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VOU. XL1X. NO. 50. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1899. #1.00 A YEAR.
f F. M. FARk President.
? OEO. MUNPO, Cashier, J,
j Merchants' and Pla
I OF TJTS1
X Capital Stock
T Surplus
$ Stockholders' Liabilities
f Total
a Direotokb?J. A. Fant, \
X T. C. Duncan, J. T. Douglass,
T Wm. Coleman.
? We Solicit Y
1
Local Market Report.
TJulon market changed every two
we' ks by the Union Cotton Wills Department
Store.
Baeon 6*
Htiui 12.S
Shoulders 8%
Breakfast Strips 10
Flour 1 .Wa,4 ?*>
Meal 00
Grist 2*
Rice 8',
Sugar OS
Coffee KKo 40 I
Lard 8
Molasses 25(oOO
Tobacco IlVttTS
Kerosene Oil l.*>
Chickens lKil7
Soap -(a 2j
UNION COUNTY NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered from
Various Sections by our
Correspondents.
Etta Jane Etchings.
The North Pacolet Interdenotninati
>nal Sunday School Convention
wilj meet at Elbethci church on the
24th inst.
J made a trip to Union last week
ppd ipet quite a number of friends
fr(?iii nil ports of the county. Union
> is sull on the up grade and its business
enterprises are commendable.
New houses are going up on every
hand. It only remains for the Augus
u division of the three C's to be
finbhed up to make it one of the
gre. test commercial and manufacturing
J tics in the State, and we hope
* at\r\y tr. urn tlnu nn^mnrtlioKml
t?/WI IV CI.V IUIO UVI'VUJ^IIOMVUl
1 lie vet weather has put a stop to
farr work, and several of our people
hav n't finished sowing their wheat
yet.
| spent the night with my old
frie >t| and a?iuy cojiirade II. S. Portpp
last Monday night. V?ney is
one of the most progressive and wide
awake farmers on the ridge, lie
has plenty of everything that ^oes to
maV o home life plea-nut aim independent.
I called to see my old friend, Chas.
Garner, who has been confined to
his bed for nine years with paralysis.
lie is in cheerful spirits not$ith?Undipg
his infiijpity. IIis
children and his industrious wife are
making a good living for him.
The new railroad is nearing cora<ple'ion,
and it will add matetially to
the wealth and convenience of the
people along the line from Lockhari
to < 'rr's crossing.
here are some weddings booked
for his section in the near future
Several of our people are selling cotton
seed at 20 cts per bushel.
Kiev. M. F. Samples preached at
Abingdon Creek yesterday, lie will
not supply that church next year.
Lev. J. P. Marion will preach at
fc-alem next Sabbath, 17th inst.
Vox.
LITERATURE AS A STUDY.
Paper Read Before the Teachers'
at Their Last Meeting by
Miss Minnie Gist.
