The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, November 05, 1926, Fair Edition, Image 24
DUKE UNIVERSITY RICHEST
Endowment Soon To Qe One Hundred
Million Dollar .
(Manufacturer's Record)
With an endowment which ultimately
in to reach gigantic sum of
from $80,000,000 to $100,000,000, the
Duke University of Durham, N. is
now building a plant which will involve
the construction of sixty buildings
at u cost of about $20,000,000.
Jjf., It is estimated that it will take six
years to complete this gigantic construction
program. The work now
under way is costing about $800,000
.monthly. Involved in this undertak
ing will be a medical and hospital
group costing about $4,000,000, with
an endowment of $6,000,000. The site
of the university is on a tract of land
covering 1100 acres, which is connected
with a 4000-acre tract with riparian
rights owned by the university
oa both sides of the New Hope river.
The original endowment by Mr. Duke
of $40,000,000 is to be increased by
setting aside a portion of the income
until the endowment has reached $H0000,000,
but is is estimated that in
the course of time the endow meat
will aggregate at least $100,000,000
and possibly continue with an almost
indefinite expansion.
The proposition is one of such tremendous
magnitude that it is difficult
to visualize what this institution will
mean to the educational work, not
alone of the South but of the entire
country. It might not be inappropriate
to suggest to the trustees of
this university that they establish in
connection with its work a school of
technology and research equal in facilities
to the greatest technological
school in America. It would He diflfi-'
cult to exaggerate the importance of
such a school of technology thus richly
endowed and giving to the students
of the South opportunities equal to
anything to be found anywhere in
technical work, even if not by virtue
of the situation and opportunity surpassing
any other institution of the
kind in this country or in Europe. It
is true that the plans already made
include civil and electrical engineering
schools, but to this might be added
metalurgica! schools, textile
schools and other technical schools of
the widest possible influence, in order
that there may be created in'the central
South a cenler of tecnical education
for graduate and postgraduate
work unsurpassed anywhere.
With this vast endowment the trustees
of the Duke University have an
opportunity never vouchsafed to any
other similar body of men in America
Their responsibility is in keeping
with the opportunity.
The easiness of the endowment
makes a hitherto unequaled opportunity
for putting the South to the
fore-front in advanced lines of academic,
medical and technical education.
The United States Department n:
Agriculture stales that wood fuel utilization
methods practiced by Europeans
arc not practicable in tin- United
States, for the reason that the
time spent by Americans in picking
up chips, branches, et cetera, is worth
much more than the fuel obtained.
A new two-cent postage stamp is
being issued by the Post Office Department
to commemorate the 150th
' anniversary of the battle of White
Plains.
fonPAlX
IVtocaCTC
A costume of unusual charm for !
the cool days of Fall, worn by '
Laura La Pi ante. The full length
coat is of stamped kid, with a
flattering collar of gray fox. The
hat is of cordal silk, with band at
grasgrain ribbon. Kid shippers and
; jUmes. a lartre leather h&ad>
live stock
m news
WATCH POINTS FOR
SUCCESS WITH PICS
Almost anyone can make money In
I the hog hllhl ficMM this year, hut when
(he business in poor and pork prh *s
j are low the fellow whose profits will
> collie In moat regularly and lust long[
Cht Ik the man who follows (he Hwlne
Kunltatlon Kyhiein and wutches some
of the other pointM that are loo often
paaaed up In raising pigs, W. K. Curroll,
chief of awlne husbandry at the
college of ugrlculfure, I'nlverslty of
Illinois, points out.
"There ure many opportunities for
losses while pork la In the process of
making on the farm. To begin wltli,
many ..of the huztfl^y which creep In
early during the^^g*? life can be
traced directly to u damp, cold bed
during the first two weeks after furrowing.
Thin will be of Importunce
again with late fall litters. Concrete,
brick or tile floors ure probably the
worst in thla regurd, although board
aixd dirt floors need frequent attention,
The top of the bed may loojk
dry and fine, at the aume time enough
dampness will come up from the bottom
to be a real menace to the
health and vigor of the pigs. The
cure for tlila, of course, Is to replace
the old bed with a fresh supply of
dry, absorbent bedding every three
or four days.
"A point In sanitation that 1b Important
Is the mud-hole wallow. 1'lgn
will find one If they have the leust
chance, because nutnre, In milking
the pig, didn't provide him with a
very good device fur getting rid of
surplus heat In the summer. Any
kind of a wet wallow helps to keep
him cool. Mud-hole wallows should
not he tolerated, however, us It Is
Impossible to keep them clean. Once
a pig gets louded up with Infections
and parasites which nre frequently
harbored In these foul places, his time
Is all taken up in providing a home
for these pests and he has none left In
which to make pork. This la one way
pork profits disappear.
