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Field And Garden Bugs Hot* from the Entomoloftat On Insect Pe?ta. AP'" J, weflrii has spread ovor the great Kortlon of South Carolina. In acv* iLlof the fO??Ul oounttaa It 1* enter J! |tl third yaar of Infestation, fn a of a wei B*?sou ??*er0 damagt S l* expected in Beaufort. Jasper, U.nDtoP. Allendale, Barnw^U. Colic " and Chariton . counties. Co*. Xerable <U?nage aU? ocour .he other coastal' section* V. fundamoatal procure in boll rSj control l? Intelligent dlvsrsdil. ration r.>??Uing in greatly Improved L,, fertility. ?<>? condltiona. AH !arlr cr^p of cotton la very necessary ? Jf8V|i years. Minor operation* m uofltable under favorable condi tion* auch M haudplcking of ffUUn and colleoting of punctured !lare? and boll?. Thess may be alrantajeoiisly practiced where ln> u cheap and available, for e*j ,uip!e. on plantationa operated by (anili?> with a number of ohildren that can be am ployed. Xha latest development In jreevll fontro! is poisoning, but this method la yet in the experimental stages. The jort so far done has been <m Mle? liisippi Delta plantations and the r* mlta aeoured are most promising. While it is not expected that this aiathod will ever eradicate (he peat, yet rawing the results so far secured together with the history of weevil phonier, the prefects ate very premising that Ibis method is to de velop Inte an important factor In boll veedl coatrol. A great many details suit yet be worked out experimen tally. There will yet be continued teproremesta la the dusting ma* eklnes aad in the manufacture of taloiiini arsenate, which appears to be oos ef the most difficult ittaeotl* I eides to saaaufaeture. furthermore, [^?farioua details that present therari telrei on the different plantations ' eotsi4e of the Missieslpirt Delta trill fee worked out so that a definite and tofical system of poisoning oan be reaommendedr- Under any condltiona, poisoning in this state in 1120 should nljr he undertaken where weevlfcj damage is expected to be aovere; it ebenli be undertaken en a small ?eale only, and when enee begun it tfceoli be repeated ae often e* neces ury is a thorough manner or ths remits are likely te be unsatisfactory, Ikperimeatal work wIM be conducted to the ceestal counties of this state ?here the weevil ie eapeeted to be eost Isjurftous. A number of plant* ?ri wMl ao dou^t conduct poisoning epeietloaa with machines and mate rials probably availarbls. .No one should undertake tasting without iw ?siriag fvftil and authentic Inform* Mae about dustiag machine* and the ?fcfMoa of proper safeguards in par* efaaalng aad applying oaleium arse nate. Full l*/o rotation may be ob tained by writing te the U. 8. Delta laboratory. Taliulah, U, or ths Bx Isision Serrice, Otemeon College, g the pink boll worm. This pest introduced into Texas Hrernl years ago where * It was held ?t b*jr by the combined efforts of the Federal Horticultural Board and the Te*as authorities, has artumed a ttfeatening altitude. This pest exr tended Hi areas in Texas; ftt then fOt ?*y and established Itself ia the tkree southwestern counties In Louis lass; and from these peints ' ship ments of eottoa were made to vari ?ws and sundry points before Its presence was discovered. ? Both Tecas and Louisiana hare In wtssed their machinery for tresllnf *Kb tk? situation, hut ta the mean time treat precautions are necessary to prevent the spread of the pest- to ?tker sections of the' cotton states. Drastic quarantine measures 1 hare best adopted er are contemplated by the rariouB cotton states, and these ?s te be In foro* st least until- the Nafta of distribution of the pest are *?eln determined. This is one of the vwst toaeet pests of cotton, sad shererer It appeass In bell weevil In fested territory, the damage may 4a ?*Mcted to Increase not less than 15 per sent ? "? ?Aft(>CN INSECTS. The principal spraya uaod afratW* Wi?i ta*??u are araenate of lead or araon&t* of line (alt# known M *t-ert*nat? or ealokim araenate) for ?attoi loMoti, and steotlna concen trate* for ?uoktag Infects. Against potato ba?*te?. aabhage worms ( and ?<W eating insects on 'hardy planta ^*ri* Orsen can "be used 1f properly ?*de but it tbould not ha need on Uider plant* Calcium arsenate 1> ?cheaper fha* arsenate of land and ** b? tia*<t OR moit garden plants If * It 1n?iM*d that it rrrniJMina nOt 0<ff ^ >er eeat aolubla arsenic. Nlea^iaa ta purchased as nicotine tulphate and la fa rery ooncantratad tern. it it aiade up at the rata of a *??poonfi?i to an ordinary pall ef or a coffee cdaful AO? A IftT: Mlos barrel of wUer. A ?