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11 Hor k v* ^er | II V hr seve [ I shoi 1 r* JBUggU We tires then 5 1 then (o jjon , i Bamberg ' ? The Cotton Caterpillar. " 1 * In the .more Southerly portion of the cotton belt the cotton leaf cater V"5 pillar is an ever present pest, and the adult moth is often found among traplight material. Every season we hear of sporadic outbreaks over limited areas. . Wide spread out? breaks like the one this season occur only once in many years. The full grown moths spend the winter normally in the Southern . portion of the cotton belt in rank tj-; vegetation and in sheltered wood fv land. The death rate is very high, \ but the survivors begin laying their; eggs on young cotton in early spring. Each female lays upwards of 500 eggs whfch during the warm portions of the summer hatch in 3 to 4 days. The caterpillars are too well known to require description. When full grown each caterpillar crawls into a i folded leaf and there spins a cocoon 5 ; inside of which it transforms to a chrysalis from which a full grown | moth emerges. The full grown moth is of a dull gray color and flies at night. They are powerful flyers, it being recorded that the moths of the ? latter broods fly as far as Canada. This migration is by degrees; the * adults of each generation flying far* ther North than those of the pre\ ceeding, and towards the end of the \ season they occur over the entire cots ton belt. [ v The fluctuation in numbers from Tin rtoilht Ijwu' tu y cai 10 gufviuvu uv to a great extent by its natural ene mies, viz., parasites and insectivorous birds. Some years ago its principal egg parasite destroyed 75-90 per y- cent, of the eggs of the fourth geni , oration in Florida, 90 per cent, of the | fifth generation, while only about 3 $ to 4 per cent, of the eggs of the sixth generation escaped the parasites. Another species of parasite destroyed nearly all of the chrysalide of the last brood in 1847. Besides these there are other parasites that prey ^ upon the worm itself. Considering I this in connection with the work of insect eating birds, we can see that in most years this caterpillar is workftig against difficulties. At the present time we are un, able to rear any parasites at Clem-] son insectary and the worms are unusually healthy. This is undoubtedly the last generation of worms 3 and according to the present outlook f more than the usual number will enter hibernation. The distribution of j ' the caterpillars at present is not in the area where the greatest numbers ? .i I 'f* H- . ses! /here? ? *al fancy driving tea ild see them. If 3 ?1 ;s w have also a fine lot < i and without; in sevc n with the side spring We also have some We have an excellei n. For such a fine 1< We have a fine lot < We will either sell We earnestly solid es B 1 I will successfully hibernate, but the limit of distribution will not be reached until the latter part of the month. It may be expected that sporadic outbreaks will appear in different parts of the State during July, 1912, but there should be little difficulty in controlling them. This insect is kept under observation by the Clemson Entomologists and .reports issued at intervals. From the "Twenty-Third Sams." 1. My wife is my boss, I shall not deny. 2. She maketh me to lie down behind the bed when swell company comes, and she leadeth me behind her up Main street. s 3. She restoreth my pocket-book after She has spent all its contents on hobble skirts and theater tickets, and she leadeth me up the main aisle at church for her new hat's sake. 4. Yea, though I walk more than half the night through the dark rooms with a crying baby, I will get no rest, for she is behind me; her broom-stick and her hatpin they do everything but comfort me. 5. She prepareth a cold snack for me, then maketh a bee line for an aid society supper. She anointeth my head with the rolling: nin occasion ally. ,My arms runneth over with bundles before she is half done her shopping. 6. Surely the dressmaker's and millinery bills shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of my wife forever. Young Vara Recovering. Mr. Fletcher Yarn, who was seriously stabbed in a difficulty near Sixty Six by Bill Shuler, a negro, several weeks ago, has returned from Charleston where he was sent for treatment. It was at first feared that young Varn's injuries would result . seriously but he is now recovering rapidly. It is expected that a preliminary will be held by Magistrate Dukes next . Wednesday.?Branchville Journal. The cotton crop of last year was 12,120,095 bales and sold for $1,030,133,527, including the seed. The - * 1 ftfto lO OK A c.7 V\Q1oq Ciup UI lyuo W ttS J.O>O^U,TU? uurtw and sold for $775,794,494. It will be seen that while the crop of 1908 was 1,705,362 bales in excess of the crop of 1910 it sold for $2,543,390.33 less than the crop of 