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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
Shot Himself.

w. III. Werner, Of Columbia, S. c.,
committed suicide at Morganton, N.
O., at hall past six O'Clock Thursday
evening. A bullet hole in the head
caused instant death. He was found
in lumber yard. From the meager
details that can be obtained he il
thought to have came to Morganton
on Southern railway train No. IL
Thursday to enter the hospital there
for treatment for a nervous disease
A letter was found in one OF his pock.
cts addressed to his father In Colum.
bia. Young Werner was the winner
OF Cecil Rhodes American scholar
snip at Oxfo' Il university, England.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
An Eleven-Year.Olu Wif,.

New York's sensational martial case
was brought into the courts again
Tuesday when the trial of Jacob Fine
lite was continued before Magistrate
Finn. Flnelite is being prosecuted
by Lena Finelite, a child of eleven
years, who claims that she was mar.
ried to the man in January and that
he has abandoned her, refusing longer
to contribute to her support Fine
lite iS about thirty five and wealthy
He has denied that he married the
child, but certificate and witnesses
have been produced which seem tt
bear out the truth Of the child's
claims
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
Aiidshipman Drowned.

A dispatch from Annapolis says a
wireless message was received at the
naval academy Tuesday night from
Commander G. j. Badger, command
Ing the U. s. S. Newark, conveying
news OF the death by drowning of
Mldshipman L. 1. Vertrces Of the sec.
ond class. Tue Newark Il We of the
vessels now engaged In the my and
navy joint exercises and was0. Anchor
off Hackett Point when yoY. \ Yer.
trees was In swimming with LONE
companions. Young Vertrees WIS 0
years Of age and son of w. j. Yer.
trees, OF Bushnell, Illinois. :
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
Returns His Pension.

Commissioner Of Pensions Warner
9.nursday received a contribution of
Sl,924 to the conscience fund of the
treasury. 1t came from pensioner
and Is tie total of pension money
Drawn by him since the civil war, be.
ginning at the rate of 80 and rising to
So per month. The identity of the
pensioner Is withheld at the latter,s
request. The name will be dropped
from the roll. The reason for refund.
ing tne money aud declining to accept
more IS That the pensioner has not
earned and dos not dessrve q pension.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
DISAPPEARS FROM HOME.
A York County Farmer Deserts His
Wife and Children.

Erwin Carnes, farmer living on
the Jim Moss plantation near Ti1zah,
left his home early last Tuesday
morning and nothing has been heard
from him since. Carnes has been
married three times, his last wife be-
Ing widow living in Concord, N. G
when she married Carnes. Her mai.
den name was Harris. She come OF a
good family and has relatives in the
county. Mrs. Carnes awoke Just be.
fore day Tuesday morning and miss.
ing her husband, called him several
times and claims he answered her
from the piazza the last time she
called, and thinking he would return
In few minutes, she gave the mat.
ter no further concern at the time.
But If garnes was on the porch when
his wifdealled for him, he made good
use OF tue fow minutes while she was
waiting for him to come In, for he
was nowhere In sight when search
was made for him a few minutes later.
He left letter for his seventeen year
old son and one to his wife in which
he stated that he was forced to lea We
on MT OF his son and his wife's
da. giving HIM so much trouble
sa.S ae. ,tler one OF them would work
ac;ssf III. could not control them. He
carried nothing with him except q
Gun and q few clothes packed in q
valise. HiRWife Is much wrought ur
over the matter and has tried hard tC
find some trace OF Carnes, bat all in
vain. Cares, 1T is said, left his first
wife twice but returned on both oc
casions aud lived with her until hel
death. He was married to his las,
wife less than a year ago.-Rcck Hi
Haro15
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
Killed By a RnttIer

The Charleston Post says negro
man by the name OF Robert CourtrIet
was received into the city hospital
Thursday, suffering from a rattle.
snake Bit. He died Thursday after.
noon at 2:l5 O'Clock. The rattlesnake,
said to have been four feet long, bit
the man at Midland park, some miles
from the city and the negro was bleed.
Ing profusely when he reached the
City.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
BIaoksbure Depot burned.

A dispatch from Blacksburg says
the enire freight plant OF the South
ern railroad at that place was wiped
out by fire Tuesday morning at
O'Clock and 1t was with difficulty that
the passenger station was saved. The
origin OF the fire is a complete mYs-
terry. The loss Is estimated at 81, 500.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
Engineer soa,ded.

