The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, July 17, 1903, Image 4
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THE UNION TIMES
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UNION, 8. C., JULY 17, 1903.
SELF-MASTERY.
No man need boast of any achieve
ment that crowns the activities c
his life until he has fought and wo
the one supreme battle in huma
life?the mastery of self. All othc
hills may be ascended, but towerin
above them is this one great height
Wealth, fame, knowledge, experience
skill?these are worth while provide'
they come into the life of a man wh
h is attained to the best of all thing
? i body dominated by a lofty mind
n mind in harmony with that wliie
is eternal and invisible. Withou
this mental poise wealth, farm
knowledge, experience and skill d
but add to the madness of the fur
that lends to reekless death. Is
man better tnan the brute if his bod
ily appetites control his activities
Is not the brute so led? But hot
can this worthy end be attained? i
is not in the power of wealth to giv<
it, for many of the richest of enrtl
are most sadly lucking in self-control
It is not the bequest of knowledge
for many of those most deeply versec
~in IHe one besl
possession of a human heart. Mani
of those whose names are famous li
the unnals of history wore sadly de
ficient at this vital point Self-con
trol Is the r suit and product of faith
It is true that this faith may be "o
the earth earthy." Vet, faith ii
something, in some body, in some
being outside of self is necessary tc
an abiding rest upon sure found*
tions. Without faith a human life
miiaf Kn nntvurr] ?i r
abiding rest upon sure foundations,
Without faith a human life must be
swept onward over an unknown anr
stormy sea towards dark and forbid
ding shores. And why should it no!
be said: the faith that ranges towarr
the stars, the faith that links human
ity to the throne of God?this is thi
best of all rudders for the guidanc<
of the ship over the sea of life. Even
man is a believer. It may be tha
his faith ranges no higher than tin
earth. Even such a faith puts ii
man a principal that enables the wil
to say to the body : "Thus far thoi
shalt go, no further." Of how mucl
greater glory then is the faith tha
sweeps the firmament ar.d anchor
itself to the throne of God! The oin
sublime need of this cold and sordi<
age is faith in God.
ATTICNDINO TO
YOUR OWN BUSINESS
This is a hard thing to do, a diffl
cult lesson to learn and the very es
sence of safety and success. Somi
people are so busy attending to tin
nusiness 01 oiner people mnt ine;
neglect their own affairs. Some then
are who have never learned thei
limitations; they lead a sort of pirat
ical existanco; they are consequently
outlawed?branded as pestiferoui
fellows who deserve to bo severely
handled. The man who attends t(
his own business has no time to med
die with the affairs of others. More
over, he is a man not much given t<
speaking his mind on every and any
occasion. He is not forever prowl
ing around the back door of his neigh
bor's house, nor seeking to get hok
of the secrets of his competitors
Consequently, he leads a peacefu
life. He knows moro of the goo(
about hiin than he does of the evil
f f fiAtnou i a no a a f k u t I rim k a i. ?f i
4 v Vv \j 111 v o n/ piiao i nun ii uu in in li
open and receive him as a welcorm
guest. He becomes a conservative
element in society and helps to hole
things to a secure foundation. Dig
nity sits upon his brow and content
ment reigns in his heart. When ht
dies men sincerely mourn and the
"V - ~ fragrance of his life lives for many s
year after the grave has received hit
body.
9^^^^ M j|A 4|ft >iV ^fr ^:- ^ 4H
^ in ?iv /iv nc tTv tiv in *n m >n ?n ?t>
A PAR
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r $ A certain man, ignorant of
{having saved up a few paltry doll
that he would try the blessedness
| ablo resort. Gathering his extrf
jjc them in?o his new "telescope" ai
? which he happened to chooso wa
( a gathered together the fashionabh
X leisure upon their hands. Arrivi
i T struck with admiration. Magni
J and merry groups of men, womei
0 T to quicken its beat. Here he wo
18 t ?rest, recreation, fellowship a
' f merrily till the doors of the dinli
1 our seeker after pleasure entered
P This seat was far back in a dark
A rear end of it, in fact. He was
,r | served in courses, but managed t
A to enable him to read over the m
j> dinner. Servants came and serv
I] I place of the man under dis
? right and left were suuiptously
~ T to say to himself: "My time is
T ning to think of n little poem w
? about some brook that went "
? brought in his dinuer. He ordei
| stringy something that might ha
^ old thing" was placed before bin
ri || small, boney piece with the net
n & him. In fact every order he hat
,r ^ had a miserable way of being soi
2 a upou which his neighbours w<
I strange," mused the worthy mai
? i right, seeing the consternation o
A over and whispered :
o a "T?here's a secret,
;s J I?n the kitchen c
'? ? P?ut your hand i
b S?o, and you'll w
it ?
