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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-20
LEAD THE STATE.
0rangebuJg and Anderson Counties
Come Firs in South Carolina.
Several Texas Counties Raise and
Market Big Crops OF GOOD
Cotton.

Orangeburg aud Andersen counties
are the largest cotton producing
counties In South Carolina and theil
yield OF the fleecy staple ranks then
well in the standing of the countie,
In the cotton belt
Charleston gets but little OF Ander.
sons cotton but a goodly part of the
yield of Orangeburg, the former cot
ton being used very generally by the
mills In the upper section of South
Carolina and Charleston's participa.
tion in the profits of the second larp
est growing cotton county comes ia
when the dividends are declared or
the stock OF the mills in which there
Is much Charleston money.
For a long time. says The Anderson
Mail, It has been known that Ander.
son county produces q very heavy
yield of cotton, but very few people
nave taken the trouble to ascertain
ner exact standing among the cottou.
producing counties of the Southern
states, from the latest absolute offl.
cial figures, those of the season 9O3 o.
the following facts are learned:
Anoerson's county yield entities her
20 twenty-second place In the list OF
all the counties in the Cotton Bait
and TO second place in South Carolina.
Otangeburg alone stands above her in
this State, with q lead for the &c ason
OF 1897 bales. Andersun's Weld in
1908 was 43,397 bales. Anderson's
yield In 1904 was 43, 557 bales. o oly
seven counties enst OF the NJ Mississippi
proouced moro cotton, one Of these
o,lDg Orangeburg county, South Oar
DINA. West OF the Mississippi more
ootton was produced by IL counties in
Ie&as and one county each in Louisi.
ana, Indian Territory and Oklahoma
Territory. Ellis county, Texas, leads
the whole Cotton Belt with the enor.
nous production of 1O7, 1912 bales in
one season.
According to the reports of the
United States Census Bureau, Ander.
son county stood sGill higher In
l893-94. Only seven counties cast of
tie Mississippi produced m'ore cotton
than Anderson, Orangeburg county,
south Carolina being one, and the
other six being,in Mississippi, and only
l3 :ounties west of the Mississippi grew
mores Two Of three were in Western
Louisiana and eleven in Texas. An
derson county stood twenty first In
the list of all the cotton producing
counties.
The !lala average yield per acre is said
the estimated acreage this year of
32 600, 600 acres, we would have a
yield of 13,440,O00 bales of cotton.
while the largest crop in previous
years was IL 1868, 600 bales in 1898 100.
This is, Of course, estimating that
the average yields AZ 100 of a bale
to the acre. and that 80, 900, 900 acres
were planted in cotton last year.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-20
Vandals ar Work

a dispatch from Washington says
an unsuccessful attempt was made By
one or more civilians to blow up le
statue Ct Frederick the Great, recent.
ly presented by the &c nperor of Ger.
many, and now standing in the wal
college grounds. A charge OF explo.
sives with a lighted fuse was attached
10 the fence surrounding the statue
but was removed by an employee be
fore 1t exploded. No damage resulted.
The PERPETRATORS escaned.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-20
Killed His tyir,,.

a special from Newman, Ca, says
that .F. M. Alums shot and al,
most instantly killed his wife there
Wednesday. He attempted suicide soon
afterwards. but was prevented from
ending mis- own life. There is ,onsid.
era6le excitement over the occurrence.
Jealousy on the part Of Alums to.
wards his wife and the fact that she
would not live with him are suppose d
10 nave been the causes of the
tragedy.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-20
Il Largo piow

The largest plow In the world is
owned by Richard Gird Of San Ber.
nafdlno county, Cal. This immense
agricultural machine stands l8 feet
high and weighs 10000 pounds. 1t
runs by steam, is provided with l2
l2'inch plowshares, and is capable or
plowing fifty acres of land day. 1t
consumes from one to one and one.
half tons Of coal day, and usually
travel az the rate Of four miles an
hour.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-20
Snicide OF Raiser,s Dent,ss.

