The Fort Hill Times.
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FORT MILL. S. C.. JUNE 30. 1910.
Unjust Criticism.
How true it is, as Coleridge
has said, that whispering
tongues can poison truth. Word
has reached The Times office of
an impression which is more or
less current throughout the
western section of the county i
that Mr. John Porter Hollis, a
member of the York delegation
to the General Assembly, is
mainly .resppnsible for the
agitation last winter of the proposal
to form a new South
Carolina county to be composed
of parts of York, Lancaster and
Chester counties. The statement
is also made that certain citizens
of that section of the
country are so aggrieved with
Mr. Hollis over the erroneous
impression that he was one of
the movers for the new county
that they will use it against him
in the coming campaign should
he offer for reelection in the
hope of accomplishing his.defeat.
The Times is in position to
make a positive disclaimer for
Mr. Hollis. The notion that he
was one of the proponents of
"Catawba" county lacks nothing
of being outside the facts. Mr.
Hollis was approached on the
subject and asked the pointed
question whether he could be
depended upon to use h;s offices
as a member of the General
Assembly in behalf of the new
county. He refused to do so,
taking the position, the reasonableness
of which was not
questioned by anyone, that as he
was elected as the result of
a campaign in which nothing
was said about dismembering
the old county it would be a
breach of faith with the sections
of the county which would
naturally be opposed to the
division.
This paper is not interested in
Mr. Hollis' political fortunes; indeed
it does not know whether
Mr. Hollis will again ask the people
of York countv to send him
to the General Assembly or to
elect him to any other office.
But it does know that an injustice
is being done Mr. Mollis
by the circulation of the report
that he was a proponent of the
new county and it undertakes to
set the public right so far as in
its power lies. If there is still
interest in knowing who the
prime movers for "Catawba"
county were, The Times is able
to state authoritatively that they
were one red-headed Rock Hill
lawyer and one black-headed
Fort Mill editor.
The Automobile "Craze."
In isolated instances there ap
pears evidence to support tht
contention that not every mar
who is riding over the country ir
an automobile as the accepter
owner of the machine is ir
financial circumstances whici
justify him in enjoying such ar
expensive luxury, but one find*
it impossible to believe the statement
of a Columbia paper thai
the people of South Caroline
have gone crazy on the subject
of automobiling and that "everybody
who has anything tc
mortgage has been smitten b>
the malady and is the prout
owner of one of the chug-chup
machines." We are forced t<
demur to such an assertion,
. There is not, of course, available
information to determine the
financial status of the hundred*
of South Carolina automobile
^wpwMMMgarrriiTriV-r?
| owners, but it is within reasoi
| to believe that not one in twent;
of these citizens has mortgage
anything to secure his machine
The proposition of our contempc
rary is preposperous and place
l a low estimate upon the intelli
gence of many of the best peopl
in tne btate. Automoone owners
as a rule, are no more unmindfu
of their obligations to themselve
and their dependents than othe
South Carolinians. There an
no rooms for rent in their heads
and this being true, they are no
mortgaging their property t<
avail themselves of machine
ownership.
Congress Candidate T. Botl
Butler seems to be dozing. Som<
; of his friends should wake hin
up. He does not seem to knov
that a resolution indorsinj
national improvement of th<
public highways was over
whelmingly defeated in th<
recent State Democratic con
vention; otherwise one is at ;
loss to account for the statemen
in one of Mr. Butler's campaigi
circulars that he "will endeavo
to have the government, unde
proper restrictions, aid in build
ing permanent roads." I
leaves a bad taste in one'
mouth to see a candidate for th<
Democratic nomination for Con
gress flying his individua
opinion in the face of the party'
decree. The Democracy o
South Carolina has said thatthi
' State does not wish Federal ai<
to improve the public roads an<
that should settle the matter fo
South Carolina Democrats.
THE OLD MAN'S SWORD.
