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THE F02T HILL TIMES. Democratic ? Puubliahed Thursdays. B. W. BRADFORD - - Editor and Proprietor. SoMCBirnoN Rati*: Obo Year $1.26 Btz Months 66 The Times invitee contribution* on liTu subjects k*( duos not agree to publish more than 20*> words * any subject. The right is reservtd to edit seery communication submitted for publication. On application to the publisher, alvertising rutea are made known to those interest) d. Talrohone. loci! and Inn* d:st?nce. N ). 112. Entered at the poatofftce at Fort Mil*. S. C.. as mail matter of the second class. " THURSDAY, JUNE 13, -912. People seldom stop to consider how much their town m<ans to them. They take it too much for granted, and in coun;ing up their blessings make a superficial * ? e_M_ i. Jh inventory mat laus tt? cirun uic source from which many of their dearest benefits fllow. It is easy j to overlook the home town in summing up the sources of one's happiness because the town is such a large, all-enveloping thing ?so large, in fact, that it's hard to see?and the citizen blindly draws sustenance from it like an infant from its mother. Traced to their source most of life's blessings will be found to have j their root in that aggregation of 1 hyman beings and human interests known as a town. The 1 town is the uuit of modern civilization and is the channel through j; which civilization confers its benefits. There is scarcely a phase of civilization that does not find direct and specific ex- 1 pression in the life and organization of a town that is large enough to have a school, a court- 1 house, a library, a bank, a mill : or factory, a church, a water- J L ? L __j ? ? j. worKS, a Drass uanu a newspaper and a railroad station. Representing education, juris-;1 prudence, literature, finance, > industry, religion, hygiene, art, and the speedy distribution of intelligence %and commodities, 1 these institutions express all that < is highest and best in human 1 achievement. If civilization is t good, then the home town is r "good, and the citizens should be i proud and thankful of it. Instead t of casting wondering and envious c glances at a distant New York, let us glow with pride for our 2 own little city, realizing that the t difference is only one of degree I and not of kind. \ e Along with the joys of spring \ come its responsibilities. If it s wasn't for the warm sun there \ wouldn't be any flies. If this is j the germinating season for grass > ? J 1??1 ? 11 . ana uuus auu an mc ^icaoam, i green things with which Nature ( decks the earth with to delight the heart of man, so it also for the pesky animal life that preys on man. Nature is impartial-it' starts all life off on equal terms and leaves it to the fittest that preys on man. Nature's moral is this, swat the fly. The earlier the swatting season begins the. later the fly season will be deferred. The little tailor in the story book who killed seven flies at a blow fancied he had performed a tremendous feat, but if he had done his swatting early when the eggs were still enhatched by the sun he might have killed seven million with the same blow. Remember, the sun which feels so good to you, feels just as good to the fly. If it makes you stretch and shake yourself and come out of your winter husk, it does the same for the fly. He too, is stepping outdoors to take a look around and see what the prospects are Csw n knotr otimmnr Tho VQPP 1C 1U( a uunjr ouiiiiiiti. iiiv i uw iu | i between you and the fly to determine which is the fittest to survive. If you don't swat the fly he'll swat you. Swat first. ! W. P. Pollock, a well known lawyer of Cheraw, has announced his entrv into the race for Congress from the Fifth disrrict. ' Mr. Pollock made the race for Congress four years ago and missed getting in the second race by about 200 votes. Hon. D. E. Finley, the incumbent member, is a candidate for reelection and G. W. Ragsdale, of Winnsboro, is also out for the position. A Statement of Fact. Editor the Fort Mill Times: For reasons that are of some moment to me. I should like to have you assent, in a statement immediately following this request, to the fact that I am not resnonsible for the editorial views of The Times. Because I was t formerly editor of The Times, 1 a number of people seem to think ? that I still write the editorial for ( the paper. This conclusion has t resulted in unnecessary em bar- N rassment for me. and I shall , thank you to correct the misapprehension. YV. R. Bradford. 