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FIRST EXECUTION IN 20 YEARS. Two Negroes Hanged at Lancaster Establishes a Precedent. Lancaster, Dec. 20.-When Wade Hood and Henry Kee, negroes, were hanged here this morning a precedent was established in Lancaster county and in South Carolina. For the first time in the State's history a legal execution was held on a day other than Friday. Convicted of murder at the October term of court of general sessions, Judge R. C. Watts sentenced both negroes to be hanged Friday, De cember 9. The governor granted a reprieve of 12 days, thus causing the execution to be held today. It was the first time in 21 years that an execution has been held in Lancaster county. Hood was hanged for the murder of Walter Dunlap, and Kee for the mur - der of Sam Dye in the month of Au gust of last year. AT THE THEATRE. Coming Attractions. January 3-Finnegan's Honeymoon. January 12-Dr; Cook. February 8-Madame Sherry. February 16-Paid in Full. February 22-The Lyman Twins. March 29-A Woman of the Hour. April 6-Christy Bros. Minstrels. April 24-The Traveling Salesman. Outwitting Himself. In stories -that reflect the idiosyn crasies of the Irish character, the smile usually gets the better of the, sigh. The story below, found in a re cent number of the Cornhill Magazine, is happily illustrative: An Irish gentleman of another gen eration took it into his head that those in his employment were not servi him as they ought, more especially in the early morning, before any one was stirring. He determined, there fore, on a series of matutinal visits. The' second time he went abroad in the early morning he saw in a field, known as Skinnegan, which bordered the avenue leading to his residence, and which had been empty the pre rious day, six unknown cattle quietly grazing. He promptly drove the offending, animals out of the field and down the avienue to the gate. There some bare * legged boys, from an- adjacent cabin lent him ready and joyful assistance; ~'and at the head of his ragged com hpany, armed with sticks and branches he personally conducted the trespass Kers to the village pound, and saw them securely shut in before return-; ing, heated and incensed, to breakfast. "That's the way I'm served," he complained to his 'family, "that lazy herder of mine not troubling to mend my fences, and half the ca1>tle in the, county allowed to trample in and out -of my best grazing-places- as they pl~ease! -Wait. till I find Master Ned after beakfast, and I'll give hiim the ~best dressing down he's ever had in his~ life!" There was, however, no need to go in search of the delinquent, for before. breakfast was ended a message was brought in that the herder was with 4out, desiring to see the mast'er. Ned was upon the hail steps, much crest fallen and alarmed. "I'm sorry to have to tell it to your honor," he began, humbly, "but there's six of your honor's cattle in the pound. I put them in Skinnegan late last s% night, an' shut the gate on* 'em me self, an' how they got out an' went shtrayin' -On me-" He got -no farther, for the master, who had with, difficulty restrained himself until then, beat a hasty re treat to the dining-room, where he ~collapsed into a chair, and laughed until his family had fears of an im ending apoplectic seizure. Thenceforth he gave up his early pections, and left the care of his perty to his underlings. Deserved Compensation. 'Booth Tarkington is very difficult. please in matters theatrical," said a famous Philadelphis. novelist. "Tark ington was visiting me here during Sthe run of one of his own plays, and after dinner one evening we sauntered to the theatre, but the doorleeeper did . not know us and for some little time refdsed to let us in. Finally, though, Tarkington's identity was established, and we were conducted to a stage box. "The performance wasn't up to much. Tarkington fidgeted in his chair 1and at the end of the first act he sug 'gested that we go. On our way out I saw my illustrious friend peering anx iously about the lobby. "'What are you looking for?' I said. ['mn looking,' said Tarkington, 'for Mp who wouldn't let us in. I 5?e i-a irer'"-e aLd SOUTHERN RAILWAY farmel must mand WORKING TO HELP d the bc Co-0 of all FARMERS OF SOUTHwork accom thetic people HAS INAUGURATED IMPORTANT deveko MOVEMENTS FOR BETTER- munit there! MENT OF AGRICULTURAL co-ope AND INDUSTRIAL CON- nation tionlal CONDITIONS IN zation THE SOUTH advan EAST. perity The provin A LEADER IN DEVELOPMENT is don tem t How the Southern Railway System 14 earnin Working to Aid the People Already thi In the Southeast and to At ers, it tract Capital and Desira- on wif ble Settlers to This eral c tory. only I Much attention has been at ed, of t in recent years, to the work which many of the great railroad systems , and a number of the lesser