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THE UNION TIMES PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY ?by thk? UNION TIMES COMPANY Second Floor Times Building vek postoffick, bell I'lionk. No. 1 L. Q. Young, Manager. Registered at the Postofllce in Union, 8. C., as second-class mail matter. SUBSCR1PTION RATES One year ------- $1.00 Six months ------ 50 cents Three months ----- 25 cents. ADVERTISEMENTS One square, flrst insertion - - $1.00. JSrery .lbsequentinsertion - 50cents. Con acts for three months or longer will be nade at reduced rates. Locals inserted at 8J cents a line. Rejected manuscript will not be returned. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for at half rates. UNION, 8. C., OCTOBER 16, 1903. A hen, like some men, is always in hard luck. She is seldom able to find anything where she laid it. Carrie Nation declares she will not go on the stage in "Ten Nights in a Bar Room." Possibly she would prefer twenty nights. According to official reports of the weather bureau at Washington very little damage was done to corn by the recent, frosts, except in the westem portions of Kansas and Nebraska. A severe storm raged along the North Atlantic coast last Friday and Saturday, doing great damage to houses and truck farms as as well as shippinc. A flood in tho Passaic river destroyed millions of dollars worth of property at Patterson, N. J. Many lives were lost. The failure of the Langley sir ship is a serious disappointment to those interested in aerial navigation, as very strong hopes for its success were entertained. The escape of Prof. Manley who was on board as navigator, without any personal damage except a "ducking," is a source of gratification to all. Some day, it may be far distant, justice will be done the Turk?ha will be driven from power in places where Christians find a home. The Turk may do for Turkey proper, but he has no claim on any other part of God's earth. He should be forced "to flock by himself."?Providence (R. I.) Telegram. Some men are always trying to "get oven." If you belong to this class drop out of it. It is a profitless business and hurts you more than it does the other man, because it dwarfs both your soul and your Intelligence. I)r. Johnson says spite is "among the most expensive luxuries of life."?Baltimore World. Great Hritam nas Iliaiio a ouiWcii demand on the sultan of Turkey that he make haste in instituting his reforms in Macedonia ?nH f.ho nmva. paper correspondents are convinced that it is simply a scheme to balk the Czar of Russia and the Emperor of Austria in their aggrandizment aspirations. If the powers are ever able to make up their minds as to what they really want there may be some possibility of accomplishing something in the reform line. York county is full of historic interest, and its people are awake in the matter of preserving this heritage from their ancestors. ftewntly there was an occasion of nnusual in-j fcerest at Brattonville, which was tho celebration of Huck's defeat and unveiling a taonument to the heroes who won the victory. Tim Yorkville Enquirer gives a full a?vd interesting *ecount of the celebration, wh?<;h was under the auspices of the Duughtonv the American Revolution, and tho speech of Congressman 1). E. Finley, which is descriptive of the engage ment and the military situation of the times, is worthy of preservation, ! The battle was fought on the 12th oj July, 1780, and the number engaged was quite small, Americans 8ii0 and British 5KX>, but the defeat and death of Huck was followed by the victory at Musgrove's Mill, which led up to the battle of King's Mountain, October 7,1780. Mr. Finley says : "Without Huck's defeat the battle of Musgrove's Mill would hardly have been fought, and without these victories there is little llklihood that the battles of King's Mountain andOowpens would have taken place, and without these battles it is improbable that the war of the Revolution would have been successful."