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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-10-07
18TH YEAR PASSED
BY REFORMATORY

The Ohio state reformatory at
Mansfield has Just celebrated it's 25th
anniversary. The institution, the
largest of it's kind in the central
states, was opened on Sept. II, 1896,
with William e. Seton of Mt. Vernon
as superintendent. During the entire
quarter of century that the institu.
ton has been in operation it has had
but three superintendents. Mr.. Sef-
ton, James A. Leonard and the pres
ent superintendent, r. C. Jenkins. DR..
Leonard became superintendent in
1899 and served for Is years, being
succeeded three years ago by Mr.. Jen.
kins.
The first prisoners to be confined
in the reformatory were $50 short.
term inmates, who were transferred
from the penltentiary. They were
taken from Columbus to Mansfield in
a special train. The first prisoner to
be committed direct from the courts
was young man from Hardin county,
who was received Sept. 20, 1896, or
three days after the opening. This
same young man is said to be living
today and prospering in an Ohio city
where few know he was ever an in
mate of the reformatory.
The highest population ever reached
was on June 20 Of the present year
when 1t was 1880.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-10-07
BLADENSBURG

Rev Maple OF Elyria will preach
next Saturday evening, Sunday morn.
ing and evening, Oct. 8 and 8. 1t being,
the first appointment Of his third year
as pastor here.
Mr.. Joseph Mercer Of Leetsdale. Pa,
Is visiting his sister, Mrs. Opal Cot
trell.
Mrs. Robert Melick returned home
Friday after spending the past week
with her daughter at Fredericktown.
Mrs. Orpha Virgins and daughter
Ina returned home after several days
visit with relatives at Newark.
MIR. and Mrs, John Vanwinkle
spent Sunday with Mr.. aud Mrs. Le-
mard Mavis.
Miss Nora Babcock of Newark Wis.,
tied Mrs. Charles Porterfleld few
days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Earlywine and
son Lee and family spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fawcett.
Mrs. Sarah Cessna is spending the
week with her brother at CoshOcton
and attending the fair.
Mrs. Lulu Mcqueen visited friends
and relatives at Fredericktown, Utica,
Newark. and st. Louisville. last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Scott of Kan
sas we're calling on relatives here
last week
MIR. Otis Ulery and family Of Union
Grove spent Sunday with Laird Ash
craft and wife.
Clarice Cottreii was called to How
ard one day last week to see her moth
or. who Is very poorly. -, ~
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-10-07
PASTOR WILL ENTER
UPON THIRD YEAR
Rev. c. c. Maple To Conduct
Special Service At Blad-
ensburg Oct. Is

On Sunday, October 16, the Rev. C.
c. Maple will enter upon his third
year as pastor of the Bladensburg
Church Of Christ. In celebration OF
this event there will be special SER
vices in that church. On the evening
Of October IS, the peoples meeting
will occur at 1880 and on Sunday, Oct.
16, the morning topic of the pastor
will be, Let Us Go Up and Possess
The Land" His evening subject will
be, sell What Thou Hast" AS this
is the opening service for the year the
members are asked to be present.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-10-07
Infants Death

Relatives here have received word
of the death of the infant son of MN
and Mrs j. j. Hunter OF Cleveland,
on Sunday. Mrs, Hunter was former.
ly Miss Elizabeth Kilkenney OF this
city.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-10-07
MILFORD

Mr.. Glenn Barker was in Mt. Gilead
last Friday attending the fair.
Miss Ethel Van Horn of Kenmore
spent the weekend with her sister,
Mrs. ID. C. McLees
MIR. Frark Chapman spent last Sat.
l. cay in Columbus.
Regular nserIing of Milfor., grange
Wednesday evening, Oct. 5. AL! mem.
bcrs come az there is important bust.
ness. The lecture hour will be cpen
Il ell. N
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-10-07
FREDERICK KECK rs
CLAIMED BY DEATH

JEILOWAY, Oct. - Frederick
keck, aged So years, died this morn.
ing at the home of his sister, Mrs
Arthur Pinkle, who resides two miles
south of this place Death was caused
by a stroke of apoplexy.
The deceased leaves four brothers
and two sisters.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-10-07
s.Do Rats Talk to Each Othsr?'s
Asks Mr.. M. Batty. r. 4.

