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The Washington times., 1906-06-28
A Dark Touch.

For many reasons the touch of
black in light gowns has been more or
less in favor; some summers nothing is
considered smart without II. and this
year again II is very much in evidence.
1t requires great cleverness in the
handling. IL hard or spotty effect is
10 be avoided, and very often the artis-
tic beauty Of the whole is sacrificed TO
the demand for smartneSs. But the
touch of black can be varied by "A
touch of color-dark color, Of course
and. says an artistic little woman. IF
1ucic;cusly employed. this comes as a
welcome relief. Have you ever tried
the effect OF a note of dark green, or
or purple; for instance, the former to
adorn. let US say. light, putty-colored
trick, or stone-gray. the latter an
eSfu, a pale pink. blue, deep cream, or
grap OF less yellowish tone? Dark
brown again Though / object 10 the
obvious alliance of this color with beige
or champagne). or. smartest of all II
very carefully utilized, elephant gray"
The Washington times., 1906-06-28
SIMPLE GOWN OF WHITE SWISS.


1 o
and wide
5 EN-
in
shed with band bowo of
The Washington times., 1906-06-28
He Meant Well.

The story is told of a captain of the
navy who, IN the absence of the chap
lain, prepared to give a sermon 10 the
crew. After fumbling about in his Bible
for some time hs began. II don't know
exactly where ne text is to be found,
look for II carefully you'll be able 10
find it," SAYS Home Chat ''Wha+ 7
mean 70 say is; Cleanliness is next to
goodness And then. the sermon be-
gan.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01

SCATTER AShEs or DEAD
or F.twor Beds to Enrioh thu Grew.
ing Plnnts.

tht
ing Plnnts.
A dispatch flom Cincinnati, Ohio,
says out OF the deep and lasting love
trey bore their dead friend, DR.. Emil
Rothe and Joseph Ranuer q few days
since carried out to the letter a wish
that Is uniquely be- u.iful; one that
probaoly has DO parallel in the an
nails OF that city or State.
But as a prefix to this there must
needs be a recitation Of one aspect OF
the life OF Captain Henry Meiser. He
was a lover OF nature; a man whose
being was wrapped up in the wonders
she unfolds TO those who. having eyes,
can see. That infatuation took the
form OF q never-ending love OF lowers.
and 1T Is In that the key to this story
Is found.
During Captain NJ Users life he
reared aid tended all sorts OF nowers
with o care that made him famous az
an amateur hortlculturist. His spec!.
alty--'if, In deed, he had " wa !,
roses, and THESE he grew In great pro-
fusion.
captain Mciser died In May Of 1894,
and his body was crcmated. His ashes
we're placed In an urn, which rcposed
upon the mantel In Emil Rjthe's
home.
Spring, with It's warm sunshine. and
tempered winds, awoke In the minds
or these two men the recollection Of
what was practically Captain Mciscr's
last wish. With the recollection came
Ghe regret that 1t had not been done
sooner, and, as a balm to this feeling,
Ghey decided to accomplish IL at once.
Ihey accordingly Carl, d the urn con.
taiDlnR the ashes OF the lever OF ma
ture up to Eden Park. The nower
bed on the bluff, near the waterwolks
pumping station, which overlooks the
= no River, was C losen as the one on
Which the ashes Of the dead man
should be placed.
ReYcrently, and with the feeling
they were In the presence of
something sacred, these two scattered
thelr friends ashes upon that n)wer
bed. And when the roses bloom
again beside the river" they hope to
get permission from the city authorI-
Ties to Gull the howtrs and fulGll TO
the letter the wishes OF a gentleman.
O. poe. and a lover OF nature.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
MARRIAGE.
Some II fl ctions on tho All Impor-
tant Subject.

