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THE UNION TIMES1 PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY ! ?dy the? UNION TIMES COMPANY : Second Floor Times Building Over Postokklce, Bell Phone No. 1. L. G. Young, Manager. Registered at the Postofflce in Union, 8. C., as second-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year ------- $1.00 months ------ 50 cents Three months ----- 25 cents. ADVERTISEMENTS One sq-iare, first insertion - V $1.00. TPuortr .lltopnimnt. in<wrtinn ? AOrAnLfl Coq ".i acta for three months dir longer will be nade at reduced rates. ' Locals inserted at Hi cents a line. Rejected manuscript will not be re' turned. Obituaries and tributes of re qect will be charged for at half rates. UNION"; 8:0., MAY 1, 1903. The correspondence page this week is good. The letters are not too long. They are pointed, and givo the news. I thank these fellow helpers for their assistance, and hope to hare them ontinue their good work while I cantinue to act in my present capacity. L. M. Rick, Kditor. There is a general awakening in .the South in the interest of education. Our days of inferior schools and poorly equipped and poorly paid teichers is fast passing away. This statement is not basod upon the fact that the groat meeting recently held In Richmond pointed to this happy condition. It is one of the indices, but not the chief one. The principal index is the fact that our people themselves are beginning to seek the best advantages for their children. Parents are making willing sacrifices that their children may have the .beat opportunities. May the good * wore go on till every boy and girl has within reach a good common school education. And, if it is desired, a thorough course in a higher institution. The newspapers have recently been calling attention to the alarming increase In suicides during the last two decades. Most civilized countries Bhow a steady increase. To read our American papers, is to be convinced that this horriblo crime is on the increase in our own country. Nearly every great daily chronicles from one to a half dozen. It is an alarming symptom, and shows an increasing falling away from the firm faith of our fathers in the eternal and unseen. Doubtless many suicides are also the result of the high-pressure under which the present day is groaning. Nervous, broken wrecks, men and , women, madly plunge themselves into eternity. They are really inaane. Bat many others, too cowardly to face the sea of trouble that has been angrily stirred by their own misdeeds, seek to escape through this door. The victim, in the absence of an abiding faith, and confronted with his evil deeds, finds little trouble in concluding that the grave will swallow up all, and bring the coveted oblivion. J)r. Lyman Abbott, one of the most influential preachers of the North, is . said to have recently made the following statement: ' 1 think, in the main, that the relations between tho blacks and whites in the South are better than they are in tho North; that the doors to industrial relations nre moro open to the negro in the South than in the North; that if he is industrious, honest and reasonably intelligent ho has on the whole a better chance in the South than in tho North, and to put the whole thing in a few sentences, if I were a negro J would rather live in a Southern than in a Northern State. ''1 must add tho qualification," Dr. Abbott continued, "that probably there are exceptional communities ' i; in the South whero the negro is subjected to exceptional prejudices and possibly communities . in the North where he would enjoy exceptional privileges." This does not sound much like the utterances of Northern preachers on this subject up to a few years ago. It was but a few weeks ago that Mr. Cleveland, ox-president of the United States, and a man of great intellect and sound judgment, gave expression to something of the same idea. The thoughtful people of the North are beginning to realize that if the negro problem is to be solved wisely, it \wnu8t be solved by the Southern people. The days of our being misunderstood and soundly abused as barbarians and cut-throats are fast passing away. Many of the Northern papers have taken about the same view of the matter as that of Dr. Abbott. , 1 ' '. | A PAR/ ;; There was once a man who ha f beautiful mansion. The grounds v r manner. Roses and other costly ] * abundance. The gravelled walks ai 1 much skill and kept In excellent re : I water, In which sported a multltud< ]: grounds. Beautiful horses, swift c \: the in the stables. Within the ma : t owner's wealth. Luxuriant furi X china, vessels of silver and of gold T i-ii -? " Ivoia 01 tne master's riches. But1 a happy man. He was a constant Marblk Hkart, He had tried mi relief. The gaieties of life, thp studies in science haji-aih'fklled to heart wrthmr It chanced one day that the ri the gateway to his beautiful gro way. In the face of the stranger step was majestic and in his eyes ^ restful. In his right hand he ca ? arm there rested a basket filled wi I and clothing. With gentle, silve I wealth: "Sir, can jou tell mew ? her children reside? I seek to mi T told that they lived heroabouts." MENTAL POISE. There is a condition of mind that brings to its possessor both peace and success. It is that just balance, a blending of the mental faculties into one harmonious wholo. It is often said