The Foi~Mill Times.
DEMOCRATIC
PUBLISHED EVERT. THURSDAY.
B. W. BRADFORD, 5 .Ed and Prop
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Correspondence on currart subject a Is j
Invited, but -no responsibility Is atr umed
for the vle\*s of correspondents.
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vertiatnK rates are made known to i
those Interested.
Enteral at the poetoffico at Tort Aiill, i
6. 0.. as second class matter.
DECEMBER 13. 1906.
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The trade territory of a town
is not all dependent upon the dis- j
tance to neighboring tra&ng
points. The trade territory?epends
upon the enterprise of |p
merchants and the residcnwbf
the town. If a town doej*ot j
reach ofter the trade it wili ?ri<i 1
only as fast as it has to, afT it!1
will grow as it is forced to. /But1
if the merchants go after business
in the surrounding co^Jitry,
advertising in every possible fway,
and making good every word of
their advertising, trade vvitJ I
come from an ever increasing
radius, the town will gain a;
^ \ r ii
reputation ior peing awnr.o p.-ia
it will forge to the front. It is
the men in the town and not ill- {
? together the men living within a
certain number of miles from it |
that makes the town.
Readers of the Charlotte pa?xl>ers
are becoming perplexed to
JlKknow the exact population of
of the town and township. So
phenomenal has been the growth
|B of Charlotte and the township in
the past few years that even the !
closest observers seem to have
lost themselves and are guessing.
The United States census four
years hence will clear up the
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matter to me snusT?cuon or an.
f ^
s!3?t{e Columbia State tells of a
citizen killing an alligator in his
back yard. We have heard of
serprents invading even the bed
rooms of some people, but the
Columbia man is first to kill one
these marauders.
? The professional man who buys
of an order house and the merchant
who has his printing done
out of town belong to the same
lodge?same degree.
We can remember the time'
when people asked when trains ;
were due, but now it is "How,
late are the trains?"
A Shrewd Move.
Senator Tillmftnrsppm<a nov.
er tire of springing surprises. !
i "Age cannot wither him. nor
custom stale his infinite variety."
He never ceases to devise ways I
of creating surprises and so ad-;
vertising himself. He needs no j
press agent, for he is abundantly
able to Keep himself squarely in
the center of the limelight. His
latest exploit was his wholly unexpected
criticism of President
Roosovejt's dismissal of the negro
solders. That criticism has
been inexplicable to both friend,
and foe of tht pitchfork states-!
man. Neither could fathom his
motives, though each was sine
he did not speak within an object.
The cat is now out the bag, if,
his scheme for an investigation
is correctly diagnosed in a Washington
dispatch published in the ,
Rocord. He is to spring an even
bigger surprise and create an
even greater sensation. What
could be more startling than the
introduction in the senate by,
Tillman of a resolution calling in- j
to question the president's au+
f XT 4"/% ^-1 ?
kitviibji w uiniiuns tut: UUgTO
soldiers without a court martial?
Whether or not the senator sincerely
believes the president
usurped a p3\ver he did not
possess, he cannot take a more
effectual course to have his
action stand. Such a resolution
will force every Republican senator
to support the president for.
while some of them might not
object to his being disciplined
through action of his own party,
not one would dare to vote for a
resolution, in effect condemning
him, introduced that resolution,
he will finally naff down \ the
official lid upon the hopes of\ the
negroes to have Brownville rase
Li reopened and the negro sokLers
reinstated in the army. ?Colli mbir
Record. \ i
Hers Deadly than War. J A
A. newspaper of an analysis ; j
turn has made very striking (
comparisons with these astonish-; j
ing figures. in connection with i
the casualty list of the great1 *
battles oi the civil war. The .
comparisons show that the |.
