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fk? JlmM jwd pars Entered at the Postoffice i* V*\vierry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Tuesday, August 20, 1912. On the 28th of August there will be hundreds of election prophecies which will have failed of realization. Though the weather and politics are both -mighty warm, let's not forget the split-log drag. The roads of Newberry county need it Come to think about it, most of us will have to keep working for a liv ing, as we are doing now, no matter who is elected. So what's the use to get mad? Th^Rev. E. C. Bailey, of Edgefield, has "broke loose" in the Columbia State again. He wants to remind those who attacked his article of July 24 that "vice never understands virtue," and .povo 1-0 hoiipvp.e pvervthins: he sees oaj O V WV-**V. ? V w in the papers. Poor Mr. Bailey! > ?_ m Newspaper dispatches are to the effect that on Saturday, in an address at Sea Girt, Gov. Woodrow Wilson welcomed the women of the nation "into the field of politics.", We believe in letting the women of the nation do y what they want to do. We can't help ??T.-nTT n T-1 r? nro m i crVl t a C Olirfct" v es, au?a?, cuivx r?o "i?8"v ? well be agreeable about it. There are only three more State campaign meetings?at Walhalla, Pickens and Greenville. The Greenville meeting, closing the campaign, will be held on Thursday. The first primary, which will in all probability decide the gubernatorial race, and a good many of the otfter State and county races, comes one week from today. In the advertising matter paid for by the "Jones publicity bureau" one reason advanced against the re-election of Gov. Blease is "because he has pardoned or paroled 375 criminals and 'given reasons for only 50 in his book." An examination of the "book" in question shows the falsity of this charge? - * - A _ _ r i.-u ~ it yet it nas tne sanction ui me juucs publicity bureau," which thereby makes itself a party to the falsehood. "With regard to 98 of the "100 rea| sons" sent out by the "Jones publicity bureau" why Blease should not be reelected, some of them have been disproved, some of them are too conrlrt+4/Hi CAWIO nf fhoiYI POT. ICllljJLilJie' 1U1 UUUVt, OUUIV/ Ui ^ ? ry their absurdity on their face, and % all of them, circulated by the "Jones publicity bureau" will increase the Blease majority. As to the other two, we are unable to pass an opinion upon them, the "Jones publicity bureau" having marked them "omitted." i.Tirn navrDVAWC TDiDFTr ? "1 n^i QtVILAJVA J I iunt liit After the campaign meeting Wednesday afternoon, Gov^ Blease with a party of friends visited the Laurens cemetery, where the governor placed on the grave of the late Col. Thos. B. Crews the handsome collection of magnificent flowers which he received at the conclusion of his speech at the park.?Laurensville Herald, August 16. There is in this little paragraph a human interest story that will appeal to the better side of everv nature not so warped by prejudice against the governor of South Carolina as not to be able to see anything fine in anything which he might do. There is in it a breath of reverence for the memory of a departed friend as fresh and fragrant as the breezes just from the kisses of the roses which were placed upon the hallowed mound. There is in it a touch of that kind of sentiment which bears down the ekies closer to the lowly earth we live on, and brings the children of sin and toil closer to their Maker. There is in it an evidence of fidelity and loyalty to the best instincts of the nunian soul tnat sneas a racnance as soft and r^fulsent as that which falls * 0 ur.on the tender memories of a happier past, when, seen through the eyes of youth, the world was younger and brighter. It was fine and splendid and manly! Col. Crews was a simple, kindly gentleman, who served his State nobly in war and in peace from the days of his boyhood until the end of the earthly journey. Few men have commanded the respect and esteem and the love ~ * ? ? ?-? -3 A11 of tne people or nis couuiy auu ui an the people who knew him, as did Col. Crews. There was a grandeur in the simplicity of his nature, ae there was an unassuming simplicity in the true grandeur of him. Back in the days of Reconstruction, when the heroic struggle of his people on the field of battle, in which he played a gallant part, had won for them and for hinj a lasting peace which was not theirs until the redemption of the State under the leadership of Hampton, heart-aches such as have been the lot of not a great many men in the history of the State came to him, but they only served as fires from which his soul came forth purified and his splendid spirit exalted. His loyauy was t\ei sicaufast; liis courage high; his integrity unblemished, and his heart generous. He became Gov. Blease's friend years ago, and their close friendship continued until Col. Crews' eyes closed in the dreamless sleep little more than a year ago. It may