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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-01-16

of confinement in such city--until
the death OF the high prissc. For all
other manslayers the penalty was
death.
ut is my conviction. after long
and serious study of the matter,
that homicide should be a felony
and that punishment should follow
upon proof Of homicide according to
the degree of carelessness or wilful-
ness or felony in each case. Were I
a legislature I would introduce into
that body next week bill declaring
homicide to be. a felony, and fixing
the punishment for man killing at
from two to fifty years imprisonment
and for dastardly or wilfuI murder,
death.
II venture the assertion that had
the 1873 persons who killed their
fellowmen during the last half of
last year know positively the penalty
for homicide was certainly two, pos
sibly fifty. years Imprisonment, not
one-fourth of the number of homi-
cides would have occurred in this
state.
II know ! will be met with the
case of person who kills unquestion-
ably in defense of himself, his home
or his family. My reply is, we US
ually have man of integrity and
honor in the governors chair, in
whose hands is the prerogative of
pardon.
II stated at the outset that drastic
measures should be adopted. re-
peat ii. Louis j. Bristow.
Williamson, Jan. 8, 1908.
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STORES ROBBED.
Part OF the Goods Recovered and
Three Negroes Implicated.

The stores of half a dozen mer-
chants at Conway were entered one
night last week and $40 or $50
worth of goods stolen. Part OF the
stolen property was found in sack
underneath the Office OF Magistrate
Jailor Bruton.
Three negroes, brothers, were i'm
plicated, two of whom have been ar
rested One was discovered by some
small boys. the other came to the
Jail to see about getting his brother
out. The second negro fought hard
against arrest and tried to shoot
Jailor Brunton.
When searched quart of whis-
key and pistol were found on him
After his trial by the town and sen
tence to $45 or sixty days. proof o.
his conviction with the burglary wac
found.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-01-16
ENTOMBED ONE MONTH
But the Three Miners Are Still Well
and Hearty.

A dispatch from Ely. New. says
the six inch water pipe through
which air is famed to the three
miners that have been entombed for
a month became bent by the pres
sure of rock and earth at the 500
foot level and for time no air could
be sent to the men. Rescurers. by
redoubling efforts. reached in a few
hours the break and repaired the
pipe. The men are still we'll, but
their rescue is yet far off
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-01-16

FIRED THE AGENT.
Railroad Officials Must Be Care.
fuI How They Talk.
How the Southern Railway Punish.
ed an Employee for Discourtesy
Towards Its Patrons.


Towards Its Patrons.
Generally citizens who have rea-
son to complain against the rail-
roads or the telephone or telegraph
companies do plenty of kicking and
incidentally roast the railroad COM
mission pretty thoroughly for not
requiring better service, instead of
taking the proper course and imme-
diately notifying the commission in
writing. so that the proper remedy
may be applied" says the Columbia
Record.
Not SO, however, with FIVE we'll
known travelling men who happened
to be at Blackville one night during
the month of November They prov
ed gratifying exception. The par
ty were waiting at Blackville for a
Southern Railway train, and the
train was late, though posted upon
the bulletin board as on time. The
Southern's ticket agent and operator
was asked for information but de-
clined to furnish it, his replies to
the travelling mems inquiries being
eouched in ungracious language and
delivered in most discourteous
way.
Instead of going their way and
grumbling all up and down the divf-
sion atclt the arrogance of railroad
agents toward long-suffering pub
lie, etc, these gentlemen promptly
complained in writing to the Rail-
road commission. Each Of them
signed the letter to the commission.
The Railroad commission took the
matter up with the Southern at
once. and the following letter recent
ly received from Division Superinten-
dent H. A Williams. of Columbi
shows that the Southern acted upon
the complaint without delay:
Mr.. b. l.. Caughman, Chairman.
South Carolina Railroad Commits
sion. City.
Dear Sir:
Il have your letter. together with
complaint of several travelling men
Of the services performed at Black
vile by our ticket agent and opera
tor. i had Train Master King go
to Blaekville and personally investi-
gate this matter and apply the prop
er remedy to this agent. The inves-
tgation developed the fact that the
wires on the Charleston division
were in trouble and were not work
ing on the date in question. But
this could have been explained to
these gentlemen, which would have
been satisfactory, am sure: but on
account of no effort having been
made on the part of this man at all
to satisfy these people, am going
to relieve him from the service. 1t
is, however. a fact that the agent
could not post the board correctly
on account of wire trouble, and in
stead of making an effort to satisfy
these people. he posted the train on
time. Yours truly.
n. A. Williams. Supt."
This is not by any means the first
time that superintendent Williams
has disciplined his employees for
failure to treat the Southern's pa
irons with courtesy. 1t is a known
fact that he will gladly entertain and
patiently investigate any reasonable
complaint that may come from any
patron of the road. however humble
the person may be. This is directly
in line with the Southern's policy TO-
ward South Carolina. as outlined to
Governor Ansel recently by President
Finley
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KILLED Mt Crossing.

