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DEMOCRATIC
PUBLISH Kl) KVKUY THURSDAY. :
B. W. BRADFORD.
One year *... $1.00 ;
Six months* f?u
JUNE 7, 1900.
In speaking of county advertising
matter the Yorkville EntjHirer
says "this matter is growing
really serious." Well said! Now,
if the editor of The Enquirer will
convince the county officials of
this fact, the thanks of the other
ed tors, we are sure, will he forthcoming.
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it is <111 i iJ.;ill- picucii lii"ii a
man should love his neighbor as
himself?it sounds good and platonic.
But it is not always possible.
Take, for instance, the
man who has planted a line garden
and his neighbor has chickens
which he persists in permitting
to run at large. How can
the man with the garden love
that neighbor as himself? It
simply can't be done so long as
those chickens run at large.
Why is it that one man finds
it possible to maintain and in
some cases even increase the for- I
tility and cleanliness and appearance
of his farm, while his neighbor
with the same soil (naturally)
the same sunshine and showers
and the same natural advantages,
permits his land to run down
and become seeded with noxious
weeds? It milst be in the man
and his methods of management;
in the learning and knowing how
to do a thing and in doing it
just right. Few men do as well
as they know.
We want to say a good word for
the man who meets his small
obligations promptly. They are I
not as plentiful as they should be i
and the man needs encouraging.
Most men will pay, but fewer!
will pay promptly. Almost any
firm will testify that, counting
the time, postage, booking, and
like it costs all some accounts
are worth to collect them, and
still the man owing it to them is
perfectly responsible in a finan
ciai way. it very oiten happens
that the worst sinner in this particular
is the man best able to
pay.
Anyone knowing Hon. W. H.
Stewart does not for a moment
entertain the idea, circulated
prior to the late county conven- j
tion, that he had taken advantage
of his appointment as
county organizer to further the
political policy of himself or any j
other man, and the action of the i
executive committee on Monday
in denouncing such an intimation
and endorsing Mr. Stewart's
work is nothing more than was
due the man. Mr. Stewart, as
county organizer, has worked
untiringly for the association and
his labor has not been without
results. It is hoped by all his j
friends that he will withdraw
his resignation us county organizer.
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No town will become a good
business center so long as its I
business men rely on a few merchants
to make the effort to
bring trade to town. Too often
the men in a few lines of trade '
are about the only ones that
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merchants wait until these men
indcue people to come to town !
and content themselves with
trade that naturally drifts to'
their place. A public spirited
man should ask himself if he is ,
i doing: his part to attract people
to come to town to trade in
helping the entire business com|
munity, and no town is a success
I unless all lines are working to i
' extend the trade as far as possible
and trying to bring a larger
territory in the circles in which
the town is the business center.
If we are to judge by the thousands
of people who are being
daily swindled by the numerous
get rich schemes that infest the
the country, the American people
are becoming particularly
easy. Almost every large city
seems to be a fruitful field for
the swindler's operations, and
the poor dupes almost tumble
over each other in their effort to
get something for nothing or
labulous returns for a small outlay,
which anyone of average intelligence
ought to know was a
swindle without being apprised j
of the fact. Aside from this
the press of the country is continually
warning the people of
the dangerous character of those
swindling operations and pub
jpsmn? reports 01 tne tnousands
who nave learned by dear ex-;
perience of the fraudulent nature i
. of so many concerns in which
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they have intrusted their all. |
We would say it serves them
right were it not for the fact that
the victims in many cases are
poor people who can ill alt'ord to
lose their daily earnings in this
man ner.
The Yorkville New Era gives
us additional information with
regard to the county advertising.
The Yorkville Enquirer some,
days ago published a statement
to the eifectthat the four "other"
papers of the county had received
$174.14, while The Enquirer
received but $*67.34. But
the New Era can't sec why
The Enquirer should have "chos- ,
en this particular quarter from
which to make comparisons" and
takes a look into the records for
the year of 1095. The figures
s t forth are re dly interesting.
