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? THE UNION TIMES PUBLISHED EVERY ERIDAY ?BY thi ? UNION TIMES COMPANY Second Floor Times Buii.dinu Vek Postofkice, Bell Phone No. 1. L. G. Young, Manager. Registered at the Fostofflce in Union, 8. C., as second-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year ------- $1.00 Sis months ------ 50 cents Three months ----- 25 cents. AOVERTISEMENTS One aq lare, first insertion - - $1.00. Every ibsequent insertion - 50 cents. Con aits for three months or longer will be nade at reduced rates. Locals inserted at 8$ cents a line. Rejected manuscript will not be returned. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for at half rates. UNION, 8. C., JUNE 2f>, 1903. The Editor is under many obligations to Thk Times correspondents They are helping to make the papei readable and popular. They widen the sphere of the paper's influence and contribute a great deal to its steady growth. Mr. John T. Meehan, of tho Chesterfield Advertiser, announces that ho will soon beein tho publication ol a weekly paper at Oheraw. Editor Moehan has succeeded in building up the Advertiser, and is a young man that grows in his work. \Ve wish him much success in his new enter prise. ________________ The Southern Christian Advocate of this week gets out a very interest ing paper filled with articles about John Wesley, the founder of Method ism. Dr. Carlisle. I)r, Snyder, Kdi tor Richardson and others wrote upor some phase of the subject, and the articles are very interesting and in atructive. The kicker kicks, and the whoh world steps aside and lets him kick He does not amount to much. Abou all he succeeds in doing is to mak some people feel miserable. Hi tirades seldom lead to reforms, how ever worthy may be the cause he es Like the time-worn fable o when thero was no~wofr^i,f^I_ ,,', for being a "kicker" and his infiu ence is of very little weight. It it said that only four of the many graduates of Clemson Colleg< this year aro from the agricultura department. That is rather a pooi showing for an agricultural college it in to o3 noped that one of th< especial aims of Clemson w ill be the turning out of thoroughly trained men for the farms. The theory, along with the practical training that is given in the course, should lead to th revolutionizing of the farming interest. After all, the basis of all wealth is the farm. Any and every thing that lifts up the farmer helps all else in the industrial world. Last week we called the attention of our readers to the work that is being undertaken by the Thomas JelTerson Memorial Association. The small sum of ten dollars is askci of The Tims* readers. The editor will gladly contribute one of these dollars and it is hoped that nine others may be found to make a like contribution of one dollar. Each contributor of that amount gets a bronze medallion; but contributors who give less will receive a certilicato signed by the members of the executive committee. The Times will gladly forward any contribution for this worthy cause that may be entrusted to its hands. The world owes much to the opti mist, 11tuft to the pessimist. The optimist is progressive and constructive, the pessimist is retrogressive and destructive. Tho constructive man is a blessing, the destructive man is a curse. The work of construction requires skill and patience. The work of demolition requires brute force and impatience. How many men have built up a sort of notority upon the slender foundation of the iconoclast! Such a character will always have a following, but he leads to nothing good, nothing enduring He does not even play the part of v moral surgeon to the diseased body social. He but opens up tlie wounds and probes to the quick without ro i moving the cause of the irritation or administering a healing halm. The optimist may make blunders, but he i also discovers truth, formulates plans < and inspires the world's workers with i XrMh courage, j, 0 * LYNCH LAW. In tho daily papers this week there was an extended account of t he lynching of a negro by a mob at Wi'mington, Del., Juno 22. The negro was accused of having feloniously assaulted a young white woman seventeen years old and belonging to a good family. The young woman died of the injuries received without regainbig consciousness. It is with no desire to point the finger of scorn at the poople of the North that this article is written. The North for decades has been pursuing that policy towards the Southern people. We have had many lynchings in the South. There have been many incidents of mob rule that were regretted by tho Southern peor\ 1 n n ti . 