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Safe Blowers at Work Safe blowers at Blenheim on last Friday night blew open tho safe of J .J Hood, a merchant at that place, ami secured about 801) in cash. Up to the present time there is no clue to thc robbers although every ell'ort is being mado'to locate them. In conversation over thc 'phone Saturday afternoon Mr. Hood said that tho case was simply one of pure robbery. He said that he went home as usual Friday night and although he lived not very far from the store he did not hear the least sound of any robbers. On going to the store Saturday morn ing tho front and tho side doors were found unlocked and on look ing inside it was found that tho sale doors had been blown oil' anil the money which was in the safe was gone. Further investigation showed that the men who did thc robbery "stunt"" had gotten a chisscl and an old piece ol' a mower and with these had forced an entrance and drilled tho boles in thc safe. It is not known but il is presumed that they used dynamite although no .noise was heard. It was stated on the streets here Sntut'dttV afternoon that, tko rob bois had entered the blacksmith shop of NV Alkinson and got there the tools with which they did their work from that shop. It was t?ld that they broke open the door ol' the blacksmith shop in forcing au entrance. Mr. Hood lost $<>'.} in cash and in addition his safe is a total wreck. This will run his loss lo close to $200. The lever of the safe door was wisted out and dynamite inserted n the hole. Bolts of homespun vere wrapped around the safe and )iled up around it to deaden the . MM ll . 1 ' hoy iviu named 0 money evidently Loi non auvw... thing in thc store was bothered besides the safe. Every ell'ort is being made to locate them and in spite of the fact that they covered their tracks ver,\' skilfully they will no doubt be brought to justice sooner or later. . A BEAUTIFUL DAY Last Sabbath Was a Most Perfect Day in ?vii Respects. Last Sabbath was glorious in all its beauty. Tin1 dawn ol' spring was ushered in with glad, sunshiny weather. Not a cloud was visible and thc music ol' the birds almost made one forget thal winter was still close in the rear and Unit more cold and rough weather was still likely to be experienced hcforc thc month was passed. In keeping with the beautiful day the various churches wc rc lili ed and st rong sermons were beard from every pulpit. Each pastor scorned to feel tile spirit of the new day and tho large congrega tions heard inspiring and most helpful discourses on tho Christian life. At thc Methodist church thc Kev. K IO Turnipseed preached in thc morning to a large congrega tion and after thc sermon the sac rament of the Lord's supper was Observed. Al the Presbyterian church tho pastor, tho Kev. I >r. Bunyan McLeod, faced un imus nully large assemblage and his remarks received dose attention. Kev. C A Jones, the pastor ol' thc Baptist church, also delivered a o st excellent discourse on the broad of lifo. The .services al the Episcopal church were conducted by the Kev. T Tracy Walsh, who deliver ed in his usual forcible and con vincing manner, truths from thc word of (?od. The fu st Sabbath of March will be remembered as beautiful in every particular, spreading glad ness and good cheer on all. PERATED ON IN FLORENCE p ormcr Resident of This Phv.ce had to Have One Eye Removed. Tho following is clipped from, I QI ic Slate of Saturday last, tho ac- lc punt having been written from tl 'loronco: ^ Tho many friends of Mr Milton it ?cLaurin will regret to loam that|T s a result of the injuries received rom lire by Mr MeLaurin sov iral days ago it hus become noces- o iiiry to remove one of his eyes. Cvory ell'ort was made to restore ii ho eye, but without avail. Mr. 11 MeLaurin bus been living in Mar , on sim-e bis removal from Flor- ii ince several years ago. He was J1 irought to Dr. Il norton s inlinn- ? iry herc and thc operation per- < formed. Thc operat ion was sue- j" icssful and Mr, MeLaurin is now , ?ul of danger. Several years ago " Mr. MeLaurin was married to 1 Miss iCminio McMillan of Flor- j .nee. Mr. Mc Lan ri tPs brother, h Capt. Leslie McLaUrin, who hrs Iiis headquarters in Florence, bas < been with his brothel' during the 1 whole lime. I . Oak Rid<<c Cemetery Committee, j The next meeting of tho Oak Llidge cemetery committee will bc held at the home of Mrs. YV, P, Breeden Sr, Thursday af temoin at four o'clock March 12th. All j interested are invited to be pres ont. Mrs. Sadie YVeathloy. President of com. COLORED SCHOOL DEDICA TED. Interesting Scr 'ices Held in Cha pel on Sunday Afternoon. Tho Marlboro Colored Indus H y "nrl". *f thlq town ?hold their now school building which is attractive in appearance and com-1 modious in size, though"(not yet completed. Tho'building is two and one-half stories high with spacious balls, class rooms, chapel and in dustrial rooms for work and ex hibits. 