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▲ SPRING MHO. You peMb tree, drcked In pink and white. With taM and rnffle* oat of aluht. Would don one other frill. The long rtftplamee the willow weete, And hllvery blade* for babr le*Tee. Woaldahowagieennrtenderneaa Vi r Aid dreamier, fairer alenderncea, A'drooping 'gainst the eaves. The atarilke blooms that burst and spnad Soch brilliance In oar garden beds Would waste more wealth of hue, 1 ween, If now and then vou might be seen dost bending o er their heads. And all tbe mutlc spring doth make With stirring leaf and y ung bird throats Would prove a-richer pu' n, dear, If you were here, If you were here, To lend your sweet voice notes. Ah, bow adjustment falls to be! E'en springtime heeds In part the pain— And Compensation's pensive task To bring the gtftawe need, not ask, Will teachus 01 ce again. LIZZIE'S ELOPEMENT. BY H08A5 ARCHER WEIS8. “Lii! Lizzie!” Mrs. Blake stood at the foot of the stairs, with her eyes fixed upon the —door, facing it above, — But there was no answer to her call, nor did the door open. “Lizzie! Elizabeth !*' she called more sharply this time. But still there was no reply, and she went hick into the kitchen with a vexed look, and began to beat an omelet for breakfast. The outer door opened, and Deacon Blake came briskly in from the gar den. _ “Fine morning!” he remarked as he looked cheerfully around. “If this kind o’ weather continues ’there’ll be plenty of strawberries in a day or two<. Some of em’ are beginning to turn al ready. Breakfast ready, Casaie?” « “tfo," answered his wife, somewhat petulantly; “ and not likely to be this fifteen minutes. I’ve had all the work on mvown hands this morning.’’. “Where’s Liz?” “Not come down yet, amj it's near ly 7 o'clock. Hhe’s getnUg lazier every day, and we allow her to have her own way too much.” “I s’pose she’s tired out with the frolic at Cynthy’s last night. lather have what rest she needs.” » “She’s had as much as is good for her by this time, I guess. Here Pat ty,” turning to a small help, who was bustling about the kitchen, very much in everybody’s way. “Hun up stairs and wake her. She can be ready in time for breakfast, as it's so late today. Where’s Tom?’’ “Not back from the mill yet Time he should be, said the deacon hiking from the window.”' Patty, in her zeal, dashed up stairs like a small tornado. They could hear her rattling the door knob and calling: “Miss Lizzie! Miss ’Liz’beth! Yer aunt says to git up. It’s ’tnos! seven o'clock, and breakfus’ ‘mos’ ready.” No answer came. Then followed an irregular drum ming on the door, and Mrs. Blake, with an anxious face, turned to her husband. “Joseph, I hope there’s nothing the matter with Liz. Why don't she an- iwetrT Patty came running down with big ey® 8 - V.V, •. . “Please’m, lean t wake her, and the door's bolted I” Before Patty had concluded Mrs. Blake was half way up stairs, followed by her husband. y- “Lizzie!” he called in stentorian tones, which would-have awakened the soundest sleeper. Then, after pausing for an answer, he said, hurriealy: “Cassie, liaveyou a key that will un lock this door? No? Then run down r ’ck!—and bring up my basket of His hands trembled a little, as witjp . the assistance of the tools he plied op en the door no difficult task, as the lock was slight. His wife stepped hastily within the room, and uttered an exclamation at once of relief and alarm. “She isn't here. The bed hasn't been slept in. Why, Joseph, she hasn't beeuhomeall night!” -■* Mr. Blake stared round blankly.as he* took off his hat and wiped the m drops from his brow, y '^Mebbe,” her said “m$St>e she’s stayed all night over to Cynthy’s.” “Why should she? It isn’t far, and there was nothing to keep her.” “Unless she was sick," he suggested, anxiously. “Ig.,that case they’d have let us know last night ” Mrs. Blake suddenly paused, and as suddenly sank into a chair. “Joseph, I hope I hope it isn't that young man from the city —that Or eille Parker, you know.” “Why, Cassandra, she'd never think of such a thing!" “She might. There's no knowing what Liz would do when she's in one of her freakish moods. Parker was desperately attentive to her when he first came here, but she didn't care to have anything to do with him, so he went over to Elvira Jane. But lately she seems to have been encouraging him, and she and Tom had a pretty sharp talk about it Sunday night, when Parker walked home with* tier . from church. I took Tom's side I never could abide that stuck up city clerk- and Liz got vexed, and said she’d marry whom she pleased, and that if we didn't ■want her here she could support herself in the city- for that Parker had told her there were elegant young ladies of good families and education employed