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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-17
Express Omoe Cloucd,

a dispatch from North to The
State says the sudden closing up of
the oflico .of the Southern Express
company there has been the topic OF
much discussion. Numerous pack.
ages for people at that point have
been pigeon nolcd elsewhere. 1t Is
learned on reliable authority that the
railroad commission has given no au.
thorlty for the closing Of the on ce
and an investigation has been started.
1t is understood that the company
enters the plea Of not being able to
get an agent.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-17
GOVERNMENT COTTON REPORT.
Number OF Bales ainned to-Janu.ry
10th. 1905.

Areport Issued by the census bu.
reau Wednesday shows the quantity
of cotton ginned from the growth of
1904 to January 16 to be IL. 767 900.
counting round as half bales. These
consist of l2.524,777 square bales.
2o9 425 round bales and 98.llO sea
island bales.
Counting the amount as running
bales the total is IL 912,312. This
was g!nned by the 80, 22l ginneries
which were operated at some time
this season prior to January 16. The
statistics Of the cotton ginned to the
corresponding date of 1904 show q
total Of 9,S6s,277 bales, embracing
9,O3s, $40 square bales and 7,4O7,48O
round bales and 72 9O7 sea island
bales and 30,171 active ginneries.
In the canvass this January 824
ginners have refused returns or failed
to report and the quantities previous.
ly returned by them have been
brought forward for this report with
out any addition The total quantity
Of cotton thus brought forward is
327, 243 running bales. A maximum
estimate OF the quantity ginned by
these establishments between Decem-
Der 13 and January 16 is 80, 724 run.
ming bales. This estimate OF 80 724
bales Isl not included in the above to-
tails. In this report no account has
been taken Of linters obtained by cot.
ton seed oil mills from working COT
ton seed.
The final report of the season will
be issued about March rs. The final
report will distribute the crop by
counties, aggregate upland and sea
island cotton and give weights of
bales.
In connection with the census di.
rector the report says that every com.
plaint.regarding the accuracy of the
returnsiof Individual ginners which
has reached the ce ~, Office has been
carefully Investigated and no material
errors so far been found.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-17
Found l)enu.

a dispatch from Spartanburg says
the body Of an unknown negro was
found near the side OF the track which
leads Of from Wexford to Tucapau
cotton Mills Wednesday morning. 1t
is believed chat the negro fr0zo to
death during The night. He was s. ep
about Wellford and was drinking
freely. He evidently started for his
home and being overcome from drink
fell down in the sleet and froze to
death
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-17
Killed by n rrnin.

Miss Magnolia Waters, a young
lady of Westminster was run over
and killed by the fast mail Monday.
The deplorable accident happened at
Harbins, about four miles south OF
that place. Miss Waters was 27
years old and was affl cted with deaf
ness, which probably accounts for
her not having heard the approaching
train
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-17
Jumped TO Dearh.

II. G. Swift, Is years old, who
came to Savannah from Stockton,
Ga, eight months ago, jumped from
window OF bis home there Wednes-
day night and died Thursday. He
had been suffering from glip for sew
eral years. Mr.. Swift was resident
OF New York, but came south seeking
q WA arnapr 1l mat
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-17
Sold Stamps at Aalf PrIoe.

Postofflce Inspector e. j. Pulister
had arrested in Spartanburg Wednes-
day afternoon young white man, who
appears to be tramp. This man,
who gives several names as his proper
cognomeo, was selling cent postage
stamps in lots OF IS or 100 at half
price. He is in the station house and
his case will be Investigated In United
States Commissioner M cGowan's court
next Monday. He states that his
home was in Augusta, Ga, and that
his name Is Harry T.. Swain.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-17
Pleaded Guilty.

