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R. B*xdf<XU> - y. . Puausum. ' EiyT<>'^Aj<t> " jsJUKSCWrriON KATEJI: One Yeer i >1.00 SU Months ....... .SO, Three Months... ...?". 86 j ? On application to the publisher, advertising: rates are made known to thooe interested. The Times invitee contributions on live subjects. I but does not agree to publish more then 200 words ! pn May on? mibjeot. Tho ritrhl I* reserved to ! edit every communication submitted Tor publi- | cetiqu. !_ U - 1 . J . L.J' FORT If ILI? S. O... MA* ici. The city of Nowbi^i+y has juat voted fto.oqo in bonds for the erection of i waterworks. Why not an issue of $15,(XjQ in Fort Mill for the pamp purpose? ' The Columbia Record observes that Congressman Ijcvex may aim at something higher in the next election than membership in the lower house. And perhaps he will hit something lower. I ever has all the earmarks of a politician .with a futulre in the past. At .the instancy of Pinkerton detectives five young jahile men have heen J arrested nod thrown i.nto jail in Aiken, i charged with tlia express robbery which 1 occurred at Wajrrenville one night lest ; weak. All of( ,the yoving men have been liberated, no evidence be.ing produced .to warfant their detention. It ^would now seem the proper thing to ,aend each of the detectives to the chain- i gang for 3<j on the charge of false j arrest. ThesV Pjnkerton detectives are a measly lot at best, and are, in many instances, worse men than the criminals Jthey are trying to bring to justice. W. II. Hearst's Independence party Xeeihs to be on its last legs. In an article to the press, published some days ago, Thos. L. Hiagen, Independence candidate for president last year, practically nays that he will act with the Democracy in the future. There never w?s reason or excuse for the existence of the mongrei parly. It was founded by Hearst for the sole purpose of effecting the defeat of the Democracy and was the creature of spite. It never amounted to much, because it had no arguments with which to appeal to intelligent people. There was no deairo to servo tlic people and therefore no reason to justify efforts ,to keep it alive. Mr. Hisgen does well to cut loose from the corpse. The National Manufacturers' association. in session in NewYnrW oitv ?nmo days ago, unanimously adopted a reso- | lotion indorsing the protective policy of the Republican party. Why not? Surely the ox know*<th hi8 owner and the ass ^iis jpaater's crib. Having waxed and ?fO(wn fat from the system which permits one man to steal money from the pocket of another, it was hardly to be expected that these favored individuals for whom the national government is administered under Republican adrr.inis1 t ration would do other than express their approval of the policy which fosters and encourages tbeir thievery. But there is consolation in the thought ?h*t the scales are falling from the eyes of the American people and unless all signs are misleading a period will be put to this era of good stealing when next the country has a swipe at the Republican party and the freebooters who profit by its deception. Since the death of H. H. Rogers, Standard Oil magnate, much has been written in eulogy of the man. We are told that his was a life filled with kindness and consideration for his fellowman. It is all very nice to prate about the grave admonishing us to say nothing but good of the dead, but it is also well to remember that death never ^transforms a sinner into a Baint. Rogers was .one of a group of men who have j >- grown enormously rich by levying tribute on every household in America for ' wne or tin* -necessities of life. If he was the philanthropist that his apologists would have us believe, it is singular that the information was withheld until aiter his death. The country knew nothing of his alleged kindness of heart pnd bis solicitude for the welfare of his fcllowman. On the contrary, ninety nine out of every hundred men looked j upon him as a menace to the country. | And this estimate of the man, we are i inclined to believe, was the correct one. It must have been extremely edifying .to the Confederate veterans of Abbeville county and their defendants to ' read in the laat isaue of The Press and ' Banner the tirade against the memory ! of Capt, Wira and the criticism of the Daughter* of the Confederacy for erecting a monument in his honor at Anderaonvilla, Ga. The monument V jbo Capt. Wlra is a tardy recognition of the worth of a loyal, patriotic soldier who met a martyr's death rather than live by aaaenting to the