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THE FOET HILL TIMES, i Democratic ? Puubli*h?i Thursdays. t B. rf. BRADFORD - - Editor and Proprietor. ' iDMCurnoN Rates: f One Year , $1 28 1 91* Month* 66 I The Timee invitee contribution! on live subject* t hot doe* not agree to publish more than 200 words , en any subject. The right is reserved to edit J every communication submitted for publication, f On application to the publisher, advertising l rates are made known to those interested. Teleohone. local and long distance. No. 112. \ Entered at the postoffice at Fort Mill. S. C.. as t mail matter of the second class. ( THURSDAY. AUGUST 1. 1912. C _ i Our advice to the voters: If j you like Blease as governor vote ( for him; if you feel that Jones would suit you better, vote for him; if you are not suited with either, vote for Duncan; but be sure to vote. ( < Orangeburg county has ten t candidates in the race for the House of Representatives with j five places to be filled. ?Of the t ten candidates, seven have de- 1 clared themselves for Jones for i governor and three for Blease. 1 ? t With laudable regularity the J sea serpant comes to view each summer and it is a suggestive ( coincidence that it is always ( seen near some summer resort on i the east coast. Yankee ingenuity i and an eye for the dollar are j probably responsible for the fact?or fiction. 5 When people say they live up ! to the light they have or that | they are answerable only for ] what they do they may be pro- i nouncimr their own condemna- j i tion. Most of us ought to have 1 more light than we now possess t and our performance should be greater. This would be realized by us to our own good and to s that of others if we were more { ambitious to excel. j r The recent conference of Em- \ peror William and the Czar of i Kussia does not seem to have J caused a single ripple upon the 1 usually disturbed waters of inter- i national relations. A year ago : such a meeting would have dis- * turbed the money market and s provoked suspicion and jealousy. \ That all this is absent at the t present time is cause for con- * gratulation. It goes to show i that in spite of sinister efforts in > some quarters to embitter feel- j 1 ings a better understanding is '' being reached among the nations. J c s Notwithstanding the advance j made in aeronautics during the , lust year or two the element ol ( dan ger seems to be as pronounced 1 as ever. In l'act the knowledge i gained as to air currents ana t "air pockets" shows that flight I is not merely a question ol rising < above the earth but that the ail has currents and eddies and de- j pressions quite as pronounced as ( those ol the ocean and lar more , dangerous. Of course science < will ultimately show how to deal with these hazardous features but the process must naturally be slow and call lor the sacrifice j of many lives. Ideals ol character are not always as broad and high and 1 positive as they might be. The 1 man who contents himself with < saying that he never lied or stole 1 and that no one can impeach his 1 character falls short because he ] speaks only of that which is , negative. Of course all that he , is trnnd so far as it ffoes but 1 what is needed is positive char- ( acter. One comes much nearer 1 the ideal when he is positively < generous in his attitude towards 1 other men. and positive in his ! sympathy with what is true and j nght. Not to knock a man down ( is certainly a good deal better , than to knock him down, but ] still the attitude is negative. To i help a man who has lallen to get I upon his feet is positive and < therefore better. To assume a : neutral position towards some 1j good cause is, of course, better than antagonizing it, but the * right thing to do is to wisely and [ earnestly promote it. I There are people who suggest I that the reading of a newspaper 1 is a waste of time and that more ; solid inlormation may be ob- ' tained by confiding one's reading to books of value. It all depends j upon tne cnaracter ol tne papers ;, read. There is no denying the fact that the large city papers I; do not as a rule give the news. They give one section of it and j: that not always the best. That which is sensational, lurid in j, character is served up with painful regularity, but news which edifies is given in scanty form. 1, So, too, the political and other views of the paper often prevent it from giving accurate news of what transpires in the world. The news is colored by the opinions and wishes of the paper. What the public wants is