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DEMOCRATIC
13. W. BRADFORD. . * Ed. ami Prop.
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tlrose interested.
Entered at the pontoffice at Fort Mill,
fv as second class mutter.
MARCH 21. 1907.
WISE AND OTHERWISE.
Wc wonder how many parents
realize that their child is a book
of blank pages in which shall he
recorded the record of their lives, j
Be careful therefore what you
have written there for the world
will read it. All your secret
thoughts the child will try to
write.
The papers of the cities are all
right if you want them, but it is
vour home paper that advertises
your schools, your churches, your 1
numerous societies and rejoices
with you in your prosperity. In
?hort it is the local paper that
mentions the thousand and one
items in which you are interested
during the year and which you
do not find in papers of cities.
We are pleased to note an in-1
creasing desire on the part of j
our readers to secure at the first
possible moment a copy of this
paper and some call at the office
and get a ccoy as it falls fresh
from the press. The reason is
we publish all the news all the
tbne. V*. want you to help u.
make it still hettc by notii\ing
lis >1 tlii death, marriage or
important transaction;-" in which
.mj oiic lroiii fiiis eoui.LN is concerned.
How quickly you can tell a live
town from a dead one by simply (
looking over its newspaper. A
poor skim milk sort of a paper j
with a few small advertisements,
and those looking as though thev
were run at cut rates, betokens a
dead town just as sure as a cc rpse
indicates a funeral, whileagcod,
lively, well-printed newspaper,
filled with good, fresh ads and
displayed locals, shows that the
town is prospering and thriving.
It never fails.
A dollar bill may carry to its
receiver the vilest infection. It
is a sponge that takes up filth
and disease germs from every!
hand through which it passes
and from everybody with whom
it comes in contact. We hope
cur delinquent subscribers are
not holding back their dollar bills
for fear they may carry some
contagious disease to us. If they
are, we assure them we are safe,
having had the mumps, whooping-cough,
measles, chicken-pox
and a variety of other diseases.
So bring along your dollar hills
and we will give you a nice clean
receipt for them.
The woman who is always well
and neatly dressed is able to exercise
a greater influence for
good than one who is the reverse.
The well dressei woman is attractive
to the eye and the eye is
one of the main avenues to the '
heart. Other things being equal, j
her influence is more potent than j
her neighbor's, whose reputation
of dressing "just as it happens"
at home in some indefinable way
casts a shade over whatever
virtue she may possess. A woman
neatly dressed is ready for emergencies.
The chance caller and
the unexpected guest find her
ready to receive them. Hut perhaps
the greatest necessity for
looking well at home exists in
the home itself. To the members
of their families they owe
the first duty.
Pleasant Valley.
We are having some fine spring
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tvcakiici aim nuuiii is h?uking
well.
Mr. unci Mrs. Robt. Bryant
of Charlotte, spent last week at
Mr. J. P. Bailes. - Mr. and Mis.
Hartwell Sturgis of Rock Hill,
spent Saturday and Sunday at
the home of Mr. J. I). Wolfe.After
a visit to North Carolina.
Dr. Potts returned home Saturday.?The
condition of Mrs. D.
C. Wolfe is about the same as at
last writing.?Will Bickett of
Charlotte was in (hi ;>lae< \h>;;
day. "Mr. 1). 0. Polls was in
Lancaster last v.\>ek.- A. K.
1 lood is attending court in IvanCister
this week. Miss Florence
Hood is visiting her sistar in
Charlotte this week.- Mrs. Joe;
Howie will return to the Pryor
} Hospital in Chester this week.
The La Dell Concert Company
shows under the Alkahest Lyceum
System. That alone tells
what k-nd or company it is. It'
will be^here^Tuesday night at'
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MEN AND THINGS
A. LOCAL?MAN.
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It seems that the efforts of
the citizens of Pleasant Valley i
and Fort Mill to secure a county j
bridge across Sugar creek are at,
'last to be awarded with success. ;
Not only does it appear that the'
bridge will be built, but what is i
equally important it is to be of ;
; steel construction. The lack of j
this bridge has cost Fort Mill
hundreds of dollars in the Pleasant
Valley section, for with the
excellent roads to Pineville and :
Charlotte a great deal of valuable j
i trade has been diverted to those ;
places which would otherwise |
have come here. Fort Mill is cf (
course grateful to the county
supervisors lor their determination
to build the bridge, but as
a simple matter of justice to
the citizens who live in the two
communities they could hardly
have afforded to do less.
