The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, December 21, 1900, Image 4

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THE UNION TIMES Published Every Friday. ?by thk? UNION TIMES COMPANY Roomk 1, 8, 5 and 7, Bank Building. J NO. R. MAT TITS, Editor. L. G. Young, Manager. Registered at the I\jsU>Hlce in Union 8. C., as seoond-cl?i ?! mad matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year ------- $1.00 Six month^ ------ r?0 cents Three months ----- 2;"> "ents. ADVERTISEME-.TS One S4|iinr', drst insertion - - $1.00 Every subsequent insertion - 50 cents Contracts for three months or longe will be made at reduced rates. Rejected manuscript -a ill not l>e returned. Obituaries and tributes of r? ?,>ect will'be clno ccl lor ai. half rates. UNION. 8. DEC. 21, lftOO." J>on't lot the Blue X mark hit you' pnper. If you pot sv. far hi arrears tliat the Blue X mirk appears on your paper the jig is up wi: It yon until you waltz up to the en plain's office and settle up. Senator R. It. Tillman has oui thanks for a copy oi McKinlev's recent. message, in pamphlet form. It is so much more hastily for reference, in this shape, ?-hou!?l wo take a notion to lamkast h.itn. Jt is stated that the President will " tli an extra session of (Jongicss in March: At whieh session the Nicaragua canal, the ship subsidy hill and the river and harbor bii! will come up for action as they will hardly pass ?:t this sessior .For the llrst time since 3SI I win .. the British burned the Capitol, i.bc British Hag was draped inside she House of Representatives end hung < n the front of the Uapi'ol o:i \\\-dnosday last at the Centennial cclel ri>ii> r of the founding of Washi-mmi Th* XI? publican pres> i- msiK'pj; a great miration over Secretary Hay 's condescension in agreeing to submit the amended treaty to (.treat tit it a in without a word of disparagement. We should like to know just what country Secretary Hay imagines ho represents in this canai matter any way! There is not much difference betweon warship and worship, and modern evangelization goes upon the assumption that the one leads to the other. The wars in China and tin Philippines are expected to result in 'I.- 1..1 ii.s \f ( fl?9 Ulinst lYlUiXllJg til LUC iuui.^ /Iiaii and Maly races ?ilreenville News. The ship subsidy bill was drawn primarily by the agents of the American line and has recently been deliberately amedod in order to enable .that line to ruke of. twice the subsidy it would get under the original bill. Truly "the bill has been much improved", as Mark lfanr.a declared in Ihe Senate a few days ago. Before our next issue, Xmns will have come and gone. We take this opportunity to express our appreciation of the very liberal advertising patronage accorded Tin: Timks by our hustling and wide-awake merchants, during the year that is now rapidly drawing to a close. We havo earnestly atrived to givo them a good eervlce and wo have reason to believe that our work has her n appreciated, and judging from the increased trade reported by these merchants no pre ?ume that our readers nave oeen carefully watching the various announcements of our merchants, in their advertisements, and embracing fchi opportunities otTered from time t> time, to secure bargains. And we trust the service lias been mutually beneficial to all parties concern ei. We also wish to return our thanks for, and to express our appreciation of, the many kind expressions of appreciation by many of our readers, of our efforts to give them a good newspaper. To one and all, we most sincerely wish you a merry Christmas and many returns of these happy occasions. In the words of Rip Van Winkle: "Here's to you and yours, you Jive long and prosper." j I as to the censes. c Well the agony is over and the olli- ' c .1 returns of tiie census enumera tors have 1?' r? made public. And 0 now for the 1 n\ ;ng by some of us r who just know wo art.