The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, September 04, 1903, Image 4
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THE UN LON TIMES
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UNION, S. C., SEPTEMBER ?, 1903.
The richvst man i3 no', the man tbr.t
possesses milMors, but tlie one who carries
a true heart, a c'ean conscience and
a mind that thinks the thoughts of God.
The negro problem is getting pretty
elosj to ns when the Seaboard Air
Line turns its dining room at Ilnmlot
over to negroes and attemps to
put the whito people at a side table.
?Florence Daily Times.
Announcement is made that a new
Methodist paper will be published at
Greenwood, S. O.. by Rev. C. \V.
Creighton, backed up by other prominent
Methodists. The Greenwood
Index is to got out the paper for the
new company.
Most men think that the way to
happiness lies in the road to vast
possessions. But it is by bringing
our desires down to the narrowest
limit, not by finding wider scopfior
their activity, that true /ruppiuess is
to be found. The man possessed of
millions, ysc. louging for more millions,
is poorer than one who posesses
little, yet has schooled his heart tc
b? satisfied with what he possesses
death. Because one man is guilty
of gross deceit let it not he dccidec
that all men are deceitful, 1her<
aro many true men in the earth
When we discover that one whom w<
have honored with our confident
proves unworthy let the discovery
drive us all the closer to those wh<
haye not proven untrue.
The recent meeting of represent a
tive negroes in Columbia for the pur
pose of attempting the solution o
problems of lawlessness, especially
lynchings, came oil on schedule
There were few present, considers nj
the number of negroes in the State
and the meeting was a failure. I
was a failure for the very reason tha
the main problem was evaded am
the old cry against the mob violenct
of the whites was again raised. It i
just as well learned now as later
There is no solntion to Ivr.nhinor
until there is the absolute su^rea
sion of ?
Ex-Secretary of State Powers has
been convicted a third timo for complicity
in the murder of Gov. Wm.
Goebel, of Kentucky, in l'.)0o. The
two former convictions wero life sentences.
This last conviction is:
"guilty and the punishment death."
It seems very likely that powers will
hang. The murder of Gov. Goebel
was a most outrageous piece of wickedness,
and the fact that Powers was
twice convicted to servo a lifo sentence
and then found guilty and condemned
to hang, shows that the
proof of his guilt must havo been
overwhelming. Lef him hang! When
the law shows itself able to take hold
of the "mighty" men and punish
their evil deeds, there will be no
more talk about court houses being
refuges for scoundrels.
Happy the man that does not boast
nor bluster. One has often to surrender
an opinion or retreat from u
position. It comes easier to the
humble man to do these things.
Benjamin Franklin tells in his "autobiography"
that he made it a rule of
nis me never to emphatically state
his disagreement with others. He
would say: "I believe you are mistaken,"
or pome word that onlv partially
committed him to his own
statement upon the subject. Such a I
rule is far more likely to lead to
pleasant results than the dictatorial t
utterances of some people. Besides i
it.evinces more of the genteel spirit i
thM is shown in the opposite method.
i?ii ii ' il'i ?
"I FvKGOT," p
A litllo child was told by its mother
to be quiet. The mother was j
suffering with a severe headache. f
The child obeyed for a short time. (
Suddenly it came running noisly into (
the room where the mother was rest- ,
ing. Seeing the frown which gathered
upon tho mother's face, the child
said: "Oh, I forgot." How many
people in this world are like this
child, except that they are not so
quick to own their thoughtlessness.
Very much of tho pain that wo bring
upon others is the result of our forgetfulness.
Tho careless word, tho
thoughtless deed often strike deeper
than we suppose. There is also another
phase of this question which
deserves consideration. Many people
have a very treacherous memory
when it comes to meeting their financial
obligations. These offenders are
often persortft who are well able to
meet these obligations promptly.
Their carelessness often leads to the
infliction of severe suffering on the
part of the creditor. It is an easy
thing to forget to pay the cook or
the washer-woman promptly. It
may be a hard matter for these same
needy bodies to procuro food and raiment.
It is an easy matter for some
people to "forgot" to pay the butcher,
grocer, dry goods merchant and
milliner, lb may bo a very hard
task, that falls upon these creditors
;n the nirtter of moeting their bills
as they fall duo. A certain merchant
became involved in debt so
doeply that ruin stared him in the
face. When failuro seemed inevitable
there was one man who had
much to say J^ubout this same merchant
being dishonest. It developed
later that the merchant's defumer
was one of those who had brought
the merchant to the verge of ruin.
Kveu while his cowardly lips were
; proclaiming tc the tron'tr 'that the
i .TTeichaut would not pay his debts
his account with this same merchant
was unsettled, and had been so for
months. Many people who would
scorn to lio about almost any other
\ matter do not hesitate to lie egregi>
ously when it comes to money inter.
ests. Commercial honesty is something
that sadlv nopd*..J~ ",culJ
money test, he can, most^'fiKU1;5
'' stand almost every other. A mar
may proclaim himself a Christain, a
3 good citizen and a worthy member of
society, but if he neglects his finan
5 cial obligation he gives the lie to his
3 proclamation. It sometimes hap
pens that a man falls upon evil for
3 tune, in consequence Of which hi
cannot meet his obligations. Th<
deepest sympathy should be felt fo
such cases. But the man who car
pay and yet will not, or who "for
* gets" to pay when he could an<
f should pay, is a sorry Christian, i
' poor citizen and an unworthy mem
? ber of society. It might not be fa
' from the truth to say that he is no!