'Pho contractor, Mr L F Townsend, has executed the plans very well indeed ami is still at work. The colored board Ol' trustees have worked very bard ami tho present school house is largely tho ' result of their careful supervision, I aided by a distrossc I and discour? aged people and helped by thc j white board of I rn--lees and many kind white friends of this commu nity. < hu* prayer is that more ! friends will come to our rescue. The exercises on hist Sunday Wcro brief btil inspiring. Th c j chairman of tho t rustce board, ? Prof. IO J Sawyer, being ?ill, which Was a cause for much regret, he haying been in tllO fore front of educational matters for a long pe rind, the vice chairman. Kev .1 NV Moultrie, presided. Prayer was o if o rod by Doctor I?d wards, Solo and chorus, "Count your Blcss ings." by Mr Allen Stoney, after w hieb Kev F NV Price, secretary of the board of trustees, deliver od ll practical and timely address, full Of interest ing facts. It was listened to with marked attention ami was greatly enjoyed by all present. The chairman ol' t b c meeting announced thal the dedica tory serv ices will be deferred and after some remarks requested that a collection bc taken for the build ing fund as tho I r?steos are in debt. Two members of tho t rus tce board, Mr Carolina Breeden, and donas \V Thomas, came, for ward aud waited upon tho people. They responded liberally a II d quickly with a collection of $60. The other members of tho board of trustees present were Messrs Sidney Tbonias and I T Townsend. The colored people are together and are in earnest about tho edu cation of their children, They bas e done well but bave not. gone quito half way in tho completion and furnishing of their now build ing. They are encouraged, and arc solidly and heartily; They deserve tho support ol' the entire community. Now is tho time of need. Who will help? J W Moultrie. i>th Were nantir Obtainable In the ( I,mid Which tit? rroie?iorKnew Nothing Abouf, - \ Canadians are very touchy on tho lbjcct of climate, as Rudyard Kipling iscovercd when he somewhat though t sslj- dubbed the dominion Our Lady of ie Snows. When Arthur Stringer, the nmg Canadian poet and authur, iirst x'ut to Oxford, lie carried With him .tiers from Prof. Goldwii. Smith, of oronto, to Prof, York Powell, the dis ngulshcd historian of Christ Church, iys thc Philadelphia Post. The old Dxford don. like oiie or two (her Englishmen, had very vague leas about Canada, ami somewhat sur- . riscd thc young stranger by Inquiring ' he got along nicely on Bngflsh rons! ' nilton after living so long on frozen cal meat. Thc young poet gravely pro csted Hint he perhaps missed his whalo lubber ?1 little, but thc next day cabled ionic, and In less than a week '.he finest askct of autumn peaches ever grown, n Ontario, carefully packed in saw IllSt, was on ?ts Way to Oxford. A bort time afterward the young nu llor was again dining willi the rcgius irofessor :it Oxford, ami iba't gcntle iinn produced at the meal a fruit dish oaded with tremendous peaches. "Most extraordinary," said tho old irofessor, "bul these pench?s were, cul to mo lo-diiy, ?iml I'm blest if I enow who seiil tl.em. Prom thc south >f Prance, 1 suspect, so 1 saved a few )f them foi- von, Stringer-1-they Will DC such ;i novelty, you k ll OW I" Thc Canadian very quietly took a steamship company's bill of lading from his pocket and handed it lo Ibo irofessor. The professor gn/Ctl til thc bill, and then at thc fruit, theil nt thc poet. "1 had some whale blnbin?r, too. pro fessor," said that young man, "but I simply had to eat that. These oilier things were grown oil my uncle's farm near Kent county, Ont., you know. Ile has 200 bushels of them every year, and he sent mc over a basket of little ones, along with the whale blubber." A TAMK WILD RABBIT. An Animal Thai 1? niillouli to Domes tiente-A Ilmiter'n Story of Ono. Two spoi lsmen lay in a Montgomery county Held the other day, smoking and rejoicing in the possession of a good string of rabbits, says th? Philadel phia Record. "Did you ever see a tame wild rabbit?" said one of the men. "No, they say they can't tame the wild ones," the ot lier answered. .?;V ' .. ..-.