- bigger'than we c are made to appear. Hie following is a lict cf the towns and cities in 51 the St.tie with populations over 2,000 s and ur r. r 25,000inhabitants : AbL. v!llt 8,706 ^ Aiken 3,41-1 a And* r.> n 5,11)8 ' Beauf.rt I 110 v Camden 2 Ml ^ Che tier 1,075 ^ Columbia 21,108 Darlington 8,208 Florence 1.617 j GuiTin \ ;i,0:J7 l I ICUrgHoW Li -1,1 ?J8 tir?en\ ilk- 11,800 Greenwood 1,821 ] Laurens 1,020 t Mount Pleasant 2.252 < Ne.v berry 1,01)7 < Orangeburg 1,15") ' Rock Hill 5,185 < Spartanburg 11,005 Summerville 2,12") Sumter 5,(570 Union 5,100 Xorkvillo 2,012 It will be seen that Union stands mighty well up in this ii>t, occupying the 7th position of the twenty-three towns and cities named. We are right up ngainsi Anderson, Sumter and Rock Mill, and have outstripped our friend across ths way, Newberry, by nearly one tirmsand. Looking at the matter this way, and remembering that only ten short years ago wo had n population of only nbo:.' l,(>UO | it would not seem that we had much room for kicking. But wo are i sure that this figure is hir below the j actual number of inhabitants, that j we cannot help i- eking just a little. i Wo 'irmly bei'eve that our population j at this time <s .10 iree 7,fM)0 than d.OOO j una we have reason to believe that a j correct eei sus of the town was not taken by the party who had it in hand, who, by the way wii"5 a resident of thMowr only a :diort while, and left shoitly after lie iinishecl the work o." taking the census, such a taking as it was. It is very easy 1 0 account forthosh<rt showing in the census of Union. But we think the am tor can bo renie? <ed nnd a proper show ing j m ido of on.* j opuiulion by the city j council having 1. police census of the ( tu-v/v J.;;]*hV^-yefir-Vh:: a mwi1 census of Union. We hope our o y i! fathers will take the matter up ai d ord-r a police census of the town to ' ?>v taken ir. Jauuury. Tin; crxsrs BUIJJITIN NO. /- ! Twelfth Census of the I'niied States. For 1.1.c benefit of the render. Thk Times we have made arrangements to receive the reports from Washington of the census returns from the different States of tho Union j as taken in the twelfth census this j year. It would bo well to file away i every copy of The Times containing these reports for future reference. We will cover every State in t ho Unior, and the information will bo valuable j to some of our readers. Comparative : statements will be made showing the j gradual increase in population since j J the states took their first census. I Now is tho time to subscribe 1 ' for The Times, if you are not ' already a subscriber, and secure ! this valuable record. Below will be j found '.ho twelfth and thirteenth re- j p >rt< : j | The Bulletins are prepared under the direction of .Mr. Win. C. Hunt, j ( Chief Statistician. POPULATION OJ' 1'LOHII) 1. j ' > Florida was organized as a territory j March 510th, 1822, and admitted as a 1 State March 51, 18to. The population of the State in 19'jO ! is Titns p.nmnRreii with n nn'.n. t lation of 391,422 in 1890. This shows 1 a i increase during the ten years of f 187,12C, or 515.0 per cent. Florida t h id a population in 18510 of 81,7510, * to 18(h) showed an inrease of more -J than 50 per cent., tho total popula- 1 tion of the Stute in 18(>0 being 1 -10,421. 