' Literature is made up of those few
books which have been preserved
thr ugh the selective instinct oi
human influence. As a man thinketh
his heart, go he is. As a man o
child reads so he thinks, is also true
How important it is, then, that all
children shall learn to read intclli
gently, that they pball learn to lov<
? mod roittl nnlv the best
IV, J
True, the law does not require th<
teaching ff literature in the comnior
schools, but the good of the chih
deipsnds it, That the poor over
jjrorked teacher has no time for ai
extra branch of study is equally true
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A. H. FOSTER, Vice President, f
. D. ARTHUR, Assistant Cashier. T
inters' National Bank |
ON. 8, c. |
$60,000 I
50,000 f
60,000 f
$170,000 I
V. II. Wallace, Wm. Jeffries, |
E. P. McKissick,'A. H. Foster, X
our Business. |
What is to be done? The reading
class must be the literature class very
often. I think it is generally thoughl
that poetic narratives are most suit
able for primary and intermediate
gradts. What child does not enjoy
hearing a story? No doubt the
smallest child in our schools would
easily understand and enj >y a simple
story; "The Hell of Atri," for instance,
tells how a great bell hung
at a tuur k< t place and everyone whe
had a trouble or grievance of any
knd would ringthis bell. And how
one dav, in the hot part of a summer
afternoon, when must of the people
were in their houses, the bell rang
very loudly and it proved to be a
poor, old, half-starved horso eating
the vine that had grown ovor the
rope. This was a poor old beast that
some cruel master had left to live or
die. Then how King John told the
cruel master to take his horse back
end treat him kindly as long as he
lived. Thus the Bell of Atri was the
means of c.rusincr iustice to be done
n t;
to a poor dumb brute that could not
p!ead for itself. After ibe children
iirO familiar With the Btury, rcau tue
language of the poet and it is astonishing
to see with what interest they
will listen to sec how the poet tells
the story. Of course in this reading
all hard or strange words will have
to be explained. Most of the reading
books of the intermediate grades
coutains a large number of good select
ions. Nearly all of them have
some .of Longfellow's and Whittier's
poems, and these are very well suited
to this class of pupils. All the poems
of one poet, Longfellow, f??r iusiauce,
might he assigned in succession.
Login this study by a talk on the
life of the author. If possible have
his picture, the picture of his birthplace,
later residences, or any interesting
scenes connected vyith fyis life.
To clinch this the ipatter shoqld be
rcprotlijced in cqmpoaitiqn or l$n
guage class. Some entire poems
might be memorized apd on Friday
afternoons spend tho last period 01
some given time in recitations, bio
graphical sketch and readings from
the writings of the poet.
Other writers should be studied in
the same way. Of course, all reading
lessons canpot be gjvpp in tbp
vay, but a part of them can b<
used to study the reader from a l't
erary standpoint. Besides all thii
is what good rending demand-)
Memory gems are excellent and
every child should have a number ol
ttiem stored in his mind a goo<
plan is to have a table on which ar<
placed papers, magizines and booki
I >r the use of the pupils, however
never make use of the inattep placet
there. IIow shall the teacher read
this class? The best thing is for tb
teacher to read aloud to the whol
school and insist upon the attentioi
of the room. Books can be foun
which will, after a time, interest th
t lost indifferent. There are od
moments which can he utilized fo
this reading. Once a week the reatf
ing may take the place of the sipgiufc
On dark, dull days when things g
wrong it is well, for more than onercj
pod, to set aside the regular work an
I read a bright story. Chiidren hsv
p been known to work and behave we
in order to gain time for the readirij
. of a book ip whigh t^ey are inters
ed. It is surprising to find ho
I much ground can be covered in
. term, in just three ways, provide
% the teacher knows what to select an
has a definite plan, although no
? nite time. The children of thc>
> years need the wisest care. The
1 minds are plastic and hungry. The
. character is in the strongly primatii
j period. Mistakes made here are a
most irretrievable, many of tbe pupi
WATCHES HJ
But we bought before
present stock lasts will g
than any one. Listen:
Solid Gold Watches from $15 up. G<
uoid Kings, Kadies and uents sizes $
50c. Cuff Buttons, Artistic Broaches
Ear Rings, etc. Well, we can't do it
you the prettiest assortment ever sho
Silver and Gold I
A large and new lot just received,
line at 85c or 3 pieces for $1. You pi
> other places. Statuary, Silverware f<
; THE WILLI
J. K. Young's Old Stand.
never retch the high or grammar
schoo's where nvre time can be given
to literature. Among the greatest
' advances in fchool life within the
piat-twenty year-, is the waking up
of tcachets to the fact that they
. should strive to arouse a love fur the
best literature. It is not too much
to sty that a child seat forth from a
public school destitute of a kcalthy
! tasto for reading good books has
't failed in a most important element
of his education. The strongest
' point in favor of good literature is its
, ethical influence. The moral in'
i. r . 1 .1 1 1 I .1
tluence 01 trie scnooi rentier nan ai,
ways been marked. Few adults are
unconscious of the salutary influence
exerted upon them by certain literary
s<lections read in schools, this
being especially true of selections
OA m r\ r frtil ^ a mr.nr\At*iT T f u tvt/1 aa/1
W/ -AW ?0
the special function of poetry to
afoqso and ennoble the feelings
llence literature furnishes one of the
most effective means for moral training,
and this is especially true in
childhood. It'* examples of moral
heroism have stirred the^deepest impulses
of human nature and exerted
a wide and salutary influence on the
moral life of the race. Litrature
abounds in this ethical material and
how strikingly is the ineffectiveness
of such instruction illustrated in the
Bible, the greatest ethical as V
religious influence arpoiig tpen. Ifere
we have the story and parable, poetry
and song and proverb, all uniting in
a holy appeal to the heurt and ponqcieppe.
ket ufl. fellow t aohers.
realise and discharge the power and
responsibility we have in moulding
, the literary tastes of the young
Wasted houra, deteriorated taste',
. ideals and injured memories, all these
cry oat against us, it wo, as teacners,
i do not earnestly and conscientiously
strive to instill into the young min^s,
intrusted to us, a for the best
in literature.
't MlXXIE C. Qt>TJ
DEVELQPM&NT IMPERATIVELY
DEMANDED
. T. C. Da neat,, President and Treas
urer of Union Cotton Mills,
Union, S. C., and Buffalo Cotton
Mills, Replies to the Questions
of the Manufacturers' Record.
, pA glance tpy> map of Hit* world
1 dlscla-ps'Uty'and question the Imperative
j necessity for (ho immediate construction
of an isthmian canal. Occupying, ae
(hi t eon.it ry does, viliat might V termed
< the middle grot.ml between the European
rj cotst luieon the one hand nr.d the Cli;
^ ue-At enipiie on : he other, now li e cente:
of world-wide and Increasing interest,
1 this ea ad becbi.ies a question of-absolute
u necessity.
j "Tin United States, from its pre,it ex
i. jiariso ot' tenitov.v and extent of coasi
iiue, n.qst, jn order to provide for am
' protect iu oitla-iis in the proper advance
;<> int lit of their business and materi ?1 inter
i- ests. rieveloo without delar this water
(1 way.
The construction of an isthmiai
.. cat.ul will constitute the United Star#
' the c-ti.'f coal and supply 14a put of tlu
g work} Tftfl reciting fticiMties forth*
t trans ctioti of uusiin as can hardly l*
calculated. Where It now takes mouth:
V*> deliver cargoes it would then reqtilr*
A only so many days, and the business o
d the world would advance as thouirh en
d cased in the 'Giant's Seven-l^agui
- Hoots ' What now appears as the alrane
impossible would then be but a simpl
|e realization. The Gulf poits of the Unite<
ir States would, "if anything, surpass ii
ir business New York and our Kasteri
fft ports of entry, as the Gulf, by the con
. rtj-uctiqn of tlifo cat tit', would bw oousti
tut?d the great Bea high vay for tit
la world's businem. All the ships froe
iVE GONE UP
the rise and as long as
rive you watches cheaper
aid Filled Watches from $9 up. Solid
1 up. SoHd Gold KlDgs, Children si/es
?, Watch Chains, Scarf Pins, Studs, *
justice. Just come in and let us show
wn in Union.
Hearts for Bracelets
Sterling Silver Novelties, a beautiful j
ay 65c and 75c for same size pieces at
jr the table, Clocks etc. ^
AMSON CO. ?
OS Look For Watch Sign.
4
China for the eastern shores of America
or for the western shores of Europe 1
would pass in and through the Gulf of 1
Mexico. All the business from the west
coast of North and South America for
the eastern coast of the United States
woukl also pass through this canal, and
instead of tlie gr at West transferri g
Iter production to the eastern shores of
i he United States by rail, they would
naturally be con>eyei down the western
waterways to ports that could be easily I
reached by the mammoth ocean tramps .
us they t ravel from one side of the world
to l he other.