Some IL fl otiOns on tho ALI ImpOr-
tant Subject.
God made the man for the woman,
And Gils woman for the man. Each
Is incomplete without the other. In
our experience even those who have
married i%pdifferently will have devel-
opcd completer and nobler characters
than those who have remained single.
Marriage teaches both tho n.n ard
woman tolerance, patience, tender.
ness. 1t lulls the passions and stimu-
lates the intelligence. When there
are children the noblest virtues and
aspirations are aroused. Father and
mother are united In the desire to do
their utmost for the helpless little
ones who depend upon them alto.
gether, and make life fresh and young
and beautiful for them.
There are certain men 40 woman
should dare to marry. She would cot
dare to marry a man she does not
love, no matter how exemplary his
character and how attractive his bank
account. Happiness In marriage is
drst and fore most dependent upon the
individual and his power of not simply
respect, but the deepest and com
pletest devotion. The man who
Would make one woman divinely
happy would make another miser-
able, because she Is not his mate, and
the good Lord never meant her to
dwell with him. There must be that
congcniality, that sympathy, that in.
expressible something that men call
love, that accepts It's mate altogether,
ignoring all faults, bearing all things,
believing all things, hoping ali
things, enduring all things, never
falling In tenderness and loyalty oven
though the whole world should turn
against the beloved II Suoh o love
is worth waiting for aid worth living
for. 10 most women there Is not
much else in the world worth living
fOr-and to most men also, since it
Is the only sure basis for permanent
happiness.
No matter how much a woman MAJ
think she loves him, she should not
dare to marry a d~issipated man. True
love Is rooted and grounded In re
5pect. a woman may pity profound.
ly a man Of weak character, but she
cannot love him. Pity is 40 akin to
love that women are deceived by 1t
into the belief that it Is a real devo.
zion. But 1t will not last. II Is no
proper foundation for the married
state. The more intimate your rela-
lions with a dissipsted man, the
more worthless he seems. He Is like
a rotten branch that the first wind
will sweep to the ground. There is
no dependence upon him, no pleasure
In him, no true love for him.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
Failed 10 w ork,

a u on the electric line between
White Stone hotel and the station
became unmanageable Friday after
noon and made u wild run down an
Incline half q mile long, and crushing
lnI0 a bottlin4 house resulted in In
} ring SIX men. two OF them seriously.
FOREMAN Of Pant Donald was most
seriously II jured and may die. a ne
gro, zee Robinson, also sustained IN
Jurles that may result fatally. Others
chose names cannot be learned were
bruised. The men were or a car en-
route TO their homes when the brakes
.a' ed to work, the car running back
"d,0 down grade with terrific force
anG crashed Into the structure which
Is sivuatcd at the foot Of the grade,
and end OF the track.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
Biamos Mother-'n.Law,

Lawrence Carter, the negro who
shot his wife aud himself to death O.,
ST, Paul In Clarendon County, left a
note In which he left Instructions as
to tie dispo,ition Of the money in his
pocket. (S3 6O), and declared that he
WAS neither orunk nor crazy, but IN
the possession Of all his senses. H.
iutther stated that hia mother. in-!aw
was the cause Of all Of the trouble be-
tween himself and his wife. 1t seems
mat the real cause OF the trouble be
tween Carter and his wife was the
RI qlent bcatings he administered 10
her.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
Acreage Isstimates.

According I'd an estimate medo by
shs ssoasharn Cot65D Association os
which Haryie jordan ia president,
tuere is an increase In the cotton
aereage OF the g Nth OF g g6 per cant
ove last yers acreage. 1t is les Ina
scg fsist tia as;easa y!@a3e5 ia sy.g
ton this year 10 81, 1856, $40 against
rs 999, 642a In 1895. The nat ia.
crease Of acreage is 736 228 This 81.
Gin ate is based upon reports receiver
from $1,000 correspondents. Latham.
Alexande, g Company, s0f New York.
: very reliable ana Trustworthy Arm.
has placed the 1905 acreage at 81.
$50 010, which is an increase OF Init
three and q halt per cent. over las6
year. This estimate was made on
che strength OF 3 482 re portf OF v
age date Of May Ia. 'These. reports
would indicate a yield Of not mora
thad eleven million bales under Ordi-
nary weather conditions and that
size crop next fall will not be q large
by any means under the condi-
tiOns that will exist next fall,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
WHAT CAME IN
TO POLICY HOLDERs IN THIS
STATE FROM
Life Insurance Companies. Some
thing Over Two Million Dol
lars Paid to Them.

