now pro-
tcctcd from destruction by the law.
One Of the most valuable birds in
North Carolina is the night7hhawiiss,
usually known as the "bulbat." This
bird feeds exclusively upon Insects,
eating large quantities OF flies, gnats
and grasShoppers, whlchare SO trouble
some to man, but perhaps he renders
us no greater service thap eating
mosquitoes, Since Il, Is now known
that the malady known MS malaria is
carried by mosquitoes and transmitted
by their bite there certainly is strong
reason why the bullbat should be ac-
corded the. protection which he SO
readily deserves. 1t has long been
the custom in many sections Of North
Carolina to shoot these birds in great
numbers in the late summer after
moons. Numerous cases have been re-
ported to me and L have seen the
same with my own eyes, where these
birds were shot down by the dozen
merely for the practice of shooting
and the sport of seeing them fall.
Some sportcrs. do not even go to pick
them up, and l have seen wounded
bullbats lying about on the ground
late the next day after they were Shot.
The Audubon society Of North Caro-
lima appeals to the good people Of the
State to use their influence in every
way possible in behalf of the bullbat,
and to see to it that the dreadful
suiferings caused by the thoughtless
slaughter OF these birds in the past
Shall not be reported in the State this
summer.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-31
81 EloEIYaR OjlINjl.s;js OjlINjQl.ss;Djsi
ri1el t,assitlg OF the Farmer A aEaailcss

F Exchange. ;Ssf, 81 q
81 The State says Judge Gary has lis
sued an orderinSthe case OF the re.
ceiyership of the Farmers Alliance ex-
change making Col. S. q. Marshal.
the receiver Of the organiza tloh. The
case as will be remembered, was
brought by H. e. Brookshtre, on he.
half OF himself, the members Of the
Cash Hill sub-alliance and all other
stockholders of THE Farmers Alli-
ancc Exchange OF South Carolina,
Limited" who came into this action,
against The Farmers's Alliance Ex-
change Of South Carolina, Limited,n
A. Q. Lyles, j. L. Keitt, ]. b. Douth-.
lit, j. +. Ashe, S. IT. .NIcEkeown4 and
0. Z. Goodwin, as directors, J.S o..
Colt, creditors, on behalf Of them
selves, and all other creditors OF the
Farmers Alliance exchange, Palmetto
Bank and Trust company.
The order first relates that COM
plaint having been made to Judge
Gary on March 7th, last, and in re-
filed, that he ordered the master Of
Richland county to take testimony re-
garding the case. After hearing the
counsel on both sides he decided that
the money Of the exchange having
been used for other purposes than for
the purpose Of purchasing goods that a
receiver should be appointed
The order reads that ~. Q. Mar
shall be and hereby is appointed re-
ceiyer Of the assets, property and ef-
fects Of the Farmers Alliance ex-
change Of South Carolina, Limited,
with the usual powers of q receiver un-
der section 1869 Of vol. of the Code
OF Laws Of South Carolina, 1902; un-
less the said corporation shall within
10 days after the filing Of this order
give Il bond in the penal sum Of $33-
600, being double the value Of said
property, with sufficient surety to be
approved by this court, conditioned to
fully account and deliver over when
ever hereafter required by any tina1
adjudication in the above entitled
action the assets and property Of said
Farmers Alliance Exchange Of South
Carolina, Limited, and to satisfy any
| "oSASoj JUu6 i1ouo VI Oiuci Uuao uldy Ut
made in the case. .
1t was also ordered that the tempo
rary Injunction made on the It'll ol
March restraining the defendants
from diSposing Of the funds be con
| tinued in force during the pendancy OF
the action and until the u ther order
of the court.
One of the attorneys in the case has
said that bond will be furnished by the
defendants, and the matter carried
into the courts, where, by decision OF
the Farmers Alliance, it will be fought
to finish. II the case is won by the
alliance the fund will be divided
among the sub-alliances
The officers OF tile alliance lis re-
Gently elected are J. Q. Wilborn pres
idcnt; d. f. Eiird, vice president, and
j. +. NeSbitt, secretary and treasurer.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-31
!; q. IS eIsIan,js foun,,txy.s J,

