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A <UIAIN OF < oics. HiU'iwv Turn* li Into KvnrythliiK from .tutus Tin* u> There on co wait a time- and not Huch a grout number of youre ut tli.it when iiidiun corn wiih couitld ered fine feed for fattening cattle ami poultry, and that wan about ull. J u.i Hot what tho wizard of | ? Icuci-, otbsrvi|9 tb*) food expert and chemlai, 1* able to do with a grain of corn today, lie ?epara,to3] (lip shell or hull from th6 Htarchy j ilUddo, <?r endonperiu, ami a!?o re- j inovt'H the heart, or gerui, of tho grain, and from tb??o throo differ- ' BUI Hubhtancen bo nikaob nuch a va- j rloty of productrt tbat they muHtj not bo written down In OUO long! ttJIf;* Homo of them, mtch ?? bread i and Hjrrup, bavo a food value. Olh-j oi'H, Much at* flreworku, boap audi rubber hcoiH, have not, TIiIh article given an Idea of the widely ? dlvondfled range of food*., Hubutuncoa and coinpowlt Ioiih which the wizard of uclence baa already been able to extract from tho won derful grain of corn, and It 1? po?- ' tuble tbat further exporlmontB may reveal aniny pother uhch to which 'lie grain. of corn can be put. Hack in I KK 1 . Dr. U. VV. Wiley, cljlef of the bureau of chomlutry, department of agriculture, ?uid; "Corn, the now American king, now aupplloH uh with " bread, meat and uugar, which we need, an well art With whlrtkey, which wo can do without." Today ho might add to the fprogoing table Blrup, oil for frying, candy, gum, feed cake for cattle, proitervee and Jelly. And then, turning for a moment from 1 lie food value found In a grain of corn to tho other BUbttt/incoB and <*ompoHlt Ioiih derived from that nama grain, Dr. Wiley might add laundry Htarch. the new "Hate and Hane" Fourth of July flrec-rackerw known uh "BparklofH," automobile tiroB, rubber IwoIb, soap, paint, varuItiTi, and hair tonics. "Wonderful!" you may remark.} The wizard of science Hayn 1L |h all j very simple. The secret consists In knowing Just how to divide the grain of corn In order to extract flue sirup from one part, Htarch from another, oil from another and rnj on without getting them mixed. "How do they make uutoinobljo i.lrew out of itraliiH of corn?" miiv naked. To answer frankly and <mogtly, they don't. Hut out of ;he very heart, or germ, of thoi gtaln, a certain oil, known uh corn oil; i? extracted. Then by a vul oinltflng process thin oil 1b convert ed into a rubber uubstltute, which U used |a the manufacture of r*~ iIoum article#, nucb a* insulating material, rubber heel*, automobile tire* and raincoat*. As tor the ooru oil ltwelf, It 1m used In t&e manufacture of soap, soft so ap and ?oap powders, oilcloth and leather, l>ulntb and varnishes. The old way of ubIdk corn was to feed It to the cattle, either on the cob or iu grain*, or by grinding It up, JuHt hm it came from the col), to miike corn meal. Today the wizard of science takes a grain of corn and first of all steeps it in water. The grain absorbs a cer~? taiii portion of tho water, swelling somewhat in consequence, and jikurii mulls a loomajM and aull ; eniug of the vutIouh component | parts of the grain. Tho steep wa | tor containing tho solubles of the ! corn in drawn off and subsequently (evaporated and Incorporated with 1 other parts of tho grain to make gluten feed. ? / The next ntep lu to grind the Bleeped corn Home what, closely, bo closely, in fact, that tho Uttlo heart | or germ of the grain Ih not brok ! en. Then follows another Btoop ' Inft process, by moans of which tho component parts of the ground corn aro eauily Keparated. The light and oily partu, in obedience to the lawa governing Bpeclflc gravity, rlwe, and tho heavier parts aink, and bo a separation of germs, IiuIIh and on doBperm is effected. C The germs art) dried and from them i* produced oil and oilcake. The hulls aro UkewlHO separated and mixed with the gluten and corn aolublos to form gluten feed. The endosperm Is separated Into Its component parts, starch and gluten. From the Htarch the throe follwlnog classes of products aro derived : Dry HtarchcH, corn sirups and aro obtained by a process known as hy drolizliiK tho starch.. TIiIb Blmply means tho choiuical decomposition of tho starch and tho formation of now compounds when the starch is absorbed by wator.. A subsequent refining and ovaporating process Is nocossary for ^he production of tho corn slrupB and sugars. Tho dex trlnos, othorwlso the gummy com pounds formed by tho action of heat, on Btarch aro produced