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/ liV'i i THE TOUT HILL TIMES. Dscaoeratic ? Puublished Thursdays. B. W. BRADFORD - - Editor and Proprietor. SmacHHioN Rates: One Tear 11.28 3be Months 66 The Time* invito contributions on live subjects, hat 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 rates are made known to those interested. .. Faieobone. local and long distance. No. 112. II l , rr* FORT MILL. 8. C.. OCTOBER 5. 1911. "Persecuting" the Trusts. An unnamed writer in the Textile Manufacturer of Charlotte is, he says, "inclined to believe that the popular wave of prosecution, and even persecution, of the so-called trusts and large business interests has nearly reached its crest, and before long will begin to subside. The people at last are beginning to realize that these attacks cannot be continued indefinitely and indiscriminately without wrecking the whole business life of the nation ~ and bringing distress to the people at large." And it may be added that, this unnamed writer was probably never worse wrong in his life. Up to a few years ago the trust magnates were allowed to pursue their practices of robbing tbe masses without molestation and as the result millionaires and multimillionaires have sprung up throughout the entire country. In our opinion the recent prosecutions cf a few of the big corporations tnay be taken as an indication of what will soon follow on a much larger scale. With the election next year of a Democratic president and Congress we hope and expec* to see a wholesale prosecution of the trusts, a lopping off of the tariff by which they are protected, and a consequent downward movement of prices until the laboring man will no longer be compelled to toil day after day for wages barely large enough to buy for himself and family the actual necessities of life. Educated Farmer*. A promir^nt educator is quoted as saying that one of the most encouraging signs of the times for men who are engaged in the work of agricultural education is the increasing desire of educated young men to take up farm wcrk. In the past many of our brightest turned out by agricultural institutions were at once picked up by our stations and colleges, thus leaving, as it were, only the dullest boys to return to the farm. However, during recent years, marked changes have been brought about. "During the last few months," says this educator, "I have had several applications for graduates to accept salaried positions. In * 4 1 1 3 " /.A^t.ni.^otiAn ufitK one instance i nau a iuipvimuvi. >.?> the student whom I regarded as the strongest man in his eiass with a viewto inducing him to become a candidate for the position in question. To my surprise, and much to my gratification, I was informed that it was the intention of this your.? man to return to the farm and that sufficient inducement could not be helc out to change his pians in this regard. I then called the next best man, orly to hear the same tale from him. Four men in succession told me the same story. This experience strongly impressed me with the idea that these institutions must be working along proper lines. Thus, while 1 think it creditable that they should turn out teachers and investigators, yet 1 regard it of first importance that they should turn out good farmers." The Dog and the Shadow. A Dog, crossing a bridge over a stream with a piece of flesh in his mouth, saw his own shadow in the water, and took it for that of another Dog. with a piece of meat double his own in size. He therefore let go his own, and fiercely attacked the other Dog, to get his larger piece from him. He thus lost both: that which he grasped at in the water, because it was a shadow; and his own, because ^ the stream swept it away. Names Wanted. Our friends in the Western States will confer a favor on The Times if they will send us the names of persons in their section who moved 'torn this country, or whose ancestors did, so we can send them sample copies of The Times, and let them know what is going on among their kindred in the Palmetto State. Some Hot Weather. That the past summer has been one of unusual heat is evidenced by the summary of the records in the office of the local weather bureau, says the Charlotte Observer of Saturday. There have been fifty-eight days during the summer when the thermometer registered 90 degrees and above which equals the record. The mercury tipped the notch at 92 Thursday and slipped over the 90 mark again yesterday. During the past week or more the temperature has been rather unusual in its sustained intensity but there is a change in prospect. There has recently been a good deal of chilling weather in the West and Northwest but the currents have been carrying it over the lake region and none has been