Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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fS?V 'f " *' : :v->"vnr?, I ""THE SHIELDING SHADOW" blood-stained paperweight. In the dreadful silence that followed the servant who had gone out returned. Behind him walked two policemen. They looked at John Walcott, who nodded toward Jerry once more. They strode toward him and ranged themselves, one upon either side. Jerry saw the averted or menacing faces; he turned to Leontine. He said nothing, but looked Into her face In question. 1 And he suw there the old love still, but, mingled with It, wonder, and doubt and fear. Her eyes flinched before his and sought the paperweight beside him. Jerry squared his shoulders and held out his hands to the policemen. (TO BE CONTINUED.) BOLL WEEVIL HISTORY. Ciemson College, S. C.?The longsnouted, brown Mexican boll weevil, measuring in length about three-sixteenths of an inch, invaded and captured Brownsville, Texas, irf 1892. Its devasting advance of fifty miles yearly has brought it within storming distance of our state, some of its s venture-some scouting parties having been already seen. Within two years the boll weevil will be living here pei manently; the adults surviving the winter and emerging from undei. logs, old fences, moss or weeds in the early part t0 seek food. The young cotton is either killed or its leaves and tender shoots furnish nourishment. When the squares are formed the female weevils puncture them and lay eggs in the hole. Four days later the egg hatches into ? small white grub. Another week and the grub is ready to remain dormant until it emerges a week later a fullv matured mhilh. One pair of boll weevils is con-1 servatively estimated to produce three million progeny during the rseason. The weevils travel from cotton stock to stock during the spring growing season. In August and later they make successive flights until they finally select their winter quarters. Some seasons they travel :from forty to fifty miles. "The weevils cannot be exterminated. All attempts made to kill the weevils by poisons have thus far proven impractical or unprofitable on a commercial scale. Through heat and sunshine, ants, insect parasites, birds, and the crushing effect of the injured square on the eggs and larva, nature keeps up its warfare against the boll weevil. The only artificial means of controlling the boll weevil are found in cultural methods." The last paragraph is taken from the "Report of the South Carolinn Boll Weevil Commission," bulletin 20 of the farmers Reading Course of the Extension Division of Clemson Col lege. This important bulletin explains what the Commission found ii the states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama where the boll weevil has demoralized cotton growing. It shows how the boll weevil injured the production of cotton, the oil mills and ginneries, banks and advance merchants, and effected labor and the value of land. The instructions in the bulletin on "Raising Cotton under Roll Weevil Conditions" should be read by every planter in South Carolina. o Constipation Makes You Dull. That draggy, listless, oppressed feeling generally results from const! pation. The intestines are clogged and the blood becomes poisoned. Relieve this condition at once with Dr. King's New Life Pills; this gentle, non-griping laxative is quickly effective. A dose at bedtime will make you feel brighter in the morning. Get a bottle to-day at your Druggist, 25c.?adv. CONWAY HAS MADE THE TEST Conway People Will Get the Benefit. There's nobody in Conway any better known than J. G. Rhodes and in giving his experience with Doan's Kidney Pills, for the benefit of Conway kidney sufferers, he has nothing whatever to gain. wv> \T ftvnnri mon 4- ti?{f 1% 1 ?????? v?)/vi.iiiiviii, vvim uurvnuwn yr imitation kidney remedies when you have such a good reason to try Doan's ? Profit by the test Mr. Rhodes has made for you. J. G. Rhodes, carpenter, Conway, says: "I had pains in my back and loins. I was so sore and lame that I didn't rest well at night and in the morning could hardly get about. I had headaches and spells of. dizziness and the kidney seeretiohs were irregular in "passage. Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at the Conway Drug Co., soon relieved all symptoms of the trouble and put my back in good shape." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mr. Rhodes had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. ?adv. ft The QuMnt Hurt Does Not Jtffoet Vm Ntatf Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXATIVE BROMO QUINlNKis better than ordinary Quinine and docs not cause nervousness nor finning in head. Remember the full name and look i^r the signature of K. W. GROVI;. 