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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15
THIS STATE CAN GROW MORE CORN
IF FARMERS WILL SELECT SEED
Proper Selection Of Seed One Of Most Effective Methods of In
creasng Average Wholesome Points to
Look For in Corn.

In 1914 South Carolina planted J.
92s, zoe acres In corn, producing &c.
b3S,000 bushels, or 1872 bushels per
acre. Wisconsin. in the same year,
planted 1,725, 900 acres, producing co.
$4,000 bushels, or 1872 bushels per
acre. Although South Carolina plant
ed 260,0Oo acres more than did Vas
consin, the latter state made 33,324.0G
bushels moro Corn-almost twice as
much as this state.
This Is not aS 1t 'hould be. We
ehonld be able TO ma as much corn
per acre as any state. The question
Is, how are we to go about it? There
are two principal ways to increase
our average and under our conditions
both are necessary. The first step
lies In improving our land by means
OF thorough preparation increasing
the supply Of humus. and using COM
mercial fertilizers intelligently The
second step Is the improvement o.
seed by careful field selection. 1t has
already been demonstrated that our
improved lands are capable of max
ing from 40 to more than 100 bushels
per acre. Just how much more can
be grown on one acre with properly
selected seed is yet to be seen. but we
should certainly by all means give
the seed question more serious
thought.
The livestock breeder Is far more
particular in selecting breeding stock
than Is the average corn grower in
selecting seed corn. Yet the laws
governing livestock improvement are
the same as those governing corn i'm
provement. The man who raises hogs
keeps only the best sows, which give
the largest and most vigorous litters
OF pigs. AS some sows give better
litters than others, so some ears OF
corn Will produce more corn than
other ears. Therefore. make an Of
fort to select the best ears for seed.
After selecting them, test them to see
which yield best. Seed selection must
begin in the field, in order to know
What kinds OF stalks the oars come
from and what kind Of chance they
had.
Making Field Selections.
Aehihb oOiCStlOub, LA OH JDS
type OF stalk and ear desired and stick
20 this type. Keep 1t always IN mind
80 thAt the selection will b6 alike
Selections Ehoum aiwaJs be- made IN.
der uniform. ana normal cinuit'ona.
DO not select from the best IanH
Always take an average Spot ir the
hoIu.
The stalk must be the first consid-
Grafton. large ear taken from q
pile OF corn will not necessarily be a
producer Of large ears, since it might
have had better chance than some
others in the field, the stalk might
nave been too tall and slender. and
the ear might have been too high on
the stalk. 1t is. therefore, necessary
to know the stalk from which an ear
comes
Select from stalks which are strong
and stocky, and gently tapering from
the ground up. The ear should not
be growing higher than ones shoulder.
as this has an important bearing on
the labor Of gathering The shank
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15

nurseries they represent may be all
right. but you are not always sure Of
what you are getting and in most cases
you are paying the agents salary and
the expense OF delivering the trees. II
you are thinking OF setting out an or.
chard this fall. lot us help you.
Improving tho Orchard.
II you already have an orchard, why
not begin to improve 1t now? A cover
will help wonderfully. Twenty pounds
Of crimson clover seed per acre. sown
and disced, will make a good cover,
provided the seed are inoculated
Three peckS Of rye and 20 pounds Of
hairy vetch to the acre will also make
a good cover for the orchard. II these
are turned next spring at the first cul
tivation they will add lot Of fertility
to the soil will also help to hold mois
ture.
There are a good many mummy
fruits hanging to the trees. These are
full Of spores and il left in the or
chard will cause more rotten fruit
get these out of the way. Pull and
burn them.
Borers may have been giving you
trouble. You were advised TO paint
and mound the trees early in summer.
The mounds should be pulled down on
October Is and the trees examined for
borers. The young borers are just
entering the trees the middle OF Octo-
Der and will be found going in just
above the level OF the hill of dirt you
pull down. II you find any Of them,
scrape the bark off with a knife and
the little borers will be destroyed.
The work at this season consists
largely In cleaning up and preparing
for winter and spring. If done prop.
rely, the trees receive much benefit.
G. +. NlVEN,
Assistant In Horticulture,
Clemson Agricultural College.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15
a Wonderful Antiseptlic.

