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- *v : -f w rr?"''*** H ^ W. J. Bryn*! U »n tw?*r 3W&11 r^GOplG* ' u l%n *»»» ••* r *‘*8y nurte eontfiict* that ptoMt\*t him »h lurow^of IliSXXW for thl* ywr. Ik* trlH rprfiViit nmny pl*oe« hr h«« norwf T Ml Ed Her i Prcs'r «VRUE8T CWSTf ClBCtLATlON fantWUAY. KEttRCARt, i6, l!>00. HRSi BEHfN’O It w**j^nor*lly •xp«rte<1 ami jirr- that tho Lrjti*)»un» wouU vind op Ha Work and adjourn Mno dW >>«» ifcturday. Tti* ttonao Cnlahni It* la«k in ampla time to Quit »«on enough #*» Im iMtnhara to trot home for *<H>d thnfr tHtnrfny tHnner*, hot theHotmtv S- ^j-mi Iw l<W €UtM-<Hth the appro priation and auppljr and pmhlbltlon . .1ll1l4 |o be faoe) nut • 80 tho 8«nHtt took a rtcoas fronf , 8*Ua»<'!lny noon until TdCVday errntrjji, nhtln tho ffomo* tnuai need* mt until ycateritny even* fng: ao tho Oeneral A^aentbly of 1900 hat broken the 40 dnya ae*»t(*n iliiiTt. Chat haa beon tho rulo *lnoe tho adop* ties of the proont conatUntlon. DltTereneea of opinion ami prrfor- fkianee Itruae latt w«t<k betweon the fmdiibitlon and loi^al option Henator* *nld mooh »p«.ikinx and filllbuKterh g ~ folio wad. '1'ho tray waa blorkeu '1»falo*i lha pHsaaKe of ihu ttnuneo I III* end so the law makers wufU over time this week. Tho prvfaJblttonlstt of the Senate fpive notice thtU they will not consent 1 tour allow a vote as to flnal niljonrn ment until a f ter rba prohibition hlli paaaed by the Monae shall have been . Totad un hy tha Senate. No doubt all * tiles are tirnl of the long stay In Co HitnbU and an aKrttrlHent la sure to to H'lickly reached that will al o\v iheu. »• A»t home, hrlt'jslnc their record* wnd. perhapt, uiidrciuod Issues. " CUTt)OWll ACRlAlK.?' Memphia, Tens.; Feb. -17 *—tlee fol- lowioir letter haa bmta aeni.HOU^b> I’reahtent /. A Tevlnr. of *h« tluUon 01 wnera*! Aaxtkclaltoh t ' J"... A vf»r »iju 1 »iraoi<fv urged yo^p to rUtfid in pnrvlpuk tohrs »nd caw *|s-t»d«rinii» aureagi* In cotton anJ iito* IN . .-To Scnattr Gacyt In our decided pplnlon t bolongj the credit of havinjr madtt the moil sensible and statesman - Ilka speech yet dollvered at this sea»lon •f Congrraa. He li t* shown himself a roan of sound judgtnen’j clear fore tight and unafraid courage, ft has been a wenrr time rlnce the United Ulates 8entiMi has heard so much sense In so short a time and he will have the MtUfaethmrrf knowing Thai he has set the foaslla and Jehus of that body to thli>kloy, *o44f In Uls retlreroenr, for a lima, to prlrote life Mr. Gary will Ire, as opportunity offers, Into that new, tmlschievous and Impudent m >vc- WTSTtf, “Tbe fiot.lheru Uommeruia) Con- pre'sa.” he will give his dt.-ite fre*h muse tor bo proud of him. cent reason to pul her tmst in him, as of tbe metal •nd pallbre of the men who madiS her preat In the old day*. You have made good Mr. Oary . est • - The saddest pictures we have ever *een were sent to us last week by some Yffirlhef it society, They were made front photographs of ch Id w orkers jn «otU>n mills. M was plrlful to see the •Urn bodies, inched face* end Iw.poU.as •jesoTthe girls, the tough cuuntc- •ancea of the hoys. Thar were In keeping with the words «r an old time up country friend who Tislted us a few weeks ago lie said: • I birilt, operated and owned one cot ton nvill eight years and wne President •nd Treasurer of another for tho same length t f time. Ho I knotT al) about tbe cotton mill business. F sold out •nd quit, and when I dkl so l advised the people who had been working in ♦hose mills to q,oit and get back to the farms If they hart any ca r e or hope for tire future of th Ir children. No.w 1 am farming and selling goods.” Compulsory educat on Is recoin men ded by ibe mill owner* as the remedy for the wrong done chiuiren of tender yeara by requiring them to work long- •f hours In heated, dampened