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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-01-12
Girl in Wrong Plaoo.

A dispatch from AtlaLta says Flor
ence KsrgAssuer, o. is year-old girl OF
Lexington, Ky, who oame to Atlanta
some time ago and has been working
In q bag factory is held at the police
station la care Of the matrOn until
acme satisfactory disposition Of the
girl can be made. The girl was ia.
ken into custody willie t~iioers were
Investigating q row at n boarding
house on lower Decatur street,
which is said TO have been caused by
an attempt OF q young man to hug
the girl. This provoked anger among
some Of the male boardors and gen
eral row vas the result. AfGet hear-
ing all the evidence the recorder de-
cided 1t would be best to send the
girl back to Lexington. The evil
denca was to the effect that the
boarding house was hardly the right
place for the girl.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-01-12
81
Donoin Nova sootia.

Mankind is already on the threshold
OF aerial transportat on by bodies
heavier than the air, said Alexander
Graham Bell, of Washington,
10 d ~ come iii q lew months or
lew years; indeed, we are beginning
to 90 IT now, / am speaking, not
simply OF my own efforts but OF the
work or oil investigators. Personally
| do not care who does 1t, so that 1T is
Publicity has not previously been
given to tho feature of bis late re.
suits, which MIR. Ball regards most
Significant: This result Is success In
making . kitelike mechanism, unat.
tached by o rope, moving alone In the
air and devoid of any engine OF pro.
pulsion sail forward against the wind
and rise while SO doing. The rigid
wing flight Of tho larger birds is q
performances Of this very nature, and
the result led Mr.. Bell to remark:
Man will In due time be able to
soar very much after the manner OF
the eagle, which utilities the energy
OF the wind, against which 1t flies for
It's own propulsion, without using its
muscles other than %directivclr. I
presume that the practical employ.
raent of an engine or self. prop .lled
ilyIrg mechanism will come first before
men trust themselves to o soaring de.
Vice but In the coming perfeoting Of
aerial transportation, both applica.
lions will be made.
$50 much significance do I attach
so the success already obtained with
the free soaring kite that l named
1t the 'Iionos,' as the ancient Greeks
styled the birds If augur,' whose soar
ings their prophets watched from
towers Of observation. This free
moving kite sailed against the wind
chen circled around and O. second
time rose against the current. N,
we have not yet attempted to put a
mar In this machine, tut one Of the
kites moored by a rope has lifted q
man weighing 1876 pounds thirty feet
above the ground.
Mr.. Bill ha Just returned from h 8
station In Nova Scotia, where the
experiments were conducted, and Is
now preparing a report to present be.
{ re the Geographical society, or be
fore the N Ational Academy Of Sion
ces, which will meet in Washing ton
In April. He vas asked If further
experimental work would be underta.
ken during his wi tors stay In the
capital and he laughirgly replied:
We'll, 1t Is han d for me to keep my
hands off this work, but the trouble is
that u Gre are too many newspaper
men around Washington. 1t Is not
wise to let the necessary preliminary
failure DO known before the final re
suit ia obtained. However, | have
M places for experiment In the
neighborhood and L will, perhaps be
able to add something to what is al.
ready available FIR publication before
the April meeting.
a curious incident in connection
with the experiments in N ava. Scotia
was a move by some eagles to attack
one Of the kites, which at q distance
very much resemble q great bird.
1T the eagles, when close enough to
note the size of the new creation
Thought better" OF the attempt and
withdrew.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-01-12
Stole Ono Million.

A dispatch from Pcaria, Illinois,
says the report Of the Everett Audit
company on the defa'oAblons OF N. G.
Dhugherty, tho former city superin-
tendent Of schools, who pleaded guilty
to q charge Of the embezzlement of
public funds, and Who Is now serving
in the penitentiary and indeterminate
sentences, was made public at a meet
ing OF the SCHOOL board ThurAday
night. The total shortage for seven
years Is S54l,408 SO, from which viii
be deducted approximately si5, 600
for unauthorized but warranted ex.
penditures. Toe audit company gave
out the opinion that the total short
age Tor eighteen years would fall
slightly short Of 81, 900, 600, stating
that large amounts OF forged scrip
had been found In 1887 and 1880; but
no totals or estimates on these years
had yet been made.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-01-12
Ten Cent Cotton.