5 June 7, 1912. c i The name of the editor of the r Fort Mill Times appears in this column. W. R. Bradford is not and has not been for the last r fifteen months editor of this T paper. He deserves neither com- I mendation nor censure for any S editorial publication of The 1: Times. B. W. Bradford. , t Mk.2. One of the largest religious bodies of the country at its recent 1 national meeting mourned the s fact that 2,000 of its churches < ' j are pastorless. That probably i may be due in part to over- 1 churched communities of which 3 there are far too many in the I land. When a community whose ; ] spiritual needs can be adequately i met by one church is supplied :, with four or five weak, strug- 1 gling churches it is almost in- i evitable that some of them will | be without pastors. A dearth of j ministers may also be responsible < for unmanned churches. While < very few men enter the ministry for mercenary motives it is but natural and right that men who 1 give their life to that calling < should have at least a living wage, j That many of them do not have. < and that fact combined with the i further fact that as soon as a < clergyman reaches middle age I churches, as a rule, do not want' i him deters many a young man 1 from entering the ministry. I I Now that the senatorial report ' on the Titantic disaster has been 1 made public, what is the next ] fkinnr? Ac fr?r thp rpnnrt itsplf 1 lllllJfe . ~l it was much as was expected, ' therefore its immediate effect ) was largely discounted. But what the public demands is some tangible and beneficial result in the shape of needed legislation ( to make ocean travel more se- ? cure. Too often in times past J the investigation into the causes ( of great disasters came to noth- 1 ing. There was a super-abundance of talk and a passing of resolutions, but seldom have the people responsible for the calami- 1 ties been punished, and not un- } often such reforms as were insti- j tuted had but a brief existence. But the loss of life in the sinking j of the Titantic was so enormous } and so culpable was the negli- j gence displayed that it now seems ( as if adequate reforms will be t instituted by legislation for the j greater safety of the thousands t who cross the ocean every year. j 1 It gives one a good idea of the <j fast range of climate and soil \ conditions in this country that, a vhile in some parts of the land s ;he great need is to get rid of so 1 nuch water in other parts there v s an equally great need of get- j ing more water. The swamps a >f some of the eastern and south- ^ ;rn States are matched by the j. irid and semi-arid sections of v he west and mountain States, u )oubtless the- time will come c vhen through wise reclamation S fTorts the needs in every section " vill be met, and that the vast ;tretches of land now practically vorthless, and, in some cases, jositively injurious to health, ? vill blossom as the rose and be h ;he homes of many thousands of 1 contented, industrious and pros- J serous settlers. What already c nas been done%along this line ; warrants the most sanguine expectations. In such projects the whole country gains for the pro- ( iuctions of such regions thus ^ made habitable and fertile benefit j: people generally. With the pre-eonvention camaaign for the Democratic presi- s iential nomination practically at JJ in end, Democratic leaders are t low figuring on the probable Y lumber of ballots at Baltimore s )f each of the several candidates. ? Jark and Wilson will enter the convention with a long lead, and vhile it is believed in certain r quarters that Speaker Champ c [Mark will be chosen on the first j< lallot, it is realized that this f lepends entirely upon the un- f nstructed vote. If New York b casts her 90 votes for the Speaker, vhich now appears more than easonably probable, there is * ittle doubt that Mr. Clark will ie nominated on the initial ballot. " )ne thing is certain, the Balti- h nore convention will be com- K 8| iletely in the hands of the Ciark a idherents and in the history of ol he Democracy but one time has JJ he