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SHILOH DOTS.

Mrs. Emanuel Long has been
sick for some time and does not seem
to be improving yet, but we hope oy
the next writing she will be better.
The farmers are not so busy at
present, as they are almost through
planting their crops and ready to be-
gin working them.
Mr.. Claude Long and Mr.. Elzie
Long, both from Wilmington, N. c.,
are spending a short while with their
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel
Long.
Mr.. Roof Price and family sptnt
Sunday with Mr.. Richard MoaH and
family.
Messrs Festus and Labon Sease
took dinner Sunday with their little
friends, Messrs. Frank and J. A.
Keisler.
Misses Ethel Price and Minnie
Keisler spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Misses Lizzie and Viola
Rawl.
Misses Maude and Lethia Keisler
spent Saturday night with their
brother, Mr.. Henry Keisler.
Mr.. Frank Keisler spent Saturday
night with Messrs. Festus and Labon
Sease.
Mr.. Luther .K1eckley and family
dined with Mr.. r. B. RaWl and
family Sunday.
Mr.. Walter Leaphart dined with
Mr.: r. B. Rawl and family Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Keisler and
Two sons, J. A. and Samuel, Wor-
shipped at Summit Sunday morning.
Mrs. W. P. Keisler and daughter
Minnie, spent Monday afternoon with
Mrs. P. G.. Keisler.
Peaches and Cream.
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ARTIFICIAL TIMES.

The present times are artificial and
cannot possibly last. There must
either be a readjustment or a more
general collapse. With most farm
products selling below the cost of
production while many commodities
are only slightly lower than the high
peak, the producers Of the country
are in a hole from which they will
sooner or later extricate themselves.
A gentleman from Florida informed
the writer a few days ago that the
orange growers had been hard hit
by low prices and yet dwe.lers in our
towns and cities are havng to pay
almost war time prices for the fruit.
One informant is authority for the
statement that the cost Of transpor-
tation was as great or greater than
the cost Of the oranges. Sooner or
later these things must be regulated
If we are to avoid disaster.
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CITATION NOTICE.
April IS, 1921.

State of South Carolina, County of
Lexington.-By George S. Drafts,
esquire, Probate Judge.
Whereas, Darby c. Drafts made
suit to me, to grant him Letters of
Administration Of the Estate of and
effects Of Polly c. Drafts.
These are Therefore to cite and
admonish all and singular the kim
dred and Creditors Of the said Polly
c.. Drafts, deceased, that they be
and appear. before me, in the Court
of Probate, to be held at Lexington,
c.. H., S. c., on 9 May, 1921 next,
after publication hereof at II o'clock
in the forenoon to show cause, if
any they have, why the said admins
tration should not be granted.
Given under my hand, this 25th
day Of April, Ammo Domini, 1921.
GEO. S. DRAFTS (L. S.
Probate Judge Lexington Co., S. G.
Published on the 9th day of April,
1921, in the Lexington paper, .
weeks
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in freight rates. On i.1a.4y co1aI.loS-
tiles the freight is now more than
the value of the commodity and the
charge is frequently made that stuff
can be shipped from Galveston to
European ports and back to New
York, landing there and reshipped to
interior points at less cost for freight
than if shipped by rail direct from
Galveston to New York. AS result
many industries like the lumber busi-
ness are at a standstill, while the
whole country is in need Of houses
and workmen are idle.
Nobody wants to have railroad
rates fixed at a point where they are
improbable, because transportation
is a vital necessity, but unless they
are materially reduced the country
will have to do business on a different
basis.
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LAND OF MYSTERY.

