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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-09
A HARD FIGHT.
Drew Bastles Four Hours with big

H|-a.f|"E ~ NV
Snakes On Dock.
A nerve tingling story of q four
hour battle with two pythons twenty.
I'VE feet long was trought into post
of New York recently by the steam.
ship I~odrasamha, together with o
tale, in lighter vein, Of how an es,
capped orangoutang nearly drove him.
self crazy by pulling the cord OF the
steamers whistle and falling to con
meet his actions with the m%addening
shrieks Of the signal. The vessel
took two months for the trip from the
Orient. Five pythons, eight orang
outaDgs, one hundred monkeys, one
leopard, two Indian deer and the
regular cargo Of Oriental goods were
carried. Seven orangoutangs died on
the voyage.
The fight with the .pythons took
place In the Indian, Ocean. They
we're taken to the deck in cages to be
washed. After the bath they lay In
the warm sun and went to sleep. The
warmth probably made them feel at
homo and they uncoiled. 1t, was
about the time they usually we're
fed.
Two Of the hugo snakes writhed
from between the bars Of the cages
and crept along tho deck. Chief
Officer Thirkell was mapping when
the startling sight Of ii o two reptiles
winding slowly toward him almost
unbalanced his mind. He broke 70
cords getting to the stern, and yelled
to the Grew. Captain Craven ordered
every man to arm himself heavily.
For an hour the men m~anOeuvered
to pinion the heads and tails Of the
snakes. Every time o man got near
one Of the escaped prisoners it's tail
swung around like a carriage whip,
and q blow from 1t would have laid
any man low. The Chinese and ia.
panese members Of the crew were
driven frantic. They took to the
rigging
The captain, however, instilled
courage INFO them by darling sudden
ly at the head Of one snake and grip
ping Its neck. A starlwart lasoar
imbued with the same spirit, shot in
ike a panther and gripped the tail.
With nets and blankets the monster
was enmeshed and returned to the
cage. This was after three hours Of
foOGwork that would have kept a
trained boxerguessing.
The other snake orawled to the top
Of the engine house and held It's post
for an hour, It's head swinging from
side to side, pendulum. like, always
ready to Str Ike. The ventilator, how
ever, proved the snakes undoing.
The python fell through the venti
lator into an alley way from wh!cl it
could not escape Half q dozen nets,
g dt zen blankets, and ropes we're let
down and the snake unable to ex ri.
cate Itself was captured.
A few days later an orangoutang
escaped and swung himself to the top
OF the engine house by the whistle
rope. A blast frightened 1t, and
chatterirg in terror, it pulled the rope
more ytgorou'l y. Tue terrific shrieks
Of the whistle attracted the crew.
The big monkey fled to the rigging
and remained there all night, but
exhaustion made It's capture easy the
next day,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-09
ABOUT THE
This Year to 30 Ono of Essins and
Presheta.

Freshet9.
Speaking Of the weather, SAYS the
Newberry Observer, this is not going
to be q good year for low ground corn,
for there are going to be heavy rains
and freshets aud OVERT )ws OF the bot
tom lands, This Is not T. 10 o ,serv
er's original representation, but Mr..
ID. E Sease tf NewberrY county says
so. He bases his opinion on the
weather Of the 25th of January.
He says he has observed for the last
forty years that II January 25th is q
bright clear day tho bottoms do not
)w and OF course there are good
crops CT bottom corn; but il the 256h
is cloudy or raining look out for over
flows. Tho 25th this year was decid.
eddy cloudy and rainy. Another citi-
zsn's observation for the past three
years confirms Mr.. Sesse's forty years
observation. So II anybody goes ahead
now, in the face Of prophecy, and
plants his bottoms in corn and loses
his crop he will have himself to
blame.
Speaking further of the weather it
iS we'll enough to remember that
ground hog day Is near at hand, and
we shall therefore know soon whether
we are to have an early or late spring.
Ground hog day is February 2li, and
1t Is q we'll established fact, though
some skeptical people guest n it,,
that II the ground hog G ,mes out OF
his hole that day and sees his shadow
he will hasten back TO continue lis
Information for many weeks to cone:
but If he does not see his shadow he
will remain out, and spring may be
expected early. OF course this all
depends upon whether the second day
OF February is q clear day or cloudy.
Everybody except the highly skeptioal
Will watch with interest for ground
hog day TO see whether 1t ia to be
clear or cloudy and whether, there.
fore, we are to have q late or early
Qnrtno
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-09
Personal. E~xperionoe OF Aged and
Woll Beloved Preacher.

