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^ -." tt jjfr . r I - ; u? ^ j *- Hb 1| A FORT MILL Interesting Observations an and the German People Trans-atla t Written for The Time* by Prof. Fimn I havv been asked by the editor to write a short sketch of my trip to Europe last summer, describing some of my impressions of the three countries that I visited; he thought it would have a special interest for his readers, owing to the fact that I am a Fort ' Mill boy. I haven't got much space at my disposal and, according to my ideas, the best way to make use of it is not to give an account of all my movements but to single out some of the things which struck me most and which would be most likely to strike the average fellow-citizen of mine in Lancaster or York county. In order to do this i shall have to take it for granted that the subscribers to The Times are as ignorant of a great many things as 1 was when I first crossed over the water; that is a pretty safe supposition, because very few from our town have made the ocean voyage. The first thing which interests you to any extent is the ship which is going to be your home and castle for a whole week. You may have had some hesitation about entrusting yoursely to any craft for that length of time on the unknown sea; but whenever you catch sight of the great steel monster lying there at the pier, all your timidity vanishes; no man in the world can help being thrilled when he steps across the gang-plank on board one of these magnificent trans-atlantic liners; the bustle and hurry of departure is going on about you, there are countless leavetakings amid laughter and tears, the big whistle gives a final warning blow, the gang-plank is pulled ofT, the ship's band starts up a lively tune, the steamer swings slowly around, and the voyage is begun. Let me say something about the particular boat on which 1 traveled and about ocean liners in general. The Kaiser Wilhelm II is the pride of the North German Lloyd, not only the fastest in their fleet but the fastest steamer running to the continent of Europe. While it is exceeded in size hy several others, the following figures will show that it has nothing to be ashamed of even in this respect: Length over all, 70G feet G inches; width, 72 feet; depth under water, 29 feet 6 inches. However, speed was made j a feature in the construction of this | vnaunl ? * .?^i, 11..i. > i|vit iu i_\ ner macmriery must- be of unusual efficiency it is cupalle of developing 38,000 horsepow?-; the steam being furnished by 19 billers at a pressure of 213 pounds. | ; Ever! passenger who becomes as1 sociated with one of these splendid flyers takes a personal interest in it |||$ Ilii -* 8 HH TUC Si i nc tttt tttt Ilii | j FRE] III ' time it is registering. W customer holding the cart >T t you may win on it the ne: 1;tf HHnDH BOY "ABROAD. I I id Impressions of Germany ?Life Aboard the Great ntic Liners. * \ i k Potts, University of South Carolina. and always wants to claim it as hjs own, in away; so it is no wonder I derived an1 especial pleasure from my second meeting with the Kaiser Wilhelm II vhich had carried me home so nobly the\*sar before. I traveAl second-class and found plenty of tood company ?and almost every otheiVort of company you corld imagine; fokunately there is a third class wheretill th?? imnnuoiiii.. - ....,?p?.upicstay, so mos of us in second were possible anil some of us quite respectable. Viere are at least two reasons why se4>nd-class appeals to me more than firq-,; one is, it doesn't cost as much; the ,other is, it gives me more opportuifyies to speak German than I should g t in first-class. Firstclass is patroni.-Sd largely by American business men ai j their families, while second-class d\racts students and teachers and the .etter foreign element of our populatior \ especially ^-Germans and Austrians; mAt of the latter have come over here, 1 tanded homes, made some money, and \e going back on a visit to the old cc ntry. They don't expect to stay tb?e?they feel that America has a stro Ver hold on them? but they have lost Otle of their native gaiety and still reta \ that wonderful German capacity f<.\ having a good time, which is even geater than their capacity for beer. Tfere is als<yqtiit? a sprinkling of other mtionalitica,- such as Russian, Dutch anc French.