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.. %'*r (Mmnnv.ikatioiis uintfiiuisitr moro than
y tfrfi ?G0 wools. and no roRpousibili' y is as- ,
j^iV; s tuned for th-> viov, s of oonvsnou'leots.
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pass-id. P.utes minlo known on applicatiiei
to tbo publisher.
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JTTLtT 4,1000.
The national Democratic con von-1
tlou. meets in K unsas City to-dny.
liryun is sure I > he nominntod f<>r 1
v . the Presidency, and tho indicn-i
tions arc that tSulzar, of New York, '
will ho his running utute. We are
) nfruid that Sulz< r would add little I
strength to the ticket.
There's something in a name.
Jetf. Davis, a young Arkansas politician,
has been nouiinated the
Democratic gubernatorial standard
bearer. T!;ere were several other
candidates jn.-t as smart and promising
as Jell'., but they did'nt have
too name. Thousands and tens of
thousands i f Arkansas voters will
go a heed and vote for him and j
fondly suppose they arc voting for :
the real Jutiersou Davis, President
c.: the late O. S. A.
Tin following editorial npponrs
in the columns of a Tonncs-sco editor
who has been defeated for
office: "We don't know of anything i
no disgusting na polities; tho fraud,
th?' deception, the cut-throut rns-i
cnlitv. the heartless trnilorisio is i
enough to trim one's stomach for- :
evermore. Wo know polities to bo '
corrupt and rotten, but wo did not
know it stunk like a chnrnol house, j
No wonder sorue good men abhor
the Held of politics und shun it as
a den of vipers. When u man enters
this field ho becomes a shining
mark for every character anil reputation
assassin's dagger. The
race is not to the swift?but to the
biggest dog and the arch-deceiver,
him nearest the prototype, the
father of lies. Wo are glad we are
out. cf it all; wild horses could cot
drag us back into the whirlpool.'*
?
For reasoni that are cf no moment
to the. render, The Times has
inns :ur retrained troin expressing
preference for either of tho gentlemen
who nro candidates for the
Democratic nomination for governor
of this Stato. But tho time
now poems opportune to inform 1
tho render who, in our opinion, is
the most available man. In tho
tield there are three candidates?
Messrs. McSweoney Gary and
iil'iyt -either of whom :oignt make
a good governor. Wo shall, however,
consider >nly tho claims of
tho former and the tatter, as Mr.
Grary does iiol 6oem to bo in tho
. an-dog. Colonel T.loyt is a profc
uibit'onisl; wo are not; and this
p?por s\;'l therefore lend its mite
af intl nonce to Governor McSweeioy.
A writer for these columns reiently
asserted that Colonel lloyl
. > a "high-toned Southern gentle- \
man." Wo grant it. So in Gov- 1
crnor McSweoney. His elevation I
fr >m flic printer's case to nno of j
ill. higher! positions within the)
gift of our people is proof suf-1
licient on that point. IhN is quite !
?>? fcuoti man morally as Colonel
Poyt and is probably as nclive in
church work, though wo lay 110
pn rticulnr r.tross on tho religious
convictions < f either. Ifeligion befits
no man to servo the public.
Af fho opening meeting of the l
Slate campaign, Mr. Patterson,
c ninldato for governor, charged
that It was the purpose of the pro- :
hibitiouists to return to the drugstore
system of selling whiskey 011
the proscription of physicians. As
yet, wo have not seen the statement
rt-foted by Colonel 1 foyt, and
?>A H.,.. 1' 1 ' ' '
,.v- ...... Tncrrrmu L'uihuntiii.'u to no-j
lu vf that thoro is somothix^ in it. I
What think you of the plan? Can
not you recall the time when whiflkoy
was Bold in this very town under
ju&l such restrictions (?) and
th.it absolutely no trouble was exper
. < ed in ohwtiniug it? There is j
i'li'; 'hsiblency in decrying the
V; ft"os'tvy if you intend to vote
ior tin- candidate who will place |
'
liquor within the roach of nil, if lie j
In- successful and his ideas prevail, j
We favor the elortion of Mc- I
Sweeney because) he has made
Sooth Carolina an excellentgover- i
nor. Under his administration the j
dispensary has been leas trouble- j
some than over before and there
lias not been a single life taken us
a result of the enforcement of the
system. We owe it to ourselves us
Dc mo-rats appreciative of a worthy
official to elect him.
