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. . " 4~'j' 5 TH? TOWN OF UNION MAS |}| 1"T m ' *W" "T" ' "IB, "T "W /S " * -j ""B" IB M" /^\J mWN^OFlj^^rirtAS^ | m Two Cotton Mills, one the ||j ''I'll I I I trm ?f m m \yk ^ H I fli /I H |l ^ 1 "( The largest Knitting Mill and 11 0) largest In the South. Two Fur- W I?B Ml I ?fck 1 | | i M f| || / H MJ ( Dye Plant in the State. An Oil ((( r.'v.?-:Jj niture and Wood Manufuctur- ft) B I B B 1 , I m ill H fl fft/ ?) ({ and Manufacturing Co. that )]j Si inB. Concerns. Ono Female , I II IN B I 9 W 9 9 9 W 9 I ' J k. ? n makes an unexcelled Guano. ,fl re Somlnary. Water Works and '(( Jll g M B A \^r ? -B_ J8_ _X. ? B H A f\ / | ( Three Graded Schools. Arte- 'A (d Electric Lights. % . _ ((] shin Water. PopulatU)i^<V>OQ^^j VOIj. t. NO. 11. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1900. 81.00 A YEAR. T P. M. FARK President. T GEO. MUNkC, Cashier, | Merchants' and Pis ^ I of tjin: I Capital Stock J Surplus * Stockholders' Liabilities. .. . J Total * Directors?J. A. Fant, X T. C. Duncan, J. T. Douglass T Wm. Coleman. X We Solicit l+j*'****" *"** *** "#* *** * CATAPH0RES15. DR. H. fc <iv_DHN Crown and ^ Bridge Work. ^ ^ _ 1900 MARCH 1900 Su. Wo. Tu. We. Hi. Fri. Sat. LAJL _4__5__6 7 ?__9_ 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ' JU5 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 DNIOW COUNTY NEWS. Items of Interest Gathered from Various Sections by our Corespondents. Etta. Jane Etching*. Etta Jane, March 14.?Mr. William T. Foster, of this place, com mitted suicido last Saturday by shoot ing himself through tho heart with a breech loading shot gun. The coolness with which the deed was done challenges all comparison. A carefully prepared stick was fouud near hit body with ono of the limbs cut off so as to form a folk which ho doubtless placed over the trigger and pressing against it firid tho fatal shot: When found his clothes wtre burning and his person, especially ! the left arm and side, were badly burst, lie had several loaded shells in his pocket which were burnt also lie had been in ill health for some time and the deed was not a surprise to many of his friends, who had no ticea tnat ne was sutioring in muni from some cause fjr which no one can account. Ilis family had taken every precaution to prevent his ?lostroying himself. IIo was about 2> ears of age, and a member of the Methodist church. IIo hadn't an enemy in the world that nnyb ?dy knew of. IIo was buried at Salem ^ Sunday, Rev. J. N. Isora, his pastor. W will conduct the funeral exercises at Salem on the 4th Sabbath at 11 a. in. This is occasioned *y the I ate hour that the corp-o a*r.vcd a: the graveyard. The high esteem in which the deceased was held by the people of this community was fully attested by the largo a'tendanco at Jus funeral. His mother, brothers, ""sisters and relatives have our deepest sympathies. ' Farmers have done but little y t in the way of farming. The cold a1 _ .ml . ? ? weatoer sun continues witii eueh pregnant rains that the ground doesn't stay in order to plow long at ? time. Messrs. Fowler and Sprouse arc ftt work on the Lockhart railroad grading. Court at Gaffucy is still going on. Judge Aldrich presiding. The criminal docket, which was rather 1 irgo, WftS cleared last Saturday, and the common pleas docket was taken up. * Tho proceedings last week were W noted for the many hard fought legal battles which took place. Solic tor Henry is boyond doubt one of the Stite's most rigorous and able prose eating officers. He is u terror to * , nj&4> * ****** ^4< A. II. FOSTER, Vice President. J I. D. ARTHUR, Assistant Cashier. T sillers' National Bank | corv, 8. o. | $60,000 I 50,000 f 00,000 j $170,000 j W. H. Wallace, Wm. Jeffries, & , E. 1'. McKissick,'A. II. Foster, J Vour Business. ^ * ELECTRICS SMITH, TIST._^?. H Union, S. C. evil doers, and at this term of the cour has < n leare<l himself to the peopl of Cherokee county, who already hm the utmost confidence in I113 integrity and ability. The local bar is made up princi pally of young men of whom an; county might be proud. Union count; has contributed her shore of them it the persons of J. E. Webster, J. C 0;ts and T. B. Butler. Beside* be ing. one of its leading lawyeia J. E tir 1 . to % ? ? >v eostcr, .usq., nas been l'robati Judge ever since the organiz ition o the county. Several of the Union county b >y< catno over as witnesses at this tern of the court. Mr. John Foster, of Union, is