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r V ' THE FORT KILL TIMES. Dmnocratic?PoubUshed Thursdays. ( B. W. BRADFORD - - Editor and Propriett HSOMCatmoM Ratss: Om Tear ....*1.2$ Bfat Months 66 Tba Thiina invites contributions on live subjects. kstdmaotscrM to publish more than 200 words M say subject. The riuht is reserved to edit INry commaniestion submitted for publication. On application to the publisher. advertising eats* are made known to those interested. Telephone, local and long distance. No. 112. FORT MILL. S. C.. JULY 6. 1911. Half a Million for Booka. By its wholesale changes of text-books, the State board of education has virtually imposed a tax on the people which it is said equals in value the cost of Winthrop college. There was no need for such changes, at least not to the extent of "eliminating about 80 per cent, of the text-]?ooks now in use in the public schools of the State. As text-books are not furnished pupils free of charge, as is done in Massachusetts and many other States, this tax will fall altogether upon the parents of the children, very few of whom are able to pay it. One or two changes may have been ?- necessary, especially in the department of history; but even :i|'; './Jv here we question the propriety of introducing a history written to order, as has been done. We are confident that the people, when they come to feel the burden of the tax, will be disposed to kick; but kicking will then be too late, for they will have to grin and bear the load until the expiration of the five year contract which has been made with the publishers. In this connection, we want to commend the course of Superintendent Swearingen, who protested vigorously against these wholesale changes of text-books, * which he did in the interests of the people of the State, and because he thought such changes were wholly unnecessary. In a recent statement made by him for the information of the public, he said: "The books sold in South Carolina during the last five years cost more than $500,-. COO,000. These books have been in the main displaced, and now have only an exchange value of 50 per cent, of their original cost. The new books adopted ore higher priced, and every time a pupil or patron is required to exchange an old book there must be a cash payment in addition. This cash payment will be a tax on every citizen of the State. It may be small in the case of any one book, but it will amount to thousands of dollars in the aggregate." Another thing. Instead of taking fhp nnhlir into its confidence on such an important matter, the State board of education went to work secretly; that is, according to Mr. Swearingen, the board refused to keep a record of the votes on the. various books, its reason*being that it did not wish "to offend the sensibilities of the various book agents with whom they had established and wished to maintain pleasant relations." Very considerate was this, to be sure, but the public was deserving of as much, even more, consideration at the hands of this polite State board of education, at least to the extent of keeping a record of how the various mem-1 bers voted on all matters relating to a sudject ofvsuch importance and concern to the general publie. ? It will be understood, of course, that this book matter has. not yet ended. Whoever is responsible for the sweeping changes made, costing thousands of dollars to the people, will be held accountable and forced to pay an equiva - * ? * it; 17^: lent to tne last iarirung.? union Sun. Murderer'* Bullet. The man who kills another is apt to shoot beyond his victim and hit the heart of a wife, a mother, a sister, a dependent child or somebody who loved the slain even as the slayer loved or is beloved by those who are dear to him. What a shadow a man must bring upon himself when he slays a husband and father, the family bread winner and thus bows an innocent woman in bit ter grief and takes from helpless childhood the natnral protector of which it ever stands in need. Not for all the gold