Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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HU ?im MBB Hfl. BtOMOflie flTNTKM IN KOITH UVmT CMANUK WITH ADVKNT or ouqtton retrr. ol C*Mrtr?A Ar? im Pesel Crop* *> Itopinc? Ooa> ^s^Bsy^^e^ s^ka^eT^m^^BMs^d ^feflsVey CeSef eyo}ee^mm^*^^Sas*S^^^ Alexandria, La., Are M***es LMnf l**B*e Cotta? Ue fS*uv Fiamw* noh Wsevti. I (Bf Joe Sperfcs.) Alexandre* Lex. ie e prosperous town ef about ll,oeo people end is located ' lit nlles west of New Or Isees. It Is sti usted seer what might bo called the IMedmont or hill country of the Stete of Louisiana. The South Carolin* boll *ee\il commission made a eamfuN tnvistigatton tn this section and attended i% banejoet where a ?coro or mere terwwrs aed mercbanta were qusotlansiL In introducing the South CareUa* cart)' to the farmers of the Parish, < esoras W. Hoi ton. the most eaeeesafeJ hai ksr of Alexandria, was very bis* la ess remarks. "Tea have a sentit as before you," said Mr. smi? tes*. "We hare not overcome it, hut we are ftststna along and we ere io? ta* be set ei?a*. l remember the Tesae people isrfd the boll weevil was a heescta* In Jussuise, but I have not yet seen the disguise. The com ins of the weevil mil certainly cause a ebasvse tn your economic system: It will ysjt a step to pour neblet* c edit lav lite the parish of Re Loedsbta*. of whleh Alexan? dria by the osetrs. produced 41.se? ?abys of oetMn. la IUI whea the weeetl ?rat made its appearance the parish produced ll.iti. In kief thin tsns radneed to the small figure of I.He. In 1M?, the camnvlvy was +nm frejeter. then bein* only 4.MS. Webb aredueetl. m Ills the produc? tion, at cotton la thin parish reached Ms Voweet Ittel when t)M hales were It was then that the farm to itedy better agricultural wnihsas; and la UU the production was MTe. Shtce that date the parish see] eever pewtueed more them 1M*0 bales, tn mi. as a matter or fact., en* Itte hniee were produced. W. C Hueyiun, a asoepetous farmer St the Iked sMver eeotlpn. was. <iuau? fm* sattle and hay raisins business ami hm* est sf debt. The result has D. Haas, a banker and plantar. Sav? much vitraable Information rel stive V? the tenant system. He said that tie sis pleataUon owners had to sans a ramies cotton and hiring la The negro who formerly 1*) or II bales of cotton now tares or five. The speaker Save information concerning the * Chattel mortgage law in Louisiana, my tag It was good only ae Ions as a maa ass honest. Mr. Haas said that he had bought early varieties of seee)| from North and South Carolina and planted earlj. He said that there wee such a thing as planting cotton too early, as a cold night Injures the you na plant Mr. fiolton, who has had many years' experience as a banker In Louisiana, upon being questioned by the commissi an said that there was a tremendous depreciation la value of lands in many communities due to the boll weevil. He told of prises offered to farmers who raised the | greatest nun t>er of bushels of corn to the acre, and of work by govern? ment experts. He then described the work of cotton cultivation under boll weevil condition* He mid that the people n all sections were Uvlni In hopes that the weevil would not do the danisse it had done in Texas. Ho advised lees planting of cotton and Intensive cultivation. Neither he nor Dr. Haas had any confidence In the bite planting theory. Beau pSSSsX a farmer, mid that he planted as early aa poealble and thai he cultivated frequently and that he avow makes three-fourths of a bale to the sere. He mid that he had de creamd him acreage from about :.uu to t# a >d had planted oats, corn, hay and raised some cattle. "I cut down my expenses and lived at home." "Would you so back to the old Kys? tom before the boll weevil times.'" "Nu. 1 realise as much now aa bet?re the coming >t the weevil. 