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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-25
CAPTAIN DAWSON'S CROP
How Tobacco Cultivation Was Re-
yived in This State

During the month of August A.
345,927 pounds of tobacco grown in
South Carolina were sold in the mar
kets of this State for sl0.994, 1850.
according to the figures of the State
Department of Agriculture. This
was the largest quantity of tobacco
ever sold in a single month in this
State. In 1918 the sales in August
aggregated 34,629,s2O pounds. The
quality of the crop is improving
steadily as the production in increas-
es and just as the finest rice in the
world is grown in South Carolina
and the finest cotton, after few
years more of improving methods of
cultivation and curing, South Caro-
lima will be able to lay claim to the
finest tobacco produced on American
soil.
The revival of the tobacco-growing
industry in South Carolina is due in
largest measure to the effort of
Capt Francis Warrington Dawson,
the very brilliant and progressive
and powerful editor of The News and
Courier of Charleston. Long before
there were any railroads in the State
small quantities of tobacco. were
grown in upper Carolina and hauled
to Charleston by rude contrivances
for sale. Until a few years ago-it
may still be seen on the city ways
perhaps-there was a street or alley
orening just in the rear Of the pres
ent buildings of the Citadel Academy
called Tobacco Lane" where the
weed was marketed; but the demand
for cotton and ever more cotton
caused the abandonment of the to-
bacco industry until finally it had
perished utterly as if it had never
been. Everybody was crazy about
cotton and the State became one
crop State. We bought our corn and
flour and meat and tobacco and every
thing we needed to eat and wear
from the producers and manufactur-
ers in other States. Then came this
great and resourceful Englishman,
who had fought the battles Of the
South in the War for Southern In
dependence and sounded new note
in the agricultural history OF the
State. The analysis of the soil, the
conditions of climate, the advantages
of transportation all appealed to his
imagination and judgment as max
ing it possible for South Carolina to
lead in tobacco-growing. Obtaining
seed from Ragland Of Virginia and
instructions as to planting and cul-
tivating and curing and marketing,
the campaign for new money crop
for South Carolina opened. "Plant
tobacco" "don't put all your lands
in cotton" diversity, diversity"
"plant tobacco"
There was q man at Florence,
John Rodgers by name, who thought
there was wisdom in the suggestion
and he obtained seed and literature
from the evangel at Charleston and
then one after another, believing on
seeing that it could be done and last
month the sales of tobacco in South
Carolina brought into the State
nearly $11,OOO,O0O and all because
Capt. Dawson in Charleston caught
new vision of our fertile fields
yielding a new increase. One of
these days, probably story will be
written of what this man did for the
State of his adoption and love from
the time he set foot on its soil to
his tragic end. The Spartanburg
Journal
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-25

The plea of w. Turner Logan, as
chairman of the Charleston Demo
cratic Executive Committee for him.
self and committee, and John P.
Grace, as candidate for Mayor OF
Charleston, that the writ of certiora-
ri granted several days ago be dis
missed was overruled by Chief JUS
tice Eugene B. Gary at Abbeville,
because the return of. the commit
tees attorneys was deemed INSULT
cient. This Charleston election case
will be heard by the State Supreme
court at its next session October IA.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-25

What has become of the old-fash-
ioned father who wouldn't let his
daughter entertain company until
she was eighteen years old
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-25

Men must combine in business
lust as they do in war. =
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-09-25
Shingle Roof
Rates $3.50

or Composition Roof
Rate S1.70
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-04
CHINA HAS VAST RESOURCES
Coal, Iron and Copper in Abundance,
and Agricultural Possibilities
Are Enormous.

China's position as one Of the
"sick nations of the earth" does not
seem SO hopeless if one considers
what her natural resources are.
mo man." says the World Out
look, 'has computed them. There is
enough coal in the one province Of
Shansi to last the entire world for
some hundreds Of years.
China has also great iron mines.
The copper mines of Szechwan and
Yunnan are very rich and may make
China the greatest copper-producing
nation in the world. She is now pro-
ducing a large amount of anthony.
There are possibilities Of gold and
silver in North China and in the
mountains of eastern Tibet.
There are even unheard-of pos
sibilities in Chinese agriculture.
Their land is constantly enriched
and irrigated, and after 5000 years
the Chinese farms still average from
two to four crops a year"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-04
DEADLY FOE OF SUBMARINE
Indicator Net Responsible for the De-
struetion Of Many Of Huns' Muir
derous U-6oats,

