SILLY IDEA IS WORLD-WIDE
Ml Nation* Alike In the Peculiar Foot
ery of the Firat Day of
April.
"All Fools' day," with its practice
of sending the unwary upon foolisl
rrands or surprising them into th<
doing of inore or less ridiculoui
things, is often said to be sprunt
from what was once a happening fni
indeed from the trivial?the send
ing hither and thither of the Saviour
from Annas to Oainphas, from Oaia
phas to Pilate, from Pilate to Herod
This tradition is, perhaps, begotter
of the fact that, during the middh
ages. this scene in Jesus' life wai
usually made the subject of a mir
acle play in the Easter season. Tht
day, however, is more probably tb?
relic of some wholly heathen festival
for the traveler in British India wil
tell of the modern Hindus playinj
tricks entirely similar to our Apri
fool jests on March 31, when thei
hold each year the Festival of Huli
The best explanation of all is thai
the custom has descended to us fron
the old Unman new year's riles, for
till the calendar was reformed In
Julius Caesar, the initial day of the
civil year throughout the empire
which knew "the grandeur that wnt
Koine" was March V5, and April 1
being its octave, witnessed the oftet
boisterous culmination of its festivities.
Whatever its origin, trick plr.vinon
the opening d.tv of the fourth
month is genera1 throughout Fitrope.
In England the victim it
dubbed, rs here, on April fool ; i:i
France he is a "fish," and Scot land
calls him "gowk." ll is a favorite
jest to send some person on a bootless
mission, to persuade him tr
make some impossible appointment
or to distress him willi Lite though I
that bis necktie is awry or his lint
knocked in. In Philadelphia one oi
the commonest tricks of the day is tr
give the unsuspecting one the phone
number of the Zoological garden!
with word that Mr. WolfiF or Mr
Lyon wants him to be mire and cul
up.
UNPROHTAELE FOR HER
"Did you return his presents an<
got yours hark after you (|imrreled?'
"I should say not. lleM have a!
the liest of thai deal."
S>FILE OF LIFE.
Miss Sliinuins?Mr. Bulky, win
don't von turkey-lml willi more variety
?
Mr. Bulky I low so? What d<
joii mean, M iss Stimulus ?
Miss Slitmiuis (: wertlv) ?Yoi
might stop on my right foot now
the left toot has liii'i enou;>li!?l'uek
INVIDIOUS.
Jane?Mr. Todgers paid me t
?T?at compliment. lie said to me n>
1 entered the reception parlor, "Von
the the prettiest girl I have seen tonight."
Mary?Yes, I understand von
wore the first to arrive. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
ONE EXCEPTION.
"Nothing mines to him whr
wait*," remarked the philosopher.
"Mow ahout tips?" asked the
friend.- BtilTalo Kxpress.
THERE WERE SEVEN.
Mr. Kmkpate (to harbor)?Pari
my hair in the middle, please.
Barber?Yessir! Shall I split th<
odd one, sir?
LOOKING FOR THE RESULT.
Smith?Whatever became of that
friend of yours who used to ha\t
money to burn ?
Smith?lie's sifting the ashes.
PROTECTED.
He?Why is that grind never subject
to colds?
She?He's always wrapped up ic
hia books.?Yale Rocord.
A
Mothers Can Safely Buy
Dr. King's New Discovery and give it'
to the little ones when ailing and suffering
with coughs, colds, throat or lung
troubles, tastes nice, harmless, once .
ised, always used. Mrs. Bruce Craw- i
iord, Niagra, Mo., writes: *'Dr King's !
I New Discovery changed our boy from a
naIn urnolr atnlr hnv t#? tho ninfum nf
1 health." Always helps. Buy it at Fort
? Mill Drug Co., Ardrey's Drug Store
t and Parks Drug Co.
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r NOTICE OF SALE
, Of the $75,000 Bond Issue of
York County, South Carolina.
1 Sealed bids will be received at the
i office of J. S. Brice, Yorkvillc, S. C.,
j for the $75,000 York County, South
Carolina, Court House bonds up to
" twelve o'clock noon of May 15th, 1913.
? These bonds are twenty year coupon
, bonds in amount of $500.00 each and
bear interest at the rate of four and
. one-half per centum, payable semi- I
I annually on January 1st and July 1st !
r and will be dated May 1st 1913. The ;
' first coupon will run from May to
I January 1914 and after that regularly |
r | semi-annually. Interest and principal
payable wherever agreed on between 1
purchaser and commission.
t The conditions of sale are cash and i
! accrued interest up today ?>f delivery. ;
and within sixty days from the day of
? s le, and the money for said bonds is to
/ | be pad to the undersigned Court House
Commission.
All attorney's fees for approval of
said bonds to be pad by purchaser. All
{ I uid.- to be ; cton punied by a certified
| cluck ir. the sum of $1,?A?''.00. The
? I Court House < omnrssion reserves the
i j right to reject any aid all bids.
