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1 FORT MILL TIMESi DRMOCUATIO W. UK A DVOKD. 1-: One year . S1.00 Six months f>0 Butwedat iho postpflBpe^l l'ort Mill, p. C.. us second clans mat top On application to the publisher, advertising rates are made known to those Interested. I THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 17, 1903. Bryan or Taft- Which? Either Bryan or Taft will be elected president the first Tuesday afcer the first Monday of November. Either the republic or the emnire will be endorsed If Bryan wins, it will mean the end of the war of conquest - for unholy greed. If Taft wins, it will mean that the war will go on; that American ideals will be repudiated; that national faith i will be betrayed; that the rights of man will be denied; that the Declaration of Independence will become a mere mockery; that polygamy and slavery will be endorsed, and that all for which we have stood and of which we have boasted and of which we have been honestly proud during a hundred and thirty two years j of glorious national history will be put behind us for a mean and ignoble ambition. The citizen must choose. He may eifect to believe that there is some other duty before him but deciding between the republic and the empire, llut if he shall vote for any other man than for Bryan he will vote to Strengthen the arm of imperialism and to cripple that of free jrovermnent. Toe issue cannot he dodged. Ir. is cither the republic or the empire. Which shall it be7, Which does 1 ae citizen want? If he desires the republic to stand i no must \otc for Bryan. If he : is careless whether it stand or fall he may vote for anybody else or fail or refuse to vote at all. A;.d that will be his contribution to the coming of the Man on Horseback. It Pays to Build Good Bridges. That the building: of pood, substantial iron bridges over the streams will prove a moneysaver to a county was forcibly demonstrated in Fort Mill township during the recent freshet. Sugar creek reached a height of something like 18 or 20 feet ahove low water mark, and the new iron Bailes bridge emerged from I the flood intact and uninjured, j At a point one mile up the creek Barber's bridge, a wooden affair, was \v: eeked while I)oby's bridge, i five miles down-stream, also of . wood, was completely destroyed. | Had the two last named struct-! ures been of iron they too would ; in all probability have come out, of the flood uninjured. It is a i fact that the iron bridge comes pi a much greater cost than the wooden structure, but that in the long run it will prove the cheaper there is no question. So long . ps the counties of York and Lancaster continue to build wood bridges over Sugar creek, just so long may they expect the fre queia irouuie and expense ol repairing and rebuilding the structures, and we would be pleased to see the authorities of the two counties get together and decide j to rebuild, at least, Doby's bridge with something more substantial than wood. Interest in the Graded School. Patrons of the Fort Mill graded school are beginning to congratulate the trustees of the school upon the choice which , they made in the selection of a superintendent for the present session. The interest which is being manifested in the school is in striking contrast to that of the past few years. Parents who have heretofore been indifferent about sending their children to school now make it a : poin """ITS see that they attend regularly, and the consequence is that out of an enrollment of few more than 200 pupils, the daily average attendance is 195. There is a reason for all this, and a great many think that it lies in the fact that the right man lias been selected for superintendent of the school. Prof. L. M. isauKtugnt, tno gentleman who holds the position, came to Fort Mill from his Ookcsbury home a short while after he was elected pnd immediately went to work to rehabilitate the school. That his efforts have not been in vain is evinced by the increased enrollment of pupils and the interest which he has aroused in patron pud pupil alike in educational matters. Laws that May Go. If the candidates for the legislature throughout the State stand upon the same platforms as the candidates for the legislature from this county there will he many changes in the laws of this State. For instance, the bureau j of immigration, the lien law, the < fox law, the office of insurance commissioner, and many others1 \yjlj ffo where the woodbine twin- ] eth. It looks now like the next legislature will be composed of many new men. and it remains to be seen what kiiul of laws