The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, January 22, 1904, Image 4
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UNION, 8. C , JANUAU V 22, 1904.
THE BROWNLOW BILL.
Hon. \V. P. Brownlow, a member
of Congress from Tennessee, has in- '
trodnced a bill in Congress which
provides for an appropriation of twenty-four
million dollars as national
aid for the building of wagon roads,
of this amount eight million dollars
will be available annually. This
amount is to be divided among the
States according to population, but
no State is to receive less than two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Every State receiving national aid
must appropriate and spend a like
amount. This bill provides a more
equitable distribution than that of
the Rivers and Harbors bill of thirtytwo
million dollars a yeur, as the
rivers and harbors appropriation goes
mainly to the seaboard States and
the Mississippi delta.
It is claimed that the appropriations
for the extension of free rural
delivery system is being refused by
the post office authorities on uccount
of the condition of our roads; this
of itself works a great inconvenience
and hardship upon the farmers and
other' olaee of oltlzene, for 1,, will
?M. th?m to-market their produce
anu ennance me vuiuo ol Turin lands.
The amount to which South Carolina
will be entitled under this bill is
three hundred and eighty-eight thousand
dollars. Wo feel that wo echo
the sentiment and wishes oi our people,
when we urge upon our representatives
in Congress to do all in
their power to secure tho passage of
this bill.
LEGISLATION AGAINST
CORPORATIONS.
There seems to be a growing disposition
on the part of our law makers
to enact more stringent laws governing
corporations, requiring the performance
on the part of certain corporations
duties which seem to us
somowhat oppressive. The proposed
act to compel the more speedy delivery
Of all commodities trnnsnnr?o#l
over the different lines of railroads
in our State seems silly, from the
fact that it is natural to suppose
every railroad is most anxious to expediate
transportation in order to
prevent the accumulation of a great
bulk; In many cases the roads have
been unable to handle the traffic
owing to the enormous increase; this
kind of legislation has the appearance
of trying to enact laws to suit
every individual case; because Mr. ,
Smith did not get his little box of ,
oranges beforo Christmas. The time |
of the legislature, together with the \
expenditure of a large sum of money, c
is thus unnecessarily consumed. We c
have ever advocated stringent laws v
and striot compliance, but at the a
same time feel that we should be
fair ^and just to corporations. We b
submit that corporations pay a very b
large proportion of the taxes and 8'
should receive the same consideration 81
as other tax payers. No one can rjues- ^
tion the fact that these corporations !|!
are as necessary for the development
nd prosperity of the country as any
other enterprise. We therefore need ^
!to enoourage rather than by oppres ire
legislation discourage invest- 8U
meats by capitalist for the permanent co
upbuilding of our entire State. Ihere ha
Is ao State more in neod of of railroad ev<
faoilltiee than South Carolina. Union gn
oe?ly * 'sir sample of this great see
need. rui
) cares anything for his reputation
ild like to take them up and tbem
e out on him.
iiky ifunvkr.
LOCKHART LACONICS. ^
mio Writes of the Trials of an
liditor and-a Country Correspondent?Local
Items.
Lockhart, Jan. 18.?It has been ZZ
me time since Homo has knocked
the sanctum of The Times for adittance.
' Some one has written
At. "he who is good at makiDg ex
YACRAXCV. !wh(
. WOl
The increase of crime in this coun-1 gjy
r is unmistakable evidence of in;ased
vagrancy. The old adage j
at "idleness is the devil's work
op," is proved to bo true when we I
#ce the commission of crime to "c
at class of citizens, who are under
ir laws, vagrants; of this class atactics
show an alarming increased
jr centage. Twenty-five years ago 80'
le South was not infested wilh that
iasu of vagrants known as tramps, m]
nd persons plying all sorts of tricks,
tines and grafts, together with our
jcal idler or vagrant, who is without
ecent clothes or sufficient food in ^
line cases out of ten has a pistol, or .
