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THE FOET HILL TIMES.' Democratic ? Published Thursdays. ' i B. \V. BRADFORD - - Editor and Proprietor. BonscRiPTioN Ratf-s: One Ywir X1.25 Six Months ... .65 1 The Timea invitcncontribution?,on llvcRubjccU bat doe* not airrcc to publish more than 200 words ' on any subject. The rlxht is reserved to edit , every communication submitted for publication, j ' On application to the publisher advertising < rates are made known to those interested. ( Telephone, local and lor.ir distance. No. 112. I i Entered nt the post office at Fort Mill. S. C.. as mail matter of the second class. 1 THURSDA^. OCT. 1. 1014. Keep 'Em Moving. For years and years, farther . back than most of the residents of Fort Mill can remember. the ' town has been visited by bands ' of wandering Nomads. When i j these bands reach the city the , men folks content themselves | with sitting around on their < wagons or endeavoring to trade ( a horse or two while the women j separate and work upon the ( people, especially the ladies by c offering to foretell the future. 1 < Sometimes these bands are ' small, and consist of but two or ; three wagons, while at other, i times there are a dozen or more 1; wagons in one outfit. 1 There are few women in the city but who have hurriedly j called her small children home when she caught sight of a 1 covered wagon, dilapidated generally. but with a gaudy top, 1 decorated in all colors of the rainbow and meant to depict j scenes of woodland with a stream of crystal water wending its way between the trees, come into1 sight. These wagons, heavily laden with humanity and a few blankets, usually lumber down' the streets, the wheels wabbling and creaking, drawn by a pairol aged horses; fitted with gaily j bedecked harness covered with brass trimmings. Usually numerous animals are trailing be- . hind for trading puiposes. When a number of these outfits unite ( in one caravan it makes a great 5 eirrKf on/l k A ?r\Ai\rvl^ ! J c mm uic WdUll! ' have continued to have an op- * l>ortunity of witnessing it. had | the gaily and gaudy female t \ members of the hands not be- ? rnme so aggressive in their pur- * suits of money, by fleecing 1 innocents who are desirous of c jeering into the future. t In many towns the time is t limited in which Gypsies are 1 allowed to stay, others will not f s allow them to stop at all. The j latter plan is the best. This i kind of treatment will no doubt 1 have the effect of driving these * people out of this locality, and J that is what the people desire. ^ j Papers everywhere are full of ? warnings to parents against per- t mitting their children to play on : the streets. Cities where slat is- I tics are kept show in every in- t stance that the number of ' automobile accidents increase t every year. Public streets are ] being: transformed into thorough- c fares dangerous as a railroad s right-of-way: the time ha? come s when they must be abandoned as ( playgrounds. The street is at j best a very poor place for chil- c dren to play and now that the * automobile is hero to stay, and numbers of them are on our , streets daily, we must take j cognizance of the added danger \ to the little ones ami use greater 1 diligence to keep them out of the lf danger. The admonition which makes us careful when crossing r the railroad tracks must be re- r peated with reference to the s street. FOR SAl.E 2-ft Oak and Hickory Wood at single cord. for ? card lot*. OSMOND ItARHKR a Watennk Farm. 0 / Conditions in Our Rural Schools. ' * Editor Fort Mill Timos: i The country has and always ( tvill hp the basis of national prosperity antf the source of national power. If the city with its wealth, its culture and its com- J plex social institutions is the ! [lower of civilization, the country 3 must always be the sturdy plant ! utfhiph hpnrs if Thp fnnriamon. ! tal wants of man are supplied by I the country and anything which i touches and influences, either i favorably or unfavorably, the development of the farm afreets ; fundamentally the whole social and economic structure. # In discussing a