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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
Stool Food Fraud.

The Raleigh Progressive Farmer
prints q notable article exposing the
stock food fraud, which it pronounces
the MOST sbupendous swindle now be.
Ing praoticed upon American farmers.
Millions and millions Of dollars are
spenb every year-several thousand
dollars q year perhaps in this very
country-for gaudlly advertised
stock foods'' condition puwdersn
etc., for farm anlmals, white tho in
vestigations and tests mado by the
Experiment STATIONS have demon.
strsted that these preparations are
nothing more than common meal,
bran, etc., with q little choap sui
phur, salt, Epson salts, pepper, salt.
peter, etc., added to change the taste
and the mixture (hardly moro valus.
ole than ship stuf) put up Ia flaming
packages, advertised In farm papers
aud sold to gullible farmers at rates
ranging from $3.50 to 90, 500 q ton.
These stock foods, which can be
found in almost any country store,
have recently been tested in seven
difforent Experiment Stations, and
our farmers who are paying such
enormous prices for the mixtures,
should DO interested In the results al
reported by The Progressive Farmer.
In Minnesota steers wibhout stock
food gave better results than those
using the stock FOODS. In Kansas two
lot OF sheep were fed an those without
stock foads made 1T pounds creator
gain. In Massachusetts q sllght gain
In butter was made-but at o in.
creased cost OF 48 cents o poundI or
nineteen experiments in Nsg Jersey.
sixteen showed 40 gains, and in the
three cases whsre gains were made
from stock foods, their lost was 80
greai as to make their use unprofts.
BILE. In Iowa 81. 40 o steer was lost
by using these highprlced mixtures.
And 80 1t goes. The Progressive
Farmer gives instsncS after instance
but we mention these examples mere.
ly to warn our farmers against vast.
ing further the many ard.earned
dollars that go ont from our country
each year for these much nd verttsed
frauds-for frauds they are, although
30 conspicuously Advertised In many
farm papers; and the Progressive Far
mar reports thai 1t loses 81, 600 a wear
In advertising patronage by exposing
Them to Its readers. Here 10 one lit
tie leak which our farmers may stop
and keep some good money at home.
Let stock foods alone.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
Ancient Jewelcr,s Association.

birmingham jewellers have boon
famed since tho middle OF tho seven
teenth century. When Charles II.
brought with him TO England the
French fashion Of wearing metallic
ornaments Birmingham at once took
the lead In supplying thcm, and the
city then commenced q career Of
prosperity which has never rave for
brief periods suffered abatement.
Even Southey, who could scarcely
find sufficiently %ceneorious language
to describe Birmingham, allowed
that 1T "excelled every other place In
the world for watch chains, neck
laces, bracelets, buttons, buckles and
snuffboxea, though" he said, "they
were dearly purchased at THE ex-
pense Of health and morality"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
Help tho Csrriera.

Some OF our exchanges have made
mention Of the fS0b 5h&b farmofg llv
ing along the lines Of rural ROUTES
have contributed G bu3hel or so OF
corn to tho carrie. This Is 8 8ug
gestiol that m!ghb VOL be acted up.
on by the patrons OF every rul al
route. The carriers 1avs q govern
ment position, 1t Is true, but II Is bv
no mean d soft snap. Ii takes q
good deal OF management TO make
both enGS meet when they are obliged
to keep two horses, live In town and
buy all the necessary provision at
tho market price. Tho carriers Of
our country hsye gone over their
routes during the muddy weather at
q great inCon yeniero8, and axe al.
ways faithful In The discharge OF
their da5iog. A bu8hel Of
corn or 80 given TO uhe carrier would
be missed b. she farmer, but
it would be a Groat saving In he ex-
penae Of horse feed and the generous
act would certainly be appreciated by
tho faithful mail man.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
Got His WelI Dur,

An Iriahman took q contract TO dig
8 we'll. When he had dug about TWEEN.
ty feet do vn, he Dame one morning
and found that the well had fallen In
and was filed to the top. Pat looked
oauGinnaly around and saw no one wa
near, he then took off his hat and coat
and hung bhem on the windlass, and
crawled into some bushes and waited
events. In o Short timo she noighbors
discovered that the we'll had fallen In,
and soeing Pats hat and coat on she
windlass supposed that he was at the
bottom OF the excavation. A few
hours OF digging cleared the looae
earth from the we'll. Just as the OK.
oBvators had reached the bottom and
wsro wondering whore the body was.
Pat came out Of the bushes and good
naturally thanked the diggors for re.
him Of his sorry lob,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
Should Not ia AIlowea.