1 Qnd a ready market for all my dlveralHeJ crone. I feed the hay to my live? stock I do not believe the negro is e successful reiser of cattle or )t\n stock." Lee Wilson mid thst he had made money during the early boll weeslt days and Is doing so now. He advised early planting of cotton and told of the value of the Irlah potato. Wesley Morler was one of the few formers who stated that he began to prepare before the coming of the boll weevil, lie hellevee that early plant? ing Is the solution of the problem. He prepares the mnd well and he culti? vates rapidly. He plants corn, pota tows, peas and beans. **, am satis ?Od with the present condition*" aald Mr. Morler, "aud would hot go back to the former. I began to pre? pare before tha coming of the weevil ?two years ahead?and I did not affect ma M> advice to the farmers of South Carolina Is to grow feed crops and live at home. If they heed this advice they will keep out of trou? ble." "1 cut down my crop by one-half," said J. I* Penny, a successful farm? er, "and am raising cows and hogs. I out my expenses in half also. This season 1 have already sold 71 head of hogs and am doing aa well as could be wished." Mr. Penny said pig clubs should be promoted und the boys should Join them in S juth Carolina, because they have proved of wonderful value in helping to solve' weevil problems In Louisiana. The experts of the United States department of agriculture and the State experiment stations advise that cultivation directed against the boll weevil should be intensive and adapt* ad to meet tho needs of the plants and modified to suit conditions of soil and weather. Cultivation, ft to point? ed out, must >e of soch kind as to force early maturity. The kind of ovdtlvaUon, of course, that, would be best la the dry season wo bid not do at all In wet weather. There is a radical o-iterance in cultivation need* ad on very rich soil and that for poor soil. The threefold purpose In all cultivation is: To break the *cruet, ro conserve moisture; keep- surface soli open so that there will be free circu? lation of air through soil or aeration of soU, and third to destroy or pro* vent grass and weeds so, as to save tor the growing crop all valuable plant foods and moisture. Practically every farmer In South Carolina knows how to, grow cotton and it IS utilise to advise him. as to how to plant and oeltlvete undo? nor? mal conditions. Ho Is very probably the best cotton farmer In the world. However* the government experts, have certain rules and regulations which must be followed In the grow*, log of cotton under boll weevil con* dittons. They , advocate thorough preparation of soil and well prepared seed beds. The best kind of varieties adapted to conditions, seasonably early pleating, sufficient width of rows and specs la, drillliu nd the Judicial use of fertifLor to force fruit Pgr cotton produotbg sections off Istana have been boll weevil ter? ritory since the fall of 119%. Those I man who have been studying oondl* uoaa there will tell you that weevil Carnage fluctuates from year to year. An early killing frost would mean tew weevils and small damage. A Vat? killing frost followed with a lato win-1 tcr means a heavy weevil Infestation.! for thst year. Heavy weevil tufesta-1 tlon meaaa failure unless the boat [ agricultural methods have boon fol lowed and a close tight msds to eon-1 uol the weevil. This can only be done on small acreage. Rain will vary during the months of the summer, June? July I and August. Experts advise that acreage should be limited to what can be properly handled. In some sec? tions they advise the planting of 60 or 70 per cent, of cultivated lands in cotton. In the northeastern section I of the State they advise that it Is not safe to plant more than 40 of per cent, and in the extreme south* I ern section they advise that under uu I conditions should more than 33 per cent, be planted. To Illustrate this I point, 1914, a very bad weevil year, I succeeded 1913, a good year, with no weevils. To be on the safe side. Only a limited acreage should have been planted, and the rest put to Uve stuck and grains. The same acreage In I cotton should be malnalned from I >ear to year> it la urged.' "One of the moat effective ways of weevil controlling," says a statement issued by W. R. Dodson. director of the experiment station, "Is to cut the green stalks, thus destroying the feeding and breeding places of the I weevil. This duplicates the effect of I I early killing frosts. This Is of no I \alue unlsss the cotton stalks are I green. The later weevils are allowed I tc remain, the larger the numfber that are allowed to hibernate and tha larger the number next spring. The most effective stalk destruction can ha done by whole communities. Com nunlty work is most effective. Prob? ably the best way to handle stalks In to chop them to pieces by running a disk harrow two ways, thus cutting them all to pieces. This Is effective and saves organic matter to the soil. Another way Is to take the leaves off the stalks and put In piles. The aduR weevils take refuge In the