Mrs. John r. Reigel. of Kendall.
n. Y, was instantly killed. and two
children riding with her were injur-
ed. while crossing the Lehigh VALLEY
railroad tracks at Kendall. Their
two horses were also killed. They
were struck by an extra engine run
ming light.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-01-16
KILLED HIMSELF.
said he Had More Children Than He
Could Support.

Despondent because of his inabil
ity to provide for his family. JOS
eph II. Sheppard. of Millerville, n
J.. killed himself by firing bullet
into his brain.
She, ,pard complained often he had
more children than he was able &c
properly support and several times
had threatened to commit suicide
This week a seventh child was added
to the family and the man became
distracted.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-01-16
Fatal Mistake.

In jacksonville, Fla. two young
men who were cousins got their pis-
as and w';.t oG the l.@;i porch -
look for burglar and jr the search
)ne was mistaken for the burglar
apd was shot and instan-y killed by
tire other
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-01-16
Severe storm.

A storm on the English channel
along the west coast of Europe and
IN the northern African coast last
week causes the lost of many small
craft. Two native passenger boats
'oundered off Morocco and forty per-
sons were drowned
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-01-16
SINGULAR ACCIDENT
Causes a Man to Lose One of His
Eyes.

Mr.. J. Il. Clark. who lives a few
miles from Johnston. lost his eye
few days ago in a peculiar manner.
He was mounting his mule to &C
homo when the animal jumped and
tho buckle on the bride struck Mr..
clarke in the eye. cutting the ball SC
badly that it had to be taken out at
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-05-28
The Problems Of the
SOQtherner.

The eyes of the world were
turned toward the South little
while back when the bitter strug-
gle for supremacy took place be-
tween the tobacco planters and the
trust, and many were the disasters
and much was the i'll feeling that
pervaded thruout Kentucky in it's
bitter struggle. The Southerner
has had many problems to solve,
those most prominent are the peon-
age, race equality, and the one I
have just mentioned. Many were
the ideas formed and passed regard
ing him during the late crisis, and
in many instances are liable to con-
denim him. A good many people
are prone to condemn a man with
out really ever having come in
touch with him or without ever
pausing to enquire into the facts
of the matter. Let us take near
view of the Southerner and what
do we find? The temperament il
far different from ours; here are
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-05-28

Uncle Zebulon was on visit to
his nephew in the big city, and
the two had gone to the restaurant
for dinner. They had given their
order and were waiting for it to be
filled when the younger man, who
had been glanoing at a paper that
lay on the table, said:
"By the way, uncle, did You
ever have cerebro.spinal menin-
gitis?"
NO." replied Uncle Zebulon
after a few moments mental strug-
gle with the question, land Idon't
want any. I'd ruther have fried
liver and bacon any day. Eek.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-05-28
ttRircb Bark'' Series Of Essays
dfromth
who was we'll

