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A MKTIlo|> roil Til! IMPKOYi: Ml M ot I'OKN. i !<?m?<>ii I ?i? it .ion Work ? \rlich \ Wll. The proper oL.-hjivanco of a few Im? portant factor** it*la Ins to the breed? ing of corn will result in securing In? creased yields of a better grade of corn than the original seed. This gain can i. I) secured if one * devote a little time and patience In making th r start in tbe right direction. The first thing to be done In tho breeding of earn Is to go through a field before the crop has hern gather? ed and select about one hundred ??f Hen best formed sars that point down? ward from the most various looking stalks, but In order that any future taersnoe in yield may he brought about by these selected ears, they should be taken from stalks which have not been favored by fertile spots In the Held or bad neu.- .Instance In the drill from shlch to draw an ? tra supply of plant food. After hav? ing made the above selection tho ears should be "shucked" and placed on a large box or table In order that each individual ear may be carefully examined. in making this examination one should consider the following points: (1| All the ears which are to be planted lr the breeding pateh should be as m?*?c ? alike in every respect as possible, thus securing uniformity. (1) Ail ears should be ss near a cylindrical shape as possible, as a cy , lindrtcal shaped ear will carry a higher percentage of grain than a tapering one. (S) All white varieties should have white kernels and white cobs unless a red cob variety, then all cobs should be red. Yellow kernels and res) cobs in white corn Indicate mix? ture. <4> The tips and butts should be well cov?:ed vlt i uniform and well shape-1 kernels. (I) ire keeael of all parts of the ear ahold N. as near alike In ahap slse and color as possible, as the ahape and aftse determine. In a large meas? ure, the regularity with which a corn planter will drop them. (?> The length for aingle ear va? rieties ahould be not less than eight Inches with a circumference about six Inches measured one-third the distance from butt. Having selected about fifty ears according to the above directions from the one hundred first gather? ed they should he stored away until aear planting time in some dry place where weevils or mice will not af? fect them. Then they should be plac? ed on a plank or large box and num? bered consecutively from 1 to 60 In order that they may be tested for germination or ability to sprout. This test is made as follows: fill a soap or stsroh box with wet sawdust, plac? ing on top of the sawdust a wet flour or meal sack which has been laid off in pencil squares 2 x 2 In? ches. The Miliares should then be number ? I from 1 to 50. Then take ear No. 1 aad remove six kernels from It. taking the first kernel about ease Inch from the butt, slightly turn ear In the hand and remove another kernel about one and a-half Inches from the place where the first one was removed. Continue this slight turning of the ear and removal of kernels until the six are secured. Having removed the ? kernels, place them germ aide up In aquare No. 1 all tips pointing in the same direction. Continue to remove kernels from UtS individual ears, placing them In th** square corresponding to the number of the ear from which they were re? moved. Then ? over them with a w# t aack and place tbe box in the klt<?li? en and allow it to remain there a week, wetting It twice during th-r length of time. After the test has been running a week remove the top sa< k and examine each square containing the kernels. The num? ber of these squares which do not ejantaln alx largo sprouts should IN ascertained and the ear correspond? ing to the n it iher of that partlcul If aquare should be discarded, as all of the kernels on It ??111 n->t grow. Having ?leri.led which ears are t<> be retained each should be planted on a separate r-.w It U n,,t necessary that the entire ear be pi.mted, but precaution* m ;-.t be tak< n so (hat each row planted will have the same number of st iIks and distance, hoih In the drill and between the row-*. The following fall each row saonl I be git the re l ?< paratcly and the ...us from It weighed. The best ears fr?.m the highest yielding furrows shout.1 be saved to start another hreedlni? pet h the SeeWaW yeir. The most dje* strahle ears from several of the n? .t highest yielding r??