kSHOhOEs
No other man In the community Is
SO Well-belOved or whose words have
such weight as the minister, who has
devoted his life to the service Of man
kind. In Maryland one Of the most
noUcd Methodist ministers in the
S tate suffered severely with rheuma-
tism. He found no relief until a friend
re commended RHEUMACIDE. He
was so delighted with the results that
for the benefit Of other suffers, as q
duty to mankind, he tells his exper-
fence in the following letter:
"Reisterstown, Md, Feb. 9th.
81 was taken with infammatory
Rheumatism in my left hand and foot
I'm the beginning Of this winter and
suffered greatly. A gentleman in Bal
timore who had tried RHEUMACIDE
for Rheumatism recommended il to
me. l secured three bottles and took
1T In smaller doses than prescribed,
and ar now entirely cured. Can use
both hand and foot without the least
inconvenience.
Yours respectfully,
~. II. WHEELER.
Pastor, Reisterstown nj. 10. Church.
Your druggist sells and recommends
RHEUMACIDE.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-09
MAY BE JADE PUBLIC.
"A Strong Staten ,nt on Recent Gem
sus Bureau Report.

sus Bureau Report.
President Harvle Jordan, Of the
Southern Cotton association, last
week gave out q statement In which
he takes severity to task the census
bureau at Washington for alleged
shortcomings. He says In part:
The action OF Director North, OF
the 9 us bureau, in falling to make
public all the information he secuted
flom the ginners January 16 and his
persistent refusal TO do SO, In face OF
repea ed demands, is exciting consid
cradle indignation throughout the
South. Mr.. North asked, January 16
all ginners for the following informa
tlon:
How many bales ginned for the
season Of 1905?
What is the average weight of
bales ginned to date?
What IA your estimate of the per-
centage OF cotton remaining to be gin.
neo?
THE public received the result Of
the answer TO tho first question on
January % In the statement that 90
Sill bales had been gtnned. The re-
suit OF the other two inquiries have
been wiShheld 80 far. l wired Mr..
North Tuesday as follows.
For what purpose vas the average
weight Of bales and estimated amount
of cotton to be glnned atuer January
l5 obtained In your rec3nt g~inncrs re-
port? AS this is public Off ,lal infor.
nation, kindly wire me today the re
suit Of the estimates as shown.
10 reply to the above, Mr.. North
sent the following:
Average bale weights will be
made public as soon as can be compil-
ed. Estimated amounts to be ginned
we're obtained, and only approximate.
ly to enable census Office to determine
what counties must again be canyass
cd for final report and not for public
use. VIII be published II Congress
directs 1t. Resolution to that effect
introduced house to day.
(Signed) NORTH Director
President Jordan says that 10, 900
bales OF the crop.Were ginned prior to
September l, and we're counted In the
commercial crop OF 1904.05, but have
been made O. part OF the eeDsus bur-
eau report OF 9,998, Ill. D3ductiDg
the 470,0 600 bales from the published
total OF 8 1908, Ill leaves 8 528, Ill tn
be counted In the crop ofIl9O5 08 Add
TO this 100, 600 bales and there still re
mains q crop under ten million bales.
He says wide investigation shows that
spot holders are not selling their cot.
ton and that practically there is no
cotton for sale In the face Of the pres
emit depression.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-09
PeoplJ Burned.

At Lowell, Mass, ut least six per.
sons lost their lives in a fire which
partly destroyed the Richardson Ho
tel, early b iday morning. The fire
started a few minutes before 2 O'Clock
and the flames rapidly communicated
TO various parts Of the structure. a
large number Of guests were In the
hotel, and those who were In the up
per part OF the building had little
chance to escape by the stairways.
The hremen at Q 80 O'Clock found the
dead bodies OF six women In the top
floor of the hotel
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-09
Vhe JADE Need Helm.

a movement has been started to
appeal to the American public for
contributions Of foodstuffs and money
to relieve the distress in Che famine
stricken northern PROVINCES OF Japan
According to Information received at
the japanese embassy at Washington
The northern provinces Of Japan are
suffering from q severe famine which
only the quickest relief will be able to
check. According to the information
obtained to rice crop this year has been
only about fifteen per cent. Of the
average crop and that the famine Is
causing particular suffering In the
three northern provinces Of Fuku-
shina, Miyagi and / gate, which have
together o population Of about two
million, wen hundred thousand.
Many OF the people are engaged In the
s!!k trade and the failure of the SILK
output has augmented the general
suff crInR.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-09
Elk IRA TERMS OF COURT.
Interesting Discussion on the Subject
In the Senate.