a body of inexperienced law makers will enact.?Lexington Despateh. The Despatch was right in its prediction that the State house would meet with many strange faces when the legislature convenes early next year. Yorkj county, for instance, will furnish i three out of five new men, I and from nearly every county in i the State delegations consisting of one or more new men will report for legislative duty. And, since it has become a custom to judge the ability of a legislator by the noise he makes during the session, it is quite natural to expect an attack on the old laws as' well as the the tumultous uproar over the numerous more or less foolish laws that will be offered for enactment by the inexperienced ones. Once or twice during the recent senatorial campaign this paper 1 noted what appeared to it as political buncombe on the part of ; Mr. E. D. Smith to enlist the! sympathy of the farming classes in his candidacy; but when the race narrowed down to Evans J and Smith, quite as serious ob-, jcctions could be raised against the former, and we therefore had nothing to say in advocacy of either. We are not disappointed in the election of Mr. Smith and shall be greatly surpi ised if he does not make a good senator. Ite has the ability and energy to represent the sentiments of our people and will doubtless do so worthily. The Democrats of the Fifth congressional district are to be congratulated on their good sense in renominating Mr. Finley. As pointed out in these columns two TV 1 .. Ml l.~ - ? iui iimvy win ue ill a position to do more than ever for the district in the event of a national party victory in November. lie has made an excellent representative in the past, besides, and there was not one good reason to be advanced why he should not have been renominated. York Bantist Association. / The fortieth annual session of the York Baptist association convened with Union Baptist church, four miles northeast of Yorkville yesterday at 11 o'clock. The introduction sermon was preached by Rev. Edward S. Reaves, pastor of the Flint Hill and Fort Mill churches, who based his remarks on the text found in I Timothy iii, 14-15. The sermon was one of unusual power, was delivered in a clear, forceful manner and was especially timely and appropriate to the time and place. An unusually large number of delegates were enrolled?each church except two, composing the association being represented. The officers who served during the year were re-elected as follows: Rev. Edward S. Reaves, moderator; Sam M. Grist, clerk; vviiiiam r. isoyu, treasurer. The reports sent up by the various churches indicate very clearly that much progress has been made during the past year along various lines, especially in the matters of growth in membership and increase in contributions to the various benevolent objects fostered by the denomination. * * * The association will continue in session until tomorrow at about n6on. During today the principle subjects to be discussed will be foreign, home and State missions.? Yorkville Enquirer, Friday. A Real Gold Mini. Mr. Thos. W. Clawson, who some months ago quit writing editorials and locals for the Wilmington Star to devote his energies to the development of the Clawson gold mine, twelve miles south of Charlotte, was in the city today. He reports that the mine is now equipped with stamp . mills for getting out and working the ore. Some rich ore veins have ben developed. The recent Hoods caused some damage to the stamp mills and some loss was occasioned by the caving in of shafts, but the mine will soon he in full operation. Mr. Clawson seems to have a gold mine, and that beats the average newspaper shoo. ( 'hnrlnt t <> fMivnni^ln EIea.sc Will Run Again. State Senator Cole L. Blease, of Newberry, has, according to a published report, given out the statement that he will again enter the race for the governorship in 1910. Mr. Blease is at present in Bridgeport, Conn., where he is a representative from this State to the Great Council of Red Men of the United States. Asked as to what would be his platform in 1919, Mr. Blease replied: "The same that I had this time; the same principles that 1 have been advocating and fighting for since 181)0, when I first entered the legislature." Mr. L. .1. Massey went North Monday to buy goods. ' v Second Democratic Primary Election. , (Olticiiil Count.) | County Ticket. Ft. Mill York Co. . Voto Yoto ' For Congress: 1 T. B. Butler 40 405 { I). E. Finley 227 2,905 For Supervisor: Thos. W. Boyd 158 1,2G8 Clem F. Cordon 108 2,025 For Auditor: < J. J. llunter 124 1,710 ; B. M. Love 143 