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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-01

when full fed, It burrows into the
ground, from which 1t energies later as
large brown miller.
Foes of the Army Worm.
Now, anybody who goes about in a
field that Is being devastated by these
worms will notice that many, and even
majority Of them have small white
spots on their bodies. These are the
eggs Of little fly that looks somewhat
like househy, and which Is known
to science as Winthemia. When they
are Matched the grubs that emerge from
them will bore through the skins Of
the caterpillars and feed on their vi
tails. This will not prevent the worms
from doing damage, but it will render
them incapable of transforming into
the adult form-of becoming moths, in
other words. Only those individuals
which escape attack by the parasite
will survive to perpetuate their species
the result being that the pest is SO
nearly exterminated that several years
usually elapse before it again occurs in
sufficient numbers to make serious
trouble.
After the catcrpillars have disap-
peared from an infested field, one who
visits 1t will find there great numbers
of the little flies. buzzing and droning
like a swarm of bees. Their presence
affords the best possible guarantee that
there will be no renewal of the plague
during the following season. What
happens under such conditions is made
manifest If one takes the trouble to
collect a quantity of the worms and
put them into box covered with wire
net. 1t will be found that many flies
are reared, but almost no millers.
This is a very new country, especial
~ In the agricultural sense, and ma
lures balance has been thrown tenn
porarily out of gear, so to speak, by
mans interference.
Like n Fire Department..
In tie Year Book of the Department
of Agriculture will be found an ex-
tended discussion of this interesting
subject from the pen of one of the ex-
perts of the Bureau Of Insects, Mr.. +.
NJ. Webster. to whom the writer is in
debted for his material. He compares
the working of parasitism in the in
sect kingdom TO that of a well-organ-
lied fire department in a large city.
There always have been, he says, and
probably always will be. occasional dis
astrous CONGREGATIONS in such cities,
but this fact does not in the least de-
tract from the value of fire service
in extinguishing thousands of COM
mencing fires. and thus continuously
affordng protection to life and prop
erty.
Only when q great blaze occurs does
the public have an opportunity to real
lie the usefulness of the fremen 1t
knows little or nothing of the thou
sands Of cases where fires are prevent
ed or subdued with slight losses. The
same is true in the case of friendly
insects. Their work in keeping down
the numbers Of dangerous bugs and in
preventing destructive outbreaks Of
crop pests is virtually unknown and
unappreciated by the farmers, though
It goes on everywhere and all the time,
saving IN the aggregate hundreds OF
millions Of dollars every year-St
Louis Globe-Democrat
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-01

When a man Owls a building in
town, which won rent he never
blamcS the building He says the old
town is dead
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-01

Having no gun. he improvised bow
aud arrow from the trees, struck sharp
file into the point of the arrow, made
bowstring with the lacrs Of his mocca-
sins and shot the beast through the
heart
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-01

/ since. In the early ypars IF his re.i-
dcncr i'm Boston Mr.. Trn,rbr;,Ioa auio,,oJ
the intimate friendship Of many ,,raa+
them I.ongfellow, Whittier Emerson
Lowell and Holmes. In 1888 appenreI
Mr. Tr0whridcc's first book. entitled
Feather BrighthopeS" of the fftv mr.
more books that the author has writ+an
since that time all are alive. and many
of his boys books have had new eli.
tiUu> each year.
Hon. JAMES 4 CALDER ,,i,;-,.,
of education and proyiuriuI rrr.,.,,rrr -
Saskatchewan and one of tLa r,rr,n,.,,
man in the public lie of thar prr, inca ~
Canadg. WAS horn i'm Oxford rnuuty pn.
tariu. Scptcmlpr Il. 1SGp lie YAM r.
Minuipcg i'm 1881 and was .ju,.,t.I
thorr graduating from NIauit,I,, npjy.r.
sity in 1852 Two ypar. ytnr Inc
ioururyrI farther west To accent IN. rn-
school Inspector and his mrli.I.rrlon
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-01
Enqa lie LID Nayigatinn

