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' v y. ?&>' **' >?* The Fort Mill Times. DEMOCRATIC. Published Thursday Morninjr*. B. \V. & W. K. Bradford Publishers W. R. Bradford - Editor B. W. Bradford Manager The Times invites contributions on live subjects, but does not nit ree to publish more than 200 words on any subject. The rurht is reserved to edit every communication submitted for publication. On application to the publisher. advertisinK rates are made known to those interested. Telephone, local and Ionic distance. No. 112. Subscription Hates: One Year $1.25 Six Months 05 FORT MILL. S. C.. JULY 28. 1910. Does Agricultural Department Pay? The Fort Mill Times is pleased to note that it is not the only South Carolina newspaper which entertains the thought that the so-called department of agriculture and commerce of the State government, over which E. J. Watson presides as commissioner, is of doubtful value to the people. This department has been in existence for the last six years, and it is a conservative estimate to place its cost to the Commonwealth at $75,000. Much of this amount has been spent by the commissioner in going hither and yon, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf, to first one public TYlPPf 11~\ rr onrJ n * ?-? ><vvvii>|k unu i/iitu auuinci, lit LUC interest, we are told, of the vast advertising campaign which the department is alleged to have under way. Advertising, if done in good faith and through the right mediums, admittedly is a modern business builder. But there is advertising and advertising. Some of it is of the hot air variety which does the cause it is ostensibly intended to promote more harm than good. This paper is * not prepared to give bond that the South Carolina department of agriculture and commerce has not dealt in this latter class of advertising. In any event, the people who have put up the stacks of little round wheels to pay for the advertising are due an accounting. Let the department show concrete results at the next session of the Legislature. If it nas done anything of real worth to the Commonwealth, certainly no abominable amount of screaming or scraping should be necessary for it to produce its Eskimos. In saying that an accounting should be required of the department of agriculture and commerce, we are not unmindful of the aphorism that the results of advertising cannot be determined; but no thoroughgoing business firm continues to pour money into any advertising propaganda unless results are apparent after a time. The same principle of the commercial world should be t? . i i i * - appiieu to tnis department of the State government. If it cannot, after six years' existence, show profitable returns to the Commonwealth from the tens of thousands of dollars it has expended for advertising, then the Legislature should eliminate this item of expense from the next appropriation bill. There is not, of course, the erroneous supposition in The Times office that all the money which has been set aside by the Legislature for this department has been used for advertising. Among the various other items of expense there are the salaries, etc., of the two inspectors ol manufactories. Somewhere wc have read that in the scope ol duties of these inspectors is that of reporting violations of the child labor law. How mam prosecutions, have they instigated? We have not heard ol one, though we have the wore of a disinterested gentleman foi the statement that there are scores of factories in Soutl Carolina in which children art at work in violation of the law, It is also interesting to inquire how many of the large mercan tile establishments in the State which employ numbers of female clerks have, in compliance will i the law, provided seats for the use of these clerks when they are not engaged in serving the ! public. Has the department store of J. L. Mimnaugh, a mercantile establishment almost within gunshot of the commissioner's office, complied with this feature of the child labor law, or has the department made any effort to enforce the law at Mimnaucrh's? Tho South Carn- I lina department of agriculture and commerce needs investigating:. Meanwhile, however, it is interesting to learn what one of the best weekly papers in the State thinks of Watson and his department. We quote from the Bamberg Herald: "It is announced by Mr. E. J. Watson, State commissioner of agriculI ture and immigration, that he has been offered a position by the United States government at an increased \ salary. He says that he has not yet decided to accept, but is thinking over the matter. Of course he will take it. and we know of no one who can draw a salary with greater ease and efficiency than our present cotnmisj sioner. It will be a good thing for j South Carolina if he does accept, so i that the position he now holds can be abolished, for, as we see it, no good i results are being obtained for the 5 money expended on this department." DREAM OF AN OPIUM-EATER. De Quincry. The dream commenced with a j music which now I often heard in dreams?a music of preparation and of awakening suspense; a music like the opening of the Coronation Anthem, and which, like that, gave the feeling of a vast march, of infinite cavalcades filing olf, and the tread of innumerable armies. The morning was come of a mighty day? a day of crisis and of final hope for human nature, then