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The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-23
WORK PROGRESSING
ON LEXINGTON ROAD

The work on the Columbia Augusta
road is progressing well considering
the weather conditions for the past
several months. the grading crew
have reached Lexington and the bal
ance Of the workmen are we'll on
the way. The road has been prac-
tically completed for several miles
this side. of Hooks store, and that
part is in fine shape. Within the
next few weeks the citizens OF this
community will have good travelling
all the way to Columbia.
The new road has been relocated
at several places between here and
Brookland the most important
change being made to avoid the rail-
road grade crossing. and at other
places to give Il more direct route.
The contract for the building OF
this road was let to White & Simp-
son of Virginia last summer, and calls
for the completion of the road in
275 working days. which will not ex-
pire for some time yet. The distance
to be built is something over 20 miles.
from New RroOkland to LeesvIlle,
and will cost s1a3.906.97, part to be
borne by Lexington and part by the
federal government. The road being.
constructed is what is known as the
sand-clay type, and is 40 feet wide.
When completed it will be one of the
best roads in this section of the state,
ard it has been one Of the most trav-
eled roads in South Carolina for many
years, most of the tourists from the
north passing this way in going south,
and also returning home in spring.
Most of Lexington's roads are in
bad shape now, due to heavy rains
of the winter but with spring near
and better weather due Improvement
is looked for.
both houses several important meas
ures which are more than likely to
fail should the general assembly COM
pletc it's lab0rs by Saturday night Of
this week. Among these are several
measures which the American Cotton
Association is trying to have passed
for the benefit of the farmers and the
state wide stock law. together with
the revenue measures referred to
above. Unless the deadlock in the
election FOR associate justice is broken
Tuesday it will so materially imped.
the work that there would seem littl
hope of adjournment next week
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more than $ 1900.

more than $4,000.
National manufacturers and auto
mobile dealers throughout South Car
Dina are working together with the
object of making the auto, truck and
tractor show the largest ever put on
in the South. Interest in the Bet
ter Babies show is being manifested
in every county of the State, and the
Baby Parade" will be one Of the
most interesting attractions. The COM
mittee in charge of the Style Show
promises some surprises in the dis
play of Gowns and other fashionable
Spring apparel for women. New York
models will be used in displaying the
new spring wearables
The voting in Lexington county has
not been as brisk to date as had been
expected, but it is thought that with
the publishing Of the standing Of the
favorites in today's paper the voting
will commence in earnest now. ana
a lively contest is looked for in the
closing, weeks of the campaign. The
following young ladies have been
nominated, and now have to their
credit the number of votes listed be-
low:
Miss Pauline Hook 100
Miss Annie Caughman.'. .lOl
Miss Cathryn Berry. ..... .l0e
Miss Mae Lois Boozer. .10l
Miss Pearl Lorick. ........
Fill in the coupon below and mail
or bring to The Dispatch-News office,
il is good for one vote. Those paying
their subscriptions are entitled to LOO
votes, and are asked to designate
their choice when sending in sub
scription.
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or material and supplies TO be done
or furnished. Said approved bills are
TO be marked paid whenever 4 war
rant is issued for same, SO as to show
at all times by a proper audit, the
amount Of claims that have been
paid and the amount of unpaid ac-
counts.
Sec. i. There shall be 70 contract
let or entered into by the Supervisor
for any work to be done for the
County except upon printed form to
be furnished by the said Supervisor
and signed by him and the contract
ing party, and approved by the men,
Der of the Board Of his respective dis
trict. and to be further passed upon
by majority of the. four Commits
sioners.
: Sec: s. 1t shall be the duty of the
Supervisor to devote his entire time to
the duties of his Office and he shall
from time to. time confer with the
Commissioner of each district as to
the condition of the roads and the
affairs Of the county in such district
and at the end Of each month there
shall be meeting of the full board
Of commissioners or as often as they
see fit to transact such business as
in their judgment is necessary for the
County's best interest, and it shall be
the duty Of the County Commission
ers at least once q month to inspect
the roads in their territory, the poor
house and county chaingang, giving
special attention to the sanitary and
hvgienic condition of the camp and
convicts. giving special attention to
the proper care of the tonvicts, mules.
machinery and tools.
Sec. 6. Each Of the Board Of
County Commissioners. except the
Supervisor, shall receive a salary Of
$4,000 per annum and the further
sum of fifty (s3O.OO dollars for
travelling expenses: Provided: that
said Commissioners shall give at least
thirty days full service during the
year.
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LEXINGTON CIRCUIT.
IS Sunday. Feb. q:

