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' 7 9 ' ?W?OWp?pa? / FORT MIJL.L TIMES ^CMOCfiATIO^ tf. nr. ppAOFp^D. - - EDITOR. 1 One y*!\r 51.00 j .Six months 60 ' il'hr?*e months 25 i fjUitenxl at tfoo postpffico At fort Aiill, ?6. C.. as aeooml claw matter. On application la the publisher, ad.vertHlpff rates arc made known to 1 those Interested. J1 J - -. ! ".. 1 ?S L. - - .11 THURSDAY. NOVEMBER12,1908. Democracy's Leader. In ;tjpe presidential election held ^st week Che Democracy met v*fcth another defeat and Mr. Bryan will receive less than 165 eleetoijal votes out of a total <of 483. Various reasons have been assigned for the failure of ;the Democracy to wrest control of Che national government from the party which has so long prostituted it jp the interests of the corporations and other j favored few of the North, but in j <our opinion one .does not have to | far afield to discover the real peasona. ,Certain we are that mistake was ,made in placing the standard of ,the party -in the ,, jfiapfis of Mr. Bryan. No other leader that the party might have }narped could have mustered withpn a million votes of the total vote Mr. Bryan received; he conducted a campaign that no other ^available Democrat could have ^ppraacfied -such a campaign as pa seldom ecmpled and never sur- \ passed. One might call the roll VI v??c nunu ? lUlAWia tilIU I1UI ^until he reached the name of the great Apostle Paul .would he find Mr. Bryan's peer, i Nothing coul<J have surpassed the wonderful lucidity of statement, j the complete mastery of every , subject discussed, which jvas jevinoed Vy Mr. Bryan in a hun-! $red different speeches. But the 1 people heeded neither eloquence $pr reason?the trail of the al% mighty dollar was over all, and, /ie\t to the principles of free ^pvernment for which the South so heroically struggled in the ear^ ly<60s, no more worthy cause has Jjeen championed by a mightier , intellectual giant than this year ?908 witnessed for the Democracy by Mr. Bryan. By the exer- ! cise of every known species of bribery, corruption and intimidation Mr. Bryan is denied the sue-; cess which his splendid abilities and fight for the right entitle him; but there are harder things to bear than the cross of defeat in a worthy cause and greater things than being president of the United States. Mr. Bryan will live in the hearts of his Countrymen when his successful opponent has long since been j iorgotten of man. North Carolina ?Past and Present. ffFirst at M nnnsaac forfVioof I | iUl bllVOt [ fft /Gettysburg, last at Appomat- ! pox." These are the words that ff.ru graven on the monument /erected at J)4anassas, Va., to /commemorate the deeds of valor and daring of the troops contributed by the Old North State pQ battle for Southern independence in tne War Between the States. The accuracy of the inscription has Jaeen questioned in Virginia, where it occasioned some indignation; but however that may be, whether tire epitaph ?s wholly or only partially true, , (the iact is undeniable that the iNorth Carolinians who fought pnder the Stars $nd Bars were ps fine soldiers as any captain tever commanded. In every battle where blood ran freest and ,<Jead and dying lay in great I VT . t /V uuinuxsra, ixonn Carolinians I J nvariably were to be found. No /one questioned their prowess as lighting men or doubted their loyalty to the cause of the South. That was from 1861-'65. Where fio we today find some of these, same gray clad veterans and Jhqusands of their sons and grandsons? Are they still enlisted in the fight which their native land is waging against; Yankee greed or hav? they gone pver to the enemy? jb'or answer read the election returns of last week, and you will learn the deplorable fact that three congressional districts in the Old North State were lost to the Den?9cracy, ?he party of the South, the qnly par?y in the country today worthy of the support of respectable Southern >vhite men. 11 / / / 11 I Uo be sure, to be sure! The YoiVyjUe Enquirer is one high toned $?per which looks too closely aft^r the morals of the people to ever condone such a thing ar perjury. We ki,pw this to be a fact because we have the Yorkyille Enquirer's word for it. And who ever suspected that the Yorkville Enquirer did not have the most painstaking regard for truth? It is permissible for papers like the Fort Mill Times to lie a little on extraordinary occasions, but the Yorkville Enquirer?pever, no never! Perish the thought, if you ever entertained it, that the Yorkville Enquirer would handle* try,th carelessly about anything .at any time. Jt is not the Yqrkville quirer's way. Prolapsus of intellect ^whatever that is?appears to he the affliction w;th which a nuinher of weak-minded individuals are suffering .since the presidential election last week. A day or two ago we read