m the stores there.” “And what did you sav!” “1 was vexed, and said she could go when slic'd a mind to; but of course she knew I didn's mean it." “How could she know that? Cas sie, Cassie, I've warned you more than once or twice that your impatient temper would bring trouble at last. Elizabeth is like what her poor mother was—proud and easy hurt. And she'd not been long enough with us since her motlier died to get familiar with your littlfirri table ways, and t,o know that at tlrenottom there's a good and true woman's heart. Cassie, l doubt but you've driven the poor child off.” Mrs. Blake burst into tears. “What’s lobe donq, Joseph? trod knows, Lizzie is as dear to me as if she was own 1 And 1 did hone.” she added, in a lower tone—“I aid hope to be able to call her mine some time. Tom—” And here she choked and hurst into fresh sobs. “Tea, jea! Tom will be dreadfully out up Jbj this," said the old man, slowly shaking his liead as the two proceeded down etairs. “But I wish j-T lip'd hurry home now, for until he idbg comes I hardly know what’s to be “Hadn't we better send over to Cyn thia's? Maybe they’d know something that,would serve fora clew, since Liz zie was there last night. No doubt she took the 11 o'clock train for the city. Stay, I'll write a line to Joe and ask him to step to the hotel and find out whether Parker has left there." . The hasty line was written and dis patched by Patty, who liad all this time looked on with wide open eyes and mouth. “Now, L’alty, run for your life, said, her mistress, as she gave her the bit of paper. Patty ran—only stopping once to tell somebody whom she met that Miss Lizzie had run away to get mar ried. ^ In ten minutes she returned accom panied by Mrs. Blake’s sister, Mrs. Cynthia Harden, and her daughter, Elvira Jane. Mrs. Harden, a portly lady, was all out of breath, and Eivira Jane, slen dor apd willowy, was pale and agitat ed. “Cassandra," gasped Mrs. Harden, as she dropped heavily into a chair, “what is all this I hear? Patty says Lizzie's nm away to get married; but I can’t believe it’s true.” And then Mrs. IJlake explained what had occurred. ' ’ “She left my house last night about half past nine,” said Mrs. Harden, growing very red while her daughter became equally pale. “Wasn’t Tom with her Elvira Jane?" “No, ma. Tom and she quarreled the first part of the evening, because she danced with—with Mr. Parker." And Elvira Jane's voice trembled as she spoke the name. , !■ ‘1 thought so. They've undoubt- jCdly run off together, or, perhaps he's 'Tjufped to get her off to the city. ' •| wouldn't have believed it of Elizabeth!” said Mrs. Harden, with in dignant emphasis. “I wouldn’t have believed it of any girl that she could play such an underhand part. <Why she knew’ thatElvira Jane was as good as engaged to Orville 1 'arlf^r ”* — At this Miss Harden’s feelings, hitherto suppressed, liecame too acute for endurance, and she sat down on the kitchen settee imd burst into hys-' terical weeping. Don't cry, Elvira Jane!" said her Uncle Joseph kindly. “If the fellow’s capable of acting in this way, he ain’t worth shedding a tear for.” There’ll l»e something to shed be sides tears when Joe comes to hear of it!” said Mrs. Harden savagely. “He ain’t one to see his sister put upon in thisway, Joe isn’t.” Just here there was a knock at the outer kitchen door, which, being opened, admitted two or three of the nearest neighbors, who had come to obtain information and administer consolation to the family in their trouble. For by this time, thanks to Patty, half the village knew that Deacon Blake’s pretty niece, who liad made his home so bright in the few months that she had lived with them, and who everybody had decided was to marry his son Tom, had run off and got mar ried to the dandy dry goods clerk, late ly imported from the city. . “Well, I’m awfully cut up about it, I’m sure,” said Mrs. Peters the wheelright’s wife, as she folded her hands on her ample chest' and sol emnly shook her head. r “I wish I could say something to comfort you, Mrs. Blake, but I’ve always noticed that them as you’re kindest to has the least gratitude, and adopted children are sure to bring trouble on the fami- lj.” * ——*— ’As for me. I’ve been expecting it all along," said Miss Tucker, who was president of the Female Mission and Charity Association, "1 noticed the way Lizzie Gray and that Mr. Parker looked at each other in the church Sunday night; and Tom Blake noticed it, too, for lie appeared awfnt“glferm, and got up and went out before any- Mxly else—almost before the blessing was spoke. I remember I said to my self, ’if Elizabeth Gray and Orville Parker don’t make a runaway match before long, then I’m no saint,’ ” “If some folks would attend more to the sermons