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The Lexington Dispatch Wednesday, November 24,1909. & M. Harm an, Editor aod Publisher D. R. Halttw anger, Assistant 'Editor Entered at the Post Offico at Lexington, S. C., as second class matter. . CIRCULATION 2.325. i Have yotx got that Thanksgiving turkey? The editor who can please every one is not suited for this earth, but is entitled to wings. Farms in Lexington county continue to sell at very good prices. Real estate dealers report plenty of buyers, but the list of desirable farm lands on the market for sale is growing 3es9. Lexington dirt has not yet reached the top price is the opinion of well informed men. j There has been some complaint oI enbscriber9 not receiving their papers regularly. We wish to state that the trouble is not with us. The Dispatch leaves Lexington on time every week. We would advise, subscribers to take the matter up with postmasters and R. F. D. Carriers at their end. We note with pleasure that the farm9 in this county are developing into a higher stage of cultivation. The young farmers have certainly improved upon the old fogy methods of their fathers, and the more modern way of farming is causing Mother Earth to produce her largest and best crops.' The people of Lexington should get together. There is entirely too mnch dissension, too much jealousy, too much silent knocking. Let us cut out that kind of business and get together for the upbuilding of our town, counts ond Tt. u/ill makfe us a.11 foel yjr (suv? ?i.uwv* ?? ? ???? ? better to work together. It has been 9aid that the best way to preserve apples in winter is to wrap them in newspapers so as to exeludethe air. The exception is made, however, that the newspaper mast be one on which the subscription has been paid, else t.ie dampness re9alting from what is "dew" may result in spoiling the fraifc. People very frequently inquire of the editor where we received our information concerning sqcIi and such a person, or regarding some incident. To impart such information is against the rules of a newspaper office and our friends should always bear this in mind. We always stand ready, however, to correct a wrong or mis-statement. We are informed by Mr. J. Tally Harfch, Columbia's popular city electrician, who recently made a trip to Atlanta in his handsome automobile. - that the road between Lexington and Leesville, for a distance of about five cr six miles, is- the worst piece of road on the whole trip from Columbia to Atlanta. We are glad to state that Superyisor Langford intends puttiDg this road in firstclass condition just as ] socn as the gang completes its work j in the sand hills. : * It seems to us that an effort is being j *roade to carry matters just a little too j far in winding up the affairs cf the j county dispensaries. In most cases, i at least, the county dispensaries have j been managed by successful and repu- j tabic business men, and if they per- j mitted liquor houses to overcharge ! them in the face of the cold facts J brought out in the investigation of A sn ai v ? 111111 fei P i III av pfc ;? ! 0 JP WJ?L .;,-i-J^-U ri tia p E2SEy^e.5fe. 1 ft* *5 .'??V " V^'"f- "?"3Ti?y the late State dispensary, they should < be held responsible and not the liquor t houses, rhe accounts of the connty ? dispensaries should be closed as rap- < idly as possible. I 1 1 "Lazincjioa Makss a Record-" Under the above caption our much 1 admired contemporary, The Columbia . State, ha9 the following to say anem last week's issue of The Dispatch: 4'The esteemed Lexington Dispatch has no occasion to grumble about the : ignorance or stupidity of persons with ! something to sell regarding the super- ! ; | lative value of printer's ink as the medium for getting in touch with the ! people who buy. And, as a matter of fact, The Dispatch is not grumbling. Indeed, in the last- issue it said noth- 1 ing because the other believers in i printer's ink did not give it space in which to introduce edgeways, either a smile or a