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RUSSIAN REFORMS.
The Present Czar Is Doing All in His
 Power for His People.

To minimizing persons the Emperor of Russia is the embodiment of all that is oppressive and unprogressive in the mi-barbarous government of Rus sia. He is supposed to be monarch whose word is law. As matter of fact, the Czar is comparatively help less. At least, he is hampered in what ever he would do by the powerful nobles who really constitute the gov ernment. Russia is governed actually by an olgarchy, though technically by an individual with unlimited power
 Should the Czar undertake to go con trary to the wishes of the great nobles he would speedily find himself in ditli- cutes. There are plots and counter plots among the various groups into which these nobles are divided, and it is hard for the CZar to get at the truth and harder still for him to insti- ute reforms. He can only preserve his Individuality and maintain sem blance of power by playing one clique of nobles and courtiers against another
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Furnishing Crime in Korea.

Korea must be nice place to live in. Here is a list of penalties for va rious crimes, according to Korean law.
 Treason, man-Decapitated, together with male relatives to the fifth degree. Mother, wife and daughter poisoned or reduced to slavery.
 Treason, woman-Poisoned
 Murder, man-Decapitated. Wife poisoned
 Murder, woman-Strangled or poi soned
 Arson, man-Strangled or poisoned. Wife poisoned.
 Arson, wOman-Poisoned.
 Theft, man-Strangled, decapitated, or banished. Wife reduced to slavery; conascation of all property.
 Dissertation of graves-Decapitate together with male relatives to the fifth degree. Mother, wife and daugh- ter poisoned.
 Counterfeiting- ng-Strangulation or de- capitation. Wife poisoned.-Liverpoo Post.
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Wedding in Modern Style.

The modern bridegroom led the modern bride to the altar. The mod ern clergyman was waiting for them with his modern wedding ceremony.
 twill you," he said to the bride groom, take this divorced woman to be your social wife, to have and to hold until you are both tired of each other?"
 "I will" said the groom, with the understanding that she is not to kick up row no matter who bring home with mo. and that she turns over all her available cash to help me out of my scrapes."
 And will you," said the clergyman to the woman, take this man to be your companion in misery for so long as you think bestT
 "I will,' said the woman, Eff I don't have to nurse him when he is sick or take breakfast with him."
 "Is there any one,' said the clergy man, who objects?'
 No one," said the spokesman for the congregation. "We are all very glad of it. It makes gossip, and the mere fact that We are here will en- able us to have our names in the pa pers. Let the ceremony proceed"
 "Therew said the clergyman, q pronounce you man and wife. Send me a check or cash by registered mail, give your names and description of your presents to the society reporters, and when you want divorce, here's the card of the best lawyer in the business. life.
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Not Her Affair.

Uncle Ephraim had put OH a clean collar and his best coat says the Chi cago Tribune, and was walking ma jestically up and down the street.
 Aren't you working to-day, uncle?'" asked one of his acquaintances.
 No, suh. Is celebratin' my golden weddin', suh."
 You were married fifty years ago to-day?"
 "Ycs, suh."
 "Well, why isn't your wife helping you to celebrate"
 My present wife, suh," replied Uncle Ephraim, with dignity, "ain't got nothin' to do with it. She's de fourth. suh."
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lie Forgot Himself.

A veteran ill G. A. R uniform was entertaining q crowd by relating his war experiences. says the Washington Post, but refrained from explaining how he got the bul.et scar which marked his cheek. At last his hearers grew curious.
 "Where did you receive the wound in your face?" asked one, at last.
 At Bull Run," said the veteran.
 The questioner grinned. Bull Runw he exclaimed. How could you have been hit in the face at Bull Run?"
 "Well, sir" said the veteran, apolo- getically, "atter had run a mile and a half or two miles, got careless, and looked back"
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Compulsory Silence.

