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i o4 Friend t Indeed ^ rf <1 ! f ByRHODA WORTHINGTON i I '' tC*pyri*iit. 1*19. by the WMttn N?w?paper Union.) " ' / , * - <? . MI cannot take your ease," Mr. B?yd." Wilton Brice was (definite in tone and face as he spoke, but there was a ?emor to his frame. He was by no means- friendly with his caller, PerciiRriWt hiit thnt was nnf thp reason that he had refused to act as his at- | torney. He asked a client with whom he was conversing to step into the anteroom while he consulted with the nhw comer. ^The latter was the prosperous mannfifictorer-6f--a patent scale which was making him a fortune. Its inventor was Andrew. Mayhew, who had sold #r,'had been cpzen?d out of an interest-in the same by the father of Boyd, ^owdecehsed. More latterly Mayhew liad devised a new scale, which was .. sp superior to the Boyd possession' that there could be little, doubt as to ... its eventually' butdist'antfing its com, tetitor,; .v f \Only a ifconlh; previous Brice had f ,,.,-met Mr, M?yhev;rand the old inventor ] had asked :him to' come t6 his home^ a professional capacity. There Mivy Mayhew had--gone over the details ot "5 ., ?experience with the Boyd people* t . .-had asked Brice *to look over bis new :\ .parent papers and advise Mm as to ... the best course- to pursue.4 *.; . . ; ..; ?3- think young Boyd is trying ;ta? '< , Mock my way/' skid0'Mr. Mayhe'W.'-? told me the p&er day that he11 had a document given to his father > ^;yearsj ag#. i^L signed by myself, in ^^rhich I agreed never* again to engage >3 In the scale business; and if I ever, , ? ygd, or made any.niw inventions In ; line,<I was to agree to turn the |-jj6uae over to him -on a teh per cent {gfijyaity. This is not: true, Mr. Brice," declared the old inventor with unmis..Jakable sincerity. UI never signed snch a paper. At the Mayhew home for the first time Brice met Anice, the old man's y^^mghter. It was not the last time, however. <S2ie -was a girl likely to attjlftct any man admiring modesty, initftcence and intelligence, and Brice jfell strongly in love with her. Now, wfien the menace Mayhew feared appeared, Brice was naturally disturbed at the charge made against the father of the girl, whose fondest ambitions were involved in getting a new start to the world. , "Tell you, Brice," spoke Boyd smartly, "I think yon are making a in$ anteroom. tub en em, jerry Plympton, had strangely departed. He d|d not put in any further appearance that day, but as Brice that evening rather gloomily started on the way to visit Mr. Mayhew and report what threatened, Jerry almost ran tato him coming around the corner. "Hello J" hailed Brice. "Where , a Way ?" vMNew fields, where I can keep honest, Mr. Brice/' reported Jerry spicily, think I had better, for I was temptinto our last dangerous act here. 1 overheard that Boyd cad threaten hyou and I followed ;lUm. He mailed t^at letter. Well, I took my cue. 1 waited till he was out^of sigljt, poked a few lighted matches into the mail bo? waited tiU things smoked?and that fake contract will never trouble > yfirar good old client again." It never did. Jerry had flitted for the railroad depot before Brice could hMU$ss him with the enormity of his ' a Ajodrew Mayhew went on with his fc business arrangements undisturbed, arid all Brice had hoped" forHMs sucB ces? ostr.e about in due time, as also m . the precious love of the one girt hi W Sfdrld' ^ mistake. I do not wish to oppress ifayhew, but I don't intend to lose my , rights. I had rather employ a local lawyer like yourself, who might influence a fellow townsman, than our ' regular firm in the city. I have deeded that if you will not handle the .-case I shall give it into their hands," and Boyd took an addressed, stamped envelope from his pocket and withdrew its inclosed sheet "There is ttte contract** he continued; "read it for yourself.'