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*#1 >"* w:', " r SUCKERS. 8partanburs Free Lance. This get-rich-quick craze, this something for nothing lure, this snatching at a fortune in a moment while the great army of toilers and workers keep on the well beaten path, is the quicksand that ensnares the feet of fViD oxrnvnncn A vnv u<viug^ muciivaii, man ui woman, more than anything else. P. T. Barnum knew it from the practical side, just like the stu- , dent of botany knew it in Dotheboys Hall when after spelling , the word he was sent to weed the garden. Barnum said the Amer- j ican people tumbled to the hum- , bug, and he made millions pan- j dering to their weakness. Only a j few days ago the postoffice de- ] partment raided a den of crooks , in New York city, who were 1 operating through the mails a ; colossal swindle, promoting bogus stock schemes, selling wire- less telegraph stock and fake oil ] wells in the west. By means of | flaring posters and exaggerative circulars, as well as the personal , letter route, they caught the j interest of the suckers, and then , fleeced the suckers coming and | going. Since the promoters of ' the fraud have been arrested, letters have been flooding in to , them, in each of which is a nice sum of money from small wage earners throughout the United ; States. In one day $20,000 was 1 received, which the postoffice inspectors have held up. The offices of the swindling concern have been besieged by yyiuvyyo wiui icaia in iiieir eyes, looking for the money they invested, which means their all. And there are thousands of others throughout the country who can't make the trip to New York to beg for their sums, and ; all have learned by experience , that the end of the get-rich-quick scheme is debt and destitution. It is astonishing that the wageearner who honestly and energetically toils for his wages and with thrift and prudence lays aside a little sum regularly would embark in such enterprises. And yet the postoffice officials say that during the past five years the American people have contributed one hundred million of hardearned dollars to such swindles. And the lesson is yet to be learned. The successful business man you know, the honest, prudent, conservative man of affairs, merely shrugs his shoulders when the letters or representatives of get-rich-quick schemes come his way. He knows that no man who has a money-making legitimate scheme is going to lasso him in his office or drag him from his plow-handles to share in its profits and success. And yet people right in this section who can ill afford it will send away to these swindling concerns noaraea money, sums that swell l the coffers of these buccaneers and plunderers. The home enterprise and instir tution is the place for your investments. True, your money will not multiply and increase to the dimensions of a Jonah's gourd vine in a local bank or building and loan association; but the investment is safe beyond the shadow of doubt and you get a reasonable return on your investment and your money is yours whenever you want it. With the get-rich-quick scheme your money belongs to the other fellow just as soon as it is 6ent by check or money order, and you never see it again. Some of these fake concerns do not even have offices, but their sole semblance of maintaning a place of business is some lock box to a postoffice in a large city. And yet the innocent, deluded person, hundreds or thousands of miles away, fascinated by the glamour and glitter of the circular letter, literature and fldvertininor will send these sharks real money?it comes so easy that it's almost a shame to take it. Contract for Catawba Bridge. Bids for the construction of a bridge over the Catawba river at Ivey's mill, 12 miles southeast of Fort Mill, between York and Lancaster counties, were opened in Rock Hill Thursday morning. The bids were as follows: Belmont Iron Works, Richmond, $24,378; York Bridge company, York, Pa., $22,275; Porter & Boyd, Charlotte, $20,750; Carom lina Engineering company, Burlington, N. C., $19,900; Southern Bridge company, Birmingham, Ala., $18,179; Penn Bridge company, Pa., $18,000; Roanoke Bridge company. Roanoke, Va., $17,800. The Roanoke Bridge company was the successful bidder. >?r, '?"