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i * ?lu jor| pm tTinus, DEMOCRATIC JPUBLISlfElf EVERY WEDNESDAY B. W. BRADFORD. FOR SAEK?A nice lot- <>f l'KJS, soveu Wo,;ksvl.?l. T. H. BARBER, It. F. D. No 2. Fort Mill. 8. C. NOTICE. All persons indebted to tlio estate of F.V LOUSSMYRK wili make payment to me. and all persons holding claims jtgainst said estijlu, will present same to llWl l\V(.luil?lv mmnnowl M-W J-'* *'tiX 7* ? J JOHt W McELHANY, Administrator estate of EulotuiSniyre. Notice. Having decided to again engage in the prao ice of liiejueiiw, I will l>e pleased to nerve ymi. All cglls answered promptly. ' i'hone No. 4:1. ( THOS. ]{. MKACJIAM, M. p. .1ULV 2G, lJWj. : ; The Southern /cotton planter in j demanding Htripps for those graft- j ?in i;> the egrieultipul department. Japan can't see why 8njne nations are worrying over financial troubles, when borrowing js such a picnic. >% It is now reported that Genernl Linevitch will not offer battle to Oyuma. Linevitch, old boy, knows .when to let well epongh alone. The trouble that the Russian peasants find with those Grand DukeH is that they cannot tell j where the '"grand" part conies in. Rfllloet) ascensions are having frequent futilities now. In course j of time, it is probable that this will become as popular us uutoino- j Inline. o .Inpai) is paid to teel tempted to ; get out some more hoods, just t<> 1 prevent hard feelings towards those who didn't get any of the late issue. Those eight-teou hour trains between Chicago and New York, promise to givo us painless collisions after a little'practice. Let us live in hopes. It is learned with regret that the entire .Jones family will not ho ablo to he present at the interment of their distinguished relative, John Paul. ? ' It is thought that Peary should reach the North pole this time unless his h 11 i p, the "Roosevelt," should loose time stopping to phoot those polar grizzlies. . Frotp the testimony in tlje Alissonri and Kansas investigations, it appears that the "Standard Oil" got the field by carefully lubricating the influential politicians. Mr. Carnegie is telegraphing us i to the effect that wealth cannot I i buy happines. If lie will only j I pay the cost we will wiie hack i that it can secure a good eubsti- < lute for happiness, ! I Now the smart alocks are i rising up and declaring that they are not 1 lie bones of ?lolin Paul i Jones. Well, the only way to do : i do is to haye them ropyweighted j i and declare all others infringers ? : i A Now York society publication i is found to have been obtaining > large sums of money from the 1 t ' 4'H)" and others. It ia a question It whether it was to get their names 1 < and faces into the paper or to1 I hrop them out. J ? <4??- i There is an investigation on in the government printing office I at Washington which promises to j develop one of the biggest ndver- | lining schemes since the march of J the famons Coxey army from old h man ','oxey's stone quarry out. in ; | Ohio. It seems hard for the gov- | eminent to render a decision with- | out adverising one or the other of j the companies involved to an nn | heardof extent. The trouble was , originally oyer a contract for the i purchase of seventy-tv.o type sot- 1 iing machines. The public print | er bought one sort and the rival | company came into Hie field and ' j * i .. .. tureen an investigation ny to the | legality of the eontrac^. A gov- ( eminent committee whs called and 1 they heatd expert witnesses to a meat length, ft developed furth- | er that the tioab.le grew out of a , friction of jealousy between Pub- i lie Printer Palmer and Foreman , liielietts of the big print shop, j Now the report of the commission , has be-n placed in the hands of \ the government and the question i tn what to do witli it. If the eo i- j | tract is upheld, one of the coin- j 1 panics involved will hail it as a ; government indorsement of their i machine. If the contract is an t nulled, the other company will I tout its machine as the only real j < tiling among typesetteis. Which i horn of the dtlenima the govern- I nient will grasp is ua interesting i quest ton. j< I >. * n" ~ "* ' - ' i v iT ^ ' Historic Fprt Mill.'"j Mr. John T. Wiiulle of Yonkers, N. Y., who, with hit) was ; hero .? few weeks ago on u visit to his hrothei, Mr. \V. H. Windle, has since contributed the following interesting article to the Youktrr's | Statesman: | '"Travelers to Jacksonville over the Southern Railway, j.ist after j crossing the lino into South Caro, lina, will pass through the littlo j to<vn wf Fort Mill. On looking from the car windows one will see a ! small park, probably 200 feet square, and in it are four splendid monuments. One of these is erected to the memory of the Southern soldiers who perished in the Civil war; and a second to tin* women of I he Confederacy. 