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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
MEERSCHAUM PIPES.
eriesns, II Seems, Do Not Make or
Keep Them Right.


"You don't see the best meer-
~chaum pipes in this country" said
u German pipe dealer who learned
lis trade in Vienna.
"Why? Because the Americans
are in too big Il hurry-haven't time
to take care of ! meerschaum,
haven't even time to learn how.
When the American is through
smoking he knocks his pipe on the
heel of his shoe to remove the
ashes, shoves it in the most handy
pocket and is on the run.
''Now, in the old country a man
takes his pipe seriously, very seri-
ously. He expects his meerschaum
to last him a lifetime and then be
in good repair to hand down to his
heir. The pipe is passed from gem
Grafton to generation, and it is al
ways handled as carefully as new
born babe. The smoker never
touches the bowl while it is warm.
That would spoil the fine, glossy
color. When the German has COM
pleted his serious and meditative
smoke his pipe is laid very carefully
away where it VII! cool properly and
without danger of scratching. He
does not ram it into his pocket
with other miscellaneous articles,
as the rushing American does. He
takes his time and gives it his care
and attention.
"The best meerschaum pipes in
the old country are made of soft
meerschaum and are hand carved.
Then they are boiled in beeswax.
The soft meerschaum absorbs the
wax. The fine color is produced by
the wax and the nicotine combin-
ing. When the pipe is smoked the
wat softens from the heat. That Is
why the pipe should not be touched
while warm. Touching mars the
gloss.
"The American manufacturer
does not carve or polish them by
hand. The work is done by ma
chimes. The soft meerschaum, if
treated that way, would break, so
hard meerschaum, a low grade, is
used. The hard clay will not alb
sorb beeswax, so it is boiled in
glycerin. The most beautiful colors
cannot be produced with glycerin. !"
Kansas City Times.
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4 Wei, DrcScet. Ham.

Lord Russell when practicing at
the bar one day examined a witness
whose evidence promised to be dam
aging unless he could be previously
confused. The only vulnerable part
of the man was said to be his self
esteem. The witness, portly, over
dressed individual, went into the
box, and the great lawyer took him
in hand.
"Mr. John Tomkins, l believer"
"Yes."
"You are a stockbroker?"
81 ham,"
Lord Russell regarded him atten-
lively for a few moments and then
said, ''And a very we'll dressed ham
you are, sir"
The shout of laughter which fol-
lowed completely disconnected Mr..
Tomkins, and the lawyers point
was gaired.-Scottish Nights.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
His Compliment.

Praise from husbands lips is al
ways pleasant to the wife, but the
praise may be too discriminating to
suit her.
'I thought it was nice of you to
tell that carpenter, who seemed to
think women know nothing, that l
could hammer nails like light
ming, said Mrs. Morse to her hus-
band. "But I'm afraid, dear, you
are not an unprecedented judge. l
really don't think I'm such a very
good hammerer."
ooh, he knew what l meant" said
Mr.. Morse cheerfully. "You know
lightning never strikes twice in the
same place, they say"
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A Poet Physician.

o, Hearing of d. Goldsmith's great
or humanity. d poor woman, who be-
or ieved him to be a physician, once
sue Tote to him begging him to pre-
or tribe for her husband, who had
perost his appetite and was altogether
me me- p every sad state. The kind heart
.. oo.oe5 poet Immediately went to see
~ -, her and after some talk with the
o. man found him almost overwhelm-
* ed with sickness and poverty.
i '@You shall hear from me in an
!, hour" said the doctor on leaving,
:; "and shall send you some pills
: which am sure will do you good"
Before the time was up Gold
smiths servant brought the poor
woman a small box, which on being
opened was found to contain 10
guineas, with the following direc-
tons:
s'To be used as necessities require.
: Be patient and of good heart"
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No Reward Offered.

'tHave you lost anything, mad
ann" asked the polite foorwalker
of the square jawed, austere looking
shopper who stood before the "Lost
and Found" window of the large de-
partment store.
"Yes, sir" she replied; 'l've lost
ia pounds Of husband in a light
brown suit, with black derby hat,
small tuft of hair on its chin and a
frightened look. I lost it in a crush
at the fancy goods counter. It's
probably wandering through the
building in search of me, and l
thought perhaps you could find it
easier than l can. / want it on ac-
count of bundle it is carrying un-
der its arm" Woman's Home
journal.
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BIBLICAL MYRRH.
You May Buy 1t and Frankineense In
the Drug Stores.

