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fcTEADY APPROACH V OF BOLL WEEVIL kirkrll^..- I __ m^l E. J. Watson Says That Boll Weevil Will Invade South C arolina. m Before Winter, Except Stopped by j V iFrost?Greatest Damage Always, I>one Year Alter Invasion?Whoh, W State 3fa^ Be Infested and Plagued During 1919. Columbia, Nov. 24.?Unless stoppeu by frost, the boll weevil will be across l the Savannah river, into Barnwei! k.. county, before the winter. And if he W travels at the same rate that he ha^ f traveled during the past two years,' he will have covered by the end of j next year the western side of the state in the territory between the San- j tee and the Savannah rivers, with .Co-; ^umbia as the upper basis, the line r "representing the extent of his mi- j gration then slanting westward, prob- j ably touching the lower part of An- ! i riorsnn county. Such is the opinion of Col. E. J. t Watson, state commissioner of agriA culture, who has been in Georgia, where the boll weevil now is, ans W^here he attended in Augusta a boll W weevil conference of South Carolin ians, living along the Savannah river. V along with Georgia planters, under! ? the auspices of the board of ento- j B -mology of the state of Georgia. ^ Colonel Watson said that the meet- j ing was profitaoie ana 01 great vaiue. ) The weevil this year in Georgia, he said, had destroyed about 25 per cent of the total farm products of forty counties of the state, jneasured in doK lars. A short time ago the weevil V*ras within forty miles of Augusta. He is also in Burke county, just across the Savannah from lower Aiken and Barnwell, and the opinion expressed by the commissioner as to his i COLU - DOUBL 1 RECC m FOR nnnninrn n UtltMDtR / UGo on Sa'e \ TO-DAY I NOVEME HI f 0 ami T. F.. (East Main St. ! Don't Put it O I I -ate. Decic I | Klfetey C. v?rar vrey jggsB %BBJ " GRAFC ; ' 0\ I Made the Ki ti -.1 :? lie auuvc 111 I ADC I Double-Dis Lf FOR ONL Cash or Ea being in Barnwell county this winter unless frost stops him, is based upon his travel rate as estimated aurin^ the past two years. Another Year. If the weevil should cover the state iin f<-> Pnlnmhia tc UiC OdillvJ tu WiUiii"?w and thence to a line stlanting westward to Anderson, by next year, tlie following year, in the opinion of Colonel 'Watson, would put him across the whole state and the Piedmont conditions and climate are ideal for Ms approach. The present indications serm to be that he will have covered the state by the end of the year 1918. and that in 1918 he wih be doing damage in approximately one-third of the State. The estimate given refers to the migration of the weevil and does not mean that he will do any harm in this state next year. The history of the in thnt thp d a m _ wcevii occuio iu .. v..v.? age comes the following year to the area which has been covered. For instance, while there has been considerable damage in forty counties in Georgia this year, the weevil has covered an area considerably greater than the forty counties in which the damage has resulted. If he should cover the western portion of the state next year, the damage resulting would come the following year, and so on, the whole state being within his clutches, so far as damages is con cernrd, during lyiy. out a consiueiable P3rt of the state Buffering during 1918, and the immediate . crritory in the Barnwell section, contiguous to Burke cqunty, Georeia. unless frosts cut him off, feeling his effects rext year. ; ] Situation Serious. The situation is very sprious at this; time, in the opinion of Colonel Watson, State Entomogolist. Worshen, ~ ' --y i MblA E-DISC RDS iER 20th r SALTER'S Phone 358 ff 'Till Its too le I oday on ir V oristmas >NOLA m?mmmmmmmammmmuammmmaMmmmxmmmMjmBMumnammmmmmmmmmm I V iddies Happy strument and )ZEN ic Records I Y $59.00 isy Terms 1 of Georgia, he said tris morning has probably put up the most intelligent and effective fight that has yet been luadr against the weevil 3 approach. Quite a number of varieties of cotton have been developed in Georgia to meet the wvevil conditions, 3ome of which we already have in South Carolina, which can be used to tremendous advantage. "For instance," said Colonel Watson, "the Toole pedigreed ii hts the weevil very well, and they have another variety that fights him if or than that, called the Express, which has not yet been introduced in this state, that