Southern railway passenger train
No. 40, northbound, was wrecked one
mile north Of Kings Mountain Thurs.
day night. Engineer Charles Cauble,
OF Greenville, S. c., was badly scalded
but will recover. The negro fireman,
Bob Wjtherspoon, Of Greenville, can.
not be found. No others are thought
to be seriously injured. The engine
mall and baggage cars left the track.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-26
SHOWS A rHouGHrLsss SPIRIT
Deaf People in Social Gatherings Tco
OFTEN FORGOTTEN.

she was very deaf. and s9 ina con
sersaiion ran on busiiy about her. go
looked around with pathetic i9sie
smile that aia. plainly II ltnow lha
| am counted ont, ana ! Try to he re.
sigaetlr
Once oF twice when Laughter rams
ou or hush OF astouishueHt sell TIT.
on the company, she loel2ed MP eager
II as II about 10 ASH WiSat the5 were
saving. Rnt then she remembered
thar some one rdnld have 10 come. sir
close beside her, and speak very Loud
~ 10 make her understand And She
sighed d little a.d was silent content
inc herself with watching fine chsnging
expressions on be faces around her
Yet she wss the brightest woman
there. The most gracious, The most
cultivated and tactfal II some one
hsd only taken the trouble to sit be
side her and give her the cleW 10 The
ysrions remarks she could have en-
tered into the conversation and add
ca much 10 IT,
But she was deef ana hey we're
and ride II is so easy
just 70 negleet Them aud let the ron
rua over their heads There
are few faults OF which usually veil
bred company is more often guilty
Yet ii is an extremely rude and un
ISina hing
There Should be some one in every
4 all bred gar herring apBfga pYanah OF
heart to draw Fne deaf person iutd the
'irale. and by tactful little comments
mi oecssi mai repetitions OF Rhal t
going ~ make thar one feel tina she
: NOT overlooked nor counted worth
esq inst because the hearing Is not
ID good as Il once was, Chicago
Journal
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-26

Il tell you" said the man with the
pile whiskers and the elevated eye
brows, THE drink evil is something
terrible / shudder when | contem.
Plate it,
Its pretty bad, conceded the man
with the red nose
Look al the terrible effects Of IT,
Why, am given to understand that If
= had net been for the drinking hab-
its of some person Of the name OF
Iemsky the awful war in the far east
might never have happened, or some
thing 10 that effect.
"zemslsy? Whom tn dickens is
Zemskt,"
why haven't you read that if they
could only get Zemsky sober in Rus
sia-"
But the red noaed man arose and
walked s~iftly bur determinedly to-
ward q doorway which was hanked
with brass signs
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-26

Gen. Dragomiroff, the aged adviser
OF the ear. rose from the ranks, and
always dressed according 10 the army
regulations for the common soldier.
One day. while driving about St. Pc.
tersSurg in his carriage. he noticed 3
soidieT with hair longer than the reg
ulariops called for. tie had the horses
stopped, alighted. and. taking of his
h2I ordered the soldier 20 seize him
by the hair The soldier hesitated He
fesred 70 lay violent hands on his
general besides the hair was clipped
too close 10 AFFORD hold for the
hards
The general surveyed the soldier
s.er1ly Tor few moments; then. win
ing hts fingers ID the lattei's locks. he
literally wiped up the street with him
the victim not daring TO resist. Final.
y, having Impressed the lesson thor.
ough!y, he re-entered his carriage ald
drove On. ordering the soldier TO fol
loS Al the first BARRIERS shop they
came 10 he again alishted and had
every vestige Of hair shaved from tho
soldiers head. then turned him loose
rs a horrible example 10 BIS fellows.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-26
Storekeeper Had Tact.

fANN @%Nf
Stale Gcoloaist Eummel OF NeT Jer-
sey was talking about forestry, which
can, he claims, be mace very profit
allie in The little state Of white sand
and scrub.
What is needed, he said is intel
ligence, a business head, the sane
sort of ability which. though often
misappIied. stu males Jobu Maid
nent's store the most popular and
successful one in fiftg- mile radius.
John Msidment sells everything.
Let me give you an example OF his raj
.Dt.
a woman warm ana Furious. get
out of Dearborn wagon the other
day and entered Msidment's big. cool
store
Look here. she said, thar rocR.
ing-chsir you sold me vesi srday Ras
no sood.'
/" How so. madam Maldment ask
ed.
a" Why, said the woman. the rocb-
ers are not even. As you rock the
good-for-nothfug chair keeps sliding
sideways all over the room
Maidnient threw mp his hands.
BIZ iingot he said. J made a mis-
take and sent tou one Of our new pat
ent rockers, warranted n0t 70 wear
out the carpet ell in one place That
style costs - more THO
But the woman had turned and
was already nearly out OF The store.
Mistake or no nfis.Bke.' she said
4 won, pay the extra s. and won't
return she chair--so there"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-26
ADVERTISING THAT WOULD WIN
idea Was TO Work on Fears Of Ffno
arS 81 GOO.

