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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-06-20
FINE TAFFETA RIBBON

l;c and 3oc yd., worth os cents Tax
ing large lot from a New York inn
porter enables Us 10 say IS and 80
cents, and it really seems an absurdly
low figure. when you see the quality OF
the ribbon and think OF the pretty
sashcs and bows they make. Cardinal,
Pink, Blue, White and Black
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-06-20
BY GUSTAV A, PAPPERMAN, 'Oo.

In this business age every question
has its economic side. The question OF
Prohibition is OF especial Importance
at the present time. because the most
popular arguments the liquor advocates
use can be reiuted only by examining
the business basis oi our position.
Political economy IS the social
science OF business Now, suppose
Political Economy to be the science
OF selfishness That science, though
devoid ~ all principle will still de-
mand the total prohibition OF the liquor
traffic. Yes. rid Political Science OF
every moral consideration. make il as
cold a. a proposition in calculus, and
still il will speak with no uncertain
sound in favor oi prohibition, This
traffic must be banished because no
economic sanction can be found Tor so
many forms OF waste. But after all, II
is not true that Political Economy Is
the science oi seliishness. 1t is the
science OF business relations III human
society. and the sourcst cynlc dare not
saw that men are wholly selfish. Our
platform is this-that liquor is essen
TALLY an enemy oi every factor IN pro-
ductive industry.
The well being OF our producers Is
OF fundamental importance Even III
Political Economy men are more inn
portant than things, economically as
well rs morally, the buyer is OF more
consequence than that which he buys,
and the seller worth more than the
thing he sell, The results OF 4 mans
labor depend upon his physical and
mental condition When YOU lessen a
mans ability 10 do a DAYS work by
making him drink the night before.
YOU not only reduce his individual Ell
fcicucv. but YOU make him 4 broken
cog in the human machinery OF his
shop You disturb the smooth coop
Grafton necessary TO economical re-
suits When we consider the great
number 81 industries and realize how
broadcast is the sale oi liquor we can
only approach q faint estimate 81 the
amount 81 physical productive energy
thus constantly being lost 10 society.
Since liquor attacks the mental as
well a the physical power, OF man. It
cripple, the most vital factor in pro-
duct'on While physical strength, ac-
tvity and endurance are necessary, It
is brain and not Drawn that counts
most IN Our modern industrial >trug-
gle Impair the mental powers oi n
man and he become, useless 10 any
branch pi production. For what good
was iron until man could NINE II :
What good was the ore until mans
bran gave opportunity ior is use;
And even when the completed engine
is upon the tracks. what does il avail
a without an intelligent master At The
hhr1tlc. The truth IS apparent. moth
mo tlv.fs1l 4. worth "a rtppgr with
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-06-20

Special price on some hams. 3D..
Pic mic Hams ..............
Sugar Cured Side Meat ......
\ low price on Sugar.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-06-20
G. F.. FinCk
- OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE, -
ELKTON, MD.
new Malay Opium Cure
Being Distributed Free by a New
York Society,

Cooperating with missions in Malay
sia. the Windsor Laboratories of New
York have secured supply of the Won
derful combre tum plant, which has done
so mich to rev olutionize the treatment
of the opium habit.
A generous supply Of the new remedy,
together with full instructions for its
use, and United States consular reports
bearing on the subject will be sent to
any sufferer. To obtain free supply
of this remedy and the consular reports,
addressW indsor Laboratories. Branch %.
1874 East 25th Street New York Cit"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-06-20

PERSIAN LAWN

White, fine and shear. 20 inches wide.
10 cents; worth ................ISc
Si2s Shrt-Waist Fronts ....... soc
Late shipment OF Mattings IS and
3oc Regular price, IS and 4oc yard.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-06-20
GREAT LINEN VALUES

Even il the linen closet is pretty well
stocked, linens keep, but values like
these are rare.
so cent bleaehed Table Linen Use
s. so Linen Towels ......SI 10 doz
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-06-20
NEW LAWNS

New Lawns ................, SC yard
36-in. Blcachcd Muslin .......7 lac
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-06-20
SHOES-GREAT SAVING

Last week the Shoe Department
raised the banner high in the sale OF
high grade Do"2las Shoes,
S. Light and Dark Russet Oxiords
lies lbl lNtU ....... ...-..s.s' - 50
Womcn's Tan ONiords
Douglas SS.s go now ............ 81. so
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-06-20
LEARN TELEGRApHY