trumped-up w ? tea* icnv */4viu m me i alleged brutal treatment of Federal soldiers at Anderaonville. Capt. Wirz was a he^o whose memory should live the hearts of all true Southerners, for he eaerified his life on a Yankee fallows in behalf of the cause to which our section waa committed. We are jRlad that the monument has been erecty ed to Capt. Wirj'^| memory. ^Ve would I be pleased to s#c. a monument in his tanoi in every (lobfederate State. The pemiK-rats^Jloctrt^e ir that a protective tariff benefits the few ut iLm exj* ase of the many. It is there fore hard to Tillman hie icti<daced ?r^axrt^HBB to the tariff bill now under cotjaide?9 t;.on in Congress asking far A duty' of 10 cent# a pqjgnd on tea. It tftye jpvendment is adopted it will mean an additional post of 10 rcepts a pouryd for every pound of tea consumed b) the JU.iited States, flenator Tillmep giy/es as his reason for t)ie proposed amendment his desire to foster the infant tea industry at Suramerville, in Charleston county. ' In 9ther words, he would tax ?/ery tea drinker in America to put money in the pockets of a handful of men in the Jower part of the State. If it is impossible for the tea industry to thriye in South Carolina jvithout tribute being laid upon the.people in its behalf, then we prefer to see the industry die in its infancy. It amounts to precious little at best. We are surprised and disappointed that Senator Tillman should endorse stjch an iniquitous policy, It is hard to understand the motiyes which underlie the misrepresentation of the soldiers' home and the conditions tn whirVi the vutorono i?Kn r _ .. ...... vv. Uiiw ?? *?vr MV^VUIC III* mates of the home will be required to adjust themselves. First we read that the veterans who live at the home will be deprived of the franchise and that their names will be (hopped from the pension rolls. Both assertions are equally erroneous and mark the author as grossly ignorant, Nor is it true that strict rules will be adopted to restrain the veterans in their movements to and lrom the home; they will be free to go and come. Next follows the statement that the home is an annex to the asylum forthe insane. Thehome not only is not an annex to the asylum, but is a full half mile from the asylum grounds, and is located on a pretty knoll overlooking the city of Columbia. The Daughters of the Confederacy have been untiring in their etforts to provide a convenient, comfortable home for those old veterans who are without means and without relatives to cure for them during their few remaining years, and it is nothirg short of base ingratitude and injustice to misrepresent the labor of these good women. Will the Pretbyteri&n* Sell? This question it seems will in all probability bo brought up for answer before the Presbyterian congregation within a few days. Several times during the past few years the question of disposing of the present church property and erecting a new editice has been suggested, but has never been squarely put to the congregation because of more or less opposition. The matter is again up, and some definite action seems probable within e short time. From the writer's point of view it seems, if the Presbyterians can get a fair nrico for the nrnn^rtv tVmi - i r?v? ? they should soli it. Those favoring the sale give a number of excellent reasons why the congregation could well alford to let the property go, among these being that the building has reached that stage where coBtly repairs will necessarily have to be made in the near future, and this particular point is being strong advanced by those agitating the sale. By reason of the fact that the present church building could be converted into class rooms, the school board doubtless would be willing to pay more for the property than could be expected from any other source in years to come. The site is an ideal one for school purposes and there is reason to believe thajt the property could now be sold to good advantage were it offered. In our opinion the Presbyterians need a new church and this is the opportunity of years to secure one. The Poor Man's Help. No business that we know of offers to the poor man better inducements, and equal rights and divisions of labor as the rearing of domestic fowls. There is no monopoly, and what is better, never will be. It is nicely balanced, not given to fluctuation; is as permanent and staple as all home industiies. It is the one for the sons of toil; there is pleasure in it aside f-- at-- : ? iium Liit- pecuniary aavantages; does not coet much to Btart it; it commands ready sale on a cash