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SENATOR BUTLER'S POSITION The Senator Define* Hi* Attitude and Defend* Hi* Course in the Matter of the Federal \ J hit ron aye. Eimet icLD, S. C., June *23.?To the Editor of the Spartanburg Herald: Your editorial copied in the State of the'2*2d iost. gives nte opportunity that I might otherwise not have bat df replying t> criticisms made from time to time, touching my action in regard to the Federal appointments from this Sta'e. You say among other thiogs : "If Senator Butler desirea to giro all his favors to Tillmanitcs, he should recognize those in good and regular standing." Again you say: "So far as we can see, Senator Butler does not want the Conservatives to support him. llo seems to be depending entirely upon his ?.. 1. -> ? *-> ciuiiiij j iijuuvv (uuu^u lilVU iv uu1ci i 1119 oppouent." I assume, of course, that you do not want to misrepresent me, but the above indicates very clearly that you arc not informed as to what 1 have done and propose to do about the Federal appointments. Veu will therefore be good enough to allow me to state tuy position for myself and in my own way. In the first place, 1 had but one appointment to make in roy own right, clerk of the inter-State commerce committee, of which 1 ain chairman. 1 gave that to Dan'l C. Rcper, of Marlboro, who had been strongly recommended to ine, by the lion. C. S. McCall and other friends, as a gentleman of high character and ability and fully qualified for the duties of the position ; and I nrn gratified to be at>le to say he litis measured fully up t the eodorseuieuts givou him. Let mo say iu passing that since wo have been allowed secretaries or clerks, I have selected young men who were struggling to complete their educati on and thereby afford theui the opportuuity offered by the business colleges and educational institutions in Washington. They have opportunity to do this, by avniling tliemso'vcs of lime outside of (lie hours for their ofliciul duties. It is a source of much gratification to me to know that iu this way J have boen able to aid six very deserving young men who availed themselves of the privilege to study iu the be>t schools, to which llicy would not have otherwiso have had access. Mr. liopcr is the seventh, and ho loo intends taking a course in a business college, which will be of much value to him when ho has completed ii. So much for that, the only appointment I have at my disposal. in regard to those nppoinuiients where proviuce is only a (vising, 1 have sought to know thrve thing* of applicants who havo usked^or tny endorsement: Firs', whether they arc Democrats; second, whether they are qualified, an I, third, whether they are persons of good character and stauding. In the absence of personal knowledge, wc are sometimes misled as to these qualifications ; but I have not yet recommended a man or woman not personally known to mc, who has not been strong'y endorsed by friends and neighors at home. If, therefore, there should be any mistake the fint endotsers must be held responsible. In making my recommendations I have not stopped to enquire, and do net in the future expect to slop nnd enquire, to what political faction in South Caiolina the applicants belong. It is sufficient for mc to know they are Democrats, arc qualified and of gootl character. If you can infroi nic of any case where 1 have departed from this rule, 1 shall bo very much indebted, and promise upon a satisfactory shewing to withdraw my endorsements, but 1 canuot do so upon vague and undefined insinuations. You say 1 do not seem to wnnt the support of the Conservatives. I want the support of every good man in bringing about a reconciliation and better feeling among our people, but 1 do not want the support of any mini who caunot give it freely aud conscientiously. If it is expected of me, before J can be rc-clectcd to the Senate, that 1 sliakkmrnrr lot* every local squabble and fun?nc flames of bitterness and bickering wflch have brought so much humiliation ^ ! iflflTiii the State, I shall have to disappoint those who expect it, and if the penalty is to be defeat, 1 shall take defeat. I shall go ahead and do my duty to all the people as 1 see it, and if the manner of its performance is not acceptable to my friends, I can only regret it mid take the consequences. Neither my life nor happiness depends upon my rc-ckc.ion to the Senate. In due time 1 shall give to the people who sent me there an account of my stewardship. I shall do this with frankness and without reserve, and if it is not satisfactory, the people can send some one to take my place. This is not only their right but their duty. The office does not belong to mc, but to the people, nnd they can nnd will make such disposition!! of it as they please. My own conscience tells me I have tried to discharge my duty faithfully; I don't know what other people may tdink of it. Our people 'are unhappily divided into something like hostile camps. Suspicion, misrepresentation, falsehood and selfishness have taken the place of confidence, unity of purpose, self-denial and State pride. My efforts shall he exerted to restore good feeling and confidence, to effect a more tolerant and forbearing spiiit. No people can ever e ijoy religious, social or politic;! freedom with the spirit of intolerance so rampant as that which prevails among us. We must learn to respect honest differences of opinion : we must settle tlinsc differences in the for itns of reason rather than in tho spirit of vituperation and abuse; wo must throw oil the thraldom of bossistn, secret political ca-' ils. smuggling defiance of public sentirn at and public law before wc can reach it plane of enlightened progress so esseni.ui to our well being as a people. This consummation