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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-10-24
Much Broken by Misfortune.

Mrs. Cartwright, in search Of q
painter to touch up her kitchen
walls, was directed to Napoleon La
mere. "Do you think" asked Mrs.
Cartwright, eying tottering Napo-
leon doubtfully, chat you could
paint the side walls Of my kitch-
emp
"But yes, madam" returned Ma
poleon, "eef dose apartment eet
ees not of a too large highness. Eef
you ave som VT you call low down
Job, me, l can do heem de mos
bes' Of hannybody else.
"But, madam! Helas! No more
can do dose up high ceiling, dose
steep roof, dose 50 elevate church
steep, dose skyscrape. Me, / ave
hon ma two foot too great Of de
shake. Behol! Already, madam,
me, l ave de large misfortune to
broke seek of ma lafg."
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A Verbal Puzzle.

"Iieutenant colonel is probably
the worst verbal puzzle that con-
fronts the child" says a writer.
"Our pronunciation is a heritage
from the sixteenth century spelling
'coronel,' which represented the
Spanish form, wherein the change
Of p to r was linguistically nat
ural, though popular etymology
wrongly connected the word with
Corona a crown. 1t is really from
the Italian 'colonna,' a column, the
'compagnia colonella' having been
the first company of an infantry
regiment, the little column which
the :coloneP led. In the seven
teenth century colonel had three
syllables, as in Milton's line captain
or colonel, or knight in arms but
in ] Johnson's time the common pro
nunciation was 'col'nel.'"
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tBRICK.1 =

Special shapes made to order. Core
pOndence solicited before placing yeur
orders. w. r. FUNK,
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A Christian Pianist.

A young woman rec living instruc-
ton in piano playing was told one
day by her instructor that she was
"Christian pianist" On the way
home she debated what might be
meant by the expression. Her ia
ther also considered the "compli-
ment" as doubtful and, meeting the
instructor a few days later, asked
why his daughter had been called
a "Christisn pianist" "Oh, sill" !"
was the reply, 81 simply meant
she didn't let her right hand know
what her left hand does. ."-Phila-
delphia Record.
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FOR SALE.

Brick In any quantity TO suit purchas
er. The Best Dry Press MacniEe-made
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Railroad Fare to
Fair Cut In Half
October 2s to November !

The railroads have agreed to give
half rates from all points in South Car
olina to the great State Fair this year.
That is one fare for round trip to
Columbia and back to your home. This
is considered one Of the best and low
est rates granted anywherej In the
south for any occasion and the Fair
authorities feel that they are justly
recognized as having a deserving, big
show.
Never before in the history OF the
Fair .(S9 years. has the outlook for
a big and crowded show been 80 marx
ed. The tremendous cotton yield with
the extra money at hand throughout
the state means the biggest crowds
ever known in Columbia. And the
Fair authorities have been wide
awake. More accommodations have
been arranged than ever and every
body will be in Columbia Fair Week.
The big football games will attract
thousands of people. Clemson Will De
in Columbia. Winthrop will be IN
Columbia. Thousands Of your old
friends will be in Columbia. Every
body ought to be in Columbia for Fair
Week, October 2s to November 1.
The finest races ever held in the
South Atlantic States will be witness
ed at the Fair this year. The largest,
most varied and most instructive e1'
hIbits ever gathered for q southern
Fair will be displayed this year as
Columbia The biggest and best Md
way ever seen In the South win have
their ehovs wide open st tha Eur.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-10-24
These HustIine Americans.

At a recent gathering in Balti-
more two men from different Sec
tions of the country were discussing
the capabilities of nervous, restless
Americans" for being most slow and
deliberate. The Marylander claimed
the palm for slowness for the in
habitants of the Eastern Shore OF
his state.
'1t is a saying hereabouts," said
he, "that if oysters had been Gre
ated with legs the people Of the
Eastern Shore would all have starv-
ed to DEATH"
'The folks around Mount Monad-
mock have a saying that beats
YOURS" remarked a Vermont man.
"Of one man up there it used to be
observed that if you were to give
Hiram Higgins forty yards start
stock still would catch him!-Har-
per's Weekly.
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1BiIlinoton's Sea-"

There is tangible evidence that
the pious passengers of the May
flower were not entirely without q
sense of humor. Back of Plymouth
over the hill upon which they
planted their cannon is a large
fresh water pond perhaps mile in
diameter, which, it appears from
the records, was discovered by John
Ellington while he was ProwliRg
around one night, probably on q
scouting expedition looking for In
dams. In the morning he reported
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that ne had found the sea in that
direction, and there was a lively dis
pute between him and the other
pilgrims as 70 the accuracy Of his
information. He stuck to his the
ory with the same tenacity that he
adhered to his religion, and to this
day that pond is called Billing
toms sea-"
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Net His lsas.

