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Entered at the oostoffire at Port Mill, S. C.. as
mnll matter of the second clans.
THURSDAY. JAN. ?\ 1915.
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The American Potentate.
There are men in this world ? j
yea. there are men right here in j
this town, and in every other
town? who would be mad, and^
would really feel insulted at be-!
ing set down as thieves, but to j
whom such a name would in reality
be a most polite appellation?a
very gracious compliment.
They are the class commonly
known as "dead beats."
They are meaner than the common
thief, just in the proportion
of the confidential clerk who robs
his employer is meaner than his
less cowardly brother in crime
who breaks into the man's home
and robs him. And yet what a
difference the law makes in the
two! A fellow goes into a store
and pompously calls up the clerk
or proprietor and orders what he
wants, telling them that he is
able and willing to pay his bills
and will do so at stated periods,
or when the bill is presented.
He knows that he is a liar and a
sneak; that he has beat everybody
who has had to do with
him; that he never pays a debt
unless he thinks it policy to do
so in ordes to get in deeper*and
t-Hnt whatever money he has he
squanders it in extravagance or
dissipation; anyhow, he lives beyond
his means, or for some
reason does not get enough to
support himself or family in the
style desired and instead of getting
aid from the proper sources,
if needed, or sending his family j
to the poor house, he picks upon j
certain, individuals to support j
them without any recompense:
whatever. And if this grocery
mentioned, after going to all the
expense of help to Avait on this
fellow, kook-keeping, delivering
the goods, etc., to say nothing of I
the goods themselves, wants its i
pay as promised, what does the j
law say about about it? Simply
that if the man has a large:
amount of surplus property to be;
available he can be made to pay, 1
but if he is sharp enough to keep
his income collected up reason
amy close ne is responsible to!
nobody or nothing on earth. He
may assess any man whom he
can .deceive for the support of
his wife or children or himself. I
feed them with food and dress
them in clothes belonging to
if- someone else. Such is the province
of the only American potentate.
who need account to no
one* the "dead beat."
One step won't take you very
I far -you've got to keep on walking;
"one word won't tell folks
what you are-you've got to
keep on talking; one inch won't
mako you very tall?you've got
to Keep on growing; one little
"ad" won't make you rich?
you've got to keep 'em going.
'
There was a considerable
quantity of corn made in this
vicinity last year al>ove the requirements
of the farmers and
inquiries have recently been received
as to the quantity offering
4 for sale by dealers in various
cities. The faimers are holding
for a good price but it is probable
that several car loads will he
St .sold and shipped within the
next few weefca. .. .
Compulsory Bill Before House.
"Hou bill No. 1" in the Gen- j
eral Assembly is a measnre to
compel the attendance at school
of all children between the ages
of 8 and 13 years, after a majority
of the electors of a county
have voted in favor of compulsory
* education. The bill, the
first presented in the house, wis
offered by Mr. Harper of Dar
lington, who fathered the compulsory
school atiendance bill
passed at the last session of the
house.
The new bill by Mr. Harper
provides for holding elections,
at some day to be fixed, in which
the electors will vote "For compulsory
attendance" or "Against
compulsory attendance." In
counties in which a majority
vote in favor of compulsory attendance
is cast, the law shall
go into effect. ? The bill authorizes
counties that reject the law
at y?e special election to vote
upon it at subsequent general
elections.
The Harper Mil says that
Children of the ages specified
shall be kept in the public school
nearest their home for the entire
term unless excused for physical
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the child is necessary to the support
of its parents. The school
trustees of the district are au- ?
thorized to buy books and suit-,
able clothing for children whose
parents are unable to pay for
for them. A penalty is placed
upon parents woo do not send
their children to school. The
law is to be operated under the
direction of the county superintendent
of education and the
school trustees of the districts
in the counties that adopt it.
Please Return the Books.
To the Friends and Patrons of
Fort Mill School:
It has been reported to me
that quite a lot of the School
Library books are scattered
around in the homes of Fort Mill
people. We are relisting and
labeling the books, and are very
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anxious 10 na^e an 01 mem oacK
in the library so we may complete
our work. I ask you to
look and see if you have forgotten
to return any of these
books.
We are going to enlarge the
library, but before we do this,
we would like to know just what
books we have. If you have* a
good book that you would irive
the library, we would be pleased
to accept it.
J. Pierce Coats.
A Letter From Alabama.
Editor Fort Mill Times.
All the talk here is war and
hard times. Some say we will be
as badly whipped financially
when the war ends as Germany
will as a nation. I hope not.
I believe that Alabama made
her full share of this bumper
cotton crop but she is holding it.
Very few farmers in this section
have sold any of their cotton as
yet. The cotton warehouses are
full and the premises stacked
with cottop. In Montgomery,
.some of the streets are almost
blockaded with cotton, leaving
only enough room for the street
cars to pass. But we are going
to do our part to remedy the situation
by diversified farming. 1
know of none who expect to use
any commercial fertilizer on the j
cotton fields this year. There
will be less than one-half as
much cotton planted-this year as
there was last in this section.
Our county farm demonstrator
.
estimates mat there are 134,000
acres sowed down in oats in this
county.
