The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 30, 1923, Image 3
Department Warns Cotton Planters |
Against Fake Weevil- "Wemediw*." J
Washington, March ??.?? The prea
,.?t great interest in the boll weevil I
problem in the Southeastern States 1
has resulted in a large number of pat !
onted preparations and machines
which are being vigoroualy exploited, !
sav? the United States Department of
\puulUue. This ia a repetition of
what has occurred in every region In
vaded by the boll weevil, During the
fiv.vt few yeara the fa^mera arc ex
ploited and many useless or practi
cally useless devices are Hold to them.
In a few yeara, hoWeveiy history
show* that such organizations go out.
n{ business. Their- opera tiona are es
pecially important at tho present time
?hue the 'io.8fe.ti caused by the boll
weevil will be increased by the ex
pense of buying nostrums of various
kinds.
\ The claims vfor these preparations
?rc Hot baaed on scientific teats al
though in many cases tho persons ex
ploiting them arc undoubtedly sincere
in 'their belief that they wil] yield
j^ood results. (Generally speaking,
they are based on misinterpretations
,.f what occurs in the field. To deter
mine whether a remedy is effective, it
is tiec.esaary to have control areas and
to consider the effects of numerous'
cultural practices. It is very easy
for an untrained observer to attribute
to some preparation h& has applied,
the beneficial results of some varia
tion in climatic or cultural factors.
The Department of Agriculture
and many of the State experiment
stations have tested the new boll wee
vil remedies which have been propos
ed from year to year and many of
those now being offered the public j
are not, essentially different from the
kiud that have been tested and dis
carded. I
The Association of Southern Ag- :
ricultural Workers at its recent con- j
\entii>n at Memphis considered the i
whole problem of bull weevil control
mk1, in addition to certain cultural
ciation of three remedies.
methods, it recomuieiided the eoHsid
TMs convention heartily endorsed
the use' of the dusting method in are/Ts !
where the yield of cotton was high*
enough to warrant the expense! It
PROFESSIONAL' NOTICE.
j
( olorcd Attorney Opens ?aw Office
in Camden.
Attorney Herbert F. McGirt. takes '
pleasure in announcing to the public
that he has opened his law office, ana
is located at 927 Main Street, up
stairs, and that he is prepared U
serve the public in all matters rela
tive to Real Estate, Insurance, Wills, :
Negotiation of Loans, Collection and
Settlement of Claims and Accounts,
Notorial Service, and General Legal
Practice.
Yours for service,
HERBERT F. McGIRT. j
Weak, Ailing
WOMEN
slicuSd take
The Woman's Tonic
Sold Everywhere
also endorsed the Florida method for \
the region in which it has been prov- |
en to be applicable, and further re- I
commended extensive tests of this ?
method in other regions of Hunt. I
yield*
In amjther |*u agraph , it called at
tention to the fact that the m.olasge*
arsenate treatment* although not yet
subjected to sufficiently detailed ex
perimental tests to warrant its en
dorsement, had apparently given re
sults over a wido area that warranted
further consideration, and it there
fore recommended thorough and im
mediate tests of this method by State J
and Federal agcncies.
The State and Government institu
tions are anxious to help the farmers
through the agency of any new meth
ods of controlling the boll weevil
which may be discovered. As prompt
ly as possible careful tests arc con
ducted, The department strongly ro-\
commends that farmers exercise due
caution in spending money for new
boll weevil remedies. In all cases
farmers should demand evidence of
official teats and communicate with
their experiment stations for detail*
ed information regarding any of the
new remedies. If anything of value
Is discovered by the State experiment
stations or by the FederaUdepartment
prompt and widespread notice of the
fact will be given the public. In the
meantime It is safe to say that in all
probability any money spent for pat
ented mixtures or machines will be
wasted.
* A Word of Warning. .
Charleston, S. C., March 19, ID 23.
ftrother:
A word of caution, not -from the Ku
Klux Klan, but from one who wishes
to remind you that, you are just about
to embark upon a trip that will be
punctuated with many perils, and to
avoid personal injury, you must be
eVer alert and exercise every care in
the performance of your duties. Ke
niember, prevention is always better
than compensation. A Friend.