One noighbor should not allow hja
stock to depredate upon his neigh.
oors fields. There 10 no telling how
much trouble and annoyance this Ia
10 q man who is engaged In raising
grain and winter vegetables. Tho
law requires that ell stock should he
shuS up and not be allowed to run sd
!hgS, put o man does not want 10
Z ke up his neighbors stock when II
annoys him and no man should foyca
his noighbor to do 1t by failure TO oh.
serve the amenities of life. Eyorv
shoulG practice th0 golden rule.
THAT is to do to Others as would ba va
them do TO him. SO II your stock ia
running oua and annoying yonr
neighbor, be netghhorIy and shut
Ghem up, as you would want him ia
II his stock was annoying you.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
STRENGTH OF Sand.

Over thirty years ago M. 8eauer-
noud, a French savant, proved by
experiment that O quantity OF dry
sand, placed In q box Of thip,sheet
iron, or ven in n canvas BIZ and
subjected to a slight comp ssion.
forms n mass capable OF resisti3 a
pressure Of sixty tons. witt 1T
breaking or oven straining tho ox
or bag. The sand, however, rena rs
perfectly Invisible, SO that If q sail
hole be made in the box or baA. 1t
will flow slowly, and with so lille
force that q small piece Of paber
pasted over the opening will chick
the TOW. v e With the sixty tins
weight upon 1t.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
Pitch RntfIa.

Seven negroes shot, three Of whom
Will die, is the result Of q general row
and shooting ARRAY, growing out OF
an old feud at Marietta, Fla, Sunday
morning. Those fatally wounded are
Lester Brunson, Alex Prime and
James Hadley. They are In the
hospital for treatment, ar are the
four other wounded men. Seven me-.
gres, charged with doing the shoot
log, have been arrested and are in
jAi.. The climax o9me shrongh one
negro, striking another wihh q fenoe
picket. Friends Of each armed Thorn.
aelvos and the val began. The law.
bono of n Of bhe negroes was shat.
tored and his tongue shot OF.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
4 SH10M nj RIaaHKIIab.
Edison Hes Completed His Most
W0nGassal AnYers.nn

6FSS NIGG~sS@ Gs!SAIS-SSss Vi
For years Edison. tho Wizard Of
electricity, has been giving out de-
balls OF an improved ssorage battery
on which he has been at work. 1t
Ia said to be all that could be desired
as q motOr-inhnitely longer lived
than any battery now IN uso, 30 light
IL can be used to run q bicycle or
Light vehicle, remarkably cheap, and
Its cost Of operation Is next TO moth.
ing.
This wonderful engine was entirely
complete several years ago, and al
most any other man than the mighty
Edison would have a6 once placed 1t
on the market, leaving the public to
discover any possible defects. Not so
the Wlzzagd-he desired o thorough
test. He placed them at work under
every conceivable handicap and strain.
Some represented automobiles speed
ing over corduroy roads for months,
| and infinitely moro required Of them
than will eve be demanded in ordi-
nary use.
These tests thousands of machines,
have proven the battery all that can
be desired In n cheap motor. II ia
tho longest step in the use OF eleohrio.
ity asa motive poyer. yet attained.
1t greatly simplides the problem of
aerial navigation, giving q motor
light. but powerful enough 10 drive n
huge vessel.
AS heretofore, tho invonter has
had to practically create the material
of which tho motor 10 made. He has
had to search the world for rare min
erals, and from his gianb mind evolve
practical methods Of transforming
Thorn into the wonderful mechanism
the world Is 30 eagerly awaiting.
There is no doubts this motor Is
woll nigh perfeot as q cheap, indie
structiblo power. Coming as does
with cheap alcohol az 8 fuol, coin.
cldent with an oyor increasing de-
mapd for such motors on farms, In
shops, on vehicles, and in places
where 1T was never before thought of,
this new motor may be regarded as
one Of the gresteat blessings provi.
dence through Edison, has conferred
on humanity.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
Largest Flower IN the world,