rooms than tbe hand* that make the cotton. Tbe children are made white s aves that tbe far oil oa ners of the mills may ftde In aufomotnes and play gull and gtt dlforcss. palgns. If the people w ant him to Ire a «andjdatc for l’resld«ot Irt luii he wlil accept the nomination * Judge Tift will ho Inaugurated one week from today with exceeding grnpt pwprp. In tTre prbcesslon thet-e will t»e tfr<h0 marcher*,- Including some 10,- dUO sailors Irom tlio rcturotd battle fleet, many white and nine colored coni pa ides and a squad of tlio vnnl~h- W'g Indians. Tho iiddress of the fu- comlng I’rerirtetit lit o iiline his policy for tho next four years. A sensible movement has been spmftt trr ths Arctamlo coast states from North Carolina to Nev Knglatid to stop, if possible, C’iO e.iuiOratiou of fhelr iiatTVodrdf ti elityerrs to tho Weat. Hy aid of newsptper kiiTT tnagiiaine Aftvettl'tnjf tht* bcgimirr* o-f thia—g^sod- sense policy beirs-vo they can convince dt parting ones tiiat th>-re are better rtpportunities al h >iu« than they can Hud toward the s-Mling «■ 11. ’Ika eyes of Hnuth Carolina still stare straight toward Kt!r<qH}. Years ago a venerable visitor sat talking of old times with tin and look ing out of the West window of the sanctum laughingly remarked: Ive seen an acre of rmn all figiititig at the same time dow n toward the White <>ik spring, livery one of them had Id* list, raised, hvnrtlr*? were crowded to get her so close that not one of tU< tn goulii hit a lick ” H ading the proceedings of tile Legislature in the .daily papers sug gests similar circi.m-tanec* In Jhe c*pit'll. , „ “ 1 siiall let cotton alnno- till*, vear, plant corn and peas and all kinds nt fiMKh-erop* he,Tides giving moro atten tion to hogs and p-nltrv,” said a w ise man to us not long ago. ‘•There are ey.eruiav reasons for my adopting that pulley, and the up usual one that there is dure to be ip the near future war be tween the. United ''tatc* and Jainii. It cannot he long avoided, though it may bo postponed, and there will b‘ need for all the provisions tho country can make fur tlte support of the s .ddter* and sailo s on tho fighting lino That war Will put king cufon on vbe beggar roll while It lasts, and send the prices nf broart anrt rnnat np to TJOnTcdoTaTo rl.ures ” x , ‘‘In Hyrito of Karil Times the South’s Attractive Field .for Investments i> DrawinV the Wotid fhi| !tn 1 lor Our licneflt ’’—Florence r l imes. You never mart*' a worse mbtake in all your days, esteemed voting brother Ayer. Capital comes here as it goes any where for its own benefit, and the Houth is the fayoi ite field for promoters now, because al! othef-Norihern fichi* hare been worked on:, or because tin- people there have cut their eye teeth and are too wise to he easily bamboozl ed. Capital from abroad, always travels with a bond or mortgage siv ftrrity pyolecting ity-eaitw as a—rebber totes a pistol. iom- iii*>r»Creed stub’s. It >HtFn-the acteage leport tast veat thst o ily h pitet of tbe ((rowans reduced '* r th,‘ii a. roage artrt In some »ehMoi*« a J n«I> increase wuk shdwn. 'i be result ha* ue< p afiont af l predict'd. tlie loWJ t r iter* we have badT-v severaf year* t now looks us tf tho crop w ill bring around ?o-M) OCO bod or u» er »5t) OOP.O 0 less than la»l year's crop which wa , nsarty 2,l)f)0 000 bales smaller ao 1 takiyg.the cost ol grow mg the extra J.OOO tlflO bale* U means a las- to tin small 01 o* er n hdtuirDd r.itjllon dol lais. , ' < ilu-tlme ha* arrived when you must decide on fiit! acreage lor thi* sea-on. i strongly urge you to reduce your aorexx** in cotton at least iO per cent and r..i.oi umra grain and h*y A » you will be more h.iiepcm'Jtnt at‘tnafRctlug time. H pen the spinner "is assured there Is enough coLluirgrown to siip- 4»ly 4*o> n«o.l» in* la ...vcti Imlepcti lent.. ami