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DEMOCRATIC
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
B. W. BRADFORD.
p>rms of Subscription:
One yenr $1.00 ,
Six months {>0
Three months 2f.
OCTOliER 18, 1905. I
Russia has exchanged 1,836 Jap- (
ftnese prisonei8 for 64,000 RjnsaiHn (
prisoners. Tlmt's about the light ;
Pjpg ratio. I
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As another evidence that it in j
ptriviug to reach American etan- i
dnrds, Russia reports a bud railroad
wreck.
Being a relative of a life insur
pnce president appears to be
among the niqst profitable of
known professions.
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Early reports indicate that it is i
pn unusually "virulent and destructive"
type of foot bull that
has set in this year. I
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Final judgment as to the success ,
of the Portland exposition must I
be deferred nni.il it is known how
big a deficit it accumulated.
Alabama has a neat surplus in |
her treasury. The Alabama legislatnre
doesn't meet so often as (
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ymn oillU! legislatures. iY Sllg I
geativp tljou^lit.
A California paper says that bad i
water kills ns many people uh bad
whiskey. Maybe it does, but we
don't have to buy it at seventy*
tive cents a pint.
It begins tri look as if Secretary
Taft didn't sit on that Chinese
boycott lone; enough while in
Hongkong to accomplish its complete
collapse, llo only so Hashed
it a little'
Cbas. Jones has been sont to the
West Virginia penitentiary for
twenty years for extorting money
from a farmer, instead of getting
him into an insurance deal. Jones
is behind the times.
Those who were wont to call
Judge Parker "the Wall street candidate"
last year, might learn a
h>tv tllin<r>? liv rmifliinr tliai i ?> n
ny concerning campaign contributions
in the insurance invcstiga- '
tions. 1
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A parson in Akron, Ohio, de- I
clarcs that ChristiaiiH have the i
?nine right to gamble or (speculate i
in stocks as iti(idols. Guess ho. h
Look nt Mr. Rockefeller. .Still, j
wo don't hanker for pious pool- t
rooms, Christian crap games, holy J
poker and kindred institutions.
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October Days I
The autumn days are growing
shorter whilo the evenings grow
longer apace. As the days grow ?
shorter and cooler one realizes the s
approach of cold weather and to v
the careful home-maker there ^
comes a desire to fix stove pipes,
fepi.ir old tire places and debute n
the question of grates or heaters li
for the winter. Winter clothes 11
are to be ovei looked and aired, to v
get rid of moth ball perfumes and
the sun shines pale in the late li
afternoons, although the nights ^
are warm and summer clothes till '
the bill ns yet. But Jack Frost in ()
coming, nnd we welcome him. As t
we look on the struggles of the I1
early months the anxiety, the t<?>I,
the heat, the burdens of the time,
.... u
we rejoice in the goodness of the
Father who gives us ease and rout,
with bountiful autumn harvests
Winter will shut us in, but the
fireside wiil be cheerful and books V,
and newspapers can be rend in <>.
quiet We should thank God that
Vie has remembered us in seed w
time and harvest, and with the
closing months of the year there is a
promise of plenty in the laud, with 11
peace abroad among the nations t
<bf the earth after a bitter war.
Farm life is the only life which 1
"lays by," for with the approach f
of winter, merchants, ImnkeiH, men 11
who build cities, whcf construct | \
and operate railways and steam- c
8hips, all take ou new life towards
tlie close of the year, but tne far- j '
mer hurries to gather in his crops ]
p" so that he may keep snug and j
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A Farmers' institute Car.
Chmgon College will, as usual,
hold Farmers'Institutes in a number
of counties this fall. Farm era
who desire institutes held in their
community should send their Hpplication
to-J, N. Llarper, director
)f farmers' institutes,Clemson col
lege, S. C.
The Southern Railway linn grant
?d the use of a railway oar to the
college for the purpose of conducting
the institute. The ear will be
fitted uj) with the latest appliances
For making butter and the most
improved methods of handling
milk. In the car about twenty
varieties of corn will be exhibited
logether with about thirty varieties
of cotton, insects that are in- ;
jurious to the fields and garden
^ rops will he shown.
The car will also be fitted up
with material to show the proper !
way of making grafts, pruning
Fruit and shade trees and the best
method of training grape vines.
With these additional facilities,
the institutes will be much more
beneficial, and it is hoped that the
Farmers hereabouts will at once
take up the matter with Mr Harper
and secure an institute for this
township.
