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i' STATE PLANT BKEEPEKS' ASS N. > Call Issued for Meeting l>ecein!>cr 10 v 1 i to Organize. V * Columbia, Nov. 23.?On Wednesday, October 30. a meeting of a few of those most interested in the agricultural development of our State ;? tiio Qtnr? lihrarv at Co V> a? unu IXJ. mv - - - - ? lumbia to discuss the advisability of jf1 forming an association of the plant breeders of the State. At this meeting a committee was appointed to take such steps as would lead to the formation of a State Plant Breeders' Association. k This committee, composed of Mr. David R. Coker, of Hartsville, chairman; Commissioner E. J. Watson, Columbia; Dr. A. C. Moore, of the University of South Carolina; Mr. A. W. Brabham, of Olar; Prof. J. X. Harper, of Clemson, S. C., director of the South Carolina experimental 4 T On-intnn Wbalcv nf JblClLlUU ^ 1U1 U >' IU^vu ?? I*?A* vt- j v *. Edisto Island, and Mr, E. W. Dabbs, , of Mayesville, S. C., president of the v Farmers' Union, was called by the , chairman to meet at Commissioner !.. t Watson's office on November 9. At that meeting it was- decided to call a . meeting of all interested in the formation of a State Plant Breeders' Association to be held at the State capital on December 10, and a committee of two from each congressional disv trict was appointed to stimulate interest in the movement, and induce a large attendance of earnest and active farmers. A publicity committee, composed of Chairman David R. Coker, Commissioner Watson and Dr. A. C. Moore, was also appointed and instructed to issue a public call for ^- a meeting on December 10, setting forth the reasons for the formation of such an association, and urging - * ? ? a ~^ j the attendance 01 au mitjicstcu i.i better agricultural methods. The committee has, therefore, prepared the following call: To the Farmers of South Carolina: Nature has endowed our State with advantages second to no other country in the world?a climate that al* lows outdoor work about eleven v ' months of the year?a soil of great variety and adaptability?easy of tillage?much of it very fertile and all readily responsive to intelligent fertilization?the greatest variety of crops and fruits growing to perfection for the intelligent and skillful 3 agriculturalist. Time after time a Parker, a Drake, a Wylie, a Jerry Moore, or a Thompson has astonished the world with yields of some of our J staple crops not before thought pos| sible. But notwithstanding our wonderful natural endowments, as proved f time and again by our foremost agriculturalists, our State is not in the forefront of agriculture. Enormous yields in isolated instances benefit the State but little, especially when gained by an abnormal and uneconomical expenditure for fertilizer and labor. What our agriculture most needs is bigger and better average crops at smaller cost. ii We do not claim that plant breed' ing will alone revolutionize our agriculture. We do claim that it is one of the quickest and cheapest methods of p greatly increasing farm profits and I that the insight into nature which a L close study of plant life gives will I make better all round farmers and | convert much of the work of the farm J | from drudgery into pleasure. Plant breeding made the sea island . cotton of South Carolina the finest { in the world. Plant breeding has in| creased the wheat and corn yields of | the West many millions of bushels, f It made the best sugar industry, and is rapidly revolutionizing the pineapple and citrus fruit industry of the country. One courity in our own State will net over one-half million dollars extra profit this year owing to the I breeding and mtroaucuun ui iuujc: [ and more prolific varieties of cotton. [ Many instances may be cited to show how plant breeding has improved the quality and increased the yield | of economic plants to the great benefit of the agriculture of the world. Few Southern farmers as yet appreciate the enormous importance of * ~ plant breeding as an aid to agriculmf ture, but they must be awakened and put to the work of improving our staple crops. Therefore, the undersigned hereby call a meeting to all the citizens of South Carolina, who are interested in plant breeding, to meet at the State house, in Columbia, on Tuesday, December 10, at 12 o'clock noon, to organize an association of the plant breeders of South Carolina for the purpose of promoting this most im- | portant branch of agriculture in our State. DAVID R. CUKhJK. unairman. E. J. WATSOX. A. C. MOORE. Father may have his faults, but I you won't find a wad of gum under the table at the place where he generally sits.?Cincinnati Inquirer. Dummy babies have been used as a means of smuggling partridge eggs into Vienna. SPEEDS WITH PRISONER. .Mob in Hot Pursuit After Women Alleged Assailant. Macon, Ga., Nov. 29.?A Corde special to the .Macon Telegraph say The sheriff of Dodge county speeding in a big touring car dov into Southeast Georgia to-night wii r. negro, Chesley Williams, and fr in pursuit are several more cars fi] ed with armed men, bent on lynchir the prisoner, who last night at a la hour