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mwnim I I w*0*jm i mm w ? wwmwmi The Fort Mill Times. DEMOCRATIC PUBLISHED J^VISUY THURSDAY. B. \v. BBApFORD, - Eel. an.) l rop One year St.00 ' . | Cnritispomlence on current subjects Is tnvits<l, but n>> responsibility Is assumed for the views of eni rev..on li nts. rtr>nli''MHon t?> the publisher, ml i ii-i.", * "icr uci' jn.mi' Miiinii in those Interested. j Entered ait the post office :it Eort Mill, S. O., a* socomi class nmtler. - ?-???? FEBRUARY 7, 1007. j WISE AND OTHERWISE If the ground hop: didn't sec his shadow and remained out. it is safe to say that he will look more carefully the next time. A Washington scientist claims that he has found a way of distilling whiskey without a worm. What is really needed, however, is something1 that will eliminate the snakes. An exchange says that there are two reasons why some people don't mind their own business, i me is that they haven't any J mind, and the other is that they ' haven't any business. Either run a town with a vim. or just sell out and loaf. Do you ! want trade? Then bid for it! i Do you want trade to come your J way. Then encourage what you have! Do you want a prosperous town? Then never permit the ' iealousies to rule your actions. 1 Work together for common prospaiity and mutual benefit. A recent estimate place* the total Roman Catholic population of the United Statesat 12,651.2-44 or an increase of 189,151 over a year ago. The total number of churches is 11,814, and the uuni>f children attending parochial schools lias increased to 1.066,207. The number of schools is 4,281, and there are SG9 colleges or seminaries. For the benefit of those who j abhor printers' ink as a prime' factor to the advancement of their interests, we should state that Samson ? the strong party was the first man to advertise. : Jle took two solid columns to demonstrate his strength, and several thousand people "turn Died" to tne scheme. lie brought down the house. The drinking of an abundance of water will prevent appcndici. lis, because appendicitis is the) result of constipation and constipation is the result of insufficient bile and insufficient supply of liquids. That's what an exchange Says, anyway. If anybody wants any further reasons they'll have to go elsewhere, for we're not here to run the doctors out of business. Consider what the hen does when she is "working." The market value of the hen is about 40 cents and the value of her daily produce 2 cents, or one twentieth the part of her own worth. True, her career is short, but long enough for her to earn her value many times over, and that cannot be said of some in this world who have great pretensions to usefulness. The kickers on the farm arc , not so hard to get along with as the kickers in town. (Mi the farm there is the kicking cow, and our long-eared friend the jmile, while j in town there is the old mossback j who wants all the miinieinnl im- I provements \yithout helping to ]>ay for thorn. On the farm the cow may be sold for beef, the muld traded for a shotgun or a 'possum dog, but nothing but a funeral will get rid of a town kicker. "Why is it," asks a friend of ours, "that nearly everybody , that attends church likes to sit in the end of a seat and hold onto it like grim death, and every person who gets a birth in that pew must stumble over them?" Well, we confess we do that sort of thing occasionally, probably to get out quickly in case of fire. V/e sinners are quite strongly reminded of fire, flames and brimstone that is pursuing us, and we can't tell just exactly when it is : going to come. We want to be in position to make a quick get-a- i' way. Pestmaster General Cortelyou's < order permitting patrons of rural delivery to make their own boxes or have them made to order, has j been misunderstood, as shown by ; an order sent out recently from the department directing that < "all boxes must be made of gal-1 vanized iron or sheet steel." The order was promulgated because , of reports that many wooden boxes were appearing on the j country roads. The order further states that such boxes are neither waterproof nor secure, and wooden boxes will gradually be eliminated from the service. > i kt WAXHAWS HIGH PrtlCES The following is taken from a letter signed "Marvin," which appeared in the last issue of the ( Waxhaw Enterprise, and is of more than passing interest to the people, and especially the busi- } ness men, of Fort MiH: 4 'I vmrr f Kn ?