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DEMOCRATIC
rUUUSUKJ) KVKUY TUtUteDAI.
B. W. BRADFORD.
One yenr Jl.oo
Six ih'iimIik .iio
MAY 10. 1905.
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Note and Comment.
If you want your town to grow
and prosper, wake up, rub your
>eyes, roll up your slecvc3 and go
to work for it.
The boy who saves his money
becomes the banker, the merchant,
the professional man.
The boy who never saves a cent
makes the man who "earns his
bread by the sweat of his brow,"
who never owns a home or enjoys
the luxuries of life.
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The man who went out to milk
and sat down on a boulder in the
middle of the pasture and waited
for the cow to back up, was a
brother to the man who kepi a
store and wouldn't advertise because
he reasoned that the purchasing
public would back up to
his place of business, when it
wanted something.
People frequently inquire of the
editor where we received our information
concerning such and
such a person, also who wrote
this article or that. To impart
information along this line is
against the rules of the newspaper
office and our friends and
patrons will please bear this in
mind and not annoy us with inquiries.
We always stand ready
trt f*r?rr*?rt u wmn?r rw* mi .--if
ment.
There arc 800,000 miles of telegraph
and telephone lines in this
country at the present time which
requires 32.000,000 poles. A pole
lasts on an average, twelve years
and is made from a tree sixty
years old. To maintain a continuous
supply five times as many
trees must be growing in the forest
as there are poles in use. Experiments
are being made which
if successful will very materially
add to the length of the life of a
pole.
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After reading this issue send it
to your friend in the distance; <tr
better yet, call at the office and
send it to your friend or relative
for six months or a year, for you
ca,n expect just such a paper as
this for fiftv-two weeks in the
next year. Throw in your mite
toward placing our city and county
where they belong upon the
map. This paper will do impart;
( you do yours.
Farms in our country continue
to sell at very good prices. Real
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?_-nv<in.c men rcpurt plenty 01 ouyers,
but the list of farms on tlie
market for sale grow smaller and
it is more difficult now than formally
to find suitable farm property
that can be bought cheap.
Our land has not yet reached the
top price is the opinion of well
posted men.
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Some of our boys seem to have
the gymnazium craze. That is
right and proper, but after all the
/cheapest and best gymnazium in
the world one that will exercise
every bone and muscle in the body
? is a Hat piece of steel, notched
on one side, fitted tightly into a
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woooen rrame, and, alter being
greased on both sides with a bacon
rind,rubbed into a stick of wood
lengthwise on a sawbuck.
If you are superstitious about
the number 13 you had better give
us your quarter dollars, for on
each one are 13 stars. 13 letters
in the scroll of the eagle's beak
13 leaves on the olive branch. 13
arrow heads and 13 letters in the
words "quarter dollar." Now
its not safe to keep them so just
bring them in and get credit on
your subscription for the full
V k amount. N
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\ A merciful man is merciful to
his beasts. We like to see our
[ farmers when they drive into
town a cold stormy day, put their
team in a barn or cover them
\ with blankets. In the heat of
the summer they can always find
,, shade in which to leave the noble
animals that brought them sately
to town. There are many, however,
who on cold days will rush
for a stove themselves and leave
their horses in the storm while
i(i the heat of summer they seek
R* the shade and leave the horses
in the sun. There is something
wrong about the man who thus
ayuses his team. He may be a
| . nice man, may belong to the
church, may not swear, smoke
Ih .ftor have any bad habits, but. we
IHK^1 to be his horse. ,
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The Ccunly Convention.
The York county -Democratic
'convention met Monday in the
(court house at Yorkville and,
elected members to the State convention
which is to be held at
Columbia on Ma> 1G.
County Chairman Crice called
the meeting: to order, and Col.
W. W. Lewis and J. R. Haile*
were nominated for temporary
chairman. Col. Lewis was I
elected. C. V/. F. Spencer was
elected secretary.
i Messrs. J. R. ITaile and W. H. j
Stewart rose to a point of personal
privilege and denounced as
untrue the published reports
j that they had made efforts to
control the convention.
After the committee on credentials
had reported, J. S. Brice
! moved to make the temporary
organization permanent. W. H.
Stewart was then nominated for
chairman, but was defeated by
Col. Lewis. Mr. Spencer was
made secretary. Col. Lewis made I
and ideal chairman. The voting
was done viva voce.
For county chairman T. F. ;
McDow nominated J. S. Brice
and J. B. Haile nominated W. H.
i Stewart. Senator Brice was
| elected by a vote of GO to 1*2.
The following were elected to
State convention: Delegates,
Perry Ferguson, J. M. Barron,
J. P. Blair, W. S. Wilkerson,
F. 11. Barber, J. F. Williams,
P. M. Burrs, D. M. Hall. J. S.
Brice; alternates, J. D. Ratterreo,
O. L. Sanders, 0. J. Gwinn,
J. H. Saye, J. E. Massey, Sr.
J. W. Simril, S, H. Epps, Sr.,
! J. E. Burns, T. F. McDow; at
large, W. B. Wilson, dr., alternate.
