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< )KX MILL, TAMES DEMOCRATIC P'J BUSHED EVEKY WEDNESDAY . < B. W. BRADFORD. r< rms of Subset Ipllon: >r - yrfif >1 08 j , worths C# j t. months., 26 i i fspointence on current subjects 1* I'" :e?l. bat no responsibility is as- ! ? * e.l for the views of correspondents. ! ' l un.v mous communications will not j I" published In these columns. un application to the publisher, ad- ! v : ! Iiik JUttS are made known to t' o.-'e Ir.tf rested. n t Mill 'Phone (with long distance : mncctlons) No. M. , -? ? J 1? 1 1 - T ! ncosmncn a iuah I'WVIikUIJUll 4/, 4 ?VW. I>r. Bowie's Zion City industries 1: tve been placed in the hands of a receiver appointed by the federal tu t. arid it is probable that it iu lite entering wedge that will burst the bubble of Doweism. ? The Columbia Record Bkys that Mr. T. Larry Gannt, of Spartanburg, and Mr. Eibert H. Aull, of .Newberry, piopone to establish a 'veekly ne*Mpsp*r in Columbia at mi early date. Mr. Qantt will be editor and Mr. And business manager. Both of tneee gentlemen have had long experience in the newspaper business and the new paper will doubtless rilnk among the foremost weekiies of the State. The name of the new publication will be the "Palmetto Capital." Don't let your boy Ipave the farm. Fie is bettor off there. Iu tliis nue of sudden fortunes and un->eruuulous iiDnroaclies to tliern. s there is a dearth c?F influential <*c.tinsel in favor of squareness, industry, perseverence and simple virtues thai go to make up good men, goud husbands, good fathers, itnd good citizens. No boy who pets up to be a Schwab before he ih thirty (m* time t > think of those things. An honest living earned on the farm is worth more than all of the millions of the Rockefellers and the Morgans and the Schwabs. The Supreme Court has handed down an important decision that will change the conduct of dispellaary constables in regard to seizing liquor in the hands of common carriers. They can no longer order railroad or express agents to withhold suspicions looking packages even should the consignee he a notorious blind tiger. Liquor brought into the State by a common carrier is not liable to seizure till it hns been actually delivered. The 1 .1. . opinion 01 me couri wan written by Justice Wood and concurred in by nil the other members. The truBteea of Trinity College. Durham. refused to accept the resjiation of Prof. Bnssett, wh?seedi tonal in The Atlantic Quarterly claiming that save Gen. Lee, ]h.oker Washington was the greatest man horn in the South in 100 years, gave bo much offense. The whole body of students and professors, while dissenting with these views, stjll retain the kind feeliims for Prof. Bassett and it was thought better not to appear to hamper free thought by accepting a resignation that was clearly forced on account of the expression of individual opinion. Despite the vigorous campaign against Yorkville's dispensary, it appears that this great moral institution is doing business at the same old stand and at at a fairly good profit, too. According to The Enquirets statement, the total sales for the week ending November 28 were *1,306,68, which in comparison with the sales of the same week of Ust year shows an increase of $66,39. The gross profits on the sales of the week ending November 28 were $379,09, which does very well for a dispensary in n town where snnie nwrumt in at . ?....- r "' irig that many, if not n majority, of the citizens would like to be rid of it. Capitalists Visit the Dan)' A party of about sixty Northern ca italistn, travelling on a special train, passe.! through F<>rt Mill las' Wednesday enrouieto Hock Hill, where tljev were met by a committee of Hock Hilli^ns and escorted to the Catawba Power Company's plant on Catawba river. The visit of the Northerners was for ihe purpose of inspecting the power plant with a view to takinu stock in the enterprise, if deemed profitable. The party expressed themselves as highly pleased with flie plant and snvrounding conditions, and it is not considered improbable that their viajt may result in tin- establishment of a