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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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. * |
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) 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.
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Bottles that are not easily
! cleaned will yield readily to the
influence of crushed eggshells
and a little water shaken about
in them.
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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.
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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.
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Night calls answered from Phono 121. |
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JUST RECEIVED f
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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.
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^ 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
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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
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