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mm THE FORT MILL TIMES. W9Democratic ? Puublished Thursdays. t B. W. BRADFORD - - Editor and Proprietor. Wm ?tail now R^tkb: One Year... SI.21 Six Month* 6E The Time* invite* contribution* on live subject* tat does not acre* to publish more than 200 word* en any subject. The rirht i* reserved to adit very communication submitted for publication. On application to the publisher, advertising rates are made known to those interested. ?.Unknu local and long distance. No. 112. Entered at the poatofflce mt Port MilL S. C.. u mail matter of the i?cond class. ~ THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1912~ Mr. W. P. Pollock, candidate for Congress, is quoted as saying, "I think my election is almost certain." Mr. Pollock probably thought the same thing in his former races for Congress. It will take better reasons than he has so far been able to present, however, to convince the voters of the Fifth district that he, an untried man, should be sent to Cor.gress in place of Mr. Ffnley, who has done, is doing and will continue to do substantial work for the people he represents. If there were no other reason to commend Mr. Finley to the favorable consideration of the voters than the fact that there is a smaller number of Republican postmasters in the Fifth district than in any other district in the United States, that alone should insure his reelection. People who know what they are talking about say that Mr. Finley has more influence in Congress and with the departments than any other South Carolina member of the House. As an illustration of what he is able to accomplish for the district by virtue of his membership on the great postoffice committee one needs but recall what he did for this very town of Fort Mill last year in the appointment of the post. master. A North Carolina Republican had drifted into the community and it did not taKe mm long to turn wvcwwo eyes upon the postmastership. He Bectired the endorsement of the State Republican machine for the position, in succession to the incumbent, whose term was about to expire. The postmaster, a Democrat and an ex-Confederate soldier, depended upon the influence of Mr. Finley for reappointment, and he was reappointed?by a Republican President. Mr. Pollock ought to tell the voters what they would gain by refusing to reelect Mr. Finley. The action of the North Carolina Democratic State executive committee in adopting recently a rule permitting Republicans to vote in the primary which is to select the successor of F. M. Simmons in the United States Senate is so obviously a scheme in the interest of the reelection of Simmons that it ought to have the effect of making the nomination of Governor Kitchin certain. North Carolina could well afford to be rid of Senator Simmons, anyway. He is a man of very limited ability and if he should be kept in the Senate until he dies of senility the State would not have gained much ?from his services. Governor Kitchin, on the other hand, is a strong man | intellectually and would quickly take rank with the leaders of the Senate, as his brother. Congressman Claude ! Kitchin, has done in the House of Representatives. No man can serve two masteib. Simmons is a corporation , Senator and, being such, he is not in position to serve the people. The Democratic party cannot afford to trifle with the interests of the people by electing to Congress men who art not in sympathy with the remedial legislation which the country is demanding. Senator Simmons' tariff record, from the democratic ponu ui view, ib indefensible and furnishes sufficient reason for any Democrat to ' vote against him. Knowing this, his ' friends on the State executive com- j ! mittee seek to rescue him from defeat 1 by permitting Republicans to vote in < the primary. Their action is out- 1 rageous and if it does not prove a ' boomerang we shall be greatly sur- ( prised. Jhe stories that sometimes appear < in the papers of phenomenal profits ob- < tained off one or two acres of land are < a detriment to the movement to per- < suade people to get back to the land. ' They are as damaging in their way as the pessimistic accounts of absolute failure to make any profit whatso- ] ever on small tracts of land. That , here and there a man may get a vast j return from an acre or two is no f doubt correct, but they are very rare 5 exceptions. If people would regard , them as such no harm would follow, ! r but the trouble is that many impulsive j and sanguine spirits with no practical knowledge think they can go and do likewise. When they make the try, as * they usually do, they meet with failure nine hundred and ninety-nine tin.es out , f of a thousand, and then they lose c heart, give up and loudly assert that l the whole thing is a sham. But it is f not. Living profits can be made by almcst every one who puts common sense. industry and intensiveness into t his work. And if one will but adapt j himself to new conditions he will not h only make a financial success but also y get lots of good health and enjoyment g out of his venture. But let