in ,one of our daily exchanges the proposition that after W. H. Taft has served four years in the White House the whole country unite in demanding the return of Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency for another eight years?that his election be made unanimous. We prefer always to be considerate of the wishes of our fellow-man, but in this instance we are forced to dissent. There will be perennial ice skating in ?well, a country that is not noted as a summer resort before Theodore Roosevelt is ever elected president without one dissenting vote at least. Veteran Railroad Conductor Dead. Capt. William J. Sprinkle, than whom there was no better known or more popular railroad conductor in this section of the country, died Monday morning at his home in Charlotte, after an illness of one month. Captain Sprinkle was born in Mecklenburg county in December, 1834. Early in life he began railroading, and was first given the position of conductor on a run between Wilmington and Columbia which place he filled for a number of years. He was then transferred to the Charlotte-Columbia division and has held this place steadily for the past 25 years, or more. During the late war he served valiantly as a member of the old Hornet's Nest company of Charlotte. He is survived by two sons and one daughter. Captain Sprinkle was a d<vout member of St. Peter's Episcopal church and the funeral service was held yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the residence by Rev. Harris Mallinckrodt. The State Half Wet, Half Dry. As a result the past week of the voting out of the dispensaries in Chester, Laurens and Clarendon counties, exactly half the counties in the State are wet J ?"?-? 4. -c in anu nail, ui y?UUIUI The prohibition line up at present is: Anderson, Cherokee, Darlington, Chester, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Edgefield, Greenville, Greenwood, Horry, Lancaster, Laurens, Marion, Marlboro, Newberry, Pickens, Oconee, Saluda, Spartanburg, Union and York. The dispensary counties are: Abbeville, Aiken, Bamberg, Barn well, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun. Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Fairfield, Florence, Kershaw, Georgetown, Hampton, Lee, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter, Williamsburg. It is perhaps merely a coincidence, but an interesting one, says the News and Courier, that the representation in the house of the prohibition counties in the above list is exactly the same as the representation of the dispensary counties?the 21 prohibition counties having together 62 votes and the 21 dispensary counties having a combined vote of 62? which is, of course, half the total number of votes, 124, in the nouse of representatives. And. of course, since each county has enly one senator, the representation in the senate is also evenly divided, 21 votes each. But in the senate the president has the deciding vote, while in the house the speaker votes as a member. This does not, however, in any degree indicate tfcie standing of the legislature on the question of prohibition, for the reason that some of the representatives and senators from prohibition counties are not prohibitionists, and v ce versa, some of the representatives and senators from dispensary counties might vote for prohibition. There was no such issue in their election and it is simply impossible, without a poll of the two bodies, to tell how they do stand on this question now. In Rice county, Kansas, which has a population of 14,444, there was only one criminal case on the court docket for the Aprjl term, % ! Burglar* Visit Fort Mill Merchants. Thursday morning whew Mr. John McLelland reached the store t of Meacham & Epps, where Jbe is j employed as a salesman, he was 1 surprised to find that someone < had preceded him, and that the rear door to the store room was ] standing open. An investigation ] showed that the store had been i burglarized some time during 1 Wednesday night. i It was also found that the j burglars had attempted to force the rear door of the E. W. Kim- ] brell Company, but were either j frightened away or failed because ! they y/ere unable to dislodge a , heavy bar across the door. The ] door w.as considerably defaced by ; having a number of holes bored , through it near the lock. 1 Entrance to the store of Meacham & Epps was made by ! boring out a hole in the back door large enough to insert a : hand, unlock the door, and re- j move a bolt which secured it. 1 Once inside the burglars proceeded to help themselves to various articles, such as shoes, stockings, cloth, etc. The stock was pretty thoroughly torn up and scattered over the ' counters and shelves. Mr. Epps was unable to give an accurate < estimate of the firm's loss, but : it will possibly reach $75 or i more. The tools