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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15
ATTENTION

Go. e. 2nb Rcgt. N. G.. S. The
new rifles are on hand, ready for
use. The new uniforms will ar
rive in a few days. Drills arc he'll d
every Tuesday night and everyone
is urged to be on hand at every
w. II. Mcintyre,
~ a. -. Capt.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15

cIanlEnH1as UU1ETNurEfrrErzrB6nI1
We wonder if Mrs. Guinness
wore Merry widow!n Anyway
she was II bloody widow.
Mrs. Guinness certainly took
advantage ol leap year. The way
she got rid Of men was Il caution.
Lets nominate q Marlboro coun-
ty MAJ for president and stop all
this hurrahing for Bryan and The
rest.
Senator Tillman is opposed to
instructions and SO arc Il great
many of South Carolina Demo
Gratis
Atlanta has had another bic fire.
Must be trying to copy after Ben
ncttsvillc. Those Atlantans are
great imitators anyway.
Governor Hughes says that he
will not accept the nomination OF
vicc.prcsidcnt. He had letter
wait until it is offered to him.
Tillman is mad because the
News and Courier had him say
ing that he favors a mar of Clcvc-
lands stamp. He has favored
worse men than Grover Cleveland.
Congressman Lever had the af-
front to come out and oppose some
of the sentiments and policies of
Tillman. lie must be thinking Of
retiring TO private life.
Prince kroltzulcsco says that
none Of the nobility which marry
h''c''c'n hc'rcSS arc any @ood.
i'cS"SS ''''V 'he 'rcho lirS' class
nop'cil'l' wen W" nave occn
mo" ny ~''"' Q some 'll'c'
me mayor ol Town IN NIIchI'
gan curSeo Wl'h nc boarded Il
SlrceO car "lo WAS ha''lcd up IN
inc ponce co"FI ana ilncd. Won
N "''
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15

ticcrs for the coming year together
with a regular program gives
promise of another pleasant and
profitable morning.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15
chaueer.a Faee In a asono

museum the visitor Is shown a won
derful specimen OF natural imitation Ia
a small ribbon Jasper" THIS stone,
the material OF which ie not unlike that
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-15

Naturally this season Of the
year is II Of the most stirring
and important of any. In Il few
days colleges all over the country
will close for the summer vacation
and from the walls Of each will go
forth men and women to take their
places in the ranks and begin in
earnest the studies which are pro
scribcd in the college Of life.
There is no more important
period in the life Of man or wo-
man than their commencement
day. That day on which they re-
ccivc their diploma marks the end
Of the first milestone in life. Their
after they are to change. The
friends and associations which have
been theirs for the past few years
are to be left behind. A new life
is entered and it is well for them
chat they pause and consider be-
foro toE;nu m I;fc,s worl,
The world and everyday affairs
&c vi.wcd th,onoh thn ovoc az tho
student is far different from the
real thing. In fact after one leaves
college and gets out into the world
hc or she. rs the case nav bo will
be surprised that thcv cvcr looked
upon life rs thcv did !, c~ollooc
COLLEGE, is world bv itself There
are trained the mcn and womcn
who are to be the lenders and
mouldcrs Of the world. Generally.
if not all the time, thcv sec The
hri ,htcst and best thinus Of thc
world and look upon man Min far
more confidence and faith ,hnn
thcy ever Mill do auain. This i
all right and as it should be.
Full Of hope and enthusiasm the
young graduate stands commence
mcnt day in all his glory and re
ccivcs his diploma which is cyj-
dcncc of the fact that Che Profess
sors have done their duty bv him
and that he is now ready TO enter
the world for himself. His futurc
success or failure depends on him
self. If he will remember the
teachings Of his instructors. re-
member what they have for rour
years placed before him what ;s
right and lust, he will come ont
all right at last. There will no
rainy DAYS in his life. As tho
president, of one of the c~ollcocs
once said ''rhc lonpcr no livoc tbo
more of the scamy side Of l;fo 10
will sce".
But perhaps tho worst timc viii
be the first year after leaving col.
legc. All Of the associations Of
four years, all the friends which
have been daily associates. arc left
behino and new friends mnst no
formed. New ideas are to toke
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-16
Value of Understandings,

