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5Ppn ' VOltT MILL TIM F,S OEMOCHATI-: Published KVEKY WHONESDAV B W. BRADFORD. nirt ti," liptlon: fin? y<*:ir I!.00 Hx mouth* i > Tin i?A .*'fi < Pi I cH|)OI.'??MK < OII cut I t Mil! J?'< Ih ill Invltwl, hut no r^npouBlM'ity 1< ih*uri ?"l for tV- v)'-uh of ? *j11 1 rriont*. An<>nvitKiiiM < oiniHunl'-ri t ion,, wlil not li' publlvli'd ! i t! ?? CO'.Uti fit On application thr publjahrr. a<lvnrtlflnK arc mack- known to tho hit' r?'Ktr?] eu- a. MAKCH ! .? >?, rr Lyr.ch la v North and Jo IS. The Northern nownp ipors nro f.riti,ik' to lln? rone1 u-iiou thnt u iif^ro <-ri111i11oI i-t in juwt iih idii'*Ii (liiittrcr of I inof lyofln d m 11i? Not Hi *hh in thr South. 'Phik fl'Rteiiient, hhvh 111** Savannah N?*Wh. *< I hiHf 1 upon I he com inetitH of pom I the Ni?i I hern iinp**ix on !li?' recent Iy?n 11:nlc in Sprin^fii'lil, Ohio. J ii t ln'Hi* t*> 'i i i n -1 < I it in I iiiittnl that tin* lyii liin^s inv IiiiHi'iI llpull I Urn hostility, While men who commit Minnlnr ciiiiich nre not lynclnd. Ami it^is n Kiifi* proposition that ' white 111**11 in the North are ^ust as ready to lynch a ncip*o hh white nam in tin* South are. t )n Sunday a tinist outiiio**inix lytii*liiult took plfieo at Spiiti^iield, Ohio. Andlhe authorities wen* not nearly so" active and ?*ni''i?*iit in their efi'oi tx to prevent the outrage an in ^''morally the east* when a lynchiiiU in threatened in a Son hern htlltO. Yesterday "" Htt??mpl was mad.* to lynch a nii?ra at M tirphyahoro, II. It wuH^clinij?i*d that lie had attempted to an 01 ii It a wotitan The ottll-flH <1 Ibplliyt <1 IllOle ? <?111 1,1'C t 11HII WIIH shown by lll? ollifOI'H ' nl S(?rin?*l?], iiimI llio m ili il hpi'i hi <1. We Iimvo stud iiiniiy limes, mid I'll* foreuoini; east h jiiHlify iih iti .npi-at i iil; it, Hint tin* race f-I - j i i ilt hi tin* North in j tint iih strong ns il is in tlii* South mid tint n , ne^ro chniLii'd with it heinous of- , feiiHe is in just iih much (hinder of heiiifi lynched in one Hection :ih in i the oilier. The only reason more negroes are lynched in the South 1 hiiii in the Noitli iH that there tun many times more negroes in the South and they commit more offences of the kind that arouse the molt spirit, There is a steadily increasing negro population in many pails of tiie North, and it is noticeable j lllllt WllOlieVOI llli' liet/lo popiI III ti.iii is inorsusing in thai soetioii the number of lynching** is in creasing. Indeed, it is not ton; much to any that if the por?'entnge | of the negro population in the North were an large as it is in the South fhnre would be more lynch inga there tliau there are here. The Northern people have it in their minds, however, that negroes ate lynched only in the South. Jtisnbout lime they admitted to theuiHelveH tho truth. The race; feeling in even more strongly de- , veloped among them than among the people of the South. There will bo steady increase in thenum- j her of negro lynchiucs in the North, atid the Northern ' people might us well admit now as later on, that they are not in a position to condemn the people of the Sot) tli for lynching negroes. 11 ere ill the South the press takes every opportunity to condemn lynehings and to urge that the law he p i initted to I ike its course. Almost without e.to. ption ollicers of the law, from the governors down to the r-lioiilfs, u?e their utmost en<1 Savors to prevent ami check lynching*. The Northern people 1110 having frequent opportunities o prove they can do mure to put a slop to negro lynching*. The South will give^themjcredit for all they do. ?