Graduates OF this school are in grea,
demand by the big railroads. Now
have advance calls for over 1000 OPP
orators. We teach and place you in
an easy, good paying position n 10 70
20 weeks.
Atlantic Telegraph Institute
Laurel, Del.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-06-20
GONCE'S

The unusual happens in Silk Petit
coats. Now S37s; were S..
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1908-11-23

Neln ltgni1b. uuo fci er nocb 10 beaabt f5rpte
cineu loIhcn SrtOlg. ipie Der oer,eiti0e Rrif;'
oeHf Der @eretugten Siaateu, aufipeiien miirhc
er pom elnsn lbmeribditen geoen aepIaat oaS
az oel hrntieu ie0ti Die IrbeitsIuft l1bfrt nm
ole Sebel9ireltoe ruubi. 3u niefelt ol1lerosn
sttGHl1ellen qebbren Dor gttlem oie Sdmprrbois
pep. ole oiele 8dhenter nob uerfbInmeru
Hitht ougcQcn nur etn 3uperldiiioes SpittsI.
4HateitS gait Sud eine 9ro6e iommen por
= Heuiiaeoter 4 90. Dor 1910. Ve,p'ylori
q; 1tg lolienlteie Serinb miro sun 6alo bon Ser
>S"o'VeH HoetieHBen t9foWiJr)
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1908-11-23
bIcIbcu rclllltotlo2.

lolc0o, 8, -. 9}oucm6er. -
Ger funaircnoc 5toat5 Ncncrol.
2(mnolt II. @. Icnmot hat Ourdr
cine Dem @criht mtcrbreitcte @}cti
tlon Die GrnClmlulg ciuea lfoiicl.
Sulrator9 iiir Die ,Cbio Ncrmou Sire
Snilrancc So" bcuntrdot, 0crcn Be
amten CT ser &crrmtrcluma Don @cl
ocrlL Der 60lidlm1 pon @crid)tcn
mo ouocrcr Sdminocleicn beidul
oiat Iic'r 2Intlogcn imo ooa Ne
inItat elmer lpdbrcno ser leBtcn g8ohe
alli 9cicbl Oc9 Stouta &erIiherlmQS
Supcrintcn0cutCn Ricbtes &. IS. Scn1.
inert por2cnonnncucn llntcriuc6lmQ
Der }lfiairen Oci @cieuidoit. lic cr-
mdbntc &erltbcrlmGa GonlpaNnic
bat tbr Soullptquortcr I'M 3lucitcu
Stodpcrf 0ca 9}idjola9 @r6GuOcS
oubicr &br @rGii0cnt lit 9lihtcr
NtlhoeI 0onncllD BON 9tupoleon, O.,
lbr Sctret6r lno S6u6lncilter i. :.
FrertiB pon bier. Iie llntcrildjllnd
mltr0c pom fidtcr &cnnnert llnfonN3
Der IcBtcn Aod)c 6cgonurn, un0 pier
,lllt'teHtCn porcu ibm babel bc6iIli.
lid. 9Sic Der &icbtcr mitt6eilt, be-
iinoen lid Ole 2tifairen Ser @ciell.
lbnTt in iolNem bootihcn 3lIiun0c.
ooB c2 oudcnbiiilidj nicht m6Ilih
1T elncn tIorcn Ginblid in ibrc Drz
lhaft9Iogc 5u crlonacn. 9fihtcr Gem
inert lit inOciicn Der }Iuiiht. 0aB ibrc
2lttIpn nob Eb}ul Der 4}aiiiuo ulo
Der HieocrDcrihcuutg9 Hcicruc Inn
uoIle 10 FrO5cnt bintcr Dem 9ctroQe
jnrlldblcibcn ner0cn melbe lmter
ocn @cicB fiir Ocn 9ctric6 0ca Ser.
Ii6erlmasAeid1fta crfor0criic6 lit.
u Nopolcoh ., -. RoDcmbcr.
- Otifocl NomcuU, YrIii0ent Ser
,Cblo German Sire &niurnncc So,
bcutc }lbcno uuf 15raQcn
II mer0c Ioiort nod lolcoo obrciicn.
81 CLAUDE, ooB cS iid bier nar INN
'tltde ioIlhc Gintrdgc icitcns cinc3
rlt5cren 2lnacitcIltcu Der GompoQnc
lanoIe, uno ooB iib Die Solucn} Der
Se'eIlIhart bel elmer Qcnoucrcn I'm.
crlldlmg cuuciicn mcr0c.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1908-11-23
giir oerimaea GFln

I0nuen Gle Elm r6tuc5 gSci6nads GcitenE
mateu. }3ir ti0rm ole fcinita @ricf0ogcu in
bhbfacn zbaaclu BON 80 GentS bis 5u $500.
g3ulermon mo on0ere 6iiQieOerH bon SlO0
bis $500. mrr Die Ocrten. Sir anaOen; man
pcrscIic nbt, onB unfere 2rnderpreiicn Oa5
Bette gcihcnl ift bab sic ibnen MAIDEN tdnneu
Iau UcrfcGlc ciucn @ciuh ndt.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1908-11-23
sprcnsidlnR tOOtctc Orci glrOcitcr.

