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The Eoit Mill Times, | DEN'O :RATir PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. | B. W. BRADFORD, . Ed. and Prop. 1 One ve.nr $1.00 Six months 50 Entered at the txistottlce at Fort Aiill. S. C.. as second class matter. MARCH 7, 1907. WISE AND OTHERWISE. The world's greatest men grew upward from the lowest classes, while the world's meanest men grew downward from the upper class. I _____ Scm? people marry because it I is contagious. Others because they can't work in single harness. But the most marry because they fall in love and can't fall out. Verse 22, chapter 7. of Ezra, 1 lias all the letters of the alphabet except "J." Just brush the j dust off your Bible and see if this is not true. People do not place confidence in the many rumors that are constantly flying about the streets. Vou can help us run down all' rumors by giving in the particulars of all local happenings. The Iiord had the right idea; when he made man. He said it was not good for man to he alone, i but had he made more than one wife for Adam there would have been more trouble than there was in the shade of that old apple .tree. True politeness is accompanied by the calm self-possession which belongs to a noble simplicity of purpose, and unless yon cultivate it and exercise it upon all occasions and toward all persons it will never be a part of yourself. The storekeeperfwho does not1 advertise and who does not systematize his business might; as well put up his shutters. Ju-1 dieious advertising means linan- ; eial success. Never in the history of the commercial world has advertising occupied so domi-; riant a place as it does to-day. There are some people who! are mighty careless about throw-! ing old truck into the alleyways, i Such people should be taught a little civic pride by a modest line. It is impossible for the! authorities to heep places clean if people will, persist in such practices. Courage and effort alone are requirements to insure victory to the worthy. In the struggle of life the good is the more powerful. It is only when the giant falls by the wayside that evil creeps upon him and inflicts its wounds. "Thrice is hearm'd who hath his quarrel just" is j not an idle adage. There should he no faction in our little city. There should be j a mutual interest in the pros- i ponty of our people. When we see indifference to the well being ' of its citizens, we see a town all wise men shun. Success and failure are each apart of life and i ofter, those who have made the : hardest fight are vanquished in the race. .Some boys do not earn $20 a year, yet they can afford to smoke cigarettes and to use tobacco in other forms. Little boys should think it over seriously before commencing to use tobacco. Boys, who do not use the weed or loaf continually on the streets are much better models to follow. No boy should wish to pattern after a profane, foulmouthed, worthless street loafer. This is the age of women. We find all the avocations, professions sinrl tl'Sirloc of* lifo nr.r?r?ii-wr their doors to admit the enter-1 prising- women. Some are going into their own, and some are i going into other people's busi-, ness. In our admiration for the new woman there is danger of forgetting the wife and mother and woman's true sphere as a home maker. Our idea of a good citizen, and we are glad there are many in this community, is one always ready to give, according to his means, to community enterprises. He takes stock in them all, and doesn't lose his faith if an occasional venture proves bad. He is not afraid to buy real estate and to pay what it is worth. He talks up his town at home and abroad, thinks it is the healthiest place on earth, believing it to be destined to be the biggest section in its section and wants to be buried here when he dies. And he's worth a whole regiment of the lukewarm kind. . ihuub w n I if tanr zjraBaKxammBammmmmmmmatzwmammctt Constables For Dry Caustics. The question of enforcing the j law against the sale of whiskey i is one which Governor Ansel has had to meet squarely and decide. Petitions were sent to him from Chester county a few days ago stating that in that section of > the county near the