- - - . - Can Fix Telephone Rates Upon the request of the State railroad commission, the attorney general has rendered the following opinion r?s to the fixing of rates under the new telephone law: "Answering your inquiry as to the authority of toe railroad eomin ssion tu lix the rates to he * barged by telephone companies doing busmen within this State, i neg id say i n it I they have tin* tunic power to tix such rut en is tltey have to tix the niton to be charged by railroads for freight, passengeis, etc, except that they can make no changes in anv rates existing on ttie 2.r?ih of February, tt>0 I. ihe date when the Act giving the railroad coin mi (won jurisdiction in this matter took effect, without a hearing by the commission at such time and place to be ?>sigmoid by it, as may bo most convenient to the parties interested. of which time and place the commission must give notice to the patties interested by publication in a neWSpnp. r one- a week ! >r at Srtat Scarcity cf Farm Labor. Farm labor wan never ecitrcer or ! '!?<! r to nerure tlinri now, mivk tin* Wuxlmw Enterprise. In fart farmers are facing a very L'la ve sitoatit n, and ttiurli land will lav idle tiii- y?*Mr f -r want of hands to cultivate it. This i*< the case, not only in thin immediate section, but all ovi-i tin* wliolt* Soiitli, Entirely ii? w r?nidi!ions confront the farmer who I?mh heretofore been accustomed to e 111 ploy in i! laboi er to cult i vale 11i-i crop-*. A fow years aifo farm labor wan exceed inuly fn 1 and could 1).' obtained at the farmer'a own fiouies. Kut(rio\v anything like what ia actually needed canut be li ?cl at any priee. The eut iie difficulty or >v.*s out of the a arcity of iic|/ro labor. Where thin labor has yone is difficult to tell. Some claim that the ten thousand colored imui einpl iyed in tailroad work m Viiuiuin partly accounts for the scarcity of farm lielp. Others say that so many eoh red people l.ave LT -lie N H'tll tli ) Soiiili has been depleted. Still othera elaiti) that mhuch in the South are to low and that the colored people uo North in oider to uet la tter loturns for their work. In fact llnnu'H have cuiie to such a pnsa thai many white operatives in .11 * * - mi** uiiiir nrt' r? i?ir 11111 ; to 111 *11 I" m*?r homes in t iif country, this l)?*iiiiX tint' pai t ly to t ho bio advance in cotton which teinpted'Lhem back tot ho count ry. The situation is perhaps more l?rav?' than in thouuht oh the season is not yet well opened up in funning mid it will Ix* impossible to tell for Home weeks yet how Hrarco colored labor really is. kuniieis are now well aware of t ie fact that they have a yruvo problem for solution on t heir liamiH. The general opinion is that better waifea will have to be paid and that in actual cash or cash values. Tin* former plan of store orders will no Ioniser Work. More substantial and comfortable tcnnaiit houses, bet lerwaires and prompt cash paymciits will H'ioii draw back to the farms a class of help that is desirable. In 'his way the farm labor ptohlcm will be solved if solved at all. Sam Jones on The Dispensary. Sum .lones, t.ln? evangelist Iuih jlist returned from a (rip over this state in which lit- inspected the dispensaries and blind tigers, mid though lie wan a warm ndvoeateof tlio system, lie in now Holding it. Ilotsaysu lot of very hard tiling-ah. ill tin* system in this state and iniu-Ii of it in trui', which is the wot at of it. It is a pity, Imt il is true that we cannot get uny human institutions that an* free from fault and blight, and the dispensary is not an exception. However it beats anvthiiiLf we have tried vet and we ' ? y J cannot agree to prohibit i> u because wo do not like those kind of laws which aim at the elevation of mankind by hedging in human frailties by let;a I enact men s. The weakest point in the dispensary is the opportunity otlVreil to corruption in high places, the fact that it is and always will be a pregnant source of scandle in the state. When we have accomplished a little more reform among the peopi in the matter of the ohaervance of the law we might then try making such alterations in the law as to remove many of thse objections. ? Florence Times. War May Be Settled Soon According to a Washington dispatch. it is not believed