1910. This shows that there is such a thing as making too much cotton. i / Hor t Jones Bros. Sale I ley cannot be beat < ms that head the lisi rou don't buy, we ragons "if Rucrcies of the si jral different colors i js and front springs, extra good Wagons, it lot of Harness. it of leather they ar< \ if Whips ranging in ! or trade. Try us. Re t your patronage. Whei ros. / I /? : , \ HOKE SMITH QUITS. Will Leave Governorship to Become United States Senator. Atlanta, Ga., Oct 12.?Hoke Smith will relinquish the governorship of Georgia on November 15, preparatory to taking up his duties as United States Senator, to which office he was elected by the last legislature. This announcement was made to day by Mr. Smith, in a letter to W. C. Wright, of Newnan, Ga., chairman of the Democratic State committee. Mr. Wright was informed so he could take the necessary steps toward the calling of a primary election. Right Man Confesses. Shreveport, La., Oct. 10.?A written confession and subsequent arrest yesterday of William Brown for the alleged murder of Geo. Hansom of this city, four years ago, brought to lignt a unique case 01 circumstantial evidence which all hut resulted in the execution of an innocent man for the killing. Shortly after the killing of Hansom, a pressman, Henry High, an electrician, was arrested charged with the killing. Alleged circumstantial evidence to the effect that High and Hansom were in love with the woman at whose home the killing took place furnished a motive for the crime. When High was first placed on trial the jury disagreed. Later circumstantial evidence was introduced before another jury, and but for a persistent juror, who steadfastly clung to his conviction that High should be found guilty only of manslaughter the innocent man 1 J i a? - ~ i wouia nave ut?eii mcuuww. au aypeal was taken and the supreme court held that High was entitled to another trial. His case, however, was never tried again, and after spending several months in jail he was released by court officials. Sheriff Brown yesterday received from William Brown, a former guard at the State penitentiary, a letter, which, it is said, contained a confession of the crime. Brown is expected to recover, and in the evpnt that he does it is stated that he will be tried on the charge of killing Hansom. J Did you ever see a year when more than half the cotton of the county had opened before the first of October? That seems the condition now. . - , , . . ses! Stables. The secon anywhere. Classy? t. Also have a fine 1 would be pleased Ham :andard makes. W and designs; with top Come and see thei t , various makes. If you see them yoi e exceptionally chea] price from 10c to $ % member that we are still 1 in town call on us. Sale \ * ?n ODR ALBINO FARM. Every Animal on Lord Arlington's Vast Estate is White. At Crichel, a small village in Dorsetshire, in the south of England, are the vast estates of Lord Arlington, famous for his horses, among which was a winner of the Epsom derby. Lord Arlington, like many other - - ? - 1 1-1 V 5 ~-U weaitny men, nas a nuDuy, wmcu takes the foi?n of collecting and breeding albino animals. On his es-. tates he has established a "white farm," where every living creature is pure white. Even Farmer Bartlett, the man in charge, wears a beard whitened by his 75 years. Crichel is a long way from London, "' ' T7I 1 J J Al? ~ as distances go in .cmgituiu, ttuu cue scenery rather monotonous but as the train approaches Crichel one catches a glimpse of whitewashed towers, surrounded by dazzling white flag poles, from which float white streamers. On nearer approach one observes that except the blue sky and the green of the grass plots and lawns and the shrubbery, everything there is white, against the dark background of New Forest The buildings, even to the roofs and chimneys, the fences?everything lsj 1 * 1? ?Ttr<+v>4? to Via scruyuiuuBiy wune tuumu 10 most unique of zoological gardens? not a bird, fowl, or animal there that is not pure white. They have been gathered from all parts of the world. Hundreds of white pigeons and doves flit about the place. White swans, white turkey to his lordship. There are albino white peafowls from the interior of China strut or waddle about the grass plots. Every white species of bird that the tropical regions know is to be found in the aviary. The chickens are white, the rabbits are white, the horses on this particular farm are white, and there is a white mule the gift of the Sultan of Turkey to his lordship. There are albino specimens of the deer family, white zebrus, white dogs, white goats, white pigs. From the Arctic regions there is a white bear, and so on down to the diminutive white mouse. Only a white elephant seems wanting, and the farm itself would be that to a less wealthy owner than Lord Arling ton.?New York Herald. Bamberg extends a hearty welcome to