The Journal, the insurance press,
has sent out advance sheets Of It's
next issue containing muot interest.
Ing information as to life insurance
premiums paid during 1905, together
with other data of Importance from q
statistical point Of view The figures
are not comparative. They show
what the various companies have paid
out by counties In various states, for
different periods, but there are no
figures as to how much was received
oy the companiea. Nevertheless, here
are some facts which are fresh and
interesting. Amongst cities receiving
largest payments on account of pre-
m1ums New York naturally leads
with $26. 1856, i97. Charleston stands
fifty. fifth in the list Of 1913, that city
having received S405, 849 In settle
ments OF life policies of all kinds.
That city, also, stands fifty-fcurth
among 100 othor cities with New. York
at the top, In the amount Of life
insurance carried, the figures being
$40, 600, 900. New O.leans, Atlanta,
Richmond, Dallas, Memphis have a
few millions ahead Of that city, but in
proportion to population Charleston
Is away ahead Of any other Southern
city IN the amount Of life insurance
carried by her cit'z ms. Standing
hftieth she also exceeds in the amount
that OF many larger Northern cities.
According to The Insurance Press
figures South Carolina received In
1905 81 1913 CAB In claims on account
OF life insurance distributed In vari-
GUS cities and towns as follows:
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
II orriblY MntiIatad.

According to a report that has
reached Officers at Spartanburg a hor
rible fate was melted out to a fruit
tree salesman by moonshiners In the
Dark Corner. According to the story
the unfortunate man, who was selling
trees IN that territory, was suspected
or being o revenue OH ,er In disguise,
and n night last week no was entio-
cd Tom O. house whore he boarded and
taken into the woods by a party OF 6
dozen or more mountainous. After
Tying the man to a log q sharp knife
In the hands Of one of the number vas
used in iDficting Injuries too horrible
Tor publication. 1t ia learned that
the victim OF the moonshiners' wrath
has since died. 1t later developed that
The man was an agent OF a fruit tree
concern. as he claimed, and that he
mad 90 purpose to spy on the business
of the residents of the mountainous
aeCttOn.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
KnIod a Horned snak :.

h'v. w. O. Boyd, pastor OF the AS
aociate Reformed Presbyterian church
brought to The Daily Mail oGloe what
must have been a genuine horned
snake. He killed the serpent In Sill
yer Brook cemetery. The snake had
almost AN many ouiUrs as inc
and at the end Of It's tail was a horn
like arrangement. There was a con
triv ,nce In tho end OF a horn resemb
ling q bees sting. Some Old people
who saw the snake told Mr.. Boyd that
1t was poisonous, but The Daily Malls
snake editor frankly admitted that
he had never seen a serpent like it,
Mail.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
Our Boys.

The family mag z'aes are calling
attention to the fact that 1t is becom
ing o mArkGd faaLure Of Gu. young
men to consider it the right thing
to be, AZ II writer expresses it,
sporty, even 20 toushness," in dc
nieanOr In tho home as well as socIe
u. Io) many young lnon, it is said
carry the manners Of the foot bali
field" into the home, whore they pride
themselves on being heavy on their
feet, noisy in their movements, lu "a.
bering In their actions and bordering
on boorishness' in their
Many OF them are decidedly slangly
IN their choice of language, rough IN
their speech, and none too careful OF
the Feelings OF others. This Is to he
deplored, and q remedy sought for II,
1t Is well to be athletic; 10 be sound
In body ard strong In limb; but rts
pect for the amenities of life should
shows, and p%oiiteness, urbanity, gen.
tlenesS In speech and action, should
by no means be despied. oar boy8
Should, above all things seek to be
gentlemen, In the bcsG sense OF the
word and to cultivate a habit OF
courtesy toward their associates. and
consideration, and respect toward
wome', either young or old. 1t
VIII move make a boy think less
OF himielf TO treat a girl, whetll-
MS sister, or The sister Of some
other boy, according to the gentlcr
Instincts Of his better nature, while.
TO shoH q Differences and a tcndnr
respect toward q woman who Ia
somebody's mother" whether his or
another's Is one OF the loylitsj thinos
D boy can do.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
Almost Fre

G. ID. Boyle OF Chester, Pa, arrived
In Atlanta Thursday in a refrigerator
car from Perry, Fla, completely
numbed and almost frozen to death
He was rescued by police officers and
sent TO the Grady Hospital where he
was worked on to bring him from his
sLup0r. He stated to tho doctors
that he was In Perry and crawled In
70 a car to take a nap. While hid
den IN a dark corner half Of the car
was loaded with fruit and vegetables
iced, the doors locked and 1T was chip
ped to Btlanta. He ls o g antleman
os Leisure" and claims to be a pal Of
'BLffhlO BIll.b
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01

kIVD ~

Five persons, all connected with
one OF the prominent families OF
James county, Tennessee, were drown
ed Saturday afternoon in the Tennes.
SEQ river. The catastrophe occurred
near Norman, a village about IL miles
north OF Chattanooga. The dead
are:
Mrs. Edgar Miles OF Chat. anooga.
Mrs, Sim Eidridge, May Eldridge,
DewlUJ H'drloge.
Abel McGill.
All but Mrs. Edgar Miles are Of
Norman.
Jesse Eldridge, a lad of 10 years es.
capped oy ciinginR to the overturned
boat.
1T 1T now proposed to make saits of
clotllcs OF paper, which can be thrown
away when soiled.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
Struck by Meteor.