The reproach of long tongue can4- not be brought with truth against the Korean wives. They are almost abso- lutely silent. A bride dare not utter word or make even a sign, however much her husband may tease or taunt her; for to break silence would mean total loss of caste. Among the higher classes it may be weeks or months be- fore husband hears his wife's voice for the first time, while the wife does not speak or even look at her father in-law for years after her marriage. Lovely place of abode, that Hermit Kingdom!
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HIS SCHOOLMATE.SWEETHEART.
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller of Gentle
 and Generous Character.

ana GenerOuS CharaCters
 Mrs. John D. Rockefeller was her husbands olmate-sweetheart, a fact as little known as the woman her self outside her circle of acquaintances in Cleveland. Mr. Freese dher school master fifty years ago) has often said of her that she was the most interest ing of his pupils; and when he went over her compositions with me and turned the book over to me with re- peated requests to be careful of it, he said:
 q remember Cettie Spelman, as they all called her, best of all Celestia Spelman was her correct name. She was Johnny's' schoolmate, his sweet heart of boyhood days, and is now his wife. While the presents Johnny has made me have brought many pleas ant thought, the knowledge of the grand spirit of Mrs. Rockefeller is deeper to me than you can know. In her school girl days she displayed the generous, loving nature that has char acterized her in later years. She has secretly helped many poor classmate whoso clothes were not as good as her own in order that the difference in their dress might not prove an obsta- cle to a continuation of their friend ship. Since her husband has become the richest man in the country she has told me of her struggle between in clination and lack of opportunity to pay attention to the old friends of her girhood days. Riches and social pres tige have not changed her, for hers is a nature that environment could never change, and she is as thoughtful of oth- CTS and cravos the friendship of friends of old days as much as she did when she was a pupil in my little school, years and years ago. To me she is the same Cettie Spelman 1 have ever known"
 The early writings of Celestia Spel- man show their beauty of character, which has manifested itself in charita- compositions of girlhood days are in her old schoolmaster's treasured book. The first-so sacred a subject that she left it without title-is an early in sight into the noble qualities of the girl. It is penciled token of the love she felt for her mother. The other reveals her love for nature and her powers, even then, of depicting nature in an interesting and life-like way.- National Magazine.
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NOT AN INVITING FIELD.
Traveller from Cape Colony Says Busi-
 ness Is Dull There.

ness Is Dull There.
 South Africa is at this time the very reverse of an inviting field for men who are seeking their fortunes in strange lands" said $. J. Van den Spuy of Cape Colony, in the Washing ton Post.
 "In Cape Colony times were never so dull. There is no money except what is locked up in the strong boxes of capitalists, and they are not put ting out q dollar. In addition to the hard times brought on by the Boer war we have had two years of drought, the worst in our history. Crops have been a failure, and, but for the importation of food from Australia, and South nerica, our people would have
 hrved. In the pastoral districts sheep nd cattle have perished by the thou sand. We lave n fine agricultural country, but the want of rain has we'll nigh been ruinous.
 q know the conditions in the Trans vaal quite as well as in my own coun- try, and am sorry to say that they are also extremely bad. A great many of the mines in the Rand are not being worked, owing to the want of capital. The story has gone out that the mining business is slack because of the de- ficiency of labor, but this is only an excuse. There is the same labor in the country that has always been there.
 Complaint is made of the Katlirs, but the fault is not theirs. In the first place, the managers of the mines promise the Kailirs wages at the rate of $20 month, but after hiring them are only willing to pay $10, or just half what they agreed to give. Besides, if a Kailir workman commits the most trifiing fault he is fogged severely. Under such circumstances 1t is not strange that these people should be dissatisfied.
 Vet the English managers of the mines give it out to the world that they need labor, and raise cry that if they could be allowed to import Chinamen the country would soon be as prosperous as of yore. This is merely preteXt to induce European capital 10 invest in the mines. What adds greatly to the difficulties of the Transvaal is the present inefficient government. It is so wasteful and ex- travagant as to be scandal. Under the Boer regime there were forty-four state officials who drew salaries az gregating $320,000. Under the En- glish sway there are 125 officials with a pay of $920,000. These figures show conclusively the difference between the Boer and British way of conduct ing the public business. In fact, the entire English regime since the end of the war has been rank failure"
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It is enough to make q married won an worry when she finds hair on hel husbands coat; not that it may be some other woman's, but because there Is no possible chance that 1t is her own.
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His Only Refuge.

