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f _ PERSONAL MENTION. People Visiting in This City and at Other Points. > ?Mayor J. Aldrich Wyman spent \ Monday in Augusta, s ?Mr. Louis Zeigler, of Ehrhardt, was in the city Tuesday. ?Mr. W. O. Tatum, of Cope, was in the city Wednesday. ?Mr. W. L. Mitchun, of Ehrhardt, was in the city last Friday. ?Mr. S. W. Copeland, of Ehrhardt, was in the city Wednesday. ?Mr. Laurie Smoak, of Orangeburg, was in the city last Saturday. % ?Mr. Jno. E. Carter, of the Ehrhardt section, was in the city Tuesday. ? ?Messrs. J. C. Moye and A. J. Riley, of Ehrhardt, spent Sunday in the city. * ?Mrs. W. D. Sease and Mrs. Willie Moore, of Ehrhardt, spent Tuesday with Mrs. G. L. Kinard. ?Mr. G. F. Kinard, of Ehrhardt, spent Tuesday and Wednesday in the city with his son, Mr. G. L. Kinard. ?Mrs. Wm. Hopkins, of Roweslr ville, spent a few days here last week on a visit to her mother, Mrs. J. M. Jennings. ?Mr. R. M. Bruce, of The Herald, spent Sunday in Branchville with his parents, on account of the illness of his mother. ?Mr. Walter Smoak, of the Fork section of Orangeburg county, spent Tuesday in the city with his brother, Mr. J. J. Smoak. ?Mrs. B. T. Houser and little daughter, of Sanford, Fla., who have been visiting relatives in the city for some time, left for home last Friday. tO CLEAN OUT CHINATOWN. if New York's Drastic Police Administration Adopt Measures. ? ? New York, Oc,t. 24.?New York's Chinatown is to be cleaned up as it has never been cleaned before. This * is the dceision of the new police ad ministration. It was learned at head> quarters and beginning at midnight the police were instructed to order all white persons from the district. The order, of course, excludas white resiresidents of the quarter, but it is intimated that steps will be taken to clear such persons out later by conV; demnation of the buildings if necessary. White girls, and women, who have hitherto remained unmolested in the Chinese tenements will be ordered out, sight-seeing parties after midnight will be prohibited and fake opium dens and fake joss houses are to be wiped out. Coast Line Engineer Killed. ' Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 24.?The ? Atlantic Coast, Line's JacksonvilleTampa train, northbound, ran into an open draw at McGirt's creek, five ,*& miles south of Jacksonville, at 5:50 to-night at slow speed and the engine r and tender toppled over into the ?'. creek. A mail car following was f caught on the rear trucks and is | / hanging over the creek. The engineer, Charlie Ellis, of this m+v down with the engine, and V* %v ) " - ? ?? _ his body has not been recovered. It ^is believed that he became entangled ' in the mechanism. The negro fireman, Brown, jumped on the tender I as the engine fell and was rescued by men in a row boat. He was severely bruised. Outside of a bad scare the passengers are safe. It isxbelieved that the drawbridge was partially open and the force of f the engine forced it around. The fact that no passengers were injured is attributable to the slow speed of the train in crossing the long bridge. A special train left for the wreck as soon as word was learned and brought the many passengers to this city. No effort is being made to raise the engine, as it is out of sight on the bottom of the creek. * TAFT ENTERTAINED. itSouthern Republic First Nation to ^ N Honor America. Washington, Oct. 25.?With the reception of President Taft to-day, } the republic of Argentina acquired the unique distinction of being the first foreign power to entertain a president of the United States on one OI Its llJCU-Ui-no!. x ix^ other officials of the American government were guests at an elaborate luncheon aboard the Argentine training ship Presidente Sarmiento, now > anchored off the Washington navy yard. The president was received in the captain's dining room which was profusely decorated for the occasion. A woman was upbraiding her husband on his drunken habits and saving he was ruining his health. "Don't be alarmed about me, my dear," he said. "The doctor says I'm in the pink of condition." "You should have asked the doctor to look at your tongue and not your nose," retorted his wife.?Tit-Bits. : I . ^ ^ - i ^ J- ' , ' : , ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE, Prisoner Steals Auto and Makes* a Dashing Flight. George Smithers, aged 10, a convict on the Coffee county, Ga., chaingang, made a desperate, but futile attempt to regain his freedom Saturday on one of the automobiles engaged in the round-the-State tour. One of the tourists, thinking he had lost the way, left his car and walked back some distance to converse with one of the guards. Young