Doctor Sylvester, the American
dentist of the kaiser, who sulcided,
lay In state at his home In Berlin.
Germany, hundreds filing past to see
the remains, which will be cremated
at Hamburg Saturday. 1t is reported
that after the suicide the body Was
eft unwashed and unheeded several
hours. This has cansad great indig-
natloa. DR.. Sylvester was most pro-
ninent socially and made an unrnade
careers az deSlrea.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-20
Great Gift To Ohn,oh

Levi P. Morton, former Vice Pres .
lent OF the United STAGES and Govern.
T OF New York, is the glver OF $780,.
oo TO the fund for the completion OF
the cathedral of ST. John the Devlne
in New York City. The gift was an.
announced last week, but Mr. Morton's
name was withheld until now.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-20
Russian Military Trapedy,

The Berliner Zsitung reports fatal
clash between reserYIsts and the Local
garrison at Smoiensk, Russia. Three
thousand reserVists, the paper says,
stopped at Smolensk. They ran
amnck rioted aud plunde.ed and the
governor ordered the Local garrison
OUT, who fired into the reservists.
The colonel and live of his junior
officers OF the reserviSts, suioidsd out
OF shame.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-20
the regular rate OF pay for witnesses

the regular rate OF pay for witnesse
IN Rlchland county. 1t Is also em
powered with power to commit 70
contempt Of court. The committe,
Is, II possible, to make a report befor,
February and the expenses shall b,
charged to the dispcnsary, to be pait
by the commissioner.
This was referred to the COMMITTEES
on dispensary, and immediately after
wards Senator Hough reportsd that
the governor would present his mes
age. Col. j. e. Norment, Gov. Hey.
wards private secretary, appeared
with the message which was then
read. With 1t was q special message
calling the senator's attention to the
various reports already out, and com.
manting on the promptness with
which they had been delivered.
Senator Raysor introduced bill
calling for compulsory education Of at
IL weeks per annum, natol Brown
introduced a bill to reduce tobacco
charges and Senator VonKolnitz two
bills relating to the liability OF stock
holders, both Of banks and Of other
enterprises. Senator Won Kolnitz
also introduced a joint resolution to
allow the Charleston Light and Wa.
ter Power company to erect perma.
nent dam across Goose Creek.
The recommendations for commit.
tee appointments were then read
and adopted. The clerk of the house
appeared to announce that that body
had been organized and was ready for
business. Senator Raysor moved ad
journment.
WEDNESDAY, PROCEEDINGS.
South CarolIna's house of lords, the
senate, took but a bare 20 minutes
Wednesday to dispatch It's business.
Senator Marshall of Richland intro
duced bill to perpetuate the charter
of the South Carolina Historical asso-
ciation. This bill also provides a
room In the State house where the
valuable records may be kept and an
appropriation Of 1900.
Senator Mauldin Of Greenvillc in
troduced a joint resolution to have
the governor appoint committee to
invt saigate the financial affairs of
Greenyiiie county.
Senator Blake of Abbeville intro
duced bill to allow Augustine T.
Smythe, Patrick Calhoun and earn
Vile Beale to dam the Savannah river
at Trotter's shoals In Abbeville coun.
ty for the purpose Of installing a
power plant.
President Sloan announced these
appQint91Ants: Pete Sanders, door
-. .. Pyles, mail carrier;
Andrew Crawford, Jr., secretary to
the president; Abe Foster, laborer.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-20
PERSIA Pays UP.
';ssidou q q pSas saersd aFission
ary Gets Handsorn E surn

on March l3 last the department.
OF state received news by cable OF the
murder of the Rev. Benjamin w.
Labaree, an American missionary.
near Oproumia, in Persia, by a gang
IIof ffantic Xurds. A demand was inn.
mediate lasss sssse ssSe for the arrest and
Grlal OF III ~ SSsSI d rers, whose, lender.
Seyd NIT ,caa,, lfEs looked ihkpon as
lineal descenGS She pSS,nhat
This circumstance az Ne fhsar &c.
arousing disturbances o67f6u,s Ssaa9slI
ferred with prompt ands5cfia
tlon on the part Of the local anS
ties. >..S--'s-
The most pressing and earnest ran.
resentatiOns OF the American lepa-
tiun at Teheran remained fInitless
until October IL, when theg.United
States minister was instructed by.
cable to make known to the govern.
raent CT the shah the preSident'S con.
Germ IN the adequate punishm ent of
Gil the criminals and OF his inventfon
10 lay the matter before congress-.
With appropriate recommendations
II compliance with his demands for
full Justice were further delayed.
The murderers were thereupun ar
rested, but the Persian government,
holding the life Of a descendent of the
prophet sacred, off .red pecuniary in
'iemnity In lieu of the death penalt,
or Mir Chafer and promised the exc
'ution OF bis accc mplices. After con
'ultation With the widow OF the Rev.
Mr.. Labaree, the offer was accepted,
Ind an indemnify of $50, O00-greatly
n excess Of the sum named by the
widow was paid to the American le-
gatlon on January 8. Solemn assur-
ance has been given that the accom-
plices would receive effective and
swift punishment and that no special
tax would be levied on Christians in
the province to recover the amount of
the indemnity.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-20
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

