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ALCOHOL MIBE DP SAWDUST. IAW MILL. PRODUCTS ISKD IN MAN I F \(TVKK Of KXPMK 8IVK8. What Du Pont INmdor Plum at Ooorgc to<**u I* Doing lu Convert lug What Were fr'i?riiM'i I> WaMr .Mult rial?* Into t otibu?tlhle<v sfeorgetowTt. Dee. 3.1.?A local mun nfacturlng plant that In work nie to full capacity Is the alcohol distillery ?f the A. I. DuPont tie Nemours Vow ? der company, of Wilmington. Del. It may be that the great war In Europe has eomethtng to do with the activity at the alcohol works, since the pro duet of the gigantic distillery is used la the manufacture of smokeless pow? der and other hlKh explosives. Vy this It Is not meant that the DuPont people are supplying explosives to the heiligerents. but there tave been many rumors that the I'nlted States govern sseat is stocking \.*r* with powder in ha various forms in anticipation of eventualities Be that as It may. t ie fact remains I that the Georgetown alcohol plant of 1 the powder company Is capable of I turning out one thousand, five hun i dred gallons of alcohol per day. and It I gf actually turning out Just that many i gallons Moreover, there Is talk of an , increase In capacity. Th? local alcohol plant Is one of the ' lg/gest In the country and was the , first of Its kind to be erected on so ambitious a scale. And It Is a unique . plant. It makes alcohol from common ? . ptae sawdust, of which ir uses inanv I tens dally. Dean Swift's whimsical Idea of extracting sunbeams from cu k enmbera and bottling them for use on i eloudy days doesn't seem a whit more ^?paposterous than the suggestion of extracting pure alcohol from the waste of a saw mill. Yet that Is what Si being done here every day In the r, except Sunday, twduet formerly was not only a but a nuisance, in which par? ticular It remtn Is one of the waste and nuisance tht.t cotton seed used to ha before It was turned Into a valu? able commo lit; l?> the magic of chem? istry, gome few years ago saw mill men were sorely ' put to It" to know what to do with the accumulations of "dust" in^ae olts. Then along came a Oerman chemist with a process by means of which sawdust could be transformed Into a number of valu? able products. The time has not yet some, however, when small mills can avail themselves of the Oerman chem? ist's discovery, so that they must still worry alone with the sawdu*t prob? lem. Machinery and apparatus for utilising the ehemlst's formula are quite expensive so that only those \\Uh abundant capital and plenty of saw dost may hope to profit by it. Not only has the chemist made pos? sible the production of alcohol from mill refuse, but he has shown how sawdust may be changed into sugar (or a saccharlte.) syrup, beer, cellu? lose and bread: and after all that there Is a residue that may be availed of as a body for paint. It should be men? tioned In passing that the chemist does not recommend sawdust sugar tar sweetening coffee and cake, and that he would not (yet) risk sawdust bread on ??ven a free \inch counter, nevertheless, the sugar, the syrup and the flour are daily in evidence, if any? body should ask. Theee facts engender the hope thai should the high cost of living continue to worry the populace, the etc mists will gi\e still more at'ention to the production of feodstnfts from mill t. and flx It no that there shall I? no fear of starvation so long as trees grow In the forests. If we can get bread and beer ?*nd air ?hol from the pine there 1s no reason for SUffei In I for food snd drink. The process of making ilcohol from I saw dust Is an Involved I ne. and a {technical description of n would fly [over the heads of nine hundred and ilnety-nlne laymen In every thousand, One must he a chemist ? and a |.I one. at that?1?> understand how the steaming, the compression and tie acids can chunge the Vefy nature of wood fibre so that it shall bc<..m. ?mething app.m-n'k fffhott) foreign Its nature This article, thi-n. Will ike only the la\man s potts' of \ i.?v tnd endeavor to folh .% i1 >? sawdust rom the log until its .u . *? 11, clear and colorle** Sjg -prim; w a * ? a fr?