\nol- o/\n o/vr? WT rt tr i/uiui^ |mol rn;cU""iU11 *f ttA" haw paid more for cotton than any other tov n or city within a radius of fifty miles. .Just a few days ago a farmer of Pleasant Valley, living only four miles from Fort Mill, a town with two cotton mills run by electricity, and also a cotton warehouse, was olfered only 10 cents for his cotton at thai place. So he loaded seven bales on his wagon and turned his horses' heads toward YVaxhaw, where he got 10.70 for his whole lot, making a total gain of $18.(X), over what he would have rec< ived for it at Fort Mill, by hauling it to YVaxhaw. "Last year guano was hauled from YVaxhaw to within foui miles of Fort Mill and three miles of Pineville. Only the other day ! I heard a good man, who lives within four miles of Fort Mill, and four from Pineville. and one mile from macadam road, say that if Waxhaw had good roads >*he would buy their cotton and sell them their supplies and fer- ( tilizers." Thus it appears that upon a certain day Waxhaw was paying very near* three fourths of a cent j a pound more for cotton than we j were paying. This fact is without a doubt the cause of our Pleasant Valley friend hauling his cotton these extra miles and he did the proper thing in doing so. Yet we cannot understand how Waxhaw can pay these high prices for the staple, and would like to hear from some of our cotton buyers on the subject. If they are responsible for the alleged low prices paid here, we want to pry open their eyes and point out to them that they are not only losing the buyers' commission on the cotton, but likewise are losing the business that j invariably follows the selling of cotton. As to good roads, we' will again say to our Pleasant Valley friends that ere the harvesting of another crop there is good prospects for a great improvement to the road between that place and Fort Mill. We j have Supervisor Boyd's word for it that the York county chain-! gang will be here early in the spring and will put the road from Fort Mill to Sugar creek in first class condition. The contract for ! the building of the iron bridge over the creek, which will do away with probably the worst piece of road on the route, will be let within a short time and the bridge will be open to the farmers of that section before the next cotton season. With these improvements there will be little cause for our Pleasant Valley friends to make the trip across country to Waxhaw for fertilizers and supplies, and we don't believe that our merchants and cotton men will stand by and see the trade of these good people go elsewhere for the sake of a few points difference in the price of cotton. the poor. The cold weather of the week that is upon us has set us all to thinking of the poor. We wonder to how many of us the weary dreary phase of hopeless poverty is anything more than a romance. Sitting in our warm and comfortable homes, by pleasant lires with luxurious beds waiting to receive well fed bodies, we can have no more comprehension of what grinding poverty means than an angel in the full crlorv of naradisp p;?n know of the deepest depths of hades. Think of it! No fuel, absolutely none. No bed, but piled up rags; little children wailing with cold and helpless hunger; closets bare as old Mother Hubbard's; smells that reach high heaven in their foulness. And in their depth of poverty, to which even our imaginations can scarcely decend lies a lurking curse like the wild beast in its lair. The sordidness of poverty cats out the soul of a man as a. tiger drinks blood. Brutality, apathy, the cruelty of fiends, are begot when pride and ambition die utterly. Would that our charities could strike, deeper, seek to to humanize as well as feed, encourage and reanimate as well as clothe. We are all of us apt to gather our skirts about us, hold our noses and avert our eyes while we hand out our garments and our bread. Blessed be the soul that is inspired enough to go down into the shadows and lend a helping hand. \ ? * - Him ^ IIWI?Immmnm irninn .11 i in mmmnit v.