that the war in the Fast will ever tie fought to finish or that either Russia or lapan will ever tie allowed to win. Tne time has not yet come, it is pointed out, when the powers enti interfere to stop hostilities, but that time is not so far distant as may seem to those not cogniz ant with the present day diplo| uintic procedure. As a matter of i fact there is reason to believe thai the war will be stopped at the ritflit time by the interference of the United S ales, Great Britain, Germany and France; that Kuusia will he allowed ?if she has suecess by land?to remain in actual control of Manchuria, but conceding the open door in that country, and that Japan will Lraiu her contention as regards Korea. ??Military Inspection. The annual inspection of the Fort Mill Ijicht Infantry will take place next Saturday afternoon at 4 30 o'ol a-k. The inspection will be conducted by Gen. John I). Frost and Uol. J. W. Thompson, >f the State militia and two officers of the United States army. The requirments of inspection nndei the Dick militia law are in effect this year and said to bo far more ritiul Hint) under the old law, but the lornl company, realizing tliit fact, have been doinn Rome hard 1 work during the past few weeks and it is believed will pass exn;ni i nation without trouble. i | ? ? ? Fewer Rations; wears longer; Devov < ' Cotton Mill Burned. The Manetta (<<M Fish inn Creek) m II. at Lando, S. C.. of which Mr. W. F. Dowtis, < f this place, ha* for a number of yearn been chief engineer, whs t<>th 11v destroyed by lire Mori lay evening. The mill was owned by Mr. B. I). Heath, and the loss is estimated at^ about SlOO.boO. Fire started in tie dynamo room and resisted all efforts to put it out. The mill was entirelv i/utted. A parapet wall pre veil tod tlie tiro from spreading to tlie new mill building that Mr. Heath in having eivcted within a short distance of the Marietta mill. The Marietta mill was under the management of Mr. Bubcoiu lieath, a son of B. |). Heath, and employed about 125 people. It wa? fully insured in the Factory Fire Influranco Company, of Hartford, Con ii. The News of Pleasant Valley. A delightful party was011 joyeil at the home of Mr. ,T. \V. Davidson Friday night, given in honor of Mr. Karle M. ('ousart who has recently returned from the Philippines. About fifty guests were present, including the Harrison string 1 i.i ml, which furnished some tine lnnsic. The (dosing exorcises of the Pleasant valley high school will take place on April 2hth. Kxtonsive preparations will begin in a few days, and it bids fair to be unu.-naily interesting. It will bo somewhat earlier than heretofore, but we trust that the good women, by the judicious use of the incubators and old j liens, will have a plentiful supply of "spring chicken" by that time. The young lady who has been masquerading in man's attire in different parts of the State, and who recently took unto herself a better-half in Hock Hill, visited in llelair last week. Sho was accompanied by her help-moot. Mrs. lvittie Hlankenship, of Harrison community, died suddenly last SafurI day of heart disease, while on a visit to friends in Charlotte. Her remains were interred at Harrison church Sunday afternoon. Some of onr citizens have gotten up a petition to order an election to raise a three mill tax for the benefit of the Pleasant Valley high school. Messrs .1 M Harris, .1 .1 Patterson and K S Howie attended court at laiucaster the past week. Missllnnnie Wolfe, of Fort Mill, visited here last week. l)r R II Potts went to Churlotto last ' Wi?i?K oil liliMilltuhl Miss lvittio (Jarrisou, of Rock Ilill, is teaching school ufc Holair. s K u Gold Hill Nuggets. Editor The Times: The health of our neighbors is fair, I think. And, as for ourselves, we are just sitting, sniokiug'uml spitting ham gravy. A couple of young men, Alexander and Wilson by name, of the India Hook .section, had a cutting scrape last week, in which