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KOUT MILL, S. C.. AUGUST 12.
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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
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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
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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 !
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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
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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
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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ing obtainable
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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,
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10c and $1.50.
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hen the big fan is in mo- \
with the most delicious
Cream Soda
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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
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the best print:
in this section
service is fur- j?5
sonable prices jjfi
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ix could wish for. \
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1 escaped our notice
day and you will 1
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soon you will hav<
fully furnished a
paid for. Get oui
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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
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sessing a sufficient p
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the Folks. ^
Iry, dull month when
heapest.
re. ^
jit Jars and Rubbers ?
is demanded in every
irket. Try us for a wd
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> 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
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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..
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