I THE FORT MILL TIMES.
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THURSDAY, JULY 11. 1912.
Whatever else may be said of
thn vacnli of the Raltimnrp oon
IIIC 1 tOUIW VA V?av ?
vention, it is certain that W. J.
Bryan's star set to rise no more
when he disregarded the preferential
primary instructions of
his own State by shifting from
Speaker Clark to Governor Wilson
and gave out a statement
attacking the honor and character
of the former, on which he
based his reasons for deserting
the Speaker. There are a good
many people throughout the
country who agree that Mr. Bryan's
attitude up to and during
the convention was not such as
to inspire confidence in the man.
Repeated inquiry was made of
him as to whether he was a candidate
for the nomination. He
is quoted as having replied in
the negative but replied so evasively
and feebly that he "left
the country still in doubt whether
the snake that made the track
was going south or coming back."
His fight on Judge Alton B.
Parker, than whom there is no
more trustworthy man in America,
for the temporary chairmanship
showed the quality of Mr.
Bryan's gratitude when it is re?11
?1 i,U ? i. ttAAMo nOCA Tnrlnm
CHJieU lllttl 1UUI jcaia a^u uuuj^v
Parker supported Mr. Bryan
loyally and paid his own expenses
campaigning in many States in
behalf of the candidacy of the
Nebraskan. Then Mr. Bryan
said nothing about Judge Parker |
being a "reactionary." When he
threw decency and fair play to
the four winds by taking advantage
of his position in the Baltimore
convention to disparage the j
candidacy of Speaker Clark, he
stabbed in the back one of the
truest and most loyal friends he
ever had. Gov. Wilson is a bigbrained,
broad-minded man and
no one more devoutly hopes for
his election than this paper; but
what W. J. Br>an needs is the
use of Medea's kettle to be
boiled anew. We followed him
till our feet were ail out of
shape and we lost the sight
of our left eye looking for his
name in the newspapers, but
about ten days ago our feet
began to assume their normal1
shape and we are fast recovering
our eyesight.
After a thing is done there is
* ? A. ??T i.U
notning easier man to say i u>iu
you so." and thereby get a cheap
reputation as a true prophet.
Yet to everyone who during the
past ten years has followed intelligently
the trend of politics
there has come at times, and
with increasing frequency as
certain events asserted themselves,
the belief that the political
flux would at last resolve
itself into a readjustment of
parties. Steadily the two elements
found in both leading
parties have drifted farther
apart, and in so drifting men of
the same views in both parties
have been drawing closer together.
To some extent this has
been regarded with aversion.
So strong are party ties that men
of similar views have refused to
accept the situation. Whether
they can continue to do so is
doubtful; the logic of events will
probably be too strong. Thus it,
may easily come to pass that
men who have in past elections
fought each other most manfully
may now or in the near future
ofanft ci/ta Kvr ciHo qc friondc
OiailU 01UV X/J UIVIV MW ivtivtw,
and former friends be arrayed
against each other as political
foes. This is all the more probable
as party shibboleths have
in recent years lost much of their
force. All this will mean much
wrenching of heart and many an
anxious moment, but, looked at
in the light of history, one may
safely say that ultimately the
country will gain. All this unrest
and reshaping means that
the people are thinking to good
purpose, and when the people
do that it means a bad time for
unscrupulous bosses and selfish
interests.
Engineering feats of vast
magnitude and benefit have been
so successfully accomplished that
one must be a born skeptic al-'
most to doubt the feasibility of
any proposed undertaking. Projects
once deemed visionary in
the extreme are now facts and
excite but; little comment. The
suggestion that the straits of
Belle Isle which separate Labrador
from Newfoundland should
be closed by building a causeway
across them may seem chimerical
to any and of no use;
even if made an actual fact But |
BmtBrr iBffit r r m -
engineers tell us that the plan is
practicable and that it would be
a great gain to Canada. The \
straits at their narrowest point
are but twelve miles in width,
but through this narrow passage I
vast quantities of ice in bergs
and floes enter the Gulf of Newfoundland,
thereby, so it is said,
unduly lengthening and making
more extreme the winters of
lower Canada, and greatly delaying
the opening of navigation.
