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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-04-14
Federal Board for Quarantine
to Halt Boil Worm Pest.

Washington, April 9.-Drastic
quarantine of the cotton acreage in
Texas and Louisiana infected by the
pink boil worm was recommended to-
day to Secretary Meredith by the fed
eral horticultural board as the only
means of preventing rapid spread of
the crop pest. All or portions of nine
counties in Texas and three parishes
in Louisiana would be included in
the area in which growing of cotton
would be prohibited with an addition
al neutral zone" of from five to ten
miles around these districts.
Both states have agreed to CO.
operate with the federal authorities
if the quarantine is ordered. Govern
or Hobby of Texas announced that
he would ask the legislature to re-
compense the farmers for crops al
ready planted. Similar action already
has been taken in Louisiana.
In addition to the quarantine, it
was recommended that a regulated
zone, 25 miles in width, be establish
ed around the non-cotton area in
Texas with similar zones ten miles
wide around "all oil mills in Texas
known to have received seed during
the last three years" from districts
known to have been invaded.
Execution of this plan will make il
possible, Secretary Meredith said, to
limit federal quarantine to the nom
cotton and the regulated zones de-
scribed as to these two states, and the
department will place no restrictions
on the interstate movement of cot
son and cotton products out of the
sections of Texas and Louisiana not
included in the quarantined district.
1t is believed that it will be posi-
bic to discontinue many if not all of
the regulated zones about oil mills
in Texas and Louisiana which are un-
der suspicion on account of having
received seed from the invaded dis
tricts in Louisiana should the thor
ough inspection of the season of
1920 show absence of invasion by the
;,.oo+ Of +boco poiptc
The quarantine and restrictions
covering movement of products out
of the no-cotton and regulated zones
of the states of Texas and Louisiana
apply to ali cotton products other
than oil.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-04-14
French People Appreciate
Marne Statue.

Paris, April 1O.-On behalf of the
people of the French capital, Adrien
Oudin, president of the Paris Munich
pal council, sent message of thanks
today to the national committee for
"America's Gift to France" in New
York. NJ. Oudin says that the children
of France on making their pilgrim
ageto the Marne monument with al
so remember that in 1918 the glori-
Gus soldiers of Pershing came on that
same spot to the aid of our soldiers
to save our capital close by and to
defend the torch of liberty against
tyranny's last assault.
M. Oudin's message is as follows:
'In the name of the municipality
and the people of Paris, l express to
you deep gratitude of my fellow cit
izens to the Marne monument COM
mittee which unites numerous chill
dren of the noble American republic
in the moving thought of celebrating
the resistance of our race to the en-
emy's aggression.
"Paris, which has seen so many in
vasions expire before its walls, will
never forget the significance of the
monument offered by New York and
the vast cities of the United States.
Paris will again find there the same
liberty which towers above the banks
of the Hudson and which, at the same
time as our civilization and our art
treasures, was saved on the Marne by
our heroes of 1914. But, when MAX
ing their pilgrimages to the statue
erected by you, our children will also
soldiers of Pershing came, on that
same spot, to the aid of our soldiers
to save our capital close by and to
defend the torch of liberty against
tyranny's last assault"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-04-14
Calcium Arsenate Boil Weevii
Poison.

