The Fort Mill Times.
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FORT MILL. S. C.. NOVEMBER 25.
Practical Application of Knowledge.
Pupils in our common schools are sadly
deficient in the power of practical
application. This must be evidenced to
every teacder and parent who has ever
tested the matter by asking practical
questions. The pupil who, with the
book before him, can readily "get the
answers" to the difficult problems in
profit and loss is wholly at a loss to determine
the profit his father receives
on cloth bought for '20 cents and sold
for 25 cents per yard. He learns in
school that Columbus and Springfield
are in the same lattitude and is not
sure at home that Columbus is not between
Springfield and the North pole.
He learns that every proper noun
should commence with a capital, and
then directs his first love letter to
miss Jennie smith. He can say with
accuracy that there are 365 days, 5
hours, 48 minutes and 48 seconds in a
year, but has no idea of how many
times the sun will rise and set between
two Christmases. He can give correctly
the principal parts of see and go,
and immediately after be guilty of
saying, "1 seen him, but now he has
* went away."
Is this fault, this studying to no
practical purpose, due to our system of
education? If it is, it is high time that
our leaders in educational matters point
out the fault and suggest the remedy.
We believe every well regulated town
should and will support a public library,
and as a starter in this direction we
suggest to our people the feasibility of
such an undertaking. We now have a
law by which the matter may be
brought before the people and decided
by them through the ballot as to whether
a corporation will or will not establish
and support such a thing. Well read
minds sustain wholesome laws. True
intelligence elevates the morals of a
community. Good books easy of access
rid street corners of many loafers.
With plenty of interesting books at
hand long winter evenings may be
profitably spent, and a good public
library combined with irood schools.
well sustained, will do much towards
eradicating many prominent evils and
correcting many crooked and preverse
ways.
They held the State ball in the
capitol again this year as usual. We
never could see why this has ever been
permitted. If this thing is to go on,
why should not the other organizations
of the State be allowed the same
privileges if they wish to give a dance.
If the brick-layers' union or the
plumbers' union desired the use of the
capitol for a ball, would it be permitted?
And yet these people probably pay
more taxes in proportion to their
property than do most of those who
attend the State ball. We can not see
the reason for permitting the use of the
capitol for a ball.
There is no business that cannot be
increased and benefited by advertising.
No class of advertising pays as well as
a well written newspaper ad. There is
no work you could do that would bring
you as great returns as to use thirty
minutes time each day in the study of
advertising, if you are in business. The
great trouble with most advertisers in
a country town is that they write an
ad invoicing their stock in trade and
expect by letting it stand week after
week in the country newspaper to get
direct returns from it.
The friends of this paper will please
hand us in news items when they are
fresh. We prefer not to publish a
birth after the child is weaned, a marriage
after the honeymoon is over, or
the death of a man after his widow is
married again.
One of the high-up professors has announced
the first snow of the season in i
Mara. It is now squarely up to some
Ijtj 'one of the other professors to take a I
r rc< ord of the first Ojwt in hades. >
Mothers and Mud.
The following bit of sonnd advice to ?
mothers is furnished by Chas. Petty *
through the columns of the Spartanburg
Journal: P
Winter time, with ice, snow, mud "
and slush, is approacning. The tidy "
mother, with children two to lifteen s.
years old, dreads the season when the !'
floors show the marks of muddy 1
feet. Children are worth more than n
floors. Their comfort, out door exer- P
cise and health are the first things
to be looked after. In the first place,
good and comfortable shoes should f
be bought. It is economy to get two "
pairs for them, so that when one ''
gets wet the other may be used. It is 1
difficult to get solid leather shoes *
that will stand the boys, but they are _
the cheapest in tke long run. A a
can of grease should be kept on hand a
and used on shoes frequently. Beef or 1
mutton suet," with a little beeswax and e
castor oil heated and mixed, so that it 0
will be a thick paste, is good. If a J'
little rubber is melted and added to the a
mixture, it will make a waterproof
grease. Children will not be in danger
of disease from damp or wet feet all
day, but when thev turn in for the
night, wet shoes and stockings should g
be taken ofF and dry ones put on. To g
avoid muddy floors, have shuck mats ?
at every door. They are easily made
by boring two-inch holes in a two-inch y
plank and twisting the shucks and pull- /
ing half way through. Teach the f
children habits of neatness so that they 1
will carry no mud into the house. They b
will soon take a pride in helping the j
mother to keep clean floors in house t
and kitchen. i
City Council Ousts Power Company. *
The city council of Rock Hill has j"
thrown down the gauntlet to the Philadelphia
men who own the Rock Hill ?
light plant and waterworks. At a spe- '
cial meeting of the city council a few
nights ago the council promptly rejected
the three projiositions made by the ?
