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WEEVIL WILL INVADE ' ALL SOUTH CAROLINA Eipfrta Feel Sure That Whole of State Will Be Affected, Lower Part Moat Disastrously. Case of Louisiana One to Be Guided By. (By Joe Sparks) Ehere are thousands of farmers and merchants in South Carolina who do not believe that the Mexican boll weevil will ever incade this State. They are hoping against hope that this State will not be forced to pay the price that all other States of the cotton belt have paid. It is practically certain that the weevil will cross the Savannah river "before the end of the present season and he will most certainly make his appearance in Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, Barnwell and Aiken counties during 1917. This is the testimony and the opinion of the experts who have been studying the progress1 of the pest for nearly a quarter of a century. Today there is a great movement throughout the country in favor of national nrenareHnpss TVioro aK^ni/i be a great movement in this State in = favor of preparedness to meet the disaster which is certain to follow the ci arrival of the boll weevil. p formally South Carolina i reduces c, about 1,500,000 bales of cotton. The y, opinion of practically all the experts is that this production will be cut to from 600,000 to 700,000 bales during A the first several years of infest.at'on. ,ai When it is remembered that South tl Carolina is annually sending away f( about ^100,000,000 a year for food di for man and beast, the result of the w visit of the weevil will be appalling. f( The campaign should begin this fall, s The farmers should begin to cut down tl on expense and every dollar possible c< should be saved. ? C1 Doesn't Draw Line There. li Will the boll weevil invade the 1, Piedmont section of South Carolina- <]i There are many farmers and busi- 1< ness men who scout the idea. There S are many who do not believe that the T damage by the weevil will be heavy tl above the 34th parallel. fj It is a great mistake to assume that ri weevil damage depends on latitude. S( Latitude means nothing but the distance from the equator and bodies of tc water, mountains and other factors al may and do cause regions on the same m parallel to show radically different e< climatic conditions. It is the climatic h. conditions and not the latitude which di affects the boll weevil. The most im- w portant climatic conditions which op- fi erate against the weevil are winter ol temperatures and summer rainfall. S Anyone who cares to look into the o\ ^ matter can obtain charts from the T weather bureau which show lines giv- o< ing these factors crossing parallels of fr latitude, sometimes almost at right w angles. For instance, a line drawn ai through northern Louisiana, indicat- tl ing an absolute minimum tempera- rt ture, extends more or less along the S< parallel of latitude across the State ol of Mississippi and Alabama. In Geor- n< gia, however, the line turns sharnlv m to the north and extends in a north- lo easterly direction entirely across the b< State of South Carolina. This means ui that the winter in Columbia, approx- ol imately on the 34th parallel, is for all m oractical purposes the same as that is in northern Louisiana at a latitude of ni about 32 degrees. In other words, nnv region in South Carolina must tc not be compared with a region of the w ,jme latitude in Arkansas, but with qi the region about two degrees to the ei south in Louisiana. The facts con- rn cerning Louisiana and boll weevil de- vi struction have already been presented, ei There is no reason to believe that con- w ditions will be different in South Car- w olina. The same is true of lines show- it ing summer rainfall. These and other it important iactors bearing on the boll a! weevil (five a clear forecast of what aspects the problem will assume in South Carolina. As a matter of fact fi the only region on the Atlantic coast ir which could be compared with the ti latitude of Dittle Rock, Ark., is the a: extreme northern North Carolina and ti southern Virginia. In the Three Zones. tc To repeat, careful studies of the m boll weevil which have been conduct- ct ed for many years leave no doubt si whatever that it will finally reach all li parts of South Carolina. Neverthe- b< less the problem will vary in different st sections of the State. In a rough war b< South Carolina might be divided into a; three zones, one including the lower Ji third of the State or the coast coun- w ties; another the central third and ti the remainder the Piedmont section, of In