win milv buy at ch**ap prices. W tth a-p»*»-dt)fittry uf jridturfage tie is n very eager buyer. VV hilo the cnnsumtvtbJh for the first half nt the cotton \ ear en ling Maiclt Int wHI likely be a little lcs( than hall the crop the consumption the bt«t hall will no very mu di la ger so that we will likely h ive about the sanm vlsitde siipplf rtiat we hart ln-t seastrii ao that we slionlrt raise next year at least a million bales less than tho consumption in older to get good prices lor it,. Now don’t think toat every one else will reduce «mT you eau ptatit uio'e and get rt nig price. Tor that is u h ,t mo many’of > on . dirt la•( rea«o:i i' v-, ili take a U'iuonn reduc' i"n ia order to get the proper resu ts v m -iT-ulrt VlFi—Ths Selcctson of Sse-i Dy C. V. GREGORY. Agricultural “D I'd if ion. lotua Side College Ca'pyrteht. IC&3, by Amcricsn Pres* AaaociaMon / of the mbst Ifnportnrit fap- :u-a In crop prcduc.h.n la the tvtiou t f aecd. This Jkilnv poptc.it not only In prtalucing a large y^phl, l>ut also fu oI^mBring a prrsltHt of the hhfbTsrqtianly. well, however, to girt? a brief outline of live Juethoda of prevention here. Smut is a fuugou^ growth—that Is, s low form of plant which lives on other plants. It usually attacks the heads of iliipll ifftffh. flUtnc the place rvhere Fire Insurance in Strongest Companies in America. Adjustments and Settlements promptly made, Life-Insurance in the Frudential Insurance Company of America. STRONG iVrS TIIK ROCK OF GIBRALTAR. * Tile nse of tho famiUig mill ns « . pie* kernels sheitid be with V black, means of sorting on^ the heaviest, v.orthlet-a inuus. Tho black dust of plumpest grains was Tpoken of itr tSfr-f-tvlftctr fhlrr crasS-is mudo np fs cosu- prcviouii Til# linporltmce, (rt prlstd largely of gpore»; vvirrclr corrvr- thls means of secri grleetton Tamiot 1)8 rpoed to needs of higher plants. These ■i un!y p'not cmmgb t»u litrl nest f.iyma’ile coi'diiio!i* vVi'iihl i.ot exeee 1 i J’alio.nili) w o a tit The cm,, am! ihe •e 1 h \ u-n hi m^ru. m-#ne 1 i 1J ooO.C'O') ’ •toil :H 1, ;tdi'i^ . liirmci' c>l-t ) .1 III go ih? r< :l limn’id •d 'nii crop t)i i' ,g* In ig 1 ike Vic U t i) ; J • r*T Tb* •ct»»or«J a> tlcl*, T-<ke the re«t fcUre. |» published for the sole and aopa rate Iwmwft^oUwwme^ folks. Men Heart no ouch ml vice. There l« good in every thing. Even the iQXUrUI nnuqnito has servtd the forthuate purpose of kcepii g <h.w u tlv nmnber of cotton tniiis in lower s o.ith Ctrollna. Wvhad expected and hi ped to give today a otyuuiary of the work of the JL#fcLWui«. fcui tbe bitch to tta pro tsfcdiiig* gives us a wtu-k’s rest from rifling the wheat of acts oik of tin ■ chalT of words. - "Thl* Is u good time to get Out of <!eht and Id stay there.” 1Yc are not going to name the man that said that for h« ws.j^,? ; pi>akM^!'o4'*trT< own btiM ness, but th£M*ucc<*n that has mov.'ne J Irii UTo work has proven his wisdom. I’erhxpiour Legislature in repealing tlw U*n law has only anticipated' the work of the boll weayH. The Georgia 8tat« entomologist savs Muit the enemy Baa revolted the middle of tire Mate o*f Mississippi, and will get to Georgia in four years. A* the repeaT oT niTlTetr’n^ri!^ Jiot go into r If act until January l«t. XilO, all enneerned have the reotainder <>f tMs year to adjust their businesses ptiii ii~ BtMtiilluin tFat are pBall we make or rpeeive, eujjrettlouaf r’flbr* don’t know wkether the Biblical account of the birfMHig , a tower at si was a fact of M.tory or a parab e tructlun. but from tbe efinfusinu and Ideas in the debate* in Lfljffelatcbre we are cohstrained to, the unvarnished record of ao ocourreitcb. UUtocy re- GOOD FOR GARY. Senator F. !