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New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
COLONIAL THEATRE.

Miss Rosie Lloyd now called "the younSest 0f
EN- will begin tomorrow AFTERNOON ue ,'.
i, Of bo- onpaeeueut at Mr. Williams Colonial
Theatre She has charms that are all her own
George Evans the honey boy comedian WIZ an
nounce several new methods by which a vote may
be east and not lost Karnos company OF
.speechIess' performers announced 10 appear lt
,ber unroarious novelty a Night in English
Music Hail." Billy Reeves Homer r. Mason ann
Nsrgaret Keller the Stunning Grenadiers. Fei%
and Caire Hal Merritt. Morris and Morris ana
CIernont's animals will perform. There viii 10
,o CONCERTS every Sunday at both the AIhsmors
and the Colonial theatres.r
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
HACKETT THEATRE.

NJ. Thomass fine play Of The Witching Hour
Is strongly intrencheG in the public esteem and
admiration and IT'S prevalence at the Hackett The
atre is q fact to be viewed with deep satisfaction
No person interested the stage should fail TO see
that play. and person possessed of sensibility
and taste can see Il without enioy1nent.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
GOTHAM THEATRE.

The chief source Of amusement at the 'lotlath
this week will Williamss IHlperl2ls II y -fi=l-
in Paris and "Of to the Front There VII D.
- rorforr,ances daily The Jack Wilson trio VII
lead to-day's concerts.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
DEWEY THEATRE.

A group OF performers known as the california
Girls. will disport themselves here for week pc
ginning tomorrow afternoon They Will present a
n,,s,caI novelty called '"The SuItan's Wives and a
b,,rIaeous that has been named The Girls from
C,belsea.'' James Thornton will head the bill at
he Sunday concerts.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
VARIETY THEATRES.
ALEXANDRIA THEATRE.

Tb. chief feature of the bill arranged ror Prs
sentauon here this week will be Miss Jessie VIII
ward who will appear in a one-aet play caiieo mo
Queens Messenger Ella Snyder and her company
will present musical noVei,y ehu,'s" ,.'"-.-
..a-oar,ont nav" Walter C. Kelly. the Military
octotte Ward and Curran Hbbard and Warren.
the Josetti troupe of acrobats and Mr. and Mrs-
Allison are i'm bill.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23

is remembered as a remarkably good one ana
Doubtless the revival will be amply successful On
Saturday night "A Grand Army Man will be re-
tod
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
NEW AMSTERDAM THEATRE.

1t is possible that Miss Ethel Jackson and Mr.
Donald Brian a little weary of the Waltz, but
public has wearied of it, and THE Merry
Widow continues to diffuse her merriment, and to
find it appreciated by d multitude of spectators
night after night No better expression of the pub
lie feeling could, perhaps, be found than the reader
would discover in what Byron wrote about the
Waltz, many years ago.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
WAILACKS THEATRE.

At Wallacks Theatre the musical farce "A hnlSh'
for a Day." fortunate from the beginning, MAINTAINS
It's popularity and pleases all who it The per
formance given by Miss Vokes is particularly comic
and exhilarating in it's abundant vtvacity While al
the same time it satisfies good taste by its eXenlp-
fcation of tact in acting. The scene in which MISC
Vokes, 'the Slavey," drinks champagne believing
Il be water fresh from well, and becomes
slightly tpsy might easily be made offensive The
incident intrinsicalIy, is not comic: but it is one
that a coarse auditor would inevitably greet with
''the loud laugh that speaks the vacant mind in
other words with the guffaw- Miss Nokes judi
cousy excites laughter by means of comic perplex-
ity and avoids literal stimulation of inebrity One OF
the special favortes is her song I'm Afraid to Go
Home in the Dark" The play would not bear
minute description; II will not even bear careful
review; but it serves it's avowed purpose 1t causes
laughter; it whiles away hour two with harm
less diverson-and for that reason remains popular.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23

Oh German, how much to thee owe,
Imperial Waltz. imported from the Rhine
(Famed for the growth of pedigrees and wine).
Long be thine import from all duty free
And hook itself be less esteemd than thee
Fndearing Waltz! to thy more melting tune
Bow irish Jig and ancient rigadoon-
Scotch reels avaunt! and country dance foreso
Yor- future claims TO each fantastic toe,
New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
WEBER'S THEATRE.

