THE FORT MILL TIMES
Thursdays?Democ ratio.
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W. R. Bradford, Editor and Publisher.
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No. 112.
Entered at the postolttce at Fort Mill,
S. C.? as mall matter of the second class.
, XHURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1922.
A Frenchman lcared he had cancer
of the stomucli. The fear became un
obsession. To cure himself he began
rigid dictiiig. Now he is ueat). Thu
autopsy revealed that ho hud no cancer
and that death was due to starvation.
Getting back of that, his
death was due to fear?to imuginaion.
Fear, u mental illness, is one of
the deadliest diseases. Most of our
ills are imaginary.
Cracksmen burglarized the ixmdon
headquarters of Scotland Yard, the
world's most famous detective organization,
and curried away many fur
Onof u f ?-? - * * ? 1 *
VWUKO, -UUViJ" UII1U1 emit) it II\1 piUCCB UI
jewelry from the lost property ofllce,
where missing articles are held for
identification by their owners. A
London newspaper hints that the
"Yard" ought to take out. Insurance
to protect the property of the detectives.
Thi3 should prove consoling
to American police officers, chafing
under criticism.
Tannoa Karen has Just celebrated
his 115th birthday at his home, Mt.
Lebanon, Syria. Writing to his grandson
in Boston, he gives these reasons
^ why he has manuged to sidestep the
grave since. iSOS: "I have always been
an enemy of strong drink. * I did not
wntcji the stars and I did not overstrain
my visual organs. The conscience
and heart should be kopt
free from worry. Don't eat too much
meat, but use plenty of vegetables."
This is a plausible, logical formula
for long life, but the average Ameri
?#. uun \y wjii consiuor tne pric*
too high.
The new Greek government has put
to death several officials who had
charge of the campaign against the
Turks, claiming that these officials
were false to their 'duty to the coun
try and the army and permitted the
arlhy to be wiped out when it coulil
have been saved. There has been a
groat protest from many quarters,
but many people will indorse the action
that has been taken. If it were
the rule to put to death government
officials who fail In their duty, there
would be better government in evory
country in the world.
That mu"t have been a tremendous
earthquake in the SoutlTPaclfic, from
the evidence still coming in from
Chile. It battered with mountainous
waves a thousand miles of coast,
smashing ship? and docks and lowlying
towns, in addition to the do*
structlon wrought directly by the
earth movements. There were at
least 1,500* peoplo killed and the
property damage will run into tens
of millions of dollars. And when all
the reports are in. the in?? *? ,|fo
and property will be seen to be leas
than the damaxe from any one of a'
i iff**. Is a^ worse enemy to sum -than
or earthquake. Only one
fninrn^noroaoacfly to the human
race thnn Its own violence. That la
the Invisible and unconquered kfW9
of disease germs.
Engineers .arc ?tt:<ly!ng plan ay
damming the tributaries of the lovrsr
Mississippi nu a sufficiently large
scale ,to hold flood waters and provide
electric power for the surrdpnding
areas. It is believed that a system
can bo worked out by whlcli the
waters of both the tributaries and
thn mnin ?- ? v- -?1 * *
v. VUM UBII UC I dllirUllW at
? all seasons and the annual flood
damage reduced to a minimum.
People in the regions of the Seath
moat affected by the Mississippi flood,
hare a lively interest in these plana.
It the force which year after year
lay*, wasto to their fields and
could be harnessed and made tojjtag^j
nlah electric power, ft wonld wdmtf
Mj8g;'? all the difference between havttfg df
friendly, constructive force fev a
neighbor and having a hostile, destructive
one. Building levees HHB|
ly for tho purpose of holdings!
streams in thslr banks is a {hjgstve
solution of ths difficulty In whls#R|
people work for the rivers. Wlpf
- ;4- the new. scheme the itfvere^^^B
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secretary of the treasury, has siren
to banks on the subject of small deposits.
It is a mistake, he says, for
banking institutions to refuse to accept
accounts of less than $100, as
many do, particularly in the large
cities. The secretary speaks from
experience. The problem was threshed
out in his own bank in Pittsburgh.
It was proved that small accounts
were desirable, because they
cost little to handle over and above
the Inevitable overhead expense, and
because while they showed no profit
in themselves, many of them grew
into large and prdfitable accounts.
Tho matter is worth considering, too,
from the other side. Many a potential
depositor refrains from opening
a checking or savings account be-1
cause he thinks it isn't worth while
with the little money he has available
at the time. It Is very much worth
while to start an account, however
small at first, because of what may j
grow-from it when the banking habit
is formed.
intuitu story of Creation.
The belief among some of the tribes
of North American Indians concerning
the creation of the warld and man
sounds like a combination of thBible
story of the events in the lives
of the first couple on earth and the
mythical story of Pandora's box and
the evil spirits.
These Indians believe that heavenly
beings came down and made the
world, after which they made a man
and a woman of clay. The intention
of the Creator was that man should
live always. Lut the Sun, when he
passed over, told them that there was
not land enough, und that people had
better die.