* ? ?
There nre people in tho Soulli,
says the Abbpvillo Medium, who
make it. their mission to glorify the
North because of its magnanimity
to the soldiers of the Lost Cause
and the people of tlio South. Gen-1
oral Gordon is easily the chief of
these repentant rebels and for j
years has made it his life woik to i
sound the praises of the Yankees I
and hold them up us models of i
generosity, courage, and virtue. At 1
the Louisville reunion when nil- 1
dressing the survivors, whom ho | <
called "comrade," he spoke of tho I,
"unparalleled generosity" of the ! i
government to our people. There^
aro others who are so thoughtless i
us to ultimo in with this perversion ;
of the truth of history. j;
Such talk confirms the fulso us-1
sort ion of partisan Northern histo-j;
rians that the war for the indc- ;
pondence of the South was u wan- j i
ton and foolish contest, provoked j
l?y our people without nuv excueo. J i
reason, or justification. Also that : i
it was treason and an odious crime, i
for which our people ought to be '
tliankful t hat they were not "hung, i
drawn, and quartered," and because J
thin WR9 not done the claim is J1
made that we were treated with I
"unparalleled generosity." The ; impression
is made by the repent- j i
ant rebels that the United States : ;
stands out iji distinct relief for . (
exercising clemency to n lot of \ile 11
tridtors. The claim is n false one, j <
nu > > hi iipi/our irum poai record8. | .
When Cornwnllis surrendered 1
ul York town ho wna treated with
the greatest consideration.
When Santa Anna was taken
prisoner at San Jacinto no indignity
was shown to him.
When peace was made with Mexico
the United States paid Mexico
for ail the land wo caplnrcd from
her.
After tho massacre at Fori Minis
the great chief Weathersford, who
led the hostile Creeks, was not shot,
hung, or deprived of his property.
Gon Andrew Jackson was not tho
man to impose hard conditions |
upon a vanquished foe, and'
\V? athersford was protected from j
injury to himself nnd property. \
After Appomattox there was a <
change, and everything that tnnlioe I
could think of wan done to huinil- <
into and oppress our people. At (
the surrender our soldie rs wore
allowed to tnke a few poor horses '
home with them. As soon as these 1
animals wore put in serviceable <
condition a horde of treasury ]
agents swept through our country, |
reclaimed these horses, nnd took j:
hundreds of other horses, to which
they never had any claim.
Wentliersford, the Indian, had
been treated with a magnanimity
in striking contrast with the brutal
course pursued toward JetTorson
Davis, who was shackled and put
into art iron onFomato. And to;
1his day no compensation lino bgen ,
l!,.^..wl * 1 - * '
oiiu\>i a iu ijni jnM'i.tio jor property j
unlawfully seized.
Now wo do not favor cherishing :
hatred. Wo would rather lot ''bygones
bo bygones," but there is
no reason for attributing virtues to '
tho Yankees which tboy never
possessed.
As an example of tho treatment j
of our soldiers wo will give the
substance of what a correspondent j
of tho New York Times wrote in
September, 1 tSf?3. Ho said that
General Leo left over 5,000 wounded
men nL Getlvsbnn'r wIioh 1>. r.>_ 1
tired from Vennflylvnniii. II? detailed
olio nurse for every li\o of
his wotmdod nml fifty surgeons to
stay behind and enro for them.
The Yankee authorities, however, >
made piisoners of all but four surgeons
and a fow nurscn. Their
object was to swell the number of
prisoners, ami they were perfectly
mdiuoreul about the suffering of k
r
\
the 5,000 men on the field of Gettysburg.
Gordon nnd the others who are
down in the dust confessing their
sins and kissing the hands of those
who hired men in all parts of the
world to slaughter our people must
have forgotten these outrages.