? < " * v v ' *'*^V " '' ~ '" Fertilizer From Air. That the project of manufacturing fertilizer from air by electro-chemical processes is commercially feasible is the report made by Mr. W. S. Lee, vice president and general manager of the Southern Power company, upon his return from Europe, where he has been engaged for some time in the investigation of the plants operated for this purpose in Norway, Sweeden, Austria and France. Mr. Lee tells the Charlotte Observer that experiments have proved that fertilizers made in this way are equal to those found in nature. Some idea of the extent of the industry is afforded in the statement that in Norway a 40,000horse power plant devoted to the manufacture of fertilizers by the hydro-electric process is now in operation and that two similar plants, one of 15,000-horse power and one of 120,000-horse power, are in course of construction. These plants, it is estimated, will L. have an output of one ton per ? horse power per year. ii The Southern Power company, f] so The Observer states, expects _ to erect immediately a factory of ? 4,000-horse power at Great Falls, S. C., to be used for experimental w and perfecting purposes, the com- jj pany owning two secret electro- ^ chemical processes, by means of b< which it is hoped that the nitro- yt gen may be abstracted from the >? atmosphere and saved. The jjj. undertaking will be followed with general interest, Mr. Lee's stand- w] ing in his profession being such ug as to silence those who would dismiss the project as visionary. yc The New South Carolina. v Barnwell People. 11 The map of the Palmetto State has had many changes made in it in the last two score years and _ there are more to come, it seems. The new county sentiment is 2 becoming an epidemic, whether Q it will be helpful or not, and m there is an unrest and dissatis- W faction in many counties that ft may lead to the voting of sections 3 of them into adjacent counties. Q To the south there is the move- j ment to create the new county of Q Jasper out of portions of Beau- 2 fort and Hampton. Q Broxton township may secede jk from Colleton and cast its future W fortunes with Hampton. K The first steps have been taken * for an election that may take Q from Colleton a part of Warren c township and add its territory u to Bamberg county. Allendale and the Southside Q have new county ambitions. The advocates of North Augus- # ta as a county seat are getting A busy preparing for another effort ? to accomplish their purpose. Q The Plum Branch section of j Edgefield county wishes for an- Q nexation to Greenwood, and there | * are similar plans more distant l Q and less interesting. + *10 0 ? NOT O^OFR OF OVJR FRMOOS C Hunting CRF.E Corn VYH DONT YY Aff ANY L( ITRVQR IN I WILL GUAR A NT One GraUcm* 3^-l Fou a ' J * * fjuR QuArb^ 3f=L'Tvvel ft \v*?Vi oreooiu alL Y_x (ov\ihe Above. Aenw-t tusVvve ? a QKtcK c t Recast \ ,/ " I Moustache Cups and Shaving Mn and Housekeepers' Supplies for ev< You'll be sorry if you don't see u Dixon-Withersp< 21 South Try on St. ? ??? THE FORT MILL TIM: UNEBACK & ELAM (POPULAR JEWELERS) CHARLOTTE, N. C. West Trade St., Near Square. "The Little Store with the Big Stook." We are getting in tremendous stocks of the most select lines of Jewelry, Watches, Silverware, Cut Glass and Holiday Goods. Our stock has the variety that you want when you select a Wedding or Holiday Gift. Come to see us and we will always give you the best goods for the least money. lere's Your Chance We have several thousand dollars orth of finished marble and granite onuments on our yard. This is more lan we consider necessary to carry id we wish to reduce it by one-hall 'tween this time and the end of the ar. In order to do this we are offerg any headstone or monument now in ock at a lower price than other deals have to pay for the same work. No use to pay $100 for a monument hen you can buy the same thing from i at $75. The agent gets the difference. Come to our yard and keep the $25 in >ur pocket. 9RKVIILE MONUMENT WORKS, JOHN E. CARROLL, Pres. and Treas. BEACH-IHRIE'S $ Our Jewelry Store ia simply V running over with the many new A things for fall and Xmaa. We j have never before been able to y offer the people such a large se- ^ lection to choose from. Just re- 0 ceived large shipment of & Libbey's fi Cut Glass, | the world's best. For a gift you A could not give anything that W would be appreciated more than Q a piece of the celebrated Libbey * Cut Glass. Q Mail orders filled same day re- jv ceived. U Beach-Ihrie Jewelry Co., 1 Reliable Jeweler*, ^ Rock Hill, S- C. g CXCK+ to"*" 5u^pi.y >t-0' K iibhE.Y 3NGE.R ^ LVEKVWAV. _ v "EE SATISFACTIONcr GuUo?>s^MO.OO aA p?" c ss thcx^^es\_ Du PQ OrEtp^fciS n o. Wetter. ftduV.