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LEXINGTON OSSPATCH-NEWS OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER PubJIWied Every Wednesday By SXJGH * W4XiK?^ a } G. M. HAHMAN.... Associate ' Editor ) ' . centered at the Poetoflice at Lexington, B. C-. as niaU matter of the 8eoOBdcW *?;?? ? ? Subscription price: Per Tear, $1.50 v , GASH IN JbVANGBL ADvtaaiNQ B5arm ? Obituaries and In xnemorlams, one cent a word. Cash with order. Cards of thanka one cent a word. Cash with order. ' ; ( Want ads, one cent a word each insertion. Cash with order. . - Make all remittances payable to 8U0H & WAhtLER. Address all edmmdnleatlons to The Dispatch- 1 News, J^xington, B. C. Phone lit. . ' ' ' ' ' ] * WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 17, j.819 J ^ 1 On February iv The DispatchNews will be put'an absolutely cash in advance basis.- If your sub- j scription has expired pn that date ( you will not receive the paper after that date unless it Is renewed. 1 Look at the label on your paper ( and see > that your subscription is ( renewed before February 1. ' ' ' ' " | . ' ' ' . - ' * . BOLL WUlUVlU PROBLEM. ' It is a pity that every farmer and business man in Lexington county 1 could' not have heard Prof. McCon- ( ' neli's talk about the boil weevil, because there was much Bound advice ( given that it would be well for our people to absbrb. Among other things the speaker uttered a timely warning when he asked the farmers , not to pay too much attention to " those who told them that they could grow rich planting any one crop. Diversification in its broadest sense must be the method pursued if the tight against the boll weevil is successful. To be sure there are many Sther money crops than cotton and heir growth would insure an income more equally distributed over the year. 6ut-?and it Is a larger- but than at first appears?there is- the problem of a steady market. The problem of providing a steady reliable market for a varied assortment of farm products is to some extent one for the towns and cities to aid in /working out. Their own prosperity is too olosely interwoven with that of the farmers for them to neglect a Vfork which will insure their oWn profit. But besides this there rmiat be organised farmers cooperative societies which will mflkB for providing' avenues of sole for all' that can be raised. * . There is work cut ont fpr a leader in every community?in town and in country?to take.hold of these movements and organize them properly. Clemeon College is arranging a tour of the State by experts capable of advising farmers and business men of the best methods to adopt'. Lexington County ougjht to have one of those meetings and it ought to be atended by every man who has the welfare of the county at heart?no matter ! whether farmer, banker, merchant, lawyer, doctor or other business or professional man. It is high tim<e we were alive to the condition which may soon confront us. There is no need for alarm, but the neglect of a plain duty now may later mean trouble. "A stitch in time saves nine." TO PUBLISH EARLY. The News-Dispatch will publish on Tuesday of next week instead of Wednesday as usual. Wednesday falling on Christmas eve and being desirous of getting the paper out to our subscribers before Christmas day and in order to give a short holiday to our faithful employes it will be necessary to go to press a day early. Advertisers will take notice and have their copy in early. .. FOR BE7FTER ROADS. The people of Lexington county are expecting the legislature at its next session 10 give tncm some improvement In the manner of working roads. It is a settled fact that the times demand roads over which travel can be had with some speed and some degree of comfort. It is impossible to expect that a chain gang'of an average of 18 or 20 men cah build and maintain 2,000 miles of f6ad. It can't be done. At the presefet - rate of progress the ohaingahg 4rlN? be occupied for almost two more years in constructing the Augusta road according plants approved by the national gov- , ' eminent, and in the meantime the county is liable to lo^e some $30,00# 3 of government aid)by lapSe of time. We jmust have so&ie'v$h?mge in the method of road work, and wo must 3 have more money .to spend on tJieH goads if any progress is to be xrade. < " ; % ~'i$y wi* ** f ' + 0-1 ; ; ' ' "y .. - ? a' . .1 .. I. II. V The road, question Is agitating the county as U* no other subject and unless, something: ie done that wilt allay unrest over the present condition ot the roads we are liable to h^ve other secession, movements. The delegation should bring its best thought to bear on : this'subject and give ua legislation Jthat will make a beginning towards better roads. !r* . / ? ?,' ..'