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THE FORT SILL TIMES. DEMOCRATIC. PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS j I BY ' 1 Wm. R. and 3. W. BRADFORD. ! . Tkkjis OK SriivSl IMl'TION : One year $1.00 ' Six mouth* ."?) | Three mouths .2.1 Correspondence oil current subjects is I invited, hut no responsibility is as- | Htimed for tin' views of correspondents. Advertising rates are miule known to those interested on application to the , publishers. Fort Mill Telephone (with long distance connect ions) No. 2(1. iif, r.iua. We were very much pleased willi the only editorial in the last issue of the Lancaster Enterprise. We wrote it. j * J The new nrmy uniform is to be of u color entirely new to the mil itary service of tliis country or.j Europe. The report of the Army ! Uniform Board, now before the secretary of war, recommends that the uniform of the soldier be made of a color known officially as ''olive drab." It is not quite a | brown, nor is it. a green, but a mixture of brown ami green, known commonly as "olive mix." * * * Norman E. Mack, editor of tin1 Buffalo Times and a lending Democratic politician of New York State, explains Mr. Bryan's dislike i> :.i ...i rn i.... i r i nu i.ia i ii'Miieiii v./irvcmiiu ?iss nillows: "A month ago a prominent M ississippi Democrat wrote to Mr. | Cleveland asking his opinion of i ^ the present political situation. In his reply Mr. Cleveland referred | to Mr. Bryan in insulting t Tins. I Mr. Bryan heard nhont it and the ^ troublo began. Mr. Cleveland knows that Mr. Bryan hoard about the letter." I * * ? There is to be a test of wits bo- ' tween tho nowspaper press and 1 the military and naval forces of f the United States during the progress of the war game to be played ( by tho army and the navy in Aug- ' ust and Soptember in the vicinity of the Long Island approaches to J Now York City. It is Secretary 1 Moody's idea to give the news* ' paper men assigned to cover the J game all the facilities which they possessed in the West Indies dur- \ ing the war with Spain. He wants 1 the reporters to use every endeavor J to ascertain all they can about the 1 secret strategic plans of the oppos* 1 ing military and naval forces, jnst 1 to see how well the officers on- ' gaged in the manoeuvres will be ' able to circumvent the press in 1 this connection. ??# ? The Brigham Young Reunion. The most interesting convention ( of nil that will take place this ] senson will be that of the . widows and children of Brigham ] Young. The family will meet in Salt , Lake City, and ns that beautiful ; , place contains no building large 1 | enough to a commodate the multi- ! , tude, tho convention will beheld in j the open air under tho blue vault of heaven, encompassed by green r trees nnd enlivened by the songs t of birds. j ( The convention, it is ktntorl wilt 1 bo composed of more Hum 1,100 , delegates. Of course all of these v nro not widows; some of them are p orphans. Mr. Young, the great v iiusUnndmnn, went to his rest j nearly twenty-five years ago, and t multitudes of his widows have r now been gathered to their lms- ( bund in the realm beyond the stars. , Indeed, the fast-thinning ranks of t Mr. Young's widows is a constant j femiiider to us of tho transitory F nature of our existence in this vale \ 01 misery and how fiail and un- t certain our own condition is. ( Brigham Young has been made | n subject of derision by many Hip- ' pant and thoughtless people. But, ( ill point of fact, he was a wise i man. The wisest of all men had the marrying habit of an even more pronounced typo than Mr. 1 Young, and he did not take the i same precautions. It will be re- 1 merabered that Brighnm's wivoB, or most of them, were only soaled I to him "for time*." lie took the < precaution to have them sealed to ' iosopli Smith "for eternity " lie knew that hy ndroitly playing one wife aguin-t nm.tlier, upon tin* j theory of competition, lie could] *et along with the partners of his joys and sorrows for a season. I5u' lie was not altogether certain of the conditions which w mid con frt lit liini in the sweet b" and hy, ind lie took pains to provide for liis entry into that blessed estate free from contractual obligations, j His predecessor, JoBeph Smith, will have to bear that burden. ? ... ? Gen. Leo on Cubi's