Germs and infection aggravate all
ments and retard healing, Stop that
infection at once. Kill the germs and
get rid Of the poisons. For this pur-
pose n single application Of Sloan's
Liniment not only kills the pain but
destroys the germs. This neutralizes
infection and gives nature assistance
by overcoming congestion and gives IL
chance for the free and normal flow
of the blood. SlOan's Liniment is an
emergency doctor and should be kept
constantly on hand. 25c., soc. The
81 size contains six times as much as
the 25c.--Adv. /.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15

b-shoWs good ear With no epace
between kernels. b-shows plump
hsrnelG 2F Same
plump Eernol viii leave very TrUe
space between The rows. Sharply
Doin;a+ grains are usually looss on
the c)D.
N. gHoc.NS ana sharo OF the ker.
nels will V'ry with the variety. but
care should always be taken to select
only those ears that have well de-
veloped kernels that are not loose on
the cob. The careful study and selec-
tion OF the individual ears must ba
done after the corn has been brought
to the barn and the farmer can do Il
in his spare time. AZ soon as the
corn has been carefully selected It
should be stored in well ventilated
room out Of reach OF rats and mice.
1t should be inspected at intervals
throughout winter to see that it Is in
good condition.
F. G. TARBOX, JR.,
Extension Corn Breeding Expert,
Clemson Agricultural College
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15
Card of Thanks.

Editor Keowee Courier: Please al
low me space in The Courier to thank
;he good neighbors and friends who
so willingly helped in saving my fod-
der while | was unable to work. May
Gods richest blessing rest upon them
all is my prayer. T.. r. Wyatt.
West Union, r. F. D.. Sept. 6.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15

Figures show that while Russia is
increasing in population twice as fast
as Germany, she has four times as
much room at her disposal in Europe.
Japan, whose population grows rap
idly, has, by ordinary standards, lit
tie or no room for more.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15

Telephone poles Of glass nodded
over a heavy wire net are being
made in Europe. They are rarely
broken, will neither rot nor rust and
are impregnablc to insects.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15
Piles Cured In 6 to II Davs

Your druggist will refurd money II PAZo
OINTMENT fails to cure my case Of Itching,
Blind, Bleeding Protrl.ding Piles in to II days
The first application gives Ease and Rest. soc,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15

Farmers can obtain circular on
the growing Of wheat and oats by writ
ing to Sidney S. Rittenberg, Clemson
College.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15

II you don't know what you give
your cows and you don't know what
your cows give you, why do you keep
COWS? Keep records.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15

The aulnlne That Docs Not Affect The Head
Because of Its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA-
TIVE BROMO DUMMIES better than ordinary
Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing III head Remember the full name and
look Tor the signature OF Il. w. GROVE. 25c.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15
Birth Statistics.

Mother Cooking through maga-
zine): Darling, see from statistics
given here that every third baby
born in the world Is o Chinese.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15

A GOOD AND A BAD EAR
A-Shows poor ear with too much
space between karneis. a-showa
pointed kernels Of same.
B-shows good ear with no space
between kernels. b-shows plump
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
THE ADVANCE IN GASOLINE

