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I I ?y a *fti I W ? r THE TOST KILL TIMES. ' Democratic ? Published Thursdsvs. B. W. BRADFORD - - Editor and Proprietor. 3P>: SmrarnoN Rates: ' fOno Year 11.26 EU* Month* 66 The Times invitee contribution* on live subject* hat does not agree to publish more than 200 words n any subject. The right is reserved to edit . I eve* i communication submitted for publication. L On application to the publisher, advertising rates are made known to those interested. B Teleohooa. local and long distance. No. 112. V Entered at the poetofflce at Fort MilL S. C.. as ri? mail matter of the second class. ?,si 11 _ THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 21,1912. aegasgme? i 1 ? | While the chances are that I President-elect Wilson will never {see this editorial and would perhaps give it little thought if he should see it, The Times nevertheless avails itself of the opportunity to add its indorsement to the movement on foot in North Carolina and elsewhere in the Soutfr to secure a portfolio in the cabinet of the President-to-be for Josephus Daniels of North! Carolina. Prior to and since the Baltimore convention no man in the country strove harder to elect the New Jersey Governor than the North Carolina editor. He j I is entitled to something good at the hands of the incoming Presii dent and if he should be given a I cabinet appointment not only I North Carolina but the entire L South would be greatly pleased, p Another Southern man who is ' entitled to consideration in the { selection of the important of1 ficials of the new President is Editor W. E. Gonzales of the Columbia State. Mr. Gonzales is a man of eminent ability who would fill with distinction any , post for which he might be seWnnHmw Wilson owes WVW* ww him no small debt of gratitude \ for the service he rendered dur- 1 ing the campaign. We are con i, fident that the South Carolina , delegation to the Baltimore con- j vention would not have support- | ed the candidacy of Woodrow j Wilson but for the influence of j the Columbia State. The dele- ( gation would have gone to the > ^convention uninstructed and like- 1 ly enough Champ Clark would have been its choice for the nomination. I There isn't any question that J building yourself a house is a S dollar-and-cents proposition. It 1 - -- - l ifl takes money,' and to build it j means to spend money you have ( saved or to save money you would otherwise spend. It is pretty ] certain to prove a good invest- j ment. It will save you rent and i uncertainty. It is likely to increase in value as the town < grows and earn more in excre- J ment than the money would at j interest. The building will depreciate with time. But the lot j should grow in value if this town ' does as well as the country at 1 f large, which is nearly doubling i I its land values every decade. 11 But there is another side to it al- 1 so that is worth considering. ( There is another side besides the ( money side. Men of family are f the house builders and the home , builders. They are thinking < about something in addition to ( the money saved and money t earned. They are thinking of c the human* side. There is no * doubt that one of the best in- ( flnpnpps fnr <?ood is the Ameri can home. The children who j grow up in it look back at it in after life and the memory is an actual moral influence. The kind of person a fellow is when he is r a man depends a good deal on r the kind of home he had when t he was a boy. i = i: President-elect Wilson's decis- t ion to call an extra session of 1 Congress not later than April 15. ^ next, is in keeping with the good ^ judgement displayed by him in all matters pertaining to public v affairs. The American people o have been promised a revision of t the tariff downward and that f promise will be kept by the Dem- e ocratic party. The tariff sched- ? ules have been so carefully considered during the last two sessions of Congress it is not likely n that a great deal of time will be required to prepare, report to n the House, and have passed tariff n schedules that will meet the requirements of the country. t< What is wrong with the people of Bamberg county? The Bamberg Herald says there were nine murder cases to come up if' there at a recent term of court, JJ and Bamberg is one of the small- ^ est counties in the State. Mis- S( sionaries to foreign fields doubt- S( less could find plenty of work tl nearer home. p tl The Abbeville Press and Ban- w ner thinks the defeat of the big tl Bull Moose was "the nation's P loss and The Outlook's gain." w 'Pears to us that it would be J more in keeping with the facts ! to say "the nation's gain and The Outlook's loss." vi c Congressmen to Name Postmasters? A dispatch sent out from Washington a few days ago said it had been learned there from an undeniably reliable source that President-elect Wilson has decided that, upon his entry into the White House, March 4, the appointment of all postmasters, with the exception of those under civil service