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Sumorouj department.
The Easiest Way.?A company of
select colored artists was rendering
a version of "Othello." The scene
between tb<* Mcor and Desdemona
had been reached, wherein Othello
demands the handkerchief which he
has given his wife as a wedding
amulet.
"Desdemona," he cried, "fetch me
dat han'kerchlef!"
But the doomed lady only babbled
of Cassio, and her liege lord shouted I
again:
"I ast to' de second time to git
me dat han'kerchief!"
Still the fair one parried the issue
with talk of Cassio, and the lordly
Othello, now thoroughly incensed,
bellowed:
"Woman, fo' de third and las'
time I tell you to git me dat han'kerchief!
Away!"
And as he was just about to open
his mouth again, a big. leatherlunged
patron in the top gallery
shouted down at him:
"Fo" de Lawd's sake, nigger, why
doan' you wipe yo' nose on yo' sleeve
an' let de show go on!"?Judge's Library.
Convincing Enough For Him.?
Appropos of his great love for
horses, the Earl of Haddington told
a capital story at an agricultural dinner
some time ago. Having purchased
a carriage horse to match one he already
possessed, a day or two later he
asked his groom what he thought of
the new arrival. "Weel, sir," was
the reply, "he's a gran'-looking
horse, but he's a wee bit touchy 1'
the temper." "What makes you say
that?" 'Weel, he didna seem to tak'
kindly to anybody, sir. In fact, he
dinna like me to gang inta his box to
feed him." "His surroundings are
strange to him," suggested his lord
ship. "I don't think there is anything
wrong with his temper." "I
didna either at first, sir," replied the
groom, "but he kicked me clean oot
of the box twice, an' when ye come
to think aboot it. that's sort o' convlncln'."?Tit-Bits.
His Nose For News.?A cub reportter
on a Pennsylvania paper was sent
out by the city editor to get a story
on the marriage of a young society
girl and a man well known in the
city.
The "cub" was gone about an hour
and then returned and went aimlessly
over to his desk, by which he
sat down. Shortly afterward the city
editor noticed his presence and his
evident idleness.
"Here, kid!" shouted the superior.
"Why aren't you at work on that
wedding?"
"Nothing doing," replied the boy.
"Nothing doing! What do you
mean? Didn't the wedding take
place?"
"Nope. The bridegroom never
showed up, so there ain't nothln' to
write."
Out of Order.?Mrs. Ronald H. Barlow,
the noted Philadelphia golfer,
told a golf story at a luncheon In
Haverford.
"A man," she said, "was golfing
at Bala. He was a poor golfer, and
near-sighted to boot.
"How far is It to the next hole,
caddie?" he said, about half way
round.
"A good drive and a put," the caddie
answered.
"The man made a tremendous
drive, lumps of turf rose up like
frightened birds, but the ball only
rolled a few yards across the grass.
"Tut, tut," said the caddie, "you've
played the put first, mister."?Detroit
Free Press.
"Dis-a-range.'*?At a city night
school where an exceedingly mixed
class, composed of Russian Jews,
Italians, Slavs and Frenchmen, was
trying to attain some facility with the
English language, one bright young
man from .Naples distinguished himself
above all the others. The problem
set before the class was to write
a paragraph containing the word
"disarrange," and he wrote:
"My wife she gef up in the morn
ing and she cook the breakfast ror
me; and when she try to light the
stove, he would not burn and she say,
"I don't like disarrange."?Youth's
Companion.
Deserted.?"Do you say your husband
deserted you?" said the judge
to a lady applying for a separation
order from her husband.
"Yes, my lord."
"Please tell the court as concisely
as you can how he deserted you."
"Two months after we had completed
our honeymoon he scolded
me because he thought I was extravagant
in the matter of getting clothes,
and I went home to my people."
"Yes. Proceed."
"Well, I waited and waited and
waited for him to come and beg me
to return to him, and he never did!"
?London Telegraph,
Fishing In Palestine.?One of Private
John Allen's favorite stories is
about a Georgia bishop.
One of the members of the bishop's
church met the reverend gentleman
one Sunday afternoon and was horified
to find the bishop carrying a
shotgun.
"My dear bishop," he protested, "I
am shocked to find you out shooting
on Sunday. The apostles did not
go shooting on Sunday."
"No," replied the bishop, "they
did not. The shooting was very bad
in Palestine, and they went fishing
Instead."?Cleveland Leader.
No Tangling.?Walter was an im-J
ror'ani witness and one of the lawyers
after cross examining him severely
said:
"Your father has been talking to
you and telling you how to testify, has
he?"
"Yes," said the boy.
"Now," said the lawyer, "just tell
us how your father told you to testify."
"Well," said the boy modestly,
"father told me that the lawyers would
try to tangle me. but if I would just
be careful and tell the truth I could
tell the same thing every time."
The lawyer didn't try to tangle that
boy any more.
What the Doctor Did.?Gustavo Ullyatt
has a little daughter who hasn't
been well recently. The other day a
physician was called to the Ullyatt
home to see her. He examined the
child with the aid of a stethoscope.
When heir father came home that
evening he asked what the doctor had
said.
"Nothin.' " replied the little girl.
"What did he do?" asked Mr. Ullyatt.
"He jist telephoned me all over,"
was the child's reply.?Denver Post.
NEPOTISM IS CHARGED.
[Continued from First Page.]
shall be allowed their actual expenses
for not exceeding two meetings in one
year while engaged in the duties of the
board imposed upon them by this article."
(See code of 1902, section 1312.)