from tho corn starch by a process of roasting. (Jetting . back to tho vory gorm of tlio grain of corn, it is interest ing to follow Its career still fur ther. When tho germ which con tains tho oil is separated from the Mr. William Dollar, Good Citizen. In ft certain western town lives a gentloman whoso uamo is William Dollar. They call him Dollar Bill when they get funny. But Mr. Dol lar is ft dignified, enter prising, good citizen. Xot every Dollar Bill is a good citizen* Manv of them aro prone to iirnoro tho claims of their own oommunity and run away to a hig eitv to bo spent. Many millions of Dollar Bills have left tho smaller towns for the overgrown .cities this present year of our Lord. llow many Dollar Bills havo gono out of THIS TOWN ? left homo and gone to some big city, nover to return? Every timo a Dollar Bill loaves town it takes a two-cent stamp with it, for ?t goes to a Mail Order Store. That helps the postmastor a little, but it doesn't help tho local merchant. It means just so much less trade for him. Which means just so much less cash circulat ing in this community. Which means just so much more social and business stagnation. Which means the stunting of the towrtfa growth just to that extent. If you could figuro up tho Dollar Bills that leavo town m this secret maunor, liko taking French leave ? which you can't ? you would know just how much tho town is stunted by indulgence in this mail order stunt. If theao Dollar Bills wore really good and enterprising citizens they would stay at home and circulate around, help ing things along. How many of YOUR Dollar Bills take the midnight express out of town on tho Envelope Route t remaining portion of the grain It U dried, ground uud uubjected to hydraulic pre?i?ure, whereby the oil U extracted. The oil 1? filtered After settling and atlll further re? fined to get rid of an y free, fatty acid*, to improve ibe taate und to iffchten the color. Then thlt? oil 1b ready for frying and cooking pur poatyj, vnlad oil, for tthortening for broad und cake, for pharmaceutical purpoBeB, *uch ua ammonia liniment and camphorated oil. The varlouu Btarchea obtained from tho grain of corn are-almovt too numeroua to mention, but union# others ure the familiar corn, luundty und confectionery utarcheu. Thwy Uv? w. multitude of um; tui foods, Huch uh Jeiliefi and puddlugs, baking powder, punteu, nuuces, cun diea, gum - drop*, lozenges, for brew ing beers und ale?, for stiffening and finishing yurns uud fabrics in textile industries, In puper jiihiiu facture uh 11 filler, finisher uud Blze, for cosmetics, asbestos, soups und adheslvts and In tho munufactiro of coul briquettes. \mu uuxiriucH, , maoe uy roaming tho starch, are used In the textile industries for strengthening the fi ber and finishing tho fabrics, for cloth, carpets, twine, for thicken ing colors, for calico nd other printing, for leather dressings, pantos, food, sauces and paper, for gunia and glues, Ink, mucilages aud adheslves, for coffee and rice pol ishing, and finally in the new Fourth of July fireworks known as "sparklers." To make tho corn syrup starch Is mixed with wuter and healed un der proHsuro to form a liquid com posed of about equal parts 0.J dex trine and corn sugar and glu.ro *?e. Tho acid Is neutralized to form ta ble salt. The remainder is filter ed to remove any fat or pro.telii from tho starch and decplorlzed by passing through boneblack, Just as cane sugar factories. It is then subjected to an evaporating pro cosh and, presto change, there Is your ''corn sirup. In addition to beiug mixed with cane sirup and molasses In the pre paration of table sirup, many oth er valuable uses have been found be mentioned tho confectionery us es, Much as for baking, sirups, jams. Jollies, preserved, mincemeat and other (lossertB, brewing of bce-r, fla voring chewing tobacco, food sauces canning of meats, pastes .md sizes, tanning of leather, blacking, print er's rollers, slvoo polishes for fin ishing molds and ceres <n ir^T? foufl dries, in extracts '?uch aj lorwood, In silvering glass fo- m i?t .;V. and in liquid soaps, hair tonics, sponges, coffee and rlco polishing. Corn su gar is used in the manufacture of caramel and sugar coloring, in the brewing of beere, alea and porters, in vinegars and in the manufacture of lactic acid for tanning and for filling leather. Mrs. S. T. Rorer, well known as a cooking authority, gave a series of practical demonstrations with corn recipes some time ago. To persons