One Of the many inventions used
in the war against submarines was of
a grimly humorous nature, This
was the Indicator net.
In its early form it was a fabric
Of fine wire, which, when run into
by a submarine travelling below the
surface, was dragged from its moor
ings and remained attached to the
enemy, accompanying him wherever
he went, not impeding his progress,
and possibly unnoticed by him, but
booming him to destruction. For at
tached to this net by a long line was
a buoy containing a torch which was
ignited automatically when the
strain Of the tow came on the buoy.
So the unconscious enemy travelled
on underneath announcing his pres
ence by the flaming torch which ac-
companied him overhead.
In practice the operation was by
no means always so simple or so sue
cessful. But that early type of indi-
Gator net was superseded by a much
more deadly invention.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-04
SIMPLE SIBERIAN PEASANT.

When the Siberian peasant speaks
of Capitalism" he is thinking Of
something entirely different from
what the American associates with
the word. There is hardly any CAPT
tai in Siberia that is, money invest
ed in public utilities, factories, sys-
TENS Of distribution or machinery.
Siberian capital consists of a will
derness Of rich plains, and the land
owner is the capitalist" Therefore
to destroy capitalism the bolsheviki
have only to take the land. Having
gone so far, they know how to pro-
coed, for land is indestructible and
its working is simple. But what
happens when the property involved
is a factory The answer is non
production, for a factory is a human
institution and its working is not
simple. Unlike land, a factory, to
be successful, calls for organization
and cash.-Frederick F. Moore, in
Leslie's.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-04
RIFT A WAR HERITGAE
FRESHMAN Howard, In Signed State
neat, Tells Of Benefits Of
Saving.

government securities afford the
81 and most practical investment
the world" said Representative
liam 5 Howard. OF Georgia. A
r Savings Stamp is a promisory
e for 50 II redeemed at maturity.
OF the original cost Of the stamp
ls accrued interest If redeemed be
'e maturity.
IL was only after America entered
E great world conflict that III small
tse Garner in this country has been
lorded the opportunity OF in yesting
government securities, OF becoming
Epartners with the government. That
lere are today more than ~ OOO. 900
blders OF government securities, as
ompared with 5000, 900 before the
ar, is a fact which speaks for Il.
eli.
When you buy a War Savings
lamp YOU are helping the govern.
tent To be able TO make a loan to
government, even as small a. the
I'M represented by a War Savings
lamp, Is a proof Of patriotism and
q practical manifestation OF that
plrit OF national thrift and individual
ayings which has come to us as a
ermaAent heritage from the war"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-04
SOME FIGURES.

Down in Washington some Of those
experts who are masters of figures
and who have a mind attuned to sta.
tisucs, frequently dig up some queer
things One Of this type las figured
out that the total wealth Of the United
States is $780, OO, 600, 900. Then he
figures out the new wealth produced
annually which he terms met in.
come This gets into dizzy figures.
too, He estimates that last rear the
national wealth increased some sls.
600, 600, 900, which he admits is going
faster than the normal. Another
Washington official points out that
n Of the best ways to conserve this
national income in wealth is for in.
d%iyiduals TO buy War Stamps.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-04
AoW MONEY aRoMs-

An interesting display made recent
iy IN a ST. Louis Bank window showed
sixteen quarters. a dime and two pen
mics under tie legend To-Day while
an arrow pointed from this none to
another legend, New Years Day.
1924 with exactly sixteen quarters.
a dime and two cents, then an equal
mark, followed by a War Saving.
Stamp and the arrow pointed to a
s. bill under the coins ON The opposite
side. This was a graphic way OF
showing that $4l2 in itself would not
grow II all during five years, whereas
Invested in Thrift Clamps It will earn
nearly another dollar.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-04
POOLING WITH
HEATH SERIOUS

| have frequently asked drug
gists What do you push in a
blood medicine ?" The answer u
sually came "The kind | can
make the most money on" NY
answer has always been Not
me-" | have succeeded pretty
well and | have always recon-
mended the one that l had found
by experience to be the best and
the one | would be willing to
take myself or give to members
OF my own family. / have never
offered the public a medicine
that we do not use at home. This
is why | can offer Number 40
For The Blood" with a clear
conscience; we have not only
tried it on thousands of others
but on ourselves. We take it in
all cases where a blood medicine
is needed no matter in what
form it shows itself and we gel
splendid results in constipation
kidney, stomach and liver troub.
les | firmly believe is livery one
would begin in the spring and
take Number 40" they would
escape malaria and fevers in all
forms, ]. c. Mendenhall, 40 years
a druggist, Evansville, Ind.
Sold by Westerman & Barnett
Drug Co.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-04