rules, shall be left to the members of the house exclusively. In the selection of such officials the wishes of the respective house members will be rigidly -egarded. Further than this it could not be ascertained from this authority what the President-elect will do toward filling other positions such as collector of the port, district attorney, marshal 1, etc., but it is understood, however, that these appointments will be left to the recommendation of the senators, although on this latter point no direct information could be secured. This action would place the appointment of all postmasters not under civil service at the disposition of the house members and leave the larger places to be filled as the various Demo cracic senators nugm sukk^i. That such a plan will be decided upon there is no doubt, this information coming from a well known Senator who is on the inside in such matters and who has his ear close to the ground regarding future presidential appointments. Besides, it is the custom followed in former Democratic administrations. Thanksgiving Proclamation. In accordance with the annual custom, the following thanksgiving proclamation has been issued by Governor Blease: "The benign Ruler of the universe having graciously granted unto us, the people of South Carolina, unlimited and untold blessings during the past 12 months, having filled our borders with abundance of everything needed to make a happy and contented people, it is but right and proper that a day should be set aside upon which thanks should be rendered to Him, the giver of all things. "Therefore, I, Cole L. Blease, governor of the State of South Carolina, do hereby set apart Thursday, November 28, 1912, as a dav of thanksgiving, and in do ing so earnestly request that, all the people meet in their churches ind other places of worship and render thanks unto almighty jod for His mercies and blessngs, and petition for His contirtued guidance and protection." Frank P. McCain Dead. Frank P. McCain, of Columbia, formerly of Yorkville and well tnown throughout York county, lied at the Columbia hospital Saturday morning at 5 o'clock, following an operation for appendicitis. The funeral service ind burial was at Columbia Sunlay morning at 11 o'clock. Mr. McCain was a son of the Rev. J. K. McCain and Mrs. Frances A. McCain and was born in Richland county December 2, L876. He was educated in the :ommon schools of the county. He studied law in Columbia and ivas admitted to the bar in 1895. "* ' . /"< I tie removed 10 ureer, wuere ne practiced his profession for about :wo years. He then moved to Jforkville where he practiced aw. He represented York county n the house of representatives, Deing at the time the youngest nember of the house?a little )ver 21 years of age. In December, 1907, Mr. McCain returned to Columbia and jntered the insurance business is the district agent of the Southeastern Life Insurance company >f Greenville. For the past ;hree years he has been presiient of the McCain & Going general agency of the same :ompany. His wife was Miss Julia Allen )f Florence and he is survived by ler and one child five years old. Parcels Post Stamps. Under the law the parcels post nust be in operation Jan. 1, lext. Before that date the >ureau of engraving and printng must print distinctive stamps n the denominations of one, two, j hree, four, five, ten, fifteen, ; wenty, twenty-five, fifty and eventy-five cents and one dollar. | ?he design of each stamp will >e different. The four lower denominations nil depict the various methods if transnnrtation to be used bv he parcels post. The second tigher four will show the various mployes of the postoffice service ngaged in the discharge of their luties. The third and highest lenominations show the four major industries contributing merchandise to the parcels post. Parcels post stamps will be materially larger than the ordiiary postage stamps. The 'due" stamps show only the ext necessary to describe their unction and a big numeral. Telegraph Tolls of World's Series. Newspaper men have figured oughly that at least half a mil-j on words were telegraphed out! f each city during, after and efore each game of the world's eries. Over 200.000 words were ent out over the regular wires, lie great majority written in the ress rooms of the hotels after be game, while close to 300,000 rent out of the press box before me game and while it was in rogress. There were sixty-seven dres in each city and each newsaper man sent out an average of 000 words a day. These wires rere strung to every point in le country and some outside, as anada and Cuba. . ' < Winter Signs and Portents. About a month ago a great meeting of weather forecasters was held in West Virginia. After much deliberation the'forecasters all decided that the coming winter will be an unusually severe one, basing their deductions upon very plausible grounds indeed. Some of their reasons seem to indicate that the country at large will undergo very cold weather. The mast is unusually heavy, and