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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
YrAa,s.iiy
JORDAN HAD RTPORg CHANGED.
induced Secretary Wilson To Esti.
mate on Gross Weight.

To President Harvie Jordan of the
Southern Cotton Association, accord.
Ing to ny ces from Washington, is
due the fact that the government crop
estimate was not 900. 900 bales larger
than the figures givsn.
According to the story which
reached Atlanta, Assistant Secretaiy
Hayes, OF the statistical bureau wireu
Secretarv Hester, OF the N wv Orleans
CoCton Exchange that the cotton crop
estimate would be made on the b isis
OF 475 pounds the bale, instead OF 500
pounds as heretofore, the obi CT be.
Ing to give the net weight OF Tue bale
Ih1s basis would hi We inct essed The
estimated by SOME thil z like 500 00O
bales and would u1douotedly have had
an appreciablc elect in bril- gipg down
tile price OF G ttol..
Secretary He ter wired this in'Or
nation to Pres d MT jordan Of the
Southern ASS c ! lon and he rec ived
the Telegram just in t'me to ca ch The
noon lin tea train FIR Washit gton
Mr. } jruan went right to the tflce Of
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson and
IL 1T said DIM I'D d that tie estimate
be made In accordance with us &c sha
is on the basis o. 500 pour ds to the
bale IL is said this IS Why the p 81
cition OF the estimate, which was tx
pc 81 to hava been gwen ont at l.
o'ciOrk, was delayed until IL 81 M.
According to a telegram from Pies
lden5 jordan, Secretary Wilson 10
only g'anttd his req lest but also u
greed to mako the report without the
usual ~percentag whica wa, added OF
DEDUCTED uader che Ii. de administra
tiCn.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
"A Eau,,Iv.

Every person VINO travels on the
steam:r ChequameRon which plies be.
tween ST. lgnacc, Mich aud The
Shows, is forced 10 iotk up 10 tile
master OF the craft, Cnrlsta @ F,w'er,
for he stands six feet nine inches, and
Is the talIest boat captain on the lakes.
Capt. Fowler IS a member OF a re
markable family. His brother, Irving
j. Fowler, OF WhiCecastle, La thIes
years bis junior Is Of IL o same iIeignt
and weight; | Is father, j.. x. Fowler
OF Nashville, M,cl., also ia six fee
nine, and his sister, Flora 70 Ter, o.
Kalamazoo, j8 six feet two inches tall.
The mariner Is we'll propoftioled.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
TEN PERSONS KILLED
And a Numb Y Injured by q Head on
collision.

Ten persons were killed and II train
employees and eight passengers were
Injured in the wrt ok OF the O ,erland
Limited passenger train No. 2 on the
Union Pacific, hv, miles west OF r OK
Springs, Wyo., Thursday morning.
The Limited was run into head-on by
q freight train and 10th engines wore
demolished.
The dyamo car, mail car ard din.
Ing car on the limited burned to the
wheels. Several OF the dead were
incinerated. An extra freight train
was given au order before it lef Rook
Springs to meet four e~astboupd pas
senger trains, Of which the Overland
limited was the last one, at Ahsay, o
siding five miles west Of Rock
Springs.
The freight took the sidirg at All.
say and waited uatil three III these
had passed east and then pull ed out.
When @ mile and o half west Of All.
say the freight met the 0 erlaud
Limited and crashed into 1t, head.
on.
Both engines were demolished and
the first three cars OF the Overland
Limited Immediately caught fire and
were burned. Engineer Brink OF the
freight train, who 1t L. stated Cflcl.
ally, wax responsible for overrunnlng
his orders was one Of the killed. Sew.
eral trains had been badly delayed at
Granger, with the result that -four
pass enger trains were ru lhing close to.
gether. The freight had received posi-
tive or ders to meet all four of the
trains at Ahsay, and the IN dals say
that the orders were either misunder-
stood or miSread.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Must Produce I'Apers,