has proven the best fighter ever found, and in many instances, where the cultivation and other conditions have been favorable, they have suceeded in raising a bale of cotton to the acre under boll weevil conditions. Of course, there is more or less hysteria, out in Georgia they are all taking notice, from the information furnished them, and it behooves the people of South Carolina to get ready." How to Get Ready, j Diversified farming is the only ef| fective weapon against the boll weevil danger. That the grain market offers great inducements to farmers, has been pointed out in previous issues. Of course it is not email grain alone wo > recommend, there ought to be truck, forage, poultry and cattle raising, everything necessary to ferd man and i beast should be produced on the farm. Recent cattle shows have given a s;oo<i impetus to cattle raising, and as a money maker it is a ve*y good branch of diversified farming. The grain crop | however, promises better .prices now j than perhaps ever before in tne his| tory of the United States. A close j study of our today's figures under the [caption. "The Wheat Market,'' ie herej by rocommended: The credit system is the curse of the 1 cotton belt. It sweeps the earnings of toil from the masses into ine coners of the few. Some ypars aeo the commissioner of agriculture of Georgia pftpr on refill innuiry of several hundred found that the averaee ratps chare^d the farmers for extension of cprfit from Anril and May to October and November was o4 p^r cent per annum, over and above the cash nrice. Wives and children were compelled to wo^k in the hoat and cold from January until December to pay the r?4 per c^nt credit profits. Diversification of crops will practically abolish the --edit system. Grow Rather Than Import Produets. We are sending millions of dollars to other sections of the country every year to pay for farm products. Diversification of crops will keep this money at home, our banks will be f 11 to overflowing and tho rate of interest lowered to say, 6 per cent, because of the abundance of money. Then we will havp the necessary monImmaammmmmammmtL. mhimvm Your Photogi Solicit Y our their lines w htign uas Portraits 1 $5.00 to The more Modera gra _ _ per ij Satisfacti A? 1.1 rk? v/r uic V/iic 25c, 50c, ENLARG $1.98 tc Picture Frame I Novelties and Here we are in th< - 4 in the * ey to pay good teachers De'tcr gam*- | ' ies 10 teach longer terms; money to j build comfortable homes and ^ooa ^ ckfinin onr farms i 1 UdUO ouu iu vm. .v-. . The growing of every farm product' necessary for home use, will curtail the production of cotton, raise the price to at least twelve cents per pound and keep the cotton money at home. This will mean prosperity and life on the farm will then be free, un; fettered by the fonds of promissory j obligations and our position in the | world made conspicuous by thai mde' pendence which the farmer alone can enjoy in the fullest significance of the term. i , Millions Sfnt Out For Live Stock j i Every farmer should raise his own farm work stock. It is true that mil-j i lions are sent out of the cotton belt ! each year for mules and horses but this is not the main reason why our attention is called to this subject at ; this time. Probably one of the two, chief causes of poverty in the cotton ' | belt is the one-horse plow-. The small j j mule and a turning plow is a guaran- ; ' t^e of shallow soil devoid of vegetable! j matter. j Farmers who buy their work stock j j never have enough for the most eco- j ! nomical productions of crops, we nave about one-fourth the horse power and earn about one-fourth as much money as farmers in some other sections of the country. j Farmers who buy feedstuffs to feed! nloxv teams never raise sufficient farm | work stock to supply their needs. Wei buy feedstuffs and this is the main rea-; son why we have about one-fourth as: many horses and mules as farmers in! ' other sections of the country. We can save the millions of dollars paid out for mules and horses each year and bring in millions from the sale of mules and horses, but a great-j er profit will come from securing in j this way sufficient work stock for, I economical crop production. I i "What a One-Crop System Means. I 1. Poor soil. ' 2. Small crops. 3. The credit system. 4. Work unevenly distributed. n. Injurious insects and plant diseases. 