Services Sunday, Feb. 81:
Red Bank-Sunday school 10 d.
m. j. F. Sharpe, Supt Preaching
II q. m.
Horeb-Sunday school 2:30 p. m.
ID. l.. Harmon. Supt. Preaching $3.50
p. m.
Lexington-Sunday school 10 a. m.
". D. Dent, Supt. Preaching 7:30 p.
m.
H. A. WHITTEN.
Pastor
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-23
CHANGES LEXINGTON
co. COVER NbIENI |

Columbia, Feb. 22.-The Lexington
county goyernment act, having run
the gamut Of both houses, after sew
eral amendments, has finally passed
ana was ratified Monday night.
The act makes several important
changes in the. administration OF
county affairs. It requires that all
supplies be bought on competitive
bids and all road contracts shall be
asarded TO lowest Bidders: The
Sne number Of county commission-
rs are retained but the poWers Of the
hoard are increased so that they prac-
tical equal authority with the Super
visor. It provides that all claims
must be approved by a majority OF
the board and imposes upon the
supervisors Office the duty Of keep
ing duplicate records in such a way
that the outstanding Indebtedness can
be ascertained at any time.
The measure was originally intro
duced in the senate by DIR. Crosson
but was amended in several particu-
iars inS the house. The act in full
follows:
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-02-23

And so Clemenceau has killed two
tigers. This seems strangely like
fratricide.
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24
All Mankind
Halls the Morn Of
the Resurrection

Easter morning-the most joyous Of
all the mornings Of. the year, the one
great, day Of gladness. supreme above
all others on the calendar, the Morn
Of the Resurrection.
And why is this the gladdest day
Of the year7
It is the gladdest of all days because
it typifies the hope that beyond the
grave there Is another life than this.
It speaks the promise that we shall
rise again from the dust Of death, that
we shall be reunited with those whom
we have loved and lost, that we shall
open our eyes in another world where
there is no parting again, no sorrow.
no loss, no pain.
Compare this hope with all other
hopes that man can have, and they
sink into insignificance. g tss
II the sons of men believed that
this life were the only life they could
ever know, If they believed that the
grave is the end and that when they
were laid away with the dust from
which they came there would be n,
awakening, not only would the dearest
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24
DlSEASEsKILLS I
CLOVER lWEEv|L:
Natural Enemy Of Parasite Pre-
vents It Developing Into
Serious Menace.
INSECT ExACIs LARGE TOLL
Pest Is Found In Practically Every
Section Of Country Where Glover
ls Grown-Larvae Most Numer.
Gus During Spring.
prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture) M

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
If 1t were not for an ever-present
fungous disease, which is powerful
natural enemy Of the clover-leaf
waevil, this pest would develop into q
serious menace to one Of Americas
most important crops-clover. The
clover-leaf weevil, even with this
handicap, is one Of the most danger
GUS of clover pests and exacts large
annual toll. The larvae Of the weevil
usually are checked by the fungous
disease, which spreads rapidly and re-
duces their numbers to a negligible
quantity in remarkably short time.
s5 Brought From Europe.
Like many pests now present in this
country, the clover-leaf weevil was in
troduced accidentally from Europe,
where 1t is well known. The first rec
ord of its occurrence as pest in the
United States was in 1881, when q &C.
we're outbreak occurred at Darlington,
N. ]. 1t is now found in practically
every section of the country where
clover is grown. Its chief food crop
Is clover, but 1t also feeds on alfalfa
and sweet clover. l,
The adult weevil lays its eggs on
the stems Of the clover plant, and in
early spring the larvae hatch and be-
gin to feed as soon as the clover starts
Its growth. Larvae are most numer-
GUS during April, but beginning with
May there is a gradual falling off in
numbers, and by the end of that month
or the middle of June, practically all
have completed their growth and spun
their pupal cocoon. The adult weevils,
or beetles, emerge in from s to 16
days, and feed steadily on the clover
plant for about two weeks, after
which they become semidormant, or
remain inactive until early in Septem-
Der. At this time they again become
active and feed for about a month,
during which the eggs are laid. g
Hides During the Day.
Both the larvae and adult weevils
feed during the night. and conceal
themselves in the day under rubbish
or in cracks in the ground. Usually
they work on the underside of the
leaves where they eat small holes and
are not seen except by the careful OBJ
server. The most important check ,on
the pest is the fungous disease. which
kills the larvae in vast numbers dur.
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24

