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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-08-17
HOhlleeiBLE DFArH.
sOALDE1SIN "A KETTLE OF BOIL.
ING OHEMIoALs.
Caused blythe Carelcssness of Turning
on Caustic Before the Boy
Gould Remove.

.Ysttss
The Augusta Herald says an aooi.
dent 80 horrible that it beggers all
description happened Thursday after.
noon at 4 30so'Cl ook at tho Clearwater
Bleachefy In which Jack j. Widener,
the ID yaanold son Of MIR. w. III.
Widenerl met horrible death from
scalding. IAt the bleaohery there are
a numberlof large kettles known as
kears withsa capacity of thousands of
yards ofielobh. Into these kettles the
cloth runs an o methodioal manner
and goes through chemical process,
by havln9aateam and chemicals turned
on 1t through iron pipes, at stated In
tervals.
To prevent the cloth from piling
up and 6lliDg the kettles before the
capacity8had been reached, a boy ia
kept In each kottle to keep the cloth
properlyWound on mechanical appa.
ratuss especially prepared for 1t. When
the boySHhas taxed the capacity
OF the kettle he comes out and the
oaustio iBs turned on. For a long
while thea little son OF Mr.. w. Fl.
Widenee has filed this position very
oreditablg. Day after Gay he has
tsken ,h1ss place In the various kettles
and WORKED faithfully at his work,
never dfeaming Of any danger. Fri
day afternoon at 4:3O the boy was In
one OF als Kettles working assiduously,
POSSIBLY IN anticipation Of the hour
when'lt1g whistles of the bleachery
would release him from his work.
LittleIdid the boy know that as
the han9s of the clook were moving
toward she time when the chemical
procehs;should be turned on that be
was hts ht9 9the victim OF q horrible ac-
o1dents The Kettle next to the one
insWhts]s &ck Widener was working
was $qIWibh cloth, and Jerry Mid
tdilletn,s'' n man whose business it
49,, .'E.s7.sss,.II5s tsassi 81 4 h1s q !, tan.
tion OF turning the hot steam into it,
made q mistake and sent the hissing
oaustic into the kettle where the boy
was working.
For four minutes the boy was In
the kettle and when William Vernon,
an employe, dragged him out OF the
awful place, observers say that his
body from his face down was baked
almost to crisp. Physicians were
quickly summoned and everything
possible was done for the suffe ering
boy his pain was sllevisted by the
use OF anesthetios, but death was in.
eyitable.
The child died at O'Clock Friday
night, just three hours and half
after the accident. The suffering
boy was perfectly conscious up to his
death, and stated that while he was
In the kettle, lie real zsd that he wa
dying and that his body would be hor-
ribly disfgured, but to save his face
he buried 1t In the cloth. The acci-
dent Is one Of the first to happen at
the bleschery and 1t is greatly de-
p)ored by the officials Of the company.
The parents of the deceased boy are
highly regarded at clearwater and
they have been the recipients of much
sympathy.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-08-17
Having Strenuous Times in The
County of Cherokee.
A RED HOT MEETING
The Great Wonder Is that OnIy One Shot
Was Plred and that No One Got
Seriously Hurt. The Trouble
Caused by Blind ETiger
Whlskey.