~InterosttnG Discussion ON the Subject
In the Senate.
The bill to repeal the statutory pro
vision for the holding Of extra terms
of c urt by special judges was opposed
by Senator Raysor. Notwithstanding
two extra circuits, yet members oil
Counties are still calling for such
courts. Generally they are unsatis.
factory and costly, but it Is manda.
tory In the constitution to provide fol-
them, he said.
Senator MCGOWAN read the consti.
tutional provision making 1t plain
that such courts cannot be abolished
Besides there Is necessity for them.
Lynching 1s sometimes justified be-
cause OF the infrequencl of courts and
with more OF them mob violence could
be more expediently banded.
Senator Blease OF Newberry favor.
ed the bill. There Is too much expense
connected with extra courts and II
regular judges cannot do the work
others ought to have their places.
Much OF the fault lies In judges not
AoAoipR oaoCo w UIlbl. Az 10 extra
courts for l%ynching, he said he didn't
think the necessity would ever arise
Ia Newberry. In such cases the great
jury of the people would act. They
would be right to act, and II would
help them"
Senator Blake saw no necessity for
extra courts, and scored the lawyers
freely for neRlecting to prepare their
cases and bring them to trial.
Senator Hudson opposed the bill.
In the course Of his remarks he de-.
clared that judges we're entirely too
lentent with lawyers, too accommo.
dating and too often seeking the good
will OF the bar rather than looking
after the real business Of courts. The
dilatory methods now o custom are q
shame TO the state and the profession.
So long as judges indulge lawyers In
long. Winded speeches and dilatory
tactics 90 long will business be delay.
ed. Reformation is sadly needed, but
this bill will not accomplish the pur.
pose.
Senator Hudson said lawyers need
ed discipline and tho courts needed
judges who would take hold Of the
reins. He has the greatest respect
for the bench and bar, but there is q
cryirg need for reformation.
BY q vote Of 20 to IL the senate In.
definitely postponed the bin.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-09
TuE f,llowinp figures show tha

THE following figures show the
comparative values Of farm products
in the United States: Corn, % 216,.
900, 900; milk and butter, 1906, 900. 900;
cotton, 1915, 000, 900; wheat, 1926,
000, 900; eggs, $500, 0CO. O0O; oats,
1882 600, 600; hay, 86O5. 600, 600, pc.
tatoes, Sl38. 900, 600; tobacco, 962,.
000. 900. 1t will be noticed that cot
ton, our great staple crop, is worth
only q few more million dollars than
the egg crop.
PRESIDENT Snyder has just received
a letter announcing that the general
education board of New York had
appropriated $25. 900 to the endow.
ment Of Wtff)rd College. The only
condition attaching to the gift Is that
the friends Of WoffoId should complete
by Jnne 10, 1907, the 800, 900 which
DR.. Child is now raising. This con.
dition Is of the nature Of an appeal to
all friends OF Wtnord to make abso.
lutely cor tain DR.. Child's success.
THE grand Jury Of Greenville coun.
ty last week recommended that all
persons who appeared, by the investi.
CATION lately had, to have engaged in
defrauding the county be indicted by
the solicitor and prosecuted. Among
the number are two sons Of the late
supervisor, j. e. Speegle, now dead,
Magistrate Il. 3. McBee and his con.
stable, Jail Physician B-amlett, Poor
House Keeper Rev. Talley, and many
others.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-09
EAraI Duel.

