wJi FGST KILL TIMES.!
DEMOCRATIC.
publisin:i> wkpnesdays
Ji. \v. 13RADFOTtD.
'S OK SUB812UMJOM :
n> year ....... $1.00
si- llHMltllH .50
Three months .25
on current s lhjeefs is
oil, but no responsibility is as i
.a <! for tlio views of correspondents. !
. \o \ ertisiiiK rates are Hindu known to j
interesteil on application to the
\J~ lishers.
t Mill Telephouo (with long clis- !
' a. connections) No. 20.
1 ' I jv l itU i > r< i\ ^ ?, l.rv'-.'.
>.\s Gallant Twenty-Seventh.
prom! of our old regiments,
riieir history und thoir i'aim',
I i i new one lias risen
d.ling lustre to its name.
II - t ho Twenty Solent h.
Whose baptismal story told,
Will go ringing down in history
With the bravest of the bold.
\ m id the wilds of Miiidiauno
\\ In-re white men seldom tread,
-AVI < nat ure showers her splendor
\mi natives starve for bread,
V, here Saltans, ruhjas and datohs
h ir slaves still sell and hold,
We come to tell a story
< T u redeemer great of old.
W eainc \\ ith good intentions,
in;; wlr.it was just and ri^lit.
l.ut when they took us unawares
v ol killed us to make fight;
Wl.i ti omlurnneo could no lougor
stand
\ml everything looked blue
?, brave Colonel Frank lJ. llaldwin
said,
Wil li soe what wo t an ilo."
i'*. parleyed with these jieople,
Talked |Miiao, hot all in vain.
11 ail soon enough of battle
\ nl he wanted no more slain,
: for the killed of his own regiment
lie inusi have some redress
i 1 on though it hi* a battle,
Th nigh lie wished it something less.
i"i colonel talked and reasoned,
Kut the Morn's would have fray.
W* li.it a glorious day in history
I the soeond day of May.
I'm i<t ty will remember it
V> hua wo are dead and gone,
Tin day the Twenty So.onth
! 'light the battle of llayan.
\n to Bravo Colonel Baldwin
w iltli of happy years
\ :'or his well earned promotion
"he Twenty Seventh cheers.
\eri hoys we'll pledge a toast,
l'roiul our regiment fought so well.
I 11 \ i a eheer for thoso who are living
1 hop a tear for those who fell.
Carle M. Cousart, Malahang-Miu?i..na<
)\ I,, October 2h. 11KI2.
Congressional Chat.
The President is making the
pre out situation a pretext for urg
.tig ? 'ongress to appropriate for
h:x tu v lialtle ships during litis
session. With this end in view he
' nl i tained a number of congressmen
at a dinner at which he proi!'
d his views and ndvaneml the
proposition that it was futile for
( 'ongross to expect the President to
uphold the Monroe Doctrine without
maintaining a navy of Ihe
i'rst elaHS.
s nator Morgan is seeking to j
interest the war deputment in a I
i ....
i }i i jret wmcll lit* hopes will go a
A !<>ng way towards settling the ne
?11 ih-stiou in the South, llis
idea i> to colonize the negroes mi
fie Philippine Islands. He would
go so far as to give each head of
i e tiniIv the timlitionul 'Twenty
non V of land and would furnish
transportation to the islands, lie !
believes that in this way the South
could be relieved of its burden of 1
negro citizens and the Philippines
would, p 'l imps, lie benefitted, and
! 1 i?11' sure that the in groos them- j
selvt would be. There they eouhl
enjoy citizenship and work out
their own salvation.
Secretary Hoot ia actively lobbyin.
for his two bills, oueprovidiug
f r (lie leorguni/ntion of the army j
and. the other the reorganization
i I the military, tin* latter with a
view to establishing a reserve
f. ee of perhaps 500.000 men who ;
ui be called upon for active ser? 1
vice tiv the President whenever
+
ongiess shall declare war.
