^ MMocratic, ^ a
p. yt. IfAOfORO, - - IOITOR, v
One year' 7. 11.00 /
Jfjxtere4 >t the po?tQfflce?t Foot Mill, ^
P. O.. as necoud
'?: a
On njipUiutlon to the publisher. ad- t
??rtlitine ratea' Are made known to j
thoee lntc^ea]Lod. ?
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THV1S0AY. NOVEMBER 26,1908. a
No man can tell with any de-1 ji
gree of certainty v/hat the mor-1 ?
- -v - row iyJU bring forth in the cot- I
* ton market-* whether the price \{
will go up or down?though it is ^
a reasonable deduction that the t
extensive operators (called opera- t
tors through courtesy, hot in v
reality they are gamblers of a ?
very ordinary type) in Wall
Street have a better line on the
future fluctuations of the market 1;
than any other class. And look- r
|ng to their own selfish interests, t
. ft pearly always is the policy of c
these operators to depress the (
price of cotton; but they do not
uniformly succeed in bearing the
market. The farmer is at best
between the devil and the deep i
b)U? seg?he may lose by either t
holding hjs cotton or selling it. j
This is a matter which it would y
seem can best be decided by the t
Individual farmer, for, in the ?
end, one observant man's guess ?
as to what the price will be a -]
week or a month hence is about ?
at ^ r I
ps rename as anotner s. ui v
course if it were possible for all f
cottop growers to form an
alliance not to seii a bale until a t
Certain price were offered, then t
no power of Wall street or any !j
other combination that might be j
effected could keep the price (
down. Unfortunately for our \
pection, however, this can not *
be done, because there are hun- !
dreds of thousands of poor far- J,
mers who are forced by their c
Creditors and general circum- }
pl-jtnces to rush their cotton to P
?he market as soon as it is ginned. s
The fjpaufort Gazette is edited J
|>y State Senator Neils Christen- e
pen, who, since his term of ser- p
vice in the senate began, has j v
been one of the active opponents j 0
of the oM State dispensary. It j J
Js perhaps due to the pleasant, j
p-elations of Senator Christensen c
jn connection with his duties as c
p member of the inquisition com- 1
mittee of the dispensary that ^
The Gazette soulfully sings the (
DraiscK of t.ho nn#? individual tn f
whom it wishes to accord all the c
credit for the overthrow of that %
mismanaged institution. Senator ^
Christensen, it will be recalled, t
was the colleague of Attorney p
.General Lyon on the committee
and it was doubtless during the
time Jtfiat the two were associated
in running down the grafters t
that Senator Christensen formed c
fiis jdeas as to the masterful ^
abjjjtiea pf Attorney General ?
Lyon, and, incidentally, the debt ?
pf gratitude which the people s
pwe the distinguished law officer i
for his incomparable services.
?h>w, far be it from the purpose
pf this paper to say one word to
}*edim the halo of greatness
which, whether it be day or
pight, whether he be awake or
asleep, always and forever enpi
rclea the form of the attorney
general. But we protest that it
neither fair nor in accord with
the wishes of the people that Attorney
General Lyon should be
accorded the major portion of
the credit and gratitude for
sending to the penitentiary the
pcores and scores of grafters now
pt work making sox in the yarn
mill. Senator Christensen is no
jess a man of parts than the s
^istjngujshed law pfficer, and we ! *
will never agree to any distribur 1I
tion of greatness and gratitude j |
jvhich does not accord him the a
full share which his unsurpassing c
service has earned. J
Tl)ere is a grain of consolation s
jn tl)e fact that South Carolina ?