>m the spout* of the dinlllm ? iratna The alcohol pleat, no ugly, red e ?ullding sit sforios to height. stands ome three hundred fe#t to the south ? the lumber mlli or the AMan'c it Uimhcr t mi |,or it ion, w pen [here are a hundred m\vt consign meting up log* of pine. I r an tic pile ru: endless belts or convey, ^rs. to the nleolod j.'int As tin- i Iis fr..m the saws It Is gathered conveyors; but If I* sifted fnf snd foreign geattet by as Ingen? ms device before M lodges npoe I he 11 oiiv-mo\inir beM that t igee ?? |cro<is Ib*? W l\ f.i Ibf i l< itoi Ik fher#? it is gettwdss 11 la I he sleohol ks. A gr??at flans.d gerea w?rl sawdust within reiu h of the ? i bucks s. snd this flang?-.| SCreS by the way, is a fiarsome thing and j to be avoided. Only i sln-rt time bad It caught 'Ii" trousers legs of a Mr. Woud'?erry, and before help could reach hlni it lad torn his right leg oft' at the hip socket. Mr. Woodbeii . recovered from the fearful accident anil is now an employee of the cor? poration lor life, with in easy job. The ?h\ator takes the sawdust to the sixth floor, where it is dumped Into Ki?antie kettles called macera tors. These embody the principles of the meat mill, the cauldron and the ?team boiler. Kach has th?? capacity of many tons. Wb.cn the sawdust has I <'.>n bulled, chewed ami stirred until lit looks to be about the consistency of hokey-pokey lee cream before the freezing, the mass Is ilrnw.i off Into ,other receptacles, made of heavy steel plates, called digesters. And just there comes the most difficult an 1 da nger ,s port of the process. When the di? gesters have been charged with tin pulp they are given a "dose" of sul? phuric acid and hermetically sealed, and a pressure of'tli pounds to the square inch Is turne 1 on them. The I graduation of the "dose" of acid is a fine point. Too much or too little wouhl be disastrous. Sulphuric odd h< ja treacherous substance, especially when it is under pressure. It is not only a terrific explosive, but it eats and burns whatever and wherever it Strikes. It comes In great iron 01 steel capsules, and the handling of these is entrusted to UN most reliable men about the plant. The tempera? ture of the acid must not get too high, For the purpose of maintaining an equal temperature the works have re? cently Installed a refrigerating plant of twenty tons capacity. Now all of the ohemlcaui?and there are a great many chemicals of various sorts used about an alchol plant ?are kept In cold storage. An old employee of the alcohol works was asked about the danger of handling the acids. "I'll tell you, Mr." he said; "I have worked in the powder mills where they made cordite and the great ootagonal powder for the twehe inch navy guns, and dynamite for blasting, and gun cotton, and all that sort of tiling, and I'd rather work there than here. There is less danger. .This mill Is *afe enough?safe as a church?as long as # everything goes right. So is a powder mill. But let anything go wrong?oof* we nie all up In the air. The powder mill, if it doesnt' blow you to pieces, may gi\ e you a chance to get well. 1 Hit when you get a douche of sulphuric acid in addition to being blown up, you haven't got much show. And that acid, I want to tell you, won't stand any monkey lmsiness. It would as soon blow up as not. and maybe a w hole lot sooner." The speaker was a scarred employee of the powder mills In Delaware and his face and arms and hands show e I that he was experienced in the matter >f explosions. When the macerated mass ol wood pulp has been properly digested and j the sulphuric acid has got in its fine work the digester is decanted Into 8 gigantic tank, whence it is pumped into an apparatus called a separator. The mass Is no longer like hokey pokey; it has become a liquid, of a dark reddish brown color and with a pungent odor. The separator is apt to remind you of the cream separator on the farm?It is so different. Hut. IlkC the cream separator, this one de? rives its eflolency from centrifugal motion. When the separator has per? formed Its function the liquid ha been divided into cellulose, or cellu lite. and a residue, und it is this eel lullte that makes the sugar that makes the syrup that makes the al? cohol.