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THE UNION TIMES rublishcd Every Friday. ?BY THE? UNION TIMES COM TAN\ Unnua 1 nil.I 7 RlVV Ml! II.Ill K(1. JXO. R."MATHIS, Editor. L. G. Young, Manager. Heglstered at the Postofilca in Union, 8. C.f as second-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year ------- $1.00 Six month* ------ 50 i?nts Three months ----- 25 o-nt?. ADVERTISEMENTS One square, first insertion - - $1.00. Every subsequent insertion - 50 cents. o A A- #. ?U ?vx.^,v?l?U l.mfVAr LHHltniUUI IUl l-nirr? uiuubiio \n will be made at reduced rates. Jtejected manuscript will not bo returned. Obituaries and ?rUuit?sof respect will "be charged for ai halt rates. UNION, 8. C., NOV. 3\ 1900. Don't let the Blue X mark hit your paper. If you get so far in arrears that the Blue X maik appears on your paper tho jig is up with you uotii ydu waltz up to the captain's office and settle up. It seems likely that there i a to be some relief from the heavy war tax burden. There will be a sharp fight In Congress, and a combined < ffort will be made to jjet the stamp tax off the telegrams and express shipments. It did not meet the objects aimed al any way. The object was to make these corporations beftr their proj ortionate part of the burden of tin war tax, but they huve been making their patrons hear the burden. WHAT'S WRONG IN ATLANTA? Atlanta seems to be having a great deal of trouble with her Mayor, lie has been denounced as a drunken sot, a gambler, and the Lord knows what else, time and time again. lie lias been attacked publicly, from tlie pulpit, and by the laity, upon t lie charge of unseemly conduct, lias been jacked up about it, made promises to reform, only to have the charges repeated against him, until the subject is getting to be neausenting to the readers of tho Atlanta papers. lie is now charged with gambling at the races, by liev. Mr. Broughton from his pulpit, who also says gome of the policemen tire guilty of the game offense, and says be is ready to prove his charges, daring the aldermen to make the investigation. An investigation has been ordered and Interesting developments are looked for. Why Is this thirg allowed to go on in such a progressive city as Atlanta ? We do not befievo there is an incorporated town or village in South Carolina that would allow such a disreputable state of affairs to exist a week. There is one of two things ctrtain, these charges are true or they are false. If true what earthly excuse can Atlanta offer for not long ago having purged such an important office as mayor of the city of an encumbent of so unsavory reputation. Is it possible that no sober man can be found with sufficient intelligence to bundle the municipal Affairs or the city or Atlanta? if tne charges are false, then some one who is muking the charges has laid down the gap for one of the clearest cases of libel we have ever heard of. Why lias the Mayor not long ago denounced his slanderers, and brought them to tusk? Why has the matter not been jjnvestigated by the city authoriteis and some definite action taken? Atlanta should do something to relieve herself from tho rediculous position she occupies in the eyes of out siders, if not those of her own citizens, on account of the conduct charged to her mayor. Miss Elizabeth Grimball gave a pretty card party last evening at her home on Oakwood street at which she wtaifio^ koi* i?kn i*iii i nr? urwl at i s <<i IIIMWIUVWI five Misters, Misses Meta and J,oize. The fascinations of six handed euchre were enioyed l>v about thirty pilosis until a late hour. The prizes, which were unusually pretty ones, were a dainty Dresden vinaigrette, and an opal scarf pin won by Mrs. J. W. Simpsen and J. K. S. Ray. Refreshments were served later in the evening and Miss Grim ball's hospitality gave pleasure to all. The advent of this pleasant family to our city is a delightful acquisition to Spartanburg society and they are cordially welcomed.?Journal 24th. SOMETHING JfOni-: ON CONCI-ALKI) WEAPONS v once ak : > wija roxs. Chester Lantern. Tun I'm n* Times h:n been talkie.; .v'thHil) i.b iut thw vhc*? of earryinir on e? n'l 'l wtapoi.s and fails upon tin? pres * f the s-tate m j ent it. Wts havo b>e ! iimnr a ioey t hnoon this pernicion prnctic*. Many persons clamor for tli lepi'a! < f ' vs. nt law ajja listearryln coiun : . "y woajfM-*, < n theuroun Unit i 1 i **rw>fc of tho< win- i ? z . ii- ? !i.