who think only of yellow and white mush, Johnny cake In dian pudding and "pone" as possi ble from corn flour. It may be a rev elation -to road merely a list of the dishes which Mrs. Rorer prepared. Sho made corn bread with yeast, sou thern rlco bread, Louslslana corn bread, Adirondack corn bread, Vlcto rla corn gems, mush gems, hoecake corn dodgors, waffles, griddle cakes, hominy muffins, plain boiled hominy blanc mange, cream of cornstarch pudding, strawberry starch with mer lnguo, Heaton pudding, strawberry float, vanilla souffles, hominy flour endlue, corn starch cakes, plunkets, pilau, chicken and hominy, fried cream, mush croquettes, croam pie and Boston brown bread. "And in all these recipes," declar ed Mrs. Rorer, "I have not used one ounce of wheat flour. Corn haa been used every time." This account of the wonders of corn woijM not be complete without a brief reference to the uses of corn cobs, stalks and even tho "silk." Laboratory tests made at Colum bia university. New York, have shown that Kas can be made from corn cobs and corn stalks more cheaply than from ooal. In Ber lin a German engineer named Drew sen has invented a process for mak ing all kinds of paper fronl corn stalks. Secretary James Wilson of the department of agriculture, ^an nounced some time ago that cslmple methods of fermentation will result In the production of eleven gallons of alcohol from one ton of corn cobs. J. T. Schaffer, of Rochester# N. Y., haa Invented a process for .iv.Klng fireproof railway tlos out of corn stalks. Cellulose, smokeless powder and dynamite are being made from corn stalks. m The cellu lose Is used as a lining for battle* ?hips and cruisers, to serve as an automatic leak stopper In case of a puncture below the vftter line. ? New York World. SQUIRRELS OR TREES? ?KRIOUe PROBLEM CONFRONTS EXplRTS IN FORC?TRY. Little Animals Cause Serious Trouble Whirivir Forest Service Haa Tried to Reforest Cut-over or Burned Areas. Whether w# havo squirrels or for etts in the United States Is a question that Is now presenting itself urgently to the department of apiculture. Dr. H. li. Hensbaw, chief of the biological survey, has Just retufned to Washing ton after & tour of the wauL whert) the forest service is worried over thlB problem. The squirrels that are forcing themselves into the balance against the trees are the gray squirrels of the west and the Pacific coast. There bus been an immeuse amount of trouble wherever the forest service has tried to reforest either cut-over or burned areas from the small rodents that ate the seeds before they sprout ed. The gophers, field mlco and ground squirrels have been the worst offenders, and It has been found nec essary to exterminate these little pests over largo areas before reforesting was at all successful. This has been done in some cases with the aid of the biological survey, and In cases where from 76 to 80 per cent, of the seed were formerly eaten within 36 hours after planting, it has been found possible to kill off the small ground animals aqd get a good stand of new timber. In fact, in the Cochapaw forest of Colorado it is probable that the stand of young trees will have to bo thinned out to give room the trees ought to have. Put now comes the gray squirrel and presents a new problem to the for ester. In most of the reforesting areas the seed of the yellow pine Is the most desirable seed to be planted. The gray squirrels, it is found, not only eat the seed that are planted, but If tho seed crop Is at all light they eat the seed before the foresters can collect them for planting.. The rangers have tried the experiment of watching the squir rels and find they frequently can lo cate the hoards of the little red squir rel, getting as much as a bushel of seed sometimes from a single gran ary. But the gray squirrel doeB not hoard the seed. He either eats as he goes or else buries scattered seed so it Is useless to look for them. The biological survey doeB not want to exterminate the squirrels, and does not intend to poison them, at first at any rate, but will send out hunters to kill them off by shooting In 'the worst infested regions to see whether they can be held in check till the new trees get a start. Doctor llenshaw said he made a vis it to the national bison range, where 20,000 acres have been fenced on tho Flathead Indian reservation, and found the herd of bison Installed there doing well and taking kindly to their new surroundings. The Flathead Indians have several