1 /lAiulamn ftrl K tr n <\mO . pic auu vvuuuuiu^vi wj IIIU nun o papers. Pulpit and press, almost without exception, failed not tc . speak and write in the interest of th< maintenance of law. Even whih this was true, the Northern paperi and preachers were holding th< Southern people up as living example; of wild and untameable iflen. N< longer than three years ago thi writer was in a largo city of th< i North. A gentleman with whom h< ' became acquainted, a native of Penn sylvania, said to him one day "Haven't you got a good many law less people down your way?" Whci 1 told that a man could travel almos anywhere in the South, unarmei ' and unattended, yet run little risk o being molested, he seemed to doub the statement. It was plainly to b 1 seem that ho had a very bad opinioi of the Southern people in the matte of the observance of law. He finall; , acknowledged that his opinions wer . based upon the newspaper account . of lynchings throughout the South . Within tho past year or tww ther . has been a considerable awakenin , on the part of the North to the tru , conditions in operation at the South . Terrible as it may seem, it is enlighl enmcnt that has been purchased a the price of blood?the blood of hell " loss victims and the blood of th ' brutal ofTenders. This Wilmingto case is one in point. The bruti e crime which brought down speed s death upon the head of the oflendin negro at the South, fails not to brin down upon his head like retributic - ftt the i\ortn. i.et it do rememberc that the chivalrous devotion of tl \ maiulo??rUU8^r,rt'i?th 1 blind fury with which ho struck blow at the brute that sought to la uuholy hands upon the person of . woman. It is a matter for self-cot 5 gratulatiou that so few lynching 1 have occurred in the South recently r But it is sadly true that for the on unpardonable crime there would stil 5 follow the certain reign of Judg . Lynch. So deeply are racial preju [ dices, so impassable the social gul that separates tho whites and th blacks that it is almost out of th , question to argue that the law mus be allowed to take its course. Thi argument is all right. The law shouh take its couree. The law should bi up-held. But the probabilities art that it would be altogether the othe way in the face of the one hideou: crime. But there is great progresi towards allowing the law to take iti course. With swifter meting out oi justice, with strong advocacy of th< supremacy of law, there would be fai less likelihood of a lynching. Be sides, the attitude of the negro himself has helped the South to a safoi rule than that of Judge Lynch. The sensible negroes are no longer oo?ir. _ 0w ?wn ing social recognition. They are advocal ing the principles that make for the industry and thrift of the negro. They are turning away from politics and social equality ideas and beginning to build a foundation that is lasting. A manhood built upon honest labor, a self-respect, that is born of a good character and a security the result, of a good name?theso are the things that must come into the future well-being of the negro. And, it is a hopeful sign that already there is being made some progress along each of these lines Wise men?men who were conservative in their views ?vmomg the Southern people have always argued that the South could ar;d would solve its mighty problem if the North would but keep hands otT. And r.ow that the "hands off" policy seems to bo gaining ground, it becomes moro and moro manifest that those men were right in their opinions. This very fact, amcng i.mvri) mar. it 13 not necessary to mention, makes one slow to point to Wilmington and Bay: "I told you io." We must leave them to work Hit tholr own problems. In the meantime, let us keep on advocating ,he principle that the law shoald be | ewrv gmmmma?? upheld, that mob rule is madness, (g that the safety of the State is largely (g the attitudo of the publio mind to- ijj wards tho law, an altitude of mini I that looks upon the law