At the National Capital.
Regular correspondence.
Washington, duly 2, 11)00.?
Naturally, .Mr. McKiuley is being
harshly criticised for going
nwuy from Washington for an ittdefiuite
stay just after lie has
issued orders which commit this
government to a participation in
the war which the combined European
powers are preparing to wn^o
China. lie must have felt that he
was doing wrong in going to Canton,
where ho und Boss Iinnna nrc ;
to tix up his letter of acceptance :
and other campaign matters, as j
before leaving lie tried to give out
the impression that ho regarded
the trouble in China as about nil
over, after the Chinese minister I
announced the safety of diplomats I
ami other foreigners who were all j
reported killed in Pokin by the]
European r.i mufacturcrs of news. :
But the Chinese minister made j
another announcement which mado
it, plain that the trouble is just bo- l
ginning, and that was that the I
fight at Tr.ku was started I?y ilv
demand by the European (hot. for
the surrender of tin; Chinese ( it.-,
and not by the firing of the fhrte
on the fleet. Europe is going to
dismember China, and Mi. .Mckinley
is going to help. That in the J
way things now look.
All the monkey business in the I
postal service is not monopolized
by the Cuban branch, not by a j
wholo lot. There iH much gossip j
in Washington concerning the i
purchase of time clocks for all free !
delivery pout-offices anil exp nsive I
typewriters for oilicos having re-j
seipts of $30,000 and over by the J
Post-Office Department, and much
>t it implies that private individ- i
mils have had big "rake offs'' out j
:?f the purchase money. The odd
thing about the time clocks is that
they nre of the same make as those
that were introduc%i in the Treasury
Department sovernl years ago
uid which stirred up tho iud'gima
rt ? ? 1
ion 01 uongrossuien to sucii an j
jxtent that they were by vote of
Congress ordered taken out. Then
t was tlint the man with the
[Hill got the post-office authorities
to sou what a good thing those,
mm.e time clocks were nud to agree
to pay the regular retail price,
>125 each for them,although about |
>00 of them were purchased. Letter
carriers and other post-office
employees are compelled to linvo
their time records made by these
docks, which Congress declared J
degrading and disgraceful when
used in tho Treasury Department. J
l'hey can ask their Congressmen J
to explain the administration code
nf ethics which makes it. right and
proper to deal with postal employees
of free-del:wry oflices in
a manner which Congress declared
!o bo detruding and disgraceful
vvnen applied to employees of the
Treasury Department.
The deeper the public gets into
expenditures in Cuba since the
occupation of the island by our
troops the plainer it becomes th .t
there bus been the wildest extravngr.nee
in every direction. The
latest exposure concerns the military
hospital near Havana; ?200.
000 lmvo beep expended en this
hospital, all the plans being on the
basis of furnishing accommodations
for 2,500 patients, while at
no time kns it had more than 80.
in order to shift some of the responsibility
for maintaining Ibis
extravagant establishment the military
authorities, by a little juggling
among themselves, lmve
leased it to the city of Havana, to
be used as n general hospital, although
everybody familiar with
conditions over there knows that
the city was already amply supplied
with hospitals.
There is a persistent report
around Washington that Perry
lleath has been asked to resign
tho position of first assistant post
muHter general,bocuuee of the pub.
Mention of the fnct that he wn?
one of those who voucher! for
/ )
j Neely and procured his nppoint!
ment. According: to this utorv. !
1 . 1
j tiiit* isn't to punish Heath, but to \
, the public. He is again j
to ehnrgeof Hanna's literary
bureau, and u Mr. McKinley is
I re-elected **-.11 be given something
equally as goo .I next year.
The Growl u oi ilurmoalsm.
1 They s?ty the Mormon church is
! growing like i he traditional weed;
I that it has more than 2.000 mis- J
; aionnrice work ing t'er it in all parts
| of the wot Id, writes E. S. Martin
; in Harper's Weekly. There ere
two or threor h.undn d in Canada,
many more in the^test ami South.