visit ing friends and relatives in this sec tion. He was present at the funera of his cousin Willie Foster at Stilcc Sunday. I have noticed that quite a numbc of old people have died receutly it different sections of the county. It fact more than usutl for the sanit length of time. Mr. F. A. Goforth was called t< the bedside of his aged mother a King's Mountain Sunday. She is j very old lady?91 years old?and i: in bad Health. Tho Thom3on mills have stoppct on oceoun'. of the breaking of thi dam by the high waters in Thicktj creek recently. There will be preaching at Salen next Sabbath at 3 p. m. by ilev. J P. Marion. And the communioi service will be held there on Apri 1st. On account of tho funeral of Willi< Foster being preached at Salem 01 the fourth Sabbath at 11 a. m. Rev J. N. Isom has cancelled his appoint mentat Mesopotamia at that hour ant requests tho congregation and friendi to attend at Salein. Vox. Jonesville Jottings. Jonesville, March 14th.?Th< I... ... e.... c _ -i 1 ncuvuci is iiuc 1 >r um-uwr worK u last ami everybody seems to be busy Garden work has begun and tin seeds will be put in by the time th< ground gets in order or perhaps be fore. The full oats aro badly damage' in some pi ices. Somo people thinl ; the wheat crop is injured by th< 1 cold winter, but that is hardly prob ; able, as wheat grows well in colde climates than this. Our people aro still in the dark a to who committed the burglary am safe robpry hero last week. A grqx iron o?ifo that cost from one to fi.v : hundred dollars, that will kepp inone; and papers secure in a largo buitdinj that is burned down over theiu cai bo blown open and robbed by a pro fessional safo blower in twenty inin u'es. The four tramps mentioned ii t V* i* Timno laaf u?aa1/ Iaa^ ? buu a novo urn nwvA *>iiu nnt ctTIl II tho railroad tank ubuut 8 o'clock n night but n > one took any ppecii notice of thorn as such fellows are s^ common these days. Mrs. Amanda Spencer, the wife o Mr. A. C. Spencer, was sent froti here to tho hospital for the insan last Saturday. Mrs. Spencer wa not vicious but her mind had grad ually given away until sho waa ad i judged a fit subject for the aforesui hospital. Mr. J. A. Chambers, cf Kelton was in our town today. Miss Ina McNally, of Union, is visiting relatives in town. Tho building coraraitteo purchased a lot and located the place for building a Methodise parsonage in town last Saturday. They purchased tho . lot from Mr. J. F.. Lindscy near his dwelling on Pacolct street. ltev. E. II. Beckham and Ilcv. A. j( A. James filled their pulpits hero j Sunday morning and evening. Both j these reverend gentlemen preach i very edifying sermons, and if their hearers would only take their advice , there would be less sin and moro ] religion in our town and community, j General manager, J. J. Littlojohn. , is moving right along with the cotton , mill. He expects to bo making | . twenty thoimnd brick per day soon. ( Telephone. ( 1 Aors From Pacolct. i Pacolet, S. C., March 12, 1000.? j Farm and garden work has been 1 greatly retarded and oar farmers are ' getting a little nervou3 as it is get* { ting so late and no plowing having i ? been done. 1 The advance in the price of cotton 1 has greatly enthused oar farmers 1 and no doubt, a great many of them 1 'r will plant more of the fleecy staple s than they first intended, aud they * are on tho verge of being ''taken in" | by tho present gratifying prices for 1 cotton. ' 5 There has been a marked increase ' 7 in the grain acreage in some section4; J 1 but the cold weithor has daungod the 1 ' oat crop very appreciably, and some \ will have to be sown over. Wheat is looking well. As jet I * very little guano has been hauled, r ' hut the merchants arc not complain- ' ing. Our High School, with Mr. Ernost 1 t um-lu... t>_:~ ? 1 1 AT I J II/VICJ '.MI It ACS JL & 1II VJi ?J.1I y ttliu lUl^S , Ethel Walker as Assistant, is moving 1 albng nicely. ' Miss Nannie Wood is visiting the family of Dr. M. Drummond, of n Greer's. Mr. J. II. Sloan,* of Charlotte, r visited his relatives and friends here 1 last week. j; Mrs. Leon Wagnon and her sister t D Miss Lois Wilkins, of Union, also n visited relatives here last week. h J The grippe has been prevalent here N recently, several parties havo been ? * quito sick, but no fitali:io3. t fc 3 X. t I 1 Denth of Mr. B. F. Bobo. e f Mr, Editor:?The Masonic fraternity v were notified Mou lay morning to repair a to the home of our worthy brother, 13. t F. Bobo atul pay him the last sad rite, ( and a long farewell. Bro. Bobo was j ? born and reared in this community. 