81 got Eve cakes Of Rat-Snap and threw pieces
around feed store Got about hall dozen dead rats
day for two solid weeks. Suddenly. they got fewer
Now we haven't any Who told them about Rat
Snap" Rats dry up and leave no smell. Three
siscs: SIS oSc. N.2s.
Sold and guaranteed By
r. w. Pitkin.
Kelly e. Mitchell.
Thos. u. Taugher.
Mt, Vernon Farmers' Exchange. =
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09
WEDNESDAY,, FEBRUARY 9, 1921
CHEER UP.

About the easiest thing in the world
is to stand around and criticize some
body who is really trying to accom-
plish something. It takes "a mini
mum Of brains even if it requires a
little tongue. Until the millennium
comes there will surely be mean spite
full people who are jealous of the
success which they have neither the
: energy and ambition to attempt nor
the ability to achieve. In time, how
ever, the community learns to ap-
preciate the ''knocker" at his true
worth and it will eventually pay just
respect to the man Of constructive
ability who is willing to take his
rebuffs and keep on building. If ''all
the world loves a lover" it is doubt
less true that a part at least Of that
love is inspired because of a lovers
general good humor. 1t loves an op-
tinlist also, providing he is sanely op-
timistic, and its greatest rewards
eventually go to those who have Wis
ion-who look beyond the dark cloud
of today into the sunshiny paths Of
tomorrow, who are ready to do their
part today but who see beyond the
lightning fash, the nlany-colored rain
bow and who hear in the nutterings
: OF the thunder a promise that the
storm is almost over Let's all try
to be optinaists and work bard to
realize our hopes. 1t will at least
make life pieasanter' and happier.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09
CLAY SPRING ITEMS.

MI and Mrs. Richard Peele spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. w.
NJ. Laird.
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. 4. Hutto visited
Mrs. Elizabeth Spires Sunday after
noon.
Rev. W. H. Whaley and family
dined with Mr.. G. j. King Sunday.
Mr.. A c. Slice visited his mother
in-law, Mrs. Carrie Barrs, Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs 3. 3. Hutto dined
with Mr. W. NJ. Laird's family.
Miss Lula Williams spent Sunday
with Miss Annie Mae Laird.
MIS-. Mammie Williams spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with her
parents. Mr.. 6. !. Spires.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09
JUST A FEW REMINDERS OF
THINGS WE ALL KNOW TO DO

Finish up the pruning in the home
orchard. Train the young trees to
grow as you want them. The old
ones will not need much unless, they
have been neglected.
Look over the home orchard for
scale If you find it, spray with lime
sulphur. Get instructions from your
county agent.
Let some Of the hens that cant lay
serve for Sunday dinners this winter.
If you don't know how to tell which
these are, ask your county agent or
the home Representation agent to
come out this week or next and show
you. It's a simple Job and you viii
thoroughly enjoy examining the hens
and finding out which are able to pay
THEN board.
Don't forget to look over the hen
house this week or next and see if it
cold northewst wind out Of the sleep
ing quarters will help increase the egg
crop.
Complete the farm inventory and
start YOU, new account books for the
year.
Complete your summaries of in
come and expenditures for last year
and check over all items. Study last
years account to find, if possible, the
ing. There may be several changes
that could be made to your advan-
tage.-The Progressive Farmer
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09
IN NEMERiiN

In SAD and loving memory OF my
beloved brother. Henry Erby Lever,
who departed this life IL France on
September 80, 1913.
We miss him and mourn him in
silence unseen and dwell on the men,
ories of JOY that nave been. Friends
may think We have forgotten and our
wounded hearts are hcalcG. Never
will they know the sorrow that is in
our hearts concealed.
lp Written by His Sister. Jessie.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09
THE GERMAN INDEM&IIN.

