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The Fort Hill Times. DEMOCRATIC. Published Thursday Mornings. I 8. W. AMD W. R. Bradford - - - itrblutitrs. 1 ' 8. w. BunroiiD .... Editor and Managd. Suasr-iurTTOK Rath: On* Yo*r *1.00 On application to the publisher. ?ilvcrti?in(i rmU"< n?* nur known to th nw intcrrnu-a. The Time* Invito* contribution* on live subjects. ; but dut< not icree to pub tilth mora than 200 words j on any one subject. Tbo rUrht is reserved to ; edit every communication submitted for publication. TO "THE TIMES'" FRIENDS. Th* management of The Times is desirous of making a number of improvetnents in the paper which it is confidently believed will be appreciated by ita friends and the public generally in this section. To make these improvements the outlay of a considerable sum of money is necessary, and this money w* hope to secur# in part, at least, from those who are in arrears with their subscriptions and from other friends of the paper who are in position to pay , their subscriptions in advance. The < paper will appreciate a prompt and gen- ' erous response to this request. PUBLISHERS TIMES. T- : I FORT MII.L. S. C.. OCTOBER SI. v -- 1 s?- ? j Happiness for Everybody. Many things are happening during these glorious fall days to make man glad he is alive. With the price of cotton at 134 cents and the promise of an upward market before the close of the season there Isn't much fear of the wolf at the door in this Southern country of ours. But of even greater cause for rejoicing is the fact that society has got busy in the cities for the fall and winter months and that the hoi polloi of the small town and country community are permitted to read in the Sunday papers what these grand people are doing to amuse themselves. Provincial life would not be worth the living wtTf this pleasure denied, and to this extent, at least, are the common folk obligated to the city editors for the discerning thought fulness which prompts them to tell the world Sunday after Sunday what the great and neargreat are doing to make life one glad sweet song for everybody. It's a great thing?the opi>ortunity thus afforded to learn what the society set are doing, and the masses await the coming of the Sunday papers with enthusiasm which rould not otherwise be aroused, confident that their favorite paper will tell all about the last week's doings of the ultra-exclusives. Nor are the people often disappointed in the confidence thus placed in the Sunday papers to afford a few hours' prafituble reading. Column* and pages (not infrequently) are devoted to this form of entertainment. Hut now and then, notwithstanding the Lest ifTorts of the city editors to satisfy the demand for a comprehensive survey of the social field, some one bobs up to complain that there is not enough. For instance, a captious critic was heard to remark some days ago that his Sunday paper did not contain all the names that should have ap peareu in an article recounting the beneficent efforts of a certain dancing club. This critic is hard to please, truly; he did not like the omission of the name from the published list of M rs. Z/a grandmother, claiming that Mrs. Z. has been such a public benefactor in promoting the interests of the public through the agency of her dancing club that it was nothing short of cruelty to fail to mention this ancestor of such a distinguished woman. The fact was pointed out to the critic that the grandmother did not fly quite so high socially as did her descendant?' that she went barefooted in summer time, smoked a cob pipe the year round and was long the invaluable assistant of her husband in dispensing booze to the thirsty at his grocery?and that the publication of her name might have proved embarrassing to Mrs. Z.; but this explanation did not appease the disappointment of the critic. He swore that he would not again stand for such injustice; that the next time it occurred he would order his paper stopped at once. But whatever the ire and disappointment of this one exacting individual, to the rest of us all the world is young and every goose a swan ?since we are permitted to keep ?h touch with the stunts of the swell society set. Objectionable Practice*. It is certainly unpleasant to this paper to find fault with the practices of the people of our town and it is seldom that we have spoken against any of the customs which prevail here. It is likewise unpleasant to have people constantly inquiring why the editor does not pounce upon some person or persons who do not conduct themselves or affairs just as others would have them do. Along this line it has been repeatedly ask?d of the writer during the past week or two why he did not r'.se up in arms against the use and alleged abuse of the town hall by a set of youngsters who meet there almost daily and stumble over the floor in an effort to learn to dance. It is pointed out that the piano, which