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i the fort hill times. I Democratic ? Published Thursdays. 0. W. BRADFORD - ? filitor snd Proprietor. ' nflrtiy * ~ * _ - Subscription Rate* One Year T. 11.26 Sis Honlla.? 86 ? The Tlnxate^tSSSontributions on livoubjfctt ^ bat doss to publish more than 200 words * ?W affect The rtarht is reserved to edit submitted for publication. : O* ^fcrtHemtlon to the publisher, advertising marie known to those interested. ' IfWDbonr. local and lonir distance. No. 112. ifeW^htered at the nostoffice at Fort Mill. S. C.. as S* lP*J1 matter of the second class. Y THURSDAY. APRIL 30. 1914. If our memory serves us, some years ago a man named John L. McLaurin was a Senator from South Carolina. He was, we believe, elected as a Democrat to succeed the late J. L. M. Irb.v, on the assumption that he would \ do what he could to further the interests of the people by upholding the principles of the Democratic party. Rut he soon wandered off into the Republican camp under the banner of a so-called commercial Democrat, and is said to have voted with i more or less regularity as old J Mark Hanna wanted him to! vote. That was all right from the Repub-Yank point of view, but the people of South Carolina ? .1 ~1 * H ,1 I ' A who tritrcieu mi'ijaurui seem not to have much stomach for "commercial" Democracy and in six years or less McLaurin had reached the end of his tether. We have forgotten ? but it is not an important tiling to remember anyway whether Mcl .aurin was a candidate for reelection. We do remember, however, that he was not reelected. From that day to this he has been on the outside looking in. Now he wishes out loud his desire to again be on the inside looking out. Hence his candidacy for Governor, which he perhaps thinks would once more lead to a seat in the United States Senate. Perhaps it would and perhaps it wouldn't. He that as it may, he is not yet Governor and a good many people think he never will be. While there is no desire on the part of this paper to criticise harshly the Clemson college authorities over their action in sending to Rock Hill for a week a corps of 100 cadets for an encampment incident to the recent oratorical contest in that city, it really is a matter for surprise that any such thing was done and it would be interesting to know upon what grounds the authorities would justify the wasted opportunity to the cadets. Perhaps the main reason for the encampment was the prospect it offered the cadets of a pood time for a week with the Winthrop girls. Meanwhile the people of the State paid the expense of the encampment and the boys lost the time from thenstudies. But at that there are those who think the principal function of the present-day college is to provide its students | with the facilities for enjoying! themselves in idle recreation j rather than in supplying them with an education in the thing-! that count for mental worth. Driving Out Fraud. The Postoffiee Department has been fighting the fraudulent use | of the mails for many years, j The first effort in that direction was to issue a fraud order against ! the persons or association guilty ! of fraudulent practices and deny to it the use of the mails either in the receipt or dispatch of mail matter Thic tirl?^o<i 1 - i IV i |?v U OlMIICi I but there were so many ways to jjet around it that the fraud! order method of suppression was not productive of the most satis- i factorv results in the efforts of the department to prevent the1 use of the mail service in the promotion of fraud. Then the department decided to institute a system of prosecu-1 1 tion against those who advertise tempting bait for suckers and use the mails in their operations. All sorts of schemes have been hatched up to part the unwarv . { Irom their coin through the! mails. One of the favorite schemes of getting money is through the advertising of worthless stocks with high par values and a cent on the dollar selling value. The victims in prospect are advised to remember the story of Standard Oil and hear again the story of Mergenthaler, are gravely told that there is a chance to plank ' down an honest dollar that ultimately will bring in returns that will make Standard Oil incomes look like starvation dividends in comparison. The stock advertised may be that of an alleged gold mine, or of a land company owning lands that seldom peep above low tide, or of a company holding the patent rights to any sort of device from one guaranteed to revolutionize the art of transportation to one that will make diamonds out of egg shells. Wednesday's War News. j The Mexican crisis now is cen! tering on the issue between those | who are seeking through the i good offices and intermediation of | Latin-America to find some mid' dleground for pacific adjustment and those who regard a resort to } arms as an inevitable