number i<i largo manufacturing enterprises in this section in the near future.! ,0 If H'tima decides to buck Roosevelt there'll be some fun in the B' *t H?p?tb:icj|n convention Standing to the Negro A Washington 8 pec in 1 of Mori- j jay tu The State says that the j president has again shown hi* devotion to Crum. the negro whuixi he appointed collector of customs in Charleston, hv again sending his name to the senate for confirmation. There are realy np reasons why drum's name should have nguin gone to the senate for confirmation after hnving failed hotli at the last session and at t e extra session, but the president is apparently determined to flaunt die red flag in the tape of the people of South Csrolinu and of the south generally by reappointing the negro whom certain Charleston officials told the president duiing his exposition visit was the negro who should be. appointed in case be appointed n black man in South Carolina. At that time it w<a thought there would be some upSlnli> ITpilijrul ami that Crura would laud ill one of ;hese. The president etill nays he intends to stick by Cruin. ami the negroes of the country applaud him. Ginners Rrqort and Crop Estim^t. The census department report1that the number of bale* of cotton ginned up to the 14 <>f November was 7.070,437. The cotton ginned in 1U02 as reported by the census bureau was 5,928.372 commercial bales up tq October 18, nnd 9 311.835 commercial bales up to December 13. Counting round bales, the number this year is 6,815 692. The total in South Carolina ih reported to be 625 611 bales, embracing 521,306 round b tea and 4,305 sea island bales. The number of gins in the State was 3,147. Preliminary returns of the Department of Agriculture indicate that the actual growth of eottou in the United States in the years 1903- 04 will uinouut to 9,962,039 nates ot average net weight of 490 8 pounds. The area picked or to be picked is eat minted Ht 28,104.8U ? acres, h reduction of 392,495 acres, or 3.9 per cent, frpui the acreage planted The total production of lint cotton is estimated at 4,389,796,267 pounds, and average of 174.8 pqumls per am*. The estimated production by States in pounds of lint coitou per acpe is as follows: North faroliia, 210; South Carolina, J78; Georgia, 168: Alabama, 161. Income and Outgo. It has been mid a million times in the newspapers ail over the conntry, and hence it must be so, that the times of late have been very good. They Imve been properly call< d prosperous. Those who have had to pay wages know that they have paid more than before. Those who earn wages know that they have, as a rule, received more per hour, per day or per month and also that they have had steadier work. It has also been said, and with equal truth, that the cost of living has increased. It always does during seasons of prosperity, going down again with the depression It is a question for indeterminate discussion whether it is better to receive $1.50 a day and pay $1.25 f r living, or to receive $1.75 per day and pay $1.50 for living. In the latt r c as>more money is in circulation and more business doing. The aver age cost of living is les-i this year than it was last and is liable to b>lower next year tiiup it is this, li is an acknowledged fact that the . f t t _ 'a j li. . nn^o r?tlljrrt? U1 I lie U filled OIHU'H put more money into the fttynigs banks than do liie working people of any other nation. It will be ({ratifying news to every home holder ihat the coat of living m getting cheaper, but it will not be ho gratifying to those who work for wages to note the symptoms of a probably decreasing income. Rushing the Double Track. The Southern is rnshin.- its double track system between At lanta and Washington j.nd 16,000 tons of tiO-pouud ateel rails have been contracted for at the Edgar ... _1 -i . a .i /^? i.uuiu|>buii |ii ui en ine v;arii?