A druggist recently gave Sun
day school teacher a shock that he
is not likely soon to forget, says the
st. Louis Globe-Democrat. While
seated at the soda fountain the
teacher was delivering lecture con-
cerning how much the world had
forgotten since ancient times and
how we'll it would be if we could
learn something more about the
articles of everyday use, for in
stance, mentioned in the Bible.
"Now, there's gold, frankincense
and myrrh,'' he said, "that the wise
men brought from the east. Of
course we all know about gold, but
who knows anything about franklin
cense or mvrrh ?"
"We've got 'em for sale right
here" said the druggist, reaching
for bottle, which he placed on the
counter before the astonished lee
turer. 'Here's your frankincense,
and,' setting down another bottle,
"here's your myrrh. Now, while
I thirk of it," bringing third bot
tie, "here's your mama too. They
are all gums. Myrrh is the dried
sap of genus of trees and shrubs
growing in Arabia, Persia and In
dia; incense is composed in great
part of the olibanum gum, the sap
Of a tree which grows in Arabia all
along the Red sea coast, on the east
coast of Africa and in great abun-
dance in India.
"To make the incense used in the
churches the olibanum is some
times mixed with myrrh, cascarilla
and storax, also an oriental gum.
The shrubs producing myrrh are
found all around the Mediterranean,
the best qualities coming from Sic
ily. The mamma of the drug store
is also kind of gum, an exudation
from several varieties of small trees
and shrubs growing in Arabia and
here and there through southern
Asia. The monks of Mount Sinai
pack 600 or 800 pounds of mamma
eyery season.
'cBoth myrrh and mama are often
used in compounding prescriptions,
and incense, of course, is in con-
slant demand in the churches. 1t
is rather curious, however, that dur
ing all the centuries from the time
when the Jews marched out OF
Egypt myrrh, incense and mamma
have year by year been collected and
sent to Europe from the same coun-
tries in which they are first men
toned and that the incense burned
in our churches today is of the same
kind and comes from the same
places as that which smoked IN
Aaron's censer."
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AUTHORS HANDWRITING.
Jules Janin Would Rather Rewrite
Than Read His Manuscript.


Charlotte Bronte's handwriting
seemed to have been traced with a
needle, and the renmanship of Bry-
ant was aggressive. well formed and
decidedly pleasing to the eye.
Thackeray's writing was marvellous
ly neat and precise, but it was so
small that microscopic eyes were
needed to read it. Longfellow
wrote bold, open backhand which
was the delight of printers.
The handwriting of Captain Mar
ryat was so microscopic that when
he rested from his labors he was
obliged to mark the place where he
left off by sticking pin in the pa
per. Napoleon's handwriting was
worse than illegible. 1t is said that
his letters from Germany to the
Empress Josephine were at first TAX
en- for rough maps of the seat Of
war.
Much of Carlyle's temperament
may be read in his handwriting. He
wrote a patient, grabbed, oddly en-
phasized hand. The chirography of
Walter Scott, Leigh Hunt, Moore
and Gray was easy to read and ran
smoothly. 1t was not expressive Of
any especial individuality, however.
The writing of Dickens was minute,
and the authors habit of writing
with blue ink upon blue paper, with
frequent erasures and interlinea-
tions, made his copy burden to
his publishers. Byron's handwrit-
ing was a mere scrawl. His addi-
tions in his proofs. often exceeded
in volume the original copy. To
one of his poems which contained
only 400 lines in the original 1000
lines were added in the proofs.
One day a distressed compositor
appeared at the house of Jules ia
min and besought him to decipher
some pages of his own manuscript.
Janin replied that he would rather
rewrite than attempt to read over
what he had once written.
Few printers could read the copy
of Balzac, and those who could in
variably made a strict agreement
with their employer that they would
be required to work at it only one
hour at a time. Even after the
hieroglyphics had been translated
into print the proof sheets came
back more illegible than the orig
inal copy.
While having his house repaired
Rufus Choate had promised to send
to the builder the model for a
carved mantelpiece. Failing to- OBJ
tain exactly the kind Of mantelpiece
that he wanted, Choate wrote to his
workman to that effect. The car
penter eyed the missive from all
sides and finally decided that it
must be the promised plan. Forth
with he set to work to fashion what
would have been the most original
mantelpiece ever made.-New York
Tribune.
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Method In Her Submission.

