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: union times! miiru' Ft'idr?.r. ? BY Thl ? Q)N timhs company Si Sir *' a!>* Hank Building. L. G. Young, Manager. ^^^''ftered at the Fostoflice in Union, as second-class mail matter. Th*y Wll?? ,, SUBSCRIPTION RATES and) u,f year ------- $1.00 oionthi ------ 50 cents ? 3G months - - - - - 23 cents, the travel ADVERTISE ME NTS ago. Vrtlan^ flrst jn5e;tj0!i _ _ 51.1X1. 6vf8 ol 1 . . this insertion - oO cents. Thesljctsfor tlirce months or longer be made at reduced rates, ^ejected manuscript will not Ik? re*^ned. Obituaries and Iributrsof re" ShtfJt will be charged for at half rates, was ?? who. vrhc the suuiiw q JULY 14. 1899. qf FROM OUR OLI) HOME. ^ Mr. John R. Mathis, an ex-New>errian, is associate editor of the Union Times and is giving the Union people a spicy paper.?Herald and News. Mr. John It. M;?tliis, a Newberry man, is local editor of the I'nion Times, and lie knows how to toll the news in a style that's interesting.? The Newberry Obse'rver. We appreciate the above, coming R9 it does, from the pens of such veterans in the newspaper business. Some of the papers intimate that .isryan is dead. I?ut, judging from the number of speeches lie is making in different sections, and the immense audiences who are listening to and cheering him, ho is the liveliest dead man extant. i ADVERTISING. We heard a merchant say the other day that he did not sea the use of advertising in the dull summer season, ile preferred to wait until fall, then rnSn1 u\jui<Ai0"Vtife0; ^rgc"au.v attonip' to drive away, when Smith brained h with ^ - -- ? TTy This is surely false economy. The simple fact that it is a dull time of the year is an argument for udvertis'ying. Put your finger on a progressive ?ml nrftsnflrous business firm, one ?...v t 1 who has busy ciorks behind his counters in season and out of season, and we will name you a man who adver? tlses, and keeps on advertising, and his most attractive and catching ads appear in the "dull" summer season. - * 9 He keeps his business before the people, he lets them know of any special leader he wishes to run. The people go to him and find that he has bargains to otTer them in clearing off the sWelves to make room for the new goods he has ordered. They remembor the place where they got their bargains in the summer, ami they invariably hunt him up when they get ready for their fall goods. Those who got there are the ones who advertise. There is a right and a wrong way to advertise. To advertise successfully one should secure a good advertising space according to the amount of advertising he v' .lies to do. he should make that space us attractive and catchy as he can. Xot try to enumerate every article he has in stock?thus crowding his space so that it lias the appearance of a patent medicine ad. nd then let it remain so for months t a time, and expect the people to >ck in. lie should make his an uncements short and spicy, calling /pecial attention to some leaders or irgains this week then change the jxt week to something else, thus alb wing the printer to use his space I 4b attractive and catchy type. 1 By thus constantly changing P his advertisement and con 3UOUsly showing up his spccialgt , the merchant teaches the people vatch his space for something new, i forcing the readers to read his H every week, while the merchant HI the contracted space, overded, and never changed, grum|^H oecause his advertisement is not 9|H| ing him the trade lie expected. p-to-date wido-awake merchant. 