The largest flower in the world
has been supposed to be that Of
rahlcsia arnold, which forms the
entire plant and grows to q diameter
Of three feet as q fiat, circular para
site on trees In Java and Sumatra,
but q still larger-single specimens
weighing as much as twenty-five
pounds-has been reported to exist
In Mindanao, one OF tho Philippines.
a German authority now declares
that the largest flower yet dlscoy.
cred is produced upon ono Of the
Aroideae Of Sumatra. The plant has
u leaf that may attain q circum-
ference Of fifty feet, and the leaf
stem Is n column twelve foet high
and three feet in circumference.
The fully expanded flower takes the
shape of Il mammoth funnel four feet
In diameter. 1t is light green or
white outside, and the interior 10
wine red and velvoty. Tho pistll
creamy yellow Ave feet high, has o
penetrating odor.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
ORIGIN op NATIONAL moImAY.
5ohH Adama Eec1ee Of July asccssd
Instead OF the Fourth.

Tastead OF the Fourth.
On the Sd OF July, 1878, john
Adams, then one of the representa-
uves Of Massachusetts in the Conti-
mental Congress, wrote to his wife
Abigail:
yesterday the greatest question
was decided which vas v @ debated
In America, and O greater perhaps
was nor never will be decided
among men."
In O second letter, written the
same day. ho said,
but tho day is past. The I'D OF
July will BIO the most memorable
epocha In the history Of America. 1
am apt to believe 1t will be cole
brated by succeeding generations as
the great annivereary festival. 1t
ought to be COMMUNICATED as the
day Of d%eliyerance by solemn acts OF
devotion to God Almighty. 1t ought
to be eolemnized with pomp and pa
rade, with shows. games, sports,
guns, bells, bonfires and illumina-
tons. from II end of this continent
to the other, from this time forward,
Tor evermoro."
When the resolution was taken up
tho I'd day of July, 1879, the indie
pendence OF the Thirteen United
Colonies from the throne Of Great
Britain was definitely decided upon.
The I'd, and not tho 4th, may be
called tho true date OF the separa-
ton. We could with proprioty cele-
brate the Fourth" two days earlier.
That the participants in the work
considered the I'd as the true date Is
shown by tho letters written by John
Adams, quoted at the beginning Of
the article. The popular fancy, how
over, seized upon tho 4th, the date
OF acceptance OF Jefferson's more
dramatic declaration OF the reasons
for the separation, as the proper day
to celebrate.
The debate upon the document
was continued until the afternoon Of
tho 4th, and, says Jefferson, might
have run on unfortunately at any
other season OF the year. But the
weather was opprossively warm, and
tho hall in which the deputies sat
was close to a stable. whence the
hungry flies swarmcd thick and
fierce, alightfng on the legs Of the
delegates and biting hard through
their thin silk stockings. Treason
was preferable TO discomfort" and
at last the delegates were brought to
such q state Of mind as to agree to
the Declaration without further
amendment.
1t Is q mistake to suppose that the
document was signed by the dele
gates on that day. 1t Is improbable
that any signing was done save by
John Hancock, tho president of the
Congress-, and Charles Thomson, the
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Magazine.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
MAKE TIE A0MG BRIGHT.
A Lay Sermon for Mothers, Eathex g
and Ohildren.

How much better 10 use some of
the good things Of life as VIC 90 along;
to mako u homes as cherry and
bright 80 possible now. Do not starve
today, either body, mind or soul, think
ipg.shat poverty will knock at your
door tomorrow. Don'b board and
acrimp through all bhe best days OF
your life that you may be generous In
your will. Life Is uncertain, and 1t
is better to make your children happy
while under the parental root, to cAll
10 that home every agency thas will
make their lives sweeter and better,
than to deny them these thaS you
may leave them at large account when
you are gone. 1T will b0 too late for
them TO return kindness TO you then.
Don't keep the parlor Bhua up and
live In the kitchen, unless you want
tho boys and girls to be anxious to
leave you. Don't bhink they must not
60 anywhere but to Sunday school
and prayer meeting; remember you
were young once yourself. DO not ask
Thorn TO walk two miles to q singing
or lecture after working hard all day
"hoh ohOAO oAO WV VI ouIGJ uUTh6b III
your barn that would or Joy the "trip
as much as they. For Gods sake, show
them you think as much of thom ss
you do your beast If not more. Take
time to enjoy the saciety Of your
friends, especially the oompanionship
OF your children; 1t will only be o few
years at the best that they will be
with you, and these ought to be years
of happiness to both you and the,n.
Would you not rather hsye them back
when out In the world TO that blessed
hcme, though IL may not have been
o mansion, where they recei we'd moro
JOY and comfort than the world can
afford, than to have them forget
home in . week and hardly return to
your burial? II we are very happy In
6his life we must EN- " what over,
day brings. We should be grateful
and glad for all tho good that comes
into our lives, and patiently bear our
trials, believing that all things II
rightly used will fit us for tho enioy.
ment Of perfect happiness hereafter.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
Murder ana suioide.