Announcement is made of Mr.. WebeTs eXpecta-
ton that the buresgue of The Merry Widow will
remain his theatre for many weeks That ex-
pectaton appears to be well founded. The music
that of the originals very popular: each OF
the players has a following: the entertainment, on
the whole is good Some vuIgarity disfigures it,
which should be expunged; but vugarity seems to
be feature of popular entertainments. almost
everywhere
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15
TILLNIAN.
Congressman Lnvcr Does Not Approve
Of the Race Discussion.

Va WIN
The Columbia State says Congress
man A. f. Lever was in the city on
Saturday on his Way 20 his home in
Lexington from Sumter, where he
participated in the farmers conven-
ton Friday. Mr.. Lever was well re
coivcd in Sumter. At the banquet
Friday night his address was received
with pleasure not unmiXcd with sur
prise. for he spoke very frankly with
reference to the alleged race pro
blcm.
He declared that the people Of the
North are willing 20 let the people
Of the South settle their own pro
blcms. provided the! don't make fools
OF themselves in settling the qucS-
tons. He was very pointed with ref
cronce to the wild talk of some pcO-
pie OF the South who in addresses to
Northern audiences give the wrong
impression OF the Southern cOndi-
lions.
w men asked oDOnJ inc illttcT ~
the Reporter OF The State Saturday
MIR. Lever declared that had it not
been for the fact that Congressman
Helm had introduced Il Jim Grow
car bill" for the district OF Columbia,
and subsequently shot Il gre, the
State OF Ohio would undoubtedly have
gone Democratic. The negroes OF
Ohio would not have voted for TAFT,
but the Helm affair may change it
all.
The state goes on to say that Con
%grcssniau Lever did not deny that he
was hitting at Senator Tillman also.
lie admitted that he does not approve
OF Senator rillman'S way OF using
talk which to those that do not know
him is OF the most violent kind. Mr..
Lovers speech mt Sumter is said to
have been very bold and was we'll re-
ccivcd.
Lever declared that friends of his
in congress from Northern states had
declared time and time again that
they are willing to let the South set
tic her problems. and to help tho
South, If necessary, but they could
not forever resist the appeals OF their
constituents in the North when those
constituents are aroused By the wild
talk OF men who do not properly rep
resent the views OF the South. :
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15
Here Is a New sOne.

Some of the so called Democratic
papers that are really owned by the
trusts are so anxious to defeat the
nomination of Bryan by the Demo-
Gratis that they have been putting
on all sort Of absurd juniors about
Mr.. Bryan. The latest yarn started
out by these papers along this line is
to the effect the growth Of the boom
for Gov. John A. Johnson. of Min
nesota, is di%sconcerning, for the rea-
son that Gov. johnson is believed by
the republican leaders not only to be
a stronger candidate, but they be-
lieve his candidacy would compel
the republicans to ignore much of
the campaign thunder they have
learned since 1896 and that with in
the last week the possibility Of the
defeat of Mr.. Bryan for the nomina-
ton, the effect of the financial de-
preston. the attitude of labor, and
his w popularity, have been i'm
pressed upon Mr.. Roosevelt by close
friends as contributory elements
which make the present political po-
litices of the administration danger
Gus to the republican party, in the
face of a possible change in the
democratic political situation.
This is a yarn out of the whole cloth.
The Republicans would be delighted
to have Mr.. Bryan shelved, as they
know he is the most formidable can
didate the democrats could nomi-
nate,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15
NOT A HORsELEss Age.
Seem TO Indicate That 1t To-
Farther Away Than Ever.

The horseless age that. has been so
persistently predicted Is not merely
slow in coming; the facts seem to in
dicate that II Is farther away than,
ever and PERHAPS may never cone.
People must be riding a great deal
more than they ever rode before.
The automobile industry in this,
country has ~quadruplcd in value In
the last three years and has devel-
Oped at even a greater rate in the
number OF machines manufactured.
But the statistics Of h~orsenesh keep
on expanding. There were moro
than fourteen million horses in this
country i'm 1897. but according to
the figures for the year just closed
there are 1874 900 horses in The
United States at the present time.
This is Il gain Of nearly 40 percent.
in Il decade, a much larger one than
the human element can show in spite
Of large and continuous importa-
tons. AS mechanical rivals multi
ply he rises in the scale OF Gignitied
personality. The last horse wiz
probably take his leave at about tho
same time as the last man.-Boston
Transcript.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15
Squcaky Shoes in Demand.

