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wi? fell WHITNEY. Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton grin, was born 145 years a ago Thursday, December 8th, at Westborough, Worchester coun^Massachusetts. f /ty Jn this anniversary, the South / tor whom he solved the problem ' * that has enabled it to develop one / of the greatest industries ofj modern times paid silent and j reverent tribute to the memory of /ihe modest and resourceful N?w England school teacher who Pointed the way to market cotton , /profitably. / Nn sintrlp A mor-l("ill Vioo rlnnn I II 4XI4IV.HVWII ??WO UVIIV, / more to make his country 20mmercially eminent and prosperous. In civilizing influence, no achievement wrought by the j ingenuity of man through all the ages has been marked by such useful results to the world he enriched by his discovery or the country to whose fame his genius has given enduring prestige. More wonderful than the wizardry of an alchemist or the sorcery f or a master of legerdemain is the story of the evolution of the cotton industry, to which Whitney gave life and vitality. Up to 1793 when Whitney evolved his gin, so little cotton was raised in the States south 6f Mason and Dixon's line that the British customs officials, thinking they were being deceived by false invoices, seized the first eight bales of it entering Liverpool from this country in 1784 on the ground that such a quantity could not have been raised here in a single year. . In the 126 years since, 16 billion dollars worth of cotton has been exported from this country. In the face of this it is < hcult to conceive that there was a time when we grew so little of that now indispensible staple that its appearance in a foreign market excited suspicion. But for cotton the United States would be a debtor instead of a creditor na' tion. To Whitney and his gin it j owes the fact that if has had seven billion dollars the best of it in the international balance of trade in the last 100 years. I ? Ynnr P??tnr In the closing days of the year your pastor needs a little special attention, says the Spartanburg Free Lance. We do not mean that you should go round begging %, and get up a lot of stuff and give him a "pounding." That is a iLpoor way to show appreciation. ^5 If you have paid him his salary promptly he can pound himself and is able to do without a heterogeneous mass of stuff that might be carried in to him. Of course he is not averse to eating and if you have something spe-. ? . s cially good he will appreciate a morsel if given without any os- j tentnlion or blare of trumpets. ! Let-the gift be prompted by love i and Kindness and thus a crust of | bread would be sweet. Perhaps you "have let the year : pass without ever letting your pastor know that he has helped you. Now we do not mean that you should give him sticky taffy by saying to him before people such words as these: "O. you preached such a nice sermon," , "That was a beautiful prayermeeting? talk," "I was so glad to , hear your sermon, it just 'fitted some people I know." Such gush is not complimentary. It makes i an earnest preacher sick to hear indiscriminate flattery of that sort. Don't do it any more. Rut rilliptlv tpll VAIir nictnr -J -v vw. j VWI j/UOWUl j wherein you have been, helped { and strengthened by his words and especially by his example. Give him to understand that he has contributed to your spiritual growth and an increase of knowledge. Make him feel that you are a friend and not a mere parishioner. Let him know that he has been a faithful shepherd, carefully watching after his flock. Christinas Gifts. That little girl around the square, The onte that doesn't brush her hair. Has got exactly what I wanted,^ And made me dreadful disappointed. The stork just left it Christmas morning Without a single bit of warning! She says she doesn't care a snap About my automobile cap; That my new doll's an old dead thing That cannot cry or hear you sing. And hers is ITva as live can be, With really ejfes that really see, And hands that hold your nnger ' And really.toe-nails ten?all rn Soon as her Daddy gets his pay, They'll buy a go-cart right away, And