In the court at Towanda, Pa, Wed.
nesday Blgler Johnson pleaded guilty
to the charge that he murdered his
wife, Maggie b. Johnson and her
niece, Annie Benjamin, ten years old, !,
on September 18 last, and afterward
burned their bodies. He Is 20 years
old and his wife was 40.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-17

Which shows balance in banks of
s570.49 over amount the books and
vouchers of secretary OF state show.
Under the present law charters are
granted on payment OF one mill on
the dollar up to 100000, and in
great many instances the state re.
ceives only fifty ceuts, and in some
instances as low as i've cents, and 1t
costs the state as much to grant one
Of these small charters rs it does one
capitalized at ST 600, 900, where the
fee is SlC0. Therefore, we recommend
that the law be changed by the secre-
tary OF state.
There are about eighteen or twen-
ty books containing the records OF
corporations damaged by fire In thi,
ollica, and while not destroyed, the
bindings and edges have been dc.
stroyod and il i, almost absolutely
necessary that these books be tran,
scribed. Therefore, we recommend
that these records be put in better
shape and condition for pr per hand.
ling and preservation, and that a
small appropriation be made to carry
this into effect.
Respectfully submitted,
On part Of the senate
It. B. BUTLER.
On part Of house OF representatives..
j. q RICHARDS. JR.
II. II. RAINsFoRD.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-17
Cat Acreage and Hold Crop.

At a meeting Of the Greenville
County Cotton Growers association
held Monday the farmers present
pledged themselves to decrease acre.
age % per cent, buy less fertilizer
and to hold cotton on hand until paid
10 cents pound.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-17
Charged with Being Fugitive.

Charles f. Taylor, being partner of
Mrs. Alice Webb; Duke, has been ar
rested at his office at Chicago charg-
ed with being fugitive from Justice.
He is alleged to have been implicated
In a swindle at Naoogdoches, Texas,
involving 5000.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-17

visit Washington on February goth,
to take up the special work called for
by the resolution looking toward the
enlargement OF foreign markets for
cotton products.
] trust 1t will be convenient for you
to see the committee, and that they
may, have your co operation in this
movement.
Hoping to have from you favor
able reply, have the honor to be,
Obediently yours,
ER1sTER AsHCRAFT.
Secretary Spec Committee on For.
eign Trade, Cotton Growers Con.
vention.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-17
florence, Ala. Feb a. 1903

Hon. Victor Fl. Metcalf, Secretary of
Commerce and Labor, Washing.
ton, d. @.
Dear Sir: Pursuant to o. resolu
tion adopted by the cotton growers
convention In New Orleans, January
26th, a special committee, of which
ex-senator Jno. LowrGes McLaurIn
OF South Carolina Is chairman, will
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-17
Assigned TO South Oaroiinn.

Postoiiice Inspector Gregory has
boon assigned to duty in the lower
part OF South Carolina, succeeding In
spector Marie, who has been called to
Washington for service at that piaoo
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-17
ter the expiration OF the several quar-.

terS.
Your c,mmitte hegs to report that,
as the report or receipts and disburse.
ments will show, hereto appended,
the secretary of state has deposited
In bank several hundred dollars Ia OK.
cess OF amounts shown by his books
or evidenced by proper vouchers in
his office, as having been collected for
fees. In this amount, no doubt, is
included some of these excess collec.
lions, sent by mistake by different
parties throughout the state and
which do not belong to the state, but
should be refunded to the proper par
ties when the charters were issued.
We found by mere chance that one
item Of Sl20 SO for charter of the
Union Ware House company of Co.
lumbia, chartered on the 18th day of
January, 1902, during Mr.. Cooper's
administration, was presented for pay.
ment in June, 1904, and has not yet
been turned over to the state treasur-
er, being, we are informed, now in the
office of secretary Of state. There may
be other items of Mr.. Gantt's pre-
decassor still outstanding, but, as we
stated, we did not 60 back that far.
a letter was then sent by Mr.. D.
Ii. Means to Chairman Butler Of the
committee stating that although the
cash book OF his Gflice had been lest,
he was really to check up all OF the
accounts except the receipt book. a
letter was accordingly sent Secretary
CAN'T asking for these books, but q
reply was received stating that the
fire which Quilted the room made i'm.
possible for them to be found as yet,
bus that so far as he knew Mr. Means
accounts were always accurate. The
committee then concluded as follows:
In justice to Mr.. CAN'T, we beg to
state be informed US the reason his
books we're in bad condit' on was due
to the fact that his time was occupied
securing valuable and necessary In.
formation for Senator Tillman to aid
him In collecting certain funds from
the national government, and we are
satihed he did good work.
The books and accounts since Mr..
r. NJ. McCown has been acting as
chief clerk have been kept in much
better condition, and since our thor
ough examination In June 1t Is a very
easy matter TO keep track Of the funds
and vouchers.
Too much care in keeplng the books
IN this Office cannot oe spared, for, as
will be seen by the following state
ment OF receipts and disbursements
during the years Of 1903 and 1904, q
large amount Of money goes through
this Office:
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-10
SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS.

