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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20
IIeIpIoss Ito Save Him.

AT New York notwithstanding a
desperate struggle Of his wife and son
to hold him by the feet after he had
tainted and toppled over thu sill of an
open window, Geooge f. Knapp, cash.
Ter Of the Cooper Exchange Bank, fell
to the ST eet from the fourth floor of
his homo at No 2C9 West 9th street
today and was killed. Mrs. Krapp
and her son, Herbert, saw Mr.. Knapp
who was In i'll health, suddenly fall
over backwards. Both mother aud
son jumped to the window in time to
seize the falling man by the feet.
They held him safely for o few sec.
onds, screaming for help, but the as.
sistance was slow in coming, and Mr..
Krapp's weight began to slip away
from HIS rescuers. The realizatioilof
this terrible fact caused the wiie's
strength TO leave her completely nd
the son, with his mother helf,as
his side, compelled to hold his father
alone, was too light fol his fathers
superior weight. Exhausted and on
the point Of heing dragged over the
window sill himself, the boy lost his
grip and Mr.. Knapp fell to the street.
He died SOOn afterwards.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20
State Supt. Education
Robbers Killed.

The four robbers who took four
hundred dollars from the postt mce
az Wild Rose, Wis, and then lnl-d
5he bank without getting booty, ear
ly Thursday morning, were overtaken
oy a posse OF citizens late Thursday.
A battle In which more than two hun.
1red shots were fired, ragged for near
iy two hours. One Of the robbers was
killed, one was mortally wounded, and
The fourth %surrended. None OF the
robbers have been identified. They
refu3e to talk. Although the robbers
kept up a valiant running fire, but
II member OF the possee was wound
I'D. The posse originally included
ten constables, but as the FIGHT waxed
warm it was constantly recruited, un.
Oil at the finish one hundred citiz ms
we're filing with smoke the valley In
which the robbers cornered, three
miles from Wild Rose.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20
Tho CheNron.

odd you ever notice. inquired an
old veteran, chat the sergeants and
corporals OF the army now wear their
chevrons with the point upf It's only
been In late years that they've done so.
The marines always did, but the army
for years had the points down. It's
only lately that the chevron has been
understood. The chevron is Inherited
from the feudal days and meant n roof.
A man who had rank enough to be a
noncommissioned officer was required
to be n freebooter, q man who owned
the roof over his head. The chevron
represented q gabled roof. The pri.
Yates owned no homo. The increase In
ran for different grades of noncom
missioned officers was measured by
additional roofs, the sergeant, for In
stance, having three chevrons agains,
ono for the lance corporal. You'll find
that nearly ali Of these military devices
have some origin OF historical interest
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20
Rings From shtab,,a,,.

What u Queor old earth It is! Down
In Martinique we have n safety valve
in wicked old Mont Pelee, which
belches out death to thousands as the
spirit moves her, and away up In Alas
ka there is another on Unimak island,
called Shishaldin, striving with might
and main to melt some OF the ice Of st.
Elias and warm the gold hunters OF the
Klondike and Nome. Shlshaldln Is the
most remarkable volcano In tho world.
In addition to a continuous omission OF
dense white smoke or steam, circular
rings apparently several hundred feet
In diameter and Of wonderful sym.
metry and Wilderness emerge In puffs
Mt short intervals from the very top of
the mountain. 1t causes to think OF
the possibility Of old Pluto Of Pandalon
smoking q cigarette.-New York Press.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20
CHEAP EXCURSION RATES TO
ooiumbls, s.. o. Aud Roturn, Via
Southern R=s,wsY