everybody to attend the unveiling of the Confederate monument here next Thursday. Our people will see that you spend a pleasant day. V ' % V-/,"" ' ' S ' * " ' '' T ' ' j^52SKS0SB^^^92SB^^SBSESESi^S Hoi < id carload of this se Well yes. We [ot of mules just in. to show them to Less t \ e have them with n ?s and without. We n. . j can't help from bi 1.25. I leading in our line. Sta Sc GOOD SNAKE STORY. How a Frog Prevented a Snake Eating Him Alive. The New York World says Thomas Brown, of Boyd street, Stapleton, and j William Lockman or ssnerman sireev New Brighton, both printers, went for a stroll in the Silver Lake woods Tuesday morning. They noticed a commotion in the pa+h ahead. A three-foot striped adder and a large bulfrog were engaged in a martial scrap. The adder was trying to grip the frog sidewise and swallow it whole. The frog was a master of strategy. It had seized in its mouth a six-inch piece of twig, which it held with the ends extending on each. side. The adder could have swallowed the bullt.yf\er lin+ if nnii 1A ?A+ toto in a qIy. 2JX. Vg)) UUV lb WU1U UVb <ywuv AM Mr W*A inch stick. The frog, its bulging eyes expanding and its breast heavthree-foot striped adder and a large circled, waiting for an opening. When the combat had lasted an hour, and the frog was getting worsted, the men killed the snake. Lockman has the bullfrog alive as a souvenir; Brown has the body of the tsnake, which he will have stuffed. He was Well Off. ) H. Clay Calhoun, testifying in an assault case, spoke of one Washington White as "well off." "Now, witness," said the cross-examining lawyer, "when you declare White to be well off, what do you mean? -Is he worth $10,000?" "No, eah. Oh, no, sah," said Calhoun. "Is he worth $5,000?" "wo, san. Man, gracious, nor* "Is he worth $1,000?" "No, sah; he aintt wurf 17 cents." "Then how is he well off?" "Bekase, sah, his wife am a No. 1 washlady and keeps de hull family in hangup style."?Exchange. Saw Negro Snatch Watch. # Nelson Miley, a negro from Cope, snatched a watch from Wash Able, a negro from Bamberg, while the crowd was alighting from the Augusta train at the station here Sunday morning. Conductor Burnham saw Miley snatch the watch and he at once put the negro under arrest. Monday he was tried before Magistrate Dukes and given a fine of $50 or 30 days. Tuesday the negro's father came to his rescue and paid his fine.?Branchville Journal. / ...'> . - I. , ; . i " cpc i s . * I Whips 1 blesl >uth Carolina || Good Roads In the South. The Atlantic Coast Line will opA?nf/V A AAA/1 aaa/1A fuelti nTfn* Iknt * ' ,-XJ? cmic a guuu tvous uaiu uici ww? ?|m entire system. : jjgfflB The Atlantic Coast Line will han- -Jig die the national good roads train /V JS9H oyer its entire system, starting out from Richmond, Virginia, November /^jfl This train will consist oif two ? coaches, one of which will contain ' Jpi models, operated by electricity, of *|g|: road working machinery, ofv&rtous characters and forms of various kinds of good roads. These will be displayed in an attractive way, and open to the public. The other Coach will be equipped for lectures and stereopticon views. A private car . JgBH will accompany the train for the accommodation of the lecturers. Two government road engineers, and a representative of the American Association for Highway Improvement, will accompany the train, as . ; will, also, a representative of the Atlantic Coast Line.- , The train will make from one to j|gM two stops in each county in the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, ipi ~ and Alabama, through wnich the Atlantic Coast Line runs. Free demonstrations and stereoptlcon lectures will be given at each stop. The object of this train is to stim- / uiaio mgunaj itujri v vui vuwi .give practical instructions in the building and maintenance of improv- f . igf^k ed roads, with a view of reducing the cost to farmers in the moving of their crops to the railways. The public is invited to co-oper- , ate in every way, and to attend these conferences. Notice of the itinerary of this train /JSj will be published in this paper later. ^ i'Wm WHEN I AM DEAD. ;|| 'iVhen I am dead if men can say / "He helped the world upon its way, With all his faults of word and deed Mankind did have some little need. Of what he gave."?then in my grave No greater honor shall I crave. If they can say?if they but can? "He did his be&t, he played the man, :? His ways were straight; his soul was clean; v His failings not unkind and mean, He loved his fellowmen, and tried ' To h61p them"?I'll be satisfied. But when I'm gone, if even one Can weep because my life is done And feel the world is something bare Because I am no longer there; . Call me a knave, my life misspent? No matter, I shall be content ?E. C. W., in Weeminster (gazette. Highest price paid for cotton seed. W. G. HUTTO, at Copland's store.