with which the i robbers entered the building ? were secured by breaking open : a carpenters chest in the new j 'Parks store building pear by. <: There is yet no clue as to the identity of the perpetrators of ; the robbery. A gentleman on : ! the early train from Charlotte Thursday reported having seen two men with bundles on their 1 backs walking beside the railroad ! between this nlare unrl Pin*?villo 1 . This clue was followed up, but j: | gave no definite results. Former Fort Mill Man Suicides. ?? ( A despatch Monday from An- j1 derson to the Charlotte Observer . says that Thos. Augustus Sims, ,; aged 30 years, a weaver in the j i Brogon Mill, committed suicide i in a patch of woods near the ' I mill just outside the city limits ] (this afternoon by firing a 32- j ! calibre pistol ball into his right s 'temple. Death resultedminj utes after the shot. Sims moved to Anderson from ' Fort Mill some four years ago. ' Two years ago he married Miss ' Bessie Finlayson, daughter of Robert Finlayson, of the Ander- ( son Mill, and his family troubles , have been many. It is said that i he drank considerably at times, 1 : and that on account of his intern- 1 | perance his wife has left hpn i ! several times. She left him last * week and he has been intoxicated ; for several days, so it is said. He has not worked for four ] weeks, and it is supposed that i remorse set in and caused the ; | awful act. , Graded School Work For October. 1 ; 1 (By Supt. Bauknight:) The month of October was 1 somewhat unfavorable to our ; | school in some respects, yet we i I made some progress which shows 1 up well and is substantial. A 1 I great many of the children from \ ; the mill districts had to withdraw , j from school as the families moved !? elsewhere to get employment; " ! however, with the new pupils who have come in, some of the lower grades are much crowded j yet. The upper grades prove to be the most substantial working element. taken as a whole, because j of their permanency, and it is j from these that most should be expected; but it is noteworthy to I observe how well the teachers of , the lower grades have managed and proved to be masters of the j situation in this period of crowd and charjge. The work for the month might be characterized as that of a; high order. Those who have been , punctual have, as a rule, come out with high marks and are leaders of their classes. No one thing proves more helpi ful to a pupil's substantial development than punctuality. The attendance during this month has not been quite so 1 1 mi gooa. mere are several causes lor this: first, we have had some very rainy days. Then we have j had some shows and fairs in the neighboring towns, and of course some people must go to these. Quite a number of the mill people, as stated, have moved away and took their children out of school, thereby lowering our gen-; eral average. The enrollment in the high school is 36. The average attend-' ance was 31 4-5. The average attendance for the common school j I was 152.9. Total average at-!] tendance for the month, 184.7. 5 Average for September, 206. Miss Mattie Smith, the music teacher, is improving. We hope to have her with us soon. Kodol contains the Maine digestive juices that are found in un ordinary healthy stomach, and there is, there- i j fore, no question but what any form of stomach trouble, Indigestion or i Nervous Dyspepsia, will yield readily | yet naturally to a short treatment of Kodol. Try it today on our guarantee. Take it for a little while, as that is all you will need to take. Kodol digest* , what you eat and makes the stomach sweet. It it soli} by Ardrey** drug | 1 More. ; ' . ^ " \ ~ f Literary Society at Graded School. Last Friday the 7th, 8th, 9th 1 ind 10th grades of the public! >chools met and with the aid of :he teachers organized an up?to-1, iate literary socioety. The society is to meet every , Friday at 1.10 o'clock. A busy i program has been adopted and it ( is believed that when the pupils become familiar with the work 1 it will be very interesting as well as helpful. Officers were elected as follows: President?Clarence McMurray. V-Prest. ? Miss Louise McMurrav. Secty.?Miss Kate Ardrey. Treas. ?Carrie Merritt. Literary Critic?L. M Bauknight. Reporting Critics?Annie Russell, Julia Boyd, Juanita Erwin, Mattie Epps. Sergt.