VVylie power I development, where large forces j of laborers are being worked, the law is being flagrantly violated since the dispensary constables were removed and he was asked to take some action to protect the peace. Under the Carev Cothran law the enforcement of i the statute is placed upon the \ sheriffs and magistrates and whereever officials do not enforce it the governor i? given power to appoint special constables. The ' question arose whether at this time the constables should be paid out of the county funds or out of the funds arising from the liquidation of the State dispensary. Th 2 question was referred to the attorney general's office and Assistant Attorney General Debruhl advised the governor that in a county where the dispensary had not been voted out the constable should bo paid out of the dispensary profits of that county; where there is no dispensary out of county funds. Governor Ansel has appointed in Chester county R. E. Wright, as: special constable and he will be paid out of dispensary profits. In Greenwood county, where a petition was also circulated, he appointed J. R. Riley and he will be paid out of ordinary county funds, there being no dispensary in Greenwood. Each constable will receive two dollars per day j and expenses. Governor Ansel stated that in these applications for constables he will decide each case on its merits as it is presented to him, I as the law places the discretion j upon him. The State dispensary funds cannot be touched for this purpose and the counties will have to foot the bills. To each of the constables appointed the governor wrote a letter directing him to report daily to the sheriff of his county and then he wrote to the sheriff of Chester and Greenwood directing him to report each week to the governor in regard to the work of the special constable. Big Contract for Machinery. The Southern Power Company has let the contract for three- j fourths of the water wheel installation at the liockv creek station to the S. Morgan Smith Company, of York, Pa. The machinery thus contracted for will furnish 30,000 of electrical horse-power. Deliveries will hegin in 51-2 months, and will continue until the year is out. The amount involved is approximately $120,000. The contract for the remainder of the hydraulic equipment for this station will he let later. The Rocky creek station is located just below the Great Falls station, on the Catawba river, near Fort Lawn, S. C. Mr. Slaughter's Special School Tax Bill. Rep. W. T. Slaughter, of this county, secured the passage of a bill at the recent session of the legislature to amend section 1208 of the code in regard to voting special taxes. Under the provisions of this amendment, a special tax cannot be voted otf after the first of June. The object of this amendment is to enable trustees to know, at the beginning of the scholastic year, what funds to expect. Under the general law on that subject, local taxes may be voted on at any time during the vear, but if they are voted on after the first of October, they cannot be collected until the following year. Flint Hill There are still some chills and grip in this community, Mr. T, V. Boyd being about the weakest. Miss Janie Boyd visited relatives in Yorkviile last week. Miss Rosa Bailes spent Sunday night with Miss Lessie Epps, of Gold Hill. Little Miss Lovan Bailes, of Steele Creek, is spending a few days with her aunt, Miss Sadie Bailes. , The young people of this community helped Mr. Ed Bailes and Miss Ellie Culp celebrate their birthday Feb. lit, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Prank Culp, Jr. The house was a scene of beauty all the way through, being decorated with cut flowers, ferns, ivy and mistletoe. All reported a most enjoyable time. The F'lint Hill school is mo i . along nicely. We reel lucky i.i getting such a fine teacher Mr, D. V, Epps. a r, I A Barbaric Custom. We wish a law could be passed prohibiting the barbaric custom of opening caskets in public at church funerals. It is a relic of dark ages and has no place in a civilized community. It jars on the sensibility of every tender cord, and is something that the churches and undertakers ought to combine and put to an end. In nine-tenths of