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c~ V - > s :s'vtsiafia 'a , I TEN DAYS IN TEXAS.' gMMs Continued. I found only two of my cousins ii Navasota, Columbus Franklow am Merab Bookman, and neither of then recognised mo until I told them wh( I was. I alBo met some others" that ; knew?Mr. Pickens Bookman, who ] worked for back in the eighties. H< is a retired merchabt and farmer anc moved to Navasota where he is engaged in tho brokerage business. ? Next was the editor of a daily paper who interviewed me for a short time I spent the ni^ht with Columbus and next day being Thursday, I board ~ ed the train again' for Shiro, about twenty miles northeast. I arrlvec xthere at noon and had dinner wit! Hep Franklow. I now felt liko I was la the center of population, for a great many of my relatives live here .1 soon began to make inquiries about our relatives, and as Uncle Duk< T*ranklow was the first to move tc Texas, I will state that he went ther< before the Civil war and fought in Texas. He married a Miss Driscoll froir Rub-My-Tism is ag reat pain killer It relieves pain and soreness caused by Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains, etc.?Adv. 4 IC. COULTON optometrist; Eyes Glasses Examined Fitted 1504 Main St., Colombia, S. C. UP STAIRS Gins Nov / ( mmtmmmmammmmmmanmmmmmmtammmmBmammKm Our Gins are now running iirfirst class condition and isfactory work, A first class mechanic w his entire time to the of i We buy Cotton and Cot New Hulls and Cotton i t I ' /, *' . . '"-J;''' ' i ' Lexingtc and Feri Lexingl I Seminole F n:i p. i uu u FERNAN Manuf; HIGH GRADE I STOCKHOLDERS Place their orders now 4 / for Pall or Spring del rices to be right am I inquiries. AD General Offices: SI and OIL FERNANDINA, I Tennessee and four children were born to them, three of whom are* still living. Next to emigrate to the West was Uncle JJohn JF*ran(kjlow. He move** ta Testis in 1867; went by private-conveyance and was on the road three months. Aunt Lucy Gartman and her son. Capers, went with him onA the wagon. Uncle John was married twice; his lirst wife wds a sister,to Uncle" Nat Harman. and to them fbur daughters wore born, namely. Sally, Julia, Manoie and Louisa. Of these 1 will write later. His second wife A?as the Widow Rlkard nee Taylor. She , had one son, John Rikard, a small boy and to this union were born six sons 3 and two- daughters. All arc now deOa . except three sons and of course the t older folks are all dead. Now the four 1 girls by Uncle John's lirst wife: Salt ly married Lute Harman soon after 3 J the wardied in a few years; Julia t was never married. She died several years ago. Manoie married Augustus 3 Furgison and to them three children 3 were horn, all living; in Sliiro. Both ) older ones are dead. L>ouisa married 3 Silas Aftiick. Both arc living. To . them, were born ten children, eight i girls and two boys. One boy is dead. Columbus, Hep and Doss arc the only living sons of Uncle John. Columbus I lives in Navasota, Doss in Houston and Hep and his family live in Shiro; one child dead and four living. One son is a practicing physician and served in the World War sixteen months as iirst lieutenant in the medical corps in both France and Germany. John Rikard, the step son of Uncle John Franklow, died many years ago. His widow is still living at Huntsville tvith her youngest son, Etird. Reed, her eldest son, is somewhere in northern Texas drilling oil wells. I want to say also that I spent one night with another cousin of mine in Shiro, Dodd Harnian. He left here some fifteen years ago and went to Shiro and opened a blacksmith shop and soon married Silas Amick's daughter. Ho is still the village smith and r Running ; full time. We have them 1 guarantee prompt and satill be in charge and give jeration of the gins. ton Seed. *>eed Meal now on hand. m Cotton tilizer Co nn S. P. 1 ertilizer and >mpany DINA, FLA. acturers of FISH FERTILIZERS ARE REQUESTED TO for immediate delivery, or ivery. We guarantee *our I respectfully solicit your DRESS SMINOLE FERTILIZER , COMPANY FLORIDA hKs a home, c Another'olcl^oy I was glad to see Saunders Corley. He Knows mon people In Lexington county than 1 do. He made inquiry about man:, 'peopljk. both old an^youhk/ He wa. very much surprised to know thai Press George, Henry Pat Caughxnar and Uncle jlmmie Hendrlx are stil living. He decided that people live longer in South Carolina than thes do in Texas. Next. I will pient'on Jeg Wingard He attended the rennion-at iHouator and got on the train dt Shiro on Saturday." He ?s hnle nit* hearty Vol nnO enjoys a good Jolfe; his wife is dene und I think he is living with his scrr John. v/ii- oumiuy i icii aniror ana went to Huntsvllle to see more my relatives More ijoxt week. . ( . 