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The Newark journal., 1907-01-18
Religious Work
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Conducted by Rev. Jas. F. Jernigan
 Pastor M. E. Church, South

The services Sunday at the M. E. Church, South, were largely attended, both in the morning and at night. The congregation was good at the II o'clock services and good spirit of rejoycing was clearly manifested throughout the entire hour. On callo the pastor one came forward for prayers. The pastor used the words fol low me. , It was the Masters call to Levi, who sat at the receipt of custom, and he arose and followed Jesus immediately. There are many Levies sitting at the receipt of custom today, and the same Jesus passes by and in loving tones and tender words says, Hollow me, " but these same Levies say, mot to day Lord l must needs go and do this first, and then by and by l will answer your call. , And soon the day of life is gone. and destiny and doom are fixed; the sinner is gone and Gods call comes no more. Men awake!
 At night the house was crowded not vacant seat, and many stand ing in the house, at the doors and windows. The pastor theme was, ''The word, as 1t applies to life here and hereafter.' ; His script ural examples being the rich man and Lazarus. The audience was attentive, and a good spirit per- meated the whole hours service. These large and appreciative con- gregations bespeake the fact that Newark has church. going people.
  It also indicates that the moral el ement Is gaining fast, and holding sure it's ground, on issues regar- ding the enforcement of law, and order in the town. In this battle for the suppression of unlawful ness, the fight Is not on men, but on an illegal business in which some men have unfortunately en- gagged. There is room, plenty of 1t, and 8 patronage for any man who will go into a creditable and legitimate business, and stay wish 1t; 8 good living and money besides. Boys, see your chance to change, enter this open door, and see if your life is not more satisfactory, and 8 blessing, both to yourselves, and your generation.
 On next Saturday at II. A. M. Rev. A. F. Skinner the presiding elder will preach at the Methodist church. Give him good hearing. The stewards will take notice of this meeting, and it is hoped all the official board will be present.
The Newark journal., 1907-01-18

A press dispatch from New Haven, Conn.,, says: ''The Amer ican Modern Language association, now in anual session at Yale, has decided that 1t was not an apple that Eve handed Adam. The as- soeiation inclines to the opinion that it was q lemon that caused the trouble in the Garden of Eden. Prof. 0. M. Johnson of the Leland Stanford University of California, who has made a special study of tropical fruit, insists that there were no apples in the Garden of Eden ,
The Newark journal., 1907-01-18
BIG FIRE AT TEXARKANA

Texarkana, Jan. 15-Fire broke out this morning at 4 o'clock in the second story of the G. w. Fouke building, large two- story brick structure, and in short time completely destoyed the building, together with the two- story building adjoining, owned by the John Dougherty estate, with all the contents.
 The total loss is estimated at $46, 800, with $25,7O insurance.
The Newark journal., 1907-01-18
FRIDAY, JANUARY Is, 1907
COMPOSITOR WANTED

The Journal wants compositor and can furnish permanent posi- tion to young man who has had a few months experience. Apply at once.
The Newark journal., 1907-01-18
DIES ARC WILL BE DRY

Des Arc, Jan. 13.-County court has been in session this week con- sidering a petition to prohibit the sale of liquor within the three mile limit. Saturday the saloon men withdrew their remonstrance, and consequently Des Arc will be sdryo for the next two years.
The Newark journal., 1907-01-18

According to the New York World there were seventy-two lynchings in the United States in 1906. This was seven more than in 1905, but fifteen less than in 1904 and thirty two less than in 1903. In 1901 there were 135 lynchings and in 1902 the mum mber was ninety-six. Fourteen states were represented in last years list of lawless executions, Maryland being the futhest north. The dis tribution of lynching was as fol- lows: Alabama 5, Arkansas 4, Florida 6, Georgia 9, Indian Ter ritory 1, Kentucky 3, Louisiana 9, Mississippi 13, Maryland l, Miss ouri 3, North Carolina }, South Carolina 6, Tennessee ?, and Tex as 6.
The Newark journal., 1907-01-18

An exchange says if man had a $l0 pup he would look after it carefully and not let it run all over town, but if he had 8 boy it would be different. He is turned loose at certain age aud let go to the devil. The people wonder where the great army of tramps, loafers, deadbeats and sots come from in each decade. They are germina- ted from the pure seed gathered from our homes and sown broad cast upon our streets and alleys. It may be your boy is starting in that direction. At all events, the boy ought to be given the same chance with the pup.
The Newark journal., 1907-01-18
LOCAL MARKET REPORT.
Corrected Every Thursday After noon by Sisk, Hulsey & Haddock

Butter, per pound 20 Eggs, per dozen. n......... -lg Corn. per bushel. .35 Cotton, lint, per pound. =. .OSa Cotton seed, per ton.... Hoo Molasses, sorghum, per gal. 50 Potatoes, Irish, per bushel.. .75 Potatoes, sweet, per bushel. LOO
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15

FAMINE HORROR
Chinese Women and Children Sold
at SIS to SIS Each.

