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NOVEMBER 9. 1904.
The Times has received from
Mayor R. G. Rliett, of Charleston,
a letter in re^ar I to an article
published in these columns last
week entitled "Charleston the l*nhealthiest
City." Our information
in the matter was gained
through a despatch sent out from
Washington and published in a
iiumber of daily papers. The ties- i
pat I) lold of the issuance by the
census bureau of bulletin No. 1 r?.
entitled "The Discussion of the
Vital Statistics of the Twelfth
Census," in which was given the
yearly death rate per 1,000 popn- j
1 htion of the larger cities of the |
country. According to the bulle- I
tin, the death rate of Charleston
was larger than that of any other
city, the tiguies given for the j
total population being 117.5 per
1,000, and of the white population |
2o.O. These figures, according to I
Mayor Rhett's letter, are enornimnul
ir oim>< iito/%ao tics a ro n 1 u. > f iioen
iiiwiini j ri i viutvro, nn ni r ninw iiivor j
published concerning the city of
Savannah. "The actual number
of deatliH as will be found in our
year book for 1000," says Mayor ;
Khett, "is 181 whites and 1,212!
blacks, or a total of 1,720. This1
would make the death rate per j
oiio thousand of population MO.!),
and for white population 10.96?
a very decided ditTeerenee."
The Times' article of last week
was published as a matter of news,
with no intention of doiup an injustice
to the city of Charleston,
and it is with pleasure that we
present to our readers thirt week
the correct tiigures as taken from
the official record of the city.
The wity of the transgressor is
limd, whs demonstrated in New
York,when the son of Cyrus \V.
Field, of Atlantic cable fame, was
hauled up before a magistrate
m charged with stealing an overcoat. ]
The young in an was left a fortune
by his father, but being "a jolly
good Mow" with a host of friends :
(?) he ran through his money, j
f iends deserted him, strong drink 1
had fastened its grip upon him,
and he became a tramp. When
put in jail he said "these meals are
a God send." Poor tellow, wealth,
society and everything to make a
mail happy was his portion, but
whiskey, at first wa^ his pleasure,
it gave hiin and his friends joy,
then the monster turned and his
cup of joy was converted into one
of worm mood and gall. In his
prosperity ho had companions, but
when in the mire of degradation
these companions knew him not,
and past him by as they would
anyother vagrant. This is only one
instance in thousands, and yet
there are young men, possessed of
mental faculties who know the awful
conso piences of whiskey, do
not seem to take warning, but go
right on defying the horrid motiuiui*
It is fearful to contemplate the
number of young men whose loved
ones are devoted to tin-in, that do
not consider for a moment the
heartache their conduct brings.
How many fond mothers lay awake
in their beds wondering "where is
my boy tonight'' while the thoughtless
one may bo at the moment
i nbibing in Jamaica Ginger, Peruna
or whiskey, having a hilari
ma time, never thinking of the
awful consequences to health and
character. The fate young Field
should be an object lesson to young
meu (dl over the land.? Ex.
People who read the papers from
the cities und towns can not help
but reaoli the concluaion that the
citezenship of 8outli Carolina is
in a more prosperous couditon
tllMli III line nlliui1 limu uitwi.i I li.i
war. One can scarcely pick up a
news paper without noticing ihe
erection of new homes, tnnunfuc*
turingamt mercantile enterprises
etc; Jittle hamlets are springing up
all over State, and former villages
are assuming the proposition and
airs of prosperous towns. All this
spoalu well for the future of the
Stat.'j and people who want to buy
fHrtn lands or a home in town while
the same is cheap, and where the
the country is steadily improving,
. should lose no. time in locating in
the f'aluieUo Staae. ^
Yorkviiie's New Paper.
Tlio New Era, Yorkville'e new
newspaper came to hand Saturday.
The paper is a six-column, fonrpa^e
sheet, well gotten up, neat j
and newsy. The paper is edited 1
and published Saturdays by Mr.
Iv (J. Saudifer, a newspaper man
of ability who up to a short while
up'o did very creditable work on
one of the State's largest dailies.
