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COUWTi CORRESPONDENCE. ??WUT UsTTTlTliS FJeOM OtH SIT et Um um rvnm nil Parts ol ?irr and Ad)ok*mg QSgggsJfgti NOTIC? TO OOKRBSfONLiBNTS. Mail year letter* ao ths* they will ?stob La!? criBce iu>( Inter than alon say e-sea Intended fur Wednesday's iMper and not later than Thursday fur ttocnrday** law. This, et course, ?Polles ss?g to reeWtor eocteseond eace. ha uaee of rieme ot unusual ?ewe value* tend la towoedta tely by malt, tetonaeae er Uligisph. Suota s*w? stories are eoeewtoMe of to the ?our of going te pj toe. Weaiiesdey's taper la printed Tuesday e4temoe* and Saturday's sopor Fe**ay aftor KOCKY MiUTF. Rocky Bluff. Aug. II?-?The gales that have been ho deetruetve in Charleston and other place? have been light here. All of the damage here la what hue been done to the crops, mostly to cotton. There is some sickness eleu:, prin? cipally among the nagroes. Messrs. M. W. Capelle and John? nie Morris, of Borden, spent Satur? day night and Sunday with Mr. J. J. Hatfleld. Mr. W. F. Baker and family spent Sunday at Mr. J. J. HatAeld'e Mrs. C. 8. Baker and son sad daughter. Lern and Carrie, of Pis gah. spent the first part of this otsk with relatives here and in the Concord section. KAISER AOGBM* AMERICA'S Takes Part In Vnveiltug of Von Sten be n Stat ate. Berlin. Sept. 2.?The gift of the American peoplo to the Germans, a replica of the Washington statue of Oen. Baron Von Steuben. the Prus? sian-American general, 'was unvolled at Pottsdam today, In the presence of the Imperial family and a largo as sstoblage of dlpolmats and Oerman eltSsena. The statue was presented by Congressman Richard Bartholdt and C. R. Wolfram, of New York, t>.e staeclal ambassador of President Taft. Roth Mr. Rartholdt. In his present? ation speech, and the Emperor, In aeesptlng the girt. emphasised the blood relationship of the German and American peoples and the long friendship existing between the two countries. The unveiling of the stat? us was one of the features of this year's celebration of the battle of Sedan, one of the principal national farewell to the American ambassador, holiday* in Germany. The ceremony served also a a u Mr. l>avtd Jayne Hill, who immedi? ately after the unveiling presented bis letter of recall to* Emperor Wil Mam. who received him In prvate audience. At the same time Mrs. Hill was reeetved by Bmpfssg Augusta Victoria. It was a brilliant assemblage which gathered around the monument. The dedicatory exercises were short. Af? ter Emperor William arrived and greeted his guests. I >r. Mill pres. nt#-d the special American ambassadors to his Majeety. Representative Barth? oldt then made his speech of presen? tation. His Majesty. replying, oxpreased the cordial thanks of himself and the German people to President Taft and the American peoplo for this beautiful monument." OK!.\l??f A R \< I \\ \R Farmer Killed in I mounter Follow? ing SerlotiA Rnee Trouble. Durant. <>kla. Sept 3.?Hefgjtg Grlbbets. a white farmer, was killed be e battle beweeti Ate white men end live negroes near t'addo last night. The white men declare they were flr.?d upon while passing tho home of a n??gr ? nan. .1 Daniels, while the negro says tho whites threw a ggf k of dynamite at the house and eeggggggflCed tiring. Feeling against the negroes Is tdt tsr and furth.-r race HWtgblt Is feared. A stick of d>nauiite with the fusv parth t pj - I I \a found near tho house. Aft. r lbs eg Otoatsr the whlto men At I |g I uhb> and told of the gg ht ' ifflcer* hastened to the scene of the encounter and found Grlbb.ds b?.dv. Tbe gegjreeg ?d not hmew the] bad kill. <l the man until Informed by the authorities. The negro.* h leer leg relallatlon by the grhtlQg. m sacrificing th?dr (r<?ps and property to get away. The clash resulted from re. 'rou? ble which haa existed for the last month, during whl-h one white w ? mt>n has been an ed and kiile.i pj .1 three attempts at similar crimes ha- o I ? on mad< It P? und- re ! that I ho Si; i Orchestra hi ? in mind commencing a eerie** r f dsre-es to be ii ? r two Wer>ks. N'o a f i a ngemeiifa Ii I \ ? been ? onpt. ' d I ' bip It gl und r Stood that th< dances will be given th n??w \rmory hc.oh'uai s. T UT REPLIK? TO THE KAISER. Pltilkll TclU William Thal Hls lahlegruin is Regarded u? Evl flSJsM of friendship. Washington, Sept, 3.?in response to Bmperor WllllanVi cordial oal le?1 gram ol Ihaakt lof iht replica of: the statu?? at Gen. Baroa vob Bteubeu I in, Pruaeiaa-ABBerican