25c. \ POULTRY PREFER YELLOW CORK Clemson College, S. C.?Owing to the great interest now being shown in poultry raising and the production ot' squads in this stute there is a growing demand for the proper feedt for this work. It is singular tha' both poultry and pigeons prefer tlx yellow variety of corn to the white For this reason, manufacturers o poultry and pigeon feeds, and poui trymen anil pigeon growers who mix their own foo Is, are anxious to ob tain a medium to small grain, clea1 yellow corn to mix with the otho grains they use. Practically all th? yellow corn that we feed poultry am: pigeons now is grown outside th< state,* although there are farmer here who could readily grow th'r cron. Home-grown grain saves ii freight, but, what is equally important, it minimizes thte risk of obtair ing moldy or otherwise damageseed. There is nothing that wil cause an outbreak of canker or sorehead in poultry or pigeons, or diar rhoea in chicks, more quickly than : few feeds of moldy corn. The corn most suitable for this purpose is the variety known as Low man Yellow. Planters growing otb w r er varieties of yellow corn should ge in touch with the manufacturers o poultry and pigeon foods and ascer tain if their corn is suitable. Inter ested parties can obtain further in formation from the Extnesion Division of Clemson College. o IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE. On Monday morning, Dec. 4, 101C the death angel visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Thompson, an< claimed for its own their darling little son, Gleney. He was born Sept. 16, 1913 and died Dec. 4, 1916 He was sick only one week. All wa.~ done that loving hands could do U stay the icy hands of death but the good Lord knew best and took him to live with Him where there will bno more parting. His remains were laid to their last resting in the Forest Lawn cemetery, there to await the Resurrection morning. Oh, it was so hard to give little Gleney up bceause he was the on!> boy in the family. He leaves six sisters, a mother and father and host of friends to mourn the loss, bu we mourn not as those who have no hope for we feel assured that lie i in the arms of the Savior. He was such a kind and loving child and was loved by all who knew him and is greatly missed in the home. Sleep on dear Gleney, And take thy rest; God called you home, He thought it best. Dearest Gleney thou hast left us, And our loss we deeply feel; But 'tis God that bereft us He can all our sorrows heal. You are gone, but not forgotten, Never will your memory fade; Sweetest thoughts will ever linger, 'Round the gvave where you are laid. Thou art gone from us, dear Gleney, A voice we loved is stilled, A place is vacant in our home j 'mat never can be filled. Wfo can't seo why you had to go, And leave us here behind, But we can only look to God To ease our troubled mind. The dark clouds may gather, God sends the sun's glad ray; And in His word he tells us He'll wipe our tears away. The many disappointments Around our pathway fall, We will call them His appointments For He is ruling over all. Sleep on dear Gleney, And take thy rest; God called you home, He thought it best. His Cousin, Olief Thompson, "YVampee, S. C. o TRESPASS NOTICE. All persons are hereby forbidden to enter or trespass in any manner upon my lands in Bucks Township, containing 470 acres, more or less, bounded by lands of M. F. Sarvis, and others. All violators will be prosecuted t? the full extent of the penalty fixed by law. H. J. THOMPSON. THE HORSY HKXJ Priming a Dym To properly prime a dynamite or farm powder cartridge four things are i essential?the cap, the fuse, the cartridge and a crimping tool. The metbod in itself is very simple. First crimp the priming cap about the fuse, using the crimping tool us Crimping the Cap to tho Fuse. shown in the illustration. Next punch a diagonal bole in the cartridge with the end of the crimping tool, making the hole deep enough to entirely bury the cap. Insert the cap into this hole aud tie the fuse to the side of the carMaking Cap Hole In Cartridge. trldge securely with a stout piece of cord. If the job is done carefully and correctly the entire outlit will look like illustration No. 4, und the priming will be complete. Ignorance, fear or carelessness are the cuuses of most accidents. There WOMEN'S Women, more than men, 1 tiring work and physical stre nervous systems and bring weakness?unless treated intel Drug-laden pills and alcoholi woman's strength, but the concentr a J%> build strength from its very ?1 women to gain control 'i\y^ uicuiics?? uervuusiicss, imp \'| A SCOTT'S M a llquic ^r* o ?? ? w.. ? ' --? - --= - ~ Satisfaction. You never can tell how some people take a fancy to some of these little paragraphs. Every now and then a man will quote us one several weeks or months old, which shows I i HReme J ^ STELLA VITAE a< * A? \ functions pecui ? oua suppression, an hy weak, nervous, r ferers and is sruarai first bottle if you ar THACHER ME MARKET INFORMATION FOR STOCKMEN Clemson College, S. C.?The Office of Markets of the U. S. Department of Agriculture has planned and will soon put into effect a demonstration market news service tor live stock ami meats that will be furnished through the Extension. Division of Clcmson Colleye, the pur pose of which will be to keep pro ducers, dealers and consumers informed of the amount of stock in various