raise a row. If you have nothing
else to do, 80 to sleep. Where God
makes hearts, man cannot alter
the actions of others. Some will
laugh-some will weep-some will
mourn. Don't worry, as worry
only weakens. 1t is better 10 close
the eyes at times than to keep
them always open. Sometimes,
my boy, people see too much, and
when on the witness stand embar-
rass themselves more than others.
Don't be envious-orjealous. Don't
be governed by spite. Don't be-
lieve all that people tell you. or
your legs, head and heart will often
ache. There is many one, my
boy, who would make fool of you.
There are thousands of silly stories
told which had their origin in idle
and lying brains, as malaria rises
from bad water. Don't circulate
lies. Don't believe them when
told of yourself unless they are
true! Be what your friends think
you are-avoid being what your
enemies say you are-and be hap
py, no matter how thin your purse.
Keep your own heart light. Mind
your own business and let that Of
others alone. Do not dig in the
ground to find the seed of the
pointed thorn that scratches you.
Time spent in that manner is lost.
Go on. Keep stiff upper lip
live to please your own conscience,
and it will be good to you. No
other lives with you beyond the
grave. None others keep you
company in that grand city, where
each minds his own business, and
seeks not for imperfections in
others. The city of the dead is
one of peace, and so is the city of
life one of peace. There no one
interferes with the affairs of his
neighbor. There no petty strifes,
quarrels, and chickering's annoy or
trouble. And Walter, my boy, the
world here would be thus peace
able if each man and women in it
would learn the lesson. Try 1t for
awhile. Look down into your own
heart. my boy. See if there does
not arise each day many chance
to breed trouble by meddling with
orpeddling rumors a chance
to avoid it by going your way with
closer mouth and better thoughts.
Each man owes it to himself to
make not only himself but others
happy-no way can it be done
better than by minding his own
business. Remember this, my
boy, and your circle of friends
will grow larger and your heart
lighter, as the invisible pages are
turned which bring you nearer to
the solving Of the great riddle, the
key of which is the so-called death.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-05-28

lous! How a society woman can
sit, talk, laugh and mingle with
such beats me. Let me ask the
question, would any of us who
have daughters or sisters like to
see them joined to a negro for
life? Would We like to have negro
blood in our grandchildren or our
nephews or nieces? No, Danish
the idea; that we should ever en-
terrain it is monstrous. Yet such
we're the conditions advocated in
the Cosmopolitan Club in New
York when white women and
negroes mingled on basis of So
cial equality, and as the papers
stated, the most sensible people
of the bunch were the walters who
angerily protested against serving
negroes.
Much can be done to better the
condition of the negro, but as far
as that goes it is all right. We
can extend a helping hand to him
but never to raise him to the same
standard, as in general you will
find if you give him an inch, he
will take mile. Try to do good
for him and he becomes overbear-
ing and will never fail to take the
slightest advantage possible of you.
Any one who wishes to encourage
social equality ought to spend a
little while in Louisville, KY,
Memphis, Tenn. or Atlanta, Ga.,
and all such ideas will become as
a snowflake in June, melt and
fade away. You cannot be long
IN close contact with the conditions
prevailing in these cities I have
just mentioned before saying that
to classify such people with those
of the white race would be mad
ness. Judging from this it is only
proper that it should always be in
ferior of the white, because for
shiftlessness and immortality it can
not be surpassed. In fact, should
never be spoken of in the same
breath as a race who after thou
sands of years of upward striving
along the path of civilization had
attained the highest pinnacle of
success and become the predomi-
nant race on the earth. Whether
in knowledge or morality, in char
acter or in truth, it should be al
ways borne in mind that we have
striven and fought for it and proved
ourselves worthy of it. So anyone
with common sense or reason could
not advocate the lifting up and
putting on the same pedestal a
race of people who, while we were
making our progress speedily and
sure, were basking in the delights
and passions of savagery.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-05-28
If Wae Only Knew