the cases it's merely a pandering to a ghoulish curiosity. People who never spoke to the deceased in their life parade around the church. | gaze at the form of our loved rmo f ffA Allf a!' 1 Ku no >i'An/?o v/tiv, v 11V.I V/UV V/* CIIO \J I OV. I A O * of death, not to talk of the good deeds done in life, but to criticise the appearance of the poor clay that death has left for once j at tneir mercy. Death is a sacred thing. If wo are going on a long journey we do rot make our adieus before a gaping crowd; we ought not to be expected to bid our dead a last good-bye while curious eyes fatten on our srrief, and we ought not to be expected to sit in the house of mourning while people we never speak to, who have no claim on us or our loved one, jostle each other in their desire to view the remains, and they get together and gossip over what they saw or failed to see. We believe that a majority of the people detest' the painful funeral scenes as! we do and be more than glad to see them ended, but are afraid to break the "custom." But it is a duty the minister and undertaker owe to themselves and the lUllg-SUILCI lli^ (JUI'lIU l.O JJL L <1 stop to the exhibitation, and they will find the public only too glad to uphold them with a hearty amen. The Southern Power Company's WorK An interesting little map, gotten out by the Southern Power Co., shows the scope and magnitude of what is being attempted. The territory in which the company will operate when all the plants now projected are completed, comprises the counties of Spartanburg, Cherokee, York, Chester, Fairfield, Kershaw, Union, Richland, Lancaster, Newberry, and Greenville in this State and the following North Caro i na counties: Mecklenburg, Gaston, Cleveland, IJurke, Lincoln, Catawba, Alexander, Iredell, Cabarrus and Union. As yet only one plant, that M:ii i - a?wvc iwvt 11111, I Ul*. iifCIl UUillpleted. This plant is delivering power to Rock* Hill, Fort Mill, rineville, Charlotte, Yorkville, Clover and Filbert, and a line 10 Gastonia is under construction. The plant at Ninety-Nine Islands near Gatfney is now under construction and when completed will furnish power to Greenville, Spartanburg, Gatfney, and other towns in that section. Horseford Shoals, Lookout Shoals and Mountain Island, in North Carolina, and Wateree Shoals in South Carokna will be utilized at an early date, I)r. Wylie declaring that the last named, which will furnish power to Columbia, will be in operation before July of 11)08. The Southern Power Co. is an immense corporation. It has a capital stock of $7,500,000, and it represents fortunes aggregating many times this sum. The company owns a tremendous slice of territory of amazing possibilities, and Dr. Wylie states that when all of the power is harnessed the total nroduct of the circuit will 1 \n ii/iiio 1 t A t- Li?f /vJ V ???.? ?v?r? v/i|uai ivi mat vn l^i <l? ' which at present stands in a class to itself as a power producer. Pleasant Valley. Farmers are busy hauling guano and getting ready to raise more cotton. Small grain, especially oats, is looking fine. The building boom lias struck this place as well as Fort Mill. Mr. .1. M. Harris expects to build a new dwelling, or bave his present one remodeled. Several others are making improvements on their residences. Mrs. 0. VV. Potts spent the day in Pinevillc yesterday with her father. Mr. Frank Harris, who is quite ill. Messrs. Fred ana Robert Bickett, of Charlotte, were down Sunday visiting friends in Pleasant Valley. Mr. .1. K. Wolfe, of Charlotte, came down Sunday to visit relatives. Mrs. John W. Hall is spending the week in Fort Mill with her mother, Mrs. M. J. Ilall. -Mrs. D. C. Wolfe's condition is about tne same. She has been at J hehome of,Mr. J< h . M. i'l uv tortile past two weeks ,n i some of her ro e: ?' 1 noved also, i .J i > . piggin male y u . g... and is therefore about I'M years old.?Mr. William Pettus near lih '? mmm ?? ? here has been quite sick With pneumonia for some time. ?The | Messrs. Stall ings continue trap- ' ping and have sold over 100 dollars worth of hides up to date.? Mr. John K. Hall went to Charlotte Monday on business. SAVED HEP. SON'S LIPS. The happiest mother in the little town of Avn. Mo., is Mrs. S. Kuppne. t-he writes. "One year titjo my son wns down with such serioub lun< trouble that onr physician was uunble to holp him; when, by onr drujtjtists advice I began jjfivin_r him Dr Kind's Now Dis covery, and L wuii noticed improvement. 