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r THE UNION TIMES PUBLISHED EVERY ER1DAY by the,? UNION TIMES COMPANY Second Flook Times Building oveu Fostoiuce, Bell Phone Xo. I. JNO. R. MAT1IIS, Editor. L. Q. Young, Manager. Registered at the I'ostolllce in Union, S. C., as second-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year ------- Ol* U1J1IIU3 ------ OU CeillH Three months ----- 25 cents. ADVERTISEMENTS On? square, tirst insertion - - 11.00. Every ubsequent insertion - 50cents. Con acts for three months or longer will be nade at reduced rates. Locals inserted at SJ cents a line. Rejected manuscript will not be returned. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for at half rates. UNION, 8. C. FEHIlARYfi, 1903. The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has ordered the Alaskan and the Colombian Isthmian Canal treaties favorably reported. Senator Morgan has determined to do<dl iu his power to defeat the latter, but as he stands alone in his opposition it is not thought he will be successful. A bill has been introduced as usual to extend the time for the payment of taxes. Nothing could ho more unwise in our representatives than to pass this bill, it is detrimental to the interest both of the Slate and the tnx pavers. We hope tire bill will be 1 1_. J ! _ Jb . 1 1 - _ luiucneu in me ncaa in no uncortnin mnnner, and will never come up again. _ Wo have had a number of farmers to come in and personally endorse our argument for better roads, and everyone of them tell us they have talked to their neighbors and they are all of the same mind. They want good roads, and to get them are willing to V?e taxed for the purpose, jj? They are sick and tired of the oldj ^ syst oinA. ? '*-? Wa think it. ^fsuldJ?r'nn excellent idea for the town of Union to build a city market with several stalls and request that beef only be sold from that place. One stall at least ought to be set aside for the farmers who have home raised beeves for sulo, charging thorn so much for the privilege to sell out a beef. The people would patronise them you can hot your life. It is regarded as & significant fact 4-U?4- ? 1. ~ s t ? i * umii> iii? ustuiiHteu expenses ni ine I White House for the next fiscal year are placed at $ 110,201, as against $'iU,"00 last year. It is claimed that tho renovated mansion will prove . much more expensive to keep up, as a result of polished lloorst silver trimmings, etc., and even the laundry expenses are largely increased by the extensive hospitality of tlie President and Mrs. Roosevelt. Wonder if Teddy Is including laundry hills of his black pets? kf The United States has this week * been invited by Mexico and China to y participate in what, on the surface, anpears to be a most important negotiation looking to an international agreement to establish a silver standHb urd rn a lasis of 32 to I. The pro jHV posals of China and Mexico come in the form of diplomatic notes which the President h is forwarded toC >ngress with the recommendation that he be authorized to appoint three cc mmissiojfer i to meet with comniis' sioners of J th ? other nations. The J[ Unite l^f it 'i is also urge 1 toinli>t di the syuipatli z of Franc * and Croat 0 BritaliVf the welfare of whose colonies wllvinterest thorn in tho proposition. \The elitor of Thk Ti.mks has just wat reiceivel, with the compliments of J - publishers, a copy of the Kodol Almnnac and 2'?it Year Calendar, which is eertainlv a most urimie and useful book. With n copy of this publication at hand one ii In possession of a calendar which covers the past as far back as the day of our National Independence, and dates as fur into the future as near the beginning of the next century. I>y reference to this calendar the day of the week, of any given date in j any month of the year, from I77<> to J!>7<?, may bo found at a glance. The t weather predictions Jnro 'definite geow, r' graphically, thus localizing the preen dictions and foretelling the weather "1' which may be locked for in each secKii / tion of the country. *n<h j Messrs. K, C. DoWitt Ac Co., of starilii,. ... . , , , covery Chicago, are sole owners and pubJ)?cov lishers. They have yet. a few hunrhisg dred copies of the first edition, and throat . , i>uk?^ J W!" send ono copy to any one enclosbottle# i Ing a two cent stamp, with a request for same, provided the Union Timks is mentioned. I ** ANOTHER STRONG RECRUIT. The GolTnev Ledger joins in with us on tho fight for permanent good roads, and puts up a strong and convincing argument in favor of the only method of securing what we want, what we need nud what we must have sooner or later, and tho sooner the better, viz: "Permanent good roads" by taxation. Who's next? We hope to see tins matter taken up by tho press of the State, with a determined eiTort to accomplish something. No use firing :i shot and falling back, but keep on tiring until victory crowns the cfTorl. If by a long pull, n strong pull and a pull altogether we can finally secure permanent good roads, we can hand it down to posterity us an heirloom, The Ledger says: "Farmers of Cherokee county, how do you like our public roads just now? Would it not be bettor to issue 1,1.11 to worth of public road bonds and build one hundred and fifty miles of macadam roads than to wear out buggies and wagons, harness and gears and lose so much time o 1 these bad roads? Let us see about this road business. Two hundred thousand dollars worth of these 5 per