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FORT MILL TIMES
DEMOCRATIC
ft. W. BRADFORD, * r EDITOR. 1
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THURSDAY. JANUARY 21,1909.
GOVERNOR ANSEL'S MESSAGE.
The annual message of Governor
Ansel was transmitted to ;
the General Assembly for con- j
Kidprfltinn lnafr WoHnooHou T.iL-o .
the message pf the governor last <
year, it is short and devoid of recommendations
which wiir mark <
it as distinctive or beyond the <
ordinary. Indeed, if on? reads
the message with the expectation
of finding nascent thought
or ideas advanced which would ?
promote the public welfare, he
is'certain to be disappointed. The
message is prosaic in the extreme
and does not suggest that its
author is a forceful writer or
gifted with the power of constructive
suggestion. More than
pnough of the message is devoted
to excerps from the governor's
message of last year, a feature
which leads to the inevitable conclusion
that the' governor is a
Student of the Roosevelt messages
But the point of the message
which will strike the taxpayer?
and every man is either a taxpayer
or a pauper?most forcibly
>s the utter failure of the governor
to advance a nlan of retrenchment
in the conduct of the State
government. Nowhere in the
message is there to be found a I
line devoted to the subject of relieving
the public of the steadily
growing rate of taxation, already
unnecessarily high as a result of
legislative and executive extravagance,
which has consistently increased
from one cause and another.
Facing the depressed
fi lancial conditions which are
general throughout the Commonwealth,
with cotton little more
fhan 9 cents per pound and with
jthe major portion of last year's
<crop already marketed at an
average price not exceeding 8
cents, the people of the State
were not expecting too much to
anticipate that the governor
would concieve a plan whereby
there could be lopped off their
taxes a little here and a little
there, amounting in the aggregate
to a considerable saving.
But not so. This is an age of
^extravagance and Governor Ansel
is or j of the leader?. He seems
?o have no thought for the financial
interests of the people. On
the cohtrary, we find him recommending
"liberal" appropriations
all down the line, which means,
translated literally, increased appropriations.
For instance, the
governor urges an appropriation,
as he did last year, for a new
executive mansion, notwithstanding
his admission that the present
mansion is still "comfortable."
Jf the per capita of
wealth we^e as great in South
(Carolina as it is in other States
that could be mentioned, and
there was anything more than
the shadow of a shade in the
alleged prosperity that we heard
so much of a few weeks ago, no ,
objection would be urged against
the recommendation for a new '
mansion; but we are not yet
away from the panic that struck
the country full in the face 15 i
months ago. Governor Ansel !
apparently loses sight of the 1
fact that the great mass of the
people of the State are poor and ,
that it is not to their interest to
increase taxation. The recom
mendation as to the executive
mansion was cited merely as an (
example of the governor's extravagant
ideas, and there would
fie no less reason in adopting it
?han in adopting other recommendations
he makes.
Taken by and large, Governor <
Ansel's message is disappoint- <
}ng?that is, to those who ex- <
pected him to suggest remedial
legislation.
We often hear subscribers say J
PUhey didn't see certain local! i
' Jfc Atema ^hich ^ve aPPeared in 1
K *?#<The Times. The explanation for :
*-J&his probably is that the sub- 1
' f^Bcribers in question fail to give '
V -Vthe editorial page close attention. 1 <
*j very often happens that <
Vl^we are compelled to run local 1
\ jftems of news in our editorial 1
1 polumns, and subscribers 'should ,
I watch this as well as the local t
closely. [ i
Jf the bump of egotism does
not occupy the entire surface of
the presidential cranium, the
bump of reflection has had much
incentive to enlarge as the result
of last week's developments
in Washington, President Roosevelt
received the most stinging
ind most deserved rebuke at the
lands of congress that has evei
>een administered to a president,
the Rooseveltian characteristics,
as revealed in the past seven
years, unfortunately do not give
grounds for much hope that the
chastening will have the effect
of toning down the supreme impudence
and egotism of the oc
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L-ujjaiii ui me wmte nouse. f or
one thing, though, the country
has reason to give thanks?its
peace, prosperity and dignity are
menaced by the present occupant
of the white house for but a few
weeks longer.