1 Geo. D. Franklow. *? V NEWS FROM SAMARIA. - . *? Special to The Dispatch-Negrs. *rhe health of the people this com munity is very good at present. The farmers are almost through gathering their crops, except ^peas, and will soon go to sowing small^grnin, Air. and Airs. Dock Roger? of Ridge Spring, spent Sunday with Mr und Mre 13. J. Rogers. A number of people from this sec tion attended tjie street parade and big show at aBtcsburg Sdturday. Everywhere you- go you can hbar the people talking about hard times. But if you would have seen some ol them SatuVday, you wduld think that & t ? no hard times are really in existence in this section. Mr. T. P. IP. Hallman arfd family spent*Sunday with his sister, Mrs. P. S Burgess. Mr. and Air. A. J. Boatw right spent Saturday night and Sunday ..with, hifi v> mother who lias been very.? sick for several days. Thnni-J c PniTAno * ? - ..w..?uu * ?VQ\-i O V> *. Tf 4XIU ApCUl OUU" day with his father, 13. J. &T>dgcrs. B. M. Fox and family spent'" Saturday in hjatesburg. Mr. O Ij Abney and family visited at the home of Mrs. Ella Bufkett Sunday. ?1; t % J. B. Johnsbn and family spent Saturday at Batesburg. Bernice Uontwright aiyl Bun lor Burgess visited at the home of James Caughman near Aiken during the lasl week. , W .S. Jackson and J. J. Parish were I | We want to see all sue] pills, tablets and si "drug store" , wil To you?if you are afflicted with any ailm or failing?if you hav< medical advice?if you is a dragging, misera energy, vim, and "GO" you, rich or poor?you I you need a treatment. I have recently retu tended the Medical Le been using a new serui ' big fellows from almos Q cm A\TOV 4-V* A rr/\A/3 voo Iuutu vy v V/jl tllV/ ^UUU ICO was organizeed in Oct members. I became a one year's experience a ing to me and my path the blood of the patien that in every sick pers all diseases can be fou son. All well-informed therapeutic value of b' antotoxins. All our ai DF 4 1206 1-2 Main Street I . i in Batesburg recently. Mrs F. S. Burgess visited her uncle, Rev. J. M Kneece, also Mrs Ellle r Stone in Leesville, last week. v Miss Sallie Gunter is at the home of a her sister, Mrs. Seigler in Batesburg, 8 who ,1s quite sick. e Miss Edith IFidgell and Seiblc Jones t of Ward, visited in this section on last ? Sunday.. r School Girl. m m m E PASTOR OF PFJjION MISSION UKMKMBKUKI) BY PARISHIONERS. I Editor, Dispatch-News: , On Inst Tuesday evening the parishioners of the Pe\ion Mission took I their pastor and wife on a great . surprise when a number of automobiles filled with many good things for the household were driven to our ) home >and there distributed. Therefore we wish to express through the Dispatch-News our deepest and most sincere thanks for the many kindnesses which have been shown by them to us. We assure them that they shall always he remembered, not merely for the gracious gifts, but especially for the spirit which was manifested in the giving. May we as the people of Cod continue in His spirit and may our ef! > forts he to uplift a dying world. Ryv. and Mrs. D. J. Wessinger. REST ASSURED!! You cannot well afford to experiment, nor should you! When your physician tells you > to take | SCOTT'S EMULSION you may rest assured I that his decision is 11 iSEp the result of confij V/lf dence, built upon i experience. k Sstt & Bowdo, Blootnlleid. N. J. 30-64 1 mmmsmmmmwammmmmmmmmmm* Building Up Yc ibust Health? A eatment That Wc e Sure Results? Our New Sj ti cases as have been dosed with ickening medicines in whole quantities for months thout relief. sick?if you suffer?if you are lent?if you are worn out, tired 3 an ache or pain?rif you need are not in perfect health?if life ble existence?if you lack the that makes life worth living. To ng or old?man or woman? N * irned frm Chicago where I atague of Physicians who have ti therapy. 