in the world, nor all its honors could a braveminded, true-hearted man consent to do such a thing as this. What unspeakable lolly it is lor a man to permit brute anger, aroused over difference of opinion, to lead him to murder. It is more than folly. It is the entrance to hell. To the criminal habit of practice of pistol carry6 * arc may be traced most murders, j The man who makes a practite r of going about secretly armed i ill? falls short of the measure of a P&jJg good citizen. He is not only jjj^Mlftreadtf ^ law* *le *ias a'~ FortwBl should be well reprc-, sen ted in Rock Hill next Wednesday, when the Clemson- Winthrop m train visits that city. w ' Will Found Seminary in Russia. The great outcome of the Bap| tist World Alliance convention in Philadelphia, which was attended by Rev. S. P. Hair of this city, is the founding by the help of American Baptists of a theoj logical seminary in Russia under Baptist control. There was subscribed $70,000 at the meeting at which the project was broached and since then' $30,000 has been added. The location of the seminary is to be Moscow or St. Petersburg, and it will receive students from Russia, from the Balkan States, and even Spain. The growth of Baptists on the European continet has been rapid during the past ten years, until now Baptist members on the continent number 583,000. At the alliance convention just held 450 Baptist leaders from Europe were in attendance. These included nearly 100 from Russia and the Balkans, some of whom have served prison terms for their Protestant faith. And it is is not unlikely that some will get into further trouble at home because of their attendance at the convention. The alliance meeting in Philadelphia proved to be the greatest demonstration of strength that Baptists of the world have yet known. Six thousand delegates were there, and so large was the proportion of men that audiences during the alliance sessions were easily five mature men to each woman. The South was very largely represented. Almost every country of the globe had men present, and speeches were made in 11 different languages. The School Book Changes. About the most important question in South Carolina is the radical action taken by the State board of education in eliminating 80 per cent, of the textbooks used by the schools, thereby placing an extra tax on the farmers of the State of $500,000. The board worked under the chairmanship of the governor. The action of the board is causing more critcifcm than any one act in the past several years in the State. There are many who do not hesitate to brand the entire proceedings under an ugly caption ? "graIf." There are many stories going the rounds as to "how the trick was turned." The board was Secret in its work and refused, over the protest of State Superintendent of j Education Swearingen, to keep a | record of the voles. It is rumored that the action of the board will be called to linattention of the next general assembly and ihat something will come out of the matter. Mr. S. L. Laney Dead. Mr. Sam'l L. Laney, for years a resident of Fort Mill, died Thursday of last week at the State Hospital in t ommoia, wnere he had been treated for a year or more. The bodv ".as shipped to Fort Mill Friday morning for burial. i Mr. Laney was G7 years of age. and a Confederate veteran. During the war lie was wourdui in the left leg and it was taken otf : above the knee, lie was a shoemaker by trade and having worked at this tri I* in a number | of towns in this section was widely known. Me sides a number of other relatives, lie is survived by a wife, one son and several daughters, one or the latter being Mrs. V. D. Potts of Fort Mill. Frcm the County Seat. Com-si ondeiict hort Mill '1 mts. Yorkville, Juiy 3.?A pood rain fell I throughout this section Saturday alternoon at about 5 o'clock. There has been gocd seasons a few miles northwest of here, but at this point it has been verv drv ul? to Saturday. No I rain has fallen in the northern part of King's Mountain townsnip, except in Clover and vicinity, in about three j weeks. Cotton, and especially that planted early, is looking tine, and young catton is fast coming to the front. Corn is looking fairly well. There will he little doing in Yorkvilbthe 4th, except a game of ball bot\ve? n Yorkville and Fort Mill, which is to !