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njpppr '.-| The Fort Mill Times. DEMOCRATIC. PuUithed Thursday Morning*. p. w. amd w. r. bradford . . - purlisiibrs. p. w. bradford - - - Editor and manager, Bdimcriftion Rater: On? Year $1.00 ^ On application to the publisher, advertising rates ar? made known to thouc interested. The Times invites contributions on live subjects. | but does not agree to publish more than 200 words ; on any one subjeat. Tho right is reserved to j pdit rvurv rrtnt m iinicsttan umkmiit.j v*. ration. KOUT MILL, S. C.. AUGUST 12. ' ?*? 1 1 Prea* Subserviency Illustrated. There appears to this paper a j regrettable inclination on at' least a part of the press of the State to accept without question : the public acts of the State's officials, often in eases where a little scratching under the skin j and a consequent word or two of i condemnation would have a salu-1 tarv effect. So far as this ob- i servation applies to the weekly j press, we believe it to be due in ! a measure to the willingness of the editors to accept the reason-; Jng of this or that daily paper in j matters of public interest- if the i editor of the daily does not see J anything in the acts of the official to condemn, why, then he is all right and above reproach. This, or there are men flying their names as editor at the masthead of certain papers in South Carolina who are on the wrong job. They ought to be pushing wheelbarrows. They either lack the sense to write intelligently on subjects of public concern or j are willing to make of their; Columns sewers through which j the daily papers discharge their I .1.1. _j:i. ;"_i ? i>uue euitoriai opinions. We have observed the unanimity with which the act of Judge Jdemminger in discharging the York county jury some weeks jago has been received. Practically all the weekly press of the ; State which has noted the incident has said "me too" to the' words of commendation heaped i upon "the able and fearless judge" by one or two of the j dailies. These weeklies did not I know whether Judge Memminger l was right or wrong. They did 1 know, however, that their wise i And faithful counsel said the1 judge was infallible?that, like the king, he could do no wrong ? and this was the beginning and the end of their understanding of the case. What kind of a judge is it who ; will dismiss?in disgrace, as he contemplates?a jury for doing j their duty as they saw it and ! who the following week sits in 1 .silence on the same bench and ; hno n nt'if **/??? **-1 ~ - *- A' A ' (ivui o i\ ?> imcns ilUIlllL LIUll lie1 has carried a pistol for three J months to snutT out the life of a fellow-man if he thought it necessary ? This discharged jury, it is well to remember, had refused to lind I guilty two men charged with carrying concealed weapons because there was not, as the jury con-1 scientiously believed, sufficient evidence upon which to convict, j Judge Memminger heard a witness admit that he had carried a pistol in his pocket?not for one day, not 011 one occasion, hut for three months and did not open his mouth as to an indictment being returned against the witness. The pity is that there was not some .one to hIioo Judge Memminger from the bench as unceremoniously and as arbitrarily as he dismissed the jury. Judge Kobt. VV. Memminger ? great, learned, fair-minded jur-j ist. O temporal O mores! O? well, count 'em. Promoting the Cigarette Evil. There is a craze among the ^mall boys of this town, which .doubtless extends to many other towns, to secure the pictures of baseball stars which the American Tobacco Company incloses jn the packages of cigarettes it offers for sale. From a business standpoint, this was a happy thought on the part of the cigarette makers, whose iSales have largely increased through the device, but it has meant resultant demoralization of a great number of small boys *vho, in their eagerness to secure the baseball pictures, have be come cigarette smokers. There i is a law on the statute books of ^ this State against the sale of 5 cigarettes to minors under 1G;. years of age, and it would be I ( well for the officer of the law to I keep an eye open for violators ^ of the law. j The Gaffney Ledger is in a; ] squabble with the Greenwood j Journal as to the degree of in- i1 terest which The Ledger feels in 5 the alleged activity of General 1 Wilie Jones in the dispensary ( elections to be held on the 17th ] inst. The Ledger disavows the I least concern in the attitude of ,1 the State chairman in the matter, j1 and concludes that it has "admi- j ration for any man who takes a side from principal." So have we?if he can get away with the '1 side of the principal, not to men- tion the centre. . But aside from 1 that, it is refreshing to know , that The Ledger believes the1 j "wile" general to be a coat-tail < swinger. j 1 ' ? No greater improvement