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THE FORT MILL TIMES. Democratic ? PuubJished Thursday*. B. W. BRADFORD - - Editor and Proprietor. Somcmftion Rates: Om Year *1.25 Six Months ? .66 The Times invites contributions on live subjects. Sot does not agree to publish more than 200 words en any subject. The right is reserved to edit every communication submitted for publication, | On application to the publisher, advertising fates are made known to those interested. Teleohone. local and long distance. No. 112. FORT MILL. S. C.. JUNE 8. 1911. NOTE AND COMMENT. It is sometimes wondered whether parents knew just where their children are and whether they are taking proper precau-1 tions regarding the path theu select for their goings and corr# Jnrrc This is insnired bv the i sight so often seen of children | walking- along the railroad tracks and other dangerous places. Providence must indeed watch over the little ones, else some of them would long ere this been killed or mained for life. Another practice common among the children in every place is that of dodging across the streets in front of appioaching a Jtomobiles. This is do^j^ftTspirit | of advenUH?ft^7TtT>a youngsters vie with each other in seeing which can get across at the greatest risk. It may reasonably be expected that one of them may fall or calculate incorrectly and be injured in consequence for the driver cannot always stop or suppose that the child is going to get out of the way, so common is this practice sa d to be. Just now when there is much money in the hands of the farmers adroit agents will be on the road. They will have the best and only clocks, window washers, steel ranges, improved churns and other useful articles, all of which can be bought at home. The agents make an ignorant man feel that the last chance has come to secure the article they have for sale and then by giving two orthite \ ears' time they deceive the purchaser completely. They have chattel mortgages which are iron-clad, and once signed there is no way of avoiding payment. These agents generally demand the cost of the article the first payment. Never sign any papers of that sort. The prices asked by agents are generally about three times as much as your local dealer will ask. Those mortgages are printed in such small type that tne ordinary farmer cannot read them and are deceptive and dangerous. A word to you sonny-you little twelve or thirteen-year-old boy who is smoking cigarettes on the sly. What do you want to be when you grow up?a stalwart, healthy, vigorous, broadshouldered man, or a little, puny, measly, no count, weakmindtd dude? If you want to be a man, strong like a man, with hair on face, brains in your head and muscles in your limbs, you just let those cigarettes alone. If you want to be a thing pitied by your folks, despised by the girls, and held in contempt by the fellows, keep right on smoking and end your days in the insane asylum.?Exchange. With a good season, according to the Spartanburg Free Lance, it is not yet too late to plant for cotton if the seed are given the following treatment: "Wet your seed and roll them in a little fer- 1 tilizer. Pile them up close 24 hours and they will begin to sprout. They will come up the third day after planting if there is a good season in the ground, j They will be ready to take on fruit in August." Some of our farmers who have failed to get a stand of cotton might, if the rain comes, find it profitable to try this method. The Times is pleased to note that there is a probability of the city of Hock Hill having electricstreet cars in the near future. The old dilapidated mule cars now in use have been an eve-sore , to visitors for years and should i have been discarded a long while j ago. Rock Hill is too good a town to hang on to the gray mule system of transportation over its i streets and with the strides the city is making in other ways we feel reasonably certain that the! oar-pulling days of 4,Lec" and "Trie" may be numbered with less than four figures. Some of the politicians are so wrought up over the presidential possibilities of Wilson and Harmon as to forget that one Champ Clark also holds a number of chances at the