frown. Evidently there is a widespread belief, extending to merchants in surrounding counties, that Lexingt miaus have money in their pockets. ' "We should not be surprised if the issue of The Dispatch to which we refer is not a record-breaker, in a way. The eight pages contain 4S col- : umns, and there ore 44% columns of 1 advertising. In such circumstances ] it is not surprising that the editorial i department suspended for the week. And yet those erstwhile editorial col- 1 umns wore not silent. They gave an I illustration of mercantile" alertness, \ and they also emphasized the belief of ' intelligent business men that there is prosperity throughout the territory i covered by Tne Dispatch." ] Indeed, there is prosperity in the territory covered by The Disoatch, ] and this territory is not contined alone i to Lexington countv. The Disoatch < - 0 w - has a fair circulation in many of the surrounding counties, especially iu Richland. In the city of Columbia The Dispatch has a circulation of about 300. Our issue of last week was not a record-breaker by any meansjust a regular edition of an up-to-date weekly. An Erroneous Statement. | In a letter to the Hon. James Cos- i grove of Charleston, relative to the ' proposed new highway from Charles- < ton to Columbia, Supervisor S. H. < Owen9, of Richland county, took oc- i casion to pay his respects to Lexing- 1 ton county. ] Says he: "If we fail to get Calhoun ] county to build a road through the 2 Congaree swamp on their side, and their part of the bridge, then the only route is the old State road, with very ! little prospect of Lexingcon county < doing much toward making it a good highway." This is an erroneous statement. Lexington county will do her part in fixing the proposed new highway. At the proper time the old State road wiil be put in fine order, the statement of the Richland supervisor to the contrary notwithstanding. The best man in Lexington for the general good of the town is the one you always see on the front seat in 1 the progressive band wagon. He is i the first one to extend an open and < warm hand to greet the stranger and t welcome him in our midst. He will t resent an insult to our town as quickly c as he would a slur at a member of his i family. Ho very politely invites the 1 1 chronic croaker to move on. He is J j ever ready to give his just proportion j to every public enterprise. He talks 3 up our town at home and abroad and i believe^ifc the best place upon Goa's green earth in which to live and de- 1 sires to be buried here when he dies. Let us ail try to ne use tms man ior one year and Lexington will take on i new life ami improve as never before 1 in its liistory. i i The more pleasing and pleasant our l government can make farm lit; the 1 better it is for the government. The i 1 cities are over-crowded with worth- j 1 less loafers that might be honorable ' i i and respectable farmers. The rural j ; route is one of the things that, has \ i been provided to make farm life more 1 j j ry"* " -g "SIC? t C^* /~? f~i *-\ ~ tt/s / ; fj ? r*. *.c ttb*> AliCtviVtvl Co WcU ?TT J 5 > n sillily t vc-v? rhr?T7 \?T ^ ij**.3. ? .4. ...3. t. --? w .' *V -.5 ?>>: '!:v * ?!" Wt ; ? .. ;? %i|i ini* %| S KHj ?;l^5 p f MLd. ?^?i?idJtZ<&iU% - ' lesirableand attractive. We all have ! 3 1 J .0 live off the farmers and nothing i < jhould bo left undone that could be . < lone to make the farm inviting. The j farmers themselves are working to j < ibis end. All over this county?and j ] in many of the other counties in the ! 1 state?are to be found farmers' rural 1 telephone lines, and it is no >7 possible bo transact business with almost the Bame dispatch in the country as in the i city. The farmers are fast .becoming the mo3t independent, the most- pros* ? ? 