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Nt*ts afijl Comments by Tlic^Times i tor respondent, Does Not Agree With The Times as to the County's "Pie/cap" In the Purchase ~otn Mite for a. Stockade. Want's ^ a Remedy for Fever 111 later. . "With rose an 1 purple glows the evsniug fky Across the fields the lengthening shadows fly." We Have only seen the "rose and purple" of the evening; and the shadows, only for & few days of late. We do not need too much "ventilation" of late, especially in churches, as it gives one the "chills." When the wind whistles through the key-hole or around the coiner. we just feel a little more chilly with out?of-door thoughts. Itobhinl and wild geese hare come South for to spend the winter with us, and their notes sound very familiar. People are beginning, to haul off afrit right freely. That is very sigr nifica tit. I notioe that some of the merchants. of Union have "Fashion Plates" to give away. Now is your time. I wish to know what is a factotum. I guess it is Otoe who totes facts; or is something for a fact-tote-'em. I beard one y>ung man say that a certain other young man must be employed to haul girls around, and wondered what salary he was getting. A negro said a while ago that he had not been eating rabbits?because he had had nothing to get them with?but now he expected to start, lie had a shot gun and no doubt he will "start." Some negro men are trying to imitate some white (men) folks; they re taking the baby boys wherever they go, hauling or what not. With due respect to all denominations, wo have no Baptist "back a " - aowi?.,4iere. I'hey would not fool about sliding back, but just wont headforemost, and with little - mincing, when they "tuk the notion." If fair weather continues awhile farmers tflll be able to straighten up th? frafpria ends of getting in their crops corn, cotton, peas, potatoes, etc., where they failed to have them befoift the many rains set in. I guess everybody who was not too sound asleep, heard the hard wind on Thursday night 4th. It made houses tremble under its force, like an earthquake was jerking on them, and then it turned rapidly colder. We have had over two inches of rainfall already this month, aud the ground is so miry, that caution needs to be taken if there is occasion to get oat ef "beaten paths." I would liked to have heard Gen* Gordon's address at Union, but the F price, was too high. Not the admis- 1 sion fee, but riding thirteen miles on muddy roads, then back at night; 1 would have been qnite a task and big price for a lecture. i I saw in a cook book something which read thus. "IIow to Devil Toast." I didn't read aay farther, bat thought that if you had some good, crisp, toothsome toast, all but fered and set aside and let a couple of hungry negro boye get to it on the k sly, they would show you what derilv ing toast w*a. Sometimes a little thing an inch and a quarter square is too resistible for two men on their "might." I ywas trying to remove a nut on a bolt, called up a negro man to help, got two big wrejaches and it would not gire until I drove an iron pin in the found for the negro a foot hold, as was dragging htm around; so that is what one might call pinning down * man. 21 some one will tell me what will cure a "fever blister" in a jiffy or a little quicker, or even a day, I would "bow and scrape" and smile and grin appreciation, and no old clown or ugly muscovy duck could beat me bowing or "chicking" until I began to reattse that .that was foolishness, then. X would hunt a hiding place or tall down and cover m? face; but ' really I would be very glad to know a quick remedy, for I have a bad obe * now and am pusaled* to know how to \ "dodge it," for everything that get* 1 near it hurts, I can't tie it up for X I hgren't get "lip" enough, I do not *"7 wiib to cover it with a blanket, called a sticking plaster, and~-wcll, I guess I will go and eat gome parched goobers, ^Better have it ' '.v ".J-'.'** I';* iti'" ^5*$ # pulled ?Ed] We, that ia we four boys who do many things on the "co-operative" i plan, felt we needed a new wagon. So we turned about, used our "mechanical" "abilities" and made us one, everything except hubs. Every piece of timber, even the spokes was selected and air seasoned, shaped and put together, and every piece of iron was shaped in our shop at home and pointed there, we know what the material it is built of and can depend on it, and we foel that no "wagon factory" can put up a better one, nor lighter running, though thev mnv point a little more "artistically" but we are more than satisfied when we consider material. We are a little proud of it. Some one has said "that if you want to get alopg with a woman nover criticise nor offer advice, and remember it is a rulo that only works oue way." Well, I thought I would criticise or say