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^ PYGMIES STILL INTERESTING One Characteristic of Little Blacks Is Aversion to Work ? -? For more than 5,000 years pygmies have been known td exist, yet the recent'discovery of a new tribe of huanan. dwarfs inDtitch New Guinea renews interest in t^heui. Pygmy peoples are distributed over wide areas, including the- Philippines, which are inhabited by the largest groups; the Andaman Islands of the Bey of Bengal, New Guinea, the interior of the Malay Peninsula, and the Congo regions of Africa. WifcH few exceptions they are similar in characteristics. I The smallest pygmies are those of Africa, where the .men seldom are more than 1 1-2 feet and the wbihen - reaeh only (3 1-2 feet. If one imagines an 8-year-old Southern piccaninny, with a well formed, muscular body, a mouth reaching from the center of each cheek, a flattened nose, a protruding upper jaw and a slanting forehead which gives him an apish appearance, and having a mature ex T?ression, then one has a mental picture of a pygmy man. Many of these little fellows live so much Jike_ monkeys that they hav9 been suspected of being- th$ "missing link." They look upon any kind of work with scorn and a hoe or any other instrument of agriculture would be a curiosity to them. Wild fruits, nuts, tender shoots and various roots are favorites in their diet, and for meat they go hunting. Birds and - I small game are foo^/staples, with occasional delicacies such as elephants, rats and caterpillars. Modern landlords would- bacome bankrupt in pygmy land. Many of the tribes remain in one place only a week or two, then, when their sources of easy-gotten food are exhaupied they move on . to another region. There they stay until the dhoice roots and fruits are consumed, and the 'birds and wild game are scared away by their arrows. The number of children is relatively small for so primitive a people, and thgre is nothing lost in leaving a twig-built hut with a leaky roof. Their, baggage is mostly bows and arrows. The pygmie^ unlike their neighbor tribes, usually have no chiefs, though ttrey ~ often ""rally around a superior huntsman as a leader. Formal laws are unknown among them, but they follow strict moral codes. Fighting is seldom noted, and murders are few. When a murder is committed in a pygmy village there is no trial, but the murderer risks being killed from ambush by his victim's next of kin. Explorers say that lying and stealing are uncommon among the little people and tribes which usually do -not trust fellow-tribesmen are so impressed with pygmy honesty that the pygmy often becomes a cattle tender for his taller neighbors. ,v .... t- - ' . < V"^hen the pygmy's fancy turns to lovd he begins to count his arrows, for marriage in pygmy land is a mat ter Of bargaining between the glrl'i father and the diminutive ewain. In ^ome tribe, the fixed price for a wife i? from 10 to 15 arrows, but if the -Piospective bridegroom appears over. husiastJc the C08t ?*y ^ increased y o-e or two spears or some tobacco. Arter the ceremony the husband goes hunting and the wifejroes to work. A red-letter day is celebrated among Af/ican pygmies when an elephant is kilted. When they smell an elephant In tlje vicinity of their encampment the whole tribe is called v TjH>y ?Hmb trees in the path they -believe the animal will take, then, jumping from lto*b to limb, Uic hunters spear the animal, and by so doing cause him to collide with trees, thus virtually making him commit suicide. y Once assured the elephant can do ,.,e^ no harm they swarm over him ike ants and cut away the flesh for 0 * They have no way of preserv- J ing the flesh so they arg apt to hover about the carcass until nothing but the skeleton remains. Tusks are hid-1 den to be traded for tobaco and salt, which are among the few pygmy lux?l uries. Weaning the Old Boat. In a long glistening Roll, Royce hJ glided up to the filling station ??d ?at.