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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
Killed by an Explosion.

Specials from Covlngton, a town on
the Georgia railroad about 40 miles
east OF Atlanta say: The boilers at
the electric light plant exploded there
"Wednesday and killed the fireman, j..
l.. Mccullough. The cause of tho ac-
cident Is unknown, the boilers being
practically new, having been used but
four years.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
Killed tho Roy.

At Chicago while e mer Hunt, 10
years OF age, balanced bottle on his
head, William Dougherty, who had
been boastlng OF his prowess as a
marksman, it is alleged, attempted
tc emulate William Tell by shooting
the bottle. AT the second shot Hunt
fell to the floor With bullet between
his eyes and died almost instantly.
Dougherty escaped and the police are
searching for him
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
skatcs r.ike a Boy at so Years

William Hammel, eighty years old,
went skating "Wednesday with the
rest Of the boys at Shiloh, N. j.
He wrote his name on the Ice, cut
the figure eight, and then raced a
mile with much younger man and
won. The venerable skater used the
skates he bought In Philadelphia
sixty-seyen years ago.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
In the Price Of cottol on AI-
count of Ginncrs Report
OF THE q o " o R N MEN
Prices the Leweat in Tkrss Ysa,s. Ths.
Reeers, e M a!ss= O: u. Al ..;s Is
Bureau, Indicates a Yield 81
Thirteen Million Bales s
for this Year.
for this Year.

a dispatch from New York sayg tht
cotton market broke go to as point
on the census bureaus ginners repoI
indicating a crop in excess of the gov
ernment's estimate. There was very
heavy trading on the decline. The
bears contend that the ginners' report
tprobablY forecasted a crop OF nearly
$4,000, 900 bales. Following the re-
port prices, which bad shown weak
ness since the opening, broke sharply,
with January selling around 8.66,
March 81 and May 6 90. or a net de-
cline Of % to 20 points and a break OF
practically SO bale in two weeks
time. The market was very active
during Wednesday AFTERNOON wilhbig
short interests covering while ere
was also heavy liquidation ar on
every little bulge the bears sd -,
disposed to Withdraw their
orders and sell more cottos)
figures reached !..55t.iheac
lowest !.s4ss t 4es,ia s. ii d . ga
+ 22eIffy three years.
THE GINNERs' REPORaS
The census bureau Wednesoss II
sued report giving the quantity&
cotton ginned In 1877 counties up fS
December l3 last to hare been III,
9S6,6l4 running bales, which is the,
equivalent Of 11,S48,II3 commemorate
bales. The commercial bales reporte d
60 the same period for 1903 amounted
to 8,747,669. :,
In arriving at the number of COM
mercial bales, round bales are couI9
ed half bales.
The report to the same date
year covered 8l2 counties as aaas
737 this Year. The report for
present. year covers the outp. gEF'
29,5 527 ginneries, while 29,627I
included In the report for lsOad s5
product Of the different statesf
year, in runnsng bales, rep1
december l3, is as follows:
Alabama. 81 Al,
Arkansas.
Florida gs
Neoi 3 10 ...j....t.. ~ Nsthr9
Indian Territory pS8
Kentucky NJ SO
Louisiana. NsIcaH 8a
Mississippi. /. AjtgH ga
Missouri. 9EJH g 2
North Csdrjaa ssss3IB 88
88 eoeYashr f ~
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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
Whipped White Man.

A. D. Lewis, white man, SO years
OF age, whose home is in Chicago was
whipped In the woods near Natchez,
Miss, Wednesday, and ordered out OF
the State. Lewis was being taken to
she county convict farm to serve a
sentence for insulting women on the
streets. While under arrest, crowd
Of six white men took him from the
guard, carried him to the woods three
miles from town, stripped him and
gave him 60 lashes across the back,
then placed him on a train and order.
ed him to leave the State.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
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o1.-1~- u IN--N WNN, it y
a dispatch from New Cl1os RE-
with the reading OF the ginners' ~ ~
ON the cotton exchange Wednesday
cotton sluroped Al to 55 points. Ex-
traordinary excitement attended tine
break. The market was hammered
with grea0 energy. After the first
excitement the market grew uuieter
though tho decline was not, arrested.
January cotton went to $40, which
Is a decline Of about four cents during
the last thre months. n,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
THE GOSPEL OF THE CORN.
One soiensiat Worth nIillions to she
Farmers or Iowa.

