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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-05-01

the north wall Of the gorge and, en-
sconced between the gray fragments,
looked down unseen on her whenever
she came to the valleys mouth. All
day long the children came staggering
up from the Nile laden with dripping
hides or returned in free and ragged
line down the green slope Of the field
to the river again, with their captain
and colaborer, Rachel.
| At the summit Of the wooden slope
the beautiful Israelite, who had pre-
eeded her charges, passed up the bur-
den Of each one to the Hebrews on
the scafold. From his aerie Kenke-
nes watched this particular phase Of
her tasks with interest. She was not
too far from him for the details Of her
movements to be distingutshable, and
the posture Of the outstetched arms
and lifted face fulfilled his require
ments. He abandoned the modelling Of
her features for that day and copied
the attitude.
At sunset he retired cautiously, but
several dawns found him among the
rocks, with reed pen, papyn and molds
Of clay. When he climbed to his re-
treat within the walls Of stone on the
hillside in the late afternoon he hid
several studies Of the girls head and
statuettes Of clay under the mating.
At last be began the creation OF
Athor TIT vlden.
For days he labored feverishly, for
getting to eat, fretting because the sun
set and the darkness held sway for so
long. Having oyerstepped the law, he
placed no limit to the extent Of his
artistic transgression.
That evening-it was several days
after the face Of the goddess had be-
gun to emerge from the block Of stone
-he went to the upper end Of the gorge
and passed through the camp on his
way home that he might meet his
model
Halfway to the Nile he came upon
her whom he sought.
81 wanted to see thee" said Kenke-
nes, with that frightened longing Of
man who hath resolved on confession
and meeteth his confessor on a sudden.
Now that the moment hath arrived I
marvel how I shall make my peace
with Athor, whose command moss de-
nberately broke"
She raised her beautiful eyes to his
face and waited for him to proceed
The pose Of the head was exactly what
he wanted, Rapidly he compared eT-
cry detail Of her face with his memory
Of the statue Of Athor. noting With
satisfaction that MS studies had been
happily faithful His scrutiny was so
swift and skillful that there seemed
to be nothing unusual in his gaze.
'I am culpable. but impenitent" he
continued. 81 shall not forswear mine
ofense Neither is there any need Of
q plea to justify myself, for my very
sin is its own justification. Behold me-!
I perched myself like sacred hawk at
the mouth Of the valley and flched thy
likeness. Do with me as thou wilt, but
shall die reiterating approval Of my
deed
His extravagant speech wrought an
interesting change on the face before
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Let me gtve thee a peace ofertng."

him. There was a pronounced curve
Of her mouth, a slight tension in the
chiseled nostril-in fact, an indefnable
disdain that had not been there before.
It would become Athor well. Kenke-
nes understood the look, but he did not
finch. Instead he let his head drop
slowly until he looked at her from
under his brows. Then he summoned
into his eyes all the wounded feeling,
patllos, soft reproach and appeal Of
which bis graceless young heart was
capable and gazed at her.
khufu might have been as easily
melted by the twinkle Of raindrop.
Never in his life had he faced such
comprehensive contemplation. Calm.
monumental and icy disdain deepened
on every feature
kenkenes stood motionless and suf-
fered her to look at him. Being a man
of fine soul, the eloquent gaze spoke
we'll deserved rebuke. He knew that
his color had risen, and his eyes fell In
spite Of heroic efforts to keep them
steady. His sensations We're unique;
never had be experienced the like.
When he recovered himself her blue
eyes were fixed absently on the dis
taut quarries.
Every impulse urge1 him to set MIN
self right in the eyes Of this most dis
cerninG slave.
Wilt thou forgive me- he asked
earnestly. q would could make thee
know L crave thy good Will
There was 10 ulistaking the honesty
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in these words. Her face relaxed in

