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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-03-09
Toxic Hears That the Railroad
North Of Mukden Was Cut !,
. u . j. -
by the Japs.
7.%'@' &- 4
City of Toxic Ablaze With Joy
Over the Latest Victory by
.,. Oyama.

Toxic, March o--The Japanese have
cut the railroad north Of Mukden.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-24
TO Isptire Cotton.

A dispatch from New Orleans says
following the arrival Of President
HArvie Jordan, the Southern Cotton
Association TO day g~erfeoted plans for
taking OF the market 3 1000, 600 bales
CT cotton by means of a series of
pledges, which the farmers will sign
themselves, stating their name and
address and the amount of cotton they
Will thus hold. The cotton held will
not be sold for lees than fifteen cents
a pound according to the pledges. A
representative Of the Association Ia to
DO sent into every n Of the 8l7 cot.
ton producing counties Of the cotton
belt at once. When the p,e1ges are
signed, they will be sent to the central
office OF the Association In Atlanta.
Preki lent Jordan says that half OF
the crop has already been sold at an
average Of ten cents and the spinners
must have all the remainder. He be.
lleves that tlfteen.oonts for the remain
der Is a fair price, ard 1t will only
averBge the spinners II l 2 cents,
while they have based all their calcu.
Iati0nS on Ia cent cotton.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-24
a Daring k,eat.

The Charleston Post says Col. r. B.
Patrick, or urt crier and a veteran of
Che C VII war, has gone to Orange
burg to attend a reunion Of Couft d.
crate veterans being held there. He
vas a member OF the Fifth ca valry.
Buffers brigade, Of the South Care
lima Volunteers, G. S. A., aud has net
visited OranReburg since 1864. The
visit Of Mr.. Patrick to O.angebure
recalls a remarkable feat that he per-
formed at the battle OF RIgsley' mill
while a prisoner. He got away from
his guards, and se'z ng the lanyard CT
Z cannon pointed at a close mass of
Federal soldiers, exploded the gun
and killed forty. seven men outright
while woundlng many. In the con
fusion he made his escape.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-24
Hearpt,n

William r. Hearst, candidate for
mayor OF New York city On the mum.
cipal ownerBhip Siokot, certified TO
the secretary Of state Thursday that
his total campaign expenses were COS,
843. This breaks the record for kuoh
expenses, which was formerly hold by
Governor Higgins, who spent during
the last state campaign o22, 900. Mr..
Hearst says he contributed oil but
6l7.488 Of the $50, 400 which wa
spenb by tho finance committee OF tho
Municipal 0 snefship League for the
benefit Of all the candidates Ton the
ticket and expended o., 1875 personally
for buttons and photographic. Some
of the large items were; law depart.
mont, SO. 507; printing 88, coo; music
87,898; carriage hire, o. $40; rental
of halls, decoration and Examinations
e12 OLE; watchers for election, 49,.
$50; investigation Of registration,
So 2C0. :
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-24

All modern advancement and inven.
lions, marvellous as they are, have
not brought any Improvement oyel
good old fashioned courtship. 1t Is
easier to become married than it us
ed to be, and easier to be divorced.
The bride nowadays does not bling
hostages to happiness IN the form OF
rag carpets and costs OF comforts
and quilts, made with her own hands
and into every stitch OF which has
been foundry tucked, the love. corii
dGnce and faith that ripen only with
long courtship ard thorough acquain.
terce before engagement. No; now
adays she bril gs only herself and pos
siblv her pap3's c1eck &c @ bridegroom
whose real life and character are as
unknown TO her as are the dceps OF a
Like over which she has lyously dritted
I'M the moonlight. We generally
Dlake short stuifU OF cCurtsnip, en-
anG marriage in these mod
ern days and the runaway marriage
Is becoming more and more common.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-24
Will Come Her.

a letter which Commissioner Wat.
son just received from Dol. Holland Of
the Salvation Army indicates that
South Carolina will get one Of the
new colonies Of Salvation army peo-
Pile, which 1T ia the intention of the
army cilicials Gas was indicated in this
letter yesterday to establish In the
IN the South. Commissioner Watson
is also in correspondence with Com.
mander Booth Tucker, who also seems
to consider South Carolina favorably.
Commissioner Watson has been behind
the scheme since last January, when
he wrote the army people o letter
which interested them in this state.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-24
Use II,. %c.rioity.