sweeping South. The recent hot weather has been great for the late cotton which has been held buck by reason of the summer droughts, etc. The cotton men would like to see it remain us it is for weeks in order that the planters might harvest a fine top crcp of cotton. Newsy Notes From Gold Hill. Correspondence Fort Mill Times. Editor The Times:?The enterprising skeeters have made their debut into society here, otherwise things are running along smoothly. A tenant house on Mrs. Lee Nivens farm was destroyed by fire last week. It was occupied by a family of Smiths, who were in the field at work, and all their belongings wei t up in smoke. During a thunder storm last week lightning killed a horse belonging to Mr. B. M. Faris. We learn t..e loss was fully covered by insurance. Success to The Times and its readGold Hill. October 2. ,.jr 1 - .' " I** 5' ** ^ i - ; THE NEW TEACHER IN TOWN. So often at the beginning of the school season, one hears the question: "How do you like your new teacher; is she pleasant?" But one never hears that anyone has asked the teacher how she likes the "new people." No one asks if the people are pleasant to her, if she has a comfortable school and sleeping room, if she has time to walk or visit, or any other question to to show that the teacher is anything more than a mere biped. Sympathy is due the young girl who goes, for the first time, into a strange home to commence her wage earning as teacher. She arrives with her trunk, perhaps only one, or may be two, a box containing her treasured bopks and probably a few little keepsakes and pictures from her own home room, to brighten and give comfort to the new and strange walls which she expects to call her own for the months which seem to stretch so far into the future and so far away from the loving home hearts. If her trunk is large she will hear hints and grunts of disapproval as it is carried to her room. If she has two small trunks? "Wonder what she wants with all this truck"?"Must be going to stay for"*?< mur>?r r/imapliu nnt al CVCI C&Jlvt iiiuiij uivtv ways as kind as these. Talk about heroism! It requires the bravest, stoutest heart to face all those eyes at her first meal. She knows she i3 being "picked to pieces." Everything she says and does, everything about her dress to the tie of the smallest ribbon, is being scanned for comment when her back is turned. Yet she is expected to appear at her best on all occasions. If she doesn't have a cry and wish for home when she gains the safety of her own room she is no true girlie. She has never taught before, her standing in her class was high and her place in the hearts of her schoolmates was secure and warm. Her modest, ; timid, refined sensitiveness asks for a i little of the love and sympathy she had always received at school. Her pupils think her cowardly and show a little of ! the "bully" that is in all young ani; mals. She is reported in the family as j beir g silly, vain and conceited. She is neither blind nor deaf, ar.d quickly i understands the undercurrent which is too often helped al< ng instead of checked by the older members. It is "grand fun" to make the teacher "mad." All these keen stabs must be j endured. Not even the home letters * ?* * ** 4.u.. 1T1USI oreame 01 ineni iur inr sai\e ui the paltry sum coming at the end of the term to help the home fund. When the school hours have tolled out their limit and she is free for a little while, does any one ask her pleasantly, if she would like to walk, or do<s any one offer to show her pleasant reads or paths where she can feel that rudeness ard ill-n.anners are not everywhere? Does any one ask any of the neighbors to \isit her, or arrange the Sabbath program so that she can atttnd church regularly? Reference in this instance is to the girl who accepts a situation in a country home, preferring a few pupils as her first experience. Too often she is treated as a mere hireling, her tastes and pleasures trod upon, if they are considered at all, and at the close of the term she returns to the home fold with a loss of much of the refined femininity so dear in every girl and woman, and a hard, bitter feeling oryainot omnl/itrarc liiUVOC an in effaceable scar in her heart, and an ineffaceable, pitil'ul tone on her face. Major Thos. Beckham Dead. Mej. Thomas Chisolm Beckham died suddenly at his home in Hock Hill Saturday morning, aged 79 years. He had been quite sick for severai weeks but was thought to be convalescent, having been out several times last week. His death was due largely to infirmities of old age. Maj. Beckham was born and rais"d in Chester county, , near Landsford. He participated in the War Between the Sections from the beginning to the end, and served with gallantry. He was captain of