of some man: "Ho is brilliant, but lacks balance." Or, "That man is gifted but isdcficiont in stability." Often wo seo a man with splendid imaginative powers, but sadly wanting in judgment. On the other hand, many who show great logical acumen are sadly deficient in the ability to appreciate the aesthetic. A tree to such a man is a tree?mothlug more, nothing less. It may be loaded with magnificent flowers. He has little appreciation for the flowers, but could tell quite acuratcly how many posts it would make if cut down and split in pieces. A gentleman was once walking with a friend in a beautiful garden of roses. The friend admired the roses, but was shocked to hear the other remark : "If these bushes were cotton stalks I could see more beauty in them." There are men who lose themselves in every storm that sweeps around them. They are enthusiasts one day. The next find them in the depth of pessimism. They go in with a rush and noise that makes one think of the meeting of hostile armies. They come out defeated and ready to give up entirely. Such men fume and fret as they pursue their business enterprises. They are often in a hurry and yet get forward but slowly. Other men choose a different path. They do not hurry, 4.t rni j a. uu nui wurr/. iney uo not espouse a cause so enthusiastically, but they hold on to it longer. They may not run as far in a day but-in a lifetime they far outstrip the other. They may take more timo to solve a problem, but are more likely to lind the true answer. Impulse and momentary passion fail to drive them upon the rocks. The mind has a good grip upon the body and becomes an obedient servant. Go into a well regulated home and you will find that the queen presiding thero is one that has found the true relation of things. Her power shows itself in the minutest trifle. She "makes haste slowly," yet manages to get around in season to every outpost of her castle. Her voice does not rasp, her tongue does not scorch, her presoncc does not repel. It is not beauty, nor wealth, nor greatness of intellect that enables her to reign so splendidly. It is the mental equlibrutn, tho well poised mind, that results in so happy an effect. TllK MONOTONY OF IJFE. The world's workers often feel the ceaseless repetition that marks their lives. Think of a faithful housekeeper sweeping the same floors for forty years! Imagine a merchant entering at the same door, sitting at the same desk, serving behind the S J A auuii; tuumcr Jl'ar ill uuu year OU6. The farmer ploughs, sows, works, reaps. For a change he ploughs, sows, works, reaps. The same fields, the same surroundings, the same activity of mind ond body. Tho woman in tho miil goes forth in the early morning to the samo looms, hears the same whir of machinery, sees the same kind of product as a result of her toll that she saw the day, month and year before. In every life there enters largely this element of sameness. A waiter at a 1 boy's boarding school was frequently interrogated by the students: "Say, Boney, what you got for breakfast?" His invariable answer was: "Same v m mw'W'W m m iBLE. | d great riches, and lived in a T rere kept in the best possible T slants and flowers grew in great J od drive ways were laid off with f pairs. A fountain of sparkliDg 1 ?of fishes, stood in the midst of I! >f foot and strong in body, stood X nsion abounded evidence of the ? fishing, rare paintings, costly 4 and a large retinue of servants ^ frith all these things he was not x sufTeror from a disease called X my remedies without obtaining ? . wine cup, bootfs of travel and T warm and soften the cold, hard T ich man, worn and sad, stood in $ unds. A stranger passed that 1 there shone a holy calm. His X i was a look of peace; deep and m rried a staff and upon the left * th a strange assortment of food 4, try voice he spoke to the man of X 'here the widow Sorrowful and X nister to their wants, and was T old ting"?meaning beefsteak and biscuits. After all, it is the same old things, constantly recurring, that make up the major part of every life. Hbw to got into life some variety? how to break into this monotonous grind?is a question that is of serious importance, and one that many are solving with more or less success. Let the housewife cultivute to a greater extent the social side. Let her give moro attention to the flowers and the garden. Let her seek to get interested in books and good papers. If it be possible, let her got ? I t anoj iruui noine ana visit some kinswoman for a week or two each year. I( she lives in the city lot her visit in the country, 1( she lives in the country let her visit In the oUy. The one thing that causes the monotony of life to wear heavily is its narrowness. We must get into it more people, more scenes and new thoughts, and as we do so, its horizon widens. Moreover, the attitude of mind that we bring to bear upon our work has much to do with the problem. Go forth cheer/ully, take hold firmly, resolve to be master rather than slave. Realize that work is one of our greatest blessings, idleness a great curse, and wo have gone for towards throwing off our difficulties. SLOW nOVEMENT~OfTdEAS, Thought travels swifter-than lightning. Ideas move at a snail's pace. As you sit in your parlour your mind flashes over to Englund, France, Italy, China, in rapid succession. The journey from the earth to the sun, or some more distant star, is