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iilE FORT MILL TIMES. democraticpumjsrr i:i > w ki?n ksdasts h. w. bradford. Tkums of i*u1 wl!lption : One year $1.00 f-'ix months .00 Three months .20 Correspondence on current s ibjeets is invited, but uo respQiisihility is uspiiuiu^l for the views of correspon don ts. Advertising rates are made known to ' those interested on application to the j jmhlishers. Fort Mill Telephone (with Ion# din- j trtuw connections) No. 2<?. DECEMBER 31. 1002. A Prosperous New Year. The Time extend* thanks to its 1 friends for their support during I the year 1(.H>2 and sincerely and . heartily wishes all a happy and prosperous new year. It is a mat- i Jer of gratification that prosperity and good times are so general and abundant and thiseondit.on naturally adds much to the joy of the ( present holiday season. Our peo- i pie in all avoeations have enjoyed good new year and there is every 1 prospect of a continuance of the , material blessings of life during the year about to open. ' * ? Tillman to Oppose Drum's Confirmation j It. was thought by some that j Senator J'illi^an would pr<d;ably make even with the "Von Ixolnitz" j h>emoerutH by keeping mum in the matterpf J)r. Cru.in's appointment as collector of the wort of Charles- ' ton. Hut to have u negro fill such J tin important office in South Caro- | linn is not in keeping with the sen- ; ator4H views of the race questiiiii ami he will lead the fight 1,1 Hie , Senate against Crunks confirma- ' tio,::. Senator Tillman rarely misses an'oppitunity of opposing the Republicans in negro appointments in Democratic States, and when the question of Cruni and > tlio collectorship comes ,up, the j Senator is more than likely to J ( ^naku his presence known and felt. < Civil Service Examinations. ' The U. S. Civil Service Commis 1 sion reports that for the year en- i ding June ,'H), 1902, there were 14,'98J persons appointed from its registers. There wns|4,092 more than i was evor tiefore appointed in a Hin- i pie year. Anyone wishing infor- i mation about these positions can secure it fre.e by writing for the Civil Service announcement of the ^Columbian Correspondence Col- i lege, Washington, D. C. The commission will hold examinations to secure young men and women for these places during March and April, at Charleston and Columbia. Many people do not know that these appointments are made with- 1 put political influence and that a large share of them are filled by those having only a common school education, but such is now the case. < Roosvvs!! In a Quandary. There is every reason to believe that J?resjdent Roosevelt now faces the most serious crisis in his political career and the feur that lie is about to make n graye error is by no ineaus confined to his political opponents. When Germany nnd Great Britain aspented to the proposition of the United States that ^he Venezuelan situation Jae submitted to a court of arbitration, it was supposed that the Hague court would be called upon to decide the delicate questions involved. There is reason to believe, too, that this was the preference of Great Britain, but Germnny objected and as a result an Informal proposition was made to Mr. Roosevelt to act as arbitrator. As is customary in diplomacy, this proposition was made informally with a view to permitting the president to decline :e ?:? -i4? i ? m .. im nnw in wiiuoui. resilstnu me formal invitation of the Rowers. He replied, informally, of course, hut in such terujs as to leave it evident that, while somewhat reluctant, he was pot positively ad verse to acceptiriic the responsible position. That the president was greatly flattered by the offer has hns been evident from the reports of nil who haye jL'ohspltefl him since the invitation was tendered him. As a result, the formal offer lias now been forwarded to Washington and even if the president de termines to decijne the responsibility he cannot do it as gracefully as when the offer had beep made only informally. Tlit Governor Needs a New Mansion. # ' One of the recommendations the governor will make in his last message to the Legislature, says the Columbia Record, will be thatia v new executive mansion be built. jU has beeu admjlled by everybody j " * ?. ? familiar with conditions that the1 present mansion has long since I parsed beyond its use for such a \ purpose, and that for the sake of j i he health, nut to refer to the com- i fort of the occupants, soinething ' ought, to he done about it. (Jovernor McSweoney has given tin(piestiou careful consideration, and lie believes a new mansion can be erected in every way modern, suitable and convenient w ithout a cent 1 of cost to the Slate. It is estima ! ted that the