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r FOB? MILL TIMES DEMOCRATIC PUBLISHKD EVERY WEDNESDAY B. W. BRADFORD. Terms of Bubscripfioti; One year ?L00 1 Hix month? Wi Three month* 2." CorreBpoudeiue on current subjects is Invited, but no responsibility Jh ns utiun) /or fho vjetys of correspondents. Anonymous communication* will not be published in these columns. On application lo the publisher, advertisiiiK yaics are made known to those interested. APRIL 13. I'.Klt. Kill 9?if the Rate. ITerc iu n fnriiicr'H mode for n't)- j tliuu iiin prciniHcH of ihIh atid mice: | "ii you win Hprinkie sulphur on your barn floor and through your ?orn as you gather it, there will not bo a rat nor mouse botlior 1 have done this seveiul yearn and liay.e never been bothered wit It rata or ujiee. 1 have Home old corn in my crib at pveBent and not a rat nor mouse can be found. In stacking hay or oats, sprinkle on ihe ; ground and little through each load and my word for it, rata or mice can't stay there. A pound will begutficient to preserve a large barn of corn. Rtid it iu good for stock and will not huri the corn for bread. Mtoary School Fund. The graded and special Schools of the State are not. to tret any portion of the achuol library fund. Attorney General Gnnter holds that under the net only schools operated upde? t)u? treperal laws can get the fund. He says in part: "The schools to receive the benefit of this act aie limited to such as were created and operated solely under the general free school law. ]f in the creation or operation of , the schools in any respect appeal piust tie had to any special act for authority for such action, however, j incidentally it may l>e, that school ; is exempted from the benefit of this act. The operation of the pnnchinery of a school such as the i appointment of trustees, levy and collection of taxes, selection of teachers, etc., must be exclusively under the genem! school law. and such feature as finds its authority in a special act, eliminates such School from the provisions of this net." MJM Industryjof South Carolina. The South Carolina cotton mills 1...... fimc muni i lip w I111111 lilt' pUSt i twenty years. Twenty years ago : the {State had only 18 cotton mills. A report issued hy the State in Tuly 1(.K)1, showed that she had 136 mills, representing investment of *35,381.500. As the niillH have ! been increasing at the rate ot twenty a year, there are now about ; 150 rnills in South Carolina. The majority of these mills be- j gnu with small plants, worth from ?50,000 to $100,000 each. From the surplus earnings the mills he- I came doubled, treb ed and quad rupled in capacity, and at present i seven have plants worth considerably more than St,1000,000. Many of the mills are outside the corporate limits of the town, j and some are in the rural (lis nets The town <>f Pelzer, for instance, linn no Rovertiinout except that of the mill company. It hns a popo- | lation of (5,000. The management ! has built a public school which *.'oat $10,000. Tuition is free, and the children are tfiven ten cents a month for regular attendance A free library is maintained. In the mill communities throughout the Htate the mill men. as a Keneral rule, spend money liberally to provide comforts and protection for their operatives, and a result of this broadi;aufred, heneficient pol- I icy, the most amicable relations exist between capital and labor, i Asa class the operatives are happy end contented, and many of them are laying up modest bank acCpMlltS. Aftsr] Qmhirfeltirs. There is counterfeit money float. C ? around and a number nf w im. - # f - - " >*' m9 g circulars hade been issued re' ? rdny: it, The United States seoreat aervice men aie riulit behind t|ie counterfeiters and a special to t lie Charlotte Observer from Greenaboro, says: "The United tCPVfriuueiil's s?*cr?t service detectives are hot on the trail of the ga|ig who have bean recently floodinn the State with counterfeit ten dollar bills. On the one-dollar bills, which very lunch resemble the new 1*10 denies,,the counterfeiters have deftly put the necessarvtonches to make it readily psss for the new 910 issue. There is an eaule on Ihp one-dollar bill which the ten? dolhr bill does not possess, and the DPI)(donsneiMi of the raised bill can to easily deteeted, Several of these bills have been found here, |?f|t it is !u the eastern part of the Htate, where it is said are most #9l?