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The Fort Mill Times. DEMOCRATIC. Published Thursday Moralities. B. tV. & W. R. Bradford Publishers W. R. Bradford . Editor B. W. Bradford . Manager The Times invites contributions Oh live iubjocts. but does not agree to publish more than 200 wonifc on any subject. The right is reserved to edit very communication submitted tor publication. On application to the publisher, advertising rates arc made known to those interested. Teleohonc. local and long distance. No. 112. Subscription RATES: One Year.!.: 11.25 Si* Months .... 66 FORT MILL. S. C.. DECEMBER 8. 1910. The Rock Hill Controversy. A different light is thrown upon the controversy between the city council of Rock Hill and the public utilities company which furnishes lights and water for the city by a recent statement of the company addressed to the citizens and taxpayers of Rock Hill. In the statement the company says that the differences cannot be : laid at its door, as it has made a sincere effort to adjust matters in a satisfactory way, notwithstanding the "misrepresentation of the position of the company in newspaper correspondence and otherwise." Then follows a full recital of the position of the company in the various futile negotiations with the city authorities looking to the sale of the company's plant. The gist of the statement is that the com pany has been willing to dispose of its property to the city at any time and the reason assigned for the failure of the negotiations is that the city did not wish to pay j a fair price to acquire the property. Improvements aggregating an expenditure of practically j $50,000 have been made upcn the plant since the old company was j placed in the hands of a receiver two years ago, and, according to the statement, the city wishes to ignore the cost of these improvements and buy the plant upon the "basis of second-hand machinery," "without allowing for) interest, cost of receivership and reorganization, and not allowing for the exclusive water franchise, water contract, or good will and going business." There are, of course, two sides to the differences between the city council and the water and light company. The side of the latter has been strongly presented in a temper- ' ate way which is certain to comjnend itself to the people of Rock j Hill. Unfortunately for the com-\ pany it has been somewhat slowin taking the public into its confidence, otherwise there might have been less of the "misrepre-^ sen fa firm'' .?r n /?#? ?% - -?-v,v,w. ? wi )T lilVii IV V*VIU^KU IIv>. A Characteristic Lexington Verdict. Lexington county seems de-\ termined to maintain the unen-1 viable reputation which it has j long borne as the haven for mur derers. Some years ago a Lexington jury defied decency and justice by returning a verdict of not guilty in a murder case in j which the whole country was interested to the extent of wishing to see the slayer of an unarmed, defenseless man pay the penalty ' his crime merited. None the less excusable is the : verdict of guilty with a recommendation to the mercy of the court of the Lexington jury which recently sat in the case against the men who killed Paul Williams some months ago on a circus train between Columbia and Augusta. Instead of paying for the crime with their lives, as they should have to do, the mur derers of young Williams are sent to the penitentiary for life. Their crime was cold-blooded and atrocious to a degree seldom seen in this section and that they should be sent to prison instead of the gallows after receiving a fair trial in which they were proved guilty beyond a shadow of doubt is little less outrageous than the murder itself. Evidently there is something wrong with the average Lexington juror. He seems to have a perverted conception of his duty. The murderers of Paul Williams r probably would have received the death penalty for their crime had they been tried in any other South Carolina county. It is certain they would have felt the halter draw in York county. Capers Still Holds Whip Hand. It begins to look as if John G. ! Capers still holds his job as referee for South Carolina Federal appointments, and the con- ; clllSinn Ktr monu fViof I I 'IkVIIV.U KIJ tllUUJ , HKll he had lost the ear of President Taft,. as a result of his activity in organizing the so-called "lily white" convention held in Columbia several weeks ago, appears to be erroneous. During ) the last week two men who are ! known to have had the indorsement of Capers stamped upon their application for South Carolina postmasterships have been appointed?one at Union and the other at Abbeville. The success of the Capers nominees over the candidates of the regular blackand-tan wing of the Republican party would seem to indicate that the president has decided to ignore the latter and that to Capers will be entrusted the selection of the men who are to be appointed to Federal places in South Carolina during the next two years. If the inference be correct and Capers was sincere in the statements he made before the "lily white" convention of hostility to the negro as j a factor in Republican politics in this State, the poor deluded