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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-01-10
THE EARTH'S CRUST.
- Risidity Is About Equal to That OF
Granite.

Professor T. J. J. See of the
United States navy has investigat-
ed the rigidity of the earth by
mathematical processes depending
on the theory of gravitation. He
found that, even if fluid, the globe
would have a rigidity greater than
that of wrought iron, owing to the
tremendous weight. The earth's
matter under this great pressure
acts as a solid and 80 vibrates in an
earthquake, and the average rigid
ity of the whole mass is nearly equal
to that Of nickel steel. Nickel steel
is one of the strongest and hardest
metals known. The globe is thus
proved to be capable Of withstand
ing enormous strain. d.. See
proves that the rigidity Of the
earth's crust is about equal to that
of granite, which Is one-sixth that
Of steel, and that toward the center
the rigidity rapidly increases. At
the earth's center the imprisoned
matter is at an enormously high
temperature, yet under the great
pressure there at work it is kept
three times more rigid than the
nickel steel used in the armor OF .
battleship.
This method has been applied
also to the other planets. It turns
out that the rigidity Of Venus 10
greater than that Of platinum and
probably about identical with that
Of wrought iron. The rigidity OF
Mars is about equal to that Of gold,
while the rigidity of Mercury, the
moon and other satellites is about
equal to that Of glass. The average
rigidity Of the great planets-Jupi.
ter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
lies between eighteen and three
times that Of nickel steel. The
great rigidity Of these bodies Is due
to the great pressure acting
throughout such large masses.
In the case Of the sun tho result
Is still more extreme. The average
riGdity Of all the SUMS layers is
over 1000 times that Of nickel
steel. This result shows the effect
Of gravity in compressing and hard.
ening q mass even when 1t is self
luminous and at enormously high
temperature Chicago News.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-01-10
Many Language. Of su.nes Ayrss.

Many Languages OF 6usnos Ayrss'
There are few cities in the world
having more newspapers of varied
tongues than Buenos Ayres. Alto
gether the number Of dailies, week
lies, monthlies and irregulars pub
lished in the republic fuctuates
about 1sO. Besides, Of course, the
national" language, with its wide
Emergencies from Spanish, there
are papers published in Castilian,
in Catalan, in Italian, French, Ger
man and English, in Basque, in
Norwegian and in Danish, in Ara
bic. Syrian, Hebraic, Servian and in
several dialects, while in the Chu-
but territory the Welsh organ has
a considerable sale and influence
Buenos Ayres Herald.
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ION.
Quite a Difference.

''Mary," said lady to her serv-
ant, "I strongly object to your copy
ing Miss Lucy in your dress"
'In what way do I copy herr"
asked the cook haughtily.
"Why, the hat you wore yester-
day is, I notice, exactly like my
daughters new hat"
"Hexcpse me, mum, it isn't. The
feather in my at is real hostrich,
but Miss Lucy's is only limitation !"
London Telegraph.
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The Word "Impertinent."

Originally the word "imperti-
nent" signifed merely mot belong
ing to-" When Wyclife said that
there were many men in this world
who were ''impertinent to earthly
lords" he did not mean that they
were Cheeky" but merely that they
had no masters. Then, as used by
Shakespeare, "impertinent" came
to mean Irrelevant" Just goo
years ago it was defined as signify.
ing absurd, silly, idle"
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INVALID HEROES. q.
Great Men Who Did Great Things In
Spite of lnfirmty.