>. Gary made a speech last week that demonstrated Ids fitness foi s neat from Mouth < aioiina in tho Sen ate of the U (died States, a ml that will cause many to regret that his term of servico will eu 1 on March 4!h. Hi* argument was agaii st immigration n- it lia* been insorgetl. From the News and Cnuricr's Washington correspon- ciem e we take the following : Hi* declared that di** lime was ripe for something to be lone to mat*- the steamship comp itde> *n>t> fin ir prae- tiee of larding thousands of inimj grants in tliis coniitrv when onr bread line is growing l,ii£‘r (iav by dav; when the list of unemployed Is hejog steadily ineiea ert, and whan it, is im- ju'ssiiile to find we:k Y .r ad onr nativc- liorn Ann ro an eir.tr.ens, Keferrlng'to the iwTro is of [lie South to encourage immigration. Serrstor (lary said: I take o,ea«ion to<oty ju.t here, lesf I bo ro sun lerstood, that 1. in common witii m.iitv other Sontber- rers, woo'd, we.coaie to our ndd.-t Imnu..seekers, wl. -tfcr time li i ni foreign or radve lurtli. who from ehotoe have enTfiraced our form ol (Kn - ermnent, and wish to he pait and par cel of US, MOrt Will Welk Willll!s(0 build op the waste places and eootriti - ute ni a frea—and siadln fc-o-veri‘Rv,-of Hut it is better thnr our une dtivaii' l lafuis shou.M forever Hu (idiow, and oaf w ater i>o'.ver g> imhari cs.>e ! to tin- sea , Ilian that we sh u I he ovetril: by if we"'Icr eourt!'ions rertn to 11 00'* •*( <> you wd* g for it than it V oil i id»e( ( impe that every me this article will call hi nief s' a ten tiou to i t a 1 .iue joii l is the ex: Hon elollars ttn* cotton c makes trade g'lod, Ihroug 1 [ ..ogge-t. tn a meetings I ■ tu id Ln. t very reiioni iiou*e in tho Minth •''atiu ilav\,,Marcli 7th, *o that uniformitv <•! a'inn, mar be taken. Woikly paper- please copy. J A TAYLOR Fiesi lent National G!oners’ As.oci at ion. Tlii: KOLL M r.LY i L. A bidh-tin j 1st i-suert by the depart merit of sgi icuitiire iu Wa. Inn^ ton which tmav be ha I for the. a-king s 110.vs tiiat the s pie art of tiro weevil i generally and rapi'll v f Hstw ard I Ian- ,,f emnhating liie pest are given, bn! ~U- >■» *tmwii-d.iia.t thc-eastern f.11 mCfdlLL. iiaye rnoia* tiemhle. if the insect sjiread. t(> their farms, than ha* been expo rh'm cd in the Southwest, l ife bulletin savs: It is clear tha*_ tne problem of tlie control of thc'weevH vrtH b-‘ more rtrf flciilt a* the pest continue* its invasion of the cotton belt. It cannot he C'.'n- sidcre I, therefore, tliart thtr-problem L as yet completely wolvoi Better means of e-rtitfo! mo't be devised loi ihe. regio 1 that is becoming invaded and if possible, means must be de\ i eil (hat wiH reduce the cnonnous iota thu* is suffered, especially din ing tlu nn favorable seasmis in Te a as. 'C; e prin eipal w ork of the bur. an ol entomofeg( at thi* time is in attempting to de\ i»r means for this additiond control. For the present tlo ie is noo'ccasion to losi hops, Though Ihjs castcnu.-pfanU'c must expect a .more ami.ms *>rob 1 aftv ihaoTfliat which confroute,I the farme's of Texas, rspect illy the destruction of •.he horde* of ^eevils ah-mt t<* enter a inter quarter^, w til enable him to cotuiuiie production, though probuhis at a reduced profit. Tho sooner he adapt* ids plantation management to die necessary changes tbe less the loss w iil be. T. II. I'. too greatly emphasized. Ohe of tbeTirliKlpal reasons for se lecting’ the largest grains for seed is that they contain so much more food for tho young pluuL This enables it to make u strong, vigorous start. Sttch plants have more vitality, grow faster and prod 11^0 larger yields than plants from shriveled seeds, which J Imre a struggle for exl teuce from j the time they germinate. Another j reason for select .’tig plump seed is Ui-if the resulting crop H lihely'to l>e 9f lieKer quality nt:d will thus bring A higher price when "sold. The c!.l law of “like produces like" applies to plants as well as to animals. One of the surest ways of bringing about im provement is by using parents of the desired type year af:cr year. He’eelIng .