The State Supreme Cours is deter.
mined to find out what Is contained
Ia those alleged private letters and
other papers which Chief Beer Dis.
penscr James S. Farnum, Of Charles,
ton, on the advise Of council had re-
moved from his ~dispenssry, No. IL In
Charleston beyond the reach OF the
dispensary Investigating commission
to arc her State and to this end
Thursday passed an order requiring
him to place them before the court.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15

lie has s Fosit;vs nrd permanent euro 20.
Diseases OF men and women su h ga LOST,
MANHOoD STRICTU.E, yARICO ELH.
DEBT lTY, ENLARGED PROS
TATE, RHEUMATISM, SPECIE BLOOD
POISON, KIDNEY AND BLADDER TROU-
BILE, HEART DISEASE, STOMACH AND
BOWELL TROUBl u, DIABRTES.
BRlGHTS DISEASE, URINARY TROU.
PIE. ENLARGED PROSTATE, EEMALB
TROUBLE, WOMB TROUBLE, OVARIAN
TROUBLE, LEUCORRHEA, ETC, and II YOU
iro afflicted with any Of thise diseases. Won
should lose no time In consulting this Ramona
specialist.
His treatment for these diseases 10 based ON
'ver a quarter century Of close study, nnd
whom he once discharges you as CURED, you
need have no fear that you will ever be treu.
bi"d with your diseaae ngain-his curer arc rcr.
mnnsnt. DIR. Hathaway is the author of eight
,alunble medical books witch should DO in
the hands of every one afflicted, or every head
Of a fnmily, and he will send ny ono Of thoeo
ooks to you on receipt of your nnmo and nd.
dress. l, dis asses of tho throat and lungs:
2, kidneys and urinary tract; 8, diseasea of
women; 4, 81 in, rectal, rheumatism; 5. blood
poison; 6. nervous debility and vital weakness;
7, structure; 8. varicocele. Eia book for
men entitled cleanliness, Vigor and HEALTH
should DO in the hands OF every man. Write
for it,, 1T is free. II you do not suffer
yourself send him tho name Of nomo enc
that does. Do not forget the address.-
j.. Newton Hathaway, M. D., SO Inman Bldg.
l1uiIll III
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Burned TO Death,

The little community around Kyles
Fort, Tenn, has been the scene Of
two shocking accidents In "a hours.
The first C ring Monday afternoon,
was the accidental klling Of Miss
Rosa Collins, q well known Young lady
OF the nclghborhood, by the discharge
Of a shotgun in the hands OF Cephas
Roberts, while he vas examining the
gun In tho bone Of Miss Collins father.
Tho aecand was the burning to death
Of Miss Annie Gibson and heI mother.
The daughters clothing caught fire
and the mother runniL2 to her rescue
was enveloped la the flames.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
COTTON srILL KING.
High Prioe If tho staple Max g the
Sou h rrofpprOus.


Sou n rrof
C)tton, unlike the Cur, is seated
IN a staple throne. The good old
Southern moparcb, despite all Efforts
of speculators and market gambl. rs to
the contrary, holes p weIrul sway
thrcu yhoub the Worli. Tie govern
ment report Ct lasS Tu sday corcern.
Ing the present crop tends only to tie
support or the c tton market. AS
this crop, on account OF the dry fall,
has been completely harvested, the
estimate this time btclmes almost an
cfual statement as tu the number Of
GALES made. The report puts the
number at 10, 1877 8l8 AS these fig
ures are cOnsid, ratly below the worlds
cons, m otiOn OF COtttn tx surplus o
last year can easily be taken up WITH.
out reducing the price Cf the staple at
all.
Cotton that is being held must In
the face Of this report become
more valuable than it 10 at present
and as much Of the holdings is SELL IN
the hands of the farmer the prospects
are that there will be good times IL
Dixie during the next twelve months.
But there Is more Significance II,
this small crop Of cotton than tina
which attaches to the present year.
With only ten million bales. as stated
before, the surplus Of the great 1904
crop will have TO be used to meet con
sumption, and this will start the 1906
crop with a clean sheet. There
he none, or very little, residue from
former crops to bear down / 8 price.
Taken all in all the conditions for
prosperity IN the South are altoget or
cheerfkl and the people have but 10
use energy and judgment to grasp
Suc Decentralization PASt.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15

Nilieu by u Romano.

j. Hughes who formerly resided
In GaIfney, was sn0t and is reported
killed by Rufus Byars, a tenant near
his home In Cherokee county last
week. Relations between the two are
SAID to have been atraintd for some
timo. Details Of the tntir arc very
scarce there. Byars, too vas formerly
a resident Ct G&Tney. The ahooting
was done With a double barfeled shot
guntwo shots taking afrsct. Both
men are about 30 years old. A war.
rant has been ISSUED for Byars an
his wife by MAGISTRATE 3. j. Cold, at
~ ckSburg. ON ;ers from this olty
nave gone 10 tine scene. Both men
ara well known hnrn
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Hanged at Atlanta.