Spite Of Infirmity.
A record of the magnificent
courage of the worlds invalid he
roes is Sophia P. Shaler's book,
"The Masters of Fate One Of
these heroes was Green, the English
historian, who could sign himself,
Faithfully (feebly, weakly, dizzily,
mopily, family, dreamily, dully), j..
R. Green" Another was Robert
Louis Stevenson, who wrote, II am
about knocked out Of time now; q
miserable, snufiing, shivering, fe-
yer stricken, nightmare ridden,
knee tottering, misunderstanding
shadow and remains Of a man" :"
"But," continues Stevenson, "the
medicine bottles on my chimney
and the blood on my handkerchief
are accidents. They do not color
my view of life." It was an octo-
genarian United States senator who,
when asked for rules for longevity,
replied, acquire = chronic ailment
in youth, and nurse yourself
through life--and work" Kant
furnishes lesson Of this kind. Al
though the great metaphysician was
never entirely well, he performed
q prodigious amount Of intellectual
work and lived to be eighty years
of age. "He obtained such control
over his discontinue" writes Mrs.
Shaler, "that when suffering from
a pain in bis head he could concen-
trate his mind 10 perfectly on q
chosen subject that the pain was
treated as if it did not exist. BY
sheer force Of will he would also
overcome sleeplessness, caused by
rheumatic attacks. That these he
says, were not imaginary pains was
proved by the glowing redness
which was seen the next morning on
the tees Of my left foot
That pitiful account which john
son gives of Pope's physical condi-
ton rests upon the suthority Of an
old servant Of Lord Oxford, who
knew him after middle age. "He
was then so weak as TO stand in per-
petual need Of attendance. he was
extremely sensitive to cold, 30 that
he wore kind Of fur doublet under
q shirt Of coarse, warm linen, with
fine sleeves. When he arose he was
invested in bodices made Of stiff
canvas, being scarcely able to hold
himself erect till they were laced,
and then he put on q flannel waist
coat. One side Of his body was con-
tracted. His legs were 90 slender
that hs enlarged their bulk With
two pairs Of stockings"
Great soldiers have borne Attic
tions they could neither overcome
nor avoid. "Some of the worlds
foremost commanders-Julius Cae-
car, Napoleon, the Duke Of Yelling
ton and Archduke Charles OF Aus
tzia-sppear to have been epilep-
tics. At the battle Of Wagram tie
srchduke, II il said, had q seizure
which lasted about an hour. It was
then that Napoleon gained the as
tendency. At the critical moment
the fate Of two great armies was in
the hands Of two epilsptics. Cam
byses, the conqueror OF Egypt; Al
fred the Great and two Of the great
est poets Of Europe-Tasso and
Byron-were subject to this disease,
as was also the prophet Moham-
med"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-01-10
Unequal Human Eyes.

Many persons who think their
sight perfect have q greater visual
power in one eye than in the other.
With regard to the respective pow
er Of the right and lsft eye, q wen
Known optician finds that a person
occupied in writing all day has, %
q rule, stronger vision in the left.
Writing with the right hand, and
his left arm resting on the table,
his loft eye is nearer his work, and
its wisdom Is more concentrated.
This expert ssys our raos viii never
become 50 short sighted as the Ger
man while outdoor athletic games
s.s encouraged in our public
schools.
Genuine Rspess.
It is good to be strenuous. but il
is also good, as the poet tells US, to
play the fool or, at any rate, to b
idle at the right time and in the
right way. This is just what the
strenuous man forgets, and the con-
sequence is too often premature
breakdown, q common event in the
storm and stress Of modern hfs'
The strenuous life is helping to
overcrowd our asylums. The sensi'
bic idling consists not in q change
of excitement or in hard work dis,
guised as a game, but in that "gen'
uine repose Of which Charles James
Fox, strenuous as he was in politics
and in play, was thinking when he
said there was nothing 80 pleasant
as to lie under shady tree with q
book except to do so without q
book ."-Practitioner.
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E.. D. Smith ADDRESS
COTTON growers.
REORGANIZATION OF COUNTY COTTON
Observation-Disclosures RE.
ELECTED.

