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4 ~ ~"~ WEB UNPACKING SO MANY GOOD THINGS * N These days 'twould take about a dozen pages in The Dispatch to /-ii tell yon about 'em. It's a shame, too, Because some uiever 10 likely to overlook a Good Bet. The best thing to do if yoa live hereabout is to come in and say "Howdy" and let us show you something. I - * - a How're fixed on Sky-pieces? Is your lid rusty? Remember "Chances" are still a-Bellingat less than a "buck," it's a go on good / merchandise. ;^ *'C" stands for Oxfords, we have 'em in ladies whites at six bits , . and upwards, "G" stands for Ginghams (this is for dresses) some ciass * to thie for 7>gO. "* '' ?- ? ; Onnfl I Everything's n^w yon miss a up n you uubb uw BCU1C. ' WW || Things To Eat? Well I guess, makes your lips smack to-come in, and when ypn get in yon can't leave without tipping off some of the best stuff yon everjtmda chance to get. It's at the MUTUAL MERCANTILE CO., Stailings & Armstrong's Old Stand mmmiii, s. e. psapi I I ; I SEEDS FOR FARM 1 AND GARDEN. "IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND." you have not already planted a sufficent acreage Wheat, Oats and Vetch, it is not yet too late. STe still have a supply of all the field and garden Seeds in stock, also Scratch Feed, Chick Feed, Egg Vlash, Dried Beef Scraps, Oyster | >hell, Wheat Bran and ShoVts lor j 'oultry, and a fresh can of high ;rade Rice Bran and Fine Feed ! or your Hogs. j tail or phone orders will receive prompt attention. " ' Phfees 78,79 add 365. - | LORICK LOWRANLt, 11., , COLUMBIA. SOUTH CAROLINA. . NEW SUMMER GOODS We are pleased to announce to our numerous friends of Lexington county that we are constantly receiving new additions to our carefully selected stock of DRY GOODS AND MILLINERY and respectfully invite you to call and inspect these goods. We are confident that we pan please as to the high quality of the goods and will make prices right. Iiy- Come to see us when in the 6ity. | E. M. & M. N. PLATT / Successor* to Wm. Piatt & Son (VJV^VVVVVVV^'VVVVVVVVVVVVVCfl C?VVV\\\V\VV^V^VV^U-V^VCU || Brighten Up |l J J This is the time of the year tc/ brighten up J 5 ' JcT y?ur s^ow widows and store, as the buying public like a well lighted store. 4^ ft Mazda Lamps 4 ^ Are the most economical lamps that you can ? 4 buy, as you can get three times the light [for J J <^4? the same amount of current, besides a much v brighter and softer light. # 4 |> DOK'T DELIY. BUY TODIY. A ? - - ?* ? ? ? ? ?r? Mrvin I A A A Jk Ji si mmm tittm iu. The Live Wires ^jjj Jt f Phone 208 1837 Main Street d j ft Columbia, S. C. wW W VWttfl < / * / .CONDITIONS MD Ill BO (ID FAMINE AND ANARCHY IN CON TROL?FURTHER NEWS FROM BRAZILIAN MINISTER. i MESSAGES BEING HELD UF Carranza Hae Held Up Cable Meesagei To This Country?Zapata Still ' | Holds Capital. . ; Washington.?With unpalleled condi tions of famine and anarchy in Mexic< City threatening the safety of foreign ers, officials of the United States an giving serious consideration to relie-J measures. Long dispatches by couriers to Yen iCruz from the Brazilian minister ai i'Mexico City were before Secretary Lansing here and President "Wilson a |Corniah, N. H., who may authorize ai effort to obtain the consent of Gen eral Carranza t<i send supplies lnt< 'the old capital through neutral agen Jcies. The diplomatic corps in Mexic< ICity is counted on to provide for th< tremoval of foreigners from the fight j ing zone. i "Only the opening of the railroat ifrom Mexico City to Vera Cruz," saic :one of the Brazilian ministers mes sages, "can bring relief to the situa ition." The dispatches, the first th< | !department had received in nearlj itwo weeks from the Mexican, capital revealed that while the cable from th< city is not cut, Carranza authorities re .fuse to permit messages to pass. It i: understood that the United- States ypil inquire of Carranza to lfcarn the re sponsibility 'for stopping or diplomatic 11 "communications. While it appeared that the Zapatt forces still controlled the capital fight ing was continuing in the outskirts The political situation in Mexico, i generally is believed, depends oh th< xounse of military operations. Contin ued Zapata successes in opposing th< entry of Carranza's troops into the cap vital* has deadlocked operations in,th< i south, while in the vicinity of Aguai | Calientes General Villa claims to hav< retaken Lagoes and defeated Genera Hill, who succeeded Obregon in active command of the Carranza forces. Efforts to restore peace wait t< some extent upon the return here o President Wilson, although the out I come of the military Situation in th< i next few weeks will have an importun' bearing on the problem. ? Teutonic Forces Still Gain. j London.