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'? The Boll Weevil Situation Restated > Clemson College, July 19.?At the recent annual meeting of the board ^ of trustees of Clemson a very inter, esting conference was held with the college officials in regard to the boll weevil situation. It may be recalled that in 1915 ? the board of trustees sent a commission to study the situation in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and as an outcome of this investigation ^ a bulletin was published in 19J 6, ^ which with slight revisions has been printed and distributed off and on ( ever since. The trustees have alp ways had a very intense interest in the boll weevil situation and wanted the latest views held by the college experts. Despite the fact that both the government and the college have beeu ' sending our information through the press, county agents, specialists, bulletins and circulars almost every day for several months, the statements V made by the experts to the board of * trustees at the meeting are of much public interest. In substance these college experts made the following i * * statements: We believe that the value of ear- i > ly poisoning is greatly exaggerated. ? Such is the testimony by the exper- < i imenters in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Oklahoma, ] which states have been longest in- ' fested with the weevil. Reports are 5 now being received from farmers all 1 over the state to the effect that the weevil has disappeared from many of 1 * > their fields. Some of these fields J have been poisoned with calcium ar- ] senate dust, some with sweetened '< * poison, and others not poisoned at 1 ) all. This emphasizes our oft-repeat- < ed statements that early poisoning 1 * is not a material factor in boll wee* vil control. 1 The early weevils are but the skir- 1 mishers of the hordes of over-winter- 1 ed weevils that continue to' come 1 f-rrkm xpintPr rmartors from March to 1 July. They keep coming out even J after the squares have begun to form. * Most of these old weevils die a nat- * ural death before square formation < begins. Therefore, little is gained, and often much lost through neglect ? i of other farm operations on account 1 of efforts to destroy these early wee- 1 vils. These early weevils can be killed by applications of any kind of arsenical poison, whether in liquid or c dust form. This was demonstrated ] as far back as 1902. 5 The weevils want squares to feed | * on any lay eggs in. There being no ? squares in the early season, they < aamAma fK ATM ffnl-TTAr. f A fVio Kn/^o nf tho ( UUliilUC bU I.UV UUUO v/4. tuv * young cotton plant and are practical- 1 ly surface feeders, something like ( > the potato beetle or the cabbage < worm, only less so. Little injury is * i done to the cotton plant from this < feeding on the bud. s ' If all over-wintered weevils would ? come out at the same time, as chici kens come off the roost in- the morn- 1 * ing, then we could no doubt destroy f them with profit by early poisoning, i But when we kill hundreds .of weevils with one kind of poison or an- < other in early spring, thousands are ^ still in the winter quarters ready to i come out later. By no manner of f (nnifsnninc nr nt.hp.r control measures ? yet discovered can we kill all the i weevils that are out, and the survi- < vors, together with those coming out i j after the squares are formed, discon- i tinue feeding on the cotton buds and ( begin to puncture and eat the inside ? v of the squares and lay eggs there. ] Prom this time on the only effective t poisoning method known is through j . the use of calcium arsenate proper- l 4 ly applied in dust form. I , General Control Methods Again ( Urged. < The farmer must remember that i > it is at this point that the battle for > the crop really begins. It is now i +>io+ tKa folinwinc control methods ,i WUUW wuv repeatedly published, should be dil- ] igently and thoroughly followed: ] 1. As the bulk of the cotton crop t in South Carolina is made by share 3 croppers, the women and children \ should be used to pick squares. This should be so supervised that it is j i done with great thoroughness, oth- i erwise it has no value whatever. Be- ( . gin picking the squares as soon as ^ any punctured squares fall, and pick j every infested square on the ground < l and on the plants every five days. < fyanuant ohallftm /Mil- 1 It, 11&4UVUI. UUUA.v M I . tivation in order to prevent grass and weeds to keep the plant in a healthy and vigorous condition. This I is important because it prolongs the fruiting period and helps to prevent shedding. The boll weevil is not inclined to attack the bolls if ,he can find squares. 