\vj pi*told i tliei * : siii.1 tlero'o. ? kno that I * t - i i v |?? |] l)y 111'.Mil. h*1 they a;i' ?';o <1 ?! ..' what the*' ? > i make ?. v .! ,i Mhr. It, is to 1 exp't f ; t 'V ? > wh ? make it a p i tin 1 ? !*..! ,i m * will ins ti ?y met it iln?y r< t t ?* it, 11 v i lait )*, is v i s id law-ahidi n< p to h" i ll "< i, h Mich tot at^u'ii i , 11 i.- ! 1 . ' .in* criminal. to !i I . n his ?tir.iv a a*. ui^ura-nt ugiio', ti law. T'i < ! .5 of "It'ifevil is ii it tohifotfi in rip. alio? Hi- !.?* , b it, hi takitn?irj-i folio ii.ci." out \j'i ill i hands ul Iii;m; v. !i lheinscl vt s viVate it and a: o therefore n tousled in tl fc.'.ti'ia its pmpise. Wo b lieve lhat few. fatty <>t :lm olli li.ils i Chester county, a:e guilty of this pra< tice, I it' pn l>i1 1.' there mo fe.v jurit of which ti'Mio of the members brea tiiis law. How it is to 1>? expected tin men who violate a law will co'iV.ctothei for (ioitiR the a one thine? We surest <1 two \cms > tit it tV remedy for litis tlT*;.st was to- tn ik oliedienee to the law ajMinSj it a (pi tl lieation for < Hi v, incl cling that ot ill juror lb quire every shim ami count oflicial, iiic'.tilling lho<e wh > represent tl slate in Duiicress, ami ali jurors lo Lak a distinct oalli (l??l they have not viol, ted tliis law within a period .if t wo yean This is ei.tiiely mu-on?ble. Imbed appeals t > us unreasonable t > allow m-r to administer our laws who, by o<>j ictm to such an oath, c mtuss t hat they at guiby of breaking tli^iu. Snui-rb ?.ly wi lie ready to say that this woual inak men liais and peijurers. Tins is no. sense. It might hi Home c ise'siiow th;i they hre such. We suppose that smut body would son.i call for tfio repeal c ilmfow airaloHt, i> ury?t*? wrt the tlm theehoc would b-glu to pinch. Tlie good of I lie plan woilll nit. li left so much in its b aring upon (filae] as upon llie multitud<s of prospectiv cand dates. If "11 who revolve in the nr.iids tie* possibility and probibilit/ o throwing tItem selv? s inb) the hinds < their friends, could lis rendered sinlef in this respect, it would 5 c easy to ma's the remaining p-p ilation fear tlio law The first iiom..Hi crossed a man's ir.ira ilm fust thing Si**'Aould do wou! 1 hi t shake idl tin* pistols out of lm j? > -k *-? wash his I jii.i!-, mi.cI he clean 1- r 7 ! d..js Then 1m Would c nil'. i ito ill eauipaigu and declare that he li i l a'wav d? precuie the pernicious pistol hdi.t (Here's where the li nig would e nil i Much candidate wou I i try to exceed In enmpetho in expressing abhmviiei f'o the crime,?brceoiug li ibit. It. won <1 b made unpopular, and that is nestle I I)o you eay men would disregard t'e-i ?Willis just as they disregard the lav against concealed weapons? X<>; lieu would not. Men CO lie COI muci li ;i ?' | <;iaca to carry concealed w?*ap >a.s in vio lation of law, but jkmjury is always dis gracefnh Besides, a man won id not t a kt ilie link of being paralix.