compa- sou nies have been doing tn the line ot practical development -work for the territories they reach. There Is lit Ue question that this work has had an immense influence in the advance CooPt made in nearly all portions of the Auti country and in the general prosperity and growth of the nation. People recognize this fact, and are so im pressed by It that many communities1 and -districts have come to look to Tod the great transportation companies. Zo the which serve them for leadership in ral re nearly all efforts to develop their re- be lar sources. The business of the rail- people road company is to handle traffic. dent i Whatever work is undertaken outside homes f that should properly have a direct Europ relation to the increase of the road's: their traffic. throug It is generally known today that better in well planned and effective work of far to increase the business of the road wides1 by adding to the population of its dis- idt tricts and the utilization of the re- an( S sources and opportanities of the va- the cc rious communities it serves, the South- prim ern Railway System is a leader, while way il n many lines of this work it has can. een a pioneer. A resident of Ore- throuh on, connected with one of the great r ranscontinental lines, who has been' the b naking a study of the work of rail- of the oads in this direction, recently stat- are ol d that In its development work the farme Southern had the best organization in was d the country. -partm ETHODS OF AIDING FARMERS. model A recent publication of the United counts States Department of Agriculture said cation that the manifestation of interest by terrtt the transportation companies of -the have ountry in the betterment of agricul- fr ture has recently become so pro-Tot iounced and general as to attract the tion v attention of all who are engaged in operal rural developmejit; that this interest the is been showl principally in their1 agenti providing and running special trains. with tor the dissemfination of agricultural strati< Enformation among farmers, and ini fore I their appointing agricultural experts trial o position In the management of the late t oads to give attention to the devel- dozen nent of rural communities, and to hie di! the proper handling of agricultural si products shipped from 'distributing cial r points on their several routes of rail- South Iall these directions the Southern brougn Railway System has been prominent. profit! [ts activity, however, are not confined territc to the lines of agricultural work men- The ioned, and in the way of industrial eratio nd of general development work the ments leld of labor has been very broad. help f The activities of a railroad compa-,tit y in promotion and develoDment tions, work must be based on the special insth needs and opportunities of its field. inhehd Beginning with the organization of agricd the Southern Railway Company this adrcl work has been plannedi with a view ad,pr to the largest and best development efici f both the agricultural and indus- effci trial resources of the Southeastern Spe States. raouth This has meant a study of the ag- Sutur ricultural, mineral, forest and manu- wituh !acturing resources and opportunities, wihr the advertising of them, participation methc In the work of educating our people. cation regardin gthe value of their farm fr lands and natural resources and of fr the best utilization of them, and ofgie efforts to secure the fullest co-opera- of.r ion of all interests in the sections itThe advanced. Inds EXTENT OF THE WORK. pei The Southern Railway System, through its various lines, reaches into ature nd serves nearly all the industrialthS nd agricultural districts of Virginia, the it the Carolinas, Georgia, Kentucky, Ten- ticaln essee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, dar Northern Florida and Southern Indi- dasr naand Southern Illinois. This in- dever< ludes a vast empire, in extent, and work' ne in which nearly all manner of IA livc onditions, resources, needs and pos- Traf ft sibilities are found. To properlyeri serve such a territory the develop- ak ment of work must embrace many different avenues of activity. It has been carried on with the T' idea that to fully utilize the resources and to bring about the needed and' and desired development new men and: new capital from the outside must be' train! brought in to work either Independ-Th ently or in connection with the men fio and capital of the Southeast in devel- Fro nour--f6drtanld'm iersl'weaIt 19le4 t i: je v.. o oved unutilized lands and that the rs already in the Southeast be made to more fully under the opportunities at their com and to adopt the lines and meth farming which will give them st results. peration must- be the keynote the development or educational a, railway company does. It