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FORT MH.L. S. C., OOTOOER 7.
Whatever el3e may be said of
the acquittal of Jim Farnumand i
the abrupt ending of the trial of }
John Black in the dispensary j
graft cases, it is certain that lit- j
tie has been added to the reputation
of Attorney General Lyon
as a lawyer. Nor is this saying
that the State'3 cases were poor-!
]y conducted. Mr. Lyon was:
able to and did marshal an array
of facts against both defendants
which were conclusive of guilt
in the minds of many people;!
but the verdict of not guilty in !
the Farnum trial and the subse- i
cjuent dismissal of the jury in
the Black case are virtual de- j
feats for the attorney general;
iind defeat never strengthens
iinyone. Before the trials began
Mr. Lyon seemed certain of his
ability to "put stripes on the
grafters," and however great
the miscarriage of justice which ;
has freed one of the defendants,
the fact remains that the attorney
general has not been able so
far to accomplish that which he
jed the people to expect of him.
Of course there are other j
"graft cases" to be heard and j
the attorney general may yet!
meet with success, in which ;
event the people are apt to forget
the defeat which he has just
sustained; but should the verdict
in these cases also be against the
State, Mr. Lyon's career as a
public officer may be anticipated
at the end of his present term
of attorney general. Success
X 1 1.
may mean tne governorsnip lor
him.
We have been wondering why
the tribulations of our people
should be added to by the numerous
appeals of A. C. Kaufman
in behalf of the Mexican peons
who suffered property loss in the
recent flood at Monterey, Mexico.
It is bad enough to hear of the
suffering of these unfortunate
people through the regular news
channels of the daily press; but
it is infinitely worse to be reminded
of their misfortune
through the agency of Kaufman.
We had hoped that the Republican
administration would find a
berth outside South Carolina for
Kaufman ere this, since he was
patriotic enough to run on their
electoral ticket with a brace of
Africans, but he is still with us,
much to our sorrow. However. I
there is a modicum of consola- j
tion in the thought that he has
met with the measiliest kind of
success in collating funds for
i.1 If Tf i 1 1 _ P
me Mexicans. n tne people 01
South Carolina have money to
contribute to those in need, there |
js suffering and distress to be relieved
along the gulf coast of |
Louisiana and Mississippi, where
untold property loss resulted
from the hurricane some weeks
.ago.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union is in session in
Columbia and there doubtless are
many little boys and girls in
various parts of the State whose
comfort and respectability could
be enhanced were their mothers j
at home to attend to their house-.
hold duties. This prohibition 1
ignis fatuus means for these little
folks undarned stockings, 1
soiled linen and general inattention.
Certainly it is to be hoped that
there will be a sufficient number
ViAt rti AM L#*?? .1 1a ?'-L
fji v/tti vnna K/vj r> vu II?I1U V.O piCK.
pjp the pieces after the Clemson
Tigers have finished chewing up
the University Gamecocks in the i
football game fcpr week.
Take enre of your .stomach. Let Kodo|
digest all the foo<l you eat, for that ta
,what Kodol does. Every tablespoonful
.of Kodol digests 2J pounds of food.
Try it today. It is guaranteed to relieve
you or your money back. Sold
hy j^ntrey's urug store.
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The New Lien Law.
The repeal of the old lien law
goes into effect on the 1st of
January next, and as there is
much doubt and uncertainty as
to the conditions under which
money and supplies for farming
purposes can thereafter be secured
by the tenant class, the
following legal opinion, given
the public by the well-known
firm of Grier & Park, attorneys,
of Greenwood, will be read with
I interest. It will be observed i
that these gentlemen express!
the opinion that very little change j
will result from the repeal of |
the old law, that the tenant will!
still be in position to give a |
mortgage on his growing crop to ;
secure advances. The opinion '
follows:
"Section 3057 of the code gives j
to the landlord leasing lands a ;
lien for his rent to the extent of
all crops grown on the place?
whether the lease be in writing
or verbal. This section also pro
vides that the landlord shall
have a lien on all crops raised by
the tenant for advances made
by the landlord during the year.
"Section 3058 provides for a !
i? ?... /? _ /? t i *
nen in iavor 01 laoorcrs who
assist in making the ciop, which
is next in priority to the lien of
the landlord.