** can be used re? planting the general crop. It Is necessary that the breeding patch he several hundred yards from anv other corn field to prevent mix? ing with Inferior varieties, and th t the ehaact?T of the frrtPtxers and cul? tivation of the bind us. d b? as mar like the gereral held as possible. J. N. Napb r In revsrencs Is ths chief Joy snd power of life.?Ruskln. WHITE WEN MURDER NEGRO. (iKkFIIXI) \m> l.AsKlNS mist aMWKR l<> ACilsvnoN 01 mi hdi:h. rtaUMOM] BafOfSJ Coroner's Jury is That >|H*iul IVdiocmun Shot Ne? gro. Lake City, Ds*. 6.?That llt iay Ai I ?Mi dum le Mi death from ? gun? shot Of pasta! >|?.>t wound at the hands of Will .1. Cocktidd Mid that J. H. V. (Juskius was an MMOry sft< T the tact, was the reruiit returned to? night fey a coroner's jury of some of Um boat man of this town Inquiring into the killing on Sunday morning ? d a negro attache id' Walcotta shows. The jurors were. J. S. Mc ('liirn, foreman; S. \V. cloudy, R, I N aver, W. T. Asklns. C? at Kelly, I.. ? Truluck. W. 1*. Jordan. J. C. Uasklns. I). M. Kpps. Jos. M. b'.a Idy, S. 1> OnMwtlV S. M. Askins and C. ? V Kiehardson. t'p<?n Ihll veruict these two white men must answer to the charge of murdering the negro. Since Sunday the determination of the best white men that the law must he vindicated has been increasing j and quiet and steady and persistent investigation has been going on. When the inquest began almost every place of business In town was de? serted and a more earnest throng was never seen here than the crowd I hich gathered In the court room. Having regained confidence that they would be protected, witnesses who 1 were silent Sunday talked today. So? licitor Stol! conducted the exumina j tlon and 16 witnesses were call"d upon. The substance of the testimony di? rectly In point was as follows. J. H. V. Oaskin was acting chief of police. He was authorized by Mayor Blackwell to appoint special policemen if necessary, but was cau? tioned to select only sober mom Ho appointed several who are notorious for their drinking habits and rowdy characters and among those ap? pointed was Will J. Cockfleld. There was talking to another negro and these policemen. About 1 o'clock Henry Alfonso, a negro attache of Wallcott's shows, who was assisting in moving the show property to the cars, sat down on the show grounds by a fire to warm. He was laughing when Will Cockfleld came up and said something about shooting. Cockfleld said: "Are you laughing at me. 'nigger'? you don't believe I would shoot you?" To this Alfonso replied, "Yes. boss, 1 believe you would shoot me." Jerking his pistol from his overcoat pocket, Cockfleld fired at the negro, who ducked his head and the bullet went over his head. Just as Alfonso raised his head. Cockfleld fired again, the bullet striking t??e negro in the left eyebrow. Alfonso fell backward dead. This was the testimony of two! white boys who were eye WltnSSSil and their statements war- corrobo? rated In numerous details by other in. hh< m, .1 II V. (taskIns testified that he ran towards the lire where the shoot? ing took place and Just before in i ached the dead man he saw Cock Meld come from under a nearby shed. Ho asked Cockfleld three tlms be? fore getting a reply: "Where was that shooting'.", and COOklleld said:! Towards the railroad." Cockfleld w. nt off In a different direc tion. He did not q.rstion Cockfleld nor at f mpt to arrest him. other witnesses who went to the id in in IWOfl they saw Cockfleld r .und a house near the scene. Uasklns' own testimony and that of several others pointed to the fu-d ihit QaikhU Knew that Cockfleld shot I1m BafjrO) yet made no attempt to I arrest him. and even assist* d him in getting out of sight. It was further testified that imrne dl itsrj the magistrate reached the ice as Oaakini insisted that the In? ? east be held at once, notwithstand? ing the confusion and the midnight hour, and volunteered to act as con? stable In getting the Jury, and did ?ummon S jury. Among those thus summoned 'were W. ('.. Godwin and It. How en. both policemen, it is ROi shown that any OBS else was con? nected with the killing further than the evidence that w. c. Godwin w n ?landing by Cockfleld when the deed was commiied. but was not connected any closer than this with the kill? ing Itself. Ts the Hading of the Jury not s dissenting voice has been heard. The t< tlmony was convincing and went Into details, pussuinlng three hours In the lelUag. Gasklns h ? white man about .