the lower zone, under normal boll weevil conditions a loss of about To H per cent of the cotton crop may be expected. The loss in the central zone, tc under the same conditions would he cc about 50 per cent and in the Piedmont section at least 25 per cent. In ju unfavorable seasons such as those of pi high precipitation following mildltv winters the damage would be greater. d( Under such conditions even the Pied- m niont section might show a loss of 75 as per cent of the cotton crop. w These conditions are based on lo wide observations and on the opinion ui of men who have given their entire fc time to the study of the pest. An- in other thing, too, the loss will depend at largely on the effect %f the individual if farmer. Cotton can be grown under y< boll weevil conditions with fairly good seasons. However, the farmers must ei get ready to tide over the lean years rc that are certain to follow the infesta- tVi tion in South Carolina. \ There is a I Cream of tartar is used in Royal E it is the best and m known for the purp Phosphate and rived from mineral some baking powde tartar, because the} If you have beer powders made fror use Royal Baking will be pleased wit difference in the qua ROYAL BAKir Ne\ J. P. Wade, commissioner of agriiilture of the State of Alabama, has repared the following statement conjrning the situation in that State this ear: Invasion of Alabama. "The cotton boll weevil entered labama on the southwest corner bout five years ago. About half of le area of the State had become in;sted by the end of the year 1914 uring which 1,600,000 bales of cotton ere produced. In 1913 a campaign >r diversified farming was carried on tatewide. This naturally resulted in le reduction of acreage planted to )tton 15 to 20 per cent, and a de-ease in the use of commercial fertizer of 50 per cent., notwithstanding 040,000 bales of cotton were proneed in the State. On August 15, )15, a severe gale played over the tate, blowing from the southwest, his being the migrating period for le weevil and the wind being in the ivorable direction, weevils were cared to all parts of the State and to iveral counties in Georgia. "In 1916 the acreage planted to cottn was increased over that of 1915 lout 10 per cent. The use of comlercial fertilizer was further decreas1 15 per cent. A yield of 1,200,000 lies was expected under normal conitions. On July 5 a severe storm of ind and rain traversed the State om one end to the other, the trough which was about the centre of the tate.>. This was followed by continuis heavy rains for about three weeks, his extremely unfavorable weather :curred just at the vital time of uiting and at the time when wet eather would aid boll weevils most id render farmers most helpless in leir fight against the weevil. As a >sult nf thp ("nmKino.1 ? ...w vvmiwiuvu uioaatci, Hie tate will make about 500,000 bales I cotton or about 41 per cent of a jrmal crop. The 59 per cent loss lay be conservatively divided as foliws: Twenty-five per cent due to all weevil and 34 per cent due to nfavorable weevil during the crisis f production. The boll weevil did luch more than normal damage, as always the case during wet sumlers. "The boll weevil will surely come > South Carolina or any other place here cotton grows. It is only a uestion of a few years. Your farmr may be like all others and find lany arguments as to why the weeds will not come. The Alabama farmrs put up all these arguments. They ould not take th efacts from those ho knew, but they have at last taken from Mr. Boll Weevil himself and is found that he devours all excuses s well as cotton. Can Grow Some Cotton. "We are still optimistic and believe om experience that by pood farmip on seasonable years we can connue to prow cotton profitably and re offerinp the followinp instrucons: "It will take a million bales of cot>n per year to keep Alabama in norial financial condition. This amount in be prown in excess of the diverfied crops sufficient to produce a vinp at home, and in spite of the >11 weevil. Alabama farmers have sen the worst of it this year. With >11 weevils all over the State as had i they will ever he and the worst jly weather ever known, conditions ill improve as favorable seasons reirn. Help us to make a million bales ' cotton next year and help your>lves to enjoy prosperity once more, ow? "1. Bepin at once to destroy the cot>n stalks by plowinp them under mpletely, cuttinp and burninp them prazinp them closely with cattle ist as soon as you can pet the cotton cped. Plowinp them under with a vo horse plow is the best, because