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<?ht pill ?imw. DEMOCRATIC PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY B. W. BRADFORD. One yen r It.OO AUGUST 30 1906. T. 'J 1 1 JLJ L .. After completing our forms we find that through an oversignt a very interesting - letter from Pleasant Valley has been left out of this issue and for a lack of time the same must necessarily pnrripH nvor until r?nr novt . issue. There are two ways of getting into a newspaper? "purchasing an interest and purchasing an interview." There is still another way?pulling the wool over the editor's eyes and getting in for nothing. This a very popular form of entry. A lady of our city has found a sure cure for broken dishes. If the dish to be mended can be tied together with a stout string then place it in boiling milk and left an hour, you can never tell the dish had been broken and it can afterwards be put in boiling water without the Dieces comintr *part. This experiment has been tried and proven and many are the broken dishes which were thought to be useless which are now as good as new. The farmers in this county, along with the farmers in other sections of the State, are somewhat blue over the cotton situation. With cotton at 10 cents, and hard to sell at that price, and the cotton of the present crop going to weed, the farmers are in no happy state of mind. In spite of the unfavorable outlook, many of the farmers declare that they will not place their crop on the market until there is an appreciable rise in the price. Those who are in close circumstances' may sell their crop in order to meet certain obligations. i ?T7 Si. X- - e At- - iveep it out or ine paper" is the cry which the local newspaper publisher daily hears. To oblige often costs considerable, though the party who makes the request thinks the granting scarcely worth saying "thank you" for. A newspaper is a peculiar thing in the public's eye. The news gatherer is stormed at because he gets hold of one item and is abused because he does not get another. Young men, and often young women, as well as older persons, perform acts which become legitimate itemsfor publication and then rush to the . .A? l i i i iiswapaper cmiee ana DCg me editor not to notice their escapades. The next day they condemn the same paper for not having published another party doing the same thing they were guilty of, forgetting apparently their late visit to the printing office. There are a large number of useless dogs running about town. They are no good to their owners and no good to the community at large. They keep up a barking and yelping at night, scare children, frighten horses, and make themselves a nuisance in general. Most cities and many towns have a license, and every dog is required to wear a tag. or he taken in by the dog catcher. ^ * * mis is a goou scneme. besides putting a little money in the city treasury it rids the community of numerous worthless curs. We believe our city council would be wise in adopting: such a plan here. Those who have dogs which they prize for one reason or another would not object to the small tax. A fter a good deal of study and work we have at last found out why so many country editors get rich. Here is the secret of success: A child is born in the neighborhood, the attending physician gets $25, the editor gives me loua-iunged youngster and the happy parents a send off and gets $0. It is christened; the minister gets $10 and the editor gets $00. It g-ows np and marries; the editor oublisnes another long-winged flowery article and tells a dozen lies about the beautiful accomplished bride, the minister gets $10 and a piece of cake, and the editor gets $000. In the course of time it dies, and the doctor gets from $50 to $100, the minister perhaps gets another $15, the undertaker gets from $60 to $100; the editor publishes a notice of the death and an obituary two columns long, lodge and society resolutions, a lot of poetry and a free card of thanks, i and gets $0,000. No wonder so many country editors get rich. ? j ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ - ~ * ppnp m. v T/ for a church collection plate. The I church collection plate seems to be a kind of dumping ground for ' bad money. ? This is not only true in Spartanburg, but other cities throughout the State and country. People who would not attempt to pass a smooth dime or a twenty-five cent piece at a 1 store or elsewhere contribute it \ to the church collection box. Officers of the church who handle the finances have often remarked on the frequency with \ which bad money is placed in the 1 plate as it is passed around on * ounaay