-' . I HJce j to mingle with these tuple; they have so much good humor a.-\ honest fun and none of that stiffness ? \ reserve which characterize a ve.-y \,rge ojass of Americans. \ About, the life on bourC U .... take too long if I tried toVgo inHo details; accordingly 1 shall rifo* only lo the most important occurrences, namely, the meal times. It is iiwyii known fact that the fare on boardVhip is always excellent; and I will akf that this is true of the second cabin 4* well as the first on the North GyUat) Lloyd line. There is not much tfiw^for you to do than eat. so th- v feed - | early morning to bed-time^ vjpCoju art1 awakened about half-past aeVeri and provided with a most appetizing break- | fast- if you took everything on the ' bill-of-fare it would last seversl hours; about ten o'clock the deck iteward brings around a cup of bouill n with sandwiches; about half-past tw t-ve you ! are summoned to a bountiful dinner; at half-past three you go down to the dining room and partake of cl>fTee or tea and cakes; about half-past) fiveyo\j are expected to eat an elaborate sup-! per; then?as if that were not dnough? | y nri k LET y yg& on this the f ft ion. h. ?our toy < and clea Your int (|S? good as 'agfT i Don't pc ^"1 ."Y Ever} Saturday at 3 I ? our store in a conspi ith each cash purchase of 50 cent 1 which corresponds nearest to th <t or the second, tl ird, fourth, fif T about bed-time the Bteward comes into the smoking room ami the ladies' room with a large assortment of sandwiches ?principally ol | sausage and cheese, so i dfaf to the Geafnan heart and at the Istme tme aodJilicult of digestion. We were naver aMe to figure out exactly I\ow .air m^ro prosperous fellowvoyag-rt iu the first cabin managed to do justice to their bills-of-1'are, for they ' werelongec than ours and much more formllable .hy reason of the French namei. I hive a lot of sentiment and love of nature, b^t it is an actual fact that on boan ship you spend a great deal more 1 turn-chinking" about how long it is before the ne*t meal-time than you do in observing thei beauty of the sea and clouis; that is a shameful confession to mak\ but.I don't make it for myself alor.; it implicates an astonishingly : larfe number of apparently wellregulated tourists. ' Ve landed at Bremerhafen, which is th.' harbor for the city of Bremen and th? second largest port in Germany. | A*er a long delay in consequence of i I liVPSPi' ilisnpftinn u-o Kao?*>? - -,c c I Layd's special train which took us to i tie city; this is situated several miles u,> the river Weser. On the way I met American gentleman whose face was <,itirely unfamiliar to me; he told me h? had come second-class on the same i i rteamer with me, and I could -hardly | .relieve it. Then he added, by way of explanation, that he had been on deck , jnly once during the entire voyage, the i rest of the time he had been down in his !cabin sea-sick. i Bremen, of course, i9 one. of the great wholesale markets of the world, being a distributing point Fof tobacco and imports of all kinds, but to the i tourist the most interesting*hing about i the city is the Rathaus or city hall, i ?md the most interesting thing about the i Rathaus is the Ratskeller, jhobably the most famous of all wine-ct/lars. The 1 original house was built fr>m 1405 to ' 1410; the present beautiful front was added about 1610, and the eldest barrel 1 in the cellar dates back to 1653. Thpse i figures are impressive ani make the 1 wine taste much bettor then it other- < wise would. In one of th< rooms there < is a little bronze group of the Bremen 1 Musicians which attracts everybody's 1 attention. Who doea n<t remember J the story of the donkey, he dog. the 1 cat, and the rooster; how they became i discontented with their lo and decided * to go down to Bremen aid try their < fortune as musicians; and the wodder- 1 ful adventure that befell hem on the 1 way? ? Berlin, the capital and lirgest city of ' t the German empire, vas my rTeal ? destination and permanent stopping t place for the summer. Ve Americans I hurrllv ei?oli?n? ' .j .v?>u.c uiai merer sucn a place c as Berlin, and it opens on?'s eyes very wide when he finds himsef in themidBt c of this young metropolis of a young j and vigorous nation. Wepre prone to a think that Germany is an bid. decrepit c country not stopping to consider that s it has been a united empirt leps than * thirty-nine years and being ignbrant of r the fact that within the last fifteen s -*. . 