*r*Uy ta cirpulgtigu, #> Sfc a The State as a BorrowerIt is fir Huge that the State of South Carolina will have to pay about $15.0(10 in interest charges during the present year, says t|ie i News and Courier. Last year tl)e i interest clmrireH wore less, because a fund of $J0,tX)0, which was paid to the State by tlie Federal Gov eminent. Tills SilO.tJtJU has hoeji Hpeiit and in, of course, not to be duplicated this year. Within the next few davs tin* State will have to borrow $20,000 with which to pay the Confederate pensioue. I ruler the law, although there is money now in the State treasury, it cannot be touchad, but a specific loan has to be made for tlio payment of pensions, and interest charges will be^m on this fund as soon as the money is available, JTor tlie present the State has funds with which to meet its current expenses, hut by the time the July interest has to be paid, the State will have to borrow money, and, altogether,theexpertation is that the State Treasurer will have to borrow up to the leyjal limit? $1500,000. This amount includes the $200,000 to be borrowed on account of the pension fund. When the franchise or license thx becomes available the State will ii<jt huve to borrow so much money. There are still many people who think that the best plan of netting the State on a cash basin is to increase the levy every year, until a sufficient fund is raised to put the State on a cash basis, and avoid the necessity of the Slate from going into the market aH a borrower. ? ? ? Strikes Gouts High. The New York State board of mediation has recently published an annual report, in which it is shown that up to September, 1903, there were more strikes, lockouts and labor troubles in general in New York than in any other year, excepting perhaps the year lSSIi. During the past year tnere were 192 labor troubles, involving 1 17.000 employees, and in conseoiienee d,900,000 working days were lost. Owin# to the New York building trades strikes, 37,0.17 laborers were illle?, the total loss in wanes beinn about $7,000,000. This is a terrible show inn as to results of mvh labor movements, and is a very IRjJent argument in favor of arbitration in such matters. ? ? The MoQraw Case Appealed. "Tlie McGrnw case isanain ready for the Supreme Court," stud Mr. Brevard Nixon, one of the attorneys for the plaintiff, today. This Is one of the moat celebrated railroad damage suits ever tried in mi i ???*ir II UII i g will Illy. I I1H piiilllliffs, who held tickets for llunlersville, sued the Southern because Conductor Toiri Rowland put them off the train. .The.Southern contended that the plaintiffs who were on the "blind baggage," were rideing in the position of tramps ?ud therefore were not entitled to the protection due passengers. The case was tried three times, resulting in mistrials on the two first occasions. At the last trial the plain tiffs, McGruwand White, were awarded a verdict of $">00 each. The railroad bases its appeal on the ground of excessive damage.?Charlotte Citronicle. Remedy For Hog Cholera. The following from an exchange is said to be an excelh nt remedy for lioir cholera. r?? ? Take one bushel of slaked lime one bushel of common salt, one pound of pulverized copperas and mix dry. Then put a gallon oft he mixture in five bushels of oats and soak in water for Id hours. Then feed to the hogs. The hogs may not eat it at first, but keep other food from them and they will soon eat it and like it. This should be fed to the hogs two or three times a week if they are threatened with cholera, and oftener if the disease hue alrcavd attacked them. ? - Bridal Party Tumbled, 'Si pi ire W. O. Bailee pei formed his usual quoto of .marriages yesterday. says a Pineville letter in the Charlotte News. One couple met with an acoident, which was a narrow escape. It seems that Mr. Bailes had sent a ootiveyance to Pineville to meet the expected couple, to which two wild mules were driven. On