one al- \ ways keep in mind that there is no bonanza and that there is lots of work in it. But far better all that for many f thousands of people than to live from ii hand to mouth in a crowded city and / under trying conditions. s 1 Several large signs to warn automobilists that Fort Mill has a law prohibiting the running of machines at more than 12 miles an hour have been completed and will be erected during rs the next few days on the main roads entering the town and it is to be hoped that the city police will see to it that 1 further violations of the ordinance do not occur. a Believing him to be perfectly harm- 1 leas, many South Carolina voters will 8 Umb August slip one in for John T. j r Dmaam I Things do not seem to be breaking any too well for Judge Jones in Lancaster county if we are to believe the somewhat plaintive appeals that are being made to the voters in his behalf by the Lancaster News. For instance, in a recent issue, The News "asks the voters of the county to think soberly and calmly about the matter before casting their ballots for Governor Blease." Governor B'.ease, we are informed, is arrying class against class for his own personal benefit. That's whatever, but it is a little singular that our contemporary should find it necessary to appeal to the voters of the home county of the ex-judge, since we were led to believe some weeks ago that the contest would be so one-sided in Lancaster county that the Governor would be ashamed 01 me resun. However, prayer availeth much?at times?and if The News will pray long enough, often enough, and sincerely enough much good may yet come cf its supplications. Meanwhile, Blease's friends claim that he is certain to get more votes than Jones in Lancaster county. The only reason why some people are so continuously in the public eye is b?cause they have money. It is not character, or intellectual power, or l disposition that gives them this distinction but just the size of their banking account. Money is a god to which miilions pay homage, and there is nothing so mellifluous to their ear as the ring of the dollar. It is the standard by which they judge men and | objects. With bated breath they speak of somebody being worth $50,000,000 though he may be a moral bankrupt. They talk of the million dollar mansion in which he Iive3, of the $100,000 picture on the wall, of the small fortune in the carpets, of the costly furniture, and of the thousand and one other things all tagged with the dollar mark. Taste, refinement, art, design, and other laudable things are not considered?nothing but the ring of the dollar. Yet the continuance of this nation and its institutions is dependent not upon money but upon character. Froth is sometimes mistaken for the real thing and a little commotion on the surface leads some people to think that the water Is agitated clear to the bottom. So, too, in things political there is danger that some may imagine that the turbulent scenes that occasionally occur at political conventions and the unfortunate attitude that a few prominent men sometimes display represent public sentiment. Happily they dp not. Never before in the history of this country has the civil and political idea! been as high as it is today, or the f>olitical and business honesty of the average man been so pronounced. The trouble has been that the good natured self-sufficiency of the nation has led people to think that anyhow everything will come out all right, and that idea is largely responsible for so much misrepresentation of the real public sentiment. But there is now, fortunately, every indication of a change, for the people more than ever think and act for themselves. The Charlotte Observer says that Detective Burns, first assistant to Tom Felder and the criminal experts of the Legislature who are doing their best to reelect Blease by their work in the alleged dispensary investigation in Augusta, Ga., has never been known to fall down on a case. We presume The Observer meant to say that so far as it is informed Burns has invariably made good. But The Observer's information does not extend quite far enough. In the Lorimer bribery case Burns and his agents were seemingly lightfully accused of manufacturing evidence against the Illino.s Senator and it is certain that their work influenced to no appreciable degree the expulsion of Lorimer from the Senate. A favorable report on the bill introiuced by Senator Smith of South Caro * 1:? una, 10 proniuu irauing m wtvuu futures except for legitimate purposes. >?as been ordered by the Senate Committee on Agriculture. The bill provides that each grade of cotton contracted for must be specified in the contract. Under its terms the sellers )f contracts for future delivery would lave the option to deliver one grade ibove or one grade below the grade . ontracted for, the difference in price to be the actual commercial difference i >btained the day previous to the contract settlement. Roosevelt says he expects to carry , Morth Carolina as the head of the , mongrel party which he and his steel i trust associates are preparing to inlict upon the country. There is about 1 is much likelihood of the Old Boy fur- ' lishing his patients with ice water ' lext summer. < A horse was never known to thrive 1 >etter for being kept in a dark stable. 