nit Of thorough and easy cleaning.
Well drained clay floors have many
good points in their favor.
IA barn with two rows of tie stalls,
facing center feeding alley for the
cows, and with pens for calves and
young stock directly back of the cows
and next to the outer walls, is prob
ably the most practical arrangement.
This makes for minimum of labor in
handling the calves.
"Ample yard space should be pro-
vided adjacent to the barn. for the
COW herd needs plenty of exercise and
should be turned out every day for at
least few hours. Small calves also
need exercise. yet should not be re-
quired to withstand too much expos
ure. For open heifers and dry cows
cheaply constructed shed which pro-
vides shelter from wind and storm and
dry place to lie down and so ar
ranged as to ensure economical feed
ing, is all that Is necessary. These
animals should not be handled in large
punches, but should be divided and
grouped according to size and condi-
tion." :.
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24
Easter eggs, prayed earneatly and ter.

Easter eggs, prayed earnestly and Ter
vently. On the night before Easter
they made nest for the eggs they 90
confidently believed the morning would
bring. When they awoke the next
morning they ran to the nest, and
there. sure enough, lay three lovely
eggs, and sitting back Of them, very
proud Of himself, was q big white rab-
bit, the very rabbit that had laid the.
eggs. S,ssi \, ga 53
But the Easterl rabbit Is far, far
older than this tale. and the myths,
about the rabbit, many, Of them associ-
ating the rabbit in one way or another
with eggs, are centuries older than the
Easter festival. N sss:sS n 81 3Ss ,53
The Moon festival I'M China comes.
In the springtime and corresponds with
Easter. It's a great aholid iday. Nobody
works. Everybody puts on his best
clothes and goes ont Tor q general jolli-
fcation. The elimination Of events
comes on what Is our Easter, which
as old-fashioned people will tell you,
comes son the first Sunday after the
nrst full moon after the 2nd Of
March. 5s ss5ssl'
ia Il. On this night thats '.ths rabbit.
|siI u snoons lss l,set sssn. Thss Chi.
-. r.
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24


first sent to the earth by the moon
god, who used rabbit as his messens
ger. The message given to the rab-
bit was this: Like as die and rise.
10 life again, so shall you die and rise
to life again."
The rabbit, however, thinking It
would be a good Joke on the people
Of the earth, reversed this gospel:
What he said to the people was : Like
as I die, and live no more, so shall 70
all die and be no more alive. The
people took this gospel very SORROW
fully, which amused the rabbit, and
he went back to the moon god and
3boasted Of what he had done. Tho
god was go. infuriated with his mes.
senger that he threw hatchet at him
and split his lip wide open, and that,
II you would like to know, is why the
rabbits lip. is slit. AZ is..-
IN certain partsfof England, particu!
larly ct Hallaton, there was an old
custom Of celebrating Easter Monday
with 'share pie scramble and ''bottle
kicking" This celebration began with
q procession leading to the house Of
the rector Of the parish and consisting
Of two men abreast, carrying sacks
with cut-up pies inside; three men
abreast, two carrying wooden bottles
filed with beer, and the third a large
dummy bottle that was to be kicked
about; one man, carrying a pole OH
which was fastened q hare in a. sitting
posture, and, last OF all, band Of
music. The band was followed by
allsthe people Of the parish who could
walk. The dummy bottle was kicked
into the neighboring parish, where It
was burned, or drowned" after which
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24
MAXI \ !! FARM HOMES i } PLEASING
Shrubs should 30 Used In Abundance q,
Hide Foundation Llnss- ~, 81,
Trsss Give Shade. ,s sss

M Suitable paintings are necessary To-
unite the parts Of q farmstead into 81
pleasing, homelike whole. Trees are
used for windbreaks. a. frames for the
buildings OF q background for them,
and TO give shade. Shrubs are needed
ID abundance to t::de partially tire
foundation lines o. buildings. support
their corners, give reasons for turns
b drives or walks and to screen nm;
3ligntly objscts Natirs trees aud,
'sln6 md ssl alialsstos
shriys q ths locality aFe $ths best To-
- g:.s Il Z Il .siss 5 8 81, K
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24
GIVE BEEF BREEDING
ANIMALS GOOD CARE
Success Depends Much on Man.
agement! During Winter. 4.
Barns Should 30 Built With Plenty o.
Light and ventilatlon-Provlds
Ample Yard Space for Nee.
essary Exercise.

