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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-18

suppose would have carried him
there. Mr.. Morris asked Mr.. Wilson
to phone for Mr.. III. IL. Carlisle, a.
gentleman had not seen up to that
time, or IL had do not remember 1t.
Mr.. Carlisle came. After discussing
the matter those gentlemen advised
Mr.. Morris to sign the receipt and ao
cept the money, which Mr.. Morris
did. I think handed three 85 bills
to Mr.. Wilson, l think Mr.. Morris Is
right In that. gave him my receipt
and he gave me his We walked down
the steps together, Mr.. Morris insist
Ing upon my going back to his place
Of business with him. In the moan
time Mr.. Morris said something to me
about $26 which he had paid for some
newspaper business, don't remember
what 1t was, and that he paid with
the understanding that he was to be
elected. / said to Mr. Morris, Did
you pay that money with the promise
Of being reelected?' He said, Il did,
l says, Then you were treated damn
dirty, and If / were you l would de.
mand my money back.'"
Mr.. Farley, witness: II would like
to make q statement to Mr.. Blease
So far as my feelings toward you are
concerned they are of the kindest. The
conversation between me and MIR.
Cathcart Wednesday night was when
ne said Mr.. Toland had seen you and
knowing yon az a. member of the com
mittee quit trying to persuade him. /"
Mr.. Blease: II am glad you told
him. l honor you for not doing the
dirty work some people are trying to
do"
Mr.. Blease, continuing his state.
ment: Mr.. Morris said l don't know
how to get it, said, Il will write an
order for you, and wrote the order
In my own handwriting with nothing
to conceal from any man political enc.
my or otherwise. gave it to Mr..
Morris did not ask Mr.. Morris at
any time for any papers or letters in
connection with this investigation
but only such as were to be used In
this settlement between him and my.
self as attorney for the Atlanta Brew
ing company. MIR. Christensen and Mr..
Lyon were not mentioned by me to
Mr.. Morris nor by Mr.. Morris to me
at any time. may have said to Mr..
Morris, don't remember, that you
boys have talked too much,' but If
did 1t was in relation to the diflicult,
between him and Mr.. Dunwoody ano
not In relation to this committee or
any subdivision Of it. That, so far as
know. Is my entire conversation IL
the Spartanburg investigation. have
never advised any man not to come be.
fore this committee. I have never ad
yised to testify before this committee,
have never done aught by word o.
act other than to help on this investi
CATION and any man who says so OF
intimates to the contrary is o liar"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-18
TO KILL NUT GRASS.
a Farmer Says oowpeas sown Thiek-
~ VIII DO IL. = y p 49, i,

= N''"S y SoNspoetbSVlW AhAch-
" WIN DO Ii. "a So
0. w. Blackwell, of Vance County,
N. O., In answer to an enquiry in The
Progressive Farmer as to how to xii
nut grass says: While my tests are
not yet conclusive, believe that GOV
peas will kill 1T. Plow and harrow
the land as thoroughly as possible;
about June Goth harrow In at leas,
two bushels of cowpeas per acre broad
cast. A plow covers too deep. Pu
them In with disk harrow. If the sol
is poor apply o liberal quantity Of
stable manure or fertilizer rich IL
ammonia as you can afford. If the
season Is fairly favorable for peas, ano
a dense growth OF vines cover the land
the nut grass will, am convinced
be killed. l smothered 1T out in sew
eral places last year that way, and car
so far find none. But the growth Of
vines must be dense, and the summer
not too dry or q second or even thirc
crop must be grown In bequent
years. L. nave proved beyond question
that the densest growth of wire grass
can be killed by one good crop Of pea
vines. But it must be good one. II
had the choice Of two farms of equal
natural fertility, one free from wir,
grass, and one so densely matted with
it that you could not put a plow In 1t
except In winter when the ground was
nf 70 I pl, foi
ter farm. should take it because
know that the wire grass had greatly
enriched 1T, and that | could Kill 1t al
@ill. In winter ] should put In q two
horse plow and turn that wire grass
sod bottom up. This sod | should Gu
up we'll with disk harrow, and broad
cast peas In June as stated. Then
should be pretty sure to have a goot
farm, for wire grass permits no wash
Ing and improves land rapidly"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-18
s. @, FRIDAY. AUGUST 49, 1905.
How come the conversation to