3. We realize that by far the great majority of cotton farmers are not in position to use poison this year, and it is to these that recommendations 1 and 2 especially apply. Great progress has been made in perfecting machinery for applying calcium arsenate dust. * We have ev? t Darlington Man Shot To Death Darlington, July 17.?Lee Sanford was shot and almost instantly killed by Paul C. Council on the public sq,uare yesterday afternoon about 4:30 o'clock. Four shots were fired, three in rapid succession and another was fired into Sanford's 'back as he tried to walk away. The first shot is the one that caused Sanford's death, as it took effect in his heart. The next two shots went wild, one going through the plate glass window of the People's Bank and the other being imbedded in the woodwork. The fourth and last shot entered the ?-vr> v?4 All A Q S UCOilJf JJdl L IJL LI1C aiiuuiuci . - . <-> W caliber revolver was used. From the accounts of the killing it seems that Council drove up to the drug store in front of where Sanford was sitting, in a car, to make a purchase. Sanford asked Council if he was feeling ill, and Council replied "that it was no business of his," and used some curse words. Sanford took offense at what was said and went over to Council, and there were more words passed that led to blows. Council, it is alleged, then pulled his pistol and shot. Sanford hit Council a terrific blow in the face before the gun was brought into play. He begged Council not to shoot, but to no avail, it is reported. Paul Council is proprietor of a plumbing shop and has lived here for several years. Lee Sanford was a skilled mechanic, and was employed by the Imperial Tobacco Company. The men had always been friends i v?rt nravimiQ harrl foolin?a WPTP X11. U XlU piWTivug uua va > w v inown to exist between them. Both men have a lot of friends here and ire well known. Sanford is survived 3y a widow and two daughters, the jldest being a graduate of this year's ligh school class. Council did not resist arrest and vas placed in the county jail by Policeman Bryant. He told friends :rom the jail that he was sorry fori vhat had happened, but it could not lave been helped. The coroner's jury brought in a verdict that "Lee Sanford came to his death from gun shot wounds at the hands of Paul C. Council.", There was a large crowd on the street when the killing took place, jut it happened so quickly that there vere only a few eyewitnesses. In collecting material for a series >f magazine articles Miss Gertrude Smerson has traveled more than >0,000 miles in the midst of the guerrilla warfare of India. cry right to expect that dusting machinery will eventually be so improved as to meet the needs of every class of cotton farmers. For the benefit of those who are using calcium irsenate dust, the following are the conditions under which profitable results may be expected: a. On high yielding land. b. Where weevil infestation is leavy. c. Under reasonably favorable veather conditions. d. With proper use of approved lusting machines. Poison only when the air is calm md the plants are moist, using from ive to seven pounds per acre for each ipplication. Use no calcium arsenate :hat does not comply with federal jpecificatio'ns. Because of the unlsual conditions this season, the first ipplication should be made when the jotton -begins to fruit. The second ipplication should be made when 10 )er cent, of squares have been punc;ured. Infestation counts should be nade frequently and can be made )y any farmer who follows the sim>le directions furnished upon appli- i jation. The object is to keep the :otton thoroughly dusted until the j veevils are under control. If weerils should become sufficiently nunerous to severely injure the young Dolls, one or two more applications ate in the season should be made, [n case of a heavy rain within twen:y-four hours after dusting, the ap Ji-CdLiuii auuuiu uc le^ieaieu iuimvu ately. After all, weather conditions dur- | ng July and August will have more Lo do with cotton production in South Carolina than any poisoning programme. If these months are hot md dry comparatively little weevil lamage will be sustained regardless yf what method of poisoning was ised and even if none is practiced. Dn the other hand, if weather condi:ions are adverse, poisoning with callium arsenate dust in strict accordmce with government specifications vill, we