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ioUT MILL TlAlKSl DEMOCRATIC PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY B. W. BRADFORD. Terms of Subscription; One year.. $1.00 j Six months............,...,,...,, .!i0 Three months...,,,,,..,..,,,,,,., ,2$ CorresjMMHtpnce on current subjects is Invited, but no responsibility is u?>Hijinpd for th? vic^ys of correspondents. Anonymous communications will not IT published in /!>?'so columns. On ppHeatlon t?> the publisher. n<lv/erM^i"K are made known to thuM* Interested. <3= r?: . . ? .L A PHIL 8. 1!MU. Iii regard to the proposed surrender of the town's old charter! for a new one, there has been lint little, if any. opposition expressed. Our citizens realist* tlmt the runs- , es tor which this change is to he j nmde are not only needed for the j protection of life and property, but are important factors in tho up j building of the town. The pres. cut charter, which was <'ranted in 18H7. will expire in about four years, and it will then become necessary to obtain a new one. Under tbe new constitution of the) tStale, when a town of over 1.000 population ia chartered, the mayor and aldermen are empowered with the right to impose a tax levy sufficient to equip the town willi electric lighls and water Works, the special levy being limited to 10 mills. This, in substance, is the wording, along this | particular line, of a new charter. From estimates made it has been ascertained that the town can 1inv? !mtl? li.rllfu n M11 %.t..... t u i? i u umu imin x,y fill .extra levy of not morp than 2 or <1 mills, making with ther present levy, 5 mills in nil. This levy makes available for the purpose about $1,200 per annum. Besides ^milling council thp right to impose a special tax levy, the new charter provides for the election of two additional aldermen, making six in all, which assures the residents of the town that their interests will u~ i .l it i - i i ue njore aeeuiy waieneu man Heretofore. With the unavoidable necessity of renewing the ohartm* ill the near future, and a orfftdid desire for the upbuilding of the town and welfare of her citizens, wo know of no reason why Iho election on the 19th instant should not rosult in the early establishment of water works and electric lights for Fort Mill. Doubtless there will bo those who will vote against the change, but we foel that those who do so, will no contrary to their own convictions and ntorests, saying nothing of theii patriotism as oiti*ens pf the town. Let ns by all means hnve water i i: -i.*_ i . A ' nuu ogows ?iiu greater tilings Will follow. The Waxaw Enterprise hits the pnil on the head when it saysi Subscribers to weakly pHpers, who do not read the big dailies, are complaining of the dearth of war news Well, we dare say that the weekly pipers have been publishing all the real war news that there whh to publish. The daily p ipers usually have about two columns of war news on one day, and take up about two columns the next day in denying the report sent out on the previous day. The program has been maintained with considerable regularity ever since the wnr began. At first it served to keep up interest, but it is now becoming exceedingly monotonous and tiresome, and general disgust with such methods is expressed oil all hands. * * * We shall continue to print the war news when there is any real war news to print, lint as long as the war iscairied on a!> most entirely by newspaper cor. respondents, we prefer to devute ? ur space to other mattors. The assistant. commissioner of agriculture of Georgia a few days ago received from a farmer of Griffin n tiny hrown him which, scuordiding to the Atlanta New*, very much resembled the Mexican boll weevil. The sender of the bug Stated that it attacked his crop last fall and out of ten acres in cotton, lie made only one bale. This stat liieut is somewhat astounding, coming. as it does, front our sister State, Georgia, and it is safe to my that jf I he weevil is that near us, it is only a matter of a short time unless S nne precaution ia mado. until this auction will he infested by it. lint, then, as they sav these little hugs have wings ami fly at will, we can't exactly see how they are to he kept out, ?