|SaIcIum ArSSEaIe DOH WeS'A'
Poison.
Owing TO the great interest mani
tested in regard to boil weevil poi
soning, the following information is
given out at this time by Prof. A. F
Conradi of the crop pest commission
of Clemson college.
/. The poison chiefly used for this
purpose is calcium arsenate (also
known as cal-arsenate), which is the
same as arsenate of lime. This ma
terial is sprayed dry with busting
machine built upon certain princi.
pies. None Of the old busting ma
chimes on the market are satisfactory
for this work, and our people are
urged to take notice of this.
2. On the date Of this letter there
are no busting machines ready for
use. A number of manufacturing
plants are preparing to manufacture
dusting machinery to meet these re-
uirements, but at the present time
there are no machines ready for
operation aside from few con-
structed and used in the experimental
work by the federal government and
the state stations.
8. While there is not enough cal
cium arsenate for the boil weevil ter
ritory should all farmers wish to
poison, yet it appears at this time be-
yond question that there is much
more calcium arsenate available in
the Southern market than there are
dust guns in sigat with which to ap-
ply it. The possession of calcium
arsenate is of little or no value un-
less there is a proper dusting machine
with which to apply it, and for this
reason it seems wise to proceed very
slowly in the purchase of machines
and calcium arsenate.
A. Our people are again urged not
to purchase dusting machinery which
has not the approval of federal or
state experts.
5. While this cotton dusting shows
great promise on some of the all cot
ton plantations of the Gulf states, it
must be remembered that South Car
olina presents mary new conditions
with which the experimenters have to
become familiar, and until these va
rious details have been worked out
no definite dusting information can
yet be given to our farmers in this
state.
6. Though we have great conf
dence in the development of poison
control, yet in view of the probable
conditions in South Carolina for 1920
our farmers are not warranted, it ap-
pears to US, to take great risks in
poisoning. Experiments will be con-
Quoted during the year for the pur-
pose of developing a practical pro-
gram for South Carolina plantations.
Z. If the season of 1920 is wet
one, severe damage may be expected
alonp the coast and this office will
send out information from time to
time showing the progress of the
work, and as soon as machines are
available for this work, information
will be sent out.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-04-14
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Come in at once and get the pick
of the fine lot of mules that | have
Just received. Money put in good
mule for the farm is a mighty good
investment.
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-04-14

FOR SALE: Home raised corn,
shelled or in the shuck, at 1925 per
bushel.
A. S. MILLER,
Trenton, S. G.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-05-08
By VICTOR ROUSSEAU
Illustrations by Irwin Myers
s s 81 81 t .3

succeed. We can't fail, Lafc. when
were as much in earnest as we are
Good Lord, what dcspoudcnt fool
I've been"
Same here" said Lafo u was just
hopeless till you made me see
straight"
"Why, it was you made me see
straight" said Hilary. "Now. Con
nell, Wen push things hard from this
very minute. Wen start in cutting
along the river and Wen float the
logs right down stream to the mill, and
We / keep Dupont and his schooner
coming and going till navigation closes,
even if we make Riviere ROcheuSe
look as bare as our bank account was
looking just now. Baptiste will be
worth score when he understands"
He broke off suddenly, and the two
men, struck by the same thought,
looked at each other,
Il wonder why BaptiSte went off as
soon as he'd dynamited the JAM" said
Hilary.
He felt ashamed of his suspicious.
Yet, remembering that day when
The Rice belt journal., 1920-05-08
Trouble, trouble - and
more to come.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
LIGHT RAYS CARRY SPEECH
Operation That Seems Simple Ex.
planned by Scientist at a Meeting
In London Recently.

Speech has now been clearly trans
mitted at least a mile and a half on
beam of light. The light telephone
depends upon the change in the cleo
tric resistance Of selenium cell, and
acts through reflection to this cell OF
an intermittent beam of light from a
mica diaphragm vibrated by the voice,
the vibrations varying the resistance
and reproducing the sounds in q tele-
phone in the circuit with the cell.
With his ph0tophone or radiophone of
10 years ago, DIR. A. Graham Bell sent
spoken words to the selenium receiver
few hundred feet away by light ray
broken up by rotating perforated
disc. In the apparatus lately described
by A. c. Rankine to the Physical So
ciety of London, the vibrations of the
diaphragm beneath the operators
mouthpiece are reproduced in small
cOncave mirror, which receives sun
light or arc light concentrated by a
lens and split up by grid with one
tenth inch space between the bars,
and the reflected light Is passed to an
other mirror fitted with a second grid
then to the selenium cell at the re-
ceiying station. When at rest, the
bands of light of one grid exactly fit
between the bars of the other, the
maximum illumination being passed.
AS a person speaks into the mouth
piece, the bands Of light play across
the grid bars and spaces, magnifying
the effect Of the selenium cell.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-05-08
Mother Earth's Real Aoe.