| One single scientific brain, study.
Ing on the subject OF scientific corr
raising, has earned in the last year FOL
the State that employs him over SlO..
600, 900, and this Is only a beginning,
Professor P. G. Holden, of the Iowa
Agricultural College, in Ames, is the
man. BE began as school teacher,
teaching about grain as side Issue.
Now he is known as an agronomist
and breaches the gospel of the cora''
from special cars drawn throughout
the rura, districts.
The fa-ners OF Iowa once laughed
at the idea Of professor with such q
title teaching them, the best corn
growers In the world, anything about
raising corn. Now they flock from
miles away to listen to him and he is
revered and obeyed as no other man
In the State.
AS a result, in large part, of follow
Ing bis advice, they have raised about
one hundred million bushels more
corn this year than in any year of this
century, and they expect to add an.
other one hundred million bushels to
their crop next year.
Prfessor Holden became an agrono-
mist-that is. an expert In grain
ratsing-by accident. When he
taught sahool in Michigan he got up
a corn growing contest among his
pupils. He induced the hoys to pick
out the earliest, biggest and most
perfect ears fromthe fields, save them
and plant from them the best and
most perfect kernels. The result,
aided by scientific methods of cultiya.
tion, was that the boys raised more
corn on their little patches than any
body had ever dreamed OF.
Professor Holden worried cas ,..S
system until it was perfected. His
fame spread, and the Funk br6fhErS
who own 25 600 acre farm lin III,
nois, offered him big saaffar salary to run
it. He planted 20, 600 acres OF corn a
year Tor them, ,and added to their
yield more than one hundred thous-
and bushels the first year. The State
of Iowa thought he was a good thing
and engaged him to occupy the chair
OF agronomy in the Iowa Agricultural
College, in Ames. The chair was
created especially for him.
Professor Holden made the farmers
believe after time that he knew
more about corn raising than they
did. He travelled all over the State
In special trains last spring and win
ter, making tail endn speeches and
getting better crowds than any Vice.
Presidential candidate saw later In
the season. He told the farmers how
to select their seed corn, how to plant
and cultivate 1T, and on what sort OF
ground to plant ditferent sorts of corn
and how to handle 1t under different
conditions.
The results are read in the crop re.
ports on Iowa's corn yield this year.
,onl Tne average crop of Iowa corn fo :
tSu4 NJ nrI,iorty bushels to the acr,
hnsbeIs bos MI,ueTsaIs TsasHIs it has been 81 1-2
gate $50, 900, 900 bul1oap crop VIII vhns aggre ;sn
100000 more than ,as5 aoouo ~ 2 80,
The crop is worth about s30,tS non e,u
more than year ago, and ProfessNS
Holden is universally credited with o
third interest In the extra yield.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
T. sIlfnR Tree Killed Two

A special from Ellijay, Ga, says
that Wm. Cantrell and Joe Chastine
were killed and brother of Chastine
seriously injured near Burnt mountain
by falling tree. The tree was blown
by q high wind across a small frame
house in which the men were sitting
at tho time,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
Traine tn Enrnl Crn an

The neavy fog caused fatal acci-
d ent.on the New Haven road Wednes.
day night. The Boston express due,
at 2 03 IN charge OF Conductor J !. A
DAILY, OF Hartford, and Engineer
Charles Bahyn, Of New Haven, crash.
ed into an accommodation train in
the Stamford depot, George How
land, travelling conductor, OF Mount
Vernon, was killed. and many we're
lininred. - 7'l-
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
JOrdon Iapues Gall

President Harvie Joldana OF the
Southern Cotton Growers Protective
association Wednesday issued a call
for an interstate convention to be held
at New Orleans, Jan. "a 20, 1905.
Among the matters for consideration
to be acted upon are the following,
according to the call: Financing
the entire spot cJtton business OF tn
south; creating bureau Ct statistic,
for benefit OF the producers; establish
ment OF cotton exchange in each
State through which cotton can b.,
sold direct to the manufacturer; or.
ganiz.tlon quickly OF all the cotton
producers in each cotton growing
county; reduction OF cotton acreag Q
and use OF commercial fertilizers fC r
1905, OF not less than 25 per cent. :;
adoption OF local warehouse systera
TO meet the practical demand Of both
farmers and bankers throughout the
south; TO make New Orleans the lead
Ing cotton exchange In the United
States; the formation Of close ALI
ance between all the southern agricul.
tural organizations now In existence
for mutual cooperation and protec.
tion. These are among the lead ng
matters for consideration They arc
momentOus and some of them involve
tremendous propositions. But none
are incapable OF quick solution and
practical realization. The south pot
sesses the brains, the manhood and
the money to solve any great question
which threatens her prosperity"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
Poor Femow.I