be, or it may not be, in the great plan of a merciful God, that Col. Crews' immortal spirit may know of the tender tribute which is-our text, but we hold it certain that in the bright book wherein are recorded gentle deeds of true nobility, another entry has been made, and that it holds a not lowly place on the credit sheet of men in the Great Beyond. In the bitterness of this campaign ( j through which we are now passing it J is as though we had rested for a mo ment in a lovely oasis in a journey through the lonely and wearisome stretches of an almost boundless desert. ?Pl KITY IS POLITICS,* AND THE "JOXES PUBLICITY BUREAU." During the course of an eloquent-and j able sermon in one of the Newberry ' churches on Sunday morning, the pasI / j tor, in passing, referred to tne necessity of purity in politics; and one of the morning daily newspapers of South Carolina on Monday morning carried in flaming headlines an. announcement that on Sunday many of the preachers j of Scth Carolina in their sermons had j referred to political conditions in ! South Carolina. Purity in the home, purity in business dealings, purity in politics and public life and the affairs of government is greatly to be desired. Where should the political housecleaning begin? The Herald and News publishes today, as an advertisement, sent out by the "Jones publicity bureau," "100 reasons" given why Governor Cole. L. Blease should not be re-elected. In connection with the demand for purity in politics, the attention of the people of Newberry county and of the State is invited to this stuff from the "publicity bureau" of Ira B. Jones, candidate for governor. r The Herald and News, which has advocated the re-election of Gov. Blease, and is today advocating his reelection, is printing this advertising matter, sent out by the "Jones publicity bureau," directed both against the public and private life of Gov. Blease, the sanctity of his home not even escaping, because, for one reason, it places at least some of the responsibility for the kind of campaign now being conducted and the kind of cam paign methods which are now being pursued in this State. This kind of attacks will not do Gov. Blease any harm; in the condemnation of the people of South Carolina, including the ministers who plead eloquently for "purity in politics"?in the condemnation, we say, which such campaign methods ought to receive there oueht to be a revul sion which will double the majority which Gov. Blease is expected to receive. At the State campaign meeting in Xewberrv, .Tudse .Tones said: * "In all this race I have never said one word against the personal life and character of Blease. I have never ! thrown one thing of mud or filth in this campaign. I have never referred to his private life. I have never referred to his character as a man. I have never referred in the remotest degree to any of his family or any of his ancestors All that I have done is to point to his record while in office, onH tViat is nn nersonal attack, that is no slander." . We do not know what Judge Jones has done or what he has nor done, but we do know that his "publicity bureau" is paying for the insertion of such stuff as the advertising matter, the "100 reasons'" which The Herald and News carries today. They are attributed to people of Anderson, but they came to The Herald and News accompanied by the following letter: Headquarters IRA B. JONES, CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR Berkeley Building Rooms 111-112 Columbia, S. C. ! Dear Sirs: Enclosed please find two articles l i which we are asking you tn publish ! in your next issue. Submit tl"e bill to : nnriersisned and check will bo 1 promptly sent you. We will appre- j ciate a good display of this article. Yours truly, Jones Publicity Bureau, , C. T. Graydon. August 16th, 1912. We suppose Judge Jones assumes responsibility for what his "publicity bureau" pays to have inserted in the j newspapers. The "100 reasons" go back and ring; in charges against the governor con- I nected with his college days; they deal 1 with his friendships, charging- that he j has "too many crooks for his bosom j friends"; they go into his home life; I and contend that the governor shotild f j not be re-elected because his first i i cousin lives in the mansion with him; | j they contain charges trfat have been i | proven untrue; in short, there is in j i them a full measure of the "mud and : ? I filth" which Judge Jones in his cam-! paign speech in Newberry claimed to j be free from having indulged in, but which his "publicity bureau" pays to hare published. ? Give us "purity in politics" and let's 6tart the house-cleaning where there is the most filth. Felder is in Europe, and Grace | seems to have quieted, but the "pub- j licity bureau" of Jones seems to have l been taking lessons from them. We believe that on August 27 such f | campaign methods as have been pur-! I ! sued by some of the opponents of the j governor in this