During the last few years great sur
geons and surgeons aiming to be great
have done much operating. and they
or their press agents have had a
way of reporting most op"ratipns in
which the patient did not lr,n,I.aiely
die as Successful" Often after such a
report the next item concerning the
progress of the case would be the re-
port of the death of the patient. OF
course this report would be rather sad
dening to the successful surgeon, but
he could console himself with the fact
that the first report of his success had
Travelled far and probably wouldn't be
entirely shorn of effect on his fame
and fees by the second report. Now it
appears that there is at least one sur
geon in this country who doesn't look
upon an operation as a success just be-
cause it is neatly done. One of the
members of the American Medical AS
ISOLATION at its recent meeting actually
pointed out the absurdity of calling a
surgical operation successful, just be-
cause it was technically so, though it
was followed by the death of the pa
tient. No matter how thorough the OPP
GRAFTON so far as technique is concern
ed he said, cit cannot be other than
failure If it fails to afford the patient
relief
This is a new wrinkle, but it viii
strike most unprecedented people as COR
rect. Perhaps a patient or his friends
really ought to be allowed to have some
notion about the success OF an opera
ton, and perhaps they are justified in
not calling an operation soon followed
by death entirely successful.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-10
OCTOGENARIAN CLERK.

Once Companion of Carnegie and Tom
Scott-Some Interesting Facts Told.
A one-time associate of Tom Scott,
the railroad king, and Andrew Carne-
gle, the iron master, is at present a
clerk in the pension office in this city.
j. Howard Larcombe is his name. He
was born in New Jersey in the closing
year of President Monroes administra-
ton, and the major portion of his life
has been, spent in the service of the
government. His early life was spent
in his native state, where for several
years he was an instructor in the pub
lie schools.
After Professor Morse had given to
the world his great invention, the art
of biography, young Larcombe hap
pened to be in Philadelphia, where he
witnessed the mysteries of this new
method of communication, He was at
tracted by its possibilities and accepted
an invitation to study the matter and
master it's intricacies. Telegraphing
was then conducted, not by sound as at
the present time, but by a regularly
written alphabet, consisting of dots and
dashes, which were transmitted to pa
per by the receiving instrument. Mr..
Larcombe was provided with an apl1a-
bet and an instrument and soon mas
tered the science. This was in 1S47, so
about three years after thee invention
received it's first demonstration.
A vacancy occurring in the office at
Lancaster, Pa, young Larcombe was
sent there as an operator. After some
months service he was transferred to
Harrisburg, where he remained for a
number of years.
One of the best-known employees of
the Pennsylvania Railroad company, in
various capacities from 1851 up to the
time of his DEATH was Thomas A.
Scott. often known as Scott, the rail-
road king. Scott was native of LOU
den, Franklin county, Pa, and his ear
ly life was spent amid humble sur
roundings. A few miles from MERGERS
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under your own apple. trees. and roll
in your own clover; to eat berries and
milk OF your own growing; not to have
to pay for all the eggs and apples and
piums, and even potatoes, which YOU
wish to use.
Each year marked soma stage of
progress, not only in my conception, of
country life. but on the road toward
financial success. To renovate old
trees; to make wOrnout soil grow peas
and sweet peas; TO set new tress and
plants; to work cut ideas that were
novel took time-years Of time.
Of the twelve sorts of orchards and
garden fruits that now raise expert
enee has taught me that about three
viii totally fail each year-cut of by
trost or by draught, or ruined by in
sects or by blight. Yet you see there
VIII be nine sorts left each year. This
Is where intensive horticulture comes
IN ahead Of extensive farming, which
takes account of only two or three
crops all Of which may fail in single
year, and leave you short of food and
cash. After ten years the balance
sheets woul read something like this;
Raspberries. net, $3.50; currants, 500:
cherries and plums, 500; apples, $500;
pears, $l00; blackberries, with goose
berries, ounces and grapes, 500; mis-.
Misunderstanding eggs, chickens,
honey and surplus trees sold, $500. Here
Is a snug little income of thirteen
hundred dollars. Now you may knock
out Of this estimate any three of the
above items that you please. as the con-
tribution to fungold and insect enemies
droughts and other hindrances to hor-
ticulture. Only bear in mind that the
raspberry failure will never be COM
piets; and the apple failure, with pro-
per care, will rarely decrease the crop
one-half. In other words, we are sure
of an annual surplus of from nine
hundred to twelve hundred dollars"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-10
The Hero of the Home.