accomplished in a moment. An idea may lloat about in a community a homeless wanderer for a year or a decade before it finds secure lodgement in the public mind. Think of' all that has been written in the advocacv of good roada ! For some years now this has been a sort of hobby with editors and others who sought to drive home the truth that good roads are a necessity of civilization, Yet, just four months ago it required six hours for a man with a good horse and buggy to make a trip four miles out of the city of Union and back home. Eight miles in six hours with a good horse and buggy! This of course, was during the bad, winter season just past. But it is just at that time that farmers should be hauling guano or disposing of their products. It is tho timo for the hauling of wood, cotton and other staples to market. A two-horse team over good roads could haul as heavy a load as an eight-horse team could haul over such roads as we had in Union county the past winter. What a waste of horse flesh ! Wnat THIS WILL INTER BAILEY FUR Will present a handsome Pictur* to the lady in Union County wr TUB VALUE OF PICTURES THEIR DECORATIVE, REFINING 11 Ladies responding will please wi slip of paper and enclose in a t uscript, and mail to us so that il On that day a committee of lad decide which paper is entitled to the name of the writer. BAILEY FURI ] Our Spr 1 ~CL e S -^=??OCOOC?3CX3CC?CCOC^^ The clothing we sell finolv tailored nnd f.hnron 5 confidence, even though < qualities. Our Clothing fresh and up-to-date. T for themselves. 3 Black Clays made clean i 3 One just a little better lo Next to the top round of ? The top of the ladder.... Boy's Suits 8l? $1.25, $1 3 Two Piece Suits for youn 3 Crown Trousers 83.00, 8< 81.50 and 83.00. : Eye Openers and M Slippers for ladies at 50c, pat. vici and vici kid in 2 82.50 and 83.00. MEN'S LOW CUT top, dull top and all othe ; prices, 81.75, 82.00, 82.5< Boy's and little gent | The Mi Mlllinepv. Dre< Z Laee Curtains i : in the dry good I MUTUAL damage to wagons and buggies! j What loss of time! Mule-power suf-| ficient to run a large cotton mill is every year swallowed up in the muddy roads of the county. This has been going on for years and years. Slowly the attention of the public is being turned to a consideration of the problem, There is the possibility that in ! Borne ten or a dozen more years the ' idea will get hold with sufficient tenacity to lead to good results. We would bo delighted to have any of our correspondents visiting the city on business to call on the editor, of The Times and try the comfortableness of our newly furnished office. ??? mmmmmmmmmm* rake "just a mite" or namon a | Tonic Regulator nightly, and you will I i be pleased with the effect. That tired, ' j exhausted feeding will disappear, there will be no cause for headaches, pain iu the back or side. When th? orgins are in a healthy state one has no cause for complaint, and that is just the stato a systematic use of IUmon's Tonic Regulator will produce. 25cts. Sold by Union Drug Co. ANY CHURCH or pargonage or institution supported by voluntary contribution will be given a liberal quanti- j ty of the Longman & Martinez Pure Paints whenever they paint. Notk: Have done so for twonty-seven years. Sales: tens of millions of gallons; J painted nearly two million houses under, guarantee to repaint if not satisfactory, I The paint wears for periods up to j eighteen years. Linseod Oil must be . addod to the naint (done in twomin-l utes). Actual cost then about $1.25 a' gallon. Samples free. Sold by our Agents. J. L. McWhirter, Jonesville, B. G. Wilburn & Son, Cross Keys. EST THE LADIES. LNITURE CO. 5 valued at TEN DOLLARS iting the best essay on EDUCATIONAL AND J FLU EN CE IN THE HOME. dte their names on a separate jealed envelope with the man ; will reach us before MAY 16. ies selected will examine and 1 the picture without knowing NITURE CO.IL i --i i j T *zamm ing and Sui OTHINC ooccxxt; from the highest to the lowest era ghly dependable. We sell it and r< our prices are lower than any oth< is full of snap and good style. T1 he many special features and good ] and proper, the suit for r the ladder .50, $2, and 63. Boy's Pants 25< g and older men 64.00, 65.00, 6' 3.50, 64.00 and 65.00. A. big line < loney Savers in Men and , 75c, 61-00 and 61.50. Slippers foi one, two or three straps, latest heel SHOES in pat. colt, vici kid, surr r kind of tops that is made of lent! i), *N5.uu ana /e low cut shoes in pat. leather at 31 jtual is Headquarters f 3s Goods. Embroidei and all other goods yoi s line. DRY GOOD: UNION SHOE CO.'* AN OXI VT? 71 "PI r 1 IluH\ More low cut S worn this year thai The largest asso most stylish can I f our Big Shoe Store We invite you whether you come i ouy. "We are the Shoe Union Shoe I Watching Your Shoe IVLain Street, * IMI> I 1 . I. ', ' HI I ? mmerT de is in every case commend it with { er house for same le fabric patterns ' ! patterns will speak ! ! $ 5.00 . 7.50 ! | 10.00 12.50 !, 35e, 50c and II. 7.50 and $10.00. of Pants for $1.00, r . ' (' % 1 1 Ladies Shoes. . i i r ladies, pat. colt, | | and toe at $2.00, - j >ass kid, monkey .j | ler at these small - | 1^50 and $3. . >' ! or .v jj >ies, Laces. ! i 1 may need S CO. I 5 SHOES. l >RD rHis. hoes will be lever before, rtment and be found at ir inspection : to look or I. "" i g i People." >' Company, i Interest. ^ Union, S C. "i i T i i