Net His Legs.
A Russian peasant, having gone
to the town to buy himself q pair
of new boots, fell asleep by the
roadside on his way home and was
stripped Of his cherished boots by .
light fingered tramp, but his sleep
remained unbroken till q passing
WAGNER, seeing him lying half
across the track, shouted to him to
"take his legs out Of the way"
my legs?" echoed the half
aroused sleeper, rubbing his eyes.
''Those legs amt mine. Mine had
boots on!". Paris Figaro.
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Weak
Kidneys

Gauss more trouble than esa oths, otsan 9
ths body. The function of 0e hdneys %
osss of eifeulssIoa, ana 70 remove then and
SSeiP otscndant poi6ons froo The body eheough
~ BLADDER. ThefetoRs V1sa ths k6n1Ie
Sscons NseeesA and weAk tksy als pstasalX
Sna6le % perform thetS work properly, ano
pains in tAs back inAammasie1 Of The ela9d:s
spd urinary dicordsN sSs tbs result - =
imne sStiye hat 4 pro0p1 fslis1 b a4oPded
which d impossible Snlsss yoa remove Ne
DsWitfs Kidney and Bladder Pills
o,omutl, eliminate poisons from the system
IA 6 DE sane time make The kidneys Wsu
sAA Stfops,
For weak Kidnsys, Baokaohe, In:
flanaraation Of the oladder snd All
urinary troubles De Wits Kidney
and DiaddSr Pills are unsurpassed.
A Weeks Treatmsnt for 25e.
Money back II they fail.
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Trespass Notice.

All persons are hereby warned a.
gainst hunting, fishing, cutting timber or
in any manner otherwise trespassing or
entering upon the lands Of the under
signed in Lake and Indian townships on
penalty of the law against such tres
passing. EFF PRossER. lO-lO-St
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Obstinate cases of constipation
and nasty, mean headaches promptly
disappear when you take DeWifl's
Little Early Riser Pills. Sold by
w. L. Wallace, M. D.
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The incest and cheapest line
of harness in town, at F G Thom-
as, Kingstree, S c.
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ORIGIN OF SUNDlALS.
The chaIdsans, II 10 Said, Made the
First Ones Used.

ttrSt Snee OSeos
The Chaldeans claim the honors
of the first sundial, and from them
the knowledge of it found way
through Egypt and Greece. Herod-
otus says that the Greeks learned
from the Chaldeans the art of max
ing dials and dividing the day into
twelve parts, and while many allu-
sions are found in Greek literature
bearing on the length of shadow
in telling the time of day no expla-
nation is given of how this measur-
ing is done: A story is told Of q
man who was invited to dine when
. shadow was twenty feet long,
which was about the hour Of 5 in
the afternoon,' according to the
hosts reckoning, but the overanx-
ious guest mistook the invitation to
read according to morning shadows
and arrived before the feast was
served.
This story finds a parallel in the
memories Of many who have visited
in secluded mountain districts
where the mountaineers tell the
time of day by the shadows that
creep from summit to summit. The
Arabs were the very first to intro
duce sundials showing the hours of
equal length. The oldest now in e1-
istence, however, give signs Of
Greek workmanship. One is found
in Egypt at the base of Cleopatra's
Needle, and another, the. most pre-
tentious of sundials, is in Athens
the Temple of the Winds, in reality
an octagonal building with a dial
on each Of the eight sides. Many
Greek dials were hemicyclean in
form, while those of the Scandina-
vians and Saxons were vertical or
horizontal. ---s'-s-'''--
st. Augustine introduced the Ro-
man system into England, and
many Of the old churches in Eng
land have vertical sundisls over the
Doors, and throughout England and
Scotland they are frequently found
on the side othouses, while the hor-
isontal dial is used in the garden or
on the lawn. In time they became
the fashion, princes made gifts OF
them, and they were considered aP-
propriste monuments to the dead,
and they became more handsome
and elaborate in design. A fine
sample of the art is that at CLAIMS
castle, which has eighty-four gno-
mons.
The simplest design is that primi-
tive block Of stone with q dial en-
graved upon it and a rude gnomon,
or triangular projecting piece, which
by its shadow shows the hour OF the
day. The word gnomon, or gnom-
none, is fancifully a derivation
Athe know man or gnowman OF q
dial, the shadow whereof pointeth
out the howers. kansas City Star.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-27
WHITMAN's RAID ENDS IN $40 FINE.
Bartender Surprised by Magistrate Lightly
Punished.