"Then comes Section 3059,
which provides for a lien of
money 01* supplies advanced to
the tenant by any other person
under an agreement in writing,
entered into before such advances
are made, specifying the amount
to be advanced or the amount
beyond which advances shall not
be made. This is what we
generally term the lien law.
"By the act approved March,
1909, section 3059 was repealed.
The repealing act goes into effect
on the 1st day of January, 1910;!
therefore, after the 1st day -of j
January, 1910, no lien for adpances
under section 3059 will
be valid.
"The landlord's lien for ad- j
vances and the laborer's lien for
services in making the crop are
still in force and are not affected
by the repeal of the general lien
law
"The law in relation to the
mortgage of crops, however, is
not repealed and a tenant has
the same power now to make a
mortgage over his growing crop
that he had before the repeal of
the lien law. The only restriction
on the mortgage of a crop
is that provided for by Section ;
3005 of the code, which is that j
the mortgage must be made J
during the year in which the'
crops are grown and the lands j
upon which the crops are grown
shall be described and mentioned '
in the mortgage. It is also
necessary, in order to make a!
valid mortgage of crops, that j
the crops be described in the;
mortgage either in writing nr!
typewriting. The printed form
in general use heretofore is no
longer sufficient to convoy any
interest or right to the mortgagee.
"While under the law, as it
now stands, a tenant cannot give
a lien on his crop except to his
landlord, he is still able to give
a mortgage over the same,
and with the exception of the
preference which a landlord's
lien for advances may have, he
is in about the same position to
secure advances made to him by
a merchant that he was before
the repeal of the lien law. If
anything, the modus operandi I
has been simplified, for before i
the repeal of the lien law a ten-'
ant could make both a lien and a j
mortgage and this sometimes i
gave rise to confusion in the enforcement
of the papers and the |
determination of priority. By
the simple means of a mortgage I
he is now able to do exactly what j
he was able to do before to secure
his advances?the only difference !
being the form and the landlord's !
lien for advances, which a merchant
can always protect himself
against by obtaining a waiver
from the landlord of his preference
for advancements made.
The landlord need not waive his
lien for rent, but may simply
waive his lien for advances.
This will make the merchant as
secure as he was under the lien
law, provided he takes a mort- j
gage over the crop."
The report of 58.5 on the con-1
dition of the cotton crop, as,
issued by the government Monday
is abnormally low, the condition
this date last year being
more than 11 points above what
it is now. The average for 10
years has been 67.
Prof. Frank G. Potts, of
Pleasant Valley, reached home
Wednesday of last week, after
spending the summer abroad. 1
YVhile on his travels, he visited
Paris and, according to a correspondent
of the Charlotte
Chronicle, was quite sick there
for a time. His physician
ordered him to Switzerland, to
recuperate as the result of active !
exercise In climbing Alpine
heights. After returning to
Paris he cabled his father, Mr.
O. W. Potts, to send him some
money. The telegram arrived
jn Charlotte at 10 o'clock a. m.
and Prof. Potts received his j
money order by cable at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon the same day
in Paris. This goes to prove the :
progressive age in which we live.
CA BATCH OF RANDOM REMARKS. {
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How lucky it is that the man
in the moon is blind.
The man who could run a
newspaper to suit everybody I
went to heaven long ago.
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When you see a banana peel!
resting on the sidewalk and a
fat man approaching it, indica- |
tions point to an early fall. i
The kickers and croakers have
no place in a town with the push
and progressiveness that we have
here. The man who opposes
needed public improvements and
stands in the way of progress is
not a good citizen.
Learned men tell us that in
Latin the word "editor" means
something "to eat." In this
country its meaning is altogether
different. It means to scratch
around like blazes to get something
to eat.
An advertisement is to the \
merchant what sowing seed is to
fitrrrifn1 Tf mov o l.-r? n li + tl., I
vtaw AWiitiVit AV U??J UV CI llll&VJ
time for the results to become
apparent, but they are sure to
come. The wise farmer is not
niggardly with his seed, nor the
wise merchant with his advertisement.
The way the yard sticks rattled,
hardware jingled and our
merchants and clerks moved J
around Saturday indicated a lively
day for our business men; and
the people that thronged our j
streets were delighted in the '
bargains they had pocketed, and '
the general verdict is that this j
is the place to trade.
