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liercased Interest in the trs winz of a: Corn-Makin the south 1 Rich. it Atlanta, Ga., July 27.-With 26,277,- a oi 000 acres planted in corn this year, being an increase of 1,535,000 over a 1909 and 2,776,000 acres over 1908, the S farmers of Virginia, North Carclina, ta States. Virginia...... -- -1,9 Norin Carolina... ...--.-.----.-.-. South Carolina.. -. -- Georgia ..... -- - - - -- - 4'31 Kentucky .. - - ....3,3 Tennessee.- -- -- -- 3,3 Alabama.. .-..-3,0 Mississippi...-...-.-. --....... 2,6 Total...... ---. .....23.51 The table indicates that each State e! showed an increase over 1908 in 1909 r tl3 and an increase over 1909 in 1910. The 01 condition of this year's crop as re ported by the dep,-rtment shows the: e States of the South leading the coun-IE try, Mississippi being first, Alabama -second and Georgia third. cr This great increase in the acreage sa devoted to" corn is considered one of b( the most hopeful signs in the South pi today. . In a letter to the directors SE of the - Southern Railway company, ot President Finley called particular at- or tention to these figures and said: ic "The increase in the acreage of tr corn, accompanied, as it is, by a quite m general adoption of improved cultur- cr al methods, is one of the most en- n coilral-ing features of Southern agri- fo ** * * * * * * * * * c dE * * ci A VIRGIMA NAGISTRATE'S *hi *COURT. *1su *1l * Mr. Justice Brown on the Bench. * m * ****.******* (By Williams Welch.) sa Rap, rap, rap, rap. "I want order'in the court here. Let w me tell you niggers. Get out of- that ev window there. If you want to hear you come' inside. It's hot enough in b< here now. Get out I tell you or I'll mo throw this gavel at you. Dan, envoke Igc the benediction." "Oh, yes. Oh, yes. Oh, yes. God c save the commonwealth of Virginia, ye( 'God save the honorable court, God al save the honorable judge, God save the peace and dignity of the old Do- Se minion."~ "The first case on the docket is ai Sarah Carter and' Henry Thompson. sc Have you got them two, Dan?" j ."Yes." -. ' tc "Bring 'em out. . . '. You two ~are charged by Officer Lee with dis. C( orderdly conduct and disturbing the th peace ad dignity of the commonwealth 24 of Virginia by using profane language st on the public highway, fighting and attempting to wound, maim, injure '3 and disfigure the bodies and persons w of each other. What have you got to to say about It? Go ahead Sarah and Ci tell me something." "Mr. Brown, I gowine to tell you de truf. I 'clare befo' my God, Mr. Ii Brown, I is gowine to tell you de truf. I was jus' a standin' in my do' wid a ce sugar bowl in my han'. I was gowine to have a little party at my house ci celebratin' the anniversary of my hus band's death, and was goin' across de oi road to borrow some sugar from Liz- ci zie Johnson, when long come dat darej fiat foot nigger an he say to me.~t 'Sarah, you better take dat face of a yourn inside 'cause it's enough to ti break the Sabbath.' Den I say to him, Skind o' sourcasm, 'Fade away nigger. ti 'fade away, 'cause you ain't able to ri specify.' Den he says he gowine to ti smack me so hard he slap all de taste al out of my mouth, and I say, 'Nigger, t] you is just as welcome 'round here as ai de diptheria and you might be game in de head but -you sho got rabbit O Ablood in your feet.' Den he say if I c come out dere he gowine to chase me n: so fur it would cost eight dollars to h; *send me a postal card. Dem' I jus' look at him wid silent intempt, and, ti Mr. Brown, he use such aweful lan serwage and say he gowine to breed scandal 'bout my character. Den I E' got so mad dat I just walk right out there, I 'low I did, and I bust him iM over de head wid dat air sugar bowl." "Henry 'what have you got to say 0I about it?" "Mr. Brown, God! Hear dat woman h lie! I been up de old Barefield road to de sto' and I bought a sack o' 0 meal and a Smiffield ham and I was la walkin' back jus' about dusk and I l was not thinkin 'bout nothin'. When I pass dat air woman's house she say e right out loud, so everybody could h hear, she say. -Dar go H-eniry. He tl man, similarity breeds contempt, and beentaome aimessn ae me I trouble do come dis way I gives it a kiss and a hug.' And .dn r t-nnessee. Alabama, and Missisipp :e furnishing very substantial proo the fact that the South is constant devoting more attention to raisinl s own food supplies. These figure! ,e from the last report of the bureal statistics of the United States de irtment of agriculture. The acre ,e in corn for the three years in thes ates is shown in the followin .ble: 908. 