Az How come the conversation to
comeSup, he had told me about some
sales OF fswhiskey he had made in vari.
GUS places In other towns, in New.
berry; he said he had sold some right
there In Hub Evans own town; at
least hs had had dispensers to order
some OF the brands of whiskey from
the houses that he was representing
He had the dispensers to order whis.
key fy9m tho State dispensary, the
brandSaf whiskey he was represent.
Q Int other words Mr.. Smith rep.
resented Whlskey houses and he went
to local dispensers and asked them to
order sffom the State dispensary the
whiskey he, Smith, was selling; is that
itp', '
a. "Yes SIR"
Q,ss'"Go ahead and tell the rest of
the conversation.
a. II asked him what kind OF
business did he do in Charleston. He
said iho sold moro to blind tigers there
than to dispensers. He said he sold
IL blind tiger people, and had the
privilege OF curslng out one dispenser. -
Chairman Hay: WAS that while
Mr.. Smith was member OF the coun.
tY board OF control?"
AL Yes sir. He said he went to
somo dispenser there in Charleston,
don't rember his name; he said he
was big, ileshy fellow and asked him
to buy some whiskey from the house
he was representing, and the dispen.
ser asked him what there was in It for
him, and he told him not cent, he
WASN'T one Of them kind that had to
pay p dispenser anything to buy his
Whiskey. He said he had friend on
the State board who would put them
out OF business II they did not buy it
and sid the next morning that night
thatfellow come to his room at the
hotcl!and walked him up-he come to
h1sroom, probably before he went to
bedTand gave him the biggest order
he had ever received from any dis.
penser."
@ "Mhat was after Mr.. Smith
had told him about this friend he had
ON the State board Of directors?"
Az Yes sir."
Chairman Hay: ibid he say who
that friend wesP"
Al No, sir; he didn't say"
On Thursday Mahafrey took the
stand and denied telling Morris that
Evans had given money or whiskey to
himsfOr any purpose.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-18
Speedy Nlurdor TriaI.

All records for speedy trial were
broken at Ashyille Tuesday, when AT
Dougherty, colored, was sentenced to
the penitentiary for IL years within
"a hours after killing Nose Williams,
also colored, of which crl me he was
convicted. The homicide occurred
near the city late Monday afternoon.
The corners inquest was held the
same evening and at O'Clock in the
morning the cornorer's jury returned
It's verdict, duplicating Dougherty
He was already under arrest and wa
brought to that city and tried in th'
superior court that afternoon, the
grand jury having found true bill
that morning. The man pleaded
guilty Of manslaughter and was sen
fenced Immediately.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-18
MONEY FROM DOGS.

ThegTax This Year Will be Over
Forty Thousand Dollars.
~ The school fund this year will be
increased with something like $40, 900
as alresult of the dog tax. The dog
tax was passed by the legislature two
" sago, but it did not become oper-
2 until this year and as 1t stands
ser,- owner nf . dnr,,iauat pay. a
state ta1Nof SO cents In addition to
the regular valuation tax. Particular
attention was called to this in circu.
lar letters to the auditors last year
and 1T Is expected that there will be
an increase in the returns. Last year
there were 71,7l3 dogs reported In
this State, having value of $4S3, 1914.
BY counties the returns as to dogs
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-18
Good Rrionds.

Baroness Rosen, wife Of the new
Russian ambassador, and the wife OF
Japanese Minister Takahira ar close
presonal friends necessarily kept apar
until q treaty Of peace shall have beer
ratified. The baroness met Mrs. TAX
ahira when her husband represented
Russia In the Mlkados capitol. A
warm friendship sprang up and was
maintained at long distance by cor,
respondonce until the outbreak O
trouble, In Korea. When. this crue
war is over doubtless they will NEE,
In tho Doudoir OF one or Ihe otier 10;
"a good, long talk,n
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-18
Totals. ...........7l,7l3 s4S3, 1914
The Disponsary In Georgia.

Col. Il. Larry CAN'T In speaking of
the dispensary says 1t Is the best solu.
tion OF the liquor question in South
Carolina II the graft is eliminated. He
said that there were some counties in
Georgia which had made great sue.
cess OF the institution, and cited Ter
roll county, which has macadamzed
every road In the county, and has
built thriving county; in the county
OF which Athens Is the county seat,
they cleared $4,000 last year but
they arc fIocd u tilo corruption which
headquarters" like those in Colum
bia give.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-18
Killed tho Marshal,

Mike ASpinwall, city M arshal, was
assassinated Thursday by a. j. Chest
nut. Chestnut was pursued by 25
armed citizens who left their places Of
business to prevent his excapc. He
fired twice on his pursuers and was
shot through tho left side with rifle
ball. He was brought back and lo9g.
ed In Jail. He said: "Blind tiger
liquor has brought me to this" Chest
nut had street fight Thusday after
noon with Luke White, who had best.
ed him. Olty Marshall Aspinwall In.
terfered and the shooting followed.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-18
iratal Oollis,on.