A revolution In the life of q third OF
the United States is bound up in three
words, Ten Cent Cotton" says Ar.
thur Nj. Page, In the Worlds Work for
January. After describing the desc
late condition OF the South before the
rise In the price In cotton, and some
OF the contrasting conditions that
came with the rise, he adds:
A similar change has taken place all
through the cotton belt. The farmers
are building new houses. buying bet.
tor tools, educating their children and
putting money Ia the bank. What
has made the change? The cotton
crop IN the last two years has brought
the South more than enough money
to pay off the national debt. In 1902
3 for tho first time in thirteen years
1t brought more than ten cents q
pound. That was the year Of the sec
ond great emancipation. 1t meant fl.
narc'al Independence to more than
IL, 600, 900 people. The proclamation
was just the three words, "tcn-cent
COTTON"
How striking Is the charge Is shown
hy the figures that Mr.. d. A. Temp.
kins, Of Charlotte, N. O., presented
In his speech before the Shreveport
Convention In December, 1904,
Speaking roughly and In average
figure, the production and gross In.
come from cotton since the civil war
has been:
First decade, 3, 500, 900 bales at "a
cents q pound, equal 5000, 900, 900.
Second decade, 5000, 900 bales at Q
cents a pound, equal $500, 900, 900.
Third decade, 10, 600, Gee bales at 6
cents q pound, equal $500, 900, 600.
Fourth decade, 10, 900 900 bales at
10 cents a pound, equal $500, 900, 900.
The change IL the price means a
gain Of 5000. 900, 0Co a year to the
Southern people. 1t la the difference
between PROCESS and poverty.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-01-12
OR BAD MAN.
Poste moe inspectors and Deteotivef
at wo,k.

at Work.
P~ostoflce inspectors and secret ser.
vice men are quietly worktn around
"a the p saEont aaSsson again looking
for Gus Daford, the noted yaggman
who escaped from three United States
deputy marshals while ON his way to
Charleston for trial, by jumping
through tho window of q flying passen.
ger train near Cades.
He is one OF the most notorious safe.
blowers In the country, and bears the
traces OF frequent MARIO brdsl es With
ty respect for Ills nerve and jntelli.
gence. There are three large scars
from burns on his IL 1T forearm, ugly
slashes on the forehead and left Jaw
and o long cut on the top of The head,
extending down across the forehead.
This was made by the fur inch blade
of q pole axe.
With all his scars, however, d Ford
who Is twenty. three years old but
looks twenty eight, is a dapper, well
dressed follow who has the ear Of be
ing stuck on himself and loitors
alb uS bowlin alleys aud pool rooms.
He Is an expert pool player, well
known in Richmond, Norfolk, Balti.
more and New Y ,rk, under one or the
other Of his numerous aliases. Some
Of these are Aux u3tus De Ford, VIM.
II. Smith, Gus B.. Ford, G. M. d..
Ford, w. w. p. Thorton, q. @. Carter
Lawrence Bailey, Lawrence Cockrell
Gus Walter. Among his yegg nick.
names are Gus" walt" Dor
and Buggy"
Deford was wanted by the post, flee
inspt ctors for the tn 'glary Of safes In
the postofics at Cameron, Rowesvllle,
Montmorenci, Batesburg and Enoree,
and was indicted with several Other
yeggman for these burglaries In the
United States district court at Char,
lesion on April, 8. 1903. He was founc
at Churcnville, N. Y, where local au
thorities were holding him on charge
OF bank burglary and started south Ii
charge of Ghree United Stated dsput,
marshalS, but escaped by leaping head
long from tho train at Cades. He
has not been seen since, although tn
inspectors have several times keen ho'
on his trail, and have a tip now thai
he's locking about for likely spots ( !
his operations in the Piedmont o
South Carolina.
The Chief postofice inspector hal
offered a reward OF $3.50 for his appre
tension as q fugatiye from Justice
and Inspector Gregory Of North Caro
lima and Pulsifer Of South Carolip;
would give years Of their lives Just tt
see him once more.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-01-12
Deadly

A dispatch from Troy, Ala, says a
tornado struck the school house OF
OF Josie Beat Thursday aud two boys
we're killed by falling timbers. The
dead: Twelve year old son Of Albert
Pittman. Aaron Lee, aged IL. Toe
school house WIS demolished and
none Of the occupants escaped with
out Injury, though the wounds Of Only
ii are serious. Ramah Church was
damaged by tho tornado, the resi-.
denco OF Cato Green was wrecked,
and the postoflcc and many outbuil-
dings were damaged. When the
wind struck the school building the
sides Of the structure gave way and
the roof fell upon the occupants.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-01-12
SUICIDE RECORD.
Sclf-Murder And Other Kinds Much
+" Increased Last Year.