>.'played in the afternoon. Co- siderable interest is being manifested over the game-to-be. '1 he batiks of the town will be closed the 4th. as well as a number of other business houses. A big crowd will go from here tomorrow to Shelby to attend tin big celebration to be held in that city. The Yorkville creamery association will open a skimming station in that town this week to enable them to more satisfactorily serve their customers. Mr. W. S. Neil, who has been connected with the Yorkville Banking and Mercantile company as vice president for the past two years, has sold bis interest in the corporation and will retire from business for tin present. Mr. Neil is highly esteenud by a lar :< number of customers and others \\h>? w 11 regret to learn of nis retirement. W. The News of Fleasant Valley. I Correspondent-* Fc.rt Mill Tin Fleasant Valley, July Farmers are very busy after tin rain. We htfve some good cotton and com. Our fruit growers, Messrs. J. M. and J. P. Harris are doing a c.ood busin Work of repainting l'ieasant Hiii church is in progress. The new school building is about completed. Miss Mary Hood has returned to her home in Charlotte, after a visit to her sister, Mrs. Will liickett. Mr. Frank "lhcrreil has been in a Charlotte hospital lor some days, and ?* .? .>? *? rrluri f.i n,,tu t V. t Hie rub ,t i ' shov.s improvement. Mr. Robert Harris is at home from the Citadel at Charleston. Mrs. Wrenn Whiting, of McColl, is visiting relatives in Pleasant Valley. Mrs. Eva Bickett, of Charlotte, vis-, ed relatives here the past week. Dr. R. M. Potts spent a day or two in Columbia the past week. Mr. J. W. Elms will have his dwelling remodeled in the near future. H. A Pe* I. 1 t"> His I ockft. would show the box of 1; ok.. i's Arr ca Salve that i . S. l.opi r, a oar.- n r. of Marilla. N. Y. alwa\- carrie-. "i have never had a cut, wout.d, broi-e ?.r sore that it would not heal," he writes. Greatest healer of bnrns, boils, scalds, , chapped hands and lips, fever sores, j skin eruptions, eczema, curns and piles. 26c at Ardrey's Drug store, Parks Drug ' Ca and Fort Mill Drug Ca ? 1' ^ ^ . . Lintless Cotton. Press despatches the past u eek told of the discovery at Bullockville, Ga., of a cotton plant which is-practically lintless. The discovery was made by a government employe at an experiment station at Bullockville. The purpose of the experiments in this line is to secure a larger plant bearing bolls filled with larger seed which will be much richer in oil than the regular plant. In the course of ten years it is expected to produce a cotton plant that will yield 100 bushels of clean seed to the acre. , t f Executive Clemency. The governor has been in office since January 17 and since that time he has granted executive clemency in 171 cases. Paroles 98. t? i rr.? raraons <o. During the four years of the administration of Governor Ansel 87 paroles were granted, and the records show that he granted 38 pardons during the last two years of his office.?Sunday's State. Martin Gourds. When we were younger than we are now and saw things from a cross eyed and crazy standpoint, there were some things about the farm we promised to veto, thumbsdown hard and fast, should it fall to our lot to live on the farm. One of these things to he taboed was a string of red pepper hanging in the front piazza; another was a string of onions with tops plaited together garnishing the walls of a hall; and another was to allow "princess feathers" to grow in the front yard; and still another was to allow a martin pole on the premises. It has been a long time since we have seen one. In the days of blue Darters the martin was very much in demand. A tall pole was erected in or near the vtiv/l orirt