nomination next1 year. Clark's friends, however, may be saying little and sawing ; wood. The time for the payment of street tax without penalty expires on the 15th. There are A many Fort Miiiians who have not H paid the tax arid to these this j , item is intended as a pleasant (1) j jgLraniiKter. j The Times is sure that the tendency of the local school board of trustees, as shown recently, to select as teachers for the school young ladies who were reared in this community will meet with the approval of the patrons of the institution. There is the same excuse for sending to Savannah for a peck of meal 01 to New York for a plow point a* there is for sending to anothei county or State for a teacher foi our school. No, Geraldine, city council has not adopted a name for our burial ground. It is still the "town cemetery." Entrance of the end-seat hog to the Greenville pig show should not be allowed. c ii u/k 4-a ramttiakc Nan/la/l L>ill<iil TV line i aiuicii) mmu. Great among the needs of this section of the South are small white farmers, who will operate little farms on approved modern methods, looking after their own affairs and doing their own work, says the Anderson Intelligencer. A settlement of such a class of citizens means prosperity, good schools and churches, better roads and general development. In one particular section nearby Augusta, this evolution is taking place and the changes are mos>?. remarkable. A statement oT the djjlei^tfem iand values as compared with ten years ago would be almost beyond comprehension, while a visit to the neighborhood would be like a glimpse to another community, entirely dilferent. White farmers are settling on farms of twenty to fifty acres and improving the soil to such an extent that it has really reached five times its former valuation. What has been accomplished in the community in question could be easily done elsewhere. In one Georgia county an enterprising real estate man, who was on a visit to the community in question, has secured a large farm, subdivided it and is now going to seil it out to small farmers who will locate on it, requiring only barely the cost of the large farm as a whole and the small cost of surveying and selling added to it. Of course, he is following this course from a purely patriotic standpoint, hoping to induce a general n ovement to this end. If he is successful and the chances are that he will be, then in after years he will still profit immensely?if he stays in the real estate business-for he will originate a big demand for farms and other folks will come that way. Despite the great results that will come to any community as a whole so blessed as to get a lot of small farmers it may be declared that the farmers themselves will profit likewise individually and Colonies should be bought reasonably and sold out virtually at cost. It means prosperity and co-operation will bring the rest. Mexico's New President. Francisco Madero, leader of the successful Mexican revolution and the new ruler of Mexico, is only 38 years o'd. Alfred Henry Lewis calls him the "Mexican Jefferson" resembling the author of our Declaration of Independ ence in his intellect, scholarship and knowledge of men, principles and government. He was educated in the United - States and France; speaks and writes three languages fluently; is a millionaire; weighs only 140 pounds; ran against Diaz four years ago; was imprisoned; fights like a trained soldier, but has no love of military glory; has little personal political ambition, and in manner suggests a poet, diplomatist or scholar rather than a dictator or revolutionist. He has a wife, mother, eight brothers and four sisters. The Madero family owns, all told, 42,187 square miles of Mexico an area larger than the entire State of Ohio, almost equal to Pennsylvania or New York State. Like George Washington at the outbreak of our revolution. General Madero was a planter or farmer when he took up arms, and one of his country's greatest land owners. Troops to Remain in Texas. Although it had been almost universally expected that the troops would remain in Texas during the whole of the summer, it was not until recently that it wncnffirMfillv announced