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* - i 01. J.l SPRAfT, W M jfc A ? ^ "T\ /I I ? T~ ^TAXA /Tf ^ THE TIMES will be ?1tl.. .r UK 1 iVHIv Ly I l LVLrvo. tell Building _ flosft look for More. Tnruu: STRICTLY CASH. f< - democracy, justice, tkutjju pay up Promptly 14TH YEAR. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1906. NUMBER 51. THE CAR0L1NAS PROSPEROUS. Harvie Jordan Tours the Two States and Writes of What He Saw. In writing of his tour through North nnd and South Carolina, President Harvie Jordan of the ^Southern Cottou Association says in pert: Fo-the past week I have been speaking daily in the Carulinas under the auspices of the State division of the Southern Cotton Association. At every point in North and South Carolina where the meetings were held large audiences of farmers aud men in all avocations tn life were present. Enthusiasm, determination and faith in the organization atnong all classes was conspicuously apparent. The spot holders of cotton in the Cn-olinus are standing steadfast and refusing to market any cotton under 15 cents. The local bankers all over the two states ^re backing the farmers up and publicly announcing that they will tinance every bale of cotton to the extent of $40, if necessary. The manufacturing industry is prospering ae never before. All tines of industries are prosperous, from the farm to the town and city. .Rapid strides are being made in the building and equipment of first-class putUic roads, many of them having already been macadamized. The farmers are practicing the policy of raising their food supplies at home and fast getting away from the old system of haviug their corn cribs and smoke houses in the west. Organization by comity and township is being rapidly perfected throughout the two states, aud the work is forging ahead to success uuder the spleudid leadership of the official heads of the State divisions. The acreage question is the paramount is sue ai wiis tune an<l the people realize that the solution of good prices uext fall depend upon a restricted cotton acreage again and an increase in the acreage of food supplies. There is no disposition to increase the cotton acreage among the farmers of the Carolines this year, while thousands of ti?e<ui are freely signing the pledges to a decrease. If all the other states adopt the same policy and adhere to it for sixty days, the problem of profitable prices will be solved, no matter what kind of seasons we have. Fanners Should fiaise Their own Mules. In a recent issue the Winnsboro News and Herald contained the following timely editorial, which is applicable to the farmers of York county, who should read it carefully and carry out the advice given iu it: There have been about thirty carloads of mules sold in Fairfield County within the past four monlbs. This means a total of about $00 mules shipped iu here from the western markets. The average price of these mules oa the home market has beeu close to, if not altogether, as much as $200. It took more than $125,000 out of the county to bring these mules here. The marvel is that in the face of these figures Fairfield farmers can not see the wisdom of raising their tnules here at home, ft is easier to raise one mule than it is four bales of cotton that it takes to pay for one eveu at the preseut prices. They are great possibilities here iu the matter of stock raising, and the present prices of western stock would certainly justify the farmers in undertaking this profitable feature of farming. Let there be more mule and horse colts raised in this couuty thau there have been heretofore. It Will certainlv nnv J rv . Spoke to Catawba Farmers. Mr. .T. W. Audrey, president of the Fort Mill branch of the county cotton association, sjient a few hours in Rock Hill Thursday, and while there attended a meeting of the Catawba Township Association. Dpon invitation Mr. Ardrey t'xsk the floor and'delivered a most instructive address, full of earnest advice to those present?urging them to hold out for a right price for their product, and also urging diversification. Subscribe to Tbe Tim* vs. Ferocious Hog Attacks Soul 9py< George Hollobaugh, the little son of Mrs. 4at:;es Hollbaugh, who resides at W. O. Bailea' in upper Fort Mill township, was seriously injured a few days ago by a ferocious hog by which he was attacked. The boy was playing in the barn-yard when attacked by the hog, and was knocked down and and had one of his legs badly lacerated beforo the ferocious animal could be driven away. Dr. W. K. Reid, of Pineville, dressed the wound and the little fellow is now getting along as nicely as could be expected. 