1 The population of Florida i i 19(10 J is more than fifteen times as large as * the population given for 1880, the ' first census taken after its organization as a territory in 1822. The total land surface of Flori la is, approximately, 51,210 aqutin miles, the average number of persons , to tho square mile at the census of ( 1900 being 9.7. Tho only territorial change which , has been made in the counties of Florida since 1890 is that part of \ Fasco has been annexed to Polk. I Of the 45 counties ?n the State A ountics fhow ever l(*o ccni. of lcraaso since 1890, ri*?H?Iy, Dade, i ? I percent; Calhoun, 2.'5.2 per e. ' ; Hillsboro, 111.0 per cent; Oitus, 125.1 per cont; Lee, 117.1 per out; and Liberty, 108 5 per cent. O' the 92 incorporated cs'ies,towns nd vlllidgos in Florida, for which cparal ? returns are sssade in 1890, here arc only 11 that have si popdation in !90'>of xnore than 2,000, ,nd o.' these otiL I have a population n excess of 5,000, namely, .lackson"il 1^*, with 28,429; Pensacolsi, wills 7,717 ; Key West, with 17.111; and Cam pa with 15,889 inhabitant s. POPCl.ATION or IDAHO.?No. 18. Idaho was organized as a t -rritory March 84, 18(18, and admitted sis si Slate July. 8, 1890. The population of the State in L90C is 181,772 as compared with si population in 1890 of 8i,8S5. Th's shows an increase during the decade i?f 77.8 >7. or 91.7. A part of this it;urease is due to the fact that there were 1,0(51 Indians and 99 other persons, or a total of 4,1G8 persons, on Indian reservations, etc., in Llnhi, who vero specially enumerated in 181)1) ui U>r the provisions of the census act, hut wore not included in the general populiliun of the State at. that census. The population of Idaho in 11)00 is mote than ion times as lurge as the popula*; ,-n given for 1870, I Sic first ce.isuc taken after its organization a* a territory in 1803. 1 lie total land surface of Idaho is, npi roximately, 81,2110 square miles, th : average number of persons to the Mpiaro mile at the census of 1000 bei ng 1.1). The following territorial changes in the counties of Idaho have been made since 1800: i'art of Ada taken to form Canyon in 1802: part of Bingham taken to form Bannock in 180,3; parts of Bingham and Lemhi taken ! ,, form Fremont in 1803; part of Login taken to form Lincoln in 1 SOa : and A it urns and part of Logan taken to form Blaine in ISO,"). There a; )? '? incorporated cities, towns and villages in Idaiio, for which t!iv' population ?n 1900 is scpa raleiy returned, only ,"> of which have :i population in 1900 of more than 2.00O inha'oilants. However it may be in l'aiis, the American people do not "regret" iu.I , .. turn ?i -n. .juuirc uoiu ^ > (ujvu'iik "u J /'/I , .1- -tig of pLuin by German officers Mid soldier* who arrived after the fighting w ns ov<-r. They only wish lie had *tucL to his text, as admiral Dewey ;lid to hi - j lain words to the arrogant and aggressive German Admiral in Manila Ray.?New York World. The Boers are still sticking hot shot into fhe British. They secured a big victory last week, and the British are rushing more reinforcements to South Africa. The Boers, as w< said several months ago, are going tc be hard to conquor. The scraps ol war news from South Africa reads very much like leaves from the annals of the Revolutionary war. Atlanta's Mayor seems to love his lie]nor better than he does his honor, or at least his office. lie was arrested?locked up in the police barracks m ivn uuj tuo v/i being drunk. Possibly 1 lie ciiy council will, now, after mature deliberation, :ueopt bis resignation?but ivo don't know. One thing seems to )o certain, judging from the reports n tho Atlanta Papers, and that is .hat the Itev. J>r. Itroughtou is milling it hot for him and a few others >f Atlanta's officials. # ii Tin: SCHOOL BOOK TANGU:. J.cttcr From a Teacher. I .awn, S. , Dec. i7. Mr. Kdito:: Phase allow t-pace for a i'W lines from this |ilao?. I/iwu is tlie ni ne of a post < tlice s b nit live miles a*!, of (iatTney, nea1' I )r.ij tonville Monn?i.j. Pew people gi t mail here. Ills ?:i a direct route from Union via K'Ui lane and mail may leave Union and each Lawn the same day. Ye serine is engaged in a school Ijere. t i.s a dilllcult la.