Paul Mohr. the worlds champion
trolley car rider Mr. Mohr rode ia
August by trolley from Philade5phis
10 Maine. a distance Of 1000 miles
IL msn or original and advanced
views
Mohr. friend Of the wong man
said keeps in touch with s1,noaern
aud np.to-dsre things lie can tel
you how they harnessed Nisssra. how
A. G. Bel makes his tetrahedral KITE
aeropianes. how the Pasteur instlJnts
prolongs life by means Of sour mills
and so forth and 80 forth The other
night a group Of us men were talking
about a valuable dog that had been
lost. The owner had advertised, but
norhing had come OF the matter
Mohr said, laughing Harry, you
didn't advertise in the right way, You
didn't make your card timely and up
to date
How would you have done it?'
Harry asked.
Well now, let me see, Mohr said
The papers told lis the other day that
lor Of yellow fever mosquitoes had
been brought 10 rown fog experimental
purposes. dtdut they? I'd have cou-
pied that interesting fact to my ad.
ia have made II resdslike this: I.est
From chemical laboratory, small
Boston bull, with collar marked Bob
The animal bss been much expert
mented on for scientific purposes with
the stegomyis fasciajs, or yellow fever
mosquito, and may inyoluntarily be
come source Of danger to the com
THAT notice would have brought
back this dog Mohr said, lsughipgly."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-26
OFFICE or cry COMPTROLLER.
PropossIs for Removal Of Garbage for
Wear 1906.

Cairo, ILL.,, Dee. etst, 1895.
Sealed proposals addressed 10 the
city eonnCil of The city of Cairo: NJ,
viii he received 1T This office up 70
1 o'clock. H. nl, OF Tuesday, January
md, 1906. for the removal or all gar
Rage or the city during the year 1906.
The garbage, consisting Of all decayad
friifts, vegetable and Kitchen offai
from the front Of all residence and
streets Of the city Of Cairo. az many be
directed h. the city council and board
on healtn.
The contractor will be required 10
remove all garbage during the months
hereafter named as follows, viz:
From December 10 March, twice each
week, from March Est. 20 May Isl
three times each week from May lst
to December lst, six times each week,
The removal Of the garbage 70 be
70 the satisfaction Of the hoard Of
health and deposited not less than one
mile from any inhabited portion OF the
city A bond in the sum ~ tS50aoo)
Five Hundred dollars with approved
security must accompany each bid.
The city council reserves the right 7
10 reject any and all bids
t. s DENEY,
City Comptroller.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-26
OFFICE Or CITY coMPrRoLLER.
Proposals For City Printing.
City Comptroller.
Giro. III. Dec. 2lst. 1906

Cairo, NJ. Dec. 21st, 1898
Sealed proposals addressed to the
city council Of the city of Cairo, will
be received at tliis Office mp 10 s
o'clock D. IN Of Tuesday, January 2nd.
1906, for dong the CRY printing for
tho year 1906.
All bids must include the publish
ing III some daily newspaper OF all
The proceedings Of The city council,
All ordinances governing the or Of
cairo. III official notices Of whatever
kind required 70 be published By the
laws aud ordinances Of the city Of
Cairo and al other Official notices
reqnired@by the city council or conn.
ty court
The tyne to be used il To be What is
known al s-noint type A bond IN the
sum OF $4,000 Two Hundred dollars
with approved security must accom-.
pany each bid.
The city council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
u. S. DEWEY.
City Comptroller
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-26
JUDGE WOULD FIGHT THE CASE.
AiIing JuriEt Tells Humorous Story
to Prove Determination,

