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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-28
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Birmingham, July 27.--(SpeciaL )---. Leon p. Dulion. of the Journeyrnsn plumbers, has been elected president of the Birmingham Trades Council, the largest central trades body in the State. Dulion defeated Henry 0. West by one majority.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-28
Officers nanfnreA.

Mobile, July s7--CspecIal) q thorough investigation held at the police station tonight, Mayor Lyons exonorated Policeman Broadus and Connolly who were suspended Saturday night and ordered them to report for duty tomorrow evening.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-28
Superior. to. Lemonada.

teaspoonful added to eE eiaes oS ooI6 water, with sugar, makes a delicious sum AtoA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-28

ORPHEUM THEATRE, SPECIAL.
 Tuesday and Thursday, "OstIer Joe. film. Poem made famous by Mrs. James Brown Potter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-28
yohns-osven wedding.

From a Columbus. Miss. correspon, dent comes the news of the marriage there on Wednesday last of Mir Henry Johns and Miss Susie Goronwy Owen at the home of the brides parents. Mir. and Mrs T. c. owen in the Eastern Suburbs of the city, the ceremony hay ing been performed by Rev. W. E. Dakin rector of St. Paurs Episcopal Church
 Mr. Johns is a prominent cotton mer- chant. while his bride is a pretty bru- nette, who has many admirers here. At the conclusion of the ceremony the newly married couple left for Colorado, where their honeymoon will be spent This wedding will be of much interest to Mobilians as the brides mother. for merly Miss Pauline Mohr. a daughter of pr. and Mrs. Herman Mohr was q popular member of the social life here until her marriage and where the brides uncle. Dr, Charles Mchr is a well known physician
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-28

Port Eads, La. July 27--Arrfved: Steamers City of Tamplco CNorwegian) Odfjell, Vera Cruz and Tampico; Ma mug (Amerlcan) Boyd, New York Preston CNorwegian) Olsen, Colon via Port Limon; Indnna lPritish) LaycoclS. Stettin via Shields Corinto (Norweg- ian) Gundersen, Port Barrios via Puer. to Cortez and Belize, Jo Berh Vaccaeo 70 (British) simpsan. ceiba.
 No departures.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-28

Galveston, Texas. July 27,--Arrived: Steamers Delphine (ItaIian) Toscani- mo- Tampa: Fl Sud 6American) Higgins, New York Montauk- (British) Hough- ton, Vera Cruz. e-'' .tt
 Cleared: None.
 Sailed; Steamer Molina (Norwegian) Haraldsen. Mexican ports.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-28
MARINE NEWS.

Mobile, Ala. July 27.-Arrived: Steamer Times (Norwegian) Gram. Havana; schooner Henry Crosby (Americau) Mungan, Cardenas.
 Cleared: None.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-28
rnengement Announced.

Mir. and Mrs. J. Brumley announce the approaching marriage of their daughter, Margaret, to Mir Edward p. Cain, which will take place in st. Joespf1's Church on Wednesday,, July 2s at 5:3o p. m.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-28
u.- p.-,v At Lyric Theatre.

mabiIe. July 21--(SpeciaI --The Misaes Liron entertained most attrac- lively this evening for their guests, the Misses Thweat of New York, with a box party at the Lyric.
 Those present were Misses Lucille and Margherita Ijgon. Louise ana Hazel Thweat. Alice Barclay Messrs' Greer Marichal. Warren Christian. Ed- ward Sage, Jr., Hopkins Fitzpatriek. Weems stanton, and Mrs. GreenWoed Ligon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-28
perwonai Notes.

Mss Florence Roussel of Patterson, La, who has been the attractive guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hartwell, will aeava tomorrow for New Orleans where she win visit friends before returning home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-28

Mir. ". H. Monk returned on satur- day from Grand Rapids, Mich, and Att lantic City.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-28

New orleans. La. July 27.--No clearances. {R
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-28

The four winners in the contest will play the semi-fnal round on the last Saturday In August and the final round will be played the last Saturday in Sep tember
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-28

Miss Helen Smith has returned from a visit to Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-28

Rev. Matthew Brewster left today for Saiuda. N. C., being called there by the illness of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Ar thur Palfrey of New Orleans.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-28

Mrs. Greenwood Ligon will leave on Saturday for Kirksville, Md. to attend the osteopathic convention to be held in celebration of the eightieth birth day of pr. Still. the founder of osto- opatf1y
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-08
STATE PAWN SHOPS
Lending MoneyUpon Property
AS Old As Society,
Plus IL. OPENED THE FIRST
The Mont dc Ticte u Great Success u
Paris-lt'S Run i'm the Interest a
the Poor Under Direct Govern.
mcnt Control, and Is ~ Boon e
Humble Folk.

