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CORN BREiEDERS rganized for the Purpose of Im proving Seed Corn.-A. D. Hudson President. The State, 2nd. For the purpose of providing bet, ter corn seed not only for the mem bers of the association, but for ev ery farmer in the State, the South Carolina Corn Breeders' associa tion was organized here yesterday;: with a membership of thirty. Those in attendance were representative farmers from all sections of the State and there was a lively interest displayed in all of the prooeedings of the meetings. It was urged upon the members thet it is necessary to I -eed corn seed -that will be adaptable to this climate. The organization was perfected and many of the details'1 for the future of the organization work. A. G. Smith, farm management agent in this State of the United States department of agriculture, an nounced at the convening of the meeting that A. E. Gonzales, presi dent of the State company, had given $1,000 to be used as premiuns for those that do the best con .bieding 'wiftin the netx two years. J. N. Har per stated to those present that he 4 4er a prize of $25 for the best ear of corn produced in the State during the present year. The members of the association will have the privilege of entering their .p4e imens in the State corn cotest and in- the national contest. The sessions of the association were held in the oeie of Commissioner Watson. The Corn Exposition. A resolution was passed indorsing the proposed corn exposition to be - held in Columbia next fall and a coM mittee was appointed to take the matter up with the Columbia ham ber of commerce. It was decided to memorialize the legislature to pass an act calling for the inspeotion of all seed. This bill1 will be of the same nature as the measures calling forlthe inspection of commercial foodstuffs and illuminat ing oil :iow pending before the ge,n emal assembly. Speelehes by the mem bers of the association present indi e&ted that the farmers of -the State' were having to buy seed of an infe rior nature and that an inspeetion would prevent this. It was also brought out that the Corn Breeders' association' had been organiized for the pu.rpose of securing better seed. After the organization of the as -sociation had ,been perfected the ~foi lowing' offeers were eleeted: A. D. Hudson, Newberry county, president; L. L Baker, Bishopville, vice presi sent; R. K. Hayes, Dillon couAnty, seeretary and treasnrer. r- There are 30 charter members of the association, of which over 25 were present at the meeting yesterday. The following are the members of the association: J. N. H.arpr, Clem-' sen college; A. D. Hudson, Newber ry; J. B. Douthit, Pendleton; J. .W. Bowden, Ajederson; D. N. Barrow, Olemnson college; J. A. Shianklin, Co-. bimbia; L L Baker, Bishopville; Wm Lykes, Lykesland; P. B. Bailey, Lauens,TE. K. Hayes, Page's Mill; B. Harris, Perndeton;W. T. Walker, Blaekville; J, P. Garriek, Weston; Thos. Taylor, Jr., Columbia; E., A. Bwn, Camden; W. D. Byrd, Lau tens; W. J. McKnnon, Lykesland; J. D. Fooshe, Cor'onaea; J. H. Han *na, Gifford; L. T. Chappell, Lykes and; A. E. Gonza-les, Columbia; L. R.Thompson, Pendleton i W. F. Cleelad,Ridgeway; E. J. Watson, olumbia; C. A. Woods, Columbia; Samuel Dibble, Orangeburg; R. W. Myers, Beeeti Island; C. F. Harris, Coronaea. - . SEINE SLOWLY SUBSIDING. River Has Fallen Nearly Four Feet since Friday. Paris, Feb. 1.--The height of the water at midnight at Pont Royal was twenty-seven feet, 'three inches, a fall of nearly four feet from the highest point, and the flood continues to drop at the rate of about three a,aarters of an inch an hour.. Premier Briand has instrueted the prefects to mazke a 'complete inven tory of the floodei areas and to ap-I praise the individual losses, after which P.arliamnent will be asked for new credits in connection with ~the measures of relief. Soldiers are still guarding many of the public buildi.ngs, and strong de tachments have been sent to the va zious outlying districts to prevent the wholesale pillage which is still going on. A boat patrol surprised a band of Apaches rob1bing a villa to-night at Bologne-Sur-Seine. After an ex citing chase, la~ which a fusilade was exchanged, an infantry sergeant sank the robbers boat with a blow of an car. Two of the"APaehes werem a11d the others were captured. One