A dispatch from Atlanta says the
legal execution In Fnlton county, for
the crime OF criminal assault. took
place at the tower Friday mornipg
when Jim Walker, the self convicted
negro assailant OF Mrs. Alice Moore,
was hanged.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
8 ow oomeo,ion.

A London money lender pressed
his claim for money loaned in O. cltv
court and I'll e Judge, after an exhaus,
tive inquiry into the merlts of the
case, directed the defendant to nav
the debt at the rate of one penny Der
month, the entire amount to be pala
by the end OF the 2O9th year,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Littlo Girl Huruou.

A little daughter OF MIR. Jud All.
son was |rrightfully burned thursday
at home about three ne lies fro,n Can.
neY. From the meaRre details at
hand 1T Is learned That the mother
left the little n to 30 to the vel
a short distance from t. Q house. Ga
returning she met The child in flames.
TIE condition Of the child Ia
serlCls.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Death List or Hunters.

The total number OF hunters killed
by accident so far this year, WI C )nsin
and Northern M chigan is twenty six.
Fifty.one have been wounded. More
hunters were killed this year by &C:
cidental discharge OF their own guns
than ever before. Many we're shot by
mistake by Lunters who took them
for deer.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Axnhyxinton.

Frank Martin and John j.. Oliver.
both OF Bath, Me-, we're found dead
In bed at the residence OF Martins
sister, Mrs. Eancis MlcCluley OF
Providence, II, L. Tney had been
asphy xIated by illuminating gas,
accidently turned on,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Burnoh 10 Doath.

A dispa c. from Johnston to The
State says a colored girl ID years old
living on the farm Of Mr.. j. T.. Hart
was burned TO death Thursday from
her clothing catching fire and as She
was running C uid not be saved.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-01-05
STOPS COLLISIONS BY RAIL.
Tablet System introduced In New zea-
land a Great Success.

United States Consul General Dill
lingham at Auckland, Australia, In
report to the department OF commerce
tells Of new system for preventing
railway collisions. He says:
can interesting change has recently
been made In the signaling system In
New Zealands railway, which, 1t is
thought will make collisions absolute
ly impossible.
"For long time, up to recent
date. what is known as the block
system has been generally used, put
the tablet system has now been In
troduced. The essential point in the
new system is that no engine driver is
allowed to leave station without
tablet in his possession, and the ele-
ment of safety rests on the fact that
the machines are so made that 1T Is
impossible for two Of the tablets TO
be out at the same time.
sIf a driver leaves Auckland for
Newmarket with a tablet that tablet
has O be deposited In the machine at
Newmarket before another tablet IS
issued allowing return train to leave
that station for Auckland, and The
electrical connection between the two
stations makes It impossible to extract
a tablet from the Auckland machine
until the tablet has been put into the
machine at Newmarket.
1T is claimed by railroad exports
that under the new system two trains
can not be on the same section Mt
once, SO that the danger OF collisions
ia entirely done away with"
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-01-05
Led to Jail by His Dog.

Old and blind, man was sentenced
to weeks Imprisonment at Water
ford for being drunk and disorderly,
and his dog was allowed to spend the
night in the lookup with him.
Next morning the prisoner, led by
his dog and escorted by the police,
was taken to the jail, and at the gate
the animal whinned SO piteously on
being parted from its master that the
man was ordered to go to the public
pound with his canine companion
Once more was a procession formed,
the dog leading the way, and motley
crowd bringing up the rear. At the
pound the companions were parted,
the dog bowling dismally.-London
Daily Mail
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-01-05
DEVIL GUARDED THE GOLD.
His Satanic Majesty's Portrait indi.
Gated Treasurer House.

In this instance, as often, His Sa-
tanic Majesty proved good guide to
riches. Recently workmen were pa
pering wall in an old house at Per
pignon, in the south of France. On
the wall was fixed, as curious orna-
ment, very ancient sculptured chair.
The workman found 1t necessary to
remove this, and discovered that the
back of the chair had hidden mural
painting of the devil. horns, tall,
cloven foot, diabolic grin--all.
Sounding the wall with their ham,
mers the workmen easily found there
was a hollow space behind it, into
which they broke. There lay big
pile of furnished gold pieces, some
French most of them Spanish.
OF course this wealth amounting to
some thousands of francs, reverted
to the owner of the house. He re-
warded handsomely those who found
it, and does not concern himseli
whelher it was accumulated by the
aid of the sulphurous parsonage whose
| portrait indicated It's hiding place.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-01-05
Street Shaving in China.