Increased Last Year.
Unofficial statistics of the year show
that the number of murders and sui.
cldes in this country has greatly in.
creased, and that there has been q do.
crease In the number Il legel execu
tions, compared with the number ol
homicidas UThe homioidss and d at ls
by violence total 9.2l2, as compared
with 1882 for the year 10 4
The startling feature Ct the record
is the increase in the number of muir
ders committed by highwa men, be.
tng582, against 464 during 1904. Fur
years ago the number was only 1O3.
Jealousy provoked $40 murders and
liquor 642. Homloides growing out
OF quarrels number s Ill. The record
of self destruction is one Of the most
doplorable OF the year, the number OF
prominent men being much larger
than hitherto. The total Is 8. 982, an
increase Of 542 over the list OF the
preceding year. The steadiness OF
the Increase Ia indicated In the fol.
lowing table:
In 1899, S $40; 1900, 6 775; 1901,
z 245; 1902. 8.597; 1904 1920; 1905
8. 982.
The proportion of suicides between
men and women remains about the
same, nearly twice az many men az
women taking their own lives. Ply
sicians head the list of professional
men, h number being $40
The cGuses we're dependency, de-
nestle infelicitY, diaaapOintmanA IN
love, III health, liquor and business
losses. Poison was resorted TO In A.
1872 cases, shooting In 2.S61, hanging
In LOOP and drowning In SG8.
Ten blew themselves up with dyna.
mite and three starved themsel yeq.
The legal executions numbered 1873,
OIL which 81 were in the North and so
In the South. Seventy three were
negroes, SO white men and one q
Chin8man.
Mrs. Rogers, Of Vermont, was the
one oma executed. Showing the
relative changes OF murderers and ex
ecutions 1T may be said that In 1885
1908 murders were reported. while
the number OF hangings was lO8, while
this year 1873 were banged or electro
cuteo for 8 PIP murders committed.
The number OF lynohings was &C
the smallest number reported since l8
80 when statistics were first gathered
by the press. O. the total number lyn.
ched SO were negroes. Thirty four
were lynched for mulder, Is FOR Grim.
inal assault and Is for miscellaneous
reasons.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-01-12
Naa
Predioted by "sp,ngier, the Las. OF
the Prophets.

IFT .H... ...L..an
For several years the annual prcph-
sizes OF Lee Spangier, of York, Pa,
have attracted considerable notice.
Formerly 2 merchant OK shat oity, ne
gave up q luorati, 20 business In order
to devote himself to evangelistic work.
at 6rst he travelled smorg the coun-
try folk Of southern Pennsylvania.
He claimed to have IT, prophecy,
and declared that his prophecies were
messages to the people which he re.
ceived In conversations with the
spirit Of the Almighty. He gave
himself the title Of "Spangler the
last Of the p ophets.
knowledge Of events that are to
occur,' he declares are unfoldtd to me
at times when l am alone In the
wood, on tho street, or In my he me
with no companion but Gods spirit.
.Spangler says the year will bring
both blessings and oalamities.
Woe unto Russia. She Is fast up
proactin ing her doom. The people
will ovhrthrow the Empire. The
royal family and the leading membsrs
Of the nobility will be murdered and
subj ;oted to worse crueltics than they
have inflicted upon tho Russian PEG
pie. The country will be divided up
into small republics aud eli live
monarchtes, and these will be con-
stantly quarreling aud In a state OF
wal untll the end Of the world comes
In 1903.
Be warned o.;
The assassination Of the Car CT
Russia.
The violent death Of the Sultan OF
Turkey.
There will be o general uprising OF
the PEG! 10 Ct Spain and general dis
t%urbances all over Elrope.
Boston will suff ~ from two great
fires.
A hot and sultry Summer Is or.
dained for the temperate z}ne.
A great increase In tho death rate
fcom disease. aco!d ,nt, murder, sui.
eide, disaster and work f tho elements
Is promised.
The spread OF agreat religious move.
ment th%roughoub England ard the
United States will show that the
people are awakening.
The dissolution Of Russia anC
Turkey Is clearly indicated.
The Unit I'd States will continue tc
be a great world power.
A bloody race war In the Soushern
States Ct the Union.
Anticipate the averting OF
three wars by the intervention Ct
President Roosevelt.
BE assured Of q continuation o1
prosperity In the United Statee.
Be prepared for,destructtvo Spring
frcshets; eartt quakes in all parts o
the world; Dumerou vocapic erup
lions; the eruption tf some volcanoes
now supposed to be extinct.
There will be an especially des
tructive eruption OF Mt. Vesuvius, OF
Mt. Pelee and tf Popccatepeti.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-01-12
KILLED IN FLORIDA.
An Ora,,g burg Negro Mce,s with
Tragic Death.

