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DEMOCRATIC
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
B. W. BRADFORD.
One yen r It.OO
AUGUST 30 1906.
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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
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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.
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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
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A 1CYSTSRY SOLVED.
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"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
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)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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A lie is often told without sayig
a woi d.
If you want
ICE,
call uj> A,JO. JONEtf.
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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.
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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
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| Charlotte Steam Lancirj ?
t Launder Your Linen. J
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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?
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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
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