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lOe AND HOMINY CHOP. 1. \ I'l III Ml-'. NTs WITH <.H\^s ptt??\ I t.iti vi si CCBHL Two Ton.i Hay on Am- Is Average Crop l^nslm-.d gf Mixture ?t Seeds Trie*! In 2n lledmoiit Counties. '?-?lumbla, Ni\. .'1 1 Hiring ihe past summer the l'nlted States de? partment of agriculture has been quietly conducting experiments in growing bay for forage lr. 20 of the Piedmont counties of this State. The result* ha\e proven ao successful that they warrant the fredlctton that the live stock Industry In South, Carolina will be revolutionized in the next few years. A mlxt ire of seeds, three varieties of grass jmd one of clover, were planted on the experimental acres. Dr. W. W. Long of the United States bureau of plant industry. Con? gressman A. F. Lever and O. A. Der? rick. United States farm demonstra? tion aaent in Lexington county, have been Investigating the results of some of the experimets with hay as a /orage crop for the Pbdmoat. Last night they gave out an interesting statement. In all 100 scree were planted, five la each of the 20 counties. Dr. Long said last nicht that 8 5 per cent had proved entirely successful. The aver? age yield per acre la two tons tf hay. for which an average price of over 130 per ton has been received. The average cost of production per acre was $13.AS. This was under ex pennlnetal condition and, of course, Included the expense of planting. The object of the experiments was to establish the fact that hay can bo grown as a successful forage crop in South Catollna and ultimately to develop the live stock industry. The mixture of seeds sown on each of the experimental acres wa.< as fol? lows. One-half bushel orchard grass; ?as-half bushel Italian rye grass; one-half bushel tall meadow oat grass; 10 pounds red clover. This is the same mixture which has produced bountiful hay crops In Virginia since Its Introduction three years ago by the department of agriculture. Dr. Long declared that the experiments on the 100 acre* in South Carolina were equally as successful as thoso in Virginia. A. F. Lever, congressman for tho seventh district, who will probably hesd the committee on agriculture when the next congress convenes, was an interested member of the party which has been iscertalnlng the re? sults of the hay experiments Mr. Lever said last night that for the last 10 years he had been eagerlv await? ing the day when the live stock In? dustry would be coupled with cotton raising In the South. 'in order to promte the live stock, industry, it has been necessary to ind a dependable and Inexpensive forage crop." said Mr. I^ever. "To this end the department of agriculture has be? gun to experiment with tr- c ,; i. 1 . | t1 for this purpose. The varieties grown this summer so successfully will not only produce an abundance of hay for forage, but will prove to be great toil builders ?'From <>ur own obesrvatlon." con? tinued Mr* Lever, "we know beyond a doubt that hay cm be successful? ly grown. From these small begin? nings, I look for great things for the llv?? sto< k mdustrv. Three tons of hay have been grown o:t one of our ex? perimental acres during the post sum? mer WILL M \ K I PLOWS Florence ;.????. New M 1 nufacturing ? onccrn. Florence. Nov. 20?The Cnlversal Plow ?fi\. a neu industrial en? terprise in this city whi< h QgpeStl to put out I'.'?.000 woith oT goods the flr?t year and k< . p r i< n travellag SWt eral States, has go sad a location of se\en s* PM "ii the easte rn adds Of the clt\ jusf outside the In ?rporat* limits where the South C imllnu Western res*! Win ? Tom ? ?,.? co.mt ljlne The w .--k on the erection of the bul hi In** will tie statrted as soon as the eaeapanv m-x* ,i fatorahic n. ewer from the Atlantc < 'o;e*t Idas au? thorities as to the loading of the ship? ments at the transfer yard |SJSJ|eSjd "' ?he fr. isht dgpat asd the pattlag In of g spur track J. \v. McCown N president of the company. This will be the first of what Is hoped to be a number of Industrial plant? that will be located her ? soon It Is on.