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?MX A. ?SiOb^b a Ob.) "Whether Mr. Cameron U an 111 aa to reported, or whether he la quite robust, tho effect of the gossip on Crystal Consolidated wan disastrous. A slump of fifteen points in two hours, this afternoon, wiped out many weak? ly margined accounts, snd spread ruin among a number of speculators who fondly Imagined this law-defying trust, of which Cameron is the sup? porting Atlss, as firmly Intrenched ss la the gorernmsnt itself. Tales* something definite Is forth-1 ?aomlng regarding Mr. Cameron's con? dition before the market opens tomor? row. a panic In Crystal Consolidated Is predicted. It closed today at 101% bid, 10t asked; the lowest figures re? corded this year " It startled me, because it showed that st Isast a part of the secret we wsrs guarding wag a secret no longer; and It perplexed me because I could not fancy through what channel theaa i somewhat distorted facts had filtered into publicity. I had no doubt that the ball, having been aet rolling lo this fashion, would gain both in vol? ume snd momentum unless some i r grtlc measures wsre promptly take! to check it. And yet, what, under the < 'rruir.stsnoea, could we do? Subter? fuge, I knew, would be useless, and the tmth must prove an acc erant. In haste and with diminished appe- j tite I rushed through my dinner, and a moment later was speeding up the avenue as fast aa a tax lea b could car? ry me, with the Cameron mansion my destination and a consultation with Evelyn Gray son my object. ? It must not be lmsgised that In this matter I expected any weighty assist? ance from a young woman of such lim? ited experience; but ehe wae practi? cally alone In the great house and I could well imagine how already re-' porters must be vying one with anoth? er to wring from her admissions con? cerning her uncle, * To my infinite relief I found thst sbe had returned the word. "Not at1 1 me." to all such callers. Inquiries from other sources had been met In similar fashion. Officers of the ^om 'pany bad called In person or had tel? egraphed, snd Hatch ft Hastings had ( been almost aggravating 1y insistent. "But, Evelyn." I said, "this Is all auch a eurprlse to me. I had no notion your uncle waa at all active In any cor? poration. I fancied him a director, probably, in a score or more of com? panies, but that he waa the so called , 'Glass King,' I never for a moment suspected. Under the circumstances, ha must have a private secretary somewhere, who might have been of lneatlmable aid to us." [ "Ha hat a private secretary, it ?asms,** she replied, ' tho igh eveu I never knew it until I read It in the News this evening. I am sure he never came to Cragholt. rils name is Simms?Howard Simms-- and he was Interviewed at the Company's office. ( Didn't you aee ltf' . r 1 confessed that I bad missed ev ery evening paper but on*. "It waa he. I thlak," she wtnt on, "who, becoming alarmed at Vncle Robert's long silence, mentioned ;t to some one. who In turn spread tho dam? aging reports " "Then he Is a very incompetent pri? vate secretary." I commented, "if not, Indeed, a dangerous one. I shall make a point of seeing Mr. Simms as early aa possible tomorrow. Tonight I am going to call on Tony Hatch?I have a nodding ac quaintance with him?and sssure him that when I last saw Rob? ert Cameron less than a month ago he waa In perfect health, and that 1 am satisfied he Is not In any sanita? rium or suffering from any mental or physical disorder. If he approves of the idea 1 shsll give out a statement to the newspapers, Implying that your uncle has gnu* on a little Journey of which bla family are entirely cogni? sant, and that his return may he ? x per?ed almos' any day. I think that ?u*ht o. tu n the tide in Wall stnet tomorrow Meanwhile, my dear Kvc lyn. continue to be 'not at home.' ' Hut neither at his home nor at any of his clubs could I find Mr Hat. h, though I xearr-h?d for him diligently until long aft r midnight. Evidently be wss Intent on evading the sleuth hounds of the press, and had suc? cessfully tak? n to < i.. r And then, on my nay back down tie avenue, to the I .ova It on, that I sp pened which mndo all subt? rfug?\ nil tat-t. i il easeernhlinr. unnecessary I' r oa tho sidewalk. gnpagMg lag catho dral. 1 found tli?