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A IT 18 PROHIBITION /Thai is tbe conclusion of the Supreme yourton the liquor j lbey decide tbnt no oity has a right to issue licenses and anybody who soils whisJ key can be proceeded against uuder the laws in force previous to 1892. The municik palities haviog no power to grant liccoses it appears to be the idea of the court thnt the same penalty would attach to dealers iu v whiskey now as did to a viulator of the license slaws in force previous to 1892, Contrary to general expectation the 8upreme Court bad not a woid to say about the ' Vlaw of 1893. They completely ignored i\ and that law is stilt a subject of controversy g,.\ and may lend to further comnlicatinns in tlm \ situation. There was a large crowd present in the Sapreme Court room when tho Judges took their seats. Justice Mclvcr as *>o<>u as court was convened commenced tlie reading of the decision / which is as follows: The Sta'e of South Carolina, In the Supreme Court, April Term, IS'Jl. J. L. Bnrringer, ct al., vs. The City Council of Florence, ex parte, J. Kllis ltrunson. & These two cases instituted in the original jurisdictions of this court Icing of a kindred nature, though not involving the same questions were heard and will be considered to- j gcther. The first is a case asking for an injunc- | lion to restrain the city council of Florenco from granting licenses for tlie sale of spirituous li.|ucrs, upon the ground that there is now no law authorizing the grantiug of such licenses; and th?ref< re thai threatened action of said city council in this respect is ultra vires. The second is a case in which the petitiuncr applies, under a writ of habeas cor' pus, heretofore issued for his discharge K from custody, in which ho is lic'd under n warrant issued by the mayor of tho city of Florence, who is invested by the charter of said city with nil the powers of a trial ,justice, charging the petitioner with selling r spirituous liquors without a license, in violation of an ordinance of the city, as well a* in violation of the laws of the State, Innsi much ns ouc of these cases involves the liberty of the citizen this court deems it to be its duty to render n< prompt a decision as possible. The couit will, therefore, proceed simply to decide the questions presented in these cases, without undertaking now to give the reasons for the conclusions which will, however, be hereafter done in an opinion which will be prepared mi l tiled as soon as practicable. The court decides that under the law as it now stands, there is no authority invested with the power to grant licenses for the sale of spirituous liquors within the limits of this State, and hence the action of the city council of Florence in granting such licences would be ultra vir?-s and absolu'ely void, and therefore, the injunction, as askrd for, by the petitioners in tlie esse first name! case must be granted. In ihe second case the petitioner moves for his discharge from custody u(on the ground thai there is now no law forbidding the sale of spirituous liquors within the limits of this Ftnte. Rlliis court decides that this is a mistaken view of the law. On the contrary we hull tlml the act of Ix'iu. couiinmiy called the dispensary act, having been declared uuconnmutiurinl in n'l its provisions except that forbid ling the granting of licenses to sell Sjiiituniis liquors, after the day therein ^^liamed, the repealing clauses of that act t ill, ^kud must be regarded ns if never enacted, \ ^^lience the previous law forbidding the sa.^kLnpirituous liquors without a license rcufgl^fef force, under which the petitioner 111Bv >mit- ?... > ... hviui, i ii auumou iv this he . be proceeded against lor a violation ordinance of the city of Florence n-.e'^^ked in the warrant under which lie lias i?^^*res!ed aud is now held in custody. It is, therefore, .'fro rtirst named in the till^^Ttliis nr>ler, an i'ljunc ion do issue as prayed for in this peiiiion. It is further ordered tliit. iti ilic socud case named iu the title here f, the motion of the petitioner for a discharge bo refused, and that the said J. K'lis liruason be remanded to the custody of tho chief of polico o! the city of Florence to be by I; in safely kept until he is thence delivered by duo course of Jaw. This eighth day of May, Ih'Jl. JILMIY Mcl VKIi, M Chief Justice. Q We concur: S. MotlitlVAN', A.J. Y. J. roi'E. A. J. Of it l'uuMoi.sr Ui rv.?The letter of tleueral Wade llainpton in regard to the f.rinatiuu id I'euiecraiio Clubs, puiil shed in llie last i-sue, again brings before the Deuiocra's of South <'aroliua itie paramount duty of the present time. Cnless it is the desire of true Democrats that their principles shall become Of no effect as tar as the government of the country is concerned, they must get to work at once and create a more perfect o.-gaii'/atiou. "llie principles must have or g'liiizuiioti io nacK theiii, or the po'itical sophistries now deluging the conutry will temporarily overcome mi l obscure the true principles. Organized error is mure cll'eo:ive than undirected truth, and at this time we see '.he leidets of the various political issues bending every energy towards the accomplishment of a perfect organization of heir forces, with the expect ati n that l>v means of these organizations they can overthr.w the Democracy. From these fa ts lite deduction is plain : We, .as Democrats, u'c it as the highest duty to ourselves and iti- principles, to organize and create as eiras may be a perfect system for the I reservat'on and propagation of the prin tuples of Itetnoeraiic governnient. We must D gait ze or become a disordere I remnant of a once great party, iepres? tiling nothing nore than a theory, an i no j utter to put .lint theory in force. When the Democrats fail to perform their duties and the party organiz it ion has | as?cd into the hands of those who are enemies of die Democratic principle?. ilien the whole country wilt be given over to the (tartertut i*(* uml social destruclionist?. in the place of Itoniocracy there will be anarchy, txn I liberty will be displaced by license. The people of South Carolinn have It.a ! Mich direct and terrible proofs of the renulls following the prostituib n of Memo ^y. mute princ pies by eneutbs that 11un l>rtn^vcrats should rc<|iiire no urging to her 1 the endl for orguiil/.u ion. r,<>r argument* to pioVtf ttic necessity. It we *ttidy the events of tli^jAst four years we see iiow mir principies liaVft been obscured and debaticlitd by open eue^H^es and secret traitors. ? > icr JIWcA//i?i..