1909. 1910. 5,000 2,0430:100 2,142.00o 37,000 . 2,898.000 3,0-2,000 S3,000 2,218,001 2,41S 000 )0.000 4,400,000 4,532,000 36,000 3,568,000 3,639,000 50,000 3,575.000 3,718.000 50,000 3,233,000 3,524,000 0,000 2,810,000 3,232,000 )1,000 24,742,000 26,277,000 Itural progress. It is one of zh( sults of a general movemeni roughout the South in the directiom diversified agriculture--a move ent which we are endeavoring t( icourage and assist as far as w Ln properly do so." As the farmers of the South in ease their yield of corn, they wil: .ve enormous sums which they hav( en spending in the West for foot -oducts and will consequently them Ives realize more from cotton anc her market crops. Economic auth ities agree in declaring the Amer an corn crop the basis of the cour y's prosperity since in'such a larg( easure the production of othei ops in the South consequentl5 eans a greater share of prosperit5 r this section. )use I d'on't mess wid nobody wher , fust thing I know, kerbop! Sh( t me over de head wid dat dar( Lgar bowl and den I turn round, I w I did, and I lam her right in dE ouf wid dat dere ham." "Have you got any witnesses? Liz e Johnson what have you got tc y?"V "Mr. Brown, befo' we come in herE e all made up to swear dat what er Sarah said is so." "You get out of here. I fine yoU >th $2.50 apiece and costs, thai akes $3.75. How much money yot "Mr. Brown, I ain't got but just 8( nts on my soul. I worked all da3 sterday at de peanut wharf an dat's I dey give me." "How much money have you go1 Lrah?" "Mr. Brown, I haint got but 50 cents id I borrowed dat from Lizzie John ~n on my way down here' cause s' felt in my bones dere was goin be somethin' doin' dat was nasty.' "I reduce the fines and remit the ~sts. Say Dan, get that $1.30 out o: em niggers and lock them up foi hours apiece. And say Dan, be tre to-lock them up separately. "The next case on thes docket is Jin illiams, charged bj Officer Tati ith the larceny of one rooster an3( go pullets from the premises o: aptain John B. Stone. Is your name m Williams?" "My name, sir, is James Montagui 'illiams.'? "Are you the defendant in thi: tse?" "No, sir. I is de man what tuck d< iickens." "Then what did you put in a plei 'not guilty' for if you took thi iickens ?" "When I come here yesterday: tought I took de chickens; but I go lawyer here, an' he tole me I neve: tck 'em." "I reckon you know more about i tan your lawyer does and I tell yoi ght now you niggers have got to le tese white folk's chickens' alone. n going to give you six weeks oi le chaingang. Lock him up, Dan 2d call the next case.... "Rufus Taylor you are charged b: fficer Tate with stealing one sack o >ffee from the wharf of the Old Do tinion Steamboat company. Wha ave you got to say about it, Rufus? "Mr. Brown, I wants to file objec What are your objections ?" "I don't know, Mr. Brown, I jus ants to file de objections." "What do you know about any ob ections? .Who told you to say that? "My lawyer, sir. He told me to fil djections." 