was paid for by ladies of the Civic Society, is being abused by these youngsters and that it soon will be unfit for service if the dancing club continues to hammer upon the instrument. As for ourselves, we have nothing to say for or against the practice. This is a matter which ^ ' ~T SSBSSBB 11 T * nri k*i_ should be referred to the city council, and if council indores the practice, why the Civic ladies can just sit by and when | the piano is demolished fro to work and raise money to buy a new one, if they , care to. Your Town. More towns die for want of confidence on the part of the business men and lack of public spirit than any other cause. When a man in search of a home or a business location goes into a town and finds everything brim full of | hope and enthusiasm of the prospects j of the place, and all earnestly at work to build it up, he becomes imbued with I the same spirit, and as a result he drives down stnkes and goes to work ! with the same interest. When, however, he goes to a town where every' one expresses doubt and apprehension | for the future prosperity of the place, moping about ami indulging in mournful complaints, he naturally feels that it is no place for him, and he at once ~(r i.:? r ? i it.. I ouunco vuv viuov vmi 1110 lcut ttliu |H1II3 | out with nil possible speed for some ; other place. Consequently try to make a live, enterprising town out of the place in which you live. When you are working for or saying a good thing for ! your town you are accomplishing all the more for yourself. Still Another Cotton Picker. There is nothing startling in the an- i nouncement that a machine has at last ; been invented to harvest the cotton | crop, for such announcement comes al- 1 most yearly, but the farming class j always reads with interest each sue- j cceding report claiming the successful I operation of the cotton picking machine, 1 . and for this reason we publish the j ' following extract about the new in- | vention from the October number of Van Norden's Magazine: | "It seems strange that no one has j ever thought that the contents of the i j cotton boll could be pulled out by meI chanical lingers instead of human tingers. That is what the picker does. Instead of two arms, however, I it has no less than eight, and a ten| year-old darkey can be trained in an ! hour to guide two of these arms at such a rate that a machine which j traveled over a cotton field in Ala- | bama, picked and bagged six bales : of the staple, weighing five hundred pounds each, in a day of ten hours. This heats the liveliest work which has ever been accomplished by human labor. With an active cotton Iiicker it costs very nearly $5 a bale, i iceauso the amount of cotton to a i pound ib so enormous.' * Little Boys and Cigarette Pictures. A number of papers have noticed how the little boys have taken to the pictures of famous baseball players found in cigarette boxes. How the little fellows "flip" the pictures to see whether face or back will turn up, how they ' win or lose their cards in this way. 1 Some ace breakers in the distance for j these little fellows who "flip" the pic- I turcs, and seem to think something i ought to be done to stop it. This craze is as much in evidence here as anywhere under the sun. You may ask any urchin you meet how many cigI arette pictures he has and you will : promptly get an answer of any where 1 j from 5 to 500. They flip the pictures ! ; here, too, just as elsewhere; there is : where the fun comes in. 'ihey block j ; the sidewalks and fill the up corners ! ' flipping the little cards. They win and j | lose just as older people do at games ' of chance. It is the element of chance that in- I I vites these youngsters to this game of | , "flip," hut this is not the sole reason I 1 they are interested in these little pici tures. There is a reward of $10 for a complete set of pictures and this helps as an incentive to collect the pictures. It is funny to hear a great big old "case hardened" sinner preaching ' about the harm of these kids flipping : their pictures. Old reprobates who j I have boucrht and sold cotton that never ! existed, by the hundred bales; who put up "scad on the home team every time they play; who never missed a J 1 horse race when the opportunity to be j ' present was offered; who drop their j nickles in the clock every time they | buy a cigar or drink a glass of soda 1 ; water in the hope that they may got j three; who take chances at every raffle that comes their way?these 1 fellows, fitting their thumbs and fingers j ; together, drawing down the corners of j ; their mouths, and talking about the harm of the kids flipping the pictures I , is like unto a fool parent with a six- j inch stogie in his mouth telling his : : child it is wrong to smoke, j You remember well the day when , you were a boy, when you with other j j boys had pockets full of red hallo, i scaly barks or something of