thousand acreB of land' they want to irrigate, and they cannot readily get water to do it without run ning an irrigation ditch across the bison park. They are willing to do the work of ditch digging themselves or pay the department of at ri culture for having it done, but the department dees not want to risk this invasion of the bison territory, and the method by which the question shall be settled has not yet been worked out. Golden Gate Foga. The fogs of the Pacific, and espe daily those on the coast of California and Washington, present some char acteristic features of their own. They are low lying, dense and of frequent and regular occurrence, and have been the cause directly and Indirectly of a largo percentage of marine disasters In tho vicinity of San Francisco. Ow ing to the general movement of the air from the sea toward the land, and the cllnjate of the great Interior valley, fog Is frequent and well marked. In sum mer the afternoon sea fog varies In depth from 100 to 1,700 feet, but It rarely reaches far Inland. On some afternoons the velocity of the wind at San Francisco rises with almost clocklike regularity to about twenty-two mlleB an hour, and a solid wall of fog, averaging 1,600 feet In height, comes through the Oolden Gate, causing a fall in temperature to about that of the sea ? namely, 66 de grees Fahrenheit. The upper level of the fog can be plainly seen from tho hills in the vi cinity. Above the fog level the air la cloudless, and the afternoon tempera ture ranges from 80 degrees Fahren heit to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Chanoe for Profit. Considering the accommodation* the young doctor thought the rental asked for the office exorbitant. H? enumerated the drawbacks: no sun shine, limited space, stuffy elevator, threadbare and Insufficient furniture. The agent listened in tolerant silence, then he turned and looked out of the window at the frenzied crowds dodg ing to protect life and limb from the onslaughts of trucka and four differ* ?nt car lines that crossed at that cor ner. - ' -,'V "Yes, sir/' he said, '1 admit all that, but juat look at the opportunity ?or accidents." Problem In Natural History. "Evolution telle ue," said tho scien tist, "that the ear Is modified breath la? apparatus of the fish." r ? "Don't believe It," replied tho sups* ficial parson. "It's utterly lmprao ttoaL How could the flah manage U *fcor a without waking htmaalf upr .w, 3)oor * Shlndf SHAND >?' BUILDER'S that he w,ll SUPPLY as long as this is a COMPANY for he sold them once. Get on our list and be one one of our satisfied customers. If you cannot come Phone 81 or write, W^DSTARUNG, Mgr? CAMDEN, S. C. Cumber ^Moulding ^Piaster Hornet Hon A way, What was almost a serious acci dent was the runaway of two spirit ed horses driven by Mr. Frank Campbell ou north Lyttleton street Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Campbell and little child were in the buggy with Mr. Campbell, when the horses 'became unmanageable and dashed down the Street in front of Hobklrk Inn. When the liorseB were in front of "Bloomsbury," they swerv ed towards the sidewalk and over ?turned the buggy on the occupants. All of the occupants were severely bruised, 1>ut not seriously injured. The buggy was demolished. Fortu nately the harness broke when the buggy overturned and prevented th horeBes from dragging tTiiT~?ug gy, which was on top of the occu pants. Uruco'? Htables Hold. * Mr. R. H. White, who for sever al months past has made Camden his home, has bought the livery sta ble of Mr. T. . B. Bruce, and will conduct it during the coming sea son. While Mr. White is a com parative stranger, he has made ma ny friends here, und from all ap pearances, expects to make his headquarters here permanently. He states that ho will place an o der at once for several of tho la test model buggies ? that Is, 22 inch peats. Subscribe for The Chronicle. ? Cool Springs Hold. A real estate transfer of consid erably importance Is the recent sale of "Cool Springs," the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Klrkland, four miles north, of Camden, to Mrs. Snell, of Boston. "Cool Springs," next to "Mulberry" Is the besi known coun try home in this county. It is large house of colonial style and beautiful grounds, and several very cold springs in the yard, from which it obtains Its name. Several acres of land go with the house. It is un derstood that Mrs. Snell wlff use it aB a club house for tho tourists