-nl on'the stumi wall a charge of having placed himself i? the position of necessarily intending t. prijore himself. lie would rather h go in time and clear his skirts?literally ate figuratively. The chief obstacle in 111 * Way of on p'an would Ik! to get it a 1 opted. To in toy legislators might have to e iteul the wishes of their pistol carrying c >:i slitueuts. COXCE A Lit 1? \V EA I'OXS. (Vorkville Enquire) Tliere has been a grent deal of t ill from time to time, in the newspip rs from the pulpit and in the legislative halls, against the praclic of carry i ig c >n cealed weapons Despite all the talk and all the h gillation there has tieen on the suhj i is a well known fact that there I' is no lieen the slightest restriction of the pis tol carrying habit. Almost every Xegn thug in the county has a pistol that he c irries constantly ah mt his person, an there are lots of white men who u > no feel that they arc propcily ei.tpiippei for the business of eveiv day life, unles they have revolvers i i their hip p ? :ke's Carrying revolvers, except, under peculiar cireunistamvx for especial pni poses, is a habit that is uunecesuiy, ii : fact that no really civil z-d eiti/eu ??t this county will question. That p-o?pl. who pessists in this practice are d Pig", us euieiiiies to the peace and go > I ool i of society is :.Is j an Kjualiy pite.ot fan it is plain, so that if there is to be aiy refoiin along the line leferreJ to. th-r. must be something more than ta'k. (Ionfe,ssion that there is not enoug* UW-lll'llJing Si'lil linens III .'(Hurl I .III) !.. to even restrict tin- eoncea'ed we.-.p?: habit, carries with it the confession tin the government tacks a great deal o being what orderly, jieuce loving citixm would like to tiave it.. Jt oat lies a'on; also the confession that the citi/en wh would unquestionably oVy th ? liwi o his country must he left in t lie power ?. and at tie . mercy of the. cowardly thi-u who would, by stealth, persist in lioMinf himself in readiness to intimidate o murder citizens who arc s> much hi letters. If the legislature is really in earne-i about this concealed weapo i bn>ines there are nurnUsis of ways by wh cii ta situation can be rein s lied, and n as o them is by means of a system of regirtiji lion of every ready pistol in t he sta'r | In addition t > lie* n>v, as it no v standiet, this statue provi |c that every oviie of a pistol in the state shall have the vv? a; 011 registered with t'w idieiiff of hi county, or some older olll cr to Us rp i lied. Let tlis registration fee ha s dii cient to pay the jeghtering < liber f i his trouble and leave a balance over f<> Other pnrposes. Let l lie registering ot lh:er give the owner of the Veap >!l a rceipt. showing his right to own th* sains and let him also keep in his otlice a )iofthe names of all pistol owners togetle with a discription on their weaponMake the posession of tin unregisterei ptstol a fellony, Instead of a mere mis dt location llequre that all transfers o irsN.'.s from o?p owrcr t or 1 in nt \ (nutter i>f record. o !? "seta O.I o.\ M"t>lli!? (it!v?r CUI'l' I ? ? ? "lb 'lj law Icj-s chi-s will likely c ? np y \vi*I Hum put a premium ??> in'orniithj about 11 nvgisrored pishVs aloni wit ' "ome roceial rewards for the capture < |k- ))?Im w ho viola'o the I w against (i s cam ir* of pistols conceale1. 11 We arc not sanguine enough tot>?lie\ s that, the law like the al> >v *. would e? tin-ly put a stop to e.vvyiu,* evtect'o ^ wrap ?us; hut it woeM lixolv p-.uv i s'? in that (liicrtio'.i. lr. would lielp to d l> velop the wright kind of sentiment, an it would put the t llitvrs of the law i v much eiovr touch with a elasi of poopl 1 1 \vh > need Iota of watching. It won ' not vorioualv inconvenience olth -r, thos ?e p-tuple who very properly keep revolve ahont tiu-ir homes for mimosas of d j~ fence. A PF.KN'UUOUS PRACT1CK. t?. (Scranton News.) ?' The Union Times recentlc p:i ,K> l<hed a lengthy editorial on the pj , t.i.-iot:-* practice of carrying conceal* weapons, jiini cnll"* upon tl. > press ( t i lie State to join it in it? fight again! this prevailing evil. We are gh Tin: Tiv"' has taken up this unite ,r and Titc Xews heartily joins the en 3. sade against this cowardly practic s for we think t ho time has come wlu k every lover of law nnd good orA it should raise his voico against th;?