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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02
n Queer Gift,

AT Pittsburg, Pa, John Bertges
a constable having doae some sliph,
lavor for Anton Lutz, brewer, anc
having refused cash payment, received
m am ofder Tor 100000 glasses OF beer
Inc oroer Is not transferable, nor car
beroges collect In bulk, the agreement
peing that he shall call at the differ.
emu weries controlled by Lu,z as
ne becomes thirsty and drink the beer
on the premises. Bertges spent most
OF one cay seeing ii the order was
good. 1t was. Then he did a little
hguring, and is now sorry that life Is
so snort. His figures show that,
drinking fourteen glasses a day, Sun.
day included, it would take him 2Os
years to get rid OF the little present
made to him by the brewer.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02
Shin and Crew Loat

The Chilean cruiser Presidente Pin.
TO has foundcred In the Gulf OF Ancud,
north OF the Island OF Chloe, Off the
southern part OF the coast of Chile
According to one report, her com.
mander, Capt. Whitesides committed
suicide in despair. Another version
says he was drowned. The presidente
Plnto carried a crew OF III Officers
ana men. She was built in France In
ioo2, and was constructed Of steel,
with copper sheathing. Her speed was
ABOUT 10 knots. She was 268 feet
long and her armament consisted OF
iour inch guns. two inch guns, and
ten small rapid-fre guns. She had
threo torpedo tubes.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02
HAMPTON's THREAT
Caused Sherman to Quit SHOOTING
Confederate Prisoners,


To the Editor of The Sunday News
L read with much interest the com
munication in the last number of The
Sunday News, signed by my old friend
b. Frank Ford, who 1 hope will par
don me for making few minor cor.
lSrections In regard to the shooting ol
Miller. Instead of twenty or so hav
ing been called out to draw, there
we're one hundred and fifty, as told
me next day by one of the guard He
also said the number agreed upon was
thirty, five, and Miller drew that mum.
Der, but said it was his opinion that
the drawing was sham, as it was
supposed that Miller was the one who
shot the man; though he, the guard
did not think so, but thought it was
done by one Of Wheeler's men: for
they had all sworn never to take a
forager (better known as bummer)
prisoner.
After being the one selected to be
shot Miller was taken across the dead
Line with one of the prisoners. and
told the prisoner he did not mind it..
only he had nine daughters dependent
on him for support and regretted to
leave them thus. a young Texan, I
have forgotten his name, offered to
take Miller's place when he heard
this, but Gen. Blair refused it, SAYING
1T was not legal.
Miller was shot about twelve miles
from Cleraw, in Chesterfield district,
as then called, and, as well as l re.
member, buried on the side of the
road leading from Cheraw to Camden.
The grave was pointed out to me the
next morning as we passed.
at Fayetteville, N. c., we we're
termed In line again, for the purpose
OF drawing for our lives. Ten we're to
be shot, but just as the officer stepped
TO the first man for him to draw a
courier came post. haste on horseback
and handed him paper. After read
iDg It we were marched back in the
Bull Pen" without drawing. at first
opportunity asked one OF the guard
what was up, when he told me that
Hampton had put Sherman on notice
that two commissioned officers or
eleven priVateS would be shot for eyery
one or our men shot by Sherman's or
ders, in retaliation for "bummers',
Killed; SO this put stop to the whole
thing, and relieved US of the dread
that was hanging over us continually:
Tor Wheeler's men continued shoot
Ing 'bummerS" regardless of Sher-
mans orders.
l could write you more OF the
atrocities perpetrated on those that
we're SO unfortunate to be prisoners
with Blair's corps, the 18th, but
fear l have already taken up too much
)f your valuable space.
a. BASCOM COBURN,
90 ID, I'd S. G. Bat, S. G. V. It.
Jesup, Ga, May 20, 1905.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02

. g Ia Z
both countries the same interpreta-
tion, and then draw our conclusion.
From long standing prejudice, we see
the mote In the eye of the Russian
government, but fail to see the beam
In the eye OF our own government and
people.
l write this not for the purpose, as
stated, of defending Russia, but for
the purpose OF calling attention to
home.matters. 1t is often the best way
In which to force truth home. 1 de-
sire to turn the light on matters of a
serious nature at home. We have
enough here to keep us busy without
crossing the Atlantic to dictate to
other people, and to interfere with
their home affairs.
WILLIAM p, CAIUOIJN
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02
The Gar field Report.