1 1 suppose it is enough to say when it can ^ truthfully bo paid, as in this instance, t that Bro. Bobo was a good man, a good , u citizm, a g vhI neighbor, ag*>d 51 ison * l Hiu! a Christian. We feel vtry sensibly ? the lo3s of such a citizen an I would say "Let the present example excite our ? j most serious thoughts, anil strengthen ^ * our resolutions of amendment. As we " s eee that life is uncertain, and that all earthly pursuits are vain, let us no longer ^ postpone the important concern of pre- j paring for eternity, lait ns embrace the liappy moracnt. While time and oppor- ^ turiitv offer, to provide against, tit s great change which .we know must com). jj t Where all pleasures of this world slnll . cease to delight, and the redaction of a e religious ami virtuous life will yiel l the only comfort and consolation." "Thus our expectations will not l?e ^ " frustrated, nor wo bj buried unprepared. into the pretence of an all wise and I powerful Judge to whom the secrets of ( all hea ts are known." "Calm the good man meets his fate 5 Guards celestial 'round him wait - See; lie bursts tho?e mortal chains r And over death the Victory gains." Thomas II. Goiik. * Cross Keys, S. C., M irch Id, 19JO. 1 ? I 1 Primary Work. , t ?-?- 11 c IIow to c locate the young of our j i y species is a question of paramount j | >5 interest to those whose vocation is to 1 a toaoh, and especially, to tho3? who i teach in the Primary Department, and \ it is only afcor the most serious 1 a consideration of the subject, as well ? t as by oxaraining the different methodi j 4 t recommended by such writers as t 1 lloraco Mann, Mrs. Wdlard, Davi<l < > P. Pago and others of like experiencj, j that we can arrive at anything like a \ f satisfactory conclusion. 1 a On tho teacher of the Primary ( e Department devolves the greatest s responsibility, becauso it is there that , I- tho mind of the ohild receives its first - impressions. It is there that the ' d latent powers of the mind aro to be { developed and fosterel. The fir?t j i, lesson in educating is to teach tho child to think, then to observe, then to combine. Education n not merely to instiuct, it is to develop. It is not merely a knowledge of facts, it is a waking up and growth of tho mind, by assimilation and discipline. To be a successful teacher must require coany qualifications?and it is certainly not an easy task, although it is said that some persons have the art instinctively, that they arc born w ith it, and find it quite an easy matter to teach the young idea how to shoot, while others find it takes all the energies of their minds anl bodies to rightly instruct tho little creatures intrusted to their carc. In tho first r,l.1 oo wli it. ara f 1<< > mut effectual methods of managing a class to get the best results? There are livers ideas suggested for the choice of the teacher?some advocate the )ld method recommended by Solo^ non, thinking that the sting of the iwitch rouses up the activity of the >rain, Others that moral suaston alone >ught to be used. All a^ree that lomo sort of stimulus should be om cloyed to awaken the interest of the roung pupil. Sometimes it is a orize* as a reward of merit?3omo;ime3 it is fear of punishment?3ome,imes by a little judicious praise? i )metimc3 it is a little scolding, but all these and more are t > little purpose f the teacher does not inspire genuue love of study in tho child, aud to lo this, the teacher should make the e33ons as ogrecab'e and entertaining is possible. Cultivato a desire in ho child to d a his work well, keep nind and haud constantly employed. L'ne attractiveness of the subject, W >roperly taught, will develop in the nind of the child an enthusiastic ovc of knowledge. To do this, ro[uirc3 a great deal of tact and a vorld of patience, as I have learno 1 luring my twelve years experience n the school room. N. M. Lindek. WASHINGTON LETTJZR. (From Our Regular Correspondent.) The Senate did not take kindly to the iroposal to pension ex-Queen J/Ii mkaani, of Hawaii, and utter some plain alk from a number of Senators, the imcndment to the diplomatic appropriition bill, offered by Senator Iloar, prodding for the piymsnb of $2d,(l30 to the tx-Queen, and $10,003 a year for tin est of Iter life was laid on the table, several Senators expressed willingness o vote for an appronriation oi' money to >e given to the ex-Queen as a gratuity, mt very decided opposition to poasionng her; but on the whole there was so nuch opposition that the amendment vas tabled. Senator Tillman voice 1 th 5 Antimant ??f wmv lio uii >? VliViMVIIV Vfc 4*1 MHVII Ilvi oa I .1 l.Uili 11 his woman hid any claim at all, which ie doubted, it was upon tin people of lawrtii, and not upon the U. S. It is ceitain that tin Porto Itico 1)11 vill have to ln amended to yet it through '* he Senate. It is proposed, an i tin p;o>osal is likely t> go through, that a'.l ;oods from the U. S.