campaign, the ".Tones publicity bureau" -being now included, will receive that stern rebuke from the j decency-loving people of South Caro-'j lina which they so richly deserve. FIGHT WITH ARMY WORM. Government Expert Ontlines Best Plon TJ,it ?TToll (rm. JL 1U11I X1113 *5 JL WiJ ilAJLllJ ' Worm." In response to a wire from Dr. Hunter who is in charge of all investigations relative to insects injur- i i ions to. Southern crops I am j . j about to institute a local campaign ! against the socalled "fall army worm." If I can secure the cooperation of your paper to the extent of publishing an occasional notice bearing upon the subject, it will greatly aid the movement by placing within reach of your patrons any information which may be of service to them regarding this serious pest. I At the present time there is abroad j ! in our fields a pest which is causing j much alarm and wonder among! i planters. It parades under several j names, but its true common name is j the "fall army worm" and its scien- j tific name is Laphygma frugiperda. ' I in appearance 11 is easny coniussa i withthe "cotton leaf worm" which visited the cotton belt last fall, and which so completely defoliated th^ cotton fields at that time. The present pest is likewise thought by many laymen to be the genuine army worm, which is also not true. It is a curious fact that though these three caterpillar pests resemble one another a great deal, they are very different in their diet habits, as follows. The "cot ton leaf worm" eats only cotton leaves, the geniune "army worm" eats anything that grows." The "fall army worm"?the pest which abounds at { present?prefers wild grass, corn, sor- i ghum and millet, but apparently cares j little at all for cotton! These facts should help to clear the reader's mi"d in reference to these much confused pests and enable him to distinguish 1 ' between them. Came Tayo Weeks Aero. In this vicinity the "fall army j worm" first became noticeble this season about two weeks ago. a severe occurrence was reported from Anderson county which was immediately investigated. A visit to fields about Anderson revealed its presence in considerable abundance in corn fie!d6 on low bottom lands. The worms had first attacked the crab i grass and when this was devoured they began their attack upon the vnnnfr nnm Th^ feedine takes nlace i near the bud, where the blades are j tenderest, and as the leaves unfold j they are badly ragged and shredded.; If the pest is given time it will devour the young corn almost to the! ground. Apparently the season that' i infestation occurs mainly in bottom lands, is, viz., that in such fields planting was necessarily late, so that at the time of the arrival of the caterpillars such corn was young and very, tempting. ? iv _ l A ? n : AS Lilt: suui\s uetume lanei ai. ; tougher the worms desert them n search of greener food, but by tha; time the stalk has suffered so sc merely that in most cases it will dif. No severe damage has yet been rer >r^ed in corn shoulder high, while m: corn seems absolutely immune to t.h.ej pest. This is the. first season that the "fall army worm" has been known to j be really threatening to a field crop. J Naturally, therefore, neither the plan- j ter or the entomologist has before been "up against" the precise situation which confronts the farmer at the pj-esent time. On the other hand, J the planter needs not be too greatly ! i aiarmeu, smut; ut: uas il emueiy witu- , in his power to control?if not com- j pletely eradicate?this pest upon his lands. Every man's problem becomes his own and now is the time to act. Must Use Poison. I Tn order to check or to control1 the ravages of the "fall army worm" the use of arsenical poisons must be resorted to. This poison may be employed in several forms and applied* in various manners. Arsenate of lead j is preferable, since it does not injure the foliage and adheres better to the surface. It may be applied either as a dry powder or as a liquid 6pray. Paris green is just as effective, but must be applied with greater care lest ft hum the leaves. If Paris sreen is1 to be used wet it must be mixed with an equal amount of lime and diluted at the rate of one pound of poison to 150 gallons of water. Futhermore, this solution must constantly be stirred and agitated to keep it from set- j tling, or otherwise the liquid taken i from the top of the receptacle will be ; too weak and that from the bottom \ much too strong. Tf possible to obtain it, arsenate of! lead should be used, since it will re- j quire 1 ss caution in applying, will ad- j here longer and is not injurious to J the plants. In using arsenate of lead I it should be mixed at the rate of five j pounds to 100 gallons and may be ap- j plied by means of a spray pump, or j if a pump is not at hand the solution may be sprinkled on by means of a flower sprinkler or shaken on by a whisk-broom. Probably the easiest and quickest j method ?f poisoning the "fall army