A head on collision at Norfolk he.
Ween electric trains of ths reenyiew
liVislon of the Norfolk Railway and
Light Co.'s system Wednesday even.
ng. resulted IN the death of motorman
sydney Thomas, formerly of Lynch.
,urg, and the slight injury OF Robert
.a't and wife, of that city, Charles
aiobs, OF Berkeley. and John Grim.
stead, all passengers. Tfis rs..ra.a
authorities say the collision was due to
iisobedience Of orders. Both trains
Nefe badly damaged,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-18
n GOOD way.

Sir John Madden, the new chic
Justice at Victoria, has hit upon a uev
way Of making things interesting TO-
old offenders" lie adds up up al
thier previous terms in jail and Civ
them the total aa their M,ntence. Th,
other day he sentenced o criminal
nine years and one month, his aggre
gate record,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-18
Wipo Tlloiil ont.

The mosquito never had many
friends and since 1t has been estab.
lisheC that he Is sort Of rural free
delivery for yellow fever he will lose
any thaB he may have mad in the
past. II the whole breed can be ex.
terminated and the seed lost 1t will
do no injury TO humanity.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-18
HE SOLD WIIISKEY,

g. DO you recolleot statement
made by Mr.. @. 0. Smith In regard to
his going to Charleston TO sell whis
key to certain dispenser down there
and the dispenser refused to buy, and
the transaction that took placer"
a. Yes sir, that was Oh Saturday
before my defeat on Monday, l believe
about the 9th Of April, Mr.. Smith was
talking there in thc beer house Ia
tho presence Of Mr.. Farley, myself and
others.
q. What did he say Mr.. MorrIsp"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-10-26

A dispatch TO the Tribune from
Binghamton, n. Y. says: Much COM
ment has been caused by the startling
statement that 1t would bc better II
many churches we're bSrned, made 10y
the Rev DR. NJ. w. stykcrr presidcn,
OF the Hamilton college, In sermon
preached in the First Congregational
church In this city Sunday.
Probably 5000 churches In this
country could Ike spared II they were
disposed Of In that way" declared
President Styker, who was preaching
on the subject Of the modern inter
probation " Providence. !"
The tendency has been ia division
Of the church, said he I'm too many
places the number u churches erected
Is beyond the need OF the communities,
now and for long time 10 come.
They are living at a poor, dying rate,
and 1T would be better II many Of thu
churches were burned, the people
gathered into one large church, and
the surplus money used To carry the
gospel into those fields where IL has
not yet been taken. by NJ doing, the
cause Of Christ and humanity would
he far better conserved. -- Exchange.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-10-26

Secretary Shaw and the collector OF
the port at san Francisco are reported
10 have been somewhat perplexed over
the question AZ Ia how to treat the
baggage Of Miss Alice Roosevelt on
her return from her Asiatic tour. In
the Philippines, China. Korea and
Japan, the presidents daughter re-
cieyed many handsome and valuable
presents, the value OF which have been
estimated AZ high as 100000. On this
valuation, the duty would amount u
about 90 per cent, or possibly 81, 900
A suggestion has been made that
the personal Of the presidents daughter
should be treated as is the baggage Of
the diplomats, the crowned heads and
tignitaries of other governments
which is being admitted free. Secre
tary shaw Is reported "a have taket
the matter direct To the president
with the result that President Rose
welt said:
There Is only one thing 10 do. "Iha
is TO treat my daughters baggage a
you would the baggage u any othe
private person. She viii pay the dut,
on everything that Is dutiable. "--Fu
catello Tribune.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-10-26