from the White House that the troops would remain where they are regardless ol" what the tina! issue in the Mexican situation might be. Associated Press dispatches from Washington state that several reasons have been assigned for keeping the troops on the border a few months longer, at least. One of these is that the men are undergoing valuable war manoeuvres. They are getting training of the most valuable sort for actual war operations. And all of this is possible in the present position of the troops without any additional expense to the Government. Felder Challenges Blease. Attorney Thomas B. Felder of Atlanta Saturday issued an open letter to Cole L. Blease, governor of South Carolina, practically challenging him to a personal encounter or to a libel suit, if the governor is so inclined. He states that if the charges he (Felder) makes are true, then Blease is not tit to be the governor of even a "nigger" colony. Felder states that if his charges are untrue, then they are libelous, aid offers if Governor Blease V will bring suit, to give bond for any amount he asks for his personal expenses and for his attorneys fees, which he will pay provided Blease wins. "Moreever, with apologies to the shades of my departed ancestors," Felder says, "I modestly claim to t>e your equal and if you are aggrieved by the charges it will be mv pleasure to meet you at such time and place, without the con.ines of your State, that my suit your convenience, to the end that abundant opportunity may be tfiorded to redress your grievances." Caton Seeks Another Pardon. Mr. Edward Caton is again the subject of a petition to the Goveonorof North Carolina, says the Charlotte Observer. Again does he sue and do his friends likewise pray that executive clemency be extended him. Such a request was expressed in petitions circulated throughout the county a few months after he went to the roads to serve eighteen months for living in a manner which civilized society frowns upon. The request was granted and Caton i was conditionally freed. Petition No. 2 was of quite a different ! tenor. It was from fellowcountrymen who had observed i the demeanor of the pardoned one and had found it not good ' in their sight. Claiming that he JiTd ROt -brought Torth fruits meet for repentence they besought that the law should lay hands on him again and compel him to serve out his sentence. The first part of this request was complied with and he is now on the gang again. He proved to be not valuable as a laborer, so he was promoted to the chauffeurship of one of the teams. The olner day he fell off his wagon, it is said, and was hurt. Now his friends are again circulating a petition asking that he be given another chance, on condition that he will sell his property and move to some other State. Since it is not known to what State he contemplates moving, his proposed new place of residence will not have the privilege of being heard from on this proposal. Pheasants Along Allison Creek. Charlotte Chronicle: Magistrate T. B. Glenn of Tirzah, tells The Yorkville Enquirer that there are three pairs of pheasants nesting | on Allison creek on lands belonging to the Southern Power company. "How the pheasants came , I there, Mr. Glenn does not know, but he is anxious that they be not disturbed by anybody," says The Enquirer. "Pheasants have i all the protection that is afforded by the game laws; but a better guarantee than these laws will be a general appreciation on the part of the intelligent people of the surrounding country of the importance of looking after these birds to the end that they might multiply and restock the neighborhood." The nesting pheasants are probably descended from thestqck of Mr. Brevard Springs' pheasant farm, that once flour- j ished at Fort Mill. Carolina League Nay Dissolve. President J. H. Wearn, of the Carolina association, has announced that unless the attendance on the ball games around the circuit improved considerably the league could not last over two weeks. And unofficially it is rumored that it will go to the bad i.