;
^HE SARGASSO SEA.
1
The/Sargasso sea is one of the baffling
mysteries of nature. It is popularly
believed that this phenomenon is the
grave-yard of a mighty fleet of dead
ships, and flctionists have made much
of its suggestions of romance, tragedy
and lost treasure. When Christopher
Columbus was sailing toward America
he encountered the Sargasso sea. He
recorded in his journal that "they began
to see many tufts of grass which
were very green and appeared to have
been quite recently torn from the land."
Upon sight of this phenomenon his
Bailors exclaimed that the very sea itself
was turning into land in order to retard
his progress. This vast expanse of
weedy sea is very little less of a mystery
to the present generation than it was
to Columbus. As far as science is able
to tell us the Sargasso sea is practically
the same today as when it was first
discovered, and is perhaps the only one
of the larger aspects of nature which
has not undergone some change since
that time.
Its area is still definitely undefined,
and the cause of its weedy deposit is
still in dispute. It has remained a battling
ground for scientists all these
years, and has developed into a source
of delight for imaginative writers. It
is situated in the North Atlantic ocean,
and is similar in shape to an egg, the
large end being toward Florida. It
reaches from longitude seventy to longitude
forty, being about six hundred miles
southwest of the Azores. Its width lies
between latitude twenty and latitude
thirty-five. The Bermuda islands are
the only body of land within its area,
they being near its northwest edge. It
is estimated to be about 130,000 square
miles in extent.
The Sargasso sea has been likened to
a basin of water with light substances
floating upon its surface. When this
basin is given a circular motion the
mass gathers in the centre where there
is the least disturbance. The Sargasso
sea is the centre of the body of water
enclosed in the circle formed by the
joining of the gulf stream current and
the equatorial current.
The Sargasso sea is covered with
masses of yellow brown seaweed. Each
stalk has little air bladders which enable
the plant to remain at the surface of
the water. This weed usually is seen in
long, parallel rows which stretch away
in the direction of the prevailing winds.
Sometimes it becomes so packed as to
form island-like patches. These are to
be found mostly in the western part of
the sea, and are seldom over a hundred
feet in diameter, although fields several
acres in extent occasionally are seen.
It is believed that near the centre of the
v sea these areas become larger. This
weed serves to keep the water calm even
though a heavy wind is blowing.
Where this great supply of seaweed
comes from is a mooted question. Some
believe that it grows at the bottom of
the sea directly beneath the area in
which it is seen. This theory has been
discredited by scientists making soundincrs
which showed noirrowths whatever
at the bottom. Other? believe that the
plant grows on the surface of the water,
each branch that breaks off from the
parent stem becoming an independent
plant. This theory also has been discredited.
The greater number of scientists
cling to the belief that the weed
is a habitat of the Gulf of Mexico, as it
^ has been found attached to rocks at the
bottom in most parts of it. Their theory
is that the seeds of this plant become
attached to rocks in the manner usual
to all algae. When the plant has obtained
a considerable size it offers
greater resistance to the progress of the
continual current than the stalk will
stand, and consequently is broken off. It
then rises to the surface and is swept
onward by the stream until it passes
through the Gulf of Florida.
So much has been surmised in
connection with the Sargasso sea that
to divide the truth from the untruth is
a difficult matter. One of the most
prevalent of the untruthful ideas regarding
this phenomenon is that ships
are unable to make their way through
its expanse, and that to attempt it will
result in their being caught and carried
to the centre from which there is no
escape. Scientists discredit this story
absolutely, and from Columbus'journal
it is not apparent that he had any difficulty
in that connection.
While the area of the Sargasso sea,
ana me weea louna in it, i>oin nave remained
a myBtery to scientists, they are
no less unknown than the animal life
which abounds in this unexplored region.