-k. No one knows ust wliat confronts a public school aclit r, unless it is It-arntd by <xiru\ ; \ The change of books is a hindering awe. A sjsttuntie list ??f text books, d.optcd, enforced and used would aid be teacher in the common schools, but ini my ten years of experienco in caching, I notice that tliere is slow irogress made on tliis line. In my present school of twenty-four npi'.s, there a e Appletou's, Holme's ml Johnson's reader-; S win bin's and VebsUi'? spelling books; S.in ford's, hivie's and liohinson's arithmetics; laury's, Krye's and Cornell's gcog r'yliii-s, etc., and who is to b'amc for < ! ihi-V Every one, from tlie S.ate Su/e - ^ intended to tho teacher, will say tli.it I J lie is I'oi i,r his btst to set matters right, 1 V but it goes oil just the same. Is tlieie not a itoi? .1. ? Since ii i? publ'C sehoo', 1 tiit ic in y not bo. ^ i 1' seen - that Mae! ?*i> -hO';'d use moio \ j of tlieir time, l?_, lui-Miu'og Wit public of tlieii wort, slumM i.e .vsji.?i**is allow t lit* | privilege, i would stimulate iuteres!, i ami piovo to i?e b netU i.il. The work j of ea< h teacher is siiuit.ti ai.d e. cb should ' be i.iieifstfd alike. It .-sides, a largo iriuj i'iiy of ] enplw will ever rouleiit 1 themselves, m-eed bj ciicumstancr?, witli a column sebooi tducalion. Turn tlie ni re exact should the eaily traiuil g be. The tleiieial Assembly will soon nvi t, but mnnbeis of tlie body appuientiy fo:get tli" da\s lb- y have spent the log school ho a? e on the hill or by the way- i SI !<\ I The r? g!o:i about Dray tonville appeals > < to be rough and nigged 1'or farming, but cotton, corn and wheat yield f-aiily well. The people whom 1 have met appear to b) veiy fiieudly. Shalt have Tin: Times sent iuo at this place after the holiday?, it may interest someone to become a subscriber. It. F. F., Jr. SPICY NOTES FROM TOCKHART Mr. Wilhurn Coming to Union. Lock hart, Dec. 17.?Mr. John II. Wilhurn, who has for several yea is successfully filled the position of yard overseer for Lockhart Mill Co., is no w on iii.s notice. lie has had the matter hi;- J dor consideration for some tiui", hut had not exactly gotten his own consent until recently. lie will accept a pisi'iouat Union that perhaitt it would i?j prnnatlire to mention at tins tiiu . We are all rorry to have Mr. W. leuv; us as he and family are held in much esteem ' among us but what will be our loss Will be Union's gain and the people of veur town know them too well foi any recommendation to be- necessary fro in my humble pen. lb v. S. 'J'. CiCC'.b, of tie M. K. Church, tiled his appointment l.vv Let Sunday. It was his first service at this place silica his appointment on tlie Keltou Circuit. His sertnon was quite interesting and was attentively listened to b\ a good congregation. The music j was f.uc. LIi->s Leillia Maness was orJ tymist, Mr. Will Wherry p- rforined on the comet and the choir was led by oni soul-inspiring s.mgsUr. dim Evat s Mr. .1. L. Evans attended ilia opera Unuvi tn volli* ! * and saw the "Mack Damond"' pluu'd llo reports an nil tound voud lime. (t'l.e fact in the ease is that Jim ti akes thawherever lie goes ) lie saw a^gied many of the 1st S. C. U. S. Vols, that he had not seen since he left the tent?d i Held. We are to have a regular Christmas tree at the Ilaptist Church. No doubt - it a ill lo loaded w ith presents. \\\ I mean the tree. Improvements are steadily going 01 at 5 Lockhart. The hill West of the M ! s has been somewhat Impn ve.l by clear) ing out the under growth and guiding a f footway across it. , We were pained to hearo! the tragidv , at ilies Union Cotton Miils. Such a c >ndiliou < f afl'aiis is to lie dept'ie-1. Homo add not ) voce we think too much of our overseers to kill them The "J,irle Sunbeams"' a-si.