candidate controlling the w :onvention failed of nomination. ^ This would seem to forecast the lomination at Baltimore of t< Speaker Clark as an absolute ertainty. di The city of Charlotte is again ip against the liquor problem, tl ind according to the newspapers n he board of aldermen are now fi onsidering the granting of license to the several drug stores o sell whiskey. Viewed from a listance, such a step by the w ouncil would not greatly inrease or lessen the sale of u vhiskey in Charlotte, for it is J1 requently stated by visitors to s\ hat city that at present it is ?r ittle trouble to buy the goods in is large or as small quantities as a, >ne desires. But, ii Charlotte is *\ o license the sale of whiskey, vhy make a pretense at pro- D libition by allowing the drug ? ;tores to sell it'.' What is the lifference between a liquor-sellng drug store and an open bar- ^ oom ? F 15 UI N. B. Dial, of Laurens, is an- s. lounced in this issue of The ?imes as a candidate for the Jnited States Senate to succeed lenator B. R. Tillman. Mr. Dial J i is undertaken a tough proposiioiL % j t ; ..... This being election year, it is j ivell for all to remember that section 356 of the Criminal Code )f 1912 makes it a misdemeanor junishable by fine of not less than $100 and not more than >500, or imprisonment at hard labor for not less than one month nor more than six months, fori iny person to promise or endeavor to procure another to vote for or against any particular candidate in any primary election by threats or any other form of intimidation, or by the payment, delivery, or promise of money or Dther articles of value. It tne newspaper reports are ^rue and a few of the graduates )f Winthrop college did snub the ?overner upon receiving their, diplomas from his hand, such a show of discourtesy cannot be :onsidered as commendatory of the young women. Bleaseis the ?overner of the great State of South Carolina and if the Winthrop girls did not like him a little bit, they should have shown him the respect which his office and the occasion called for. The natural conclusion with the pub-; ic generally, if Blease was snubned, is that the young ladies were promped to such action by their fathers for political purposes. The State campaign of 1912 )pens at Sumter on Tuesday, lune 18, and closes at Greenville Thursday, August 22. The date >f the meeting at Yorkville is! Wednesday, August 7. Bethel Presbytery to Raise $55,000. The Rev. W. A. Hafner, of the Fort Mill Presbyterian church, vent to Chester Saturday mornng to attend the banquet given ny the joint committee on enlowment of the synod of South Carolina. The banquet was the method of launching the camnaitrn. under the able leadership )f the Rev. A. C. Bridgman, for1 ;he raising of $55,000 in Bethel presbytery, being its portion of ;he $200,000 the synod is enleavoring to raise. The Prespyterian College of South Caroina at Clinton is to receive 5100,000; the Chicora college for vomen at Greenville, $50,000, ind the Columbia Theological eminary, $50,000. Bethel makes he fourth presbytery to be canrassed thus far in the synod. The Rev. Mr. Bridgman visited j' ^ort Mill Sunday and preached ' , strong sermon on the subject, >ointing out the needs of the nstitutions and emphasizing the worthiness of the cause. It is ! nderstood that the Fort Mill , hurch will be expected to raise; 2,000 of which amount about , lalf has thus far been subscribed. > ( m m ^ { i , Makes The Nation Gasp The awful list of injuries on a Fourth , f July strggers humanity. Set over gainst it, however, is the wonderful ealing, by Bucklen's Arnica Salve, of housar.ds, who suffered from burns, uts, bruises, bullet wounds or explo- i ions. It's the quick healer of boils, ulers. eczema, sore lips ot piies, 25c at i 'arks Drug Co., Fort Mill Drug Co. , ,nd Ardrey's Drug Store. Governor Blease and Adjutant General Moore have filed their >ledges for entry into the cam- ' >aign for their respective offices. ' ( Move On Now! ays a policeman to a street crowd, and ; rhacks heads if it don't. "Move on : 99 eoou Hi cr k?ir<h minora! nil let 0 bowel congestion and suffering fol)ws. Dr. King's New Life Pills don't ullpoze the bowels. They gently peruade them to right action, and health ollows. 