Some time last summer a negro
man by tho name CT John Thomas
while on o train on the Southern
ailway coming from ST. Matthews
to O-angeburg pulled out o pistol and
tried to shoot some ono on the train.
When the train slowed up just before
entering Orangeburg Thomas jumped
Off and left for parts unknown. 1t
seems that he made his way to Flori-
da, where he got In trouble and was
shot to death by a mob or q police of.
dcer, whom he had out with o knife.
The following letter, which was re.
ceiyed by Sheriff Dukes recently, saws
q mob shot Thomas, while the article
we publish below says a police Ill ser
shot him. AT all events lie was killed
by some one for bis lawlcssness. Here
Is the letter that was sent to Sheriff
Dukes:
st. Peters rg, Fla, Dec. 2S.
TO the Sheriff Of Orangeburg County:
Was there a negro left your town
that you wanted by the name Of Law.
renee Thomas. He murdered a police.
man here on December 25, and /
caught him and put him IN j Ill, and
q mob took him and shot him I heard
he vas wanted In your town and that
there was a reward tffared for him.
He has a wife In Ofangeburg by the
name Of Emma Thomas. He some.
times, won't by the namo OF Mitohol,,
but his name was Thomas.
Yours truly,
w. j. MURPHY,
ID patty Sher ff.
A prcInl dispatch from ST. Peters
burg, Florida, says the coroner'a jury
Investigating the killing Of Capt. j. j.
Mitchell, ard OF John Thomas, colored
has rendered a verdict that Capt.
Mitchell came to his death at he hands
OF the negro while in the discharge OF
his outy, and that the negro net his
death from q pistol shot fred by Capt.
Mitchell. The latter feature Of the
verdict caused surprise, as 1T was gen.
orally BELIEVED that the negro had
been slain by a mob Tne jury, how.
ever, claims to have had proof that
Capt. Mitchell shot the negro fatally
after he had r ceived q mortal knife
wound from HIM, and that tho negro
was In dying CONDITION when taken to
jail and actually dead before the mob
got possession Of him. Excitement ran
high at st. Petersburg all day Tues.
day and there was some talk abt ut
running all negroes out OF town, but
this proved only idle talk.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-01-12
The Wife as a Bepkor.

Women arc savers rather than
spenders. And when they spend they
spend to good advantage. A dollar
In q woman's hands goes twice as far
as q dollar In the hands of a man. II
you want toesaye money let your wife
be tho banker. This Is for tho work
lngman, whether he labors with his
hands or tolls with his brain. This
Is for the married man and for the
man about to be married. 1t 10 for
men In every c ass OF life. 1t is the
best advice for the average man
every where. Give this q trial dur.
Ing the present. year upon which we
have just entered and see II you are
not better off at It's beginning.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-01-12
TO TAKE ACTION.
The Poiicyholders OF tho Ineurance
Companies to Meet.

Companies to Meet.
In view Of the widespread interest
In life insurance and the efforts that
may be made at the approaching an.
nual meetings to obtain control OF the
companies, IT. has been deemed wise
by some Of the Sou h Carolina policy.
holders IN the New York Life and the
Mutual Life to bold a meeting OF the
policyholders In S nth Carolina for the
purpose OF organizing an association
and to secure proper representation Of
the pol!oyhalders at the annual meet.
Ing of these com panies, which will be
hold In the spring. The object of
this meeting will be to secure the
policyholders in their rights and 1t Ia
not the purpose to invJlve the com
panies in litigation or take any other
action which might tend to impair
the value Of the polices. There will be
No cost upon any po'icyholder who par.
ticipates In this meeting.
All policyholders who are in SYM
pathy with these purposes as outlined
above arc requested to notify the com
mittee named below, or any one OF
- "hSO~oi IL III OC nRlCCdOiG W
attend either In person or by proxy
the meeting to be held In the city OF
Columbia on the 18th day Of Jsnuary
at noon In the city council chamber.
"(Signe6) w. NJ. Hamer, Dillon; L
w. Parker, Greenvillf; j. A. FAINT,
Union; p. A. Wilcox, Florence; b. e.
Mauldin, Anderson; j. G.. Sheppard,
Edgedeld; S II. McCravy, Spartan
burg; II. II. Ketchin, Winnsboro; j.
M Kinard, Newberry; j. X burst,
Green wood; Leroy Springs, Lancaster;
t. r Kohn, O%rangeburg; j. L. Glenn,
Chester; e l. Lloyd, Georgetown; II.
B Stackhouse and Jas. A. Hoyt, Co.
lumbis; j. Fl, Manning, Latta.
COMMITTEE: w. M Hamer, Dillon;
j. b. Stack ouSe, Columbia; Jas. A.
Hoyt, Columbia"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-01-12
KILLS IKE
How Deadly RheumAtism of the
Hcart Comes On.