The topsy-turvy methods of China
are curiously illustrated In the case
OF the Pekin barber, who, instead or
waiting for customers, goes out TO
seek them. He carries his shaving
apparatus and stool with him, and,
rings q bell to attract the attention
of likely customers The man who
wishes to be shaved halls the barber,
who places his stool on the ground for
the customers use, puts bowl of
water on the little stove he carries,
and having lathered his brush sets to
work. The charge is not high. For
a sum equivalent to cent he shaves
the customers head and smooths out
his eyebrows.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-01-05

horse pulls about one-sixth OF It's
own weight, whereas an elephant can
pull it's entire weight. This might be
emphasized by the fact that an ele-
phant is six times as big as horse.
In India for centuries it has been the
custom to utilize elephants to push
instead of pull wagons, but now 1t has
been shown that they are unequalled
as pullers. Two of them In carefully
arranged tests raised $500 pounds.
One raised a safe weighing more than
a tone. That was dead weight, and
the feat, as one will see, is different
from mere pulling. Recently at
Bridgeport there was a tug OF war be-
tween elephants and a locomotive,
in which the huge beasts developed
surprising pulling power. The engine
was nearly wrecked.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-01-05
DEMON DANCE OF TIBET.
.,;oious Ceremonial Has Been Prae-
ns'S tjced for Centuries.


rno sketch shows the annual demon
- of the natives of Tibet. The
u u,aH Of which the dance is part is
pia Eve acts. 1t depends on the follow
~ ~ story: Langa Dharma, king OF
mibot lived at Lhassa, and harassed
40 Ruddhists in every possible way;
80 certain monk, being dismissed
som sn the monastery, vowed vengeance
.roinst the king. He procured black
aonv and whitewashed it, and went
r. search of the king. He found the
,.;rg in the market place reading a
exclamation. Selling the opportun-
i.r the monk shot him dead from be-
Md Then he fed in the direction
If a river, which he forded. His white
washed pony became black again,
and though the monk was pursued,
no was not recognized, as man on a
rrbite pony was the object of the pur-
s,it The Buddhists looked upon King
ganga Dharma as sent by the king OF
aemons to annihilate them, and 1t Is
~ celebrate the victory over the KING
oq demons that the dance is held. In
4ba performance demons with hide
nus masks are introduced. Then the
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-01-05

An Elephants Strength.
The elephant Is great as traction
power. Experiments have shown that
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-01-05

that of to-day, though advocates OF
steel construction claim that the mod
ern structure will defy time as long
as any of those built by the ancients.
Time alone will determine how much
truth there is in this contention. On
the Asiatic plain are the massive rem,
nants of an ancient gateway fringed
with weeds, and, vaguely knowing VINO
he was, the natives tell that this Is al
that is left of the palace of Alexander
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-01-05
FLATTERY WON HIM
HOW CIRCUS MANAGER WORKED
CLEMENT SCOTT.
Great Dramatic Critic, Pleased with
Praise of His Verses, Wrote Ad-
vance Notices for Barnum's "Great.
est Show on Earth"

Clement Scott, the late English
dramatic critic, wrote verse in his leis-
ure moments. BY this verse he is not
known, for his fame comes as one who
spoke the final word concerning the
merits Of play He achieved high
reputation through his power Of crit
icism and his authoritative expression
of 1t. or this he cared less than for
his verses
Frank Perley. the veteran circus
manager, found out this with good re-
suits for himself Perley had charge
of 1.-THE greatest show on earth" 1t
is Of him that the story was told that
ne stammered SO badly that he had to
| be the manager for Barnum and not
for Forepaugh, as he could pronounce
the first name and not the other.
Perley took 1.-The greatest show" to
England. 1t was an event. He de-
| termined that he would have notice
from Clement Scott, though his
friends in London told him 1t was inn
possible. Scott would not condescend
to notice a circus. Perley made a
heavy wager that he would not only
get notice, but one In advance.
A woman told him that Scott wrote
verses, and that he was fonder OF his
poetry than Of his dramatic criticisms;
that he had published them and sent
copies to his friends.
After this information the CIRCUS
manager called on the dramatic critic.
He aplogized for sending up his busl-
ness card, saying that he had no per-
sonal ones with him. Scott was Icy.
Perley explained that he had not called
on business, but wanted to see the
man who had given him pleasure.
Then he talked of Scott's verses with
enthusiasm. He told him how as man
ager Of circus he travelled from one
! end of the world to another, and al
l ways carried SCOTS verses with him.
Q Scott was In melting mood, and Per
: ley recited his quatrains with fervor
J., The next day the English public
Q gasped with establishment when II
d read a brilliant advance notice 81
s Americas "great circus" signed by
d Clement Scott.--Chicago Record-Her
y aid.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-01-05
Lunacy on Increase.

