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> COTTON MEETING NEXT WEEK . .Pushing Campaign in Dillon County for Cotton Export Corporation Subscriptions. The men behind the movement to .raise Dillon's Quota of the subscriptions to the Cotton Export and Import Corporation have arranged for . a series of meetings to be held in . different parts of the county next week. The first meeting will be held . at the court house Monday morning | at 11 o'clock. The second meeting! will be held at Latta in the after-! moon, the third meeting will be held ^ aat Lake View Tuesday morning andt y the fourth will be held at Minturn Tuesday afternoon. The speakers at mootimr 1*111 hfl T f!_ Rivera. state warehouse commissioner, and H. S. Johnson, of the Extension Department of Clemson College. Dillon has raised only one-fourth of her quota, and the purpose of the meet-! .lags is to bring forcibly to the at-J .ientlon of the public generally the .importance of promptly raising the .amount the county has promised. The -organisation of the corporation is goxing along rapidly and Dillon will do :*er part in making it a success. Subscriptions are being received in cotrton, liberty bonds or cash. The stock will be called In this week and a ?charter obtained. This will put the corporation in position to begin business at once. Germany needs thous ands of bales of low-grade cotton and it is proposed to sell her these low grades, taking cash payments and the balance secured by paper endorsed by the German banks. It Is understood that what cotton is getting into Germany and Austria is bringing big prices, and if the cotton planter can succeed in disposing of part of the low grade on hand the price of the better grades should improve immediately. .Everybody is urged to attend the meeting scheduled for next week, i The only hope of the south is to find a foreign market for low grades, and j the only way to find this market is through the Import and Export Cor. poration. Subscriptions will not be called for at these meetings, but plans will be adopted and committees appointed to ..carry on the work in each section. i o T PIGMIES HUNT ELEPHANTS 1 > African Midgets Have Hard Time i Slaying Biggest Beasts. 1 1 One of the queerest regions under ] .the sun?a land, peopled by midgets . .scarcely four feet tall?has just been < ] .explored by Dr. Leonard John Van denbergh, a Catholic missionary. AltzxofU a year ago the doctor's party Entered the Congo seeking traces of .the tribe of Mabuti, which, living i "deep into the jungle, had heretofore! repelled all attempts of white men to! learn of its methods of living, its beliefs and its history. Dr. Vanden;hergh, however, after a generous gift v ot salt and tobacco, succeeded in win: fting the favor of the pigmies and he jMot only lived for a time among them .?but he got their permission to film At work and play. "He 'brought back with him, along with the pictures, numerous interest-! lug stories of the Mabuti. Among ( ~'fkem is the account of the slaying of' 'an.elephant, which is described as fol-i I When they smell an elephant in* ? the vicinity, the whole tribe goes out1 v to hunt him. They keep on his tracks ufor weeks at a time, slinging their) v spears at him with steady hand and e *eye. The men climb trees and jump i Yrom branch to branch as the animal below them makes his harried way - ? " - J? iu rru Uirougn me unuergiuwiu. mcj ^ throw their weapons at him, their -aim being to strike him deeply in a vritai part. They haven't the strength Vim throw a spear with sufficient tforce to deal a death blow. All they j can do and all they aim to do is to ? have the weapon sufficiently imbed- t ded to impede the progress of the | < juiimal as he is continually prodded t from the sides and from the branch-if ee above. They force him to butt the j spears into the trunks of trees, and't very often succeed in virtually mak-'t tag him commit suicide by having!, . him force the weapons into his body. i< They will follow the wounded and 1 - tortured beast for as much as a i . month. When he shows signs of com- ] plete surrender, they deal the final i death blows by the whole mass of ] them throwing their spears into his i ' Hides. Once assured he can do them . : no harm, they swarm over his body < ! - like so many ants and proceed to cut' away his flesh, which they eat. They, ' Jbave no methods of preserving the I dflesh.They simply stay near him just ] .as Jong as there is anything