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r alji* ionntu Jfrcorti. VOL. XXVI. K1NGSTKEK, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2ft, 1912. ^ NO. 42 -? ? ,1. I New Yeai * IK ^ IJ We wish to thank y I Year, and trust that yoi I With compliments c I Coffins and Caske MORE ABOUT JERRY MOORE. - Kntifh HIS ACUCVCmcui U?*v ? Carolina Nation-wide Publicity. Jerry H Moore of Mars BlufffS C, has become quite a lively and valuable asset of that State. In 1910 he broke the world's record in corn growing by boys in raising on one acre 228 bushels and 3 pecks of corn. In the past ten years the average yield of corn per acre in South Carolina has been 13.9 bushels. The achievement of Jerry gave South Carolina a nation-wide advertisement and thp noxt vear. in spite of unseasonable conditions, he led in a one-acre contest by boys and raised 164^6 bushels, netting him $126, * th? latest yield per acre made by ? any of the twelve men and boys of the State who entered the contest. The presence of Jerry, with his record of such results, at the National Corn exposition in Columbus, 0, in 1911 was an important factor in the selection of Columbia. S C, as the place for the next National Corn fc^^g?position, January 27 to February 9,1913,and his presence for five days at the land show last month in Chicago was calculated to increase in - ? Tkn rv,;. leresi in me expusiuuu. xuc v^.icago Tribune devoted nearly a column to the possible effects of Jerry's achievements as viewed by financiers directly interested in the development of agriculture in this country. Oren B Taft called him a living asset, and said that the Middle West needed about 100,000 boys like him. Edmund D Hulbert saw in Jerry's record an incentive to more intensive farming, with all the economic and social advantages involved. It is hardly possible for all the corn lands in the South or in any other section to produce in any one season anything like an average of 228 bushels to the acre. But it is quite within the range of possibility for the South to average one-third of that production to the acre. Ir mm uooi- n-Vion the Smith mnHf UiV, U1C nuvu v?iv ... its largest crop, 1,285,615 bushels, the average yield per acre was 22.( bushels. This year six Southerr States? Kentucky, Maryland, Okla homa, Tennessee, Texas and Wesl Virginia?exceeded their average acre production of corn of 1910 Maryland led the South, with a pro? r I y&ziY/ heecf ? The money you are fit Id I and week to 'week woul S hank at the end uf the ve E the end of next week, he nest etrtf, it is no saerifiet uessary thin!rs to add to would look like a warm, E TBCT von. I T>o YOUR ha We Pay 4 per cent intei . I SARMERS <fe ME "A^OLUTELY SAFE" t r's Greeting ou very much for your patr i will help to make the Yea >f the season, we beg to ren r~] Kinj ' y duction of 36.5 bushels to the acre. But in that State a record of seventy-five bushels to the acre was made near Baltimore through the application of science to farming. That was more than twice the average for Maryland and more than three times the average for the whole South. If the average for the whole South had been merely two-thirds the Maryland record mentioned, the crop of j the South would have been 2,550000,000 bushels?more than twice the actual Southern crop and within 619,000,000 of the actual crop of 11912 in the whole country.?Manui farturer's Record i' Wlntnrop toueye nuns. Rock Hill, December 18:?There will be a joint celebration of theCur! ry, Winthrop and Wade Hampton i Literary societies next Monday evening at 8:30 o'clock. Dr Harms, President of Newberry college, will deliver Su address on that occasion. The annual Y W C A bazaar was I given last Saturday evening in the ! gymnasium room. The bazaar was quite a success and everyone present spent a very enjoyable evening. 