is of far mure importance than my re-election or I lie election of o:' any man to the United States Senate. r. . I It ; State can and will survive my defeat, on 1 so will I. liut she will not recover for a eneratiou from the defeat of the efforts of good men to bring about harmony and good !t* ling and good order among our people. Some of my friends expect me to reoomIiiiiiod for office none but Conservatives. It toes * ^eera to me that this would be wise. S m nmonK 1'1C raen what is known a-*. ' faction as good Democrats as . ttffc,. lountry, with qualifications and * good as the best. Many of thlHbp^iiien rode with ine on the field of batrroT Cn the march I wis by their side and they were by mine. In the terrible ordeal of reconstruction and redemption of South Carolina, a feeling of comra'eship I grew up out of the common trials and suf| Tarings, which nothing can wholly eradicate. I I can not turn my back to these men simply I because they see fit to exercise their highest I privilege of differing with ine. not in noli Itice, but in policicn. If they difl'or with me liouestly in politics, I shall still respect their opinions. 1 have the same feeling for men in what is known as the Conservative faction, and why should 1 not? There are as good, true and tried men in that as in the other faction. You may say the State authorities do not recognize the Conservatives in State appointments. As a rule, 1 believe this is true, but it is not wise to follow a bad example. Nothing is to be gained in this interest of harmony, which 1 assume all good and patriotic men desire, by imitating the methods of unpatriotic and unwise men. I do not and can not wear their collar. No cliijue or faction or ring has ever controlled me, and I am too far Along in lifo now to bend my neck to their Voke. I do not clsim to be more indepen ent or infallible than ordinury mortals, nit I do claim to have profited somewhat by Kpcrience, which a gojd many men are not Hilling to admit, and I see nothing but ruin ftd disgrace in the continuance of politionl Wife between the white people of lliis Hdc, an t am ready to join in an honest Wort to end it. Enlightened discussion of publio .nicas urw, and fair, Just critio'sm of publio men is not only legitimate, but beautiful and instructive. Political agitation, conducted ^ for patriotic purposes, prevents stagnatign, and should be encouraged ; but blustering ? intolerance, such as emanate from shallow- tl pated intellects under the guise of popular ^ leadership, must necessarily lead to error, G and ultimately to political degredation and ruin. P I do not write this to you in any spirit of a complaint or reproach for what you have ?l said about me, but to define, as nearly as I can, my position in regard to the federal c appointments from this State. My public record is public property, and ? as such is liable to criticism. If I can not explain satisfactorily to my constituents any I and every oflioial act, I deserve te be condemned. Of oourse I shall be held respon- i sible, measurably at least, by every sppli- t cant who fails to get an office for the failure, and this, too, in the face of the fact that I 0 do not make the appointments, and how- ( over potential my influence with the appointing pow?i may be, the President lias ( too itav onu anil nnauy manes nis own sciec- , lions. This, however, is the fate of most ' public moo and I can not and do not expect 1 to escape my share of responsibility. i Very truly yours. , M. C. Butlbr. If.e Iljeeltfj] %tion kitties. 1 R. M. STOKER, - - Editor ] Friday* July 7, 1893. SUliSCRIPTION, ?1 60 PER ANNUM POST OFFICE DIRECTORY. Tlic P. 9. "will be opened for business 1 from 8 A. M. to 0.00 P. M. The Money Order Department will be < opened for business from 6 A. M. to 4 P. M. Mail going South will close promptly . at 11 A". M. Mail going North will close promptly at 6.30 P. M. The mail will be taken from the street box j5 minutes before closing each mail. Any innttcntion or irregularities should re reported promptly to the P. M. R. W. HARRIS. P. M. Ca> " Thermometor 96? in the shade at 11 n. m., Wednesday. I will do Photo work fijr a limits! time in my Union gallery. K. JAY ATWOOD. B&f Monday was, as can bo testified to by many, an exceedingly dry salesday, although it rained. {pay Sheriff Long took T. E. Davis to the asylum on last Friday, he having been adjudged insane. fctStf' Since America proclaimeJ her independence and shook off the British yoke, it was 117 years on last Tuesday, the 4th. We shall charge only two dollars for announcing a candidate to fill Mr. R. W. Harris's unexpired term in the Legislature. tK*r The farmers in attendance upon oourt this week report crops as being in fine condition. The grass that once had the upperhnnd has about been conquered. JRaS1** Mr. George C. l'errin has a curiosity, on his farm adjoiniug town, in the form of a pair twiu mules. They were born Monday and are perfect in form and condition. Can any one tell of another case of twin mules ? Mr. C. C. Sartor lias been appointed a momber of the Board of Control for thia county, in place of Mr. G. 11. Jeter, who declined. We have not seen any appointment in the place of Mr. Nicholson, who also declined. JfciT Wc call special attention Is the change of day for the Alliance picnic at Kelton. Instead of being on Saturday, the loth, it wid be on Friday, the 14th, and then wc hope the speakers will come to the Alliance County Convention the next day. They will have a large crowd to speak to. young friend, E. L. Eison left f,... u.i a,n.i?n?i.n ?? vw vujvjr U DUIUincr'fl vocation with hia parents. Ed is too good a c'.erk to be out of a position long, tind wo cuu't afford to lose him, so we shall be glad when the fall business sets in to see bis