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Poisonous Snakes Are Peis cf Zoo Kcjps At Hort i/llziibnU. Suullt-Alilvu. ?u lathed to ci?ti nutuml history museum end uvlary^ta a large "snake KurU^u." where tH>l*"lK>UP reptile* live In (ier tect freedom,' 1* motif f their- natural sur roundings. suyfc the New York World. Tin' garden T#, <?i eoui'sij, nil off wvmi ihe rest of the world by a voiHirctO wall. Its keeper Is * negro who hits worked in the snake uurden 'from the days of his chlldlmud and has uctuid* ly succeeded In building up a real friendship with his charges. Protect ?hI only l?y gauntlet gloves and leather puttees, with his o:her clothing more*. the regulutlv?u uniform. of the niU' neum, ho fearlessly enters the In* closure and freely handler his pets. When one considers that the major ity of the snakes In the garden are of the most deadly varieties? the African obbra, the puff-adder and the fer-de lance among others?one would think twice before offering to swap jobs with tbe keeper of the reptile house. / Poisonous snakes are popularly he- ' lleved to be untamable, but tbe negro keeper at Port Elizabeth seems to prove that, If not actually affectionate, they can he persuaded by kindness to tolerate hufuan companionship. The snakes In the Port Elizabeth garden are not used for display pur poses only, Their venom, extracted* Is used In the preparation of seruma and antidotes for imake-blte. ? Auto Driving Making Pigeon-Toed People As a result of continual nutomublle driving, Americana are becoming plg 'een-toed, according to the statement of Dr. Carl Hunt of New York city,, after extensive research to determine ?he cause of a marked tendency to "toe in" on the part of a large per* centage of the population in large cities. Complaint* of pains in the right foot, which are becoming com utou, also are attributed by him to the wtrne cause. "Automobile drivers are developing a uew form of foot trouble that in many cases becomes actual deformity," says i>octor> tiunt. "Ever since the advent of tbe foot accelerator, my car-driving patients, In ever Increasing numbers, have complained of pains In the out6r side of tt^a ' middle third of tha right foot, particularly when walking. In -most pases, I have found that with correction of the position of the foot on the accelerator, manual manipula tions, simple exercises, and properly fitting shoes, the trouble has disap peared." ? Popular Mechanics Marga rine. # Bug That Stabs Potato Bug Against the devastating potato bug, the United States Department of Agri culture is marshaling an army of ene my soldier bugs, popularly known ai "stink bugs." Every time a potato parasite clashes with one of these deadly antagonists, potato plants are just one bug safer., For the soldier buj< usually wins. Ad vancing to the attack, he jabs a spear Mke beak into %soft spot In his prey's armor. Barbs at the tips of the Jaws keep tbe spear Inserted. The doomed potato bug at tlrst feigns death, then begins a frantic scrambling over obsta cles to shake off its assailant. Ex haustion finally leaves the potato bug at the mercy of the soldier bug's ap petite, which sates itself on the blood and juices of * the victim. ? Popular Mechanics. Mammals California There are 11,000,000,000 mammals In California.' Half of these are burrow in k rodents, such as ground squirrels, kangaroo rats and gophers, which give farmers much trouble. Dr. Joseph Urlnnell of tbe. University of Callfor. ?v'a, however, has a good word to saj for gophers and such. Fossils show that they have been in existence ai least 200,000 years and he has figured out on one tract of land that In that tlm? gophers have given the soil thf equivalent to .'1,400 plowing to a depth of six Inches. It is all rljiht to keep them ? off artlflcally cultivated iarni but In other areas, the plowing and fertilization furnished by them Is In valuable. Why Bread Becomes Stale Dr. Kats, a Dutch Inventor, hat been trying to discover what ra&kei bread grow stale. He lias found, it 1* reported, Lhat low temperature la th? chief cause. Brend kept at 140 de grees Fahrenheit was quite fresh at the end of 48 hour*, but when the tem perature was reduced to 122 degree* the breed began to grow stale and continued to increase In atalenesa dowi to about three degrees below the freez ing point. Beyond that staleness grew