"deadliest battles of the civil j ^
war were mere skirmishes com-' (
pared with the frightful havoc 1
wrought in times of peace by! q
American railroads." In four!
of these great battles fewer
humans were killed than are j
called upon by railroads to give
up their lives in a single year. ,
At Chiekamauga 1056 men .were
killed; in the Wilderness, 2246;
at Spottsylvania. 2725; atGettys- .
burg, 3070. The total number ,
of soldiers slaughtered in these
four great battles was 9697, and \
in the one fiscal year ending q
June 30, 1905, six more than I,
this number, 9703, gave up their 1
lives on the railroad. j,
Make the Home Bright. ,
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How much bettor to use some ! j
of the good things of life as we j
go along: to makes our homos!1
as'cherrv and bright as possi->
ble now. I)o not starve today, <
either body, mind or soul, think- ,
ing that poverty will knock at (
your door tomorrow. Don't; j
hoard and scrimp through all ;
tie best days of your life that |
|du may be generous in your']
Ivill. Life is uncertain, and it j
ns better to make your children ;
(happy while under the parental
roof, to call to that home every ;
agency that will make their I,
lives sweeter and 1 tetter, than to f j
deny them these that you may
leave them a large account1
when you are gone. It will be
too late for them to return kind- ,
ness to you then. Don't keep
the parlor shut up anil live in
kitchen, unless you want the I
boys and girls to be anxious to (
leave you. Don't think they I
must not go anywhere but to
Sunday school and prayer meet-;
ing; remember you were young j
nnpfl lln lint ',cl' tlinm !
to wp.ik two miles to a singing
or lecture after working hard
all day when there are two or
three horses in your barn who 1
would enjoy the trip as much
as they. For God's sake, show
them you think as much of them
as you do your beast i f not more. '
Take time to enjoy the society of |1
your friends, especially the
companionship of your children;
it will only be a few years at the :
best that they will be with you,
and these ought to be years of ;
happiness to both you and them. J!
Would you not rather have them 1
back when out in the world
to that blessed home, though it <
may not have been a mansion,
where they received more joy
and comfort than the world can 1
afford, than to have them forget ;
home in a week and hardly return
to your burial? If we are :
very happy in this life we must
enjoy what every day brings. We
should be grateful and glad for
all the good that comes into our
lives, and patiently bear our
trials, believing that all things if
rightly used will fit us for the :
enjoyment of perfect happiness
hereafter. ? Selected.
The Trouble With Japan.
Many of our readers are
doubtless unacquainted with the
cause of the strained relations
existing at this time between the
United States and Japan. The
trouble arose over the local
Hoard of Education of San
Francisco to provide separate
schools for all children of
Oriental races, including the ;
Japanese, and to prohibit, their
attendance at schools of white :
Americans. Japanese Ambassador
Aohi carried the matter to '
the State Department at Wash- 1
ington and asked that the Japanese
children have the rights
which are accorded to the children
of any European race. The *
Japenese contend that the treaty
of 1894 has been violated. This
treaty provides that the subjects !
of each country shall enjoy in '
the territories of the other the 1
same liberties, privileges and
riirUtw? ou ito .n*U^vAi/?
Igy I 1 J3 Clfl no OUUJWMl
When the knowledge of the ex- '
elusion reached Tokio the news- '
papers there started an agitation ,
which tlie anti-American feeling
and produced tne firm attitude
of Japan, as expressed by lier
Ambassador here.
The San Francisco lx>ard '
claimed that it was acting in ac- 1
cordance with the state law and '
will continue to do so unless the
courts decide it is in conflict with '
with the treaty with Japan. ,
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Price of Cotton. (
The best price paid for cotton
on this market* yesterday 1
was 10 cents. ] 11
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Ir. Wall Improving. ; ?
Mr. LJl Walker, a welt
mown 'tizen of Lower Steel i
>eek, via in toWn Saturday for i
he fhratmie in several weeks. 1
tfr. WalkV was thrown from a ]
i muld nei- his home about two <
veeks ag<, and had his left 1
tnkle so VAllv iniured that he 1
,vas unableV) walk until a few
lays ago. X
Fliis Mule llvedV Years.
