Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, October 28, 1913, Image 2
? traps and |acts.
? The department of agriculture
has Its Boy's Corn club and its Girls'
Canning club, says a Washington dispatch.
and now comes the Boys' Pig
club, being organized In the south for
the purpose of increasing the supply
of pork and encouraging good breeding
of -hogs. Already cluts have been
organized In Alabama and Louisiana,
and a club organization has been
started in Georgia, It is the purpose
of the officials of the department to
organize clubs in every southern
state, and which has been the means
* vIAMA
of producing recoru-uie?n.<uB ,
of corn. The Pig club when thoroughly
organized, will, it is expected,
work. hand in hand with the Corn
club. The boys of the latter will produce
the corn and the boys of the
newly-organized association will see
to it that the pigs are produced to eat
the corn.
? '*1 never asked Ryan for money;
I never said, 'tell your father I'm the
same old Bill,'" declared Wm. Sulzer
last Saturday night in a speech in the
Sixth New York assembly district to
the legislature. Suizer declared that
Allan A. Ryan a witness at the impeachment
trial in Albany, in testifying
that he had sent Sulzer $10,000
when he was a candidate for governor,
did not tell the *whole story- "I
have made up my mind to tell It myself,"
said Sulzer. His only conversation
with Ryan during the campaign
was a brief one over the telephone
after John Delaney, personal representative
of Chas. F. Murphy, leader
of Tammany, had called Ryan up
from 8ulzer's office, ne saiu. *
that 110,000 to Mr. Delaney," Sulzer
continued, "and he took It up town
and gave it to Mr. Murphy. Late that
afternoon I saw Mr. Murphy at Delmonlcoa
I said 'did John give you the
ten from Ryan?' Mr. Murphy replied
"yes, that's all right, but it is
only a drop in the bucket. Tou will
have to do.? better than that.' So
far as I know, and I am pretty well
advised, Mr. Murphy never accounted
for that $10,000 any more than he
accounted for the Brady $25,000 which
I refused and which he accepted from i
Judge Beardsley." Sulzer started his
explanation of the Ryan contribution
by declaring that after he was noml- 1
nated for governor, Murphy was continually
urging him to get campaign ,
funda Sulzer expressed reluctance to
go to the "special interests" for money
as he said Murphy urged.
? Eph. Holland and Neely Dixon,
two white men each aged about 20 1
years, was arrested at Bessemer City, i
Gaston county, last Sunday afternoon {
and were locked up in the city jail,
hetna held without bond to appear for
trial in municipal court on tne cnar?e
of committing highway robbery, says
a OeLStonIa special of Sunday to the ,
Charlotte Observer. The crimes of
which they are accused were commit- 1
ted in Gastonla, Saturday night about i
9 o'clock. A young man named Whls- nant,
who works for thtT^teal Gro- (
eery company, was held up wear the
Clara Mill at the point of dangerous- <
looking knives and relieved ok all his
valuables. Within a short time a
white man named Fairchlld, a mill
operative, was held up in the same '
manner on South York street, but the 1
robbers failed to secure any*booty. <
Taking Fairchlld in a buggy with ,
him, Chief of Police Carroll started
after the robbers, who were reported '
to have gone towards Bessemer City. <
Coming upon the two accused men, ;
the chief succeeded in landing one
and turned him over to Fairchlld to
keep while he hotfooted it after the >
other. Fairchild's quarry made a j
dash for liberty and got away, as did .
also the other one. The officers, however,
stayed on the Job, with the result
that both men are now behind <
the bara Whisonant and Fairchlld,
the victims, have . both positively
identified the men in custody as their
"?* ??? r>an be learned
assaiiauus. CV MM MW |. _ by
inquiry at the police department,
these are the first hold-ups which (
have ever occurred in Gastonia.
? The treasury department last Bunday
night issued the finally revised
regulations (or deduction of the new
Income tax at the source, on Interest
maturing on bonds, notes and similar
obligations of corporations, joint
stock companies or associations, and
Insurance companies, classed by the
department' under the general term
of "debtor" for collection purposes.
The promulgation of the regulation
followed an all day series of conferences
between Secretary McAdoo and
his assistants. The regulations embody
various. forms of certificates as
to ownership, exemption, partnership,
etc., and are technical in terms. Because
of the short time allowed for
the interpretation of the law and the
issuance of these regulations, bringing
the date so near November 1,
when the deduction must begin, it is
temporarily provided that on November
1,1913, and for fifteen days there~"?
"ninons nresented tO a
unci IUI.V1 vov vw?.rv~. a
debtor need be accompanied only by
temporary informal certificates. A tax
of 1 per cent will be deducted at the
source beginning next Saturday from
all incomes accruing and payable to
every United States citizen residing at
home or abroad and to every person
residing in the United States though
hot a citizen, which income may be
derived from interest upon bonds or
mortgages or deeds of trust or other
similar obligations, including equipment
trust agreements and receiver's
certificates of corporations, joint stock
companies or associations and insurance
companies, although such interest
does not amount to $3,000, government
obligations being excepted.
Certificates claiming exemption may
be filed by bondholding individuals.
There are detailed provisions to guard
against duplication of the with-holdlng
of the tax.
? Hampton Roads, Va., October 25:
Bearing the greetings of the new world
to the old, the great sea fighters 01
the Atlantic fleet were today started
on their way to the ports of the sunny
Mediterranean, nine sombre garbed
war machines carrying thousands
of Americans, fighting men and sailormen,
received the final nod of farewell
from the trim yacht Dolphin,
bearing Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt and slid
slowly out between the protecting
capes into the open sea?the course
due east. As the great grey forms
melted into the shadows of the horizon
the cracking wireless flashed the
last word from the assistant secretary
of the navy, acting as representative
of the president, commander-in-chief
of the navy. "In sending you as representatives
of the United States navy
of today we hope to show to the old
world that the achievements and traditions
of the past are being sustained
and carried forward to a still more
splendid future. Good luck and God
speed." Thus read the final benediction
of the assistant secretary and
scarcely had it crashed from the serials
when back came the prompt reply,
signed by Rear Admiral Charles
J. Badger, in command of the fleet.
"The fleet thanks you for your parting
words and will do its utmost to
reflect honor upon the country and
the service." In battle formation the
ponderous grey shapes slid by the
trim little yacht, laying to just inside
the capes. Straight down tne cnannel,
grey bulk after grey bulk crept
by, the crew lining the rail at quarters,
marines and bands on parade.