The moat extraordinary of all the fish
to be found there ia the antennarius. It
cements little balls of weed together in
which it deposits its eggs. This fish is
yellow, brown and white, with a body
thick in proportion to its length. It ia
four or five inches long, the head and
mouth being enormous for its size. When
agitated it becomes inflated until it resembles
a tight ball. Its eyes are a brilliant
green. Specimens of this fish occasionally
drift into the harbor of
Beaufort, N. C., and on being picket!
up by boys along the beach are taker
to the laboratory of the United State?
bureau of fisheries. In this way somt
knowledge of the habits and life of tht
species have been obtained. Two specimens
which were watched closely foughf
SUPPLE
constantly until one killed the other. p
The only insects living on the surface d
of the Sargasso sea travel so rapidly w
that it is extremely difficult to catch a
them. Flying fish are plentiful, but s<
there are no marine birds in the vicinity. 1
At night the entire scene assumes a bril- a
liant aspect. Then the phosphorescent n
weed gives off a silver glow a short ii
distance beneath the surface, causing v
even the fish to appear outlined with f
light. It is said that a branch of the g
seaweed when placed in a small, dark p
cabin, will give sufficient light to dis- li
tinguish various objects. o
The popular belief that the Sargasscr n
sea is a giant whirlpool, drawing ven- ii
turesome and abandoned ships into its \
vnrtpy Kau rriuon rioo fn ?
. v. ?v?, f,. ' v . .ov w many ICIiiani- c
able stories. One of its victims was >
supposed to have been the "Marie r
Celeste" which left New York in 1887 c
for Europe with thirteen people on d
board, including the captain's wife and *
child. Two weeks after setting out a ?
British bark sighted her in the Atlantic t
ocean with no sign of life on board, li
TWO OLD COt
|b
HPAND
OFTHt
Time^Jowh5OUI
The most unique musical "organiza-I s
tion" in the country is Polk Miller's 1
imu o il>I . .... II
\^iu ouum negroquarieue, wnicn ne
t
will introduce as one of the features ^
of the concert to be given here on Sat- s
urday evening, April 2, in the town 1
hall, under the auspices of the Florence 1
Thornwell chapter, U. D. C. Equally
unique is the humorist's own descrip- 1
tion of it: i
"Their singing is not the kind that t
has been heard by the students from s
'colored universities' who dress in ]
pigeon-tailed coats, patent leather c
A boat was sent and a thorough search
made which revealed absolutely nothing ,
that would give a clue to the cause of 1
the desertion of the ship. Everything
was in its place, even the boats at the 1
davits. The hull was undamaged, cargo l
intact and the rigging and spar were
in perfect condition. The sails were set, 1
and the weekly wash of the crew hung J
above the forecastle. In the cabin there
Was a sewing machine with a child's j
garment under the needle, and on the
table there was a half finished meal. The j
log book was posted to within forty-eight 1
hours of the visit, and from the condi- ]
tion of the ship it was proved that no t
storm had been encountered. Although ]
the United States government spared
llOthine in its pffnrt* to nnravol tV>? '
mystery, no trace of any member of the 1
ship's company was found. I
A Glimpse of Porto Rico.
The fairer aspects of Porto Rican ,
life are abundant, says an exchange.
The setting of San Juan is picturesque. '
At this season of the year, a silversweet
mist veils the tops of the sleepy ?
hills. The city is on a small island,
connected with the larger island by a
fine bridge. Beyond it are suburbs
laid out by the Americans in which are ,
some attractive villas. The thatched
roof shanty of the negro has disappeared
before them. The clatter of (
the hoofs of horses clicks on the steep.
I Touring Car $950?
FORD AUTOI
iMENT TO THE FORT M
aved streets. A ragged regiment of
usty Creoles, negroes and shabby
rhites lounges in the plaza or gathers
t street corners. United States
oldiers in uniforms pass and repass,
'he federal garrison is about 3,000
oldiers, including one regiment of
ative Porto Ricans. Loafing, loungig,
day-dreaming, flirting, timecasting,
gossiping, begging money
rom strangers or employment as
glides, fruit and flower vending seem
opular occupations. Time, health and
ife are he'd cheap. Muleteers, driving
r resting the tough little donkeys,
nules or asses with big panniers hangng
on their Bides, generally loaded with
egetables or cocoanuts, come and go in
ndless procession. Life is outdoors.