A t 1mn 1 u Cnnalitntuin
n
"The old man hung it there
where you see it," the womai
said, "and nobody has eve
touched it since he went away
, Only in the dark lonesome nights
it gives me the skeerv feelin' fo
the cabin floor creaks, and
hear footsteps?I hear footsteps
And then there's a strikin' c
tents and a rallyin' o' the men
and laughter and song an
; prayers, and sometimes tears
God help us!-and over an
; above all the clank, the clash o
I swords that makes my bloo
run cold! For that sword wa
in the old man's hand ?held hig
land dangerous?through man
battles, and he used to say tha
i the rust on the blade was nothin
| but the blood of men. The ol
man never auite got over thai
Rut he loved the sword becaus
it went with him through thre
wars, and just before he wer
away he hung it there, wher
! you see it now, and said: 'It'
! speak of me when I am gon<
Let it be Let it be!' And sur
enough, it does speak of him; fc
in the still, dark nights you ca
hear it clink, clink against th
: wall, and the rust on the blad
shines in the firelight.
"I wish somebody'd take th
ghostly old sword and bury
out o' sight, for when the win
sings loud o' nights and shakt
the shutters it clanks on th
wall and gives a body the col
shivers; or on still, dark night:
when the owls cry for lonesonrv
i ness, it seems too terrible; an
' it's then I hear the footsteps ar
feel the hot breath o' the batt
, in my face and see the eyes <
dead heroes staring at the star
I verily believe that the old ma
hunts where the sword is, ar
while I wish it away out of sigl
forever, it ain't for me to torn
it, with the old man's last wor<
ringing in my ears. I tried
I shut out the sight of it. with
1 flag hanging over it, but I heai
its trembling motion beneai
the flag, whose folds rustled so
had to take it down and put
away.
"Ah, me! I wish there
never be a war in the worl
1 But how the old man did love
] talk about'em! He fought tl
I battles over day and night, ai
i just before he answered to tl
i last roll call he said: 'I'm goii
i into camp with the boys on tl
? other side.'"
Fifty-eight Mills to Shut Down?
1 The statement is made th
t the representatives of 58 eott<
mills met in Gastonia, N. t
> Friday afternoon and signed :
r agreement to shut down for fo
[ weeks in July and August.
The fifty-eight mills repr
' sented are located in Gasto
' Mecklenburg. Catawba. Linco
and Cleveland counties in Nor
! Carolina, and York county
'! this State. It is believed th
? other mills in the two States w
;' follow suit.
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n Political Announcements,
d Gives Platform to the Public.
Mr. J. K. Henry States the Issues on
h- Which He Seeks Election to Con_
gress.
i From Chester Lantern.
I- I Solicitor J. K. Henry, who is a candig
date for Congress from the Fifth dis'
j trict, states today his platform on
'? j which he is seeking election. It is
ll safe, sane and sound and shows what,
s I if elected-, he will try to do. The plati
form follows:
r You ask for my platform as a can
e ' uiuate ior congress in the coming pri!
mary. I give it to you on my ten fin'
i gers,
t 1. Tax incomes, luxuries, inheri0
Lances, monopolies anil privileged corporations.
e | 2. Tariff for revenue.
3. A revision of the present schedule
by gradual reduction on iron, wool,
i leather, wood and the necessaries.
> 4. A commission to be elected by
e congress, bound by law to a gradual
^ reduction of tariff on all articles dur1
ing a number of years till not more
^ I than 20 per cent, is charged on any ar?
ticle.
B 5. Reform the civil service with
compensation to the government em
ployes in proportion to their work
g i and hardship; each to be provided with
: safe and adequate equipment. In case
of injury or death while in service a
1 I reasonable provision for their dependents.
j 6. A law making it a crime for em^
' ployers to coerce their employes in
r elections.
_ 7. Penalty of imprisonment for
managers and agents of corporations
- ' violating law instead of fines on the
t corporation.
? I 8. Heavy penalties for vote buying
s and corrupt office holders,
e I 8. Prevent the national government
_ : from issuing licenses in prohibition
. territory and make shipment of liquor
l ! into any State .subject on entry to
S ' State law.
c 10. Enlarge the scope and force of
the agricultural department. Pre- j
S vent gambling in products of the field I
J and protect the honest marketing of
j the same.