First came the big Wyoming, America's
word in war craft, her bows
sliding through the water upturning
a sheaf of foam. At her masthead
fluttered the blue double starred flag
of the commanding rear admiral. But
two ship's length behind, and directly
in her wake the Arkansas, flagship
of the first division, under Rear
Admiral Cameron McR. Winslow
stole along. Then at exact Intervals
many men in public life who are
followed the Utah, the Florida, the
Delaware, Kansas, Vermont and
Ohio. In their wake signalling "engine
trouble" limped the Connecticut,
Rear Admiral Frank E. Beattie's
flagship, flags out announcing her
"out of position." At last the little
sea tug Sonoma scurried by and the
fleet was on its way. A few miles out
the supply ships and colliers with the
hospital ship Solace, which had steamed
out of the roads ahead of the formal
review, awaited the fleet's coming.
The fleet headed to open sea
after a day of leave taking and naval
ceremonial. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt
in the Dolphin, reached the
roads In the early morning. A swarm
of launches and whaleboats scurried
about over the quiet waters, hurrying
the laggards of the "shore watch" In
ship, carrying wives and sweethearts
out to the big ships soon to take their
loved ones down to the sea, getting
the last shore mall aboard, and generally
getting the fleet ship-shape for
the cruise. From dawn until noon the
little boats darted here and there
among the giant steel war vessels
that swung in double column across
the fairway.
tuic fawpnue enquwrt.
Entered at the Poatofflce in Torkville
as Mail Hatter of the Second Clan.
YORXVnXE, 8. O.i
TUE8DAY, OCTOBER 28.1913.
If the court house property does
not bring sixteen thousand dollars, it
ought to.
The Jewish papers of New York's
Bast Side are all strong for Sulzer, declaring
that the governor was not impeached
for being dishonest; but rather
for being honest.
Mr. W. W. Smoak, formerly editor
of the Walterboro Press and Standard,
but for some time editor of the
Madlsonville, Ky., Hustler, is to return
to South Carolina to become associate
editor of the Anderson Intelligencer.
Mr. Smoak is a clean, high
minded gentleman, and a newspaper
man of more than ordinary ability.
We are glad to welcome him back to
South Carolina.
The Columbia Record which has
recently added very materially to Its
mechanical equipment and largely increased
its editorial force, has inaugurated
a Sunday morning edition,
the first issue of which appeared last
Sunday and Included one hundred
pages. The Record has of late been
showing substantial evidences of rapId
growth and development, and the
aewly added Sunday edition, though
irerv creditable indeed, seems to be
only another step in the same general
lirection.
Gen. Felix Diaz who was the only
candidate for the Mexican presidency
last Sunday other than Gen. Huerta,
was on Saturday invited by Gen. Hu?rta
tc leave Vera Cruz, wher^he was
then located and go to the capital, the i
centre of Huerta's power. Gen. Diaz,
however, could not see it that way. He
said his wife was sick. Huerta then
isked for his resignation as brigadier
general of the army and he sent it in.
The reason why Diaz would not go to
the capital of course, is because he
suspected Huerta would fix him.
Following up the a'.arm raised by
the Bethel Improvement association,
we consider it still timely to again
call the attention of the people to the
wisdom of looking out for the agents
of all kinds who are trying to sell various
articles through the country. Of
course there is no objection to the fair
and legitimate offering of proper arti
cies at proper prices; dux buii it uehooves
every man to be careful how
he signs contracts until he reads and
understands them, and it will be well
also for every man to warn othere
who are not so well informed to be on
their guard. Cotton has been bringing
a good price; but the crop is short
and the hard worked producers of such
wealth as has been derived from the
soil have no money to waste, notwithstanding
the fact that so many people
are out to get some of that money
without giving valu- received.
The news contained in the letter we
print today from Point is about as
gratifying to us as anything we have
been able to give our readers in quite
a .while. Most thoughtful people who
are acquainted with the situation have
all along had the idea that those rich
Catawba river bottoms and the hill
lands adjoining were Just the thing
for cattle and stock raising; but with
most people their development has
been a question of when, who, and
now. rrne great iniug who iui nuc.ngent
developers with the necessary
means to take hold. This seems to
have happened at last, and we feel like
predicting that the future of the undertaking
will be prosperous and profitable.
We would not be at all surprised
If there was something In the
suggestion of the possible influence of
the Bethel Improvement association,
but whether there is or not, the Bethel
Improvement association Is to be congratulated
along with the rest of us.
We are giving Mr. Sulzer's story of
the reasons for his impeachment because
we consider it to be of very con
siderable educational Interest. As to
whether the story is true or how
much truth there Is In It, the reader
is about as well qualified to Judge as
we are; but we are Inclined to think
that the story as a whole is pretty
nearly true. We are not prepared to
say that it Is not absolutely true. It
Is a fact that American politics, national,
state, county and municipal, is
full of men like Boss Murphy.* Of
course, the character Is not generally
so pronounced as in the case of the
New York boss; but reasonably intelligent
observers should have little difficulty
in distinguishing the Murphy
type all down the line from the top to
the bottom, even to neighborhood
politics. The probability is that
Murphy is exactly the kind of a man
Sulzer has described him to be. It is
difficult to reason that except with
the consent of the bosses in times
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past, ouizer uuuiu uevci nave euu^u
to where he did get. Had he shown
symptoms of the character and purpose
he now claims, he would have
been squelched in his political infancy.
But by the same rule, it need not
seem strange to assume that Mr. Sulzer
may really have become what he
now claims to be. There are not
there solely for the joy of public service;
but there are some, and it is not
difficult to conceive how a public man
may have spent half a lifetime playing
a double ole, and then become
seized with a desire to make amends
by honestly and earnestly giving his
best to the public. We are not saying
that Sulzer has ever intentionally
played double, and we are not saying
that he Is straight now; but we can
see how such might be the case. Also
we carl see that if Sulzer has ever acknowledged
political allegiance to
Murphy, and afterward tried to assert
his manhood by breaking loose, he ;
could not succeed without a fight. It
would be just as natural for Murphy
to fight to hold him as It would for ]
him to fight to get loose. There Is
little doubt In our view that Sulzer~ Is
far and away the better man of the ]
two, and If the people of his old district
re-elect him next Tuesday, their
action will mark the beginning of ^
some real improvement in New Tork
pontics.
Situation in Mexico.