day and re-organized, the meet.
ing being called to order by
President Bryan at 11;5O a m,
with appropriate remarks.
Then followed the election OF
officers and all the incumbents
were unanimously reelected for
the ensuing year, VIZ: W D
Bryan, president; ] F Cooper
vice president and J G hcCuteh'
en-, secretary and treasurer.
At this point MIR ] D Garter
introduced a resolution to the
effect that the legislative dele
CATION be instructed to vote and
exert their influence for the re.
peal of the lien law. This seem
ed to meet with general approx
al and the resolution was adopt
ed without a dissenting voice.
Capt ] A Kelley spoke against
selling cotton before it was
made and the following reso-
luton was offered and adopted;
"Whereas, many people Of Will
liamsburg county sold their cot
ton last spring at ten cents 4
pound to be delivered the fol-
lowing fall;
"Resolved, That the farmers OF
Williamsburg county be appeal
ed to in the most urgent man
ner not to contract to sell a bale
of cotton of this years crop at
any price"
The question of using cotton
bagging for covering cotton
next came up and was ably and
eloquently discussed by Presi'
dent Bryan, ] I'M Graham and
others. A motion was made
and Carried to instruct delegates
to Birmingham meeting to press
the matter before the convention
soon to be held there.
Next came the matter OF seed
cotton license and it was moved
and ordered that representatives
in legislature be instructed
to work to make license as high
as possible and to establish a
uniform law over the State.
There being no further busi'
ness, the speaker of the day, Mr.
ED Smith, president of the
South Carolina division OF the
Southern Cotton association
was introduced.
He spoke in part as follows:
He is now entering the third
year of his fight for the rights
of the farmers of the South.
Cores with a message-farmers
all over cotton belt are waking
up. Discussed the 15c per
pound limit adopted by Associa-
tion and showed that at the time
the intrinsic worth of cotton
was 15c, but the "world, the
flesh and the devil" were
arrayed against the cotton
growers of the South and the
price was hammered down below
it's logical market value. Secre-
tary Shaw withdrew from cir
culation S1OO, 100000 about that
time, causing strnigency, and
now admits the fact. Discussing
the cotton bagging question
he showed that every man who
uses iute loses 8 pounds of cot
ton in selling, as the LIVERPOOL
exchange knocks off 30 lbs in
advance. With cotton bagglng
could demand full weight, as 1t
is all cotton.
s'It amt the man that offers a
cheap price for cotton, but the
man who takes 1t that ruins
u.s." he declared. cit aint the
price, but the manhood back OF it
that counts" Referred to fight
now on> between n. \. Cot
ton Exchange and Association
,,,1 ,,Oin+a6 ont yerv clear1 Y
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
PAT ON BACK
GIVEN MILITIA
BY OFFICERS
Soldiers Due
At II O'Clock

Washington 1,4Oo khald-elad
and bronzed militiamen win re-
turn today.
The Second Regiment, COM
manded by Colonel Urel, viii
start from Fort Washington at
9 o'clock, arriving at the Seventh
street wharf at II o'clock.
General Harries, the First Reg
iment and First Separate Bat
talon viii leave Camp Ordway
at $3.50 and reach Florida avenue
and New York avenue at 1880.
The Second Regiment viii
march to the Seventh street ar
mory.
The First Regiment viii pro-
ceed to the Washington Light
Infantry armory.
The First Separate Battalion
will go to its armory at Seventh
and o streets northwest.
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Haywood Calm
Awaiting Fate;
Chats in Cell

BOISE, Idaho, July H.-HaywOOd
seemed entirely at his ease. He lis
tened to Judge Woods instructions with
an air Of interest. but not a trace OF
nervousness or sign Of fear. He
watched the jurors file out. their jaws
hard set and faces steeled TO hide their
thoughts as calmly as II the fate only
Of a stranger was at stake. He left the
court room with a confident smile on
his face. Tonight he chats with the
guards at his cell door on Indifferent
topics In the calfnest Of tones. and not
the twitch Of a muscle to indicate that
he realizes his life hangs in the balance
The reading Of the judges charge took
Just an hour Then Sheriff Shad
Hodglns lifted his finger. his six baillffs
gathered about him, and the jurors
stood up.
Gentlemen" suggested Judge Wood,
"T would advise that you take your
chair cushions with you"
The Jurors took the hint. They walked
- Continued on Page Nine.l
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SENATOR PETTUS
SINKS TO DEATH;
ILL BUT II HOURS
Dominant Traits
In His Character

An intimate friend has given
the following as being some of
the most dominant traits of char
acter of this remarkable man:
Young at the age Of eighty-six.
\ Senator who worked.
Read his Bible regularly.
Called his wife sweetheart, as
in younger days.
\ lover of natures beauties.
Brimful of subtle humor-
Drank liquor in moderation.
4 man of limited means.
Contracted no obligations he
could not fulfill.
Sometimes used a red bandana.
Chewed tobacco with a ven
geance.
Not averse to a good game of
poker.
Saw death in the distance, but
ready when it called.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
CADETS STAND HIGH
IN SIX INSTITUTIONS

