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W THE FORT MILL TIMES Jshfc Democratic?Published Thursdays. W. Jt. Bradford and J. J. Balles Publishers. W. It. Bradford, Editor and Mgr. Tho Times invites contributions on live subjects but does not agree to publish more than 200 words on any subject. Tho right is reserved to edit every communication submitted for publication. -On application to tho publishers, advertising rates are made known to those interested. Telophonc, local and long distance. Entered at the postolllce nt Fort s Mill, K. C., as mail matter of the second class. r . - ^ tlf the promised invasion of this section by the boll weevil Is to be taken seriously it would seem the time' has arrived for the farmers to begin to consider sources of revenuo with, which to supplant the loss on cotton In store for t lieiu. ltoll weevil experts saythat the insect will arrive in force in York county within the next year or tv. K. They hold out the hope, how over that its work here will not prove as disastrous as It lias In other eountles oi the State, but none ventures thu opinion that even In this latitude t It will not do serious damage. They anticipate that its ravages will cost the ' tfnrtiim, once It Is (Irmly established in fork eounty, a loss of from IS to 25. pet ti lit. Just what such a loss would mean one may easily conclude. JV source of rcvono to which the >^ariners iniKht turn to supplant the decreased cotton production is tohncjcit.. i\>r yours small areas of tohaehave been grown successfully in Yoik county. What hus been done saJf wi'i^fully here in this, direction on n Riniill seal" could be done with proporlonutcl> greater success 011 a large jflnjHH' scale. An illustration of the possibilitios of tobacco culture in this scc. lion was furnished a third'id ao ntufflp Yy ago by the late l)r. .1. 10. Massoy, ' who grew an aero or more of the plant K9r%' - . >n I'ort Mill.. The tobacco grew luxW-i * urlunty and when cured was "manufactured into choice smoking-tobacco "Tot- < hit-h ready* sale w.'is found. Added in tliis eviileiico of the possibilities of tobacco production In York bounty Is tiie opinion of an experienced tobacco man who was in this section recently and after examining (lie soil <gt a luuiihcr .of farms said it was adapted to the production of a high grade of the plant in ?|iianUtles large enough tn^makc its cultivation prolitahle. An imiiortunt item in connection with tin1 growth of tobacco is Iha' it comes 011 for mnrkotin* earl> " In the summer ami therefore is a source of revenue at tlie very time , money is generally needed in the cultivation ol' the eotton crop. Young Mr. George Warren or , Hampton county, candidate for tlx* v, I'nltcd States senate, is unhappy in ..his selection of a word to descrllu ? what he believes is a couspirae> to i*defeat him,' and especially is tills so slneo Mr. Warren Is a lawyer and the word is one frequently met with in criminal Jurisprudence, in ail advertisement of his candidacy Mr. War? ten charges "a direct collusion 'between former Gov. Cole L. it lease and Senator E. D. Smith to defeat me for tho United ,'onate." Mark the ?"< ?'i hi*.' wuru i-oiiii.sion anil nu>n. lor lack of better employment, let us turn to the Standard dictionary and learn whether It (Its the situation .or. "Waiieti has in mind: "Collusion? Secret agreement for a wrongful pur. Pom , fraudulent cooperation; a secret ngrci rnont between persons to defraud another," ete. Truly our young tut' iiuin is attempting to turn , a card in the game of politics that is of a suit heretofore unknown. If Senator Smith has hoen able to intcrest I dense in his candidacy and they have reached an ugreomcitt?which, incidentally, the senator says he knows -nothing of?then, to Mr. Warren's way of thinking, it is for "a wrongful purpose" and therefore constitutes a deviation from tho line of rectitude prescribed i?y the moral ilnw. Wo may safely assume thnt Mr. Wairen has some, such convict Hons, that he Is tirm in the tielief th.it there t >s "fraudulent cooperation between the senator and former governor to dcprlvo him of a seat in the. United Stales senate of which he_ is the rightful owner, or, better still, to which he has an absolute title, lacking only the dissolution of the "collusion" which he fears is hindering him U\ the harvest of votes he might otherwise claim In the election pext Tuesday We. must give Mr. Warren credit for an important discovery, something new to the average South j Carolinian, that It is not the people j gtgkv * v V ^18w*m? i m s i . ? i __________ ?vlio own the senate neat now occu- . ; led by E. D. Smith. When Mr. War- ' I ren rises to sp?ak in tho United . , Untes senate. If ever he should, we fear that some of the word sharks; p* ibout U^a.