could ; be made in the appearance of j things than that which has been < brought- about by the cement I paving on the streets, and it is ' to be hoped that many more of ; our property owners will take j advantage of the opportunity j; which the town row offers them < : i to obtain good and lasting walks |J in front of their homes. The I' enhanced value of premises hi v- j ] ing cement walks far exceeds 1 the 'cost of putting down the! < paving. An exchange truthfully re-;] marks that there are too many f people in almost every town who l will not cast their bread upon 1 the waters, unless assured be- j j forehand that it will come back ( again in a few days a full grown ' sandwich, all trimmed with ham, , ] butter and mustard, rolled up in [ \ a warranty deed for half the j earth and a mortgage on the | ( other half. s I "Congressman Finley is to ] have strong opposition again ! next year. It is said that Mr. Butler, of Gaffney, Solicitor j Henry, of Chester, and our own | Pollock will hfi ill l!ii> rnnn ! ? ? - 1 against Mr. Fin ley."?Cheraw 1 Chronicle. The more, the merrier; likewise the easier?for , Finley. 1 Next Tuesday, the 17th, is the , i day on which the voters in 21 j | uounties of this State will decide :1 between the continued legalized } sale of whiskey through the |: dispensaries and the illegalized ; < sale of whiskey through the ? tigers. ! J _ _ ^ ; c The Benefits of Good Roads. The Manufacturers' Record, : which is always working for the ; interests of the South, prints the following: jc The good roads movement which ' 1 has taken hold of the country , (, will be very far-reaching in its . effects. We are entering upon a period in which there is to be a ! revolution mightily affecting so-11 cial conditions and educational and religious advancement, a J \ period in which the loneliness of ! *' farm life is to be banished bv i ^ the closer inter-communication between the people of the agri- , cultural districts with each other 1 and with adjacent towns and cities. Had roads have meant more than simply an enormous ' loss, a wastage of time and ef-! , fort in getting the products of 1 the farm to market and merchan- * dise which the farmer buys from the depot back to the country place. The aggregate cost of , bad roads run into hundreds of millions of dollars annually, and , the farmers and the people away ( from the centres of population are the ones who have had to ' pay the cost. 1 The man who is working for the building of good roads is : | directly working for the better[mentof mankind. He is work ing for the advancement of education and religion and for all that makes for the highest i civilization. Of what use are ; schools ami churches in country i districts if for five or six months ' i of the year country roads are so ' < impassible that they cannot be attended. Of what value to the < grower are the products ofj'arms ' which can only reach the market at a cost of transportation by i wagon which eliminates all ( profit? The charm of country, \ the beauty of nature are pic- \ tured as reasons why farm life < should appeal to the people, but i1 when farm life means drudgery and separation from friends by j 1 reason of bad roads, it is not to i be wondered at that the people ' of the agricultural districts, J young and old, crowd the cities in order to get a place where i Of the thousands who have! visited Confederate park in Fort Mill since it was opened in 1891, ' probably not one in each hundred knows that the site of the ; Confederate soldiers' monument, is within ten feet of the scene Df a brutal murder which took ! place neaily a half century ago. jj Forty-six years ago, lacking a | few months, John Baugh, a white man employed as a section i hand in this place, was there :ut to death with a pocket knife ! by JakeBrazell, section foreman. Doc Brazell, a brother of Jake 1 BrazeH, John Baugh and another i white man named John Braugh- | tors were drinking together one | Sunday afternoon in the fall )f 1?G3 at the home of Jack ; Baine, a veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars who died in this j ?ommunity about ten years ago. Baine's home was a cottage which stood fifty yards north of :he Central hotel. The three j ncn had gone to Baine's home n a drunken condition and soon j lecame engaged in a difficuly. I Baine ordered them to leave his place and they did so, continuing j ihe fuss, however, to within a , few feet of the site 01 the monunent, where John Baugh and e Doc Brazell began to batter each )ther with their lists. Jake Brazell, standing on the!" liazza of the section mastors's ? louse, 150 yards away, and see- I ng his brother in the fight with j Baugh, ran to the scene of the 9 difficulty as fast as he could and 8 stabbed Baugh in the back three I Limes with a long-bladed knife. J Baugh fell on the spot and died ilmost instantly. 