6. Cotton money sent to other sections for farm products. j 7. Scarce money and hi?h rate of. I interest. I S. Poor people, poorly equipped uncomfortable homes, bad | r.~ads. poorly paid teachers i ad i I preacners. I 'It is- eetimted that between $3,000,000 and $4,000,000 worth of liquor is stored away in the private cellars j of Virginians. It begins to look as if. i Virginia will merely be "constructively dry."?Birmingham Age-Herald. ? |! Home I raphers Business in rhich include ! - - *i _ I! s Portraits i 'hat Please I ? $50.00 ite Priced Photo- I -1. I ; >ozen Up on Given aper Styles $1, $1,50 RMENTS i > $19.80 3s, Art /^5S\ Music \S /J ! e "Swellest Studio South" i 0 I T E L T E r s ! East Main St. ^ Phone 358 / WILL FLOOR TEXTS I FOB M1LFTIA BOYS I Adjutant General Considers Plan for Comfort of Returning: Xational Guard Companies. Tho State. W. W. Moore, adjutant general, began to pr< pare yesterday for the return of the First regiment. National Guard of South Carolina, to Camp * "'"oro ?t Stvx in Lexington county. The regiment has been ordered back by the war department and is expected to reach Camp Moore in about 10 days. The adjutant general wko considering plans yesterday for flooring the tents at Camp Moore. Opinion was divided in military 1 ? i. ^ ^,.1, Vi ^ fr\T> +>wm L'irciets LU wuctuci un uiuci iui n-o return of the Second regiment will be issued in a few days. The opinion was expressed that Troop A. cavalry, Charleston Light Dragoons, will be kept on the border for several months, because of the great efficiency of the unit. It is probable that Capt. J. M. Gra-' ham, IT. S. A. wbo has been on duty at mobilization camps in the North, will be ordered back to Columbia to muster out the South Carolina troops. He is the inspector-instructor of the South Carolina National Guard, and was detailed temporarily to thp work in the North. i TVio srtintanf ?eneral Raid vester day that Camp Moore is in fairly good condition for the reception of the troops. Floors for the tents is thp immediate need of the camp and Gen. Moore ie now making estimates as to the cost of the work for the department of the East. "I believe that the troops will be returned to South Carolina in about 10 days,'' said the adjutant general. The actual mustering out of the various companies will require several weeks. It is safe to pay that the men and officers of the First regiment, after three months' duty on the border. will be returned to their home " " * ?^ - T\ AAAWtV/Mt stations eariy in ucucmuci. i The First rearimpnt is now considered one of the best in the border service. The companies won high praise from the officers in command. : The Heart of a Woman. Laugher and sunshine and etory, Beauty and sweetness and trust; j Courage and grandeur and glory, j Shadaws and darkenss and dust?j All things of light and of foving The heart of a woman contains, Grand virtues, great sweetness and sorrows, \ Peace, happiness, passion and pain.| .1 One moment it blooms liKe a garden. With every sweet bloesom life1; knows i A vale of i/?* r?oace of the ag2o\ And then o'er the darkness and doubting The wings of a storm sweep the skies. And the garden is tossed in the tempest, And the value in a dark duin lies. ' One moment so pitiful, so tender. And then all the rage and the hat#? Fill its beating with infinite shadows Au it raves against infinite fate. One moment so true and so loving So clinging and gentle and sweet; All the song of life sweeping its gamut Every blossom of life in its beat. And yet with all changing and travail, All sorrow and aching and cross, I All sunshine today, then tomorrow Cost down in the grief of some loss; And yet with its battle and thunder. Its April of showers and of shine, God, give me the heart of a woman And take all the rest that is mina 1 ?The Benztown Bard. ' I Str Mike Brown is dead! I under- 1 stand tliat his life was insured for $50,000. That will provide for his ' widow very nicely, provided she in- 1 vests it wisely. j Yes, but the indications are that she' is thinking of investing it ir* another t husband.?Chicago Tribune. I The Boll 19 VU. I If it isn't here next year the the year after and it is just goo prudence on the pirt of every f stuffs for man and beast at hom wheat and oats, corn, hogs, and not be hurt so much by the boll The man who has these thing I out of a crop ot cotton will De 1: strikes him. ^ Now is the