MONTREAL. Sept. 2l-Ilrayy foss
continue to hold up navigation on the st.
lawrence und 10 cause Inconvenience
- shippers In addition to the Hesper-
ian. Muntrose aud Lake Manitoba, many
river and ocean freighters are also tied
III.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-01

phaga-lay their eggs in the bodies Of
the grasshoppers. Once Matched, the
grubs do the rest. Under date Of July
10, 1907, a correspondent Of the In
sect Bureau, writing from Coulee City,
in the State Of Washington, reported
that grasshoppcrs in that neighborhool
were dying by millions, and that in the
body of each was worm" doubtless
the maggot of one of these little flies.
Natures Balance.
Nature is trying all the time to pre-
serve balance, and thus under ordl-
nary circumstances there are for every
ness 4 sufficient number of enemies to
keep it in check. For instance the
wheat nudge, or red weevil," as it IS
more popularity called, committed
frightful depredatlons during the years
from 1850 to 1850. But finally things
adjusted themselves 50 that proper
checks were established, and at the
present time, though the nudge often
becomes so abundant as to threaten Sc
rious injury to the crop, it never quite
reaches that point The reason is sim.
ply that its enemies keep 1t down IF
those enemies were swept out Of ex-
istence, even temporarily, its ravages
would be on a disastrous scale.
A recent experiment Was aimed at
the green bus'-a species of plant
louise which did enormous mischief In
the Southwest last year. In as much
as this insect begins its work in the
South. gradually extending its opera
tons northward with the advance OF
the season, it seemed practicable TO
collect great numbers Of specimens Of
its principal enemy in the Southern
fields, and, by throwing them in adj
vance of the pest. to head it off, so
to speak. The attempt, however, was
not successful, nature evidently pre-
ferring her own methods.
The Green Bugs Enemy.
The enemy referred to is very
minute four-Winged fly called Lysple-
bus. Crawling over al infested plant.
it lays an egg in the body of each
green bug it meets. The eggs thus
deposited quickly hatch, and the larvae
feed upon the vitals of the victims, pre-
venting them from breeding, and fin
ally killing them. At the end OF ten
days they cut their way out and ap-
pear rs flies. ready to start the per.
Torrance over again by laying their
own eggs III more green bugs. BY this
means the pest is soon disposed of. A
plague of green bugs lsuch as occurred
last year in Texas and Oklahoma, do
ing $2o,0OO.OOO worth of damage to
wheat and oatsl arrives only when
cold spring follows mild winter. I'm
der such conditions great numbers of
the bugs live over the winter, multi
plying continuously while their little
foes, which cannot breed when the
temperature is below 56 degrees, do
not have n chance to get in their work
until the season is far advanced.
The army worm Ito cite another eX-
ample in point) is naked striped
caterpillar an inch and a quarter long,
which makes its appearance in early
summer, devourinG grains and grasses.
1t climbs the seed stalks and cuts off
the heads Under favorable conditions
it multiplies in fabulous numbers, and,
migrating in search OF food, travels
and feeds both day and night. inhict.
ing enormous damage. The crops
quickly disappear before the march of
its Unsuitable lcgions Eventually.
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when full fed. IT burrows into the
ground, from which 1t energies later as
large brown miller.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-26
RESUME OF COUNTY ELECTION.
What the Unofficial Returns Of Yes
terday's Voting Indicate.

We give this morning unofficial--
but practically correct-figures from
SO precincts out Of the SO precincts
in the county, tabulated above.
The Inc cations Now,
taken from lle tabulated statement
as we publish it, are:
Congress-Aiken carried the coun-
ty by $50 majority.
.Solicitor--McSwain in the lead
No figures from other counties in the
circuit.
State Senate-Earle reelected by
800 majority.
House of Representatives,
van elected; second race between
Mann and Brown.
Sheriff-Second race between Kay
and Fitzgerald
Clerk of Court-Craig probably
elected
Supervisor-Second race between
Phillips and McAlister
Coroner-Second race between
Kerr and Boyd.
Superintendent of Education
Second race probably between Schro-
der and Barron.
Auditor-Grubbs elected by large
majority.
County Commissioner-Seco
race between Hill, Hunnicutt, Miller
and Allen.
Master-W. o. White re-nomi-
mated.
Reeder, Hopkins and Bruce elect
ed Registration Board without oppo-
sition.
The vote Of Tugaloo Academy is
not included In the totals in the tab
ulated statement.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-26

AS the result of quarrel about
the treatment OF a mule, William
Culbreath, Jr., is dead at his home in
Saluda county, and Jackson Java Is
seriously wounded. The men engag-
ed in q shotgun duel.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-26
Chronic Diarrhoea Relieved.