A Prohibition Ticket.
Already the prohibitionists of
the State are casting about for
suitable men to put in the field j
next summer. A report from Columbia
says that indications are
that ' the prohibition executive
xmitnittee will break out there
it the fair week meeting with a
Mate ticket with Joseph A. MeOulloiigh
for governor ami Louis
1. Itrietow for lieutenant governor.
\t the conference held in Columbia
a few weeks ago both those j
men opposed nominations being
nude, but Wednesday's issue of 1
i... o .1 :i
.U(l(llim 1 ll-BP, rilliru III V I
tvood by Mi'. Bristow, noiniuites
Mr. McCuIIou^Ij for yjovernir
ami advocates putting out a
ticket. It. is significant that the
alitorial favors county control of
the question.
"Let us have a prohibition law,
hut where it will not be enforced,
let it not be a farce," says the cdi
Lorial. "Where a majority of men
ire willing to wiite their tinmen on ;
i petition nuking for the privilege
if selling whiskey, the best thinjrl
lo do is to allow them to sell it.
under stringent regulations."
Ne^ro Child burned to DeathA
two-year-old child of Shaver
McClure, a colored tenant on the
olantation of Mr. H. F. Merritt, a
:ew miles west of the city, was so
jadly burned Thursday afternoon
ibout 'J o'clock that it died of its
njuries after live hours of terrible;
uitTering, says the Kock llill ller- i
ild. It is the same old story of
he child bein^r left alone in the'
louse. In this case the child was
eft on a pallet by a fire in an open
irepbire. while the other members
>f the family were in a field near
iv picking potion. The parents!
if the elllM saw sin.ike issuing
riiiu the house, but when tlioy
eaclied the scene the child was |
. I ready faintly burned. Two phy- '
icians were summoned and did
rhat they could to relievo the suferings
of tlie child, but t hey could
lo nothing more, Mr. Merritt had
epcntejll'V warned 1his family of
icgrdwagainst leaving fire in the
muse when tlio children wore left
lone, but as usual the warning
ms not headed.
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According to statements pubislied
in The State a few days ago. :
iven by the correspondents of
hat paper from every county in
lie State, it fia shown that cotton J
pened at least two weeks earlier H
his your than last, and that the J
trice being 10 cents for the great-i
r part, of the time since picking 1
egnn, most of the crop ginned
p to that time had been soid.
letter to DAVIDSON & POTTS. ? P
FORT MILL, S. 0. ,, ^
Dear Sirs: Two yours ago the estate
f tho Into (oiigressiuaii Scott, of Fiie, (
'a. painted 21 Ktdling-M ill houses ono
out Dovoe at a savingof 11 jmt rout for 1
aint (load ami oil was aft er tho job). <
That's how tho talc roads. Wo i 11 for , '
rliat happened. i (
Tho buyer, as usual, went bv the cost
f paint; got bids, la tad and oil bid low
ud lossod tho quantity low; the s.iv- i
ntf was only 11 per cent.
Nobody seems to have thought of this: j
he painting costs two or threo times us
uuon as the paint. Mow much did wo 1
a.eon the pain till#? Don't know.
The tale ends with this: We often reor
inquirers to those houses, for wear
f Devon.
That's a good-enough story; but no- j
sidy knows what it is Our otily difti- j
nifty is want of paint intelligence.
Yours truly
'0 F W Dkvob & Co.
P S. W B Ardrey & Uo sell our paint.
jKT US?Sell you old papers to out uii- J
dor your carpet. Call ' Phone No. 2(1
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Accommodations for Pair Visitors
The chamber of commerce of
Golumbia, as lms been its custpm
for seyerul years, is sparing no effort
to make the approaching State ,
fair one of the most successful in ;
its history. ,
With cotton at 10c. ^nd a wave :
of prosperity sweeping the State,
it is expected that the attendance 1
will exceed all former years. In
anticipation of a large crowd the
Columbia street railway has increased
its facilities for .handling
the visitors, by douhlo-trncking ita
line from (he transfer station, or I
Capitol Square, to the Union Station.
thence a belt line :nrnlinir the
fair grouude. which iH practically i
a double track all the way, and 1
nv i 11 atford prompt and ample '
transportation. t
In addition to the usual attrac- t
tiona of the week, the chamber of J
commerce ban engaged the Barkoot
Carnival Company, which besides
a band of its own, has a vari- ,
ety of good clean shows, which ,
will give exhibitions at the
several street corners, along v *h I
a number of free attractions. As ,
usual the theatre management has :
a splendid card for the week. ;
Those expecting 1? visit the fair j(
which begins October 2-1 III, and
desiring to secure board and sleep- N
i ri accommodations, should at
once communicate with Mr. E. B.
