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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-05-18
ALL IN ONE COFFIN.
Frte ofa Navy Man and His Entire

Efte or Navy Man ana his Entirf
gently.
One OF the spookiest stories that
has followed the terrible San francisco
earbl quake aud 6re comss from the
navy department., and is therefore,
entirely authentic and worthy Of be.
lief. A man named Hanson was ir
the enlisted service Of the navy at
Mare Island. With him lived his
wife, mother and two children. They
we're In San Francisco at the time OF
the earthquake, and were covered
with tons OF debris, afterwards being
burned to a crisp: Hanson was miss
cd and search was instituted fol
him. He was found, or ratner what
remained Of him together with the
charred bodies Of his family.
When HAnson's friends discovered
his fate they opened up communica.
lou With the navy department. to
know II tie government would pay
the cost Of transport bation OF tho boi
les of the family from San francisco
W w oohtbB VII Ul&u AuSJn UUty
might be properly inferred In Arling-
ton cemetery me department. did
not know at that time that any OF
the family had suffered in the fire,
but the enlisted man, and 80 wired
back that only the body Of Hanson
could be transported, to- Was shtt5gtJ,.
at the expense Of the government.
In due time a reply came that the
bodies Of Hanson, his two children,
wife and mother were In the same
CT fin, and that 1t would be impossible
to distinguish one from the other.
Ohicers Of the navy department. are
not generally spooky, but upon re-
ceipt OF this telegram there was gen.
eral desire to drop the matter 1t was
out of the ordinary run Of things. 1t
was finally decided that under the
circu instances all Of the b odles should
be Brought here for burial In ArlIng
ton, and this will doubtless be done
as soon as arrangements are conclud-
ed
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-05-18
In Defence Of the Property Of His
Employer. Now Faces
A CHARGE OF THRIFT.
But the Young Mans Friends Claim That
Alter Being Shot BY Rot;1sIs HIS
Mind Became uncertaia
and That Caused Ills
Trouble.

T, M. Hill, formerly agent OF the
Southern Railway at Greers, was
arrested some time ago charged With
en- 1ezz ing 90 600 Of the oompany's
money. Hills accounts at Greer were
regularly and frequently examined BY
travelling auditors OF the southern,
And all OF them pronounced them cor.
reot until early In 1905, wheu Mr.. W..
D. Lowrey claims to have discovered
S3 600 shortage. Hill was relieved
OF his position three days before his
| Arrest, which was madc at tho in.
stance, as stated, Of an agent Of the
American Surety company.
This concern bonds the Southerns,
agents and insures the railway COM
pany against loss through thier mis-
appropriation Of funds Upon tho
discovery Of the alleged di. orc psncy
in Hill's books, the Southern called
upon the sursty company to make
good the loss The money wi,s paid
and the bonding company tnen took
up the matter of making an example
of Hill, Hill was an officer In the
Piesby teflan churoh and also q popu.
lar Sunday school teacher, and his or.
rest produced d sensation.
-Four years ago an effOr6 was made
10 rob the safe at Greer, and Hill,
who was In charge Of the office that
night, came near sacrificing his life
20 save the company's property. Two
non entered the office, and covering
nim with pistols, ordered him to
| throw up his hands and open the safe.
There were two other robbers watch.
ng from without. Hill threw up his
nands but refused to dtsolUs, tine esfo
combination, wEereupon he was shot
Ind fell to the fl DOR Lying on the
floor he refused to obey second
order, and this refusal, too. was fcl
owed by bullet, whioh crashed
through the agents body.
The crles and shots aroused the
town and the highwayman had TO
!eave without their booty. Hill was
found lying In o pool Of blood. Since
tnab time, 1T is claimed by hisS
ffiendas FL i'll 's mind hes suffered isil
consequence OF the nignt's experlon+
ces AS result, they say, the ac-
counts Of his office having become
muddled, eliminating in his arrest.
Many Of HIPS friends most OF whom
remain true to him, do not believe
that he intanded to do wrong, anu
and that the apparent shortage i'm
mis- Office is the result Of mental and
physical troubles caused by the in
jurles he received as above described.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-05-18
Diu Nor lknnwI1