ss The fA fro. a erlcan Press q As6ocIa-
/ tiUn while; ;fn session / d & st. Louis re.
Gently among other thf fngs9 on the facs
ifssue said dil;ss w e resent the reiterated
statement that this is "a white mans
country la noticing this declara.
tion OF Y tile IS neg r1 neWSpa per men,;
The News aud Views of Greenwood
says 'Sit.is stupid sin of the negro
leaders and teachers against their
race to refuse to recognize IL fact that
is as clear as the fact that this is a
white mans country. The pursuit Of
this Illusion brings trouble upon the
negro aud retards anyrpurpose to lift
him tofa higher standard of citizen.
ship. His education becomes a source
offhsrm tn him when it puts u weapon
iin'his hand to combat ii decree OF COD.
For nearly forty years the negro has
credulouSly hearkened to false teach.
ers and he goes on reaptng haryest {
OF crime and death. The negro White.
who was recently burned at tho stake
IN Delaware for the most revolving If
crimes, was born In Pennsylvania and
received an education. He doubtless
had been taught that this was not
white mans country, and this teacl
ing may have more easily aroused his
brutal nature to the committal of
crime against the white race. II the
Gegru would he contentctl and happy;
In tnis cJuntry; If lie would enjoy the
privileges and the protection Of the
laws Of this government and march
his race forward to its full develop
ment, he must act upon the opposite
declaration, that this is a white mans
country. Such conventions Of the lead
ers of the negro race and such doctrine
as.they persist in promulgating will
lead to nothing less than disaster to
the negro. The earlier the negro has
common sense sufficient to have Il
clear conception or this fact the het-
ter 1t will be fpr his individual welfare
and the general uplifting Of his peo-
pie. It Is time that he should turn
his face against those who would lead
him to destruction and then desert
him when his feet have reached the
brink OF the chasm were he goes down
forever: ): -5-af
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-31

NEGROES on Auction Block in
kanSas,' was the rather startling
headline in some of the papers a day
or Two ago. But after all there was
nothlng SO sensational in the Items
that followed. The negroes volun-
tarily got on the blocks, to be auc-
TONED off to the highest bidders for
their labor in the harvest fields. Bid
ding was lively. too, and some husky
colored men fetched as much as So. so
per day wages. So urgent is the de-
mand for labor in Kansas just now
That farmers are holding up trains
ana Offering passengers from So. 80 to
$3.50 to work in their wheat fields. Z:
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-31
81 ID ] saa usad stpsne. q,

Is SIS { lsl u 4 aa IIspti .tps nc, .s
@lsll ssssas d 10y agal d, g; Il 81
hat age were but III llrea ffS
That things wOild chang Is from: Ssfl1b
~ they are f;,i
what they used to seem;
hat Rerei but q little boy q;
nd 5frOmsm mo others'S knee fSsss q &
Gould find hat lear; old Eairylant,
ust us used to be. =. il
~ ffwishes only were d horse, .;l
How fast away L ID ride Jsi: y
Across the plaihs of yesterday
Bold comrades by my side; 9Ss
u Once more I'd rescno captive maids;
s3s b! doughty deeds you'd sec If.
ssgI Ir"bfe but a hero bold; rs
= ust asI used to he.
iSgW ith Beanstalk Jack I'd sally forth i
To giants kill galore;
n seven sleagued boots I'd stride away
TO that enchanted shore.
Where ogres dwell, In castles huge,
And mermaids swarm the sea;
u Oh, howl d love to find them all
?s Just as they used to be! (.
M little boy says lm all wrong
That nothing's changed at all,
X That he, ci,n show me ogres fierce,
And giants more than tall;
Then, clasping bis dear hand in mine,
JI He leads rue forth to sec
,31.Y FEARS drop as leaves, I'm young again
just as,I usad to be. s
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-31
THE NIHGTs TOO COOL.
& Cotton Developing Slowly, But Other