basis, and it is light and healthy. You do not have to wait years and years for something to come in. For when once fairly Btarted and properly attended to, there will always be more or lesB revenue coming in. Small things sometimes have big endings. Especially is this true of the little blue speckled or yellow hen, and which is usually beneath the attention of the average farmer aB a source of income. Yes, the hen and the egg she lays are small things to compare with the hog, the cow, or the horse as a source of profit, yot no less authority than the census reports as collected by the United States government place the annual product of the hen as grerfter than that of either of these animals?greater than that of any field crop, not even excepting our great southern staple, King Cotton. This fact alone should | cause our farmers to pay more attention to the smaller industries that hring in a regular sum of money each month of the year, and which, though | seemingly small, t$nds to tide the 1 farmer through the season when money is scarce, and makes farm life more pleasant and profitable. The farmer : that gives attention to the small mat1 ters of the farm will invariably be I found prosperous. We have read and : been told oft and again that chickens : don't pay; that they eat and destroy ( more and coat more than they arc ' worth, but we have never yet had anyone to make such an assertion after 1 giving his poultry proper care and , management, and keeping a strict ac' count of all expenses and income. Often chickens raised at an actual cost of 7 to 10 cents lay the coming fall and winter not less than 0 cents Othej^Kianimal that* will pay to itself in a year, includinjpeoat of keOj ing and shelter, "we haye never iiaj pened *0 etrikelt. Our home mUfkoi i casing for freah eggs and fat poultr apd if our farmers wijl cultivate lh retail markets, raise more and bettr poultry and eggs th^t are fresh, an sell direct to the consumers, there wl be found a ready and increaaidg d< mand for this product of the farm s pricea above those of the market. 1 j pot able to buy thoroughbred Btock er i tirely, select several hens of th | largest and hardiest common kind, an mate them with thoroughbred cock and .gradually grade up. It is sui prising what a marked improve mer even the first cross will make. W trust that all who read this article wh have not already done so will begin t once by providing better houses; fee and management. The Sugar Trust Thieve*. Thp sugar company has just paid tw and a quarter million dollars to the goi crnment, not as a penalty, but as dutic which ought to have been paid fcefon j For twelve years the company's en I ployes have been tampering with the 1 Bcales on which sugar is weighed; hi the statutes of limitations prevented tl government from going back so far ar it did not ask for the forfeiture of tl i sugar that had been underweighe? which the law gave it a right to. Se< enteen scales had a hole bored throug the frame of each and a wire was ii serted by means of which the corr frany's "checker" could press upon tl levers of the scales and prevent the I moving freely. Of course the company's officers kne1 ' nothing of this; they said so; ti i rascally employes did it to benefit tl I company. But they took care to do r j wrong to the consignee of the suge As soon as the sugar had been weight for duty it was removed to other scab 20 feet distant and weighed for thepu peso of settlement with the shipper < the sugar and these two differei weights for each package were duly pn served in the company's books. i)..* tk>. ?i~ <? ? uui. tiit.sc idaiHiiy employes uiu eve more for the enrichment of their en ployers. They stole water from the citj They connected with the city's mair one-inch pipe and several small pipi and for years the company has been ui ing unmetri d water for which the pe< pie of New York paid. But the office] of the company didn't know a thin about this. They know, however, thi they are amor.g the very largest benef ciaries of the tariff tax levied upon a the people of the United States.?Si lectrd. . Keep to the Right. Now, that automobiles are becomin more numerous in all sections, ineaj urcs should be adopted to enforce pro] er road rules, and exact greater cai upon the part of pedestrians, bicyclt and drivers of vehicles, as well as upo the automobiles themselves. The city of Atlanta has recentl taken this matter in hand, and, throng the adoption of what is known as tb "Grant ordinance," has prescribed roa rules that are considered well-nigh pei feet, and, certainly, helpful