< )KX MILL, TAMES
DEMOCRATIC
P'J BUSHED EVEKY WEDNESDAY . <
B. W. BRADFORD.
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i i fspointence on current subjects 1*
I'" :e?l. bat no responsibility is as- !
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' 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. ,
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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.
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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
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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 .
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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.!
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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
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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,
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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.
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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;
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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.-..
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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
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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.
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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. #
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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.
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FOR
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WINES,
BRANDIES, ETC,?
CALL ON OB WRITE TO
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