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f ! " f V* * . FORT MILL TIMES] DKMQCMATIC B. W. BRADFORD, ,- - EDITOR. One ypny_. #1.00 * jilx months j... $u Pa Entered at tfce yoxtofltce^t Fort Ai?&. , p fi. O.. ks second class matter. * Ojj at>plI?9,t)uA to .the puWl?l)er. adivrtlslng rates are made known to , ? those Jqiei eated. TuiiDvngv npTAoro tc iono I 11 VUtfUN w I UHbn Ix/j I JUUi , ? : ? Trade at Home. '4 ? . It is possible, even in panicky , ?imes, for a town to prosper wjiile adjoing towns and compnuri ies arc losing business and population. And should one in- { . jquire the reason for this prosperity, he would doubtless discover that the people of the prosperous community belieVe, and practice the l^elief, in spending their money where they earn it. They have bought their1 clothing at the village store; the grocer, who is their neighbor, lias sold them their flour and sugar, and, in turn, the grocer! and clothing merchant have bought that which their customers produce dr deal in. By this method the money, which would otherwise go into a distant community, is kept at home and is of thrice the benefit of that spent elsewhere. Spend your money ' with the home merchant and you, along with your town, will pros-! per. | The Value of Birds to the Farmer. The HioKi useful fiids to the farmer fn destroying the hordes of small rodents that prey upon his , icron, his fruit-trees and the con-; tents of his house and barn are the hawks and owls, whose food tnese small animals are. These , birds are striving day and night1 the whole year round to capture this food. How enormously ! valuable to man are the services i of these hawks and owls has ?en pointed out many times by pxperts who have studied their food. The man who kills a hawk or an owl, unless it be one of the three or four harmful species, performs an evil deed for the * community where he kills it. The woodpeckers spend all their ; time, winter and summer, searching tor grubs which bore into-! tress, and for the eggs of noxious , insects which lie hidden in the crevices of the bark and the | trucks of the dry wood; and every insect, grub or batch of eggs that they devour is just so much help to the owner of the ^yood-lot, because it reduces the pumber of his enemies. " " ) The Non-Resident Game Law. Non-residents who would hunt ( in this State the coming season, j should read < a*cfully the follow- ; ing section of the South Caro}i la game laws: . 'Tt shall be unlawful for any non-resident of this State except pi) his own land, or on the land qn^ep his control or except when accompanied by resident freeholder by special invitation for a special occasion, to catch, kill, injure or pursue with such intent any wild turkey, partridge or quail, in any county of this State, without a license, and the clerk of court for such county is hereby authorized and required, upon ?he payment to him of a license fee of $25, to issue to any such non-resident, a license to hunt in each county which shall be for one year. All license and fines ppllectod under this act shall be ?iirned over to the warden of the county for the enforcement of the game laws." Can Go Beyond Corporate Lines. By the average person, officers find even members of the legal profession, it is believed that the , authority of the policeman ceases , at the incorporate limits of a city, >et such is not the case since the last session of the general aesembly of this State approved an act February 20th, 1908, which removes the above common impression. The act in question reads as follows and may prove of interest to officers: * * * "That the police authorities of all towns and cities of this State are hereby i authorized and empowered to make arrests of all offenders against the municipal ordinances and the statutes of this State, committed within the corporate }?mits, at any place within a ra- ' dius of one mile of the corporate limits, with or without a warrant, when such police authorities are (n pursuit of such offender." The Gaffney correspondent of fi daily paper wishes information on a story going the rounds to the effect that the original manufacturer of "Octagon" soap provided in his will that all the profits accruing from the sale of the soap should go to the educalidnal institution conducted by the negro Cooker T. Washington. This paper, toot wbulfl welcome p little authoritative information pn the subject. k ? Cotton on the local market csterday sold for 8 3-1 cents. V ^ 4 , , , m Iri Aiding tke Deaxracy. r i Evidence of the fact that the people' of South Carolina are greatly interested in the success of the Democratic party this year is to be founH in nearly every city, town apd village throughout the State, and this interest is i. : ? _ j-i.