subject sjuch as we are attempting to do, more or less sentiment is injected in order to secure a verdict. But we shall endeavor not to allow , sentiment to usurp the place of i facts. We shall endeavor to confine ourselves to plain truths, just as we know exist, and will1 not make an appeal to the pas- j sions and prejudices of our readers in an endeavor to secure a verdict. It has always been a source of much thought to us why the state gives such a small amount . >f support to the rural schools. It does not require any effort to ecall that most of our appro- i nvi'if orl cplinnl mnnotr rmoc tr\ fUn I j um \4 uvuvvt luvuiv j tv tllC iolleges, high schools and city )i* town schools, always keeping :he country schools at the bottom. How is it possible for us to secure a high grade school teacher, )r a college graduate, to instruct air children when we can only iffcr them $50or $60 per month? \ first grade teacher can not lfford to accept such an offer vhen there are better positions iwait'ng him. Consequently, ? ve are seldom able to secure a college graduate as instructor. ; Then too, our teachers are con-1 fronted with an even greater: ask than the high school i eacher. Enter the school mom < it any time and you will more I han likely find the teacher try- , ng to pound geography into a jupil \Yithout either globe or nap. trying to teach physics i without having necessary meas- ? iring utensils, or endeavoring to , lemonstrate mathematics on a j ough piece of board, which serves as a blackboard. You .vill find him hurrying along .vith forty or fifty pupils, rangng anywhere from the first j ;rade to the tenth, many of j ,vhom are only there every other I veek, making it. impossible for ] lim to give himself justice, his tupils justice, or his patrons j usticc. If you will think the natter over thoroughly, you will j nen see wny we have to send : J >ur children from the rural J j school to our neighboring: high ! j school in order to prepare them j or college. Kveryone will agree vith us that this should not be; he case. We should be given nough money to enable us to secure high grade instructors, . ind thus bring our schools up to j he standard of the city schools, j I How many of our citizens re- i | eive their education from the; J olleges? Weigh the question I I arefully and you will find thai I -j our-fifths of the voting citizens j >f South Carolina have never I I cen inside of a college. Study | he biography of our great men jj ind you will see that three-! i ourths of them come from the j arm. Now, if these two adnitted facts are so?no one will li lardly dispute them is it not of 1i| rreat importance that we should j H nvest more money in our rural fi schools? * Our State colleges are not get- ing too much money if you look it it from one -point of view. ? >ut when it comes to making he rural schools suffer for their sake, there is something fundamentally wrong. Robbing Peter ,o pay Paul is not a good policy. Sural schools are the foundation >f all education, add we fail to ;ee why our law-makers do not < tee to it that our foundations are i nade more firm by improving >ur schools. The future pros- * jerity of our nation depends up- < >n the educational qualification < hat we give the common work- i armer; and if we do not teach >ur children how to farm on a t nore scientific basis, we wilJ "1 ind our nation decreasing in < >rosperity instead of increasing, < or it is a known fact, and an < mdisputed one, that the farm;rs run the world. So we say, "Give us more 1 noney to invest in our schools, < naking it possible for us to < ecure high grade instructors, < ind then watch us chase il iteracy out of the State at a < apid clip. Watch business 1 hrive as it has never l>efore, < ind soon we shall see the grand < Ad Palmetto State standing' ? N N < imong the leading States of ;hc Union in enterprise and iniustry." Reader. Sign Peace Treaties. Treaties between the United States and Great Britain, France, Spain and China were signed a few days ago by Secretary Bryan and the British, French Spanish and the Chinese ambassadors. The pacts, the Washington government believes, will make armed conflict between the United States and these nations almost if not entirely impossible. ? s? -S. * ? g o o CD ? o <2. ^ t; c o m 2 t-r PV 2o ? $ 5* B 3 SS7 ? ?? o 3 o o ra * * rS Q. 2 to ? ^ ^ # ? 