Ten years ago in England and
Wales there was one insane person TO
each 324 of the population; now the
ratio is one to each 2SS. The increase
in lunacy is attributed to a consider
able degree to the intense strain Oh
modern life.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-01-05

Ihis black and tan belong to
george Theis of Corryville. 1t is three
years OF age and weighs but little
over one pound.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-01-05

supposed ashes of Langa Dharma are
duly execrated. Next the gods fight
the demons and overcome them, and
the play Is thus brought to close.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-01-05

The palace Of Alexander the Great
was an imposing structure in its time,
and the wonder is that any vestige OF
it stands to-day. 1t was built IN
manner much more substantial than
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-01-05

with it's dial and hands. The special
claim made for this new timepiece is
that the correct time is always ex-
posed in hours and minutes and In
Arabic figures. AS novelty this dial
less clock is certain to win certain
amount of favor but there is an un-
deniabla charm about the old-fash-
toned timepiece that insures its pres
ervation as an essential adjunct OF
household decoration and equipment,
despite innovations.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-01-05
Away from Smoky Pittsbura.

"A FAMILY in Pittsburg, Pa, has their
.aunoering done In Castine, Me-. the
eapressage costing them 50 weekly.
,ney intend to have their washing
uried as far away from the smoky city
as possible.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-01-05
Country Noses.

II needs the man with the busted nose
To appreciate the "Grecian."
II needs the man with the Grecian
nose
To scent out the "patrician."
n needs n man of patrician beak
To recognize the power
Of sheer brute strength and Drawn
and force
OF champion OF the Hour
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-01-05
c,n,rs for Russian Soldiers.

A Prussiap firm has received an OF.
sar from the Russian government for
4 o0o. 900 cigars for the army IN man
churia They are to cost $1.2o per
100.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-19
EDWARDS.

Edwards, July I've have been
having some very nice rains and they
have brought the crops cut wonder
fully in the last week. Cotton is look
ing nice.
Mr.. aud Mrs. L A. James Of Cam
den. have been spending some time
with the latter's parents Mr.. and Mrs.
J. ". Weldon.
Mrs. James Kirkley is visiting
friends and relatives in Oraneeburg:
Miss Lottie DesChamps. one of Wi
sacky's most charming young ladies is
spending some time with Miss Lola
Kirkley of this place.
The ice cream festival at Spring Hill
was largely attended and was quite a
s1ccess.
Mr.. Marvin Weldon went to Cam
den today.
Rev. Mr. Phillips filed his regular
appointment at Mizpah Baptist church
Yesterday. The health in general OF
the community is very good.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-19
RENBERTS.

Rembert, July 1S-Our community
was visited with very damaging
rain on last Friday afternoon. The
rain lasted two hours, and the Oldest
inhabitants here say they have never
seen such a downpour of water in
the length of time, not single ter
race dam stood the terrible flow of
water and cotton and corn was wash
ed up by the roots at every point the
dams gave way. The lands are ruineo
in places as the soil is all washed
away. Still our farmers have been
greatly blessed this year through this
section as the present prospects are
very encouraging and with good sea-
sons from now out will give them q
good return.
Mr.. Q. W. Hartness, railroad agem
at Remberts, has resigned his posi-
ton and will go to Atlanta and take a
course in telegraphy. Mr.. D. P. Bell,
of North Carolina, has succeeded him
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reese and two
children are visiting relatives in the
neighborhood.
Mr.. and Mrs H. c. McLeod's little
son, Robert, is very i'll and they have
the sympathy Of the entire commu-
nifty.
Mr.. Robert Mcdowell, of Camden,
has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Nc
Leod
Services will be held at McLeod's s
Chapel next Sunday and the commu-
nifty is cordially invited.