Old "BecA" probably the :
)ldest mule tlVt has ever lived (
n this seCtionidied of "old age" ]
>n the plantatwi of Mr. W. D. j
Kimbrell on tfc morning of No- j
/ember 21. ihis faithful old :
nule was brokeko work by the 1
ate David H. Wbite on the old ;
Brem place 3 mi\s east of Fort
Mill in the sprin?pf 1872. She
was 3 years okhat that time.
Later old Beck \us bought by '
:he late James IVnbrell, who;
>wned the mule uill his death, |
tvnen she was glen to Mr. ;
Kimbrell's three stis, Messrs. t
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3. o., u. it. rtuu **. i. xvimureu. j
rhe old mule was Vrked constantly
for 34 years. \
iVhnf Carriers Musi and Mat Not Do.
In the first place, Vey can't
jarry any liquid that simulates i
either on the inside ? outside!
af their persons; indication1
means instant dismissal\nd they \
ire dismissed when thelare detected
drinking even their:
routes. Nor are they pWmitted
to carry spiritous liquorslor the
accommodation of their Patrons;
personal friendship do y,i't ff}
with the department ii these
cases, and no exceptions are
made with the rule.
Rural carriers must c^rcy the
mail and nothing elsft, even
though business hous?s seek
ofttimes to make erranuiijoys of j
them. Carriers must n<t, either
in person or through others,
directly or indirecly, solicit
money, gifts or presents nor
issue for profit souvejiiis or
postal handbooks, nor co-o>erate
with or assist the publishers of
the same to secure the patnnage
of the public. They an also
barred from compiling oi as-:
sisting in the compiling <f di- j
rectories for public use.
Conference Appointments.
The following appointments |
of ministers to serve the Wrious
churches comprising the I Hock
Hill District were announced by
the Methodist Conference in
session in Columbia the past
week: It. E. Stackhou^d presiding
elder. Blackstock, M. L.
Singleton; Chester, M. L. Fmnks;
Chester circuit, A. E. I|>ller;
East Chester, supplied by A M.
Jones; East Lancaster, j?.| M.
McKissick; Fort Mill, W.| M.
Owens; Hickory Grove, J, C.
Counts; Lancaster, R. E. Tirnipseed;
Lancaster circuit, 'VuL C. ,
Winn; Lancaster and Chester
mills, supplied by C. P. Carter;
North Rock Hill. W. D. Beeknani, ,
Richburg, W. A. Fairev; Rock
Hill?St. John's, W. B. Duncan;
Laurel Street, W. D. Gibson;
Manchester, supplied by E.
Myers; Rock Hill circuit, , H.
A rial; Van Wyck, R. E. Israrp; |
Winnsboro, Henry Stokes; \ >rkville,
H. J. Cauthen; S. A. W< >er, ,
supernumerary; York c!r uit,
supplied by E. K. Hardin, j
Pleasant Valley.
Mr. Joe Lee, of this place, has
been in the Charlotte hospital
for the last few days.?Dr. Po\ts |
made a business trip to Charlotte
Friday.?J. A. Kell and J. L.
Pettus have installed 'phones.? i
Mrs. John Ilall spent Saturday
and Sunday in Fort Mill.?Mr. j
Hurt well Sturgis spent Saturday
and Sunday with Mr. T. W. Gulp.
Mr. Tom Culp is having his
dwelling painted. He had jt re
1.1- 1 ry xr kx y
mvnieleu receiTuy Dy /j. y. jtsraciford,
the popular contractor of
Fort Mill.
Miss Loma Harris lias just re-,
L'oived a letter from her cousin.
Rob Gray, who recently nhdved
to Oklahoma. He also sends a
photograph of his new friend, an
jld Indian, who brings him in as
many as nine turkeys at once.
The Messrs. Stallings, of this
place have gone into the trapping
business, having 26 traps in
operation. They have caught a
number of muskrats and two
large minks.
Mr. D. O. Potts has the credit
for the largest hog slaughtered
o far, weight 475 pounds. Rev.1
>. J. Ormand killed one weighing
380. Mr. A. K. Hood's pork2r
weighed 318.
