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MARCH 8, 1905.
We Don't Wary .It.
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According to the Rock Hill
Record, a report has gone out from
Ijort Mill, though we have heard !
lto'tliiug of .it here,' to the effect
tout owing to recently enacted
legislation in North Carolina
Hgainat cotton exchanges, several
men engaged in the business have
enquired for rooms here with a
view to looating a number of buck
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vi diiui'd ill 1'UI l 1*1 I II. C"?UCIJ eilier*
priHH will 'meet with approval at
the hands of but few, if any. ??f
bur Citizens, and it is extremely
doubtful if nity of our property
ofruers would let their offices for
the conducting of audi business.
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Eastern War Rages.
There was no cssation of the
fighting between the Russian and
Japanese armies in ' Manchuria
Monday. Russian reports slate
that at a distance the tide of battle
in the immediate vicinity of Mukden
seemed to be ebbing. The
ruost that the war critics at St.
Petersburg seem to hope for at
present is that General Kuropatkin
has succeeded in re-establishing
his line of retreat in the direction
of Harbin. Word has reached
New Cliwang, however, without
confirmation from other scouroes,
that the Japanese are already north
of Mukden with a large force end
that the Russians are facing n disastrous
defeat. There appears to
be a possibility that General Ivuroki
has d awn off a portion of his
army from the center and sent it
to te-in force the divisions engaged
in Hanking movements. General
ivaulbir, the most trusted of Cien- I
eral Knropatkin's officers, is per- !
sonally command of the Russian ]
forces in the triangle between the !
railway anil tlie Hun river, which
vital position the Japanese have
jbeen assailing for several days.
Russia reports that 12,000 men
have been wounded, hut midte no
mention of the number killed, and
at the Hame time assert that the
Japanese have lost 30,000 in killod
and wounded.
Ths Inauguration of Roosevelt.
Washington was undoubtedly
in the eye of tho whole world
{Saturday. While it is an event
that is witnessed every four years. |
yet it is a matter fraught with
great and unusual significance,
when the man who is to serve as
the ruler ot the greatest country !
in the world is installed. As usual
Washington was visited by
throngs, and this year there seems
to have been more of a desire to
see '"Teddy" than merely to witness
the august event. The procession
whs nn unusually long one, more
than 30,000 inarching in line?Cowboys,
Rough Riders, Filipinos and
Porto Ricanu, and plain Anieri- I
cans. A fact very conspicuous
was the large numbers from the
South and Southwestern States,
where Democratic victories are in- J
variable. This goes to show that j
the South and Air. Roosevelt nn
derstand each other better than
they did when his term of office
began, and it is evident that they
and lie will work earnestly to pro
mote this good feeling that is now
so strong. His trip to Texas
which is to follow will he potential
in promoting this end.
A Bootless Sport
Major J. W. Wilson and dungh- j
ter, Miss Beulah, are here spending
a month. The major has become
quite feeble. A short while
ago lie sent for Mr. Arnold Friedbeim,.
who was close to him in
Lee's army, to come up from Rock
Hill to see him. Their meeting
can better he imagined than described.
liHst evening at a reception
the major was telling a storv
on liia friend. They were passing
along h turnpike in Viij?inik in
wnr time. The old man Fried heim
una barefooted, footsore unci
bleeding. They were (assing by
a 'stylishly dressed young man
silting between two beautiful 1
young Indies on n rock wall backed
by neatly trimmed evergreens.
Mr. Friedheim stepped out of the
tlie straggled rnnks up to the young
man nnd finally relieved him of
Ills new boots and left him in a
ridiculous position. The mnjor
has h warm place in his heart and
lots of admiration for Kock Hill's
prominent Jew citizen.?Ft. Mill
jetkr in Charlotte Observer.
^ OLD HICKORY ? HIPS, ?
seventeen of Jolmii Hocb'e thirtyt\t
i u w i i'uu it ?- .?i??/4rtn *!' ?* I -
w..v- M nr, ii in r>iuriii null lie
niHrried fur "love" and nut fur
beauty.
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With the Senate and the President
passing each other without
speaking and the House at odds
with itself, we can hope fur tlioae
blessing that flow fiuui limited
legislation, when Congress meets
again.
! Georgia fathers are declaring in ;
' favor elopements, because they are
cheaper than the old way. Probably
more fun too.
Indians undoubtedly begin to
j appreciate the blessings of civilizai
tion, when a pair of lawyers charge !
them over half a million in fees ,
fur a little land claim.