^eapM^tiyfrHvaro unless |fe ii urore tj1rcv|Pf<i>ocij In Be select lou cpphls dioAh. % "H*?wsK Strnnpe fttknown Hand Dwells on Island In Taike Michigan. li< 'In water; <>f northern Lake Michigan. from ".0 to f>0 miles off the tmilnland.. some 14 1 islands llo Mustered about 'he one that has bf- ofne-the port of entry for shetn all,' ays ..the <M?ktn?n' News; This one tool: Its name from its. . "vvrHcst Inhabitants.' the beavers. , When the white man first looked It over be found so many dam* bull; by tlie beavers In Ine little Jrtreams s? otinoetinpr tbo island lakes that It vas ehrlslened Reaver Island". The other Islands of the group henr Wry common names?"Oar- y<, ten." ' Trout." "Hog." "Hat." "High.'* j and "Whiskey"?the last because it ,p became' a warn'ng beacon when a ;nnn was drowned after getting trunk there. Miles of blue water lie between their beautifully curved ,)( :m>) wooded shores. Landward you .. look from them down Little Traverse bay. Charlevoix, SO miles away, Is the Islanders" port of do- ~ parturc and port of entry'. ?>nly four or five of the islands vet claim permanent Inhabitants. 81 fisher folk, lumbermen and farmers most" of them are.* Tons of lake rout and white fish tire brought into ii the Utile Island docks from nets flung i| s far away ar 10 tnlles from the home shores. The Tew tnuians ion ? en the islands are among their lie^t fishermen, anil their women still weave their bm kets and rugs In pray colors. Iteaver Island Is still claimed more V by nature than hy in an. Its 36.000 acres are four-fifths wooded, though _ "cut over" long since for the most part, Little farms dot the cultivated tilth of the soil. But the 700 or more islanders are exporters and import- . e'rs of what they sell and buy. 4 Checkered b-is been Its history. * with adventure and tragedy. invasion . and exodus, followed 'by the steady 4 advance of peaceful Industry and a 1 government of law and order. If < there over were Indian legends they 4 faded from the memory of the oldest 1 inhabitant tinder the glaring expeii- < enees of white men's savagery. ^ <?n another b land six miles away a J colony has taken root in the woods <.< more than in the soil as yet. it ^ -.wnrined off from a home hive at ^ l>.11.. Mi,.I, ll ,..illu lluulf < "The House of David." Its devotees ^ ire recruited < Idefly from Knirllsh 4 speaking storks. Its men are neither ' shorn nor shaven. Their Ioiik hair ^ ind hoards are their- hadue of devo- < tion. ..They are communists. They "j '.iliiir as luinlx nticn in live forests, at <, Ihelr mill, or thair schooners for the 4 'onimunity. Thc> share and share i like. They own only a few personal . ;nd "household possessions. While 4 they eat at the common meal, tlicy ^ i-ave catttnlike cottavfos for family life. I .it tie or' no use lias any of them for < money. The community farm and ^ tarden, earnings and supplies, furn? ish them with ' the "IIvim?" with ' vhich they seem contented. A public si'lio il is supported by the community. which distends for growth more upon additions of nlults from without than upon prop- ,, apation from within. They hear a < jtood reputation for industry, lion- < esty atul uprightness, exercising littie constraint within and makiny no pretentions ammer those without their * fellowship. ( \ t\\UI>. 1 I take this method of tha n kin it tli 1 Voters of .*\?rt Mill township for the splendid vote itiven me at the pri- ' ciary election last Tuesday. < You have named me as your mniv istrate. As such you can rest assured ;hat the duties of the otlice will lie 1 1' charircil impartially, fearlessly and V. 1 . ..r With ii trrateful heart. 1 nm, Very sinci'roly, .1. i: ii MI.K. iii: xvii.i. in-: ( iimkmxn or Till-: OltlvXT \(.ltl(TI/n'l{\l,(H>Mmittkk. Scniilor Sin i 111 will Ik- the chairman <>r i Ik- ureal aurlrult oral Kinintilliv ol' il??? next Ctmirn-ss If rerlietril. Can South Carolina al'lonl to miw tills ohaniv to lu-ail this I in |H>rlant committee? 'l'ln- answer Is? von-: i-hnt sxhtii. Rub-My-Tism is a powerful antiseptic; it kills the poison caused from infected cuts, cures old sores, tetter, etc. * i SPECIAL. NOTICES. ' (Advertisements inserted in this column must he paid for in advance; * minimum charge 30 cents.) PERD Alfalfa, Plovers, It ye itnpc. Vetch an?l Seed < >ats. Prices in line. All seed test high. \\ rile us for prices and information. It. 11. Clrocery Co., Itock Hill, S. "The Home of Alfalfa." 1I01.STKIN lilH.I.S KOIt SERVICE: 1 have two registered llolsteln I lulls whose services are offeretl the public; one at Wateroak farm and the other at my home tn Port Mill; fee pi. Osmond Harbor. It CA llUAGE PI .A NTS for fall and j winter heading. 