••<•.'<! n oerd!...: t screening out the small grains Is uc ^ponat liecome scattered over the seed In thrashing and storing. In the spring, when the grab) sprouts, the siniH spore germinates also and sends a liny thread up through the stem to the bead, whore it develops into the familiar smut ball. Often these smut balls are Inside of a hull that appears perfectly sound from the outsUK so that the damago from smut is much .■greater than would appear from stm ply glancing qvi'r The field. Any lug tin d cf treatment which will do troy the smut sporoa on the grain v i'i prove effective, alt bough the smut which i* scattered, in the field some flams infects the plants the no::t year Yv'hen rotation h practiced, however. ibis is seldom the case, ns the oat smut will r.ct attack corn, nor will , , ! cam smut grow on cats, size bv »' r iKLi: h l.e rcleetti n of seed corn Is even mere Important than the selection of rn.rHi grain, since ro mtv h !'*rs cor:! i-i ’Tcrpilrfu] to I'lant nn acre, thus per J.nlttlngJCf. much mere careful-choice The must ImporfahT yotrT to bp constd 5 ered in tho selection of seed cars Is ma j t’urity. An ear that is ret entirely ma : lure will lie light, the kermis will be 1; ‘' v ' , | loose on the cob and have a dull i , rnafiy a p pen ranee, nun tlie germs will be rhnu’kci and tbe Lafk of the ker nels wrinkl’d. Hucli corn should not ho selected fox seed Iwcftuse (lie amount of food uui | terlal stored in the kixmd Is too small to give the yonv.g sprout much of a start. Tlie germ Is also likely to lx wofth from being froaeh wrldle still Ir the Immature, watery condition. The fact that an car is not entirety ripe Tndlvntes. too, ' Uiat -dt tHfiongs to variety just a little late for the local Ity. Kars that are not entirely ripe are Fin XlII GOOD AND net) TVl t-SOF . WHEAT. IN'oto the shrlvelsrt of the bcftftis to the rqjkt.j enough. Funo cf the largest grain* are shriveled and light In weight. T in* only way to separate Uit‘*£ U to lire plenty of wind in the farming mill so as to bbvw-thctn ever. Much grains are ail right for feed, but are entirely out.of place in the seed biru This method of selection is ospe; ia.liy im;wirtant in the ease cf w iieaf, as it separnT?? the hard from the soft grains to some extent, since the soft ones are lighter. Hardness is an im portant factor to look after, since a hard wheat Is much more valuable j j| 0 t nearly ro valuable for seed n? for milling purposes, making a larger r jp ( r sounder ores, even If the Inttei amount of high grade flour. ?<re not eo largo. By selecting only If the most value Is to 1>« obtained r ; :ri <f thi* early maturing type from the f lection of teed some defi-j strain of corn can xcmi- be developed nlto plaa of Improvement must be fol- j vvhlt h can be depended upon to ripen lowed. By a little care a variety of ; j n (] ;e particular locality in wbleh It is wheat or oats may be so bred v.p as to j j :r() \vn. Increase the yield from ten to twenty ! Kin e the size of Ihe crop depends bushels p; r U're. The work Is a small , jo a considerabla extent on tlie size item as ccmparcd with the benefits. j of the ear the seed ears selected In starting the work of breeding the ' should be ns large as Is consistent variety which does best In your par- { with early maturity. Mere size of cat is n«4 -enough.^however. The ears THE FARM OF E FUrUKE n i(>f, of aliens fren win. hav-- been l.ro tlie cuyiili 1 v of - and ulm b.ave in And Wtm do hot is 1 llhiek II.1 nil an who eoiitrihiito 1 to ' lie com nmn g ‘ MiH’h I* being - voiopment, yf ;|h m connection with toe vlon. For rwnortf. patlenew With h:c 1 i tlie ne*s*ssity for nt gb* h* r: 1 rT;‘ 1:1 .