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SOUTHERN BOYS TO SHOW CORN The One Hundred Boys In the Mouth im ii Htatc.s who have Raised the Hi st Corn will be Allowed to Exhibit at National Corn Show. Washington. Jan. 15.?"The J00 boys In the Southern States who have raised the best corn crop during the past year will be glv^n an opportu nity to exhibit ten ears each at the National Corn exposition to be hold at Columbus, Ohio, January 30 to Feb ruary 11." said Dr. Clarence J. Owens, commissioner of agriculture and Im migration of the Southern Commer cial congress, in a recent Interview. "Thore are Ki.uOO boys belonging to the 'corn clubs' In the Southern States, and the Southern Commercial con press, cooperating with the United States department of agriculture; will pay for the transportation of exhibits of the 100 most successful boy 'corn raisers' to the exposition grounds. The s< lection of the exhibits will be done by the county and State agents of the farm demonstration work of the de partment of agriculture. We hope to bring together exhibits from 100 acres whose total output was 12.00 bushels. "The hoys' corn clubs throughout the South had wonderful success last year, and Dr. S. A. Knapp of the de partment of agriculture who is direct ly in charge of farm demonstration work, anticipates even better results rext year. "Believing in the tremendous and wonderful resource of the South the Southern Commercial congress is ac tively cooperating with the United Crates department of agriculture In disseminating correct information. . rid Is watching very carefully the publication of bulletins which may be ol value I othe Southern farmer, so that they may be brought to hi salt !ll tion Immediately upon publication. The department has recently issued two valuable bulletins. No. 115, "Corn find Corn liaising,' and No. 110, 'Seed Corn.' which may he bad upon np I Icntion io our Washington olllce." Dr. Owens is now making a trip through the. Southern States, visiting ? oh governor regarding a State com : Itleo of 11 business men to repre sent the State at the great meeting of the Southern Commercial congress lo b( hold 111 Atlanta, March S. '?? and 10. Gov. Mann of Virginia, Gov Glasscock of West Virginia and Gov. Willson of Kentucky are each heading such com Mitlees. -The State. MMf?Mf I Till: "BACK HOME MOVEMENT." X ? MMMlMMMt . JMMHB Altapass. N. C Jan. II.-l ast night's session of tlt-3 Immigration Board of Associated Railroads in the South marked the beginning of coop erative action on Cue most remarka ble plan of immigration over under taken in this country. The "Hack Home Movement" is simply that of specially inviting each person who has moved from the South into State? beyond the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers to re-visit bis old home rountry with a view of again living there. With the Invitation are given .arts concerning the chnnges am! won derful Improvements which have tak en place in the South in the last few years The plan was inaugurated Ky the Industrial Department of the Carolina. Cllnchfield and Ohio Rail way last \ugust, and a tender of the methods il has employed was formal ]<? made to nnd acccptod by a mnjorl ly of progressive railroads of the South in a conference which closed h<re last night Thl'OUghoift the day yesterday letters and telegrams were received from Southern Editors and . ommercinl organizations offering sup port, and sending long lists of former Southerners in other States. Anoth t ? conference will he held at Chatta nooga February I5tlt, when the or ganization win be perfected, and a ficrmanent press bureau established, Until then W. D. Roberts, Assistant Fhdustrlal Agent of the Cllnchfield road will continue the press work for the board, and the gathering of names and addresses. The Governors of the Southern States will appoint one delegate from each Congressional Dis trict nnd two from the State at large to attend the Chattanooga convention, and confer with the railroad repre sentatives, and all newspaper editors arc Invited to be present. A number of Hoards of Trade ar I fathering names, and the prospect Is that In the next two months two mil lion or more native Southerners will V? asked to come "back home", which 1 means that fully live million of peo ple in other states are going to hear of the South as the be it part of the Dnited Stales in which to live and /irosper. Old Soldier Tortured. "For years I suffered unspeakable tenure from indigestion. Constipation .uid liver trouble," wrote A. K Smith, a war veteran at Erie, Pa., "hut Or. King's New Dlfe Pills fixed me all right. They're simply great." Try them for any sfoinaseh liver or kid ney trouble. Only 25c at Laurens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co. LEGEND OF THE PELICAN. Born of tho Peculiar Way thm Bird Feeds Its Young. Perhaps the strangest of all leg ends pertaining to birds is that of the pelican, said to have been