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FOliT MILL TIMES DEMOCRATIC PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY B. W. BRADFORD. Terms of Subset lptlon: One year $1.00 Six months 60 Three months 25 Correspondence on current subjects Is invited, but no responsibility is assumed for the views of correspondents. Anonymous communication** will not be published in these columns. Port Mill 'ihione (with long distunce connections) No. 26. On application to the publisher, advertising fates are made known to those Interested. WEDNESDAY, SEPT'MIVR i?0, HK>:?. ' ~ I When it comes to bcinn punct- ; mil no person is much souk u lull collector. a a After Penny has found the north pole, the sou'li pole will stilj be : left to diseoyer. mm Many a mini who wouldn't make , 11its rook his wife never hesitates j to make his wife his cook. * A negro in a cotton field has l?e"?i likened unto a study in blaek find white in which there is money, m Help a niau once, and the rlinnres are nine out of ten yon will have au opportunity to help him again. ? ? St. TiOitis is to have the largest hotel in the world for next year's great exposition, liut how about the rates. An exchange thinks it iH time for a generous govern m"iit to reach i C a I ] . I . I t I fori n ami I a lie in lor us an island ] for every uiuti. ft We are for anything ilint attracts and circulates a dollar, says an exchange, provided we ijet our share of Hie dollar. ft A * To the wars of the future the aoldier who can shoot to kill will | le< in demand, and America has plenty of them. ft M. V. llicliards, land and industrial ugejit of the Southern Railroad, suggests that a sum of $25,<X)0 he raised by the hanks of this Hlate for an exhibit at the St. .Louis Expoi-ition, the amount of each hank being in proposition to the city or town in which it. is located. According to Mr. Richards' list the Savings Bank of Fort Mill would have to uiise $itOd to carry out its part of the project. ft ft ft A large majority of the farmers of this township are acting unwisely by disposing of their cotton fieed. With cotton bringing 10 j rents, or even 9 cents, it seems j that, the farmer could get along ! for awhile without selling his seed. ! Hold tljem and wait for a better j price. If the price does not ad- | vanee, use the seed as fertilizer, which would hens profitable if not more so, than giving a lieu next spring fur enough of guano to roast your crop next summer. ft ft 9 The McConnick Messenger notes ihe fact that "the Uipsey traders are here on their annual tours ; searohing for buyers, swaps, sellers or any olil way you may desire to bade." The most profitable way ihe McConnick people could deal with that Gypsy band would be to indict them under the State law which provides that all nomadic and gregarious Gypsy horse-trad- | era who habitually infest thecoun- 1 try may be classed as vagrants and punished. The talk of a State exhibit for South Carolina at the St. Louis ?__ . - . exposition nexi year is hiiii going the rounds of the pre^s. Several | menus of raising the desired I* moil lit has heen suggested, but those interested in the project are \ hanking more heavily upon the { action of the next legislature. It > Iihh been said that a majority of the legislators are opposed to an appropriation, but when this august body assembles the tide may have Turned and the State thrown $25,000 or $.">0,000 deeper in debt as a result. In view of t he fact that the Charleston Exposition closed only a little over a year ago, we fail to see the advisability for puch an appropriation. Exposition advertising comes high, and with a State piling up a deficit at the rate of $103,000 a year, it is ' our opinion that the proper action j fo? our legislators is to give the i proposition a wide berth. An exchange says; MIt would be a good idea if every Tumor' was compelled to curry a duly authenticated birth certifionte before ^AV?l was permitted to