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IWTltf <J HKKI> OOIIN before Planting. ? Clwnaou K*teu ?ion Work.-? Article I/XII. Clemsou (;oUeg<>, ?. C., Feb. 14. ? Seed corn which hats been stored thru the winter under ordinary con ditions in Houth Carolina, is often thought to need no testing before planting, llut (ho high prjee of laud and the additional vxpm ise of re planting the field demand that the p^Ogreus ivo farmer kijov/ more about the quality of need that he in to plant. The proper time to make the ger minating tent in about three weeks before planting, ho that if any ; bad earn are found in the lot and .din carded, the earn which are to pake their place may also be (ewtcd .be fore the needs are placed in the hoII. A convenient sized testing box for the average farmer hi one that # is 24x24 inches, and about 4 to G inches deep. This box can *>e made from 0 Inch ijlank or a soap or starch box sawed down to the desir ed depth can he used. This box. nhould have a layer of at least two inches of wet sawduBt packed tight ly over the bottom. It will! be found convenient to wet the saw din;) In mi old Hack by b-llliiK (the sack containing the sawdust) soalc in warm water for 20 or .'10 minutes so that the sawdust may have an equal moisture content thruout. Having completed the box, take a jdece of white cloth, which should be a little larger than the box, and mark off one hundred squares 2 xU Inches. Number each of these con secutively from 1 to 100, then dip this cloth Into a bucket of water and stretch It evenly over the saw dust. When the tester 1h complete, take the earn of corn to be lested and number each ear. Then take hIx kernels from each oar, two from op posite sides of the butt, two from opposite Hides of the middle, and two from opposite aides of the tip. See that no two kernels are taken from the same row, and If the butt and tip kernels are taken one Inch from the end of the ear, this will be an average sample. Having tak en the kernelB from the ear, place them In the square which in num bered to correspond to tho number of the ear. Allow no two of thepn to touch, place them with the heart side up, and all of the tipn pointing In tho same direction. When tho KrainH from all the ears have been placed In tho squares which corres pond to tho number of tho ear from which they wore taken, plaeo anot hoi piece of wot cloth on top of them and cover this with 2 to 3 inches of wet sawdust. Then place tho box In some place where It will remain warm. At the end of four day? dampen the sawdust again by sprinkling some warm water ovor It. At tho end of a week tho test er should bo examined by carefully removing the. sawdust and top cloth. The numbers of all squares which do not show six big hoalthy sprouts should bo ascertained, and the ears which have the corresponding iium bers should not be planted. ? J. K. IS. Htimrt. J. K Ji. Stuart, better known as "Jeb", wan' lK>rn fn Virginia In the seventeenth century. From his boyhood ho was fond of horses, and proved to be a good rider. When young be wan ?ent regu larly to school and later entered <oi!??ge/" When the war between the states broke out ho thought it was his du ty to help hiu native stute, no he soceded with (he South. * He wan a Kroat cavalry man, bin chief song, for he wan very Jolly, was "J 'in tbo (,'avalry Hoys." "Job" wuh a groat help to "Stone wall" Jackson. He captured al? inoHt all oY .the stores with his horsemen, Once General Jacknon ?ent him around McC.lollan'B army. During thin ride he captured many thous and dollars worth of tvtoros, etc. Ah ho wan returning Home Federal's chased him. Ah he wished to nave hin horse an much as possible, ho Jumped off and led bin borne In a ditch, J uttt In time to Bee the "blue coatn" ruHh pant. He then crept out and continued bin ride. Another time "Job" and a friend wero In a lLttle log cabin, about Bleep, when the guard rushed in and told him that a crowd wuh "on him." He left bin cape and cap and reached a pine /thicket in time to conceal himself. He had many a good laugh over "his Iobb." Wl^n "Jeb" Stuart died the South loHt a grand cavalry man, a