- l^st of gnsweri to all the qmstW.i.A r ! - d bv the rumor mongers?tho animate refutation of every disturbing wglf word. CHARTEN XVII. Opposite the Cathsdral. Fifth avenue at t o o'< lock In the morning is fa ' 1 * p. Tlo re ..<?? lo> cslltlea In .<?? a 'oik whl< h an- u widely awake at that hour Ihau <t any other tin of day, hg! Ii t wsy of fashi- ? la not one of them] and In tho aealhlsaThasjd Ol t I street. Its repose Is as profound as at ) any point of its long, undevlatingly straight course. For over an hour I had waited in . that sumptuous white marhlo club edi? fice of the plutocrats which ostenta? tiously punctuates the avenue at Six? tieth street, and, tired of sitting, nerv- . ons and disappointed, I had choseu to ? walk down to my rooms, believing that the exercise In the clear, frosty air would serve to counteract, in a measure 'at least, all three of these vexations. I To the limit of sight there stretched I away a double, converging chain of twin lights marking the curb line for endless blocks, and illuminating the i nearer sidewalk and roadway, if not It effulgence, certainly with a clearly | defining radiance. Now and then 1 met a quick-stepping pedestrian, usu? ally in evening dress with cigar alight; and at more or less brief intervals llmousined motors and taxicabs with gleaming lamps sped by me at top speed. Once a hansom passed, the hoof-beats of the hard-driven horse re- ' sounding Jarringly against the night silence. At Fifty-fourth street I cut diagonal? ly across the avenue to the west side, and, continuing my way southward, absorbed in the problems confronting me, had been for a little quite lost to j encompassing objects. Then, sudden? ly, fearing lest in my abstraction I should sjnss the street on which my rooms were located, I aroused myself to get an idea of my location. Across the way the grim facade of the Cathedral rising dark and sullen . as a fortress made all clear. But, on my own side of the avenue there had been no such distinguishing mark. The brown stone dwellings, monotonously ugly, with their high stoops and balus traded areas, were no more enlighten? ing than the 9tone flagging of the side* , walk or the asphalt of the roadway. ] Scores of blocks presented practically j the same aspect as this. But an with critical gaze I measured one after an otbe: of these combinations I was all at onc% arrested by sight of a tall, i bent figure clutching the high iron rail? ings which guarded the avenue front- | age of the house on the corner?the only really Individual house In the < row. I My first rough concept was that I had come upon Incapability resulting from Intemperance. At closer view, however, I tempered my Judgment. The possibility of illness or injury In? tervened, and I paused Samaritan like to offer succor. The wayfarer was evi? dently a man of middle age. If I might Judge from the contour or his back, ' which was towards me, and I saw at onoe that he was struggling to keep , upon his feet by sheer muscular hand? hold of the railing's iron uprights, for his knees were bent threateningly and his arms were extended ard tense. Until I was close beside him be gave no sign of realizing my presence. In? deed I think it was not until I spoke that he half turned his head towards me, and, for the first time, I got sight of his features. , Whether or not I uttered a word, or made a sound, or stood for a long mo? ment silent, I cannot say. I know oaly , that I doubted my eyes and questioned my reason; for, If these were not playing me false, the profile thus re? vealed to me was the profile of Robert Cameron. To try to set down In detail just what followed must be an idle effort, ( with fancy providing the bulk of the Ingredients. Surprised, amazed, as? tounded even, are all too feeble terms to apply to my emotional condition. Dazedly, I was floundering in what seemed a veritable sea of unreality. When the commonplaces began to re? adjust themselves, I was standing at the curb, ray arm wound Btipportlngly about Cameron's waist and his arm pressing heavy on my shoulder. Draw- J lng in to us was an smpty hansom cab, provided by Providence, and hailed, I suppose, by me, though I swear I have no recollection of it. ( The cabman helped me to lift him In, and at this the pity of his plight smote me, tempering the