1 kept, this treatment up for n few weeks when he was perfectly well. He has vvnrktvl cfnndilv % f rv inuditoiv work. Dr King's New Discovery saved his life. ' (ina ran teed best cough and colli euro by all druggists 5'Jc uu<l $1 00. Trial bottle free. Senator Latimer has secured the passage through the Senate of bills authorizing the construction of dams at several points on the Savannah river. HQ77 TO 3SMA:N YC'Jl'S. To continue young in health and strength do as Mm N. !?' Kuwait, l?el)>no T:.h. 'Ja. did. fcdie say*: "Three l\>. ties of: 1* leetric Hitters cared nie of chronic livurand stomach irouble, complicated with such an unhealty condition of the blood that my skin turned red as limine 1. i am now practically 'do years yonngor t ban before I took hie:trie hitters. 1 can now do all my work with caso and assist in my liuslmn s store, tinaranteed it all ilrag stores 1'riue ceuis Five miles of one of the rural routes of Townville in Anderson county have been cut off by the department because the road was impassable. S70ass J LI HE A CH ABM. Mr. D. N. Walker, editor of that spicy jmriial, the Kutorprise, l.oni a. \ a., savs: "1 ran i nail in niv foot las' week and at once applied JluekVu's Arnica Salve No uitl'inimation fol lowed; t lie salve simply healed the wound." Heals every sora, burn and .slim iiiw.im', uiuiaiiuii'ii at u;i <tru,j gis;s cuius. Mayor Rhett of Charleston will hold a conference in Washington March with railroad oiiiciais relative to the Charleston freight rales. ?CSiT3 at last. T. A. Harmon, of I r/.eiuore. West V;i . say a: " At last 1 have found tinJ*- " i *>ii 1 i lint never disappiin.s liivj mid lor iho lu'tielh of others alllicied with t- i, i i liver ami ehr.uiic eonsti nation will say: lake l)r Kind's New ifo i ills " (iuarantoi 'l ttaiistaelory. coins xi all druggists. Anderson will hold an election March 14 on the question of issuing $Yo,(XK) in bonds for street improvements. Faster ami faster the pare is set. hy people ??t" action, vim ami nut, So if it the finish you would he. Taivo liullis er's Ivor\y Mouii'uin Tea. ?Far .s 1 >rng *'?? The results of t ie two weeks of prohibition over the State have been unformly good. Are yon tired, fajr'eil out; nervous, sl???fj>less, feel mean': tlollister's Hoc :v Maintain 'l'ea strenutliens t he nerves, aids digest ion. brings refreshing sleep H.i cents, Tea or Tablets. ?ParKs Drag Co. The encampment of the Clemsiim firl^fc will i oaL'iMit 1 !-*,?! I wv?? v?.? HI J' V/UUUJ J Ut I IV. i v 4 at Greenville in July. lilury?*)nrk piivlrs uiultM* iho oyi?s imiicutu a slsi^isu eireiilulion, torpid liver and kith leys. Ksene.s ami 11??1 lister s Ihwliy il??ni?taiu Tea wiil make you wt-Il ami bo.uitifnl ."la een'sTea or Tablets ?l'nrks Drug t -4*t> NOTICE -Members of the Fori Mill Light Infantry are hereby notified that a meeting of the company will be hold in the armory Saturday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock, and all members ax*e expected to he present. T. 15. Spratt, (apt. 1 Fort Mill Drug Store \ I (Opposite Savings Rank) fc T. R. M each am, M D., Prop. | Besides my stock of Pure 8 Drugs, 1 carry a full line of | all the standard Patent Med- | ieines. Toilet Goods, Station- | ory. Tobacco, Cigars, Cigar- 8 ettos. Pipes, Etc. Having had years of ox- 8 pcrien.ee as a practicing 9 physician, I feel fully capa- | ble of prescribing for your g ill ', and properly dispensing fe I Medicines to suit your case. 1 All proscriptions receive 8 my personh1 attention, and jj 1 wi" "yp-eciat- your p .t- ji ronajys. Hi >ne i call. i ? r * ?1 *? 5* XT? ':Mm ' I > % ; i h O ^ .. i *.i I is n?i?V in 111'* ? .? ? rou.iti io:i u.io ?s nuW opc'i to ;li.* public, at fornn t W. A. Mcliiuucy. it ? M ,it,< .