! "As I have said, I cannot be your ) attorney in the premises," he spoke. .."And why not?" demanded Boyd sharply. Because the copy Mr. Mayhew showed me does not contain the clause 1 ha your own." ' ' ' "Erasures are easy and convenient ' af MmaaH ''.V I ouuci cu u\jj u* ' No more so than the filling in of a blank space," retorted Brice quickly. *i believe in Mr. Mayhew's statement and will not take a case whei$ I am convinced the prospective client Is in the wrong." Indeed!" snapped Boyd resentfully. ft so careful in defending 1 the man who just left the room, Jerry Plympton, who is a professional criminal." . '-"But-who was innocent of the speeial charge I defended, and that is why I won the case." ? "My retainer fee would be a thou-, sand dollars," insinuated Boyd speciously. "Think a moment. I will not hesitate to spend money in winning this,case." He lifted the flap of envelope toward his lips. "Once 1 seal this letter and post it your chance is gone." Brice coolly shrugged his shoulders and with a muttered imprecation Boyd sealed the envelope and left the room, Brice arofe and Went into . %. _ i m- .11 i. FERTILIZERS FOR PEANUTS Clemson College, Feb. 13.?"We re informed that in some cases iever salesmen are taking advantage ? the farmers' lack of experience with jeanuts to sell them fertilizing majrial which is not necessary," says rof. C. P. Blackwell, Agronomist The peanut is a new crop to many .outh Carolina farmers, and we would dvise them to consult their County gent or some other reliable authorty if they are in doubt as to what ertilizers to buy for peanuts." . In this conenction the attention of armers is called to the following genrai facts about fertilizer requirements or peanuts. 1. The peanut is a legume and hould get a large part of its nitrogen >r ammonia from the air through the iodides on its roots. As a general ule. however, some nitrogen should 3e applied in the fertilizer. The ayociiits will denend argely on the kind of soil and the amount of organic matter present. On very rich soils where there is a argc amount of organic matter present, no nitrogen need be included in the fertilizer. For a sandy soil, which mis a fair amount of organ iq joyitter 'present,' two per ..ieent ammonia mav^be. used . with -iwoftt,'? On soils that^ce yery sandy.andiowfc ip .organ} '/ >' " .... iy,. n^atyer, w.e?/believed-it 'advisable to for-tifteer. In fhet, we have gotten; r^sult^' '<^th'vy.h ' S-d-i>; in a? the !Pee.'Dee..?x; >.c, ,y ) .. >! M.Vi perimeht '-Station at Florence, Sv C; . ... * : ^ r.S.vi']! / ??> )>' i ?.u>.r - ?j^is crop., eefds .heayily $2v,-j>dth ^liosphoc^ ac.id ^jtid .potash a^pt-.both 5f. these shou^d,a)^;i^c^ded irt thenfertilizer. when?possible. ForvittdstWils > per ceitf oft phosplroirld d&d-i/'t&obfibly besfe- ahd threer t'6; fouV p?r cent if. potash. The potash may be applied in .the;? fo*m "of 'kainid- ftmriate' of potash; or sulphate of potash. ; . '.-.2.. ; The amount of fertilizer' which s profitable to '"ap'piy will J depend largely" on the kfn'd of. soil, and the pfev'ibus treatment and .present s.tate of cultivation. . Most soils-..will give good results with 40.0. to 800 .pounds of an S-3-3 or an: 8-2>-S per! acre: We believe that about. 600 pounds-will most generally prove best -r ' * ; . 4. Farmers in some places are beng ad vised to use "Lan^. blaster!' as d top dressing ^dr peanuts. This is absolutely unnecessary and a waste of money and time. > ? ? ? SLEEPS TWO WEEKS?DIES Raleigh, Feb. 16.?Following an. illness of two weeks with sleeping sickness. Miss Oma Oakes, sixteen year of age, student at the State School for the Blind, died early Sunday morning. She fell asleep February 2 and physicians were unable to revive her. She was a native of Avery County, where her body was taken for burial. nniTii * 3oife? Fertilizers, Varieties, Cutthrar tion, Harvatirtfl. Clemson College, Dec. 15.?With Jit boll weevil present in South Carolina, a great many farmers art looking about for some cash crop to take the place of cotton. Perhaps no other :rop is attracting so much attention is the peanut. Our supply of bulletin* on peanuts has been exhausted, lays Prof. C. P. BlackwelU agronomist, bat we are preparing another bulletin which will soon be ready for iiitributlon. We are giving below the inswers te the questions we are meet frequently asked: , 1. It the peanut a profitable eeeh