&*.. I Willi Parker and Hearst, it seems tn la* a case of nip and tuck as to who will net it. It now 1 >o?4iiih to look as if the Hon. \V. !. Bryan will be some lime in netting his hands on that $00,000 Pliilo Benpjutt cash, o ? * The opponents to renewing 'he town's charter have, in our opinion, h very liirht argument, since (t : - - *11 I ? - - - ii iw hii hum voiusnie inei iiilit Wlieli the present charter expiree, I lit* town will, hy foioe of the law, be compelled to accept a charter under the judicial laws of the State. From the fact that drop letters require only one cent postatre ninny people still have the idea that letters to lie Bent out on rural routes require only a one-cent postage stamp. Hut Hueh is not the case. A two-cent stamp must he placed on ail letters for rural routes. We notice that a majority of the hankinu houses of the State are complying: with the law requiring a statement each quarter of their financial standim^s. A few, however, still hold to the old method of publishing semi annual stateinents. Among those of the latter class is the Savings Hank of Fort .Mill. The newspaper fraternity of the entire country was shocked and deeply grieved to learn Kund ty njornitig of the sudden and untimely death Saturday evening of Mr. I. E. Avery, the gifte I city editor of the Charlotte Observer. Mr. Avery was only 33 years of aire and was city editor of the Observer for four years. As a newspaper man he had gained the destinction of being one of tlie brightest in hi* profession in the South, and it seems strange, that a enreer so full of piorpiss should have been so abruptly stopped. mm It would be well for drivers of j wagons to remember that all Unit ed States mail carriers have the right ot way in public highways while oil duty. They cannot be driven into the ditches by heavy loaded wagons without violating the United States mail law, and if n UUIIIOIUII IB IIIIUIH I>y HO UOI llg HtKI tho mail delayed it will not he long thereafter that a deputy United States mart-hall will he looking for certain parties who will auu war roll call at a United States court. This law applies not only when meeting a vehicle, but applies to those in front of the mail as well, when the mail makes an effort to pass.?11. F. D. News. The Cliarloston Nowa ami Courier and the Columbia Statu, the two big South Carolina papers, are discussing Gov. /VyoooU for the Vice-Presidency. They both think ho would till the bill. ?Charlotte Chronicle. The Ledger nominated Gov. Ayeook for the Vice Prosideiioy six mouths ago, and wo aro flattered to have our nomination Becouded by two such able newspii}>ers. (Juffijey Ledger. The Stato suggests Gov. Ayoock uu a suitable nomieo for VicePresident ut least 18 months ago, and there hits since that time huiiK in our editorial rooms a picture of the Tar Ileol Governor with the inscription "Our candidate for Vice-President, 11)04." ? Columbia State. And the editor of the News, in another publication, traggescd his name two years ago this month, next!?Charlotte News. Just to settle the question, some of the anti-Aycnck papers might fall in line and aay how long they had existed and had never mentioned Mr. Aycock for the place. Oiir Noted Marriage Artist In Trouble. William and Chatles Byera, two white men who have been working for Notary Public W. O. BaileH, the noted South Carolina marriage artiat, came to Charlotte yesterday, snys the Observer, and hail Col. D. (-r \l U Y UfO11 tn ?> ?' * "1 - * *-* hiuI delivery for Rome of thenproperty which is in the possession of Mr. Bailee, The men ?Hy Bailee is in their debt. Bailee claimed that the men owed him money, and lie locked np their household effects in their house, and also took possession of a cow and calf. Baileg lives in South Carolina, hut the Myers men live in North Carolina, and the case will therefore be heard in this State. Bailee, it will be remembered, in the notary public of upper Fort Mill township against wh?