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2Hp Stajratrb-Nrma Lexington, S. C. ; ? ?? ??wmm i ??? ? ... ^ Entered at the Postoffice at LexA ingrton, S. C., as mail matter of the Second Class. ~ Subscription Price Per Year, $1.50 CASH IN ADVANCE. ADVERTISING RATES Obituaries and in memoriams, one cent a word. Cash with order. Cards of thanks, one cent a word. Cash with order. Want ads, one cent a word each insertion. Cash with order. Make all remittances payable to SLIGH & WALKER. Address all communications to The DispatchNews; Lexington, S. C. Phone 119. * WEDNESDAY, APL. 12, 1922.! THE BEST THOUGHTS OF THE BEST THINKERS v.--> | Nev^r leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.?Benjamin j Franklin. I love everything that's old?old , friends, old times, old manners, old ! books, old wine.?Goldsmith. Music i4 a kind of inarticulate, un-j fathomable speech, which leads us tc ! the edge of the infinite, and lets us into that.?Carlyle. I AV* 4MV?uv?M:w Castles in the air cost a vast deal j to keep up.?Lytton. He jests at scars that never felt a! wound. ?Shakespeare. Truth is as impossible to be soiled any outward ,touch as the sun- j -beam. -?Milton. >' In all cases-of heartache, the ap1 pBoation t>f another man's disappointment draws: out the pain and allay? the irritation.?-Lytton. . v The condition of mankind would have been desperate indeed, and utterly hopeless, had not Providence arranged to. carry the race through its childhood. Man enters as a child again into every era, and there is pro. vision made -for. his, support therein until he becomes able to support himself^?Ford.' . - Beauty1 is truth, .truth beauty.? j : ^ Behavior is ^ mirror, in which everyone phows his image.?Goethe. Anger is the most impotent passion that accompanies the mind of man; 3 it effects nothing it goes about, and v hurts the man who is possessed by it more than any other against whom it ?. ^ dire^^v^rClar-endon. Ho sooner is a tempIe^buiiT to God, but the d^vil builds a chapel hard by. I y . is.. Pi >< Times of general calamity and confusion have ever been productive of the greatest minds. The purest ore i9 produced from the hottest furnace, ' an dthe brightest thunderbolt from the darkest stolen.?-Colton. + ENTERTAINMENT , AT CENTERVTLIiE. r.f The closing exercses, consisting of *fi recitation, songs, and plays, will be renewed on. Thursday evening-, April r'i 20, beginning at eight o'clock. A! i-i email admission will be charged. w v The public is invited to attend. " . 1 V . ' 1 ? RUNNING IN FULL BLAST. ; f Our soda fountain is running every day in the week and never sleeps when | Jt COmeq to ,giving our patrons thej best the world's markets afford. The j syrups, fruit juices, flavorings, etc. j used are guaranteed absolutely pure, j \ ! The best Coca-Cola in town?the | genuine, sparkling and delicious, a big j Y * glass for 5c. Quality Ice Cream,! Eskimo ' pies and Polar Bear slices, a < . new one. ? i | "A cigar to suit every smoker." HARMON DRUG CO., Lexington, is. C. ! K- XT STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, j MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, j ETC., REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24.! . 1912, I Of The Dispatch-News published weekly at Lexington, South Carolina, f for April 1, 1922. State of South Carolina, County of Lexington. ?ss. Before me, a Notary Public in and for the State and county aforesaid, personally appeared Ira M. Sligh, , who, having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the publisher of The Dispatch-News and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true BtntPTriAnf- of th<5 ownership, manage ment, etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912, embodied in section 443. r Postal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this form, to wit: 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing edi- j tor, and business managers are: Publishers?Ira M. Sligh and W. T. Walker, Lexington, S. C. Editors?Ira M. Sligh and W. T. Walker, Lexington, S. O. ! Managing Editors?Ira M. Sligh | add W. T. Walker, Lexington. S. C. | Business Managers?Ira M. Sligh I and W. T. Walker, Lexington, S. C. j 2. That the owners are: I Ira M. Sligh, Lexington, S. C. ' W. T. Walker, Lexington, S. C. 3. Thai the known bondholders, mortgages, and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: Home National Bank. Lexington, S. 1 c Ici Bank Western Carolina, Lexington, ' S. C. 4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the names of the owners, stockholders, and security holders, if any, contain not only the list of stockholders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the j company but also, in cases where the j stockholder or security holder ap[ pears upon .the books of the company [ as trustee t>r !in any other fiduciary ! relation, the name of the person or | :corporation for whom such trustee is acting, is given; also that the said two paragraphs contain statements embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and ' conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than that a bona fide owner; and this affiant has no ' reason to believe that any other person, association, or corporation has any interest direct or indirect in the said stocks, bonds, or other securities than as so stated by him. IRA M. SLIGH. Sworn to and subscribed before mc this 29th day of March, 1922. J. E. KAMINER, Notary Public for S. C. (My commission expires at the pleasure of the Governor.) CLERK'S SALE. I State of South Carolina' County of Lexington.?Court of Common Pleas. Frank Ferrell, et al., Plaintiffs, against Thomas Ferrell, Defendant. I By virtue of authority vested in me by Order of the Court in the above entitled Cause, I will sell before the Court house door in Lexington, S. ! C., at public ..auction to the highest | bidder, during the legal hours of sale ; pn the first Monday in May next, the same being the first day of said month, the following described real estate, to wit: "All that piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the town of Cayce, in the County of Lexi ington and the State aforesaid, measuring one hundred twenty-nine feet on Lexington Avenue, on the East forty-eight feet, on the North ninety; seven feet, and on the West seventyj six feet, the same being a portion of J lots Nos. seven and eight in block j "A", as shown by plat of Mrs. A. S. ! Holland." I Terms of sale: Cash. Purchaser to j pay for papers, revenue stamps and recording fees. j H. L. HARMON, j ' Clerk of Court. MARTIN & STURKIE, Attorneys for Plaintiff. April 10th, 1922. CLERK'S SALE. State of South Carolina, County of Lexington.?Court of Common Pleas. Bessie-Ferrell Sightler. Plaintiff, against Lester Leroy Ferrell, et al. Defendants. By virtue of authority vested in me by Order of the Court in the above entitled Cause I will sell before the Court House door in Lexington, S. C., at public auction to the highest | bidder, during the legal hours of sale on the first Monday in May next, the same being the first day of said ! month, the following described real estate, to wit: "All that piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the town of Cayce, in the County of Lexington and State aforesaid, measuring i ninety-seven feet on the South: on the East measuring eighty-three feet; on the North sixty-five and one-half feet; and on the West sixty-nine and one-half feet, on the Dunbar publicroad, the same being a portion of lots Nos. seven and eight in block "A", as shown by plat, of land of Mrs. A. S. Holland." Terms of Sale: Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers, revenue stamps and recording fees. H. L. HARMON, : Clerk of Court. MARTIN & STUllKIR, Attorneys for Plaintiff. April 10th. 1922. [ EGG DYE, MADDER AND LOGWOOD. Paas Egg Dyes, tablets and papers, old-time madder and logwood, Putnam Fadeless dye and Diamond dye for clothing and dress goods, straw hat dyes, straw hat cleaners, shoes polishes, etc. "If it's in the drug line, we have it." HARMON DRUG CO.. Lexington, S. C. Indigestion and Constipation. "Prior to using Chamberlain's Tablets. I suffered dreadfully