U the doorways often stand little
laked boys. Saloons, cigar shops,
afes, fruit stands and itinerant pedllera
are centres of general interest,
'aroquets from Brazil, birds of spanfled
plumage are offered for sale on the
treets. There is a light touch on
verything. No one seems to take
ife seriously. All is frothy.
iFEDERATES"
ASSISTED
V Polk Miller's
famous
I I QUARTETTE
B I ^Q^CtN^r,rj|I|C'
flV ^ WHO UNO
H ? OLD1PLAMTATI0M
ihoes, white front shirts, and who are
idvertised to sing plantation melodies
>ut do not. They do not try to let you
lee how nearly a negro can act the
vhite man while parading in a dark
ikin, but they dress, act and sing like
.he real Southern darky in his 'workn'
' clothes."
Between selections by the quartette
Pr. Miller and Col. "Tom" Booker,
mother "old Confederate," will conribute
dialect stories, recitations and
longs with banjo accompaniment, competing
a program as unusual as it is
lelightful.
K A STICK IN THE CITT.
?IUI not know by the revlvlnR grass
That the ohl miracle had come to pass;
<or hy the hawthorne trembling In
the lane.
)r the Unlit laiiKhter of the country
rain.
. In the fevered city's thundering: mart,
feard not the sounds that quickened
tile .lull heart,
hardly knew the Spring was on her
way,
h> desolate and empty past id each day,
iVIth never a tree or fragrant cherry
bloom
ro haunt my spirit like an old perfume,
did not hear the breathing of the
flowers
Xmid the tumult of the hurrying hours;
did not see the ancient beauty come
,'nheralded by fife or bell or drum.
ilut I knew by the bells In the clamoring
towers,
\nd the faces of children that blossomed
like flowers;
r knew by a rose at the end of the
street.
Xnd the glad, martial moving of thousands
of feet.
That the old. lovely April, ancient yet
new,
Mud come to the city, to me und to you:
Xnd the seed of Ills sowing had wakened
again
In the hearts und the souls of a million
of men;
[ knew by the look In the oyes of the
old.
That the grass of His growing had
covered the mould;
[ knew by the wonder that came to the
town.
The stern. Iron city, with sorrow
weighed down.
That One had nrlsen who once had been
dead.
Xnd the white Easter message again
had been said.
?Collier's Weekly.
MITCHELL HOTEL,
(Formerly Nicholson Hotel)
CHESTER, - - S. C.
Rates, $2 Per Day and Up.
Fully Equipped.
MOBILES
and ACCESSORIES.
Ef* ' "
ILLL TIMES, MARCH 2^
- 4
AN ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance to declare the law in reference to.
and to regulate the manufacture, sale. use. consumption.
possession, transportation and disposition
of Alcoholic Liquors and Beverages
within the town of Fort Mill. South Carolina,
and to prohibit the same.
Be it ordained by the mayor and aldermen of
of the town of Fort Mill. S. C.. in regular council
assembled this 1st day of March, 1910:
Section 1. That on and after the adoption of
this ordinance, the manufacture, sale, barter, exchange.
receipt or acceptance for unlawfnl use,
delivery, storage, and Keeping in possession in the
town of Fort Mill, S. C.. for unlawful use of any
spirituous malt, vinous, fermented or brewed
(whether lager or rice beer), or other liquors and
vi aU/ i-unpuunu or mixture Ltiereol
which contains alcohol, and is used as a beverage
is hereby prohibited- Any person convicted of
violating this section shall be punished by imprisonment
at hard labor for a period of not less thar
ten days, nor more than thirty days, or by a fln<
of not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more thar
i one hundred dollars.