the third bird to emerge from Noah's ark. It still thrives as ancient a type among birds as the badger is among quadrupeds. The legend of the pelican is, "The pelican turnet h her beak against her breast and therewith pierccth it till the blood gusheth out, wherewith she nour isheth her young." On examination the tradition ex plains itself. The distinctive fea ture of the pelican is its enor mous bill, with the commensurate pouch depending from the lower mandible. So great is the capacity of this pouch and so considerable its strength that tho natives of many countries to this day convert it into a very serviceable bag. The upper mandible terminates in a hook which curves over the lip of the lower and is of a reddish color. The tint of the feathers is, in the words of tho poet, "pearly white, hut ruby tinctured." It may be assumed, the above facts being promised, that the two or three eggs laid by the mother bird have been hatched. Then the parents begin to realize that the cares of paternity arc heavy indeed. The amount of food consumed by the young pelicans is prodigious. As pelicans derive the whole of their sustenance from the water and feed almost exclusively on fish, the use of their formidable fishing im plements is apparent. Whether they are wading or swimming-, they dredge and scoop out their prey into the pouch, whore it passes through some amount of macera tion before being given to the young. At this poinf enters that curious act to which tho observers of so many nges have given an incorrect interpretation. In order to eject the contents of i the pouch tho bird presses its bill strongly and with n kind of spa modic action againsi its In-east, and the pinkish hue of its feathers, tin red lipped bill and often enough the blood of its captured victims combine to produce the effect that gave birth to the legend. This tradition seems to have found crcdenco through on I Chris tendom, and the proverbial "peli can in her piety" took root both as a symbol and a phrase. By de grees the figure of the pclicnp feed ing her young developed into a com mon emblem of charity, the use of which prevailed in southern Europe. The figure is sometimes found carved in wood or stone work of an cient English churches and is still used as a symbolic emblem of char ity. The pelican is often used, too. as an ornament of the lectern in Episcopal churches.-?New York Tress. Temple Garden Roses. Perhaps the two most famous flowers in history are associated with the Temple gardens, for, ac cording to tradition, it was in these gardens in 1 KiO that the two lead ers plucked tho red and white roses which became the*badges of the rival houses o(" Lancaster and York. The gardens were for centuries fa mous for their roses. Among their floral curiosities one finds in the accounts for 1700 an expenditure on two pcrimic box trees and won ders what a porimic tree is* until one remembers the custom of trim ming box trees in n symmetrical or '"peri met no" fashion, ? London Chronicle. Rear End Collision. Noticing a splintered stock car on a siding near the station, the lone traveler became curious. "Big wreck around here?" he in quired. "Only a rear end collision," drawled the ancient station master. "Who was responsible?" "It's hard to say, as both parties concerned are not present." "Two parties, eh ?" "Yes?man and mule. The mule got excited because the flies got on his hind legs, and Jim, the helper, In tho box car tried to brush them off with a palm leaf fan. We haven't seen Big Jim since."?Chi cago Nows. TStwviviiy ?nd Rwiigion. Theology is man's thought about the cause of the world, the purpose for which the world and himself exist and his final destiny as a spir itual being. The "creeds," for in stance, arc theology, the statements of human opinion in the above men tioned directions, llcligion, on the other hand, is a sentiment or im pulse or instinct of man's nature as man, which feels instead of reasons and which, instead of dopending on logic or speculation, falls back wholly upon itself for its inspira tions. We are religious by nature, while we have to bo taught to be theological.?New,York American, t DAVIS AND LEE. The Great Leader's Feeling* Toward The President of The Confed eracy And The Secret of His Hold. Undoubtedly Lee esteemed and ad mired Davis; but the expression of these feelings does not go beyond kindly cordiality. Soon after the war he writes to Early: "I have been much pained to sec the attempts to cast odium upon Mr. Davis, but do not think they will be successful with the reflecting or informed part of the country." After Davis* release from captivity, l.cc wrote him a letter which is very charming in its old fashioned courtesy: "Your release has lifted a load from my heart which I have no wirds to tell * * * * That tlie rest of your days may he triumphantly happy is the sincere and earnest wish of your most obe dient and faithful friend and ser vant." Lee is. of course, even