sec lions, the amount of stock shipped to and received at the various markets, to furnish information about the prices paid in the princip il live stock markets and! meat consuming points, and to dessimilate such other facts as effed 1 the marketing of live stock. The Office of Markets recognize the urgent need of supplying th live stock interests with such as- j susiance, aiui win endeavor to insti tute this service not only to aid in 1 marketing of cattle for slaughter by | producers providing producers with a | knowledge of more advantageous marketing times and places, but also to assist dealers by showing the demand for meat products, and through all the above activities to bring about more stable prices. ?o Plies Cured In 6 to 14 Days Your drngrelot will refund ' m?">ncy '( r\ZO OINTMENT to cure cciycnse of Ifjhtna Blind, Bleed t tig o Frotuidili'j Flics in 61' t Idavs The first opplicuuca givc? b,**t auu Uest. 6*>c ' kU>. OOSTWAY. S. o. unite Cartridge la no immediate dancer In handling a stick of farm powder if the user will use but an ordinary amount of care uud in t el licence. A common incorrect method of priminc is to punch a hole right through the cartridge. |m*ss the cupped fuse }f^ Tying Fusa and Cap to Cartridge. through it, then insert in another diagonal hole below the tirst hole. No tying is necessary to hold the cap in the cartridge. This method is called "lacing the fuse through the cartridge." It is unsafe and unreliable. The fuse is likely to break at the sharp turns and the powder train spit tire through i The Finished Cartridge?Primed. the break, setting tire to the cartridge nisicau or exploding it, or tlio fuse may miss tire altogether, leaving an unexploded charge ill the hole, or It may hang tire for half an hour or half a day and cause a serious accident. Short cuts do not puy in handling explosives. ' NERVES iave excitable nerves, because tin tax their more delicate premature age and chronic Iligently. c concoctions cannot build up a ated medicinal food properties in source and are helping thousands of their nerve power?overcome atience and irritability. I-food?free from alcohol. qi..? ?: .11 i ha has a wonderful memory or we write wonderfully?take your choice. Exchange. o People in the country took some interest in the town election last week. GUARANTEED dy For Women its directly on the female organs and regulates iar to women. It stops wasting, relieves dangord banishes the terrors of those periods so dreaded un down women. It has helped thousands of aufateed to help you. Your money back on the very e not boneftted.?$1 at your dealer's. IDICINE CO., Chattanooga, TonnOne Man ? H< The Kirstin Method guarantees a sav all other methods of land clearing. The pulls your stumps but gets rid of then Yank out your stumps! Transform j money-making, cultivated fields. Gold "i get it out, put it in bank. Clear your lan The Kirstin Method clears land ready productive value of more than 35,000 far No deeply imbedded tap root is too big for the Ible because of its triple power and oilier exclusi setting without strain to man, horse or machine. One man without horses can pull the biggest si -1 ' the handle gives tons ol My Klr.tlnh.8 pulled lcVerag<!- ll B'VCS im ^ !?<>? t'ffbXS Send for Free E lllteaa !??3 o?. valuable Informs MtaMtaSlfM* ik.n. the Kirahn MaIKaiI ... < . ww?. tMvun/ i l%> I pulled everything I It tells about Kirstin J. evor hitched to. tains letters from South ?U. L. MAINLAND, do. Don't buy c puller \ Davenport, Fta. m* mm I exnn.t give tho BlS Mon^/ to tl Kijdtio too muih tunity to join in our Pre ness to show your Kirst thing I anchor to It' P"" totlay. lie the first i Stu^orfenM^anT A. J. KIRSTIN CO llAvjrLLb, w ? p. . n a Cynthiona, Kj. L-cy&cst I ulh in the H DEVELOPING FACULTIES FOR GOING AHEAD Making it Possible for Boys to Go Ahead on Their Own Ideas. How the initiative of boys am; girls in all sections of the country k being developed through the juvenile agricultural club work fostered b> the department, in cooperation witi the State agricultural colleges, am; how interest in the work is spreading among adults as well as children, ih brought out by reports received by the States Relations Service of the department. Three schoolboys in the State of Washington who were given the use of an acre of land for five years in return for clearing it not only made a profit from a potato crop the first year, but with the logs from the clear' ing built a substantial clubhouse on the school grounds and furnished it. School luncheons are now sowmI in this building by girl club members Four girls in another portion of the same State, having only rocky land available on which to grow their gardens removed four wagonlonds ol stones and now have thriving plats. From both West Virginia and Idaho come reports of the development of business ability in young boys. In Wlest Virginia a small boy began operations with one hen. With the proceeds from the sale of chickens raised he bought a pig. After fattening the pig he sold it and bought a calf, which he raised to a cow. With