morning. Ail Kinds of \ money is frequently found in the plate. Sometimes there will be * several five-cent pieces with a ^ hole in them, and smooth dimes and quarters that would not be , accepted by a street car conductor, black pennies, foreign coins, r even Chinese money will find a ' way to the church collection box. * Of course all bad money that is J given to the church collections is f not done intentionally. Many : consciencious men by mistake * drop a quarter with a smooth side , into the plate and do not intend to work a bunco game on the church. ? Journal. \ To All Democratic Voters. j If there ever was a time in the 1 history of the Democratic party \ for the manifestation of loyalty . and patriotism on the part of its ' members, it is riirht now. If we are to win victory and ! j elect a President two years hence, j we must elect a House of Representatives this fall. A Democratic House can and will investigate . every department of the Govern- ; ment. With all of them honey- ? combed by "graft," the edges of < which, only, nave been touched by recent exposure and presecu- \ tions, there will be a revelation ? of rottenness that will astound j the country and create a demand ^e^Democratie- *fcmnistration to clean the Government work- \ In Wih the Hcuih We need 1 money to defray legitimate ex- ( Kenses-and get out fOr vote. We \ ave no protected monopolies j from which to draw to fill our coffers, as they do those of the ! Republican party. ;We must, therefore, anneal to loval Demo- ! crats for contributions. Will you send us $1.00 at once, and in neturn for this we will send yob copies of onr campaign 1 literature as issued by the Com- ' mittee. You will have the j thanks of the entire Democratic party for your favorable re- ] sponse to our request. 1 Address all remittances to J. M. Griggs, Ch'n, Munsey Building, Washington, D. C. 1 To all Cotton Farmers. . J The following appeared in a ' receht issue of tne Charlotte News from a member of the 3 Southern Cotton Association: j The Southern Cotton Association already has been of untold J value to the United States. The 1 officials will not allow any circumstances whatever to bar its future J influence for good. The fight k against the future gambling ' shops will be waged with a dc- r termination to drive the abomina- ? ble places out of business. They . are the greatest curse of 'the * South. They cause suicides, J brnkruptcies, defalcations, em- 1 bezzlements, forgeries, lying and stealing. * The whole of the United States is effected by these villianous "wire shops" and there is a growing sentiment against them in every section of the Union. J; Cotton oil men, cotton mill men Jbankers, merchants?in fact all ' classes clamor for their destruct- J ion. J" The Cotton Association will go ' before the legislature of all the * pr\f t nn frmunnrr otofnu r?nrl t W/VWII owttcn a I 1U UII" deavor to do as was done in Geor- 1 gia, drive out the so-called (1 legitimate "exchange" with the ? little 2x4 bucket-shop. Both are J impediments to honest business 0 transactions and must go. \ v Mr. John Q. Cousart, who has c for a number of years filled the t position of chief engineer at the t Millfort mill here, has accepted t a similar position with the n Waiterboro mill, of which Mr. I Jas. T. McGregor is general y manager. Mr. Cousart left Sun- ii day for Waiterboro, His family li will join him about the first of o November. s i A 1CYSTSRY SOLVED. >? y "How to keep off period io attaokn of billioiumeHS and habitual constipation was a mystery that Dr. King's New & Life Pills solved fir nu\" writes John d hkp^ )EMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION. fork County's Vote in Tuesday's Primary.?Latest Report of Vote in Fiftn District and the State. Ft. Mill County Vote. Vote. For Congress. 3. E. Finley 179 ..2368 F. J. Strait 30 .. 273 House of Rep. r. W. Ardrey 85 __1324 1. E. Beamguard 63 ..1189 5. H. Epps, Sr., 160 .-1290 f. S. Glasscock ..125 __1102 I. E. Massey, Sr..___ 75 __1215 Prank P. McCain 12 437 I. B. Neil___ 117 .1197 r. H. Saye 55 .-1301 V. T. Slaughter 137 _ 1290 Judge of Probate. L R. Williams 206 __2633 County Supervisor. rhos. W. Boyd- 117 __1222 fno. F.Gordon 75 741 A. J. J?arrott____ 20 __ 687 (Jo. Sup't Educ'n. r. E. McMackin 60 ..1777 Ino. A. Shurley 148 905 County Treas. II. A. D. Neely 191 ..2549 County Auditor. Ino. J. Hunter 68 __1351 (V. B. Williams 135 .1275 Co. Commissioner. R. J. Caldwell 21 __ 314 1. W. Dobson 4 __ 210 I.Ed Leech. 38 769 Ladd J. Lumpkin... 64 __ 709 F. C. Kirkpatrick ... 85 .. 696 iV. J. Poag 139 ..814 3. R. Walker 12 . _ 247 R. M. Whitesides 32 __ 343; R. W. Whitesides 14 .. 