Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, September 16, 1909, Image 2
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FORT MII.I,. S. C.. SEPTEMBER 1?.
A Tirade Against the South.
The Waxhaw (N. C.) Enterprise is,
presumably, Southern in sentiment and
Democratic in politics. It was, therefore,
with some surprise we noted that
the editor found space in the last
issue of his paper to publish as a communication
a tirade against the Southern
people generally and against the
people of South Carolina in particular
because slavery once existed in this
section and because the Southern people
resisted the encroachments of the
North in trying to free the slaves and
in otherwise defending the righ ts which
were guaranteed them under the Federal
constitution. Slavery is a dead issue
and we have not the time to waste
disscussing whether it was right or
wrong from a moral point of view, but
it is worth while to observe that the
black surfs of the S >uth were as much
the property of their masters as i9 the
cotton crop which is now being harvested
the property of the planters, and
there was no more justice or reason
in the North trying to free the slaves
without compensation to their masters
than there would be in that section ol
the country today confiscating ever.v
bale of our cotton.
The incident of the fight in the United
States Senate between Congressman
brooks, of South Carolina, and Senatoi
Charles Sumner, of Massachusetts,
which the correspondent of The Enternriso
fancies was the first blond shod
in the Civil war, came as a natural re.
suit of Sumner referring insultingly to
Senator butler, of South Carolina,
who was too infirm to resent the insull
by cowhiding Sumner, the one mode ol
punishment would have flitted the
crime, so the chastising of the fanatical
abolitionist was left to Senatoi
butler's nephew. And we are v.erj
glad that he did a first-class job. It
took Sumner three years to rccovet
from the 'logging which Congressman
brooks gave him.
Commander Peary has weakened his
case by abusing Dr. Cook. At first the
public was ready to believe that both
men had reached the North Pole. Now,
however, there are thousands who have
concluded that Peary is a faker pure
and simple. It is worth recalling that
he warm*! the public not U> take too
seriously Dr. Cook's claim of success
because Dr. Cook could not substantiate
the discovery of the pole by a
white man. Now the fact is brought
out that neither did Peary have with
him a white man when he claims to
have reached the pole. Peary says
that Dr. Cook's Esquimo companions
are unreliable and that their word is
not to be believed; but Peary himself
must in part rely upon the testimony
of Esquimos to prove his claim.
Why should the public accept as truth
the word of one Esquimo more than
the won! of another, and why is it that
neither man had with him a white companion
on the last dash to the pole?
Roth men may have reached the goal
which has for centuries baffled the efforts
of mankind, and neither may have
succeeded; but jt is certain that tlie
vindictive attitude of Peary towards
Dr. Cook has shaken public confidence
in the former.
The alleged dispensary grafters arc
about to be placed on trial in Itichland
oounty and there is every prospect that
the most sensational cases which have
been heard in the South Carolina courts
in years will focus public attention for
the next few weeks. There i3 little
sympathy for the men accused of steal
n?g irom trie state and if they are not
convictcd and given prison sentences it
will not be due to a lack of damaging
evidence. Thus far Attorney General
Lyon seems to have directed the
prosecution of these men in a wise
manner and on the showing he has been
able to make of their guilt practically
everybody believes that he has them
enmeshed so strongly that they will
not be able to free themselves ?that is,
in the estimation of the public. Whether
the accused will be convicted is, of
Course, quite another matter. I'olitics
is certain to prove an important factor
'
in the trials and in Richland county, as
i in the other counties of the State,
there are men, some of whom are apt
. to be drawn on the juries, whose
' political bias outweighs their sense of
justice.
Up to this time we have not heard
of a carnival company asking for license
to show in Fort Mill, but would not
be surprised to hear of such any day,
as there are several now showing in
this State. We have never been able
1 *i * -
iu ncc uic uuiciiui, ii mere ue any, to
be derived cither by the town or its
> people from these traveling shows.
Our opinion is that the visit of the
carnival means the carrying away from
( the town of a large sum of money
> which in most cases should have been
used in settling honest debts and pro'
viding the wcccssaries of life. We
. hope that should a carnival desire to
visit Fort Mill any time in the future
council will promptly refuse to grant it
I license.
The Columbia State facetiously replies
to an editorial which appeared in
I The Times last week directing at!
tention to the splendid work of the
i North Carolina troops at Gettysburg.
, | This is one of the tricks?we do not use
t the word in an offensive sense?of
newspaper writers. When they have
a bad case it is much easier to dismiss
it in a jocular way than to try to combat
facts. The Times proved that the
| North Carolinians did hotter work at
Gettysburg than did the Virginians.