shot the wife of a well know planter of Dodge county, and crir inally assaulted her 18-vear-o daughter. All day citizens posses have bee scouring the countryside for Chesle Williams, the negro whom both tt mother and the girl described as the assailant, in an effort to lynch hir To-night some time after dark tl sheriff found him in an outhouse n< far from the scene of the outran and immediately with a party of fn deputies left for parts unknwon. C the presumption that he was bout for McRae or some other point on tl the Southern Railway, several cars half hour afterward left in pursui The crime was committed a fe miles out of Rhine, some thirty mih from here. Last night while tl mother and daughter were alone i the house, which is isolated, the m gro, who had been a farm hand o the place, entered the house. He wj ordered out, but refused to go. H shot and seriously wounded tt mother and then assaulted her 11 year-old daughter. Shortly after tt outrage the men of th$ house returi ed and the women told their stor; Since that time, posses from all ov-e the countryside have been searchin for the negro.- Negroes to-night to! the sheriff where Williams was an he found him in another house hi( ing. It is understood that before th flight by the sheriff and his prisons started, the negro, Williams, coi fessed. LEESYILLE BANK FAILS. Bad Collections Cause Given?Lij bilities $50,000. Lexington, Dec. 1.?The People Bank, of Leesville, in this count; has voluntarily ciosea its aoors, u. suspension having been inaugurate on Wednesday last, when the func of the bank ran so low that the casl ier found it impossible to continu the business of the institution. D E. J. Etheridge, president of th bank, has been absent from Lee: ville for a week, and all efforts to 1< cate his whereabouts, by his famil and close personal friends, have pro^ en futile. When last heard from, is stated, he was in Orangeburg, froi which place he talked to friends i Leesville over the long distance teh phone. From the best information obtaii able, it seems that the bank has bee practically defunct for a year an that its condition was known to tl State authorities. It is also stated c reliable information that the Stai bank examiner has not made an e: animation of the bank since last Fel ruary. The failure of the People' Bank due, it is said, to bad collection which means that the bank has prol ably taken a lot of worthless secur ties. The bank has only about $20 000 in deposits, according to tl books of the institution, and it probable that the depositors will 1 paid dollar for dollar, although sin< the closing of the bank has becon known there has been much uneas ness among those who placed the savings in the bank's keeping. It is stated that Dr. Etheridge, tl president, is indebted to the bar personally to the amount of abo $20,000, and that his outside indeb edness will reach up into the thou ands. It is understood that since the co dition of the People's Bank has be( known the National Bank, of Lee ville. has used every effort to st; the suspension of its neighbor insl tution, with the hope that arrang ments might be perfected wherel the People's Bank might be liquida ed. but the efforts were unsuccessfi The total liabilities of the suspend* institution is said to be about $5( 000. The directors of the bank are: E E. J. Etheridge, Dr. L. B. Etheridg \V. Aug Shealy, J. P. Able, Jacob Au tin, Carwile Shealy, A. L. Eargle, ai J. P. Copeland. Dr. E. J. Etheridi is president and W. Aug Sheal cashier. There will be a meeting of V. stockholders and directors of the sn pended bank held in Leesville t morrow morning, at which time ( orts will be made to perfect arrang ments for the paying off of depos ors. The People's Bank was c ganized only a few years ago, t capital stock being $25,000. This is the second bank failure Lexington county this year, the Le ington Savings Bank, the oldest ban ing house in the county, havi closed its doors in March. TKAGKDY OX THANKSGIVING. i's Hosts and Guests in Pistol Battle Ed Following Quarrel. le Franklin, Ga., Nov. 29.?Thankss: giving dinner at the home of John the is McWaters, six miles from here last bet ;n night, ended in a pistol duel be- cot th tween McWaters and his son, Frank, ber ot and two of their guests, Sheriff Tay- ter 11- lor, of Heard county, and Dawson five lg Taylor, brothers, with the result that era te the elder McWaters is dying and exp n young McWaters is suffering from ope n- serious wounds. The Taylor broth- wil Id ers, who escaped without injury, are wil now at liberty on bonds. anc m When the two Taylor men, who 1 jy were invited guests, arrived at the er le McWaters home, both, it is said, the ir were under the influence of drink, Inc n. and their host requested them to tim le leave. A quarrel followed. The Ho qt Taylors are said to have begun the ing je duel, wounding both of the McWaters ciai re at the first fire. The elder McWaters ber in fired four shots, after receiving what par id i is expected to be a fatal wound, but at ] ie the bullets went wild. the a . its ^ White Dresses and Finger-Prints. ' Setting Up to, und Holding, } The