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g%fr Unique Stoa PLANS FOE NATIONAL CQ "Just a countryman-that's all," is the way the grower of this re markable ear of corn, Fred C. Palin, styles himself. Though he ls admit ted to be one of the leading corn ex perts in the country-one whose ser vices are greatly in demand as a judge of corn exhibits, Mr. Palin asks for no greater honor or distinc tion than to be known as a plain Hoosier farmer, and while he openly professes a reasonable pride in the achievements of growing the famous ear of corn which was adjudged the most i>erfect ever grown, it is with out a shadow of ostentation. i'll IO WORLD'S G UFA Variety-Patin's Flake Yellow. Kellogg $ 1,000 Trophy. ) A Hybrid-The seventh year Parenl Plants-Male: Reid's Cold Standard. Dimensions-Length, 10 1-8 number of rows, li?); length of ker kernels. I-f? of an indi. Arrange nlng in straight rows the entire placed grain, holding their length being well covered with dented timated proportions-corn, 02 per The champion ear of corn was not an accident. There can be no greater lesson in the value of careful study and painstaking selection of seed and breeding than the experiences of this same Palin. The fanner who thinks be stands a chance to go Into his corn field and by a piece of luck pick out an ear which nature has fashlon : ? . j champion ear. Fred C. Palin. In the first place, Palin knows corn. If there were no more proof of this fact than tlte bare story of the development and discovery of the champion ear, it would be enough. And in proof of this fact, here is the story as he told it himself: "lt was In November, 1910, and we were just harvesting our crop. The weather had been good, but we ?were a little late with the harvest. The men were going through the Heids with the wagon in the usual way gathering the coin, and the har vest was a promising one. "We have a sort of corn show at my farm all the time, and thc?e is al ways an award for exceptionally good ears of corn-ears sufficiently .true to type to permit of their being ?exhibited. There ls a small box on every corn wagon in which the most perfect ears are thrown. These, when properly selected, constitute the seed corn, and among these more perfect ears we occasionally find an ear that we are willing to exhibit in a contest. "On the day the champion ear was found I was at the house and at *lin ner time one of the men brought it in and laid it, with a number of other ears, upon the window sill in the well room for mc to take and put away in the seed house. " 'Well,' I said, 'do you think you've got a good ear there?' " 'It looks to me like a good ear,' he said. 'What do you think of it?' "I picked it up and looked it over. 'Well,' I said finally, T think lt is the most perfect ear of corn I ever saw. It's good enough to win tho W. K. Kellogg $1,000 trophy this year at Omaha.' "And I waa confident the moment I saw lt, and looked it over, that I held the trophy winner in my hand. So much so that when I left for Oma ry o/its Discovery LTHE GREAT ha to exhibit tho ear, I took it out of my grip and showed it to the station agent with the words, 'That's the ear I'm going to win the $1,000 trophy with.' " So there's tho story of the cham pion ear as Palin told 1' himself. And on the strength of it who will say that Fred C. Palin doesn't justly merit the title, "The Man who Knows Corn"? Mut that's not all of Palln's story. He tells it willingly, though modest ly, for he knows that his story when ever told is a source of great encour agement of the thousands of fanners TUST ICA lt OK COHN. (Named after winning the W. K. product lon. Yellow Dent; female. Alexander's Inches; circumference, 1% Inches; nels. % ot an Inch; width of ment, very uniform, kernels run length of the ear without n inis wo?l to tho ends ol' thc ear, tip grains. Weight, 20 ounces. 10s cenl ; cob, 8 per cent. who never had a bettor chance than he had himself. Palin was born and brought ui> on a farm near .Newtown, Ind. He has never owned a foot of farm land in his life, and the 360 acre farm on which tho champion ear of corn which won the Kellogg trophy was grown ia a rented farm. Mr. Palin's real experience as a ? ? i -.