The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, February 08, 1901, Image 4
THE UNION TIMES
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UNION, S. C.. FEU. S, 1901.
READERS TAKE NOTICE !
We have wade a clubbing ttr
ran&ement with W'M. J/iiV.\7iS(?'S
JIRYAN, the great Democratic
LEADER, to club his famous news
piper "THE COMMONER" for
Union County. ll"e will furnish to
nil Subscribers who pay a year in
advance, THE TIMES ano T1IE
COMMONER, weekly, for $1.75.
This is your opportunity.
We once mora c.tll the attention of
our readers to tlie s'amling li es at l!i<
head of this column which reads, ( > ? 'uaries
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would rem< niber this we would be
relieved of the necessity of de liiing t<>
put these notices in free of ?barge,
thfieby p< ssihly wounding the f< elings
of some loving lelat ive. As a go <1' for
those contemplating publishing an obi'uary
notice we will say, about 1 '- > ro 1-to
words will cost you one dollar, nfor
writing it, count the words and y u can
get an idea what it will cost to 1 i e if
published. Anyone can readily unier
*'"'niilir "-'.iv HI1
We are glai to see that E li'or 1 >endy
of the Clinton Gazette, is again at hi|K>st,
after several weeks of seiious i.l
ness, which necessitated the suspension
of public ition of the Gazette for some
weeks. It is to be hoped the wo:st is
over and that his recovery will l?e lapid
an I permanent.
It is cl limed bv tlie Ch irieston livening
Tost that W. J. IJryan had gone
to England for a name for his i>.*| er i
4lTlie Commoner," as it is an English '
and not an American term. This mey
all be so but the fact remains that lie did
not have to go to England for suhicrib
<ts to his piper. I
. t
One of t he greatest railroad deals was '
perfected la*?t week when the Southern
Pacific was bought by the Union Pa 1
clfb for $70,000,000 cash. It is also 1
stated that the Union Paoiliu is about to a
obtain control of anot her great system of
railroads, the Atchison, Topeka and jKansas
City system. Ttie absorption of j 11
Ibis vast property by the Union I'a?-lie j |,
makes the strongest railroad combination I V
in (lie UmUd States. j h
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We agree with at least one of the |
ideas of Mr. Tlarnnworth, in reganl to j o<
newspapers, that is that the practice of | c<
using such small type be done away , ''
with. The small type used by some of j j,
ttie large dailies, being so soli?l and com- ! S.
pact, tend to ruin the best eyes. If the j b'
amount of necessary reading m:itf?r{V:
cannot be put in the pages ? f the pa pet ! |);l
vwltli ordinary s'/'d type, which is easy j fu
lead, more pjges should be added i ti"
1 on
? ! w(
Mrs. Carrie Nation, the famous bar- | A<
room smasher, is raising cain out Wis' j 1,11
with lier little hatohet. It usually tak.-s
)ier about 20 minutes to wrec'< a j ?iut. .,'i
she is a holy terror to the j >int keepers j
We suggest that flov. MoSweeuey di.?- j c;i
chsrge about half his State constable*, i :l'1
S'OJ
and give Mrs. Nation a j ?b. She will !
do more toward destroying blind tigers ; wa
in a day than the whole uonstabuluiy 1 gin
force would accomplish in a week. It '
wnuid do economical to give her ;i j >b \
In South Carolina. W? notice she has 1 j|,.
notified the people of Atlanta to yet ! car
ready for her, as she is coming. Mrs j
Nation has already been offered a place ' '''
. 8aJI
on the stage to play in "Ten nights in a J t h *
barroom." But that, kind of thing is j Wi
too slow for her. Ten nights in a bar-,
room isn't in it with Mis. Nation. Ten j ^
barrooms smashed in anight, w Id he u?,
inoie miitabic to her :.l\Ic. liioi
rn / ; < - ommonf r.
We huv > just receivid the llrstar.il
second is-ues'of The Commoner, Win.
Jennings Hryati's fatuous weekly newspaper.
Tlie lirst issue was printed Wed- ,
nesday, January 2drd. Titere was thru:
runs made of tlie liist issue, we quote ,
the lollowiui 1'ioiu t he si ootid issue of
The Commoner:
"Jt w is stated that 'The Commoner j
eaten (l ihe Held with an issue of tint ty j
thousand. AJ'ter ?lie plates were mad.: j
tli- ud-liiioiiul subscripto .s an 1 news
s'iual orders were sutlicienl to.justify an
issue of lif?.y thousand. *m >ee .lien
twenty-live toousaiid more i.ixe 1???mi
printed, making u total ot m v-i:1 y-tive
thousand copies of number on", v ilutne
one."