The indemnity fixed }jy the allies
for Germany to paE--soE.cthinG like
sixty billion dollars. 70 he NQuiIa ed
o~gr q period Of - yeaTs-Whiic i
.lay he entirely Just under the cir
culnslances. would appear TO be be-
,-r..d l;!e :4},::i.ty ri Zen SO industrious
and thrifty peoples as the Germans
20 meet " =: ciiC South have q
particularly l!vcly interest IN this Ger
man Indemnity. Before the wa Ger
many consumed a large part OF our
cotton and sent to US potash for soil
building. With a load Of debt that
will crush them for many years how
can the Germans meet this enormous
bill and continue 70 trade with US.
The allies propose a tax Of u per
cent. on German exports to meet
the obligation, which is another way
of Furnishing our late enemy by maxi
ing it impossible to compete with
other countries in world-Inarkets un-
less it be at the utter sacrifice of>her
working people. Unless she can pro-
6uee an abundance Of goods for eX-
port Germany can never pay, and yet
if her exports are to be Shut off by
a prohibitive tax her production will
avail her naught.
Although vitally interested in this
problem, the United States was en-
tirely without representation in fix
ing the amount or the terms Of pay
ment, thanks to our Republican
friends. Many good thinkers are Of
the opinion that the scheme announc-
ed was concocted with a view to max
ing the United States in the final
analysis pay a good part Of the Ger
man indemnity. 1t remains to be
seen whether or not we do it.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09
WOMAN DIES .iETER
LONG PRISON TERM

Raleigh, Feb. In q little grave
i,idge mountains OF Nort;, Carolina,
the body OF Mrs. Sal&n Wy~1ofs.
seventy-siX, will be buried BESIDE that
Of her husband. Wesley, for whose
murder she spent a life sentence
forty-two years-in state prison: dur
ing which time q man on his death
bed IS said to have confessed - the
killing, absolvins her and Bob Nc
Corkle, negro, hanged FOR the crime,
Of any connection.
Mrs. Wycho1f, who died at the peni-
tertiary here yesterday had refused
paIdons during the last twenty Years
from five governors, explaining that
her children had all died and she had
Nowhere to so and was co.n.,t TO
remain among her prison friends t.iA
balance Of her life.
Mrs. Wychoff was tried with Nc
Corkle for the murder OF Wesley
Wychoff in 1873. Both protested their
innocence. The negro was found
guilty OF murder m the first degree
and his hanging was thu Only one
that ever took place in Alexander
county. Mrs. Wychoff was convicted
"f conspiracy and sentenced 70 life
Imprisonment. Both were convicted
Oh :lrt :nstantial evidence.
vs.. Wychor was seized with an
attack OF rheumatism several years
asI ana since that time had been
unable to walk. For years she has
spent. most OF her lime in bed and in
a wheeled chair knitting. crochnting
| and sewing. She specialized in maxi
| ing little fancy aprons which prison
! officials sold for h"r. From tho money
; gathered in this way she had fitted
out coy little cell in the prison
| and enough money was found afte..
| her death 10 pay all burial expenses.
The body Of Mrs. Wychoff is at a
! local undertakes awaiting WORD from
| relatives before being shipped to The
! mCurtainS.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09
COTTON OUTLOOK.