. We are willing to let it go at that.
The progressive merchants of the
' j town are making extensive preparai
tions for the fall and winter business.
1 and are telling their patrons and
: friends of it through the columns of
I The Times. It therefore behooves
j every reader of this paper to watch
1; the advertising columns and see who
' . has what you want at the most reason
' i able price. Many a dollar may be
0
I saved in this manner.
Cupid Busy in Col. Mack's Firm.
I
{ Cupid?that little fellow who strut?
about attired in a fig leaf and wearing
; a pair of wings that are so diminutive in
I size thutit would be a pity to enter him
: in a contest with a Wright biplane ?has
I ; been working overtime in the offices of
the American Law Dock Company,
New York City, of which company Col.
' Win. Mack, formerly of Fort Mill, is
1 secretary and editor of one of the
t company's principal publications, "Cy
clopedia of Law and Procedure."
, ! During the last six months 21 employes
of Col. Mack's firm have been married,
which fact was noted in a recent issue
of the New York Herald as follows:
"Officers of the American Law Book
Company at No. 60 Wall street, are
seriously considering the establishment
of a housefurnishing department as an
i .adjunct to the business. Twenty-one
employes, including some of the men
occupying important positions with the
, firm, have been married within six
months, and apparently the end is not
yet, as several engagements are
i rumored.
"In three cases both principals in
1 the wedding have been employes of
the company; in the others, employes
, 1 have married outside the office, and, so
i far as the young women have been
j concerned, the company thereafter has
: been without their services.
"There are about 125 employes, the
i total being about equally divided as to
sex, and notwithstanding the epidemic
' of matrimony the majority are still in
! the unmarried class." Hence the consideration
by the officers of adding a
' j hcum-furnishing department.
; "As each wedding date has apI
proached the fellow employes of the
1 | young woman or young man have chipi
i ped in for a present, and the contribui
tion plate has been in commission almost
1 | constantly of late. The firm also has
i j been making glad the heart of each
| marrying employe by giving some sub1
| stantial present?furniture, silver, cut
' I glass or other article ?by which the
' employe may be enabled to remember
! his or her previous condition of serviI
tude."
' Gold Hill News.
'j Gold Hill, Sept. 14. ?A two-year-old
I child of Noon Bayne died on Saturday
' j morning and was burled at Flint Hill
[ on Saturday evening, Rev. Edw. S.
i Reaves conducting the funeral service.
The little child of Mr. J. D. Gibson,
which has been sick for quite a while,
! j is still in a critical condition,
i : As for ourselves, our left prop has
, about give out of late, which has
greatly impeded our locomotion.
Crop prospects which were so promising
one month ago, have been cut
short by wet weather, cold weather,
dry weather and hot weather, and in
our opinion the present crop will be
i light, lighter and the lightest that we
, j have haltl since the dry summer of '81
or the wet summer nf '?A
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' to use Bill Arp's words, "Let us be
' , thankful for what wc have got and if
we haven't got anything, why then, be
thankful for what we haven't got."
It is narrated around is those parts
that two men, Cook and Peary by name,
j are disputing about which of them
' found a certain Pole, when there is not
i one in a thousand who ha* ever heard
about a pole being lost.
We received a letter a few days since
| from our old army comrade, Henry F.
Johnson, of Milan county, Texas. He
1 gives a distressing account of crop con1
ditions in that county. He says that a
half crop of corn and a third of a crop
, of cotton will he a big production for
, them this year. And water is scarce,
but otherwise he is getting along nicely,
1 i for he is now singing baby songs to his
&'lrd child, a girl of a few months. So,
from the above we learn that he bar
V
been in the "infantry" service ever
since I862 ~47 years--and we judge is r,
well drilled by this time, and no doubt
is a veteran of many crosses, '
Mr. Ham D, Smith, who lived just
across the line in North Carolina, died T
suddenly Thursday night last, aged 73 1
years. He was a veteran of the Civil ^
war. 0
W. J. Coltharp had a fine cow to get tt
a leg broke on Sunday last,
Mrs. Bowman Merritt, Sr., got a fall o
I last week which laid her up for several d
days.
j Well, ain't.the town of Rock Hill enterprising?
They report having several
cases of Palagracy over there and poor
! little old Fort Mill not so much as a
smell of it. " SPLINTER.
Feed the Market Slowly.
(From the Union Farmor.)