< i,; 'who lld n short courses at Purdue University and rented a portion cf the farm ne now occupies. Nine years ago he be gan carefully breeding this new va riety of corn. For two years he planted two rows of Reid's Yellow Dent, then two of Alexander's Gold Standard. From the detasseled rows he picked for seed only the ears car rying the characteristics he wanted to reproduce, planting these in breed ing plots and maintaining careful selection, so that in nine years' time he had developed a well-settled type Tho Palin champion ear was the first winner of the W. K. Kellogg National Corn Trophy, a handsome silver and enamel cup iva le by Tiff any, of New York, at a co : of $ 1,000. Mr. Kellogg, as the orlg.i.ator and manufacturer of Toasted Corn Flakes naturally has a deep interest in the development of the higher grades of corn, for tho company of which he ls president, the Kellogg Toasted Corn Flake Co., requires ten thou sand bushels of corn a day for tho making of its product. The Kellogg trophy was offered to be awarded in annual competition for the best sin glo car of corn until won twice by tho same producer. Tho fact that CORN PLAKK COMPANY 18 HIT. Kellogg Concern is Charged Wi tl? Stifling Competition. - Detroit. Mich., Dec. 26.-The Kel logg Toasted Corn Flake Company ls alleged to be volatlng the Sherman law, in a petition In equity, flied in the United States District Court here to-day by order of Attorney General Wlckersham to settle for all time the extent to which a manufacturer may control retail prices. The com pany and its officers engaged In the manufacture of toasted corn flakes are charged with Axing prices at which the Hakes are sold to retailer and consumer, preventing competi tion which would reduce the price to the public, and creating a monopoly by concentrating the entire inter state traffic in this commodity In the hands of jobbers and retailers who abide by price agreement4 exacted by the defendants. It ls alleged that the defendants have Invoked the pat ent laws through the use of a patent ed carton in which tho flakes are packed as a "mere subterfuge and device" to escape the provisions of the Sherman law. The government asks for injunctions to prevent the company, its officers and agents from controlling the price of the break fast food after it leaves the hands of tho manufacturer. Tile following are named as de fendants: Kellogg Toasted Corn Flake Company. Will K. Kellogg, Wilfred C. Kellogg and Andrew Rowe, respectively, president, secre tary ami general manager of tho com pany, all of Battle Creek. Mich. The petition, filed by United Stales Attorney Clyde I. Webster, was drawn by J. A. Fowler, special assist ant to the Attorney General, and ls regarded by the government as of vast importance because of its bear ing upon the right of a manufacturer to control prices to the consumer. lt ls alleged that the company sells only to jobbers, refusing absolutely to deal directly with consumers or with the retail trade. The commod ity, according to the petition, ls sold to jobbers at a uniform price under an agreement that the jobbers will sell tq retailers at a price fixed by tho defendants. The defendants are charged with strictly enforcing the agreement of sale by absolutely re fusing to deal with any jobber who fails to maintain the specified price. By the use of a patented car.ton. th? irice '. ivhich rr-', 'dev.- 3<g^?j cont . ?i ;., pointed out TwRjrdi i ?Mee, si.?.>!,..-.*? by ibo Kell<>;r. Corn F?. i.v Con pa i.v. is printed a flap 01 me cation ia which tne flakes are packed, stating that the package and Its contents are sold conditionally with the distinct understanding that they will not be retailed at less than ten cents per package. For selling at less than that price the vendor is warned by the notice that he is lia ble to prosecution as an infringer of patent Irghts. The government insists that the patented carton can afford no pro tection in attempting to fix re-sale prices by retailers. The Woodmen's Creed. Peace on earth, good will to men Hate from its strongholds hurled Are doctrines preached not once a year By the Woodmen of the World; But every day of all the months, On their banners fair unfurled, May be read these lessons of love the creed Of the Woodmen of the World. -Jno. B. Adger Mullally. Pendleton, Dec. 25, 1912. --* * - The most powerful electric light In use is at the Sydney lighthouse In Australia. In a recently built Italian man-of war there aro special arrangements for a dentist. tho Kellogg product is made only from selected white corn, while the winning ear was of a pronounced yellow type, was a peculiar featiwe. The Kellogg trophy was won in 1910 at Columbus, Ohio, by R. A. James, of Charleston, 111., with a magnificent ear of Reid's Yellow Dent, but not so perfect an ear as that which originally won tho trophy and which has become known as "the best, ear of corn ever grown." The next award of this trophy will be made at the next National Corn Exposition, which will be held In Co lumbia. S. C., January 28 to Febru ary 8, 1913. It ls pl inned to make this exposition mitch broader in scope than any held In the past, and consequently a longer time will be required for preparation. Special buildings have been erected for the expostion. The show will last ten or twelve days, and many special fea tures will bo introduced. Tho State of South Carolina appropriated $40, 000 for tho exjienses of the exposi tion and the prospects are that Dixie will do herself proud In an effort to make this exposition the greatest of its kind ever held. MANY CONVICTS GET FREEDOM. Cantrell, Gaines t Ad Karney, of Oco nee, Among ll io? o Released. Columbia. Dec. 23.