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THE GRASS, OR FALL ARMY WORM, INFORMATION FROM CLEMSON THAT WILL BE PROFITABLE TO OIK IAFVLRS. Ti e following bulletin attempts to handle only the important points in connection with the damage of the pest, and its control. Any turther information desired will 1 e cheerfully supplied up-?n request to the Division of Entomology. Clemson College. S C. It is well ro impress the fact that the insect about which there is s<> much current excitement is not the same as the cotton leaf worm or caterpillar which was present in the cotton fields last fall. There are at present, so far as specimens sent in and investigations made by this division show, no cotton caterpillars rl.!^ Ctotis th.jv n?v> dninp* Ill II1IO iJVOVN., VUVU^II WHVJ ... ?. v. 0 damage in lower Alabama and Georgia. The cotton caterpillar is injurious only to cotton; the grass worm does damage more general in character?to grass, corn, peas, cotton, etc. This latter insect is doing considerable damage over almost the entire South; so this State is not alone sustaining the effects of its ravages. The preferred food of the fall army or grass worm is grass, such as crab grass, bermuda,water grass, etc. The pest is present every year, but unnoticed. The wealth of grass due to lack of proper culture last fall and spring has given it this year unexcelled opportunities for breeding. The almost total absence of its natural enemies also promotes the ^ marked increase in numbers this ,xx-a* ni-m-iniic COasnHS flf TP scaoull tl piv mvmu wvmwvmw cent years. They have reached such enormity of numbers that there has been a shortage of the preferred food and the pest has been forced to migrate to the adjoining corn and cotton fields to make its living there and to carry on its destructive damage in so doing. The worm begins its work in bottom lands, and at first appears in the grass. Here it can be most easily controlled, by deep turning of the grass and worm, or thorough spraying or dusting of these acres with arsenate of lead according to directions given below. The third generation of worms is now entering the grass to change into moths. These deposit egss, which hatching in a very short time, will produce another generation of worms. It is well to bear this fact in mind, for the apparent cessation of injury is due to this cause. I On the first appearance of the worm the farmer should dust the infested areas with powdered arsenate of lead, undiluted, using three pounds of poison to the acre. It is best to make the application when the leaves are moist with dew, as is generally the case early in the morning. Arsenate of lead paste may be I used in the form of a spray the I strength of two to three pounds of arsenate to fifty gallons of water, j with the addition of three pounds of unslaked lime. Paris green will also poison the worms, but it is not safe to use, since even if extreme f care is exercised in the dilution and application of it, serious damage of foliage from burning often results, I sometimes not becoming apparent I until three or four weeks after! wards. Powdered arsenate of lead is about as cheap, sticks to the leaf better and can be used undiluted without burning the foliage. It would be no mistake, even in the t case of this however, to add a small quantity of air dry, slaked lime to neutralize any free acid present in the substance, since it is this acid that does the burning. The powdered arsenate of lead can be secured from your nearest local druggist. If he does not have it in stock, he can secure it immediately by communicating with his nearest wholesale druggist supply house or you can get it direct from the same places. It will cost you somewhere about 25 cents a pound, making the cost per acre about 75 I cents. The following directions for application are taken from Circular No. 153 Bureau of Entomology, and explain clearly and in detail the ap plication of the poison and cautions to be taken: The method of application by means of sacks applied to a pole carried on horseback through the fields which came into use some years ago will be found to be perfectly satisfactory. By this means a single farm hand can poison two rows at a time and cover about twenty acres during a day. The apparatus for making the application is simple. A strip of hardwood three inches in width, one inch thick, and one foot longer than the distance between the rows should be selected. Two 1-inch holes should be