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: | CITY EDITOR NEEDS GUIDANCE. 1 j Barnwell People. | In an exchange published en- \ tirely for the benefit of the news- ] paper people we find in a speech ; made by a country editor the } offhand declaration that the in- ; creasing circulation of the city j dailies over the rural mail routes < relieves the country editor from the grind of writing editorials. j From another viewpoint that - circumstance increases the need for country good sense writing. The rural editor is in closer touch with the people tha*> *-u- ' ? ..,<tn can be and the average city editor needs to be guided, informed. encouraged and mind moulded oy tne backwoods work- ' er. In this day and time of grasping and gathering all the news 1 and getting ahead of the country 1 gleaners the editorial is the saving advantage that is out of reach of the city hand and the net work 1 of wires converging there. i' The home paper is valued more !1 or less according to the acquain- | tan e of its readers with the workers on its columns. ! With reluctance, because it inay ' seem t ..at we write in self praise, which is a practice most distasteful to us and which we avoid whenever possible and proper, we remark that but for the informit g influence of the country press our kindergarten pupils of Charleston and Columbia might have had this State too deep in j ill sorts of immigrants from the ill hives of the Mediterranean states. We say so much to illustrate and emphasize. The farther from the field the greater t he non-understanding of i the city journals. They are : essentially boomers and look to, the bright side of conditions without taking time to view the dark side of the picture. in their paean of prosperity the skyscraper scribes of the j great cities take it for granted | that t he staple crops of the country are all profit, thereby depressing their market values and encouraging adventurers t* exploit tnem. They know nothing of the expenses of crop makings, nor of the daily, nightly and continuous vexations of spirit that worry the farmers. Cid Age. To him who has reached the period of three-score and ten years, the purpose of life is accomplished; the changes have all been passed through, says Albert 1 Barnes. There is no new profession to be chosen; there are no new plans to be formed; there is j no new distinction to be acquired; | there are no books to be written, no houses to be built, no fields to be cultivated, no forests to be leveled, no works of art to be entered on. Painful as the thought may be, society, and the v... 11.~ i:r~ i ? uu^iiK'ss warns ui me, nave no place for the old man; there is no* place in the social circles of the gay, in the mercantile calling, at the bar, in the medical profession, in the pulpit, on the bench, in the senate chamber, in -embassies to foreign courts. Distinctions and honors are no longer to be divided between him and | his competitors; and the accumu-; lating wealth of the world is no i more to be thesubjectof partner-1 snip between him and others. j Without plan now except to thej future world; his old companions, | rivals and friends have fallen away: and active pursuits of life, I iuid the offices of trust and honor now in other hands; the busy world not eat ing for his aid, and ffioyv.-ig nothing from him, it is; not his now, except as far as the friends of earlier years may have j been spared to him, or as he may 1 have secured the respect of the j new generation that is coming1 on the stage of action, to tread his solitary way, already more than half forgotten, to the grave. He has had his day, and the world has nothing more to give him, or to hope from him. Vote-selling in Ohio. "Adams county, Ohio, must u/v f Ua mnnf UnoinAQD-lilrA AAnrt UC I lie lliuot uuointoo-imu win- j munity in the United States," said Representative Nicholas LouRworth a day or two apro. "I have been greatly interested in \the reports from