The theory is that if these straits
could be closed all the ice from
the north would be diverted far
to the east of Newfoundland
with consequent gain to navigation
and to the climate of Canada
and southern Labrador. As the
depth of the straits is not extreme
and an infinite amount of
rock for filling is close at hand
the plan is possible, but as with
all such propositions, the question
is?would it pay?
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i In the campaign meeting at
Chesterfield Saturday G. W.
Ragsdale, candidate for Congress,
criticised Mr. Finley's
: vote against the Bristow amendment
to the proposed amendment
rto the Federal constitution providing
for the popular election
of United States senators. Mr.
Ragsdale perhaps did not know
i that the Bristow amendment was
aimed at the South, in that it
reserved to the general government
control of the election of
United States senators and had
for its purpose the ultimate reentry
of the negro into the polii
tics of this section. If Mr.
Finley had voted for the amendi
ment, as Mr. Ragsdale seems to
think he should have done, he
would not ha; e voiced the senti1
ment of the people he represents,
I and would have found himself
aligned against practically every
Southern Democrat in the House
I of Representatives. Mr.-Ragsdale
seems to have made a very
poor start in his race for Congress;
but inasmuch as he admits
that Mr. Finley has made a
good Congressman it cannot be
said that he is without some information
as to what is going on
in Washington.
It is not unusual to serenade
and honor men who have rendered
signal service for their
community or country, but it 1
was left to the citizens of Bath.
Maine, to honor a pardoned
criminal. In that they set a by
no means enviable precedent, j
Charles W. Morse, who was <
welcomed with a brass band, a <
parade, cheering and speeches,
had as a banker tried to embez- 1
zle large sums of money and to !
bring misery to many homes,
and his penitentiary experience
was generally regarded as but a ,
slight punishment for his misdeeds.
On the ground that he
was so ill that prison life would
shorten his days he was pardoned.
But like most of his class
who are freed to go home to die
! he speedily regained his health.
No one begrudges him that, and
all hope his remaining years may
be honestly spent, but the citizens
of Bath can hardly have
had a sense of the fitness of
1 things to welcome him as a
returning hero.
From the viewpoint of this 1
paper, the disinclination of the |
Yorkville Enquirer to be influenced
by the criticism of other
South Carolina papers which
have been prodding it for refusing
to espouse the candidacy
oi eillltr uwvciiiui uicaac v;j :
Judge Jones is characteristic of
the good serse which The Enquirer
usually displays in considering
public matters. If The i
Enquirer does not think it wise
to lend its influence to the cause 1
of either the governor or the
former judge, that is The Enquirer's
business and the course
it is pursuing is entirely commendable.
The manner in which some of
the newspapers handle the proceedings
of the State campaign
meetings reminds one of a fly
on the body of an ox, which ;
passes over all the sound, healthy
parts and hunts a sore spot at
which to stop and feed. Indeed,
they are not unlike the hornet
that rejects all the sound fruit;
and seizes uoon the one rotting
specimen, ard as the hornet reveals
his nature by getting poison
out of the same flower where the!
bee gets h^ney, so do these
habitual growlers prove themselves
bad reporters by their
bad reports.
Correct spelling is rapidly becoming
a lost art. Because some i
''advanced" educators have mini- i
mized its importance many a ]
person, who has passed through
a high school or college, cannot j
write an ordinary business letter ;,
without misspelling a lot of (
words. This careless and slovenly (
habit into which they have ]
fallen is inelegant and detracts i I
from the literary value of a let- <
ter or anv other composition. I
i
That so many boys leave the :
farm for the citv is cause for .
regret, but isn't it a fact that
many a boy has been driven from
the farm because he has had to (
do chores while the men were ]
nooning under the trees? <
The Court House Bond Election.
Yorkville Enquirer.
At the general election in November
the qualified voters of
York county will decide whether
or not the county of York shall
be bonded to the amount of $75,000
for the purpose of erecting a
new court house for York county
in Yorkville. The act providing
for the bond election and for
the erection of the court house
in the event the proposition receives
a majority of the votes
cast, is as follows:
Section 1. Be it enacted by
the general assembly of the State
of South Carolina, At the next
general election for State and
county offices hereafter, the
question of the issue of seventyfive
thousand ($75,000) dollars in
twenty year .coupon bonds of
York county, shall be submitted
to the qualified electors of said
county, and for said purposes
the commissioners of election
shall provide a separate box
1 * .i
thereror ana aouoie me numuci
of ballots as are provided for
each county office to be voted
for at said election; one-half of
said ballot shall contain, plainly
written or printed thereon, "For
the issue of Bonds," and the
other half, "Against the issue of
bonds." The managers shall
count the vote, and the election
be declared in the same manner
as now provided in case of county
offices.