At Atlanta after q fight with her
drunken husband, In which he used a
hatohet and q 80 calibre revolver,
MYs. Jno. F. Cooper was knocked
nearly TO pieces as her homo, aud har
husband ID dead from q self.infiicted
wound after he bhouRht his wifs's
life extinob. There were no eye Wit
nesssa TO che fight, 30 It's cause Ia un.
known. Her wounds Indicate that
the woman was attacked from behind.
Blood on her bands indicate she made
o fight for her life. Both bodies were
on q bed and wero found by the child.
Ken on returning home.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
scrnpings Of q Tunnel.

In cleaning out the Hoosac tunnel
the s~crapings from tho root and
other dirt which had fallen from the
engines and had been swept into
small piles beside the tracks
amounted to 23,031 cubic feet. 1t
took II cars with double drop sides
to take this out. their capacity
oqualling 275 ordinary fiat cars.
Fifty mon were employed eight
Sundays nights.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
RArLRoAp MgRQNR euIT
Against the soathern itaMway ygtsi.
BE measd ID ganisarx.

Against the Soathern RAILWAY ygbei
BE Hoard "A Nnpasy.
The Columbia State ssys 5be suit
brought By the State OF South 0sro-
Nda againsb the southern railway. all
lsging . violation OF tina constitution
OF the State by the railway company
Ia leasing the old South Osrolina and
Georgia railroad and IFS extension
from Klngyille 90 Marion, M. 81. IL
down on the roster FOR tho present
week Of the OWL court TO- be tried sah.
urday. But she hesring Will NOT be-
gin az this bine as the sttornsya ems
gagged on both sides held d conferences
Of Nov. 12 at which IL was agreed
that 10 should be heard at b special
term OF court TO be hold by Judge
Memminger In January.
Several years ago the Southern dc.
CURED the South Carolina and GeOr-
sia railway and It's connections by
lease. The charter OF the Southern
undertts requirements, presoribes that
1t shall construct q line TO Chsrleaton.
This has not been dine and the az
quirement Of the already established
line Is construed az tho purchase OK
lease OF q competing linz Of railway.
Three years ago the legislature pass
ed q j)int resolution authorizing tho
attorney general to bring suit against
the Southern, testing this alleged vios
lation, aud to employ the necessary
council TO assist in the prosecution OF I
lbe case. Several OF the strongegt at,
toTneys in the State were employed
and the suit was begun by the late
Attorney General U. x. Guntor and
1t was brought In Kegshaw Sounty.
Last year, by the agreement of all the
counsel interested, an order was tss
sued transferring the hearing to Rich-
land county. The case has v
been heard az the only time 1T was
ever called for a hearing Ii was contin-
uee of the request Of the attorneys for
the railroad.
The trial Of the case and it's result
are awaited with much interest by all
h arc convergant with the situa.
tion. Il Is stated by the of1oiels Of
the Southern shat there are maDy Inn.
provements amounting in money TO a
large figure thab are being held In
%abayance awaiting the sc ttlemont Of
the CASE. It ia sstd by those on the
other side that this-t Is being used as. O.
lever TO induce o. favorable settlement
OF the case for the railroads.
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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
K,uod i'm ito,y.

Thursday night q few miles from
Wmtersville Dock Joneo, a white
man fifty years I'D, and Horace
Smith, D whtta man twenty. seven
FEARS Old, wore killed OF TIE
home OF the former. Smith went TO
see Jones daughter; both NOR were
drinking. Jones ordared Smith from
the house, and as he did not leave
shot him through the stomach with @
ahot gun. Jones fell dead from q pis.
tol bullet In the brain. VIII Smith
BAYS Horace Smith shot JonesA but
Mrs. Jones says Will Smith fred the
fatal shot.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
When Banks Were Estab,isbel.