Resolutions are pouring into Com
gres demanding an investigation Of
the high price of gasoline. The petit
toners are quite a different element
from those who have previously pro-
tested against price advances. Many
of the gasoline users have been quite
calm while meat, grains. and fuel
have been mounting upward. It is a.
politically Influential element which
Congress can OF afford to ignore.
OF course this advance is at least
partly due to the law of supply and
demand. The consumption Of gaSo-
line has multiplied, while the supply
has remained stationary or has declin-
ed, though reopening of, the Mexican
and Russian wells would help out.
Whether or not the gasoline pro
ducers can be reached under the anti
trust law is a mater that Congress
should tn oroughly Investigate. Even
if they can't, it will be poor policy
for the producers to push their adj
vantage too far. They should remen-
Der that scientists and manufacturers
are already actively at work to- find a.
satisfactory fuel oil at a lower cost.
AT present such substitutes as de-
natured alcohol, kerosene, etc. may
cost too high, or in some cases may
clog motors with waste products But
every cent the gasoline people tack
on their price simply stimulates these
efforts for a substitute, which one day
are almost sure to be successful.
For the present it looks as if the
motor user must adjust himself to
somewhat higher prices PEOPLE Of
moderate means would do we'll, in
estimating the cost of a machine, to
make a liberal allowance for fuel oil.
They can offset it by buying less ex-
pensive cars. The cheaper makes may
not he able to take hills on high speed.
They may be bit s.tinny.'' But peo-
pie should not be so soft that. they
can't stand a little jolting. They
should remember that the pioneer au
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
WHY OSBORNE CHARGES MUST BE TRIED

AID AS IT will be if the charges against Warden
- proved to be true, it will be they
shown to be false
Sex degeneracy unfortunately is defect which sometimes
appears individuals through
tempts to account perversfons
al the from theory Of differing organization
theory Of habits established at an early period in ife
That there should be victim
ma1adusInen not consequential if the very
and influential
But If charge henous offensive to the pride
being degrading to his manhood be brought by
pfraey if Indictment false charges result
be had of grand jury in the State of New York at
beginning the twentieth century there
IF such condition exists influential
inoffensfve be safe in his his honor If
like Osborne can be Vrongfuy indicted as the result OF
the
This why it necessary the Osborne charges should
jury 1t is the truth, not to punish
Osborne, if he is gilfor guilt in such is probably
than crimenor to show his
whether justice subject to
appalling than the perversion charged to Osborne
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
BRITISH IN INDIA

s The first British East India Com
pany was chartered 315 years ago to-
day, Dec. 81, 1900, and the expedition
it sent out practically marked the be-
ginning OF the British power in the
great Asiatic empire. The first COM
1nercial intercourse of the English
with India was a private adventure
of three ships, which sailed in 1891.
Only one of the vessels reached In
dia but the commander, Capt. Lam
caster, upon his return to England
gave Information of East India.'s re-
sources which led to the formation of
a company capitalized at $35O,O00.
Four ships were fitted out, and re-
turned laden with goods. The venture
was a success from the start. The
company and its successor laid the
foundation for British supremacy,
and exercised supreme political and
military power in India, until the nu-
tiny of 1857 made it necessary for the
British government to- assume con-
troll of affairs. On Jan. 1, 1877. Vic
toria was proclaimed Empress of In
dia-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
THE DISCOVERIES


~ OLYMPUS THOUGHT the earth round. The geo
- graphers his contemporaries, thought it flat The earth
wasn't flat but looked spheroid but
body knew in Portgl excepting Columbus. The mistake
exc1sable.
Come Mr. King Mayor Wilson, of twin Columbus
procaiming that Warrene the the world
So they throw all the window usual
business precautions and buy, buy buy Warrene at $52
yard
Columbus prove the They laughed
m the proof But and the mayor just say that
Warrenite best
good pavement like concrete will stand between tracks.
But Warrenite won't The city engineer says it won't The
people lay between Neither the
Connecticut While King honor,
pavement outside tracks, company
between giving the well known paradox
When viii pavement better than better one?
Answer: When the best pavement4is Warrenite.
The and Jersey investigations put the
everybodys mind that Warrenite is the best
pavement in the world @4f
They Warrenite Rapids, New Haven and
finding best pavement in the world
Miller of the advisory committee has directed attention,
way the pavement in the world looks and
The early repairs Connecticut speak
Bennett received bids
highway Walngford he didn't take
50 He laid Topeka specifications,
Ill ~ cents.
But his wisdom entrusted the
Bridgeport declare that Warrene
their
exaggeraton to that the Warrene gentlemen,
squanderng public confidence, of which presently there
dearth
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
SIR DOUGLAS HAIG

