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TI LE UNION TIMES Published Every Friday. by the UNION TIMES COMPANY Rooms 1, 8, 5 and 7, Hank IIuiuhng. J SO. R. MATHIS, Editor. L. G. Young, Manager. Registered at the Postoffice in Union. S. C., as second-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATfcS One year ------- f1.00 S'xmonth< 50 cents Three months - - - - - 25 cents. ADVERTISEMENTS One sqaare, first insertion - - $1.00. Every ibsequent insertion - 50 cents. Con acts for three months or louder will nade at reduced rates. Iteji cted manuscript. will not l?e returned. Obituaries and tributes of respect will'be charged for at half rates. UNION', 8. C., 4M AV 10, 1001. Local readers will b? inserted fomerchants carrying contract ?d\*?r. Using space at f>e per lino. Regular rates to others 8;\ cents per line per issue. FOR SALEt?One Marble Imposing stone, size :> x G feet, at n bargain, address Tiik Union Times. ?o rie one in figuring nut the probable time when the pension roll will bo wiped out, finds out that liio re SUIC SHOWS U lU'L KHTCiiM- HUIJ " for the !? "> years sine > the war. I looks like (he wipe oul net is sometiling that is yet in the far distant future. The above result looks in ire like the boy's liguring who was trying (o get the frog out of 1 he well. One plan of getting rid of the drunkards is to give thein all the whiskey they can drink and kill them off und thus leave temperate people behind. We have no doubt he could get plenty to support his argument, especially among tho drinking element and the distillerj. It would furnish a river of revenue for one and a hilarious Ikm* [ war with Germany. Admiral Dewey ( predicted some time ago that Ununited States' next war would be with Germany. It now seems that Germany has about made up her mind to iguore tho Hunro Doctrine. JI so 6I10 uatl as well slap Uncle ham s face and buckle on hor armor. Ir will mean fight, and don't you forget it, mein friend. The Weekly p ipers of tin ?:o intry, says the New York Argus, are honest, generally. They are educators because they tell the truth. There is no gold pouring into their cofTers The editors of these papers live near the people. They know their read ersani their readers know them They are in touch with the community for which they write. Consequently they aro the bettor campaign promoters of what is just and right politically than any am >',nt of city newspapers, whose opinions and principles are often the re-ult of purchase. Moral?Take your c? unly paper. ?????? ? i mmmn ? The special levy this year for tichools in Union School I) strip i-s 55 > mills, our county and State levy is liH mills, our town tax levy is Jo i mills, total ?$51.V iniiis?$o3.o0 tax on one thousand dollars worth of prop- , erty. This is 5)j per cent. M.ivhe ; i 1 ? i J I Q n ' f. r>i*n ffir a ! (V ?? v no .? ? ! then it lias been worse, in ye o'Jen ( time, it was 1) p?r cent. We are i thankful that it is no worse. IPs' t we would like to have an annua! ! pt&loment of the dis'ourst m ?r t of :ih moneys gathered from tax f.io i fio n t every disbursing point. l':i ?ro is \ quite a little p'e is'.ire to th)t ix*> iy ers in knowing just what it. coa's to | run things, when it is m i by 11\ t fttion. > The special school levy for 1 ist v yenr Jeft a surplus of SfhOj in the s treasury with all schools running. Two new schools are to be opened up. 1 p The surplus on hand would employ a t #40 a month teacher arid the same c surplus th's year would have paid another, iiut the property valuation j has increased and there is more tax-vs ' tl due this year than last, would not a the surplus this year have amounted b to more than #000. Was t here not a hi xjonsiderablo amount of theso funds pi used for improvements. Did we need dl n mill itfvyr j u \ Tin; MVSIC FESTIVAL. It was our plousure to attend the t Musical Festival at Sp irt.mburg last j 1; Friday, and to say that we enjoyed i h the oc ens Lou is ? xpres-ing it very I h feeble. We founii that Spartanburg s is stili continuing to build in a rapid I manner, we noticed new houses going s up in several directions, o,M nome* i being remodeled, repainted and the f pr?'ir i*es beau'i tied by tiower yards f of attractive designs, nod the very t air of Spart t nburg seem < to be i in - c preheated with the spit it of push and s e tergy. 