cent, bonds would mean a tax of $lo,a year for interest. It would he necessary to create a fund to retire these bonds at maturity. We are now spending $S,O0<> a year on our roads. If we were to lay aside $ 10,0<>0 a year to retire these bonds and raise $i0,0'?o to pay the interest on the same, that would mean $2<>,000 a year. Deduct SfX.OQo that we are already spending and we would be required to raise $12,000 a year to meet this obligation. The taxable property of the county amounts to $51,<501,102.21. A tax of :i;\ mills on > I. ! .,.,,,,1.1 l.nnn ? I, ., iuir> iiiuuuo uiuu n u n uuui ita> u liiv; finest of macadam roads running from one extreme of the county to the other and crossing tho county at least four or live times, if not more. I f the roads were built eight feet of macadam and eight feet of dirt road and a law passed compelling travelers to use tlvc dirt read in dry weather and,-flTe macadam road in wet ,wytfTlior, even more miles of road could be built. Is there a man who travels the public highways that would hesitate to pay this tax and lake the good roads rather than be compelled to use the roads as they are without the tax.'"' Xo, we honestly believe that you could not in a personal canvass lir.d one intelligent man in ten who would not willingly go down in his jeans to pay t he small amount that the additional levy would call for, if lie thought by so doing he would have gt>.) I roads to travel over. Many would be willing to pay five times the amount. Mr. R. M. Finehcr, one of Union county's prominent citizens, and a member of the county board of dispensers, was in our office a few days ago and we were discussing this question of "permanent good roads." lie had read the article in The Times and said he agreed with us as also did every other man ho had spoken to about it. As an illustration of the willingness of the people to bo taxed for "good" roads, he said there were several in the party that morning coining to town, tho wagons were sw.tying and rocking, tho mud was sj> ishing and the teams were straining as they slowly trudged along, lie asked the gentlemen, "would ar;v of you fellows mind paying a dollar each to have this one road in firs! class condition?" No! was the immediate an 1 unanimous response, while some s;: I they would not mind paying five, lb replied, "then rend the editorial in last week's Tim its and you can see how it can be done." Our legislators need r.ot bo afraid of the people not backing them up. Our people do not mind paying for a tiling when they know they are goit g to got what they pay for. They naturally kick when their money goes into a rat hole or rather into mud holes. As it is so it will continue to bo with the present system of working the roads. Thero is nVJiinjwo need worse than "permanent good rends." Union would liko to haven modern, up-to-date court house, new jail, police headquarters and first class calaboose, but are they an absolute necesiitj at this time? "i'ermancnt good roads" in something thnt is absolutely necessary beyond a shadow of doubt. Union would like to have a modern i and commodious opera house, but is it an absolute necessity? "Permanent good roads" is an absolute necessity. Union would Pk* very much to have a competing lino of railroad, hut is it <>f vital importance? "Permanent gaod roads ' is of vital importance to every business interest of the town and every individual in the county. Union county would liko to have several free rural delivery routes, but wo must have good roads and bridges i 0 before wo can'get them. It is useless \ to make application over our bad road*. We know of nothing that is needed by town and county as "permanent good roads." Let us have this and all these other things will come in due time. The Journal and Review speaking of the urgent demand for permanent good roads, and the absolute necessity for the adoption of some law that will give them to us, says: "Let our law makers get some export advicb and draw up a bill that | will give each county better ro: ds. Of course good roads will cost mon \v ; that is to be expected ; but the people will cheerfully bear their part of ; the expense if good results are shown with tho money expended." The concensus of opinion is that no matter if it will cost somoex'ni money tho peoplo are ready to foot ( the bill to get the right kind of roads. "CRY ALOUD AND SPARR NOT." In view of tho recent conspicuous and llagrnut violant of the law pro- 1 hibiting the carrying of pistols by the second executive and first legislative ofTicer of the State it behooves every law abiding citizen to "cry i nloud and spare not" in their condemnation of tho pistol carrying nuisance, thereby aiding in creating a public seutiment that will demand the enforcement of the law in every case of violation. Until this setiti- < ment is created the law will not no enforced and until the law is enforced the evil will be unabated.?EdgelieldAdvertiser. And still there are men who put up the weak argument, that we will bo at the mercy of the ruflian, who can hold us up with his pistol and rob us at will, or shoot a hole through us. Lets see about this. Suppose the dreaded robber or highwayman has made up his iniud to hold you up and rob you. l)o vou sunnose lie would walk up facing you and deliberately tell you ho was going to rob you giving you time to pull your gun while ho pulled his? Well hardly. From all accounts we have read of, (we ha\e never had any actual experience and