1,587 j For Co. Comm'rs: j j W. A. Aycock 185 2,057! ] M. S. Carroll 97 1,090 j j J.C.Kirkpatrick 90 1,506 L_ .1 T.nmnkin 171 1 (\00 \ State Ticket. ; Ft. Mill York Co. Voto Vote For U. S. Senator: Jno. G. Evans 192 1,420 1 E. D. Smith 75 1,834 For Supt. Ed'c'n: ! S. R. Mellichamp 237 1,470 J. E. Swearingen 30 1,804 For R. R. Comm'r: James Cansler 120* 2,358 B. L. Caughman 140 910 !: The Congressional Jlecc, 5th D:st. Hut lor Finlov Chester County 1,108 770 Chesterfield County 003 1,949 .Fairfield County 425 900 Cherokee County 1,619 080 Kershaw County 841 732 Lancaster County 1,100 1.303 , York County 404 2,905 Total - - - - 0,405 9,277 Finlcy's majority, 2,812. Chairman Wylie Jones has given out the following final returns from the State election: For U. S. Senator: i John Gary Evans 39,4981 E. I). Smith ; .70,436 For State Supt Educat'n: Styles R. Mellichamp _ .48, 108( J. E. Swearingen 01,379 For R. R. Comm'r: James Cansler. 54,637! I Banks L. Caughman 55,190 Anuual Meeting of B. and L. The first annual meeting of the stockholders of the Perpetual ' Building and Loan Association j was held in the office of the i secretary Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock. The finance eomi mittec reported that they had 1 examined the books and miners . anil found everything in good shape. After some slight changes had been made in the by-laws the following Directors were elected for the ensuing year: \V. B. Meacham, J. M. Spratt, A. O. .Jones, .J. II. McMurray, J. L. Spratt, J. B. Mills and L. A. Harris. After the stockholders meeting had adjourned, the newly elected Directors met and elected the following officers, W. B. Meacham, president; J. 11. McMurray, vice-president; J. L. Spratt, secretary and treasurer. U. S. Court Sustains Judge Pritchard. Covering every phase of the South Carolina dispensary case in an exhaustive opinion which deals with the broad question of States' rights, the United States Circuit Court of Appeals handed down an opinion Tuesday fully sustaining Circuit Judge Pritchard in the appointment of receivers to wind up the affairs of the liquor monopoly long maintained by the State of South Carolina. The Catawba in 1901. Mr. J. M. Sl^an of Belmont was in the city Friday afternoon. He has records ol'the height of South Fork river at that point. He says that Mr. Russell Wells , marked the river for many years. < Tn 187G it was the highest it had 1 been known to have been, and 1 marks had been kept for many years previous to that. It was thirteen inches higher than any ; previous record in 1S7G. On May < 23, 1901, the water reached a 1 point 6 feet 8 1-2 inches higher than in 1876. This time the mark was 3 1-2 inches lower than 1901. In 1901 was when the Southern trestle over the Catawba washed ' away. It was not at this Lime :; but later when the Mt. Holly iron bridge went down. The 1 river was not so very high when j the Mt. Holly bridge went. Mi*. < Slocn makes the river 24 1-5 feet 1 high this time. Mr. Sloan's for- J ry over the river was not washed . away. Underwood Tate was in the city with a couple of loads of melons from Mr. Sloan's plantation. The largest was a 96 pound- ( er and went to Mr. J. L. Johnson. I ^ Underwood lost about a hundred dollars worth of melons in the ^ * iresnei. ? uastonia News. 1 The State of yesterday says: : News was brought to the city yesterday that John I). Farr, recently elected superintendent of education for Lexington county, ' had committed suicide at his residence in Chapin, a small station r 2d miles from Columbia, on the ? C. N. I-. Kaiload. The suicide | occurred during the early hours J of Tuesday morning. So far as is known there was no cause for this act and the members of the 1 family of Prof. Farr are at a loss to know why he should have: taken his own life. . Jcj * *' . . idle: commlnt f E3y A - (SI- IDLER. Anybody can soil the reputa;ion of any individual, however Dure and chaste, by utterinyr a suspicion that his enemies will jelieve and his friends never aear of. It is Said there is a time in ?very boy's life when he is about 19 years old that he needs one ?ood licking. If he doesn't set it he will believe for the rest of his life that he can lick his father. rrL ?i- i . 