| UASACN1oOh1 . ofhOCEhDlNGb, D,
In the house Of representative,
Wednesday morning half an hour wa.
consumed In reading the roll Of mem
oers In order to get the names lrreot
There were few alterations, but the
member from Anderson" count,
asked that his name be recorded a,
"Joshuay w. Ashley" instead OF 81
W." The governors message was re-
ceived and read. This occupied quite
a lot OF time also, and there was little
else done Wednesday.
Mr.. Joseph Glover of Beaufort pre.
sented himself before the bar OF the
house and took the cath of on1ce.
On motion Of Mr.. ATTAIN mt Moses
the parts of the governors mts,age
were referred to the committees tc
which they properly belonged.
Speaker Smith did not announca
the names of the members OF the va.
rlous committees or the names of the
attaches in the hall, but will probably
do so Thurs lay.
Amor Z the bills to bs introduced In
the housT ~ will be ono to create ca,
noun coduty; bill by MED. l<Ant
bert to lVlt banks under - he
regulations,i for taxatipS stir
mills and cotton seed oif9s1ffS.
The following bills were presented
Tuesday:
MIR. Sinkler-To fix the liability of
ste ckholders In banks.
Mr.. Nash-To further provide for
the creation Of the State Historical
Assc citation.
Mr.. McColl-To regulate the sala-
ries Of court stenographers.
Mr. Kershaw-To promote the at
tendance OF children upon public
schools.
Mr.. Toole-To reduce the number
OF hours Of days work In cotton
mill from IL to 10 hours.
Mr.. Ksrshaw-To amend the act
liking warehouse charges on tobacco
nj. Hhhaioy-IA. 5!!! tc authorize
the Charleston Light and Power com.
pany to construct a permanent dam
across Goose Greek in Berkeley Ccun.
ty.
THURsDAY'E PROCEEDINGS.
The house nf representatives oot
down to work Thursday. Quite a
number OF bills were introduced. A
number of concurrent resolutions
were also submitted. Citizen Ashley
offered a concurrent resolution to ad-
journ sine die February l1th.
When the motion Of Mr.. Fraser OF
Sumter to change rule of the house.
20 have the house stand adjourned
at II O'Clock on Saturday till IL
o'clock On the following Monday was
read Mr.. Ashley at once opposed it.
He wanted the me m bers TO stay In
Columbia and attend to their work.
fThesldss- Of iuae was expensive to bEe
State. Mr.. Morgan OF Greenville
asked to have the resolution read
again. Mr.. Fraser then explained
the motive for the change. AS for
himself, he said, he had not lost more
than half an hour from legislative
time since he had been member Of
the house, but it was notable fact
that much time was lost both in dis.
cussions on Saturday morning as to
whether or not the house should ad.
journ and then on Tuesday when of.
ten times business had to be done
over again. The resolution was car
rted by a vote of 90 to 23.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-20

j,ction, the house would be used to.
night for the college celebration and
al Invitation was extended the MEM
bers TO- attend.
On motion Of Mr.. CASTOR the house
then adjourned until noon Thursday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02
RESERVE YOUR ROOMS FOR THE
PORTLAND FAIR NOW.

Through an agreement with the
Portland Service Co. we are in a posi-
ton to reserve rooms In Portland for
a limited number. It is not necessary
to give the date you expect to be in
Portland at the time application is
made for room. Your accommodation
will be reserved for you when you ar
rive.
1t is advisable to make reservations
for rooms early in order to save time
on arrival. Rooms can be had now
from Is cents to $3.50 per day and
those making application now will get
the choice Of the rooms.
For full information call on or ad-
dress, r. BURNS,
General Agent, No. Fl Main st.
Walla Walla, Wash
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02

That man was laughed at who on
his first voyage said that the ocean
did not look so large as he supposed
it would, but he was not alone in ex-
periencing disappointment The hor-
lion at sea gives no idea of the linn
itless water beyond. A sea captain de-
clares that the average landsman can
not see more than ten miles from the
ship in any direction, and it would
have to be mountain or some station
airy object for him to be able to dis
tinguish it. The nasts Of a ship are
said to be visible to the naked eye not
more than five miles.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02