gonial face behind a oounter in town ngniu, selling dry goods. gigy* Will the Postmaster at Sedalia be kind enough to suggest why the package of the Times for that office has not been received for two weeks. We have proof positive that they were sent from this office, and the Assistant Postmaster assures us lie forwarded them, A subscriber called at this office and made the complaint. flay The Editor asks iodulgonce foom tho readers of the Times for any shortcoming in the "get-up" of tho paper this week. He has been unable to attend to his duties, from a severo neuralgiac attack in his head and face. The "Local did what he could, but he had more prefitable business to attend to ; so that the Times makes its appearance mainly from force of habit, assisted by the kindness of its faithful correspondents. The First Watermelon, this year received at this office last Wednesday. Our ' enterprising young farmer frieod, Jack McKissick brought it to us, and said tho crows like to have ruined his patch, but in a week 1 or two he will havo plenty of the finest kind. Thank ycu, Jack, may jour water- 1 melon natch convince vou that tmmll rmn* 1 on a farm caa be made to pay all the expenses and make farming profitable, if judiciously selected and marketed. Try it, Jack. <*> 2 ? I " * ".2 2 Ssi o ^ 2 ,9 ? M n s 2 o e A s3-6* <2 <o ^ as? 9 fu*5-a<? g rs 8 m> ? 3 * 3 i'ra ? ? E ic p ^ 'g ? J t jj ? ^ w p, - <? .5 S fl,-, -* .a (E ?-? .5f #S I o .2 ^ < i y ?i?'St'2o'5^ ^ |p, ^ . >~J a. 3 OJS ea *r ? ? >? g* ? S).^ ? <" J4 g jt S S^tW Sl.-SfcSls'9 oo'j I sg^-fc-ss..* !>.-: S * 2 * it S ? a "3 V .S h 9 <i> q 5 fl o?2 i 3 8 .&:s 2* * * f O 0-8'il ? s 3^5 s 2 a ?f 1 S|Kfl *-3^"5S'S~J?0? S ' ? 2 o ? K ? a*'"' o "g "3 J3 0 ? < ? h -Sd3 a -3! 2 3 2 8-5 -? , The ,-loutli Union Alliance of Union oounty will meet with the Fish Dam Alliance on the 22d of July, I8!>3, instead of the 16th, as was ordered. All Alliances belonging to that Union will please attend on that day. J. W. J AMU, Secretary. t Looal Loco alee The The change of sohcdute on the 8. U. & 1 . II. R., went into efbot In at Sunday. The for own-train arrives hero at 1:10 p. m., and laat ie up-traio at 1:30 p. m /.both trains stay pre ere twenty miautes for dinner. Mr. 1 ibbes furnishes a good meal and has good ohi atrouage. On Monday, the seoind day Jut fter tho change, Mr. Oibbes fed forty- bef uten people. We wish him continued suo- 1 es?. Tn Last week was one of much real eiyoy- < lent and entertainment to Union's young >eop!e. J Mrs. William Mut.ro, on the 28th inst., Ml q her most charming manner, entertained t largo number of youog people, in honor if her accomplished niece, Miss Klixabeth 1 Iiimba'l, a lovely debutante. r?3 Mrs. W. K. Thomson on the following 1 jveiiing, Thursday, complimentary to Misses 8&l Mary end Nina Moore and Miss Emma s? rwitchel, gave a fancy dress ball, whioh Pft: ivas participated in by quite a number of pouog people and each one most thoroughly h?1 BDjoyed the evening. The young ladies T?' were perfcot dreams of beauty and loveli- (l?i nessin their tasty costumes, and the young men in Knickerbockers, "dyke" coats and powdered hair, looked rather handsome, compared with their everyday appearance. Or Then followed the German on Friday evening, June 30tli, at the Union Hotel/given in honor of tho visiting young ladies. Like Ta ?11 of tho dances given in Union, nothing on marred the pleasure of the evening and all went as "merry as a merriagc bell." The music wu8 furnished by the Coleman Combinatiou Hand. The Gorman was beautifully led by Mr. J. S. Moore. on The following couples danced the German : J. S. .Mooro with Miss Emma Twitchell; es W. K Goss with Miss Nina Moore ; Marlboio Pegucs with Miss Mary Moore; B. F. j Townscnd with Miss Ethelind Goss ; It. P. Wl Harry with Miss May Duncan; R. M. 00 Munro with Miss Elizabeth Grimball; J. M. to Fan- with Miss Charlotte Allston ; Mr. and p( i?irs. 11. a. cmiui, 01 ijugenciu; air. ana nira. J. E. Hunter: Mr. and Mrs. W. S. McLure. ^ The gentlemen without ladies were Dan t0 Wallace, Thos. B. Butler, J. E. Scott, J. A. ^ Young and W. 0. Harris, of Edgefield. ;D The moonlight picnic given under the te auspices of the Temperance Society and on Epworth League in Gage's grove last Friday evening was a very pleasant affair. on Several young gentlemen went to Spar- A' tanburg on Wcdnesdiy, to attend a tennis bo dance, given at the New Winsdor Hotel. A The Town Council are having some nice 01 gravel put on the side walks, much iinprov- ca ing the walks. P' lb Nothing out of the common order Friday ^ nigbt last, when the State dispensary offi- se cials succeeded Bay and Ross, barkeepers. Everything was very quiet during the day. m A large quantity of liquor W09 sold and tho cfl most self-satisfied smiles were seen on the ^ faces of many people here, and others who left town with their "little brown jugs" filled with-"cases of urgent necessity," |u when the dispensary cannot be reached in p| time. kj Messrs. Ross & Co , it is understood, will go to North Carolina, and W. E Ray has not determined what he will do. There is no question, but they have closed. ^ Win. Terry Murphy, the recently ap- p, pointed District Attorney, was sworn in on l? last Friday, nnd immediately entered upon tu ihe discharge of his dutios. lie said he th had no announcements as to his Assistants ftt to ninke at present. it Monday was snlosday, and though very ar dry to some, the dispensary spies did not th look in the right directiou very closely, or di they would hare struck a hot trail, for there th was more than one man very noticeably tii under the influence of contraband liquor. n< o( A Picture of the Jonesville High Sohool Q| oan be had by sending 60 cents to E. JAY ATWOOD, Union, S. C. . 