Lending money upon propert!
great and small is probably as old l..
society itself. But it was AZ.
until Middle Ages that autho
sterted in TO prevent abuses in thi.
connection and protect the masses
or the people from Insurers.
In the middle OF the fifteenth cen.
fury there vas between the rhurcl.
and the monarchs Il third powar.
which, although it worked in secrst.
nevertheless dictated terms to tn,
prcudest mobiles. This power was TN,
purse of the Jew.
In 1853 Plus II. opened the FIRST
state Pawnshop in beautiful old
that ancient cradle Of art
on the quiet umbrian Hills. The
icea was TO relieve the peasants and
rumble laborcrs who unquestionabi,
often passed their lives in utter ser
vltude to the money-lcnders.
me necessary capital was Obtain
cd by piouS appeals to the rich ANA
nome, n In a few years branch4:
wore founded in every city In Italy.
For generations thereafter these As
adjustments were under church COZ,
trol, but gradually they became q;
pat OF the public service.
n system took three centuries
to cross the Alps into France. /, was
in 1913 that NJ. Ncckcr. the famous
minister OF Louis XVI. caused tnr
inst lantern of the Mont de Piete 10
be hung out in Paris. Twelve year
later, however, the revolution brDk,
out and the constituent assembly 4.
cided to close up the short-lived
institution.
Naturally enough the old pawn
brokers and usurers at once rcs,lnl y
business and were more eNtorton
than ever, the game being now a,
tircly In their hands under peculiar
~ advantageous conditions. Thei.
oppression indeed became SO gra.
an evil that the provisional govern
lnent had sense enough 10 restore tn.
row famous Mont de piete, as Ia.
State Pawnbroking department j.
France is called.
This vast national concern is ru,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-08

~" H~hae~iniy hagSl!ng. u,
hurry, no discourtcsy and no lu
%hindncss. The Mont de picte
deed with its auxiliary omces H.
every quarter OF the great city o.
Paris ana 'succurHAieS" or brancha,
throughout the provincial cities IS
beyond donbt a very real boon "a
millions OF humble folk. 1t vll
take into saic-keeping ard stora
the stove OF the street c|huslnlt
seller at the approach Of spring
and takes charge of the "''founlain
OF the iced drink peddler when chill
October warns him his trade is AZ al
end. 1t will lend the out-ol-w.. -
laborer sixty cents on his tools taA
le may go here and there in scare,
o. employ ment.
The headquarters Of the institution
are in the Rue DIES Blanc MantcanA
and there are two great branches o
sGccursaies, II in the Rue Roquet
lie, and the other in the Rue de Boz.
aparte. The latter is the more I'M
portant and is somewhat inc0nuru
ously placed mean that noble institu
tion the Ecole dcs BeauX Arts. ON,
enters through a passage leading ~
TO an open court surrounded on Al
si'icS by the various buildings OF ,h
Ntont de pictc. On The lcst as y,
iicl, IS tuu dcpai iinrnl Of Drga.
ments.' where the prosperous a.
deem their pledges. NcAt comes -
hall of "Engagemonts,' where a.t
clcs are received and beyond that .At
immense auction room where unr"
deemed pledges are sold.
1T Is curious to observe that Al
though crowds are present in th
various departments, pledging, re
deeming or buying at auction ther
Is no noise or excitement AMI "cr
crowd but a silent one which pasgu,
about tho counters Of the recciv!p
department. Here is an artisan o ID,
OF work. Il dry goods clerk, an aiA
gantly dressed lady ''pawning" he
sables instead OF putting them int,
cold storage for the summer. IN,
whole transaction Is looked upo.
as most matter-of-fact. Parse
handed across the counter are TAX IN
to an inner Don to be valued b,
the appraiser who never so much /
secs the applicant. The first parce
Is perhaps a christening set Of silye.
cup. fork and spoon, The valuel
turns to his little weighing machine
weighs the silver, tests II and lis.
~passionately calls out Twenty i've"
a malacca cane follows with a ton
alleged to be gold. 1t is rubbed on
Il test stone, nicked with acid and
promptly denounced as an impostci
Diamond rings and brooches go
through most searching examina.
tons. There Is no sentiment.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-08
Car This BE TruC.