?Greenville lloun-] fcalneer. J i. * .? In the death of Gen. Bradley T. Johnson the South loses one of her bravest and most devoted sons. He entered the Confederate servico lu command of the (irst Maryland company to join the army and rose rapidly to the rank of Brigadier General After the war ho resumed the practice of law. Ho wrote several books relating to the great struggle in which he took so activo a part. In 1S7(> he came to this State and was of valuable service to Gen. Hampton in overthrowing the corrupt rulo of the negro and the carpet-bagger. The feeling that cotton is worth moro than it is bringing Is widespread, and nobody seems able to account for the falling pricos. Among the theories advanced is the general depression in Wall street, and the fact that the Southern mills are unable to borrow money with which to carry supplies. It is said to be a fact that it is more difficult to borrow money in New York at this time than it has been for years past. Whatever the reason, it is quite probable that a large portion of the crop u : a ~ l 1 J ?5 a. i_ ? ? At? 19 gUldg IU Ut3 9U1U CllCttp WILI11K1 Lilt) next month or two, and after that the probability is prices will go up to the right figures.?Yorkville Enquirer. Washington Letter. (From Our Regular Correspondent.) Our trade with China will be greatly facilitated by a commercial treaty which United States minister Conger has'just signed at Peking. The terms of the treaty provide for the abolishment of the likin, or in ternal tariff, which has made trade with China so difficult; the recognition of Americans' rights to reside in the Empire for missionary work; the protection of patents, trade marks and copyrights; the granting of mining rights to American capital; the opening of two ports in Manchuria, and permission to carry on trade, industries and manufactures in all of the open ports of China. The United states agrees, provided other countries do likewise, to pay at the port of entry one andja half times the tariff import duty, and also consent to the prohibition of the importation into China of morphine and instruments for its ejection. China agrees further to establish a uniform coinage system which will be legal tender throughout the Empire. This together with the abolition of the likin, will remove the two greatest obstacles to our trade with China, which is now expected to increase very rapidly. The Washington grand jury completed last week its investigation of the Post Office scandals and just before adjourning it announced thirteen new indictments. The list of accused contained the name of James Tyner who was until his rcccent dismissal, Assistant Attorney General for the Post Office. There are now thirty persons waiting trial for defrauding the government through the Post Office Department. Many of om Katrn oah VUVUA u?TV OVf V Vi ai IMUlV/bUIGllVOf MavLcu baa fou'tpo? and Beavers six. The list includes besides a former postmaster general, four chiefs of divisions in the department, an ex-congressman and a state senator from New York, a Pennsylvania mayor and a number of business men who have been selling supplies to the department. Most of the trials will take place in Washington, and will begin with the present term of court. They are expected to continue through next summer. After Fourth Assistant Bristow hands in his report, which will be completed in about ten days, the present investigation of the Post Office may be said to be finished, The visit of several cranks to the White IJouse during the last week has renewed ike .discussion on the subject of the president body guard. One of these cranks, a Dane named Elliot, had to be disarmed in the White House, and taken off in the patrol wagon. It was learned or on that on the Drccedinr? dav * o f J h6 had (jllowed the President to church and sbco^* bands with him after the service. He wh* a/^ed at the time and had he been possessed I of fc.nv crazy intention the President would hfviz bad to defend himself, for his guards w,er,e ^t with twenty feet of him. These secret service men ar# detailed by the treasury de partment without any specific authority and are required to make themselves as little conspicuous as possible. Many people regard this as not in keeping with our demo cratic institutions, but others argue that three national calamities within forty years prove that the President ought to have a suitable gu?rd detailed by tho War Department in accordance with a special act of Congress. It is said that the members of President Roosevelt's cabinet will try to have some such measure introduced at the coming session, Santuc Sifting*. And tho sweet, sweet, summer so lovely, Partr with her sisters to re it. While in the fai-awiv distance, Voices I hear ia the w?st. The 6weet summer lin certainly Kono, and the voices in the west m \y be wind, but the las. few d iys I', w it i i tin S orih-west. It is gettiug about time that wo were hearing something about the Fair, v/h