Tiie initial nnmber of the paper
Contains a nood lot of local and
editorial writings, and the publisher
should feel proud of the
luroe amount of home advertising
carried in his first issue. The j
New 10ra is a worthy addition to I
\ (tl'L v: lucf i if tinnni'o ????*! rPI?*i 1
. r?iyv,7 ^ i
Times extends ?? cotdial welcome I
to its exchange list.
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Catawba Power Company Rejects
Board's Proposition.
The hoard f eouuty commissioners
has received a h-tter from the
Catawba l'ower C<nnpany, slitting
the Company's unwillingness to air- j
cept the hoatd's proposition eon* j
eerning the Allison Creek bridge,
savs 1 he Rock 11 ill Record. It ,
will he remomhered that the old 1
bridge was rendered useless on account
of its being constantly submerged
by water from the Company's
dam. The commissioners
sought to enter into an arrange- !
tnetit with the Catawba Power I
Company by uhicliu modern steel
structure could bo erected to take
tlit' place i>f the old bridge.
The'^itawba Power people Imve
refuted to accede to this proposition
as they regard it as unfair to |
tliem. They were required topay
towards the cost of the ;
bridge, which was to cost only $1, |
(<00, and they regar the appoint-!
ment as unjust- It is very likely
the mutior will be taken into
court.
The Country Paper.
The weekly country newspaper
as an institution is. by no means
declining. If one uiay judge by
tin? evidence of the recent newspaper
directories, it never nourished
so much as at present. It
has a character of its own. Its j
place cannot be tilled by any met- j
ropolitan publication It is the j
intimate friend of its constituents 1
Its angle of visions is that of its
cwii community, and this it truly
reflects. Broad questions?state,
nutiounl. international it presents
and considers as a part yf its work
of information, hut these are subordinate
to its own peculiar mission.
The uprising in the Balkans
tin? breach in tin. Kiili^ti \1in5uti-u
J1
the seandnls of the postal service
tit Washington, are dwarfed in
actual, present importance by the
washout on t he State road or the
project for a new trolley conneelion.
And these, indt-od, are the
real living concerns of local life.
It is the home matters that make
up existence, and with these the
country newspaper deals.
We do not sullieiently recognize,'
perhaps, how great an inHuence :
for the preservation of that spirit 1
I of local self-government, which is 1
I the foundation of our institutions, I
I the country press has been and is
I today. It is unquestionably a
I power and retains tins influence ,
I of ll?? aO.rrl.r ! .%?..a*.?
I ? ........ . iiwmniv ' "
' the country editor. Tin* country (
I press is the ideal of independence, i
j It is. as a rule, unpurchasable and j
! incorrupt ible.
The country newspaper has its
! place from which nothing can dis!
Iodide it no quick delivt ry of metropoiitau
dailes, no faacinat ing pictorials.
And we are glad to see
indications of the growth and prosperity
of tins prodhet and aid of
local entei prise and local pride.
?
Aaron Williams Respited.
(iov. Hey ward lias granted a respite
to Aaron Williams of Ker.
shaw, who was to be hanged Friday
! for criminal assault, upon a Mrs.
Langloy. This action is based
j upon the representation of repu
till)It* citizens that Mrs. Langley
whs ns guilty ns the negro, hikI in
accordance wiih the lawns to ' afi
ter disceovered evidence." Rev.
\Y. B. Gordon, rector of the Episcopal
Church, and Mr. L. \*. Roykin,
a penetentinry director are
among those whom interest themselves
in the behalf of the condemned
man and secured affidavits.
The respite is to give time for a
lull showing.
LETTER TO T. R. RKLK.
FORT MILL, S. O.
Dour S|r: Three gallons saved is $12 to
$1 5 earned.
Mr, Han ford Piatt, of Rridgoport,
Conn, ordered 15 gallons Dovoo to }uiint
his house, and returned three gallons.
His painter said it would take lo; a lead
and oil painter.
Hubhell ?Ss Wade Co sold it. They
say every body has the same experience
there.
The reason is, of course: tlioy are used
to poor lsiiut.