did her part in the recent presidential
election to insure Demo- if
prapic government in Washington c
pfter the 4th of March. Out of ,N
jk total vote of about 67,000, Mr. ^
Bryan received 63,000, which i j,
pstftb)jshes for the State the a
enviable record of being the ban-1
ner Democratic commonwealth
pf tfce Unjon. In only one other
Tex$a, did Mr. Bryan re- J
ceive a larger majority than in p
South Carolina, and in that t
^ta^ the percentage of the Re-1 c
publics!) vqte pQnsid^rabjy j
[n excess of what it was in this
BMfc s
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All along we have entertained
. suspicion that the Caucasian
/as a point or two ahead of the ;
African in civilization, etc., but \
tow and then we eould not dispel ]
, lingering doubt that perhaps 1
fter all we were mistaken and j
hat we would wake up some fine
fioming'to learn how badly mis- i
aken we had been. Henceforth, \
lowever, doubt and uncertainty ;
re not to be entertained and 1
rom now to the end of time life 11
or every man with an A1 white 1
kin promises to be one glad <
weet song. Verily, the mil- 1
snnium is all but here: The <
Torkville Enquirer does not luesi?
ate to say that in a general way i
he feeling of superiority of the i
vhites over the negro is well j
ounaea.
John D. Rockefeller says he
>e)pngs to the brotherhood of
nan. Perhaps he does, but the
rouble with John Dee is that he
loes not pay his proportionate
>art of the dues.
Yorkville's Cheap Light Rata.
The Times has no "kick" comng
as to the rate paid the Elecxic
Company for current to light
ts office, for we have what is
cnown as "flat" rate per month
tnd if power is not used to the
imount charged it is no fault of
he company furnishing same,
rhere are, however, other parens
of the Electric Company
vho ;t cannot be said are satisied
with the current rates chargid
and who make no secret of
heir dissatisfaction in the mater.
It was by one of these that
he following speech of Mayor
fno. R. Hart, of Yorkville, deivered
before the Municipal
Convention jn Charlotte the past
veek, was handed The Tjpnes
vith the request that it be pub- ,
ished, and that it will be interestng
to patrons of the local electric
ompany, by way of comparison ;
?f the rates "charged here and at!
forkville, we feel assured,
dayor Hart is quoted in part as
aving:
"Yorkvilli's nuhlie works nrp
n the hands of a commission
if three men who have absolute
ontrol. Yorkville has taxable j
>roperty amounting to $700,000,
vith a bonded indebtedness of
inly $59,000. Lights are furlished
the citizens at 61-4 cents
>er k. w. h. as against 121-2 and
5 cents in other towns and
ities. The tax levy there is ,
?nly 10 mills, and by statute can- ;
lot exceed this. Yorkville sells ,
onsumers of electric power, '
ip to 10 horse-power as low as ,
wo cents per k. w. h. The
own pays all the expenses of
operating public utilities, the ,
vear and tear of same, and is
.onstantly improving the plants
rom the revenue derived from !
he sale of water, lights and
>ower."
It's Easy to Own a Home. (
The building and loan associaion
will enable any man, who 1
:an lay up one or two dollars a '
veek, to build a nice residence'
md pay for same in about six
md one half years, paying only I
lix per cent, on his investment,
ays a writer in one of our ex- i
ihanges. Now, if you wish to J
ake stock for the Durnose of.
juilding a new house, or to im)rove
an old one, suppose you
ake four shares of $100 each, or
>400 in all. You will pay 25
:ents as admission fee on each
ihare, and then pay $1.47 per
veek for the next six and one
lalf years, when your stock maures,
leaving you a new house,
:lear of all indebtedness. Now,
emember you can do the buildng
of a $400 house and pay for
t in six and one half years for
i little less than what the rent
>f the same house would cost
'ou. If we count the rent for a
'ear on a $400 house, it will be
it least $48, in any town, and
rou have nothing to show for
^our lay out at the end of the
ear, except that you have had
i place to live, without any lien
or the next year, if the owner
ays "git." If you had paid the
11.47 per week, or had paid
>7(^.42 per year, you would have
i home, all of your own at the |
;nd of that time. If you had
>ought the $400 house and paid
or it, borrowing the money from
omp individual, you would pay,
it simple interest at six per cent.,
f your man would wait the six |
ind one half vears. the ?nm r>f
!556. In the first case you paid
nly $458.52, while in the latter ,
on would pay $556, which would 1
five you the advantage of the <
lifference of $97.48, if you be- ,
ong to the building and loan
issociation.