■ r< • I, -b I 1 1MI g 11 mp.tnb >• ’ '•■ft. bt-binrt tlicm, id t-o for' ik** tbeir I '1 da metbc.ijs, and l»>u« taking the whole eounut iato ac 'rt. i :ig w 011 li -hav ing >il about fhe rte- nil’s t"- 1 m-as in : . i'-q jsibnr Sglta- r have lop. I if I If g: I a' ion. | donut aii this tint haste toiisenpHie cminrrv's troas'ire, ami at the **me time jnak * an nuP'ry of tip- s'mitervatinw dT <niT ; "natural resource t)nr fttreataara «lnm*t gytw. ami our pnlrtic rtmnfiln is e\litprsbil 'i'fic Mou;h tins prospeiert marveloiisiy and hid* I’air t » make even ino>e rapid stride*. This ha* been rtt>ooiup!i*hed wlthont thu aid of such imrnigratioiMis tmu wliidi now cmui-a to our i»rincip*l port*. Without fhem our Meatlon has iieen irtnintained, anti I, for one, am w illing to deal with thfc futuro without their aid.” 1 have no sympathy with ihe tn.re.t of mir rural iioiihl'itiun W e are upor Hie evc of rail ’’ ii change* for the ! '-t tcrincnt of counirv coHditiofiv. T'od,t> Hm s ifest place lor in■ csiuicn! i* tin- farm. Land valTics hi I increase rapid Ivwith it’cr-asieg populaiion. The} vvld more than itoub.e m tliirtv ye n* Already tlie afriTcdoncd farm* of N'.*w York-.and X'‘W Ecglaiirt are tn iug Jnmglit by eanita!i*t* for inve.sfmcni . i'liere i - inanv a man pbiniiing to .ell his pavero.il acre* in the e.onntrv lor a pi’tance and invest tlie orocecds in a eott iitein the town—and then earn the support of iii* family bv daiiy. toil. I: i< tin 1 aot of ao irr isional in ;ii. II'’ docs not stop to think that, that fain: wilt give hirrr a teo.ne a'id support and *0(111 q'ladnipie in v.dno. f’0 fails t< note ttie po-*ibiiiiii'* of rapi-li v increas intr Id * woiitli bv Hie phi n m :uf of val uut)v- trees,—utul - be- -V-nlmita rily—ex irtiange* tne riglrl* of a king and tin prhip'ge-of a Ireenian for a flailv a ;g : ii>.| tne badge ♦>! service Tin' prosperity of Hie ct.ie*. *0 far a- relac * to the n:a*s“*. is i!!u*orv. Te.c ii'iinbcr ( f t> Her* who finally ae- • ppr? a reasonable reserve for ii’d age in the country, a* comnated witii tin. same class in the citie*. i* a* ten to cnufiot borrow the money to build. On January the 33g aelsnirfrapba around the world reported aey4re earthquake shock* snmevvlterflfrt flfsia. Ii took 40 day* for new* to get from the earthquake emit re to the iteareat telegraph elation. Western Persia w*a Ihe, centre of disaster. Over 60 village* iCfite destroyed, in a few of tffcm not a IKjf*nn surviving. The »htal loss ra imrte.l U that flwe tbo«»«nd person* atRl twelve tbgtMoind oet^o were killed. -i:. count. VVfiiile the wage i» high in the ci'ie*. tire eo«ts of rents ami living are in propm I h>n TP.' in ’111 i'.iiicd afriMHan* in.bice a fiabit ot libeini spe.nding. i"-; I'ntifiii'rtvi) t.a ec'inmnv. 'i' ;e fii(in->r may curti less, fmt, b • can save imre.—i)». Staman A. Knapp. .1, Mr lion Kooscvtiit will go nut 11. Come in a biceless gLaaea... were ior trial at Hampton court l**t week; Brother MYSweeuev i* as he otivht to be proud of hi* wbll behaved county. Anderson, tlie pearl city or th-* proa- i»er(iii* Piedmont, needa - *nTT wanf* a new aehooi building butt* bonded *0 . , nea r rtro-nmroMtwrimTKl limit tBar ^rffhey M arid affiaCaf bedort fuc, tri tne’ Cburf Sd'ATK OI' SOUTH CARO- LINA, COUNTY OF DA UNWELL, Jo-the Piolatc-Comt. By J. K. Snolliogf lv<i. Judge of [’rebate ia - / -Z-—‘ Uari VirB Ci uvtA'. ' Wheryas Mrs. K*ihxi;iny' A-I’.ijtt' raen ipa'le -suit lo ntc tn gTOtit To her Letters of Ariin!!)' istntH'in bn tbe estate of and effects of Dr. Edward L. Tutterson, d' ceased. 'I lieae are, therefore, m cite and .