@citficlo, Moii, %. 9}op. -
2rci 2Irbcitcr murocn bcutc 92oht IN
Dem fijr bic @oiicrmcrfc ser StoOt
Sprin8ficIo 6craeitcQtcn llumcl lm-
ter Dem Gob5lc-9crgc, ctlice 2Pcilcu
pon bier ourm oo9 pcrfrit6te Cos
Gcbcl clne9 SprcnQiduiicS 0et0otct.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1908-11-23
GArnenic fir Snriircuiiinn.

9{em Dort, y. }}oucm5cr
}Inorem Carnegie miro in Der lc.
jcmbcr'9(llmmcr bco ,Gcutru O}a.
9a}tn9" einen 2Irtifcl lmtcr Dem 81
tel oV|einc Grfo1rlmacu NIT Dem Ia.
Ri uno mcinc }uiiAtcu Ouril6er"
oeroifentliden in uclbcm er Oen
Stonopuntt cinniumt oob lnicrc
jin9cn &n0Gtrjcn tcinca Shltbes
mebr bc0iirien onB lid ole Stobl.
inlo onocrcn 3nolitrien irpeit ent
midcIt babcn OaB iie obnc lariiihlB
criltlren tonnen 0oB Oic 30Qe ouf
Ole 0on reiden Scuten gcbruudtcn
&uruadrtitel 3Dor bei6cbolten wer
ocn tonnen ooB ic0od) oicieniqcn auf
IoirtIide ScbenSbcbiiriniiic ob1c
'doiit mer6cn ioQtcn.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1908-11-23
$50 Wienid)cr in Gc6rnSacfabr.

9teW Dort -. )}oDcmbcr. -
Ter 5iihero1npicr ,.N}olnt Qcicrt"
muroc belttc iriib, wdbrcn0 cr NIT
450 @oiia1ieren an 9or0 0ie Bal
binobiubr inmittcu 0idtcu 93c6eIs
Don Dem cinloufcn0cn C6n6ompier
~2lomirol IepcD" ongerenpelt. Ger
Bug ocs oCtucu" trof Ocn Goofnitcn
eea yN}olmt Icicrt" lm0 itieB elm
qroBes 0oh in Die 2eite brs ,lohr.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1908-11-23
ein i16nfer 1lnorOnuug,
2Intra9 ori Vrncnuuno cinca IIniicu.
@crWal;crS iiir &criidrrunge.
65Cicliidait.

Shmuc }utJuacn 0e5eu oic @c.
'd)0italeihula ocricI0cu - GoUj-
lion 5wcicr Compiler in Ser 9icu
2orfcr 9oi acfG9roct 0rnOcrte
oon Mcuihcnlcben. N}cbrcrl
}Jrbcitcr OlrH Ggp,oiion BON
Sprcn1itoifcn act6otct.- N}ciicr-
CucQ jmii1cn 3bm6acrimcn
rciultirt in Dem Iooc elmer ser
icibcn. %rojciie mcgcu oc9
2lrlirubr3 in Sprir9iiclo, &U3,
blCihcu rriultotlna
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1908-11-23

Eanc nafl oem Auelaub 6ciurqt 90 Nnnr.
III CfSaltimrreftr., Ha1e Gsitsm 0ouir.apg'
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1908-11-23
%crbunocrtcn trub uicIcn (5clSrS.