100 35 cents, postpaid; 1,000,$2.50. Telephone 125-R. Meillln Plant l**arm. Port Mill. S. P. . (\NTRI)?Renter or cropper for two horse farm 12 acres good river j ami branch bottoms. J. It. Hallo. I 666 cures Malaria, Chills j and Fever, Bilious Fever,1 Colds and LaGrippe. It kills the parasite that causes the fever. It is a splendid laxative and general Tonic.?Al,v WT V011 Can't Sit Still ' Tgu^T tlf 1 jpKL>JLIl DANCELBJBCORD Htxdla to cKmge vo.UNG & Wolfe v i \ > ; ' TO THE VOTE IIS OF YORK COUNTY. Cot nie thank you for the hand nie vote Riven me last Tuesday, and assure you any aid Riven me on uosday, the 14th lnstt., will be iRlily appreciated. I have had ten years' experience i the Clerk's ortlee as Deputy Clerk :d I am prepared to serve you from ir very first day. WALKRlt R. UATIMER. 666 has more imitations than i?y other. Chill and Fever Tonic n the market, but no one wants nitations. They are dangerous lings in the medicine line.*--Adv * ; ? *7 * i > * .1 . .t . . . !- ' "-1* J 1 t . I - L. 1. If you want home news, you /ill find it only in The Times. Announ Our new building ; pletcd and we wifch t are uow equipped to i ; of Automobile Paintii We also make Seat C< I Curtains and Sieiis. > [ Pyramid F ROCK HI $ Overhead Rridge I *+i+,>+i+<S.+S 5?> I Bread -- Rod _ . Is the BEST an< Fifteen events bu Bread 1 Cheese Ham.. Steak Eggs Eat twice as mu cut down your The body needs Prot dratcs, Fats and Water, only food containing all o EAT MOH Rnnlr Uill Qt iiuun mil ui N j ROCK U Country F Housewives will alwa in addition to the sto? series and Meats we ca thing in COUNTRY I Let us supply your tal .A.. O. dr FORT MILL'S OL MILL MB, TORT MM, S WEAK, NERVOUS, "f- ItUIWHIWfH Missouri Lady Suffered Uriil SW Tried Cardm.?Say* NM w?s^--4*Afa, rme, Became Normal and Healthy. 19 ....... II Springfield Mo.?"My back was as weak I could hardly stand up, and I would hare bearing-down peine and was not well at any time," says Mrs. D. T. Williams, wife of a well-known farmer on Route 0, - this place. "I kept getting headachee and baring to go to bed," continues Mrs. Williams describing the troubles from which she obtained relief through the use of Cardul. "My husband, baring heard of Cardul, proposed getting it for me. "I saw after taking some Cardul , .. that I was lmproring. The result was surprising. I felt like a different person. "Later I suffered from weakness and weak back, and felt all run-down. I did not rest well at night, I was so nerrons and cross. My husband said he would get me some Cardul, which he did. It strengthened me . . . My doctor said I got along- fine. 4 was in good healthy condition. I cannot say too much for it" . i Thousands of women hare suffered as Mrs. Williams deeorlbes, until they round roller from me use ol Cardial. Since It has helped ao many, you ehould not healtate to try Cardui 11 troubled with womanly ailments. For salo everywhere. EL II cement < > I is now about comto announce that we 1 do the highest grade | ig and Top Building I avers, Cushions, Side f 'aint Shop \ IIJ _ .Q r Look for the Sign. | I k HOI -- Bread j i cheapest food. t ys food value in + ,600 Calories 4 750 Calories f 600 Calories 280 Calories + 2S5 Calories ^ ich BREAD and | living expenses. f ems, Minerals, Carbohy- 1 And good BREAD is the 4 f these elements. IE BREAD | earn Bakery i IILL, S. C. I y 'roduce tys find at this store, ck of first class Grorry, the best of every^RODTJCE. ble wants. OUSTIES ,DEST GROCERY k o. i majestic to - day h We ate pleased to announ<& H" the appearance of MARY MILES MINTER, I the screen's daintiest star H9 1^1 1 ' Kb I "Anne of Green Gabies" H From the liook! which has tR H been rtla?l l?y millions M of Americans. YOU MUST SEE THIS ONE H DR. A. L_. OTT , D( NTIST Office hours, 8 a. m. to 5 p. ni. (Dr. Spratt's office) j Belk Building, Fort Mill, S. C. 666 quickly relieves Constipation Biliousness, Loss of Appetite, and Headache, due to Torpid Liver. (_. r join I Join the t.Jironii; of this store where Q1 treatment a policy. We have opened : grocery and invite y< Fort Mils s. The Ne ' M I We are now sY Goods for Fall, coi "Stetson" I^VAll\j "I Something new < Fall Season. , Visit us often-?! home here. 9 PAT I A. 1^ PARKS, FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND FUNERAL J EQUIPMENT - MOTOR HEARSE FORT MILL, S. C. A % ' School S ' .8 _ - Tablets, Pencils, Pens and Pen Ink Erasers, Composition M Examination 1 Pdncil Poxes, Conklin and P Everything foi Hutchinson's Phone N( THE THR thrifty people who tn LIALITY is a prinei] i moat market in c< our patronage. i Cooperative W. PARKS, Manager. w Fall ire Here m towing our first sh isisting of Hats, issw Suits Crossett" S and "Id every day from now / this is your store?r TERS( IOB PRI lT THE TIMES OFFICl I upplies I Staffs, v ' looks, tablets, arker Fens, r the school room. Pharmacy, I. 91 ONG ude regularly with [lie and courteous fl i mil* m rn?i\ \ I1\MI TV *1/11 \/UI t Store, V Goods . V'1 I * lipment of New hoes le" Shirts r on through the 1? if naive yuurseu ai )N'S INTING E - - PHONE 112