A dispatch from Gaffney to The
News and Courier saya the county
campaign In Cherokee is waxing
warm The meeting at Mabry's Mil
Saturday broke up in riot. 1t was al
(. most a miracle that several people
were not killed. The meeting was
called In the morning, and Mr.. w. S.
Hall, candidate for the Senate, was
announced as the first speaker, where
as 1t was scheduled that the capdi-
dates for the Senate should speak next
to last. Owing to this agreement Mr..
Otis, who is opposing Mr. Hall, was
absent. The meeting went on quiet
ly till dinner. A barbecue was served
and whiskey is said to have been dis
tributed freely by some parties, who,
to all appearances, were preparing for
o fuss.
The first speaker In the afternoon
was Mr.. Otis. When he finished one
VIII Black wood, magistrates con
stable, who had, 1T Is claimed, been
drinking, asked him purely personal
question, which brought on words.
Blaokwood then.applied an oath to Mr.
Otis, and his friends took 1t up and
went between the two. Blackwood's
friends rushed up and began to make
o fight. Mr.. Otis was the coolest mar
In the whole crowd and stood his ground
well. The whiskey that had been dis
4 tfibuted got In it's work, however, and
} the crowd, or large party of 1t, got
In q lighting hup1or. Every man ssen.
ed to want to fight somebody 1t mat
tered not who.
Il Directly things got quieted down
somewhat, aud Mr.. Otis mounted the
wagon and made q statement that ne
had expected the row; that he expect
cd ii on Friday, but the crowd got
drunk too soon, and began fighting
sannong themselves; that he had boon
warned before he left town, and saftel
u END
took min aside and toi "a him tli iab tine
crowd that Is fghtirg him not M I.
+ Hall, but bis enemies, who are follow
ing the campaign to give him trouble
had arranged to raise q row when
he got up to speak. He Furthermore
said that Blaokwood was not the real
one who was trying TO make tfOuele
for him, but that he was the mouth
piece for another.
,Blackwood came up to the wagon
and started to get In, when Mr.. Otis
told him not to get in the wagon. He
thon walked Off and was talking from
q distance. When Mr.. Outs got Out
Of tho wagon there were different
groups trying to keep the NON Of diff
erent factions apart. Sheriff Thomas
was on the scene and was doing al he
could to quiet things, when O. fight
occurred between two men, who be,
gan knocking each other about. 1t was
al this juncture that one, whose name
was said TO be James Fowler, said to
be from Union, drew his revolver and
started to shoot. Bystanders knocked
his hand up and the shot wont Cn IN
the air. The crowd scattered and hid
behind trees, wagons and anything
that was handy. Therc were at one
time at least hundred knives opened
and ready for use, and tho fact that
only ono shot was fired was remark
able.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-08-17
Fought In Georgia Hall.

Representative Whitley, Of Doug.
lass county, and Solicitor Hill, of the
criminal court Of Avon county, fought
Wednesday on tho door Of the House.
They were separated by friends before
either was seriously hurt. The fight
is aaid to have grown out Of remarks
made by Whitley In the House Tues
day. The lie was passed between the
men and blows followed.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-08-17
Oh,iroh Struck.

Lightning struck the Walnut Grove
Church Sunday aud Sunday School
was dismissed. Carl Sutton was
fatally burned. Earl Emerson's finger
and Earl Byers' toe were burned off
Ruth D,ss was burned about the faoe
and head. Half dtzsn others were
scOrched.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-08-17
New and Strange leland

Capt. Truebrldge, OF the steamship
Northwestern, Wednesday displayed
photograph that he brought from
the North, taken by an Ctlicer OF tho
revenue cntter Porry, Of q newly for
mer lying fifty lies west OF Dutch
Harbor, directly between the Bogo-
slof ,ISlands, commonly known as Oas-
Tie and Fire Islands. The new island
made its first appearenoe during June
and Is now 900 feet high. The length
could not be aso2rtained as Perry
could not get close enough to make an
accurate measurement Clouds OF
steam arise from It's summit and 1t is
surrounded by boiling water
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-08-17
Both Shot.

MRS H. A. Leaptrot was shot and
Instantly killed and her husband
probably fatally wounded Thursdav v
night while sitting on the porch OF
their residence near Cherry Valley,
Ark. The shooting was done by
three rnounted men who lired from
Jhe front cato. The five Woolb' .pht
brothers were arrested on the >narge
of completely. Two years agJ Leapt.
"ed q member of the Y/oolbrieht
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-08-17
Fatal Eipht

AT Gold Springs, Texas, In an cleo
tion fight Friday, E. b. Adams, Dem
ocratic nominee for tax assessor, was
instantly killed. Sam Adams, hIs
brother, fatally shot In the head, and
two other men wounded,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-08-17
)UND FROM ClIERAW.
Connections.

