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FORT MILL TIMES DEMOCRATIC /' \ PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAYB. W. BRADFORD. ' Twma of Bubbcription: One yenr $1.00 Hlx months ?>0 Throe months *25 ('orrMtxtniWiicc on current subjects la Invited, but no responsibility Is assumed for tlie views r.f cor respondents. Anonymous communications will not be published In there columns. On application to the publisher, ad^vertlcdiiK <at?s are made known to those interested. MARCH I, 1905. ?????????????rmmmmmmm Eastern War. N?ws of sharp in the F tr East has during the prist week bemi combined with numerous reI o f . f m Aiiom.tii lu f ? . I i.mwi,. I i?o wi iiiuyriiirino u'nmu yvnw. The rumors have hail it that both aides were gettiug ready to ui-ike known their terms, and it was even stated toward the latter part of the week that Japan had made some kind of a pence offer through United ?tates oflieials. This, howover. is Btrongly denied by the Tokio government. To sum up the entire peace talk, it appears that there is little in it so far as any likelihood of immediate result is concerned. Tlia( Japan is prepared to continue the contest for at least another y^a?- seems certain, and Russia will endeavor to hold her own as long as possible, unless she aeea some' good way to save h"r face in the meantime. Russia's p.'estige as a fighting nation is practically gone even now, her name in connection with warfare does not have the same harsh sound that it possessed prior to the out break of the present struggle, but there is yet a good deal of difference between haying her soldiers whipped on the field and haying to ask for peace, or even accept iue ieuns of an apparently magnanimous foe. The situation can hardly become much worse for "I* : _ _ t i.- ? jitihhin ho iur us uungs ai noino are concerned. and the Czar would doubtless rather have history record the fact that Japan overcame Russia after two years or Ciore than for it to bo stated that is country accepted peace after fighting but little uiot? ihuu u year. The aigns of increasing activity are uumerous in the dispatches ; front iho Fr.r East. On February 24 the .la pun esc took lie res net! Hill, after severe fighting, the ltuEshuus nocording to St Petersburg advices, being largely outnumbered. The .Taps, it is stated, r advanced over their own c}ea(l >" spite of exploding surface mines and barbed wire entanglements. The movement toward Japanese Dossession of Vlfidivostock is s<iid ir. K.? r?;. i? ...wi .... mm... 1....1 V MtuiJ limn i ?njr, J. I1C itlBl | division of the Russian second j Pacific squadron Iuih passed i through the North Sen tin route to the Far East, but even if it con- j tiuueo on its way, it ban yet bmidu three inontha ahead of it.?Charlotte Observer, Monday. ? Liquor Soiling In South Caroilm ?_ Iiiquor selling is a monopoly of the State in South Carolina. Anybody ran get whiskey who wants it. The State supplies dispensaries anywhere, and they are freely patronized. When the system was started it was said it would be a temperance measure to limit salef. but the sales, which began with two or three hundred thousand dollars, have grown to $3,374,7(>3 Inst year, with a net protit to the 1 State of $(>03,998, of which sum ' $304,339 was paid over to the' school fund. Public vice was found an easy and profitable way to support public education. The move I liquor sold the more money for schools, etc.: so that lie is the beat agent who develops the most trade. It is a bad business, but the hoard of control report themselves '"very. much gratified to report that the business of the dispensary has been conducted with harmony and success in all ith departments.'' They do not state the number <?f resulting murders.? Now Vuik In dependent. Would Change Qrountl Hog Day A Gold ITilI correspondent of the Charlotte News says: Mr. ?T. W. Koonce, one of our local weather prognosticates, i91 very much disgusted with what he iiHB seen in the papers concerning ground hog day- not that he don't believe in the ability of the critter to correctly forecast the weather? hut because the dale of his hog ship's appearance is February 2, whereas, he says, any f?>ol ought to know that the 14th of February ' is ground hog day. He says that ii the day all kinds of "critters"?j| ifto.? atariout to I' L hunt o mnte, and what else does the ground hotf come out for, but to hunt a wHtelf H The correspondent auKgrfta 'hat the president ut a-coimniaiuiu^uuyMiAi|ie ilA matter. Cotton Rally in Columbia. ] j'' ~ " ' r Formers, bankers, fcaisiness men mid tlio^e iutt??p(Lviu thejjmovemenfrTrrHhe fOTorenrToV a m^her price for cotton hold h laive and enthusiastic mooting in Columbia the.21st u!t. and in overy motion made it whs seen that the delegates present infant business, and that it was their Intention to stick by the pledge umde. Beyond a mere organization the convention did little at the mornsession, but it yna plain that the speecii made t>y Hon. .John L. McLaurin, in whiph the facts