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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
A Sharp Trick.

Our readers should keep their
weather eye open for fakirs and
swindlers, they are nero and
work every scheme to catch people.
The latest swindle, worked by a
sharper In one OF the cities recently
Is an apt illustration OF the ability of
these dead beat fakirs to catch not
only the ignorant but all others who
are not constantly on their guard.
This swindler walked into a jewelry
store and selecting q $125 watch left
a check for 5000 drawn on an out-of-
town bank, with instructions that
the watch be regulated and that he
would come after 1t and his change
n week later. On returning he was
Informed that his check was no good
We'll, that's strange" he said, "It's
the second time the bank has done
that thing to me. But here's the mon
ely for your watch" and he counted
out 1925 In currency and started for
the door. "Oh, yes" he said, turning
round, you'd better give mo that
check 1t was willingly handed
to him. On the back WAS the
jewelers. endorsement. With this
the man went into a bank, got 1t
caahod and was never heard OF az
terWard.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15

SaWQuSt

GLORIOUS Opportunities Lost is
the name for song that the drinking
men OF the country can sing with
much pathos, said DR.. Wiley, the
pure food expert of the agricultural
department, Friday. The doctor OK
planned that science has discovered
that saWdust is q good material for
the manufacture Of alcohol. cts
not wood alcohol" declared the ex-
pert. but the genuine stuff can
not be told by taste, smell or ana
lysis from alcohol made from Indian
corn. Just think Of the millions of
tons of sawdust that have gone to
waste. Sawdust alcohol is now be-
ing manufactured commercially in
Pennsl yvania and the industry is ex-
pected to spring up and thrive in all
saWmill communities"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
Penny Wise Pound Foolish.

1t is said hat the appropriations
made by the Legislature will exceed
Dy $4,000 the income OF the state
under the Az mill levy and from
license and all other sources. This
lovy was fixed by tho legislature In
the face Of the comptroller generals
statement that this deficit would oc-
cur. In commenting on this condi-
ton of tho finances the Spartanburg
Journal says 1t ia difficult for the
people OF the state to understand
the legislatures motive In such an
unbusiness-like proceeding. A heavy
deficit q year hence will be a serious
embarrassment to the state govern.
mont and we think the states cred
1t would In some degree suffer from
such a situation. No man in his
w business would neglect to pro
vide for his expenditures; yet tho
Legislature OF South Carolina has
done h a very thing. Appropria-
lions were increased and the tax
levy decreased. In trying to be eco
nomical tho legislature pursued a
r"nny wise pound foolish policy.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
Brutal Murder.

When he returned from his Office
Friday night, Herman w. Quern,
helm, president Of the Qucrnhcin
Hardware Co.. stumbled over the
~lifcless form Of his wife in the front
hall of his residence, 1920 Vcsta ave
nue., n Of the fashionable residence
streets Of st. Louis. Mrs. Quern-
helms throat had been cut, she had
been shot once and her body had
been brutally torn end bruised.
Scattered about the floor were num-
erous jewels and several hundred
dollars in currency. The only thing
that was missing was a pair Of dia-
mond earrings which had been torn
from the dead woman's ears. Moth
ing has been learned as to the iden-
tity Of Mrs. Quernheim's ase0ilant.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
Tho News OF the Day.