>m u petition whs recently made for his removal from office. ? ?? Ru| Estate Transfers. The following transfers of Fort Mill real estate, according to the Yorkville Enquirer, were recorded in the comity auditor's office during March: John M. and Addie Odell to T. S, Kirkpatrick. OH'4 acres; consideration $10,000. Mary J. Gaulden to W, F. Harris, one lot; consideration $100. J, Edward Armstrong to J. M Armstrong, 80 acres; consideration $300. Fewer gallon"; wears longer; Devoo Military Inspection Very Creditable. I . 1 Gen. John I) Frost, ndjutan* and inspector general. and Capt. Hunter, of the I'nited States Army, in, apected the Fort Mill Light Infantry Saturday afternoon at 4 .'JO ; o'clock on the hall mound to the rear of the Spratt Machine Shops. , The company turned out forty men, , and, considering the fact that i probably one-third of these were | new members, passed a very credit-J uh e inspect ion. lioth Gen. Frost) 'and Capt. Hunter complimentery tlie men very highly on the exoelj lent condition of the guns and mf ; contrernents. A large crow 1 of people were present to view tiie lll?P'M lion. ! (Jon. Frost informed Capt. Sprflltt that I?* had ismed to this company l 500 gallery target cartridges and 1 (>00 riot or imjlti hull cartridges, and the company expects to begin regular target practice as soon as these arrive. <? ?? April Weather tor 26 Years. The records of the Charlotte weather bureau for the past 20 years show that the warmest April was that of 1890, with uu average temperature 05 degrees. The coldest April was that of 1901, with an average temperature of 54 degrees. The highest temperature recorded in April was 94 degrees on April Hi. 1800. The lowost wn$ 20 degrees, April 5. 1891. The average number of clear days in April was 13; partly cloudy 10; oloudy 7. The prevailing winds have been from the south' west and the average velocity was 7 miles an hour. The highest ve loeity whs 42 miles, from thesoulhwebt, on April 21, 19 3. Gold Hill Nuggets. April?Its ndvetit ever reminds us of the moment?us times wo wore having in Virginia this week thirty nine yearn niro. Lot' evacuated Petersburg on Sunday ni^ht. the 2nd of April and the following week. There was inoro or less fight im; every day except Saturday, when we marched the entire (lav unmolested, it being the calm before the storm on Sunday, the O1I1. The followers of Leo through that eventful week were comparatively young men then, but numbers of i them have since passed away. The 1 remaining few are now old ami I gray headed; are getting tottery I u 111 1 11 en ?-% ? t Un olini'l 01. lo It iiiim v/u uic oiiui b oivir wi iiirr mikI they too must hood answer the last roll call. Mr. W. H. Crook reports a new hoy at his liousa and seems quite jubilant over the out look; so much so that he has donned a full suit of blue. This is very appropriate, indeed Mri. Be.le Smythe visited here last week. Brother Ipse, our candid opini on is that the one with the shortest tail will got in the hole tii'Ht. Splinter. ? ? Monty In Cotton Roots. The attention of n Charlotte Chronicle reporter has been called to the fact, that there is a now source of revenue for cotton growers, if they will only avail themselves of it. "Despite the fact that cotton has reached the highest point it has occupied in years," he says, "the growers could make still more money if they would gather and sell the bnrk from the root of the cotton stalk. There is always J a ready sale for the bark, and at ; present the price per pound is i^iuriiri iiinn i nn |ii n o Ol lint UOI* ton, the wholesale priee in New York ranging between 15 and liO cents. The discovery of the medicinal quality of cotton-root bark was made by the slaves in the South many years prior to the civil