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V8|LD'S BEST RIFLEMAN following item from the Bitttingham (Ala.) Ledger of ift'-.V the?19th, will be read with more than passing interest by the people of this section: , "T. K. Lee, of the Birmingham Athletic, club, has broken % the world's record for consecutive rifle shooting, Lee having I scored three straight "possibles," or perfect scores. "He tied the world's record ! Sunday one week ago by making* his second "possible." and great interest was felt in his next attempt, which occurred Satur day. He made another perfect r score on that occasion and the little old world's record is ndw lightly heldMn the palm of the hand of a Birmingham man; . ^ "Mr. Lee's first appearance in 1 the limelight occurred something over a year ago, when he! equalled the world's record for hitting moving targets, but this i latest performance was much more wonderful and there is none to dispute his claim to the world's championship." Mr. T. K. Lee is the fifth son of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Lee, of Fort Mill, and is well known throughout this section. Asylum Probe is Ordered. Proceeded by warm denunciation of the board of regents, voiced in a 3trong speech from Senator Couch, the State senate Friday morning adopted by a vote of 30 to 9, the house concurrent resolution ordering an investigation into the asylum and its management. Minutes of the board of regents, hitherto kept private, were used by Senator Couch in his speech calling for the passage of the resolution, in which he denounced as cowardly the action of the board in passing a resolution condemning Dr. J. W. Babcock, the superintendent of the institution, and his lady assistant, Dr. Saunders, on December 23, and then in January turned around and passed reso- j lutions vindicating Dr. Saunders, j it Replies to Nr. Blankenship. k Editor Fort Mill Times: ^ In justice to myself, I wish to reply to an article that you pub^^lished last week under the head^Bline: "A Card from Mr. Blanken|Hj|hip." care nothing about the ^^^Hitics of this township, and H^^Vnot care to enter into any conHHHversv whatsover concerning H^^Hne; but as it is a known fact ^^^ at 1 am the correspondent of |^^He York News from this section, ^^Bask it as a privilege to justify ^^Rny statement. In gathering news for these ^ weekly letters, 1 always try to 1 get the matters of interest, not to the people of Fort Mill but. the county in general. However, as I heard several of Mr. Biankenship's most intimate friends say that he would not be in the race again for reelection, I thought I had the right in so stating it, being careful to emphasize the j fact that it was a rumor. As to injuring Mr. Blankenship, or furthering the cause of) any other man, that decidedly was not my purpose, for I am ! not a man of that caliber. I merely used the statement as a! news matter. Hoping that you will be kind enough to allow this space in your valuable paper to let the people of this vicinitv know that I J am not in this community to stir I up political strife, nor to speak a word that would injure any citizen of this township, either personally or politically, I am Resp. yours, John L. Ratterree. / Gold HilhJan. 24. The Waterworks Commission. Editor Fort Mill Times: I notice a communication in i your issue of this date from "Tax Payer," suggesting that' the petitions now being circulated asking for an election on the question of issuing bonds j for water works be withdrawn, j or amended, so as to insert the names of three citizens who shall act as a commission having charge of the construction or purchase of the proposed system of water works. Please allow me to state that this pnase of the matter is cared for in our statute law. Sections 3015, 3016 and 3017, Code of Laws, 1912, Vol. 1, which authorizes cities and towns to erect, construct and operate systems of water works ancl lights, reSuire that at every election upon he question of a bond issue for such a purpose, the electors shall vote for three citizens of the , whose terms of office shall K' y' A B be for two, four and six years, an i who shall be known as the Commissioners of Public Works. These commissioners are vested with authority to build or contract for building the water works plant, and have the full control and management of it. They fbrm a permanent body, which ranks as an agent of the municipality, and is independent of the town council, except that thfy cannot incur indebtedness w ihout the consent of the council. B. J. White. Rock Hill, Jan. 22. RIVALS THE PANAMA CANAL Some Surprising Facts About