590 i Total vote 211 .2782 From the above it will be noted :hat a second race will be necessary with the candidates for each of the county officers, having opposition, except with McMackn and Hunter who are elected superintendent of education and I luditor respectively. However, I ;he above result was set up be- ( fore the return was received from Bullock's Creek township. The j vote in that township, which it was impossible to get on account' )f the 'phone lines being out of >rder, is said to have given Messrs. Ardrey and Saye suficient votes to elect. This will necessitate a second race beAveen the other candidates for :hird and fourth places on the tfork delegation in the House. A tabulation at 1 o'clock this morning shows a total vote so far reported of 76,000, with probibly 25,000 more to hear from. The figures show these general results: For governor: Ansel, 51,978; Manning, 18,907: Blease. 12,915; Brunson, 7,310; Edwards. 531; Jones, 707; McMahan, 1,811; 1 Sloan, 2,134. Ansel and Manning tviil make a second race. For attorney general: Lvon, J 56,885; Ragsdale, 22,119; Younans. 16,165. Second race beAveen Lyon and Ragsdale. Boyd is elected adjutant gen l *ii " ? rai witn a majority or probably 50,000 over Haskell. The race for comptroller tfen?ral is close and in doubt, Jones, ' 18,669; Walker, 36,051. Kailroftd commissioner, Sullivan 20,473; Wharton, 19,003; Summersett, 11,757: Sellers, 0,>12: Cansler, 16,514. Sullivan md Wharton will likely make a second race. For secretary of State, Mc-1 ^own, 40,454; Morrison, 15,122; i tajrin, 12,123; Tribble, 3.789. McCown is elected. Finley defeated Strait for congress by a bijr majority. First Regiment Ranks First. | T<- ? 1 ' 1 il m Bttiu uii k^uu autnority hat the 1st regiment was the >est military organization sent! >y any State to the manoeuvres. 1 ["he men of Col. Lewis's comnand stood the work better, aid : ess kicking and seemed more ilive to the duties of camp life han the soldiers of any other egiment. The regular army ifficers were not permitted to nake any comparisons, of course, ^hat is, they could not speak fficially, or for publication, but everal admitted in private con'ersation that the 1st regiment vas the best they had seen in amp, excepting regulars. This iclongs to the men, who lent hemselves to the training of heir officers, but too much can- < tot be said in praise of Col. | jewis and the men working i cith him for the excellent show- ' ng made by the 1st South Caroina. Col. Lewis is a graduate 1 f the Citadel. He has had con- i iderable exnerience in thincru 1 * ? J lilitary. He inspired the ut- 1 jost onfidence of both officers : nd men. He was the hardest 'orked man in the regiment, < id a careful, conscientious stu- ] ent; one of those officers who < ever curse or drink, and invari- 1 bly make the best soldiers.? 1 rreenville special to News and j -ourier. THE MECKLENBURG DECLARATION t Some New and Interesting Facts Con- j ing This Important Document. 2 The "Mecklenburg Declaration I of Independence," adopted May \ 20th 1775, is a glorious fact. ; Local tradition in Rocky River township of Cabarrus Co., N. C., 1 ] ascribes its authorship to Rev. 1 Hezekiah James Balch, then pastor of that church. 1 Lately in a Cincinnati library I found a book published in 18k), < giving the history of the Balch ; family. It was written by Rev. A. F. White L. L. D., who was | a grandson of Rev. Hezekiah J. Balch, being born in 1821, or- ( dained a Presbyterian minister ] in 1846, and died in 1899, after ] receiving many honorable positions in both chprch and State. ] This book corrects several cur- 1 rent mistakes: 1. Rev. Hezekiah James Balch i was born in Georgetown, D. C., ] and not in Harford Co.. Mary- , land. A Rev. Dr. Hezekiah ; _ Balch who died in Greenville, j Tenn. was born in Hrirford f!n ? I. a very different man. < 2 He was supposed to have died in 1776 and to have been buried in Poplar Tent church graveyard, but he went to Tennessee in the latter part of 1775, died in Sullivan Co., Indianna, on January 12,1821, and was buried in Hopewell church graveyard. 