bored through the stick six inches from each end. The sacks to (contain the poison should be made ' of 8-ounce duck or similar material. Flour sacks will answer the purpose, but when powdered arsenate of leaf! is used, two thicknesses will be required on account of the exj treme fineness of the poison. The sacks should measure b by _'U inches 'and should be left open on one of 1 the long sides. The open margins ; are then tacked on to the ends of i the pole, forming a hap, which is to be filled with the poison by means j of a funnel inserted in the auger hole. Care should be taken to deter' mine whether the right amount of ! poison is being applied. This can j be easily done by weighing the pole and sacks before and after a known ; area has been treated. Unless this . is done there is likely to be a waste resulting from the application of ' --i. 1? ? J too mucn poison, or 11 may ue iuuuu that the amount that is being applied is insufficient to cover the cotton. ? The operators should be instructed . to see that the poison falls evenly upon the plants If too much or too little is being applied the amount . can be easily regulated properly by varying the amount of jarring of ( the pole. It is important that the sacks do not come into contact with , the cotton leaves. If they do the poison will not pass through readily . and it will be found that the amount applied is too small. Arsenate of lead and the other ar j Kequirement to enroii on ciud poll list j is residence in State one year and counj ty sixty days. Registration certificates I are not required in the primary. Club ( secretaries are hereby given notice to i observe the above-mentioned rules in making up their club rolls. Philip H Stoll, 8-l-2t County Chairman. senicals to which reference has been made are violent poisons, but there r is no danger in their use on cotton if a few common-sense precautions are taken. The only cases of pois. oning of domestic animals known , have been where stock was allowed to break into the cotton fields soon after poisoning or where some of the poison was carelessly thrown upon the grass. The only precautions that are necessary are to keep live stock out of the fields after poisoning and to avoid throwing any of the poison on vegetation that will be devoured by live stock. It is ad visable in some cases to muzzle the mules upon which the riders are mounted when the application is being made. There is practically no danger of poisoning live stock after one or two heavy rains subsequent to the application of the poison, or, in case no rain falls, after an interval of about three weeks has elapsed. The arsenical poisons aggravate wounds or sores on man or domestic animals. Consequently all places i where the skin has been broken I should be covered by some means, l or at any rate washed carefully after the work has been done. In ! order to avoid the possibility of in> jury to the mules, it is advisable to I throw several bucketsof water over : them after the work is done. ? The Trials of a Traveler. "I am a traveling salesman," writes ? ? Youngs, ? Berkshire,vt, "and was oftenjtroubled with constij pation and indigestion till I began to use Dr King's New Life Pills, which I have found an excellent remedy." For all stomach, liver or kidney troubles they are unequaled. Only 25 cents at M L Allen's. Notice to Club Secretaries. Under the rules of the Democratic I party no one can vote in the primary 1 elections unless his name is on club roll | at least five days prior to said primary. - 5 s' ? <> 8 + f ??' <? Legal Notices J Final Discharge. Notice is hereby given that on the 9th (lav of September, A 1) 1912, at 12 o'clock noon,I will apply t<> P M Brock inton, Judge of Probate of Williamsburg county, for Letters Dismissory as Administrator of the estate of \V J , Singletary deceased. S L Courtney. Administrator, j August 5. 1912. S-8-5t Final Discharge. N-?tieeis hereby vi'iv.rt tbaton'he loth day of August. A I'It'll', at 12 o'clock ' no -!!, 1 wi . apply t !' M !5r<'. kinton, Judgeof P: ol) He of Wi! iatn^b irgeouatv, for Letters Dismissory as Ad.ninistratorof the estate of Mrs M R Hemingway. deceased. Dp. T s Hemingway. 1-".t A Hmininrrnror. Undressed Lumber. I always have on hand a lot of unI dressed lumber (board and framing) at j my mill near Kingstree. for sale at the lowest price for good material. See or i write me for further information etr. F. H. HODGE. ! 