Alexander was badly carved up. No particulars. The small grain crop is showing tip nirely a' this time. The farmers aro about up with everything oxcopt their work. Mrs. iTom) Sallie Morritt had the i misfortune last week to lose the only mule sho owned. She deserves the j help and sympathy of her neighbors. And next we hear that our friend Rov has boon noticed again?ibis time 1 oa persimmon beer. Ecclesiastes, tho preacher, said there was nothing now | under the suit, but who over heard of tho like of this before. But it seems ' this boor was spiked with coca-cola, and we suppose that did tho work. Verily, as Job says, man is born into trouble as ; tho spares fly upward. Splinter. Letter to Edgar Jones. Fort Mill, S. O. Dear Sir: A gallon saved is $1 or $5 earned. Two gallons saved is $8 or $10 earned. Three gallons saved is $12 or $1 a earned. Four gallons saved is $lfi or $20 earned. ; Five gallons saved is $20 or $2a earned. It costs $'{ or $1 a gallon to paint, besides tbe p tint; as much to brush-on a gallon of worthless paint as Devoe. Mr Ezra Rathmull. Williunisport, Pa, always used 11 gallons of mixed paint for his house; Devoe took 0. Yours truly F W Devoe & Co 48 New York P. S. W. B. Ardrev & Co. sell our paint. ? ? Fork's Dewdrops. Editor Tho Times: We are going to plant as much cotton as we can work, and what we can't work, we are going to sow, and what we can't sow, we will hate very much to let go. Mrs. .Tan. Kizer and little son Rpenf a few davs of last week at the homo of Mr. H. W. Huffman. Mrs. A.S. White visited relatives in Charlotte a few days ago. Spring has made her advent and the Fork is getting more happy. The "whoa haw" and "gee" of tho farmer, inter mingien wim tne songs or tne Dirrls, is I hoard through all the busy day. Yes, it soems liko? There Is mnsio in the air. As sweet as Rweet can be; And it jest keeps on a oomin' La'k de ripples oil do sua! Down in the Fork There's liallt).iia times, We make de big roun' dollars An' mix 'em wid de dimes. We love to work in do flield, An' hear do boos a hnmmin'. We love to hear de dinner horn , An' holler, "We's a coin in' " , Brother Splinter, have the rats gone? , If yon remowber, you promisod to toll us about mice. We hear Hoy is busy wish a watermelon patch, for the candidates have S already s* irtod around?smiling from , ear to ear and shaking yonr hand half off. But, never mind, we'll put them 1 to work. Ipse Dixit. '! ?? 1 A FogT hilb Woman Asks ? "have you a floor paint that will last - two weeks?" Yos we have Dovoe's; it . has a beautiful gloss and will wear two years if properly applied, W. B. Ari drey & Co. . ' . Vi NoGtotsS C.vkki voe Paint m>f will v\car as Ions as Devoe's. No others are as heavy br??ied, because Devoe's weight 3 to S ounces more to tho pint. Sold by W. B. Ardrey & Co. -- - i The pos!otiice department hns uiven notice timt h new domestic 1 .. .-I I f il 1 . 1 repiy pos hi cam or uie i-o^m uenomination will he issued vrheu the supply of the o!ri de ign at tlie various postal (listi ibuting stations is exhausted. The new card will ; boar th" portrait of Gen. William T. Sherman on 11 it- message side and a portrait of Gen. Philip Sheridan on the reply Hide. ? Tragedy Averted. ' Just in the nick of time our little hoy was saved" writes Mrs. W. Wat kins, of Pleasant Ci^y, 0. "Piuvmonia had played sad havoc with him and a terrible cough set ' in besides. Doctors treated him. but in* grew worse every day. At i length we tried Dr. King's New i Discovery for Consumption, and our darling was saved. He's now 1 sound and well." liverybody ought to know, it's the only cure for Coughs. Colds and all Lung dis eases. Guaranteed by /All Druggist. Price 5Uc and aLOO Trial bottles free. j This is expressing it tersely, but there in a heap of truth in its suggestions. The Pee Dee Educator. , a negro paper says: The negro question will never be settled as long a? the north wants him to vote, but won't let him work, and the south wants htm to work, but won't let let liiin vote. ?Florence Times. More Riots. 