in church, and less to the looks and doings of other folks,” said Mrs. Harden; addressing nobody in particular, but looking straight be fore her with a stony gaze, “they’d be considerable more of saints that they are likely to become other ways.” Mrs. Tucker glanced appealingly at Mrs. Peters, and put on a martyrlike expression. “I can excuse you, ma’am;” she said, with great politeness, and a compnssionable glance toward Elvira Jane, “considering how badly you must feel about ting matter. It isn’t many of us can bear disappointments with patience and Christian meekness and fortitude.” Mrs. Harden’s countenancecertain- ly expressed neither meekness nor patience, but her reply was averted by a sudden exclamation from Patty, who was staring out of the window at suni, dry curious and inquisitive faces of passers-by. peering above the front garden palings: “Lor, mum, they’re coming! Mis ter Tom—and Mister Joe, too. Joe Harden was hurrying up the road from one direction and Tom Blake ttri uhigDom another. The twa young men met at the gate, and after exchanging a few” words Tom left his wagon in the yard and they entered the kitchen together.'^ Tom’s face was white, while Joe’s was as red as his mother’s. “Well, Joe,” said Deacon Blake hastily stepping forward. Joe answered in a hard, sharp way ? “Parker left the hotel thi§ morning at five o'clock. He hired a buggy. He didn't say where he was going, but Larry, the milkman, met him near the Meadow Bridge driving with a lady, who he is sure was Lizzie.” •“But in that case where was she all night?” - - ^ Joe sternly shook his head. Mrs. Blake burst into a passion of weeping. Tom, meanwhile, had taken some thing from a small box on the top shelf of the closet, and was closely examining it at the window: "Oh, Tom!”, cried Elvira Jane, “What do.you mean to do with that dr'eadful thing?” Tom made no reply. ' His lips w r ere firmly set, and he put the pistol into his breast pocket and turned toward the door. “Tom, my son!” cried his mother, seizing his arm. “Oh, Joe, stop him! There'll be murder somewhere, He’ll kill that Parker!” “If he don’t,” said Joe, deliberately, as he carefully selected a stout hore- whip from a number hanging in the closet—“if he don’t succeed in killing him, then I'll finish him off Come along, Tom!” Elvira Jane Kiramed. and Mrs. Harden and Mrs. Peters made a sud den, elephantine rush and placed their ample forms against the kitchen door. Mrs. Blake threw' herself into a rocking-chair with loud wailing, and Putty, with tightly clenched hands, mouth screwed up and eyes double their natural size, danced about the room on tiptoe. - “Stand aside, mothrir! There's something trying to got in here,” said Joe. as the door was pushed from without. . J And wrenching it open despite the resistance of the two stout ladies, he threw it wide, while the eyes of all the excited group turned thither ward. ‘ Everyone uttered an exclamation. There stood Lizzie, bright apd rosy, her hat hanging on ner back by its strings, her curly hair all dis ordered with the wind, and in her hands a little basket, the contents of which were covered over with fresh green leaves, At sight of the unexpected group her face assumed an expression of the utmost astonishment. “Oh, ‘ Lizzie, Lizzie!” cried her aun^ starting np, ’’where haw you been ?” , “Where have J been?” repeated Lizzie, ina bewildered tone. “Why, to the meadow-bridge wood, to get strawberries.” And she lifted the leaves^nd dis played the red fruit beneath. A dead silence ensued. Everybody looked at each other, but no one spoke until Miss Tucker inquired half in- creduouslyr “Who went with you?” “Mrs. Ijamb and the girls, and Frank Lamb and Mr, Parker, an swered Lizzie, unhesitatingly. “Oh, Mr. Parker!” said Miss Tucker, with a signifiant smile and toss of her head. —■— "Yes. It was ho who told us, as we came home last night, about the strawberries being ripe at the meadow bridge, and said that as he would have to pass there today be would bring us Some. And Mrs. Lamb proposed that as her wagon was to go early to the station, we sliould all go in it to the strawberry grounds, ftndit would take us up in returning. Mr. Parker over took us in his buggy.” “And, pray," muiT Mrs. Harden, severely, ‘ ‘how was i.t that he offered you a seat in the buggy instead of one of the others ?”