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? The Fort Mill Times, i DEMOCRATIC. PublUtK*] ThurmUv Morninxs. B. W. A W.#R. Bradford Pubi.irhf.rk W.R.Bradford Editor B. V. Bra inn ^ Mana I r. The Time* inviUw contribution!! on live nub.irctn. but do?M not ajrriM- to publish more than 21)0 wordn j on any mibject. The rijrht is reserved to edit | very communication submitted for publ??~-*' On application to the publisher, adwiiuonft ! rates are made known to those interested. Telephone, local and lontr distance. No. 112. 8o*RCKirnoN Rates: One Year 91.26 8bt Months -C5 FORT MILI.. S. C.. MARCH 9. 1911. Samuel Elliott White. On Monday, March 6. there was interred in the cometery of Fort Mill the body of Capt. Samuel i Elliott White. Thus was laid to ; rest the man who was the most prominent and potential in the i annals of the town. It was his ( brain that devised and his energy ] that carried out the plans that < changed the village of two stores and a dozen families of 30 years < ago into a progressive town of 1 two large cotton mills, two strong i banks, 25 stores and about 2,000 i inhabitants. < Realizing that agricultural sue- ( cess was the foundation for the i prosperity of this section he threw j his soul into the science of farm- j ing and his large crops inspired many others of this section to i stay upon the farm. ; < Realizing that the borrower is i i servant to the lender and hence i j that no community could be inde- i pendent and strong that looked i to other places for its supply of i money he organized wellnigh a | quarter century ago Fort Mill's < first bank, of which he was the j; only president to the day of his I death. Realizing that manufacturing | ( is the twin sister of agriculture, i, and that as two feet are necessa- 11 ry for the perfect locomotion of man, so these two are necessary in the full development of a com-j munity, he organized the Fort h Mill Manufacturing Co., which, with its 850 looms and 20.0(H) spindles, is now giving employment to hundreds of operatives and every week is sending a stream of currency through the town's places of business. Horn in Fort Mill, educated at "The Citadel," a State school of South Carolina, and a soldier of the army of the Confederacy, he loved with all his heart the repu-; tatior. of his town, the principles of his State and the cause of the Confederacy. To honor and commemorate these he became the chief agent in erecting the four monuments that adorn Confederate park in Fort Mill The first of these is dedicated to the "Confederate Soldier." j The money for the monument was obtained in a proper but unusual i way. Not a dime was secured by the use of lemonade stands or oyster suppers or social entertainment or anything of the soit, ' for the object was too sacred to1 be lowered to such a plane. Not one dollar was solicited from anyone. If men who had imperiled their lives and property for the j Confederacy were not willing to bring their free will offerings for this memorial of the "Lost Cause" their money was not wanted, for love was required to consecratethe gift. Yet si)I the money was quickly and quietly obtained and a monument large and costly for that day was erected. Has any other Confederate monument a record as bright and sacred? The second monument was a beautiful one to the "Women of the Confederacy." Women had erected monuments to the Confederate soldier, but never Deiorc had man erected a monument to the Confederate woman, who had toiled and suffered at home as much as the soldier on the tented field. Capt. White presented this costly monument to the "United Daughters of the Confederacy"?and it was the first, and for a long time the only, tribute of this kind to vindicate the boasted chivalry of the South. The third monument was dedicated to the "Faithful Slave." No one but a slave owner can realize the tender ties and loving relations that oftimes bound the p hearts of masters and slaves to- \ gether. Often the owners would s regard and care for their slaves as for those of their own household, and often the slave women would love the children of their t owners more than they did Mieir 1 own offspring. This affection,,1 which Northern nhilant'ironhv ( sought to destroy. Cap'. White determined to commerr ;rate, and , hence erected the s'we mo nil- . ment to silently br . constantly proclaim its truth s The fourth monument was > dedicate'' ?0 the "Catawba In- 1 I?.., and was erected by Capt. 1 White and Mr. John M. Spratt. 