The habit of being content with moth
ing less than understanding a thing is
Of inestimable worth to every man,
young or old. No matter what ones
occupation or responsibility, his first
task is to understand what is his part
to do. Understanding means not only
to know thing before ones eyes, but
to know task, position or an op-
portunity in its relation to other things.
It-requires some thinking, therefore, to
have comprehensive grasp of any
piece Of work in its rightful relations.
No one can dutifully and faithfully
hold place or accomplish good thing
without at least enough thinking to un-
derstand clearly what be is to do and
what its meaning is. Few Of us work
under sealed orders. Most Of us have
plenty of light to make sure we are on
the right track and are doing things In
the right way.-Wall Street Journal.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-16

pOrtant deeds of our lives are our
words. 1t is speech more than any
thing else that makes us human, while
words are not SO much ''for the pur-
pose of concealing our thoughts" as
the only means by which we are able
to think effectively at all.
Few injuries, therefore, are more
distressing to the victim or to his
friends than are those which affect the
speech center" at the side of the head
a little above and In front of the au-
ditory area. An apoplectic stroke at
this point often paralyZes an entire
half of the body and renders the vic
tim dumb for the remainder of his
days.
1t sometimes happens, however, that
the plugged or ruptured blood vessel
Injuries just the right bit Of brain It's
sue to cut off the power of speech and
do nothing else. The patient can use
his mouth and throat as before-for
everything except talking. Sometimes
If the injury does not extend to the
center from the hand he can commu-
nicate in writing.
He can read and understand spoken
words as before. Occasionally he can
utter parrot fashion any sound in the
language or even repeat correctly any
th1Ag said in his presence. Sometimes
the aphasic can use words of one syl-
liable. Sometimes he retains a small
stock of words. 1t may be no more
than four or five. Sometimes he loses
his stock of proper names or it may
be all his nouns.
There have been aphasics who would
articulate perfectly, but were contin-
ually at loss to find the appropriate
word. 1t is all question of the pre-
else point where the smashup hap
pened to occur and the extent Of the
destruction. In all cases what is lost
or curtailed is the ability to think
about spoken words.
1t seems strange that when one is
dining he innervates the muscles of
the tongue and lips and throat from
the sides Of the brain like other paired
| organs, but when he turns to speak to
the waiter he controls the very same
muscles from the left side of his brain
| only.
1t all goes to show how peculiar and
| in sense artificial are human speech
and ability to think in words.-Chica
go Record-Herald.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-16
The Peasant Water Doctor.

At Volbeck, little place near Mum
ster, Germany, one of the notable fig
ures has been for several years the
water doctor peasant named Josef
Garthaus. His practice" is so great,
says Frankfurt paper, that he will
see patients on three days in the week
only. The doctor" was recently sum-
moned before the tax officers, to whom
he had never made a statement as to
his income. Even before that body he
would make no statement and paid the
tax on the authorities estimate Of
$4,000 marks income year. "And
this man." says the report, practices
at the very gates Of Munster, where
there are sixty physicians in good
standing and where a medical faculty
is being organized. The surprise be-
comes greater when it is known that
the doctor never charges more thar
so pfennigs for a consultation. How
many thousands Of people must seek
his help? At the low estimate Of the
tax board Garthaus must be consulted
by 2S,000 year."
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-16
LESSONS LEARNED BY CITIES,

Mismanagement and Financial Trc1>-
bIes Constantly Coming to Light
New Hampton, Ia, is learning ttla
meaning of depreciation. 1t recently
found it necessary to discard the elec-
tric equipment that had been in usa.
but four years and put in an entirely
new equipment. For several months
It has been trying to sell the old equip
ment, which cost $4,000, but has not
yet found purchaser. Its scrap value
Is of course very small
Fitzgerald, Ga, has apparently learn
ed in part at least the lessons that
trust" and bust are practically sy>
nonymous and that In the long run II
doesn't pay to sell below cost. At least
that is the natural deduction from the
following item in the Journal of THAI
city:
Beginning with this month, consunl-
ers will only have until the 10th Of the
month to make their settlement with
the city. Water and light will both be
| cut off on the 18th of each month from
| this on. Then in the future meters fot
both water and light will either be
| sold or rented to consumer. The city
| will no longer furnish them free of
charge. The meters will either be sold
at their actual cost or will be reated
to the consumer at 25 cents each month
A charge from now on for light con-
nection of So will be made. and thf3
fee must accompany the appEcation
for a connection
| Falls City, Neb., is learning that 1t In
easier to vote bonds than to sell them.
for themayor writes that no purchaser
has yet been found for the per eenf
bonds voted on July Is to improve the
| light and water plant. This is lesson
that other and larger cities are learn-
ing to their sorrow. though 1t should
not be matter of surprise where "hra-
provements involve the practical wfrs-
ing out of the present equipmeAt
which has not been paid for
Hamilton, Ont, is one of many cities
that are learning that manufacturers
are curiously prone to serve their good
customers first. 1t is disappointed be-
cause of the delay in the delivery of
the new equipment for its electric ligE3
plant. All manufacturers know and al
low for the fact that city warrants are
apt to cash themselves slowly and that
acceptance of supplies or machinery
often depends upon crossing the right
palm with gold. A manufacturers
agent told the writer two stories te
/ illustrate this.
In one case after trying for two
years to collect a bill he was finally
paid in city warrants. Even then he
could cash them only by selling them
to the local political boss at discount
that more than absorbed the profits.
In this other case his firm installed
some expensive machinery In a city
plant. No sooner had the firms work
men left than the report came that the
machine was not working properly.
An expert was sent on to adjust it
After this had been repeated several
times man approached the expert
with the remark: you've a good ma.
chinist, but a poor politician. You'll
never get an acceptance until you'vs
paid the superintendent $100 and the
chief engineer $50" And he was right
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-16
An Arabian Barber.