s1'd like a transfer for Fourteenth
street." she said meekly to the con-
ductor.
81 can't give you one now, mad
am" he returned fiercely. "You
should have asked for it when you
paid your fare"
ooh, very WE'LL" said she.
'He's a hateful old thing" de-
clared her friend, who sat by her
"I wonder you took his sauce so
quietly. Now you'll have to pay
another fare. Why didn't you ask
for it when you paid your fare any
way?"
Because" she answered, II have
not paid my fare" New York
Press.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
An American, Most Likely.

Tie Seeing London automobile
rolled out Piccadilly in the direc-
ton of Hyde park.
"That, ladies and gents" shout
cd the guide as they passed an an
cient edifice surrounded by a high
brick wall-"that is the town house
of the Duke of Dea, one of our lar
sest landed proprietors."
The eyes Of the beautiful Ameri-
can on the back seat were illumined
With sudden interest.
"Who landed him?" she cried
London Mail.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
CALLED TOO LATE.
An Incident That Is Full Of Human
Interest.

Interest.
"Shall we CALI" That is a ques-
ton so frequently asked and so con-
stantly discussed that the following
extract from a letter recently writ
ten from a small town may be of in
terest. 1t tells its own story and
teaches its own lesson, says the New
York Tribune:
1t was a short romance, passing
summer episode, but my eyes fill
with tears whenever 1 remember it.
They looked like children, he and
she, when they moved into the for
lorn little house on the roadside in
our village. Gust married, Of
course" said the gossips. "Shall
we call2 Better wait perhaps till
we know who they are and what his
business is" etc. So no one dis
turbed them. The young husband
went to town early every morning,
and the little wife sat alone on the
porch and awaited his return. They
planted morning glories and nastur-
tiums and hung a bird cage among
the vines, SO the place blossomed
into new life and looked as it had
never done before. The young peo-
pie seldom left home. Only on Sun
days they walked to the Presby-
terian church AMI sat IN far back
pew hand in hand through the
service.
One day saw tie doctors car
riagc in front of The little porch.
'Dear ne" | thought. 81 wonder
what is the matter there. l must
surely icok in tomorrow. And /
did. 1t, as, grim visitor, who
WI not Lc denied, had been before
r,c.
As no one responded to my
kno>..;, ! opened the front door and
found my way to the sitting room.
In I'll instant l knew what had hap
peEed. There sat the poor boy
alone, his face buried in his hands,
while his whole frame shook with
dry, fearless sobs. put my hand
upon his shoulder-Ec was younger
than my own son-and l whispered:
"Oh, let me help you if l can"
"Oh," he groaned, '.if you had
only come before! She was so lone
ly. She longed so for a woman's
hand and a woman's voice. Yes,"
he added, "you can help me. Tear
down the flowers when I am gone.
They were hers. And give away her
Bird l shall never see this place
again after today"
The sorrowful departure took
place that very afternoon, and I did
as he requested. l never pass the
bare porch of that house without
remembering that I had practically
denied the kindness and the SYM
pathy so sorely needed and craved
by one of my sisters.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
Two New Bargains.

No-62 179 acres, 25 cleared, 4
room dwelling, barn and stables,
II miles to P 0, 8 miles to
church. High land. Big bar
gain. Near Rome P o. Price
$1,000.
No 63--35 acres, Is cleared, 6
room dwelling, barns and
stables, II miles from town of
Harpers. Land high and first
class. Price 81, 900.
Write or see
STOLL Bros.
Kingstree, S G.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
Good Service.