Joy of having found him, and quickening within mo a spirit of angry retaliation against his enemies. For the man now at iny side was far different from that man who had sat with me on the after deck of the Sibylla, only four weeks ago. Ho was, indeed, it seemed to me little more than the husk of the Cameron I had known. In facial conformation the change was not so marked, though his expression was pathetically at vari? ance with anything I had ever before seen him wear. The lines of his face wero drawn, as with pain, and Ms eyes were dull to vacancy. He lolled, sl^azlly, In a crumpled heap in his cor? ner like a spineless manikin; and though i piled bin eafarlywlth a flood of questions, he might have been a deaf Baute for all the answers he accorded me. Onre I thought ho shook his bead in negation, but 1 was later fOroad tf> conclude that this was Invol? untary, being caused by the roll of tho nab as one of its wheels encountered a depression in the roadway, Yet in ipltc of hta'aorrlneii of pre* ?:. iand demeanor?In tpltatoo of the tormenting mystery of his r? mm, which was tcarcely lesi baffling man Iba mystery of his departure* It was at least a relief to know that he was allVe and out of the power of IhOSC that wer?? bant n!" a l Is barm. Qood nursing, couphd alth skilful medical attention, bad Ju t worked wonders for me, and I was confident thai it would do iba same for him; and 'lieu we should have facta and not theories to aid tin In our quest for tho culprits, and, eventually, in the Administration of Justice to the guilty. I had r.'.v? n ti.e ? bn in the number of tho Cameron h< : nd admonish* d him to make all post ble speed; so, wllh tho long lusb of whip simp plug snarply at brief Intervals and the Jad? d borte, thai urged, bounding at a clumsy, lumbering gallop, we foiled noisily northward. Having given over tho effort to obtain from my fellow passenger even a gestured answer to my most pertinent inquiries, I turned my mind to what lay before us. Tho Cameron establishment would doubt? less be fast locked in slumber as well as otherwise, but I made, small ques tlon of my ability to rouse some of the I servants. My hope, however, was not to awaken Evelyn. It could mean only a night's rest lost for her, for she could gain nothing by seeing her uncle at this hour, considering his condition. I was still busy planning when a mighty hand on tho lines brought our horse to his haunches, and ourselves nearly out through the suddenly part? ed apron; and the Cameron resident loomed massive and dark cn our right. As I stepped to the sidewalk the driver descended, too, but I motioned him back. "Never mind, thank you," I said. "I'll get some one from inside to help carry him." And in a moment my thumb was on the push-button and faintly there came back to me through heavy double doors the far-off echo of the bell, jarring against the silence of the great house. The promptness with which chains fell and bolts were drawn surprised me. And yet, I suppose, it was mere? ly an evidence of the perfect man? agement of an establishment wherein every contingency is provided against. A footman, as irreproachably liveried and groomed as though the time were midday instead of after two o'clock in the morning, greeted me with becom? ing imperturbalillty. I recognized Mm as one of the men from Cragholt, and called him by name. "Stephen," I said, with an effort to disguise the excitement with which my every pulse wae throbbing, "your master is outside in a cab. He is very weak and will need assistance. Get another man to aid me, and then awaken Mr. Checkabeedy and Louis. And make haste. No, I can't come In; I'll wait outside." He turned away in obedience to my directions, but I checked him. "And, Stephen," I charged, "no word to any one else, as you value you.