AT Chicago on Friday, after buying
. colin ostcnsibly for friend Leroy
K, Neshit, a banker. committed suia
eide Friday in an undertaking stab
lishment. Scribbled dn a card In the
bankers pocket WIS d note saying:
II am tired OF being a cripple. !, s
Nesbithad "a shriyel Ga leo, and has.
spent thoneands OF dollars iii a s
lattempt TO eff6cA d rsiFa
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
VISIT TO pANKER MOORE.
ontinuing. Mr. Lawson write

siavir 6 clearly set forth the politi.
cal SITUATION through which we should
be saved, Mr.. Rogers proceeded to
map out my own program. First, l
must perfect an alibi for him by going
to Fost>er and Braman and impress
ing them that he was absolutely out
of tile, affair, and must under no Cir
cumsts'nces be brought intoi 1t, ] must
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
Boss I'm Ready To Skin The Cat.

B0ss I'm Ateady To Skin The Cat
A special to The Augusta Chronicle
from Thomson, Ca, says: John Butler
aud Guy Reed, the two men who were
convicted Of the murder of Mr. r. G..
Story here 81 days ago, were hanged
In the jail yard at 10. 30 a. m, Wed.
nesday. They both took the matter
coolly, showing but little fear or ner-
vousness. Just before the black cap
was slipped over the head Of Butler,
with grin on his face, he said to 5he
sheriff; Boss, I'm, ready to skin the
cat" The negroes killed Mr.. r. G..
Story, a prominent farmer, because
he would not let them of from work
one afternoon. The body was found In
a canebrake. a lynching was averted
by the quick work OF Judge Henry G
Hammond OF the supreme court, in
conyening court and giving them a
--.ai. Ihe cnine V IL committed, the
criminals tried and hah;ed within 27
days, being the record for 1rompt ad
minlstration Of justice in tlis State
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
CASE FULL OF MONEY.

Judge Wales was on the bench in
Wilmington Circuit Court room the
next day, says Lawson. All Of the
parties TO the arrangement were pres
ent and two dress suit cases were
stackt d up in the sight Of all present.
The formal motion to dismiss the re-
receiverSnip was made and consented
to.
At once" writes Lawson, 1.-THE
two Dire IS suit cases, each loaded with
currency, were slipped to Braman and
Foster. In the bustle BraUnan and
Foster, each with his booty fed"
They had arranged for special
train to carry them out Of Whining
ton, and in this way. Lawson says,
the plans OF the Addicks men were
defeated. Lawson says he learned
that the two men had planned to
make big coup In Bay State Gas, but
he got into the market first, sending
the price up from to 10 share, and
then causing slump when they got
aboard at the high price
In separate article Lawson again
attacks the life insurance companies,
and to upset the charge that he was
actuatcd by their refusal to insure
him, prints fac smile Of 81 900, ,0G0
bond policy which he hold in the
Equitable Life and on which he pays
yearly premium OF si44, ,22O. This
policy expires on August 22,19l2
when Mr. lawson is to receive ST.
300 900
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06

Lawson said that Addicks had
planned a revenge upon Foster and
Braman after the payment of the mon
ey. Some Of his POLITICAL "heelers."
Lawson writes, had learned Of the pay
meut In cash that was to be made,
and had planned scufiie on the sta
tion platform while the lawyer and
the receiver were waiting for the train
that was to take them from Whining
ton to New York, Lawson doesn't
state outright that the two men were
to be robbed in the scuffle, merely
saying:
We'll, many things happen in a
rush,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
Addicks to the same effect