present building and grounds would hj,i.ng about $40,000 and that i- not mere guess work, | for some of the local capitalists | who have been sounded on I he j matter, lliink such a mini eonhl be brought. Not only that but there is almost a certainty that if it is put on tin* market there would be no trouble about getting a purchaser. That being accomplished, the plan js to secure two acres from the South Carolina college on Sumter at reel. The college might be given $10,000 of the purchase price for this lot, and leave $.'10,000 with which to build a man sion of a modern character an I arranged for the special purpose of being the residence of the chief executive. This would help the college and the State, and besides that, would put the present trunnion property on tho tax lists. The Great Catawba Dam. The following extracts are taken 1 from an interesting article published in tho Charlotte Observer of Sunday. The nnm trwni...! ?4 T.wliim Hook Shoals on tho Catawba river, 7 1-2 miles north of lioeK Hill, 41-2 miles west of Fort Mill and IS miles southwesf. of Charlotte. The [Ira in age area above the daiu is 3,iXH) square miles, reaching to a point about half way between Marion and Asheville on the northwest; Lenoir, Taylorsvillo and Statesville on the north; Charlotte, Ljncolnton and Dallas on the west. When the dam is completed it wi4l create a pond that will extend from S to 12 miles up the river, according to the stage of the water. The back-water will extend to South Fork, into the North Carolina line, and not far from the railroad bridge of the Air Line division of the Southern. The basin in the immediate vicinity of t)io dam is a broad, deep valley set between a range of high hi Is. Two branch valleys leading to the west will afford additional water storage facilities, making practically one large and two Binall ponds, either ono of the latter which is larger than any popd in tlfis see lion of the country. The pond really will be a great lake, with an average length of 10 miles, and half a mile acmes at its widest point. The plant will be completed and in operation by June 1002. The plant completed, according to the engineer's estimate, will cost $850,1)01). It is probable that additions and alterations will bring the cost up to $1,000,000. Indeed, it is bard to get into the head of an outsider who has viewed the gigantic undertaking, that the work could be done for that sum, and one would be inclined to think that Dr. Wylio will be fortunate in getting out at that figure. But it is for keeps. A Mood like the great one of May, 1901, which carried away the Air Line railroad bridge, and which was the heaviest tlood jp the Catawba since 187M. woujd pass the overflow of the dam, the constructors say. without displacing a stone or interrupting the workings of the plant. Dr. Wylie has built upon a solid foundation and his money is safely invested, not only to his own profit, hut to the manufacturing iuterests tributary to his plant. * ? Th? Art of Teaching. The address delivered reoeptly at. Barnwell by Superintendent of Education Williams has attracted considerable attention, and reference has been made to it by numbers of leading papers. The subject of the address was. "The Insufficiency of Country Schools and How to Improve Them," to which end Mr. Williams otters the following Hiimrest ii him* Build better and lnrger houses of two or three rooms. Improve the architecture, paying attention to the decoration of the interior and the grounds. Use paint and white- j wash liberally. Cultivate the esthetic and ornamental as well as the practical and useful. Agitate the good roads movement in your country as a means of facilitating the easy attendance of country children, thereby making consolidation possible. Diminish the number of schools in each district, put more teachers in each school. Decrease the number of districts auu Imve a graded school in the centre of each large district. If necessary, carry the children to the schools, but do not attempt to take the selio* Is to the children. The school should he the social centre of each community. Literary societ ii h should he established, for in this day we can urnke the country as at rective as the city and prevent the .emigration of the people to the towns, .