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f: | . f THEipiON TIMES, Published Every Friday. JAMES E. HUNTER. M. W. Culp, Editor. Registered at. the Port office in Union, -L-S? Cm m second-clase mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One year .... $1.00. W* months .... SOoents. Three months ... 95 cents. Subscription payable in advance, always. Remit by postal order, check or registered letter. Currency by open mail at sender's risk. ADVERTISEMENTS. One square, first insertion . . $1.00. JCvery subsequent insertion . 50 cents. Contiacts for three months or longer will be made at reduced rates. All communications which subserve ? a. t ? a A Ml 1 no j?nvaie uiicmiu* wiii w no advertisements. Rejected manuscript will not be returned. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be chained for at lialf rates. All papers will be stopped the day they esrpsre. We will hereafter make no deviation from this rule. J>tters and remittances should be addressed to THE UNION TIMES CO., Union, S. C. UNION, S. C., MAY 27, 1898. " roTH CENTURY. The 19th century is fast coming to a close, from the present indications the closing days of this century prill be bathed and baptized in the blood of nations. The record of this century has beon a bloody one, and the inventive genius has been ever active and industrious in preparing death dealing missiles and machinery. The destinies of dynasties have been thrown and overthrown, thapeu and' unshaken, and through all the turbu; lence of the times, the world Vias gradually but most wonderfully jn. creased in intelligence and cweulth. w .t Pil in cms century some oi u\e grandest, I noblest men anelvroin in the world s history have bad their day an 'I pas^'l ^ away. The vast accumulation ^ national and individual wealth is fabulous, new fields of labor have been opened by the enterprising, push und ?.duck seems to have characterized itli-o people of alll nations; the so .considered impossibilities have been ,made possible, operative, practical and elective, ti/jije und distance have been shortened by cable, steam and electricity ; all things seemed to have f>e/m grasped, measured and utilized. 'J it* scope of the human mind alone 4t&udsthe unfathomcd?the unknown j ,-juautity by the profound of the i world. The march of progress is marked by new developments each succeeding year, as yet there seems to be no limit to which man may go. While we rejoice over these wonderful achievements of man we are made to feel a pang of regret that people and things arc not as they once were, we are both to admit' the existence of a national calamity in shape of greed for gain, finantial, I territorial and colonial. This ejnnc spirit pervades the private individual. Men are measured by their money not minds, property possessions not principle, the enabling impulse of sentiment is buried beneath sordid utility. Is there unything in this or that for me Woman, who has ever stood between man and this state of affairs, lias fallen over to the sjde of utility, and now vies with man, and occupies :*! ? .1.-1 r 1 i ixjsuions which uioue mrmeriy oeJonged to man; and the chic girl on the wheel needs hut to discard a very few articles of eh thing to be in full male attire, but then thus attired she is a thing of beauty, arid nceom- > )dishes the object of her make up : ie ndmirntion ; we of course speak only of those who don the bloomers; all this however, tends to show the drift of affairs in this day of progress and advancement. This same spirit of gain in worldly goods, we are more than sorry to say, has crept into the church, JSome of our most eminent' -- UU(J?I 01 God pointing to tbe field in which there is the most money, the long well filled purse of the otherwise unworthy member covers a multitude of sins. The Protestant church seems t<? be bordering ou the ground most loudly condemned by it in the Roman catholic church ; the union of church and state if the petitions and memoralizing of the United States congress and State Legislatures by the rep* ? 