extraordinary activity has been observed among the jaybirds and squirrels in storing up caches of chinquepins, chestnuts, acorns and beechnuts. Shetland ponies are putting forth exceptionally long and shaggy winter coats. The persimmon crop is prolific. Ground squirrels have burrowed deeper than is their wont. The little screech-owl has already heavily lined their pockets in dead trees with down and grass. Apples are ripening before maturity. Opossums and raccoons are plentiful and fat. The cows come home from the | pasture earlier of evenings than is their custom. Dogs are more i than ordinarily canny and forehanded in the burying of such bones as can be spared from their daily regime. And now, i to'buttress the opinion raised by this array of evidence that the coming winter will be severe, comes word from Pennsylvania | of yet other indications observed by the weather-wise Dutch of Wyoming valley. They find that I the feathers on geese hatched last spring are considerably ruffled; that ground hogs are digging deeper holes; that trunks of trees are green with moss on the northern side; that muskrats have already begun housing themselves; that corn shucks are thick, with the stalks leaning to the west; that ducks and chickens are growing a bony substance on their feet; that toadstools on old logs have many wrinkles, and that hoot-owls have taken to the big woods much earlier than usual. Surely, in the face of such a preponderance of traditionally trustworthy data, the unimaginative experts of the weather bufooii will nnf Hnrp fn nnpstion the likelihood of a long, cold winter season. To Finish Election. The voting by individuals for President and Vice-President is all over and the result" known, but the following steps are required to be taken by law. The electors chosen on November 5th will meet on the same day in January in their different State capitals and cast their ballots for the candidates that received the most votes in their States for President and Vice-President. Three certificates will be signed by the electors and sealed up. One copy will be carried by special messenger to Washington arid delivered to the President of the Senate, another will be sent by mail to that offiekl and the third given to the Judge of the United States District Court in which the capital is situated. In February both branches of Congress will meet in the Hall of the House, where and when the President of the Senate will open the certificates and declare the results. The taking of the oath of office on March 4th will finish the business. The Tillman Troubles. Capt. B. R. Tillman, Jr., has brought habeas corpus proceedi ings in the Supreme Court : against his divorced wife, now known as Mrs. Lucy Dugas, for the custody of their two little daughters. A few years ago Capt. Tillman deeded the children to his parents, Senator and Mrs. B. R. Tillman Sr., but .the court took them away and gave them to their mother. Mrs. Tillman went to Ohio and obtained a divorce. Capt. Tillman has tried to effect a reconciliation with his wife, but in vain. He fears she may marry again and subject his children to a stepfather. For three years he has been a sober man and is farming on his father's plantation at Trenton. Through Panama Next Year. Some time next summer or fall, no exact date being specified, a vessel will pass what is now the Isthmus of Panama, which consequently must disappear from the world's geography and by the same human agency, the Western Hemisphere will be divided into two continents. The vessel will not be the Oregon nor any other famous ship, but will be one of the many small water crafts in daily use by the canal buildings; and probably the only passengers will be Col. George W. Goethals and the staff of American engineers, who for the i past eight years have been carrying on the greatest engineering 1 work the world has ever seen. ' It will be later than that, any- 1 where from six months to a year ? perhaps, before the formal open- c ir.g of the waterway will take ^ place and a naval fleet headed by the famous old Oregon, will pass ( through into the western ocean . and the canal may be fairly said to be oj)en to trade. The police officers of the town have been very active during the last week in their efforts to break up the illegal sale of liquor and as a result four arrests, three white men and one negro, have been made. Two of the ^hite men plead guilty and were fined $25 each, while the third was tried and acquitted. The negro arrested was sent to the county roads. , % The Passing of Old Joe. Uncle Joe Cannon, once the Emissary Buck of the insurgents, was long ago shooed to the wilderness, says the New York Sun. At last the ruthless 3avages have eaten him; and may be?but he won't?lie lightly in their insides. We shall miss Uncle Joseph. There have been better men, but there has never been such another specimen of the early Assyrian type of beauty and the pre-Progressive type of politics. Unregenerate, uniformed, unrepentant, he sat too long on the