news that it can rely upon, not the distorted ideas of trust j controlled editors or of news-j >aper owners whose only aim is o make money. Very fortunatey the country press is, in the 1 nain, singularly from sensa- < ionalism on the one side and 1 lullness on the other. It is also 1 nore independent and therefore \ rnjoys a freedom not often found 1 n the offices of the city press. ] There are two main advantages j n all this. One is that if the ange of news is not so great the 1 lews that is given is more likely < :o be accurate and palatable, j \nd the other advantage is that ; he opinions expressed upon any given subject are usually' the lonest conviction of the editor. For that reason the country iress is far more influential than he city press in moulding public i ipinion. The proof of this is; sonstantly being seen and it is I idmitted by most people who | nve any attention to public af-1 'airs and the trend of public hought. ^ ? i# Tom Felder's Backing Poor. Discussing the political situa;ion in this State, the Charlotte Observer of Thursday had this ;o say editorially: " * * * One Tom Feeder of \tlanta seems to have been in ;he past an attorney and agent Tor the liquor interests, and, in etaliation for some thingsthat, Blease has done, he seems de;ermined to ruin Blease if pos?ible. He seems now to be himself at outs with the liquor men, is well as in a tangle with Governor Blease. Because of Governor Blease's claim that he vill put him in jail if he comes nto South Carolina. Felder does lot or cannot go into that State. The dispensary winding-up board ately held a meeting in Augusta, 1 so that Felder could be present ;o give his testimony. He iromised great exposures and lad one or more detectives, but io important results ensued. His lacking is a mighty poor backng, being a combination of the iquor interests and professional ietectives. "On the other hand, Mr. Blease is charged with pardoning oo many criminals, and this i ;eems to be true. From time to < ime whispers are heard that Blease has or may have received I noney for some of his pardons, i Ve have no idea that this latter i s true, and whenever this sub- i ect is pushed to the wall there < s no foundation found for it as i ret. We have no doubt that awyers have prepared papers n pardon cases and received i "ees for same, and perhaps in lome cases claimed a connection vith Blease, but this is a very I lifferent thing from the Governor's taking' a bribe. It is < inderstood that Mr. B. L. Abney, vho is a cousin of Mr. Blease, las been his private and legal idviser throughout his adminisxation. Mr. Abney is known is one of the best lawyers in the State and is a man of integrity, [t was always charged that Tillnan's majorities were largely lue to persistent prejudices exDressed by the conservative element of the State. The same ;hing is said of the present camDaign, and it may be true. Mr. Jones, who is Blease's opponent for Governor, seems to be a good conservative, but the abuse Blease is receiving from the conservatives will probably drive nany a vote to him on election iay." Tli? Dnv Davs. Several inquiries have recently oeen made in regard to the date when dog days begin. As every log has his day these inquiries were informed that any person bad aright to begin the dog days when it suits him. In former Jays when there were few almanac makers each one selected a special date for the beginning. In Mediterranean countries twenty centuries ago and even longer the dog days began when the sun and Sirius, or the dog star r >se at the same time. The dog Jays began twenty days before this rising and continued twenty Jays after. That corresponded to the season of most malignant Jiseases in these countries. Owing to certain laws regulating the movements of the stars, the Jog star and sun do not rise together until August 10. After many years Sirius will rise in mid winter. So if you wish the hottest days you will have to :ount from July 10 to August 10. Some of the almanac makers of modern times reckon these days from July 24 to August 24 and others from July 3 to August 11. Just to settle the matter in your own mind, fix the date of the first dog day July 10 and the last one August 20. That will give you enough of them. Or it might be more satisfactory to select St. Swithin's day, July 15 as the first dog day and the last one August 15. Now there is no malignant influence in the air at this season of the year. The health of the people is as good or better than at other seasons. Most people like to hold on to