*m THE GAMBLER'S CHANCE. Richard Canfield, the noted ' New York gambler who was in- ' dieted in the courts of that city a ' few months ago, puts the gambling proposition in unique form: "If you play with a gambler long ? enough," says Canfield, "he is 1 bound to win your money. He ! can't help but pet it. When you j . play with me in round numbers < you put up $100 and against that 1 I put up $90. Now figure how long you can keep doing this. , You may win my money now and ? then, you may break me tempo- 1 rarily, but as long as you play ' against me at the odds o? 100 to 99 in the end I'll have youi money.'' ] Canfield ought to know. He is reputed to have made $5,000.- j 000 in the gambling business. It is said he has not personally j touched a card in twenty years. He intrusts the business of his establishment to subordinates and 1 relies with mathematical certainty upon the returns. Canfield 1 puts it very plainly. If you go j into the gambler's game he has 100 chances to your 90, tcnchanc- i es to your nine. If you stay in the game long enough and the ' majority of the players do he .( will get your pile. It is simply sciertce, si ill and luck pitted j against absolute certainty. The | end is known from the beginning. < That is where the average man who gambles makes his fundamental mistake, lie imagines : that good fortune will heat the ; law of mathematics. He bets on 1 the theory that good playing and j luck will enable him to overcome the stubborn fact that .10 is one : more than 9. Canfield says what 1 everyone ought to know: When 1 you go up against the gambler'", game you go up against a dead , sure thing. The gambler's game , is not "a game of chance" at all. | it is a financial robbery done scientifically. Gambler Canfield's frank statement will have little effect. how- 1 ever, for there will always be 1 the man who fancies he can , change 9 into a bigger figure than 10. i A Pretty Church Wedding. , j (Contributed.) < A beautiful church wedding was celebrated near here last ! Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock at Pleasant Hill Methodist church, when Miss Martha Bailes and : Mr. Robert Bryant were united in marriage. The bride was chamingly gowned in white net over taffeta. . The long veil was gracefully ! caught up with rosettes of net. The maid of honor. Miss Annie Bryant, wore soft white silk. The bridesmaids were becomingly * attired in white mull over pink, with soft trimmings of lace and ribbon. The bride carried a large bouquet of bride's roses and ferns tied with white ribbon, while all the bridesmaids carried large bunches of carnations and ferns tied with ribbon. Immediately before the ceremony Miss Bessie Gilbert, in her most charming and effective tones, rendered to Miss Lizzie Conrads accompaninent, "Swe testStory EverTold," "O Promise Me." Then the ever beautiful "Lohengrin" sounded soft and ' low. First came Miss Clara i Gulp and Mr. Fred Conrad. ' Next came Miss Mamie Robinson , and Mr. John McDonald, follow* ! by Miss Rebecca Harrris and Mr. Walter Robinson; next Miss j Mannie Wolfe and Mr. Wilson Wallace. Then came Miss , a : ~ * * - Aiuue nryaric, maid oi honor. Then followed the groom, leaning on the arm of the beat man, Mr. W. L. Long.. passing through an arch in the isle on the left and 4 the bride, who came in with her brother, Mr. S. E. Bailes, pass- * ing through an arch on the right and meeting under an arch which was artistically placed in