*- i * iiiciiuic&t in n practical way Dy the cash contributions . which have been made and are still being made to promote the interests of the party in the doubtful States of the North and West. Since the Denver convention jn July about $6,000 has be^n collected in the State and forwarded to the national Democratic treasurer, principally through the agency of The Columbia State, which paper is doing yeoman service in behalf of the party. But South Carolina has not yet done her part to elect the national ticket, and with the view of further promoting the rule of the people State Chairman Wilie Jones recently appointed a central campaign fund committee, composed of two Columbia gentlemen, one of whom is Mr. W. R. Bradford, formerly editor of this paper. In an interview published in The State and News and Courier a day two after the committee began work, Mr. Bradford said, in part: "As a member of the central campaign fund committee recently ~"appolnled by State Chairman Will** Jones. 1 welcome the opportunity to ursje the thousands of Democrats In South Carolina who have n"t yet contributed to ;he r.a>tonal Democratic fund to ?lo so at once, and .to be a* libera! in their contributions ns possible; aiso to rcinciit the many others who have already contributed to Increase thel.?"trlbutions win re they can afford t< uu ...".nout rr.aXi.'.g too giant a suei".' fa o. "The Democracy Is In this contest to a in, and the ajgre.-sivo tight whit!-, our party Is waging to wrest control of the na lo.nul government from thos who have so long made of It a parT.\ asset instead of administering It lg behalf of the whole people, should lend hope and encouragement to all thos who wish to see the people again enthroned at Washington. The 1 -sue are fairly Joined?it Is a light of the masses for equal and exact rights to all men against the trust-create I prcdd&tory interests that have wiuted and grown fat at the rxpujise of the people for the last 1" y?.ars. If ' were necessary to arouse the Democracy of douth Carolina by showing up the absolute rottenness and liypoorisy which premoates the Republican party from one etid of the country to the other and Its inmrncity and unwillingness to deal fahiy with the people, I should hav< to ask you to Indulge me to the extent of several columns, and then the half could not be told. "Hut we have not the time?It Is not necessary?to adopt the theory of tinbellicose Irishman who s ild, "When you sae n head hit it." The avenge South Carolinian Is pretty well acquainted with the past and present records of the Republican party, and he can form an intrlligont Idea of what Its future record will Le. We know that It Is the same p irty that set upon our prostrate State 30-odd years ago a horde of adventurous carpetbaggers, who, aided by the native roustabouts, subjected our people to unforgettable humiliations and theft-enforced poverty; we know, too, that this same Republican party will ncaln force mmn tic South eondltlonn little loss Intolerable if it Is given anuihor four year? of power In which to prostitute the govcrnnunt to partisan purposes, for it lives, moves and 1ms its being prl-, mary upon the* sentiment of ill-will which iti engenders in the North against the Soutn. But for the war, the Re; ' ?party would lotig sin c have died. "Dut It Is not necessary(to hnrk bncl; to the war and Reconstruction eras to find justifiable reasons for our earnest desire to overthrow the oligarchy that is rearing Its head at Washington. The highhanded, reckless methods of the Kepubib an party tor tue la*? seven years, since Theodore Roosevelt lms bestrode the country like n mighty Colossus, damning with language characu ristic of the swashbuckler everybody and ovcything that did not meet with 'my approval,' Is ennitgh to ma'f every man who is able to appreciate the certain dr>ft of the republic to an empire recognise the evil times on which we have fallen. The Republicans. loud-mouthed, as usual, hoot at this thought, just as their round-robin hero undertook to laugh nut of court the exposures of Republican corruption made by Judge Alton B. Darker a day or two prior to the presidential election four years ago. Subsequent Investigations of the Arpistrong commit'.