Archie Roosevelt, young son of
the president, is critically i'll with
diphtheria.
Names of several Yale students
were mentioned by witness in the
Norton divorce case.
Hamburg shipowners are import.
ing English stcvcdores TO take the
places of the strikers.
DR.. c. j. Moffett, the originator
of "Moffett's Teethina" died in Rus.
sell County, Alabama.
Ambassador Bryce called at the
state department and discussed mat.
tcrs of pending business.
1t is probable that Mrs. Eddy will
be summoned to appear before
magistrate to tell Of her affairs.
Standard Oil on trial in Chicago
for rebating, suffered two setbacks
i the shape of adverse rulings. {,
M. Golovin, the president of the
lower house of the Russion parlia-
mcnt, had an audience with the car.
N. II. Maxwell, accountant of the
Southern at Spencer. N. c., is in Jail
charged with padding the pay rolls.
Western railroads have abolished
all reduced fares in retaliation for
legislatures passing 2-cent rate laws.
A bomb thrown at Gen. Nepleuff,
the retiring commandant OF Sebasto-
pol, wounded him in the feet and
legs,
The British woman sufragists say
they will keep on having themselves
sent to Jail until their object is at
tanned.
The Pennsylvania railroad Com
pany reached an agreement with the
trainmen both sides making conces-
sions.
Senator Bailey denies that he has
asked to succeed Senator Blackburn
as the democratic leader of he Uni
ted States senate.
A Pennsylvania Railroad passen-
ger train plunged over an embank-
mcnt near Warren, Pa, and nine
persons we're hurt.
Thousands Of Georgians paid their
last homage to Judge Logan T..
Blccklcy at the funeral in the CAPT
toll in Atlanta Thursday.
1t is reported that a battle took
place between the forces Of Hondu-
ras and Nicaragua in which the Mic
araguans were defeated.
Col. e. X. Fox, of Los Angeles,
Cal, was arrested and held in 5000
bail on a charge of criminal libel
made by Dr.. II. Med. Peggs.
The story sent out from Washing
ton that a machine had been invent
ed to take the fuzz off Of cotton
seed is pronounced q fake.
1t is claimed that the Louisiana
mines a supply the world
with that article Of commerce. The
Italian government is interested in
the statement.
Ex-Prcsident Grover Cleveland is
shooting ducks at Georgetown, S, c.,
as the guest Of Gen E. p. Alexander.
lie is accompanied by e. G.. Benedict
md Admiral Lamberton.
Detectives that they
nave located w. T.. Walker, the de-
treasurer Of a bank in New
Britain, Conn, in San Francisco.
They await Identification. Il
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
a LEAKS
Bright Sayings of w. M. Dnuphin II
Bryan'S COmmOncr.

An ounce of will is worth q pounc
of wish.
The true Christian has seven Sun.
days a week.
Credit is the grease on the run.
ways to bankruptcy.
1t is a disgrace to be poor if it is
your own fault.
A fashionable church" is q vesti,
buie to perdition.
Infdclity makes no converts at the
mouth of the tomb.
Profanity is the drum major of
the whole parade Of sin.
The recording angel never has to
strike a trial balance.
When you a fully realize tho
depth of a mothers love YOU are
Just beginning to realize the depth
Of Gods love.
Real sympathy is always accom-
panied by the helping hand.
The seed Of duty well done pro-
duces the flower we call happiness.
The weight of the trangrcssor:
Fourteen ounces to the pound.
1t is awfully easy to be good
natured when things are coming
your way.
The man who is doing his whole
duty has very little time for grumb-
ling.
The wife who really loves her hus.
band will always laugh at his jokes.
A whole lot Of husbands have for
gotten how they courted their
wives.
a man cannot raise a crop Of
brains by %irrigating his stomach
with booze.
Satan always keeps a large force
busy coming excuses for not DOING
right. ~
There is a great difference be.
tween having fast friends and friends
that arc fast.
When you meet a man who has
the itch for Office it is a good time
to "scratch.'
a lot of people give God promis-
sorry notes in order to have cash on
hand for Satan.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
Very Much Mixed.

Suit for divorce was filed in Cleve-
land, Ohio on Tuesday by Elizabeth
Gordon Hanna, wife Of Dan r. Han
ma, only son Of the late Senator Mark
Hanna.
Hanna is accused Of gross neglect
Of duty, abandonment and extreme
cruelty.
Mrs Hanna asks for divorce, ample
alimony and the custody of her
daughter, Elizabeth, aged five years.
The plaintiff is Hanna's second.
wife, her first husband being Walter
Des Maud, an Englishman. She was
divorced from him in 1900. and on
February 10 Of the same year she was
married to Dan Hanna
Han0o has also been married
twice. sI)V HNrra's first marriage
was to May Harrington. She obtained
a divorce in 1898. She has since re-
married.
Hanna's present wife is the
dauohter of the late Charles W.
Gordon, a millionaire, who bequeath-
ed to the city of Cleveland Gordon
park,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
Glad They Arc Eew.