While it is evident to all observers
that the situation in Mexico and on <]
account of that country is exceedingly
grave, and liable to bring forth sensational
developments at almoBt any ]
time it is not so practicable to make
any predictions as to Just what may
happen. j
President Wilson has been taking
the country pretty fully in his confidence
all along and his attitude is
about like this: "Americans have
large property and other interests in
Mexico, and they have a right to the I
establishment of a stable government
that will insure the protection of their <
lives and property in accordance with
just and equitable laws. Even if there
were no Americans in Mexico, or ^
there were no Americans owning
property there, because of location of
the country with reference to ours, 1
there should be either a stable, orderly
government, or at least reasonably
well-ordered warfare. At any 1
rate, the prevailing condition of anarchy
must cease."
With rererence 10 nuerm, now- dent
Wilson's position has been that
this man has come into oower through j
assassination rather than by constitutional
means, and that he cannot be
recognized, even as the ostensible }
choice of the Mexican electorate. 1.
is very well understood that the election
last Sunday was a miserable
farce throughout, the people not daring
to express themselves, and President
Wilson does not feel like stultl- t
fying himself or the country by pre- c
tending to accept the election as real- >
ly serious. r
There went out from Washington a I
few days ago that the president had t
prepared and was ready to publish to
the nations of the world a re-afflrma- r
tion of the Monroe doctrine with a r
significant amendment, the proposl- 1
tion being like this: "The United a
States will not permit foreign inter- t
ference with the political affairs of e
any North or South American coun- c
*? 1 Oi? TTnlted States ii
try, ctuu tu* uiv* VMW ?
takes upon Itself the responsibility of a
demanding and requiring the main- f
tenance of stable constitutional gov- t
eminent in all American republics." t
The understanding is that while I
such a note had been prepared, it was f
not deemed best to issue it until the g
actual necessity arose, and as since r
an intimation of it was given out, it t
is beginning to. appear that European J
governments, under the lead ot f
Prance, are making it known that
they propose to let the United States 1
have Its own way in the matter, the y
probability is that the note will not ,
be issued at all. t
/ From such information as has been
received since Sunday, it appears that F
although most of the votes cast in r
Sunday's election were for Huerta, it t
Is clear that not more than 10,000 of .
the 80,000 eligible voters in the re- r
public went to the polls, and the elec- 8
tion is therefore unconstitutional even (
If there had been choice of a proper ^
candidate.
There is every reason to believe 1
that there will be some startling de- J
velopment8 within the next few days, i
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"RIVERSIDE FARM." E
a
Stronq Corporation Preparoa to Go t
Into Stock Raising. ?
Correspondence The Yorkville Enquirer fc
Point, October 26.?A strong cor- t
poration to be known as Riverside c
Farm, and including among its stockholders
some of the leading business 1
men of Gaston and . Mecklenburg i
counties, has recently been incorpor- t
ated to develop some of the rich bottom
lands along the Catawba river.
W. T. Rankin' is president and
treasurer, G. M. Gullick is vice president
and R. G. Rankin is secretary, t
The other directors are W. S. Lee and
E. C. Marshall.
The company has purchased thir- t.
ty-one hundred acres of land lying
along the south bank of the Catawba t
river, extending from the McLean
bridge on Catawba creek to the Jasper
Anderson place below Wright's
Ferry, and with two or three exceptions
including all the bottom and all
the hill lands between the two points.
The main purpose of the company
Is to develop a modern stock farm,
and to that end has secured three
wide-awake and thoroughly competent
superintendents. Mr. Ralph
Rankin is to have charge of the upper
portion. Mr. Bishop J. Currence
is to have charge of the middle section
and Mr. Augustus Brandon is to
have charge of the lower farm.
As a part of the preliminary preparations
three large barns are to be
erected at once, one on each farm. A
system of waterworks will be Installed
on each farm and everything is to
be so arranged as to save as much
man labor as possible by machinery.
Buyers are now looking out with a
view to purchasing some fifty head of
Percheron mares to be used In the
breeding of fine mules, and already a
herd of shorthorn cows ana neuers
has been placed on the lower farm.
The cattle are to be divided Into convenient
herds, and each herd Is to be
headed by a registered shorthorn bull.
There is to be a big cotton gin on
the upper farm near the McLean
bridge, and saw mill machinery is
now en route to be erected immediately
upon its arrival.
It is the understanding also that if
satisfactory navigation of the Catawba
river is found to be practicable, a
big gasoline boat will be launched to
ply between points on the farm and
other points on the river both for the
benefit of the company and the public.
The boat service, if it materializes,
as there is very little reason to doubt
that it will be of tremendous benefit
to scores of people in the Point section,
enabling them to secure fertilizers
and other supplies, and market
cotton with a haul of only four or five
miles against fifteen or twenty miles
as at present.
As to Just how much the Bethel
Improvement association has had to
do with the bringing about of this
new enterprise, this correspondent
does not care to make a definite statement;
but he is quite sure that the
association deserves some credit, and
has absolutely no aouDt tnat oenent '
will be derived to this whole section.
WILL OPEN STREET.
Editor Yorkville Enquirer:
Having- heard reports to the effect
that I have withdrawn my offer to donate
a lot on my West Liberty street
property for a court house site, I desire
to say that the commission has in its
hands from me a written obligation in
which 1 am bound to make title whenever
I am called upon to do so. I wi'.l
say further that it will give me pleasure
to make this title and 1 would not
withdraw the offer I have made even
if I could do so. Also, if the lot referred
to is accepted by the commis- i
slon for the use of the new court <
house. I will deed to the town, free of j
cost, all right and title to a street running
from the corner of said lot on '
West Liberty street across to West t
Madison street, and joining Wright ^
avenue between the residences of Mes- .
srs. O. E. Wilkins and G. W. Brown.
F. E. Smith.
Yorkville, S. C? October 27 1?nA. J
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
First National Bank, Yorkvllle?Publishes
Its official statement of condition
at close of business Oct 21. It
has resources of (332,696.66.
First National Bank, Sharon?Prints
an official statement of condition at
close of business Oct. 21, showing
resources of (188,280.26.
We-Fix-It Shop?Solicits your repair
work of all kinds on buggies and
wagons, and If you owe him he
wants you to pay at once.
forkville Bargain House?Calls attention
to its declaration sale and re
minds you tnat u enas rtovemoer 1.1
See page 4.
rhomson Co.?Makes a special offering
of Domino apron gingham, at 3 cts.
a yard, and best quality outings at 9
. cts. a yard, Saturday. Other specials.
iCirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Offers a lot of
cold weather specials and suggests
that you make them up before cold
weather sets In.
^yrlc Theatre?Will present Robinson
Crusoe in moving pictures, three
new reels, this afternoon and tonight?5
cts. and 10 eta
?loud Cash Store?Wants you to see
its lines of cotton and wool blankets
and lap-robes?$2 to 14.