Great Waterway Being Constructed Across New York Stats. Comparatively few persons have given serious attention to the fact that a great barge canal, at an estimated total cost of $101,000,000, is being constructed across central and western New York state. This great walled-up waterway with its locks, water gates, spillways and highway bridges, winds across the state from the Hudson t<^ Tonawanlla, giving access to the old Erie canal, Oswego canal. Lake Champlain, St. Lawrence and Great lakes, opening a grand highway from the seaboard and the first city of the Union. When one considers that the canal extends as the crow Hies, 1153.5 miles across the state, and with the branches to Lake Champlain and Lake Ontario has a total length of 463.5 * 1 * A 'lit inch wiilc. The raw filers arc jrathen <1 ami the ribbon folded twice. so ' M<" completed leaf is ji triangle *1 "'i uve side. A little experi. ' ter i 'I1 soon leach you the ?.. \. .i .m's Wn?*:?l ^ YE8, AND OTHER "BIG GUNS." 7" 1 "The church militant, my eon, means the church engaged in warfare." "And are the canons what it fights with, pa?"?Boston Evening Transcript. " FEMININE IRONY. Bertha?I saw my affinity at the zoo, up in the park, today. Bertha's Girl Chum (Sweetly)? Yes ? Which cage ??.1 udge. VERY BAD. "Is .Tones in a bad condition?" "Very much so. He had an attack of locomotive taxes and is now in a oatamose condition." MEAN INTIMATION. "What a high color Miss Pretty Face has 1" "Oh, not so high, if you get it at the marked-down sales." * in A'1*.- . Vj. v- ; I t- ' -i -r* nun's, it win t>p recognized as one or the largest engineering fonts in cnnal construction, ranking second only to the Panama canal. There has been no end of difficulties met with, such as quicksands and floods, and frequently bridges had to be built to make the work possible.?Amanda Smith Grain, in Ijeslie's. TRACES ORIGIN OF CANCER Discovery by European Scientist Marks Important Step in Treat ment of Dread Disease. The results of experiments to find the origin of cancer have been published bv Prof. Johannes Fibiger, director of the Pathol ogi. al institute at Copenhagen. His researches show that cancerous growths in the esophagus and stomachs of rodents were duo ? ?*" i" whence in 1 ho alimentary canal of minute worms, an indeterminate number of which arc from the common cockroach. Professor Fihiger succeeded in producing cancer by feeding eggs of cockroaches to rats. The experiments arc considered of great importance to seekers for a cure of cancer, as they form the first Experimental production of the disease. PRETTY ENGAGEMENT GIFT. A very prettv engagement gift is a stack of sachets made of satin riblwm two inches wide. The sachets are cut in squares, padded, sprinkled with sachet and the edges overcast. A dozen of these are stacked one on top of the other, tied together with a baby ribbon like a package and the bow on top finished with a tiny bunch of five roses. The recipient of the gift unties the sachets and scatters them among her clothes. Leaves for these roses mav be made from a piece of green satin ribbon two inches long and a half T-*-vrT* v. - ? - vV:- c-, 'r T . ' ? r ' Ttwi Tttumf*! Rspart, 1913. % * i " RECEIPTS. Cash on hand from 1918:.... 238 24 Borrowed from bank $600 00 Cemetery lots sold 116 00 Show licenses 60 00 Dog tax...i 37 00 Street tax 670 Oo Rent of Town Hall 36 76 Refund on well 100 00 i City license t 621 50 i City tax 931 68 Police fines....'' 841 16 Total ...v $4051 32 DISBURSEMENTS. Mayor's salary $160 00 Clerk'8 salary. 126 00 Times, advertising 60 00 Interest on bonds 200 00 Fire Extinguishers 94 50 j Fire Alarms ; 82 30 J Note at bank 500 00 I Interest on note 10 00 ; Well 40 90 j Ladder Truck 50 00 Expense, tax returns! 5 00 Freight, engines and ladders 43 88 Ladders 13 70 1 Postage. 2 10 I Ins. town hall and guard house. 29 45 I Building engine houses 130 00 Attorney's fees 62 50 Bond for treasurer 5 00 | Feeding prisoners 21 55 | Sanitary dept 26 00 I Cemetery work 140 00 Accounts?J. W. Ardrey, $6.00; ' W. T. Hoagland, $40.70; W. B. Ardrey, $7.35; Mills & Young, $4.00; Hock Hill Record, $23; McElhany & Co., $67.65; John W. McElhaney, $12.75; A. A. Young, $8.40; S. L. Meacham, $37.90; Fort Mill Lumber Co., $125.93; W. H. Windie, $28.86; W. F. Harris, $49.25.. 411 79 1 Street work - 490 12 j Police salaries 685 40 Miscellaneous expense 66 26 | Street Lights 509 65 Balance on hand 106 20 Total $4051 32 S. W. PARKS, Treas. Fort Mill, S. C., Jan. 14, 1914. 