During the year, according to The
New Era, the Mock Hill Record
received $42.15; Fort Mill Times,
$22.75; Rock Hill Herald, $93.50;
Yorkville New Era. $69.25, or a
total for the four napers of $237.
f>5, while the mighty, "widespread
in p" Enquirer got a rakedown
of $4f)(kl4. Presuming
that the above figures are correct
and being satislied that The
Enquirer has received much
more than its prop ?rtionat,o
share of the county's funds, we
now make our exit in matter of
the county advertising investigation.
The esteemed Columbia State
is again on the rant this time
on account of an article which
appeared in this paper last Thursday
concerning the accomplishments
(?) and workings of the
dispensary investigating committee.
The editor of The Times :
is not in the political class of The
State. Wo favor 15. R. Tillman
for the good that he has done
and is now doing. We favor the
dispensary system of handling
whiskey because we believe it
the best plan yet otferred. The
State does not favor either, and, j
with these diTerences existing,
we were not at all surprised or
angered, but rather amused with
The State's dirty fling at The
TilYtOC nn !?to*
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The State did not publish our article
in full, we do not know, hut
suppose that the esteemed editor
made only such selections as he
considered more easily handled
to the advantage ot his political
friends. Be that as it may, The
State shows a lack of consistency
in ignoring some of our most
pointed remarks, and for this
reason we do not feel called upon
to resent the insinuations concerning
our article. Having
watched the political course of
The State, one could hardly have
expected the wily editor to allow
The Times article to gain circulation
without seeking to div-? red it
same. Bui the facts are unchanged.
The workings of the
dispensary investigating committee,
together with the publicity
given by The State and a few
other papers, are for the sole
purpose of defeating the system
and the party supporting it.
"Something Doir.g."
The following report of a poUfir-nl
U..1.1 in v il
.tvtVM< V.?v?x II" l? I t:i A "I IX \ MIV" W||
Monday has been given out for
publicat ion:
"Quite a laruv number of the
friends and admirers of Senator
R ii. Tillman were in Yorkviliej
on salesday and some steps looking
to the calling of a conference
in the near future; to follow the
example of the celebrated "March
Convention of 181)0," and suggest
four good strong men for the
house in the coming primary, on
the Tillman platform. Some
committees were appointed to
canvass the situation, and report
to an open conference to be held
in the court house.
"The following preamble and
resolution was adopted:
"Whereas, we are aware that
the approaching primary is to bo
held in August to elect county
and state officers, and whereas, i
the Hon. B. R. Tillman has al-1
ways been a faithful public ser- j
vant of the people for the past
sixteen years and in that time he i
has proven himself a man of distinguished
ability, therefore
whatever he advocates or brings
before the people in this election
we propose to endorse. We will
vote for men in the coming primary
advocating Tillman and his
platform, believing: this to be for
the good of our country."
Mrs. Martha J. Hall, who
has been in ill health for several
months, has been dangerously
ill for the past week at her
home in Sprattville. There was
no improvement in her condition
yesterday, and the family
have all but lost hope for her
recovery.
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Acreage Increase 6.2 Per Cent.
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A despatch Monday from
Washington says that the gen-!
eral average of the condition of |
the cotton crop, as given out by |
the government bureau, is 84.6.
The total acreage is 28.(386,000,
an increase of about 1(696,00(0
acres, or 0.2 per cent as com-1
pared with the total estimate of
the acreage last year.
The condition of the growing
crops on May 25th was 84.6, as
compared with 77.?, in 1905, and
S8 in 1904, and a ten year average ,
of S4.9.
Mr. Stewart's Course Endorsed.
At a meeting Monday of the
York County Southern Cotton
Association the following selfexplanatorv
resolutions were
"Resolved, by the Executive
Committee of the York County
Southern Cotton Association,
that the work of W. H. Stewart
as County Organizer has been
entirely satisfactory to the Committee;
that we accepted and do
now accept as true his disclaimer
made at the recent County Con- I
vention denying that he had
been using his said ofb.ee to
further any man or measure
politically; and that we request j
him to withdraw his resignation. I
"Resolved, that a copy of the
above resolution be forwarded to
all the newspapers circulating
in 1 ork County."