. Lizzie hesitated, smiled and glanced toward Elvira Jane. Then she stooped and whispered a word or two in Mrs. Harden’s ear, whose countenance in stantly Cleared. “You’ve given us a dreadful fright, Lizzie,” said Mrs. Blake, beginning to cry again, but this time from pure relief and happiness. “Yes,” said Mrs. Peters, with a broad smile breaking over her face- yes, we all thought you and Mr. Par ker had run away to get married. Ain't it too ridiculous?” Lizzie looked around, with anirtdig- nant Hush suffusing her face. ■ Uncle Joe sat down and broke into a wild lauirh. Even Elvira Jane smiled, for she had caught Lizzie’s Whisper. And while they were all laughing Lizzie turned Jo Tom, who happened to be close beside her, and said with reproach in her tone and tears in her eyes: “I wouldn't have believed it of you, Tom!” Tom looked very sheepish as he dis appeared in the closet and put away something in the box on the top shelf. .-I’You ' see aunty,”, said lizzie, standing ‘ by her side,’ with one larm around her neck and the other rest ing lovingly on Uncle Joseph’s shoul der, “I came home so late last night that I had no opportunity of telling you. I was up and dressed early, and while waiting for the rest, I thought I might, as well set my roomlii-OMtwv Then I locked the door, to keep you from finding out I had gone; because I expected to be back in time for break fast. _ You’ll forgive me, aunty, won’t you £—and you'll let me have some breakfast, bee use lam so awfully hun- K y, and we’ll all enjoy the first straw- rries of the season.” A Cure for Hog Cholera. . The following statement is copied from the Texas live Stock and Farm Journal: “It is not often that I at tempt to write anything for the press, and it is only now a philanthropic spirit that moves me to write this. Every editor in the United States should copy it, and every farmer should cut it out and preserve it. Why ? Because it is a sure cure for hog cholera. I have never known or heard of its failure. It is very simple, cheap and easily prepared. Direc tions: Put. one-half teaspoonful of pure carbolic acid in a gill of sweet milk and pour down the hog’s throat. When the farmer Ves any symptoms of cholera among his hogs, especially when one or two have died, drive every hog and pig into a very close pen. *> Let one man catch the hog by the ears and set him up with his back between his legs, while another man opens the .hog’s mouth with a stick, and the .medicine being in a very long necked heavy bottle, is ehsily poured down. Gare shopldlie taken not to dose the same one itwl'ce. Twice the amount will kill, and every hog, sick or well, on the farm should be dosed.” Too Milch Morphine. Atlanta, Ga., May 28.—Jefferson L. McClesky died tonight from too much'morphine. He had been drink ing hard. He was thirty years old and unmarried. He has been a soliciting freight agent with various roads. _ Write Ludden & Bates quick, (they live in Savannah, Ga.,) that is, if you want a genuine bargain in a new, nearly newf or prime second hand parlor or churcn organ. They are overstocked, 1 and offer 800 fine organs, from best makers, under a special clearing sale, at specially reduced prices and with terms of payment so easy that any one can buy. Two qr three dollars paid monthly will secure one. The question of profit is not considered in this sale, so they say, and if Ludden & Bates say so, fts true. That’s their reputation, and they have earned it by their square method of dealing. Head their new advertisement in this issue, and write them quick, if you want an organ. * Keferring to the advertisement of Life for the Liver and Kidneys in another column, it is not necessary to say anything as to the merits of the me dicine, as it is becoming extensively known, and the fact of its increasing sale is its best recommendation. Be ing entirely vegetable it may be uaed at all times with perfect safety. * THE MONTH HAS GIVEN ALL CROPS HEAVY BLOWS- Dlrectrr Bau«r’« Report of the ... I . * . . end Crop Condition* for the Bast Week. A Rnther Ol j Outlook Presented. Columbia, 8. C. May 28.—In view of the unprecedented and most pecu liar Weather conditions which have existed for some weeks, the following bulletin of tbe .condition of the Weather and crops in the State for the past week, issued yesterday by State Observer Bauer; will be found of unusual interest: The unreasonably **old, cloudy weather, which was so dt*• vocable for most crops during the greater portion of the previous week continued the greater portion of this, with an addi tion of too much rainfall; only on tbe last two days did the temperature rise to the normal. While there have been lower tem peratures recorded in the month of May in previous years than have been recorded in this yet seldom, if ever, continuedoool periotTas there h^i^n7rom“tta 13th *he loss oLhundreds of thous- * - . .. . astr sisvllawa ble portion. This temperature and rainfall data is given at this time because the first of June is practicably the end of tlie planting season, ana it will be inter esting to note the subsequent growth and development of crops keeping the above weather conditions in mind.' — The