T. M. Allen. Delegation
was allowed to fill vacancies.
For member of the State executive
committee F, H. Barber and
J. C. Wilborn were nominated,
and Mr. Barber was elected by
a hunikmno miiini?itv
A resolution was offered by
! Mr. C. T. Crook, of Fort Mill,
, endorsing1 the course of Senator
[Tillman and pledging the support
I of this convention in the ap-,
proaching campaign. Uj)on motion
of Thos. F. McDow this was
tabled by a vote of 50 to 40. The
meeting was a pleasant one, but
showed clearly that Tillmanism
and the dispensary will bo the
1 issues this summer and that both
factions will exert every effort
: to win.
Convention Notes. *
While some of the delegations
were not full, a good crowd was
present, considering the weather.
The move to strike Mr. Crook's
endorsement of Tillman from
the convention record didn't
work. Its adoption was de'
feated by a majority of only
; 4 votes.
The York senator didn't exactly
weep over it, but his expression
of grief at the antagonism which
had been created by his "course"
was something of the sympaj
thetic.
How about the Fort Mill
delegation? Pretty solid, don't
you think?
It has been hinted around that
a certain "gentleman of the bar"
kinder flunked.
Some people are sorely in need
S of stickability, or grit, upon such
occasions.
Pretty stiff jab at a certain
newspaper, but as no resentment
! was offered, let's have it that
the nublisher was m?t m*p?nnt
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Of course, there were a few
rusty axes on hand.
It must be agreed that oppo'
sition to Senator Brice is growing
throughout the county. Evidence
the chairmanship vote of
11)04 and that of Monday.
Pretty big loss in two years.
The landslide is due in 1908.
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Nope! Not exactly prohibition
| liquor, but a fairly good substi|
tute for a prohibition town.
Yes, the old gentleman appeared
a little giddy-headed, but
then, we must all respect old
age and childishness.
"Uncle Jim Cansler" could
hardly have missed such an
opportunity of telling his friends
how he would make his opponents !
smoke in his race for railroad
commissioner.
DEATHS F?.O5 APPENDICITIS
dncroaae in tin* name ratio that the u?w*
of r>r. Kikn's N??w l_iPills ihurensos
Tht*y save you from danger and bring
' quick and painless release from coustiputionaml
tin* ills growing out of it.
Strengthutid vigor always follow their
Guaranteed by all Druggists,
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PoHticd rt/ints.
The latest cntrvv into the centre
ring of the summer campaign is i
L. ivl. Ragin of Columbia, who ]
announces for secretary of state 1
along with Representative M. P. ,
Tribble, of Anderson, and J. E. J
Norment, the governor's private j
secretary. Mr. Ragin served I
several years as state senator i
from Ciarer.don and was later '1
chief clerk in the secretary of j
state's office under Col. D. H. >
Tvnnpkins, who before that serve- I
ed as Governor Tillman's private !
secretary.
In response to a number of in- !
quirios, Hon. M. L. Smith of j
Camden has announced definitely |
and positively that he will be a
candidate for governor. What'
his platform will be has not been !
announced, but in the last session
of the general assembly Mr. I
Smith voted for the preservation
of the State dispensary, and
if it* ni*nonrv\/wl f U #? f Iwv ?im1I Ua n
iv to pi vouiucu mai nc win uc ?i |
dispensary candidate.
In county politics, it is under- ,
stood that Hon. E. E. Thornvvell i
will oppose L. W. Jenkins for
election as county superintendent,
of education.
Religious Advantages at Clcmson.
Editor Times:- The impression
seems to be prevalent among'
some people that life in a State !
school is necessarily more lax
as regards religious observance |
and teaching than in those insti- ;
: tutions under church or denomi
national control. We are not
nrenared to speak for other State
institutions, but this condition i
does not exist at Clemson. Here
the spiritual side of life, as well !
rs the mental and physical, receive
attention.
i The Young Men's Christian
Association has the largest membership
and is the best organized ,
college association in the State,
and is the only one in the State,
I and one of the few in the South,
f that employs a general secretary 1
who devotes his whole time to!
i the moral and spiritual welfare
i of the student body. The association
has a well furnished hall of
its own, in which two public
i meetings are held each week.
This is a prayer meeting every
Thursday evening, and the regular
Sunday evening service, led
usually by a member of the
faculty, by a visiting minister,
and by others.
Bible study is now the most
prominent feature. A four years
course of systematic study is offered,
and there are now about
22~> students doing this study
aside from their regular work.
These students are divided into
about 20 groups, under the leadership
of some member of the
group. Ten or twelve delegates
go each year to the student conference
at Asheville, whence
they bring back energy and inspiration
for the association.
Seven delegates were sent to
t narieston this year, and eight j
to the Student Volunteer Con- :
vent ion at Nashville.
Siocial life is made much
hrghter by association interest,
A reception is always given a
short time after school opens to
the new students and members <
of the faculty to welcome them
to the home life of Clemson.