Sooth Carolina's Official Vote. j1
The official vote in the recent ,
iresidential election was made
tublic on Monday by the Secreary
of State, as follows: 1
Bryan 62,289; Taft 3,847; i
Socialists 101; Independence!
.^ague 43.
In 1904 for President Parker i
2,563; Roosevelt 2,05-1.
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)W? C? Wti TVnm* H
The Fort SCO! acquaintances of
Mjv C, D. Mttlor, formerly ex- C
press and freight agent at this i;
place, will read with Interest the a
following news d&patth of Fri- r
day sent out by the Columbia o
bureau of the Charlotte Observer: r
"The hearing before Insurance s
Commissioner McMaster this af- e
temeon in the case of Charles P. \
Miller against the American s
Surety Company to have the r
commissioner revoke the com- f
pany's license to do business in t
this State on the grounds that it
canceled his bond as agent for 1
the Southern at Fort Mill last c
February because of testimony 1
Miller gave agalnsty the surety i
company in a case at Laurens c
several vears ago, turned out a i
stiff and energetic boomerang for t
miner ana tne complete vmaica- t
tion of the surety company, t
Miller made no attempt to vindi- r
cate himself or explain any of t
the serious charges against him, 1
putting up no evidence. His at- t
torneys were taken by surprise
and could do nothing for nim. l
At the conclusion of hearing Mr. j
McMaster promptly rendered his 11
decision in writing that there |1
was 'no evidence to support the j
complaint of the said C. P. Mil- J 5
ler, but that there was good and . I
sufficient reasons why the Ameri- i
can Surety Company should havo j \
declined to remain on his bond. ?
Therefore the rule is dismissed.' a
'The surety company introduced
evidence to show a long
chain of misdeeds on the part of (
Miller, who is the son of a prom- t
inent banker of Florence and >
highly connected through the' j
State; beginning with his seduc- c
tion of a girl of respectable *
parentage in Charleston seven- ' J
teen years ago under promise of i 1
marriage, deserting his wife and
a child after an alleged military
marriage and refusing to contribute
to their support. To support | J
this records from the supreme
court carrying all the testimony !
in the case were introducer, J
Postoffioe inspectors' reports were ?
also introduced to show that r
Miller, while in the service, ?
forged a commission and was j Jj
dismissed. It was also charged \
that he padded his pay rolls and ?
falsified his bank records while
working for the railroad at Laurens.
The surety company, it *
was claimed, never actually 1
bonded Miller, merely issuing f
him temporary protection and!
immiuliotalv Aiiftinn i
iiMtuvviiuhViJ vUbWIII^ IVA/OC XI Villi *
him on investigation of his ?
record." J
t
Soldier Boys Guilty of Desertion. ?
A case from which members 9
of the Fort Mill Light Infantry, j
as well as the militiamen of the j
entire State, should take warn- ! ,
ing was tried by courtmartial at I v
Spartanburg the past week and ,.
as a result several young men
are now in a fair way to pay
dearly for their disregard for the ^
militia laws. The daily papers y
gave in part the following ac- I
count of the trial in question: v
Privates Lester Holt and C. M. *
Quinn, members of Hampton l
Guards, South Carolina National j f
Guard, plead guilty to the Charge ' *
of desertion at the court martial j*
trial this morning, and W. Av ! J
Holt, a private in the same com- v
pany, entered a plea of guilty to d
the charge of refusing to obey i *
orders. ,
The court martial ordered by
Col. Lewis, commander of the;
First South Carolina regiment,
of which the Hampton Guards is
a member, is the result of the
calling out of the troops on Oc- ,
tober 10 to protect the jail from '
mob violence. It will be recalled
ll i. ./A T 1 _ T I
tnat aiter ?ioim-^irDy, tne negro ,
who is now serving a sentence J
of 30 years in the penitentiary
on the charge at attempting to
make a criminal assault upon :
Miss Leila Dempsey, was cap-1
tured and lodged in jail, an attempt
was made by an angry
mob to take the prisoner from i
jail and lynch him. The Hamp- j
ton Guards along with other !
military companies were called
out by Governor Ansel. The
above named members of the
companv refused to respond and
they were arrested and charges
preferred against them.