brave Boldior, a noble gentleman, and a christian. Prloleau Richards, 5th Grade, Liberty Hill School. HECOIU) IHtKAKING CROWD Expected at Macon, Georgia, lie Union in May. Macon, Ga., Feb. 15. ? That all of tho smaller cities of Georgia are planning to Join with the Magnotlc ('enter In her plans for a success ful Re-unlon, May 7, Is being prov en each day. A letter was receiv ed by the reunion committee Tues day morning from Arlington Camp, 1 7 24, In which was expressed that organization's Intention of attend ing the gala event in a body. It was ulvo stated In the message re ceived from Arlington that 300 of the leading citizens will also attend and assist In entertaining guests to Georgia from all over the South. W. J. Harsley, Commander of the Camp, and one of the prominent of Georgia bankers, stated to tho com mittee recently that all of the sec tion contiguous to Arlington was filled with enthusiasm over tho prospects of tho reunion and will do all In its power to aid in every i way. Such reports are being receiv ed dally from all over the Sou-th, proving that Macon will have the task of entertaining probably the largest, crowd of visitors In the his tory of any previous reunion. llKI'OHT OF <X>MM1TTKK . . , To Chamber of Cvittiuorco of Ker shaw County K?lr Association. r; The following 1* a report of the Committee of the Kershaw County, held here Nov. 8, 9, 10, 1911. 'to the Chamber of Commerce. The Fair Committee Is to be congratu lated upon their splendid work. They made money, in ?plte of two rainy day* during the fair under its able management. Receipts. ?T#tul receipts from sale of advertising space in Coun ty Fair booklet . . . . $211.50 Receipts from concessions wold on fair grounds . . 20.00 Gate receipts, Nov. 8' .. ..66.10 Gato receipts, Nov. 9, .. ..194.40 Gate receipts, Nov. 10, .. ..303.64 Special poultry premiums rained by public Bub. . . 28.60 Sale of lumber . . 30.00 Hale of slabs 3.00 Net Carnival receipts .. ..120.16 Total receipts ?.? .. , . ,.967.34 Exj>?*mllturt>H Co?t of wrappers for mailing 1,600 booklets $16.96 Cost of booklets 101.80 Cost of lumber. "106.60 Cost of building 41.86 Co?t of labor, Including tick et lakers, watchman, so licitor for ads, solicitor for entries .,56.26 Cost of 600 premium budges at 9c, less 20 per cent ..36.00 W. F. Russell's services . . 26.00 Cost of court house 25,00 Telephone and telegraph mes 3.00 Salary and expensed of the poultry Judge.. . .. .. ,.14.66 Exp. of Clemson Judges .. ..7.26 Acct. of I. J. McKenzie for Boys' Corn Club 4.76 Total premiums paid .. ..462.46 Camden W. L. & I. Co 30.00 Total expenditures 9 29. DC The Committee desires to public ly thank Mayor S. F. Brasington and Street Commissioner W. 1). Whltaker for their co-operation and assistance In connection with the Fair,.. Jno. T. Mackey, Chrm'n. H. G. Carrinon, Jr., Sec. W. D. Starling, Jr., W. M. Shannon, F. H. Arrants, W. R. Eve, Jr., Committee. . ' Now Directory. The new directory of the South ern Bell Telephone Co., has been delivered to the subscribers in* Cam den by Manager Bruce. The new directory contains all thev changes and corrections in listings that have been made since the last directory was printed. The number of new names ap pearing in the list would indicate that there are constant additions to the number of subscribers In Camden and vicinity; and the tel ephone development is continuous. ^forall i/ie^fetvs of Qamden and i 7KersA aw (Bounty ffiecict , ? 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That da y they had fought the Osage trilwi frpm west of the Mississippi. Bach brave wa? telling of his own deed* of heroism. Suddenly some one asked what had become of Pushma taha, a lad of twenty, who had march ed with them. None had seen him all day. lie had vanished Jus.t beforo the conflict began. Jfushhiataha whh the laughing stock of 1Mb tribe. II? was forever talking, aud this Jarred upon the silent natives. Ho was forever boasting, and he had done nothing thus far to warrant his boasts. Now, while his name was still baudied about the campflre, with sneers at his cowardice in shirking tho flght, the youth suddenly