when the weather's dry, and fair She's going to push it round the square! \ She says sne ciidn't pray at all, ADd yet sjfe got a real live doll! ? Cosmopolitan. J3? I REWARD?1 will pay 50c to any one j Who furnishes evidence sufficient to convict any person who has not paid I the tax this year for keeping a dog in town. L. A. Harris, Mayor. Clerk's Sale. State of South Carolina, County pf York ?In the Court of Common Pleas. Z. T. Bailes, as administrator of L. B. Glover, deceased, Plaintiff, against J. C. Glover et al., Defendants. SALE NOTICE. In obedience to a decree of court in above stated case, I will exoose to Dub lie sale on the first Monday in January, 1911, in front of the York Court House door, between the hours of 11 a. m. and 3 p. m., the real estate described as follows: "All that piece, parcel or tract of land situated in Fort Mill township, on the east side of Catawba river, bounded by lands of J. H. Potts, J. K. Carothers, J. R. Miller, W. W. Boyce, Z. T. Bailes and J. F. Wallace, and containing one hundred seventy-seven (177) acres, be the same more or less, and known as the Mary Glover lands, less about thirty-nine (39) acres conveyed to W. O. Glover in his life-time." Terms: One-third cash, the balance on a credit of one and two years, with interest from the day of sale; the said balance to be secured by the bond and mortgage of the purchaser, with leave to the purchaser to pay his entire bid in cash. The purchaser to pay for all papers and recording fees and in the event of his failure to comply with his bid, then the said premises to be sold at the risk of the defaulting purchaser. J. A. TATE, C. C. C. Pis. December 10, 1910. 12-15-3t Tax Returns for 1911. Office of the County Auditor of York County, South Carolina. Yorkville, S. C., December 2, 1910. As required by statute my books will be opened at my office in Yorkville on Monday, January 2,1911, and kept open until February 20, 1911, for the purpose of listing for taxation all personal and real property held in York county on January 1, 1911.' 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. Returns made on proper blanks, and sworn to before an officer qualified to administer an oath and forwarded to me by registered mail before February 20, 1911, will be accepted. All taxpayers are particularly requested to inform themselves as to the number of their respective school districts, and whero they have property in more than one school district, they will please make separate returns indicating the location of each piece of property. The school districts in which mint- arc npcciui levies arc as ioiiows: Nos. 23 and 27, in Bethel township; Nos. 6, 21), 33 and 43 in Bethesda township; Nos. 9, 20, 40 and 44 in Broad River township; Nos. 9, 15 and 20 in Bullock's Creek township: No. 12 Catawba township; Nos. 7, 12, 35 and 413 in Ebenezer township; Nos. 20, 28 and 39 in Fort Mill township; Nos. 2 and 37 in King's Mountain township; Nos. 11, 20, 33, 35, 42 and 43 in York township. 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 Bethany (McGill's Store), Monday, January 2. At Clover, on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 3 and 4. At Bethel (Ford, Harnett & Co.'a Store), Thursday, January 5. At Bandana (Ferry Ferguson's Store), on Friday, January 0. At Point (at Harper's) on Saturday, January 7. At Smyrna, on Monday, January 9. At Hickory Grove, on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 10 and 11. At Sharon, on Thursday and Friday, January 12 ami 13. At Bullock's Creek (Good's Store), on Saturday, January 14. At Tirzah, on Monday, January 16. At Newport, on Tuesday, January 17. At Fort Mill, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, January 18, 19 amd 20. At McConnellsville, on Monday, Jan uary za. At Ogden, on Tuesday, January 24. At Coates' Tavern (Roddey's), on Wednesday, January 25. At Rock Hill, from Thursday, January 26, to Wednesday, February 1. And at Yorkville, from Thursday, February 2 until Monday, February 20. All males between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years, except Confederate soldiers over the age of fifty years, are liable to a poll tax of $1, and all persons so liable are especially requested to give the numbers of their respective school districts in making their returns. It will be a matter of much accommodation to me if as many taxpayers as possible will meet me at the respective appointments mentioned above, so as to avoid the rush at Yorkville during the closing days. JOHN J. HUNTER, County Auditor. Yorkville, S. C., December 2, 1910. 