as a thing that is to bo reverenced and defended, I even to tho shedding of blood. WHY REMEMBER 1] OUR MIGHTY PEAD? ' A strange sight presented itself to , ] the gaze of the thousands of Israel- f ites as they were starting out of the land of Egypt. Several hundred j years before that time a man great V among the Egyptians and great ! among tho Hebrews had died. His ; dying request was that his bones might be carried out of Egypt into ' Canaan. Faithful to the last expressed will of the dying Joseph, tho oMldren of Israel tako "his bones" '. with them uDon their iourney. } Through all their wanderings they | 3 carry this strange burden. A genera- I 5 tion, except two men, pass uway be- j 3 fore their wanderings come to an eod 3 with the eutrance into the land of 3 promise. But when Israel enters 5 that land they carry with theuTthe B burden committed to their keeping at 3 the beginning of the journey out of 3 Egypt. There is a great lesson for tho nations of the' earth in this inci: dent in the history of Israol. Tho nation that forgets its mighty men is 1 already doomed. The lires of patriotk ism having died, there is little hope * for the future. Abstract principles 1 are all right, but there must be the * concrete example ever present before e the mind of the public if any high D ideal is to be maintained. It is the r hero to whose memory a marble shaft ^ is erected that we must look to leavo e his impress upon the mind of suc8 ceeding generations. The nation '* that forgots the graves of its mighty e dead has already lost the ability to ^ produce great men. To the careless e observer it seems that tho building '* of monuments, setting apart certain J* days as legal holidays in commeinolt ration of some great name in our his3" tory and celebrations of various de6 scriptions aro all useless and there" fore unnecessary. Be not deceived. 1 It is in just these memorials that ^ we evince the fact that our day of decadence has not yet arrived. So ? loug as the ashes of our mighty men wield a largi influence over the public mind, just so long miy we rest 10 assured that tho foundations of our ? ? "iiguty ut'iici a cease to exert a strong influence y over the public mind, we may be a sure that the foundations are slipping j away. 8 NOW WHAT? e A writer in one of our exchanges asks II the question: "After the B. A., what?" 0 It is a very important question, to be i- sure. The college course behind, what f of the future? Many a young man or e woman passes beyond the B. A. degree, e but n > sooner than that point is attained t they l>egin a prolonged period of B rest. They feel that there are no more j worlds to conquer. The highest point of ambition's desire being attained, they rest upon the honors achieved. It is the graduate* future, not his past, that should take up a large part of his lhindV 3 activity. The great world of ac'iou is 3 before him. Hi* "commencement" ?x- 1 1 ercises, in their very name, point to new 1 ' exertions, new fields of endeavor. Up ] 3 to the point of graduation he has been | r getting ready to live, getting in shape to ( biing things to pass. Now that he ha> attained that worthy end, let him no' falter in the forward march. Th* ( I Stores, railroads milla * , ?.-wj urtiin.i, 1UIUJS? \ these and many other enterprises are t calling for his trained head and willing \ hand. There are many men who are f incompetent that are yet tilling places- 1 of responsibility. The places of such men are waiting for the qualified mftn "The survival of fittest" is the law that rules in the world of activity. And the trained mind, other things being equal, must forge to the front. Go forth, y? graduates from institutions of learning; * take your places in the world of toilers ti Find your work, seize upon it; push for- d ward in it. Ivook ahead, not behind If you look behind, jou do but show tlia' w you are unlit to wear the honors your h alma mater placed upon you. *1 ci East Union Letter. d 01 Mr. K litoi:? I have been enjoying I the weekly visits of The Times for ^ some time and am delighted with it gi it ought to go in every home in the m county, The peoplo in all of our mil' towns ought to lake tho county pipei tj( and aire lh*??r -4 1 * D vmiuivui BV IFiU'i ? a chance to keep abreast w'th the age w< Literature is oue