believe, give the largest monjw returns. Later the extension service will Degin its annual campaign for the jarly plowing under of stalks, the lestruction of the weevil's hibernatng quarters, the planting of winter ;over crops, and the saving and use )f early maturing varieties of seed, rhese are most important measures n the control of the weevil for next rear. RING NOT SUBJECTION. History Refutes This Idea; Original Bound Legal Contract. The mark of matrimony, the wedding ring, is the smallest and most beautiful shackle in the world. Were it not for the enterprise of the jewelA *? A % < r* 1A + V\ A tt* A 11 /N m ^ A ? ^ A A V\ eis xt iiiigixL ue wexi uii us way iu uusolence for women, but it has become almost obsolete for men. There have been long and strong protests against the ibadge of servitude, says the New York Sun. But in America it has ben made light. It is beautifully carved in roses, organge blossoms or ivy wreaths. It is made in red and green and yellow gold. It may be platinum. It may be a glittering hoop that is all jewels. Then, of course, there is the minor matter that most persons are not so advanced that they have lost their sentiment about wedding rings, that they still honor their traditions and have no desire to discard their sum bols. The fuss about the wedding ring being a mark of servitude is one of the funniest conceptions that ever frothed in a feminist brain. In England women have gone to far as to have a movement to force all married men to wear a wedding ring and to let women do just jas they like about it. Where they ever get these Strang ideas is a mystery to those who know the history of the wedding ring. Dr. Johnson's Idea. They must have read the definition of ring in old Dr. Johnson's dictionary, gotten into an awful rage at his presumption and never stopped talking about it. Dr. Johnson did write one of the meanest things ever written about rings. He says: "A ring is a circular instrument placed upon the noses of hogs and the fingers of women to bring them into subjection." This might be reported as-a vagary of Dr. Johnson's brain, an elephantine attempt at humor, born of too much tannin in a pot of boiled tea. The wedding ring has an idea even harder and more practical back of it. Its actual history does not bear out the notions of either the sentimentalfotc. rvf fhn fominioto Tt Tioa Mnorlv igunuio^t xv auo v*vuii had the same relation to the marriage contract that the payment of earnest money has now to the legal closing of a business contract. The metal in the ring was the "valuable consideration" to bind the bargain when the betrothal engagement was completed. It was once the custom in England for the bridegroom to give the bride a little purse filled with money at the altar as well as the ring. This appears in the words of the ceremony as given in an old edition of the Prayer Book: "With this ring I thee wed "This gold and silver I give thee." This custom of giving the bride thirteen pieces of gold as a wedding day gift from the bridegroom is still observed in some Latin countries. Ring Sign of Custodian. The ring was the sign that the wife was entrusted with her husband's 'property; specially valuable possessions were delivered into her care. She was responsible for them. Wedding rings were often used as seal and with them the fastenings of household treasures were stamped. This was the distinctly understood use to which they were put in Rome, wh^re the wedding ring was of iron. The plain gold band is by no means the universal standard regulation wedding ring. All sorts of metals have been used for rings. The idea that it is bad luck to take it off the finger has no particular antiquity, nor has the notion been generally held that it must be worn on the "ring finger" of the left hand. Roman rings were iron seal rings and it was common for a man to give his wife two of them?one, of gold, to wear outside the house for show and one, of iron, for every day use. Rings of sard and onyx, made of the stone without any metal, have been used a great deal in the near East. In shape they resemble the gold new style ring of today, being narrow and thick. Silver wedding rings have been cdmmon and the white metal was used from preference. Some of the French bishops of the thirteenth century went so far as to insist upon silver rings. Customs varied in different dioceses. The bishop of Paris was very strict in his ruling that only a plain gold ring be used, with no inscription, no figure on it, no stone set in it. Emblems on Wedding Rings. This