'Who is your lawyer? Why isn't h ere to represent you ?" "He is Mr. Jim Field. He is a co] red gentleman. He ain't a regula twyer. Sometimes he works for hi yin' an' he couldn't git off to day. "Well your objections are overrul d. I just tell you right now 1 don ave no nigger lawyer jpracticing I: uns Court. Tell us whether you stol lat coffee or not."' "Mr-. Brown, he is not zackly iwyer. He use to work about a law~ er's office. He is shuckin' oyster day down at the wharf." "What have you got to say abou i for everything that's missin' 'round here. I wan.s to file er affidavit dat Inever took df. coffee, dat I never r .:as nowhere 'bout de Ole Dominion h Steamboat company's whaf, dat I tb don't drink coffee nohow, dat I don't Ca - like it, I likes tea do very well." -Why didn't you steal some tea then?" "Mr. Brown, I never seen no tea 'round dere nowhere." "Thirty days. Lock him up, Dan, and call the next case." "The next case is Henry Harper. Is that nigger here again, Dan? Well, Henry. I see you have been drinking again." "No, sir, Mr. Brown, I been very ill lY these lass three days.. Seems like everything go right to my head." "What were you doing with that A bottle of whiskey when you were ar rested ?" I was not gowine to drink it. I! just got it to steep my breath in." "Where have you been these fast ten days that you have not been up A before me?" "Dogged if I know. Mr. Bro,L think I must have been in heaven." "How, did you get down again?" "I think I must er slid down on a rainbow, Mr. Brown." "Better take 10 days to remove the B splinters. Lock him up, Dan. . "What is your name and what do T you want?" "My name is Parthenia Harris, and I wants to get my husband 'rested." "What has he been doing?" "I don't know, Mr. Brown: Seems like he goin' crazy. He done loss all his disposition." "What is all the trouble about?" "We been gettin' up a church socia- S 'ble for the benefit of the African mis sionary society and when we come home he wanted me to do the Salomey -dance fur him, and I told him I T wasn't goin' to take off my flannels and ketch my death in a draft for no body. Then he tried to foce me and I say, 'Nigger you hetter have your head examined and if you lay you han' A on me I can hear you sayin' 'Good mornin' judge.' Then I got right up from my vittles and as I walk away from him he bust me right over the A head' with a plate." "Then whtdid yo do?" io o it." "And now you want him arrested." "Yes, Mr. Brown, I wants you to have him arrested this comin' Thurs day and when you lock him up throw away the key." "Why do you want to have him ar rested on Thursday?''" "Doctor Crecy say he don't think he can git him out of the hospital before then." "You get out of here." "Mr. Brown, may the peace and u blessings of the Lord be upon my soul d and if that nigger ever fools with me 24 again I am comin' back in here wid .01 his year in my teeth." b "The next case oni the docket is .Jeff Wilson and Henry Davis, charged by R Officer Lee with disorderly conduct, ci flghtin4 on the public highway, and t< disturbing the peace and dignity of the Commonwer..th of Virginia. What about it Jeff? I don't want no long' winded speeches because I am going fishing." i "Mr. Brown, I'm very sorry 'bout l gittin' in dis mess. I been out e' work t and I thought ! just walk over to de old Turner place and as I go 'long I s hear de ole bell strike 12 o'clock an I say, 'Dere she goes. Its -dinner time 24 for some folks but just 12 o'clock for me.' Den I See Henry come by an: s1 I say, 'Ho, Henry whar youl gownm-.' He say, 'I gowine whar I gwine. Darc V.har I gowine.' I say, 'Den it ain't v ery fuir.' He say, 'But don't you bea Lstandin' 'round here inowhere when I h 1gits back.' I say, 'If I wants to I stan right here til my feet sprout.' He say, 'If you is gwine to stan' dar e you better watch an' pray.' I say. 'I o ain't gwine do no prayin', but I sholy gwine do some watchin'. Fuss thing a~ I know here come Henry back, an' he -c had -a knife in his han' long enough ,to dig a grave wid. Den he approach-n ed me very peevishly an' he say, 'Jeff: dere ain't nobody here now but jus~ n you and me.' I say, 'Dar whar you t -wrong. Dey ain't nobody here but*-t jess you, 'cause I gwine run,' and I start runnin' and he come on aftere .me and chase me. We went 'round de p block once and as we pass my sister's house she say, 'What you all runnin* t 'bout so,' and I say, 'Don't ax me butt have date gate open befo' we gits back agin' but before we kin comer 'round again Officer Lee here he gits us bofe." "I fine you $2 apiece. How much .money you got?" d "Mr. Brown I. got jus' a dollar an 10 cents." g, "H-ow much you got Jeff?" TI "'Jess 30 cents." )"You give me that dollar ten and - ou give me that 3'0 cents. Now you s both get out of here. I.am going fish- C ing. How many more prisoners you c t got. Dan?" f "I go four. One woman and three tJ "What is the woman in for?" "Disorderly conduct." "Turn her out and tell her to go >me and behave herself. Lock up em three men. I'll hear their Lses tomorrow. Court's adjourned." AUGUST 9-27 iNCLUSIVE. * *1 * * * * * * * * * *~ (F. W. Higgins.) aere's a ground swell coming for the boys, That are canterin' in this race, is well they watch its capers-else, T'will smite 'em in the face. as, smite 'em and bite 'em, and toss em on the ground, id fist 'en, and twist 'em, and roll em round and round. )ld Partner" swore he'd kill that bull, At Clemson for relief. :id bat his curriers top knot, and Bring down the price of beef. as, bat him, dad-drat him, and make him know his place, ,d haul him, and maul him, and drag him on his face. it beef has simply climbed the air, Until it's out of sight, iat currier's dozing in his chair, That bull's too fat to fight. s dozing, and posing[ and laughing on the side, out how they tried to "do him," and to "bus' him open" wide. e'll get some safety matches of' The most approved kind, >me splinters of fat lightird, and We'll steal right up behind; e e'll punch him, an' we'll hunch him, until he roundly swears, iat the devil's come and got him,'I and is scotin' down the stairs. e'll feed him on bond issues, and Ground "Alligator Rocks," id stuff him full of gooses, And some dead old turkey-cocks. ?s, stuff him, an cuff him, until we! make him yell, id kned him, and feed him, oh, fes! we'll give him - his'n. aid when we've washed his daylight out, Until he's sorter dead, e'll rush blackberries, plums and kraut,. Up, six full weeks ahead. e'll rush 'em, an we'll push 'em, at least, that's what we say, 'e're on the job till 5 o'clock p. m., election day. The Cecil Rhodes Scholarships. The nfext examination for the Rhod scholarships will. be held at the niversity of South Carolina on Tues y, the 25th, and Wednesdlay, the ~th, of October. There will be only] 1e vacancy from South Carolina to!1 filled next October. Any one interested in the Cecil< hodes scholarships can secure cir tLars and information by applyii the University of S. C. 1 It will be recalled that Dr. Geo. R., arkin, the agent of the Rhodes trust, ade a visit to South Carolina last .11, addressing some of the institu- I ons of learning, and meeting at Co tmbia the committee of award for is State. He is an exceedingly >rceful man and simply thrilled the udents with his earnest message. ] In his letter fixing the 25th and th of October as the dates for hold-< ig the next examination he adds this atement, which will be of genuine: Lterest to all applicants in South1 arolina: "You will remember-that candidates! re eligible for a scholarship if they ave passed the Rhodes qualifying lamination in Latin and mathema cs, but that in order to secure full temption from responsions they are, r hitherto have been, obliged to tss in Greek at the responsions ex-. nination in Oxford. By a recent de tee, however, of Oxford university it now possible for a candidate who lay have passed the Rhodes qualify-. ig examination in Latin and mathe tatics, but not in Greek, to remove ie Greek 'condition' by passing in iat language at some subsequent' hodes qualifying examination. For Cample, a candidate who may have assed in Latin and mathematics in ctober, 1909, may offer himself at le examination of October, 1910, for ramnination in Greek only; and, if he ass, will not be required to pass in esponsions Greek at Oxford." Sweet Charity. He--Am I good enough for you,. arling? She-No, George, but yo are too cod for aniy other girL.