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NOTICE of the COUNTY TREASURER. The Books of the County Treasurer will be open for the collection of State, County and Commutation Road Taxes for the fiscal year, 1919, at the Treasurer’s office from October 15th to 'December 31st, 1919. After Decem ber 31st one per cent will be added. After January 31st, two per cent will tur added - .—and—after • February 98th, seven per cent will be added till the 15th day of March, 1920, when the books will be closed. All persons owning property in more than one township are requested to call for receipts in each of the ■‘several tbwnships in which the pro perty is located. This is important, as aflditional cost and penalty may be attached. All able-bodied male citizens be tween the ages of 21 and 60 years of age are liable to pay a poll tax of $1.00, except old soldiers, whd are exempt at 50 years of age. Commuta tion Road Ta?: $1.50 in lieu of road duty. All men now in military ser vice are exempt from road tax. The Tax Levy is as follows: State Tax .. .. ..9 mills Ordinary County Tax .. ..4 mills Road and Bridge 4 mills Railroad Bonjl ..T mill Road Bonds IVj mills Jail Bonds .. .. .. .■ ■. .. ^ mill "^TistTnrtToTiai' 'STtiooi Wr-.-:?. ^unrrr • Permanent road .and bridges 2% mills Christmas Classic in Author's Hand 44 A Visit From St Nicholas, 9 * Written by Clement C Moore lOO Years Ago and Known to Evpry Child Special Schools—Laurens Township. Laurens No. 11 .. 10% mills Trinity-Ridge No. 1 8% mills Maddens No. 2 4 mills .Narnie No. 3 5 mills Bailey No. 4 4 mills Mills No. 5 .' . .4 mills Oak Grove No. 6 . .2 mills Ora No. 12 .. ..8 mills Special Schools—Youngs Township. Youngs N8. 3 4 mills Youngs No. 2 8 mills Youngs No. 4 11% mills Youngs No. 5 8 mills Fountain Inn No. 3B 20 mills Lanford No. 10 10% mills Ora No. 12 8 mills Youngs No. 1 .. . .3 mills Central No. 6 2 mills Youngs No. 7’ 8 mills Special Schools—Dials Township. Green Pond No. 1 7 mills Dials No. 2 8% mills Shiloh No. 3' ..12mllls Gray Court-Owings No. 5 ..12% mill^ Barksdale No. 6 5 Dials Church No. 7 .... . Fountain Inn No. 3R r ^<5o mills Mi i n i I’fn 1 i .. 10 mills 4 4'mills Special Schools—Sullivan Township. Mt. Bethel No. 2 rv^.8 mills Princeton No. 1 1^% mills Poplar Springs No. 3 12 mills Hickory Tavern No. 17 .. ..8% mills Brewerton No. 7 4 mills Sullivan Township R. R. bonds 3 mills Merna No. 8 ..2 mills % , Special Schools—Waterloo Township. Waterloo Np. 14 4 mills Mt. Gallagher No. 1 .. 8 mills Bethlehem No. 2 .. .. r. .. ..4 mills Ekom Nb. 3 8 mills Centerpoint No. 4 4 mills Oakville No. 5 .. ..8 mills Mt. Pleasant 'No. 6 4 mills Mt. Olive No. 7 8% mills Specia 1 Schools—Cross Hill Township. Cross Hill No. 13 . . . . V. .10% mills Cross Hill No. 1 2 mills Cross Hill No. 2 2 mills Cross Hill Np. 4 .. .. . ..—r-riZamills Cross Hill NO. g . .3 mills Cross Hill No. 3 .. 7. .. .. ..2 mills Special Schools—Hunter Township. Mountville No. 16 11 mills Hunter No. 2 .4 mills Hunter-No. 3-.. .^ . .6 mills Clinton No. 5 ..11 mills Hunter No. 4 4 mills Hunter No. 1 2 mills Hunter No. 6 4 mills Special Schools—Jacks Township. Odell’s No. 6 3 mills Hurricane No. 15 3 mills Shady Grove No. 2 .. .. .. ..3 mills Jacks No. 3 5 mills Jacks No. 4 3 mills Special Schools, Scuffletown Township Langston Church No. 3 3 mills Scuffletown No. 1 8 mills Lanford No. 10 10%. mills Ora No. 12 .. 