- position; especially no word to Mlrs Grayson." I marvehed at the man's preserved unemotlor.. His "Very good, sir," was uttered with all the stolidity which marks a response to the commonplace; and yet I knew that he was fully con scious of the eventfulneBs of this late and unlooked-for home-coming. And the footman who joined me a few min? utes later was not less well-trained. Together, he and I lifted Cameron from the hansom and carried him up the broad flight of granite steps, be? tween the massive guarding lions, and placed him in a great chair in tho hall, before the wide, sculptured fire? place. And though this would probably prove tiio most exciting topic of the servants' hall for weeks to come, he gave not the smallest sign that he was taking part In other than the usual. Checkabeedy, the butler, however, though no less perfect a servitor, was more privileged; and Louis, volatile as the most characteristic of his coun? trymen, collapsed utterly, without ef? fort, apparently, at any restraint what? ever. The former's Interest was evi? denced in a commlseratlngly lugubri? ous visage and a few blunt questions, but the Frenchman wept and sobbed in wordless sympathy. And I had it not in my heart to blame either, for a more pitiful picture than the one pre? sented by the restored Cameron as ho sat there in his own spacious hall, gazing with lack-luster eyes at the dead and dying embers on the hearth before him, I hope never to see. The butler, ruddy and rotund, and looking for all the world like a well led monk, for he wore a bathrobe of somber hue and his crown was barer than any shaven tonsure| stared for a moment in sad silence. Then, turning to mo, he asked: "Hut what has happened to Mr. Cam eron, sir?" "I wish I couM tell you Checka? beedy," was my unguarded reply. "I I wish he could te'l us himself." "But he is so wasted, sir! And his i clothes. I never saw Mr. Cameron in ?UCb Clot 1108." It was quite true. They were of what Is called, I believe, a peppor-and hak mixture, coarse of . jxture and ill cut, yet not much worn. "He does not recognize us," Checka beedy went on, "and still he is con- | ?clous. May I ask you, sir, where you ; brought him from?" I chose to ignore tho question, in ?Udden realization of the necessity of caution. "And ho has been missing a month, they lay, sir. Is that true, Mr. Clyde?" "Missing!" I repeated. "Who says1 he has b? en missing?" "The servants all say so. sir." "Then the servants must get rid of i the idea, at once," 1 said, sharply. "Mr. Cameron has merely Ixen out of town for a while. He went away for Iiis lualth, and now he has returned, bene? fited. Do you understand, Checka* beedy? Ho has returned, benefited. And now, you and Louis will gel him to his room, while I telephone for Dr. Maisey." Chet kab< edy bowed, assenting, and Louis, rtill whimpering, wiped hi" e. ( ?, It was neatly four o'clock when tho physician left his patient and joined me in the library downstairs. His face a a.; \? rj grave. "I have ? van,in? d Mr. Cameron thor? oughly," no said, "and 1 < an assure you lhaf he lg not seriously injured." 'i I ? phrai e opt tied up a new hue of thou. hi to me. M8< : i u ' ? Injured"" I 11 peat< d. "1 don'l ut:d? rstand, Do< lor. Ho you tn. .in that-?" "I pk M." he i?;t? i ruptt d, "that the blow on ji. ba k of the head cauBed no fra< I ure." ' I if d he a is struck?" "Undoubtedly. Probably with a sandbag. Hence his present dazed con? dition. Had the blow been delivered with more force, It might have result? ed In complete loss of memory. You have heard, of course, of Instances where men have forgotten even their own names?" I nodded. "Mr. Cameron will regain his mem? ory. It's merely a temporary matter. I have telephoned for a man nurse for him?one who understands Buch cases. He will be here in twenty minutes. At present Mr. Cameron is Bleeping. I am in hopes that when he awakens his mind will be comparatively clear." Ho was about to bid me good-night when I checked him. "Doctor," I said, "I am glad to And you bo optimistic. Before you go I want you to write me a bulletin of Mr. Cameron's condition and sign it. I want no mention in it of the injury, since it Is not serious. If possible, I would suggest that you use the word 'indisposition' and be sure to employ the 'temporary' you called into play a moment ago." Dr. Massey gladly acceded. Seated at Cameron's writing table he scrib? bled a bulletin of even more encourag? ing and confident tenor than I had in? dicated. And I used it to turn the tide of speculation in Crystal Consolidated. But neither the spoken nor the writ? ten words of the physician held for me any considerable measure of so? lace. My friend's condition was des? perate. I knew it and my heart ached for him; but it ached more for Evelyn, his ward, who loved