>W Ttit v Want ?J lie I'.m?*c11 Art Piihlisliiiw t'o ill' re'^^4w.li <i l'i. i.. i ' desire the names am^rfuFlre-s of a few people in every town who artS^utereMe I in works of art, an 1 to -"cure theihsjhey offer to send free, Cupid <iaides the l\at, a superbly executed water color picture, .-ire lOxl'J inches, suitable for framing, and sixteen other picture* aboii' some size, in colors, to ti'.y one sen ling them tit once the names and addresses of ten persons (admirers of fine pictures) together with six two-tent stamps tocover ex|cusc of mailing, ?Mo. The regular price of these pictures V1 tft, but they can all he secured free by any person forwarding the names ami stamps promptly. - . ? ? liii ki.rs s Aitjiics Sai.c*:?The best c Salve in the world lori'm--, .Move, t leers, f-'a't Kheuiii, Fever Sores, Teller. Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all skin eruptions, mid po-itively e<tres Pile-, or in pay rcipiired It is guaranteed to HH|^^ give pei li'ct or money return) Price 'Jo cents per box. For side by Mc 3Dcc^fi) Union Hinics. * I R. M. STOKES. - Editor r Friday* May lt? 18M. 1 SUBSCRIPTION, *1 50 PER ANNUM ? POST OYFICE DIRECTORY. a The l'. O. will be opened for business? t from 8 A. M. to 0.00 P. M. < , The Mouey Order DeparAneut will be opened for business fc'oiu 9 A.'M. to 4 I*. M. Mail going East will cl?so promptly at 1 10.29 A. M.; going West 0.40 1?. M. t The mail will be taken from the street box , each day ??0 minutes before the trains ur- j rive. Any iuattcotion or irregularities should 1 re reported promptly to the 1*. M. s H. W. HARRIS. V. M. New Advertisements. I! ink Statement. Keep Posted.?New York Packet. i Candidates.?Jatues T. Moorhead c Down ! l)owu ! 1 Down ! ! !?A. II. Foster .V Co. v Notice to Creditors.?C. II. l'cakc, Master. Notice to Property Owners.?S. S. Stokes. 1 Notice of Town Election.?J A. Fant, May- t or. ( TO CANDIDATES , In view of the general business depres- j sion and the scarcity of money, we have ( decided to re luce the fee for announcing a , candidate to $' >, strictly m advance. j This 1'eC"allows 'J lines for simply nnnounc- t iny a candidate. Six cents a week will be ( charged for every line beyond that limit. I ? AdY" Mr. J. F. Smart, of Greenville ' county. Las opened a bakery in the room ' at the rear of the old Schoppnul building ' ' SKif" Don't forget that salcsday in Juno and July are the two last days for register- ! ing for this ?\ ear. i tto"- Not iees efsoino deaths which occur- | rc<l in the county the past week are unavoidably postponed. - - 1 BO- 1 ic eiiy council of Newberry have < paesel a prohibitory ordinance. Under the i decisions of the .Supreme t'outt we don't sec < how the council of any town in this State | can do otherwise. : IpaY" Well, it is prohibition at last, tbir 1 understanding of the last decision is. that it i* based on the most important points of 1 the fust decision and is concurred in by 6o</? the Associate Justices. We were wrong last week in stating ( | tint the Town Council had granted barroom , | licenses. Action on that matter was post- , potied uutil the Suprime Court decision on the license cases from the town of Florence , was lioi !?_ public. ? BriWe take the following (Tom a private letter: "\oit can a'so say in your editorial i columns there will be a lull ticket ?.f middleaged men announced iu due time, and it will be best for tiie voters not to promise their | Vn'l'S until theV See the l'lill tioM m I hrjy" We regret to learn that Horace Jeffeties, ton of the late lluii. J. 11. Jeffcries, aged about Is years, ha 1 the misfortune to have one of hi- eves knocked uut. while [ laying hasebi^. at Clcm-on College, one last jj*a)' Mrs. II. M. t'oiicn received a tele- ' graphic dispn'eh last Ihursdiy calling her to the bedside of her sister. Miss lunnie Trotnpeter. who is dangerously ill in I tori la Miss Trumpet, r was on an extended visit here last year, nni ma le many fiiendswho will be glad to hear of her early recovery. ? W? invite attention to the very sensiMe and able coininnnicatioti in another column from Allie l>islu>p. It is in the right direction and eouie- verv on not time in tlieso times of i'o itieul discord ami uticliartiublej hps-. We ."hall he glad i ? hear from yon, I Mi-" A Hie, lift only next week, Imt when! ever you feel like favoring our roaming, j You are truly welcome in the in tor eat of l<eiiee, ii-jiectobiliiy anil home purity. " CfjV" <>ncof the funniest ci-os we have ! | heard if is of a llefortner living a few miles I fro in 111 i -? town, who, while thb dispensary was in full hla-t, invariably went home i 'trunk, with a buttle of wliisKoy in hipockcl. now -r*-!ti 11 j* up in n public meeting ! c'aiming that the di-pen-nry law wa- pro- i | motive of inoia'ity an 1 -ohriely, an 1 abiis ing the Supreme Court fur ileei ling the law j i unci'ti-titutintuil. | . Fast Monday morning a dispatch j from ISlacksl urg to Mrs. F. M farr. brought ! the sad announcement that Iter -i-ter, Mrs. Smith, had died ijuite sitiIdeiily in that loan that morning. Mrs. Fair iminvliatcly i sent for lier .si-ter, Mrc. F. C. Town-end. hi I'ro-i Keys, who arrive i here just j | in lime lo meet the up train. and lliev left j I together oil their - ul funeral minion f?