The officers of the court had
nothing to give out for publication.
They will report their findings
together with all the testimony
in the case to Col. Lewis
at Yorkville. He will review the
case and fix the sentence.
AMIIim r>M?. *1-1.
A northern man, Mr. R. S.
Wheeler, who has been livingseveral
years in Sumter county,
near SDringfield, has invented
what his friends say is a practical
cotton piaking machine. ,
These friends nave written Commissioner
Watson about the machine
and Mr. Watson has arranged
for a public demonstration
of the machine on a farm
near Columbia. This demonstration
will be attended by Columbia
newspaper men and such farmers ,
as care to be present. j
In observance of Thanksgiving j
the graded schools suspended exercises
yesterday afternoon and !
will not open again until Monday. I
Most of the business houses, the 1
postoffice and rural maii c irriers '
arc also observing the dry. I
!
Frrer Situation at Wirthrop.
The fever situation at Winthrop
College continues to improve. It
) now more than a week since
jty suspeetcd cases were adnftted
to the infirmary and two
>f the sick girls have had no
ise of temperature for a week
ind the other nine are improving
iteadily. The few girls who developed
fever after going home
ire doing: well. Encouraging
eports have come to the college
rom each of them. The cases
have all been very mild so far as
he college has been able to learn,
'hingfe at the college are going
>n in the usual way and excepl
'or the vacancies in the dining
oom and class rooms no one
:ould realize that the college hac
massed through such an exciting
lme as existed lor a lew days
ecently. The students are re
urning rapidly now and in a lew
nore days, with few exceptior.t
hey will all be back and at work,
'or even now talk of examine ions
is frequently heard.
todol contains the same digest iv?
aices that are found in uu ordinary
icalthy stomach, and there is, thero
ore, no qaestiou but what auy forix
if stomach trouble, Indigestion 01
Nervous Dyspepsia, will yield readilj
ret naturally to a short treatment o
vodol. Try it today on our guarantee
L'ake it for a little whilo, as that is al
:ou will need to take. Kodol digesti
iVhat you eat and makes the stoiuacl
weet. It is wild by Ardrey's dm*
itore.
?Mr. W. B. Hall, of Macon
k., is visiting his mother ii
his place.
3rnit>es, scratches, sores and burns thai
itlier things have failed to cure \yil
teal quickly and completely when yoi
ise DeWitl s Carbolixed Witch Ha7.0
Salve. It is especially good for piles
k>ld by Ardrey's Drug fcstorc .
- -
?Mrs. J. T. Young has beei
:ontined to her home on Clobourt
itreet for several days by illn< si
**?? ?
JeWitt's Kidney and II1 adder rills art
mequaled in cases of weak back, back
die. inflammation of the bladder
heuiuatic paius, and all urinary dis
rders. They are antiseptic undue
irouiptly Don t delay, for delays art
iuiigernus. Ge; DeWitt s l\.uliioy am
'ladder I'ills. hold by Ardrey's drufi
tore.
? Mr. J. B. Mills and famih
noved the past week to theii
landsome new home 011 Con
ederate street.
Kennedy's Laxative Comrli Svrim not
lily heals irritation and allays iiulatnnatitm,
thereby stopping the cough,
mt it moves the bowels gently and in
hat way drives the cold from the sysem
Contains no opiates It is pirns
lit to take, and children especially
ike the taste, so marly like maple
agar. Sold by Ardivy's drug store.
? Mr. John M. Thompson, of
)oncord, N. C.. wtis a visitor to
lis uncle, Mr. T. D. Faulkner,
ast week.
?
fon enn cure dvs|?epsia, indigestion,
onr or weak stomach, or in fact any
orm of stomach trouble if you will takr
vodol occasionally?just at. t he timet
rhen yon need it. Kodol does not have
o be taken all the time: Ordinarily
ou only take Kodol now ami then, beause
it completely digests ull tin
ixkI you eat. and after a few days or a
voek or so, the stomach can digest the
ood without the aid of Kodol. Then
ou don't need Kodol any longer. T-y
t today 011 onr guiinntuiv Wo know
vhat it will do for you. Sold by Ar
Irey'a drugstore.