Mrs. Walter Hall has h<?eri
sick for the past few days.
Mrs. Sarah Coltharp is visiting
ler daughter, Mrs. Lon FarisJ
ind granddaughter, Mrs. White
Uourart.
Rev. J. C. Cha\Jlor preached
is. farewell sermo j ,
icon at Pleasant Hill.
iNppJi ry
A ifcartiage which was witlessed
by a large number of relatives
and friends was that of
lirs. Fa jjfnie Bennett and Mr. E. l
L. Ritch, which took place Sunday
evening at the home of Mr.
Isaac Snead, in the village of the
Fort Mill Mfg. Company.
Sooth Carolina Pythians.
The following extract from an
article written for the Tri-State
r~v .1 1 n . I. 1 TA T TT mi.
uuu repow Dy ur. j. ri. mornwell,
G. K. R. and S., of Fort,
Mill, will be read with interest.
"At the present writing there ;
are 155 active lodges and 10,450
members. During the last six
months there have been eleven
new lodges instituted and 1,010,
members initiated. This growth
from 311 to 10,450 in the last
twenty years by no means embraces
all who have had their
forgettery straightened or their
courage tested in the Castle Hall.
The seeds of Pythianism have often
times fallen on the stony soil
among thorns, or by the wayside,
and, having no root in themselves
may have been swept away by
suspensionsv yet something like a
tenth of the best men in South
Carolina have been as good soil,
and Pythianism is bringing forth
an abundant harvest in knightly
living. Not all in the Pythian
ranks, for many good men disapprove
of all secret societies,
while others belong to different
fraternal orders, but you have
only to call the roll of any lodge
in any part of the State to find
the true, the noble, the great and
the good.
"Much credit is due to all the
past grand chancellors, and each
one may congratulates himself
4 1 ... A. 1- k J . 1 _1_
tuitt, ne na,s none a guou snare in
building up the the cause. In
our present grand chancellor,
M. R. Rivers, of Charleston, the
the cause is making steady
progress, and at the end of his
term of service he will be entitled
to the plaudit, "Well done,
good and faithful servant." He
has already visited a good many
lodges, and has instituted three,
and has out petitions for three
more. In the supreme domain
Pythianism is making rapid
grogress, increasing at the rate
of 37,000 a year, thus keeping
pace with her sifter fraternal
organizations in the good work.
TherO are between a half and
three-fourths of a million Knights
of Pythias in the supreme domain.
South Carolina has forwarded
to the San Francisco
suffers $2,052,70, and is ..contributing
annually one hundred
dollars respectively to the Thornwell
Orphanage, Counie Maxwell
and Epworth Orphanage,
besides supporting through the
grand chancellor, others in their
homes. The lodge at Clinton
pays $G0 a year to the Thornwell
Orphanage."
Animal Reserve in Africa.
Threatened disappearnnre of
the wild fauna of South Africa
has led the Natal govern. i?nt to
form a reserve of 20,(KM) acres in
extent on the slopes of the Urakensberg.
In the deep "kloofs" of
those secluded mountains tehos
of berg express and other nuiiiral
forest afford good cover for the
eland, of which only some 130
specimens now remain in Natal.
The reserve also contains herds
of blue buck and klipspringcr. In
this game reserve are also found
many valuable si>eeimeiis of early
i Hushman paintings and drawings,
many of which are disappearing
owing to the rppid disintegration
of the rock surfaces.
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Feast of Kisses.
Ilulniagen, in Koumnnin, possesses
a public festival which is
probably unique in tie* world. It
is a little town of about 1,2* > inhabitants,
and on the morning of
its annual fair day the population
from about 80 villages conic
trooping in in swarms. To them
?0 out all the young women, married
or single, of Ilalinngen, each
hearing a small flower garland
and vessel of wine, and nil attend
cd by their godmothers this lasi
preenulion is taken from motives
of deference for Mrs. Grundy. As
the visitors approach, the young
Women offer to each a taste of
wipe and?a kiss.
