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THE FORT MILL TIMES Democratic ? Published Thunder*. B. W. BRADFORD - - Editor and Proorietor INSCRIPTION KITES: On? Yur..,.. - 11.CE SI* Months 6E Th* Times invite*contributions on livnnubject* I) it doe* not agree to publish more than 200 word* 01 anr subject. The right i* reserved to edit varv communication submitted for publication. On application to the publisher, advertising r ttos are made known to thoae interested. Taieohone. local end iontr distance. No. 112. Entered at the postofRCe at Fort Mill. S. C.. as mail matter of the second class. THURSDAY. OCT. 12. 191G. The Times hopes that every citizen of the community who can get away from home for a day or two will attend the Yorkcounty fair to be held in Rock Hill next week. This year's fair is certain to be bigger and better in every respect than any of its predecessors and it ought to be patronized by all classes of our people. The reelection of President Wilson ought to be as certain as the coming of election day. Not within half a century has any other administration so much deserved the indorsement of the country. No other recommendation than the fact that the Pros ident has kept the country out of the world war ought to be necessary to influence any rightthinking man to vote the Democratic ticket. But unfortunately it is not always the case that the deserving win at the ballot box. Greed and selfishness play an important part in every presidential election and the election of 1916 is pot to be an exception to the rule; otherwise there could be advanced no reason why the money barons of the North and West will contribute millions in an effort to defeat the President. The Kock Hill Herald is of the opinion that it would be a good thing for South Carolina if we had two strong white political parties in the State. Doubtless there are many who would agree with The Herald s view if it could guarantee that in no circumstance would the negro be appealed to by either party to give it ascendency over the other. Of course The Herald can give no such assurance and for this reason we think there will be few converts to its way of thinking. If there were two white parties in South Carolina of approximately equal strength it follows as surely as night follows day that both parties would undertake to secure the negro vote. And in time we would have aL! property and educational qualifications incident to the right of suffrage wiped from the constitution and manhood suffrage substituted therefor. Political conditions in this State are by no means ideal, but we are in much better shape than we would be with the negro playing a prominent nart in our nolitics. i Proposes Chamber of Commerce. Mayor B. E. Patterson has issued a call for a meeting of the citizens of the town in the coun- i cil chamber at 8 o'clock tomor- j row (Friday) evening for the j purpose of organizing a chamber of commerce. It is thought that such an organization could do much to promote the interests of the town and it is hoped that the attendance at the meeting will be large and representative. What are you doing for this town ? What, are you doing to justify your citizenship in this town? You cannot sit down, criticise, let others do the work that, malovs | a town or community, and still , call yourself a good citizen. The good citizen never thinks only of self. lie must necessarily think of self or he would not survive, hut good citizenship re quires mure man mai much more. It requires you to keep in mind that there are others who have righfs and are entitled to have i those rights respected by others ? by you. On the same basis you are entitled to have your rights equally respected by them. That is good citizenship partially. In addition, the good citizen i; remembers that his town is en- , titled to his best efforts in its be- ? half, to the end that the interests of the community may be : advanced by all legitimate means. J This means, too, that in advanc- ] am ike interests of your tow* j you are advancing your own, ? which is the ultimate aim of the < human race. 4 What, then, are you doing to 4 constitute yourself a good citi- ] zen ? 4 "Just a Prediction." | The Anderson Farmers Trib- \ une, a newspaper which is gen- < erally accepted as one of the ' chief spokesmen of the Reform * faction in State politics, has the J , following "prediction" in its last J r ii 1 1 icono 1 *- ? * ?ii icicience 10 tne conven- 11 1 tion of Reformers to be held in < ! Columbia on the 24th inst.: < While The Tribune knows nothing of < the plans of those who called for the < meeting of Reformers to be held in Co- < j luinhia October 24th, we make this pre- * \ diction: An agreement will be reached * i by which the Reformers and Rleasoitcs i of South Carolina will agree not to enroll in another primary election. Sworn * to vote in the general election for the < I nominee of the primary, the Reformers 4 ! and Iileaseites will carry out their obli- . gations and vote for Manning, but they , don't projiose to have their hands tied i two years from now, but will vote for 4 their choice in the general election. ' The primary in South Carolina has serv- * I ed it's day and is as good as abolished. 