statement casts more light on + V>rt rtTrs Vinro to TMncrs TCPTP nnnillflr IliU uxawiavv A VAAM 1/ (I V* V ^ ^ r at the time. Two :profile photographs of the living couple were a favorite ! design. A very early French wedding ! place, displaying the talent of each | guest. Mrs. Algie Guess was awarded the prize for the most comical cartoon of her neighbor and a box of candy was given her. Twenty guests assembled for refreshments and sweet course afterwards. Mrs. W. D. Mayfield entertained the Thursday Afternoon club at her An "If" for Girls. If you can dress to make yourself atattractive, Yet not make puffs and curls your chief delight; If you can swim and row, be strong and active, But of the gentler gracs lost not sight, If you can dance without a craze for dancing, Play without giving play too strong a hold, Enjoy the love of friends without romancing. Care for the weak, the friendless and the old; If you can master French and Greek and Latin, And not acquire, as well, a priggish mien; If you can feel the touch of silk and satin Without despising calico and jean; If you can ply a saw and use a hammer, Can do a man's work when the need occurs, Can sing, when asked, without excuse or stammer, Can rise above unfriendly snubs and slurs; If vou can make srood bread, as well as fudges, Can sew with skill and have an eye for dust; If you can be a friend and hold no grudges, A girl whom all will love, because they must; If some time you should meet and love another, And make a home with faith and peace enshrined -And you its soul?a loyal wife and mother? You'll work out pretty nearly to my mind The plan that's 'been developed through the ages, And win the best that life can have in store, You'll be, my girl, a model for the sages, A woman whom the world will bow before. ?Elizabeth Otis. Federal Aid Roads. On March 31 the amount of Federal aid roads completed since 1906 totaled 11,017 miles, an increase of 8,016 miles during the preceding 12 months. A great many different types and widths were constructed, the average cost per mile for the United States being $17,120. In tbtal mileage completed the leading states were Minnesota 1,093 miles, Texas 919, Wisconsin 657, Illinois 489, Ohio 465, and Arkansas 401. UAna fnv Hnnd. "J U. ^ ~ avenue; west by lands formerly.own- G ed by Rasomi Kellev. 1 J. W. McCORMAOK, \ Chief of Police of Bamberg, S. C. \ July 12, 1922. ? To Stop a Cough Quick r take HAYES* HEALING HONEY, a a cough medicine which stops the cough by e healing the inflamed and irritated tissues, i) A box of GROVE'S O-PEN-TRATE SALVE for Chest Colds, Head Colds and Croup is enclosed with every bottle of c HAYES* HEALING HONEY. The salve " should be rubbed on the chest and throat r of children suffering from a Cold or Croup, t The healing effect of Hayes* Healing Honey in- f side the throat combined with the healing effect of p Grove's O-Pen-Trate Salve through the pores of n the skin soon stops a cough. Both remedies are packed in one carton and the ^ cost of the combined treatment is 35c. a Just ask your druggist for HAYES' h HEALING HONEY. r n J t carroll S.S. CARROLL 9 teaches C hi a 9 watches Watchmaker e 9 to t i tell Jeweler 9 the truth Bamberg, S. C# Dated at urangeDurg, s. , juiy 7th, 1922. Colds Cause Grip and Influenza LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets remove the cause. There is only one ' Bromo Quinine." I E. W. GROVE'S signature on box. 30c. I want a man to work on my farm. I don't give dancing lessons, I have no piano. I can't serve plank steak three times a day. I do give three square meals, a real bed, fair wages. If any man who knows a cow from a talking machine, can hear an alarm clock, get up at 5 o'clock, wants the job, I will agree not to treat 'him like one of the family, but a darn sight better. Apply at the Steve Wiggin place, Intervale road.?Advertisement in the Home (Kan.) Recorder. Renew your Bubacription today. home in Lees. After a series of games of progressive rook, an ice course was served. Mrs. D. N. Cox is at home after spending several days in Rock Hill. Miss Anna Goolsby is visiting relatives near Beaufort. Mrs. Phelix Goudelock, of Union, is spending several weeks with her mother, Mrs. R. L. Zeigler. Misses Virginia and Willie Delle Hutto have gone to Junaluska for a few weeks. BANKRUPT NOTICE?" i \* TT-TTT1 T\TC"nr> Trrp AATTT? T1 AT? TT-JTT HID 1/lOlUlVl UVU1VX VX x 111^ UNITED STATES. FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. IN BANKRUPTCY. In the Matter of W. H. Cain, Bankrupt. To the