less outspoken In criticism than in praise of his superior. It is only very rare ly that we catch a trace of dissatis faction, as in reference to the anxie ty of the authorities in regard to Richmond: "The General had been heard to say that Richmond was the mitstonc that was dragging down the army." In che delightful memories of General Gordon we get perhaps Lee's feeling about the President really was. It was at the time of the most explicit statement of wdiat Davi-.' refusal to abandon the capi tal. Leek spoke to Gordon in the highest terms ot the great qualities of Davis' character, praised "the strength of his convictions, his devo tion, his remarkable faith in the pos sibility of Still winning our independ ence. hi> unconquerable will power. "But," he added, "you know the Pres ident i> very tenacious in opinion and purposes." Jefferson Davis shrank from the sight of every form of suffering, even in imagination. When " The l.abes in the Wood"' was lirst read to him. a grown man. in time of illness, he would not endure the horror of it. His sympathy with the oppressed was almost abnormal. ">o that." says Mrs Davis, "it was a difficult matter to keep order with children, and serv ants." All tili- shows that he was nervous and sensitive, which is a ter" tilde handicap to a leader of men. He suffered always from nervous dys pepsia and neuralgia, and "cann home from his office fasting, a mere mass of throbbing nerves and per fectly exhausted." He was keenly susceptible to the atmosphere about him, especially to the moods of peo ple, "abnormally sensitive to disap proval. Even a child's disapproval discomposed him." And Mrs. Davis admits that this sensitiveness and acute feeling if being misjudged made him reserved and unapproach able. It made him touchy as to his dignity also, and there arc stories of his cherishing a grudge for some in significant or imagined slight and punishing the author of it. How die I-cc manage to retain his hohl on the Prcsdont> Pollard, who admired I.cc. but detested Davis, more, says plainly that the General employed "compliment and flattery." I This is an abuse of words. One can ' no more associate flattcrly with Lcc I than with Washington. I.cc respect ed and admired Davis in many ways. W ith that fine insight into character which was one of his strongest points the General appreciated the Presi dent's peculiarities, and adapted him self to them for the sake of the cause to which lie had devoted his life. Davis required deference, re spect, subordination. I.cc felt that these were military duties, ami be was ready to accord them. He de fends Davis to others: "The Presi den, from his position being able to survey all the scenes of action, can bettor decide than anyone else." He refer again and again to Davis' opin ion: "Should you think proper to concentrate the troops near Rich mond. I should be glad if yon would advise me." On many occasions he expresses a desire for Davis' presence in the field: "I need not say how glad 1 should be if your convenience would permit you to visit the army (hat I might have the benefit of your advice and direction." Those know lint little of Lee who sec in such pas sages anything but the frank, simply modesty of. the man's nature, or who read a double meaning into expres sions like the following: While I should feel the greatest satisfaction in having an interview with you and consultation upon all subjects of in terest, 1 cannot but feel great uneasi ness for your safety should you un dertake to reach inc." The solici tude was perfectly genuine, as wc sec from many charming manifestations of it elsewhere: Simpson, Cooper & Babb, Attorneys at Law. Will practice in all State Courts, prompt attention given to all buaioesa 1)11. CLIFTON JONES Dentist Office In Simmons DalldlnK Phono* Office No. 86; Residence 219' We are offering special values In Tea and Table Spoons. ?. M. & E. 11. Wllkes & Co. FURS WANTED! All Kinds of Furs, Muskrat and Others Muskrat 26c to 85cts Mink. 50c to $7.50 The Highest Market Price Always Paid Further Information may be had by calling on or addressing S. P0LIAK0FF Next Door to Post Office, Laurens, S. C. BR.KSNG'S NEW DISCOVERY Will Surely Slop That Googh. New Spring Goods JUST ARRIVED I have just received my New Spring Samples which includes all the Latest Styles and made up by the Latest Fashkm Plates. Come and look them over. D. ISACOFF Practical Tailor FOR SALE Salesday, Feb. 6th, 1911 One Twenty-five horse, power Liddell Tomp kins Engine. One Thirty-horse Boiler, same make. Both as good, as new. ?>ame is subject to inspec tion. Call on Anderson & Blakely Laurens, South Carolina X TFRRY 1 EfuV I k Will move about February 1st to th.e ? store now occupied by The Tribble ? H Clothing Company. I want to reduce- J| 8 my stock before moving and going to 8 jj market. . 8 ?-_-_. Watch this paper for my Sal.e advertisement and you will see I have some exceptional bargains to offer.