Midler, whlehI wo? unveiled at Potsdam ye.steld iy, 1 President Taft has sent the follow-1 ing message to the German ruler: '1 cordially Appreciate your cour? teous cablegram of today's date which announced the unveiling of the replica of the Steuben statue and conveyng your thanks and thoat of the Oerman people for this present transmitted in virtue of the Joint resolution of congress of the United States. "I shall take great satisfaction in communicating your majesty's tele? gram to the congress of the United States at the opening of its next ses? sion in December next as an evident , of the cordial relations which have ever existed between the United States and the Oerman empire." DEFENDANTS DEMAND TRIAL. Dot Attorney General Slent as to Calling "Graft" Cases. Columbia, Sept. 8.?"I am not in position Ju*t now to state what course I shall pursue in the matter." said Attorney General J. Fr?ser Ly? on today, when asked whether or not he would bring to trial the so called "graft" cases, which are on the docket of the Rlchland County Court to begin Tusday, September 5. Mr. Lyon returned to Columbia only today, and said he had no state? ment to make Just now in regard to these cases. The coming term of court will probably last several weeks, and In his conversation the Attorney General implied that he would have sufficient time to form a deliberate decision In regard to the ensee. Attorneys for the defence In a num? ber of these cases havle filed at the office of the Attorney Goneral notices that they will press for trial at the coming term of the Richland Coun y court. This notice calls to mind the fact that trial was asked by the defence during the term of court begnnlng May 22, hut the cases were continued on motion of the Attorney I o?noral. "The court of General Ses ' sion -? for Richland County convenes ' a train on September 6" reads the demand, "and we feel that the State has had ample time and should now i be ready for trial, an 1 we write to notify yov that we will press for trial at the approaching September term of court." i The cases upon which this demand has been made are the following: The State against J. 8. Farnum, J. I M. Rawlinson. Joseph R. Wylle and John Plack, charged with cheating and defrauding the State to the amount of $4,825, The State against J. M. Rawlln i son, Joseph R. Wylle. John T .Early. Jarnos S. Farnum, John Rlack, Mor? ton A. Goodman and H. Lee Solomons 1 chnrirod with conspiracy to cheat and defraud to the amount of $133.000. 1 The state against Goodman, Boy kin. T ??will. Tatum and Weiskoff, charge I with conspiracy. The State against John Rlack, it: dieted for accepting a bribe of $2, 500. Thojgh no official confirmation has been received, It Is being cur rently rumored here that there will be no prosecution In these cases tin Mil the conclusion of the present ad? ministration. TM NTED TO 1us DEATH Rather than !*? ( ailed ?Fukir," Avia? tor l>l?d>le Makes |*Jg| Flight. Norton, gas., Sept. 1.?J. F. Fris I e . the Curtis aviator, was killed by ?i fall at the Norton County Fair. 1'rlsbie met with an accident yester ?Lay and only wtat into tho air again ' li v whvn driven to do so by th?* ' units and Jeers of tho crowd. Fria? ble fell about 100 feet and the OB? ghl ?f his machine fell ttpOB him. ( rushing his left side and c lest. He lingered for about an Iiour before be died. Me b oi eeeg gtvlag exhibitions at Blmf.i Park r-r several daya Tat? rd.iy bis machine neb ?1 badly and he had u fall of about || feet, but eaeaped serious injury. He bbboub?, ed be WOttld riot take the u,lr thlfl ,,(. lermooB but when hut statameBt was read the crowd hooted nnd ghouted "fakir" and refUSCd tO listen to .. * - pi man .us. I'n.sbi. SBBOUBCed tbat rather than ba'.e tbe big crowd gO aWBJ With fb<< Impre.s.Mlon that be B*ai not willing tO B>, he would at ? rnpt a tiigbt He attained a+heght of too f.?,t. but in atteroptlBg to m ike i turn the plane tipped end he '?II to tbe groUBd, Tho crowd wit aegged the aviator tr>mg to right hl < rh o h.tle. ||e Struck thf . IT h with the engiai above him. His wife end i?t?i.- girl were wltaaegei "f the goo Ideal and Mrs. Prtsble was pros trated .< i; if he iv. her ho I ind killed \ roUX? Mi\ <??> JOV RIDING. icloui Rci? aiul \N. J, Axson Wreck Ca? Belonging fco Mr. i raliam MotCS. Thursday night some Ums between lu:;;u and Jl o'clock, Shelton Heid ad W. J. A\bon .