Thomas Mccarthy, % bartender at
the LlncJln III HDttl, New CASTLE, Pa,
has just learned that he has been q
millionaire for ak years. So .s his
brother, Michael MCCARTHY, OF Wam-
pun, fore man OF q Pittsburg and Lake
Erie Scction gang Six years ago
their nacle, VINO left long ago aud
made fortune In Australia, died In
Denver, leaving Thomas and Michael
81 900, 600 eacn. However, nei cher
knew Of thlS until day or two ago,
when the, loa'n I, ,onanntallv
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-05-18
l)an'L no i,o., .

1t is oil right to preach that man
should love hiB neightor as himself-.
it sounds 90 good and platonlo. Bat
1t Is not always possible. II Ike for
instance the man who has planted a
fine garden and his neighnor has
chickens which he persists In permit.
ting to run at large. How can the
man with the garden love that neigh.
Dor as himselfp 1t simply can't be
done 80 long as those chickens are not
Blut up.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-05-18
Tho ID adly Auto

AS q result OF o collision between an
automobile and street CIR at Cleve.
ano, O1to, Thursday night, N ward
Dononue Is dead: Patrlck Fitzgerald
and III. Bone and anoGher person
whose name is unknown are very Rer.
ously injured and may die. The noe
chime Has G ing at o high
rate Of speed and crashed In.
a street Car which was standiIR
still at the corner Of Scoville and
Woodland avenues. The machine was
wrecked. No one on the street car was
hurt. Tne accident, 1t is supposed
WAS caused by the chauffeur losing
ooltrOl Of the automobile.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-05-18
Fifteen Thousanu Dnloks.

IN me, ten, good fAt hen," sit
ting ten years, OR thousand hens
sitting each on their fifteen eggs,
@ould be required to do the work OF
he new incubator, With q capacity OF
5 600 fggs just completed In PM
oroke, N. Y. Partitions divide 1t in
to 100 apartments, each acoomoda.
ting two trays The trays have wire
bottoms and hold seventy five eggs
each. The incubator Is heated by
means Of a coil Of eight steam pipes.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-05-18
KiI.ed AbuuJ Uat.

William COX and his son in-la3
William Carney, both coal miners OF
Smivhileld, Ohio, Friday qlsrrelled
over the possession OF Two oats. A.
Carney was leaving the yard Cox seiz
ed shotgun and snot him dead. HI
turned the weapon on himself anc
fired o second l0ad into his breast
dying almost Instantly.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-05-18
MILITIA OFFICERB
Meet In Columbia and Form an Ace
ISOLATION.

ISOLATION.
The officers of the South Carolina
National Guard met in Oolumb bia last
week and organized q permanent or.
gsniz Ltion and inaugurated cam.
paign to build up the militia general
ly. Capt. O. w. Ooker, chai tman uf
The G, m nittee, called the meeting to
order and was elected temporary cnair.
man Capt. E M LlgnGfoo5 opened
the proceedings VIII prayer.
GOV. Hayward, commander.in.c chief
Of the miliJ,a, vas In the nall and was
called on for q speecn. He mas been
IN the militia himself and com mended
the spirit Of the men VINO had leu
their business ani had coma to Column
ola at ,Om3 cost to themselves. He
plimented The militia warmly and
declared that The dopArGment should
feceiv more money, Ii , Chtnks tnat
che {, flee Of acjutant general snould
De taken ouo OF p0llJlo,. aud tue mil
tia Gould ,hea recommend ,neir
choice He wants 10 SEND d regiment
{, CnlckamouRa In tno fall
In the elec .lon ut per .nanent officers
Capt.. Hyde W CHOSEN president by
acclamaJion. Tne vice presidents art:
ca W. w. LAWS, Fest regimen (;
NJ ]. Lewis W. H,,kel, SEQ ma reRl
mont, Mi. Jl1 .s &c CJ..sw ! Tni.d
r"Rim.hC, AID l. NV. Con &C. l.. Du.
Is so OF Jhe naVAl miI.qia; cretary
anu treasurer L,uG. d .,1d X IN or
j'iumola; ssIst-n5 seorelary, Leu.
j Palmer SmiGn Of Co.umuia; onap-
lain, Rav E. NJ Lig lJfooJ VI o .auge-
burg.
committee on military code: Col.
Ezta Is. Fuller, Oh III ,nry Il. rnum-
paon, Ool. ID o. Hofb;rt, Col Henry
SchacnJe, U4po j q. Ri Ri,hard, Jr.
Executive committees: Col w w.
Lewis, OJl. ID. O. Heroe5, M y. Ooggs.
veil, Capt. B ,nes and Oap6 Ooker,
Gen. Wllle Jones, Oapb j. III. Claf4y,
Oapt II Lee Beunson, Capt. j Adse
Smytn, Jr. Leu5 II. O. Sonsper, Col.
Ezra y. Fu Ter.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-05-18