We saw it stated in q letter from
Washington the other day that the
figures of the internal revenue bu-
reau for the fiscal year 1907 show
that in the State of Virginia, where
saloons are licensed il different com
munities, there were granted 1887
licenses to retail liquor dealers. In
the State Of Kansas. where the sale
Of liquor is forbidden altogether,
but. where drug stores do a rushing
business, a total of 1858 licenses
were granted to dispense liquor at
retail.
The population of Virginia is near
]y %one-fourth greater than Kansas.
Licenses to retail dealers in malt
drinks like beer were issued in Kan
to the extent Of 637, while in Vir-
ginia the total was only 172. There
were 101 licenses to wholesale deal
ers of malt drinks in Kansas and on
ly so in Virginia.
The letter goes OH 70 state that in
the State Of Maine, where prohibi-
ton has been upon the books for
fifty years licenses to retail malt
liquors were granted to the extent
of 468 against 172 for Virginia. The
population of Maine is less than
half that Of Virginia. In the the
State Of North Dakota, where pro-
hibition is State wide, retail liquor
dealers ere granted licenses to the
number Of 1,055 and yet North Da-
kota does not have one-fourth the
population of Virginia. In the same
State were $50 men holding licenses
to sell malt drinks.
According to population there is
one retail liquor license in Kansas
for every 42S population, while i n
Virginia there is one license for ev-
cry 794. people; In Maine there
is one license for every 661 peo-
pie while North Dakota makes
a worse showing than any the
others, by having n license to ev-
cry 241 people.
According to the census figure in
1900 the deaths from drunkenness
furnish almost as startling figures.
For every 100. 600 people in Maine
there were ZIG deaths from drunk
enness, while in Alabama where sa-
looms were then licensed, the figures
are Ito. Kentucky, where booze
was AS free as water in 1900, made
g than Maine, the
;. Can these fig
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-08
A DESERVED PROMOTION.
Col. II. ". Hunt Made superintendent
of Train Collectors.

The announcement contained in Il
Washington dispatch that Col. EObt.
w. Hunt had been promoted by the
Southern railway, being appointed
superintendent OF train collectors, was
welcome news to his friends in South
Carolina, who feel that any promotion
given him is deserved. Col Hunt was
for many years division passenger
agent OF the southern, with %headHuar-
ters at Charleston, and last year was
promoted to the position Of assistant
general passenger agent with head
quarters at Atlanta.
The train collectors OF the Southern
railway have heretofore been undar
the direct PERSONAL supervision Of the
auditor at Washington, but in order
~ facilitate and improve their work
IN has been decided to enlarge the
rec and 10 have them report di.ecc
40 Il superintendent in charge.
Col. Hunt has had long experience
the passenger service OF the South
II and when it was decided to creatc
,,.e new Office OF superintendent of
nc"'ore hn was decided uDon as
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-08

AS agreed on by the club owners
the State League towns, the South
%arolina State league season Will OPP
/ on Thursday, May Z and will close
lily 20 with 10 games played by
lch of the -four towns. The follow
& is the schedule Of games for the
st week as arranged By Secretary
Is. Houscal:
May Z, s, . Orangcbmg AT sum
T.; Chester at Rock Hill.
May II, 10. 10 Sumner at Orange
lrg; Rock Hill at Chester. g
Each OF the towns in the league
rs been wired by SECRETARY H~ouscal
the effect that the league will open
1 the 7th i'm order that the towns
ay be prepared for the event. In
inter there will be big doings' on
&c eth. This is the big day of the
p. A. convention and other f|estivi-
es that have been arranged and it
probable hat there will be a re-
)rd breaking attendance for the op-
lin" game 81 the Si&tr lca%u" "cH-
IN. EvcrythinS has been arranged
} that the game viii not conflict With
lie other parts Of the days pro
ramme.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-08
Bryan on First BALLOT.