''Was that a serious CALI" asked
the nervous citizen.
"No," answered the driver OF the
ambulance that had dashed madly
down the street. "The case was
not serious, but our trip was not in
vain. We did good service on the
return trip, picking up the pedes-
trians we had run into and people
who had been thrown out by horses
we scared."-Washington Star.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
Absorbing.

ag! "What are you reading that causes
eni you to smile so delightfully."-"
Sba h., II beg your pardon"
now II ask you what are you reading
at ha, Something new in fction?"
tnan 81, "Fiction? Just a trace"
years. m"Any poetry?"
at the ;ir;Well, that's more like il"
member olNot philosophy"
dispensary ,b comar What arc Won read
shall perso ,,
er ora, or assn, ~ The report of the secretary Of
ed, or who culture. Don't Dother me.
Plain Dealer.
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Pressing Club Notice.

Since the recent fire ! have re.
opened my Pressing and Tailor
ing business upstairs in the.
Funk building where ! will be.
pleased to serve my patrons.
j. F. FULTON.
1-15-tf. ~.
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ROYAL MEDICINE CO., Marine BIdo., Chicago. III
For sale in Klngstree, S G. BY
D G Scott, druggist.
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Clear Evidence.

ceRt any reblge-What's your name?
ne xSom any soner-Fm Pat Murphy, your
brewer, deal,
nerein 3 protichere do you live?"
uasa,die nna sham h dnure, l don't live anywhere,
be fined not dge Ito second prisoner)-
tnan sl,O0O,ts your name?
labor for m Denis Mccarthy, sorr."
nor more tlNhere do you live:"
lined and Begorra, your honor, | live next
Ecn n OF t91Gor to Pat Murphy" - London
|lanufac
hgen!!,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-29
THE ICE STRIKE
Corporation Controls Business in New York and Will Not
 Give in tO Handlers
THE PEOPLE SUFFER

New York, June 29.-Another strike which has come to poster New York during the heated season is that of the icemen, inaugurated in certain parts of New York and Bookyln yes terday and which, the strikers de- clare, will spread to all parts of greater New York to-day.
 The strike, so far, has affected Manhattan only below 34th street, but here hotels, restaurants and other places where ice is prime necessity, were put to many expedients to get q supply.
 The strike affected the well-to-do rather than the tenement people, as the latter get their supplies from men who peddle it from push carts or 80 to the docks for it.
 Apartment houses were in many cases left without ice and many q housekeeper had to appeal to the grocer.
 The men who are on strike. about 600 in number, were employed by the American Ice company, which con trols the ice business in New York and vicinity. The refusai of the com pany to discharge some of its men, at the demands of the union, it is stated, caused the strike.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-29
Weather Favors People.

New York, June 29.-ProspectS were that the ice famine due to the strike of drivers of the American Ice company's wagons would be more severely felt to-day than any day since the beginning ofthe strike as the amount needed to last over Sun day is greater than any other week day. Fortunately heavy clouds tempered the heat which would oth- eriwse have greatly increased the hardships of thousands who were denied their usual supply of ice eith- CT wholly or in part. Officers of the company were making strenuous ef- forts to deliver ice without conceding the demands of the strikers and were able to move a considerable number of wagons.
 A few of the men employed on the ice barges and at the distributing de- pots joined the strikers in Brooklyn to-day adding to the seriousness of the strike in that borough.
 Officers of the drivers union said to-day that they would hire wagons and deliver ice to the hospitals and charitable institutions If the com panies were unable to do so.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-29
AUTOS AT AUCTION.
Two of Them Disposed of at Towle'.
 Garage.

A big crowd collected at Towle's garage this afternon to listen to what r. F. Lunny had to say regarding the good qualities of couple of au- tomobiles which were put up at auc- tion, and also to buy in case they saw bargain. The first machine put under the hammer belonged to the es- tate of Frank Peck. The auctioneer gavt it great send off and Judge Cole offered S1,000 for it. Mir Lunny continued to expostulate upon its meritsy but all he was able to get over and above the rfist Did was $50, making it $1,050, and it was knocked down for that price to E. A. Bradley, the liveryman. The machine cost S2,5O0. was appraised ar S1,2O0 and everybody said it was dirt cheap The next was owned by Mr Shapiro and was bought by H. Freedman for $300. The auctioneer considered this almost the same as stealng it, as no- body offered any more, and Mir Shapiro was willing to let it go for, Mir Freedman got a first class auto gor very little money.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-29
DIRECTORS OUT
Men Who Hold Places on the B. & N. Directorate Quit inc
 Consolidated Board
GETTING MORE STOCK