to eat,! Then depart to their village, taking,! , the much cherished tusks with them. ] ' They bury them in the ground and keep the tusks there until some of I the neighboring tribes come along I ' -with offers of salt and tobacco. o IJ PIPE SMOKING ON THE INCREASE AMONG FASHIONABLE WOMEN. London, Nov. 8?Pipe smoking seems to be on the increase among I women and fashionable cigar stores display dainty small briars, some set with precious stones. It is said there ; is a growing demand for these. i At one west London theatre where amoking is permitted, two smartly dreaeed women were seen the other ' evening in a box puffing at their jew- ' elled pipes, and soon an old Irish- I woman in the gallery followed suit, 1 Hers was a clay "cutty.'? t In a first-class railroad car between Horsham and London, a quarrel < arose the other day between a number of non-smoking women and an- ; either woman who refused to put out *her cigarette at her sister traveler's ? behest. It ended in one of the nntiamokers seizing the offending curnrotte, gold mounted tortolseshell holder and all, and flinging it out of the window. 'Two guineas costs will meet the i ?ase," said the magistrate." < Personality of Preeident-Elect. Marion, O., Nov. 7.?What sort of a personality has President-elect Warren G. Harding? * This is the question being asked by men alike, who contributed their | ballots to the political hurricane that i ^ swept the Repuglican party into pow- . er and buried all opposition under! an avalanche of votes. j ? When in Marion, receiving the daily t pilgrimages of Republicans from all [ v over the country Senator Harding ^ frequently would come back to the ( small white press house buried E amongst the big apple trees in bis v back yard to talk with the men who ' B were writing the news of the Repub- t lican campaign. 0 Reclining easily in a big "state" t chair kept there especially for his j use, Senato rHarding would light up,C one of his long stogies, and, after t giving a short sketch of the political a picture would frequently talk for an d hour In reminiscent strain of person- S al experiences of his public life. b But'apparently he liked to dwell I upon the characteristics and person- S alities of friends of his youth, of his r intimate contact with men, and women in all stations of life. In these ( talks was revealed the intense hu- , -'J IfflMh Ill ail Slug Ul iue Uiail WUU uu V/u 4 will occupy the White House. He loved to linger upon memories of those who had befriended him in his steady rise to fame from farmer boy to president-elect of the United States. Jake Miller . One of these narratives of Senator Harding's was typical of many. He recalled "Jake" Miller, an old white haired compositor on his paper, the "Marion Star.'' "Jake is typical of the fine traits that constitute the American character" said Senator Harding. "He has been on the Star with me for 44 years and he has stuck to me through thick and thin. On several occasions, in our early days, I had to go to my ! mother for a loan to meet Jake's salary check. Jake insisted that he could wait for the money, but his fine loyalty made me determined to see that he got all that was coming to him, no matter how rickety our financial condition. Mother saw the same as I did, and always helped me to nav .Take." Jake was on the famous front porch the other night. He came to see his "boss". It was too late, but be went right up and rang the door bell of the Harding home. Senator Harding; himself answered the ring. "Why, Jake, what are you doing lere/' he asked. A Wonderful Night. "I came to congratulate you on pour election," said Jake. "Warren, this is a wonderful night for me, as well as you." Senator Harding's eyes filled with ;ears. He took both Jake's hands in lis, and held them for several minltes before he could get the "chokes" >ut of his voice to thank his old friend and pledge him his good will for life. The incident gives a ty)ical close-up of Senator Harding's levotlon to his friends, a trait which las endeared him not only to the people of Marion with whom he has Ived a greater part of his life but to hose who came to the front porch from all sections of the country. Frequently the president - elect vould temporarily interrupt the visit )f one of the nation's elect to go out )n the front lawn of his home and jreet some acquaintance who had :ome from a neighboring town to ihake hands with "Warren" and evive old acquaintance. 