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"... V MOMPTION turn: Ona Y?kr....... 11.26 IS Months AC ThaTliaaatnvitaaeontributionaon llvssubjact1 bitdoMnotwrM to publish mora than 200 words oi iny aubjact. The rijrht la roaarved to adit /4t* communication submitted for publication. a v On application to the publisher, tdrertiilni r tun pre marie known to those in teres ted. Telephone.locslund lonn distance. No. 112. THURSDAY. SEPT. 18. 1917. "Opportunity." . Did you ever read the story of Ali Hafed? Ali Hafed was a Persian farmer, ydio had a-great desire to find wealth. He sold his fertile farm on the banks of a Hindu river for a mere song and set ?>ut ih quest of precious stones. He traveled all over the world in his search for diamonds, until at last, in a foreign land, with hardly a rag on his back, he died of hunger and thirst, without ever finding a single diamond. In the meantime, the man who had bought his farm had unearthed a vast store of the precious gems ?known now as the far-famed diamond mines of Golconda?a treasure which has made rich many people. Beneath the feet of Ali Hafed lay all the treasure his heart wished for, but. having eves, he saw not. He traveled all over the world in a vain search for something which had been under his feet for years. Of course you will say that this is an exceptional case. Speaking literally, it is; but figuratively, are we not walking every day upon "Acres ,of Diamonds?" . We often think that if we were occupying the other man's place we would be able to do better?only to find the same real difficulties presenting themselves. Do a little "intensive cultivation" of the field you possess, for it is only by developing the resources of mind and heart where you are that you can ever fit yourself for the place up higher. We look with scorn upon the farmer who sows his seed with niggardly hands; and class him as incompetent who does not cultivate his fields. Scatter your seed with a lavish hand, take a look inward, and ultivate the rich and fertile land of Opportunity which lies around y6u. Get on intimate terms with yourself. Business, but No Meal. Editor Times: I've read with interest and pleasure a number of well written sketches, especially in the Yorkville Enquirer, descriptive of the healthy growth and rapid development of the various business enterprises of Fort Mill, especially her up-todate merchants. In View of these facts, it seems a trifle curious that on the 3rd inst. Mr. F. E. Smith of this place (presumably to fill an order) shipped to Mr. J. B, Cook, superintendent of the York county chainRang, 12 bushels of meal. So it seems that Fort Mill, with a number of grocery stores, and with Charlotte 14 miles or the north and Rock Hill nirn * ... - - miles on the south, and with sev eral smaller towns between, can < not supply the York county chaingang with 12 bushels 01 meal. Isn't this little transaction i slight reflection upon the Fori Mill merchants, and, incidentally rather complimentary to the Tir zah merchant who furnished thi meal? W. S. Gordon. ^ Tirzah, S. C. Gee whiz, feller, when, il ever, have you visited Fort Mill' We want you to come over anc uuce a stroll tnrough the county '* growin'est town. You must \ * . . , v ? y in Fort Mill. You will perhaps ha *nrnriiu>d whan wa tall vnti > that one manufacturing concern, alone has spent enough money! here during the last year to i plan out, put up. and paint over j several burgs like your dear lit-1 tie Tirzah. Business? Why, good sakes, feller, we have it here in bunches six days in a week, and j were it not for a city ordinance, > ?e fear the four-horse teams would be lined up at. the back 4 doors Sundays. It's just business here and business there and 1 business ail around. Fact is, some of our biggest business conpprtis nnrinrpattv nrp sn hnsv with business that they nQ longer utilize our*advertising columns in soliciting business. Now, be good and come over. We're itching for you to see the biggest little town in the state. And, since you Tirzah people seem to be long on meal, let us know when you're coming and we'll arrange for a bountiful supply of fresh corn pone made up of Fort Mill's own delicious home-ground corn meal.?Editor The Times. A Glance Into the Future. At twenty, you have nothing j to lose and everything to gain. Your career is before you to shape as you will. At thirty, habits are settling, expenses are increasing, your income should be enlarging. At forty, the critical period begins. The position >ou have built for yourself, the money you earn and lay _ _ -1 _ e i* i. . /?/?!