>r ; bheksburg. lou stand in your own light if yen don I conic to .ice in on Millinery and wa-h goods. Tin: uli'i i:f.maiilk. c?av At a meeting of the lending uier- | ! chants . I this t..wn la-? Friday, it was deci- ! I 'e l I close their -tores at o'clock. I' M , ! I j except Sa'urdiys. fi-in the 1<">lh of this I ' in uih until the i -t >f September. I hi - we are -arc wi 1 he appreciate 1 by the young men. and the j e pie will readily Conform to the cluing: by doing their shop , p ng early in the morning an I before > in I the evening. "The boys dr-ervc recreation. - *. - _ ; t?nr Millinery goes fr.t'y The stylo ' and price* do the work. A II. FOSTKI! ,\ i n. f~j)'" I'lie Town ('outicil, like the tlioughtful parent* that they arp. are "mending ilio . way-" <,f the t >wn by nrtkintr ronoh ?idc walks smooth niiii curbing the devious walk* j of the unsteady. That slight, gentlemen, it J gives a busy appearance to out street*, ami is a great improvement. The lire tell mi<1 engine h< u*c is niso a splcndi 1 improvement, tor all of which jou ! ( deserve the "well d ine of you/ oRstilu- i cut-. Porsonals ^ Mi tirace tinge, of Chester,Ts visiting i relatives and friend* in town. Mi-. I?r. Thomas Smith, of Newberry, i* Citing lier b'isIci. Mr-. M, T. Mcudor. Mrs Marv Withers, ot Chester, is vis'tn g t 'iie family ol I'r, ffm Mevlor, It is really amusing to hear the r:- " std itrii criticisms on the Supreme Jcurt dispensary decision, by men who, erhnps, neror read tlte constitution or a nge in a law book, Looking from their iwii ex Irene part'suu standpoint and blind* d with jimiswi prejudice, they can see lothing but blind partisan bias ia the ictions of everybody else. 'Occasionally we iud a Reformer who has the hones'y to icknowledge that be does not keow as much (institutional law as the oldest lges on lie Supreme bench, and is willing to accord <> them the sole prerogative of their high osition to decide questions of law for the itnte and the people, and who really believes Hill although tlicy have not I lie Tillman hackles on their sou's nn I bodies, they ?//* nod </o decide law qucs'ions wi It strict mparli.dily. Rut Reformers who dare utter such heretcal cp uior.s arc warned by coat tail swingrs tli it they sign their own |>o'ilic.a! death varrants. Jt' they do not or cannot accept he opinions of a majority of the Reform .egislature?who. a'though intelligent farmrs, have studied nothing but farming?and he Governor, on all questions of law, in preference to the opinions of men whose ife stituy has been the law. and who. by eason of their superior knowledge of law. uid their high personal characters, have icon chosen by a non-partisan legislaure a* a branch of the government, to do:ide all questions of law that may be irought before them, such tnen are consid>red il sloyal to the Reform pirty?not partisan*, oh, no! ?and are tol l t) take jack scats while the otlices arc tolled out to he faithful followers of the dictator. Rut the more sensiblo men of the Reform Movement tire thinking very seriously. I'liey r.re thinking upon the bitter and unci ural animosities that are keeping dillerMit classes of the people pulling and hailing ' against one another. They arc asking ihcinseives. what is the cause of all this jotntnoti ii What goad has it accomplished \11<I what good is to result from it, to ony inc mivc the ollice seeking and office holding politician-, who nro keeping up the unholy Mrife while they secure the spoils of office lo themselves. We repeat, the intelligent, free democratic neii of tins ft-Me nro thinking seriously, \nd are anxious v asking themselves what must l>e the result of this political chaos? What can we expect front such political intolerance ? And they are breaking away gradually, hilt surely, from the chords of domineering h s*:sm and c!i<|Uc arrogance which have kept them liatnes-ed to the triumphant chnrio's of a lino <f political ic-adoa. - ? -? i, I 'J'mi have come. That's the name of a new U >uk .Stove we are selling, tiet our prices for complete outfit. A II. rosTiiu & CO. ? Jrj"1 The Merchants of Union arc doing a grand work toward breaking down the prejudice-' of iho pc >pl in the country against the town, by prac'ioa'ly convincing them that they are -e'l.ng t very character of merehan11i-t? as cli-ap. and in many cases choiper, than the same can be bought in irw/dTo' or city in ih'- or adjoining f.'ates. Wff jtrc IKC .* .'rough o tr hat, but telling ur reader- just what we know and inn prove. Only a few days :;g> a gentleman bought a suit of clothes in Oiis t iwn for >1-. aii-l on Comparing it with a - iit of exactly the sirne pnility. purchased in tVlutnli i. i: was I'ottn 1 that the .-n't bought in Union was cheaper than the I'oluinbii price. That is oti'y one ea-e, but in almost every thing the prices in Union arc just cheup for tlio same quality of goods as llicv ate in an} other town. I ill** iici in** j*w pic iii i in; i lining' ait* beginning to folly un let stand, ami they -how their appreciation "fit by the general and very -ati-ficl try increase of trade yur merchant" a<c ti w receivi ag from the coiiiit ry. It is also a very gratifying evidence t? us that the pe >plc ef the country and the town are coining together again, as goo I neighbors uinl friend4: that tlie iiilliience of the political demagogue in o.vitiig the prejudice" of the people of the country against the town, is getting w etiker every day, and nil ImneM and good e ti/oii" in every part of the county an I of every calling b-giu to realize the sterling fict that all our interests are identical; that we cannot iutl-cl an injury up ii one part or lovably without injuriously aliening the wli'de. nioje or Its-. in one way or another. We cannot separate the interests of tiic - i.v ,i. csciili&l t) the pi -jerity .?ii'J welfare ol llie whole, an'l the man win wotil I nnntcesvuiily inspire enmity or prejuiliee between the people of the iw sections cannot have die be-1 iii!<rejt- of llie whole country at heart. The Reform Meeting. The lleform Conventim met la>t Monday ami wa> organi/.ol l?y 'he election of l>r. J. 1'. Thomas a? temporary t'lia ruiau ami K. W. Jeter temporary Secretary. The follow in* were elecle?l 1>V hall t as the County i'.\cctiiivc <Vi initioo J. S Wcl-h receiv 1 the uiianim u- v ae of the convention f r County ( htiru.au. i? ?MII*v ..i*. iM11 ii. lTo?S KoVS, J. V. S'HliliT-. Itrny ton ville, J. (>. Talc. Fish Shun. \V. II. Jeter. ' Jeshen Hill. J. M. Mulilev. <iowdey*vi!'o, F. A Uofonh. Jone*villc, T. C. Fucknell. Finckney. II <'. Little. Pantile. I'r. tlc>. I'cugla.