Other receptions are given during
the year, which prove veritable
oases in the life of a student at
a military college. At the last
reception attended by the writer
the following colloquy was overheard.
"I never saw so much
cake in one place." Another re-;
plied. "No, and I never put so
much in one place."
Aside from the work of the
Y. M. C. A. is a flourishing
I Sunday School with an average ;
, attendance of about 2(X). There j
j is preaching in the college chapel
I every Sunday morning by the
| very best ministers of all denominations,
and all students are
; required to attend this service.
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i Iiwc arc U1JSO LWO cnurdlCS Oil
the campus?a Presbyserian and
j an Episcopal?where large num- 1
I bers of students attend services
on Sunday afternoons. j I
I have given these few facts
i to correct a false impression that
may exist in the minds of some,
and to sohw that Clemson students
are surrounded by in-1
Huences that are calculated to',
implant in the minds of each one, 1
that the highest type of man- |
hood is Christian manhood. As j
a result of these uplifting in- .
Huences, mrnv will go forth j
trained and equipped to war j
against all forms of unrighteous- \
ness. S. E. B.
Col. Leroy Springs, of Lancas- s
ter. was a few days ago elected 1
a trustee of the Mutual Life In-,
surance Company at a meeting 1
held in New York City. j 1
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Flans For Connnj Reunion.
Plans for the entertaimcnt of I
the reunion visitors are going
right ahead and the committees j
reporting to Secretary Clark an-!
nounce that all of the visitors will i
be properly cared for if the people
of Columbia respond as they
have been doing. Mr. N. O.
Fyles is making an active canvass
L>f the city and so far has been
unusually successful, but every j
residence in the city will be i
visited and a definite answer secured
as to the number to be i
taken and the names of all '
guests within the next two weeks, i
There is going to he a great j
agitation this year among the
merchants for more decorations.
The streets wiil be brilliantly |
illumined and every merchant on i
Main street will he asked to
decorate the stores lavishly.
The city, beautiful as't in May.
would be especially pretty with
Main street covered with hunting
and the Confederate colors.
A committee for this purpose has
been appointed and the matter
will he taken nr> with t hem in u
few days in order that the merchants
can be seen early and
promises can be gotten from
each as to the decorations.
The addresses of welcome on
Wednesday, the opening day of
the reunion, will be delivered
by Gov. Heyward, Mayor Gibbs
and Mr. W. A. Clark, the presi- j
dent of the Chamber of Commerce.
These will be responded
to by Gen. Carwile, the com-;
mander in charge of this division,
and a number of others whose i
names have not yet been selected.?The
State.
Crop Repcrts are Denounced.
After denouncing the government
crop reports and more particularly
the reports of the department
of agriculture. and passing
a resolution advocating that the
statistical cotton year should run
from August 1, to August 1, instead
of September 1, to September
l, the international confer
ence at Washington adjourned
Thursday to reassemble next year
should it be advisable to do so.
The delegates were not clothed
with sufficient power to effect a
permanent organization.
When the subject of govern-1
ment crop reports came up. Pros- j
ident McColl spoke in commenda-!
tion of the census bureau work,
but felt that some radical changes I
in the methods of the agricultu- i
ral department should be made.
President Harvc y Jordan of the:
Southern Cotton Association also
commended some of the features j
of the government reports, bu
numerous other delegates strongly
condemned them. I). A. Tompkins
of Charlotte as "a complica-;
ted system of guessing." while
another southern grower denounced
them as "speculative football."
President McColl expressed tho
hope that henceforth there will
be a closer bond of union "between
the north and south, and
between America and Europe in
all that pertains to cotton grow
ing and manufacturing.
Another topic of discussion was
the marketing of the product
which embraced the questions of
warehousing stability of price
and relations between growers
and manufacture re.
Gold Hill.
From the rain Monday it seems
that "General Green" will soon
get the upper hand of the farmers
but our farmers are very
energetic and will try to overcome
him.
The infant of Mr. Sam Blankenship
was dangerously ill the
latter part of last week Mr.
Walter Hoover's child is also very
sick -Mr. W. H. Crook had a
very sick child last week hut it
is better.
Mrs. T. M. Faris spent a few
days last week with her son,
Mr. S. C. Faris. Miss Eliza
Prather visited many families of
this community last week
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jw>. #*. v. v iiauuici r?|JC"iit Olllld.ny
night and Monday in this
section. Miss Bculah and Mr.
("rook Faris spent Saturday in
Rock Hill on business.
A greater part of the young
people of Gold Hjll spent a vcr>
pleasant day Saturday on a
fishing excursion on the banks
of the beautiful Catawba river.
They met with poor success in
fishing but employed their time
in other sports. They spread
a fine dinner, they bad no need
of fish. This was a day that was
much enjoyed and will be remembered
by all present.
A , number of young people
were entertained by Misses Ona
wid Maude Windle Saturday
Plight.
The " second quarterly conference
will meet at Philadelphia
Methodist chnreh, on the 19th
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and 20th of this month. Mr.
Stackhouse will be present and
they hope to have a full attendance.
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