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y We suggest that the press dis
a patches let the Pope rest for a'while
1 and until he makes up his mind tc
0 die.
v There will bo a large gathering of
( farmers at Clemson Aug. 10-11. They
3 will meet for the purpose of learning
1 improved methods of farming. We
hope many of our Union county
> farmers will bo able to attend this
^* \vhat ""better screen does a rascal
j want than that furnished in the
statement to the effect that in the
. Philippines a man deteriorates physic.
ally and mora ly in a year? Where
Mncronn is nlreiirlv nrpsnnf, ir. mov
r> O r. WWVMV " """J
f be expected to spread rapidly under
, certain conditions. That's nil there
; is to it.
The editor of The Times was received
into the State Frees Association
at the meeting last week. It
was quite a pleasure to meet with
these gentlemen and to make theii
acquaintance. They are quite gen'
erous in their treatment of a new
comer, and make one feel at homo at
f one.
Verily the peoplo love to be hum?
bugged. It is stated that a ccrtair
3 preacher out in. Indiana preaches
j every night to crowded houses, yet
I the preacher is asleep while deliver
? ing his discourses! The spiritua1
i quae* is a worse devil than the med1
ical quack, for the reason that he
! finds more fools to play upon and
3 works harm to the souls of men. The
t sensationalist of the type to which
s this preacher belongs is so degraded
e u specimen that no language used in
' his condemnation is too severe. But
the strange thing is that the people
should bo so easily imposed upon.
Sometimes a man upon whom grave
* responsibilities fall is heard to say
- something like this: "Well, I have
b tried hard to do my duty, but no one
b seems to appreciate my efforts. I
7 feel like giving up." No dopbt it i?
e sweet to have tho word of encouraget
inent from our fellowmen. It nerves
* us to greater effort. But a man is
F not meeting his responsibilities beb
cause of the praiso of men; he finds
f duty in his path. Like a true man
he goes into tho performance of that
* duty. This way is sometimes lonely,
* it is often thankless, it is seldom the
- way to lavish praise. But it is a way
5 that lends to self-respect, to a sound
reputation and to lasting good. In
fact, it is the only way open to a
' heart that beats true and a soul that
- rests in safety. With kindness in
1 our hearts for every man, with deep
convictions of duty, let us go forward.
Praise or no praise, this path leads to
tho heights whereon the noble men
1 of earth dwell.
3 | "IN flOD'S COUNTRY."
The Story of a Sum mar's Outing.
5
1 (hy tanoauyik \ )
It was in the ycarlfWO lint mv friend,
William Parsons and I put our heads together
and planned and txacuUvl one of
the most delightful trips ever ei j >yed by
the sons of men. TIih war with Spain
was over, and as a const quel ice, army
tints could be purchased for a small
sum. l'arsons and I purchased three of
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the ways of the wicked world, $ (I
ar^i, determined within himself $ 1/
\ of a summer trip to a fashion- $ ^
i garments together he packed ? m
ad boarded the train. The place ^ /()j
8 a famous resort where were ^ M
5 and rich people with abundant 1 Jm
>ng at his destination, he was a \V?a
ficent buildings, spacious halls T Hy
i and children caused his heart T |(r.
uld find what his soul longed for J MS
nd tempting viands. All went J 'fe
ng room were thrown open and * 111
its portals and was shown a seat, t ||
corner of the dining room?the I Wjj
not used to having his meals m
0 grasp the situation sufficiently ^ nn
ienu card and give his order for jl In)
ants went, but none paused at ? L'JJ
icussion. His neighbors to the T
supplied. This encouroged him Wi
} coming." He was just begin- t III
hich he had read in childhood ? ])('
on forever," when the servnnt $ :?v(a
rod a sirloin steak, and a small $ If#
,ve been beef or mutton or "any
1. He ordered baked chicken; a i )1W
;k hatiging to it was set before it ' j)f
1 given was filled, but everything ^ (jj
nething that was inferior to that ? jrr
ire feasting. "This is passing X wra
a. A gentleman sitting on his T YA
f the inexperienced man, leaned J ((U
* li*
, I can tell you 1 yjhj
if this place: ? Kfi
nto your pocket T I]
car a smiling face." ' ?y]
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these fents?one a common soldi-rV II
Lent, the other two officers tents. We If I
were congenial spirits, moved by a com'
mon impulse?a desire to get a broath of vfta
nature and through nature to nature's Yoj
God. It was soon decided that ill" /III
' wilds of the mountains would aff >r<l the IIJ
very place in which to pitch our tents. I'Ji
A supply of provisions, a scant outfit for uM
cooking, a couple of guns together w.th fjrf
some few pieces of bedding constituted V
our "outfit." Tents and pro\isi?r?s I
were shipped several days in artyaw^v "f. .11,
nni ?^*taj/iuyiuJ or Jim, tf f "j
colored boy. to be our cook and aeneral I rl>7
servant. The three of us followed the ill
plunder. Arriving at the small railway
station far up in the mountains, we en- Ijllj
gaged a team to convey our "household" (?)