There is little doubt about it, far.
mers are the most advised people in
the world. There is hardly a news
paper man that is not ready to freely
give advice to the farmers about how
to conduct their business. This news
paper has always tried to avoid a
temptation to do this, realizing that
we are entirely incompetent for the
job, but we have always thought and
still hang to the belief that since ag-
riculture, in this state particularly, is
the very foundation Of all OF our busi-
ness affairs, newspapers should do
their very best to encourage the best
methods of farming by passing along
information from all authoritative
sources that will be helpful. With
. this end in view we are calling atten-
tion this week to an article sent out
by the American Cotton Association
and printed elsewhere. This article
shows that the carry over Of cotton
from 1920 will be 100000 bales, or
almost enough to supply the worlds
demands under present demoralized
conditions. The statistics upon which
this statement is based were care
fully compiled by the Memphis cot
ton committee and are doubtless suf-
fciently accurate for all practical
purposes. When their meaning is
contemplated it is only too plain that
another twelve or 13 million bale crop
will result not only in a low price for
this years crop but q complete sacri-
fee of the crop Of 1920, now largely
held by our farmers. We have not
the slightest doubt that cotton will
be made cheaper this year than last.
High priced labor and high priced
fertilizer will come down or be aban-
doned. But that will help only for
the crop Of 1921, and even such re-
duction as can be made in the expense
Of raising crop of cotton will not
guarantee a price above the cost of
production if another large crop is
made, and the sacrifices which many
of our people have made to hold their
crop this year will have been in
vain.
Experience has demonstrated that
when it comes to attempting crops
other than cotton as money bringing
propositions results have been disap-
pointing, but it has also demon
strated that the man. who raises his
meat and bread and uses cotton only
for a surplus crop is always better
able to weather financial storm. Lex
ington county has offered a striking
example Of this very fact this year
While times have been hard, they
are as a rule not near so hard as in
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09
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The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09
VALENTINE" CANDIES.

High Grade Candy in Fancy Boxes
at special reduced prices, guaranteed
pure anG fresh. Nunnally's and
Blocks. These packages make beau
tiful Valentine Sits. Send Her" a
box, boys, She" will like it.
1W HARMON DRUG CO.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09

Income tax returns are now in or
der. Some Of US don't mind paying
taxes on our income this year, but if
we had to pay on our outgo-well,
that would be another story.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09
GIN NOTICE.

We will run our gins Friday and
Saturday, February Il and y. Par
ties having cotton TO gin will please
come on these dates as We will posi-
lively close after Saturday.
Lexington Cotton & tertz. Co.
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The Dispatch-News is $3.50 year in
advance. Keep your eye on your label
and give it your attention and you will
not miss an issue.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09
NOTICE FINAL DISCHARGE.

Notice is hereby given that I will
apply to George S. Drafts, probate
Judge for Lexington county, South
Carolina, on March ,, 1921, next, for
O final discharge as executor OF the
estate Of JOS. S. MeetZc, deceased.
J. HENRY MEETZE,
Exc eCCtuE.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09

Somewhere, somehow, it seems to
US we have heard Of a gentlemen
called the boil weevil. He seems to
have almost been lost sight Of in the
talk Of low-priced cotton. But don't
forget he will be around this summer,
alright
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09

With the prospect Of settlement
of the Irish question in view, we will
have nothing but the crime wave to
kill the monotony.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09
ASPIRIN
Name 'Bayer'' on Genuine

Feware. Unless YOU Sc" the nam"
"Hayci" on package nH on tablets YOU
are not getting genuine Aspirin pre-
scribed By physicians for twenty-one
years and proved safe by millions.
Take Aspirin only as told in the Bayer
package for Colds, Headache. Neu-
ralgia, rheumatism. Earache. Tooth
ache, Lulnbago, and for Pain. Handy
tin boxes of twelve Baye- Tablets OF
Aspirin cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark Of Eayel' Manufacturing O:
Monoaccticac ci;!ester Of SalicylicaciG
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09

am nov IN the office. nayinS made
NY rounds over n" county. -All per
sons liable :n.' taE.& VII" :!av" not
already made ;heir rctuCns would do
vel! - call ct ihc auditors ottic" and
have their property listed for fiscal
wear 1921. Fully 5.0Go taxpayers
have no; returned and It would be
we'll 20 come and attend 70 this and
not wait till the last day.
You will find when Eou pay .:our
taxes next fail that It IS !ertc" 20 re-
turn than to not return and pay so
per cent. penalty. After February
o0tn time will expire !or taking re-
turns and the 80 per cent. penalty will
be added for failure on Your part in
returning your property.
Cone on and don't wait till the last
cay.
". D. DENT.
County Auditor.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09