3 AT BENNETpsuILLE- The south bound
morning trains on A. q. II. connects With
1fa,n No I. Train No connects With a
u. H. local freight north and sonth bound.
l AT KoLLooK- Train Nos / and con-
9ect with north and south bound s. "A. II.
fains.
AT cHERAw----Tsain No 8 connects with
grth and south Hound S. A. Il. trains.
"a train No 4 connspts with north bound
,oh A. Il. trains 6sg
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-08-17
Sliotto Donth.

At Shreveport, La, o man was
killed by his divorced wife who In an
insane condition went to his house
and demanded hex children.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-08-17
.lBrOngllt

COmpfenenQ. y 'o-rT
1t was TO the multitude on the hill
side from boat that had been pushed
Off the shore that the celebrated par
able Of the sower was delivered. Prob
ably as he talked farmer was sowing
che grain in full sight of the speaker
and the people. How natural, there.
fore, to lift forth hand toward him
and say: Behold, sower went forth
to SOW" Simply, easily and natural.
ly, the thoughts Of the hearers we're
led up from what was commonplace
and everyday to what was new and
eternal. Jesus recognized that all OF
life is parable. When we consider
the marvellous application made of
the simple peasant life Of Galilee, we
are constrained to wonder what teach.
ings he would draw from the complex
civilization Of today. low electricity,
wireless telegraphy, steam and the
modern city, with it's wonderful build
ings, would be made eloquent with
his teachings Of the higher things of
the spirit. Ii is the offloe of the par
able TO invest the material with the
spiritual meaning, but no imagery is
SO suitable for this purpose as that
drawn from rural scenes and the sur.
| rOundings of farm life. The fate Of
the sown grain teaches an agricultu
raj as we'll as a moral lesson. That
which fell on the trampled wayside
was lost. So also the portions which
fell on stony ground and that which
was choked by the thorn bushes
Only the grain which fell on fruitful
soil yielded results, and this produced
many fold. The good farmer under
stands that If he would have good
crops he must use only pure seed ano
plant 1T In the right place
The great literature o. the world
likewise owes It's chief CT arm to i'm
agery drawn from nature. Homer de-
scribes U ysses, returning home after
his long wanderings, as finding his
wife, Penelope, spinning among her
handmaids. Poor old Macduff, heart
broken over the murder of his wife
and children, uses the illustration
most familiar to his life In the oxola
nation: They have killed the hen
and all her brood at one fell swoop.'
Gray's immortal elogy. Ia almost
every stanZa, draws on rural scenery
20 pulnG MS moral and adOrn his tale.
1t is tho lowing herd wind slowly
DER the lea, or "drowsy tinklings lull
the distant fold," and innumerablc
other metaphors drawn from the fields
that lend beauty to this incompatible
product Of genius. Take the farm
and what it teaches out Of our poetry
ana great would be the loss thereof
On the contrary, but che poetry suR.
gested by those things whlch he deals
into the heart OF the farmer, and
great would be the addition to the
charms OF his existence. Unless We
are able to appreciate the natura
beauties around ua, to extract senti
ment from leaf and grass and a)wer
we are reduced to the level Of the
dumb beasts who know no use fol
such things except TO devour them.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-08-17
Set Scrap
&nd all
OBJ CT LKSsOs.
GREAT SPEAKERS DRA$
MILIAIs CONIPARIsONA
Man rs Pleased to Learn by Corr
sons. The PARALLELS of Chri,
Prove This Faot

