The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, March 13, 1903, Page 4, Image 4
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UNION, 8. C., MARCH 13, 1903.
We call attention to the open letter
of C. B. Metcalf to Roosevelt on
our first page. It coincides so thoroughly
with our ideas expressed last
week that we publish the letter in
full.
Grover Cleveland denies that he
has any Presidential bee buzzing in
his bonnet and does not desire the
nomination for Democratic President.
He is content to dish out his sage
advice to the party.
An opportunity will be given the
people to vote upon the question as
to whether or not they favor the town
taxing the property owners $ 1 ,<hh) a
year to keep up the Carnegie library.
A petition calling for a vote on the
question has been signed by practically
all the free holders.
The Mississippi river is on a rampage
as a consequence of the constant
rains, and the levee seems to
be in danger. The river was at the
thirty-five foat water mark yesterday
and running around the levee 20
miles north of Memphis and beginn'ng
to llood the country. The Ohio
river is also raging and was at the
forty foot mark Wednesday.
All the pressure that has been
brought to bear on Rooaevolt has not
caused him to recede from his determination
to appoint Crutn collector
of the Charleston port. He
ha? sent the appointment to the Senate.
If it fails to pass here Roosevelt
will probably appoint him during
the recess. The whole responsibility
is at Roosevelt's door.
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Charleston Jeffcoat, South Carolina's
outlaw and murderer, who has
been hunted in three States and on
whose head a price has been placed
several times, met his end Friday
night in Alabama. He was killed by
Deputy Sheriffs Prestwood and Dunson
near Watkin's bridge, over Yellow
river. The deputies were trying
to arrest him and Jeffcoat shot Dunson
in the leg. Jeffcoat was 2:1 years
old.
Senator Tillman has his back up
and proposes to fight the nomination
of C.-um to a finish. We are betting
on Tillman. If it can be held up he's
the proper timber to do it. He says:
"I will take tire contract if necssary
to talk it lo death wherever presented
and shall not lack plenty of assistance.
It shall never come to a
vote,"
Democrats in tin Senate are much
displeased at the President for what
they term his dictorial methods trying
to force unwholesome nominations
down the throat of the Senate.
The Spartanburg Kvening Journal
has recently increased its size to a G
column quarto and has hooked onto
its erstwhile fine news service tho
Anocir.tcd Press news, which makes
it one of the newsiest and up-to-thehour
papers that comes to this ofTico.
Mr. Henry, its wide-awake editor, is
a hustler from way back, and the
paper has beon steadily climbing upwird
under his management since its
first issue. It is also enjoying a deservedly
liberal patronage from the
advertising merchants of that city.
The make-up is good, the print is
cl)ar, the body type is the right size,
an 1 a good quality of paper is used.
The ads aro neatly gotten up and the
display ads are very catchy, tending
to dress off the paper as well as show
up the advertiser's announcements
in the most attractive manner. The
Journal is a glowing illustration of
the success to be attained by a wideawake
afternoon daily. May the i
Journal live long and prosper.
A
SENATOR TILLMAN'S WORK.
Senator B. R. Tillman has done a
tine work (or South Carolina. He
has finally succeeded by his persistent,
tireless efforts, in the^face of the
most determined opposition, in getting
a settlement of the State of
South Carolina's account with the
United States, and if he does nothing
else of importance during his term
this is enough to make him solid
with the people of South Carolina'.
The UnitedJStates had instituted suit
against South Carolina to collect an
old debt on account ot the Indian
trust fund. The matter was sent to
Senator Tillman by Governor Ellerbe
and he at once went about securing
data concerning the claim of South
Carolina against the U. S., and has
finally secured a settlement, and in
that settlement South Carolina has
paid off her debt of $249,000 and re*
celved besides from the United States
$89.1517.8(5, which has been sent by
warrants on Uncle Sam to Governor
Heyward, together with receipt from
the Southern Express Company for
$125,000 coupon bonds of the State
of South Carolina, with coupons attached,
aggregating principal and interest
$249,750, making a total in
cash and bonds of $51:17,<SS7.80, turned
over to the State of South Carolina,
and the matter is thereby adjusted.
The treasury of this State is the richer
in cash by $89,1517.8(5, besides wiping
out the debt held against it by
Uncle Sam.
This is a large feather in Senator
Tillman's cap, and he deserves great
credit for his efforts.
ALL CALL FOR GOOD ROADS.
The legislature failed to make any
provisions for the improvement of the
public roads and there will be disappointment
to the advocates of good
roads throughout the State. Every
candidate from the lowest ffice to
Governor advocated good roads.