*.:: >'ean Old and has a wdfe and several i hlldren and grandchildren. Pot shout 13 years he was magistrate s( this plaee and hid the reputation of being an excellent officer and I ?od elttssa. Cockfleld comes of very good fanv Hy and has ? wife and several small j children, and has stood very well in the community, ex?. j,t alth respect b? being hot-headed and violent. About IS months ago he- shot a man her.. Inflicting a slight WOUnd. It Hunters Return From Successful Trip. a party of hunters returned to and through the City Saturday ultii a very auccoasful hunting trip of ten days in tin- Wateree and Bant? ?wampa on which tin- hunt, ra had killed one bear, live deer and mere than one hundred ducks. The party consisted of Meiere. Wesley Brad fordi Sr., of this city George And Whit Boykin, of Boy kin, Dr. Watson of Cemden, and Lieutenant Ancrum of tho United States navy, and DOW on a visit to his family in Camden. The party began their hunt from Camden and each day as they went down the river they moved their tent to another place. There were plenty of ducks and deer in the swamps the hunters reported and they had some tine shooting during their trip. Most of the hunters transferred their bag- , gage from the Charleston to the Northwestern train and cont'.nu? id their way homeward with only a short delay her. Masons Elect Officers. At a meeting of Claremont Lodge of Masons on Thursday evening, in tho Masonic hall, tho regular annual election of ollicers took place. The meeting was quite a success? ful one und theve was a large attend? ance present. It was decided that tho new officers should he Installed as is the usual custom on the night ol St. John's day, that being Dec. 27. The election resulted in the follow? ing otllc rs being chosen for the en? suing year; Worshipful Master, C. I?. Ost. S. nior Warden, S. M. McLeod, Ju j nior Warden, W. K. Parker, Treasur? er, Abe Kyttenberg, Secretary, G. K. I Heaumont, Senor Deacon, J. A. lie Knight, Junior Deacon, R. S. Church Ill, Tiler, C. C. Heck, Stewards, It. A. Hradham and S.. F. Stoudenmirc The E. A. degree was conferred up? on two candidates during the even? ing.. The lodge voted the annual dona? tion of $15 toward the Christmas fund I raised each year by the Sunday schools 'and lodges. PO*tT HOWL KEEPS STATION. Senator Tillman Again Does Some Effective Work. Washington, Dec. 8.?Senator Till? man today took a hand In stopping abandoment of the Port Royal naval station, at the request of Mayor Dan? ner. Niels Christensen, and other cit? izens of Heaufort, who eame to Wash? ington to see him about the matter, and as a resuLt of the Senator's ef? forts it may be stated on the best of authority that the station will remain in the present status. The officers, who were ordered away a short time ag<?, w ill be ordered back and every? thing will go on just as tin- station baa recently been conducted. The fact that Senator Tillman has been aide to secure the return of the olBcera means that the Marine Bcho< I will continue at Fort Royal and a great deal for all the country .out, guoua to Beaufort. Senator Tillman has been a member of the Benate naval affairs committee for a num? ber of years ami more than once his eftorta have aaved the day. it \> understood that formal orders rend' Ing the officers back to Port Royal win be issued Immediately. Old Negro Found Dead. An old negro named Sidney M< Cutcheon was found dead in his b< i in one of the Epperson houata on Bumter street this morning about s o'clock by "Maum" Anarchy Davis, when she went to make up his flr>? for him and to see if bo was in net d of any attention. McCutcheon w ho w as a very old ne? gro has been sick since Monday win a he was takm with some kind of ail? ment peculiar to old age ami his death was said to be due to old age. Lou Murray and Anarchy Davis, two of his neigh bora have been at I Tiding lum for the past few days j during his sickness, having given hin? food yesterday after he was able to get Op and kept hm supplied with a tire, lb- Uvea in the house with an? other old negro named Fin Watts, who went off Saturday and has not , yet returned. .\s the old negro's bI< k I neea was reported to the city Health Officer yesterday and it was expected ! that he WOUld die at any time, l.o |rt I quest w as held over the body, which was burled this morning at the cits expense. Anderson has rented and fitted up I four rooms in th" city for th" use -a country people and other transient j vlaitora to th" city, it would i" well ior Bumter to follow her exam , pie. \ was then thought that tie- had repu tatlon of the victim was ail that pre? vented Cockfleld having to stand trial. Both Cockfleld and Qaaklni have surrendered, and constable Bclk has taken them to j;ln in Klngatree, Wo talk little If wo do not talk *bout ourselves.?Haslltt. "NOW IS CHRIST RISEN" Matthew 23:1-20?December 13 "Lo, I air with you ultra;/, c>r:i unto the end of the world (wjt)."