i'rnm frfKuninees at its top were suspended gourds in which holes had been cut in order to accommodate the martins, which built their nests in the gourds. And woe to Pie hawk that made an incursion on that yard. The entire martin contingency would be up in arms at a seconds notice, ;tnd quick liight was the hawk's only safety. People are too busy now to tbink of the martins and they must look out for abodes whereevcr they can line] them. Put we have ckang< d our mind again, we would -not mind raving the martins; we would rather like to see the princess feathers glowing; and the red pepper and all that, it is all right even if it hangs in the piazza so far as we are concerned. ?Exchange. Vaccination for Typhoid. Dr. Miles Walker, surgeon of the First regiment, has vaccinated the York.ille and Fort Milljj companies with typhoid antitoxin and proposes soon also to vaccinate theCornwell company. This anti-toxin has been in use j in the regular army for several years, every new recruit being vaccinated as soon as possible after enlistment, and as the result typhoid fever has been almost eliminated from the army. Yorkville Enquirer. Naming the Farm. The giving of a name to the faim increases one's attachment to the place; and gives it a sentimental value which is well worth considering. It makes the identification of the owner easier, where several peisonal names are confusingly similar; and it soon becomes* as lamiliar to residents of the country around as that of the local post office. Local features should be considered in giving a name, lest it do not "fit." Such features, and possible historical episodes, may often suggest a combination of words or syllables which will make a name original and musical as well as appropriate. Meanwhile, the following list may he conned as poinlit g to the sort of name desirable; Airy Knoll, Airy Mount. Bannerland, Branching Brook, Clover Crest. Cloverdale, Deepdale, Dairy Downs, Eagle View, Excelsior, Forest Hill, Fair (takes, (Ilendale, (Iiand View, Jerseyland. Hazelnook, The Knolls. Lyndale, Maple Grove, North- J wood. Oakland, Overview. Plain- j view. Kockwood, Sunnyside. Sun- | ny Slope, W'iilowdale. Tl;e W illows. I'rol ai 1\ no town in the United States caii show a cleaner bill of health than Morehead ( ity. N. says the National .Magazine. In a poj illation of about o.Cb'O there is not a family havit g a crippled child prone who is idiotic or insane. Thvre is here, too, a ver\ homologous population. There is neither an Irishman, German, Italian or a .lew in town, although there is no ban on any race or creed. The white nontila- ( tion outnumbers the blacks lour to one. i Kimbrell's Bi* S !o. , Friday morning at 1) o'clock 1 E. W. Kimbrell company will ) open its doors t<> the big annual independence cash sale, and ' everybody knows what a Kim- ' brell sale means. Mr. Kimbrell has the poods, and he says he needs tlie room as well as the ( money and the poods must po. . One of the secrets of the success ' of the pipantic sales which he puts on is that he offers line barpains, that he advertises them so that the people may know what he has, and that he then goes < ahead and does what he adver- l tises.? Adv. 11 Can Crow Corn, Too. 17 Cotton is the staple crop of I South Carolina, but so far as human history and records go, this State has held the world's record for quantity of corn j?rown per acre. In 1857 Dr. J. VV. Parker, of Columbia, gathered 350 bushels from two acres. In 1889 Capt. Z. J. Drake, of Marlboro, produced 205 bushels and three quarts to one acre. In 1906, A. J. Tindal, of Clarendon, produced 182 bushels per acre. In the boy's contest in 1909 BascombJJsher, produced 162 1-2 bushels per acre. t iaio T \i _ c mt: in xsfiUtierry tvioore, ox >> iiiuua, Fiorence county, a boy under 15 years of ape, produced 228 bushels and 3 pecks per acre, winning the world's record. Parson's Prem A Gem. From Rev. H. Stuben.