Mr. Roosevelt has been advised
that if the United States is going |
to Liirn itself i 111 ri n rlfbt w..1 !"< ?i !..? I
- - ^ ?w... |
concern it will need a laiger nnv'y !
than ever.
The manufacturer of precedents :
is becoming one of our largest industries
in Washington.
The boll weevil has been barred '
I from the United States mails, j
I Wonder if he feels like a gei-ricliquick
scheme.
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A peculiar fact is that 1905 began
on Sunday and will end on
i Sunday. This will not decur again
I for 100 years.
The girl students in a Dakota
| school went on a strike and the
, professor kissed them into eub'
jtfCt:"M
What, we shall do with the ex'
presidents, has at hqjt been
! answered by Dr. Osier, (Jhloroj
form them.
The kind hearted jailer in Cleveland
Ohio let Mrs. Chad wick out
for a few hours a few days ago.
Though he made sure to sc that
all the banks were closed. It was,
a bank holiday.
J. Pierpont Morgan sniled for '
Europe jiiHt as soon as he got Con- !
gress started for home.
.iri vuego.'
7. Fort Mill has a monument. in honor
f the "Fuithful hlavesof the Confedoricy."
It is composed of two bases, n
lie ami a spire; is about I I feet higiioiid
nude of the best Italian marble. On the
:ust and west, sides of the die are scenes
ruiy representing slave life. One of
hese is a negro woman, sitting oil the i
steps of at colonial heme, lmldiug in her 1
irnis a white infant. On the north side
sthi.s inscription:
18(10
Dedicated
to the
Fai'liful hiav -s?
,vho, loyal to a sacred truest toiled for
he support of the army wtih matchless
ievotioa, ami with sterling fidelity
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? vui hi icuicii-nn miiii'ih, WOIilt'll
iml children, during t he sit ru^li' fur t ho
irinciplosof our Confederate States of
Vmcrica
Is not thisu lit tribute to the tender
.io that once united the Southern maser
and the Southern slave, but which
ms been broken by a stranger's ruthless
land, not because that stranger loved
he black man, but because he hated the ;
vhite man. "Yet where else outside of i
his place has a marble record of this
ittoctiou been made.
Thus as you see the unswerving loyalty \
>f the Indian-behold the last otiicial act I
>f a dying Confederacy?as you look at
hat which is t he morning star of the
lay of a Mute's redemption?as you
faze on that pluck which refuses to re- 1
:eive aid from those whoso mailed hand
struck them down?and then fix your
lye on the three monuments, honoring
lie woman, the soldier and the ?lave; a 1
Inspite of Dr. Osier's suggestion)
i that all over 00 yenis old should be |
j chlorof?,ttiled, there is no increased '
! demand for chloroform reported.
Russia is awaiting to hear that
Tapan has rut her price a little on
her peace quotations.
STARTLING MORTALITY.
Statistics show startling mortality,!
I from appendicitis and jK'Vitonit is. To
provent and euro those awful diseases, j
there is just one reliable remedy, Dr.!
Kings New Life l'ills. M. Flannery, of
14 Custom House Place. Chicago, says:
"Thay have no equul for Constipation
and Billiousuess." 25c by all druggists.
Items From the.Fork.
Their ninny friends will regret
lo know that Mis. Lee Armstrong
and little daughter. Kathleen, who
have been quite ill for several days,
are no better.
A number of friends were exquisitely
entertained Tuesday at
the delightful home of Mr. and
Mrs. D. (J. Kimhrell, and the followingdny
were similarly enter,
lained at the hnspi'able of M r. and
fllrs. A. rs. \\ I) it p. .luiic crab grass ,
could not deprive one <>f I lie plensiint
memories of these charming
occasions.
Several seekers of old time sport I
recently participated in a fox hunt ,
in this vicinity. Several tracks were 1
discovered tmt cunning Reynold '
evidently had business elsewhere. ,
No one has planted onion yet *
except Mr. Leo Armstrong. \V'ould I
be wise for those who desire oh- 1
tabling such in the near future to ,
remember this. Ike lsyl. <
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LETTER TO MILLS & YOUNG. i
FORT MILL S. 0.