Upon reports received from insGtG-
tons at which officers Of the army are
detailed as professors OF military Sc
cnce and tactics, the following named
institutions. arranged alphabetically.
are announced in army orders as the
six whose students have exhibited the
greatest application and proficiency Ia
military training and knowledge
Culver Military Academy. Culver. Ind;
Norwich University. NOrthheld, Va
PENNSYLVANIA Military College, Chester
Pa: St Johns School, Manlius. n Y;
Shattucz School. FaribaulJ MINI. and
the Virginia Military Institute, Lexing-
ton Va
The Washington times., 1907-07-28

session to revoke the roads charter.
The dispatches received here telling
OF the arrest Of the railroad president
by a policeman Instructed TO take
him to a police court. also showed the
strong feeling existing between the
State and Federal authorities.
II is believed President Finley, ex-
pecting arrest. was already armed with
a writ OF habeas corpus from Judge
Pritchard. which caused him 10 be
taken TO the Federal court. instead OF
the police court. It IS known that
within a comparatively Few moments
after Finley's arrest the officer was
served with a Federal writ
1t was this determined action. all ap-
parently directed by Governor Glenn,
that finally brought the road to terms.
The roads attorneys had been seeking
an agreement that could be looked upon
as satisfactory by the Southern. After
a preliminary discussion between the
governor and special counsel for the
STATE. a final meeting was arranged
with Lawyers Thom and Humphreys.
representing the Southern.
This evening an agreement was
reached which is looked upon as con-
plete backdown by the southern In ef-
! feet It practically accepts tAe terms OF
the ultimatum delivered by Governor
Glenn when the fight began.
Briefly, 1t means that all hostihues
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Unique Features
of This Paper

WashingtOn's Christy GirI-Page
/, Magazine Section.
What Shall Be Done With Pete,
the White House Bull Pupl
Five Dollars Reward-Page 8.
Five Dollars for the Asking.
Sunday Times Question No. 3.
Winners OF Sunday Times
Question No. 2 PriZes-Page ..
MOurnful Mary Laughs-Page 8.
Advertising COntest-Page IL,
Second Section.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
Many of Injured Are
Residents of the
District.
Train Was Derailed and
Cause Is Being InYeS-
tigated.

SHIPMAN, Va, July 27.-By the
derailment Of the Southern rail-
ways northbOund fast train, known
as No. SO, near here at S:46 O'Clock
tonight, the trains engineer. ". O.
Ballard, of Washington, D c., was
killed and thirteen others were in
jured.
The engine and postal car we're
put out Of commission The cause
Of the accident is being investi-
gated
The injured are.
W n Johnson. fireman, Alexandra,
cut on head and right leg, OF serious
G. L Burgess, white passenger, back
and leg injured not serious.
William clark. trackman. seriously In
jured about head.
One white tramp. name unknown, not
serious.
h Bingham. postal clerk, 635 North
Carolina avenue southeast, Washington,
not serious.
Fl. n Liuke. 40 Q street northwest
Washington. side injured
/ J n 2ich, postal clerk, knee. and
hands iaiured.
w r Marston. wrist badly hurt
s. F. Davis. slightly injured
J. Gary, postal clerk, hands cut and
/ bruised.
I L W. Kasehagen. slightly cut
/ r. r. FunkEOuser. Z2f2 Eleventh street.
/ Washington. head cut hands and thigh
/ bruised
/ Charles t--rfnkle. shoulder bruised.
] William O. Ballard. the dead encl-
neer, who resided at 653 G. street north
/ east. moved 70 Washington about five
/ years ago from Alexandria, Va lie
/ formerly resided at 1102 II street north
/ east. and is well known throughout The
! entire northeast section Of the city
I He leaves a wife and two children, the
/ latter being at present on q visit ID
/ their grandmother in Charlottesville
| Mrs. Ballard who has teen I'll 1Or
I several DAYS past, was acquainted wt-n
I the news OF her husbands sudden death
I shortly after midnight last night. d
I personal friend Of the family, accom-
/ panied by a physician. bearing the tragic
details as told by the dispatches re-
! ceived in this city Mrs. Ballard is re-
2 ported 10 have been prOstraJed by Ire
] shock which together with ner pre-
I vious Illness, makes her condition -c
/ this time d serious one
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
FINLEY'S ROAD AGREES
TO SELL ITS TICKETS
AT 24 CENTS MILL
Supreme Court Will Pass on Constitution
ality of Governors Legal Attitude
as Soon as Possible.
ccoprisnl l,az by ciiueainst.,

RALEIGH, N c. July 27-The State of North Carolina won
victory rights today when forced the Southern Railway
Company to sign agreement with Governor Glenn whereby be
ginning August s. will begin selling tickets at IA mle
as provided by the State rate law.
Up minute the railroad interests fought the State giving
only President Finley and ticket agent of the road had been
arrested ASh and had become apparent that Governor Glenn
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Senior Alabama States
man Follows Col
league to Grave.
Stricken in the Morn
ing, He Is UncOn-
SCiOuS to Last.
All Efforts to Rally
Aged Man Prove
Unayailing.