4,Th * third is a pure white marble shaft, about 32 feet in height, on a solid granite base, and contains the following inscription: " '18(50 ? Dedicated to the faithful slaves, who, loyal to a sacred trust, toiled for the support of the the army, wjth matchless devotion, and sterling fidelity guarded our defenceless homes, women and children, during the struggles for t lie principles of our Confederate States of America.?1805.' "This monument is a striking example of the affection and es teem of the Southern people for their colored friends. "The fourth monument is a block of brown sandstone, with a life-size figure of an Indian, with drawn bow and arrow on the top. and is erected to the Catawba Indians. It has on it a brief history of that tribe, as follows: " 'The Catawba 1 ndians, although a war-like nation, were ever friends ..r i I I !i . - t ? ... ui mo wuna seiners. lliey anted mid fought wdii I lie Americans in tho Revolution and with the Confederates in tin* Civil \vhi\' 'Tradition says tliey emigrated to thin portion of South Carolina from On iiik 1 ii. ill ion t KiOO, numbering some 12.0(H). 'Wars with the Cherokee?, Shawnees and other nations, togethor with the small-pox, depleted their uiimhor greatly. 'In 1701 the province of Smith Carolina allotted them In square i mileH in Vork and Lancaster (lis- i tricts. About 1850 it new treaty was made, the State buying all their land, and afterwards laying them clF 700. acres on the west Imgk of the Kswa Tavova? Culnwba Uiver? south of Fort Mill, where the icinnant, about 75, now live, receiving a small annuity from the State. "The tirst while settlers came to Fort Mill about 1775, and today it has a population of about 1,7500. It derives its principal suppoit from agriculture. being in Ihe ecu Lre of a prosperous farming (lis- | I rict. In addition, it has two large cotton mills, which give employ- \ inent to a goodly number o' i!s inhabitants. The town derives its name from the fact that the patriots had a foftt there during the Ilevolutiounry war. It is only ni Few miles from the route of ('urn ivell's last march to Yorktown. "There is another historical fact in commotion with the town which \ is of interest, and that is: Jetfer- I ?on Davis and his Confederate I abinet. when fleeing from Rich- i iiuFiu. noKi uieir laei full meeting under two lart_ro trees n eedarand i white oak about half mile from die village proper. The oak is still I standing, but the cedar was rut lown some years npo and made ui- , to walkiuo-sticks, which are pro- ( served as son vein rs." ? - The War. According to Baron TTnyashi, [lie Japanese minister to (treat Britain, Japan is carrying on her plan of warfare just as though nothpi? in the way of n peace movement had occurred, the capture of the island of Sakhalin hour; a case in point. Reports have been received of the landing of a Tapnnese army north of Vladivoalock, and while these have not been oflii ially conlirined, it is like- ; y that if not accurate, they are at least anticipatory of the real silo ' itiou. It in probable that .1 mp?*n . proposes, despite tin* assembling ?f the plenipotentiaries in the looted States, to maue a move on Y!H(liv<H)t<K'k, n< 1 at least isolate it by cutting otT ho'h land ami water -omnuinicntioti. There has been no lighting of any moment in Manchuria, so far as known, during tile week, but the Japan se seem to be '-ontiamdly on the move to improve their positions, io jn.lgp by the repoilH that come I'om the Rim-dan line*;. The lato.-e news regarding the Japanese uisposiiion of their forties is that the irmiert are in the shape of a bit.; sickle, and that,they have 550,001) bayonets, 2 000 field and mountain .pins and about! 100 seige guns. It is added that tile rains have been less severe this year than nsr.nl, md that it will be possible to be. ?in operations i Sooner than supI 1 ki&ggji "ilftii i -?? 