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THE IB RISKS' _______ * Trapping of WNri Beasts Most Dangerous .Business. "Thoee ^*Vho Bngase in It Literafy t . Gamble Wit* Death, and Their ?Jlaward tin Na-er Sure. i How.iere the wiM. animals ?&tetlni?4 which . as ike ujr> the .menagerie . ? < large circus? X* business Is cgitctia risky, asithnt of rLrnpiuug thent. Most,.?rf the vrtifi, autnuls coom*. Cram .Africa. Chese must he trannad along ,tbe Zuinbe.H. wbk?h means ll.OtKO miles ofrvullsoiiK Joucney before event .a start ult made. The ituan In charge of an expedition uvust Ike experfeaxuH)' .and resourceful; tuustl warn tbe eounrtry, the Itu guuges .uul< jtibiJects, ab4 be something of a ptof^siclnv ab weU. Fearful /risks are t taken, especially turith fever. Native ourrlegs by ti?? : ?core ape .employed. -Kuril porter is irequired t to carry (Mipu'sids and the . charge weedy on siKft iadtad from the ooast up <t? the great lietkes is fruun t*o to throe shillings .a jpound. Pruylelons In tlarge quantities must ice carried,.also a large amount of beads, cloth and trinkets with .wlklch to cajole the natives for fresh -sii>pltes and Information. 'Lions are taken in a great net, some 1 18 feet squune and rimmed "by a very < powerful ruhher elastic hand. It is 1 set over a pit near a water hole. and * when caught tlie lion is transported in a bamboo east. The tyro wJ?o captured .or trapped I a "rhino" in a pit In the heart of Af- ' ricn would be equally puzaied as to ...... ... uini. i?? ine conic:. ah inclined plane innst he dug and the creature, half-tamed hy fright and hunger, must be securely shackled with chains and ropes and led through tangled forests and over sands and stony plains for hundreds of miles at grent risk to the lives of all concerned. The hunted rhinoceros is the very epitome of tight and gatueiiess, but after capture gives u)t quickly and dies if not properly cured for and fed. The two most difficult creatures to trap ami bring to the coast are the giraffe and zebra. The latter can only lie caught in high and harreu hills nnd with the utmost difficulty. Once caught, the zebra becomes a tough proposition, doing most of his thinking with ids heels. The giraffe is ultra shy nnd bin transport after capture a serious matter. lie stands so high and ills legs are so like a pipe stem ids safe conveyance is something of a feat. This animal is considerable of a baby as regards tenderness, nnd has a heartbreaking way of shuffling off his raortfll nnil o ftnr n <%!? /?%?? l,,?.. ?*"J >? nt<c> u vui.u9 iius uiutitf a daring investment in one or more of them. The rarity of giraffes in circuses and municipal zoos is due not alone to the original high cost, but also to the fuct that the animal dealers abroad will not guarantee safe delivery in this country. The Indlun tapir perhaps attracts but little attention at the circus aud yet is a most expensive unlcaal. The gorlllla is practically priceless. There have been but four ever brought to this country. Chimpanzees are relatively plentiful at circuses and zoos, hut they are prone to tubercular trouble and are hard to keep. Lions for zoological purposes cost from $44K) to $500. Tigers, junglebred, will bring even higher figures. Elephnnts, or "bulls," as the circus folk term them, cannot he bought much under $li,5(K) in the rough, and as they are trained to do "stunts" their value to the owner rapidly increases. Their disposition, too, ei?hances their value or otherwise. Aslutlc elephnnts are more expensive than the African type, being better nntured and more intelligent, as a rule. Hyenas are Inexpensive. Cam'els of the Siberian breed cost from $500 to $000. The Polar bear is expensive aud hard to keep, as is the Kadlack bear of Alaska.?Baltimore American. Frankincense. Most of the genuine frankincense produced In the world today comes from trees growing In Somallland, In eastern Africa. When the resin is ready for the harvest?shortly after the heglnlng of the rainy season which makes an abundance of sap in the trees?natives cash the hark of ench tree in a number of places, taking care to loosen the burk at the bottom of