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r? ? OFFICIAL. COUNTY PAPER , Published Every Wednesday By SIiIGH A WALKER, Lexington, 8. O. G. 3" HARMAN, Associate Editor. Btered at the Postofflce at Lexington, S. C., as mall matter of the 8eoond Class. feuUscription Price Por Year, $1.60 CASH IN ADVANCE. ADVERTISING RATES 7 Obituaries and in memoriams, j uu? ceni u worn, v^uun wnn uraer. Cards of thanks, one cent a word. Cash with order. Want ads, one cent a word each Insertion. Cash with ordet.' j Make all remittances payable to 8LIGH & WALKER. Address all communications to The DispatchNews, Lexington, S. C. Phone 119. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1921. LOOK AT YOUR. LABEL. Many friends of The Dispatch News have expressed their appreciation of the effort of the publishers to meet them half way bv reducing the price of the paper to $1.50?the pre-war figure*, A great many of those have made their appreciation substantial \by renewing, but there are situ many others whose subscriptions are about to expire from whom we have not heard. In making the cut in the price of the paper tho pubi pishers (ire Quaking some sacrifice, because the price of paper, which had climbed several hundred per cent during the past few years, has only receded about Ave ner oent. It Is till unreasonably high in comparison with pre-war prices. In view of these facts it will be necessary for us to adhere strictly to the cash in advance plan. We are doing our best to give Lex inert on county a good, progressive county paper. If you appre- , date the effort, look at the label on j; your paper and renew before yourj, subscription expires. A postoffice | money order for $1.50, made payabld- , to Sligh & Whlker and dropped in the,; yinail box will insure the visit of the j paper for another year. It is not because we are afraid to' trust folks that avc hold to the rash-in-advance rule, but wo, are compelled to pay for "iner in advance and to carry 'a considerable Btock to insure regular tiori, which means carrying c'r" "" * wMclt cannot be escaped. We appreciate the kind wordq of fill rrlcnds nnd tr\ist many more will! .,n(j renew. _____I WAR FINANCE CORPORATION, | The enactment, over tho veto of President Wilson, of .the resolution , reestablishing; tho War Finance Cor- < poration was 'p, striking victory for J. Skottowe Wanhamaker and tho American Cotton Association. Mr. Wannamaker was among the first Americans to propose this step and" had his ideas been carried into execution several months earlier the general comnl ovi nn nf Vllioi rinoa 1" d?..4L ? 1.3 va wuaiiicoo HI tXJU OUUU1 WUU1U doubtless have worn a different aspect at this time. But ftfr the present little relief can be expected from this measure, because Its admlnlstra- j tlon will bo largely In the hands of David P. Houston, secretary of. the treasury, who has vleorously and consistently opposed the reestablishment of this agency which was designed by congress, not as a war measure, as claimed by Houston, but distinctly as a post-war measure, intended to aid and stimulate our transactions with foreign countries in the (dangerous period of Veorganization and readjustment. Cc/ngress was almost unanimous in its endorsement of the reestabllshmont of the corporation, all but five members of the senate voting to override the veto, and such men as W G. McAdoo, forrnor secretary at the treasury, belioved that it would aid materially In facilitating the foreign trade in our products, the slowing up i of which has been to a large extent j responsible for the stagnation of prices, particularly of cotton. It hardly aooms Tkely that there was not some merit in the contention of those who hold out for reestablishment of the War Financ Corporation, because they numbered tct> many men of brains and patriotism, while the opposition was limited mainly to Secretary ' Houston, who has never manifested a i frltndl'ness to the agricultural inter- ' ?sts and who has all along manifest- , ed a willingness to break the hack of prices of all agricultural products in ordor to lower the cost of living. Instead of throttling and parayzing tho * bus'noss of farming, 4 which is tho foundation and sourco of all of cur prosperity, the government had much bettor have concerned itself with tho 1 real profiteers and reduced living 1 costs to the people by squeezing out < some of the ungodly profits obtained t> between the producer and consume^*, c Tho incoming administration will 1 have a splendid opportunity to make of the revived War Finance Corporation a vital factor in the revival of tfade. We trpst.it will toko full advantage of it. ~ " ?