3. About 60 years ago the patriotic people of North Carolina erected a monument to his memory. An old gentleman in Poplar Tent remembered that * Treacher Balch was buried in the centre of the graveyard." So they ran two diagonal lines through the cemetery and placed the monument where these two lines crossed each other. It now appears that there were two preachers by the name of Balch; Rev. James Balch the j father and Rev. Hezekiah James j Balch, his son. It was the father j who died and was buried in Poplar Tent, and who sleeps under a monument erected to his ; distinguished son. j 4 The story that he had only 2 children, both born in North j Carolina, and that his widow I ( married a Mr. McWhorter who ] moved to Tennessee, is a mistake. Rev. Hezekiah James Balch had 10 children, only one of them born in North Carolina. His widow was 63 years old when , Mr. Balch died and did not marry the second time. The widow who married Mr. McWhorter was the widow of his father and the 2 little girls were the sisters and not the children of the signer of the immortal Declaration, j A little strange and somewhat1 curious, that we should have j missed the date of his birth and 1 the date of his death ?the place : of his birth and the place of his burial. Yet he has two monuments?one in North Carolina, l\tr on-? u%y |kui iuut naiiu^, uiiu ; j one in Indiana erected by loving t hearts. J. B. Mack. ( All Honor to South Carolina ! ( f] IIuiTah for South Carolina ! c Three cheers and a tiger for t the brave men of that State. They have vindicated the honor , 1 of at least one community in Car- > olina?even in the presence of the governor of the State. They have done their duty and i? done it well. |* The citizens of the Greenwood i M u~ 1 .-iii uiouiLi navu uveugcu h lerriDie :i crime. < A black brute, whom the State Executive appropriately called "A Devil and Fiend of Hell," s who perpetrated the most infa- i \ mous crime above a burning hell j 1 ? that of assaulting a defenseless s white girl ?went to his fate and doom at the hands of a public ( court of patriots. He was Bob Davis, the negro j who on Monday last murderously attacked ?with lustful purposes l ?and almost killed Miss Jennie Brooks, a respectable white girl j residing near Greenwood, S. C. j f The negro viciously attempted to assault this innocent victim, but with great courage she fought I { him off until help came and j v frightened the criminal away. : y lie was followed by a posse of 1 outraged and infuriated citizens * who finally rounded him up in a i swamp and captured him last ; Thursday night. He was taken before his helpless victim, who was then writh- j h ing and suffering on a bed ofj pain, and this pitiable girl posi-: M tively identified him as her as-! n sailant. ! * With patriotic purposes and ^ :ool-headed determination, the people, sitting as the high court of justice in this case, took this j, oiack imp to the roadside near where he had committed his fearful crime. There, with remarkably pa dence and commendable deliberation, the South Carrlinians?with Diood in their veins?listened to in impassioned, but futile, appeal of Governor Heyward, who was on the scene, for a court trial of the perpetrator of this iwful crime. "I come to appeal to your manhood," deciared the Chief Executive of that State. That appeal was not lost to those brave South Carolinians. They promptly swung the black devil to a limb and shot his body full of holes. Shall the supremacy of the law be upheld: asked the governor. The supremacy and the majesty af justice and the people was upheld, for this criminal promply paid the penalty for his crime. "I plead with you to let the law take its course," implored the governor. But these determined South Carolinians had had some ex- j perience with the delays, techni- ; calities appeals and defeat of justice in the courts. None of that for them in this case, and they lynched the negro n the spot. "Let South Carolina take the lead in this matter, appealed the Governor. And to-day South Carolina stands at the forefront of southern patriotism in this hour. To-morrow Georgia may claim the honor. Those Carolina men upheld the honor and the tradition of their ifreat state. 'T l i x nave 1IVCU 111 HIC CUUIllI ,V cllltl realize the dangers to which our women are constantly exposed,", ieclaired Governor Hey ward. And those men, remembering I their own wives and daughters, determined that this particular black devil should never again put his hands on the throat of a white woman and choke her into sub- i mission to his hellish passion. And then, those noble South j Carolinians?praise to them in all favor?realized their duty and :hey performed it with courage ind patriotism and with theblessngs of Heaven upon them. Hob Davis will never put the ?rasp of his hellish black fingers )n another Southern white woman! Atlanta Evening News. Watch Fort Mill Grow. On Monday last, Fort Mill made another great stride in her progress. Bell & Fonville, cotion merchants,, opened up a cotion exchauge in the office formerly occupied by I)r. J. H. Elliott. They give free of charge ; o the public the latest quotations .XT Xf 1? _ A