in these words. Her face relaxed in
stanty.
"But I fear 1 have not set about it
wisely be added. "I4et me give thee
a peace offering to prove my contrl-
ton
He slipped from about his neck the
collar of golden rings and moved for
ward to put it about her throat
She drew back, her face flushing hot
IL under an expression Of positive pain.
''Thou, as an Egyptian, hast honored
me. a Hebrew, with thy notice. have
deserved neither gift nor fee
"Nay, but let US put it differently"
he replied. 81, as a man, have given
thee, a maiden, offense, and, having re-
pented, would appease thee with q
peace offering. Believe me, I do not
jest"
The Israelite's blue eyes were yelled
quickly, but the Egyptian guessed
Alright that she had hidden a smile In
them.
Gam forgiven?" be persisted.
$50 thou wilt offend no further" she
said without raising her eyes.
"I promise. And now, since the god
dess hath refused mine offering, may
not take it back. What shall 1 do with
this?" he asked, holding up the collar
Of gold.
.Put it about thy statues neck" she
said softly.
Kenkenes gasped and retreated a
step. Instantly she was imploring his
pardon.
"It was a forward spirit in me that
made me say it. pray thee, forgive
me-"
Thou hast givsn no ofense, but how
dost thou know of this? Tell me that"
81 came upon it by accident three
days ago. l knew myself the moment
1 looked, and it was not hard to guess
whose work it was"
Thou hast told no one?"
''Nay," was the quick and earnest an
swer.
Thou hast caught me in a false
hood,'' he said. II am carving statue
against the canon of the sculptor's
ritual for the sake Of my love Of beau
ty. Until thou didst come upon it I
alone possessed the secret Thou know
est the punishment which will overtake
me?"
At this moment the water bearers
came in sight, and in obedience to
very evident dismissal in the Israel
ties eyes Kenkenes bade her farewell
and left her.
But he had not gone two PAGES be-
fore she overlook him.
Approach thy work from various
directions" she cautioned, "else thou
wilt wear a path which may spy on
thee one day
The moment the words passed her
lips Kenkenes, who still held the col
lar, put it about her neck, passing his
hands under the thick plaits, and snap
ped the clasp accurately.
The act was done instantly and with
but a single movement. He was gone,
laughing on his way, before she had
realized what he had done.
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-05-01

This is a paragraph from the COM
position e cynical Eastern school
boy. The earthquake and fire in
san Francisco. although FIRST looked
upon as calamity really did great
deal Of good It purified the city Of
the great curse of underground Chi
natown and burned down thirty-nine
churches
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-05-01

Mr.. A B. Williams. editor of the
Richmond. Va, News-Leader, and
formerly editor Of the Greenville
News. has accepted the invitation to
deliver the annual address before the
annual meeting of the State Press as
sociation in Charleston. June 18Th.
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*wnat is i that tastes as pleasant

*What is it that tastes as pleasant
as maple sugar and quickly relieves
coughs and colds? Mothers who have
used it will quics;y answer: ''Kea-
nedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Tie
Lleasant cold remedy that expels the
cold through its laxative action on
the bowels. Conforms strictly to the
Pure Food and Drugs Law. Contains
no opiates. Sold by all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-05-01
H0U.S ThiSo

We offer s100 reward for any case
of catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. j. Cheney for the last 15 years. and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations
made by his firm.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price
sc per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton 41S-1m
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*Use Kennedys Laxative Cough
Syrup. Children like its pleasant
taste, and mothers give it hearty en-
dorSement. Contains no opiates, but
drives out the cold through the bow
els. Made in strict conformity to
Pure Food and Drug Law. Recon-
mended and sold by all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-05-01

Joseph A. Mccullough, of Green
Vile. will deliver the address at Lau-
rens on Memorial day upon the in
vitation of the Daugters of the Con-
federacy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-05-01

*Kodol for dyspepsia clears the
stomach and makes the breath sweet
as a rose. Kodol is sold by druggists ca
guarantee relief plan. 1t conforms
strictly to the National Pure Food
and Drug Law. Sold by all druggists
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-05-01

Merchants in Anderson are gener-
ally signing an agreement to close
their stores during the summer
months at $50 p. m.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-05-01

*Nhen you need pill. take a pill,
ard 5c sure it's an Early Riser. De
Wits Little Early Risers are safe,
sure. satisfactory pills. They DO not
grippe or sicken. They are sold by all
druggists
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-05-01

A Charleston truck planter has
tried With success the plan Of putting
a jug Of booze at the end Of his rows
and the negro getting to the end first
gets a pub at the jug. The negroes
work fast.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-05-01

s"Good for erery5hing a salve is
used for and especially recommended
for Piles" That Is what we say about
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve. That is what twenty years Of
usage hes proven. Get the original.
Sold by all druggists.
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-05-01

Million Dollar Fund for Rudimentar
Schools Given by Miss Anna 7
Jcanes.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-04-11
Keep Down the Vermin.