less imtll at the temperature of liquid air the bread had again become per fectly fresh. It Is suggested tha bread ran be kept fresh by placlnj It In a flreless cooker immediately af ter It i * removed t'rom the oven. Penalized "Why do you always use 'whilst in place of 'while'?" asked the cl'tj editor of the new reporter. "Because I think it'? a nlcrr word%* "All rlghf," said the editor. "J think you'd hetttu- work in the Janl torlal department for a whilst." ? Boa ion Transcript. "Never Told Her Love " His Fiancee? Yes, Titus, 1 lovef you when I first met you. Titus Oanby ? NVhy'n time didn't yo? my so then? Mere I've gone mm waated $4.2I? court In' you. ccnnosiON cause OF HEAVY LOSSES Engineers Estimate Effects of Water on Buried Jron at ?3,5O0,GG0,CC9. New York. -The annual wastage In Iron aud steel Is placed at nearly &!,? fitHMHXl.Otty ifji KiHInIi .tulhorllWs, ac cording to Alfred I), Flinn. (llrniltiv of tlu? Kugiucering' foundation, In a de acriptlon of recent conquests of en gineering research la eflfprts to elim inate the ravage* ?t >>*? f t **ji 1 1?>4 iron through graphitic corrosion. Impor t an t revelations iivthls tleltl have lawn made in a report to the foundation by J. VI pond l'avlt>s of New York, "yrewl-1 deal of the United Engineering so ciety. "Millions of tons of east-Iron have been put uuder ground and under wa ter in pipes, tunnel linings and other engineering structures," said Director ' Fllnn, "and It has been observed that certain klndH of soil and water act upon some kind* of cast-iron, slowly softening them so that the objects can l>e cut with a penknife. Strange to say, Iron thus softened grows hard again when exposed to the air." Turns Red Hot on Exposure. One of the Interesting stories brought to light by the historical branch of the study has to do with several wrougbtdron wuns raised in 188f> from the Mary Hose, an English man-of-war, sunk by the French in a battle near Portsmouth in I54f>. Sotue of the cast-Iron balls, with which the cannon were loaded, should have weighed .'K> pounds, but actually weighed only ID, while othori* that should have weighed 70 pounds tipped the scales at only 4ft. on being ex posed to the air they became red hot and fell to pieces. In 1822, cast-iron cannon that went down with a pirate ship off Holyhead, Wales, nearly m century l>efor* were raised. They were soft when recov ered, but hardened upoo being -ex posed to the air. Later, when used to fire salutes, they were. said to have made louden reports than any other guns* Several cast-iron guns of the Flori *da, one of the Spanish Armada, sunk In lft88, were rained In 1740, and upon .scraping, away the corroded surface became so hot they could not be touched. Science Explains Phenomena. Some of the phenomena mentioned, it Is explained, are due to th? fact that "gray", cast-iron, the kind most readily attacked, contains several per cent of carbon by welghjf. The carbon is not dissolved by salt or alkaline water, which eats away the Iron, and hence, although the dimensions of the casting may remain unchanged, its specific gravity and its weight will be j reduced. Protective measures, it is explained, consist of keeping the injurious water away from the surface of the casting, or of neutralizing its action. Falling in these, It is pointed out, If the cast ings are of a kind of iron sub*1ec,t to attack, one can only follow the ex ample of the circus man who exhibited a lion and a lamb peacefully occupy ing the. same cage and found it. nec essary occasionally to renew the lamb. Indian Rope Trick Is Branded as Myth New York. ? The famous Indian rope trick, which haw puzzled psychic In vest igatprs for inauy years, is a Action and a jnyth, according to Hereward | CarrlnKton, investigator for the Amer ican Psychical Research society, w^o lectured recently on psychic phenom ena in Genealogy hall, 320 West Fifty eighth street. "Nobody has ever uctually seen the trick," he said ; "there have been many who have seen persons who have seen it, perhaps; but the person has never been found who has seen it first hand. The thing has never actually happened except In the imagination of some people. He admitted that a crude attempt at the rope trick had been made by ma gicians who used a bamboo rod that looked like a rope. ? ! i Mail Preffera Bullet to Dancu^ With "Redhead" Chicago.