can plish little without the sympa and active co-operation of the and the various agencies for pment in its states and com es. All the Southern's work, Dre, has been based upon the rative idea, has been to assist al knd state authorities, educa institutions, commercial organi s and individuals in efforts to e individual and general pros work for developing and im g the conditions along its lines e by the Southern Railway Sys o increase its traffic and its gs. However favorably, though, haracter of work may affect a d company and its stockhold is worth much more, if carried ;ely, to the people and the sev ommunities in the road's terri The railway can profit from it ubsequent to, and as a result greater prosperity of the peo [BR R..ACII!E AGCUURAWORK rates With State and Federal iorities and Has its Own Hor ticultural, Live Stock and Dairy Agents. 3y the greatest attention Is paid development of the agricultu ources. This development must gely through the efforts of the already on the farms and resi n the states of this section. The eekers from the North and from will aid by their work and practical experience, but it is ;h better farm education and farming and the improvement, m conditions that the best and ; development will result. the efforts of the United States tate epartment of Agriculture. >llege of agriculture and the ex mt stations, the Southern Rail giving the best co-operation it Through President Finley and ;h the Land and Industrial De ent it is helping to circulate lletins and other publications Agricultural Departments which special value to the Southern r. A few years agc when it ecided by the United States De ent of Agriculture to operate farms in different parts of the y the Southern secured the lo of many of these farms in its iry and the farms so located >een of great value in improved methods in many communities. United States farm demonstra ork in the South the same co ion has been given, and today Southern's own agricultural Sare working in co-operation the agents of the farm demon-! in 'bureau. A few months be is death the Land and Indus Department arranged with the r. S. A. Knapp for a series of a addresses in the South in which* cussed, in the most~comprehen tanner ever undertaken, the spe .eeds and opportunities of the easterni farmer. These addresses t about greatly increased inter farm improvem~ents and more ble farming throughout the company is in constant co-op a with the various state de?art of agriculture, enlisting their or the farmers 'of particular~ dis making use of their investiga and securing their suggestions introduction of new crops or evelopnent of special lines of iture in various communities ; wherever possible, aiding these mnents to make their work more 3ial agricultural and horticultu gents are maintained by the rn Railway to study the agri al possibilities, to do direct work farmers in .giving instructions, desired, regarding improved ds of farming and crop diversifi and working for new lines of development. Co-operation isi fruit growers in the packing it for shipment and in.marketing development of the live stock' r is given special attention. Lent Finley has personally given time to the circulation of liter calling attention to the loss to :)utheast from the cattle tick in fcted districts and to the prac work of eliminating the tick. A aent, under the Land and In-I al Department, is at work to pp the dairy interests, and his, is doing much for this industry. stock agent, under the Freight Department, assists the farm his shipments, in developing ts for his stock and in other of advancing this industry. Southernl Railway System is rating with the state agricultu-i uthhorities in running institute >ther special trains. A dozen have been run in a single year. vorrk of these trains is carefully' m time to time pamphlets, leaf-' .a ad cimeeUlar letter"s- ai printed Greetings! To my Friends and Patrons: It is not alone for-the-increa you have given medrig the p sire, at this Christmas season, t thanks; but for that which I priz your friendship and good will. follow honest business methods, my patrons into my confidence; which they have given me has i my business until I am forced, of next year, to seek larger q now occupied by Ewart-Perry Ct Along with my thanks I desir and every one of you the greet and to wish for you a happy Cli good year, 1912, may be a yea and of prosperity. Especially children a merry Chlristmas, and' little ones may be forgot by S that I have done what I could ti children happy. If I have doi will add to the Christmas joy of rons I feel deeply grateful that portunity. May the gladness of the Y every care and every s9rrow, the hearts ot each and every e With aysurances of my deej ciation I beg to remain Respectfully, JN. 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