A remarkable instance of the ex
travagnnce of the present adminis- i
tuition was revealed by the expos- ,
ure, by Seuator Morgan, of the
expenses anil remuneration" of tliej '
Isthmian Canal Commission. To
1 lie great surprise of the senators,
Air. Morgan a tated that the nuhn- ;
iters of tlie commission were still
drawing salaries to the amonnt of;
*! .000 p r month notwithstanding
the fact that their duties praotic- ,
ally ceased when they handed to I he* i
president, nearly a year ago, their
last report onThe Panama route.
S. n f<v ^ilay has made a gal- <
ianl tiglu tin ring the past week for ,
the udtmssiuu of lire three tori i - , <
torii'H to whom statehood was promised
in the national platform ol
tmtli parties. lie ha- met \\ i111 .
severe opposition from* Senator,
lleveraye mid his supporters, hut
in no instance have tliey gained
any advantage over him. It was
determined I?y mutual consent to j
postpone further eonsideralion of;
the measure until January the
day on which Congress will reconvene.
The house of repres -ntatives has .
passed, clu ripo the past week, the*
Cnioii Iva Iway Station hill, which j
the Senate passed last session and ;
whieh provides for a union station
in Washington to cost not less
than $1,0(10,1100.
?
Mayor's Court.
The following; cases were t;i-*
posed of in the umyor'a court on
Monday:
Am/.i CotTov, colored, creatine
a ilisturlmnce. fined ?.*>.
l'.p'.i Yonun, colored, larceny.
To I l'e 11 < d tloml < f $2.~>U.
Several youn^ white men. whose
names are omitted I?y request,
were fined ?2 each for drunk and
disorderly conduct.
Sells Fort Mill Dirt in Spa-tanburg
S. S. MeNineh of the Charlotte
Rr.ek. Company spent yestciday
in this city and arranged for tin*
establishment of a local agency
here. J. W. Alexander, who has
a real estate ofli* e on Wall street,!
will look after the interests of the
company in Spartanburg. The
plant of t he Chariot In Hrirk Company
is located at h\?rt Mill, S, C.
on the Catawba river. The plant
has a capacity of ~>0.ui)v) In iek per
day. Spartan bar*; Journal.
?
Dec. 25fh Nut Christ's Birthday.
1 in* lot lowing article, written
by Dr. .1. 15. Muck and published
in tlio Charlotte Observer of Sun
day, will be read with interest l>\
Dort Mill people:
"Next Thursday, winch will be
December Until, is railed Christ
mas, because it is regarded as the |
birthday of Jesus Christ. liv some '
it will be kept as a holy-day. and !
by nearly everybody as a holiday. 1
"The liiblo makes it clear that
Christ could not have la en born
in the last of December. Luke U:S 1
tells of the shepherds staying out
doors all nijjcht. which was not the
custom in that cold wintry month.
It also tells of the tlocks beiui; in
the tiehl at nitrht. which move
t lint il could not have been later :
in tlif year tluiii October. Indeed,
the celebration of December 2.">ih <
us tlio birthday of #Jesus Christ
diil not infill until two hundred
years nflor our Savior was born.
"One thousand years (perhaps
two 1 linusaud years) hefoio thi'i
birth of fli-sus, tIn* people in Baby
Ion celebrated tlio 2">tli of Decern
boras tlio birthday of their m>d j
Bel, or r.nal. Moreover, they also
celebrated the 'Joth uf March as
"Lady-day,1' and 011 that day coin
nieinoratt'd the concept ion of hoi
in tlio womb oT bis "Goddess
Motlior.'" t > 11 this account one,
inline of hoi was Zoro-Aslita, or
"tlio Hood of the woman."
"It is remarkable that tlio Babylonian
pictures of the "Goddess '
Mother and Son"* are so exnetlv
alike those of the Virgin Mary and
lesns that are soon anions us.