What is )M>or paint? Anything not
Dcvoe: some worse thfin others.
Besides, paints wear about as thoy
cover. Double the $12 to $15.
Yours truly
33 P W Drvoe & Co
P. S. W. B. Ardroy & Co. sell our paint
Homicides In York County.
The Charleston News and Courier
oT October 23, contained an '
interesting article on the number
and nature of the homicides committed
in several counties in the ,
upper part of the State for the past
ten months, the following having
taken place in York County:
On April 1 James Mason, an
albino, shot and killed RufusCoul- ]
ter, colored. Mason was arrested
and committed to jail, where he j
subsequently died of pneumonia, i 1
(>n April 27 James McMakin, '
colored, shot and killed Jake Frone- >
burger, also colored. AlcMakin surlendered
to sheriff. Has not been 1
tried and is now out on bond.
t hi April 27 J. A. Kubanks,
white, and a policeman at Kook j
Hill, shot and killed Spencer Dos- j
t?r,colored. Trial pending. Eu-j1
hanks out on bond.
On may 7 \V. E. Denton, white t
shot und killed J. Dowry Patterson,
white, was tried at July term of
conit, convicted of murder and!
sentenced to life imprisonment
in penitentiary.
On July 22 John drier, colored, i
shot and killed Robert Smith, col- j
orcil. drier escaped and has not.
yet been arrested.
OiifJune 2 Smith Feenister. i
Colored, shot ami killed Sam Sanders,
colored. Feenister was tried
at J lily term of court and acquitted.
On July 11 John Pugh, white,,
shot and killed his brother, Jake!
Pugli. Coroner's jury rendered I
verdict <J accidental killing.
On August 25 S. L. A. Smith,
white, shot and killed Andy Mc- i
Noel, colored. Coroner's jury
rendered verdict of justifiable
homicide.
On October 2 Fazier Simpson
colored shot and killed Paul San- ,
ders, colored. Sim peon now in
jail awaiting trial.
October 23 Monroe Jones, col ]
rod, shot and killed Jake Dunlap, !
colored. Coroner's jury returned j
a verdict of justifiable homicide. ;
October 3 James Thompson, 1
colored,shot and killed Isiah Jeter, 1
colored. Thompson escaped.
This is a case apparently cold
blooded and premediated. The
Governor has offered a reward of
$lo0 for the fugitive.
Sweeping statements do not
keep a campaign clean.
A Western city lias made a rule
that its policem n must have
sound teeth. They expect their
their cops to bib as well as bark.
9 m m
Little King Alfonzo of Spain
refuses to give more than eight
hours per day to his royal duties.
Alfonzy is eligible to membership
in any of our trades-unions now.
m m m
It is a big thing for England
and Russia that their recent quarrel
was settled by the big guns of j
The Hague instead of the big;
guns of their navies.
m
A Dayton, Ohio woman is suing I
her hunhand because he gave her
only one dress in sixteen years.
Some weinen don't seem to appreciate
economical husbands no how.
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(irover Cleveland and Henry
van Dyke have postponed their
fishing trip until the Baltic fleet
is docked.
. ?
Carrie Nation's daughter lias ;
been sent to an insane asylum. |
They undoubtedly took the wrong !
niembci of the family.
m m 9
It is to be hoped that the armored
cruiser West Virginia will
not be as "doubtful" as the State
from which it took its name.
The code of a'hies of the auto
moDile fraternity is improving. It
is now considered proper to IihmI
the victim to the hospitul after
j you have run over him.
mm*
A European correspondent snys
England holds the key to Tibet,
j anil she does not expect to give
Russia a chance to change the
lock, either.
In the division of household
goods in Alabama a jury decided
that a pretty wife's kiss was of
equal value with a $10 stove. We
take off our hats to Southern gallantry.
?
A resident of Broadway street
New York is making it a business
to teach men how to become beggars.
Wall street has all along
been the best place for that sort
of schooling.
As h consoling thought for the
losers, we will state that the mince
i pies are now r?pe.