91 m Personals- ei Ex-Uov. J. C. Slieppard was in town last pi week. . si Prof. A, F. McKissick, of Auburn,- Ala , w is ia town this week visiting his parents. di Misses Mary aud Nina Moore and Miss in Emma Twitchel, who hnve been visiting at te Mrs. W. E. Thomson's, have returned home. Mr. J. Sumter Moore, of Spartanburg, so- tc companied by his friend, Mr. Marlboro e: Pcgucs, spent a few days in town Inst week, in Mr. Hunter A. Uibbes, of Greeuwood, is m clerking for his uncle, at the Uuiou Hotel- vt Mr. W. Perrin Thomson, of Tncolet, was th in town last week. th Senator M. C. Butler, of ?dgehe!d, was oi in town last Saturday at the Union county at Survivors' meeting. h< Mr. A. W. Thomson has roturned from tr Columbia. ci Miss Mattie Connor, of Berkley county, u| and Miss Angio Clayton, of Central, are vMting Misses May and Carrie Foster. Mr. W.J. Patterson, the" new operator, has arrived and has charge of the wires here. Miss Carrie Foster has returned from Williamston, where she has beeu visiting friends. ^ Miss Helen Young, who has beon in an Wl irl school in New York, has returned home, oo much to the delight of her many friends. lis Mr. and Mrs. 11. A. Smith, of Edgefield, bo ire in town visiting? the family of Dr. M. T. an Smith. an Capt. Geo. B. Lake, of Edgefield, was in .own last week. Miss Mamie Bailey and her mother have to gone on a vieit te friends in Chester. Pu Capl. John B. Minter and his son, who s principal of the graded school at Laur- i,n sns, was in town this week. th difford Seminary. im Principal Clifford will leave next week ,n .0 travel in tho interest of bis institution. t|1( lie has been invited to visit scvornl places wj n the Stale and will probably be absent to 'rom home several weeks. There will be l'11 10 preaching at Halem on the 3rd Sunday >>r >f the month, nor at Mt. Vernon on the 4t. (hi inless aniiitiomrnts can l>e made hereafter, Ju >f which due notice will bo given. RD "r The more powerful the obstacles, the more 'lU ;lory in overcoming them ; nnil the ilifficnl- ()j|( ies with whioh we nre met ere the maids of poi tonor which set off virtues. t -"V. ' i i FrMNdnfi of Oemrt 'ho Ju'y tend* of General Sessions Oour tbU county convened Monday mornin ; at 10 o'olock, Judge William H. Wallai siding. 'he Grand Jury had previously bee irged generally as to their duties ao Ige Wallace touched only upon mattei ore the present term in his short cbarg ["be Grand Jury rtturned the folio wit ie Bills j ' - V , Spencer Murph, ouauU and battery nil ent to kill; X ' Elenry Sims, arson?burning of J. ] nter's store. James Barnett, assault and battery wl ent te kill. 'he follewiog are the eases tried and t! lull: Spencer Murph was found guilty of i lit anrl hnttnrv with inl#nt in 1cill_ m itenced to one year in penitentiary y a fine of $60 and cost. Henry Bims, arson. The jury was out urs, and not being able to agree upon rdict, a mistrial was ordered. He w fended by Thos. B. Butler. The following cases were continued ; Pomp Sullivan, assault and battery ; Pa ?aely, el al, Riot; Sims, Murder ; Qeor ange, Murder; Milton Buohanan, ah >rdon. The S ate vs. George.^. May, for aggi ted assault and battery was nol press i payment of costs. The State vs. Virgil Richards, assai ih intent to kill, nol prossed, on paymc costs. The Court of Common Pleas was open Wednesday and civil business taken u The Sessions Court was one of the eho t held hore in years. S&" Our esteemed correspondent ?. , speaks of Alliance literature "that ma suld like to keep from the press." 1 nfess that, for one, we would be pleat get hold of some purr, non-political, nc irsonal, liberal fair and, sound democrai ,oi in a pariy sense; Alliance iiieraiui literature that will teaoh the farmers h be independent of trusts, combines, el r making their farms not only self-susta g, but profitable. A literature that * ach them that tho best, because it is I ily way to kill trusts and soulless com itions in food, products, is to raiso the i their own farms, instead of buying bacc our, etc., ercn by the car loads, from t icon and flour monopolists of the We literature that will teach them not to re i the State Exchange for such things i ,use tbey think they arc cheap, but to c snd on themsclTcs for such things becau ey can raise them cheaper. A literatu at will teach them that erery dollar th nd out of the State for sueli things is uch money soot from their own farms, ake themsolves poorer and the trusts a irabines rioher and stronger to oppn cm. We would make room for a columi oek of such literature. We don't want political Alliance litei ire. We have enough of tho most sy< iiantio and disgusting literature of tl ind in what are callsd reform nefrsoant isuming to represent Alliance doctrin id principles. We don't want Tillman ys. Donnldt torature, or any other kind of persoi ilitical literature. We would not repi ih it, for we honestly believe such lite re is doing more to destroy the ueefulne e unity and harmony of the Allianoe th lything else now before it; unless, perha is the literature that creates discont< id teaches the farmers to seek relief fr eir depressed condition, in every otl rcction and from every other source th ieir own sturdy manhood and a determic on to lay the foundation of the rel ;eded themselves, in an itdproved syst ' farming and the practice of sound bu ess economy on their farms. g&~ Notwithstanding the Editor ; ore like having every tooth in his In [trade I, on Tuesday night the home fo re vailed upon him to go to' the mlnst iow, they believing that a good lav euld relax the nerves of his face a rive out the pain. We went, got to lauj g irresistibly, and h&Tc been getting b r ever since. The boys did spleudidly, from beginni i end. The hits were original, local a [oellent in taste and point, without be i