JOHN' G. ANDERSON,
W. S. WILKERSON,
J. S BRICE.
i Constituting York County Court House !
Commission
1 Address Communications to
COURT HOUSE COMMISSION,
YORKVILLE. S. C. (
! "Haile's on the Corner"
' Take Your Choice
11 I
I We have the following blood '
I tonics in stocs. viz :
[ I
,! Burdock and Prickly Ash
II Xisco
Ceiery Tonic
j! Milam i
B. B. B.
s. s. s.
FORT MILL DRUG COMPANY,
Phone 43.
P. S.?Try Dodson's Liver
Tone. "It takes the place of
calomel." Trice, 5Cc.
I TO THE PUBLIC!
I have opened a General
Repair Shop at the old Downs
stand, in the rear of Harris'
livery stable, and solicit a
shaie of your patronage.
I propose to do only good
work and guarantee satisfaction
and prices.
Let me shoe your horses.
, ELI PARKS.
PARTRIDGE WYANDOTTES and
WHITE PLYMOUTHROCKS,
! EGGS FOR HATCHING from pure
sloek of the above strains at $1.25
per 15. Eighty per cent hatch or
eggs replaced at half price,
i B. C. FERGUSON,
I Fort Mill. S. C.
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A Happy New Year.
The Crescent Cafe desires to extend j
t New Year's Greetings to its patrons
and thank them for their patronage i
I during the old year and solicits their !
patronage for the coming year. You I
will find everything nice and clean and
J the best that this market affords.
No drinking of intoxicating liquors
will be allowed on the premises.
Give the Crescent Cafe a trial, and
' if you are pleased tell others; if not,
tell me.
, THE CRESCENT CAFE,
C. A. Jones, Prop'r - Fort Mill, S. C.
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Boy S<
To every BOY SCOTT,
with us and can pass the r
as a Second Class Scout of 3
i sent free a Handsome Regul
Boy Sco
Open an account today
Scout Master authorizes u
livered.
Savings Bank <
Leroy Springs, Prest. W.
1 * "eeSSSSSSSweSSSSSSTee 2S25SS
Gid English
Winthrop College, ]
May 13, ;
At 3:30 P. M. and 8:30 P. M., i
Elizabeth tc Kenilworth Castle, \
provided by the Earl of Leicester f
Great English Queen. Spectacular i
men and picturesque representations
England in the Elizabethan Age. S
will take part in the performances.
Robin Hood drama, "Sherwood," in
ances in a beautiful out-door stadium
Reduced railroad rates with spe<
rections after the evening performai
Tickets for both performances $
For reserve seat tickets addi
Hill, S. C.
This Cold }
Is keeping back your S|
yet you cannot depend on th
So 'Phone to us for whatev<
demand and we will supply 3
Our business is to feed
cheaply.
JONES, the
I Money U
On Improved Farn
In sums of Three ]
Ten Thousand Dol
Term of Loan?
One to Ten Years.
JOHN WHITE & CO. L0UI3VILI
IIlWLWfWlfJi<plil!li IS9MP89EFF9F' :
%
20\ltS |
r opening an account J
lecessary requirements I
rour order, we will pre- 1
lation J
ut Pin
and as soon as your !
la
s, tne pin will be deof
Fort Mill,
B. Meacham, Cashr. |
i Pageant
Rock Hill, S. C.
Special Trains
lepicting the visit of Queen
vith the elaborate festivities
or the entertainment of the
nanoeuvres of mounted horsei
of dances and sports of rural
even hundred young women
Presentation of the beautiful
the evening. Both performi
on the college green,
cial trains returning in all dilce.
1 KH
ress Winthrop College, Rock
N eather
pring gardens and as
lem for your dinners,
sr your appetite may
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people properly and
GROCER.
<
> Lend
i Property
Hundred to
lars.
T. B. SPRATT.
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FT PRICE PAID
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Mattint
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| I 9x12 feet, heavy China, wear
I I Small Matting Rugs
; I 9x12 Crex Rugs
11 6x9 Crex Rugs
I Small Crex Rugs
White <
g| 45-inch White Battice
! 32-inch Wnite Battice
36-inch White Flaxon.
36-inch White Poplin, very s
27-inch White Corduroy
27-inch Rep
36 inch Linen .
36-inch Long Cloth, special, .
40-.nch Fancy Waisting, speci
36-inch White Ratine
90-iuch Linen Sheeting
36-inch Linen Sheeting
36-inch Lawn
36-inch Brown Linen
27-inch White Voile
1 Meachan
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S The First N;
i
S TWO YEARS OL
Calls the attention of the
condition at the close of 1
\ lished by order of the Con
: . THE FIRST NATO
W. B. ARDREY,
President.