do not anticipate anything of the kind in this country) the first intimation you have that a highwayman is within a hundred miles of you is the peremptory order to "hold up your hands," you look around and j find a pistol barrel looking you square in tho eye, and up goes your hands. Now supposo you had a dozen of j Smith Ac Wesson's latest improved hanging around your person, what would you do? You would simply stand there with your hands in the air while Mr. Robber walked up and appropriated your arsenal and anything else on your person that he took a fancy to. If you lflad no pistol you would bo robbed just the same and would be ahead the price of your pistols, that you didn't have with you, and you would stand much less chance of being killed. We can see no earthly excuse for carrying a pistol unless jou intend to go gunning for some fellow, and shoot him unawares. It would be more manly even in this case to carry a shot :un, that would give the fellow a ch ance t _ i 1 ui run wiitn no saw you cou.ing. Down with the pocket pistol. Wo are unalterably opposed to tlie pistol toting practice and hope yet to see the law so rigidly enforced ;:s to stamp out the habit. HEWS FROM SEDALIA. More Hog ami Hominy is the Open Sessame to Hotter Times For the Farmers. Mr. Editor:?We lind a 1 t of rainy weather during the month of January, but ?c are in hope that February will bring forth fine ugather, for our roads seem to be in the worst condition they have been in for ijuite a while. I think our wheat and ont crops are very line this year, so far, and hope they will still precede, 1 ?r its certainly line to raise all your bread and meat. The people it looks like are just trying for the last ten years to buy everything they eat and wear, and unirn'timM nnrillu V.J l/IIVU^ll VU1II to feed their hogs and horses. I think the cotton plant has entirely taken possession of the people's miud and lef'c no room for corn; the corn i is worth (to a certain extent) twice ] as much as cotton, to tho farmers cs- I pe.cially, but not to the mills and i merchants. ' My idea is wheat, oats and corn t is the crop for a good liver, maybe a s one horse farm of c>ttnn whe<o there is a six horse firm. The disoenflnry and all the big men wouldn't pet all ? tho poor man makes it they didn't i put everything in cotton. The dis- 1 pecsary men arc very anxious for time to sell cotton, and not only them but the merchants too, they arc standing ready to say, "conio m, is there something foryou'i" Ahl well i > WIND WlLI But won't r or Can't Sell Goods Wo hnxr in loro-a r?i *? W IVV%J AAA cash, for goods and in pa something and puts us i Clothing, Trunks, I Dress Goods, I Jeans, E Blankets, I Quilts, I Sheetings, I Calicos, ? Outings, C And everything you wai Aiwa MUTUAL 1 r R. P. HARRY, Mj maybe we poor farmers will come to some good end, or at least I hope so. We were disappointed very mueh on our last preaching day at Padgett's Creek. Our pastor, Rev. E. C. Watson, was very ill, but am glad to say be is improning. It seems that our community is getting very thinly settled, two of our prominent young men, Messrs, John and Jessie Graham, have gone to Mclvenney, Texas, where they will make their future home. They are certainly missed in our midst and we certainly wish them success in their undertaking. 4 1 1 > ?: 1 ? wr T 1 a'xvooio. ii* u? XJiiiiUJT) JUUfiOn and Johnnie Murphy have returned from their visit to Wcllcford. Mr. J. L. Stewart, who has been very ill with mumps, is now better. Mr. S. M. Bailey's little child, who has been very ill, is convalescing. Mrs. W. T. Davis is suffering with something like lagrippc. Mr. T. J. Alverson give his 44th birthday dinner Sunday, 25th of January. There weroTwo parties given recently at Messrs. Iv C. Hill's and Ilenry Taylor's, and were very much enjoyed by all present. I'm afraid my letter will bq carried to the waste basket, so with best wishes to Tub Union Times and its many readers, HkdrewS. Appreciates The Times. The following is part of a letter \ received by the Editor, which we] take the liberty of publishing: Editor Union Times, Your letter of Jan. 27th to hand, contents noted. I appreciate your request to continue taking your paper. It is like getting a letter from homo, but having been out of the county for 32 years my old friends are mostly gone to parts unknown. You have a nice paper conducted on a high plane. Y'our Texas letters were worth a year's mbscription, and I wish you god<peed in your good work. * * j I enclose check for 3110 and igain wish you great Ruccess in working to better mankind, and Union in particular. Respectfully, J. T. VV. DeWiH'sBSaln Fw PMHi Duriw, Mr?. ^ . RUN A WIN un a Clothing, Drj * Shoe Business. i for Cost and Star ii V lantities for two large departn tying cash we get a discount wl n position to sell Shoes, flannels, Cuffs, -aee Curtains, Under ileaehing, Ties, -aces, Handl Edgings, Suspe; ^awns, Glovei ihirts, Hose, dollars, Cheek Browi at at & price that will convii iys Sell For Less. RY GOODS CO! \ _ .Qppoa 33^ II A SIGh ifl When you ?t not buying yoi thota hara ? a sign you ai l/^n missing soma f/uJl tbing in sithi H stylot <xuality? a prico* a* ' , UNION SHOE C( ....Watching Your Shoo Main Street, I D MIU * I _ ? \ r Goods \ > \ i Business. \ . \ \ i<mt stores, pay lich amounts to I Hats, 'wear, cerehiefs, adeps, s, ed and n HomesDun. ace you that w$ 9 HPANY. g&Hrt+l r r i o *r | la p? ? | ?r i >r i I * I )MPANY. InterestUnion, s. c.