Section 2. All alcoholic liquors, or beveraget
containing alcohol and which are used as a beveri
src. in the possesion of any person for unlawfu
use. shall be seized without warrant, and. if n<
action to recover the same is begun within thirtj
days from such seizure; or. if such action be be
Kun. and the judgment of the court be adverse U
the plaintiff, then such liquors shall be forfeited
to the said town of Fort Mill, and such liquori
shall be destroyed publicly by the police of th<
said town.
Section 3. Upon affidavit which may be on in
formation and belief, to the effect that contra banc
liquor or leverages containing alcohol and usee
as a beverage arc being unlawfully concealed
kept or stored in any place in said town, a search
warrant may be issued by the mayor of said town
empowering any officer or person who may In
deputized or duly appoiniod as n policeman. U
enter the said place by day or night, and to search
the said premises for the purpose of seizing th?
said contral>and liquors therein concealed, kept 01
stored, which said liquor, when so seized, shal
be disputed of as hereinbefore provided for th<
disposition of unlawful liquors: Provided, that nc
dwelling house shall be searched in the night
time.
Section 4. Any person detected in the act oi
violating nny of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be liable to arrest without warrant: Provided.
a warrant shall be procured within a reasonable
time thereafter.
Sectibn 5. Any person who dispossesses or rescues
from a policeman or other officer, or attompU
so to do. any alcoholic liquors or beverages taker
or retained by such officer charged with the en
forcement of this ordinance, shall, upon convic
tion. be punished by imprisonment at hard laboi
for not less than ten days, nor more than thirtj
days, or by a line of not less than twenty-five dol
lars. nor more than one hundred dollars.
Section!!. Any person handling contrnluim
liquor in the night time, or delivering the same
whether as the agent of a common carrier o
otherwise, shall l>c deemed guilty of a violation o
this ordinance, and. on conviction, shall be pun
isbed by imprisonment at hard labor for not lea
than ten days, npr more than thirty days, or by i
fine of not less than twenty-five dollars, nor m r
tlfnn one hundred dollars. ,
Section 7. Any wagon, cart, or other conveyance.
together witb horses, mules or other ani
mats, with harness accompanying the same, trans
porting liquors or beverages at night (other thai
regular passenger or railway cars) shall be liabl
to seizure and confiscatH>n. and to that end th
officer making the seizure shall cause the same t
be duly advertised for a period of fifteen days, b
posting a notice of said sale in three public place
in the town, and that the proceeds of the said sal
shall be paid into the treasury of said town.
Section 8. Any person who shall, in the town o
Fort Mill, offer for sale, or solicit the purchase o
any of the liquors or beverages mentioned in Sec
tion 1 of this act. shall be deemed guilty of a vie
lation of this ordinance, and. upon convictior
shall be punished by imprisonment at hard la be
for a period of not less than ten days, nor mor
than thirty days, or by a fine of not less tha
twenty-five dollars, nor more than one hundre
dollars.
Section 9. All places where persons are permit
ted to resort for the purpoae of drinking alcohol I
liquors, or beverages containing alcohol and use
aa a beverage, are hereby declared nuisances, an
the keeper or manager of such places, upon cor
viction. shall be punished as provided in Section
of this ordinance.
Section 10. Every person who shall, directly o
Indirectly, keep or maintain by himself, or by ai
sociatlng or combining with others, or who aha
in any manner aid, assist or abet in the keepin
or maintaining of any club room or other place i
which any alcoholic liquors or beverages are r?
ceived or kept for unlawful use. barter or sale a
a beverage, or for distribution or division amon,
the members of any club or association, by an
moans whatever, and every person who shall r?
celve, barter, sell, assist or abet another in reeeiv
ing. bartering or selling any alcoholic liquors u
beverages so received or kept, shall be deeme
guilty of a misdemeanor, and. upon convictlo
thereof, shall be punished m imwiUi in
1 of this ordinance.