Clark, scretary chamber commerce \
who is now at work arranging to j I
place and care for every visitor to ' 1
the tair.
Miss Alice's Presents. *
It is seldom that one's presents
become a burden, but this promis- '
es to be the ease with Miss Alice |
Koosevelt, who is on her return!1
from a trip abroad. While away [
she was the recipient of presents I c
valued at $100,000, and if she ;le- j
sires to keep all tlu se it is likely a
that she will have to ask the help ; J,
of Congress. In no other way can : n
she gel the presents in duty free ^
unless she shall donate them to ,
some national institution. The law t
makes no exception to favor the (
piesident or tnembors of his fam- j".
ily. Consequently, when Miss ;l
Roosevelt reaches San Francisco, j>
she will have to declare to the u
custom otlicials the value of all the ^
iirt iHmh I aim nt* j 1 * ' ?
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the gifts are rt-aliy woith hh much f
us teported, Miss Roosevelt could
not utfort to pay the duty which it
is said would amount to as much
us her father's salary for one year.
Negro Assaults a Conductor.
Mr. T. V . Pritchjird, a well
known Southern Railway oonductor,
wttsconsiderably bruised about '
tho head and face by an unruly j w
negro passenger Monday morning j ''
as bis train was speeding along be- !
twoeu Chester and ltock Hill. The ll
negro, AVill Claim's, got on tne
train at Chester and at once began
making things merry in the see- ?
oud-elaSH ooaeh by drawing a pis- |j
h>l and liring several shots from
the window and threatening the
passengers. Conductor Pritchard
was on the rear of too train, ami "
upon hearing the reports of the
pistol, went to the front to ijuiet :
the disordel. Gaiiics was pointed '
out as the person liring the pistol. ?
buj denied this. He also denied
having a gun, but when he arose
the conductor found the weapon
under the sent. \\ hen Gaines saw
he was trapped lie pounced up- Ui
on Mr. Pritchard with ferocity and
would have killed him, being the P
stronger, had it not been for the
timely uul of tho passengers. The
negro wuB tinaiiy overpowered, but di
not until lie had iutlicted a ugly j ';|
naah on tho conductor's lip. He ',1
whh turned over to the olhcers of i1(
Hock Hill and will be tried on the I
charge of assault and battery with l!'
intent to kill. ^
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An Editor's I roubles. di
^?any persons seem to think .
that editing a publication makes "
life one glad eweot s nig. King
ntV! If we publish jokes people
say we are rattle-hrained. if we ~
VV*? U 1'i? fi-uoilu 1 * ' 1
. *.' K'nunn, II >VC |IUUlish
original matters, they say we
[lon't give them enough selections, w
If we give them selections, they > 1,1
say we are too lazy to write. If u
we don't go to church, we are ^
heathens. If we do, we are hypo- a;
antes. If we remain in the otiico, ?
we ought to he out looking for
news items. If we go out, then
we are not. attending to tmsineja-. 2;
If we wear old cloth4a, they laugh i
at us. If we wear good clothes,
they say we have a pull. Now, j
what are we to do? Just as likely o
as not, someone will any that we
stole this from an exchange So h
we did. It's from the Wyoming
Derrick.?Georgetown Outlook.
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Dcfl'T ilOKROW TROUBLE,
It is u bad habit to borrow anything,
but the worst thing you can possibly
borrow is trouble. Wlrni sick, sore,
heavy, weary and worn-out by the pain
and poisOUs of dyspepsia, biliousness,
llriglit's disease and similar internal
disorders, don't, sit down and brood over
your symptoms, but. fly for relief to
Electric Bitters. Here you will find suro
and permanent forget fulness of all
your troubles, and your body will not
be burdened by a load of debt disease.
At Ardrey's drug storo. Price OOc.
Liuuruuteed.
Oconee votes on the dispensary
question on October 21th, Spartanburg
on November 7th, .Green
ville on November 14th, EdgeHold
on December 7th, unci Fuirtield
on December 14tli.