from indigestion. Nothing I ate agreed with me and I lost flesh and ran down in health. Chamberlain's Tablets strengthened my digestion and cured me of constipation," writes Mrs. George Stroun, Solvay, N. Y. REFEREE'S SALE. State of South Carolina, County of Lexington.?Court of Common Pleas. Morris Motor Company, Plaintiff, versus J. E. Davis, Mrs. S. M. Hagens, Palmetto National Bank, M. C. Johnson Motor Co. and Swift & Co., Defendants. By virtue of authority vested in me by Order of the Court in the above entitled Cause, I will sell before the Court House door in Lexington, S. C., during the legal hours of sale, at public auction to the highest bidder on the first Monday in May next, the same being the first day of said nonth, the following described real estate, to wit: "All that certain piece, parcel, or lots of land situate, lying and being in the Town of Cayce, County of Lexington, State of South Carolina, and being designated as lots Nos. 3 and 4, in Block H, on plat of T. C. Hamby, surveyor, dated June 27th, 1912, and recorded in Deed Book 3-K, page 571, Clerk's office for Lexington County, and bounded on the North by lands now or formerly of Mrs. Annie 5. Holland and measuring thereon one hundred seven (107) feet, on the East by lands now or formerly of J. S. Craps and measuring thereon one hundred thirty three (133) feet, on the South by Holland Ave., and meas- i uring thereon, one hundred seven (107') feet and on the West by lands now or formerly of Mrs. Annie S. Holland and measuring thereon one hundred thirty-three (133*) feet./' Terms of sale: One-third cash, : balance in one and two years secured by note of purchaser bearing interest at 8 per cent, per annum and by a mortgage of the premises sold, with privilege to purcahser to pay all cash. The successful bidder is required to pay $200 as earnest money before any bid is accepted, same to be forfeited in case of noncompliance with: said bid witnm twenty aays iroin sum suit. H. L. HARMON, 1 ' iv " ! Special Referee. TOMPKINS, BARNETT & MCDONALD, Attorneys for Plaintiff. April 10th, 1922. CLERK'S SALE. State of South Carolina, County of Lexington.-?Court of Common. Pleas. Bank of Pelion, Plaintiff, vs W. C. Yonce, et al., Defendants. By virtue of authority vested in me by Order of the Court in the above entitled Cause, I will sell before the Court House door in Lexington, S. C.,* at public auction to the highest bidder, during the legal hours of sale on the first Monday in May next, the same being, the first day of said month, the following described real , estate, to wit: "All that piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the town of Pelion, in the County of Lexington and State aforesaid, containing 132 feet by 275 feet and having the following metes and bounds to wit: on the north-east by lot No. 6 on the map herein after mentioned and measuring thereon 275 feet, said lot now or formerly owned by J. W. Roof. , on the south-east by lot No. 1 on said map now owned by J. P. Hutto and measuring thereon 132 feet, on the southwest bv Norris Street meas-1 uring thereon 275 feet, northwest by Fort street and measuring thereon 132 feet, being more particularly delineated and described as lot No. 5. .1 in Block G on a map of the town ol Pelion, made by P. S. Norris, C. E. and dated February 1911: being the same premises deeded to me on this date by the said Bank of Pelion." Terms of Sale: Cash, purchaser to pay one hundred dollars in one half hour, and in case he shall fail to do so. the said Clerk shall immediately resell the same to the highest bidder for cash .without further advertisement. Purchaser to pay for papers, revenue stamps and recording fees. H. Ij. HARMON, Clerk of Court. T1MMERMAN & GRAHAM, Attorneys for Planitiff. April 10th, 1922. EGG PRESERVER. j Prepared solution of Water-Glass J The simplest and best preparation for preserving- eggs and saving them while they are cheap to a season when high or needed. Colorless, odorless, harmless, and does not impart any flavor to the eggs. Full directions on every can. Convenient sizes