^fl s plorable evil. The record of erip< committed in this State during fcJ ' * past year shows that the greater pe cent, of them were traceable t>V$d '* "ever ready pistol," and the sortm some measure i.s adopted whiohtwi N effectua'ly suppress the habit dlca " rying concealed weapons the hottt it will bo for society and humanity ! The present law seems insufficient t p eradicate this prolific source ,, and bloodshod, and more ejtewih ^ ineiiMp'os are necessary. Tl$s vsu' v j-'ci demands tho attention ?of. 04 II legislators, and wo hope they wi e enact some, law that will abate lb di-reputable practice. Wl' A correspondent for the Wthn$h;> News nnd Herald we are gla\ to ^ - bus also taken up the fight again - the concealed weap >n bitsinoss 11 m J. other laws that need lrxyprrjvicg < 0 enforcomeut. lie says: ^ i" "There is already on tho statut f books a law against carrying concea ' ed weapons, hut like a good m in "* ot her laws public sentiment has novc interested itself enough to see that j 1 j is executed, and it is one too that h.i 1 ! been widely discussed but to whic ! no adequate remedy h is been brougli , forward. The ready pistol, bnwi< , ; knife or razor have caused rnuc , f bloodshed and misery and furnish oit i . .. hi. ?.. .i. ! * "Ml U ' >? i vd IIIlt.il ? Ul fV (l)l> 1111 I J ) J Why nob appoint two detectives i s each county, one white and one co] r ! ore<l, pay them n notninul salary, sa ' j $ 1 oO perannurn, which would be mor | than paid by fines, etc.and by th ; way, Mr. Editor, did it ever .occur t 1 you thut this habit is confined mostl, 1 ' to young whites and tho young ne groes; very few of the older *vhfle . and ante-bellum darkies carry then , except for self-defence," > ! ooxoeai.ei) weapon's. (.Vbbevillo Medium.) , I The Union* Times is making war o 1 the habit of carrying concealed weap ons. It is not likely that there wil r he any change for tho better soon > The s one kind of struggle has bee t made before and nothing came of i but we wish our contemporary sue 1 cess. from denmark times. We hope the next legislature wil either repeal the present law ngains , ' carrying concealed weapons or pre a vide some way for its better enforce - ment. As it is, it is a humbug. Th law-abiding citizen is at the mercy c - tho desperado and tho coward wh 1 lurks in ambush to slay his fellow ". man. , from the anderson intelligences ! The Union Times is making a wel i directed fight against the practice c ; carrying concealed weapons. Ther I is a law in this State against carryin 1 concealed weapons but it is not en forced. The next legislature shout lake up the question and see if som improvement cannot he made in th enforcement of the law. The follow in4 plan, proposed by the News am Courier, is a step in the right direc tion: "We are of tho opinion tha tli?*ir sale should be practically pro hibited, or, at least, made supject t . m uvju rc^umi ions i?uti nitiu u : li'inor, with a ?ti!T tax on the weap i , oris themselves, and a special am i | severe penalty for their use for an; v purpose other than that of self-de r f*noe." The Winnshoro News and ITerah , makes the following comment upoi > the pistol carrying evil: \ "The evil is all true; and the news 1 papers havo st rugglcd hard to crenti a sentiment. against the evil practlci J. of carrying concealed deadly wenp . ons. We do not altogether take ti tire idea of a detective. We neve , did like a regularly employed spy , Such officer might, of course, do hi c duty conscientiously without ipnlic ! or ill will towards any, but the prin i- clple of the plan has in itself an evi tendency. It. furnishes too tempt in; an opportunity for revenge or perse i' nation. The best way and the onl, way to stop the carrying of concoalei * weapons is for all good citizens ! put. their foot down on It, and let i 1 he known that they, not as employe ' detectives, but law-abiding citizenf intend to see the law enforced. 