In Colusa county, California, re.
GENTLY, Miss Florence Berker ran
against her father, p. r. Berker, tho
iuoumbent, for the offioe of school
trustee, and beat him after hot CAM
paign. She did 1t because she heard
her father intended to GUST fe-
male teacher who was o fiend Off
heYs.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-05-18
South Carolina sItitors.

June 27-29 viii be the date OF the
annual m3cCing OF the Press Associa
lion Of South Carolina, whioh will be
hold on the Isle OF p Inns. The
Charleston Post says: President E
II. Aull, OF Newberry, fl conference
With editors OF local papers, met al
The Commercial Cluo Wednesday
nigh5 to set definit, time for the
meet, and this date was decided upon
Messrs Rlddock and Byrns have taken
the entertainment Of tho newspa per
nen Of the State In charge. A com
mittee Of local newspaper men was
discussed Wednesday night to act as
iosts OF che occasion on behalf OF the
pagers Of Charleston. The men OF
che pen will get very liberal rates at
the Seashore Hotel, and VIII be &C
corded transportation courtcsieB by
the Consolidated Tnis meeting OF
che newspaper men will focus for the
time the attention OF the entire State
on Charleston and the Isle OF Pm .
a good time is ossn."a visitors.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-05-18
Tauy GAyo Up.

The n groes VINO recently resisted O
magistrates warrant In Barnwell
have been arrested. They we're ar
rested at the point OF revolver in
The hands OF men whom they know
would use II, 30 the negroes gave up.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-05-18

me Viceroy f Canton, China, has
pa'd 20 she American Consul at Can
ton, S6o 600 as indemnity for the
misslon buildings, personal property
II thc missionaries and claims Of tn,
converts, as a result OF tho destruc.
lion OF property during the rlotIng at
L!enchow, In October last. The non.
~ Will be transferred to the Presoy.
terian million settlement at Lien.
chow.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-04
A TENT FOR TWO.

A TENT FOR TWO.
EaEy and Kate are stenographers. One earns
V and the other SIS a week They board to-
lsheF and take their vacations together. They
u very tired of going away for two weeks 20
-ae resort whore they kept TOO late hours. ate
% much candy, spent more than they should
80 came back TO work half sick. So they re-
'Eea that they would make a change.
an 50 deadly tired OF the monotony OF liv-
= he same old life" said Mary. II wish for
.o weeks we could DO something absolutely
leFent. L We were men we could go camping.
want the woods"
LET'S do it." said Kate. st want 20 go camp
eg too
tpey had no idea that they really could do IT
-@ lhey began TO talk about II, but they
go going camping all winter. They planned
Whole outfit and spent many happy Sat
sy aS1ernoon IN the shops learning the cost
aaipnent They calculated that they could
-. is outfit, tent, cots, two burner oil stove,
~ s-l the minor accessories, for a little less
-, F-V Finally they got to believe they were
n,s, 49, sung and then they began 10 save like
- Natinees long gloves and silk petti-
- Eele not for them that year. Their only
,,' vas e find a suitable place to go. Being
~sa- - girls, they realized that they must be
-. o0lne protection and how 90 manage that
= l ~ joining a large camp they did not know.
~ ss could only camp on some ones farm.
ee people near, they thought that would
49, very thing. So they began TO inquire Of
-. oAe they knew for such a place. They
i'ed the Y. W. c. A and the guild OF
csnr rlte.fch and began to be known as the
- ranks ranks" Finally a cousin Of one Of
>,ggf5s slalntanoes came TO them and said she
~ e. gaa, her Uncle James, a Methodist min
Nv - 80 net Aunt Fanny, who lived on a
'ui5 i atln about thirty miles from New York,
taem camp in their side yard
New-York tribune., 1906-08-04