lie. cessitatfng a smaller cotton production were so plainly pointed out, made a deep impression on the audience, and that the ac.tion taken was meant lor a guide for every farmer in the south. Hon. E. D. Smith, of Sumter county, who was made chairman of the organization last fall, was elected permanent chairman and president of thd South Carolina Cotton Grower's Association. In accepting tin? office, Mr.1 Stpijth made u strong appeal to the farmers to stand iirm. Tiie law of supply and doinaud confronted the South and there wus too much cotton now being made. In his travels lie hud not met a farmer who was not willing to do his part to bring ubout the desired result. ! ' Farmers' Meeting Saturday. A meeting of tin1 farmers of the township was held in the town hall j Saturday, chairman T. S. Kirk-; j patrick presiding. The meeting. , whjch was well attended, listened attentively to the report of Hon. S. II. KppH, Sr.. of the proceedings of the Slate convention on the 21st, to which he had been elected a delegate from this township at the j county convention at Yorkville. Mr. W. If. Wiiulle also inude a j report of his attendance upon the J county convention, he being one j the three delegates from Fort Mill j to sail! convention. Upyn motion it wns decided that the organization pay the expense of Mr. Epps to Columbia. The subject of reduction in acreage and fertilizer was next taken up. The report which had been made by the committee ut township canvassers showed a reduction of only lb per cent ill acreage, while it was desired that a 25 per cent reduction he made. With this end in view it was decided that a committee ' consisting of Messrs. W. F. Harris, W. H. Wi tulip, V. 1}. Rlankenship, J. II. Sutton and 1). G. Kimbrell ro-canvnsB the township, and, if possible, obtain pledges for the desired reduction. The next meeting of the association will be hold March 11 ill, at which time the canvassing committee will muke a report of their work. - ^9^ Compuliiry Vaccination. The supreme court of tin* I'nited States has, according to The State, rendered a decision in regard to the compulsory vaccination law of Massachusetts which is of interest, generaIly and especially in South Carolina, where this is a very live subject. n Heems mai ilie Massachusetts legislat ure pnssed h law similar to that which our own general assembly recently passed, giving (o hoards of health of towns and cities alio authority to impose vaccination regulations. Tue constitutionality of this statute was contested. the parties bringing the case being represented by George Fred Williams, the noted Demociat and fcllowor of Bryan. The case was taken to the supreme court of the land, the arguments before that tribunal being made last December. Mr. Williams hehl that the compulsory laws wore a violation of the federal constitution. In the State courts lie was defeated, and the lTnited States supreme court has now sustained the lower tribunals. 2 OLD HICKORY CHIPS. 2 The predicament in which Gen. Si t nucun I fiitrlu It i nictJ f ]an#1.i* IJ" ?>.. ^ ?vva(7\ i unuu iiiiunCII, ? CfH,C .1 J\ l? I U* pat kin to hope that sweet peace will soon be restored to Japan and Russia. Senator Cockiell of Mo. whose 30 years expires March 4, has been receiving extensive notice from the magazine writers. It is something to bo proud of to have served i in the Senate for so long a time and to be free from every suspicion ! of "graft." | With congress working on the j rebate-bill anil Kansas, Texas and Missouri, pouring hot shots into '' Standard Oil" wo expect, to hear the octopus holier murder any time j now. <%>% Oklahoma and Ind. T., begin to realize that so many grafting measures are pressing before congress at every session, that it is difficult to get a meritorious thing [ like a statehood bill before said congress until about adjournment day, and then it is too late. Russia is hoping that the powers will bring pressure to bear on herself and Japa * for peace, but wants Japan to accept real estate in lieu of cash, .\ i a war ini deinuity. The New York court lias decided that llaiina Klias shall keep the $OOO.QOO site received from J< hn K. 1'latt. Hanna is rather hette. in tiuaricial transaction than Mrs. Cussie Chad wick. As Oklahoma and Indian Territory are to have a curtailment of their "liquid privileges" they are going to try to make up for it by giving everybody the right to practice law. There is nothing like evening tilings up. Several pullinuii sleeping curs hnil the tlicroinuiuctei'H stolen out of tliein in Alab mm. The port ore are of the opinion, that lliey jumped into tho bno>v-bauk to keep warm. An ostrich on an Alabama farm died from pneumonia. The next . thing we will be hearing of fowls and dogs having appendiclis. Cineinnutti and Indianapolis have only one saloon for every 500 families. While this will do, it ih j j feared that the whole 500 families might wish tit rush the growler at the same time, otic* in uwhile. The reformers in several state legislatures are