each cut sufficiently to form a little pocket. The sap oozes out and gradually collects In the pockets. It hardens slowly in contact with the air. Within about a month it becomes hard enough to be handled. Then the little pellets of guin?called "tears"?are cut out of the pockets and new incisions are made in the bark. This process Is repeated at 30-day Intervals until the end of the harvesting season in September. The pellets or "tears" are *v marketed as soon as they are fully hardened. A vigorous tree will produce about 10 pounds of frankincense yearly. Appropriate. It happened on the transport coming back. "Show me your identification tag," demanded the medical officer of a colored private. "Ah done chucked it overb'd, suh," confessed the other. "Ah lus' naturally film*? got no ambition for no more of dam death checks."?American Legion Weakly. k. m a BELIEVBB>QOrrrON \ WILL GO STWW8G Mr. Ham "McOUl. Well Knnwu BiQitr . Tells WhyVlle Is LoOldng for iigMd Prices. Florence ILXaJ ly imes. That <rutton arUl bring a goc^j jiric* this fall is the.belief of Mr. Sam McCall a boyer of ?ears experience, and a close Sudent of cotton condition" and martcets.'Discussing the future of cotton W.r. MeOail said today: "The cotton crop of 1919-20 was 12,443,11)0 bales, average price Middling 38.29, realizing approximately 32,173,32:4.368. In 19020-21. 11.L77.316. B-C., average price Middling 16.08, yVelfiing $940,537,360. Assuming the t?roduction this year to be 8,000,000 R<C., with Middling 12c. would mcsm only $4 80,000,000 Tot the cotton *crop, a figure altogether ont ot line- with ns annual contribution to the wvedltb of the country in -pood times^ or bad. yet buyers still hold off, m the belief or hope that prices will decline 'under the weight of the movement or the now crop. * We can discover no substantial reason for "this -attitude. Had the South entertained any idea of placing thi* ridicolomly small crop on the auction bloclc, their intention would haw been reflected before now in wetiK markets and loner prices resulting 'front free offerings for forward shipment, of -Which tte-re has been no evidence yet., -nor do we believe there will "be. Thi* Tittle crop, with abundant "financial hid to carriers, will ttntprj- take its i#aee with the carryyv^i.and be pawled on to consnmuu.. m , j 1 r I "' an to find tnfc i> MHHtt Lit HHMLD, DfiLOIf, SOUTH ers. not at their'plea?ure or at their' price, hut as their netds force them into the market. "For years to "come, America must continue to be the graaary and storehouse >of the foreign world. The in-i ternatinnal financial Situation com-, pels it, and considering this country's' comparative wealth, it is unthinkable, to expect that our stoles of grain,' cotton and other commodities will be placed upon the bat-gait* counter. "As to present and prospective supplies of cotton, the peak is passing. I We are confronted with a crop fail-1 ure, almost certainly more than five million buleg'less than lost year. The, lack of fertilization in t*e East, the heavily reduced acreage, ,the univer-, -sal depredation of the weevil, and fin-j ally, the disastrous, drought and heat1 which has been prevailing in Texas foi three weeks and still prevails, in-: sures a much smaller ylelti than the banking element and the merchants ( who compelled a reduction, ever con- i templated. That adequate financial aid in carrry'ing the supplr will beii forthcoming admits of no Xlcubt. The'i heads of the government have assur- ] ed it. Mr. Harding, Governor of the|< Federal Reserve System has said it. * and finally we-quote on the final page, of this, an interview published at thel< close of the week in a well informed < paper, which speaks for itself. 1 "Bears now harp upon the general I financial and business situation, the bad features ol which they are just' no-w discovering whereas the well in-1 formed realize that the time ot' rea^ crisis was six months ago, since, which the situation has been purified and restored to a basis of safety. The^ ???