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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-01-10
THE FIRST MESSAGE.
How q Woman Came to Send 1t Owe.
the Morse Telegraph Line.

In 1911, toward the close of the
session of congress, Professor Sam
uel Morse returned from Europe
and found that though his bill for
the installation of the telegraph hat
passed the house it still had to ap-
pear in the senate.
He had reached the bottom of his
purse. There were only two days
of the session left, and the inventor
found that there were over 40 bills
that had precedence over his.
The last night of the session
Morse remained until 9 o'clock, and
then, thoroughly disheartened, he
left without the slightest hope that
the bill would be passed. That
night he counted his money at the
hotel and found that after he had
paid his lodging and secured his
ticket to New York he would have
just rs cents left. As he was leav-
ing the hotel in the morning he
was told that a woman was waiting
in the parlor to see him. She was
Miss Annie Ellsworth, daughter OF
the commissioner of patents. She
had been one of his warmest friends
in Washington, and when he enter
ed the room she rose, extended her
hand and said, '1 come to congratu-
late you"
"For what?" asked Morse.
"On the passage of your bill" ,"
she replied.
"Surely you must be Mistaken y
said the inventor. "I waited in the
senate until 9 o'clock last night,
and there was no prospect Of its
being reached"
"Then am the first one to tell
you" she cried.
eyes, if it is So"
"Father waited until the adjourn
ment," she continued, "and heard
it passed"
Professor Morse was almost over
come. annie" he said, his voice
choking with emotion, 'Ethe first
message that is sent from Washing
ton to Baltimore shall be sent from
you"
And it was. When the line was
completed Miss Ellsworth sent the
first message. 1t read, "What hath
God wrought"
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A Singular Mollusk.

A singular light giving creature
peculiar to the waters of southern
California is the phyllirhoe, slug
gish mollusk. So plentiful are
these light giving denizens of the
deep along the Californian coast
that those who have undergone the
experience say night on these wa
ters is awe inspiring. As the boat
passes along one can see in the wa
tiers under it countless forms, pass
ing and repassing, each giving forth
its strange, weird light. But beau
tiful and impressive as this strange
sight is to the beholder, the light
giving powers of these animals are
disastrous to themselves, since the
light emanating from them attracts
the attention of marauding fishes,
which seem to relish a light meal
at any time. ~
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Scored Against o'cenneIl.

An amusing incident is told Of a
victory over Daniel O'Connell by a
witness whom he was cross examin-
ing. The witness was for the crown,
and the case was a riot committed
by a crowd of beggars. O'Connell
was at that time well known, and ii
was after he had received his So
briquet Of "the big beggar man."
The witness finished, and O'Con-
nell began the cross examination.
'eNow tell the court just how many
beggars there were," he said.
Indeed, 1 did not stop to count
them, but there was great tribe OF
them, your honor"
"a whole tribe of them, eh? Will
you tell US to what tribe they BE-
longed?"
Indeed, your honor, that is more
than can do, for I never heard,
but l think it must have been to
the tribe Of DAN"
"You may 60 down, sir" said
O'Connell in rage, amid the laugh
ter of the court.
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Why He Hssltatsd.

Why does this man stand upon
the pavement trembling with ter
Tor, afraid to enter his own home!
Listen and I will tell you:
This afternoon at 8 o'clock he
received a letter from his bank ask
ing him to step around and pay q
note that was due. He scribbled
the following :nswer upon a slip OF
paper:
"Can't possibly do it. Got to
meet another little thing this after
noon that won't be put off,"
About the same time a messenger
boy brought him a note from his
wife asking him to meet her at his
Office at 4 to 60 with her to the
dentists.
Of course he got the answers
mixed, and he is wondering wheth-
er he had better attempt an expla,
nation or set out for Australia
Strand Magazine.
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Real Estate for Sale.