= Cotton Developing Slowly, But Other
Crops Doing Well.
The following weather and crop bull
letln was issued Monday by Section
Director Bauer Monday:
f The week ending a. m. Monday,
July Goth. had Il mean temperature of
10 degrees, which is about 9 degrees
below normal. During the middle of
the week the nights were too cool for
the best development and growth Of
cotton, but no other crop was appar-
ently:adversely affected, and the last
three days again had more seasonable
temperature. There was considera-
BILE cloudiness, and the air was humid
early in the week, but the last half
was sunny, with very low relative hu-
midity and fresh to brisk, drying
winds during the dayti
On the 18th there was rain over the
whole state: heavy In places, and it
was generally beneficial, though not
needed In the east central counties,
where low lands are still too wet to
cultivate, and are grassy, and where
some corn and cotton have been de-
stroyed by the wctness, or will be
abandoned owing to their foul condi-
tion and the impracticaOllity Of clean
ing them. There is need Of more rain
in the north central counties, where
corn and cotton are beginning to suf-
fer, but over the rest Of the state
there is plenty Of moisture for the
continued rapid growth Of all crops.
The rainfall averaged | III inches, and
in places exceeded inches.
There was a general improvement
In crop conditions during the week,
very slight in the east central and
north central counties, and on sandy
lands generally, but marked in the
west central and western ones, and
about normal in the Pee Dee sections.
The improvement is confined to fields
and crops that have been properly cul-
tiyated. Laying by made rapid
progress, but is much later than usual
with indications that many fields will
be laid by in a grassy condition.
Early corn is made in the eastern
I countless and is generally well earned,
& and being laid by in other sections.
Young corn has good color and looks
y promising.
The.cool night checked the other
wise rapid growth of cotton somewhat
and caused lice to rc-appcar in places,
but generally the crop is improved
and is In bloom over the whole state,
but looks yellow, is small, and is not
fruiting well and shedding some on
sandy lands. The east central coun-
ties show. least improvement. Many
fields will not be in full bloom until
about August 1st. Some cotton has
been laid by, and most OF it has been
rid of grass, while much is still grassy
and will be laid by in that condition.
Sea island cotton is doing well.
Tobacco curing continues, and the
crop Is about half gathered. Rice is
shooting and heading although about
two weeks late. Peas and sweet DO.
tatoes are doing we'll. Fruit is vari-
able, but much rotting of peaches is
still complained OF. The general con-
hition OF minor crops is good. Fall
trnck planting continues.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-31
On the Bnrticrluna,


The Chicago Tribune, Republican
nnaper, while contending that no evi-
,nce has yet been produced that Per.
ry :. Heath has committed any Grim.
MI act," admits that that lit is sur
ticiently established that he ran con
stantlv on the bordelland of out
iawry." And the Tribune says;
The irregularities in the postofilce
department under his administration
were constant and deliberate. He
knew all about them. He sanctioned
them. He lnstigated them. He
wished to violate the civil service rules
by making appointments in an irreg.
ular and unlawful manner, and ha did
1T. He behaved as representative OF
the lowest type of political spokesman.
rms is not the worst about Mr.. Perry
Heath. His tenure OF office in the
postotfice department. was marked by
ScandalouS conduct from beginning to
end. More than any other Official in
Washington he seems to be RESPONSE
bic for the frauds in the Cuban postal
service" This being true, why should
Nlr. Roosevelt hesitate to direct the
arrest and prosecution Of the secretary
of the republican national committce2
Can 1T be possible that the Roosevelt
administration intends to coniinc it's
proceedings against small politicians
who were without important inllu=
ence? 1t would, to be sure, be unfair
to convict Mr.. Heath on the charges
preferred against him without rairand
thorough investigation, but if half
that has been charged is true, Mr..
Heath should be proceeded against
just as would be done in the case Of an
uninIiuential man against whom seri-
Gus accusations we're made.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-31

The CoMET.-Many people are gaz-
ing these nights looking for the comet,
which is nearly overhead at ii O'Clock
p. M, and is visible to the naked eve.
The comet is easily detected by reason
OF its peculiar appearance, that OF a
heavy star. 1t is growing brighter
each night, and will be, it is said, at
the point in its orbit nearest the sun
about August 2l.