' mny more in Europe, uird they
arc j^reat missionaries, too. They
work hard n? ?draw very little pay.
: Tliey fioem, 1c o, to believe in Murinonism,
and in most places where
thoy go they 'are abundantly fiti ululated
by per-sedition, if the stories
about tirun are true, tie y nro
making rcninr kul le progress in disseminating
tj le doctrines of their
church nnd it nk'maf converts. The
enthusiastic taodcrn Mormons nre
tjuoled as saying that polygamy
has r< ally g?ao out of their roli
gion, and tltat when the plural
Wives now living have dud there
won't bo any more. Mn\be not.
Polygamy can hardly stand against
the rise of A?x erica u civilization,
or? uio xtiorr ion onurcii 111 its
other jini*11ii L os ir.uy la: t and
iiourisl:. 1; notii afi a curious hereby,
hot f.i it*: practical sido, at least,
it. in strong, Paul it seems lo excite i
jlist as much zonl as any other rei
ligion. It is worth knowing inoro J
about than most of ne know. Polygamy
aside, very few of us know
how fur and in.'what particulars it
I it differs from the Christian roli- |
I gion. An American church which ,
I has 250,000 members is worth sumo i
tud'- '... .
I Mi. floBeph \vyiie, one of Chestor's
oldest and best citizens, died
at his home in that town Monday j
morning. Mr. Wylie was a native |
j of York county, but moved to |
ru. .. 4 j _ l i ? f to 1
\_I1? tsiAH CUUIliy UL III!" ilgO OI .lii j
yeara. IIo succeeded in amassing J
a fortune estimated at o?or SldO,- j
' 000, and during recent years was
liberal with hi a worldly goods. He
wan 77 yearn < Id.
5TA.Tt?.,tlEiNT.
Statement of Savings Hank of Fort
Mill, quarter ending .hum HO,
ItiOO.
ASSETS.
Loans $33,701.<: I j
Accrued iut( rest. 75.10
Furniture an 1 supplies. 7S2.2??
Due from hanks 4.Hh"?.(JS
Catli in vanit 1,37^7(1,
, A HI -> * . I
!U,I 1 I
UlAlill.lTIES.
: Capital stock. $15,000.00 i
I Surplus 2,000.001
Individed profits SWO.OO j
Per deposit 22,510.11 (
4o.:ior?.i i
1, W*. B. ^lencbfim, enehier of
the above-named bank, do solemnly
swear that tho above is irue to the
best of my ki owlcd?'o nnd bfli<
\V. I >. \V t:AC11A M, O.sh ier
Subscribed and sv. urn lo before
me this 2d Jidy, 1900.
tf. T. MiKCVDr.'i, Mutiny Public*. ,
W. J. JOKES, | ,
.]. M. Sri:*tt. J d'rt,:'t0"'
" "i? ib?? nm , mm i i JOB
PRINTING
AT
L 3 /m l i
I YinrNun
| Factory Loaded
* "Loader" and. "Repeatei
* powder and "New Rival"
I t Superior to all other brand:
J UNIFORniTY, RELiAl
a STRONG S
w Winchester Shells are for sa
%
| * having them when you 1 ay an
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MOTHERS, !
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Are your cl ilJron wearing the
Easy (E-Z) Waist? If not. you j
don't know what they ore missing, j
Only ask those thut ure using tliem
and seo what tliey have to say.
The best knit waist ou the market.
V? o have a full lino, I to 13 years, i
at 115 cents.
Ladies' llalf-lir.uded Leather
I Mitts, for the garden and flower (
yard. Try u pair; only 25 ecu is. j
With ice cream and pl> nty of ;
berries tins year, yon wi.l want I
a berry set. Wo have thorn?large ;
bowl and six Email ones?for 25 |
cents. Coino nuiek?they won't
last long.
The following are new goods,
just received. Embroidery in
Hamburg, cambric, and lawn, Vnl
la? o3 (assorted); rdl over embroidery
and tuckings.
| Ladies' Vests 10 cents, 3 for
cents ?the nicest for the money we ,
ever bad. bi'eer ones for 2~> cents.