--. l uion, . i'. Sartor. Pinkney and Kolton Championship for 1894. Tlio Fink ii cy boy- met t lit* Keit n out on their F>ase hall ground and completely "done them i'p. 1 lie Finkiiey team nvcrajre I lb years of ago. while the youngest limn of the Kcl'ou team was I'.', and at the close of the it'll inning i lie umpire callel the game to > i favor ol Pinkn.y !r hay itj ih?y are re i <y fo? ^ny team ;n the county. J 11 I \ >i v x. I.et us figure what it will c ?*t to paint y ur house with Luca s Head / NFxed I'aiu' 'I'lie ' ' will astonish yoti. \sk i < sample C ill of e >lor A II I US J lilt v\ (' \ J % Corraar-n'denoe of the Times. Nowt from North Pacolet. Etta Jake May 7 ?Last Saturday we ha?l a very wJcomo shower of rain, but we want a gmer I rain, os partial showers are I IlOl sufficient to relieve the went of tliiralv fields. Wo had a avge turnout at our S. 8. yesterday. W* eeldom have as large congregations on Reaching days. The looxsts have outc, and l'li-a roah. "Ph-a-rJfeis heard on every hand. We w ilWave*plcnty of grapes this year, if Uncle "Kinh" McKissick is any kind of a proplvf. lie anil if it didn't rain the 1st day of May the grapes would bo all right. Mr. W. 11. Wright, of Cowpens, lias been cxauiititig the Thomson mill property, now owned by Mr. A. A. Sarratl, with a view of 'easing, buying, or repairing it, by putting up a "roller mill" process for grinding wheat. Mr. W. is evidently well equipped for his work. That is one of the most desirable locations we know of, and we believe it is the best investment that could be male of the money necessary to put np a first class mill. Last trcck nearly all tho dogs in the Sunnyside neighborhood were bitten by a mad dog. Mr. Thomas Morris killed it in his piazza while it was trying to get into the house to him. Fifteen or twenty dogs all known to have been bitten were killed the next day. Some of them were valuable huutingns well ns guard dogs. Why don't cur Legislature pass a law that will cotnpell the owner to pay a tax of at least $1.00 per herd on every dog he keeps about him ? And apply it to ?chool purposes. Mr. T. A. Goforth was visited last wc>ik by his broth^r^Jr. l'rcsion Goforth, 'of Kings Mountain, and Mr. Charles L. Lawton, a practical tttiner, who is lookiug after some mineral lands belonging to lite Goforth heirs near Kings Mountain llattle ground with a view of developing litem. We regret to learn that our old friend and comrade in-arms. William .1. Vuutrhn. lost liis crib and otlior out houses, together with their contents, one night last week, by fire. This is a ea<l calamity to befall a poor man, or anybody else; but we gladly learn that before the embers were cojI wagons, bug gies and footuion, loaded with ditferent articles to supply his loss (in part, at least) were moving to his relief. "Billy" is an honorable, poor man. and how beautifully and truthfully does Solomon describe his situation when he says: "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches. The patriotic impulse that moves a people to the assistance of fellow nan in such a crisis is truly "the divinity of humanity." The Thickety .State guards drilled last Saturday evening in two separate Syuois? one at Gowdeysville, and the other at \VilkinsviUe_ It !r's SO names on its roll, and the company has been accepted by the Governor. We will say that there is as good grit in the company as in any command in the State. We liavn't heard of any glntten yet who proposes to drink all the blood to be spilled. 1'nero aro now four military companies in our county. Now gentlemen, if you wish to succeed keep politic:; cut of your ranks. It is the Edeuic serpent that has crept into our families, destroyed our domestic peace aud crippled our sectional prosperity. When duty calls, obey, Be the cost what it may. Let the world know by your actions thai you will bow a knee to no being or .ntluence save and eiccpt your God and '.he laws of your country. Vox. ? . m . .1 * 1 1* \J I C? JU II "I v II V. v ui IUU 1 l.Mt.S. TnteresUnff from Jon^sville i v11.uy N?lllId a thunder storm yesterday evening 1U|' T a very nice shower of rain. 'he wind Jew very hard but it came befon^^vainjjnitjonscqucntly di I but little 1 tin'lew land tlierc was some hail down about Kicky Creek, but not heavy enough to do mfc.li damage. 1 a'so heard that Mr. Henry y. Kentlcy, j who lives near Kelton, was kil'el by lightj ning during the same storm. \ (' -tton is not up to n stand ye\ but the ! probability is we will get a stand awhile this season is in tlie ground, the gra??-. is coming up in a hurry and if the c it >n don't cotnc right away ti c grass will have the start and it will be bad for the farmers. There is no mistaking the matter that wheat and oats arc sorry. Crops of every kind and vegetables, too, give poor pros: pects, so far. .Mrs. Alice Lancaster, wile of I. M. I.ani carter ami daughter of Capt. IV. \V. West. J ditd at Iter home near West Springs, March I nth. Mrs. Lancaster was about 14 yrnts of 1 age, and when about two years oM she swallowed a twenty-five cent piece, which caused her death thirty-two years afterwards She had several abscesses upon the lungs from time to time and a had cough most of her life, until finally an abscess ended her di\ys o p eijr'h. Messrs. T. L. Ilnihcs and F. 1*. U Shields, I of our town, \isiied the g dd mine neighborhood near West Springs last week. They ay things are lively in the gold district. They found Mr. L. C. Cannon, of Spartanburg, at hi- mine who was very kind and entertaining to thcni. Mr. Charles Lit'lej dui and family, of j l'acolet, were in town last week visiting j relatives. Mr. Littlejohu expects to move I to Atlanta some t ine nefore long. I Miss Lulu Cooper, of Ala., is visiting re':ilives in town. I'lie cannon hall (r?in on onr railroad didn't start up la?t Sunday, as was expected: but rumor says it will conic out next Sunday. 