*?.?TV OuOJU/tfuf p uu> OeAdLttSwMct^ GHvcC i VC^. '. rVtCe Kist^r THE NEW CHINA STORE ot exactly headquarters for St. holas, but he can find more ttv things there for everv mom. of the family than most any;re else. Just a Few Hints. hild's Tea Sets for the little 3. [air Receivers. Hatpin Holders Toilet Pieces for the ladies, igs for the men. Dinner Ware ?ry housekeeper. ,s before you buy. oon Company, Charlotte, N. C. ES, DECEMBER 8, 1910. TAX NOTICE?1010. Office of the County Treasurer of York County. Yorkville, S. C., Sept. 15, 1910. Notice is hereby given that the tax books for York county will be opened I on Saturday, the 15th day of October, 1 1910, and remain open until the 31st day of December, 1910, for the collection of State, county, school and local ' taxes for the fiscal year 1910, without penalty, after which day one per cent. 1 penalty will be added to all payments made in the month of January, 1911, , and two per cent, penalty for all pay1 ments made in the month of February, isui, ana seven per cent, penalty will ; be added on all payments made from the 1st day of March to the 15th day of | March, 1911, and after this date all unpaid taxes will go into executions and ' all unpaid single polls will be turned over to the several magistrates for I prosecution in accordance with law. I For the convenience of taxpayers, 1 ! will be in Yorkville from Monday. November 14, until the 31st day of December, 1910, after which day the penalties will attach as stated above. HARRY E. NEIL. Tress, of York County. We Are Headquarters For the Following: Hardware, Crockery and Stoves, Buck's Steel Ranges, Lime, Cement and Plaster, Elwood Field and Hog Fence, McCormick Mowers and Rakes, International Gasoline Engines, Shredders, Corn Harvesters and Disc Harrows, Sewer. Pipe and Farm Drain Tile, Grates and Tile, Chattanooga Turn and Disc Plows, Cole's Hot Blast Heaters, Wilson Heaters, Machinery, Fittings and Supplies, Window Glass and Putty, Roofing of all kinds, Farmers' Favorite Grain Drills, Stalk Cutters, Spokes and Rims, Guns and Ammunition. Rock Hill Hardware Company, Rock Hill. - S. C. OVER 60 YEARS' OHI^^^H^EXPERIENCE H V L J -J ^ L -T ^ jj ^ 11 V I j L I II k I ^ 1 4H Wi Mil I A S.?A Trade Marks Designs r Copyrights Ac. a nvono penning n meirn ana aepcriptinn may quickly nacertnln our opinion free whether an Invention la probably patentable CnvimunlcationaatrictlyronUdeutlal. HANDBOOK on PateuU aent free. Olrtoat aiioury for aecurlng petenta. I'atonta taken through Muun At Co. receive rpeeial notice, wlthoat charge. In the Scientific American. A handaomely IHnatrated weekly. I.arseat clrcnlatlon of any arlontlOa Journal. Ternia. $3 a year; four niontba, %1. Sold by all newadealora. MUNN & Co.30,0"??' New York Draoob OfTlco. 635 If HL* Washington. D. C. ?????? I The S Is V I Do not he because yoi sum. The P T T*11 a Hill especia any amoun realizing tl substantial ] itor is encoi tions theret bank pays A terly, thus p irr\ni* A i === The Pec ROCJ SAFE, ' SAVINC It's not whc will make yc what you sa^ you happy ARE 1 SAVI] THE SAVINGS BANK C W. B. Meachi gallons put up t in jugs. rnlVjij i express pre CORN WHISKEY. 1 Gal 2 New Corn $2 10 $3 One-Y ear-Old Corn 2 35 4 Two-Year-Old Corn 3 00 5 Three-Year-Old Corn 3 25 5 Old Mountain Corn 2 75 4 Old Private Stock Corn . Pocahontas Corn . Old Process Corn Primrose Corn, old and mellow Sweet Mash, white as spring water, 100 pi RYE WHISKEY. Gibson ... 4 50 J Old Times __ 3 75 7 Old Prentice (case goods) . Cascade.. . Old Taylor 4 00 ' Meiiwood (bottled in bend) 3 75 1 Overholt Jefferson Club 3 75 ' Old Henry 3 50 ( Savage Mountain Rye 3 50 < Old Grand Dad . 3 50 < I. W. Harper . Paul Jones Rye . Rose V alley Rye . Sherweed Rye . Excelsior 2 25 Hoover's Private Stock Rye . Meiiwood 4 50 Wilson Rye Green River 4's Calvert MALT WHISKIES. Hoover's Old Malt 3 25 Rooney's Malt 3 50 Duffy's Malt GINS. Booth's Old Tom Turkey Gin 3 50 Swan Gin.. 2 50 Holland Gin 3 00 NO CHARGE FOR JI W. H. HOOVER & CO., imall Ac /elcomed H isitate to open a b li cannot begin i eoples National B ii i ny welcomes sir t from one doll lat these accour proportions wher iraged to make r o, just as he is 1 per cent, compc providing a libera together with abs >ples Nation C HILL, - - SOUTH CARO SUCCESSFUL, I I * I I i . >t HHHHHHH ft it you make that :>u wealthy. It is i ve that will make and independent -. fOU NG? IF FORT MILL, S. C. im, Cashier ICrp OUR MOTTO A 1 ^ 1 Pure Goods, Honest Dentine. IPAII). 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Richmond, va. count [ere. ank account ..ul _ i fwilii a lciige ank of Rock tall deposits, ar upwards, its grow to j 1 the depos- A egular addi- ? able. This uncled quar- I .1 income for I olute safety. al Bank, UNA. SECURE. * \ \