Prospects. The Washington Times a few lays ago published the following interview with (lenernl Kily.limrli . Lee, forimuly consul general nt j Havana and later in command of i tlud military division of the island. jji the prospects of the Unban republic. Cenend Lee said: "I mi less confidence can soon be j stablisbod in the stability <f the | Cuban government and relief nf ' forded by the United Stales in the matter of the sale of Unban prod- i i nets, there will be nothing ahead but anarchy and annexation. And anarchy means the interfejenco of', the United Stati c: and the hoisting nf our Hag to remain over the island. "There is no direct taxation in the island," continued (on. Lee. "All tin? revenues are derived from ustoms receipts. During the oe upaney of the island by the American forces the revenue re eipts were very large, but since the withdrawal of American an Ihority the customs receipts have hvindlcd perceptibly. Ameriean i merchants, it. seems, have little if i uiy confidence in the new republic. They arc afraid to ship their ?oods into Cuban ports, and it is ihis as much as anything else thai . makes Iho futuro of the Cuban ,'ovi'niiin'iit look ho black. Our merchants are not willing to risk tending goods to Cuban merchants ivhoti domestic troubles may break rut at any moment and the goods ; be seized by a mob. '"There is a murmur of diseon- : lent among the negroes in the , island. The negroes, perhaps, | linve some justification for this i complaint against the new republic, riiey claim not to have been 1' [rented fairly by those in authority iit the distribution of spoils Maceo, the negro, was one of the rery best of Cuban generals and endured effective service in the .var for Cuban independence, and j recording to all accounts Maceo ind his followers have been ignored by the Cuban government." i I Education and the Editor. i In a brilliant speech at the Ath?nr-,Ga., Conference for Education, Hon. Ilenry St. George Tucker ' laid a plowing tribute to the press. ' lie said that when the record was i nude up on educational advance- ' nenl in the South, tho work done ' ly the press onld probably be i ,'oted as the most effective, with i he country newspaper at the top. ? We believe this is a just tribut^ < The press does a far nobler work ; ' hun is usually attributed to it , i iiid if the pockets of the country I alitor wore as well tilled with i noney nR his paper is with good I voids for good measures, he would I loon be in easy tiuancial circuni- I itancei. And the Southern press s pushing the cause of public ed- j ' icaiion as in'vi'r ueiore. Tliere 1 iro many papers that never men- ! ion the subject, but there are ' nnny more that preneh the troupe I ! ?f education in no uncertain way. Moreover, they notice the local 1 ichools and have a good word for 1 hom whenever possible. No great- ;} w cause could engage tho thought i ' if the press and people Ihnn the!' letter education of the children. 1 These matters neod to bo moved ' svery where and the press can start ( he movement and koep it goir.g. ' lieoawnx and salt will make your i maty flatirons as clean and smooth is glass. Tie a lump of wax in a 1 rng and keep it for that purpose, i When the irons are hot, rub them i first with the wax rag, then scour with a paper or cloth sprinkled I with salt. . ! A Chaige Against the Constabulary. In tlie State campaign meeting'' leld at Newberry Mr. Stevenson. j nndidito for attorney general j barged that tho dispensary coil- ' Inblos are working for his oppo- ; [lout, lie is (juo'.ed as saying: '"Chief Constablo Batemnn is organizing men to vote for Hunter. \re wo paying the constabulary s >0,000 for this? 1 have an allidavit >f a person so approached, nnd 1 call | upon the governor of South Caro- j linn to explain this important matter if it is done, with or without 11is knowledge and consent." Governor McSweeney says that if Mr. Bait man or any other State constable is taking any active part in this campaign it is absolutely' against his wishes nnd orders. The eonstahhs, of eouise, have a light to vote, but ho wishes it distinctly ! understood that they cannot take an active part in politics, because ( /1 ill i l'i i nioniio ? iiiiirliw.l t !?.. *w ow I.o .. ."HKLI ?