use? A. Tm, if flrea ehs proper attention. K compares fanrablf with oMlon. I recently uk*d a a umber of tamers of Georgia and Alabama thte (uoatkm, and here are seme of their tnswers: "The peanut has the beat Eater* to It of any crop we know*** "Bankers aid business seen in peanut territory will testify in favor of peanut#." "Banks are mere wilUng to lend money to the poor farmer and tea ant who is willing te grew a good crop of peanuts." "Cash returns from peanuts haven't been ao great ao from cotton before the weevil infestation, but we have not become very efficient in the production of peanuts jret At the present time peanuts pay us much better than cotton under weevil conditions." "Farmers here are in much better financial condition than ever and would continue to plant peanuts if weevils were not liere.** 2. Do peanuts require as mwn lar bor as cotton? A. No. Different farmers who have had experience with, both estimate from half as much to the same amount. 3. Are peanuts a sure crop? A. ! Yes. They are safer than cot ton tf given as careful attention. 4., What kind of soil is best for peanuts? A. ? Peanuts can be grown under a wide range of soil conditions. The best soil Is a well drained sandy loam with a reasonable amount of humus and plenty of lime. The heavier 3oils will make good yields of nuts, if thty have plenty of humus and are friable, but they are not so easily cultivated and,they may stain the nuts. This makes the nuts less saleable but does Mil injure thwm tov haw* ima BUSINESS LICENSES. i : I t I i AN ORDINANCE TO FIX BUSINESS t | LICENSES UPON PERSONS, COR' PORATIONS, OR FIRMS ENGAGING IN ANY CALLING, BUSINESS, ; OCCUPATION. OR PROFESSION IN THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON SOUTH CAROLINA, FOR THE I PURPOSES OF RAISING REVE! NUE FOR THE ORDINARY EXj PENSES OF SAID TOWN. BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Dexington, in Council assembled, and by authority of the same: SECTION 1: That from and after the ratification of this Ordinance, it. shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or corporation following the trades, occupations, businesses, professions or callings enumerated in this Ordinance to do or conduct, or to transact any business connected with any said trades, .occupations, businesses. professions, or callings, without first paying for and Obtaining from, the Clerk of the Town Council a license to follow said business; or profession according .to the scale hereinbelow set out. SECTION 2. That" the license fees provided for -in-section three hereof shall be-"due arid payable for the yepr 1920 ;on or.before the first day of May 1920, and cacn succeeding'year thereafter until this Ordinance shall have been repealed or "revised, the said license fees shall be due and'payable Kill Poster, (local or itinerant) each, per year $10.00 Butchers and Meat Markets, each, . o t per year $25.00 Bottling- Plants in town of Lexington making soft drinks, each, per year $10.00 Wagons or auto trucks delivering soft drinks made outside town limits, each, per year $25.00 Boot-black, each, per year . .. .$5*00 Cotton Mills, each $75.00 Contractor?contracting for brick or wooden buildings or structure- of any kind, per year . $15.00 Cotton gins and presses, each, per year $10.00 Cotton Seed Oil Mills, each per year $25.00 Circus, Menagerie, or other Shows according to size and admission fee each not less than $25.00 per week or more than $50.00 per week. , Cigar and Tobacco dealers alone, each per year $10.00 Dentists, Oculists, or Opticians, each per year $15.00 Dealers in fish and oysters, poultry, fruit and country produce, each, pear year $10.00 Drays, wagons or vehicles run for gain, each one horse, per year$ 10.00 Drays, waons or vehicles run for gain, earn two-horse, per year $15"E" Electric Eight or Power Companies, each, per year $25.00 Electrical Supplies or Wiring contractor or dealer, each $10.00 ? "F" Fruit Wagons plying streets and delivering fruit, each, per year.. . .