1 i * _ J perous ana in? most to De enviea people on the face of the earth. The Dispatch would be the last pa per on earth to knowingly say a word to hurt the feelings of any of its subscribers or citizens, especially at a time when the dark winged messenger of death has brought sorrows to' , the home, but from the best of motives we desire to call the attention \ of our readers to the custom of pub- , hshing cards of thanks. It is a cas- j torn that has outgrown its purpose, if it ever had one. When sickness and death come3 to your home it is only , natural that your friends and nsigh- ; bors should do what they could to as- i 9ist you. They would be little less : than heathens if they did not. They know from the expression of your face that yon are thankful and deeply appreciate all they do and it is not necessary to rush into print and tell ] the world that your neighbors were ' kind when you were in trouble. You 1 can express to your friends, by a look i or word, your thankfulness in a more impressive manner than you can in a 1 column of cold type. However, The 1 Dispatch will continue to publish ex- ; pressionsof thanks at the rate of one- ^ naif cent a word when requested to do 1 so and when the cash accompanies the copy. s =? l It is to be regretted that the major- 1 ity favors no waterworks for Lexing- i tor, for there is nothing that is needed 1 more in our town than a complete water system?a system that will preserve our property, enhance the value real estate, reduce insurance prem- ( iums, and inyite people to come to j Lexington and invest their money 1 :iere. It is hard to explain why the ^ people who own property here voted ] against the issue; it is harder still to < lee why they look at the matter as f i heavy tax burden when, as a matter >f fact, the increase in the valuation )? property and the decrease in insurmce rates would have more than made op for the small increase in taxis. We believe that there were some j yho voted against the issue because >f factional feeling, and others bemuse of jealousy. These conditionb should not exist. There should be no ] i actions here. Every improvement ] made enhances the value of all prop- < nrby in and surrounding the town, j We should liye as one big family. Where there is discord there i9 but ( ittle progre99. When there i9 a unit-, j id pull there is but little we cannot J wcomplish. Envy, jealousy and haired pull us all down. Envy i9 a janker that gnaws at the heart and nakes one 9cur, disgruntled and un- < iapj.y. Jealousy makes one unfair in j mssing judgment; hatred does not? )ay even from a sordid point of view. Let us all be friends and pull together ind show our neighbors what we can , iccornplish in building up our town < )y ?.i\ earnest and harmonious effort. Du \ng the thirty years in which we iavc been going over the county we lave never seen the people in a more prosperous condition. This prosperity is due to more than one reason. In ;he first place, of course, the high price of cotton has had more to do . with the general prosperity than any- 1 h.K?r>it hut our nemile are hacom U III'O www, I JT - ing more progressive, more educated ilong the lines of farming. No county in the State has made greater progres>in agriculture thnn Lexington. ?IoacI of Fine Term "on't last IonCc i axf, I U>1 .a 4 : *s S.'' j t 1 ? V 1 ?:fVj|.W 5.'m j?i ftg i ; tM V ?& KfS s: : J i#5 liSia * <L;> Es?.a>' XUfcy ?r-: -TT -r. ..-r-u-yji s~ " ^IfTT ~r " *r ^1'C.Ci., 1 .x'L. J V*-V^Lrwfc^^ wSLLuitw 4>.MULJI Fields that were too poor to sprout ;owpeas twenty years ago now proluce a bale of cotton to the acre and C from twenty-flve to fifty bushels of g< :orn. Twenty years ago there was R not a single telephone line in the fc county; today the whole connty is a ]i< complete network of telephone wires, m As a consequence of these improvements, the country districts are biossoming as the rose, and there has tl never been so much contentment p< among the people. As a rule, onr al farmers have plenty of money, and le with few exceptions, have met their p( obligations to the merchants and tl bankers, some of them, we are told, c< paid accounts for a number of years ti back. Next year might not be as ni favorable as this and, in all probabil- tl