winds during .the week were generally easterly, until towards the latter part they became westerly. They were generally light, and aside from being too cool, were not particu larly noteworthy. There was a marked and harmful de ficiency in the duration of sunshine, with only the last day of the week, (Monday, 27th) clear over the entire State, the others having been either partly or wholly cloudy, The. per centage of possible sunshine averaged about 30 for the State, while the nor mal for the same period is 60 per cent, or more. The deficiency of sunshine, in connection with previous large per centage of cloudines, greatly retarded the healthy growth of crops, and cor respondents say that two weeks of clear weather would be highly benefi cial. The range of temperature was much below the normal, with an average of between 6 and 7 degrees per day below in the eastern portion of the State and from 8 to 10 in the western portion. After the 23 (Thursday) the tempera ture rose gradually, reaching about the normal on the last two days. On the 22d (Wednesday) the departures below The following interesting article on the San Jose Scale, the nttle insect that is playing havoc with the fruit trees throughout the South, is from the pen of Prof. J. C. Hartzell, Jr., who nas given considerable study to the subject, and will be found very interesting. It should be read by all our readers, but especially by those who have fruit trees. The Professor Illy attention has been called to the blight that is affecting the fruit trees in this section and destroying a large per cent of the trees in a majority of the orchards. Several theories have been advanced as to the cause of this blight, but I am of the opinion that none that I have heard is correct. I have examined a number of fruit trees, mainly peach, pear and plum, in the field, and twigs and undevel oped fruit in my laboratory, and have reached the conclusion that the cause of the trouble is the San Jose Scale {Aspidiotuapemi icimus Cornat.) This insect has been the scourge of western of the month up to date. The temper ature has been continually below the normal for the past IS days, with an accumulated deficiency of 113 degrees, or an average of ten degrees colder than seasonable each day. This is the record of the central station, and the figures would apply to the whole StateLwith but little change. Thrrainfall since Mqrcn 1st, which date marks about the bonnn^ig ot the farming season in this State,' has been about 5 inches in excess of the normal. During March there was ap excess of 1.68 inches; during April 2.89; and during May up to date, over half an inch. These figures are also from the central station, but would approxi mate very closely to the data for the whole State f the rainfall has been much greater, in fact, nearly two times as , . . . . . . much having fallen orer a considera- course when once introduced they ands of dollars to fruitgrowers in that section. In August, 1893, it made its appearance in Charlottesville, Va., and up to that time it had not been known in the eastern part of the Uni ted States, but since then it has spread over nearly all of the Atlantic States and is causing great consternation among nurserymen and farmers. It attacks the pear, peach, plum, apple, currant, rose, quince, gooseberry, and raspberry, and the only way its first appearance can be accounted for is that it undoubtedly infested nursery- stock that was shipped to eastern nur serymen and by them distribute^ throughout the several States. The trees upon which it was -noticed in Charlottesville had been received from a New Jersey nurseryman who had received them from California, and of spread like “wild-fire” and it does not take long for them to go from one State to another. Its work of destruc tion has been noticed from British Columbia to Florida, and so great have been its raviges that the Govern ment has been making vigorous efforts to check the spread of the insect and to inform the Agricultural Depart ment of the several Eastern States as to the best method of procedure. So destructive are these San Jose Scales that it behooves the farmer to act promptly if he wishes to save his fruit trees, and the realization of this fact has prompted me to write this article to enable him to realize the danger which threatens the loss of thousands of dollars. , In the first place the insect is very inconspicuous and eyen experts fail at times to discover it, although of course its work of destruction can be seen. In the second place absolute exter mination can not be expected for it has come to stay and it must always be watched and fought if it is to be checked and if we would save our fruit. The insect is viviparous, that is* gives birth io living young, and there fore does not lay eggs. During the winter it hibernates in the nearly full grown female condition and about the middle of May begin to give birth to living young and continue to do so for about six weeks. The newly- hatched larva*, after crawling about „ Hotel Horned. 