The general election yesterday
passed off as qu'etly as a cool summer
breeze.
The Downfall of Daniel J. Sully.
The morning of March 18, 1901. ,
broke crisp and bracing. Sully got
up early, feeling that the tine
weather portended good. He had
taken on new physical vigor over
night. Intuition told him that this .
wnc the day for the big fight. As i
lie left his house to walk to the
Astoria a telegraph-boy handed
I)im an envelope. He tore it open
with strangely nervous fingers, i
then smiled- Liverpool was firm- .
er. Kurelv the census bureau re- i
port would be out today. That 1
would help pull him through. He '
[juicketied his pace to keep time .
with his thoughts. Heininiscenses
forcid themselves upon him, when ;
he would have devoted his mind to .
the fight; for it whs on now?tin* ,
exchange work was tin* only manifestation
of it.
When lie reached his office it
was crowded with customers. They
too, had felt that something omi- <
nous was hanging in the air. Sul- ,
ly's unusually early appearance
lent substance to their fears. They i
assailed him with questions.
Splendidly imperturbable he
answered one and all alike, "[ am
going to buy."
The opening of the board was
much the same as that the day'
before. Sully bought desperately
all through the morning, but at
one o'clock his resconrces were
exhausted. Hf could buy no more,
lie had loaded up with three <
hundred and thirty thousand hales
on a rising market. He ceased
buying. An ominous rour greeted
the act. The infuriated men
were Ht hi in a^ain. The world
had been passed. Sully was nh?ne. j
Snarling, they edged one another
aside to tlirust their faces through
and hiss their offers at the great
Bull. Hut Sully was silent. They
had sold liiin to a standstill. There
was a pause. They held off for a
moment. Then one bolder than
the rest offered cotton down?no
taker. Another block whh hurled
on the market, then another, a
stream, a tlood. Prices tumbled
forty points in us many seconds.
Sully saw his 141 eat fortune shrink
six hundred and sixty thousand
dollars in two thirds of a minute.
Pandemonium was come? and in it <
the gavel fell. And silence, and ;
then the chairman announced the '
suspension of D. J. Sully and com - '
p?ny.
That was two o'clock. Between 1
that time and fourteen minutes
past cotton had dropped nine dol- i
lars a bale. Sully's losses in less
than a quarter of an hour were two
million nine hundred and seventy
thousand dollars.? November Wo.
ri
man a uumo v.otnpanion.
.
What Causes the Wrecks.
A reason for the train wrecks;
which are now of almost daily occurrence,
says tlie New York
Times, is found in the fact that
the railroad companies do not enforce
their own rules and are kind
ly blind to infraction thereof which
do not involve disaster. As a
matter of fact, the rules of many
railrouds relative to train oper- j
ntions are not intended to be en
forced at all, ami have practically !
no othar object than to a it 1 the
company in evatlin^ responsibility
in the event of disaster.
A fjjieat deal is left to the "discretion"
of the conductor or engineer
who has the j^ood luck ttj
take chances to escape the normal |
confie(|uences of so doiiur. If a
man brings his tram in safely and '
on time lie is not likely to be held
very strictly accountable if to do ,
so be lias had to break every rulo
in the eode. He mi^lit of course, ,
be too reckless and so destroy con- '
tidence in his judgement, but a !
certain amount of recklessness is a
valuable asset for a railroad man.
On the other hand, one too cautious,
who should in every instance I
be governed by the letter of the |
.rules established for his govern- i
nient, would quickly come to be
regarded as impossible. He would
be very likely to throw into hope- i
less confusion every part of a h\h
tern which is purposely kept
measurably elastic, and would lose I
his job as the result of doing hie
duty too well.
Perhaps one of the most interesting
sights which t he world's fair ;
ot St. Jjouis has furnished was the i
ascent, a few days ago, of the
Baldwin airship, under tin* charge
of Hoy Knabenshue, of Toledo. |
The lirst attempt of the vessel, if
such it can be called, was a failure,
it otdy rising to the height of
about 100 feet then dropping to
j the ground and breaking the rud:
der. On the second trial, however,
I I be aeronaut was more snccessI
ful. The vessel rose rapidlv. evenly
ton hight of about 2,000 feet
and was navigated in every direction,
the ship being entirely under
control. Wind and weather were
propitious for the flight, the dny
lutimr / ! qo I- u nrl r?n I w is olinlO arnilli
; m wioai aau VIII j n nu^iu ivu ill I
erly breeze prevailing.