Jf"1 Ar > V
MB*-/ *.: *-- '
E. W. KIME
FORT Ml
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Rock Hill Items From The Herald.
The Charlotte Observer says:
l The Westinghouse Electric and
i Manufacturing Company has sei
cured contracts for the apparatus
?, to drive the textile machinery in
?i the Wymojo Yarn Mills, Rock
Hill, S. C., and the Arlingtor
r j Cotton Mills, Gastonia. This
Company has almost completed
: its plans for reorganization anc
: has lately secured the largest
' electric railway order ever giver
5 to any company.
51 Tuesday night while Dr. J. E
! Massey, Jr., was riding in hi!
'! run-about on the Leslie road hi!
-.machine became unmanageable
> j and ran into a steep bank alonj,
j; the wayside. He was going ai
' ! a lively rate and the jar threv
;. him out upon the ground. Ir
Stalling he received slight, bul
' J not serious, injuries, llis auto
mobile was damaged considera1!
bly.
j The $5.00 prize offered by tin
; Audubon Society for the best es
say on birds was won by Mastei
Anderson Huey of the 8th grad<
j and ljttlp Miss Lena Sturgis 01
' the 3rd grade, both of the Cen
[ tral Graded School. The de
r livery of the prizes was mad<
r last week at chapel exercises b>
f Game Warden W. H. Wylie,
j with an interesting address t<
s the children on the subject o:
i birds. *
9
Col. Leroy Springs has mad<
arrangements to have the South
\ ern Power company furnisl
electric power for the operalioi
of his Lancaster and Chester cot
t ton mills. Announcement of th<
fact was made in the Charlott*
i Observer of Sunday..
I
Pleasant, Bure, easy, safe 'it tie live
Pi Is, are DeWiti's Little Early Risers
^ Sold by Ardrey'a Drufl Store.
, FOR SALE?At The Times office
Real Estate and Chattel Mort
.' gages, Crop Liens, Notes, Etc
KOTK EL
t All persons indebted to tho estate o
' Dr. T. B. Meacham will makepayuien
i | to the undersigned at Fort Mili, S. O.
and all parties having claims nonius
t sum i'stuto will present same, swori
to, and in itemized form, to the under
r signed at Fort Mill, { '. 0? within tin
. time proscribed by law.
Airs Al. A. Mencliain,
Executrix.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve
The Besl Salve In The World.
Kodol For
Indigestion
Our Guarantee Coupon
If. After using two-thirds of a $1.00 bottle of
Kodol. vou cm honestly say it has not benefited
yon. wo will refund your money. Try
Kodcl today on this cuarantee. Fill out anal
sign the following, present it to tbo dealer at
ll'.o time of purchuse. if it tails to satisfy you
re turn the bottle rontaining one-third of the
medicine to the dealer from whom you bought
I it. and we will refund your money.
' ' Troan
l
. State
Sign here
DigestsWhat YouEal
And Makes the Stomach Sweei
E. C. DeWXTT & CO.. Chlcaxo, 111
! Sold by Ardrey's Dnip: Store.
t r a n r i ont
LAbtL
kWhy?
You will like
"SHIELD BR&KD"
Clothing to begin
with BECAUSE IT
LOOKS GOOD.
You like it better
after you wear it
awhile BECAUSE
IT RETAINS ITS
GOOD LOOKS.
You will like it still
better after the gar- |
SHE!7*SM^B UL W("" out
because of its
IEJfflT l0ng service
w+%3f and genuine
ESp satisfaction.
wears better
ani) retains its
shape longer
than any other clothing
sold within the
range of prices?
$!0 tk Lowif.1
$18 the Hiiikst
BRELL CO.
l_l, s. c.