Dear Sir; A gallon snvtal is$l or | t
e trued. Devon saves 3 or a gallons in 10. | i
now much is itworth a gallon. i i
A gallon saved saves the painting too; |
and ooth together cost ?loriJ ??$1 whore ;
labor is cheap; $."> where lal?or is dear, j
Our agents in Rridgejsirt, Conn, Hub- ,
boll & Wade Co , tell ns: There are a t
great many workingmen'shouses hero. 't
They used to paint lead and-oil and take <
ton gallons. Wo have been selling them *
ten gallons Dovoe lead-and zinc, and u
have had, in every instance, two gallon.4 I
returned. The proportion Is oft en higher *
than that, we have known it five in ten.
bat that is exceptional.
This is the expauation: Dovoo irf I t
ground by machinery, and is ground fine I
load and-oil is mixed by hand, and isu t 1
ground at all. Yours -truly '
FW Dkvob & Co. i
30 t
P. S. W B Ardroy & Co sells our paint #
The town ot lirookland, ft suburb J
of Colnntb R. wiifl almost entirely t
destroyed by tire Saturday night, ;<
Fifty nine buildings were burned, *
fifteen of which were tenant houses 1
belonging to the Columbia duck (
mill. i t
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rhe History tf Fort Mill.
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Charlotte Observer, Nov. S, I?99.
Ill York county, S. C., there is a town
named' Fort. Mill.
:'ltifta peculiar place, with a record
vthat is peerless, and with a,history both
uuiqueaud grand.
*>> you doubt this, and call for proof?
Then, my dopbting Thomas, 1 will se-!
lect only seven things out of many that i
might be mentioned.
1. Fort Mill is located exactly npon
the placj where once was the national
% illume, or cunitul town of the ( atnwliii
Indians. Those were u brave people,
who kept up continual war with the i
"Five Nations" of New York: who defeated
the Cheroltecs and drove them
from this section; who either exterminated
or absorbed twelve other tribes.
So kindiy and justly, so fairly and
fearlessly, did the first settlers deal with i
these Indians that the' Catuwb.is have
never fought against, but always Iot us.
In colonial days they fought with us
against the Tuscaroras, in the revolution
against the British, and in tho
civil war against the North. (July one
of our people was ever killed by a
Catawba, and tho ihurderer was promptly
executed by the Indian king.
Can any community sh >w such continued
kindness 011 the part of the white
man, or such unswerving loyalty on the
part of tho red man?
2. Fort Mill was where tho last meeting
of the cabinet of the Confederate
States was held. On a bright April
morning, under a cedar tree in the yard
of Mr. W. E. White, President Davis
had his last official cabinet meeting.
They agreed to begin to separate. Gen,
Breckinridge and Mr. Keagau went
with the President to Abbeville, S. O.,
when lio held the last "council of war"
with (Jen, Bragg and tho commanders
of live brigades; at the close of t.hi&
council the President exclaimed "All
hope is gone!"
A lost cause! a furled flag! a fleeing
President, ho could no longer call cabinet
meetings or order councils of war!
ho could only now consult with friends.
3. Fort Mill was the birthplace of tho
"stright out" movement of 1S70. Nearly
every white man in tho Statu thought
that South ( arolina's only hope was in
a combination of tho Southerner with
tho Chamberlaiu wing of the Kepublithill
IVirt V Riff Mill lmlinua/1 i?*
"Mauy are the hearts that are weary
to-night,
wishing for the war to cease,
vnd many are tin* hearts praying for
the right
and to see the dawn of peace."
Many monuments have been erected
to the Confederate soldier; hut where '
5lse than in Fort Mill has one boon
irectod by Southern men to the women
)f the Confederacy? Why has toiouthjrn
chivalry neglected this precious!
supremacy. denounced all compromises,
ami called for a " straight -out" Democratic
ticket. This cry found an echo in
grand old F 'gelield county, and her
sons led the men of Carolina to the elec- j
tion of Hampton. To ICdge field has been
given the praise of that victory, and
Fort Mill is satisfied and gratified for
her to have it. Still it remains true that
this village began the fight that estab- I
lishsd white supremacy and redeemed !
the State. The stand taken by Fort Mill .
was the morning star of that day of de- |
hverance.
4. hort Mill has two cotton factories, I
running 73o looms and l(),f>;K) spindles;
and worth $.J30,u00. How did the little
village, t heti of only 260 persons, get
them.' By begging Northern capital to
come down and build them, aild thus
make our {tcople their hewers of wood
and drawers of water? Nay, verily, that
degradation was not for this plucky
place. They pulled together as one man
and built a factory of 200 looms, which
has grown as above stated; ami A. D.
1000 will probably sec the third factory,
or something else as good.
They who would be free must themselves
first'strike the blow.