9}cm Dort -. 9}oOcnbcr.
Nlr6 Den 5ufdligcu Nciub cinca
9|adbara in Der @obulnQ ser @c
brilOer V'idocI um0 Nobn 6lo6rrtu,
90, rep. go Satire att }uSbccpabco0
Van mltrOc bette 0ic Gnt0cflma Qcs
mu6t 0ob Scr dltcrc Nruorr 5uu-
gers gcItorbcn mo Der iiinacre Dem
@un1crto0e nobc mar. Die 9rii0er
bottcn }lianmcn $3.50 in ibrenl
@cliB, mo man bat feline }(bmna,
mic 6 fam, 0nB iic obnc 9iobrlml
morcr &obn 5Iobcrtp beiin6et Iicb
jctt inn @oipitol, oQcin man oloubt
tomL ibn am &cbcn crboltpn III f0n.
ncn. Gr iii 10 ihWub, oob cr fcine
,Sro3c ilbcr Die ionocrborc 9(ffoirc
bconhnortcn funn. Wi00licfcr Wciic
IUlrocn ole altcn Otdnncr olrh
Hrontbcit Dcrbinocrt, Qcbcn4npittrl
ST touicn.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1908-11-23
%lntlgcr 3lOcitampf imlidJcn GdDmG-
gCrinncn.

@otnc@OiDlc @}o. - 9}oo.
5rmt &omc2 Grobtrcc lut0 Irau
6ronf @robom }uci Shu60crmuen
rucQirten icb in elmer o5lc.c1cncu
SteIlc 0c2 O}orf @oloc2, cuuo oht
@}cilcu liiomeitlid pon @oinc2uilc,
nit 8owicnIciicrrL bis Grml @ro6om
nit ourdduittcucr &cblc foot lic
Ocriuir5tc. Die l&ci6cr morcn ii6cr
NomilicN 2in1clc9cnbeitcn in Strcit
Acratbcn. 3cit lmo Shm0c iiir 0cn
3pcifumpf murOcn bcitinunt, mo
bcioc 9Scibcr bcgnbcll iih oQcm noh
ocnr mra0cIud6Itcn HlaBc in Sen
@olo, nm ouf Ioo oOcr @cbcn 3u
t0nlpfcu.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1908-11-23
98ic O0a 6Orn6crocr GdJic6cn.

SprinGficIb, &QS., y. 9fou.
- Die &Irg I'M @ru3ciic 2lbc Rap-
mer'a, 0c3 ongcblihcu 6ibrcrS Oea
V|ob9 III 0cn 9aiientompie bonn let.
ten }IrguIt bat uud uierItinoiQcr
@erotbuna cin irciiprchcn0cs Ser
oft obgcgc0en Hopmer mar Scr Dos.
mtlIl9en 3erlt0rltng pom Gigcntblun
on0etlo8t mo mcbrcrc 3cugen iuQ.
ten ans, oaB lie i'm 9uditcine in Ole
Heltolrdtion oc5 g}cqer9 &opcr lucr.
ZEN inho" Dor etliHcn @olben Itono
J,,,J..,,, .p,s-., 0es on Dem batoatel
?}cgcr " 81. Gouuigon ueriibten
SDnbmoroc9 Dor @criht mo muroc
nlA Don oicier 2lufloac irciqeipro.
ben Gic @rano. Slru IteQtc nud
oem 9Iuirubr III 9lnflogcihriitcn
olf rno cine bctrG6tlidjc 9ln}obl
Nrojciic Bot bcreit9 itottgchmocn.
obnc Dob Gin cinjigcr Der }(uuefloa.
ten iibcrfiibrt moroen lit.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1908-11-23
Gale'a 5)nneu Of
SBoreb bumito ;tmN Gar.
ooeoosoooooooots3oeooosas9octao
Wcmcinihaftli6 in ocn SOB.

9tcW Dort, -. 9topen6er. -
G6o9. It. 2SalterS, Elm @eteran ocS
@ilr0crtricgco, mo ieine pier5igidb.
rilc lcOigc &Odter emma mlroen
bcltc ais 9eifen ne6en chamber mlf
Dem 9o0cn i6rer Nobnung in 9ronr
Jcrlmoen. }lle 6dbne eincS @as.
@odoien5 lporeu unge0rc6t rno ooS
Simmer nit @aS geiiiat. Gir Inn
lIanoe 0ellten oli gcneini6oftlihen
Selbltmoro. Ter Coroner lit in.
ocllen Der 9Iniidt OoB emma picl.
lel6t einem @er5idluge crIug 1no
ooB iib Der Gater Damn aus Summer
OaS Scbeu nu6n.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1908-11-23
&nnmer 4 Befer,
9Cltides 9anf- nnO @edieigciddft,
26 Suutb.Strafc,
rNatiOaal gant Of Gpalmer.c".g .gsbdaSs.