pints and quarts, urusneu u.v?s.ci nnuufor your hens. HARMON DRUG CO.. Lexington, S. C. XEXT DOSE CALOMEL MAY SALIVATE YOU It is Mercury, Quicksilver, Shocks Liver and Attacks Your Bones Calomel salivation is horrible. It swells the* tongue, losens the teeth and starts rheumatism .There's no reason why a person should take sickening, salivating calomel when a few cents buys a large bottle 01 Dodson's Liver Tone?a perfect substitute for calomel. It is a pleasant vegetable liquid which will start your liver just as surely as calomel, but it doesn't make you sick and can not salivate. Calomel is a dangerous drug, besides it may make you feel weak, sick and nauseated tomorrow. Don't lose a day's work. Take a spoonful of^ Dodson's Liver Tone instead and you will wake up feeling great. No salts necessary. Your druggist says if you don't find Dodson's Liver Tone acts better than treacherous calomel your money is waiting for you. CLERKS SALE. State of South Carolina, County of Lexington.?Court of Common Pleas. x Bank of Pelion, Plaintiff, versus Margaret Roof, and J. W. Roof her husband, and Batesburg Cotton Oil Company, Defendants. ^ ^ <* ! ^^ -Kvw* JBy Virtue OI ituiuuniy vcaicu in intby Order of the Court in the above entitled Cause, I will sell before the Court House door in Lexington, S. C., at public auction to the highest bidder, during the legal hours of sale on the first Monday in May next, the. same being the first day of said month the following described real estate, to wit: "All that piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the town of Pelion, in above said County and State, being in shape of a rectangle, fronting and measuring 50 feet and running back therefrom in parallel lines to a depth of 100 feet and being bounded as follows: on the south-east by a 10 foot sidewalk, which is parallel with the Southern Railroad tracks, on the southwest by lands of S&llio Schofield, on the northwest and northeast by lands of J. H. Laird, same having been deeded to me by J. W. Roof on the 16th day of "Ocftober, 1919." Terms of sale: Cash. Purcahser shall pay to Clerk of Court in one half hour the sum of one hundred dollars, and in case he shall fail to do so the said Clerk shall immediately resell the same to the highest bidder for cash without further advertisement. Purchaser to pay for papers, revenue stamps and recording fees. H. L. HARMON, Clerk of Court. TIMMERMAN & GRAHAM, Attorneys for Plaintiff. April 10th, 1922. CLERK'S SALE. State of South Carolina, County of Lexington.?Court of Common Pleas. E. O. DePass, Plaintiff, vs Martha M. A. Brown, J. F. Etheredge, The Bank of North, Defendants. By virtue of authority vested in me by Order of the Court in the above entitled Cause, I will sell before the Court House door in Lexington, S. C., during the legal hours of sale at public auction to the highest bidder on the first Monday in May next, the same being the first dav of said month, the following descrbed real estate, to wit: "All that piece, pa.eel or tract of land situate, lying and being about tv.o miles west of Woodford in the County of Lexington, State of South Carolina, containing sixty-five (65) acres, in two adjoining tracts?one oi sixty (60) acres, and the other of five (5) acres; and as a whole bounded; North and North-East, by lands of A. Z. Stroman; East, bv lands of W. A. Harley; South, by lands of C. C, Justice; ana West, by la'ids of J. J. Bowles." Terms of Sale: Cash. That before The premises shall be knocked down to any bidder except the plaintiff, a deposit of three hundred ($300.00) Dollars shall be required as a guarantee of good faith, :o be forfeited in case of non-compliance within twenty days from date of sale. II. L. KAKMON, Clerk of Court. DePASS & DePASS, Attys., for Plaintiff. April 10th, 1922." STOP THAT ACHE! Don't worry and complain about a bad bark. (Jet rid of thar. pain and I lameness! Use Dunn's Kidney Pills. Many Lexington people have u*ed them and know how effective they are. Here's a Lexington case. Mrs. S.S. George, says: "My ba-k j hurt so badly some days it was about j all I could do to get about with my work. From the time I got up until I went to bed my back ached continually. When I stooped, a pain shot up my back like a knife stab and I was in such pain and misery I had to push a chair before me t< i j walk. Often dark spots came before my eyes. My kidneys did not ad I normally and I felt miserable and i i nervous. I read about Doan's Kinney Pills and bought some at the Lexington Pharmacy. Doan's made me | feel like a different woman. I was I rid of the complaint atid have not been troubled since." 