piles. As soon as the stalks are dry set fire to the plies. This destroys all adult and Inmature weevils. The stalks ran be burned later. Where stalks are mid? dled up by middle busters more harm Is done than where stalks are left standing?they furnish hibernating quarters for the weevil." These methods of control are based on methods found by careful re? search by entomologists of the tod orul bureau. The right on the weevil is baaed on hlH life history. The wtevll only produces la cotton squares i or noils. The period ok general emergence begins about May 1 and has been known to last until July 10, Tk.e average emergence would be over July 1. The first signs of weevi) at- * the deud leaves in the bud of the little stallt?. The whole and sole ob? ject of the weevil fight is to keep the wi Uered over femules from raising a orood. As soon as the cotton be? gins to set squares, hand pick the adult weevils from the stalks. The adult weevils are found by looking in the terminal buds. The hoop anO bag method is often more effective for later picking. cS. H. Ooad, entomologist, Delta laboratory, stationed ut Talullah, Lev, gives the following descrip? tion of the hoop and bag method thai hai been used tn picking weevils: "The'bag and hoop method of wee? vil collection apparently originated on ono of the plantations of the Muxwell Yerger company1 at Mound, La., in 1*14, and its use has spread rather widely and rapidly since that time, as it Is a very marked Improvement over tho hand picking. The apparatus re qu red for this method of collection is the most simple possible. It te oniy necessary to sew an ordinary barrel hoop into the mouth of a reed sack and your equipment is complete. The picker goes down the rows plac tni: the lower edge of the hoop against tho base of the cotton stalk with as little disturbance as possible. The plant la then gently bent into the mcuth of the bag and shaken several times rather sharply from side to tilde, that Is. at right angles to the length of the beg instead of hack and forth into Its mouth, it Was found that ?hnklng the plant with the length of the bag evidently resulted in a aum 001 of weevils being thrown away from the ban instead of into it, while Other weevils actually thrown into tho hag strike agalust the hanging seek and bounce out again. On the other hand, when the plant Is shaken across the sack, all weevils falling into th? sack arc retained. I "In addition to catching the wee? vil) i, this bay and hoop also gathers a i arge number of infested forms, making the operation really a combi? nation of square picking and weevil picking. About every second row the contents of the bag should be shaken talc- a tu^about halt full of water be ween pickings most depend upon tho labor supply available, but 1 would advise that whenever possible several pickings at Comparatively short intervals (less than a week) be given about the time the plants start squaring, in preference to a greater nv.mber of pickings at longer intervals an d extending over a longer period of time. With the average labor avail? able It seems that the area covered Ptr hand per day with thle bag and hoop should range from about one add a half to two and a half acres. Comparative tests of the bag and hoop and hand picking of weevils have given very Interesting results. These show hand picktng of weevils to require about four times as long as tf,e hag and hoop, while the latter cc llected more than twice as many weevils as the hand picking from the as me area. Considering these points and the fact that a large number of infested forma are also collected when unlng the bag and hoop, it is easy to *oe that there is no question of the great superiority of tho bag and hoop method over hand picking." Eggs, Amlotpattou, and Idealization. Clem son College, Nov. 8.?How much of your summer anticipation will be turned into profit this fall? Iu anticipation better than realisa? tion? It depends on how nearly realisation corresponds to anticipa? tion. And this depends on your own effort to "make good." That is, If you anticipate a regular egg yield throughout the winder and do nothing to bring It to pass, your anticipation will be much more satisfactory than your realisation?for there will be no realization. On the other hand, if your anticipation causes you to put forth all your strength to produce that con? tinuous egg yield, the delight In see? ing those delicious eggs roll in will more than repay