The successful public speakersS
the world have been men who liyd
close to nature and knew how to draw,
their Imagery ttersfrom. H,rein Law
the wonderful power of Lincoln,
Born In q log cabin, accustomed to
the scenes Of farm and wood, deep
Versed in the vernacular of those
around him, he was irresistible before
q rural audience. Imagine how that
audience Of K ntucky stock breeders
were convulscd when they heard Hen.
ry Olay describe mule as that use.
full animal which has neither pride of
ancestry nor hope OF posterity." John
Randolph, theygreat rival of the Inn.
mortal Kentuckian, was equally hap.
py before his constituents, nearly all
OF whom were slaveholding fsrmers.
he Illustrated his arguments by sllus-
lona to the unfaithful overseer, and in
one or his famous campaigns desoribea,I
ms opponent as having been imported |
into the district, 4kc q, staldon, to |
run against him. I Audiences are al |
ways fiattered VIXEN they hear allus.
ions to the calling with which they
are f"Anilisr, ahd he is the wise speak |
-dr who comprehends this truth. !
Inc greatest OF all the teachers, h ~
who spake as never man spar
drew nearly all Of his imsgeryf;e3o
storeis from farm life. He was
on a farm and knew all aha
simple agriculture OF that per-
period, which consisted ls&
grape growing, intersperset~
few cereals and small herds .'ADID
and sheep. Thus we find tH
and notable SAVINGS eolorc<
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-08-17

sions to the shepherd,
the lost sheep, the hus
fl wers and trees pecr
tine. Ole day q greaf
assembled on a hill Q
Gennessaret. They vi
rude, dull Of underslS.,
not one Of them able til
10 reach them the te;
In language that th,
stand. Childhood VI j
lngs in story form. L
to have the facts W! I. !.
familiar interpreted
The weaver does not csP
tions drawn from the
games; but he will priC
when the preacher talk
tho work Of the loom. &
to have the life we knoS
Vivid the great truths !
,WlbGiuG ] ise,5S-..;;:;.. ~ I, Sg,tt,pu5
y y ~ - - y. ~
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-07-20
WHEN ENTERTAININ
HOSTESS OFTEN AT LOSS HOW
TO INTEREST GUESTS.
Seventh Anniversary the WOODEN
Wedding-Appropriote Decora-
tons and Diversions-Now
Musical Game.
The WOODEN wedding.

The seventh wedding anniversary is
celebrated boy the wooden wedding, aud
% eau be- made much more enjoyable
ant.r than the name indicates. For the
table C,uJgrplege have large cake, DO
DO Is placed ON o. iufn-dUuuralod box tD
raise IL up the effect VIII be more
pleasing On the top put a doll dressed
as Lutte 30. Peep and a lot OF tiny
woody sheep. which may be- purchased
for penny apiece at toy shop, At
each place, OF as souvenirs for the
guests have a little sheep with bell
on q ribbon around the neck
For amusement prepare a number Of
cards about seven by ave inches Ia
size. have needles and various colored
worstsds ready Tell the guests o.
prick any design they wish In the card
and then work 10 with the wool after
the kiudorgarton method Allow
half hour for this and then collect the
finished creations and pin them up 10
be Judged after the artists have signed
their names. Award a prize for the
best and poorest After the refresh
ments pass a huge bail Of yarn 10 %
person whom YOU know TO be a good
story teller and request him or her Ia
spin yarn as the hall S. unwound un-
m a package Is reached; then that per-
son anpropriatcs the find" passes the
ball 20 the next person who continues
the story where Il was left on until he.
too. IS stopped by an obstacle In the
ball. There are any number Of small
favors that may be used in making
this bali.
Tiny mutton pies may form a foa-
ture Of this entertainment aH they arc
suggestive Of wool" Any OF the cs-
says by Charles or Mary Lamb would
be suitable for prizes: also q drawing
or a fismed sketch Of the ever adora-
BILE MARY and her immortal lamb %
Worsted balls such as babies love are
q pretty decoration when suspended
from the chandeliers and gns jets.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-07-20