of the most hopeful features Af the situation is the action of the governmenIt in carrying into effect neasures to enable the small propri nor,. both in Paris and throughout le flooded districts of France, Io re establish themselves by means of oans and to furnish work for the rictims. The government has decid ,d. upon a general scheme of employ nen't, -whereby those who desire work nay find it in repairing the roads md the public buildings throughout :e devastated territory. Some difficulty is being experienced n restraining the residents of the looded distr&ts from returning to heir homes immediately on the re ession of the water without waiting or the disinfection of the premises. rhe foreign office is now free of wa er, but is without gas, electricity, :elegraph or telephone service. The itudents residing in the Latin quar ;er have formed a relief society, and ia.ve agreed to care for their few &!merican comrades who suffered in my way in conection with the flood. In addition to $50,000 received rom Massaehusetts new subsrip ions to the relief fund from the Jnited States -aggregate $40,000.' $300,000 FIrE IN BALTIMORE. Kalf of Two Blocks Prey of Raging Flames. Baltimore, February 1.-Fire, tarting between one and two o'cloc:k :is afteinoon destroyed aboat ba]f > two blocks in the southwesiera ;ecticn cf the city and ate up prop nrt' v ozth m6re than $300,064. o vhioh the amount of $200,000 falls ipon Eisenhauser, MacLea &' Co., .umber dealers, whose insurance to als $100,000. The Bennett Pottery Dompany lost $100,000, which is fulay overed by insuranee. The remainder f. the* loss is divided in smalI 1moun-ts among the J. H. Duker Box Company, -the B. Kegaff Sons' com pany, box makers, and the Standard )il company. The fire started among, bales of packing straw in the stable yard of the Bennett Pottery, burning the [mber yards of Eisenhauser, McLea & Co., to which -the flames, driven by a high wind, spread with tremexadous rapidity. The whole of the large Lumber yard -was in a few moments a roaring f-urnace, anid at one time he flames jumped a-cross a stret seventy feet wide, endangering tan.ks of the Standard Oil company, in which 3,000 gal,lons of lubrieating oil were stored. The fire t'brows three b.ndred .people out of employment. THE REV. JAMES BOYlcE DIES President of Due West Female Col .lege Victim of Apoplexy. Due West, Jan. 27.-The Rev. Jas. Boyce, president of the Women's College h4re, pissed away this morn ing after an illness of ten idays. Mr. Boyce suffered a stroke of apoplexy on Monday inight, the 17th instant. He went about -his usua.1 duties Moni day, and .did& not complain of being unwell. lie attended a reep~tion at the college that' night and retired at 1. A few minutes after going -to bed his wife noticed that there was some thing the matter -with him and found him uneonscious. She called for help and summoned two phjsicians. He was uneonscious al1l that \ night and part of the next day. Ntost of the time during his illness he had .,been in a stupor and therefore unable to control his mind. Mr. Boyce was born in Gaston onty, N. C., January 25, 1860. His father was the ]jev. E. E. -Boyee, and his mother, Miss Rachael McElwee. His educational advantages were good. When about thirteen years of age, he spent some time at Elk Shoals academy under the influence of the Rev. W. B. P.ressly. --Duing* his col legiate course at Erskine college 'he lived with 'his uncle, Dr. Jas. Boyce, aru enjoyed his scholarly advice. He finished his course at Erskine college in 1878, and graduated at Erskine Theological Seminary in 1880. He was ordained by the First Pres bytey at Shilohi, Laneaster county, in 181, Dr. Lathan officiati:ng. For the first year of his pastoral work he labored in some of the churches of North Carolina. In 1882 he went to Louisville, Ky., and labor ed there till 1896, when he went to Huntersville, N. C. He was elected president of the Due West Female College in 1899, and 'has -held that po sition with distinction. He mar ried Miss Jennie Isabelle Thompson, of Kentucky. He wa.s elected clerk of the A. lR. P. Synod in 1890,- and held th-at office during the remainder of his life. Mr. Boyce wa-s a good man and his ife devoted to all that was noble and uplifting. He gave his life to maeiet. in-erest of the A. R. P. Church and was universally