Ii we were as satisfied with our for
tunes as we are with our judgment,
he
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09

Positively there is something new
under the sun-a man in Boston
liked his mother-in law so much that
he married her when his wife died.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 10r Lexington
and vicinity. Commission contract
only. tor spare time or full time.
We will teach you to sell income
protection through our tree school
Of instruction and help you build a
business Of your owa. Massachu-
sctts bonding and Insurance Com
pany, Accident and Health Dept.
Saginaw. Michigan. Capital $780,
600. 1G-c
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09
GIN NOTICE.

We Will run our gins Friday and
Saturday. February i amd i. Par
ties having cotton TO gin will please
come on these dates as we will posi-
lively close after Saturday.
Lexington Cotton & F'ertz. CO.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09

Everybody, it seems. has picked the
next cabinet except Warren G. Hard
ing.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09

PAINTS, OILS AND VAFNISHES-
We have large stock OF paints,
oils and varnisI3cs in anticipation Of
your wants for early spring clean
ing. Let Us fiji your bill. at money
saving prices. Enterprise Hard.
ware CO.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09

CLERKS, omen. WOmen) over II, for
Postal Mail Service. S125 month.
Examinations February. Experience 4
unnecessary. For free particulars
Of instruction, write r. Terry, (for-
mcr Civil Service EXaminer) 1895
Continental Bldg, Washington, D.
Z. -16-p
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09
WANT ADS.

JUST PECElVED-Ca.load OF bright
per cent cis meal which We can
sell at an attractive price. LeXing-
ton Cotton d FertZ. Co.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09

MAJESTIC RANGES, the pride Of
all good housewives, now going at
greatly reduced prices. BE sure to
see US before you buy. Enterprise
Hardware CO.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09

FOR SALE-ImDroved Columbia
Long staple cotton seed. $500 per
bushel. In 1919 in row tests made
more peg acre than Cleveland big
boil: easier gathered than short
staple cotton: staple l Il inches
in length. On sale al Lexington
Cotton & Fertilizer Co., LeEing-
1on, 5. &. iG-tf
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". .. DENT.
County Auditor.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09

Feb. !. 921.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-09
Some rode bad,
Some rode well.

Some doctors spent The whole Ee'
Distributing pills.
And can't collect enough money
To pay their gasoline bills.
But they rode.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-28
CORPORATION SENDS COTTON.
Already 5000 Balos Of Carolina Product
Sent to Europe.

Since the initial shipment Of 900
bales. made just before Christmas, the
American Products Export and Import
corporation, the so-called cotton export
corporation, has shipped to Europe up
10 January 20, 1900 additional bales,
making q total of about 5000 bales now
on the water consigned to Europe.
One Of the primary objects Of this Or
annization, which is an outgrowth Of
the american Cotton association, is to
open up the markets of Europe, no"
practically closed, by tho soutlI's staple
and to furnish the necessary credits to
this end. The cotton export corpora
ton, headed by former Governor Rlch-
ard !. Manning, or South Carolina, Sc
cured it's charter in December and is
now Il going concern. Shipments
abroad are slower than they would be
exccDt for the necessity of rigid inVes-
tiration OF the mills and banks endors-
ing the paper ;llm the general conoi-
TONS surrounding them, but that SNIP
ments arc actually being maac under
favorable commercial conditions is re-
lime we must use every prccautlon SO
the plan under which the corporation Is
operating.
The outlook for good and expand
ing business abroad is even better anu
brighter than we anticipated, Govern
or Manning declares. AT the same
time we must use every prccautlon so
that our transactions will hc as safe hs
nnssib!c. We cannot promise the pubic
Il sudden Improvement in general con-
ditions. but we are working steadily
along lines that we believe will ne sat
isfnc;nl.y. tn the stockholders and tac-
TOR i'm improving general conditions.
Tho domestic business of the corpor-
alton is also reported to be moving sat
isfactorily.