^ I F;'om the separator the liquid cellu llt?? Is pumped Into vats as big as a 40.horse farm silo and looking like one, There for menu are added and the stuff "works'' like home made wine or elder, and it Is there that tin mass drat develops the odor of alcohol. Somewhere along the line there hai been added a sufficient quantity of ?"black-strap" molasses fot tho pur? pose of fa ?uitating the fermentation, ?0 th.i' when one ha igs tun's nose over the ?du., of ? rat he geti n whiff suguesthig Jamaelc rum. when fermentation has been con 'eluded there follows a proeof1 of pit cipltatlon and riorHtoetlon, All Im? purities are drawn out and eliminat? ed, The resultant liquid is the "beer" that Isn't good to drin?, und will im Ier be aide to go sold In the dispensary, What, if anything goes into ihe beet on I) the chemist of Ihe establishment knows, and he won't le|| mfl outsider. Bui ihe boor is next heard from Ii the distilling apparatus ami its pro? duct iM the limpid rlear, purs alcohol, Preen Ihe n? m the erode mass be? comes brer until the nlCOhol e s*- tied in a great steel i.mk ear on ihe rail rood track every process is under di? rect government supervision, A gov? ernment agent sits in ihe dlstiiiimt room and notches ihe Mow of the e. i orleas liquid from the copper i pout be mukes tests front Ilms tu Ilms and Imurlabl) bus an Instrument of *< tie kind in bis b ind. I''. ||H dlstllllii room ihe alcohol In pumpe,i Into . government warehouse on Ihe i.i a bet e it i-i looted, ? tu.I r< i tilled ?ml otherwise tied up In red tape; thence it Is pumped Into the steel] tank- cms, winch are in their turn gauged and scaled and certified?af t? i Which the Stuff Is tree to go tO Delaware and enter int?> n combination for the firing of friendly salutes or the shooting of an enemy's head off, IN POLICE CIRCLES Negro Arrested for Assault with in? tent to Kill?White Man Charged with Fraud. J. W. Myers, alias Miller. Martin or something else, was arrested a few days ago on the charge of obtain? ing gOOdl by false pretenses. My er* i.- an old white man and was placed .under arrest by O'Donnell & Company from whom he is alleged to have se? cured the goods. j It is alleged that Myers went to Ithe store and secured goods from J there sometime last summer, giving In exchange a note and a mortgage on property. Afterwards when the note and mortgages came due he could not be found, He was seen in I town on Thursday and arrested. He was later Identified as a man who had also obtained goods from Schwartz Pros. In a similar manner, Smith Brown was arrested at Reri I l>ert on Thursday on the charge of assault with intent to kill. It was al? leged that he lired a shotgun at an? other negro, Drown claimed that the Other negro tired at him several times with a pistol before he exchanged ihota The other negro escaped. Sam Dykes, the negro arrested on Wednesday by Rural Policeman New? man for theft of a bicycle at Manning, has been sent back to that place. The wound received by Dykes did not prove serious. ITOHT ON LAW URKAKKHS. Crap Shooters and Dllnd Tigers Drought Mature Mayor by Chief Trlbblo. MayeeviUe, Dec 81.??Chief of Po? lice Triable has been waging war on the law breakers of late. A number of gaming sports of the colored race Were caught In the act recently and tho town treasury made richer with sustantial lines. A few days later, sev? eral arrests were made for illegal storing of whiskey and these case, tried yesterday before Mayor Thames. Sam McLeod and Nellie Cr aW ley were lined K>0 each and Emma Smith $25 on the above charges. Vanderbllt Wil? son, who resisted arrest when cap iturcd for disorderly conduct and drunkenness, was fined $20. All of 'the defendants promptly paid up. Chief Tribble is ever on the alert and Is constantly adding substantial lines to the town's exchequer thus making his office a sulf-supi uding one. Pro? bably, more s' ivet taxes have bee n collected this fall than ever'before un? der Chief TTibble'f supervision. There will be quite a number of changes in town in a business way with the advent of the new year. so it is reported, i Are Your Cows Efficient? Puttlni the efficiency test to cowg with the milk scales and the Babcock tester is one Of the essential. of conducting a BUCCOSSfUl dairy. When feed Is high in price a farmer can? not afford to have boarders In his .dairy barn who eat up mote in feed '.ban their milk yield is worth. The BabCOCk test will slow those de? linquent cows in their true light, and the milk scabs will put the clincher on the argument. Testing cows will give some farmers a big surprise. HornetImes the cow thai looks like the pom est creature in tin dot is the best buttcrfat producer. The dairy division of Clemson Col? lege offers to give any farmer advice about testing milk and keeping re? cords, Test, don't gueSS. Vital Btatistlcs I'm- Veer, The following vital Statistics from ' lie office of the Health (ifflcer f< r the year ISH have been giver, out: Total deaths, 196; white. r,:?; color? ed, 1ST, Total births, iwhite, 11; color ? v.r. is, Total Mill bom, -7, white. 