war, and it was used on the plantations for years before it was taken up by ' the druggists. Comparatively n i small amount of cotton-root bark j is shipped from North Carolina and practically none from Charlotte. The bulk of that which is gathered in this section is sold to dealers in roots and herbs in Sta'esville and by them shipped to wholesale druggists in New York and other cities. ?Columbia Record. The Demooratlo Party. This is the year for a complete reorganisation of the Democratic party. The SiRte executive committee oallcd the Stale movent ir?n to meet in Columbia on the third \V? dnesday in May, as required hy the constitution of the Demoorntic party. This convention is coniposed delegates from the various counties, selected on the first Monday in May by the county convention, each county being entitled to a number of delegates double the numl or of ita representatives in general ast-emb'y. The local clubs meet on the fourth Saturday in April to organize and elect delegates to the oounty convention, each club being entitled to one delegate for each twenty-five members or f miction thereof. Each county I GoDivention electa n member t>f tliei S/ate executive committee. The Sltnto convention elects a memhci on the tint| >ual executive connnittl'O and delegates to the national (/on vent ion at St. Louis. The Columbia liecord says there is sou e /talk as to who who will be elect'd |/hb the "big four" to the natiotno jl convention. Senator Tillman aid I \\ illie .JoneB are su^'esle I. It is 1 not certain whether Gov. Hevward J will allow hia name to f^o before | the convention. Knelt congrosj siottal district selects two members. ; Gen. Willie .Tones will probably stand for re-election as oliaiiinan | of the State I )aniocrnt ic executive | committee. Kx Governor M. IV ! McSweency will prolmhiy preside as chairman of the convention. It , seems to la* the policy to select j someone who is not a candidate for office, anil Gov. MrSweeney | having lartje exp -rience as a pre- i sidim* officer, it is argued hy his 1 | friends, qualities him for the posi- , lion. - -? ? Letter to A. A. Young. JI Fort Mill, S. C. L Dear Sir: A big mill-owner SpartanI bur^c, S. wanted ft.O i ?gallons of paint and bought by priee; paid ft cents less | i than ours: Rot ti "leud-and /.inc." paint; but the lead was sulphate of lead not | carbonate. Sulphate costs about half, ' and covers about half. v That paint was adulterated about six times as much as the ft cents paid for. He "saved" ft cents, and it cost him tto. on .... u v forgot tho laltor. Can't work it out ox - v | actly; don't know how long it'll wear. ' Short-measure besides; that alone was j twice as much as his "saving" 5 cents. I It was thin, too; some loss there; don't j know how much. There was too much dryer in it. The f 1 maker made something on that; he |, didn't. Taking it altogether, he didn't much ** much by that f> cents, ' (Jo by the name, and the name is Do- v voe lead-ami-zinc. I Yours trulv F W Dkvok & Co 1 4ft New York " F, fcv W, II. Ardroy As Co. sell our paint. (] r littler reports plnre llio damage ,, by the lire nt the Mauctta cotton B mills, nt Lnndo, last week nt , nbuilt $l(),OUO, insleml of $100,000, as tit lirst rep >rted. The tire was extinguished in about mi hourntul more damage was done by water than by the tl ones. The Seaboard Air 1/ne has got- j ten out a family mileage book that will be exceeding popular with the i traveling public, especially during j the summer months. The l"i(*ei(l of the book is $25 for 1,000 miles | and any p ntion of it will be re- 1 deemed at the face value, of two , and one-half cents per mile. I'asaeiiL?ers crii ?1hi? nv?