i is goi ig, but tlrere are two weeks yet to | plus it in. Wo expected frost two mornings last week, but it did not come, and we ware glad for our crops were not ready. For two days last week we had very windy weather. Indeed it was so windy as to almost make one think that March had got on the wrong end of the year. Miss Annie Gregory has a music class at Carlisle and she goes down twice a week, and spends about one day each time with her claw. An entertainment, a "height party," was given at Misses Nora and A.gnes Thomas' last week for the benelit of the Methodist church, and $Ui was roalizsd. I regret that I was not present, for just then I was much too sick for any huig. As the weather is turning cooler, it is getting to be a good timo for hunting, the frost will soon come, and rabbits will lie fat. People on the farms can get up a hunt most any tims, and not lose much time. The farm is the very best place to get such pleasures, unless one has nlentv of monev. I heard a sermon preached once, where, the text was, "Your time is short." My time seems very short. There are several things I would like to do, bit the time is too short. Many things 1 had plauued to enjoy myself, but the summer has slipped away so quick that I had not enjoyed them all. The time was short. Will we ever do auything to any amount when the time is short? 1 was amused lately, when an old negro, who could not be hired to ride on a train?never rode one?telling how he would sermble out of a railroad cut when he met a train, and when I asked him why he did not step aside and let it pass, he said, "No sir, there never was a 1 ail road cut big enough for rae and a train to pass at the same." liy a little notice in Tub Timrs I learn tint 11. II. Johns is post-master at Gibbs. I am glad to hear of his position. I see that he has not quit hinting for he has a 'possum. M my are the tips and downs I have had wiiii Mr. Johns when I was not more than a k'd, through the woods hunting squirrels, and I think he could almost make game. Those are pleasant remembrances, even if he did play many jokes on us boys. I hope he will be successful in hisollice. It is to be hoped that nobody will g > to hunting quail before tin so.ism n opened by the law, and while there aie so many tender birds that can scarcely protect themselves by flight, If all would abide the state laws, things would be better. Then too, there are l)J my men who have to work soun time yat (VuI horinre nvnraa on/1 K?? IKa Uma t?".. ^U?uv?(ug VIV/|AI, (tuu UJ blio UlUC lliVV can bunt well, those who are not working are out slaughtering baby birds and almost clean up the fields. The builders of the dam have begun to move the big derrick logs that were shipped from the low country. They are about eighty-feet long. Soir.e have just been partly hewn. Saturday oue was hauled away, the wagon wis coupled very loug, and in crossing t he railroad tho hind wheels instead of mounting the rails, started sliding up the track and got into a slight cut. Than I saw that crowd in a trot, almost, for once, working to get that log and wagon off the iwilroad track. Some one told for a J >ke or reality that Superintendent Briggs sent a men as flagman up the read, and asked somel>ody to go the depot and ask Mr. Hipp, the agent to have all trains held at Uniou until begot it off track. I do not know but this is a joke, but it was amusing to see them move around that log. It would have been real ticklish time had a through freight come along just then. Surprise no. 2- I was again surprised last Thurpday high1, wtowi a pnrty of seven young ladles, and Ave ggntjefpen came iu on us, and made a genuine surprise party, a "sociable" iu eveiy sense the term implies. Of course I was caught off guard- I had a hearing that some girls would likely be on our end of the town, but thought it would be at our neighbor's. At our home we had out no pickets, and so they took us by surprise. Brother and I had on our "fatigue suits" which was not exactly the thing to set up to a girl in, and we involuntarily debated what steps to take. We did not purpose to dodge, so we got up our courage and faced the music. Bven with these drawbacks we enjoyed the evening highly. You men folks know how a fellow feels when in a cro a-d of pretty girls. All was merry any jovial and we were very glad indeed that they made us the "victims" of the surprise and we wifch them to come again. We had the "World's Fail" at our House. Hey Denver. JiUn June j\c?4 dotes. ' '* ' ttm Etta .Jane, October 1^.?l^ast! week your correfljioiident attended the meeting of the Enoree Presbytery of Spartanburg where he was most hospitably entertained by one night by his friends Mr. and Mrs. Smith Woodformerly o' Union County, now among '?