The Southern Railway will sell es-
cursion tickets to Columbia, s. O., and
return. from ali points within the
State OF South Carolina. and from
Charlotte, N. O., Asheville, N. @ (,
Wilmington, N. O., Augusta, Ga,
Savannah, Ca, and Intermediate
points, account STATE AGRICULTURAL.
AND MECHANICAL FAIR, OCroBER
24th-27th, 1905, daily October 22nd
to 285h inclusive, and for morning
trains scheduled to arrive in Columbia
before Noon, October 27sh, at rate of
one first GLASS fare plus rs cents plus
80 cents for round trip, the fifty cents
covering n admission to Fair
Grounds.
For Military Companies and Brass
Bands in Uniform, 20 or more on one
ticket, n cent per mile travelled in
each direction pluss a%rbitrarics per
capita. Dates Of sale same as for Civil.
ians as ehown above.
FINAL LIMIT ALL TICKETS OCTOBER
goth, 1906.
Southern Railway, In addition to
the regular passenger trains running
on convenient schedules to Columbia,
Will operate special trains October
10Th and Goth between following
points:
Between Branchvllle, Camden, Sum
ter IN Columbia. Spartanburg and
Columbia and intermediate points.
Anderson, B,lton aud intermediate
points to Columbia.
For further information, apply to
any ticket agent, or write
r.. w. HUNT,
Division Passenger Agent,
Charleston, S. o.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20
Big Fire In Bamborg.

A dispatch from Bamberg to the
News and. Courier says at nine O'Clock
Friday night fire, started probably by
rats, among the freight stored in the
Southern Railway depot, and await.
Ing delivery, destroyed the depot and
contents, and platfor n, six cars, load
ed with merchandise and cotton, ant
cotton on the platform, in ali 21C
bales OF cotton, and damaged the
store OF ii. O. Folk about 500; the
sales and livery stable Of Jones Broth.
0rs about s200 and their stock OF va.
hicles about $500. The losses on cot.
ton are estimated at Gil, 900; mer.
chandise In cars and depot at $40, 600,
which includes cotton mill supplies
in the cars, worth $4,000, the depot
and platform at sic, 700. Mr.. Folk
was fully insured, - was probably
Jones Brothers, and the railroad and
cotton losses are doubtless covered,
The total loss Is from $40. 900 to $50.
600. The town has no fire depart
mont, and the flames could only DO
fought by a bucket brigade.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20
The Gront city.

It never misses; 1t can never miss
any one. 1t loves nobody; it needs no.
body; 1t tolerates all the types Of man.
kind. 1t has palaces for the great
OF the earth; 1t has crannies for all the
earth's vermin. Palace and Granny
vacated for a moment find new ten.
ants as equally as the hole one makes
In a stream-for az a critic London So
wonderfully open minded. On success
sivc days it welcomes It's king going
to be crowned, It's general who has
given 1t a province, Its enemies who
have fought against 1t for years. its
pOtentate guest from Teheran-it will
welcome each with identically raptur.
GUS cheers. This Is not so much be.
Of n tickle mindedness as be-
cause, since 1t Is SO vast, 1t has au-
diencos for all players. 1t forgets very
soon, because it knows so well that In
the scale Of things any human achieve.
ment bulks very small.-Huepfer's
Soul Of London"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20
Corrccts Teddy.

The Columbia States takes oc3asion
to correct Teddy as follows: "Mr.
Roose velt claims to be an historian,
and 1t is we'll known that he Is also q
literator. He should, then, be more
faithful to history and to literary ira
dition then he shows himself In his
mimickirg of the s%cutherners who
nave invited him to ride the best horse
In the country, sir According to his
tory-as written In New England
and according to literary tradition
as preserved In the same sacred region
this must necessarily be the best
boss In the country, by CAD, subj
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20

Pruyed m Peat.

The mosquito unintentionally i'm.
ported from America, has been making
such havoc with the Hawaiian Island.
ers' idea OF personal comfort that the
government has been vainly looking
for outside assistance to cope with it.
The introduction Of the morquito. eat.
Ing African frog has done something.
But the mosquito still sings and the
once happy islanders are now hoping
that more complete results will follow
the coming Of Alvin Scale OF Leland
Stanford University, and his proposed
attempt to acclimatiZe a certain mos
q~uito.eating American fish.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Last Report for the Bureau for the
Year issued.