1 The first term of the year is ended and a feeling of great relief came to each of us when the long dreaded examinations were over. :j Already the Christmas spirit has 1 taken possession of us and we are planning how each precious minute of the holidays shall be spent. Next Saturday morning we shall leave Winthrop to spend ten of the happiest days in the whole year at the | sweetest places on earth. The Press association met here last week. Three business meetings were held in Winthrop society hall. The three receptions given for the ! visitors were quite a success and were enjoyed to the fullest extent by all. If T m o. I If the floor of the poultry house i is of soil, dig out the soil for eight to ten inches, replacing with good. . clean soil, and if possible, let it be ? fairly sandy. The material taken ? out will be good for the garden - patch.?F J ft, in The Progressive t Farmer. Start the year 1913 by subscrib ing to the Record. It's only $1. ^ /*** y I hp! f/c/cffe SVTAMSVTf T7W///i w ^ g / P70"*^ it Someday? 1 5w/r I f/f/iir /i way from day to day P d look mightv good in tlie nr. It would look better at en use when you once get a ? to go without little uhneeit, arid in yotir old age it , warm friend: and 1*R(Jnking with US. rest on savings accounts. RCHANTS RANK. LAKE CITY. S.C. r R [: < onage in the past and hopi r of 1913 our "Banner Yeai lain, yours truly, jstree Hi Wholesale and WHISKEY SELLING CHARGED. Detectives Make Big Haul Sanday Morning. Quite a flurry of excitement was occasioned here Sunday morning when it became generally known that the shooting gallery man, the furniture repairer, with headquarters in Mr Funk's ice house,and the portly looking gentleman with the dark mustache and a real estate dealer's license, and apparently uncommon interest in Kingstree "dirt," were detectives working up cases against illicit liquor dealers or"blind tigers", as commonly denominated. These secret service men had been here for about ten days and very few, if any of our citizens except the town of~ 1 * 1 1: ~ r nciais, suspectea ine reai muuvt; ui their presence until they sprang their trap Sunday morning, enmeshing a number of local parties, both 1 Com We come this time tc mas and a happy and pro: also recommend to you ar selected articles as approj 'gifts: Suspenders, Necta porters, Ladies' and Men' Put Up in In< Ladies' Aviation Silk dies' and Men's Gloves, A Swiss Chocolates, in I Perfumery, Combs, Brusl Stationery in Christmas ] $1.00 boxes, Glassware, I TOYS, FIRE THE CADES MERC I Cadei 'r"HC we can furnish at tha lowest possible pi handle the best of everything in music, with you. Railroad Fare Paid to Out-of-Town Customers. $ 'X'- Siegling Mi 243 King St, C ing Out The 0 pod Wishes F< e that you will favor us wit " in the Hardware Busine ardware Retail Dealers white and colored. Warrants were * * it - J _ sworn out. and several 01 me defendants plead guilty before the Mayor and paid a fine of $100 each. Other cases \^jll come up before his Honor later. Additional Locals. t A happy New Year to all! E LHirsch.Esq.has returned from a visit to Columbia. Mr Oliver P Burton has gone to Georgetown to spend Christmas. Misses Mabel and Judith Lifrage of Salters, were in Kingstree TuesI day on a shopping visit. On account of The Record being issued ea'lier then usual, several interesting news letters are held over until next week. Wo on. o-lnrl t o learn that Mrs I ? B? - SBW Courtney, who has been quite i ill at her home in Lake City for : for several weeks past, is now steadily improving. I Mercantile pany > wish you a joyous Christsperous New Year, and to ly of the following specially )riate and useful Christmas vear, Hosiery, Hose Sups Handkerchiefs, iividual Boxes. | Scarfs, Bureau Scarfs, LaLUtomobile Scarfs. half and one-pound iboxes, les, Purses, Hand Mirrors, Boxes, Cigai-s in 50c and Cnives, Etc. WORKS, ETC. MILE COMPANY, s, S. wwwwiiMimiwn | 3-i:isr iLixjsio T rices, or on easy terms, if desired. W< and it will be a pleasure to correspom | Piano Tuning in the Country ? at Reasonable Rates. Lisic House, :JZ'^harleatcn, S. C. i Id; Ring In Tt :>r All; Good Li h a continuance of the sar ss. CO. We L RAILROAD MAN'S PRAYER. Remarkable Invocation Ottered by Rev. Geo. R. Stewart. To the Editor of The State: While spending: a few hours in the city of Newberry last Monday it was our pleasure to meet that good man, 'Rev "Pete" Boyd. Before leaving ' him he gave us a copy of a prayer | we would be glad to have you re . produce in your paper. We now have four boys on the Southern