appeared. A howl of laughter and* derision greet ed him. "Let blm laugh who has slain more foes this day than I," retorted Push mataha, toBsing five scalps upon the ground. A Deadly Enemy. He had crept up on the Osages ? rear ftnd' B,nKlehanded, had killed as many as had the boldeet war rior. For thus making good his boa?t he received the rank of sub-chief and the title of "Eagle." ThiB was In 1786. Not very long afterward Puslfe mataha went alone by night to a hos tile Indian village in the Tonaqua dis trict, slew seven men and burned part of the village to the ground. Three other, invasions of the enemy's coun try brought hlra eight more scalps and new fame as a warrior. But his reputation was destined to spread throughout the country; not merely as a killer of hostile Indians, but as the loyal friend of the United States. In tho war of 1812 many of I the Indian tribes Joined the British and inflicted terrible damage on west ern pioneers and soldiers. Tecumseh had already tried to enlist the Choc tavs in a league against the settlers, but had been balked by Pushmataha. Tho Choctaw "nation" met in a ten-day debate to determine what side to take in the war with England. They had Just decided to remain neutral, help ing neither country, when, at the close or the tenth day, Pushmataha rose and thus addressed tho council: "Our fathers grasped the hand of .Washington. They vowed to be his people's friends. I cannot be false to I their pledge. If our allies, the Creek nation, have sided with the British, we and they must henceforth follow different trails. I am prepared to flffht both British and Creeks. I .and my own warriors go now to Tusca loosa. When you next hear from us the Creek fort there will be in smoul dering ruins." Again did Pushmataha make good is boast. For he not only captured and burned the Creek fort at Tusca loosa, but attacked the Seminole and Creek allies of tho British with such fury as to win battle after battle from them. From the government troops he learned the science of military discip line. He applied this learning to his own lawless followers with so firm a hand that he soon had welded them into a splendid body of soldiers. He incidentally won from frontier officers eral e of Indian Gen He led 600 Indians and was in ac tive service throughout the whole war. -Most of the time he was under Gen Andrew Jackson's orders, and he took part In no less than twenty-four fights. When it came to signing a notable, treaty between his people and the gov ernment in 1820 he displayed a genius 'or statesmanship and a shrewd diplo matic wisdom that amazed the presi dent s agents. Gen. Jackson, who himself was noted for sharp diplo macy is said to hive confessed then" that in Pushmataha he had met his match at bargain-driving. He said later, 'Pushmataha ia the bravest greatest Indian I have ever known." ' Four years afterward another Choc tew treaty was negotiated. This time Pushmataha insisted on coming in person to Washington. He sent word to President Monroe: "I desire to brighten the chains of peace between the Americans and the Choctaws." A Visit of State. So to Washington he came. There mLTT !ecetvfd wlth honors by president and cabinet. He visited Gen Lafayette, saw the sights of civ tt,,d met with an ovation that would hnvo turned tho brain of a w iT Through It all the stately old Indian preserved his lofty dignity of maner. He allowed none of the be Jr *?? "L exPerI?nces to amaze or disturb him. He was as one mon arch visiting another. fnBwttSfV!8,tkl,le<rhlm- He fell 111 jVf?h,nKton? and on Dec. 24, 1824, died there. He knew he was dying. Sif k re,?uest wa? that he be bulled the honors accorded to officers ?f high rank and that cannon be flred over his grave. His wishes were carried out in ev fh7 !?ai>ect He laid to rest In oemet?ry? and 2,000 persona (including the president and many members of congress) followed J0hn ****** of 2K Mr* 6 . Virginia orator, said of him in the coureo of a eulogy in the senate: "Pushmataha was wise in counsel ?loquent in an ?xtroordic^fy'degree - ? ' I:/: Democracy and Wealth. 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