to all coi cerned?automobilists and the "public i general. The first and cardinal rule under th ordinance is to "keep to the right. And it it is the one rule that will avoi more trouble, whether driving an aut< mobile or other vehicle, than any othei Whether going or coming, "keep to th right.'' This is a good law ar.d we would b pleased to see it adopted throughou the country. If you expect to get the original Cai bolized Witch Hazel Salve, you mm be sure it ia ncWitt'a f J n/:* .w I. vv U UVIIACU TT ILL. Hazel Salve. It is good for cuts, burr and bruises, and is especially good fc piles. Refuse substitutes. Sold b Ardrey's drug store. fwim II An Adveriis 1 Let People 1 h- at the?^^^roorl,8 day*' celebration 1 h in Charlotte l**t Wednesday are high, a in their prais* of t&e speech. made by y Lieutenant Governor Thoa. G. McLeod e as the State's official representative, j it Lieutenant Governor McLeod is an atd tractive speaker at all times, but h?is U said to have surpassed hirnaelf on -this j- occasion in upholding the State's reput tatfon as the mother of grc^t orators f and thinkers. Foe lha last ttjree i?i *. g~ Mill Graded school were held in the 5 town hall Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. The exercises were attended by a large crowd and the manner in ' ^ which the pupils acquitted themselves . showed thorough training on the part jj of their teachers. The judges of the debate awarded the medal to Elizaaeth Nims for having rendored the best debate. They also decided in favor of the negative. A medal was awarded to Carrie MerK ritte, of the 9th grade, for having s" made the highest average in composition during the session, with honorable "e mention of Lucile Barber. Ruth 's Meacham won the music prize. Prizes n were a'so awarded to Beatrice Parks and William Grier, of the 1st grade, y for excellent work, and to Sammie Lee, n of the 8th grade, for spelling. ie Certificates showing that t'ney had lt* completed the course of study of the high school department were presented by Mr. R. F. Grier to Robert F. Grier, ,n Jr., Leon Massey and Clarence S. McMurray. Appropriate remarks were made to the graduating class by Revs. Bethea, Hafner and Reaves. The last term proved one of the p most successful in the history of the school, and, with the new building and ie new equipment to be furnished thte lt year, the faculty and patrons are look ing forward to still greater accomplishr_ ments in the future. it h ?Mr. Richartl Fulp, a student of is Davidson College, returned to his home ,r in this city Saturday ufternoon for the ^ summer vacation. [AM J. B Says: A fellow who tries business without ad like the fellow who sweetheart a kiss ir he knows what he .> - - * but nobody else do< ' ement in THE r Know What You B ' ' $ ' J! "^1 it Ilk it Mil^^^PfediBfc ffillil d " hi o ^^BEaBB^^^^BwI^^^iSWRW^ B BhJl 1? ^^^HHjHB?39Q^^K&lQ?Hf ^Ejl2 l|?||?| V;^ 7 Wv it | > ''- 2 * ' ' '''Wr it? / ,n* p|| * x?|* ' >6 Lieutenant Governor McLeod. 'v. years Governor McLeod has presided h over the sessions of the State senate with exact fairness and impartiality and to the satisfaction of the entire ,e membership of the body. An ex-read,r ing clerk of the senate, himself a good parliamentarian, is authority for the k statement that Governor McLeod is le the only presiding officer the senate has lt. had in the last score of years who has io known the senate rules. Governor r> McLeod is a leading attorney of the >t] BishopvilTe bar and is one of the most popular men in his se<?ion of the State. r_ Friends of Governor McLeod are urging >f him to become a candidate for governor -,t next year and should he decide to enter the race it is a foregone conclusion that the-other candidates will find him a ,n faCtotMfc be reckoned with. K Closing Exercises of the Graded School. is ~~? The closing exercises of the Fort Winthrop College has received an- j other gift from Andrew Carnegie. This | \ time the gift is $15,000, which will be ; applied to the model school fund. The State Legislature at the session I last winter] appropriated $20,000 for this purpose with the provision that the institution raise $25,000 more. President Johnston has raised $65,000 ; more instead, and he proposes to raise a total of $100,000. Mr. Carnegie gave $30,000 for the library several years ago. This last ' gift brings his donation to Winthrop to I the generous sum of $45,000. Everybody is likely to have kidney and bladder trouble. In fact nearly j everybody has some trouble of this kind. That is the reason why you so often have pains