1 me prosperity ex a town is not guarded by the wealth of its inhabitants, but by the uniformity with which they pull together when any important undertaking is to be accomplished. A man with a thousand dollars at his command and a love for town in , his heart, can do more for the building up and improving of it than the millionaire who locks up his capital and snaps his fingers at home progress. The schoolma'am is the guiding star of the republic. She takes the little bantling fresh from the homeliest, full of pouts, his pets and his passions, ungovernable in many cases, a rampant, riotous little wretch whose own mother often admits she sends him to school purposely to get rid of him. The schoolma'am takes a whole carload of these little anarchists, half of whom singly and alone cannot be handled by their own mothers, and she puts them in the way of becoming useful citizens. There are events occurring in <fvery community which, if reported in a local paper, would create a commotion little dreamed of. \\ hat to report and what not to report often perplexes the editor. He is often justly accused of cowardice and favoritism, when all the time he is looking toward the good reputation of the town where his lot is cast. The local editor from necessity almost constantly finds himself between two fires, and whichever wao he turns he is sure to bo unjustly treated. This is one of the pleasures of the newspaper business. A real newspaper must be something like the Apostle had in mind w hen he said "Be all things to all men." The reporter may not be personally a champion of card parties, base ball, dances, or other amusements, yet they must be recorded; neither is he necessarily a church member because he mentions the good work of revivals, favors all reforms, advocates morality and the prohibition of the liquor traffic, but prints all things of all kinds of news. Personal quarrels, scandals, or ordinary drunks are not news, and ought not, as a rule, be scattered broadcast as news. Heaven help the man who imagines he can dodge enemies by trying to please everybody! If such an individual ever succeeded we should be glad of it?not that we believe in a man going through the world trying to find beams to knock and thump his poor head against, disputing every man's opinion, fighting and elbowing, and crowding all who differ with him. That, again, is another extreme. Other people have a right to their opinion, so have you; don't fall into the error of supposing they will respect you less for maintaining it, or respect you more for turning your coat every day to match the color of theirs. Wear your own colors in spite of wind or weather, storm or sunshine. It costs the vascillating and irresoluteten times the trouble to wind, and shuffle, and twist, that it Joes honest, manly independence to stand its ground. BANK STATEMENT~ Statement of the condition of the Savings Lank, located at Fort Mill, S. C., at the close of business September 11th, 190S. RESOURCES. Lo ins and Discounts $38 732 50 Demand Loans 11943 47 )vcrdraft? ol7 30 l-'urnitare mill Fixtures 1 23050 Due from hanks and bunkers.. 9 850 23 nrrcncy 2 -100 00 Silver, Nickels and Pennies... 1610 82 Total $01)293 88 I.I AIM I.ITIKS. Capital Stock paid in $1500000 Mim'.lN Kllllfl 1 \iu\tii\ . . . . .... -1 U\J\ I \J\f Jwli tided Profits, loss Cnrrrnt Expenses mid Taxes Paid 232 29 dividual Deposits Subject to Check 44 290 02 ; Cashier's Checks 110 9? dittos and bills Rcdiscounted... 5OO009 Total $09 293 88 ?tate of holtii carolina \ County ok York. } lie fore me came W. II. Moneliam, ashior of tho Savings llank of Fort dill, who bring duly sworn, says that he above and foregoing statement is a rne condition of said Hank, as shown >y the books of tile in said hank. W. 11. Mi.acham, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me, Ills 1 tth ?1 ay of 1!K>8. ,T. \V. MoEi.many, Magistrate. Correct Attest: kfAvHirJ \ ^ciovs. I jv. Kudo! will, in ;i very short time, enable the stomach to do tho work it j slvuid <lo. and the work it houht do is totiipst all the final you rut. When t lie stomach can't do it Kodol does it for it and in the uicniitiuie the stomach is got ting stronger nud able to take up ( its regular natural work again, lvodo! digests all you eat. It makes the stomach sweet and is pleasant to take. It is sold hero by Ardrey's drug store New brooms will last longer if steeped for a few minutes in i hot water before being used. * | ? - ) Many people suffer a great deal from \ Kidney and liladdor troubles. During the past few years much of this complaint has been made unnecessary by the use of DeWitt's Kidney and liluil- ; ?b>r pills. They are antiseptic and are highly recommended for weak back, backache, rheumatic puns, inflanuuamatioti of the bladder and all other an mi.i uinvi iiui" in wvau uiauoys. They iU"e sold by Ardrey's drug store. Fruit stains on white goods are easily removed by pouring boiling water directly through the