1 1 n A t _ TW A. reseniative Doaies oi me rroiesmni churches is any evidence of the church mixing in politics. The sup. port of foreign missions, the spread and establishment of christian civilization is the one redeeming feature in the established church of this day and time. This is the age of push and progress. While we progress in one direction we as surely retrograde in another, and it is possible that in the succeeding centuries the countries w hich are now being christianized by missionaries from this country will send missionaries to this country to reclaim and redeem this fallen people, in payment of a debt of gratitude. . NEWS NOTES AND COMMENT. President McKinley has issued his proclamation calling for 7f> thousand more volunteer troops. South Carolina's quota will probably be four hundred. The call is not confined to the militia of the different States, but for any and all who will or desire to volunteer. One more company needed to complete the regiment therefore Governor Kllerbo has issued a call for one more company of volunteers of not less than eighty men. The physical examinations can be had before going to Columbia. CHAT FROM CONTRIBUTORS. What, iH Going on in and Out of County?-Read WhatTkoy Say. ETTA JANE. May 28. We are having very dry weatlier just now. Wheat is taking ihe rust in sogne places. Oats are needing rain very t?d. Cotton is not doing well, the stand is bad on red land. Yesteubiy a very large congregation attended children's day at Mesopotamia. Kveiy thing went on well and the children unformed their parts with credit to ' ,hcii?*Hv?\i and their instructor Mr. J. I "vHlker. Mr. Walker is one of ,.'j ' . . -?ost useful men. J lis friends want to induce ,Mlu 10 ruu tol {uu in this county. ?. The fanners will generally gr . UU their work unless we get rain soon. Ml- \f iL-11 M..ll..ru .......I....... ... I ..... ..iim .O "llil III MT l|N last. Monday. He is one of our model fanners. Anyihinp that mike don't know alanit farming; is not worth knowing. lie never buys any commercial fert ilizers. There has Iteen several eases of dysentery in this section within the past few da> s. Next Saturday Hon. I). F. Finley, of Vorkville. will deliver an oration liefore l.adies Memorial Association at Salem ehureh, and Kev. .1. H. Thacker will preacli to (.'amp Jcfferies U. C. Vs., on next Siiiu1ay. An effort will l-o made to have a free ferry established at or near Howell's ferry on llroad river. There is a preat deal of courtinp poinp on amonp the vonnp folks, and we may ieawonahly look forward for a few weddilips liefore lotip. At one of our churches it is said that that the ministi r announced at the close of the moiuinp service that lie specially ill.sii? <1 all the ( onpicpation to come in the house for the afternoon service. Hut said lie would excuse those w ho were enpaped. if they sat out in tl.eir buppi^s and talked over love mailers. The result was that he had a full house that afternoon. Other ministers can adopt his plan, lie hasn't a patent on it. W'ol it W'SIS ririMil:it<?il i<wunt Iv fliul >i ( Main young Ii:mI got a new organ and tliat .-Iih invit?-(l a certain young man In < ? me and show her how to play it. lie tnnk the liait at once ami when la* went he found it was all a joke. t'niut Ii>r ('hernkee county tiering at (JalTney in \t Monday the .'10th inst. Mr. William .Jones and .1. It. .)ones of Asbury paid us a visit last Saturday. In this m-iyldiorhniMl there is a spring of pure sulphur water which might lie moie valualile with little wo:k ami a small out lay of money. Mr. W. V. ()-rnent is surving jurors for coint next Monday at (iatTney. Several cases of violation of the disjienpensaiy law will peihaps Is* in court then* ami several coinplaints have la-en made, Vox. JONESVILLE. May J.I. The l ot ?Ii y w eather is telling oil spring oats, guldens and vegetation, and in fact most i very thing that glows is needing rain. Cotton is a tmd stand and will not In* anv letter until we get rain. One month ago t< day we had our last rain ill this community. Yestejday the thermometer