MINDS OF GREAT MEN URGE
THRIFT.
George Washington Economy
makes happy homes and sound ma.
tions. Instil it deep,
Thomas Jefferson Save. and
teach all you are interested IN to
save, and thus pave the way ior moral
AND material success.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-04
ESTATE TRANSFERS

REAL T TRANSFERS
Deeds filed in the Recorders
office at Lexington, Mo-, week
ending Saturday, June 18th,
County Abstract Co., Lexington,
Missouri. Abstracts and Farm
Loans.
Harry Knight and wife to
Thos. E. Allen W. D. 81 part
SEA NWA 1-48-2S.
Robt. w. Ferguson and wife
to Paul ]. Heisler and wife w.
D. $3.50 lot g & 5 #. N. side lot
3 Blk 8 Patterson & Smiths Add
Odessa.
Albert Moore and wife to Vic
tor M. Hunton and wife W. D.
$3.50 lot II Blk 8 Southside
Add Lexington.
Robt. Ashley Rubel and wife
to Geo. P. Blackwell and wife
w D $4,000 part lots / and 2
Blk 16 LIST Add Lexington.
Louis w. Schmidt and wife to
Warren B. McLain w D $3.50 IA
# N side lot 3 Blk K McMeekin's
Add Higginsville.
Susan Lee to Henry & Laura
Slaughter w D $40 lot 8 Blk 10
Asbury's Add Higginsville.
John S. Santmyer and wife to
Robert L. & Hattie Mendenhall
w D $3.50 lot 3 Blk 10 Asbury's
Add Higginsville.
Lizzie E. Hartman to VIM. j.
Ddell w D $4,000 SE1b 4-48-26.
Amelia Ritter ct al to Benz.
F. Schultze w D $4,000 lots 6,
z & 8 Blk H McCord's Add Hig-
ginsville.
H.. P. Eckhoff and wife to
Louise Lieser w D $3.50 lot Z
and 8 Blk l Koppenbrink's Add
Concordia.
Minnie E. Bowman to Chris
tian Beck w D S11OO lot Is Blk
2 Pomeroy's Add Lexington.
Articles of Incorporation of
Klondike Coal Company of Cor
der, Mo-, Capital stock $4,000.
Jos. H. Vaughan and wife to
VIM. S. Guard W D $500 part
Blk % Asbury's Add Higgins
vile.
Victor M. Hutton and wife to
Louis q Anna L. James w D ST.
$50 lots IA and Is Blk 9 South
side Add Lexington.
James C. McCrew and wife to.
Benz. and Isaac Gratz w D $1.OO
tract on South St. Lexington.
Mary A. Gordon to John O.
Cope $3.50 lot 9 Blk D End
Southside Add Lexington.
Articles of Incorporation of
Lafayette Airplane Company of
Higginsville, Capital stock So
900.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-04
A SLIGHT AMENDMENT.

"The weather mans prediction Of
fair and warmer means better
weather" observed the chap who al
ways had a mouthful of trite say
ings.
Yes" responded the untired
business man, 'but with a little re-
arrangement it could also apply to
business. For instance, Fair prices
come from warmer competition -"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-04

IOV. r. u. GARDNER
esome and much needed les.
been taught the American
y the government In the yari-
and thrift campaigns which
en- launched within the past
rs.
Mar cavings Stamp campaign
appeal especially to the salary
sc Garner, man and woman,
boy. as an incentive to saw
investment. The War Saw
amp affords the readiest means
stment and the most frequent
gest returns in interest. AS a
would have hailed with delight
an opportunity to invest my
Earnings
word Of business advice to the
can boy and girl, would say
your earnings, save snlething
week and make your savings
loley for you by inyestiag them
: Savings Stamps,
frederick D. GARDNER,
Governor OF Missouri.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-04
EXPLOSIVE COMBINATION.

81 wouldn't let the young officer
yonder get too near those pretty
girls"
"Why not?'
at isn't safe for a spark to be
near 50 much powder"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-04
srlLL oooo.

"They used to tell young men to
60 West and grow up with the coun-
try"
"The advice is still good. a lot OF
room is left by the men who got rich
and came back East"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-04
GONE HENCE.

u heard YOU mention the River
Styx just now"
"Well ?"
"Was that one of the rivers
crossed by the Germans in the late
war;
ut was, sir By nearly 100000
Of EN-. -Birmingham Age.H Herald.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-11
DELAYED WORLDS PROGRESS.

