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- THE FORT MILL TIMES. Democratic ? Published Thoredmre. iif*r3^^fcSB6rT#58fii^y 8. W. BRADFORD - ' Editor and Proprietor. louountoN Rates: On* Year ?l-25 Sis Month* .... ................ .68 . The Time* Invite* contribution* on livesubject* hut does not agice to publish more than 200 words en any subject. The rlstit In reserved to edit very communication submitted for publication. On application to the publisher, advert Is In* rates are made known to those interested. Telephone, local and Ion* distance. No. 112. Entered at the Dostofltce at Fort Mill. S. C.. as mail matter of the second class. THURSDAY. SEPT. 10. 1914. IiOrd Kitchener's decision not to allow intoxicating liquors to be served out to the British troops at the front is a striking sign of the times. At one time it u'flR thnno-ht-. thnf. n. soldipr could not fight well unless he was well primed with whiskey, and a total abstainer was looked upon as a milksop. Very different is it now when military chiefs, like large employers of labor, demand that their men be sober. They realize that for best health of mind and body, for clearness of mind, best skill fn workmanship, and power of endurance one must be free from liquor. With them it is not sentiment but hardheaded commonsense. How far reaching this view has become may be realized when it is learned that the Russian government has followed the example of Lord Kitchener and prohibits the serving of vodka to its troops. Standing forth with special prominence these days is the fact that throughout the hundred years of peace between thh country and great Britain the boundary between the United States and Canada has been .. i_ a. a.*. 1 __ r - r j* a_ Himusi enurejy jree oi ioru?, ships and guns. While it would he too much to say that peace would certainly have Wen broken more than once it the horde) had been strongly fortified, an?' numerous war ships had plowc< the Great l^akes. it is clear tha they would have been a grea provocation. What a contrast to Europe, which has found thai immense fleets and armies have not prevented what is probably the greatest war in all history. This community is going right on whatever may be transpiring in other parts of the world. Don't let your time be so taken up reading scare heads of bat tiesfought or unl'ought, or in settling all the problems of the war, as to neglect your duties to your home town. Help it along by word and deed. The cleaning up of a backyard, the mowing of a lawn, a boost for the town, and any one of a dozen or more things are of more real value than sit tine on a drv eoods box talking learnedly about what you don't know. Business men who would take advantage of conditions on the other side of the ocean to raise the prices of food and other articles on this side are wanting in patriotism, humanity and common decency. It should be made a crime to unnecessarily inflate prices and those guilty of doing it should be made to feel the strong arm of the law. If there is no present law adequate to deal with it, then make one that will. It is always the poor and weak that suffer from such ingenious cruelty. Good morning. Governor Manning. We wish you mighty well, and trust that you will not run your office according to the dictates of a few newspapers of; South Carolina. * ' " 1 >* '" ' 1 ; y ' h The value of money to the individual is conditioned upon the place it holds in one's life. :If by making money our life : grows better and is of greater | use to our fbllows then we are I gainers by the experience, but i if money is the all-in-all with us ! we have lost out Money is not an end in itself but is of value only for what it can do. Mexico has been thrown into the background by recent events elsewhere, but she is still on the map and it will be just as well not to lose sight of her. For that matter, there is not much danger, as it may be taken for granted that Mexico will of her own accord make herself heard and seen. About the dryest, as well as the highest, thing in this section is Fort Mill's waterworks tank. For Additional Revenue. People of the entire country are watching with interest the progress made with the bill now before the national congress proposing to raise $100,000,000 in additional revenue made necessary, it is claimed, on account of a big slump in customs receipts at the various ports of the country. To this end it has been practically decided that beer and wines shall raise the greater portion of the needed revenue and that there shall be no tax on railroad tickets and gasoline. Strenuous opposition met the Underwood suggestion for a tax on railroad tickets, the argument being that such a tax would antagonize the traveling public, including an army of commuters and commercial salesmen, and the tax would be unwise politically. Members of congress are now seriously considering a proposal to tax magazines, and the Sunday magazine supplements of newspapers. It was about settled that moving picture films, rather than tickets to "movie" theatres shall be assessed, but the rate has not been decided. Hall Declared the Nominee. The county Democratic executive committee met in special ' meeting at the call of County Chairman Roach S. Stewart to pass upon the protest of Ml*. J. I). Potts, of Indian Land (Pleasant Valley), against the commit-I ! tee's former action declaring his j competitor, Magistrate Dennis j K. Hall, the nominee for magistrate in that township, i The ground of the protest was ! based on certain alleged irregui larities in the vote for magistrate j for Indian Land township at Van Wyck precinct. As preliminary I matter, counsel for Mr. Hall i made the point that Mr. Potts | was not in a position to contest j the election as he had not filed, I under oath, with the clerk of 1 court, as required by section 33 of the rules of the party, at the conclusion of the campaign and ' before the primary election an itemized statement of all money spent or provided during the campaign for campaign purposes. Mr. Potts admitted that he had done this. The committee accordingly dismissed the protest. - Lancaster News. Fridav. . . 