Old Mother Earth, who has closely
guarded her age for her entire life,
is 40O,OO0,000 years old, according to
a paper read before scientific soci-
ETY. recently. In more scientific phrase
ology, the approximate age of the
earth, it has been discovered, may be
determined by dividing the amount
Of salt in the sea by the amount
brought down each year by the rivers
that empty into it. Sir John Murray,
Professor Jolly and NJ. Du Bols. oil
famous biologists, are responsible for
the new method of computing the age
of the terrestrial sphere.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-05-08
Adventures of a Piano.

An Englishman bought an upright
piano at an auction sale 25 years ago
for $50. It was, of course, second
hand. For a time it was used in
provincial kindergarten. 1t went to
London and had constant use. When
the war broke out 1t retired to a re-
pOsitory and did not see the light again
until last month. Last month a maker
Of pianos called to see it, and offered
$3.50 for it. The next day man who
overhauled it said he could get $3.50
for 1t cash down. The day after that
a tuner considered 1t worth $500. The
story is q striking illustration OF
changing values.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-05-08

not seen Baptiste. He meant to say
nothing of it.
The three set out on their way,
Marie at first sobbing and holding
back, then gradually growing calm I'M
der Hilary'S assurances, and at last
going willingly. Her dress was drag
gIed with mud, her finery awry; she
looked pitiful md frightened. Hilary
felt a great wrath growing in him as
he looked at her. At last they gained
the shore road and presently reached
Marie's cottage.
She felt in her dress for the key
with shaking fingers. Hilary took it
from her and opened the door. Never
go to that place again." he said stern
ly. Let this be a lessen to YOU"
She went inside. Lafe and Hilary
waited till the lamp was lit and,
through the torn shade, they saw Marie
Dupont crOuChcd before the stove, her
face on her arms.
"I guess we'd better be going, Lafe,"
he said.
She's had her lesson"
Il hope so. I've seen enough this
evening, Laf6. 1t makes me sick to
think that there are wretches vile
enough to encourage this, for money or
for influence" He turned on him. "If
l can trace Brousseau'S hand in this
work" he said. Heaven help him!"
The Rice belt journal., 1920-05-08

Baptiste was comforting with Pierre,
he could not wholly rid himself of
them.
"Lafe" he said, "what was it you
heard those men saying after the ac,
cident? You started"
"Why, l guess that wasn't nothing,
Mr.. Askew. You know how excited
these people get over trifies. They're
just like a flock Of geese gabbling
around"
what was it, Lafe?"
Just nonsense, sir. Not worth re.
peating, but-well, you see, it's this
way. Some darned fool said that some.
body had sawed part way through the
logs of the BOOM"
Then for the first time the words of
Madeleine Rosny came back to Hilary
Look to your boom! Look to your
boom !!
He hung his head and flushed with
shame. 1t seemed impossible to asso-
ciate that act of treachery with her.
Yet, struggle as he did, her last
words haunted him.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-05-08
aYoU HAVE SAVED MY LlFE!"

Hilary Askew young American
forest in quebec Upon baking possession he dis
things LamaTne his unCles lawyer tells him the
comparatively worthless and tries induce him
the mill tells him his uncle been Systematically robbed
associated with the Ste Marie
by rousseau the boss the region Madeleine
a ROsny original of Askews
who has her father in his The hero decides
He discharges Norris and makes
m of
b land He Leblanc obber
From LU$ien the story Dupont
the captain lumber schooner The girls
braved herself looked
the name mothers betrayer
" % Askew Madeleine hostile
I'm a ste Marie dance hall
The Rice belt journal., 1920-05-08
LIFE Was 4
MISERY TO Her
Says this Woman Until Re-
lieved by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.


Carrollton, KY suffered almost
two years with female weakness. /
The Rice belt journal., 1920-05-08
VL-continued.