Edward E. Henry, with the United
States Express Co., Chicago, writes:
Our General superintendent, Mr..
Quick, handed me bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy some time ago to
check an attack Of the old chron ="
diarrhoea. l have used 1t since thai
time and cured many on our trains
who have been sick. I am an old
soldier who served with Rutherford
b. Hayes and William Mckinley four
years In the 23d Ohio Regiment, and
have no ailment except chronic diar-
rhoee, which this remedy stops at
once For sale by j. w. Bell, Wal
halla; w. ]. Lnney, Seneca.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-26
-" T. e. ALEXANDER.
I I he Land Man
WALHALLA, S. @.
SPECIAL FOUR-MILL ELECTION

Upon petition that seems to rep
resent one-third Of the resident free
holders, and like proportion of the
qualified electors, of West Union
School District, No. 27, an election is
hereby ordered to be held at. the
School House of said District, on
SATURDAY, August 20, 1908. Said
election is to determine whether or
not four-mill tax shall be levied on
all the property of the District for
school purposes.
The polls will be open from 2 to 5
O'Clock p. m, and no one will be al
lowed to vote except those who can
vote In general State election.
The Trustees are hereby appointed
managers of said election.
a.. G.. l.. CRAIG,
County Superintendent Of Education
For lack of time the election is or
dered In the absence of the board,
and If anything is wrong only the
County Superintendent will be re-
sponsible.
August 10, 1908. 1886
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-26
NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF OCONEE.

SooNt VI OCoNEE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the property hereinafter described.
having been seized on the night of
Saturday, the 8th day of August,
1908, near the town of Seneca, for
violation of Section 26 of an Act ap-
proved the 18th day Of February,
1907, entitled "An Act to declare the
law in reference to and to regulate
the manufacture, sale, use, consump-
ton, possession, transportation and
disposition Of alcoholic liquors and
beverages within the State, and to
police the same" said property, hav-
ing been seized while being used by
Alfred Williams in the night time for
transporting liquors or beverages,
will be sold to the highest bidder at
public auction on the Public Square,
In the Town of Seneca, on SATUR-
DAY, the 18th day Of September,
1908, at IL a. m.:
One Bay Horse Mule, about twelve
years old; one one-horse Wagon,
Body, Spring Seat and set of one
horse Wagon Harness.
Terms: CASH.
II. G. HARDIN,
Special Dispensary Constable.
August 10, 1908. 34-38
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-26
PROBABLY FATALLY WOUNDED.
Logan Ramey Shot "Little Biz
Thrift at Long Greek Yesterday.

Logan Ramey was brought to Wal
halla yesterday evening at 7.30
O. clock and lodged in Jail. Ramey
and Little Bill Thrift became en-
gagged in a dispute over the election
about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
at Long Creek, and Ramey shot
Thrift in the abdomen with a single
barrel shotgun, the shot taking effect
just below the navel. A physician
at Clayton, Ga, was sent for, but
so far no report has been received
as to Mr.. Thrift's injuries, though
the opinion seemed to be that he
will not recover from his woun is
1t was not known If Thrift was
armed. Tie dispute and shooting
took place in the second story OF j,
ing gone there, it is stated, to dis
cuss some feature of an election dis
pute. Both Ramey and Thrift are
well known over Oconee as fearless
men. Ramey is a son Of David Ra-
mey, Is about 23 years Of age and
unmarried. Thrift is son of VIM.
Thrift, deceased, who was a prom
inent figure in his section In politi-
cal matters during his life. The af-
fair Is deeply regretted on all sides,
but particulars are very meagre.
Both families are prominent In the
Long Creek section. Thrift is mar
ried and has wife and several small
children.
VIM. Thrift Died this Morning.
Early this morning Coroner Holle-
man was sent for to hold an inquest
over the body Of VIM. Thrift, yester-
day shot by Logan Ramey. Mr..
Thrift died about sun-up this morn
ing.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-26
Wife Shot i'm Time.