In 1908-1909 the board of trustees
met on: July 14, 1908; September 1,
1908; December 9, 1908; March, 1908.
In 1909-1910 the board of trustees met
en: March. 1909: July 8, 1909: August
12, 1909; September 15. 1909: December
2, 1909.
Special attention Is called to the
clause in the above extract from the
code in regard to the expenses of the
tmctooj whilp pneneed in transacting
the business of the college. And the
committee of the general assembly is
directed to the vouchers turned In by
the member from Pendleton for his
expenses, who comes to the college In
his buggy and has his horse fed by the
college, and the expenses of the members
from Greenville and from Walhalla.
The expenses of the last two are
reasonable. The comparison is Interesting
on the question of expenses.
(See pages 131, 132, 133, 134, 135 of
Annual Report of the College Treasurer,
a copy of which accompanies this
paper.)
Charges Nepotism.
Nepotism is a serious drawback to
good and efficient growth in the college,
and there should be some remedy
for this evil. The following trustees
have relatives on the official force of
Clemson Agricultural college:
R. W. Simpson?Three sons-in-law
on the faculty.
W. W. Bradley?A brother on the
faculty.
J. E. Wannamaker?A brother-inlaw
on the faculty, a nephew on the
station staff; a niece in the office of
the president; a relative In the treasurer's
office.
W. D. Evans?A son In the treasurer's
office; a son holding the position of
fertilizer inspector.
Alan Johnstone?A nephew on the
faculty.
Three other members of the college
force are supposed to be related to
trustees by marriage; but I am not in
possession of accurate information on
this score.
Since the college was opened for
students, In 1893, the board of trustees
has appointed twenty-one of Its relatives
to important positions in the college.
There are now eleven relatives
on the present force. The board has
also appointed two of its members to
good salaried places in the institution
within the past eight years.
The practice of nepotism has caused
much of the troubles and disturbances
during the administration of my predecessors
and during my term of service
as president. As an evidence of
the wilting influence nepotism has on
the official action of the board of trus[
tees, I will cite three instances which
came in my own experience in my efforts
to equip the college with strong
and capable officers; March, 1908, I
recommended to the board of trustees
| a list of mathematical experts for the
J chair which had been vacated by the
death of Prof. P. T, Brodle several
months before. I headed this list with
the name of Dr. Otto Dunkel, who was
then associate professor of mathematics
in the University of Missouri,
(See attached letter from Dr. Dunkel.)
Dr. Dunkel was a naive of Virginia, a
graduate of the University of Virginia
with the degree of master of arts, a
graduate of Harvard university with
the degree of doctor of philosophy, and
also a graduate In mathematics In Gottengen
university of Germany. He
spoke German and French fluently and
had a reading knowledge of Spanish
and Italian. While abroad he studied
mathematics under some of the best
mathematicians both in Germany and
in France. There were two other
strong men on my list, but I endorsed
as my first choice Dr. Dunkel. At Professor
Martin's request I submitted his
application to the board for the chair.
I did not consider Professor Martin
equal to Dr. Dunkel in mathematical
training. After several ballots the
board failed to elect any one, and after
transacting other business adjourned
to meet in July, at which time Professor
Martin was elected, although
Professor Dunkel's name was submitted
by me again. Professor Martin is
a son-in-law of R. W. Simpson, the
former president of the board and a
life trustee. My work for the college
from that time became greatly nampered
and Interrupted by serious difficulties
thrown In my way by the
friends of Mr. Simpson on the board of
trustees. Professor Martin was elected
assistant professor of mathematics
before I became president of the college.
His Recommendations Ignored.
In 1908 I recommended to the board
the election of a chemist for the expert
on the station staff. My list contained
a gentleman who had received
fifteen years' training in chemical experiments
and was familiar with difficult
station researches. A nephew of
a member of the board was nominated
by Mr. Simpson and was elected In a
few minutes afterwards. This nephew
was but recently graduated from
Clemson and was without experience
concerning station experiments. He
was a bright young man, but could not
in any particular compare with the
gentleman whom I had nominated, in
age. experience and educational advantages.
In my efforts to control my stenographer,
who is a niece of a trustee,
I wa3 greatly embarrassed by the board
stepping In and siding with her in her
insubordination. I found her in the office
when I accepted the presidency in
1902. She has been given leave of absence
until the new president shall be
elected, and the inference is that she
will be returned to the president's office
with a salary increased from $650
to $900. Because of this action of the
board last September I have been unable
to secure a competent assistant
who will consent to take the position
with the uncertainty hanging over it.
I have appointed eight young men since
last September, but all have declined
after looking into the situation. I have
called the attention of the board to this
unfortunate condition, but it has declined
to reconsider its determination
to have the niece returned to the president's
office after I retire.
While I was in controversy with the
last commandant in the matter of wno
should discharge the duties of the pres
ident's office, Kev. coke u. Mann, a
member of the board of trustees, published
an article in the newspapers
condemning me in my efforts to control
the affairs of the college, and yet he
had not availed himself of the opportunity
to inform himself concerning my
side of the matters under consideration.
Mr. Mann was on. the jury which was
afterwards called on to decide on the
merits of the case. By his conduct he
had rendered himself unfit to sit on the
case, but he took part in the discussions
which occurred in the board and
cast his vote against me in the final
action of the trustees.
The voting of $4,000 to compensate
members of the board of trustees (with
their law partners) for defending the
college in the dike litigation is worthy
consideration by the committee of the
general assembly.
Agricultural Courses Cut.
