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tiM.oo mil WOli FARM Kit MAKINC. LARGEST YIK!J> OF CORN OK OOTIOJf. Fared Crop Depa^tanewt of South Omoum Mate Pair Offer* for Larg? est Yield of Crops. 1. largest yleta of corn on one sore. 1st prise, lit. Id pi lee $11. i, Tergast yield of cotton on one nere, 1st prise $M. 2d prise $16. RULJK FOR CONTEST. One acre to be measured at time of pleating by three disinterested farm are aad again sehen crop Is harvested; parties to superintend the aad wsighinsT of the crop la the field, and shall make affidavit nndec oath to the facts. The corn is to he sause?-ea and yield to he report? ed la the number of pounds of corn In tne ear srodmoed oa the acre. Re? port of cotton to be made la number Cf pounds of eeed cotton produced on Use acre. For either of these contests on en? try meet at smde on or bet?re Octo? ber ttth. im. This antry shall con east of notifying the secretary in arttlng. Me corulderallon of any re? turn of yields win be had unless the** ml as are oampHed with. Tbs coatesgants shall report to the sseretary of the society the character Off aha soil end subsoil on which thi tent sa mods, the kind of crop grown eat the mad the year preceding, tho triad of plows used, the depth ai d of preparing the land, tho and ajaatlty of fertiliser usol the- coat of asms, and the runn? er/ appaicetioa. The variety cf eeed planted, the msnner of planting. Use width of sewe the distance an the drill Implements used and depth and ?Banner' of cultivation and the total cent of preparation, planting and cal atarhlbiU ssnst he aonde during the assr of at least fire bushels of corn end of sen atee>? as it grew in tho ftald from each aero in competition, ?ash eontsatasst tor cotton prase must eadatai! tee stalks of ootton from Um Aekt and at least 3i pounJs of Award of prise la earn contest to made at time of State fair. Entry net be made In ootton contest, as above noted, bat prise will not bo ?asaiatai to successful contestant until January 1st asi all ootton produced cn the aero ennnct be tethered b/ OelBbei 14. The secretary of the fair ftt eand oheck far prise In cotton on January tat Cera Ooti The fe4h?wtag fertiliser companies, tat: The Araseur Fertiliser Works, 00: Oos Mortaaer a Co.. Pis stem* Fer? tiliser 4b Ptiaaplsala Company offer n special petes of $100 to the winner of the first premium fee either the cot? ton or osna contest, provided that the enecessfal centeetant shall ads In 1 r-< ductng the drops only the brands of fertilisers saade by either of the com? panion For Instance. If contestant use fertillsT made ty Coe Mort.mer m Company end Shall win first ptiae In either sent set he would get tho first prase offered by the Fair association and abbs use lie* offered by Coe Mortimer at Co. If contestant is try? ing for e"apu?*al fertilizer prUe, he must etale sa his letter to the aecre ta-? that feet giving thi name of he f er till ?t eOsniteny w.vej* bunds he as using, aad ahowtng from whom he pnrohased ana fertiliser. Conine seit? for one of the spec la' fertiliser prtree oast use any brand of fertiliser or fertiliser Ingredient sold ty compeer i* r whete prtfv h* Is trr log; but aa compost, stable manur*\ eottm eee< or any other substance taving a fcftittaer value ceo te ose I cn any jccs In '.*rtl'ln r 0 i t*-st. ALDERMAK f'IMMES lit I LT A. If srwaoaL of C dumb 1. Floe 1 hw Pa si ?Bsg rvjrrowid ?J?tn. Columbia. April 1.?Alderman Praeter A. Norwood pleaded guilty this morning to Ihr ?ha-g?i of petit larceny barer? Magistrate Jsa H. Fowles and was fined $90 or sentence 1 to jail r>r 10 days Mr. Norwood was .tt rested several days ago for having pawned a gun. the property of Mr. L P. Ill 'hsrd?on The gun was pawned for It aad a warrant for grand lar? ceny was sw*rn out for Norwood sending him hi the circuit court for trial. Howivw. the prosecutor since requested thet the charge be made tettt larceny and Magistrate Fowlee heard the case *.oday. It was que* tlonaMe whether Of not the gun waj Worth $tt, as It was five or six y )ari tld and cost, when now. abcut SIS. The flae wev? paid, Norwood also re? paid the arnount he had gotten for the gun. Maseru. Clerkson St Clark son represented the difeniant. Oafnrd is the largest university In Has world. It has II colleges and five ami* LIQUOR MEN STAUT BIG FICHT. A Corp* ??I t?i> imor? Sem Out Iii Sp4 iK Agalnsl Fioliilii k*Sk f ?? I hln^o, Ma-ch --The !l juor Mi? tt rest* of Illinois have adopt*d a gen tine ehautauqua plan to combat sud? den uprising of prohibition that threat? en ? to make considerable "dry" ter? ritory on April 7. election day. Two thousand Illinois cities, towns and vil ?Sgtl and townships will vote on the "wet ?.r dry" questl ?n on that day. The only difference between th* liquor men's chautauqua ?eherne and the ordinary kind Is that its forty lec? turers are restrkted as to their sub? jects of address to the anti-prohibi? tion topic. This unusual move began on Thursday when W. B. Hull, gen? eral manager of a distillery, opened headquarter* In Chlcagra. "I have now forty lecturers in the iVdd. most of them preacher*, both men and wo? men," saUl Mr. Hull last night "la te ccmlng week they will makj hOO speeches in all the prineioa1 t.