''oster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo?Publishes
testimonial in regard to Doan's
kidney pills. See page four,
fork Supply Co.?Has a lot of shoes
for men and women that It is offering
at less than cost All kinds of
field seeds.
1. W. Sherer?Sells all kinds of vegetables
and fresh meats, and wants
fresh eggs and butter at top-ofmarket
prices, also beeves and hogs,
r. M. Ferguson?Has pure re-cleaned
Appier seed oats and wants to sell
you at right prices.
Thnmnnnnn Rpnalr Shnn?SavR nAnnlA
are quick to learn where they can
get first-class work at reasonable
prices.
r. C. Wallace, Yorkvllle No. 7?Has
four horses for sale, cheap for cash,
or on satisfactory terms.
'eople's Trust Co., and J. C. Wllborn?
Publish map showing the lots of the
court house property, which la- to
be sold next Monday, Nov. 3.
3ank of Clover?In its statement of
condition at close of business on October
21, shows resources of $218,359.30.
W. W. Long, state agent of the agicultural
department, believes that
:orn will be worth (1.50 a bushel next
ear, and he is urging the farmers to
nake preparation beforehand by sowng
oats and other crops that may be
ised as substitutes for corn.
THs citizen of York county who
eads that very comprehensive statenent
in'another column by Mr. E. W.
'ursley on the subject of opening up
.n automobile road to King's Mounaln
battleground, and Is not impressd
with the first reading, should read it
ver again. As Mr. Pursley says, there
b not a more famous battleground in
.11 America. He might have gone on
urther and said that no American batleground
has greater fame throughout
he world. We will say that New
England has many spots of far less
ame to which the town and state
rovernments have built most excellent
oads for a distance of twenty or thijy
miles. If this battleground were In
few England, even though located as
ar as it is from the nearest town;
here would hardly be a day from ope
ear's end to another during which it
would not be visited by from & dozen
o a hundred people. Even as it is the
tubllc has very little conception of the
lumber of patriotic visitors who go
here In a year, some from King's
fountain town, some from Orover,
ome , from Blacksburg, some from
Jlover and some from Yorkvllle. Notwithstanding
the inaccessibility of the
>!ace, It frequently has visitors as it Is.
V. good automobile road would greaty
increase the number of those vlsltirs
to the very great pleasure, profit
tnd general satisfaction of this whole
lection. That it would be a comparalvely
easy matter on proper effort to
ret a big appropriation to convert the
>attleground into a national park.
here is no question, and the most
'ommendable zeal of Messrs. Pursley,
Jiggers and Hambright on the subect
is well worthy of the backing of
he people generally.
WITHIN THE TOWN
? The Yorkville Graded school foot>all
eleven plays the University school
if Charlotte, N. C? on the Yorkville
leld this afternoon at 3.30 o'clock.
? Manager McManus of the Lyric, is
o be congratulated on his enterprise
n giving the Yorkville people the op ortunlty
to see "Robinson Crusoe,"
ne of the moving picture successes
hat have been so popular everywhere
t has been shown; but he is a little
infortunate in presenting the picture
in such short notice. More people
lave read Robinson Crusoe, than any
.n*r nttiar nna a>nrlr nf fletlon In all lit
srature, and there are more people,
)erhap8, who would be pleased to see
heir old friend In the "movies." If
his feature was for tomorrow night,
nstead of tonight, so there would be
lme for sufficient spread of the lnfornatlon,
the probability Is that there
vould be an overflow house. As It Is,
nany people will not know of the oplortunity
until it has passed, and they
vill have missed what they would
lave been glad to see.
? Interest has been warming up in
he court house question during the
last few days, and all kinds of rumors
lave been afloat. For one thing it was
eported on the streets that Mr. F. E
Smith was weakening in his offer tc
jive a free site on West Liberty street,
ind that he was novy showing anxiety
to sell his lot on the corner of Congress
and Jefferson streets for the puriose.
"Not a word of truth in either
umor," said Mr. Smith yesterday. "To
ihnor thot T rln not want to srive un mv
Fefferson street lot, and that I am lnerested
In the town, I offer to be one
>f three men to give J1.000 each to
lelp purchase the Bratton lot on the
opposite corner for court house purposes.
I consider that the lot I have
jflfered to donate as one of the most
lesirable in the town. I have had numerous
money offers for it, and have
steadily refused to sell It to anybody
is everybody knows. I am perfectly
satisfied with my property, and have
no desire to get rid of It; but still because
I believe that I will be doing
something for the county and town,
ind at tne same time Denenxung nv
property, I will take pleasure In giving
:his lot for court house purposes?not
two acres, as has been erroneously
published, but 200x200 feet as the architect
says is necessary." It was
stated yesterday that petitions were
neing put in circulation asking the
court house commission to build on tl}e
Smith gift lot.
FOUND HIS SHEEP.
Mr. F. D. Davidson of the Delphos
neighborhood found the sheep he advertised
as lost in The Enquirer of
last Friday, and thereon hangs a tale
.hat is not without Interest other
:han showing the thoroughness with
vhlch The Enquirer covers the local
field.
It was Friday morning when Mr.
Davidson came to The Enquirer of
flee to see the advertising manager
about the matter.
"I've lost a sheep, a black face ewe
with black legs. She has been away
since "last June, and I want to know
if you think The" Enquirer can And it
for me," be said.
"That is a pretty tough proposition,
Mr. Davidson," the ad manager
replied, "because if a sheep has been
missing in this dog infested county
since last June, it would stand but
little show of being alive now, and besides,
it could have very easily been
stolen."
"But I hear that some 'possum
hunters Jumped what they thought
an a r sheen on Mr J R fietfv'n nlnee
one night last week, and It is just
possible that it was my ewe. Everybody
reads The Enquirer, even the
negroes, and I Just believe if I would
put in a little advertisement and if
anybody has seen the sheep I would
hear about it Anyhow I am willing
to risk it fifty cents worth."
"All right Mr. Davidson," replied
the ad manager; "just as you say, but
remember that I would not like to
promise anything in a case like that.
The chances are too slim."
On Mr. Davidson's insistence the
ad was written and after he had approved
the wording, the ad manager
requested: "This thing is so unusual,
I want to ask that if you do get any
information about the sheep, to please
let us know." Mr. Davidson promised
that he would do so.
"I found my sheep," announced Mr.