What are the farmers of York
county going to do? What has
become of "Splinter?" of "Jaygold?"
The people here'seem to think
that Bleaae has flooded South
tlarolina with criminals (some of
them the vilest type) and then 11
taken away tut? only protection
(militia) the law-abiding citizens j
have. Weil, Bleaae. the Demo- i
era tic party ia pure and can't be j
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corrupted, so you'd better go
ov^r to the Republican side,
where you will make a more miserable
failure than ever, for
South Carolina is Democratic for
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ycma lutuiiif. oieaseism isaeaa,
so bury it, with all its mistakes
and corruption. Bury it deep and
watch the Great State soar back
to her high place in the honor
and esteem of the world. .
P. M. Faris.
, Pittsview, Ala., Jan. 14.
York County News Notes.
(Yorkville Enquirer.)
The sum of $1,000 or more will
be necessary to buy furniture for
the new county home, which is
nearing completion. The amount j
for the furniture is included in j
the county supply bill, under the
heading of County Home expenses,
the total amount of which
expense this year is estimatecV-at
$7,615.53.
Governor Blease on Wednesday
paroled Elsie Bratton and
Samuel Fewell, negroes serving
lifetime sentences for murder.
rv., II .i
ucyvcii was cunvicieQ ai me
Aprii, 1911, couri of general sessions
for York county and Bratton
was convicted at the July
term in the following year.
Mr. Sam M. Grist, York cdun(ty
executive committeeman, on'
yesterday forwarded the petitions
bearing the names of York
county voters requesting the calling
of an election on State-wide
prohibition, to the secretary of
the prohibition movement in Columbia.
More than 1,100 York
county voters signed the petitions.
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Members of the several Baptist
associations of South Carolina
met in Columbia last week,
for the purpose of discussing
the church's foreign missionary
work. The York association composed
of seyeral Baptist churches
of the county, was represented
by Rev. W. J. Nelson, pastor of
the First Baptist church, Rock
Hill.
Despite the fact that a number
of convicts have been released
on parole by order of the governor,
the York county chaingang
is still large, in point of numbers,
45 hands doing road work
at present. Five of those on the
chaingang are white men. The
chaingang is now working the
road near the home of R. L.
Campbell, in Bethel township
and if the weather permits will
be ready to move to the Rock
Hill road In ten days or two
weeks.
York county's new coroner,
Mr. J. L. Strait of Rock Hill, has
tiled his bond and assumed the
duties of his office. Mr. Strait
was elected in thp ?#?r?dnH
mary last summer, defeating Mr.
R. D. Sealy. He succeeds Capt.
A. M. Black of Rock Hill, who
was appointed coroner by GovLet
Us W
Fire Ins
We reprej
of the stroi
panies in 1
Rates too I
to take the
Bailes~i
District *
i
ernor Blease. upon the death of |
Mr. L. W. Louthian, more than j
a year ago.
Committee Appointments.
The York delegation in the
General Assembly fared well in
the distribution Thursday, of
committee appointmjfrits. '
Representative W. R. Bradford
was assigned to the Ways
and Means committee; Representative
Cherry to the judiciary,
while Representative Nunn is to
serve on the following committees:
Commerce and manufacturers,
claims and engrossed
bills. Representative Lesslie
was assigned to roads, bridges,
and ferries, game, forestry and 1
penitentiary.
Opposes Compulsory Law.
Representative W. R. Bradford,
who. some time ago announced
his purpose to vote for
a bill to submit the question of
State-wide prohibition to the
voters of the State, said yesterday
that it was also his purpose
to vote against any and everything
that savored of State-wide
compulsory education. Mr. Bradford
has very pronounced views j
on most public questions and-he '
does not hesitate to 4et it be
known where he stands. ? Yorkville
Enquirer.
TAX RETURNS FOR 1915.
Office of the County Auditor of York
County, South Carolina.
Yorkville, S. C., Dec. 1, J914.
As required by statute, my books
will be opened at my otlice in Yorkville
on Friday, January 1, 1915 and
kept open until February 20, 1915, for
the purpose of listing for taxation all
Personal and real property held in
ork county on January 1, 1915.
For the purpose of facilitating the
taking of returns and for the greater
convenience of Taxpayers, 1 will be
at the following places on the dates
named:
At Sharon, on Thursday and Friday,
January 14 and 15.
At Bullock's -Creek, (Good's Store),
on Saturday, January 16.
At Tirzah, on Monday, January 18.
At Newport, on Tuesday, January 19.
At Fort Mili, on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, January 20, 21 and 22.
At McConnellsville. on Monday, January
25.
At Ogden, on Tuesday, January 26.
At Coates Tavern, (Roddey's) on
Wednesday, January 27.
At Rock Hill, from Thursday, January.
28. to Wednesday. February 3
And at Yorkville, from Thursday
February 4, until Saturday, February
20.
AU males between the ages of
twenty-one and sixty years, except
Confederate soldiers over the age of
fifty years are liable to a poll tax of
$1.00, and all persons so liable are
especially requested to give the numbers
of their res|>ective school districts
in making their returns.
BROADUS M. LOVE,
County Auditor.
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