something about those frizzy, or friogy, or frcozzly jackets or shawls er something of the sort that looks like it was just thrown at them and barely hangs on, that gives girls such a ragged appearance that fashion has put them to wearing, but if the above is true I won't say a word, only that girls look pretty wearing them anyway, if it does look like they are walking just a little in front of them. 1 am not going to act the critic now, no use saying a word. Have you noticed that "pets" in the sense of pets, as regards anything are the most unreliable and "noaccount" when it comes to business, yet always receive more consideration?in horses, cows, hogs, dogs and they are the special privileged, are better treated even at the expense of others, and sometimes to their cruel treatment. You cin easily ruin a dog by making it a pot. You can spoil a horse or mule or anything. The real worttf in these things appeals to me more than anything else, unless it may be a dog, for a kind of "hflMtln'' AAmnaninn mtioK r>n ? !??? ?J ".-r ? - ??v? "V? VIUCI animal on earth can be just the same. But the worst spoiled thing on earth and Bometimes a very "no-account" one, most undesirable, in some things, is a human pet. I do not exactly agreo with Tiie Times that it was a "pick-up" of the County Commissioners buying 25 acres of land for $625, which appeared in Nov. 21st issue, unless the pick-up was on Mr. Foster's part. But why talk about buying a quarry in case a rook crusher is bought? getting the saddle before we do the i horse?when if we ever get a crusher, the farms are full of rocks, which ! I guess would be given away to get them out of the way. Then that i quarry would be too far from these parts, and we need something in the backwoods. We need some creeks and branches drained, and walk-ways made, more than we need more land or a quarry, just now, metbinks. I was interested in that article I saw in The Times, saying how Bishop W. W. Duncan tried to get thoee ladies to stop talking during conference up in Richmond, and I reread it, and came to the conclusion ?judged?that it was an insult, not only to Bishop Duncan, but the conference also, and ask, do you think it was good breeding? But I wanted to say, that, don't you think that girls has iffore to do with good beavior of young men in church with them than anything else? If a girl will behave, and not talk, most any young man you may choose will act nicely when with her in church or any audience. I have seen girls influence them to act nicely, and J. have seen them to behave shamefully together, and it isn't nice in either. Rev. W. H. White, in a sermon at the Presbyterian church, said in substance "Your believing a man will act a way in the future will not force him to act worng; your boliev* ing will not bring that about." No, your belief that a man will bp bad on the shady aide of life because he was on the sunny side, even after he has taken the oath of allegianco to God, will not foroe him to be so. If a man in a clodl place say&another knd /)a?va Ka/1 fa la IUM uvuo uau ID UV AVI VO W IIIAftC u so, or jpeke others believe it. So looking; at all sidejf, our belief will not bring or force things m regards others. So about religion; our believing it will make no man's.creed wrong, either, if it is right. Yes, he has! but it is only what "Dr. Cram" did at $e National liei 0' . > * ? - puoucin convention, that caused President Roosevelt not to appoint him to be collector at Charleston, and mot what any South Carolinian did, for the respect of South Carolina. But I am glad that he hag not appointed him, even on that, and hope he will appoint a white man. I hope he will take the negroes to New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, etc., poet masters of color and all, and give them places up there, and aek those Northern people to let them work in the mines, shops, factories and all such places and show their "faith by their works." IIey Denver. WASHINGTON LETTER. Report of Committee on Territories Not Satisfactory to all. The Coal Strike Com mission to be Paid . $30,000. $500,000 to l$nforce the Law Against Trusts. Prospects Favorable for the Canal. (From Our Regular Correspondent.) Washington, Dec. 10, 1902. Following its usual custom, Congress will take its time until after the holidays, notwithstanding the large amount of business which demands consideration and the shortness of the current session. This fact is proven by the adj mrnmcnt of the Senate from Friday until today, after having adjourned over Thursday, and by the lack of energy displayed on the House floor. Much work is being done in committee, however, and after the Christmas recess legislative discussion will be sharp and active. The report of the Senate Committoe on Territories, which recommended the admission to statehood