?Mutt. t8:t0. *mmwii]] Bcrlpturea give very partlc ular details respecting the death of Jesus and his burial in Jo? seph's new tomb, wherein none bad previously been buried and respecting the lealing of the tomb and the Bet? ting of a guard lost the body should be stolen at night. But while these mat? ters are Interesting to us, they prob? ably do not now have the same impor? tance that they had when they were written. From this distance we feel inclined to ask about the general char? acter of Jesus' disciples who declared his resurrection, rather than to inquire particularly respecting all the details which they enumerated. Iu broad terms we say, If the characters of the Apostles prove themselves satisfactory to us, we are ready to take their word respecting the resurrection of Jesus and his subsequent appearances to them. On the other hniai, If they were bad men or otherwise unworthy to be believed, no amount of details respect? ing the tomb, the watch, the seals, etc., would be satisfactory to us, because cunning and designing men could make up the story to suit their desires. But it was not so at the time of our Lord's death and resurrection. It was then very necessary that every little detail should be explicitly specified. The parts of three days and nights, for Instance, were unimportant to them because of Jesus' words, which they remembered. He likened his pe? riod iu death to the period in which Jonuh was in the whale's belly. There are some today disposed to quibble over the matter and to claim that Jesus died on Thursday and not on Friday. Surely, however, all can con? cede that it matters nothing to us on which day of the week he died, nor the number of hours he was in the tomb, whether seventy-two hours to the minute or a less exact time. With us the Important question is, Did be die? Did he arise from the dead; Was there a value in his sacrificial death, from the Divine standpoint, and how? ls that value or merit made applicable to mankind, and have we obtained our interest therein according to the Di? vine terms? "He Rose Again on the Third Day" With the majority of Christians for these many centuries we agree that Jesus was in the tomb parts of three days and nights; that he died on Fri? day afternoon, and that he arose from the dead early on Sunday morning. But we are not contentious. Let who likes believe that he died ou Thurs? day or Wednesday or Tuesday or an? other day; this is a matter of no im? portance. The all-important matter is, "He ever liveth to make Intercession for us." (Rom. 8:34.1 The stone at the mouth of the Bteiulchre was not a large boulder, as many suppose, but was shaped like a wheel?like a large grindstone. It rolled in a groove, but being heavy, would be cumbersome and difficult for the women, as sug? gested. The sorrowing friends of Jesus did not realize at the lime what he had taught them respecting his crucifixion and subsequent resurrection. Hence they were surprised with every Inci? dent of their experience on that event? ful Sunday morriug. The angel ap? peared in dazzling brightness, that ho Blight nol be mistaken for a man. He told the women who brought spices for the embalming of the Lord's body that I heir Master w as risen front the dead that he was no longer dead; that they would see him iu Galilee; and to so tell his disciples. On the way Jesus met 'hem and revealed himself to them. Anoth'j- account tells US that Mary, separated from the others, met Jesus alone and. mistaking him for the gardener, asked whither the corpse had been removed. Then Jesus re? vealed himself to her. Recognizing her Master she clasped him by the feel as though afraid that he would leave her; but different from his previous course, he declared. "Touch me not. for I have not yet ascended to my Father and your Father, to my God and to your God." Instead of delaying to com? mune with me, hasten at once to tell Peter ami the others of my resurrec? tion. How careful was the Master that Peter should he mentioned by Nothing Is dfflcult; It is only we who are Indolent.?Haydon. name, lost ho should feel thai be was forever rejected because of baring do uied him! Tor forty days JeflUM was with bis disciples and during that til