'I h? merchants srer-i to be I d >:ng g>od business, and every one c S ?em?d In Iihii'H smle of ha; pirn8S C and content meet upon his counte- \ na*>f.>, all seem to be pnliing together ?i for the general progress and upbuild- s ingofthe city. This is the right c serif and when thoroughly instilled s in the hearts of the citiz.us of town, ci community or city the inevitable * ronilr> is success in every undertaking. jJ We visited several of our friends while ' in tho city, and they were unani- f 4? . .. , J mousiy emmi^iiirtii-- u?'-i n.vn and its bright pr "?sp"?cts. They talk t Sp'irtanburg to all visitors, u: d said 8 v.sltors rarely fail themselves to be- s come imbued toil certain extent with i the healthy air of enthusiasm thai I pervades the oi'y. The citizens do not stand hack on expense when the i interest of the oi'y is at stake. This t is fully evidenced hy the enormous 8 expense to which the city went to r make a success of t!ie Musical Kesti i t val last week, and the heartv co-op- s eration of tlie business men of the h town in the work. As a natural iv- v suit the alhiir was a grind success ie " every way. In fact Spartanburg o seems to be endowed i t!i S'une c< of the same energy th.it is pushing ' Union i long. tM We attended the game of ball he- 11 tween Olemson and WofTord ai d en- r< joyed the game. It was close up to a the Stir inning and was witnessed hy the largest crowd ever soon on thci'1 ball ground. There was much en- ? thu-iasm in the crowd and evwy !i u- r play brought forth storm i of applause, t Olemson braced up for the final < ITort ' in theSth inning and rolh-d up four 11 additional scores, which seem-d lo t put a damper on the opposing teatn. Wotrord only s ;orcd one point in the ' ninth inning, and the game closed ' with WofTord o and Clemson 8 and an ' inning Lo snare. , / ro attempt a write up of this grand I / affair would occupy much more .space j 1 man we nave, it was simply agrard < finale of the grandest alTair ever ' pulled elf in this part of the country. * We have never seen such an audi, use ' anywhere in South Carolina as \vn* '< present upon this occisio i. The au- * dltorium was taxed apparently to it- t limit, and it was said by citiz ns that J it was the largest that hi I ever boen 1 seen in the aulitorium. Tin sight ? was an enchanting one, as the audi- 1 ence was one of beauty and ir.telli- ? genee. The ladles in beautiful dresses 1 formed a living picture of boauty and 1 loveliness thatwo have rover seen ex- ' celled. 'J hey were appreciative and |1 clapped their pretty white hands tc- 1 get her in applause until their palm* had n deep j ink tint. The cclebriles ' upon the stage could asi; no more to fill their cup of fame than the continuous i applause of these fair creatures, | heartily second by their escorts j The occasion will he long remembered j ' by every visitor to the glory of fb- ] city of Spartanburg and its wide !t awake citiz uis. It is a feather in her ! nip that even the winds of adversity * would faii to blow away. The visitors to the ohy cr.nie in e.rge delegations and special trains 'run every quarter. The little city ; ' >f Union did herself proud in sending j 1 ibout the largest delegation r.f any j ' )ne town. There were possibly 1'2") j 1 >r 1 .*>!) present from Union, the un- j isu il representation was a matter < f '' vnineiu. wo heard a lady ?:ftor ' 1 riving learned t hat t his 0110 and ihit , ' mo and i!?o other was fro n Union, n^k ' 'to question r "1 [ ?;; far is it from : * ? !' lore to Union? .This iiuoa'. ion pis' i ' i i :s to thinking and <vo have not as vt , i t jeon ably (o decide from what f hou 'liL | ' t ri hor mind the question orr?inmt " i. j iVhethor sbo wished to at some titn ; ' isit n hustling lit 1 lo city which could j end such a d-degati ?n to such a ; rand affiir, or whether sin wanted j o assure .herself as to whether or not i lie delegation had walked into the j,, sty. L( (ien'l Wndo Hampton has h'iowh 1 e( nit lie is not, the man to bo lure 1 by ( t. templing bait, oven though that, ' j'< ait l?e the post mastership at Coluni- | rr la, at, the hands of the enemies of his . hi arty. Could wo have expected a to IfTeront answer from Wade Hump- to in? Hardly. Jilt jACX.