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CORN 0ONTEST DEO:IDRD. Names of Winnrs in State Announc ed.-Statement by Oommittee. 0 Tihe State. . The South Carolina commission ap- r pointed to judge the result of the corn contest in this state announced its decision yesterday. The commis sion was appointed last year after- a special appropriation had been made c by the general assembly for the con test in this state, there being a na- 1 tiodnal contest also .Qp hand, which, by the way, resulted in the prize 0 coming to this state. E The following statement was issu- t ed by the commission: b "The commission has had some dif ficulty in arriving at what they con- s sidered a just and proper distribu tion of the prizes in accordance with the announcement orignally made on v the -part of the management of the c oational contest on the one hand and f on the part of the state commission on the other. However, after thor oughly canvassing the situation and going over all of the data in connec- s tion with the contest the commission t has determined to award the general t prizes as follows: "First Prize-A. J. Tindal, Man- o ning, $200. "-Second Prize--B. E. Moore, Ben nettsville, $100. "Third Prize-T. C. Willoughby, I Florence, $50. ' "Fourth Prize-W. B. Chitty, n Olar, $?. "The above prizes are for general I results, including yield and all other points going to make up the total score. "For the best work of any compe titor on one acre of corn, which, of course, includes the methods of cul ture, the scoring has resulted 'in the awarding of the following prizes. "First Prize-A. J. Tindal, Main ning, $50. "Second Prize-B. E. Moore, B'en nettsville, $20. ''Third prize, dvided between T. C. Willoughiby of Florence county and J. B. Moss of Orangeburg county ($10 each,) $20. "Fourth Prize-W. B. Chitty, Olar, $10. ''In addition to the above prizes the commission 4as determined to award two prizes to school children, there having been only two entries in this portion of the contest. The com mission has provided $25 for these two prizes. These names will be an nounced in a few days. "In view of the above announce ments the final awards, therefore, by the commission cover the $500 ap propri)ated by the state- for the pur pose are as follows: "A. J. Tindal $250, B1. E. Moore $120, T. C. Willoughby $60, W. B.! Chitty $35, J. B. Moss $10, school 1 children $25. 'Mr. Tindal, as will be seen, as a rewvard for his efforts and success in placing South Carolina at the head of the columns of the United States for yield of conn, per acre, has been awarded by the commission one-half of the prize money allowed by the state. ''In view of the fire which destroy ed the entire plant of The American Agriculturist, the national contest, which wvas to have been continued over a period of five years, has been abandoned for the year 1907 with the announcement that the five years' period will be resumed with the sea son"of 1908. No Contest This Year. "At the last se'ssion of the general assembly provision was made for -$500 in prizes for the state contest this year to be participated in by I South Carolina farmers entered in the national contest. In view of the fact that the national contest is not running this year the comptroller1 general holds that the state cantest under the terms of the act and must1 be held J.n the treasury. Consequent ly there will be no state prizes of fered this year. The correspondence between the comptroller general and myself will be made public later so that the matter can be thoroughly -understood." SCommissioner Watson, who is the c hairman of the commission, will at once forward to the winners of the _coztest their warrants for the sev -eral amounts due them in accordance -with the awards as annoned. "BHep Others and Thereby .Help Tourself." ~To the Farmers and Land Owners of the South: -A great deal is being said about --securing desirable immigration for Sthe South. It is hoped that Southern farmers and land owners are giving this subject the attention it merits and appreciate what it means to the South. Without doubt Lhe'~ farmers and land owners are, or should be,I -more interested in this proposition -than any other class of people; one of the reasons being, the evident pe.. uniary advantage to the section in pr< rhich there is an influx of a worthy an nd substantial class of home-seek- 00 's. as Nothing will do mote ty increase and values and the price of farmt oroducts than growing population.i of Ls population grows, the consuming apacity naturally increas&s, which 11 ondition is met through the devel- m0 pment of new land and the better *co ultivation of older farms. Increased an lopulation gives stimulus to the on- So argement and creation of new indus ries, requiring additional labor, all t f which depends upon the farm for , ubsistence. The more and the better be he 'farm products, the better every- anl ody lives. tal In some sectiocis of the South there in eems to be an underlying sentiment thi infavorable to the introduction of cal iew settlers. Students of economy o(i dho have given this subject the most co: areful consideration find that such seo eeling is based upon erroneous con- tie eptions of the advan-tages of new a, oeople and new ideas. While the : outh is developing the natiral re- hia ources and capabilities of the coun ry to sustain a much larger popula ion warrants the incoming of many iore people who can find homes, the it ecenpancy and development of which D. ill augment prosperity and improve southenn: conditions in every way. fore idbigration means increased B] and values, the