0 .lake Brazell ran away the same i | ifternoon and the last ever 11 tieard of him in this community ! was that he spent the following 1 Monday night at the home of | the section master in Chester, 11 stating there that he was on the | way to Florida. Efforts were ! j made to apprehend the murderer, , but without success, as those I were war days and the civil au- j I thorities were, at best, able to|| render only indifferent service i g in tracing criminals. Some years ago Doc Brazell I returned to Fort Mill as section ! I foreman at this place, but gave 11 )ut nothing as to the where- | ibouts of his brother, who, j | ikely enough, is long since dead, i g as he was a middle-aged man i I when the murder was committed. ; 9 Investigating Hcok-Worra Disease. 1 0 j 9 Mr. Thos F PnrVf?r lMvmidnnf if the Monaghan mills in Green- .ille, is making an investigation if the hook-worm disease among | ;he hundreds of employees in lis mills. The report of the in/estigation, made public a day >r two ago, contains the encouraging information that there s little danger of the disease spreading in the cotton mill tillages of the State, "for the reason that almost invariably :here are good enough sanitary q arrangements for disposing of " excretions. It is on the small o farms, where these excretions ire spread by the animals and fowls, and where men, women 11 ind children go barefooted much ; if the year, that the disease spreads, the eggs finding their jg way up through the soles of the ^ feet and into thc-i ntestines. The | work to be done at the cotton S mills to wipe out the disease! ? there is to find the cases and | treat them. The disease could p 10011 be entirely stamped out 11 with systematic work. Perhaps ^ the most serious aspect of the S situation is that the disease ? rendering the patient weak sub- ^ Sects him to tuberculosis infec- r tion." Wild Cattle in North Carolina. i r I & For several days a hunt for wild cat- ? tie has boon in progress within ten * miles of Fayetteville, says the Fayette- ? ville Observer. A number of years ago ^ Major J. B. Broadfoot turned several ft cows loose on a stretch of land he g jwned between Carey's creek and Cross ? creek. g There they have been ever since, ? multiplying and growing wilder with tl eai h generation, until now the herd ft numbers fully a hundred, all wild as ? zebras. These animals ranged for a ? listance of seven miles be' ween two ft creeks and along their banks ten or r twelve miles. Finding it almost impossible to catch ft any of them, and hearing that certain is narties wer?- hunting them with rifles, ? Major Broadfoot, decided to take a ft band in the'matter himself, and enlist- ? cd the services of J. A. Rodclitfe, a ? crack rille shot. So for the past sev- ft ornl days, accompanied by a pilot, a ft man in the neighborhood who 1 nows ? !' l?l nodern conveniences and com- w forts of daily travel are avail- cl Able. The construction of good r\ roads will change this. It will h Add a thousandfold to the charms 0 )f country life. It will increase the prosperity of the farmers. \\ It will add a thousandfold to the tl stemming the movement of population towards the city and . ^ Tiaking the country boy and girl j ' happy at home. The gospel of : ?ood roads ought to be preached j t with the zeal of the missionary, j md the farmer, the merchant ind manufacturer, and the banker, and above all else, the women jf the country districts ought to i lie incessant workers for the j building of good roads. Let us i not leave unto future generations that which we should do today. Long-Forgotten Murder Recalled, Vr- s*1 " * ild cattle and their range, Mr. Radiiffe has been having real sport. So far he has been able to get within fie range of six of the animals, and e hay brought them all to the ground, ne of them, a great bull, after being not twice, made a dash for Mr. Ruulitfe, and it took three more bullets in ne head before the animal dropped at ne hunter's feet. The pilot, Sam Elott, estimates the number of these ild animals at 100, having himself een as many as 75 different ones. Prof. Bauknight and family reamed home Monday evening. EVER^ I ' KM CM ' ;j i ' ^- 11 ^ \Jj(- "|'B 1 i ' ' ^ ' .1 ^ MOSQUITO With Net ready to har price for one night, yet tl fit any size bed. Price $ Always Som New Sash Pins, 25c. New Dutch Col'ar Pins, 1 New Scarf Pins, 10, 25 ai New Link Buttons, 25c, 5 New Dutch Collars, nice 1 MEACHAN [The Co IOf the town is under tl handsome Soda Fountai for suffering from heat w Ition and we serve you Ice Cream, 4 I and Crusl to be had anywhere. V refreshing drinks and ser Ito-date manner. Our F< and sanitary in every resj Trv "Fa 9 The popular new drink I Parks Dru CAR LOAD REC We have all kinds of Bug side or End Spring, Open or ' ?n a Buggy. Come and see t Our livery is complete and W. F. HARRIS & S MDSnB! 