The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-10-02

breaking She Gives Birth to Twins, One
Snowy White the Other Potty Black.
LEXINGTON, S. c.. Sept. 22.-At the
Court of General Sessions for this
county, which adjourned yesterday,
appeared female prisoner who will
take her place in medical jurisprudence
as having aided nature ina phenomen-
al and anomalous freak The person
who is thus TO become so remarkably
distinguished is a negro woman who
was tried for HOUSEKEEPING and lar
ceny. She was convicted and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary. After re-
ceiying her sentence she was taken
charge of by the sheriff and carried
back to the Jail Within six hours
after she was recommitted TO Jail she
gave birth to two boys-one absolutely
black and the other absolutely white.
The mother is a ver5 darkskinned ne
gress, of the pure African type.
The excitement of her trial brought
on premature delivery, and if the ba-
bies should live they can lay claim to
Lexington as their native heath, not
withstauding the fact they were born
within the confines of the walls Of a
jail.
Women who can increase the popula-
ton OF the country, white and black,
at the same time, are scarce and should
be pensioned by the United States
government instead of being sent to
the penitentiaries. es.-State.
Keep Out the Weevils.
1t is very simple thing, says the
Southern Cultivator, to keep the
weevils out of the corn and wheat if
you will adopt the proper preventa-
tives. There is practically but one
method of destroying insects in stored
grain and this is by the use of bisul-
phide of carbon. This substance is
liquid, of slightly yellowish tinge.
If placed in an open vessel, 1t evapo-
rates readily, and the fumes are
heavier than air. In the literature Of
blsulphide, lis said 10 be an explosive
substance. The word explosive" is
somewhat wrongly used in this con-
nectiou, 'infamable" being more cor
rect It Will take fire if touched off
by match, lighted cigar and the like,
but if little care is taken not to bring
it near any sort of fire, there is no
danger in It's use. The method of us
ing the bisulphide is very simple. as it
consists of but pouring the substance
over the top OF the grain. It was for
merly left in open dishes to evaporate,
but this is not the best mode OF appli-
cation. The amount to be used dWill
vary according TO the tightness of the
crib or bin in which the grain is
placed. But, in general, it may be
said, that it will takea pound of the
bisulphide to treat fifty bushels Of
grain if the grain is in tight place.
If corn is to be treated when in an
open crib, the amount required Will
be somewhat more than this. The
cost of the bisulphide depends upon
where it is obtained. At the drug
stores it sells anywhere from twenty
cents to dollar per pound. Iti best
obtained direct from the manufactur-
err, or else ordered through your local
druggist. In the case of corn, the crib
should be filled first before the treat
ment, rather than several treatments
after each few loads, etc. The bisul-
phide being heavier than air, sinks at
once through the grain, and kills all
insects within. Fire of any sort
should not be brought near until the
odor of the bisulphide has passed
away. Rats at times also destroy a
great deal of grain. but the occasional
Use OF the bisulphide poured into their
runs will effectually clear them out"