Smithers, seeing his chance, quit^shoveling dirt, hopped into the vacated automobile and sped away. The machine came to grief in a ditch shortly afterwards, however, and Smithers was hurled headlong into the branches of a tree where he was recaptured. The automobile was extracted and proceeded. Clemson Extension Work. In an address upon the occasion of the meeting of the farmers' congress held at Clemson College during the first two days of September of this > ear the Hon. E. J. Watson gave some figures on corn that are well worth the study of the farmers of the South. The average yield of corn per acre has increased in South Carolina from 7 bushels in 1900 to 16.7 bushels in 1909, as against 37 bushels in 1900 and 35.9 bushels in 1909 in Illinois. In farm value per acre South Carolina corn has increased from 4.4S to 15.03 in a like period as against 11.84 and 18.67 for a like period in Illinois. In farm value per bushel the Carolina has increased' from 64 cents in 1900 to 91 cents in 1909 as against 32 and 52 cents in Illinois. If the Illinois farmer can raise corn and grow rich at these values how much better opportunity have the farmers of the South to do even better. In addition to the corn we raised last year we spent six million dollars for corn and corn products, a great deal of which was of very questionable feed value. The man who sold us this corn and the railroads together cleared 39 cents a bushel or nearly three and a half million dollars. We can produce corn as cheap or cheaper per bushel than this same corn cost to nrodiire: so we not only paid out this profit, but lost the additional profit from growing. Then too had this corn been grown here all of that six million dollars would have remained here as a permanent asset. That these facts are being realized by the farmers of the South is evidenced by the steady increased average planted to corn and the increased yield per acre. We are learning that it not only pays to plant more corn, but also to give that crop better cultivation and attention than we hjive heretofore done. We are also beginning to realize that wihle cultivation and fertilization are important factors in determining our yield, yet the factor of blood and inheritance also play no small part. With this knowledge has come a closer attention to the detail of corn raising and breeding. But while in the South a number of men have been giving nninto thrmchf- and work, vet l/UVOV .. ? , w to a large extent each has worked along independent lines. Each man has tried to hew an independent road to success for himself, forgetting that much more rapid progress could be made if he joined with his neighbors and all pulled together. The worst fault that the average farmer has is this very thing of going it alone. He breaks his land with a single horse, does all of his cultivation with the single horse and one furrow and pulls his crop to market with his one horse. He has become so accustomed to the one horse-idea that he himself has never learned to work in double harness. As it will pay him in breaking his land to combine with his neighbor and plow double, so it will pay to combine with some neighbor in his effort to increase his corn production. It was with the idea of affording an opportunity of this doublingup process that the South Atlantic Corn Exposition, to be held in Columbia, S. C., December 6 to 9 inclusive has been planned. Steps were taken to this end last spring at the time of the Corn Breeders' Association, when the State legislature was asekd to assist such an enterprise and responded liberally by an appropriation of one thousand dollars. In making this appropriation there was but one string tied to it and that was that four thousand more should be raised by other means. This same act placed this fund under the control of a board, consisting of the State commissioner of agriculture, the president of the Corn Breeders' Association, the director of the agricultural department of and the superintendent of the extension division of Clemson College^ This board, organized by the election of Mr. A. D. Hudson, president of the Corn Breeders' Association, as president. Public-spirited men both at home and abroad were appealed to for help and nobly have they responded. The one thousand dollars with which the exposition was started has grown until now there is the magnificent sum of ten thousand dollars offered in prizes. Not content with helping South Caro tn bay Have y< lines we neverth' THE HART S FELT HAT, tl i iThe Florsheim We sell the Amei ve. It is also aboi ive other shoes for SWELL SHOE :.r. AMBERG, t lina alone the exposition has been expanded until it now includes the twc neighboring