That the cotton crop as a whole will
j be short this year is conceded by every;
body except a few bears who are reI
Rnrtinty to nvorv nlTnrf Knot
. ....Q ?w V < V* J v i i V i v W l/uau WV/YYll
prices. If it takes a thirteen-million
bale crop to keep the spindles running,
an eleven or twelve-million bale crop
means high prices for cotton if the
market is fed slowly, and the farmer is
the man who should hold this product
until the world needs it. We realize,
I however, that our ruinous crop lien and
mortgage system will force a lot of
"distressed" cotton upon the market
during the main gathering season, regardless
of demand and regardless of
price paid. Hut "distressed" cotton
does not hurt the market as much as
"scared" cotton?cotton that is rushed
on the market by farmers who do not
have to sell, but who lose their nerve
and also their business sense and pile
cotton upon the market "for fear it
will go lower." If the white farmers
of the South who are able to keep their _
cotton off the market will hold a steady
j nerve this year and not overfeed the f
market, there are favorable prospects 1
for as good prices as were realized be- I
fore the panic, but the best prices can- I
not be realized until the "distressed'' I
cotton has been sold.
By a suicidal system of marketing, !
Southern farmers have been losing an j I
average of three hundred million dollars j I
annually on the cotton crop. In other j I
words, the farmers who have been
been laboring to produce the cotton
crop have been getting about six hundred
million dollars annually for this
staple, while the speculators, who produce
nothing, get three hundred million dollars.
But we should not blame the 8
speculators and cotton merchants. They a
are filling a demand that we make. We I
refuse to hold a product, which is our |
own, until there is a legitimate demand 1
for it and somebody has to take it and |
feed it to the markets as it is needed. I
We foolishly create a demand which I
the speculators liH the position as I
distributing agents. It's our own I
fault and we ...v I
j enough of us get our eyes open.
! Take care of your stomach. Let Kodoj I
digest all the food you eat, for that is I
what Kodol does. Every tablespoonful 1
of Kodol digests 2$ pounds of food. I
Try it fcxlay. It is guaranteed to re- <
lieve you or your money hack. Sold I
by Ardrey's drug store. *
if
1 Announce
H The purpose of 1
(people of this (
opened a First-cl
and to solicit the
best of everythir
(opening what v
stock of Heavy <
to Fort Mill and
(article in our stoi
and if fair dealin
(patronage, we ai
a success. It wi
best goods at th
longer be excuse
I to order grocerie
places to make s
his table at reaso
.I is 1 5 and our c
I Stew
W. J. Stew
1
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It is reported from Hock Hill that J.
I. Cherry, of that city, will organize a
mpany to electrify Rock Hill's street
ailway and extend the linetotheriver.
>o not be deceived by unscrupulous
nitators who would have you believe
bat the imitation pills are as good as
>eWitt's Kidney and Bladder I'ills.
'here isn't anything just as good as
hese wonderful pills for the relief of
taekache, Weak Back, inflammation
f the bladder, urinary disorders and
11 kidney complaints. Any one can
uke DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder
'ills as directed in perfect confidence
f good results. Sold by Arnrey's drug
tore.
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Meachan
We are making great i
Never in the history of this 1
llln\r rvf
Vl 5VAAIO*
Coat Suit I
We have added this line fo
department you will find all i
$6.75 to $25.00. These suits
focturers of New York Cit.v
$10.00, $12.50 and $15.00, V
department will be opened.
Hair
Three Stem Switches, 22 ii
Switches, 24 inch (fines) at i
These goods are worth a gre
All Pure Irish Linen Wais
with tucks and pearl buttons
as a starter, for $1.00.
Mill
Miss Hinshaw and Miss I
work getting ready for our !
prettier than for several sea:
MEACHAR
ICor
The Parks Drug
l MACHINE OIL,
(SEWING MACHINE Oil
FLOOR OIL,
j HOUSE and BUGGY PA
| DRUGS and RUBBER C
1 Largest assortment of <
I TOBACCO in town.
STATIONERY of the be:
FrPsK a5?nrfm<?nf r>f I C\\
il DIES.
| Parks Dm
a
ilHsvaMBMinMnMnnva
III Mil I nil 8 MM
*ment ? N<
this announcement u
city ancl community
ass Grocery in the IN
patronage of those
lg to eat. We hav
/e claim to be the
ancl Fancy Grocerie
we guarantee the q
e. Our goods are a]
g and low prices m<
"e certain that this h
11 be our aim to give
e lowest prices, am
for any householde
s from Charlotte, Co
ure that he is receivi
nable prices. Our
lelivery wagon is ?
art & C
art.
i
FARMERS!