Sometime ago we heard a young
man making fun OF religion. From
our soul we sincerely pitied him, be-
cause we thought he lacked some
thing In his head. His moustach
had just begun to sprout and judg-
ing from his talk his mental facul-
ties were not as well developed as
his moustache. During our 'b=iA9
stay Upon earth we have seen many
just such young men cold In death.
We have seer the atheist at rest In
his casket, but before consigned to
their last resting place they have
all been carried through the doors
Of a church and had prayers said
over them. This young man could
scoff at religion in his strength and
beauty Of health, but If the dark an
gel should get after him he would
instinctively regret what he said and
look into the future with fear and
trembling. When one stands before
the open door OF eternity his desire
to SCOT ut religion v%anishes. We adj
NIT there are bad men In the church
but even these black sheep In the
flock might be blacker IL they wero
outside. No young man, or old one
either, should condemn the noble
efforts OF the army OF Christian mon
and women are making towards bet
tering the condition Of things, and
whether we attend church or not but
few OF us would desire to live In O
community where there was no
church. We thank God. that such
Young men rs we speak OF above
are rare.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
The Pension Army.

The oldest member Of the Gran
.rmy OF the Republic, william
lch, aged LOG, is dead, and the
Grand Army is considering the dis
continuance Of It's anuai pn
through lnfirmities duo to advancing
8e. "~Prehapa." says the New York
Times In noting tho above fact, "the
veterans VIII never again be seen in
line with their tatteredhags. 1t is a
pity, and there Will BIO real loss In
the disappearance OF such Il whole
some stimulus OF patriotism. 1t Is
a pity also that this sympathy for
tho brave and dccrepit is marrtd by
the wonder that although the Grand
Army ranks are thus thinning, tho far
o grand army OF pensioners la
surprisingly healthy and superior to
every consideration OF morality. If
tho pension roster and Grand Army
roster shrunk together both classes
would be enshrined In the hearts of
their countrymen. but what shall be
said whom the pension roll grows
faster than the old soldiers die. 2"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
Law II Morals.

a Missouri graduate in law, says
a politician of that state, wrote to q
prominent, lawyer in Arkansas to in
qulre what chance there was in that
sectlon Tor such a n as he described
himself to be. He said: 81 am q re-
publican in politics and an honest
young lawyer" The reply thai
came back seemed encouraging in its
interest; IF you are a republican,
me game laws here will protect Won
II you are an honest lawyer. yo,,
VIII nave no Competition.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
Turn on the Light.

~No
Raysor-Manning Bill before the last
election the people would have stood
by the State ~Dispensary by n large
majority. The enemies Of the State
Dispensary knew this, and that Is
the roason why the House OF Repre-
sentatives refused to pass the puri-
hcatiOn measure. The State Dispen-
sary az originally designed was al
most graft proof, but 1t had beer Sc
changed by the Legislature thai
graft became an easy matter In It.
management. The Raysor-Mannint
Bill would have put the institution
back where Senator Tillman put It
when he designed 1t, but the prohi-
bitionists, the County Dispensary nd.
vocates and the high license or bar.
room element in the Legislature by
acting together prevented the pas
sage of the Raysor-Manning Bill
and thus prevented the publication
Of the state ~Dlspensary. They claim
cd that the state ~Dispcnsary could
not be reformed
1t must be admitted that there
was considerable graft In the man
agement Of the State Dispensary,
and the Legislature must be given
credit for turning out the old board
Of directors and electing n new onet
but the House of Representatives
refused to do what the friends Of
the State ~Dispensary asked them to
do. which would have made the
State Dispensary graft proof. When
the new board Of directors was OIL
ected 1t was hoped thai it's members
would so act that there would be no
ground for the slightest suspicion
OF any wrong doing on their part,
but unfortunately this was not the
case, and very soon after the Legis-
lnture met Il committee Investigated
them and the Legislature upani-
nously recommended that thoy be re-
moved from oflicc, which to his ere
dit be 1t said Governor Ansei very
promptly did. The revelations
brought out by the committee doom
Cd the state ~Dispcnsary,
1t was brought out by the CON
mittee that Mr.. Black, one Of the
members of the state Board Of Dis
persary Directors, had placed 4 very
large order with one whiskey house
unHer very peculiar circumstances.
IN reporting their findings tho com
mittee said In reference to the case
mentioned hat they found
that MIR. John Black. a member of
II board or Directors purchased Il
large amount or liquor amounting
to about one thousand six hundred
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
Hone This IL True.

