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CAPITAL BY A. RA1 The taxable property of Lexington County ia 17,848,822 for . 1919, as i compared with $7,360,218 for the preceding year, according to figures by Rut 1* Osborno, comptroller general. This is ar. increase of $488,614 over < the previous year. By far the greater ' part of this increase came as a result of tho efforts of the tax commission < to get stocks of merchandise assess- i ed upon the same basis as banks and < other corporations?that is at 42 per fl cent, of actual value. For tho State < as a wno'.e me increase ior i9iv was $26,681,448, of which practically $20,, 000,000 was added by increased assessments of merchants. It was by reason of this increased assessment that the comptroller general was enabled to reduce the levy 'for State purposes from 9 1-2 mills, as fixed by the legislature, to 9 mills. i " In connection with the matter o? ' assessments it is interesting to Speculate whether the annual fight to abolish the tax commission will bo made in the general assembly thi3 year. "It is worth noting,'' said a person well informed recently, "to recall that when the fight to abolish the tax commission had been lost in the senate, it was a strong opponent " of the commission who proposed to give that body $25,000 with which to go out and get the invisible property 3 on the tax books. To Senator Banks ( t of Calhoun belongs the credit for this 3 ntl.lnh . I f ? iuuvui vt:i;uii icsuucu i?i me iiigum | assessments . for the current year. As M ^ a matter of fact while the $25,000 |f appropriation p:issed the fenatc it J was scaled in the committee of free conference to $15,000, und it is un- j p derstood that not nearly all of this t was used." s ^According to figures furnished by the State treasurer's office Liexington |l county stands well up toward the list in the amount of hack taxes owed to the State government. There remains on tho books an unsettled balance for 1017 taxes of $100.67, while for 1918 the amount is only $638.28, which will doubtless be further reduced when the settlement is made with tho sheriff for executions in his hands. There are only two counties la the State which have imadc full r.nd complete settlement for all taxes due. Lancaster and Pickens ( hold -this distinction. Comparisons are sometimes ocyous, but in order to realize how well Lexington has done in this respect it may be of interest I to note that Richland county is due to the State for 1917 taxes $8,879.63 and for 191 S $9,884.56. The total due the State for 1918 by Richland was 519&.S03.43 while that for Lexington waH $60,721.80. In other Words Lexington is still due on 1918 taxes only a little over 1 per cent, of the total, \ while Richland is due slightly in ex- " cess of 5 per cent. Among 1 lie industrial concerns ] chartered by the Secretary of State Saturday was the Swansea Gas and Oil Company, with a capital of $15,000. B. K. Craft and T. O. Setzler are | petitioner.". j Lexington farmers who daily come c to Columbia to sell produce will be interested to know that efforts are still being made by tho city authorities of Columbia to dispose of the present city hall property and erect h a modern market on Assembly street ; equipped with every convenience for both buyer and seller. Mayor Bla1 lock is authority for the statement that a large syndicate is now dickerjV ering with council for the purchase of the city hall with good prospects H of council being ablo to receive a H sum which would warrant the sale. S Mr. Blalock would not say who thfc parties were, but it is surmised that V it is the company which has in conH templation the erection of a twentystory hote' building. This would H" certainly be an ideal site for a good ^1, hotel, of which Columbia is badly in need. Au article published in The I Record lately says that plans have already been drawn for such a building. IAn interesting: discussion has been ( going: on Jntely between the Columbia city board of health and a local J creamery concern, which of course is of little mere than local interest except that it draws attention to tho j fact that Columbia is only partly supplied with fresh milk, and this train of thought leads up to something that The Dispatch-News has already pointed out before that as a sido issue on Lexington farms and as a weapon to fight the boll weevil an increase in the supply of milk could bo made valuable, Bi.t in order to make this Profitable there must be community cooperation. A gentleman recently returned from Maryland tells of a friend in that State who receives a JGOSSIP MBLER I Very tidy income from, several Cows and a good number of chickens. It is not necessary for him to take the produce to town, hut each morning he places his milk \cans and egg crates on the side of the road, from whence they are picked up by a community truck and carried to the city of Washington. And the beauty about an inrnm a from fvilo c^nr^n in