-St. Louis 1mnes. Clothes. Clothes plus make the Johnny. loihes minus make the Salome dan ar. Clothes multiplied make the wo ian of fashion. Clothes divided make Millinery! I BIG LOT Just Received, at Bought at Half P Sold the Sar It will pay you to take a L a friend or two. Buy Hat < not charge for work. One lot Miliams, the $2.00 Neaopoletins, black, worth One lot Lace Tuscans, worth All Ribons, Trimmings, Neck At Reduced I Mrs; Enm Minery P. F. BAXTF We make NO Extra Charges fo' Lettering *.' Also UNERTAKERS NEWIBERRY, SO)U A Domestic Tragedy. ' col he had been reading that a titled nlishwomanl advises married wo-m nto fiirt with their husbands. As efinished the article her husband "a ae home to dinner. .W he ran to meet him. ca: A little late tonight, duckydoOZe- is, u," she said, with a dimpling smile. tir "hat's that?" he growled. he looked at him archly. )on't you dare to kiss me,)" she tit ered. 1he Gee," he cried, "I don't intend to! Vht put that in your head ?" .pr he half closed her eyes and coyly rveyed him through the drooping Don't you want to sit here by me )f he sofa?" she cooed. 7I "o, I don't. Why, you told me only Ico etday that the springs were get- ci igweak. Aren't you feeling well ?" he laughed softly and shot him a m ieglance and drew in her cheeks ndflashed her white teeth and per.. bu etibly winked. p He drew back suddenly. .isa What's the matter with you?" he ca eanded. "Who are you imitating? is ~'t you make your face behave?" st he pieked up the paper she had e reading and flung it into the dec raed wastebasket. There's nothing the raatte-:' with g ', she coldly replied.I "Just mugging for fun, ehb? Glad )that. Stimson was'' telling me to-I ayabut a lot of trouble his wife ism 3aing with her facial nerves, and I sp asfraid you'd caught it. Ain't that P no'unded dinner ready?"--Cleve- a an Plain Dealer. lit The Trooper's Wise Steed. Trooper Brown of the British ?rerrl- I'r orals was "green."~ His horse, like- ki wie unaccustomed to war, seemed be ao its appearance and general ;rcture to have been not very long goa dray horse. But it was a wise he nel~ and had learn~ed through ex ~.re1ce that to keep one&s mouth 7 ;htis to avoid many troubles. - uhL ratice had enabled it to keep its of ~ntth shut very successfully and Stight. so On the first morning parade in as rovper Brown's first camp the lieu ennt rode down the lines of his' se liIIinery! HATS Bargain Prices. rice, and to be ne Way. :ok. Come, and bring )r Trimmings. We do kind, $1.00 each. 2.00 now $1.00 each. $2.50 now $1.00 each. wear, Combs, Belts, etc., Prices at a lairs Store. :R & SON, MITE DEALERS Complete Line can be -found at all and EMBALMERIS -I CAROLINA sapany. 'All the men turned out, sergeant jior?" he queried. 'Yessir," said the sergeant major, 1 except Trooper Brown. He's biting for his horse to yawn so's he a slip the bit in, but the worst of it sir, the brute doesn't seem a bit ed."-Tit-Bits. Wasted His Politeness. 'Wont you have my st; madam," asked politely as he got up. 'No, thank you," she replied. "I efer to hang to a strap." 'But I insist." 'No; I really prefer to ride this "My dear lady, I could not permit u to do s<... I should not feel at all mfortable sitting here while you. mg to that strap." "Don't let it bother you for a mo mt, I implore you." "Ah, you are very kind .to say that .t I still insist on givng you my. a.ce. I, if you will pardon me for ying so, am not one of those who n be insensible of the courtesy that due to ladies. I come of Southern :>ck. Please take my seat. "Oh, pshaw! If you must know it. am wearing a new corset and could t i' down if I wished to ."--Chica Recrd-T-erald. A senator who has grown very dig ed in: recent years was making a eech, says the Saturday Evening >st. After he had finished there was reception at one of the hotels. A tie man pushed eagerly forward. "Hello, senator!" he shouted. .. "How do you do, sir?' "Say, senator, you remember me? n Jones-Jones of Springfield, you row. I met you down here. Remem, r how full we got together?" "I do not," replied the senator Icily, They pushed Jones away, but soon was back. "Hello, senator!" he shouted. "Don't u remember that time down in St. >is we went out and made a night it? Jones of Springfield, you know." They shoved Jones away again, and, mebody standing near the senator ked: "Who's your friend?" "I don't know who he is, but he ems to be hell on reminiscences."