When you hear a man sneering j
at the local papers you can safely j
bet he don't spend his Lime!
making them better. They who
don't see a benefit arising to a
town from its newspapers have
about as much sense as a cove
oyster, and are of the same value
to a town as a ten-year-old delinquent.
Some of our pretty little girls
seem quite fond of our cunninglittle
boys, on whose lips there |
is the first appearance of what
will in the course of time be a
mustache, and they are really
imperiling the lives of these
youths in keeping them out so
late evenings. Girls, remember
that little boys should always go
to bed early.
UMinn r
?? ncii juu ?vant iin.y ui ucit' Ol
merchandise buy it of a reputable
home dealer, that the profit
may remain to enrich the community.
Send your money
abroad only for what you cannot
purchase at homo. Home ,
talent, home labor, home indus- j
try, home capital and home
pleasures are things to be j
fostered, encouraged and patronized.
Too poor to take a home paper?
Well, that is a distressful
condition. Buy a hen, feed her
crumbs and waste from the
kitchen and she will lay eggs to j
pay for a year's subscription; |
then work her up into pot pie and
she will pay first cost: so the
paper will be clear profit. Repeat
this process year after
year, meanwhile learn wisdom
and cease to be poor.
There are always a good many
people who keep the balance of
the community busy wondering |
how they live so well.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the safe, '
sure, easy, gentle little liver pills. The ;
original Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve j
is DeWitt's. The name is plainly i
stamped on every box. It is good for j
cues, ourns, oruises, sores, boils and
sunburn?but it is especially good for
Piles. Sold by Ardrey's drug store.
TAX NOTICE 1909.
Office of the County Treasurer
of York County.
Yorkville, S. C., Sept. 14, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that the TAX
BOOKS for York couuty will be opened
on FRIDAY, the 15T1I 1)AY OF OCTOBER,
1909, and remain open until thu
31STDAY OF DECEMBER, 1909. f< r
the collection of STATE, COLN'i Y,
LOCAL AND SCHOOL TAXES for
the fiscal year 1901b without penalty;
after which day ONE PER CENT pen- j
alty will be added to all payments made
ir> the month of JANUARY, 1910, and
TWO PER CENT penalty for all payments
made in the month of FEBRUARY,
1910, and SEVEN PER CENT
penalty will he added on all payments
made from the 1ST DAY OF MARCH, 1
to the 151 H DAY OF MARCH,- 1910,
and after this date all unpaid taxes go
into executions and all unpaid Single
Polls will be turned over to the several
Magistrates for prosecution in accord- j
ance with law.
For the convenience of taxpayers, I
will attend at the following places on j
the davs named:
At Yorkville, Friday, October 15, to
Wednesday, October 20th.
At Smyrna, Thursday, October 21.
At Hickory Grove, 'Friday aud Saturduy,
October 22 and 23.
At Sharon, Monday, October 25.
At McConnellsville, Tuesday, October
26.
At Tirzah, Wednesday, October 27.
At Clover, Thursday and Friday, Oc- ;
tober 28 and 20.
At Yorkville from Saturday, October
30, to Tuesday, November 3.
At Coates's Tavern, from 12o'clock,
Wednesday, Novembers, until 12 m.,
Thursday, November 4.
At Fort Mill, Friday and Saturday,
November 5 and 6.
At Rock Hill, from Monday, November
8, to Saturday, November 13.
And at Yorkville from Monday, November
15, until the 31st day of December,
11)09, after which day the penalties
will attach as stated above.
HARRY E. NEIL,
County Treasurer.
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expenditure. ''More
mean it, refers to
better quality, better
tailoring, neater appearance,
and it is
nowhere better demonstrated
than in cur
excellent
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CLOTHING.
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Grocery, Prod;
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$ all goods.
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If it's a surface y 1. The <
to be painted, en- jS Summei
amclcd, s t a i n c d , ,? D *
varnished, or fin- H ftlllt
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there's an Acme ijj 7he de<
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OCTAGON SOAP?Seven cakes 25 j
cents. Whet have you been paying!
for it? STEWART & CUI.P. !,
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WANTED1 - 500 Straw Hats tit 25c each. !