of Oklahoma, to the exclusion of Arizona and New Mexico, was a severe disappointment to the friends of the aspirants to statehood and promises to result in a sharp fight on the floor of the Senate. Senator Quay still speaks hopefully of the future of the hill as pa&scd by the House and there is a rumor that he will endeavor to force Lis viewR by attempting to precipitate a tariff fight if the three ter^ riiories are not admitted. When ueenJjy your correspondent, however, he would neither deny nor affirm the statement but said freely that he would regard it as a grave error of statesmanship if the Republicans made themselves responsible for the defeat of the measure. The New England Senators are practically unanimous in their opposition to the admission of Arizona and New Mexico and some of them favor the m admission of Oaklahoma with Indian Territory added thereto, a move which in the opinion of many, would insure the new State's electing a Democratic Senator. It is, under the rules of the Senate, so easy to talk a bill to death that the prospects of the passage of the Territorial bill are not nearly as bright as they were a short time ago. In the House, no important legislation has taken place unless tho appropriation of $60,000 for the expenses of the Anthraoite Coal Strike Commission be so regarded. The greatest activity prevails in the Judiciary committee, however, where all measures looking to anti trust legislation are being considered. As was to have been expected, Representative Littlefield of Maine is takiog the lead in thia respect and looks to have his bill reported favorably before the holiday recess. The subcommittee, to which the bill was first referred, has already reported it favorably. This bill provides that every corporation or similar institution doing aq interstate business shall, through tho Inter State Commerce Commission, make public the details of its financial standing; and imposes a tax ef 1 per cent, a^ear on all capital stock outstanding and not fu'ly paid, in cash or its equivalent. The bill applies only to institutions with a capital stock in excess of $500,000 and imposes on the Attorney General the duty of enforc-. ing tho law in suoh cases of violatiou as are brought to his attention through the Interstate Commerce Commission. Another measure whioh is before the Judiciary Committee in Representative Hepburn's bill appropriating $300,000 fur the use of the Attorney General in enforcing the law njjniuiii moirusia iu wa comiulliee the Democrat and Republicans are working together and ao far there has been no evidence of party bias. It is truo that some of ihe Dotnocarts do not believe that the Senate will pass the measuro and regard it as goad politics to place the responsibility on the Republican majority iu the uppci chamber, but for the present there is every evideime of sincerity on both sides in tho effort to frame a bill in accordance with the President's recommendations. Representative Richardson, Democratic lea ler in tho House, assures your correcp >ndent that the Democrats will support any reasonable anti trust legislation this session, among them Senators Frye, Allison, Lolgc Troctor and Dryden. The only dissenting voice has been that of Senator llanna who still adheres to his slogan "Stariff pat." The Ohio Senator says that be fears tho effect on the business of tho country of any legislation looking to the regulation of the trus's, but so far he has been the only Republican frank enough to so express himself, even if there are others who share his views. The prospects for a treaty with Cuba arc now regarded as excellent by the administration. General Rliss appears to bo in high favor in Havana and bis reports to the State Department indicates that he is meeting with much stlcccss. President Palmer hns signified his intention of submitting the new treaty only to tho Cuban Senate for ratifieition. Subsequently, only a tariff bill will be sent to the Cuban House with the request 'hat it make the changes outlined sometime ago in these letters. It is expected that President Palmer will very soon authorise tho signing of tho treaty and Mr. Roosevelt will immediately sond it to the Senate for ratification here. In tho meantime, the President has quietly secured the pledges of a number of Scnatois who opposed the bill last session, among them Senator Elkins, who acted as loader for the opposition. The situation involving the treaty with Colombia, on which hangs the future of the Panama Canal, has undergone a favorable change and the officials of the State Department are uiucn encouraged. Secretary Hay, while loth to express himself too sanguinely, regards the situation with great satisfaction. The appointment of Dr. Ilerran as Colombian Minister in Washington will, it is believed, make for the immediate