^???????m f wmmm. The immense; Pq r?lr -~A i JL C4.VlVU.k <UL inherent ouali JL character of it* powerful and and strong; its of amazing. Single-Sixes 2 delivering trac ceedingly low e:? *.? Ulll^ACOIA U)JI it is now $297 YOU CAN SAFELY EXPE< OF 17 MILES OR BETI BETTER TO THE GALLC PACKARD MOT s - . ROGERS Ish the m ?f[i ? j * CAROLINA, THTB&DAT. MOKMN(i authoritative statement of J. P. Mor- < tian before going abroad lard week -affords ample justification I'cr this statement- i "Trading in cotton of late has been small, and entirely unimportant in i character. The market maintains the ] advance following the last Bureau re-ll port, and is not likely to lose it by J1 rests on of any crop reports to be re-*: ceived hereafter. {; "We are not expecting any boom. I Frequent fluctuations are to be ex-'i peeted, but we are constrained to be-Js litve that fundamental changes her* .< after will be in the way ef improving; prices. o HOMK DEMONSTRATION DKPAItT- ' MKXT. 1 I1. (Conducted by Miss Etta Sue Sellers) i , Seasonable Recipes. Preserved Figs:? 6 quarts figs, 1 cup baking soda 4 pounds sugar. <> quarts boiling water, 3 quarts water.,' Discard all over ?ripe or broken: 1 figs. Sprinkle with baking soda and * cover with six quarts boiling water. I ' Let stand 15 minutes, droin off sodaj solution and rinse well in clear cold}' water. L.et figs drain while syrup is t being prepared. Mix sugar and 3 It quarts ot water. Dissolve sugar in t water before placing on stove. Let I < boil 10 minutes. Add well drained h figs gradually so as not to cool the i syrup. Cook rapidly until figs areli clear and tender. Lift out figs and'.' place in shallow pans. If syrup is not heavy enough, continue boiling until! It is thick enough. Pour syrup over 1 figs and let stand over night. Pack 1 figs in sterilized jars and fill jars to 1 BBS :k a pH / and growing pop e-Six is due, firsi ty, and second, tc ?performance, reliable; its pic riding qualities a Already, more I t?o in +U o Uonrl ii v in liiv naiiu. litional Packard cost. Originally *ing car was pric '5, f. o. b. Detroi ZT FROM THE PACKARD SINGLE-S1* "ER TO THE GALLON OF GASOLI >N OF OIL, AND 15,000 MILES OR F OR CAR COMPAI MOTORS COH nn t nxr c n J. s i a n zv jJHj . SEPTEMBER J, 1921. overflowinig with syrup. Process about 5 minutes and seal. Fig Jam. Select ripe figs, remove all stems treat them with scalding soda solution and rinse them thoroughly as for preserving. Cook in quantities not larger than 3 pounds at a time. Allow 1 1-2 pounds of sugar to every 3 pounds of fruit. Crush the figs, tdd about 1-2 cup water, heat to boiling point, and add sugar. Cook rapidly until the figs flake from the >l?oon like jelly. Pack hot in steriliz u jars and process us for preserves. I'ig ('unserve. 2 pounds figs, 1 orange, l 1-2 lbs. ?ugar, 1-2 cup nuts, 1-2 pounds rais-i ins. Cut all except nuts, into small' >ioces and cook until thick and trans-! ?arent. Add nuts 5 minutes before re-! uoving from stove. Pack while hot.' Process a.s for preserves. Canned Pimentoes. Select sound uniform pimentos of I nedium size. To peel, place the pep>ers in shallow pans and let stay in! t hot oven from 6 to 10 minutes, or! jutil they blister, being careful not o allow them to burn. Then remove he skin with a paring knife Flaten the peppers and pack in horizon;al layers. No liquid i.s used in canling pimentos. The processing brings >ut of the pimentoe thick liquid, vhicli almost covers them. No sugar tor salt should be added. Process' >ints 25 minutes. Hetting of Home l?em. Council PostfHMied to loiter Hate. Tin- September meeting of the rlome Demonstration Council of Dilon county, which was to have been leld September the 3rd. has been r\ /CiLUiity V_/JL LliV t, to the car's > the superior In action it is k-up is swift ire little short than 4)000 s of owners, service at exthe Packard :ed at $3640; t. L A YEARLY AVERAGE NE, 2.00O MILES OR IETTER FROM TIRES. *Y DETROIT 4PANY owns oni postponed until a few weeks lats?V *! The exact date wiill be announced soonAH sources of lasting fruitfuln?s? are in the Living Fountian. o ? Better shut the sun out of the sky than the Son of God out of the soul. ??? 50good cigarettes for 10c from one sack of GENUINE "BULL" DURHAM TOBACCO 'vi,-. iti"j\i- '^ I Mill ij | e I