The Bermuda islands, those bits
of fairyland in the South Atlantic,
only a few hundred miles from South
Carolina, have recently celebrated the
300th anniversary Of the establish
ment of representative government
and the first sitting Of the British en-
pire's most ancient colonial parlia-
ment. The celebration Of the tercen-
tenary took place at the ancient capi
tai fthe islands, old ST.. Georges,
and. then, the gathering was held in
the ancient little State house, now
the home of a Masonic lodge, which
stands on the same site as the first
church on the islands.
Bermuda does not mean a single
island, for there are about $50 in the
group, only the five largest of which
are of any importance. The "main-
land" is the one on which is located
the capital, the city Of Hamilton, and
there is where the steamers land.
The American who goes to Ber-
muda will find himself in a foreign
country. Aside from Halifax and Glib
raltar, it is the most strongly fortified
British possession in the world. The
forts, the barracks, the Union Jack,
the dockyards, spruce soldiers and
officers, the English currency and
customs, all remind Americans
strongly that Uncle Sam has nothing
to say about how the affairs of the
island shall be conducted.
The early history Of Bermuda is
closely interviewer with that Of the
United States. The islands were dis
covered in 1922 by Juan Bermudas, n
Spaniard, and were visited again in
l543 by another Spaniard. Ferdinand
Camelo, but all remained uninhabited
and forgotten until Sir George Som
ers heroic English admiral and colo
nizer planted the English flag there
in 1909, when he was shipwrecked on
the islands on his way to Virginia.
The quaintest Of all places in Ber-
muda is old st. Georges, 12 miles
distant from Hamilton, and is con-
nected with the mainland by a mas
sive causeway nearly two miles long.
St. Georges, once the capital Of Ber
muda, is now sleepy, romantic and
unusual place. It has all the natural
beauty Of Hamilton, and in addition,
has multitudinous attractions Of its
own. The streets are narrow, there
are no sidewalks and one travels in
the middle of the roads. The houses
are stained and weather beaten and
the type Of architecture is Spanish.
These quaint old houses, half hidden
behind their high stone walls. with
their broad stone steps, the narraw
doorways, the darkened, shuttered
windows, and narraw walks, are sug-
gestive of mystery and romance.
Bermuda is a wonderful place for
fishing. There are also lovely sea gar
,dens, where, through glass-bottomed
boat, one may behold the wonders Of
the life under the water. Bermuda
is honeycombed with caves Of won
drous beauty.
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gance. But the optinist will think Of
comfortable travel, of joyous excur-
sions to the country, Of the swift con-
venience which the automobile has
brought into the commercial world.
Everybody who has car thinks he
moods it. and Americans demand
what they think they need.-New
York Herald.
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SS,OOO,OOO,OOO IN AUTOS

The Department of Agriculture,
which has made a motorcar census,
reports that the number of gas-driv-
en- vehicles, passenger and CONNER
cial, registered in Continental Unit
ed States last year was 9,211,295. This
total is amazing. 1t is million paore
than the estimate made last year by
the automobile trade. 1t is seven
times as great as the number Of cars
with which this country was credited
in the fiscal year of the great war.
The investment in these more than
100000 must be sS,OOo,0oo, 900. The
annual interest on the J investment
would be about s500,000,000; the de-
preciation, at 90 per cent, $780,
100000 a year. The cost of housing,
operating and repairs must be figured
in billions. A few years ago prophet
made bold to say that eventually the
American people would spend as
much to run automobiles as they
spend to have railroads. "Eventually''
seems to be now.
In contemplating a growth like
this mere figures only numb. It is bet
ter: to use them as a guide to contem-
plation of country so great that it
can do such things and still live. The
amount of labor diverted to automo-
bile building, the drafts that have
been made on Nature for iron and
oil; the making of new highways,
that have been needed since all Am
erica started to motor-these are the
actual costs that have followed the
success Of the internal combustion
engine.
The business man will wonder
when the motorcar field will reach
the saturation point. But that is not
an alarming question. If it should
be assumed that saturation has about
arrived and that 100000 cars are
the limit for this country, there would
still be a great future for the indus
try. Replacing 100000 cars
would mean a steady demand for o.
100000 cars annually, five years being
the generally accepted life of motor
vehicle.
The pessimist will see waste in hav-
ing a car for every ten or eleven AM
orleans. He will talk of joyriding, of
unnecessary travel, of wild extrava-
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ORDER AND NOTICE OF
ELECTION FOR COUPON BONDS