the rear of the chancel. Miss (Ion- \ rad. who was the pianist, gave a soft rendition of Schubert Serenade, while Rev. W. M. Owings, in his solemn and impressive way, pronounced the < words that merged two lives into one, the name of Uailes to that * of Bryant. The ushers were Messrs. J. B. Ross, Benj. Haw- , field, Robert Stevenson and . Badger Bryant. The church was tastefully ' decorated with evergreens, and the many beautiful presents attested the popularity of beth bride and groom. i The visiting guests were Miss Bessie Gilbert, of Columbia College; Miss Lizzie Conrnd, of Charlotte; Miss Rebecca Harris, of Columbia College; Mi Mamie Robinson, of Charlotte; . Messrs. Walter Robinson, Wilson Wallace,. Fred Conrad, Thomas Hayes and John McDonald. The couple will make Charlotte ( their home. >nLB ?, mHKwmw ? ! iinii The total number of persons1 iilled by the earthquake in Jamacia is placed by some persons at 2,000. 1I2IC-H3023 &f:Tc.rCCL2r. "I was liter.tlly cou^hiii;; myself ro ' loath, ami hail become Loo weak to eave my oed, wild neighbors predicted hat 1 would u :\ > r le i\v it alive, but hey pit tooled for thanks be to (iod, I was tudnced to try l>r. king sKotv Uis o?ery. It took jus, four ono dollar unities to completely cirro the cough mil r store mo to good sound health," Allies Ut> l'k a V oca,diet-. of (dri.ei own, blafk t o , Iail This King of rough and cold cures, and Ivahw of hroat _ii*I lungs, is guaranteed bv all Irtiggis.s. Kica.nl SI.oO Trial bottle free. ??> -?? The postal commission recommcnas an entire new system of Accountings, weighing and classi[1 cat ions in the y- tsfal service. Vv-.lh'G FRCM'THS C-3A7E. A prominent imiimt.n-l tm r. Win, A. Ken well, of t m ama, N. c , relates a most r markalilc expert nee. lie says".tficr tatting le.,s iliau t hreo butt les of Electric idtuis, L 1 < I line one rising From th - pine My trouble is liright >( liscase in ilio Diabetes stage- 1 ffilly believe Electric lattrrs w.ll cure me' pcrmaucttt iy, for il has already stopped die liver and bladder eoniplicaiions which have troubled me for years." Guaranteed a. all drug stores. i rice j.tly a te. ? The West Virginia legislature, it is reported, may investigate Lne mine explosion at Lorentz, in wiiicn in were killed. lijyr. M : FCIv TE0UEL3. "I've lived m I 'ali 'orttia 2" year, and im s:ill burning for trouble m the way if barns, sorts, w'ouiios, boils, cuts, I sprains, or a case t piles that Put <vlen's ,?ruiea calve wo.i t ipuckly cure," writes t. iiarlcs Wallers, of Alleghany, sierra v o. ko use hunting, Mr. Mailers; it eiin-s in ei y ease. (Juuruiileod il ail drug stores, -ae. ? Secretary Root praises the C.inaUiuns ami says lie lound oiticials ami people not only ineiidly but cordial. A VALUABLE LSSC01T. "Six \ears ait?? '1 learned a valuable less mi, writes .lolm CleasaiH, oi Manmil la. Iml. "I iiieii l?<?nan taking Hi". Kiiin s New Life I'ilis. ami the louder A laim lia in ihe heller i liud llit in 1 liev please iMTvIm ,y. Ciuarumeed L>% all druggis! -.'at". Rev. I)r. Alexander Gilchrist, secretary of the Home Mission Hoard oi the United Presbyterian L'nurch is dead. - ? li s a good old \v<>rlil after all; If you iia\f im friends or money, In i In- ri. tr y> mi can fall: Kmringes art' unite <>11111111011 ami, [' l:'e |H' >ple I li r, W il l I)'', l'rot uleil you take id -ky Moiinlain l>a. 1 arks lirug e'o. | More than 30,000 persons took it last look at the body of Senator A lire r as it lay in state in the Detroit City Hall. i 9 J&J-' L J V w li o Would you walk a lew stops to Savo a Dollar? 51 so, conic our way. Hcginning Thursday, January *2 Hi h, we will begin to close out all Men's and Hoys' Winter Clothing*. Id orlor to do this at onoo, ivo will oiler you ^JL m per ceilt, off for cash | This will bo your banco to buy a good oiit cheap, oven it roil have to carry it n or until next winter Wo also offer some specials in, Men's Half- IIoso.' r. ft. , r h el: ? & Company, V ; . ; It is announced Viat it is the! intention of the Br govern-1 inent to establish aiiational Uni-! versity of Ireland. | .t * cJ i- 71 r.T A ri.