creditors of the said bankrupt, of Denmark, in the county of Bamberg and District aforesaid a bankrupt. Notice is hereby given, That on the 6th day of July, A. D. 1922, the said W. H. Cain was duly adjudicated Bankrupt and that a meeting of his creditors will be held at my office in Orangeburg, S. C., on the 24th day of July, A. D. 1922, at eleven o'clock, A. M., at which time the said creditors may attend, prove their claims, appoint a trustee, examine the Bankrupt and transact such other business as may properly come before said meeting. PELHAM L. FELDER, JR., Referee in Bankruptcy. ? - ^ rt T..1 ORDIN ANCE PERTAINING TO BUSINESS LICENSES. i ?? ] AX ORDINANCE providing for the time for the payment of business li- , censes to the City of Bamberg, and ' regulatin: penalty to be imposed on delinquents thereafter: BE IT ORDAINED, by the Mayor : and Aldermen of the City of Bam- 1 berg, South Carolina, in Council Assembled and by authority of the same: That each and every business li cense ror every party engaged m any I , business within the said City of Bamberg becomes due and payable an- [ nually to the said City on the first day of August. , That if such license is not paid by the luth day of August in any year it is due then a penalty of one per cent, on the amount of said license shall be added. That if such license is not paid by ( the 20th day of August in any year it is due then an additional penalty of one per cent, on the amount of the license besides the one per cent, above described shall be imposed. That if such license is not paid by the first day of September in any year it is due then an additional penalty of five percent, on the amount of the license, making a total penalty of seven per cent., shall be imposed. That if such license is not paid by the 15th day of September in any . year it is due then the City Clerk of the said City of Bamberg is hereby authorized and required without delay to proceed to have execution issued against any available property of such delinquent licensee and to Dlace such execution in tlie hands of the proper officer for the purpose of , levying upon sufficient property to 3 meet the requirements of the City Ordinance, or if no such property of the delinquent is available or subject to execution, then the City Clerk is hereby required and directed to instruct the Chief of Police of said City to close such business. DONE, ORDAINED AND RATIFIED IN CITY COUNCIL, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Bamberg, South Carolina, this the 14th day of July, A. D., 1922. B. F. FOLK, JR., La VERNE THOMAS, Clerk. Mayor. 7-27 NOTICE. I will pay a reward for the return or for information of my son, James Bryant, who left home recently. He is 14 years old, dark brown, right, fore finger sut off, weighs about 125 e nrmnds* 1 a<5t hppti wpariner hlnp spre^p suit with knee pants. . 7-2 Op JOE BRYANT, _ Route 2, box 91, Bamberg, S. C. j TAX EXECUTION SALE. * In accordance with the executions \ to me directed by B. F. Folk, Jr., city . clerk and treasurer of the city of Bamberg, state of South Carolina, I 5 have levied upon and will sell for cash in front of the court house door, Bamberg, S. C., on Wednesday, Aug- I ust 2, 1922, during the legal hours of public sales, the following described lots in the city of Bamberg, said lots to be sold for taxes due and owing the said city of Bamberg: ! One lot bounded as follows: North by Shellie Kirkland; east by Jake Roney; south by Kelley Williams; west by T. C. Rice; said lot to be sold as the property of Robert Thompson. UUC 1UL Lueasuilug cast aiiu west 200 feet; north and south 105 feet. Bounded as follows: North by Church street; south by lands of C. R. Brabham; east by Maggie Owens; west by J. J. Jones. Said lot to be sold as the- property of Minnie Thompson. Six and one-half acres, more or " less, bounded as follows: North by G. W. Rivers; south by Tom Gant; Si west by Joe Milhouse's estate; east by G. W. Rivers; said property to be sold as the property of Sam Spell's estate. | One acre, bounded as follows: North by Church street; east by D. J. Sanders; west by Cox avenue; said land to be sold as the property of J. S. Grant. One lot situated in Washington Heights; bounded as follows: North , by Hammond Hartzog; south and east by Charlie Brunson; west by . street. One lot situated in Washington Heights, bounded as.follows: North by Arlington street; south by Binnaker street; east by lot No. 10 of the , same block; said lot to be sold as . the property of Clair Spell. One lot measuring 220 feet north and south; 220 feet east and west; bounded as follows: North and east k-.