it istroys weevils, prevents them from ultiplyinp until frost, adds the stalks ! a fertHi7oi- '1 ' Al? . ? vu uic nun, lurcus int' eevil to migrate or to survive a nger period of starvation. Plowing ider destroys grass and weeds be?re the seed ripens, prepares the soil the fall, makes it produce better id easier to cultivate. It's all gain, you do it promptly and well. Will >u do it? "2. Reduce your crop to six or ght acres to the plow and make the rws one foot wider thp.n you expect le cottob to grow in height. "8. Prepare a good well pulverized leal Difference , derived from grapes, iaking Powder because lost healthful ingredient >ose. alum, which are desources, are used in ?rs, instead of cream of / are cheaper. 1 induced to use baking n alum or phosphate, Powder instead. You h the results and the lity of the food. JG POWDER CO. v York 'I I .seed bed and plant as early as season will permit. "4. Plant pure seed of early varieties like Triumph, Cleveland, Toole, King and Simpkin. "5. Fertilize a little heavier and put part of the fertilizer in with the seed to start the crop quickly. If only 200 pounds of fertilizer is used per acre, apply all with the seed. "(5. Keep cotton off damp rich landll that makes too much weed, as moisture, shade and tender growth is the weevil's ideal place. "7. Pick the weevils out of the buds of the plants a week before squares begin to form. I "8. Pick up and burn the infested |! squares the same week that the first! blooms occur. || "0. Cultivate shallow and once a week until Aupust or later. "10. Successful cotton culture is i now a matter of the man, his intelli-!' pence, determination and ability toll apply his efforts at the time which will I accomplish the preatest results." KELTON I Kelton, Nov. 6.?The weather con-11 tinues fine and I do hope the weather I man will not send us any rain this I > week as our Union county past fairs ll have been rainy. I hope the people ; of the county will turn out in full I force and have exhibits and make ourli fair what it oupht to be. I haven't anythinp to carry, my whole crop is potatoes and I have only madei" about one-third of a crop while all oth-11 er .crops are brinpinp fancy prices, potatoes are no higher, so you see where I stand. I am not blaming anyone for my condition, only myself. I ought to have diversified. You bet I will plant something besides potatoes next year. I hear some talk, especially through the papers, of a bolt in the Democratic party. I don't think there will be much of a bolt. Those newspaper men who are making such a do con-1 sider it an awful sin for the Reformers 1 or Tillmanites or Bleaseites to bolt, but when Haskell and his crowd bolted the Tillman faction it was a great patriotic move, so you can see it depends on whose ox is being gored. I wish every one in South Carolina could have heard what I heard a man -nv while I was in Columbia last week. He said he was a manager. You certainly would have said there was fraud in the last primary election. Too bad to think of Democrats using such methods against their fellow Democrats. Friends, I am going to prophesy and it is this?if the Democrats don't stop such methods as have been practiced since B. R. Tillman started the reform movement there surely will be a split in the Democratic party in South Carolina and while the two parties or factions are fighting over the bone (the office) the Republicans will slip in and get the bone. Young men. remember what I say I am getting old and may not live to see it but it will come. You can lead men but they are hard to drive just look back to 1890, was there ever a man in South Carolina ridiculed and abused more than Ben Tillman. Nothing that could be said of him was too bad. What do they think of him now? Not all of them have taken him to be such a good fellow and those who never have voted for him who hate him worse than they do the devil. I had rather trust them than those who flew to him so quick. I have voted for Ben every time he ran for office and I thought if there was a man in South Carolina as true fo the doctrine he preached he was the man, but my faith has been shaken in him. And again, look at Sam J. Nicholls, the dictagraph man. last year he was a very bad man. Where does he stand this year with the same men ? If they were such bad men then they are still now or at least I never have heard of their conversion. You may take history of men, both sacred and profane, and it is repeating itself. Trust is mighty and once i crushed to the earth will rise again. I Wa ?1 * * * k?ku