the county court where the sellers and buyers of votes have been 'feasing up' at a rate of a hundred a day. "The most remarkable case1 was presented ty an old farmer who came to court to tell 'all he knew.' His confession was a complicated affair, but it was funny. "'Yes, yer honor,' he said, 'I prot $10 from the Democrats, hut after I'd sold out to them I 4 ' , ... . ^ / thought I might as well make a killin', so I took another sawbuck From the Republicans; and after that a feller came around an' asked me to scratch the Republican ticket and vrte for the Democratic Candida ?e for sheriff. Now, I warn't unvillin' to make as much as thar * /uz to make, so I took $3 fer th??~ I cleaned up ?23 on the day an', I thought it was purty far pickins.' " 'I will fir e you $23 for accepting a bribe and disfranchise you for five v.ars,' said the judge." | riock Hill Gains 40 Per Cent. The people of Rock Hill seem to be satisfied with the census returns for that city. The returns give Rock Hill a population of 7,210 people. This means that its population is in reality not less than 11,316, says the local correspondent of The News and Courier. These figures are arrived at in this way and by the most conservative estimate: Mill villages outside corporation, but a part of the city, 2,800; Clinton insti- i tute, a negro suburb, 300; Wintlirop college, 1,000. In the census returns of 11)00 Winthrop college, numbering about 500, was counted in and the figures for the government report that j year were 5,485. Considering; this fact, the gain in ten years is j in round numbers 2,216, or about 40 per cent. The Passing of a Newspaper. The Blackville Courier has suspended publication, because, the publisher states, patronage sufficient to support it was not given, says the Barnwell Sentinel. This is the same old tale? j a sad. but true one. We are sorry to see The Courier die, but are not surprised. It was simply f? a case of attemnt.inir to do hnsi ness in a field where there was no room. It takes money to run a newspaper as well as any other business enterprise. If a town or community wants a paper it must be willing and able to support it by liberal patronage. A paper can be no better than the patronage it receives, no matter how desirous of doing better the publisher is. No newspaper asks alms, but all deserve and should have the unqualified support of the business men and citizens in their territory ? especially the town in which located. As this patronage dwindles so does the paper, and when the strain becomes too great, the fate of The Courier is the inevitable fate of all. Tbe Last Cabinet Meeting. Cheater Reporter. The death of Mrs. Sutherlin, of Danville, Va., aged 83, furnishes occasion for the statement that it was in her house that President Davis and his cabinet held their last official conference. This last official conference seems to have been quite ubiquitous. Washington, Ga., Abbeville and I Pnrt TV! ill St (' orvl ?. v & * *) KS? V? t 14 11VA IIUW Cl I 1 ville, Va., have been heard from, and when the returns are all in, the places claiming that honor may be as numerous as George Washington's last body servant. Come to think of it, has not the residence of the late Dr. Isaiah Mobley, of Chester county, about as good a claim as any of them? Friendship. Much of the so-called friendship of the day is but pretense. 