goods far up in a wild country and beyond
the customary haunts of men. ^2^
Permission from a "mountainer was ?
given us to camp upon his lands. Be- ,
side a clear, babbling brook, under the . ,j
shade, of a ftiendly tree, we "drove ,
stakes" and settled down to?rest. At tj
home we wore collar, coat and shoes, yr
Not so here!- We were nigh to forgetling
these things were a part of the .
wearing apparel of moder ? civilization.
B oks were left behind One newspap- our
per every three days found its way to a wlt|
small post office three miles away. on j
The mountaineers soon found our re- jje
'treat, and forthwith, brought us Irish wafi
potatoes, chickens, eggs, beans, cabbage, j(
squirrels, rabbits, butter, milk?in fact,
almost everything a hungry man needed. inv
These products were offered for sale at a aVfi
ridiculously low price, and our boy Jim j
found great difficulty in providing cook- gjM>
ing uteusils for so many different articles ^
>f food. Beans, cabbage, okra, Irish s'll0i
IKjtatoes and perhaps a few fat squirrels '
would he consigned to one and the same tl)e
pot. Do you turn up your nose at this j
mixed" stew? Why man, it was food
for a king. A morning's tramp over ^
lills and through hollows, a plunge in ^
i uhe falling waters of a clear, cold moun- a
tain stream, and?if you turn away from
our savory dish, and a good, brown hoe- an(^
cake of cornbread you evince the fact (jra
that your physical condition is past hope g(u
of recovery. Wade up stream aid every |Io
twenty yards fire away at the swimming t
trout, climb out on the bank and gather p.
wild 11 )wers, ascend some high peak, and
, after gazing around for a brief time, re- , j
trace your steps to the camp?and ?f you
refuse to cat Jim's dainties, your case
, would be, by your humble servant, orsidered
hopelessly bad. Do not talk to *. '
me about your ''fashionable resorts,"
nor your mineral springs with their gay (.
and crowded throngs. The eternal hills, f ,
clad in the glorious green of summer, ' ,
dotted with cold sparkling springs. ' ,l
1 traversed by swift mountain streams and J
enveloped in the purest air God ever , '
! made, are not to bespoken of in the
some breath with your inau-madd de- .. *'
1 vices for entertainment and comfort. A j'
man can get more rest to one fquare ,
i inch of such surroundings thau can he .
found in a square mile of stuffy, crowded ,?
hotel buildings And I'd rather sit ,
down to a "rabbit s'.ewr, and a plate of *
r green corn in the ear and a dish of .
mountain cabbage than to the best of
delicacies served on the table of a sumrner
hotel. Why, man! the music of a . ,
mountain brook sings in a fellow's ear \
for months after be has left its happy ' ;
banks. '
The beautiful vision of a sunset scene
1 ?gold and silver clouds, streaming rays J^1
of the fust sinking sun and the gathering
shadows of approaching nitrht?leaves an
impress upon the brain that for month1- .
cheers the heart of man. To lie down t
upon some grassy slope, luck upon tin 'nnl
^romid, face U> the sky, and hear the ,Vr
beat iog of the great heart of God ?this J'
is something worth while! But some e
timid soul will say: "Did the snake.^ *
bite you?" We never saw a single 8.v*
snake the wholo time we were there ex- 'f .
cept now and then a water moccasin. ,le
and each of these seemed as anxious to "J,"",
get awav as we were glad to have liiro
go. ''How much did it cost?" says ,
some practical soul. Not enough to 1,1
worry over. For less than it would hav? (,v<:'
cost in some summer hotel. Indeed. 10 .