Section 11. It shall be unlawful for any perso
to solicit or take any order for whkkey or alee
holic beverage. whether or not the person tak in,
or soliciting said order shall receive compensatioi
therefor, within the town of Fort Mill; and an
person tak ins any such order, or soliciting a
order for the purchase of any alcoholic liquors u
beverages. or any person ordering whiskey o
alcoholic beverages for another, whether sucl
order be in the name of the (>?raon taking or so
liciting the order, or In the name of the person t
whom the whiskey or alcoholic beverages are t
be shipped, shall be deemed guilty of a misde
meanor. and. upon conviction, shall be pun
iahed as provided for in Scctkin 1, of thi
ordinance.
Section 12. It shall be unlawful for the agen
of any common carrier, within the town of For
Mill, to deliver whiskey or alcoholic beverage
to any minor, or between the hours of sun u
and sun down, or to any other person than th
person to whom the liquor or alcoholic beverage
are actually consigned, or upon the writte
order of the consignee. Any person violating th
provisions of this section shall, upon convlctior
be punished as provided for in Section 1. of thi
ordinance.
Done and ratified by council the day and yea
above written.
I- A. HARRIS.
Attest; Mayor.
B. W. BRADFORD. Clerk.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
The following is the correct schedul
of the arrival of the Southern railwa;
passenger trains at Fort Mill. Train
29 and 30 do not stop at this place ex
cept upon flag:
NORTHBOUND.
No. 30 10:88 p. m
No. 36 8:50 a. m
No. 28 5:15 p. m
SOUTHBOUND.
No. 29 4:00 a. m
No. 35 6:47 * m
No. 27 5:15 p. iii
Roadster $900?Fully Equipp
Sylee<
-o
h 1910.
~ OTi QHHi GHEBH
I We have just bought a larg
Oak Top Dining Tables like <
next 30 days at the following
54-inch Quartered Top 8 feet Ion
48-inch 44 44 8 44 44
145-inch 4 4 44 8 44 4 4
42-inch 44 4 4 8 44 4 4
45-inch 4 4 44 6 44 44
42-inch 44 44 6 44 4 4
We guarantee these tables t
work well and give satisfactio
BWe pay the freight.
W. G. REII
! | ROCK HI
t f""" " "
Lumber 1
; We are prepared to fill orders, 1
DRESSED and RC
; Our mills are located near Fort ]
r in this section, and with improved
ence we guarantee satisfaction
HOKE, MASSEY
f
J Hunting Creek Corn V
V4g^5/' goods that the science of di
- CqrH is a very broad statement b
J- WMISKKT our reputation,
e ~.~7TV~2T It costs more to make I
d now than it did when we ti
PViHHHi that could he made then
i- the increased cost.
HUNTING CREEK
?} mild, mellow and palata
which all imitators have f
tioned purity makes it, when needet
* The same QUALITY ALW
ii price-:
* 1 Gil. 2 G.
n Hontinf Greek Corn 93.00 $5.6
Cooper t Laurel Valley Cora .... 3.25 6.2
* Iredell Corn 100 3.1
* Old Timet Corn a? ' ?
y Couch's Pride Cora 2.75 5.C
Cascade Rye
Miction Rye 3.5* 6.<
T Jacco Rye 3.00 5.?
Original Cascade, $12.00 per case.
n Express prepaid?No charge for packing
n Every thing in Wi
" Remit P. O. or Expi
J. A. COUCH, N
' Thi J. A. McDONO
; P. O. Box 718.
0
W. H. HOOVER'S PRI
' CORN WHISKIES. J On
? New Corn $2.0
D One Year Old 2.3
e Two Year Old 3.0
,a Three Year Old 3.2
n Hoover's' Old Mountain Corn 2.6
e Hoover's' Private Stock 3.0
, Pocahontas Corn 3.0
is RYE WHISKIES.