Mr. Ncuman Tobias, NJ Kingston,
Jamaica, has invented a most remark.
rble lock. The combination consists
" four sets OF "a letters OF the alpha.
bot. which can be SET 10 n sentence IN
most modern languages when one
letter Is used IN one alphabet and an.
other IN the second sot, and 80 on. II
becomes very complicated matter
indeed Then there IA the Initial
problem Of what language II has been
keyed In, 10 be solved by tho man who
attempts 10 open the safe Further.
more, says the Scientific American. I'm.
stead Of letters, Mr. Tobias has en-.
ploycd four sets NJ numerals Assum.
ing that the lock rs sot 20 "a figure IN
tho number OF 3.03o,3o3. 03o, O3o 800 $50
q would take anyone who undertook
the Job OF unlocking the safe 20 900. 3.
21S years, 269 days, 30 minutes and
30 seconds working az the rate OF 60
numbers a minute 90 arrive at m,
proper combination" During thli
time he would have mo- dine for eat,
lng. drinking or sleeping
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-07-20

some OF the models show complicated
and exquisite hand work.
Attractive little pearl buckles In new
.hapcs give individuality to many ot
the new models. and small pearl but
tons are often used for a finish but
are more or less Of q nuisance In laun-
dcriu.
Very tiny buttons Of pearl and
worked loops set on tho back OF a
stock win be- found much more satis-
factory schcmo than the usual pins Or
hooks and eyes.
one OF the clever things In q perfect
~ plain stock Is a close fitting model
whose ends pass one through the oth-
or IN the back after the wcll-known
fashion and are brought back TO tho
front Here the rounded ends como
nearer meeting than Is the case when
model OF this tyne Is 10 be held by
ribbon or scarf ties. yet they DO not
meet, and they tie "a in other models.
The ends almost meet and In each
end a. worked button hole Link
buttons like those used Tor curs are
slipped through the but'lHholcs and
hold ;he ends In place tn rim neck
finish with collar link OF cabochon
stone set In n gold rim ami matching
Gun buttons IS particularly effective
upon the tallormado waist
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-07-20
STYLES FROM ABROAD.
Lovely Musllns in Delicate Shades
Checked Skirts with Plain
Black Jackets.

Lovely muslins are to be- seen In al
most every tint OF pink. blue, mauye.
gray primrose and green. also white
and black and white Many Of this
seasons dainty frocls are created
from material resembling house Han.
acl or sort Of tea cloth.
Black and white checks are exceed
ingly popular In Paris ladies' are
wearing check skirts with plain cloth
Jackets. These skirts are made with
a seam down the center OF front and
back, The front seam Isoruamontod
with sets OF buttons This style Of
skirt dlscloso5 no other trimming. and
Il Is made tight httIng about the hips.
whence Il gradually atlains greater
fullnoss as II reaches the hem. A
short violating black cloth Jacket
shows on the figure 10 advantage. and
IL invariably accompanies the check
skirt The coat Is finished with a
short rounded basque and narrow re,
yers. trimmed with black MORE silk.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-07-20
TIE OLDEST HUMAN BODY.

"rhe Oldest body Of any human be-
ms now reposcs Ia tho Egyptian gals
lery OF the British museum says tina
American Antiquarian. 1T 10 the
body of man who WAS buried In a
shallow grave followed out VI tho
sandstone on the west hank Of the
Milo In Upper Egypt This man must
have hunted along the banks Of the
Nilo before the time Of the earliest
mummlcd king which the museum
Possesses before the time Of Mcncs
who was supposed to have ruled
Egypt at least 5000 II. c. There we're
previous 10 that time two prehistoric
races. one tho couquerors and tho
other the conquered, from which
sprang the Egyptian race OF the carll.
est dynaBtlcs. 10 ls with these remote
stocks that this man has To DO Con-
sldorlng the condition In which he
was found. II Is evident that he was
associated with a late period Of the
new stone age ot Egypt lie was bur.
led IN a characteristic neolithlc grave
with hls ncolIthlc pots aud lnstru
mcnts OF flint about him There ~
Of course, no inscription OF any kind
on the pots. kuIycs. or grave, all hay
ing been made long before the inyen
ton ot any written language"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-07-20
AN INGENIOUS NEW
AIR BOX FOR STOVES
New Device Invented by Woman for
the Better Control OF the
Draft

