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OUR SANTUC LETTER.
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*$
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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 ? !???
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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
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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
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| 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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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Ano'.her quarter of a million dollar
cotton mill will be erected at
Lockhart Shoals by the Lockhart
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 ? >?>*?
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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,
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>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,