-mashed up the i t id car belonging u> Mr. Qrahain Mosea the damage done to the ear being estimated at somewhat over s< 100. lloth of the young men, who are Very Well known about town, were ST rested Friday and placed in the guard house. Later they were re? moved from the guard houae and taken to Jud^o Wellg' OfAce where they waived a preliminary and bond was tlxed. $l>00 for Axson and * iuu for Reid. At - o'clock Friday ar? rangementl had not ye; been made for bond, and both uf the young men Were taken to jail until it could bo secured. From what could be learned Friday morning about the occurrence, it I semi that both Axson and lied wen* pretty well tanked up wth liquor Thursday night? They took the car out from the alley-way to the side of Mr. II. J. llarby's of nee and set out lor a joy ride. At this time Mr. Moses, the owner of the car, was playing a game of pool in Mr. J. E. King's pool room and he did not know anything about the ac? cident to his car until later. it is not known how long the young men ran the ear about town, but i shortly after 11 o clock word Wag' received at police headquarters that two perwons had run their car into a telephone pole at the corner of Bart* lotte and Salem streets and had run off leaving the car there. The noise made when the car slruck the tele? phone pole woke up several of the people in the neighborhood, ono of e horn telephoned the news that the car had been abandoned, to police headquarters. Policeman Owens wont to the scene and examined the the car and found it to be pretty badly damaged. He took the number and learned from those nearby who had heard the accident that two men had got? ten out of the car after the smash-up and ran off down street. He came back down town and ascertained that tho car belonged to Mr. Moses, Who at once went up to sec what damage had been done to the car. He found it lyng over on one side with one wheel and one axle broken, wind guard, lights, radiator and other parts smashed to pieces and still oth? er parts damaged. He stated Friday morning that he estimated the elant? an? as something near $200. Friday afternoon when Magistato Wells told his acting Constable H. D. G. Muldrow. to take the prisoners to jail, Held started off with him and then refused to go, saying that ho would not go with Mr. Muldrow, but that he would go with some one else and H. nie one else would have to make rhe commitment. Mr Muldrow was porsuaded not to use force and Dep? uty Sheriff Sykes came about that time and the commitment was hand? ed over to him. At noon Saturday Messrs. Stielten Reld and W. J. Axson were still in jail awaiting some arrangement of their bond. Patence Robinson and the other two negro women arrested for keep? ing a disorderly house and storing whiskey for unlawful purpose were also in Jail awaiting bond. Messrs. Shelton Reld and W. J. Axson were released from the coun? ty jail late Saturday afternoon, fol? lowing the withdrawal of the ease against them made by Mr. Muses. The case, it is understood, was with? drawn upon their consent to leave town not to return. Sunday after? noon both of the young men left the city for parts unknown and It is thought, that with the cans hangng OVer them as it Is, they will not re? turn to Sumter In a hurry. Following the arrests of M.?sru. Hold and Axson for smashing up Mr. Qrahain Motes' car <>n Thursday Right .the young men were charged with malicious mischief by Mr. Motel and lodged in jail upon their failure to give bond. They remain? ed m jail over Friday night and until I late hour Saturday afternoon, when tht case was dropped and they ta/ere released, It |t though! that the disastrous results in this case will he a warning to other young men in the city, who, it It undersl.I. have been guilty of th> same o*Y. nse, and that hereafter oars will be left alone at night by by those who have no authorltj for meddling with them. More than iwo Inches of run fell m Charleston Saturday night nrin thousands of dollars of damage was don.. io buildings thnt were unroofed by ih< hurrlt ine. U |i r< ported from Flor? nee thai worn on the Boaboard Air Lino * h t nslon from Florence to Allison's i nnding will he starte i early in SEED SOB PLANUNG. Mil: SELECTION OF COTTON AND CORN SEED FOR SOUTHERN FARMS. Cnted States Deuartment of Agricul? ture? Bureau <>f Plant Industry, Farmers' Co-operative Demonstra? tio!] Work. For the amount of labor Involved no work upon the farm pays better than seed selection. Within a seed is tho minute germ that has all the characteristic! of the preceding gen? erations of that species, with the modification Which