In my efforts to develop the college
into a high-grade institution of science,
engineering and agriculture. I had
worked out, with the assistance of my
faculty, seven courses of study for
the students to pursue, and three of
the.-e were for the agricultural students.
But the trustees at their meeting
in December last cut out all but
one of these agricultural courses, because
they thought the Farmers' Union
demanded such to be done.
When I tendered my resignation, in
July, 1909. the board of trustees was
informed that my reasons for resigning
were because:
1. The frequent interference in the
administration of the college affairs
by the trustees.
2. Selecting the officers of the college
without allowing the president a
large share in determining who shall
fill these positions. This will avoid
nepotism.
3. The need of a reorganization of
the military department so that the
recent attitude of the last commandant
again't the president may not again
occur.
The board of trustees refused to ac
cepi my if.Mgiiuuun nuu ..... ...
ineft in August. Before adjourning,
however, it passed the following res|
olutions:
"That a committee of three be ap
pcinted by the chairman to take into
consideration the revision of the bylaws,
and, in consultation with the
president of the college, report such
changes as in their judgment are necessary
to secure the following results:
1. Define the powers and duties of the
president of the college, so that he shall
be the absolute head of the college, to
be held responsible for its satisfactory
working and success. 2. To define the
relation of the trustees of the college
and their duties as inspectors and legislators,
seeking to secure the best results
at a minimum of expense; the
idea being that the trustees shall direct
and control the policy of the college
under general rules and regulations,
while the faculty shall carry
them out under the orders of the presi
(leni UI me CUIICgr, mm sunn oiuiic a\.i
as the intermediary between the trustees
and the various heads of departments,
and shall be held responsible
for results. 3. To secure the co-ordination
and co-operation of the various
departments of the college with a view
to economy and efficiency and a clear
definition of duties of the various officers
of the college."
Mr. Alan Johnstone, the chairman,
appointed on this commltee the following
trustees: Senator B. R. Tillman,
Messrs. R. W. Simpson and W. W.
Bradley.
Copy of the by-laws accompany this
paper showing in red ink my recommendations
to the committee when It
met in August for the revision. These
bylaws were finally adopted as printed
by the board of trustees at its last
meeting, December, 1909.
The Loyal Members.
I desire to say to the committee of
the general assembly that the following
members of the board of trustees have
stcod by me in my efforts to build
Clemson Agricultural college into a
high-grade Institution of agriculture,
engineering and science-, viz.: Senator
B. R. Tillman, Messrs. R. E. Bowen, M.
L. Donaldson, B. H. Rawl, Jesse H.
Hardin, John G. Richards. Mr. R. I.
Manning has been on the board of
?n short a time I cannot sneak
intelligently concerning his probable
attitude on the questions disturbing the
I college. I believe, however, that he
will take a station with the gentlemen
| mentioned above in all those matters
which are for the well-being and best
Interests of Clemson Agricultural college.
Mr. J. E. Wannamaker has on
many occasions supported the pre3i|
dent in his plans for the best interest
of the college; like the other gentlemen.
he is an independent thinker, as
he should be, but I think his sympathy
has been with the president when he
thought thi3 officer was right. Mr.
Wannamaker, however, has several
relatives on the college force and I do
not know what would be his attitude if
the test was made.
In submitting this paper 1 wish it to
be distinctly understood that I have
endeavored to withdraw all personality
from the accounts I have given, and I
would be greatly disturbed if I thought
that I had said anything which would
bring trouble upon innocent parties. I
desire also to say that my colleagues on
the faculty and on the college force of
officers have stood by me loyally in the
work of the college, and I have no. criticism
to make against any one of these
gentlemen; they are all loyal to the
college and its interests. If the evils.
I have tried to relate in this paper are
corrected I am confident Clemson Agricultural
college will grow into the finest
institution in the entire south.
Respectfully,
P. H. MELL.
LANOES SHEPHERDS.
French Peasants Who Are Experts In
Walking on Stilts.
There Is a vast district In France
where the entire community goes
about and transfers its business on
stilts. This district is called "Les
Landes."
The inhabitants, who are among the
poorest peasants in France, gain their
subsistence by fishing, by such little
agriculture as is possible and by keeping
cows and sheep. The shepherds
make use of their stilts for two pur
poses?first, because wanting is qunc
Impossible on account of the sage and
undergrowth of brush, and, second,
because the height of their stilts gflves
them a greater range of vision.
The stilts generally are about six or
seven feet high. Near the top there
is a support for the foot, which has a
strong stirrup and strap, and still
nearer the top a band of leather fastens
the stilt firmly to the leg. Just below
the knee. Some stilts, especially
those made for fancy walking and for
tricks, are even higher than seven
feet, and the man who uses these?and
he must be an expert?can travel
as fast as ten miles an hour. The
lower end of this kind of stilt Is capped
with a sheep bone to prevent its
splitting.
Some of these Landes shepherds are
wonderfully clever In the management
of their stilts. They run races, step
or jump over brooks, clear fences and
walls and are able o keep their bal
ance and equilibrium while stooping
to the ground to pick up pebbles or to
gather wild flowers. They fall prone
upon their faces and assume their
perpendicular without an effort and
in a single moment after they have
thus prostrated themselves.?Technical
World Magazine.
CHINA'S FORESTRY.
Awakened Orientals Taking Inter
est In Conserving Tree Life.
In a portion of the Chinese Empire
?a country whlc Is so often cited
as an example of the evil of deforestation?earnest
efforts are now being
made to re-establish a forest cover
by planting. The work Is being carried
on under the supervision of the
Germans, says Harper's Weekly.