1j The capital town of the Catawba j Indians was situated upon the very spot where is now the town i [ of Fort Mill. Never have these jc people fought against the white c man of Carolina. In the Tusca- c rora v.ar, in the War of the t Revolution and in the War Be- r tween the States they have all j and ever been on our side. It was eminently fitting that their ^ unswerving loyalty should be jcommemorated in marble, and s by these two noble men it was e done. ; s Thus the story of the red man t whose "home was in the wild" ? j 1" the story of the faithful slave, ^ taken from heathen lands into % Christian homes ? and the story j| of the sacrifices and sufferings r of the "Lost Cause" are told a more fully and strikingly and j g grandly in our little town than h anywhere in the land of Dixie, fi Engraved with pen of iron upon i s tablets of stone their testimonial ^ of the past is clear, their me- a morial in the present is unique ? and their prophecy in regard to j, the future is glorious. , r Yes, the prophecy in regard to a the future is glorious. The princi- r pies of the "Lost Cause" are v divine and eternal, and Capt. v Samuel E. White felt that they I were so and hence must at last succeed. Therefore these tablets of stone to bear their testimony , a after his tongue was stilled in death. S The monuments in Confederate park continually tell that on the gravestone of the Confederate r cause, as on the tombstone of j every Christian, we can vs rite the v unspeakably glorious word f "Resurgam." t The announcement from Wash- ? ington Tuesday morning that ' Congressman I). K. Finley had 1 been selected by the new rules 1 committee as the chairman of the committee on printing was in- t deed a pleasing bit of in for- ( mation to Mr. Finley's constitu- \ ents in this section of the district, i The work of the committee on i printing is of vast importance to the country and for the Fifth district to be honored hy the selection of its representative as ( the head of the committee is a | matter for congratulation and - * further emphasizes the good l sense of the voters in returning 1 to Congress a man who is able > to command the influence to se- ; cure such an important chairman- \ ship. ( The Rich and the Poor. < The lights and shadows of life. < as well as the width of the chasm ? between the rich and the poor, ' were shown in New York a few ,( nights ago. Uptown a social leader was giving a ball to his friends of the "400." stretched now, it is said, to 900. Also uptown tlie finishing touches were being given to preparations for an "international" wedding costing a fortune. In the Bowery, exposed to a raging snow storm, was a line of men. a half-mile long, receiving shoes and stockings through the generosity of "Big Tim" Sullivan. In all 7,000 unfortunates were thus aided. In the crowd were many who L. ? 1 ? - * ? ^ ' uau seen neuer nays. One man was at one time worth several millions. He is now an inmate of a lodging house on the Bowery. Wall street speculation had ruined him. while family pride forbade his making himself known to friends. Tears of gratitude came to his eyes as he gave thanks for the shoes. Others had been hankers, brokers, merchants and poets. According to those who know, drink was the ruination of at least FX) percent, of them. For eight years in the winter time Senator Sullivan has been giving out shoes and stockings because, when he was a kitl of seven years, as he ex >resses it, he had to j?o to school vith torn shoes with his toes ticking out. Dog Rescued 163 Lives. Sir Edward Morris, prime minis >CI VI Iir? ivunuirtliu, Ifl tilt; February Wide World Magazine i remarkable story of heroism >n the part of a Newfoundland isherman. The name of this nan was George Harvey, and he esided in a low, rocky island, i few miles east of Cape Ray. In those days the emigrant ?hips to Canada were crowded vith passengers. In the autumn >f 1832 the brig Despatch, bound o Quebec with 1G3 souls, in a sale of wind struck a rock about hree miles from Harvey's home, ie heard the signals of distress ind immediately launched his >oat. with his boy of 12, his girl >f 17 and his dog and tried to get ut to the wreck. On the deck f the doomed ship were crowded he crew and passengers, in imrinent peril of their lives. A errible sea raged between his oat and the wrecked ship, but cross that awful waste of water he gallant fisherman and his rave children urged their frail kifT. To get close tc the strandd ship was to court instant deduction and the task of saving hose on board seemed wellnigh lopeless, but Harvey's dog. deep liver, bold swimmer, with marelous intelligence, seemed to inderstand what was required of dm and at a signal from his naster sprang out of the boat ,nd swam toward the ship. The eas overwhelmed him and drove lim back, but he persevered and inally came near enough The ailors threw him a rope, which te gripped with his sharp teeth nd at last he pot back to his naster and was drawn into the oat almost dead from exlaustion. Communication was io\v established between the ship nd Harvey's skiff, and with the nost laborious efforts every soul i'as saved. The dop's owner i'as presented a pold medal from unp William IV. Buys Land Near Americus. tmerieus (Ga.) Times-Recorder. Mr. Edpar Jones, of Fort Mill, ?. C., while on a visit to W. M. 