1 It exists only in name and as soon as it ceases to be advantageous it is dropped. The friendship that continues the same in prosperity and adversity is to be prized, but all other kinds are worthless. It matters not how hard a man may struggle to do right and make a success of life there is always some one ready to drag him down, to blight his hopes and blast his fondest ambitions. The loss of money and property is not the greatest loss a man can sustain in the business world; far better to lose money than to lose hope and ambition. OVER 06 YEARS' %Ofl|^B^expERIENCE H V L I 1 I T ^ 0 fill 5 4^H VI L I 1 Trade Marks ^fRHBHT Dcsions rVrWW Copyrights Ac. Anyona nan<1ln? n aketrh and description may I quickly aacurtnln our opinion free whether an ItiTeiulon la probably patentable. t'oinmunlratlonaatrlctly conOilentlal. HANDBOOK on Patents ant frea. Oldaat agency for securing patents. Patents taken through klunii A Co. recelra petal notUf, without charge. tu tbe Scientific American. A handaomaly lllualralad waakly. T.arsest elrculatloii of any aclentiao Journal. Tarnia, 93 a yaar: four months, $L. Hold by all newsdealers. MUNN?Co.36IBr^'New York Braoob Offloa. 8tt F flu Washington, D. C. i - *? *10 0 NOT Oftji. Rt 0 A -juPPuV ? OF OUR FAMOUS OcO Hunting CRCEK c w.. uimtx i vmon t t j ^ DONT WRIT ANY LONGE.R - g iTUJSUPfcRlQR IN EVERY WAV _ ^ 1 WILL GUARANTIEE SATISFACTION - 4 One Grallcm *3^ Fou.cGaUcmc.?j* IO 00 - ^ fouR Quarb 3 ? -Tvvclv c QuAet'i ' 8 ^ C ' u < '\wUi preaaw all express Chiracs ,Ov\ t,Y\e a love.- Htmv-L Du PQ or Et press MO. ' tasVuers C^tcN cr Rtt^sUrei. Ufctt?.r. ftcAA.* ?.*P. 4 p C C 0 , Wvov-aju/ Afufpeuf OtOieCtvHuxt" 4). o -fcouc^i 1 OTW^Wvo6 K; a- ( k>0.fio* Hit- , rRcc2'vv\i.<9xvcE Ice i 3&HA ^cr exnwpPft?x Kist _ d i \t ? < Wall Street Arithmetic ll10 mills makes one trust. 10 trusts make one combine. 10 combines make one merger. 10 mergers make one magnate. 1 magnate makes all the money. The Origii-al Step Toward Becoming a Magnate is the Step Toward a Bank's Door to Lay by YOUR FIRST SAVINGS. THE SAVINGS BANK OF FORT MILL, S. C. | ________ When You Drink Drink pure, clean Coffee like r (A it A.I A COFFKK. I j Largest seller in the Carolinas WHITE HOUSE COFFEE is the world s best. Good Grocers Everywhere. Another Shipment of Mules and Horses tit ISEFl MaXm \ wrTI IMW | J We have just received a new shipment of choice Missouri Mules and Horses, the best to select from we have ever had. Come and buy your mules now. If you wait until spring you certainly will pay more for them. The best posted stockmen of the West tell us that the prices of mules will be higher in the spring than ever before. Come and get your mules before the prices advance. ( Mills & Young Company. / ' I *J*r 'X X%'^ > Buist's Garden Seeds. ; i | 1 ; p The best Garden Seeds offered the ^ ^ American people are BUIST'S. They ^ P are all grown from selected stocks ^ P carefully inspected while growing and ^ flH r also before being put away for the ^ r winter. BUIST'S Seeds cost no more W r than the inferior products of other W r growers. You get the best when you ^ J buy BUIST'S. J P j?| * j; Parks Drug Company J fr'WW'V'V'W ^ ounHHi m aiaaMBBanunHai* ! _ i It seems fitting that we shouid here express our appreciation of the generous patronage of the people." A word to the wise | People By spending less than j they make. .The very Become . . best place to put your A The Pineville Loan and Savings Bank, PINEVILLE, - - - nr. c. . ?mmmma?mmmmmmmmmmmm m mmmammtmm m mmmammmammmmmmmmmmmmmQ |0]5H5a5HggSE5a5HSESS5H SBSg 5Z5H5H5ZSBga51B5aSBSa5E55|n]] | Saw Many Needful Things, jjj ^ | = ? j}] "I called at W. F. Harris' Place the other jj| |{] day -and found more things I needed than ever be- Jjj j? fore. There were Buggies. Wagons, Harness, S |U "I I Robes, Whips, Blount's Steel Plows, and all jjj Joints and Bolts, Collars, Pads, Lines, Bridles, (Jj and all kinds of Repairs for harness, saddles, xj halters, and everything at such reasonable prices. H "Harris' Livery is complete. He has single 3 and double teams, and Two Automobiles for jj] quick and long distance service. Call and see for Qj yourself what he has or phone 28. jg "PROF. GEO. M. SNODGRASS." D . s tega55TaSH5Z5^5Z5a5H5H S2SZ SSgg | New Meat Market ? ? We are complimented daily on S the quality of our Meats. They are <?J cut from stall-fed cattle and hogs. ? * g, Our Steaks are tender, our Roasts g g are juicy and our Sausage appetizing, g g Let us fill your next order. Tele- g | L. A. Harris & Company. | jH 1