D
.+,tp sprang at her, seized her
.loevA of her dress, and tried t.
j, from her seat, Hilary saw
= protesting angrily; he could
snr Baptiste's excited excIama-
~ he heard family the scream
..me from Marie's lips. At once
vas q general movement toward
,,orn Some of the lumbermen
.srad. Baptiste turned upon them
nonorlng fists. The little man
Reside himself with fury Then
A came waddling down the room
Ns ducklike shuttle, and took
10 BY both arms. With slow
6ayorable force he led him toward
oor II seemed almost as if Bap-
struggling in vain and mouthing
'rently was in the grip of some
mo for the momentum of Sine
|sgements was composed much
If bulk than of velocity. Amid
aes Of the crowd Baptiste was
from the door, and Simeon
and waddled back into the
where the dancing was in full
once more.
ay saw Marie flying round in
ms Of n gigantic wOOdsman. Bap-
seated upon the step before the
The Rice belt journal., 1920-05-08

eral months and tried other remedies.
I had read of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and decided to try it.
After taking twelve bottles | found
myself much improved and / took six
more. have never had any more
trouble in that respect since. l have
done all kinds Of work and at present
am an attendant at a state Hospital
and am feeling fine. l have recon-
mended your Vegetable Compound to
dozens of my friends and shall always
recommend it. LILLIAN IHARP, S24
S. 9Th St., Carrollton, KY.
If you have any symptom about which
you would like to know write to the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Mass, for helpful advice given free Of
charge
The Rice belt journal., 1920-05-08

- Spranu az Her, Seized Her
he Sleeve Of Her Dress and
q to Pull Her From Her Seat.
iall, was weeping pitifully. The
drama came home to Lafe with
poignancy. Hilary saw that his
we're blazing.
ll get that girl away from
he said.
nodded, and the two went In.
INST they were not recognized
me clouds Of rolling smoke. It
'anette who saw Hilary first. She
. sharp exclamation and
toward him. At once the two
themselves under the fire of all
leEs reached Simeon DuvaI as
reaching up for a bottle In his
aIla ne came putting out and
toward Hilary, his paIe-blue
lzed on him In malevolent
BID
heestair Askew, you have a
q ney' asked Simeon, holding
O0ttle under Hilary's nose.
slOn was at once a challenge
0verture, to be interpreted in
" lesalon' according to the hear.
illaatlon.
shook his head. "I don't
Slneon," he answered curtly.
want to dance, then, eh? You
ady to dance?'
D not"
9 play card, ehp
tonight, Simeon"
What the h. Won come 70
zee fOrY7 O'He ~
~ blue eyes glared into Hill.
: ms Younger days the man
~ s., me bully of the lumber
s,'li q great strength, he could
~, aalcled himself against anv
IN ' 'ne doubtful exception of
,ss slte | but Hllary's exploit upon
A'u a restraining effect upon
ss s ,, o have a look at you,
saia Hilary genlally.
s9a "A, see me now, eh, Meestair
Mnat you think of me, eh ?"
~ - !. dance-hall proprietor.
~ nke to look some more.
~ yOaFe Just about what l ex-
Hilary answered. T hear
.s.lsf W, Is thinking of opening a
iD.,a alls one at st. BOnlface.o
n -,,Oefnen \ had begun to edge
ss,a.. 'asla' Sentiment, while run
/, ~ against the intruder
/. aasrily hostile. The men were
v how Hilary would bear
4, salast Simeon, and thew
~ sVae y fun, Hilary saw among
v W lace Of slmeon's brother rS
sS li.,. looked Ike a small model
scale.
''Sther 81 here. He speak for
Us ysestalr Askew. He not
a.s n p,l think, p'raps, because
srsg Dlack Pierre, yOu boss in
The Rice belt journal., 1920-05-08


fed through the trees like a hunted
deer. She was out of his sight around
the bend of the road almost in an fn-
stant, her shoulders heaving and her
hands outstretched in blind panic be-
fore her.
Hilary heard the shouts Of the work
men still more plainly, rising above the
awful smashing of the logs. Then,
while he still looked after Madeleine,
there came a sound louder than any
he had heard, rivaling that of the ex-
plosion itself, as if Thor's hammer had
changed upon leaden anvil, as If the
earth were rent In twain like a stitched
garment.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-05-08

