Ill The fort Mill Times.
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r Published Thins Jay Murnto.t*
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IS W. Bradford , . Editor and Majhackh,
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F?KT Mil,!,. 8. C., J<1N? 10.
4.1 _J .i. i 11 .a..? . ..? - i . ? us _ ?eAgain
the Auto Highway.
The editorial, last week, of Thk
Times pointing out the disadvantages ;
and danger which would re*ttit to our
people fruin the establishment of the
proposed New York-Atlanta automobile
highwuy has had the effect of drawing
"the fire of several papers which are
working for the highway. it is a
noticeable fact, however, that not one
of these papers has undertaken to disprove
what we said in opposition to j
the highway. They have failed to
point out in what way the henefits to
he derived from the road would even
remotely repay the taxpayers for
building it. Let us suppose for instance,
that the highway is to be built
from Charlotte to Columbia, -without
deviating from the most direct route j
over the public roads already in use. !
The part of the highway which would i
pass through York county certainly is
not the most frequently used road in
the county. So we would tax all the
people of the county to provide a highly
improved road for the benefit of a
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jnnny outsiders who have absolutely no I
interest in the county and whose presence
would result in practically no
Revenue to any of our citizens. The i
statement that the profits to local j
deulers fpom the sale of gasoline to the ;
automobilists who would use the high- ;
way could be expected to offset the ex- ;
pen so of building the road in a comparatively
short time was made by a i
fool who evidently imagined he was
talking to idiots. There is not a town
between Charlotte and Columbia which
would receive $W) a year from out- ;
aiders aa u direct result of tire building
pf tire highway. Furthermore, aa we '
undertook to point out last week, such
a highway uojuld mean serious danger
to the life, limb and property of our j
own people. It is useless for the i
apologist ef the auto outlaw who is j
jgeated ip a fast automobile driving
jpckleBsly to say that this paper ex
agge rates the conditions which certain- i
Jy would .come with the auto highway. [
Every day we read of someunfortuaate
person who happens to he in the path !
of an automobile being run down and '
killed or seriously injured. Most of
these accidents could he avoided if t ie !
Automobile drivers cared less for their
own pleasure and more for the life :
and Hmb of their victims. The drivers
wantonly ignore the fact that all the '
people have an equal right to the use
pf the streets and public highways. We |
Are confident that the people of York'
.county will not agree to invest one j
pent of the public funds in the nro
D, A. Tot^pkint Squelched,
D, A. Tompkins, of Chvlotte, than !
whom there is very properly no more ;
unpopular man politically in this State, !
where he is well known, has been in
W ashington for the last few days presuming
to instruct Southern senators
as to their duty with respect to the
proposed national tariff commission,
Tompkins is one of your precious
twentieth century patriots who is an
earnest advocate cf Congress legislating
the rich richer and the poor poorer,
through the agency of the protective
tariff. He hopes to see the tariff commission
created so that additional burdens
of government can be laid upon the
people. That is what this proposed
tariff commission mearls, but that is
not all. It means also that the per- j
sonnel of the commission would be :
appointive and that there would be no
one U? hold to account in a political way !
for the increased discriminations which ;
wouiu ue practiced against tne people, i
That, of course, would suit Tompkins j
and the other protectionists. Their \
idea is to give the people as little voice !
in the government as possible. On his
proselyting trip to Washington, how- i
ever, Tompkins seems to have tackled
the wrong man when he undertook to j
convert Senator Money, of Mississippi.
"Why," said Senator Money, "you believe
in protection; that is, you believe
it. is right to take money by law
out of one man's pocket and give it to
another who has not earned it and who
has no right to it. This government at
present is in the hands of men who j
agree with you. If a tariff commission
is appointed by this administration such !
men as you would be on it, and, princi- !
pies upon which your commission would
act would bo the same as those of the
highway robber or the pirate. So-called j
'business men' would control it, and
they would just make tha great mass
of the American people pay a higher
tribute to you and your kind."
The Weekly Pre*?.