that it is constant, being received weekly or monthly, as arrangements tor marketing have provided. The Gpportunity for establishing a profitable industry lies at the door of Lexington county. According to J. K. Breer.in. State chairman ol* the Anti-Saloon league t will prooably take a court decision ;o clarify the situation with regard to he regulations for obtaining liquor ifter the federal ' amendment goes nto effect January 16. The federal aw provides that a pint every ten lays may be purchased from drug itores for medicinal purposes. Mr. ^reedin believes th^it the State law illowlng not more than a quart a nonth will take pro:? over the 'cderal law. He nlvo thinks that so nany restrictions will be thrown Do You Enjoy Your Meals} If you do not enjoy your meals four digestion is faulty. Eeat mod jiuicij, cB.ueumiiy 01 meats, masticate <tur food thoroughly. Lot five hours dapsc between meals and take one of Chamberlain's Tabtfcts immediately ifter supper antf you will soon find .*our meals to be a real pleasure. Sanitary Meat Market and Restaurant Fresh native meats always on hanA co sold in any quantity from Be up. 3 or restaurant is prepared to furnisk neals at all hours. First class steak irepnred by experienced cooks. CAUGHMAN & SOX MEAT MARKET Nait Doer to Poatoffice. LEXINGTON. 8. G, FLOWERS leautiful Asters, Dahihs, Roses, Etc. Fine Wedding Work . Specialty. PLANT NOV/: liawn Grass, Daisy, Freesia, Pansy, Sweet Peas, Beet, Carrot, Lettuce, Mustard, Radish, Spinich, Turnip. Let us help you select best jiings to plant. Rose Hill Greenhouses 1519 Main Street COLUMBIA, . . S. C. The Tea Shop IN THE" ARCADE Delicious Luncheons Served Open from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. t Arcade|Building COLUMBIA, S. C. Save Money Jome to Columbia and buy your BUGGIES, WAGONS & HARNESS from me and you are sure to save money, because I sell cheaper than anybody else. Fresh Lot of HORSES and MULES just in my stables. Come now and make your selection. All of them at prices to suit you. Sweeney Stables, 1413 Assembly St., Columbia, S. C. \ around the federal law that the sales will be almost nil. For instate only physicians licensed to do so may issue prescriptions for whiskey, and then only after cIoho physical examination ot the patient. No prescription can be refilled, but each purchase will re1 quire a new prescription. In other words the federal law will place 1 whiskey ir about the same position as narcotics are now un&er the Harrison law. Mrs. M. A. Derrick of Chapin has been appointed matron at the Lutheran seminary, near Columbia and ban assumed her new duties. What the South Carolina legislature is going to do about the ratification of the woman's suffrage amendment to tho federal constitution at the coming session is not known, and so few members have expressed themselves that a good guess is hard to make. If ay considerable number of South Carolina women are urging the adoption ot the amendment by the legislature it is not known. It may be that they are purposely keeping A FAMILY MEDICINE b Her Mother's Home, Says Tins Georgia Lady, Regarding BiackDranght. ReHeS From Headn?m% F-fo*? Ringgold, Ga.? Mrs. Chaa. Gaston, of this place, writes: "I am a user of Thedford'a Black-Draught; In fact, It was one of our family medicines, also in my mother7? home, when I WDH ft pTlllA Whan ?? ? ? ren complained of headache, usually caused by constipation, the cave us a dose of Black-Draught, "which would rectify the trouble. Often In the Spring, we would have malaria and chills, or trouble? of this kind, we would take Black-Draught pretty regular until the liver acted well, and wo would soon be up and around again. We would not be without It, tor It oertalnly haa saved us lota of doctor bills. Just a dose of BlackDraught when net so well saves a lot of days In bed." Thedford's Black-Draught haa been In use for many years In the treatment of stomach, liver and bowel troubles, and the popularity which It now enjoys Is proof of Its merit. If your liver la not doing Its duty, you will suffer from such disagreeable symptoms as headache, biliousness, constipation. Indigestion, etc., and unless something la done, serious trouble may result Thedford's Black-Draught has been found a valuable, remedy for theso troubles. It Is purely vegetable, and acts in a prompt and natural way, regulating the liver to its proper functions and cleansing the bowels of Impurities. Try it Insist on Thedford's, the original and genuina. B 79 i Working to Benei 1 . ^ j "'^Our Federal Reserve Bj but through its member t ! one, it is in constant touc business of our Federal R eludes South Carolina and It not only enables us c credit and currency our c< it is all the time working : ditions and better bankir benefit our depositors. t, Stop in ?