"The construction of this isthmian (
canal would bring with it the develop- =
incut of a merchant mariue, and our commercial
business would iucrea.se with
such rapidity that the necessity for a
mercchaut marine would be the great
iuceuti ve for its development. The people
of the United States abound in resources,
and where a propoeition demonstraUs
clearly the necessity for development,
the development will invariably fallow.
"Gut country has reached that poiut C
in her development where a steady and
growing expansion of our navy is e-sent
ai in order to protect our busiuess inter- a
ests wherever they may be represented.
The policy of the United State* govern- F
meiit in decidmg to lake into their liauds
the control and management of lie 1
Philippine Inlands demands a prompt expansion
of our navy and the early development
of our merchant marine. s
' We heartilv approve and fully endorse s
the position taken by this government o
? jm?ii the gieal question ul expansion, t
Willi-mi. expansion along the hues of <_
business covert^ \)y our manufacturing t
aiiU t^cgro.\Yiug surplus in our agricul- y
tiuaj productions, our country must in- ?
pvitably recede from being one of tne u
strongest and wealthiest nations of the
world. The Unitel States hasiueveiy
line of business surplus productions to
be disposed of, Now, in order to best 0
dis.auu of those productions, and at the 0
same time to inmea-e oui development L
and the produolive capacity of our c
country, we must have markets, liow 1
can we better expect to oj>eu up and dr- 1
velop a business abroad than tb ough tl e 1
adopt on of wliat might be termed the I
expansion policy of our government, in ^
so far as relates to the citation of oolo- S
uial p<waesa';aua. F.nglaud, Germany t
and France illustrate fur stronger than ! ,
w ords can depict the benefits to be dc- 1 <
lived bv a country from a proper devei- i ,
,.<f A/xl/xathkl ivoO^iiQui/ltlU
III UWKMM.U p\?.VV?W?MUO, j
The United States, you might say,
Iuih. up to this time, In-en able willuu
l?Mlf to consume in a measure the
largest share of its rnauufaetured ui.d
agricultural products, but it has now (
re ich"d t he point wliere. in order to more '
fully develop its great industries and resources,
it must adopt the policy of the 1
three principal nations of the world ai d
' ojh-u up, through a policy of gpausio , '
1 markets that \p?dpr other couditio..a
co'\ld uy,t be controlled.
V.jt is true our country has been doii g
I some business with the Oriental couui
tries, but. our business has been in the
i main cotiflned to fliling in the odds and j
( ends that the great powers, \v1k> are in i
[ coi trol at those centers, could not coi i
ve-iientlr sppiJy. Wherever the great
o.i su^nug sections of the world lu?v? to !
be supp led with both agricultural and
mi-nnfa'U nved articles, they are without
1 exception supplied in Die main by the
great powers under whose protection
tle-v xist.
t, "The United Stab* it eminently a
I pi ogresslve nat ion. We as a people are
. entirely independent to the utmost degree
. of all the balance of the world. Such a
. condtion also makes us dependent, for in
the exulieranre of our growth aa an ini
deiwudent hatpin, we must depend in a
- gr^ot measure upon the outside j?eople ,
3 for tr:wle and patronage.
"Tlrtw mii this hkiithiMM. then, with
>> tho outride world l>e lx*at attained is the
<\ important: question now most agitated by
n th peon a of this country. An isthmian
f canal, a large and great merchant mail ie
. and a most power! ul navy will make
n this country what she should be, the
t greatest of nations/'
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1 GUANO NOTICE. !
'J All parties owing us for Guano wid
please taKe notl*? that these claims are
^ now due. Farr &> Thomson. I
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h fcF* Subscribe (or The Tones. j
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5 Wm. A. Nicholson 6
llESI'FCTFULLY SO
? BANKING BUSINESS AND YO
? And promise you the best protect
Holidav f
Now ready for your
will pay you to com<
over.