14oS-acres Florence County, $50
cleared, balance splendidly timbered.
plenty of buildings, Church & P. o..
convenient, good neighborhood.
602-acres Williamsburg County, zoo
acres cleared, balance in fine black and
yellow pine timber; in good state of
cultivation, clear of stumps, nine miles
from Cades Depot. Convenient to
Church & P. o.
l39-acres Williamsburg county, 60
acres cleared, 2miles from T. AIDES Depot,
timber sold, plantation rights reserved,
this is good land and can be be bought
right.
aO0-acres Williamsburg county, IS
cleared, balance fine pine timber, 2four
room houses, miles from Kingstree.
2OO-acres Williamsburg, sixty acres
cleared, one room house, some build
ings, this is fine place, miles from
Kmgstree.
125-acres. Williamsburg county, 40
acres cleared, balance woodland, fairly
good buildings, 3 miles from Lake City.
This is good land, especially adapted to
trucking, and can be bought--worth the
money.
6O-axes Clarendon county, % acaes
cleared, timber sold 10 acres excepted,
near Alderman's R. r. has R F D Nail
route, can be bought right.
124 acres, in Lake City, with one s
room house, barn, stables, poultry yard,
artesian well.
lone acre lot in Residential part of
Lake City. .
All of the above property will be sold
at bargain prices, write me for prices
and all particulars.
C. F. FLOWERS,
Lake City, S. G. Real Estate,
10--l8-tf.
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Helping Out Mamma.

About a dozen people dropped in
Unexpectedly at country house in
the evening, and the huttered host
ess did her best in the limited time
at her disposal to make a good show
at the supper table.
But she had only just begun to
fatter herself that things were
passing off swimmingly when her
youngest daughter, aged six, re,
marked to the gentleman next to
her:
"Aren't these nice tumblers
we've got, Mr. Brown? They all
came from the grocer's full OF mar
malade. Didn't they, ma %-Lon,
don Express.
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A Vulnerable Point.

Mr.. Lapham knew that his wife
was a treasure. He heard it on
every hand, and he appreciated his
possession. But he sometimes made
a mild protest when the summer
boarders grew too fulsome in their
praise.
81 never saw such a beautiful dis
position in my life," said one tear
full enthusiast, whose baby had
played with Mrs. Lapham's Sunday
bonnet with disastrous results.
"She always makes you feel as if
nothing mattered, no matter how
bad it is. l don't suppose she's
ever lost her temper in all her life,
has she, Mr.. Lapham?"
The husband of the peerless one
surveyed the landscape with his lips
drawn up and out in complicated
pucker.
"Well, now, I don't know as she
ever has to the extent you mean" /"
he said slowly, 'but recollect one
hot day, when she had turned and
darned the foreroom carpet for
company coming and found our boy
Sam had throwed the paper Of tacks
down the well, that I stood from un-
der for an hour or 50, now I tell
ye!-Youth's Companion.
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FIRE At HARPfRS.
Two Mercantile Establishments De:
tf0yed Last Week.

A destructive fire occurred at
Harpers one night this week,
about 2 o'clock, consuming
the stores of A E Bruorton
s Co and J W Poston, with
all their stocks of goods,
each of them having a small
amount of insurance. No one can
account for the origin of the fire,
which broke out in the old Har-
per store, which was occupied
by Mr. Poston, and the flames
quickly communicated them
selves to the Bruorton store,
and made short work of it. We
guess the latter place, with the
merchandise in it, was worth
about $1,000 or $4,000; Mr. Pos.
TONS about $4,000 or $4,000.
This is great loss to this thirty :
ing little village, situated about
eighteen miles from George
town, on the G & W R R., and is
especially heavy on the individ-
ual losers.
The postofice was at the
Bruortlon store, and was about
ready to be removed to Mr. Pos
on's, where the express office
was srun.-GeOryetown Times, Janu-
ary 5.
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Too Many Sleepers.

The old colored parson arose in
his pulpit and addressed his flock.
"Bruddahs en- sistahs, come on
en- git on de train foh Paradise. II
le5es right away"
Then he glanced over his snoring
congregation and shook his head
sorrowfully.
'1 reckon we betteh sidetrack dat
train, Deacon" he sighed.
"Why SO, parson?" asked the dea,
con in surprise.
''Kase deh's altogeddeh too
many sleepehs foh one train heah." ."
Chicago News.
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CROWN OF THE H00POE.
Llserd Of the Origin Of the Birds
Golden Crest.