<f)\vir.Li ; z.v ashes. I h i i*o :it Jacksonville, Klorida, ist wt'cl; was tlie greatest fire that .is ? vcr occurred in the South. Ono undred and thirty od 1 blocks of tores and residences being consumed iy the fire monster. A strong wind { ringing up caused the flames to u.ip from building to building and roin block to I lock. lc was soon ound that the lire was beyond court 1 and help was asked from othi r ities. Kven with this help t he monger had fuil swing, and two miles of mitdings through the heart of the dry \v< re consumed. The damage is istimated at !{> 15,000,000, and 10,000 v -ie rendered homeless, and lliousmds were compelled to sleep iri the itreets without shelter. The homes if the rich and the poor'were coniuti:ol, and those who were lich the lay before and those who were poor vere"huddling together in the streets, ilr.ny lives are supposed to have been o.st, some of them drowned by being orced into the river l>y the approach- i eg llanies. It was a horrible seono i o those poor unfortunates, and the iccounts of this form a thrilling itoryofd* s? ruction without precedent , n the hist ?ry of the South. An ap>ea! for aid his been in til-1 by the! W lyor of .1 .ickconville, and i he call J s meeting with hearty response fro n j .ho various cities. I * v tins prompt | ii.l suffering will bo roduoo.l lo the ninimum. The government has sen! hou.-ands of touts for temporary bolter, ui.'l supply stations have ieon established whore the provisions rhioh are arriving by the train loads re being d'stributed. The citizens f Jacksonville who escaped are tming nobly to t h 1 rescue o. the U'i?ri CM.itOs io furnishing slu-ller and anlributirg money. The ciiiz-ns :e full i f pluck and say they will . bail I Jacksonville, tin.1 in ike even more handsome city than it wi s lefure tho fire. Every church, most f the dm st stores and banks, nearly 11 the hotiU and some of the finest esidonces in the city were sacrificed o the iiimis. Tie Seaboard Air .ine i !? r- to transport freo of charge 11y provisions from nny source for he Jacksonville sufferers. Governor lenr.irgs has placed < f State funds at the disposal of the eity, and ippointed ft committee to wire the Governors of States and Mnjors f>f for niil . TU yi?.o/-.?.o o?.t Hio dJve-JpjKVt'cu lor aid. The relief und is steadily growing with every ncoming train and boat. The in?-r;hants whose stores were not burned nive been ordered toopen their doors ir.d sell to purchasers. 51,OOP people ia\e left the city for other points, rhousands of people are fed daily rom tlie commissary in the center of he] city. The National Bank was uived and through it all banks in the iity are doing business. The wholesale grocery section of the city escaped md thero is as yet no scarcity of ood. It is thought thut th:; h,sser, vere farely well protected by insur lore. Many people wenternzy from incitement, ani] well dreaded women ,ver.> vanlering about the streets unable to find t heir natural protectors. I'ho scene as a who!.* is < no that beggars deccrip?i m. ? In regard to the Frank privilege ivith the postofticc business, there are two women who can send or yscelvo jrything mailable free of charge. They are Mrs. I>. (irant and M s. I,. L?. (larfiokl. They are about as ai I? is many of us to pay jrostage, too, but they have Leon mis'.res? o? the ivliite house and are now lonely ridows. I.