The usual Arab instrument for shay
ing declares Mr.. NJ. w. Hilton-Simp-
son, the author of "Algiers and Be-
yond," is the ordinary sheath knife,
on which the Arab gets very fine
edge. He adds that when in camp in
the Haouamed country he has seen a
man kill and skin a sheep and be
shaved with the same knife in less
than half an hour.
"The BARRIERS in the market place at
Biskra are certainly most rough and
ready lot, and the sight of one of them
shaving head is not easily forgotten.
One day l saw camel driver go up to
one of them with head of hair quite
as long and thick as an ordinary well
groomed Englishman's. He took a seat
upon a rickety chair, and the barber,
having moistened the hair with wa
ter, proceeded to shave him as bald
as coot with an old European razor
without making the very slightest cut
upon his skin. No soap was used, and
the operation took only about three
minutes"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-16
SCALP WOUNDS.
Various Results That May Come With
Bump on the Head.

pump tHS t1Sd0s
A bump on the head is one of the
commonest of accidents, but the skin
which covers the Uranium is tough
and is protected by the hair of the
scalp, so it is comparatively rare that
the blow results in anything more Sc
rious than a bruise. This is fortu-
nate, for an open wound Of the scalp
is a rather difficult affair to manage
at times, and its complications and
sequels are likely occasionally to give
more or less trouble.
A severe bruise, such as may be
caused by striking the head with con-
siderable force against a blunt pro-
lection, say the rounded edge Of a ta-
BILE, usually results in more or less bog
gy swelling, due to the effusion Of
serum or blood under the scalp. Or
dinarily this gives no trouble, except
that it may be quite tender for few
days. The effused serum or blood is
sooner or later absorbed, and the bump
becomes thing of the past.
In some cases the fluid becomes fun
of pus owing to the Inflammation Of
the bruised tissues. This kind of a
wound must be opened and the mat
ter washed out, otherwise it may bur-
row quite distance along the skull
and possibly result in the destruction
Of some Of the bone.
An ordinary bruise Of the scalp does
not call for much attention. If the
swelling is considerable the scalp and
hair should be thoroughly washed, and
then lotion should be applied Of boric
acid dissolved in cologne water or a
wash Of witch hazel. If the hair is
very thin 1t had better be cut short
over the bruise, so that the lotiSn can
more readily reach the part if the suf
ferer is boy, but If a girl the To-
ton will have to reach the spot as
best it can. The hair need not be
cut unless it is really case serious
enough to call for the offices Of a sur
geon.
When the scalp is cut or torn the
matter is more grave, both in its pres
ent state and its possible consequences,
and had better be left to the doctor
to treat. A blow hard enough to tear
the scalp may have been Of sufficient
force to crack the skull, and even If
the bone is intact-and the fracture
may occur in another part of the skull
from that struck through the opera
ton of what surgeons call contrecoup
or "counterblow''-t the scalp may
become inf1amed and slough away,
leaving the bone denuded, so that it
may lose its vitality and give rise to
trouble calling for surgical interfer-
ence, or it may become the seat of an
erysipelas. AT any rate, the wound
will need washing and possibly few
stitches to bring the cut edges togeth-
er.-Youth's Companion.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-16
LARGE LEAK IN SPIRIT LAKE.
Light and Heat Plant Shows Material
Loss en- Eight Months Operations.