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It is a great thing to be a
senator of the United States, i
for the position carries with it
life-long honor and a large salary j
during tenure of office. But I
with all the influence and emoluments
of an American senator it
is a greater thing to be a private
citizen loved of his fellow man j
from one ocean to the other. In !
this case is Senator Alfred;
Beveridge, of Indiana (Republi
can,) and Hon. Wm. J. Bryan,
of Nebraska, (Democrat). These
gentlemen are conducting in one
of the leading magazines of the
count.".'' a <hscu i'>n of the issues
(.hat are t<? be prominently to
:iii' fore in :u xl presidential
?. paign. benator Beveridge
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in* w uiiim 111*3> amen. ne is against
the Democracy and the ideas advanced
by Mr. Bryan. As was to :
be expected, Mr. Bryan has so far
bested Senator Beveridge in the j
discussion and before it is closed j
lie will still further establish ;
himself in the esteem of the I
great mass of people who are i
so anxious to see him elected
the next president. One of the
purest and best men that this
country ever produced, a loyal
grandson of the South whose
hands are clean, it is hard to1
understand how any citizen of
this section can fail to pray
Almighty God that he will be
elected.
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With an eye single to the |
betterment of conditions in general,
I notice a practice indulged
in at the local postoffice, which, 1
if abandoned, would do away;
with a matter which is doubtless
very annoying to the postmaster |
and his assistant. It is a daily i
habit for certain school children,
a crowd in fact, to stampede the
office each morning and inquire
for mail. It is, of course, a
pleasure to the postoffice force
to deliver the mail promptly, but
several times recently mail has
been piven these school children
only to be misplaced or lost before
the little ones reach home in
the afternoon. And not only do
the children make a habit each
morning of calling for mail .but
it is the same thinp: when they
are returning home in the afternoon.
Several times I have;
noticed that in cases where a
piece of mail was handed a certain
child several of the crowd
would make a grab for the piece
and at times almost, if not entireiy,
destroy the said piece of
mail. This is not as it should be
and I wish to appeal to the parents ,
to have their children discontinue
this useless practice. It would
be an easy matter for each parent
to instruct the postmaster which
child to jrive the mail and also j
instruct them to call at the office
only once a day and that in the
afterno( n. This would do away
with t V nf lioirin.*
i'? V/A. i.a*in^
one's mail misplaced, and at the
same tin e rid the j>ostmaster of
a practice which, to him, is
doubtless becoming almost intolerable.
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It will probably be an item of
news to most Times readers to
know that our genial postmaster
is not compelled to make change
for you when you make purchases
at Uncle Sam's oflice. This is
a queer rule that not one in a
thousand persons know. Buyers
of stamps or any purchases
at a postofliee must furnish 4 heir
own cha: : i. i.. the postmaster
* . kl insist or. the buyer furnishing
his own change if he sees fit
to do it; but usually the postmaster
is glad enough to get rid of
his "chicken feed," and he is always
ready and willing to accommodate
the public by making all
the change asked for. If a man
wishes to buy fifty cents worth
of stamps and has but a silver
dollar, he would be compelled to
buy a dollar's worth of stamps or
go and get his dollar changed
or do without his stamps if the
postmaster was stubborn and refused
to make change for him.
This is the law and a queer one
too to my way of thinking. And
postmasters are not compelled to
take more than twenty-five pennies
at one time, if he doesn't
want them.
Wanted ?Everybody to be at
town hall Tuesday evening at
8.15 o'clock. A treat for you.
Dispensary Constables Useless.
The Bamberg Herald is exactly 1
right when it. says that the new I
liquor law should be enforced of
course, but this is the duty of
the sheriff, magistrates and con- :
stables, and the uolice of the
various towns. They are paid I
for this, and they should be j
made to do their duty. The!
country and towns pet the profits, !
and there is no pood reason for '
appointment of constables. The
lav/ can be enforced ^without
them, and they will be a useless
expense. Let the peace officers
do their duty.
The La Dell Concert Company !
shows Tuesday night in town
hall under local management.