5 Fort Mill has a monument in honor
,?f ill.. I I i:.... i. : . -I
./? ?uv ? inn. unam nwtuun . XI 1 IS I I1W
figure of a private soldier chiselled out
of white liiurhlo with such skill as to
almost seem to be a living mau. Now
how was the mouev obtained to secure
this Rein of art? Not by fairs and hot
suppers and dime shows, etc.. for all
felt that the " lost cause" was too sacred
a thing for sneh doings. Not by tending
girls ami young ladies to beg for nickels '
aud dimes and dollars; for all felt {
this would beveryhumiliuting.lt came j
in free will offerings, in gilt s from those
who love the dead Confederacy, and,
with a few exceptions, only those who
lived in the township were permitted to
contribute, and those exceptions were
composed of persons who had once lived
there. 'J hey gave their hearts first. and
then their gold, for the people loved the
"lost cause" and delighted to do it |
honor.
6. Fort Mill has a monument in honor
of the women of the Confederacy. On
pulestal and die which are 10 feet in
heighth is a stature t> feet high, and
ap|K?ars to be a life sized figure of a
woman, kneeling in the attitude of j
praper oil a Confederate flag?while be-!
neath are these words inscribed:
1 i ill ? ! ? -m
Dn&ftifi Spp
A SWELL LOW CUT and
truide
THIS 15
pRict.53,50 for
A SWELL LOV/ .
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I rn ch I r?til v Ia us 11 80S
PRICE. $150
iMcElhaney '
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trio found no \\ here else in till our I
| Southland. Must you not admit that
I Fort Mill has a history, unique, peerless
and (mind?
WhvY Recause the men. whose influ- j
once during a century formed and lived
l the diameter of the place, were Scotch- i
Irish, were Presbyte'iuns, were white
j men and Southerners. MURRAY.
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Card of Thanks.
I desire to express thanks to my
j friends for their ninny kindnesses
and lielp shown rue durino my reeent
illness. May the Ijord bestoWT
11 is choicest blessings upoil tlioKc
who kindly aided me in tire Irbur
of need. Mis. M^^L^-Ufiy ne.
STRIKES HIDDEN ROCKS.
"VYhen your shin of licalth strikes the
hidden rocks of Consumption, l'ncu- 1
nionia, etc., you are lost, if you don't
net help from Dr, King's New Discovery
for Consumption. J. W. McKinuon, of
Talladega springs, Ala., writes; 1 had
been very ill with Pneumonia, under
the care of two doctors, lmt was get ting
i no better when 1 began to take Dr.
| King's New Discovery. The first dose
gave relief, and one bottle cured me. I
Sure cure for sore throat, bronchitis, |
; coughs and colds. Guaranteed at i
Ardrey's drug stoic, price 50c and $1.00 j
i Trial hott le free.
| The judicial bill for this Strife
has failed, at least for the present ;
, session of congress. The house
contcru's refused to strike out
! Hock iiill es a place for holding!
j court and ti e senate stood firmly
ngainst it. Thus the bill is dead,
land the hop, k ,uul ninliit ioti of several
distinguished gentlemen ate
blestod fot the time at h ast. The I
bill eonld easily have passed this
session but for disagreement.
THE COLONEL'S WATERLOO.
Colonel John M. Fuller, of Honey'
Grove, Texas, nearly met his Waterloo,
from Liver and Kidney trouble, inn
riM-nfil li?t!#?r ho c-ivu' *'T vvno
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dead, of i hose complaints. and,although
I fried my family doctor, lie did me no
{jural; so 1 goi a f>0o hot,tie of your great
Electric Hit tors, wliieh cured me. I consider
thotn the best liieiliciiie on earth,
and thank (?od who gave von t ho knowledge
to make them." Sold ami guaranteed
toeure, Dyspepsia, Hillio'isnessand
Kidney Disease, by all druggists, at ate
a but t fe.
One <>f the two big Imttloships
authorized by this congress w ill lie
untiled "South Carotin and will
cost ij'S.i'00.000. Tile sister ship of
the Smith ('motion will be named
tho Michignn.
incredtblk'hkutality.
Il would have been incredible brutality
it'( has. 1?\ Leniherger, of Syracuse,
N. V., had not douo the best he could
for his suffering sou. 'My hoy," he says,
cut a fearful gash over his eye sol
applied Rucklen's Arnica Safve, which
quickly healed it and saved his eye "
(iood for burns and ulcers too. Only liec
at Ar treys drug store
Now is the Time
Save Trouble Later
Bods thoroughly disinfected with
one or two appplicntions of our 1
Bed^Bug Poison j
will save you trouble the balance of
the Hummer. Heady prepared,
no trouble to apply. I'nee 2.r> ctn
per l)ottle, autlieieiit for any oulinaiy
household.