7? 1 Destroyers of Boll Weevil. At last justice has asserted itself, and now the farmers of the I South are dependent on our birds to check the boll weevil menace. * Kor years we have destroyed ' ' these friends of the farmers with little discrimination. It is generally known that the little brown partridge, the modest lark, the gray mockbird and others, where allowed to congregate, will take as food what soon promises to be the bane of this State. There are only two ways at present i known to destroy the weevil ? freezing winters and our birds. A law should be passed and rig- 4 idly enforced in this State pro- " hi bit i ng the killing of any of our _ insect-eating birds. ? Aiken Journal and Review. Kingless France. t The one nation that is winning 'jmost fame and most sympathy in tl this awful war is the one nation J' that has no king. France is demonstrating before the eyes of all K men, and with a splendor of " achievement beyond all praise, t. that a nation does not need a i.: ? ? ?> imiik. ?"? even wnen an us re- j ! sources are taxed to the utmost n to maintain its existence? not; I even then does it neen a king. (), I France is showing that a people ?a with the reins of power in their own hands can rise to the height tr (of any emergency, can act with j a promptness, a unity of purpose j and a heroism of spirit that chal- ? lenge the admiration of all who m take knowledge of them. Pros- I byterian Standard. J Bonehead Work. A young: lady school teacher si went from Norfolk, Va., to VVil- oi mington a few days ago to take sf up work in one of New Hanover 31 county's schools. She carried a VJ trunk along:, of course, and if 01 j you don't know anything about how a woman can pack a trunk, let it soak through your head j? that the things she can put into one good-sized trunk is enough j.?, to set up housekeeping with, sj The trunk of the young lady in E question was heavy. She had packed it. On the way the eyes Pl of a "sleuth," one of those fel lows who wears a badge about as big as a pie pan, fell upon that jo) trunk. He saw that it was from (j(1 Norfolk. He discovered that it was "hefty" and then his "de- co tector" brain got into a whirl, of He came to the conclusion that there was "likker" in the trunk, ha He telegraphed ahead of the to train on which the trunk was heinn carried and the result was ' that an officer went into the ]()r trunk at a depot and While the Kapintf crowd stood around the in yonng lady's trunk was searched $1, thoroughly and the contents of it exposed sufficiently. No, there was no "likker" in the trunk. Just a case of some fellow who ___ got the idea into his brain works that he was a "detector" and m got too smart. For the guy who can make a plum mess of things, hand down a little duffer who | tnuiKs mat nc has some Sher- < lock Holmes in his make-up. Ex. \ .J. 1>. Heath, for years station V agent of-the Southern at Kock ! Hill, died suddenly at his home Tuesday morning, it is thought from heart trouble. H FOR SALE- 200 bushels Seed Oats. They arc tiro. KKl bushels of Seed Wheat. None better. J. 1*. Stroup. to i ?- - . I %hor Rent. I offer iny river farm on Catawba river in Indian Land township, 320 for acres, for 3 bales cotton a year for rei) two years. By clearing up some you ran easily get a four-horse farm. There t)Ut are 23 acres river and branch bottoms, to You can have the privilege of selling the Wo<k1 on all the land you e|eur up. Some of this land will make a bale of cotton to the acre. There is a good def three-room tenant house on the place. For further information apply quick to iUumrW Barbae Fort (Hull, C. ifoi THE FORT M * I I Magazine Si Let us have y [ and magazine early. The usiu ' later and a ris< r WCUI 1 LI ?umc: I in many, due t( of paper. We scription as 1< that is responsi to guarantee y< throughout the Ardrey's, th* Phone 15. Groceries We carry nothing that we cannot guarantee to be absolutely first-class, and we keep the prices down. Prompt deliveries. Gulp's Grocery. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice is hereby given that an elecion will be held at the usual polling lace in the town of Fort Mill, on uesday, October 17, 1916, at which 'lore will be submitted to the qualified lectors of said town the following nestion: "Are you in favor of exempting the brt Mill Manufacturing Company from mnicipal taxation as to all improveicnts made during the year 1916, said xemption to continue for a period of ve years." J. Y. Starnes, J. N. McAteer and . M. Hutchinson arc hcrcdy appointed lunagers for said election. The books of registration for the )Wii of Fort Mill will be opened at the lice of A. C. Lytic, supervisor of rejjtration, at Hutchinson-Lytle store, 1 Thursday, Sept. 28, 1916, and relain open for ten days, for the regisnlion of qualified electors. li. E. PATTERSON. Attest: Mayor. W. A. ROACH. Clerk. $uy It Now Real Estate is proinK to advance larpiy in rori Mill on account f demand created by the projective boom in manufacturing id other enterprises. Take adintapre of these offerings now you will pay more later. 