-*?T-he Austro-German drivi northward into Poland from Galicfc is gaining Momentum--and England f puzzled as to whether tne German put pose is to make this the main effort o to continue a concentrated offensive ! to force the Russians from the south east tip of Galicia. Whatever the ulti j| mate object is, fighting along Gail; 1 Li pa River * has not abated and Berlii i not only records progress here, bu also farther north in the aPc bourn i ; Lemberg and along whaf has becom I i the northern front. Defiicit Over Thirty-Five Millions. Washington.?The second busines year of the present administratio: : which has just closed shows a $35 : 864.381 deficit compared with a sui fs\r tho vf.or onHirm" Tnnp .10 191 ! of $34,418,677. Official explanation j will not be issued until the figures fo the year are analyzed by Secretary M( Adoo but on the face of the records i ; is apparent that receipts were mud , imager, an enormous reduction in cuf J toms revenues resulting from the wa] ; and, that disbursements *were mud i greater. Notwithstanding the defici on the year's business the treasur now has an actual net balance of $S2 ! 025.716- ' I . (British Bark Was Torpedoed. London.?The British bark Thistle bank which sailed from Bahia Blanct ; Argenina, April 26. With a cargo c wheat for Queenstown, was torpedoe | by a German submarine at a point oi | Fastnet, Ireland. Pome of the cret were landed at Baltimore, a small sec port 47 mile3 southwest of Cork, j The Thistlebank was a four-maste j bark of 2.340 gross tonnage. Decrease of Fifteen Per Cent. j Washington.?A prospective cottoi j crop of 12,500,000 equivalent 500-poun< J bales this season is unofficially est: mated from the Department of Agri culture June 25 condition and acreage report issued. That would he 3.600,00' i hales less than last year's crop, or i ' i reduction oi 22 per cent. In all 31,315, > j 00 acres were planted this year, show , | ing that the government's repeated ap j peals to cotton growers to reduce thei: ' I acreage and devote more laud to othe I crops had been heeded. Reprieve Granted Charles Becker Albany, . X. V?Governor Whitmar j granted Charles Becker, ihe former po ' j lice lieutenant under sentence of dcatl j ii reprieve until July 20. The governoi I | said he would take no further aetioi I j in the case than the granting of the : eprieve. This means that if the l;ni ' ;ed Stales supreme court does not in I leriere Becker will have to die. I Becker's execution crignally was set fcr tne week beginning July 15 and it was believed July was the daj | selc' Ud CLEKU URKEIS re GUTTER - . ! i i j CC-0PERA\T1VE CREAMERlESj i HAVE PROVEN A GREAT Fl- \ I WANCIAL SUCCESS. i i : 'i dispatches from Columbia! ! ' , 1 ! Doinge and Happenings That Mark I the Frogrc66 of South Carolina Peo- ! pic, Gathered Around the State ! ! Capitol. . I Colombia, j > Cooperative creameries operated [ during the paat year under the direc-' tion of Clemson college have proved' \ a great financial success, according to i t figures given out recently by W. W. t Long, state agent ?tor the demonstra-1 ( tion work. The value of the product j i marketed during the past 12 months we? $11,217.29. The creamery routes j j served 217 farmers, owning 650 cows. The college also collected 4,035 dozen j : eggs, which were sold at an average = of 16 cents a dozen. The egg6 were ; sold for $645.50. The following table shows the re-; i suits of the Clemson creamery andj 1 pouLtry association for the past 12 j . months: " J Month. Lbs. Fat. Price Value. ' September 508 $0.35 $177-82 > October 846 .35 296.15 - November .... 