This is eerti inly starting out in tlie
newspaper business with ii itlerm ; p.ot
(Mm couiiMmir^ ?i rnr.n. uu?ri j
lie fore heatd ol\ Tliu Couwi) >aer is an
S page quaito, three colliun.s to the pi. 0
Tin- type is sot in 1* (mii measure, four
and a half cms or Imlf inch ?\?.?.-r thin i
The Times, making JI eo'.uin'is to the
issue. One peculiarity of the pip?ris
that there is not a single adve: lisiunent
in eitli-r issue, although th" announce111
lit is made at the ln ail of the e Ironal
page, "advertising rates furnished up mi
application.*' In view jof the f..c', as
stated in la-Uvu-k ah-iim.i I'm: Times,
that Mr. llryan had refused $10,000 for
a single adveitmemci.t on the last pace, j
we imagine the advertising rates of The
Commouer is something lharful to contemplate
by 11 in ' top or bottom alongside
of and following pure home reading
matter" pitent medicine man.
lint while the advettiser.s are eon-;
spicuous for their absenice the <1 m- i
Commouer is as full of g >i 1, s via I, it- J
struct ive and interesting original mm!-'
ing matter as tin egg is full of ui-*a?. j
We welcome the Commoner !< our ;
sanctum, long may P live to battle!
for the rights of Ih" masses, the coui:
OlOll people of our i Old.
(iiiO. I). Til,I.MAX HUM).
lion. <?eo 1V Tillman die.l a' hip
ho ce in ildgi'iieM, Saturday, I""; briery I
J ul He was barn August 1>:N. ;
at ( nirytowii, EdgMield county. S. c
He was the sou of Iienj. llyau Tillman,
for ulioni his brother Seua*or 11. II. j
Tillman was named. lie w.s admitted
to the I Kir in H47. II* pmetieed h-i
profession at I'MgelioM u i'.il l^d ). 11-' :
rendered heroin service to his country
throughout the war. lie r? pccut <1
his county in the legislature from 1^>I
to 18.">o and was re-elected in l-'il while
he was in the army. In l^oo he w\u
elected r. S. Senator from Edgefield
ClVUit.e 'Vs 1" o
Was accused by some ot li nig a hreneli
anarchist. lie was elected to the Constitutional
Convention of lstj.". He was
sent to Congress from his district in
1S7U, and returne 1 at each mccecding
election until ls'.c;. He made an
unsuccessful canvass for Go vena r in
1S0S. In his death South Carolina has
lost one ot her most beloved and honored
sons. Peaca ho to his ashes.
Jonesyillc News Notes.
Jonesville, TYb. i ?Yesterday w is a
continuous rainy day, but toil ty is clear i
and bright and some warmer. ' .
The plows can't luu any forsever.il
lays to come.
Tlui mnrnli m.Ij !? ? ? ' - - -- ... i
~.. ,i targe <j*i ii.liiy i
)f seed o:its which they expec*. t > -"II .
for spring sowing, and it is getting time
hey were in the ground. Fall mis
uive not Iteen killed this winter and they '
ne looking line. t
There is no small pox in .Tone;vil!.'
iow, ai.d the health of tin ptnpli j;
easor.ably go >;1?a few cues ?>t po?t:noni.i
and some oilier light; ill cli.nt? i.s
.bout. all.
Air. W. I). Fowler, win is p-rati:: ?!, P
> no better. Neither is Miss Sail e I. nig v.
^proving any. ;
Miss Caroline \11i11 nek dinl a' her
nine near Jonesvilio la-.t v.vek. \Ii-s '
Vhitlock was event'.' years of a. ! i.ad
lean very healthy, but pneu n> :i i |}
:t, ni upon her and soon ended h.a da ? i
i < a! ti. j ai
As your eorresponden! Yuv. fr > n : sf
.er 11 its river, has given s one remi.-us- j c:
nces of the war, I will give, so mi tint 0j
ippeiip-l in my e unman h
I went our jri .Vj?jiI, l^ il. willi tit' j 0:
thnson !t ! *s. Co. A , l'-'om I":ti m. h is
C. Vs. We tiro ?>Mt ... I
" V II I ' - j ft
ii im*l in June wo re euiis'ed ami went I .