1 those who condemn the practice wi support tho law, the evil can be stop j't ped. They can create a sentimen i in favor of law and order. All of which goes to show that put ' lie sentiment is surely, if slowly, b< f inj aroused in opposition to the prat - H* ti io of carrying concealed weapons, j^* , We hope the discussion will I c kept i fiht and the subject kopt prominent )y ji> -Hefore (ho people until a regular tidal '? \Vive of .public sentiment i? aroused ,i? to opp'^oto i i>? it>" prac- j tih-e, th r \*i i ?w ! ' rerui* and | ^ t$'ang?-r : ? | i ? <?' f r e i : ho p iclcet of I every . . ? bj ? <>r I,' < '<, ;tr d thus p s:\vet c luimlv.b I v>-s sacrificed *' itnMi'illv t-? i':m? d-ad v concealed 1,1 II I !.? \\*i? lnvi> f"f our bro'd !lhpr< of.'In* ?| > i i!!. of ih'm'o ripe oxpe* A / ' rieno". t<> i> ' r<? In ?.-nme incisure or 1*8 # t>. plan in n (l-Hoi'.? <-Yipo. looking to the |>u! I tug ii i f ? hr pistol. Hut, while c; lite a tin:nL??: * of our rxe'lnnges have ?!ioivn by their editori') al common's limt tlvy mp?* ready to '* j in in n:wl li- pu*h :i !i:ht. against the eoneen'. d lu'iipm, they hesitate ho make n break. Wo obi not. begin t'l Ibis tiling with the intention or cxr nictation of leading tlie fight but we ^ certainly wish to see the fight organ ^ iz">d and pushed in earnest, we want, pr no lukewarm, half-handed endorsers, e* but t hose who will stand by and make *s it a fight to the finish. Wo think right hero is tho trouble that has 10 stood in the way of arousing public i>r sentiment against the evil, whilo tho 11 r* pistol daily belches forth its deathdealing bullet?lukewarm effort. One :o newspaper or another will occasional}' io step to the front and remark that e tho practice of carrying concealed weapons is a terrible meanaco to the i r .j lives of the people, that it is dealing ,g death upon every hand and that something should be done to put o a stop to it. Various other pa>o pers will nod assent, and this is st about as far as it gets, when it goes ig down to rest uutii some other fellow ir ; clines, along, takes hold of the string and pulls the corpso to the surface o ; again and again the other fell owu nod as they recognize the familiar subject. ^ This kind of thing has gone on long If. enough. As it i* up again we propose is to help hold it up in tho face of our ) I r a a >1 o rv.l /mih 1 a.?S..1a .. .. i : 1 ivuu^Jio auu uul Ji.-ui9lUtur9 Ulllll there is something done one way or l( the other, the thing is a farce as it is. r Wetter liavo the law wiped from the \ statutes entirely if it or some other n cannot bo enforced. No use ticing the hands of the law abiding citizen y so he can bo shot down by the first o thug who takes a notion to do so. ? The violation of the law should be J declared a felony, and the violator .. subject to a good long term fn the n penitentiary. In lieu of something better we movo that the present law against carrying concealed weapons be ntronn ded so us to include the following: > In addition to the lisence on selling 1 pistol cartridges, a tax of $1 shall he ^ paid by every merchant, or other pcr1 son keeping tiro arips for sr.lo, for every pistol or revolver, of whatever design he has in stock or offers for sale. '1 That no minor shall bo allowed to 1 purchase a pistol or revolver. That . it bo made compulsory upon the pure chaser to show his poll tax rrro'pt. >f The party selling tho weapon shall ? record the sale, the number and maxe of the weapon, the naino of the purchaser and tho date of his poll tax ,| receipt, nlso-dute of the sale. ,f '1 ho purchaser shall be required to e record the weapon, its number and ? make and dute of purchase, in tho ofTi *e of tlio Clerk of Court, in a (1 took provided and kept for that ose pecial purpose. And he shall ho re qui red io pay fifty cents for this ref' curling; twenty-five cents of which { amount shall be turned over to the County Superintendent of education o by tho Clerk of Court, who will take ' recopt for the same. This amount 'l -h.?ll he turned into the Pehool fund v of the county. The remaining twen ty-!ivo cents shall he retained by the Clerk of Court as his fee. This ret i _t it l.