circulate in a civilized community. lit ten years ezppripf ce have never seen n ruippr 'start.' They are always gorittg like the devil before wo see tlieiii," Wmkim, ^ c JIM TILLMAN ON TRIAL. Slayer of N. G. Gonzales Appears in Court and Pleads "Not Guilty." Contrary to general expectation. .Tns 11. Tillman was placed on trial in Lexington Monday morning. Knon after court met tho solicitor asked that a brief recess be taken in order that he miuht hear from certain telegrams as to the attendance of witnesses, one beino Kailroad Conductor Black, who was in a wieck recently near Auuusta, Ga., and who is now in a hospital in tlrnt city. Aftri* about an hour's delay the solicitor announced that the prosecution would be ready to proceed with the arrangement and drawing of the jury, but wouldn't he ready to take testimony until tin* afternoon. Col. Croft after tirsi ascertaining that Mr. A. 10. Gonzales bad all copies of The State newspaper between April and October, 1902, in court to be used in the testimony, announced Unit the defense was ready for trial. Tillman was soon afterwards formerly arraigned, he beini; placed on tho regular dock used for that purpose, lie appeared calm and unconcerned and answered with a loud, linn voice. "Not guilty," iih the question was formally put to him by the court. The <1 rawing of the jury then proceeded. At the opening of the court Mr. Graham, a member of the Lexington bar ami an attorney f.?r Tillman, attempted to call to the attention of the court an editorial in The State newspaper entitled "Juggling With Courts.'' Mr. Ahbill, also a member of the bar but employed by the prosecution, objected because it was not the unaii imous desire of the bar .luilge Gary held that it ought to be unanimous if any statement was to be made, and it not being so, he ruled that the statement could not be made. A jury was secured about 1:1.1 p. in., and consisted of these gentlemen: Jacob E. Taylor, Irwin Itisinger, H oilier Woods, Geo. F. Lightsey, Martin L. Lybrand. Milton Sharp*1, Geo. 11. Kaon, Jonas Corley, Marshall Sheah-y, J. 15. Jumper, Willie L. Hicks, dames K. Price. Mr. Geo. H. lvooti was chosen foreman. The court will now proceed with tin* examination of the witnesses, of which there is said to be about 500. The jury will be kept together during the trial. Trinity College Class Monument. Editor Times:?Among the gifts made to Trinity College there are none more unique and i in press) ve than the class monument, just erected hy the class of 1899. At the point where the south avenue j ins the circular drive in front of the Craven Memorial Hall, they have erected a Hag pole. The base is in the form of a triangular built of irregular granite, with ashler face, and finished with ashler blocks. The flag pole is pure white and rises to a heights of 72 feet. It is finished at the top with a large cap covered with gold-leaf. Within the triangular base there is a I eautiful grass plot. Oil each side the step entering the triangle is a pedestal. At the front angle will be inserted a black marble slab bearing the inscription, "Hod Bless Our Country." On the tlag pole will be a copper tablet bearing the inscription, "Erected by the class of 1899, as an evidence of our iHttli in our college, our country. and our God." The lecture committee of the faculty of Trinity College has arranged to have a public lecture once a month in Craven Meinotinl Hall. These lectures are to be delivered by membera of the faculty, or by invited speakers. The first lecture of the series was delivered Monday evening by President Kilgo, liissubject being, "Our duty to the Negro Race." Saturday, October 3rd, will he a holiday in accordance with the action of the board of trustees in setting apart October 3rd of each year as Benefactor's Day. Exercises will he held in Craven Memorial Hall at 8 o'clock in the evening, and the address will be delivered by Bishop Ei. E. Hobs, of Nashville, Tenn., whose coming