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THE STORY OF MAN IN SPAIN LETTER WHICH WAS RECEIV ED DY MR.. SCHULTZ An Old Fake Which Has Been Used a Long Time-The Letter is Published Notices have appeared in papers el, owhere in thc state about a let ter which was being sent out from Spain and Benncttsville has been included in thc number. Mr. Shultz, thc baker, roceived thc letter which follows last week Tta story of the man in Spain if 1 is in prison and his money but in England is an old fake and Mr. Shultz kindly allowed thc Ad vocatc to have the letter. Here it is and it is self explanatory. Madrid L.j 4, 1008. Dear Sir: - I am in prison here for bankruptcy and I address you this letter for ask you if you will help me for recovering 1,200,000 francs in banknotes that I have within a bank deposited in a rail way station of England. For that it is necessary that you advance thc sum required to pav thc charges of my process to the Ti*')unal and raise the seizure for recover a valise which has a sec ret hidden that contain a check of frans 45,000 payable to bearer and thc railroad receipt of my trunk which it is indispensable to recov er it. For recompense of thc great service you will render me I will reward you with the third part of the total amount. I bog you to keep tho greatest recorve and if you accept my of fer I will send you by next letter dress it to my sorvant by a cable never by letter, thus addressed. Vicente Vails, Ronda Foledo F 2. o letra D. Madrid. Recibi muestra, Shultz. Awaiting your reply I am yours very truly, N. N. "Health Coffee" is nally the closet Coffee lmitatiin ever yet produced.This ?lever Coffee Substitute was recently pro duced by Ur Shooj) of Racine, Wis. Not a grain o? real Coffee in it either. Dr .Snoop's Health Coffee is made from pure toasted grains with malt tints etc. Really it would fool an expert who might drink it for Coffee. No 20or 30 minuten tedious boiling "Made in a minute" says the doc tor Sold byR I> Rogers & Uro. Brownsville News Brownsville, April 25:- -After a successful session in the Browns ville Academy taught during tho past year by Miss Bessie Crook ofijowborr.v as principal and Miss Mary Rogers of Brownsville assis tant, closed on Friday afternoon. Miss CrOoks has gone to her home in Newberry. Thc Methodist church here has recently undergone some much nCcdcd repairs and how presents a very neat and attractive appear t '? .. tho "Bachelors Annual Repast'' will be given at Roger's lake next Friday, May the 1st. This has grown to bc quite an extensive af fair and large number of invita tions have been sent out. The excellent weather conditions of the past several weeks have been very favorable1 to the far mers of (his section and most of thom seem to have good stands of corn and cotton. The oat crop bids fair to be an average yield, if the seasons continue good. Deaths in Smithville* 4f Smithville, April 25- Mrs Sus an Driggers died last Wednesday and was buried Thursday af Elie ne/es, Kev Franklin Quick con* ducting thc funeral services, died Inst DELEGATES ELECTED The Action of the Executive Com m it tee Appro 'ed. . Tho Bcnnettsvillo D?mocratie Club was called to order by thc president, Senator T 1 Hogers, Saturday afternoon. The follow ing o?iccrs woro rc-olcctcd by ac clamation: T I Rogers, president C1) Easterling, secretary and treasurer. J F Townsend, vice-president, T S Evans, moinber county ex ecutive connnittoo. ^_ On motion of L J Breeden thc president was authorized to ap point an executive connnitttce and a committee on registration at his leisure. J P Gibson moved that delegates to the county convention bo nom inated from the floor. T S JEvans nominated P A H?ges as the first delegate on the list. Ile with thc following were elected by occlarna tion: T.C. Hamer, L.J. Breeden, J. P. Gibson, T.JL. Rogers, T.S. Evans K.L. Freeman, D.D. McColl Jr. A.J. David, C.S. McColl, J.A. Drake, M.E. Coward, J.K. Owens D.M.I).McLeod, J.B. Green, S.J Mclnnis, J.F. Townsend, CE. Ex um. President Rogers called attention to the