Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, December 10, 1914, Image 2
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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 /
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"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.
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