Philadelphia men and adopted the report
of a special committee, which
recommended that the city own and :
operate its own utilities. The Phila- :
delphia men offered to sell out, lock, V
stock and barrel!, for $145,000. This _
the council rejected. The other two ;
propositions were for a short-term and
u long term contract for lights and
water. These were also rejected,
the reason given being that the price
named was considered too high.
The council went flatly on record
as favoring municipal ownership and j
promptly approved three petitions
drawn up by City Attorney Wilson, one
for $130,000 in bonds "for waterworks;
the second for $100,000 in bonds for a 1
sewerage system; and the third for
$35,000 jp bonds for a municipal lighting
plant. These petitions will be
circulated among the taxpayers asking
the council to call an election in Janu- ^
ary to vote on these three separate
issues of bonds. At this election a "
new board of commissioners of publicworks
will also be elected.
The plan of the council is first to
erect a municipal lighting plant. It is
alleged here that the council has been
advised by City Attorney Wilson that
the city has the right to order the company
now doing business to get its
poles and wires olf the streets, and
this is part of the program.
Methodists May Divide Diocese.
That the South Carolina Episcopal
Diocese will be divided and a new bishop
for the new diocese will be chosen in
1911, if the recommendation of the
special committee of ten from the
diocesan council which met the past
week in Columbia is adopted, is likely.
The council meets in the spring and
the general convention, which will pass
upon the council's action next *'all.
Under the church law Bishop Guerry
will be the choice of the two fields.
The Methodists are also considering
the division of the State into two conferences.
This will be decided at the
meeting of conference at Abbeville
next month.
Thanksgiving and the Orphans.
In view of the fact that Thanksgiving '
day or the Sunday following, is the !
only church collection recommended by |
the synods of South Carolina, Georgia |
anb Florida to he taken up for their I
orphans, the following items in re- !
gard to the Thornwell Orphanage, I
which is owned by the three synods \
aforesaid, may be of interest to the ! ?
readers of this paper.
The Thornwell Home and School for
orphans was founded in 1875, opening
its doors to eight fatherless children.
It had one small cottage. This one J
building has increased to sixteen (two ^
shortly to be completed) and each cot- ?
tage will give a home to twenty pupils, ! *
more or less. In 1885, the school was ! 1
so graded as to cover fourteen years, ' r
and 1902 a Technical department was 1 (
added, so that the boys might be taught ,
some useful trade. Up to that date, *
farming was the only business taught. ?
This education is given entirely free to t
deserving orphans of any denomination
and from any part of our country.
Near a thousand youths have been
under its influence and enjoyed its
training. The provision for the support,
education and other expenses of <
these children (205 now with us) is derived
from personal donations of
interested persons, or from church and *
sunday school collections.
The Thornwell Orqhanage is located
in Clinton, S. C., at the crossing of
the Seadoard Air Cine and Atlantic
Coast Line Railways. It is under
I'resbyterian influence and control but
does not refuse aid to any on account f
of religious differences. No surrender
of children to its guardianship is required
of relatives. l'upils may leave '
at their own choice if they do not wish
to remain. Children are not given out
to service. The only business of the
institution i? to to?A or.. I ??
MMMnnnmnni uiiu uuiii?mem.
The orphans' interest is the first consideration.
The presiding head of the
Orphanage is Rev. Wm. P. Jacobs who
receives gifts for the support and ap- j ifl
plications for the admission of pupils.
Dark of the Moon; What Causes It.
Many people have wondered, and M
many continue to wonder, why that ^
part of the moon that receives no sun- I
ight is often visible to us, the term
being "the old moon in the young "I
moon's arms." This phenomenon has J
a most interesting explanation. The Jl
dark part is easily seen as a copper
colored globe reposing in the bright
crescent. This that we see is nothing
more or less than the earth-shine on
the moon. We appear the same way
to the moon when we are in that phase
and our dark part is where the moonshine
appears and the bright part the
sun-shine.