Fort Mill Chapter Eastern Star.
The following notice lias been |
sent out by the local chapter ol' i
the order of the Eastern Star:
"Rev. W. L. R. Cahall. ofMullins,
S. C., will institute Fort
Mill Chapter Order of the Eastern
Star on Friday night, -June
loth, at 8 o'clock, p. m.,
and you are earnestly requested
to be present and enroll yourself
as a member.
"The fee for ladies has been
fixed at fifty cents and for men
;?t one dollar. Bring the amount
of fee with you.
"We hope you will give lis
your earnest support in this
noble work.
"The Committee."
Mr. Stewart's Home Burned.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. \V. 1|
Stewart sympathize deeply w c h
them in the loss of their beaut i- ,
ful home on Wednesday evening. (
it being completely destroyed by v
tire, with all the contents. The ^
tire broke out about six o'clock, j
supposedly from a defective Hue (
in the kitchen, as this was the
only room in which there was .
any tire. Mr. Stewart was out j
on his farm at the time, and one
of his daughters, with Mr. John [
R. London, drove out there for (
him. making record time.
The destruction of the house ,
was complete. Of the contents,
only a piano, a desk and a few (
chairs being saved. Each member
of the family suffered a com- (
plete loss of clothing, not a bit ,
being saved. So did the three (J
daughters of Mrs. Fannie IJeekham,
of Lancaster county, who
were neices of .Mr. Stewart and .
who were living with him while
attending Winthrop. They had ,
just received their pretty com- j
inencement dresses and
wont up in tho flames with the ,
rest. Mrs. Stewart had just
prepared her outfit for an ox- ,
tended visit to the West. She j
lost every article of it. As a
matter of fact, the destruction t
was complete.
Mr. Stewart had an insurance .
of $8,000 on tho house and between
$900 and ?.rKM> <>0 the ]
furniture. His loss is $7,500,
less the insurance.
This is the second time Mr. (
Stewart has suffered serious loss
by lire. The lirst time was in ,
1801, when he lived back of the '
graded school, and that time
the destruction was complete.
Rock Hill Record.
Scott, the Photographer, Coming. i
Mr. Harry Hark ins, representing
Scott's Photographic Studio,
of Charlotte, was a visitor to
Fort Mill Saturday and while ;
here made arrangements for !
another visit to this place about
the 1st of August at which time
he will open a studio for the <
benefit of those wishing photo- <
graphs. Mr. Scott uses the i
coupon system of advertising his
business, and these coupons, to- t
gether with sample folders of 1
his work are now on exhibition i
at the store of Meacham & Epps. <
The coupons sell for 25 cents each
and, when presented at the
studio with $1.98, entitles the i
holder to one dozen $4.00 platino i j
finished, cabinet-size photo- j.
praphs. |'
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^ If a man loves a ma
That's Ilis Busin
If a maid loves a m;
That's Her Bush
If they Ret marrie
That's Their Busi
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0 After marriage,
0 , .
Q house-keeping, an<
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@ an odd piece of fin
^ matter, a com pic
home, that's when
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f-) homes---wo like t
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we want to turn is
^ thing from the lin
the smallest- coo
& be found in our
^ We want von i
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over, our stock a
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low cash prices in
[?j ruent terms.
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Bryan's Boom Busy.