stood most of the day at PS degrees in the shade. Some farmers arc replanting their cotton and some are plowing up their cotton where there is had stands ami planting it in corn. The weather is so di v and hot there is but i little grass yet. The wai news keeps out people engaged most of the time, but I don't think the crops will suffer for work ou account of the war, as the boys will wait until tliey lay by their crops before they volunteer. The Bogansville and Joneeville township interdenominational Sunday school convention was held at New Hope last Saturday. The turnout was small but the convention was well represented and was very interesting and profitable. The candidates was nut in pretty good force and taken a lively interest in the convention of course. The candidates are all Sunday school woikers this year at lent. Children's day was observed at the Methodist church here Saturday eveniug with a picnic at the close. Every!hing was nice and interesting. es?*cial!y the closing exercises. Rev. E. II. Beckham prerclied a s|iecial sermon to the children at the Methodist church here yesterday evening. Mrs. S. F. Bressendon of Charleston is visiting the familly of ltev. E. II. is i.i 1 urckuhin. Mrs. Dr. Southard visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Biit.es of Rick Hill last Saturday. The old i>eople are quite feeble. Hon. (i. Walt Whitman went to Columbia last week to the Democratic convention and returned with a bicycle and now he is master of the wheel. lie says he is going to canvass the State in the campaign on his wheel. Mr. G. B. Fowler left town this morning for North Pacolet. Guess he has forgot that section has l>een cut off to Cherokee county and will electioneer over in the white hills. Well perlnqw he can deaden some timber around the edges that will help. Three colored young men from Jonesville left today for Fort Monroe Vs., to work in the hotels of that summer resort. These boys are working their way upwards in life. Their names are Joe Foster, Tom Hardy and Will Davis. Telephone. Present-Day Thoughts. hy "nemo." There is a tendency among some thinkers to regard the present war as a terrible reversion to barbarism. They think of it as a turning of the back upon civilization. I will agree with them if they are speaking of Spain, but I will not agree with them if they are speaking of the United States. The argument they advance are familiar enough and woll understood:?that war arouses the worst passions of men; that civilization gains more during the quiet times of peace than in the bustling hours of war: that the advancing thought of the world favors bloodless arbitration. We should be unprogressive indeed if we did not agree in a general way with all these statements for they are all true; but they are not always ! ijrue. They are untrue in relation to ourselves. This we oan dare to say though fully aware tjiat here and there in our forces are m<?p of violent * It. t _ l-tlll 1 A J.eenng woo rejoice 111 Kimng; out. l|ieae no more color the general character of our hosts than one blot of ink colors the grpui; rolling, healthgiving seu. * * <* First Ifien; why aro we lighting? Because the hes| impulses of a nation's heart havo been stirred- Even in the excitement of actual warfare those same good impulses impel u?. hike David's men of old we take our swords in our hands and we reckon our live# a* JittJe. if we may but be able to place a cup of po)d water at lips, ft is an hbroie war; parci.v il?tn?togain except, the as we have noi.. +hlng to lose doing of good, and evei., . if the fortunes of war should tu. against us. We did not seek the light. Peace is attractive to our great comercial nation. But because we have feelings and because we ourselves have suffered from oppression, we from the highest motives stoop from our loftv estnte to throttlo tho dogged blood-thirstiness of a dying nation. Right under the shadow of our noble land, this creation of the fifteenth century in the agony of its own approaching dissolution was seeking to drag down to similar dis tress