>r na unci there is no validation at des- ' tinations. n A Thoughtful Man. 1 M. M. Austin of Winchester. I ml, , j knew what to tlo in the hour of \ need, llis wife had such an unusual case of stomach and liver trouble, physicians could not help her. He thought of and tried I )r. I Kings New ldfe ['ills and she got 1 relief at once and was finally cured, o Only 25c, at All Drug Stores. !i . \ FOR SALE?Severn 1 hundred old news- I papersut 20cents per hundred. n THE TIMES. \ A i . ? Cooper's Cholera Cure i < for Chickens, s Will cure the Cholera or you can git your ' l" money back from us. f i r Ask your neighbor I ' abcut it. We have i" I V' never had a com plaint irom it and c h wc can refer you to l( scores who have giv- 0 en testimony as to ? its value. ? Price 25 cts, at ti Ar drey's Drug Store. f; ARRIVAL OF TRAINS. J c In accordance with the schedule, of- vi feotive Nov. 29, 1908, tlio Southern's _ uassetiffor trains now arrive at Fort I Mill as follows: FROM OUARI^TTE. S i No. 27 (regular stop) 7:34 a. m, ? 83 (fla? stop) 9:01 ,, ,, ,, 25 (regular stop) 7:07 p. m. ? 29 (HaK stop) 10:30 ? ,, j FROM COLUMBIA. I No. 30 (regular stoD) . . . . 0:13 u. m I ? 2tt (reKu'Hr stop) 2:18 p. m ? 28 (raRiilar stop) 8:18 ,, , I ? 34 (flag stop) U:00 ,, , THE LOUD TALKER SAY! Til IT BK.U'TIFri. ( ?I .OSS nines from the vaniisli in Devon's Varish Floor Faint; posts "? cents more a uart though. Jsolil hy \V. 15. Ai'drey ,'o* The dealers in cold 'Irinks lmve legun arranging their fountains ml otherwise preparing to serve heir f. ii-nds with refreshing drinks rlion the sonsiin opens. 1'aint Yorn BraoY for 7."? Cknts, rith Desoo's CIloss Carriage Faint. It reighs :t to S o/s. more to the pint t Pan ther, wears longer; anil gives a gloss qua I to new work. Sold hy W. 15. irdrey & Co. The seini-nnnual oxnm'.natiotis or teachers certificates will he ie!d in etieh county seat on May lith. and at tlue next meeting of he State 1> >anl of education this rill he ordered formally. It is is., minted that nearly 2.000 appliants for celt i Urates stand this exmiuatioii every yon*, the law re[iiiiingthat eert ideates shall he eiiewid every t wo years, although >ttendance at the State summer chool is usually sufHeient for a enewal of the certilieate. Hakes A Clean Swgep, There's nothing 1 iU?k *l*?iiij* a liiiiiT I lioi ' in^lily. ( )f nil the Salves on t vi f lieanl of. Bueklen's Allien Salve is the best. It sweeps j way ami cures > Burns, S >res iruises, ('ills Boils, I leers. Skin Eruptions ami Piles. It's only 2oc. ml Ljuaranteeil to ^ive sat infliction ?y All Druixuists. All nrrnnroinents for the borrownj* of $200,000 hy the State foi lie payment of pensions have been ompleted ami to? loan will be J mule by the banks by the 20th of his month. The payment of penions will be<_rin in a few day and he linnnei I statement will be landed out in a day or so. A Srcat Sensation. There was a birr sensation in i jeesville, lad., when \V. II. lir>>wn f that place was expected to die, iiul his life saved by 1 )r. Kind's unv |)iseovery for C'oiisuniption. le writes: "I endured insutV.-ruble tronies f11?in Asthma, but your *ew I tiscovery j?ave me imuiedieliel and soon thereafter effected complete cure.*' Similar cures of 'onsiimption. Pneumonia, Bron hitis and (Irip are numerous. It's lie peerless lemedy for all throat ml lun?; trouhies. Price ;">0c. and 1.00. (iuaranteed by All Diarists. Trial bottles free. After the first of next .Inly star onte mail carriers will colleet mail rom boxes aloiir their routes aw [ ural mail carriers do at present. 1 h us it will Iimki'oii ll.nl I *sinI i trying in every way lie an to ecoiiKxinte his people with n conenient mail service. Robbed The Qra7e. A startling incident, is narrated y dolm ()liver of Philadelphia, as i>ilo\vs: "I was in an awful canitioii. My skin was almost yellow, yes sunken, tongue coated, pain ontinually in hack and sides, no ppetite, yrowini; weaker day by ay. Three physicians had Lpven ie up. Then 1 was advised to use leeiric Bitters; to my ^rent joy, he tirst bottle made a decided improvement. i continued their use >r three weeks, and am now a weli tan. 1 know they robbed the rave of another victim." No one hould fail to try them. Only 50 elite, guaranteed, at All Drug it ores. Fk()R 300D WHISKIES, WINES, ISliAMMKS, ETC., CALL OX OR WRITE TO W. II. IIOOVER, CD 1XM)TTE, N C. m, ' - j ( i ? L'"!5 I ?wrF/s\tst m fe THE STAKES V KIND OF CHEW 1 IOH ENOUGH CHEWERS ) AR TO MAKE EP- STAKES iEST COMPETITIVE BRAND > iCHNAPPS TOBACCO. Notice cf Election. n T..J t vr--!. n . _ . i ur i rucuic juagc ui i oris v-ouniy to H)1 V?