-at-urms?Ed. Branson. Page ? Mamie Jack V* The literary society is a new feature for the school and, with its large membership, it is expected that some fine talent will be shown in a short while. Fever Situation at Winthrop. According to advices sent out Monday from Rock Hill, the typhoid fever situation at Winthrop College grows more and more alarming. Dr. J. T. Kinard, acting president, stated Monday that there were seven developed cases in the infirmrry and ten suspects among the students. Analysis of the college water supply have failed to discover a typhoid germ and the college authorities are puzzled as to the source of the epidemic. Bruisea. scratches, sores and burns that other things have failed to care will heal quickly ami completely when you use DeWitl s Cttrbolized Witch Hazel Salve. If is especially good for piles. | Sold by Ardrey's Drug Store. The Salvation Army has a, factory in England where musical instruments are made for its members. ? DoWitt's Kidpev and Bladder Pills are unequaled in cases of weak back, backoohe, inflammation of the bladder, rheumatic (tains, and all urinary disorders. They are antiseptic and act promptly Don't delay, for delays are langerous. Get DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. Sold by Ardroy's drug itore. . ? If the appetite of a man was as great in proportion to his size is that of the sparrow, he would 2at a whole sheep for his dinner. Kennedy'!) Laxative Cough Syrup not j >n!v heals irritation and allays intlanimitioti, thereby stopping tiio ?*ough, >nt it moves tJio bowels gotitly and in hiit way drives the cold from the svs?ui Contains po opiates ltispleasint to take, and children especially ike tho taste, s<> nearly 1 ko maple mgur Sold by Ardrey's dru<; store. Mr. John R. Schor \ aged ! linety, passed away at lis 1 ome n'Yorkville Thursday aftprnoon, after a short illness. Ton can euro dyspepsia, indigestion, lour or weak stomach, or it! fact any 'orni of stomach trouble if yon wili take ivodol occasionally?just ; t the times' ,vhcn you need it. Kodol uocs not. have >o be taken all the timo: Ordinarily ton only take Kodol now and then, bemuse it completely diyests all the food you eat, ami after few days or a 1 iVeok or so, the stomach can digest the 'ood without the aid of ivodol. Then ton don't need Kodol any longer. Tyv t today on our gmiruu' je. We know what. it will do for you. Sold by Ar- j lrey's drug store. 11 ^ " ...IF E. W. KIME FORT MIL * Z\ f ( c y _\ --Pleasant Valley community j was saddened last Friday unexpectedly bv the death of Mrs, ; Martha Bickett, who was the | victim of pneumonia, being ill ' only a few days. Mrs. Bickett was 5G years old and was a consistent member of the Methodist church. After the funeral services at Pleasant Hill church, conducted by Rev. W. M. O wings, her bodv was laid to rest in the Ti: 11 ' ' ' x ivaoaiiu inli ccrucicry wmung |! the general resurrection. 11 NOTICE. J All persons indebted to the estate of i Dr. T. B. Meacliam will make payment to the undersigned at Fort Mill, S. C., ' ami all parties having claims against | the sai?l estate will present satno, sworn to, and in itemized form, to thy under- 1 signed at Fort Milt, S. U? within the i time proscribed by lg\v . Mrs. M. A. Meacham, Executrix. i TAX NOTICE-1908. Office of County Treasurer. Yorkvillo, S. <' , Sept 15. 1908. Notice is hereby given that the Tax Books for York county will be opened on the 15th dav of October. 1908. and remain open until the 81st day of Dooember, 1908, for the collection of Mate, County and School taxes for tho fiscal i year 1908, without penalty; after which day One per cent, poualty will bo added to all payments made in tho month of January 1909, and Two per cent penalty for all payments made in the month of February 1909, and SSeveu per cent penalty will be added on all payments made from the 1st day of March ; to tho 15th day of March 1909, and af- | tev this date all unpaid taxes go into executions and all unpaid Single Polls' will be turned over to the several . Magistrates for prosecution in accord- | anee with law. , For the convenience of taxpayers, I ! will attend at tho following places on ' the days named. At Yorkvilie, Thursday, October 15, to Tuesday, October 20th. At Smyrna, Wednesday, October 21st. At Hickory drove, Thursday and Friday, October 22nd and 23rd At Sharon, Saturday, October 24th. At Mc< onueilsvillc, Monday, October, 20th At Tirzali. Tuesday, October 27th. At Clover, Wednesday and Thursday, ' October 28 th and 29th. At Yorkville from from Friday, October 30th, to Tuesday, November 3rd. At ? oate's Tavern from 12 o'clock, Wednesday, November 4th, until 12 in., Thursday, November 5th. At Fort Mill Friday and Saturday, V.i..? ? ?-< <1U<CIUU<71 Hill UUU I III. At Rook Hill from Monday, Novem- I ber Dtli, to Saturday, November 14th. , And at Yorkville from Monday, November 10th, nntil the 01st day of Do- I coiuber, 1U08, after which day the , penalties will attach as stated abovo. H- A. D. NEELY, I County Treasurer. ( Oct 22-41 Kodol For j Indigestion' Our Guarantee Coupon It, aft :r usine two-thirds of a fi.no bottle ot Kndol. ou can honestly say it has not benetiu-ii y? u. we will tufitnd your money. Try | Kotlol today on this cuarantee. Kill out and sik'ti th.