-gi'* Steel Company. Tliege rails are being delivered as fnat aa t< ey can be rolled at the great mills and it will be a very short titne before they are all in position. F. D. Mullan, inspecting engineer of the Southern, is now in Pittsburg, looking after the delivery of the rails, and work all along the line ia being hurried as rapidly as possible. This is a large order, even in the railroad world, and it has attracted the attention of the! magnates to the Southern's improvements. In spite of the condition of the money market during the past few months, the Southern has gone steadily ahead with this additional track on its system, and it is stated by those high in authority that, there will I b? po )et qp uptil there are two tracks all the way from Atlanta to Washington. The coat, na announced in the Constitution some weeks ago, will be approximately $25,000,000 Grades are being re- 1 duoed and curves are being cut. All the old bridges are being rapidly replaced by .strong steel structures CHp$b;e of sustaining hII weight that nmy be place upon thern ot| account of the double tracks. Thirteen million tons of structural steel were used in this bridge improvement last yeai and about the same amount this year. The steel rail tonnage this year has already amounted to about 37,000 tons. Facilities all along the lines are being increased, and the road will soon be etpial in every respect of the great uorthe n systems. Tillnian on the Races. Senator B. R. Tiilmsq lectured in Savannah recently on the "race question,'' and among other tiling.-* had the following to say on tinsubject: "What others are going to do I lrn.,<v tint Vint in Ss.uttli Pur .linn tii? white man is bound to be on top, Hud when other methods fail, the shot gun is in reserve 1 don't want to shoot the negro. P?o, le may I hate him, but I don't. I believe in giving the negro nil rights but the right to participate in government, lie is not fitted for it. "The inalienable rights of the constitution are all right for white men. I like to see the negro happy. Hut when his happiness makes mine impossible, then lie has got to get up and get. If other means, it will be a question of whose happiness can shoot the straighter. "Educate the negro as highly as yon will; give him political equality and social equali'y will follow. Then will come miscegenation, 0-.4:? 1 .1 uiwu^i ' ii&iiiuii, lion nuu uaiiiuation. Rome had slaves, negro slaves, and we hear nothing of them after the empire fell. The ooiitrast between the Italian of today and the old Roman suggests intermarriage with the Ethiopian. "Educate the negro as yon wiil you can nev r educate him to the stature of a white man. It ia useless to educate the head when there is no moral fibre; educate aa you will, you cannot make him the equal of a white man." Progress in ^gricuhuwt. The progress made in agriculture within the memory of persons not yet old is marvelous. Sixty years ago wooden uiouldb aid plows were almost universally used in breaking up land in cultivating crops. Sickles were often used in garnering the wheat crop, and common cradles were thought t?. be such an improvement over sickles that nothing better was wished for. All wheat was trodden out by horses or beaten out with a frail. A good day's work for a cradle was three acres of wheat or four acres of oats. With six horses and six m? n it usually took six days to tramp out s crop of 300 bushels of wheat, ami then it 11 mi I to K~> uinniiw..il w ou irno cut with a scythe. The cutting of one acre of heavy hay was a good day* work There were but few, if any, pitchforks made of steel or iron. A long atick iorked at the end, with the points sharpened, were used in throwing up l)ay. The hoes in use wore heavy and unweildy. Axes were often made at blacksmiths' shops, and wore stubby and generally of bad temper.? Southern Farm Magazine. ?? Letter to W, B. Ardrey, FORT MILL, 8 C. Dear Sir: Do yon want to sell Devoe lead-and-zinc for your town and country? The whole dootrine of it tnrns on these three points: (1) It is all paint and trne paint; (3) It is the strongest oaiut: (3) It is full measure, Because it is ali paint true paiut, proportioned for strength and full-measure, (1) It takes least for a job; (2) Looks best all the time; (3) Lasts longest; (4) Gathers tne trade, and holds customers. There is no such argument for any othor paint; there