seat of the scorners while the wiser brethren were being converted overnight, blubbering their testimonies while the Man of Sin was reciting from the Dictionary of Profanity. Yes, the old heathen will be missed. A monument of palaeolithis politics has fallen. Only the wicked will dare to say that it may be set up again and that two years is no long time to wait when one is as young in spirit and venerable in deviltry. Saves Leg of Boy. "It seemed that my 14-year-old boy would have to lose his leg on account of an ugly ulcer, caused by a bad bruise," wrote D. F. Howard, Aquone, N. C. "All remedies and doctors'treatment failed until we tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and cured him with one box." Cures burns, boils, skin eruption* nileq 25c at Parks Drug Co., Ardrey's Drug Store and Fort Mill Drug Co.?Adv. Hopes for Better Liquor. Union county has voted in the dispensary. This is the first county in some years to vote in the legal sale of whiskey. Just as well have it sold legally as to have it sold illegally. And then, too, the county gets the profit a:id it is hoped that those who will have the stuff will get a better article.?Newberry Herald and News. (Advertisement.) A Log On the Track of the fast express means serious trouble ahead if not removed, so does loss of appetite. It means lack of vitality, loss of strength and nerve weakness. If appetite fails, take Electric Bitters quickly to overcome the cause by toning up the stomach and curing the indigestion Michael Hoaaheimer of Lincoln, Neb., had been sick over three years, but six bottles of Electric Bitters put him right on his feet again. They have helped thousands. They give pure blood, strong nerves, good digestion. Only 50 cts at Fort Mill Drug Co., Farks Drug Co., Ardrey's Drug Store. Hard Luck This. His horse went dead and his mule went lame, and. he lost six cows in a poker game; then a hurricane came on a summer's day and blew the house where he \ lived away; then an earthquake came when that was gone and swallowed the ground that the house was on; then promptly the sheriff came around and collected tax on a hole in the ground. (Advertisement.) Saved by His wife. She's a wise woman who knows just what to do when her husband's life is in danger, but Mrs. R. J. Flint, Braintree, Vt., is of that kind. "She insisted on my using Dr. King's New Discovery," writes Mr. F. "for a dreadful cough, when I was so weak my friends all thought I had only a short time to live, and it completely cured me." A quick cure for cough6 and colds, it's the most safe and reliable medicine for many tfiroat and lung troubles?grip, bronchitis, croup, whooping cough, quinsy, tonsilitis, nomorrnages. A trial will convince you. 50 cts and $1.00. Guaranteed by Ardrev's Drug Store, Fort Mill Drug Co. and Parks Drug Co. Canned Goods For Sale. We offer for sale at retail 250 cans of choice Tomatoes, Beans, Blackberries and Peeled Pie Peaches. This is all hrst-class home-raised stuff, put up by Mr. C. C. Haile. Tomatoes, 3-lb. can. 11c String Beans, can 11c Pie Peaches, can lie Blackberries, can .11c Special prices by the dozen. Haile's on the Corner. J The Crescent Cafe Solicits the patronag&of the people of Fort Mill and surrounding country. If you appreciate a nice, clean place to: ?at, give the Crescent Cafe a trial. I serve the best that this market affords, and am trying to give this town i place where a man may bring his , vife or sister for lunch with the as-1 turance that nothing will be said or lone that will give offense. No drinking of intoxicating liquors vill be allowed on the premises. THE CRESCENT CAFE, 1 A. Jones, Prop'r - Fort Mill, S. C. Electric I Bitters Made A New Man Of Him. "I was Buffering from pain in m v i stomach, head and back," writes H. ; T. Alston, Raleigh, N. C, "and my ! liver and kidneys did not work right, , but four bottles of Electric Hitters j made me feel like a new man." PRICE SO CTS. AT ALL DRUG STORES. TAX NOTICE?1912. Office of the County Treasurer of York County, S. C. Yorkville, S. C., Sept. 13, 1912. \fOTICE is hereby given that the TAX BOOKS for York County will be opened on TUESDAY, the 15TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1912, and remain open until the 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1912, for the collection of STATE, COUNTY, SCHOOL and LOCAL TAXES tor the fiscal year 1912, without penalty; after which day ONE PER CENT penalty will be added to all payments made in the month of JAnOARY, 1913, and TWO PER CENT penalty for all payments made in the month of FEBRUARY, 1913, and SEVEN PER CENT penalty will be added to all payments made from the 1ST DAY OF MARCH to the 15TH DAY OF MARCH, 1913, and after this date all unpaid taxes will go into executions and all unpaid Single Polls will be turned over to the several magistrates for prosecution in accordance with law. For the convenience of taxpayers, 1 will attend the following places on the days named: At Yorkville from Monday, November 11th, until Tuesday, the 