\ 'iritinia, a' C imp Walker. WV J'1
illed every day and were preparing fur in
ill ie, which we expected in I lit) near jf
tare, and really most of tlie Uns were
ixinns for a li rl?i. < > ir picket line wa-> J
' towards Hull Itu-i.'ard tli>- Yankees ml
Ift up about I'.iilfax Couit. ilen - . tp,
> we were in a Ivatie oil.' |d k li: :
lets to lire on am' one appro,ichiiu l'
mi I lie front. Al" er c ?in.u Hiding I'1
It one uitfht a sentinel ?Ii night, lie s i a ,,f
fankte e*ei ping up in front, of him. () (
brought liia sfiin t > pe->eu'. a iu-ni id
ed li.il ! hut Hit: Yankee, a-i .'in Mi > I .dp "/
ivas, didn't halt worth a eeiP, a id hi or
it inel lired and down foil a la";?* e > v
id ;is ii hammer. Toe whole cnno ,
s aroused an 1 such it scrainUiiiK f?? <
tis and accout rements, hut t he new- U'K
no it w;is only a picket ha l killed ;s |
v for a Yankee. ,
V little later, and just, before Mm hi'or
Manassas, our regiment w.n
nped near Hull Una, and our picket- it si
leH'a'ioned along Hie West si Ic of wa
II ltu'i with orders to lire on iinyh >dy ha*
it on the opposite side of the creek, a< 3
Yankees were not far in our front, nes
lli.en Iwin rster, of Company A, was ^
ioned on picket at night, and late ;it h.ai
lit tiie in,>on was low down in the v\h
st. la-master saw his own shadow in mg
water on the opposite side and he ho \
up.ht it w.t. u Yankee and he flrod on
Studies in Astronomy. r'J
A Study of the Important Pian - j Sit
ets as We Journey Onward,
in Making Our ~
TRIP AROUND THE SUN
( The weather forec isis are made by jH
tho famous weather prophet
Rev I rl It Hicks.) h(
? t?
Weather Predictions for Next Week j
Wintiy disagreeable weather will last Pe
to Monday, ihe llih. On and about sp
these dates marked chances to warmer m
weather and storms of rain and siiow, ..
followed by eohl northwest, win Is. 'Pile 1
regular storm nniod begins on the 14th ni
l isting to Ihe 1rt:h. The moon will b' tb
new on the 1 St ii The c >M wet dis
agreeable \vea?her was on tints the jKtst
w?ek accorditig to IItck\s prediction. ri!
Believing; that quite a number of su
our renders are already interested and w<
hoping to interest many more, es- m
peeinlly our young renders, in this w
j most interesting study, we have de- cl
| cided to devoto this column of Tin:
Timi:s to u series of studies on astronomy,
anil we hope our readers, .
who are not. already familiar with ^
tlie movements of the planets, will |
derive some benefit by j lining us in
ti?e studies. We liope to become familiar
with the movements of the (^
most important planets, so as to be
able to locate thorn and keep trace of
co
t!eir movements, as we and they ^
make our journey around the great
orb ?.f light. ftn
We wish it understood that we are ^
mukir.g no pretensions of beipg versed jo
in astronomy, and that this column j
is not intended for tho edification of ^
ciose aircauy pr.uieient in ti.is
wonderful study, but if peradventure (i (
we should bring out u point that h ut j
been overlooked by them, we shall bo ^
glad that it lias boon an assistance
to that ixtent. W-e shall also an- ^
previate any assistance that those |.f
familiar with tb.o subject may s^e lit t)l
to give us. but will ask th r they f0|
make what they have to say very we
plain, si that their words may be
readily understood by all. ltemcm- go|
ber, this class is composed of amateurs.
Don't he afraid of making it
too simple. Don't take b?r granted
that they already know this, that or
the other?they may or they may not '
?if it is already understood by some hl>
there is no harm done. - ,tt> '
on astronomy are so intricate, con:- 'lis
plicated, obtuse and dense as to soon U'1
try the patience of the beginner, and a^c
destroy his interest in the whole bus- 'u,v
in ess, unless lie has a special object 111
in perfecting himself along this line, 0
and many throw up the study who ('ie
would like to know more than they 'uu
do about these heavenly bodies sailing
through space at such fearful \
speed. Ijltt
Recognizing the preeminence of UI1j
Ilev. Irl R. Hicks, as un astronomer pia
and weather prophet, and believing c]((.