> I The last census reveals that for the first time in the history of the nation more people live in cities and towns than in the rural districts. At the 'present rate of depletion of our agricultural population we will m era face' the position .of being dependent rpw countries for our cord' supplies, a condition which created tho most critical situation in Great Britlan during the late war and brought her people to a point where starvation seemed a real menace. People cannot be blamed for refusing to undergo tho hardships and Inconveniences, of life in tho country unless the compensation bo made ade <iuate and anything that will foster agriculture and onablo our farmers to receive living prices will in tho end prove a blessing to all. > : * HURRAH FOR McSWAIN. There is something very practical as well as picturesque in tho announcement of Congressman J. J. McSwain ,of Greenville, congressman elect from the Fourth district, who is hreatening to occupy a tent in Washington when he assumes his duties in March, rather than pay the exhorbltant rates asked by Washington landvT' lords. Mr. McSwain is to be congrat-*.i| ulated upon his courage. Morerpeo-J;c pie like him, who were willing to sac-|| rlflce some comforts and something')! of what is called "style" for tho sake'1 of others, would help things to got back to a reasonable basis, where folks would be willing to live and let; h live instead of trying to get it all at | one time. 'a While a great hullaballoo has been ^8 raised in many parts of the state about I taxes, the peoplo seem little disposed I*1 to take into consideration the factj that, a large part of the taxeB have i1 been voluntarily voted upon them-1 Belves for tho schools. Taxes are C high, but their great inequality makes for a greater burden than the amount I ~ of money appropriated. The statu j appropriation -bill last year carried C a total of a little more thafi six mil- C lion/dollars'for all state .purposes. C The city of Columbia is this year, ( 1921, putting out a budget of city ex- I penses of something more than a mil- ;l ] A special service is to be held on ' the flith Sunday in January in Mt. \ Horeb 'Lutheran church, Chapin, at J which 'the undersigned is to be for- j mally installed as pastor 01 the Chap- j in pastorate. Rev. Prof. C. K. Bell; i D. D., of the Columbia Lutheran semi- \ naiy and# Rev. B. u. Wesr.inger of t Cherryville, N. C., will have charge of the service. All neighboring Lutheran 1 pastors and congregations are cordial- ^1 ly invited to .attend. Services to be-j gin at 11 a. m. p J. M. SentGr. I] STORE AT EDMUND WAS BORNEO SUNDAY NIGHT. 1 i The store building and contents be- I onging to W. M. Spires at Edmund vas burned Sunday night. Mr. Spires 'A arried a general l.ne of merchandise, . i md suffered a complete loss, having :arried no insurance, it is reported. ( Che cause of the fire is unknown. 0. - _ i lion for city purposes alone. jl There are "other ways.^to reduce tax- I es except through the state levy?a 3 J point which many people appear to 3 have overlooked. i . |J L^_=r- - |? WITH THE COUNTY AGENTS 1 l T. M. Mills, Newberry Cpunty. 1 Newberry County has the best crops as a whole In the history of 'the'* county. There are some yields of two bales of cotton per acre, many * of 1 1-2 bales and mAny whole farms ' 1 that pppduCed more than a bale to ^ the acre. Corn is fine and a big * crop was planted. Pens, grains and ^ hay are also good. The men who / have practiced diversified farming * have plenty to eat regardless of the * slump in cotton and the "All-Cotton" farmer is the only one .hat is squealing so loudly of hard times. . ,T. W. Shrilly, Lexington County. We have some very nice young or- < chords started in Lexington County, 1 and some that have been woefully < neglected. The majority are home ^ orchards, only a few commercial t ones. Some portions of Lexington County are especially adapted to peaches. I will put forth special ? effort to have orchards in these sections cared for. it U. Lcntmon, Fairfield County. , Mr. G. P. Bray, of Rockton, is feed ing one part of tankage to six parts t of cracked corn. He says that his j. hogs will fatten in much less