some superstitions relating to the stars and moon and this is about as harmless as any one they believe in. They will go on believing in myths and superstitions until their mortal bodies return to dust.?Carolina Spartan. Insect Bite Costs Leg. A Boston man lost his lee from the bite of an insect two years before. To avert such calamities from insect stings and bites use Bucklen's Arnica Salve promptly to kill the poison and prevent inflammation, swelling and pain. Heals burns, boils, ulcers, piles, eczema, cuts, bruises. Only 25c at Ardrey's Drug Store, Fort Mill Drug Co., and Parks Drug Company. ' Lime Velaable to the Soil. $ An investigation made recently I by President Finley of the South- I srn Railway system has shown I that experts in the chemistry of 1 soils are unanimously of the I opinion that lime in some form I will benefit many of the soils of the Southeastern States by correcting their acidity and improving their mechanical condition. President Finley has secured the opinions of experts throughout the Southeastern States and also in the Eastern and Middle States, in some of which experiments with the use of lime have been carried on for a long j series of years. These opinions have been published in an illustrated folder which is being wide- I ly distributed among the farmers I in the territory traversed by the I lines of the Southern Railway I system. I Farmers and uihers interested H in this subject may obtain copies I of this folder by addressing I W. W. Finley, President. South- I ern Railway Company, Washing- I ton, D. C. I Thaw Still Insane, Says Court. ^ Harry K. Thaw, in the eyes of g the law, is still insane and must I remain in the asylum where he | was placed on February 1, 1908. r after he had killed Stanford I White, the wealthy New Yorker, i Justice Keogh, at White Plains, |N. J., Friday denied Thaw's ap- I plication for freedom. The court | took the grounds that Thaw VI release would be dangerous to I public safety. | *j In his opinion Justice Keogh 1 briefly sketched the attempts ft made by Thaw in 1908 and 1909 I to obtain discharge from the I hospital. In both instances, Jus- B tice Keogh said the court held that Thaw was then insnne and it would be dangerous to the public peace and safety to grant his discharge. I Thaw's counsel has stated that his efforts to secure his client's 1 freedom will not be abandoned. Candidates Invade the Piedmont. All the candidates are looking I forward to the meetings in the j Piedmont, says The State. It is J recognized that in that section C are numbers of townships each of which polls almost as many ( votes as some low-country counties. The candidate who carries Spartanaurg, Anderson and * Greenville counties, for instance, could well afford to lose a half- I dozen or more of such counties as Beaufort, Colleton, Horry, Berkeley, Dorchester and Jasper. Local complications will lend special interest to several of the meetings in the Piedmont, particularly Greenville, Anderson, 1 Soartanburg and Union. There J is no prospect of leisure for any of the opposed candidates before the first primary, appointed to be r held August 27. Next week, , during which no meetings will be held, will be spent in strength- a ening weak places, planning c auxiliary campaigns in pivotal sections, accumulating campaign c ammunition, revamping routine f speeches, the writing of many letters and a general gathering together of resources for the last ) lap of the race, which begins j August 5 at Camden and ends August 22 at Greenville. t i Death of an Aged Lady. Mrs. A. E. Watson, 88 years of age and probably the oldest lady resident of Fort Mill township, died Saturday night at the home of her son, Mr. J. N.I" McAteer, in the village of the' Fort Mill Mfg. company. The funeral service was held Sunday s afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. T. J. White, of the Methodist church, after which the burial ? was made in the city cemetery. ! Mrs. Watson had been in fee- F ble health for a number of years, c but her last serious illness was 1 of but short duration. She is J survived by one son and a num- J ber of grandchildren who deeply mourn her demise. The Fort Mill friends of Mr. \ \ Richard Young, of Charlotte,! 