I* For House of Representatives.
1 hereby announce myself as a candidate
for the House of Representatives
from York county, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary.
J. E. BEAMGIJARD.
For County Treasurer.
_ 1 hereby announce myself a candidate
for the office of Treasurer of York
? county, subject to the action of the
D Democratic voters in the primary elecr
tion.
JOHN A. NEEI.Y.
r The Times is authorized to announce
j HARRY E. NEIL as a candidate for
,! i appointment as Treasurer for York
'* bounty, subject to the recommendation
? of the Democratic voters in the primary
, election.
For Supl. of Education.
1 1 hereby announce myself as a candi4
date for Supeaintendent of Education
'I for York county, subject to the choice
d of the Democratic voters in the pric
inarv election.
MINOR R. RIGGERS.
\ The Times is authorized to announce
Lt Mr. JOHN WARREN QU1NN, forJ?
merly of Broad River, now of York
d township, as a candidate for County
ft Superintendent of Education, subject
to the action of the Democratic voters
' in the approaching primary election.
For County Supervisor.
e 1 hereby announce myself a candilj
date for reelection to the office of,
Supervisor of York county, subject to
- the rules of the approaching Democrat'(?
ic primary election.
>r * CLEM F. GORDON.
n
IC The Fort Mill friends of JOHN F.
|e GORDON take pleasure in presenting
his name to the voters of York county
for the office of County Supervisor.
'.e Mr. Gordon filled this office some years
it ago and his administration redowned to
d j the interests of the county as well as
reflecting credit upon himself.
IC For County Auditor.
Id The Times is authorized to announce
S, 11 road us M. Ix>ve, of Smyrna, as a candidate
for the Democratic recommen,
dation for appointment as Auditor of
(* York county; subject to the choice of
Kl the voters in the primary election.
If
)f I hereby announce myself as a cang
, didate for nomination for reappointment
to the office of County Auditor,
. subject to the action of the Democratic
voters in the primary election,
tit JOHN J. HUNTER.
:h
is We are authorized to announce
to T. E. McMACKIN as a candidate for
appointment as Auditor of York
. county, subject to the recommendation
!*(l of the Democratic voters in the primary
th election.
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Mullen's
Hornet's Nest
Liniment
For Cramp Colic, Cholera
Morbus, Diarrhoea and
Dysentery.
*And Oother Bowel Complaints.
Externally,
"As Good as the Best and
Better Than the Rest."
afetf-Sold by all Druggists
and Country Merchants.
W. N. MULLEN'S SON,
Proprietor,
No. 3)3 West Eighth St.,
Charlotte, N. C.
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1 PARKS DRUG CO.,1
Marble and Granite
Monuments.
A large stock at prices from
$5.00 up.
Call and see the line at
our storeroom, Boulevard and
Palmer streets. Phone 1618.
Queen City Marble &
Granite Works,
Charlotte, IM. C.
Take Dilworth street cars to
reach our plant.
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length of s
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emphasize iti
length?the
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as shown in
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a large varie
and short, mi
type of figure to fill its requirt
fashionable garments.
These corsets are guarantee*
break or tear. Warner's stand;
that this guarantee is almost su
On the tissue paper wrapped ;
er's Corsets is an illustrated sto
od of lacing and fitting your cor
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rule to set aside a certain per
pay day. Consider that this p<
the future. Look upon it as a
As your income increases, your
Four per cent, interest allow
time deposits.
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putting in any kind
well, it will pay
piping from me.
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Phone 112 for
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but is unboned and soft
ely comfortable, sitting,
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the waist but do not
3 curves; the emphasis is on
corsetted figure presenting
:e of long, unbroken lines,
this Warner Corset,
ete line of our corsets shows
ty of shapes?long, medium
aking it possible for every
emcnts with this season's
i to WEAR?not to rust,
ard of quality is so high
perfluous.
around each pair of Warnry
telling the proper methsets.
HOSE SUPPORTERS
to $5.00 per pair.
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debt which must be paid.
savings will increase,
ed on savings accounts and
md Savings Bank,
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