Nearly half a million dollars Is the
price brought by the green fruit OF
southwestern Idaho during the season
Of 1905, says the Boise Statesman.
That is the estimate OF those most
familiar with the fruit situation In
Ada, Canyon and Washington coun--
ties. There have been In the neigh
borhood OF 325 cars Of refrigerated
Philippines and pcars-sent east
from this section Of Idaho, and II Is ex-
pected there will be about 100 cars OF
apples sent out In addition 10 the ear
lier fruit.
The prunes and pears brought gros
amount, as averaged by r. V. Martin.
the Idaho agent Of the Earl Fruit
Company, OF something like $1,000
while IL is believed the gross receipts
for the cans OF apples will be somewhat
larger. thus the total amount receiy.
we'd In New York and Chicago and the
other eastern fruit centers for south
western Idaho fruit during the season
will be nearly, II not quite s5ao,oon
| The net profit to the fruit raiser has
been els per ton on the prnnes and
pearS, or between 80 and 400 :pel
car. Something in the neighborhooe
OF 1850 per car has been eaten up b,
freight and icing, while packing. com
mission, duty on foreign shipments
claims for pnr conditions, etc, hay'
consumed the balance Of the amount
received for the fruit in the eastern
markets
The prices given, Of course, are tn
average amounts, as near "a they Cal
lie estimated. Particular cars havi
brought much more, while some cars
claimed to be In poor condition, has
returned practically nothing. Thre
cars OF Idaho Italian prunes we're Sol'
by the Earl Fruit Company In NeS
York for 81, 4s3 OF an average of sl-4
per crate for the loo0erates- The sam
conSern sold car for Hartley & Rich
ards Of Emmett for sl.s72 while ca
from {. j. sinsels packing hous
: brought 1881 in Philadelphia. Nj
Sinsel, during the season. has sfippe
81 cars OF prIlnes and pears
"one tfdng that has been eonclusiei
shown this season" said Mr.. MART
In speaking q the handling Ct III
years fruit for the Earl Fruit CdI
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-10-26

! LEESBURG LOCALS.

n. a. Johnson and II. A. Brown
brought to camp fine large deer
Saturday IS an indicator Of their
prcwess as hunters.
James X. Walsh transacted busi-
ness here Friday OF last week.
John Z. Greayes, OF Blackbird.
drove stage for Frank O'Conpor last
week
Thos. Hungate made a business
trip to the county seat last week.
Charley Metz killed four brown
and black bear last week. He
brought them TO this place today.
William HageI went out TO the val
ley last Friday 20 spend few days
with bis family.
James II. Steel. the Salmon freight
er, passed through this place today.
Evan stephens made business trip
TO forney today.
October 10, 1906.
Grant Rood aud Dan Fry have Just
finished a mill-run Of the ore from
their mines on Rapls creek. Their
ore contains aboat s35 gold per ton.
/ Lorton Prince has been on the sick
list for the past week.
Harry Snyder Is driving stage for
Evan stephens.
| vanta Mahoney Is getting 10 wood
for the winter.
James X. Walsh vas over from
Moose creek Sunday.
Thomas ilungate is hauling In MIN
lug timbers for O. v. kirkpatrick.
T.. n. Randolph completed a q
days mill run last "Wednesday fronl
his Arnett creek mines Mr.. Ran
dolph made very satisfactory clean
up.
Dan Davis visited at 4. II. Ran.
dolph's last week.
George Smith came In last wednes
day to do the assessment work o,
Z his group Of mines near this place.
Richard Harris Is suffering from
: very painful attack Of rheumatism.
, NJ. A. Chandler and wife were u
n from Mackinaw gulch today.
a October q, 1906
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-10-26
Signal

VIM. Il. BcxweIl, Sr., of BlackfOot,
father u W. r. Boxwell, the merchant
ut that place, well known here, was
run over by the cars at Blackfoot sun
day and had both legs crushed.
The old gentleman was 10 years OF
age and quite deaf. so that when a
beet train approached toward him
while walking ON the track he was UNI
able 10 hear Its approach though all
signals were given and the brakeman
and conductor both endangered their
lives In trying To warn him of the APP
preaching danger.
Both legs were crushed but he sus-
tanned no other injuries OF any mo-
ment. The accident occurred about
81 p m. and he was brought Ia this
city soon after In charge Of Prs Patris
and Mitchell VI Blackfoot, and was
placed under the care OF Dr. Wright
at the Mcmillan house.
IL was found that the legs woale
have To be amputated and this wa
done, the patient seemed 10 stans
the operation nicely, He rallied ant
was apparently doing well up to abou
5 o'clock last night when he seemed u
be taking a natural sleep, but frou
which he never woke.
His son and the latter's wife wer,
with him at the time Of his death.
The remains will be taken 10 BLACK
foot this evening and will be buried i
the cemetery there. Pecatello Al
vance.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-10-26

by applying an antiseptio dressing
to wounds, bruises, burns and like
injuries before Inflammation sets 10,
they may be healed without matuTa-
ton and In about one-third the time
required by the old treatment.
This Is the greatest discovery and
triumph OF modern surgery. Cham
berlain's Pain balm acts on this
same principle. IL is an antiseptic
and when applied to such injuries,
causes them to heal very quickly.
1t also allays the pain ADD soreness
and prevents any danger Of blood
poisoning. Keep a bottle OF Pain
Balm In your home and it will save
you time and money, not to mention
the Inconvenience and suffering such
injuries entail. For sale by all deal
ers.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-10-26