time, ' besides the cost of fattening them ' will be reduced one-half by feeding i them tankage with corn. \j ?. I SPECIAL SERVICES FOR MT. IIOREB ON 5TH SUNDAY j April?Sow seed, as you pot the hance. May?Cultivate, and kill all weeds. June?Cut the grain for the Nalon's needs.. July?Can berries, cut the hay. August?Send to market all you nay. September?Save all crops in stacks nd bins. October?The cutting of corn beins. November?Haul wood, and pile it 14 crli December?Sit by the fire; und eat 'umpkin pie. And liave all the family- home for Christmas. LIJXIXiiTOIH MARKET. Cotton seed meal,- per 10ft lb. 2.00 lotton hulls, per 100 lbs...,. .80 , . V i " I Tarn, per bushel .80 ? v )ats, per bushel :..... 1.00 ?eas, per bushel 1.25 dodder, per hundred lbs. 1.00 lay, Hay, per hundred lbs 1.00 i'ine Feed, per 75 lb sack 2.15 ^ye, per bushel 2.50. I Barley^ per bushel... j. ^ 2.50. ^eanpts, per bushel. . .. . 1.50 Iwoet Potatoes, bushel.-. 1.00 rish Potatoes, bushel 1.75 Tlour, per barrel 12.00 Horn Meal, per bushel 1.25 kVhite Bacon, lb . .' j '7-20 Lard, lb 1 | ...18 lugar, lb ;v. .V .11 loftee, lb : . 1 25-30 Pork, lb { .30 Beef, loin and round steak... i .30 Beef, roast, lb..... 1 ,25-30 Curlkes, per pound ". .30 Ih^pkens, grown, head ""o-l.OO Lhickens, friers, broilers. 40-75 Sggs, dozen 45 Country Butter, lb .4 0 Northern Butter, lb. . . . .* 75 iVood, one-horse load 2.00 (Vood, two-horse load, cut..... 4.00 Basoline, per gallon 33 kerosene, per gallon 25 Granges, per dozen 30 Vpples, per peck 75 Just a Street-Car Drfozle. She (getting ready for theater)? Is it raining?" He?"Not a taxi ain."?New Haven Register. There was a little hen and she laid a lot of eggs; She hatch un into chickens with feath on their legs! The chickens grew to pullets, as such like chickens orter, \nd each sold down in the marke. for two dolars and a quarter. ?San Francisco Bulletin. \ An Optimist. Let poets sing their lilting song And gayiy smite the lyre; 3ive me the man who whistles whili He's putting on a tire. ?IDxchangc. The Lucky Fifth. "Nice children you have. What i: , his?" "The fifth." "He seems to bo the healthiest ooking of the lot." "Yes, by| the time he came along hi. mother had run out of theories."? y-j 3oston Transcript. The Press, t's wonderful to think about The power of the press, t tells us what the statesmen say And how the ladies dress. Vhat's on at every movie show And who is going wrong. Vithout this monitor and guide We couldn't get along. ?Birmingham Age-Herald. . .V uiiuiigii :i ime sieve. Add the softened gelatin, stir until dissolved, then turn into n dish to mold. When cold use is above. Dressing for Chestnut Salad. f*ut u Bermuda onion in halves and with a sharp knife scrape the juice . from one-half of the onion Into a ^ howl. Add one-third of a cupful of vinegar, one-fourth of a cupful of tomato catsup, one tablespoonful of Worcestershire sauce, one teaspoonful of mushroom catsup, half a teaspoonful of paprika and half a teaspoonful of salt. Stir until well blended with three-fourths of a cupful of olive oil. Lightning Cake. Beat half a cupful of butter to a ' ream, add gradually one-half cupful of sugar, the yolks of four eggs, heat until light, add three tablespoonfuls j of inilk and lastly one cupful of flour, sifted with one teaspoonful of baking powder. Spread the mixture in a shallow baking pan. Beat the whites of the eggs lihtil stiff; gradually heat In- ' to them tfiree-fourths of a cupful of sugar, then fold in one-half cupful of almonds, blanched and shredded lengthwise. Spk?nd this mixture evenly over the cake, dredge the top with sugar and cinnamon and bnke thirty : miqutes. Cut in strips when serving. 4 * Potato Dumplings. Take two cupfuls of mushed potatoes, add salt and nutmeg to taste. one egg well beaten, half n cupful of I buttered cubes of bread browned In butter, one teaspoonful of chopped parsley or marjoram; mix well, form into balls rolled In flour and cook In boiling salted water ten minutes. Remove carefully from the dish, cover ] with buttered breadcrumbs, browned in butter. Tongue Canapes. Toast'rounds of bread and spread them to the edge with butter, beaten to a cream and mixed with mustard; have ready some rounds of cold boiled 'tongue, cut thin and a little smaller than the rounds of toast; 1 there should be a ring of mustard butter completely round the tongue. With a paper tube pipe a little of the mustard butter In the center of each canape nnd serve very cold. (?. 