trying to administer "civil service reform" in homeopathic does at first. We are , i afraid that is as far as they will ever get The iai!roads expvs.ed a will ; ingncMs to submit to a reus limbic j regulating rate-bill, but so far they : have not been able to end use any i that have been introduced, which j loads us to suspect that they all ' must have been pretty good. They evidently want a regulating lull ; that does not regulate. Mississippi will have a gay time I when that senatorial race between ! (loveriior Vardanian ami John ! Sharp Williams warniH up They I will make the "feathers fly" most J likely. Passing of Lancaster's Oldest Lady. Mrs. Sallie Collins, relict of the late Win. 11 Collins, departed this life February 23 at the home of ! her Hon in the Belair section of 1 Lancaster comity. Mrs. Collins had attained the ripe old age of j j 99 years, 3 months and 12 days, : and was said to have been by sev- j era! years the oldest resident of j the county in which she died. Death was due to a general breaking down incident to old age Deceased was the mother of live sons and a daughter. Those are. Messrs, 1'. It.. Henry, J. W. and Greene Collins, of Ltelair; Mr. Frank Colons, of York county, and Mrs. Mark Single, of Waxhaw. N. C. JOarly in life this venerable lady j united herself with the Methodist | church and was ever afterwsid a faithful servant oF her Lord and j master. Slit' died a Christian woman. LETTER TO K. E. PARKS. FORT MILL, S. C. Dear Sir: A man said: Set til 1110 '25 gallon* Generally i use V14; don't think it'll be enough. Hud 7 loft. Ordered "J more for another job; 10 for I the job. Had 0 loft. This comes from Messrs W A <fc F Bowor, Meihuen. Mass. Thoy add: Thij has been our experience all this year. New age at s always ha\o to go through it. After a little, thev learn to guess better. Yours Truly I FW Dkvo* & Co Iks. W B Axdrey & Co sailsjour palut. We have not forgotten that aub, avr initio Ratine n*l. Have yon? Per1 ha pa tliii; may . l? renfi by Home who ;huvt&|)aid Ul). Hud'.tci thi'BO we j j t-xtpW thanks, T?ut) i<5 ifiot.e who 1 | still owe us, it ia meant aa a reminder that we long to see you and the dollar or dollars you owe. FRAUD "EXPOSED. A fow eountorfuitors have lutely been ! ;niaking and trying to sell imitations of : Dr. King's Now Discovery forConsumpJ tion, Coughs aucl Colds, uud othor mod- | j iv-ines, thereby defr^udiug the public, j ; This is to warn you to beware of such people, who geek to profit, through steal- j i itig the reputation of remedies which , | have been successfully curing diseases, j for over 115 years. ' A sure protection to you, is our name on the wrapper, hook ! for it. 011 all Dr. King's, or ilucklen's I remedies, as all others are mere ijuita. tions. H. E. BUCKLEN & CO., Chicago, HI., a^id Windsor. Cunudu. If the Russian soldiers were ns ! good marksman as the bomb throwers, the Japs might fare I worse. (iKAVE TROUBLE FORESEEN. j It nec?ls but little foresight to tell i that when yotir stomach and liver are 1 badly affected, grave trouble is ahead, | unless you take the proper medicine for J your disease, as Mrs. John A, Young, of j Clay. N. Y., cjid. She says: "I had neu-1 ralgia of the liver and stomach, my; heart was weakened, and I could not I eat. I was very bad for a long time, but j in Electric Bitters, I found just what I j needed, for they quickly relieved and ! cured me.*' Best 'medicine for weak j women. Fold under guarantee by W. B. i | Ardrey Co., ut *?0c a bottle. ? Col. .las. L. Orr, one of the leadicotton maiiufn hirers of tlie j South, died nl ( j loenvillo shortly after 9 o'clock Sunday night, n? a ; result of an attack of erysipelas, j | from which he had 8utfered for! more than a week. AUONJ'/iING BURNS, 'are instantly relieved, and perfectly healed by Bueklen s Aruica Salve. C. t ltivenbark, Jr., of Norfolk, Va., writes: j "1 burnt my knee dreadfully; that it > blistered nil over. Buckleu's Arnica | I SaBe stopped the pain, and healed it i | without a sear." Also heals all wounds j and sores. *J5c ut Arcrey's Drugstore. A n exchange says a fenia'e Snni Jones is stirring up the people, anil that recently she stopped in the middle of a sermon, and picking up her Bible said: '"There is a man in this house who is unfaitli nil lu ins wire! I hiu going to I llirow this Bible at him." She raised the book as if she was goiug to throw it and eyery man in ilie i.-Hlwe but one ducked his head to avoid the missile. It whh afterwards learned thai lie was deaf and | dumb. POISONS 1^ FOOD. Perhaps you don't realize that, many pain poisons originate in your food, hnf some day you may feel a twinge of dyspepsia that w ill i uivinco you. Dr. King's New Life Pills are guaranteed to cure all all sickness due to |x>isansnf undigested food?or money hack. 2'c at Ardrev's Drugstore. Try Thciu. | Garden s tire a little restlo on oo ll i <>l h eoiei iu d v\ we (tiler. FOR SAT.K?OM Newspapers. 20 eta l>er hundred The Times. 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