1 Disturbances of strikers are not nearly as grave as an individual I disorder <>f the system. ()verwork, loss of sleep, nervous tension will ! be followed by /utter collapse, unless a reliable remedy is immediately employed. There's nothing so efficient to euro disorders of the | Liver or Kidtleys as Electric Bitj ters. It's a wonderful tonic, and ] effective nervine and the greatest | all around medicine for run down 'systems. It. dispels Nervousness, Rheumatism ami Neuralgia and expels Malaria germs. Only 50c, and satisfaction guaranteed by All Druggist. The new mileage hook law which was pnsseed by the last session of the legislature went into effect on last Friday. The law requires rail ways to issue mileage books when demanded to the purchaser and members of his family, provided all who expect to use it have their names written on the book. The Southern Railway has recently had printed a lot of new mileage books which conform with this law and has placed them on sale at its of1 fices throughout this State. It Saved His Leg. P. A. D inforth, of La Grange, fin., suffered for six mouths with a i frightful running sore on his leg; but writes that Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly cured in in live days. For Ulcers, Wounds. Piles, it's the best naive in the world. Cure guaranteed. Only 25c 1b. Sold by All Druggist. M rs. Corn, the youthful wife of Jas. A. Devinney, died at her home in the eastern part of the city. Sunday morning after a week's illness. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. \V. L. Hinson, was 13 years and one mouth old and had been married six mouths.? Rock I Hill Herald. Working Overtime Eight hour laws are ignored by ! those tireless, little workers?Dr. | King's New Life Pills. Millions are always at work, night and day, j curing Indigestion, Biliousness, Constipation, Sick Headache and all Stomach, Liver and Bowel troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe, sure. ; Only 25c at Al! drugstore's. Cooper's Cholera Cure for Chickens, WilTcure the Cholera or you can git your money [back from us. Ask your neighbor about it. We have never had a complaint from it and we can refer you to scores who have givenjtestimony as to its value. Price 25 cts, at Ardrey's Drug Store. Mnum 1 4 , THE LOUD TALKER SAYS fTHE NEV THAT 20 IE=0" GRANULAT 1 EOL Oomp??.n MDS. CECELIA STOWE^^ W Orator, Entre Nous Club. ?]j 170 Warren Avenue, i Pi Chicago, Iix., Oct. 22,1902. ? SC For n< arly four years I suffered I from ovarian troubles. The doc- I tor insisted on an ojperation as the E H only way to fret well. 1, however, ? strongly objected to an operation, g d| My husband felt disheartened as H? 33 well as I, for home with a sick B BB woman is a disconsolate place at p i best. A friendlv druggist advised S 5B him to get a bottle of Wine of f jB Cardui for me to try, and he did so. f & I began to improve in a few days and H my recovery was very rapid. With- | H in eighteen weeks I was another c rag* * ~ M g5 Mrs. Rtowe's letter shows every K9 |9 woman how a home is saddened by rjj! sS female weaknes and how completely r-'i Wine of Cardui cures that flick- ja 58 nesa and brings health and happi- I M nei? again. Do not go on suffer- " i En ing. Go to your druggist today 88 St and secure a $1.00 bottle of Wine TC I wiiiBCaRDm ? ! Don't Buffer with your eyes and headaches. Have them tested and ! fitted with proper glasses. Exam' ination absolutely free and glasses i at half price for a short time. Satisfaction guaranteed or no pay. L. J. MASSEY, GIVE US |A TRIAL ORDER and get the BEST WHISKIES, WINES, BRANDIES, Etc., At the most reasonable prices. J. D. Ross & Co. Props., THE GOURD SALOON, CHARLOTTE, N. C. No. 29 W Trade Both 'Phones. Blacksmithing and Woodwork. I have leased the Railes smithshop, uear McElhaney's stnble, and will do your biacksmilhing | and general repair work in the most satisfactory inauuer. Horseshoeing a specialty. Give me a trial J. Ebb Patterson. TJT?T? 