12; color I d |5, < tontagioua Diseases, Diphtheria, V; white ,; colored 0, Pellagra, it. w hlte, i; colored, i::. Tj phold, white, 13; < olored, 17. Tul?erculosls, ?; white i; colored 8. s? arba Fever, I; white. I; colored a. Small pOX, if; White, i . Colored, IS. Cases of tuberculosis in the cltj ut this dale w bile, '<; cob red. i. .1 ii. Forbes, Health I MIICCI' Plillalhea Mooting. All inemben of t he l'hllal hea i In of t be Fir il llaplIsi ?iinday h* ho i re reque ted lo uttond i he buslnci * meet lug, w hlch w ill be I i i<! a) ih< home of Mrs, l.auia l.ebby, No. 2i Kendrles sti et i Thtu id.*t> c> cnlug .?' ? Ighl o'cl< K*k, PAOlli?illOH A LIVE ISSUE. s OPERA HOV8K CROWDED TO CA? PACITY' Sl ND.W AFTERNOON. I Several Interesting Talks on Pro? hlblilon Made bj Pastors and Lay? men?Pctltlous for Election Being i im latod. A huge mass meeting was held in ihe opera house on Sunday afternoon in the interests of state-wide pro? hibition. The building was tilled to overflowing, people standing in the doorways, standing and sitting in the: aisles, and the highest gallery packed to standing room only. The crowd Was estimated at from one thousand, three hundred t? one thousand, five hundred. Tor over two hours the au? dience paid the c losest attention to the discussion. Petitions are now being circulated in the city and throughout the county. This meeting was presided over by Mr. Bartow Walsh, und the chief ad? dress was delivered by Evangelist! 15. F. Mcl.enden, a forceful and hard? hitting speaker. Short, but effective and interesting' speeches were made I 1 by the following ministers and lay? men': Rev. w. B. Thayer, of the First Baptist church; ReV. R. s. Truesdalc, of Trinity Methodist church; Rev. J. X. Tolar, of Grico Rnptist church, and Messrs. M. W. Seebrook, P. Q. How man. W. B, Boyle, I). .1. Winn and R. D. Rpps. Before the speaking began, Rev. W. B. Thayer, and Rev. J. H, Wilson, of the Lutheran church, led in prayer. Rev. J, 1?. Marion, of the Presbyterian church sent his best wishes, and re? grets that, owing to an engagement at the Baker school, he could not attend. The music was led by the evangelist Singer, Mr. Prank Allen. Taken al? together, tfcis was probably one of. the largest and must enthusiastic meet? ings tvi v held in Bumter for any cause, and is apparently a strong in? dication of an overwhelming vote for prohibit m in this county. BIG FIRE IN JACKSONVILLE. ' a mos in Business Centre Cause Loss of About $150,000. Jacksonville. Fin., Jan. 3.?Fire early th s morning gutted the Dyal LTpchurch building a six-story struc? ture In the heart of the business dis? trict, causing an approximate loss of $150,000. The blaze was discovered at 1.46 o'clock as flames broke through tue roof, the lire having started in the elevator shaft. On the top floor of the \niilding was the United States weather bureau, which was totally wrecked, the roof falling i,. and de? stroying all valuable implements, rec? ords and charts. There were but three vacant offices in the building, all be? ing Mied by lawyers, physicians, in? surance companies, realty men, etc. and valuable papers, and office furni? ture were almost a total loss. A gen? eral alar n was sent in, which called (very piece of apparatus in the lire department and, for a time, when the water pressure was poor, it lookeel as though adjoining property was doom led, mi he ground floor, two stores Iwere badly damaged by water and smoke. The entire fifth and sixth floors of the building were complete? ly ruined, anel doom below were flood? ed with water. Firemen remained on the SCent Until after 7 o'clock this morning, A. C L. CAR BVRNED Couch For Colored People Burned Between Bumter and Rocky Bluff. J On Friday night a coach of the ? Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company 'was burned between Bumter and ' Rocky Bluff the lire originating by the overturning of a kerosene lamp on the train. it was he coach for colored peo? ple which caught after A. C. U train No, M hud left on Its regular run to Maxton shortly after 7 o'clock, it la not known how the lamp came to be overturned. The white coaches were cut lose from the colored coach? es, and the the baggage coach was cut loose. loav n\ the burning coach on the track, where it burned down to !h<> irucks. The train ol course WOti delayed alt this Lime and after the lire had bt med Itself out and the trucks could be removed off the track, ro that the parts of the train could unite, this aus done and the trip con? tinued. Care of Prcgtlltlll Sows, Sows thai are due to farrow this Winter should not be K< pi in small cramped pens, as they ho often are, hut should be given pb ntj ol room for cxercisi mid, ? possible, al? lowed some pasturage to themselves, This ndvlce is Riven bj the live stock men of ('I unson < '? liege. Mn n> people keep sows on u corn ration up to t li<? time of farrowing. Thi i miw Ise, Thrt >? or four woi ks be? fore farrowing, the how should be put on tl Ihlll Slop of wheat bran ii nd middlings. This. v, ith I he pas itirage, will bo sufficient, BALKANS MAY ENTER WAR From All Indications Turkey, Greece and Roumaula Expect Trouble Soon. London, Jan. .!.?Persevering step?, | ?? inch have been taken to effect an understanding between the Chris-1 tian Balkan States and to insure Bul? garian neutrality, apparently have not met with complete success, according , to dispatches from the near Eastern capitals, ami Bulgaria, Greece, Servia ami Roumania still are preparing for event ualities. During a discussion of the budget in the creek Chamber of Deputies, M. Theckotis Is reported to have declar? ed the speech recently dellevred by the Bulgarian premier regarding Macedonia which Bulgaria considered should have been given her after the last Balkan war, constituted a men? ace; while the Greek minister of finance said Greece was making ur? gent military preparations to main? tain her liberated territory. Another dispatch from Athens says the Greek government has forbid? den exportation of cereals, flour, cat? tle, forage and arms. Should Bulgaria, contrary to expec? tations, attack Servia with the object of recovering Macedonia, Greece by her treaty obligations would, it Is thought here, come to the assistance of Servia, and tho Balkan peninsula would be In throes Of a third war. Turkey apparently expects trouble, as the Ottoman government has ex? pelled the subjects of all neutral coun? tries from the Dardanelles. In Albania the revolution is said to be spreading and the Italians, who occupied the seaport of Avlona, have sent a battleship to Duarasxo to pro ; tect Italian interests at the Albanian I port. BUSINESS IMPROVING. Condition is Described as Generally Reassuring. Washington, Jan. 3.?Business con? ditions are described as "gen u*ally re? assuring" by the Chamber f Com? merce of the United St .tes in i report j made public today. The rep t adds, j however, that the war na had a I widespread and depressing ect on j industry. "Economy naturally prevails, mong all classes," says the report, "though remarks have been noted that this does not extend to automobiles. Fu? ture delivery of goods purchased are smaller and collections uniformly poor but lately a marked change has been noted in a lessening of difficul? ties In obtaining bank loans and an easing of interest rates. Conditions in the South, while slowly improving, Btlll present a serious problem." Crops in general, the report adds, have been good, but the cattle indus? try confronts handicaps in difficulty In obtaining loans on cattle and the foot and mouth disease quarantine. The sheep and wool Industry is ex? cellent. Many idle factories are reported as preparing to resume operations. Rack of building, however, has caused J many lumber mills to close. More Winter Gardens* Clemson College, Dec. 29.?Among the most encouraging reports that have come to the office of W. W. I Bong. State agent of demonstration and director of extension at Clem? son College, are those from the coun? ty and district agents to the effect that more successful winter gardens are in evidence this year than ever before In South Carolina. The win? ter garden is a blessing In every way. There is no piece of land on a South Carolins farm that can be made to return larger yields than the land on which there Is a properly cultivated 'and properly utilised winter vegeta? ble garden. WHY IT SUCCEEDS. Because It's for One Thing Only and Bumter People Appreciate 'lids. Nothing can be good for everything. Doing one thing well brings suc? cess. Doan's Kidney Bills are for one thing only. For weak or disordered kidneys. Here is reliable evidence of their worth. Mrs Joseph Wells. Manning. S. C, says: "1 was afflicted with kidney complaint and i suffered Intense!) from dull, nagging backa< hes, head? aches ami dizzy spoils. Doan's Kid? ney Bills proved to be just what I needed und I had not used them long In fore l was relieved.