1 met broad-minded, t every state; all full of enthusiults in past year. This league ober 1917. with sixty some odo , member in 1920. I have had nd the results have been gratify =nts. This serum is made from t to be treated and is on theory on the pathological elements of nd in the blood of the sick perphysicians have known the lood after developing certain rtificial serums are products of i W. R. > -?F / / . Hours 9 a. m. to 7 p. m. So Everybody's Happy. And that is the time of year when nen ask each other. "How iB your /ife going to vote?" And the men nswer, "She's going to votp the ame way I do." And the women ask ach other, "Are you going to vote he way your husband does?" And hey answer, "He thinks I amt"r=?i3Ea acuse Herald. BflBDDDOBBBDflD ! A SYSTHV 18 j People who have been sick, ne 2 strength. After severe illness, yc f'r) I , ?. _ _ . _#* _ - . " ieeiingmai nangs on, aner you get i D you get your strength back the bet Q assistance, in enriching your bloo g you to digest your food, and to buil S | S 1? i The Scientifj B Mr. Ervin Horton, a prominer have been taking Ziron, and it is a H more than anything else, after 1 had O builder. I appreciate what Ziron h Q has been proved by the good result g women who have taken it. You st g refunded if the first bottle of Ziron 1 QQ Ask your druggist for Ziron. BBBBBBBBBBBBB SI ?L1 IS Sw lL WIESEPAPE, 1517 Mam Stre HasBEE^EsssB ^ eeeaeoaeEsm i >ur Vitality an< Vould You Nol )ulcl Furnish Yoi rstem Wins blood serum and modern medi thinkable without this weapon diseases to which human fles knowredge does it not seem ? year 1917 the curative value o own ills has been discovered, oi accurately, been brought to < who have familiarized themse iind it not only a revelation bi method of treating a large p humanity. It brings more goo< than all other medical knowlc at my command. If interested ] Recently fifty physicians re resenting 200 complaints with Judging from the reports of tY cians, it would seem there is s applicability and practicability Some of the most obstinate cas Nervousness, Constination FV Hay Fever, Rheumatism, High sis. Neuritis, Neurasthenia, M bility, lack of "pep," Ulcers, ness, Fibroid Tumors and otl erous to mention, have been system in an incredibly short ti had failed. REGIS! Daily. 10 lo 2 Sundays. 4 : ? . A. W. O .Li. Tho new boarder sniffed at the i contents of his cofree-ct)p and sot It j down. 'Well,*' queried the landlady in a peevish tone, "have you anything to 1 say against the coffeo?" "Not a word," he answered. "T I never speak ill of the absent."?Wes- ] tern Christian Advocate (Cincinnati.) ' ' tBaDBBaBBBBaBB i- builder ! 9 :ed a tonic to help them regain their r iu know the tired, weak, no-account 2 i ip and begin to go abput. The sooner H , ?I ter, and you should derive valuable IV 1 d, renewing your appetite, helping Q IV d up your system, by taking g 1 B -?J ic Iron Tonic I I B it citizen of Horton, Ala., writes: "I ZZ wonderful medicine. It helped me ' ' t the influenza. It is a great system- D j las done for me." The merit of Ziron Q [ ts obtained by thousands of men and [77, lould try Ziron. Your money will be [ails to help you. 5 ' Accept no substitutes. Zj. 2 ggj ; BPBBBBBBBBBM J Ol'R BYE GLASS SERVICE ! is so efficient that it does more than / simply help the sifiht. It relieves the eyes and mind, too, from strain. It very often stops headaches that have seemed incurable. This service is at your command at any time. If your sight is not right, now is the time to have us make it so. Optometrist. et, Columbia, S. C. I" I a With Posi- ? cal science would be un- j, to fight the manifold h is heir. With all this j strange that only in the i f our own blood for our j r perhaps speaking more )ur attention? To those h ;lves with this discovery j it a revolution in the ercentage of the ills of j i results and gratitude ;dge and resources ever 1 can and will show you. I iported over 3,000, rep- > i 85 per cent benefited. i lese and other physi- m scarcely any limit to the |; / of this new treatment, ses of Anemia, Insomnia, zema, Diabetes, Goitre, Blood Pressure, Paradental and Physical DeTnsflnitv A/r Arn l'n/y h ler conditions too numbenefited by this new ime, after other methods ER Columbia, S. C. %