Ailing Jurist Tells Humorous Story
to Prove Determination.
Mr. Justice Scott, now in a hospital
where he has undergone a severe sur
gical operation, never was so i'll mat
he could not appreciate and recite q
humorous yarn. Lying fiat on his
pack. nurses and doctors with arbi.
trary rules around him last Friday, be
appealed flom one of the nurse =
orders.
when the physician was summoned
he told him what he wanted. The
nurse her sthinks | shouldn't have It,
he said. $50 have come TO you,
and then he told the doctor OF case
that once was before the supreme
rourt In the lower court the trial
Judge vas an enemy 10 one of the
pleaders at the bar. The suit was de
cided adversely to him and it was
taken mp higher.
When IL was reached in the su.
preme court" the justice went on
counsel aFcse and said: If it please
the court this is the case of 4 bert
versus Scott. on appeal from -
county. JEdge Jones presiding. But
there arc. other reasons why this de-
cision shetfld be reversed. Fl"
And. continued the justice, If |
don't get what I want | viii take the
matter up 10 the chief physician and
cite that Roberts case to aim. chi
cago American
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-26
ONE REQUISITE FOR SUCCESS
Press Steadily Onward and Never
Think Of Failure.

A happy minded woman came from
the West TO take her place in the van
with the girl who worEs-@the girl with
a purpose-an ambition beyond soes-
ETY. That she was in earnest tfere
could be no doubt
She began with 1tenography; she
took course in physical culture. sac
studied the work OF book cover de-
signing; she even spent week as d
cloak model; she tiicd to win success
as an advertising agent In nothing
could she achieve any success. Yet
she worked hard aud was encouraged
and aided by friends, But she failed
to keep on at any Of the many
branches.she adopted, says Success.
II is not always possible 10 see the
stars beckoning US A philosophic
woman has written. VIC must Gig to
find oh- star. But we must keep on
blindly, sometimes through The dark
ness, with nothing but the keeping
on itself in view Worry not over eis.
vironmeLt or lack of the immediate
success that may be our due. waste
not time over small regrets or fail.
ures or small achievements.
These things only prove that you
ore alive and in The battle, just us the
singing Of bullet tells a soldier thnt
he is in the field. But when the tired
time comes to you--the girl who
works-and YOU look over untrodden
fields where the daisies may glow NJ
luringly and the star Of success may
perch low enough to reach withca.
TOO much straining, just stick 10 your
purpose, whatever it may ee.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-26
As Mary Chance as Ever
1T u III " u 7
City Comptroller

There are unquestionably many op
portnnities for success now. the same
as there Fave been since the creation
OF the serld, hut row, as ever. they
must 80 Rearched for Everyone en-
counters obstacles, bur il should be
borne Ia mind that failures are intend.
ed 10 serss as stepping stones to sue.
cess. Most successful ueR have been
broke, have met with failure, have
been discouraged and have thought,
a. m2ny ofhers probably do today,
that life is not worth living gei
their perseverance aud determination
aroused their latent power and helped
fhsm . turn adverse conditions to
aood account. Those who struggle
manAslly and keen mp their courage
will no. die without having achieved.
measure OF success betting their
intelligence and talents Bostos
Globe
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-26
Iananese Adxertlslnu.

In advertising. the Japanese are
maklg great strides. The agents
Of the government tobacco monopoly,
in advertising their goods IN Man
declare that their cigarette
administers life" supports the spiT-
ils"; this cigarette. of government
r. sweet and CT Eo0s
quality. famous. once tried always tC
be liked: will cause ths smoker
To feel as il in a dream like unto the
Mountain Woo shan
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-26
.rasn Lnlnesn Ioula.

In northern China. where drought
has long prevailed. officials have Wis.
tied all The temples ana thrashed the
idols for negligence others have
been put out into Tho sun, that they
may feel how hot and dry Il is Il is
not Uncnntmoh in San Francisco 10 see
a Chinese joss dragged out into the
street and punished for neglect of
dirty
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-26
DIALECT or THE LumsERJAcks.
Have Breezy Slang Of Their Own In
the piny Woods