8*acres with 5-room cottaire td well within town limits, adininp: the home of Mrs. E. M. elk. Price $2,500. Residence on west side of uoth street near Main 9treet, y rooms, barns ar.d outhouses. xcehent property at $2,500. U'5-acre farm with lately im- < oved cottages and bftffis, 3 ' ilos from Fort Mill. Price, .000. Brick residence on Main street. ; 75 feet front and 140 feet ep. Price, $3,000. 23-4 acre lot with 3 two-room ttages on railroad to the rear Clebourn street. Price $1,000. 107 acre farm, two cottages, rn and crib, two miles from vvn. 100 acres under cultivation, ice $20 per acre. 5-room cottage on fine lot adining school grounds. Excellent opert.\ at $1,T)00. 3-room cottage on Elm street fine condition, good location. , 150. Bailes & Link, Real Estate Agent*. Now is the Time ilo your repairing. You will Hi LUMBER your fences, road bridges, j airs on your house, barn and buildings. We are In position offer special inducements to ly coiners, giving you the best isible material, at prices that y competition. rt Hill Lumber Otayny. ILL TIMES, FORT MILL, SOUTH I I lbscriptions ? our newspaper subscriptions t il rush will be b in rates will * ases and likely ; %r ) the high cost take any sub- X >w as anybody * ble and are here + ou full returns * year. I I WANTED Renter for our old home I glace on the river, 2 to 4-horse farm. I refer man who owns his stock, but I I will consider application of a sober and I I reliable party who has force enough to I work the farm. L. A. Harris. I Old newspapers for sale at The I Times office. Our Breakfast i Foods. Quaker Choice Hominy, per box 15c Quaker Puffed Wheat, per box 15c Quaker Puffed Rice, per box .15c > Quaker White Rolled Oats, box 15c Keller's Toasted Corn Flakes, box 10c Post Toasties, per box _ 10c Cream of Wheat, per box 20c Grape Nuts, per box 15c Our groceries are always fresh and at the lowest possible prices. Everything that the market I affords. Phillips & Ferguson. I 'Phone No. 29. <$> + John M. Hutchinson, Ph. G. ! BUL For Fall Pis ; Hyacinths, Narcisf i lies and Tulips. W | assortment^in all col< A / before they are all gc | HUTCHINSON & LY1 "Just What Your Dc t \ Alexander Hamilton / yFirst Secretary of theTrcasur^/ industry and thrift he learne enough to make profitable inve inent, fought in the Revolution, of Independence and was I r^>ici in, ivcjuiy If you are ambitious to world, begin by saving a part ings, for money paves the way of life. Start an account with \ add to it every pay day. Soon to buy property, take a desired college or make profitable inve Multiply your money in Savings Bank c : CAROLINA STORM 1 Be prepared for thi 1 that must come by ha^v have the best and larges ried in men s, ladies* an( Also Rain Caps for SH \ It will pay you to b 1 st. Because we haye tf 2nd. We buy direct froi rers in the business. 3r and can save you 23c tc MIL! Miss Wessels sold c days, but still has plenty any color you want and buy so early get one of c your old hat until you d< i KIMBRELL Phone Your vi mun i A. C. Ly tie I : Fc B S inting. lst 3us, Chinese Lil- ; | ? for a ness ] e have a good ! 2n< 3rd . - 4th Drs. Get yours count Th< 3ne. * - vj same t we of first a HE DRUG CO., : >etor Orders." r I :Ths tjSfe | ?" ^C^Z. t y?n l When eleven filled years old he was put ? J to work as errand boy *. in a bank. By study, ^ CjUBll d the business, saved + tHe k) jstments, became prorrv signed Declaration first Secretary of the ! t p? get ahead in the . c ' - or your regular earrv to the desirable things us this week and G k you will have enough trip, send your son to , : j stments. n J our care. ^ >f Fort Mill. J T( 4 MOFHOESCiSi irs* uhbhmbbm^ is storm and the cold weather ring one of our Raincoats. We it assortment we have ever car^ children's, at from S2 to $10. lad ies and children. 1 * IOES! I uy from us for several reasons, le biggest and best stock in town, tn some of the best manufactud. We bought our fall stock early > 75c per pair from present prices LINERY! I }uite a number of hats opening ' to show you. She can give you any shape. li you don't care to )ur pretty veils and wear over ecide what you want. >S "Where Quality Reigns5' Wants to Number 7. | )ur Good Reasons 1 Why We Sell Cheaper. | BILL* MOB We do riot depend entirely on selling goods ! living, as our Watch repairing and Optical busi- I pays home expenses. 1. We have no partners to divide with. 1. We have no store nor house rents to pay. We do not have to make up for had ac- H s, so have no time prices. jre are several other reasons why we sell the goods for less money, but these are the four fercd you $5.00 to guess. Nobody guessed the ind most important one. L. J. Massey. H* auiaw? ? eres Solid Comfort 1 / ; nowing that your grocer is de- ; able, ancl that he sells nothing lependable merchandise. W hen eave your orders at this store, you ; rest assured thfit they will be with every care; that they will elivered promptly and that the I ty of everything ordered will be t est. 'Phone No. 1 16. arks Grocery Co., i PHr?nr? 11^ ? ?? M. 1 VJ >end Your Next Order For B PRINTING a the Fort Mill Times.