It was well-dressed young man, with sad, faraway look in his eyes, that stood on the steps as the lady opened the door.
 Excuse me, madam" he said, as he lifted his hat, but could you direct me to the Home for the Friendlessy"
 "Do you mean to say that you are seeking it as refuge?" she asked in surprise.
 q am, madam" he replied. "I am 8 baseball umpire. e."-Chicago Daily News.
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"Be good and you'll be lonesome" says Mark Twain, to which the editor of the Woman's Corner adds, But your conscience won't trouble you." This ad. mits of argument, but what's the usei
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A Little Dangerous.

He (designingly)--What terrible marry you for your money.
 She (discouragingly)-It would be for him-if I found it out.
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Not Fit to Join.

First Fox Hunter Cat the American Meet Club)-Why did you blackball Winthrop?
 Second Fox Hunter-He says hunt" instead of "'unt."
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Just Like a Woman,

She received birthday present,
 Which was very, very nice; But she was awfully disappointed She couldn't learn the price.
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A Compliment.

He-You are a poem.
 She-Sir! Do you mean that I am in spired?
 He-Oh, I don't mean a magazine poem.
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The number killed in street accidents in New York City has been during the year almost two for each working day.
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Where the best things are not pos sihle, the best should be made of those that are.-HoOker.
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Tn, services of no less than forty. three gods and goddesses were needed to raise Roman child.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-12-23
Two Of q Kind.

The News and Courier says: "Tne
plight Of two Of the distinguished
members of the Republican party y
shall we qualify by saying in South
carolina? a?'-illustrates the dire neces-
sity that Republican statesmen dis
crlminate. The Hon. Georg, W. "
ington Murry, formerly member of
congress from South Carolina, has
been convicted OF forgery. II his ap.
peal for new trial be denied, his one
chanc , for emancipation will be In the
lep1ency OF a Democratic governor.
The Hon. Aaron Prloleau, twice a
candidate and aforetime a contestant
FOR a seat In congress, has been con-
vfoted OF tampering with the mails.
With Republican penetration and
sagacity the Hon. Aaron chose fed
eral statute to violate, and with par
donable pride and exultation may
point the Hon. George W. to the par
doning power in Washington, lodged
In the breast Of the supreme exalted
keeper OF the key to the door of
Hope"-which in this case happens to
be the key to Sing Sing prison. But
the spectacle Is most piteous and
brings the unbldden tear-fur crowd
ing, surging and tumbing pell nell
over each other come visions OF thous.
ands OF other distinguished Republi-
can personages who also would ba on
their way to prison IL poor, abused
and discredited justice could only have
her due" That is true, as the recent
rascality unearthed In the postoffice
department. at Washington amply
proves.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-12-23
A Shooting Sorene.

On Saturday night, 10th instant, a
shooting affair took place in Holly Fl i'll.
1t seems that about ten o'clock Town
Marshal Syphrett arrested Matthew
StCutamire, colored, for cursing on
the street, and sent to the negro's
father, Lewis StcutamIre, for bond
Tor the appearance Of the son for trial
Lewis Stoutamire, who is a colored
merchant OF the town, reopened his
toro, which had been closed, and went
n, but refused to give the bond to the
ms ssenger, but wanted the narshal to
come In person. Mr.. Syphrett, who
seems to be man absolutely without
fear, left bis prisoner in charge OF two
deputies and so,nting trouble, went
into the dark store, where he was
twice fired upon by Stoutamire, mel.
ther shot taking effect Syphrett in
stantly returned Stoutamire's fire,
two bullets passing through Stouta
m're's hat. In the m eantlme Matthew
Stouts mire escaped, and then the af.
fair rested on Saturday night. Mon.
day morning Lewis and Matthew
Stoutamtre were. fined respectively S25
and S5 by the town concil. In the
meantime each had & warrant sworn
out for the other and appeared before
Magistrate Mccoy, when the town
council call for change Of venue to
nave the case tried before Magistrate
WigRins of EutawVile, who, they claim
resides In town aud knows the diff
cultles under which a town cuncil
labors.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-12-23
Killed by Dyna1nite.