The above is a copy of a letter that
was received by a Southern train crew
<.:i the Sumter branch of the system
Wednesday. ?It was received by the
conductor, engineer and fireman and i
so it is said, caused quite a feenng o#
uneasiness to the rrew. They couldn't I
understand why such a Warning had
been sent to them and throughout the
day continued to be 'very much con
cerned over the warning.
It turns out, however, that there is
nothing very serious about the letter
quoted above. Such all epistle was re
ceived by practically nil of the operat
ing employees of the Southern. More
than one of them reached employes
about Rock Hill and at least three
came. to Yorkville to a train
crew. The letter is one that has been
sent out by Southern officials at Char
leston, to train crews in order to carry
on a campaign of watchfulness and
caution among train employees, and
the letter was worded in this way in
order to get the message across, and
undoubtedly in the case of the few
men who could not at -first grasp its
importance the "Warning" did get
across ? Yorkville Enquirer.
.Meningitis Causes Death.
John Moore Segars, aged 19 ^vears,
the youngest son of 1J. W. Segars,
died at the home of his father in the
Mechanicsville section Saturday night
after an illness of short duration,
from meningitis.
The funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at Hebron Methodist
church and interment was in the
church cemetery.-. The services were
conducted by Rev. Godbold and Rev.
Rhodes. ? Bishopville Messenger.
COTTON DUSTING SUGGESTIONS. .
Material and Machines Should be Secured Now, Says the
United States Department of Agriculture
Clemson College, March 21. ? The time is approaching rapidly when the
''irmer must decide whether he is going to dust his cotton, and if so, he
should not delay in making arrangements for the necessary amount of
alcium arsenate dust, as wpll as the kinds and number of machines re
quired. In 1021-22, many farmers delayed the purchase of their material
intil late in the season when they were not able to get it on time, and
'?ither could not dust at all, or did not secure satisfactory results. In many
? nses where the farmer delayed he was unable to secure any machine's
at all. ,
The results secured in this and other states during the past season are
-ueh that any farmer may expect to be able to use calcium arsenate, dust
with profit, provided he has good land and applies the dust intelligently,
ikj's Professor A. F. Conradi, Entomologist, who adds that it is necessary
fo follow instructions, though the operation involved is not technical, and
my average- man can do it.
SOME 1 922 RESULTS.
For information, the results secured from the principal experiments in
H22 in South Carolina are given:
Place
rlemson Col.
Florence
(>arlingtor.
Darlington
Sumter
Eastover
Eastovet
Johnston
< Greenwood
Average
Cotton
Variety
Cleveland
Dixie Triumph
Cleveland
Lightning Ex
Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland
Applications
N'umberCost per A
A.
Gain in
lbs. of
$4.22
3.43
5.87
6.12
3.00
275
2.01
1.9K
4.08
3.69
Yield per
Dusted Undost. Seed C
1078
988
850
878
861
1407
1414
512
827
979
792
803
299
271
.if, 3
1039
1 1 17
310
4 86
609
286
185
551
607
498
363
297
202
341
370
(-tirade
These figures are submitted in ca.se any one doubts the value and practi
ability of the use of calciurii arsenate. Farmers interested may secure*
further information from county agents or from the Extension Service,
rlemson College, S. C.
Lists of manufacturers of calcium arsenate and machines are mailed
upon request.
Farmers should not delay, but should secure the required amount of cal
cium arsenate and have it examined by Clemson College for the necessary
specifications required by law. Instruction blanks will be mitiled upon re
quest. Advice as to types and kinds of machines witl be given gladly where
farmers wtll rubmtt information a* to the nrreagr" they expect to dUSt.
f
I. CAi.l t,' J 0. S. FOR SUPI'MES
Varlauo Countries Are Making Undo
?tth to Provide All GoVts af
Mere h;:ndi$t .
Jlflvo you iill> chrysopra^e. or
varlst< i|s (A sell V If ><?. write tin'
I >*?i ?m i;f inent of' < ?oiitiiifi ?<>?', . foreign
trade division.' l>r .l'ullu* Klein, the
direct i', has requests for Ym on his
desk from Australia. if ,\ou don't,
ft iit? *v what they are. *h0y are precious
dtuni'K.
i Our South American neighbors In
Hrttxll are wore pfosale In their
wants. They arei asking for sanitary
prinking fountains.