A f .?C tvr AA n I rt Uln 1m?1
vjuvciuui tonccuoj iu 1110 inn t
message to the legislature advocated
good roads. The present Governor
in his inaugural address advocated
good roads. Every newspaper in the
State has been advocating good roads
and we have had good roads conventions
galore. The dumb animals that
are forced to pull heavy burdens over
our miserable excuses for roads under
the driver's lash, seem to grunt good
roads; the very atmosphere seems to
be permeated with good roads; yet
no practical plan has been devised by
which we can have better roads. The
absurd provision iu the constitution
prohibiting local legislation is probably
responsible for the absence of
legislation on this aabjeot.?Easley
Progress.
True the question of improving the
condition of the roads was one of the
most prominent subjects dnring the
recent campaign, and one would have
thought to hear the candidates spout,
that whoever of them got there would
leave no stone in the way of securing
good roads, but when they got there
?well they had got there.
George Vanderbilt has finally succeeded
in purchasing the small piece
of land owned by the negro near his
mansion at Asheville. Thus for the
first time Mr. Vanderbilt is "lord of
all he surreys" when he glances over
his roagnilicent North Carolina property.
Tho old negro's holding is estimated
to have been worth $.">o before
the advent of Vanderbilt, but he
made the rich man pay him $2,2i)0
before he would consent to sign the
papers.
Our subscribers sometimes write us
to change their paper to some other
placo to which they have moved, but
fail to say where they have been getting
the paper. In a list of over
I,:>00 names scattered ull over the
country, we cannot remember where
an individual subscriber lias been
living, unless we happen to enjoy his
personal acquaintance, we can't even
then always remember his address,
and have not got time to search over
tho whole mailing list to find his
name.
When you want your paper changed
from an old to a new address please
remember to give both the new and
old address. For example: "'Please
change the address of my paper from
Union to Jonesville." It can then
be done quickly. When you give
your old address wo know where to
find your name.
8 A NTUC NIC WS N() Tli S.
We Don'I Need any Roosevelt Pets.
Dogs Bring in More Tax Than
tshcop and Hogs 'Together.
"Sweetheart, be my sweetheart
When birds are on the wing,
When lee and bud and babbling flood
Hesjwak the birth of sprite;
Come, sweetheart, lie my sweetheart
Ard wear this posy-ring."
Very well; did I hear a soft, sweet
voice say.
Did any of you ever .see a dog fall or a
mill race?
I tried to catch some news items but
they did not come out? it looked like
raining. )
A cold came to me like a thief in the
night and I was real sick from it. 1
wish I was not such a target for coldB.
I believe they like ugly fellows.
The skies remain over cast with clouds
and we may yet have more rain all along, ,
causing much backwardness in farm |
work.
Fruit trees are showing a pronounced
swelling of fruit buds. It may prove
entirely too early. I bad rather not see
them yet.
Even the negroes are getting badly
"mashed." I hear of some who are not
going to work in the farm this year, but
are going down to the shoals to "keep
boardin' house." There is much hollering,
"Me too, Pete."
There was a box supper I learn at
Miss Nora Thomas' Friday night for
the benefit of the Methodist church, but
I have not seen the proper ones to find
what of the success.
We have had more "big creeks" so
far than for several months, and if the
beginning is a forerunner for this year,
people had better not depend on the bottoms
this year. Had better not at any
lime.
Shall we call all this about President
Roosevelt and the nigger "giving him
bricks?" Weill guess he deserves it.
We are ashamed of such acts of our
Chief Executive. Now he is head-strong
on having a negro on the Charleston
people. He ought to take Crum to his
(Roosevelt's) own people, for South
Carolina does not want his Crum(b )
I had tb* pleasure recently of talking
with Hon. A. C. Lyles, and asked him
about the dog law. He said many
thought the 50 cents capitation tax was
too high, and that 25 cents would have
carried better. Then he gave me a
pointer, which is, that more tax comes
from dogs than hogs and sheep together,
and nearly as much as from all tue
cattle, as dogs are assessed hogs $2,
and cattle average $3. There being
$405,000 worth of dogs on the books,
and about that many dodging, lie
thinks it would be a good thing even to
value them at ten dollars, but with this
high capitation lax, many who otherwise
would not, will begin to dodge. I
do not believe in being too unreasonable,
and I despise a trilling dog, and one
which bunts eggs and kills sheep.
Hen of good and reput&lle family
name dislike to see that name impugned
or dragged in the dust in any way or
form, and will go a long way to defend
it. keep it up, to keep reproach from
settling on it by ai.y acts of people of the
name; hut despite the "vigilance" members
can be found bearing a uoble family
name so mean and tritllbg, that they
draw a line, drop it there and let that
person go, name or no name. A "name"
ought not to he "held down" because of
the acts of some member, even is "there
is nothing in a name."
1 do not think negro education if good
#or r* m..U A ?? ??? 4U a -J * *
i\j& ? uauic? xx 11 j way mo iiiixst euucaicu
or rather those with a considerable
smattering of it, those who perhaps
would like to figure on the professor
order, the movers in enterprises, the
fortune holders, the would-be-somepumpkins,
and a big one on the vine,
the lecturers, are the poorest masters,
for it seems the poor brutes of mules are
contributing of their rations to pay tribute
to the high order of men who own
them, whether t.hey like it or not, or
they may have their corn in a joint stock
company, and is like a poor dog living
on pot-lieker. The fact is there are a
a lot of negroes who ought not lie allowed
to own cattle, whether it is the somepumpkin
or not. Perhaps when sassafras
bushes and mulberry sprouts come
out they will do better.