the previous cul? ture, soil, climate, and selection have given it. and these it transmits to the future plants. In addition, become established in the soil. While the types in s* od are per? sistent along general lines, within their limits they admit of great modi? fication by selection and cultivation. In cotton the size of the boll, the length and quality of lint the time of maturity, the tendecy to abundant fruitage, the height and form of stalks ,and other plant characteris? tics may be modified at the will of the farmer. When a farmer buys high-grade seed at a large price he is simply paying another man for using his brain to do what he can do just a. well if he will. Improvement of Cotton by &t*vd Se? lection. Careless cotton farming and gin run seed are responsible for a lot of short cotton crops. There is but lit? tle pure-bred seed planted, and the product of that little generaly be? comes more or less mixed in the field and at the gin. Five points should be carefully noted in cotton-seed improvement: 1. Type, variety, selection, gin? ning, and storing. A farmer should determine the typo of cotton he wants to produce. He can in the end pro? duce what he wants if he studies and works for it. By "type" is meant the kind of stalks, boll, lint, etc. The type generally preferred is a strong, short, vigorous stalk, with plenty of fruit limbs on the lower half; fruit limbs short jointed but extending to the outer border of the plant and fruiting to the end; large bolls, storm resisting; a heavy percentage of lint; staple, if large-boll cotton, at least 1 1-8 Inches and strong; plant hardy, early, and prolific. choosing the Variety. Plant seed of a variety that pro? duce cotton as near the type you want as possible. It will not be ex? actly your Ideal, but if good seed and of the right variety it will come near It. Plant this seed on a sep? arate tract of land, or plat, so it will not become mixed by Insects. Every farmer needs a seed plat just as jmuch as he needs a Well-bred male J if he is going to improve his stock. Thin and cultivate this plat In the ; best way. Selecting The Seed. Ltd us go personally to the seed plat in the fall wth a sack over our shoulder and make selections. Here Is an ideal stalk about three feet tall, loaded with choice bolls. There will be more than a pound of lint cotton on It at maturity Around the heart of the plant we select the l??st bolls, rejecting the bolls on tho eiils of the ' limbs and near the top and a few that are so low as nearly to touch the ground. The top and end bolls tend to later maturity and the seeds in the bolls too near the ground ab isorb the moisture and are not as vigorous as they should be. The next stalk is not quite so per? fect, but it is pretty good, and we take a few of the best bolls. On the next stalk are four or five great fine bolls. My man was along with a sack and he was Just about to pick them; in fact, his lingers had closed over one. "Let them alone," I called (?ut. "Look at that stalk; i it never thought about going Into the cotton business until it was half grown. There is only about an eighth of a pound of cotton on it if all the bolls mature. That plant has some bad blood in it or is a black sheep in a good Hock, We do not want to raise that kind." Then We passed several plants not very good and not very poor. Just a few feet along the row i noticed ?wo remarkably fine bolls near tin top of a stalk. Something called my attention away, and when 1 look? ed back toy man had tin m. "Ain't the: tine."' lie remarked) and he gave a smile of satisfaction. "Kight," 1 replied, "if you do not see the plant." They grow too near tho top au<i will tond to make our crop late." "h you are going to be so particular w? shan't get much cotton seed," he inswored, rather shortly "Bob," i replied, "i am through making these <n trter-of-a-bale cotton crops. They say thai like produces I'ko, Now, thai lira! stalk of cotton wa picked had o\. i a pound on ;, am. if all t he stalks on this pi it were lust like it ?.. should gel three bales of cotton or more per acre, I Intend to make i three-bale crop, and I am going to commence by selecting the right seed hi (''I it.*' The next plant was loaded with Ha, bul it <iid not stand over 18 >i ches high. "That la ? perfect t?t," I remarked, "but we will n?'t take any bolli from it. It Is too .1 ill, Never select a runt jug for a prise winner at a f;ur. if i had an acre of auch plants they would not nold as much cotton as I want." :?i tliis way we went over ih? * ?