1 ^hen a horse is brought from a dark itable to the open air he sees very in- ' listinctly; he stares about him, and arries his head high, and he steps high; 1 >ut it is well known that the eyes suf- * 'er frequently where there is no light. ( ' c Fewer people are this year reading he press accounts of the State camlaign meetings than in any year in the listory of South Carolina politics. The ^ eople, generally, have become dis- , justed with the present political vrangle. j There seems to be little sympathy I or the Columbia baseball club in #its j liability to win games in the South Atlantic League. Any club with the enselessly inappropriate name of "The 'eddy Bears" is apt to meet with deision instead t>f commiseration. Relative to the nomination of Wilon, the Garfney Ledger admonishes 'he Times to "Stick, brother stick." lave no fears, dearest, we're "friz" ight. | The many college maidens that are t home for the summer vacation more i han make up for the absence of the oldier boys. WW Not Pollock??AW. THE MENACE OF RABIES. From the Columbia Record. Hardly a day passes that does not bring a report of some child or person being bitten by dogs suffering from rabies. The reports come first from one section of the State and then from others. At this time there are two young girls in the city undergoing Pasteur treatment for mad dog bites. They were attacked by the rabid canine near Union. Columbia can not hope to entirely escape such an occurrence. There are hundreds of dogs running a* large on the streets and any one of the hundred may at any time be afflicted and become a menace to every one on the streets. We have no plan to offer for eliminating the danger. We only know that it exists and that it should not. There was once a city ordinance passed which compelled owners of dogs to muzzle them if turned upon the streets. Later this part of the ordinance was repealed. For what reason, we know not. The cruelty of it may have aroused a sentiment against it. But should the cruelty be considered when the dog at any moment may become a menace to lives of the citizens of the city who walk upon the streets, and have a right to expect all possible freedom from danger while doing so? Half of the dogs which roam through the city and yards are absolutely worthless, and yet a very valued life may be sacrificed to the senseless desire of some one to possess a worthless canine. If there is no solution to the problem, it would be well for every one to watch every dog that comes near. "The first striking symptom in a rabid dog is almost invariably a decided change in its disposition," writes Walter Peet, in Harper's Weekly. "It either becomes more cross, irritable and sulky, or shows unusual friendliness and wants to be continually petted. Obviously, in the latter state, it is a most dangerous menace to its owner, who easily may be infected through a scratch on the hand or by a bite during unusual playfulness. In either case the dog soon becomes extremely restless, lying down, then almost immediately getting up to run around nervously for a few seconds, and lying down again. This rotation it keeps up without interruption for some time. The dog is easily startled, growls and barks on the least provocation. The owner or keeper who knows its disposition will easily discern this change and by simply shutting up the dog securely for observation will obviate all furthur danger. "The Pasteur treatment has been proved prophylactic against rabies. It will prevent the development of the disease if administered properly and* if used in time. The report of Jules Viala, of the Pasteur Institute of Paris for 1910 (Annales de l'lnstitut Pasteur), states that during the year 1910 401 persons received this treatment without a single death resulting from any cause?rabies or any other. During the past ten years 7,380 persons have been treated of whom only 21 havedied from all causes, a mortality of 0.28 per cent The record in this country is almost as good." Late Mill News. C. H. Hammond has accepted the* position of overseer of carding at the! Fidelity Mills, Charlotte, N. C. J. W. Sanders, of Rock Hill, has accepted a position as section hand in spinning at Dan River Mill No, 3, Danville, Va. The Lancaster cotton mills have declared a semi-annual dividend on its common stock of 5 per cent, and a 3$ per cent dividend on its preferred stock. Why Not Pollock??Adv. Wilson's Nomination a Costly Affair. The total expense at Baltimore in nominating Woodrow Wilson was $4,991,400. The money was spent as follows: Cash raised by the city of Baltimore to defray the expenses of Convention hall and National committee, $115,000. Estimated amount expended by delegates and alternates, $326,400. Amount spent at headquarters and by campaign managers, $50,000. To this may be added $4,500,000, estimated amount spent by 50,000 visitors. Why Not Pollock?