Wihglicher ber 9tficnbBrie.
Pins uuo 8erlaui bon g(fteu uno SbItlatlo'
men. 2SetffeI uno Grebtibrieie auf alle baIpts
fddlliten Stdbte europa > gns uHo 8eriaui
tremocr G5el6iorten, folre 9msferiGuug bOH
8oumnd1ten, SdttisiGgteH oon unh nab
3eutihlaHo. (Nprll2I-J
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1908-11-23

0ordce &oie pou @elterlp. n.
:, bat DEM Brdiioenten RooieoeIt
crnen 26 Eiltn6 idImeren &uter fiir
lene GonttuGa Mob5ett geihidt.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1908-11-23
Vnnf Uon Gin6rehern acpliinbcrt.

Seoolio lfo, -. Nopcm6cr
Ete o9ont Of Srpcet Springa,
No." mrtroc beittc irii1 pon Ginbrc.
d'ern Deimgeluht peIcbe oo2 @cp6lbe
nit G1nomit iprcn9ten unO $4,000
IL Vndrgel0 erbcuteten. Qaa 9ont.
8ebnloe muroe ourh oie Grploiion
iheIImeie 5ertrillnncrt. Nan lab
baIO nab Der grploiion 0rei Mdnncr
81 6HB IN 0itlid)cr Jiiftumg cnt-
rlie6en.
Va LIE hr...
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1908-11-23
IN cincm GurdJitidJ ucrnnoliift.

: incinnati. -. 91oUenbcr.
5mitb, Elm aro6uar6eiter aus
}obnto g. lm0 2lrhic 0bcclcr.
YIN PR $40, Brice.2lucnuc. oa
Nonid'ii9er 5n3enielr. luur0en in
ef ncuen Gnr6itid Der .G6ica8c.
lnoti rnO @ouisuiae No6n"
oic GrploIion BON orei 15GBdcn
1lJpulper get0Otct. 0tortin Son.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-08-22
School Notice.

I will hold an examination at
the julius Freyhan High School
on Tuesday, September 1st, for
the pupils who failed on not
more than two subjects in the
final examinations for the school
year ending May %, 1908. These
pupils by making the required
percentage will be promoted to
the next grade.
B. n. LOWREY,
Principal.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-08-22
An Open Letter.
10 the Voters of the Twenty
Fourth Judicial District

10 the Voters of the Twenty
Fourth Judicial District:
Finding it impossible to see
every voter in the district, | take
this method of soliciting your
vote and influence.
| have learned that a great
many voters have been misin.
formed in several particulars as
to my candidacy. I have seen
quite number of gentlemen
lately who told me that it had
been represented to them that
First. | had promised Mr..
WoOdside not to be a candidate
against him.
This | emphatically deny.
Second. That I did not care
for the office for one term only
but that [ would, if elected, be a
candidate to succeed myself and
that | did not care for any one to
vote for me this time unless he
intended to vote for me again to
succeed myself and that any one
voting for me now would by that
act pledge himself to vote for
me for the same office for the
succeeding term; that | was
running on a platform to break
up the existing arrangement by
which the judge is elected alter
nately from East and West Fell
ciana.
All such statements as to my
position are untrue and, in view
of my announcement to the con-
trary in the newspapers of the
district, are deliberately unfair
and unjustifable.
| deny most emphatically that
at any time since [ concluded to
be a candidate | have had or ex-
pressed any intention of being a
candidate to succeed myself or
IN any way to be a party to break
ng up the existing agreement
between the two parishes.
Any statement to the effect
hat have sought to pledge any
)ne or to place any one under
my sort of an obligation to vote
or me to succeed myself in Of
ice, should | be elected, is not
,nly untrue butts absurd1y and
'idiculously false.
[ solicit the votes and infu
.nce of my fellow citizens for the
udgeship on the following
grounds:
That [ believe my record, pub
ic and private, is such as to en-
tile me to the respect and conf
lence of the people Of the dis
riot and that my experience of
Yearly thirty years as a lawyer
ives me the advantage in quail
icatiOn for the Office over my |
The office of District Judge is
publict trust of the greatest
Iossible Importance to you.
[ do not seek your support for
he office on grounds personal to
Myself.
[ only ask your calm and de
.berate consideration of the
uestion as to which of the can
idates is best prepared to per
orm the duties of this important
ublic employment.
Respectfully,
CHARLES KILBOURNE.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-08-22
Present Treatment of Bolt Weeyil.