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When you need any kind of Black- I
smithing-. Painting, Wheelwrighting I
or Repairing, give me n trial. My (
. work gives satisfaction and my
prices are reasonable.
Horseshoeing is my specialty.
Fred. B. Kimbrell.
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i & Epps.
^reparations for this season.
irm have we had such a dis)epartment.
_ - . I
r tne coming season. In this
the newest things. Suits from
are made by the best manuOur
special suits will be
Ve will give notice when this
Goods.
rich, at $1.08. Three Stem
?2.50. Puffs, all shades, 95c.
at deal more.
ts and Shirts, neatly made
, never sold for less than $1.50
.
mery.
dary Thornwell arc here at
'all Opening. The styles are
sons.
\ & EPFS.
bo?
job uxauaao c mssasa crwEnaHa? -asaa s
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no to
Company's Store
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CIGARS and SMOKING h
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3 to inform the
r that we have
/lassey Building,
who wish the
e just finished
most complete
:s ever brought
luality of every
11 new and fresh
*rit the public's
usiness will be
: the public the
d there will no
r in this section S
lumbia or other
ng the best for
"phone number
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| You Farmers
? RS7F3S7TH
We are headqu;
g and Ties, Cotton i
|| Etc. We handle
jg ging and best
0 bought, and will
^ close prices on the
Ginners, if your
0 or send to us for 1
H Rivets and Burrs t
g We ^
jlj Y our Cotton an
? will pay the high
? f?i" same. We ha
? rooms, so you wil
? unloading your set
| Just R*
A shipment of
? Seed.
0 Make our store }
? while in Fort Mill.
| The Peop
& MILLS & YOU
^ Epssenaat
II ji WE ARE
? a i ffl With the patr
8 i 11 ceiv,ing' b,ut
^ G 5 | evidence that
|| j| customers we
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Illl HIGHLY
S B | Get your Gro
! H S from us if yot
and fresh. E
g || grocery line.
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That Lame
Kidney
And to Relieve the La
You Must First Re
There is no question about that
lit all?for the lame and aching
back la caused by a diseased condition
of the ^kidneys and bladder.
It is only common sense, any way
?that you must cure a condition
by removing the capse of tho condition.
And lame arid aching back
are not by any means the only
symptoms of derangement of the
kidneys and bladder. Thero are a
multitude of welt-known and unmistakable
indications of a more or 1
l.-ss dangerous condition. Some of1
tlicso are, for instance: Extreme
and unnatural las. it tide and-weariness,
nervous irritability, heart, irregularity,
"nerves 011 edge," sleeplessness
and Inability to secure
rest, scalding sensation and sedi
mum in me urine, mnnmmation of
the bladder and passages, etc.
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder
rills are an exceptionally meritorl"ons
remedy for any and a'l affections
or diseased conditions of
tlie.se organs. These Pills operate
directly and promptly?and their
beneficial results nre at oneo felt.
They regulate, purify, and effectually
heal and restoro tho kid*
jieys, bladder and liver, to perfect
and healthy condition?even In
gome of tho most advanced cases. 1
Sold by Ardrev
I I N S U R
LIFE, HEALTH
I represent only the
Give me a 'share
B. W. BRADf
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ntion I
and Ginners! |
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arters for Bagging g|
Sheets, Steelyards, g
the heaviest Bag- ^
Ties that can be H 1
make you very g
im. 0
belt breaks, come
Lace Leather and ?
hat will hold. g
N ant 1
d Cotton Seed and jg
test market prices ?
ve three big seed ? 1
1 have no trouble
sceived |
Clover and Rye i }
'our stopping place |jj j
tie's Store I :
NG, Proprietors. ?>)
a agr-.'arrw-.a *--^j rri[ -nMnwn (p?
.PLEASED |J ;
onage \vc are re- j
this is only an yv
I he hundreds of ?
serve daily are I ^
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ceries and Meats g
.1 want them nice S
.verything in the H 1^
I elephone 14. I ^
he Grocer, j $
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Back Means
Disease |
imc and Aching Back, '
ilieve the Kidneys
E. <\ DoWItt & Co., Chicago, 111.,
wai-t every man and woman who
havq t!io icast suspicion tli.it tUcjr
aro a filleted with kidney and bladder
diseases to at onco wrlto them,
and a friahbox of these IMlls will be
sent f;-ee by return mall postpaid.,
s I)rui? Store.
A N C E, I
and ACCIDENT
: best Companies,
of your business.
ORD, Agent. |