Some OF Mr.. Gartield's friends arc
| defending his beef trust report. They
point out that that report showed
that profits on the capitalization ran
as high as eighteen to twenty per cent
In the case OF one company. Thew
also say that Mr.. Garfleld's critics
seized upon the 2 per cent and
ninety-nine cents per head figures
alone and derided the suggestion that
the packers were making 50 little
money. The fact that the per cent.
profit Is profit on gross sales, not on
capital invested, and that 1t means
that the packers are making imu ense
sums annually, was apparently lost
sight Of" Mr.. Garfield's s friends now
point out that 1.-THE report saws that
while the profit on dressed beef was
ninety nine cents head, the profits
on the by. products brought the profit
per head to Sl.50; and when 1t is con.
sidered that the packers handle mill.
ions OF cattle each year the volume OF
their earnings is apparent. But
even Sl.5O per head is at wide yari-
ance with the figures presented by
Cuthbert Powell, who for more than
twenty. five years has been commercial
editor OF the Kansas City Journal. Mr..
Powelrs statement has been given
wide publicity. 1t showed that the
average net profit to the packers IS
s7.4l per head. Mr. Powell eonclud.
ed his statement in these words: ZAP.
ply the average profit OF $7.41 on cat
tile, 20 cents on hogs, so cents on
sheep and so cents on calves, to the
total number Of head killed in year
by the combine packing houses,
gives total profit OF s47, ,727.4l2,
Figuring upon their total capitalize.
zion, undoubtedly heavily watered, of
SllO, 500, 600, we have 43 per cent,
which is ten times what such money
would produce il loaned in large blocks
upon the open market. Besides this.
the trust is heavily interested in the
stock yards at Kansas City and Chica.
go and owns outright stock yards at
numerous other cities, together with
private car lines, the profits from
which are undoubtedly large"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02
FARMERS NOT COMPELLED.
To Answer tho Questions OF Agen.

To Answer the Questions OF Agents
as to Aoerage.
A dispatch from Washington to
the Atlanta Constitution says advices
received indicate that In some parts OF
the south the opinion prevails that
the last congress passed a law compel
ling cotton planters to report, on de-
mand from agents Of the census bu-
reau, their acreage, condition, number
OF bales ginned, etc. This Is not the
case. The only legislation affecting
cotton statistics enacted by the fifty
eighth congress was the following Joint
resolution introduced by Representa-.
tive Burleson, of Texas, and finally
passed as part Of the bill providing
for the collection of marriage and d.
vorce statistics:
BE 1t resolved, etc., That the d.
rector OF the census be, and he Is here.
by authorized and directed to collect
and publish on the same dates and at
the same time he makes publication Of
the ginners' reports of cotton produc-
tion, statistics Of the consumption of
cotton, the surplus Of cotton held by
the manufacturers and the amount of
cotton exported, tho statistics to be
summarized as OF Sc. .tember l OF each
year, SO as to show the cotton produc-
tion and consumption Of the preceding
year" 1t Is obviously to the interest
OF the farmers to know something de-
Unite as to the amount OF cotton con-
sumed, exported and on hand, and the
statistics which will be published as a
result OF the passage Of Mr.. Burleson's
resolution will bring out the facts. 1t
seems impossible to convin ce the plant
ers OF the South that it Is equally to
their interests to have accurate state
mentS as to acreage, condition and
production issued by the government,
despite the weight Of the evidence in
that direction. The census bureau
had considerable amount OF trouble
last season with ginners who refused
TO make reports for use In the six GIN
ming bulletins issued during the fall,
winter and spring, and yet the facts
teho 10 snow that conditions would
nave been materially improved had
this information been freely given by
all ginners. 1T Is argued that such in.
formation gives the spcculator club
"herewith to hammer down prices,
but, il this be the case, it should be
obvious that in the event of a short
crop the farmers would be given a lever
wherewith to push the prices up. In
the opinion of experts here it is diff.
cult to see how any legitimate interest
can be harmed by having the exact
facts made public.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02
Winthrop COMMENCEMENT