.: * A MISTAKE.Last week wo stated that by reason of> error in the mall service this paper had lost $25 in advertising-. Investigation develops that in dhe case a letter containing- advertising was returned for misdirection, the word "Lexington" having been wrongly spelled by striking the wrong letter on the typewriter. In the other case the matter had been shipped by express instead of mail as we had been led to believe. "While it is net alwayB pleasant to acknowledge that one has made a mistake, in this, case it affords us pleasure to make tfts statement for the reason that we never take pleasure in-fault finding. PRIZES "AWARDED ' v CORN CLUB BOYS \ f . /? . (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5.) : : : Sew Brookland)?Lloyd Amick; score JO per cent. Fifteenth prize, shoes, $8.00 (donated lay Caughman-Kaminer Company)?Eddie Derrick; score 58 per sent. Sixteenth prize, cash, (gold) $5.00 (donated by Penland Cash Grocery Company, New Brookl&nd)?J. W. iVdams; score 56 per cent. Seveteeenth prize, cash, $5.00 (donated by Bank of Chapin)?B. Beware Swygert; score 55 B2 per cent. Eighteenth prize, cash, $5.00 (donated by Chaffln-Hiller Company)? Elmon Hobbs; score 54 per cent. Ninteenth prize, cash $5".00 (donated by J. W. Shealy)?Colic H. SnelgTove; score 48 per'cent. Twentieth prize, cash, $5.00 (donated by,S. J. Miller)?Evans Koon; score 48 per cent. Twenty-first prize, cash, $6.00 (donated by Dispatch-News)?George Hobbs; score 46 per cent. Twenty-second prize, cash, $5.00 (donated by D. P. Efird and Son)? Malcomb Amick; scoro 45 per cent. Twenty-third' prize, shoes, $5.00 (donated by B. B. George)?-Wilbur Koon; score 45 per cent. Twenty-fourth prize, garden plow, $5.00- (donated by S. M. Gibson)? Malcomb Shealy; score 45 per cent., ^ Twenty-fifth prize, 1 bag fertilizer, $4.50 (donated by Bexlneton fiofc ton and Fertilizer Company)?Vernon Derrick; score 43 per cent. Twenty-sixth prize, cash, f2.00(donated by Di B. Roof)?Virgel Huffstettler; score 42 per4 cent. Twenty-seventh prize, cash, $2.0( (donated ',by Senator Ridgell)? Frank Shealy; score 41 per cent. Twenty-eighth prize, cash, $2.0( (donated by "W. D. Dent)?Gordor Seastrunk; score 35 per cent. Twenty-ninth prize, cash, $2.0( (donated by C. E. Leaphart)?Broadus Taylor; score 32 per cent. Thirtieth prize, cash, $2.00 tdonated by T. H. Wingard $1.00 and M. G Cau gh man $1.00)?Earl Amick score 27 per cent. Thirty-first prize, gloves and lantern)?Emory Slice; score 18 pei cent. Thirty-Second prize, gloves, $2.0C (donated by E. G. Dreher)?Cecii Kleckley; score 11 per cent. Thirty-third prize, nuts, $1.50 (donated by A. J. Math i as)?FranP Burkett; score 10 per cent. Men's Class. First prize, three bogs fertilizer f 12.00 (donated by Batesburg Cottoi 'JiJ Co.)? G. S. Wingard. Second prize, two bags fertilizei (donated by same)?-Hamp Harman OilRISTMAS AT HARMON DRUG COMPANY Christmas is .very near, with lti joyous, happy times when eycrybodj is bqnt on spreading Joy o^ong theii fr'iprtds arid relative^. The. Harmon > T- i .. .it- > f r. . Drug Co., keeping pace with the demands of an oxacting drade, has pul on display a wonderful line of Christmas goods, embracing presents fo? every member of the famllv. Wheth. er it be Jewelry, cut gloss, leathei goods, stationery, perfumry, toilet articles or what not, the Rexall store hai such a complete and varied stook thai you cannot fall to find what you want The most dainty, and fastidious car make selections entirely agreeable t< their taste from this stock. And when it.comes to candy, you will find hor< an abundance of Nunnally's, that which there is none hotter to be had Christmas shoppers will find it tc their advantage to select theii presents from the Harnvon Drug Co BOX PARTT AT I/ONO BRANCH. A box, party will be given at L<ong Branch school house, district No. 60, Dee. fcoth at *7:30. The publio it cordially invited. > HIGHWAY NEWS. ' " ' 'ft*, ~ l: We are having some very rainy weather for the past few days. Mr. and Mrs. M. U Jumper visited Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Culler Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. V. V. Taylor and family visited Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Culler Sunday morning'. Look out girls, Messrs Albert and Dewey Jumper have a pew Ford. They will be around to take you for a ride. ? 1 Mr. Lonnie Lucas and Miss Alter Neese were happily married Nov. 29, at St. Matthews parsonage' by Rev. Mr. Youngblood. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Culler visited Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jumper Saturday night. Mr. Albert Jumper1, end Miss Ruth Culler were the gu jf Ls of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Jumper Saturday night. Mr. and Mts. W). W.' Furtick visited Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Jumper Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jumper were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Culler last Sunday afternoon. Mr. Fletcher Redman and MISs Annie Mae Williams were marircd last Monday, Dec. 1. Miss Bessie Stabler spent lafct Tuesday night with Miss Annie Crim. "There is No Devil Now!" Men don't believe in tho devil now, as their fathers used to do; They forced the door of the broadest creed to let his Majesty through; There isn't a point of his cloven foot, or a fiery dart from his bow, To be found in earth or air to-day, for the world has voted so. But who is mixing the fatal draught that palsies heart and brain And loads the earth of each passing year with a hundred thousand siam 7 Who ^blights the bloom of the land today with the fiery breath of hell. If the devil isn'v and never, was? Won't somebody rise and tell? Who dogs the steps of the toiling saint, and digs the pits for his feet? Who sows the tares In the field of time wherever God sows His wheat? The devil is voted not to be, and of course the thing is true; But who is doing the kind of work the devil alone should do; , We are told that he does not go about as a roaring lion now; But whom shall we hold responsible for tho everlasting row * Tc be heard in hora)e, in Church, in State, to the earth's remotest bound. , If the devil, by a unanimous vote, is v nowhere to be found? Vfon't somebody step to tlfe front, *; V- ' forthwith, and make his bow and - show > How the frauds and the crimes of the - i day spring up, for surely we want to know. 1 The devil was fairly voted out and of i course the devil is gone; But simple people would like to know r who carries his business on? ?Author Unknown. WANTS TO KNOW OP HARMON PA3IILiY. Probate Judge George S. Drafts has received the following letter from Arkansas, seeking information in regard to the Harmon family: ( El Dorado, Arkansas, Nov. 26 1919. j Judge of the Probate Court, Lexington County, S. C. Dear sir:?Will you kindly tell me whether your records give any information about a family of Harmons whose son Abraham, Harmon was born in Lexington in 1793. The mother | was a Miss Sophia Wilson of Columbia, I am anxious to learn the father's given nafhe and any other information regarding either the Wilson or Harmon families. (Mrs. R. V. M.) Anna Harmon Cordell. El Dorado, Ark. a DEATH RATTLE OF : CALOMEL IN SOUTH i t Dodson Is Destroying Sale of Dangerous Drug with His "Liver ( Tone." You're bilious , sluggish, constipated anrl hwllnvc vft.i ?.ti_ ? v. ueou me, uungoruus calomel to start your livor and clean ^ your bowels. Here's Dodson's guarantee! Ask your druggist for a bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone and take a spoonful tonight. If It doesn't start your liver and straighten you right up bettor than calomel and without griping or making yod sick I want you to go back to the store and get your money. Take calomel today and tomorrow you will feel weak and sick and nauseated. Don't lose a day's work. . Take a spoonful of harmless vegetable Dodson's'Liver Tone tonight and ; wake up feeling groat. It's porfeot, ljr harmless, so give it to your children i any time. It can't salivate so let thrm eat anything afterwards. Good Health Within Easy Reach Vigorous Health Only as Par Away as the Use of Pepto-Mongan ? Creates Rich, Red Blood k ? ; a. vuiawiauir in Aviquiu or Tablet*?Insist on "Gude's," ' the Genuine ^here is really no reason why men or women with thin, watery blood and consequent poor health should remain in that unfortunate condition. Thin, nervous, run-down, fired peoplo never get much happiness out of life. Men and women with the bloom of health in their cheeks, a cheerful, sunny disposition and an attractive personality are the folks who get iWst of life's enjoyment, pleasure, and success. Gude's Pepto-Mangan furnishes thin, watery blood with the necessary nourishment to enrich It, enabling it to suppiv energy, vitality, and strength to every part of the body. Physicians recommend Gude's ^epto-Maiigan tcf patients suffering from anemia because its beneficial and lasting qualities arc well known to the medical profession. Gude's Pepto-Mangan is obtainable Jn cither liquid or tablet torm. lloth forms contain exactly the same strength and medicinal properties. When you buy Pepto-Mangan of Vftlir /Inicrcrlof 1?A ^ " - ?'" ^ v?a ursn?jvi uc oui c iiiu name "Gude's" is on