fact that the representation of the club had been reduced five delegates by tho action of the" county executive committee in changing the basis of rcpresenta tio from the old club rolls to the both in the primary. He thought that this action of the committee was proper and should bo endors? is L Freeman olfcrcd thc follow ing resolutions which were passed Resolved That thc Bcnnettsvillo Democratic Club endorse tho ac tion of thc county Executive com mittee in taking the vote cast in the first primary two years ago ns the basis for representation of the clubs in the county convention, this basis being fairer and more equitable than the old club rolls. ''Resolved further, That thc del egates from this club ask thc conn i ty convention to endorse this ac jtion of the executive committee/" Thc following aro the delegates from thc Brownsville club to the county convention: W. B. Drake, Harris Bristow, L. E. Brigman, J. E. Rogers, J. R. ON cal, W L Kinney, and C. P. Hodges. The following will represent j Tatum at the county convention:! Alex Stanton, Jess Tatum, and t Dave. Easterling. Koilock- R M Pegues, T D Lashlcy F P B Pegues, Chas. Irby Clio- J I) Edens, J T Stanton A L Calhoun Jr, Johb A A Cal houn, Lauch McLaurin Mel) Morrison, H C Herring, Rev NV Q u i c k , D M c Q ll e o n, L D Bundy J J Lane, J L Hubbard. Adamsvillc Simeon Gibson, S J Smith, J K Fletcher and A C Green delegates to county conven tion Red Hill- J P Henagan, J C Campbell, YV V Rogers, 0 I Sherrill, ll C Campbell, and Col J N Drake. Weak women get prompt awl lasting help by ?sine, Dr Slump's Ni^ht Cure, These soothing, healing antiseptic sup posilorics, with full information how i<> proceed an- inttirestiiigty told of in my "No A Vat Womeai" Thcbook is strict ly confidential medical adv in- is entirely rec sinply write Dr Shoop Racine Wis. or my hook X<> I S<>1<| itv jn? T Douglas Gentlemen of the Jury. List of jurors for court of Gen eral Sessions which convenes on 18th of May: U VV Bundy, M E Brigman, Tom Garner, K B Whittington, II VV Boahn, T R Vining, Harry Hollis, J W Driggers, L !I Easterling, II II Crosland, Sylvester Bennett, Lucien D Odom, Arch Adams, J ,1 Adams, J L Williams, L E Ivey, W S Lee, A l< Hilliard, I) VV Weatherly, Jonathan Adams, J E Kidds, J A Spears, W A Hin shaw, ll B Tatum, R J Adams, J W Tmor, II ll Newton, Jr., W T Willis. W W Irby, Jr., F I) Rog! ers, Eran kl i tl Quick, LT Parker, J T Gibson, EC Breeden, D C Norton, J E McGilvrny. Wa? in Poor Health B'or Years lr? W. Kolly, ( ? Monsflold, I 'ft., wril?H ] "1 was in pOOl ItOftlth for two yearn, HU? foring from kidney and bladder tumble, I sponl considerable monoy consulting physi? elans without obtain hi? any markod bono? lit, lint wan OUrfld by Foley'H Kldnep duo, and I desiro to add my testimony that it may ia?, tho oatiBO of restoring tim health of others" Rof uso substitutes, Heid & Co MCCOLL NEWS NOTES Personal and Local Items of ('.en crai Interest - McCol), April 29th.--The friends of Miss Hettie Beasley will bo glad to hear that she has su iii ciently recovered from tho effects of her recent fall to resumo her duties as teacher at Epworth or phanage, oven though she must uso crutches. Tho spring music festival at Spartanburg to be held this week will bc of unusual excellence, su perioi to all its predecessors. Madame Gadski, considered by many the leading soprano of the day, will be thc star of tho festi val. David Bispham, Albert Qucs nol, Madame Bonton, Madame Jomclli, Madame Dc Mose, Miss Celia Wintoraiul, Mr. Kecd Miller arc the other attractions. Miss Wcntcr and Mr. Miller aro Amer icans, the last is a South Caroli nian who is soloist at Calvary M. E. church. Mr. Walter Damrosch, of national reputation conducts the festival. Mrs. Della McLaurin, who went to Virginia hospital at the same time as Miss Drusilla Ani mons, is getting on nicely. Her many friends hope she will return much benelitted. The injuries received by Mr. Charles McGregor (by a fall at thc skating rink) proved more se rious than was supposed, and tin injured foot has been very pain ful. Miss Clarkie Belle MeNair has recently spent several days with her friend, Miss Pearl Morrison. Mr. Vernon Graham acceptably substituted for Miss Virgie Mc Laurin while she was in Richmond a day or so of last week. Mrs. Harry Gaddy spent sever al days with her daughter, Mrs. Lynch of Cheraw. Mrs. Lynch accompanied her mother home for a week's visit. Mr. S C Camon, of Hasty, was in McColl last week making nec essary purchases and arrangements for establishing a cool drink stand in Hasty. gO?