One disadvantage of our warm cli-
mate is the fact that vermin are al
ways troublesome. Still they are not
so numerous in winter as during the
summer. So that now is a good time
to get rid of them. A correspondent
of Successful Farming says:
Begin the work of destruction be-
fore lice have secured a good start.
Have the perches so arranged that
they don't touch the walls of the
house at any place. Then the mites,
once they get on, can't get off the
perches. Then once week pour kerr
osene oil over the perches so plenti-
fully that every part is covered. Pay
particular attention to the under
meath not reached by the oil. Any of
the liquid lice killers advertised will
do the work we'll. Perches should
be movable, so that they can be TAX
en- outside occasionally and thorough
ly scalded with boiling hot water.
Whitewash the walls of the house
with thick whitewash at least twice
year. Keep everything about the
house clean; filth is conducive to
rapid multiplication OF the pests.
They multiply rapidly. 1t is said that
a louise Matched to-day is capable of
being a grandpa before to-morrow's
sun goes down. If you catch him in
his youth, you'll have to hurry"
For body lice, which aren't so
harmful as the others, use Persian
insect powder. Dust an abundant
quantity thoroughly among the feath-
ers of each fowl. Unless the fowls
are very tame, it is best to catch
them and dust after they have gone
to roost 1t is tedious, unpleasant
task to handle each separate individ-
ual in this manner, but 1t is the only
satisfactory way. Repeat the opera
ton every ten days or two weeks, I'M
til you are certain that all have been
eXterminated.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-04-11
A GENERAL FAVORITE.

Supposedly our sweet pea is ma
tive of Ceylon, Sicily and Sardinia,
the original pink and white and the
red varieties being credited to the
first country and the pure white and
purple to the other two islands. The
history of this delightful plant begins
in 1860, it's first cultivation in 1899,
when Father Francescus Cupani grew
it in a garden in Panormus, Sicily.
BY 1890 the seed was commonly
known, and sixty years later four
kinds were offered by scotsman in
London. Until Henry Eckford began
to experiment there were not more
than twelve kinds offered in any one
year. But due to his efforts the num-
Der was increased to 100 varieties in
1895, and it is estimated that in 1900
the average annual crop of seed was
about 100000 pounds, about one-fifth
being produced by one company in
California, where all the seed used in
Europe and America is now grown
F. L. Risley, Rockville, Conn, in The
Epitomist.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-04-11
SOUTHERN " FARM :: NOTES.
I'D ODD.
7opcs or ,As pa~rEs TRUCK cqonss
.,,,viue Fertilizer When Planting

Applying Fertilizer When Planting.
while it is certainly true, in our
,,nerience, that the greater part OF
.hs fertilizer should be applied about
,vo weeks before the crop is to be
a.ted. we'll mixed in the soil of the
hsdding furrow and bedded on, there
are circumstances that would justify
farmer in making one or more in
,srcultural applications, including one
At the actual date of planting. The
ALLOWING are such circumstances:
~ When q farmer has not been
.ble TO secure the whole amount Of
his fertilizers before planting time.
(2) When he concludes, after his
IRON has been planted and is grow
Ing, that he did not buy and apply as
much as he should have done before
planting,
(3) When the yellowlsh green
eolor and want of vigor in the APP
rearance of the plants indicate that
more nitrogen is needed by the crop.
We believe it may be safely &C.
oepted as a general rule that small
norton of fertilizer should be APP
nlied with or near the seed at the
time Of planting. The effect of this
small application is to supply the
Young plants with available food dur
ing the first stage of their growth,
inducing prompt and vigorous devel-
opment. For this purpose forty to
fifty pounds per acre may be applied
Of the same fertilizer that had been
bedded on two weeks before plant
ing.
A second application of high-grade
fertilizers may be made at the second
or third blowing of cotton, or at six
or eight inches height of the plants
up to eighteen inches, or the middle
to last of May, and the middle to last
Of June.
The intercultural applications may
he made in the siding furrow, or the
fertilizer may be strewn along in the
lmiddles ahead of the pillow or cultiva-
Nor. There is no need to fear that
'the plants will not get the benefit of
a high-grade fertilizer if put any
where, on or between the rows. June
26 is the latest date at which the
writer has ever applied fertilizer in
this way to either corn or cotton, al
though there is little reason to doubt
that even later applications would
benefit the crop, but probably not
enough to pay the cost of the fertil-
izer
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-04-11
POTTING IN TIN CANS.