'I'll# people of .lonosville will in the near future demand of the II. & l>. It. II. Co , a turgor and better depot for both passenger and freight accommodation. They will at the same time a-k that the new depot be put above the present one. at Church street crissing. The town will offer such inducements us to insure the granting of their demand^. Tf.i.kiiionk. Corre^^B'j '.'ce of the Timb#. Ncv? rronr the RidgeKit.ios, May 7. ? The fanners will he bu-y si ling and chopping their cotton to a stan i for a few days. The Itidgo has been blessed with rain, hut it hit < been i at tier too cool and windy f r ? lion. Mr. J. K, 11 alley an I wife lost by death tbetr youngest child last Wednesday. Kellon has Icen visitetl by another I itinerant doctor, hut by some hook or crook | ihe home ?l corn manage'l lo pet ri<l of the ; .|ll!ick. I on lerstaml that work will he rcsumeii i it I, ickhiii I Shoals factory in a short lime. A nnli'ary company has hccn orgauizc-l i nt Kelton iiti l naiiie<l The I'en ItiJgp Itifles, with II. Utile, t'a|itnin ; 1st I.*eni. .1 Hits; 'Jul Ueut. J. M. (i.mli | 'lr<l I.i? 111. .lames G"inj; ; 1*1 Dr. S c r j;. ,i. ii. Purr; 2*1 J. K. Ailntns; 3<l M. I., iiit-. 1st i'?i |i. K. K. N. Kowler ; 2n<l James I'.raki lid I . Inl Frank Wooil , Surgeon, Kf \V. t'hunibcrs; t'hajilnin \V. K. Ii. Humphries. I'liupuiu l.itllc says that the piirpo-o of 'hi< t oiii| .ii?y is to protect the laws of South Ciro ins, i i promote peace, ami obey the I ururn ??i nit* uuvurnur, ivi mm itc who IK* in iv, hi i 111 i t'l throw down it* arm* v%Iti-n milcTi <1 out If it ever throws up it will li- in time of pence ?nd u:.! iii time >?f iroulile. It i-i tlio iluty of a Military emui :iuv tu obey liie onli is of 1I10 commander in-chief, niul not to disband liccnuse the I captain tliii?V"w different to what lux superioi officer* do. Kki.ton W'mkii.. -- ?? I in aches from, little corns grow It \ . 1 wiiii 1 cliff wctir I5ay Stile'' shoe-, Sold onl\ by A II. iO Miii & CU. t ) 1 I For the Times. A True Woman Pleads for Clean Polities and Claan Newspapers in South Carolina. y Mr. Kiutor:?A few days ago 1 arrived at the residence of a relative in southern ' Union. Coming from another county, naturally enough, 1 sought to learn something as to current events and the topics of interest attracting attention withiu your c unity's t limits. (i A copy of the Union Times of the 27th t ult. was placed in my hands. Need I say I it was eagerly icad? it is an "auUl ac- t quiintancc"?the Times. I was wont to r "skim its cream'* weekly, in my early youth, and later to take an abiding interest, prior c to my many long absences, in all questions i of common import discussed iu its columns, i Then, unquestionably, it was the county's i po'itical exponent from centre to eircum- J fereuce, upon all matters of rati gravity ; t and Union wis a unit, as solid as any com- < munity of the "solid South,*' if uot a frac- I lion more jo, by way of good measure. Then c | she would hate brooked no "foolish cxperi- f | ments" along the line of political iconoclism, n ;r / .... n.? ^..-i of any would-bc leader seeking tlie euH'rnges r of her citizents. Rut since that time a | remiukab'e poliiical revolution las swept I over the State. Union is no longer cohesive, t iu the o'.l sense ; her centripetal forces have been disturbed , and 1 perceive that the t Timks. editoriady, is weathering the storm > in the interest of the old cohesion It is a good thing to have e'enr, honest f convictions; it is mist admirable and coura- i geous to defend them in the face of a strong ( foe ; and that man who fails to espouse and t defenJ the principles lie hoi Is to be just I and true, can well be spared by any party, political or otherwise. Your ncutra s build t up neither church nor State, while their < very inertia may endanger both. I Hence, as a lady whoso sympathies i hedged by no personal prejudices and con- 1 trolled by no considerations of self interest, are decidedly with the Reform Movement i iu this State, 1 can, nevertheless, in this l hour of bit er pat ti mil feeling, sincerely, deliberately and as becomcth a true daugh* > ter of the l'almetto State," accord to our t friends, "the enemy" my belief that they l are sincere, as I am sincere, and deem them < none the less true sons ami daughters of this grand old cominonwen'th. I hold in i uttor contempt that spirit of intolerance i that would deny to another the (.So 1-given ' privilege of exercising his own reaon. < Not the less do I hold in scorn the trick- I cry and chicanery attaching to party po'itics in this coun'ry ; its dctuagoguery. its pnrii'fin proju lic's, its senseless bitterness. I was giing (> put a question to you ' journalists and newspaper men, something 1 like this ; Given a buttle of political gill i in lieu of ink, labeled "For the good of the I people," a bristling spear for a pen, manned < one of your tine specimens of a the-ani- < tow partisan speci ilist. and how long will it i take you to si'eiiee reason and place finaii- i cidin til ?i Ttvntrii n m *' I w f<? ? m ? " C t-> '"ft t ' v some such ques'l u. not to Mr. Kditor, if in i/oitr ease it is not pertinent, when I suddenly recalled the fact ihu woman is no! in politics She belongs to the .silent eiii/.eiisiiip, tiierefore lei her Ztf/t silence What does she ? ? >% ah nit party expedients'.' Why, an 111 eh before her nose in (bene twitters, and you could not make her unJcrft'inJ the nccee.nty (the greeny"! of "working the wires," on occasion. God grant that */<' ????/ tttver .*<v t/i- '/!