'rook, of this city, purchased a ine tract of land throuph the eal estate firm of W. S. & (J. W. Andrews, known as the Amason'atton tract, situated one mile vest of Leslie and one-half mile rom Parker's station. The Seaboard railway runs horouph one corner of this tract, dr. Jones is so well pleased with lis bar pa in that he contemplates nakinp more and larper investnents He has a line farm and alues it at $50 per acre. Mr. Jones is one of the model aimers of York county, S. C. )n two hundred acres of cultiatable land he made last year a dear profit of $0,000, besides jlentv of feed stuff for his stock. n _ J ! mi c i - \.ocKiag main ounaay. The more or less notorious Ed " .atoll got his name in the Charotte papers again a day or two igo. This time Caton was up 'or violating the North Carolina aw against cock-fighting. Along vith a score or more of" his friends, i number of whom are said to lave been from Pineville and Port Mill, and several of whom ,vere fined by the Charlotte recorder, he was called upon to mswer to the above charge Monlay. The cocking main was held >n Caton's farm, between Charotte and Pineville, Sunday, according to the Charlotte papers. Agricultu A few tons of . at $10 npr fnn w a vr VWAX* Lumber, Sash, Several thou; Drain Tile at 2 I J. J. B WHITE CLOVER1NE SALVE. Pure and Harmless, Quick and Effective, a Tested Remedy, a Household Remedy, a Valuable Remedy For Burns, Scalds. Erysipelas, Tetter, Dandruff. Chilblains, Chapped Hands. Fact and Lips, Ulcers. Scrofulous Sores, Bruises, Chafes, Galls, Sunburn, Itching and Roughness of the Skin. Pruritus, Ringworms, Blackheads, Pimples, Irritation of the Mucous Snr f?e?>K Hives, Corns, Bunions. Callouses, Ivj Poiooning, Sore Eyelids, Sore Throat, Catarrh and Colds in the Chest. Specially recommended for Eczema ant Piles. 25c per large hox, postpaid. WILL A. DARBY, Distributer for the Carolitias, Box 212, G ffney, S. C. I "Haile's on the Corner" ! Complele line of Baseball Goods and Fishing Tackie. Full line of Garden Seeds. Onion Sets at Cost. Come to see us. Fort Mill Drug Comp y J. R. HAILE, Prop. i We Do Not Claim To have better Garden Seec] than anybody, but we have a larger and better selectior nnrt thei' K,vnrl.? c-1> Many of the best gardeners depend on us year after yeai for their seeds, and we believe it would be to your advantage to do the same. MAY'S, KERRY'S. WOOD'S, at Ardrey's Drug Store. LINEBACK & ELAM (POPULAR JEWELERS) CHARLOTTE, N. C. West Trade St., Hear Square. "The Little Store with the Big Stock.'' We are getting in tremendous ,.e ?u.. ? - i . > * otuv-n.-' Vfi HI*- tlllinl 31-lfl'l ltnt*K OI Jewelry, Watches, Silverware, Cut Glass and Holiday Goods. 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A word to the wise i People By spending less than I they make. The very Become best place to put your I Wealthy I Savings is w II I The Pineville Loan and Savings Bank, PINEVILLE, - - - 1M. C. 1 !- -! Proof of the Pudding After 18 Years of Chewing the Bag. Lake Park, (la., Feb. 10. 11111. Rock Hill Buggy Co., Rock Hill, S. C. flentlemen: Knowing that you arc interested in hearing praises sung regarding your buggies, I deem it my duty to wr.te you relative to a Rock Hill buggy I am now running. This buggy was bought in Haw kinsville, (la., 15 years ago. and it has been in constant use since. During this time it has been run to Hawkinsville five or six times a distance of 200 miles each trip. I never had any repairs on v.t.c jwm uutii ia?t year. Your "Long Distance" axle lasU*d through the whole service of the bug' gy, and the springs did likewise. It has always been the lightest running and easiest riding buggy I have ] ever ridden in, and the wheels you use can't be beat. I gladly volunteer this testimonial as 1 am confident you merit it by A j making what I honestly believe to be the best btiggv made. ? Your buggies are "A Little Higher In Price Itut " far superior to any JU 1 have ever user). Wishing you continued success, and assuring you 1 am a "Rock Hill" booster from conviction, I am, Very truly yours, K* W. MASON. MILLS & YOUNG COMPANY. 1