- t n TToirJor- smith hv Railroad . i A TOINICGrove's Tasteless chill Tonic restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying and Enriching the Blood. When you feel its strengthening, invigorating effect, see how it brings color to the cheeks and how it improves the appetite, you will then appreciate its true tonic value. Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is simply Iron and Quinine suspended in syrup. So pleasant even children like it. , The blood needs QUININE to Purify it and IRON to Enrich it. Destroys Malarial germs and Grip germs by its Strengthening. Invigorating Effect 60c. N R. P. BELLINGER ATTORXKY-AT-LAW General Practice in All Courts Office Work and Civil Business a Specialty )ffices in rear over Hoffman's Store BAMBERG, S. C. , J. F. Carter B. D. Carter J. Carl Kearse Carter, Carter & Kearse ATTORXEYS-AT-LAW Special attention given to settlement of Estates and Investigation of Land Titles. Loans ne T> 1 "T! _ X _ A^ | sunc-icu uu neai j S. G. MAYFIELD ATTORNEY-AT-LAW ';? Practice in all courts, State and Federal. Office Opposite Southern Depot. BAMBERG, S. C. S'OTICE CONCERNING PLOWING IN PUBLIC ROOADS. ' $8 Pursuant to recommendation of ;he Bamberg County Grand Jury, the andowners of the county cultivating ands adjacent and adjoining public - :j oads are hereby urgently requested lot to plow into or allow their hands :o plow into the roads. Landowners . J ire requested to plant two or three ows of crops adjacent to roads paral- . 1 el with the road, so that there may )e proper turning space without the lecessijty of turning plows in the oads. It is against the law to alow plows to damage the roads, md it is an unnecessary prac;ice. The county spends large sums >f money in road building, and the oads belong to the people. I have 10 desire to prosecute anybody, bu* ! must insist that this practice be itopped immediately. The farmers md tenants can cooperate in this reipect, and there should be no necesiity to bring action against anybody, rull notice is being given before I ake such action. W. B. SMOAK, Supervisor. January 31, 1922. tf j Best material and workman- I i ship, light running requires ij little power; simple, easy to I handle. ' Are made in several I 3izes and are good, substantial R money-making machines down k to the smallest ?ize. Write for I catalog showing Engines, Boil- R ers and all Saw Mill supplies. |J RD IRON WORKS & 5 SUPPLY CO. I ugusta, Georgia I , ioj SCHEDULE OF CAMPAIGN MEETINGS. The following is a schedule of cam- ' ? ;| >aign meetings of the Democratic 5rimary in Bamberg county: Camp Branch?July 21. Ehrhardt?July 28. Olar?August 4. Denmark?August 11. Bamberg?August 18. The president of each club (or, in lis absence, the vice president) is equated to arrange for the meeings at the respective clubs. The uslal hour of the campaign meetings is en o'clock, a. m. Candidates for ounty offices are requested to atend these various meetings and adIress the voters. Candidates, under he rule, shall file the required pledge rith the County Chairman, and also \ J he required pledge with the Clerk if Court of the County before twelve i'clock: (12), Meridian, on the 13th lay of July, and are also required, - 1? inder the ruie, 10 pay uie reguicti .ssessment to the Secretary and "reasurer of the County Democratic * } Committee, W. D. Rowell, by that inie time. Democratic voters are urged to enoll their names .upon the club book t once. The rule requires "that ach applicant for enrollment shall, q person, write upon the club roll is (or her) full name, and immedately thereafter his (or her) ag?, occupation and postoffice address. If the name be illegible, the Se^ etary shall write the name scneath he signature of thfc applica:. In he event of the inability of in a o ilicant to write tie (.or snej may lake his (or her) mark upon the oil, which shall be witnessed by the ecretary, or other person then Lavag the custody thereof, and the Secetary shall fill in the other requireaents. "The voter must enroll in ^' J; he club nearest his (or her) place f residence, calculated by the nearst practicable route." On the last Tuesday in July the lub books, under the rule, will close, nd within three (3) days thereafter ach Secretary, under the rule, is reuired to transmit the original roll o the County Chairman. J. F. CARTER, County Chairman. J. WESLEY CRUM, JR. ATTORXEr-AT-LAW Bamberg, S. C. 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