Out IN California farmers who get
up before sunrise in the morning, or
who work until after dark, hitch and
unhitch their horses, milk their COWS
and do their other Chores by the
light Of electric lamps. Nearly all
the farm houses and stables are light
cd by electricity, and In nearly every
case Is g generated from streams
lowing from the melting SHOWS and
the perennial springs Of tho Sierra
Nevadas and the Cascade mountains.
The plants are owned ard operated by
local companies, who distribute tho
pc yer and the lignt over the country
nv transmission wires,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-24
VIII BE Arrested.

The authorities are said to be look.
Ing for evidence which will lead to
the arrest OF young men who commit.
eel a sacrilege in st. Luke's Episcopal
church, In Lancaster county. Va. 1t
is said thai the party OF prominent
society men, accompanied by q young
woman went Into the cdidca and held
) neck communion service. Crack.
ers ard Whiskoy we're used Instead of
bread and wine. After this sGclle.
gious service, the roysterers smashed
the table upon which the feast was
spread. Tho young woman was then
baptized In the sacred front which
wa also smashed. The mi IS
said TO have since committed suicide
In O. Baltimore hotel.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-24
A Peculiar Situation.

Mrs. Marie Santangelo, an italian
immigrant, is detained at Ellis island
near New York, while making the
choice between parting possibly for
ever with her two children, in order to
make her home here with her husband
or of giving up her husband to return
10 Italy with the children. Her hus.
band Is natural dAmerioan citizen
living a Youngstown, lOhio. Tho
children and their mother are & fl .cted
With traohtm an inf G ..ous disease
OF the eye. and the Law In SUCH oases
reads that the wife Of . citiz,n Of tho
United States can not DO doported,
but thai her children, In case they are
suffering from any infectious disease,
muat be sent back TO the country
they came from.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-24
Chiokons and Eggs.

A correspondent, writing to the
Batcsburg Advocate from Jacksonville
Fla, says: Il went down town this
morning thinking | would have chick.
en- for breakfast, but camo back with
a face as long as my arm, for when |
asked the price Of chickens they said
sixty cents. That did me up.' The
Charleston News and Courier says
farmers and their wives who will raise
chickens and eggs to snip to the cities
VIII not have time TO bother about
producing cotton at IL cents. The
south should provide the poultry Yol
the United States.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-24
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
BY tho Various Branohcs of The
Southern Cotton ASSOCIATION.

Southern Cotton ASSOCIATION.
Harvie Jo1dAn, president Of the
Southern Cotton Association, has is
sued the following statement regard.
Ing meetings Of the various branches
Of the assc citation. including the State
association, for the purpose of elect.
ing officers for 1905.
For the purpose Of re. electinp
civil subdivision, militia district and
township officers for the ems ulng year,
meetings are called to be held at
each voting precinct, or che central
point, OF the above named sub divi-
sion throughout the c)tton states on
the first Saturday in December
1906.
The Cficers shall consist of civil
sub division militia or township, pres.
ident, secretary and treasurer; also
from two to five representatives shall
be elected, or chosen, at this meeting
for the purpose of attending the coun.
ty or parish meeting which will be
called at the county court house, or
their regular place OF meeting, on the
second Saturday in December, 1905
which will be the 9th day, for the
purpose OF electing county or parish
ofi 3ers for the enaulng year.
These county officers shall, also,
consist Of president. secretary and
treasurer. At these county or parish
meetings, which will be held on the
9th day Of December, representatives
or delegates to the state or territorial
convention will be chosen, for the
purpose OF meeting at their respective
capitols on the first Wednesday in
January, 1905. Each county or par
ish will elect one or three delegate 8
to attend the annual meetings called
to meet at the state oapitols on the
first Wednesday In January 1905.
which is the 3rd day.
These state meetings will be held
for the purpose Of electiug state Off
GERS for the ensuing year and NOM
bers Of the executive com mittee of
the Southern Gotten Association as
follows: For the state Of Alabama,
three; Arkansas, two; Florida, one;
Georgia, three; louisiana, three;
Mississippi, three; Missouri, one,
North Carolina, ty o; South Carolina;
two; Tennessee, ore; Texas, five;
Virginia, one; Kentucky, one; Okla
hOma. one. Indian Tarrttorv OnaU
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-24
~DISPEN5ARY THE ISSUE.
senator TilIman Says it Must be Set.
tod I'm tho Primary.