stain. DeWitt's T.ittle Early Rise id are small pills, easy to take, geutlo and suro. buhl by A rdrey's drug store. ? - Bottles that are not easily ! cleaned will yield readily to the influence of crushed eggshells and a little water shaken about in them. ? ? ? ? DeWit t's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salvo is recommended as the best thing to use for piles. It is, of course, good for anything where a salvo is needed. l.eware of imitations. Sold by Ardrey's drug store. - If salt is occasionally sprinkled over rugs when they are being swept, moths will not trouble them, and the salt will also brighten the color. When you have a cold you may he sure ' that it has been caused indirectly by ! eonsjipation and coiiseqacnt ly you must i first of till take something to move the | bowels. 'I'liis is what lias made Kennedy's Eaxat ivo Cough Syrup so successful anil so gem-rally demanded. It does not constipate like most of the old ' fashioned cough cures, baton the other hand it gently moves the bowels and at the same time heals irritation mid i allays iuliammatiou of the throat bold by Ardrey's drug store. New bread may be cut neatly if the knife is first dipped in hot water. %..sn , r~ ? in, >\ it mint iinnnr, illUUO your stomach strong and will almost instantlv relieve you of all the syinptons of indigestion. It will do this because it lis made up of the natural digestive juices of the stomach so combined that it completely digests the food just as | tin- stomach will doit, so you see Ivo- i dol can't fail to help you and help you i promptly. It is sold hero by Ardrey's I drug store. ' V\*,\SSVSi*W X \ City Restaurant, t y Everything new. With / ? enlarged quarters, we ^ ? are better prepared to y serve the public with j first-class eatables. Call ^ i * on us at Merritt's old ' * stand and see how we f ? are fixed. Fresh Oysters ? ? Fridays and Saturdays. Palterson & Mills, ij S. EUGENE MASSEY, M. D. Offico in Bank Building. I Night calls answered from Phono 121. | 44 444444444444 44444444?)444 JUST RECEIVED f * 4 Car Load of best Virginia $ HjiiTi c i Z ? $ v_ar ioaa Portland-Atlas J | Cement | * Can sell you cheaper than 4 i v the cheapest. Z I V, B, Biankenshlp, * v i vjv?vrvfci jr<?4?<5 ?s ? <?.Cleaning, i * ressi 11 g, and Dyeing. Join the Fort Mill Pressing I Club, membership $1.00 per month. Dry, chemical or wet cleaning. Besides Clothing, we j clean or dye Furs, Skins, Bugs, Mats, Feathers, bleach Straw or Panama Hats; old Neckties and Ribbons made new; cleaning and 1 dyeing of Gloves. 'Phone orders to 146, or call on us up stairs over Parks Drug Co. GUY A. ROSS, Proprietor. Kodol For Indigestion Our Guarantee Coiinnn If. after usine two-thirds of a Si "o bottle of K' .iol. you c.<n honestly say it has not benefited yon, we will refund your money. Try K?>dol today on this Guarantee, hill out and sii:n the following, uresent it to tho dealer at the time of purchase. If it fails to satisfy you return tho b ttli- containing one-third of tho medicine to tin do t! i frmn wlunn you bought It, and wo will refund your utotiey. Tn?n _________ State DigestsWhatYouEat And Makes the Stomach Sweet E. C. DeWITT de CO.. Chicago, 111. Sold by Ardrey's Drug Store. 1 1 /v>.* -Ok/rx*rv*> OOiOuorkirr ^r\-.--- <*/*i JCXJC* o o o ty ^6 C>^o I Milis & Young Co. | I YOU NEED NOT 1 I WAIT! I , ^ Until you get all the money, if 11 Iyou need some things for the house. ?5 Come and get them. Pay down gj what you can, and if you can pay ? the remainder in weekly, semi- ^ monthly, or monthly installments it ? g Min oe satisfactory to us, and the j8| ? Roods will not cost von any more 8 0 here than they would other places 8 [g| if j ou paid spot cash. 8 || Come in and talk with us. We are 8 0 reasonable, and want to accomodate 8 jp you. ^ ^ 1 Cotton and Cotton 1 I Seed, | We are again in the market for 8 ? your cotton and cotton seed, and 8 8 will as heretofore give you honest ? ? weights and best prices. H | Mills & Young Co. I ??Q@ >?S?G?&? ?0???S?-0?S??E? COLLAR LABEL f" >\ )nst "Where I I & ^ ^|u' ^ivL'-aways ^ ^ || \ "SHIELD BRAND" I r i. Mi.'i.lc the :'t n>n>v- 1 I C'. t ii is^rk'ht up S | ^ 41,:"'r '^;i''i"'i'i jjj ySA/e/dF. E. W.KIMBRELLOO. FORT MILL, S. C. EERySHMIfBliS iStaaanBlsnaiatittiBis Him@!? I JOB PRINTS NG i 1 NEATLY EXECUTED AT !g ?j T11E TIMi:s Ol l ICE. A [?= X\ [TO r^J I otto: heads. N < ( h< fl- 1 * i 1111 :?<!-, Statement s, I lundhills, Posters, f^. :;t Oiroulars, Envelopes, lite, at the lowest prices consistent with good g| Pj work. Solid us your orders ami wo will pi on so you r^J j| 'Pile TirM-esi. p '