-f. <1 b\ th<' La-litd Aid Society of the Ikipti&t Church gave a hot supper last Salurdav night for the benefit of ahe church It was a very enjoyable occasion so.it the rcceij?ts weresa'isficto v. IIomo. .?v. - Notice To Taxpayers. I \\i i be at tin} iVilo'.vh.g p'ac-a its' diVigi a led below: si a i fold's Store, .1 m. Sh, 11) il. IJidrt's Stoie, forenoon Jan. 1) li. I 11)0'.: I Sat fn i! Wilbiirn'a S:< r'*, afdit.onu ! | Jiill'al1 v 1) II. lb 'l. WiM-um litos S'o-e, Jan. 10th, 10.i' ; S it. 1< <. f .rei.?Hi(i .Ian. 1 1th, lt-ik i; r.k. forenoon Jan. 12 h, " (. 'al lt.sk', Jail. 14. ll, Santuc, Jan. 15th, u j1 Joiiesville, Jan ltitb, u i Union, Jan. 17ib, 18th and 10th. " Lock hart. Mills. Jan. 21st, 41 Ariarmbuip, forenoon Jan. 52..d, " Kelton, Jan. 23<d, ' i The time \ ill expire for making t.?x returns February 21) h Ail male poisons from 21 to GO is subject to n poll except those exetnp'ed by ( law. It, will ckutai.ni.v lelo the inb resl of all taxp.oers to in ike their it-turns before the time expires at the la w i? i.sITtVKi.Y irquires 50 p r cent penalty to be added to those failing to make re. turns at the p-oper time, so I would advise everybody, even If you hive nothing but a p?ill to return, to make It ?>eI fnro llic llnin cnnii-in 'I'uLu -u the law demand* ?veiy p-raoi to nuke, their returns so their i a nes will appear on the Treasurer's Duplicate when they ; call to i?ay their tax Joiin (j. Faiui. 40? Auditor. | NOTICE. A'l peisona ind>l>t?d to n?e ns Sheriff and iiativldually will please (tall uiid nettle at otice. I will place all nottsand accounts in an attorney's hands for collection after the 1st of January, 1001. fcO-Jt J. (J. Jx>no. jge crrn#*oi I 1 CHRISTMAS U ? r\ ?:=^= I". Lj v\ As the Year draws U i I opportune that we shoi a j"\ ands of our friends ai 1.) most liberal patronag< \( during the past year p promise GR HATER Our efforts to pleas C been rewarded* by n UI V;U91U1UU9 \ 0 est values, and the A j) mutual. Our store P for our annual sto cember 25th to JaB that the blessings c have come to you i: TV r crease with the op j,\ New Uentury, and ("i enjoy a Happy Chri in f THE FOS ^ The Cash Pe I ' S--%* *" ' ' <?*V?.CHT 1,1 ' 1 1 Christmas, is an e] Phaeton, sumrtut ball bearing axles, rubber tires, ana s riaing a delight. They can hi m several styles a your eoiisiderali'nn ' M- JL ft Jl produce suitable for table uee 1ITH, Mgr. ris 70, ? GREETING. 11 ij f u to a close it is indeed jj j uld thank the thous- J id customers for the IM e they have given us L , and in return, we J THINGS for 1901. ft e in the past, have ! the liberal buying W vho appreciate hon- ; j benefits have been W j will close as usual u 1 ck-taking from De- w | Luary 1st. We hope B I if prosperity, which i n the past, will in- ? I . .. H 1 enine year 01 the W I that you all may ra stmas. H ;ter CO., I ft 1 iople's Store. S j e srcc-\ A Royal Gift For Christmas and one that will be in crr>otofnl ..WM MM M UVOJUi 1'C" membranee fop many a sueeeding^t v legant Stanhope ov 3usly upholstered, pneumatic or hard priugs which make 8 seen here ad are well worth & BOYD. C The Honey. are fresh and our stock com nwj, nines ana JNuts aro our will do yourself an irreparable you buy your Christmas sup& ESTES. Free Delivery, R GROCERY ainess of the PARLOR GROCERY* 'our table. [>UR WANTl* ith promptness and dispatefe. vIVERED FREE, tables always on hand. ^ GREEN , The Best For This is no catch. Our Groceries plete, with prices few meet. Fri specialties for Christmas. Yon 1 injury, if you don't v.s beforo plies. GRAHASV? < PHONE 84.3 ri-I bZ PARLOl Having recently purchased the. hu I utn prepared to supply tlie nceda of 3 PIIO> E TJ<* Y< and they will bo attended to w ALU GOODS DDI Butter, Kgga and Vegei I I IGIIES r PI l<\jr garden, farm and barnyard CHAS. R. sr PHOI^