Rev. E. M. Merritt preached Sunday
at the Methodist church, his text being
from Gen. 42:30. "Ail these tilings are
against me " The substance of the sermon
was "God will bring deliverance,"
even though we fail to see how, at times,
as He has mysterious ways, as in the
cares of Joseph, Simeon, Daniel, the
Hebrew children, and many others,
while we are so weak that we do not
look at things Providential a blessing,
even if a blessing in disguise, as in thecare
of Jacob, whodid notseethrough the veil
of present trouble, but which meant deliverance
for Joseph arid the family, as
from want and i>eiliaps stai vation, and
mI'gtprinna Hoii
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named, which no human eye could nee
any hope, for God was with them in
every trouble. The summary was, "All
tilings work together for the good of
those who love the Lord. That is a
sermon in those last few words if we
had that little faith that is necessary.
Can't christian people co-operate on
thoso and let things work for their good?
I enjoyed the sermon.
This is getting to be the era of better,
finer farm stock. People are generally
looking to breeding iiner stock, cattle
and hogs, and some are beginning U
raise mnles right iiere on our own ballwick.
One can see quite a number of
young mules around. There are some
fine cattle and good grade calves growing,
and some as tine and pretty hogs?
thoroughbred?and pigs growing, and
Kople will have to watch and protect i
their breeds from going back again. Yet i
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Pretty line in New Wash Silks ii
green, choice only
27-inch Jap Silks in rose, Lt. blu
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Satin Duchess and Liberty Satins
6-inch Black Taffetta Silk, wear g
Yard wide Black Taffetta, warran
Beautiful line of Silk Grenadines,
Big lot of the well knc
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We will have new goods of.every
now hard at work in the eastern
the prettiest line of Dress Goods,
and keep posted as to what is goii
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MUTUAL D1
R. P. HARRY, m
there are some out-of-date, roach-back, 1
bristly, shanky, narrow-faced root-grub- I
hers, with subsoiling noses sort of hogs, fl
I have seen several lately. A regular I
"Buster" family, and they ought not to ),
be allowed to "keep company" with the
more modern, up-to-date hogs. And
some of these might be property of farm
ma who pose as up-to-date, (but they
are behind on stock breeding.)
1 learn that this soon in the year that
Bome negroes are already violating their
contracts after being fed, wintered by
the employer. It is a risk to hire hands
to say the least. I saw Constable Johns
starting on track of one this morning for
getting so rick that he threw up his
job. If no inducements were ever held
out, if no other farmer would employ a
violator of a contract, there would soon
be no use to resort to the harsh measures
of the law for one farmer to protect himself
from pecuniary loss. But there are
many farmers who staud ready to hire
any other farmer's hand as soon as it gets
in (a pet and walks off. And I am
thinking some will encourage them
in quitting. Ah, I have known some to
slip around on other places and persuade
hands to quit. Some will talk to hands
and work schemes to make hands to
leave another for no other reason it teems
but to hinder the other man in his business.
I have seen canes of this, and
when out in a crowd will prate around
that he "tries to be neighborly." If this
meddling would cease hands would remain
better satisfied. In that, bands
are not more to blame than many farmers.
This is one thing farmers will not
work hand in hand in, and they are
gaining no star by it.
Land will be hard to break flno this
spring no doubt. We have had a wet
winter and the land is badly tramped by
cattle. Cattle is a bad sort of farm "im
pruveaient" oa wet land. "Custom" J
which allows them to run out and on
everybody's land and when land is wet,\
greatly lessens that land's productive- i
ness because it is often gleaned of all
vegetable matter which would aid in recuperating
it. Some big beards of cheap
John sort negroes, or what not, seems
to have to range on other folks land to
get a picking of residue of crops; the
cattle is the gainer, but whoever cultivotes
after them is the loeer, two fold,
from injury by tramping and the stripping
of organic matter that aids in furnishing
nitrogen for following crops. It
will be a good thing when the times comes
that every farmer will take care of his
own cattle and no one else's, have better
cattle, fewer as to that, and not seem to
try to keep pace with old Father Jacob
as to herds, have your own pasture and
if cattle is not worth furnishing winter
feed for they are not worth having.
.Some farmers are depending on themselves
along this line, bnt some must depend
on getting grazing wherever
their cattle can go in winter as that is ff
one of their privileges. You may note
that negroes are gaining wealth in
cows their herds growing and roaming.
They ought to have one, but not more
than the one who furnhties winter
pastures. 11k* Dbnvkh. i,
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markets studying and selecting the gri
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