Davidson yesterday morning as he
drove up in front of The Enquirer of
flee. "Billy Wallace saw the advertisement
In The Enquirer and told me
my sheep was In Mr. C. F. Sherer's
barn, on the outskirts of Yorkville. I
went there and found it It turned
out that the sheep had jumped Into the
cattle pen over a high fence to escape
the dogs, and the negroes had shut it
up in the barn, where Mr. Shererwas
keeping It until the owner turned up."
Mr. Sherer said yesterday that he
had been intending to advertise the
sheep; but had preferred to wait a
while rather than subject the owner
to the additional expense.
ABOUT PEOPLE
C. E. Spencer, Jr., is visiting re'atives
in Yorkville.
Mr. A. L. Llneberger of Bethany, is
critically ill with pellagra.
Mrs. Q. T. Schorb of Fort Lawn,
spent Saturdav in Yorkville.
Mrs. M. H. Blair and son, of Sharon
No. 1, are visiting in Qhester.
Mr. J. F. Thomson of Gastoi}ia,
spent yesterday in Yorkville.
Mrs. C. M. Miller of Yorkville, visited
relatives In Llncolnton last week.
Mr. L. W. Jenkins of Spartanburg,
spent Sunday at his home In Yorkville.
Mrs. Geo. W. Kunz of Yorkville Is
visiting relatives and friends in Columbia.
W. G. WhLte, Jr., of Chesterfield, S.
C., spent Sunday with his parents in
Yorkville.
Mrs. W. F. Marshall and Mrs. H. W.
Adlckes of Yorkvllle, spent yesterday
in Rock Hill.
Mr. W. M. Allison of Charlotte spent
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. N. G.
Allison, In Yorkvllle.
Mr. Frank E. Smith of Yorkvllle. Is
attending the Mecklenburg county fair
In Charlotte this week.
Mr. John Jenkins of Rock Hill, spent
Sunday with his parents Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Jenkins in Yorkvllle.
Mrs. R. E Heath has returned to
her. home in Yorkvllle, after a visit to,
relatives In Knozville, Tenn.
Mr. Tom Quinn of Greenville, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Qulnn in Yorkvllle.
Mr. Wm. R. Bigger of No. 2 Smyrna,
went to Baltimore last Thursday
for a surgical operation.
Mr. W. A. Jackson returned to Columbia
Sunday, after several days'
visit to relatives on Yorkvllle No. 6.
Misses Violet and Louise Dob9on
returned to Yorkvllle last night after
several days' visit to relatives at Tlrzah.
Mrs. W. H. Poston returned to her
home at Savage, S. C., yesterday, after
aAifAMnl nmcbo1 Trial* to VnrUvllln r^ln
tlves." "
Rev. E. R Gillespie and family have
moved Into the new Presbyterian
manse, recently completed on West
Liberty street.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. P. Whltesides of
Filbert No. 1, are spending this week
in Columbia, the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. H. W. Cummings.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Mackorell, and
Messrs. R. G. McCaw, J. A. Tate, C. F.
Sherer and P. W. Patrick of Yorkvllle,
left this morning to attend the fair in
Columbia.
Mr. E. W. Pursley of Yorkvllle No.
1, mentioned Incidentally yesterday
some Instances of longlvity in his
family, and especially the case of a
great uncle and two great aunts. Mr.
Joseph Pursley of Hickory Grove, is
81, and Mrs. Katie Ervln, of Clover,
is 83?, and Miss Susan Pursley of Clover
No. 4, Is 95. The last named is
one of the oldest persons in the county.
_
ROAD TO KING'S MOUNTAIN.
Messrs. E. W. Pursley and J. E.
Biggers of the Santiago section, and
Mr. J. B. Hambrlght who lives over in
Cherokee just across the York line, are
very much Interested in securing an
automobile road from the Fauucner
and Bethany road to King's Mountain
battleground, and then on the other
side to the North Carolina line. There
are about four miles of work and Improvements
to be accomplished between
Ramah and the battleground
on this side, and about two miles of
somewhat heavier work to be done
between Klng'q Mountain and the
North Carolina line.
"I think this matter is of very
great importance," said Mr. Pursley
to The Enquirer yesterday, and as I
have given the subject sufficient investigation
to get a pretty fair idea of
what is to be done, and how it is to be
accomplished. I would like the people
of York county to know more about
the matter than they do. I believe if
there could be a general understanding
of the whole situation, and the
practical results to be accomplished,
the people of the whole county would
take as much interest as my neighbors
and myself. And If the people of the
county were half as much Interested
as we are. It would not be a great
while before the desired end would be
accomplished in first class style.
"Briefly outlined, we have here in
York county one of the most noted
and glorious battlefields in the world,
a splendid monument on it, and practically
no way to get to It. I do not
know of any one thing in the county
that is of more Interest to outsiders
than this battlefield, and I am sure
that there is no other one thing that
furnishes half as much attraction to
people from abroad. Even as It Is,
strangers visit the spot at all seasons
of the year, and If there was anything
like a decent automobile road to this
place the number of visitors would be
largely Increased.
"When Mr. Bryan spoke at the town
of King's Mountain on October 7, he
expressed a desire to go to the battlefield;
but the King's Mountain people
had to tell him that It would be 1m
practicable for him to do so because
the road was not suitable for automobile
travel. As a matter of fact, the
King's Mountain people have a very
good automobile road to the state line,
about six miles from their town, and
the trouble comes over the remaining
two miles in York county. That was
why Mr. Bryan was unable to make It.
"While I was at King's Mountain on
the day of the celebration I learned
thpt it was the original desire of the
King's Mountain people to have the
celebration there every year, and they
tried to get the sanction of the war dei
* TKa Maa a# Iha oonnHAn nf I
pai IIIICIU. X lie I VIC a U1 me oanvvivn VI
the war department was to make It
easier to get an army post band and a
good representation of soldiers from
Atlanta or some other nearby post. The
war department, however, would not
stand for the arrangement on the
ground that the proper p'.ace for the
celebration was at the battleground
itself, and the King's Mountain people
were unable to get the consent of the
authorities to send the band until It
was agreed that the King's Mountain
town arrangement was only a temporary
one, and that later celebrations
must be held on the battleground Itself.
"The people also told me," Mr. Pursley
went on, "that Congressman Webb
Is very keen to make a national park
of the battleground and that he had
told them that with the co-operation
of Mr. Flnley It would be comparatively
easy to get an appropriation of
$60,000 or $75,000 for the purpose.
Congressman Webb, however, explained
that if the people of York and
Cleveland would do something toward
Improving the miserable reads as they
stand, this would go a long: way toward
getting through the national
park appropriation."