Roanoke, Va, Aug. 22.-When Ed
ward Cook, of the Finney neighbor-
hood, in Tazewell county, to-day
quarreled with his wife In their home
he drew a long-bladed knife and
swore he would cut her throat. Be-
fore Cook could put his threat into
execution, his wife grabbed up a
shotgun that stood In a corner Of the
room and blazed away at him, the
load taking effect in the mans face.
His nose and narts Of the cheeks were
torn away and both eyes destroyed
Cook will not survive. Several men,
bers of Cooks family have been shot
to death in pistol duels in the past
few years.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-26
Seneca. s. G..
HIGH SCHOOL ELECTION.
Once Over Seneca Hardware Co.

Upon petition that represents 40
per cent Of the resident freeholders
of Block School District, No. 8, an
election Is hereby ordered to deter
mine whether or not said district
shall remain In the Center High
School District. The election will be
held SATURDAY, August 20, 1908,
from 2 to o'clock p. m. The Trus-
tees will act as managers Of said
election. and, no one who cannot vote
IN general election will be allowed
to vote in this one.
Done on certificate Of the Auditor.
G. l.. CRAIG,
County Superintendent Of Education.
August 10, 1908. 34-35
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-26
She Likes Good Things.

Mrs. Chas. E. Smith, Of West
Franklin, Maine, says: 81 like good
things and have adopted DR.. Kings
New Life Pills as our family lixa-
tive medicine, because they are good
and do their work without making a
fuss about it," These painless puri-
fiers sold at all druggists 26c
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-26

A remarkable machine made by q
lately deceased member Of the Royal
Microscopical Society for writing
with diamond seems to have been
broken up by its inventor. A speci-
men of its work Is the Lords prayer
OF 227 letters, written In the 1887, =
900 Of a square inch. which Is at the
rate OF SO, 3,S80,000 letters or fifteen
complete Bibles to single square
inch. To decipher the writing 1t is
necessary to use lie inch objec-
tive, which is the high power lens
physicians employ for studying the
most minute bacteria.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-26
VIM. Thrift Died this Morning.
A Card Of Thanks.

/ wish to extend my heartfelt
thanks and gratefulness TO the many
friends and neighbors for their un-
limited kindness and assistance shown
me during the sickness and death of
my dear wife. May the allwise God
ever hover around them with protec-
tion and blessings through life, Is my
prayer. William III. Hunt.
Westminster, S. c., Aug %, 1908.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-26

{TED.-Second hand bags and
any kind, any quantity, any
We pay freight. Richmond
:, Richmond, Va. 33-43
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-26
THOSE CANDIDATES. EXPENSES.
What Various Ones Expended i'm
Making the County Campaign.

Below we give the total amount of
expenses incurred by the candidates
in Oconee as filed with the Clerk of
Court in compliance with the rules
OF the Democratic party:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-26
THE VOTE FOR STATE OFFICERS
Result I'm the State UP to Ten O'clocI
This Morning.

Especial to Keowee Courier)
Charleston, Aug. 26.-At 10
o'clock scattering returns received
by The News and Courier show fol-
lowing RESULTS:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-26

The candidates for the Legislature
from Florence county have declared
If elected they will support prohi-
bition bill If one is introduced in the
next LegiSlatnre
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-17
EVELYN THAW ON STAND
BUT ONLY FOR A
MINUTE
Ex-ChOruS Girl With Many
Photographs Did Not
Tell Her Story.
AGED MOTHER TOLD OF
HER SONS ACTIONS

New York, Jan. 1.-THE defense
in the Thaw trial continued today to
build up its ever tightening net of
irrationality around the man accus-
ed of the murder of Stanford
White.
Two important witnesses at the
morning session were Miss Alice
Fletcher of the Archaeological Bu-
reau of the Smithsonian institute at
Washington, a long ume friend OF
the Thaws and a frequent visitor at
their home and Miss Catherine o.
Neill who nursed Thaw during the
six years of his childhood Both de-
clare he was an irrational youth
and told of many instances which
led them to the conclusion. Mrs.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was called to
the stand just before noon but was
Withdrawn moment later 10 make
way for other witnesses.
Mrs. William Thaw, the mother
of Harry, was called TO the stand
this afternoon. Her testimony fol-
lowed closely that OF the last trial.
telling of the return home OF her
son, in November, 1908. afted Eve
lyn had told him her story and of
his action during that period.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-17
HORRIBLE MURDER FAIL
ED TO MATERIALIZE