There is yet another remarkable
charnetorisfic of these pictures,
and that is the nimbus or peculiar
circle of bj^lit that frequently encompass)
s the head of the Christian
.Madonna. Besides this, the
Christmas tree, now so common
a mono us, was equally common in
Babylon, whore it j*-ivc to their
io>d tlo? name of Bind Befith.
"Did wo ^et the 2"?th of Decent dcr
as the birthday of our God
from the Babylonians? If tiot
then can any one explain how the
conception of the I'aijau ?nd Bel
i'h in* v > nt* ceieuinieu in minyioti i
(one thousand, or two thoUHMIld
yonrs. before 1 lit* days of tli?* \ ir- !
L'in Mnry) on tin* 2.~>th of March?
Also, how the birth of that Ihignn
god came to ho celebrated so long
before tlx* Christian era, on the;
U.*?lh of I ieei-niber? Also, why so
many of tto-ir customs are our
Christinas customs?"
+**The
Southern's Big Engines.
The Southern Kailway has just
[>ut into service a number of the
largest engines ever used by the
pnuipaiiy*. These 'engines weigh !
in the neighborhood of 117 b ns. .
Their tonnage as it^ is known in
rai I way circles is almost, incredible,
I lie drawing poweV beingl ,.'>00 tons.
TJie tonnage of a single box ear is
'Mliimitcd at ab >ut l.j tons so i lint
?ni* of these engines can pttll 100
?
if
4 A*.'
y ' . i
or mi ri1 Ik>n crtrs which would yive
>t Iniiii of cmi'h four-ti'lhs ?F it mile
in length. Kour > ciirs the Inr. -
I Sl (Ml^illt'K of 'lit- Si "lit I It'I'll CllIlM
not dfnvv molt' tlwiri 40 boxes in m
single I in in but these now euu.nes
will pull twice ms much us those
old < njjiin k The increase in tonittre
1i?b been si.iiietliiui.' remark
nbie. These new engines were i
nuule Rt. K ie.lt iiioihI, N it., heitii* m
soullit'rn |>(*<><inot and aie sail! to!
he the largest in 11 to world. 'l'lioy
cost $20,000 each. In addition to
tlip above the Southern has placed
mii imlcr for S-I.0OO.OWJ worth of
iipw engines him! rolling stork. The
nrw ecpu potent consists S2 engines.
1 70.000 pounds; 2,500 uoudolii ears.
500 ventilated box rare, 100 ballast
ears, four switch engines mill tin or j
passenger engines.
? -+ ?+
The News of the County.
Ynrkvillo Kwpiirer.
The K. M. M . A . cadets are rend
ino out invitations to a reception
and l>m11 to bejpvoii at the i pern
house on Thursday niir 111. .Ianu:u y
1. Arrinioonieiits'ure bt inn pei
fi cted on an elborate Bi'ale and the
ball promises to be a soe.nl event
of unusual importance.
The petition recently signed by
the Voi k bar asking lor an extra
lerui ol court to be held in this
county b?<.onino on the first
Monday in February, was presented
to the noverin-r last Thin sdav !
by {Senator iJi'ico. I 'pon receiving
the petit loll. < ioveruor MrSiveeiiey
advised Mr. Urico that lie would,
net upon it. That, tie* extra b rin
will be ordered is praelieally assured.
Although the railroad authorities !
have well grounded suspicions as to
identity of the miscreant who fired
into the east hound passenger t rain
near Jlickory drove last Satnidav
ni^ht . no arrest im- yet been made
I'eople who are in position to km w
say that it i-< quite pronable thai
I 11C I'll I i l'i ill.! . 1111 I ii 11 i I i.?< will !?.. I. .
to work U|> a euro 11 in t will w hi runt j
the f. How's hi rest. I'lie party under
suspicion is a wlii e man with a
repaintloll for isenoral Wotl.lless11
ess.