New Haven, June 29.-Charles M. Pratt of Brooklyn, N. Y., Lewis C.. Ledyard of New York city and Rich ard Olney of Boston, directors of the Boston and Maine railroad who were recently elected directors of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co, have resigned from the directorate of the latter corporation. Of these three it is ascertained that MT Olney did not technically resign, as he had not qualified, and yester- day he declined to serve. The three gentlemen named will undoubtedly remain in the Boston and Maine di- rectorate and it is practically csr- tain that the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad corporation will continue to hold the blocks of stock of the Boston and Maine which these gentlemen represented. The cause of their withdrawal from the New Haven directorate is the pre- sumptive passage of the anti-merger law by the Massachusetts legislature and the legislative phase of the situ- ation in Massachusetts. Inquiry among railroad officers here indi- cates disposition to abide by the terms of the anti-merger law. The railroad authorities believe that with the meeting of the next Massachu- setts legislature and state political and party influences quiesent the legislature and corporations will be able to reach an amieable agree ment as to the merger. It is now stated authoritatively that within the last week there have been additional acquisitions of Boston and Maire stock by the New Haven company until the total amount held is now nearly one-half of the entire out standing Boston and Maine capital stock This in itself assures practi- cally the New Haven control of tLe | Boston and Maine Go.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-29
PLAYED POKER
Witnesses in Haywood Case. Say That Orchard Was in Poker
 Game From 12 to IA
DENYING HIS STORY

Boise, Idaho, June 29.-Departing from the rule established by Judge Wood when the Haywood trial was begun, the session to-day will con- tinue through two sessions. Up to the present, Saturday has been a half holiday. but Judge Wood is anxious to conclude the case as early as pos sible.
 This morningthe defense continues the evidence on Orchards alleged ex- periences in the Occur d'Alene's, and witnesses will endeavor to disprove his statement that he was one of the men who blew up the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine.
 The state is congratulating itself on the admission made yesterday by the former member of the executive board of the Western Federation, D. c. Copley. who saidthat while he was in San Francisco, Orchards con- versation with him led him to draw the inference that Orchard claimed to have some connection with the ex- plosion at the Bradley residence. It also expresses satisfaction over the admission of Copley that Lyte Greg ory, whom Orchard says he murdered in Denver, was detective for the mine owners. The state has so far been unable to get before the jury any reason for the killing of Gregory.
 Ontheother hand, counsel for the defense express jubilation over the testimony of the Scotchman, Thomas Wood, who was the first man to go over the ground in the Vindicator mine after the explosion and the kill ing of Beck and Mccormick. His evidence tended to prove that the ex- plosion was due to an accident. The inference is that Mccormick took the box containing 25 pounds of dyna- mite with him when he left the eighth level to go to the sixth and that the pistol carried by Beck acci- dentally exploded setting off the dynamite.
 Dominic Flynn, merchant of Idaho. was the first witness. He de- clared that Orchard, in 1899, the day of the explosion at the Bunker Hill and sulphur mill mine, was playing poker in his place from 12 o'clock noon until in the after noon. This is the. second witness that has testified that Orchard was playing poker in Mullen the day he said he helped to light the fuses uIl- der the mill at Warder, which is dis tant eighty miles.
 Morris Friedman testified as to the methods of the Pinkerton agency in connection with the strikes in Color ado.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-29
Indian Question Settled.

Washington, June 29.-The Ques- tion of the future fthe Ute Indians who left their reservation last win- ter. and have been held by the mili- tary at Fort Mead, s. D., has been settled as far as the war department is concerned. according to Secretary Taft. He found that the army off, cers had adjusted the matter for themselves by giving the Indians enough food supplies to last them to the end of the fiscal year; placing them on the Cheyenne river Sioux reservation. and informing the In- dian bureau that they would return to its charge after that date.