The hoopoe is found in Europe,
Asia and Africa. 1t continually ut
ters in soft, rapid tones peculiar
note resembling ''hoop, hoop, hoop"
whence its name hoopoe.
1t is really a harmless, useful bird,
but it is the subject of many super
stitions, being regarded as ominous
of evil. 1t is about the size of
thrush, is very elegant in appear
ance and is greatly admired because
of its handsome crown or crest
This crown is composed of gold col,
ored feathers of unequal lengths,
having a white bar and black tips,
which it can expand and depress at
pleasure.
According to pretty legend, the
hoopoe received its crown as a re-
ward for kindly service. One very
hot day, the story runs, King Solo
mon was journeying from one part
of his vast domain to another. He
had no covering over his head, and
the suns scorching rays became un-
bearable. At length he came up
with a flock of vultures and said to
them:
"Vultures, do me a kindness. Fly
very close topether above my head
and shield me from the sun for q
time as I journey"
The vultures refused outright to
thus favor the king, and he then
said to them:
"Vultures, because of your selfish
ness your heads and necks and the
heads and necks of all your descend
ants shall from this time to the end
of time be bare Of feathers, and
thus you will be exposed to both
heat and cold"
Solomon went little farther and
overlook a flock of hoopoes, and
thus addressed them:
Little hoopoes, my head aches
from having been exposed to the
suns fierce rays for several hours.
Won't you hover above my head in
body to shield me from the sun
and fly along with me to the end OF
my Journey"
The hoopoes readily consented,
and so they hovered above the kings
head, dovetailed themselves togeth-
er and made an admirable sun
shield. Thus they flew along until
the end of the journey was reached,
and then the king said to them:
Little hoopoes, what favor may
l confer upon you for your great
kindness to me?"
One hoopoe, acting as a spokes-
man for the others, answered:
eff you wish to favor US, 0 King
Solomon, ornament our necks with
a circlet of beautiful golden feath-
ers."
"Would you not rather have your
heads ornamented with beautiful
golden CROWN" the king asked.
"Much rather, much rather~ ex-
claimed the hoopoes in chorus.
"Then," said King Solomon,
"your heads and the heads of all
your descendants shall to the end OF
time be ornamented with crown Of
golden feathers that shall ever be
remarkable for its beauty"
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all standard makes. l have large
lot on hand that must be sold.
This offer is bona fide and will save
you money.
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A Pedigree.

A gentleman talking to friend
about the antiquity of his family,
which he carried up to Noah, was
told that he was a mere mushroom.
"Ah.~ said he. "How so, pray"
"Why," replied the other, "when
I was in Wales a pedigree of par
ticular family was shown to me.
1t filled about five large skins OF
parchment, and near to the middle
Of it was a note in the margin,
about this time the world was GRE
ated.' .'"-London Tit-Bits.
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Love Is Blind.

Mrs. Newed-And do you really
and truly love me, George?
Newed-0f course | do, my dear
Mrs. Newed But some people
are saying that you married me just
because my uncle left me fortune
Newed-Now don't let that worry
you, dear, for there isn't word o1
truth in it. I'd have married you
Just the same, even if some other
relative had left you the money
Chicago News.
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THE WILLIAMSON PLAN
in A NUTSHELL.
METHOD FOR PRODUCING CORN BY
this FORMULA REDUCED TO A
few WORDS.

The State has published fire.
quently the formula for the
~''Williamson plan,' or the way
devised by Mr. E McIver Will
hanson of Darlington to make
FIVE ears of corn grow where but
one grew before. The formula
as given heretofore has been a
little long. The following has
been prepared by Mr. James
Henry Rice, Jr.. as the most
concise form in which it can be
given:
Break land in winter one
fourth deeper than common; lay
off in six.foot rows, leaving five.
inch balk. When time to plant
break out balk with scooter,
following in same furrow on this
ridge. Ridge then with same
plow, going deeper; run corn
planter with Dixie plow, with
wing taken of. Plant as early
as possible, usually about the
middle of March. Drop corn
grains every FIVE or six inches.
Use no fertilizer. Give first
working with harrow or any
plow that will not cover plant.
Second working with 10 or r.
inch sweep on both sides of
plant. Thin after this work
ing.
Corn should not be worked
again until sufficiently stunted,
so that it will never grow large.
When it is about 10 to II inches
high put on fertilizer. Mix POO
pounds cotton seed meal, 200
pounds acid phosphate, 400
pounds kainit. Put half in old
sweep furrow, on both sides of
every other middle. Cover by
breaking out middle with turn
plow. Oneweek later treat the
other middle in the same way,
fertilizer and all. In a few days
side corn in first middle with 49,
inch sweep. Put all your nitrate
of soda in this furrow, if less
than $50 poundsls used; if more,
put half. Cover with one fur
row or turn plow, then SOW peas
in middle broadcast, at rate of
a bushel to the acre, and finish
breaking out. Lay by early.
More corn is ruined by late
plowlng than by lack OF ploW'
ing. No hoeing is necessary
and middle may be kept clean
Until time to break out by har-
rowing.
{ For so bushels to the acre
leave stalks Is inches apart;
for Is bushels, II inches; for 100
bushels, 8 inches apart.
Do not pull fodder: do not
cut tops; let peas and pea vines
die on land. Value in fertilizer
to land is worth more than for
age.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-11-14
Fire Cese Was Argued.