*? add?d In helpful. Soap dlesoWed k *sr? water at t>e rata of one **??d to Ire gallon* la a good spray J* U"1 common plant Ilea. Vet HO JW SfiotTLD B* XJMWD_^t9AT COXTAtV; TAR OR NAPTHA. Do J?** ?' *ctione may ba oMelned the Entomolaty Division. dam ?n Coit?g* S C. Nut Palm Beside the Jungle Trail. ^ ' \ tS^jIBYEL lt -wlll surprise most Americans, and perhaps a few* of our ileld naturalists, to lefirn that right; at the back door of ' the panama canal lies an almost unknown jungle wilderness, unmapped ana practically uninhabited In the Interior except for a few very primitive In dians. Virtually the entire eastern portion of the republic of Tanama ly ing between the canal and Colombia, toughly 300 miles long by from 50 to 100 miles wide, is unknown, and the published maps of this country, except ?for the seacoast and the location of balf a dozen small towns, are all faked, writes Lleuti Col. Townsend tVlielen in Natural History. It was my good fortune to spend the rntlre dry seasons (December to June) }t 1916 and 1917 exploring a part of. this country; We found It necessary |o know something of, that portion of it nearest the canal, and it fell to my *>t, assisted by Companies E and H. Twenty-ninth United States Infantry, to make a preliminary exploration with a view to planning and expedit ing its accurate, capping -by the en gineer corps. ^ It is because this little piece of Jun gle probably w*ll remain virgin and unspoiled for mdny years t,hat I think it ought te be brought to the- attention pf our field naturalists. It Is so easily15 accessible, and yet only the borders of It have been scratched by the sclen tlsL No one yet! knows what is in the Interior, what secrets it contains, wha^ pew fauna and flora its exploration will' reveal. In tho Real Jungle. In the Canal zone, which extends five miles to either side of the canal, prac-* tlcally. all of the jungle forest has long Since been cut olfi and ln> Its place has grown up ,a dense, Impenetrable sec ond group of small trees, palms, creep prs, thorns, and coarse grass! . But (lf one cuts his way ttffftugh this tangled growth for about five miles in from the canal he comes to the real Jungle, standing up like a gigantic wall of green verdure. Once In It all Is dif ferent, even the very climate Itself. Here one can warider at will, unim peded by thorns and creepers. It Is even easier traveling here than In the woods of our ovn Northeast, because as a rule there Is much less "down" timber; It Is like a new world, a world that one has not even read' about. From the blazing sun and sweltering heat of the second growth one enters what is almost an underground world, cool- and balmy. Everywhere the giant trees go up limbless for froni 100 to 200 feet, and then spread out their verdure, literally hiding the sky. Beau tiful slender palms grow In great pro fusion In the semldarkness forming the lower growth, Impeding one's view but not one's progress. Scarcely ever can one see more than 50 yar<|s, and never does the explorer get an extend ed view, even from the tops of the highest mountains. When I 'first en tered the Jungle 4t was with an Inde scribable feeling of awe and wonder, and this feeling has never left me; nay, It persists, drawing me, calling xx\a to come back, more insistent even than the "Call of the North.** Unexplored Mountain Rang#*. That part^of the Jungle In which my most Intensive exploration was <*>n ducted lies to the east of the city of Colon, between there and the town of Nombre de Pol* and extending from the Caribbean coast inland to the head waters of the Chagres river system. flSureen the Chagl** toMtn and the Caribbean coast rises the cordlllera of Oerro Bruja, a mountain ran^ that starts about ten miles east of Colon, and rises steadily, culminating In < the peak of Oerro Broja (3,200 feet) ?bout 15 in Has aout** of the town of Porto Bella. Mast of Cerro Bru ja peak - the Hlo Piedras rises almost in the basin of the Chugres, flows north around the base of Cerro Brujo, then west, and empties into the s^?a half way between Colon and Porto Bello. The Piedras Is one of the largest rivers of Panama, but you will not find It on any map, eveu Its mouth having been mistaken for a lagoon of the sea when the coast line was charted. The Rio Grande, figuring largely on existing maps, Is an Insignificant little stream, several miles long, really un worthy of a name. Beyond