parties in every State and nation or two factions in J the party if we only have one, so they can watch each other. Look at the Republican party, it was in power so long they prot corrupt and divided and the result was the Democrats I slipped in. Yes, we must have two I FINDS SUBSTITUTF FOR "FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH" Mrs. Lee, Though Much Older, Says She Now Feels Like "Sweet Sixteen." ONCE SUFFERED MUCH Gains Thirty-Five Pounds?Took Tanlac and Says It Broke I'p Her Ills. "I weighed ninety pounds when I began taking Tanlac, and I now weigh 125 pounds," declared Mrs. Annie Lee, of 415 Pall Mall St, Columbia, in a statement she recently gave in endorsement of Tanlac. "The National Tonic," which she said she took a year ago and which restored her health. One year after she took Tanlac Mrs. iJee gave the following endorsement of the remedy which gave her such remarkable results. Her statement follows: "Before I took Tanlac I suffered from nervousness, and this t rmihlo 1 was very bad. Also, my system in general was run down and weakened. I was so nervous that I would jump if any one spoke when I was not expecting it or if anyone knocked on the door. I had no appetite at all, and really I did not eat as much as a cat. "My strength had almost left me and I could hardly walk across the floor, I was so weak and nervous. I suffered awfully with hearaches and it seemed that there was nothing that would stop them. I eou4d not sleep at all hardly and a few minutes after I would get to sleep I would jump and be wide awake. There was very little rest for me at night. In general, I felt fcadly all the time. "I bought Tanlac because I had read so much about it, and I took four bottles. That was a year ago, and I feel as well now as when I quit taking Tanlac. I was a well woman when the fourth bottle was gone, so great was the results Tanlac gave me. "The Tanlac helped me so much that I feel like I was sixteen years of age now, though I am much older than that. I weighed ninety pounds when I began taking Tanlac, but I now weigh 125 pounds (a gain of 35 pounds) or more. The Tanlac quieted my nerves ?nd strengthened them and built up my system. My nerves are fine now and I feel well. "I am always glad to recommend Tanlac, and I do so because it is a remarkable medicine, and it did all I could want it to do for me. It just broke up my troubles. It has been a year since I took Tanlac and I feel as fine now as I did when I quit taking it." For sale by Palmetto Drug Co., Union; Buffalo Drug Co., Buffalo; K. ?h Bailey, Carlisle; B. G. Wilburn & Son, Cross Keys; Jonesville Drug Co., Jonesville; Lockhart Mills Store, Lockhart; R. J. Fowler, Monarch. GOVERNORS' ELECTION. Arizona?George W. P. Hunt, Dem- . ocrat. Arkansas?Dr. Charles Hilman Brough, Democrat. Colorado?George A. Carlson, Republican. Connecticut?Marcus H. Holcomb, Republican. Delaware?John G. Townsend, Republican. Florida?M. V. Knott, Democrat. Georgia?Hugh M. Dorsey, Democrat. Idaho?W. D. Davis .Republican. Illinois?Frank O. Lowden, Republican. Indiana?James P. Goodrich, Republican. Iowa?W. P. Harding, Republican. Kansas?Arthur M. Capper, Republican. Massachusetts?Samuel W. McCall, Republican. Michigan?Albert E. Sleeper, Republican. Minnpcnfo-?T A A T? ?... n. n. nurnquist, Kepublican. Missouri?-Frederick G. Gardner, Democrat. Montana?Frank .T. Edwards, Republican. Nebraska?Keith Neville, Democrat. New Hampshire?Henry W. Keyes, Republican. New Mexico?E. C. Debaca, Democrat. New York?Charles S. Whitman, Republican. North Carolina?Thomas W. Rickett, Democrat. North Dakota?Linn J. Frazier, Republican. Ohio?Frank B. Willis, Republican. Rhode Island?R. L. Beeckman, Republican. South Carolina?Richard I. Manning, Democrat. South Dakota Peter Norbeek, Re- I publican. I Tennessee?Tom C. Rye, Democrat. Texas?James E. Ferguson, Democrat. Utah?Simon Bamberber, Democrat. Vermont?Horace F. Graham, RenuKl !/?o *-* puul If .OI 1* Washington?Henry McBruce, Republican. West Virginia?Ira B. Robinson, Republican. Wisconsin?Emanuel Ijl Philipp, Republican. parties or two factions in the ruling one. Tomorrow will decide whether Woodrow Wilson or Hughes will be our next president. All for Woodrow Wilson! G. T. G. . | WATCH | ...OPPORT ^ It is sure to come. Are y g grasp it, to make the best c {\ nation and capital are all 1 Si have the former and not th ; OPEN A SAVINGS AC \ and add to it systematically s |jj tunity comes you will be r g your plans, hopes and aspii I Citizens Nati | R. P. 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