Heart Comes On.
Those pains you feel when you first
arise in the morniDg-aching pains in
the joints, shooting pains in the mus
cles-arc signs of warning. They are
danger signals, evidences Of a deep
seated trouble that il not removed may
Affect the entire s stem and cause
chronic disease, or if the cause is not
removed, they may develop suddenly
into the deadly Rheumatism Of the
Heart, which Kills like lightning.
Better get lid Of the cause at once.
rheumatism and its kindred diseases
are caused by the accumulation of
poisonous acids i'm the blood. Rub
bing with oils or liniments will not
cure it; it is an internal disease, and
can be conquered only by an internal
remedy. There is just one complete
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. RIIEUMA-
GLIDE ncutralizcs the poisonous acids,
sweeps all the dangerous germs out OF
the blood and "makcs you well all
over" RHEUMAClDE CURES be.
cause it is the only remedy that ''gets
at the joints from the inside"
Mr.. w. r. Hughes, of Atkins, Va,
writes:
"I1our bottles Of RHEUMACIDE
have entirely cured me Of a long stand.
ing case Of Rheumatism, and greatly
improved my general health. l was a
total wreck, having had rheumatism
for twenty years. / spent several
weeks and much money trying spec
ialists IN New York, but RHEUMA-
eide is the only cure | have found.
When | began to use it | weighed l40
pounds Now | weigh $50 pounds, my
normal weight"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-01-12
"Will 30 on Tap"

While speaking before m sc imam
three thousand negroes - ). Loon, Ga,
emancipation day, John w Gilbert,
Of Paine college, August urged
the leaders Of his race to fSlIt for a
jury trial in cases before the
courts, where twelve Of thear peers,
that Is twelve members Of tbe colored
race, shall decide the matterlat issue.
In a very long address, he urged thts
change and was received Withgreat en-.
thustasm. He said the negjoes had
the same right as the While race to
the ancient trial before q jury of their
peers, and protested that Twelve white
men could In no instance be termed
the peer Of the negro. The. suRges
tion was an entirely new one, and fell
upon the ears Of his hearers with q
prOfoundneSs that was astounding.
The matter stirred the negroes as no
other similar u5terance from a negro
speaker before a gathering Of Macon
negroes In many years. He said If
The race "a TO judge from the prog
ress which had been made during the
past thirty years, the passage Of, an
other similar period will witness g
civilization that will put tho race on
a frmor basis than that occupied by
the whites. They will be on top"
we're the words that fell from the
speaker under the spell Of the occas
ion H.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-01-12
nfttM
Id@N

s5i0UUSd.
9al ,Asss at the nirht ses.
was sals Election OF delegates at
large to the New Ofleans codyention
Be2t week. Eight were nominated
instead of seven as intended but the
convention suspended the nilea ard
Faat them sM, ia addition pXyitg 6heif
railroad fare. Those who Wan. 20 are:
j. Il Wannamaker OF. Orangeburg, j.
p. Rutledge of Clarendon,I +. I'll.
Hyatt Of Rlohland, 70. Il Apher of
Spartanburg, G.. M, Kinard III New.
berry, n, M. PeRuss of Marltpro, Lee
Roy Springs Of Chester and H. B
Tinual of Greenville. These are In ad.
dition to the delegates frtm each
county.
The following executive committee
wa appointed for the year, r.. M.
Cleveland, Richard Sipgletonj F. M,
Farr, r. M. Pegues, Wade Statkhouse,
and j. 70. Wannamaker. (.
The. regular business of the con-
vention vas about concluded by 8
o'clock and several talks wer4made.