In the accompanies engraving o.
Illustrated O. novel device which (. ap.
pucable Go ranges. stoves aud 0rrn
Frstes. and which aims to provide %
batter control of the draft fhHs nl.
heretofore been possible thus ono.'lng
q saving lu fuel THo device hiss the
form " a box. smaller ut the tom than
At tho bottom Tho rear of the box is
left open. while fhO other three sides
are formed of inclined walls provided
With long vertical apcrturca Tho bot.
tom OF the box b. provided with o. .'Ii.
Ing plate. the purpose OF which will boz
presently explained. The AIR box. as
the device is termed, ls placed ON fhr
crate OF "a stove. to which % lH secured
BY means of bolts 10 thus take up
most OF the space usually occupied boy
the fuel. The rear NJ the alr box nH
closely against the rear wall of tho
nrobu1. but r narrow space o. lcft uu
the other three sides 10 receive the
fuel. ny this means the area of the
Gre n greatly Increased, while tho
topth y reduced Air passes up from
the crate into the box and thence
through the aportures 10 the nro The
plate at the bottom Of the air box
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-07-20
DIES ON FUNERAL PYRE.
Young Hindoo Widow Prepares Tor
Burial and Ends Life IN Ter
Tihlr Manner.

Calcutta An extraordinary case OF
nu ls reported from Cawuporn Some
DAYS ago tho AGENT ~ the Alliance
bank ot SImll, Clwunlru. who had
boon away from tine station. returned
lu the evening 90 hu1 au excited
crowd ~ servants 900 tho portIca of
the bank They iniaSmel him shat a
woman was burning hesssR
An Immediate Investigation o0p-
hrmed th~ story UulsSmultely IL
was too late 90 save the GIRL Who
with hor lnws bound ls for burial
and her garments saturated with ker.
oseue OIL lay msplng away her lIfe
The police We're communicated with
and ON their arrival me body was no.
moved, but not until some days atsr
was it ascerlJinei that the woman
was q young Hlndoo widow. who had
stolen away from her home IN th,
neighborhooi 10 the clvll lines "a
meet her terrible fate
HsT tathsT identified the remain,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-07-20

terminus one OF the railway omclali
suddenly shouted'
There is a dead man on the boyle Of
the restaurant car"
investigation was promptly made
when Il was found that the man wat
not dead. but asleep. with his oycrooai
wrapped around his face, tie wa
awakened, and a moment afterwards
dllheyeIod and grimy. he crawled out
on the platform
Hungry! hungry" ho said seyera
times In German 10 the crowd OF OF
nclals who surrounded him, pointing
az the same time. To his mouth Fooc
and drink we're supplied. and when he
had consumed them he was keenly In.
terogated by one OF the restaurant OF
ncIals.
I EN- a Roumnnian." he said. MY
limo " pimltrl Bouzilas. aud ! am O
vine grower by trade. 1 came from
Constantza. a port on the Black sea.
took the boat from there 10 Constan
tinople. hiding myself In the coal holt
"a % "NNNN hN.H NNN"f A'ANN NV AAiNN'NH
From Constnntlnpole 10 Paris
have Travelled under the kitchen OF thl
restaurant car I chose tho kitchen
because / thought II would ue warmer
but It vas terribly cold all the way,
81 had no food or drink with me, AM
| I oould not have eaten 10 even n I hol
/ a. for / dared not move"
II the man told the truth his ndven
| ture has been marvellous one. no
[ Journey under the train must hay
lasted Oh hours The man made him
self understood with difficulty, 40 tina
the full story Of the terrible iourno
could not be- told
lie was locked mp for examination
and sent back 10 Roumania a few day
later.