19+Q+4 ^<i> > v (I PINE\|ll ~"7,1; fl ISTMAS our thoughts wander t will claim your attenti merriest of all Chri verything for boys anc and holiday departmei n, our entire stock ha\ erests are guarded wl the best?for the least >stpone making your p I p. m. we are giving away to our c icuous place is a large clock, whict 3 we issue a card on which is stami e time indicated by the clock receh th, or sixth time. Your ticket is g T V My a , ? years there has been an awafcasrfa| among the people such as was! mwim seen in Europe and perhaps anywhere cities have doubled and trebWd A population, industry has developed a an astounding pace, and Germany with her splendidly trained an< equipped standing army of six hundre< and twenty-one thousand men, de mands recognition as a great world power. Berlin contains in itself th? essence of this new spirit. ' Its growtl has been marvelous, and a statement of its present size will astonish anj reader. According to official count there are over 9 inn nnn awvivw ptvpic W I Villi the incorporate limits; counting th< suburbs, there are probably 3,000,00( or more. As meanB of transportatiot Berlin boasts of elevated railroads, Bubways, electric street-cars, and automobile omnibuses. Can New York make a better showing? All the street* are paved with asphalt, and the city fully liveB up to its reputation of being the cleanest in the world. There are no sky-scrapers in Berlin; the building of these monstrosities is not allowed, the Germans having artistic sense enough to know that a thirty-story building next door to a two-story building does not contribute anything to the architectural beauty of the city. Practically all houses are from four tc six stories high and must conform tc certain specifications so as to fit in with a general plan and harmonize with their fellows. The outskirts of Berlin are not disfigured by cheap, dilapidated looking buildings, but?being newerset a very high standard of construction and beauty. On the whole, the impression one gets from an inspection ol this great capital is so powerful and so refreshing That the inspiration of it can never be lost; you' retain an infinite respect for this people which, with all its material prosperity, takes time to think of other things than mere moneymaking and tries to carry out tHe very lighest ideals. There is another aspect of it too. As Germany has the best educational Bystem of all countries and as Berlin ias the greatest university in the empire, it is but natural that the :apital should be ranked as one of the ki/ArM'o nV4w ? mu ur inree great clearinghouses of culture. The University of Berlin has more than 8,000 students during its winter term and over 6,000 in the summer. In addition to this, there is the Technical college with 1,000 studentH. Here I was enrolled for a second time in a German university, and, as I attended lectures day ifter day, I began to understand what :he spirit of Germany is and to feel tome of that enthusiasm for work and :hat thirst for knowledge which have >een such factors in the development >f the nation. This has been a very rambling sort >f article; but I have been rambling iround so much myself recently that can't get out of the habit. When I itarted out, I was to tell about three ountries, and as'it is, I have told only i little bit about one. That is not my ault; my subject was too big, and I am latistied if 1 have convinced some eaders that Europe is well worth leeing. < i ===== AT ===== IF J w m mm LE, : 3 THOU 0 the spirit of good i ion. For weeks w< stmas seasons for t 1 girls suitable for gii it but throughout the ring been bought less len buying here?in price. purchases until the stc :ustomers absolutely free a beaut i will be wound up and allowed t< >ed an hour, minute and second < /es the dinner set. If your tickc rood while we are giving Dinner +&+$>*i +&+?