The dea of getting power fror
the explosion of carburetted air is ,
very old one. In 1878 the Abb,
Hautefeuille and in 1880 Huyghens
worked on a motor using a mixture
eff air and glmpowder for fuel. Sep
TENDER 20, 1893, Philip Lebon, the
.discoyerer of Illuminating gas, got
the first patent on a motor using a
mixture of air and gas. Two years
later he built his first apparatus and
it bore a striking resemblance to the
motors of the future. Except for a
neyer-explained dagger thrust which
struck down Lebon one evening as
he walked among the trees of the
Champs Elysees, the roads Of the
world might have been rutted by
motorcars and the skies crossed by
airplanes q century earlier .-From
Lectures Pour Tous, Paris.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-11
VAIN

Attorney General Gregory said at
a farewell luncheon:
"Bores are always talkative.
There's no such thing as a silent
bore. A bore once said to me at a
party:
Jones isn't very polite. He
yawned three times while | was
talking to him yesterday
'But, said |, perhaps he wasn't
yawning. Perhaps he wanted 10 say
something
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-11
REAL EsTATE TRANsFERs

ESTATE TRANSFERS
Deeds filed in the Recorders
Office at Lexington, Mo-, week
ending Saturday, July 5, 1919.
Compiled by Lafayette County
Abstrtct Co., Lexington, Mo.
Abstracts & Farm Loans.
VIM. E. Hersperger and wife
to John o. Holly w D 5000 lots
Is, IA, Is and 16 Blk c Bates
City.
VIM. M. Groves and 0. j. Woll-
enman and wives to S. M. Reyn-
Odds w D $4,000 part lots IL and
10 Blk D Corder.
Ida Hyde Wilson & Laura H.
Hyde to Anna M. Navel w D
$4,000 lots % and 20 Blk 2 Pom
eroy's Add. Lexington.
Marthena Christy to Edgar F.
Cox and R. M. Taubman w D
Isl w Sc, E SW 2, NV NV II,
NE NE 10-49 %.
Margaretha Meyer ct al to
Henry F. Meyer w D 81 lots 2
and 3 and NJ lot 4 Blk G Con-
cordia.
Margaret Graves to Isaac N.
Vance w D $5878 pit w SW 81,
25 A E side Sc SO, pit E SW 49,
5O-28.
JOS. S. Rust to S. P. Morgan
Nv D $17671.50 pit NBA and pit
lSEH 21-49-25.
Rhoda Morris ct al to L. ].
Brown w D $3.50 Blocks H & L
Bates City.
Adelheid Echoff to Henry Viii
kens w D $500 parts lots 3, 4
and 5 Blk A Gordon's Sub Con-
cordia.
Trustees st. Mathews Luther.
on Congregation to VIM. Lob.
mann & Son w D 5000 part 81
lSEH 23-48-25.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-11
WONDERFUL WORLD.

"Don't talk to me about the won
ders of past ages" said Uncle Joe
Cannon. "The world today is far
more wonderful than ever before.
just think. 1t took Columbus as
many months as it now takes days to
cross the ocean and we talk about
flying and travelling a mile a minute
as though they we're nothing.
"Why, the other day / dropped
into a country school just in time to
hear the teacher ask
Johnny, into what two great
classes is the human race divided? ?
And Johnny answered promptly;
Motorists and pedestrians
"That's what | call progress. After
awhile there won't be any pedes-
trians."-Los Angeles Times.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-11
SCHOOLS OF MUSIC
Believed to Have Been Those Known
to Exist in France In the -Four.
teenth Century.

Between the Rivers Seine and
Somme there dourished in the four
tenth century probably the earliest
schools Of music, where polyphony,
the blending of many voices into a
harmonious whole, was originated.
Sometimes the early concerts were
given with harps and psalteries ard
sometimes there were horns and
flutes. Even as late as the seven
tenth century orchestras we're quite
primitive. The guitar was always
popular in its various forms as well
as the stringed instruments played
with a bow. Many of this family of
instruments have disappeared, but
there remain the modern violin,
viola, cello and double bass. There
also were the bassoon, flute and oboe
in undeveloped forms.
Brass instruments have been COM
mon since the fall of Jericho. In the
time of Lulli they called their from
bones "sackbutts" and a combina-
ton of two violins, two comets and
four trombones was considered a
perfect accompaniment for church
compositions. The first oratorio was
accompanied by a harpsichord, a
double Tyre, a theorbo double gui-
tarl and two flutes.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-11
A Certain Tooth Paste.