Small automatic pumps. very in
g~onionsly contrivcd spirited air In
between the layers of the so!cs &c
each finished pair of shoes.
THAT beats me- said the visitor.
Il never saw air put in shoe soles
before. Pneumatic like that, are
they very ~springy?"
NO. they're noisy" answered the
foreman of the Lynn factory.
These shoes are tor the EXPORT
trade. They go to Africa. A native
African Judges the white mans shoes
by their squeak. The louder tho
squeak, the finer the article. In
TACT. the native won't wear a nom
SUueaking, silent shoe. 1t is wind
between the soles hat make shoes
squeak. Put in enough and your
footgear will be as noisy as two
pigs under a fence"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15
WHY Go to Bed!

1t seems to me we make q mistake
in prescribing special hours for go
ing 20 bed and getting up. Why
should we thus gorge ourselves with
slumber? Why should we not fol-
low The example Of IN" d." and take
an occasional nap when we have moth
ing better to do? Why should We
go to bed when we don't feel sleepy?
Why should we not take forty winks
when inclined thereto? 1t strikes
me there is too much method and
rangements.-LonAo Graphic.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15
Every Bird q Weathcrcock.

where's the wind?" scoGed the
sailor. why. look at the birds
they'll tell you. Don't you know
hat every birds q weathercock?
Stop moistenin' your finger and
holdin' it up he went on, in q tone
OF disgust. The practice amt hardly
cicanly Look al the birds is all
you got to do, for every bird sets
with It's head always straight at the
Wind. Every live bird In a tree is
as reliable a wenthercock as them
dead birds on the spires what Is so
much considered in this here Lenten
season.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15

Mr.. Madison's prediction has come
true. The S outh produces so per
cent. OF the worlds crop Of cotton,
This cotton bolt is 1850 miles long
from east to west ana 800 miles wide
and has in it about $4,000, 900
acres.
In 1850 the amount Of capital in
vested in cotton mills in the South
was So 600. 900. aud today we have
invested in this important industry a
little ovcr twelve times that amount,
$225.000,O 900.
Twenty-Five years ago the South
had only 100000 cotton spindlcs and
today We have about 10000, 900. IN
1890 there were $50 cotton mills in
the South and now we have over
900. Great Britain, or the United
Kingdom, is the greatest cotton man
ufacturing country in the world, and
has over 100000 spindles.
America stands next to the mother
country with 26,00O,0O0 splndlcs.
Germany ONE third with 9,OO0,O 900
spidlcs. Russia is fourth with T.
900, 900 spindlcs, and France is fifth
with 100000 spindlcs.
In 1906 New England cotton mills
consumed ~2,349,47S bales Of cotton,
and in The same ear Our Southern
mills consumed 2,374.22 ~ bales; 25,-
900 bales more than our Northern
mills consumed. This is a splendid
showing for the South when you re-
member that the North has nearly
twice as many Spindlcs as We have.
Th"rn is II fact however, connect
ed with both that we applaud and
that both Northern and Southern
mills consumed more cotton than
ever before. We are the greatest
cotton producing people in the world,
with the cheapest and best manufac-
turing facilities on earth.
England leads in exporting cotton
goods, and Germany is second in the
list; the United States is third and
France is fourth. Last year the Unit
ed States imported more cotton goods
than she sold or exported. England,
or the United Kingdom, exports every
year more yards OF cotton cloth than
our American mills produce for both
home and outside trade.
During the calendar year ending
December, 1906, the United Kingdom
exported cotton manufactures to the
value OF $lSi,0O0,0 900, and the Unit
ed States, during the Same period, cN-
ported cotton manufactures TO the
value OF $4,000, 900, and vet we OK
ported twice as much as we did in
1904. *
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15
WHO PnNS The ISillS2

At Petersburg very recently Judge
Gray said: 81 am out of politics,
and | am going to stay out" And
yet there is a Gray boom for the
Denver nomination. Headquarters
r advertised and growing bulle-
tins spread before the public show
ing the growth Of Gray, and the de-
cline Of BRYAN sentiment. By
whose authority is this being done?
Who is attempting to dragood this
excellent man, who has such a true
conception Of the dignity Of the
bench, and such an accurate idea of
what the anti-Bryan pother means?
And who is, or are, footing the bills?
It's costs something to compaign in
this way, says the Washington Star.
Only the other day Senator Gull
berson, in a statement, sought to
put an end to the use of his name
by the anti-Bryan people, Nc head-
quaters have been onened in his be-
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15
A Firelcs.s House.