- i_ i.1.1_ . . * coru n(in11 no nituiu wiLiwn i/wenry1 four hours uftor purchase of weapon. That every owner of a pistol or re* volver, of whatever design or make '* shall he required, within thirty days after the law, thus nrnen led, goes into effect to h ive each an I ovary siu'i w.jir p in record as ab we and thai 1 pay fi' ty cents for the recording. The pr. s ceeds to he divided as set forth in the e preceding paragraph. I Let a penalty for any violation attacli, ? siifllcientlv severe to make it worth 7 while to obterve ttio la v. Let such amendments lie added to the preaent. law, and wj believe we cm see a way to bring at)nit its enforcement ? Since writing t lie ah ?ve we n >tico an k editorial in that wide-awake j mrnal, d ihe Yorkvilo Enquirer, which is along ttie same line we aie on. It seems there f is a probability of getting together. We II know tlie Enquirer wyiel Is a powerful i- i< lluenca and we are glad that we are so t close togeih;r. We reprolucj tlie article. What do you think of it brothers of * | the pres-V If y.<u can offer unytliing )m, better let it come. Let's get in line and* ; whoop it up in vainest. A Famil' ? Is generally made of the buy GOODS and SHOES. Every member is consid< their needs and preferences, ning as to this and that; saving is easily settled, foi BEST GOODS at the ir.ost are always to be found lie! avail themselves of such bai First the* "BABY" mn?t have a Winter Flannellettc Clonk, lined throughov Collar in Long White Curly Aug Pink and Baby Blue. A Splendid ( Then "LITTLE SISTER" comes in^for have it in Green. Blue and Red witl trimmed in Narrow Soutache Braid, And the "BOY" must have a New Suit. Wool Mixed Cheviot, with Double I Knee Pants, all Strong and Well M only Now "BIG SISTER" needs a Com bin a ni?h it rendv to wnnr. Black Figure pretty all Wool Flannel Waist tri Buttons. Tho goods alone worth garments go for the song of Then comes tho "BIG BROTHER" wh< wants a suit with Vest and hong I with a goo 1 warm winter b piece su "MAMA" fools that after buying all Ih cheap here, she can a IT >rd a ne self, and she asks for "Queen Quali We like to lit ve forgotten "PAPA," tlu new Overcoat, and we can tnake hli rug" for the small sum of TH E FOS Cold Weathc Ms. K st make you feel e TALKING OF There's nothing in reasonably require furnish. PROOF? V salesrooms and satis GREEN i Fancy ( We have what yoi We do no blowing W^e sell what we e \A7P roll oe ? v W w >V/AA Uid ViAUCl|J O VvT? guarantee ail1 "We know w? oan TT7 GRAHAM e PHONl THE PARLOI Having recently purchased the bus I am prepared to supply the needs of yc PHONl<: UW YC and they will be attended to wii AI^U GOODS DEL Butter, Eggs and VegeU IIIOHKST PI For garden, farm and barnyard ] CHAS. R. sn PIION y Affair ing of the WINTER DRY ered and consulted as to and there is much planbut the real problem of * they all agree that the ECONOMICAL PRICES *e, and they all decide to ^ remind nc 1 'i Wrap. Wh have a pretty it., nn<l trimmed around nra Fur, Colors, Brown, 3!oak for just her Reefer Jacket. We \ larere Sailor Collar nicely <?. , a Warm Jacket for 471.I/O We have it, made of breasted Square Cut Coat, ade, all ages up to 1G for. ^ | qq 'ion Dress. We can furd Brilliantino Skirt, and a mined in small Metallic more, but we let the OO > will soon bo a man ! TIo 'ants, we can fix him too<? *5 CA ' it for %PO.OU 0 children these things so iw pair of Shoes for her- (tl v--. ty" 1 bread winner, he needs a m "as snug as a bug in TERCO.. - f )r Supplies. FNG~OF HE ROAD. A. high-stepping rse, a comfort le, smooth-runag vehicle and ;ylish Harness qual to a king. 1 VEHICLES,that line you may which we cannot Vander through our fy yourself. 1 &. BOYD. j rocers. . I n want. idvertise. is anybody, ive sell, please you, us.^*t estes. E 84." * GROCERY in ess of the PARLOR GROCERY, >ur table. )UR WANTN " th promptness and dispatch. IVERED FREE, ibles always on hand. tlCEN PAID produce suitable for table use IITH, Mgr. K 76. rBBI