>'! <M Im VA some domestic would make naturally for the woods mid underbrush, though if a dog got after it it would kite like the wind for the house. A very taine wild rabbit. My boy kept it in tlie yard with a taine guinea pi# and alligator. .Sometimes he would toko all three out for an air ing, and it was funny to see, oil the pavement, going slowly along behind my boy, thc rabbit and guinea pig, with the little alligator waddling awk wardly In thc middle. They were the best of friends, but some had young sters from next door broke into thu yard ono night ami killed them with an ax. That rabbit of my hoy's was, I guess, (he Only wild one ever known to bo tamed." WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. 13 ? pc ri men tx on Communication Ile? (?Veen Itiillonn.i si\ niles Apart 11 lld On.- lill.- ll |irh, 1 Experiments Were lately nindc ut Vi enna on the possibility ot' communica tion between balloon- am! wireless telegraphy, ami they met with some success. \ ?optivo balloon takes thc place of the tail mast ns used in thc Marconi system. A Clipper wire is stretched between it aid tlc.- earth, whore the transmitting apparatus is placed, the second baildon, which as cends freely, carries the receiving in strument and is furnished with a wire On feet haig hanging downward fro n the basket. The balloons received mid transmitted messages np to a distance of six miles and at an elevation of about a mile, of c..inse, the great dllltculty will be to establish a lransinltthi(j sta tion in a free balloon, both on account of t he weigh t of the necessary apparatus am! also because there is danger of discharges from the powerf.il con denser so near tho i 11 tiammahle ?ras ol' the balloon. Puturc experiments wilt be looked for with interest by all who are engaged in making a study of wire less telegraphy. Color in Commerce. The United States consul gell C rn I in Frankfort says "that it ls Important to study thc taste of people in the matter of color, as well as in regard to shape, in designing goods for a foreign mar ket. Saxon makers r noodles drove England out of Pia/ ppi'ig their goods in pink ad of black-. Other Oerma: lng to Die fondness of luiSSil 1 their dress. France recent! ?w dis tasteful green is to ? but it cost a pood deal of 1 kc the discovery." Where lint- Ai n. There are parts o re the lint is unknow n exec] s. The men, when they neci , tie up their head*, and the lowers. Volcante So The southern part , of vol ennio origin and tin . neigh" borhood of Kimber! thuruna that even TO THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEXT PRESIDENT The Peo Dee Advocate and the Marlboro Democrat are going to send a party of six o Washington on the occasion ol'the inauguration of tho 27th President of the United State*] m Mandi I, 11)09. M' Three ol' the party are io be selected by tin; readers of the Advocate and the Democrat, The party will be composed of the following: 1. The most popular minister in Marlboro r. aunty. 2. Tbc most popular public school teacher in Marlboro County. !.}. The most popular young lady in Marlbco county, .I. The person who scuds in the largest amount for subscriptions to the Pee Dee Advo^?p fi The person who scuds in the largest amount for subscriptions to tb?) Marlboro Demo^Pt 0, Thc person who sends in the hugest amount for subscriptions to ihe Advocate and Democrat together. Each of these persons wp' be given free railroad tickets to Washington and return, so as to include March 4, 1909, the date of the inauguration of President Roosevelt's successor. Tho party will probably go to Washington a day or two in advance of the inauguration, so as lo witness the closing scenes of the present Congress, which will adjourn sine die on March 4, 1909. The party will nlso be given a free trip to Mt. Vernon, Ya., the old home of George Wash ington. There can be seen the house in which the First. President lived and died, the furniture which he used, thc carriage.in which he rode, the tomb in which he is buried, and many other relics. Al Washington can be seen the beautiful Capitol, the White House, the U. S. Treasury, the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, where money is made. Statuary Hall, Congressional Library, Nntiona1 Museum,Smithsonian Institute, Corcoran Art G?llery, and many other things of nat ional interest. A trip will be taken to to the top of the Washington Monument, whioh is u.55 feet high. Prom it the whole city ofWashington can be seen, with the Potomac ?i/er windi ag along its border. ' v Conditions of the Contest 1. Ivich person who subscribes for the Pee Dee