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0 THE EOBT MILL TIMES. Democeatic ? Published Thur.>d?v*. It. W. BRADFORD - Editor mnil Proprietor. bscription Rates: One Year I1.2S 3ix Month* ........ ..... .#!? The Time* Invites contributions on live subject* bat (toes not scree to publish more than 200 words on any subject. The riirht is raofrved to edit every communication submitted for nubllration. On application to the publisher, advertising rates are made known to those interested. Telephone, local and lontr distance. No. 112. Entered at the Dostofhce at Fort Mill. 8. C.. as mail matter of the second clnss. THURSDAY. DEC. 10. 1914. The Boy Scouts. The idea underlying the Boy Scout movement is not military. Bays the New York Times. It is that of character building. and, to teach hoys to do things for themselves. In view of the growth of the movement, it is strange that some misconceptions still exist about it. Its purpose is not to train soldiers, but to train citizens. The boys learn woodcraft and campcraft, but. above all, they are taught their duties to others, especially the duty of service; and they are train ed to perform this duty on their own initiative, and to know how to perform it. So highly has this initiative and this resourcefulness Been developed that on several occasions they have won national attention by it, as when the Boy Scouts in Washington held back a riotous inol), which the police could not. The Boy Scout oath includes a vow "to help other people at all times," and another "to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight." In developing both the will to help others and the knowledge of how to help them, especially in emergencies, the movement is doing great service to the country. Stop Crying Hard l imes. it is really disgusting to hear people talk about hard times in this day when crops are plentiful and peace reigns o'er the, land. One has to go back to the period from 1865 * to 1875 to realize what hard times are. The writer well remembers when it was a rare thing to have "wheat bread" except on Sunday morn-: ing for breakfast. Parched corn, rye and wheat were a sulv stitute for coffee in many homes, and this was sweetened with molasses. The clothes of the children were in most cases made from the worn-out garments of the grown folks. One pair of shoes was all anyone evei had during the entire year, and they were of the coarsest kind. The children of twothirds of the familes did not know what money looked like or what it was used for. Conditions in those days were fai worse than they are today, and it may be because we wen small hut reallv we did not hear anything like the con plaint about haid tinus that we hear these days. We are a set of in grates and should he ashamed of ourselves that we are so thankless. Gaffney Ledger. A professor of Columbia Ifui i< 1,^11,1 lion j nr<i. Vi>lll(;iriril (I ICM of character of J000 working men of different sections ol . United Slates and his re|x>rt reveals some interesting tendencies of the average laborer. Prominent among his discoveries was the revelation that nine men in every ten laborers occnny a ruiKc wimuiiil ui 11it'ir spare lime in reading the newspaifcrs. and that this nunil>er of them. are subscribers to their local publications. Next to the t.ine spent with his family, the American laborer divides his spare moments in visiting friends and in reading newspapers. Of the thousand men investigated 29 nationalities and lfvl occupations were represented, and 300 af them belonged to trade . unions. There were 580 church members, while 420 did not profess religion. Six men in every ten are regular patrons of the picture shows and only three in ten used intoxicants in any form. Taking the one thousand men investigated as a fair example of the average laborer, the American workman reveals the strongest social spirit of that of any civilized nation on the globe. The man with the hoe has been recognized by every age and nation as a fundamental I source of prosperity, and while {our literature abounds with en icomiums in his behalf, the half has never been told. The man with the dough is equally as important at this period of our growth and development as the man with the hoe. Attempts have been made to discredit him, but when it comes to building factories and railroads and large industrial enterprises which are necessary to our prosperity, we must face the man witfc money and our destinies as a nation of influence and power are largely in his hands. More than $68,000,000 worth of food stuffs were exported from the United States last i month, compared with only $38,000,000 worth for the same month of the previous year, according to a report issued by the United States Department of Commerce. The food exports last month were also larger than any previous month in history. Most of the outgoing shipments ' were destined to European countries engaged in war. Exports jof wheat, oats, rice and fresh and canned meats showed remarkable gains over any previous month's shipments. Exports of fresh meats last month amounted to 7,000,000 pounds, or eleven i times the exports of the same month of 1913. York County Postmasters. A recent dispatch from Washington says that the following York county postmasters have been reappointed: Filbert ?Mrs. Ollie S. Lynn. Lesslie James D. Lesslie. Hickory Grove?James McGill. The following new appointments were made: Bullock's Creek John. D. Good. Clover?James A. Barren Sharon? Wm. B. Caldwell. Smyrna?R. B. VVhitesides. At Edgmoor, Jas. R. Hamilton was appointed, and at Fort I^awn Mary F. Finch was reappointed. At Lando, John H. Pittman was reappointed. Fault of the Big German Gun. The following are some of the drawbacks of the big German seige guns, according to an exchange: Tho immense mortar is ossentiilllv linwioMv Iff onuinnnwn . *1*0 v?(iii('|iaRC consists of 250 men and 2001 horses. At least 24 hours are re-1 quired to put it in position. A ' cement platform, to sustain the1, [gun, must be built and rails laid for the purpose of bringing up | ;the shells on trucks and feeding | them automatically into the gun. Semi-circular rails must also be i laid, on which, after the dis- j charge, the stupendous weight, of the gun and its carriage can recoil harmlessly. In order not to be killed themselves by the violence of the explosion, or asphyxiated by the poisonous gassed released, the gunners retire to distance of ">00 yards, and turn on,.an electric current to set the machinery in motion. In this circumstance it is not surprising that only six shots an hour can be tired. Furthermore, the life of the mortar is only 120 rounds. The original cost of the gun is 2,500,000 francs ($500,000) and the i cost wf pnrh sKrif .47 Mi/i fi ? - ?.-w. Wiivv m I v t/W 1 l ailto ($9,500). After it has rendered the full service that can be ex- j pectcd of it, the bill figures out at 5,700,000 francs ($1,140,000) I exclusive of the cost of trans-' portation and the upkeep of the : men and horses. At such a j price, it is not astonishing that: the Germans are reported to be dissatisfied with the last word of the Krupp artillery. Okl nfvupipcn for stale at Tfce Timet* office / i "Please Stop My?" "Please stop my?" What; Times are hard, money is scarce, business is dull, retrenchment is a duty. "Please stop my?" Whiskey ? "Oh no; times are nol bad enough for that yet. But | there is something else that is i costing me a large amount ol money every year. Which I wish to save. "Please stop my?" Tobacoo, cigars, snuff? No, no, not these but I must retrench somewhere. "Please stop my?" Ribbons, jewels, ornaments and trinkets? Not ai all. Pride must be fostered, it I times are so hard; but I believt I can see a way to effect quite 2 saving in another direction. "Please stop my ? " Tea, coffet and needless and unhealthv luxuries? No, no, no, not these, I cannot think of such a sacrifice. I must think of something else. Ah! I have now; m> weekly paper costs me twocenti la week. I must save that. ; Please stop my ?paper, that wil carry me throngh easily. I believe in retrenchment anc i economy." - Literary World. NOTICE TO FARMERS. Notice is hereby piven that unti I further notice the pins of the For I Mill Mfp. Company will be oporatei only on Thursday and Friday of eacl we?*k. The prist mill of the com pany will be operated on Monday o: each week. TRESPASS NOTICE. The public is hereby warned apains huntinp or trespassinp in any mannei upon the lands of the undersipned Violators of this notice will be deal with as provided by law. Mrs. Hattie Mack. A. A. BRADFORD, CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. Estimates cheerfully furnished on al classes of brick and wood work. Telephone No. 30 I ?I - g-MJL II I. Ml? 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