- Hather than dance with a titan thatched wall flower. Philip La Ros** took a chance on beln# shot, he told the police. I. a Rose was dancing with a pretty brunette at a local dance hall Tues day night. When Mrs. .Tosie f'acca valo, proprietress, tapped him on the shoulder and with a pistol in her hand, said: "Dance with that rod head. or I'll kill you," he took one look at the girl and Jumped through the window. Police disarmed Mrs. Caeoavalo and charged her wlfb assault with a dead ly weapon. Current Hurls Motorman Off Car. Sandusky, O ? (Jenrge Fosco, San dusky. a Lake Shore Kloctrlc railway motorman. rerelveda shock that sent hlni hurtling through the air to the. cnrbfllg when he attempted to adjust trolley trouble from the fop ?,f i,p? car rec^itTy. He is exported to re rover Foreigners in Lcndon. I,ond??n ? Foreign visitors to London have arrived In such numbers this year that the trrn^portatlon companies have been forced to hire conductor* for thHr buss -s and trams who art able to spe. k 'orrlga languages industrial History Is Shown in Magazine "Ads" If one would get a bird's ejo view of America's Industrial development and, In u sense, her social evolution u* well, says tlx* Christian Silence Monitor, hv cum do uo better than makb n study of tl|e advertising. In long- out -of- ?!v to iniiK.'izVt'H, It la an absorbing hit of research. ( do to u library, or Into your own dusty tlli's and get copies of two qr tbfce of the older leading magazines of the country for the years, say, of 1NIK>, IStKi. 1K08. 1000, \\m and 1014. In the advertising columns you uuty trace the evolution of the American conn- j try hoUBC and all Its furnishings, You will see tbe bicycle begin and end, There will pass In review before you a whole cycle In the art of printing' This Mage, set foi the . motorcar, will portruy in a complete drama Its entrance, Its transformation, Its j triumphant domination of the scene. Many a gigantic 10, 000-candle power advertising appropriation of today fan b? seen slowly, cautiously feeling Its way along a twilight road; ftrst guessed by faint auroral flashes sent out from quarter-page displays. The pages themselves will Increase In steady arithmetical progression, parallel with the growth of the aver ago American hank deposit. No treatise or text book could present more graphically the phenomenal in dustrial metamorphosis of tbe United States and the alterations In national tastes, desires and wealth. French Now Sending Autograph Telegrams It is now possible to send autograph telegrams as the result of tho perfec tion of a device for that purpose by M. llel In, a French inventor. This trans mitting machine l? being Installed In all the French telegraph and post oflUjes. The sender of a telegraph message writes the telegram on a revolving cylinder, and through a series of novel mechanical devices It Is received by the addressee in the original writing of the sender. Ofer the surface of the paper on the revolving cylinder runs a needle, which In Its movements breaks and restores an electric current. Special ink is used in writing this telegram, po that the words are in slight re lief .above tfxe surface of the paper. ,vTipe delicate needle strikes tke ob stacle made by tbe letters, Is Jerked upward and Interrupts the electric circuit. These interruptions are all regis tered at "tbe receiving end, and the result is t^at- by the Inverse process the exact pattern *<&,the written tele gram Is repro<tyce<V*nd,thls "tele-auto graph" Is delivered to the addressee. ? * ? r? ? 7? Sea Sand for Fertilizer In Cornwall,. I&iglajQd. sea sand Is used very largely, for, fgrtl liter and for dressing the soil of jhe farms. This Is because the sea san^.from places nearby contains a large percentage of calcium carbonate derived from the shells of the sea i^oiluflks, The winds carry the sand Inland for some dis tance, and pile 11^ up In dunes. Its low price makes it preferred now to lime, although for yenrs It was con sidered valueless. Hydromotor Bicycle A motor bicycle which can run on land or water, designed by an Italian, has been ^ried out successfully. It Is equipped with pontoons which keep It afloat and with a rudder which is con trolled from the handlebars. The pontoons are filled wfth air similar to the life-saving crafts used at the beaches, so that they cannot b<? sub merged. The bicycle