W. sno tSuteSu IOr
Year issued.
The weather bureau In aharaa a:
Section Director Bauer issued wed.
nesday the final crop report for tho
year ss follows; The week e,,diGg
Monday, October 2ud, had q near
temperature about four degrees above
normal In the central and western
parts and about normal On the COAST.
The extremes were a maximum of
"a at Blackville on September goth,
and a minimum Of sc at Florence and
Greenville on September 28th. There
was considerable oloudiness over the
eastern part, but almost continuous
sunshine over the western parts.
There were no high winds or other
conditions that were damaging to
crops or that interfered with farm
work.
With the exception of trace Of rain
owe the eaotern half of the state, the
week was without precipitation. The
drouth HIS become intensified over
the central and western counties
where tire ground Is too hard and dry
for fall blowing and seeding opera
tions, and wherF, In many localities,
water is scarce, with wells and small
streams rapidly drying up. The
weather conditions were entirely fav.
orable for haying operations and for
gathering corn and cotton,
There has been no change In cond.-
tiOn Of cotton, except that there con.
tinues to be some premature openhas, :.
The entire crop has opened unusually
fast and picking will be finished ear
lier than usual with continued favora-
BILE weather. IN a few localities there
is a small too crop. but for the crop
In general and on sandy lands in q
%ticular, tie top crop Is unimportant,
and the occurrence of either an early
or q very late killing frost will not
vary the yield materially. The aver
age OF b actual figures from q full re.
port on the percentage Of the crop al
ready picked, indicate that for the
eastern division of the state II per
cent. has been picked; In the central
division 7G per cent, and in the west
ern division 50 per cent. Reports on
sea island indicate that about 80 per
cent has been picked. At least two.
thirds IF the unpicked cotton la ready
to pick. and picking will be practical.
ly finished, with continued favorable
weather, by the end Of October.
All late food and forage crops are
suffering for rain. Corn is being
housed | many localities. Weather
Ideal for saving pea. vine hay and for
haying generally, but has been unfa.
vorable on truck along the coast, and
for sowing fall Data
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20
MEDICAL BOOKS FREE, Write for Then .

If you arc a man suffering from unnatural
discharges, emissions, premature discharge, or
from n complete loss Of your manhood, do NOT
throw your money away on the many worth
less treatments from fake medical companies,
institutes" etc., but sit right down and write
to DR.. D.. Newton Hathaway, 8S Inman Bldg,
Atlanta. Ga. This physician has perfected q
method OF treatment after over rs years of OK.
perience that will positively restore any weak,
WORKOUT, discouraged man to a type of perfect
manhood, whether tho patient is young, Old or
middle-aged. Resdy made medicines cannot
possib y cure this condition, but each and
every case requires specially prep ared treat
ment administered by an expert physician who
is competent to understand just what your
case requires. The vast experience OF DR..
hathaway has given him a knowledge OF this
condition. in men not possessed by any other
physi ian; and every man in this condition
should write him without delay. Everything
is kept s~tritoly confidential, aud all medi-
cines. which are preoared in his own iaborS-
tory, are sent IN plain packages. During tho
years and years he has been established in At
lanta he has condu ted his b isiness in am
honest, strai shtforward manner, and his repu-
tation is known to all. He will sand to each
sufferer his book for men, entitled "Maali-
ness, Vigor aad Health" He also cures ell
other diseases Of men such as Structure, Va
ricocele, elect, etc., and If you arc afflicted
write him for q book on your disease. He
has n number of them. Have no hesitanoy In
writing him. The address is j. NEWTON
HATHAWAY, M. D., SO Inman Bldg, Attain
tn, Ga.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20
SHOOL LIBRARIES.
Many Regulations Coming in Rvery
Day for Them,
Interesting Or oular Letter Issued
hS she State Say srintoa isnt oc
Observation-Disclosures by
Counties.

The state superintendent of educa-
tlon Is sending out the following cir.
oular letter:
TO County Superintendent and
Teachers:
This office IS receiving library re
QUESTIONS at the rate Of one a day.
Now Is the time to push this work. /
think that the state appropriation
will 'hold out until the end of the
year, but 1t will be impossible to get
the state money during January and
February, as WI have to wait for the
appropriation bill. Let US hear from
every hrst.olass teacher on this i'm
portant matter. Surely every one OF
this GLASS can raise $40 in order to So.
cure a $40 library. During the past
eighteen months libraries have been
established and increased as follows
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20
LlNcoLN's TACT.
How tho President Won q Hand
~ ahRka From nm A~niaDnnlat u