Section 2. In case a majority
of the votes cast at said election
on the question of issuance of
said bonds be in favor of their I
issuing of the said bonds, the'
county board of commissioners;
shall issue coupon bonds of York
county in an amount not to
exceed $75,000, payable twenty
years after date, and bearing a
rate of interest not to exceed
41-2 per cent.
Sec. 3. Said bonds shall be
signed by the members of the
board of county commissioners,;
and their official seal thereto
affixed, and be in amounts of
$500 each; Provided, That their
names may be lithographed on
the coupons of said bonds.
Sec. 4 The bonds so issued
shall be turned over to the commis
sion hereinafter named, and by it
sold, and the proceeds used to
erect a court house for York
county in Yorkville.
Sec. 5. That J. S. Brice, John
G. Anderson and W. S. Wilkerson
are hereby made and constituted
a commission, to be known
as the court house commission,
to employ architects, adopt plans,
and specifications, and to make
contracts for the erection of said
court house. Upon its completion,
the said commission shall
make a full and complete itemized
report of their acts and;
doings as such to the board of
county commissioners, a copy of
which report shall be filed in the
clerk of the court's office and
made a permanent record therein:
Provided, That if any of the
commissions named in this sec-1
tion shall, for any cause refuse
or neglect to act, the county i
supervisor shall have the power
to appoint a commission or commissioners,
in place of the commissioner
or commissioners refusing
or neglecting to act:
Provided further, That each commissioner
shall receive as compensation
for his services, the
sum of three hundred ($300)
dollars.
Sec. 6. For the purpose of j
payment of the interest on the
said bonds, and to provide a
sinking fund for their redemp-j
tion and retirement in case they
are issued, a levy of one mill be, i
and the same is hereby assessed i
on all taxable property in said
county until said bonds and
interest thereon have been paid,
retired and cancelled.
Passing of the Full Blood Indian.
The American Indian is doomed
to disappear in a few decades.
He is merging into the white
race rapidly. His fate as a
full-blooded Indian is already
sealed and there seems to be
nothing that will save him. He
can not keep pace with the
march of progress. He could
live and thrive in a wigwam and
lope over the lonely forest trails
for hours at a time without
fatigue. He can not exist in a
modern house and pines and
wilts like a captive wild bird.
His children today are far dif-i
ferent from the healthy pap- j
pooses of more than a century
ago. His wife has a very meagre
supply of vitality compared to
the rugged squaw who used to do
all the work for his great-great-1
grandfather.
According to the census of
1910, the total number of Indians
in the United States is 265.683 i
and 150,000 of these are full-;
blooded. There are nearly asj
many tribes as in the old
Colonial days, but six of them
are represented by only a single
member and 30 have less than
10 members each. Indians are
found in every State, but Oklahoma
contains the largest number.
74,825.
Official investigation shows
that sterility is more common
among full-blooded than among
mixed blood Indian women and
the birth rate is steadily de
dining. The number of children
born increases in proportion to
the amount of white blood. Not;
pnly that but the vitality of the1
offspring as shown by the proportion
of surviving children follows
the same rule. These conditions
will tend to increase the
proportion of mixed bloods among
the Indians of the United States
and as a result the full blood
Indian is doomed to disappearance
at an early date.
Representatives of the faculty
af Clemson college will hold a
Farmers' Institute in Rock Hill,
an July 16. j]
Jack Jol
In the recent hard-!
Jack Jonhson knocked ,
1 we have our prices
Knock<
A few Straw Hats 1
% We also have a big
that we are not going tc
prices before you buy y
Now is the time to
Coat. We have the nic
seen. They come in th
$5. Dont forget Schlos
M'EL
ANNOUNCEMENTS,
For Congrtu.
We are authorized to announce D. E
Finley as a candidate for reelection U
Congress, subject to the action of th?
Democratic party.
1 hereby announce myself a candidal!
for Congress from the Fifth Congress
ional District, subject to the Demo
cratic Primary.
GLENN W. RAGSDALE.
For 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 wil
6e appreciated.