Company B, Fifth South Carolina infantry. It is a historical fact that at the second battle of Mannassas he was promoted for disobedience of orders. He was ordered by the colonel of his regiment to retreat in the face of a heavj Federal fire. Instead of this, he ordered his company forward and came out of the conflict victorious. It was in this battle that he was wounded three times, one of which confined him to the hospital for several months. After the war he was married to Miss Martha Henkle, of Chester county. From this union five children were born, | two of whom, the eldest son and ! dnncrhtpr arc dead. Those surviving' him are: his widow and two daughters, Misses Frances and Amelia, and one son, James. He was sitting in the hall of his home Saturday morning, after walking around as usual, in the act of i signing his name to a legal paper when 1 he lurched forward out of his chair and ' fell dead to the floor. Blind Massey Again in Trouble. Prof. J. M. Massey, the blind mu: sician, who was sentenced to the I penitentiary for 12 months from this j county for passing a worthless check, and whose sentence expired about three months ago, has gone back to his old tricks, says the Henderson (N. C.) Gold Leaf. He has just been arrested in Casa, Ark., for passing a worthless check on the Bank of Union, at Mbnroe. He passed the check at Larkinsville, Ala., and it was for ten dollars. It is ' said that Massev*s work in the State ! penitentiary for the twelve months was turning the grindstone, and the probability is that he will soon be turning it | some more. Blind Massey is known in Fort Mill, ! and especially well is he remembered by a number of our citizens. Two years or more ago Massey visited Fort I Mill for the pur|>ose of tuning and repairing pianos and while here was the j recipient of many favors on account of his affliction. Several weeks the blind I musician worked in the town and comj munity and during that time gained the confidence of a number of people. It : was then that Massey began to take ! advantage of his newly acquired friends. ! Several merchants of the town readily sold him goods upon the promise of payment later and small sums of money were likewise obtained from a number of others. Massey then*disappeared ; from Fort Mill and nothing more was I heard from him here until it was j learned that he had tried to work a . similar game in a North Carolina town : and had fallen into the clutches of the law. The Arkansas authorities have a tough customer in the person of Blind Massey and should send hiin up for a , long term. Governor Judson Harmon, prominent in politicai circles. Governor of Ohio, and the possible Democratic nominee for President in 11*12, is to be in Union oi\. Thursday, October li?. during the Union County Fair and will deliver an address. &MiiliViirTi'ii"i a A Dreadful Sight to H. J. Barnum, of Freeville, N. Y., was the fever-sore that had plagued his life for years in spite of many remedies he tried. At last he used Bucklen's Arnica Salve and wrote: "it nas entirely healed with scarcely a scar left." Heals Burns, Boils, Eczema, Cuts, Bruises, Swellings, Corns and Piles like magic. Only 25c at Ardrev's Drug store. Parks Drbg Co. and Fort Mill Drug Co. The best price paid for cotton on the local market yesterday was 9J cents. No Need to Stop Work. When your doctor orders you to stop I work, it staggers you. "I can't" you say. You know you are weak, rundown and failing in health, day by day. but you must work as long as you can stand. What you need is Electric Bitters to give tone, strength and vigor to your system, to prevent breakdown and build you up. I)on't be weak, sickly or ailing when Electric Bitters will benefit you from the first dose. Thousands bless them for their glorious health and strength. Every bottle guaranteed to satisfy. Only 50c at Ardrev's Drug store, Parks Drug Co. and Fort Mill D rug Co. Notice of Election. Fort Mill, S. C., Oct. 3, 1911. Be it ordained by the mayor and war-. ! dens of the town of Fort Mill, S. C., and by authority of the same: A petition signed by a majority of the freeholders residing within the incorporate limits of the town of Fort | Mill, S. C., having been filed with the town council asking for an election to decide whether or not the town 01 rori Mill, S. C.-, shall issue bonds in the sum of $4000.00 payable in not less than 20 years and not moie than 40 years and bearing interest at a rate not to exceed six per cent per annum for the purpose of constructing a public street or streets i in the said town, it is therefore ori dered: j Section 1. That an election be held j on the sixteenth day of Oeteber, 1911, at which election all qualified electors I residing within the incorporate limits ' of the town of Fort Mill, S. C., shall be entitled to vote. The ballot box shall be located at J. H. Patterson's store and shall open at 8 o'clock a. m. and close at 4 o'clock, p. m., and J. H. Patterson, T. D. Faulkner and D. A. Lee are hereby appointed Managers of said election. Sec. 2. The form of ballot shall be as follows: "For issue of bonds in the sum of $4000.00 for street improvements. 