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Do not think for once that It Is a little cheap suit for we assure you It Is not, hut a .oil to anything on tbe markeL In order to start the sale of these suites and to keep our men busy and Introduce our business In your neigh borhood, we agree to ship one suite only to each shipping point In the South fer 115.00 when the cash comes with the order. This advertisement will poeelblr appear twice in this pa per, therefore if you are Interested cut this out and send wlth915.00 and the suite will be shipped to you. if it is not just as represented you may return tbe suite at our expense and your 916.00 will be refunded to you. Our catalogue containing many illus trations of rare bargains and house furnishing goods will be sent to you upon application. The suite above described i»a spe cial bargain and does not appear in the catalogue, therefore It is useless to write for illustrations of this suite, and while you are delaying writing someone else is getting the bargain. We assure you that we will not ship but one suite In your neighbor hood at this price. Atter one suite has been shipped in the neighbor hood the price will go to at least 930.00. I.. F. PADGETT, 846 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA. the normal averaged about 13 degrees for a fe f hou ” dow “ and «> m - over the entire State, and on tbe fol lowing morning there was an extreme ly light frost in a few places which did little noticeable injury. ' Highest temperature reported dur ing the week was 87 on the 21st and 22u at Gilliaonville, Hampton county; the lowest 42 on the 23d at Cheraw. The mean temperature of the week for the State was about 66,and the normal for the same period approximately 73, There were showers on five days of the week in portions of the State, on four days generally, and in a few places on only three days. The rain fall was heaviest, and excessive, along the coast, the western and northwest erns counties, and in scattered locali ties elsewhere. It was generally in mence at once to form a scale. In two - days the insect becomes invisable, be - ing covered by a pale, grayish-yellow shield, with a projecting nipple at the centre. This nipple is at first white in color. Twelve days after hatching the first skin is cast. The males at this time are rather larger than the females amL the—latter -have lest—their bta,tt. eyes entirely. Six days later the males begin to change to popa, while the females have not yet cast the second skin. At this time the females are so tightly cemented to the scale that they cannot be removed without crushing. In two or three days more the females cast their second skin or twenty to twenty-one days after hatch ing. At twenty-four days the males inches, the total of three days' ram. The average of 52 corespondents’ meas urements for the week is 1.73 inches, the normal for the same period is 0.93. Without exception, every report re ceived during the past week notices a falling off in the condition of cotton. On sandy land.* especially the stand is dying rapidly. It was injured some what by cut worms, which were active during the cool weather. Many fields are being patched apd plantea over; some havebeen plowed up and planted in corn, peas or tobacco. Some to for age crops. Hoeing and chopping to a stand not generally ' pushed, about completed in a few counties. The cot ton is looking best in the western por tion of the State as far eastwara as Edgefield, Newberry and Union coum ties; elsewhere the stand is very brok en and the plant sickly. TaIc planted fieles quite grassy. Com has been only'holdfbg its own at liest, and that not generally. ~ It is turniqg yellow in many places, and the stand on bottom lands especially, has been greatly damaged by bud worms. Much bottom land intended for corn has not yet been -planted ow ing to too much wet weather, and there is much replanting being done, mak ing the stand very uneven. Oats has improved and its condition is satisfactory. The condition of wheat has not changed noticeably. More sun shine is the indicated need of both crops, as well as for all crops gener* ally. Tobacco plants have withstood the unfavorable weather well and are re ported as growing nicely. The young tobacco plants have been attacked by grassphoppers in places, but as yet, no wide-spread injury has been done. Melons are not doing well at present;’ the cool, cloudy, wet weather having affected them