is it#<?i\t'(i IDIWIIHI tu wmi very ^reni pleasure. The d* bate council, which is this year composed of Professors Mimm, Flowers and Qlasson from I he faculty, and Messrs. H. B. Adams, Jr.. and G. H. Smith from the Columbian Literary Society, and Messrs. B. S. Wemble from the Hysperian Literary Society, is arranging some inter collegiate debates for the year. W. M. Crook. The Greet; Goods Scheme. A Times reporter was shown a few days ago a letter from a green goods man of New York oity. Having seen a number of such letters the reporter declined the iuvitu* tit>n to read it and advised our friend to stick it in the stove at once. And it seems that the green i goods people are at work in other i parte) of the State, aw well. The i Spartanburg Journal says of the < : scheme: The money these people n:lverI tise an countorflet is undoubtedly ' i good; "shoving the queer" is not I their scheme much as they try to make it out to he. Their trick ia : usually to get their victims otf in I out of the way place and show him 1 the "counterfeit * money they of- 1 fer him (usuallv giving thouaaiula of dollars for about $.">00) nicely packed in a box. When the trans- j ! for is made they generally club the : "come on" into unconsciousness or shift the boxes on him, telling him to keep it close and not open it till he gets home for fear of being robbed, etc. This discovery icveals the contents to be waste j paper in saw dust. Its an old i swtm.le, and out* thnt bus been worked successfully back to the timo when the memory of man runneth not to the contrary. The covetousness and cupidity of many people of the best {standing in their communities have been aroused by the skillfully worded circular lettera sent to them and with the deliberate intention of buying up a lot of counterfeit money to pass on their neighbors j they have uoue up against this old hoary swindle only to be Qeec- j 1 ed according to the old, old and thrice old story. These letters are j j cleverly gotten up. ? Nine Killed in a Wreck. While running at a hiuli rate of speed No. til, the Southern railway's southbound fast mail train, , jumped front a trestle 75 feet h it'll, half a mile north of Danville, Vs., Sunday afternoon at 2:50 o'clock I and was completely demolished. Of the crew, 1 <> men on the train, ' nine were killed and seven injured The dead are: Knpitieer .T. A. Broady of Saltvdle, Va ; fireman j A. G. Clapp, Greensboro, N. 0.; conductor ?I. Tom Blair of Central,, S. C.; and mail clerks !. L. Thouipnoii of Washim/toti. W. T. Chimin hers of Midland, Va,; D. T. Florry i of NokcHvilb', Va.; l\ N. Ardand- | , right, Mt. Clinton Va.; dayman S. j J. Moody of Raleigh. N. C.; 10I year-old son of Mail Clerk J. L. Thompson. The trestle where the accident occurred is 500 f. et long and is lo- I cated on a sharp curve. Engineer 13roady was a new man on that di- I vision of the Southern, and it is : said that he cauie to the curve at a very high rate of speed. All unofficial opinions tlmt have 1 I been ascertained agree in giving i | only one cause for the wreck ?the ; hi till speed of the train <<u the j j sharp curve. No. 97 was running j ; about an hour behind time. It is thought that the engineer being ; unfamiliar with the road, did not take into consideration the danger , ! of coining on the curve with such i velocity. ? German Emigrants Coming South. 