Is equipped with I a small engine of two horsepower, but the designer is developing one of high er power. New Field? for Railway* A great TOterprise of the early fu ture will he building railways In South America, Asia and Africa. In each of those continents are now vast area* of rich land that can be exploited only when the railways come. In ths United States there are on the average 88 miles of railway to every 3,000 square miles. In .Europe there are only 62 mi^es of railway to evsry 1,000 square talles, In South America only seven, in Asia only four, and in Africa only three. ? Youth's- Companion. Safeguarding the Cr paging One traction company in New Jer sey, realizing thf danger to the motor ing public of grade crossings, has evolved a sign system of warning at each crossing. Suspended .across the road and directly above each crossing is a large board with several electric lights. This board bears the following message : "Danger I Look Out for Locomotive 1 Stop When Lighted!" Some Have Money "I see tbe wife of certain governor recently lost a bracelet worth $5,000. He gave the finder u reward of 300 plunks." . "Well, I'm glad to hear one governor has some money. I thought all a gov ernor ever had was a slouch hat and a rusty frock coat/' American Bee Stand g Well Australia has prohibited the impor tation of adult bees to prevent the In troduction of serious diseases of adult bees, such as the Tale of Wight dis ease. An exception la made of tbe United States, this being the only country from whlcii Importations are permitted. ? Department of 'Agricul ture Bulletin. Twvnty-ftvc school teacherR of New Caatlo, Pn., art' to iveeive an increase of $100 ia their pay next Mention pro vided they keep thpir hair up with hair nets to prevent it having the appearance of being bobbed. Wants-For Sale FOR RKNT--- New bungalow with four roQniH and bath complete on Watnut street. Apply to C. C. Whitaker, Camden, S, C. 1-t l.OST ? Between Camden and Sumter, Sunday afternoon, one 80x8 1-2 Goodyear tire und rim. Finder I please return to W. S. Sheorn, e?re [ of The Wigwam, Camden, S. C. 5pd FOR SALE ? Show case in good con dition. Apply to The Wigwam, Camden, S. C. 5pd LOST^Ono South Carolina license tag: No. A -80264, between Columbia and Piedmont School house in Ker shaw County. Finder return to E. H. Drakeford, rte 6, Camden, S." C. 5-pd WANTED? 500 dozen old ginger ale bottles, white, holding 10 or 12 oz. liquid. Clean, no broken mouths. Will pay delivered at Sumter, S. C., 24c per dozen. Jack (J. Metropol. 5-6-sb FOR SALE-? About' one thousand | bushels of corn in the shuck; at I my place or delivered. Apply to ; W. C. Seagle, Camden, S C. 5 ? 10pd LOST ? One long silver handled black silk parasol. Finder please leave at Chronicle office and receive reward. WANTED ? You to learn to make $1,500.00 to $2,500.00 per year sell ing Chevrolet Automobiles. We offer an exceptional opportunity to young men from 17 to 20 years of age desiring to succeed. A course in Salesmanship direct from Chev rolet Motor Co. costing only $5.00 enables you to learn while you earn. Apply in person. Smith's Garage, Camden, S. C. 5-pd F6R S^LR?Dry Siov^ Wood, at $6 per load, also fresh country butter ait 50 cents per pound. Address L. M. Rose, rte 6, Camden, S. C. 5p GET A COOL cushion for your car, on sale at Burner's Garage, Cam den, S. C. 3-5sb WE SELL used parts for all makes of cars. Apply to our yard or see D. Snyder, Camden, S. C., for in formation. 4-tf WANTED ? Position by young married man as Ford car or truck driver. Address "C. B.," care of The Chronicle, Camden, S. C. 4-6-pd WE BUY all kinds' of scrap iron, brass, copper, lead and inner tubes. Wre pay spot cash for wrecked auto mobiles. Write or call at the Snyder Store, Camden, S. C. 4-tf FOR SALE ? Five thousand rosemary \ trees on the stump, fit for sawmill purposes, within threejBgttftL fif the outskirts . Qf Camden, S, C., between the Southern and S. A. L. Rail ways. Apply to B. B. Clarke, Agt. 3-sb NOTICE ? A Ford touring car top cover and rear curtain, complete, standard material for $0.00 at Burner's. DISAPPEARING Luggage Carriers at Burner's for .