betteiment of the ducational facilities, the improve- Be ient of public roads, the addition of alarkets, the building of more and etter towns and the enlargement of owns already in existence, with all W f the advantages common to con entration. tic There is room in every county in te very state of the South for many nore home builders and producers, nd until the farmers and land own- th rs now living there take a personal nterest in soliciting and locating a th ood class of settlers in their neigh ierhoods the best results ca.nnot be th ttained. un The following questions are asked Co Jld suggestions made with the hope r hof eve-y progressive farmer and 18 i:id o w ill heed the appeal: 1. Are ihere any lands in your i eighborhood unoccupied or not giv- - ig the i4wier the returns commensu- p ate with their possibilities? M 2. Are yot making any effort to in- lai hwe worthy aod desirable home- tI1 akers to occupy these vacant lands? fo f not, did it ever occur to you thiat th rou are among the number respon- ti< ible for the upbuilding of the dis- en iet in which you live, and that it orobably this lack of interest is one ca f the causes why development in our community has not been as rap- ab rI as it should be? ye Our attention is frequently called ed the fact that in many parts of the ga Ioited States, other than the South, arm lands are selling from $75 to tri '150 per acre, while in the South ~ood improved frams are for sale ati rom $20 to $35 per acre. Everything an onsidered the South has the best and heapest lands in the United States. i )ne of thme principal reasons why the am ontrast in values is so great, is lack ~f immigration to the South. This re ondition can be changed if all will vork with that end in view. ,- pr How much more comnented the i southern farmier would he if he oe- th mpied 80 acres of land worth $100 r.e >r acre, sLuroun.Ied by farms-under uigh state3 of cultivationi, with fine .a -oads, goo'd schools end larger mar- be tets, thar. .by oeenpyna a farm of t20 acres, worth $25 per acre, oneVi ualf under cultivation. public roads di if the country irr uior. and the chools .of the dlisti > imnadequate. He s the master of the first, but the oth- i r is e' T r. There is little doubt but what the ~arms o' the South wo,mld be much ,etter' .ff financially atnd s->i' lly if dr heir h Mline' were emaller. Some and ow.n ers of the South begin tom ealize this. An instance of this is A een wherein a leading planter locat-e( d on the Southern Railway, propos- to s to give outright, to any reliable at yhite farmer, ten oere s,of land, and grees to sell thirty acres additional, ic >rovided t}.e purchaser finds he is t tble to properly cultivate the ini-t reased araa. This proposition is o nade to induce an industrious class e o0 settle in his neighborhood. This and owner has more land than he an take care of, on account of the e eareity of h'bor, and he argues, that ba his plan will bring io his locality a ufficient number of desirable immi ~rants with families, from wvhom the upply of labor so much desired cnnf ,e neoured. 'sh If every Southern land owvner will ~ive this subject the consideration it i leserves, lie will find home-seekers oming to enjoy the opportunities vhich exist in his neighborhood; but ie should take no undue advantage ge if the man seeking a home, by ebarg- an ng an excessive price for land; on. or he contrary he should aid the pros- er >ective new neighbor in obtaining " )perty at the lowest possible price a upon most reasopable terms. Tht ,Iden Rule should be a guide in this in all things. Throughout the Northern part of United States there are thousands honest, law-abiding, intelligen d industrious families anxious t< n. homes of their own; they wil ke good citizens, be a credit to th< nmunity in which they locate, and acquisition in every way to thn uth. 1lrmwns raJ!d land owners along 3 line of the Southern Railway and )bile and Ohio Railroad, who may interested in loeati.ng around then excellent, class of people, and wil cc the necessary interest and pains following the suggestions made it .s let ter, are requested to communi .e wit.i the uidersigied, who with t. any elarge, will bring them it rrespondence with desirable home tkers. Land owners having proper s in the hands of local real estatt ents are re(luested to let. the cor Ton1denc I pss tihrongh thei M. V. Richards, Land and Inthdust rial Agent. Moiitlieir Railway Co., and Mobil< d Ohio Railroad Co., Washinigt.on C. W'ashini-tmn. D. C.. Jutne 31, 1907. WERAGES OF THE NATIONS er a Sign of 0ivilIzation, but Be ware of the Impure Ar ticle. hat to Eat. Beer follows the flag- of civiliza n. It is drunk to the greatest ex it in thickly )opulated, highly civ red communities. In wild, uncouth countries, amonE lumber and logging camps, in th lated mining districts and among 3 savages whiskey and other highI1 loxicating beverages are drunk t 3 greatest extent and beer is almos known. Last year the United Statef asumied mnore tian 54,000,000 bar s of beer, 21 times as much as ir 33. The countries farthest advanced ,ilization are En4land, France rimany and the United States ese four countries also have thi ist pronounced taste for beer. Eng id, coming first, Germany secod United States third and Franc art-h. But France makes up fo e smnallness of its beer consumlp m--8 gallons per capita-by it ormous use of mild wines, of whic) consumes 20 gallons a year pe pita. Each person in England d rink out 40 gallons of beer and ale , ar. In Germany the beer consum last year was an average of 3 lions fbr each inhabitant. In certain of