the return, as they neared the bridge over Sngai creek, the mules became frightened and bolted, overturning the conveyance, whioh rolled down an an embankment which is possibly \J0 feet hiuh. Tlie occupants were spilled and the bride to-be relied down, down, until she almost reached the creek. She met with 119 serious mishap except the soil* ing of her pretty drees and mash-! itig of her nice hat. There was a rather elderly woman with the couple who had also taken the tumble and uhe was dreadfully frightened Dr. S A Kell Dead Dr. Katn'l A. Kell died Sunday , mornino at 10.45 o'clock at tlic I home of bis brother Dr. J. T. Koll, in Providence, (N. C.) township,; after an illness of several months. Dr. Kell was in his 01th year,: and was well known in the upper : section of this State. For many : years prior to 1880 he lived in 1 Fort Mill, ent?ai;intr a very successful practice of his profession. Several years atjo lie was compelled i to retire from active work on acI count of failiim health and has | since that time lived with his i brother in Providence, lie leaves 1 six children, Mrs. Bessie Brouson, .Miss -Johnnie. Miss Mni?i;ie and j . Miss Hat tie Kell, and Thomas J.' and Sam'l Kell The burial 11 iok nlni'u M r% 111111 \y I?^ ; iifIiTiio*.>11 at 2 o'clock ii? tlio town cemetery in this nlac.e. Neyf Ruling tor Rural Carriers. The Senate lias derided to ileal more liberally with the rural free , delivery carriers, says the Charlotte Chronicle. Hie pay of $720; per year is to tie uniform and lie ' is iriven privihigt* to do a parcels delivery business. The amendment, the effect of which will be to greatly benefit the patrons of the carrier, provides that "the said earrieis may carry merchandise for hire and receive subscript ions for and deliver newspapers, ma^azinea. and other periodicals for and upon j the ie<]uest of patrons residing up j on their respective routes' whenever the H'liue shall not interfere I wit!i the proper discharpe of their ' otlieinl (lut i? h iuhI under such rep- , ! illations as the Postmaster Genernl j may prescribe, anil not otherwise; | Had, provided further, that no 1 earlier shall refuse to deliver or take orders or subscriptions for any merchandise, newspaper, or periodical, requested by any patron on his route, subject to the laws of the I'nited States and the replications of the Postmaster General." I'uder'his rulinp, the free delivery service will be more of a blessiup than eyer. The Tin Fever. From King's Mountain to Gnffney tliey lire digging and proapeot| inn and taking options- on land. : The Hnme mineral belt paBsesHnuth* westward from Gaff ey to White Plains and on to Ha in mot gold mine on Pacolet'and by GlenduW to Cednr Springs. Ii would be well if farinera in that belt Wouldmake an examination of tlier lands Fifty yeath ago Oscar Lioberspent several months near Limestone I Spring examining the minerals of. i that neighborhood. He considered it the moat interesting section in the State. He mentioned the proapect of litiding everytlung except tin. Hi? stated that if one would take a point north of Limestone on the state line and draw a circle with a twenty-mile radius he would include the most wonderful miner- , al country in the world. Iron, J j limestone, marble, soapstone, granite, gold, mica, monazite and many I t>Mit>r vemarKROie minerals are found in the Lieber circle.?Ex. -? ?Taylor s Opinion of a Candidate. The Hon. Bob Taylor, of Ten-! uessee, describes the man who aspires for public office as followa: "Every honest man who runs | for olfice is a candidate for trouble, for the fruits of political victory turn to ashon on his lips. To me there is nothing in this world so pathetic as a candidate. Ho is like a mariner without a compass, drifting on the tempest tossed waves of ' uncertainty between the smiling clitTs of hope and the frowning i crags of fear. He is a talking petition and a living prayer. He is ; a pack-horse of public sentiment. He is the dromedary of politics; and even if lie reaches the goal of his ambition, lie will soon feel the beak of the vulture in his heart and i the fang of the serpent in his soul." 1 Letter to J. W. McElllaney. Fort