Three skiffloads of nitro. glycerine
enroute from Northpole, w. Va, a
short distance beyond Ssteresvllle, to
Mary Vile, KY, exploded at Cllfside
Park Wednesday afternoon. There
were two men in each skiff. Some
pieces of flesh and bone were picked
up by some boys On the bank, but
there is absolutely nothing to be seen
OF the skiffs. Great damage was done
to property In Ashland, Cattleburg
and Huntington, some buildings hav-
Ing every window broken. The nitro
glycerlne was intended for use in rail-.
road construction near Maysville.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-12-23
Christmas hTost aere.

The fact that Christmas and the
Yule- tide season is almost here, is evi.
dent on all sides this week, and as it
Is just few days over one week ere
santa Claus makes his yearly round,
there is not much time left to make
preparation for the coming of Kris
Kringle. All of the stores have open.
ed up their holiday stocks and there
Is such display of Christmas goods
as was never seen before In Orange.
burg. The city merchants and dealers
In holiday goods have this year excel.
g all previous efforts In their desire
to get the best and to pleRie their Gus
toners. AS result the chopper is be-
Wildered by the variety ard laYgeness
of the stocks found In eve.y store, all
Of which bears witness TO the fact
that the Yule.tide is going to be a
95oeHorable one this year, because
Ayerybody is more than ordinarily SUD-
Aied with money and al over the
=4pntry there has been q general pros.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-12-23
He Was Insane

Monroe Wells, aged %, son of a
carpenter at North Birmingham
Ala, secured pistol Wednesday and
fired at his mother, the bullet mar.
roWly missing her, Miss Addie Beale,
an aunt, rushed to the rescue of Mrs.
Wells, when the young man shot her
In the neck infioting a fatal wound.
de then turned the weapon upon him.
self and blew out his brains. Wells
had but recently been released from
the insane asylum at Tuscaloosa. He
was committed some time ago, but
was thought to re cured. Miss Beale
Is expected to dlu before night.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-12-23
"A Startling Revelation.

A special from Winston Salem, N.
o., says: Evidence has been discover
ed tending to show that the reservoir
disaster by which nine people lost
their lives here on Novem Der Q, was
caused by dynamite used by parties
unknown. 1t is stated that q dyna.
mite cartridge was found few days
after the bursting Of the reservoir
near the broken walls, and that 1t is
now In the possession of city offlcial.
An investigation has been proceeding
for some time, but Its results have
not been made public.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-12-23

Ee Ghey remaiE
.sy when six Of thSS
acued by crews Of Pea

- thieG dUu BO1leS Island life
sss'.Is suations. One man, Henry Ell
wards, was frozen to death and wa,
iashed IN the rigging In suSn nanne,
lhat he could not he reached and his
body Is still aboard the ship hanging
IN the rigging head downward. One
other member OF the crew was almost
frozen to death by exposure and ex.
haustion when ho was rescued by the
members OF tbs life saving Grew but
probably wild recover although his
condition is very serious. The rescued
crew are now at the Pea Island life
saving station.
Great difficulty vas experienced In
landing the crew owing to the fact
that the vessel had sunk and a heavy
sea was running at the time. The
freezing weather hamperei the work
OF rescue and the seamen we're SO over.
come by exposure and exhaustion TINT
only TWO OF the men In the rigging
were able to assist in haul 10 the whin
line aboard the vessel. Aga n and again
the line was shot out and one by one
the men were taken off the ship in the
breeches buoy, after most narrowing
experience OF more than 13 hours spent
IN the rigging Of the sinking vessel In
a temperature much below freezing.
Lheir clothing was coated with thick
layerss;G5 Ice when they were landed
saieiy each Of Pea Island. An
pt 5sade later to bring
IS e ss the sailos
,os 80; III =, ohe
< >s "a al }derstood' that h at tt the
N N G. in sommers Point,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-12-23
corToH GROWERS I MHET,
Claimed That tho aouthi is Facing q
: Monetary Crisis.