The New York Herald, whose pol
litical forecasts are remarkably &C.
curate and entirely impartial, esti-
mates that Mr.. Bryan will have 765
votes on tho first ballot at Denver,
or 113 more than the two-thirds
needed to nominate. Of this num-
Der 217 have already been definitely
instructed to support Mr.. Bryan,
and 548 are classified as probably"
for him, these being the representa-
tives of States which have not yetheld
conventions and of some which have
elected delegates without instruc-
tons. In this list are included the
delegates from New York, who
were elected without instructions.
At the time the New York conven-
ton was held it seemed that the del
egates from that State would be
against BRYAN, but the situation has
materially changed and the leaders
of the New York Democracy have
been frightened into support of the
Nebraskan by the great strength he
has developed, which he might use
to exclude them from representation
in the convention in the face of an
attempt to unseat them bthe yele-
ment of the party that was outrage
ously excluded from the New York
convention.
The Bryan sentiment in Illinois,"
says The Herald, compelled Mr.,
Sullivan to play fair, and while the
support given way have been some
what unwilling, it was nevertheless
given and will suffice. The result is
that in one day the entire Democra-
tic situation in the United States
changed. Almost every State in the
Union that was wavering began to
trend toward Bryan" With the ex-
ception Of Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey, Massachusetts and Minnesota,
all of the States which have as many
as twenty votes in the national ICON
vention are counted for Bryan.
Minnesota is. of course, for John
son, but as soon as his candidacy is
shown to be hopeless, the delegates
are practically certain to go to Bry-
an, who has been extolled by Gov.
johnson on more than one occasion.
Pennsylvania will probably be
against Bryan, but the supporters of
the Nebraskan have not yet abandon
ed the fight for the delegation.
New JERSEY has shown anti. P~vnr
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-08

50 ~>.s'~', - $50, u..", ,"u -.
ing out to the men in the approach.
ing boat. The immense shark. now
boldcr, more determined, was LASH
ING right around him with in~credihlo
speed, chUrning the blue sea at tno
surface and narrowing the circles at
"ach revolution. a terrible situa
ton for Il helpless man.
Once twice thrice it flashed It's
vast jaws. only TO dart back as pell
spiashed With the fury OF despera.
ton. But the boat was alongside. A
dozen eager hands seized the swim.
mer. while others attacked the mon.
Stcr with boathooks and b%ayoncts.
But it was not to be denied. Even
as Pell was In the very act Of being
hauled over the side the creature
made one last plunge through the
water, dyed with its own blood, ana
snapped off the mans left leg above
the knee. Not all the Efforts Of ;he
surgeons OF the Eurydice could save
him. pell died mex day.
These horrible creatures attain
an enormous sizc-up to 40 feet, or
as large as some whales. have
seer a specimen taken OF the Great
Barrier Reef SO feet long. 1t had
eaten a horse thrown overheard from
The Port Morcsby Steamship; and
its scrricd rows OF fangs we're the
most dreadful sight have ever be
held. Some of them we're nearly z
inches long and IN wide.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-08
WHITE AND BLACKS
HAVE SOCIAL EQUALITY DINNER
IN NOW YORK.
White Women Sandwiclcd in Be
tween Negro Men and White Men
Between Negro Women.

Nothing in recent years has SO
stirred the white people or his coun-
try as the social equality dinner
given in New York on Monday night
week under the auspices OF the Cos
mopolitan club.
The purpose Of the dinner, and of
the movement Of which it is Il part,
was, frankly and confessedly, to
break down the social barriers be-
tween the two races, and the advo-
cacy of intcrmarriage, expressed by
whites and blacks alike at this re-
markable dinner, was greeted with
the loudest enthusiasm Of the even
ing.
There were ninoty-thrce people at
the dinner, the proportion Of negroes
being about two to one while among
the whites were a large number OF
white women, affiliated with settle
ment' work and socialism.
The seating arrangements were SO
devised that a white woman inva'-
iably sat between negro men.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-08
Will. Not BE Bound.