A dispatch from Elorola, Ala, says
Grady Miller, the 10 year.old son of
DR.. II l.. Miller wal Wednesday night
shot and killed by the negro porter OF
the Lake View hotel. There were no
eye witnesses to the shooting, hut
the nistnl shots were heard. A search
was made and nearby was found the
negro In a dying condition. He lived
long enough to say that he and Mil
Ter had engaged In o pistol duel.
There Is no way to Ascertain the
cause Of the tragedy. Young Miller
was at home for q few days from
Wofford college, s. O., where he had
been attending school,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-09
A WEIRD EXPERIENCE.
Tells How He Was Hanged as a shy

OnNg.
R.v. j. II. Mann, Of jackson. Miss.
an ex. Confederate enjoys the distino.
Sioa OF baing the oaiy aoitssaS OF s.Eks
Southern army who was hanged for G
spy and still lives to tell the story.
Mr. Mann was q member Of OOmpa
ny O, Third Louisiana Battalion, and
his thrilling story of how he was hang.
ed as q Confederate spy FIRMS n of
the most interesting Incidents OF the
OWL War. In April, 1854, Mr. Mann
who vas then with his company a.
Barrancas, Fla, volunteered to set
fire to q powder magaz ne Of tho Fed.
eral troops In order that the Confed.
crate beseiging forces could make a
surprise attack during the confusion
The p%erilous task was undertaken
after midnight.
Under cover Of darkness, Mr.. Mann
crept close enough to throw a bale OF
burning Irvine, stepped In turpentine
into the building whore the explo
ives were kept, and The burning bal
ell short of the mark and missed Its
deadly mission.
lam was chased by the Federal
s%enttnels and captured. When car.
ried to camp the Illuminated troops
who had zen aware of their narrow
escape from being blown to atoms
made haste to hang hun. A nc ost
vas placed alb ut bis neck, one end o.
the rope throw n over the pr, ,otipf
jOist Of q b aiding apd the prisoner
hoisted Into the air. When life was
apparently tx inct,a Vermont Officer
ordered his body cut down.
A controversy then arose among th'
troops, some claiming that the wronf
man had been hanged, and an tHor'
was made to resuscltate Mann. Ate,
working diligently for two hours, tn,
prisoner was brought blck to life ant
kept In custody u It'll the close OF th'
war.
Mann still bears scars on his mr.
showing where the flesh was tom b
the rope, and In describing the av f
ordeal he says that his first sen a
ton felt when 'rked from the groun,
was that akin to standing near
steam boiler explosion. Afterward
the sedsation Of frlph FIJI pain pas SET
away and before laspins into uncoun
seriousness he began to hear sou d, OF
the most enhancing music.
He was tried by court martial az a
spy, after the capture, but the tribu
nal could not establish his identity.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-09
A RIEHD1sa ATTACK.
A Lady Attacked in Her Home ny a

Bsnte.
The Atlanta Journal says Mrs.
Mamie May Dupree, nineteen years
old, was knocked down and rendered
nc)nsclous and her throat slightly
cut Tuesday afternoon of last week
by o negro in the kitchen of III. II.
Grogan. on the JonesborO road, near
Cornell. Toe negro csc ,ped and a
posse Of blood hounds belonging to
the federal prison, and the CITY and
county police are on his trail.
DR.. q. D. Smith, who was called In
to attend the young woman found her
unconsci us and bleeding from q
slight wound In the throat. Mrs. Du
pree Is not seriously hurt and will re-
cover.
To DIR. Smith Mrs. Dupree said she
did not remember the appearance Of
the negro. She did not state to the
Doctor whether she was criminally as,
saulted or whether an attempt OF tina,
kind had been made. 1t is belle vet
however, that this was the attempt
Of the negro.
Mrs. Dupree's hu'band 10 not the
CITY just now, and she had been llvinf
at the home Of III. r.. GroRan.
Accounts Of the time when the at
tack occurred differ, but 1t 4, though
that 1t happened about $50 e'clocl
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Dupree had started to tht
kitchen on an errand. Turning ther
to 20 back into the house she wa
confronted suddenly by a negro VIII,
dealt her q blow In the FOREHEAD. Sht
was knocked fat on the fl)or an(
there lay unconscious until other wo
men In the house who had doubles
heard her scream when she fell ran +,
her assistance,
They found Mrs. D ,pree In a stat
Of stupor and bleeding from a wount
in her throat, evidently inflicted from
a knife, or some sharp instrument.
Mrs. Dupree was picked up ant
borne into q room, later Dr., Smith
was summoned. He tried to Q Inn tn
young woman who had b G me hyster
ical and examined the wound IN he
threat found that it was not serious.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-09
Blow Open safe.