'Hsayen help the woman who thinks e doesn't
rrsr what she wears-she is not only vain, but
stic" IS the cry of a contributor TO 1.-The La
IS Field" This writer dilates on the absurdity
any Woman's fancying she can afford 70 be IN
pendent Of her clothes, or that men never
low what woman has on whatever they may
by 70 the contrary.
'There is no doubt" as she Acknowledges, that
ben a.e genuinely sincere IN making this asser-
|iou and really do believe IN their own indifHer-
nse 70 such paltry accessories to feminine charms
|n hats and chifons. But every woman knows in
hE hsarf the great part clothes play in her life,
ui so long as men persist IN falling in love only
VIII well dressed women, It IS useless for them TO
proclaim the relative uni.npOrtance Of such mat
iEE"
a well dressed woman need not necessarily be
aQEns&ely dressed-at any rate, from the male
Dolt q yieve' sagaciously continues the author.
md where women make their mistake is in aSSunl-
hg that Il IS enough for clothes 10 be merely beau
tul or merely smart. The really vital question
b every woman IN reference TO every lat. gown
rai or fur she buys is or ought 10 be Is II be-
tn.ngg
Life. indeed. for a woman must always be more
g less q question Of appearance. and none Is so
GOD so beautiful, intellectual that she can
G1Td 70 he dOWdY The art Of dressing ano OF
liking the most ~ her own appearance, Tar from
iElg sign Of supreme feminine folly, as many
lele would have Us believe, IS IN reality one or
- most important arts a woman can master. Iae
| Eay foolish woman is the one who neglects her
New-York tribune., 1906-08-04
THANKS FOR CHEER.

Mrs Massey, OF Virginia. cripple writes; 'The
express package reached safely and thank
you many times for the gift. There were so many
useful articles that can utilize for myself and
children. can never tell what a help Sunshine
has been TO use
The helpless woman in Pennsylvania TO whom a
special gift from Yonl1ers member was forwarded
says that the gift cheer indeed, for she has
not been able 70 have any ice this summer. and
oftentimes has been without the means Of procur-
ing the medicine needed 10 quiet the pain Of her
incurable malady. Her life is particularly sad
one
New Hampshire invalid greatly pleased
with the summer underwear sent 70 her,
Mrs. Jane Lyle. OF Farmdale Fla, is grateful to
all the Northern members who often remember her
with CHEEKY letters. She speaks particularly Of
Mrs. F. 3. Raymond a Sunshine friend whose
letters brighten the way Of life. Mrs. Lyle needs
woods for Sunshine work.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-04
Suggestions for Summer.

THAT'S the very thing!" cried Kate and Mary.
ESQ please beg them TO let us come"
Uncle James and Aunt Fanny consented alo
the girls shipped their outfit and went. The
minister, who was, TO quote the girls, an anger,
met them af the station with a wagon and drove
them and their outfit home Then he and his
fourteen-year-o pitched their tent for them
and helped them get settled Then what a
good time they had for two precious weeks!
There was a river, and they rowed. and. win
Hiram 20 show them the way tramPed me
woods They helped the minister get in his hay,
and rode on the last load TO the barn: They
helped the minister's wife take care OF her nu.
n,erous babies They went TO a Sunday school
picnic and when the two weeks were over they
went that they must go home.
..Tf If wasn't so far 70 walk to the station
would commute" said Mary. -
Il will drive you there and back for 81 q
week" offered Hiram.
They did commute for two months, and by so
doing more than half paid for their outfit and
this summer they are committing again.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-04
An ODD VACATION.
Tao Young Women Take Long
Trip on Motor Cycles.