< cessity" of obscuring truth to gratify rancor, to create evil passions, to sow the seeds of discord, and give license to lawlessness and murder. Southern womanhood is not clamoring for female suffrage: but, mark you, the day is Coming when arrogant political manipulators will have it driven even iuto their thick skulls, that certain measures cannot be carried, with impunity, over the heads of this "silent citizenship." And bow. long aid woman brook the visits of bitter partisan sheets into the sanctity of her home'.' If her ma'e friends, irrespective of party affiliations, cannot discuss pol ticil and party questions upon a plane of common courtesy due between gentlemen, let her refuse tliejentranco of anything less. in the shine of newspapers, into her home, le t woman demand of the press of this Slate a clean sweep, in this matter, and if it fads to honor her demand, let her set to w irk to cut. down its subscription lis: to the lowest possible point. I.et I her go into the measure systematically, j i unitedly, and with an earnestness equal to : i the importance of its hearings up m society, j ' Christian mothers, you cannot afford to 1 sit idly l?y an 1 al'ow this pestilence to < darken the minds of the young, to choke 1 i out patriotism, to deprive reason oi her I i right to he heard, >tn<l not rui*- y>ur ruiri ut ] </i u/>/>rov't/. Down with fana'icism and I partisan vituperation, no matter which i "party" practices it! ?>ut with personal villiftca'ion, ca'uniny and reputation-smirch- ; ing ! The man and the new-paper not capable of discussing a question on its intrinsic merits, can possibly have nothing to say that the tfouniry needs to hear. The i cause that ctiinot he brought before the peo- | pie on its own merits, is not worth the people's consideration.. Talk about the aristocracy of wealth and culture and rcliiiemen', which lias been so much the ".-took in trade of a certain c'ass of political partisans in ibis Slate: if the I flute is to be juugcu by the iitm/n-iflt uccrling to wli cli they have sought to c nxluot political matters ami arouse nnimo-uty uluni/ this linr, then, we, as a people, are open to tlie impeachment of being in nee<l of the wealth attaching t> christian charily, the culture of connnon sense ami the refinement of se'f control. What a hippy thing f>r iii.iiikiml it w nil he if lite three former possessions were .always a guarantee of the latter ! lo t not tlie woin inlioo'l of South t'arolitia j irrespec ive of her sympathies upon the ! ipte-iions of the hour, forg-i lo r high re- | sponsibi i y, in this test peti <1. to her native j .-Mate ; ;emiing ncr innuenco m me interest of pfuco, pulling her "linn" upon those <|uestionab'e method- of debate inten !* ?I to arouse partisan feeling, nii'l fore tig. in - > fatas she can command the Minn'i n, an open, manly, dignified discussion of all questions j <>n the part of polit ci ?ns. tinier whatever . banner she may tin I them enrolled. (!o 1 reigns yet. ami Truth crnstie I to earth, will li'o again : The eternal years of Uod are hers, i lint error, woun<|e.|, writliIn pain, Ami 'lies amid hir worshippers Mr. I'. liter, if in penning this artic le I have shown a spark of th> spiiii which 1 I have condcinnc I, I know o( hut one hypolh|c?is tiy which 11 account for mi -it a contradiction : It lies in the fa< I that I too, am a nitivo of South Carolina, which in itself, I will prove a "settler t > any well inl'irined reader. With )Ottr permission, I will come again t next week. Ilespoclftt ly Noirs. .? I I.II l?|so.?f. O Kmoiivs in I'viiitis I s t v r it s 11 v. ? N r?~ li ville, Tenn . May ;I. Tliec rner st no of the I'niversity to he ereeled neir tiallatin. by the knights of Pythias of the world wa-> 1 lat I tliis afternoon in the presence of the ! (irand Icidgo of Tennessee and sever t' llioiisand people Addresses were delivered l?v pro-oim nl knights, and a harheone followed Sin* University w.11 c??~I several Iitinlrc'l | | llin<ill'l dulliii*? :in I i< cxj flit* I t>t In* oun I of I In* j^ront educational i m ^ 1 i 1111 i > tis I' tin' j c tunny. W liile I lie iStiet Ii is l?y im mentis free frmii Mam* in many n*>*.11 rs, yet in ?ucli cases | u? I lie t ''i.\<-y -ai my in v ? i.. n: i )> nvos tne : ro?l - iiiii liif?( ft' it* | c | I >y H' l iil'i'f! i'ti ?un | ai l in any -u-ia is'ic moTcm-n's I vltiau.is. | TEACHERS' COLUMN. tf. W. BRUCE, - - Editor. AM communication.- for this column must lie sent o tin* Editor, Santuc, S. C. Will Training vs. Will Breaking. In order that (lie children of our common :ountry may attain tint position for which ind to which creation made them heirs, it is tccessnry that parents and teachers should >e made to fully understand their duties and esponsibilities in their respective posi'ious m<t trusts. The measure of will power is the measure >f personal power, with r. child as with au uiuii. The possession or lack of will power s the possess on or lack of persoual power, u every individual's sphere of life and being. I'he right or the wrong use of will power is lie right or the wrong exercise of an indiriduai's truest personality. Hence the cireitl guarding and the wise guiding of a hild's will should be counted among the itivinnst tlnfirs :?f nin? wlui id rrdiiiitidililp fur v child's training. Will training is an importaut element ill hdl training; but will breaking bus uo >arl or place in tlio training of a child. A iroken will is worth no more in i\s sphere linn a broken bow. Just that, and i.o more. \ child with a broken will is not so well urnished for the struggle of life as a child vith only one arm. or one leg, or ono eye. Mich a chil l Ins uo power of a strong personality, or of high achievements in the svorld. livery child ought to he trained to tonform his will to the demands of duty ; hat is, betiding liis will, not breaking it. drenking a child's will is never in order. I'o break a child's will is to crush out for ite lime being and, so far, to destroy the sliUd's privilege of free choice. It is to i'orce him to an action against Irs choice, nstrnd of inducing him to choose in the right direction. A chili's will i< his truest persona'ity. The expression of his will in a free choice is die h'-ghest express! it of his personality. And a child s personality is to ho held 'acre 1 by Hod's representative who is over lie chilJ, even as (rod himself holds sacred lie personality of every human being jreatfd in the image of Himself. A child's will ought to he strong for righ*-doing. If it he not so at the stsrt.it s the parent's or teacher s duty to guide ir train r accordingly. Hut to break or ;rtt"h a child's will, is inconsistent with liic educating and training of that will. A conflict between the parent or teacher and the child, when the only question is. Whose will shall yield to the other'.'"' is. ifter all, to thing more or less than a conIbct of brute force. Whether, in any n-t.ance, the will of the parent be set in Having the child commit some repulsive n unc, against which its moral nature robot's, or to have the child recite a lesson or repeat a prayer, the mere conflict of wills, s a conflict of brute force; and in such a . otillict neither ought to succeed : for success n "itch a case means failure. 