Children's Vests, d cents.
Lleincmbor, we have a full line
of Lad ies Mnslin Underwear. We 1
will soil you the garments cheaper i
than you can Luy the material. |
They are nil elegantly made.
MILLINERY ! You remember :
last season we told you we were
going to break the record in not
carrying over a single trimmed hat. j
Well, we did it, ami we are deter- j
mined not to lower that record this |
season. We have a few left; if
you want a hat cheap, conio to see
us.
MEACHAM & EPP8. j
R. F. GRIER,
nn.M.Kn IN
HATS, SHOES,
PANTS, DRY GOODS,
I
NOTIONS, DRESS GOODS.
HARDWARE!,
TINWARE,
<31-ASS WARE,
GROCERIES, ETC.,
AND THE
REST LINE OF
| I
POCKET AND
TABLE CUTLERY
IN TOWN.
I
Tin;
TIMES OFFICE.
iIXr If ? * W ? It H+l fr* V ?? 5 at
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W?B is? w?a> ?
STERNS j
IA
2
Shotgun Shells, s
V loaded with Smokeless S
(ft
loaded with Black powder. $
s for *
*ILITY AND I
HOOTING QUALITIES. I
lo by ill dealers. Insist upon *
.1 you will get the best. *
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A STUDY
IN OIL
If you are not a Kerosene
customer of ours we
advise you to tryn j^illon,
and if it dous not please
you better tbnn what you
have been buving, you
need not come back again.
We know it lo bo better,
becnu.so our customers?
and they Rio good people?say
so, and it costs
us more money than common
oil, yet wo sell it at
tho same price?15 cents
per gallon. Wo can ?nvo
you a lot of work, worry,
aud vexation of spirit if
you will let us.
W. B AUDREY L 0.
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SHIRTS.
AW arc altering special induce!ij<
nts t<> prospective shirt buyers,
io close out our stock of Summer
Shirts. Fn the lot you will find
silk bosoms, negligees, dress and
work shirts. Collars, cuffs, and
neckties also go at reduced prices,
pirn
Our sole of Mens' Pants will attract
tho attention of all those*
who are looking for bargains in
this lino. All sizes, styles, and
I'l
Hughes & Young.
$
Th< ''CITY MARKET"
Js whoro you can find any
kind oi' Fresh Meat yon want
at any time. Wo are always
tlere-and we always have what
you want, provided you want
the choicest quality. Our
prices are reasonable for
FIHST-OLASS MEATS.
Wo won't sell you any other
kind. Send us your orders
or Telepliono ]S'o. 27. Wo
guarantee prompt attention
rind satisfactory treatment.
FKESII FISH
every Saturday,
IRA <i. SS3YTRE & SONS.
Spratt Machine Oa.
Brick, Luitber, l aths, Lime, Shingles,
Building .Supplies, cud Hou???
Fittings of nil kinds.
Contractors end builders. Fallmates
on al! work furnished promptly.
V/,v /' ^>' "-<5 ~. ? c
if/ ^ a
pi 4C-^P<^'k% $
| ' "-""Xt.Vvv"-''!f\| l/jj"
rs&W -> w;
-<u ?.. % *v J, / ( . r,^
j Wt il t^roornrd Man.
nothing is s > distinctive in a
liian ju his linen. Jio it broulch.th
iioiftr.-jpnn in which a man is dm?;P?h il
is ') - li.nn?his ? oiiars. eufip, and shivlr;
which display hi.s individuality t> t,iu
r.hsrving- and who nro so quietly oh
sewing as women?
Curtains, blankets, tablo linon. I*"'1
Km n, &c. Wi also clean, press aud
dyt suits at uod'otue rates.
For (as of mind audeomforf of liody,
1-f saro that laundry goes to tho
M Kiel Steam f.aundry. t"harlotto.,'s<'. C.
lid. I., ficti I. tt A N A Y, Agei^,
Fort Mill, S- C.
HAND BROj.,
HIT AIM#
HOCK HILL, sl,
DEPOT STREET, j