a dispatch from Washington says
one OF the most important devices
In tho history OF cotton culture prac-
tically has been perfected by experts
or tho department OF agriculture. II
Is a machine for tho removal Of the
luz2 on cotton seed and for the sep
Grafton of light from heavy seed. The
process has beon in course Of devel-
opment for about two years and 1t
Is the opinion of the cotton experts
OF the department. that its universal
use would effect a saving OF about
~ por cont. Of the entire cotton crop
Az the crop OF America amounts to
$loO,O0O,OOO a year, II easily can be
realized that such a saving would be
OF vast Importance. BY tho remov-
al of tho fuzz from tho cotton seed
the seed may be planted with an or
binary gravity drill. BY the ease
with with the smooth seed can be
manipulated they can be planted In
nils, without unnecessary waste, and
the plans so located can be titled In
two directions. The machine, It, is
can DE made at very small
expense, and as the invention is in
the hands OF the government, cotton
planters who use It VIII have to
pay no royalty for 1t.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
Married n Child.

For marrying a girl whose age
was shown to have been but eleven
years, Samuel Martins has been sen
fenced to ten years in the peniten-
tiary at London, Ky. The girl was
Martha Bush, the daughter of a wild
ow living in Laurel county. The
mother gave her consent to the mar
and declered the girl was ff-
teen JeAiSCf ago.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15

We believe there VIII como a time
when Charleston will DO one of the
largest and richest cities In the
world. This may cause a smile to
play over tho faces Of some, but II
Is true, nevertheless. AS we SEQ the
fnturo, with the canal completed,
Charleston has tho brightest out
look of any city In America. Her
day Is coming.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15

Sixteen young lady operatives In
a bag factory at Wilmington went
OF a strike because a notice was post
cd that thore was to be no talking
during work hours. They did ex-
actly right. The idea Of sixteen
young ladies being together for ten
hours a day and not talk. The fell
low that concocked that rule needs
looking after.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15

wholesome effect on the officials OF
tho County Dispensaries throughout
tho State. II the dispensary system
Is to stand 1t must be conducted
honestly from top to bottom.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
Intelligent
treatment at
your home

Oe o the grostest mistakea made
oy people residing. In the country and
sma towns ia their fai ure to O nsrlt
tho experienced specialist for their
deep seated or chron.c dis rders.
They sufe al ny day aiter day,
shortening their lives by months and
Jears, either ,hrou IN igno ance OF what
the specia list could do Tor them tho.
belief HIT special ,re, TIN mt would 70.
qui' their remov | to tho city.
IT. Is not neces u y thet y,u should
r'si . In the same city In order to re-
ceive benefit of our special t.eatmcn
we in ito al ufereis from deop-
seated. lons'e'9 ding troubles oil Heart,
Head. Lungs. Stun CHI, Bvwel,, Liver,
Bihdder, Blood, Nerves, or diseases pc.
upon us and learn what we have done
Tor others similarl, afflicted, and what
we can GO for them.
There is no charge For this coneu'ta-
ton, and 1t 10 w rth your time ard of
fort whetho' you decide TO begin treat
men or not.
For no o than twenty years, +, and
tho specialists ASS ciated with me, havs
given our entire time, thought and
'tudv to th, cure of tho deep seated
chr nj or aervous disorders, phich
ihHe Dailou tho less eXperienced all
round physician.
W atever you may hink your ilment
la, it is not probable that you can tie
quite euro OF your orn diagnosis or
tnat Of the ordinary physician.
Or you may wri o us, first, In entire
confdoncA. IL you CHI ose. Some Q SOS
d" not reed Il personal visi although
alwa q adv Fable.
Send FIR booklet on brain and
Nerve Exhaustion Mailed Tree N
imprinted wrap. or.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-27
THE TRAGEDIES OF PARIS


From 1000 70 l,50O b1dies are received
IN the morgue In Furls every year,
These represent suicides and murders,
and not the deaths that occur In the or
binary course OF events. And Of these
self-slaughters nearly half are drown
ings, which means that every day at
least two persons jump into the Seine;
two poor wretches who have failed TO
find live worth living.
In the months OF October and Novem-
Der suicides by drowning In Paris arc
double What they are the remainder VI
tho year. The prospect of having to
suffer the hardshlps OF another winter,
begging about in the cold and sleeping
out IN the STOW. is too much for many
fate-cursed wanderer. An interesting
fact revealed by the suicide statistics Of
Paris Is that women show a decided dis
like 10 drowning as a means of violent
death. Four times as many men as
women are fished out of the Seine. The
records show that asphyXlation is the
favorite way with tho weaker sex for
shutting off this mortal coil when
It has ceased to be bearable.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-27