Tuesday Waller II. Bacon and
Mayor Hampton appeared before the
Supreme Court and argued the appIl-
cation to set aside the last trial Of the
More-Jor@s Glass Company against
the Wes, J-'sey and Seashore railroad
company. iur damages growing out of
the 4th of July fire at the glass works.
Mr.. Bacon presented the argument
to the main branch, Chief Justice
Gummere, and Associate Justice
Garrison and Swazze. Mr.. Bacon
spoke for several hours on the matter.
the argument intended to show that
the last trial in the case was brought
about by the railroad company de-
claring its intention of proving by
Samuel Pharo that the fire was Of in
cendiary origin, this the railroad COM
pany entirely failed In doing. As a re-
suit OF the trial the Glass company
had its first verdict reduced by more
than $50, 900. The glass company feels
that it should be able to re-establish its
first verdict Of $95. 500.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-11-14
L tier to the Conereeat,o,

?ussday the State Gazette printed
this:
At meeting of the congregation ~
Christ English Lutheran church nm
Sunday Secretary S. D. Ramey reao a
letter he had received from Rev.
EDWIN j. Hopkins. of Bridgeton. &C.
ceptinR the call of the cburoh tn
become its pastor. In his Ietter Mr.
Hopklns said in part:
Il sincerely trust that as we enter
into this new relation as pastor and
people it will tend to our mutual eood
TO the strengthening and building nm
Oh me church and the extension of the
Redeemer's Kingdom.
: L viii arrange to take charge and
pfeach my first sermon as your pastor
on Sunday, December /.
Thanking you for the unapimitv
OF your action, for the confidence
wh'ch you have reposed in me, and
with the hope that from the verv
beginning Of this pastorate peace. har-
mony and good will prevail"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-11-14
ANOTHER WIDOW
FOR DIR. BUCHANAN.

Camden, Nov. 13.-Clafmine to he
th8 WIDOW OF DR.. John Buchanan,
WHO hled recently in New York and
whose estate Is alleged to have been
contscated by Reba Buchanan. alias
HUH, alias Russell, etc., woman
visited the office of Prosecutor Scovel
t''s afternoon. She gave the name of
Auleal B1chanan and said she lived
III 'uls city. She appeared to be at
least three score years of age. and it
was evident from her appearance that
she had not participated in the wealth
OF her reputed husband.
IL what she says is true, then the
case now pending before Vice-O an
cellor Leaning, in which George Bu-
ohanan and Isabel McGarvey, children
Oh tbs deceased physician, seek 10 par
tlcipate In the estate, will be further
complicated. A story of unusual in
terest will also likely develop when
the matter comes up for argument a
week from next Monday,
The woman who claims to be Mrs.
Buchanan had with her marriage GER
tlhcate which showed that she and
the physician were married over o
quarter of a century ago. She said
that she and her husband had parted,
she declaring that the woman of many
aliases being responsible. Like the
plaintiffs in the case now pendina, and
VINO, she says. are her step-childreu,
Mrs. Buchanan was in absolute iguor-
ance of the death Of DIR. Buchanan un.
til she read of the action in the Vice
Ohancelior's Court. She claims to be
joint heir with the children and will
bring action to participate in the es-
tate. She was directed to a lawyers
Office
Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-11-14