4p4gc Parker Pa^es Through. A large crowd of citizens assembled at the local passenger station Friday afternoon to get a glimpse of Judge Alton B. Parker, Democratic presidential candidate in 1904, who passed through this place on train No. 28, euroute to Charlotte. Besides Judge Packer, on the train were Gov. D. O. Heyward, Col, Leroy Springs, of Lancaster, and Mr. D. A. Tompkins of Charlotte. All of these distinguished geutlecnen were enroale to Charlotte to attend a banquet giyeu that ev- niug by the Greater Churlotto Club, at whioh were also present Gov. Robt. Glenn, of North Carolina, and numbers of other prominent speakers and men of note. A Coaiqg Marriage. Invitations have been received in Yorkville to the marriage of Mr. Starr Mason, formerly of this place to Miss Harriet Frances O'Mara, of Charleston at high noon Maroh 28. Mr. Mason and bride are expected here on the 29, and will remain uutil the 4th of April, after which they will sail on the 16th of April for the Philippines as Mr. Mason has been ordered there by the government.?New Era Mr. MflHOtl IS TOO II I - sw ??\?*? nuun ii ill Fort Mill, having taught in the graded school here prior to his Appointment to a government position. Sif ns of Spriqg. The vesy breath of spring is in the air. Athough these mornings are crisp and f* osty, there are unmistakable signs of spring on every side. The early flowers are 6lrooting up from the earth, the violets are blooming in profusion and tlie crocuses dot the yards of many residences And hyacinths and narcissus adorn many a window. Plum bushes are beginning to bud and bloom and already the peach trees are clothed in pinlt and white, next comes the dogwood, the prettiest of all the flowers to be seen in the woods, which will be out in its coat of white before the oold weather is over. A Most Disastrous Wreck. One of the most disastrous train wrecks heard of in a long time occurred near Portland, Col., Friday morning shortly after midnight between Bouth bound and North bound passenger trains on the Denver and Rio Grand., railroad. The Associated Press reports that at least 50 were killed and a large number injure b The wreck was caused by a head-on oollission. One of the rains was a doubleI i *1 ? * uvuuui9 twiu an inrc6 or tuc on* ginee were completely demolished. A blinding snow storm wus raging at the time, and it was impossible for the engineers of the trains to see ahead. A Tennessee man has been fined for snoring in church. Serves him right. One snoring man in ohnrch is a nuisance to those who wapt to sleep. ^ - 1 BIG 20TjH OF .ViAY CELEBRATION. Charlotte Planninf Royal Entertainment For Visitors on This Occasion. For the benefit of the many Times readers who will visit Char I lotte on the 2lst of may to partici i pate in the celebration of the i Mecklenburg Declaration of Inde- i pendence we publish the following outline of the program: 1 Monday, May 21st, is known as Woman's Day. lu the morning < Mrs. A. L. Smith, and (he ladies of the several clubs will have charge of the program. A mother's congress will be lield in the < ?i? *? ? exhibits nnd these will coustitute the parade. Efforts will be made to secure a drilled cavalry troop, 1 which would add much to the 1 pleasure of the day. The fraternal orders, the mer- ' ohants, the traveling men, will as- 1 sist in the evening's exercises, i Several bauds will be preseutdur- 1 ing the entire celebration and ' an abundance of music will be had 1 at all times. The local fire compa- 1 ny will give an exhibition of their 1 skill in fighting fire and it is pos- 1 sible that a Gremau's tournament ' may be arranged. Hasty Serves Notice of Appeal < George Hasty, whose trial and 1 conviction for the killing of the j actor, Milan Bennett, was coaclnd- | d at Gaffney a short time ago, | l 1 ?' 1 une Boivfu nonce on me attorneys for the prosecution in the case of his iutention to appeal. Hasty whs given a life term and since the verdict and sentence there has been much speculation as to whether or not an appeal would be taken. Opposed to Mixing Blue aw* Gray. At a called meeting of the Augusta, On., Confederate veterans Fi iday night a motion to send delegates to the memorial to the late Gen. Wheeler, which will soon be held in Atlanta, was laid on the table, it being the expressed sense of the meeting that they did Dot f believe "in mixing the blue and 1 the gray." 1 Conrad E. Spens, recently ap- 1 pointed genera} freight agent of 1 the third district of the Burling- c ton system, is the youngest gen- 1 eral freight agent in the couutry, t being only 30 ye&re of age. vision of Mrs. B. D. L?tta. At i night a reception in the city hall will be tendered the out-of-towu guests, especially the 'homecomers." Mrs. Stonewall Jackson will receive, assisted by a number of the ladies. At the same time, a special musical program will be rendered in the Academy of Music, which will be followed by a carnival of lights, and electric display in the