1 posed. Vw Baron Koinnra. of Hie Jyp; anese peaco commraC^kners, is now en route East, having landed at Seattle Thursday fioin Japan. News from Tokio is that Japan ' continues to suspect Kussia's irood I faith in the matter of brin^in^ the i war to a close, and it is believed 1 there that Linevitch has been promised men sufficient to lina'ly win tip1 c.ontest- This seems hard ly possible, whep Bugsia's plight i considered. out mere is no telling by reason pf what she says of the matter, what Russia is really going to ilo.?{Charlotte Observer. 21th. The News of Geld Hill. The farmers are still pushing their work, ami good rains and the thought of future leisure keep them in high spirits. Where cot; ton hns been worked out. it is looking well. Early corn wili soon b?* | teady for fodder pulling, (fardens , have taken a second growth since the rain. Thgre is littje hope, nt this writing. for the recovery of Miss Roll I Nicholson, who is dangerously ill | of typhoid pneumonia. Mr. and ! Mrs. James Nicholson, of Decatur, j Ala., and Misses Minnie and Lee | Nichols n, of Charlotte, are at the , home of their father, \Y. S. Nich' olson. Little Tom. pqu of Mr. Pink | Wilson, was painfully injured hint today afternoon by the kicking of a horse. Several teeth were dislocated, but it is not thought that i his injuries are serious. Miss Maye Coll harp was "at home*1 to a number of young friends lust Wednesday. Refresh ; ments were served and the whole party enjoyed the day to its fullest , | extent. Those present were Misses i Inez. Myrtle and Mnybeljo Smith. Mat tie, Lossie and Louise Epps, Hester and Lytle Kimbrell, Ava | Youngblood. Ada fides, Azileo I ami Lillian Wilson. Louise J'laekwclder, Kathleen Rhtnkcnship and Maymu'(1arothers, of Port NI i 11. | Mr. J. (L Smith and daughters, ' Misses Inez and Myrtle, leave Thursday for Salisbury, N C. Mr. i Smith will return in a few davs; Misses Smith will remain for a > couple of weeks MiswOna Windie spent Saturday night with, M iss ('a I lie Ste id mini of l lie Un.-L Jel<s Miss Bit mice Brieuie, <if Charlote. is the guest of tin1 Misses , Cro< k Prof. Jackson Hamilton waa in the community Sunday on his farewell visit..... Mr. Ohus Mcfadden, a theological student of j WolTortl college, delivered a delightful exhortation at Philadel-{ phia eliureh Sunday ntorning. .The Protracted meeting at Flint Hill Baptist church will begin with children's day services Satur- | day, August 12th. Mrs. U. I j. Anderson, of ITanip , ton, Fla., who has been visiting in this section for tin- past six weeks, i intends to leave today for Indian i Trail, N. C., for an extended Htay j at tho home of her father-in-law, Mr. J. \V. Anderson. Mrs. Ander-! son, accompanied hy her husband will probably return to tliin community before returning to their' home in Hampton. Other Loccl Items. Tho troubles of John Carter, the young man who attempted the life of M ics Grncie I) en ton of Chester a few nights ago. seem to multiply. On Friday, according to tho Uhester Carter wis n^niii before Judge McClnre, this t i n: e for assault and battery upon Mrs. M. A. Heaton, at the Spring-tein mills. The case was called n! 11? o'clock find reipiivod the whole ??ftor noon to-try it. Carter was remanded to jail, but wns able to put np a cash bond of $'J00 for hi- appearance at court. Mr, \Y. F. Harris on Friday be gan ihe removal of dirt for the erection of a new si ore room to be erected liy Mrs. \Y. S. Stewart, of Charlotte, on Main street in this place. The building is to join that being used liy Mills & Young as a furniture store, the two rooms being connected by a bio arch | door. The new building is to be a one story stuicture, U5 feet wide by 75 feet in length. A modern glass front will be put in and the building is to lie put up to dabin every particular. Mr. Frank Taylor, of Charlotte, will build the fit/ ?> *? The Fort Mill friends of Mr. nnd Mrs. I>. 