Invitations have been sent out for
the annual commencement exercise,
OF Winthrop Normal and Industrial
Collrge at Rock Hill, on June 4, IS
an' u. Fifty young women will re-
ceive their degrees. On Sunday
morning, June 4, the sermon will be
delivered before the Young Women s
CHRISTIAN Association, and at night
Rev. r. w. Smith, of Greensboro, N.
O., will preach the bacalaureate ser.
mon on Monday the joint celebra-
tlon OF the literary societies and an
inspection Of the buildings and de.
partments will take place. On June
., the schedule provides for the
a,umnae reunion, address to the
aIumnae by Hon. e. d. Smith, of
sumter. Daisy Chain Procession, }"
aadfeSs to the graduating class by
Hon. M. r. Ansel, OF Greenville, and
the award Of diplomas and certiH.
Gates.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02
Drowned OTthe LELAND.

The Charlestcn Post says J. Amos
Kelly, painter employed on the Isle
OF Palms by Contractor II. D. Schua-
cher, was drowned Wednesday after
noon or the island. He left the
beach in a boat, which was over.
turned by the waves in sight Of the
shore, and the unfortunate painter
sank without the possibility of help
being rendered him. His BODY has
not yet been recovered. Kelly with
ms wife and child lived in the rear OF
MIR, John d. Cappelmann's residence.
2OO RutledEe avenue. He was a man
OF kindly disposition and OF good
character.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02
Thcy Must Co.

The North Carolina supreme court
has affirmed the decision of the lower
court sustaining the act passed by the
last legislature prohibiting bucket
shops" and the practice OF dealing in
futures. The law makes it mlsde
meanor to open place where quota
lions on futures are furnished or to
buy or sell options for future delivery
when the actual delivery Of the goods
Is not contemplated. The effect OF
the decision is to close up all branches
OF cotton exchange houses In that
state doing a future business.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Cotton Stands Good, But Numerous
Bad Reports Are Made.

Cotton Stands Good, But Numerous
Bad Reports Are Msde.
The following report as to the con.
dition Of the crops has been issued hv
Section Director Bauer:
The hrst of the week ending Mon.
day, May 22, was. warm, the lauter
part very cool, especially the nights.
Ihere were local high winds accom-
panying thunderstorms on the 16 h
that did some damage to fruit trees.
The latter part of the week was fair
with sunshine in excess of the normal
amount.
There were general rains on the
10th, heavy in places, and occasional
showers In the eastern counties on the
18th, after which the ground dried
rapidly Cultivation of field crops
made rapid progress during the lat
ter part OF the week. There is still
widespread complaint Of grassy fields,
and probability that some land
planted in cotton will have to be
abandoned owing to the scarcity OF
farm laborers. Labor Is scarce in ali
parts OF the state.
Cotton planting has been finished,
and more than two thirds has been
chopped, with chopping still in pro-
gresS. Cultivation has been begun.
STANDS OF cotton are generally good
though there are numerous reports OF
plants dying on gray lands in the
western counties and on sandy lands
IN the eastern ones owing to too much
rain and the recent cool nights In
some of the southeastern counties
some fields have been plowed up and
replanted. Excessive rains and lack
or cultivation caused the plants to
turn red or yellow In, many places, and
the recent cool nights have checked
lts heretofore rapid growth. The
first squares were noted on the 10Th
In Colleton county. The general
conoltlon OF the cotton crop is poor,
though promising in a few localities.
Corn Is suffering from want of cul-
tlvation and Is turning yellow, but
"here cultivation has been practic-
able it is In good condition. Stands
are generally good except on bottom
lands where worms continue destruc.
tive. There is yet much corn to he
planted on Bottom lands, in the west
ern half OF the state.
Tobacco is doing we'll. Rice plant.
Ing Is delayed in the Georgetown dis.
trict by high tides. The week was IA
Vorahle for truck and shipments of
potatoes and beans were heavy. The
strawberry season is over. Wheat is
promising where not rusted or dam
aged by the Hessian fly. Fall oats are
hne, and spring oats have improved
rapidly. Oats are ripening in the
eastern counties and some have been
cut. Pastures are fine. Peaches are
plentiful In the eastern counties, but
are very scarce in the western ones.
Inc hrst shipment OF peaches was
made this week. Apples are scarce
and she trees continue to blight. Mel.
ons, gardens and other minor crops
continue to do we'll.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02
He Fooled Them,