TO demonstrate his faith In tho
lractica bility of electricity for all
domesti. purposes, an ofici;.l of an
Illinois electrical company has re-
ILL.,, without a chimney or an other
means OF making ust Of fire. The
nouse is heated by steam and the
cooking Gone by electricity. both
supplied by the heat, light and pow
er company with which the gentle
man is connected. This construc-
ton marks the beginning Of an eff
fort to OBTAIN customers for current
to be used In the kitchen. anu -
suecial rate has been fix I'd for TINT
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15
HISTORY OF COTTON.
SOME FIGURES THAI DEEPLY
CONCERN THIS SECTION.

Congress by Representative Helm
of Alabama.
More than 5000 years ago cotton
was found growing in India and Her
Odotus tells MS that the natives called
1t tree WOOL He said:
"Thcy made clothes of this tree
WOO and claimed that il exceeded in
beauty and goodness the wool Of the
sheep"
In 1892 Columbus found Gotten
growing in the West Indies and it is
certain that cotton came to Jamestown
win our Fathers in 1907, for it was
cultivated that year in Virginia. Pick
EFT. in his history OF Alabama. tells
us that as early as 172S cotton hour
ishcd in Louisiana, Mississippi and
Alabama.
How to scperatc the cotton from
the seed was an important problem
with our fathers, and this tedious
task was performed with the fingers.
SO slow was the process that four
pounds of lint per week was as much
as q good hand could do.
In 1928 there was great rejoicing
Ill ire south when Il man in Phila-
deIDhla invented Il machine for sep.
Grating seed and lint, and this ma
chine could turn out only ton pounds
OF lint per day. Not until ELY Whit
ney, OF Georgia, invented the saw
gin in 1893, was this feature Of the
cotton problem solved. Tho first
cotton gin operated by any other tlian
hand was run BY water III Fairfield,
$. c., by James Kincaid, in 1905.
For "a long time spinning and wcav-
ing were m by individuals and
families in their homes. They used
the little hand cardcr, the one-thread
spinning wheel and the wooden loom.
These were followed by tho inventions
of Cartwright, Wyatt and others, the
carding engine. he spinning jinney
II the power loom, all run by steam,
n the manufacture of cotton be-
came one Of the most important in
dustries in the world.
In 1884 We exported from the
United States eight bales Of cotton TO
England. and this fibre had bccn
separated from the seed by til hand.
At Annapolis. Md, in a political con
"""ti"" t7%6. James Madison Of
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15
m, Successful Man.

The successful man is IN" man
who has made Il happy home for his
wife and children No matter what
ne has not conc ia the WdH 81 "'ticN-
in. wealth and honor. if he has done
that he is Il success. II he hasn't done
that, and il is his own fault, though
he be the highest in the land, he is
a most pitablc failure. HOW many
men in a mad pursuit OF gold. which
charactcriHcs the age, realize that
there is no fortune which can be left
&c their families as great as the
memory OF II happy home.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15
Mnrkinnn's Zoe.

Alronol II the toe OF The working
man. inaS,"urh as II lessons his pro
ductiNe powers thus lowering his ct-
dozens. as a Workman. 1t renders
niIn careless and Indifferent as to
tho welfare Of mis- family, and re-
suits in the children drifting into
i' workS' atsl ihc. cry al a tn
!Iii" Murh lhvy o shi to be gaining
me knowledge necessary to fit them
Tor the circumstances Of the future.
cooperative News.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15
NoiSclcss

Railway whistles infict torture On
abroad to check tn plague have won
approval from the people. Austria
has introduced a system OF dumb sig
mailing to start and stop the trains.
Belgium is trying compressed air
whistles instead OF steam, and Ger
many experiments with horns.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15
H. OF ioyt tr3

.4u- ..lo ..oM :. auIt 1904 t,to.
said a forester. "Ill tell yon how to
do it, ald the rule holds good not
only here among u familiar pines
and walnuts, but in the Antipodes,
among the ~strangest banyans, bao-
babs and what-nots. Soft wood trees
nave needle leaves. slim, narrow, al
most uniform in breadth. If you
don't believe me, consult the pine.
the spruce or the fir. Hard woo0
trees nave broad leaves OF various
shape-the oak. the ebony. the wal
mt, the mahogany and SO on"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15
'ruppcncc'' The Dominating Amour,