MMHMMMMHMMBMlMUBMaaMBPHH VUB
100??00?0O?00 ?6
I Winter's Cti
ijto Need have 110 1
\<k home that is fii
one of the splen
;| Heaters, Stovi
I of which we 1
stock. We have
of sizes and styl
select from, an<
you, now that
cold, to get bus
your needs in t
We have a full ;
Rugs, Carpet!
and ask but th
to prove that w<
money on yoi
Our place is He
;| Every Kind i
1 @ At this store tin
g assured that L<
x not obtained at
i ;<? quality. We wa
I Mills & Y
FOR SALE.
For (50 dnys I offer the O'Connoll | J
property, situatod close to the Graded *
school, just across the street from cor- *
porate limits of Fort Mill. Has nine- \
room two story house, besides pantrys, t
30 acres land, (food orchard and out 4
buildings, 5 acres pasture, 4 acres in 4
original oak timber. This is a great *
chance to buy a piece of property and 4
sell enough lots to pay for it, as a big j
i portion of the place fronts the stroot. <
[ For particulars see me. Terms reason- 4
. able. i
? 136 acres of laud in Fort Mill town- '*
. ship, near Pineville, N. 0., at $6.60 per J
acre, if tukoh at once. I
About 250 acres fine fnvming laud 1
- near Fort Mill. Particulars on applicu- "
f ; tion from parties interested, t
A place containing 100 acres, within
l1^' miles of Pineville, N. (J., in good
condition. Fairly new dwelling and
outhouses. 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 buildiug lot in Sprattville. r
Ihe lust throe available business lots (
ou the shady side of Main stroot, Fort ,
Mill, are offered at reasonable figures, .
if taken at once. Two of these lots are t
za x iw reet. 1
WANTED. \
I have application* from several who
want to buy plantation*, so if yon want
to sell your place list it with ine at 1
ouco, or if it is town property yon want
tosoll, let 1110 handle it for you.
A, R. McELHANEY, ]
Fort Mill, S. C. t
! Hunting
I ^ PTZRB
wcqrn"vvf.
IJ\ Reaches You the
? I y ^ Send us $3.00 (rcj
* express or pcst-office l
and you will receive the ncxl
Four Full Quart Bottles
Old Corn Whiskey you have
$2.50 per gallon, in jugsWe
gumantce safe delivery of al
J. A. COUCH, Manaj
J. A. McDonough Co., 901-90^:
WrIU fur rnntp1*!, TrlCC
| II
i wi ' minima
)@?<SHg? 0 660O
illy Blasts I I
terrors for the 8
tted up wkth ?
bs or Grates 1
have a select gj
i a wide range x
es for you to ?
\ it behooves &
it is growing X
y and supply " ?
his direction^. 8
assortment of S
Tapestries I
e opportunity ?
3 can save you ? *
ir purchases. ?
adquarters for ?
if Furniture. 1
13 purchaser is SM
>w Prices are 8
a sacrifice of S
nt your trade. 2
oung Co. I
VXXXXXXXXNXXXNXXXXXSXXXXX*
$ City Restaurant I
/ Everything new. With i
, enlarged quarters, we S
* are better prepared to 5
i serve the public with 2
* first-class eatables. Call a *
* on us at Merritt's old 5
* stand and see how we $
f are fixed. Fresh Oysters
* Fridays and Saturdays. j;
; Paiterson & Stills.
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Cleaning, Pressing,
and Dyeing.
Join the Fort Mill Pressing
}lub, membership $1.00 per
nonth. Dry, chemical or wet
:leaning. Besides Clothinpr, we
:lean or dye Furs, Skins, Rugs,
dats, Feathers, bleach Straw or
^anama Hats; old Neckties and
tibbons made new; cleaning and
lyeing of Gloves.
'Phone orders to 146, or call on
is up stairs over Parks Drug Co.
GUY A. ROSS. Proprietor.
Hodol
Relieves tear Hnm>fb,
lalpiution oi the heart. Digests what yovMfc,
T^DPimrl
rjn. Sealed.
jPacAa^ea' ffgjp ?
r ' iA^
t day, by "Over-Night Express,"
of the best guaranteed Pure
ever tasted.
1 shipments.
?er Shipping Dep't
i E-Cary St., Richmond,Vau
-uh. do rr mow.
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