^Ou VIII. ni/ >, .i a ii.mjii v\j Fayetteville and thc physician there hope to save thc right cyc lic bore thc entire ordeal with re markable fortitude, using, wo arc told, no anesthetics. Mr. Morri son has many friends who will re gret to hear of this accident. The play, "lt was all a mistake," given by the pupils of the Otb and Kith grades for the benefit of the music class, was a line success from every standpoint. Tho acting was highly creditable, the audience large and a nice sum was cleared. Where all deserve praise, we will not specialize, but Miss Sally Mc Coll's "old maid" was simply splendid. These young folks will always secure a good audience. Mr. Ku mian Willis was delegate from McColl Presbyterian to Presbytery and reports a most harmonious meei ing. Seldom has anything taken place in our village that so touched tho heart, as the death of little Marl ing Fletcher. His classmates loved him very much, and their little hearts ached and there were no dry eyes, as they followed him to "God's Acre." There,on Tuesday 21st they covered the dear body with beautiful Howers (brought in such profusion that the little mound coiild not, hold them all) thc priceless soul had been t rans planted to the Master's (?arden. Mrs. Fletcher who was supposed to be hurl, very little, attended the burial of ber boy, but lifter going home serious trouble developed, and during the entire weeU she has been critically ill. At this writing sin? is better and tin- many friends of the family earnestly hope she will bc restored to her family. Miss Nellie Wade, of Richmond, Va., has accepted a position with the Southern telephone exchange in Bennottsville, S. ( ), Mrs. Mollie Kennedy McLaurin visited relatives in McColl last week. M ISS Atlanta Gibson has been visiting her friend, Miss Stack house, of Columbia. Mr. .John Foster, who is with the Southern Hell Telephone com pany in ( ?harlotto, N. C., spent a day Of SO with tllO family ol' Mr. ?I S Thompson Mi-, and Mrs. I >ccs, ol' Bennetts ville, spent Sunday with relatives in McColl. Dr. Douglas Hamer has been appointed examining physician for tho Woodmen of tho World of Hasty. Dr. Hamer lias ; practice in that part of X. Miss Rosa Smith spent with Miss Maud Mooro in her homo at Red Springs. Mr. Jeff Gibson spent Saturday and Sunday with the family of Mr. Wesley Smith at Judson. Mrs. Smith will sjiend a few days with her mothar. Miss Mary Parker, of Raeford, N. C., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Carrie Plummer. Wo find thc location of East Side Baptist church is yet unde cided. Some ono says wo incorrectly reported the Kamo between llarts vill and McColl, that it should have been 5 to 3-not 5 to 0. Regrets boys. As Hans said to Peggy when he could not find the needle in the hay stack, "Will do better next time." For several years it has been tho,custom for Maxton M. E., S. S., to have its children's day at old Caledonia church in Scotland County, Calononia always fur nishing the dinner for the great crowd that attends. And the crowd does come, from Hasty, Laurinburg, Maxton and even McColl they gather. Folks love to go to Caledonia. Of course it was tho children's day exercises they longed to hear (and they were ex cellent.) The dinner was only a necessary adjunct- Thc automo bile of '2.') years ago-thc big farm wagon pulled by a pair of strong mules, was much in evidence. Fortunato is that person who is ono of the crowd to go in the wagon. Kev. Mr. Cole, of thc Haleigh orphanage, gave an ear nest heart to heart talk about his