* of the achievements of the ehainb? r of i OOS? meree Ms Triage Lleense lle^onl. A marriage license was issued to Mr Forest K. Coker find Miss Dieey Ann Osesef of Cades Wedaeeday, Als?i tu Wallace Kpps and Mary Italian!, eofored of getaiter, In the coun'N ?Uli S ofllr,. Tu? s flay llcen*" m gfOfi IsgCjed '". Murrnv itemiMTt and Ma'-y Walker of Rem? i?ert and John Keaaed] "f Rocky ItltifT and Minnie Wllsog of Sorot? r. nil colon d COTTON GINNING ACTIVE. (,o\ I HNMI NT ISSUES THE FIFTH lti:i*oitT THURSDA1. ilgUiei for TliK Stute Show OoOJAil" oiahle I h*r rcn>e us f"lH|Mlffll to Tiuw of Jim. \\ aeblngton, Nov. II.?Cotton gin? ning during the fifth period Of tin e ason, fiMiu NoVOmbOI 1 to 14, wan DAOffi iOtlVt this yi ar than it was lurtng the ivord crop year of 1011 by about 5,000 bales a working day. the census bureau's report today showed. The total ginning for tho period was 1,4-2,20!) bales. compared with I, 3 2,331 bales Jast year. From the b? ginning of the season to November 14 the quantity ginned was 8,869,222 bales compared with 10,291,431 bales MM year. The average ginning a working day was 129.291 baJes compared with 12 2.030 bales during the same period laut year. An estimate of this years' cotton crop will be Issued by the department of agriculture December 12 at 2 p. m. The fifth cotton ginning report of tie- census bureau for the season, is? sued at 10 o'clock this morning an? nounced that 10.291,431 bales of cot? ton, counting round as half bales, of the growth of 1912 had been ginned prior to Thursday, November 11, to which date during the paat seven yenrs the glnnir.j averaged 72.1 per iert of the entire crop. Last year t? November 14 there had been ginned II, 313,236 bales, or 72. per cent of the entire crop; in 1908 to that date, 9.696,809 bales or 73.3 per cent and in 1906 to that date 8,662.242 bales, or ?;."..!? p r cent. Included In the beginning 62,490 round bales, compared with 75,963 bales last year. 93.364 bales in ItlO, 1 23,757 bales in 1909 and 173,90s bales in 1908. The number of sea island cotton bales included were 41,321 compared with 71.201 bales last year, 68,195 halt s in 1909, and 66,701 bales In 1908. (iinnings prior to November 14 by States, with comparisons for last yogi and other big crop years and the percentage of the entire crop ginned prior to that date in those years, fol? low: Alabama. Year. Qinnings P. C. 1912 . 961,378 _ 1911 . 1,239,21 1 73.1 IMI. 1.020,724 76.6 1906. 831,910 67.:: Arkansas. 1912. 545.988 _ 1911. 115, HI 14.0 1908. 665,232 66.S 1906 . 453,658 50.7 Florida. 1912. 42,154 _ 1911 . 65,236 69.1 1908 . 51.497 TS.I 1906 . 42.27S II.I (.eorgiu. 1912.1,331.111 _ 1911 . 2,106,305 75.4 1908 . 1,564.037 71.1 1906 . 1.193.141 73.1 I Louisiana. 1912. 300,811 .... 1911. 269.5 1s 70.s 1908 . 341,953 73.3 1906. 552.919 57.9 MlK-lHslppl. 1912. 644.115 _ 1911 . 719.638 61.6 190H.1.0S6.183 67.U 1906. 792,778 53 1 North Carolina. 1912. . . . . . . . 627.045 .... 191 1 .716,200 63.6 1908 . 451,434 66.0 1906. 38 4.275 62.6 Oklalmma. 1912. 722,512 _ 191 1 . 657,497 64.7 1908 . 322.051 46.7 1906 . 484,996 55.6 South C arolina. 1912. 882.976 _ 191 1 . 1.163.984 68.8 1908 . 938.926 77.2 1906 . 654.458 71.7 Truueeaee, 1912. 158,072 .... ?II. 264.7 77 11.1 I ?4)1 . 243.493 72.9 IMI. 14 Mil 48.7 Ifegg* 1912.1.111,111 _ 191 1 . 3.473.702 14.? 1908 .Mit.SH 7s. I IMI. 2.995.791 75.7 Other tfntni 1912 . 55.952 .... 1911. 7 |,fSJ 58.a IMI. 46.751 63 9 IMI. ::?>,:;7 1 I I I The glnnings of poa island cotton, prior to November 11 by states, fob Ion Y?nr. F|U <Ja. S. <\ 1912. . . . If,* 11 11,111 2.547 itit, . . .iMii imm i.iii IMI.23.15:: 11,111 |,m IMI . ..18,120 11,113 ?',,j|s Pregehlng at Baker Keliool. i:? \. .1. r. Marlon will pr< a< h ai Ih< Matter Rchool house Sunday after noon at i o'clock. Bunds B< hool nt ; o'eloi k< For horses, mules, wagons, buggies, surries, harness, etc, call on ua and gat prices. Terms and prices right. Agent for the Kock Hill buggy, A full line of Mollne plow Implements, consisting of one-horse, two sizes of two horse steel turn plows (Blue Bird), middle bursters, harrows, grain drills, cotton and corn planters, pea hullers, etc. Have you seen tin- 1919 Fords? Take a look at it. Reduction in price, but better in quality. Touring cars, $t;u??; roadster, $525.00, F. <?. B. De? troit. We will have a large and complete iin?