^ only a liar but is also dishonest.
i THE LAWYERS
AND THE TRUSTS
s At a meeting of the American Ba
: Association in Hot Springs, \ a., thi
s week one of the uwU"' I'1'
?vuaoon expresses alarm at th(
rapid growth and tremendous powei
of the trusts. It points out three
remedies. First: Tux them tc
death or until their growth is impeded.
Second: Compel them to
render better nnd cheaper service.
Third: The State can enter the
field of competition, and by its competition
restoro the force of competition
to its former supremacy.
The third remedy proposed would
be a direct and powerful move Id the
direction of socialism. From this
mlp a mflrinu r\ "
v..~ o.xviivoii jjcu[)io nunirniiy recoil.
It is, however, truo that the
great movements towards combination
in almost every line of business
activity are leading steadily to governmental
control.
Many people see the deliverance
from the monopoly of the trusts in
this very result. The trusts will,
thoy think, grow so great that they
will swallow up every competitor and
will in turn have to be swallowed up
by the government. This school of
thinkers and writers is increasing in
number at an alarming rate, and it
is to be hoped that no such sad ending
may come to our boasted free
country What difference between
being a governmental slave and the
slave of one man? Anyway, a man
with the instincts of freedom recoils
from the thought of the individual
being swallowed up in the mass.
The second remedy proposed seems
to be altogether inadequate, for the I
eason that it offers too many ave- '
iues of escape for the trusts.
The first remedy offered would
iiw Mb- P??
cem to be sane and safe, and might
rring about tho desired reformation
Tax them in an increasing ratio a?
/hoy increaso in wealth. Tho report
?ays : "We would leavo perhaps the
first hundred thousand free, and th(
first million choap, and raise the rate
with each succeeding million." As ii
now is, the rule works tho other way,
It is the smaller concerns that pay th(
highest rate. Reverse this condition
and the problem is solved. But how
Money is mighty?in commereia
matters well-nigh almighty. It i
difficult to see how any force can b'
brought to boar upon the trusts tha
money cannot resist. Perhaps afte
all, the greed of the mighty corpora
tions will prove to bo their own de
struction. But it makes ono trem
ble to think of all the possible calani
aties that may fall upon us when th
collapse doos come.
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A man must dwell under the shadow
of sorrow before he can reach the fulne?
of life. The bright sunshine of goo
fortune must give place, for a season, t
the dark clouds of disappointment an
suffering, ere the true relation of thing
can l>e seeu. It is the woman who ha
stoo 1 over her own sick child aud pr
I a.,rr.?'a/i ua nh? attended to i
blCUtiy CUiuitu ?
every need that lias the deepest, broade
sympathy for another mothe." in like cii
cumsta'jces. It h the mau over wbos
head the angry storms have passed thi
linds himself possessed of a heart tin
sees tilings in their proper relations.
SANTUC SIFTINGS,
Personal Paragraphs.
Miss Annie Gregory who has lee
teaching a good music class at Lai
drum nearly all summer, returned I
her homo here last week.
Mr. Kcily Johns has been given
position as policemen at Whitmire
with a good salary, and I hope 1
may do well in his new home an
occupation.
Mr. Simpsons Cannon of Spa
partanbuvg, was here last week visi
ing relatives. lie is almost one
our "natives." his mother havir
been a born citizen of this place,
Miss Fant,
Mr. llivers Thames, now of Clia
leston,- made a flying visit to tl
place, his old home, Sunday.
Miss Eihel Jeter is expecting
leave this week, to resume her duti
i Salem-Winston, N.
t the Baptist church here last we<
' There were no additions to the inc
. bcrship but the membership was bei
, fitted. Rev. J. It. Fundcrburk i
siaicu iuc |/aavui| xvcv? i> i-> w#"
a part of the time.
I have not, cannot have, a
would not have if I could, respi
3 for a man who will wilfully start
r evil report on a person or help rm
1 nify it when started, and especia
" i fit is on a young lady; but i 1 th
1 arouse suspicion openly, I hive
51 more to say.
We are having dry and hotwea
r er. A week of 100 per cent
t sunshine, and temperature frpm
to 100 degrees. Cotton is bci
scorched and ripening premature
Fodder is burning, 1 think bef
corn is ripe, field peas are on a/tp'
r still, and gardening truck isggS '
s ing. w I v h
} I had an invitation both I
5 committee and individuals to atte
the big picnic that wa? at Carli
, last Friday but being eitual
( another way, I could not attend w
impunity. I felt almost compel!
to hold back for a meeting to con
in which I am going to be looked f
for a purpose. I know it was a fi
one, as they always have these, a
I appreciate the kind invitatior
May they all live to have and onj
many good picnics.