the least objectionable. The most arkablc exhibition of musical ability i ical power, however was in the singing e ditty "Never take the norse-shoe fr e door." It must be heard to be app Fited, and we hope the troupe will give lother enlertninment soon in which irse-shoe song will be among the chief actions. We Lave reason to think it i ire for neuralgiac affections in faces wh gliness has "struck in." Urand Jury Presentment. o the Honorable William II. Wallace, J tiding Judge : Tho Grand Jury begs leave to make I Mowing presentment: We are glad to say that oar duties he en very light at this term of the Court, a have discharged all business that I me before us. Heeding the suggestion of your Honor, ive appointed two committees from < dy, to examine the various county oflic d the finanoiel condition ef the eeun id we ask that an order be given by wb! e committees may fully discharge the < ;s assigned them. We beg to urge the County Commtaeioni have the roads and bridges immediab it in good condition, M July and Augi o, in .our opinion, the proper months >rk the roads, for a great maoy oomplaiz ,re been made to us about the condition e roads throughout the county. In our Inst presentment ire warned oerti diriduals that if ther did not cease liti adultery and fornication, they woald dieted. We hare been reliably iaftrm ?t they hare not heeded our warning. T tnesses In these oases have been hand us, and unless our warning is heeded I s next term ef court, iadietmente will ought agaiost them. The Qrand Jury has been rtrt caution* is matter, as a committee from the Oral ry has waited upon some of these partU d if harsh measures are adopted hy t and Jury, they will bare no one to biai t themselves. Thanking your Honor for the eourtesi jwn us during our deliberations, this i rt is respectfully submitted. T. L. Hanks, Foreman. ' < TEACHERS' COLUMN. t k J 8 JAS. L. STRAIN, Editor, EtU Jane, 8. C. the! MR8. B. Q. CLIFFORD,) r"lf > Assistants. of t |U L. W. DICK, ) oon id ~~The moment of neglect is the opportunity "' j rs of rice and ciimc. ^ o. * " * mu Experience is the beet school-master but the shcool fees are heary. wat car 10 The doorstep to the house of wisdom is * res! knowledge of our own ignorance. ool< R. hea Only what we work into our oharacter in aac th lift can we take away with us in death. "P ? ? He is not onlj idle who does notbiog, but he is idle who might be better employed. jnf] 1 ' he > - He who reoeives a good turn should never pBI ^ forget it; he who does one should never wil ?r remember it. ' ... the g Next in imporlauoe to freedom and justice B is popular education, without whioh neither ^ M justice nor freedom can be permanently wr maintained.?Garfield. 8h ^ * Ms Lost, yesterday, between sunrise nnd sun. 1 0 set, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered, \QS " they are gone foretor. ho| ra- One of our correspondents sends us the vil ad, following short article, whioh our readers Mi will agree should fill a large space. Here alt it is : nt 'There's no oslato to which 1 would ascend ; old But only wish to advance the interest of man. cd W. W. jol ... tio 'P* To the correspondent who says ho "wants rl" room in tho paper" to discuss what wo said 'ie editorially in the issue of the 2nd of June, , in reference to the "pernicious practice of fee ny keeping children in after school hours, as a Mi ... nimiHlimtnt for misconduct." etc.. we sav : Pe ne - #r. ted "Pitch ln" d*01" friend. You shall hate all jft m. the room you want, if it takes the whole \\, t!o column fur one week. Don't stand back ro any longer ; that's what the Teaohers'Col- J'c ow umn i9 for, and you shall hare a fair fight. to You say you want to swallow the editor g0 jn. ''head and heels.*' If you do, you will find m( you bare more braiu9 in your stomach than 1,# in your head, if your judgment in keeping no (jj. little children in nt school is what you are tbi ,m going to mako tho issue upon. Oo ahead to m we struck tho first lick. rH lu> m an he Girls. Heed This. ye The poorest girls in the world are those 8tI who never havo been taught to work. There Sc ,e* are thousands of them. Rich parents have du 'c* petted them ; they have been taught to des- ^ 1,0 pise labor, and dct>end upon others fer a re living, and aro perfectly helpless. If mis- ha ey fortune comes upen their friends, as it often 80 does, their case is hopeless. The most forto lorn and miserable women on earth beloog *r n<* to this class. It belongs to parents to protect their dauglitors from this deplorable tei 1 * condition. They do them a great wrong if ** they neglect it. Every girl should be taught ^ Ift 0?rn lioi? nnn livinrr Tlift rinli ia ho ~?' well as the poor, deserve this training. Tho y? wheel of fortune rolls swiftly around?tho ,rs rich are very like'y to becomo poor, and the >e8 poor rich. Skill to labor is no disadvantage tojthe rich, and it is indispensable to tho poor. 1011 Well-to-do parents thust educate their dauglina* tero to wo?k , no reform is more imperative lb* than this. wi ra- t r < ss, Boys, Hood This. foi an Many people seem to forget that character nil ps, grows, that it is not something to be put on snt ready-made without womanhood or man- 0f om hood ; but day by day, "here a little and us tier there a little," "grows with a growth and an strengthens with a strength," until good or ia- bad, it beoomes almost a coat of mail. Look W( ief ataman of business?prompt, reliable and Q< em conservative?yet clear-headed and ener- re isi- getic- When do yeu suppose developed all ^ those admirable qualities? When he was th a boy? Let us ree how a boy of ten years hi ^ gets up ia tho morning,works, plays, studies, 01 8,<* and we will tell you what kind of a man he g( lks will make. Tho boy that is too late for