When Tslngtau was occupied by
the Germans ahout eleven years
the hills were found bare and barren.
with only a sporadic growth of
scrub pine and weeds. Plans for reforestation
were at once made and
about 2,695 acres have already been
planted. About half of this Is planted
in acacias, the balance In pine, larch,
walnut, oak, ash, maple and alder.
So successful has this planting been
that the point has already been reached
where the sale of timber can be
made.
It is particularly remarkable that
this work should have been so successful
in view of the difficulties to
which the plantation was subjected.
The rainfall is light and lack of moisture
considerably retarded the development
of the trees. By far the worst
enemies, however, were insects. Various
species of caterpillars and other
insects have been so destructive
that thousands of Chinese boys and
women are now engaged annually to
destroy them. Various measures of
prevention have been tried, such as
placing girdles of glue on the trees,
but these have not been effective, and
it was found necessary to resort to a
systematic destruction of the insects
by hand. Acacias appear to with- ]
Istand the attacks of the insects better
than any other species, and the '
summits of the mountains are now
being planted with these trees in an
effort to check future destruction. In
addition to these enemies, Chinese
thieves nrp another source of diffl"
culty, and on one occasion a band of
thirty-six thieves was captured In the
act of stealing wood. ,
In spite of these drawbacks, however,
the work has been so success- '
ful that the Chinese government is
now undertaking forestry schemes (
in a number of places under advice
from German experts. This work 1
centers about Mukden, Manchuria, i
where success has already been obtained
with acacias, and experiments ]
are now being made with other trees. ,
The first Chinese forest school was established
at Mukden two years ago. i
Six hundred and twenty-five acres
have already been set apart for cul- .
tivation. and 24,710 acres are to be
purchased for afforestation. '
JttiscrUancouo itratlinfl.
VICARIOUS SERVICE.
Teat of Highest Development of Christian
Practice.
"Inasmuch as ye have done it unto
one of the least of there my brethren,
ye have done It unto me."
We too often think of service to
Christ as something mystical and imaginary.
The text given above teacheB
that Christ is here living in men. and
when we minister to the needs and
want3 of suffering humanity we are
ministering to Him.
It should be remembered, however,
thut Christ was speaking, in this scrip- 1
ture, particularly to His disciples.
They were already His disciples and
service did not make them so. The
basis of their acceptance as disciples
was their love for and trust in Christ.
So'service does not make us disciples
of Christ, but it is the test of our discipleship.
The great Joy of Christian
life is in ministering to Chri3t, vicariously,
through his suffering brethren.
"For I was an hungered, and ye gave
me meat; I was thlr3ty, and ye gave
me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took
me in; naked, and ye clothed me; I
was sick, and ye visited me; I was In
priron, and ye came unto me." Think
of the opportunities we have to minister
to Christ in thi3 way, and thus
testify by our works our love to Him.
The world wonders why men and
women will give up friends and loved
ones and all the comforts of a Christian
home and go to a strange country,
among a strange people who are repulsive
to all that is pure, who are vile
and full of sin and hate, and spend
their lives there ministering to their
wants of every kind, suffering insult
for their kindness and many times giving
their lives as sacrifices; and they
wonder on till they are' brought to see
Christ as their Saviour. Then every
cry of the helpless and suffering will
he to them the call of their Saviour.
1 am not trying to suggest anything
new, the object of this paragraph Is to
urge all Christians to open their eyes
to see the needs, and unstop their ears
to hear the cries of all suffering humanity
at home and abroad, and to
realize more fully that "Inasmuch as
ye have done it unto one of the least
of these my brethren, ye have done it
unto me."
Macaulay, in his essay on Milton,
says: "Anosto tells a story cf a fairy
who, by some mysterious law of her
nature, was condemned to appear at
certain seasons in the form of a foul,
poisonous snake. Those who injured
her during the period of her disguise
were forever excluded from participation
in the blessings which she bestowed.
But to those who, in spite of her
loathsome aspect, pitied and protected
her, she afterwards revealed herself in
the beautiful and celestial form which
was natural to her. accompanied their
steps, granted all their wishes, filled
their houses with wealth, made them
happy in love and victorious In war."
So what Is done to Christ in His disguise
and lowly form, of the poor and
sick of earth, Is a test of our charac- (
ter and of our love, and will be rentn
n?> J KloOOO/1 Ku Him tL'hPTl
comes in His glory.?Rev. Wm. J.
Wyly in Christian Messenger.
KANSAS WOMEN IN OFFICE.
Teachers, Court Cl?rks and ' County J
Treasurers and Judge.
The power and influence of women
in the state's educational affairs was 1
demonstrated in Kansas l&st week,
when 5,000 teachers had their annual
meeting. Nearly three-fourths of
them were women, says the New York
Sun.
The first day brought together the
county superintendents, Gov, Stubbs
and other state officials who have not
kept themselves informed on the progress
women are making in this state
as officeholders were amazed to learn
that forty-one of the 105 were women.
m' J--- S^I1/vn.lM/v f non 9 ft AO nf
ine uay luuuwiug muic umu ?,??? v(
the brightest young women of the .
state 'marched into the city to have a
voice in the annual meeting of school
teachers. Five hundred of them ar- ^
rived by special train at 1 a. m., finding
hotels and boarding houses packed
with earlier arrivals. It was too late
to find shelter in the homes of Topeka
for that nignt, but these women were
equal to the emergency,
"Open your churches," they said,
"and we will sleep in the pews." More
than 200 were thus accommodated.
