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- WOMEN PROPOSES. Man Minor Figure in Many Countries Of the World. "Once again with 1920 women have a chance to take the initial step toward providing themselves with an introduction to the heavenly kingdom, a boon which marriage brings to them, according to .Mormon philosophy. The return of a year which leaps forward a day, bringing to them a privilege monopolized by man three years out of four, has no significance for women of many lands since they enjoy that liberty all the time," says * ? x- ? i.i? \Ta i.* ? I rt ! a Duneim irom m? ucugraphic society issued today from its Washington headquarters. "The women of no race possess more freedom in this matter than the Hopi Indians of Arizona," the bulle. tin continues. "A maiden does not woo the man of her choice, but simply and forcibly states her proposition to his mother without any encourage, ment on his part. Her only preliminary proceeding is to do her hair in two gigantic whorls, one over each ear. This is her announcement that : she is going a courting. These pe; ciiliar knots are intended to represent j the blossoms of a squash vine, symbol of virginity, but to those untutored in \ their meaning they resemble huge doorknobs set at a rather violent angle. Victims Take to Woods. "When some debutantes thus announce that they are 'out on the carpet,' it is said that as many as six or eight of the eligible young men of the tribe literally take to tne woods. i- "After this aggressive young lady has selected her victim and his mother has agreed that he shall be sacrificed, she serves in the house of her future mother-in-law for 30 days grinding meal, very much after the fashion that Jacob of old served 14 years for Rachel. The poor youth in the meanwhile does not sit idly by, hut weaves her wedding garments. "Among the Batus of the Uganda Protectorate of Africa, if a girl is not fortunate enough to be asked in marriage in her home town, she goes to another village and offers herself to some man there. Though not honored in her own country, she at least re' ceives consideration in that of her neighbor, for a woman is an excellent agricultural laborer and a man is not likely to refuse such a business asset. "The Gala women of the eastern ( coast of Africa has the rare privilege among savage and half civilized people of refusing to marry a man who is undesirable to her. I Woman Head of Family. "Little is known of the marriage customs of the ancient Egyptians, but we can easily believe that women had at least the privilege of expressing a preference if they did not actually do / the proposing, for, if we trust the hist torian Diodorus, a man promised his " - wife to grant her complete control over him and to offer no objections to .her commands. "Some survival of this liberty of Egyptian women must have permeated other portions of Africa, for princesses on the west coast of that contit nent whose children may become future rulers choose their own husbands. Nor is a princess limited in her choice to unmarried men. She may just as easily decide upon one who has already entered the marriage state, and the poor fellow has * tp put away his other wives and be come her slave. Moreover, she has the power of life and death over him. He sometimes has only one consolation?he inherits all her property if he is fortunate enough to be spared until her death. True Spirited Courtship. "In the Tyrol a girt may express her preference for a man by present ing him with a bottle of spirits. If she is afraid that her procedure has not the endorsement of her parents she may contrive to lower the prec} ious fluid at night from her chamber window. "In North Transylvania a young peasant woman may give a particular swain a tip that he is the 'apple of her eye' by going with him in his cart at the time of the harvesting of the oats to help him carry in his crop. It is said that at this season one sometimes sees a procession of gayly decorated carts going afield, a willing maid seated in each. "One of the obligations of a father in Rumania and Bosnia is to provide so well for his marriageable daughter that when she is presented with a list informing har of the means and qualifications of the eligible young men in the vicinity she will not be hampered by a lack of worldly goods on her own part in making her choice. "In bygone days in India women were sometimes allowed to choose their own husbands. One of their old fairy tales tells of a fair princess who, after a tournament, placed a garland around the neck of a knight who had won her heart. "Among the Eskimos of the east coast of Greenland a man captures the girl he wants, but from that time on the usual order of things is reversed. He has to exercise the great% Ill-Bre<l Daughter. ' I Editor do unsuccessful artist) ? "Xone of those drawings suit me?j but cheer up! Dame fortune will come to our door one of these fine1 days. Artist?"She'll jolly well have to knock, then. Her daughter, Miss; Fortune, has wrecked the bell!"?! London Tit-Bits. est vigilance to prevent her from eloping with any other man whom she; may prefer, as this seems to be her. privilege. In the northern New He-j brides a bride \\ho is unhappy seeks j the earliest opportunity of running | away from her husband and seeking a ' home with some man she likes better. I If her parents can not induce her to j i return to the injured husband they| usually send him a pig to soothe his wounded feelings." J5 PER I Adde H All unpaid taxes and busi m 15th, 3920. H If not paid by April Is U issued. : By order of the Mayor %j * g| of Bamberg. N < grid. Jb+Smato*1 A tZ fc?-<S^-. - ---'- a ^ k'~ C. E. SHUMAKE Wholesale Distributers ^FAMI Make Mo NEVER before, in the history ucts brought such high pr will reap the benefit in big: the Crop, the greater will tial that you make each acre of la: crops of cotton, corn, truck?use P els of corn?1 to 2 bales of cottor < It ??nn crVi nco r\ f t It i o VrlTTovfi llilUUJU U.OO \JL tuio 1 VI yj e@m|t Y For many years Planters Fertilize South's most successful farmers, b produce bigger, better crops. Ma GET RESULTS THAT WILL PL for Free Advice, Information and DAY. It means dollars to you. Planters Fertilizer MANUFA Charleston - - RANK CASHIER MISSING. Audit of Rooks Reveals Shortage of $30.000'?Deficit Made Good. Cochran, Ga., March 21.?A notice was posted on the front door of the Citizens Bank of Cochran late today stating that the cashier, G. H. Patrick. was reported to have disappeared and that an audit of the books of the bank disclosed an alleged shortage of $30,000. The last statement of the bank dated March 18th showed individual deposits of $410,112. The total resources are given at $575,692 in a' statement dated March 10th. The directors signed the statement on the door of the bank, which added that the shortage had been made good ? A ^ 1* ? ^ i K /\ T\ /\ n 1? 1 /I rv a n a A anu in a i mc uniii\ wuuiu upcn ao usual Monday morning, R. P. Peacock having been elected cashier. liiilllllliliilllil^ cent| id to |j v zzzzz ness licenses since Marcli ?g t, 1920, execution will be |jj J aij -1? xi, ^ == anu AiueriiieuL ul uie cuv = B. F. FOLK, JR., " g Clerk and Treas. g riddle Cakes 1 Frosty Mornings i*t "mother's" griddle cakes still er in your memory? Mother made griddle cakes from the best flour could buy?that's one reason they e so good. Vaiier's Dainty Flour i ideal fiour for griddle calces. 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C., on the 27th day of March, next, | after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock | in the forenoon, to show cause, if j any they have, why the said adminis-1 tration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 10th; dav of March, anno domini 1920. J. J. BRABHAM, JR., Judge of Probate. I iiifi nanr a N1*- % BUTFF ' I Small Investment Brings Big j Return. Mr. Weaver's Plan is Simple. "I ^bought a package of Dr. LeGears Stock Powders from my local dealer and after feeding it to my Jersey Cow, she increased from 6 quarts to 12 quarts of milk per day, i and after continuing the Powders for 30 days longer, she increased in butter fat from 5 pounds \ to 10 pounds per week, and at the end of 5 months, she was making 12 pounds of butter fat per week." ?L. B. Wpavpr. Grand Ranide Mr. Weaver followed the advice j of Dr. LeGear, Graduate Veterinary Surgeon of 27 years experience, and | is money ahead. 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