-wns cf the ?Ute. We think that If the peo? ple get a fair Idea of what prohibition fanaticism Is doing to us. they wlM give tho liquor dealers a square deal. "Wo arc not lighting temperance, but prohibition. 'The demand for stimulating drlnki Is world over, and I say It Is much more profitable for a commurltv b> havo saloons which pay a la?ey reve? nue thun that the liquor should be dealt out by Health" Mr. Hull, who will keep his sntl prohibition quarters open until after election day, Is working under the auspices of the Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association of Illinois SHOOTING NEAR GREENWOOD. Negro Seriously Wounds Mr. J. Del ton Hargrove?Talk of Lynching Discredited. Orcenwood, March 30. ? Mlliege Colt a negro, was lodged In jail here yesterday, being sent up by Magis? trats Loudon Brooks, charged with shooting Mr. Bslton Hargrove, a white farmer living on' the Green wood PaluJa lino. From reports rjcelved here, It room* that Mr. Hargrove was loo King fir some negroes who had been In a fuss with some of his tenants. In the search he earns upon the Colt negro, N\ horn hs t.-ok to be one of those who had been In the fuss. Colt had a single barrel shotgunt at the time and Hargrove was carrying a Winchester rifle. Colt says Mr Hargrove idiot at him with the rifle, giving him a flash wouad in the side and was ready to shoot again when he. Colt, used the shotgun, hitting Mr. Hargrovo full In the face with a charge of number six shot at a short distance away Hargnve was still living yesterdav, but was In a very serious condition. It was reported here lost night that there would be nn atten.pt at lynch ing and ths sheriff prepared for snv emergency, hut there was probably no ground for the report SENATOR TOLLMAN'S PLANS. He Will Go to Health Resort Before Leaving for Europe. Washington, March 30.?It was learned today from a well known South Carolinian, who has just visit id Senator Till man at his home, that ths senator has altogether abandoned the Idee, of earning bock to Washing? ton until ths beginning of the next session )f congreaa. V. Is also learned that as soon as he Is ablo to travel be w*ll go to some sanitarium or health resort with Mrs. Tilt man and remain there until summer, when they will go abroad for several months of net Broad us Knight Senator THImsn's secretary, closed up all ths senut?r*s Washington business today and left for South Carolina tonight while the senator's two daughters, Misses Lena and Sally May. also left tonight for Trenton. It ?s announced positively that Senator Tlllman will not only take no part in politics this summer? state or national?but that he has al? so made up his mind not to attend the Democratic convention at Denver as a delegate from South Carolina. This announcement should set at rttt any Idea that the senator means to take a hand,In tho South Carolina senatorial fight this summer. I ?4% IT0 BY TURKEY GOBBLER. ?fiictT Itesnio off p Georgia fsHSsIf Fiona Death by Fire. Aurusta. Ca. Ar111 I --The family n| Mr Calvin C. g**s>?, living ab?-ut -?ix n tt>f (r ni Augua.a. oi 'the ??t Savannah roa.1," were saved frcm death by fire la-t night by a tut key gobbler. Fire started in the kitchen and was raplily burning toward Uli front of the hsnsr w.'w-n Ike family was awakened by a terrlhc no|*?? mads by the turkey in th<? yard. The bird was found lo be w.t'kn.g itro.i.d ths r.ou?e gabbling away at u meriy clip ft% soon as the family had gotten ?ut ( the b the bit d dlia, poared an 1 -as n??t I oen sc? n -luce. Th* fir * was confined to the rear portion of the Igtet tj MILEAGE HEARING HELD. COMMISSION TAKES THE MATTER UNDER ADVISEMENT. Traveling; Men Present Their Case While Representatives of the Rail roads Explain Why the New Ar? rangement Will Aid Them, and They Claim, Will Aid the Drum? mers. Columbia, March 30.?The hearing In regard to the exchange mileage books, to which the travelling men cbject. was he'd today In tho office of the railroad commission and was at? tended by the representatives of ths trunk line roais and the organization if travelling men. After a two and one-half hours' dlscutsi^n the con? ference was adjourned wl'hoirt an/ conclusion belog reached, but there U perhaps a better understanding of the situation on oach side. Wlhllo some of the traveling men, after the discussion, expressed their willingness to let the protest drop and not