>i llir woik which they are paid to do. !f any State constable is oflicioua or active in politics and is thereby, as must necessarily follow, neglecting his work and the fact is reported to Governor McSweeney by any rt sponsiblo citizen it will be but a short matter to end the incident by promptly removing the ' constable. Governor McSweeney declared on the stump iu bis lust campaign that lie had issued p< sitive instructions against any constables taking part iu the campaign, and that he iiad issued an order that they were j not to attend the meetings, because' they could not do their work there. ' and the same mle holds good now. Governor McSweeney savs it is absolutely impossible for hi:n to j Keep up with each a lit! every of- 1 fieer of the Stale, hut that lie would consider it a favor if constables who are neglecting their work to dabble in politics are formally reported to him. He knows nothing further about this \ particular case than is reported in the proceedings of the meeting. Small Salaries and Honesty. We clip the following from the ' Saturday Blade of Chicago: Judge 1 Edward F. Dunne, of the criminal ( court (if Chicago, has recently ( rendered a decision that is of interest to every business man in the country. It was the case of ll.? W7? ' * "T i uu ui.uc vcihU.1 III. VT. >> 1*81, j tin employe of the pneking house ' , i)f Nelson. Morris <V Co., who wns \ ahnrgod by that company with t embezzlement. j 1 Wos*, a young married man about 30 years of ago, who was j living with and supporting a wife . and two children, had charge of a meat car for the tirui, and each week loaded the car in Chicago and then look it to Aurora, making 3ix or eight stops at small towns ' along the way to make deliveries! to small dealers. West collected the money for all his deliveries and twice a week made a written report and turned in his money, amounting fonietimes to as high is ?ii,uuu. r'or doing nil this work, incl occupying n position of trust in which thousands of dollars < passed through his hands, he was ' paid $15 per week. The toinpany * lint employed him pushed the | prosecution and wauto 1 him sent i !o the penitentiary, but Judge ] Dunne found him guilty <>f embezzling only $15, thus saving him from the penitentiary, and sentenced him to serve thirty days in jail. < In rendering his decision Judge 1 Dnnno told the employers of West that when they asked n man to lake such a responsible position nt ! ( such a small salary and where he j ivas called on in the performance jf his duty to collect such large amounts of money, knowing that | je has a wife and two children to , ;nre for, "you are simply inviting j tiim to commit crime, or at least < exposing him to temptation, and it is wrong." Tue judge said he believed W est, Lhe prisoner, to be a good man, uul that lia 1 his salary been even ' is much as $5 more per week he [ would never have been exposed to temptnticn. "If be had been paid | 525 a week as he should have been I ???<SS0??*S@G@S I Biff Ju ? ?iS p Begini ? inventory < Cfl vert into in S CLOT ? NOTH Jg GENT ? EU1LN ? ^ we have do ! p ? X I r.? t {..>4 Q2 r->w |<M> inai Jgl following 1* @ All slu (g loss of cost. ? | that will ii ? j Shirts, ^ | tliinl loss 1 1 I Thrcc ? worth invoi Qfl A lot c facturer's c ? In fact ? any of the July Sale, ^ 1 THE 0 | ?q??????Q?Q??* paid, he would hnve hnd ?">00 in he bunk inslend of being here convicted of embezzlement." The lecision of Judge Dunne is well worth serious consideration by nil who give employment to others. If a Man Lie to You, And any Homo other salvo, oint- , nent, lotion, oil or alleged healer is as good as liucklon's Arnica Salvo, tell him thirty years of marvelous cures of L'iles, Burns, Boils, i ^oins. Felons, F leers, Cuts, Senilis, Brnist h and Skin Eruptions prove 11"h the best and cheapest. 