Rock Hill 1 Irralil.
The SIhH' constables It ro con
linnc lo^et in their work. Weil
ncsday ('oiista! jle Tlioinitsson made
It not 111 I* sli i pineiit to llic State null
mill at ('olumbin.
iMiss Amelia Jleckliain has accepted
the place of lie I ivory clerk
at the postotHee, ami enlertd upon
1 he discharge of the <l'ili< a of the
plaee several days ago.
g The t riistees of I he graded school
nave decided to Rive the teachers
and pupils a ton day's holiday or:
account of ('bristnias, from Tues
ibu before Christmas, until Janti
hiv 1st.
IfncU Hill .loui'iial.
C. S. May, now s-orvint* as city
clcik. will likely offer for the inav- 1
fit \ IT 1 * '
orniuy. >> lien seen i?y a Journal
rerter, Mr. May was indefinite, hut
looked and talked like a man who '
wanted to "yield to the pressing
solicitat ions of 11ih friends." .1. ].
Hull, whom several people exported
to offer lor the place, will not
enter the race.
The information cornea from
Congressman Finley that the S? n
ate hi the present session of Congress
will likely pass the hill pass* d
hy the House at the last, session
providing for an annual term of
the Federal court at itock Hill
and Spai tiuibuig.
Blizzard
iti the West.
The l>li/./.ard that raged on I ii
d iy and Saturday in Knatein 1\>1<
'ado and Wyoming and Western
Kansas and Nebraska was the
most serious i:i vcara to the rail
roads, so far as inti rruption of traf
lie is concerned. All liains on the
I n ion I'ncilieaiul Burlington roads
were delayed tv\enty-four hours
and some trains even more than
that. To is is true of t rains over t he
Kansas Bneilic hianch of-the In
ion Pacific. Along the lines snowdrifts
six to ten feel deep made
the movement.'* of trains imp* s-ihle
until tho tracks could he cleared.
The Denver and Alliance branch
of the Burlington runs to the
Black Hills, and trains which left
Denver on Fri lay were released
from their positions in the drift
Sunday. One train, which was
completely hidden from siidit l>v
o V
tho snow, was relieved by hiiow
ploughs from Alliance, Ncl). A
supply train was run from Mercer,
Ncl). witli fuel and provisions for '
the imprisoned passengers. It required
desperate work to reach the
stalled train through tin* l)l;ndinij
storm and almost, impenetrable
drift.
REGISTRATION NOTICE.
t 1
Tho books of Registration for tlio
town of Fort Mill for tho year l'JOtt are
now open, and will he closed on the
third pi) day of January, Itrvi. \V. 1J.
Mriioham has laxm appointed Registrar.
Hlv order of the town oorncil.
J. W. MeKUUNEY, luteudant.
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FOR
GOOD YY HI SKIES,
MIXES,
Iill AX DIES, ETC.,;
cam. ?>n ou winrn t<?
W. II. IIOOV Ml?,
N r.
K ^il
" LftUHORY MARKS '
that arc not found 011 limn ITosh from
The IICDEL STEAM LATJ2RY,
Charlotte, N. ('.. are rust stains, ink:
si.lips, fruit stains, ami ?>s j h*? m.? 11 y
sr?>v< hes from overheated irons. That
is what wo particularly guard against. ,
li?et;li'ss, flawless, immaculate -white
i:\s white can he, or as strong of eoloi is
when you bought it lif originally of a
color pattern . your washable apparel is
returncl clean, well washed, v eil I
ironed.
Shipment made from v'ort Mill every
Thursday morning and laundry returned
Saturday mornings hy ?
t?. L. Mcl.l I1AMV. A cent.
TRESPASS KOT1CIC.
All parsons are herein warnedagainst
hunt iiiK fishing or ot herv ise t respas.dng
upon any of the lands owned or e.mtrolled
hy the undcrsijjm 1 parties. The
law will he rigidly applied to anyone
<1 isreirardinit this notice.