TT is fascinating occupation" said
q philologist, ito search the language
for palindromes. A palindrome is a
word that reads the same backward as
forward. Rotator, for instance, is a
palindrome. Several hundreds Of these
strange words are tabulated, and new
ones are continually turning up in the
English tongue. If you can find one
send 1t to the Palindrome society of
New York.
81 can rattle off extempore dozen or
two palindromes. Thus:
'Bab, refer, bib, Anna, tot, bob, peep,
civic, toot, dad, madam, deed, pup, del
fed, sees, dewed, tat, did, shahs, eve.
reviver, eve, rotator, cog, pop, gig,
gag, redder, level, noon, Otto. sexes."-
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02
CURIOUS OATHS. .
Odd Ways Of Swearing to tho Truth
Of Ones Statements.

Of Ones Statements.
When a Chinaman swears to tell the
truth he kneels down, and china
saucer is given to him. The following
oath is then administered: You shall
tell the truth and the whole truth. The
saucer is cracked, and If you do not
tell the truth your soul will be cracked
like the saucer" when he breaks the
saucer. Other symbolic variations Of
the Chinese oath are the extinguishing
Of a candle or cutting off Of a cocks
head, the light Of the candle represent
ing the witness soul and the fate of
the cock symbolizing the fate Of a
perjurer.
In certain parts Of India tigers" and
lizards skins take the place Of the
Bible Of Christian countries, and the
penalty Of breaking the oath is that
in one case the witness will become
the prey Of tiger and in the other
that his body will be covered with
scales like a lizard.
In Norwegian courts of law the pre-
Jude to the oath proper Is a long
homily on the sanctity Of the oath and
the terrible consequences Of not keep
ing it. When the witness is duly
crushed by the sense Of his fearful re-
sponsibility the oath is administered
while he holds aloft his thumb and
fore and middle fingers as an emblem
Of the trinity.
In an Italian court the witness, with
his right hand resting on an open
Bible. declares, II will swear to tell the
truth. the whole truth and nothing but
the truth" The Mohammedan takes
the oath with his forehead reverently
resting on the open Koran. He takes
his Bible in his hand and, STOPPING
low, as If in the presence Of higher
power, slowly bows his head until 1t
touches the book which to him is in
spired.
In certain parts Of Spain the witness
when taking an oath crosses the thumb
Of one hand over the forefnger Of the
other and, kissing this symbolic, If
primitive, cross, says, by this cross
swear to tell the truth"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02
AN AMATEUR DETECTIVE


Tracing . Crime.
Il never attempted the Sherlock
Holmes business but once" said
Blythe, "and although ran down the
person l was after the results were not
at ali pleasant One morning missed
q scarfpin, single pearl, worth about
$50. / valued it more for its assOcia-
tons than almost anything else l had.
decided to say nothing about 1t to my
wife, because things Of that sort al
ways upset her. She suspects the serv-
ants and does not hesitate to let them
zee 1t. Advertising a reward brought
no results. One morning nearly two
years after the pin was lost saw it In
the window Of a pawnshOp not three
blocks from my home. knew the po-
lice captain Of the precinct and induced
him to send one Of his ward men with
me to the pawnshop. Matters were
soon explained. l was able to prove
my ownership Of the pin. The pawn
broker consulted his books.
THAT pin," he said, was brought
here by woman who regularly pawns
things here on commission. It Is bust
ness. the same as shopping on commits
sion. Many persons, especially wom-
en-, who find it necessary to raise lit
tie money in a hurry, are afraid to go
In person to the pawnshop.
HE gave me the name and address
Of the woman who pawned my pin, and
I looked her up. 4 don't want to make
any trouble for you,' l said. but that
pin was stolen. Just take me to the
person who gave it to you to pawn.
and you'll not be the loser
"She complied willingly. She said
she was sent for by woman who had
read her advertisement and was given
the pin to pawn in the usual course Of
business. She got 500 for it, and after
deducting her commission had paid the
money over to her customer and given
her the ticket. She went to the pawn
shop nearest the house to save time.
Not until we were at my own doorstep
did l realize where the woman was
taking me.
"'Do you mean to say that you got
the pin in this houseT l inquired.
Certainly she replied. Tt was
Given to me by tall woman with red
hair. II she still lives here ! should
know her in a minute
That will do,' said. Here Is IS
Tor your trouble. I shall be obliged by
your not mentioning this incident to
anybody
- ''The woman she had described was
my wife. We had bad quarter Of an
hour. She had pawned the pin to get
money for rascallion Of a brother.
who had since fled to Canada. He stole
the ticket from her and had evidently
been unable to sell it before he skipped.
And the poor woman had been living In
mental torture for months because she
was afraid to tell me. That experience
cured me Of laundering for the detec-
tive business. New York Times.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02
WHY. Them