s- sf monetary sCristg
at a meeting WedJ 'esday night of
the Southern Cotton Growers Protec-l
tive Asso citation, at Shrevep port, La,
presided over by President Haryie
jordan. of Georgia, the following res.
olution was unanimously adopted: 6 J
Southern Cotton Growers
Protective Associati ion recognizes that
the South faces monetary criais, due:
30 the recent depression in the price
Of her great money staple crop cot
ton. ~
The resolution speaks of the bear
ish speculative influences and con-,
tinues:
1--WE know that at the pre-ent
prices of manufactured cotton goods
and the splendid trade condition
throughout the civilized world, that
the mills can absorb the entire output
of tho present crop at 10 cents per
pound, paid to the producers. We,
therefore earnestly call upon the hold
ers of spot cotton in the south to
stand firmly together and demand q
minimum price of 10 cents per pound
for the remainder Of the cotton crop
In their possession. We earnestly in
woke the aid Of the bankers, mer-
chants and other allied interests
throughout the south In successfully
resisting the present crisis which
confronts southern agriculture and
commercial Industries, and we wish tC
emphasize our high appreciation OF
the voluntary proposition Of southern
bankers to finance the present situa'
tion.
I'VE urge tho farmers of the south
to organize as speedily as possible ir
order that they may have uniform
system of cooperation and protec'
tion.
| I'VE authorize the president Of thil
association to confer with the offlcia
heads Of allied organizations through
out the south for the purpose of hold
ing southern Interstate convention
at the city of New Orleans, or othe
conveniently located city In the cot
ton belt, on the fourth Tuesday IL
January. 1905, to consider the bes
interests Of the producers with refer
ence to the cotton industry OF 1905.
We urge curtailment in produC
tion Of cotton and an increased pro
duction of food supply crops. w
congratulate the producers Of th
south in the firm and loyal stand the
have taken since December an
their financial ability to hold thei
: cotton and prevent its confiscation a
prices which are illegitimate and bt
low the cost of production"
A resolution was also passed con
1mendlng the correctness of the II
sports OF the government statistical
aEt Washington.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-12-23
Eswo Of the Passengers and Seven
Of the Crew Perish.
THE BURNED VESSEL !.
Was Rebuilt from Another Vessel Which
Was Destroyed BY Flre Sometime
Ago. An Engineer. Pour Fire
men and Two Deck Hands
Perish Ia the Hold.

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Nine persons, including two passen.
gers and seven of the crew. lost their
lives early Saturday in the burning |
steamer Glen Island bound from New
York to New Haven. The steame {
drifted aground on Captains Island,
Long Island sound, aud burned to the
water's edge. The vessel left New
York at o'clock Friday night with
ten or twelve passengers and heavy
valuable cargo.
Fire was discovered before midnight
of Execution point, and Is believed tu
have started in the dining room. One
lost passenger was man. The other
was a woman, resident Of New York.
The Glen Island belonged to the Star
in transportation line. The remainder
Of the passengers and crew was picked
up by a passing tug aud brought TO
New York.
The Glen Island was commanded by
Capt. McAllister, who was the last
person to leave tire wreck. She was con-
structed from the City OF Richmond.
The latter, curiously enough, also was
burned.
-Four firemen, two deck hands and
Engineer Hendr!ckson who perished
were In the hold and could not escape
before the flames swept over them.
Two passengers reported dead were
cissing when the survivors reached
the boats. It Is supposed that they
were caught In the cabins and burned
to death. The survivors were In open
boats only short time, and were on
board tie ErastuH Corning, bound for
that city about an hour after leaving
the Glen Island.
The property loss is estimated at
$3.50, non That more lives were not
sacrificed Is undoubtedly due to the
personal courage OF officers and Grew
and excellent discipline. When the
steamer was abandoned she was flame
swept from stem to stern, and yet the
only persons who lost their lives were
those whose escape had been entirlJ
cut of by the fire before the alarm
reached them.
Or thirty one persons, including tel
passengers who sailed on the Glen Is
: land Saturday night, twenty two, in
| cludlDg eight passengers, wer
brought back Sunday. The dead pas
sengers are an unknown Hebrew wo
man, who is said,to reside at New
aad an unkh9wn man, suppos
ed TO be a New Yorkear,
While the officers and crseR wer
working there was q fearful scene or
confusion among the ten passengers.
They ran about in disarray. The wo
man who lost her life had been arous.
ed by the stewardess and was on the
way to cne Of the life boats when she
suddenly turned and dashed back Into
the flaming cabin. 1t is supposed that
she went back for her valuables. She
was not seen again and must have
persisted. There was no possibility of
waiting for the rescue of those who
failed to aDppar