The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 06, 1919, Image 9
E^i PURPOSE IN WALKINU
B . ^ m?rican Author# Gather Ideas
? Whll* 0,1 T?wr? Ovtr
I th? Country Vto?4?.
I The other day In a 111 tlr literary
Lithane upstairs oyer a bookslore In
En Franclaco, Bailey Millard write* lu
E*d prunc'lsco Bulletin. I heard one
EV? ^ less fq.njous California outhor
L. to another :
I -i hear you have bought an automo
Ihji* 1 suppose that'* the end of those
Ejebrated walk# of your*."
I -Not at all," was the reply Of the
I riter addressed. "It only extend*
?them."
I "jidw's that?"
I "Well I have had my mnchlne more
Ithiirt "I* months. I And that an auto
Itootdle Is a tine thing to take you to
phiee like the Marin hill*, where
Ivou <*n po and get a ?ood walk."
I Writer# a* a rule are walkers. They
Id o not necessarily walk because they
Iwrlte. nor do they write because they
Ljlk; but almost any of them will
Itell yoo that walking, oven along a
Lull itreet In town, la Inspirational. It
?would seem as If a writer'* leg*, mov
ling steadily und rhythmically, pump
lout of his Inner conaclouaneas Ideas
?that eventually get upon the printed
|page.
I Lean a? a grayhound and brown as
la berry. Julian Hawthorne was walk
ing along a country road near Poe's
?old home In Fordham. I happened to
Ibe accompanying him, but was saying
I very little, for the son of the famous
?Nathaniel seemed to be In what our
Igood old bromides call a "brown
I (.( tidy."
I of a sudden he left my side and
?darted up o bypath through the
?woods, springing up the hillside
lllke a deer. After a few minutes he
Icanie tearing down again, apologizing
Ifor his sudden freak by snylng:
I "I saw a half-formed Idea floating
? about and thought I would chase It
? down. It was a mythical Idea and a
Itough one. I have It now and I'm go
ling to put It Into n story."
I Henry- Lewis and David Graham
I Phillips, two authors with whom I was
?well acquainted during the latter years
?of their lives, both took long walks
? nearly every day and often I acconi
Ipanled them. While they walked they
?talked and In the case of Phillips It
Inns wonderful talk. In New York
| city we used to walk from the Players'
? dob In Ora mercy park, not far from
?Phillips' home, to Nineteenth strfcet
land to Forty-second street and hack
? again, always along dingy old Fourth
I avenue. Sometimes we would "tramp
Inlong as far as Fifty-ninth street and
Ithen over the Central park paths<
I Phillips told me that but for Ills
I walks he never would have been able
| to write bis novels.
Britain Fighting Rats.
In England, where the scarcity of
food during the war was a, much more
serious matter than In this country,
they have been giving much more at
tention to measures to prevent the
depredations of rats, and a concrete
corn erlh Is coming Into general use
throughout great Britain, which will
keep the grain In good condition and
at the snme time keep the rats out.
The Interior of the crib is built of
concrete blocks with holes In them for
ventilation of the building. The floor
li of solid concrete, and on the sides
where the blocks have openings the
Inside *f the structure is covered with
mesh. The trench in the center of the
floor U built so that the extension
feeder of the corn sheller can be*
placed in It when shelling out the crib.
8hort pieces of board are laid over
this trench, and are* removed as fast
as the com can be shelled. This
trench Is a labor-saving feature of.
this corn crib. It has been found by
the modern . farmer that concrete is
^tbfc.only effective way of fighting rats.
Balzac's Homo Is Restored.
The home of the famous French
author, Honore de Balzac, in the Rue
Raynounrd at Pnssy has been reopened
?? an artists' center. Th? house had
been sadly neglected, but has been re
stored to present the appearance It
had In Bnlrac's time, with Its vestibule
painted blue and the original oak carv
ings and dark red tapestries decorating
the apartment where Balzac wrote his
masterpieces.
On the table stands the big chlnn
coffee-pot from which the author was
wont to refresh himself, for Balzac
w?s a mighty drinker of coffee. Old
woodcuts and original printing proofs
?dorn the walls. In ttie garden the
Tlne that Balzac tended still grows and
his beloYed lilacs have been replanted
there.