31st day of December, 1912, after which date the penalties will attach as stated above. Note.?The Tax Books are made up by townships, and parties writing about taxes will always expedite matters if they will mention the Township or Townships in which their property or properties is located. HARRY E. NEIL, Treasurer of York County. A Word About Lumber. Our big yard contains"material for all purposes. We've the variety. Our prices are within the reach of sensible buyers. Good Judgment invariably results in the selection of Lumber from our yards and sheds. Get an estimate from us on all jobs?large or small. J. J. BAILES. Il A DCAI T IT is the best thing we have tc are only of secondary imports do we solicit your patronage some things that you can ge money in the bank. You ha^ bank account who regretted \ start one today? Many wor count and watch it grow frorr Deposits in any amount re alike will receive the same ca attention. Savings Bank Leroy Springs, Prest. \ b! ? ? ? f IM E A C H A West End 1 I The best and most popular quality German Lamb Skin, Silk Embroidery, gussetted two clasps. No dollar Glove and most gloves sold at the strength, durability and appe spect entirely satisfactory, grey and white. Every pair Table One piece Plain 72-inch Lin vard. Other pieces at 50c an $2.50 and $3.50. Tow | See our towels at 10c, 12 1-S Fu ji A nice line just in in single I from $3.00 to $10.00; Sets fi dren's Sets, $1.50, $2.00 and .1 m m i rviiiiu \ We are giving bargains al tl Not being in such a rush now s plan your hats. Coat: New goods coming in eve Suits. Can't be matched for i Did it come from Epp?7 If so, d< ^^^JMeacham We Insut Bailes & r vLil y i . r" ti r ~^Vyarr 77^ ^ ^ * I HI OUR Begins This positively I Season. We hav< be cut in two by t I or selling below cc 5 values in Clothing Misses' Coats, Sui Neckwear, Etc. Grc Best Roasted Coffee, per II Best Cream Cheese, per lb FrlMcE 1 " Store of Style and t! i T> l| It ..SAFETY j > offer. Other inducements ! ance. Upon this basis only I f Postpone the getting of t along without and put the never met a person with a laving started it. Why not king men start a bank aci month to month, spectfully solicited, and all | ^ reful, courteous and prompt ? of Fort Mill, ; N. B. Meacham, Cashr. Jlj r ATA IA M A A a-V fCid Gloves || Gloves sold. Made of prime I finished with one row of > * fingers, round corners and ! ^ on the market is superior, price not as good. It has (arance, and is in every re- ? Colors, black, tan, brown, guarantesd. Linen ; en, beautiful, at $1.00 per ? d75c. Napkins $1.25, $1.50, rels * 2c. 20c and 25c. 4 rS | pieces or sets, single pieces om $5.00 to $20.00. Chil >Z.OU. 11 lery 1f, trough this department now. I ? we have time to talk and Suits 11 ;ry week. See our $12.50 I' jj less than $15. I m >n't worry. I |Jj & Epps. 11 11 Everything A Against ^ Anything I jj c Link. I a BIG SALEU] Friday, Nov. 8. will be the Greatest Sale of the i $25,000 worth of goods that must he 20th. We are not quoting prices i >st, but we are offering some great \ for Men and Boys, Ladies' and \ its, Hosiery, Underwear, Sweaters, ? .... I >cery specials. b. 22 l-2c Nice Cabbage, per lb 2c _.22 l-2c Good Quality Rice, lb._ 5c ^ llhany & Co pF| Quality - - - Fort Mill, S. C. November Bargains. \ $1.00 Wool Dress Goods at 50c 75c Wool Dress Goods at 38c * 50c Wool Dress Goods at -25c i $15 Ladies' Suits at $10 * $18 Ladies' Suits at $12.50 f $12 Ladies' Coats at _ .$8.50 | . $10 Ladies' Coats at ,$6.75 | $65 Sewing Machines at $32.50 t |M $35 Sewing Machines at___ $15.00 t fl| Art Squares, 9x12 feet, $2.50 to ______ $7.50 j |fl Ladies', Children's and Men's Hats HALF PRICE. % Wall Paper, 5c to 10c the roll. 4 ?fl Special bargains in all departments. Compare our goods f ^ and prices and see how much you can save by trading here, t L. J. MASSEY. j furniture: We Have Moved ! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^<i> * We are now located in our handsome new building on the corner and are showing the best line of House Furnishings that money will buy. Special 60-Day Offer. t For 60 days we offer absolutely free one of the celebrated 4 $25.00 Symphony Talking Machines with every $30.00 Cash | purchase from our stock. Save coupons and get a machine. 4 We thank the people of Fort Mill and the community for t the patronage given us in the past and ask for a share of ? your future business. See us in our new home. Harr is Furniture Company,: "First on the Square." ? W.F.HARRIS HERBERT. HARRIS JESSE HARRIS 4 i ; i i ? . <? V+9+--9+G+&+**% 555H5H5a5H55H5HSa5H5ggSH jg5E5gaS^5^g55H5g5S5E5H5Hla Right Now J ^ i ??? nl We are better prepared to serve you j) satisfactorily than at any time since open- jj ing busines in Fort Mill a year ago. In g Table Supplies, Groceries, Etc., | Our selections are Fresh and Season- [j able. Arriving daily, you will find Good g Things to Fat that appeal to your appetite. 3 We buy and sell Country Produce. H ni - ~ yi Parks Grocery Company, j EL S. PARKS, Manager. 0 ' it