1920, Western Newupaper Union.) o o THE ROMANCE OF WORDS "DOUG W BOY." OF all the names applied to the American soldier during xthe world, war?"Yank," "Sammy," "Buddy" and the like?the only one which stood up under the strain was "doughboy." Probably they didn't know it, I but the reason thut the men of the A. E. F. accepted the term nnd answered to it without hesitation, is because doughboy Is* the oldest of slang words for American infantrymen, dating back to the days of the Itevolu, tion. At this time, following t,he custom of the British army, eaeh man of the Colonial army was served with three or four cakes of bread a day?flour and water, usually underbaked. These cakes were known as "doughboys" and, before the er-1 J of the war, the men to whom they were served were called by | j the same name. ! During the Civil war the api pel In t ion was revived?partly on account of the way in which it had been used during the Revolution 'and also because of the manner in which the large brass buttons of the infantrymen were ridiculed. "They're as big as boiled dumplings or doughcakes." stated one i critic, and the name "doughboy" stuck?to be again resurrected when I lie Hnericm forces crossed the At HT.II SYRUPS AND COLD KICMMDIKS. We havo a full lino of all the well lown or standaril proprietary cough *rups and cold remedies?all sizes J id prices. Don't let your cough or i >ld run you down. JV HARMON DRUG CO., The IlEXALL Store. I* ! WANT ADS. j I. "OR SALE?Fifteen or twenty large 1 line goats, the best in the county. A > big bargain to quick buyer. See me i for your goats. G. W. Jefcoat, 1 Edmund, S. C. ltp > i [OR SALE?Charleston Wakefield j( cabbage plants. $l.f>0 per thousand I, or by mail post paid $1.75. John Dooley, Lexington, S. C., Rt 4. Phone number 1 on 85. 14p ARltY. FOR. WEALTH,. HAPPINESS?Hundreds rich, attractive, congenial, willing to wed. Photos free. 2 5 years' experience. Mrs. Warn. 1." r 1 . _ ?v., ^.,0 Angeles, Cal. 4t-16-p I I. 'ANTED?Men or women to taki > orders among friends and neighbors j for the genuine guaranteed hcreiery, full line for men, women and chil- ' dron. Kliniinates darning. We pay J 75 an hour spare time, err $36.00 a week for fuIV time. Experience unnecessary. Write International , Stocking Mills. Norristown, Pa. 10t-p-21 . PARTIES having large tracts of lanef ] and want it divided and sold for i the high dollar write us; also smaller tracts handled; large tracts a , specialty; best auctioneer in thei. State. Write P. O. Box 304, New Brookland, S. C. ll-10-6m. , LIBERTY BONDS?I will pay mar- ] ket prices for all issues of Liberty bonds. J. P. Ott. Lexington, S. C Jlltf-c j ""ORD BARGAIN?A Fora stripped 1 runabout thoroughly overhauled, I and in No. 1 order, for sale at a . / i bargain. Harmon Drug Co. tf ,1 DR. CHAS. A. BUIST Dentist. SWANSEA, S. C. Ofllce: Hugo's Pharmacy. WANTED?One saw mill outfit, lire j box boiler, 15 or 20 II. P. in good j condition. K. S. Long, Lexington, ' S. C;, Box. 09. Route 3. ltp : ?LEAN SWEEP?For the next few | days we offer hundreds of coats, coat, suits and dresses, highest ; grade at less than manufacturers cost. Furtick's Sample Store, Gervais and Gates, Columbia, S. C. DRESSES, COATS?When wo sell you J a line quality satin err taffeta dress, latest style from $12.GO to *20, we I say you are getting an unbeatable bargain. Our store is full of bar- , gains. Sample Store Annex, 1900 ! Main Street, Corner Main and Richland Sts., Columbia, S. C. . FOR SALE?One milch cow with a young Holstein heifer calf two weeks old. Price $65.00. T. D. Derrick, Chapin, S. C. ltp FOR SALE?Anderson 5 molds, Steam vulcanizer and complete equipment including several small tube vuleanizers and full line of tools and repair stock. A good location for the tire business and a' bargain fior cosh. The Lexington New Vulcanizing Co., C. B. Dickert, Manager. 2tc I I [LEMSTITC1IING and pecotin attachment, works on any sewing-ma- : chine, $2.50. Self-Threading needles, package 25c. Mutual Sales Co., Bo W-934, Charlotte, N. C. ltp FOUND?Black pig weighing about 30 nounds. Co.no to mv nln.cn nbont Jan. 12. Owner can get same by proving ownership and paying costs. ' Julian E. Price, Lexington, S. C. ltp J FOR SALE at a bargain farm GS i acres, one mile from Summit and 3 miles fro'm Gilbert. Extra good buildings. Good terms. Karl P. Oswald. 