* shall be admitted o Porto ltico free of duty. It is also aoposwi that the 1") per cent, duty on 'orto Ilic,in pro 1nets shipped to the U. 1. shall be stil! further lowered, bat the hances are against that proposition ;oing through. Those who were iustmnental in patting tin b 11 through the louse talk as though tiny didn't cire tart'culariy h >w the bill was amende 1. o long as the principle of the li >u-e bill ?that Coivgresj has the right to inline In ties upon the products oi tin pulsions of the U. S.?be kept in the bill. Contested election caves are rath t jostlv to the country, and somethinr lught to be dona to eilh *r in ike the n 'ewer or less co.tlv !>n ?>?oir^ veok, tin IIouso lus been engaged in lisposing of two of them one from Al i>am?, and one from Virginia, while more important nutters have to wait. The plans of tin friends of tho Nicaragua Canal bill iQ ill House were somewhat upset by the request of the lVedlent that it be not tuKon up for consul *ritioa by the House, u itiI after the Sj:iite disposes of the Nicaragua Canal :reaty. At first, it lookel as tli rag'i joiupliance With the President's n-q i o.st. would prevent any ouial legislation sit this session, but th? action of the S uiu'e Jommittee on Foreign ligations, in iruendmg th; tresty, so as to give the LJ. 3. control of t,!i! Canal in tun > of war, in id j it certain that tlio treaty woul I be ratiflsd with very few adverse rotes. Wtnle it isp issible tli it K oglan 1 nay object to the treaty, as amends I, it s not regarded as probable that sir: will, is the amend inert to t ho treaty is prac* aca'ly a c ?p/ of a clause of the Suez Janai treaty; but almost the unanimous spiuion in Congress is that the accept- | ince or rejection of tin amended treaty !>y England will not b.t a factor in cvul eglslution; that mibli: Opinion his de;reed that there snail bo a canal Iwtw ??*n die Atlau'le and Pacific, and that Congress will act in accordance with that lecn e. Opponents to tin French reciprocity treaty believe they havo succeeded in ihelv.ng the traity for this session, if not permanently. Secretary Hay has, it is understood, asked the French government t) consent to extending the <wWm A. NICHE BANH RESPECTFULLY Banking Business and And promise you the the best j time within wlreh the tiv.aty may. l>? ratified, one year. Mjauwli'lo, the treaty willJba consiiloml by tlx- Finance Committee of Jibe Senate, especially of tlie t ffect it will have upon our revenue*. The opp wition t > the hill providing a permanent L'cut. General of the army, i...u i...i i w.i .1? ? - ?i no i:n? nvt-'i ? 111,11- n ii i.# I'll'l ,l joint resolution, vinir tha soni >r M-ijorCnmeral, while in comm ind of the army, the rank awl pay of Lieut., flener.il. The same resoluti >1 w:n off -rodun'the House, by Representative Moody, of Ma,oueluis<Mts. News of tho pissuo of'tlio 'an'.iAmerie m Meat Rill by Germm R.jvhst;i?, was received anil discussed with much interest in Wnshi n:h> ?, !> r no action is likely to 1)5 taken eithc by Congress or tlmadiDinistrnfion, uut.il > 11 nutter has made further p;\>r.-e a. Wii >u Germany shows her hand, sh > will liu 1 that this country kno \ s h<> v to p o'ect tlio interest of its eitiz. mis and wi 1 not hesitate t > do so. Fein do physicians nr.: rapidly sihiioij places for themselves lu a'l p.vts of the world. A consular rep ?rt, receiv d by t!ie Department of Stito. <1 i i'.-m t!i ; f'o!lowinsr. said of them bv I)r. Kdluvser, of St. Petersburg: "Women physeims have established themselves all over Russia, aud even tiuir opponents mud admit that limy Imve achieve I a respected position. Part of thrin arc employed by the cjoveruni nit an 1 since l ist yea: arc entitled ton pension. T!i >y occupy nosit.ioos as e jiin'.v n'ivs:ei ins soli i ;S physic'ans, phyricions fur tlnp>orand tha iii'.tn cip.il iMnbuhno s,stein, eio." (t?