the more populous dis ets of Germany the per capita con mption is far in excess of this. Fo stance, in Bavaria, the averag iount of beer drunk by each mar Jman anid child is 62 gallons a year Wturtemburg~ it is 47 gallons, d in Badent it is 42 gallons.' The misison of beer is gradually t< place the stronger and more in r-ious distilled beverages. It is tht oduct of ages of sLudy and scienti endeavor toward this very end. i ousand years of experimenting an< search i. Germany and Amerie ve produced tile modern beer, th )st p)erfect and the mnost healthfu verage know. It comes nearer giv .e the effect of exhilaration withou e bad after effect than any othe ink in the world. It is ani improvement on the ale'o lglan)d and the acme of perfectio: the brewing of malt liquors. Th rson who learns to drink beer doe t care for strong drinks. In thi ~rman districts, where each porso: inks from two to three times a inch beer as in America, there i t half the drunkenness there is i: nerica. In Germany it is considei ino more improper for young girl go together or alone and sit dow: a beer table and drink one or mor isses of beer than for girls in Amer i. to drink beverages at soda fon in. Beer contains the smallest amoun alcohol of any evhilarating bev oge known-only 4 per cent. A si,n teaspoonful of patent medicin ten contains more alcohol and otl1 injurious drugs than a whol *rrel of -beer. Whiskey contains 5 r cent. or more of alcohol, rum 7 r. cent., claret 9 1-2 per cent, an< Ier 6 per cent. According to thes rur'es there is decided inconsistene own by people who think it is per 'tly proper to drink cider, but ver; moral to drink beer. The wvriter of the article abov oted admits that he is talking abou re hecer. "But I regret to say,'' h, es on. "thbat all beer is not pur d that some has disastrious effect the drinker and is a source o line and degeneracy. 3alicylic acid is the main secret l whtich these vile concoctions are man ufactured. Burned sugar (earamo) is added to give color; coculus indious to supply an intoxicating agent which will give an appearance of strength to the beverage; quassia to impart bitterness in place of hops; grain of paradise and cayenne pep 1per to communicate pungency; cori ander and caraway seeds to yield flavor; licorice, treacle and honey to supply color and consistence. To stale beer there is sometimes added green vitriol (sulphate of iron) or alum and common salt, which when agitat ed with te beer communicates a fine cauliflower head. "Wily people will drink it is a -iiystery. Its watery body tand its chemideally produced artificial foam are r4adily detected. The national pure food law has no effect in pre venting its sale, for such beer is al ways Imade at some inearby establish ment in the same state. The natioal food lIw has no bearing on products sold il the same state in which they aire manufactured.'' Boston now proposes tha telh co lumbine be the .national flower, but that, also, is a matter for Roosevelt not Boston, to determine. Dr. Franklin Dye, of New Jersey, proposes Hint in every house this mot to should be hung on the walls: Don't kiss the baby." Surely the Doctoi would not advise people to kiss the baby's mother? Yes, "Maiden Martha,"' a sugges tion of a Jamestown Expedition is equivalent to a proposa of marriage Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk, Va. For the above occasion the Char leston and Western Carolina railway will sell cheap round trip tickvts. For rates, etc., see ticket agent. or write Ernest Williams. G. P. A., Augusta, Ga. Some Cheap Passenger Rates via Southern Railway. .... We Sell to K!noxville, Teni., Junei 23, 24, 25 29. 30, July 6, 7, 14, and 21, 1907. Limit 15 days from date of saile. Round trip $8.55. Waslinl.1on, D. C., Sept. 21st, 25111h inclusive. Limit, September 30th It Pays the L an $50,000,000.0C The Pac More than lk It wrote (paid for business) ovi being nearly as much as any t "Old Line Basis." It is now< over $13,000,000.00 Assets, The stockholders who are w 000,000.00 are personally for all the debts of the Coi Soffered only by the Pacific SUnder these same laws the Funds must be invested in funds are under bonds. E C entlemen: Answering your letter of t SPacific Mutual of California, ai have the opportunity. The GUA RA NT E El Smuch superior to the Annual I ferred Stock." The Pacific Mutual Life I Sof any American Life Compan: Call at my office and I wi' tel kl you more about it. I Office over Old Postoffice, I 1907. Round trip $15.35. Philadelphia, Pa., July 11th to 14th inclusive. limit, Juy 23rd, 1907. Round trip $19.60. Nashville, Tenn., June 9, 10, 11. 17, 18, 19, July 6, 7, 8, 1907. Limit. 15 days. Round trip $14.40. Asheville, N. C., June 26, 27 and 28th, 1907. Limit Jily 10th, 1907. Round trip $4.55. Wilmington, N. C.. June 13, 14, and 15th, 1907. Limit, July 1st, 1907. Round trip $7.25. In addiW o i h Ilie abovi (''i isunl "Week End'' tckets, also 01ur 'Sum mer Exeursion" tickets will be on sale from June 1st, 1907, with th usual limit, etc. Write or call on us for further in formation. Rates quoted above only npply from Newberry, S. C. J. P. Sheely, Agent. Phone 91. CLEMSON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE. Scholarship and Entrance Examina tion to Freshman Class. The examination for the award tf, scholarships from Newberry couinty: and ADMISSION TO FRESHMAN CLASS will be held at the coun'v court house on Friday, July 5, at 9 a. m. Applicants for scholarships may secure blank application formsd from the county Superintendent tpC Edueation. 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