a, re* breakfast, late at school, stands a poer chance hi 'fck 'to be a prompt man. The boy who neglects 8* lU<1 his duties, be they ever so small, and excuses himself by saying "I forgot," "I didn't jn think," will never be a reliable man; and th the boy who finds pleasure in tho suffering *a n* of weaker Ihings will never be a noble, gen- 81 erous, kind man?a gentleman. it ing f0 re- Hahvkst Excursions to Arkansas and 0\ in(| Txxas.?The Richmond & Danville Railroad . has arranged for Harvest Excursion tickets a] to be sold to points in Arkansas, Texas and sc om the West, on August 2nd and 8rd, at half to re- rates : that is one fare for the round trip. ln U8 These tickets will be good returning with- b< in thirty days from date of sale and afford g, an excellent opportunity for a visit to the tli t- great Western country. ?i i | We are reliably advised that the crops this ei tre year in the West are unusually fine, and we will be prepared to send you by routes run- m ning through the very best sections of the p, oountry. C, We will havo these excursion tickets and }8 Ve- through baggage chocks furnished from any ticket slation upon receipt of information ij, ,, that the same are desired, and thus give you tfa ' the benefit of excursion rates through, saving ju the payment of local fares to the larger t,i ,ve stations. as Our Excursion last year and also for many e, has years before were great successes, and all p, who went with us were greatly pleased with be we our excellent through cars and fast sched- w >ur ules via. Atlanta and Birmingham, which d( es, are arranged for the coming season belter ty, th m ever before. Wl ioh For maps, time-tables, rates and all other la- information, write to or call ttpon C. L. IVnnlrlncr Ti?> P?.? *? ? Kt n . Y r?-BI ? """ "? ? " v>.| m srs K. W .Hunt, Trav. Pass. Agent, Augsta, Oa. re stjr >w ' '8t Confederate Veterans' Reunion. M to gi ,ts Far the accommodation of those wishing of to attend the Confederate Veterans' Reunion a at Birmingham, Ala < July 17th and 20th, 1 0 the Richmond k Danville Itailroad baa arng >0 ?,e ranged lo sell round trip tickets to Binning- ^ ad ham at the very low rata of one first class (i, h* fare the round trip. Tickets will be on sale on [>. Jul/ 17Ui to 19th inolusire, and limited to return until July 26, 1893. Further informatlon can be obtained from any agent of to the Richmond k Danville Railroad, ad ^ Tun Hon. A. 8. Wallace Dead.?York- 80 no ville, 8. C., June 28.?The lioff. A. 8. Wal- in lace, Congressman from ihis distriet during *' reconstruction times, died at hia horns, Ave e miles south of here, at 11 o'clock last night, an aged 88 years. de yj1 1 7- * '. i \ Correspondence of (ho Times. A Noway Letter from Joneeville. A Tri onesville, Jul/ 8.?Farmer* aro getting r crops in prettj good ehape, and as a 8aj i they are looking well. A largo portion and ( ho upland oorn ia laid by, but the late by th< a, peas and cotton will hold farmers in after i ir orops during the present month, and night bapa for a week or more in August. No da dex Ilnney, a much reopooted old colored more a, dropped dead in our town last Satur- tell, a ' morning, lie was about 68 years of age, hare, i in good health and was working at the Ma, peoters trade ou Mr. J. F. Aiman's new scieni idence. He and Ben Foster," another best I jred man, were putting, up oelling over- ing h id when all at onoe Alex let go the plank neigh 1 fell upon the scaffold. He was taken in thi immediately and laid upon the floor, this j er which he drew a breath or two and willir i dead. Deputy Coroner Bolt was ootified his c 1 came up Saturday evening and held an He w luest. Tho verdict of the jury was that era' J died from natural causes, produced by and i alysis of the heart' He had been troubled his c h heart disenso for several years. breth Miss Dorcas Mayes died lost Wednesday at and 1 i home of Mr. J. W. Scott. She was an to un it ef Mr. 8ootts end was living with him. tion, o was over 80 years of age. Miss Mayes some rer used eye-glasses and could read and in hii ite comfortably with her natural eyesight. Th e was a sifter of the late Captain John raeml iyes. amou Mrs. F. 0. Brigga has been very siok for read; ) last few days and at one time she was thing en up to die, but she has rallied some- calle< at and is now some belter and there is Th pe for her recovery. and I Mrs. Lettie Colemao, who lives near Jones- ly th le, is very low with an attack of dysentery, comn -j. Coleman is nearly 90 years of nge, and try t< s been confined te her house for several eicm irs. Cr Mr. R. W. Scott's baby, about six months oorre I, is seriously ill with dysentery. genei Asbury McQowan is at Mr. Sam Little- back in's in very feeble healih with consump- it wi o. ' Corn Mrs. D. D. Free is improving a little from seon r stroke of paralysis. drow Mrs. Susan Askew, who is living with Mr. _ La E. Fowler, near Jenesville, has boen very wind ible for'some timo, hut she is some Letter, in it rs. A. is about 80 years of nge. She draws a bofor nsion of $8 per month from the U. S. Gov- WI umcnt on account of her late husband, beinj mes M. Askew, who was in tho Mexican not t sr. ??o t The new schedule that went into effect kuov sterday on the railroad, has nonplussed Ur r people considerably about going to Union speal d back again the eame day on the train, fnrtn me of our boys were at the depot this like irning expecting to go down on the freight couh d baok on the passenger, but when the l'ele| light came they were ioformed they could of It tgo and they got fighting mad. I believe farm at Gov. Titlmnn oould get a few, at least, farm join him now in the fight against the bagg ilroads en account of this new schedule Uniu d new order. . the i llev. D. Tiller filled bis appointment here good