The voters of York county
have .cause to congratulate themselves
for the wise selection
made in the late primary for a
State senator. ""Bill" Stewait
went down to Columbia with the
avowed intention of doing things,
and that he is succeeding is evidenced
by the fact that in the
second day's session he placed
in nomination the name of Mr.
Mann, of St. Matthews, who
was elected clerk of the senate
over two opponents.
It makes us very tired, indeed,
to have merchants insist on us to
urge the people to trade at home
and not send away to mail order
houses or big city stores for their
goods, and when we go around
to settle our accounts have presented
to us a bill he^d printed
away from home. We b-lieve
in trading at home, but those
who cry out so loud and persistently
should certainly be first
te set the example.
Everything in nature indulges
in amusement. The lightning
plays, the wind whistles, the
thunder rolls, the snow flies, the
waves leap and the fields smile.
F-ven the buds shoot and the
rivers run.
Late news dispatches from
yVashington would seem to indii-L-i.
It At t
uulc mat aoout me Diggest grafter
at the National Capital is none
other than the man who is disgracing
the office of president of
the nation.
It is to be hoped, in this slushy
weather, that council will be
able to do considerable macadam
and cement work on the streets
this year. For this reason The
Times favors a tax levy of five
mills.
Fort Mill is perhaps the only
town of its size in the State
whose merchants are, with but
one exception, "home raised."
The raising of blooded chickens
is now attracting about as much
interest among farmers as cattle
and hogs.
RooieYelt a Grafter ?
Zach McGhee, the Washington
correspondent of the Columbia
State, sent that paper Friday a
news disuatch which read in nnrt
as follows:
"President Roosevelt's taking
Senator Tillman to task for abuse
of the franking privilege and the
general row between the president
and congress over secret
service investigations of congressmen
has led to the rather
startling revelation that the president's
barber is on the rolls of
the government, as an 'accountant'
in the navy department, and
that while not accounting anything
he is getting a salary from
the government of $1,600 a year
for shaving tjie president and
occasionally cutting the presidential
hair.
"It has also developed that
Mrs. Roosevelt's messenger is on
the pay rolls of the bureau of
nrintinor nnd pncrravinnr or>/l
i o uuu tiiat
he draws now $920 a year. The
anly thing ne engraves is an occasional
footprint on the sands
!>f time."
No century begins on Wednesnesday,
Friday or Saturday. The
same calendars can be used every
twenty years. October always
begins on the same day of the
week as January; April as July;
September as December. February,
March and November begin
an the same days; May, June and
\ugust alwavs begin on different
lays from each other and every
)ther month in the year. The
irst and last days of the year
ire always the same. Tnese
ules do not apply to leap year,
when comparison is made be;ween
the days before and after
February 29. Ex.
Bishop Dennis O'CosmH
The Port Mill friends of Bishop
Dennis O'Connell and his brother,
Mr. J. D. O'Connell, and sisters,
Misses Julia and Mary O'Connell,
who are residents of this city,
read with a great deal of interest
in last Monday's daily papers of
the prominent part taken by the
distinguished bishop in the
ledicatory services of the new
Catholic church, St. Peter's, in
/Olumbia Sunday. Years ago
j Bishop O'Conr.ell resided in this
|xommunity with his family and
the friends of his younger days
have watched with a great deal!
of gratification the eminencefl
which he has attained in hi?
church. * I
Bishop O'Connell comes of
distinguished family of churchl
men. It was through their ef-l
forts that Catholic iv.iscion worh
commenced in the central pari
of the State in 1820, and aver}
member-of this family has beet
noted for devotion and self
sacrifice to the cause. Bishop
O'Connell had three uncles, al
of them priests?Fathers Caw
rence, Josephin and Jeremiah
O'Connell. His father was
Micah O'Connell, also a devotee
Catholic, who died at his home
near here about 25 years ago
Bishop O'Connell's mother diec
in this city about a year ago
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vut^ uuv.icay 111 MUUlHOn U
the church work, helped founc
the convent and a Catholic school
and college in Columbia.