25c at Ardrey's Drug Store, 'arks Drug Co. and Fort Mill Drug Co. Every time a tin can or similar eceptacle is thrown away it beomes filled with rain water and 1 3 the best kind of breeding place : or mosquitos. It is well, there- ; ore, to punch a hole in the botom of every can before casting i t aside. ? lan Coughs and Breaks Ribs i After a frightful coughing spell a i lan in Neenah, Wis., felt terrible pains 1 his side and hisdoctor found two ribs j * ad been broken. What agony Dr. : iing's New Discovery would have ived him. A few teaspoonsl'ul ends late cough, while persistent use routs | bstinate coughs, expels stubborn aids or heals weak, sore lungs. "I * uel sure it's a Godsend to humanity," 1 rites Mrs. Effie Morton, Columbia. 1 lo., "fori believe I would have had I msumption today, if I had not used lis great remedy." It's guaranteed 1 > satisfy, and you can get a free trial | ottle or 50c or $1.0o size at Fort Mill I irug Co., Parks Drug Co. and Ar- j rev's Drug Store. [ C June 13 is at hand and still j here are no candidates an- ? ounced for the Legislature [ rom this county. v ? ? + V Ends Hunt for Rich Girl. ( Often the hunt for a rich wife ends i hen the man meets a woman that t ses Electric Bitters. Her strong f erves tell in a bright brain and even mper. Her peach-bloom complexion ; rid ruby lips result from her pure lood; her bright eyes from restful eep; her elastic step from firm, free '* luscles, all telling of the hea.th and s :rength Electric Bitters give a wom.'.n, \ rid the freedom from indigestion, back-, * :he, headache, fainting and dizzy s jells they promote. Everywhere * ley are woman's favorite remedy. If s eak or ailing try them. 50c at Parks i, /" _ a _,i ? i > o. .....l " iu^ v u., AIUICV ? L?iuj; oL'jic anu ort Mill Drug Co. t . f Notice of Election. Notice is hereby given that a special lection will be held in the town of 1 ort Mill, S. C., on Monday, June 24, c 112, for tl e purpose of electing an y [derman from Ward 4 of the town, lid office now being vacant. T. D. Faulkner, R. M. Hood and i. A. Lee have been appointed Mangers for said election. By order of council, this 12th day of une, 1912. A. R. McELHANEY, S. W. PARKS, Mayor. Clerk. * 40 - t .... / ^ - *5-V . * ' .a- i:W. .t-:-. |a eBee*aeHssaBB;imiet*a Frida We have lat M and where \* (prices $1.5C them in a pil M'ELI ANNOUNCEMENTS. For Congrtu. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Congress from the Fifth Congressional District, subject to the Democratic Primary. GLENN VV. RAGSDALE. FoJ U. S. Senate. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the United States Senate, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. Your support and influence will be appreciated. N. B. DIAL, Laurens, S. C, For Clerk of Court. We are authorized to announce JOHN R. LOGAN as a candidate for the office of Cl?rk of the Court, subject to the choice ol tne uemocrauc voters i in the primary election. For Sheriff. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Sheriff of York county, subject to the result of the Democratic primary election. S. S. PLEXICO. For State Senator. The Times is authorized to announce ! J. E. BEAMGUARD, of Clover, as aj candidate for the State Senate, subject to the result of the Democratic primary election in York county. The Times is authorized to announce THOS. F. McDOW. of Yorkville, as a candidate for State Senator from York county, subject to the action of the Democratic voters in the August pri- 1 maty. Notice to Teachers. All York County School Teachers are urged to attend the Summer School of the Winthrop Normal and Industrial College of South Carriina, June 19th to July l*th, 1912. The matriculation fee of $o.U0 will be refunded to all teachers who attend the Summer School and successfully complete at least three studies, provided that they teach next year in this county. All certificates will also be renewed for two years from July 18. We wish at this time to request that teachers do not ask the County Board to renew their 1 certificates except on the successful completion of the work at the Summer School, the holding of a Diploma of I an accredited college 01 tnis state, or satisfactorily passing the Teacher's Examination. J. W. QUINN, T. E. McMACKIN, J. HARVEY VV1THERSPOON. York County Board of Education. TEACHERS' SCHOLARSHIPS in the