-'ut' "Let'a have 'ome m "How much do you want ?" asked J the man in overalls, eying the carl admiringly. The motorist, struck by a sudden thought, put his band 4n his pocket. Thirty cents was all he had in his clothes. ,, i "One gallon," he said. The rtian In the overalls glanced over the big car again ahd then fixed I the driver with a stare of utter disI ?U8t. j One gallon!" he sneered; "wacherl trying to do, wean it?" ? * J H Another Florida 8torm 5pami,- Fla., Oct. 20.?Miami late j tonight prepared for the worst while hoping that the latest West Indian hurricane would pass it by. With the memory of the destructive J tropical storm of September 19 still | fresh in their minds, numbers, of per-1 sons sought to outdistance the blow and crowded trains for the North, f Others,?unable?to?obtain immediate I passage, filled the station, white] northbound automobiles were reported j jamming the Dixie highway. Miami Cut Off Oct. 20.?All wire connec-J tion with Miami, toward which" the j West Indian hurricane was reported j sweeping Was lost last night. One report said the wind at that time in j Miami was blowing 70imiles per hour. J NOTICE OF ELECTION 1 ' " t> I The undersigned trustees of DeTCalb School District, No. 19, of Kershaw County, S. C., hereby give notice I that an election has been ordered by thjs Board to be held and wilL be held on the 2nd day of Noyember, j 1926, in the store room of S. C. Truesdale at DeKalb, STC~"Ih said District, on the question of the issuance of two thousand ^dollars of coupon bonds of said district for the purpose of erecting buildings, equipment, for. maintaining public, schools ami for general I school purposes, in accordance with the lajv in such caqes made and, provided. This election ia_ ordered: and held pursuant to a petition duly filed with this Board and signed, by more than one-thrd of the resident free-d holders-of the age of twenty-one years I and of Che qualified electors of said district as required by law. The polls at said-election will open at 8 a.m. I and close at 4 p.m. Thp following managera of election have been appointed to serve at said election,- to' J1^8<ia,ei D. A. Jones and V. fiT. Workman., ?? Only qualified electors residing in said district will be allowed to vote and all ballbta must have written or printed thereon the words "For Bonds" or "Against Bonds." N. B. WORKMAN, ?W. Ij^DWARDi fl. C, TRUESDitti, v Trustees DeKalb School District No. 19, Kershaw County, 8. C. ' ' 1 [' ' 1 ,r r t . burglar* robbed the famous chateau of the l>uc b'Aumale, at Chantilly, France, Monday night, and got away with loot valued at $27,000,000. The chateau is now a museum and much of the loot la com posed of priceless relic*. The famous "rose" diamond was among the article* carried away. This diamond i* said to be valued at $2,000,000. MASTER'S SALE State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. . I"' I' m y David H. Baum, Plaintiff, against R. E. Boykln, et al., Defendant. Uuder and pursuant to an order of Court herein made and dated 23rd day of June, 1926, I will sell to the highest bidder at public auction, for cash, before the Kershaw County Court House door, Camden, S. C?" on the first Monday, being the first day of November, 1920, the following described real estate: "A tract of land situate in Kershaw County, State aforesaid, and containing $0 acres. Bounded on the North by lands of T, P, Sanders; East by lands of Dr. C. P. Osteon; South by lands of Doc Shannon; West by lands of Bprry Thomas and Doc Shannon. The same being a part of thd~ Allen Boykin lands, conveyed to the said T. P.- Sanders by Pelzer, Rodger* & Company, of Charleston, S. C. Any person desiring to bid at said sale, except the plaintiff herein, shall first deposit with the Master the sum of one huudred dollars ($100.00) in cash or by certified check for a like sum, as evidence of good faith. R. H. HILTON, ? ' Master Kershaw County. Oct. 14, 1926. NOTICE OF ELECTION Stat&of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. Notice is.hereby given that the-Gen'eral Election for Uiflted States Senator and Representatives in Congress will be held at the voting precincts | fixed by law in the Coufity of Kershaw on Tuesday, November 2, 1926, said day being Tuesday following the first Monday, as prescribed by the Staie-CortBtitqtlon. ? - - , The qualifications for suffrage are as follows: ? Residence in State for two years, in the County one year, in the polling precinct in which the elector offers to' vote, four months, and the. payment! six months- before any election of a^y I poll tax then due and payable: Pro-1 vided, That ministers in charge of an j organized church and teachers of pub-1 11c schools 11 shall be entitled to vote, after six months'- residence in the' State, otherwise qualified. Registration.?"Payment of all taxes, including--poll tax, assessed and! collectible during the previous year. | The production of a certificate or the j receipt of the officer authorized to collect such taxes shall be conclusive proof of the payment thereof.' Before the hour fixed for opening the polls