There is a certain tooth paste
have not identified it, but
have only seen it mentioned in
a vague way-which is said to
contain % per cent of alcohol,
a very interesting percentage in
view Of the conditions that have
just been established. We are
not throwing out any sugges-
tons to those who may be af-
fiicted with the alcoholic urge
far, be it from such-but we
cannot help wondering how far
that tooth astpe may undergo a
sudden access Of popularity in
the days to come.-Providence
Journal.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-11
USE PRIMITIVE FISH WHEEL
A''skan Natives Employ Method Which
Has Been Lone Employed TOR
Taking Salmon.

Salmon fishing BY the natives Of
Alaska, especially in the interior
along the Yukon and other principal
rivers is carried on in much the
same way today as it was years ago
before that vast territory became a
part Of the possessions Of the United
States, In fact, it seems to be the
cheapest and most productive
niethod yet found by the natives for
river fishing
The fish are caught in a trap
called a fish wheel, which is con-
structed by using a tree trunk for
a. axle by placing It across an open
ing n a large log raft anchored in
the river current. From this axle,
at equal dista"c apart, sometimes
two and sometimes three large
curved dippers are placed, these be-
ing made from limbs Of trees and
covered with chicken wire. Between
saph dipper extends a paddle, and
when placed in the current it slowly
regolves, dipping up any salmon un-
Fortunate enough to be headed in
that direction. When the dipper
rises to a vertical position the fish
slide toward the axle and then
through a slanting trough to a box
On the raft.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-11
HAD LONG CAREER ON STAGE
Edwin Forrest, Great Traasdian. "Trod
the soardsN More Than Halt
Century.

Edwin Forrest, often spoken Of as
Americas greatest Shakespearean
actor. enjoyed a stage career Of
more than half a century between
his first appearance in Philadelphia,
as Norval IN Homes play, "Doug-
las" and his final production at the
old Globe theater in Boston on April
2, 1872, in the title role of Bulwer
Lytton's "Richelieu." Although best
known for his interpretations Of
Shakespeare's characters, Forrest APP
peared in practically every drama Of
note in his period. While a lover Of
the classics he is recalled as among
the first Of American actors to en-
courage playwrights Of this coun-
try, and his desire to do this vastly
increased his repertoire. He was the
FIRST to produce "Spartacus," by
Robert Montgomery Bird. Forests
reputation was made before the fa-
vorites Of the Civil wal period be-
came famous. He was contemporary
with the elder Junius Brutus Booth,
Macready and Charlotte Cushman.
He was a well-bred and well-read
gentleman and a student Of every
thing that was best in the English
drama.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-11
BALD OPTIMISM.

"That bald-headed mar who just
went out is the greatest optimist /
eyer met" said the druggist.
"That SOP" asked the customer.
EYES," replied the druggist.
''When | guaranteed my brand Of
hair-restorer he bought a bottle and
then bought a comb and brush be-
cause he figured he'd need them in a
few. days
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-11
He KNEW.

"Say, mister" said the small boy
to the fireworks clerk, as the Fourth
of July was looming in the ioyfully
near future. 81 want some Of these
here cartridges that don't shoot bull
let's, but they make a whoopin' big
noise"
Exactly" said the salesman, late
Of the income tax department. You
want some report blanks"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-11

Summer Complaint in Children.
There is not anything like so
many deaths from this disease
now as before Chamberlain's
Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy
came into such general use.
When this remedy is given with
castor oil as directed and proper
care is taken as to diet, it is
safe to say that fully ninety
nine out of every hundred cases
recover. Mr.. w. G. Campbell of
Butler, Tenn, says, 81 have used
.Chamberlain's Collie and Diar-
rhoea Remedy for summer com
plant in children. 1t is far ahead
of anything | have ever used for
this purpose" Adv
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-11

Harry Dunford and Monroe
Butler of Kansas City, spent the
4th here with homefolks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry K. st.
Clair and son, Joe, went to Kan
sas City Friday morning for a
weeks visit with relatives.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-07-11
4 CASE IN POINT.

"What an aggravating habit Jones
has Of answering one question by
asking another
"I've noticed that. Last night 7
asked him il he'd loan me $50, and
be replied by asking me il l took him
for q darned fool"