^ Canada wants 'moving- -iVhiin'o inn
ehines a 1 it I wiiTir-s telephone sets.
With the Volstead n.?'t putting a |
crimp In the huahtes* over here* any- ?
body with a left-over stock 01 bUXUlfl
ami hung pegs can find a ready mar
ket for them in Knu'l mil. The itrltish
I also want garbage, cans.
? Dp to above, The French sre ask
ing fof oak casks.
Ditto agaiu. Chile asks for corks,
The prohibition bureau, with an
eye to business, might ftll the order
from Mexico for alcohol distilling
plants by shipping down some of the
wihlcat stills seized over the country.
Evidently^ all * the Italian boot
blacks are not over hew. There's a
request from Italy for shoe polish^
Musical instruments are in demand
hi Palestine aud Spain.
The canny Scots 'want calculating
machine*.
|> Poor Old Siberia ?Nvnuld like a mjuun<
meal of dried fruits and vegetables
and prepared" milk.
RACED LIKE THE GREYHOUND
Botafoqo, Most Famous Horse of
Argentina, Was Known to Turf
Followers Throughout World. -
The most famous race horse that
the fine studs of Argentina ever Vred
was probably llotafogo, for he was
i renowaed among turf followers the
world over. He died near Mar (lei
! Plata a short time ago, being only
eight years old. Not particularly
fortunate in his parentage, as ureat
I racers ?isually are, lie nevertheless be
came a phenomenon of the track. At
two years he sold for f?2r>.(KH) nt auc
tion. although he was never good
looking.
?? When he raced the horse stretched
himself out like a irreyhound. He
made his debut in 15)17, lykid nil the
"'?lassies fell before his amazing
speed. One day when he was not In
form and lost to (Jray Fox the even*
was regarded In Argentina us quite
a national catastrophe. In a subse
quent "revenge .nice" he defeated his
conqueror with perfect ease before
the grt?atest crowd that ever assem
bled at the Palermo tracks.
Actor Who Could Not Write.
The true story of "Joe Miller's Joke
Book." is an Interesting l>l t of literacy
history. Truth Is that Joe Milier never
road it Joke In his life, and therefore
could not have compiled a hook of
i Jokes. For Joe Miller could not read.
I He was an Ignorant actor, who
achieved groat success in 1714 ?t the
Drury Lane theater In London. And
the only way that Joe Miller could
memorize the lines of his part* was
to have them read and reread to him
until' he ?Avas aide to repeat them, the
duty of thus drumming dialogue and
cues into the comedian'* mind being
entrusted to a wife, whom he had mar
ried for the purpose. *
Off the stane or on, Miller was not
a wit or humorist. But a year after
his death a pamphlet appeared in
which 217 Jests were given, of which
only three were ascribed to Joe Miller..
They had heen compiled by n man
with the appropriate name of MottolT.
By the middle of the Nineteenth ?-crt
tury the number of Jokes bad been
Increased by successive compilers to
Power In Siffcnce.
Th^ proper value of the power of
silence is . probably best expressed In
the scriptural reference to the vari
ous convulsions of nature, the wind
und the earthquake, followed by the
pStill, small voice. Coming down to a
more recent period and a less, re
nowned authority, we are reminded
of the man who iidvlsed his son to
keep his mouth shut so that people
would not know he was a fool. This
advice is stfll good for the great ma
jority. Astronomy Is said !<? he one?
of the best means of teaelHne the in
dividual his relative unimportance in
the universe of matter, hut to he left
alone, far from any human habita
tion, in a vnst silence will probably
accomplish the sumo.
Employer Paid for Nut.
A curious point in workmen's com
ponsation has been settled by the Knc
lis?) Court of Appeal. A collier, who
did not drink or smoke, whs in the
habit, of carrying ?? nut in his mouth,
apparently for mm h the same reason
that some peopio carry ebewlng ;:iun.
One day while at work he slipped nnd
fell ; and tho nut was Jerked down lib
windpipe suflfocMii-ni: him The court,
held Mint the accident whs "in the
course of his employment." and en
titled his widow to recover.