25c at Meacham's drug store. After a bitter factional tight the Demoeratsof Alabama, represented by tho Democratic executive committo, has east aside the ancient custom of nominating State olli ers and adopted the primary election. The exact character of the primary has not yet been decided upon, but the South Carolina plan will probably be adopted. I. Ecn't Fail To Try This. Whenever an honest trial is giv n to Lleetrie Bittern for any trouble it is reonunended for a permanent . lire will surely be effected. It never Fails to tone the stomnch, regulate llie kidneys and bowels, stimulate llio liver, invigorate the nerves and purify the blood. It's a wonderful tonic for run-down systems. Electric Bitters positively cases Kidney and Liver Troubles, Stomnch Disorders, Nervousness, Slee ph ssness. ithenmntism, Neuralgia, and expels Miliaria. Satisfaction aril n'.oed by T. It. Mencluun. Only 50e. - Dr. J. C. Butts, a prominent physician of Norfolk, was murdered by a negro Thursday night. Cares a 77cram's Life. To have givon up would have meant death for Mrs. Lois Cragg, of Dorchester, Mass. For years ?he had endured untold misery from a severo lung trouble and abstina'o cough. "Often," she writes, "I could scnreely breathe ind sometimes could not speak. All doctors and remedies failed until I used Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption and was completely cured." Sufferers from Houghs, 'Jolds, Thr. at and Lung Trouble need this grand remedy, for it never disappoints. Cure is guaranteed by Tlios. B. Meuebnm.1 jOc and $1.00. Trial bottles free. 1 - Iiv sly Clearance ling August 1st we wi )f our stock, and in on oney our line of IIING, DRY GOODS, 3NS, SHOES, HATS, "S FURNISHING G( ITURE, ETC., . . . t ided to put the RiCES DQVA/r they will be bound to eductions will prove: >r| lengths of Cloth to , and White Goods to g i to rest the closest buye Neckwear and Collai ban the regular price, dozen Corsets to go ; stigating. \\ Shoes to go at less tl ost prices. , we can save you 20 ji goods named above d vhich begins todav. t ' ? LI) RELIABLE S T. J>. HELK, Proprietor. )0?O'<y0 ? MUWI i.w > T?JI ? ?i wi >m3B?Naana?n? nM * ! R, M. LONDON, ROCK IIILL, S. C. JOB PRINTING, i | I *"><> 9 I I j The Little ! Things... POISQH FLY PSPER (10 sheets for B cents). TfiUGLE FOOT FLY PSPER (10 cents per box). u;av niuniiiu Vf HA (3 blocks for 10 cents), JliHKET TABLETS (10 cents). WHITE KAPLETOGTH PICKS (5 cents a box). PARAFFIHE GARBLES (51 for 10 cents). FLAVORING EXTRACTS Lemon, Vanilla, Pineapplo, Straw- 1 berry, Banana, Chocolate. (Oar Extracts are strictly pure, ami you will And l?y trial that it is more health- i ful and economical to use them.) W. B. Ardrey & Co. j SEWING MACHINE BARGAIN,? One second hand Wheeler & Wilson sowing machine, in good condition and capable of doing first class work, is ' offered for sale at a bargain. Apply at The Times office. Sale. I 11 take an || lor to con- @ )ODS, 1 go, as the 8 go regard- ? o at prices g rs at one- ? at a price 8 lian manu- g cr cent on @ tiring this <? TORE, I I D. J. WILLIAMS^ Statesville's Lipor Dealer. Laurel Valley Coin Whiskey, 5 Years Old: 12 Full Quarts, iu neat case, . $7 50 24 Pints, 8 00 48 Half Pints . . . . 8 50 4Gallons, kog included, . 0 00 Quo and two gallons, jug and era to included, per gallon, . 2 25 Pure N. C. Sweet Mash Corn Whiskey: Now, ]H>r gallon, . . 1 40 Two to Three years old, per gal. 1 75 Pure Apple Brandy, i>er gallon, . 2 00 < ?!*? #H ?%- - - ? xam v/ity wrau uye, < years old, 12 quarts, . . . . 8 00 Twenty-four Pints, . . .8 60 Forty eight Half pints, . .9 00 Olio ami two gallons, jag and crate included, per gallon, . 2 50 Excelsior Rye, jag and crate included, per gallon, . . 2 00 Peach and Honey, per gallon, . 2 00 Rock and Rye, per gallon, . . 2 00 Holland din, per gullon, . .2 00 Remember I am no roctifler or compounder. In buying my goods yon are not baying water. I guarantee all these goods suiH>rior to anytliing bo'ng shipjied from this market. All jags will be pnt in boxes instead of crates for !5c. extra; kegs boxed for 25c. extra, and all boxes are shipped without any marks to indicate their contents. Cash must accompany all orders. They will tie tilled the same day received. Send money by registered letter, postottice money order 1 or express money order, (ioods shipped either by freight or express. As to my responsibility I refer yon to the Bradstreet and Dunn Moreantilo Companies and my hundreds of cnstnmniM ..II ? o-.-.u -? - imiouuiu. ivememuer, nuuiii, that I fftmrail tee satisfaction in all casus or refund the money. D.J.WILLIAMS, STATES VILE, N. C. TRY THE City Barber Shop For a tirst-class HAIR CUT, SIIAVE, SHAMPOO, or HAIR SINGE. Carothers ?5c Son. Proprietors. Third door Bank building. fou GOOD WHISKIES, WINES, | BRANDIES, ETC., CALL ON OB WRITE TO W. II. HOOVER, CHARLOTTE, N. C. I