P. NIMS W F. Pattkkson.
\V. II. .tones. T. S. Kivkpatriek.
.T. \V. Anlivy. \V. <5. Armstrnng.
11 \ 1 ' 5? Vi '
- . ... . iv. i , lum ua;.
W. 1C. Spratt. 'I'. Fprntt.
W. B. Hoko II. M. Spratt.
Mi-ses Aduie and Ho vie Harris.
.1. li. l oil harp \V. ! .Tones
S. K. White. B. ]'. Bennett.
.1. B. Mark. T. A. Mills.
W. F. Boyd.
TRY THE
Fur il t'l! t?t-rl'lH3
HAIR ('I T,
SUA VE,
SHAMPOO, or
HA til SINCJE.
Caroihsrs &L Son.
I'liOPUIliTOHS.
Third door Dunk building.
D. J. WILLIAMS,
StatssviUe's Lipor Dealer.
Laurel Valley Corn Whiskey, 5 Years Old:
12 Full Quarts, in lieat ease, . ?7 .'>0
24 Pints. . . . . 8 (HI
48 Half Pints . 8 60 |
4'C Jul lens, keg included, . 0 00 l
One ami two gallons, jug ami
eraie iueiuded, per gallon. 2 23
Pure C. Sweet Hash Corn Whiskey:
New, per gallon. .1 40 ;
Two to Tliree years old, per gal. 1 7o |
Pure Applo Brandy, i>er gallon, 2 oo
Elm City Club Eye. 7 years old, 12
quarts, . . . . 8 00 |
Twenty-four Pints, . . . 8 ,*>o i
Forty-eight Half pints, . t> 00
One and two gallons, jag and
crate included, per pillon, 2 AO
Sscelsicr Rye, jnj? ami crate included.
per pi lion, . 2 Oil
?:a:h ani Honey, per pillon, . 2 00
Eo:"s anf, Rye, f>cr pillou, . . 2 00
Holland Gin. i>or pillon, . 200
Kenieiubcr I ;un no re -titier or com1
jioniidcr. In buying my punls yon aro
110I buying \v;ii(T. i pi.'irautec all tin sc
pxxls superior to anythingbein-t siiipjx d
trom this iriirltob. All jujis will bo pal
in IxiMs instead ol'era*i s for IV. extra;
kep* l? >.<ed for :i'. extra, an 1 all boves
are slnp,x>il without any marks I > indicntc
t heir contents, t ash must accompany
all orders. The}' will In tilled the
sauie day received. Send mom % by
registered lette\ postotlice money order
or ex press money order. v lo.xla shipped ,
either by freight or express.
As to my responsibility I refer yon to
the liradfjtreet and Dunn Moivantile
Companies and my hundred^ of <niSloiners
all over the Sour It. R< niember,
apiin. that I guarantee satisfaction 111
all cases or refund the money.
U, A. WILLIAMS,
sTATKSVILK, N. <\
Anvone noiirtlna a r ketch and rtrrcrlntlnn may
qnlcklv Mcertiln ir.ir opinion free wfiether an
Invention la prulmtilf pato'ilnble. < otnn.u.ilonl
lona k! riell v coiifliloiitlitl. Handbook OH I'atentn
rent free. Oldral nueiu y for necnrlng patent*.
Patent* taken throncl! Munn A Co. receive
tpfutl notice, wit boat charge, in tho
Scientific JlnKfican.
A hnndaomely llluMrntot vro't.'r. l,nn?e?t. dr.
rnlnllon of any rctentltle J. i.tiiul. Twim, ti a I
voir: four month*, ft. Sold by nil newrilealer*.
MUNN & Co.=eil"?'","> New Ymk
llrai.oli Ol?< o, ffio K St, Waihliulon, 1). C.