Advocate or the Marlboro Democrat will be entitled, for each cent paid on Subscription, to one vote for each of tho persons to be elected. If $1 'iO is paid for the Advocate one year, the subscriber will be entitled to ino votes for a minister, a pUblic school teacher and v young lady. Eighty cents for th3 Advocate six months will on title the subscriber to 80 vote?. One dollar for the Democrat a year will entitle the subscriber to loi) votes, The votes mus? be given in at the same time the money is paid. 2. Every agent of Hm Advocate or Democrat will be entitled to as many votes as will the sub scribers whose subscript ions ne or she gets. An agent who gets 10 annual subscribers for the Advocate, will be entitled to L500 votes Ten for the Democrat will give him or her 1000 votes. Agents' votes must also be sent in with the money. 8. A ballot wi be printed in each issue of the Advocate and Democrat, which, when cut out and 5ent in before the expiration of the date printed in the ballot, will count as ten votes for one ?>ovQon in eneb of the three classes in the contest. These ballots will not be counted unless th ny nra ;db . I . Iii -.vp i ra iii u oi ?'?t? fhu<? jcinte'cl in the tyvlU?j ' . ; ': hi .;?!'... oil td i iii*.) ''i . i.'. . .' ion-, ami votes us cn teri as pos '?,;V.'.- ,. w r-A u< c-",.?.;5- li ire I up ! i; ib t/ef eire a. '. . v. ? \ \ ?.:?! Hamm, money and votes, ...t. .? ':??...<.{?. will ? e cWdUcd with uv?ry cont ?i?hl in. ami wi il th< benefit of .be t..:dal. .v.t 'he, ii o cou! yt No p. soi /ill iii : Counted m.- M a M it, however, '.ill he ot; she sends in d ?rt \ . . person, appears to be emttleu to more than orte trip, then one of the trips will b gwen to the person who sends in the second largest amount for the Advocate and Democrat combined. If the same person still seems to have two trips, one ol' them will be given lor the third largest, amount, for both papers combined. 0, Besides being allowed the voles indicated above, and having a chance to win a free triplo the inauguration of the next President, all agents will be allowed ten per cent commission on all money collected by them. This applies to renewals as well as new subscriptions. Tobe entitled to commissions, ah agent must send in, at first, as many as throe subscriptions. After that, one or more may be sent a time by the agent. 7. No subscription will be taken on credit for anybody. We do not keep subscription accounts 8. The votes received by each person will be published in each issue of the Advocate and the Democrat, revised up to the ?dose ol' thc proceeding week 9. The contest will close at 0 P. M. on tho filth day of February, 1909, The votes will be counted and the trips swarded by a coininit.ee of three citizens of Marlboro county who are also io bc elected by the voters themselves. There is a place on e..(di ballot for the names of the cit ?zens whom the voters choose to count the votes. The time for voling lor this committee will (dose just a wcids before the regular contest. The ballots for them will be counted by the editors of the Advocate and Democrat,ami Hie three highes! will bc declared the managers of tho election. Their naines will bc published in lim paper preceding tim (dose ol' thc contest for the free trips. In case any manager elect cd c.tnnot serve, he or she will be allowed to name a substitute. This ballot, if in thc office of thc Pee Dec Advocate and thc Marlboro Democrat before 6 P. M. of Mar. 14, 1908, will count as ten votes for each of the following three persons to receive free trips to Washington and Mt. Vernon, to thc inauguration of the next President of thc United States: Rev. pastor of the. teacher in thc church school yoting lady residing in This ballot will also count as ten votes for thc following citizens as managers of election, .of. of. .of. Thc ballots to bc sent in with subscriptions have a little different form from the above. T arc printed separately ami can bc obtained at thc olliee by any agent, or subscriber who will i or write for I bein. The contesl is now on. Begin to send in your votes at once. The sooner you get y favorites in thc lead, the better chance they w 1 have of winning. Subscribers will bc entitled to the same number of votes, whether paid nt the olliee sent mail, or paid to an agent. But. in every case the votos must come in willi Hie money, or < they will not bc counted. Agents should go l<> work at once.A subscriber [licked up here and there, every now and t will amount to a great deal by the time the contest (doses. ADDRESS, FREEMAN & CALDWELL