suffering some mysterious eclipse, and j laboring in some dread ex-1 tremity. Somewhere, I knew not where?somehow, I knew not how?by some beings, I knew not whom ?a battle, a strife, an agony, was conducting -was evolving like a great drama, or \ji imisit, wiLii wnicn my sympathy was the more insupportable from my confusion as to I its place, its cause, its nature, land its possible issue. I, as is usual in dreams (where, of necessity, we make ourselves central to every movement), had the power and yet had not the power, to decide it. 1 had the power, if 1 could raise myself to, will it; and yet again had not the power, for the weight of twenty Atlantics was upon me, or the oppression of inexpiable guilt. "Deeper than ever plummet sounded," 1 lay inactive. Then, like a chorus, the passion deepened. Some greater interest was at stake; some mightier cause than ever yet the sword had pleaded, or trumpet had proclaimed. Then came sudden alarms; hurryings to and fro; j trepidations of innumerable j fugitives. I knew not whether : from the good cause or the bad;| darkness and lights; tempest and j human faces; and at last, with the sense that all was lost, female forms, and the features that were worth all the world to me, and but a moment allowed? i and clasned hands and honrt. breaking partings, and then everlasting farewells! and, with a sigh, such as the caves of hell sighed when the incestuous mother uttered the abhorred name of death, the sound was ! reverberated everlasting farewells! and again, and yet again reverberated?everlasting farewells! And I awoke in struggles,1 and cried aloud, "I will sleep no more!" An Irish Sunflower. Species of the sunflower are ; often seen in this country growing in country gardens and else5 where, but such a specimen of the herb as was shown on Main street Monday afternoon by > Police Officer V. I). Potts prob ablv had never been seen in Port1 \t;n iw.tv.x.. i., av u a: . a?iiii i?ui Ui . Ill iHtll cll *jl U1I? year Mr. Potts ordered a pair of . chickens from Ireland. When the chickens arrived Mr. Potts " observed a small bag of sunflower seed fastened to the crate, 1 which the poultry man said had r been sent to gratify the wish of } one of his children. A few of i the seeds were planted in Mr. ^ Potts' garden early in the spring. No attention was given the plants, but they grew i<> unusual size notwitlistanchn.tr the lack of care, the one which was J displayed on Main street meas urinj? 12 3-4 inches in diameter i and -12 inches in circumference. WALKS HUNDREDS OF MILES TO PAY VISIT TO DAUGHTER In the world's eye, perhaps the old man who was making his way afoot from his home in western Virginia?not West Virginia, mark you; sons of the Old Dominion resent the mistake to a South Carolina town would have seemed a fit recruit for a ragged regiment as he appeared in Fort Mill Saturday afternoon travel begrimed and wearing a suit that even a Don Quixote could not have imagined ever |1 found a peg in a fashionable haberdasheryTruly our traveler was not dressed as a Beau Brummel, but he was not a tramp in the general acceptation of the derisive term, neither did he appear by any sort of labyrinth of relationship a species of the genus hobo. He was simply an old man, who for the want of money with which to pay railroad fare, was walking from his Virginia home to a little South 1 Carolina town to pay a visit to ( his daughter?just to see her one 1 more time before he paid to nature his final tribute. ' The afternoon was hot and the old man had found an inviting place for a few minutes' rest on one of the bandstand benches in Confederate park before renewing the long journey?happily now all but ended ?which his father love for his only child had : prompted him to undertake. ( There was a touch of pathos in ,1 the old man's voice' and manner 1 as he feelingly referred to the ' hope of a reunion with his daughter. but no tear mounted the eye that had looked the world bravely in the face for wellnigh four score years. He had the appearance of one who was not a ' stranger in the school of adversi-1 ty and if there was an indication of sorrow for the long separation : from his daughter not unmixed with joy at the prospective meeting with her it was quickly dispelled in the conversation which followed between him and the i little party which had gathered in the shady retreat to escape i tVw, i.1 ?r ? me run uiiaLtrriuK rays. There is an indefinable brotherly feeling between veterans of the "Lost Cause," so when the old man noted the iron cross of honor worn by one of the party he began to talk freely of the South's majestic struggle for a permanent place in the family of nations, for he, like the wearer of the cross of honor, had followed where the blood-red banners of the Confederacy led on many a battlefield. He was with the immortal Jackson at Port Republic and Chancellorsville, he was at Gettysburg and in the hard campaigning of 'HI and he was at Appomattox, where the tlag of the fairest republic the world has ever seen went down in defeat, never again to ripple and wave and flaunt defiance in the face of the enemy. There was no apparent effort on the part of the old man to impress himself upon his hearers as one who had done more than the average among his comrades of the 'Ms in behalf of the South's struggle for independence from a galling union, but he had