$2.26. STOP wasting gas, oil * and spark plugs by installing a set of Cam Shaw piston rings, cost no more than tln? ordinary kind. Pettigrew & Hough, at City Garage, Camden, S. t\ 4-Gpd FOR SALE? Three Ford touring ears, one Ford truck, all in A-No. 1 shape. Terms to responsible buyers. - Address U. N. Myers, Broad Street Filling Station, Cam den, S. C. " 2-tf SPRINGS for all ears at Burner's Garage, Camden, S. C. 3-6sb RADIATORS ALL MAKES repaired and replaced at Burner's Garage, Camden, S. C. 3-5sb FOR SALE ? Tomato, cabbage, pep per and flower plants. CAbba&e - plants home grown and climatiis^d. Apply to B. H. Baum, Camd^m, S. C. 6 3-6sl> ? I FARMERS ATTENTION ? We have the agency in Kershaw and sur rounding counties for the Farm electric, the Ford Parts Plant. This plant has everything on the market beat yi the way of farm lighting and power. We have one of these plants mounted on a Ford truck and will be glad to make a demon stration at your farm at any time. This plant also, can be seen at our place of business. Can be bought ? on easy payments to suit you. Beard's Battery Service, Phone 48G, Camden, S. C. 2-5pd FLAT RATES on brake lining work and repairs at Burner's Garage, Camden, S. C. 3-6sb CALL The Ever Ready Pressing Club for cleaning, pressing, altering and repairs. Phone 159-J. Prompt ser vice, reasonable price. J. S. Gam ble, Proprietor, 859 Broad Street, Camden, S. C. 88tf WE CAN GIVE you a replacement for your qar 'in 12 hours notice. Burrier's Garage, Camden, S. C. 3-5-sb FOR RENT ? Five office rooms in building upstairs, corner of Broad and DeKalb streets. Newly painted and in good condition with toilet and lavatory on floor. For further particulars apply to F. M. Zemp, Camden, S. C. 3tf | REWINDING? -Armature rewinding. I Electric irons, funs, et<;., repaired. 1). J. Creed, Carolina Motor Co., J Camden, S. C., day phone 210, night I phone 12D0-J. 50-tC | THE FA KM ELECTRIC is so reliable j that it can run day after day, week after week, month after month, and year after year with a minimum of care, and it is very economical in fuel consumption. Heard's Battery Service, Camden, 8. C. 2-5 pd NOTICE ? We want every farmer. t? let us demonstrate the Eord Parti. Plant to them. It doesn't matter what kind of a plant you now have we want you to investigate this one. Beard's Batterv Service, Cafnden, S. C. ' 2-5pd FOR 8 ALB ? Attractive bungalow on Lake View Avenge, with view of Lake. Price low and favorable terms. Apply to Henry Savage, Camden, S. C. 49-sb MONEY TO LOAN? I am prepay, to negotiate l^aps on approved Retfl Estate Mortgages. E. D. Blake ney, Attorney, Camden, S. C. 46tf WANTED ? Poplar, Ash, and Cypres* standing timber. Will figure with you on any pise tract. Give full details in first letter. Hoffman Lumber Company, Columbia, S. C. 36tf THE FORI) PARTS PLANT? It is so simple that any one, anywhere, at any time can understand, oper ate and maintain. Call us for a demonstration, Phone 486, Beard's Battery Service, C&mden, S. C. 2~5pd NOTICE 6F ELECTION Notice is hereby given that an election will be held by City Council on the ^first Monday in May, being the fifth day, for the following city employees: One Chief of Police One Sergeaht of Police Three Policemen One Street Commissioner One City Clerk and Treasurer One Clock Keeper One Fire Truck Driver Applications for above positions will have to be filed not latfer than 12 M. Monday, May fiifth. By order of City Council. H. C. SINGLETON, , City Clerk and Treasurer. Awnings for HOME AND BIJSINES High Grade Awnings of all Kinds C.M. COLEMAN, CAMDEN, S. C. L INSURANCE THROUGH ALL THE LONG SEASON OF PLANTING AND CULTIVATION YOU HAVE SPENT WEARY DAYS OF TOIL, WORKING FOR A REWARD IN HAR VEST. DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED IN THAT REWARD WHEN THE HARD EARNED PROFITS ARE ALMOST WITHIN YOUR GRASP ? BE SURE THEY ARE SECURED. HAIL, LIKE A SWEEPING MACHINE GUN FIRE, WILL MOW DOWN YOUR CROPS. BUT THROUGH IT ALL YOU CAN FEEL AND KNOW THAT YOUR FINANCES ARE SECURED, THAT THERE WILL STILL BE A PAY DAY EVEN THOUGH HAIL HAS VISITED YOUR CROPS ? PROVIDED YOU ARE PRO TECTED WITH HAIL INSURANCE. IT WILL TAKE ONLY A MINUTE TO DROP A CARD OR PHONE US REQUEST ING INFORMATION ON HAIL INSURANCE. IT WOULD TAKE A LONG WHILE TO OFFSET THE FINANCIAL LOSS WHICH A HAIL STORM MIGHT DO TO YOUR CROPS. BUT THIS IS FOR YOU TO DECIDE. WILL YOU GAMBLE YOUR CROP AGAINST A DESTRUCTIVE HAIL STORM, OR WILL YOU INSURE IT AGAINST HAIL WITH A MODERATE PRICED, BUSINESS-LIKE HAIL POLICY? C. P. DuBOSE & co. General Insuf&hce Agents