ity things are going to be higher, and therefore, our people should exercise the best of judgment and lookout for the "rainy day." A number of farmers are putting their idle money to ir good use, baying real estate in Oolam- ^ bia and other places. ^ Ju9t at this Thanksgiving period we ^ are reminded that no people on the 0 face of the globe has more to be thankful for than the farmers of Lexington county. O] ~ N Substance of Their Opinions. "In ten days I was well, sound and ^ healthy?and could sleep soundly." This is the substance of what most of the patients say who receive treatment . for the drug or liquor habit at Dr. I YVoclley's Victor Sanitarium in Atlanta. Ga. These are exactly the words of a man who wa9 an habitual drinker and frequently drank a quart of whiskey a day. After eight years' continuous intoxicatiou he went to Dr. Qonifflrlnm Tmf.h t.hp rpwnlf Tf UL/licj o uaiiiwu&iuiAj ii AV4? * wV%?v . above described. People from all over the country go to Dr. Woolley for j treatment. He has a great reputation j T Pounded upon the success he has met ^ tvith in his practice of over 30 years. j No Case On .Record. ^ There is no case on record of a cough P )r cold resulting- in pneumonia or consumption after I >ley's Honey and Tar ias been taken, as it will stop your ;ough and break up your cold quickly.Refuse any but the genuine Foley's, g Eoney and Tar in a yellow package. Contains no opiates and is safe and S sure. All Druggists of Lexington. ^ 3enry Drug Store, Chapin. B STATEMENT OF CONDITION d OF TIIE LEXINGTON SAVINGS BANK, Located at Lexington, S. C At the close of business Nov. 15, 1009. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts $224,284 44 Demand Loans 32.051 16 Dverdrafts 14,724 03 Furniture and Fixtures.... 2,790 78 Dae from Banks and Trust Companies 4,676 10 Currency 4,684 00 Dold 400 00 Silver, and other Coin 303 35 Checks and Cash Items 13,530 86 Total $297,400 31 liabilities. Dapital stock paid in $10,000 00 j Surplus Fund 10,000 00 | Undivided Profits, less Current Expenses and Taxe9 Paid 13,007 82 Individual Deposits Subject j ? ro Check 85,992 97 ! Savings Deposits 171,337 79 j Cashier's Checks 1,561 73: Notes and Bills R.sdisoour.tod 8,500 00! Bills payable, including ! Certificates for money j borrowed 2,000 00 | Total .9 $297,460 31 ; 1 State of South Carolina, County of Lexington. Before me came W. P. Roof, Cashier of the above named bank, who, being! rluly sworn. says that the above and i foregoing statement is a true condition j pi of said Bank, as shown by the books of J said bank. W. P Rook. ! Sworn to and subscribed before me j this :23rd day of November, 1J)C9. 11. D. Smith, [L. S.] 1 Notary Public for S. C. 1? "T'T p, "7 _ _ pcif-v ?^<Tk c-2 ricrcj / >. v a <^3 -?<'' Sw^' -?' ?wJ # ._U-ujL ?- '.\J-L' >r>~P: Oir^P.Ir ' ?? N*. ' "* * I, spi|jcgpsi>T;', ?S / " S?gv D f$ 'G h Vr:f\ KV! '* :. i i;S "' > .< ; -( ? :. i ?. ; t.-* , ; !; * is.* ,&'? . ?s ; Kj -*j W<MJ l'.T- ,"A .-"i r. { t./i /. . V* ) ;"J ; .. ' .} ? /; : ^ -JgM i M ^ r-'?j '; ' si* ;vv: M j"A ^ ) : '; ' . a>lvj R?? 'i ;-; J ^ f* $ M a::- W - * t . , 4V. - . i-3 ~;?r' Two Big Mortgages. Mr. Frank W. Sheaiy, Clerk of th-e ourt, now baa for record, two mortga28 given by the Seaboard Air Line ail way. One is a refunding mortgage ir one hundred and twenty-five milon dollars and the other is an adjust- : ient mortgage for a like amount. These are two of the longest papers rer recorded in the County. Each of ! lem contains 140 pages of closely j rinted matter, and it will take his ble assistant, Mr. N. P. Shipp, at iast two weeks to record them. This erbap9, will delay the recording of ie papers 6eut in by the people of the :>unty, but they will have the attenon of the Clerk just as 60on as posble, and will be marked recorded on ie day they are received. An Approaching Marriage. Cards are out announcing the com- j ig marriage of Miss Bessie C. Buff to Er. Charlton M. Shnll, at Mt. Hebron 1 [. E. Church, on Thursday afternoon, ' ecember the 