the manner and unmistakable sin- I cerity of a man whose word could be believed and no one doubted that the world-wide renown of the Southern armies was mnrlp in Inrwo ivii-t "imU i ... .u.gv |/UI t uj DUV-II auidiers as he. But the old man did not confine his interesting reminiscences to incidents of the Civil war. He told of witnessing, as little more 1 than a boy, the hanging of old John Brown at Harper's Ferry way back in the '50s, an occur- J rence which brought down upon ' the South the maledictions of all the Northern abolitionists. He ! was within a few feet of John Brown when the black cap was placed over the eyes of the Kansas agitator for attempting to incite the slaves to murder their j masters. He saw the cart on which Brown had been placed i driven from under him and the body left dangling in the air, | with tne neck broken, as a just recompense for his diabolical I efforts to destroy the life ami property of the Southern slave owners. After telling the story of the execution of John Brown, the old man said it was time for him to he off. Presently he was lost to the view, perhaps forever, of those he had entertained for an hour and more. To Eradicate Black Root. Tuesday a hill appropriating >10,Out) tor the eradication of black root in cotton was passed by the lower house of the Georgia Legislature. HOME COUNTIES OF THE SIXTY SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNORS Since the year 177(3 South Carolina has elected 60 chiel executives, including the three who served during "Radical rule," says the Wateree Messenger. Of this number Charleston has furnished 21, the firs! two being kncwn as presidents. While Charleston has furnished nearly 40 per cent, of the executives of the State, she has furnished only one in the las! 66 years. It might seem that il is getting time for Charlestor to honor the executive mansior again with an occupant, but oi ti:o other hand we see about ; score of counties that have not furnished even one executive, notwithstanding the fact that in each of this score of counties there are probably a number of men who would willingly fill the position. Should Charleston not see fit to furnish another executive until all the delinquent counties have furnished one each, it will be about the year 1950 before its time comes again, even if only minus counties furnish the governors and there be no more new counties made, the former being very improbable and the latter very probable. Next after Charleston comes Edgefield, which has furnished six governors. Then Clarendon with four, after which comes Georgetown, Greenville and Richland with three governors each. Three counties have furnished two governors, viz: Abbeville, Barnwell and Union. The following have each furnished one governor: Darlington, Sumter, Marlboro, Spartanburg. Fairfield, Aiken, Marion, Anderson, Laurens, Hampton and Colleton. This year the labor of thrifty gardeners hereabouts has been rewarded by an unusual yield of the finest table truck produced in years. As a sample of what he could do in growing vegetables, Chief-of-Police Y. I). Potts brought to The Times office Monflsiv morritior tnm ofno" k" atfirrejrate weight of which was 8 pounds. Count the I Count the ne^ locality. Who I men? No. Who men who have Sc J small sums and c I bank until enoug begin to build, paid for somethi] the savings habit The Pineville Loan GEO. W. BUI PINEVILLI I mb mmmmmmmm mm m mm Marble and Granite Monuments. A lar^e stock at prices from $5.00 up. Call and see the line at our storeroom, Boulevard and Palmer streets. Phone 1618. Write and let us call and show designs. Queen City Marble & Granite Works, Charlotte, IYT. C. Take Dilworth street cars to reach our plant. Phone 112 foi We Guarantee % Hariey Hurting Prohibition. If there is any man in South Carolina who by his public expressions has done the cause of [ prohibition more harm than Rev. J. L. Hariey, secretary of the ' Anti-Saloon league, the name of 1 that other man is not known to us, says the Columbia Record. . He has added another break to his list. In a communication published I j in the Newb rry Observer, Rev. J, Mr. Hariey discusses the present ; I political situation in this State as ''it relates to prohibition, essaying '! to answer the arguments advanced for local option, and in ( the course of his article he says: j "Just here is where the local . |option principle as applied to the 1 ! t: i :? - o > " ' uijuvi uuMiic.vt in ^.omn v. arouna is a farce. The scheming poli( ticians and the subsidized liquor . papers will harp on local self government, etc." The politicians, whether they | he scheming or not. can take care ' of themselves, as well as of Mr. Harley if they choose. But as , one having pride in the inde. pender.ee and integrity of the profession of journalism in South , Carolina, and as one not unfriend' ly to the cause of prohibition. The Record desires to say that Rev. Mr. Harley owes it not only to the press of the State but to the Anti-Saloon league, which he repiesents, to name if he can any paper in South Carolina that is "subsidized" by the liquor interests or by any other interests. World's Biggest Farm. The farm of Don Luis Terraza, in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, is said to be the biggest in the world. In area it ranks with the largest of European kingdoms and empires, and would make one of the big States of the American Union. It measures 150 miles from north to south, and 200 miles from east to west, or 8,000,000 acres in all. It embraces whole ranges of mountains, entire water systems, volcanoes, mineral lands anil thousands of lakes. Over it roam 1,000,000 head of cattle, 700,000 sheep and 300,000 horses, i The "farmhouse" is the most magnificent in the world?a palace costing $1,600,000 in gold, I superbly furnished, with rooms ; to accommodate 500 guests. wmman e amsnMenr oMaanro New Houses I e w houses in your milt them? Rich ? Men who work, ived. Some saved leposited it in the ;h accumulated to When the home is ng better is theirs: Begin now. and Savings Bank, SICH. Cashier s, - ? - nr. c. 1 ^.