Jim Perkins was an erin son, at work
he'd allus laugh.
He liked to prodigal awhile, an then
eat fatted calf.
He wouldn't read the papers, nor give
ear to good advice,
An never went to meetin' house, ex-
ceptin' once or twice.
His father. got discouraged, an he let
the farm run down;
An he give mortgage on 1t to a fell
Ter up in town;
He got the rheumatism an a misery in
his chest
So they took in summer boarders to
help pay the interest.
That boy would never learn to plough,
nor NOW, nor feed the stock,
He'd anchor in; shady place, as solid
as rock
The only thing he keered to do. except
to sleep and sup,
Was sit around an pass the time a.
playin' seven up.
The summer hoarders bein' lonesome,
sat into the game. Z.
They played for money,and his mother
said, oh, Jim, fur shamem
But that there boy knew high-low-
jack, it was his regular biz. /
And then, besides, the cards that they
was playing with was his.
The Teller with the mortgage came
along one autumn day,
An said, You'll have to leave your
dear old home unless you pay"
An then Jim Perkins says, says he,
Here's your gold, and more!
Get out, and never let your face be
darkenin' our door"
How did you get the coin?" his par
ents asked, with fearful pride.
BY patient industry, an seven up"
They offered thanks because they had
a son so good and kind.
There's a moral to the story, but it's
mighty hard to find.
Washington Star.
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burg, in the same county. there is a
plain country ledger kept in country
store in lS4s: one Of those entries re-
veals the fact that Tom Scott. clerk,
was charged with a suit Of clothes, ten
dollars out Of his monthly salary Of
twelve dollars.
While Larcombe was employed by
the Ohio Telegraph company then OPP
Grating tie lines of the Pennsylvania
road, Andrew Carnegie, bright Scotch
youth of fourteen years, who had come
to the United States in lS4s, and had
spent year or two as a weaver's as
: sistant in Allegheny at a salary Of one
dollar week, served as messenger
boy. Andrew was an unusually prom
ising lad. and soon mastered not only
the duties of a messenger. but the art
of telegraphing as we'll. He was a IA
vOrite with the company and rose rap
idly in salary and position.
During this period one Of the opera
tors with Larcombe was David Brooks
of Connecticut. He was man Of some
thirty-five or forty years of age and
had the reputation of being a skilled
checker player. He volunteered to
teach young Carnegie the intricacies Of
the fascinating game. In the first few
games he defeated the young Scotch
man, but subsequently he utterly failed
to win a game. The: Scotch lad was
| successful then as he has been since in
everything he undertakes,
Mr.. LarcOmbe, who is a distant rela-
tive Of Lady Larcombe, the noted au-
thOress, weent south about 1855 and at
of Huntsville, Ala. Like many other
AlabamianS he espoused the cause of
the Union. When Buelrs army APP
peared there in 1862 he was an operator
for General Ormsby NJ. Mitchell, be-
tween whom and General Buell. a Bit
ter feeling existed. AS the result of an
interview the two officers, General
Mitchell had Larcombe transmit dis
patch to Washington asking to be re-
lieved from command under Buell..
Within an hour reply was received
directing Mitchell to report at Wash
ington, preparatory to an assignment
TO a command further south on the
coast, where he soon died. After the
departure of Mitchell, Larcombe was
an operator for General Lowell H.
Rousseau, and accompanied the latter
to Nashville. T.. 49,. ... - ~ +
Later III the war Larcombe came to
Washington and through the aid of
Defries. the public printer. was intro
duced to President Lincoln and given
employment. Later he secured q posi-
ton in the pension office and has held
it ever since.
Though past the allotted period of life,
Mr.. Larcombe retains much of his for
mer sprightlinass both of action and
Washington Star.
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MORE UNPOPULAR THAN EYER.