5 will be pleased to know that he ;1 is recovering from an illness of |c typhoid fever. NOTICE. < All parties desiring to become candi-1 ^ dates for office in York county in the :s ensuing Democratic primary are re- ! quired to tile with the Clerk of the I Court the oath required by law, and c with the Chairman of the Executive *" Committee of the county, the pledge required by the laws of the Democratic partv and to pay their assessments to the Treasurer of the Executive Committee by noon of Monday, August 5, 1912. The following assessments have been J levied by the Executive committee: Auditor, $15.00; Clerk of Court, $30.00; County Commissioner, $3.00; Coroner, $4.00; House of Representatives, $5.00; Sheriff, $20.00; Supervisor, $10.00; Supt. of Education, $7.50; Senate, $10.00; Treasurer, $15.00; Magistrates:?Bethel, $3.50; Bethesda, $3.50; Broad River, $3.50; Bullock's Creek, $3.50; Catawba, $7.50; Ebenezer, $5.00; Fort Mill, $6.00; King's Mountain, $3.50; York, $7.50. i The following campaign .meetings i will be held: At McConnellsville, August 6th; Ogden, August 8th; Tirzah, August 9th; Rock Hill, August ll);h; Clover, August 15th; Forest Hill, August 16th; Fort Mill, August 17th; Bethany, August 2t)th; Smyrna, August 21st; Hickory Grove. August 22nd; Blairsville, August 23rd; \ orkville. August 24th, 1912. There will be a meeting of the Executive Committee in the Court house at Yorkville, at 10:30 a. m.. August 2nd, 1912, for the purpose of considering petitions from the various townships relative to establishing a box at! the various polling precincts to vote : for candidates for Township Supervisor. Petitions, before being considered, must be signed by at least 25 per cent, of the membership of the various clubs in the in said townships as shown by the-club rolls. By order of the executive committee. W. W. LEWIS, Attest: County Chairman. GEO. W. WILLIAMS. Secy, aod Treaa. The Wor! Yes, we belie1 will allow it to. Shirts in keeping ehester Shirt we s at the price; in fa< strictly Sl.UU. Ti / see how cheap the make them to sell that we have just and neat patterns, will make them t( dozen. We still have all the styles and interest to see the M'EL | ror 3ure and Delicious Hand-made Ice Dream, the product >f A. O. Jones' herd )f fat, sleek Jerseys, neet me at? -faile's on the Corner. Pine-o-lene The real wood preservative, nakes heart lumber out of sap umber, makes fence posts last is long as the fence, makes the heapest shingles outwear any ?ther wood or metal cover with ar less trouble, good for boats, roughs, out-houses, anywhere 'on want to shut out the water, ar cheaper than paint and far >etter for durability and renders mproved appearance. 60 cents per gallon. Ardrey's Drug Store. Notice of Registration. iuperviiort Will Fill Appointments al Rock Hill, Fort Mill and Clover. Notice is hereby given that in obedince to the provisions of law so requirtig, we will be at the places named telow at the times mentioned for the >urpose of issuing registration certitiates to such citizens as may apply for hem, and who shall furnish satisfacory evidence of possessing the necesarv qualifications to enable them tt eceive the same: Clover, August 6. Fort Mill, August 8. Rock Hill, August 9 and 10. The constitutional requirements ai o eligibility for registration are: (1] Applicant must be 21 years of age. (2) dust have been a citizen of the Stati wo years, of the county one year anc >f the polling precinct at which he de ires to vote four months. (3) He mus >e able to read and write, or pay taxei ?n $300 worth of property. (4) He mus urnish satisfactory evidence of having >aid all past due State and county taxes rbe receipt of the county treasurer i ufficient evidence of having paid taxes R. M. WALLACE, Chairman, A. M. BLACK, J. E.. DUKl\a, Supervisors of Registration for Yorl County. 5t-tS-l FOR SALE. We offer for sale Berkshire Pigs, $1 each. Let us breed your sow to one o our boars, oui fee, a pig. Reliabl party can have one of our boars o shares. See us if interested. L. A. HARRIS & BRO. Fort Mill Pressing Club, GUY A. ROSS, Prop. Telephone No. 14J. Bummmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmi Id is Growini ? ve it is, just as fast as And did you know tha > with the foregoing sent( ell is excelled by no shii ct, it is equaled by fc^ lie manufacturers of this sy can make them, but h for SI.00. The Virgin gotten in, is a real valu< If you will take six oi > vou at 45c each, or S'. 7 a complete stock of I n if vou are in need we wi mi. HANEY& Store of Style and Quality. I Safe Deposit Everyone has deec cies and other valua should be in some sec Call and see the s that we have recentl t fire-proof vault. We rent them at $1 "" : THE FIRST NATION/ * T. S. KIRKPATRICK, + President. fSUMMER I = 10c Ginghams, Lawns, Etc., no ^ 15c Tissue, Etc., now .. 