As time goes on the great daily papapers
of the country are becoming
more and more the exponents of special
interests. Their attitude toward the
tariff bill which is now under consideration
in Congress is a striking illustration
of the fact. With few exceptions
the great dailies are assisting Aldrich
and his buccaneers to fasten this
iniquitous bill upon the country, knowing
that it will impose additional burdens
upon the people. There is, of
course, a reason for this attitude of
the great dailies, and it is to be found
in the fact that they are either owned
by the trusts and corporations or are
paid princely sums for supporting legislation
designed to benefit the predatory
posed highway. There is no reason
why it should be built through the 1
county.
Prohibitionists Outwitted.
At the session of the Tennessee
legislature which adjcurped some
months ago a prohibition bill was passed
making it unlawful to establish a buIlk^
within four miles of a school
house. It was thought by the prohibitionists
in the Legislature that there
was not a spot in the State which,
.under this provision, could be used for
liquor-selling purposes, and the state- i
ment was.made that if such a place .
vwas found it would be the business of
fhe prohibitionists to establish a school '
house in the neighborhood, thus closing
the saloon. For once, however, the
prohibitionists made the mistake of assuming
that .other folk were less in- |
geniouB than themselves. A Nashville
dispatch says that W. P. Conger, of '
McMinnville, has found a spot on the j
top of the Cumberland mountains in
Sequatchie county where the State ;
prohibition law, effective July 1, canpot
touch him and he is now having a
saloon erected there. It ia 18 miles
from McMinnville and there is no school
house within four miles of the place. !
It ia reported that Conger has leased
pll the land fojr four miles ar6und in
.order to prevent the erection of a
Schoolhouse. Regular hack lines will
he estabjished by the enterprising saloonist
to furnish liquor to the neighbor- j
ing towns. As the Legislature does (
not meet until 1811, he expects to
poin money.
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"Buck" Bryant says in the Charlotte
Observer that the name of Senator
K. P. Smith has been changed from
Oatling Qun Smith to Pop Gun Smith.
Changed by whom? "Buck" probably
knows the name of tip* irresponsible
blatherskite who proposed the change, '
put for some unexplained reason he has ,
not taken the public jnto his confidence.
Yes, it's tpe littje .things that hurt..
A common eyery-dry measly little fly 1
tyifl Jp^lcc an orthodox Christian swear
forty strokes to the minute, while jf
the same man had his head taken off
py a July tornado he wouldn't say a
fyprd about it,
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interests. ine pcopie are tuhc icarn- ing
that too often the editorial opinions
and even news columns of the metropolitan
and near-metropolitan pressure
not to be relied upon where their interests
nre involved, and for this reason
the weekly press is increasing in j
importance day by day. In nine cases
out of ten the weekly paper is owned ,
by the man who edits it and, therefore, j
has behind it a-conscience and a charac- j
tor that can be identified. It is close j
to the people and can give voice to the j
sentiments of its readers. The people
have to rely more and more upon the
country papers for the educational work
that is neeessary to a correct understanding
of public questions. The |
country newspaper can obtain its news !
from the metropolitan daily, but it |
must do its own digesting and inter- j
preting. There is a lot of difference be- !
tween the man who writes what he is
told to write and the man who writes
what he believes, and wirtes because
he believes he has a message to deliver '
to hiB readers.
Why Do Men Adverllto?
The man who conducts his business ]
on the theory that it doesn't pay and '
he can't afTord to advertise, seta up j
his judgment in opposition to that of |
all the beat business men in the world. I
Says an expeeienced advertising au- i
thority: "With a few years' experi- ]
ence in conducting a small business
on a few thousands of capital, he j
assumes to know more than thousands
whose hourly transactions aggregate
more than his do in a year, and who
have made their millions by pursuing
a course that he says doesn't pay."