"A running stream used by hogs Is
less apt to become foul, hut the danger
of Infection being carried in from
other farms makes the use of a
si ream as a wallow very Inadvisable.
If the- farm finances permit, a sanitary
concrete wallow Is a line thing.
Otherwise provide shade and trust to
luck, the hose and the sprinkling can
in hot weather emergencies.
"Many farms have natural shade,
and tills Is best. Where this is not
mailable, however, there Is no better
or cheaper shade than this: Plant
some short posts in the ground,
stretch over lliefn some old woven
wire and throw <>n a hunch of green
weeds, rank growth of sweet clover
or any such material. When put on
green, such material settles as It
dries so the wind will not blow it ulT.
Such a shade has the added advantag"
that the rains go through and settle
the dust where the hogs lie. As a
further dust settler, an occasional
sprinkling <if crude oil or used oil
from the crank case of the automobile
or tractor i? very much worth while.
"< >ld crank ea>e oil also can be
used to control lice, which are the
cause of another leak lu the pork
profits. In feeding lfi clean hogs
against K> lousy ones, the federal 1 >epartineni
of Agriculture found that
the clean hogs made almost 'Jo per
cent more gain than the. lousy ones.
"Mange is another pest that farmers
can't afford to feed along with
their hogs Mange is caused by a
tiny mile burrowing into the skin,
causing it to thicken and sometimes
to look as if it were covered with
large fiat warts, Itecause mange is
so irritating, the affected hogs spend
considerable time scratching and rubbing.
Mangy hogs also sell at a lower
price t?n the market because they
have to be converted into lower-priced
products, in fact, the carcass frequently
has to he skinned. The treatment
for this Is the same as for lice?
trequent applications of old crunk
case oil.
"Perhaps the biggest problem In
profitable pork production Is the men
ace of the round worm to the swine
Industry. This parasite annually
takes the lives of thousands of little
pigs and prevents those that do sur
vive from making rapid and econom
leal gains. The solution of this problem
lies in following the McLean county
(III.) system of swine sanitation.
This system makes it possible to raise
the siumber of pigs wanted on a farm
from two-thirds of three-fourths the
number of sows required with the old
system. The clean pigs gain faster,
make more pork from a bushel of
corn, and are ready for market ahead
of the rush, when prices are good.
"The ystem works wonders with
lull pig*- Anyone who is now waging
a losing battle with worms will
get a brand new thrill if he will fol"W
: he >:i ni t at ion -y stem.
Young Animal Gains
The young growing animal makes
gain in weight eheapei than the inn
tore animal. It usually pays to pro
\ide plenty of feed (or the your.% stock
even though It Is iwce^Mtrv to feed
grain when pasture ts *hnrt. Much
young stork is stunted, especially
after weaning, because it doesn't get
enough feed to maintain the normal
growth. Rapid growth Is passible only
when young animals are supplied wltii
plenty of feed to build bone and
.iUKle. ?==4A
* >. M . . .
IRISHMAN RULES ON
"ISLAND OF WOMEN"
Former Rail Worker Worshiped
by Subject .
"The Island of Woiuum," in th<?
South acax. it* on? of the a^rangest of
all munurchles. 11h InhaMfauts comprint
few. itM*ii unU many women, no
tiiat tlit* native women constantly art*
Involved in a struggle to win IiuhhamlH,
making polygamy expedient.
The monarch lx an IrUhmaii, posxcaxed
of a long red l>eard and a name
typlcui of hlx uncextru) country?Ml*
chucl < I'Shatighnesay, says Robert
Dean Friable in Wide World.
"King Mike," as he is widely known,
wan u section hand on the Southern
Pacific rullway in California when hi*
attention wux attracted by a picture
In a newspaper of a beautiful South
Sea island girl and he embarked for
ripMte.
O'Shaughneasy hud heard of the
mysterious Island of Women where
men are so few that 'they are worshiped
by the women, arid he made
it his objective when later he
left Tahiti aboard a small trading
schooner.
Ships engaged in trading In the
South Pacific seldom visit the Island
?f Wemen and those that do put Into
the deep-locked lugoon which serves
as the island's port* seldom leave
for some time. Life for the sailors is
easy and luxurious and it is infrequent
that the cuptnlns of such vessels
do not huve to resort to trickery
to lure members of their crews awny
from the native women, who Idolize
all men.