Mill, S. C. Dear Pir: Mr. N- Avery, Dolhi.N.Y., had two houses exactly alike, and ]Niiuted them; one Dovoo load-and-zinc; the : other burytos and-zi 110. lie paid same ' j price for both paints. He used six gallons of load-andzino, 12 gallons barytes and zinc, i Ho paid #11 for painting lead-and-ziiic, $2(5 for painting barytes and-zino. The total cost of the load-and-zinc job | was *27, the total cost of tho barytes- ' ' and-zinc job was $r>4. He didn't know he was buying barytes; i tho dealer told him that paint was as 1 good as Devoe. A fair oxample of how it getierfiTly | comes-out, when you buy "something I jnat as good." Better go by tbename I the name, au<l tho name is Devoe Yours truj? F W Dkvor <& Co. I i 50 New York. P. S. W. B. Afdrey & Co. aelloor paint ! ? An Anderson lirm Iihs placed an order for sixteen 70-Knw gins as an addition to their plant. When theae are in operation Anderson will have the largest ginnery eaifct of the Mississippi, and the ee.ond largest in the wo^U, 30 Men Putting UP Poles. A force of 30 men i are engaged by the Catawba Power Company in placing poles iti /Charlotte for the electric transmission lines of tiie company. The/men m e now at work in Wards I aiid 4 and scores of poles have already been put up. Work upon the lihe from the dam i lit the Catawba ri/ver to Charlotte is programing satisfactorily. Practically all the material and .equip- | incuts that will be used in the; bringing to Charlotte of the 5,000 ! horse power from the Catawba river has been ordered and by or I before October 1st the city will bo ' lighted by this power and a great deal of it will be used in the industrial plants of the city and in private residences, stores and anywhere it is wanted.?Charlotte Observer. Killed by Accident. A VOlltic nei/i'O hnv vens killed nn Mr. W. (). Youngblood's Catawba l iver pla.itn'ion in upper Fort Mill township a few days Hgo by an albino, named Jim Mason. Investigation by the coroner dev- loped that the killing was accidental. It seems that a number of negroes were playing with a pistol. There was only one cartridge in the crowd, and Mason had it. While he. was trying to put it in his postol, or let down the hammer, the cartridge exploded, and the pullet after passing through Masons hand killed the boy. Mason is the negro who shot a negro woman one Sunday afternoon some time ago. Ho wus not arrested. Wants Pay For Confederate Side Arms. Says a Washington special to tho Spartanburg Journal. Much interest is being folt among the Confederate soldiers in the effort of Representative Johnson, of South Carolina, to secure for them pay for side arms, horses and baggage taken from them by the Union Soldiers after the surrender at Appomattox, in violation of the Confederate soldiers' paroles. An Aet was passed by the o7th congress to authorize and direct the war deiuirl 1111*111 t<? tmv i li-.u.. Mr. Johnson requested the newspapers of the Fourth District to publish this law, in order that every Confederate soldier who had a claim might present it. To assist the old soldiers, he visited several jxirtions of the district and conferred with and advised them about the preparation of their papers In doing this work. Mr. Johnson discovered thut many Confederate soldiers never received any formal written pa- i roles. As the Act prssed by tho 57th congress applied only to soldiers who j wore formally paroled, tho war department construed it to apply to horses used in fcjio army service. Recently Mr. Johnston introduced in the 58tli congress u bill authorizing and directing the quarter-master general to pay Confederate soldiers and citizens of the Confederate States for horses, provisions and all other property taken from them by Union so^liers, after the surrender at Appomattox. In arguing in support of his bill before the war claims committee, Mr. Johnson pointed out that if the government felt under obligations to jmy Confederate soldiers who were formally paroled, tho oblication was equally as strong-iu favor of those who were never formally paroled. Some soldiers were at home on sick leave, some wore on do- j t ached service, etc. All these were not; formally \mroled. lie argued further1 