In Some Places the Starving People
Arc Catching Dogs md Eating
Them.
Millions Of people are on the verge
OF starvation In China. and unless
they arc helped thousands Of them
VIII die for the want of food. In
fact, thousands OF them have already
died.
Advices from Central Chine report
the famine condition as becoming
worse. Middle aged women are be-
Ing sold for from $40 to SIS and
children for SO to "a.
The famine district is denuded Of
animals. In some places dogs are
being caught by starving people by
means Of traps and hooks, and are
eaten as o Il captured
These poor, starving people are
In great distress and want. They
cry to the civilized world for succor.
Christian America should help them
beautifully, and at once.
In some districts nearly all the
people In 1t will starve unless they
are given something to eat from
abroad. Let us do our share.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
REFUNDS MONEY.
Perkins Reimburses New York
Life Insurance Company.

Says He Acted On the President,
Advice for Best Interests of the
Policyholdcrs.
George w. Perkins. Of New York,
former vice president Of the New
New York Life Insurance company
and now a member of tho firm OF J.
p. Morgan & Co., has sent to the
New York Life his personal check
for $~54,019.19 to reimburse the
company for the Republican cam
paign fund contribution made from
It's funds in 1904 in connection with
which Mr.. Perkins was recently
made defendant on a charge of lar.
ceny.
Announcement OF the restitution
Of the principal of $4S,50O and in
terest to date was made Thursday
by President Alexander Il. Orr, of
the New York Life, to whom Mr..
Perkins addressed "a letter i~nclosing
the check. President Orr also gave
out the letter. In 1t Mr.. Perkins
declares that In dismissing the Grim
inal proceedings against him tho
court intimatcd that the campaign
contribution was nst for q proper
corporate purpose.
He again asserts hat he was acting
upon Il request OF the then president
OF the New York Life when he adj
vancod the money for the campaign
contribution In 1904, and says that
when the then president Of the COM
pany rimbursed him, there was no
thought on the part Of either Of any
personal advantage, but a belief
that they were acting for the best
and broadcast interests Of the policy
holders, both at home and abroad"
The letter follows:
In 1904, at the request OF the
then president Of the company. j
$iS,500 as n payment on
behalf OF the New York Life Insur-
ance company O the Republican nat
ional campaign committee. l did
this with the understanding with the
president that l should be Reimburse
by the company. Subsequently
l was so reimbursed. The payment
without any thought on the part
OF the president or myself OF person.
al advantage, but solely I'm the be-
lief that 1t was for the pest and
broadcast interests Of the policyhold-
ers, both at home and abroad.
'In Diminishing the criminal pro-
ceedinss instituted against me for
reimbursement, the courts
have intimated that the payment,
the reimbursement, was
not for n corporate purpose. / there
fore return to the company the
amount OF money paid by it to me,
Inclosing herewith my check for
interest"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
A SPOOK CASE.
Causes n Sensation Among the Cult
in New York.

.-.. III y
If half the charges she makes are
true, one of the most sensational 'ex-
posurcs Of fake spiritualism In the
history OF the country can be ex-
pected as q result Of the suit filed
in New York by Mrs. Harriet e,
Strickland agains t DR.. Hugh r
Moore, a spiritualistic minister and
.conjurer OF spooks.
Mrs. Strickland asks $25,06O dam,
ages for defamation Of character fol
lowing the quitting of Moore's sec
vices. whore she "a employed as 6
"spook IN chief" The woman alleges
that the patrons of the parlor discov'
cred her I o be q very tangible SORT
OF spirit and she worked to quit
the game.
Mrs. Strickland says she will dis,
close sensational facts relative to the
fake practices Of Rev. Dr.. Moore, o.
the first church Of progressive spirit!
over which he presided. She say.
Moore has n complete STAFF Of people
of various ages who were spool
actors with which he met any de
mand that might be made by hi:
clients who wished to converse will
any particular variety of spooks.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
Should BE Roasted,