-n'L it sad? mrrjim mmmmmm iwm ?WWW There will no doubt be a tariff war m Congress next winter. T 1? agitaion started by .Mr. Babcock, of Wisoii?dn, when he introduced a iiill to eniove the duty from all j rod nets f the b'j; steel trust bus gained such iroporllons that Mr. Babcock rorniscs to include in the b li the iroducts of all trust governed eoneiTis. This would be a slolgehamv. r tlo.v at Iho trusts. The senti- j lent c f the people is overwhelmingly ii tjnipathy with s( me kin i of law _? curb the power o; the grasping rusts. Mr. Uabcock will find the joj je at his back. SO RM, TR \ JNI NO 7k? InHitenee of the Home unci the SehOj! in Mor tl Truinint}. V? hero shall we look 1 ur tlitrainig? F.rst of all to tlie n ibleat !nicution t J /'l over ceated, the homo, very thoughtful j??raon aoknowl!? <g that tlao homo is tho great nter of influence, ami it is a priv *ge to etart in youth either on tho arrow road that leads to everlasting lo or on the broad downward roui destruction. No one can estimate o fullv tho importance of the home moral training, especially in early , 1 life, fur it is the early impressions j that are most forcible ami lus'ing From the time of the earliest e. tab | lishment of the home, the rare am I training of the children conmittc to it has been one of the most imper ntivc and lioliest of all its duties. N< people of antiquity appreciated thh | charge as did the ancient J-ws. 11 the best livs of Homo the m:.*r -r found her highest pleasure in traini ing her children, and wc have ...>* ; oiliy "Cornelia's jewels," hut tlu noble Cornelia who esteciued lit i 'children as precious jewels. Jiut all 1 our homes, nay the vast majority art1 j not the centers of righteousness. nn?J ! the training receivid is often highly .'immoral. I Where next shall wv !> k t?> na.c I this traiiiin<x >kcoiji[ l-died.' Where j except to that great bulwai?. o: A uicrican liberty?>uc roiiiiiion school. The education of the past dealt with the development of ilie I intellect, the new education, t jki; g a j tten in advance, trains the body in phv?ica! education, v. hi!e the education of the future, not neglecting either tiie unrid or body, will demand fir-t of all that the soul's dovelopmei t be the subject of pariinount imp r titice. "Stock \c tir-t the Kingdom ofti-.d and His righteousness and all tinse things shall be : dded unto you." lAery one will admit that the n?ea-c>t part of any school is the tear-In r. It'she he a teacher in the h'ghcat seme of the term, if lur example he a noble one, then may be bg tten that confidence between teacher and pupil that will accom [dish more than human vision can ken and only eternity rev?al. 11 is torv, especially lhtjgraphy, is preemi?ent!y the s-ulj-'ct win re n>o-~ah can be taught. li is here that char act'r can bo lcnl as in letters ?1 g.ibh ^uppo.:o we have our pupilstudy toe lives of liencdiot Armd and Abraham Linco'n, and uiuio-i without Comment they will peicvi*< that wrong doing produces a "tiuit-r. while noble efforts in i ighteousnoM devcl >p an emancipator to a peor.h in bond ige, a savl ?ur to his counrv Someone may s ?y that imagiuarj , characters fun d i-? books exert ; I greater influence ibm people win | bavc lived, moved an I had tliei being. If ti.is be t:uo what a won derful vista is opened to the reude of literature. It is there lie cast sc the effect of certain lines of c nduct A Macbeth, by li-tenirg to ih voice of flattery and timptation, be .... - ji>, airuiv l|?>artcj mnrdt r< t an underlying pntciple cou'd b mod in this uvuk. * Longfellow' legend beautifully opens and close wuii twee.lent ml vice i Or scacher at.' pupil. "Do iliy duty that is best, Leave unto thy God the rest." We live for the goo 1 anil hapt i ncsa < f r.u solves end others; ami ihi end of our existence is to elevate ih< human ?ace that it may be more it harmony with the Creator. Sha we not accomplish our mission? iSbal we riot use our strength to help tiu we .k, to lift the fallen, and d.y tin tears of sorrow?. Lot the gulden moments . f life be tilled with polder deeds, and let eaeli sunset fail npor a world made better by our h iviut. lived in it. 1.1. 