(?-riy ( itffd ly th cu'h ofW H McCorklc. Former In m^ bent. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA^ COUNTY OF YORK. NOTICE is hurebv }^ivon tliut a SPECIAL ELECTION, duly railed by tho Governor under aithirity of law, will l?e held at the various election precincts in said county on SA'lURDAY, APRIL 1904, for the pnrjioso of electing a duly qualified citizen to till the othee of Probate Judge, for said county. At the said election there will he provided a box at each precinct whorein t he duly quailtied voters may deposit t heir ballots. iiriurii i in- unur ii\hii ior ojtonmg tno pills, Managers and Ulurks must take and subscribe to tlje constitutional oath. The chairman of the board of managers can administer t he oath to the other managers and the clerk; a notary public must administer the oath to the chairman, The managers eleot their chairman and clerk. 1'olIs at each voting place must be opened at 7 o'clock a. in, and closed at 1 o'clock p. m, The managers have the power to fill a vacancy, and ifuouc of tlu< managers attend, citizens can appoint from aiuoug the ipialiticil voters the managers, who after being sworn, can conduct the olecttion. At tho close of the election, the manager and clerk mpst proceed publicly to o|kji? the ballot boxes and count the ballots therein, and continue without adjoi ronn nt until the same is completed and make a siatcmcnt of the result for each candidate and sign the saute. Within three days aftor the election the chairman of the board or some one designated by the board, must deliver to the commissioners of eleotiou tho ]x>ll list, the boxes containing the bal lots anil a written statement of the result of the election. The following M AN At ;eks of election have been apimintod toholtl the election at the vnrioua procinots in the said county. BetUol?It. M. Harnett, It, II. Campbell, .1. IIo|>e Ailanis, Bethany?J. J. Howe, N. A. llowell, It. It. Smith. Blairsv ille?,T. E. Latham, II. J. SUeror, J. L. Itainoy. I Bullock's Creek?Kelly Initial), W. O, Robinson, 11. 1). Cranford. Clover?,T. F. Currence, Elias Jackson, J. M. Ford. Coates's Tavern?J. R. Gottys, J. T, Spencer. G. A. Gettys. Ehonezer?J. A. Sliurley, W. B. Few* ell, T. A. Matthews. Fort NIill?T. B. Spratt, W. H. Windie. C. P. Blankcnship. Forest Hill?J. .1. Brandon, W. W, Anton, It. B. ltobinson. im-Kitrj urovo?i. m. Whisonnnt, J. N. MeDill, John Ramsey. MoCoimellsv illo?J. F. Ashe, J. T, Crawford, J. O. M 001*0 Nowi*irt?T. 15. Glenn, A. T. Jleely, T. W.,Jackson. Ogdcit?J. B. Davis, S. B. Nunnery, 11. C, Cnvenjr. Piedmont?M. R. Biggers, 11. M. Wallneo, J. H. Quinn. Rixrk Hill?J. H. MeFadden, W. C. Wherry, J. W. Mufsliull. Sharon?J. M Sims, T. M. Hope, S. A . Warl ick. Smyrna?W C. Whiteside*, T, R. IIuiubright, It. W Whitosides. Tirzah?J. B. Barron, R. R. Allison, A W Black. Yorkville?W. J Noil, E. A. Craw* ford. J S Sandifer. The limnaKers at each precinct named aoovo, avo requested to delegate one of their number to call upon J. S. SANDIFER, clerk of the commissioners of State and County Elections for York County, at Yorkville, S. C., on Thursday, the 7th day of April, 1904, to receive ballot Im?sos, i>oll lis', registration list, registration book and instructions. Come prepared to take ONE BOX J H SAYE, Chairman, P M. BURRIS. W. A YOUNGBLOOD. Commissioners of State and Couuty Elections for York County . March 21, 1904. 3-23-St. - ?L! 1? ^ f GIVE US A TRIAL ORDER and net the BEST WHISKIES, WINE S, 15KAJND1JES, Etc., It the most reasonable prices. J. D. Rots Jt Co Props., THE GOUKD SALOON, CHARLOTTE, N. C. No. 29 W Trade Both 'Phones. I 1. | THE TIMES WILL DO YOUR JOB PRINTING.