The News and Courier makes
straight answer to the question Of
the Charleston Post as to whether it
will accept the judgment of the
State convention on the candidacy
of Mr.. Bryan. 1t declares that it
will not be bound by the action Of
that convention, because it will not
pc a member Of the convention, and
Is not even a voter. : In answering
The News and Courier The Post
knocks it completely out of the box.
Here is the answer the Post makes:
'Ot course we understand that
The News and Courier is "vox ct
p~racterea nihil," but we understand
that it claims to be a Democrat voice.
that it speaks to South Carolina
Democrats as a Democrat, that it is
laborlng with them against Mr.. Brv-
an as an exponent Of South Carolina
Democratic sentiment. If it is only
expressing an independent view.
without any claim to familiar consid-
GRAFTON, that is all right. But if it is
submitting it's propositions to the
Judgment of the South Carolina
democracy as an organ Of Democra-
tic sentiment in South Carolina,
that is quite another thing.
1T is willing to be bound by the
action of the national Democrtic
convention, yet it will not be q delae
gate to that body nor will it have O.
vote at the polls for the ticket put
forth there. Why might it not sub
NIT to the State convention as grace
fully? Because. it says, its constitu-
ency is not confined to South Carroll.
ma. So The News and Courier is
prepared, if the State convention in
struct for Bryan to appeal from the
judgment of the South Carolina
Democracy, to the party at large.
That is all right, too, if it does not
approve the action Of the State con- +
vention but it can not, in such Cir
cumstances, claim to represent the
views of the Democrats of South
Carolina. Unless it would deny the
authority of the State convention to
speak for the State Democracy.
Perhaps that is its attitude. for
we read in it's issue Of today: If the
State convention sends q lettering
delegation to Denver, it will be sent
in defiance of the peoples wis es."
Who made thee a ruler or a
iudg cover Isreal? Who gives The
News and Courier warrent to over
rule the action of the State conven-
ton. in the name Of the people of
South Carolina. If our contempor-
airy denies the authority Of the State
convention to instruct the delegates
to the Denver convention for any
candidate, we take it that it would
justify any of the delegates disre-
garding such instructions. That is
the logical deduction from its judy
ment of the convention for itself con-
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-08
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"'. '''.. ~ '.NA" W.
One j. 7. Loden. of Charlotte, N.
c., is widely quoted in the papers as
having been talking in Washington
about how sore the farmers are over
holding their cotton in the south.
Now we have, says the Florence
Times, no fault to find with the
press correspondents for giving any
mans views if they think him prom
inent enough for his views to count
anything but who is j. T. Loden?
In a matter Of this kind. when the
fortunes of the farmers Of the south
are at stake, when our own people
are lined up on the one side or the
other it is q very serious thing to
say that the farmers firing line is
Wavering unless one wishes to injure
the cause of the farmers and inspire
their desperate enemies with great
er hope. 1t means that the last line
of the defense Of the southern peo-
pie is breaking and their forces will
end in rout. That is if it is so. Is
it so? Who is Mr.. Loden, on which ,
side of the fight does he generally
stay? He is a type of man that does
a good deal of talking just now. A
type of man that fights neither on
one side nor the other, but, being a
friend Of both sides carries all the
news he t. nks will be gratefully re-
ceived to both sides. Are the state
mcnts borne out in fact? It's it not
true that at every convention Of
the farmers they pledge themselves
to renew efforts in behalf Of wholeS
class and interests of the farmer
and his allies and dependents. Many
people talk ca~relessly in these mat
tiers because they do not realize how
greedily their words are taken up by
the opposition if they are the words
that they want to hear. They do
the cause Of the farmer injury. they
cause suspicion of the strength and
loyalty Of the rest Of the line, and If
you have ever been on a firing line
you would know that such a suspic-
ion caues a more deadly panic than
bullets or death or any thing else.
Don't do it. Remember that the
the farmers interest and if you can
not fight with him do not weaken
him by talking against him. If Mr..
Loden has any knowledge Of the facts
in the cas he has misrepresented
them, either carelessly or willfully,
for the purpose of shaking the con-
fdence Of the friends Of the farmer
in his cause. When one talks this
way let the newspapers tell us
just who he is and let us conclude
whether he talks from selfish inter-
est or is just making himself inter-
esting to the newspaper men.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-08
BATTLE.
One Man Kills Another After Being
Shot Down.

j. ID. Williams, an electrician for the
Consolidated Coal Company, at Flat
Creek, Ala, in a duel in the public
road. Previous trouble had existed
between the lei about family affairs
and when Williams saw Garrison he
asked him to wait a feW minutes, II
securing a pistol, shot Garrison down.
While on the ground, the latter shot
Williams to death. Garrison is dan
gcrously wounded.