^slinoDlsh aTfadi eTsTn im fuF, the kindred aiul creditors of tbe s*R‘ Fd^ard L Patterson, dectafs-d, that n. uinr locality fIi uid be rclocted. tki into lUa-fiebT j«st befiwo harvetl UTne and select forty or fifty of the best heat’s: In doing tab the size and plumpness of the train and the length of tlie head should Ive •considered. This lafler peint has a great deal to do with Hie yield, since n long head often contains twice as much Train as a shorter efie. The character cf the straw b also Important. It r.hould be straight nnrt strong, with no tendency fo rust, ns a weak straw or one that Is badly rusted cannot held up a heavy head cf grain. A no*her point to notice Is the Fic'ding—that ia, the number ol stalks that grow up from one need. YYImn the required number of su-h heads hare been found they should be put away In n dry pbee until spring, when they should be thrashed out sep arately and planted in a little plot In the garden. The-foed from each head should be sown In a row by itself. The rows should be about four Indies apart and the plants the same db- fanoe apart In the row. As harvest time cornea cn a great dlff, rence In these row* w ill 1)0 no th cd Some w II! be badly nffeotid wTh ru'd, f-cme will have weak straw and will go down Imdiy. Some will luive short bends containing but a few grains eadi. A few cf the rows wi!i contaiti plants and heads of the type tru rre hv.-jng far. Sd A ct tlm best heads from these rows to plant in next year’s pb t. Tbe second year, if tbe first year’s selccttcn was properly carried on, cca- siderabie Improvement will be observ ed. Tills year the seed frem each of the strongest rows should be saved In bulk after sorting out any heads that are not of the required type. Tlie need from each of these sows is tabo plant ed in n little plot by hdelf the follow ing spring. .Notes ou these plots regarding the strength of straw, amount of f toollng •wul resistance to rust should be care- fu!ly ^Uypt,,...The-maiu-potf'T^fn Tie cou- ' sHlend. however. Is the yield. The grain from each of tlie plots should be weighed aud thq preference given to tire- heaviest yield: rs. Seed from five or six of Hu* best (vroduclng pU4s may then be saved fi r larger plots\he fourth year. The yield of those, to- getber with tho quality of ghilu aud strength of straw, will determine w lilch strain Is to be selected for field ih*e. .... .. - A factor which often cuts off ns much an 10 per cent from the yield cf Small grain Is smuL Unlike rust, the treatment’c7 ffiTs - di*ea so Tomes ntorej ttinlcr tite bend of preparation of the seed Hriu that of selection. It may be should bo well proportioned and not tc-o big ground for tlieir length, since cars of this sort are late la maturing and slow tp dry out. The size of an ear Should lie made up cf corn instead of cob. Tills means deep kernels and n rehiHrelv small cob. There must also be the largest pos slble amount of corn In proportion to More and better insurance to the dollar invested than any other Company in the United States. —• ’ WRITE ©R GALL ON R. M. MIXS0N. Williston, S. C. FROST PROOF CAE8AGE PLANTS GUAGAi4TEED TO SATISFY .PURCHASERS <>•- EABLX j BMW ^^Aiaruxu uu BLOTTO* LA BOX BUOT*aWIO?f AUGMATHUCKKA TiTK WAKmSLO Tv -Vrttwrt ALtt>.l^r f.ivant. ^ JU ftudi-rA q Hat Head tluji miorcawm. UfT: i* lets ell to 4 ■. at tl-SJ jer ■, J O J a. ct !U» per c, M n. k4 «vtr. • SLM per m. f. 0. a YQuAh'i LSLANO, b. C Cur Special Express Kales ou Flaata bVoyLmv. V’/e crew the first Frost Proof Fiaots tn 1868. Now have over twenty thousand satisfied customers; and wc have prowa and scld more cabbage plants than afi other persons in the Southern state, Cttsbized WHY ? because our plants must please or w; send your money back. Order now; it is time to set these plants in your sec tion to get extra early cabbage, and they are the ones that sell for the most money. Wm. ImTiJmiwtA r»kil'r'w. V/slC Garriy Co.