the package. Without "Gude's" it is not Pepto-Mangan. SPECIAL REFEREE'S SALE. By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas' for Lexington County. S. C., heretofore made in the case of Jefferson A. Piatt, et al., against E. Katharine Piatt, et al., I, H. L?. Harmon, Clerk of Court for Lexington County, S. C., as Special Referee, will sell on salesday in January, 1920, being Monday, the 5th day of said month, during the usual hours of sale, before the Court House door, in the town of Lexington, in the County of Lexington, S. C., to the highest bidder, FOR CASII: "All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, together with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on the southern side of the Saluda River, in the County of Lexington, in the State of South CaroIyina, containing ninety-three and 71100 (93.17) acres, more or less, bounded as follows, to wit: On the north by the Saluda River; |n the east and south-east by lands formerly of the Estate of William Johnson, now lands of the Columbia Electric Street 'Railway Company; on the south and "west by lnfids of Estate of Hook, being1 moro fully described in the deed of H. A. Spann, Clerk of Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions for Lexington County, S. C., to William Piatt," and others, recorded in said Clerk's Office, in Volume "PP," page 50, on the 13th of November, 1896, and on the plat thereof made by W. D. George, Surveyor, dated February 5th, 1915." H. L. HARMON, Clerk of Court for Lexington County, S. C., as Special Referee. December 16 th, 1919. CLERK'S SALE. State of South Carolina, County of Lexington. Decia Rawl, Plaintiff, vs Willie Edgar Rawl, John Erwin Rawl, Cathurleen Rawl, Mary Letha Rawl, and M. E. Ruatlnd. Defendants.?Court of Common Pleas. By virtue of authority vested in me by Order of the Court in the above ontitled Cause, I will sell before the Court House door at Lexington, S. C., during the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, on the first Monday in January, 1920, the same being the fifth day of said month, the following real estate, to wit: -ah tnat certain piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being within the incorporate limits of the Town of Batesburg, Lexington County, State of South Carolina, and containing nineteen and eighty-six hundredths (19.86) one hundredths acres, and bounded on the North by lands of E. J. Hite, and M. E. Rutland, and West by Charleston Public Road." Terms of sale: Cash, subject to the mortgage debt of M. E. Rutland over the same amounting to Three Thousand, Four Hundred, ninety-three and 80 (80|100) I>ollars, with interest on $957.90 thereof from Dec. 31st, 19l9 at the rate of seven per cent per annum, until fully paid. Purchaser to pay for papers, recording and revenue stamps. H. L. HARMON. Clerk of Court. | Dec. 15th, 1919. . . , ClJXASSIFlE] RATES: One Cent a wo taken for less 1 If you have anything for sa or whatnot; if you need hel if you have lost anything or to advertise try the classify News. IT HAS paid others RKAIv ESTATE. FOR SAJL.K?358 acres of land, two I and a hnlf miles of Southern railway station, near public road, school and two Jjhurches in reach, some cleared land and plenty of oak wood and llghtwood, some pine timber. A bargain for a quick buyer. Also one lot and five room house and other outbuildings ir the town of Soxe-Gotha, four miles from Lexington. S. C. H. H. Rice, Pellon, S. C., Route No. 1. 2t-8-p. FOR SALE?Good business property in town of Chapin, consisting of frame utore, livery stable and large warehouse, also good vacant corner lot. Address John H. Hil!er, Irmo, S. C. 3-t-p. STOLEN. STOLEN?From Sardis Baptist church, two pulpit chairs, one settec about four feet long with dark leather cushion, one Bible, one hanging lamp, one small table, one water bucket. Reward of $200 for goods and evidence to convict the parties. W. T. Smith, Swansea, S. C. .U.IOV' V WOOD FOR FADE?$3.50 for 2-horse loud?dry oak and hickory, for stove or fireplace, call P. H. Seay on Hollow Creek line or write J. J. Seay, Lexington Route 2. 2tc. WANTED?Walnut logs. Good price at any railroad station. It will pay anyone who can look up a few trees to write to "Walnut'* care the Dispatch-News. 8t.-pl2. FOR RENT ON EASY TERMS?Our place, containing seventy acres with good dwelling and water on it about five miles' from Lexington near Augusta Highway. A. D. Martin, T. C. Sturkie. Nov 19-tf 'ZU. ; FOR SALE?One Dodge touring car in flrstc'.ass running order. Cheap to tjuick buyer. D. E. Shumpert, New Brookland, Rt. 2. 4tpd LIVE STOCK FOR SALE^?Good milch cow with young calf.