1). Spriutrs, of Charlotte, will syinputhi ye with Ihoin in their distress over the painful accident whieh lye fell thoir little son. Kli, i? few days atfo. He was one of m party of hoys who 'hud ^oiie to On in p AUh >tl, near Mor tuner, for n few days outing, and while tiding in a waj*on fell out. The wheels passed over his le" just above the foot, breaking the holies and badly bruising tlie flesh. The ley; has been set, but it will be several weeks before lie can return home. During the past week the Vil- 1 Inge Improvement Society h is hud I j wire baskets placed alone: Main street, and it is desired that all old paper and other rubbish be plaee J in the baskets instead cf , heinj^ broadcast over tlio street, as ' heretofore. The baskets have been ' secured at a considerable cost to the society, and it. is hoped that i they will not be molested by the niischievious boys and others. Jt is the purpose of the Indies to ,eni force the use of these baskets,even if it is necessary to appeal to the . council for an ordinance to prohibit tin* throwing of tinsh on the I street. i Pleasant Valley News. It would be putting it mildly to say that the picnic and Fanners" : Institute Friday was a success. ] 1 Th ere wore about 500 people pivslent. and everyone was dejighted with both the dinner and the 1 speeches. Hon. (). W. Potts presided and ] introduc ed 1 he speakers. The meeting was opened with piayor by Uev. S. .1. Orniand, after which, Prof. Morrison made some interesting announcements. Col. M. 1>. Hardin spoke of chemical fertilizers and told what Clemj son is doing for the farmers in the way of analyzing fertilizers, minI eral ores, soils, and drinking wat -i. I which valuable work is free to any I farmer iti the Slate who asks : for it. Prof W. X. ITarpor, the nowly elected director of the t'.grieijt urid depart incut, succeeding Col New man, spoke of altalfa, oats, and tin* inoculation of soils. Prof. C. C. Newman, who was to have spoken I on "Horticulture," was unable to i be present on account of sickness. > Prof. \\ . S. Morrison, who s|)oke 1 in the afternoon, made perhaps tlie most entertaining address of! the day. He gave an interesting I account of the public school system in Sunth Carolina since 1S7'?. ' lie also made a special plea for industrial education, and urged that the youth of our Slate be) taught M know what will he r- ipiired of tin in when they take upon themselves the responsibilities of citizenship. All of the addresses were very interesting and instructive and! were listened to with the most respectful attention, Short -poecin s were made by Cupt. \V. II. Ardr. v tiiitl -M i . ( i i 'or^'t' W. Junes. Tin' pmtrnctcd meeting it ' I i> Pleat-ant Valley l'apliot church | is now being licld. The pastor | !{ev. Mr. Henlicit is being assist* d l?y Rev. Mr. Watson of Monroe, N. C. Large congregations arc present at each service IV. f. and Mrs. M. lloke spent siveial (leys in IMeasnnt Valley last w-vk. .....Miss Meeker Farrs returned last Thursday from an extended visit to relatives and friends at Hickory, N. L' Mr. Charles m? Fadden of Fort Mill tilled R-\, ?I. C. CliHndh-r's app nntment at the I'leasaiit II ill churoh last Sunday afternoon. ? -< ? ? Programme Of the Union meeting of ttie York Pa pi ist Association, fort Mill, July 28-HO, Meet Friday, -S.'tU p. ni. Prayer service conducted l>y .1. 1). Huggii >. Christinnify in the Home. th<? P.le -ing< of rtie Pivs-nt and the Hope of th< Future (ieuevat ions?J. C. t'diiu t' ami T. O, Malay. Our Obligations as Tkiptists to Ponn lar Education?D. JO. Honev \V. Locke Saturday, meet, at 0 a. m. Prayer scrvloo cortduete l by Tlios II.?terrisoii. Ttie Christian's .Toy in Serving?J .1. McSwain, W. H. Edwards. Tile Christian's .toy in ObeyingJackson Hamilton. J. Smith. Sermon at 1?' in. Saturday evening, meet at v:'.0. Song and prayer service, conducted by A. Kpps. Tlie Sunday School, a Gool ()j>;>or'u nitv for Serving Pie 1. >"d. ?T. (i. Mai thews, W. J. Moomhaad. Some (treat TOvents of our Times: 1lie Welsh Kesivai: the Huprist Fia tenia! Conference in Sr. Louis; the1 i'aptist World Cohort- in London ? S. Si Oris!. W 10. lltirt. Sunday School, Sunday at 10 a. in. Sortnons at 1 I a. in and s :tO p. in. Cooper's ? Cholera Cure for Chickens. i A certain cure for tliia prevailittji disease anions fowls. It lms alsq boon successfully used in cases of Hoti|), Sorehead and oilier diseases, and as a ??eiieml tonic and ?-i^" pioducer. Ilietc in nothing on the market to equal '!. .No Food hut all Medicine. This remedy is guaranteed ami if it does not cure, yon < m eel your money back at this store. , W. IS. 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