If advertising doesn't pay, why is it :
that the most successful merchants of
every town, large or small, are the j
heaviest advertisers? If advertising
doesn't pay, who does the most busi- !
ness? If it does not pay, business j
firms in the world squander millions in
that way. Is it because they want to 1
donate those millions to the news- '
paper and magazine publishers, or be- !
cause they don't know as much about :
business as the six-for-a-dollar mer- j
chant who says money spent in ad- \
vertising is thrown away or donated j
to the man to whom it is paid? Such
talk is simply ridiculous, and it re- ;
quires moie than the average patience ,
to discuss the proposition of whether
advertising pays or not with that kind
of a man. His complacent self-conceit
in ussuming that he knows more than
t ho whnlo WAflH ia lnnnrkuKl/. o ?'1
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minds us of the man who proved that
the world doesn't revolve by placing a
pumpkin on a stump and watching it all (
night.
We were a little surprised a few days
ago when we noticed several hundred
dollars of the town's funds lying in a j
vacant lot in the rear of the cotton
warehouse, and more so to find that it
had lain there several years unmolested,
but looking much the worse for the
exposure. The money was in the shape
of a rock crushing machine, the property
of the town. It appears to us that
the proper care of this machine would
effect a considerable saving to the town
should a rock crusher be needed in the
future.
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The Wjndup.
For forty years he schemed and
struggled and saved. He abut himself
apart from his fellows in order
to accumulate great piles of gold.
He waved away human companionship
and sought only the glitter of
the precious metala, What other
men wrought he tore down to build
higher the foundations of his own
enterprises, and when they sunk helpless
beneath the waters of oblivion be
only muttered to himself and added to
his store of gold.
And then came the end.
Of all the yellow metal he had accumulated
not one glittering Speek
could he carry with him when the dread
'messenger beckoned and he wi\p compelled
to follow. After all the years
of his striving he came to have only
what even the poorest inay claim?six
feet of earth!
What was the use?
The trade territory of a town is not
all dependent upon the distance to
neighboring trading points. The trade
territory depends upon the enterprise
of the merchants and the residents of
the town. If a town does not reneh
after the trade it will come only as |
fast as it has to, and it will grow as 1
it 13 forced to. But if the merchants
go after business in the surrounding
country, advertising in every possible
way, and making good every word of
their advertising; trade will come from
an ever-increasing radius, the town
will gain a reputation for being awake
and it will forge to the front. It is the
men in the town and not altogether the
men living within a certain number of
miles from it that makes the town good
for nothing.
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Whether you talk with yonr neighbor
or a stranger at home or abroad, always
have a good word for your town.
Speak of the beautiful homes, the nice
streets, the schools and churches, the
excellency of the surrounding country
and the intelligence and enterprise of
your neighbors. Stand by your town
and you will find it more thriving than
ever before.
The "whitewash season" is at hand
and a receipt to make whitewash that
will not crumble off may be of use to
someone who reads this. Here is the
formula used by Uncle Sam at the various
government works: Ten parts fresh
slacked lime and one part hydraulic
cement. Mix well with salt water and
apply thin.
Treasurer Neely's Splendid Record.
The checking up of the accounts of
the late County Treasurer H. A. D.
Neely and the transfer of the books to
Mr. Harry E. Neil, the newly appointed
treasurer, was completed by the
comptroller general's office the past '
week.
Mr. Neely held the position of treas- |
urer of York county for 28 years. He
had on hand at the time of his death n
balance of $40,073, which was on deposit
in the various banks of the county.
As was always the case, his books
were in perfect condition and the State
officials found no difficulty in checking
up the accounts of the office. It is
authoritatatively given out that Mr.
Ncely was one of the very few county
treasurers of the State who got his
mothly report into the comptroller general's
office promptly. In brief, he was
considered about the best county treasurer
that the State has ever had at any
point. In his 28 years' work he was
accredited with having handled public
funds amounting to over $3,500,000, an
average of about $130,000 a year. Mr.
Neely's salary was $900 a year.
There are many imitations of DeWittV
Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve ?DeWitt's
is the original. Be sure you
get DeWitt'a Carbolized Witch Hazel
balve when you ask for it. It is good
for cuts, burns and bruises, and is especially
good for Piles. Sold by Ar(lrey's
drug store.
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| Let People K
Rock Hill Preacher Scorers Taft.