A meteorite struck Andrew Guyso,
Of ROTOR Hill, near South Norwalk,
Conn., 80 terrible q bloW that he Hsss
found senseless near his hone with q
crushed and IRE ctured skull. The
stone is the size Of an orange, strange.
iy corrugated and marked With Wild
nanstatten or peculiar crystalline fig.
ures. Mineralogists who saw 1t de-
Glare 1t Is PROFESSIONALLY Of meteeric
origin. The aerolite consists OF metal.
10 iron alleged with a small percent.
age of nickel. Its rush through the
heavens gave 1t a blueish-black color
Ing. Guyso vas removed to the South
Norwalk Hospital and In a moment
airy consciousness declared that as he
vas walking home he saw o flash In
the Sky and was suddenly struck down
as If by lightning. DR.. Jean Dumor-
tier operated upon Guyso, and 1t ia
said he may live.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
and Bladder
Ailments.

Murray's Buchu, Gin and Juniper
has a direct curative action on the
kidneys.and bladder. relieving at once
tie distressing symptoms, pair in the
headache, dark colored, scanty burn
ing, urine, dizzieness, bloating, etc,
and promptly restoring these impor-
tant organs to a normal, healthy COM
ditiOn.
MURRAY'S BUCHU, GIN, AND
JUNIPER
Is not "Quack nostrum," but a COM
bination of drugs endorsed, : recon-
mended by a multitude of leading ply.
titudc Of leading physicians. 1T 6ushes
and cleans the kidneys Of all poison
Gus clogging impurities, and by rem.
dering the urine bland, soothing and
a%ntiseptic, is a specific in painful blad-
der ailments. OF unquestlonable vir-
ture in all Kidney and Bladder dis
orders, Dropsy, Gravel, Jaundice and
Scanty or Painful UrinatlOn.
Fr &C 100. Guaranteed satisfactory
10 every purchaser.
AT DRUG STORES.
Prepared by the
Murray Drug Co.,
Columbia. S. O.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
Tho BIND May soc.

Referring to the several bills intro
duced In congress providing for the
femoVA ii vi uiio us,im iUI oilo ucuuiit OF
San Francisco, the Chicago Record
Herald says: THE question ia not
ono Of opening the tariif controversy,
but giving the earthquake cities the
help they need" But It ought at least
to serve to open the eyes OF some of
those who have been blinded by the
false pleas of republican standpat-
tors,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
FOR SALE.

One 5OH. p. Lidell Automatic En-
CINE.
One 60 II. P. Erie City Boiler.
One Drag Saw.
One Cut OF Saw.
One Self Feed Rip Saw.
One Broom Handle Lathe.
One Hoe Handle Lathe.
Two Polishing Drums.
One Hand Lathe.
One Large Grind Stone and Stand.
Two Car Loads short lengths>of Ash,
Walnut, PersimmOn and Dcgwood.
One hundred feet of Shafting.
One lot Shafting Hangers.
One lot Pulleys.
125 DOE. Base Ball Bats.
The above Is situated in a two-story
factory building, dimensions OxlOOft..
with ell attached 30x5Oft, two stories.
Lot measuring 200 feet frontage and
52i feet in depth. Rail Road into the
yard. In a desirable part Of the city
OF Orangeburg, S. O.. This property
VIII be sold in part or in whole. 1t can
be utilized for most any kind of enter
prise For full particulars, apply to
JAS. l.. SIMS,
Orangeburg, s. @.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
Ratdad n Rank

A band OF anarchists at noon Frt-
day made an attack upon an indus
trial savings bank at Warpa~, Poland.
The employees Of the institution re
s!st d to loot the bank and there war
a d sp'rate fight. The anarchists
we're forced to retire. T1,y did so,
60 1erilg their retreat by iiting their
revolvers. Tao clients who were In
the bank and ole clerk were fatally
snot and six others wounded. The
anarchists made their escape In ca bs.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
a Bad Start.

at Atlanta, says q dispatch to The
Augusta Chronicle, q bride and groom
one day, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Brooks while returning from a pleas
ure trip to the Soldiers homo Thurs.
day afternoon and sndulging in char.
acteristic billing and cooling and kiss.
ing, were arrested and carried to the
pol.ca station whore the charge OF
drunk and disorderly" was dooketed
against their names. They will be
tried before Judge Broyles.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
Murdered a Rnx.

a negro whose name is not known
is IL jail at Cleveland, Mics, charged
with haviog murdered O. seven year
old boy, because the boy had refused
to perform a certain task required by
the negro. The hoys body was found
several mil5S from tlo scene or the
crime tiled In o sack. Considerable
excitement prevails.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
Another Tragedy.