The reason the copper color appears
is because light has to traverse the
atmosphere ot the earth three times?
once on coming from the sun to the
earth, once when reflected to the moon
K?id again on being reflected back to 1
ira. Owr /atmosphere possesses thej<*J
" rfcy/ of aljjorhing the .
rig only the red and orange to go
hrough, thus causing the appearance
f copper color by the triple absorpion.
An odd thing connected with this
>henomenon, though having nothing to
lo with it, is this: That part of the
noon which appears dark to us is the
ame part of the earth that appears
ight to the moon at any specified
ime, and that part of the moon which
ppears brielit to us corresponds to the
ortion of the earth appearing dark to
he moon.
Of course, it is well known that the
noon gives out no lij^ht whatever
tself, the moonshine being merely the
ight of the sun on the moon reflected
o us. The same applies with the
arth in its shine on tne moon, save
hat we do cive out trlnws nn Hrmhf
round great cities at night, on account
f the enormous number of lights. One
hing, however, in which moonshine
xcels the earth-shine is its constant
haracter. Where the earth posseses
arying clouds the old moon never has
ny at all.
Fort Mill Loses to Dilworth.
The Charlotte Observer of Sunday
:ave the following write up of the
fame of football played in tnis place
Saturday afternoon:
In an exciting game at Fort Mill
'esterday afternoon the Dilworth
athletic Club defeated the Fort Mill
ootball club by a score of 22 to 0.
The Fort Mill team was the heavier
?y a good deal, but through lack of
>ractice they were defeated although
hey gave the D. A. C. boys an excitng
game. The stars for the D. A. C.
vere: McFadden and Lancaster who
ach made two touchdowns and made
he score so large by their splendid
uns around the end. Two goals were
:icked, one by McFadden and the
ither by Benoit. Thompson A. and J.
>oth played good games at guard and
ill the line held well. The stars for
rort Mill were: Fulp at right end
ind Massey at left halfback. The
fort Mill line did not hold well.
[The manager of the local team says
hat the above report is all wrong as to
he weight of the two teams; that the
Charlotte boys would average at least
ive pounds the heaviest. ?Ed. Times.]
"OR RENT ?A good two-horse Farm.
Twenty-five acres river bottoms goes
with the farm. Located four miles
from Fort Mill. See Mr. Boyce
Bennett on place or write Jim A.
Barber, Rock Hill, S. C.
DR SALE Two young Mule Colts, 1?
and 2A years. Apply to D. V. Epps,
R. F. D. No. 1. Fort Mill, S. C.
''OR SALE?Good Horse and Buggy
and One-Horse Wagon. Also some
Farming Implements. Apply to
D. A. Lee, Fort Mill, S. C.
VANTEI)?Several good Cows, with
young calves. L. A. Harris & Co.
i mmmmmmmm wmmmmmm
Beach-Ihrie's I
We have the most up-to-date ?
lines of
Jewelry,
Silverware,
Cut Glass,
China, ~i
Clocks,
and many other useful and ornamental
goods to be found in this
section of the country.
We shall be glad to hear from
you when in need of anything in
our line.
Repairing and Engraving
a Specialty
JrtV Local Watch Inspectors for
Southern Railway.
Beach-Ihrie Jewelry Co.,
Reliable Jewelers,
Rock Hill, - - - S. C.
II YOU WANT
Steak or Roast that is tender,
iweet and juicy, I can furnish it.
have Steaks, Roasts, Chops,
dam and Sausage, the best that
noney can buy. I also handle
Groceries and all kinds of Canned
doods. Peas, Beans, Cabbage
tnd Potatoes on hand at all
imes. See me, it's my treat.
W. LEE HALL,
"Meet me at
Haile's
On the corner."
Delicious and refreshing Fountain
Drinks.
Headquarters for Cigars, Cigarettes,
'obacco and Smokers' Supplies.
HEADLEY'S CHOCOLATE
HON HONS,
PURE, FRESH, DELICIOUS.
A full line of Dru^s and Patent Medlines
on hand at all times.
Drop in and see us.
