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HKilliamsbuf.g county is Hp i ' WARNED OF WEEVIL of'infected Aredb Made If By District Aegnt? | Farmers Wanted. tr m * * | Aikea, S. C. August ?7.?Henry S.' K Johnson, district agent of the cofc; operative Exter sion Work in South k [ ^Carolina, who 1ms just completed a B trip through that part of the state P _jafected with the boll weevil, makes K^ttie following statement f "So many fai-mers have asked me ^B*ai>ouVthe progress of the boll weevil H that following may be of inter| "On July 28, 29 and 80 F made a Eft. , trip through Hampton, Jasper and mg Beaufort counties. I found that the B damage Bone by the boll weevil was r practically confined to the area r^-heundfid tho west by the South[ ern Railway from Fairfax to Savanrnh and on the north by the C. & [ y W. C. Railway from Fairfax to! Beaufort. I ; ""J? area there are all degrees . a of damage, running from zero to *|| 100 per cent plus. I visited Hardest ville and vicinity, where the greater est damage is to be found.' In the mk field of Mr. Coleman, about 300 yards! Eft from tiardeville station, I found the j worst infestation I ever expected to ; ^nee. In this field I picked 100 of thei mrfreshest,, best squares I could find. W[ Every square had been punctured \ K,' in the 100 I found 41 adult weevils.) rb.. Young squares were so scarce that ( Wi tfih weevil had begun to feed on the [ I 'T HAVE used Di K+ Pepsin and fine I and pleasant laxative?o B mending to one's frier r health has been gre using it" ? /From a letter to Dr. k | Mm Alice Lombai \ Springe! m Dr. Cal | Syrup | The Perfect Sold bv Druggi SO'jct&G Ajnild, pleasant-tasting corn Herbs with pepsin. Bring m> other discomfort. A trial b k charge by writing to Dr. W ff ^ton Street, Monticillo, Illii, I Au< 30 - HOB *- Thirty Hoi at auction <<>rd!ess of Thursday ] Fresh car to Hemingwa J one-third cas ha.lfl.nce Nove: V- ; cash may de I purchase prio I freeTrke :Sale one day only, r Horse I Don't Forget th 1 I Time: 12 O'clocl ?j. IV I I Lake City, r ? rv L grown bolls. I saw dozens* of bol with two and three weevils feedir on them. One had five on it Oi had half-grown boll was broke open and six young weevils wei found inside almost ready toemerj This field contained about ten acre and it was the consensus of opinic of our party that the owner woul hardly gather more than 200 or 3( pounds of seed cotton. "Mr. C. M. McTier of Hardevill also had a number of fields thatai seriouslv damatred bv weevil. He e timated his damage at $12,000. "Mr. W. R. Pritchard at Pritcl ardsville has infeste<i fields. He using the calcium arsenate poise and while hopeful is not able 1 give exact data. In this connection must be remembered that poisonin of weevil is still in the exoeriroei tal stage. "As stated, there were all Jegre* of infestation. In some fields v found two-thirds of a crop alreaci made. Weevils were present, hov ever, and were going after your bolls and squares. The general att tude varies from confidence to al ject despair. The better class < farmers were confident that uvi stock and sweet potatoes wo i prove their salvation. The negro* didn't know what was in store f< them. Some said they would n< plant cotton again. Others said the would turn to day labor. "A visit to Hardeville and vicinil will be well worth while to Soul Carolina farmers. It must be remen bered that this is the third yearar that climatic conditions have bee r. Caldwell's Syrup I it a most effective ne that is worth recomlds. I know that my atly improved since CaldweM written by\ d, 22 Boyltton St, I 1-1 W? V tu, mus. * dwell's Pepsin t Laxative sts Everywhere ;??) $1.00 ibination of simple laxative s relief without griping 01 Oule can be obtained free oi . B. Cv.i h . ;ii. 458 Washing- )1S. :tion, [SES and Ml ses and Mules to the highest co^t,at Hemin Moon, August load shipped direct y. The terms of t h, one-third Octo mber 1st, 1919. T' jduct two per o e. rivrw awav an m UlfL.ll /lTV/11 l/li ur ain or shine; come and g< and Mule mu& be as repr< ie Date: Friday, Augi k Noon; the Place: HI I T I. II u r Soul ? . Is on the side of the weevil. ig "Just when Aiken county may exle pect the weevil and what damage m may be