-Aa a Christ mas gift Governor lilease granted clemency to seventy-nine persons in the penitentiary, on the chain gangs in the various counties throughout the State, and including three to whom pardons were granted to re store citizenship. The offenses range all the way from murder down to minor infractions of the law. Those Receiving Clemency. The following is the list of cases in which clemency was exercised: Samuel R. Way, convicted at the January, 1911, term of court for Richland county, on the charge of obtaining money from his wife under false pretenses, and sentenced to one year imprisonment in the State peni tentiary, without labor, and to pay a Ano of $100. A. L. Pittman, convicted at the September, 1911, term of court for Greenville county, of assault and bat tery of a high and aggravated na ture, and sentenced to six months' Imprisonment in the State peniten tiary. I W. Gregory, convicted at May, I '.?12. term ot; court for Union coun ty, of housebreaking and larceny, and sentenced to two years' imprison ment. VV. X. Powers, convicted at .hine, 1911, term of cou ri for Williams burg county, of bigamy, anil sen tenced to nine months' imprison ment. Pardon ?ranted for purpose of restoring citizenship, ho having serv ed the sentence imposed. J, Chester Kennedy, convicted at July. 1909, term of court for Barn well county, ol' murder, with recom mendation to mercy, and sentenced to life imprisonment. S. W. Stockman, convicted at Au gust, 1907, term of court for Lexing ton county, of manslaughter. and sentenced < seven years' imprison ment. Par l<d May 13, 19 11. Par don granted in order to restore citi zenship. Jas. W. Gallman, convicted at July, 1911, term of court for Union county, of manslaughter, and sen tenced to fifteen years' imprison ment. Paroled March 16, 1911. Par don granted in order to restore citi zenship. James Hayden ronv?^td '?' " Lflft' <>, m of court for Lancaster' county, ol mnrdor with wno iv. mei ida-J tlon ' i rr.ercy, -.nd .,.. .?:< nr.r>d tc Uro j [mprl&oiiri ?....i Sentence commuted i to teil ' V ' iprisoument. John Jones, convicted at October, 1907, term of court for Cherokee county, of manslaughter, and sen tenced to twenty years' imprison ment. Sentence commuted to twelve years. Lem Strother, convicted at Sep tember, 1909, term of court for Ab beville county, of murder with rec ommendation to mercy, and sen tenced to life imprisonment. Sentence commuted to ten years. Bascom Calder, convicted at March, 1910, term of court for Marl boro county, of manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years' imprison ment. Parole granted during good behavior. Charles Singleton, convicted at November, 1893, term of court for Charleston county, of rape, and sen tenced to life imprisonment. Parole granted during good behavior. Shepherd Jefferson, convicted at May, 1900, term of court for Orange burg county, of murder with recom mendation to mercy, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Parole granted during good behavior. Jeff Coyle, convicted at October, 1908, term of court for Greenwood county, of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and sen tenced to eight years' imprisonment. Parole gr?nted during good behavior. Miles Bryant, convicted at Febru ary, 1906, term of court for Hamp ton county, of murder with recom mendation to mercy, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Parole granted during good behavior. W. H. Verelee, convicted at June, 1912, term of court for Greenwood county, of carbreaking and larceny, and sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment. Parole granted dur ing good behavior. Fred Reeder, convicted at .lune, 1907, tenn of court for Newberry county, of manslaughter, and sen tenced to twenty years' imprison ment. Parole granted during good behavior. Lewis Harris, convicted at Novem ber, 1908, term of court for Calhoun county, of assault and battery with intent to kill, and sentenced to five years' imprisonment. Parole granted during good behavior. Alex Farrell, convicted at May, 1896, term of court for Florence county, of murder with recommenda tion to mercy, and sentenced to Ufo Imprisonment. Pnrols gi anted dur ing good behavior. Jerry Pernell, convicted at June, 1910. term of court for Clarendon county, of assault and battery with intent to kill and carrying concealed 100 pound* ol in? ordinary F?rti|U*r ^ ??