settlement of the remaining differences. Vioe Governor Luke E. Wright, who has recently returned from the Philippines, says that with a gold standard dollar and a reduction of the tariff on. Philippine imports the islands will experience the utmost prosperity. Senator Lodge has already introduced a bill reducing the tariff from 75 to 25 per cent, on Philippine exports and is expected to introduce a measure providing for the g)ld standard in the islunds as soon as is practicable. newTntTrprises. Record as Shown In the Secretary of State's Office. The following papers relating to new industries in the State were fi'cd in the Secretary of State's office Friday, Dec. 6th. The Lion Furniture Company, of Columbia, was chartered, the capital stock being $10,000. E. G. Cook is President; II. II. Cook, vice president; B. II. Mobley, secretary. The Bank of Marion applied for a charter, the capital stock to be $25,000. The corporators are; P. y. Betba, J. D. Murchison, James Stackhouse, W. S. Foxworth, 8. W. Norwood, B. F. Davis, Ilenry Mul iins. The Blue Ridgo Hosiery Mills, of Spartanburg, gave notice of an increase in the capital stock from $40,000 to $60,000. The New Era Investment Company of Union was chartered with a capital stock of $2,500. E. L. DePass is president and W. -f. Hughes l '* | general manager. I The Carolina Piue and Ilardwood Company, of Clio, with a capital of $3,000, applied for a charter. J. II. Bennett, Charles Manning and John Calhoun are the corporators. fhe Union Construction and Real Estate Company applied for a charter, the capital being $2,000. T. C. Duncan and L. G. Young are the corporators.?Columbia Record. HERE AND THERE. //eras of Interest Gathered at Ran' dom of More or Less Interest. Guthrie, O. T.?A charter has been granted to the Enid, S?n Diego & Pacific ltnilroad Company, to build a line 1,000 oiiles long from i Enid, Oklahoma, to San Diego, C?l. I The incorporators are Oklahoma cap | italists, who aro at present back of i the 'Frisco Extension, now hnildir.o I between Euid and Guthrie. The capital stock of the new company is placed at $30,000,000. * * Germany and Great Britain are threatening Venezuela and it uow looks as if they will demand compliance with their claims with warships. Venezuela made 9 propositions for settlement but the terms were not satisfactory. * Cleveland, O., Dec.. 5.?According to P. M. Arthur, every skilled workman in the employ of the several railroads in this Stato hi s hud or will have his wages advanced from 5 to 15 per cent. This will include a number of men on roads which have made no public announcement of the advance. * * * Dr. L. G. Broughton has induced the people of GafTuey to consider the propriety of converting their beautiful and commodious opera house into a Y. M. C. A. hall. Several of the stockholders propose to surrender their stock to the Association, * * A. G, Waite, a merchant of Westminster, attempted to cross the track beforo the s uthbouud vestibule on the Southern railroad last week. lie was struck by the engine, thrown 011 the track and his head crushed ofl*. He leaves a wife and child. * * Ano'.her quarter of a million dollar cotton mill will be erected at Lockhart Shoals by the Lockhart ?f:ll n <-.? - ? * mm v^oinpany. eucn was toe <l> cision reached at the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Lockhart Mill Company held in Spartanburg last. Friday. * * ? Mrs. Iletty Green has added to her already large fortune the trifling amount of $1,500,000, according to Wall Street gossip, by selling her large holdings of Louisville and Nashville at a figure between 140 and 150. She is credited with having bought it at 70. * * Washington, Dec. 8.?It is reported that the Republican members of the committee on rules have informally decided to report favorably the celebrated Crumpacker resolution and to have a day set for its consideration. There has not as yet been any meeting of tha committee. The Crumpacker resolution provides for a committee of thirteen to investigate the reported denial of the right of suffrage to negroes in the South and was earnestly urged at the last session, but was side tracked becauso of the fear that it would unfavorably affect the Congressional elections in the border States. The Democrats call it a "bloody shirt" resolution. ETTA JANE ETCHINGS. Some Fine Hogs to Kill. Good Stand of Wheat. litilogixes General Gordon, Etta Jane;, Dec. 8 ?Rev. W. II. Wtnle preached at Salem Sunday inoru* ing ami night, Good sijw congregations attended each serviQO. The rain last week put an end to outdoor work for a while. Some people have scattering cotton in the ield and others have sown no wheat as yet. L'otton last Saturday was biinging at Gaffney. GafTuey lias been the best all round cotlou market this season tint we know of. xim recent