The year now closing has witness
ed, in the various theatres of war,
many changes in leadership in all
of the nations involved, but perhaps
elevation Of General Sir Douglas Haig
ito the supreme command of the Brit
ish forces in France and Flanders.
The retiring commander Sir John
French, has been rewarded for his
past efforts with the title of yis-
count, but this is but poor consola-
ton for the dukedom and the great
pension which would almost certain
Iy have been conferred upon him if
he had been more successful The
British have a tradition of laundering
in the early stages of war, and,
IF it should prove that. that phase
has passed, Sir Douglas Haig may
reap the rich reward which is tacitly
offered to the victor. Practically un-
known at the beginning of the war,
fFien Scotchman had never commanded
In action anything larger than regi-
nent and in maneuvers never any
thing larger than a division. In the
little wars Of Great Britain he was
sknown as an able cavalry leader. Mil
itaY-v men in other countries were ac-
uuainted with him through his Cav
airy Studies To the great masses
of the people, however, E1aig was a
name associated with that beverage
for which Scotia is famous Sir
Douglas was born at Cameronbr1dge,
Fife, and is now in his fifty fifth year
He is an oxford man, and Joined the
18th Hussars in 1885 His first inn
portant active service was in the
Soudan, and he won high honors at
Atbara and Khartoum. In the South
African war, as a major, he was eh1ef
of staff to Colonel French, and was
closely associated with French in the
work of the cavalry division In the
present war he made reputation
as .sthe hero of Mons, where he
displayed sdashing Initiative which
won high praise
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
5. AS REDREssER oFFoRE1GN WRONGS

NR zANGWII the British novelist remarks that should
1Wl the United States intervene the European
doctrine would lose all the meaning that attaches
He distinctly ahead Of Mr. Roosevelt concept
the policy Of this If should
Belgium the Arnenans it would lose
claim denying Europe the right to intervene
the affairs of nations upon this continent.
f Mr. Roosevelt asserts American right to enter Belgium
he admit European right enter Mexico # it is right for
to fight punish Germany is right Germany
to fight to punish Mexico.
the duty exists to
ce to peoples It would get into end of difficult
ties
little while back have punished the Belgans for
justice to the natives of the Congo Great Britain
behest of India Turkey to help the Arenans ecog
Korea
We should have been very busy through all the max
good Mr. Roosevelt IDEAL that the United States
ngt errant Of the world everywhere redressng with
the sword
While redressng all the abroad, at
which considerable would doubt
the point at which European nation would
obligation TO re-establsh morality
sword
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
GERMANY PROMISES
CHINA TO DEAL WITH
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT

Picking, Dec. German officials
have promised China to deal effective
ly with Japan at the conclusion of the
war If China will re main, out Of the
Entente. These promises have had
much weight apparently with high
Chinese officials, many of them be-
lieve that Germany and her allies will
be successful in the present struggle.
The efforts Of the German officials
and the German press to prevent
China's entrance into the Entente has
been ably seconded by the Japanese
papers, Which have been quite as a.c-
tive as the Germans in opposing the
elevation of China to membership in
the Entente.
DR. George E. Morrison, the politi-
cal adviser to Yuan Shi-kai. and Sir
John Jordan the British minister,
have been bitterly assailed by the ia
panese press, which declares that they
have been trying to advance Eng
lands interest at the expense Of ia
pan. The Orozu, a TOXIC daily, says
that the Entente powers will not dare
to ssside-step'' Japan, and gives warn
ing: Japan should watch carefully
because there are such men in China
as DR.. Morrison and Sir John Jor-
dam who are half Chinese and half
Englishmen. They are trying to Sc
CURE the good of England and China
at the expense of Japan. The Japan
over them
The Hochi, Of TOXIC, a japanese
publication with SOME official stand
ing, offers bitter opposition to the Ja-
panese papers which made rapid at
tacks upon the Entente powers, and
urges that the press. should be more
temperate in the discussion of nego-
taifions concerning which it Is i'm
perfectly informed. This paper urges
that the Japanese should have too
much seIfFrespect and should regard
their government too highly to feel
that it is sighted. 1t comments:
eSome say that the three powers side
step Japan, but such thing can
never be. done AS the lord of the
Orient we should be dignified never
to believe that it can be done, because
what the three powers want to 90
can never be done without the consent
of Japan"
In discussing the probable refusal
of japan to permit China, to enter In
to the Entente the Picking Daily
News. which is regarded as the gov
ernment's mouth piece, apparently ig-
1lorines the official denials of the
,oyertl1res the Entente has made to
China, says: That Japan may. sue
coed temporarily in establishing her
claim to be considered overload of
the Far East is quite possible. In the
enforced absence of the School-master
a cheeky pupil may temporarily mas
ouerade in his place. But, when the
school-ma ster returns, the cheeky pu-
nil is certain to receive a stern re-
minder that presumption entails pun
ishrnent The only results that ia
pan can achieve by pursuing her pres
emit policy are to intensity the dislike
and distrust that is now felt for her
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
viereck, Germany's
Defender and "Greatest
Poet" 81 To-day