*' The nbove is not an Isolated case. Mrs. Wells is only one of the many n this vicinity who have gratefully endorsed Doan's. I f your back aches if your kidneys bother you, don*l simply ask for a kidney rented) ?ask distill* tly for Doan's Kidney Bi'ls. Ihe same that Mrs. Wells had. :?"? >u j tons Foster-Mil burn Co . Prop . Ihiffalo, N. v 4<? to oi k ( oim:i>!?om)i:nts. Some of Tliem Begin N'cw Year with Interesting i otter*. A number of tho corespondents of the Item and Watchman and South? ron have begun the New Vear right and it is how d that they will con? tinue their good work. Letters from correspondents at Ftembert, Wisacky, lUshopvtllc, Dark Corner, Mayesvllle, Egypt, and other places were receiv? ed, all of them bright and interesting to our renders. We ask that in future our corre? spondents mail their communications so. that they will ho received on Mon? day or Tuesday, so thai our Watch? man and Southron readers will get ilie news from rural points while it is still fresh. We are always anxious to get the news from the various points throughout the county and would ask that correspondents send in their letter* as often as there Is any news in their community. The part thai our correspondents play in making a live country paper is a very Important one and we ask them to remember this. A small railroad operating an oil burning locomotive on the Tahoe na? tional forest. California, had a break? down during the past summer and burned wood instead of oil for one day. On this day fifteen fires started along the rieht of way. During the preceding year, only one fire occurred near the railroad and it was not j bought that the engine was respon ? ible fur that one. the secret OF SUCCESS. Genuine Merit Required to Win the Peoples' Confidence. Have you ever stopped to reason Why it is that so many products that are extensively advertised, all at once drop out of sight and are soon for? gotten? The reason is plain?the ar? ticle did not fulfil the promises of tho manufacturer. This applies more particularly to a medicine. A medi? cinal preparation that has real cura ! tive value almost sells itself, as like Jan endless chain system the remedy is recommended by those who have been benefited to those who are In need of it. A prominent druggist says "Take for example Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Hoot, a preparation l have sold for many years and never hesitate to recom? mend, for in almost every case it shows excellent results, as many of my customers testify. Xo other kid? ney remedy that 1 know of has so large a sale." According to sworn statements and 'verified testimony of thousands who 1 have used the preparation, the suc? cess of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Koot is 'due to the fact that it fulfils almost : every wish In overcoming kidney, liv i er and bladder diseases, corrects urniary troubles and neutralizes the uric acid which causes rheumatism. You may receive a sample bottle of Swamp-Root by parcels po.^t. Ad Id ress Dr. Kilmer ft Co., Kinghamton, j X. Y , and enclose ten cents; also j mention this paper.?Advt Anyotio sending a phetrh je;d description may rjulriily Ascertain Mir < pluioa free whether an Inrontlon Is probsblr jpntentable. Commnntcs? ' tion^Ptricflyeontldentt:it. HANDBOOK on Patent? Bi ut free. Oldest rironry for seeunnj: patents. Patents t inea tnroairii Mann & Co. receivo t}\riiil iv tier, vrithuut, charge, tu tue ! Scientific Jimctican* A hnndicniriy tHnftr.itsi weotly. I-nnrest clr cnlstton of atlf SCientUia journal. Terms, |3 a rear J fonr months, SL Sold byall newedealeis. MUNN & Co.36,B???*"vNew York Branch Office. C2i K SU Washington, D.C 1 ?_____________________ Make a 1915 Resolution To let us do all your Jew elery and Watch repairing. Then you will be insured of getting: a good job done by an expert. W. A. Thompson, JEWELER AND OPTICIAN. "S. ? 11/' Stamps Glvoi.. S&SOLBUf?! Geo H. Hurst, UrdettakPr !r,d Embslmer. Prompt Attention to l>a* or (tight Calls I i J D, Craiq Ola Stanzt. N Main Phones IVA