is no suoh other paiut; there is uothiug but talk for any other paint. Devoe is the paint if you want the foots on your side. The country is full of experiences; we bring these experiences to bear on your trade, if you sell Devoe. Yours truly F. W. Dbvob A Co 31 New York Street Car Men Strike. About 40 conductors and motormen, employed by the Charlotte Consolidated Construction Company the owners ot the Charlotte Electric Kail way are out on strike which took place last Wednesday morning. The strikers claimed that their only grievance was thai the company refused to beat the cars and that they were tired ol hearing the continual kicking ol the pagseuger* *e fo poW egrp apt; ?? ?> J ?T-y I LADIES! Just rcceiv $ ment of the % Ladies' Coats ! 1 GENTLEM $ $ Select your & Overcoat yrh\ <5 complete. : J? We are sellin 8 kin, N. C., all ? the old price. ^ A, Friedheim & Br< $ i 1 . i.,i ' nf working in the cold. \V. li. Rogers, formerly of Fm t Mill, wns the only union man who refused to go out with th?* striker.-.. ? v:.Vi ft?m n:n tui < igut n iu ??n?r. Those who will persiat ill closing 'heir onih against the continual recommendation of Dr. Kmg'a New Dih. overy for Coiianinption, will have a long and bitter tight with their troubled, if not ended earlier by ratal termination. Read wliHt T. R. lieall, of Heall. Miss., has to say: "Last fall my wife had every symptom of conaumptipn She took Dr. Rmg'H New Discovery after everything else had failed. Improvement came at once and four bottle^ entirely cured her." Guaranteed by ail diUggiats. Price 50c and SI. Trial bottles fr. e. Bryan's son-in-law cornea out as hh a >-launch Republican. Just think of it! Revolution Imminent ^ sure sign of approaching revolt and serious trouble in yogi system is nervoiieu i-r, sie- p ess Uess, or stomach upset-. filedT'O itlers will (Quickly dismember ihe troublesome causes. It never fails o tone the stomach, regulate (lie Kul eye tud Bowels, stimulate tile Liver, him clarify the blood Uuij down systems benefit particularly and all (lie usual attending aches vatiisli under its searching aucj .h'.-rough etfeci ivetiess. Electric Bitters is only 50c, ami that is re: turned if i" don't give perfect satisfaction. Guarautetd by all druggists. News Notes. Fir*- in Opelikn, Fla., yesterday, destroyed 800 bales of cotton, vhich whs uninsured. Forest tires on linue In rage witli d Rtruotive fleet in Call ornia Governor Penhody and President .Job Mit<hell liave f iled io Hetlie the coal mim-re' strike. Harmony lots 'eni restored hei ween Evangelist Dowie and tne i red I tors of Zi >n Ciiy. Costly Mlstako. Blunders are soraetunes very ex? pensive. Ocoasaionally life its- If is the price of a mistake, but you'll never be wrong if you take Dr. King's New Life Pills for Dyapep|sia, D zzi ess, Headache, Liver or Bowell troubles. They are g- ntle yet thorough. 2oo, at All Drug Stores. IF1. You Want to Buy, Sell, or Exchange Real Estate, Stocks, Bonds &c. Call on, or address the underailed. I h$ve a long lint of City Hud Country property throughout the County and State to offer, and would he glad to have your bus ness also. You dont need to see me to do business. Send complete and honest d soription of your property, and put a > reasonable price on it ia all that is necessary. If you want 1 to buy, give complete description and prion you are williug [ to pay. J. Edgar Poag, Broker, Rock Hill, S. C. F [We sell tl?e Columbia Barf Lock Typewriter. Aiuong the \ Leaders. J \ / * ed a large ship* ? latest styles in tt from ?5 to $25. g EN!?