UNIVERSITY of SOUTH CAROLINA. The University of South Caroling of-! fers a teachers' scholarship to one | kor.ng man in each county. The schol-! irship is worth ?100 in money and exemption from fees. The examination for entrance to the , University as well as teachers' schol- i irsnio will be held at the county seat >n Friday, July 12th., at 9 o'clock. Besides regular college work, the | University otters courses in Law, En-1 pneering, and Commerce and Finance. The health and morals ol" the students ire the first care. Enrollment, 443students. Many improvements next session. For catalog write to S. C. MITCHELL, President, Columbia, S. C. THE CLEMSON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. nrellmenl Oitr S00 -Valw of Property (her a Million and a Quarter--94 Teachers and Officers. 5egree Courses: Agriculture, Agriculture and Chemis- [ ry, Agriculture and Animal Industry, s 'l.emistry, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Textile " Engineering, Agricultural Engineering. Ihort Courses: )ne year course in Agriculture. Two ear course in Textiles. Four weeks' i int? r curse in Cotton Grading. Four reeks' winter course for Farmers, eost: Cost per session of nine months ncluding all fees, heat, light, water ?o:.rd. .aunury aid the necessary unC brms SI.'13..50. Tuition >1U additional. SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS. The college maintains 167 four-year Agricultural and Textile scholarships ,nd ">1 one-year Agricultural scholarhips. Value of scholarships, $100 per c.v-ioii anil free tuition. (Students who have attended Clem- j on college or any other college or uniersity, are not eligible for the scholar- ? hips unless there are no other eligible , .pplicanjts.) 0 Scholarship and Entrance Examinaions will be held at the county Court 1 louse on July 12th, 9 a. m. Next Session Opens SEPT. 11, 1912. ^ Write AT ONCE to W. M. Riggs.! 'resident, Clemson College, S. S., for atalogue, scholarship blanks, etc. If j ou delay, you may be crowded ouf :?: : tl B. J. WHITE- c r Attorney at Law. r Office Over Ardrey't Drugstore, ? FORT MILL, S. C. r / sif' Call Tuesdays and Fridays. t ECI. y and Sati :ely gone through (en's Ha re have but one or 1 I to $2.50 each) we le and on the abov Koice, 9! HANEY 8 Store of Style and Quality. SECREC The officers of pledged to impart cerning the dealini > and customers hav that their banking as confidential. Th ) <> aim to protect thei legitimate manner. . ? | THE FIRST NATI01 ; T. S. KIRKPATRICK, ^ President. / 0 1 R! SHOE ? 11? order to reduce stock w< ? TIRE STOCK of Summer She ? odd lots at a great deal less tl ? will give you back 20 to 40 ce of shoes you buy from us. T ? have ever had to buy new, up ? It will pay you to buy several ^ Of course this discount is for j L. J. MJ "J? Vy ' FOR SALE. We offer for sale Berkshire Tigs, $10 ach. Let us breed your sow to one of >ur boars, out fee, a pig. Reliable >arty can have one of our boars on ihares. See us if interested. L. A. HARRIS & BRO. ^BBBSSSSBOBRD^v TOCARR^ ]LUMBER hat wiil please; all customers .nd meet the demands and retirements of the most exacting tuilders is no small undertaking, fou cannot find a Lumber yard tocked with BETTER LUMBER .nd Building material, that will ome nearer to meeting all denands than our yard. Do not r.ake a purchase without first obaining our estimates. It will be noney in your pocket. J. J. BAILES. AL irday our stock of ts two of a kind have placed i cr e aays orrer 5c | ?. CO., tyr this institution are no information con gs of its customers, | e a right to expect business be treated ^ lis we do and we also r interests in every ^ i ; m bank, forst. r \ T. B. SPRATT, ; Cashier. < "k !G SALE i j offer for two weeks our EN- 4 >es at wholesale cost, and many ? lan cost. This means that we 4 nts out of every dollars worth his is the first opportunity you -to-date shoes at these prices. pair at the big discount sale. ? cash only. ^ _____ XSSEY. ij Notice. Complaints have reached me from several sections of the town about the condition of closets, hop pens, etc., and I would ask that every citizen of the town keep their premises in good shape and clean during the summer. A. R. McELHANEY, Mayor. Our Big F The Greatest Subscription ] m fapmfpsvnir.f Bloomington. Itilnos. Edited by ARTHUR J. BILL. Is a semi-monthly farm paper published for the purpose of reporting, interpreting and teach ng agri-ultural truth for the benefit of all w ho are interested in better farms, better homes better schools, better chur?