Magistrate whitman's lone hand raid on the
saloons Of the I'D Precinct a few weeks ago
wound up yesterday before Justice Omsted in
Special Sessions with an accusation OF bad
faith against the counsel for the saloOnkeepsrs
and fine OF SO for the prisoner. James Nc
Quillan. McQuillan the bartender in the
saloon AT 49th street and Sixth avenue who,
according 10 the magistrate. remarked. We
own this precinct"
b. A. McManus. counsel for the Liquor Deal
ers' Association. wanted an adjournment. An
other excise case growing out OF the magls-
trate's raid had just been adjourned, so when
this request came the magistrate jumped UP
and accused McManus of acting in bad faith.
The magistrate told how Patroman Fox had
refused TO make an arrest. on the plea that he
watching a disordeTly house some distance
away. Several other witnesses. including Pa
trolman Fox and Lieutenant Bowen. who was
on the desk at the station house testified. their
testimony being practically that which became
known at the time. AS the charge against Nc
Qulllan was a technical one of having a side
door open and the door leading to the back room
unlocked after hours. Justice Olimsted inflicted
only a fine OF SO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-27
PANEL FOR BURNHAM.
Mutual Reserre Nan Sick, Says
Counsel. Opposing Special Jury.

William n. Rand, j.. counsel for President
Durham Of the Mutual Reserve IN opposing the
trial or Mr.. Durham at this time said yesterday
that Nh. Burnham was now, according 10 his
phS sioians. in e condition Of collapse" and that
al present Il would be nothing less than murder
10 take him into courtroom. Several months ago
The Tribune told OF Mr.. Burnhani's reported con
diton. intimating that his counsel would make
this plea when the case should come TO trial
Despite the statement OF Nj Rand Justice
O'Gorman, Of the Supreme Court. granted District
Attorney Jerome's application for a special panel
OF Jurors 10 try Mr. Burnham. who has been in
dicted for forgery and larceny MI. Mott Assistant
District Attorney said that the special panel
would not be asked to report until May 49, when
Mr.. Durham might have recovered Justice
Green0sum, according 10 Justice O'Gorman will
fsy the case, and decide whether Mr. Burnham is
TOO IN TO be tried.
In explaining his statement that M Burnhano
had been very ~ before but has made a quick re-
cOvery, Mr. Mott said after the are7Iment 0A ne
IN the Armstrong committee investigation Mr. Burn
ham could not testify because Of this same illness
Of his company
William A. Brewer ex-presIdent % the Washing
Ton 4dte who Is under indictments for perjury
ana one for making false statement his COM
panys AFFAIRS TO the State Insurance Department
appeared before Justice blanchard in the crtTni.
through his counsel. Mr.. Rand, offered a plea OF
guilty, afterWard withdrawn, TO the false state
ment charge This is only misdemeanor Per-
u was understood that the plea OF guilty was
offered IN the belief that only fine would be i'm
posed. Mr. Mott told Justice blanchard that he
had no objection TO plea OF guilty. but that he
would oppose me as the penalty, declaring that
prison sentence was deserved and should be i'm
OF the Mutual Reserve had been sent to prison.
Justice Blanchard after listening to Mr.. Motifs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-27
HERMANN CASE TO JURY
Lie Passed Betrcen Counsel at
Close of Trial.