nnd destruction thousands of harmless ones. What could we do? Speak against it? We did nnd failed to stop it. Then what ? Argue with a man deaf to merev, and make signs ton man blind with bloody hatred? No! we smote and shall smite, be the cost what it may, until this remnant of the dark ages learns that the policy of pirates does not pay at the end of the 19th century. * ? * So far from it being true that we are hot to kill; I dare to affirm that there is in this country's great heart a feeling of real sympathy for the rank and tile of the Spanish army and navy. It is against, the Spanish official system that we war, and wo sorrow over the poor, conscripted hoys who are made mere implements of murder in the hands of their superior officers. These poor fellows are utterly unlike our boys?who realize that they are "the people,''that "the people" are the country and that when the country is at war "the people'' are at. war. Hut our ill-clad on ponents, having no quarrel with Cuba and no reason to hato us, are forced into combat ill-fed, and heartlessly. What did the victory at Manila indicate, or the prompt dismantlement of San Juan, or Cardenas, or Matnnzns? That Spain was so tin- I progressive and so altogether unfit I for ride that it became simply a inur- j derer of its own people, by placing ' them in dangerous positions and yet leaving them absolutely unprepared for successful combat. Badly officered, and absolutely bereft of the feeling that makes the American soldier oonscious of his oneness with bis officer, rlicy have been led out like sheep to the slaughter. They havo been sacrificed by official neglect and official greed; for it is well understood that the money set aside by the Spanish government for food, for ?gM ?? ?,ckets. If ! thtf ^Bl?yprnea t0^ rd the re eou ch oanno'.i'Rcient to ha *ts doom, J tht\ frost relcasi mo?,fc Qr dinV ^Bpo m tjj 7 defenders is enV^^^B"1"? 'end as one S Bv all that?Trf*??fal in humanity; by all that th^e of dumb agony In the hearts of ?m2,ph peasant moth- g ers who will AionC tor 80118 torn ,rom 8 them and then of every chance a of life; by all ^Vjlves of our own, J entrusted to th^BU^d States, for a ; unmii urcu uinvi^v^v ??? ^ wound mercy itJfby all the horrors In CubA that wlRould bring to an J end?let us hopdljhr short, sharp, decisive work. li?n wl(ll this nation J whose ideal is poce. cease from chas tising the culprit; tenderly watch for J awhile the new rpublic, and progress once more along ^he path of its own J most, wondrous dfltlny, osh guardian of human rights nid human inspira- J tions in the westfn hemisphere. To the Prjdbitloniata. You are herebj asked to send your s delegates to the Gvnt,y Prohibition Con- " vention to be held hi the court, house at Union S. C., on \f*)d;?y the Oth, sales day. of June 1S98.J I.rt each township a elect at least threjn^H,effatef>? and elect only those who wi, ittend and are true J Prohibitionists. g?c.t tliem at once and notify me. ConveT-lon will convene at 12 o'clock m. * = S. M. Rt'K. Jn., E. 17., Meralier of the St?te Executive Com. r TltTMAUKARbE RESCUE: . Mrs. Michael CmU>n. Plainfleld, 111., makes the stiitem rfc thai. she caught cold winch settled . Rher lungs, she was P treated for a month ?>' her family physi- * ciati, but grew wotjr. He told her she was a hopeless victVn of consumption ll?of ?>/v ?>\<wll..iiia nnnlil nn 1*0 liar k ? !?? tifiv iiu innui;/"*' ? *-?* *%* "v?. ^ Iler druggist suggesFd Dr. King's Xew Discovery for consumption; she bought a liottle ami to lier delight found herself henetltted from theArnt dose. She continued its use and afx^f taking six bottles j found herself sound and well; now does 1 her own housework and is ;us well asshe ever was. xFree tri.il bottles of this great discovery at. Dr. F. *y. Duke's drug store. ? Large bottles .M) and $1. Don't attempt to climb the ladder of fame until you are sure of its foundation. HOHllED'TH KG U A.V E. A startling incident, of which Mr. John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the subject, is narrated by him jus