1 Those interested in the develop- j ment oi the reserves of the South ' are, to some extent at least, con- | versant with the methods employed : by the Southern Railway company in advancing the material growth : of the country served by its lines. For several years past that Company has made special effort to J attract to the South a definable class of German immigrants, i While this work is one that re- I quires time, labor and patience, the results have b eu fairly satis- < factory, and several settlements of ' I that cIhhh of people huve been es- < tahlislieil along the lines of the | Southern Railway. ] rn i i ii- i i J.OO 111 Ul 11 SIM'S* Crl11 IlOt lie 1HH1 I upon the importance of the people 1 < ; of the South doing all they can to foster and promote this movement. j < Germans already located in tlie South can do much to promotej thin work. The Southern Kail- ' wuy will be glad to have from each ! German located along its line his j ; individual opinion of the country : , in which he is located as a desira- I i hie field for this cla-s of immigra ' tion. This information will be of! special value in its negotiations! with other Germans, and the result ! j will be mutially beueticial. Un- j i dnuhtedly there is abundant room in each countv of the South for German farmers, ami it is hoped the Southern Railway will relieve lite active and acceptive co-operation of the the people located along > I Us lines. Thin will result in pro) ducting a tide of emigration to the : South of active and energeticGer1 mans, and will cause thousands of that class of people to seek homes in this Southern clime. Mr. M. V. Richards; Washington, D. 0., the Land and Industrial Agent of the Southern Railway Company, will be glad to-hear from those interested in the Subject. Mr. Jps. Nivens, of Yorkville, was iq Fort Mdl yesterday. Items of Local Interest. There is n plan talked of l>y some of the sport loving gentlemen of this eity to lease from the Catawba Power company about 10,000 acres of the lands owned by them ou the Catawba .river and convert it into a sporting park for hunting and fishing. If the project is carried through it will be done in a thoroughly up-to date j style and will be enclosed and have i Iodides and a keeper. Drs. Gill and Uobt. Wylie of New York, some Charlotte gentlemen and Mr. \V. J. Hoddey of this place are those most interested at present and will be anions the stockholders and will propose making this one of the most attractive sport inir narks in the south. Itock Hill correspondence of The State. ? ? A Eoy's Wild Rido For Life. With family around expecting him to die, ami a Bon riding f<>> life, 18 miles, to net Dr. King's New Discovery for (.Consumption, Coughs and Colds, W. II. Brown, of Leesvdle, Ind., endured (tenth's agonies from asthma; hut this won- | derful medicine gave instant relief and Boon cured him. He writes: "I now sleep soundly every night " Like marvelous cures of Consumption, Bronchitis, Coughs, ( olds ami Grip prove it's matchless merit for all Throat and Lung trouble-1. Guaranteed bottles oOc and 5s 1.00. I Trial bottles free at all drug stores. The old Rock Hill cotton mill recently known as the Chicoa j Cotton mill Iuih passed into the | hands of the Southern Textile ' Company of New York. The deed was recorded in the clerk's otiico j at Yorkville on Sept. lGtli. Fearful Odds Against Hiin. Bedridden, alone and destitute. Such, in brief was the condition of an old soldier by name of ,T. J. Havens. Versailles, (). For years J he was troubled with Kidney dis- i ease and neither doctors nor inedi- > cities gave him relief. At length he I tried Electric Bittern. It put him on hin feet in short order niul now lie testifies: "I'm on the rond to complete recovery." Best on earth for Liver and Kidney troubles anil all forms of Stomach and Bowel complaints. Only 50c. Guaranteed by all diuggists, Jan. T. Thomasson. the State dispensary constable who has become well acquainted with the people of Fort Mill through his many visits to this place, has resigned his place and is succeeded by J. L. Wina- i maker, of Suinpter. who will make 1 his headquarters at llock Hill. Bucklen'c Arnica Salve. Has world-wide fame for marvellous cures It surpasses any other salve, lotion, ointment or ( balm for Cuts, Corns, Burns. Boils, r:i 1 o t it a renins, nores, i mapped nanus. Skin Eruptions; infallible fur Piles. Cure gu <ranteed. Only 25c at all drug stores. Mr. H. C. MeOullough, an em pluye of the Millfort mill, was on last Monday awarded a sack of