III kneav you and y0u kne7o me-
Zf6oth Of us could clearly see,
And aOahh an inner sight diS1ne
The meaning Of your Heart and mine,
I'm sure that ne 7O0uld differ less
And CLASP on, hands in t,zendlsness::
Our thoughts 7Oould pleasantly agree
III kne7V you and y0m kneaO me.
Tile Plllistiue.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-05-28

question it must be acknowledged
that to certain extent peonage
does exist. Still I think these
charges have been greatly magni-
fed. This talk about shanghai
ing newly-arrived immigrants in
New York and other eastern cities
is all nonsense. Such a thing does
not exist. Some of the conditions
prevalent are, namely: Take for
instance where an owner of a plant
alton rents part of it to a negro,
supplies him with tools and mule
to work it. Of course he must
look after his own interests and
expects as a consideration to re-
ceive half of the crop raised by the
farmer. Very often he has to go
good at the store for such articles
of food as are necessary until the
crop is harvested, and then he has
to watch and see that his account
does not exceed the tenants share
of the crop. This is altogether
different from slavery days; and in
fact, this one-mule system, as it is
called, proves beneficial to both
parties. Another incident of peon-
age may be traced to turpentine
camps where very often the con-
tractor has to watch his men closely,
many to whom he has advanced
railroad fare and supplied with
clothes, blankets and other neces-
sites, and it would not do for him
to be at loss for these things by
the refusal Of his employees to
work or their SHINING out. Another
method is where prisoner, white
or black, is arrested and fined for
some trivial crime and cannot pay
the fine. Well, some labor en-
ployer says he will pay it and the
prisoner is to work it out at his
camp at fixed rate of wages.
When the fine is paid he may re-
fuse to carry out his part, then the
subject becomes slavery in every
thing but name.
A short time ago Congressman
Clark of Florida asked for a CON-
mittee to make investigation into
such matters. A few indictments
were found against some of the
labor employers, mostly for keep
ing negroes within their camps
and compelling them to work, but
it is certain that within a short
time peonage will be thing Of
the past. Now comes the great
est of all problems, race equality.
Nothing excites or draws out the
feelings of Southerner more than
this one subject. Many of you l
suppose have been in the South
and have noticed the feeling that
exists between the two races. Well,
I candidly ask you, do you think
fnis can ever be written across
the problem? No, not as long as
white and black exist. To a
Southerner who visits this north
ern country nothing SO astonishes
him more than to see the way the
people of the North commingle
with the colored race, and the ma
jority of them say that the day
will be regretted.
Look at that incident a short
time ago when an equality dinner
was given in New York City. Did
you ever hear of such degrading
plans as were spoken Of advocat-
ing lntermarriage as q solution to
1.-THE race problemf How ridicu-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-05-28
SOMETHING THAT WILL
KEEP.

make IDaI CllCO
No man can we'll attend to the
business which concerns himself
and that which concerns another.
If his brain is afflicted with stra-
bismus, somebody must suffer.
From the cradle to the grave the
same lesson is daily given. Mind
your business, Walter, my boy.
Keep the rubbish cleared from be-
fore your own door, and thus set
good examples. What is the sense
of kicking up a row over what con-
Germs you no more than grave
stones or their letters concern the
dead? Why reach your thoughts
over into the back or front yards
of others, so long as others do not
care for you?
If man insults you personally,
resent it. If he wrongs friend,
stand up for that friend as he would
for you. But do not 60 shopping
around, prying with pointed nose
into what effects you not. Whose
business is it if this neighbor
drives black horse, that neighbor
white one, or his daughter has
red hair, and that other neighbor
goes on foot like a monarch over
his own will! Does it effect you
if such man Is another's friend
or enemy? 1t is not your province
to harness into quarlels not your
own, lest in time you have SO many
on hand there will not be enough
time to attend to them, and the
potatoes will rot in the hill.
They who are rich are they who
mind their own business, and are
content to do so. Find a happy
man or women, and the affairs Of
another trouble them but little.
1t is none of your business if
the minister kisses one of the sis.
tiers, or one of the sisters thus
salutes the minister. 1t cannot
effect you, when man you know
calls on a girl you don't know, or
on one you do. What if there is
kissing behind the door-in tun-
nels, and when the night is dark,
at the vestibules of the church, or
over the gate! Would you not do
the same if the chance we're offered I?
If man is making money, is it
any of your business, provided he
makes it honestly?
There are a thousand things
coming up every day, in which
other people are the only ones IN
terested, yet we NEEDLE Herewith,
as if life or death hung in the bal
ance. Stand up straight. Look
to yourself. Do not be an echo.
Have mind of your own, if you
have a mind, or do not take posi-
ton. You cannot control heaven
or earth, nor many of the occu-
pants of either. Man was born of
God, and should look more to Him
than to men. Each has his rights,
as have you. Don't pry. Don't
NEEDLE. Don't make a fool of
yourself by laying out work you
can't do. Go on about your own
business, and let others do the
same. If man is in trouble, help
him out, not with whine, but
frankly, generously. Do not help
him in. God knows, my boy, life
runs to trouble, as clouds do to
storms, or gardens to weeds, and
that all men need help somewhere.
Then help others, even if others
will not assist you. Try it week
and see how much lighter the
spirit-load when Saturday night
comes. Never 60 out Of the way
to make a fool of yourself, or to
make others miserable. There is
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-05-28