At T0rsyth, Ca, the safe of the
Trio Manufacturing company was
blown open at 1.30 O'Clock Wednesday
morning. The towns night watchman
YVES o empowered, gagged and tied by
three masked men and was fou nd
early Thurs lay morning In a preoa ri.
GUS condition. The burglars got about
300 la money, but 1T Is impossible to
estimate at this time the value OF ma.
pers taken and destroyed.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-09
Columbia. s {

a or Organ ETor You.
p. 10 tho head Of every family who Is ambi-
tious for tho future and education Of his chill.
dren, wo have q Special Proposition to make.
No article in tho home shows tho evidence
OF culture that does q Piano or Organ. No ae.
oomplishment gives as much pleasure or ia of
as great value In after life as the KNOWLEDGE
OF music and the ability TO play we'll.
Our Small Payment Plan makes the owner.
ship Of high grade Piano or Organ easy,
Just a few dollars down and q small payment
each month or quarterly or semi-amually and
tho instrument Is yours, N
Write us today for Catalogues and our Speo-
ial Proposition of Easy Payments. -
Address Malone's Music House.
Columbia. 6.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-09
Oan'c VICAR @

China has recently issued and edict
prohibiting, except In the treaty ports,
the sale Of metal. rimmod speotacles.
Tan shoes are also tabooed, and any.
one dealing in them renders himself
liable to decapltation. The latter
drastic regulation is due to the fact
0ia1 yellow is thero the imperial color,
TO be worn by none save members Of
the royal family.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-09
MiatAken for burglar.

at Hattiesburg, Miss., James
Hunter a well known man, was shot
and Instantly killed during the early
morning hours by Ben Cooper, who
alleges that the man was trying to
break Into bis aonae. Gooner aays he
opened the door and fred three shots,
each OF which took effect. Cooper im.
mediately gave himself up.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-09
Brain Leaks.
Length OF years Is not life.
a right start is half tho task.

a right start iS half tho task.
Worries wear out more men than
work.
1t Is not necessary to be grouohy ir
order to be grave.
When o man asks you for advice you
are always safe In inquirlng what
kind he wants and then giving 1t Il
him.
The man who sea rches his owr
heart Is not apt to find flaws In the
hearts Of others.
People who borrow trouble are al.
ways in debt.
People who listen have no right tc
complain Of gossips.
There Is q vast difference between
liberality and prodigality,
A well worn suit paid for is bother
than o fine suit worried about.
Many prayers that are started up.
ward find lodge In the basement.
a balance In the bank today ia bet.
ter than o good time one day last
year.
1t is q good thing for q lot Of hu,.
bands that their wives do not 20 on
strike for wages.
a great many g have achieved
regulations for wisdom by making
two or three good guesses.
The emptler a mans head the loud
or he boast Of how much liuuor his
stomach will hold.
One of the sweetest things In life is
having SO lived 1t you can look back on
most OF IL with pleasure.
Only the man @ho has no hoya Of
his w Is capable OF giving expert ad.
ViCA on how IN ralaa aOna .
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-09

The postmaster general has kind
~ granted permission for rural car.
!isrA 20 deli yer In automobiles. Now
IL he viii 20 a step further and pro.
vide the auton obile, the carriers will
be suprem9ly happy.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-09

w. l.. Wicker, q prominent livery.
man of Montezuma, Ga, committed
suicide on Saturday by shooting him.
Sc!f With 6 pistol, nc leaves 6 wife
and two daughters. 1t Is thought that
bad health vas the cause.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-09
Fatal COlliaion.
Her Into Perjury.

A collision on the Great Northern
railway Tuesday night resulted In the
death Of at least four persons, and
probably more The Great Northern
limited, west bound, crashed into an
eaat honnd passenger near Columbia
Falls, Wash. The fireman on each
train was instantly killed. A mum.
bor Of passengers on both trains we're
injured. Many coaches were piled up
on the wreckage. A wrecking outfit
and physicians have been sent from
Great Falls. Both loo motives were
turned completely over and piled up
together many feet from tho road.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-09

MINISTER TBLLs HE TRUTH.