?ort Mill Drug Comp'y
J. R. HAILE, Mgr.
_umber For Sale.
When in need of Lumber
call at our mill at Watson
place, where Mr. J. T.
Cornwell will serve you,
or write me and we will
deliver it anywhere. Quality
first-class, original pine.
Prices reasonable.
lim A. Barberj!
I The Peoj
II I
are ^??
tt * tisements
It that if you are lo<
If J
|| that are the res
you had better n
|| with your good c
It THF PPODi
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tt where you will
II bors, kinsfolk, fi
|| ,
body else just ti
tt dough for sometl
tt furnish the home
crop with, or, it
tt they want, they 1
I A X
supply every wai
tt to the grave.
t.T
tt
- DID YOU KN(
tt selling genuine,
Breeches Cloth?
+ best and heavies
|| wear?the SI.00
suit? Well, we i
II
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MILLS & VOL
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i ; *** +$ +$'i *
There's a Pi
Iln such bran<
& Co., for men;
Howard Hats f<
Dolly Madison i
for the whole fa
ua/i tu a??'
ics, mere
These are the
the market. T1
wear better, in
average, and th<
higher than the
Won't You
The season <
everyone has to
Iing, or ^jents f
KEEP THE D1
McElhaney <
I ' . ' L . J
Why Pay Rent
When $2.SO a week will
Buy a Home?
For Particular*
Die's Store \\
I isy
to write adver- ||
, but will iust sav II
"it
[)kiiig for bargains tt
d, genuine stuff,
a. 4- ft I
ot part company
ash till you reach tt
le's store ||
find your neigh- It
iends and every
urning loose the
ling to eat, wear, ||
! with, work the
matters not what
find it here. We tt
\?> |
it from the cradle
= tt
tt
)W that we are tt
old-time Jeans
aii t
Also the very
it Men's Underkind?at
85c the |t
are. tt
I ?
rs - STORE, i
JNG, Proprietor#.
fferesice
is of Clothing as Schloss Bros.
Jos. Klein's clothing for boys;;
i
or men; Crossett Shoes for men;
Shoes for ladies, and Selz Shoes
imily.
s a Difference.
; best brands of merchandise on
liey're made better, look better,
fact, they are better than the
e difference is the price is no
average.
Accept the Difference?
>f the year is at hand when
I
buy some Shoes, Hats, Clothumishings,
so it will pay you,
others, to buy from us and
IFFERENCE.
& Comp'y
Notice of Registration.
The municipal books of registration
will be open from the first day of
October 1909 until the first day of January
1910. The books will be open from
9 a. m. until ^3 p. m. at the savings
lii iirr"1 a ?.
II Will WAP
| As Our C
g As an inducement to get
g ready long list of satisfied c\
jt serving, wc offer you at mo
0 Fresh, Clean ?.n(
s of Heavy and Fai
tt Wo happen to !:ov/ ?.S.e
0 pie of this neck-'o-wocJs an
- fy their wants. Pro:.r i ser
S
Q Ring Us
| Stewart ?.
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aooottoitsnzvcs* sc:
If it's a surface
I to be nainted. en- N
ameled, s t a i n e cl , ^ I'ai! i the t
varnished, or fin- Sy
ished in any way, 1 tCCS 111 t.*C 11'
I" jAcT I time your ho
Quality Kind to fit
the purpose. m monev spont 1
p will make the
R attractive, moi
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n refiinish slv.d
' .% Lxpert ad\ ..
>1 mail. 1 .vt f
J for I* all I lous:
Parks Drug
I WE FEEI
'Jk we cou^ make you res
yfc serve you made possible b
(i first-class groceries, coupled
$ ence and c v desire to i
^ business relations would $
$
^ interests would be furtheref
Give us your next grocer*
^ A carload each, Tennesse
^ received.
| JONES, T
jK Telephone
& t
Rugs - Art
You need them in the hom
is coming, and we can suppl)
stocked, we offer I lie followi
Smith's Hx 12 Axminst* i. tin' SLT>.<><
Smith's 9x12 Axminster, tie .-'27.Th
Smith's 9x12 Wilton, the ">.<? ?