'Yes.'" "For issue of bonds in the sum of $4000.00 for street improvements. 'No.'" Those in favor of said bonds shall cast the ballot bearing the words "Yes," and those opposed shall cast the ballot bearing the word "No." Done and ratified in open council this 3rd day of Oct. 1911. L. A. HARRIS, Attest: Mayor. J. L. SPRATT. Clerk. Land For Hale I offer for sale 331 acres, more or less, of land five miles north of Fort Mill, one mile from Gold Hill school I and from one to three miles of four 1 * * > ' 'i ' 1 i churches. l.anu is we i lerraeeu ctnu comparatively level, about 40 acres in original forest timber that will cut sonit thing like 200,000 feet of lumber; 20 in old-field pine; 25 or 30 acres in pasture for cattle; ten acres in pasture for hogs; ten acres in waste land and balance in cultivation. On the place is a dwelling house of six rooms; gin house, 30x35, three stories high; sawmill shed, 50x20; press shed, 35x22; barn, 50x50, with rooms for 12 or 14 head of stock; double crib, 22x10, pea house on top; smoke house, 14x18, grainery above and 1. uggy sheds on each side; five two- and three-roon tenant houses; wagon house with too shed, 16x2U; ten stalls for cows, blacksmith shop, 12x16; 20 horse-power engine and 25 horse-power boiler; No. 4 friction-feed sawmill, with 48-inch inserted tooth saw and 40 or 50 feet of track; two 60-saw Pratt gins with front feed'-r and condenser; one single pin, self-trompiog press; 2.6 feet of 2-inch shafting; pulleys and belting to run the outfit and one No. 44 horrizontal cane mill. Pump, tower, waterworks in house, healthy place, and excellent water. Four small branches, four wellsand five springs on the place. Price, $11,500. W. 11. WINDLE, Fort Mill, S. C. Wanted To sell that farm of yours Where the sale price of property amounts to $5,000, w charge only 2 1-2 per cent under $5,000, 5 per cent. If you have any lots in Fort Mill to sell, list them with ns. We are in position , to handle anything in the i above line located anywhere. If you want to buy, let us hear from you. We are the Real Estate people. C, W, WALLACE & COMP'Y, Real Estate ar J Insurance, VADf\7IT r ir c n 1 UIU\ * 11-1,1., u. v.. TAX NOTICE 1911. Office of the County Treasurer of York County. Yorkville, S. C., Sept. 15, 1911. Notice is hereby given that the Tax Books for York county will be opened on Monday, the 16th day of October, 1911, and remain open until the 31st day of December, 1911, for the collection of State, County, School and Local Taxes for the fiscal year 1911, without penalty; after which day one per cent, penalty will be added to all payments made in the month of January, 1912, and two p? r cent, penalty for all payments made m tne month of February. li>12. and seven p? r cen*. penalty will be added on ad payments made from the first day of .March, to the lath day of March, 1912, ami alter this date all unpaid taxes will go into execution and all unpaid Single Foils will bo turned over to the several Magistrates for prosecution in accordance with law. For the convenience of taxpayers, 1 ! will attei.d at the following places on the days named: At Yorkville. Monday. October 16, to Wednesday, October is. At Smyrna. Thursday, October 19. At Hickory Grove, Friday and Saturday. October 20 and 21. At Sharon. Monday, October 23. At McConnellsville, Tuesday, October 24. At Tirzah. Wednesday, October 25. At Clover, Thursday and Friday, October 26 and 27. At Yorkville from Saturday, October 2S, to Tuesday October 31. At Coates's Tavern, from 12 o'clock Wednesday, November 1, until 12 m., Thursday, November 2. At Fort Mill, Friday and Saturday, November 3 and 4. At Rock Hill from Monday, Novem6. to Saturday, November 11. And at Yorkville from Monday, November 13, until the 31st day of December, 1911, after which day the penalties will attach as stated above. HARRY K. NEIL, Treasurer of York County. f. f : v<.'. ^ / w? Don't coi Fall and you have to get tF bought, in dress a woman a warning, kind tha week, bu MeEi I I 1?? ~~~" I The SAVIN 1 M/UV IW ;!