that he is to astronomy us Edison is ;
to electricity, we shall depend large- !y
upon him for points as we procee 1 slIO
ivith these studies, and shall use his i ,jjro
veuther forecasts in our weekly an- :M1I,
louncements of the weather condi- J j,.r
Ions. i i
j IIDU
AS TO THE I M POUT A NT PLAXKTS. j :i TO*
In the beginning we will introduce
urselves?that is the class?to the >|
lanets with which we will deal. We mor,
ill first take earth, as it is the one
itli which wo are most interested. ov;,[
t must ho rcmbered that the earth
! a sphere; it is round like a hull, .);an
at slightty depressed at the nortli oll f,
tid south ends?called the nortli ami ,m,n
)uth poles. This depression was wiu,
uised l?y the rapid revolution of tlie j,jjs|
irth in its original soft stage. The r ,p..
irtb, as well as all the ether placets, <>} ',p
traveling rapidly through space in ,,f (j,
s journey around Hie sun, which the t
urney occupies flGo days..* Tlie di- jn m
rietcr of tho enrfh is 7,020 miles, iieve
s distance from the sun is 02,S0ti.- the s
10 miles; multiply this by 2 and ti10
Id the diamcr of the sun to an(j ,
o amount and y >u wid i i t!i.! a di - point
I i n .1 .I* f . t- ? '
....v, ...-.n ii 11 Jiu lii-j u:in n LIIfoil(f 11 (J )fj
e sua to Mio nu.irest o ip>iito point s Ul j
the earth's orbit, will bo lSti OKi,- Ur,OI1
0 milos. This distance multiplied (j10
three 'viil give the oarlh's orbit, t>co
the distance which' the earth sun
ivols in completing its annual clr- ,,, p,.
> around tlio tin, which is fy||().
) miles. This shows that the earth \yt
traveling through space at urate
speed that we can scarcely under
7
md such another splashing of the TiVe
rer and l. uij i-'ter found out that he A I ?
1 only ti (id on his own shadow. f > I- i
dr. .1. K. Hush lin re'.urnvl to Ton- is on
see to Ins farm and will remain there.
dr. Jo-eph Sand'rs, of Lai ion has
ight a lot of and n or town upon
ich lis will elect a ha niacins dwell- A I
in the nea uture. Mr Sanders wil 1 some
welcomed ?. k to Ion -svillo. Ir is
TKI.KI'iionk* , t
in?l. The earth revolves upon its
n axes evory twenty-four hour.; in
rapid H"?lit, presenting first one
le then tho other to the sun, thus
using our days and nights. Tho
vunifnivuee ?>f tho eerthbeing 23.S
iniioj, everyone on its surface is
ss^rily bei?<g rushed through
iHch iiy the eiirin's rotation, iude ndent
of im forward motion at the
rco sj-M-d of miles miles per
>ur?we urn going through spaee
o ways at once. We are traveling
round numbers, one way 100 miles
ir hour, while we are flying through
ace ut the awful speed of G3,90O
iles per hour in another direction
;>u see n train travelling at GO or 70
iles an hour is not. in it at all, in
e waV of speed. The earth is turng
toward the sun, this is why sun*e
is in the east, if the earth was
volving in the opposite direction
inrise would naturally he in the
pst. The earth has one moon. So
uch for the earth at present, so
e will take up the sun and the
osest planets to the bright orb.
i hi: SUX.
The sun is .forever aending forth
< brilliant light in every direction,
r beyond the planets, causing their
ng shadows to stream out in the
posito direction. Their shadows
ver reach the earth from the fact
at all of them travel in an orbit
tside of 1 he earth's orbit, and never
me between it and the sun, with t he
o exceptions of Venus and Uranus,
licli plauets revolve between us
d the sun, but are so far distant.
?m the earth that their shadows
not reach the earth. The sun is
e great center around which all
e heavenly holies revolve. It is
15,20'J miles in diameter, being
nsidorably more than three times as
go as tho earth, Mercury, Venus,
urs, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and
ptuno combined. It requires 2.>0
ys for the sun to revolve. The
lit from the sun is said to truvel at
rate of lStf.O'H) n.iles a second,
nembcr this as in future articles
shall use tlie speed of light in enivoring
to show the distance of
ne of the fixed stars.
aiKK'TKY.
deroury is the closest, planet to
sun. His distance from the sun
to,(J.")8,<KX) miles. Ho revolves on
own axes every 21 hours t lie same
juv planet the earth, but he makes
diameter is .'{,0'?s inilcs, mmt
h tlie same calculation shown WW
ivo as to the earth, you can tell Da
v many miles this planet travels
his SS days trip around the sun.
reury's orbit being within that of IP
earth and of Venus, it is the closest
>wn planet to the sun.