^ | Holiday Suit and $ ; ilo our stock is * g the genuine El-r |8 -wool Blankets at S d, * Rock Hill, S. C. g Xmas Suggestions. BOOKS Nothing nicer or more appreciable could offered as presents. They are alike acceptable to rich and poor. You save worry, time and expense in selecting books. We have A. B. C. LINEN and PICTURE BOOKS, JUVENILIS STORY and PICTURE BOOKS and FICTION of all kinda, including Home of the latent copyrighted novels. Xm*is Cards. A beautiful line. Nothing goes farther for the money 111 bearing good will. From 10 cents per dozen to 25 cents each. Perfumes and Soaps. tiandsoine packages of oi\eh of the very best quality. Cigars. We have the largest assortment of the best brands pver carried in town. Put up in boxea of 50 and 25 at $1.90 and $1.00, respectively. Box stationery. Our usual attractive line is resplendent with a lot of new Koods. Games. Educational, Dominoes, Cards, Check rs, Jackstones, Balls, etc. Miscellaneous. Xmns Tree Candles and Holders, Purses, Brushes, and Combs. At Ardrey'p TRESPASS NOTICE. All perRons are hereby warned not to hnnt, flsh. or in any way trespass upon any of the lands owned or controlled by the undersigned, under penalty of law. W.H.JONES J. W. ARDREY. J. II. COLTHARP. D. A. LEE. ALEX. NIVKNS. J. D. WITHERS. B D. SPRINGS. E. B. SPRINGS. H. W. HUFFMAN. J. H. SUTTON. B. F. MASSEY. T. H. MERRITT. _1 . L . NEW MARKET. S 2 I have opened a first-clans (I d Meat Market in the old Cnlp # # stand on Main street and will 4* 4| keep on hands at all times a J 4* supply of choice Beef, Pork, P d Mutton, Sausage, etc. My d 4 prices will always be as low ? A as the lowest. 'Phone your d 41 orders to No. 20 aud receive A J prompt attlention and fair % dealing. % I W.L.HALL. 5 4I ggy Presh Fish and Oys- 4* 4 > ters every Satorday. # <> # to ?uVurv FOR GOOD POSITIONS aUAMANTKCO IN WNITINQ. , BOO FREE I fA.-ALA. f US. CQLLCQC. MACON c 7- f ' ciiiriis holiihy hmkh vi* southrrn ry. The Southern Railway will self Christmas Holiday Excursion Tickets betweeu all points south of the Potoia? ac aud Ohio rivers and east of the Mississippi river, including St. Louis, Mo., for Oue aud one third first class standard oue way fares, pius 26cents fortha round trip, (minimum rate50 ceut9). Tickets will be sold December 28-24 25-80-81, 1903, aud Januury 1st, 1904, with final limit to January 4th, 1904. They will ulso sell upon presentation and surrender of certificates signed by Superintendents, Principals or Presidents of the various institutions, December 10 to 22. 1908 inclusive, with final limit to January 8th, 1904 tq teachers and students of schools and cqlleges. Interline tickets will bo sold at Coupon stations only. Apply to any Agent of .he Southern Railway, or Robert W. u *. rv:..i?i ti _ ? " nuiiu uiviwuu russeuger a gene, v;narleston, S. 0. J U. Trayw cW & Co., DEALERS IN FINE LIQ? OHS AND WINES. No. 43 East Trade St. CHARLOTTE. - - - N. 0. DO YOU DRINK? If So, Try Our OLD NORMAN CORN WHlSKtf Guaruuteod 3 to 5yearsold. Mild and Mellow. Always the Same.. $2.50 per Gallon. 'Phoneand Mail Orders Promptly Pilled G. W. NOllMAN, Both 'Phones P. O. Box 5tL CHARLOTTE, N. C. . 1 IB... GIVE US A TllIAL ORDER and get the BEST WHISKIES, WINES, BRANDIES, Etc., It the must reasonable prices. J. D. Ross Jt Co. Proos,. THE GOURD SALOON, CHARLOTTE, N. C. No. 29 W Trade Both 'Phooes. Capitol Stock, f30,000.00. BUSINESS.?When you think of going off to school, writ? for college Journal and Special Offer of the* leading Business and Shorthand Schooln Address, Kings Business College. Raleigh. N. C., or Charlotte, N. C. [We alec* teach Bookseeping, Shorthand, etc., by mail.} U-l8-26tw The MODEL' STEAM LAUNDRY Of Charlotte, N. C., Is unexcelled in the 1_ :i. A cidssui vvui k 11 turns I out - - - -l4l Any work not found to be entirely satis. factory will be relaundered free of charge to the owner. | McElhaney/'Parks CoAgents, Shipments Thursday mirnlngs. Basket returned an Saturday. .kkyidi- BO YEARS" ^H^^m^EXPERIENCE S 1 ^ I i I j . 11 R k I r? i Trade Marks Designs rrr?v Copyrights Ac. Anyona aondtng a aketrh and description may outckty aaoertaift our opinion free whethar a? mrantlon la probably patentable. Communle? llona atrlctly oonOderitlal. IlandtpdOkonPiUnU ent free. Oldest Been rr for (eriningjtatanu. Patent# taken through Munn A Co. rmoolrm ipteUti HotUr, without charge. In the * Scientific American. A hantlaomely Illustrated weekly. I.arga?t etrculatlon of any arlentiflr journal. Terwie. $3 B year : fonr m on the, $L 8old by all newadaalar*. MUNN & Co.""-'-' New York Branch OfBoe, Oh T Bt? Washington. D. C. , FOR GOOD WHISKIES, WINES, BRANDIES, ETC,? CALL ON OB WRITE TO W. II. HOOVER, C0ARLO1TE. N. (,