1 fitter his advertising space the ig after any other feature of his ss. Ho recognizes the fact that rertiaing is a feature and one of ost important features of his Not ) ing will push business as intelligent advertising. It l$??.ll,?. ' j ! Wo publish in full a let lor frorn !) | I N. \V\. o?Cro3a Keys, against baseball, : I and while wo bollovc our friend is o:I on some of his points, we give him full space and will allow some baseball crank the same privilege r.nd will bo surprised if he does not get an '.'up shoot" under the chin or a "pretzel** ' back of the iv.r. | We do not know what games 1). N. j 1 W. has been, attending, but he is oeri i taiuly mistaken when ho intimates : that gambling is indulged "in an open i : and largo scale" on the Union ball I ! grounds. Such conduct is strictlv ' i * 1 prohibited but belting on baseball; i cannot be absolutely stopped any ; more than you can prevent two per- ! sons, so disposed, from bet ting on the j I length of a sermon they may he listen- j ing to. If 1). X. W. will come over i to Saturday's game v,*e will endeavor I i * - i 1 to have him a pass from the mauagcI merit and he can then judge for him; self if the innocent amusement is "carrying the people to ruiu." 1 As to newspapers publishing base; ball news, they arc in business to I please the people and have to publish j all the news possible to please the different people who read. I Tm: Timks, for some time, has been I publishing one column each of Sun- ' j day School Lessons, Christian Uu- , .leaver, Epworth League and Baseball; < and we venture the assertion that ten | people have complimented us on our ( K.cUoii ~ < i... ~?i.? ^ 1/aCVMUU IU VJiiU UU I Uv WU1LI 1 ; subjects. We do not pretend to say that the people are ten toonc in favor J of baseball to religious subjects, but | , the ''baseball crank" is certainly ton < times more appreciative of the efforts 1 of the newspaper men in their endca- ' ,! vorlo please them. I GOOD ROADS. | One is very forcibly impressed with i : the difference in the condition of i Ik i i i public roads as soon as he crosses the J ! ; I line between Union and Spartanburg. ' , . : The bad places in the road on the . 1 Spartanburg side haw been Macadam- | 1 i ized, stone bulkheads have been built j ( I f ^ t lto lit'OPi'li ?ar?e n *wl t l\o v. m/1 I | generally is in tip top shape. They 1 have t lie right idea, when they fix up ] their public road i hey lix it for good. ! II is false economy to skip about over ; | the roads and do a little work here ' and there, which is usually knocked \ I into a cocked hat by the first washing i | r:l!n nfty anil bugler ou th^?vork . ten | cruls0r Vizcaj'a, has enlisted in J.J iui United States navy at tho Brooklyn ii'ns trrbc" done over again. Better i1(,; take time, even though the progress mi is slow. Things done by halves arc ^ never done right. I,e; ? _____ of a wl Tho Clinton News is the latest 0f newspaper venture. It is an eight- en column, four page paper, brim full of lia news and neat in its make-up. Mr. j)(," Frank Parrott is editor and Mr. Jun- ()i ius Parrott is the manager. We congratulate Clinton, and wish the young ^ publishers much success in their veil- <>0 Wn n-olnnmp sn iicwsv a sheet in to our exchange list. ^ It is claimed that. Otis is not to ?d blame for the meagre reports of affairs in the Philippines, that be is fp simply following instructions from in Washington. The authorities at Washington claim that everything t], that, comes from Otis is given to the ar press, but the complaint, on the j4' other hand, is that Otis is not allowed to send the truth. W A great deal is being said in the papers about the '"hissing bug" and .)( the painful results of its osculating Lm Iiabits. From what we can gather e' 1 .......... 