Smith's 9x12 llody Urns . . the i
Smith's 9x12 Tapt .try. tie -'! O.fiO y
Smith's 9x12 Tapestry, the -11.00 ;
Smith's 9x12 I'ro-1'ruj 1 . tie -11.
Smith's 9x12 l'r<> Urti:- . Is, tie $X.l:
Smith's 9x12 Pro-Uru: ;els, tin :
Our line is an especially j
Beautiful designs, ail siv.es, ai
Worth every cent that we ?
lower than at other stores. (
these fine RUGS and AR 1 S
HASTINGS FURNf
'i T he Leaders - - 1?
W. H. HOOVERS PRICi
COHN WIIISKIKS. 1 < i:i I :
New <'urn $2 00 $
One Year Old 2.
Two Year Old 3.on
Three Yoar Old 3 25
Hoover's' Old Mountain Corn 2.5o
Hoover's" Private Stoek 3.o >
I'ocnliontiis Corn. 3.on
ltYK WIIISKIKS.
Hoover's Choice 3.0o
lloover 2.7*
Southern States - do
Kxcelsior Ma
Hihson t.r.o
Old Times , 3.75
Old Prentice -t.no
I'ennbrook < bottled in IiohiI) 3.75
Cascade
tlreen Hlver (liottled in bond)
old Taylor (bottled in bond > i.fto
Mellwood (bottled In bond) 3.75
Overboil
Jefferson Club 3.>5
Old Henry 3.50
Old Grand Had 3.50
1. W. Harper
Va. Valley $.60
NO CHAROK TO It Jl'< IS OH PACK I NO.
chances, deduct for 1 or i era lions ?; ) cent
$1.05; l:! quarts, ,$1.10. Spcelnl prices on It
W. H. HOOVER & C
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YOU 11
ustomer. lo 1
yovir name on the al- |Q 1
.xstomers which we are |Q
>st reasonable prices a Ik
'1 Pure Stock 8
ncy Groceries, J|
ocery wants of the peo- j &
d carry a stock to satis- I Iv
virc*; quick deliverv.
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z-zi*'. > y/aT ?*::?* sos aos gat K
/painting
MEANS
OMFORT.
i;nc to touch up shabby suronic,
because winter is the
me is used most. A little
low for paints and finishes
home brighter, cleaner, more
v wholesome all winter long.
I?QUALITY
. I S AND FINISHES
surfaces at trifling cost.
A our store, by phone or
'1 you l ive Strong Reasons
Painting.
Company.
a
L SURE|
dize how well we can ^
y our immense stock of yh
I with our wide experi- #
please we know our
jrow and our mutual ^
y order.
e hogs and cattle just 9
lie Grocer's, $
No. 14. $
Squares"1
ic, now that cold weather
r you. As we are overag
bargains:
) grade, at $20.00
) grade, at 24.00 !
(!< . at . 25.(N)
tO.OO grade, at 25.00
:rnde, at 15.00
rrade, at 10.00
50 grade, at 0.50
grade, at 7.50
0 grade, at 0.50
strong one this season,
id at different prices,
isk for them, and much
Jail and let us show you
QUARES.
TURE COMFY
Rock Hill, S. C. j
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kKJi, PREPAID.
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*.... $ ...
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5.00 N.OO
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" o" . 3.00 4.25 9.00
o.oo 7.50 :{.?0 425 9.00
' v 25 2.00 3.00
1.75 6.75
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2 00 5.25
12.75 I il.oo 1.75 7.0(1 13.50
' 'o 10 50 i ::.oo l.oo 6,oo 12.00
< 11.25 4.25 6.25 12.00
. 10 10.60 13.00 1.25 6.35 12.00
5.00 6.75 12 76
5 00 6.75 IS. 25
< 60 1 1.25 11.00 6.00 6.76 13.26
7 10 10.50 13.00 4.75 6.75 13 25
4.6(1 ON 5 12.50
. 10 10.50 13.00 4.00 5.so 10 00
:.60 <i.50 12.on 4.00 5.75 10.00
6 50 9.P0 12 00
5.00 7.00 ii.26
4 CO 6.75 S.f.O
If you ili'uli'e to pay the oxprcx*
?; 3 trillions, 75 cent*; 4 gallon*,
trse <|U(intlii(>M.
522 E. Broad Street,
'V-T. IOC, RICHMOND, VA.