*.* ^ Both of called **c fertilizers are very ?f you prefer tilizers, insist or man n? Potash in them as well as to raise contain more than three times as It wat found years airo that thccompoi Ition of thc crop is not a sure Kuide to tho most profitable fertilizer, but it does not taite a rory ? mart man to figure out that a well-balanced fertlllicr etaoald contain at teal! aa tauch Potain , aa Pboapborlc Acid. Insist on harina it so. If you do not (ind thc brand you want, make Talk to your dealer and ask him to ca stock or order it for you. It will pay For particulars a GERMAN KALI WORKS. In Moi>?l*.0Ck Block, Chicago, III. Bank & mitt Bl Empira Bld| tanjriwiwim weapons, and sentenced to three years' Imprisonment. Parole grant ed during good behavior. Hamp Christy, convicted at Octo ber, 1009, term of court for Saluda county, of mai.slaughter and carry ing concealed weapons, and sentenced to seven years' imprisonment. Pa role granted inning good behavior. .John (Miarles, convicted at Mareil, 1912, term of court for Marion coun ty, of larceny of live stock, and sen tenced to one year's imprisonment. Paroled during good behavior. Sam Durant, convicted at March, lill O. (erm ol' comt for Darlington county of assault and battery of high and aggravated nature, and sen tenced to five years' imprisonment. Paroled during good behavior. Tully P. Babb, convicted at No vember, 10 10, term of court. for Greenville county of manslaughter, and sentenced to five years' imprison ment. Paroled during good behavior. Isaiah Carter, convicted at Novem ber, 1911, term of court for Bamberg county of assault and battery with intent to kill, and sentenced to fotir years' imprisonment. Paroled dur ing good behavior. Eugene Horton, convicted at Octo ber, 1908, term of court for Hamp ton county of manslaughter, and sen tenced to five years' imprisonment. Paroled during good behavior. Alexander Cousar, convicted at fol' IOHO -? . f count.*' ol Invehir?an manslnr.gbr.ei tinJ sentenced to two liner; ol)meat. 1on .. .?? .> serving s>" renee -July, ir-: ;.> Paroled during benavior. Nat Hamlett, convicted at October, 1009, term of court for Aiken coun ty of manslaughter, and sentenced to twelve years' imprisonment. Paroled during good behavior. W. I.<ognn Rnniey, convicted at tho November? lOOl), tenn of court for Oconee county of murder, with rec Oinmedation to mercy, and sentenced to life imprisonment in tbe state penitentiary. Parole granted ?luring good behavior. Robert Mack, convicted at Sep tember term of court for Beaufort county of murder, with recommenda tion to mercy, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Paroled during good behavior. Harold Moore, convicted at July, 1911, term of court for Chester coun ty of housebreaking and larceny, and sentenced to two years' Imprison ment. Paroled during good behavior. Wess Fisher, convicted at March, 1910, term of court for Greenwood county of manslaughter, and sen tenced to six years' imprisonment. Paroled during good behavior. Roland Absolum, convicted at September, 1910, term of court for Darlington county or manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years' impris onment. Paroled during good be havior. B. W. Williams, Jr., convicted at May, 1908, term of court for Orange burg county of manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years Imprison ment. Paroled during good behavior. Denj. F. Chestnut, convicted at September, 1911, term of court for Horry county of involuntary man slaughter, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Paroled during good behavior. Robert Chastain, convicted at May, 1901), term of court for Greenville Why Women Are Man is n millionaire many times ov< on is not quite so rich, for scientists hav< lion-the woman only four and a hali mi A decrease in number of red blood < fact, is anaemic, the blood does not get i disordered. Dr. R. V. Pierce found years ago t Oregon grape roots, queen's root and bl< thc assimilation of the food in the stoma way increase the called Dr. Pierce' latmg the food eal takes on a rich r of the starved ne fed on rich red bl ings, sleeps well al " I was attacked \ s cUsQfuered stomach bum. Tonn., Route 2, the beet physicians i Golden Medical Disco caso had run so lone;, a permanent cum, hu I highly recommend further advise ailing J? D. I4VKLY. ESQ. dlseaax j have run oo Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser, 31 stampi WclMial*"' these are ^ omplete