01 wo think wo would prefer the "Kissing lioe." However it is not likely thut n< rnauv of them will have the temerity '' w to tackle the newspaper men. We j. understand that one of them tried it l>; on one of the reporters of a daily paper not far away?result, dead bug. j The State I'rrss Association which ? meets at II mis I.ilhia Spring next week ir will to one of the largest attended meet- p, ings the association has held in years. A w high old time is anticipated by tbo * moulders of public opinion. si The North Carolina editors seem to ol have had a gay time at their recent ^ meeting at Carolina Beach. They were royally entertained by the citizens of Wilmington. Their next nnr.iml innaliiur will lip hplil jLt Ifendcr ?v?.."S ..... u sonville,..X. C. The governor has offered two rewards, ^ $200 for the parties who assassinated W. P. Bowers, of Newberry, and $100 for ^ the parties who burned the store of -Suns A? Beaty, of May bin ton, Newberry county. J' Now is the time to subscril>e to Tiie Times. r HEART FAILURE lias often been styled ;he cause of death in persons v:fct> have lot ; lingered in disease. T!i amazing vork winch iht heart regultrly palle t ins vculJ certainly pre-suppo: e its breaking ;Io*vn. The most active climber can re ire himself 1000 feet >n an hour, tl:o best locomotive 4000 feet r.nd the heart ^ 20,000 feet. To prerrrve its &.A energies in i i';I glo.v r.r.d force, Pr.br t Malt i\ tract, The \j 14 Best" Tonic, W will net as an C?.j>' "U x\, ihs V . I'lUWlUill / I , steam v.ith- / . v'. - 11 M j out nrc. No ^ rv? energy with- ^ " 77T\ \ out food. No \<V^ - 1 . . -\A ?> ? ; * ' I stxiyinspow- i 1 cr without r?ch cup~!ic3 o; blood. The heart is the grcr.: engine cf the body. Keep it cciny, eteadiiy, easily, persistently, unto a ripe old a^c. P!.i!..de!phi3, P.i. 1 here used yrur Malt r.\tr?.-: vtierc a " Liest" Tent': seem: J te he irv'.icir-d, nr.d i.'ic results Iv.e proved quite rr'irfjctory. V'l-.ere a rir.tr preparation is requires), i sha.t net hesitate to sucicst the u??: o! 'our preparation. THCS. 5IIR1NCR, M. D. At ati drug stores. yrrs dowx oxbasj: bai t,. What one render snvs of the popular gamc--We gi ve the letter in full. Not for the sake of being classed with the cranks or religious fanatics, do ! lake my pen to denounce what f oon tder to l?e otto of the most common and ;rowinsr evils of the day?for I realize try inability to do justice to the subject. 1 have been waiting! and hoping for some lime that some more ab'e pott or tongue IVO'.H'I !?' Pill{?I?I :o U'ltiel IUi\P I.it? laSK. After waiting 1 nog in v.iin?it seeuis lIlilt there is no one whose spiritual vision s clear enough to see the evil?or that tluy have not the moral courage, or not niough of tlie love of God. to hoi illy denounce what they know to be an evil, is one of tl'?e lord's weak ones, being gallons for His g'oiy and having a desire for the salvation of men, I wish to wmd a note of warning and should it sot be heeded, 1 feel that 1 shall l>? >lamcle-s. ! refer to the modern game known as .vise ball. If tliis game could he eonhied to the schools and played merely 'or amusement, and c xeiei.-c 1 should not abject to it, but when it i* taken up. onion raged. sanctioned and pirtieipated in iv all classes and conditions of men and women who have, or sh mid have, i leuty nnployment and exercise of a profitable diameter 1 dissent. it is drawing the people away from hat which is good and profitable to that which tends to idleness, waste of tinnuid money,, which, should be used to a Hitter purpose. Our time, our talents tndall thai we have are God's, and should jo used, for 11 is glory. But when these no used solely to gratify a craving for excitement and worldly pleasure, it be:oni(-s idolatry. My heart lias been made sad, and I r>:?V<> 'aignntlja _K". r4^5gv*-*PT*?Ur,vy.njenj iring so much said, and by seeing so ich in print, in praise of" the popular me. In almost every secular pa p-r the C enlion of the reader is called by large ], idlines to a inagnidcent match game f baseball, played at the town of , icre lnmdretlsund sometimes thousands. 