follows: "I wius in ;i most dreadful condition. My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated, pain continually in back and sides, nojippetite, gradually growing weaker d;iy by djiy. Three physicians had given me up. Fortunately, a friend advised trying Electric Hitters; jind to my great joy and surprise the lirst bottle made a decided improvement. I continued their use for three weeks, and am now a well man. I know they saved piy life, and robl>ed the grave of another victim *1 No ons-rhtw'd fail to try them. Only Jli'ty cenf;s per bottle at Dr. F. C. Duke's drug storp. pflgs are qdfliqtpd to short pants on a bet. day, but Lloqmprs?npver. * I was reading an advertisement of Chamlierlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea tyorpedy in the Worcester Enterprise recently, which leads me to write this. I can truthfully say 1 never used any remedy equal to it for oolio and diar- , I have never had to use more rhoeai. to cure the worst than one or two ... W. A. csise with myself or children.? stroud, l'opomoke City, Md. For sale I by Dr. F. C. Duke. ! i Don't worry; but if you must worry, try anu worry somebody else. One Minute i* not long, yet relief is obtained in half that lime by tlie use of One Minute CV">Th Cjn.e. jt prevents consumption jin^; junickly ciq.O /.'olds, croup, bronchitis. jfltosCnionia. la grippe, and all throat and lung troubles. For side by F. C. Puke and Lock hart Mill. Some people never realize bow well off they are until they try to ride a bicycle. Thousands of sufferers front crbl* have l?een restored to health by C.nft Minute Cough Cure. It quickly cures coughs, colds, bronchitis, pneumonia, grippe, asthma, and all throat and lung diseases. For sale by F. C. Duke and Lockhart Mills. BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE. Tlie best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped bands, chilblains, i corns, and all skin eruptions, and j>ositivclv fiirfiy tiilnu nv r>r? nuu ? ?/.I.iW.l r> I Wt?.V>U JMH W, IIV/ |'?*J IC?HII1CII. It I is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction | or money refunded, l'riee t>."> cents per ; ? box. For sale by F. C. Duke. I Don't wait for an engraved invitation j when \ou are alone with a kissable giri. 1 mm i' anything. >*tt invent or improve; also get'* J! CAVEAT, T? tOE-MARK, COPYRIGHT or DESIGN'! t i PROJECTION, Send model, sketch or photo, i > . <! for free examination and advice. i? i BOOK ON PATENTSS&Ami . jiwr C. A. SNOW & CO.! 1 * Fulcnt lawyers. WASHINGTON, D. C-i 11 ?>WV??%WVWWVW>VWVWWW>\%t< I Don't kick a strange just to find whether he is goctl t? urctl or not.. . Don't pattern after the busy little liee. ^ It's the other fellow that eats the honey. * - * ?? ( Any woman looks as well in bloomers t as she'does in skirts?from her waist up. j e ljiUMM?IUN?MflNMWH I The way Dewey knock a ed the ''shine" out of the Spaniards is inili, com pared to ? OUR KNOCKING ? the bottom out of prices on jewelry. Have you seen the lat est in Tally-Ho and horse fhoe scarf pins and the a i _ ; t o a n*sw guurus 111 war colors i ANOTHER LOT | of enameled shirt waist 2 sets in four-leaf clover, 2 pansies and the Fleur-de- 2 lis. 2 C Watches and Chains 8 of every description in solid and,gold filled. Call and see our stock. -i i M. E. TI^JSLEY & Co. S footh Bruhses. ? Quarter Assortment. \ f"* ^ Uua anteed. quk|'s drug store, (bpoaite Union Hotel. WE^T.... SVRINGS.... ^' HOTEL.... This |ouse Is Now Open For ~|ie Season. Terms DpilcAakla ? DR. I. F.1 WALKER, _ praj-PRipTOR, PR. , jU. GOLDSMITH, i' JENTIST. 'umr^ -! PRICES). RUBBER Ii'/TES. pa fL $3 TO $10. ru Ventures $10 each. FILLINGS. p9 i $2 00 up i1,!-, '1 $100 up. ?? 1 .50 up g^tlpercha 50 up PIVOf-EETH $5 TO $8 CROWN ANfeRIDGE WORK PER DTH $3 TO $8 exip t'ng $ .50 upclea *g $1 00 up. none but bbs material used. and all work guaranteed. ixtracting without pain. ~i ... . . ?: Tl lluHleitt Consul. .The bv^rfct consul iu the world >9 the Br*-1*! consul at New York; Tho British Shipping at New York aggregated 'bout 4,006,000 tops'Uir ptiajly, piS^Vrom 25,000 to 30,000 seamen aA-upifl off and shipped fifwb year.