Sixty-two women hold county offices
by election In Kansas, many of '
them having been elected for their
third and fourth term. Many women
hold elective municipal offices, but a
list of these is not obtainable.
The women have a notion that they j
can fill purely clerioal places as well '
as .men, and the office of register of <
deeds in each county appeals to them. ,
Seven women have already been elect- ,
ed to the offloe in Kansas, and it is <
estimated that at least twenty-five will j
flonHiHatM in other counties next ,
year. 1
Five women hold the offloe of clerk
of the district court, and their records
are models of neatness and accuracy.
Four are county clerks. Three are
county treasurers. One woman Is a
county commissioner far out In Wichita
county. Miss Minnie Llpper was
elected to this office beeause of her '
business ability.
Mrs. Mary J. Cooper Is probate judge j
of Mitchell county, She issues mar- i
rlage licences and performs oeremonles >
with as much dignity as any minister
of the gospel, and she says she Ukea
the job. Many brides and bridegrooms
from surrounding counties have traveled
to Belolt to be married by her. In |
this way sne nas pjcKeu up many cahh f
dollars.
The Kansas women who hold county
offices attend strictly to business. In- (
variably the rooms occupied by women
county officers are olean and attractive.
The use of tobacco js barred.
?- -?
horse or Beef.?The first day horse r
was served out at Kimberley some of '
it was cooked for the officers' mess
at the mounted camp. At the table J
Peakman said: ,
"Gentlemen, I am sorry to say i
that we were unable to get our ration
In beef today and had to take *
part of It In horseflesh. This which j
I am carving Is beef; the horse Is at t
the other end, and any one who pro- 4
fers It can help himself."
Nobody did prefer It, and so they
ill ate beef und made a good dinner.
When they had finished Peak- ,
mun suddenly exclaimed:
"By Jove, gentlemen. I find I
have made a mistake In the Joints! j
This Is the horseflesh and the other (
is beef.' c
It was Just a dodge of his to get
:hem started on the hdrseflesh.?
Diary of Dr. Oliver Ashe. 1
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D. E. Finley. Hudson C. Miller.
FINLEY & MILLER
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
YORKVILLE, - - - - 8. C.
Offlc opposite Court House?Main St.
JOHN. L. STACY
Surveyor.
I RESPECTFULLY tender my services
to those in need of Land.Surveying
and will give prompt attention
to all calls. Address me at Clover, S.
C. Phone No. 40.
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\AJ R U>r4 ,1ft. P. Hart.
HART & HART
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Yorkville S. C.
No. 2, Law Ranee. 'Phone (Office) 58.
JOHN R. HART
ATTORNEY AT LAW
No. 3 I>au Range
YORKVILLE. 3. C.
J. 8. BKICE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Office Opposite Court House.
Prompt attention to all legal business
tf whatever nature.
SUMMONS FOB RELIEF.
State of South Carolina?County of
York.
In the Court of Common Plena.
Lula Baker (nee Lula Wil3on), Plaintiff,
against Ernest Wilson, Elliott
Wilson, Lillie Wilson, Defendants.?
(Complaint Served.)
I'o the Defendants above named:
VT OU are hereby summoned and reX
quired to answer the Complaint
In this action, of which a copy is herewith
served upon you, and to serve a
:opy of your Answer to said Complaint
an the subscribers, at their office, Yorkrille,
South Carolina, within twenty
Jays after the service hereof: exclusive
3f the day of such service; and if you
fail to answer the Complaint within the
time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action
will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in the Complaint.
FINLEY & MILLER,
Attorneys ror i'lainun.
Yorkvllle, S. C., January 12, 1910.
NOTICE
ro the said Heirs-at-Law of Robert
Wilson, Deceased, Addresses un?
known,
You will take notice that the Summons
In the above action, of which tne
foregoing Is a copy, together with the
Complaint therein, Is on file In the office
of the Clerk of the Court of Com
mon Pleas for the said County and
ind State, at Yorkvjlle, S. C,
FINLEY & MILLER,
Attys, for Plaintiff.
Yorkville, S. C? Jan. 12, 1910.
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iMT See The Enquirer for Typewriter
Gibbons, Carbons and Typewriter P*'
jers of all qualities.
SUMMONS FOR RELIEF
State of South Carolina?County of
York.
In the Court of Common PJeu*.
I. J. Schwartz, Plaintiff, against H,
Ernest Gladden, Defendant?Summons
for Relief.?(Complaint not
Served,)
ro the Defendant Above Named:
V OU are hereby Summoned nnd re- |
-I- quired to answer the complaint in
this action, a copy of which is herewith
served upon you, and to serve a
:opy of your answer to the said complaint
on the subscriber at hjs office in
i'orkville, S. C., within twenty days
ifter the service hereof, exclusive of
the day of such service; and if yoq
'ail to answer the complaint within
he time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this
iction will apply to the Court for the
elief demanded in the complaint. .
VV. W. LEWIS,
Plaintiff's Attorney. '
Dated December 2, A. D. H?09,
To the Absent Defendant, H. Ernest
Gladden:
You will take notice that the comdaint
in this action has this day been
lied In the office of the Clerk of the
?ourt of Common Pleas for York
:ounty.
W. W. LEWIS,
Plaintiff's Attorney.
December 3, 1909.
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J. C. WILBORN
FLB A Tj ESTATE
LIST YOUK PKOPItftTY WITH ME
IF VOU WANT TO SELL?
? FOR SALE ?
150 Acres?60 acres In cultivation,
90 acres In timber, 20 acres fine bottom
land; no houses on the land, 1} miles
McConnellsvllle. Great bargain?$10.00
per acre.