We have footwear
sion, so come to our
for your holiday goo
Union Shoe
union, s. c.
:atap h ores 15.
DR. H. K. ?
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)rown and '
Bridge Work.
'RICES TO CATCH THE EYE.'
'ho Kalian Fruit Seller'* Shrpwdneaa
In Marking Ilia Ware*. '
The-Italian fruit seller shows his
hrewdness as a business man in a
mail way by the prices which lie puts
u his wares. The fruit is arranged i:i .
ciuptlng groups on his pushcart, ami
ach grouj) is usually nmrlced with :t
icket, so tliat tlie pedestrian may
mow the prices without asking. Over
i pile of plums may be seeu the tiny f, \j
,ign, "8 for t) cents." 8 j
Now, the average customer does not ^ *
>uy eight plums, and when he asks for a
me it is 2 cents, or two for 3 cents, bb
ind, as the vender sella more lots of 1
me than anything else, the eight for 0 Jq!
:ents becomes a myth, and his stock
iverages nearly 2 cents apiece. Teaches
hat arc marked 12 for 25 cents if sold
n dozen lots would be fairly cheap, 4
nit one peach from the same pile aJways
costs 3 cents, and as "two for *
J" is the popular salo in that class,
he lot which is advertised at 25 cents
jsually brings more than 30. In the ^
>rango season "8 for 25 cents" i^ a fa- "nt
rorite price placed on tho fruit, which J1*011
~ ... II.. 1.1 e t . i _ All'
>3 i cmii j ?uiu lur *4 t'L'uia uyivas ?
A bronzed Italian who has a regular
route, over which ho sells fruit at all
times of the years, was asked, "Why
ion't you make prices for ono or two.
iud not for eight or u dozen?"
"Eightee for nine mnckee ye look?
dCU yo payee two fo' one," and lie i
winked the other eye In a way that
showed that his reputation for shrewd- PS
ness wus well deserved.?New York \\V
Tribune. VJ
I'niriie Selection. I
A returned missionary, giving soinc i
account of his experiences in Jamaica,
says that lie wus ouce enllcd upon to
act ns arbitrator between a man and \
his wife who had had a violent quarrel. '
The couple cauio to the missionary's
house u short time before the hour *
appointed for a prayer meeting to be *>er
held in the chapel in the missionary's
dooryard. a
The man and ids wife both began to
talk at the same time, their tongues
going fast and furious and their
tenqiera rising until they tinully came
to blows and fought uutil the mis- M
slonary was forced to use all his Ey
strength in separating them. ^
lie succeeded in calming them and
induced them to remain to nrnver (I
meeting. After a hymn had been sung
the missionary requested each person |
present to give a quotation from the
Scriptures, whereupon the man who //
had the difficulty with his wife got W
up and said briefly:
"1 have fought a good fight." m
The missionary had hardly recovered aW
from the shock of this when an old ^
black woman got up and prayed that ?
"do mlntstah" might be given strength ^
for "his weak body aud bis fceblo y
mind."?Detroit Free Press. .,
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Union, S. C.
Nonaalted.
-awyer?Tho coat'a too long, tho
istcoat's too long?in fact, tho entire
too long I
'flilflr?m#> uir T'm ocrv ar,r?v
I?er?thought that gentlemen of
r profession preferred long auita.?
y Sloper.
Maktnft Chango.
)fticial?Certainly, there's n l)onnty
J marks for killing un otter. Whore
you lind him ?
^asant?In tho forest of Stoteon<?
Official?Well, there's a fine of 3
rks for trespassing there, so you owe
t 3 marks!?Fliegonde Blatter.
The IIKer Bit.
ihlhl rTM'lhlf* wilTi >| l lii
Whnlo?Well, my young man. how
II we settle it'.' Have you caught me
have I caught you Y?New York
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