negroes who have so readily swallowed everything labeled "Republicanism" are in better position than ever before to grasp the truth that the Republican party, having reached the point where the negro is no longer considered an asset, was awaiting the opportunity to throw him overboard, and now does so with as little impunity as an alligator | swanows nies. in otner words, the negro seems to have served his day with the Republican party, though it may come to pass two years hence that he will again get in the running as a delegate to the national Republican convention, for the Republican bosses are fond of the negro about the time they have on hands the job of nominating a presidential candidate, the negro being docile and obedient to orders like the mule he plows. Meanwhile, howhver, it is worth observing as more to the point that if Capers can name the postmasters at Union and Abbeville it is not unlikely that Capers men will be successful in other South Carolina towns. 1 he Scrappy Earth. Bedlam down in Mexico, Country in a stew; In Brazil. .Matters ill, Nicaragua, too. I Portugal still ia a mess, Spain dead scared of riot; But around these old U. S. Things are pretty quiet! Suffragists in London town Sniashimr statesmen's mans. in the air Everywhere Sounds of fervid scrape. Things arc getting hot, oh, yes. Useless to deny it All except these old U. S. Here we're pretty quiet! True, 'tWas not so long ago We'd our little rowDecent fu3s. Peaceful muss, And it's over now. So we scan the storm and stress (Though we scarce decry it) , And give thanks these old U. S. Are so calm and quiet! What's tho matter vi-.lh the earth? Why's the whole world itching? Making kings Take to wings, | All the bosses ditching? When is peace once more to Mess All these scenes of riot'.' Anyhow, these old U. S. Still are calm anil quiet! ? New York World. Saved Her Own Life Lebanon Jet., Kv. Mrs. Minnie Lamb, of this place, says, "I believe I would have been dead by now, had it not been for Cardui. 1 haven't had one of those bad spells since I began to use i your medicine." Cardui is a specific medicine for the ills that women suffer. Cardui is made from harmless vegetable ingredients. It is a safe, reliable medicine, successfully used by women for more than fifty years. Try it today. For sale at all druggists. SPECIAL NOTICES. FOR SALE?One milch cow with young calf. Price, $30. S. E. Bailee U. F. D. 2, Fort Mill, S. C. My Dear Boys and G Mr. Kimbrell h, and lots of Toys a E. V. Kimbrell Con want every boy anc rents or some othe During my many sr anc ^ chi anc inf son mar pszsrgirgssHsgHsasasasasasS S MAGILL'S MAG] in I Seasonable Goods | j*j 1 have a lot of Men's and II jjj at some price. I also have a [Jj Ladies' Ix>ng Coats that musl [j| My line of Ladies' Shoes, s Qj large and must be reduced if JH Greatly reduced prices on jyj Shoes and Boys' Work Shirts gardless of profit. j{] Men's and Ladies' Underwi |j) few of those Heavy Drop Ski [f] Blankets and Counterpanes Ijjj 1 still have some Dry Goodt jS duct ion in price, jjjj Overalls, for old and young Nice line Four-in-hand Ties IS Small lot Agate Ware left t ? MAGILL'S MAGI [ lgSgSE5H5S7-5B5g5H5H5^Sii5H^ Popular Books M The One Woman, The Clansman Nancy Stair, The Shuttle, Judith c Port of Missing Men, The Westeri Mystery, Cowardice Court, The Crow. Graustark, Gordon Keith, ] Rock, Her Prairie Knight, The ! Chickamauga, Abner Daniel, War Shepherd of Kingdom Come, The ALGER'S BOY! Rough and Ready, Ragged Die' the Luggage Boy, Mark the Match 4 With Lee in Virginia, The B Young Naturalist, Frank in the \ in the Pampas, Frank on the Lo' of the Brave, The Dragon and tl Vieksburg, The Young Colonists Under Drake's Flag, By England All these books are by well kn and printed on good paper. The; gifts. Of course we have many i Parks Drug Co. 1 Blank Mortgages, Liens, Note LRYTHING IN RE; "BIGGEST lirls : a3 his entire force of ei ind nice Gifts for Xmas. ipany to be with them on 1 girl in this community jr grown-up person with t years of traveling nevei 1 Gifts been shown me the if on display at KIMBRELL* [i making headquarters at "istmas. Be sure and meet me at ] j afternoon or Saturday m< 1 get that nice Xmas souv \ for you. Hear ! Yours for a Merry Ch P. S. 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Everything Goc | I I If the market affords ii I We take special delight ii ! are serving: more satisfie< jl and our delivery wagon is j will be to your interest to ( your Christmas Groceries. | j clean. Phone your groce | Stewart & Ci L?Q,OHO?1?OH. Send Your Next Order tor Job ??^ I : L Dec. 14, 1910. d opening up lots "rangements with this week, and I bring their pas souvenir. ine or Amas Toys % t Market | wth of the town ? has prompted us g larket in connec- g leral merchandise J? ent of cattle and ? and we are now g orders. g msage. It's fine. S & Company, g g) ?????? ?0?? ?@ )d in Groceries \ 9 = t you will find it here. 6 m I 1 serving our friends. We 5 6 1 customers than usual, k 8 ready to serve you. It j ? let us supply you with jj Our stock is fresh and 0 ry wants to No. 15. v T U j i 1 Telephone J IiP? NnmKpr 1 U Printing to The Fort Mill Times: - SIS