2nd, 1909, at 5:30 'clock. t Dent&l Notice. Dr. L. L. Toole will be at Chapin j ti Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 1 ov. 29 and 30 and Dec. 1. lest Me At Tapp's. WHEN SH COLIi Columbia's Fo Offers Excei ingOppo: With Thanksgiving apidly approaching, tl vill appreciate the ti: "as. L. Taop Go., and v he speciai prices. Beg ling now; save money : Big sale of Gage Hats at uits, a big line of Stylish Wais ets, Misses' and Children's ( blankets at startling values. H very department of our store,; o their Christmas shopping no Ladies' Fu Ladies' Fine Ribbed Cotton bleached or unbleached, splendid Pnnts to match vests, pair ... Ladies' heavy Merino Vests, hi Ladies' Medium Weight Silk a ity, the garment Ladies' Knit Corset Cover, hea Children's Uuion Suits in Cott< years, the garment Ladies' Knit Cotton and Wool A big bargain in heavy, rustlir wide, a full SI.25 value, special r We Are Giving Away Every purchase made hen that is valuable in helping y $400.00 Cote Piano that we 2 ly free of charge. ORDER S We prepay mail, express or freight on F.d to any point within a radius of 600 n The ILa 333 to ?S46 !?3ain Street prwnj^f-wMrTiTTM MIIIH W11 Ml l~l flTtrTlWIflUri T P T"TrTWOT nTTlTTllH " 1WWITII r^fi A V fKo % ?%;: ".: . / ?>? V\?.' .. < t . .. 8 > t ...> 4 . . ; " .-?? ^ . J ; . S - < ; i'?. T* Jul *. W ? . ' r,..>.<! i f.& i: K : ' "i -I > h\1 i^Vrii' * \; ; v. & ' - J-.vv?v, v; .j i ' L-a "t -v j - 1 i.-\' ; . V- ? r? J * ."i r .'it S?" r-':: Lj??6 v ij, .' * li.v*. uli' ksa*?>' *5 Sr. Boyd's Sue-Pop Colic Eemedy. This remedy is guaranteed to relieve Colic in its most severe form, or won-. ey refunded. Colic is the most common ailment of horses, mules and catlie. There are more hordes die of colic than all other diseases combined. Any one owning a horse can not afford to be without a bottle of DR. BOYD'S Sure-Pop Colic Remedy at all times. It is without doubt, as tea- 4 tilled to by thousands of owners of horses who have used it. as the most n?/> ? /I /%n A r% *1 nuuucriui uuiii; icaxicvaj vjii uiiu lucll- \ kct. Relieves in from twenty to thir- j ty rainuces belly ache, flatulant and \ spasmodic colic in its most severe j form9 and stages. When a horse is taken with colic, DR. BOYD'S SurePop Colic Remedy should be adminis- i tered at once. When colic is not checked at the out-set, it is very liable to develop into inflammation of the bowels, and tyhen it doe?, there is lit- , tie chance of saving the 1 one's life. It is the easiest to give, quickest to act. Safest and cheaper than any other colic remedy on the market. If yon are going away from home on a day'g drive, do not fail to put a bottle cf DR. BOYD'S Sure-Pop Colic Pemedy"in 3-our pocket. No drenching is needed. If you have no teaspoon with you to measure it, just open the horse's month with one hand, and put > about what would be a teaspoonful on the tongue. Price 50 cents per bottle. For sale bv Harmen's Bazaar. I -- - ) IMBU, S. C. Meet Sfa St Tape's L rernost Store I stiona! Buyrturiities j here and Christmas P le thoughtful buyers mely offerings of the ^ 1 ^ ** t a nil ta&e advantage 01 . ;m your holiday shopand avoid the rush. big reductions, stylish Coat ts, Fur Coats, Muffs and Fur . Uoats, Ladies' Furnishings; hundreds of other values in and we invite our friends to w and avoid the rush. \ irnishings Vestc, heavily fleece lined, weight. Price 50c 50c ilf wool and half cotton 75c nd Wool Vesta, splendid qual 11.25 vy fleece lining. Price 50c >n with fleece lining, 2 to 14 50c Petticoats, each...50c to ?2.50 j ig black taffetta Sdk: 56 inches | >rice, the yard ?1.00 J i a $4O0 Cote Piano ? 3 entitles you to a coupon ou to secure a beautiful ire giving away absolute IY MAIL. all purchase's of $.5.00 cr more shiplilcs of Columbia. Tapp Co., CoSumbia, S. C. I I TTT Qi 5$ W G ^ jfPT, fe V : * ...s *VK\ L't '"^'V t-vl 43 ' : > \ i; "l " .j j? #(? ifc $-o Y&? 3 ?V>4 ^ v^i &f 1 1 >"" '"'M ? > |?? E fe; tff Q #-: ea i ' W/i*i iii'Vij ;if"iVio '..'-s.u eSS^S I ^ s * S