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Mrs. Lake's recovery was due to the combined action of the medicinal elements extracted from cods' livers ?combined with the blood making and strength creating properties of tonic iron, which are contained in Flnol, and her cough disappeared as a natural result. We guarantee that Vlaol will do all we claim and will pay back your money if Vinol does not satisfy you. P. S. Stop scratching, our Saxo Salve stops Itching. We guarantee It W. B. ARDREY, Druggist, FORT MILL. S. C. Particular Mechanics are always pleased when they go on a job to find that the Lumber to be used came from our Lumber Yard. It makes work easier if good material is used, and the work is better, too. Let us figure with you on your next bill. Fort Mill Lumber Company, I Notice to Farmers: j The Charlotte Semi-Weekly j Observer is the only newspaper i in the South that allows Farmers [ to advertise Free of Charge, and J the Semi-Weekly Observer prints [ all the news that's fit to print, i I)o you Want anything? Have | you anything to Sell? Send your J advertisement and it will be published Three Times Free of Charge and you will get the paper two weeks Free. 'Address The Charlotte Semi-Weekly Observer, Charlotte, (\J. C. I HO READS ABOUT US j a year should know us || I he had read of us but t ..a ..rail rl ? kuun uo w en uiiu tile mnil- " ices. After, investigation, ry, we want your business, e or small. : of Fort Mill, W. B. Meacham, Cashr. >HgE55HsasBga5Bga5Esa5Hsa[q - KNOW | r prepared than ever jjj >f everything in the p] ry ut with your next j^J earn that there is a Ijjj having your orders pj the very best eatables Inj > quality of our gofeds {HI r delivery service is In] ly take back anything H Lctory to you. xj OGERY CO. I KS, Manager. |f}j . 2. & r Ne lo* I aprmg_ I Ladies, be si in and see the New Spring Fa I coming in almc now. s Men, we ar I sellers of Wc Clothes. Best c 90c; good hea^ 198c and $ 1.48 to $2. Best ma full size work 5 I Let us take your g Spring Suit. | Patterson's Dr. TELEPHONE NO. 85. I ! I Is Your Fa Resting C False Botl i It is if your prosperity is ; so the question: Cotton or Alf J. M. Cherry, of Rockhill, s. J. B. Johnson, also of Rockl But each also says a lot m in South Carolina, particular! n nrl nnek Ic /-l/-?!?~ ^A1 Maav* vuvu AO VJCJIIl^ Ullglliy L his particular line. What th< and the results they are gettinj \ "Alfalfa??Yes! and No!". Ill eUfe CO' GENTL (The Issue Date< In this issue there will be in tures, including: Lost?380,000 Farmers! Every year that number of immigrants, who were farmers in Europe, enter this country, and are swallowed up in the cities. This article tells how the Canadian Government directs its immigrant farmers to the farms, and how the same plan might be used in the United States. Do You Follow Up Sales? You must if you want to build a permanent business out of sales made through advertising. Of special interest to fruit growers. The Diary of a Commercial Hen. The firstof a scries of about twelve articles by R. I'. Ellis, a noted poultry authority, who is making a success by producing and raising hens along tne lines indicated in these articles. Cows in Cactus Land. Telling how a Texas stockman S operating one of the largest dairy farms in the You can buy The Coun W. B. A ^ FORT Ml S Cents t . / Goods. ' -i. A Jl lire you stop many pretty I brics that are I >st every day I e the under- J >rking Men's I lollar Overall, I ry work Pant, 1 , worth $1.50 I de, extra long, I Shirts, 45c. ! measure for that I 1 y Goods Store, | <\t\ I s IT MR i ccc " A WUUM/ a A A VII lilAAJ. ^ irm >n a :om? i one-crop prosperity. And / \ alfa, or Both? ays: "Alfalfa??yes!" hill, says: "Alfalfa??no!" ore about alfalfa and cotton ly in the Piedmont Section, >ig and important work in sy say about their methods ^ g, you will find in the article, UNTRY EMAN d January 31st) " \ lany other special-article fea& ! couairy, in ^section where here- . tofone dairying has been carried on in only a very limited way* When, Why and How to Prune. Ways of getting better fruit from apple orchards and some general advice on orcharding. Making Money at a Loss. An interesting experiment in a peculiar. WJ>* kind of farming, which the writer says is a case of "How to lose money at a large profit." Sour Milk to Save ,tfie Chicks. Telling of a recent demonstratpn, proving that if sotatnilk is fagjfo , chicks immcdiatefyf&fter hatching it will kill the diMtftsc gerrap'jaJin save a large percentage*! tf^p birds. Planning the Fruit Garden. Showing how the man with a small plot of ground can put in a fruit orchard at the least expense and get the best results. tr y Gentleman from JtDREY, ILL, S. C. ^ .1 n jlic i^opy ????^bswbI