HOT SPRINGS. y. c. July 27-United
States Senator Edmund Winston Pet
tus, Of Alabama, Is dead
The aged member of Congress fell un-
conscious at the breakfast table this
morning. and sank rapidly. his death
occurring at 10 o'clock tonight.
Physicians were quickly summoned
when Senator Pettus was first stricken.
and although they did everything known
TO medical science to rally the sinking
man, their efforts were unuya'ling, and
he never regained consciousness.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
NINE DROWNED
WHEN STEAMER
BURNS IN LAKE
More Are Believed to
Have PeriShed in the
Flames.

ITHACA. n. Y, July 27.-At least nine.
persons were drowned and several per
ished in the fire which destroyed the
Cayuga Lake steamboat, Frontenac. of
Farley's point, thirty-one miles north
Of here today A score Of severely
burned were taken from the blazing
craft and. brought here or sent 10 Au-
burn for treatment
The bodies of FIVE women and two
children were tonight taken from Cay
uga lake. All were victims OF today's
fire. The following have been identified:
MISS AZALIA McCREARY, New
York -
MRS. HOMER DENUNG. Ohio.
CARL DENUNG, son of Mrs. Denung.
Alice Abel; aged six, daughter. Of How
ard Abel, Of South Bloomingsburg'
N Y
Miss Ida Bennett. Frankfort. y. Y.
Miss stella Clinton. Ithaca. n Y.
Miss Marietta Sullivan, Syracuse.
Three of the Severely Burned.
Among the severely burned are Mrs.
Abel. of South Bloomingsburg, y. Y;
Eliza Tuttle. Of NIiddletown. n. Y, and
Charlotte Brigham, Of Syracuse.
The boa. plying between Ithaca and
was discovered. Though It raced madly
for shore. the flames made frightful
progress and many leaped into the water
and tried TO swim to land
II is uncertain whether all were ac-
counted for, but nine-seven women and
two children-were Seen to sink in deep
water. UnriI the hull of the burned-out
boat can pe searched. it viii be impos-
sibIe TO tell whether. any burned bodies
remain in the Debris
THE Frontenac carried fifty passen-
gerg and a crew OF twelve men. Capt.
M 7. Brown hurried his charges TO the
forward part of the boat, as far as pos
sible from the flames. when the alarm
was sounded, ordered fun speed and
steered straight for Farley's Point
AS the fire gained Roadway the pas
sengers began plunging from the deck
despite the crews efforts to check the
paric.
The clothes Of many Of the passenger
were on fire when the landing was
reached and four of them suffered
burns which may prove fatal
The Frontenac was double-deck
side-wheeser. which formerly piled
among the Thousand Islands.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28

viii end for the present, and that the
road viii comply with the State law
until the United States Supreme Court
has passed on the -constituuonality OF
the States legal altitude
State to Appeal.
The agreement IS signed by Gov
ernor Glenn and General Counsel Thorn
ard Humphrey. and provides that the
State appeal from the order Of United
States Circuit Judge Pritchard. and that
the appeal proceed in order 10 the
United States Supreme Court.
Il was also agreed that the Southern
railway appeal TO the State supreme
court Of North Carolina, the next case
at Raleigh, should be taken by writ OF
error to the Supreme Court Of the
United States. 4 it should be decided
against the railroad company. 1t was
further agreed that both sides cooperate
to have both Of said cases advanced and
argued together aad speedily deter
mined.
Continuing. the agreement specifies:
THAT the State, at its option, may in
dict the Atlantic Coast Line in one case:
all indictments and prosecutions now
pending 10 be dismissed and no other
suits brought by the State against rail-
way agents or officials pending TIE
final adjudication OF The case, so far as
the governor can influence this action.
which he Is to advise.
That the other side is 10 advise and
prevent as best they can any further
arrests for contempt Of Judge Pritch-
ards court. That the governor advise
(Continued on Ninth Page1
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
FIRE WIPES OUT TOWN;
LOSS PUT AT 100000

STELLA. Wash. July 27.-This town
was practically destroyed by fire today
Among the buildings burned We're two
botels two saloons. wharves, mills.
warehouses. and & hospital The loss i
estimated at 100000