-nes. and a better and more satisfy ng c untry 1 fe. It is edited from ir.e fie I d. and is closely assoc ated n* th the larmers, the Farmers' Inst tu'es, the Agricultural Colleges. Experiment Stations, and ail other or*-'.nidations devoted to country l.fe progress. 1 Three Magazines and The Semi-Week y Observer, one ye The Farmers Voice, one year, (twice The Charlotte Semi-Weekly A Farm I'ajier as Well a- a > Formerly The Semi-Weekly Obsert a reprint of The Daily Observer. X FARM paper, but still carries ail t flensed and mad.- a continued story < rrom day to day. This news is gat parts of the world and paid for by server. The political news is an imp of the events of the week without re? factb n. THE SEMI-WEE Mid-Summe Every article the very best 1 list of extraordinary values- it Newest patterns in Curtain < Our large assortment of Surr Black, White and Blue, at 25c Pretty Cotton Foulard at 15c See our new Lace Bands for Large assortment of beautifi Our Lace department is always See our Val. Laces this weel r,r?n/1T t T <A L CI SfHiL-lAL. --iU-IUCii willut-- I I have ever seen, regular 25c qu Ask to see any of our 10c \\ it is o bargain. When you drop in to see us, to see is our pretty line of Re especially about the 50c ones ai Still have a few of those 50c E. W. Kir "The Place Where Bhr Our big Ten Day Ox for pair today before they're all g M EACH AIV n/m i ifMrn Miss Frank lias o with us. If you wa Hat, call at once this department. ? New Trimming Just in by expresi etc. Hand Triinnii wide. Crochet Hal Trimming k2o and I MEACHAli I Parks Gr? If you ! Good i iiin | 'Phons I | Parks Groce: | E. S. PARK SEND ORDER: FOR JOB : T A 25c Special Notice in The our Quo*; Bargain Evsr Off r P.c^.I i .. yr 6T JOSHK1 wi i-:dii4ti i?v .iamis m. ?u\ in!:. I.? an illustrated Xa- nna! F. r.n Magsiz.ne f"r r . (- n it 11 naxicultrral comtirm ths li ;s author tv n fru t mi ir- and rh>. 'i lit* read hv ovorv farm' r ami ri doner in .\nnri<a. Ii y i ' , t to make a success of raising fruit t is , m-ccssury t<? have th< I., s- ! > f th so who have suffoo led Th> >. w 1! ' ho toun<] in evory ssue of Tho Fruit ) C?t ower. The Semi-Weekly Observer nr *1.' 0 Tii.' Fruit Glow a month i .Vic i Tho Woman's ' Observer Do Not Fo< io\\-paper. 111 " < ( er was merely Send 'lh<* w it is also a Th* ho news, fen- ' ^ ,f world events TWELVE MOM hored from till To The Daily 'than al ehroui. e Po.-tofflce ;ard to party or R- D Amount end sed KLY OBSEkVEK, 2 B?lu ??K9BSB9B r Specials. lot weather value. Read this will refresh you. ^oods. worth 15c, now 10c. ?mer Voiles in Lavender, Pink the yard. and 25c. trimming, now only 15c & 25c il Linen Hands at same price. 5 filled with something new. 3c to 15c per yard. axon, the prettiest value we ality, for only 15c. :liite Goods. Every piece of the first thing you should ask ady-made Shirt waists. Ask id the better ones at $1 and up. Gowns. Have you seen them? nbrell Co. > Quality Counts." J Sale is still on. Buy your one. rxrmi 1 Sc EPPS. Y. nly a few more clays lit to CPO lw?l* illwlllt il Bit It/ UV V J1VI U t It . Great bargains in ?ee our 82.48 Hats. S. s all the newest Bands ing up to 12 inches I Trimming, 25c. Ball >()c. r& epps. g5f^55tlg2S5525H5i55HS5555H|D 3cery Co. | want I s igs to Eat, I 2 116 g ry Company, ? S, Manager. j{] , S 1 ) PRINTING 0 THE TIMES. Times Will Pay Handsomely. I Oiler g for t' e En::ro Family. Cli ragi), II nois. ^ I ' I'"l i I!I IIIJI.KT K \IT.M w. ? in .r r>-. .1 matter fur the l oll-> :h.tn anj month y ir.naaz ne t'-'l In i y u will laid hi.storv, ! sc efife. ii.i'iii.un, art, 1 t r.ii> ?'r a. '?hicat:<>n, re. < on ;.n>l n s?-f 1 d.-j).u t: ; is >if nt-i- st a In ost every fanii such a a nii-i . okin? !. !i."" :> -work, ha rir ! . .hoaip (I; smak ns? hetl'h. tl" WoUaf.'S \\ < ? If] S super or ! > l ost may tz n -s -? | rr,' for SI.O j a ear. for $1.50, Worth $3.C0. r. (month y ) SI.00 or I. < monthly i J.V ;tpone Your Accoptanc3. I p out Jiml Ma!! with llcniittaiirfl. Observer, rs' Voice. Kru't Grower. The Won :n's World. IMS ...State Charlotte, N. C.