The mosquito never was very popular,
but it is less esteemed now than ever.
Sir Patrick Manson, the great English
expert on parasites, says that next
to whiskey, mosquitoes are the greatest
curse to mankind" He is the medical
adviser of the British colonial depart
ment, and has spent years in the trop-
les Investigating the diseases prevalent
there. He says that only by preventing
the bite of the mosquito and other such
insects can fpeedom from these diseases
be assured He first discovered that the
mosquitoes spread the germs of mala-
ria. Naturally Sir Patrick is inter
ested in the yellow fever outbreak at
New Orleans. On this he speaks strong
ly, saying: There is another factor in
the fight against yellow fever that
calls for serious action. know how
prone business men are to conceal the
fact that fever exists in, their communi-
ty. It means a quarantine and loss in
interference with their commercial af-
fairs, and the loss is bound to be large
in a financial way. DR.. Guiteras says
the people of New Orleans. did not
make known the prevalence of the dis
ease at first, and thus in measure al
lowed 1t to spread. This is to my mind
criminal. If there is not there should
be law in every State making it a
criminal offence to a high degree to
fail to report Immediately the existence
of a case of yellow fever The slightest
attempt at concealment by physician
should be followed by summary punish
ment. So, in stamping out this disease,
remember these precepts: No conceal
ment of new cases and keep out and
fight the mosquitoes.
+ Kill all the mosquitoes you can. Even
if they don't happen to be malaria or
fever bearers they are bad.
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EXPANSIVE.
/ Star.

Bobby-"oh, auntie, dear, do come
and look at my kite; it's out of sight. +"
London Taller.
THE tuner who came to fix my piano
to-day was the most peculiar man I
ever met" "Eccentric?'' Very! He
admitted to me that the piano didn't
need tuning very badly. Philadelphia
Press.
Life insurance is a great blessing"
said the prudent man. Yes" answer
ed the apprehensive policy holder, but
it is one Of the blessing that happen
just now to be in disguise. Washing
ton Star.
Nibbs-I left that boarding house be-
cause the food was adulterated.
Quibbs-So? J.. -.
Nibbs-Yes; it was so mixed up with
too much gossip; couldn't stand for
it.'-Detroit Press.
Mrs. Silligirl (sobbing)-I think it's
awful mean. That horrid Jones girl
has been saying that paint
Mrs. Meannesse-Never mind, dear, il
expect if she had your complexion she'd
paint, too.-Chicago journal.
Lottie-Dottie scadds has more nerve
than anyone l know.
Tottie-What's she done?
Lottie-Her father expostulated with
her on her extravagant hats and she
told him he ought to be thankful to
have a daughter who was such a
wealthy heiress!-CIeveland Leader.
II never do things by halves re-
marked Biffkins, and the walter at his
elbow put on an unexpected grin, He
had only expected a fifty-cent tip
maybe the gentleman would give him
more. LAS 1 was saying" said Biff-
kins, pushing back his chair and ac-
cepting his hat, Il never do things by
halves. Especially in tipping. I al
ways use quarters. Here you are
Cleveland Leader
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John HAYS AMER1cANrsM.

To be an American is not an accident
OF birth. 1t is-to paraphrase a we'll
known saying-a condition of mind.
John Hay was Of those who came forth
from the loins of the nation. He knew
its deepest hopes, felt its passions,
longed, in his strength and native wis
dom, to save the people from the con-
sequences of their own fallies. He
could set himself against the current of
their enthusiasm or their prejudice
when his more far-reaching mind
warned him that such opposition was
5udicious. He was of those who can be
trusted. He was Of those who can
carry the anxieties of people, realize
himself to be their representative, and
not break in the hour Of exigency. Such
qualities belong only to the create
leaders-to men who can rule alone.
What the penalties of such qualities
are, the great have not told. 1t is
only by intuition that the ordinary
man may suhmise something of their
loneliness, their sense Of burden, their
sad courage and their sources Of help.
John Hay was not man to require
props. He held toward the world an
open and courteous mind-the mind OF
a diplomat who was, at the same time,
a man Of heart, with principles of
Justice and equity as the substructure
Of his character. These fine and SER
ious abilities were fortunately tighten
ed by charming fancy, by literary
taste and a power of literary creation
and a facility for sociability which
made him brilliant in any society,"
Reader Magazine for August.