* .<r, .*. j "?& " ; . ' > ^A*^, V* . -' '*-.V Job Printing. Satisfaction.... . * ' ?*l Political Announcements. ELECTION, AUGUST 30. ForConurm 5th District. I am a candidate for Congress, and will abide the result of the Democratic primary election. THOS. H. BUTLER, (latTney, S. For House of Representative*. The Times is authorized to announce C. W. WALLACE as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the choice of the Democratic party in the approaching primary election. *To the Democratic Voters of York County: We beg to suggest the name of lion. S. H. Kl'l'S as a candidate for the Legislature. In the past Mr. Epps has worthily represented the county in this hotly and if elected again he will render to the people the same acceptable service. FORT MILL FRIENDS. 1 am a candidate for election to the House of Representatives, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. I IIV r.-.. r . .MC1JUVV . The Times is authorized to announce J. S. GLASSCOCK as a candidate for re-election to the House of Representatives. subject to the action of the Democratic party in the primaries. The Times is authorized to announce O. L. SANDERS, of McConnellsville, as a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives, subject to the approval of the Democratic primary. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the House of Representatives from York county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. J. E. BEAMGUARD. For County Trcnsuror. 1 hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Treasurer of York county, subject to the rules end regulations of the Democratic primaries. ROBT. L. GOFF. 1 hereby announce myself a sa candi; date for nomination for appointment to the office of County Teasurer, subject to the action of the Democratic voters in the primary election. JOHN A. NEELY. The Times is authorized to announce HARRY E. NEIL as a candidate for appointment as Treasurer for York JB county, subject to the recommendation of the Democratic voters in the primary i election. For Supt. of Education. TnjBMffl 1 hereby announce myself as a candi- v: ' date for Supeaintendent of Education for York county, subject to the choice of the Democratic voters in the priMINOR R. RIGGERS. Kg ii.. i imc-a is uuiiiurizeu 10 announce Mr. JOHN WAKKi N <?l INN. fur merly of Broad F.iver, now of York township, as a candidate for County Superintendent of Education, subject to tin- action of the Democratic voters in the approaching primary election. For County Supervisor. The 'limes is authorized to announce THOS. W. BOYD as a candidate for Supervisor of York county, subject to the choice of the Democratic voters in the primary election. 1 hereby announce, myself a candidate for reelection to the ofliee of Supervisor of York county, subject to the rules of the approaching Democratic primary election. CD KM F. GORDON. The Fort Mill friends of JOHN F. GORDON take pleasure in presenting his name to the voters of York county for the office of County Supervisor. Mr. Gordon filled this office some years ago and his administration redowned to the interests of the county as well as reflecting credit upon himself. For County Auditor. i The Times is authorized to announce JOE M. TAYLOR, of Newport, as a candidate for Auditor of York county, subject to the recommendation of the ! Democratic voters in the primary | election. The Times is authorized to announce Broadus M. Love, of Smyrna, as a candidate for the Democratic recommendation for appointment as Auditor of York county; subject to the choice of the voters in the primary election. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for nomination for reappointment to the office of County Auditor, subject to tht; action of the Democratic voters in the primary election. JOHN J. HUNTER. We are authorized to announce T. E. McMACKIN as a candidate for appointment as Auditor of York county, subject to the recommendation of the Democi atic voters in the primary election. For MaKinlrnlr. I hereby announce myself a candidate for reappointment as Magistrate for Fort Mill township, subject to the recommendation of the I)emoeratic primary election. JOHN W. MrKLHANEY. Congressional Camttaien Schedule. The candidates for Congress from thi (Fifth) district have arranged th? ir schedule for York county meetings as follows: Fort Mill Wednesday, August IT. IJoek Hill Thursday. August IS. YorkvilU Friday, August 1!?. ("lover Saturday, August 2d. Hickory drove Monday, August 22. soitiii;kn railway < NOIlTHnOLJM). No. 20 10;.'!S p. ni. | No. 20 S : "><) a. m. No. 2s f>:M p. rn. Sol THIIOUND. No. 2'.' .. 1:00 a. m. No. 0:47 a. m. No. 27 . 5:1.1 p. m