Mr.. Oliver may not get the con
tract to dig the Panama canal, but
he will wake up snakes In Washing
ton about the way he was treated.
Senator Tillamn has ospoused Oil
ycr's cause, and you can rest assured
that he Will make 1t warm for some
body when Congress moots again.
Someone has treated Oliver most
shamofully, and If 1t Is President
Roosevelt we hopo Senator Tillman
will give him a good roast. Olivor
was not only Inundated by the way
his bid was set aside, but he was
put to considerable expense in secur-
ing 1t. If President Roosevelt wasrcs-
ponsible for this, then VIC want him
roasted, and we do not know a man
who can do it better than Senator
Tillman. He Will have plenty OF
time to sharpen up his pltchfork
and when he gets after Teddy he
Will make 1t very warm for him. The
whole thing was moro like child's
play than the serious affair that II
was. We are waiting for the fun tc
begin.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
SERVED THEM RIGHT.
Two Drunken Negroes Got II Coco
Whipping for Cause.

Near. Groyetown, Ga. on last Sat
urday 24 drunken negroes purposely
cillided their buggy with that Of a
young white boy who was In the
road Just In advance OF them. The
boy demonstrated with them when
they Ire "A pistol and cursed
him for all sorts Of things. The
boy went back home and told his
people OF what had happened.
In a short time quite a crowd OF
people gathered and wen In search
Of the negroes. They were found
In the store Of Mr.. j.. II. Roger. near
the scene OF the trouble. They were
asked to come out and explain their
actions, but refused to do 80. They
were then made to come out.
They could not give a satisfactory
explanation, In fact, their statement
seemed to make matters worse.
According to authentic reports,
the crowd took the negroes off about
half O mile and gave them a good
whipping, which was considered, by
the crowd, to be the best thing to
do under the circumstances.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
KILLS HIS STEPSON.
Columbia Mill Operative Shoots the
Young Man to Death.

At Columbia Lewis w. Byers, shot
and killed his stepson, Oliver G. Ian
aham, in tho OLYMPIA Mill village.
There had been i'll feeling between
the two men for sometime. From
what can be understood Lanaham
went to see his mother and while
there he and Byers got into n dis
pute. Byers was evidently ready
for Young Lanaham as he literally
riddled his body with large shot.
1t is stated that as many as eighty
Of the, shot took effect In Lanaham's
side. Banaham was only about 81
y~earSSspf age and has been engaged
In carpenters work. Byers H. q man
Of about As and does not appear to
have done much Of anything. He
lived in the mill village, where the
shooting occurred. Lanaham 1t is
said had q pistol on his person at
the time of the killing.
Byers has been in trouble before
and the report is that he has been
in jail in S~partanburg on the charge
OF having shot a friend. The feeling
between Byers and his stcpson has
existed for sometime and threats are
said to have been heard. Byers was
arrested and is in the county Jail.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
SOLD HIS ~RAllGIiTER.
Italians Carry CT Nv I'll p"acticc IL
New York.

4 disla tch from New YORK Say9
GUo.at.un Tor wives il Li..lo ita.J
rule steady at $50 with the supply
not equal to the demand. Tranac-
lions are brisk. the latest deal in
volving the sale of Mary Ricco. aged
fifteen, to Frank Girdello. The girls
father accepted the closing price Of
$40 bid.
Details Of tho sale came to light
in the Harlem police court when
the wife. with a black eye, tcar-stain-
ed face. and very hungry, told hel
story to Justice Moss, who held the
girls father In $1,000 bail for exam
nation on the charge Of failure &c
support his child.
In addition to being sold in mar.
riagc to a man she did not love, the
girl vas deserted by her husband
after which she was refused Il home
by her brothers and her father.
When she went to her father:
home he beat her and turned he
out. She said that when She wa
compelled to marry Girdcllo she go
down on her knees to her fathc
and begged him not to sell her lik'
Il dog but he merely laughed at her
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15

ARRESTED AS ROBBERS.
Two Highly Respected Young Men
Are Locked Up.