work, and a nice collection was taken up for the' orphans. Rev. Euclid MeWhortcr, the pastor, is a man of rare personal qualities having an intense love for chil dren-and the good times he gives the Caledonians would gladden Sunday in Hasty, going out to Caledonia in the Hasty "auto." Miss Jimmie Covington is visit ing her friend Miss David, of Bennettsville. Little Laura Laura the infant daughter of J. D. and Poilty Haithcock died on the '26th and was buried at Mc, Coll cemetery on the '28th at 10 o'clock funeral services was con ducted by Kev. C. A. Jones of thc Baptist church. Little. Laura was only 15 months old. We know dear parents that it is hard to part from our dear little ones but it is a con solation to us to know that they will be the greatest Kingdom of 1 leaven. The diciplcs came unto Jesus saying who is the greatest in the j Kindom of Heaven? and .Jesus j called a little child unto him, andi sot him in tho midst of them, and j said, verily I say unto you, except yo be con verted, and become as little children ye shall not enter] the Kingdom ol" Heaven, whoso-' over therefore .shall humble him self as this little child, the same is thc greatest in the Kingdom of1 [leaven, again he says, sillier little children to conic unto mo for of such is the Kindom of Heaven. Sorrowing parents, Laura cannot come buck to .von but you can go to her. April 09th 1908. A Friend. Winthrop College Scholarship and Entrance Examination. Tho examination for tho award of vacant Scholarships in Winthrop Col lege and for thc admission of now students will bo held at. the County Court House ?ii friday, .inly ;i at I) A M. Applicants must be not less than lift cen years of age. When Scholar ships arc vacant, after July 3 they Will i)C awarded to those making the highest average ni this examinat ion, provided they moot the conditions governing thc award. Applicants for scholarships should writt t o President Johnson before tho examination for Scholarship examinai lon blanks, Scholarships are worth sion and free tuition, the next session will onen Sc ht* tn ber l" M08. lor further address S C TOO MUCH MACHINERY Supposed Aids to Church Work Which Are Becoming Hindrances. Presbyterian Standard. Hero comes another. It is thc " Pocket Testament League " Or ganizations aro now passing across tho arena of life so fast they are crowding upon one another's heels. Wc cannot keep up with them. Our eyes fail us. It is impossible to tell what tho names of some of them signify when we perchance get a focus upon one of them. Then this is getting out in thc air among the people: Wc must do this and that because tho Brotherhood says so or thc " League" orders it or it is the constitution of the''Endeavors" or something in place of because the Lord says so in the World. Our Savior was no organizer. Neither were any of the Apotles. Thc church was constituted and that only and charged with thc work of evangelizing the world. Do not misunderstand us. We arc not an tagonistic to everything that has thc semblance of organization. It is thc will worship wc sec in organ ization, and the danger of sub stituting organization in the ab stract, for personal Christian effort and reliance upon tho power and guidance of the Spirit in answer to prayer. Members of churches may in order to be of ono mind striv ing together in thc work of the Lord, resort in a subordinate way to devices for success. It would not! be oasy let it be said to prove that thc Church has any divine warrant whatever to organize societies after thc fashion of tho organizing going on here and there today. A Pleasant Outing J P Gibton It is always a genuine pleasure year. When the buds are swell ing, the forest clothed in vcrdent foliage, thc wild flowers and frag rance of the clover bloom permeat ing thc atmosphere. Occasionally at this season, par ties from town, visit thc grand old Pee Dec river, spend tuc day, watch the seine pullers catch thc beautiful shad and other large fish swimming in those waters. Last Friday in company with Messrs W Turlington, ll K