fm^wSftzS 9 but they different. ACID _ ^ PHOvSPUATi. oe i.B& MUIUATROT? POTASH SO LUS ready-mixed fer 1 having enough to raise the crop : the price. ?ror a ; much Potash as phosphoric acid. one by addinircnou?h Potssh to make it rltjld To increase thc Potash 4 % per cent, llor cotton ?nd -?rain), add one ba? Muriate ot Potash per ton ol fertilizer; to increase it , 9 per cent, (truck, potatoes, tobacco, corn, etc.). add two baire Sulphnto or Muriato per ton. ,oLPb0o?nr Potash Pays nd prices write to ic. 42 Broadway, New York dg" Sa?annah, Gs, Whllntjf Bank Bldg., NwOIIMM.U. ;., Allanta, Ga. county of manslaughter, and sen tenced to eight years' Imprisonment. Paroled during good behavior. Augustus Deas, alias Gus Deas, convicted at March, 1898, tenn of court for Clarendon county of arson, and sentenced to seventeen years' 1m . prisonment. Paroled during good behavior. fletcher Broom, convicted at Sep to, ?ber, 1010, term of court for Rich land county of larceny and larceny from the person, and sentenced to live veals' imprisonment. Paroled during good behavior. Henrj Knight, convicted at i >ru ary, 1895, tenn of court for Boa..:ort county ol burglary and sentenced to j Hie Imprisonment. Paroled during good behavior. Lawrence Truesdak, convicted at October, 1901, term of court for Lan caster county of burglary and lar ceny, and sentenced to life imprison ment. Paroled during good behavior. Vaxter Whitaker, convicted at the March, lil 12, term of court for Lan caster county, of Involuntary man slaughter, and .sentenced to two years' imprisonment in the county jail of Lancaster. Paroled during good behavior. Sid Bethea, convicted at March, 1912, term of court for Chesterlleld county of manslaughter, and sen tenced to two years' Imprisonment. Paroled during good behavior. Mack Blakoney, convicted at the Match, 5.?.1?, term o? conn fov Ches? ' ;t .*u ld tv...!*.!.. >f manslaughter, ft??J I tenced io twemy-s-raju m?>t> {?*)'' \Ua+ , prisonment. Paroled during good oe navior. Jim Williams, convicted at Febru ary, 1909, term of court for Williams burg county of grand larceny, and sentenced to flvo years' imprison ment. Paroled during good behavior. Curtis Belk, convicted at July, 1909, term of court for York county of carbreaklng and larceny and at tempting to break jail, and sentenced to five years and two years, total of seven years, upon public works of York county. Paroled during good behavior. Sam Ballard, convicted at July, 1909, term of court for York county, of carbreaklng and larceny and at tempting to break jail, and sentenced to seven years' imprisonment. Pa roled during good behavior. Isaac Perry, convicted at March, 1902, term of court for Charleston county, of murder, with recommen dation to mercy, and sentenced to lifo Imprisonment. Paroled during good behavior. James Forrest, convicted at Febru ary, 1892, term of court for Charles ton county, of burglary and larceny, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Paroled during good behavior. E. A. Harris, convicted at March, 1912, term of court for Union coun ty of manslaughter, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Paroled during good behavior. Will James, convicted at August, 1912, term pf court for Spartanburg county of assault and battery with intent to kill, and sentenced to two years' Imprisonment. Paroled dur ing good behavior. Mose Herbert, convicted at Decem ber, 1908, term of court, for Lau rens county of manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. (Continued on Third Page.) Not RICH. ir in the possession of blood cells. Worn* s proven that the normal man has five mil* Ilion to P. cubic millimetre of blood, jorpuscles and a person " looks pale "-in the right food and probably the stomach is hat a glycerio extract o? golden seal and >odroot with black cherrybark, would help oh, correet liver ills and in Nature'*, own red blood corpuscles. This medicine he s Golden Medical Discovery. By assimi cn the system is nourished and the blood ed oolor. Nervousness is only " the cry rves for food," and when thc nerves'-are ood thc person looses those irritable feel? ; night and is refreshed in the morning. pith A ?overc nervous disease, which was caused by and liver," writes MR. JAB. D. LIVELY, of Wash Box 83. 'All my friends thought I would dio and ravo me up. I was advised to try Dr. Pierce's very, and derived mach benefit from same. My tt had become so chronic that nothing* would effect tDr. Pierce's medicine han done much for me and it. I heartily advise ita uso a? a spring tonic, and people to Uike Dr. Pierce's medicines before their Ionic that thero is no chance to bo cured. I, to pay for wrapping and mailing only.