, ? Poor Muie!
"That." Mid ihe cit\ num. "is what
I cA?t downright brutality. Thai man
ought to be refM?rte<l to M?e S??cJef> for
the Prevention of Crueli) to Animal*.
"Why ? i What's I .e doin?'.'"
Ik- dolnjjj? Can't you we 1
^ow fasf'tbat nin'e has tirwatk v> keep
?ort <>f his ivi) when lie'.; pushfrig fb?
p}6* T THtT.u7?*m: ' iun" .1 tch.
*-:? ? < "***, *7- ~
LQVL.R BKOAOWAY AT K'lGHf
T,J/sJ /
Yourtg Folk Stroll Through World
f aivou* street and It tycoons u
Lovct-'c l ane.
/ ? ' ' / 7 ? . . \
Summer nights ha\e turned lower
1 (roadway, from Trinity oiuirchyttrd to
the Kuilery, Into a smt of l??vt?r\-? ijiite.
?the New York Sun states. llrec?.o tyfown
a ml ?liMky and half deserted, at rollers
Jiud It -a pleasant place. They gftiuiter
past the windows that are occasionally
lighted, showing somebody working
lii to at a hi;, Mi desk over a l ? i i; hook,
or ham norlng the keyboard v?f a type
. writei ,
The.v pass ni> aid down. going by
twos nut! by fours :>?> iion/clwlahtiy as
though they moved t lj nr. *:h a country
lone. l'hi'ir faces I hi'tVw'ii Jutii a
high |Jg!u as they |uiss tin' street
are ..
lW 1 1 to mi* nil Trinity churchyard Has
no ,;vhM.loSs fascination. Fenced ?>tit
with the dark tlioy walk along the
wttli they seem |4? watch the grave
stone*. The stones shine w'hMo at
nltfht. the hi,,h cross In the center of
the plot directly In front of t ho new
Ctub market building, Is somehow
iHorc prominent than any of the high
aroH.- . s; rttcttires thai surround the
arches of; the church.
The only thing that shows up hs
white- Is the front wall ??f Ihe Ouih
market. ^t seems to rise directly ut
the hack of the grass plot, 'Hie tracks
of the elevated trains are visible. The
live '< iirved window* that light the
second story look, as if they were live
entrances on the ground lloor.
Through the crowd of strollers
through tho cool streets come oc
casional people who nro a ax ly.it s to
get inane.
Ahoat 1(> o'clock a great malty chil
dren come up through the street, some
running and chattering, others so
sleepy that they have to be dragged
along by the mothers who are getting
them home after nu evening down at
the park. Half of the children want
a drink of water when they come- ti>
the Trinity church wall. So the wom
en stop at the fountain built ax a
memorial to Ann .Maria Cot hen I
Swords. The children Want to play
In the water, the mothers want to get
I bent holne. ?*
So for a few bouts after dai'U down
town Ifroadway so m* to belong to the
past, to young lovers and to lotnplng
children. They come that wa> every
warm day ami the men. who si t silent
ly on watch ? in corners of buildings
;uul in doorways ore generally glad
to see them come. ??
Electric Flypr.pcr.
The struggles of 21 tl.N caught on a
sheet of tanglefoot pa pur :ir7 painful
(<i witness. Perhaps. however, I In* In
sect undergoes no worse sufferings
than W hell polSohed.
W'liy not kill the* til?*$ by electricity?
.John II. Turpiti, of Hromerton, Wash.,
Jiii* Invented a simple little machine
for <li** purpose. You hang It on the
wjiII and ll does the rest, ftiklt, of mu.v
kind suitable. attracts the insects to
a slot through which It is exposed to
view and smell. The slot is n narrow
elongated opening between two metal
plates. When a fly crawls across
from one of the plates to the other,
if Is instantly killed and falls into a
little trough beneath. This happen*
because the plate* are attached by
binding posts to n couple of copper
wires which pass through an electric
c<?rd connected to an ordinary plug,
which Is inserted in an electric socket.
? Alii watt kee. Sentinel.
Standards of Youth.