I N EW CU R E FOR CANCER.
All surface cancer-< are now known to
lie curable, by Hockleu's Arnica Salvo,
las. Walters, of Duftield, Va., writes:
I had a cancer on my lip for years that
teemed incurable, till Bucklen's Arnica
Jalve healed it, and now it ii> perfectly
ivoll." Guaranteed cure for cuts and
jurns. 20c at Ardrey's drug store.
President D. H. Johnson, of
Winthrop college, has been to
Washington, unci called to see lite ;
^resident to invite him to stop ??t
Wintlirop on his Southern tour. ,
I'lie president is a member of the
Penhody board, and has boon
lecply interested in Wintlirop, j
nit bis tour is so arranged tlmt he ;
vill be unable to visit the college. =
PLANS TO GET RICH
re often frustrated- by sudden break- |
[own, due to dyspepsia or constipation,
'rueo up and take Dr. King's New Lift
'ills. They take out the materials
vhich are clogging your e nergies, and
;ive you a new start. Cure luadachc
nd dizziness too. At Ardrey's drug
tore; 2ac.t guaranteed.
The new city directory of Coutnbia
shows a population of 33,- |
)l)0, against 21,000 by the census
if 190U.
llest cotton was quoted 'J.G5
ents on this market yesterday.
FULL OF TRAGIC MEANING
re these lines from .1. H. Simmons, of
.'asey, la. Think what might have re- !
ulted from this terrible cough if he had j
ot taken the medicine about which ho 1 .
irritcs: "I had a fearful cough. that dis- (
urbed my night's rest. 1 tried everyhing,
but nothing would relieve it, unit
1 took Dr. King's New Discovery for
kmsiunpt ion. Coughs and Colds, which ,
umnletely cured me." Instantly ro- 1 ,
ieves and permanently cures all throat i
ltd lung diseases; prevents grip and
ncumouia. At Ardrey's tlrug store; j
ua ran teed; 50c and ?1.00 Trial bottle j
roe. 1
t is Written
on our Bottles s
in our Bottles
t
on our invoices
in the inilitis of Physicians j
lit? QUALITY of our Medicines
lint, have made the manufacturers I
*orld-renowned and gained for tin x
lie confidence of every physician 1
'itli whom we have couic in con- i ^
ict.
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We Take No Chances.
o buy the best and sell you the;.
est at prices that are fair and i
ist and we arc proud t.o know
lilt lots of Decide uoureciate this!
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iY. 15. Ardrov & Co.
AN ORDINANCE.
Be it orduiued by tho intemlunt and
'ordoDSof tho town <>f Fort Mill.S. U., '
dw silting in nomnion council, and by
uthority of tho siimo:
hoc. 1. It shall bo unlawful for any '
rson or jKirsons to break any glass or ,
ijuro in any way the school building
icatcd in Fort Mill, S. O.
Sec. J. It hall be construed a niismieanor
for any person or persons to
iter tho school house after school is
used in llit* evening or during varaon,
or in tho morning before school
ours.
Sec. 3. Any violator of the above
dinance shall bo lined not less than
re dollar;; or over titty dollars
150), or imprisoned not less than ten
O) days, nor more than thirty (30)
iys, at the tiiscroiiou ol the liitendant
council.
Done and rat ified in council ussomled
this v?tii day of October,
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Attest lntundaut. i
S. W. Parks, Clerk.
AN (>U 1)1 N A N l :K.
Be it ordained by the intendant and ;
ardens of thy town of Fort Mill, S. C'., j\v
sitting in couitnon couiu il and by
uthority of tho sitmn:
Se< 1 It shall be unlawful for any
[>Taon or persons t<? ride a bicycle ni*m
uy pavement or sidewalk within thej
icorporato limits of said town.
Sec. 2 Any violator of the above orinance
shall be fined not less than five
nllars ($.?), and not over twenty five
5)doll?rs or i in prison men t not less than
m (10) days, and not over thirty (HO)
ays, or both, at tho discretion of the
itondunt or council.
All ordinances conflicting with this|
rdinance arc hereby revolted.
Done and ratified in council nssemled
this 20th day of September. j
\V It. Mcacham,
Attest Intcndunt.
S. W. Parks, Clerk.
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WARNING.