your labor and will equal your hopes: whence, "Realisa? tion is better than anticipation" when a man worka while he anticipates. Auto for Spanish Queen. An automobile for the Queen of Hpaln will form part of the cargo of the Hiunlsh freighter Adolpho, which srrlved yesterday rom Oalveston, and took bunker today from the Consum? ers Coal Co. Nearly 900 tons of coal v ere supplied. The Adolpho wili sail far Barcelona, Spain. Five automobiles vere taken on here, four being Chan? dlers, Tho fifth, which In the car des? tined for the Spanish Queen, Is a Sax < n of special type. The sister ship of the Adolpho, the Inez, which Will visit CharleHton next week for bunk r, will take on u SS?OOd shipment of Chandlers for Spain. They go to pri? vate individuals.?Charleston Post. PROORAM Haute* A>HOvinOou, i la reu do u Church, Ateohi, s. C, NovomW ?? 12th, 101?. ?:00 P. M.?Devotional Exercise* ?R. W. UdO, D. D. 8:15 P. M.?Enrollment of dole gate* and Organization. 8:45 P. M.?Introductory .Sermon? f>W. E. Thayer, D. D. Religious Condition of Churches? William Haynsworth. Friday Morning. 19:00?Devotional Exercises?B. P. Cuttiao. 10:16?Report on Educatiou?M. M Benson. 10:45?Report on State Missions? J. W. Ouy. 11:16?Report on Orphanage?Bar tow Walsh, ?? 11:45?Report on Sunday Schools W. A. JagOes. L f 12:16.?Report on Religious Litera? ture and Colportage Work. 12:45?Miscellaneous and Adjourn? ment. Friday Night. 8:00?Devotional Exercises?T. C Phillips. 8: ig-?Report on Aged Ministers? W. n. Spinx. 8:46? Report on Home Missions ? J. D." Bowen. 9:16?Report on Foreign Missions ?W. E, Thayer, D. D. 9:45?Miscellaneous and Adjourn? ment. Saturday Morning. 10:00? Devotional Exercises?J. D. Hujglns. 1%: 15?Report on Hospital?M. W. Ranktn. 11:00?Social Service and Public Morals?B, P. Cuttino. 11:9ft?Report on Laymen's Move? ment? B. P. Broadway. 12:00?Miscellaneous and Adjourn? ment. Sunday Morning. 10:00? Sunday School. IL2OO- -hermon?Jno. A. Brunson. P. ?. . TWO PRISONERS HELD. ? In Manning Jail on Serious Charge. Olanta, Nov. 8.?Two negroes be? longing to a log train crew have been arrested Und placed in jail at Manning suspected of having something to do with murdering the two negroes who wsoo ?ocsnviy found; dead upon the JuAMhtf railroad Just-alter a passenger train had run over them* Blood, It 1? said, was found in a box car of the log train, also a hat much cut up. Other arrests will probably follow, and it Is generally believed that the guilty party or parties will be found. ysaWEttlattim I Cotton Ginner?' Report. g 8 The cotton ginners' report is- I ft sued by the government today 1 1 gives the number of bales of fl 8 cotton ginned to October 29 as a i 8,419,063. I nlllllllllllllliilliiillHIalllRlawllllllMlltm Punish Negro for Alleged Crime. Ben Nance, a negro of Bullock's Crook township suffered very severely at the hands of an indignant mob of citizens of that community several n|ghts ago. It will be remembered 'that the cotton house of Mr. Lonnte Dowdle of Bullock's Creek township was destroyed by tire on the night of October 18. Susplolon pointed strong? ly to the negro, Nance and there was no doubt of the fact that the fire was of inccdniary origin. According to a story Which the reporter secured I Saturday, a mob of citizens seized the negro, a short while after the Are and after severely whipping him. gave hire orders to leave the country. He did. It Is being rumored around in Bullock's Creek township that the negro sent back word to the effect that he la going to return when he recovers from his beating and that one night's time will be aufhclent tor all the re? venge he wants,?Torkvilla Enquirer. Military Training in Public- Schools, Apropos of military training in the schols* Dr. Woods Hutchinson says: "Military training In the schools may prove the great emancipator that We ha\e been waiting for to free our educational system from the clerical shackles and classical absurdities ot the past and place it upon a hygienic, rational and scientific basis. Modern military ideals can be made to work a great trans-valuation of educational values. It would do us no harm, to reverse our Ideals for a few decades; there U no danger of our being drag? ged too far out of the rut."?South? ern School News. Chautauqiia at Olanta* Olanta, Nov. 8.?The opening chau tauqua attraction was given Saturday afternoon. The attractions have been of a high order and the attendance the largest on record here. Enter? prising citizen* of the town have al? ready signed a contract for attrac? tions of at least equal merit next yaaf. J?HES !