the kind, j I how you took a handful held it out to I your crony, uttering withal in a banter- ' ing spirit the word "hull gull," hand ' full. How many? etc. You were not ! I prompted by a spirit of gambling. You did yourself no harm by ?t. It was all in a spirit of past time. Such is the case with the little kids; j they will get no harm to themselves, or i any one else, flipping the pictures. Se- 1 | lected. Evils of the Dance Hall. The Chester Reporter of Monday pub- i lished a synopsis of the sermon of Kev. : , J. S. Snyder, at the Baptist church of j that city Sunday morning, in which the ' minister had the following to say in ; part of the evils of the dance hall: "I want to record myself n* beiug oppoaod to ] the modern dance for some few reaaona. In the : tirxt place, it in downright immodeitt. though the lady may not ao eonaider it. It approaches very ; closely to the immoral, if it doea not reach it. The ; propriety of public speech will not allow me to deal w ith the subject on its full merits. Rut let ntc .?ny mat if the acmi-licentioua indulgence should be eliminated, the dance will go. If the young men w ant to dance for the exercise, they | can do it without injury to themselves. If young ladies want to dance for the exercise and movement. they can do it with all propriety and safety. Hut the dance hall gives liberties not given in public and which would not be tolerated In the home The dance hall haa no power to make a , new code of laws. But that la what it haa done." Redskins Thrive Under Civilization. Up to this time the Indians have been looked upon as a race fast grow- 1 ing extinct, nut the census reports i show that the Redman is on the in- : crease. During the last twenty years he has gained 40,000 in populat;on, and i today there are more than 300,000 i Indians in the United States. It has taken some time for the Indian to adapt himself to new modes of t i living as introduced l?y the pale faces, . but he has at last fallen in with the ; , new way and from now on he will in- ! crease in numbers. J. L. Fisher, an employe of the American Spinning Company in Green. ville, was run over and killed Sunday by an electric car in Greenville. May Change Schedules. Report has it that there will be several important changes in the schedules of the Southern Railway's Charlotte-Columbia branch early next month. This will be pleasing news to the people of this section for the present schedules of the trains are conceded by all to be about the poorest yet in operation through this section. According to the report, Nos. 33 and 34, which were taken off about two years ago, will be put back on. It is also stated that No. 30, the northbound night train will run north in the morning on the present schedule of No. 36, and that Nos. 35 and 36 the present morning trains, will be taken off. It is said that No. 33 will pass south about 9 a. m. and No. 34 come north about 6 p. m. Of course these would probably both be through trains from the north to Florida but they would in all probability work local. It is said also that the Chester "Swing" will be restored. This was formerly a combination freight and passenger train plying between Chester and Charlotte and many would like to see it restored. The above changes, if made will likely occur in November for the Southern to (jet ready for its winter travel. Nothing authentic is known of this but reports of such changes are persistent and in fact several of the railroad people have hinted at it. It is in the air and just where the information leaked out or originated does not matter. It is very evident that some sort of changes in the schedules are in contemplation. The Thornwell Memorial. The last issue of The South Carolina Pythian contains a report of the progress of the memorial fund which the Knights of Pythias of the State are raising to honor the memory of Rev. J. H. Thornwell, D. D., for many years prior to his death grand keeper of records and seal. This report is of especial interest in this section, where Dr. Thornwell not only was well known as an official of the grand lodge but as the loved fastor for a score or more of years of 'ort Mill and Ebenezer Presbyterian churches. It will be seen from the memorial commissioner's report that the idea of the memorial taking the form of either t monument of marble or an orphanage for the care of destitute Pythian children ha3 been abandoned. At the last meeting of the grand lodge, in Charleston last May, it was decided that the fund be invested and that the interest therefrom be devoted to the maintenance of Pythian orphan children at the orphanages already established in this State. The report of the commission, addressed to the Pythians of South Carolina, follows: "At the 1308 convention of the vrnnd lodge of Knight* of I'ythins a rcHotutkm woi adopted providing for the raining of the Thornwell memorial fund in honor of the memory of Kev. J. H. Thornwell. who for many yonrn before his death wan grand keeper of rccorda and aval. It wan not determined nt the time what exact form of memorial should be provided^ The grand lodge iiiaue 11 ine uuiy 01 uie 1 nornwell memorial commiHnioii to rt-commend to the convention of lyi-a an appropriate manner of utilizing the fund. "The Thornwull memorial commlnxion organized in the summer of 19U8 and during the ?u< eroding year aclivclv solicited aubtxriptiona to the fund anionic the nubordinato lodges and membera ICencrally. The rrspxiiiwi were murt generous, and the commission now rc'portn collections of subscriptions to the fund aggregntiug $;i.726.56. 