-, Jessie Blythe and Miss Ruth NJ. Garrison,
- Montreal. Canada, passed, through this
.sterday morning on motor bicycles Of
...-.onower en- route for Washington. In
nav they ara spending their vacation.
- l.st Montreal four weeks ago. ana on their
-, here they had travelled about twelve
,--svsa miles.
-. Flvthe IS the daughter Os John Z. Blythe,
.-,ser Of the Montreal Stock Exchange and
=. garrison the daughter OF Roger Garrison,
.l,hv grain merchant OF the same city.
-, sen al the Prince George Hotel they both
- brown and healthy.
arr average daily run was forty miles" said
-, Garrison I'VE could easily have covered
-. han double that distance a day, but we
.-,,s5 out for health and pleasure and not TO
- records-and our neclzs. We expect 10
- washington next Tuesday.
-r,eept for a few thunderstOrms, this Is the
=. really disagreeable day we have had. The
-. N many places were awful, and In others
4. hut those between here and Albany were
| 4. hsst We came over. ran short OF petroleum
| -,5t only once, and that was when we were at
...srted spot three miles from Concord. But
didn't necessitate my walking. ] simply
Il - my machine 10 Miss Blythe's with a
-inued into the town. Except for this trifling
tSsspf, we have had no trouble with our ma
ne trip thus far has cost US each exactly
,,oo-s4 a day Aside from a few dollars We
q N spend for petroleum, nearly every cent
Ssrg expenditure has gone for board After a
~ Ssvs' stay in Washington with friends we
| ~ return home by train
1Ti-s Garrison maintains that motor cycling is
ss fnest Of exercises for women, and that It
--Ttss the happy medium between autOmobiling
| "a orinary bicycling. The value OF this means
/ a boomotion. too. in her opinion. is not appre-
s,tss as il should be-
-yot few persons she said ''scorn the idea
4 b5ng pushed along by a pint Of petroleum,
sTeving that there is no exercise In st. They
suk II must be tiresomely inactive. but put
Teh cyclist on a well adjusted motorcycle and
il him how TO run the thing. and very few
rgss VIII convert him into a redhot enthusiast
here is not only lot Of fun, but a lot Of eXer-
sa in this sort Of cycling: exercise, moreover,
"a pleasanIer and healthier description than
sai taken by the ordinary cyclist.'
Both riders were dressed in the regulation
-oor cycling costume for women. the skirt be-
r very short and Of stout material and the
s.ket and gaiters Of leather. Goggles and a
zhi cloth cap completed the costume. Each
fi also z waterproof coat and a leather bag
|napped 10 the rear Of the saddle, the bag con-
|.ling underclOthing, etc.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-04
WANTS.

An invalid member writes that she is too weak to
hold her book. and reading IS about the only
pleasure she has, but If she had book rest many
lonely hours could be passed pleasantly for T. s. s..
members keep her well supplied with magazines
and books rest that could be placed on the bed
would be convenient. Another invalid confined to
her bed is in need OF some thin bed gowns She
has been obliged to remain on her back for seven
years.
Miss olnstead. president Of No II branch writes:
''Please accept many thanks for the box of cloth
Ing sent 20 us. One of our little girls Is badly IN
need OF pair Of shoes. size eleven. I am sure if
you have that size you will send them. We dis
tributed fifty punches OF flowers to-day
There shoes of the required size at the
Office
Miss Della Floyd, Of Tanner. Gilmer County, W.
Va. has been invalid twenty years. She is in
need OF material for quilt she is making. and
would like stationery and postage. as she
finds it difficult to write letters Of acknowIedg-
ments. Mrs. Bernstein. OF Philadelphia. has been
kind TO this poor woman, sending her articles Of
clothing and other forms OF help.
The most popular persons in society are those
who take the world as It is, find the least fault
and have no hobbies.-Werner
New-York tribune., 1906-08-04
MONEY RECEIVED.