_ . Ml asiae irom ioriy 10 nuy, win decide how your last years shall be spent. ' The dead-line of success or failure, with the great majority, is reached at fifty. Face the cold facts. Take a personal inventory. Is your n future as bright and your advancement as sure and substantial as your future demands wijl require? Are you laying by savings that will safeguard your future yeare? Eleven Indicted for Hurder. York, Sept. 10.?The grand I jury this morning returned pre-i sentments. charging eleven men i with the murder of Rev. W. T. ' Sims, the negro who was killed ' a few weeks ago several miles | from the city. The court will , probably decide during the after noon whether any, or all of the men indicted shall be permitted j to make bail pending the trial of the case, which will come up at the next term of court, Judfe J. W. DeVore is presiding over this term of court, which will will probably end this afternoon. The grand jury was called especially to inquire into the Sims murder case and the court, in his charge to the grand jurors did not touch upon other matters. His address was brief. The grand iurv after remain ing in the room for some time hearing evidence brought in the following presentment: "We present Will Sanders. Frank Twitty. Lonnie Franklin, Lawyer Sanders, Carson Lattimore, S. Meek McGill, Fred Pei 1 ninger, E. R. Penninger, L. Ez- j ell Bolin, Dick Norman. As wit nesses. Dr. Barron, J. T. Fanning, W. L. IJill, J. H. Saye and ! J no. R. Copp." I Fort Mill's Military Record. Post cards bearing the follow. ing printed statement on- onehalf of the address side are being , mailed out from Fort Mill: , j "We are not crying. Fort Mill, II S. C., has voluntarily furnished ? for the world's war: one militia - company, one quartermaster's - supply company, and for other r commands one lieutenant colonel, f I three captains, seven lieutenants. Besides these, a* large number in i the navv and regular nrmv in t eluding THREE first in France r | with Pershing. We claim the - prize for patriotism. Can you ;1 beat it." In mailing one of the cards, one of our citizen added this: "Nothing left here for the draft but cripples and married r men." ? . | LOST?Tuesday on the streets a i gold mounted Fountain Pon. Finder ' I please return to Miss Nora Hamilton t and receive reward. / :?1 ?t grilleEnquirer.) The first bale of new crop cotton grown in York county was sold at auction in Rock Hill Thursday, bringing 213-4 cents per pound. The cdtton was grown by Geoge R. Pearson, a farmer living near Ogden. . The bale weighed 540 pounds * ~ Thus far about twenty recruits tave been signed up for various ranches of the United States army through the Rock Hill recruiting offiice. Corporal Belleview of Charleston has been assigned to take charge of the Rock Hill recruiting office. Rev. G. W. Nickell has accepted the call to the pastorate of Bfethel church, which was recently extended to him by that congregation and he will comei as soon as it is possible for him | to sever relations with his present congregation. Glade Springs; Va. The pastor's salary at Bethel has been increased from $900 to 1,200. Dick Norman, a well known young white man who was arrested on the morning of August 24 on the charge \of complicity in the Jynching of Rev. Wat Sims, colored, pastor of St. John's Baptjst church at Sharon, was given his release from jail yesterday. He is being held as a material witness under bond of $1,000 signed by Dr. J. H. Saye of Sharon. At a meeting of the county commissioners held last Wednesday Mr. I. P. Boyd was reelected superintendent of the county home. Quite a number of other matters came before the board for consideration. Sixty-two and a half cents for * * * T* .? a irying size cnicKeni 11 tnat isn't a pretty steep price what is? Yet in many towns surrounding Yorkville, they are selling for just that and they are almost as high right here. A. Clover man said the other day that he took a number of fryers to Gastonia Tuesday and offered pp) th } w( t tf \ BUT ilrL . The officers of the First N that the large increase in the i general volume of business ha ^ cal assistance. i "We need more help c stated. "Business demands t * of our accounts if for no othc t possible service to our deposit! * The following application 7, ation: % "The Officers, * "First National Bank. "Fort Mill, S. C. I "DearSirs:1 "I present herewith my a <5 i l.i - * tmnmKeeper in your oanK. 1 a habits. I do not drink, smoki ... guage, and am not given to ru sociates are of the highest ch; ^ education that money can buy + an error and if anything goes 1 pay me a cent. "Here is'my proposition T than it takes to pay an ordinal * year, and I'll get to work at < partment and work there for 4 charge. I '"1 t 1 i m t The officers of the hank a I the BURROUGHS BOOKKEE t ployed in the bank. * 1 v averaged 621-2 cents each. Yorkville relatives received a cablegram from Lieut Philip W. Hunter this week announcing his safe arHval in Europe. The name of the place from which the cablegram was dispatched j was of course not given. Arthur Stewart, white, who lives near Clover, and Robert Mitchell, a negro living near Yorkvilie, wej-e brought before United States Commissioner G. W ^ Uai*f Vint*A onofAD^nir V\it tv ?