>. PACK FASSKB* AWAY. ?_ I Was a Well Known Cittern ol Paxvillc % Community? Fte\. M. .1. Kyze* Goes to Cordova?W. C. T. U. to Meet Tuesday. Paxville, Nov. 9.?Mr. James D. Pack, one of the oldest citizens of the community, died at his home near, here early Sunday morning in his! li5th year. He had been sick for about three weeks with malarial fev? er, ho his death was not unexpected. The funeral services were held Mon? day morning at the town cemetery, conducted by his pastor, Rev. M. J. 1 Kyzer. Mr. Pack was a man of J exemplary Christian character, and will be greatly missed in the com- j muntty. His immediate surviving; family consists of a widow, two sons, and two daughters, as follows, Messrs. Benjamin and Willie, Mrs. H. B. Bateman, and Miss Mary Pack. Mr. John O. Barwick and family of Sumter spent Sunday with his father, Magistrate L. S. Barwick. Rev. M. J. Kyzer has accepted the Baptist pastorate at Cordova. Ho went with his family on Monday in his new Ford to begin bis duties at once. Miss Leila Corbett went Tuesday to Sumter to spend this week with her sister, Mrs. Leslie Brunson at the Sumter hotel. She will resume her duties at the postofhee next Monday, after an absence of six weeks with a spelt of fever. Mrs. Madge Curtis, from Chester? field, will come Saturday to 'spend awhile at the home of Mrs. S. B. Cur? tis. * 1 4 ' The Woman's Christian Temper? ance Union will meet Tuesday after? noon, 4 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Hastings Broadway. The topic for the meeting Is "Temperance and La? bor." All members are urged to be present, and visitors will be welcome. Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Broadway of I ivls Station, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. Reynolds Owen. i Miss Mary Lee Cutter has been quite *lc% for several days. One Bale Brings fglS.&a, The high water malrlf in the price per pound paid for cotton on the lo? cal market for many years was reach? ed this morning when a bale of long staple was sold for 29 cents per pound. The bale was sold by Mr. P. F. Pearson to Col. W. O. Smith, and not tor a number of years has cotton been sold here for such a high price. ~ The cotton was long staple and was raised on a single acre of land. Tho bale weighed 571 pounds and the sta? ple was 1 1-2 inches in le? <fth. The total amount paid for the bale was $1*5.59, and the seed brought $70. Thus the total amount realized was 1235.59. Mr. Pearson states that the seed were of the Couliett variety. He used but one bushel, for whlcn he paid $2. ?Orangeburg News. Mrs. Dwyer Entertains for Mrs. Barrett. Mrs. C. J. Dwyer entertained on Wednesday afternoon In honor of Mrs. A. W. Barrett, an attractive visitor in the city. In apartments bright with yellow chrysanthemums and ferns seven tables were placed for heart dice, and after the games were over it was found that Mrs. M. H. Flowers was the winner of the prize, a beautiful 9Ut glass basket tilled with yellow chrysanthemums. Mrs. Barrett being presented with a box of dainty crepe de chene handkerchiefs as the guest Prize, Following the games a delightful salad course was served, Mrs. Dwyer being assisted by Mrs. J. H. Guthrie. Mrs. Claire McKnight and Mrs. Geo. Tweed. Those enjoying Mrs. Dwyer's hos ; pitality were, Mrs. A. W. Barrett, Mrs. Grenville DeLorme, Mrs. J. W. Jack eon, Mrs, Qeo- Ricker, Mrs. Flaum. Mrs. J. D. Graham, Mrs. H. Withe r spoon, Mrs. Morse, Mrs. C. L. Stubbs, Mrs. A- J- Bynum, Mrs. Lern Ktrg, Mrs. McNeill, Mrs. J. H. Guthrie, Mrs. Leon Scott, Mrs. George Tweed, Mrs. H. M. Crowson, Mrs. Lemmon, Mrs. Claire McKnight, Mrs. Rothorst. Mire. Louis Williamson. Miss Cain, Miss Louise Carson, Miss Mary Pitts, Miss Jennie Walsh and Miss Sophia Brun? son. Gresham, Hotel Man, Falls for ?28M28.IU. The Charleston News and Courier on Saturday carried the following item: A voluntary petition in bankruptcy waa died In the United States District Court here yesterday by Edwin B. Gresham, hotel manager of Columbia. Liabilities of the petitioner were listed at 1288,628.91 and his assets at $4,279.50. Gresham has been running a string of hotels, among them being one at Columbia, Spartanburg, Charlotte and other points. He at one time had an interest in the lease of the Caro? lina Hotel at this place, but is not now interested in it. Spain has 99 2 plants for public electric lighting and 978 for private use. INVESTIGATE ABBEVILLE LYNCH ING. Got. Manning Instruct* Solicitor and Sheriff to Procure Arrests of All Connected W1J? Affair. 