O'Bhauglinessy was the second
white man to tuke up Ids home ori
the Island of Women, the first having
been a veteran of the World wur wl*?
went there on n trading ship lie had
boarded without knowing Its destination.
The
future King Mike went to the
island with a determination to become
Its monarch, but little did lie
surmise that It would be his bright
red beard which would cause the old
native king to abdicate In his favor.
The women were deeply impressed by
the yoitng American's beard and they
came to regard him as being a sort
of u deity.
"I found Mike in his luxurious town
palace (he ulso has a simple little villa
up one of the valleys, and a more
pretentious bamboo abode on the
cliffs)," says Mr. Friable reviewing
his visit.
"(ireutnoKK, It appeared, bad been
thrust upon him. When the people
heard his full baritone voice, saw
hlni dance an Irish jig. and l'elt the
red bristles on ids broad chin, he was
accepted as a superman and regarded
as the equal of the native king. But
when he took unto himself six wives
and later as lie became familiar with
the language, preached the doctrine,
of polygamy as he saw It, the old king
abdicated and Mike ascended to the
t hrone."
Valuable Dust
A fan effectively collects the filings
and grindings in a shop where valuable
metals are worked, and saves the
portion usually lost in the cracks in
the Moor. The electric motor and controller
operate the grinding wheel. At
the left is a small nroior-operated exhaust
fan which draws the particles
into a funnel shaped opening, placed
as near the wprk as possible. This
discharges into a sack on the floor.
'1 he simplicity of this arrangement
and the savings resulting from its use
recommend it highly wherever precious
or semi-precious metals are
worked.
Most Jewelers do not heed the arrangement
because ilie saving would
be too small, hut manufacturers have
found the investment paid beyond nil
expectations.
Horse Still Holds Place
The American horse was for 200
years the sole means of inland travel
and the great essential to rill business
In and between the various colonies
made him a driving horse and none of
the Inventions of modern times, froth
the Introduction of railroads to htcycles
and horseless vehicles generally,
has affected his popularity or
his value. To the superficial observer
It would appear as If Improved means
of vehicular transport would diminish
the breeding of horses as well as decrease
their- value, but thus fnr such
has not been the case. (Jood horses
have a higher value ttian ever, and
as the demand for cheap or poorly
bred horses diminishes, the better bred
ones survive.
Bones of Prehistoric Men
Interesting discoveries of the remains
of prehistoric men are being
made on hnnstnhlc downs in one of
the mound- known as the F've Knolls
T In* skeleton of a bronze age man
associated with a cremation burial
was found near the -urface of the
mound. Subsequently traces of tw<
further cremations and parts of four
more skeleton- were discovered. K'cv
eti in ali. si ;t? of them It.tlOO years
old. have now been unearthed.?Lon
-rtom Tit-Bits
Tides Cause Volcanoes?
An interesting solution of the toys
tory of volcanic eruptions hns Just
been offered by William Bowie of th*
I'nlted .States coast and geodetic sur
vey. He advances the theory, sh>'?
Popular Science Monthly, thRt vol
canlc outbursts may be due directly
to the press tire of the tides, whirl
twist and wring the earth... The tides
he adds, may also have an Influenc* 9
in wtiWirig mountains. 9
^ / > J ???P ?yni ;?? ? M>*Y,Trmv~~'
1% I
Dimngroom and
Bedroom Furniture
WE HA VE COMPLETE STOCK OF DINING ROOM . I
AND RED ROOM FURNITURE THAT WE ARE I
GOING TO FEATURE DURING THIS SALE AT I
MOST WONDERFUL BARGAINS EVER HEARD. I
y r<r\t* x<* /*+
:*>
4-Piece Bed Room Suite consists of Vanity Dresser, "
Chiffonier, Bed and Bench?all American Walnut I
finish, regular price $125.00. Sale Price $79.00 I
|
Tl^is beautiful 10-Piece Suite consisting' of extensipn
Dining Table, Buffet, Serving Table, China Closet> / I
Host Chair, and 5 Straight Chairs?chairs nicely up- I
holstered jn beautiful tapestry entire suite finish- I
eel in rich American Walnut. Regular price $175.O0?V
Sale Price $98.50 ; ~ T . I
We also have a fine stock of FLOOR COVEBS^g^t^'
that will be on sale at a big
9x12 Cong. Rug, regular price $18.50 Sale Price : J
Felt Base Yard Goods, some cheap as 5oc rjfev ||l
Fine assortment Tapestry,. Axminster anil Wilton "
$18.00 value '9x12 Tapestry Rug " Y
$45.00 value 9x12 Axminster Rug $29.75^
Camden Furniture Company |
Kershaw County's Largest Fumitore House II