This company has a fine reputa- i
tion and never fails to please. I
Sole Southern control.?Adv.
Flint Hill.
This community was visited by
a heavy rain last Thursday night.
?Mr. T. V. Boyd has improved
very little since last reported.?
Mrs. Z. T. Bailes and daughters,
Mattie and Sadie, spent Saturday
night and Sunday at the home of
Mr. Oscar Bailes in Stpel Creek. :
? Mrs. Annie Epps and Miss
Kate Thomasson spent Saturday
with Mrs. Z. T. Bailes.? Mr. :
Barnes Glover spent Saturday
and Sunday in Yorkville.?Miss
Winnie Whitesides is spending a
few days with relatives and
friends in Steele Creek.?Our ;
school closed on the 12th inst. !
with the management of Mr. D.
V. Epps. Dinner was spread on
the tabic and the children
marched out, ate till no more1
was wanted and then marched ,
back into the school room where
our good teacher gave each a
sack of candy and at 3 o'clock
Rev. Reaves addressed the audience
in a sweet and impressive .
manner. Everyone present enjoyed
themselves hugely.
Following is a record of spellI
ing of the advanced class the
last month of the school: Miss
Florence Glover spelled 500 words i
without missing. Miss Rosa;
Bailes spelled the same number
without missing a word. Miss
Zettie Boyd spelled 400 words
without missing. MissLila Davis
spelled GOO, missed one; Miss
May Osborne spelled 400, missed
two; Rone Davis spelled 510;
missed one; Willie Boyd spelled
400, missed one; Gilmer Glover j
spelled 540, missed seven; Glen-j
elg Bailes spelled 400. missed
two. The irregular number of
words is due to absence from
school. Not only were the words ;
spelled and written, but the definitions
were given.
? The new liquor law provides
that members of the countv
boards and dispensers shall be
persons of known moral character
and not directly or indirectly
an applicant for appointment. It
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aiso provides that dispensers
shall be those not addicted to the
use of liquor as a beverage.
Letter to A . A YOUNQ,
Fort Mill, S. C.,
Dear Sir: You mny liko to know what
yon pay for tho paint in a gallon of
"pnint," assuming tho puro-puint part
of all "paint#" to l>o alike. which it I
iau't; and worth S1.7 "> a gallon.
Of u paint adulterated lOporcent, the
pure-paint part brings $1.W a gallon.
i ? perceut briuga $2.00 a gallon.
2.88
8813' ? 2.tl2
80 ,, 8.50
75 ? 7.00 ,,
Tho average adulteration r.f paint iti
this country id about one third; so, you
see. the avorngo price the Aincricatt
people arc paying for paint is about
$2 02 a gallon,
i It is a game of wits Adulterators
aro always too sharp for the hulk of
consumers. People wou.t pay $1.75 a
gallon for paint. To they $2 02 a
gallon for punt and something that
Ipokit liko paint mixed with it. (They
DftV I tin nninlnr ImciiU.u IV.... * ? ?.*
for (minting thoso useless gallons.)
Why do they do it? Thoy don't know j
Dnvou.
Yours trulv
i 1? F. W. DEVOE A CO I
P. S. W. B. Ardroy sells our (mint.
HOW TO REMAIN YOUNGTo
continue young in health and
strength, do as Mrs. N. F. Rowan, Me- J
Donough, (?n. did. She says: "Three I
bottles of:Electric Bitters cured mo of
rhronic liver aud stomach trouble, complicated
with snoh ati nnhealty condition
of the blood that my skin turned
red as flannel. I am now practically 20
years younger than heforo I took Electric
Bitters. I can now do all my work
with ease and assist in my hnsban's
store. Guaranteed at all drug stores.
Prlco :?0 cefys
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You won't waste money when
vou spend it to see and hear the
La Dell Concert Co.?Adv.
All men love power, but fewknow
how to use it.
SAVED HSR SOU'S LXF2.
Tho happiest mother in tlin little
town of Avit. Mo., is Mrs, S. Kuppco.
She writes. "One year ago my sou was
rtown with such serious lung trouble
that our physician was unable to help
hitti; when, by our druggists advice I
began giving him Dr King's New Discovery,
and I soon noticed improvement.