8 mills Scuffletown No. 2 4 mills Scnffletown No. 4 4 mills Prompt attention will be given those otfho wish to pay their taxes through the mail by check, money or der, etc. Persons sending in lists of names to be taken off are requested to send them early; andgive/the township of each, as thc'^Tr^prer is very busy during the month of December. ROSS D. YOUNG. County Treasurer, J. B. FRONTIS JEWELER % CLINTON, S. C. Typewriter Ribbons, Carbon and Adding Machine Paper. Scaife’s Book Store Wit jktuit * ' a C*/Vftj jHlVUHtj, 'hota /yhcuJtf jl\*. justAA iu4*j Cy tht ohivivn+y 3/v ho]\4i Miar f r ivou/j 1* Hun a I IJta uAna oila*% Uui* dtJU, 6/tkAa»*/ ^u^n/i-jtCunnJ donutdH\ha AsaJUl (fad Slni&H*** o* hm <Muf ///* pny -coft. fCzdOu* o /ho^f o\tl‘oh jdu (/uufh thine OJtoi* fajtk a dodxatt JtAi m/AfcCj*r»J thjjtnh&fa CLuroy ^0 ’ tits J ^'la as' CytA>c W»z 'd<>Ou 0^ fhud- dey^ to ItfavT t» jtHhdw'hy fyti jivov^d Qjyiak, « /HU4%KaXUn</(tAtji*. fieft tony n***-tilths WJHCo.dur/e tU Mm *«}**<< couAJtHd^y cami^ Qnd ^ cundjkoM, OMd callccf tUrn. ** Jfovs StuhjH 1 Ague'S** fi*-'. niour. onnd • Oh. O’*, f On, Q/tuI rj TT+Ai "top. oft fjyie4i ’ to th, toft oft tis wall ■ ■Moa/ do4^ a^ny'- doji cuvay! dtUh o*#uyoU< ^ '■ xSV-fl \ • S< A LITTLE book bound in red morocco holds the kernel of the children’s celeb ratio® the world over of Christmas. To look at it no one would dream its hidden words are even now vibrating in the hearts of countless children, yet the charm Its bright covers em brace Is perennial. It is the manu script of the famous children’s classic, “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” written by Clement C. Moore almost a hundred years ago, and dedicated to his own children In particular, and, as it has since proved, to childhood the world over. This season It has as Its compfcnlon in the library of the New York County Historical society In Central Park West a photographic copy of the original text enlarged sufficiently to enable It to be easily, read, for though the orig inal chirography is quite remarkable for a man of Dr. Moore’s years—eighty- two when he indited the poem—it is Hue and old-fushioned, and there fore somewhat difficult to read. The iunovatiou has proved a rare treat to the library patrons, and It is interesting to note with what rever ence It is bandied by men and women whose childhood days are long past, yet whose holiday /memories are still bright Two pages and a half are con sumed In committing the poem to paper, and the repetition of the old familiar lines brings to mind pleasant thoughts of the seasou, for no one has ’ever visualized our American Christ mas from the children’s viewpoint as has -Clement <3. Moore in iris rare little poem. The lines were written as a Christ mas gift for the author’s two young daughters nearly a century ago, but it has since become a progressive gift fb countless other girls and boys. Ac- A Christmas Kiss CakU Cause Grip md Influenza LAXATIVE BROUO QUININE Tablet* remove the dun*. Tber« is only one ’’Bromo Qaiaine.” E.W. GROVE’S •Ignatov oo the box. Mo. Clinton Fertilizer & Fuel Co. ‘ ’ DEALERS IN Fertilizer—Grain—Seed—Fuel—Oils and Greases CLINTON, S. C., Dec. 6th, 1919. In opening our new business in Clinton we bad two Jdeas foremost in our minds. < First, that the people of Clinton and surrounding Territory needed a business of this kind. A business that carried in stock, Feeds, Fuel, Fertilizer, Seeds, Oils and Greases, bought in such quantities as to give the Best Cash Price. A business that would give Prompt and Courteous treat ment and service to its customers and always glad to accommodate them. To sell them goods at a reasonable profit. To carry the best grade of mer chandise. To always be glad and ready to adjust any dissatisfaction that mightxome up and refund price paid if not exactly as represented. Our second idea was To make out of the business a fair and legit imate profit for our efforts. To do this we adopted the plan of quick sales withThort Profits on TGasF^Basis.’ Buying in quantitles to obT3tTTthe tow-" coinpanying the original manuscript when It was presented to the society by T. W. Moore, a relative, sqme fifty years ago, is a letter in which the writer tells how the verses came to be written and how it happened that they were eventually published. Mr. Moore lived at the time In a handsome house overlooking the Hud son, at Ninth avenue and Twenty- third street. Then Chelsea, like Green wich village, further south, was quite remote from the city. Each was large ly populated by the Dutch settlers from Nieuw Amsterdam. Living near his country seat was a portly, rubi cund Dutchman, who suggested to film the idea of making St. Nicholas the hero of a Christmas piece for his chlklrpo. It was, however, with no thought of Its ever being published that Mr. Moore wrote the poem, but the lines were copied by a relative of the au thor in her album. From it another copy was made by a friend of hers from Troy. Some time later, much to the surprise of Dr. Moore, it was for the first time published In a news paper. By such small chance was this choice little poem saved for posterity. In those days there was no such celebration of Christmas as Is now the case, but Dr. Moore, having absorbed the ancient traditions of his Dutch neighbors, wove them Into the poem for his 'children. He did more than that, for he built up around the cen tral thought an Interpretation which has gradually come to be our own. As some one has so aptly said, it has | become so much part and parcel of our literature that It seldom occurs to peo ple it ever had ah author. Since for nearly a hundred years American chil dren have been fed on It, it has now '»ecome theirs in very truth. t - X ■ ♦ , In doing this, we can turn our money several times a year and thereby benefit both ourselves and customers. We can save you money in the course of a years business which may seem small at the time of pur chase, but consider a saving of from 5c to 10c on each dollar purchase. You can readily see what interest you are saving on your purchases. We are located in the two-story ware room formerly owned by the J. W. Copeland Company, situated on N. & L. Railroad, and would appreciate a call from you. Will always be glad to serve you. We have on hand large stocks of Feed, Dairy Feed, Hog Feed, Horse Fee<k Chicken Feed, Cotton Seed Meal, 0ats, Fertilizer, Seed Wheat, cleaned and tested; Auto Oils and Greases;. Wood, cut, dried and • split. We are out of Coal, at present, due to coal-strike, but are making every effort to get vorae: ——~ —r— We have two trucks with careful drivers, and can do your hauling at a reasonable price. Phone your wants to 301. i 1 J Clinton Fertilizer £ Feel Co. \ * PHONE YOUR WANTS TO 301 J. W. COPELAND, JR., Manager 'EMMILL WAGONS S OME Thornhill owners constantly comment on die ease with which die wagon can be “backed up/* This is due to the full circle iron. The ordinary circle is but a half circle ( u ). In making a sharp turn bolsters often run to the end of die track and become derailed.’* Thornhills cannot do this because their track is a circle ( O ). ^ r ' , Others comment on the fact that in spite of tre mendous overloads, Thornhill axlfes never break. The reason for this is plain. They use tough highland hickory—reinforced by a steel truss bar that extends the full length of the axle. •* . * ^ Still others comment that the gears never-get out of line. This unusual feature is due to one of their workmen *s inventions. He designed a malle able front hound plate—bolted to the gears at eight points. It’s literally a jacket of iron that holds gears in line and insures light running for life. From hilly sections come reports that the old trouble of broken king bolts is unknown among owners of Thornhill wagons. This because \A a cup and saucer arrangement on the bolster that relieves die king bolt of strain. To others the amazing feature is the long life of Thornhill beds—due to their location which gives them the pick of the yearly cutting df wood and due, in part, to the fact that, they paint with pure lead and linseed oil despite its high cost Thousands of owners have found in Thornhills , unusual strength where they are accustomed to weakness. Let us show you this perfected wagon. Imu*] FARMERS MERCANTILE CO., Clinton, S. C. Renew Your Chronicle Subscription V ami ■