*.e in New York 'proved whether Judge Parker knew what ho was talking about and who hud Ananias faded. "Now ami then one encounters r. half-baked Democrat who professes to believe that the success of Mr. Bryan at the polls would upset business conc'iions und offers this as a reason for refusing to contribute to the Democratic campaign fund?forgetting, apparently. that business conditions arc already abftut as badly upset us Is possible. Fortunately there are not many Democrats of this calibre In South Carolina, but to the few thut are in the State the following facts are offered for mental consumption: "livery panic since the .vnr originated under Republican rule and dedeveloped under Republican legislation. The gretit panic which gave 'Rln-k Friday' t> history occurred during the month of September, 1809. when thr. - - .... i>iii iy wus in power The disastrous panic marked by the failure of Jay Cooke & Co. occurred In September, 187.1. Then the Repuhlican party was in power and 11 months prior to the beginning of that panic that party had been reelected to power. The panic of 1893 began long prior to that year and. Indeed, long prior to the president I. il elect on of 1892: and It Is a fact, although Republican orators and Republican or- ! trans try to forget It, that the so-call :-d panic of 1893 began and played its greatest havoc under that famous tariff law known a* the McKinley bill. J The panic of 190' |? still upon the country and the Republican party Is s'.IT In power! "Let ine say finally, please, to those who have contribute and who will contribute to the Democratic campaign fund thut all signs Indicate unmistakably that the drift everywhere this year | Is toward the Democratic parly. To i particularize a little: In all the pivotal 1 States the Democrats arc united and working enthusiastically for success as | they have not done since 1892, while i the Republicans are split into warring j factions In doubtful States which they must carry to elect* Taft. An over- I whelming per cent, of the labor vote j of the North, half of which h n irmully Republican, will be cast for Mr. Dryan this year. Although the fund to promote the Taft candidacy this year will ; b?? irony times that of the Democratic , fund, if our people will contribute a i liberally as they should to defray the legitimate expenses of the Demo.'rney. j success seems certain. Mr. I try an feels absolutely certain that h" will be th< next pr? sldent of the United States and he hasls his confidence upon th<? evidences every where apparent thai tinpeople are determined to rc.'e." DoWitt a Liitle Karly Risers are small pills, easy to lake, gent hi and sure, fc'o'd by Ardrey's drill* store. j I i&j / ' I v \ " I James H. Thorn well, 1st The State of last Sunday contained the following interesting biographical sketch of Dr. James H. Thornwell, grandfather of 1 the Misses Thornwell who live in Fort Mill: "The sixth president of the South Carolina college was James H. Thornwell. Dr. Thornwell was born in Marlborough district, near Society Hill, December 19, 1812. He graduated with first I honor in the class of 18311 While ; 1 he was a student he gained such ' j distinction in the literary societies ; that-the people of the town came 1 f to hear him whenever it was I known that he was to speak. Af-! I ter graduation he studied for the ministry of the Presbyterian ; church and was ordained a pastor in that denomination in 1834 ! Three years later he was elected to the professorship of logic and criticism in his alma mater. For a part of 1839 and all of 1840 he was pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Columbia. From 11841 to 1851 he filled the chair of sacred literature and Christian evidences in the college. In December 1851, he was elected by the trustees to the presidency, to succeed Hon. W. C. Preston, Fqujt years later he resigned to j become a professor in the Theological seminary in Columbia. A fatal illness overtook him in 118G2, from which he died on the i 1st dav of August of that year. Dr. 