Livestock men at University Farm
believe that winter care of the beef
breeding herd deserves more careful
study than most breeders give 1t. Un-
der Minnesota conditions, the success
Of the business depends largely upon
the success of the system of manage
ment In winter quarters. A few funda-
mentals are thus laid down by ]. 8.
Montgomery Of the agricultural extern
sion division:
"Barns do not need to be as warm
for beef breeding animals as for dairy
cows, yet should be built with plenty
Of light and have good ventilation.
Walls, hangers, alleys and cutters
shonld be of such material as to per-
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24
The Rabbit Z
and tie q
Easter Egg (
I'z7H6zN@ N@1Il

How did the rabbit get into the nest
of Easter eggs? OF all the curious leg
ends the centuries have gathered
about the Easter season none are more
widely circulated than those having to
do with the rabbit and the Easter eggs.
Easter eggs are seen all over the Chris
tian world on Easter Sunday, and
wherever the eggs are there Is the
rabbit also. '.t
y Just where and how such total
abstainer from eggs, such clearly
nonsproducer Of eggs as rabbit, got
mixed up in q nest of them the biog-
raphers Of neither the hen nor the
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24
IN STARTING EARLY PLANTS
Box Of Any Convenient Size May 30
Used for Cabbage, Lettuce. To.
matoes and Pepper. 4

A hotbed is not necessary in start
ing early plants to be transplanted to
the garden. Cabbage, lettuce. tomato,
pepper and eggplant can be started in
any convenient size of box, which may
be placed in a warm room. Before
being plated In the garden the seed
lings should be hardened of by
placing the, box out in the open during
the day and on nights when no frost
10 expected. ss
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24

Ing the months Of April and May, and
again In October or November. This
disease is epidemic, and conta,sion SO
rapid and thorough that in from two
to four weeks 1t is almost impossible
to lind living individual clovel-weevils
where previously there were thou.
sands. This disease Is well distributed
I'M the United States and attacks nu.
merous other insects. Wild birds and
poultry, especially turkeys and chick
ems. are natural enemies to the insect
and devour both the larvae and
beetles. 1aE
Control measures consist In pastuf.
ing the clover In the fall or clipping iit
In the spring. Flowing under the sec.
ond years crop in the fall is recon.
mended, hot only to hinder the III.
crease Of the insect. but to control
others which attack clover. sa
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24

not eat . hare must eat q red her
ring rs is9 &
AZ least one mythologist has tried
70 account for the Easter rabbit in
England BY making him the creature
of the Anglican godd les Eostre, whose
name, according t0 Bede, was givenito
the month of April which was called
Estermopath. Grimm calls this god.
1dess Ostara, divinity Of the radiant
dawn. Of upspringing light
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24

when the sky is
clear there you'll
see Br'er Rabbit
pounding a W a y
And when you see
it, you will see q
mixture Of Taoist
belief, East At
rican mythology,
southern negro
folklore and early
Christian legend
The Japanese
have q legend,
doubtless passed
over to tho m.
from India, that
the gospel Of the
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24
Diplomatic.
Soap Csc. oiatn.st Is aal soc, Tales. zse

F.. He was one of the few remaining
.old-time darkies. He had finished the
odd jobs for which he had been en-
ployed, and, hat in hand, appeared ut
the back door.
"How much is 1t, Uncle?" he was
asked.
"Yo' say how much7 Jest whateber
yo' all say, missis."
"oh, but I'd rather you would say
how much" the lady Of the house re-
piled. .s.a@e
"Yas. nam! But. main, Ah'd rather
hab de seventy-five cents yo' all would
gimme dan de fifty cents Ah'd charge
yo' all."-From Life.
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24

2 j. - ~
tality. In It life lay dormant. An in
sensate thing. a mere object, it had
the power to become living being,
To the early Christians the egg SYM
bolized the resurrection. Because of
this, and also because eggs were looked
upon as meat, Roman Catholics OF
Italy, Spain and France were formerly
forbidden to eat eggs during Lent. Az
ter the fasting was~over eggs were the
1irst meat to. be eaten. Every Easter
table held eggs dyed red, to represent
the blood Of Christ, and piled in pyra-
mids at various points Of vantage
along the table. Before the eggs were
broken they were blessed by the priest.
A special blessing for the Easter
eggs was given out by Pope Paul ",
who sat in the spapal chair from 1905
to 1921. This blessing. which Is still,
used BY many Roman Catholics, is:
..Bless, o Lord, we beseech thee, this
thy gift Of eggs, that 1t may become
a wholesome sustenance Of thy faith
ful servants, eating 1t in thankfulness
20 thee on the morn Of the resurrection
of our Lord" & s, !,
Greek Catholics believe that eggs
laid on Good Friday have within them
their own blessing, and that he who
eats them as his first food on Easter
!; sunday viii be blessed throughout the
year. They, too. hold that the egg
O symbolical Of the resurrection.
~ sBut Ill Of these eggs are the fruit
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24
ESSENTIAL FOR GOOD HEALTH
Fruits and Vegetables Play Important
Part In Diet Of Human Family:
Grow q Variety.