12-8-4t Here's Your Chance We have several thousand dollars worth of tinisheu marble and granite monuments on our yard. This is more than we consider necessary to carry and wo wish to reduce it by one-half between this time and the end of the year. In ordGr to do this we are offering any headstone or monument now in 'ock at a lower price than other deal rs have to pay for the same work. No use to pay $100 for a monument when you can buy the same thing from us at $75. The agent gets the difference. Come to our yard and keep.thc $25 in your pocket. YORKVILLE MONUMENT WORKS, JOHN E. CARROLL, Pres. and Treas. psr?" > \ THE TOOT-Mitt TIMES, DECEMBER 15, 1910. 1 Big and little, old and young, > if they are thoughtful enough t< ATJCTIC I of Staple Merchant! which will be put on at my st 1 o'clock, the sale to run until 8 bargains are offered on every arti C. B. MAGILl t | r~i[ r_)[ I I ' Our stock is complete in Umbrellas, Cut Glass, Brooches, j Rings, Lockets, Chains and Silver Novelties. LU [1 All of the latest styles In fine Jewelry May be found here. It will be to your interest to See this line before you purchase. m Today Our stock of m #=>vl 1 nrr ^llxr^v to ? HI ^1* v lO Amazingly large. The time to buy is now. J It is to your own interest to U Select your presents From the Ruff Jewelry Co., where You can obtain the best of quality [T] at the lowest price. / 1 n RUFF JEWELRY COMPANY, n ROCK HILL. S. C. a 0 MIBC AND HIDES m*m m Q HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID & ft M W% F0R RAW FURS AND HIDES iSS? H Wool on Commission. Writ* lor price- _? list mentioning this ad. ^sljEf i JOHN WHITE & CO, LOUISVILLE,KY. : ' 1 1 ? '*'? " ?- *s : ??r * v_/ lit1 rietirfc ' vill reap a harvest of good things o bear in mind and attend the >N SALE v*? ise & Holiday Goods ore Saturday, December 1 7th, at p. m. Meanwhile extraordinary cle I have in stock. L, FORT MILL, S. C. Popular Books Moderately Priced The One Woman, The Clansman, The Circular Staircase/, Nancy Stair, The Shuttle, Judith of the Cumberlands, The \ Port of Missing Men, The Westerners, The Iron Heel, The I Mystery, Cowardice Court, The Daughter of Anderson / Crow, Graustark, Gordon Keith, Nedra, The Traitor, Red' Rock, Her Prairie Knight, The Sky Pilot, The Rock ofl k||v Chickamauga, Abner Daniel, Wards of Liberty, The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come, The Leopard's Spot$, Etc 1 ALGER'S BOYS' BOOKS. ] Rough and Read v. Racced Diflr Rnfue d? 1 ? , u? unu ivunc, l>t'II f the Luggage Boy, Mark the Match Boy, Fame And Fortune / r # With Lee in Virginia, The Boy Trapper, Frank the. Young Naturalist, Frank in the Woods, Jack Archer, Out/ in the Pampas, Frank on the Lower Mississippi, Bravest Mw% of the Brave, The Dragon and the Raven, Frank Beforei ?m\J Vicksburg, The Young Colonists, The Cornet of Horse. J Under Drake's Flag, By England's Aid, Etc / All these books are by well known authors and are well bound 1 and printed on good paper. They would make acceptable holiday gifts. Of course we have many other books in stock. N Parks Drug Co., Fort Mill, S. C. f $ld It is enough to start a bank account with, and if you adopt a systematic method of saving, the dollars will pile up surprisingly. Why not adjust your expenses so that they will not exceed three-fourths of your earnings? That will enable you to save a quarter out of | ? every dollar. Just figure what such a system I would have done for you had you commenced S it five years ago! But, cheer up! It isn't too late. NOW is the time to open the | I Dante account and y one dollar out of ever.y you earn. We welcome you* account and will help you to save and succeed. The Pineville Loan and Savings Bank, PINEVILLE, N. C. I mmmmmmmn a ?? ? ?aaN?B ?