Hoover's Choice 3.0
ir Hoover 2.7
Southern States 2 6
Excelsior 2.1
Gibson 4.6
Old Times 3.7
_ Old Prentice 4.0
Petinbrook (bottled In bond) 3.7
T Cascade
1 Oreen River (bottled In bond)
Old Taylor (bottled In bond) 4.0
Mellwood (bottled in bond) 3.7
Overholt
? Jefferson Club 3.7
e Old Henry 3.5
v Old Grand Dad 3.5
' I. W Harper
a Va. Valley 2.5
NO CHAROK KOR JUGS OR PAOKI
charge*, deduct for 1 or 2 Rations SO c
31.05; 12 quarts. 91-10. Special prices o
W. H. HOOVER &
w^WM v
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' ^PggBSBBft JOHH WH
PRICEt
0^ IN A LOW PRI
ed. Tourabout $950
:au Manufac
Rock Hill, : : : : South
pecial Table
Sale. I
;e stock of solid Quartered I
:ut and offer them for the w \
reduced prices: 81
g $30.00 I
$24.00 H
$20.00
$17.50
$18.00 B
.$14.50 (
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uv in CVSllllll/lUIl, LU
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"or Sale.
arpe or small, for all kinds of
>UGH LUMBER.
Mill in the finest tract of timber
machinery and years of experiwith
every order. Phone 1-a.
& COMPANY.
Vhiskey is the finest piece of
istilling has ever produced, this JMk
lut we are willing to back it by if
IUNTING CREEK CORN
rst began but, it was the best
ind so it is to-day?in spite of
CORN WHISKEY is very
ble with a flavor all its own,
ailed to produce. Its unquesi,
the doctors favorite prescription. "
'AYS?It never VARIES.
LIST.
J. 3 Cal. 4 Gal. 4Q*. 6 Qt?. 12 Qu.
0 S 8 25 $10 00 $3.23 $S 00 $ 8.25
5 9 00 12.00 3.50 5.25 10.00
i0 5.25 0.75
0 10.50 12 75 4.00 6.35 12.00
? 7.35 9.65
5.00 6.75 12.75
i0 9.50 12.00 3.75 5.35 9 75
10 8.25 10.00 3.25 4.75 8.75
. Complete price-list sent free of cost
nes and Liquors,
ess Money Order.
\? cu:~ t~\?
lgl. Ollip. i^cpc.
UGH COMPANY,
RICHMOND, VA.
CC IICT EXPRESS CHARGES
IjL LlJl, PREPAID.
I. 2 Gal. 3 Gal. -1 Gal. 4 Qts. 6 Qts. 12Qta
0 J3.60 J5.25 $ $ i X
r. 4.10 6.oo ;
0 5.60 8.00
5 6.00 8.25 HI"
0 5.00 7.00 2.60 3.60 8.2*
7 6.00 7.50 3.00 4.25 9.00
0 6.00 7.50 3.00 4.26 9.00
0 5.50 8.25 2.00 3.00
5 4.75 6.75
') 4.25 6.75
0 3.60 5 25
1 8 60 12.76 16.00 4.75 7.00 13.6*
5 7.10 10.50 13.00 4.00 6.00 12.00
0 7.60 11.25 4.25 6.25 12.00
5 7.10 10.50 13.00 4.25 6.35 12 00
5.00 6 75 12.7*
5.00 6.75 12.26
0 7.60 11.26 14.00 5.00 6.75 12 25
5 7.10 10.50 13.00 4 75 6 75 13.26
4.50 6.85 12.60
5 7.10 10 50 13.00 4 00 5.80 10 00
0 6.60 9.50 12.00 4.00 6.75 10.00
0 6.50 9.50 12.00
5.00 7.00 i 2.25
0 4.60 6.76 8.50
NO. If you desire to pay the express
enta; 3 gallon*. 75 cents; 4 gallons,
n large quantities.
fO fnr 522 E Bro*d
inc. RICHMOND, VA.
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