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Telephone, local and long distance. No. 112.
(Entered at the postofllce at Fort Mill. S. C.. as
mall matter of the second class.
THURSDAY. DEC. 3. 1914.
What of the Homeless at Home?
A few weeks ago a certain
daily newspaper in one of the
great cities started a movement
for sending a ship load 01 unristmas
presents to the orphans of
Europe.
The idea "took"- because it
was new and novel, and it afforded
opportunity for cheap
notoriety. The fact that a ship
load of food would have given
greater and more pressing relief
did not matter. There was
no glory in sending food to the
starving.
Now another great daily paper
comes forward with a scheme
for having American homes
adopt the orphans of Europe.
Thar, like the Christmas ship,
is more or less commendable:
and it, too, affords an excellent
means of abverti.dng?advertising
the newspaper and "some
people."
It is well to relieve distress in
Europe. It is well to provide
homes for the orphans. Both
may bring forth letters of thanks
from kings and queens and lesser
dignitaries. All of which, to be
sure, would make excellent read- i
ing in print.
But what of home?
What of the hundreds of
thousands of children in our own
country to whom Christmas will
he but an empty name a mockery?
What of the little babes in our
own country who are pining' and
dying for want of proper nourishmen?
What of the mothers whose
breasts are empty because the
table is bare?
What of the fathers who are
walking the streets because
there is no employment for
them?
What of the young girls in the ,
great cities who are dragged j
down to the dent.hs hpejniKel
their positions are gone, their
board bills are overdue, and they
eave nowhere to turn no great
paper to head a campaign in their
behalf?
Europe has our sympathy it
should have what assistance we
may reasonably extend.
But charity should begin at
home and the Lord knows there
is abundant call for it in the
United States today.
But then there is glory in that j
-no advertising for the newspaivers
no notoriety for the i
givers.
it 18 just chanty ami plain
charity is not popular.
11' there is anything more to he
said in behalf of employing an
architect to suggest the kind of
furnishings suitable for the new
court house in Yorkville than
that it will afford the fortunate
: if.M i
muiviuuai an opportunity to receive
several hundred dollars of
the taxpayers' money for ?tohich
he will Kive practically nothing
in return we have not heard of
it. If York County is to set up
in the business of granting
gratuities, those who are Responsible
for the drifts should at
least be considerate enouph to
see to it that the money goes to
persona who reside in the county.
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bo that eventually others who |
live here will indirectly share in '
the bounty.
Nothing less was to be expected
of the American people
than that they would respond
readily and liberally to the plea
to help the helpless Belgians
whose opportunity to provide i
for themselves has been swept
away "by the destructive Eu!
ropean war. Deprived of the I
' opportunity to do for themselves,
many thousands of these worthy
people are on the point of starvation,
and starve they will unless
the heart of our great country
affords them succor. It is worth
noting that in helping the Belgians
relief is not being extended
such a race as the vild hordes
of human flotsam and jetsam that
people all south Europe. The
Belgians are an industrious people
who can take care of them-1
selves in normal times.
"One More Hog to Each Plow."
"If every farmer in this State
I would just increase his hog production
by one hog per plow this
year, what a difference it would,
make in South Carolina one
year from now," remarked Commissioner
Watson Monday. "One
or two hogs and ten chickens
added for every plow in this
j State would put hundreds of
thousands 01 dollars ot wealth
here without any effort being:
felt.
' The last available census that
South Carolina produced 688,288
hogs on 176,434 farms. The
value of this product was $2,628,297.
That was an average of
less than five hogs to the farm
and each farm had an average
of 76 acres. This department
of course appreciates the efforts
of progressive citizens to raise
hogs ir. large numbers on
regularly prepared hog ranges,
such as there are in some sections
of the State, but what we
wish to see is more of an equalizing
of the good results from
producing more meat and energy
on the farm.
"I see no reason why the number
of hogs produced in this
State last year should not be
doubled this year, but even if
that might be too much to expect,
why should not each farm
er try to increase tne number ol
hogs on his place by at leist one
hog for every plow that runs?
And chickens are easy to raise in
the country, where they have
ranging room. Let us have at
least ten more chickens per farm
in 1915, althodgh I see no reason
why South Carolina should not
produce 5,(XX),000 more chickens
this coming year and thus add to
the income of the State something
like $1,500,000 that is
practically 'picked up.' "
Cost of Cotton to Grower.
The cost of producing cotton
averages about 8.24 cents a
pound, or $20.35 an acre, according
to Assistant Chief NatC.
Murray of the federal bureau
of crop estimates, in a report
published Thursday. These statistics,
the latest available on
the subject, are the results of
the investigation made in 1010.
A similar investigation in 18tX>
showed the production cost as
5.27 cents a pound, or $15.42 an
acre.
Many inquiries, due no doubt
to the general decline in the
price of cotton, which on November
1 averaged 6.3 cents a
pound to producers, compared
with 12.1 cents, the average of
the past five years on November
t have been received by the department
of agriculture. Yearly
reports on the production cost
are not made by the department
and the results of the 1910 investigation
had not heretofore
been announced.
Nany Large Towns are Dry.
These American cities are either
now "dry" or were voted
"dry" on November 3. The population
figures are taken from
the census reports of 1910:
Seattle, 237,194: Denver, 213,381;
Atlanta, Ga.. 154,839; Spokane.
Wash. 104 109- T upnnrro
Wash.. 82,743; Portland, Maine,
{>8.571; Topeka, Kan.. 43.684;
Memphis. Tenn.. 131,101; Nash
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ville, Tenn., 110,364; Richmond,
Va.. 127.628: Norfolk. Va.. 67.452;
Oklahoma City, Ok., 64,425,
Phoenix, Ariz., 11,133; Vicksburg,
Miss., 20,814; Charlotte,
N. C., 34,014; Fargo. N. D., 14,331.
FOR SALE?2-ft Oak and Hickory
Wood at $8.50 single cord. $3.25 for
5 cord lots. OSMOND BARBER
"* Watetoak Farm.
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FOR SALE ?Lot of 30 Duroc Jersey
Pigs and several nice Shoats.
Bert Nivens.
" A. A BRADFORD,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
Estimates cheerfully furnished on all
classes of brick and wood work.
Telephone No. 30
TAX NOTICE 1914.
Office of the County Treasurer of York
County.
Yorkville, S. C., Sept. 14, 1914.
Notice is hereby Riven that the TAX
BOOKS for York county will be opened
on THURSDAY, the 15TH DAY OF
OCTOBER, 1914, and remain open until
the 31 ST DAY OF DECEMBER. 1914.
for the collection of STATE. COUNTY.
SCHOOL and LOCAL TAXES, for the
fiscal year 1914, without penalty; after
which day ONE per cent penalty will
be added to all payments made in the
month of January, 1915, and TWO per
cent penalty will be added to all payments
made in the month of February,
1915, and SEVEN per cent penalty will
be added to all payments made from
the 1st day of March, 1915, to the 15th
day of March. 1915, and after this date
all unpaid taxes will ro into executions
and all unpaid SinRle Polls will be
turned over to the several Mapistrates
for prosecution in accordance with law;
Kor the convenience of taxpayers, 1
will attend the following places on the
days named:
And at Yorkville from Monday, November
1(1, until Thursday, the 31st
day of December, 1014, after which
date the |>enaltioH will attach as stated
above.
Note The Tax Books are made up
by Townships, and parties writing
about taxes will always expedite matters
if they will mention the township
or townships in which their property
or properties are located.
HARRY E. NEIL,
Treasurer of York County.
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