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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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but nobody else do<
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>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.
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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, ?
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^ 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.
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and we beg to announ
? line of everything you
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? Mason's 1 ar
H Extra Caps <
? Jelly Tumble
? Fruit Powdei
? Preserving K
? Cheery Seedc
? Apple and P
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I SUGAR in a
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X call and look over win
before making your pi
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R the circulation of the blood?
bowels regular. For ntost hea
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whiskey, mellowed by age only
B judiciously, its effect is Doth lr
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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,
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