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[Moraly a Trifle.
"I suppose your late uncle did
not fail to remember you in his
^vill," said the sympathetic friend.
"Von Could hardly call it a re
memhraifee," replied the poorer
relation. "It was more like a
faint recollection." ? Chicago
Daily News.
Os^iaS'^Naw UfePilii
Th9 beftlln tie vnorlde
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They Must (
Everything in Dry
Tii the future wo wi]
Furnishings, Clothii
In order to close out
December 10th, we
Yard wide Black Taff
Fifty-six inch Broadch
Fifty^six inch Ashland
In fact, every thin,
AT COST. Seeing
is believing.
McElhaney <
SPECIAL NOTICES.!
FOK RENT One or two farms.
Apply to T. U. liKLK.
iNiJiii r.?aii persons limeuieu i<> me
for profession:!I service or otherwise ,
arc requested to eull during the week
at my office in Fort 2?ill and settle
t heir accounts. D. It. THOUPfc'ON. J
FOR SAI.F.?One fine voting (ilr> ) tow,
nearly full-blooded Jersey, 4 years
old. Price only ?! "# Apply to Ai FX
BAKUliU, Fort Mill, fc> C
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Reward.
1 will given reward f<>r itif >rniation
leading to the rec ?verv of my si tter dog
whh n strayed from my premises Sunday.
Dog was very small, had larpe
brown sjiois. one fore lep entirely brown.
Had on new collar. J. L. Sprutt.
A YEAH A3 ELCCD
The year 10011 will long bo remembered
in the home of F. N. 'Jacket, of Alliance,
Ky , as the year of blood: which
flowed so copiously from Mr. Tucket's j
limps that death seemed very near. He j
j writes: "Sovero bleeding from thelunps ]
aud u frightful tough had brought me
at death's door, when 1 bepnti talcinp I
Dr King s Mow Discovery for Consumption,
with the astonishing result that
after taking four bottles J. was completely
r> stored and as time has proven
permanently cured." ( r nam ti teed for
>ore lamps, < oughsnud I '.Ida at all
drugstores. Price ;Vle.
Never ifo in tlobt lor a luxury
or tin unnecessary article of any
discijption.
Your stomach churns aud digests the
food you oat and it' foul, or torpid, or
out of order, your whole system suffers
from blood poison. Hollister's ltocky
Mountain Tea keeps you well. Do cents
Tea or Tablets.?Paries Drug < "o.
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'1 Here was a good crowd here
last Saturday and our merchants
seemed to be doing some busi
ness.
-< >In
every clime its colors are uufnrlcd
It's fame has spread from sea to sea;
; He not surprised if in tho other world.
You hear of Kooky Mountain Tea.?
l'arks Drug v'o.
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The State Baptist convention
decided to meet in Orangeburg
next year.
FAUOjS strike bssaeess.
Tito nios' frmous strike breakers in
tin- land are .Or King's Mew Life fills.
When liver and bowels go on strike,
' thov quikly settle tho trouble, and the
purifying work goes right on. Host
i cure for constipation, headache and
dizziness. 2,io at all drug stores.
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Our merchants are beginning
to open up Christmas goods.
LOSE CALL.
"A dangerous surgical operation, involving
the removal of n maligant illi
cor as large us mv hand, from my
daughters hip, was prevented by the
application of bueklen's * rniea Salve."
says A. I' Stickel. of Miletus, \V. Va.
I "Persistent use of the Salve completely
cured it." C'mvs Cots. Burns and Injuries
2">e. at all drugstores.
Presided r.on?cvclt ' ar igri
got t in the neck. at lite hands oi
hi? party. In the legislative, ju
ilicial and executive bill reported
by congress on Friday it was
decryed that hereafter in printing
documents authorized by law,
or ordered by either branch of
congress, the government printing
office shall follow the rules
ot spelling by Webster's Dictionary.