| II n I uucc j| Both 8 Require BANK, I WHY? Simply ? We Hav | Besides our $25,C 9 handle and will an I J small, call and talk I The SAVIN i h i fphv qprinp.c - ? President. FOR SALE?Two fancy, pure-bred i Berkshire boars. r? mistered. $25.00 < each, grandsons of a $1,100 boar. Buy i one of these hogs and improve your , herd. Younger boars for $15 to $20. i < L. A. HARRIS & BRO. j ^ Notice of Business Change. This is to notify the public that on ' the 21st of September, 1911, my inter-1 < est in the Barberville Mercantile Com-1 {>any was transferred by sale to T. H. larber and that I have no further fi- < nancial interest in the company. The obligation for all of the indebtedness of . the said company is thereby assumed < by T. H. Barber, to whom all accounts . due the Barber Mercantile Company are likewise payable. < OSMOND BARBER. , Fort Mill. Sept 21, 1911. Old newspapers for sale at The , Times office. N Touring Car $780?Full; NOTICE?The " t . | Car is $3.00 j i r n i i me to us to bu] Winter Shoes, i your mind ma le best shoe yoi We have all th< nd work shoes fc ind child. Bette though! They ? t don't wear o t?some time late haney & GS BANK of The OLD RELIABLE / ss oAiirr i rne uuvtti State and Natioi S to accumulate a SUF is a protection to their e $11,300.00 Si )00.00 Capital and ai predate your business. . it over with us. [GS BANK of i, W. ? ? Painting, Tin I am doing a lot of first-class painting munitv, but I am always ready and eag Besides painting your house inside anc ing, staining, glazing, etc., in a manner I take especial care of carpets, mattii painting inside. Let me figure with yc work is sure to please you. ReasonabU I FRANK WHITE, The Pai [f You Want to Sell It, Adv < N AtIT \ / aiCC0C?3 >. *-rz"*^S y Equipped. Roa< up-keep" of the >er month. . j=]|=fj=f!= | AUTU i i The latest i ors at $1.50 ai Nice assort! Toboggan ( and 50c. / your Beautiful 1 wool, felt and unless I yJ Childrens' Misses' Cos ide up shades, from Prettiest x U 0 V0I* have never si 3 styles Everyone latest in Han man, selecting the velvet and si :r take , We have ji are the catch your e> ut this We have s< robes. Just ^lue an(* p'n' E. W Co. I ^ m=;r=1l K XXXXXXXXX. 9 ir "j? If | appeaHo'you jj cure your tra< I Phone us 0 and all the < 1 ? i A W day. Ask ce rial, |g tPLUS FUND ? I| ,r DEPOSITORS. Ig jrplus, * . .. I re in position to J prnMlffi? Be it large or I I | Andersc Fnff Mill 1 Has a record of 2,( 1?1IU) I Absolutely dust an 5. MEACHAM, I any other axle wit Cashier. I out of box. Oiled ? gies and does not ( A Convincin tmg, Etc. ^ "It being imp< 4 I made a thorough ,r for the good people of this com- ^ the Anderson 'Lon er for more work. ^ other three 'ran dr , . , .. .. .. the dav the 'Rock i out, I can do the tinting, gram- 7 J .... . ... 4 reoi, my odometer unsurpassed in taste and quality. 7 ... . a a ~a l. ^ *It s the best ig, floors and woodwork when 7 iu on painting your home. My 7 , ..... c . , 4 "Rock Hill, S. ! prices. Satisfactory work. 7 4 nter, Fort Mill, S. C. . >TT T n MILLS Fort Mi ertise It in The Times. Jster $680?Fully Equipped. Ford J. J. BAI FORT , See me before you deci ? -i-'' =11 11=11 E lEj IMN SPECIALS. n Aviation Caps, all wool, and pretty col id $1.25. nent of Toques at 25c and 50c. Taps, in navy, garnet and olive, at 25c ot of Childrens' Caps, nicely trimmed, silk, at $1 and $1.75. Coat Sweaters, pretty patterns, 50c and $1. L. [[ it Sweaters, well made, and in the latest n ^ $1.75 to $2.50. ssortment of Scarfs, all wool, a kind we lown before, good values, 50c to $1.50. HAND BAGS who has seen our new shipment of the d Bags has raved over our good taste in m. Every one a special value. Suede, lk, at $1 to $2.50. L NECKWEAR i jst received a new shipment that is sure to e. Come in and see the line. jmething good to offer you in Baby Lapthe thing for your baby's carriage. White, k, at 75c. . KIMBRELL CO., i Place Where Quality Counts." 1 r=n ir ir==Ti ir=U XOMXXO ? OO You Would | i ' Groceries from us once, we feel sure 0 riority of them would make a strong jjj r good judgement and in the end se- ? i your orders for Canned Goods, Cheese jjj dainty eatables found in a first class 9 ! " *h and Oysters every Friday and Satur- j ntra 1 fnr Nn 14. 8 0 8 >NES, The Grocer. ? 0 XX* H X*?G*X{C*X* OiOiOOiOOlM >n's "Long Distance" Axle )35 measured miles with one oiling. Patented, d sand proof. Will run twice as long as any hout re-oiling- and not half try. Oil cannot get "while you wait." Used on all Rock Hill Bug:ost a cent extra. ig Test?2,035 Miles With One Oiling. artant to me to get the very best buggy spindle, comparative test of four of the best, one being g Winded,' used on 'Rock Hill' Buggies. The y' within ninety days. At the end of a year to Hill' was running smoothly without opening to showing a record of 2,035 miles, spindle made. "W. G. STEVENS, M. D. C., January 6, 1911." ? 1T/M TIT/"xrv* & Y UUINU LUIVir AIN I. 11 Agents for "Rock Hill" Buggies. 4 j^\^HIGH PRICED QUALITY \ / f vjj* IN A LOW PRICED CAR ' Tourabout $720?Fully Equipped. ILES, agent, MILL, - - S. C. ide on your car. / /