Stork, Nothing Doing. ^ ie I spent a short time this evening in ing in a delightful home?a home of culture ma: g- and refinment?a home in which Ho1 ,n each member of the family wants to q is let the sunshine in, to shut the shad- Ho' [e ows out. For wit, one would swear esti ie that they were fresh from the Emer- OOC 5_ aid Isle, and for repartee, they are Th< ie as quick as the lightning flash. On mii each other they crack some hard for] y. chestnuts, but each one knows, his or mj] jr ner unit: v\ m cuuic. iu\v g One of the boys has a lovely sweet- the (j heart hardby, and he spends each ^ee (1 Sunday evening in her company. at ] j_ About the time his sister, a charming jS lass, thought it time for him to go. g^a ie she said: "Brother be sure and wash pos jr your hands good; Bettie has on a Th( a. lovely white dress, and while I know you will not be like the ghost at cou Belshazzar's feast, leave hand-marks on the wall, I fear, however, that fin- vaE ger-prints may be left on Bettie's j *- white dress, where she herself cannot jg ^ see them, but others could!" paD The house came down, but I saw in era 's his twinkling eyes, his manly face, aQ y, that he would soon explode, and he ^ag ie exploded. par :d His sister's beau was on the spot t Is with the goods on. He kept the fire' ^ i- going, by putting on fuel which had (jer ie been charred by forest fires. It would ? r. black one's hands, and in putting on ^ te a very black piece, the young man's ^ s- hands were badly soiled. . > Without the trace of a smile, the ' the [y young man calmly said: ir_ "Bill, go and wash your hands at it once, I do not say that you will 'leave [n foot-prints on the sands of time,' but n as you now are, I fear you might leave finger-prints on the back of a J near-by white dress!" we] The poor sister collapsed, the beau ,n shot out of the door like a cannon ^ ,d ball down a coal-chute, while the ren ie brother and I, said, "good-night." * ,n A few days ago a young mail came 11 I nrii te to me and asked the loan of a sum of money. He said: m lot* 5. "I need this money to take my 1 sweetheart to the fair, and as I am fin is holding her now, I must carry her. ' s> If I was only sitting up to her, 1 roi] 5_ wouldn't care a snap." *"01 j_ I asked the young man to please oth explain the difference between "hold- 0A:v ie ing" and "setting up." sev is "That's plain," said he. "When ^ )e I set up to her, I don't get so close, an but when I hold her, I've got both sys ie arms around her. See!" ha] ;i_ I saw. anc ir He took her to the fair. ^ili Mv bosom friend, Joe, about le a year ago took unto himself a beau- cei !i- tiful bride, one of whom any man ^at ut should feel proud. A few weeks ago b>' lt_ he took her to the station and she s_ took a train and went to her old Pl? home on a visit. Joe went to the tag Q_ barber shop, and had a shave, leav- em - - ? * ? ? r\ ft"i iQ ing on a stubby mustache. Aiier s_ getting the shave, he met a young sPl married man who has quite a bunch Soi ti_ of boys and girls, and he is justly e_ proud of his progeny. Joe said: the ^ "Jim, my wife has gone home for the t_ a month or more, I've had a shave, mi' jl and you see I've left on my mustache fro to grow." tali j" _ About an hour later Joe met Jim lin again, and made the same remark, to "I see," said Jim, "Madam has an< ' gone home to consult the stork, and up ' ' you have left your mustache for the wi] ' , bov to play with when he comes lad home. log Joe went his way, and Jim went Ha v his. A few days ago I met Jim, and lie . he asked me if Joe's wife had come vil lie back home, and did the visit to the au 13- , , . stork mean anything. cai . "Nothing doing," said I. Now, I bel told this on Joe, and confound him. ehe is after me with a shotgun. Send the sheriff down here to stop Joe, for I'm hiding in the woods, the *01 ho i sin weather's cold, and I want to get out J in the open again. in THE LOCAL POET. !X" Olar, S. C. h* k- ' m ril ng For every 1,000 people in England bo and Wales, 15 dies annually. Po MILLS TO RESUME. isto Lumber Co. to Commence Operation About February 1st. The Branchville Journal says that ' large saw mill of the Edisto Lum Co., situated at Edisto, in this mty, about nine miles from Bam'g, will again begin operations afbeing closed down for nearly ; years. Preparations for its option are now going on, and it is >ected the mill will be ready to ;rate by February 1st. The mills 1 be enlarged and improved, and 1 give employment to between 250 1 300 men. The Edisto Lumber Co., the formowners of the Edisto mills, sold plant to the Howard Cole Co. ., of St. Louis, owners of large iber franchises in this section. The ward Cole Co. is not an operatconcern but recently they assoted with them several large lummill men of Chicago and a comty was formed to operate the plant Edisto. This company is known as Edisto River Lumber Co. with offices at Edisto and the chief ;iness office at Chicago. The EdisLumber Co. is capitalized at $60, i ana it will ao a general lumoerbusiness, cutting, dressing and rketing the timber owned by the ward Cole Co. Inc., in this section. l"he timber