Asked about the road and what
would probably be necessary to put it
in good shape, Mr. Pursley said that
four miles of road on this side of the
battleground could be made practicable
for automobiles at an expense of
about flfty dollars a mile. He was
satisfied that the work could be done
for 1200 or less. On the other side of
the battleground the work Is heavier.
There Is a bridge to be built at a oost
of from $300 to $500 and the road work
would cost from $200 to $300 in addition.
"While I am sure the people of
the neighborhood will do what they
can," said Mr. Pursley, "of course very
little can be accomplished without help
from the township and county, backed
up by private subscriptions."
LOCAL LACONIC8
Braksman Loses Hand.
Hay R. Shuford, a brakeman on the
Carolina and North-Western railroad,
who lives at Dallas, had his right
hand so badly crushed in the yard at
Chester last Saturday night that it
had to be amputated. The accident
occurred while Brakeman Shuford
was uncoupling cars.
Will Rock Hill Buyers Bid?
Rock Hill Record:- The Record surgests
that a party of Rock Hill men
go over to Yorkville on Monday, Nov.
3, and buy the old York county court
house site. The sale will be conducts
ed by a Rock Hill man, Chas. L. Cobb;
and It would be appropriate for Rock
Hill men to invest some money In the
county seat
Qot Awards Mixed.
Rock Hill Record: The awards on
poultry by the judges at the' York
county fair, as handed to the Record,
were slightly mixed. The prises cred
Ited to Mr. R. M. Sherer should have
read Mrs. P. B. Kennedy of 8haron,
for: Cockerel 1st; pullets 1st; pullets
2d and 3d.
At U. 8. District Court.
In the United States district court
at Greenville last week Burt Allen
pleaded guilty to being employed in
an illegal distillery and was sentenced
to serve one month in the York county
jail. Bill Jones pleaded guilty to
violating the act of congress of February
13, 1913, relating to the theft
from inter-state freight cars, and was
sentenced to serve three months in the
York county Jail.
Death of J. Frank Hart.
News has been received in Yorkville
of the death of Mr. J. Frank
Hart, formerly of Yorkville; but for
the past twenty years a resident of
New Orleans, Louisiana. He was attacked
with cerebro spinal meningitis
on Tuesday and died on Saturday.
The funeral took place on Sunday, after
services held in an Episcopal
church. The deceased was the second
son or tne late Maj. jas. r. ruin, uuu
was born in Yorkville on November
14, 1866. For a number of years preceeding
his death he had been in the
employ of the Illinois Central railroad,
with headquarters in the New
Orleans offices. He leaves a widow
and one child, and is survived by the
following brothers and sister: Messrs.
Arthur G. and Edward W. Hart of
New Orleans; Mr. John R. Hart, of
Yorkville and Mrs. W. S. Neil, of Rock
Hill.
Football at the Fair.
The Presbyterian college of South
riAitAiimo onh Mowhorrv phIIocp will
vai uuua unu iivnwv**/ v .....
meet on Davis field, Columbia, tomorrow
in a football game. These two
schools are old rivals and the young
people of this community are very
much interested in the outcome of the
game, due to the fact that there are
several York county boys engaged.
David Thomas of Yorkville, is captain
of the Presbyterian eleven, and is
showing up to be one of the best football
players In the state. A number of
people from this county will go to Columbia
in order to see this game as
well as the annual Clemson-Carollna
game which takes place on Thursday.
Carolina won from Clemson last year
and the Clemson "Tigers" will try
hard to recover their lost laurels.
John R. Logan of Yorkville, and Roy
Brown of Rock Hill, are members of
the Clemson team.
New Kind of Cane.
Mr. James D. Land of the Beersheba
neighborhood has left at The Enquirer
office a sample of molasses
made from Japanese Ribbon cane,
the seeds of which he got from Dem- I
onstratlon Agent Blair last spring for
experimental purposes. The molasses
is far superior in both body and flavor
to ordinary sorghum, and indeed
compares favorably with the best
pure syrup to be had on the commer
ctal market. Without being able to
discuss the matter scientifically, we
have no hesitation In saying that It is <
an unusually fine product. Mr. Land
says he planted three rows of the
cane each about 125 feet long, on land
that would make 300 pounds of seed
cotton to the acre, without fertilizers, ,
and ferti'ized with 8-2-2 at the rate
of 300 pounds to the acre. When the i
cane came it stooled out at the rate ,
of from 3 to 6 stalks to the hill, and ,
two of the largest stalks that were ;
matured, measured nine feet long, aix
Inches In diameter and weighed eight
pounds. Prom the three rows of cane
he made 27 gallons of molasses. He la
delighted with ~ the experiment and
will go still further Into the matter.
Ths Greeks Exhonorated.
The trial of John Demaa, his wife
ana sisier-in-iaw oerore Magistrate
Comer and a jury last Friday on
charges connected with the alleged
disappearance of a bundle in the Candy
Kitchen on the night of Oct. 18,
resulted in the acquittal of the defendants.
The testimony developed
that the prosecutors had. had a quarrel
with Demas about paying for
certain suppers, etc., and that In the
quarrel there were threats against
Demas of "getting even." There were
several things In the testimony that
raised grave doubts In the minds of
the jurors, and local business men
gave testimony that established a first
rate character for John Demas, who
has been conducting business In
Toraville for A. J. Leventls ft Co.,
for quite a while. Most of the people
who : heard the trial, and there
were quite a number of them, seem to
be of the opinion that the verdict of
the jury *as just and right
Winthro* Wants Another Dormitory.
Columbia State, Sunday: "The most
pressing need at Wlnthrop college In
the way of equipment now Is a new
dormitory which will house 200 or more
students," said D. B. Johnson, LL* D.,
president of .WInthrop college, Rock
Hill, who was in Columbia yesterday
on business. "This year the college
had 500 more applicants for admission
than it could take care of. It is true
that a great many of these applicants
were not really prepared to enter college,
but on the other hand there were
numbers of girls all over the state who
were ready for college and did not apply
for entrance to Winthrop because
they knew that there was no room for
them. Winthrop college now has 800
students," said Dr. Johnson. "With an
additional dormitory we would be able
to care for 1,000 girls." The Winthrop
college student body will not visit the
state fair this year. The college gave
a holiday for the Rock Hill fair. It is
a tremendous undertaking to bring the
800 girls at Winthrop to Columbia and
take them back the same day. Winthrop
college aided the Rock Hill fair
greatly by loaning several of its recitation
rooms for housing the exhibits
and allowing the promoters of the fair
to use part of its campus. The promoters
of the Rock Hill fair are planning
the formation of a permanent association.