the procedes from the sale of the cow the boy has taken up the regular business of cattle raising on a small scale. In Idaho a young club member, through raising a few pigs and calves, obtained enough capital to engage in the regular business of buying and selling hides. Girl club members in the State of Washington have shown their business ability by taking orders from near-by lumber camps to furnish canned goods from their home-canning club supply. The civic value of the club work has recently been recognized by the mayor of Glenwood Springs, Colo., who gave free water for irrigating garden plats on vacant city lots. In Wyoming a woman serving without compensation as local leader in club work rode 210 miles on horseback to receive additional instructions in the methods of club leadership for girls. In the Southern States, where thi.s work has been in progress for several years, hundreds of girls have made their own money to buy canning outfits, with which they can not only their own products but they also can for their neighbors on shares. Fully as many boys have saved enough from their crops to buy pigs, calves, colts, lambs, and chickens and are now prospering in the livestock business. Many students arc taking agriculture and home economics in the j colleges because of their own activity and thrift as members of these clubs. Stump m Puller ; fV!*4SA ing of 10c/o to 50% over Kirstin Method not only (gj i after they are pulled. /our no-man's-land into I^^JHESHClPi is under your stumps? d and produce big crops. for the plow. It has vastly increased the msF most of them in the South. Kirstin Horse Power Puller. Its mighty strength I ivo Kirstin features. It will clear more than twoac It has been the leader for 21 years, tumps, too. with the Kirstin One Man Puller. A litt f pull on the stump, 'i'his mutinous power is develop ninary 17-year-old farm boy a giant's power. We want you to read our new book, "The rvrucv jtl Your Stump Land." It contains tion on all kinds of land clearing. It proves that he c heapest, quickest and best way to clear land, service, loievor free to all Kirstin owners. It conern farmers who own Kirstins and are glad they intil vou read tins book. v.v io?e who Order Early * lit Sharing Plan. No canvassing. Just a willing, in to your neigh.bors. Don't wait ? send the cou* to share in this big money making plan. MPANY, 1005 Mtis Street, Eeceaelw, MicU. tr Manufacturers '0,ut k 8SVKB BY EXTENSION WORK CROP YIELDS INCREASE I IStatos Relations Service Show Progress in Southern States Farming I RESULTS OF WORK STATED IN DETAILS Many Lines of Interesting and Instructive Work Carried On. Fields farmed as demonstrations in agriculture under the supervision of county agents of the Office of Extension Work, South, returned in 1915 as a rule yields 100 per cent in excess of the average for the section, according to the annual report of the States Relations Service issued by the department. The demonstration work, it is stated, resulted in the widespread adoption of better methods, particularly in the preparation of land, selection of seed, and cultivation of cronK. During the year 1915, 731 regular county agents, 407 women county agents, anil 20 special boys' club agents were engaged in the southern extension work. They carried on work with 110,000 adult farmers, approximately 60,000 boys, nearly 7,000 women, and about 3*1,000 girls. In 1916 these figures have been increased to 110,000 farmers, 63,000 boys, 48,000 girls, and 30,000 women. During the year the office perfected its organization through the State colleges of agriculture for demonstration work among negroes and on July 1 had 51 men and 5 women negro agents at work in 11 StateR. While the white agents have from the beginning assisted the negro farmers and tenants, it was found advisable in some counties where there is a large negro population to appoint a negro agent to work entire ly with negroes. Frequently the Federal funds allotted for negro agent I ,,T^r.Lr 1 ? -L - ' * ttuiiv uic nuijpiemunieo oy tocai funds subscribed by the negro poulation. In some States a negro district agent supervises the work of the local negro agent. There is a close cooperation between the negro agents and the negro schools, negro agricultural colleges, and other institutions of the State working along the same lines. These agents are instructing and helping thousands of negro landowners and tenants, the plan of work being very similar to that of the white agents. Special stress is placed upon the production of home supplies for the family and stock, and upon the improvement of sanitary and home conditions. Negro children are also receiving instructions, as is partially evidenced by the enrollment of 2,800 members in what are called farm-makers' clubs, the members of (Continued on Page Three.) 50% over ail other method*. 5^95 ^^55 fl A profit ?h?rui| I i. r In Y^urStumpUod" *nd full particular* o? gTUKiwlhjUlheJ. f ^ The IS Yaar Curutot. The PretU Skartoe Pka. NlOMllllHIHtt %>b^ Addrcee ? ?..... ' r Soudluj Hue coupon oblivatoa you to ao vregr.