Covington, W P Covington, li D Moore and W J Baldwin WO rode down to thc old Howe seine bar near Gardner's Bluff, thc bar is oh thc Chester held side of the river, winch with several hundred acres of line river bottom and timber lands belong to Messrs H 1) Moore and Willis Turlington. They have rented thc seine bar and fishing priv ileges to Mr. Haywood, of Bennettsville, who is a natural fisherman, and takes great delight in catching them, as he seems to understand thc habits and characteristics ol di lie rent kind of fish. Thc river was rising the day we were there, and the catching very poor, but all present secured enough for rt bountiful dinner. Messrs ll K Covington and I> D Moore proved to bc very lino cooks, the party took with then) plenty bread, eggs, lard onions, salt, pepper, cottee, sugar, cream otc. Every one present enjoyed the dinner, and 1 venture to the assertion that no more enjoyable Tish dinner has been served in a long time. A bout 12 o'clock Mr. (?co. Minson and Mr. Wright arrived and took dinner with us. The frefluent freshets in thc riv er, overflowing hundreds and thousands of acres ol* landa have deposited millions of clover seed from thc bottoms in tho up coun-| try on thc rich bottom lands all the way down the stream. I took a walk through the pastlll*0 lands, now belonging to Messrs Moore and Turlington containing 7<K) acres, and no oin? who has not seen it, could bc made to believe that such a Sine luxuriant growth of clover existed in this pountry. Thc clover from six inches to P2 ^??^??????'???????????''????'?'??????^^ inches high, thick as can bo, co-wr ing an area of four of five huntfat?. acres. There is plenty of <??5wr grass besides tho clover, and K&W ing tho winter months innrimrfr ole beds of cano for cattle. 9. asm more than ono hundred hoad ?E cattle and horses, all having '&??? themselves on tho nutritious <fc>~ ver, had sought the shaded notfas where they were resting. Therm is enough of fine grass and clover in that pasture to support tlmfte*?r four hundred head of cattle x?? then they could not destroy ?vt. ill have never soon anything to ?tsr pass it in Virginia, or Weatena North Carolina. After diwwr several of tho party went in seores, of a bee tree, which had boee. <x> ported, and succeeded in locetaic it not very far from tho seine'fax, which promises to bo quito fl&rufc ful, is a large tree and will be<taik en some time in June. At V4H?I time Mr. Editor you aro expeofcte? to be present. J. P.C. The Voling Contest. The following are the votes re ceived up to Saturday night for thc free trips to Washington: MOST l'Ol'UIAK MINISTEB Kev. K. E. Turnipseed, Bennettsville Methodist Church. 12Sc> Kev. W. P. Meadors, Pine Grove, Smyrna and Beauty Spot. 8&> Kev. J. E. Rushton, He bron, Ebenezer, Parnas sus and Zion. . 860 Kev. F. II. Shulcr, Clio Methodist Church. 290 Kev. Peelc r , B e t h 1 o . hem. HD MOST POPULAR WKACHEtt Miss Susie Covington, Eb Grove, Schoo). . . a> .'..i?fin '?; v K?jter?!, Bt'.ti). I. ?ten, ?u-.huo?..?.> Salem School. ... E P Miller, Bennettsville Miss Catherine Meares, Murchison school. MOST l'OPULAtt YOUNO LADT Miss Jean Covington, Ben nettsville. 230? Miss E d i t h Hodges, Brownsville. 13C Miss Jincey Covington, Hebron. :&2C Miss Eliza Rotors, Browns ville. '.90 Miss Lizzie Newton. IC MANAGERS OF ELECTION C. F. Covington, Bennetts ville. 20K) P. A. McKellar, Bennetts ville. 12?CJ Meyer Mittle, Bennetts ville. 134C \J. J. Breeden, Bennetts ville. 760 Archie M Fletcher, Pine Grove. 2?6 A (?. Sinclair, Bennetts ville. 600 Ernest Covington, Bon ville . m J S Covington Clio. 22ft W. J. Covington, He bron. J?0 J, F. Everett, Bennetts ville. '2'20 J. T. Douglas, Bennetts ville. 300 John Covington, Hebron 30 ,1 M .Jackson, Bennetts ville. . 30 B H Covington, Bennetts ville . ? IC W P Covington, Bennetts ville . IC Phil Levy, Bennetts ville. >.2? S o 1 Brown, Bennetts ville. 2? M McLaurin, Bennetts ville. S ,1 P Gibson, Bennettsville ? ??S ,1 K McKittrick, Bennetts ville. ? 11 II Crosland. 10 J, E. Covington, Bennetts ville. IQ