One 4-room house and lot on Pinckney
street?Price $600.00.
190 Mcrea?J. Meek Whltesides place,
on Clark's Fork; 75 acres fine bottoms,
upland rolling and hilly?Price $2,t00.
50 Acres?A beautiful cottage near
Refhanv on Klne*s Mountain road: 4
rooms and pantry; lie level, a large
new barn, everything very convenient
No nicer little home In York county.
Healthy, situation ideal. Home oi H.
G. Thomasson.
30 Acres?W. N. Ferguson?Garner
place?Joins R .lg's Mountain chapel
on King's Mountain road; 1-4 mile of
Flibert
94 Acres?W. N. Ferguson home
place, near Filbert; a beautiful new
house, level land. Price $40 per acre.
50 Acres?Rachel Burns home place,
Joins L. H. Castles, R. N. McElwee; 7
miles Yorkville. Price $500.
80 Acres?Mrs. E. V. McCarter, one
4-room dwelling, 40 acres open land,
lies well. Near Stroup's store.
45 Acres?Adjoins Mike Carroll; One
location. Property S. C. Smith.
123 Acres?At Newport Station.
187 Acres?Good land, adjoins F. M.
Lynn, near McConnellsville. Price per
acre, $10.00.
186 Acres?Mrs. "Kate Williamson
home place, 2} miles from Guthriesville,
lj from school; 6 horse farm open
land. Lies comparatively level; good
neighborhood, fine farm. Price $18J)0
per acre?if bought within 20 days.
114 Acres?Joins W. L. Hill?Youngblood
place?2 houses and necessary
outhouse. Some land produced a bale
per acre; D. L. Good & Bro. Price $16.10
per acre.
105 Acre*?Adloins the above; 3room
house; land is a little hilly, but Is
good, strong land. The cheapest land
In York county. Property of Good Bros.
Joins J. C. Klrkpatrlck. Price for 105
acres?$550.00.
100 Acres?Mrs. S. A. Nlvens place.
J miles good school; 3 miles Yorkvllle.
Joins Mr. Geo. Wallace, near Charlotte
road. For a quick sale. See me at once.
135 Acres?The dwelling of A. H.
Jackson, two tenant houses; 90 acres
in cultivation; 35 acres In timber; $
mile of Guthrie8vllle High school; on
York and Chester road; 6 miles Yorkville.
Price $15 per acre.
130 Acres?12 acres fine bottom
land; 60 acres In cultivation; 60 acres
in timber; joins Mrs. Mattle Nichols
and J. B. Atkins; 1 dwelling, 2 tenant
houses, barn, etc. Price $20 per acre.
34 3-4 Acres?P. L. Groves, near
Bethany?$20 per Acre.
144 Acres?Grayson home near Bethany;
1 2-story, 10-room dwelling; 65
acres in cultivation. Cheap. See this
place.
24 3-4 Acres?Near Bethany?W. F.
Paris. New 3-room house; good barn?
M. 150.00.
200 Acres?The beautiful home and
farm of W. N. Bigger, near W. M.
Faulkner; 5-room newly painted cottage,
good barn; abundance of wood?
tne cneapesi iarm in lownsrup. uo 10
see it at once.
212 Acres?Kirk Lowry farm, near
Yorkville?15,400.
65 Acres?McAlily Hope place near
Bullock's Creek church?2-horse farm;
good dwelling.
100 Acrea?McAlily home place?
$2,700.
50 Acres?Joins R. M. Bratton?
$1,000.
1031-2 Acres?In Ebenexer township,
Joins Tom Barron, J. H. Barry; lies
level, good place.
123 Acres?Bethel township?$1,850,
good place and buildings.
106 Acrea?Price $1,260?King's i
Mountain township?joins Bob Bigger, i
J. C. WILBORN
TAX RETURNS FOR 1910.
Office of the County Auditor of York
County, 8outh Carolina.
Yorkville, S. C., November 30, 1909. :
AS required by statute my books will !
be opened at my office in York- '
ville on SATURDAY, JANUARY 1,
1910, and kept open until FEBRUARY
20, 1910, for the purpose of listing for :
taxation all PERSONAL and REAL
property Held in York county on ,
January 1, 1910.
Particular attention is called to the 1
fact that all real property must be reassessed
during the period mentioned, 1
and all property real or personal not '
returned, will be subject to a penalty
of 50 per cent which will be added after
February 20.
All returns must be made in regular
form and It Is preferable that they be
made by the property owner In person
to me or my assistant, direct, on blanks
provided for the purpose. The returns
must be duly sworn to either before me
or my assistant or some other officer
qualified to administer an oath.
All Items, of realty whether farms,
or town lots, must be listed separately,
and no return which simply says, 1
"same as last year," or "no changes,"
will be accepted.
Returns made on proper blanks, and
sworn to before an officer qualified to
administer an oath and forwarded to I
me by registered mail before February
20,. 1910, will be accepted. ]
All taxpayers are particularly re- j
quested to inform themselves as to the ,
number of their respective school districts,
and where they have property in
more than one school district, they will (
please make separate returns lndicat- !
ing the location of each piece of prop- '
erty. The school districts in which there
are special levies are as follows: Nos. 1
23 and 27, in Bethel township: Nos. 6, 1
29. 33 and 43 in Bethesda township: ]
Nos. 9, 20 and 40 in Broad River township;
Nos. 9, 15 and 20 in Bullock's '
Creek township; No. 12 Catawba town- <
ship; Nos. 7. 12, 35 and 43 in Ebenezer
township; Nos. 26, 28 and 39 in Fort ]
Mill township; Nos. 2 and 37 in King's i
Mountain township; Nos. 11, 20, 33, 35,
42 and 41 in York township. i
For the purpose of facilitating the ;
taking of returns, and for the greater
convenience of taxpayers, I will be at <
the following places on the dates <
named:
At McConnellsvllle, Monday, January <
21. (
At Ogden, Tuesday, January 25.