$50.00 Fire Insurance Companies and Agents each, per year *. $7.50 "II" Hotels, each ,per year $10.00 Hacks, Carriages, Automobiles, or Vehicles for hire to and fro, each per year $25.0o Horse. Cattle or other live stock dealers, not paying for livery or sales stables, each, per year $15.00 44|t? Ice dealers, each per year . . . .$5.00 (In connection with any other busines exempt) If retailed, each, per on or before the 15th day of March. SECTION" 3. That the fbllowing scale of license fees are hereby declared to be due and- payable by each person. firm or corporation engaged in business or practicing a profession in the town of Lexington, payable as outlined in section two of this Ordinance. "A" Attorneys at Law each, per year$l5.00 Agents for Newspapers, fruit trees, fertilizers, pianos, organs, machinery, sewing machines, solicitor claim and collections, arid all other agents not mentioned, each per year $10.00 Automobile dealers each, per year$50. Automobile repairers, not working in garage, each per year $15.00 AUionxoDiie repair snops or gar<tge? each, per year $25*00 "B" Boarding- Houses accepting or soliciting transient boarders, each; per: year '....,.$7.50 Bowling Alleys each; per year. .$10.00 Blacksmith or wheelwright eacij; per year ? $10.00 Barber Shop, each chair, per year$7.50 Barber, not working in a shop, each, per year ... ..... $7.50 ;Banks with a capital stock of twentyfive thousand dollars or less, each, per year $25.00 Banks for every thousand dollars capital in excess of twenty-five thousand .$2.00 ! year $5.00 | Industrial Life Insurance Companies, or Agents soliciting or collecting, each, per year $10.00 J/' Life Insurance Companies or Agents, each, per year $10.00 Livery, Feed and Sales Stables, each per year $10.00 M! Merchants, Drug Stores, or mercau| tile Companies, each according to ! the amount of stock carried?those i carrying a stock of one thousand or i less, per year $10*00 j For each additional thousand or frac- J | tion thereof $2.00 j j Moving" Picture Shows Theaters or permanent exhibitions, each, per year $15.00 Mills, Plaining, Grist or Flour, Saw, Hosiery. or Knitting, each per year ' . ., $10.00 ' Machine Shops or Foundries, each, per year .$15.00 Naval Stores, Stillers or dealers, each per year $7.50 "O" * j ' Oil wagons de livering oil. from wagons or auto trucks, each, per year$25.00 "P" Paint Shops, Paint Contractors, each per year . .. , , - >$;t0.00 Physicians ,or. . -Doctors ofMedicines, " each, p.e.r, Ty^a.r ,, . ,.M, .$15.00 PHo tog rapine r.^u, each.^r year. .$5.00 Picture*.or Book (?(jni?pesidents y?/ bSio.oo ' Peddberis, *p^ Jiawkea^r .wares* <ui & '" goods, f ep,ch, .- .per year $15.00 Pool, biiliard^Qr ,Pagateue tia,T>les?-$oi* ' public us.e,r.,caoh,_per.;,year',.^..$t2.50 Pressing Clyb^. each,. per, year, -$ 10*00 :.' "Wh * ;-v-h Hestuarahts .or Lunch. Stamts,.: each, per year .... .... ,.. w.. . . .$>0X10 Repairers of Guns, Pistols,s- watchefe, Sewing Machines,, organs.-. Pianos, Stoves,' etc., .each, per year. .$10.00 Real Estate Agents?renting or selling , ?each, per year ...$10.00 t4S"; . Soda. Fountains or Retailers of bottled soft drinks, each per year. $7.50 (When in connection with mercantile business exempt.) Slot Machines (as per restrictions) - each, per year ........... .$10.00 Slot Machines (operating for cigars only) each per year $5.00' Shooting Galleries, each, per year $15^ Telephone and Telegraph Companies,; each, per year $15.00 Turkey Raffles, each, per year $10.00! "U" Undertaker $10.00 "W" Warehouses or St'brage rooms (Storing of Cotton, produce or goods for the public) each, per year .$25-00 uijpt* "Vlulcanizing Plants not operated with a Garage . .. V .......... $10.00 SECTION 4. Any person, firm or corporation failing or refusing to procure the licenses hereinbefore provided for before entering upon any business or profession within the said town, or any person, firm or corporation doing business or practicing any profession in the town of Lexington, who shall fail to procure said license on or before the dates provided for in section two hereof, shall be deemed TAX NOTICE According to law the County Auditor will add the following penalties: On January 1st, 1920, 1 per cent, penalty will be added to those who