<:&!>> ?n Jr.i A ?. A. -4 ; ,r i ? ; r-J ?.rt ft S !'! V! N * v x .'-s <'f cx^iwuvca bchiuvl our tru* ??*! ::2TL::s. ?mstota siiotguks 'o . !cm I :c* I t* "'** Sl * '?"? N If M f r f?V'\ llwrrUn:; J n'rTt,t* n ...t ? .*???..; s I *VbN*t|?c 5 ! -4. ; fu' ! . . - * . ,-'n ?* )?tn<?rr vlM be t?>r J STEVENS aM3 A WD TOOL CO. I C IJ? ? ? ? I AM t\^ \ t ft *7Wj(Vdnim*M5?j3 j | W. H. H DliAW WINES, LIQUORS, CI( ,> ? 125 Last Council Street, 6. ? r We quote you the folio 'V Brandies, Wines, Lie.: 1 Gallon New Corn VVhis .*'v 1 Gallon 1-year-old Corn \ yv ^ Gallon 2-year-old Corn V 1 Gallon 3-year-old Corn V i\s 1 Gallon 4-year-oid Corn V 1 Gallon New Rye Wliiske /v 1 Gallon 1-year-old Rye V 1 Gallon 2-year-old Rye V ht, 1 Gallon James L. Pepper *? 1 Gallon Old Henry Rye \\ u> 1 Gallon Echo Sprin.es 1C 1 Gallon Apple Brandy (nc 1 Gallon Apple Brandy (ol ,f'? 4 Quarts 7-year-old Corn (,< $4 12 Quarts Mountain Corn i 4 Quarts Old Henry Rye a a 4 Quarts Rose Valley Rye 4 Quarts Malt Rye 4 Quarts Hoover's Choice 1 I ^ We can furnish you anythi orders win receive prompt a' > N\VN\\\\\\S\S\N\W\ AVV^X i NXXXXXXXViAXXXX XXWXWXWi Ga ML Basiey OF II Kill GR: P. O. Box 259. Phone Old Bailey, year old Corn $'2.0'i J N. O. Corn, white or colored 1.50 to 1.150 1 Mou :t Hoval Rye 15.f>d Apnlo liraiidv, old and mellow H.Ol) Bailey's i hoico, 12 full quarts 7.00 ] Old Bias, 12 fall quarts to ease ... 7.00 Kindly bear me in mind and let of anything in the above line. Yc All goods guaranteed. Send mc Express Money Order. 1 will pay express to your neare on all orders amounting to 1 gallor boxing, but 50 cts extra will be eh Yours tr J. R. BIAS, ) S. B. Y/ALLACE, \ Sa,esmens a m \ 1 IF 1 v I r I Cure jg Almost tnstan II hey also reh ria. Rheumal Stomache ach turv, Bearing?iness, Nervo | vvsSnn? * By taking one c I Pills when you ^'<1 You not only av 1 ening influence < jj nervous, irritahl v 1 tal>let on retiri - 1 This soothing j brings refrcshinj 25 (l?st's? 25 c 1 if [J i "IMPERIAL'' P LOUR; The quality of this I^omr 1 the best milled.? The price is exceptionally Iaw?ih'fact sensational. As a bilking Flour it has no uiipnrior; ! splendid for biscuit, bread, pastry or cake, givinjr : bounded satisfaction. HunIdreds will use no other. If you are not using it, your neighbor can probably tell ! you of its good qualities. i 100-lb tag $2.50 : ( 48-lb bag SL25 | 24-lb bag &5c ! A. O. JONES, | ( 'Phone No. 14. ) . ... -28 ->s-? % ?. OOVER, I 4 :\<a in , jsf 1ARS. TOBACCO, Etc. 2g - - - Salisbury, N. C. wing prices on W hi ski .e jgg key . $1.50 ? Vhiskey 1.75 g? Whiskey . _ 2.00 Xfi Vhiskey . 2.50 Vhiskey _ 3.00 J? Vhiskey . ... .2.00 ** Vhiskey . 2.50 35 Rye Whiskey . . . 3.00' gbj hiskey ...... 3.00 R5i /e Whiskev 3.00 sv) ' 2.50 ?5! d) 3.00 g5: case gxxxls). 4.00 2g; (old) 7.00 gg; 3.80 22; 3.70 gg; Rye -. 3.00 ri<r in our line and all mail fig ttention. gjj s Price List vm; LiytiRS. 354. Salisbury, N. C. [iailcys Choice, IS months old Coru$l.75 Bailey North Carolina Rye...2.50 to 3.00 Rock HidRp Rye. 1? in ok, old 3.00 1'iwh Brandy, olrt and mellow...,. 3.GO Holland Gin 3.00 tc 2.50 Shipments made day order is rootived. me hear from you when in need nir patronage will he appreciated. >ney by P. 0. Money Order or I st express office in South Carolina is. No extra charge for jugs or arged for kegs, uly. C. M. BAILEY. jjjgg 1 Or Miles' Anti-Pain Pills * fieadache tlv./and .Iravr no had ffffCtS. eve every other pain. NVuralic Pain, Sciatica, Unckachf. e. Ague Pains. Pains from indown pains, Indigestion, Di*tisness and S'erplossness. ' ! ^ I / Prevent I All-Aches ! >r two Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain | feel an attack coming on. t oid suffering, but the weak- 1 A pain upon the system. If 1 le and cannot sleep take ^ 1 ng or when you awaken. 1 influence upon the nerve^ 1 g sleep. ' " ents. Never sold in bulk. , ,