7-1^-tf Summons for Relief (complaint served). THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Williamsburg. Court of < ommon Pieas. ' Edward Syrus,Henry Syrus James Syrus and Eloise Williams Plaintiffs, against 1 Phillis Syrus, Amos Syrus, Simon Syrus and Mary Davis. Defendants. To the absent Defendants. Simon Syrus and Mary Davis: _ You are hereby summoned and re quire 1 to answer the complaint in this action.of which a copy is herewith served upon you. and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers at their office, Kingstree. S C, within twenty days after the servicehereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiffs in this action will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Kelley & Hinds. Plaintiffs' Attorneys. Dated July 23. 1912. Take Notice: That a copy of the complaint in the above-entitled action has this day been filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Williamsburg county. Kelley & Hinds, 7--o-6t Plaintiffs' Attorneys. Kingstree. S C. Julv 23. 1912. Notice to Candidates Notice is hereby given that, by order of the Democratic Executive Committee for Williamsburg county, all candidates for county offices must file their pledges with the county chairman or secretary by or before 12 o'clock noon on August 13, 1912, and also file their pledges with the Clerk of Court within the time above mentioned, all of which pledges may be obtained by applying to P H Stoll or A C Hinds. The candidates for the several offices are assessed as follows: Road Engineer S25 00 Probate Judge 20 00 Clerk of Court 35 00 County Commissioner 25 00 County Treasurer 25 00 Superintendent of Education 25 00 Sheriff 35 00 Auditor 25 00 Representatives 15 00 Coroner 10 00 These assessments must be paid to A C Hinds, Treasurer, by or before 12 o'clock noon on August 13, 1912. The campaign meetings are to be held at the following times and places and in the following order, to wit: Kingstree Wednesday, August 14, 1912 Greelyville Thursday, " 15. " Trio Friday, " 16, " Morrisville Tuesday, " 20, " Johnsonville, Wednesday, " 21, " Hebron. Friday, " 23, " The name of no candidate will appear on any ticket unless assessments De paia and pledges fled as above stated. P H Stoll, Chairman. A CjHinds, Secretary. 7-25-3 Registration Notice. The office of the Supervisor of Re# istration will be open on the 1st Monday in each month for the purpose of registering any person who is qualified He follows: Who shall have been a resident 01 the State for two years, and of the county one year, and of the polling precinct in which the elector offers to vote four months before the day of election, and shall have paid. - ^ months before, any poll tax then dot and payable, and who can both read and write any section of the constitution of 1895 submitted to him by the Supervisors of Registration, or wh? can show that he owns, and lias paid all faxes collectable on during the present year, pioperty in this Statt assessed at three hundred dollars or more. H A Meyer, (.lerk of Board For SaleMy farm consisting of 197 acres on R FD1, three and a half miles from | Kingstree; 80 acres cleared,good dwell! ing, store house, one tobacco barn and I other necessary outhouses. Splendid I fl.mA nocfnv.1 on/1 timhur , H UH UI L'lldlU. UMUU I'ftOtuiv. ??m viuivvi, | School 300 yards from dwelling. Good j watar in house. The lands front one 1 mile on south side and mile on north I side of Murry's Ferry road leading from | Kingstree to Greelyville. Also one I 15 h p boiler, good 35 h p engine, saw | and grist mill. The above land is well adapted to the growth of cotton, corn and tobacco. For^furthur information call on or address F H Hodge or LeRoy Lee. 5-30-4tp Kingstree, S C, Phamhnrlain'* Pnnnrh Uomorllf unamuGiiaiii o uuugn IIGIIIGUJ i Cures Colds, Croup and Whooping Cough, 1 You Can Always Tell a Cheap Piano BytheMethodUsed In Sellinft It Pianos sold by agents bogging t t > place them in your home on trial or to save storage or forcing them in your home without your ! consent. "Coupon Schemes." "Guessing Schemes." Club Schemes, ' Special Sale Schemes." "Special In- j troductory Sale Schemes," etc. J are fake methods, pure and i : pie. for unloading cheap pianos on <i people who don't realiz" the difference between a fine piano and a cheap one. and don't know that ! high pianos are not sold through fake schemes. You had better call on the old reliable firm of Ch.is M Stieff be| fore buying. Chas. M. Slieff I SOUTHERN WAR^tOOMS: 219 South Tryon St, Charlotte, - - N. ?? ??????? 