Washington April 26-The question whether
Binger Hermann. former member Of Congress ana
former Commissioner OF the General Land once
j. guilty or not guilty OF destroying public rec
ords was placed in the hands jury this after
noon at the close of the twelfth week Of his trial
The argument in the case which was begun
last week and proceeded daily without Interrupt
ton since that time eliminated in the lie being
passed between opposing counsel just at the close
Of District Attorney Bakers summing up for the
government to-day Justice Stafford administered
a severe reprimand saying he should regard any
further colloquy between counsel as contempt or
court and would act accordingly. When Mr.. Baker
had finished. the court allowed the jurymen 70
go to luncheon. cautioning them against talking
OF the among themselves. particularly be
cause of the ''brainstorms' which had been rag
ing. He told the jury that "a calm statement OF
the case would be submitted to them by the
court their return. This charge was completed
at so O'Clock
The incident which aroused the ire of Mr.. Worth
ington. counsel for the defence a reference
made by Mr. Baker to the testimony of Mrs. Her
mann, wife of the defendant some weeks back in
the trial. Mr.. Baker asked the jury IL they had
noticed Mr.. Worthington's face when Mrs. Her
mann was asked if she had discussed with any
one the testimony she to give on the stand.
DO YOU TO insinuate that ] in any way
signalled 10 the witness during her testimony? II
you do. it is absolutely lie declared Mr.. Worth
''Oh, no" responded Mr. Baker. Il simply mean
that your face turned red-that you blushed.
That is false" shouted Mr. Worthngton. and as
he did SO the court administered his warming
Mr. Baker closed with severe denunciation of the
defendant saving that after six years of dishon-
esty as Commissioner Of the General Land Office he
had destroyed his thirty five letterpress books to
conceal the traces of his dishonesty.
Mrs. Hermann and several women relatives sat
beside the defendant in the courtroom, which was
crowded. Mrs. Hermann wept silently at many of
the passages of the prosecuting attorneys
speech and when she left the courtroom her eyes
were red with crying The defendant sat unmoVed,
but plainly showed the strain he was enduring
After receiving the charge the jury at once re-
tired TO its room the upper floor of the court
building Justice Stafford waited more than an
hour, and then. receiving sign that a verdict
had been reached. left the for his home, with
instructions to be called should an agreement be
reached.
Having failed TO reach a verdict after more than
six hours elaboration. the jury was locked up At
10 o'clock for the night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-27
PICTURESQUE THuN.

Thun Switzerland. is of the most beautiful
spots in the Land of TELL and the chief centre for
the Bernese Overland excursions. The Grand Hotel
ThunerhOf with its beautiful private park and mag
nificent views. offers the visitor most charming
home from which to make his excursions. Thun
itself is most interesting the stranger is full OF
specimens of ancient Swiss architecture, and en-
joys a health giving climate. Provided with a fine
kursaal with delightful concerts and other attrac-
tions the visitor is never at loss for amusement
Splendid steamboats, make interesting excursions to
all parts OF the Lake of Thun and frequent trains
to Berne. only short distance away. enable one
to spend the time necessary to view the Attractions
offered by Berne and return 10 Thun Among ths
attractions OF the Hotel ThunerhOf must be nofed
a we'll equipped motor garage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-27
SUIT BY SAGE G0DSON
r. S. Raphael Gets Erecution for
$685. 72 against Railroad.