consequence of what has happened. Throughout Tuesday two distinct branches of activity werej manifest in Washington?that of ; the envoys of Argentina, Rrazil1 and Chile in formulating a plan of adjustment to be submitted to the United States and the Huerta regime, and that of the military : and naval forces of the United States which continue to go for- ! ward steadily for any eventuality i which may develop. The arrival of General Funston and a brigade ; of fi.OOO troops at Vera Cruz was one of the notable military de- j velopments of the day. VERA CRUZ. (ireetisboro News. j Vera Cruz is the most important port of Mexico, situated in the State of Vera Cruz?officially, Vera Cruze Llave?and the census of ten years ago pave it a population of something less than 30,000. The capital of the State is not Vera Cruz, hut Jalapn. The situation of Vera Cruz- port is a slight indentation of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico; it is a little sheltered by some small islands and reefs. It j is 2f>3 miles by rail east of the ; City of Mexico; built on a flat, sandy, barren beach, only a few feet above sea-level. The harbor is a c( mparatively narrow channel, inside the line of reefs and small islands. However, port works were completed toward the end of the last century which, by means of breakwaters, atTord complete protection. Four railway lines of the State converge at Vera Cruz. Vera Cruz dates from 1520, | soon after the first landing of Cortex. A settlement was formed pnllort Villn rt?> Voi-n P?ni ww..w%? * VIV V Vi (( \_V t K/'| but w as soon after removed to the harbor of Bernal. in 1525 to a point nosv called Old Vera Cruz; in 1599 to its present site. The town was pillaged by privateers in 16511 and 1712; these assaults led to the erection of the fort at San .Juan de Ulloa, on one of the reefs in front of the city. In l&lo Vera Cruz was captured by the French. On Mnich 29th. '.SIT. it was captured by the American army under General Wintield Scott, who made the city the base for his march on Mexico City. The place was again captured by the French, in 1861. It is a most nauseaous hole that t 'ne American fleet has got into. The whole east coast of Mexico is described by the Encyclopaedia Britanica as "covered with streams, swamps and lagoons, the abode of noxious insects, pestilential fevers and dysentery." "Zuzu, the Band Leader." Patrons of the Majestic Theatre are eagerly awaiting the arrival of "Zuzu. the Band Leader," who is expected here within a few days. This photoplay is said to be one of the best productions making the rounds of th > "movie" houses. In the play is shown the very best talent in the country, and in several towns where it has been shown the patronsof the theatres have had it shown the second time. Fort Mill people have heard of "Zuzu, the Band leader." through persons living in other towns, and arc daily inquiring of the Majestic manager when the picture will be shownl here. THE PORT ME BOOK OF W0N0R0US POWER urton'a "Anatomy of Melancholy" Delight to the Reader Who Carea ta Think. No book of any language present* sueh a stage of moving pictures? kings and queens in their greatness and their glory, in their madness and in their despair; generals and conquerors with their ambitions and activities; the princes of the church in their nride' end in their philosophers of all ages, now rejoicing in the power of intellect, and again groveling before the idols of the tribe; the heroes of the race who have fought the battle of the oppressed in all lands; criminals, small and great, from the petty thief to Nero with his unspeakable atrocities; the great navigators and explorers whom Burton traveled so much in map and card, and whose stories were his delight; the martyrs and the virgins of all religions, the deluded and fanatics of all theologies; the possessed of devils and the possessed of God; the beauties, frail and faithful, the Lncretias and the Helens, all are there. The lovers, old and young; the fools who were accounted wise, and the wise who were really fools; the madmen of all history, to anatomize whom is the special object of the book; the world itself, against which he brings a railing accusation?the motley procession of humanity sweeps before us on his stage, a fantastic but fascinated medley at which he does not know whether to weep or to laugh.? i Sir William Osier, in the Yale Be- ' view. TREE OF KNOWLEDQK. Those who look outward and try to draw happiness from without, from material things, eat for the tirst time of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. The fall of humanity dates from the knowledge of material pleasures. The first hankering for it is the persuasive voice of the Evil One, called in Sanscrit, Maya, which means illusion; that which is unsubstantial to the inner sight, yet seems and looks substantial to our outer (material) sight. HIS ABILITY. "That man can attach himself to anybody." "Is he such an unstable character?" "No; he^B our sheriff." ARBITRATION. "You said you would make papa come to terms." "I did; and they were the vilest anyone ever applied to me."