'The work of the commission was hampered by tho fnrt that there had been no definite determination n.i to the form of the memorial. TiiU difficulty, however, haa been removed. The grand lodge conventioii of May. 1909. definitely determined that the Thornwell ineniorial fund ahnll bo invented, and the interest accruing therefrom ahull be used annually in carinir for and educating l'ythiun orphana of South Carolina through the medium of tho orphanages now estableihed in thin State. "The work of this commission has been continued for another year for the purpose of bringing to the attention of the Pythiann of the State the beneficent mission of this memorial fund, and in order to give each an opportunity to contribute thereto, and thus enhance the good that is to be accomplished. You will understand that the fund is to be a permanent one. Only the interest accruing is to be expended annually. My means of this fund it is our wish, and the wish of every Pythian, that deeds of benevolence may be carried on through all the coming yearn. It may lie thnt your children, or your children's children, will some day receive the benefit of this fund. If you have not already subscribed to the fund, we venture to urge that you do so. In case you have already subscribed and wish to increase your contribution, any further remittances will be thankfuiiy received." GREAT CROWDS AT CIRCUS Many Fort Mill People Plan to See Barnum and Bailey at Charlotte. Fort Mill will he well represented at Charlotte on next Tuesday, when the Barnnm & Bailey greatest show on earth exhibits there on that date, for a great many of our citizens have already expressed themselves as having made up their minds to attend. A glance at the list of wonders to be seen with this big show would lead one to believe that the limit in tremendous size as well as uumbor of novelties to be seen has finally I won rnochnd Rornum .ft present this year under their city ot 11 acres of tents more things new than have been offered by all other shows in years. "Jupiter, the balloon horse," Karolly's troupe of 16 Hungarian coal black stallions, the musical elephants, celebrated Konyot troupe of equestrians, seven troupes of foreign acrobats, four troupes of aerialists and hundreds of other arenic uovelties all go to complete a circus performance that has never been equalled. The big menagerie has been augmented by the addition of many new strange beasts and is larger than all the zoological gardens in this country combined. ? Tne street parade so gorgeous and so tremendous in size, beggars description and in all is a fair index to the wonderful performances that follow. MISFORTUNE AND THEN PROSPERITY. Murders, life-destroying accidents, fires, air-nnvigation, embezzlements, squabbles over the finding of the North Pole, the swing around the circle of the president?these are the principal subjects displayed conspicuously in the daily papers nowadays. Now and then, however, tucked away in a remote corner of the dailies, under a modest headline, one finds a little story of more real interest than the sensational articles appearing under huge scare-heads. Such was the Btory which appeared some days ago of the efTorts of a young married couple to reestablish their home after misfortune had visited them. The husband finally recovered from a long and trying attack of fever, only to learn that it had been necessary for his wife to dispose of practically all their household goods during his illness. The outlook was anything but encouraging when the happy thought struck him that the best thing they could do was to move to a small city where living expenses were much less than in the city in which they were residing. This they did, and by economizing in many ways they are now comfortably established in a little home which they have paid for. There are many families in this section which should profit by the experience of this young couple?trade, as they did, where the dollar counts for most. Dollars do more at Mills & Young's than elsewhere in this section and they are offering free subscriptions to the Fort Mill Times?Adv. Mrs. S, A. Epps has been ill for several days at hor home on Booth street, W r1 i+?