'good whiskies, wines, brandies, etc., CALL OX OB H'BITE TO w. h. hoover, cd1rl0tte, n c. te st? A^MMNCEQIj V KIND OF CHEW (ON ENOUGH CHEWERS' AR TO MAKE EP-STAKES iEST COMPETITIVE BRAND , iCHNAPPS TOBACCO. ? urusnps ED SUGAR .y StoreNotice of Election. For Probate Judge of York County to Fill Vacancy Caused by the Death ofW. H McCorkle, Former Incum. bent. i STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ? COUNTY OF YORlv. N'OTICE i?. hereby given that a SF1C CtAL ELECTION, rlnlv called by the Governor under a ithority of law, i will lie held at the various uleet ion precincts in said county on SATURDAY, AFRIL'.i, I'JlU, font ho purpose of electing a duly qualified citizen to till the oflice of t'rohate .Indpe, for said county. At the said election there will !>e provided a box at each proainet wherein tlie duly qualified! voters may dejiosit their huUotfi. Heforo the hour fixed for opening tho polIs. Managers and Clerks must take and subscribe tot he const i t tit'oiuil oat h. The chairman of'the board of managers can administer ilje oath to the other managers and the clerk; a notary pa lie must administer tho oath to the I chairman. Tho managers elect their chairman and k irk. I t'ollw .* ........ .--v.: 1 - ' - >?v vi.vii 'v/iuif; |murn IIIllSl 1)13 opened :it 7 o'clock a. m. and closed at 4 o'clock p. lit. The managershave the power to Till a vacancy, and ifuone of the managers at tend, cit izens can appoint from anu.ug i he qualified voters t he managers, who after being sworn, can conduct t he elect t ion. At the close of the election, the man* ager and clerk must proceed publicly to open the ballot boxes and count the bal lots therein, and continue without ad journnient until the same is completed and make a siatemcnt of the result for each candidate and sign the same. Within three days after the election the chairman of the hoard or some ono designated by the board, must deliver to the commissioners of election the poll list, ho boxes containing tin* balj lots and a written statement of the result of the election. The following MAN Ati KltS OP ELECTION have been appointed to hold the election at tho various precinct* in the said county. Hotliol? It. M. Harnett, R. H. Campbell, J. Hope Adams, Bethany?J. J. Howe, N. A. Howell, B. R. Smith. mairsviue?j. n l.utnam, ti. J. Slierer, J. L. Rainey. Bullock's Urook?Kelly Imnan, W. C. Robinson, H. D. Cranford. Clover?J. F. Curreuce, Elias Jackson, J. M. Forcl. Coates's Tavern?J. K. Gettya, J. T. I Spencer. G. A, Getty s Ebenezer?J. A. Slmrb v, W.B. Fcw; ell, T. A. Matthews. Fort Mill?T. B. Spratt, \Y. H. Win. die. C. jP. Blanktaiship. Forest Hill?J. J. Brandon, W. W. Anten, R. B. Robinson. Hickory Grove?T. M. Whisonant, J, ; N. McDill, John Ramsey. McConnellKville?J. F. A .he, J. T, j Crawford, J. O. Moore Newport?T. B. Glean, A. T. Noely. T W. Jackson Ojjdeu? J. B. Davis, S. B. Nunnery, R. C, Caveny Piedmont?M R. Ri?t?era ti v ; Wallace, J. H. Quinii. Rook Hill?J. H. McFaddon, \V. O. Wherry, J. W. Marshall. Sharon?J. M Sims, T M. H< .< , S. ! A. Warlick ' Smyrna?W C. Whitosides, T, B. Hami bright, It. W Whitesidea Tirjjah?J. B Barron, R. R. Allison, A W Black Yorkville?W J Neil, E A. Crawford, J S Sandifer. The managers at each precinct named ! above, are requested to delegate one of their number to call upon J. S. SANDI[ FER, clerk of the commissioners of i State and County Elections for York County, at Yorkville, S. C., on Thursday, the 7fh day of April, 1!H)4, to reoeive ballot boxes, poll list, registration list, registration book and instructions. Come prepared to take ONE BOX J . H SAY K, Chairman, P. M. BUR HIS, W A YOUNGBLOOD. I Commissioners of State and Comity Elections for York County March 41, 1004 3-23-3t. THE TIMES WILL DO YOUR JOB PRINTING. J 4