sterday morning. His congregation was ance tall and also the turnout at our Sunday nubs hools were small. This is always the case gene ring the summer vacation. oflo Miss Carrie Southard has returned from ers r liool at Gaffney City. the s Most of the boarders in our school here etitu ve gone to their homes. liter) The dispensary law has had no effect on thro' nesville, as we had no bar rooms. Things neve e moving along just the same in that line, chan later. their J ones villk, July 4.?Since wiiting yes- of th rday, Mrs. Lottie Coleman has died, and that 11 be buried at the cemetery at Gilead ever; lurch today. Rev. A, A.James will preach whet e funeral. Mrs. Coleman has been a mem- prea r of the Baptist Church for a number of whit ars, and was a good ohristian woman. tain Telephone. belie tion Correspondence of the Times. all tl News from North Faoolet. quic Etta Jane, July 4.?Tho past week has if th en a busy one with our farmers. The thosi ig rainy season gave "general green" ?ry ' ch a start that all hands and the cook too and jre called out to check him. All tho atari oops (except some of the hired ones) bale: light nobly and this week will finish up lease osi of the pressing work, provided every- Tl ing is favorable. anoi Some few cases of sickness, but nothing good a serious nature, have been reported to mcai i. woul We have three cotton blooms upon our ance ble now, which were sent In last week, bine it not in time for us to report them in Inst any cek's paper. They were sent us by F. A. for . iv-lu \v m n ? nn.l t?v, .. V i'.l.. ill!,! nui. v?. i u nivi uuu u wiiu & . uoiv'j, " *v spcctively. "mc The threshers aro at work putting out the dir?' beat. Most of it is good, that is, it is above then ie average of former years. Some farmers vavt! tve realized as much as 21 bushels from iotei ie Bowed. M We had the pleasure of attending the Cftni irvlvors' meeting at Union last Saturday, and id meeting many of the old "vets" wbe trus id gathered to see and hear, as well as to nnc? take the hand of their brave old com- som< ander, Qen'l M. C. Butler, who came to ouis d them by bis wise counsel and experience enoi i adopting the best method of gathering up but ie choice gems of history that have so long that in dormant in the recollections of the the irvivors of the "lost cause." they It was truly gratifying to see the pleasure and afforded the old veterans to meet their It it rmer brave commandor and hear them ex- sam tange courtesies with each other. it n Notwithstanding (lie day was one of un- as i loyed pleasure to the majority of the old soui ildiers, yet some bilious croakers professed Torn i ttee nothing in the proceedings but a deep stud id political soheme on tho part of some- to k >dy to disrupt everything that is good and not and and glorious. Such aspersions as mos less are proof of the fact that the jackass <hei ways wants to kiok at everything and "ifs rerybody that isn't like himself. hrot The Survivors' Association has about as I tile to do with politics as the conversion of who tut hid to da with the assassination of a vi esar. But we know that "When ignorance ext< bliss 'tis folly to be wise." Qen. Butler for I President of ihe State Survivors' Associa- <> n an and came at the urgent request of kini e old soldiers, who will rebuke such unlit insinuation the first opportunity they we to do so. Alii Gen. Butler spoke favorably about tho :our#ion lo lliohmond and thought it quite K -obable that satisfactory arrangements could pub i made with the railroads to carry out the at H ish of the Association. He promised to T > all in hi* power I* aid the movement. and We are now in the midst of hot summer larg eather with the best of growing seasons, Talk id the farmer seems to rejoioe at the pros- and irity before him. Considerable damage Tl m been done the lands and crops by the beet cent heavy rains. and On last Sunday Mr. James Griffin and A iss Mary Gregory were married by J. L. Join rain, Notary l'ublic. Vox. Mt. Call to the Union County Baptist Assoeia- Pari tien. F. A Rev. W. J. Langston, of Yorkville, wishes J< meet the brethren composing the Kxecu- Goir re Committee and uuy others interested in nay e cause of education in our A ssooialion, G Tuesday the 11th July, at the Baptist Bom ureh in Union, at 11 A. M. Let all the Gari mmitiee be on hand with as many others ttubi possible. A matier of absorbing interest J* F be oensidered. It J. N. Booth. dish Mr Drsxsi. DBAiT^-l'biladelphia, June i.?Drexel & Co. receded the startling formation in a cablegram from Carlsba l ^ in afternoon that Anthony J. Preset, head Aug the banking homes of Drexel, Morgan ft ediu New York , Dreiel, Haijee A Co, Paris, dead d Drexel ft Ce., this city, hid died sud- bad oly from apoplexy. iousl Correspondence of the Tikis. bit* to a Good fcea?The Alllaaee Dologs. mrc, July 3.? Again w* art ia sorrow, ad n ess is spread over our community ?death of Mt\j. Jehu A. Fant, who died. soTernl months of eieknee, on Tuesday the 20th of June, at an advanoed age. iubt many, especially older men, know about his life ond character than I can a they haro known him longer than I j. Fant was a plain, unassuming, eon* ^ lit us christian gemleman, ef one of the hmilies of the oonnty, a kind and lovu^band and father, a true friend and bor. He Was a member of and elder ? Cane Creek Preabyterian Church of iiaco, and was always found ready and ig te do anything within his powor for buroh and the cause of ehriatienity. as also a member of the Santno FArmUliance, having joined in its infancy. tbs an AUianceman in principle; and irnesmess tu admired by all ef hie ren. Indeed, his fine sense of honor lis conscientiousness, never allowed bim ito himself with any body or organiiaand remain neutral, as he always took forethought and was perfectly honest i belief and opinions, e Alliance has lost a true and loved tier, who could not bo shaken by any nt of opposing storms, and was ever i to assume his part of the burden In all ;s that the demands of Ibe Alliance i for, for the bettermont of the oouotry. o church has lost a devoted member, lis many friends and relatives feel deepcir loss. The sympathy of the entire lunily is with his family. Bat let ns 0 content ourselves that our loss is his ial gain. op prospects are not as good ns at the spondiog period of lost year.