'L~ County Cotton Convention. J. 0. Wilborn, president of the I Yorkville Roard of Trade has, ; according to The News, issued a call for all the cotton farmers of the county to come to Yorkville I ?-? , iiiuioua.> iu aNitrmuie in mass , meeting with a|l persons interested in the cotton situation. 'Some plan will be devised to help the farmers of the county. This meeting will be held at 11 o'clock Thursday morning, Sept. 10th. and it is hoped that! a full attendance can be had. We have heard it stated on the streets of Yorkville that quite a j number of the citizens of the town have expressed themselves as willing to buy a few bales of cotton to hold until the situation clears up. If this movement will spread all over the county, the York county farmers will [receive valuable assistance at this critical time. Ford Sterling, the great comedian, is at The Majestic today. Also a big Western comedy. ? Adv. V ' " .gMgaagg^??m Elects New fepe. Cardinal Giaeomo Delia Chiesa. archbishop of Bologna, Italy, was on Thursday elected supreme pontiff of the Catholic hierarchy in succession to the late Pope Pius X. who died August 20. The new pope will serve under the name of Benedict XV. See Ford Sterling in a big police comedy, "Sergeant Hoffman," today at tfie Majestic Theatre. Open 4:30 p. m.?Adv. SPECIAL NOTICES. FOUND?On yard of Philadelphia church Sunday Aug. 30, pair of Spectacles in black case. 0\frner can secure same from Times office by paying for this advertisement. FOR RENT ? Einrht nr tpn fnrmu ho. tween Fort Mill and Pleasant Valley. Sec Mills & Young: Co., or write me at Lancaster. T. M. HUGHES. YOUNG MAN--Would you marry if suited? Many beautiful indian girls in Oklahoma, who own rich oil and farming lands, that are looking for husbands. Information furnished free. Mrs. M. D. Smith, Box 597, Muskogee. Okla. FOR SALE- Oak and Pine Lumber at $1.00 to $1.50 per hundred at my farm. W. U. Hoke, sawyer, Osmond Barber. FOR SALE Several thousand choice Cabbage Plants, all the best, varieties. Wm. Thrower. 1,000 Writing Tablets direct from the factory. Take one and compare with any other tab- j let. With one having the j same number of sheets you will find ours have more leaves. Every 5c or 10c Tablet is the best possible value for the money, and only to be had by our large quantity buying. ARDREY'S PHONE 16 % RUB-MY-TISM \ir-n - n? *? ** win cure Jviieuniansiii, iNeuralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Burns, Old Sores, Tetter, Rind-Worm, Eczema. etc. AitiMptis AasJy, used internally or externally. 25c Dr. King's New Discovery KILLS THE COUGH. CURES THE LUNGS. ? sasasBsasaHagHtesassasa I YO I Yes, YOU, Who an jjj Candidly, we want your In had enough to give you jn lar's worth of Groceries jjj life. There is nothing tv ljj merchandising that we v jg efforts to satisfy your ev That's enough for this jjj SEE what we will do for I D/tDKC rD/ a i /ii u\j uav a E. S. PAR/ BtetefesafeaHaMII'iMI i \ Get the Molttng Molting time is loot time thi?rc to pay the feed bills. Get it over?Feed* good fu'l rat it pfatts. Poultry ?Sa.?kea.t?ZSlb. pall) It's a rent)*. iav%mraUa*r tonic?ju?t w PM&SX tte? Killer S5c and alt PratU Protect* M rnarantaodmoniy back. >t lUv* >?m Prmttt PtnUtrw Bm?k ttOpm+u 4 For HaW by KcKthaney 4 ' p Patt York County Fair October 14, IS, lb. Aeroplane Flights Daily. New Fair! Grounds. Horscj Knees, Kiger Pre-1 miums. Get live-! stocJv -and Farmj exhibits ready. |g5a55asasa5g5a5H51g5Z5H5BfE?l ,u" s s Reading This Ad. j Grocery trade; want it jjj the bigprest and best dol- jjj] you over bought in your 3 insistent with honorable |1 rill not do for you in our In ery desire. jjj "ad." Now come and Q{ you. | 1 DGERY CO. jjj C5, Manager. j? !g5gSSa5ESa5Z5g5H5HgaSB5Hlal : Over Quickly /jk are no eggs with which /; JP& , >n tn<l he sure to includey/' Regulator hat tha Inni nerd. I .to $1.00 I < atiafactioa or M b Co. ; Milts ? Youute Co. . -> r - - r wrv "-.s' . J-> . ' - . * >T, ? : , - _ ' "V ' ' X f ' / * ? 1 11 umvn niAiift ^?lEg^ erson's Dry Goods Store. ; >*3*- $> <* ? +< + * $> < ' > ! Ice Cream is Good \ . We all Admit. ? We had bought before the ad- ? t vance I 00 barrels of "Ice Cream" \ i Flour which is a good, honest ; ? piece of North Carolina goods, that ? we are going to sell right quick at ! $2.50 the bag, spot casK. t < v?> This same Hour would cost us $2.75 to-day to T * buy it, and it will pay you to buy a stock now, * # n " as Hour will riot be any cheaper as long as the war ? v lasts. ^ ^ We reserve the right to limit a man to 2 bags. ^ \ M ELHANEY & CO. I i .,. i : Dod son's 1 + ( O * Livertone \ I New Supply Just Received. ; I Get It While It's Fresh. \ I A Parks Drug Company, | I The Dike Store. 4 I