In one room there Is still the trap
door through which Balzac used to dis
appear when Importunate creditor*
called.
Matters of Importance.
"Yonng woman, 1 have waited h<?re
three-quarters of nn hour to see Mr.
ttadsoo. How much longer will 1
fcnve to wait?"
"I ran't tell you. sir. He's very
busy."
"Won't you mind finding ouj ?"
"Indeed I would, sir. Mr. Wadson
chairman of the grounds committee
the country club. He and the
other members of the committee are
^cussing plans for Improving the golf
llnlc?. i wouldn't dare to lnt??P,Pt
now if a million dollars wers at
Birmingham Age-Hernld.
Politics and Statesmanship.
"A politician is a statesman out of
? Job." remarked the superficial cynic.
"Not these days," rejoined Senator
Sorfchum. "A politician Is a statea
wfco Is wllirng to get down to
^irtaiwyre* and hustle for what he
'?ttrds as his country's beat iBtscsat."
BEEKEEPING.
Timely 8uea$#tlon? About Thle Grow*
ing Industry,
C '?mson College. ? The spring honey
flow, has iturted over the entire state.
The beet* in the southern part of the
are about three weekti ahead of
those In tin- PiedmQQt MCtlon, In the
upper part of the state the flow is
good from tulip, poplur, holly, honey
locust, blackberry, raspberry, plan
tain, mustard. In the southern part
of the state the flow Is flne In poplar,
holly, gums, tupelo, white clover, gall
berry, etc, The bees must be closely
watched. Supers are filled rapidly in
strong colonies and ample room
should be provided by adding supers
before the hiv'es become congested.
Supers should be examined at this
time twice a week, for a strong colony
will often fill a super in one week.
Requeening of strong and healthy
colonies ia not recommended at thin
time. The beekeepers should look
forward wltl* a view to doing this,
where necessary, in July. A good
queeiV introduced at that time will
build a strong colony for wintering
and the hive will start work next
spring with a strong and active
queen.
Transferring from one-gum to stand
ard 10-frame hives should be contin
ued into the summer, regardless of
honey flow, because the bee-yard is
not as profitable as It should be In
the bbxes.
So many of our citieens are asking
how and where to get bees. Bees
may be obtained in one or more ot the
following ways:
1st: Transfer from the old bee
tree in the woods or swamp to a mod
, ern 10-frame hive.
2nd: Purchase a swarm In a box
gum at a reasonable price and trans
fer it to a standard 10-frame hive.
3rd: Purchase one or more nuclei
from reputable beekeepers' supply
houses.
In transferring from a tree or box
it is quite immaterial if the bees are
black. After they have settled in the
new hive they are tfaen requeened
with a good Italian queen, which will
convert the colony from black to Ital
ian in a short time.
There is a shortage of comb and
the rendering of extracted honey is
urged. It requires time and work for
bees to build comb and it is unfortu
nate when this work is necessary
when a hpavy honey flow ia on.
In taking off honey, nothing should
be allowed to go to waste.
pieces of comb honey may be put In
the sun or solar extracted. Capplngs
honey are treated in the same man
ner. Pieces of comb or comb contain
ing honey should not be left in the
bee yard or at any place near where
the bees can get to it. This disorgan
izes the workers and causes robbing.
Be clean and exacting when taking off
the honey. Even washings after clean
ing up the utensils may be saved for
making honey vinegar.
There is no evidence of brood dis
eases in this state and this should
encourage every beekeeper to use any
precaution in ordering queens and
nuclei from reputable sources. It is
for this reason that the purchasing of
Jftocal bees is encouraged.
The Extension Service maintains
specialists on beekeeping and any in
quiries will always receive careful at
tention.
THE COTTON RED SPIDER.
Close Observation "and Quick Action
' . Will Control.
Clffmson College.? The eotton plants
of the 19J8 drop -.were, perhaps more
generally infested with red spider
than ever before. Almost every man
who planted cotton last year had boms
trouble with the red spider. It is a
pest that every cotton farmer should
know at this time.
' Shall the 1$19 cotton crop be infest
ed with this pest? This depends
principally on the individual farmer.
The fields should be closely watched,
from the time the cotton is thinned
until the picking begins. With the
first appearance of the red spider,
work should begin and be done thor
oughly ? as long as is necessary to get
the red spider under control.