him, and who must be given the gladness of good news only to be crucified the next mo- j ?lent on the cross of anxiety. ? i'U BE CONTlNUiflD) Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, This remedy has no superior for coughs and colds. It is pleasant to take. It contains no Opium or other narcotic. It always cures. For sale by all dealers.?Advt. A Real Big Thing for The South. The last week of this month anc the first of the coming month there will be, in this immediate section of the South, an enterprise worthy of all the stimulus the entire lower section, in fact all the agricultural section, of the country van give it. It is not a State enterprise; not a sectional enter? prise, but a broad educational one, which should divert to this part of the country an attention which belongs to it, but has been too much given to the West for too long a time. Unfortunately, sometimes,*" we at home do not fully realize the import of many of these things, until they have been forced on our attention by outsiders. In this particular instance there appears to have been a differ? ence, In that the attention g ven al? ready to the exhibition of Southern enterprise to be made In Columbia in a few weeks has drawn an unusual? ly wide attention from the agricultu? ral element all over the country?and yet, not as much as it deserved from the people of the South. The National Corn Exposition will be held this year In Columbia from January -7 t<? February 8. That it eom.es from the great corn states of the West to South Carolina is re? markable, and is due in parr to the achievement of South Carolina corn growers who hold the world s record for production of corn per acre, and to the enthusiasm and enterprise of South Carolinians In guaranteeing the expenses of the exposition and pro? viding Bpecla! buildings for it. The chief building, a gigantic steel struc? ture just erected, covers t;7,<"io feet of floor space. The exposition Is fundamentally educational; it is planned and con? ducted on unique basis and is de? voted entirely to the betterment of agriculture and the ? michment of ru? ral life. It presents a broad view of agricultural progress and development throughout the nation, extending from work done by the federal department ot* agriculture to the achievements by individuals In many states during the preceding year. The problem of the farmer and of rural life will be em? phasised and handled with ability. Addresses by eminent men and lec? tures by experts will constitute one of the educational features. I nder special authorisation of con? gress, the federal department of ag rlculture will install here the largest and most comprehensive exhibit it has e\ er mule. Twenty-seven State? I ? ? pledged exhibits featuring the result of the experimental nnd research work of iheir agricultural institutions. Bight hundred boy i udents of ag r.< ulture who are prise winners In the I coi n and pig contests In their respec , tive Stab s will attend ihe xpositlon I ami \\ i!' i" entertained en the expo? sition grounds. Vugusta Chronicle. \ <;|iTm Midnight I'ltiU*. To wai a i" i pie of a fi arful fori st fire In the catskUls young girl rode I horse back at midnight -?i ? * * savi d ? many lives 11< r di i d w as glorious j but lh es ill e often teavi d by 1" ' King's Nov. I dsi nvery In i uring lung j trouble, coughs and colds, w hu h might I ive und? d in com umption nr . pneumonia, "it cured me of a dn ad ful i nugh and lun ? asi ," wilt* - ' w i: l\itteiHuii, Wellington, Tex., I "after four in our famil) had died w nil - unsumption, and I gaini d Kl pounds." Nothing so sure and safe '? for ail thro 11 and lung ti > ubl* b. Pi lee ?Oe and 11 ao, Trial bottle free. I (Juaranteed b> Blbert's Drug Stor*?.r Advt. si SATE KXTEXDH I il l 1 mil .11 XE. This Provision Included In Hxceii i\, Legislative and Judicial Bill Be loir ilit' Senate*. Washington, Jan. 15.?By a vote of :'>;; tu 20 tho Renate today adopted an amendment t<> tin- executive legisla? tive and judicial appropriation bill lengthening the life of the commerce court until June ."