We will give you 25c J'or your Straw j
Ilat in exchange for a hat ir. keeping I '
with the season. Prices $1.50 to $3.00. j
McELHANKY & CO.
Tl YOU WANT .
A Steak or Roast that, is tender, J
sweet and juicy, I can furnish it. j
I have Steaks, Roasts, Chops,;'
Ham and Sausage, the best that i
money can buy. I also handle j
Groceries and all kinds of Canned J
Goods. Peas, Beans, Cabbage 3
and Potatoes on hand at all ]
times. See me. it's my treat. !
W. LEK HALL,
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$1 Suits Here
Are just as highly
pleased with the values
they get as are
the men who buy
our finest suits. No
one receives more
for his money than
another, but each receives
more than he
can purchase elsewhere
for the same
" in the sense we
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IS GROWING. |
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Dur best recommendation. Q
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lal and particular attention ?
isfaction guaranteed. We ?
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lowest prices possible on |
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rong Reasons
* Fall Painting
wood is thoroughly dry.
's sun has removed all moisture.
penetrates deeper into dry
?d.
eper it goes the better it holds.
weather is warm, dry and
lendable.
'anger of cold, damp, rainy days, which enthe
durability of paint.
weather decays and destroys
trotected surfaces.
f paint means unsightly and less valuable proppainting
keeps out winter
sture.
catcst enemy to the life and beauty of alt
CM.
ACME QUALITY HOUSE TAINT (New
s the greatest protection and beauty,
t pi r year of service. Questions cheerCompany.
Why Pay Rent
When $2.50 a week will
Buy a Home?
for Particulars aee
L. A. HARRIS.
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j) EverylhSng that's Good to Eat $
5 The Parlor Restaurant, 9
H BEN DAVID. Proprietor, jgj
J Next to Skyscraper -- Columbia, S. C. Q
FARMERS I arn making a specialty
of Ceiling for tenant hous'*s at $1.00
per hundred. V. B. Blankenship. j
^ |1#I fc W liM-ltfUWW A? MHUMHf
-f O i - : $ V * ? -
|| The Growth
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+* WHEN "OLD GLORY" unfurl
" can's heart cannot help bu
I L gladness that only a loyal America!
?' < land or sea the heart fairly tingle
knows no bounds.
When the traveler from Uncle S:
shore, if the "Red, White and Blut
' like home; nothing honorable daur
| those colors are his protection; tha<
i is alert to the safety of his chijdrei
i H was on Saturday, the 14th of ?
: . gress resolved that the ilag for the
i over the "land of the free and hon
| thirteen stars and thirteen stripes.
Probably it will never be known
I <> It is said, however, that Betsy Ros
1 designs were partially drawn by th
^ ^ John Paul Jones, one of the grea
V r credit for being the first to display
going vessel, as well as the distinc
stripes saluted by Europe.
TT It was in 1794 that the original tl
t? mont and Kentucky, two new Stub
| their Statehood.
As a State was added to the Nat
'...I the blue background, but the origii
j and now our forty-sixth and newes
: State of Oklahoma, known as the'
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j to the Union on November 16, 1901
As we all think of the most beau
| let us with loud voices shout:
! PP "Hail Columbia,
i T-.> While Uncle Sam's stars have bi
TT into the commercial world only ten
P+ greatness?this is the star trade-nu
; Rand Shoe Comuany, a mark of
their shoes.
The star that started ten years a
of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousar
j ers, and but uim-teen traveling sa
j TT times such strong policies of Uncle
*p kity and Straightforward Busin
1 tal of Three Million, Seven Hun
lars, a Battery of Ten Big Special
! ufacturing capacity of 52,0(H) pairs,
j men, 15,000 loyal customers and ov
I TT ers. Such rapid, gigantic growtl
thing?Stor Brnnd Shoes Are Better
i tf Tl -.ere are two ways by which yot
j is good. One, an expensive way, i:
! safe way is by looking for our "SU
j shoos you buy. This star is there f
| shoe making, solid leather outer sol
IT., leather counters and expert workm
on any l)llt good shoes, and we will
^ honestly constructed throughout, ai
' IT honesty is backed by our reputatior
Making.
! When you go to your dealer tell 1
i "Stars", "R. J. R.," $5.00 and $
4^ $4.00 Shoes for men; "Mayflower,"
I'JL' "Our Familv." nnniiljir.nn'/>iMl aVir?,?
