Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Farm Pests that Require Foresight for Their Control. Upon taking charge of the Iivision of Entomology at the State Exneri ment Station at Clemso:. the ,-iter desires to become as familiar as pos sible with the insect pests that men ace the agricultural crops of South Carolina. It is the aim of this of fice to be as useful as possible to the farmers. truck growers and fruit growers all over the State. We are aware that the losses occasioned by insect pestc are enormous every year. In order to prevent such losses it is necessary for this Division and the citizens of the State, especially the agricultural workers, to come as as near together, and work as closely in harmony as possible. In the regular correspondence with farmers a large number of letters contain complaints about serious in juries caused by wire worms and white grubs. These two problems confront the farmer every spring and summer. As there is no specific that can be recomngended against these pests we must depend on general methods of farm practice. A good system of farm practice is infinite ly better than all the sprays and nostrums so often recommended. While the farmer thinks ahead and plans his course of procedure for the p:-rpose of maintaining soil fertility or regaining it when lost, he rarely asks himself the question, What course must I pursue to avoid insect injury to the crop I am intending to plant. The corplaints about in jurious insects reach us when the in jury is actually being done and when often no practicable remedy or pre ventative can be recommended. In order that this Division may be in the best possible position to help the farmers of the State to solve this and other insect problems it is nee essary that the entomologist be kept informed as to the farm operation3 on individual farms. In order to bring this about every farmer and every citizen of South Carolina who grows plants of any kind is invited to be come a correspondent of this Divis ion. Every farmer is invited to read this -article and comply with the re quest of this Division, and we have nc doubt that we can be of material ser vice to such correspondents durina next season in helping them to avoid losses to their crops caused by in sects or other animals. Write to this Division saying that you wish to belong to the special group of correspondents. We will then send you blanks requesting yor to draw a sketch of your farm orch ard or plantation, showing what crops are now growing and where you in tend to plant the next crop. We will also send a blank circular containing questions which we want you to an swer and a circular explaining our purposes. Only one farm sketch is necessary and this will be carefully filed at this office. On the blanks sent you we expect to receive a report of the condition of your crops once each month. When such a report reaches this office it will receive careful at tention. Your farm sketch will then be referred to and in this way we know what you are doing at a given time and what you intend to do. It will enable us to warn you at the pro per time against certain farm opera tions that will encourage insect pests and <at the end of the season we are in position to recommend what could best be' done in order to eradicate white grubs, wire-worms, cutworms, chinch bugs, corn hill bugs, corn ear worms, cotton boll worms and other pests. In the case of farmers not taking advantage of this and writing to us another spring regardless these pests, we will be obliged to state that we are at a great disadvantage in recommending anything that is of im mediate practical value. To make these monthly reports requires little time on your part and the cost of sending twelve such reports a year is twenty-four cents. These monthly suggestions will be supplemented by newspaper articles and Experiment Station bulletins which will be sent to all correspond ents promptly when issued. Man.. insects can generally be con trolled by some method at any time when they occur in destructive num bers. All citizens are invited to cor respond with this division when there is any trouble affecting their staple crops, orchards, or shade trees. By such close cooperation it will follow that we have less insect troubles in the future. with better crops and more intelligent farm practice. Address: Division of Entomology, Agricultural Experiment Station, Clemson College, South Carolina. THE QUESTION AND THE HOUR (By' Dr. J. R. Cranfill of the Associat ed Pr-ohibition Press). .I~ na aion~ .of the prohibition ol the liquor traffic ha been a subject of: earnest consideration and agita tion ever since the foundation of our governlent. We now think that the present generation have pushed the agitation to an intenser and a higher point than has ever been known before, and this is true, but there have been many periods before the present generation were born in which great flood-tides of victory were achieved by the enemies of the saloon. It is true that the present situation in many respects is unmatch ed in history, but seventy or eighty years ago, led by such martial spirits as Lyman Beecher, John G. Whittier, Eliphalet Nott and John B. Gough, the war against the rum traffic was waged with such zeal and ardor that great achievements were wrought for the American home against its dead liest foe. It was from this agitation that at a later period Neal Dow emerged and led in giving to the world our first prohibition State. FACE TO FACE WITH DESTINY. A study of events in connection with this great agitation reveals the fact that in the many and varying aspects of the fight against the liquor traffic every note in the gamut of legi timate human endeavor for the right seems to have been touched. We have had the work for moderation, total abstinence, local temperance or ganizations, fraternal temperance so cieties, local and State prohibition by law. Beyond a doubt we have reached a crisis in prohibition and in prohibi tion party work unmatched in history. We have come to a time when some thing is going to happen. Indeed, something is bound to happen. We have been the victims of the conspiracy of silence until we have reached a degree of tension that it is impossible for the old rum-soaked po