11. Sidalii, S. C , Apiil 21, 1001. News From T,ockh;irt Junction. Mu. Editor:?Every one is usinj this beautiful spring weather whirl we have been looking for so long Every one is planting; some are don while some will plant over. A grea deal of complaint of seed being rottoi that was planted early. The whoa and oat crop in this see'.i ?n is ver promising and there h is been i grea deal sown which will l?o very in couraging if it makes a l'-j 1 cioi l for this is a much necd-d crop, air j comes in go (1 time. ! We have pb n'y of fruit iu thi? j section. We thought a few weeks ug< it would nil no killed. Mr. Leslie Garner, a young uvi i living near hero, had the sad mis fortune ol loosing his ami by accid tii the other day. Ho had been e i' hunting and come in, settiog biJ voi down near the ?dgn o! 1 he lii/t floor. It slid off, striking th?> ! nn mer which diaeharycl the I >ad i t ii I left arm near the wii>t, which can amputation. Doctors Don;;! Southard and Ilamos. of Jo iesv ,i took off tho arm. The young am is doing vory well at :itia timo. Tiiis a sad thing indoed to h;s m as lie is tho only help Ids mot or h . an l.she looks to him i' r a su.opm Any one giving t > the wants of ihe? will he very charitable. Mr. T. J. hughes w'i > h?s h *i v?y bad hurt h is g mo for :i \vb I t? May with his children until It gm- better. Mr. Ilughei is a go > I _-i iven and made many friends during' ii s stay here. We wo'eo u lii a hack at any time. Mr. W. W. Vinson is nil Smiles. Ohj it is a beautiful little girl. Mt>< V. i The F?o BREAKING 1 i Is what we are d< ? Department. N ' history of our sold as many 31a /-? ? n r [ ^A I I C* IP I1UW 5 ' * w >-/ L-( ! EVE8T LADY WHt OUR MIL ! Goes away with the : j we sold her is strictly I she has not been over Our trimmers know tlu and there's no mistake aboi They never allow a hat entirely becoming in every is to wear it. If we sell yot unci uying 11 un at iionie, honest and bring it back, at without a word or any char \Yc desire and require as an advertisement lor mc is no better evidence of oui of new customers who are < ; SPRING f _ ;i was , j J It you have not a'readj e | things all our customers ar 1 i our New Trimmers. ! limit GOODS IN BY : The F< MILUNE ? ^ X~ :;?p0Giai diii , We have bought a big lot of p O n i durable and strong Delivery j them at a price that will surj 1 for our spring stock and : Ttwss Wag 1 Also three handsome, high ? and look at our line of harne GREE i . Up-to-date teams at our Stab t ring us up for a good team. ! GREEN ! union car; ?Arc now in active oper IiKPAIUlNG High Grade work on Buggic We luivc gathered in our alio i cored and each man is well i <>ut today the best wagons in ibis statement. Call and see tiits place, Robinson & Allen' ' union car i WHAT IS BETTER COFFEE ON A : Wo have the Ctd? l.r it; ( Mivi reputation with no !? ve ' o equal. Get a pncki caused irom drinking ii>f*-n< n ice y< u can't help hut huy In Teas wo are the pe >] GRAHAIV THE RECORD oing in the nillinery ever before in the business have we ts as we are selling t ) VISITS LINERY DEPARTMENT satisfaction that the Hat - right in Style, and that charged. * Millinrrv RiKinpcc fmm A rf - / VwfsJ AA vr?.'l AX X.KJ g^ y .it ii! to leave our store that is not particular, to the customer who j a hat, and you should decide that it does not suit you, be id we will change it totuityou, gc. That's the way we do it. every hat we sell to do itr. duty >re Millinery customers, and there increased sales, than the crowds Jaily Hocking to our store for HATS AND? ?H GOODS. / heard, vou will hear the nice e saying about our New Mats and EXPRESS EVERY WEEK. jster Co. :RY LEADERS. ^ ! Of siivery Wagons. beautifully finished, light running, Wagons and we are going to sell jrise you. We want to make room ons Must Go. ;rade carriages at a bargain. Call ss, we make them, they are good. N & BOYD, 7 B R >le. Everything new. Call on or Light and heavy transfer. & BOYD. RIAGE WORKS -.ition anil are prepared to do? OK ALL KINDS. Wagons and Carriages a specialty. >p the best men that ca.i be proi - 1 "" i.,? in ins piiice. We are turning the South, and we can substantiate N the work going on. Don't forget 3 Old Stand. Yours for business, {IAGE WORKS. THAN A GOOD CUP OP SPRING MORNINGP . 1 Klflnk? f\\(V?nu i? - _ n uiuii mis nn superior, and we positively beu;e and have no more bad feelings >r coffee, This coffee is sold at a pie. Ju.st coiric and see. i & estes i ioy Orootsr?. ;? , - i