- of Ford parts in stock in a few daya, so that you can gel any 1'oril part from ua. lO-lJ A: 1 I Slimier St. I'liojie 553, SPECIAL & C. W. TRAINS. Two Trains Will be O|>erutod Oxer Now Line into and Out of Sumter. Two special trains will be operated over the South Carolina Western Hallway, the new railway line running into Sumter, on Friday, November 20th, the trains running out of Flor? ence and IfoBee and arriving in Sum ter about 10 and 11 o'clock in the morning, respectively. The first of these trains will leave in the after? noon about 5 O'clock and the second will leave after the show at the Academy of Music, returning to Hartsville. Spt-cial literature in the shape of handbills, pamphlets and bulletins have been and will be sent out from Sumter to the stations along the line and will be distributed with special literature of its own by the agents of the South Carolina Western Rail? way. Enough Of this literature will l>e distributed so that everybody along the line will have the opportunity of hearing of the big Seaboard Celebra? tion being given In Sumter a no" the advantages Of the new road. The exact schedules of thtw two special trains which will be operated have not yet been announced, but the officials of the road are work.ug on these schedules and will announce them later. Death of Juntos Gregg. Junlus Gregg, colored) died at his home In Concord township Sunday morning. November 17th, aged SI yearn, alter an illness of several days. The ii ceased was one ??t" the best Known and most highly respected ne? groes at Sumter county and in many respects was a remarkable man. He was a pure blood negro and was born I Slave, the property of the late ("apt. Jamei IfcFaddln. At the close Of the war he began farming on rent? ed land in the neighborhood in which he was raised, and in a few years was able tO buy a farm. He raised a large family and five sons and one daughter were given college educa? tions, three of the Sons attending Bld die University and two Lincoln Col? lege, Four of the sons entered the ministry and were ordained preachers of the Presbyterian church. Personally Junlus Gregg was s quiet and unassuming man who re? spected himself ami enjoyed the con? fidence and reaped of his neighbors and all who knew him. Among the I nein? men of this city his credit ws the best, for In all his business affairs he was punctual and trust? worthy, He was one of the founders of Con grulty Presbyterian church, and was for more than forty years one of Its ruling ? hier *. He lived to b ripe old age, enjoyed good health until the last, being able to attend to his usual work until a few days before his death, ami tins year made the best crop he ever made. He is survived by his wife and the following children Rev, BUJah Gregg, pastor of the Presbyterinn church, colored, and principal of the colored graded I hool. New berry. S. <'. Etev, i rank Gregg, Principal of Mc Clellan Academe and pastor of Fres? hen rlan church, Newnan, Ga. Rev, Junlus Gregg, Jr.. Castor Pres? byterian chinch. SVlnnsboro, s. c. EC, w Gregg and H. T. Gregg, farm? ers oi Concord township. Alice <;rec^, teacher In the colored Graded School, Newberry, s. C. Francis Mc Fad din, married, and ii\ inpj In < Joncord township. One son. in \ n. n. Gregg, I>. D., Who died about tWO >cars ago, was pastor of the colored Presbyterian chunh Due West, S. C, at the time of hi death. Till passing of i hi: doss. Political Natrup? and Dictator*. Hitting One rtocsn'i henr ho much of poli? tical bosses as ol yore, A ft \% years ago tin centre ol reform fire was bosses and bosslsm, One of the most conspicuous ta. i . of the diligent muck-raker wai I ? ? ferret out this po? lit leal bete noli and expose him to the public view. There were muni? cipal bosses, state bosses and nation? al bosses. There WHS Uo doubt about in Hnckgrotuid. their activitiei and their relation to politics and public life. It was their business to keep in the background as much as possible and pull the i strings, quietly hut effectively, writes Ellis < >. Jones in Lipplncott's, Almost any one with hut a mo? ment's reflection can easly name a half-dozen bosses who, a few years ago, flourished and whose names were political bywords. The bosses of va? rious cities and States were better known than their duly elected repre? sentatives. But one by one these have gradually disappeared. Some of them have died, some have been deposed as the result of a direct light upon them and tome have sunk out of sight or lost their power through changed conditions and altered senti? ment. There are two explanations for this. the first is that the publicity which has been given to bosses and the boss system has so changed the political machinery and aroused the people to arf active Interest In public affairs as to make the office of boss impossible