>e welt-to-ao citi4eo? of Spartanburg. Mr. Wood lias, we think, tAM, 0/ the most beautiful locations in tiie oWy which he has very mnch Improved since he went there, 11 years ago. The other tj^e of my sojourn in the city was with Mrs. J. O, i'';ems to whose home I was assigned by t lie'eotaari^^j of entertainment. This, too, is a model home presided over by one of the best ladles in this, or in any other city, who with her genial hufcband, ditj all thepould to make our stay with them pleasant, and we aware our leaders that tbey made a wonderful smmeae of Iteir undertaking The next meeting of Jfinoree presbytery will be at (iaffnrji beginning at 7:30 o'clock p m , April /Hh, PKH. The present cold snap makes our farmers hustle to get their fodder in liefore frost gets it. There will, from all appearances, I* no scarcity of forage in this seotiifp ne*t year. Scarcely any fanner liafl failm to lay, lip a sutlidency to meet all UemaiM)PSlkg that line. 11 I . MUTUAL Everyb pi OURG On V cert; the 2 MUTUAL R Something heretofore that has not so , generally oeen none. Messrs. J. Farror Wright and J. II. Fowler are on the York side of Broad river nonsuiting a cancer specialist, who has undertaken to treat each of them for cancer. We hope he will bo sucoessful in his undertaking with both of them. Mr. T. Jeff Hughes, whose exploits we have frequently mentioned in this paper, had rather au unpleasant experience at Grindall Shoals ferry one day day last week when ho was thrown Into the river with his wagon and horse and lost forty dozen eggs, eighteen chickens and quite a number of oilier articles. The accident, we understand, was occasioned by another horse backing against Mr. Hughes1 horse in the Hat and pushing the latter out into the river. There is generally good health in this pomjpunity at this time. Ttie second week of court is now In session at paffpey. Judge p. A. Townfpnd Is presiding. TJio docket is a heavy one, ospeotally on tba civil sjds. Seven important cases are to be tried this week. Mr. Willie Bull, of Blaokstouks was in this section last week. He was on a visit to relatives and friends in this and York counties. Among the Union County representatives were Kev. A G. Wardlaw and ltev. W. II. White with elders J, V. Askew. J. W. Cuiiniiicrham Kd r.inHonu - O J and Geo. II. Oetzil. The Wilkinsville oil mill is nearingl completion and soon will be ready for| business. Rev. A. II. Bert closed a protracted meeting at Mesopotamia last night, j ltev. P. B. Ingram of Hickory Grove assisted in the meeting until Friday eve:.ing. There will be preaching at Abiugdou ('reek church next Sabbath by Rev. Mr. Ilammelt. Gotton is o|?ening very fast now, $ud our farmers are making every effort lo 'j?ei' ? put bsfore the cold weather sets in. Thb prlc6 is not ?o veey encouraging as it ought to be to enable the farmers to meet their obligations. Mr. Noah Buice, photographer at | Jonesville, carne over with his instruments last week and did a lot of work on York side of the river as well as took pictures on this side. ' VTi. Sam fctrsbn M ;rowly escaped serious injury, If not fa?ath, last Saturday, by l*ing thrown by a lefractory young mule and failing under the tongue of a wagon. Fortunately the hame string broke in time to prevent very neriou* barm. - "TliiS ? - -?< uHuuuuuueut^ 01 ii*e man route tot*cen thin place fend Union has put fippple along the lino to much irtfconyenence. Uur icipl matter bau t > goby the way of Ua/?ney, and papally It takes four or five days to accomplish w)?at Pft'll'J to done in t\yo days by ito previous arrangement, Vo^. Oome and get your hair cut and brushed by machinery at ? RAVKN*CROrT<? * BON, Opposite Tost Office. ' of Union is th? i npv nnr L/lll UUl ody who hai easure of soeii t * * RAND Dl: Wednesday ainly agree ibove state . DRY GOC P. HARRY, Mj J I II You are those caret i i : who want to | . baby's foot I ;1 erly i I II |! WE WANT T Is I Union SI B gj Watching Your ! IS5b Street, 11 ? ;?r> ill e IDS CO. d the >S / SPLAY will with ment. >nc rn ?r < m ' !i 1 ti'|! I I II I rj L one of ul women make sure ol being propfitted I O SEE YOU, . : ?* a ?* I loe.Co., j Shoe]lnterest]lj|S 1 aKUnion.-S-c7| i