loved by that denomination. He has four hdaughters, Misses Jessie, Mary, Ra chael and Mrs. J. P. Pressley, who mourn their loss. His remains will be interred in the A. R. P. cemetery Friday morning at 10 o'clock, Dr. F. Y. Pressly officiiating. Endorsed for G. J. S. Kentucky Red Man. At the last session of the Great Council of South Carolina, it unani mously passed a resolution endors ing Past Great Sachem Cole L. Blease, of Bergell Tribe No. 24, hunting grounds of Newberry, as a candidate for Great Juzior Saga more of the Great Council of the United S-tates. Chief Blease was a representative from his reservation to -the last session of the G. C. U. S. and he took a prominent and vory active part in the deliberations of the national body, and led the branch of those members who were in favor of an equal and universal / ;0 1em s0 IT IS NOT SO Muc PAY THAT' COUN PIANO, UlT THE FOlR YOUl Those people.who have Pianos under the imipressi ing economy, on the whole their later experience will There is no magic in Pis any manufacturers to turn help of unskilled workmen And yet only by the sacrif rial and labor can Pianos t figure which are often qt The same common sense ing' of other kinds of .merc selection of a Piano. The which you cannot go witi what you receive. There figures than ours, but wk dollar you invest in one of dollar's worth, we state a by a visit to our salesroozt Everything Kr Ga le Building. J.V.WALU A Guidepost 1, Prc If you have newer used Peruvian Guano ibu have necoer realized the greatest possible yields from your soil. Peruvian Guano is the excre ment of birds that inhabit the I rocky coasts of Peru and adja cent islands. These birds live on fish, hence this fertilizer is especially rich in certain elements. SThese elements are in differ ent forms some slowly and -some quickly active, which thuis furnish nourishment to the plant from start to maturity. PERUVIAN GU2 CORPORATIC CHARLESTON, S, ( per capita tax. 11e is Mayor of New berrv and has long been identified with the public affairs of -his eommu nity. He belongs to numerous other fraternal societies and is well inform ed on all fraternal maitters. He is a fine parliamentarian; a man of cau tious and mature judgmen, and very popular in a large circle of acquain tanees. He will be heard from at thv Toledo session of the Great Council of the United States. r She, (at the art exhibition)-How can you tell the masterpieces? ' He--By the price tags on them. Chicago Daily News. A'few minutes, delay in treating some eases of croup, even the length of time it takes to go for a doctor often proves dangerous. The safest way is to keep Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in the house, and at the first indication of croup give th-s child a dose. Pleasant to take and always cures. Sold by W. E. Pel ham & Son. I TIE PRICE YOU S IN BUYING A VALUE YOU GET LMONEY. been induced to buy cheap on that they were practic have paid a high price, as. pi ove. no making which enables inferior material by the. ,into good instruments. ice of quality in both mate 'e produced to sell at the oted. which governs your buy hiandise should rule in the re is a price limit below lout paying too much for are Pianos offered at lower en we say that for every 'our instruments you get a fact which you can prove Lown in Music. CE Pros., Charleston, S. C. to Inereased PeninGuano is digested fish and should not be con fused with inferior products like bat guano, etc. Many of our farmers have used Peruvian Guano and know what enormous crops it will produce. We have a beautifully illus trated book which tells of this wonderful product of nature.. A copy belongs to 6 Write for( ittody FOR EARLY Green Pod St Beans. Early Red Valeir Early Morning S Landreth's Extr Early Wakefield Earliana Tomat< .Acme Tomatoe Ponderosa Tom; Early Turnip Ra Early Long Scar etc., We have a full varieties suited I Seeds new and lected. For Se go to Gilder& The Right 1] NEWBERR NE WB Hardwar WE HAVE A COM Ami AN Sporting of every de Come and see i buyi The Best G at ti Newberr Hardwai Companm GARDENS! ringless Bush ktine Beans. itar Peas. x Early Peas. Cabbage.. )es. toes. dish. let Radish. etc. stock of the :o this locality. carefully se eds that Grow Weks, rug Store, Y, s. c. E RRY o mpanyy PLETE LINE OF D 'Goodsi scription 9 ur 'linebere ng. oods ~st Prices.