-n. J.?e W' c L-i wiii liavn no trouble in taking Ir.s km', in the Il>uv, ii th-rPresident accepts hit resign i!i >:i from I'irj ariny to t ike clT.-ot upo.i i s dale, Nov. 23ill, 13.)). Star ltout j Box Delivery. Notice is hereby given to the public that the contracts for carrying themail 011 all of the Star Routes in the State of South Carolina, taking t-fleet July 1, 10JQ, provide that tho-c who so desire may have the mail tint i* addressed to them delivered by tin ctrricrs into boxes along the lines of the several routes: Any person living on or near .any Star Route in the State named who desires his mad deposited in a box on the line of the route by the carrier on said route may provide and erect a suitable box on the roadside, lo cated in such manner as to be readied as conveniently as practicable by the carrier, and such person shali file with the postmaster at the post ofHec to which his mail is addressed (which shall be one of the two post offices on the route on either side of and next to the box) a request in writing lor the delivery of his mail to the currier on the route for deposit in said mail box, at the risk of the addressee. It shall be the duty of the postmaster at every such post office, upon a written order from any person living on or near the Star Route, to deliver to the proper mail carrier for that route any mail matter, except registered mail, with instructions as to the proper mail box into which said mail matter shall be deposited; but no mail matter so delivered to a carrier f>r deposit shall be carried past another post office on the route before being deposited in a mail box IMlTATEDl A Shoe that stands he a All others a^af]tyE ? ?BW3lk 0v8 WE SHINE OUR OUST UNION S UNiOl \ ILSON & 80N,-^ <ER. SOLICIT YOUR I Your Fire Insurance, best protection and service. Tlio carrier on the Star Route will be required to receivo from any postmaster on the rou'c any mail matter th it. may bo intrusted to him, outside of the usual mail bag, and shall carry such mail matter to and deposit it in the proper boxes placed on the line of the route for this purpose; such service ;by*'thcj carrier to be]without chargel'to the addresses. The mail carriers must be able to ivnd and wiito the English language and be of sufficient] intelligence to properly bundle and deposit thiTmail f >r boxes along tbo routes. The law provides that every carrier of the mail shalll receive] any ???..*.! .....? * i- I A. t n iu.li ur.it: vr piesenicu 10 mm, )i properly prepaid by stamp?, and deliver the same for mailing at tho next post ollioo at which he arrives, but that no fees shall be allowed him therefor. The e m'r ct prio covers all the service required of the carrier that is indicated herein. w. 8 .?8 j: a i.l i-:x ij k rg er , Second Ass'r. Postmaster General. During the next hundred years there will be twenty-four leap years, the greatest number possible. Febnury wi'l have five Suudiys three times?11)20, 1018, 1970. The earliest possible date on which Eister can occur is March 1*2. The last umo it occurred on that date was 1818. The latest that Easter can occur is Apiil 25. It will occur but one lime in the coming century on that date?1043. The middle day of the century wiil bo January 1, 1051. There will be 0S0 eclipses during the coming century. Iu 1032 there will he seven eclipse?. There will be ei 'ht sol ir eclipses visible in /-> 1 the IT 11 i; t*? 1 Stat**?1918, 1923, 1023, 1034, 1070, 1084 and 1004. There will he twelve transits of Mercury. There will be no transit of Venus until 200 4. If there is a child now living who will see all these occurrence j he will he blessed with long years. Anyhow, it is safe to affirm that no person who reads this item will s?c the solar eelipse in 1004. According to Otis' reports to tl.o War Department, the 4 backbone" of the Filipino insurrection has been broken ng.aio. We suggest that tho General devote some attention to the "neck ( f the revolution" just to vary the monotony of his reports. The l'lv.-iuent lias recommended and the House has passed a bill re. turning some 000.000 of duties to Porto llie\ So it is said! But to whom are these duties lcturncd? To the people who paid them or to fat government officials? Self government could hardly come easy to iho Filipinos. It would undoubted' v be some lime hi f >rn iIiav COU111 Lit Upon U pjjn fur ffavaraing ? Sulu outside the Constitution. fEpLEa id and shoulders above HOE a m3(^^um pric? rShoe. S3.50. 1 I I > OMER S SHOES T??vlIE HOE CO.,i M.S. C. %