* Mr P. K. Weil Dead Mr. Porter K. Mull, an aged I and well known citizen of Fort i Mill, died Mdnday morning at1 7 o'clock of paralysis. The funeral service and burial with | Masonic honors took nlace Tuesj day morning at 11 o'clock. Dr. J. H. Thornwell of the Presbyterian church conducting the i service. Mr. Mull was a native of Morganton, N. C.. from which place he moved tc Fort Mill about 30 years ago. For a number of years he engaged in the merchantiie business here and was A I i. lO \civ JM wmht m.b. Amnu iiveai> ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis, rendering him almost helpless, and this was followed during the past week by a seeond stroke, which resulted in his death Monday morning. Besides a wife, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. T. A. Mills. I __ Subs, rfbo t<> i lif Time?*. Why? W1 tiAJ m / Do we Sell Shoes. Wfty Because Vh Y.'V Do we Sell more Sho V% 81 j Because on I ^ees y?ur neighbor.; rifij liccausc lie Why don't youUuy a -f). Metlhi ***** v? v#-xe* v*v.>N \\V.V.\VA\VS\\\N\\%N\\S\W % W. H. H > I>KAL1 % WINES, LIQUORS. CI 125 East Council Street. ikS We quote you the 1 olio v Brandies, Wines, Etc.: **? -I /-'-.11_? X* tin * 1 vjiiuon incw oorn ? in: 1 Gallon 1-year-old Corn y*. 1 Gailon 2-vear-old Corn 1 ".g 1 Gallon 3-year-old Corn 1 1 Gallon 4-year-old Corn 1 1 Gallon New live \Vhisk< // 1 Gallon 1-year-old live 1 >> 1 Gallon 2-year-old Rye 1 1 Gallon James E. Pepper k 1 Gallon Old Henry Rye V 'ii * Gallon Echo Springs R 1 Gallon Apple Brandy (n 1 Gallon Apple Brandy (c *?> 4 Quarts 7-year-old Corn I 12 Quarts Mountain Com y 4 Quarts Old Henry Rye ik 4 Quarts Rose Valley Rve 4 (Quarts Malt Rye ) > 1 Quarts Iioover'p Choice ?f We can furnish you a iytl orders will receive prompt < \ V*.V ANWNVSVWA VVWW -i 1 / \V: \ V : ' \| J 4 \ , ) R I ^ 5 i Cur> 9 \lmr?st inMa ? 4 i v--., ? ^ rt ^ *-ia Kh?*oin; J Momachf Hc j* 'J nr\ I'rnrini mess. Ncrv ?c Jsr> J !/3N5>S /-i - v \ 1 | - < *>\ S > 3 I tr-.';-> ? V - v.[ VJ ?'?r J 1 J J 3**% ?? Afwwir nurr. w?? ^ __ * \ Mv taking one Piils when yo You rot only ? ^ ^ rrin influence 1 nervous, irrita c- tablet on rcti s This soothing I brings refreshi ^ 25 doses. 25 Letter to c. 3. LS?r. i' jrt Mill. S. C\. Dear .Sir. If }"u could got the tinsivn sale of a coal that won Id give doub o bout and cost 110 more, you'd jam pat it, wouldn't you? You'd control the trade for a hundred miles! Devoe is like that atnoug paints; n short ton is ns good us u long one of any paint you can name; a gallon is worth more, ihati two of many a popular paint. 1 Suppose yon have |?iir.twd yopr I>our?? ' ab mt o!ic?: in three year# ever since it was new, you buy the same number of gallons Doue, lia?oa tliirdof it left, ami It wears six years Count your cost*. $1 i.? a gallon for j>aiiit; $3,50a gallon ' for puttiug it 0:1; yoa sftvinl I gallons: J g'ltf.&'i ou tliis job. lint, you save tlio whole j >b of three years, fceuco, about <91.1. I'll fill ID^-IIIt-l, iffVH'. Can't reckon s<> accurately as that: but you see how it ? )> *. Paint isn't j alike any more than in ml. How much ; mui'i' is cutl worth than '.i slate? Yours trulv 13 F. \V. D7/VOK A CO P. P. W. R. Ardrev so lis on r paint. NOTICE?I niu it?>\v in ]*Mitio<> to write Fiiv.Insurance in gtnNii; companics on Country Property at re isonuble rates. Call ami talk it over. It Dr J. L. Sprat t. lyTWhy? ose arc a necessity. OS? r Shoes satisfy. ' Shoes wear longer? buys his shoes from us. ; from us, i SAVE MONEY? meii A "Cc-i i\SVVVV\\VWV>\N\ OOVER, 1 KHS IN GARS, TOBACCO. Etc. J/ - - - Salisbury, N. C. wing prices on Whiskies skey $1.50 Whiskey 1.75 ^ Whiskey 2.00 Whiskey. 2.50 // Whiskey . 3.00 n- 1 75 Whiskey . 2.00 /> AT!\iokey 2.50 Rye Whiskey... .. 3.00 Whiskey 3.00 ye Whiskey . 3.00 ^^ ew) . 2.50 / 4 Id) . 3.00 it [case tfoods) _ _ 4,00 (old) . . .. 7.00 g? - - 3.70 >* . -4 3.80 ... 3.70 ?' Rye 4..--. 3.00 s* nntr in our line and all mail ittention. BsV*>.* > \*\ V 4N-?X>?vr^.yrv ji J? Jr Miles' AnlkPftin Pills e Headache iiilv. an<! Ir;ivf no t?.ii! rrfrfM. lu'vr r\rrv r?(hrr im in. N'ciinl*?tc Ram, Sciatirn. 0a?"Karbet In*. Ai?"c I'ains. Pains from in* ;-(lo*vn pains, 1 ion. v?i "?mv .-> 'mil ^irr|iir?3Nr^3. ^ Prevent All-Aches or two Dr. Miles' Anti-l'ain 11 feel an .attack coming on. ivoitl sulTcrinfir, liut the weak of pain upon the system. If l?le an.l cannot sleep take a finer or when yon awaken, influence upon the nerves sleep. cents, \cver sold in 'u.i