ment which make them especially
apt to receive and project outwards
all truth pertaining to any subject
And again, when the dire hour OF
peril hung over this country look
what the South did. 1t gave to
the crisis the commsnder-in-chief,
the most eloquent orator, the
framer of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, the father of the Consti-
tuition, and the first president OF
the United States.
And now l cannot for moment
allow the thought to find resting
place in my mind that country
that has produced some Of our
greatest statesmen and warriors
could give birth to such miserable
men as they who called themselves
night-riders. To my mind they
we're a class of outsiders who were
just waiting for chances like these.
They then gave themselves over to
sack and plumber, and in many
cases when human life interviewed,
they we're not barred from taking
it. Such class may be found in
any state, and where any such out
break occurs, disguised under the
cloak of labor supporters, they have
the audacity to call themselves up
holders of the laboring mans
rights, and in this guise obtain
supporters who are not aware of
the real idea which is prevalent in
the minds of such. Underneath
the bosom of Southerner lies a
true heart, chivalrous, hospitable
nature that never could resort to
such bitter extremes as that miser-
able, cowardly pack calling them
selves night-riders. Different ways
were adopted to try and obtain in
formation as to the participants in
these raids, but none we're forth
coming. Not thru any fear was it
withheld, but because the South
erner would rather meet and suffer
loss and sometimes bodily harm,
for he wishes in his own way to
settle all such differences, anything
but become an informer. Organ.
lied labor watched with eager eyes
the early struggles of the cam
paign, but when fair tactics were
abandoned and such cruel and
cowardly methods resorted to, all
brotherly feeling was set aside and
the interest that became manifest
was that all who were guilty of
such depradations would be caught
and severely punished.
Many articles have been pub
lished and read on the Southern
people, and in them all you will
find they unite in the one thing
that as whole their manners are
charming, and for hospitality can
not be equalled. We should never
judge by individuals; to do SO
would be unfair. Many would say
the Southerner who in describing
dinner party composed of an ele-
giant gentleman from Virginia,
gentleman from Kentucky, man
from Ohio, fellow from New York,
and galoot from Boston, lacked
uniformity of manners, but such
is prevalent more so in the North
than the South and is responsible
for much enlargement.
An article comes to my mind
written some time back and which
appeared in our local paper under
the title of Southern Hospitality"
and with all justice to the author
was, to nv opinion, little astray.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-07
THE CAMPAIGN IN TWISTED.
0. R. Fyler and J. H. Roraback IetA
 ting Busy in Lilley's Interests.

Winsted, Aug That the friends of George L. LiIIey do not propose to let the organization of an anti-Lilley club here pass unno- ticed was evidenced yesterday when o. R. Fyler of Torrington, the most prominent figure of the Lilley cam paign. dropped into town and inci- dentally called on a few of his friends, among them being State Central Committeems M. H. Tam her. What plans were formulated. If any, is not known but it is safe to assume that the situation was the principal topic of conversation. Another particularly busy man these days is J. Henry Roraback of Ca- naan, who can be seen speeding about in his automobile at any time. His big red machine is frequently seen in front of the Fyler residence III Torrington. The Fyler forces are certainly hard at work and the most interesting fight in the history of Wlnsted is anticipated here. The newly organized Anti-Lilley club yesterday issued statement that the club was simply anti--Lilley and not pledged to any other candidate.