flour by the "Company Store:" lie being the winner in last week's contest. What Ib Life ? In the last analysis nohody knows, but wo do know that it is under strict law. Abuse that law,! pven slightly, pain results. I noun- i lar living meansdernnginent of the irgans, resulting in Constipation, Headache or Liver trouble. Dr. King's New Life Pills quickly re- \ nljusts this. It's gentle, yet thor>ugh. Duly 25c at all drug stores. . The Charlotte J I t; Steam Laundry, ; ' t : OLDEST, I BIGGEST,. BEST. : McELHANEY-PARKS CO. $ Agents, ^ Fort Mill, S. C. ; I o Shipments Wednesday Evenings.' J " " " :i + <+>? SHOES tiff LIE We have just re< of J. Richardson & Co' dies and Children. and girl in Fort M 11 1 line. Ladies you wi of your lives if you bu fore seeing the RICH TIAS. They are perf quality. They are got ease to corns and buiii< in all styles, high he< Patent Leathers are In the name, RICHARD! We also ask that ; in uress Uoocls?111 co XJTVTDER We have the large ton and wool Underve iery, etc. r 7 The Gotham 1^ colors, Fascinators, Sha? at cut prices. Crash Carpets am colors and prices. Don't worry abou get what vou want. 1 We sell "Elkin" 1 Old - KfillS V v?i lb b. V/ JL J. V/ T. B. BELK, P. S. Just receive eraml Olfalfa Seed. The Times avi 11 do ; DO YOU READ? If so. I cim furnish you with the following' standard literature: Ainslee's ,, Kk: McCluro's ,, 10c Leslie's Popular Monthly 10c Scribner's 25c Smart Sot 25c Strand lOc Collier's Weekly 10c Vanity Fair 10c l.adio.s' Homo Journal 10c American boy 10c Judge 10c Puck 10c Mousey Kk: A rgosv 10c The Hurr Mcintosh 25c Wide World 10c Person's l()c "The State," on Sundays 5c Also several weekly newspa^ pcrs for sale. Ft. IE Parks, At Ardrey's Drug Store. I HAVE YOUR I MEASURE i TAKEN for your new Fall garments. It is the only proper and satisfactory way of buying your clothes, being that "GOOD CLOTHES ARE ALWAYS MADE TO ORDER." Make your selection from the tailoring line of STRAUSS BROS. Chicago, Est. 1877 Good tailors for over a quarter century You'll find a world of pleasure in wearing the clothes made by Strauss Bros.,? faultless in style, fit, finish and materials. They're so much better than the ordinary run of clothes, yet prices are astonishingly low, and your perfectly safe in ordering, because if garments are not satisfactory, you needn't take them. WE WILL BE PLEASED TO SHOW YOU OUR GREAT LINE OF SAMPLESCALL ON McElhany-Parks Co. Fort Mill, S. C. | S aid CHILDREN reived ail assortment s fine Shoes for Lare want every woman w township to see this 11 make the mistake v your Fall Shoes beAliDSON and POlt ect in stvle, tit aiul ? id wearers; they give mis. We have them >1 and low heel. Our unities. Don't forget SON and PORTIA. rou see our novelties tton and wool fabrics. WEAR. st stock in town, cotst, Union stitch, Hos?elt Supporters, all 25 and 50 cents. Is, Baby Hoods, etc., I Window Shades, all it having to go off to iVe have got it. llankets. ible - Store , Proprietor. d a lot Crimson ClovT 1 a your .?oo muting. DO YOU DltlNK? If So, Try Our OLD NORMAN CORN WHISKY Guaranteed 3 to 5 yeaAold. Mild and Mellow! Always thtpSame. $2.50 per Gaucln. 'Phone and Mail Orders Promptly Filled G. W. NOltMAN, Both 'Phones P. O. Box 55. CHARLOTTE, N. C. i, I J. U. Tray w c^' 8b Co., DEALERS IN FIXE ElQiJOHS AND AVINES, No. 4'J East Trade St. CHARLOTTE. - - - N. C. . U ..L . . .. L I FOR GOOD WHISKIES, WINES, BRANDIES, ETC., CALL OS OH WHITE TO W. II. IIOOVEK, nnit'oiTE. n c. GIVE US A TRIAL ORDER and get the BEST WHISKIES, WIN E S, BRANDIES, Etc., It the must reasonable prices. MARK A. TEETER, Manager, THE GOUK1) SALOON, CHARLOTTE, N. C. No. 29 W Trade Both 'Phones. TRESPASS NOTICE. All pcrnoimurc horeby warned a^ainm hanti'K, fishing, or otherwise trexi*?*miiif? npon the IuihIh of tlio mulerrtiffiied, under penalty of the law. W. II. W1NDLE. FOR SALE?Several hundred old newspaper*. 20 cent* per hundred. CuH at The Time* ofilce. | % .4, IrfV , |