An execution for Sl.SoS272 in favor of Russell
Sage Raphael of Bayonne. y. J., who is said to be
a godson Of the late fnancier against the Wasatch
& Jordan Valley Railroad was received by Deputy
Sheriff Mckinney yesterday and served at the
Office OF the president of the company, Charles W.
Scoheld. No. 1856 broadway. The Wasatch &
Jordan Valley Railroad was built in the early sos
and is a coal and mineral road running from Alta
10 Bingham, in Southern Utah, forty-four miles.
When the road was organized it issued first mort
gage bonds to the extent of $l.OOOOOO, and later
second mortgage bonds to the amount about
$4,000 We're disposed of at par. Among the pur-
chasers of these second mortgage bonds
Nathan Raphael close friend of Russell Sage,
who bought SGSO0O of the securities. The road was
sold under foreclosure in 1883. and is owned by
the Denver & Rio Grande
Before the foreclosure sale the interest the
second mortgage bonds defaulted and later
Raphael found that he had been shut out of his
rights through the prior claims Of the first mort
gage bondholders He instituted legal proceedings.
which lasted for years and were carried to the
United States Supreme Court. Raphael de-
feated. and. having spent all his money in the
fight died afterward from worry. his friends
said.
Many years later his son, Russell Sage Raphael.
came across the old bonds and placed them in the
hands of Joseph Martin, an attorney. of No. 229
Broadway. with instructions TO institute proceed
courts OF New York on the bonds, which resulted
in the present Judgment against the road being
the interest. which amounts To over Sl,000l1 but
has never been satisfied. the only officer of the old
corporation who could De found being the presi-
dent. who is longer interested in the company.
Martin, however. while searching some OF the
old court records in Salt Lake City since the judg
obtained. made a discovery which If
sustained py the courts will he SAYS. entitle the
holders of the second mortgage bonds to immediate
possession of ihe property as mortgages. II APP
pears that through the lawyers repre-
senting the owners of the first mortgage bonds In
fling their foreclosure suit neglected 20 include
a co-defendant required by law the holders OF
the second mortgage bonds. thus depriving them
OF their day in court" If Mr.. Martins contention
Is upheld then the owners OF the second mortgage
bonds will be in position To sue the present pos
SCISSORS of tho property for the profits derived from
the operation of the road since the foreclosure.
which are estimated at about S00O0.G00
Raphael S6S0.OO0 Of the original issue Of
$4,000 OF bonds. Who the holders Of the remaining
$4,000 IS not known. Well posted lawyers said
yesterday that Martin right In hts contentious
and Il may be that the way has been left open
for the heirs consisting of Raphhel and his mother
and sisters. 20 regain what the elder Raphael tried
hard 10 obtain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-27

Nezc Element an De Massy Case
Poor Memories Up.

Loss of memory afflicted some OF the witnesses
yesterday in the trial of the Baroness de Massey
for the murder of Gustav Simon. Just before re-
cess instead of the traditional mysterious
woman" a mysterious man brought into the
case. That it was he and not the countess who
killed the shiTtwaist manufacturer will be the de-
fence, probably
Edeline. the elevator boy was being examined by
Assistant District Attorney Ely. Edeline testified
that he had seen the defendant come downstairs.
Mr. Ely then asked if any one else had done SO.
and Edeline replied that he had seen man whom
he had never seen before.
when did he come downstairs?' asked the
prosecutor.
Just few seconds before the defendant did.
Edelne took the stand again after recess, and
told of taking the baroness upstairs again with a
patrolman The witness could not remember
whether he testified the inquest that man had
followed the defendant of the building. When
her counsel took him In hand his memory remained
faulty. He said that he did not remember if he
had been instructed to say Il don't remember In
reply 20 any questions.
The defendant was identified by Madison IL.
Travis as the woman he had the Simon
factory November IL and he had seen
standing the sidewalk before the building on
the afternoon of November 10. lie said that he was
talking with Mr.. Simon the afternoon on which he
was killed. when there was a loud and continued
rapping the iron door Of the Office. He said
Mr. Simon went to the door and said something IN
he spent the next few seconds lodging the flying
glass.
everything black
"A white FASH asked Mr. Ely.
And everything was black?'
a black dress OF some person
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-27
FATHER AND SON IN COURT.
Captain Knipe Charged with Beating Chill
dren-Larceny Charge Against Boy.

Decision was reserved yesterday by Magistrate
Furlong in the of Police Captain William
Knipe of the Fort Hamilton station who was ar
raigned IN the Gates court BROOKLYN
charged by his son, John, and his daughter Grace
with beating them and turning them out of their
home, No. 129 jefferson avenue
Both children We're placed upon the witness stand
They told of brutal treatment by their father on
several occasions Captain Knipe admitted having
slapped the children, hut only to correct them as
a parent for their misdeeds
Thomas Knipe. elder son, was arraigned in
the Adams street court yesterday charged with
larceny. 1t was alleged that he Obtained goods
valued at $40 from a Fulton street clothing store
representing that his father had authorized him 20
in court; and said that Tom had caused all the
in this