60c, at all dealers. Foster-?.!ilburn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo. X. Y. Many a man hasn't felt slippers since he was a boy. FINAL DISCHARGE. | Notice is hereby given that the un! dersigned will apply to Walter F. Hook, judge of probate for Lexingi ton county, for final discharge as adI ministrator of the estate of George D. J Oxner, deceased, on May 3, 1922. It. L. OXNER, j March 27, 1922. Administrator. NOTICE TO LEXINGTON V EMOCRATS. Under the Constiuttion of the Demoi . . j eratic Marty or Utis siaie; me ciuo? ' should be re-organized on the fourth Saturday in .April. The presidents, and, in case of their inability to act, i the next highest officer of the club, ! are hereby directed to call a meetI ing of their respective clubs on the j fourth Saturday in April for the purpose of re-organizing l'or the next two years by the election of the proper officers and the appointment cl the proper committees, also the election of delegates to represent the j club at the meeting of the County J Convention to be held at the court I house on the first Monday in May at 11 o'clock a. m. Each club is entitled to one delegate to every twentyfive voters or majority fraction thereof voting at the First Primary election in.1920.. C. M. EFIRD, Chairman, Lexington County Democracy. "Aim! There Wasn't the Slightest Smell from Dead Rats." Writes John Simpkins, farmer of Annandale, N. J.: "Rats were costing me hundreds yearly; tried dogs, ferrets, poison* could not get rid'ol them. Bought $1.25 pkg. of RATSNAP (5 cakes). Used half, not a live rat since. Dead ones a plenty. I like RAT-SNAP because after killi ing rats it dries them up?leaves no smell." Three sizes, 35c, 65c, $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Lexington Pharmacy and Harmon Drug Co. "Rats Pass Up All Other Food For . One Meal of Rat-Snap." Their firA meal of RAT-SNAP is J their last. Kills in few minutes. I Dries up the carcass. Rats killed with RAT-SNAP leave no odor. RATSNAP comes in cake form. Break into small pieces, leave where rats travel. No mixing with other food. Cats or dogs won't touch it. Safest, cleanest surest rat and mouse killer. Three sizes, 35c, 65c, $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Harmon Drug Co., and Lexington Pharmacy. FINAL DISCHARGE. ??Notice is hereby given that on Friday, April 21, 1922, next, I will apply to \V. F. Iiook, judge of probate for Lexington county, South Carolina, for final discharge as executor of tlie estate of George Long, deceased . EMANUEL LONG, Executor. NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that on Friday', April 14, 1922, next, I will apply to W. F. Hook, probate judge for Lexington county, for final discharge J as administratrix 01 tne estate ot n. D. Griffin, deceased. ANNIE GRIFFIN. Administratrix Est. II. D. Griffin. March ^3, 1922. Luke RlcIIy Says, "The Rat I)icd Before Reaching: the River." "Since moving near the river 2 years ago, we've always used RATSNAP. Watched a vicious water rat, nibbling at RAT-SUNAP outside the house. About 15 minutes later he darted off for the water, to cool hi> burning stomach, but he died before reaching it." Three sizes, 35e, 65c. stockholders of the Cayce Cooperative $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Harmon Drug Company and Lexington ! Pharmacy. I I WANT ADS 1 j OIL STOVE FOIt SALE?A second j I hand oil cooking- stove, three bur- ^ ner, in good condition. Mrs. M. I j O. Sarratt, Lexington. S. C. , I ' ? I j FOR SALE?A Spring wagon. Wib -M ! make a fine truck wagon. Cheap. i G. M. H'arman, Lexington, ;'S. C. 3 I FOR SALE?One old time.