<?, next. Under exist? ing law the court would become a thing of the past after March 4, hut congress having failed to transfer the jurisdiction of the court and make ar? rangements for the disposition of cast's then pending before it. the senate to? day extended the life of the court to ennhle It to ch ar up Its calendar. The bill will have to he agreed to by a conference committee of the two houses. With machine-like precision the legislative hill, carrying approximate? ly $35,385,714, went through the pre? liminary procedure of the senate and probably will he paaxed early tomor? row. The commerce court p. -?n pre? cipitated a lengthy debate. Progres? sives, Democrats and Republicans were split over the amendment, the former contending that the court shotdd cease March 4. while many I members of the other two parties ( held that the court, should he permit- : ted to continue until congress had taken some appropriate action for the disposition of pending cases. Termination of the activities of the court March 1 would result in chaotic condition in the business world, it is claimed. ? Senator Dlxon (Progressive) de? clared that the extension "f time Would only result in the piling up of more casei in the commerce court. "The quicker it is abolished, the happier tpe people of the country will be," he added. Senator Cummins of Iowa, who had opposed the court, was in favor of transferring its jurisdiction to some other tribunal before abolishing it. "Does the senator think the presi? dent would approve a measure abol? ishing the commerce court?" he asked Senator Dixon. "I am not in the confidence of the president," replied the latter. AFFAIRS AT DAVIDSON. Student Body Jubilant over Victory Over University of s. C.?Athletics. Davidson, X. C, Jan. 15.?The stu? dent body was highly elated over the ?pendid victory of the debating team against South Carolina University on j Monday, the 13th at Winthrop. Messrs Williams and Qolden represented Da? vidson and their effective Work can OS seen by the unanimous decision of the judges in their favor. A specisl train from Davidson carried about 200 r< totere. Class football is furnishing no little interest at present. The instructor of athletics. Coach Cook, has been given the privilege of selecting the coaches for the various teams, they coming from the varsity team. The coach hopes that some good material may be brought out tor next year's varsity team. The schedule of games has not yet been announced. However, each class plays the other one game and the team having tin- last percentage is declared the champion and thus has the right to keep the handsome trophy cup offered by the class of ?o?;. The basketball team ha- about rounded into shape under the able guidance of Coach Cook and it leaves next week on an xtended n ip through? out the Carolinas. The date for the Sophomore ban? quet has been Axed for tie 17th of Febraury. This is always looked upon as the largest social function of one'a Soph year here and ;> great deal of interest is always manifested. The banquet will be held in the Selywn hotel in Charlotte. The prospects for a winning base? ball team are wrj bright. Although Captain Graham has only three obi men back. >et he has abundant ma? terial to select a good team from. Manager Wllkins? n has arranged the heaviest schedule In years, calling for games, taking on.- trip into Vir? ginia and one into South Carolina. Two games have been arranged to In played on our ow n field ?Ith the I'm v. rsltj of Alabama and Virginia Poly technic Institute, Prnctb e w III b comm< nc? ?1 as i mm as the weathei \ Hero to a Lighthouse. I i or >? ars J. S. I >onahue, So Haven Mich., a civil w a:- captain, as a light | housi keeper, averted wful wrecks j hut a queer fact is, he alight \\&v* been i w reck ban- If. If Kb ctric I '.it ters h ol not prevented "Thej ? ure< . . h ? I culled euren foi years, without ben< ? i Now . 11 seventy. ' am feeling line, For dyspepsia, indigestion, all stem j a. h. liver and k ?In. y trouh'.. < tie \ r ' u it bout equ I. Tl v t hem < >n!v 50 1 at Slbert's i v ug Store.? \ t INKKCTsi l\.M Kluis ro STORED Clrniaon c?dh-e Kxt?