The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 22, 1913, Image 6
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"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)
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This remedy has no superior for
coughs and colds. It is pleasant to
take. It contains no Opium or other
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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
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' 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
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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<
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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
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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.
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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
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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 ?
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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
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