?London Mail. ANOTHER THINQ. He?I tell everybody I will be no man's man. She?But you will be a lady's man, won't you? WHEN THE MONEY FLOWS. "1 tell you being married is I tui^illj lAJ/tUOlTC. "True; but it's absolute economy , compared with being engaged." ALSO IN DESPAIR. Bix?No one can be in two places at the same time. "I don't know; on? can be in ! tjrouble and in jail. MISQUOTED. Bix?See here, what do you mean by going around and telling people | I am a tlrst-elass idiot? Pit?I didn't say tirst-elaas. PERMISSION. "1 asked Miss Muss if 1 could see her home." "What did she say?" 4t 'Come up and look it orer any time/ " CAN BE LIBERAL. ^AL 1 ? a * un, no i signed tne magistrate. 'Time hangs heavy on my hands." "Yea, but you can always give a fellow six months," suggested his friend. THEIR NATURE. "What do you think about thoae mbber atrocities?" j "Oh, I think they're stretching a point." "What is all this preparation in the operating room about?" "1 think it ia the preface to some appendix work.** FOS SALE, WANTED, LOST, FOUND. FOR SALE?A second hand, one-horse wagon. Cotton seed for planting. L. A. Harris & Co. FOR SALE?Cood fresh Jersey Cow. will sell cheap to quick buyer. Phone No. 41-B. Sam White. LOST?A few days ago on public ! road between Fort Mill and Rock Hill a gold watch charm engraved "H. EL R." Reward forretara to Ruff Jewelry Co , Rock Hill LL TIMES, FOOT MIT T. SOU? DAN6ER AFTER 6RIPPE Lies in Poor Blood, Cough and Worn-Out Condition. Grippe, pleurisy, pneumonia are | greatly to be feared at this Season. To prevent grippe from being fofr lowed by either pleurisy of pneumonia, It is Important to drive the last traces of It out of the system. Our advice Is to take Vlnol. our delicious cod liver and iron preparation without oil, and get your strength and vitality back quickly. 1 W. W. Lake of Aberdeen, Miss., says: Grippe left me weak, run-down tnd with a severe cough from which I suffered for a long time. I tried different remedies, but nothing seemed to do me any good until I took Vlnol from which I received great benefit. My cough Is almost entirely " gone and I am strong and well again." Try Vlnol with the certainty that If it does not benefit you we will give back your money. P. S. For Eczema of Scalp try 3ur Saxo Salve. We guarantee It. i fcW. B. Ardrey, Druggist, FORT Mill. S. C. NOTICE?When you want nice work and prompt service let the Rock Hill Steam Laundry have your work. Our man will call 011 you every Monday, or you can leave your package with Norman's Cafe. AN ORDINANCE Declaring the Result of an Election Upon the Question of Issuing Coupon Bonds in the Sum of $15,000 for the Pur|>osp of Constructing a Waterworks System and Plant in the Town i.v...* *m;ii g n v* a ?'i i 1*1111, 11, V. Whereas, upon the petition of a majority of the freeholders of the town of Fort Mill, as shown by the tax hooks of said town, an election was duly ordered and held on the 3rd day of April, 1914, upon the question of the issuing by said town of Coupon Honds in the sum of $15,000 for the purpose of constructing a waterworks system and plant for the use and benefit of said town and its citizens, said honds to bear interest at a rate not to exceed six per cent per annum, and to be due and payable forty years after their date, with the privilege reserved to said town of redeeming said bonds, or any part thereof, at any time after twenty years from their date, and Whereas, at said election a majority of those voting voted in favor of the issuing of said bonds, the result having been duly declared at the time. Now, therefore, be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the town of Fort Mill in council assembled and by authority of the same: Section 1. That we do hereby declare that a majority of those voting at the said special election, duly ordered and held on the 3rd day of April, 1914, in the town of Fort Mill, voted in favor of the issuing by said town of coupon bonds in the sum of $15,000, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed six per cent per annum, and due and payable forty years after their date, with the privilege reserved to said town of retiring and rt deeming said bonds, or any part thereef, at any time after twenty years from their date. Done and ratified in council assembled this 7th day of April, 1914. A. R. McEI.HANEY, Attest: Mayor. C. S. LINK, Clerk. M EACH A COR! We are now handling two country, the R. & G., and th< R. & G. C In medium and low bust, wit $1.50. R. & G. front-lacing i KABO C< In low bust, extra long skirt, very special, at $1.50. NEW WA1 In