convince Addicks to the same effect
and in addition tell him that Mr..
i Rogers bad angrily refused oget into
the mix up, that should then hold
myself In readiness to meet John
Moore and Hanna or o borne as soon
as an appointment could be arranged.
That afternoon 1 got the word and
went to No. 26 Broad way, and from
there Mr.. Rogers and l went over to
John Moore's office.
John said Mr.. Rogers, Il am
going to turn this matter over to you
and Lawson, and am to have moth
Ing further to Go with it. What you
two agree to will be satisfactory to
me, and remember, both of you, every
dollar that is paid by the National
Committee, but after it's all settled,
and II there Is no slip up, l will look
to L,wson for whatever is expended.
Is it understoodp"
I'VE agreed that 1t was, and Rog-
ers left us.'
Lawson says that the John Moore
mentioned was of the stock broker
age firm of Moore & Schley. Mr..
Moore is now dead. Lowson describes
the Washington connections of Moore
81 Schley, sayire they did business for
Senators, Congressman and other ma.
tional Officials who speculated in
stocks on their inside knowledge of
legislation.
When everything had been arranged
for the quashing OF the receivership
by the payment Of 100000. lawson
went to Boston with Mr.. Rogers at.
torney and the directors OF the Boston
companies. Legal transfers were to
be made In Boston Immediately upon
telephone news from Wilmington Of
the retirement Of the receiver. An.
other party, headed by Addicks and
including the lawyer, the receiver, q
representative Of MIR. Moore and coun-
sci for Mr.. Rogers, left at the same
time for Wilmington. This latter
contingent. Lawson says, was to carry
the money. Mr.. Lawson writes:
HOW THE PLAN WORKED.
Before took the train for Bos
ton, just after the last deed had been
signed, had come to a complete
understanding in the manner in which
the court proceedings the following
morning should be conducted. 1t was
understood that no one should take
another's word for anything, and con-
sequently that no money should pass
until specific performance of ali the
required conditions
Immediately on the release Of the
receivership Foster and Braman were
to be paid their fee, and they asked
that the $3.50, 900 cash coming to them
should be arranged in separate piles
OF bills. The two packages contain
ing Fosters and part Of Buchanan's
and Braman's $50, 900 were to be In
the costody Of John Moorer's repre-
sentative and my partner, who, with
r gers counsel and Addicks, had beer
assigned 10 represent the Bay ST.
~. thG-coa, IT, --iai'
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1T is NOT TOO EARLY

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01

Constance and Tommy visiting Grandmother
Gilman. Grandmother lived in white house the
mill pond and she had often told Constance and Tommy
about the brook which under the big beech trees and
the pasture The water from the pond turned the
wheels Of the mill, and emptied into Mill Brook There
big, solid gate to keep the water in the pond.
When the miller wanted to grind into yellow meal
the gate would be hoisted the water would rush out the
wheel would begin to turn; and then the brook which
usually flowed quietly the rocks, among the
alders and under the BRIDGE would become ferce
ing stream. When this happened Tommy would call out,
Constance, Constance, the mill is gongl and both the
children would the pasture, and watch the
water leaping down the rocks.
At the bottom Of the pasture where the beech trees
grew, at the edge Of the brook, sandy little cove,
and here the children played at running mill Tommy
would take the little wooden pail grandma had given
him, and bring palful of pebbles for corn and Con
stance would play that she the miller and turn the
pebbles out and fill the pail with nice fine sand for meal
ct wish could follow the brook, " Constance would
say they played the big rocks where the
turned and flowed under the aers green field
under the high wooden bridge, and then wandered among
big rocks until it emptied into the bay.
Some day, when the mill isn't going, win, =
answered Tommy, boldly.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01

One summer day, when Tommy tired Of
sailing boats in the little he said Come let's
follow the brook
ssWay down to the bridget" asked Constance
eyes answered Tommy. "I'n take the pail, be.
well home BY the road, and II take big stick
and go ahead, and find places for you to step.
Constance held her clean gngham dress up that it
would not get splashed and they started out. One
two frogs hoped up big fat rock anu croaked
little, but the children did not hear them.
ct guess grandmother win be prised when
get home and tell her all the way we been, " said Con-
stance they waded round the big rocks and
scooched' down to escape the overhangng branches.
pose the mill should start up" said Tommy sud
denly.
80 Tommy, what would doi'' said Constance, for
to the little girl the rush Of the water down the quiet
little stream dangerous and fearful thing.
1T only said ts'pose, /" replied Tommy. "Do you
think anybody waded down this brook before Con
stancef''
.tLet's hurry, Tommy said Constance
Just then there rushing sound from upstream
The shallow places began to ripple Looking back they
could little eddies aud currents The alder bushes
too thick for them to reach the shore easily.
Let 3 run, said Tommy. 1--WE get to the
bridge frs and they splnshed and stumbled fast
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
ONE LITTLE Girl.

When I ruffed apron, when my hair is smooth
and neat,
And take my little reader to the shady garden seat
Perhaps my grandma me- and know what she viii
say:
"My dear, you re like Cousin She never cared
to play ---= if~.-
Then when papa home late he has SO much
put his slippers by the CRATE before his dinners thru
ne Lifts me on his lap and says, in such loving way,
day.
Sometimes keep the cart too long, and hard
with Sue,
And dig the sandheap most all up-it IS what like to do
Why then my little brother says, ct never thought
before
You look most like that Simpson girl who used to live
next door,
But when my mama sits and sews, get my hemming.
we rock and talk the longest time the way the grown
folks do.
feel 80 happy when she smooths my very roundest curl
AND smlhng' whispers, Yes just now you're mama's
lady girl
The Youth 3 Companion.