I0SS VII EiShe HoHtIS SPSTdIiOH>
About fifty citizens attended meet
Ing recently held in Spirit Lake, Ia->
to listen to official statements relative
to the financial condition of the light
and heating plant, with view to get
ting the sentiment of the taxpayers
on the suggestion to sell the plant. The
advisability of issuing bonds to frn=-
prove the water system was also con-
sidered.
Clerk Osborne made report of the
receipts and disbursements at the pow
er house for the past eight months. A
material loss in operating the plant
was shown, which it is evident cannot
be avoided under municipal ownership
and present operating conditions,
A motion that the council be required
to submit at a special election propo-
sition to sell the light and heating
plant, provided that no bid less than
the present Indebtedness Of the plant
be considered. carried by four-ffths
vote.
The editor of the Beacon states that
the plant has always been operated
at a heavy loss"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-16
A Doctors Opinion.

In an address which the president OF
the Central States Waterworks asso-
citation declared to be one of the abiesa
ever delivered before that body Dr.. 8
L. Jepson Of Wheeling, w. Va, said:
Politics and water are chemically
Incompatible and together cannot pro-
duce the best water. Municipal own
ership of waterworks is apt to run into
politics, and this means down grade
in men and methods, with consequent
impure administration and impure wa
ter as WELL"
DIR. Jepson is entitled to an opinion
on the subject, for his city is sursed
with political waterworks.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-16

winds against the flank of the wall
ana SO was only badly stunned. When
at length she recovered consciousness
some one was kneeling beside her and
bathing her forehead with cold water.
Don't tell father, Mike,' she plead
ed family, her eyes still closed.
"No, miss"
Then again after a few minutes al
ience:
Am badly hurt, Mixer
Not the ghost Of scratch, Miss
Marcia. couldn't have picked out
betther place FIR We to land myself-a
pile av soft leaves and a shtrame of
water-r close by. Faith an it's luck
was ridin' wild We the day, Miss Mar
eia."
"But how did you happen to follow
me, Mike?"
Il was afraid ye might not be matin'
that Misther Lock-pardon me FIR f'r-
gittin' his name ag'in-afther all. Did
Pegasus run wild We, miss? How came
ye to be jumpin'P"
A faint color stole into the girls
cheeks.
"But can jump, Mike. You should
see me-" she said in tone full Of
pride in spite of it's faintness.
Il have many's the toime," was
Mixes unexpected reply.
Marcia's eyes opened wide. She rails
him.
"Why, you're not Mike at all! I
must be dreaming YOU'RE
'Lochinvar, DEAR" he answered,
smiling upon her lovingly and taking
her gently into his arms.
And then, while her head rested on
his shoulder, the unknown knight ex.
planned to his lady of the saddle how
he came to be Mike and Lochinvar and
Kendall Lee, Esq, architect by pro-
fession, all rolled into one. 1t was
partly her fault of course, for she had
dismissed him heartlessly from her
service, and he had had to get back
into it by hook or by crook.
'Its used UP pretty nearly all my
fall vacation, this groom Of my lady's
stable business" he concluded humor-
| ously. "Still I haven't neglected my
profession entirely, for I've spent all
my leisure moments, dearest, planning
dream of little house for two."'
He paused and waited for Marcia to
speak, but never a word said Marcia.
She didn't even raise her eyes to look
at him, but then she did not lift: her
head from his shoulder, either.
So Kendall kissed her.
At that Marcia sat bolt upright.
'Tell me, sweetheart" he urged.
holding her so close that she couldn't
escape if she would, "you do forgive
me, don't you, and you do love me and
you will be my bonnie bride?'
"What lot of questions to be an
| swered at oncer' exclaimed Marcia.
willfully lodging them all.
"But it takes only one little word to
answer them ALL" urged Kendall, and
before he could kiss her again Marcia
had spoken it.
A plaintive whinny from Pegasus
broke the silence at length, and the
lovers came back to earth with start.
(Which role do you think you'll like
playing better, Nike" asked Marcia
mischievously, "groom or bridegroom? ~
And down Tanglewood road they gal
loped, laughing merrily.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-16