1 men, worn 11 ;uui cuutuoii wen: i>t t waving handkerchiefs, throwing up ts and shouting themselves hoarse in Lacy as though some great victory had i en won to the glory of our country. < ,vr the telephone wire the subject is t rcusscd, while business connnunica >ns must wait. It is the chief topic of ( nversatiou along the highway, at the untry store, on the street*corneas and 1 the parlors, and, alat! around the i urch yard on tins Sabbath day, while e people of God are engaged in His ar.ship. Indeed it seems that the very . mosphere itself is Ill1e<l with the absorbing mania to such an e\ter.t that, e rain clouds seem to have been driven r?n? our sky. When the intelligent. . lluen tial business men of our towns id the professed followers of our,Lord ul Saviour Jesus Christ, will invest eir nionev by the hundreds and thomids of dollars to build a ])lace that is inling so many into dissipation and sin, is it not at least the appearance of 'ily if not a ilagrant sin. ChrisL;an friends, pray stup and think "oiild it not be better to give this money i the Orphanage at Clinton and Greenood and to wilding the gospel to the risking heathen, atal would it not be titer spending tbo time going on some writable mission or reading the word ' (J0(1? If the sad tale could stop here it. would >t be so bad, but I am reliably informed lat not only do (.'taintian men and omen, and even the preachers too, conlbnte to and sanction these games, y* their presence, where gambling is inulged in an open and large scale, Jhii iat leading members of ihe cbureli ivri lrf'on betting on tho games, and l it ladies too have participated in throne. Does not thetjueulion arise then is ,f> tmiilmiiiv the modern l>;iAO. bull init-s evil ? And do tlioy have that apeuiaiice? Al.it>! has not tlie church as 'I'll as the world been caught up in the rhirlpool? 'and everything scent to bo wept befoic i!. O, for an Elijah with the courage go .and up for God and denounce the sins P the day that are carrying the people ) ruin. D. N. W. X Keys, July 13, 1s99. Pleasure and a Duty. I consider it not only a pleasure but duty I owg to my neighbors to tell bout the wonderful cure effected in )j case by the tirrely u&o of Caaraerlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea tcrncdy. I was taken very badly rith flux and procured a b .ttle of liia remedy. A few doses of it ef?? ieted a |>ermanent ?cure. I take leasuro in recommending it to others uttering from that dreadful disease. -J. W. Lynch, Dorr, W. Va. This smedy is sold by Dr, b, C. Duke. EDITORIAL D RIFFS. Mr. \V. A. Harris, of Greenville, S. C., has patented n train signuliiog device. * * Gen. Joe Wheeler sailed for Manila on the 20th instant. Look out for some hot^ightir.g when Uncle .Joe arrives. > Texas l.as furnished the first bale of cotton. It, is l?e shipped to various . points and auctioned off for the injuofit of the sufferers from the Texas t! >ods * < Tlirre are four bronze statutes to be uufeiled in Washington this fall. Two ; bv the nation?Sherman and J.ogun < 'no uy a private ciuzcn, or l'amei coster, which will bs donated <to the city. , The other by the Free Masons in memory of Glbeit'Pike, the veteran mason who died a few years ng.>. r- * , *T The State teachers' convention was lield at Harris' Lithia Springs. There were about 150 teachers in attendance. Tiro discussions are said to have been very interesting and instructive. Addresses were delivered by Mr. J. !\ Thomas', .T. and Dr. Gardner, Kev. ' Jolin Kershaw and others. * * * Attorney General Gunter, in renilering his decission on the malt extract question says that "whether or not these malt preparations are used as intoxicating beverages is a question of fact which a jury must pass upon. , He also says if alcohol is only used to preserve this par!ieular medicine. it docs not conic under the ban of the law and can be sold by druggists." * * * From the present outlook the Kpworth League convention, in session at I ndianapoiis, isgolng to be a blooming success. It is stated that there will bo nearly :{0,(n?