In his sermon in St. John's Methodist
church in Rock Hill Sunday, >
the pastor, the Rev. R. H. Milis, start- i
led his hearers by a bitter attack on j
the president's religion, saying the 1
president had "committed the utipar- i
donablesin," I t
"Unitarianism is a lie," said the!
minister. "Mr. Taft, as a president. ! I
may be all right, but as a religionist he J ]
is A miserable failure. If he has not ]
committed the sin against the Holy 1 1
Ghost, he has done the very next thing J j
to it, for he has denied that Jesus Christ,'
is of divine conceotion. which ponn-n- l
? ?"r j
tion was the work of the Holy Ghost. '
Mr. Taft and the other Vnitarians tell ?
us that Jesus Christ was a good man, <
but an illegitimate; that He was same- 1
what of a genius, as such characters <
usually are. They say He went about
healing the sick and doing all manner <
of good; was crucified, buried and that 1
was the end of Him. And yet these 1
people bolcUy presume to call them- i
selves Christians. i
">Iow, either the Bible is a lie and
Unitarianism is right, or the Bible is I
right and Ur.itarianism is a lie. 1 pre- 1
fer to believe the Bible." ;
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I Pleasant Valley Newt Notes. '
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Pleasant Valley, June 8.? Farmers ]
are badly behind owing to so much wet I
weather. j
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Potts spent Sunday
in Pineville. I
Miss Edna Harris, who has beer. ]
teaching near Monroe, is at home for 1
I the summer. <
Misses Minnie and Grace Faris, of I
Flint Hill, spent Saturday and Sunday <
i in this community.
Lester Therrell, Eugene Hall and <
Misses Alda Therrell and Valley Pettus i
are expected home this week. 1
Dr. R. M. Potts has returned from a
visit. Ask where, and watch him i
smile. i
Miss Olive ^v.iis, of Fort Mill, spent <
the past v?eek with relatives in Pleas- ]
ant Valley. <
Mr. and Mrs. Hartwell Sturgis, of i
Rock Hill, were visitors Saturday and ]
Sunday at the home of Mr. J. D. Wolfe. <
Thorhwell Orphanage Cormencement.
Invitations to Thornwell Orphanage
commencement have been sent out by
that institution HoWu 5u
.? TV.il UlC
program for commencement: 1
Baccalaureate sermon by Rev. Ruth- erford
E. Douglas, Macon, Ga., at the j
First PreBbyterian church 11 a. m? j
June 13. 1
Monday, June 14?Exercises of the
William P. Jacobs Literary Society, '
I Carolina Memorial, 8:30 p. m.
Tuesday, June 15?Board of trus!
tees; Nellie Scott Literary, 3:30 p. m.,
commencement exercises. Annual address.
Rev. T. Ellison Simpson of
Society Hill, S. C., 8:30 p. in.
Wednesday, June-16?Alumni Society,
Nellie Scott Society, 10 a. m. Exhibition
of technical departments 8. a.
m. till 11 a. m. School exhibitions
8:30 p. m.
Graduates class of 1909 Georgia
Augusta Bremer, Atlanta, Go., Daisy
Andrew Eichelborger, Laurens, S. C.,
Eula Eleanor Harrison, Greenville, S.
C,, Eliza Earle Kern, Clinton S. C.,
Eloise Edelia Tinson, Huntington, S.
C.; Cassie Lee Oliver, Lowndcsville,
S. C.; Lois Martha Sims, Spartanburg,
S. C.; Eula May Winn, Due West,
S. C.
Sometimes you may be told that there
are c'Jier things just as good as DeWitt's
Kidney and Bladder Pills. That isn't
so. Nothing made is as good as DeWitt's
Kidney and Bladder Pills for
any ailmens of the kidney or bladder,
which always result in weak back,
backache, rheumatic pains, rheumatism
and yrinary disorders. A trial of DeWitt's
Kidney and Bladder Pills is
sufficient to convince you how good they
are. Send your name to E. C. DeWitt
& Co., Chicago, for a free trial box. |
They are sold here by Ardrey'a drug
store.
amTe
Says:
l fellow who tries
usiness without ad\
ke the fellow who
weetheart a kiss in
e knows what he
ut nobody else doe
ment in THE 1
now What You
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High Price of Foodstuffs.