'lhornwell had unrivaled | skill in the control of young men. J He was an indefatigable worker, an intense student. He was one of the shining lights of the Presbyterirn church of the en-' tire country and the greatest tneologian the Southern branch of that church has produced. Daniel Webster, who heard him on the .occasion of his visit to Columbia in ]?46. said that he had not listened to his superior." % A Big Sale of York County Lanu. ?? Notwithstanding the low price of cotton, the high price of practically everything else and apparent lethargy in business generally, the dtmand for real estate especially farm lands, has been ; quite good at prices that would , have beer, considered high a year i ; ago and exhorbitant four or five years ago, says a Yorkville special to the Charlotte Observer. One of the largest deals in several months was made last week by Mr. J. C. Wilborn, a local real estate broker, when he I sold a tract of GOO acres of as line : farming land as there is in York j county belonging to Mr. S. M. i Jones, of Chester, to Mr. Gordon Hughes, who at present lives near King's Mountain, N. C., for $15,000. Mr. Hughes is a young man of exceptional ability and . has achieved wonderful success in his chosen calling, farming, and will no doubt raise recordbreaking crops on the farm he has just purchased. It ift located about 11 miles southeast of Yorkville and about 5 miles southwest of Rock Hill. The gross value of the products of the farm last i year was about $18,000. A New Drink. Mr. Julian F. Drinkard, representative of the New South Brewery & Ice Co., of Middlesboro, Ky., informs us that he has sold to Mr. J. P. Billue a temperance drink by name of "No. 23." He also informs the writer that this drink is brewed and made by the same process as their beer, being made by a German formula anrL nAnUin!??? ? HUM" VV/1IIU1IIH1^ (I ' great amount of hops, and that 1 same is consumed by the very best people. This drink is nonintoxicating and containing less than 1-2 of 1 per cent, of alcohol. What's Wrong With Our Buyers? Lancaster is the banner cotton market this season, paying even j more for the staple than the city of Charlotte. Judging from the quotations in the weekly papers 1 received here Wednesday, Lancaster paid on the day .previous i from 1-8 to 1-4 of a cent more forcotton than did JMonroe, Yorkville, Chester and other neighboring points.?Lancaster News, : 10th. With the Change of Time. The old fnsliinn^>rl pntfAn Knut' - vvvi/vh ets are going out of existence, notes an exchange. There was a time when every farm in the South used the old wooden cotton basket but they are scarce now. In this section a few are visible but something: new has taken its ' place. Cotton sheets are used : almost altogether. The sheets are easier to handle and it will not be long until a basket will be a curiosity. The old slavery darky was happy when he could take his axe into the forest and cut a white oak tree, split it into ' thin strips, and sit around the j "big house" and make his cot-: ton baskets. The white oak frees are scarce also, and like the old slavery darkies, they are ' disappearing too. Wanted Every one to try the' great temperance drink, "No 23," manufactured by a German formula. For sale by J. P. Billue. m ? Registration Board Finishes Work. The county board of registration, cojnposed of Messrs. R. M. Wallace, A- Black and R. % Beamguard. the past week completed its tour of the county for thfe purpose of re-registering the voters and has turned its records over to the clerk of the court. The records show that the total number of certificates issued was 3,110, of which less than^O were made out for negroes. In number, the city of Rock Hill ranks first with 867 voters. Yorkville comes in second with 516, whjle Fort Mill ranks third with 267 voters. There are 260 registered voters at Clover. The certificates issued by the board this summer will remain in force until the year 1918. Yorkrille's 'Phone Troubles. "Franchise or no franchise to the Piedmont rMephone Company" is still a very live question that is agitating Yorkville. | The telephone company has been making strenuous efforts since i it bought out the local company j here several years ago to secure j a new and more liberal one in the place of the one granted to the old company, which expires ; in May 1909, but so far has been unsuccessful. The situation is about like this: Th? original telephone system was built about twelve or fourteen years ago by Mr. W. B. Moore and with the verbal consent of the owners a large proportion of the lines were erected through private lot, no; holes at all being placed on the \ principal business streets. Later Mr. Mpore organized a stock company which absorbed the system he had built up and subsequently the local company sold out to the Piedmout Telephone and Telegraph Company, a ma-H