Bobby's father was an organist of
repute, a calling for Which Hobby, uf
ten years old, felt a little apologetic
when having occasion to explain it. to
nis friends. A policeman, now, or a
tlreiuan. those are professions ? fellow
can boast about! one day he was
overheard In conversation with a
neighbor's son, w ho asked :
"Rob. dues your father play?"
'"Yes." admitted Hobby, without
much cut husirism.
"Well, what docs be play, the cor
nel ?"
"No," answered Hobby, half h- ar'ted
ly. "He plays the organ.
"And doe* he ,sjng7" persisted i he
<inall friend.
"< Jw<mIim-ss, no!" indignantly ex
claimed the musician's son. "We
wouldn't stand for that!" ? Harper's
Magazine.
"Bad" Indian Gone.
Tse -lie ga't bus passed on to (lie
ha upy bunting grounds. Tin- leader
? ?I the l'uite> >>n their reser\ .it ion was
known to the government 'dliciais is
I 4*- "Bo|?d)e\ik f Uedskm because
? >' bis tendency to precipitate upris
ing**. fn Mil." he w :<? ; i /?< i s s? -o i>;' k.!l
ilig :i .Mexican <in ?. p herder. . ? i !? I >J)
resisting arrc>i in gathered >I?miI
him near I;. C\ el'\ lawlt>s Indian wtth
in niib > of Hi. iff, I'tah. win iv !i?
i.r.i.iij ain? il a:: inaccessible st ronghold.
from wi.icii be -ucio.-ftjii \ < !<?!"?.-< I ii:e
t'nlfed States marshal- p.i--o T?c
tie- gat is saol to have <?? '.~i 'If gov
i nili'ent about i ve.u He
'v .IS on? Of the we;, P b ! T* ? 1 '.s'of
?I'O r?"?ei^ at ion
Enough to Make a Sair.t Swear.
i'he.N %. i re st n I led ?!e??n toiler IVoin
nowhere and .lohn wa> 'i- og langn.i *e
that mad'* ti e air !>!.:<?. hu> which t ad
):u effect ??)( l.is ??.m on.t-band l?w
"l >ti. .f' lin. d" ha-)) i fin i awful i::n
guage. ' fV'bi itned Id- wife and John
<.iii\ -?i.j a few more thin.,- n>-' j.rint
nbie And \a-< .'?nj'?\in. (im.ii (,.p
sp n ?sllh f hem. . xpln ining "Iii all
the year-- of oyi u.iiried h;t he
f??ro' bought i In* t>?o|,
hand eal*. I never heard him Uft?*r an
vcfli, al'd now Ids language Would
jBK^e fir* inosf Hardened jurat? blusli
f<M hI??i ie."--l'r?H?ki>ir fca g'.e.
AUTOMOBILE CYLINDERS AND
CRANK SHAFT GRINDING
We are prepared to give your car an overhaul t^jual
in every respect to the factory or that can be done in any
large city. Wo have reground forty cylinder blocks
since last July and so far as Ave know they are giving
excellent service.
W. 0. HAY'S GAR AGP
SOUTH BROAD STREET, CAMDEN, S. C.
? ?' . ; ?" * : I.
FERTILIZERS
We art* carrying in. Mock full linos of the follow-;
ihg goods: NITRATE OF SODA. MIXED GOODS,
8-4-4, 8-3-3, 8-21-21. 16 PER CENT ACID PHOS
PHATE. 12 PER CENT GERMAN KA1NIT. 7 PER
CENT COTTON SEED MEAL.
We can furnish' any kind ol' mixture that is required
to make a crop of Cotton, Corn, Peanuts, Potatoes, also
special Tobacco fertilizers, and our prices are as low
as the lowest. Don't fail to see us before you buy, as we
can sell you one bag or a thousand tons, and will appre
ciate your business.
R. L. Moseley Brokerage Agency
A Satisfactory Mattress
At a Reasonable Price
COTTON DOWN
MATTRESS
Price $15 and up
Smooth ? Comfortable ? Sanitary
Our Exclusive Interwoven Process
Look for the 5'7A Label
Made and guaranteed by
GHOLSTIN SPRING & MATTRESS CO. I
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Camden, South Carolina
NOW IS THE
TIME
to replace your
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IMPLEMENTS
We can furnish you with nearly
everything needed on
the farm.
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Anything in the Building Line
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