** Apply H. D. Harmafl, Lexington, Rt. 2. lt-p FOR SALE?Two largo mules, weighing about -1200 pounds each. Apply to J. H. Fox or J. 8. Fox, Lexington, 8. C. 2t-p-8. TRE-SPASS NOTICE. All persons are hereby warned not to trespass on lands of undersigned by hunting, fishing or otherwise under the penalty of law. D. J. CAUGIIMAN, C. W. CAUGHMAN. P. H. CAUGHMAN. 3t-8p. ANNUAL MEETING OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. The Supervisor and county commissioners will hold their annual meeting on the 1st Thursday in Jan. the 8th day?no official business will be transacted on the 1st Monday. Magistrates and the public will please take notice. C. E. CORLEY. Supervisor. NOTICE: TO TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS. Patrons of the local telephone exchange will please take notice that the exchange will bo closed on Christmas day between the hours of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m., except in cases of serious illness. SAMUEL B. GEORGE. ' CltEDITOR'S NOTICE. Under, authority vested in me by an Order of Judge Shipp, passed on No vember In the case of S. L. Rish and Elberc Rish, against Mary Rish, and others, all persons holding claims against the estate of John P. Rish are hereby notified to filo the same with me, properly proven, before January 1, next. H. Ii. HARMON, til Jan 1. Clerk of Court. FINAL. DISCHARGE. Notice is horoby given that on Monday, the 29th day of December next. I will apply to George 6. Drafts, judgo of probate for Lexington county, for final discharge as administrator of tho estate of Melvln Corley, deceased. J. R. CROCKER, Administrator. j i ( ~ 1 ' >9' .. i n I - D C OLUMN1 rd each insertion. -No ad than 25 cents. ie?whether land, livestock p or want to ient a farm; if you have something else jd column of The DispatchAND WILL PAY YOU STRAYED LOST?Strayed or stolen from! Rauch's stables^ Dec. 10, one red hound bitch. Reward for return to S. P. Corley, Lexington, S. C. lt-p < DOG LOST?One small hound dog, black with white ring around neck white breast and white tip on tall, about three WeekB n^o Finder please notify Walteb J. Frick, Chiipin, S. <\ and receive reward. 2tpd. LOST?On streets of Lexington, Saturday afternoon Deceipfber 13, gold Elgin watch; slightly bruised on. back. Reward, Robert Harman, Lexington, Rt. 2, or the DispatchNews. lt-p.. AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE?One second-hand Ford Car in good condition. Aplly to Wilbur Redd, at Caughman-Kaminer Co. tf.-c FOR SALE?1917 Ford touring car in good eoildtinn fur. " *" _ ? KTXJ occa Miller's garage. Matthew K. JMeotze, Lexington, S. C. lt-6 " 1 1 ? ?' 1 ' AUCTION SALE?of the C. Caughliian place in Saluda County Friday Dec. 19, at 10:30 a. m. on the grounds, rain or shine. This place has about 4 60 acres cu:; in small tracts tc suit the buyer and at his own price located en good road, church and school, good country, very fire land, well timbered, land in good state of cultivation. Being ' sold to settle Caughman estate and will be sold on said day on easy terms. Be sure and meet us at the place. V(q give away money to the lucky man. Sold by Sims and Carter and Hafner, Chester, S. C. 2tcTRESPASS NOTICE. All persons are warned not to trespass on lands of undersigned by hunting, hauling wood, or otherwise under penalty of law. W. N. LUCAS, P. L. LUCAS, DAVID IIARSEY, M. C. irARSflBY. ' 4t-10p. < . WOOD AND I.IGHTWOOD FOR SALE I am prepared to furnish the people of Lexington with either wood or lightwood at $5.00 per load, delivered in your yard. Call telephone 26 and leave your orders. tf. H. CROMER OSWALD. MILL DAYS. A tf* ax. - ? nucr uiu z*in xnov. 1919, my mill days will be on < Tuesday and Friday of each week. Edmund Flour Mill. 4Wp. Auction Sale of Laud I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, on the ground, Friday, Dec. 12, at 12 o'clock noon at my home place, containing 57 acres. Situated neax Augusta road, about halfway between Lexington and Columbia, near church and school. Has good eight room house,barns and outbuildings. Good well of water. A most desirable place. For further information address JOHN W. PRYE, New Brookland, S. C. Metropolitan Life Insurance CoPolicies from $100 to $100,000 B. E. Whittaker, Agt. LEXINGTON, S. C. MORPHINE habit cured the easy and gentle way. Whiskey habit by gradual roductiom Also Tobacco euro at KEELEY INSTITUTE Box 75 Columbia, S. C i n ?? ,"T." , ri} -- !' SANTA CI'AUS SAYS: ""I have jawt y" arrivod At Sa'rratt'.s Bozdar with a big i budget of toys for my little frienda. I He sure and havo Mamma and Papa j, to call in with you and holp you make > your neleotion of the mnny nice thhrrtB I hare left there for you." *