"Did you finish your shopping today.
my dear" asks the model husband.
Eyes, think So" answers the trust
ing wife.
you think sO?'
'Yes. l don't know, though. You
see, l went to get my hat and there
were SO many and all Of them so pref
ty that got five of them
Five? Why did you do that?'
''I-really-I must have lost my
head"
I'm that case, why get hat at alp"
Chicago Tribune.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02
Jenny Lind as a Child.

Jenny Lind as child Of three years
was the lark Of her parents house. As
girl of nine she attracted the atten-
ton Of all lovers Of music and entered
the Stockholm conservatory as a pupil.
Her continuous studies at so tender an
age caused the sudden loss of her voice,
and for foyr full years she pursued her
theoretical and technical studies, when
suddenly the full sweet sounds came
back, to the delight, as every one
knows. Of thousands for many years.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02
Gambetta and Nnpoleon's Portrait.

When Gambetta, accompanied by
Jules Favre, arrived in the hall of the
Hotel de Vile, where he was officially
to read the proclamation Of the third
French republic, the crowd which fol-
lowed the two deputies caught sight of
a fine portrait Of Napoleon III. hanging
on wall. They promptly took it down
and were about to smash it to pieces
when Gambetta INTERVIEWED. Turning
tie portrait to the wall, he said: "My
friends, we have put up with the origi-
nal for twenty years. Let us be con
tent today to turn his face to the wall.
It is all he deserves"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02
WILLS OF LUNATiCS.
The Queer Requests That Are Mads
by Insane Persons.

by Insane Persons.
One of the manias which are evil
denced by the insane Is desire to
make a will. OF course these docu-
ments are waste paper as far as their
legality. is concerned, but the attend
ants and doctors treat these documents
with the greatest respect in order to
humor the demented creatures.
Some Of these wills would be anus
ing IL it were not for the sad condition
Of mind of which they are the outcome.
One man confined in an asylum left all
his money to the mikado Of Japan on
condition that this dignitary should Wis
1t the grave Of the testator once each
year and plant chrysanthemums upon
it. The remainder Of the estate was to
be handed over to an imaginary charity
called the Brotherly Love and Bounty
society.
Another lunatic in Partisan asylum
left a will devising the whole Of his es-
tate to the possessors Of Roman noses
residing in and near Paris. The rea-
son for this was that he had rather
handsome nose Of this shape and was
constantly admiring it. A similar be-
quest was that of patient who left his
property to an attendant because he
possessed one Of the ugliest nasal or
gans the testator had ever seen.
One man, who was afflicted with the
mania that he was sane, but confined
in the asylum unjustly, devised will
leaving his money to the commission
ers Of lunacy to enable them to engage
large staff of men for the purpose Of
visiting asylums and ascertaining If
any were confined in them without rea-
son.-New York Times.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02

Frederick w. Seward said that when
he first started in at newspaper work
Thurlow Weed said to him: II will give
you two rules to begin with. First,
never write anything without some def
mite point and purpose; second, when
You have written it, take your pen and
60 over it to see how many words and
sentences you can strike out and how
much you will thereby improve the ar
ticle."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02
REDUCED RATES TO EAST.

the o. r. & N. company announces
a reduced round trip rate of $S2 to Phil
adelphia, Pa, for the Sovereign Grand
Lodge I. O. o. F., which meets Septem-
Der 1928, 1905. Dates of selling Sep
TENDER, Z, 8, 9 and 10. Tickets will be
limited on going trip seven days from
date of sale. Returning limit 80 days
Stov-overs will be allowed west of chi
cagO or st. Louis. For further infor-
nation call on or address,
r. BURNS.
General Agent.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-09-02
He Had.

Woman Of the House (handing him a
late Of cod scraps)-You look like
,.lan who has seen better days. Fon-
dry Gretts- Yes'm. thankee, l have.
There was time, ma'am. Wen would
have blushed to hand such a layout as
this to dog.-Chicago Tribune.