*iit4on ttTurlt? Koutli Carolina Kx|*erimcnl Ktntlon ?I'l'm Uulksln The Insects found in ?i corn are numerous, but among them are '>niy two great destroyera which require as* rlous attention. These deetroyeri arrt the notorious black rice weevil and tin- grain moth commonly known ai ''grain By/' The life history and habits of these two ehamplaa corn pee*i are Very similar and the treat* ment effective against one is als?, ef fective against the other, as aretl as rats, mice and other inserts present. The full mown females lay tggg Which hateh into grubs. When the I grubs become full grown tin y harden I the body skin, turn brown <>r black I end become practically motionless, , This is c alled the pupa stage. Prom i i this pupa staue the tuii grown males jand females emerge. The time ordl ; narily rquired to pass from egg to full ! grown insoets is about six weeks. Let u? Destroi Them. i First, ('lean the corn crib before I putting in new erop. After cleaning j provided the crib is separate from oth> j er buildings, fumigate with sulphur (at th rate of - 1-2 pounds to 10<?0 cu. j ft. of space. I's an old iron kettle and j the sulphur can be bred by pouring a little ilcohol on it before lighting it. Insteac of alcohol, you can use hot embers but remember that you do not l have your head above the kettle when you put the embers in. The writer has had experience and urges that this precaution be observed. You probably doubt the effectiveness of this lumigation because your crib is an open one. Tighten the crib; the corn is worth preserving. Do not ex? pect that you can control the weevil successfully in an open crib. Second. After your crib is clean and tight, put in your new erojp r.nd when it is all stored fumigate twice 10 to lli days apart as follows: Heginning at the back of the crib, pour carbon bisulphide as uniformly as possible over the surface of the corn, at the rate of 6 to 7 pounds per 1000 cubic feet of space. The gas *:iven off, being heavier than air, sinks down through the corn and penetrates to the weevils. Carbon bisulphide is not dangerous to apply when care is taken to breathe as little of it as pos? sible and to apply It as quickly as practicable. In the average crib con? fine the gas as long as possible; In practically every case it will have en? tirely escaped within 4 8 hours. Fu? migation with this strength of the liquid in no i ay injures the germina? tion of t..e corn or the feeding quali? ties of the corn so treated. The fumigation do. s not kill eggs <?r pupae; it kills only th?. larvae and the full grown weevils or "'Hies." and should therefore be repeated in ten or twelve days. A brand commonly used and known as "Puma" is manufactured and sold by the Taylor Chemical Co., Penn Van, New Yotk. The price is io cents per pound, f. o. b. at the orig? inal shipping point. The freight on one (0 lb. drum from New York to Clemaon College is $i.2s which would make 5'? lbs of carbon bisul? phide plus freight, cost 12 l-2c per pound. The drum COSta $1.50 and can be returned. Carbon bisulphide can be shipped by freight only. The tank Should be kept in a eool place and the plug kept screwed tight when not in use. Carbon bisulphide is very volatile; that is it converts to kus rapidly when exposed to air at moderate temper? ature. The liquid and gas is highly inflammable and when set on lire is explosive. This, however, should not frighten anyone Intending to use i because it is merely necessary to keep away tire of any kind when using it. just as >ou would when handling gas? oline or gunpowder, its presence is easily detected by its characteristic rotten egg odor. It a .*<<? pound drum is too much for you, then maybe yon can form a club and your neighbors will use part of it. If possible put a sheet of tin around each foundation pin of the crib, to prevent rats and mice from getting into the com Send for Bulletin IT" of the South Carolin Experiment station. A v. Conrad!, Entomologist, s. < Experiment Station. Chronic Constipation Cared. uFtve years ago 1 bad the worst ease of chronic constipation l ever it new of and Chamberlain's Tablets cured me," wi ;<s s. r. Pish, Brook lyn. M i h. For b) all deal* I ? ? Advt - Tho stand pipes at the pas- i : station yard have alr? idy proved themselves of Immense service in the s i\ .m: of time in a*atering engine* of trains passing through Pumter. Take t he d i.. ? n - I 1 to health ind s1 rength bj nsinn Folej K Inejr I |ia for bin kai In rh umattsm, weak, soi. kldn< > and ddi r ii regulari Hea. F.aeh in rcdieni la ehoeen foe ps posli -,\- h. . and ? in ath s quat ? ? Lyons, <; u, i i 'i look Fi U > Kidn- v Pills and I he: pntlrely in d