(lood teachers only should he employed, (iive preference to those who attend the summer schools and en coutaire the teachers to attend the cou ii t y assgc i at ions. The rescue of country .schools means the perpetuating of our American free instilutioiis, bought hy blood and treasure on many a hard fought battle field. Civil War Claims. An effort will be made during the current session of congress to secure the passage of a bill author, izing the distribution, under the direction of the eou.rt of claims, of the fund in the treasury arising from the sale of property captured or aiiutnioued Uuriug tiio Civil War. On two or three occasions bills having this purpose in view have passed one or the other of the houses of eo 11 j^rOHs hut have failed of passing both. The Captured and Abandoned Pro|verty Funds new amounts to something like $Io,0<,>0,000, which rightfully belongs to owners ami heirs living in ihe South. The governors of most all the Southern states have been requested to co-operate in the eiTort to get the general gote'rnment to return this money to its owners, and the congressmen of the South are I certain to do what they can to help the matter forward. The News of Pleasant Valley. Delightful "at homes" were numerous in Plougant Valley duijng Xuihh week. Mr. IV n Alexander and Miss Collins, daughter of Perry Collins, of lielair, were married on ^'mas night at the home of the In itle.? A happy new year to both. Messrs. Vance and John Crane, of Concord, are visiting friends in the Valley this week. Miss Florence Kiinbrell, of Cold Hill ....,i ..e | IUIVI iUIQO 1JV DOH 1 V 1 1 I I I J I 11 I , U1 Furl Mill, are visiting relatives in P. V. ttiis week. Mr Frjnik Potts is spending the Xmas holidays at his home here. Mr. James Hennigan, of Pineville, spent a few days ip the \ alley Xmas week. The entertainment given by the local C. M. A. lodge was a success in every particular, both from an entertaining and financial stand point. Notwithstanding the fa.ct that the admission was gratis, about $15 were poured into the coffers of the (J. M. A. Treasury. Votes for the prettiest girl present were sold at the rate of seven for 25 cents, You can see by this how much the P. V. boys love the the Pleusaat \ alley girls. "They are the onlv nebbles on the he ie.l? '? says one little fellow, who has I never seen the ocean. The patrons of the Pleasant Valley school are requested to meet at | the academy on Saturday at 1 o'clock P. M., for the purpose of electing an assistant teacher. Cherry Tree Swindlers Go to Jail. Failing to raise the necessary money to compromise their cases some 12 or 15 defendants in the famous Atnos Owen cherry tree cases were given short terms of imprisonment by Judge Boyd in the Federal court at Charlotte on the 17th inst. Rev. T. Bright was sentenced to four months imprisonment and fined $1,000; C. 1). Wilkie, three months, and W. H. Padgett o?e month. Wilkie will be released provided he raises #1,500, he having already paid in $500 of that amount. The case of Dr. F. Bright, the njleged originator of the cherry tree scheme, was continued, owing to the illness pf his wife. A receiver had been appointed with a view to refunding the money secured from thousands of women throughout the country by the means of the endless chain system, but owing to the proceedings of the Federal court the victims f i I. 2 11 ? ?l - a ? I vi int* o\viiiu 101m win noi remove a cent. dispensary And Saloon. An interesting question will be presented to the inembers-elect from Mecklenburg county to the next legislature within the next few days. This question will be ! whet tier or not Charlotte is to do j awny with the saloons in their I present restricted form or whether j a dispensary will be placed there. At the present time there are 18 saloons iii the city of Charlotte 1 that are required to ohen at G I o'clock and close at 9. For the 1 privilege of selling whiskey during j these hours the saloon men are ? r-sr-r r-.v..' "33 j taxed $1,000 by the city and $230 j by the state and county. The present reform administration will, , it is said, advocate a dispensary. i During the campaign, in which t , members of the legislature were elected, there was little said in regard to the whiskey question, as there seemed to be a tacit under standing that the present liquor laws would stand at least for lire next two years. U now develops that there will ' be an effort made to drive the sa- i ; loons from the city of Charlotte ( ana pwe-e in meir menu on or two dispensaries, to ho run on the ! same plan as the present South, i Carolina law. - . ? FOR | GOOD WHISKIES, | WINES, MtANDIES, ETC., CALL ON OK NVJU1TE TO w. if. hoover, CIHKUMTK. N. C. LAUNDRY MARKS that urn not found ou liuuu fresh frotn , The MODEL STEAM LAUNDRY, Charlotte, N. C., are rust stains, inli \ | stains, fruit stains, and especially | scorches from overheated irons. That j is what wo particularly guard against . Heck less, Haw loss, immaculate?white I ias white can he, or as strong of color as when you bought it (if originally of a color pattern), your washable apparel is returned clean, well washed, well j ironed. Shipmout