As a result of the success
of the first fair, the association will
start with a surplus.
Brand-MoMurray Wedding.
Contributed to Sumter Item: One
of the most beautiful weddings that
has ever occurred In Sumter was that
of Miss Beaufort Brand and Rev.
John A. MoMurray, on Wednesday
evening,- October 22nd, at the First
Presbyterian church. The ceremony
was impressively performed by the
pastor of the bride, Rev. J. P. Marlon.
The church was decorated with
southern smilax, ferns and palms, Interspersed
with groups of candles
which were placed around the altar,
the whole forming a most effective
setting for the marriage scene. As
the audience gathered it was delightfully
entertained with several selec
tions by Prof. Schumacner,. vionmsi,
accompanied by Miss Edmunds. The
Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin Joyously
heralded the approach of the
wedding1 party. The groomsmen came
down the center aisle and took: their
places on either aide of the altar, followed
by the bridesmaids who formed
a semi-circle in front of them. The
maid of honor, Miss Juanita Hewitt,
preceded the bride, who came in on
the arm of her eldest brother, Capt
R. A. Brand, of Wilmington, N. C.,
and was met at the chancel by the
groom, accompanied by his best man,
Mr. J. P. Moore of Chester. During
the ceremony McDowell's "To a Wild
Rose" was. tenderly played. The attendants
. were Mr. J. P. McMurray,
of YorkvlUe, 3. C., and Miss Eus
Brand of Wilmington, N. C.; Dr. W,
L. McCutcheon of Sumter and Miss
Madge Brand of Wilmington, N. C.,
Mr. 3ryan Rhame of Sumter and Miss
Sue Duffle of Sumter, Dr. O. M. Moore
of Charlotte, N. C., and Miss Claudia
Fraser of Sumter; Mr. C. M. Brand
of Sumter and Miss Jennie Walsh of
Sumter; Mr. Carl Hewitt of Darlington,
S. C., and Miss Hasel Brand of
Augusta, Ga.; Dr. James H. Northington
of Boardman, N. C., and Miss
Minnie Garner of Darlington, S. C.;
Rev. F. Ray Riddle of Yorkville, S.
C? and Miss Cora Garner of Darlington,
S. C. The bride was never lovelier
than in her wedding gown of
white charmeuse trimmed with real
lace and pearls, the veil being caught
" ?"v ?"I n-oniro him.
rrom uie uc? wnu io<u v.?~.Bv ....
soma. Her only ornament a brooch
of diamonds surrounded with pearls,
a gift of the groom. Her flowers were
bride's roses and lillles-of-the-valley.
The mald-of-honor wore blue brocade
charmeuse and carried an armful of
white carnations. The bridesmaids
were gowned in pink crepe-dechlne
and they carried pink carnations.
Among the out-of-town guests
were: Mrs. W. L. Hill and - Mrs.
Arthur Erwln of Sharon, S. C.; Mrs.
McMurray of Florida; Mr. James
Frank McKellar of Boardman, N. C.;
Capt. and Mrs. R. A. Brand of Wilmington,
N. C.; Mr. and Mrs. J.'N.
Brand and children of Savannah, Ga.,
Master R. A. Brand, Jr., Wilmington,
N. C.; Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Brand of
Augusta, Ga.; and Mr. Tom Brand of
Augusta, Ga.; Miss Josephine Brand
of Grovetown, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. C.
W. Hewitt of Darlington, S. C.; Mrs.
J. S. Garner of Darlington, S. C.;
Mra L. F. Smoot of Darlington, & C.;
Mr. J. S. Garner, Jr., of Columbia, 8.
C.; Mr. J. B. Duffle, of Columbia, S. C.
The bride's going away costume was
of navy Diue serge, imw auu ?
match. Rev. and Mrs. McMurray
went as far as Florence as guests of
the bride's brother, Mr. J. N. Brand,
division superintendent of the Atlantic
Coast Line, in his private car,
where delightful refreshments were
served to the bridal party. At Florence
the private car of her brother,
Capt. R. A. Brand, vice president of
the Coast Line, was detached from
the special train, and the Wilmington
contingent left the party at that place,
the bride and groom taking the Florida
special for points north. Mrs. McMurray
will be missed from social
circles and more especially by music
lovers who have often been charmed
by her brilliant voice. After .November
1st, Rev. and Mrs. McMurray will
be at home to their many friends In
Outhrie8ville, S. C., where Mr. McMurray
is pastor of the Presbyterian
church.
MERE-MENTION
nn <Ko mn vnraltv election
in New York, the past week opened at
2 to 1 in favor of Mitchell. Later the
odds were Increased to 100 to 40. Women
are openly offering wagers on
the election result... .Governor Cruce
of Oklahoma, has announced his
candidacy for the United States senate
in opposition to Senator Gore....
Acting Governor Fielder of New Jersey,
tendered Ills resignation from
that office yesterday, pending the
election next week in which Mr. Fielder
is a candidate for the governorship.
New Jersey has a constitutional
provision prohibiting a governor to
succeed himself Mrs. Carlotta
Thompson-Brown was convicted in
Cincinnati, O., Friday of the embezzlement
of 121,471 Mrs. Chas.
Warren Fairbanks, wife of ex-Vice
President Fairbanks, died at her home
in Indianapolis, Ind., Friday morning,
following an attack of pneumonia....
A stock broker arriving in New York,
Friday from Mexico City, tells a story
to the effect that President Huerta
agreed to abdicate from the dictatorship
of Mexico on the payment of $6,000,000
by the clerical party. After
?Vip mnnav u.na nalri Hnprta refused
to abdicate and also refused to return
the money Ten persons were
burned to death and three others fatally
injured when fire destroyed a
six-story building in New York, Frl- 1
day. A score or more of other persons
were injured by Jumping from i
the building A Chinaman, believed
to be Leon Wing, the murderer :
of Elsie Slegel, in New York, four
years ago, was arrested in Oakland, i
Cal., Friday. Leon Wing under the
name of Leon Ten. waa arrested with
a woman companion, on a charge of
blackmail Sir Hiram Maxim of
London, says that right or wrong.
England should stand by the United
8tates In its dealings with Mexico...."