> delegates present. The sessions are being held in the great n.-somidy tent on the court house grounds, which has a seating i capacity of 7,otX). Other meetings will be held in Tomilson Hall. English's Opera House and central churches. The convention opened 1 July 20 and will close July 28rd. An old Kentucky vendetta has been reopened between the Morrises and the Fhilpots near Little Goose Crock, Ivy., on July 16. The feud, which dates back two years, was renewed and a fierce fight took place in which five men lost their lives. The " for an otcT lady s?no: nY. !ngin'ot tno venTtoifil wits Lire Kiiuog i . i\t. !l i. 1 A I i James ? /input uj ivuiuu luumo Ihristmas day, 1897. Before he (lied ie shot and killed Win. Bundy, a riend of Morris. Feeling between rl he two factions have been very bitter. Da Witt's Little Early Risers ex >c' from the system r11 poisonous ac? MimuLtioDS, regulate the stomach, )owe!s and Jiver.and purify the blood. 1'hey drive away disease, dissipate nelaockoly, and give hen'th and ."igor for the daily routine, Do no: ;ripe or sicken. '> Meet meat the fountain when tho sun joes down. E. F. Keuomur, Piekens, S. C., ? iv.-ites: Dr. M- A, Simmons Liver ** IVIulieiue. hr.3 for ten years greatly benefitted me and mauy others. 1 think it a bc'.ter medicine thau Black Draught; use it iu preference as it is milder vet more efficient. _____ J Do Witt's Little Eirly Risers ben- 1 etit permanently, They lend gentle assiBtanco to nature, causing no pains or weakness, permanently curing con- i C stipalnn and liver aiimcuta. Sold by P. C. Dako. I _ y 'ihe dangers ol a malarial atmos phere may be averted by occasionally taking Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine. Look out for Bryan as the next Democratic nominee. It's no 112 . 1 - _ - _ 1 _ l o get anycning to uiKe There's more durability and sol seat you can get; besides they c taste and refinement, and no hoi We have the nicest line to Union, and we are holding dow economical buyers can enjoy tin There are "no flies" on thes your house if you use our sere here at one-third less than the elsewhere?and we handle the Freezer, the best made. BAILEY FlIRI FA R E - -n^xo the balance c SUMMER There ore only o f< o <?oocl reason why v THERE ARE OTI FIRST: This "sweeping clean s'ore free from old and >1 :r;nA\in tl i _i 1 _ it, neips our uauK goods with. THIRD: It pleases i ur many bargains as this "cleanm their grasp, because we k is a merchant's Best Adver If tliis liiiit ?iTO'JR MONEY ON Is not broad enough, if WE WILL GIVE YOU The Old I A H Roici rhere Is In overexerting yourself Ladies don't do it, use yo rHE PARLOR WILEX YOU XEEJ). INE EATABLES, CAIN CAN FRUITS, CAN V TEAS, COFFEES, S A fresh lot of Uneedf Crown Cheese, Fre ind Bottled Soda wate Our up-to-date delivery w Wc are anxious to serve you. 1 L. S. To> THE PARLOR ?e to try the place of Rattan Rockers, id comfort in them than any arry with them an air of.good me is complete without them. ' < - i select rroin ever uruugm iu n the price so that the most 2m. e goods neither will they he in en doors and windows, made pirce y u pay when ordered : White oountain Ice Cream % NITURE & L \M E L L I >f our stock of-^" " 1 GOODS. / sw left, but that's ve cloiVt want them. HER REASONS: " system of ours keeps our lopworn goods, account to buy more new customers to get such great g up" sa'e of ours puts within now that a pleased customer tisement. to make A SQUARE DEAL, Try-Nil ttTill /NO ll /NIN /-?/% Will VJCAii CXI unuc i FULLER DETAILS. Reliable, Danger this hot weather, ur phone, call up 76, ronrrpv i v2inuvL.il ANYTHING IX F FRUITS, EGETABLES, YRUPS, ETC., ETC. \ Biscuits just in. sh Country Butter >r on ice. ill deliver goDds promptly, ^ery truly, vnsend, GROCERY. i~" ?i rtiii ! ss-vgr ' w&:. %i{V\T? v tf}?-:ov?i &'" \m J- h fa'f; I-.ir.-'- -?-^t-vl UMBER CO.