+#+*-+ totttoiattttToy T^ar r NOTICE OF ELECTION. Be | it ordained by x the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Fort Mill, S. C., npw sitting in open council, and by ? authority of the same: , Sec. 1. That an election for mayor ] and six aldermen for the town of Fort . Mill for the years of 1910 and 1911 is hereby ordered to be held in the town * hall in said city on Tuesday, January 11, 1910, the polls to open at 8 a. m. , and remain open until 4 p. m., during which time all qualified voters shall be entitled to vote, t Sec. 2. That each qualified voter r shall be entitled to cast one ballot for I mayor and one ballot for alderman in the ward in which said voter resides, and one ballot each for two aldermen at - large. ) Sec. 3. That A. A. Bradford, Sr., i T. A. Mills and J. H. Patterson are hereby appointed managers of said ' election. I Done and ratified this 15th day' of : December, 1909. , L. A. HARRIS, Attest: Mayor. A. R. McElhaney, Clerk. J COMMISSIONERS' MEETING. The annual meeting of the County ! Commissioners of York County will be ' held in their office in Yorkv'lle, S. C.t ' on Friday, December 31, 1909. All persons holding claims against ' the county will present then} to the undersigned or to the supervisor on or > before said day. i All claims againBt the county must , be itemized ana contain an affidavit to the effect that the account is just-and 1 true, dut and owing, and no part i the reof.bvs, been paid by discount or I otherwif#Sbd that the supplies were actually furnished or the labor and Services actuAlW rendered. 1 Claims JK"presented the year they are contractosp^or the subsequent year , All persons authorized to administer oaths ar^'jMnallrcd to probate claims 1 against thai Couhty free of charge. By ^ HAZEL NEIL,^ T E ACKERS' kx A M I N ATI oN . Office Superintendent of Education! for York County. York virle, S. C., Dec. 15, 1909. A special-Teachers' Examination for certificates teach in the public schools of Yon* county will be held in the court house at Yorkville on Friday, January 7, 19110. The examination will open at 9 a. ni. and close at 4 p. m. Teachers who! have no certificates or those whose certificates have expired will do well to littend this examination, as no teacher ciin be legally employed or paid unless nhey hold valid certificates either frosn the county or State board of education. IT. E. McMACKIN, Col Supt, of Education. 12-23-3t. { SOUTHERN RAILWAY The following ls\ the correct schedule of the arrival of tlhe Southern railway passenger trains s^t Fort Mill. Trains 29 and 30 do not stjpp at this place except upon flag: * NORTHlBOUND. No. 30 1 J 10:38 p. m. No. 36 J 8:50 a. m. No. 28 J .., 5:15 p. m. SOUTKioUNP. No. .29 4:00 a- mNo. 35 1 v (5:47 a. m. No. 27 -LJlr.5:15 p. m. . IN E1 Hi M ' V : N.C. GHTS, will and deeds Wiicl s have been prapari he little folks in[ thi t-giving is here, and i entire store is r 5 than three montH?#! uic vaiucs you fjn )ck is picked ov4n|r< iful 40-piece Dinner Set. ) run down each Saturday. jf the day. No cards bear ?>|| it does not secure a set for ySidH Sets Free on this plan. jP JBH i MR?stmas V globus Yulet S ing anSSfl|nriust not forget tl 2) those b|fl|Hbd girls who are c< fn holiday^mppyou. They are i ^ outlay oSHt. Groceries. Nut are not gc|ra^idisapboint thei !v Phone J^rN$?i, the grocer, w m care and promptness, g A single trial convinces. JONES T Saggac H THE BESFTIMi |{ ??? ?? To give us your order fo * I ================ - =^Jh j The E. W. KIMB now in stock, all thing I Christmas time V\app> ? London Layer Raisii | Malaga C 1 Oranges, ( I Lemons, t Bananas, Bushels and barre I sorted Nuts BEAUTIFUL AND TEIV CANDIES AT 10c TO FIREWORKS HEADQURTI - . . . E. W. KIMBREI ?? I'CLUI i from now ng to make s entire sec- . not only in f l yining rresn r?always as tome today. liner sets are ffiven away on the fo Ice of the clock is covered, so that n< hie time. When the face of the Hoc brst time the clock is uncovered, sa v-?. Specials^! ide is rapidly approach- ^^^^B le folks at home, and aming in to spend the 2# all expecting an unusual s. Fruits, Etc., and you ^ ti, are you? ^ ho fills all ord^^^^y|th ^ ? ill $ >1 p A li v- ^ he Varoctei^ k r Christmas goods. RELL CO. has ? ;s that go to make H irapes, Concord Grapes, I Apples, Cocoanuts. | sis of fancy as- | IPTING LINE OF 75c PER POUND. ^no - ? i kd at cheaper prices. E X COMP'Y. I flgSSS^t? Is ^ J ill * ? I . aaa^^ll :::: " ??/ * ^ ??** \\ i\W mi llowinj? plan: In ^88u| o one knows the k is uncovered the <?$?':W ,ve your ticket as B&tiW +-v ? ? WW ^ ^ ^ ^n|IW *. im f -