The Tillies ami the New York
World at $1.75 a year.
p?PB
AN OHDINANCH '
I t- it ordained by the town ooniioil of
Fort Mill, S. '' . now -it t Iiislt in eonunou
conn: il awl l>v authority of samo
Sec. I. That, afror .Taunarr 1. lOOtt,
it shall bo unlawful for any train on
the Southern Railway to bo rati at a
greater rato of speed through tins town
of Port Mill, between Olobonriie street
crossing (overhead bridge) and Sprat t
street crossing (Millforl mill t than 1 ">
miles an hour.
See. 2- No whistle of len-jir blasts
than one second each shall he blown
bet ween said points.
Tho penalty for every violation of
either of t he aitove se<*tions shall be not
less than $10.C0 nor more th in $ot).tm,?
or iniprisonment of not less than lt>days
nor more than to days.
Done and ratified in council tbis 22nd
day of December, l!K>2T.
(J. I 17 LP, IntoudiMit.
Attest:
.1. M. SPEATT, Clerk.
Your Xmas C
Should lie made of ill- best F
ins/ ('otr.jvniy sjM'.iks to evi ly In
nulls I t oni li M' Lmkiny; of ( iiUcs i
Bail YaSSey Fi
25 P0*!K?0 Sfll
5C miM SAC
100 PMK3 S&
Some of y mi kn >\v ot tiers in
no i i[util in liii< j:lnce. It Imke( lilies.
(live lis your oriel asul
.Delivered miywiiero in town.
For! Mill Manuiactarii
] 1 {? 1 IM> 1.
? J* 1 IR I IkSU
II OLD m
Annual Cleg
<5
Since the iuuugurat
we have made it a nil
December of each yeai
includes everytliinu: ii
our !)]<> store, always u
i ,w. .,11 -
liwn^ wu (111 1 I'ltiililiil ?>,
i>ur clearance sale t'l
Monday, December I,
make this the most iut
so far conducted thi
counts will he made 01
All our December sa
iul, but the event of th
previous occasions of
are a money saver vo
this oppcrt unity to bir
specially reduced prici
WANTlvD?tow 1
other kinds of Peas, i
market price for tliem.
a number of wagons ai
offer at bargain prices
Grain Fertilizer just
horses aiul mules to be
Y ours for
THE OLE EEL]
T. 15. liELK,
P. S.?-Highest ma
Corn, Uav, and Fodde
t+i
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Fine Photographs
When y??u no to Char*
lot'o don't fail to pay a
visit to
DOER'S PK0T9. GALLERY,
We ir.ako all tin* latest
styles and sizes, at reasonaide
prices.
I W. Fifth St., Charlotce, N. C.
. >
PLACE YOUR ORDERS
FOR .TO!) PRINTING
WITH THE TIMES.
, V \
1'>i?r. The Fort M 'I Manufuet'nr*
uisewil who wishes the host re
Hid itrend lor the holiihics. Westell
lour?
5?!2 69c
:;{? $ 1.20
iikZ 2.43
'isl 1 i11i 1 <>nt -that I Valley has
* hcuiit ?fnily ".?<l l ines 1<> suit all
I he cdiivin -fcl as well as pleuHcd.
ng Company's Store. 1
\ M.i n:?c:?*r.
MIS SHE
ira nee Sale.
*>+<&<> ^o-a-oion
of this business
io to conduct during
a special sale, which
11 all departments of
uakiug special redueodds
and ends,
iiis year will begin oil
and it is our aim to
cresting sale we have
s year. Special disi
all
Clothing,
Shoes,
Furniture,
Stoves and
Trunks.
les have* boon successis
sale will out class all
the kind, and if vou
/
>u will not overlook
y high-class goods at
ks.
Vas, Whipporwill or
ind will pay highest
We have on hand
id buggies which we
. Two car loads of
in. A few head of
sold el leap,
business,
riMD ofnnnn
iidijd >>iunc,
, Proprietor.
rket price paid for
r.