Senator B. r. Tillman spent Friday
in Charleston, this being his first visit
there In two and q half years. He
stopped there on his way back home,
after q visit to Mississippi and q short
trip into Florida, where he picked
up a few dollars" lecturing. He took
a trip to the navy yard, viewing the
progress OF the work in which he Is
much intere sted. He was pleased With
what he saw at the big government
yard, but he thought that tho work
wa not progressing fast enough. He
wanted the work done more rapidly
to keep pace with the appropriations,
and Of course he wanted all the ap
preparations that he cln get for tho
work.
The Senator said that he had moth.
Ing further to say about the dispen
sary, believing that his Views had been
81 III ciently made clear Ia his several
speeches. He said that the dispensary
was the only issue in the state aud
that the institution will be settled at
a primary not In the way proposed OF,
the state to determine the mainten
ences OF the system. AS to his refer.
ence of a guberna5orlal candidate, he
said that AL Of the horses are net
yet out"
The senator had little or nothing
to say about national politics or at
fairs. He will leave his home on Sat
urday night fer Washington, where he
pOe2 to attend q maatinU Of tho in
Interstate commerce commission on
Tuesday. Hs Is In flvor . the regu
lation of rail- Dad freight a es ard he
will doubtless be heard from In his Ia.
ua| style. The trip has proven bane.
hcial and the senator is looking better
than he has been In some time.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-24

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thorough understand from the very Amt,
and prep J.. the correct treatment, which 10
bound t. Eject a permanent cure. BY tho eia
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mo disposal or every sufferer his edyanaaa
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ihAtor' no matter where he or she resides.
FREE MEDICAL ADVICM.
IL you suffer from any disease OF 0 ohreaao
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aeh, Throat and Lung Trouble, Lost Manhood,
Rheumatism, Catarrh or private disssses 81
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TO women, etc, ETC., do not mako tho mistaka
OF consulting your homo doctor, who win
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without ono cent Of charge. He is the recoR-
nized authority on these diBeasos In this cor.
try, and you can, therefore, appreciate tha
value ms opinion of your case would DO to
you you ine mas been est"bliahed In Atlanta fsT
eqnalled ~ any other physloian. Have 40
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Yoa are especially invited to write for hin
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DO sure TO write this great specialist about
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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-24

WOTkhiIptnR tho Devil,

A person by the name'of Herman
Menz is getting much notoriety,
which he probably values, because Of
his pronounced admiration for his Sa.
tanic Majesty, with horns, hoofs and
tall. McIZ has raised a monument
to the deyil and, for all we know,
may worship there at daily. Many
good people OF Detroit and elsewhere
are properly sCandalized, but Herman
Mer.z Is really not as scandalous as
many OF his brethren. His fora CT
worship Is only a bit more public
Ho has erected a statue OF the dt vii
and pays the image his deyoirs. But
AZ there Is no personal devil this
poor deVillte is merely exhibiting a
case Of weak mind; the really harmful
fellow is the secret wor, hirpar OF the
Satanic spirit. All know how to rate
MeIz; IL Is the other fellow who should
be daily watched. The State.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-24
FARM ANNA
Another Evidence Of Progtess In
SOME tntereatipg sasistiea Az to Cat.
ne HoGs, sheep, Eto--
South CaKoIina