Dennis O'Connell was born on
the ocean and left this State
when quite young, going tc
North Carolina. After receiving
his church education he went tc
Rome and was president of the
American college there. He was
president of the Catholic University
of America at Georgetown
and is now the bishop oi
California.
He has been mentioned as s
possible successor to Cardinal
Gibbons for he ranks high in the
esteem and respect of the church,
both at home and abroad.
Not Interested in Prohibition Fifbt.
The following item from the
Yorkville correspondent of the
Charlotte Observer is, we believe,
a true expression of the sentiment
of York county's people ir
regard to the proposed prohibition
and lien law fight in the
present session of the legislature
-'Comparatively few seem tc
care whether or not a State-wide
prohibition bill is passed, or the
lien law is repealed or allowed tc
stand. York county has the
nearest approach to prohibitior,
today that she has -ever experienced
and the people generally
are entirely satisfied with the
local option variety and do not
seem to be taking any interest
in the scheme to force prohibition
on those counties that have
shown no symptoms of wanting
it. During the campaign last
summer no candidate for the legislature,
except one, and he was
not elected, announced that he
would vote for State-wide prohibition,
and this candidate was a
j minister of the gospel and could
not very well have occupied any
other position. Prohibition, except
the maintenance of psesent
; local option conditions, was not
! an issue and each member of th
York delegation is free to vot
as he pleases. *** Sentiment
' seems to be pretty equally dii
vided as to whether or not any
good would result from the repeal
of the lien law. Many are convinced
that there is more politics
than anything else in the propoJ
sition for the simple rer^son that
no law can be dovised?so learned
and eminent lawyers assert?that
would stand the test of the courts,
that could prevent an individual
from giving a chattel mortgage
on a crop before or after it was
Elanted; that would afford the
older of the mortgage far better
! security than would a lien for ad!
vances under the law sought tc
be repealed."
The best Buggy, W agon and
Farm Implement repairing at
Young's Shop.
To Whom It May Coaoora.
This is to certify that onr boy bad
been suffering with n bud caa-j of pilefl
| for a long time, and it wan thought by
some that he could not bo cured. 1
finally tried Eli Roddey (ool) of Fort
I Mill, 8. (3 and this is to certify that he
has cured the boy.
John P. Phillips A Wife.
The best Horseshoeing at
| Young's, For spot cash
Protect Your Stock.
It was noticed that during the
recent bad weather quite a number
of draymen and owners of delivery
wagons in this city were
thoughtful enough to cover their
horses with oil. cloth to protect
them, as much as possible, from
the elements. This is a humane
act, and all who drive animals in
such weather that will not protect
thera of their own free will
should be made to do so by the
i city authorities. Of course it is
impossible to implant mercy and
> kindness in a heart that is devoid
I of such; yet a forced kindness to
> a dumb brute will affect its wel5
fare just the same.
In many cities this law for the
t protection of animals from bad
'1 weather *s rigidly enforced, and
j a number of arrests of draymen
i and hack drivers have recently
been made in Columbia, and some
I other towns, for failure to comj
ply with this law?this humane
act toward a dumb brute that
1 cannot protect itself. It is a
common sight on cold, rainy
days to pass along the streets
. and see horses standing by the
sidewalk with heads down and
shivering from the cold, while
the drivers are in some place
! warming their own carcasses,
j "A merciful man regardeth the
life of his beast"?if you don't
take good care of him through
kindness, it will pay you to do so
even from a selfish motive, for
he will last longer and give you
better service. It is all the same
to the animal, any way?he
. | doesn't know, nor care^what the
- motive may be.?Caffney Ledger, j
Trying to Oust the 4 C'?.
r There is a fight on in Charlotte
i between the Southern Power Co.
1 and the Charlotte Consolidated
> Construction Co.. comDetitors in
I the electric light business. The
| first declaration of war came from
i I the Southern Power Co. a few
;: days ago in the shape of a propoII
sition to furnish lights free for
; six months to all parties who at
present have no electrical con1
nections at their own expense,
this liberal proposition being fol>
lowed by a twenty-five per cent
I reduction for the next four
1 months to all present consumers.