| Volviny Jjif) Jumdling of about ?U$0 foi seamen's wages. ft H? T ft ckcwwX expert, in:" "*ut ?* l^PPf BU> s that ac 0.1 . coajt( brewocl inKAenoa will up to the te^stescribed by the Gorman govenAijit, which is not a seveio one, <hn insisting that pure beer shall me owed and fixing severe penult Vie or the production of unv other kt.L II?i )|uld Dodge. 'There's lliing slow about Jones," he st ineffectively. The other I'lqhed scornfully. "I guess y'onever louned him *ny money,'V (paid. "Oh, yes, clave," replied the i [irst speaker, o that's what made mo speak tlialtiy. I loaned him 110 six montiihjgo and I haven't aeen able to> teh him since."? Chicago Post.!' j I OettlnflKc t of Danger. ' "Well, welll, i sad to seo pedes- 1 rianism wanfrnnto a lost art." i "Lost art! i lynuch! Since the | ulvent of whlot and trolley cars bo human raoj e twico as nimble 1 is it used to i 1"?Detroit Fre# Jres8 1 I .1,-1 Tho annual (ttr >f mushrooms in Franco is value < over $2,000,000. rho wholesale^ to to elttnlors is j roni fSJtf to r 100 kilograms Uli0.4f> poumlsf).In Paris ulone hero aro 00 wh ohlo lirms d<>aling inclusively in r n^rooins. % M BUYING It's buying your t right Paying only for the article , ly worth?that enables yo places you "iu position^' to financial "bloCade." \ We are aiding CASH CUi in careful buying-^we name pace?we keep the satisfuc buyers want. Cold cream toilet soap 3 cakes i Bath towels, good size, 10, 15, 2 Beautiful oxford ties patent lc chocolate | Ladies steel rod umbrellas, para] covers Extra strong, yard wide,bleachec Pretty designs in Japanese foldir Extra fine plain white lawn the Ready made pillow cases, good i Extra fine quality colored orgai new patterns Good quality, Southern made co We keep in mind your ne< summer prices?We have h trade arfd we intend to hold and every value and every that we are thoroughly in e '4 THE OLD B A. H. F0S1 WHAT INT ARE YOU GOING TO I MAT' Was asked us by i who said your stool for Charleston or A Well you see neighbor our people and they realize that Matting is the G TIIE DAY* and by buying in lots of we can sell it to the consumer at what (and make a small profit) which in the big profit on small lots; not only in scheme in every department we handle, We Are Busy all 1 BAILEY FURNITURE n* ux p rroi = Th <* To the consumer, iu the way we 1 and Dressed Lumber. Saw and Plaining Mil fire always prepared to furnish p Best Buildinj Consisting of Frame Lumber, Sh sawed Weather-hoarding, Ceilim n n\ iiwL /\i 11 <1 i n rrsj n on LUOU| 1/IMIU.-, vyu I V4 1 11 ^ U ^ X VIIV/V the best brick made in the up c< build, or make any repairs, or ad pay you to get our prices. Prompt Deliveries! Our yard is near the El The Rodger I P. M. COHEN, President. WISELY. Lome supplies at ? PRICES. , what the article is realu to build a "fort" that ^ successfuly "resist" the * >TOMERS 5 the prides that set the tory quality that careful n a box, per box 5c. 0 and 25 cents each, ather finish, black or v $1.00. gon frame, fast black J 50c. ' 1 muzlin,'the 8c. kind 64 c. ig fans 5c. up. 124c. quality 10c. nuzlin, full size 15c. ldy French designs, ...v 10c. ttonade pants 50c. ?ds for summer, goods at ad the "swing" on spring it on mid-season trade, price will convince you arnest. tELIABLE. Jthit & uu. EEvoaui )0 WITH ALL THIS riNG a traveling man, k is large enough Ltlanta. i here are right up with the times, REAT FLOOR COVERING OF fifty to one hundred rolls at a time it cost those who buy in small lots aggregate amount to more than a Matting but we aro working this and this is why Jie Time?SEE! - ~-r, : :? ? ?- - i i : & lumber eo. H e Stump landle all kinds of Rough W(> represent the Largest Is in the Jovv cqiitytr^. and romptly the ' ^ ? Material, ingles, Lathes, Flooring, Rev pr, cheating. Doors, Glazed T . 11 rr\ I to r* I 1 rn n f uiiiii uv i ^ i>llliu^ V/CIUUU t tlllU )untry. If you are going to Iditions to your bouse it will . Selected Lumber!! ectric Power House. kick Works. ; f. H. RODGER, Manager.