At Chicago Richard o. Hoops, 20
years or a6e, 4 student at Lake For
est University, and n son Of Ira G.
Hoops, q lawyer Of Kokomo, Ind. Is
under arrest charged with robbing
the residence Of Hobart Chattleld
Taylor, a wealthy resident OF Lake
Forest.
Following the arrest OF Hoops. de-
tectives searched the room OF Hoops
in the university hall and found a
trunk filled with property said to
have been taken from the Taylor res
idence. 1t consisted Of diamond
rings, silverware and cnrios which
Mr.. Taylor had spent years In col
lecting.
Hoops confessed to the police that
he had also robbed the residence Of
Robert Mccain. In making his con-
fession Hoops declared that no was
o able to say why he had robbed
the two residences. He had every
thing that he needed. He said he
could give no other reason than his
desire to possess beautiful and artis-
tic things.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
HE SAWED OUT.
A Prisoner Succeeds IN Cutting
Through Iron Bars Of
THE COLUMBIA JAIL.

l III aHHT.. Nlt. -a4-.r
He Took His Bed Ticking and Made
q Rope One Hundred and FIFTY
Feet Long, Lowered Himself to
Tho Ground and Hatfooted It
Across tho Country to Parts That
Are Unknown
w. D, Ellison, a white nan who
was serving out a sentence in the
Columbia Jail for grand larceny,
made good his escape on Wednesday
evening OF last week.
Ellison's escape was a particularly
daring one. In some way he had
succeeded in getting a saw N
some files. With these tools he cut
through six heavy iron bars, and
tearing up his bed he took the tick
Ing and made it into q rope $50 feet
long and lowered himself to the
ground.
There was also evidence on the
broken bars that some kind OF pow
erful acid had been used to aid in
saving through the bars. It is be-
lieyed that Ellison is a professional
yeggman, as his method of his es-
cape Is certainly not that employed
by amateurs. The escape was AFFECT
ed between IL p. m. aud 5 q. m.
Up to last Saturday Doc Miller
and young Travis, the forger, occu-
pied adjacent cells, and 1t is beliey-
ed the three men were in a compact
to break jail, but their removal to
the penitentiary n.onday left them
out of 1t. Officials believe that had
not these men been removed just at
the right time they would have also
made their escape. The authorities
are making a desperate effort to APP
prehend Ellison, though there is no
cloW MhateNer to work ON
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
THE WAGES OF SIN.
Killed Himself Rather Than Face
Result Of His Crime.

a young man supposed to be Leo
pold Weiss, the missing cashier OF
the Budapest office OF q Hamburg
shipping firm, shot himself on board
the Hamburg-American liner Bat
avia as she vas leaving her dock
in Hoboken Monday, bound for Eu-
rope. He was taken to st. Mary's
hospital, in Hoboken, where he died.
When the H-mburg-American lin
~ Kaiserin Alguste Victoria pulled
into her deck last Thursday%on of
the passengers was n man who gave
the name OF Ignatz Lauffer. He was
summoned before the. immigration
authorities for the usual inyestiga-
ton. -
He described himself as a medi-
cine student Of the University of
Budapest. On the deck was II. G..
Strike, Of New York, representative
Of the college in which Weiss had
been employed. Strike had received
a cable message alleging that Weiss
was short in his accounts. He con-
fronted Lauffler, but the latter de-
MED that he knew anything Of the
case.
The officials decided to detain
him. however, and a hearing was
held. Lauffer had told the officials
that he had a sister Miss Irene Lauff-
err in that city. and during the hear
ing a young Hungarian woman APP
peared and identified Lauffer as her
brother.
One OF the persons present picked
up the suspects hat and inside found
the initials 81. W." The girl then
| confessed that her brotherIgnatz had
| given Weiss his university passport
in Budapest and had asked her to
| deny Weiss identity when he arriv-
| ed. The young man was ordered
| deported and was placed aboard the
Batavaria, where he was kept a pris-
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
LOST IN THE WOODS.
Wandered for Two Days and Nights
and VIII Die.

Mrs. Beaverton, an aged white wo-
man, Is critically i'll at her home In
the lower section of Spartanburg
County from exposure, hunger and
wounds she received as the result
OF wandering In the woods two days
and nights. Her experience was
fearful and when found the old lady
was In terrible physical and mental
condition.
Last Saturday afternoon she left
her home to visit relatives in Union
County, just across the Spartanburg
line. She took n short cut through
the woods. but lost her way and wan
dered about in the forest Saturday
night until Monday morning. After
walking until she fell from exhaus-
ton she crawled on her hands and
knees.
Searching parties searched for her
all Sunday and twice were within II
short distance OF the old lady, but
she was too weak to call, and the
rescue party passed on. She was
found Monday morning by James
Lanford.
She may not o Her body
Is terribly torn by stones and thorns.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
BURNED TO DEATH.
A Spark Popped From Fire to a
Quilt Around Him.
Power Of Speech Returned to Par
alytio When He Saw That He Was