litical parties to longer perpetuate, or for the prohibition workers of the country to longer endure. What is done in this conflict must be done quickly. We must either take the opportun ity that now is ours at its flood and march on to victory, or for another fifty years we must be bound in the shallows and miseries of liquor dom ination and the ultimate obliteration of our great Republic. God help us to acquit ourselves like men! EXCURSION RATES VIA SOUTH ERN RAILWAY. Account Piedmont Fair the South ern Railway announces greatly re duced rates from Charlotte, N. C., Chester, S. C., Augusta, Ga., and in termediate station to Greenville, S. C., and return, tickets to be sold October 19th to 23rd inclusive, limit ed for return until October 26th, 1908. For rates, detailed information, etc, see Southern Railway agents or ad dress, J. C. Lusk. Division Passenger Agent. Charleston, S. C. J. L. Meek, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt., Atlanta, Ga. EXCURSION RATES VIA SOUTH ERN RAILWAY. Account Anderson County Fair the Southern Railway announces very low rates. tickets to be sold from Co lumbia, Spartanburg and intermed iate points to Anderson. S. C., and return at greatly reduced rates. Tickets will be on sale October 10th to 14 inclusive, limited for return un- I til October 1'7th, 19O3. For rates and deta.iled informa tion see Southern Railway agents or address, J. C. Lusk, Division Passenger Agent, J. L. Meek, Charleston, S. C. Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt., Atlanta, Ga. Advertised Letters. Letters remaining in the post office at Newberry, S. C., for week ending Oct. 3rd, 1908. Young Bridges, David Bridges, Janie Brooks. Mr. J. D. Brown. Mrs. Janie Chappell. (2), Cannon Town. Chas. Coleman, H. Comee,, Mrs. Julia Deese.* Miss Bertha Gary. Caroline Gary. Mr. W. H. Golden. Mrs. Delia Harris, Mr. G. C. Heath, Tom Hix. Mr. Tomie Jackson, Miss Sallie Johnson, Mrs. Claud Jones, Sarah] Johnson. E. G., Mrs. John Lewis, Mrs Easter Long, Mr. J. J. Longshore, Mr. Josh Touman. Miss Flora Mattison. Cornelia Nance. n Mrs. Laura La Rodys. Br. Baiste Reagin, Lauire Smith, Mr. Elliott Wallace. Mr. J. I. Vanse. Mr. A. E. Williams. All personfs calling~ for these let ters will please say that they wereI i . i .7 ".. *r ' l . . It 7i SCENE FROM "HUMAN HEA FEELI Stomach out of order, up, and you have that Take an N You will begin to ft different from other l griping, no sickening make you feel good. BETTER THAN "Nature's Remedy" scription for sour Ston tite, Sallow Complexiof Skin Diseases, Chills, ples and Rheumatism. stoppages and consequ or all of the digestive or REG. U. 5 William E. Pelhar We Lei Buy We provide easy t We enable borro% n Monthly Installm< allowed to meet obli It is cheaper than i to save money to bu ontract. If you want to savy take a Security Con' Call on A. J. Gibso Treasurer, at office, strets, next door tc SECURITY LOAN. M Fanc: The Book St ome if you ar lass, Fancy C Silver. NOTICE or LETTING BRID( Noite is hereby given that the rsors and County oards of ( nisioners for Newberry and Sa )ounties, South Carolina, will b )happells depot, Newberry Count; 'riday, the 16th day of October,] i? 11 o'clock in the forenoon of lay, with suitable plans and spe actions, then and there to let out t< owest responsible bidder the ba ng and erecting of a new bridge aluda river, at that point, bet' aiid Counties, and to take from 1eessful bidder sufficient bond he faithful peitormance of his i le amount of said bond to be not an his bid. Until said day of n ng said plans and specifications /r' h ..v " IN %F RTS," OPERA HOUSE, OCTOBER 14. NO BAD? Liver sluggish, Bowels all clogged al-gone-tired-out-feeliagt R Tablet To-night. el better at once. Their action Is :iver and Stomach medicines-no or weakening sensations. They PILLS FOR LIVER ILLS. (NR Tablets) is the very best pre Lach, Sick Headache, Loss of Appe a, Constipation, Liver Complaint, Malaria, Biliousness. Dropsy, Pim All of these diseases are caused by snt decay and fermentation in some gans. Get a 25o Box. Sold Everywhere. PAT OFFICE asa o & Son, Newberry, S. C. id Money TO Homes! erms of payment. ers to accumulate a fund nts, on which interest is gations at maturity. >aying rent. If you want y a home take a Security a money for any purpose ract. It o,ays. n, Asstanit Secretary and corner, Boyce and Adams Gopeland Brothers. ND INVESTMENT CO, VChina! ore is the place to e In need of Cut ~hina and Stealing ook_Store. E. tive supervisors. Said bids shall be sealed and delivered to said supervis sup- ors not later than 11 o'clock, a. in., om- 16th Oct., 1908, and said Commission luda ers reserve the right to reject any eat and all bids. The time in which said , on work shall be completed, and the time .908, of payment, shall be announced on said the day of letting. cifi- J. Monroe Wicker, the Supervisor Salada County, S. C. ild- B. T. Mack, over Eupervisor Saluda County, S. C. veen Attest: the H. C. Holloway, for Clerk County Board Commissioners, Luty, Newberry County. less B. F. Sample, Sr., et- Clerk County Board Commissioners, may ISaluda County. e-. Sept. 28th. 19Q8. Toilor ode Suits FOR LADIES Built to Fit You By one of the good Houses of New York The materials used in these Suits are New 1908 Styles. The tailoring. the very best. Let us figure with you be fore buying your fall suit. : : : : : : OUR TWO BIG STORES Are rapidly filling with the best of the season's offerings. We are in line to fill your wants. Bear in mind our prices are always as low as consistent with good quality. We make : : : : : : A Specialty of Quality. We aim always to give you the grade of merchandise that wears well- and gives satisfaction. Yours truly, CS &6f.S.SMOWER CO1 TO HOUSEKEEPERS. WE OFFER THlE lOST GOIPLETE LINE OF. Fancy and Staple Groceries IN THE CIT!, AND WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS. Ring Phone 212 or call on us at any time and your wants will be promptly attended to.. . WE KEEP Everything "Good to Eat." Everything the Best. Everything Fresh.. JONES' "Up - to - Date" GrocerU.. Fresh Norfolk Oysters received every day. Sold by the quart or Served on Short Notice in anT Style. Patronage of Ladies especially so!licited. All seasonable dishes at Jones Restaurant.