- following, present it to the dealer at the tim ot purchase. If it fails to satisfy you return he bottle containing one-third of the | medio a; to the dealer from whom you bought it. and ?o will refund your Money. Town | bi.Ua Sicn In-re I - I'uS This Out Dig ;stsWhatYouEat And I^iakes the Stomach Sweet E. C. LeWITT Uc CO.. Chiuuo, 111. Sold by Anlrey's Drup Store. COLLAR LABEL |j I STYLE 9ft in Clothing counts j i aSi for very little, if anything, without <4& QUALITY ?*3?^ Everything that goes to make up stylish, serviceable clothing 4 *s ^oun^ *n tfj^j SHIELD BRAND" *\ It appeals most fore W&* yfl ibly to men who rec- 6 ognize the imopr- y KB tance of these two | Matures and is a rev- I elation to those who I do not. As a matter I t of business, compare I 51V it with other cloth- I ing sold at like prices, I attached to sleeves, 11 ranging from 9 $10 the Lowest 1 $18 tie Hiilsst | and be guided by the $ same principles as I you would when I; , making any other I , investment. iRELL OO. I -L. W. C.. | \ r Mills & V If You Pay More I YOU PAY 1 S If You Pay Less 1 1 TOO DOH'T GET ? Therefore be safe 1 FURNl x Perhaps it is an ? an odd piece of 1 ? most needed, and ) x it because you feei J8J of your home are ? some. Of course yc X affairs better than i 0 come to see us, we ? can make you pric g reasonable that yo @ deprive yourself ( ? needed. 1 HEAl ? Cold weather w 0 and many's the f g need a new Heate ? old, burnt-out one. 0 for both coal and v A Tiripom l^oll o * */! o II#* v/\>k?f V/CI&l 411114 CI Remember: We < things away, but w for a dollar than ai in these parts. | Mills & Y S??? >??????? 6K FOR SALE. For 60 days I offer t he O'Conuoll property, situated close to the Graded school, just across the street from corporate limits of Fort Mill. Has nine- | room two-story house, besides pantrys, 1 510 acres land, good orchard and out ' buildings, 5 acres pasture, 4 acres in j original oak timber. This is a groat < chance to buy a piece of property and 1 sell enough lots to pay for it, as a big j portion of the placo fronts the street, j For particulars seo me. Tonus reason- j able. 136 acres of land in Fort Mill town- < ship, near Pineville, N. C., at $0.50 per j acre, if taken at onco. About 250 acres tine fanning land ' near Fort Mill, Particulars on upplica- ' tion from parties interested. I A place containing 100 ueres, within 1?^ miles of Pineville, N. O., in good condition. Fairly new dwelling and out-houses. Fifty acres of this place is in woods. Price, $1,400. Terms?Onethird cash, balance in one, two and three installments, with interest. ' A nice building lot in Sprattville. 1 The last three available business lots < on the shady side of Main street, Fort ( Mill, are offered at reasonable figures, , if taken at once. Two of these lots are ^ $5 x 100 feet. J WANTED. | I have applications from several who want to buy plantations, so if you want to sell your place list it with me at 1 nice, or if it is town property you want to sell, let me handle it for you. A, R. McELHANEY, Fort Mill, S. C. i 'I ' ouflg Oo. 11 Than Our Prices, | J 00 MUCH 1 ^han Our Prices, g THE QUALITY I ;; trade with us ? iTURE 1 entire suit or just * Furniture that is g rou will not buy 8 that the expenses ? already burden- ? >u know your own g ve, but if you will ? i believe that we ?es and terms so ( u will no longer js| >f that which is g 'ERS I ill soon be here ? amily that will & r to replace the g We have them ? rood, all sizes and & ee them. g 5 are not giving 2 ill give you more g ay furniture store ? oung Co. | V\\\N\\VVV%VVVV\\V^VVLVm | City Restaurant, 1 6 * / Everything new. With ?j ? enlarged quarters, we a I ' are better prepared M> serve the public witn ? first-class eatables. Call S J on us at Merritt's old ? / stand and see how we 5 ? are fixed. Fresh Oysters s ^ Fridays and Saturdays. ? \ Patterson & Hills. ? V\\N\\V\N\\\\\\\NVk\>WW\ Cleaning, Pressing, and Dyeing. Join the Fort Mill Pressing Olub, membership $1.00 per nonth. Dry, chemical or wet ileaning. Besides Clothing, we dean or dye Furs. Skins, Rugs, Mats, Feathers, bleach Straw or Panama Hats; old Neckties and Ribbons made new; cleaning and lyeing of Gloves. 'Phone orders to 146, or call on 1 a Til 1-~ r\ u u^i ljmiio uvcr rurns LTUjf L>0. GUY A. ROSS, Proprietor. Koflol Fop Indigestloa. V*m. Relieves sour stomach. wdpitation of the heart Digests what you ea?^ fttirufX >iT .IP**. \ Greek\ 1 Pure Old y Corn Whiskey Direct to You By "Ortr-Nifht Express" j (Caarantvd Under tkm National Pur* Food Low) Four full Quarts of the best lorn Whiskey you ever tasted, in i lain sealed package, guaranteed , gainst breakage, for $3.00*or in I igs at $2.50 per gallon. Send mcner by Registered Lett, Express or P. O. Money Order. COUCH, imager Shipping Hep'I A. McDonougb Co., E. Cut St RuWi T. I r Complete Price-LUt. PO ff NOW. > ? Jgj . i