have not paid, making 2 per cent, penalty for February. Still an additional 5 per cent, penalty will be added on March 1st, making 7 per cent, penalty to be paid by those who have not paid by March 1st, 1920. PdQ Tax, $1.00; Cavitation Rood Tax, $5.00, Capitation Dog Tax, 50c. TAX BOOKS WILL CLOSE MARCH 15, 192?. When remitting: give each Township and School District your property is in. Give one name in full?not initials. Send postage for reply and return of receipt. Very truly yours. C. E. LEAP HART, Treasurer Lexington County, S. C. SER> That's whal to us?and that we tur SNELGF guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction bo sentenced to pay a fine of not more than (?100) dollars or be imprisoned not more than thirty days. SECTION 5. That all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances heretofore passed inconsistent with this Ordinance arc hereby repealed. PASSED by the Town council of the Town of Ijexington, South Carolina. in Council assembled, this 0th, day of February A_ D. 1920. fc. J. LONG, Mayor Protein of the Town of Lexington. .T. E. KAMI NEK. Clerk of the Town of 'Lexington. WIESEPAPE, 1517 Main Stre ;sc aoar o ? ^LmP^-1 ifPtt^ ?4tfk^l -^BBBr^ ' jay gfflj^aMp^S 8 | 1 The Metropolitan Cafe wi; moved into its new place of i old confectionery, and will b friends and the public gener son. Ail new equipment?e METROPOI Columbia, mmmmmmmmmmammmmtmrnwmmmm i < !T^~" The Cotton Fa i The farmer who grows room for a cow is neglectinj money. If he would follow the i Association, if he would pla carefully selected seed and He would increase his p acre, thereby maintaining t reducing the net cost per po He would have left acr< to raise hogs, to grow fruit4 These would feed his f extra cash so that he could i of ware-houses advocated b; ciation and get for it a fair i Many sections of the Sc the all-cotton system, with: keying cows whose milk i farmers bank their cotton ir This bank, first, last a American Cotton Associatio higher prices, diversified cr The Home F Lexiogt Capital, $50,000.00 Member of Federal /ICEt you get when you best of all, we guai n out?and that me TELEPHONE 127 [QVE'S G i LOOK FOR POISONED LIQUOR Now York, Feb. 16.?Custom offi- JB cials today vainly searched the United V Fruit Liner San Mateo for 250 toot- a ties of poisoned liquor they said they had been informed were hidden on the vessel as a decoy by Havana smug- I glers, eating under the belief that ^ revenue agents drank confiscated liquor. The inspectors, however, found thirty-six bottles of whiskey, ten bottles of cognac and fourteen bottles of hair tonic of which no one claimed i nu'TiprsJiirv 'ir>S \irVi?r>V> tttJII ~ ? -1 ^ ' ' ? * * : ' ~ ? '_ 4%? .Look at the label on your paper.,-s?^- j^j Tin: EYE BEHIND THE GLASS We cannot give you new eyes but we .vBSl can strengthen and improve the eye- - $ sight you now have. Glasses fitted by us are literally auxiliary eyes. After J we have finished with your eyes you will have in reality "second sight"? ^Bj yau ,w|ll.as^ally -'see," whereas ; before you only thought you saw. a***** %&****"? | ; Optometrist; 1 *.. -wq I | v' lovai shes to announce that it has \\ business n?xt door to Condos' >e glad to serve its Lexington I ally with everything in sea- j xcellent service.. . 4 / r t ; JTAN CAFE | V I | ... * ' mmmumaum?mmmumMammmmmmmmmmm 4 rmer's Cow so much cotton that he has no g a chance to make some easy \ idvice of the American Cotton nt fewer acres of cotton, use fertilize highly, ? iroduction of lint cotton per he standard of supplies, hut 'Und: , ^AVV: { 3age on his farm to keep cows, j and vegetables and grains. \ amily and give him enough jj 3tore his cotton in the system } y the American Cotton Assp- li and pnnitahlp nripp. >uth are finding freedom from ; Its poverty and privations, by j is made into cheese. These loney as pure velvet. j ? nd all the time, is for the n's program of better cotton, i ops?and more money for all. i r National Bank on, S. C. Deposits, $600,000.00 Reserve Association '.m , 1 ' $ bring your cars antee every job ians much. f y. t ARAGE . . -.{/> ' - : V:*k JS-n uo-vf < - i-- -s? J /