a petition signed by one-third of
the qualified resident electors Of the
age Of twenty-one years of Sand
Mountain school district No. SO, and
a like proportion OF the freeholders
thereof, having been filed with the
Board Of Trustees Of said district,
asking for an election therein for the
issuance Of coupon bonds in the sum
of one thousand dollars for the pur-
pose of erecting a modern and COM
Portable school building therein, for
euuipping same, and paying indebt-
edness on account thereof; and it
appearing that the petitioners have
complied with the law in such case
made and provided,
1t is Ordered, That an election be
held at the new school house in said
district, on Friday, the 9th day OF
May 1921, beginning at 7 a. m. and
closing at p. m, for the purpose of
voting on the question whether said
coupon bonds shall be issued or not,
and that Messrs. Charlie Baughman,
Y r. Sem and J. @. Shumpert
shall act as managers Of said election
at said time and place, they being
hereby appointed for that purpose.
C. c. GLENN,
Chairman.
B. D. SHUMPERT,
Secretary. p,
G. W. RISH,
Board Of Trustees Of Sand: Mountain
School District No. SO.
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THE MAN WHO QUITS.

The man who quits has brain and
hand
AS good as the next, but he lacks the
That would make him stick, with a
courage stout,
TO whatever he tackles and fight it
He starts with rush, and a solemn
That he'll soon be showing the others
how:
Then something new strikes his row
ing eye;
And his task is left for the bye and
bye.
It's up to each man what becomes of
him:
He must find in himself the grit and
VIM,
That bring success; he can get the
skill,
If he brings to the task a Steadfast
will.
No man is beaten till he gives in:
Pcrd luck can't stand for a cheerful
grin; -,
The man who fails needs a better
excuse -
Than the cutters whining Whats
the use? %
r. Barrett in University
News. .:'&
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1921.
WE SHOULD MAKE A START.

Undoubtedly Representative Full
ner voiced the sentiment Of the ma
jority Of his constituents when he
made plea in congress last week
for the passage Of a resolution which
would have forced the administra-
don to take the initiative towards
bringing the nations of the world to-
gether for the purpose Of at least
discussing plans for world disarma-
nent. A study Of the figures which
express the enormous sums which the
people are called upon to give up for
purely war purposes is astonishing in
it's relation. to the total: expenditures
OF the country. So long, however, as
We live in a world ready to war we
must have adequate protection for
ourselves. If the world must needs
stay armed then America should
have a navy representative Of her
greatness and amply able to cope
ally pIOSpSSSSO OAASAAAASos 0~S ~
is high time the world was getting
away from the barbaric practice OF
war. The United States, by reason
of her ability to lead in any race for
armament, is the ole nation which is
in position to lead the world in the
ways Of peace. The example Of this
country would be a potent influence,
and our responsible statesmen should
see that the world is at least invited
by our country to take the first step
to end war. Failing in such an ef-
fort, we should see that no defense
for our country is lacking.
Congress did not see fit to pass the
resolution-we can hope for the
reason that it did not care to ham,
Der our first line Of defense, and that
it will by proper resolution endeavor
to draw the world together for dis
cussion Of reduction Of armaments.
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RAILROAD RATES.

It has often been q mystery to us
wbv the railroads showed a deficit
in the flood time Of prosperity, when
practically all lines were congested
with traffic and it was next impossible
to move stuff on time. Of course the
railroad executives blamed it on high
labor costs, which has been generally
accepted by the public, because the
public was aware, of many cases
where some classes of railroad work
ers were too highly paid: But high
labor costs have not been entirely
responsible. A gentleman well in
formed on the ms and outs of the
business gave the writer a little side
iiSht on some reasons why railroads
failed to show profit and therefore
were allowed to suck at the public
teat under the Esch-Cumnins law,
vicious piece Of Republican legisla-
tion. The aforesaid gentleman is of
the opinion that the ownership Of
corporations doing business with the
railroads by those who owned or con-
trolled the railroads had large fin
ger in the pie. By paying exorbitant
prices for material to companies
owned by the railroad magnates the
roads were, helped to make out a de-
fcit though the side line companies
made tremendous profits. One par
ticular case in point, said this gen.
tlenan, was the ownership of certain
locomotive works by railroad mag
mates, to which were sent engines
for repairs when it had been proven
that the same work could have been
done on the locomotives in the rail-
road shops for one-tenth the sum
paid. If this be true we should have
a general Investigation Of the railroad
business before the public is asked to
dig any deeper in its treasury to
keep up an industry that ought to be
self-supporting.. .....,
There is little doubt that the rail-
road workers would be willing to ac-
cept some reduction in wages if the
cut was to- be applied to the reduc-
ton Of rates, and neither the workers
nor the country will be kindly dis
posed to a reduction in operating ex-
penses that does not afford cores
ponding relief to shippers. There is
an insistent demand. increasing In
volume, for a reduction. particularly
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-05-04
THE LAKE ASPHALT