Members of the Fort Mill IAght Infantry
will take notice that it is unlawful
for ANY ONK, whether a member of
the militia or not. to wear at any time,
without permission of the commanding
officer, any part of the equipment furnished
thp militia?uniform, hat, or
leggings. You are further notified that
any violator of this lav, coining to the
notice Of the nffieerw rif fliia mmtvmv
will bo arrested and punished. The
law provides a trial before a magistrate
and a maximum fine of $100 or <K) days
imprisonment.
T P SPR ATT,
Cnpt. Co. K, 1st N G S c.
No ilposs C vUUIaof. P.\ 1KT M vnn
will wear as long as Dome's. No others
are as heavy bodied, because Devue's
weigh ! to s ounces more to the pint.
Sold by W. B. Ardrcy & Co
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GASTON & HALL
For your
FKESH MEATS,
gild) ns
BEEF,
POUK,
SAl'SAGE,
FISH, Etc.
We also carry a lino of
Heavy and Fancy C Jroceries,
Ciitined Goods. Tobacoes. etc.
'Miotic orders receive prompt
attention. Call No. 2P and let us
serve you.
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kj/V>iUiN & HALL5000
Telegraphers;;
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timually, to fill the new positions created hy ! [
Railroad and Telegraph Companies. We want! 1
fGUNG MEN and LADIES of pood habits, to I
LE&RH TELEGRAPHY
AND R R. ACCOUNTING ?
Wefuriuih75 pur ce.it. of the Operj-toro and ]
Station Ager.ls in .\m< rie?. Our six schools
ire the largest exclusive Telegraph Schools in j i
i:o world. Eittbllihed SO years and endorsed I i
ly oil lea.llr: R-.il.? :;??, ml
We execute n s>oc h. nd to every stu- '
lent to furnish him or her n position I
xtying from $40 ni$t>0 n month in states i
ast of the Koeky mountains, or front '
>? ") to -SMO i niout h in tut of. v\ esl of th? i j
iockies. immediately upon graduation. j
Students ran enter nt tiny time. Mo
neutions. For full jmrticulnrs regard- ; !
any of our sehnols write direct t<> *
ur executive office at Ciuniuea'ti, Ohio. '
'atalogu" free,
Morn* School of Telegraphy,
Cincinnati. Ohio. HulVnlo, N. Y. .
Ulnnta, On. T..i' 'ross? . Wis. '
rexurkanu, Tex. Sun Francisco, Cal.
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AN ORDINANCE.
Fixing the Levy aud Providing for the
Collection of Property Taxes ill the
Town of Fort Mill, 55. C.
Be it onlaiiied by the inteudaut and
wardens of the town of Fort Mill, S. C..
and by authority of the same.
Sec. 1. That two mills oil the dollar
is nereoy icvieu on uu laxnoif projieriy
xvitliiu the corporate limits of Fort Mill,
S. O., on January 1, 1905, be and the
same i.. hereby made, for ordinary purposes.
Sec. 3. That said taxes shall be and
become due and payable on the 15th
day of October, 1905, at the office of S.
W. Parks, secretary and treasurer,
and the treasurer's books shall bo open
011 that date for tho collection of sniff
taxes, and the same may be paid up tq
and including tho 1st day of November,
1905. after which date said taxes may \
be paid with l.r> per cent penalty added
until the 15th day of November, 1005.
See. 3. That on and after November
15th, l'.H)5, executions will bo issued for
nil delinquents for the full amount of
taxes duo together with the fifteen per
eent. penalty and all costs, including one
dollar cost for every execution issued by ,
the treasurer.
Donoand ratified in council assembled
this 23th day of September, 1905.
W. B. Aicacham
Attest: Iu'endant.
S. W. Parks, Sec. and Treus.
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CHARLOTTE, ? ? K. C.
i PRICE LIST.
Shirts lOo
Shirts, now, 12'..o
Collars 2c |
Cutis, per puir to
Undershirts Ho ;
Drawers So 1 (
books, per pnir, :Jc
Handkerchiefs, linen :io
Handkerchiefs, silk He
Pants 25o to 7fio ;
t 'oais 20c to 70o ;
Vests 20c
Shirt-Waists lSc up
Curtains OOo up
Llankrts, single, lOo; double, 2*c
Counterpanes 10o
Table Cloths too i
M ELHANEY-PARKS CO. 5
(Agents, \
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offin to the finest //
tor children Jadies
pers, etc. Hearse
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