Managers and Clerks must take and subscribe to the Constltutional oath. The Chairman of the Board of Managers can administer the oath to the other Managers and to the Clerk; 'a Notary Public must administer the oath to Chairman. The Managers elect their Chairman and Clerk. Polls at each voting place mupt be opened at 7 o'clock a.m., and closed at 4 o'clock p.m., except in the City of Charleston, where they shall be opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 6 p.m. The Managers have the power to fill a vacancy; and if none of the Managers attend, the citixens can appoint, from among the qualified voters, the Managers, who, after being sworn, can conduct the election. At the close of the election tho Managers and Clerks must proceed publicly to open the, ballot box and count the ballots therein, and continue without adjournment until the same is completed, and make a statement of the results for each office, and sign the same. Within three days thereafter the Chairman of the Boa*J or some one designated by the Board, must deliver to the Commissioners of Election the poll list, the box containing the ballots and written statements of the results of the election. MANAGERS OF ELECTION. The following Managers of Election 'have been appointed to hold the election at the yarfous precincts in the County: . Camden Opera House?G. A. Moseley, J. H. Clarke, Eugene Moseley. Ratcliff's Mill?H. J. Ratcliffe, N. A. Welkins, J. H. Williams. Cassatt?H. S. Thompson, T. A. Spears, J. W. Catoe. Kershaw?I. R, Hayes, James Copeland, H. D. MoCaskill. Rabons Cross Roads?R. A. Jackson, Dannie Rabon, English Brannbn, Blaney?G. E. Hinson, A. G. Kelley, J. I. Rose. Lugoff?Jack Parker, Luther Jones, John Branham. Pethune?Jack McLaurin, John A. MoCaskill, Baron Lee. Westville?R. L. Bell, W. L. Gaskins, Logan Rush. Buffalo School House?R. P. Sowell, Elmer Catoe, J. P. Johnson. j Stoenboro?C. V. Hammon, J. n. Addison, G. C. Truesdeli. ~ Liberty Hill?N, S. Richards, J, H, Clements, W. A. Cunningham. Mt. Zioh School House?Clef ton Marshall, J. B. McCoy, Rufus Moseley. . . n - - .. Stockton Place?D, L- Sowell, Willis Can toy, L. M. West. 1 Gates Ford SchooBiouse?<3. A. West, D. M. West,'H. T. Horton.~ ? I Haley's Mill?Amos West, Js_B. Munn, W. E. Baker. I Shaylor's Hill?R. L. Smyrl, S. W. I Hornsby, L; L. Young. Stokes School House?C. F. Humphries, J. H. Ratcliffe, W. H. Wat-, kins. .... Hermitage Cotton Mill?W. A. Anderson, W. M. West, J. J. Munn. - a ? Pint? Creek Cotton MUL-'J. L. er, W. C, Langley, W. L. Robinson. Charlotte Thompson School Home ?K. C. Pearce, E. N. Workman, J. F. West. Caittey?Henry Smyr), S. C. Rose, B. Bar field. v i' - Three -C'e.?J. H. Barinii, J. Robert Majfill, John W. Truesuale. Beaver Dam School Houee?W. N. West, J. *1. Titlwell, Arthur Hyatt. Shamrock?J, F. Baker, L. J, Baker, W. E. Elliott. Ned's Creek School House?J. JL Bowers, T. W. Bowers, Q. W. Baker. Antioch School House?B. B. Stokes, L. A. Shiver, T. B. Blyther. The Managers at each precinct named above are requested to dolegate one of their number to aocuro the box and blanks for the election at The Wateree Messenger Office, Saturday, October 80th, 1926. C. W. BIRCHMORE R. D. WILLIAMS B. W. BEST Commissioners of Federal Election For Kershaw County, S. C. October 12, 1926. MASTER'S SALE 4. m ... State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. J. L. Guy, et al., Plaintiffs, --?against Av K. Rose, et al., Defendants. Pursuant to an order of Court herein, I will' sell to the highest bidder, at public auction, for cash, before the Kershaw County*Court House door, Camden, S. C., on the first Monday* being the first day of November, 1926, during the usual hours of sale, the? following described real estate: "All that piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw, near the Town of. Blaney and being a portion of what is known as the Ross lands, containing two and two tenths ^2.2) acres, more or less, and being designated. as tract 31 on a plat of S. W. Laughlin, Surveyor, of date March 6th, 1919, being re- *] corded in the office of the. Clerk of Court for Kershaw County In Plafc Book 6, page 106. The said tract ts bounded on the North by tracts 6, 7, and'8, as shown on said plat avid by roadway^qn the East by tract No. 82,thls day conveyed to John L. Kirklaud, Jr., on the South by roadway and by lot No. 82; and on the West by tracts Nos. 6, 7, and 8. The described tract deed of T. M. Keith of date October 19, 1919." 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