For many plants tin cans are the
best, as the soil dries out much more
slowly than that in earthen pots, but
care must be taken not to keep the
soil too wet, or it may sour and either
kill or badly damage the plant. The
cans may be painted some sober
shade, or paper of various kinds may
be used to wrap about them. The
paper should be of a neutral color.
The mating which comes about tea
is also good. Cans of all sizes may
be used, from the milk can to a very
large lard bucket. When a plant re-
quires shifting, lay the can on a ta-
BILE, letting the plant hang over the
edge of the table; with a can-opener
begin near the bottom of the can and
cut slit clear through to the top,
press the cut edges apart, slip table
knife all around close to the tin, and
the ball of roots and soil will readily
fall out into the hand.-The Com
moner.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-04-11
Elk Meat Versus Beef.

Probably venison can be produced
at less cost per pound than beef.
The advantage is in the possibility
of profitable elk-raising where cattle
raising would be out of the question.
Elk might be wintered more cheaply,
and in case of necessity the animals
might live on the natural products
of thickets and pastures all but bar
rem to starving cattle. One elk, how
ever, would denude an acre of brush
land in a year so thoroughly that
there would be little browsing on
the same piece of land for several
years to come.-Country Life in AM
erica,
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-04-11

wander off-they range and roost
with the chickens and even lay in the
hen nests. April is a good time to
match, since, like all turkeys, they
require a long season to hatch, and
the sooner of the better. Young tur-
Keys require very little feeding, or
should say, eat very little when first
Matched, and should not be fed un-
der twenty-four to thirty-six hours
after being Matched.
All turkey raisers seem to have
their own ideas as to how best to
feed your pouls. When ! raised tur-
keys | gave each one, as soon as
Matched, a whole grain of black pep
per, and sprinkled fine sand on the
floor of the coop, and gave them
nothing else for thirty-six hours. The
first, and in fact, all feeds until they
were large enough to take care of
themselves, consisted of cracked
corn, oats, wheat, millet, cane and
kaffir corn Seed and four times a
week meat in some form was given,
either prepared beef scraps or fresh
meat from the beef market. With
such feed properly prepared one can
raise ninety per cent, but failure
will meet you more than half way if
you try to raise turkeys from late
hatch, immature stock, or when the
male and females are closely related.
Turkeys cannot stand inbreeding.
Two or three year old stock are pref
cradle to one year.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-04-11
Dogfish as Fertilizer.

Consul-General Holloway reports
from Halifax that last year the reduc-
ton works at Canso, n. S., handled
1900 tons of doglish and produced
therefro.l 1000 gallons of fish oil and
200 tons OF FISH scrap" Some of the
fish scrap in it's unfinished state was
sent to the experimental farms at
Truro, Nappan and Ottawa, and tests
made there to discover its efficiency
as a fertilizer, have, so far as can be
ascertained, proved very satisfactory.
The conversion of FISH scrap into a
fertilizer is one Of the probable early
additions to the allied fishing indus
tries.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-04-11
PROTECTING TENDER ROSES.