1 IF YOU from actual c 1 The FORT / I | JOB / $ $ is turning out ing obtainable j| and that the i nished at rea ? Would you he, | i/our orc/er 77ty Once and I i? The best remedy we know of in all cases of Kidney and Bladder trouble and the one we always can recommend, is DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. They are antiseptic and at once assist the kidneys to perform their important work. But when you ask for these pills be positive that you get DeWitt's , Kidney and Bladder Pills.' There are imitations placed upon sale to deceive i you. Get DeWitt's. Insisist upon! them, and if your dealer cannot supply j you--refuse anything else in place of j them. Sold by Ardrey's drug stpre, Subscribe to The Tlrnns / SPARE MOMENT 4 BE UTILIZED ^WITH A FOR SALE BY W. B. ARDREY & CO. CANOPIES ig. They are worth the ley last for years. They 11.50. ething New. 0 ant! 25c. nd 50c. 10c and $1.50. line, 15 and 25c. 1 & EPPS. SBgHgffgSSBgBgggBBEB ol Spot | be big Electric Fan at our ^ n. There is no excuse 1 hen the big fan is in mo- \ with the most delicious Cream Soda "ied Fruits Ve serve all the popular SI ve them in the most upountain is handsome, new |l >ect. |I in Taz," IJ of the baaehall fan? ig Comp'y.! ?, A BUGGIES, Surries, Wagons and Harness. EIVED TO-DAY. gies?Rubber or Steel Tire, Top. We can save you $10 hem. prices reasonable. TELEPHONE NO. 28, V-JENO, FORT MILL, S. C. ' KNEWl experience that WILL TIMES | _ f tlA IKl'MENT | the best print: in this section service is fur- j?5 sonable prices jjfi sitate to place s with us ? 1 be Convinced. is *' vT " ' ' mm?? i in ????0SO?O?&? t g | The Peop ? THe Fastest Growing ? There's Absoli ^ W/tH nntr WV a VI UtIJ K11I11IT) r 1 g ate means, not pos ? amount of nice, ne x liiture and house i ? the home attraeti x membered that we g line to select from i g prices and terms te I What is x It is just what g for a very small < g month you can mc ? as comfortable am ix could wish for. \ ? of everything in g parlor to the kitcli 1 escaped our notice day and you will 1 % % soon you will hav< fully furnished a paid for. Get oui The Peoj MILLS & YOl )?@?@??@???? S IT 2 L,conom> i for all August is the long, c ^ the grocer sells the c Canning 1 ime is He We sell the best Fri at the lowest prices. Absolute cleanliness in part of our Meat M< in nice Steak or Roast. | JONES p "Everythii That Lame Kidney And to thp T You Must First R There is no question about thai at all?for tho laine and aching back is caused by a diseased con dition of the kidneys and bladder It is only common sense, any waj -?that you must cure atcondltloi by removing tho cause of the con dition. And lame and aching bacV are not by any means the onlj symptoms of derangement of the kidneys and bladder. There are i multitude of well-known and un mistakablo indications of a more oi less dangerous condition. Some oi these are, for instance: Extreme and unnatural lassitude and weari ness, nervous Irritability, heart lr regularity, "nerves on edge," sleep lessness and Inability to secure rest, scalding sensation and aedl rnent In the urine. Inflammation oi tho bladder and passages, etc. DeWltt's Kidney and Bladdei rills are an exceptionally roeritorl ous remedy for any and a',1 affco tlons or diseased conditions oi ! these organs. These Pills operate directly and promptly?and theli beneficial results are at once felt. They regulate, purify, and effec tnally heal and restore the Hd Beys. bladder and liver, to perfect and healthy condition?even It ome of the moat advanced cases Sold by Ardre a7 ! *1- ' 1 ' ' ' J -II 1 I I N S U R 3 FIRE, LIFE ai I represent only th< Give me a share I B. W. BRAD] vB2 ? )0?(S?606?S0??? >le's Store | Store in York County 8 itely No Excuse | ren of only ntoiler* g sessing a sufficient p w ami stylish Fur* ? \irnishings to make p ve, when it is re- q i lutvo an excellent p at very reasonable g > suit almost anyone 9 . ? > k tunic ; ~ x you make it, and x cost each week or g ike your home just x 63 a I attractive as one ?? , Ve make a specialty x furniture from the g ion. No room has x i. Make a start to- ? yc surprised at how x 3 your home beauti- g nd the furnishings x r prices and terms, g pie's Store I JNG, Proprietor#. A t 1\ !\ 4-!-. ^ 1 V 1W11H1 ^ the Folks. ^ Iry, dull month when heapest. re. ^ jit Jars and Rubbers ? is demanded in every irket. Try us for a wd * the: groceir, s > rhone! no. 1 & ng to Eat." $ Back Means Disease ame and Aching Back* ' .elieve the Kidneys ? V.. C DeWItt '*Chlcofjo, III., want every man and woman who KflVA Iao/II 4L*' 'u' KUKi-ilLIB l#?l ???T - are afflicted with kidney and b!adt dor diseases to at o?eo writ? them, i and a trial box of these Pilla will b? . laont free by return mall postpaid.. y's Drug Store, L Jf J JL . 1 > .A. ^..n ?I r.l.I'lUI -" ^ A N C E, I id TORNADO. e beat of Compaiea. i of your busineaa. -ORD, Agenc. |