At Coates' Tavern, Wednesday, January
26?Roddey's.
At Rock Hill, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, January 27, 28 and 29, and 1
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
February 2, 3 and 4. t
The office in Yorkvllle will be open s
during the whole period of taking re- ,
turns, g
All males between the ages of twen- j
ty-one and sixty years, except Confed- s
erate soldiers over the age of fifty t
years, are liable to a poll tax of $l,and c
all persons so liable are especially requested
to give the numbers of their
respective school districts in making ?
their returns. 4
It will be a matter of much accom- c
modation to me if as many taxpayers
as possible will meet me at the res- r
pectlve appointments, mentioned above v
so as to avoid the rush at Yorkvllle-j t
during ine ciosihk ubjj.
JOHN J. HUNTER, ,
County Auditor. r
Yorkvllle, B. C? Nov. 30, 1909. '
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not too small for us, nor We too large t
for YOU.
We are just as attentive In our deal- j
Ings with the small depositor as with
the large one. t
Our funds are amply protected by
Manganese Steel, Time Looks, Fidelity
Bonds and Burglary Insuranoe. ;
The Bank of Clover,
GLOVER, S. O,
EV" Send your orders for all kinds of ^
lob Printing to The Enquirer. 1
GET SOBS
FO
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It is Pleasant,
and Good Pa
Quarter Leather T
-ROCK HIL]
For thp Far
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Handsome Farran
FOR SECOND LA
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To as Many Diffen
THE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER IS
AND SATISFACTORY FAMILY NEWS
clean, reliable, high-toned and instruct
County home, and is well worthy of a p
has a record of more than half a centu
constantly seeking to make it more usei
tend that usefulness it is necessary to g<
worth the while of Clubmakers we are of
miums.
OUR PROPOI
To the Clubmaker who returns an
names before SATURDAY, MARCH 10,
give One Quarter Leather Top Rock Hi
at Ninety-five Dollars. To the Clubmal
club, under the same conditions by th
handsome Farrand Parlor Organ, valued a
The contest for these two premiums
place of residence. In addition to thei
we will award Sixteen High Grade Sewb
tailing at $40 and the other retailing &'
township, excepting to the townships in
be awarded.
After the Buggy and Organ have b
will be awarded in the remaining towns]
largest and second largest clubs, and the
the number of names in the two leading
gan goes to one township Clubmaker ft
and the second largest Clubmaker in tha
or she will be entitled to a Sewing Bi
neither the buggy nor Organ shall be av
Sewing Machines made to the Clubmal
largest clubs.
THE PREM
All of our readers know what the Ri
running throughout this section for yean
to fall to give satisfaction. The buggy
In every respect and will carry with It a
the manufacturers, the Rock Hill Buggj
The Organ Is a first class lnstrumen
for the price, $7B.OO, and fit to go in1
home. It was purchased from Messrs. R
The best grade Sewing Machine c
hand lift, five drawers and is ball bearlr
as $40.00 and It seldom sells for less.
The second grade Sewing Machine li
drop head description, has five drawers
other with the exception that It la not fl
WHAT A CI
Two or more names returned by a sin
Club, and whoever desires to enter the c
a Clubmaker, but Is assured that whethei
off one of the competitive premiums wll
the work that will be involved. The prl
a year or $1.00 for six months. In Club
the same, but for a year It is only $1.75.
OTHER PRE
Besides the'Buggy, Organ and Sewin
go as full and complete rewards to the <
lamat nlnha In lha KAimtv and thai
Ing SPECLA.L ~P R E MITJMS~ for'all sinallei
FOR FOUR NAMES.?A Stylographl*
Bladed Pocket Knife with name and &d<
new Novels that retail for 11.00.
FOR FIVE NAMES.?A year's subs
Magazines: McClure's, Munsey, Argosy,
Magazine, or either of the following: A
i gold pointed Fountain Pen or a Four-1
FOR SIX NAMES.?An "Eclipse" St<
;1 15, 22-callbre Rifle, a year's subscript
lay Evening Post, a 22-Strlng Zlthern oi
Novels.
FOR EIGHT NAMES.?An Ingersoll
Ing Air Rifle?Works like a WinchesterRapid
Writer Fountain Pen?plain case; c
DAIIJU.
FOR TEN NAMES.?One year's subs
I Hamilton, 22-Cal. Rifle?model 11; any c
>ne year, or a Qold Mounted Fountain Pel
FOR TWENTY NAMES.?Crack-Sh
Hunting Coat, a No. 1 Ejector Single-Bi
iny one of the 14.00 Magazines for one
FOR THIRTY NAMES.?Either of tl
nerless Shot Gun. a fine Toilet or Washsl
22-Cal Rifle
FOR FORTY NAMES.?A fine Mand
Standard Open Face Watch, a W. Rlctu
Shot Gun.
ANYTHING DESIRED.?We will ari
leslred by a Clubmaker for a given numl
jfflce.
TERMS AND COi
THE CONTEST BEGINS NOW and v
MARCH 19, at 0 o'clock p. m., sharp.