le be ap? peared some seven or eight times, ac? cording to all the different accounts. Once be appeared as u gardener. Uuce he appeared as a traveler to two of the disciples going to Lmuiaus. Again ho appeared on the shore of the Sea of Galilee to some of the disciples w ho were returning to the fishing business. They knew it was Jesus, yet lie was different from formerly. Bui we read that they did not dare ask him re? specting the matter, lie appeared again to above live hundred believers ia tho mountains of Galilee, and final' ly, by appointment, ho mot the eleven at the top of the Mount of Olives and ascended out of their sight?a cloud receiving him. Only on two occasions are wo informed that he appeared with j nailprints in his bauds and the spear wound in his side. And on those two occasions we are distinctly told that he ; appeared in their midst, the doors be? ing shut, and that ho vanished again from their sight. Thus did Jesus demonstrate to his disciples tho fact that ho was no longer dead, but alive, and additionally, the ] other fact equally important, namely, Unit ho was no longer alive as a man, but as a spirit being. As St. Paul de- j clares, "lie was put to death lu Mesh, but Oiade alive in spirit." Hut every j precatuion was takou to permit their natural powers of observation to com? prehend tho spiritual truths revealed to them respecting Jesus' resurrection ! and ascension. It was teu days after bifl ascension, on the fiftieth day from his resurrection, that the holy Spirit ! came, and thus demonstrated ut once i that tho Redeemer lived and that he ( had appeared in the presence of God ; on tho spirit plane and that his Baerl flee had boon presented aud was ac- | ceptable to God; and, on the basis of his sacrifice and tho Imputation of his merit to the disciples, the aacrificea which they had presented in his name 1 were accepted, and they wore begotten Of the holy Spirit, that they might also become New Creatures and share in | his Kingdom and glory. His Death and Resurrection Needful It is needless that we seek to dispute ?? to which was the more important I event?the death of Jesus or his resur- I rection from the dead. Both were I equally important Ilad he not died 1 there would be no basis for a reconcil- j latiou of Adam and Iiis race condemn- ; ed to death. Had ho not risen there j would have been no one to apply the I merit of his sacrifice. Had he not rteen there would have been no call Of the Church during this Gospel Age to be the Bride of Christ Neither j would there have lK?en use for the promised Mediatorial Kingdom to be established at his Second Coming for the blessing of Israel and the world, j Thus Jesus explained to tho two with whom ho walked to Emmaus on the day of his resurrection, saying. O \ slow of heart to believe all that God ; hath spoken in the Law and In the Prophets! Was it not necessary that ' Messiah should die and should rise from tho dead, that in his name re? pentance and remission of sins might J be proclaimed? Bow could any be in? vited to come to God until a way had I boon opened, until the redemption price had boon provided? Whoever can hoar tills message and accept it may properly be Invited to repent of sin and to reform and to live con? trary to the tendencies of bis fallen nature, because, iu so doing, through the Redeemer, he may attain unto eternal life. Tho eleven Apostles were commis? sioned, "Go ye, disciple all nations." (V. II?.? This did not signify, as some ?oppose, a command to convert the world, it meant that they should make disciples out of people of ail na? tionalities and not any longer, as for? merly, of the .lows only. And tbe Master's injunction has been fulfilled. Disciples, followers of him, have been found In all nations. But, as Jesus did not say. Convert all nations, nei? ther has the Gospel message done this. Those accepting dlsclpleshlp were to be baptized with Christ's baptism in tho name or authority of the father. Son and Holy Spirit. In all. these have been but "a little flock.