adversely. The weather conditions teem to have suited rice very well and it is said to be growing right along, with a very large acreage planted. Gradens continue to improve and vegetables are plentiful. Peas are being largely sown, both alone and with com. Some fields that have been planted to cotton have been S lowed up and planted to peas. Kaf- r com and millet have been largely planted for forage in Barnwell county. Sweet potatoes reported scarce m the upper counties, and were slight ly nipped by the late frosta. In etner sections the weather favored trans planting and subsequent growth. Irish potatoes look promising. Affidavit of Leslie £, Keeley, M. D, LL. D. Dr. Leslie E. Keeley, o? Dwight, Living ston County, and State of Illinois, being duly sworn, deposes and siys that he Is the Inventor and discoverer of the Dr. Leslie | E. Keeley’s Double Chloride of Gold Rem edies for tbe treatment and care of drunk enness and the opium and tobacco habits and neurasthenia, and that said remedies are made under his immediate direction, and that none of them so made contain any particle of atrepla or strychnia or any other drag dangerous or inimical to the | health or safety to the users. In testimony whereof he has hereunto | affixed his signature this fifteenth day of April, A. D. 1895. (Signed) Leslie R. Keeley. Subscribed and sworn to before me, duly anthorized notary public for the County of Llvlqgton, and State of Illinois, this fifteenth day of Aprll. A, D 1895. \ (Signed) Prank L. South. More than 200,000 persons have been excess of a normal amount.' At begin to issue, emerging from their Greenwood, the measurment was 7.15 4 l ^ ur ^y ^y® females ■ - - about full-grown, and the embryonic young can oe seen within their bodies; at from thirty to forty days the larva*, begin to make their appearance. I have taken the above description from the report on the insect by T. W. Howard, Chief Entomologist in the U. S. Department of Agriculture. These insects produce a peculiar red dening effect upon the skin of the fruit and tender twings and can onlv v be detected by close examination with uu anTulantedN fens * and in winter they so complete- ~ • - ly cover the twigs by overlapping each other that it is almost impossible to discover them. The infested leaves turn purplish-brown, but do not have a tendency to fall. If a twig be scraped with the finger nail, a yellow ish oilv liquid will appear, resulting from the crushing of the bodies of the insects. It requires a very powerful microscope to distinguish the insect itself, but the scale can be seen with a lens. I will now give two remidies that have proved very effective -in the des truction'of the scale: Two pounds of whale-oil soap dissolved in one gallon of water, or resin, 120 pounds; caustic soda 30 pounds-*fish-oil 15 pints , water sufficient to make 100 gallons. These insecticides must be sprayed upon the trees and it will be found necessary to make five or six applications during the summer and it will be found that a largo majority will be killed. Out of eight different remedies in 29 differ ent proportions tested by the Govern ment, the two just mentioned was found to be the best. These remedies will cost about eight cents per gallon and if it is necessary to use any quantity fruit growers may not be disposed to use,but it is as Prof. Howard sayf: “It is safe to say that trees attacked by the scale will not recuperate without act ive remedial work, and the choice therefore remains to the fruit-grower between loosing his trees and apply ing one of these washes, expensive as they may seem.” One gallon of either remedy will be found sufficient to treat five average trees, and one man can treat two hun dred and fifty in a day. The resin wash will be found to destroy the scale in a more advanced stage of development than the whale-oil soap solution, while ijs work is more rapid. Both however have their good quali ties. The resin wash, although quick er in its action, is readily washed off by the rains, while the other is more resistant In conclusion I wish to say that PA YMENT. NEVER COMPROMISED Xr \: CLAIM. NEVER LAWSUIT. THE REMEDIES ARE HARMLESS. Sucn Is the record of the STAUNTON LIFE UNBUEAMOif COMPANY, Numbers of Bjneficlarlee Testify >to it* Promptness and Soundness. Natural Premium Insurance on tbe siotfr Approved Plane. The new “Coupon Policy’’ of the Staua ton Life is a model of simplicity. In addi tion to all the beet features of modern life Insurance It provides for the payment of the “coupon" IMMEDIATELY after death, without notice or the formali ty of proofs. The “coapon" covers 10 per cent, of the face of the policy, and Is in ad dition thereto. Agen# wanted. 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