a report comes from Charleston
that many people on James Island
have been taken in by a seller OF SOAP.
which they paid for and never re.
ceived. The inducements OF attract
I've presents, to be secured with large
purchases, brought In many orders
and the agent reaped a harvest at the
rate of 80 per box. The seller has de.
parted for parts unknown and it may
be well for other communities to be
on their guard II the soap seller and
prize distributor should put In his ap.
pearance In their neighborhood.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02

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Asevie n a 9I m y9 Rate one TRIP
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Aslevie % n alS e one da ae plus 20 cents " " ~
Dcn~nr no i9Oo Kate one fare plus
very ow and will be application rate
Hs1ny fark, N Account tonalA
low and gvcnO o'"'o" July o. rae very
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i"'o ohe hisC CLASS 1are plus SlOO for
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one round dtrjp Aoo AAAo
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Division Passenger Agent, Charsst SO
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02
Bank for Holly Hill

The Bank of Holly Hill was organ.
lzed Thursday with capital stock OF
5000. The following are the board
OF directors: II. w. Raame, A. +.
Joyner, W. L. DeHay, Q. @. Williams,
Robest Lide, A b. Bennett, DR.. J. l..
B. Gilmore. Officers: H. w. Rhame,
president; A. f. Joyner, cashier; Moss
u Lyde, solicitors. Messrs III. W..
Rhame, a. b. Bennett and A. f. Joy-
ner we're appointed by the directors a
building committee, with authority
10 MAKE contracts for the erection of
a suitable brick building for the bank.
10 Is expected that the band will be
ready for business by September /
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02
Portrait Of rimrod.

The Columbia Record says: "Tbe
git6 or portrait OF Tlmrod to the
CITY by Hon. w. A. Conrtenay was
mlst Kindly and thoughtful and was
hlRh!y appreciated, this city having
necn the home OF the poet. CAPTAIN
Courtenay has done more In presery-
ing and perpetuating the writings of
Ilmrod than any other man, having
personally collected and published one
OF more editions OF his poems. The
portrait Will be hung In the library,
which has been renamed in honor of
Timrod."
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02
How They Value Them.

Two cases we're disposed Of In a
New Jerey court last Saturday. In
one OF them man was convicted OF
stealing q horse. He was sentenced
to twenty years In The penitentiary.
In the other a man was convicted OF
criminal assault upon woman. He
was sentenced to eighteen months In
jail. From this 1t would seem that
New jersey values horse much high.
er than woman.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02
Bombs Fatal Work.

at Baku, Caucasin, the governor of
Maku, Prince Nakachidze, was assas.
sinated by bomb which was thrown
at his carriage. The lieutenant ao.
companying the governor and a by.
stander were also killed, and the
coachman is believed to be fatally in.
jured.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02
------------
ono OF Two JOhnsu Dead

John Stewart Crossy, known
throughout the theatrical world as j.
y. Stewart, one OF the Two Johns, -
the famous fat men OF the stage, Is
dead at the age OF II years. He was
born at Dublin,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02
THE EQUITABLE ROW
The South Carolina Policy Holders
Meet in Columbia.
Governor d. Q. Hayward Elected as
President of the sooiey. Tho
Resolutions Adopted.