^edehal nggggyg^ the svste Bfcw SYSTEM^* J particula The Home N; * -< -. Lexjngioi Send forBooklet, "How mmmmmmmwmmmmmmmmmmmmsammmmmmmmmmmmmm C. D, KENNY Coffees, Teas, Suj Always have special brands at 38c is very popular: o have Teas to suit_your tas. NEW CROP RICE, l C. D. KENN 1637 MAIN STR % N T-^T- jV. [quirt until the mooting of the legis- % is. lure, but net at ell Ufcbiy. It seems to t>e more generally accepted I that hy far the greater majority of . the women of South Carolina are en**1' itirely apathetic as regards the rlgtyt ' to vote. * \ ' | Senator Dial the other day called : attention to the fact that .Repuhli* cans in congress have again introduced a bill reducing Southern representation in congress to a basis in agreement with the vote in the general election. Our people ought to take a larger interest and vote more generally in general elections, but It will take a good scare to make them do so. j Tit The Dispatch-News' advertis- . . ins columns ior results. i * fflBBBBBBBHOSQBBnB Liberty .Loan Bond PLAN OF THE Homestead Bank. i * The Government,wants YOU to hold your Bonds. You can save money by doing so. Example: ^ John Smith has $50.00 Bond which he desires to sell or otherwise realise money on. At the market price he can sell tc reliable broker for around $47.00. He can bring it to the Homestead Bank and secure a loan of $50.00 less one year's interest which would net $46.00. He agrees to liquidate the bond at the rate of $1.00 per week for 50 weeks, and at the end of the period he has saved $50.00 without missing it, because he gets his Ecnd back, and he has also accumulated over $2.00 interest on the Bond which of itself is a Better price than he could have obtained for the Bond at the present time. It is conceded that Bonds will go up In value, and if such is the case he will a'so get the benefit of this' increase In the market price. Larger loans, of course made on this basi;;. The Homestead Bank , ^ l#0Tajlor St^ - * COLUMBIA, - S. C. * it 1 Our Depositors ink is in Richmond, Va., >anks, of which we are h with the farming and eserve district whir.h in- J I Lexington county. I onfidently to supply the immunity requires but for steadier credit conig methods which will l and let us discuss how m helps us meet your r needs. ational Bank i, S. C. Does it Benefit Me?" rirv SPECIAL DEALERS IN i w ^ ^ gar Rice and Grits. of Coffe. Kennys special ir coffee to suit you; also ?. Drop in to see us. Wholesale and Retail Phone 154-153 EET, COLUMBIA way wmj wi?wiff? ww w principle* ft SUI)R0 ittftiit, g the financial strength and growth ol the business interest ?f this | coaamanity. Come h ujkt fi get together?we are something | sore than Bankers?we are a very human lot of individual*, and " 1 it is a matter of pride with us, that aside from the responsibilities | we have developed in our business, we have cultivated the friendship of those whom we serve. | Fiwyiily la reflected to this Bank fron?the increased pros- p perity el fair patrons. | The Bank of Columbia 1 Columbia, S. C. 1 Lifetime Furniture Had your grand father or mother not used excellent judgement in the selection of their furniture wnnlH vmi ViQtro tlinaa onfinnn nin<uv< www J V\? UHT V vnvov UUUI^UC [/1CVC9 JUU UiCltSU so much? This same kind of furniture is obtainable from us in Columbia, made by the sons and grand sons of the men who made your grand parent's furniture. Or if you have not a cherished piece handed down to you, what pleasure and comfort you can get out of furniture bought from us?furniture that you can pass on to future generations, knowing it will give them the same service it has given you. Furniture like that must be good. Let us show you our complete line, so moderately priced. You will not be urged to buy. Do not hesitate to make our store your headquarters when in Columbia. . -J.** VAN METRE'S lifetime furniture Funeral Directors and Embaimer. Complete Motor Service 1313-19 Main St., - - 'Phone 111 Columbia, S. C. '* ? \ _ ? ' Shoes For Everybody Guaranteed to - wear easy - and longest. oonnrr cknoe n V/ Jf onvr^o 1W1 lltV' &11111C family in sizes and widths to ! fit every one. All Styles. Our salesmen are experienced shoe men- and our cash system saves you money The Booterie 1518 Main Street COLUMBIA, S. C. 1 ~ inr vait tirAnifTiin nrvrvv a am, i uu wuhmiu mm a ruturudjfc. Work of any sort is pure drudgery if it moans merely earning your existence. But with e purpose back of H yon aro working for a reward and it lighten* your tasks and makes work a real pleasure. Bare a purpose in life! Make your life a success! Start by building up a savings account in this institution. It will furnak y?v? with the means to attain your object. A comfortable home* independence. wealth?thev all come within mm> i# -? persistently rare. Same rate of interest (4 per cent.) paid on both Inrge end smell accounts. ^ THE OLD RELIABLE The Carolina National Bank of Columbia Y ' ' - 333 w. A. Clerk, President. J<?. M. Bell, Cashier. T. S. Bryan, V. President. ' Joe. D. Bell, Asst. Cashier. _ n ; ' \ ' ;? V'-'j' V YV'"' "V.:' "-f;' Y >'7 ' . vvA't