jority of whose stock is owned or controlled by the Bell Telephone Company. At the time the | local com pan v was absorbed the local subscribers were allowed all connections within the city limits j for $1 a month and those who > paid $2 had the privilege of the j entire county. inducing all country lines, and all towns i in the county, including Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Clover, Sharon, Hickory Grove and Tirzah. The , new owners, after making a fruitless effort to secure a new charter, finally agreed to continue to give the same connec-; tions at the same charge, except[ when they substituted a Bell for a Home telephone the monthly charge would be $1.25 for town connections and $2.50 for the county. After this agreement had been entered into matters rocked along with apparent satis-! faction to all parties until about a month or six weeks ago when it was made public that representatives of the Piedmont Telephone Company had been negotiating for some time with the town council for the granting of a charter. At the instance of Mr. G. H. O'Lcarya public meeting, attended by a goodly number of citizens, was held for the purpose of ascertaining exactly what the telephone people wanted and what the eouncil had done or proposed to do about the matter. At that meeting Mayor Hart made a frank statement as to the wishes of the telephone company and what action had been taken by the council up to that time. The telephone company wanted a charter to extend over a period of twenty-five years, allowing it free use of the streets of the city, and on its part it agreed to substitute the latest improved j metallic circuit system in the place of the one now in use, charge local subscribers $1.25 a month and* those having out-of- j town privileges $2.50; to cut off ; Rock Hill and Fort Mill and to maintain these rates until the j number of connections reached | 350, when another 50 cents would 1 be added. The proposition was i not approved by the citizens and on motion a committee of several citizens was appointed to make a proposition from their viewpoint. Subsequently the committee submitted its report. In substance it was that the life of j the franchise be ten instead of twenty-five years, that rates re- ! main as at present and subscribers still be allowed connection with Rock Hill and Fort Mill. The proposition was promptly turned down by the j telephone company - Charlotte : Observer. Thornwell Ophanagc's 33rd Report. , I The 33rd annual report of this 1 institution has just been pub-; lished, says a special to the State. ! It shows a family of 268 pupils 1 from 14 different States under its care for the year. Some 40 or more of these united with the | church during the 12 months. | ThPVf? f?V?> 1 A ~" I?| v V .I.j/iv/j ^,u JL "1 iiicili uim, 10 heads of industrial and technical departments and 11 teachers; total 35. The family for the year, including pupils and teachers, reached its highest limit of 303. The total amount received was $37,384, of which $1,800 went to permanent improvements and repairs, leaving nearly $35,000 for the supDort and education* of the children. For each child there was some church, individual, society or Sunday school that provided the sum of $60 per an < ' ^ ' _ , ,rfT 'flu rfrt num for its table board. All ther expenses were met by the ft smaller donations. Every penny 2 helps. j The young folks are looking: (t forward to Chrismas and Thanks- Q giving. It is hoped that Thanks- ft griving collections in the churches 5 will be large. 5 New Postage Stamp Issue. Q Information comes from Wash- 2 ington that within a few weeks | J a new issue of United States tQ postage stamps will be put on 1Q "the market The ? ?*??? 1 * ? -- A iiv ?* oiaifti|JO n will be of the following denomi- x nations: 1-cent, 2-cent, 3-cent, J 4-cent, 5-cent, 6-eent, &-cent, 10- j cent, 15-cent, 50-eent and $1.00. j 6 The $2 and $5 denominations now 6 in use will not be reprinted. The ; g 2-cent stamp will be the first is- x sued and it is expected that 5 shipments to postmasters will j commence some time in Novem- Q bcr. The new issue has been de- 6 s'gned with the object of obtain- q ing the greatest simplicity com*, x mensurate with artistic result. i The profile has been taken in ! j each instance instead of full y view, giving a bas-relief effect. Q All the stamps are of a similar X design, containing a head in an x ellipse, the only decorations being J laurel leaves on either side of H the ellipse. The lettering is in y straight lines, at the top being 6 "United States Postage," and at g the bottom the words "Two x Cents." The one-cent stamp ; contains the head of Franklin,. y while all the others will bear that C of Washington, taken from busts Q by Houdon. The colors are the X reds and blpes of the early x stamps. 