j worm" is the so-called pole method.! This method is used commonly against the "cotton leaf worm," with perfect success, and will he just as effective against the present p*st. The following description of the pole-andbag method will enable anyone to treat hk field with little trouble and small expense. A pole is taken long enough to reach from one crop row to the next. At each end is fastened a has of porous clo:a wirh a bottom one foot wide and hoidine about onehalf re^k. These ar*i filled either with dry Paris gr'ven, dry London pur- j pie ori powdered arsenate of lead, and j the apparatus is carried'on horseback, j through the fields, dlisting two rows i at once. The s-iaking ?:au?ed by the } motion of the animal going at a brisk j walk cr at a troi is sufficient To Must the plants thoroughly. The application should, if possible, be made in early morning or late evening, when the dew causes the poison to adhere better to the foliage. From one to two pounds are required to the acre, and from 10 to 20 acres are covered in a day. In Corn Fields. In cases where the "fall army worm" is at work in fields which are soon to be cut for fodder, it is not always advisable to apply poisons directly to the crop. In such cases the ; use of poisoned "bait" is to be strong-1 ly recommended. In preparing such j "bait" chop into small bits either grass, corn, cane or anything of this nature and stir into it Paris green at j the rate of one pound of poison to 50 pounds of th? chopped "bait." K i A M _ C1.1 i -i. !/\ nam oiaienieiu ui ^OME farmer saves ^ I H C wagon is i costs less money 1 cause of the length c I H C wagon is the ch jj| buy. The longer a ws it is. That is why it i; best wagon?one that' wagon. When you bu; II I fYCUC I you invest in a wagor grade material which e: * select or money can b thorough, painstakingn men, in factories whic ances for doing work c at the lowest possible c< All lumber used is ai ? concrete floors. This resiliency. All metal p< ioIItt rvronora/1 cfool rrn 1CL11J \*?SCUL ? CA service. Each wagon i tions before being shipj the purchaser in first cl< be put to work at once, reasonable load over an; should go. Weber .and Columbu gears, New Bettendorf steel gears. The I H ( wagon is best suited to y l:? ~_i. 1 .'i. 4-.,?^ t*. see mm get mcicuuic ii< International Harvestei (Incorp Columbia 1HC Senri The purpose of this E of charge to ail. the besi - on better farming. If yo tions concerning soils, c gation. fertilizers, etc.. m? Iand send them to I H C Si Buiiding, Chicago, USA Ma if" ? may also be sweetened to good ad- j vantage with sugar or molasses. Place ! a big tablespcofiful of this mixture at near intervals about the field, placing lightly over each a small board or shingle to keep from drying too soon. The necessity of prompt action at +im/v riir thc. farnicre n nnt hp ! tiiiO tl ill C WJ AU* A14V? u VUU *-*. W \* S/\< j too strongly urged. Many of the caterpillars are preparing to form their coccoons. Out of these cocoons will come the adult moths which soon will he flying about laying their eggs i by the millions. It is easy to see, j then, the urgent necessity of destroy-; ing the worms before they can become moths. In this way "a stitch in time" nn'li nnf nine hut. thousands! Tawe time to read carefully the facts contained in this notice. Decide which mthod you prefer to use in your particular case. Then get busy ?not soon?but now. E. A. McGregor, U. S. Bureau of Entomology. Batesburg, July 29, 1912. NOTICE TOOYERSEERS. All overseers throughout Newberry county are hereby notified to put their respective sections in good condition during the month of August. L. I. Feagle, County Supervisor. Now is the time.to subscribe to The Herald and News, $1.50 a year. , TO DRAW JURY. Notice is hereby given that we, the undersigned, will on the 30th inst., At\ 9 o'clock a. m. in the office of thej Clerk of Court for Newberry county", at Newberry, South Carolina, openly and publicly draw the names of thirtyOiv man tuVi/i chall eorvo a a nPtit llirOTc CIA 111V.11 T? liU k/HUll ov,* ? V, %A.KJ 1/w.v . w at the Common Pleas Court, which "will convene at Newberry, S. C., September 16, 1912. Jno. L. Fpps, Eug. S. Wcrts, Jno. C. Goggans, Jury Commissioners for Newberry County, South Carolina. August 19, 19'12. | NOTICE OF MEETING ( OI NTY DEM-! OCRATIC EXK(1 FIVE COMMITTEE. 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I Butterick Building New York I to Vim 1q tin cr tho rptlirTli ?.Ild de~ PUJ>C Ui w claring the result of the primary election to be held on the 27th day of August, 1912, so far as the same relates to members of the general assembly and county offices of Newberry county, and for the purpose of forwarding the result of the election in Newberry county for United States senator, State officers, congressman, and Solicitor to the State executive committee at- Columbia, S. C. Fred. H. Dominick, . rrmnt-v Chairman. * -! *. Frank R. Hunter, Secretary.