business section of the city. Tuesday, May 22nd, will be Soldier's Day. A parade will be giv en, in which the veterans of the Civil war, the Spanish-American war, the local militia, as well as any troops that may visit the city, will participate. A drill contest, will be given in the afternoon for 1 a handsome prize, and a number of athletic contests will take place at the fair grouuds. Fireworks, music and a band concert will characterize the night. The traveling men will have charge of a special feature which they promise to make especially interesting. Wennesday, May 23rd, will be the last day of the celebration. In the morning a flower parade will be given, composed of decorated automobiles and vehicles of all kinds. Suitable prizes will be awarded in each event. The industrial float parade will likely follow the flower parade. Many of the progressive concerns of the city have agreed to fit appropriate MONEY IN RAISING SHEEP. 4 Profitable Industry Which is Neglected in This Section. The possibi lilies for sheep raising in this section Hre great, and there is no reason why the industry should not be successful and advantageous to the f rmers. Wool is a most valuable money crop, and there is no question of the fact that sheep raising in this county can be made highly profitable if the farmers *7id go ahout it in the right way. Wool commands a good price during the entire year and the farmers would not have the speculators of Wall Btreet to contend with asfe the case with cotton. In order to raise 6heep successfully all sheep-killing dogs must be gotten rid of. One sheep is worth more to a farmer thun the average country dog and if the farmers will ge rid of the curs and hounds and stock their farms with sheep they wiil find it a paying investment. The Modest Editor and Vis Troubles. A modest and considerate editor, who understands his relation to the community, never likeB to assume the role of a dictator. He is ever free to make suggestions within the bouuds of propriety, but to dictate, uever. If bis readers would keep these little f\<:ts in mind they would understand him better. Now to illustrate our meaning: A man walks into the editor's sanctum and says: "Please make the announcement iu your paper that there will be a meeting of the bonrd of trustees of the graded school at the school building tomorrow night, and request every member of the board to be present, as there is business of importance." The editor gladly makes the anncuncemeent, but the thought naturally occurs to his mind "What right on earth have I to request any member of the board of trustees to attend to his own business?" A few hours later Elder or Dea con So and So comes in with the anouncement that "Rev. Mr. Blank will preach at our church Sunday morning. Please announce the appointment and urge nil the members to turn out, as we are anxious to give our distinguished visitor a good congregation." The innounement goes as a matter of course. But the modest editor has 3omewhst of a distaste for urging people to attend their own church services. "We are going to clean off the cemetery at our church next Tuesday," says a leading member of iome local church to the editor. 'Will you kindly announce the fact in your paper and ask all who tiave kindred or friends buried there to come out and help clean sff their graves?" The modest editor blushes a little. What else could he do? Hv what authority vouldheask people to olean off ;lie graves of their loved ones? mi - mere are many others, Hut ooe nore just here. "The farmers of Hleepy Valley are going to have a )ig rally at their school house next Satureay. Several prominent ipeakers are to be on hand and nake addresses. Please Rive the innouucement a conspicuous posiion, top of column, next to pure 'eading matter, and especially irge all the farmers to turn out ind hear the speaking. In this equest fail not." The rally and he speaking are annoucced gladly. 3ut when he conies to that urging )uaiuess the modest editor balks, [f the farmers of Hleepy Valley ion't want to attend the rally and iear the speaking, wh right has he editor to u g- them tg do so? ?Wa*haw Enterprise, W. 0 W. May Move Headquarters. It. is highly probable, says a S despatch, that, in a .short time the head camp of the Woodmen of the World will be moved from Omaha, f Nebraaka, to another State. This movement, if made will be to avoid ; the payment of taxes amounting to $70,OCX) ot; ita $'t,00d.0<H') reserve ( fund. The camp may locate at Council Bluffs until a permanent ^ domicile ia chosen. Among the other towns which want the headquarters are Cedar Rapids and l)uluth, Iowa, and Fort Worth, Tex. | The order owns is own homo office, employs 1*20 persons, and dis- , tributes a iargo amount of money 1 iu Omaha. i The Royal Highlanders