1 f the teacher or parent really wills that in- tinii miii11 no rigni, uiotr cnueavors houH he to have ihc ehiiii will in the same I lirection. Merely to force one will into nil\iecti)ii lo the other is. however, nn njury lo both the oue who forces and the ine who submits. This is literally :i conHiut let ween an irresistible force ami tin iininovible body. All the way through his training life, a jhihl ought to know what are to be the cgitiniato consequences of his chosen action, 11 every case, and then be privileged to dnose accordingly. There is a place for mnisliinent i'i child training, but punishment isi a penalty attached to a choice, it is aot brute force, applied to compel action igainst choice. No child ought ever to bo furnished, unless he understood, when lie ;ho'e to do the wrong in question, that he ivas thereby incurring tho penalty of that [uinishaieut. We alway s gain something by | giving Hie child the alternative consequence if obedience or disobedience. That is God's ivay of holding rewards ami punishment. It is always best for the parent or teacher o avoid a direct is-ue with a child, rather han seek or recognize and meet it. Moie >n the subject later. J. L. d. The Teachers Meeting. Or tin.n S iiuoi. Urn.i>im;, May .j. 1 SOi. 1 he meeting was c tiled to order by President l!i;e at ll.!*> o'clock. Alter the t-ual opening cxcrcNos, the first question ippointcd for discussion|was taken uj>: 'What aenefits ate derived from the study of 1 Lie -graphy V Mi-s May Duncan was c died jn and opened the discus.si m with a few pertinent renurks. Mrs. N. M. hinder Bould n t he present, but the paper she hud prepared on this subject was read by her brother, Mr. Walker Moore. None of others nppointc I on this question being present, the subject was thrown open for general discission, which was participated in by Mc-srs. P?. G. C'lilt'ord ami h. W. ldick. Miss Charlotte A1 ston theu favored the A.'soc'.a'ton with a very pretty vocal solo. The discusdnii of the nrxt subject on ilie programine: lluw can the present method of payingleachcts in Union Canity he improved?" was opencI hy the President. who handled the subject in an eminently p'ain and pracl'cal manner. lie was followed by Messrs. I.. W, l)ick and .1. 11. lnman, and then generd discussion of the subject was in order. Considerable interest was dcveloj ed ill tli:^ di-x'tl->io!t, and it is to bo hoped (It-it much practical good may result therefrom. Under the lira 1 < f business it was moved and carried that the Secretary furnish a -ynojsis of the minutes of each meeting for publication in the Teacher's Column. Mr. Waller stated that he had received a commitment on from Mr. Ilmcc saying that it would he imp '-siMe for him to attend this meeting and asking that hi* excuses I e ma le to the ,\ssoei iti m. \fl< r the read ng of minutes r-f the InM meeting, the Association was (lcclaied adjoin tied until the first Saturday in June. Mt-s Mt:\s sI'.im; Aijain.?Tltece cbrated ease of Mis< Sadie M. Means is to c >mc up before the fleneral Assembly of the Presbyterian church which meets at Nashville on the I'tih. It will he remembered that the South Carolina Synod reversed the decision of tho Charleston Presbytery and sustained Miss Means llev. li. A. Illackburn and P. I. Lee per on the part of the Presbytery will make the appeal, holding that Synod - action wis niicotisiiintional and eon rary t ? the evidence; that .new evi le ce was allowed lobe introduced and because ypr:<. as an avocation in a telephone ollice on the Sabbath i-, a disciidinahlc oH'on?o. I'lis ('i<e is snre 11 excite interest all over tiie country ?1' I'lmbm ./ ttrnn!. . . ? \ Nfiu.tiiN I'iiikmis. ? /i I'lietnl m net'l is ;i Irirn I iiel'-ol, ItII'I not l'-ss lliin one million |" <>|>!e li.ive t'o1111 1 just <nrli ti frit-toi in I r King s Ni'.v |? s.-livery tor ('oii*uni|>tioii, Loughs in-; t'oe!-. I: j i, li ive never tise'l tliis tin-it ('. 11' i Me'lieinc, ene tri.-J wi I convince you tint it has won Serl'ul curative powers in till 11i ct-i-s of llno.it, t'!ie-i ninl Lungs. !',ii'-li I, t' lo is ^ i triinii- I to <lo nil i Ii tt is cliinicl or iio>nry \s i 1 l-o rcfiiii'teil. 1?i ill hollies free nt B. P. IWy'ti Drug Store. Largoh llio-* "?0c. nti'l S|.tin. Sinrv:> n ?? !!i:a:.:u If y-iii tiro not feel ii).' >tr<>n ' niul lien tliy, try liiecttie It11lei - It La lii ippe has left yon weal; ami woir\, use Klcrli ic Ili'ter*. I'liis rrmotiy acts ilireetly m Liver, Stomacli tin I Ki Ineys gently ai ling 'lo. e organs to perform their i 11 > c 11 ii?. ii .vim hip liiiliuuil nun mci> Howl-olio y'oil will tiii-I >pe?-ly in I prnonr.cnt ioli-1 l-y I U111 Klrfl r r I 111? r ?. One II ia' y. ill ci'iiv i ? i ilif-i liis i*? llio ?-cni ? l,> jmi m-i-il. I-;i!-,?e lioiilv- only .>nc. at II t. I'ou-y's Unijj Store. For the Times. Borrowed Books. Borrowing books is a disease with some people. Never returning borrowed books is also a disease with some people. The latter disease is worse than tho former. Borrowing is bad, yet there is a sort of neighborly touch in it, but there is nothing neighborly in not returning. Some people appear to regard borrowed books as their own property, and sometimes borrowed hooks are sold as the property of dead men. 1 attended a sale once and bid oft' a lot of books, and several of them were identified by the true owner. They had loaned the books und had forgotten all about them. This is very wrong. Many peoplo delight in lending books, but lliey would like to get them back in a reasonable time, so that some other friend may bo accommodated. 