States of Georgia and North Carolina. Liberal premiums are offered for the best corn of different varieties both in display, in lots of ten ears and individual ears first tor each county, then each district in each State, and finally thes? are brought into competition with ths other States. The best ten ears of corr that is on exhibit from these thre? States?those that win the grand champion sweep stakes, will take ofl about four hundred dollars. This certainly ought to bring out ten good ears. The other premiums are proportionately liberal. The commissior asks every farmer in the three States to help it make thi? first attempt al a corn exposition the success it sc richly deserves. There is probably nothing that will have a greater effect or give the corn industry greatei impetus nor is there anything ol greater educational value. The object of the exposition aftei all is purely educational. Its objecl is to learn what good corn is and hov to grow it. Here will be assembled the best corn of the three States, ? study of which cannot fail to be ol i Nov > >u heard of a strong* : have in our store? eless true that we ac XHAFFNER & I keFLORSHEIM: LI If there are any b ^ States we would 1 ft know, for we are ||j or get in some otl |1 that are sold by u * sis represented by in vnnr nnrlfftts. AAA J so, what? CLO Hart Schaffner & p Other values fror Overcoats from $ ^ Rain Coats at ab< ? Men's and Boys' < SH( Shoe from $4 to $ _ I ,_J?. CI C* lean Liiiuy uhuc, uuicu u ut the best wearing shoe ladies and girls from $1 /> OVERSTO A CHlLDREf M We find that we P* shoes for children s especially low pric< COME AND SEE Brabl immense value to all who are rais , ing this staple.' In addition to this I means of instruction there will b< 5 neia aany, unaer me suyervisiuu u . the Extension Division of Clemsoi t Collegfe, a Corn School. The person 5 j nel of this school will consist no . only of Clemson professors, but wil ,! be reinforced by the services of i ?! number of the greatest corn expert! t' in the United States. .This instruc ? lion will be free to all who attenc [ i the exposition. Let us all unite ir I making this the first Corn Expositioi s ! of the South the greatest success [ For information and premium list ap .; ply to A. D. Hudson, Newberry, S. C t! PROF. D. N. BARROW, ; Supt. Extension Work & Farmers' In t stitutes. Brought High Price. . j Mr. George Rembert, of Columbia ' has purchased what is known as th< I "old agricultural hall" property ir ; that city. The purchase price was ! $52,500. The place was bought froir t: the McCreery Land and Invesmeni r j Company. The frontage is 50 feei I j on Main street. The price per fool i! was more than $1,000. The dea [ j was closed Monday. r Ho ;r line of men's wea It is hard to belie tually carry in stocl museum? SHOE, and the tetter lines in the Un be glad for you to le i going to have the ler business. All g< is arc; guaranteed tc us oif your money t Can we say mor THING! : Marx Suits from n $6.50 to $18.00. >5.50 to $18.00. >ut the same price, extra pants a specia OES i; other men's shoes >r the style and comfort for hard use that can to $3. CKEDON rs SHOES . sure overstocked on ij to will make you an V ; on them. WHAT WE HAVE liam's ...... SO j gNew Good tGo to Hunter's Hare Mills, Sugar Kettles, 1 y wire rence, neater i W Robes, Sulky Plows, 3 ? Guns, Bicycles, Tricy @ Sweaters, Foot Balls, i ra Brass Andirons, Oi i A Leather, Pumps, Pipin 1 A er^' Paper, Alab Food Choppers, Lard Kp munition. We also ha I J. A. I JK THE HARDWARE MAN. i A visit to Hooton's suit depa 1 ment will save you time, money a 5 trouble. Suits made to fit before y 1 leave the store absolutely free of co t t There are no vacant stores or re t dences in Bamberg for rent, and 1 1 understand that several people wa houses and cannot get them. nest j r than the ve, but is J|| IG, the KNAPP 1 aim an $18.00 to^m | from $1 to $4. jfl that most shoes do not V I be botight here. We J|jB 'a! IJUU51 1 UTH CAROLIN^f ..9 s at Hunters! JI Iware Store for Sugar Cane A Two-Horse Turn Plows, Field jg* s, Ranges, Grates, Bugggy X Barbed Wire, Axes, Paints, V yj^B cles, Boys' Wagons, Athletic @ Christmas Goods and Toys, Q 1 Heaters, Nails, Harness, A ig, Tinware, Glassware, Crock- jgC astine, Frescoat, Wall Stains, 5c Presses, Gun Shells and Am- ^ indie Hard and Soft Coal. Bp hi U IN 1 UK 1 I BAMBERG, S. C. S? rt- The Harriman estate has sold its n(* holdings in the Augusta-Aiken Elecou trie Railway, and a syndicate headed st* by the banking house of Redmond & si- Co., has secured control.n There will we be few changes in the management, ,nt and Mr. J. U. Jackson will continue ' to manage the property.