south Caroline.
No better insight into the real pro
gress OF the South in recent years
could be had than from on inspection
OF the last aRures prepared by the de.
psrtment Of agriculture showing the
Efforts OF the South to increase her
supply of farmtapimals. Where there
can be no doubu that rapid progress
has been made throughout the South
generally during tue last ten years in
manufacturing, cotton planting and
other agricultural purs uits, tho ex
pertinent of stock raising was not UNI
3dertaken as u means of livelihood to
any appfeciable ex lent until a few
years beg. The almost unpro3e6ent.
ed number OF hogs raised in the state
of Virginia and South Carolina during
the past year mean that mora corn
has necessarily been plated on which
togfeea them ard get them ready fer
the markets.
There are nov on the farms OF the
United States AZ $40 511 hogs, aud Of
this number the Southern states claim
over 8.000,o00. Tue total gain over
1904 for the United States Is 32l, 144
and the states Of Virginia, North and
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi and Kentucky and Tenues.
see, which embrace not more than IL
per cent. Ct the area Of the United
States, get about 80 per cont. OF in,
crease over 1904. While, as stated,
che growing OF corn has also increas
cd TO a marked degree, 1t has not kept
pace with the amount necessary for
large stock raising. The ares Of corn
raising appears to be shifti3g to the
Southeast.
There are 0 on the farms of Vir
glnie 767,163 hog South Carolina,
663 9o7; North Carolina, 1,048 146
Georgia. 1896 992; Alabama, l,o34,.
092; Mlssiafipp,, l,OS7. 780; and Ken
tucky, 1,011 SIG.
While the increase in sheep raising
has not been SO noticeable as in that
OF hog raising, all OF the Southern
states have made m LII gains during
the last year. At this time there are
462 l2S sheep In the state Of Virginia,
6S.867 in South Carolina, and approx
imately 800, 900 in each Of the other
Southern states, With the exception OF
kentucky, which mas 654, 500.
In horses and mules, Virginia has
in~vested--not counting any except
those designed for farm works. Sl2,.
500; South Carolina, SO, GO. 297; Geor.
gia more than 81, 600, 900 aud Ken.
lucky, which would be expected to
show a very large number, about half
of what Georgia number.
From Georgia to the Virginia line,
traversinR all Of the nj uatain coun-
ties In South Carolina-Oconee,
Plckens, G~leanville, Spartanburg,
York and Cherokee-there is All area
Of about 1000 So lare miles which is
said by the department OF agriculture
to be unsurpassed for stock raising.
Another excellent region is found ly
ing to the eastward In North CAfll,na
from Danvllle to Salisbury ana Omar
lotte. Ia all the plateau region tf
Virginia and the Caroliua8 the land
lies well for profitable stock raising Oh
a large scale.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-24
Worry Aad Death

Charleston's best known public
school teacher, Miss Lila Q iigley, Of
the Memminger school, dled Tlurs-
day from heart disease. She was In
conversation with Principal w. X
Tate and other teachers, when she
complained Of a pain In hor side.
She was shortly afterwards stricken,
dying In q few minutes. She was
n Of the best known of the city
school teachers. She has been a tea.
cher for 90 years, She was q member
OF the Second Presbyterian church.
She leaves q sister, who is also a city
school teacher and a nephew. The
death occurred just q few minutes be-.
fore the assembly exercises. When
bhese were hold, the young ladies
were informed Of the sad death and
exercises were suspended for the
day.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-24
VLADIVOsTOK IN a ri
Tho City is the Soene OF Pre- and
Murder.

A state OF war has b>en declared In
Viad v )stok. Private advlces say that
the Chinese quart rs has been entire.
~ destroyed and that the uprising Is
now und r control. The upheavel in
Russia, following the PRONUNCIATION of
the reform mapi!esta has now reached
~Vladiyostak, and Yeni ei$k and other
extreme points Of the empire. Con-
hrmatiOn has been obtained from var.
lous sources Of an uprising at Vladi-
vCStck. where the condition of kf urs
Ia quite critical. Macy persons have
Killed and the foreigners have taken
refuge OH the ships in the harbor.
Many public buildings, stores and
ht uses have been p llaged and set fire
to by the mob.
The American embassy has c,ivcd
from Consul Greener, at V adlvostok,
details OF the outbreak which began
Sunday Immediately after the depar-
ture OF the Russian armored cruisers
GroT Oboi ard Rossja. The people who
had gathered In great crowds In the
streets, becbm excited by IL limm,.
tory speeches. Many ,ldiers and sail
ors were also In an angry m cd, hav.
Ing expected to go home with the
squadron. Tho mob began to break
windows and pillage and in evening
set fire to the theatre, the Colleen
Horn Hotel, to several blocks OF Cain.
ese buildings In the northern part OF
the city and to the tth RS residence
and other buildings in the eas.erL
quarter. The fires burned all night
Seventy buildings we're consumed.
Troops were summoned to restore
order and fired FRI q1cnt volleys, kill.
Ing many persona.
Just before the American c>rsll
t~elegraphed today. the commaudanl
OF the fortress Of V~,adivostok, assist.
ed by priests and the leaders Of the
workmen's organizations, addressed
the mob, urging them to keep the
peace, but the consul said he feared
the attempt would be In vain. Mr..
Greener aided that twenty four mer.
chant vessels In the barber were now
crowded with inhabitants. The con.
sui was on board a steamer when he
sent his dispatch and he expects to
there
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-24
On The %ac,