Tuppence meaning, OF course,
Two pence, and equal to the sum of
cents in United States currency
Is the domin tins sum in London
II Is much an institution as the war
debt. beer, or the game OF cricket.
Wherever you go, whatever you do,
y hai ever q sell or whenever you
Dpen your mouth II is tuppence or q
cries Of that sum that is extracted
rom YOU. Tnppcnce is as much as
n fairly well-to-do worker can AFFORD
II restaurants that sum Gets him two
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15
Novel Farm.

One Of the most curious farms"
IN the country is conducted b" Miss
abby iathrop of CRANKY, Mass. She
mas IL httle place up among the hills
where she "aiscS mice, wcascls, fer
rcts, rabbits guinea pigs. and water
rats. She has in her charge all
,old about $500 animals. and her
enterprise has been a success.-Les
lies Weekly.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15

Considering how great a part the
ministers Of all our denominations
have played in the national life for
at least ten centuries. it is simply
astounding to find how few are tho
statues that have been raised to them
in public places during the past five
hundred years or so.-Sunday
Strand.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15

Gov. Johnson'S Washington bu-
reau says Congressman Hammond
Of the Second Minnesota District,
feels confident that Johnson will be
nominated for President and elect
ed. The bureau can't name another
Western Democratic Congressman
who agrees with Congressman Ham
mond.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15
Iui uu,.AnvA o.
number are willing to make conces-
sions to unite the party.

THE Nashville T%enneesean says
"thc Charleston News and Courier
is bitterly disappointed in Mr.. Wat
terson because the latter announced
that he will support Bryan and fur.
thermore believe that the Nebrask-
an can win. The News and Courier
reminds us Of the lone juryman who
bewailcd the obstinacy and folly Of
the other H."
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15

TIE Republican leaders are prac-
tically committed to the Aldrich
currency bill; and since the MAORI
ty Of the House is opposed to this
Standard Oil measure, some pretend
ed substitute, making its provisions
still more favorable to the Standards
interests will probably be forced
through in the name Of currency re-
form.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15

THE News and Courier says
hudson Harmon ought to explain
how it happened that a Cleveland
Democrat should have been prefer
red in Ohio to a thick-and-thin Bry-
an supporter The action of the
0'in-0~"o~t;nn which sent instruct
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15
Hardest 70 EiLilt.

Gossips arc almost invariably
great liars, but" asks tho Howard
Courant with unexp tted candor,
did you eve hear a story about
yourself that wasn't partly tpue2"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15

Now it is reported that "razorlcss
shaves" have been perfected. Ruff
us Rastus Johnsing Brown will see
to it, says the Washington Herald,
that razorlcss scraps" are never
perfected.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15

A worries over chappcd
knees as if every body knew it
"Knocking' at someone clsc's
door may hclf to smash it in, but 1T
won't strengthen yours.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15

them locomotor ataXia and volhulus.
Durn IN MERRY Widow .
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15

SOME up-country paper says it is
undemocratic for the people to in
struct their representatives to the
various conventions. We thought
democracy meant the rule Of the
people.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15

TIE Charleston Post says Speak
er Cannon is q vicious old partisan
and a representative Of the interests
and a stand-patter and almost every
thing else that is mean" That is a
true indictment Of the man who con-
trolls all the legislation Of the coun-
try.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15

Don't grumhlc when things SO
wrong. Roll up your sleeves and
make them so right.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15

TIE Bamberg Herald asks: Of
South Carolina is going to send a
delegation to the national Democrat
ic convention with instructions to
vote for Bryan, why not send the
vote bv mail and save railroad
are?" Simply because there are
hundreds Of patriotic Carolinians
who are anxious for the honor Of
taking at their own expense the vote
Of their State for the most distin-
guished private citizen in the world
to Denver.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15

THE Gaffney Ledger says that
there lsnl one man in five VINO
cares q continental whether Bryan
is the nominee Of the Democrats or
not" The Ledger has always OPP
posed Bryan. and yet its county in
structed its delegates for him. 1t
thus appears that The Ledger could
not influence the people of its coun-
ty to go the way that fourth-fifths
of them wanted to go.