\oll, Allison, la., in praise of Dr. Kind's New Life Pills. "They're such a health necessity, In every home these pills should be. If other kinds you've tried in vain, USE DR. KING'S Ane be well again. Only 25c at Ardrey's Drug store, Parks Drug Co. and Fort Mill Drug Co. The Supreme Court at Columbia Saturday rendered a decision setting aside the decision of Judge Memminger in the Lloyd Green case. This was the case ' in which Judge .Memminger declared it was against the Jaw to store liquor. The Supreme Court held that Judge Memminger's decision is correct in counties that have dispensaries, but does not hold in dry counties. [: Esc-ped With His Life. "Twenty-one years ago I faced an awful death," writes H. R. Martin, Port Harrelson; S. C. "Doctors said I had consumption and the dreadful cough I had lool en like it. sure enough. I tried eveiything I could hear of for my cough, an I was under the treatment of the best < octor in Georgetown, S. C., for a yeai, but could get no relief. A friend advised to try Dr. King's New Discovery. I did so, and was completely cured. 1 feel that I owe my life to this great throat and lung cure." It's positively guarantied lor coughs, colds and all branchial affections. 5Uc and $1. Trial boti.- free at Ardrey's Drug | stoiv. Parks Druj; lu. ann fori aim n. T)ru^ Co. Men's an i ' Odd Pant: i i " We offer a 20 pe mentioned. These can buy knowing tf affords. Ladies' L( w e are contempi pay you to buy a si be alright for anoth< ! i all the popular gooc can suit the boys. LISTEN! TE We cannot afford j anything sold and n McELF Gasolene Irons, I have four Imperial Gasolene j SmootI ing Irons that have been ^ returned to me "out of fix." Not dn Mice an agent. here today and tliere tomorrow. I had to stand ye; and take it and make good. ^ These Irons have been sold all at about from $3.00 up. Those who T^V have used them properly and ac- to fording to directions would rather do without their husbands, oth- > n pmnll novi'/ll I fit t il PHI '' I'l C4IIU Cl T'XliClil I'Vi v v ' v. v ? ^ I have had trouble. I have had ?ia these four repaired at the factory _1 md are as pood as new. \\ ill Tf~* ell them for $2.25 each. But 1 remember. Ben doesn't guarantee 9 them. Listen to the praise of jj them from your neighbor, but I ta!<e what he says as the song of I i far-a-way bird. I W. B. Ardrey. V NOTICE- 7 tie best place t<> have your | /; rlothes cleaned and pressed is the Fort I '' dill Pressing Club upstairs in Massey Bp Building. Phone 146. _ j ^ \ . I \ -'i. rt,y *. j-' =ii :r==ii 1 ED 1= Our Bif Begins July XVo are going to this community. 1 liarilv it would be ( in our Drv Goods I E and every article a look at the big list estimated that 5,0( values we are goin i E. W. "Th i=1! :l -|f=lf==lf= d Boy's ( s and Low-c :r cent reduction in pi are all this season's lat you are getting the )w-cut Shoes at the ating a change in our lit whether you need sr season. We have is, sizes 34 to 42, anc These good.s are goi prices. It will pay yc 1RMS, CASH I to charge goods at t iot satisfactory, cash \ V 4 % T iAfNUi 1 Winthrop College + SCHOLARSHIP and ENTRANCE j EXAMINATION " I'he examination for the award of Q cant scholarships in Winthrop Col- a :> and t?>r the admission of new stu- Q its will he held at the County Court * use on r riday, July 7, at 9 a. m. ft plicants must be not less than 15 " iirs of age. When scholarships are j*j cant aft r July 7 they will be award- ? to thos< making the highest average jK this examination, provided they meet j jf condi' ions governing the award, ft plicants for scholarships should write Q rresuieru jonnson oeiore me exami- ~ kion for scholarship examination Q I Scholarships are worth $100 and free I tion. The next session will open j X [jtember 20, 1011. For further infer- : \j ii<>n and catalogue, address Pres. U B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. 