The breezy slang OF the pine forests
II Northern Minnesota pervaded the
ward III St Mary's hospital when a
timberjack, top loader, painfully ex-
planned TO one OF the sisters how 1t
happened that he had broken a leg
After the broken bones had been set
aud the patient was made as comfort
able as possible. one of the sisters
approached and asked MIN how he
had met With the accident
The big woodsman was ready 10
ell, bur the sister left the cot with 4
puzzled look on her face, and to this
day does not know just what hap
pened 10 the man. This was the way
he explained Ii 10 her;
You see sister, am sky hooker
Well we were shy a grounder that
morning, when d gazaboo blew mp the
Die road from somewhere and tie
push hired him. he representing that
impersonaring grounder was his
long suit. Well, rhe first thing he sent
up to me was blue burt. yelled nj
him 10 throw me a Saginaw, hnt II
stead Of thar he gave her clyGer and
snnder, and she came up and broke
my stem
II don't quite understand"
began the mystified sister,
Neither do /" exclaimed the
woodsman, eagerly, he must have
heen bughouse or igserrooed "-Du.
lu.h Newsrribune
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-26
Readiness for sm.raene,.,

For mos OF us the best preparation
for emergencies is sleep enough aud
food enough, work enough and play
enough and LOT OF little troubles. Il
sou keep a clear head and a steady
hand, ans habit of dealing with
everyday .diflculties cspabiy you are
more ready for possible emergencies
lhan he tnan is sho depends upon an
aFn'oly Of tool. and weapons hich
are rusty from diahse Exchange.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-26
OFFICE Or CRY COMPTROLLER.
Proposals for Supplying the City Of
Cairo With Lumber for Year
1906.
f,aIro Il. Dac- 80. 1Al
u. S. DEWEY.
City Comntroller.


Sealed proposals addressed to the
city council Of the city of Cairo, win
he received at this Office up to 5
o'clock d IN. Of Tuesday, January End,
1906. for supplying the city of Cairo all
lumber needed for public use during
the year 1906
All bids mist state the price of each
kind Of lumber, viz: White oalf. cy.
press and yellow pine, and 10 be deliv-
cred TO any part Of the city as ordered.
A bond In The sum OF ($50o.00l Five
Hundred dollars With approved secur
iiy must accompany each bid
The city council reserves the right
To reject any and all bids.
r.. $. DEWEY,
City Comptroller.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-26
cokvicT's INVENTION OF WORTH
Perfected the Original Device for An.
tomato Lockinu of Switches.


tomato Locking of Switches.
Referring to the fact that the new
jail 10 Newhurg when completed. viii
have an auromafic arrangement for
locking and unlocking a series Of cell
door or a single one in any section,
the Post Jervis Gazette says the idea
originated with hoy Schoonover. o
criminal Of th!s county a noted char
adier n his day, and for many years
an inmate Of Sing Sing prison
Scho0noFer took kindly 10 prison
discipline, and In time came 10 regard
the institution as his home He was
what is known in prison parlance as
'trusty" and was given considerable
liberty by authorities OF the institn-
ton He VAS sometimes even sent on
efTands outside Of She prison. On one
such occasion he remained away until
after the usual hour for closing and
was locked out by The turnkey and nm
a1Ie 10 gain admission til morning.
As soon as the doors were open ne
sought out the offending Official and
berated him severely for his action.
Inside OF prison walls Schooaover's
character and conduct were wholly
exemplary, but he found il difficult to
conform to the regulations of civilized
society, and hence was never long al
liberty. He possessed considerable
inventive talent, and Is said TO have
invented and perfected the original
device for automatic locking and I'M
locking Of switches now employed 10
most OF the prisons and penltentiaries
Of the United States Walden IN "
Citizen
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-26
a Rsnroof.

One day little 10Y came to school
with very dirty hands. ana the teach
CT said to him jamie, wish yor
wogld not come 10 school siih your
hands soiled thai way What would
you say If came to scbUol with soil
ee hands," I wouldn't say anything.
was the prompt reply. I'D be too
polite 4.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-26

Hieks-Wen. 1 see old Go-rox has
LOST every dollar ne had in the world.
Wicfs-lncredible. What was 1t
fsiluTe2
Hieks-Yes. heart failure. He died
THIS morning.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-26
10 sunnress STRAIT rradinn

The City of London, he milo-sQuare
municipality in which The bulk OF Lon
don's financial and wholesa' business
is done, is likely soon 10 suppress all
kinds of street trading
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-26
stout.zt Aonsrrr

King Charles % Portugal has tns
reputation NJ being ne stoaies- mon
srch aIte Isc SEAS gl5 Foands. yes
is wonderfully active.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-26
prettY complIment to vIclto-,.

PrettY COMPLIMENT 70 ViCitoTs.
During the recent visit oil the
French feet 10 England The London
Mai published every day an account
OF the previous proceedings in French,
for the beneh; Of the visitors.