Tbs molten of Mr.. Quick for perma.
nent Improvement was then put. This
motion was passed by vote of 9 yeas
to nays.
Inc amusement ordinance was taken
up on second reading. This is the or.
dinance to license circuses, theatres,
etc. The ordinance was adopted by
sections and passed upon second read
ing.
After reading two bids Mr.. Mccall
hard moved that the Water Committee
be authorized to execute a contract
with Thos. B. Harper to drive four 3
to wells, b inches in diameter, upon
the water plant property at 81 per
foot
Another bid was presented from
Redpath q Potter for wells at So. 30
per foot with So. 30 per foot for SCREEN.
Mr.. Woodruff said he was opposed
to spending any more money in the
present swamp. What he wanted 10
do was TO find water elsewhere and he
was willing TO spend money to search
for more water.
Mr., DaLlels wanted to know what
was to be done with the water when it
was secured. There was no storage
capacity.
Mr.. Quick was opposed to the propo-
sition. He wanted a test made for
water on the city park property. Mr..
Quick said that the City Water Super
intendent had said that he thought
1t was mistake to spend any more
money In the present swamp.
Mr.. Craig said that last night the
Water Superintendent said he thought
there was abundance of water out at
the present plant and that the scheme
of the Water Committee met his an
probation.
The motion was lost by the follow.
ing vote:
Yeas-W. f. Woodruff. Barker,
jones, Craig, McGslllard-5
ways DohACAst l.. II. W o luEQu, NC
Graw. Marks, Moore and Quick-6.
In the matter of street gns, Mr..
Jones moved that the purcl ase be de-
ferred until the next meeting, giving
the road committee Opportunity to find
out how many signs vera needed.
Mr.. T. Fl. Woodruff moved that the
certified check of $500 of John F.
Dyer, the paving contractor, be re.
turned.
Mr.. McGalliard moved to amend
that the city pay Dyer per cent in
terest on the money for the time held
by the city. The amendment was
lost. The motion to return the check
was passed.
Mr.. McGaIliard then moved that the
motion to award the contract passed
at recent nesting be reconsidered.
This motion passed.
Mr.. Jones then moved that the en-.
tire paving matter be postponed in.
definitely. The motion was passed
and Council then adjourned.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-11-14
aTING WHISKEY
IN BRIDGETON.

RrIdgeton has not within its borders
|l1ce licensed to sell liquor. No one
druggist can sell whiskey in
EQ8eton without violating the law,
Aphysician rust furnish a pre-.
Hption to let the drnggist out of the
mesh.
Fnt3sn't there more than one place
more than one may that liquor
R8 bought and is sold in Bridge.
Isn't there quantities Of it sold
E eyery week, openly sold and in
ation of the law and the city or1l-
loe7
there legal warrant for an agent
4 About Bridgston aud give away
aRies of liquor to people to induce
" give orders for pint or quart
a and tien take that order?
Il lawful for the same agent to
eyex the liquor to the person who
tne orders and collect the money?
Rok fhat a sale In town where the
okliquor Is absolutely prohibited?
oourse if this is legal transac-
mere is nothing more to be said.
s16 agent has right to thus sell
2k then there is no use discussing
aster. But if this kind of
ok transaction is unlawful why is
9km ltted to continueP That liquor
a4disposed of In Bridgeton is no
WI 1t is done almost every day
shat the transaction is completed
IN the heart of the business
aos is matter that is generally
$50 oy business men and many
o6r why the practice is allowed.
Flero Is too much rum and beer
Bridgeton for a no.license
Ihe law is being constantly
zed and people generally know it.
is much drunkenness and it is
established that the liquor does
Qame from the so-calIed club room.
one OF the old soaks a quarter
w down town corner, and he
nave liquor within half hour.
would seem thas somebody should
Aing hand in this liquor busi-
1okore another negro has his brain
no and commits atrooious murder.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-11-14

Minob's plurality, 2185.
peppsr, Prohibition candidate for
nator. polled 3S7 votes in the
Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-11-14

Forts plurality, 1446.
son, Prohibitionist, had 391 votes
ID county.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-11-14
Changed Residence,

George Green assistant driver of the
fire Department has moved into the
mouse on South Pearl street just va
catei by Mrs. Fisher. His wife and
boys will open store there in a short
time.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-11-14

Eotals, 5295 1923 1853 3195
Bucks plurality, 2O9O.
Il Potter's plurality, 2O2S.