another man, is we'll told in "John
Glayde's Honor" and the play is GER
tain to attract attention on the part of
people who are not painfully afflicted
when they are forced to think. And
John Glayde's Honor does make one
think.
The leading figure, John Glayde, is
busy man, man of affairs, king
of iron, coal, oil, steel, and to be all
these things takes time, even though
man has tremendous capacity. AS
result Muriel, his wife played by
Miss Darragh, the English actress, has
been neglected. She Is allowed to do
much as she pleases. So while he is
dabbling in high finance she is f1utter-
ing about Paris, mingling with the
fast bohemian set and getting her por-
trait painted by fascinating young
man.
We find John Glayde arriving in
Paris unexpectedly, dropping in on his
wife while she is entertaining party
of friends, somewhat penitently con-
Tossing that he has been remiss and
promising to do better in the future.
How far matters have gone he cannot
guess and will not suspect He has
confidence in Mrs. Glayde. She does
not fall into his arms, but allows him
to believe that if he will again become
her wooer she may not be irretrieva-
bly, lost to him. Enough has been said,
however, to show him the undesirable
ty of his rival. He sends for the artist
to visit him and firmly lays down the
law, accompanied by check for the
unfinished portrait. In the midst of
this interview John Glayde is sum.
absence there is brief scene between
Mrs. Glayde and her lover, and you
realize the worst when they meet in
a quick embrace. They agree to elope.
At that moment a hand is seen
stealthily closing the door to an ad-
joining room. This is the tense mo-
ment of the piece. Whose is the hand?
Has John Glayde been listener to the
hurried condolences? Has his watch
ing secretary, who stalks through the
piece, obtained information that will
dash the scales from John Glayde's
eyes? Neither the one nor the other,
for when John Glayde comes in and
again resumes his conversation with
the artist it appears that he is in ig-
norance of his wife's visit to the office.
Then she comes again, and Glayde re
news his suit for the love that was
once his. She appears to yield and.
with lie upon lie, deludes her husband
into the belief that he may still win
her back. After her departure clerk
for it was he who closed the door
blurts out the fact that Mrs. Glayde
had previously called, and the secre-
tary arrives in breathless haste to in
form Glayde that his wife has driven
Off to meet the artist.
Glayde follows the pair to the studio,
where friends have been persuading
them to give up their folly. But the
wife tells him that there is only one
man in the world for her. the artist.
so John Glayde says to the artist:
60! This woman has made the
greatest of sacrifices for you. She has
lied and betrayed. l shall divorce her
You can get married. l shall make
provision for her, that she may never
want Take her and help her-to lie
and betray no more"
Trevor Lerode the artist, is played
by William Sauter, George NJ. Graham
scores as Howard Collingham, and
Olive Oliver is a success as an Ameri-
can girl married to a protligate prince.
ROBERT BUTLER.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-16
Easy.

Weggie-I say, old chappie, the pa.
pah says there will be lot of meteors
this month. How do these astronomer
Johnnies know that?
Willie-Deah me, how dense you are!
They look in the almanac.-Cleveland
Leader.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-16

Politicians are often men who nof
being able to manage their own Affairs
are not deferred thereby from taking
charge Of those Of the government
Likewise there be people who, not be-
ing able to successfully manage thess
own affairs, volunteer to take charge
Of the delicate affairs of others.-E&
bert Hubbard In Philistine.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-16
Rejected,

Some months ago the city eougpcil OF
Faribault, Mimi, appointed a commit
tee to investigate the local lighting
plant with a view to purchasing it,
Finding that it was just aia>A.l self
sustaining and that municipal .Yyper-
ship offered no prospect of any s,Iyina
to the city or private consumers. thu
committee made an adverse REPORT
which was unanimously adopted
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-16
NEW HACKETT HIT,
"John GIayde's Honor" by Sutro,
( a Strong Drama.
4 MILLIONAIRE THE HERO.
The Story Is That of a Busy Man OF
Affairs Who NegIects His Wife For
Business and Usual Result Follows
She Forgets Him.

She Forgets Him.
[From Our New York Dramatic Corre-
spondent.1
James K. Hackett has scored a per-
sonal success at Days theater In an
admirable play by Alfred Sutro, HJohn
Glayde's Honor" which enjoyed long
run in London.
Mr. Hackett has seldom done better
work than in this latest role, that of
forceful, energetic American man of
millions who in the hunt for dollars
loses wife and happiness.
The old, old story of the neglected
wife, who finds solace in the atten.
tions, friendship and perhaps love OF