The far-famed asphalt lake OF
Trinidad is not much to look at. 1t
is a slightly concave, black patch of
q hundred acres with shores as deh-
mite as those of lake Of water. 1t is
surrounded by scanty brush and low
thirsty palms. To the left black
towers Of a half dozen oil wells break
the otherwise blank borizon. A trade
wind almost constantly sweeps across
ahe field.
On the surface of the lake several
groups Of negroes work leisurely. One
man in each group turns up with
every blow Of his pick black, porous
lump of pitch the size of a, market
basket; the others bear the Jumps
away on their heads to cars that run
on narrow tracks Other men push the
loaded cars to the factory" The
pitch is so light that the largest lump
is scarcely a. burden. The men are
paid eighty cents a day Of ten hours
a sum that, as it seems big to
them and small to their employers,
satisfies everyone.
This reservoir Of pitch is appar-
emily inexhaustible. The holes dug
during the day fill imperceptibly and
are generally gone by morning; the
deepest one ever excavated disap-
tpeared in three days. Only a small
part Of the field is worked; it could
easily keep all the ships of the world
busy.
The lake, which, says MIR. Harry
A. Franck in Roaming Through the
West Indies has a faint smell Of sui
phur. it is soft underfoot like a tar
sidewalk in midsummer. If a man
stands still on it for minute or
two. the heels Of his shoes will sink
ont of sight. In a few places it is not
solid enough to sustain a mans
weight, though children and the bare
footed workmen scamper across II
anywhere at sight Of a white visitor
TO demand "a penny, please, sir"
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THE TENDENCY OF THE TIMES

THANK God I haven't daughter" ,"
exclaimed niddle-aged man the
other day. whenever I see a lot of
little flappers with their faces
smeared with cosmetics, and their
hair combed like a Syke terriers and
the:r skirts up to their knees, I bless
Heaven that not one of the them be-
longs to me.
"And I weep with sympathy to
think how their own fathers must
feel when they see their daughters
dressed with an utter disregard for
all decency, and painted up until you
can't tell them from the women of
the street And when I think that my
boy will probably marry one Of these
silly little brainless creatures, whose
whole idea in life is shimmying and
jazzing, feel that the kindest thing
that I could do would be to take him
out and kill him to save him from a
fate worse than death.
whats the matter with the mod
ern girl, anyway? Why has she no
sense Of modesty? What makes her
so dress mad? Why haven't we any
sweet, dignifed, reserved, intelligent,
sensibly dressed young women like
there were when I was young?
II tell you. the most decadent thing
in this decadent age is the modern
girl and when I think that she is
going to be the mother Of the next
generation, I am filled with pessi-
mism and despair and ready to
prophesy that the world is going to
the dogs.''-Exchange.
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned will petition the Secretary
of State for South Carolina on or
about the 9Th day of May, 1921, for
a charter for the Lexington Oil Co.,
of Lexington, S. c., with capital
stock of three thousand dollars, and
will do business Of dealing in petrol
cum products. a meeting Of the stool =
holders will be held at the Office Of
the Hollman-Cullum Hardware Co.,
Batesburg, on Monday, May 9, 1921.
S. B. GEORGE,
J. C .CULLUM,
J. 3. HOLMAN,
J. LUTHER SMITH,
Petitioners.
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The New Reader

"Oh, mother said little Jane, run
ming into the house, teacher says 1
must get q new reader"
"All right, my child and the
mother. "Did teacher tell you the
name of the book?"
"Oh, yes replied Jane. It's Mary S
Little Lambs Tails. by Snakes
neare."
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FINAL DISCHARGE

Notice is hereby given that on
Tuesday, May 10, next, the under
signed will apply to George S. Drafts,
probate judge for Lexington county,
for final discharge as administrator
Of the estate of James D. Addy, de-
ceased. -
J. E. 3. McCARTHA,
4t-2S. &C. Administrator. O..
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NOTICE. TRESPASSERS.