* b»x ts \«m's Wad. S. C Choicest Car Load 4* OP New Year Stock arc at HILL TOP STABLES, - BARNWELL, S. C. They are all right, so their prices. ... A Nice lot of Buggies, Swrikbs, Wagons, Lap XL) e> Harness and all parts ol Harness to be sold CHEAP Charlie brown. THE of Prolate to be held at Ii.imw*dl on the iSth day of Febnury 1909, after publication thcre- •< at It o’cWk hi the forenoon to show niuSse if any they have why the safct athnihu- tratlon Kbmrtd not be granP d. ? (liven Under iny hand mix lith day of Feb ruary Anno Uosriiti. IWW. j: k. skilling, i v ' 'X' ’». Prolaite Judge. PubhshH In Thb P.faxw ti-i. I'xopijs Feb- rewrjt ISth im FKi. XIV- A «PLEM)1D TVi K O/ GLEi> KAII. the cob. To secure thi a the ear should Vc well filled out at butt and tip and fairly uniform In size from end to end Tho kermis should bo ho firm on th? t ear that It canndt be twisted In the) L inds. Tl^ere slicuid be no spaces i between the kernel.* next to the cob, j nor should tho spaces la*tween the} tops of.tliO kernels bo too great. TUcy f slituld not be packed together tool tightly, nt this latter fvclutd however, a* t lii/t 111 fid e rj^r.a pid. .drying <uit. -The’ ViWLshoiild be straight and the ker- ru'ls of linlfurm size. ^ x ..... In starting-out to Select ears of the j desired type the work cau be done much more quickly if tbe cofn Is laid out.on a tabie or bench. Then hy taking an car for a sample which moat nearly represents your Ideal you Can go over the entire lot and quick ly pick out the ears that are most like It. The point of selecting ears of a uniform type la nn important one, a* only In tills way can the corn grower hope To make Improvement from year to year The methods of breWlimr o*©™—to secure Tncreased yield will be tak§n up in detail iu the next article. Bank of Barnwell 'The Oldest and Strongest Bank in Barnwell County Depository of The State of Soritli Carolina, The County of Barnwell, and The Town of Barnwell Capital, m .— m - m ~ ■ m- m Surplus and Undivided Profits, $60,000.00 $45,000.00 The United MtaUjJUSupreme Court wa* io'BenT arg'umefH vt^errtay on tbe winding up State l>Upenaary trouble between tbe Federal and State court*. I’resldeqt elect Taft h*r» given notice that be will call a specta! ffesaibn of Gongre*a U> commence on March 15»h Co r»‘\’|<e tha tariff. A* the govern- irteht ha* spent in the last fi*cal jear a huntlred million do Mara more rhrin Vta inemrie there H a chance that tho ro virion m*V be down W? to the favored lotere»t* and op n* to those that eau. not heip thimselves. " to save money Is not hard w hen once a bank account Is started fer money, in a bank cannot burn a hole the pocket. A bank account mean*, paving bill* by check—the only absolutely Safeway. Checks leave no room for argument a* to when or bow a bill w a* paid. Each eTreck ]* recorded in the ,> hank’s books. These togeher with your money and the cancelled checks are kept for you in burglar and fire proof'Vim its. You have accesa lo them at any time, \ Let rts talk this over with you the next time yon are in town If im- po.**i»le to call, write us. • STEPHEN S. FURMK.JR., edmund m. Lawton. Judge Taft has bought a 1 .JiVTpofmd Ytrglula saddle horse for hi* persbnal nae. - - - - Ex-Licntehrai Governor John T. ^Sloan is crttlcall v ill at a hospital in Philadelphia He may noer be able to come home. The American Heel of 1$ buttle ship* that left Ilatriplnu Roads IT months ago tpr a trip around the world re turned to the s’arting point on Mon day. every »hip in first rate .condition ' after the wonderful voyage of 40,(00 miles An hutiienae uiultltode wcl corned their rettuu. FURSE AND LAWTON, ’* - ■ Cotton Factors, Bagging and Ties, Fertilizers, Handlers of Upland, Sea fetad and Fiorodora Cott< Liberal advances made on consignments of cottdn. Persomi], pi-ompt and careful attention to oil bus^icss entrusted to ns^ y ry— 1 ttrnsE & lawtost'. 212 Esst Bay St.,- Savannah, y«. mm