* Cotton, rally, is small, but considering the watd spring, Mrmers are hopeful that II soon grow off with muoh rapidity. , generally, is not prom'sing. I have some spots, even on upland, that was ned ont. st Thursday morning we had the worst and rain storm of the season. I was and men and mules could scarcely stand lieat is being threshed, and some of it is j ground into flour, and though it does urn out extra large yields, those farmrho raised it can content themsolves by ring that that much is raised and saved, ider date of Juno 19tb, "Telephone" its ting of high priced bacon, said that if era would sit down on the meat trust, thoy did the jute bagging trust, they 1 whip them in the same way. Now, if phone would take a retrospective view te matter, he wculd see that not "tho era" but tho Farmers' Alliance?the era of the Alliance?whipped the jute ing trust. How many farmers even of n county failed to raise a finger lo help Uliance ia a battle that teas for their , as well aa for tho merabors of the AliiWhile tho Alliance was using ever/ / iilute obtainable to conquer, for tuo . y ?... ral good of the people, with a knowledge 4 \ sing money mcantiuie, those Other farm- v emaioed not on neutral ground, but on lido of tho trust, by refuting to use subtea. They would claim that they would illy be taking money out of their pookets, iriog it away, that the Alliance would r succeed. I know farmers and mert farmers who talked bitterly and used ' influenoo to cripple the order, because at boycott. Now it is a recognised fact, the Alliance hat done some good. That y person' who raises a bale of ootton, her farmer, merohant, doctor, lawyer, cher, school teacher, male or female, e or block, has been benefitted to a cerextent. "Telephone" admits it, aud 1 to he is a farmer in part, and the quesarises, did he help us? If he did, and lie rest had done likewise, how muoh ker would have been the victory. And ey had stood by the Alliance, would not a factories that started to put in maehin:o mako heavy ootton bagging ooniinued would have been at it now, creating a tot for several hundred thousand more i of our Southern product?ootton? ming the cries of over production. io fact of doing good being admitted, ker case is pointed out where more i cm probably be done. He seems to a another boycott, la sueli a case id he help. It is known that the Altti is an enemy te all trusts and ooms, and illegitimate businesses; but if boycott is brought on, who would help ? information, I will say to ''Telephone" the Aliianco is now at work at eke at trust" as well as many others. A lit uvjuvii nui null HIU oaunvv IIMVII i. This is & noccssity of life in which ly more people are directly an I deeply rested than in cotton or ootton bagging, any, and some very poor, people. Who 10I raise any meat or other food Wast eat, are more at the mercy of those soulless ts than we farmers. The farmers' Allii is fighting a battle for these people: e of them tho poor of the oitles. Who ide the Alliance will bs philanthropic igh to help, not only for the ci'y poor, tliomsel*e3 also. They will acknowledge something is wrong, but eo they look in right direction te find where it is. If r do find it, will they acknowledge it, be firm eoeugh to seek to remedy it? i no use to try to imparl intetligoooe of e, to intelligent people, for they know ow. But if they are not as we'l inform? I rome, who seek ioforuiaiiou in better j ces, they can soon beomo as WeU In- / ^ ned by taking Alliance literature and lying many things that many W8ukT1!K8~ H eep from the press. It is cheap, and designed to hurt anyone, not even the t fastidious laty. If all wou'd read that, e might be "ifs" the farmers ; but no " the Farmers' Alliance. Try it awhile, .her. was gald.to hear from "Old Joe,"?but i is still yuuog?again, and will lo ik for sit from him in his far off homo ofleo, mding to him my best regards, and wishes his success. Many thanks to him, while aany miles of territory divide us, fur his lly thought of E. W. J. ALLIANCE ADVERTISEMENTS. anoe Pionio at Kolton?Talbert, Danean and Jcfftrlaa to Spaak. dilor of Timks :?Please aonounco to the 1 lie that there will be an AllUnoe pionio .elton on Friday, July 14th. he publio are cordiol'y invited t<) oimo biiug well filled baskets. We expect a 0 crowd, and speeches by Congressman A teri, of E Jgefield ; Col. D. P. Dunoan fl Stale Lecturer Jefferici. tie following ladies and gentlemen have 1 api oiute-1 on the committee on table arrangements : shmore Vanderford, Miss Aon o Bailey, a Nance and Mrs. Storks Vaughan, from Tabor F. A. II. Urakefteld, J. Oisl Ferr, Miss Carrie and Miss Havaoah Harris, from Hughes lin Fowler, Willism Garner, Miss Eva ig and Mrs. J. A. Chambers, from PiuckF. A. , T. Gault, J. H. R. Ilolomb, A. 0. tley, E. V. Going, If. S. Porter, Julia ler, Mrs. II. P. MoKissiok, Miss Anne inks, T. M. Wood, P. C. Childress and , Adams, from Kelton F. A. is euggeated that all parties mark (heir ea and lag their baskets. y order of lbs Township Uni m. i. C. On*, 8eo'/. , in AfrousTA Editor Drops Dbad.? / nsla. Ga., June 28.?William. Moore, J jt of the Aognsta Kvrning Ntwt, dropped M I in his room at 7 o'clock tou'gtii. He been on the street fifteen minutes pre**