Tarrons and 1 figured it out that we
NEVk
You can
new and
AT T i
We mention bf
Fine Corded Dimitiei
pretty neat figurei
only limited quant
ty, value 8c, to e
quick at
1000 yards fine soft fii
ish Bleach, 10 to 2
J i ii t
yara lengins, xne *
quality at
Linen Golor Crash Th
is a ''Crasher," valr
8c to 10c, sale pri(
only
"Empress Organdies
solid colors, greei
pink, blue, linen, re
and black, worth 15
"special" at
New Lot Ladies' Collai
the H. & I. brand, a
sizes and height
price
We will giv
fine dress g
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MUTUAL
d for less tlmn it would have cost us
ive at home. 4-Did you see any rr
onehinersV'" Yes. a number of |
in and got to know them pretty well,
did not feel that we had any governu
t contract to suppress their activities,
we took paius to let them know that
were not after any row. .Soon afier
arrival one stone-faced individual
li a long, muzzle loader rille re.-t.iDg
bis arm came up to our camp lire,
came to spy out the land. "Howdy.'4
i all he said for ten minutes. We
to know him quite well before wo
, fished with him, hunted with him,
ited him to eat with us. If he ever
raged over one word to ten minute.", 1
tiled to hear them But ho could |
ot that old muzzle loading rille! I
1 to him: "Can you tell us how to
ot these troutV We shoot and miss
ry time." He made no reply, but led
way to the stream near by, waded
it in and bogan ascending the st ream
h Parsons and myself close on his
Is. After going a few steps, up to
shoulders Hew the rille-but?"ping"
nd the white beNy of a trout came to
surface, A few steps more?"ping,"
I another. This went on for some
e. After the "ping" cama the
nned body of the fiah to the stmace.
either could not or would not talk,
he could shoot! "Look here, man,
hate to have a man like you after
, if I were a revenue ollicer." I said
lim. Parsons spoke up: "Are there
'stills' around here?" ".Nope "
ut suppose a fellow got a snflke bit* ?"
sisled Parsons. "Let him die."
oe days later, and after wo had sucded
in getting into the good graces of
i stone-faced, monosvllahic InhaWtant
'God's country," he cauoe up one day
I said: '"Like a little?" "Little
at," I replied. "L'qaor." "Well
today. If a snake should bite one
is we would lie glad to get *a little.' v
rmme know," was his reply. Said
"We are not after your stills. Just
the satisfaction of knowing. I want
isk if there aie any 'stills' near here."
lenty." "Where are the) V" I asked I
nodded his head in one direction and
1, "over there." And in another and
1, "over there." It turned out thai
re were several close by. We were
ii invited to go and see them. This
rifused to do, for we were attending i
ctly to our own business?resting,
nan that cannot rest without liquor
a a bad way. The pure air, pure
er, glories of nature and beautiful
sery are to be enjoyed by a clei r
in. a steady eye ai d a keen ear.
liBkey would but serve to blunt every
se that could take in theglor erof (
e land of the sky." There are many
re incidents that might be nut down
the entertainment of the reader. 1
l t U 1 *
i? iino oioiy nngm grow too long. I
atiived home after a month's stay i
ngthenrd in body and mind and with
*t recollections of a month spent
le to God's heart. Some day my
nd. Parsons, and I hope to repfat
experience. But the busy routine
luty lashes us on. Even now, as the
mometer ranges close to one hundred 1
1 e shade a hungry feeling comes
r me and I feel that I must get back
he cool breezes and babbling brooks
o?e to the throbbing heart of nature. IL.
r; G(H
always find some
I attractive
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slow a few of the ne'
s, ; New Val.
s, sertions,
i- J/ 3c. 4c, 5
;o ? 1254c an
" So' I Pearl Butl
I ffc'aod
? 7!4c, I Persian L
is I Linons,
le | gandy, S
;e f{{ ciu.jiiew
... 5c. (? ed, prici
? I 20c. 25c,
a' I New Curts
id I Scrim, I
c' _ [|| unbleacl
10c. | gCl i0o,
rs
11 | Yard Wic
s, a value
10c. cm with 13(
e you a few dots a1
:oods and silks nej
fasa anna nfflgB
DRY fiQf
UNION SHOE COMPANY'S
WHY
More^^
Edwin Clapp's $5,
Walk-Over $3.50 ai
Don the
streets c
now tha
other St
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wmm mmm m m
- They fit
look betl
wear be
(Our name stamped <
Sold onl;
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Main Street,
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west things: I
Lace and In- ?f
Beading, etc. U
c, 7c, 8c, 10c, yh
d 15c.
cons, new lot M
per doz-> 10c, '
.20c. J
awns, India ei
French Or- [w
cotch Lawns, j|||
lotjustopen3s
10c, 15c,
35c and 50c.. J|
kin Swiss and |
leached and
hed. Prices
ISoand 25c. |
le Bleach, a
to compare IIU
;Cotton. Price Sc. m
bout our |
ct week. ft
s fop you. - ^ ^
SHOES BEST riAPE.
IS IT
$6 and $7 Shoes .
^And
id $4.UU Shoes I
new
?f IJnion
in any
loe?
USE
better,
ier and
tter.
3n every pair.)
y by
toe Co., f
hoe Interest.
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