kew, but I'm glad now-I sure am
glad"
"Lafe," said Hilary, "are you crazy
enough to suppose I'm going to take
the money that you and Mrs. Connell
have been saving up for home, and
put it into this bankrupt contern?"
"Oh, shucksw said Lafe. "Why
that amt nothing. l guess l know q
good thing when / see one. I'm loan
ing it to you, Mr.. Askew, at-any rate
you want to pay me-"
"Lafe, you're fool" said Hilary,
trying to keep his voice steady: "I'm
tempted. But I'm not going to take
It,"
"Then guess I'll take the next boat
homep shouted Lafe. II amt going
to work for a busted concern what's
going to leave me stranded up here In
midwinter, not drawing a cent, and
Clariee-my wife-and the kids in
Shoeburyport. No, sir! You take
that or I'll leave. 1t amt so crazy
as you think. It'll give me an interest
in getting the last ounce out of the
men-and l guess Clarice will ap-
prove. And when the concerns on it's
own legs, you-why, you can raise my
wages"
"Connell, you're a trump" said Hill
ary. "Pll take it. Yes, I'll take it, be-
cause / know now that / am going to
The Rice belt journal., 1920-05-08

COu!u uOG Walk any
d is tance, ride or
take any exercise at
all without resting.
If | swept the floor
or did any kind of
work it would bring
my sickness on. |
was weak and lang
uid, had no energy,
ndifewasa a misery
to me. ! was under
the care of a good
,,t,yrc;o;nr g.. 49,.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-03-03
Increased Wet Vote
In Vermont Towns

RUTLAND, VI. March Twenty
two Of tho 2S towns In Rutland
county voted for license Yesterday as
compared with total cf eight towns
voting wet last year IN ;his city the
wet majority was Increased to sos
votes as compared Co 400 last year.
In Washington county eleven pta-
cos out of twenty wnlt license. Be
cause OF recent snow storms. returns
from many OF the lf counties In the
state were greatly dcltcd.
Leaders OF the auti-siloon element
insisted TINT the Indicated trend to-
ward license meant nothing except
that. In view fthe national truhihi-
ton amendment. th3 "drys' lad
made no effort to register sediment.
last year only 80 o fthc etS towns
and cities in tho state went license.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-03-03
CAT TTLEMEN WILL
TRY ADVERTISING
Southwestern Associa-
ton To Combat Prop
aganda OF Packers

TUCSON. Ariz.. March @ That Tho
cattle business in the southwest will
ho forced tu gurmu production unless
there is a rise Boz ,no price paid for
the beef ou the hpof by packers ana
consumers Wu- tho basis for a formal
resolution passed this morning hy the
Panhandle ana Southwest tutflpmou'~ e.
association iu annual convention her"
creating uu adNDrisul department nf
the association.
The department WI'I nu Wl.ulHlpcl .
from the funds OF ihD association f1r
fhe purpose uf conducting r. rHu.pH Eu
To induce the people uf Tine nation foo
eat muro beef and thus force rise
iu priro through ucrca-iur ih, dr-
mHhd iu proportion Co tho supply.
Just before fh' convention adjourn
ed FOR the duN James swift ,tftis.
mems lOpu agent uf Kansas ttiN
created sensation when hc mtdr au
attack ON Judge Atwood uf the d'uHrt-
mcnt uf Justice. who addressed thr
convention Tuesday
swift charged that Atwood was iu
Tucson us the advance agent ut tn'
presidential candidacy uf Attorney
General Palmer and asserted thHt the
settlement of tho pHrkyr. cases WIS
no settlement at all hut political pro-
paganda aud the puck'rs sin hnN' t
scissors hold on the public which cane
not hc broken and has mot been
broken hy the attorney general
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-03-03
Blancett Murder
Appeal Is Fought

SANTA FE, n. NJ. March a.--The
attorney generals office is preparing a
motion asking the United States SUI
premc court to dismiss the appeal %
Elbert w. Blancett. convicted Of the
murder OF clyde Armour. In Santa Fo
county IN 1915 and under sentence oc
death since the following April term.
Blnncett killed Armour, and then
coming Immediately 10 santa Fe. be-
gan TO imperaonate his victim ~
telegraph he secured money from Ar
mour's people and connections IN
Iowa and spent a week In high roll
Ing here and In Albuquerque,
Armour, making an automobile trim
from Sioux city 20 the coast, picked
up hlancett In Denver az rompan-
ion and chauffeur. Biancett sold the
automobile, a new one, In Albuquer-
que
The killing occurred about an
hours ride north Of Santa Fe hut Ar
mour's body was not found for scy-
eral months Blancett Is now abors
o years of age.