to prosecute It further, others stated emphatically that they wanted to gc on record as still protesting against the regulations governing the use of the new form of mileage books. For the railroads. Mr. Crala made a brief statement in opening, reciting the conditions leading up to the changes in rates which axe to go into effect on the first of April and stating that the regulations governing the mileage books were adopted to "pro? tect the revenues of the roads." Mr. Lillard wanted to know what was meant by the expression, "pro? tecting the revenues," and It was then brought out by Mr. Cralg. Mr. Ryan and Mr. Rardwlck that this was a mat? te r of accounting, and that the loss of mileage slips under the pr esent system, whero the conductor tears the mile age, caused not only 1? ss to different roods, but a confusion and disorder In accounts, which was a business prop oltlon they thought the travelling men ought to recognise. The repre? sentatives of the roods appealed to the travelling men to give the new plan a trial for a time and to make to the agents of the roods any sugges? tions and give any Information or complaints about the new system which would be of help In reaching an arrangement that would be satis? factory to all parties. The travelling men, through Messrs. Lillard, Dick Jones, Webb an.? ethers, stated their objections to the new plan and cited hypothetical cases where It would werk Inconvenience and hardship. For instance, it was *tated thot forty or more travelling men go out of Columbia every Monday morning, and that under the new re? quirements they would have to go to the station In time to exchange their mileage for tickets and check their trunks on these tickets and that thev in all probability would have to Una up for some time In front of tho ticket window. Again, it was stated that frequently a drummer has only time ?nough In a town to see the trade and rack hi* trunks before train time m herons he would have to .jnlt work snd begin packing In time to buy a ticket. instead of jumping on the fair with his mileage In his packet. Fur? ther, It was also stated that manv a rummers get or. a train., perhaps at the last moment, without any deflult Idea of where they will stop; that they may hear a customer Is not In town and go on to the next station, or may double back, whereas they would not be abl $ to do this under the new plan. It was also stated by several that the organisations of travelling men In this State had not asked for a reduction In rates at all. and some of them asserted that they would be will? ing to pay two ond one-half cents for mileage If they could have the prlvl lego of not exchanging It for tickets, tut having the mileage pullfed by the c onductor. BIO SALES BY PACOLET MILLS. Large Accumulation of Stock Re? ported Sold for $2,500,000. Greenville. March 81.?It was learned here today on what Is consid? ered gooj authority that the Pacolet Mills sold the large quantitv of goods which had been accumulating luring the past month3 on account of de presred trade conditions in market*; (f China, the deal representing, the enormous sum ol approximately two i nd a half million dollars. The deal !s looked upon by mill men in this section as one of tie meat favorable tlgns of renewed activity in export trade that has been shov n since the panic. That trade In cotton goods lr. the far East Is Ircreasing and be? coming more steady, Is encouraging Hews to the mills of this sc( tloji that manufacture principally heavy goods, which have a largo sale In r'hina Cotton Mills Cut Time. Augusta, Ca., March 30.?The John P. King Manufacturing Company and the Enterprise Manufacturing Com? pany, tv/o of the largJSt cotton n.ills In Augmta, announce that thev will go on a schedule of four days a week commencing April 1 for an indefinite time. All other mills will continue on full time. PEXXSY WANTS CITIZENS. Intends tc Suing Their Votes lor President, In' the Belief. Pittsburg, March 29.?An order Is? sued by the Pennsylvania Railroad to discharge all foreign workmen and to employ in their stead "Americans or citizena has caused much discuss? ion as to its meanirg. it is taken for granted by many that the Pennsyl? vania intends to use the mighty power it possess ess to swing this army of workmen for the Presidential can oidat3 favored by the corporate in? terests. When the order reached Pittsburg to discharge all foreigners some of the loreman in the cleaning department* and in the section gangs oejected. They laid great stress on the fact that the foreigners were much better for the class of labor thar. Americans, i s they had been trained whereas, under the order, new crews would have to be broken in, to tho em lamssment cf the departments af? fected When the objections reach? ed headquarters peremptory orders are said to have been issued to the superintendents of these departments to discharge the foreigners at once. The mechanical, operating and managerial departments of the Pennsylvania system are fully man? ned by Americans, but in the lower grades of labor, such as track work, only the foremen are English-speak? ing men. It is figured that under normal conditions the Pennsylvania lines employ fully 130,000 nan. These sre spread through New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia. Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. If the order has been issued in other States it means that thousands of foreigners who wero favored in the past will be out of employment. Rail? roaders here believe that the army of citizens employed by the railroad will not work or vote against tho Interests of the corporation employing them, hence the change of attitude toward American labor. Similar orders have been Issued by 01 her corporations in thi j section In the past few months, but nothing was thought of it The foreigners out of work have learned that if th?y are l aturalizcd no objections are made to them. As a result the courts in West? ern * Pennsylvania, where filly ?50, 000 unnaturaMzed foreigners are t> be found, have been kept busy making cftlzene cf Hungarians, Slovaks. Pole? end Italians, whe predominate. In Vayet4.e county, where the Con iHiisvillc coke region centers, the rush for naturalization papers has been unprecedented, and a regular school has been started to teach for? eigners the questions to reply to the court when making application for naturalization papers. ? Baltinnre Sun. i.HEAT COAL STRIKE. Quarter of a Million Bitumlnoti? Coal Operatives Quit Work. Indianapolls, Ind., March 31.?Two hundred and fifty thousand picks dropped from thi hands of as many bituminous coal minors of the United States this evening, not to be used again until a wage settlement has teen reached and a scale adopted be? tween the members of tho United Mine Workers of America and the coal operators of the various fields. Tomorrow morning 250.000 men will It! Idle. Th* situation, however, does not In? dicate a prolonged strike. An open winter and industrial depression hive left a large stock of coal on hand and the differences between miners end operators are very slight. It is practically agreed that the present wage scale will be continued, but some politics in connection with the (hange tonight in the national officers of the miners' organization and local differences b? tween operators and miners have resulted in temporary suspension frcm v/i rk until a new wage wcale is agreed to either hv -Its li lets or by individual mine*. LADIES WILL MAKE CANVASS. The Outlook for Baseball in Orange burg Not Bright, But There is Still Ho|?e. Orangeb'.rg. March 3l.---A'l hope of retaining this city's baseball fran? chise and enjoying the sport this sum? mer has not been abandortod. The situation is still being discussed and one Vast effort will be made to raise tho necessary funds. The directors who have managed the team for the past two seasons have lost money and they do not feel that they should be required to sink mure. Baseball is looked upon as an enterprise in which everybody is interested, especially In those places which cannot furnish suf? ficient patronage to support the game, and as !s well known, It Is the best advertlaement a town <?3n have-. Tomorrow several ladles will make v canvass of the city and upon the encouragement they receive from th' busings men and others will depend the fate of basebill !n Orangeburg thli summer. The sentiment is overwhelm? ingly in favor of remaining in the league, hut s.ipplvir.g the wherewith Is, with many, another matter The outcome of the final eft'( rt is b. ing ' ;aly awaited by the local fans. Snowlrift HOGLESS LARD The superlatively satis? factory Southern standard cooking-fat that has made the South famous. Pure cotton seed oil, super-re? fined by our exclusive Wesson process. The acme of purity, whole someness, and economy, y ,y THE SOUTHERN ? COTTON ? OIL ? CO ? Jt?wlforkjSavannahMtlavta JfewOrlmvs-Chicago\ WARRANT ISSUED FOR TEACHER A Curious Farm. Spartan burg Man A? ruses Ycung Lady Teacher of Assault and Bat? tery. Spartanburg, April 2.?W. R. Zim? merman of Duncan, came to Spar- | tanburg today and swore out a war lunt against Martha Helms, principal cf the public school at Duncan, charg? ing her with assault and battery In whipping his young son. Mr. Zimmer? man alleges In the warrant that ths whipping occurred after school had teen dismirsed and the child was not under the control of the fachet. The school was dismissed yester oay afternoon, Mr. Zimmerman states, and all the children were taken on a Ashing trip to Tvger river except his two sons, who were sent home Mr. Zimmerman rigged up