(Hopp) J } Violin and outfit. Olin Ov Slice. Chapin, S. C. . . 1 I FOR SALE?1 Paige ear, -1 :gasc!ine ijj j engine and pumn, 2 cross-c'ut saws. j t -a ! ! era engine-. Apply: Mrs; Gussie j Iiawl, Batesburg, S. C. | GUANO, ACID. NITRATE SODA.? ! See us before buying. Sam P. & j W. P. Roof, Jr., Lexington, S. C. I j CHICKENS AND EGGS WANTED? j We will nay highest cash'Writes, j Wire or write for prices. OWens Fruit and Produce Co., Tampa. : Florida. Mhy 1 ! . * ; WANTED?To buy shares of stock in' J 'i the American Exports and Imports m Corporation. Address J. P. Ott, M Jr.. care Palmetto Mills, Colum- v bia, S. C. tf | Preventative Medicine. flj The tendency of medical science is v toward preventative measures. It is H easier and better to prevent .than to cure. Pneumonia, one of the most j dangerous diseases that medical men. have to contend with, often follows a H cold or attack of the grip. The cold 'V prepares the system for the reception and development of the pneumonia germ. The longer the cold hangs on, 1 ; the greater the danger. Take Cham1 berlain's Cough Remedy as soon as: I *3 . the first indication of a cold appears* > so as to get rid of it. with the least f- k, . possible delay. It is fOlly to risk. ! | -1 an attack . of pneumonia when this lj remedy may be obtained for a trifle. |..J Mr. R. C. King Tells a' Wonderful . Story About Itats. Tttifrf'It. "For months my place "tfa's alive with rats. " Losing chicken's^ eggs, ! feed. Friend' told it e to 'try RAT' SNAP. I did. Somewhat''dl&lptfoint- ! ed at first not seeing iriany'dead rats, : but in a few' days didn't SeO a live one. What were hot killed'are not ] & around my place. RAT-SNAi* sure 0 does the trick." Three aizesi'?5'c, 65c, i Sold and guaranteed t>y'Lexington Pharmacy and Harmon 'Drug Uj j Company.' ^ . I Ask Your Soldier Boy,How.<4Cooties"v J Got Such a s j . .He'll teU you thaj the baU.lefronta . I of Europe,. wexe, swar^ning (^it^ rats, J wljich (carried the % dangerous vermin |fl and paused qur i^en jpiisery> i rats iHiug. .uia???xst; i;ui! ( ^vux uuuk. .. TVhen you see the first, pne get RATSNAP. That will finish them quick. Three sizes, 35c, G-j",. $1.25. Sold antiWnfl guaranteed by Harmon Drug Company _ and Lexington Pnarmacy. f notiOe: ,{m ' I, the undersigned,"do* hereby forb'id the courts to sell my land or the -public to buy my land. As I km holding sixteen (16) baies long staple cotton in standard Warehouse No. 1, Co lumbia, S. C., to pay the' iiidebtedness on this land aii'd bank ridtfcs. J will sell this'cotton'as quick as prices is sufficient to pay these debts. These lands is made 'to 'George W.: filler, his heirs forever .' 'Take notice1 these lands have no assigndr'at ilV; Also no trespassing allowed''on'these lands in any sh&p'e or form.' liiei''public is. forbid to work"roads on these'lands. I am 'under agreement* to tl.'S. mai; order department to keep the mail road in passable condition at all times to come'. This 'notice is a permanent notice. , 5t-p-2C. "GEORGE TVW MILLER. : A Farmer Cured of Rheumatism. "A man living on a farm near her* came in a short time ago completely doubled up with rheumatism. I hand * * - - 1 ^ wvVva*?1o ir?'e T.in'L i ea mm a uume ui ^ijainucnani ^ ? ment and told him to use it freely", says C. P. Rayder. Patten Mills, N. Y. "A few days later he walked into the store as straight as a string and handed me a dollar saying, give me another bottle of Chamberlain's Liniment; I want it in the house all the time for it cured me." "RATS DIE so do mice, once they eat RATSnap. And they leave no odor behind. Don't take our word for It ?try a package. Cats and dogs won't touch it. Rats pass tip ail food to get RAT-SNAP. Three sizes. 33c size (1 cake) enough for Pantry, Kitchen or Cellar. 65c 6ize (2 cakes) for Chicken Ilouse, coops, or small buildings. $1.25 size (5 cakes) enough for all farm and out buildings, storage buildings, or factory buildings. Sold and Guaranteed by ITarmoo Drug Co. and Lexington Pharmacy.