that if tho government, after thirtyseven years, felt constrained by a high moral obligation 10 pay the soldier for the horse used in the army service, the obligation wasequally as strong to pay for the horse used in making a living j for his wife uud children. As for wid- 1 ows and non-combatants, the highest sen so of morality and justice against the government taking their property without compensation. Tlie war claims committee has the bill under consideration. It is certainly meritorious and its ]wissage would do justice to and help ! many poor people in the South. A Great SensationThere whh a bio sensation in Leesville, Intl., when \V. H. Brown of that place was expected to die, j ltad his life saved by Dr. King's , New Discovery for Consumption. He writes: "I endured insufferable agonies from Asthma, but your JNew Discovery gave me immedi- | reliel htul boom thereafter effected . a complete cure." Similar cures of Consumption, Pneumonia, Bron ' chilis and Grip are numerous. It's the peerless remedy for all throat | and lung troubles. Price oOc, and #1.00. Guaranteed by All Druggists. Trial bottles free. Make Hens Lay! Cooper's Cholera Cure for Chickens Makes chickens healthy; Pump Insect Powder about your nests and chase away the mites. The pumps cost |0c and 10c worth of powder will do the work. You can buy it at Ardrey's Drug Store. THE LOUD^ SAY Fork's Dewdrops. Tl ie pupils of the Fol ks school greatly enjoyed <ui Easter etjy hunt, jriven by the prinoipul, Miss Susie White, Mrs. H. W. Huffman spent last week with relatives in Leslie, S. C. Mrs. W. S. Garrison, of Charlotte visited her sister, Mrs. S. K. HutTinnn, last week. Misses Susie and Alice White 4 1... t ..i: _l ' | ai inmcu lilt" JLjfini OI It'OllYHl 111 , Winston-Salem, N. C. A number of friends. who attended h birthday celebration at the home of Mr. P. S. Bennett, rej port an enjoyable time. Mrs. William Plonk, of King's Mountain, N. spent a few days of last week at the home of Mr. B, . F. Massey. The people of the Fork are glad to hear that Miss Delia Mills hue : returned from King's Mt. Brother Splinter, please tell vie some incidents of the war. We I like to hear the stories of the gallant boys who wore the gray. All honor to ilie heroes who bravely followed the tattered ,4stare and j hars"ncroB8 the ensanguined battU holds! All honor to the gallant I boys who "made the charge witili Jackson, and faced the tight wiul Lee"?mid the thunder of the cannon ami the loar of artillery Long live those who fought, nol for what they thought was right but what they knew was right! Ipso Dixit. A Thoughtful Man. M. M. Austin of Winchester, Ipd knew what to do in the hour/ ol need. His wife had such an unusual case of stomach and livei tl'Alllilu I.-.I ? bi vumi\ , j??' > r?i^inun i willu iiui Ilt'lJ. her. IIr thought of and tried Dr Kings New Life Pills and ah*? got relief at once and was finally cured Only 25e, at All Drug Stores. Paint Yorit Buuoy foii 75 CkYts, with Devon's Gloss Carriage Paint. It weighs to S o/.s. more to the pint than other, wears longer; and gives a glos> equal to new work. Sold by W. B, Ardrey & Co. Makes A Clean Sweep, There's nothing like doing a thing thoroughly.Of allthoSalvee you ever heard of, Bucklen's Ar nica Salve is the best. It sweepe away and cures Burns, Sores Bruises, Cuts. Boils, Ulcers,, Skin Eruptions and Piles. It's'only 25c, and guaranteed to give satisfaction by All Druggists. The farmers are in good spirits and they believe that it is going tc be a favorable year for them. The land has not been washed since the June Hood. There has been rain enough since the first of January to put the ground in good condition. The fanners up to this date last yenr had made nc preparation on accour$ of the rain A good sign is that most farmers are going to plant for a largo corii crop. An old citizen, who long ago had impressed upon him the truth ol the ancient saying that if the moon shone high on Christmas night a tine fruit crop would follow, wants to assure our readers that thore will be a bounteous crop this year, as i lie light oi tho moon whs glorious Inst Christmas night, and to make assurance doubly sure the