time to sow wheit to make grain, if you are in ear you sow and use the Anderson takes the "ifi" out of making g Anderson Ph ^ >1 **+ Oil Uo W. F. FARME SeeJGresham & Speer Bryan's Dream. Greenville News. William Jennings Bryan, great preacher, peer of any in the teachings of prohibition and of general morality, discredited secretary of State, uince aeieaieu caauiaaie tor uie presidency, former Peerless Leader, and so on. must f?el a glow of great an? quiet satisfaction at the apparent outcome cf this election. Bryan, many years a?o. strove mightily to unite the South and the West, to form an offensive alliance which would defeat the money centers, and the thickly populated centers of the East. Up a;.<i down the country he went, preaching the union of the South and West. Orce he came very near accomplishing the end he sought, his free silver advocacy appealing to the West. But never could he quite realize his dream. It has been characteristic of this man that he does not realize any of his dreams for himself, yet sees them realized through the agency of others. He is essentially a propagandist, but unsuccessful in efforts to get for himself the high places. Sow, and when it was not expected, Bryan sees the South, and the West combine, and in the most marvelous fashion, win, or seemingly win, one of the greatest races evtr known. The East was almost as solidly Republican as the South was Democratic. The tsates, ordinarily thought to be pivotal, to be all important, find themselves, "with the exception of Ohio, on. the losinfr sidp. Political nrpdi^tirvna are scattered and sorned. All "dope" has been upset The South, Democratic by prejudice, predilection, conviction and every other way, found an unexpected ally in the West. The (West, content with good pricee, the place where radical ideas scare no one, the progressive part of the country?the Golden West, came grandly to the rescue of the South and placed in the Democratic column the votes so sorely needed. The same West that had been regarded as the rightful stamping ground of the fiery Colonel, heeded not to the wild appeals of this great man. The West did what Bryan has long begged it to do. The West proved itself unbound by political prejudice; showed itself conten to let well enough alone, indicated its preference for nonoraoie peace. The outcome of the election is little short of marvelous. The small states rose up and won the day. Ths big states, "hitherto dictators, the states which were thought essential, are left out in the cold. The Democratic party,?no, not the party so much, but the Democratic nominee, defeated a united Republican party, beat the greatest political organization this country has ever known. The President, had he not been greatly superior in strength to his party, would have gone down in defeat. It is the West that the President has t& thank for the victory, and that victory is sweeter because it came in an unexpected manner, because it overthrew traditions and standpat paths of procedure. Candidates were judged on merit and not fully because of party affiliations. The dream of Bryan came true. The South and the Wfest, combined, are stronger than the East and NoriA. >"o Good. Maurice E. McLoughin, the lawn tennis champion, was talking about a player who had failed to make good. The man won't train, he said. He won t work. He won't deny himself. His disposition is a good deal like the tramp's. ;Wfe.nt a job diggin' potatoes? a farmer asked a tramp. Yes, the tramp answered, if ye mean diggin' "em out o' the gravey.? DViJloi?q1 r\Vlio T cror MUNICIPAL TAXPAYERS Your attention is called to eectlorv 5 of the ordinance levying the tax for city's revenue. It reads: "That all taxes herein imposed shah be paid between the 1st day of October and the 1st' day of December. 1916, and a penaky-of ten per cenv is hereby imposed and shall be added to all taxes not paid prior to December 1st. 1,916." Please attend to the matter. J. W. Cliapman, Clerk and Treasurer. Weevil ming chances are that it will be Here d business, it is jusst common aimer to raise his own food e. The farmer who has his [ molasses cane at heme will ! weevil. ;s to buy and pay for them ti trouble when the boll weevil : and oats, if you really want | nest about it, fertilize it when Kish and Blood goods. That ^rain. Now is the time. ' osphate and mpany R, Secretary. ~ t n , Greenwood, o. u j