-Jttiin o icppL- ?timp Chnrlottp. the headquarters of the league, has generally come out about even, but with a losing team the attendance has dropped off to about 300 from an average of | about 950. Anderson draws such a small crowd at home that their team has gone on the road to play several games which were scheduled to be played in that city. It is understood that Charlotte is negotiating with Augusta for her franchise in the event that the Carolina association goes to pieces within the next week or so. This fact is not definite but seems probable. Treating Incubator Eggs. A Fort Mill citizen who has had much experience in hatching chicks bv the incubator process gives the following bit of information which may prove helpful to some of our readers: The eggs in the incubator should be turned twice each day, * * 1 1 _ A early in tne morning anu mie m the evening. The hours selected should be such that there will be about twelve hours between turnings. Six o'clock in the morning and the same hour in the evening are good hours to select for this task. It is not necessary to turn the eggs just hall' wax over. This is not natural, since the hen never considers what part of the egg is directly opposite to the lower part when she begins the process of turning. Any change in the position is sufficient. Cooling the eggs is also important, and this should be attended to when the eggs are being turned. Do not be afraid to remove the trays from the incubator, and if the air in the incubator house is very warm, no serious results will be experienced if the trays are removed from the room. It is natural that the eggs be cooled once or twice each day, and unless the temperature of the outside atmosphere is extremely cold, there is little danger of getting the eggs chilled in the five or ten minutes necessary to turn them. STOLEN, or Taken Through Mistake A coat which 1 left either in Hall's store or Parks' drug store Saturday, May 27. Had in pockets letters and box of candy. Reward for return or information as to who got coat. , J. H. McMANUS, Palmetto Hotel. I FIRE 1 I Township Dwelling \ N< Better see J. L. S] cheaper tl 1 Your Pro] From the County Seat. Correspondence Fort Mill Times: Yorkville, June 5.?This sec- j tion of the county is at present 1 very much in need of rain, hay- j had no rain of consequence in about six weeks. Corn is begin- | ning to suffer from the drought. Cotton is not suffering to any I great extent yet, but stands are very poor and in places in York and King's Mountain townships' great fields planted to cotton are -StfiT Bare. - Farmers arc very , much worried over the poor prospects for a crop. Wheat is extra fine, but oats are not so good. Harvesting the grain crop is now ' 1 r ii? J ?.vu the order 01 me uay wan mc farmer. Business in Yorkville continues very good, the merchants reporting sales as large as usual at this season of the year. Mr. H. C. Glenn, who has been confined to his home in this city for several months with Bright's disease, has been able to be up and about for the last few days. Mr. Glenn has been in a very critical condition and his friends are pleased to know that there is now prospects for his early recovery. At the invitation of the ladies of Yorkville, the old soldiers of the community were delightfully entertained at dinner Saturday on the shady lawn of the county court house. A large party of the old vets were present. Today is sale-day in Yorkville but as no clerk's sales are to be held the crowd in attendance is not expected to be as large as usual. A large number of people will go from this place to Chester on 1 the 21st to hear the address of Unn YV I Rrvan 111/11. VI fj . mjMM. Our esteemed friend, James F. j Jackson, who was recently ap- j pointed dispensary constable for! York county, is filling the position very acceptably. He has inspected a number of the York county mills since receiving his commission. W. WANTED?To sell you a Singer Sewing Machine for cash or on time. Small cash payment down and $2.00 per month. You won't miss the money. Sewing Machine supplies on hand at all times. J. H. McMANUS. A CORDIAL . WELCOME Awaits you at our Soda Fountain. where all the popular drinks are served in a neat and attractive manner. We give the preparation of our Ice Cream the especial care that it demands and ' j 11 