The Columbia Record says the meet
ing of the policy holders of the Eoui.
table Life Insurance company held IL
Columbia on Thursday was one of the
most interesting gatherings ever held
IN this State. There were present
men with policies ranging from $780,.
600 to men with policies of 81, 900
and the meeting was in perfect har
mony. The primary object of the
meeting was to discuss the recent diff.
fereDces in the board OF directors, an6
the policy holders got down to bust.
ness at once. There were about lOC
present and proxies for about SOC
more. The officers elected and the
resolutions adopted follow:
D. G. Howard, president.
j. l.. Coker, vice president.
August Kohn, secretary.
Executive Committee-First dis.
trict, A. T. Smythe and T. M. Morde-
cal, Charleston; Second district, J. 9.
Sheppard, Edgetield; Third district,
j.. Fred Brown, Anderson; Fourth dis.
trict, VIM. e. Beattie, Greenville;
Fifth district, T. K. Elliott, Winns.
boro; Sixth district. D. D. McColl,
Bennettsyille; Seventh district. J. L.
Mimnaush. Columbia. The resolu.
tions are as follows:
Resolved, That the president Of
this society be re4 uested and author.
lied to apply officially to the presi.
dent OF the Equitable Life Assurance
society Of the United States for a list
OF the policy holders in the Equitable
Life Assurance society in South Caro-
lima, with their pestofIice addresses
and amounts.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
meeting CT policy holders of the Euui.
table Life Assurance society of the
United States, living In South Carroll.
ma, that In any scheme for mutualiza
tion and In any election of new trus.
tees or directors for such society that
representation be given to this section
OF the country; ipasmuch as a very
large portion OF the entire outstaud
ing policies of the society are held In
the South, and this section is now
without any direct representation in
the board.
Resolved, further, That this meet.
ing OF policy holders desires to place
upon record their confidence Ia the
stability and solvency of the Euuita.
Die Life Assurance society OF the
United States. And the policy hold.
ers should not be deferred by any.
thing that has happened from contin.
uing to keep alive their policies by
paying their premiums thereon as
they severally become due.
Resolved, further. That this meet.
ing OF policy holders Of the Equitable
Life Assurance society of the United
States express their sincere and
hearty wish that the present difficult
ties existing In the management of
the society should be speedily and
amicably adjusted without resort to
any further litigation-and that such
plan will be adopted to secure harmony
and satisfactory solution Of the
present difficulties as will tend to con-
tinue the prosperous condition of the
society and increase the same.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02

SOUTH Carolina Will have open bar
rooms again in less than ten years.
The so called prohibitionists Will then
see how easily the whiskey element In
the State fooled them.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02
Died n Pauper.

4. ~
Edward w. Mitchell died recently
In Chicago and the members of the
Chicago board of trade made up q
fund to bury him. A writer In the
New York American says Mitchell
died pauper; he was once great
man. Where the names of Gates,
Morgan, Armour and other stock
plungers and market plungers are now
printed Mitcheil's name was printed
thirty years ago. Mitchell was a big
grain operator in Chicago when Fisk
and Gould we're piling up money in
railroads In New York. In 1868 he
'cornered' the wheat market in
Chicago. He had company of fel-
low conspirators against consumers.
They shot the prices sky-high. Nit
chell made million or more. Then
he went into the market as a bigger
plunger. He was betrayed and sold
outand found himself penniless. That
was thirty-hve years ago. Mitchell
Tor ten years sought to regain his
fortune, but he was outclassed by
keener minded men. Then he be.
came pauper. And every man that
has tried to corner food product
has died poor. There is retribution
for food gamblers. 1t does not seem
to follow stock gamblers. The same
evil fortune may yet overtake those
conservative business men who,
through the infamous meat trust, are
robbing the people of the United
States. What warning the lives of
such men as Mitchell should be to
our young men whose main desire is
to get rich regardless of the means
used to attain their ends. At one
time he was million dollar specula-
tor but today he fills pauper's grave.
What an object lesson such life
a fpor6s
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02

THE popularity of the negro in the
large northern cities is being amply
and stfikipgly demonstrated in Chica
go just at this time.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-02
A Proposition of Interest

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Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-06

WALTER BROS 627 S. sPRING-sANITAs
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shades 25c and 35c; molding, &c it,; freight
mentioned.