** (Luke 12:32.) But theirs is the "high calling" to Jotnt-hetrshtp In bis Kingdom. Which is soon to bless the world. Hut even this permission b? disciple people of all nations could not. ami d:d not, begin at once. For three and a half years after the cross. In fulfill? ment of Divine prophecy, the Gospel message was kept from the Qentiles, until the door for them Into this High Calling was opened by St. Peter Cor nellua being the tlrst to enter it. Tht? devil has his martyrs among men. -Dutch. BOY'S INJURE CONCRETE PAVING Roller Skaters Cat into the Concrete and Gradually Wear it Away. For several days past, or since the cold wcath< r has come, the ruller skating season has opened, and since there is no skating rink in the city, wher they can go to work off their .surplus energy and show their ex pertneaS as skaters, a number of the small hoys of the town, and some girls too, have found the concrete paving In front Of the court house an excel U nt place for showing their skill in skating and every afternoon they COB> gregate there to their delight and spend th< ir time in flying around the Sidewalks and on the paving in front of the court house. The children enjoy the sport, and no doubt it is excellent e. ercise for them, but their noise, and the racket made by the skates on the pave? ment and their youthful voices, disturb some of the officials of the county as they are at work in their offices in the court house, although it n?..y not disturb all of them. The noise is pretty bad hut it is probable that is not the worst part of their skating, for the hard wheels of the skates cut into the concrete and is gradually wearing it away. Of course the damage done so far is not great, for the children have not been skating on the pave? ment long enough for that, but if it continues long en ?ugh it is pro? bable that the damage will amount to considerable after awhile. Of course, the children mean no harm by what they are doing, and it is probable that none of them would he willing to do the damage if they knew about it at the time, but still that does not prevent the damage from being done. It is probable that the County Supervisor wjll put a stop to the practice at once when he re? turns to the city, he having been away from the city for several days on business in other parts of the county. WHISKEY DEPOT ESTABLISHED Office for the Handling of Christmas Whiskey on East Liberty Street? Large Number of Whiskey Pack? ages Pass Through the Express Of? fice Each Day. The Southern Express office has rented an additional office for the better handling of its whiskey traffic for the Christmas season, the new "booze" depot being installed on East Liberty street. Mr. J. J.Avant, in speaking of the < stabllshment of the new office for the use of those who receive whiskey during the Christmas season, said that his idea in putting in the new whis? key office was that the trade would be somewhat congested anyway dur ring the holiday season and the em? ployees of the office would have their hands full handling the additional traffic withoct the still greater task anl heavier work of handling tho whiskey packages at the same time. So in order that the whiskey packages might not get mixed with the gener? al trade packages, for the office nev? er delivers any of the whiskey pack? ages, and to make the handling of the whole easier and to prevent congest? ion, he had taken this way of set? tling the matter, which at other places had proved a practical solution of the proposition. , Another and still more Impel reason for separating the two kinds of express packages is that most of the whiskey packages are. for ne? groes and as ladies refuse to come in? to the express office as long as It is full of negroes who are there for their Whiskey, he thinks that this is another reason for scpara-tiner the two offices when they are both doing so large a business. The express office has been hand? ling anywhere from tw? nty-fwe to seventy-five packages of whiskey every day for some months past and during the last neek In October an average of over 50 packagi ? waffj handled every day. The volume of whiskey trade has fallen oft con silerahle during the past f< w months, but the trade In still large and is ex? pected to be larger durin? the next few* weks. The packages are almost entirely for negroes and vary from two quarts to four and one-half gal? lon packages. An extra man has been put on to handle the whiskey packages and he will probably hav< his hands full un? til after the new vcar comes in. I twfng to the absence of the pas? tor, there will he ro> service at the Washington Rtreoi Rnptist church, other services as usual. Christmas shoppers will And many acceptable und useful suggestions in the advertisement of the Bumter Clothing Company today. Rene Harrier, a Frenchman, es? tablished a new world s record at Memphis. Tenn., on December 6th, when he dew If. miles in 10 1-5 sec? onds, thereby winning a prize of $.">, ooo.