The Four C's people haven't said
i what they will do, but they will
i probably respond with a liberal
> cut. ?Chester Reporter.
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> It soothes pain, it 1h cooling and hcalj
ing. Good for outs, burns, bruises and
. scratches, but especially recommend* d
for piles?DeWitt's Carboiized Witch
" Hay.nl Salve. Sold by Ardrey's drug
store.
L Lecture Friday Evening.
1 i Dr. Flavius Brobst, of New
! Orleans, will deliver his famous
address on "Smiles and Laughter"
here on Friday night of this
week. He is very highly recommended
and we believe that a
treat is in store for those who
; attend. We urge ever^ one to
; come out and hear him. It was
, with great difficulty that he was
secured and we would like to
i make as good showing in at
tendance on this lecture as posi
sible so that we may encourage
: the bureau to send us another
) good attraction. Admission is
! only 15 cents for common school
i children, and 25 cents for adults;
> reserved seats 10 cents extra.
5 Be sure to call at Parks' Drug
i Store and get a reserved seat
ticket early this week ; also get
f one for your friend. Pet everyi
body come. We feel sure that
: you will get your money's worth.
; Part of the receipts go to the
benefit of the school. Don't fori
get the date?Friday, Jan. 22.
; at 8 o'clock, town hall.?Adv.
? ,
A great many people havo kidney and
bladder troubui mainly dne to negloct
* of tho occassional peine in the back,
! slight rheumatic pains, urinary dis.
orders, etc. Delay in such cases is
L dangerous, Take DoWitt'sKidney and
I Bladder Pills. They are for weak back,
' backache, rheumatic pains and nil kid
liey and bladder trouble. Foot hing and
. antiseptic. Regular size 50c. Fold by
Ardrey's drug storo.
1 Mr. W. B. Meacham was in
, Lancaster Friday on business.
?
' This is just the time of the year when
' you are most likely to contract a se.
r vere cold, and you should always have
| Kennedy's laxative Cough Syrup
j handy, especially for the children. If
, tastes nearly as good as maple sugar,
1 J It cuses the cold by gently moving the
bowels through its laxative principle,
; ' and at the same time it is soothing for
I throat irritation, thereby stopping the
1 cough, Sold by Ardrey.s drug store.
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Qofid Camnanv Far 1Q0Q
Yon are oarefnl what choice of friends I
! the young people of your household ,
? make You do not open wide the tjoor !
! i to those whose speech and behavior be- j
. tray ili breeding and lax morals. Are !
you as careful to shut it against books
' | and periodicals that present vulgar and
? demoralizing pictures of life and its
purpose? Perhaps you are among those
; who have found that the Youth's Companion
occupies the same place in the
1 family reading that the high minded '
, young man or woman holds nuion^ your
, associates. The Companion is good
: without being "goody goody." it is on[
tertaiuiug, it is informing- in its s'ories
it depicts life truly, but it chooses those
phases of life in which duty, houor, loy1
alty are the guiding motives.
1 A full description of the current volume
will be sent with sample copies of
: the paper to auy address on request.
' The new subscriber who at ouoe scuds
$1.76 for a year's subscription will rej
ceiv free The Companion's new Calendar
for 190^1, "In Grandmother's Garden,
' lithographed in thirteeu colors.
THE YOUTH'S COMPANION.
^ U1 Berkeley Street, Boston, Mass.
.A .
Hairy Thaw will be a given
trial in New York city soon to
determine whether he is sane or
insane.
For health and happineaa. De Witt's
Little Early Risers?srnal'.gentle, easy
pleasant little liver pills, the best
made. Fold by Ardrey's drag storeA
girl wants to stay in bed
when she has a cold so that men
can't see the red nose that goes
with it.
Yoa may eat all the good sensible food
yon want if yon will 'et Kodol digest
it for yon. Don't worry about dyspepsia
or indignation, for worry ouly tends
to make you more nervous. Besides
you don't have to worry auy more
nhoilt whnt Vftll Ctaf V,CW.n-.?<v ?