AT Now York John K~itrovics, who
represented that he was employed at
the Mctroplo house, shot a woman
with whom she had been living as
wife at 457 West 44!h street Friday
morning ard then sent a bullet
through his W brain, dying insrant-
~. The woman, who gave her name
as Celia McGarry, Is pronounced In q
serious condition. Jealousy Is given as
The cause.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01

EVERY man has a right to think
| or himself, work for his own interest
n 40 az number Of similar selfish
things, but after all the things that
give the most pleasure when looking
backward is the good we have done
Others.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
TIE CAMPAIGN ITINERARY.
Will START mt st. George on the 1Oih
OF June.

Will Start mt st. George on the IO;h
The special committee of the State
executiv We COMMITTEE to map out cam
paiRn itinerary for the Democratic prl.
mary met IN Columbia on Wednesday
night and made out the schedule
The following was adopted as the
itinerary:
st. George, Tuesday, June 19yh.
charleston, Wednesday, June Goth.
WATERFORD, Thursday, June 2lst.
Beaufort, Friday, June 221d.
Hampton, Saturday, June 23rd.
BarnWell, Monday, June 265h.
Bamberg, Tuesday, Jane 20 u.
Aiken, Wednesday, June 81 b..
Edge field, Thursday, June 28th.
Saluda, Friday, juno 29ll.
Lexington, Saturday. June 30th.
Columbia, Monday, Jul, Oh.
O augsburg, Tuesday, July 10th.
Sumter, Wednesday, July 115h.
Manning, Thursday, July II n.
Monks Corner, Friday, Jul 18Th.
Georgetown, Saturday, July l4th.
Kingstree, Monday, July 10Th.
florence, Tuesday. July II
Marion, Wednesd W, July 18Th.
Con way. Friday, July 10th.
Darlington, Saturday, July Dist.
Bishopv'llc, Tuesday, july 24th.
Bennettsvllle, Wednesday, July 25tl,
Chesterfield, Thursday, July 266h.
Camden, Friday, July 27.h.
Lancaster, Saturday, July 28Sh.
Chester, Monday, July 3Oth.
Winnsboro, Tuesday, July 3lst.
Yotkville, Wednesday, August 1st.
Gatfney, Thursday, August ID.
Spartanburg, Friday, August 3rd.
Union, Saturday: August 41h.
Newberry, Tuesday, August 7Lh.
Greenwood, Wednesday, August
Sth.
A%bbegllle, Thursday. August 9th.
Anderson. Friday, August l0th.
WalhalIa, Saturday, August 18th.
Plckens, Monday, August 18Th.
~Greenvillo, Tuesday, August I4th.
LIurenB, Wednesday,, AugusS 18Th.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01

a Montana man says he las found
out how to grow a bushcl of potatoes
i'm a bushcl Of sawdust in sixty days,
and it can be done in the cellar or any
other old place. No vines, no bugs,
no trouble and it Is likely no potatoes.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
A Pianor or An Organ For You.

To the head of every family who is ambi-
tlous for the future and education of his chill.
dreT, We nave Special Proposition to make.
No article in the homo shows the evidanna
of culture that does a Piano or o gan. No no.
complishment gives as much pleasure or Ia az
as great valuo in after life as the KNOWLEDGE
OF music ana the ability to play we'll.
ship of a high grade Piano or Organ easy.
just a few dollars down and a small payment
each month or quarterly or semi annually and
tho instrument Is yours,
Wrlto us today for Catalogues and our Speo-
ial Proposition Of Easy Payments.
Addres Malone's Music Co.,
Columbia, 8. q.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01

THF japanese strictly enforce a law
~fo"bidding boys under twenty years
OF age to use tobacco. Americans
should not be behind Japan. Every
state should cnact laws prohibiting
the sale of cigarettes and tobacco as
we'll as for liuuOr to minors.