I kept this treat meat up for a few weeks
when ho was perfectly well, He has
worked steadily since at carpenters
work. Dr. King's New Discovery
staved his life." Guaranteed best cough
and cold cure by all druggists. 50c j
and $1 00. Trial bottle free.
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A job on your hands is better
than two in your mind.
WORKED LIKE A CHARMMr.
D. N. Walker, editor of that
j 'UIIIUI, I 1413 1UIK Ul l?l im3, 1.U111SH, i
v :\., says: "I run u uuil in niv foot lust j
week and at once applied llucklon's j
Arnica Salvo. No inflammation followed;
the salvo simply healed the
wound." Heals every soro, burn and
sicin disease. Guaranteed at all druggists.
2.1 cents.
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If a man has a testy temper
it .is folly to put it to the test.
FOUND AT LAST.
J. A. Harmon, of Li ze more. West
Vasays; " At last. I have found the
perfect pill that never disappoints mo;
and for tin* henclit of others afflicted
with torpid liver and chronic constipatiou.
will say: take Dr. King's New
1 ife Pills." Guaranteed satisfactory.
2."? cents at all druggists.
The big stick is all right?if it
doesn't get into wrong hands.
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Are von tired, fnotrod run: nervous I
sleepless, feel moan? Hollister's Roekv
Mountain Tea strengthens tho nerves,
nids digestion, brings refreshing sleep.
cents, Tea or Tablets. ?PurKs
Drug Co.
Don't abuse your enemies.
Make them ashamed of themselves.
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Mary?Dark circles unrler the eyes
indicate a sluggish circulation, torpid
liver and kidneys. Exercise and Hollister's
Roeky Mountain Tea will make
you well ami beautiful 515 cents Tea or
Tablets. ?Parks Drug Co.
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When a mistake turns out to
be profitable it is no longer a
mistake.
Faster and faster the pace is set.
By people of action, vim and get,
So if at the linish you would be,
Take Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea.
?Parks Drug Co.
EATING HOUSE.!
When in town, nive l!
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i us a call. We will
| do all in our power
I to please you.
Everything that the
, market affords we
serve in the best
|'i style. Fresh Fish
and Oysters in seas;
on. !
R. E. RODGERS.
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When you
AND STAY!
After you >
Clothing and Furni
Melilhane i
Agents f
Hanan, Selz and Cr
The THREE LI
MPiJi.. u?prgnaeB?ri?HJi??sara?a??i
j HELLO TO THE PUB
j Call Phone I
I We have Pork, sausage,
8 Irish Potatoes, (Cabbage
3 Pickles, Peaches, and, in
B Canned Goods. Wheat 1
1 Feed, Molasses all kind
] Bacon, Hams, Flour, Mea
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Ii 11/ wcii* i 1 wnn JL
guarantee fair prices and
Call, as I want to sell <
the 4th of July.
| Yours for hi
I X-?- IE5
1 W. H. HC
DEALERS
ii WINES. LIQUORS, CIGAI
125 East Council Street,
We quote you the followinj
Brandies, Wines, Etc.:
/V 1 Gallon New Corn Whiskey
7V 1 Gallon 1-year-old Corn Whi
1 Gallon 2-year-old Corn Wilis
4? 1 Gallon 3-year-old Corn Whif
4/: 1 Gallon 4-year-old Corn Whis
1 Gallon New Rye Whiskey.
*? 1 Gallon 1-vear-old Rye Whis
1 Gallon 2-year-old Rye Whis
1 Gallon .Tamos E. Popper Rv
4 4 1 Gallon Old Henry Rye Whis
44 1 Gallon Echo Springs Rye 1
?? 1 Gallon Apple Brandy (new)
<2 1 Gallon Apple Brandy (old)
4 Quarts 7-vear-old Corn (cast
2 J 12 Quarts Mountain Corn (old
4 4 4 Quarts Old Henry Rye
44 4 Quarts Rose Valley Rye
?2 4 Quarts Malt Rye
** 4 Quarts Hoover's Choice Rye
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f f We can furnish you anything
2? orders will receive prompt atter
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fact, all kinds of
for Chickens, Cow
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each Saturday. I
entire satisfaction.
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skev 1.75
jkey 2.00 <6
>key. _ 2.50
5kev ..... 3.00 2/j
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jkey . . 2.00 *+
;key _. 2.50
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