these you will see some styles, and at a very low pric GAUZE We handle only the Moline three for 25c ana 25c each. SHO We have what you want, f and grandpa. Rest makes b: MEACHAI* Does This 1 America's rush and hurry ha mon ailment. The evidence ol of heartburn, pas on the stom: Don't waste any time if the: today correction*? the stomach using Dike's Dyspe A big volume of instantaneous is no case of Dyspepsia or Indi Tablets will not relieve. The system nourishment by aiding For perfect digestion?use Dik< Parks Drug "TIfttt Oik< k ? S CAROLINA Amazing Notice. ( A traveling revivalist placet! the frl lowing rather ustoundiug uoace on ilu . bulletin board at a country school ! bouse on his arrival: ' There will ct preaching here the following Wednes day eve. Providence, permitting, or the subject: 'He that believeth shal be saved and he that belteveth nol shall be danced' at 3:20 iu the after noon." Revised Version. am tur* you are *.rong. retain th? I baat legal talent arailaole. then go 1 ahead.?Contact i.Nev.) Miner. The Majestic All our pictures have been passed upon by the National Poard of Censorship. Thursday's Program. "Just a Song at Twilight."? Majestic. "Colonel's Adopted Daughter."?K. B. "Percy's First Hoiiday." ?A Thanhouser. Friday's Program. "Bess, the Oucast," ?Beauty film. "Pat Fannigan's Family," ? Reliance. "Ticket to Red Gulch,"?Majestic. Watch for the great production, "Zuzu, the Band Leader," with Ford Sterling in the lending role. TEACHERS EXAMINATION. The regular Spring examination of applicant!* for teacher's certificates will be held in Yorkville on Friday May 1st, 1914 b> ginning at 9 o'clock a. m. JOHN E. CARROLL, Supt. Education. WORMS Horse, hog and cattle owners should know that worms cause by a poor digestive system or improper feeding are more than dangerous. DR. BOYD'S Worm and Condition Powder is a remedy prepared by a practical veterinary surgeon and relieves the condition almost instantly. It should be used with regularity. 25 cents buys a large package. We guarantee it to ao the work or will refund purchase price. For Sale by W. F. Harris & Sons, Fort Mill, S. C. m ? e p ps SETS. of the best makes in the i Kabo. IORSETS h extra long Skirts, $1.00 and at $3.00. ORSETS $1.00. Kabo front-lacing, 5H GOODS of the latest patterns and e. VESTS with stay-lip shoulder straps >ES rom the little tot to grandma v best manufacturers. I I Sc EPPS : wmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmM > lean You ? is made Dyspepsia a very com' dyspepsia is the appearance ?ch and dizziness after eating, se are your symptoms. Start i disorder. Start right start psia Tablets. relief in each tablet. There gestion that Dike's Dyspepsia use of the tablets gives the in the digestion of all foods, es Dyspepsia Tablets. ; Company, More Big Values TL? _ IAF 1 mis weeK. Another lot of 36-inch Washable Silks, regular 60c value, special to I close, 39c. 36-inch Crepe, in black, cream, pink and light blue, regular 25c goods, spe- ^ cial this week, only 1 5c. Another lot of those beautiful Mill Ends in Nobby Voiles and Crepes so good at 1 5c. Here's a Big One: 2,000 yards of Dress Gingham, good 8c value, only I lih" yaiu. Silk Hose in all the best shades at 25c, 50c and $1. New Handbags in the new shapes, ^ 25c to $3.50. M For Men Ten doz. more extra good 50c work Shirts at 29c each. Best $10 Serge Suit made, for Sat- J urday only, $7.95. J Big line Odd Pants, Overalls and % Underwear. I Patterson's Dry Goods Store, \ TELEPHONE NO. 85. "SELLS IT FOR LESS." j PAINT UP and j I CLEAN UP Week! " i ? ? - i I I | We Have Everything. | | Phone 91. | | We deliver the Goods. | | Massey's Drug Store. | j. ''Get It at Massey's?There's a Reason." % S United Confederate Veterans' Reunion, Jacksonville, Fla., May 6-7-8, 1914 Excursion Fares via Southern Railway, PREMIER CARRIES OF THE SOUTH. "Official Route." Excursion tickets will be on sale May .'ird to 7th inclusive, and for trains scheduled to arrive in Jacksonville before noon, May 8th, 1914, with final limit returning. May Ififh. An extension of final limit may be obtained to June 4th by depositing tickets not later than May lfith and and payment of a fee of 50 cents. Tickets will be good for stopovers at all Southern Kailway Stations which there are agents. Side trip excursion tickets will be sold from Jacksonville to points in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina and Havana, Cuba, May (>th to 10th inclusive, at very low rates; final limit rnfnvninor Tnr?o Orwl 1 G1 A ? --?! A ......v tvvutiini^ uun\r fauu, witu mum uver privileges. ^ * Call on ticket agent for descriptive booklet of .Jacksonville. /' For further information, apply to ticket agent Southern Ry. or W. E. McGEE, S. H. McLEAN, Asst. Gen'I Pass. Agt., I)ist. Pass, Agent, Columbia, S. C. Columbia, S. C. Try a 25c Ad in The Times next week.