-> The following are some of the meas
ures to adopt in controlling red spi
der: ?
? 1st: . Keep the poke weed down. It
possible dig or grub up and burn. All
poke weed along terraces, ditches,
around stumps or on the border of
fields should be cut down and kept
down all summer.
fnd: Cut down blackberry vines
and keep them cut at the same time
the poke weed is cut.
3rd: Carefully watch the cotton.
The red spider usually starts in a
corner or spots. Do not allow these
spots to enlarge. Pull up all infested
plants that are noticeably infested
spots ? pile and burn these stalks on
the ground from which they have been
pulled.
4th: Should these "spits" be too
large to pull up and burn, api^ay thor
oughly wheif first noticed with lime
sulfur wash (use the concentrated so
lution) one gallon of the wash to 100
of water. The under side of the
leaves la the principal part of the
plant to spray. Use a pump that will
make a fine spray and will give 100 to
Its pounds pressure, such as a barrel
spray pump.
6th: The control of the red spider
depends on this factor: That it mnst
be stopped as soon as It begiae if pos
sible. This requires close obaervattoa
and quick acting. * .
We need to tfciak more stoat tm
creasfn* food sad feed crops aa? flMa
w won't need to talk so smell about
fnff tfve eotton erop.
(, .
UOYKKNOK MANNING HBTITiNH
; ? " 'T~" TV * ' . ?, * .
Was IMecato Abroad of l<eafue to Kn
foite Pmw.
? Sumter, May 81. Coming back with
it broad view of international condition*'
gained from Intimate contact with wo.dd
tigutcs at the peace conference, Kit-hard
I. Manning, former governor of Houth
Carolina, when lie arrived her* today
from Kurope, where he hati been *iuoe
March 22, ?aid that, in his opinion, the
future of cottou wa? very bright, lie
stated that when the |>esce treaty la srign
ed and the world markets again resume
their normal functioning, the market*
will be cryiug for cottou. He thinks
that the demand will couhuiuc the sup
ply now available aud that which will be
produced thi# year, ,
The government* ?*( Kurope, depleted
of resource* and with a deflated money
market, he ?aid, will not be able to hau?
?UtV#Pneru*an oottou unaHsintod, but, ?ald
Governor Manning, <\>r|K? ration* will
have to bo formed in (he United State*
to handle the export* iu?d extend credits
The former governor said that llarnard
M; ltarm*h and Vauoe MoTortnick are
frleudtf of the Southern cotton plauter
and are doing all iu their '-power to help
him
Former governor Manning and Mra.
Manning, who iwvoinpanied him to Ku
rope, where he weut to the peace con
ference as the accredited delegate of the
League to Mnforce Peace. ex-Prealdeut
Tuft'* organisation, arrival from New
York tJ?U morning at 11 o'clocjk.
This afternoon they went to Governor
Mann log' a faitn at lloykin ami will
?t>euj) 8u?<lay at the home of U. II. Hoy
kin at Ro.vklo. White In Kuropo they
visited the grave of thejr 5.011, Maj. Wil
limn Sinkler Manniug, who was buried
on the Argonne battlefield, and were
vhowui the great battlefields of the war.
They spent Mxoe time with their three
sons in the Kighty-Hnst I >i vision. Major
Bernard Mannings, Hnrwell I>eas Man
ning and John Adger Manning.
The former governor and hia wife
speak interestingly of their experience?
while abroad, the world ttgureo they, met
and the many oourtoaies shown thrnu
while in Prauce and England. They ar
ii\v<l in Halifax fnom abroad May 24.
Former Governor Manning is uuuu-us
u?.d in hi* praiae of President Wilsoa'a
WQ)<k at the peace conference, the .cou
(luct and morale of t lie American aol
diera Abroad, and the nnditnted patriot
ism and liigli courage and fortitude of
tin* American women who served in th?
world war.
The ex-governor May* that ho oom?ft
home with a . keener realisation of what
America stand* for and It* purpose iu
the world Hchome otv,Hffairn, He bellevoti
that the league of natidua i? uect'Hsary
for the poace of the world and in .satin
Mod that the aeuatc will adopt it.
Western Virion telegraph operators in
Atlanta have threatened a strike along
with th<? telephone o]M>ratoiK.
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