that spend the winter h?re. Mr. and Mrs. T. .J Klrkland and family will move to Camden in the near future. The house and the Several acres of land around it sold lor $12,000.' r \ FOR SAX& Tlie Kirk wood Grocery. A splendid opportunity for live man. Reason for polling, man ager leaving, no tUne for per sonal attention. Apply to J. 11. Zemp, Camden, B. C. Happy Hours of Clirlstmae. Happy hours are parsing:, Pilled with Joy and mirth; Comes the time of gladness, Welcome to the earth. Every heart rejolcee In its light and' cheer; Christmas is jthe day of days That crowns the year. Swelling strains of melody, Merry bells are ringing out their jubilee, Telling over land and sea; "Unto Christ, the Glorious King, all glory be." Kver sing His mighty love. Magnify HIb power and fame; While resounding anthems mingle with their chimes Praise and bless His holy name. 8hare the Joy of Christmas With the friends you meet; Loving words of greeting Everywhere repeat; Lonely ones around yon Hearten with a song; Only golden mem'rle* to the day be long. May the Christmas pplrit Brightly in us gk*r, Thro* the year before us Light for all bestow. Heed the heav'nly message, "Peaot, to all good will," Strive Its tender promises to e'er Ii?tter From I>r. Wightman. - , r 9 The following letter upon the- re cent death of Mrs. Capers was. re ceived by Dr. H. B. Browne from Dr. John T, Wightman, of Balti more, who was at one time pastor of the Methodist church In Cam den : "My dear Brother: I commit to your care the body of this salmte<l woman to rest in the old family graveyard In Camden. ^?e gently fell asleep in Jesus at her home In this city. No disease, but the wea ry wheels of life stopped still at the golden gates. I had the great pleasure of kuowing her for more than ' sixty years. She was abeau tiful type of a Christian woman ? an angel in the church; a mother in Israel of an honored household; Bweot-splrited, active in all relig ious duties; the wife of a minister of the South Carolina Conference, and the sympathising friend of all servants of- Christ. She lived with her daughter in this city for about ten years, and I freqeuntly visited her. She "was always in Heaven when I saw her ? so full of Joy. I will prepare a full "in Memorla." "Your brother in Christ, "J. T. Wightman. "Baltimore. Md., Dec. 6, 1B11." Tlio IMac? to Get Your Turkeys. I will be at King's Stables next Tuesday, the 19th Inst., ' with a load of flao turkeys and chickens. H. T. .Johnson. Little Town of Rethlehem. O little town of Bethlehem! How still we see thee lie; Above Ithy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by; Yet In thy dark streets shlneth The everlasting Light; The hopes and fears of all the years Are met Jn thee to-night. For Christ Is born of Mary, And gathered all above, While mortals sleep, angels keep, Their watch of wondering love. O morning stars, together Proclaim the holy birth! And praises sing to God the King, And peace to men on earth. How silently, how silently, The wondrous gift Is given! So God Imparts to human hearts The blessings of His heaven. No ear may hear His coming, But In the world of sin, Where meek bouIs will receive Him still, The dear Christ enters In. O holy Child of Bethlehem! Descend to us, we pray; Cast out our Bin, and enter in, Be born In us today. We hear the Christmas angels, The great glad tidings tell; O come to us, abide with us. Our Lord Emmanuel! . ? ? Jgfu; ' " _-.i; , ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE AT THE GILT EDGE STORE. In re estate of Paul T. Villepigue. Notice is' hereby given that In conformity with an order of the Probate Court for Kershaw county, S. C., all the stock and fixtures In the store on the west side of Broad street, Camden, S. C., of the late P. T. Villepigue, known aB the Gilt Edge Store, such as then remain unsold, will be offered for sale at auction to the highest bidder tor cash, at the said store, on January 2nd, 1912, commencing at 12 o'clock M. The stock of goods will be Bold in bulk and schedule of the same will be found on the morulas of January 2nd, at the said store. The fixtures in the said store will be sold either In bulk or detail as occasion will require. John M. Villepigue Mary D. Villepigue Administrators. Deo. 14, 1911. It Is said that the National Loan and Exchange Bank ot Columbia { will erect a twin building to its pre- ^ sent twelve story home, this being Columbia's "skyscraper." ? , iWI 'IM 1 mfTfTfl mi J I ?HiwiS IWLiM W M >