+* | The Peop || Just Re I FALL ai I TER S II ^ > |t of Rugs, Art Squai 1$ Carpet, China, Ja ^ s Matting, Floor C< n b ? > > choice Patterns, all t at reasonable price t* ! < > > * +\ Our showing ol I It Tiles, Grates and || line of House Fi _ _ . largest 111 this sect II II H Call and sec us. <fO | Cash or II I THF . PFHPI ; AiUJ ~ & LiV: L T < > $t MILLS & YOU H. I The Wonde Our Clothit ISix years of continual aiming after bigger busii chandise will bring it, w< Our Mens' and Boys kind; made stronger wh strength; a trifle the bettc fit is concerned; worki very reasonable; style r i the stock is larger?all th have increased our busin | Wc must have YOU f Mens' Suits, $6.00 Up; McEeihaney I KOOOOOtOiOOOit ? Everything that's Good to Eat ? The Parlor Restaurant, jjj Q BEN DAVID, PrtprWfw, Q ! Next to Skyscraper Columbia, S. C I KOOOO>0)OS??XM * )le,s Store If <A> = || H sceived id WIN-1 If' TYI F<; III ii; es, Oil Cloth, Stair it. panose and Cocoa ||j I i overing, Etc., all li! I carefully selected, || ii S. II 8 it1 f Wood Mantels, || everytliiill? in the ? it urnishings is the || t 1011. If AA ill sell you for Credit. || = 9 FS - STORE. I < > ?> NG, Proprietor?. i . . < I "?& <** I MM ?, W' v MHIMMAVKi ^v- :t l %#?,-? ' s*u.~?mil, ' rful Growth >f lg Business. increase and still we're less, and if better mer- 1 ;'ll have it. T Clothes are the better I lere clothes should have r of the argument where nanship superior; prices nore diversified because ese reasons and others ess. or a customer. Boys' Suits, $1.00 Up. & Company. J Notice of Registration. The municipal books of registration will be open from the first day of October 1909 until the first day of.Ianu- j ary 1910. The books will be open from 9 a. m. until 3 p. m. at the savings bank. W. B. MEACHAM, Supervisor of Registration. I i WE WAIN I As Our G ? Aft an inducement to get ; jj ready long list of satisfied cu k serving, we offer you at mo: 0 Fresh, Clean anc si of Heavy and Fai g I We happen to kow the gr< w pie of this neck-'o-woods am J fy their wants. Prompt sen g Ring Us ! Stewart & Cul] jL?g?L-?? 2jjpFaH # If it's > surface M ? y p I to be painted, en- ^ amclcd, t tai ned , */ j varnished, or fin- IOU inSl isked in sny way. Why not inSU; there's an Acme a ; Quality Kind to fit sunshine, rain U.O Purpc. I ,roy as ccrtain vr is protected w ACh HOUS gives the grea and best resist i It costs less longer. Le ionable coin Parks Drug X&XX&XXMK XXi S IT fV A IU llkUUW 1 Yourself Ui 2 A quotation so aptly ! ft useful packages of ou W for pickling purses--Cc ? Seed, Mace and Ginger 5 Then, too, the best M ? gar in town, w All to be had at 1 JONES, T1 J Telephone! x&xxa?x<x<x>x>*x f Tn tlifl Ponnlu A V U1V A W|flV " ~ ~ " " " We wish to say that we h and well selected line of House - Fur nisi and want to share a portio for we believe we can offei the quality of which canr dealer in the country. Furniture business for m; what to pay for goods ii real values for your mon Pianos, Organs, Sto and handle only the very 1 an tee our prices to be reaa you give us a call and let much we appreciate it. ! HASTINGS FURNI The Leaders - W. H. HOOVER'S PRICl CORN WHISK IKS. I Gal. 2 New Corn >2 00 I One Year Old 2.35 Two Year Old 3.00 Three Year Old 3.25 lloover'n' Old Mountain Corn 2.50 Hoover's' Private Stock 3.01 Pocahontas Corn 3.00 RYB W1118KIKS. Hoover's Choice 3.00 Hoover 2.75 Southern States... 2 60 Kxcelstor 2.10 Gibson 4.60 Old Times 3.75 Old Prentice 4.00 Pennbrook (bottled In bond) 3.75 Cascude Green River (bottled In bond) Old TayloT (bottled In bond) 4.00 Meliwood (bottled In bond) 3.75 Overholt Jefferson Club 3.75 Old Henry 3.50 Old Grand Dad ; 3.50 I. W. Harper Va. Valley 2.60 NO CHAROR FOR JUGS OR PACKING charges, deduct for 1 or 2 gallons CO cent $1.05; 12 quarts. $1.10. Special prices on li W, H. HOOVER & C ' "" "Hi ' IT YOU I ustomer. 1 ? o /our name on the al- J istomers which we "* 6 it reasonable prices a x I Pure Stock 5 icy Groceries. | xrery wants of the peo- * 1 carry a stock to satis* ? rice; quick delivery. J . 6 Up- 9 Telephone a Pj Number 15. . I 1 . ?t ^ . _ ? Painting is Like Insurance ire your home against - fue, re it against decay caused by ie quality E PAINT (New Era} itest durability and beauty, :s rain and sunshine. because it takes less and lasts t us show you the latest f&shr combinations. Company. Me Argues nknown." 2 applied to the most 2 ii MIXED SPICES 3 lery Seed, Mustard irc alt and Cider Vine- S he Grocer's, S No. 14. ? of Fort Mill: ave a large, complete fling - Goods | ?n of your patronage; r you a class of goods ?ot be excelled by any re have been in the any years, and know r? order to offer you ey. We sell ves and Ranges, j aest makes, and guartonable. Now won't us show you how TURE COMP'Y I J Rock Hill, S. C. IB - -i ! . mm H C IICT EXPRESS CHARGES i L Li?M, PREPAID. m Oal. 3 Onl. 4 Oal. 4 ^|ti. Cgti ll^t# 9f 3.60 $6.25 I ... t ... ... 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