1 ? s- s gr ss* g ? S vs a. g. -3 cn 2 - CQ j- . . O M* S3 so ?* kBHri p w ? ~ ? 3 o o j ^ j s; ? w> o, *"3 P "a 50 ? C5 trcjq t3*[S 3 ' t <"D CD CD - C/3 o CD o flt May Be Y Did you ever think of that? * The following symptoms ar f disordered: Dizziness, pain i * Then too, you get tired easily. i ^ Correct kidney disorders as youa kidneys and liver get sli ^ system is open to the attacks < ? 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S both feet in the middle of Belgii "Ouch," says Germany, "but I' "Take that, you slob," handing "but I can smash the jaw of the says Japan as she squares off foi Wilhelm to Nick. Just then eve sticks out his tongue at the othe around watching for a chance to "DON'T ARDREY'S DRUG STORE 1 the same on items out of 1(H). our Kidneys, j e present where kidneys are * n the back and biliousness. * soon as they appear. When r iggish in action, your whole " of disease. t Remedy gives prompt relief ents. This preparation builds perfect order." Why suffer system Dike's Kidney and health. se Dike's Kidney and Liver Company, t e Store. i i#r. jaassnasasasBsaresasasasBp U~ j ' Reading This Ad. | Grocery trade; want it C{j he biggest and best dol- mi /on ever bought in your filj insistent with honorable tn ill not do for you in our m ny desire. [jjl "ad." Now come and In you. m JGERY CO. 1 :S. Manager. ^ g5a5Sa5B5a5aSS5Z5B5B5H5afB ?ey's / Drug Store j e 91 1 School Supplies. / J 's a Reason." ( s T STARTED THE WAR. :ialist got drunk and killed an Austrian nobleman and his escort Anyway, it was some sort. Austria then got hot under the collar via: "See here. now. we don't want any of that rough stuff. I ne into the woodshed." Russia was peeping through the fence i, and seeing what was going on. said to Austria. "Don't you dare d, anyhow, you'd make a h? of a lookin' daddy." "You've got ani j ?^ im- - ' * lusinu. 1 uun t use ine coior 01 your eyes, anyhow, and your feet ;k you with one hand tied." "Bully boy," says Wilhelm of Gercan and by gosh I'll do it. I can lick anybody: lean lick everybody; o Germany slips up on France when she ain't lookin' and lands with tm. "Get otFn my belly," says Belgium, "or I'll bite your leg off.'" 11 get off when I get ready." "That's not fair," says France. Germany a hot one on the snoot. "I hate a scrap." says England, guy that slaps my friend." "You don't hate it worser than I do," r a hand in the game. "Well, I guess you started it. anyhow," says rybody begins to yell: "You started it yourself!" and each one r fellow and they all clinch and the little fellows begin to dance get in a a punch and run. And there you are. ?N. Y. Sud. rALK WAR?TALK BUSINESS." uis a $">,000 stock bought at old prices and our customers will pay j New Fall Goods { ? - ? * : At Mew Low Prices. i t Every department brimming full t of goods for 1 all shoppers. Lad ies' Coat Suits, Odd Skirts, I Sweater Coats, Underwear, Hats and ? Caps. Children's Sweaters, Under ^ wear, Caps, Gloves, etc. J ; All materials for making up Suits, ; Skirts, Dresses, Underwear and the I like are here. $ t Boys' Suits at $1.39 to $9.00. A ? great line to select from. 4 Men's Suits at S10, $12.50 and J $15, that are worth 3.00 more than ? 1 r .i - we asK ror tnem. ? 11 We need yc ur trade?you need to ? i save all you can?then come to see j? us. Get our Low Priced, Quality goods at the rate of I $10 Worth for $8.00 ; mm ; Pattersons Dry Goods Store f TELEPHONE NO. 85. "SELLS IT FOR LESS." | ! * V <? r | W oolens and Leathers | Have Advanced. If the viar lasts any length of time, it will be impos- 8 sible to obtain Wool Suitings, and our having bought before war was declared enables us to sell you a Jiinda nr y suit of C lothes at the old prices; in fact, some 8 prices are even cheaper, as we are going to quit the clothing business. McElhaney & Co. I 2" ,- twmsr ^ Majestic lTlU ? lLftJ t ?