2t , FOR SAKE at a bargain farm G8 acres, one mile from Summit and 3 miles from Gilbert. Extra good buildings. Good terms. Karl F. Oswald. 2t 'OR SALE?Charleston Wakefielu and Early Plat Dutch cabbage plants, at $1.50 per 1000; By mail, prepaid, $1.75. 1.1. K. Kamincr, Lexington, S. C., Rt. G. 3t-15-p NOTICE TO PUBLIC. After February 1 I will close my tin for the season. All who want any otton ginned had better see me at nee. W. L. ADDY, * Gilbert, S. C. ' 2t-p-15> ONION SETS ANT> INSECTICIDES. White, rod and yellow onion seta, sound, choice sets for early sprint; planting now ready. U. T. S. fruit tree spray and aji kii. ds of plant or crop Insecticides. Let us help you save your trees and other crops. Call for free booklet or. spraying, etc. HARMON DRUG CO., , lw Lexington, S. C.I; j NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC The public is hereby notified that a claim on Lexington County for the sum-of $284.00 was stolen from my 3afe by robbers on Saturday night. January X, 1921, said claim having been O'K'd. by the county supervisor and by one of the county commission ers, W. W. Furtick. This is to ware all persons not to cash the said claim, which is my own individual property. JULIAN SHARPE, January 12, 1921. Edmund, S. <J.' ADM INISTltA IVOR'S SALE REAL ESTATE. I will sell at public auction on Wednesday, February 16, at 11 o'clock a. m., the George Long estate land* known as the George Long place, consisting of two tracts, described as follows: Tract No. 1, containing 87 abres, more or less, is bounded on tho north by lands of II. E. Smith, on the east by lands of H. E. Smith, on the south by lands of A. D. Steele and on thb we3t by tract No. 2. Tract No. 2, containing 102 acresu more or less, is bounded on the north by lands of H. E. Smith, on tho east by tract No. 1, on the south by lands of A. D. Steele, and on tho west by lands of H. E. Smith, Oliver Smith and others. . ' The two tracts will be sold together and then separately, and if the two aeparato bids aggregate more than that bid for the whole tract, tho latter bids will bo accepted; if the bid for the tract as a whole is more than tho aggregate for the two separate tracts tho former bid will stand. , Terms of sale: One-third cash, balance in one year, at 8 per cent, interest, purchaser to be bound by mortgage of the place, and pay for all papers and recording of same. Persons desiring to investigate this land may call on A. D. Steele, llarrs, S. C,. prior to the sale. A XT! T TT? T T rv*T/*i ummiUULI UU1NU, Administrator. Gilbert, K. C. 41-18-c TllESPASS NOTICE. All persons are hereby warned not to trespass on iny home place or my place known as the old Henry Skull jlacc, either by hunting, hauling- wood or straw or in any other niannor whatsoever. The law will be enforced against any and all persons violating this notice. , M. D. SHULL, ; 4tpd l.exlnglon, S. C., lit. 4. TRESPASS NOTICE. All persons are hereby warned hot to trespass on the lands of the underBigned by hauling wood or lightwood. straw, or moving anything off the place or by chipping pine for tar. All persons violating this notice will 'be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Elizabeth Anderson, W. M. Anderson. Gilbert, S. C. 15-c. Auditor's 1921 Schedule In accordance with law in refer ence to the assessment and taxation of personal property the County Auditor or his assistant will be and attend tho following named places for the fiscal year 1921. Come prepared to name your township and school district. In case you have bought or sold any real estate tince last returns be prepared to state number of acres purchased or sold and from and to whom. I.eesvillc?Wednesday, I\ M? arid Thursday, January 19 and 20. Summit?Friday, A. M., January 21. Gilbert?Friday, 1'. M., January 21. Grout's Store?Saturday, A. M.. January 22. 4Lli. WeekEd. Addy's Store?Tuesday, A. M., January 25. Fianulyn Keisler's?Tuesday, l\ M., January 25. lied Iiank?Thursday, (at noon) January 27. Cayce, Friday, A. M., January 2S. Ilrookland?Friday, 1*. M., and Saturday, January 2S and 20. r.lank^ will he left at Air. 10. A. J'oolo's store in iiull Swamp township. At I,exin;;ton. court house, all days not included in above schedule, from January 1st to February 20th. when f>0 per cent p? nnlty will he added for failure to make returns. 1 *<>11 tax from 21 to f>0 years. I loud lax from 2 1 to Gf? years. W. I>. D1 INT, County Auditor.