Representative Claud Kltchln of
North Carotins, and A. Mitcbel Palmer
of Pennsylvania, will make a
scramble for the position of floor
leader of the Democratic party in
congress, now held by Mr. Underwood
.... Miss Mary Mclntyre, a New
VAVI* BOKAAI ?AAARA? Atl VHHilov
awarded a verdict of (15,000 In a
breach of promise suit against a
wealthy Brooklyn manufacturer
The body of Adolphus Bunch, the St
Louis, Mo., brewer, who died In Germany
two weeks ago, was burled in
St. Louis, Saturday... .Governor McCreary
and 200,000 other men begun
two days' work on the public roads of
Kentucky. Friday.; ... .Judge Emory
Speer, of the Federal district court,
Is critically ill at his home near Macon,
Ga. Judge Speer is facing an impeachment
investigation at the hands
of a congressional committee, of
which Congressman Webb Is chairman
One thousand coal miner*
went on & strike at Nantlcocke, Pa.,
Saturday, because the engineer of the
mine was In arrears in his union dues
and did not wear a button
THIRD GINNING REPORT.
Total Turnot-t Is 8,966,683, Against
6,873,206 Last Year.
Washington, Oct 26.?The third
mHak aHnnln, rannri nf lha u>s?nn.
compiled from reports of census bureau
correspondents and agents
throughout the cotton belt and issued
at 10 a. m., today by Director Wm. J.
Harris, announced that 6,956,588
bales of cotton; counting round as
half bales, of the growth of 1919 had
been ginned prior to October 19. This
includes the results of the most active
period of the ginning season.,
September 29, to October 18, during
which in recent years more than Otii'
fourth of the entire crop pagOed
through the glnners' hands.
To October 18, last year 9,873,206
bales, or 81.0 per cent of the entire
crop, had been ginned; in 1911 to that
date 7,768,621 bales or 49.9 per cent
had been ginned; in 1908 to that date
6,296,166 bales, or 48.1 per cent of the
crop had been ginned, and in 1906 to
that date 4,921,621 bales or 28.0 per stf
cent of the crop had been ginned.
Included In the total (innings were
49,024 round bales, compared with
41,745 bales last year, 63,858 bales in
1911, 66,183 bales in 1910, 88,716
bales in 1909 and 118,780 bales in
1908.
The number of Sea Island cotton
bales Included was 30,880 compared
with 16,960 bales last year, 40,868
bales in 1911, 26,482 bales in 1909
and 32,013 bales In 1908.
The ginnlngs of Sea Island cotton,
prior to October 18, by states, follow:
Tears Florida Georgia So. Ca.
ion 19 sue 17 an* S17
1912 9,976 8,148 888
1911 15,118 24,468 740
1909 14,684 19,981 2,017 i
1908 18.810 16,288 1,970 *
The next ginning report will be la- V
sued at 10 a. m., November 8, giving
quantities of cotton ginned prior to
November 1.
THE YORK COUNTY FAIR.
Correspondent Who Refuses to Be
Blinded Sees Things As They Are.
Editor Torkvllle Enquirer:
I notice that your little comment on
the "Rock Hill" fair to Editor Fain of
the Herald, has brought forth a few
rancorous replies from your neighbors,
and also others not quite so neighborly.
I want to thank you for what
you said on the subject, for you were exactly
right They know It too and
that'* what hurts. t
I suppose from the things that I have
to say on the subject that there will be
some extraordinarily..: broad-minded
persons who will brand me as a knocker?a
regular moss-back, but I am far
from that I am a progressive and
bright enough to know that the supposed
York county fair Was"-for the
benefit of Rock. Hill and for them alone.
What did they do? They dtd everyH>ln?
Mr TMltor. that vou said they
did, and they went so far as to invite
all the schools of the county there to
have a school day, having every school
to go to the expense of fixing up a
float, paying their fare there, walking
three miles parading dusty streets, as
if for a circus, to help out the people
behind the movement, to be marched
up to the very gates of the grounds
and there halted.
Now, "You all did nicely, and we
certainly enjoyed the parade; but if
you want inside of this gate you will
have to buy a ticket"
So after all of these little children
had gone td this expense and trouble,
they had to pay to see a few horses,
which they could have seen, and even "
better, at a common day's preaching
at the remotest country church; and a
few other things from the farm.
Now If they think they did these
children right let It pass. But I would
like for them to journey up to their .
sister city, Charlotte, and see how
they treat their children in Mecklenburg
county on school day. They
would say: "Oh, we did not do that
way, but of course these people are
working along a different line (which
is success for the county). Rock Hill
worked for the dollar. And believe
me, we got it too."
*1 John L. Ratternee.
Fort Mill, No. 1, 8. C.. October 27.
8EED CORN 8ELECTION
Some Hints. That art Timely, Inter*
eating and Appropriate.
Editor Torkville Enquirer.
The selection of seed corn la a subject
about which much has been said
and written for the past tew years,
and it is one which cannot be emphasised
too strongly upon the farmers
of the south, and especially at this
season of the year. Owing to the fact
that this has beeu a hard dry season,
on corn, seed corn of good quality
will be very scarce and especially so
if it isn't gathered from the field. The
greater part of the corn will be light
and trashy and If It Is all gathered together
and thrown In the crib It will
be a hard task to select corn by crib
selection when planting time comes
around next year; inereiore u w yci*
important that every farmer should
select his corn from the field this
year; or any other year. The following
rules should be followed In selecting
seed corn: 1st, select from a
plot in the field where the com has
suffered least from the drought and
has matured best 2nd, select from
stout short jointed stalks where
they have grown under' normal
conditions not having been favored by
distance in the drill and larger
amounts of fertilizers. 3d, select ears
well dropped or pointing downward
on the stalk with not too long a shank ,
and well covered to and oyer the tip
with shuck. 4th, select ears that are
not formed too high on the stalk and
If a two-eared variety, see that the
ears are formed on opposite sides of
the stalk. 5th, select from stalks that
are not near barren or blasted stalks.
If selecting from a prolific variety, It
doesn't materially differ which ear
you take, either top or bottom, both
or all three (if It has three ears, and
all well formed and well filled, why
take all of them; at least two, anyway.)
One should select about three times
as many ears from the field as he
thinks he needs for seed purposes,
then shuck out the lot and select the
heat enra from the laL belnsr careful
to select ears well filled out at both
ends with grains tightly formed on
the cob and with the rows as nearly
straight as possible on the cob. After
the corn has been shucked out and
well selected It should be stored away
in a good warm room (not too warm)
either In sacks or strung up with
strong twine.
Every man that takes any pride In
seed corn breeding should have htm a
seed plot of say one-half or one acre,
and should plant a few rows, say one
dozen, from Individual ears, using the
same amount of fertiliser on each row
to see the difference in the yielding
qualities of different ears of the same
variety of corn and then select seed
from the best yielding rows.
Mr. J. M. Campbell ofTlrzah, planted
ten rows this year with ten indi