25c Silk Tissue, Etc., now $4.50 Ladies' Hats, now $2.50 Ladies' Hats, now $3.50 Queen Quality Oxfords, n( $35.00 Sewing Machines, now... $65.00 Sewing Machines, now... $4.00 Art Squares, now $5.00 Art Squares, now 35c Matting, now. $350.00 Pianos, now j $300.00 Pianos, now. $250.00 Pianos, now i. Come while your dollar is I L.J. MA HOW I t \ DOES IT COST 1 s DO YOU WE D< Buy your Groceries month and let's see. i McElhant n Store of Style ? Painting, Ti I can save you money and materi I nrooer selections and use of paints a your home. For all kinds of Brush ^ be Fainted, Enameled, Stained or Va in quality and taste. + I am doing a lot of first-class paint ^ munity. but I am always ready and e ; FRANK WHITE, The F Z y Better! I the people in it it we are selling Mice? The Maiirt on the market v. The price is shirt don't try to ow good they can ian, a new shirt e at 50c?full cut r +1 l/ion l<1ii i<f c ii'o J L UH"nc r*nn in m t J.70 for the half derwear in most 11 make it to your nKHHUlHHMK M Rhym ? V/A W # HUMi ff Is, insurance poli- ^ ible papers which ^ ure place. afe deposit boxes y installed in our a I si 1.00 per year. : IL BANK, F0RI ?,LL' | T. B. SPRATT, ; Cashier. ? C BARGAINS. 11 ji w 71-2c i jj -?-1 19c " $1.50 ; |j 90c ; jj >w 1.75 [] 15.00 ; jj 35.00 [] 2.50 ; jj 2.90 [] 19c $150.00 \ . 125.00 95.00 | worth 200 cents. ssey. i MUCHi YOU TO LIVE? KNOW? f -wv i : i 5 from us for one ;y & Co., and Quality. nting, Etc. ia! and clearly explain to you the 1 ind finishes for all surfaces about ^ ?Vork, or if you have a surface to ^ rnished, see me. I will satisfy you ^ . ing for the good people of this com- 1 ager for more work. j f ; 'ainter, Fort Mill, S. C. " 1 I "j4lways it is faith in soi inspires us to lift our work ai We want you to always be c as our customer not only fo time, and we know that in < must have faith in us ar values. Every Sumi That we now have Red-Hot We must make room for oui nrwi fhese summer yoods mi is marked down unmerciful E. W. Kin "The Place Where MEACHAM )ur Clean-up Commenc And continues as long as we hav ive only a few prices as an index 500 yards Scotch Lawns in neat ] All Lawns that sold for 10c, 121 500 yards very good Apron Ging Children's Muslin Drawers, 2 to All $1 and $1.25 Shirt waists at' 75c and $1 Long Kimonos at 49c A nice Jap Matting rug at 15c. 5c Palin Leaf Fans at 2c Millir Any Hat in the store at for $1.91 nd some worth up to $4.50. Children's Peanut Braid Hats, n Men's Shoes?Men's $3.50 and Jj izes, go at $1.98. Did it come from Epps'? If s MEACHAIV j We Want ' TO ixruexce NEK TABLE I> 3 It's wprth while to run a store [J small part of that! J The dinner table is the "asser jj point, where all the members of th j| the droll events of the day, and the |{ ties are cemented, reinforced, at j{ important work, then, than furnishi J star" part at dinner tables? Lookii [J service, we're proud of it! 3 J Parks Grocei 3 E. S. PARK' 3 !E5Z5Z5Z55ZggE5H5ZSES?5Z511 saving: THE OLD F Our purpose is to mal benefit to the communif patrons in particular. It 1 have your name on our be start a checking account > we offer will be a conven: as it has been to others. ILEROY SPRINGS, F W. B. M I I We Insui I Bailes ^ (INC'S NEW LIFE PILLS The Pills That Do Cure. ELECTRIC- m' SSi BITTERS Fuoilj MmSUcIm. veone or something that hove the commonplace. " >ur friend; we want you r once, but for all the )rder to keep you, you id faith in our honest mer Value to offer you is a Bargain r Fall and Winter Goods j ist move. Every article \ lly at a great sacrifice. ibrell Co. Quality Counts." Sc EPPS. Sunmer Sale es Friday e any Summer Goods. We will pretty patterns at 3c. -2c, and 15c, go at 7 l-2c. hams go at 4c. 13 years, go at 7 l-2c. 75c. iery. B, not a hat worth less than $3.50 lice and light, at 9c. 54.00 Oxfords, broken lots, small o, don't worry. 1 & EPPS. a5E55155Z5H5H5E5Z5Hra5H5aE 1 rhis Store! ? i KVKKV DIN- B i THIS CITY. 9 i that -does that?or that does a C S nbly" of the home?the rallying [J e household meet and rehearse Q sombre ones as wel'.. The home JJ the dinner table. What more jj ng the eatables which play "the jj ig at our business as one of high [J{ 5, Manager. g a5Z55ZETgSE5Z5H5a5B5Z5Z5zlG S BANK, RELIABLE. <e our bank a material ty in general and our would be a pleasure to >oks. We invite you to vith us. The advantages ience and benefit to you, 'resident EACHAM, Cashier. =srJ Everything B rp Against 8 I v Anything I & Link. I B. J. WHITE, Attorney at Law. Office Over Ardrey's Drugstore, FORT MILL, S. C MIT Call Tuesdays and Friday*. .M