N. B. DIAL, Laurens, S. C,
For Clerk of Court.
I hereby announce myself as a candidate
for reelection to the office of
Clerk of Court for York county, subject
to the result of the Democratic
primary. J. A. TATE.
We are authorized to announce
JOHN R. LOGAN as a candidate foi
the office of Clerk of the Court, subject
to the choice of the Democratic voters
in the primary election.
For Sheriff.
We are authorized to announce JOHN
S. SANDIFER, of Yorkville, as ?
candidate for the office of Sheriff ol
York county, subject to the action ol
the Democratic voters in the Augusl
primary.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for Sheriff of York county, subject tc
the result of the Democratic primarj
election. S. S. PLEXICO.
For State Senator.
The Times is authorized to announct
J. E. BEAMGUARD, of Clover, as ?
candidate for the State Senate, subjeel
to the result of the Democratic priman
election in York county.
The Times is authorized to announce
THOS. F. McDOW, of Yorkville, as j
candidate for State Senator from York
county, subject to the action of the
Democratic voters in the August pri
mary.
For Township Supervisor.
The Times is authorized to announce
JAMES H. SUTTON as a candidate
for the office of Supervisor of For'
Mill township, subject to the recom
mendation of the Democratic voters ii
the August primary.
Recognizing his splendid record ai
township supervisor since the offici
was created, both as road-builder an<
the business-like manner in which hi
has handled the road fund, the man;
friends of Mr. C. P. Blankenship re
spectfully present his name to thi
voters of Port Mill township for en
dorsement for reappointment to sail
office. Subject to the action of thi
uemocrauc primary election.
We hereby nominate Mr. D. G
Kimbrell as a candidate for the offic
of Supervisor of Fort Mill township
By reason of his experience in th
duties of the position and knowinj
that he would serve all sections with
out partiality, we feel that he woul
give entire satisfaction in the office.
FRIENDS.
Notice of Registration.
Supervisor* Will Fill Appointment* a
Rock Hill, Fort Mill and Clover.
Notice is hereby given that in obedi
ence to the provisions of law so requir
ing, we will be at the places namei
below at the times mentioned for th
purpose of issuing registration certifi
cates to such citizens as mav apply fo
them, and who shall furnish satisfac
tnry evidence of possessing the neces
sary qualifications to enable them t
receive the same:
Clover, August 6.
Fort Mill, August 8.
Rock Hill, August 9 and 10.
The constitutional requirements a
to eligibility for registration are: (1
Applicant must be 21 years of age. (2
Must have been a citizen of the Stat
two years, of the county one year an
of the polling precinct at which he de
sires to vote four months. (3) He mus
be able to read and write, or pay taxe
on $300 worth of property. (4) He mus
furnish satisfactory evidence of havinj
paid all past due State and county taxes
The receipt of the county treasurer i
sufficient evidence of having paid taxes
R. M. WALLACE, Chairman,
A. M. BLACK,
J. E. BURNS,
Supervisors of Registration for Yor
County. 5t-t8-l
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j Electric
j Bitters
iMado A New Man Of Him.
"I was Buffering from pain in mv
stomach, head and back," writes H.
T. Alston, Raleigh, N. Cn "and my
liver and kidneys did not work right,
but four bottles of Electric Hitters
made me feel like a new man."
MICE SO CTS. AT ALL PRU6 STOftEI.
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mson Knocl
:ought battle for the world's hea^
Jim Flynn out in the ninth round
ed Out the First 1
left that we are offering at a BIG
assortment of Men's and Boys
> carry over and it will pay you
our summer supply of Underwes
buy a pair of nice Odd Pants to
est line of the Wald Walker ki
e very latest, greys and browns, 1
s Clothes, Stetson Hats and Crosi
.haney &
Store of Style and Quality.
;
Safe Deposit
^ Everyone has deec
cies and other valiu
should be in some sec
- ? Call and see the s
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that we have recentl
, '
4 fire-proof vault.
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We rent them at $1
I THE FIRST NATIONS
. % T. S. KIRKPATRICK,
. ^ President.