the construction OF public buildings au-
thorized by Congress Is likely to be
halted II ls beiug found that bids can
not be obtained from contractors that
VIII come within the sum Appropriated.
Bids were recently opened for new
buildings at Petersburg. Va" and Tren-
ton NJ j. The lowest bid ION the Pc
tersburs building was about % per cept
higher than the appropriu ton, ard the
Trenton bids were much too high. The
consequence Is that these buildings can
not be erected unless Congress appro-
PIRATES more money. Many bids are TO
be opened during the next month, and
the same results are looked for Thus
does prosperity defeat itself
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-27
PROBLEMS OF FAITH.

That was a frightful fatality that oc-
CURED at Layton on Tuesday. and one
that seemingly offers no chance for
comfort or compensation. though the
heartfelt sympathy OF thousands is
with those who are so suddenly called
upon to mourn. Four persons two OF
whom had been out for days pleas
ure and TO minister to the comfort and
pleasure Of others, all worthy people,
were snatched 10 eternity In moment,
and in n manner so tragic as TO inspire
horror In the minds of those who learn
Of Il.
Such occurrences sometimes awaken
dubious questionings. a skeptic
naturally asks If the good. the re-
ligious. have In their good qualities
no protection from the evils that in
fest the world, what incentive is there
then to live the high ideals of life? Is
the Creator Needless of the safety OF
His children, or does He take no notice
Of the daily events OF this earth7
Thus man, In his short -sightcdness,
often reasons concerning the mys-
teries of existence. which cannot he
fathomed until our knowledge is more
perfect than II can be while we are
here, But faith listens not TO the
doubts that perplex, but rather to the
sweet assurance OF the Redeemer:
What do thou knowest not now;
but thou shalt know hereafter"
In the meantime. even reason tells
us that sudden death Is not the calam-
ity IL seems 10 he II ls sickness that
is distressing He who is ready for
the Journey and passes away suddenly
II spared many trials. without care,
without fear, without pain he passes
from this life 10 higher existence, like
one who wakes up from dream.
The blow that brushes out life In an
instant OF time is infinitely more merci-
fui. In one sense, than the cancer whose
process Of annlhiatlon consumes years
OF poignant suffering to the same in
oyitabe end. yet, its picture to the
human mind il far less terrifying than
the accident which suuffs out lie in
q moment
Unreasonable too, as It might seem
divine love may he at the heart Of a
tragic occurrence. None may judge the
motives OF the Power, whose win, we
know. overrules oven the falling of
the sparrow" IN this world Of ours A
child, happy IN It's play on the sand
pile. lost In the hlIss OF constructing
its miniature castles and redoubts, is
snatched by parents arm suddenly
! from the scene ~ these allurements
| To the child the thing Is tragedy. only
a cruel ana merciless viii could so
| without warning check that delightful
pastme, In so summary a way. But
The parent knows Of the Wild team or
the car bearing down on the witesH
little one, ana gives the one protection
| possible In perenptory withdrawal
from the scene, May It not be so with
us--wheu those higher heavenly par
enls, seeing the coming disasters
threatening continued play at our 1t
tie games OF earth, merolfully snatch
their unwilling offspring lying help.
lesslY ~ their way?
These are problems which might well
answer the questlonpss that IN
evitably arise when calamity comes IN
some such terrifying guise as thosc
which from time 10 time startle COM
munities with their sudden shock.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-27
WEDDINGS AND FOOLS.
Cleveland Plnin Dealer.

'TIFTIdIlW IIIII IIVWIV''
This IS the month Of brides and roses,
and also the month OF idiocy There
is u peculiar type Of mental alienation
that breaks out among guests at we'd
ding ceremonies. II Is always extreme
~ foolish. and sometimes violent Peo-
pie who under other circumstances are
normal. sane, well behaved and consid-
crate of others seem 10 be 'locoed' by
The presence of bridal couple. Every
device that perverse and cunning IN
genuity can suggest they utilize for the
torment of their newly married friends.
And the closer their friendship for the
bridal pair. the more they feel inpelled
to idiotlc stunts" embracing tricks
and acts Of violence.