''shut-in'' and her mother have sent 81 70 be
applied 10 the fund for the blind leper. Mrs.
Choppie, of Brooklyn. sends 81 toward buying go
cart for the little paralyzed child who goes TO a
kindergarten, If is not provided by some kind
friend II one is given the money Is TO be used for
the outing fund: Lucretia NJ Hickman, OF New
Jersey sends o cents for the dime fund, and adds
MY best wishes that the Tribune Sunshine Society
may always continue in its work OF heipfuiness
and sunshine
New-York tribune., 1906-08-04

either with or without the yoke. and with the roll
over collar or neckband TO which removable ones
can be attached, while also the sleeves allow a
choice of the attached cuffs or OF wristbands.
The quantity OF material required for the medium
size is AZ yards q, 3a yards SO inches wide.
The pattern, No. 5427. is cut in sizes for 81, Sc,
49, 40 ~ and a inch breast measure
The pattern will be sent to any address receipt
10 cents Please give pattern, number and breast
measure Address Pattern Department, New York
Tribune. II in a hurry for pattern send an extra
two-cent stamp and we viii mail by letter postage
In sealed envelope.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-04
FRESH AIR FOR HER.

II women generally were to follow the recon-
ynendation so frequently made by all sorts and
conditions Of people. viz: 70 shut up the house
or fat as soon as the sun begins 70 be a BIT
warm It would be a good thing for the medicai
fraternity. but a bad one for the families most
intimately concerned. Fresh air is just as I'M
norfant in a house in summer as in winter A
house that has its windows and doors hermeti-
ca,Iv sealed and its blinds closed is no more
beaitbv in hot weather than in cold. AT best
there are 1--WE reasons why house can never
have the fresh life-giving afr that circulares
freely outside Four are the walls, the hith ls
+bo rooF Then why make bad matter worse
by wilfully excluding one OF the chlet heceSs''4o
~ 1Eholesome and healthy living! -,
- x+,,erIr summer I am summoned 20 the SICK
beSs ~ women who have literally mace theI..
Gives I'M through oxygen starvation Ihey sII
-, sfter day in darkened, closed rooms %Iln
can and a bottle of smelling SALTS ana a slSso
% Co water beside them. Their one excuse lot
sI "a obe,,rd conduct is that the outer air IS SO
iot and heat IS exhausting After teW Gays
e sta;s voluntary Imprisonment they Desin 10
cI aetless and irritable, then they cannon sieeP'
t6en they cannot eat, and finally they 1eiePhoHe
for the doctor .., so,o che house
Fetyeen letting the sun stream into ~ ~ ios ~ -
ali 6av and shutting out air ana light as ,"
MANI, women do there IS surely goldtil inel.:
Remember always that good ciIcuiaLiO. .o;n M
en-, NO r,7oad air in the house and certain
amount OF exercise in the open are very lIihoa IT,,
tant at all times and not less so IN summer IIIa'' ~
I'm winter. - 80
Manhattan
New-York tribune., 1906-08-04
Go-CARr RECEIVED.

The president of the Little Mothers Aid Asso-
citation" acknowledges with thanks the go-cart sent
70 the Settlement house, No. 2S6 Second avenue, in
response TO a request by Constance Lord. OF Rose
bank. Staten Island and says: ''This will be a
great help TO the Little Mother who has 20 care
for a siclly baby, two years DID,
New-York tribune., 1906-08-04
THE TRIBUNE PATTERN.

The outing or negligee shirt is absolutely neces-
sary TO masculine summer comfort This one can
be made from Madras from cheviot. from the
various silk linen and cotton shirtings and also
from the light weight fannels that well liked
for athletic sports. 1t is shapely and be made
New-York tribune., 1906-08-04
ANOTHER SUGGESTION.

President of the T. S. s.: Since suggesting the
"dirne fund.-. would it not be well for ten girls or
boys or friends. old and young, rich and poor, to
send dime? The ten dimes could be changed for
a greenback by anyone of the ten and then sent
direct to headquarters, New York Tribune. Let us
see how many "shut-ins' have an outing.
Sincerely yours. M s. C.