Through sympathy with the corner in 1
vheat, or from some other cause, re- j
narks an exchange the rise in food j
jrices shows no sign of receding. Flood i
,ide has not bedn reached yet, and it
equires a brave purveyor of foodstuffs
:o predict when the end will be reached.
One advance was discovered by the
lousewife when she went to buy a sup- |
ply of sugar. Recently a dollar would
procure nineteen pounds of granulated,
aut now only eighteen pounds will be
?iven in exchange for the same coin.
Another advance is in the price of
tions and spring chickens. One dollar
will perhaps bring in a trio of "springers"
several sizes smaller than the picture
of the eagle on the coin. Lard to |
fry the lightweight will also be some- j
what at a premium.
Butter nes not taken its scheduled
irop for the spring, but remains around
the fancy prices obtained during the
winter. Even the warm weather does
not melt the prices so as to be noticeable.
Eggs still occupy a place among the
luxuries?or at least present prices
would have put them in that class a
year or two ago. It is said that the
packers are taking eggs at 20 cents a
iozen for storage, whereas it is usual
to discontinue purchases for this purpose
beyond the lG-cent line. One
thing which keeps up the price of eggs
is the high price for chickens.
Flour is still badly affected by Pattenites.
From $G.75 to $7.20 is the
price for a barrel. This is $1.50 more
than the material for the staff of life
could be obtained a few months ago.
Local dealers said that the price was
>n the verge of another upward shoot.
This is a kind of curve which will require
the head of the household to takTa
new grip on the big stick with which
tie brings down the coins.
Packing house products are firm,
following a recent advance. In some
nstances retailers have not made a
corresponding increase in price, but
promise to do so unless relief comes
juickly, as they say they are not makng
any money since they have had to
pay the higher prices demanded by
iealers.
1785 1909
College of Charleston.
12Stk Year Begins October 1.
Entrance examinations will be held at
t Via i 'Aim tsr ** ? ? *" 1
wuuiivjr vuui i UUU9C on maay,
July 2, at 9 a. m. All candidates for
admission can compete in October for
for vacant Boyce scholarships, which
pay $100 a year. One free tuition scholarship
to each county of South Carolina.
Board and furnished room in dormitory,
512. Tuition, $40.
For catalogue, address
HARRISON RANDOLPH,
President.
"A STITCH IN TIME WILL
SAVE NINE^"
Save the "nine" by having your
Clothing attended to at the proper
time. We do first-class Cleaning,
Pressing and Repairing in connection
with our Tailoring, and this
for Ladiss' Clothing as well as Men
All work left with us is promptly,
skilfully and carefully done.
All work is strictly guaranteed.
FORT MILL PRESSING CLUB.
GUY ROSS, Proprietor.
'Phone 146.
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to attract 111
rertising is
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the dark; 1||
is doing, tg*
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g The Fa?te?t Growing Store in York County
I Something New Every Da.
Just in a new and up-to-now line t
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8 for old men, middle-aged men, yovn:
? men and boys. It is well worth yo
g! while to see this line of stylish Ha<
!* We have all the very latent shad(
c and shapes at very low prices. Oi i
| $1.50 hat looks like the other fellow
5 $3.00 one. Bring us your head, w?
5 can fit it, and make a better looking ;
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@ man of you. And if it s not a h?.
q you want, maybe it's a Dress Shir! f
g work Shirt or suit of Underwea
? We carry a full line of Gents' Fur
? nishings, and are here to serve you
? Something Good To Eat all the
0 time.
1 The People's Store
g MILLS & YOUNG, Proprietors.
WI'lliWIWH mm wm?a
Sumner Time Is Fly Time!
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Let your worries be greatly lessened this summer jjL
by putting in Fly Screens. You have no idea how ;
H much more pleasant and beautiful summer will b<5
if you are freed from the awful fretting of the flies.
Get Screens for your doors and windows and | j
bid defiance to the "pesky pests."
Bring us your window and door measure and .
| you'll come back later and say, "Thank you!"
E. W. Kimbrell Co. \
PHONE NO. 7. FORT MILL, S. C. j
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