Aii important derision rendered ]
by the supreme court h few days J
ngo is to tlie effect Unit an arrest
for uiied?inenn<>r connot l>e made I
by a police officer unless flie a!
loiicd crilue should be committed ;
within thesioht of the officer or <
unless there should b? ciicum
stances showing Hint there is an
ineruency justifying the urrest j <
LVll lit .ill '
lisnstrous Wrecks.
Carelessness is responsible for many a '
railway wreck and t lie same causes are
making human wrecks from sufferersof
Throat and Lung troubles. Hut since ,
I he advent of Dr. King's New Diseov'ry
for < on sum pt ion, t "onghsandColds
ven the worst cases can be cured, and '
lioprhss resignation is no longer neces
?iry. Mrs. Lois t'ragg, of Dorchester,
i\jass , is one of many whose life was '
?uved by Dr. King's New Discovery. | '
This great remedy is guaranteed for all
Throat and Lung diseases by all drug- j
^i.sts. Price ode, $1. Trial bottles free.
Terrific lighting for six days hefore
Port Arthur in reported. The
Japanese are said to have lost I I,
[)00 men. The ttussiati loss is not i1
known. The stronghold is said to >
he doomed, however, as the .Jap- ;
nnese occupy positions which 1
plnce the east side of the town nt
lln-ir mercy.
Net a Sick Day Since. i
"I was t;i".;on very sick with kidney
trouble. 1 tried nil sorts of medicines,
none of which relieved me. One day I
saw an ad. f your Electric Hitters and
determined to try that. After taking a
few doses I telt relieved, and soon thereafter
was entirely cured, and have not
seen a sick day since. Neighbors (>f |
mine have been cured of Rheumatism, !
Neuralgia, Liver and Kidney troubles
and Cenernl Debility." This is what il. ,
K. Mass, of Freemoiit, N. C. writes.
Only oUc at all drug stores.
The work of the jury that was :
appointed to investigate the (tenth |
of .John Morrison ill Lancaster j
(V)unty has been completed. The
tiii'iiil) <rs working in conjunction
with the coroner were unable to
discover any evidence that tended
to reveal the idetitiny of the lynchers,
nod the affair must hence
remain a mystery.
A Suua^ay vBicyclo.
Terminated with an ugly cut on the
leg of.1. H. Oiuer, Franklin linnc, 111.
It (lev loped a stubborn ulcer unyielding
to doctors and remedies for four
years, 'i lieu fiucklen's \rnica Salve i
mired. It's just as good for Paras,
Scalds, Skin eruptions, and l'iles. 2."?e,
at all drugstores.
The Conference for Kducation in
(he Mouth will meet in t Columbia
next April. This intelligence was
recently transmitted to Supt. Martin
by Secretary Kdgar Murphy.
The association numbers among its
members many men of national!
prominence, and South Carolina is
to be congratulated upon being'
permitted to entertain them.
Doesn't Itcspe:t Old A^c.
It's shameful when youth fails to
show proper rosp *et for old age, hut just
thy contrary in the case of Dr. Kind's |
New 1 il'o Pills. Thov cut otf maladies
110 matter how severe and irrespective
of ohl age. Dyspepsia. Jaundico, Fever,
Constipation all yield to this perfect
Fill. 2f?c at all drug stores.
ALL KINDS OP
JOB PRINTING
AT THE TIMES OFFICE
Free.