expected is, of course, all a re supposition based on past progress, ;e and damage. The wise farmer will i ;s not wait until the weevil arrives, >n but will begin today to order wire td and see that some portion or all of! K) his farm is fenced. Tlie price of a new automobile will fence up a nume> ber of hog lota There will be no sucre' cessful raising of livestock without B. some'fencing. Of course we will always raise a great deal 1* cotton, but our livestock will shoi^( yapid is increase for the next few yearj^fce^| ,n wise farmer will prepare fOTHfl lo livestock by fencing his farm rf^M| it The county agent, Mr. Kaiser, has ,g some quotations on wire in car load 1. lots that are worth investigation. o * SUGAR DEALERS IN TROUBLE 'y Oicago Me/i Charged With Making ? 40 Per Cent Profit ? ^ Chicago, Aug. 16.?The first warrants in Chicago's campaign against food hoarders and profiteers were issued last Saturday under the Lever food control law. John W. Camp3S, bell, president and treasurer, and >! John E. Bunker, vice president and ' manager of the John Campbell Company, wholesale sugar dealers, were charged with violation of the ;? law and accused of having realized a profit of 40 per cent on ^uiar sales. ^ United States District Attorney Chas.F. Clyne, who returned here :n after a conference of several days ? in Washington with Attorney General Palmer, said that the campaign against hoarders and profiteers would be vigorously prosecute i. He said that a great mass of o .dence had been turned in by federal investigators and that action in his office was just beginning. Resumption of sales of surplus j t army foodstuffs began Monday, ac- " cording to Lieut. Col. J. P. Castle- > man. in charge of the distribution of foods, who said the stocks would | be given to several large stores early Monday morning. Every facility, it was said., would be given the public to purchase the army food! stuffs as soon as possible after the | warehouses were opened. ! Prices of commodities in Chicago i fluctuated today, some foods being i higher and some lower than yesterI day, according to a canvas of the ! market. ' 0 Sues For Divorce Mrs. Cathleen (Neilson) Vander' bilt began divorce proceedings against her husband, Reginald C. [Vanderbilt of New York, .by having ; service made on him at his farm in ; Portsmouth. Mrs. Vanderbilt alleges | desertion and will ask for the custody of their only child, a daughter, : Cathleen. Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt were married 16 years ago. He is ' the youngest son of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt. o It's reailv worth vour while toatI tend the KING HARDWARE CO'S. MAJESTIC range bargain sale. ! There's a real bargain in store for ; you. c* 1 in fq . in JULttJ t/V will be sold bidder, regway, S. C., 29, 1919. ; from St. Louis ' his sale will be ber 1st, 1919, hose paying all | ent from the I iTE ON SALE. i it your pick. Every | esented. g list the 29th, the I MNGWAY, S. C. J luck, j th Carolina I 1 e 1 / BIG SAI Registered I AT CARTERS I uesday, Sep The opportunity of a high class breeding stock Carolina. Don't Fail to Attend this Sale. Barbe< served at 12 o' SALE WILL 8E CALLED PfiOMPl DUROC HOG FARMS GEO. G. PALMER, Owner. > = VOTE 1& IRiEw ?fl ;:^y ' : -1 ' # * J. W. LeC OF BENNETTSVILLE, S. CONGRESS, 61 who favors good roads; sociation; higher prices cost of living; a better more restricted immigi economy in Governm drainage laws; improve bors and inland water Nations; a better un< capital and labor; for ti ciples, that is, for equa ? *i j. - ~ ^ special privileges 10 uou Vote For L -;' - v V' . ' . ?j .. ?..., -> - - i \ f 9 m ,E OF Juroc Hogs VILLE, S. C. tember 2nd. life time to buy the iiitti we nccu iii uuuui cue Dinner, free to all, will be clock noon. [LY AT 1 -O'CLOCK P, M, w , Cartersville, S. C. 0. M. HORNE, Manage. at = ; FOR lanB l> am j^B., H^HI ,1 # *' >-'% v /- 1RANDE C, CANDIDATE FOR I DISTRICT Farmers Cotton Asfor cotton; reduced educated citizenship; ration laws; greater ent; more efficient imnnf svf fi'vorc fiar. JilV/li L VA A A T VA U) AAHA ways; the League of lerstanding between ue Democratic Prin1 rights to all and te. . | IWIIMillM __ : ' - Ti eGRANDE! 3 ' ' *' * ,: ? V 1V