It is probable William Jennings
Bryan's nomination i'or president
>y ihe Democratic party in its
Text national cor.vei uon will be a
foregone concbision from thei
hue of his return to the United |
States from his tour around the;
flobe. His boom is abroad in the
and, and is gaining l'orce each
lay. It is becoming1 more and
nore evident that Bryan's views
ire in accord with the needs of
he country end the demands the
?eo;>lc are making, lie is a on- i
<ervati\ ' now, and r. yarded i
iven by those who denounced his
radicalism in l'JOt. Bryan has
tot changed position, hut time
las brought about changed coniitions.
i ne people nave n:.u tneir eyes
opened to the fact that the Re:>ubiican
party was proceeding
>11 the idea that it owned the
ountry. The recent revelation
>; tin? enormous contribution to
die campaign funds of the trust
fostering organization has shown
[hat the party had reason to believe
i hat it really did possess tlie
20tinti*y. This slate of alFairs
will have to bo answered for in
1908 by the (i. (). 1'., and the
present trend of feeling is that
the rascals must be turned out.
The Republican leaders feel j
t hat a change of sentiment is j
working among the people, and .
therein a grave concern as to;
the result of the approaching
congressional campaign.
We be.i we the next House of
Representatives will be Democratic,
and that in 1998 the Democrats
will eiect the president.
Spartanburg 1 lerald.
Tillman to Open Campaign July 7.
Senator Tillman will open his
campaign for the dispensary in
(ireenville county. He has accepted
an invitation, tendered
through Register of Mouse Conveyance
11. I>. Ingram, of (ireenvilic,
to speak at a big barbecue
and political rally .July 7th at
Sandy Flat.
No specific subject was assigned
Senator Tillman by the [
committee inviting him and ac-1
cording to a dispatch from Washington
he does not yet know what
he will speak 011. This, howev- j
it, will be his first campaign j
meeting of the present year, and j
it is assumed that the subject of
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mscuismuu win uc tin* uispcusury.
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Whi'M th? baby talks if is time to
i^iv?i lloPistor's Kooky Mountain Ten
Lt a the Krwiti'Sfc baby mcdiriiio known
to lo\inu niothers. it ma! s tlvm cil,
?!< {? nml ktow. <."? rents, Ton or
liiblu t). I'iirUs Drug Co.
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when they bogiu ?
! start out to buv ? *
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mturo, or for thai ?
to outfit for the ^
3 wo eooio in? ^
'Business |
ialtv of furiiishiiu*; ^
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ho husuioss?and ?
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ai yours. hvory- (ft
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10 parlor suit to
kin si* utoiisil ?*2? 11
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mammoth stock.
l? call and look 0
ind got. our very (It
k! liberal installs
: YOUNG. 1
FOLL077HTS 7IIZ FLA 7When
our soldiers w ent to Cuba aucl
the 1 liilip|?itii>s, hoalth was tin* most
i in port :i it t ? oiisiderat ion. NVillisT. Movpan.
re'ired Commissary Serjeant U.S.
A., of Hani I K'uitr 1, i oneord. N. II.. i
says. "I way two years iat i lia and two
years in I lie blulippim <. and bein^ sulrj.vt
to > ?lds, I took Dr. Kin^s Now Disrovery
for Consumpt i >11. whirh kept me
in perf? et health. And now, ill New
Hampshire, We (ind it t holiest niedieine
in the world for coughs, eolds, hronehial
I roubles ami ail lun^j <lisease> Cuaran
ivtui ;ii ill <l! u^r stores. Price >k)o afftl
$1.01). Trial but tli* five.
Excursion tickets are now on
sale by tiic railroads to all summer
re-sorts.
niv as common in India us are stomach
ami liver disorders wit a us For tin* la, t
r however there is :i remedy: Flee,
trio Hitters, the great res: >rat ive medioitii',
of which S. A. l'.row a. of iciimts i
villi), S. I'., says: "I hov restored my w into
perfect lira If h. after yrars of sn'Veringvvith
dyspepsia ami a chronically
torpi t livor." Ficetrie Hitters cures
hills ami fever, kidney trot!hies ami
bladder disorders. Sold 011 gu iranlcc
hy all druggists. Price 5?>c.
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There is an epidemic of bad
colds just now, caused by the
recent cool weather.
ISATII FSOM LOCKJAW
never follows tin injury dressed with
liuelilen's Arnica Salve. Its antiseptic
and heating properties prevent blood
|w?isoning i has. Oswald, merchant o
lleusselacrsvillo. N, Y., writes. "It
cured Set h l.urch, of t his place, of the
Ugliest sore oil lus necK 1 ever saw."