A i * mi lnevv i oi k cotton una stocks. | In fact the people of Fort Mill j kvill now receive the prices on ?otton just as soon as they are ; xiven out in Wall Street. Before coming: to Fort Mill, Bell & Fonville had an office in Charlotte but owing: to an act i tassed by the last Legislature of Morth Qirolina, they had to come o another State in order to con- J luct business. Although their office is fre- | luently called a bucket-shop yet fhe Times does not advise any >f the good house-wives to go here in search of tinware. Fort Mill is surely growing, ^ow for the arc lights and water vorKs! Scrub yourself daily, you're not clean aside Clean insides means clean tomach, bowels, blood, liver, clean, iculthy tissue inevery organ. MORAL: L'ake liollisters's Rocky Mountain To-i. cents, Tea or Tablets.?Parks Drug 2o. -? ? Governor Hanly of Indiana has let apart a strip of land one mile vide surrounding' Fort Benjamin Harrison, and has prohibited the ole of intoxicants on that strip. )bl maids would be scarce and hard to find, Could they be made to see. low grace ami beauty is combined lly using Rocky Mountain Tea.? 'arks Drug Co. Time is money to a man who las a government contract. ??? - IU SELF LEFDN5E. Iajor Ilumni, editor ami nianaper of | lie Constitutionalist, Kminonce. Ky., j i lien ho was tlercoly attacked, four j ears upo. bj' Piles, bonpht a box of | tuekleu's Arnica Salve, of which he | nys; "It cured me in ten days and no rouble since." Quickest healer of turns. Sores, Cuts and Wounds. 'Z~>c at 11 drug stores. ? The chief burden of a woman's ife is her neighbors. A woman worries until she pots Tinkles, then worries because she lias Item, if she takes Hollister's Hooky lountaiu Tea she would have neither, tripht. smiliup face follows its use. flits Tea or Tablets.?Parks Drup Co. ?? ? A lie is often told without sayig a woi d. If you want ICE, call uj> A,JO. JONEtf. L ~ ' \ I III llll? SPECIAL NOTICES. FOR BENT?The John Q. CPJUi house in Sprattvillo. Possess*' _? Nov. 1st. Apply to R. E. RoJr"I.OST n * __v^uts Monday, n small knit coin parse, containing small amount, of money. Reward for return to Miss Mabel Arilrey. announormrntr. ? ? - ? ?' ? mmm M am A - - -* HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The many friomls of Mr. S. II. EPFS, Sk., of Fort. Mill, hereby announce him as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the rules of the Democratic partv. FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR. Recognizing the ability and high worth of Mr. JOHN V GORDON, wo do with pleasure present his name to the voters for Supervisor of York county, subject to the rules of the approach- ' iiig Democratic primary. VOTERS. We are authorized to announce Mr. THOMAS W. ROYD as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for re-election as Supervisor of York county, subject. to the choice of the Democratic voters iti the approaching primary election. NOTI C E . There has been a wholesale chancre in the School Books adopted by the State. We will sell the new books at cost for SPOT CASH. We hope that all will appreciate this and take advantage of the low prices. All books charged even for one minute will be with a profit added. We have also some slightly used books, almost as good as new, which we will sell at a reasonable reduction to those who prefer them. a?ar We have a big and assorted stock of Tablets, Composition Books, Pens, Pencils, Ink, Book Straps and Satchels, Pencil Boxes, Etc. AUDREY'S 8 K 9 j Let the z | Charlotte Steam Lancirj ? t Launder Your Linen. J 1 1 2 We have the Kiggost nnil ^ r.ost Laundry IMant in \p % the Carol inns. Wo do more 4 work than nny laundry in 4 tln? Carolinns. We do Bet4 tor work than any laundry % 4 in tho South. Our agents, j 4 whose name i.s attached $ 4 hereto, has instructions to 4 give yon full and complete 5 4 satisfaction or make no 4 charge. 4 Isn't that fair dealing? i ij t PARKS DRUG GOMP'Y, j; J AGENTS 'I J i onT MJMJ, - - - s. o. j| | |l Utile Victor' CURES Liver Complaints ; uses 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 well, try Ramon's Treatment. Only 25 cents. For sale by W. B. Ardrey HOLLISTER'S Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets A Busy Medicine for Biry People. Brings Golden Health and Renewed Vigor. A specific for Constipation. Indignation, T.Wer and Kidney troubles, ritni>l<;s. Kc/t*iaa. Impuro Hlixxl, liad Hrnutli. Sluggish HowcIh. Headache and llacUntho. Its Hoc ley Mountain Tt:a in tablet form. 3I> cents :t box. tPnuino trade by Hot.t.is'i kit I?i<t <; Company. Madison. Wis. GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE mJlA I iM