railway and for their benefit, for the benefit of all railroad men from president to flagman, and for the | benefit of the readers of The State we would be glad to have it appear in an early copy of your newspaper. J L Hughey. Columbia, November 6. j prayer for railroad men. (By Rev Geo R Stewart). I j At an annual meeting of the con | ductors and engineers some time j ago, Rev George R Stewart, one of the favorites of the railroad men of : the South, was asked to take part and open the meeting with prayer, says an exchange. He was loudly 1 applauded as he entered the hall land stepped updh the platform to offer prayer. The railroad men with their wives and daughters present reverently bowed their heads, and George Stewart, with trembling lips and deep emotion,offered the following prayer, and as he left the platform a dozen men gripped his hand and brushed a tear from their eyes: "0 Lord, we meet as a body of - - ? railroad men, with our wives ara daughters, to consult for our interest. We are reminded that life itself is a train, and the road to heaven the railroad; God's truth the rail; God's love the fire, and His promise the signal lights. 0 Lord, we recognize Thee as the General Manager of our road, the Suprintendent of our train and our Chief Dispatcher. Thou didst survey the right of way, | and Thy Sen purchased it with His j blood. Thou didst lay the track and ballast the road; Thou hast furnishj ed the rolling stock and art the ; owner and controller of it all. i "We look to Thee for all our orders, and Thou must sign the check for our daily bread. Be merciful in , handling our human mistakes and j blunders, and do not discharge Thy | unworthy servants. 1} The Bank 5 CADI 1 CASH OF | received in business shoi i Temptation often cai ? kept in store or office, f Losses on checks are I long before depositing. ? Safety says: 1 1 ... !i "upen an Account w | today and deposit oft 1} The Banfc ,|1 Cade le New! lck To You. ne throughout the New t ead?Others Follow. / .' j _________ i "We are grateful for the Bible. I Thy book of rules and instructions. Be merciful in our examination, and look with charity upon our failures. "Thy promises and warnings are our headlights and hand lanterns; help us to use them so as to save our * i- r\.i! i , train irom wrecK. j^euver us irum broken rails, blind switches, false signals and mistaken orders. Be with us on every high bridge of responsibility; in every sharp curve of emergency and in every dark tunnel of trouble let the light of Thy promises shine bright. "Grant us passes for our wives and daughters,and let them go with \ us. When the storms of temptation and trial come, save us from the fatal slide and washout that have wrecked so many trains on the road of life. "Let our way, kept secure by Thy guardian care, always show the steel rail and rock ballast,and be solid and firm, and free from obstruction. Deliver us from the snares of our enemy. "May the headlight of Thy truth shine bright on a thrown switch, false signal or fatal obstruction placJ ed for the wreckage of our train. "May our emergency brake of a strong will save us. "As we make our last run, head' ed homeward if it be Thy will, order ^ our train on time. Let the light of Thy promises burn bright to the last dark tunnel of death, and as we run through it to the grand Central sta; tion of the skies, may we have the approving smile of the General Man ager and Superintendent; sign with ' joy the roll, receive our wages, and have an eternal lay-off with God and the angels and our loved ones at 1 home, and we will praise Thee forever. Amen." Masonic Officers Elected At the regular meeting of the Kingstree lodge No. 46 A F M last night, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: 1 Worshipful Master?M H Jacobs. Senior Warden?R W Fulton. Junior Warden?R N Speigner. Treasurer- J W Cook. Secretary -E L Montgomery. Senior Deacon?T J Spring. Junior Deacon?R C McCabe. Tiler?S C Anderson. J Installation of the above omcers I will take place at a called meeting I on the evening of the 27th instant, I at which time two stewards will also J be elected. [ of Cades f ?S, S. 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