in the back and groin, i scalding sensation, urinary disorders, ; etc.?that's your kidneys. The best thing to do is to get sortie of DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills right away. : Take them for a few days or a week or so and you will feel all right. In | this way, too, you will ward of danger- ] ou8 and possibly serious ailments, j They are perfectly harmless, and are J not only antiseptic, but allay pain quickly by their healing properties. Send your name to E. C. DeWitt & Co., Chicago, for a free trial box. They are sold here by Ardrey's drug store. kyanI to attract vertising is lp throws his ||| i the dark; s is doing, ? [IMES Willi -sAre Doing, gj n '*> J / I ^ A marriage which proved a great pjhrpme to the many friends of the bride was that Monday afternoon of: Miss Delia Mills, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Mills, of this city, and Mr. Frank Fansworth, of Dayton, Tenn. The happy event took place at 3 o'clock at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. B. F. Masaey, 3 miles south of town and was witnessed only by the bride's , familyjind a few friends. The couple left on the" evening train for their future home, whither they are followed by the best wishes of many friends jn this vicinity. j Miss Mabel Kirkpatrick, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. T. S. Kirkpatrick, is cx- i pected to return to her home in this city the latter part of the week from Greenville, where she has filled the chair of modern languages at Chicora college during the last session. After spending a few days in Fort Mill, Miss Kirkpatrick will leave for Baltimore to at- ; tend a reunion of her class, '08, at the ' College for Women. Miss Kittie Kirk- j Patrick, also a daughter of Dr. end Mrs. Kirkpatrick, is expected to return in a few days from Milledgeville, Gn., I after a successful session as professor ! in the Georgia Conservatory of Music. I The Misses Kirkpatrick have a wide j circle of friends in this section who arc , looking forward to their home-coming with a great deal of pleasure. Both are unusually intelligent and attractive ; young ladies. I? Mis# Maggie Gannon is expected to , visit her sister, Mrs. S. A. Epps, with1 in a few days. Miss Gannon has taught one of the advanced grades in the city schools of Columbia during the session of 1908-'09, but did not apply for reelection, having made other arrangements. Mrs. L. E. Ligon and children, of Shelby, N. C., are visiting at the home of Mrs. Ligon's mother, Mrs. Alice j Harris on White street. Mr. Ligon ac- j companied his wife and children to ' Fort Mill Sunday night and returned j to Shelby Monday. Mrs. Ligon will i not return to her home for several weeks. I Mrs. Jas. T. McGregor (nee Miss ! Tommie Culp) and little son, Jas. T., Jr., arrived Friday from Walterboro i and are guests at the home of Mrs. ; D. G. Thompson on Confederate street. . Miss Helen Perry, a charming young ' lady of Kershaw, is a guest at the ; home of Hon. J. R. Hnile, on Booth I street. Another Gift For Winthrop. i .. w '- * | The Peoj K The Fastest Growing I Annour ? Housekeepers < ? surrounding < ? The Canning and F and we beg to announ ? line of everything you X and Preserving Fruits, ? Mason's 1 ar H Extra Caps < ? Jelly Tumble ? Fruit Powdei ? Preserving K ? Cheery Seedc ? Apple and P ? And? I SUGAR in a @ want at LOV ? We shall be great X call and look over win before making your pi | The Peoj ^ MILLS & YOl Good Whlsh R the circulation of the blood? bowels regular. For ntost hea is better than any drugs or i I Sunm THE PL i Whis fl It is bottled in bond, therefore whiskey, mellowed by age only B judiciously, its effect is Doth lr H "Green Oorernraent Stamp' that it has been distilled, age< vision of U. S. Government Ir SlINNY BROOK DISTILL Ji ==FULL_ < * ? BY EXPRE & From any of the f E. CLARKE Si SOUS, Inc. vV: The PHIL a. KELLY CO., Inc., m L 3. DANIEL. TAUL HEYMAN -*. M MARKSTEIN C- BLUM & CO, C c. BUTLER CO ,L. LOEB WHISKEY CO AA1MLN WHISKEY CO g|5 D- F- ii C. P- LQN3 SHIPPED IN PLAIN BOTES. NOCOODSSI IF YOU WANT A Steak or Roast that is tender, sweet and juicy, I can furnish it. I have Steaks, Roasts, Chops, Ham and Sausage, the best that money can buy. I also handle Groceries and all kinds of Canned Goods. Peas, Beans, Cabbage and Potatoes on hand at all times. See me, it's mv treat. VV. LEE HALL. NOTICE. We Exchange MEAL FOR CORN. Toll same as that charged by grist mills. Bring us your corn. ----The Cotton Mill Store, L. A. HARRIS & CO. ? 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