VKXf'S.
onus, one (if the most beautiful
nets, and the present evening star
il .*pril .{tjtli, is the next closest
net to the sun and its orbit is
est to tlie earth on the sun side,
s '?i,l!)0,tt0 ) from the sun, and
ru ?,(m?? miles from the earth, at
"rior conjunction, that is when
>'tly between the earth and the
\ enus is ?, 1 S(> miles in diainerevo!ves
upon its axis every 28
rs and completes its journey
ind the sun in 22 1 days.
MA US.
ur-?, the planet of which tin re is
e talk of than any of the otliers,
use it ln> been iliM-iilo.l tliu?
cnees havo been discovered that
astronomers i > believe that the
et is inhabited, and efforts are
>ol to establish some kind of comieution
with the inhabitants. ~
ther this will ever be aeeomi.'l
remains to the future. We
it may be accomplished. The
of Mars is the closest to that
iO earth on the opposite side of ;
airth from the sun, that is, Mars, j
uking its journey around the sun
r comes between tho earth and
un. At opposition, that is when *
earth is directly between Mars j
the sun, Mars is ut hor closest |
b to tho earth, which is -18,0 lf>,- 1
miles. His distance froin the,
s 1 11 >00 miles Ho revolves j
his axis every 21 hours, same us X3 F"
irlh, hut it takes huii Gstl days -_r-mplete
hii j>urney around the J
Tim diameter of Mars is 1,000 A IA
i. M trs has two moons, which .
v it around in its j lurnoy.
> will talk about Jupiter, the ' u,n
Ui ij? of the plant ts, r.t xt week.
\> Cure u Cob/ //i One I)ny
J.nxa'ive I'.romo linine Tablet*. !
hugvfists retinal the immty if it :
lo rum. K. W. (JroVt's signature,
each box. 2.V\ 4!My j
For Sale. ,
ine Shetland pony and a hand* \
no.v cart. Fony perfectly gentle. '
it bcuu'y. Apply at thl- c-JTlve. 1
f. ' I
.. ...... ^
Blow
But
Bell
WHat's tlie u
and money ri
Blacksmith ?
farmer can
shop out-fit fc
$12
SP01
For this am<
you a good Lent
Faced Anvil, a ?
Hammer, 3 pair
a Farrier's Ho.mi
pair of Pincers?
This is a c\
Come Quii
The Fo
Leaders i
e Are Now Ujrfj
epared to do H'o'
S LEATHER, i
We have a<hh'd to our
Wagons and Carriages a
ness shop, where you can
you bring. We are buik
Harness. You may com
stock that we put in each
are each artists in their re
that leaves our place is wi
*ir_ i-r
>ve are ma King a a peer
invitation is extended to i
thing in stock.
Another needed add it i
Call and see us when you
double. Everything new
drivers. Look for ad. ne
GREEN
Nineteen Hundred and
Twelve month ago we I
Your interest we soughi
Your patronage we won
fonl vaii nun un v wr
This year we begin, oth
How about it, can't we
Our stock is complete,
All prices we meet, " wl
GRAHASV
IONE 84.
HE PARLC
Having recently purchased iHh I
prepared to supply the needs o
PHorve: u> v
and they will bo attended to
ALL GOODS DK
Butter, Eggs and Ve?
I i ir^HKwr
garden^ farm and barnyan
CHAS. R. S
phu;
/e Don't'
our Blacksmith
ows do
se of losing time
.inning to a public
Shop when every
own a complete
?r
!.50
r CASH.
w
)unt we will furnish
her Bellowe, a Steel
rooa uast steel Shop
Swedes Iron Tongs,
mer and Hasp and a
-all first class goods.
iance for you!
ck !!
ster Co.,
n Hardware.
i Grade Repairing
A/AAH A\ir\ ?rfc/\%T
yy\yuiJ I Wl^l.
complete stock of Buggies,
Blacksmith, Wood and Harhave
anything repaired that
ling our own Wagons and
e around any time and see the
. Our entire force of men
spective lines, and everything
irranted.
ulty of Honest Harness. An
dl to come and inspect every011
is the Livery Business.
want a nice team single or
. Gentle horses and careful
xt week.
& BOYD.
* '
One,
>egun,
t,
>
tli us well done,
or patronage tQ win,
count you in?
len we don't beat,"
& ESTES.
The Fancy Grooers
) R GROCERY
business of the PARLOR GROCERY,
f your table.
'OURWAN^N
with promptness and dispatch.
;UVERED FREE.
;etables always on hap<(.
RIOEN PA^p
1 produce citable fojr tablp
niTH, Mgr.
rVEJ 70.
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