I -DIREC
j W. B. ARDREY,
J. B. MILLS,
L. A. HARRIS,
{I EDGAR JONES,
OSMOND BARBER.
T. B. SPf
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JUST THINK OF IT!
A Four Hundred Dollar Piano
Absolutely Given Away!
That advertising is now* a science is
again demonstrated practically to th?
j buying public of this section by th?
j wond? riu. auvertising systf in now emj
ployed by the eht< rpi ising business
i house of McElhaney & (.'o., who are
going to give away ABSOLUTELY
FREE to some one of their customers
on August 1 the beautiful CLAXTON
PARLOR GRAND PIANO which is
now on exhibition at their store. The J
uiaxt< n sella for f UUK HUNDRKD
DOLLARS and is a HIGH CLASS instrument
in every respect, GUAKAN- <
! TEED by the makers for TEN YEARS. 1
JUST THINK OF IT1 A Four hundred :
Dollar Piano to be GIVEN AWAY! ,
A few years ago, if a merchant was to <
do such a thing he wouid be considered ;
| ; a fit subject for an asylum, but conili- :
tions have changed, yet in the face of '
the enormous sum spent in advertising
the fact of McElhaney & Co. giving ,
away a $-100 Piano is a stupendous un- i
dertaking and it clearly demonstrates
their desire to be "always up fo and a ]
i little ahead" of the spirit of the times, i
Every purchaser of $1.00 worth of
; goods from any department of their '
store will receive a coupon good for
1(H) votes on the Piano. The person
j presenting the largest number of votes
to them on August 1 will receive the
piano absolutely tree. No favors will
' be shown and every person will be
given an equal chance. The reputation.
| enjoyed by McElhaney & Co. for
| "square dealing" insures this fact.
; We think the buying people will apprej
ciate this extremely liberal offer on the
part of McElhaney & Co. and we pre;
diet a lively scramble for votes. Adv.
,
* /
? FREE VOTE COUPON. \
A '
s Cut out tliis coupon and * |
^ present it at McElhaney's ^ (
4 store and he will exchange ^ |
^ it for twenty-five votes in * j
J 4 !
the $400 Piano Contest. ? J
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Electric I
Bitters
| 1
Made A New Man Of Him. |
"I was suffering from pain in tny !
stomach, head and back," writes Jl.
T. Alston, Raleigh, N. "and my 1
1 iver and kidneys did not work right,
but four bottles of ?lectric Bitters : ;
made me feel like 4 new man."
PRICE SO CT8. AT ALL PRUQ 8T0RE8. t f
M A K P P g I
\ Rugs. I
well, special $3.00 H
25c and 45c H
$8.00
-..$4.50
75c, $1.00, $1.25
Goods. *1
10c, 15c I
-...121 2c, 15c, 25c
pecial, . 15c
o/u or - I
wvc,
20c
10c, 12 l-2c
if)P
ial, . .12 l-2c
25c
$1.00
25c, 50v\ 75c .
__ 50c, 75c
20c, 25c
... 20c, 25c
i & Epps.
ational Bank,
D MARCH ?TH,
public to its statement of
business April 4th, pubiptroller
of the Currency. I
IAL BANS, r?ir |
TJ B. SPRATT,
' Cashier.
TORS - 1
JACKSON HAMILTON, ?
J. L. SPKATT,
A. R. McELHANF.Y,
JOHN M. HARRIS,
H. N. PATTERSON, 1
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AN ORDINANCE.
Re it ordained by the mayor and
wardens of the town of Fort Mill, S. C.
now sitting in open counr.l a.id by the
authority of the satne:
Section 1. I hat all able bodied male
residents of the town of Fort Mill, S.
C., between the ages of 21 and 50
years, and who are not exempt by
State law, shall, betw- en the 15th day
nf April, 1911, and the 15th day of
May, nil.'., pay unto the town treasurer
commutation street tax in the sum of
&9.U0, or perform five days' labor on
the streets of sari t<>wn.
Sec. 2. That after the 15th day of
May, 1912, all d'*.inquents will be punshed
is provided ry law in-such cuses.
Done and ratified this, 4th, day of
April. 191:!.
A R. McELHANEY.
Attest: Mayor.
S. W. FARES, Clerk.
CONSULT Die. BEAM
FREE!
Telephone 365.
15-YEAR GUARANTEE.
Message to Nervous People.
If you are in need of Dental
work and are nervous
and do not want to he hurt,
come to our offices at once
and we will gladly show you
how we do Dental Work
without Pain or Discomfort.
WE LET YOU PAY AS
YOU PLEASE.
Gold Crowns TT p
Bridge Work UP From $0
BALTIMORE DENTAL PARLOR, Inc.
PAINLESS DENTISTRY
11 S. Tryoii Street - CHARLOTTE. N. C
OLI) NEWSPAPERS for sale at
The Times office.