At length, the daughter of the Sun
was bitten by a snuke and died. The
Sun, however?whom they worshipped
as God?consented that human
beings might live always. He entrusted
to their care a box, charging
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mat mtsy suuuiu uoi open 11. However,
impelled by curiosity, they opened
it, contrary to the injunction of
the Sun, and the spirit it contained
escaped, and then the fate of all
men?that they must die?was decided.
Speaking: of bachelors, the older
they get the harder they fall.
The man who says everybody is
honest has never run a grocery store
on the credit plun.
Maybe you hadn't thought of it,
but it is political quackery that
makes lame ducks.
Pancho Villa has again won the respect
of the world. He has refused
o write hi:' memoirs.
.Russia will have to learn that it
takes horse ceme to run a stable
government.
There is uo more moonshine. The
kind of stuff that is being sold now
is made in a damp cellar In the durk
of the moon. I
1 For Easy S
Of worth while Christma
and loved ones just reraemba
want to visit?everything w<
v worth while and will be app
you favor with a Christmas s<
NUNNALLY'S AND LIG<
The best in the world,
packages of all sizes and
FINE STATIONERY
Always a gift that is plea
in beautifuKquality assor
FOUNTAIN PENS
'""^Impractical, common-sens
I reminder of your thought
jj Waterman,# Parker and
B variously priced.
plhnrcd dcmcii o
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The best of all the magi
of excellence here in silv
I TOILET ARTICLES
B Perfumery?Extracts, Tc
B Soaps, Brushes, Combs
Bibles, Manicure sets, Iv<
I KODAKS
m A Kodak is a royal giftor
out of date? it is theft
tire, family as well as); b
them in various sizesland
; Our Cigars always please
B-?1 of quality ?for gifts for r
B mas packages?10s, 25s,
U* ' suit all tastes?variously p
H LYTLE DRUG
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THE FORT MIL
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W. RJ, Bradford, a member of the
Legislature from York county and a
former chairman of the ways and
means committee, is opposed to thq
establishment of a boll weevil experiment
station in Florence county,
says the Calhoun Times. He says in
hlu prper, the Fort Mill Times, that
it is creating useless offices and tat
jobs lor some people who are too
lazy to work uud carve out their own
careers; that we now have more than
enough of boll weevil experts idling
around over the country who don't
kuow half as much about fighting
the weevil as the farmer. There is a
lot in what the Yorker has to say.
We do not believe it will amount to
a hill of beans except, as he says, to
provide more easy berths and Increase
the tax burdens.
At the rate we are piling up taxes,
debts aud agents in this country, it is
only a matter of time when bankruptcy
und trouble will result. But
his is old fogyism in modern progressive
circles, so come on, Brother
Bradford, and join us for a ride on
the front seat in the band wagon till
it topples over the precipice.
ANiSUAL ASSESSMENT- FOB littS.
Net Ice of Opening of Hooks of Auditor
for Listing Returns for Taxation.
Auditor's Office, December 3, 1922.
PURSUANT to the requirements of
tl e Statute on the subject, Notice is
hereby given that my books will be
opened in my Office in York Court
House ou TUESDAY, JANUARY 2ND,
P'23, for the purpose of listing for
luxation all PERSONAL and READ
PROPERTY held in York County, on
January 2, 1923, and will be kept
open until the 20th duy of February,
1*'23, and for the convenience of the
Trxpayers of the County I will be at
the pluces enumerated below on the
dates named:
Clover?Tuesday end Wednesday,
January 2nd and 3rd.
Pandana?(Ferguson's tStore)Thursday,
Juuuury 4th.
Hickory Orove?Friday, January 5tbSharon?Tuesday,
January 9th. bullock's
Creek?Wednesday, January
10?*.
McConnellsville ? Thursday, January,
11th.
Newport?Friday, January lLtlx
Fort Mill?Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Junuary 16th, ICth and
17h.
Rock Hill?Monday. Januarv 22d.
through Saturday, January 27th.
All males between the ages of 21
and 60 years are liable to a poll tax
of $1.00, and all persons so liable are
especially requested to give the numbers
of their respective school distill
ts in making returns.
BROADUS M- LOVE,
Auditor of York County.
.Dec. 3, 1922. 4t
election?
is souvenirs for your friends
ir that this is the store you
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reciated by the ones whom
Duvenir?Let us suggest
ZETTS CANDIES
Here in Christmas and Gift
kinds.
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fulness? we have the famous ^
Conklin Fountain Pens?
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izine pencils?a gift article
er-variously priced.
diet Waters, Face Powders,
and other Toilet Articles,
ory Comb and Brush sets.
-one that never becomes old
?ift to be enjoyed by the eny.
the individual?we have
1 variously priced.
because ours are the Cigars
ncn we have them in Christ50s
and 100s?a quality to
triced?fine for gifts to men.
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