George Sylvester V1ereck, who has
frankly admitted that he is the great
est living poet, but who is now chief
1y known as the editor Of ''The Faith
erland," the chief organ of pro-Ger-
man opinion in America, will pass his
thirty-first milestone today. He was
born in Munich, Bavaria, and came
to the United States with his father
at the age of eleven, afterward grad
uating from the College of the City
OF New York. At twenty-five he pub
lished a volume of verse, :'Nineveh,"
and since then he has written scores
of poems and plays, as well as the
sensational Confessions of a Barbar-
ian," and has been member of the
editorial staffs of several New York
publications Soon after the outbreak
of the war he founded tHThe Father
land as a. weekly organ devoted to
the defense and laudation Of Germany
end the vitriolic condemnation of the
Kaiser's enemies. Come months ago
the New York World published LETT
tiers which indicated that Mr.. Viereok
had received money from DR.. Albert,
the German agent, one OF the letter
acknowledging the receipt of $780,
and enclosing statement OF a ball
ance due for June of $I,500. The
poet, while admitting the authenti-
city of the letters. denied that The
Father1and was founded or supported
by the German government, and de-
cIared that he had been unable to
agree with DR.. Albert as to the poll
teal course to be pursued by the pub
lication. As a poet Mr.. Viereck has
won high praise from German critics,
while not a few Of the reviewers on
this side sof the Atlantic have found
m erit in his work. Probably few
readers can be found, however, who
agree with Mr.. Viereck's own esti-
mate of his verse. In the introduce
ton to one of his volumes Mr.. Vier-
eek confesses, not altogether modestlys
to having "given new lyric impetus
to my country He added: IT may
safely say that am one of the Lead
ers Of the lyric Insurgents w11os in
heriting the technique of Poe and
the social conscience ct whitman,
have added the new note of passi on y
Whatever one may think Of his COM
parfson of his poetic gift with Poe's
and WhitIuan.s, 1.-THE note Of passion
must be admitted. Nor is it the Ella,
Wheeler Wilcox variety of passion
of which he sings, but a passion which
he often frankly translates into the
unes Mr.. yiereck wrote that he was
t'too far ahead Of America to make it
worth while to continue writing
poetry for our a1nappTeciative eyes but
he offered the consolation that the
torch Of our lyric fire still burns and
will continue to burn when it has
passed from my hands into those of a
younger poet
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-31
BAD COLDS

The best way to get rid of a bad
cold is to soothe and heal your raw,
sore and inf1amed throat. bring up
the phleg7n easily without straining
produce free breathing. open up clog
ged nostrils and protect your lungs
Get a bottle of Leonardi's Cough Syrup
s(Creosoted). Tt does the work. 1t
Ioosens the hard phIegm chunks,
soothes and heals the throat because
it is antiseptie and opens the air pas
sages. The best remedy for bad colds.
tight coughs, grippe, bronchitis, whoop-
ing cough and Group. A pleasant. safe
ad sure cough en1edy.-25c. HindIe's
Drug Stores, 9S7 Main street and 900
Main street.-Adv.