AAtNNAA
ah4ko From an Antagonist,
In the spring Of 1851 George D.
Wise of Virginia and two other young
s%ontnernerB. one OF whom stood six
feet four, were attending school IN
| Washington. The morning the new Of
the firing on Fort Sumter reached
them they decided that 1t wa their
duty to return at once to Richmond,
their home, and enlist In the southern
cause. AS Mr.. Lincoln wns to give a
public reception that i@alt, young
Wise proposed that they attend, to see
what sort Of man the president really
| was.
mo-" said the tall fellow. III for one
| won't go near the rascal"
But" urged tho third youth, who at
once fell in with the suggestion, "there
is going to- be war, and Mr.. Lincoln
will undoubtedly rise to great promi'
nence. We really owe It to ourselves
to know something about the man,"
More abuse followed from the tall
fellow.
"Now look here" broke in young
Wise, after the argument had gone on
for n spell, "Frcd and l here are going
to that reception tonight, and you arc
going with u.s."
The upshot Of the matter was that
the three young men went to the re-
ception and lined up with several hun.
dred others to greet President Lincoln.
OF the three friends the tall fellow
stood first In line, with his hands held
raSOlI,Felv hphind lilo hocIr
"Ill 60" he had finally said, "but I'll
never shake hands with him."
Slowly the three southerners passed
up with the line until the tall fellow
stood opposite the president. His two
friends waited breathlessly for the
expected or tho unexpected, they
scarcely knew which.
The president reached out his hand.
The tall fellow, with his hands still bo.
hind him, looked the president straight
In the oyo II with q proud toss Of
the head passed on without taking the
outstretched hand.
Across the sad face Of the president
flashed a look Of surprise and inquiry,
and then a merry twinkle leaped to his
eyes, as he had OWNED the cause Of the
slight.
"Just a moment, young man." he
said, as the tall fellow was passing on.
"How tall arc your"
"I-I-I'm six feet four" stammercd
the youth. utterly astonished at the
question.
II believe I can match you" returned
the president. And then and there,
before the assembled throng, he turned
back to back with the %southerner to dc.
termine which Of the two was the tall
er. The southerner outmatched the
president.
"Young man, I can't match YOU" the
president was forced to admit, "but,''
he added, putting out his hand again
and smiling kindly into the eyes Of the
young fellow, II never let anybody tall
er than / am get by me without shak-
Ing hands,"
And the southcrner, completely over
come, took the extended hand. Nor did
he ever again speak i'll Of Mr.. Lincoln.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20
Got or

The president of one insurance
company borrows 800, 900 from Mr..
McCalls company at the interest ia he
Of | | 2 per cent. per annum; theu
Mr.. Mccall horrows s75, 900 from the
other Presidents company, at the
same rate. or course, both compan.
les lost money, but why complain?
The Columbia State says the policy
holdrrs should commend these gentle.
men for their moderation; they might
have taken the money and made the
companies pay them the interest.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20
Total. 49,. 251

We have received notice Of 4he
building OF quite o number of new
'chool houses under the act OF the
last session Of the legislature to on
courage adequate school buildings.
The comptroller general will, in a few
days. send out another apporti onment
II dispensary funds. The law pro
vides that some of this money may be
used for this purpose. This is a great
opportunity for a community which
needs a new school building, 1t gives
! good opportunity also for several
communities to consolidate their
schools.
Please let your trustees understand
hat local or special taxes may be vOt,
ed after January lst. There ought
20 be a great many such taxes voted
for next year. This Is the only plan
under the law to replace the dispan
'ary funds In those counties which
ave or may vote out the d%ispensaries.
For the last two or three years the
schools have been receiving from 5000
900 to $3.50, 900 from dispensary pro.
tits. This amount exceeds either the
DOLL tax or local taxes Local tax
&tlOn Is II OF the best ways to raise
chool revenues, because 1T requires
ocal interest and enthusiasm. Most
If the states raise the great part Of
heir school funds by local taxation.
While some districts have voted all
5he constitution allows them to vote,
yet loss than 20 per cent. of our school
.evenures are raised In this way. Let
us agitate this question now SO that
he people may be ready to yote by
January.
Allow me again to call the atten.
ion of teachers to the Teachers
Reading circle. Progressive teaohera
'nould keep studying, and it will give
renewed zeal to study with other such
teachers in the township or county.
Wishing you q most successful SOS
sion, | am, Sincerely yours.
O. b. MARTIN,
State Sunt E~iDcntion
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20
Ends His Own Life.