Las Vegas, Jan. 17.-All OF official
Las Vegas is soaking its feet in hot
water and drinking numerous "hot
ones today to ward off pneumonia,
as the result of an exciting chase
through the snow in the effort to
capture an alleged murderer.
a persistent rumor yesterday even
ing stated that negro had shot and
killed another one I'm the settlement
known as Chihuahua and as soon as
the report was received the police,
city officials and citizens started on
the chase. Residents Of the. settle
ment were reused from cozy fire
sides, but no one had heard of a muir
der. The settlement was thoroughly
canvassed but not so much as a
blood stain could be found and after
spending several hours in the snow
the chasers gave up.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-17
WORKING GIRLS CAUGHT
LIKE RATS IN A
TRAP
Great Building Afire and All
Exits Cut Off.-forCed to
Climb Down Fire
Escapes.
TWO KILLED AND SEVEN
SERIOUSLY INJURED
One Girl Slowly Cooked to Death
Despite Frantic Efforts of Fire
men---Another Jumped to
Street and Broke Her
Neck In Fall.

Scranton, Pa, Jan. 1.-Two poor
working girls were killed and sew
eral others terribly injured, today,
in a fire which caused panic in the
building occupied by the Imperial
Underwear mandatory.
Two hundred girls employed in
the factory, fled in a wild panic when
the alarm of fire was sounded and
smoke began to fill the rooms in
which they were working.
Florence Watrous was caught in
the burning building and her death
was a horrible one. Her screams
for help could be heard even above
the roar of the flames. Evidently
she was not overcome by smoke,
but was slowly roasted to death.
Firemen risked their lives time and
time again trying TO reach her, with
out success.
Mary Buckley, led party of girls
who tried to escape 10y means of
fire escapes. The flames overlook
them and the girls jumped to the
street below. Miss Buckley was in
stantly killed, her neck being brok-
en- when she struck the pavement
below.
jumped to the street, escaped with
injuries more or less serious.
Several had limbs broken and
others received internal injuries that
may prove fatal.
The fire. as nearly as can be as
certained, started from glue in the
basement. 1t was being heated and
was overturned. The fire started so
n klNy n
had no time to escape.
The flames shot up the elevator
shafts and stairways and the girls
on the fourth floor, were given the
alarm just as the smoke began to
pour through the doorways.
The girls then took to the fire
escapes, after trying in vain to reach
the stairways which were cut off.
whipping about the fire escapes. The
girls then jumped to the street or to
the area in the center of the build
ing,
Several of the girls who tried to
escape down a narrow stairway be-
came confused and several of them
tainted.
They became jammed in the stair
way and would undoubtedly have
perished there had it not been for
one fire company.
The firemen saw the girls just in
time ana at a great risk. they en-
tered the stairway and carried the
helpless girls to safety.
The firemen in several instances.
received minor wounds and burns.
The loss on the building and it's
contents has not oeen fully ascer-
tained but it will reach at least $75,-
600.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-17
REMONtTRE SILVER
IS NOW PROPOSED
sail Lake Men Prepare Address to
Utah Representatives I'm Con-
gress For New System of
Currency--it Would Please
Bryan-Maybc.

Salt Lake. Jan. 1.-THE address
on the silver question, which pro-
poses n congressional enactment,
having for its purpose the relief OF
financial stress, was approved by the
board Of governors of the CONNER
cial club yesterday and sent to the
Utah delegation In congress. The
address proposes a law authorizing
the payment of government expenses
for four months In a new issue of
greenbacks, a law authorizing the
national depOsitaries and national
banks 10 purchase or loan money to
individuals, firms or corporations up
on bonds of the United States when
presented and deposited for such
sale or loan, special treasury notes
being issued for that purpose A law
requiring the use in subsidiary coin
and silver certificates of fifty million
ounces OF silver annually, in quar-
terly purchases is proposed. together
with the calling of an international
conference to agree IL possible, on
the reconciliation OF silver at a
fair rate with gold.