every precaution is usea uj guai u against any possible contamination. Two flavors are served daily. Ardrey's Drug Store 1785 1911 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 127th Year Benin* September 29. Entrance examinations at all the county seats on Friday, July 7, at 9 a. m. The College is well endowed, enabling it to maintain the highest standards. It offers complete 4-Year courses in Ancient and Modern Languages Mathematics, History, Economics, Science, and Engineering. Courses for B. A., B. S.. and B. S. degree with Engineering. A free tuition scholarship to each ! county of South Carolina. Vacant Boyce scholarships, giving *100 a year and free tuition, open to competitive examination in September. Expenses reasonable. Terms and catalogue on application. Write to HARRISON RANDOLPH, Pres. Charleston, S. C. J "Um! o'o nn tho Pnrnor" naiiu o un ing uui iiui Pure Ice Cream, Ice Cold Fountain Drinks, delicious and refreshing, Cigars and Tobaccos, all the leading brands, Fishing Tackle and Baseball Goods galore. Fort Mill Drug Comp'y | ]. R. HAILE, Prop. ! F i JL I and Bam during th< 3 INSURANCE pratt about Fire Ins Iran you think. Don't perty may I S CURED THIS MAN \ | OF RHEUMATISM f ; ? 0 * . K y mr, u. u. luaupm, a y fl prominent insurance man jj g of Salisbury, N. CM says, g * after using numerous so- * 9 called cures for rheuma- u tism, 'he used one 25c j 8 bottle of Mullen's Hor- 0 net's Nest Liniment and fi cured a bad attack of j rheumatism. He also J 0 says that as an internal 0 jj remedy for bowel com- Q jj plaints, it can't be beat, g 8 Ardrey's Drug Store, 8 ? Fort Mill, S. C. 5 8 0 +****** NOTICE The best place to have your clothes cleaned and pressed is the Fort Mill Pressing Club, upstairs in Massey Building. Phone 146. FOR SALE?A few pairs of registered big-bone Berkshire Pigs, extra fine growth, at reasonable prices. R. M. BRYANT. S? 0? ?@ ?? 110-day Money Read Th< Best Calico 10c Ginghams and Lawns, 10c Bleach Domestic, 7 l-2c Sea Island, a 10c Embroidery, 05 $1.00 All Wool Dress Goods, 50c All Wool Dress Goods X $1.00 Silks, ^9 50c Silks, ^ 30c Japanese Bugs, X 50c Japanese Bugs, o) 9x12 feet Art Squares, $1.50 Velvet Bugs, X $2.25 Axminster Bugs, C9 5c Gauze Vests, Q 10c Gauze Vests, X $1.75 Shoes and Oxfords,? G9 $2.00 Shoes and Oxfords, . $3.00 Shoes and Oxfords,.. X $.3.00 Ladies' Hats, C9 $5.00 Ladies' Hats, Q New Drop Head Sewing Machines Hi I 11 4 | Li. J. m ? 000?00000??0S When Y( Drink pure, cl CARAJA Largest seller i WHITE HOI is the wo Good Grocer? i BE Tf AND 8 \ Think of something otl time"?make up your mi] needed in your living exj you think you will ha^ savings account at the b We Pay A And would like t ; on OU] The Pineville Loan pmsviLiime / \ IRE! I e last three weeks. '9 i t urance today. It's ; put it off. ; )urn next. j We Are Headquarters For the Following: ? ^ i C*x Hardware, LrocKery ana oioves, Buck's Steel Ranges, Lime, Cement and Plaster, Elwood Field and Hog Fence, McCormick Mowers and Rakes, International Gasoline Engines, Shredders, Corn Harvesters and Disc Harrows, Sewer Pipe and Farm Drain Tile, Grates and Tile, Chattanooga Turn and Disc Plows, Cole's Hot Blast Heaters, Wilson Heaters, Machinery, Fittings and Supplies, Window Glass and Putty, RoofiDg of all kinds Farmers! Favorite Grain Drills, Stalk Cutters, Spokes ilnd Rims, Guns and Ammunition. Rock Hill Hardware Company, Rock Hill. - S. C. j Winthrop College SCHOLARSHIP and ENTRANCE EXAMINATION The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop College and for the admission of new students will be held at the County Court House on Friday, July 7, at 9 a. m. Applicants must be not less than 15 years of age. When scholarships are j vacant after July 7 they will be award! ed to those making the highest average at this examination, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for scholarships should write to President Johnson before the examination for scholarship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free ; tuition. The next session will open ; Septejnber 20, 1911. For further infor- < mation and catalogue, address Pres. , | D. Ef. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. FOR SALE Big lot of Old Newspapers at 20c per hundred at the office of I the Fort Mill Times. I ?00Q0?0??0??^ Raising Sale t jse Prices. ftj . --ZZZ~.V-ZZ_-Z.Z-7 l-2c a* 7 l-2c V 5c ^ 50c ^ zizrriii"iriiziiziiizziziiiiirr 29c jlj $1.95 g $1.50 g $L25 8 \SSEY. | hj Drink can Coffee like COFFEE, in theCarolinas USE COFFEE rld's best. 5 Everywhere. * MM 0 n? mmmmmmm mmmmmmm mm 1RIFTY j ,AVF . . I ler than having a "good ad to save every cent not Denses. In less time than re a good nest egg for a ank. [ Per Cent o have your name I r books. and Savings Bank, - - - im. c. ! s \ > 1 i jj=lF lb II 1 ED F= This is th . of the Y Dress Yoi See our line of Beautiful O price from $1 to See our new Elastic Persian Just arrived, big new line ones, 25c, 50c and Crepe de Chene, light blue, 1 one of the newest things for e\ regular $1 quality, our special ] New Dotted Batiste, tan and Paras If you are looking for a nice and they are only $1 and At 6i For the next two weeks wc ' feta at 69c per yard. This is ever offered on Black Taffeta ir Usual Frida; Any 10c piece of Lawn in Now is your time to select a Friday C Watch This Space Have Someth E. W. KIMB1 "The Place Where Q = ^=11 lf==ll 1 ED F= H 8 "Whatever Pie. 8 | ate Nourishes." 8 g For this pleasure you GROCERIES on the ma For these COME TO Ui 8 ICE and MEATS a spec ? "We Strive to Please." 8 8 JONES ; Tell It To The Town rJ If You Order W] Do Not Overlook All Goods GUARANTEED Un HIGH GRADE CORN 1 Ga Hunting Creek $3.<X 7-11 Corn 2.7! Rocky Creek 2.2; Old Times 3.7E Pure 100 Proof (white or yellow) 2.6t HIGH GRADE RYE Old Reserve (bottled in bond) Mellwood (bottled in bond) 3.7; Jefferson Club 3.7; Orland Rye 3.0( Virginia Valley 2.5< HIGH GRADE BRANDIES Apple Brandy 2.5< Apple Brandy. 3.0( Apple Brandv (old) 4.Of Peach Brandy 3.0f Peach Brandy (old) 4.Of Other brands of Corn, Rye, Brandy, Gin, plete price list free on request. Remit by P. 0., Express M. 0. or regist< C. S. COUCH P. O. Box 718 Proof of the Puddinj of Chewing Rock Hill Buggy Co., Rock Hill, S. C. Gentlemen: Knowing that you are ii garding your buggies, I deem it my duty t< huggy I am now running. This buggy was bought in Hawkinsv been in constant use since. During this tir five or six times?a distance of 200 miles ei this job until last year. Your "Long Distance" axle lasted tl gy, and the springs did likewise. It has always been the lightest runni ever ridden in, and the wheels you use can' I gladly volunteer this testimonial making what I honestly believe to be the t Your buggies are "A Little Higher I have ever used. Wishing you continued success, and booster from conviction, I am, MILLS & YOUN< % ( ? . ImtMrl Ell- it ll IRE J ie Time ear to ir Beds. mnterpanes, ranging in $4.00 Belts, each $1.00 of Caps for the little $1.00 + avender and pearl gray, rening and party dresses, price, the yard 50c gray 12 l-2c OlS. A parasol, we have them dI $1.50 fl offer 36-inch Black Tafdecidedly the best price i Fort Mill. :: Bh y Special , the house at 7 l-2c. nice cool dress cheap. )nly. . We Always ing New, RELL CO., tuality Counts." 31 H==)l IF=t 350 ** -*-3: -OSOC?? ases the Pal- 6 ?0 8 8 mn?f kavo REST * B rket. jj ialty. g 0 _ 5 0 rhe Grocer. ( e 30 ooooaoii rhrough Tlie Times. 1 hiskey By Mail : These Prices. der the Pure Food Laws. 1 4 Gal 4 Qts 6 Qts 12 Qts ) $10.00 $1.25 $5.00 $8.25 j 9.50 3.00 4.20 8.00 > 7.50 2.50 3.60 7.00 i 12.75 4.00 6.00 12.00 ) 8.75 2.75 4.25 7.75 4.50 6.75 12.00 i 13.00 4.75 6.75 12.50 3 13.00 4.00 5.80 10.00 ) 10.00 3.25 5.00 8.25 ) 8.50 2.75 4.50 7.50 ) ) 10.00 3.50 3.00 8.25 ) 14.00 4.50 6.75 12.50 > 10.00 3.50 5.00 8.25 ) 14.00 4.50 6.75 12.50 Wine, etc., furnished in our cornered letter. Address ? , Manager, RICHMOND, Va. I After 18 Years the Bag. Lake Park. Ga., Feb. 10, 1911. riterested in hearing praises sung re> write you relative to a Rock Hill iile, Ga., 15 years ago, and it has ne it has been run to Hawkinsville ich trip. I never had any repairs on irough the whole service of the bugng and easiest riding buggy I have t be beat. as I am confident you merit it by test buggy made. In Price But ? " far superior to any assuring you I am a "Rock Hill" Very truly yours, E. W. MASON. G COMPANY.