15 Lm: 'V- ? ii L \^P j ? Bitters | A New .Man Of Him. jjj "1 w i < ' ri.; -from pain id my J omaeh, i. . i ma back," writes if. fl A: t n, 1,'al } . N". "and my W v r- \. <l.d not work right, X ut lour Lotins of Kleetric Bitters jjf ;ado me feel like a new man." a RICE 50 CTS. AT AIL DRUG STORES, j ^ \ =ii n==i r=iF=] I Annus July Ca 7 andConl make this the most t Phis Sale is being Ik lull, and we have pin )epartment. Hight Dc SPECIAL. See our of Extraordinary Hai %/ )0 people will take to offer. Will you 1) * Kimbr ie Place Wher i f=i i 1 r= Clothing, ut Shoes rices on the lines goods and you t best the market same reduction, lines and it will it or not. It will suits for men in 1 we are sure we ng to go at these >u to come early. L hese prices, but II he refunded. II & CO. {OOOOOOOO1!CURED THIS MAN j OF RHEUMATISM jj 0 Mr. U. C. Maupin, a ? prominent insurance man jj of Salisbury, N. C., says, a after using numerous so- Jj called cures for rheuma- a tism, he used one 25c jj i * ' * n ii tt fl Dottie 01 muiien s nor- h net's Nest Liniment and jj cured a bad attack of a rheumatism. He also t says that as an internal W remedy for bowel com- ? plaints, it can't be beat, jj Ardrey's Drug Store, j| Fort Mill, S. C. x Si I I F=ll =ll =][= d Indepen sh Sale innps Thrmitfli /IA&MVU A All VUQAt sensational Cut-price Sal :?ld to make business hu t Ocean-bottom Prices oi % * 4 iys Only "Anybody Want Mv Job 4 %J 4 rgains we have to offer j advantage of the extrei e one of the number? ell Comi M e Quality Counts.' I B l 11 ll 11=11= | Call for? I "TEM 8 8 tt The best Tea on the mark ? , It comes in 1-4 pound pac Q for 15 cents. In each pa ? ticket calling for a valuabl 9 ware. This ware is no fal imported stuff. 9 f JONES, 1 ft w Tell It To The Town T1 | If You Order Wh Do Not Overlook' All Goods GUARANTEED Und< HIGH GRADE CORN 1 Gal Hunting Creek $3.00 7-11 Corn 2.75 Rocky Creek 2.25 Old Times 3.75 Pure 100 Proof (white or yellow) 2.60 HIGH GRADE RYE i Old Reserve (bottled in bond) > Mellwood (bottled in bond) 3.75 Jefferson Club 3.75 ] Orland Rye 3.00 i Virginia Valley ... .. 2.50 HIGH GRADE BRANDIES 'Apple Brandy . . 2.~><) Apple Brandy .'{.(to Apple Brandy (old) .. J.'") Peach Brandy Beach Brandy (old) ... -J.'MJ Other brands of (.'orn. Rye, Brandy, Gin. \\ plete price list free on request. Remit by B. 0., Express M. 0, or registere C. S. COUCH, P. O. Box 718 : mm / \ ' .V x ROCKI Proof of the Pudding of Chewing ti Rock Hill Buggy Co., Rock Hill, S. C. Gentlemen: Knowing that you are inte garding your buggies, I deem it my duty to w buggy 1 am now running. This buggy was bought in HawkinsvilU been in constant use since. During this time five or six times?a distance of 200 miles each this job until last year. Your "Long Distance" axle lasted thro I gy, and the springs did likewise. It has always been the lightest running i ever ridden in, and the wheels you use can't t I gladly volunteer this testimonial as making what'I honestly believe to be the best Your buggies are "A Little Higher In I have ever used. Wishing you continued success, and as; booster from conviction, J am, MILLS & YOUNG =}\ II ~l[=] dence July 15. = I e ever held in in, when ordi11 every article %! J J* ?" circulars and on. We have nelv attractive * pany, j J 31 11^=11 IE to ??ooo?s 0 po" i _ B et is "Tempo" Tea. | kages, full weight, g ckage there is a ft le piece of China- Q ke. It's the real Q 6 8 8 i r> u ne urocer. g 8 itOi lirotigh The Times. iskey By Mail rhese Prices. ;r the Pure Food Laws. 4 Gal 4 Qts 6 Qts 12 Qts $10.00 $3.25 $5.00 $8.25 9.50 3.00 4.20 8.00 r Zj i o KA o en n nn w y.uv i. vu 12.75 4.00 6.00 12.00 8.75 2.75 4.25 7.75 4.50 6.75 12.00 13.00 4.75 6.75 12.50 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 .'inc. ?-tc., furnished in uur comd letter. Address ? Manager, RICHMOND, Va. u M After 18 Years lie Bag. ? Lake Park, Ga., Feb. 10, 1911. rested in hearing praises sung rerite you relative to a Rock Hill Ga., 15 years ago, and it has it has been run to Hawkinsville trip. I never had any repairs on ugh" the whole service of the bugand easiest riding buggy I have >e beat. I am confident you merit it by t buggy made. v Price But?" far superior to any suring vou I am a "Rock Hill" Very truly yours, E. W. MASON. COMPANY.