Power Of Speech Returned to Par
alytio When He Saw That He Wa
Doomed.
Mr.. John Terrell Wilkins, aged II
years, father Of tho president O
the Mary Louise cotton mill wa,
burned to death Wednesday morn
ing at his home nenr the mills, ant
the flames spreading from his cloth
Ing, destroyed the house and all the
household effects.
Mr.. Wilkins has been ~paralyzed
tor q number Of years, and he ant
his wife lived alone In the yicinit,
Of the mill, four miles from Cowpen.
In Spartanburg county. Tho stroke
OF paralysis had made Mr.. Wilkins
completely helpless. even to the loss
OF the power of speech-he had not
spoken for a long time.
Wednesday morning he was as.
sisted from his bed by Mrs. Wilkins
who left lin seated before the fire,
wrapped In a quilt, while she left the
room to prepare his breakfast. Dur
Ing her absence a hot coal popped
from the fireplace onto the quilt
about MIR. Wilkins person, and in q
few seconds he was almost completes
ly wrapped In flames. Mrs. Wilkins
was attracted by the smell OF smoke
and, rushing to the room where she
left her husband, made frantic Of
forts to beat Ii the blaze.
a remarkable INC extremely pa
thetlc feature Of the va accident
was the fact hat the old gentleman,
who had for years been paralyzed,
for many months robbed Of his pow
or Of speech, thought even in his
dying moments OF the life compan-
ionwho was spending every moment
Of her declining years in attention
to him and his Affections.
Realizing that no was doomed and
that Mrs. Wilkins and tho house
was in danger, Mr.. Wilkins made an
extreme effort, and for Il second, re-
gained his power Of speech, crying
to his wife in plainly distinct, but
labored words: Take care Of your
self. Get out OF the house, don't
mind me-"
Mrs. Wilkins rushed from the
house, crying for help, and to the
home OF some ~noighbors, but when
assistance arrived, MIR. Wilkins had
already been burned to death, and
the house was ablaze.
Mr.. Wilkins Is survived by two
sons, Mr.. S. b. Wilkins, a prominent
merchant Of that section and n mem
Der of tho Spartanburg board OF as
SCISSORS. and Mr.. BAL Wilkins, pres
ident OF the Mary Louise cotton
mill.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15

put Tn NOur Guns.

The limit set by the State game
laws ended on March /, and lovers
of shooting had better take notice of
the fact as the authorities expect to
oxert themselves to the limit to have
the law obeyed. Some people are UNI
der the impression that the limit X
pires on the 18th day of March, as
in former years, but this is a mis-
take and the bill of about two years
ago is thoroughly In effect now, and
1t sets the date as March l, as above
ctatnd
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
NEW sun o
Causes Electrical Blizzard and
Kills One woman.
Pittsbnfg's Spring Day Is Suddenly
Turned Into Snow, lightning,
Thunder and Gale.

v
Thunder and Gale.
P%ittsburg, Pa, was visited We'd
nesday evening by n remarkable
electrical snowstorn,, amounting to
a blizzard.
Prof John A. Brashear, the emil
nent aAronomer, had predicted It
would come, owing to the influence
on the earth Of the sun spots he dis
covered,
The storm was even more wonder
full than tho one which came several
weeks ago as per his prediction.
SO great was tho velocity Of the
wind that q woman was blown UP
againstEa building and killed.
Professor Brashear discovered his
latest sun spots only n little over a
year ago.; then they we're lost, but
ho located them again Wednesday,
this timo not in n solid mass, but
broken into several different and dis
tinct sun spots.
Now look out for an electrical
disturbance tomorrow" said Prof.
Brashear.
This Is the time he has missed
It, said wise Pittsburgers, for Il
more beautiful Spring day would be
hard to imagine.
Soon after six o'clock there was n
sudden transformation.
The Wind sprung up into a gale.
The skies were covered with a great
bank of black clouds, out of which
snow began to descend In enormous
quantities. The wind increased to
forty-cight miles an hour.
Then the skies were TORN by great
flashes Of lightning, and pcals Of
thunder made the earth trembic. In
fifteen minutes the mercury had tum-
bled from 40 TO &c.
Miss Sarah Stuart, aged thirty,
OF Allegheny, ~alighted from a street
car In front Of her home, was seized
by the wind and thrown against a
building with such force that she |
died a short time afterward.