trees this year bloomed whio Luna gave forth her light. Bobbed, Th? drave. A startling incident, is narrated by John Oliver of Philadelphia, hk follows: "I was in nn awful condition. My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated, pain continually in back and sides, nc appetite, growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. Then I was advised to use l electric Hitters; to my great joy, the first bottle made a decided in;i provement. I continued their use for three weeks, and am now a well man. I know they robbed the grave of another victim." No one should fail to try them. Only 5C cents, guaranteed, at All Drug Stores. jswEgmsiWS W KINO OF CHEW VON ENOUGH CHEWERS). :AR TO MAKE EP-STAKES 6EST COMPETITIVE BRAND , SCHNAPPS TOBACCO. , i - * . Democratic County Convention ROOMS DEMOCRATIC KX. COMMITTEE. Yorkville, S. C.. April 13, 1904. Notice is hereby Riven to the Deuio! era tie Clubs of York County, to assem* . . , bio at their respective places of meeting : on the fourth Saturday, tho 'J3rd. day of* ' April, 1904, for tho purpose of j ducting ' delegates to a Democratic County Cou; veutiou which is called to meet in the I Court House at Yorkville 011 Monday, ' the 2nd. day of May, 1904, for thopur' j pOseof? |(a) Electing 10 delegates to represent J York Coauty ill the State Democratio " Convention which meets in tho city of Columbia 011 Wednesday, Mny 18, 1904. I (b) Electing the member of the State . ] Executive Committee from York Conn-, ty. 1 (c) Electing a County Chairman. .. (d) For the transaction of such other 1 and further business as may properly . (come before the convention. The precinct election of delegates to the County convention will be held on | Saturday, April 21!rd. 1904, Iwtweeu the 1 hours of 1 o'clock r>. in. and f> n'eliiek j p. m. For tljo perpose of copductiug ?s?id i | precinct elections, each lhetnber of the , Executive Comiuittoe, or in the absence . of such member, the president oivvjce' president of tho club will appoint fn I writing three managers of election at ' and for their respective precincts. Said [ managers will take and subscribe to tlv? usual oath to conduct the electiou fairly, honestly and impartially, and they t will administer to each voter art oath I to the effect that ho is qualified to vote , according to the rules of the Democratic party, and hus not voted before ip j this election. All persons known to lie Democrats ; t may vote in thic election at the precinct t wliero they are registered. At the prectnct meeting on Saturday, April 2:trd. inst, each precipot will elect its members of tho County Executive Committee and all other oilicersto serve during the ensuing Odmpaigp.:' .*)' , The County Executive Comuiittea p with tho poll lists of the first primary of 11*02 as a proper basis of club membership, recommend tho following apportionment of delegates,to said Couut^y I Convention, to wit: Bethel I Bethany (j L Rlairavillo Bullock's Creek .'i. , Clover tS. Coato's Tn Aern ^ -<1 Ebeuo/.fir ' 2 Fort Mill ....I* H t Forest Hill 2 t Hickory Grove .V. i I McCouuellsvillo A ? \ Newpurt .. ? Ogden ,....'.,.8 Piedmont p. ltook Hill .V..29 j I Sharon ..3 j Smyrna 2 1 ; Tir/ah..., .-.' . ...8 r Yorkville , s, l 1 By order of the Democratic Ekoctitive wmuiiirao i>4 iurK uouiiry. ' J. S. BRIO?!, 1 J. H. SAYE, Co. Chain*""*Seorotary. -4-lS-2t . :? _ _ - J ju -a. .? m.? - ? " GIVE US A TRIAL ORDER 'I * and set the BEST WHISKIES, WINES, BRANDIES, Etc., At the most reasonable prices, ; J. D. Ross k Co. Prop*., THE GOUK1) SALOON, CHARLOTTE, N. C, No. 2Q W Trade Both 'Wioeeo, GOOD WHISKIES, WINES, BRANDIES, ETC., CALL OK OR WRITE TO. ' W. II. IIOOVER, ' CH1RI.0TTE. N. C. .. V m ? . b-p* .. T ; i , ARRIVAL OF TRAIM$tlV, | M ' |V?I J ' In accordanpe with the Rchpqnlo, cf- .. fective Nov. 29, 1902, the So'uthern'fl passenger trains uow arrive at Fort i Mill as follows: v> 1/ > i FROM CHARLOTTR. , , ? No. 27 (regular stop) 7:24 a. m.., ? 22 (flag stop) 9:01 ,, . , ,, 25 (regular stop) 7:07 p. in. ' ? 29 (flag stop) 10:20 ,, ; FROM COLUMBIA. . No. 80 (regular stop) 9:13 a. m . ,, 26 (regular stop) 2:l8"p."M [ ? 28 (regular Btop) &1& ,, , n 34 (flag atop) 9:06 ,, ,