It 10 to italy that the first es,ab-
lishment Of banks Is credited. These
banks were founded by LOMBARD
Jews.
The name bank" ie derived fsom
the word "banco," which originally
was a term applied to benches Sc. In
the market-placo for the exchange Of
money. The first public bank vas
opened in Venice In 1850. The BANK
of England was established in 1893.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07

franc, consisting OF somiolrcular
ribs, which revolye with a shaft in
the center OF the tower. Suspended
from the ribs on cables are a num-
Der Of cars When tho shaft and
circular frame are ~revolved at great
speed the cars gradually loave the
level OF the ground and shoot out on
each side. The position Of cars would
be similar 70 that OF n car swung on
tho end OF q cord.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
Properties of Vegetables.

Vegetables not only contain stimu-
lants but arc capable OF producing
Intoxicating influence on those
who depend on them exclusively for
food. according to an investigator
cites a case IN which some young
people OF his acquaintance suffered
partial intoXication as the re-
suit OF a purely vegetable meal.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
UROup6 AbOut -

Another amusement feature
brought forth and vorging on the
sensational. is shown in tho illustra-
ton, and there is no doubt that 1t
will give pleasure-seekers who ride
thereon an eXhilaration far removed
from the ordinary. 1t Is called a
"round about" In tho centor is q
tower, probably $50 feet high. Sup
ported at the top Of the tower Is a
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
Will be Hanged.

At Atlanta, VIII Johnson, positive
ly identified by Mrs. j. M. Gambee
N. Camp as the negro who az.
taoked and assaulted thom In June
and In October, vas Saturday con.
victed by q jury and ~sentencen to bo
on January 4. Johnson was
arrested on the 1st day OF the trial
Joe Glenn who was first charged with
the crime.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
what Panama stands Eoy

1t is supposed by some that Pana-
ma derived Its name from the native
word for butterfly. Explorers OF the
interior tell OF swarm OF butterflies.
which at times rise on slopes OF the
mountains in denso clouds, darkon-
Ing the sunshine.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07

Finod For Whippine Rnv.

a lady at Yorkville aued a man
Tor whipping her child. The man
claimed that he whipped tho cbil1
because he Imposed upon hia children
az sohool. A verdict for 8100 dam.
ages was awarded the lady,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
Fat d Rarred.

1t has been decreed by the au-
thorities at West Point that no fat
cadet may go into cavalry, because
of his lack of agility and the unne-
ceSBary burden to the horse.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07

BCrSou Him Riehf.

Az Huntsville, Ala, Caleb Brown,
a negro, criminslly assaulted a white
woman on the streets Saturday.
Brown WAS seen TO commit the crime
by q policeman, who shot him, but
he made his escape. LATER he was
found dead at his homo,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07

Count Boni de Castellane has lost
his wife and her money and his seat
In the French Chamber OF Deputies,
but he still has his reputation. He
couldn't lose that If no tried
SprinRfeld. CMass.O Union.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07

The proposed Ship Subsidy bill was
denounced as CONSUMPTION by PrcSl-
dent Samuel GomperS before the
Federation Of Labor.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07

The amount Of cotton reported by
the Census Bureau as ginned up to
November II is .62l 1856 bales against
7, 1901, $50 last year.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07

A Commerce Commission Bulletin
shows that the net earnings of rail.
ways in the Unite States increased
nearly $07 600, 900 last year.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07

Work on the Virginia Builditg for
the Jamestown Exposition has been
halted by q strike.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07

The American Sugar Refining Com
pany was found guilty of accepting a
rebate or $4,000 from the New York
Central Railroad.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
We Have tor Sale

we Have For Sale
One 20 horse power Talbot, second hand engine in stock which has recent.
~ boon overhauled, This Engine is in first class condition and viii ba
9 great bargain for anyone who 10 in the market for such size engine.
We are headquarters for anything in tho way of machinery supplies, aud
prompt attention will DO given to all inquiries and orders entruated 20 oay
care. Write uswhen you are in the mArkes FOE anyshing. aud ba auss
10 gat ponsrcos before placing yous ordera elsewhere.
gstMThta Suppty 80. . 6aIrmhia, =, gN,~~~> /
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07

The investigation Of the Eastern
State Hospital as williamsburg, Va,
has finally resulted In the discharge
Of the physicians In charge.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07

The American Federation Of Labor,
at it's annual seasonal Minneapolis,
Mimi, declared for woman suffrage.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07

The Norfolk and Western Railroad
announced a ten per cent wage in
crease, effective December LIST.