of tho most power'u) |,f elements in civilization and chiIdrer ^ who go out from homos where book* and papers have been kept before tbem, st go out better prepared for the duties of life, If you will excuse my philoso pby?The mind is very much like s ** blackboard anyway. It ia born in p IBIV il 1 DC Sumri I! Oats looks all ri .ours made all right, c 1 know it. This is the I Mutual Di I !iW Is the place to buy climb a fence and yoi | on a pair of CROWN fife the pair. | HALF PRICI || The best Shirt o w quality and pattern1 jfe keeps them going oul llji in Cuffs, Collars anc vJ; years to 14 years old H and 50c. 1 Shoes Goii jiff Will go quick. Oxfords gu (Or S?ve good sound value, snap <ry Ours is a constantly fig at a low price. We always f 1 MUTUAL paragraphs written on it by the hand of onv.ronmjn', through the senses. .So much for exhortation. There is not so much news about At AnOI?n\ anil A a! nn ? j A<jLVUi*ftV * uuu ilCtUA tAV/C[)t OU III 3 IOW cases offerer ami olher miuor complaints. Mr. David Eison who has been confiaul to his room 1 >r several days with the fever is somewhat better. There a meeting in progress this week at Monarch by tho llev. Mr. White. Sjrvice8 every afternoon and night, S ;veral families have moved into our midst from I'acolet within the last few daj s and some of them are taking hold ut the church work like they are used to it. The Sunday School is growing rapidly. Mr. Davis Eisru is superintendent, and is laying plans f>r the dcvelopement of the gatheriug in oftne older people. The great draw back to tho Suuday School work all over our couutry seems to that fathers and mothers take so little interest in the work. I have no doubt but the parc-uts eucouiuge their children to go to church, but precept without PYJmnln i* uom ? _ Itf T V? J lliUbil like a watch without wheel*. A certain man being a&ked the )ther day to solve the problemn as to | vhy so many more young ladies atend church than young men; looking rery wise he replied?"They don't go or the sermons or the music but the lims." No more for this time. Rusticus. His I,ust Hope Realized. (From the Sentinel, (iebo, Mont.) In the lirst opening "of Oklahoma to ettlcrs in lssti, the editor of this paper tras among the many seekers after formic who made the big race one line ay in April. During his travelling bout and afterwards his camping noon is claim, he encountered much t>ad UfliinK l-? ?!-L *1 , .tmiuii vvi^ctuer Willi 1110 fiOVCrc | eat. gave him a very severe diarrhoea hich it seemed almost impossible to heck, and along in Juno tho case beime so bad bo expected to die. One ay ono of bis neighbors brought him tie small bottle of Chamberlain's Colic holera, and Diarrhoea Remedy as a .st hope. A big dose was given him hile he was rolling about on the ound in great agony, and in a fow linutes the dose was rcjieated. The >od effect of the medicine was soon >ticed, and within an hour, tho paent was taking his first sound sleep for fortnight. That one little bottle orked a complete cure and he cannot tip but feel grAteful. The season for iwel disorders being at hand suggests s item. For sale by F. C. Duke. sps Cc ugh and Works off the Cold I axative Bromo-Quinine Table's cure ' ; idM in one day. N> cue, n:> piy | ce 25 oenta. tily ? II IB ? YOU NEED AN\ it r cio ght, ours feels all righ >urs wears all right, it right time and the y Goods C Clothing at the right 1 will find out that yon TROUSERS which we E FOR STR n earth for 25c, worl with the low price we a i, We have nothing bi 1 Neckwear. Wash Si !. A strong line of Boy ig for 39c aranteed patent colt, velonn py and up-to-date style, increasing business for no othe >ELL FOR LESS. DRY GC , - ===== Cool a? Comfo OXFORDS am For Men an For anyth you wanl footwear we are th Union 51 Watching Your ? Main Street, mi: thing t, ours fits all right, | is all right and we || ,ompany 1 price. Just try to $ l ought to have had ffi 1 sell for $2.50 to $5 ; | :aw hats. i ;h 50c to 75c- The J re making on Shirts | it the correct thing }& lits for boys from 4 II 's Pants at 25c, 35c |) The Pair | calt and black vici. We [jj r reason than we sell goods Btf )QDS CO. 1 t ' - J aimtV<shoe 2 A PAINT/* poor \ d irtable d SLIPPERS d Women, ling t in the line, ie people. _ r loe Co., I Ihoe Interest. t* t. Union* S C.