2 Kodol will, wit hont doubt, make your g stomach strong and will almost iust-int- i ly relieve you of all the symptons of indigestion. It will do this because it g is made up of the natural digestive x juices of the stomach so combined that V it completely digests the food just as g the stomach will doit, so you see Ko- x dol can't tail to help you aud help you y prompt ly. It is sold here by Ardrey's g drug Btoro. I x Wanted You to know that the C best people want "No. 23." Call Q for "No. 23," and drink "No. g 23;" you really need "No. 23," x for the great amount of hops that 5 it contains. For Sale by J. P. ? Billue. y Kodol will, in a very short time, en- x ub'e the stomach to do the work it V should do, and the work it liould do is Q to digest all the food you eat. When X the stomuch can't do it Kodol does it H for It aiul ill the meantime tlio at munch X is getting stronger and able to take up jc its regular natural work again. Koilol < digests all you out . It makes the Q stomach sweet and is pleasant to take. < It is sold here by Ardrey's drug store. j S WANTED To act as your Exec- ? utor. Trustee, or Guardian. ' ^ If you need to be bonded see "" us before doing anything. We * have wills drawn up at our ex- I pense when we are made I Executor. 1 First Trust & Savings Bank, j I Rock Ilill. S. C. II Teachers* Examination. i he regular FaU Examination for Teachers' Certificates to teach in the public schools of York County will be held in the court house at Yorkvillc 011 Friday, October Kith. Examination will open at It a. ni. ami close at -1 p. in. Applicants .will furnish their own stationery. T. K. McMACKIN. County Supt. Education. Qct. 1 .It i City Restaurant.. j j / / Everything new. With h ? enlarged quarters, we ? n ? are better prepared to jjj > serve the public with ' $! x first-class eatables. Call ? H * on us at Merritt's old ' H / stand and see how we g ? are fixed. Fresh Oysters ? h ? Fridays and Saturdays. ? fl ? Pa t-rsin & Fills. |S Cleaning, Pressing, | and Dvoinsr. Join the Fort Mill Pressing1 I Club, membership $1.00 per I month. Dry, chemical or wet F cleaning. Besides Clothing, we clean or dye Furs, Skins, Rugs, j Mats, Feathers, bleach Straw or Panama Hats; old Neckties and Ribbons made new; cleaning and 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 Coupon [ If. after using two-thirds of a ft.no bottle of j Kodol, you can honestly say it has not benefited yon. we will refund your money. Try Kodol today on this guarantee. Hill out and sign the following, present it to the dealer at Ihe time of-purchase. If it fails to satisfy yon runty Hie bottle containing one-third of the I medicine to the dealer from whom you baughl if. and we will refund your money. Town ________ State , i ' "j Sign hera ' | - -tot TM? Out L DigestsWhatYouEat f And Makes the Stomach Sweet f K. C. DcWITT * CO.. Cbtcjuto, XU. j Sold by Ardrey's Drug Store. I > XS 0????????? ?S ??? >OS ?? ? 0? | [ Mills & Young Go. J j | DO YOU NEED f j FARM SUPPLIES? ? I Mr. Farmer: | Again we would call your atten- || | tion to the following: g| I Thornhill Wagons, ? | Oliver Chilled Plows, ? I Plow Points and Parts, | ! Hoes, Shovels and Picks, I | Buggy and Wagon Harness | | Harass, Cellars and Trace Chains. | I. Barbed and Poultry Wire, g | Seed Oats. 1 S In fact, we handle almost every- ? 3 tiling you may from time to time g | need. Tell us your wants and we 2 5 will supply them. 2 e will in a few days make an g 5 order for Seed Wheat and will he g | pleased to furnish you with what *>> / *11 1 S 4 - 5'you win need, liivo us your order g | as early as possible. ? \ Mills & Young Co. | CH8?G???????@?& C 0 L L AR ^^ ^^ ^ ^ ^A/e/cC | E. W.KIMBRELLCO. FORT MILL, S. O. afS[@fSS[?lMS?S !MSS USMIS IejMMB 01^!? j?? !JOB PRINTING | I NEATLY EXEClTEl) AT ?| | THE TIMES OFLICE. JV ? SI [pi ^1 I-bttn: lip.i'lfl. NnollioadH Hiniii ;i<ls. Htatonionl*, iliiiHthillit, I'" f' f . t?i| Circulars, Knvolopes, IOte. ut tho lowest prices consist> nt with ? <<?< 1 ,.y,l ^J| work. Send us your orders and \vc will please you g | The Times, f ? glfDSJarsjJai^JgnSJg"fljajgJejjwjg - ' X t: EuBm <