The cause Of temperance seems to
be making real Roadway In the United
States. For the first time In almost a
decade tho annual report of the Unit
ed States commissioner Of I'M rnal
revenue shows a decline In the amount
Of whisky consumed In this country.
The figures for the year ending jane
80, 1908, show q decrease Of 7O4 641
gallons Of whisky consumed as against
1893 /, while up to 1908 for many
year! the annual increase Of wbiskey
consumption had been aboua 7 900, 600
gallons. Beer for the year 1904 s etill
showed an Increased consumption, but
less by 10, 600, 900 gallons than In pre-
ceding years.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-24
THE CLEMSON CAR.
Where Farmers Institute Will be
Held This Fall.

Prof. O. L Newman, who has
charge Of the fitting up of the Glen
son college car, soon to 60 on o tour
OF the lower part Of the STATE, gives
your correspondent the following In.
formation.
Toe hands )me day coach loaned
Gle mSon college by the Southern rail.
way 10 now sidetracked at Calhoun.
This coach is baing remudeled 30 as to
adapt is to tho special use OF the In,
stitute workers for both q moving res
idence and for the exhibition Of var.
u illustrative materials from the diff.
ferent departments Of the college.
These exhibits are being rapidly got.
ten together and the car will be ready
to move to the first appointment by
the end Of the present week. This is
n OF the most important steps that
Clemson college has taken for the In
struction Of the farmers in particular,
and The people OF the State at large.
Since Institutes were held throughout
the northern half OF the S!ata In July
and August, those to be held in No,
yember, December and January will
be confined to the southern part Of
tie State.
The Institutes already arranged for
are as follows:
lexington, November 81; Bates.
burg. November %; Trenton, Novem.
ber, %, Aiken, November "a; Will
liston, November IS; Blackvillo, No.
vember 81; Barnwell, November 80;
Allendale, November %; Islandton,
November 80; Denmark, December l.;
Bambefg, December Q; B~ranchville,
December 4; ST. George. December s.;
Summervllle, December 8; Mcclellan.
vile, December 8; Mt. Holly, Deem
ber IL; Bonneau, December II; Sam
pit, December 10; Kingstree, Deem.
Der IA; Lake City, December IS; Pee
Dec, December IS; Wannamaker, De.
cember 18; Loris, December 10; Home
wood, December goth; Conway Deem.
Der 21; Society Hin. January 3; Harris.
Vile, January 4; (a) Lamar, January
o; () Timmonsvllle, January s; Cam
eron, January @; ST. Matthe VS., Janu.
airy 8; Sc. Motto, January 8; King
Vile, January 10.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-24
THInvgs CAUGHT.
Seoreted in Packing C 8 Which
Another Shipped.

At N.G York a thief who entered
the Security Storage conpany's ware
house In an oxpre&s package Thursday
was caught Friday az he was about 90
leave tho warehouse, hidden In the
same package along With 800 worth
Of stolen goods. Thumday night he
climbed out Of his package and after
rifling the warehouse again repaeked
himself and his plnnder.
When caught Friday 10 sAid his
name was John Schmidt and told the
story OF his robbery. ThurOday after.
moor at 4 o,c.och Two packing cases
here taken 10 tho company's ware.
wouse 2l2 Spring street. Sohmidt WAS
In one Of them which was fitted with
spring lc1g 30 as to DO operated from
the inRide. With him was o bottle OF
whiskey, q set Of burglar tools and q
dark lantern. Tho other box wac used
for packing his plumber.
Schmidt emerged Thundey night
and plundered the place and % sevan
O'Clock Friday morning was safely re.
packed with his plumber. But an
employe saw one Of the boxes move
unaccOuntably as 10 stood alone on tho
floor and peeping through o knotholo
In the top SAW the burglars hat. He
Immediately smashed tho packing case
open.
Five minutes laber an oxpressman
called asking to remove the two boxes
which contained the burglar and his
plumber. The police went with the
expressman TO meet bhe man who sent
him after the boxes. This man, who
gave the name Of Robert Arnold, was
found waiting 40 the Bowery and
Second avenue and was arrested.