4 Columbia, Nov. 7.?Among the callers at the governor's office yes terday afternoon was Solicitor R. A, Cooper of Laurens. After a confer? ence with Solteitor Cooper, Gov. Man? ning gave out the following statement in reference to the Abbeville lynch? ing: "I was out of the State wh?n th-s Abbeville lynching occurred. As soon as I learned of It I called Solicitor R. A. Cooper and Sheriff R. M. Burts of Abbeville to the office and called on Coroner F. W. R. Nance of Abbeville county to comply with the law and furnish me with a copy of the testi? mony tuken at the coroner's Inquest. I found that the coroner held an In? quest, but took no testimony. Solicitor Cooper and Sheriff Burts came to my office and I requested them to secure the names of all par? ties connected with this affair. th*>sa who took part in the whipping, in the taking of the negro from the jail, in the lynching, and all those who were at the meeting reported to have been held on the following Monday. I have requested Solicitor Cooper and Sheriff Burts to make a^, complete In? vestigation of the whole matter and get the names of all parties concern? ed and to swear out warrants and ar? rest them. "I intend to do everything in my power to uphold the law and let tbS offenders know that such acts will not be tolerated, and that those guilty of violating the law must suf? fer for it. I have requested Solicitor Cooper as the State's representative and Sheriff Burts as the highest pesce officer in the county, to leave no stone unturned in order to vindicate the law and all the powers of the governor's office are at their disposal in bringing the guilty ones to jus? tice." A Pioneer. A few days ago John P. St. John, one of the great pioneers of the prohi? bition movement, died at a ripe old age. Hia death was far more than ths passing out of a msn who had once been honored with the governorship of a great State; it marked the end of a statesman of the first rank who had achieved a victory of far reaching importance in the life of the nation. \t was St. John who put Kansas on the map as a prohibition State. Ths story of his nght against the liquor traffic reads like a romance. When governor of his State a fight was waged against the whiskey evil, and tie wet forces, thinking that the peo? ple would repudiate the demands of ths prohibitionists, made the blunder, from tbetr standpoint, of course, of letting the Issue go to the people. The voters of Kansas by a majority approved prohibition, and Kansas from that time became dry. This was away back in the eighties. For a long time the State Was dry only in spots, ths cities particularly paying little attention to the enforcement of the law, but a day came when the tide began to turn. Kansas finally emerg? ed from the struggle a rich, prosper? ous and contented State. The prohi? bitory laws are enforced strictly now and the State's greatness is ftue*large ly to the governor who had the power of personality and the breadth end vision to put through a measure of such vital Importance to the happi? ness of his people. St. John was a great nan and ths country will not forget him.?Andsr ssn Intelligencer* Stakes Reputation aa Prophet. Mr. H\ G. Wells stakes his reputa? tion as a prophet on the prediction that Germany will sue for peace In November. Here at last in a prophecy worth taking some account of. Mr. Wells has a reputation In that sphere so that hid words command respect if they do not compel agreement Yet there must be thousands of his ad? mirers who regret his boldness. sUs clear vision has been of some service to mankind, but the extent to which it will continue to be of service depends upon the extent to which the public believes in his judgment. If events prove him wrong as to what Novem? ber has in store, his mistake will diminish his influence and his words in the future will carry less weight.? News and Courier. Honor Holl State-burg School. First Grade?Hope Wilhams. Second Grade?Elisabeth Richard? son. Third Grade?John Frank Williams. Fifth Grade?William Brown, Clar? ence Hair. A revolving steel barrel tests the relative durability of different paving brick*. ws"-eFBjsv^^pi^w^nwarwea-^*? FOR KALK?Several Ouroc-Jersey plgH from registered stock. See me at once if you are interested. C. P. Ostsea.