Plus X. seems To be very Roose-
welt OF popes. Tradition cannot hold
him unless he approves IL. He has
made terms with the Italian govern
mcnt. lie has broken out OF the
bounds OF the Vatican that his emil
nent predecessor kept so scrupulous-
iy. Now We hear that an athletic
meeting has been arranged to be held
under his patronage within the pre-
cincts OF the Vatican, In which hun
dreds Of contestants will compete.
The Pope has given the gold and sill
yer medals which are TO be prizes.
and II Is announced that he viii him.
self be present at the iinai event on
the programme. What could better
emphasize the Impression that the
Pope Is modern man. concerned
with the life that now Is. and sole.
Itons To foster whatever makes men
litter to live Y-Harper's Weekly.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-10-26

pany, which has secured nearly all Of
Che crop, SIS that the fruit does not
require anything like as much water
as it has been given in the past. There
has been less irrigation this year than
for several seasons past, and the Ital-
ians are universally larger Not only
that, but We have received reports
from cars which were on the road for
very long periods that they arrived
In first class condition. The dryer
ground has seemed TO leave the fruit
in less delicate condition. ~ eisel
Signal.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-10-26

Recorder:
Ou the evening of sunday, Oct
5th. l left Salmon In the genial COM
pany OF Rev. +. Il. Bonner for Red
rock, EN- route for Boise and the Sol
diers Home.
On our first night out we stopped
at old Fort Len hi and was royalty
entertained by Mr.. Sharkey and fam
lily Early the next morning, al
though quite cold We continued our
journey. speeding over the frozen
road behind Mr. Bonner's spirited
team. We lunched at Mr.. Sbessers
station and reached the Bedrock sta
tion ut O'Clock p. IN, about an hour
ahead OF the coach. here We met
rhos- Kane. wife and baby, who we're
ON their way To the coast. Taking
the south bound train at $40 we ar
rived at Pocatello at ! 30 a. m. We'd
nesday morning. Here we had ia
wait until half past ! O'Clock for a
vest bound train, which left the sta
tion with nine passenger coaches ar
irving at ioise at 3 30 p. IN. the same
day. here hung up at the Capitol
hotel, anticipating day or tive
looking over the town before report
Ing to the Home. was very
much taken with the capital city,
which will speak OF later.
On the evening OF the 2lst ! re-
ported at the Home aud was cordial,
received by the corps OF veterans ol
about 100 In numbers. Several o
whom was previously acquainted
with. was most agreeatly sur
prised by their cheerful and gentle
manly bearing, and the few days
have spent here since my arrival re
veais the cause Of this bearing. Th'
buildings of the Home are well bull
with considerable architectural beau
ty aud surrounded by we'll kept gar
dens, and fruit orchards besides Othe
shrubbery. which makes stroll AM
lettering places delight. The man
aeement of the Home in all OF It's de
partments, Is good which a nnani
nous astestation OF all the veteran
will signify
lind IL treason to say or act deros
atory to the interest OF this ttuiySoI
| diers Home. An idea eau be caugh
| from the following: | saw a lare
number OF chickens in an adioinit.
, field and inquired to whom they b,
longed? the answer came from ha
, adozcn--to us-and the thrifty pen {
4 hogs? They are ours. Just then
grizzly old veteran came along Wit
n "A pretty girl baby In his arms.
asked whose is thatY Ours, our
ours came from every direction. Mar
claim that they came 10 the Rock
mountains Ia search OF wealth, bu
: did not find 1t until they got to Il
Home.
The little services required OF Il
u inmates OF the Home do not work at
" hardship. IL Is rather healthy re
C reation. will have more To say {
u this line In the future.
d will close this 10y remarking TIN
II every impecunious veteran shou
l. seek the Soldiers Rome, especial
&c those In Idaho for IL Is a beauty.
Driftwood.