fishing linca ond sent the boys on to the river to fls/h. They went to Mocr's Spring where, the school children were hav? ing a Jolly time, and Mr. Zimmerman declares his youngest son was neirel by Miss Helms and given a thrashing Miss Helms' side <f the afait wilt not be known until the investigation Several weeks ago an effort wa? made to oust the young lady by sev? eral patrons, but she won *he right, the trustees refusing to prefer charges against her. <=me Is said to be a young woman with plenty of pluck. A Remarkable Gun. Col. F. W. Maude In the April Con? temporary Review, describes <? gun which 4 is In existence, and fen bv tho application of electriclt>, has art an initial velocity of 30,000 feet a sec? ond to projectiles of all dimensions, and which can be practically handled under war conditions and ? n b??ard ship or In permanent defenses. Pro? jectiles c f 2,000 pounds weight He falr?y within theoe limits." He declares that if the rule with velocities up to 2,600 feet a <??cond, viz, that resistance tncreaser as the square of velocity, holds good at the higher rates, then there Is practically nothing to prevent these weapons from throwing shells from London t?i Paris, or vice versa at the rate cf a few thousand a day The inventor *s W. S S'mpson, a Scotchman Tho fact that with the weapon it will be possible to give a pralectlle a velocity of 30,000 feet a second and upward, without smoke, flash or re? coil, will ultimately compel all navle* to abandon present methods ar 1 ord? nance and devote their en^r^ie-? t? ihe attainment of speed as the prim* factor of success. Within s<ght of the town of Jasper, Mo., in the Ozarks. a seUler has a farm which probobly Is unlike any ether in the world. This farm occupies the tableland cn the summit of a ridge and Is in closed with a fence which nt animal has ever broken through. It does not rise above the surface of the farm, but falls sheer from the edge a dis? tance of many feet. The mar. ?vho homeste&ded the tableland had a hard c-lmb up the face of a perpendicular t'lff to reach the. cc mparatively VrVek sumndt. At One point, a ledge extends out a few Inches and along the face of the cliit at an upward grade. 13y fol 1? wing this ledge and making usj of cccaslonal points of rocks and of shrubs growing in the flssares the dis? coverer pulled hlmsedf to the summit ni d f mnd a sarface well oov-ro I eith n luxuriant vegetation. Gradually he improved the ledga until he could carry up to ??? and seed Ry blasting and driling he clevre! a i sffOS trail, up whlih he win at l- ta take first some pigs and then a cow. Later ho t ?ok up a he rs-. And that today is the condition of this curiously protected farm. No v. hide has turned a wheel within It* limits ??f p.ill*ad?-s The live stock ha* multiplied and consame* the grata raised. Some stones threwn across the trail completely fence in th- bog* ai d cattle. When the farmer has htock to sell he drives the animals down the private trail aaad strikes the road to Jasper.?Kansas City Star. . Special Price O N TALCUM POWDER We have a very large stock of Talcum Pow? der and now is the time for you to put in a supply at a very low price. ?2a mtm SAD ACCIDENT AT WINNSROK'L The "Unkahded" Piste?! Ge ts In Its Work and a Youth Is Seriously Wounded. Wlninsboro, March 30.?A deplora? ble accident occurred here this af? ternoon when Butler Young, 10 Years old, was accidentally shot by John ! Hollis, 29 years old. Hollis was oil? ing an "unloaded" .32 revolver, wbich was fired off, the bullet striking the unfortunate lad in the neck. The course of the bullet could not be as? certained by the local physicians and the v.'ctim was carried to the Magda? la ne hospital, Chester, where the X lay will probably be used to locate the bullet. The lad Is considered to to in a precarious condition. H)lll* i?grets? the occurrence more than any one and his grief is very apparent. COLGATE POWDER-Vlolet and Cashmere Boquet, car AIR FLOAT?Oval Can, can M " (6 for 25c.) can NirS VIOLET-3 for 25c. can EASTMORE'S Y lib. can Rose and Violet J 5 lbs, for 15c. 10c. 5c, 10c. 25c. $1.00 Special Prices on all the Leading Powder. Will be pleased to show it to you. At the moment, the Kr.ox ba^m appears to be seriously threatened w'th an onslaught of presidential rice suicide.?Richmond Times-Dispatch. , W. W. SIBERT. Phone 283. 8 S. Main St. 3-31-3t HOLLISTE R S Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets A Busy Medicine for Busy People. Bringt Golden Health and Renewed Vigor. A specific for Constipation. Ingestion. Lite* And Khlney Trouble*. Pimple?. Recss**. Impure Blood. Bad Breath. Sl.icgr'eh Bow?>K Headache and Backache. It's R??eky Mountain Tea In t*h> let form, 8? cent* a box. (lenuin* made by Holi.istxr Drco Company, Natisco, WIs. MOLDEN NUCGET3 FOR SAL LOA' PEOPLE