1 WATTS & WATTS j THE KINGSTREE JEWELERS We keep on hand everything to be found in an ! up-to-date jewelry house Repairing and engraving done with neatness and despatch. :: As home dealers, guaranteeing quality and prices. We Solicit Your Patronage | XKAKIHK ?T\TION j 1-4-tf Kingstrec CAMP NO* 27. /A / j norli* wkkxixc fl&lm T" 'c^V Y, '*l and 3rd Mond?? I RWS^~'iaEMl V Night* in each' : mouth ViMting choppers cor vTVi?*'^ / &// invited to conu up and sit on astumj Xsfll'JP \\'y& or hang about on the ^a~- ---^ limbs. Philip II. Stoll, :V i m. Con Com f? of r=. Kingstree Lodge No. 91 Knights of Pythias Regular Conventions Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday nights Visiting brethren always welcome, Caatle Hall 3rd story Gourd in Building. k. X. speignlr. l l. R. C. McCabe, K Of R & S. ~ e% Hacker Manufacturing Co. Successors to 6eorge S. Hacker & Son Charleston, S. C W* ManuftAur* Doors, Sash ami Blimls: Coliiuins and Balusters; Grilles i and Gable Ornaments; Sereen Doors and Windows. We Deal In Glass 'ash Cord and Weight*. Farm of 193 acres; 75 ii?x _i_ 1 i j t ? acres excellent cieareu icuiu + I in high state of cultivation, J balance in fine timber land. ! Dark top-soil with clay sub- I I soil. One three-room cot- j tage, barn, stable and two I tenant houses. Public road I runs through plantation. 1 mile to ACLRR station, 2 miles to school, 2 miles to I church. Running water on j property. For price and t terms write, wire or 'phone J J. D. GILLAND, | Attorney-at-Law ? J KIXGSTKEK, ... SC.* ? ?.**, domestic Jkow$<#% A MONTH jjajf You ran place the Pa",n& 32 * month, and er>KVLlUl 5 joy a vary special pries . V jfc iQxflBfdirsct to yon or from our reared i ~t-4*3 J*v ?tr?*ncy. A rrrurnific?nt mscbins-* atup?r;iloua olTev. We Will Take Yom Old Machine ^^5 VlTTL nft l.K^rs! allowance on s kl'. n lid r.?*^ Jr> jsurocstic. And you can etill V\ -. cdIT* vantage uftbo special prico and eu? DOMESTIC /! c r^rf^ct serins machine that has always led a!! other rra san \ is today bettor than ever. Two machines .n >?M-idek stitch and chain stitch. Straight diopie, hijih arcs, bail b-jann*. A complete set of attachn-nta-* ? v.-. . on#; .acucaJ. etc., rrado for ?eery-day dta. Tha Doscitic ifl . it-.' !iti . ? of rn >dero ?*.v:oir n vhin?* progress, Findoutabvutit. 5CNO FOR BOOK. FREE. The Truth About Sewing .Machines," tellins you how you can hava tha finest aawinf mach;ne rnado at a Special Love Prica and at ONLY S2 a month. Leans V" - ?':i o'raet wh-re wr hsrero acent andf ivayoj a 25 YEAR % AT AN'IF E, ^Cetthe^'ta oeforo you boy aoy machine. Tcia .tir> w;ll * .v# you money. S*nd for it NOW. k.autx Stme| UlltJii Co., \i Jukiia Hit, 0?jt.W? Ckiujfc ^ cheap* jj the same grade instrument else' g wise we will buy it back. Wne Ji when its intrinsic value is prov< 1 kind that will retain the same : | come. We fully guarantee the: u S i, Chickeri< g Son I? Henry k S. G. Lii Haines Bros.. i .Marshall k Wen* ? And such other well I Foster, Armstrong < Let Us Place a Piano in Y \ Write or ca Free Booklet and I To o Out-of-Town Purchasers We f CHARLESTON PL J. V. WALLAC 296 King, One Door North of Society St Quality Jewelry mwma DIAA WAT RICH STE1 CUT FINE WATCH REPAIRING JEWELRY REPAIRING DIAMOND SETTING ENGRAVING BY EXPERTS S. QUALITY J 257 KING ST-. * Mail Orders Receive Promt ?:?:?:?:?.?:@:@:@:?:h(? |L J.ST/ ? ,? The Coffins and ? jj|j offers his | Day an< ,? in t ? ? FIRST OFFICE OVER STACI ? ? Yours to 1 LISTEN A MOMENT. I mt to sell you a piano or player under the positive guarantee J '' will be at least ten per cent' than any piano or player pi- V J >u can buy elsewhere, and at V me time it will be ten per cent I * ?r in price than you can bi^-1 where. Should it prove othef ft n a new piano becomes old, is B ^ Thp r>inno.?; we sell are the IF rich tone for many vears to [ 1 se pianos and player pianos. | I MADE AND SOLD SINCE | I IS. est. 1823 9 iiricmaii, "1821 I " 1851 )t I lell, -Is."):? ?I known makes as 1 g and Brewster. ( Juj our Home on Free Trial., i 1 ,11 for our j Buyer's Guide. \ 'ay R. R. Fare and Hotel Bill. -jj I A.NO COMPANY "j 5 -E, President reel CHARLESTON. S. C. > P ; r 5 1/ ' I] ? * J ' I 10NDS CHES t L I JEWELRY % \ K *L1NG SILVER i V r-.t a cc y jlflf , ^ *5C* ! UMBRELLAS X v f r t ! -! | * -y -S do BEO., ? 1 EWELERS, | * CHARLESTON. S. C f, ? >t and Careful Attention. 2 )?:?:?:?:?:?:?:?:?:# LCKLEY, i * > 1. }? 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