?? J vu ?>??* uunv oivniUl lUr
Dyspepsia and Indigestion will digest
any nnd~all food at any an-* ...
Kodol is guarnuteod to give prompt relief.
Sold by Ardroy's drug store.
When a girl's hair is a golden
halo instead of being just plain
red, it's a sign it's her mother
describing it.
It requires a proper combination of
certain acids with natural digestive
juices to perfect a dyspepsia cure. Aud
that is what Kodol is a perfect digester
that digests all the food you eat.
If you will take Kodol for a little
while you will no longer have iudigestiou.
You then couldn't have indigestiou.
How oould you have indigestion
if your food were to digs t? Kodol
digests all you eat. It is pleasant to
take, acts promptly. Sold by Ardrey's
drug store.
SPECIAL NOTICES^
FOR SALE - Two nice young Jersey
Cows, fresh in milk. Apply
to B. Frank Massey.
FOR SALE?A good Horse; will
work anywhere and has saddle
gaits. For particulars apply
to B. Henry Massey, at Postoffice.
FOR SALE?The Sellers house
and lot on Forest street, Fort
Mill, S. C. Apply to Jno. R.
Hart, Atty., Yorkville, S. C.
j STRAYED?From my home
Wednesday night, one red
Jersey Pig, 2 months old. Reward
for return to Oscar T.
I Culp.
CABBAGE PLANTS-The best
frost proof, sure head plants
that can be produced at the
, following prices: 1,000 to 4,000,
I $1.25; 5,000 to 8,000, $1.00;
i 9,000 to 20,000, 90c. Varieties:
Early Jersey Wakefield,
Charleston Wakefield, Succession,
Flat Dutch. Cash with
order, F. E. HULL,
Rock Hill, S. C.
Lost or stolen-two Certificates
of e. w. Kimbrell Co.
Stock, one of 30 shares belonging
to Belk Bros, and one
of 20 shares to J. B. Mack. Also
a note of $3,000 to E. M.
Beld Ex., by Belk Bros, on
which is a credit of $2,000, and
one of $2,000 by J. B. Mack.
All persons are warned against
I trading for or trying to use the
same. A rewarcl will be paid,
ii returned to me.
Mrs. E. M. Belk, Executrix.
Bargains in
Bicycles
We have two Bicycles
we are offering at $16.00
that are bargains. They
are light and strong and
are regular $25.00 machines.
For $20.00 we
will guarantee them for
one year.
Ardrey's Drug Store.
Cleaning, Pressing,
and Dyeing.
Join the Fort Mill Pressing
Ulub, membership $1.00 per
month. Dry, chemical or wet
cleaning. Besides Clothing, we
clean or dye Furs, Skins, Rugs,
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 ming two-third* of a fi.oo bottle of
Kodol. you can barrenly try It hat not benefited
jron, we will refund your money. Try
Kodol today on Ibie guarantee. Fili out and
sign the following, present it to the dealer at
(he lime of pu.xliaee. If it fail* to aaliefy you
return the bottle containing one-third of the
medicine to the dealer from whom you bought
it. and we will refund your money.
State ___________________
Sign here . ,. ,
CatTMiUet
Digests WhatYouEat
And Makes the Stomach Sweet
?. C. DeWITT 4c CO.. CIUcmo, UL
Sold by Ardrey's Drug Store.
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Total Capital and Surplus.. .
Stockholders' Liability,
Total Protection to Depositors.
Total Deposits,
Total Assets
Our business is increasin
way. Every day brings us ne
at this time the largest numbei
ever had. Almost daily some
and tells us that Mr. ,
ours, recommends us so high
business with us. We treat ou
Iers so well that they never fai
for us.
During last year, when th
our already large number of ci
we did not feel like taking on
greatly increased capital, hoi
looking for
Good, Pcrmanen
Come and do business with
as an old customer and give yo
Every Accoi
consistent with good banking,
ers and are able to take care of
business in the best possible wi
THE FIRST TRUST Ml
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who is a customer of
ly that he wants to do J*
r depositors and custom1
to speak a good word ic
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new customers, with our X
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nodation ?
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