3VER CONFIDENCE LOST TENNESSEE. Memphis, Term., Nov 7.?William F. Bryan has aliented himself from Southern Democrats by his suggestion hat President Wilson resign. A storm >f protest has swept over Dixie and he Commoner has been denounced Tom the Ohio to the Gulf. "Mr. Bryan has lost his right to ake any part in any conference as ;o Democratic procedure," said C. P. F. Mooney, editor of the Memphis Commercial-Appeal, in a signed ediorial today. "He is not fit to make i suggestion to President Wilson, Mr. 3ryan went to San Francisco and nade a fight against Cox. That was lis privilege. Mr. Cox won. Mr. Bryan =aid then his heart was in the grave. \s far the Democratic party is concerned it might as well stay there." Mr. Mooney continues, saying: "His Democracy has always been tinctured by a rotten theory of popularism and opportunism." After referring to Mr. Bryan's failare to help Cox in the campaign, Mr. Mooney says: "Mr. Bryan has made his living from the Democratic party. It has been his meal ticket for 30 years. He orated himself into the nomination for the presidency in 1896. As soon as he was beaten he wrote a book and took the lecture platform. He has coined his reputation as a Democratic leader into a box-office asset." In Arkansas the Democratic central committee at Crittenden county i met and passed resolutions calling i upon Mr. Bryan to "renounce hisj allegiance to the Democratic party and the United States." The loss of Tennessee has stung. Democratic leaders to the quick. It | was due to overconfidence, they say. I The Republicans threw their heavy j cuns into the state. Senator Harding during his invasion of the south went j through Tennessee and rallied his Republican forces in Chatanooga. Gov.; prnor Cox did not visit the state. "We are going to make a fight four pears hence," said one prominent Democratic leader today. "We have only ourselves to blame. Our defeat may be traced in part to certain Democratic politicians who in factional; local fights let down the bars to negro ( voters. Of course the negroes turned i about and voted in the national elec-j tion. and they voted, almost without exception, the Republican ticket." VISIT? SCENES OF BOYHOOD. On the 23rd ultimo I took a swif ide with Marvin Stackhouse to Min urn and Clio. We passed through ine farming section; the fields wer i-hite with cotton, resembling mimi now. The farmers are some what be lind gathering their cotton. I sue ose it is due to the scarcity of laboi )n our return trip I was dropped a he palatial home of Mr. T. C. Sher rood. I enjoyed the hospitality o limself and family until Wednesdaj )n Tuesday Mr. Sherwood carrie ae to visit his old parental horn -here he spent his boyhood life. Th eenery was new to me. The onl hing that seemed natural was th ild homestead. The pools of wate hrough which I used to wade ar iow the beds of rich loamy soil. Th Jousin Patsey home as I knew it, m hinks I see her now as she came i: nd out of the old home stead. Tuet ay evening ^e visited the old Swea iwamp Cemetery where sleep th odies of Dr. Alfred Bethea, T. E Iraddy, Cad e Bethea, and Richar Iberwood, all gone to their eterna ewaru. W. H.'Stackhous GET YOUR DRi We have & high power, 1 complete power plant In iteel Does the work of 6 to 10 mei engine is running. Lever Control Starts and Stops Saw Fnr 1 VI "THE Cedar Selt $8.75 pe\ Delivered THE Ft Floydai l $1 WHBi JHL I c c ! Prepare for "Flu" ii ? Doctor's Advice e c Avoid influenza by keeping the liv er and kidneys in perfect condition. i_ These organs carry off the impurl . ties of the system. If they do no [ function properly, influenza or othe diseases are liable to arise. [ Dr. Hilton's Life e for the liver and kidneys will correc ? the disorders of these organs, rii ' you oi cuuBuyuuun, luuigtauuu uu 6 biliousneeB. r For treating influenta we recommeni e Murray's Horehound, Mullein and Ta e in conjunction with Dr. Hilton* a LIfe' Your druggist will supply you witl t these remedies. If you are not full e satisfied with results, he is instruct I ed to refund your money. Manufactured by MURRAY DRUG COMPANY, e Columbia, S. C. AG SAW PRICES. fcat-cutting outfit, forced feed?a f for sawing logs to any length. l Lever controf of blade while SEND FOR ENGINE CATLAOG ^ Showing Gasoline Engines 2 to I 30 H. P. Fore Saw Rigs and Drag Saws, all equipped with Bosch High Tension Magneto. Columbia Supply Co. 823 W. GERVAIS ST. 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