People are coming to realize that
fruits and vegetables play a very i'm.
portant part In the health Of the hu-
man family. Some Of the vegetables
which do not have much food value
are very important for maintaining
health. A wide variety OF fruits and
vegetables should be grown in every
home garden this year.
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24

nese, in their Moon festival, pay hom.
age to this rabbit. Their ancient reli-
gion, TaOism, taught them that this
rabbit was the slave Of genii who kept
him everlastingly busy pounding herbs
and drugs to make the elixir Of life.
He squats in a cassia tree to do the
pounding, and IL you will look at the
moon any Easter Sunday evening
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24

bits OF It were
taken home as
trophies p ls by the
people. ,3.s.j
The custom 4 fell
into disnse about
1767. But other
customs IN which
the hare figured
were continued
to a aamuch later
date, one having
to do with thu
hunting Of a hare
on Good Friday,
to be eaten on
nnrSn~ ln- 4. 49,
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24
Poison Obtained From Dead.

Poison Obtained From Dead. Il,
The favorite poison used by Tho
Australian bushmen in warfare is OBJ
tained from certain portions Of pu.
trefying corpse. It is said that man
wounded with aswar-shaft poisoned
with this awful venom dies Of lock-
Jaw almost Immediately.
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24
How Il Worked Out.

II sent Josh to college," said Farm
er Corntossel, $50 that he'd have the
advantage Of a better education than
I had" 'E-p
"How did 1t work out?"
"Josh overdoes his gratitude. He's
all the time showin' off his intellec-
tuab superiority SO as to make me feel
that I got my moneys worth"
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24

rabbit are able
to say. But there
he Is, and there
he persists in
staying, however
inconsequent, ir-
relevant and Inn
material his pres
ence may be.
Myths of the
Easter egg are
more easily ac-
counted for. The
Ancient e gyp'
tians, Persians.
Gauls, Greeks and
Romans saw In
the egg an em-
hloYn Of. imnnr
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24

hope they could possibly have be taken
then from them, but the world would
then become q place unfit for habita-
tion. % &
Without the hope Of resurrection
from the grave man would surely sink
at once to the low level Of the beast.
But that this is not his belief. and
that man has, instead. q firm and a
full hope to. live again, is what makes
Easter the one great joyous day Of all
days. 4sis V.
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24

Dr.. Barber's Eczema Ointment
is wonderfully efficient and speedy r.
lief for Eczema, Itch, Winter Itch, and
Barber's Itch. It should be In every
home. 50 cents for large tube at
druggists or postpaid direct from me.
George A. Busse, Lake Villa, nL-Adv.
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24
BREAK !. |, I. gRRpooDY { o TURKEY HENS
cennns Them In Stat sotto,ned coou
siSor Two or Three pays-yviit
Mate Soon After,ward, .is

Turkey hens can easily be broken.
OF their soodiness BY combining them
for two Of three days to q coop with
4 slat bottom. They will mate soon
after bein1 let out Of the coop ana Is.
IN laying q about = wsek. N
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24

The Wrong Nut. ~
.sThe whole thing lies in nutshell.s
Eyes. but you've got hold Of the wrong
nutshell. Cartoons Magazine.
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24

Love is responsible for a good many
frosts in summer and few hot waves
in winter.
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24
Jud Tunklns.

. 'ta Jud Tunkln0.
. Jud Tunkins says he can't under.
stand why some people think it's any
kind OF comfort to explain to .
MAI. that his troubles are his own
fault. .,
Sioux County pioneer., 1921-03-24

pfOuuCts Wnea
every child be
lieves that the
rabbit 10 respon-
.sible for the Eaal-
Germany for q
long time claimed
that she was the
mother Of the
Easter rabbit.
She, said that II
1htapp pened, one
time, that the
children Of a very
/ Ipoorpeasant had
been told that
they could have
no eggs at Easter
~ n,onka { had No