AS soon as settled cold weather
comes carefully bend down the tops
of the tender rosebushes and pin the
branches down to the earth with
forked sticks. Draw the soil up
around the stem to a good height,
and, If planted in a bed, set a frame
the size of the bed over them and
fill the frame with leaves or good
straw, pressing it down a little, and
cover it with burlap, held in place
by plastering laths tackled to the
frame. This has been tried where
ten degrees below zero was the win
ter temperature at times, with sue
cess. Do the covering Just before
settled cold weather comes, accord
ing to latitude. Rough boards may
be set over the frame slanting, to
protect it from heavy sleet, snow or
ice, and to turn OFF unusual rains.
If done too early, the plants may suf-
fer from the unwonted warmth. A
coat of straw will benefit the hybrid
perpetuals and hardy monthly roses,
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-04-11

About this time of year irresponsi-
BILE parties go around attempting to
sell so-called recipes for making
fertilizers" A friend writes me:
Yesterday / had man come to me
with this recipe in his pocket, for
which he paid So, and asked for the
material for this fake fertilizer re-
cine" If any of your readers are
offered an opportunity to get IN on
the ground floor of fertilizer bust
ness-to learn how to make fertiliz-
ers for 81 a ton-all by purchasing
IS recipe for making fertilizers, we
wish to offer the advice
Don't!
When you purchase a recipe for
making fertilizers you are parting
with your money for nothing. we
have seen several of these recipes,
and have yet to see one that was not
worthless. The mixtures prepared
according to the directions given are
not worth the time and labor ap-
piled. Ingredients are called LOT
which can be purchased only at drug
stores at high prices, and; likely as
not. are of no more value to the
plants than a piece Of coal would De-
But even If you did happen to buy
good directions for mixing fertii-
izer - what then? You have paio
your money for something that coula
be secured for nothing. The expert
ment station will at any time senu,
without charge, directions for mixing
any kind Of fertilizer desired. But,
as said before, we have never ye'
seen a fertilizer recipe sold for so,
or any other price, that was not
worthless. Do not buy fertilizer re-
eipes.-G. S. Traps, Chemist IeHas
Experiment Station.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-04-11
Two Suggestions About Corn.

During the winter time test the Vi
tality of the corn by taking grains
Nom different parts Of the ear and
plating them on moist sheets OF blot
ting paper, which should then be
folded securely and placed in a cigar
box containing several moist newspa-
pers. Wrap the newspapers over the
botters containing the grains from
the several ears and leave them alone
for two or three days. In this way
the percentage of grain that will ger
inmate, and the vitality of the seed
can be ascertained. 1t will be sur
prising to see what differences there
are in the inherent vitality of grains
from certain ears. These grains
should then be selected for the seed
patch and the others discarded or
used for general planting.
The relation of closeness OF plant
ing to yield is quite remarkable, and
in experiments made by the writer
the following results were obtained:
Cookies prolific corn planted In
checks 80 inches apart yielded SAIL
bushels per acre; in checks SO
inches apart, 51.27 bushels; in checks
40 inches apart, 51.45 bushels; in
checks As inches apart, $3.50 bush
els; in checks 54 inches apart, 42.4S
bushels; in checks 60 inches apart
S2.45 bushels per acre. There Is a
tendency to too wide planting In the
South, due to the desire to grow a
large stalk and large ear. A large
ear and a large stalk do not insure
the largest yield, as this experiment
which is amply supported by many
others, demonstrates. Too wide
planting decreases the yield; toe
close planting is not desirable be-
cause the ears will not develop well
For varieties such as Cookies Prolific
grown on uplands of moderate fer
tility, AZ inches or 3h feet, is very
satisfactory distance. Many farmers
however, insist on planting their corr
in checks from four to five feet, and
thus the yield is materially reduced
A. M. Soule, Virginia Experiment
Station, Blacksburg.
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HEART OF THE APPLE TREE.


1t is quite popular impression
that the heart of the apple tree is
essential to its well being Yet it is
known that the heart is but dead
wood and plays little part in the life
or usefulness of the tree. 1t helps to
Keep the tree upright and gives
strength to IL after the wood that
composes the heart has ceased to per-
form cellular work. The strength
given by the heart is valuable when
great windstorms sweep over the or
chard, for without the hard wood in
the centre of the tree it would bend
and break. 1t is often noticed that
hearts of apple trees rot out, and the
trees go on bearing as If nothing had
happened Farmers Review.