options owned by the ward Cole Co. in this section are imated to represent about 100,i,000 feet of standing timber, nr holdings extend for several es on both sides of the Edisto k above the mill and for several es on both sides of the river bethe mill. It is estimated that re is enough timber available to p the mills running steadily for least 12 years. The management preparing to place the plant in pe to handle the greatest output sible in the most modern style. } company will be in touch with leading lumber markets of the ntry and the product of the plant I be handled to the greatest aditage possible. dr. J. E. Hayner, of Keokuk, la., :he general manager of the comly and will be in charge of the option of the mills. Mr. Hayner is experienced lumber mill man who seen service in the business in all t6 of the country, and is equally home in the frozen timber camps ;he northwest and among the skid-gangs of the swamps of the ith. He is as well acquainted h the operation of a band mill as h a circular mill. The Edisto mill i band mill and Mr. Hayner says machinery is the finest made and ixcellent condition despite the fact t the mill has been lying idle for .r five years. This latter fact is ribute to Mr. J. S. Britton, of mchville, who has had charge of entire property since the mills :e closed. Mr. Britton will retain position with the new company, dr. Hayner has begun the work of airing and enlarging the plant. 5 sum of ?13,000 has been approated by the company for improvents. Mr. Hayner purposes to enge the capacity of the plant from former output of 25,000 feet to 000 feet. Lumber of all grades, igh and dressed, will be supplied, ig and short leaf pine, cypress and er woods will be cut, the tracts ned by Howard Cole Co. yielding eral kinds of timber. Recently acres of land were purchased for addition to the lumber yards. A tem of tramways will be built for idling the timber in the yards 1 drysheds. A National brick dry q will be built, having a capacity 25,000 feet of high grade flooring, ling, etc., per day. The pile foun;ions of the mills will be replaced concrete pillars. The hotel for ! accommodation of the white emyees will be remodelled, and cotes will be erected for the colored ployees and their families. An ) ce building will be erected and ir tracks laid to connect with the ithern Railway main line. Mr. Hayner will continue to use i river for the transportation of s timber from the forests to the lis. An experienced logging man ra Michigan has been secured to ;e charge of this work.* Two gasoe launches will be employed, one do the work of a light tow boat 3 the other for messenger work and down the river. The tow boat II be used to draw a light barge ipn u-ith sunnlies to and from the ;ging camps and the mills. Mr. yner, and perhaps, several of his utenants, will reside in Branchle. His company has ordered an tomobile shipped him from Chi;o to enable him to travel quickly I.ween Branchville and the mills. Difficult Repairs. "You said when you sold me my ir-h6rsepower runabout that you'd pply all parts broken?" "Yes, sir," said the salesman. "Then," said the other, "let me ve at once, please, a first and third ?, two front teeth, one left ankle ne and a nose bridge."?Seattle1 >st-Intelligencer. LeftView mm^km If you grow peas a star pea uuiier wiu please and pay you. If you use fertiliser see our Force-Feed Wisard Distributor, the hopper holds 100 pounds. If you plow cotton and corn see the J. M. B. No. 20 Cotton and Corn Plow Stock, the steel beam will not break or bend. Our offer to the readers of this paper will interest you. Write us for circulars and prices. STAR PEA MACHINE CO. BENNETTSVILLE. S. C. \fyov wantto he fhe utzss, cfo what the BoSS did ' ^ankyour money/ Read the above advice SEYEN TIMES, RIGHT NOW. Do YOUR banking with US. We pay 4 per cent, interest compounded quarterly on savings deposits Farmers & Merchants Bank I I EHRHARDT, S. C. I 1 A Safe Combination |f v; In the Banking business is ample capital, careful methgS ods, shrewd judgment and unfailing courtesy. Thus Sj| ; the fact that our deposits are increasing rapidly is suf- ^ 3 9 ficient proof that our customers realize and appreciate that tliis combination is our method of doing business. Ig J - We shall be pleased to number you among our new :'v: customers. We pay 4 per cent, on Savings Deposits. ^ 8 PEOPLES BANE Bamberg, S. C. jjjl , ? Aelepnone [m/ and Good Roads The telephone goes hand in hind with good roads. The telephone overcomes many of the obstacles of bad roads and makes it possible for the farmer and other rural residents t(p transact business in the city and with neighbors when the roads are impassable. Progressive farmers are insisting upon good roads and telephones. These two agencies of modern civilization are doing more than all others ?i;mi'nihnnr tVip isolation of country life. LUWillU tliiiiiiianiig ? . v You can have a telephone in your home at very small cost. Send a postal for our free booklet giving complete information. FARMERS' LINE DEPARTMENT SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY UAJ! . S. FRYOR STREET ATLANTA, GA. ^Tiir