made from Fort Mill every Thursday morning and laundry rei turned Saturday mornings by? tl). L. McELHANEY, Agent. TRESPASS NOTICE. All persons are hereby warned against limiting, fishing or otherwise trespassing upon any of tl?e lands owned or controlled by the undersigned (uirties. The law will be rigidly applied to anyone disregarding this notice. F. Nims. W F. Patterson. W. II. Jones. T. S. Kirkputrick. J. \V. Ardrey. W. 0. Armstrong. D. A. late. R. S. Torrenco. . W. E. Spratt. T. C. Spratt. W. B. Hoke B. M, Spratt. Misses Addie and Dovie Harris. J. H. Cqltlpirp W- Jones S. E. Whitp. B. F, Bennett. J. B. Mock. T. A. Mills. W. F. Boyd. TRY THE Citjr Barber Shop For u lirst-cjass HAIU COT, SHAVE, SHAMPOO, or HAIR STNC.E. Garothers & Son. Proprietors. . Third door Bunk building. Id. j.williams,! ! Statesville's Lipor Dealer. Laurel Valley Corn Whiskey, 5 Years Old: 12 Full Quarts, in neat case, . $7 50 o < ? ?i i hum, ..... N (HI 48 Half Pints . 8 60 4'a Gallons, keg included, i) 00 One and two gallons, jug and crate included, per gallon, . 2 25 Pure N. C. Sweet Mash Com Whiskey: j New, por gallon, . . . 1 40 Two to Three years old, per gal. 1 75 Pure Apple Brandy, per gallon, . 2 00 Elm City Club Bye, 7 years old, 12 qip?rts, . . . . 8 00 Twenty-four Pints, . . .8 50 Fpvty-eight Half pints, . .1)00 (Due and two gallons, jug and crate included, por gallon, . 2 50 ' Excelsior Bye, jug and crate included, per gallou, . . 2 00 I Peach and Honey, per gallon, 2 oo 1 Bock and Bye, per gallon, . . 2 00 Holland Gin, per gallon, . 2 00 Remember I am no rectifier or compounder. In buying my goods you are not buying water. 1 guarantee all these goods superior to any t hing being shipped from this market. All jugs will be put in boxes instead of crates for loo. oxtra; kegs boxed for 25c. extra, and all boxes are shipped without any marks to indi cate their contents. Cash must uccom| ituny all orders. They will bo filled the j same day received. Send money by j registered letter, postoflfice money order ; j or express money order. Goods sbipiied either by freight or express. As to my responsibility I refer yon to the Hradstrect and Dunn Mercantile Companies and my hundreds of customers all over the South. Remember, again, that I guarantee satisfaction in all cases or refund the money. D. J. WILLIAMS, STATKSV1LE. N. C. ? The Tune. nuU tho New k'ork World at $1.75 a ye a jr. ' w ' e_?t.r v.?:? r.???: - -v1 AN ORDINANCE Bo its ordained by the town council of Fort Mill, S. C., now sitting iu oomuion council and by authority of saino Sec. I. That, after January 1, 1008, it shall bo unlawful for any train on ! the Southern Railway to be run at a greater rate of .>i?kh1 through the town of Fort Mill, bct-wcon (Jlebourno street. ! crossing (overhead bridge) and Sprntt street crossing (Millfort mill) than 15 .miles an hour. Sec. 2. No whistle of longer blasts than one second each shah be blowu between said points. Tbo penalty for every violation of cither of the abyve sections shall be not I less tbati $10.00 nor more than $.50.00, or imprisonment of not less tlmn lOdays nor more than 80 days. Done and ratified in connoil this 22nd day of December, 1002. T. Ct. CULP, Iutendant. Attest: J. M. SPRATT, Clerk. "V$7" e "W ant Oui Cotton See and IVSeaB We have them on Fort Mill Manufacturi L. A. HARRI THE OLD BEL Wishes its many patr< i w m A nai M and Prosf New Year. Otir business duri mouths has surpasi years, and we now lnr Jv ? tied customers than c we owe our success in ly extend to each our es, hoping that all 111 and profitable year, closing. In the futui shall endeavor to mer keeping on hands at select stock of CLOTHIIVK DRY GOOI FURNITUF WAREANI It's a well establish can not be discounted lotto, or other nearby need of anything in 01 time and money by cc Yours for ai TEE OLD REL T. B. BELK P. S.?-Highest nu Corn, Hay, and Fodd i Fiue Photographs When ypu go toVUhHrlotip don't fail to lay a visit to \ aacES's photo, gallery. We make all the latest styles and sizes, nt reason able prices. I \V. Fifth Sly Ch^rlotee, N. . PLACE YOUR ORI>EBS FOR JOB PRINTING WITH THE TIMES. ? to Quoto : Prices on h PHI 11 *-* nuiid hamls at al) times. ing Company's Store, l\ Manager. .IABLG STORE )11S ppy terous 11 f*> *1, A o r* 4- 1 ii^ ciio jm?i IWI'IVO scd that of previous ve a larger list of satisver before. To these i business, and lieartithanks and good wishay enjoy a healthful such as the one just e, as in the past, we it your patronage bw" all times a new anp 3, SHOES, DS, HATS, 31T UJlDn_ h_, i irini/3 STOVES cd fact that our prices in Rock Hill, Chartowns, and when in nr line you will s^ve )ining to see us. aother yaar, MBLE STORE. Proprietor, irket price paid fqy