the valley of the upper Piedras rises a really Im posing range of mountains called Cer ro Sax Into, culminating In a peak some where south of Nombre de I)o is" which must attain an altitude of from 6,000 to 8,000 fe?t. I think I am the only ohe who has ever viewed thla range, as It seQins to be Invisible from any plaqe where there Is any trace of hu man beings, and lis presence Is bare-" ly noted on only one old map, with no Indication as to Its altitude. Beyond Saximo neither I nor any one else know what. There are rumors that the interior beyond Is Inhabited by Indians of the San Bias (Cuna Cuna) tribe, and that they are very hostile to invasion of their country -by whltea. Plant and Animal Life. r must confess to absolute incom petency when it comes to a description of the flora of the jungle, Incompe tency both scientific and linguistic. I doubt if the Jungle as a whole can be described? It can only be marveled at. It Is beautiful, appealing, terrifying. I never cease to wonder at the trees ? giant moras, borigon, cavanillesla, celbas, rubber, and fig. The enormous ?trunks with great buttressed roots rise 100 feet .without a limb, and then spread out literally to hide the sky. Limbs, so high that one can scarcely see them among the leaves, drop lianas to the ground ? long tangled lines like the wrecked rigging of some masted ship. Then there is the secondary growth, a hundred varieties of tree ferns and palms, suited by nature to grow In semidarkness, robbed of the sunlight by their giant neighbors. *' The bird life Is no less wonderful than the vegetation. The Panama jungle is alive with birds. The variety and coloring are truly remarkable. On the ground I observed several varieties of quail, tlnamou, and pheasants. In the low-bush area are wrens, humming birds, thrushes, ant birds, and a va riety of other species either common to the United States or unknown to me. In the medium zone, half way to the leafy ceiling of the jungle, dwell doves, guans, owls, motmots, and tro gans. High up in the roof are parrots, parrakeets, macaws, toocans, an(f cotlngas. The ni:immal life of thf jungle Is also very abundant. The ordinary traveler, however, will see little of it owing to several conditions which only a man with extensive hunting or col lecting experience will rcallr.e. Among the animals I observed w*?re tapir, deer, peccary, agouti, pa<a, sloth, coall-mundl, kinkajou, anteat^rs. mon keys, otter, puma, jaguar (spited and black), ocelot, squirrels, opossums of many varieties, and rabbits. Snakes were fairly numerous, the hsHequln snake. Ikmi constrictors, and a very long and thin bright green tree snake being the most numerous. Dad'* Position. "Nope, yon epn't marry him." "But, papa, consider his wavy hair, his soul ful eye a. He is my Ideal." "Listen here, girt If you could meet up with i an Ideal earning as much as $30 a I a week 1 wouldn't say a word." ? Loala Courier-Journal. KICK PHOVKS FATAL Clu'iiiu. Mu> 13,- Willi.' It.'lplnu hi* m>\t ttuor noh;hl>o?\ 1>aI l.llos, (i> hMoh up a niulr M A. Hroavh mot till a<vl (U'llt 1>! at tit-; ?loath. llo WH? htilillittf Hit' ImUNo whon Hit' tntUo jum V*Wt (toil throw him ?l<ovn Tho uinN' th??u ivaivtl in? hiuI naWtMl hi ui on tho a ntl stmiuioh.Jnjurlntf him intern, allv. 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EVERYTHING FQR THE HOUSE BOOTH & MCLEOD, INC. |g SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA The Ready Acceptance of CHALMERS is Nation' wide WrHEREVER auto mobiles arc dis' cussed the merits of "Hot Spot Chalmers" are freely conceded. * For its Ram'8'horn and Hot Spot devices have solved the problem of extracting the maxi' mum power from low grade "gas" And Chalmers performance has proved that those engine troubles which are almost in variably associated with the use of this low grade "gas" have * been eliminated. Hot Spot "heats up" the raw "gas," "breaks it up" and va* porizes it into a "cloud." This makes just the right kind of fuel for the cylinders. Ram Vhorn, with its; easy air bends, rushes the "cloud," at a speed estimated at 100. miles an flour, an equal distance tcTeach^ cylinder, and when the spark plugs ignite the "gas" you get results . These two devices have done much for Chalmers. They have given it remarkable smoothness. They have brought down the item of repairsand replacements to an almost negligible sum per year. Many now say Chal mers is one of the few great cars of the world. Qnalitj Fir it GEO. T. LITTLE Camden, S. C. ?- T A/