and! Woodmen Circle will also leave Nebraska to avoid the tax on reserves I lr. Cromer Not a Candidate. Dr. Geo. B. Cromer, f Newberry, who was spoken of some weeks ago as a probable candidate to oppose Senator 15. R. Tillman for re-election next summer, has according to reports, plainly indicated thai he i? not in politico, , and further, he lute no idea of entering the campaign this year for United States senator. WhiIthe appreciates the many complimentary notic-s as to his possible candidacy, he has not given the matter any serious consideration and ttt piveent lie. isdecidly of the opinion that he will not be in politics at all any time soon. Sometimes Rut Not Always. It it* iiu old song in this state that cerportttious oppress the people. Sometimes they do, but not always. In Greenville county the cotton mills are uesesso<l for taxation at 60 per cent of the actual market value of their capital stock as ascertained from the sales of the stock for twelve mouths. The railii vis pay on equally as high an as. . ssinent, more likely oil a higher. The Greenville News finds by a careful computation irom the i records of laud sales and from the returns in the auditor's office for 1005 that the real estate in the county is assessed at per cent of its selling value. Wan! Tillman's Advice. Appeals have been sent to Senator Tillman asking him to take charge of the proposed gathering of the dispensary leaders in this State. The senator, it is understood, discussed the matter with a number of leaders, but he is so busy at this time with the railroad rate bill that he has indicated his inability to give the matter the do sired attention. He still has the matter under consideration, however, and the expectation is that he will take some action before a great while. Those who know the methods of the senator would not be surprised to see a manifesto dealing with the subject something ou tin- 01de" of the famous Shell manifesto ths* preceded toe great campaign of 1 tWO. This, however is purely speculative, as Senat< Tillman is too busy to reach an important decision so quickly. It is nbsolutelutely certain that with time at his disposal he would enter into a lively correspondence with the die- j pensary leaders. Hud out what was I beat and act accordingly. While regarding the dispensary question i as of immense importance iu this State, the senator has his hands full in engineering the railroad rate bill and has little time to devote to purely State matters. In vi? v of this fact the opening of the State campaign may bo postponed 'or a short while, as the end* is, ie - ' d. will make tin move without the eeuuloio ott>u * tjon aud approval. 1 A LITTLE ABOUT EVERYTHING. ifiort Pun/fenf Paratrrapns of Interest to Everyone. Thearenof the Atlantic ocean is ibout *10,000,000 square miles. The road which loads to siiccohs s macadamized with grit and sand. The quality of neither a woman >r a cigar depends on the wrapper. Apprentice seaman yet $l<> a month, ordinary bcatuen. $19: *eaincn, $24. Money in of the greatest good to people when it in al work among theui. A merchant in a neighboring town advert inert "some lovely things in shirt waists." From Sau Francisco to Honolulu in 2.089 miles; from San Francisco to Manila (>.789 miles. The manager of the Hotel Waldorf-Astoria in New York City gets a salary of $500,000 a year. India rubber trees which are tapped every other day continue to yield sap for moro than twenty years. There are practically no illiterates in Norway. The men are perhaps the tin est in the world physically. Near the Panama canal exists gold mines abandoned by Spain centuries ago. They will soon be reopened. German postoflic? employes must obtain the special permission of the government before they may marry. An automobile concern announces with a great flourish that it will turn out neat, durable machines for $100 each. The business man who talks to the readers of a newspaper as ho talks to the customers in his store is the one who wins. A SCTV.WTTVTC T5T>wriT?T> The 011 res that stand toitscredit niako Hueklen's Arnica Falvt a scientific wonder. It cured K. It. Mulford, lecturer for the Patrons of Husbandry, Waynesboro, lJa., of a distressing case of 1 ilos. It heals the worst Hums, Sores, IkAl*. Ulcers, Cuts, Wounds, Chilblains and Salt Shoum. Only 25c at Aid ley's drug store. ' Boys' Clothing. ____________ * ' i I V V Flave jlint opened up a pretty line of P?oys' and Youths' Clothing in "Duster Drown" cuts. The Patterns and styles are pretty. II uve also secured more Spring Suits for men?some two-piece suits, others iit pretty light colors, at $r? .50. lie sure to see these new goods before purchasing. Don't forget the fact that wo carry an up-to-date line of Hats and Shoes. Watch this space each w-ek. . i nin M'LLIIANY & CO