-Adv. Take Pride in Your Work. Being proud of one's calling, even though it may be ditching or grubbing, is one of the things that marks success or failure. The man who is ashamed * J-t- i ? *i.. > i? ? DI nib JUU lias f viutrntiv nut mauc a suecess of it, and if he has not, there is strong reason on the part of others to think that he has not put the right kind of spirit in it. All work is an honor. Not to work is dishonor. And any man who does his work well, even though he may not consider it the "easy" job he sees the other fellow doing, has cause to feel proud, especially if he can do it better or as well as any one else. To see a man go about his work cheerfully, as if he enjoys it, or to ' hear a mill man. standing to his full 1 leight say: "I have worked in a mill jince I was a boy. I started as doffer and have worked to where I am" some af these have been overseers and superintendents and even weavers ?is an inspiration. One likes to see a man ivho will tell you and be proud of it 1 that he worked in the mill. If a girl is a good weaver and another | s a poor teacher or poor at some other j i ;rade, the one who has made a success 1 :ertainly has more cause to feel proud ' >f her calling and she should not be 1 ishamed of it. I I Remember ?I Remember. remember?I remember? The town where I was born rhe sleepy "burg" that ne'er will v ake 'Till Gabriel blows His horn. i taught has happened in that town Ere I came on the scene; tnd naught has hauuened ever since, Nor ever will, I ween. remember?I remember? The "mossbacks" old and grav, Vho used to hang about and talk Of nothing all the day; rhey'd talk of how this poor old land Was in an awful plight; tnd all that ever happened there Was ?morning?noon?and night. remember?1 remember? The depot, as 'twas then; t looked more like the domicile Of some poor lonely hen. often think of that old town, And my heart it fills with joy, "o think I'm many miies away From where I was a boy. ?Satire. Wky Not Pollock?? Adv. ] Jack Johi In the recent hard-foil Jack Jonhson knocked Jin we have our prices Knocke< A few Straw Hats lefl We also have a big ai that we are not going to cj prices before you buy you Now is the time to bu Coat. We have the nicest j seen. They come in the v $5. Dont forget Schloss C M'ELI ?????? ANNOUNCEMENTS. : For Congr?M. 4 1 hereby announce* myself a candi- j date for Congress in the Fifth Con gressional district, subject to the Dem- * ocratic primary. W. P. POLLOCK. 4 We are authorized to announce D. E. * Finley as a candidate for reelection to 4 Congress, subject to the action of the Democratic party. * I hereby announce myself a candidate for Congress from the Fifth Congress- f ional District, subject to the Demo- + cratic Primary. GLENN W. RAGSDALE. For U. S. Senate. ^ t 1 1... f a ennrli. l nciruv amiuuiilc iiijo* * ? date for the United States Senate, subject to the rules of the Democratic Earty. Your support and influence will e 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 for 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 a candidate for the office of Sheriff of ^ York county, subject to the action of the Democratic voters in the August 7 primary. t I hereby announce myself a candidate for Sheriff of York county, subject to * the result of the Democratic primary ? election. S. S. PLEaICO. For State Senator. The Times is authorized to announce . J. E. BEAMGUARD, of Clover, as a 4 candidate for the State Senate, subject * to the result of the Democratic primary 7 election in York county. The Times is authorized to announce THOS. F. McDOW, of Yorkville, as a candidate for State Senator from York 4 county, subject to the action of the Democratic voters in the August pri mary. ^ For Town?-hip Superviaor. The Times is authorized to announce JAMES H. SUTTON as a candidate 4 for the office of Supervisor of Fort Mill township, subject to the recom- * mendation of the Democratic voters in 4 the August primary. Recognizing his splendid record as I township supervisor since the office T was created, both as road-builder and 4 the business-like manner in which he * has handled the road fund, the many friends of Mr. C. P. Blankenship re- ~" spectfully present his name to the g voters of Fort Mill township for en- * uuisuiiirui iui luappuiiikiuriib iu oaiu i office. Subject to the action of the | Democratic primary election. We hereby nominate Mr. D. G. Kimbreil as a candidate for the office of Supervisor of Fort Mill township. ' By reason of his experience in the duties of the position and knowing that he would serve all sections without partiality, we feel that he would give entire satisfaction in the office. V FRIENDS. Notice to Clean Streams. * Notice is hereby given to all parties a owning lands on any running streams of water in the county of York to remove from said running streams all trash, trees, rafts and timber during the month of August. 