and unprofitable. Another explana- | tlon might be that the non-existence j of bosses is more apparent than real; i that while the old bosses have been I put out of business simply because | they had become too well known, new bosses have taken their place and are quietly at work, but without the knowledge of the public. This later explanation may, indeed, be valid in some localities, but as a general rule, the llrst explanation is the correct one. Any one can see that the politics of neither of the old par? ties, in these confused and strenuous days, is run with that oily smoothness which one expects when the political machinery is under the domination of a single shrewd and positive will. When bosses are in control, slates are made up b?ng in advance, and one can be morally certain that the slates made up by tin bosses are the ones that go through, even though they are slightly modified here and there by unforeseen exigencies. Perhaps it is the bosses that are dead, not the idea of bossism, Per? haps a sufficient time has not elaps? ed to grow up a new race to replace the old ones. Perhaps out of the present chaos will arise others who will gather up the reins and drive off with master hand. That remains to be seen. The present fact, however, Is that an unusually large number of powerful figures have disappeared from the local and national political arenas within a very short time, and it may require another wave of muck? raking to discover the real situation. DULL DOG8 MEET GAMECOCKS. Game to He Played in Columbia on Thanksgiving Day. Columbia, Nov. 21 ? Dr Edgerton Is drilling his men for the Thanksgiving day game with the Citadel. Bach year this game Is one nf the most In tereating on the schedule. For the first time the contest will be staged lu re. Previously it has been in Char? leston. The Citadel showed up well against Charleston College last Saturday, win? ning 40 to 0. The Bulldogs have a that baektiold and execute the for? ward pass with wonderful perfection. This forward puss has proved the most dangerous feature of the Cita? del's attack. Qlb80na Folger, Martin and McFaddln compose a backfield that has developed much since the season begun. 'I'iie game will be played In the af? ternoon, beginning probably at 3.'?t? o'clock. Here' a prettj pickle* Governor Hleasu is quoted as saying that there Is one negro convict who would have been pardoned out of the pen itentlar) long ago but \>>\- the "toothsome pickles" he has the knack of making, According to the Governor tins negro, who is a "lifer," and has served twenty three years (.i his sentence( should be set at liberty, but Is k< pt in prison to ta kle (he palates of Superintend? ent Griffith and the guards with hi u i ronomlc dellcut y. Truly I hli li i serious accusation and we mov< thai the General A scmblj Immedl* ateh upon convening appoint committee lu investigate the charge ? fcSxcbengi If You Call on BURNS HARDWARE CO. You will be served bj polite Intelligent salesmen, shown new attractive goods, quoted reasonable prlcea and will leave a ph ased eustomer. Our large complete stork will enable ?1?. to sufMplj your wants. stoves. RANGES, GUNS, AMMUNITION. SPORTING GOODS, PiTTSBURG WIRE. Our China Closete is fiiU*?| with the most beautiful line of plain and decorated chlaa ever s?sn in Sweater. WEDDING PRESENTS. XMAS GIFTS. Burns Hardware Co. Mail Orders a Specialty. Sumter, S. C. THE CITY NATIONAL BANK Sumter, This Bank wel? comes the Seaboard and the citizens it brings to visit us? we hope your visit will be one of pleas? ure ard that you will resolve on leaving to come again. South Carolina. Located on Liberty St. WE ARE CONVENIENTLY LOCATED RIGHT IV THE BUSINESS PART OF TOWN, AND WHENEVER Df SUM? TER, WE INVITE YOU TO EIITCH AT OUR STABLE FREE OF CHARGE. Horses, Mules, Wagons, Buggies, Whips, Lap Robes, Harness, Etc. tJS^ Let us Supply your wants. King-Blanding Live Stock Company, 21-25 WEST LIBERTY ST. SUMTER. S C. r SiBERT'S DRUG STORE T5he Rexall Store Eiclualve Agent* for the 11 * * x .? 111 lane, the Nyal Line* Naanal* ly'g Ca nil y, llauuany Perfume* and Toilet (Sooda ofl all kinds. You x\ i11 find ai our -.fore >i verj large BHHortaaeni of Draga, Toilet Article*, fa nil Ich, Cignro, TohaecoM, Pinea, ete., to nelecl from, \\iii he glad lo have you pome and nee whai ire have We guarantee satisfaction. Sibert s Drug Store, W. W. SIBERT. Telephone 283. Sumter, S. C v