Fresh ihikoiV Bread
evrry Salunluv -it .TONKS*.
There is a man in this section
who claims to be conjured. He
went to a "conjure doc'.or," who
told him that the party who
"tricked" him had t nine
tacks in a piece of clou. nd put
it under the door step and he
had passed over it. But if h<
.' would get the rag and tacks and
I bring them to him he could re1J
move his troubles. Where is the
fool killer.?Ex.
10 At (W^ceB
Goods AT COST. |
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ii carry omy yxeiits i
ig and Shoei, and
: our Dry Gobds by
offer them at cost.
eta Silk - - - 83c
[)th 82c
I Repellant - - 41c
g iii Dry Goods
See for yourself.
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& Company.
HOLIDAY ADVICE
We can satisfy you in the selection
of your Xmas presents
provided you want to save yourself
time and worry and be assured
of the fact that the re- ,
cipients of your gifts will appreciate
them. We have bookst
adopted to every age of both^
sexes from the latest $1.50 nove'ad
to the 5 cents juvenile. Ourustock
has already been consider-5"'
ably depleted and early buyers'!
will have the advantage of'
TOILET SETS
XMAS CARDS
CALENDARS'
Candles and holders, Cigars,
Pipes, Albums, Perfumery, Bibles,
Games.
The handsomest Cabinets of
Box Stationery you ever saw.
Wateman's Ideal, the original
fountain pen, $2.&) and upwards.
We have the Lfcughlin at $1.00.'
Argpely's.
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t "I M 1M'KuuLV/ Mt I
\> FLOUR *
| * Is the BEST FLOUR 011 the J '
I marlitft. Give it a trial and yon 4
s/& will alwavs havo Good Bread, v
d a
^ 1 ou can always find it at ^
$ A. O. .TONES' ?
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HCLLISTER'S I
Swcky Mawnhiisi 1>a Huggets
n tl'.y Medicine for Susy People.
B'inss Go I Jen Health and Renewed Viffor.
A specific for Constipation. Indigestion. l.Jr?r
nn t l< ntiic-y trouble*. I'lmp.;*. Kcretnn. lmpum
lllooil. Had Breath. Sluinfi-h Bowels, lleadicho
int.: IWuuche. Itn Rocky .dountoin Tt a in talrn
l form. Sf> cants a bo: Genuine made by
:. oluis ck? I>uu.) <. ohpj st. Madison, Wis.
OLDEN NUGGETS FOH SALLOW PEOPLE
nmircOUCHl
^ AND Cl/RE THE LUNCSj
: ~ Sr. king's I
ii Hew SIsscvery S
/TONSUMPTIOM PrTco S
;*iUiTB OUGHSanti GOc&SIOOU
I 7* * Fran Tri?l U
?rwr' iwwiij?n?J
jj Surest anc E&uk'ke i* -jf\sro lor ail g
|j THUOAT ilnd LUIJQ TliOUB- j
f! LES, or IXJNEiT PACK. J
ON YOb?>
HUNTING TRIP
BeMim to - p*m*T'v cur - t?ebtsla the STEV. I
ENS end .' i L ASMUT f.o -MG. WtmiVe I
RI7LK1| . . . frcg? ^S5t?$lB0 00 I
PISTOIr . . - fr? <2 60tO BO 00 I
RHOTG S3. . frrfl* 7.60 to 3600 |
Atkyout' irr #n(f IiwW.t He Air t*n ; ir<- lllu*. I
o??uiy . i.( *>??<? if i ciui(i| If inter- 3
>eueaaa ' W?l?, w ??bl|? ? In Silo -Ti *i.. \ <i
rfimt. tm, iMgt tkarftl .! ;i to have It. VUle I
f *?**!, oa mrH* of W" irr m?ln Aau|? to
coe'ocpi >.
Our tarn' n three ret <t / mat Kti -rr wOl be
If i?frt"d nl la atom. r.
J. STK INI AIM! (TO TOOL CO.,
| <fr o?f?7*0* ^