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When buying your garden need
ltd uh include a package of
Giant Tree Toinat", 20c.
Hundred-Weight Cabbage, iOe.
They are highly recommended.
Ardrey's,
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s Kuropatki
to regain the country'ri ^
sti^e ,the .Cjsnr has orejd
h i in witfi li.i-o on,ti,ro A
ly to proceed at once ,to Jk
estahlislime t of the y'Tfr
Elhaney-Pat ks Co., of M ] V
t Mill. S. C., and be / J 1
sd t?j. with the proper /* ""^rt \
cs, lints. clothing, etc . (' nfi
their return home; al I & in |
;o have measures t^ken \ V^7 I
their spring suits. v^tW ,
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All our ear- ^
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inspect our Q LH
line of shoes fjd
and hats. *
Parks Comf
Wlw... 4lw. V|....K.^|
i?ni:ii in i in: mili ivui1
FOR
GiOOD WHISKIES, |
WINES,
BRANDIES, ETC.,
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TOXiiJ- "p/T Q-yj^Q
P. O. Box 07,
SALISBURY, - N. C.
Dr. W. H. Wakelield,
of Charlotte, ,,
is now limiting his work to 1
EYE DiSLASLS and
FITTING GLASSES.
Ho. lutviiig imatKMl his regular visits to I
otter towns, ctiu bo consulted at all
timos ill bis office 208 N. Tryon St. Fees
for consultation $2.00 ami up according
to tlto ditliculty of the ease. Cilasses
$2.o0 ami up according to lenses and.
frames, 1-18-Sm
TO OUll FRIENDS!
We nre now loeah d at 121 Iv
Council street, Salisbury, X. C.,
and solicit your trade.. We have
< n band a complete line of the
h at Whiskies. Winea, Brandies,
Kt<- , and cflii supply your wan s
with anything in our line. Our
Mr. M. A. Teeter, formerly of
Charlotte, has personal supervision !
of our shipping department and
all mail orders receive prompt and
re re fill attention at his hands.
Ask for price li-t and order
lank with your outer.
XV. H. IIOOVEU '&
SAUSIU'RY, N. C. Phone 2-13
si k. i L. t? the couch i i
jAND CURE THE LUNC8J
WITH Dr. King's [
Hew Oiseovsry \
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? ough8 and 50c ft $1,00 8
9 W0LDS ' F?oo Trial. \
B I I II " ? ? Mil ? M.IMI.I
ft Su-ost find Quickest Cure lor all
3 THROAT find RUNG TROUiJ|
L.KS, or MONEY BACK. j
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ft
For llu* past 15years I havei
5^ pital," and during these yeais t
apparently worthless subjects li
been discharged from my "san
S tion. I guarantee a cure of
ft prices are as low as one can at!
Send me your affieted Shoes,
>> ^oods for prompt treatment ant
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|JOB PRIN"
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ftjj letterheads "Votehcad*. Billheads,
^5U Circulars, Envol?>ix?*. Etc., at th<> li?
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"Kh>SPASS NOTICE.
All pusons are hereby wuruoil not to
trfsspas:in any manner whatever upon
the land of the underpinned. The law
will be ijjidly enforce : against all wl*>
diStregar this notice.
M. S Kikkuatkick,
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J. 1). WiTlIKHS,
Mrs. l. b wlfheki.
J. H. Col.th arb.
D. A. Lkk.
O. Bakbkr.
T. H.Bakbkr.
Mrs T. K. Bakbkr.
M is* Ann a Bakbkr.
W J. Kimbkki.l.
T>. CJ. KimbrelL
Thot. F. IcDow, E. Eurle TLornwoil.
W W. Lewis.
McDOV, LEWIS & THOKNWELL,
At tor lay s at Law. Yorkville, S. C. '
Prr.ct *, in the State and IJ. S eonrts
Our "Nr. I'l. K. Thorn wall will be in
i>ur cflio in Fort Mill <in Saturday of
each wok to attend to any business intrusted
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;oiicli)i-|t il mii old Shoe *" 11?>hhoima
,;ds of much-worn nnd
invo received treatment huiI
itoriiin'i" in healthy condiall
bluio nilmt'iilrt, and my
!ord to execute good work.
, IiarnUg, or other loather jLx
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