Before this is in print, tho,big pi
nic in tho grove near Mr. W. '
Stokes' will be passed. It is for ti
first and is expected to be a big c
joyablc one. Ilash will be on docl
et to tickle one's jpalate, and ever
thing is promising now.
Things over at the dam are not
honey affair as they may have bet
pictured. The contractor has bee
-round and cut wages of mani
which is equivalent to cutting then
and the hands arc quitting, I ai
told, until there are only a handfi
there. With cut wages and foi
bills, sugar 10c, becomes 18c, an
flour 75 to 00c per quarter, sacl
etc , they cant save anything.
Quite a number of farmers win
were counting much on making thei
mules feed themselves, and make i
little pocket lining hauling cemen
the dam, have been cut off too short
and are now doing nothing. Th<
old belief that the building ot the dan
would drop a considerable amoum
of money here, and that everyont
would be able to pick up money,
failed to materialize and they are nc
tetter off than if it*had never started.
[ imagine they feel like Trip did when
Watch waft the chief dog ol the bone
I BARfj
ii ati
!l SUMMER
.'11 We take
to move
e (m we have
J The Foil.
o m
,g I'Jj Very Fine Figured Batiste {
fe* Foulards, Fancy Stripe Mm
Us iiw Yftl'd Wide Madras, Sea Is
st flVa
r- HI I Fine French (iinghams, Co
,e 1)1! patent*, worth 10c au<
ft IH Mercerized Chambray and i
|nil Very Fine Combed Yarn B
||j Silk Mouselins and Silk Sti
Kg 50c to 7;3c, cut price...
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l\ Bargains
'jC | Come '
I }j posted.
?gf| date st
1 prices.
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I MUTUAL
ie_ yard.
iS~ Two big days, with large all door3
011 standing ajar, and a setting ot cups
filled to the broken places, and the
nd hard times relegated for the time, for
ect me, at least, and a double barreled
an picnic, with a variety of wholesome
Jg" things interspersed as a "spin ol
*v life," was the 29ih and 30th of Augiey
ust, when the Sunday School Conno
vention met at Ilebron Church, good
old Ilebron section, and I slipped in
? ana auaea a inuc oy my little prcsof
ence or hail something added to me.
96 ] a fine time. It is no use in
in8 trying to encumber the readers with
'lv. details. It was indeed a pleasure
orc atiA h. recreation to be with those
rw1 people, thoao Aiflnda. uentlcmcn ami
en~ ladies and children una otneis
1 ^ abroad. There was a house full on
Saturday, and a house full and ?
the Ynrd|^u imost on Sunday. Ant
b*1 paging from the discussions and the
8'e business push at this meeting, inanj
pronounced the convention as iinproving
wonderfully. There steuied
to be much enthusiasm, and good
ie> speakers on good subjects, and a
3r' good introductory sermon by Rev. J.
nc D. Mahon. Well, it was all good,
n(l according to my judgment, except the
18, excessive hear. Saturday evening
?y gave all who attended on opportunity
to witness a baptism when
'rc' Rev. C. II. Holland, the pastor, baptized
four, two girls and two young
men.
n" There is no need to go into telling
of the generous hospitality we rcY'
ccivcd, for that has been done for
that section time and again, and alu
most everybody knows it, and it does
!n not diminish one hit; it increases.
n But I cannot find worfla tn
.. ?v wit axj\JUt
h it. Those people seem glad to have
a? visitors with them, and I am sure
111 that I, as a visitor, like always to be
11 able to go over there. I used to go
more frequently than I have of late,
d but I have not been absenting myself
lately .because I could lirid no
enjoyment there. And so this time
0 I felt very welcome, knew all my old
r friends, was known by them and felt
a that it was good to be there.
1 I could tell much more, but space,
as well as time forbids, and I will
extend a note of heart-felt thanks
i and close books.
) IIby Denver. i
* conetipato<l or hiliousncsS, call for
. lemon's 1'ills, ami he certain our clerks
give you the genuine Ramon's. Complete
treatment-?25 doses 25cts. Sold
by Union Drug Co.
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'HE MUTU
GOODS Ml
stock in August and in
our stock of summer
made
nwinp Cut
uid Muslin?, fast colors, value 8Ac i
dins, Fancy Swiss, etc , value 15c
iland Percale, etc., fast colors, w<
rded Madras, Everett Classics, etc,
1 12 Ac, cut price ,
Madras, very pretty wash fabric, wo
ati?te, beautiful style?, fast-colors,
ripe Dimities, only a few plums lefl
in Every Depa
to see us and
Yours for
uff at rock /b
DRY 60(
We are R<
to Shoe
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Every man,
and child in I
county with
SHOES the
fords.
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t> 18c, cut price 10c% )\J
>rtli 12ic, choice 9c. j?
fast colors, pretty [f|
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