Each Clubmaker will be held Indlvidu
he amount due on all names returned by
itop a subscription before the close of thi
lo so by paying the amount due at the tin
icriptlon has been paid In full, it cannot
jowever, may, If he sees proper, transfer
icriptlon to another subscriber, provided I
o be made was not a subscriber at the tlir
tur books.
No name will be counted in competl
criptlon price has been paid, nor will a
Clubmaker has either paid or made satlsf
in the Club.
In cases of contention by two or mo
lame, preference will be given to the one
vhere both pay, we shall not attempt to d<
he name for one year for each such payn
After a name has been entered on c
nltted. This is positive and emphatic, i
nake such transfers, they must concede o
eem necessary to protect the fairness of t
eturns names must pay for them. Clubi
or names already regularly returned bj
leclally If there is evidence of an under
?his is not for the protf" n of the pub
alrness of the competition.
Any and all Clubmakers will have the
rhey Can. It Is not necessary that all tl
Iress. The fact that a name was returned
;ive that Clubmaker a right to return It
All subscriptions must be forwarded^!
ng them, ana we will De responsioie iu
mly when It Is sent by Draft, Registered :
)rder.
In sending the names, Always give oo
iostonice address, and If possible say whetl
he paper. Careful observance of this wl
rouble and confusion.
In the case of a tie for either the Bi
'remiums, TWO WEEKS will be allowed
After the close of the contest on SA1
he price of a year's subscription will be 9
nniri
L. m. ursi^ i
PUBLISI
STorkville, - - - -
1CRIBERS
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RGEST CLUB.
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ONE OF THE MOOT COMPLETE
1PAPER8 IN THE SOUTH. It to
lve. It should be in every York
lace In every home In the State. It
ry behind it, and Its publishers are
ful to Its patrons. In order to east
more subscribers, and to make It
ferine a liberal line of valuable pre- Kl&fl
SITION8.
d pays for the largest munber of W&9
1910, at o'clock p. mM we will g, fl
111 Buggy (Carolina Grade), valued
cer who returns the second largest
e date mentioned, we will give a #
t $75.00.
is open to all comers, regardless of
ie two leading premiums, however,
ng Machines, of two styles, one ret
$90, two Machines to go to each
which the Buggy and Organ may
een award*), the Sewing Machine*
111 pa to the Clubmakers making the
i awards will be made regardless of
clubs. That is if the Buggy or Or>r
a hundred name*, more or lea*,
,t township has only two names, he
lachlne. In each township where
rarded, there will be awards of two 4
cer having the largest and second ?
I
hums.
ock Hill Buggy la They have been
s, and they have never been known
we are offering is to be first class >
11 the guarantees that are made by
r Company of Rock Hill, S. C.
t of Its kind, as good as to be had
to the most handsomely furnished
. B. Davidson St Co., of Torkvllle.
ffered, has high arm, drop head,
ig. The retail price ranges as high
s almost as good. It Is also of the
and Is practically the same as the
Itted with ball bearings.
jUB IS. %
gle Clubmaker will be regarded as a
ontest will not only be regarded as
r he or she Is successful In carrying
II receive full compensation for all
ce of a single subscription Is $1.00 J"
>s the price for six months remains
MIUMS.
ig Machine premiums, which are to
Clubmakers making and paying for
respective townships, we are offerr
Clubs, from four names up.
: Fountain Pen; a handsome ThreeIresa
on handle; or one of the late
crlptlon to either of the following I *
Cosmopolitan, or any other Dollar
"Champion Stem Winding Watch,
3laded Pocket Knife,
am Winding Watch, Hamilton Modton
to the Chrlstlin* Herald, Satur
any one of the new popular $1.60
w
Triumph" Watch, Daisy Repeat-a
fine Razor or a Pocket Knife, a
>r a Hopf Model Violin or an 2-inch
crlptlon to THE ENQUIRER, a No.
>ne of the $1.76 or $2.00 publications
n, a good Banjo, Guitar or Violin,
ot Stevens Rifle, a 10-ox. Canvas
irrel Breech-Loading Shot Gun, or
year.
le following: A Single-Barrel Ham- jA
and Set, or a Hopkins A Allen, Jr.,
olln, Guitar or Banjo, a New Tork
irds Double-Barrel Breech-Loading
ange to furnish any special article
ber of names on application at this <*
ND1TION8.
rill come to a close on SATURDAY,
lally responsible for the payment of
him or her. Where It Is desired to
e Club contest, the Clubmaker may
ne of such stoppage. Where a subbe
discontinued. The Clubmaker, 4
the unfulfilled portion of the subthe
person to whom the transfer is
ie the original name was entered on
tlon for a premium until the rubny
premium be delivered until the
actory settlement for all the names ^
re Clubmakers over the right to a
who pays for the name FIRST: but
edde the matter except by crediting
iient.
ur books, no transfer will be perand
where Clubmakers attempt to
ur right to take such steps as may
his provision. The Clubmaker who
makers who try to return and pay gfe
lr others will be called down, esstanding
between the Clubmakers.
illshers; but as a guarantee of the
right to Get Subscribers Wherever
te names shall go to the same adon
a certain club last year does not g
this year. *
o us at the expense of those sendr
the safe transmission of money
Letter, Express or Postofflce Money
rrect names or initials, and present
tier the subscribers are NOW taking
11 be the means of avoiding much
uggy or Township Sewing Machine
for the working off of the tie.
rURDAY, MARCH 10, at p. m.. ^
9.00, unless New Clubs are formedr'c
cnuc
i o ouno, ^
HERS,
South Carolina.