At Now York, William r.. Travers,
millionaire man Of leisure, son OF
the celebrated wit and Wall street
operator, William r. Travers, com.
mitted suicide Friday by shooting
himself through the head In his apart.
ments In Madison venue The sui.
eide Is inexplicable, Mr.. Trayors be.
ing in the prime Of life, In fair health
and the possessor Of a large fortune.
Mr.. Travers married Miss Lily Harri
man, q sister OF Mrs, w. X. Wander.
bill, Jr. The couple separated three
years ago, Mrs. Travers going to Paris
TO live.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20
Threc LIVING Wivos.

John w. Chasteen, who had been a
resident of Live Oak, Fla, for several
years, has been arrested and lodged In
jail here cha rged with bigamy. 1t ia
alleged Chasteen has three living
wives. At the outbreak OF the Span
sh-American war Chasteen left his
second wife, who now lives la Califor.
MA, and enlisted In the army. Rec
emily he applied for a pension from
the Federal government. His second
wife, believing him to have died while
In the army, had likewise applied for
q pension as o widow OF o soldier. By
a comparison OF notes at the pension
bureau, his second wife was informed
OF his whereabouts. The outcome
vas hiS arrest.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20

A Canadian farmer, noted for his
absent. m%indedness, went to town one
day and transacted his business with
bhe utmost precision. He started
back; on his way home, however, with
the firm conviction that he had for
gotten somethj g-what 1t was he
could not recall, try how he would.
AS he nearsd home the conviction In.
creased and three times he stopped
hia b. fse and went carefully through
III" pocketbook in a vain endeavor to
nscover what he had forgotten. In
due course he reached home, and was
met by his daughter, who looked at
him SURPRISE, and exclaimed, why,
father, whore have you left mothar2p
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20
Missing From Home.

Nothing has been heard Of Edward
Beeman, a bookkeeper Of q lumber
concern near Charleston, who disap.
peared from there about three weeks
ago. His disappearance is a mystery.
He Is known 80 have had about $500
on his person when he left there and
1t Is thought he boarded o train and
is some distance from Charleston,
probably at or en- route TO Oregon,
where he has relatives, He has q
wife and one child, He was married
about O year ago.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20
TmERE has been considerable in0u.

THERE has been considerable innu.
ence brought to bear upon Atlanta's
city council, urging q suspension of
the ordinance against pool selling at
the coming state fair. The council
refused, ard 1t is claimed that the
fair Will be a failure in consequence.
Ii fairs car,not De conducted success.
FULLY without allowing these gambling
features they had better not be held
at all.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20

IN S~partanburg the gamblers have
threatened to give out the names OF
some Of their patrons II the authorl-
ties persist In their purpose Of closing
up the dens in that city. The men
who visit gambling dens should be- OK.
posed. We know of no more effective
way OF breaking up the gambling hab-
1T than that.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20
ROat Lost.

Major General Corbin, cabling to
the war department. regarding the re.
cent typhoon In Manila, says that all
OF the officers and six passengers on
board the Leyte, the government coast
guard boat, we're lost. The dispatch
adds that temporary shelter posts at
six points were DESTROYED.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20

ScHwAB, the steel magnate, has or
dered himself q 8150, 900 silver dinner
service. Even with that, however,
says the Chicago Record, he viii and
1t impossible to take more than one
mOuthful at o time.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20
Struck o Mine.

A dispatch from Toxic, Japan, says
the British steamer L,ho struck q
floating mine ninety miles east of
Shatung lighthouse on September 80
and fifteen Of her crew and passen-
gers are reported missing, among
them two foreign engineers.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20
To CHICAGO, ILL AND RETURN

TO CHICAGO, LII AND RETURN
Account National Baptist Conven.
tion (Colored), October, 25sh 31st,
1905. One fare for the round trip
Tickets on sale October 23rd and 24Uh
limited to return leaving Chicago not
later than November 5th, 1906.
For further information as TO rates
schedules, ETC., call on any Southern
Railway Agent or address,
r. w. HUNT, d p. A.
Charleston, S. @.
BROOKS MORGAN, A. G. p. A.
Atlanta Ga.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-20
win st0p IL.

A Kansas City Judge has we'll nigh
broken up carrying concealed weapons
In his district by imposing $500 fines
or an alternative OF 500 days on the
gang. Some immigration Of the sort
of this judge would be acceptable down
this way.