rongioi'" meeting held at Gaffney, by Hev. Mr. Broughtou, was Id wauy respects a success?the most so of any meeting held there for many years we think. The work of rep ii ting Salem church began this a. m. A goat force of bunds was present aud r-ady to do their part. With good weather we expect the work to be finished up iu a few days. Last week'* rains made the roa ls impassable in mauy places. Wheat, early sown, is looking flue and there is an excelleut stand of it on the ground. Our public schools are all getting on | well. About four and ft half months is what we ustpiVy h^vc of public tiuu. I JiJg Messrs. Frank Webber and Hal E. Jeffries are working at the Owen * lord br dge. They have a contract to put up ruck pillars and rebuild the bridge for $MKi. Several of our neighbors killed hogs last Friday and Saturday. Theie are Home Hue porkers in this neighborhood ? many of them will weigh 40J poinds or upwards. Mr* Mary Estee baa been sick for a few days but I am glad to know that Mm is get' ing betie.? now. M-<uy iwople are moving this a inter? v?ine fr-mi one farm to another and jxiuits going i? iup cotton inilh. JKrotn hi I api-earancen C hrshims will iiedull this M-fvs.ni It always looks itmt wiiy nntil a few day* before hand. With last i sue of Tiik Timkh I believe it shows nmiked improvement*, and the correspondents are making their depaitment quite inte'esting to their distant rcadeis. jmj are those diafant writers making it interesting to our home people. That's right gentlemen and ladies, keep the bad rolling, we are glad to hear troin y> u. 1 regret exceedingly niv inabil.ly to In present to belli' lien. ixordon's tectum last Monday night at Union. 1 know tho.-o who were piesent had a tieat not of'en uiet with in thiB omuty. Soon tiiis oisli guised soldi". i, statesman and orator will letire fioin the public wivice and it w ill b"* hard to ti.id o-.e to take ris p'aco. In my opinion, lien (iordon ! ? ill.- greatest iiving inau in our country t slay. lie is a remarkable man in many lesptcis. Long may he live uiiio' gst us is the wish of Vox. LOCKHART JUNCTION NEWS, Hog Killing Time at If ami. Death of a Respected Citizen, We have hart some irost ami snow since my last letter ami it sccuis that winter has come at lasr. This has teen a goo?l time for killing hogs. There hasn't been any killed in this neighborhood yet but there are ? few ? >?>*? ? - - V " aroun?l Lore that will he kiiled aoon. Mr. T. E. Kelly has returned from Tennessee where he has been gone to buy hogs and shoats. His car will be here roon. Mr. R. C. White has returned from a visit to Alabama where he has been on a railroad survey through Georgia ar.d a portion of Alabama. Mr. B. F. Gault has lost his fine pointer dog, strsyed or stolen. It is white with some fow specks and has yellow ears. Mr. Richard Fowler ar.d William Aycock have sold several right* to farmers of this section for making their own guano. This seems to bo a right move in the right direction. That is what the farmer should do, make all the manure at home that he can. Mt. A. D. Sweat, a well known and respected christian gentleman died at his home and was buried at Foster's Chapol cemetery on the 4th inst. lie leaves many relatives an 1 friends to mourn his loss. Mr. A. A. Gault's youngest son died at his home in Spartanburg and was buried at New Hope cemetery Nov. 24th. Mr. Gault is formerly of Union county. A precious one from us is gone, A voice we loved is stilled, A place is vacant in our home, IITI ! ? - >v uicn never can be tilled. ' Moxy. BIG DIVIDENDS~PAID. Fifty Million Dollars?The I<ar&? est Sum Paid Out in Interest and Dividends in the Financial History of N. Y. New York, Dec. 5.?Interest and dividend disbursements this month by the important railroads and industrial corporations will aggregate $50,632,149, as compared with payments of $47,461,664, in December of lust year. This is tho largest sum paid out in interest and dividends in the financial history of New York; Dividend disbursements on railroads this month will amount to $14,481,931; industrial corporations will pay out $20,425,648; traction, lighting, etc., $,494,894, and mining $500,000; a total of $30,303,119 in dividends. Interest on railroad bonds during the month will aggregate $14,481,931; on miscellaneous bonds $3,097,099, and municipal bonds (estimated) $2,750,000; a total of $20,329,030. OIL. 1 ? Alio largest payment to be made by any corporation this month in dividends will be $9,750,090 by the Standard Oil Company, or $10 a shaie on its outstanding capital stock. Next comes the United States Steel Corporation with disbursements of $5,084,952 on its $508,495,200 common stock. The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad will disburse $1,093,708 and the Consolidated Gas Company of New York will pay out $1,458,330,