This is to notify all persons not to
hunt, fish OR trespass in any way
whatever, but. especially not to fish
in my pond, at Wessinger place. The
law will positively be enforced
against all trespassers. I know who
you are. and take notice. :. .:>.':. -.
.... H. H. STEELE. !
4W-p-31. ,, .....,'i .
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The spring Teachers examination
will be held at Lexington, on Satur-
day, the 7th of May. All those who
intend to take this examination will
be on hand at a. m.
A. D. MARTIN,
County Superintendent Ed.
April IS, 1921.
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ESTATE NOTICE.

All persons having claims against
tie estate Of D. B. Rawl, deceased.
are hereby notified to file same, duly
verified, with the undersigned, and
those indebted to said estate will
please make payment likewise.
(Mrs.) Gussie Rawl,
Administrative.
Batesburg S. c., May 2, 1921. 2tc-29
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If you are expecting to buy Western
bread, meat and hay with cheap cot
ton forget it and get busy before it is
too late and make your living at
home. It couldn't be done success
fully on 40-cent cotton. Nobody
knows what cotton will bring this
fall
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GET YOUR Hemstitching and Picot-
ing done promptly at the Columbia.
S. c., Hemstitching & Pleating Co.,
1910 Main. Skirts pleated $500:
Hcmstitching on all material 1oc
per. yard: Gold and silver picot
edging, French rifle pleating. We
carry a full line Of threads. Phone
2272. 80. .:.. .'= =.
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DRESSMAKING-Having taken a
special course in women's and
children's plain and fancy dress
making, I announce myself open
for engagements for dressmaking
and general sewing. am prepared
both in equipment and experience
to render first class service and
shall be glad to have patrons call
on me personally or telephone No.
As. Miss Addie Quick. 2t-c-29
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KODAKERS- developing
means better pictures. Send your
kodak films to us and get the best.
Columbia Studio, 1923 Main Street,
Columbia, S. c.: Write for price
list. 3t-2S-E
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Anyhow the boil weevil has not
been debated" lie.
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NOTICE -Crude turpentine or scrape
bought in any quantity; punched
"a in the woods or at Pelion, S. G.. Sa-
vannah quotations paid. James c.
Hartley (Fred G.. Hartley, mana
, ger), Pelion, S. c. 27-tf-c
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VICTROLAS AND RECORDS.

, New Victor Talking Machine Re-
cords arriving daily. Our May Re-
cords are here, drop in and let us
demonstrate the superiority of Vic
tor-Victrolas and records. New re-
cords make an old Victrola young
again. Make the children happy and
have some new records on hand the
next time company comes.
Victor-Victrola from SIS to $3.50.
Sold on easy payment or instalment
plan.
HARMON DRUG CO.,
ow Lexington, s. G.
r-->-
Look at the label on your
paper and renew at once.
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WE PAY CASH for hens, friers.
broilers, geese, turkeys, ducks.
and fresh country eggs. Quote us
your best prices. Lily White Mar
ket Columbia, S. G. 2t-c-e-2S
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WANT ADS.

CHAPLIN VULCANIZINZ WORKS.
Rimcuts repaired as good as new
at q reasonable price. The time 10
have your tire repaired is when 1T
needs it. Also do general repair
work, especially on Ford cars.
Come to see me. J. Eel Koon. Cha
pin, S. c. 2t-p-2s
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YOUNG MEN, women, over II, for
Postal Mail Service. S120 month.
Examinations May. Experience un-
necessary. For free particulars OF
instruction, write r. Terry, (for-
mer Civil Service examiner) 1895
Continental Bldg, Washington, d.
c. .. ,2t-p-2s
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FOR SALE-Lookout Mountain Irish
seed potatoes, $3.50 per bushel. G.
e. Wingard G. Son, Lexington S.
c., r. F.. D. l. 2t-p-2e
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HANDSOMi congenial young lady,
worth 100000, is anxious to
marry honorable worthy gentle
man. Mary, sos Lahkershim Bldg.
Los Angeles, Calf. 31-p
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4W-p-31.
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TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

4t-2S. &c.