.
The boil weevil is in West Fell
clana. It's presence is observed
though happily its depreciation
are not yet made manifest. Bn
this Is a postponement only. I
beilooves our planters to take in
slant steps to avert the evil ant
to check it's progress.
Mr.. John LIE Sassier of Wev
anoke IS in direct correspond
ence with Mr.. WiImon Newell OF
the State Crop Pest Commission.
and IS IN POSSESSION Of a very in.
spring letter from that official,
containing as it does not merely
general suggestions, but those
directly applicable to the condi-
tions and circumstances in this
parish.
This valuable letter gives some
practical suggestions about sug-
ar-planting, to which Mr.. lie
Sassler thinks Of turning his
attention. The communication
reads as follows:
DEAR SIR,
/ am in receipt of your favor
OF the 18th instant, The extent
of the boil Weevil infestation in
your locality next year will de-
pend very largely upon how Sc
we're winter we have and also
upon the extent to which the
farmers in your community heed
our advice upon destroying the
cotton stalks as early as possible
in the fall.
If you are going into cane
growing, and | see no reason
why you should not make a sue
cess of it, you will do well to
avoid getting seed or planting
cane from sections. where the
borer occurs. It will be an easy
Ms Ter to avoid introducing the
borer, and as it is an insect
which can work very severe
damage unless constantly fought,
it would certainly be the best
policy to get your canes from a
section where the borer is not
known to occur. 1t may be stat
ed with comparative certainty
that all of the coast parishes are
more or less infested by the
bores. I am speaking from gen
eral knowledge and from the
general impression obtained
from correspondence and from
conversation with various plant
ers throughout the State. In
the southern parishes it is per
haps possible to find a plantation
on which bOrerS cannot be found,
and there are still other Dlanta.
tons where the borer has been
fought so steadily and persist
emily for the past few years that
a casual examination now would
not reveal their presence. 1t is
pretty certain that on every
plantation where the borer has
ever occurred a few of them are
present now, regardless of what !
methods may have been adopted
against the insect. 1t is impos-
sible to entirely exterminate an
insect of this character, and re-
it's numbers to the point
where it is not noticeable is a far
different matter from getting rid
of every individual insect, in this
case the borer.
The bOrer occurs here at
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Baton Rouge, and it occurs ais
on the west side of the river a
TINS point, and we know definite
~ that it occurs as far north a
+ Glynn Station in Pointe CouDe
Parish. In all of the river par
iShes south of Pointe Coupee, OF
both sides of the river, the Dor
ers are abundant enough so tina
you would be pretty sure to ee
a few of them in as much as ;
car load Of cane. Acadia Parish
and parishes on the south anC
east OF it are also infested. | dc
not know the extent of the in
tested territory in st. Landry
failsh but am now trying tc
determine this point. From very
reliable sources we learn that the
borer probably does not occur in
Avoyelles Parish, or on the west
bank of the Atchafalaya river
from Simmesport to Melville.
Leading planters around Bunkie,
Cheneyville and Alexandria tell
US that the borer does not occur
there and has never been known
there. I think you would be
able to get in the vicinity of
Cheneyville or Bunllie all of the
varieties that you need and as
much plant cane as You need.
Any OF the borer free territory
mentioned would be preferable
as a source for your plant cane
to any Of the parishes further
south, even though the latter
may not be infested throughout
their entire extent.
You are quite right about the
boil Weevil being a serious propo-
sition. 1t is, however, a more
serious proposition for the plant
ers on alluyial lands than it is
for those in the hills. | think
that in your section the soil is
what is known as the bluff
formation" practically identical
with our upland soil here in East
Baton Rouge Parish. This land
is somewhat richer and makes a
somewhat larger cotton plant
than does the upland red soil in
western and northern Louisiana.
In the latter section many farm
ers are making from 60 to 90 per
cent of a full crop of cotton in
spite Of the boil Weevil and after
having dealt with this insect for
four years past. The most sue
ceSsful of them do it in the fol
lowing manner:
First of all, they pick out the
crop as soon as it opens in the
fall, and then Immediately de-
stroy the cotton stalks by cut
ting them down, raking them in
to Windrows, allowing them to
dry and then burning them.
Others plow the stalks under,
using a chain attachment to the
turning plow which will insure
the entire plant, leaves, squares
and all, being buried deeply.
This destruction of the plants is,
of course, done some time before
the first frost, usually between
October Is, and November 10.
This is followed up the next
February or March by thor
ough blowing, narrowing and
bedding of the land for the next
crop. A good early maturing
variety Of cotton, such as Tri-
Toole's or Rowden, is
planted about April 1st to 10th, |
fortified with high grade acid
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