1912, as required w oy law. Upon the failure of any party to so clean said streams during the ^ month of August, the county will immediately thereafter have same cleaned, : md the expense therefor will be a first j lien upon said propertv. T. W. BOYD, q Supervisor of York County. T u n DTOV PAomnn i>? nnnn i ruoi Ln, attorney-at-law. Yorkville - S. C. mcneill building. j Tort Mill Pressing Club, t GUY A. ROSS. Prop. Zi nson Knock ight battle for the world's heavyi Flynn out in the ninth round. i Out the First R< t that we are offering at a BIG R isortment of Men's and Boys' F arry over and it will pay you to r summer supply of Underwear, y a pair of nice Odd Pants to ma : line of the Wald Walker kind ery latest, greys and browns, sty! 'lothes, Stetson Hats and Crossett HANEY & < Store of Style and Quality. > ? Safe Deposit Everyone has deeds, cies and other valuabli should he in some secun Call and see the safe that we have recently i fire-proof vault. We rent them at $1.0( THE FIRST NATIONAL T. S. KIRKPATRICK, President. BiC SHOE 5 In order to reduce stock we oflfe TIRE STOCK of Summer Shoes at odd lots at a great deal less than co will give you back 20 to 40 cents ol of shoes you buy from us. This is have ever had to buy new, up-to-da It will pay you to buy several pair ; Of course this discount is for cash c ? L. J. MAS rHisjsj With each package < ve give you two nice F Just received a nice fresh lot of Iso Breakfast Strip and Breakfast Along with the other good thing e call your attention to our up-to ^sk for Jackson Square, Hygeia, 1 We have a big line of Ball Fru uarts and pints. See us before t McElhaney Store of Style and Painting, Tinti I can save yoti money and material an proper selections and use of paints and fii your home. For all kinds of Brush Work, be Painted, Enameled, Stained or Varnisht in quality and taste. I am doing a lot of first-class painting fc munity, but I am always ready and eager ] FRANK WHITE, The Paint ed Out. weight championship But with this store rxi in/1 JU11U* EDUCTION. 'orosknit Underwear see us and get our itch that Blue Serge that we have ever les and colors $3 to t Shoes. 30.. : Oh Boxes p insurance poli- 4 f e papers which ^ 0 i place. s deposit boxes installed in our f f ijd ) per year. g BANK, ? r t T. B. SPRATT, ? Cashier. 4 ^ t B 3ale||| r for two weeks our EN- 4 S wholesale cost, and many ? st. This means that we 4 [? it of every dollars worth ? the first opportunity you |S te shoes at these prices. 4 ?] at the big discount sale. ? ffl >nly. ; | = ; 1 ?SEY. : FREE. ? BBMHH of Premium Tea I lower Pots. Swift's Premium Hams, t Bacon in glass jars. ^s that we have to eat, -date brands of Coffee. a -uzianne or Continental. I it Jars in half gallons, II tuying Fancy Groceries. ' & Co., II Quality. ng, Etc. ; | id clearly explain to you the ^,1 lishes for all snrfaces about 1IH or if you have a surface to 4 I d. see me. I will satisfy you n r the good people of this com for more work. j er, Fort Mill, S. C. jg 89 Just think! Next Friday, S 89c will buy any pair of our Genu $1.00 per pair. Remember the i price goes right back to $1.00. these Hose are better than the on $1.50 elsewhere. Try a pair and 50c Ladies' Silk and Lisle h 25c Little Children's Sock^ 15c Little Children's Socks Next Friday, Saturda As we told you last week, we and left on all of our Summer G< some values slide at less than cosl fords, French Gingham, Sea Islai ettes, Milan Silks, All-Over En match, Ready-made Embroiderc also all our pretty Summer Skirts to see our line of Beautiful All VV feet, in white, cream and stripes just exactly what they cost us. E. W. Kim "The Place Where Q MILLINER $2/ Vill buy any Hat in < >f them worth $4, $4 taw is your time to g i cheap price. All Oxi or men and women ? luction. Fancy Sill nd $2.50, going at $ Did it come from Epps'? If so, MEACHAM il5Z5H5Z5H525Zagg5Z5Z55H5H \ 25 \ Parks Gro< v it you \ Good Thing: 'Phone Parks Grocer) E. S. PARKS, Z5B5E5H55E5H5555E55SE555{E5i SAVINGS THE OLD RE Capital Surplus and Profits Liability of Stockholdi Total Your account will be appi and your interests will alway If you are not a patron bank in Fort Mill, let this become one. LEROY SPRINGS, Pre W. B. ME; IIT I we insuri Bailes & nc'S NEW LIFE PILLSI The Pills That Do Cure. LECTRIC Tbe ***' Tonic' nvmmnnO Mild - Laxative, BITTERO Family Medicine. NT f c Saturday and Monday only, ine Silk Hose retailing for days and buy before the ( Many ladies tell us that es they've been buying for see. lose 39c 20c 10c y and Monday. have slashed prices right oods, letting many hand- I t?such as our Pretty Oxnd Tissues, Silk Marquis1 1 * f a 1 . loroiaenes, wnn oanas to ;d and Gingham Dresses, and Millinery. Don't fail ool Skirts. They are per- | , and our price to you is brell Co. uality Counts." Y SALE. 18 >ur store. Plenty .50, $5 and $5.50. et a Fine Hat at fords joing at a big rec Parasols, $2.25 1.48. don't worry. EPPS. 5S5HSHSE525Z5H5Z5Z5gsaJa eery Co. | vant I s to Eat, I 116 I r Company, j Manager. 3 a5Sa5H5E5Z5E5E5a5asa5HlG]| BANK, LIABLE. $25,000.00 12,569.36 era 2 5, 000.00 $62,569.36 reciated by this Bank \ s be carefully guarded, of this, the strongest be your invitation to isident I ^CHAM, Cashier. I P Against m ^ Anything 9 Link. I B. J. WHITE, Attorney at Law. Dffice Over Ardrey't Drugstore, FORT MILL, S. C. Call Tuesdays and Fridays. I