1 havo known persons to give up nil hope of getting back their loaned books, nnd to purchase duplicates. Lot us all look up our borrowed books and return them at once. Don't wait: you may die, and a lot of borrowed books be sold at your sale. X. [ A I> V BRTISKM RN'T. ] Col. D. P Duncan Formally Announoes Himself for a Scat in Congress. I'oi.t'Muta, >S. C., May Oth, 1894. To mi/ fcltoiv citizens of Union County: 1 regret that I am called to attend a meeting of the National Krecutive Committee of The Fanners Allinuoe, in Washington City on the 8th, inst. Therefore I cannot attend our County meeting on the 7th At vour Mass mcctinz held on the 2nd of April, n resolution wis passed inviting ine to become the Farmers cinlidatc for Congress from the fourth Congressional District. 1 need say that 1 appreciate your confidence anil est coat and am mindful of the compliment you pay me. Since your action 1 have received vnriousj solicitations from farmers in the dmtrict to become a candidate: I therefore feel constrained to accept your invi'ation, and announce thnt 1 will become a cand date for tho scat in the 54th Congress from the Fourth South Carolina Disti ict. Agriculture is the principal employment of a large inn.i v ity of the citizcus of our District, and 1 am not surprised that you should desire to be represented by sonic one fr ui your avocation in life. 1 have long since become satisfied in my convictions that the agricultural interests ofthccountry will uever receive its due and propor attention uutil the hopeless minority of farmers in the National House of Representatives, shall tie increased to a respectable majority. L shall not extend this letter. I am woll known to each and every ono of you, as I have been iit public life before you for the past twenty years. 1 hope t<> have the pleasure of meeting all tho voters of the District, during tho Summer, to discuss before them the issues that will bo considered in the campaign. Duo of America's great statesmen has said Willi malice wards none. with charity for all with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are iu. Again expressing my regrets at not being able to meet with you, I am, Very truly, 1). 1*. Duncan. PROGRAMME Of the South-Union Sunday School Convention, which will meet with Xardis Church Friday before the Itli Snnday in May, Vicing the 2~>th. at I" o'clock a. in. 1 Devotional exerciser, conducted by llev. J. N. Booth. 2. Organization. :?. Reports of Schools and discussions on the same. 1st 'piery. The best uiethods of conduct- I ing a Sunday School, so as to make it interesting and attractive. J. \Y. Gregory,!'. .). I'.eatenbutgh, IV. F. Sca'fe. The query will be thrown open for discussion. IU.lT.9S loll (INK IIOI U. Devotional exercises conducted by Rev. ? 2nd uuery. The use of the Bible as a text book in the Sunday School. Rev. C. A. 11. Jeunings. J.G. Rice, Dr. J. II. Hamilton. Subject thrown open for discus on. it'estton r.ox. Conducted by Rev. T. fi. Morris. Miscellaneous business. The conventicn is compose 1 of Schools in l'inkncy. Fish Dam, Sattluc, Gusher Hill and Union Townships. F.aeh School is entitled to three delcga'c. J. W. (IKK.uory, l'rcMdent. The Disi'Knsuiv Aoain.?Sonic persons think that Governor Tillman was exceedingly rejoiced to have tho dispensary burden rolled ?.tf of bis shoulders by the Supreme 1 Court. and 11.at lie will make no further effort to 'tart it up again. His words and actions would indicate that he had given up the matter. Hut you cannot judge Tillman as yon would ordinary mortals, lie is unique and original, lie rejoices in mirpri-es. Hut whatever ho does will he th? outcome of polit ctl machination and not the action < f a straight-forward, independent man. lie now stands in need of votes and influence at home. Failing here, he fails in reaching hi< objective point, which is the nomination for President hy the Populists in 18'.n>. (.'omniissinncr Traxlcr is very anxious to continue lii-= grand temperance work through tlio dispensaries, ll is a log thing. It pays him in salary a month?more than many twa-horse farmers make in twelve months, nf er deducting living expense*. Of course Mr. Iraxlcr is anxious to continue the business. 'I her* in iy lie nno'hcr reason on the part of certain persons to continue this business, la all urge transactions, like the purchase of ;<?(? barrels of whiskey at one time, thcro is generally a large rebate. It has be in iiinic I that this may be the case in dispensary purchases. It was estimated tint the monthly purchases would reach $'?(>,IKK). Persons acquainted with the whis k?-y trade say that, according to the prices an I grades f whiskey purchased, there ought to be a rebate of !< per con'. or a month. These dealers had no doubt but that they could secure that amount, paying the same prices pad) hy the State. If any one is receiving that, rebate, oi It ill" that amount lie would dislike to give (lie bu-ine.s.s ?ij?. In :**i in'erview, Inst We Iuc-<l ly, Mr. Tiaxlcr s.ii I llml sunetliing wou'd soon develop tlull would enable hint lo open llie <1 -peasant's again. That lit iiz, of course, would bo mi iilliciiil opinion from tlie Attorney lienor il tint the <lccision of tlic Supremo (On it 1. 11 not refer to die ain.-ndd act of I N't:;. If ho should file such a decisoo, then the lew would he ill force again nod j any injunction ( !' other action could u t be got before the Supreme <'o:nt until Mci tiovvan nai out and Kugenc llii'y in. Then 1 the majority would be <>u the Tillman siile. They could reverse the former dec sion, a Very 111111 ll: 11 tiling; but whip ir ? the Coltl'li if r these days, uii'ess it be to carry out the will, plans and purposes i f die adininistrnti'.n? It lili lit tie pnsyjh'c that Kugenc I (iary wonhl agree wiili Judge Mclver, tint it would bo a year or longer tim *, heforo a decision was reached and then th bill c tild be amended again and put the court w! e e it was at the recent term. The whole aIfair is:n a inn Idle. The host tiling Ibr the private cUi/eii is to let the politicians manage it and make ad the money po?siMo out of it. The prohibition's ts hIioiiM Man I fi-t to thoi; r. 1 irs mpl prraeli and practice prohibition c,, J Sjl'lll.tlt,