Everybody tal
MONEY |?jsPj??ff
,{OX
Now on cxhihiti
It's -A-Ios Ol"U.t<
Some flu}' it containu $100.00;
ever shown in Fort Mill. If yon h
try your luck. A key j?iveu with t
from now until December 24th. If
The money is
This is n trade winner and f-hoi
sell almost everything and havo mui
X-I- A. IE5X
SOU. RATLWA
EFFECTIVE AU<
S< )UTHJ
Tra.n No. 25 Lv Charlotte 0.25 p. Ar
* t tt 27 n .. ?-06 ji. ,,
, i. 20 .. 10.05 p. ?
? ? 35 ? ,, 0.35 a. ?
NORTH]
rniu No. 20 Lv Chester 10.00 a. Ar
? ,, 28 ? Cola. 3.10 p. ,,
? ,, 30 ? ., 0.10 a. ,,
> ? 84 .i i, 5,1.) p. It
Note?Fort Mill is a regular stoppinj
Nos. 20. 33 aud 3-1, which slop ou ilag.
FOR BIRTHDAY
GIFTS
M i.-s IVtiicoals
drip of Honor
Ihiuglih r of t !ui Sioux
David ilariini
[ 'oeilia
Concerning Polly
Hearls Courageous
Dorothy Vernon
Phi* ('avnlier
Warwick of the Knolis
for <5 cents eaoli.
Pin? Virginian
Die One \Y iiimu
n it* t 'lioir I n visi hlo
Pin* Iloart of Koine
Calumet "K"
Pin? Conqueror
W eliding Pells
lilt'., i le.
fur 50 c? i) th each.
Dont worry thinking i>f something
when a book is always acceptable.
Some of these are regular
*1 ..">0 editions, others are
little cheapor paper and binding.
Von had t?etter pick some out fur
Xmas at these priees.
Ardrey's Drugstore,
WAT TED- .A t unco, male teacher for
Pleasant Valley lli>jh School. Apply
to D. K. Hall, Oseiula, S l'.t or J. M.
Harris, Fort Milt, S.
TRESSPASS NOTICE.
All persons aro hereby forbidden to
tresspass in any manner upon the lands
of tlie nudersi^nod, which include tho
Hutl'iuau plaee. I). A. LEE.
TRESSPASS NOTICE.
All persons aro hereby warned not to
tresspass i|, ;,ny manner whatever upon
t. o lands <>f the undersigned. Tho law
will he rigidly enforce! against all who
disregard this notice.
'I. S. Kiukoatbick,
J. \V. Ardkkv,
J. 1). WITIIKHS,
Mrs. L. H Withers.
J. ii. Coi.th uu\
Thos. F. McBow. 12. Earlo Thoruwoll.
W. W. I.cwis,
Ml now. L10WIS .& TlIOIINWELL,
Attorney* at Law, Yorkville, S. G.
Practice in tlie Stale and U. 8. courts
Our Mr. 10. 10. Thorn well will he in
imr oil ice in Fort Mill on Saturday of
each week to attend to any business intrusted
to us. Hill
J. U. Trayw:c;? & Co.,
l"t KALE US IN
FINE EIQUOKS
AN 1} WINES,
No. 42 lOast Trade St.
CHARLOTTE. - - - N. O.
for
GOOD WHISKIES,
WINES,
BHAND1ES, ETC.,
call on ok white to
W. If. IIOOVER,
|'||n? 4* i'tj:* \t r
JB'' res.
Iks about the
oil at our store.
; some $1)00.00. Nothing like it
live money ami want to make more
very dollar your spend with us
your key unlocks the money box
ALL YOURS.
ild bring us your business. We
ney to give away. So coine along.
^RRIS
Y SCHEDULE.
JUST 28TH, 1904.
SOUND.
Fort Mill 7.HO p. Ar Chester 8.30 p
? ,, 6.46 a* ,, Lola. 10.16 a
,, it 10.35 p. i. tt 1.25 p
,, 10.07 a. ? ? 12.45 p
BOUND.
Fort Mill 2.18 j). Ar Charlotte 3.20 p
? 6.85 p. ? 7.10 p
? 9.18 a. ., 9.50 a
.t ?? 7.80 p. ,, ,, 8.03 p
I point for all the above trains, oxcop
Nos. 25 and 2C do not run Sundays.
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