-! ? acre plat and secured 200 pout i o Se? o cotton. This was carefully Stor- ' ? d and ginned. The next year there were three times as many perfect stalks in the! *i? Id as the previous seaseon. Tn three years nearly every plant was a model and we had a throe-bale crop. in maktig Selections never pick a boll for seed except frotn a plant that is Just what you want your crop to be next year. You can not buy such seed. Raise it. Select your seed early for next year's crop. GlnniUg and C leaning Seed Cotton. Store your selected seed in a dry place and wail until the steam gins are nearly through; then carefully (lean the gin, put down a sheet to catch the seed and run your select? ed lot through. Store in a dry place till it is time for planting. Before planting, run this seed through a tanning mill, blowing out any seeds that may be light and screening out any that are too small. Follow this method just as closely as possible. A peck of such screen? ed seed will produce more strong I lams than a bushel of the seed commonly planted. Improvement of Corn by Seed Se? lection. Corn is one of the easiest plants to modify with which tho farmer has to deal, and there is no plant that wili respond more quickly to intelli? gent efforts at improvement. Corn is also vr-v susceptible to the effect of a ch... 9 of climatic or soil condi? tions; hence, it is very ditlieult to predict that the best variety at ono place will prove to be the best in another locality. Owing to these facts we are liable to many disappoint? ments in purchasing new varieties of corn, and this emphasizes the im? portance of at least one farmer in each community making It a busi? ness to select his seed corn with a view to obtaining the best variety for his section. l.\ fact, this im? provement of corn by selection is so simple that there is no reason why each farmer should not give it his attention. Unless this is done, seed will soon deteriorate and it will he necessary to purchase Improved seed corn if it is desired to obtain the last results. Farmers' Bulletin No. 221), entitled "The Production of Good Seed Corn," is a treatise on the selection and care of seed corn w hicn should be in the hands of every farmer. The following is a brief outline of just how to select seed corn: The corn it is desired to improve should be planted on a specially pre? pared plat and well cultivated. When the plants have silked, go through the field and remove all plants that have not started an ear. After this and before harvesting, go through the- plat carefully and select the best stalks, markng them so they can be readily distinguished. An ideal stalk is one without suck? ers, thick at base, with well-develop? ed roots, as shown by its vigorous growth, and bearing a good ear or ears il out I feet from the ground. The stalk when mature should be be? tween S and 10 feet high. If It is desired to produce an early variety, only those stalks that mature first should be marked. Select stalks that are free from smut or dseaee :?nd are not in the immediate neighborhood of other diseased stalks. The stalk should have two good ears upon shanks -1 or 5 inches long. and these ears should show a decided tendency to turn down. Gathering and Storing the Seed l^ars. As seen as the corn is sufficiently dry it should be carefully gathered and housed. In gathering for seed, gather only from the selected stalks that have two ears, if there arc two good ears on' a stalk, take both, if one is poor, select only the good one. Gather for teed only those ears that have the end well covered with a close-fitting shuck, as this is a very effective protection against th?* weevil. Except as stated, not much .?.in be done in selecting the ear at this time, store the ears In a cool dry. well-ventilated place and nol In too great a bulk, to there will be no danger of heating. Seed corn should also be Kept from freesing. When the opportunity presents it? self during the winter, this seed corn jfhotlld be ear. fully shivked and the lies! ? irS Selected. ibe ideal Kar. An Ideal ear of corn Is marly cylindrical In thape, tapering onto slightly from the butt to the tip. Th< tip should be fairly abrupt. The r. wt of corn should be straight and com? pact, rommenjclnp close to the shank and extending clear over the end of the cob to the tip. The cob should be of m? diutn lire, about one-half the diameter of the ear at ? dis? tance <-f one-third from the base, and the length of the car