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* 4 In order to reduce stock we <
; t TIRE STOCK of Summer Shoes
4 odd lots at a great deal less thai
I . will give you back 20 to 40 cent
| ^ of shoes you buy from us. Thi
1 have ever had to buy new, up-t(
1 f It will pay you to buy several p
J ^ Of course this discount is for ca
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With each packag
, we give you two nice
1 Just received a nice fresh lol
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Along with the other good tl
we call your attention to our u
Ask for Jackson Square, Hyge
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) J We have a big line of Ball
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J quarts and pints. See us befo
i McElhane
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S Store of Style ?
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- * fainting, li
t I can save you money and materi
proper selections arul use of paints a
your home. For all kinds of Brush V
be Painted, Enameled, Stained or Vai
in quality and taste.
j + I am doing a lot of first-class painti
, + munity, but I am always ready and ei
; FRANK WHITE, The P
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Iced Out. i|
ry-weight championship
1. But with this store
i^ound.
; REDUCTION.
' Porosknit Underwear
to see us and get our
ir.
match that Blue Serge
nd that we have ever
ityles and colors $3 to
sett Shoes.
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Boxes i:
Is, insurance poli- ^ ,
ible papers which ^
:ure place.
afe deposit boxes
y installed in our
j<
1.00 per year.
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1L BANK, F0Rir |
T. B. SPRATT, ; i'
Cashier. 4
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SALE:
I
Dffer for two weeks our EN- 4
at wholesale cost, and many !
4
n cost. This means that we 4
s out of every dollars worth ?
s is the first opportunity you
>-date shoes at these prices. 4
air at the big discount sale. ZI
sh only.
SSEY. :
FREE.
" emi?m Tea ^
; Flower Pots.
|
t of Swift's Premium Hams,
fast Bacon in glass jars.
lings that we have to eat,
p-to-date brands of Coffee,
ia, Luzianne or Continental. |
Fruit Jars in half gallons,
re buying Fancy Groceries, i
>y & Co.,
and Quality.
nting, Etc. *
al and clearly explain to you the ^
nd finishes for all snrfaces about ^ j
V'ork, or if you have a surface to 1
mished, see me. I will satisfy you ^
ng for the good people of this com
ager for more work.
ainter, Fort Mill, S. C.
Mid - Sui
Half the Summer is already go
we have cut our prices and profit
halves, but you will have several m
cool, comfortable Summer Goods. ,
money "bad" right now, and becau
motto to "carry nothing over," w<
our Summer Goods, Oxfords for t
Women's and Children's, all oui
French Ginghams, Sea Island Tis
Milan Silks, All-Over Embroideriej
Ready-made Embroidered and Ginj.
Pretty Summer Skirts and Up-to-(
slashed the prices right and left a
these handsome values slide at less
Don't wait until tomorrow, f
These special values can't remain 1
the sacrifice prices we are making
E. W. Kiml
"The Place Where Qu
MILLINER1
$2.4
Will buy any Hat in 01
of them worth $4, $4.!
A. T .
LNow is your time to ge
a cheap price.
All Oxf
for men and women g
duction. Fancy Silk
and $2.50, going at $1
Did it come from Epps7 If s?, c
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Capital
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?| surplus ana rrorus
I Liability of Stockholde
fi Total
Your account will be appr
and your interests will alwayi
If you are not a patron <
bank in Fort Mill, let this
become one.
LEROY SPRINGS, Pre
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KING'S NEW LIFE PILLS :
The Pills That Do Cure.
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mirier
ne. Realizing this fact,
s on Summer Goods in
onths yet to wear nice,
Just because we need the
ise it has always been our
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j have gone through all
he whole family, Men's
* Pretty Lawns, Voiles,
sues, Silk Marquisettes,
s with bands to match, a t
rharn Dresses, also all our ;
late Millinery and have
nd are letting many of
than cost.
!ome in to see us today,
ong in our possession at
you.
brell Co.
ality Counts."
f SALE.
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50, $5 and $5.50.
;t a Fine Hat at
ords
oing at a big re
Parasols, $2.25
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lon't worry.
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Manager. jj]
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LIABLE. 9
$25,000.00 j
12,569.36
rs 2 5, C00.00
$62,569.36
eciated by this Bank
> be carefully guarded,
of this, the strongest
be your invitation to
sident ^
lCHAM, Cashier. ||
Everything If
1 Against
v Anything fl
"Link. I
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B. J. WHITE,
Attorney at Law.
Dffice Over Ardrey't Drugstore,
FORT MILL, S. C.
Call Tuesdays and Fridays.
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