I'uro 1 uts. Wounds, Hums ami Sores.
^.*>e at all drug stores.
AN ALAH1IING SITUATION
frequently r. salts from iif_rli*- of clot;
>TimI bowulsamt torpid liver, until con- t
stipation becomes chronic. 'J his eoinli(ii)ii
is unknown to those who usu I ?r.
Kind's New Life Fills, the best sunl
gentlest regulators of Stoma. li ami
liowols. (Juuraun od by all druivists.
I'rice 'J-a*.
Lime is a necessity at this
season. It will pay you to use
plenty of it around your premises.
l.?-tO r to K L TflOKNWKI.L
LOUT Mill S. C.
Dear Sir: What's the p< nalty f.?r sellin<r
adulterated paint in your state?
W hat is udulterated punt? :
Is rlay paint'.' Is chalk paint? Is
Imrytcs paint.' is lime paint? Is benzine?
Is water? Is soap? Is nind?
We know what is; what is not is the
question. A p| mien t ly nothing is not;1
lint we're only a paint-manufaeturer.
not a lawyt r.
I)< \im ts paint, all paint: ami fnll
measure; no whitewash, no nothing.
We know what is; what is not is the
quest ion.
Yours truly
!)>) F W Ijrvok & Co
p. S.: W. 11. Arilriiv milloom
NOTICE.
Thfl tinw for thu ;>avnictit of Fltot'.
Tu v is cxiomlfd to.I nun I.
by or dor of Council.
\ K McElhuiii'y, Clerk.
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W'NTHROP COLLEGE^
SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE
EX AIN A'l ION,
The examination for the ?waril of
vacant scholarships in Wint hrop< lolh'ge,
and for the admission of new students
will be hold at the Comity Court House
on Friday, July ttth. at 9 n. m. Applieants
must not be less than fifteen
years of ape. When scholarships are
vacated after July <1. they will bo
awarded to those making the highest
av? rape at this examination provided
they meet tlio conditions governing the
award Applicants for scholarship
hould write to President Johnson bofore
the examination for sclioiu: <-hip
applicai ion blanks.
Scholarships arc worth $10U and free
tuition. The next session will open
September l'Jth, l5M)tt For further iuforiuariou
and catalogue, address
1 res. D. 13. JOHNSON.
Rock Hill, S. U.
Fresh Bakers' Bread
every Saturday at JONES',
* "IMPERIAL' t
| FLOUR \
J Is the BEST FLOUR on the J
\ market. (live it a trial and you ?
4 will always have <iood liroad, ^
'v You can always liud it at J
$ A. (). JONES' I
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i Charlotte Steam Launflry !
Launder Vour Linen. >
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We lia\o tlit" Hii?opst nml
4 Host Laundry Plant in J
<V tlio (1ait>Iihuh. Wo do more jf
? wot k than 11113* hiundry in J
4 the Carolinas. Wo do Hot- .?
? ? tor wor!i tiuin any laundry *
* in tlio Soutli, (>ur n^onts, lj|
? whoso naino is uttuched
4 lioroto, I111K instruct ions to
4 }_mvo you full and complete
s, sat sfnction or make 110
4 charge. ) t
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J LAI NTVRY! $
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a representative of the well d
J known MODEL STEAM J
LAUNDRY <?f Ohnvlfitfo d
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+ The MODEL has a rep- ?
p mation for promptness ?
? and excellent work. J
p Bring1 me your laundry, X
^ or notify me and I will ?
p send for it. Shipments ^
J made Thursday mornings. J
p All work guaranteed. *
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p Agent. ?
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CURES
Liver Complaints; use*
Only Ramon's Liver Pills
and Tonic Pellets, and
gives your money back if
not satisfied. Your liver
is the biggest trouble
maker. If you would be
wc 1', try Ramon's Treatment.
Only 25 cents.
For sale by W B. Ardrcy.