should be . '. ut for timos Its diameter. Extra large or extra long eara should be avoided a> re weh as small tars. The grains of the ear should be of uniform size and should fit snug? ly. Th< y should be fairly long, near? ly Hal on the Sides, and slightly tapering on both edges. The dent should be only slight and the outer ends should be well filled out and not ' chaffy. The Seed Patch. , When ready to plant, select from this lot as many ears as are necessary for the seed patch, of as nearly uni? form color, shape, and size as pos? sible. Remove the impref<?ct and ir r< ^ular grains at tip and butt and plant the remainder in carefully pre? pared ground. Have the seed patch as far removed from other cornfields as can be. so as to avoid mixing. Give this patch special care and cul? tivation, and practice the sam ? care In selection each year. The patch should not be too large; one-fourth to one-half acre is ample for the aver? age farm. After making final selec : tion for the seed patch, the remaind I er of the selected corn can be used for the main crop. By keeping up ! this practice of selection from year to year a wonderful improvement can be made in the yield and quality of corn. U has 1 een demonstrated that, all other conditions being equal. an j average increase in the yield over common corn of from three to five bushels per acre can easily be made the first year. As the whole crop is improved, of course this rate of in? crease will not be so rapid, but if persisted in fr< m year to year the careful selection of teed will have an ultimate marked effect upon the corn J ield. How the Farmer May Profit by Seed Selection. The farmer who follows this prac? tice of seed selection i ersistently will not only be repaid in the increased yield of his corn, but he will soon find that he can comn'and quite a premium for it from his less pro? gressive neighbors by selling it to them for seed at a price much great? er than ordinary seed corn com? mands. The satisfaction of know? ing that he has a better corn for his conditions than can be purchased at any prce will be an additional compensation. I The South is in greater need of improved varieties of corn than is the case with any of her other crops. Cotton has received fairly good at? tention, but the corn crop has been sadly neglected. Our people are be? ginning to realize its importance, and quite a remunerative field of indus? try await? the farmer who will make a business of raising reliable seed corn. Owing to the fact that corn is so easilv influenced by a change of climate and scdl, the field for this in? dustry is very broad and is not likely to become crowded. Germination Test For Seed Corn. A great amount of trouble in se? curing stands from all purchased seed, and especially that of corn, is due to the fact that much seed so ob? tained is of low vitality. When it is necessary to purchase seed corn, the seller should always be required to guarantee a germination of 100 per cent. Always buy seed corn upon tin ear; then you can form some idea of what is being purchased. After? wards test its irerminative powers a9 follows: Have an ordinary box about 12 inches wide, b Inches long, and 12 Inches deep. Put into the bottom 8 inches of horse dung, wetting it well and packing it into the box. On top of this place 2 inches of well damp? ened sandy soil and fit a piece of muslin or thin cloth Into the box on top of this. The muslin should pre? viously have been marked into 1 Inch squares with a pencil or Ink. these squares being numbered. Now number the ears to be tested 10 correspond with the squares. Take three grains of corn from each ear. one near the butt, one at the mid? dle and one near the tip ,taking osch grain from a different row. Plans each set of grains on the squar i of muslin corresponding to the number of the ear. When ill the squares, or as many as you have oars to be test? ed, are occupied, COVCT them with several thicknesses of ? damp, heavy cloth and set the whole in a warm place. in about seven or eight days, or [even in a shorter t me if the weather is warm, examine t ie grains and takrt for aoed only thost i ITS from which 'all the grains have germinated. This precaution will avoid much dis.ip pointment in se.atr nur stands S. \. KNAPP. Spectal ag? a! in Charge. Vpproved B. T. (Islloway, Chief of l tureau. B< * ? iv Nelson, of Laurena, eras r und de ol a the flo(>r of his room Saturday afternoon. He was sah? ject to epilepsy and death was due to that disease.