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hoys' and girls' school shoes, and
' . < strongest and longest wearing man
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ill THE PEOPL
MILLS & YOUI
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# Maraschino Che:
S | Tongue, Durkees
^ | White House Co:
jg | Macaroni, Best ^
$ i Cheese, White R
S I is the best. For
$ | Fleischman's Ye
Jo g Our Stock is an
$ ? of GOOD THnS
jjj J JONES, T1
That Lame
Kidney
And to Relieve the La
You Must First Re
There la no question about that|
at all?for the lame and aching j
Di*.cK is caused oy h aiseasort condition
of the kidneys and bladder.
It is only common senso, any way
?that you must cure a condition
by removing the cause of the condition.
And lame and aching back
are not by any means the only
symptoms of derangement of the
kidneys and bladder. There aro a
multitude of well-known and unmistakable
indications of a more or
less dangerous condition. Some of
these are, for Instance: Extreme
mid unnatural lassitude and weariness,
nervous irritability, heart irregularity,
"nerves on edge," sleeplessness
and inability to secure
rest, scalding sensation and fiedlment
in the urine, inflammation of
the bladder and passages, etc.
DcWitt's Kidney and Bladder
Tills aro an exceptionally meritorious
remedy for any and a'l nffnotions
or diseased conditions of 1
these organs. These Tills operate
directly and promptly?and their
beneficial results nre at once felt.
They regulate, purify, and effectually
heal nnd rcstoro the kidneys.
bladder and liver, to perfect
and healthy condition?even In'
some of the most?'advanced cases.!
Sold by Ardrey
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C>^;-^ ? -+<$>+<$+ ?># ? ? ? v
of the Star. t|
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in the breeze the true Amerit
boat louder, quicker and with a i "
i's heart can know?whether on T
!3 with an inexpressible joy that T7
ft
mi's realm sets fopt ojj foreign
is waving high, the place feels
its the wayfarer, for he knows
t UncLe Sam's over watchful eye i !
1. <]v7.
lune, 1777, that the American Con- .
thirteen United States waving ?t
it* of the brave" should consist of t^
it
who designed the stars and stripes.
is made the lirst flag and that the + ?
e "Father of Our Country." *5
test of naval commanders, claimed ^ ~
the stars and stripes on an ocean- ^
lion of carrying the first stars and Tt
lirteon stars were broken and Ver- tt
ss, each received a star denoting
tt
ion a new star was crowded into + 4
ml thirteen stripes never changed, "
t star is the great and glorious
'Home of the Red Man," admitted 44
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tiful flag the world has ever known 4I
Happy Land. "
en growing, another star, ushered tt
years ago, has been increasing its t*
irk of the Roberts, Johnson &
honesty stamped on the heel of 44
go in a small way with a capital
id Dollars, no factories, no custom- rv
lesmen, and by pursuing at a!) -t
Sam's as Honesty, Push, Inteo- r
ess Ability lias grown to n eapidred
and fifty thousand dol- *4
Shoe Factories, with a daily man- 4^'
over one hundred traveling sales- ;
er three million enthusiastic wear- T
li can bo attributed to but one t*
tt
i can tell whether or not a shoe
i cutting into the shoe; another +4
ir" trade-mark on the heel of the 4^
or a purpose. It denotes honest 4^
!es, solid leather inner soles, solid >
anship. You cannot find our star tt
never put it on a shoe that is not t*
id every shoe carrying this sign of d ..
1 of Ten Years of Honest Shoe t*
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lim to show VOll corvw. r.f A.
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>G.0O shoes for men; "Patriot."
' $2.50 and $2.00 shoes for women;
s for all the family; "Eternity,"
"Stronger Than tho Law," the ^ >
's shoe on earth. ^ ;
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' Salad Dressing, | ?
ffee, Best Italian I t>
American Cream 11
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Back Means
Disease \
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me and Aching Back,
lieve the Kidneys
E. C. PeWItt Chicago, Jil..
"want every man nml woman who
have the least suspicion that they
arc cfTlicted with kidney and bladder
diseases to at. ones write tkeraf
and a trial box of these Pllla will be
sent free by return mall postpaid,
s Drug Store.