1.323 .35 463.05 * December 2.001 .35 700.35 3 January t 2.900 .30 870.00; 1 i February 4,327 . .30 1,298.10 j March , 7,108 .20 2,132.40: : April 8,138 .29 2.359-42 May 10.000 .29 2,900.00J i j. Tola) 11,217.29: t Discussing the creamery Mr. Long ; said: ."When we have worked out the ? problem of making and marketing " butter under summer conditions at [ - our creamery at Clemson college, and ; 5 when Prof. R. L. Shields, head of the - animal husbandry and dairy division 1 at the college, and B. H." Rawl, head ? j of the dadry division of the federal I department of agriculture, state that 3 i w# are prepared to extend the cream*; ery work, it is our wish to see that! ] the farmers and business men of CoI1 i lumbia come forward and organie a co-operative creamery at Columbia. I Then we will give it all the assist-. | ance possible from a scientific.;, and ' technical standpoint. ' i B.f "We hope to bo in position to *un-j iijjdertake this work this fall, if the ' ^farmers and business men of Cohira-i ' J bia will be in position to organize the, t1 creamery., ,' e' "This policy will, be pursued in'es|* tablishing other creameries about the ; !' state as rapidly as we think condi-1 3 i tipns justfy. t i "It may bo interesting to note just g | bow'rapidly our creamery has devel- j i ot Piemcnn. We not only col . UUVU wt g J ! ' lect butter fat on these routes, but we are also collecting eggs and mar- j keting them in New York. Eggs have j been cheaper this spring than in the ! past ten years and while the farmer ; : has not received an increase over the ; 1 local price be has found a ready cash j , market." B : I S . ? r Hunter's License Act Effective. j * The hunter's license act adopted . ' by the general assgihbly at its last . , session, which act applies, however, | to but 17 of the 44 counties in the; ? | state is uow effective, the other 27. k Richland 'among them, being specifieal. ' Iy exempt. jj I Counties in which the new law takes || * effect this week are: Lexington,'! ' Barnwell. Beaufort. Caihoun. Charles-i| ton. Chester. Darlington. Dillon, Dor- | Chester, Florence. Greenville Harnp- I ton. Jasper. Laurens. Marion, Oconee,;! '*; Orangeburg. j" I i Counties exempt from its provisions = ^ are: Richland. Berkeley, Clarendon,! Bamberg, Georgetown, Saluda, Aiken, j? Abbeville. Pickens. York. Lee, Green- ; g v wood, Newberry. Cherokee, Lancaster, /, 1 Marlboro. Cnion, Edgefield, Spartan- ^ burg. Horry. Colleton. Williamsburg,: ? 1 ! Anderson. Chesterfield, Sumter Ker- 'fi : sb;!\v Puirfiplf]?97 (j i . Tsx Board Should Assess 3anks. j i< ti i In an opinion handed down, Thomas N d H. Pee-ples. attorney general, said thai [| *; the "act creating the South Carolina ? tax commission required it to "assess and equalize the taxable value of hanks jj ^ and hanking corporations for the year T915." His opinion on the subject was fj asked by A. \V. Jones, chairman 01 the d \ commission, following presentation ol o a brief by attorneys for a number of .1 the banks id the state at a hearing on r the matter of valuation and assessment of bank and banking corporations 1/ lor r&xation. ' 'v. ;1 Offers 3 Model Building Code. (/, 1 Thai crties may share properly in - the distribution of the riremen's in! surance and protection' lur.d, P. H. ^ r McMaster, state insurance coir.mis- p [ tfioner, has prepared and mailed to 1* , each municipality iu the state a copy wj of a building and inspection code de- ft1 signed to meet tbe requirements of r.i, $ act by the general assembly in 1914. p, . allowing two years for the passage of ./ , unitorirxf ordinances. The code is fJ, , *e*eomir<tfided for adoption in cities f|j Which h&ve not previously adopted K twildisc woes. . J|i i)/ "".Now-Serving 2,000.000 Homes* l|fl| : m EBB LOOK FOR THIS I ! NEW PERFECTION GIRL I I You'll see her in the windows | and on the counters of hardware, * furniture and department stores . She stands for the NEW I PERFECTION OIL COOK- || STOVE ? the simplest, most SB efficient Oil Cookstove made. . S.. Already it has made cooking || easier and kitchens cleaner for IS / ? AAA AAA L? I over 11UU5CW1VC5. | Made in 1, 2, 3 and 4 burner H sizes; also NEW PERFECTION j stoves with fireless cooking oven 4 | Use Aladdin Security Oil |1b| \ . or Diamond White Oil '* ' to obtain the best results ill oil * Stoves, Heaters and Lamp,s. ; STANDARD OIL COMPANY j Washington, D. C. (New Jersey) Charlotte, N. C. I; Morf oik, Vsl. (BALTIMORE) Charleston, W. Va. 4 jBBRHHHUMHfiflBBHttGBEBHBHHBttBHHMHISBHHHHBBflHHEHHBSHIQBEBE&BSBDBSlibi j -HLJL?x?ecl ?JT* Fox I Real Estate and Insurance tk ' Surety Bonds | Ollicelat 1 IKE HOME NATIONAL BARK I! [ LEXINGTON, S. C. {' | SUMMER TINlV iS HEfifl | And all the accessories in hats I and dress are here too. - m | Our MILLINERY is ready for M | your inspection. Come and get m k first choice. $jff I SiffiR SUITS m DRESSES. ? il This is our specialty this season. ?f | Prices to suit every one. ?f | Bring the boys and girls along,' ffl 1J \7u~- r>1 /n, i- Vi p* fnn. ^ |\ V*'.' i:>VlllV UiVlll \ y m wj,v J I m 08! 00008 WW, i (j 1620-1624 Main Street. || | Columbia, S. C. i