>-/- iiai v uvi ^ jcot^iuaj ujr | Deputy United States Marshal: J. L. Adams of Greenville, on the charge of failure to register June 5, 1917, under the Federal conscription act. Mr. Stewart proved to the satisfaction of the commissioner that he was 31 years and 16 days old on June 5 and therefore did not not have to register. Robert Mitchell showed that he was only 18 years and one day old on June 5, and was therefore not entitled toregistration. Both men were dismissed. Other alleged slackers will be arrested this week. Storing Irish Potatoes. Irish potatoes can be stored in I pits, root cellars, or above j ground, frost proof storage ware- J houses. Small quantities, or even carload lots of potatoes are ; often placed in pits in the field ! when other storage facilities are not available. Immature potatoes can not be successfully stored for any considerable period even in the best of storages, and should never be pitted or buried. Well matured tubers of either early or late sorts, if sound and in a dormant condition upon the i advent of freezing weather in the autumn, may be kept until required for table use or for nlontinrr Ui? niftinn cfAt*inrr in ' | |jiau vuif? t'jr oiui 111^ ill potato cellars, of which there are many designs, or in above ground, frost proof buildings. Miss Jessie Wilson, of Florence, was a visitor in Fort Mill this week, the guest of Mrs. i Eftie Thompson. *! IS MACHINE I . )RKS FAST I f rr\r>nrrTi v 1 JL, I . fSSk. fational Bank recently decided t i number of accounts and the ?4 ndled necessitated more cleri- T n our books," the President |> hat we speed up the handling :r reason than to give the best 1 jrs. was taken under consider- ^ i pplication for employment as m of mature age and steady 4 e, chew, or use profane lan- ? nning around nights. My as- ^ aracter, and I have the best . I was never known to make wrong with me you need not } < Buy me outright for less ? ry bookkeeper's salary for one ' ance in your accounting de- < a life time without further t 1 fours for better service. + "A BURROUGHS." ? ccepted this proposition and + )PING MACHINE is now em- X h i 4 y' Mules Wanted. 1 MB **' "*^* * 1 1 will be in Fort Mill, S. C., on I ; > I Friday, Sept. 14th. I For the purpose of buying YOUNG I MULES and Fat Age Mules I from I 0.1 to IV hands. If you want to save feed bring your mules to J. B. Mills stable on Friday. G. N.~Nash. * * j ?? * ? ? I "Root Hog, Or Die," | ^ < % Is the only consolation the world gives you. J i If You Haven't a Bank Account With money in the bank you can't t combat with adversity and < < Be Victorious ? Place your earnings on interest at this < - Hank where they are safe until you \ - want them. Small savings * - grow surprisingly and ; | ' If Left in This Bank < ? Will be a help in old age. Open an account u $ : with us. We welcome you here. | ! "Make Money While the Sun Shines." /> ] THE SAVINGS BANK. I | Of FORT MILL. ? | I: I * it | Parks Grocery Co., | Phone 11B ^ ^ ffff tiff * * # ' i * Kj * | All Kinds New Goods. | This week we have received a great variety of canneq T meats, etc., and will be glad for you to call on us for any ol Z the following: ' T Veal Loaf and Brains, in cans. 25 Z Sliced Beef, per can, _ .15 ? + Salted peanuts in jars .10 + ^ Strawberry Preserves, very line, per jar, 25c . .35 ^ Apple Butter, per jar. ....... .20 t Wesson Oil, small size, per can, __ .35 Z ?. Best grade Columbia River Salmon, 2 cans for .35 Z Crape Juice in bott ei .. .10 + "My-Kind" Pork and Beans, per can. , .10 % ? Large size Tomato Ketchup, per bottle .15 ~ Canned Cocanut, with milk, .10 t > Fresh Hominy, in packages,. .15 Z f. Best whole grain Rice, per lb, _ .10 Z ? Special Saturday. 1 Z 10-lb. Bucket Snowdrift Lard, $1.95 X ' 10 lbs. Sug^r,. 1.00 8 packages. "Rub-No-More" washing powder .30 ; Samuel A. Lee. | ? ? < ( t " O I Everything Good in Groceries i: I :: | ===== * O I ^ $ If the market affords it you will find it hcrdT We < I take special delight in serving our friends. We are \ I ^ serving more satisfied customers than usual, and our * delivery wagon is ready to seivc you. It will be to < ? your interest to let us supply you with your Tai ble Groceries. Our stock is fresh and clean. ; [ | Phone your grocery wants to No. 116. - X I *