ome other deadly weapon concealed
kbout his person. Our statute law
s amply sufficient, and embraces j
n.iny persons who are not commonly
egarded vagrants, and if the officers
)f the law were more active in bring- v
ing such persons to the bar of justice, ^
Ihe number would soon be decreased. w
The increase in population brings u
with it an increased per centage of h
this class, some pretending to be in 6
search of work; but as a matter of t
fact, wandering from place to place,
on the beat for a living ; this is still b
a greater reason for the officers to be F
ever on the:alert, and thus by lessen- ^
ing the number of vagrants we lessen ^
tho number of crimes. With one ex- 8
ception our presidents have been as- J
sassinated by vagrauts who were foreigners
or the offspring of foreigners, j
There are two sorts of vagrunts, (
the shabby genteel and the vagabond,
one is more liable to be deceived by ,
the former than the latter. The recently
published statistics of the
United States and England show an
enormous increase in the per centage
of vagrants, and have reached the
conclusion that in proportion to this
increased vagrancy crime has in'
- rT,L !~ "nmm?nt,arv
creasea. ~ ini? ia a aau ?
upon a Christian, civilized people,
with the open doors of churches and
schools and avenues of varied industries
inviting all to honest toil, yet
there seems to be to a shameful extent
a shameless disposition to get
something for nothing. We are optimistic
not pessimistic.
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SANTUC SIFTINGS.
id down the Lack itepsV I kiMp'oa
being as lazy as I have of late, but I
have to make some new acquaintances
and I am slow to get on famil?ar
terms not like some presumptions
p I?u;,rea,,7 i8 scarce.
Mrs. D. B. Fant, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs, Jollv. in I
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Anderson for some weeks, returned
to her home here last week.
Mr. Levi W. Smith, the well
borer, is here and has been around
for a week boring wells.
"Judge" Gregory is again laid up
with his foot and leg, the result of
blood poisoning. The fact is he
went to business too soon, was kept
standing too much and it went back
on him. He is some better now.
Mr. K. F. Johns, the Whitmire
policeman, was here a while last
week hut he only remained one day.
Rev. W. II. White filled his appointment
at the Presbyterian church
I yesterday, third Sunday.
We have had some of the coldest
weather so far that we have had in
at least five years. First Wednes- ,
day in January the thermometers registered
9 degrees.
It seems it is hard to rain (if that
is not sacrilegious). It clouds up, <
drizzles some and clears off cold, but i
rain may come copiously when we j
most need it for preparing for our ,
crops, but we must always trust for
the better. But did you ever see [
auch a beautiful fall and winter with ^
a more even temperature.
One may talk of the various [\
things done in a common repair, ^
ivagon and blacksmith shop, but 1 I"
ocently helped to repair a gold h
vatch in one, a rouch unennth ah
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:omparcd to a beautiful watch. This ti
:an be proved by Dr. T. B. Bates ft
rho stood by and saw it done. You
sk Dr. Bates. ^
I have heard that the two big m
oilers used over at the dam are j8
adly damaged, almost burnt out, a
Ay-bolts drawn out and a crown to
leet buldged out of shape. They
avc been in use scarce six months dr
id they ought to last indefinitely. lai
here must have been some very
competent or careless men. he
egroes were mostly employed, they 8e,
ing preferred. Few white men
sre could get a job. Then the wa
perintendent who got so many inmpetent
ones when they began, thi
d had as much knowledge about 1
prytbing under the sun as he was on
'en credit to have, might have did
n himself when they let the water fr*
l low. I don't think any man
#
ises is generally not good at anyiing
else," therefore I am silent.
The Editor must have a pretty
ird time of it anyway from the fact
must be quite a difficult matter to
3t out a paper each week with anyling
in it except advertisements,
udging from the trials of a country _
^respondent he must have many "
rials, cares and tribulations in this
ale of tears and bramble briars that i
ide as he may sorrow and misery
rill be sure to find him and trip him
p, and him on.his face, so to speak,
is probosis striking the earth with
uch force as to puncture it even in
he hard and flinty soil.
A correspondent is supposed to
mow all that happens without any
tersou condecending enough to tell
tim anything about it. All the ^
vitty sayings of the smart children, 4
ill the visitors names, whose dog
:aught the most rabbits in tbe last
lunt and also whose hen lays the
most eggs. Further to be a successful
correspondent he must know exactly
when farmer Smith stubbed
his toe and must be fortunate in the
seleciton of adjectives to express his
deep condolence.
How much more so must be the
trials of an Editor. His territory is
larger and if Jim and Bob have a
difficulty Jim may call upon him to
inform the folks exactly how mean
aid exacting Bob is. Well I must
change my theme for the subject is
inexhaustable for such things are
j too true to make a good joke out of.
Now, Mr. Editor, I will give you
a few locals and then I am done.
Miss Ora Cranford has returned
from a vi^t to relatives at Whitmire
and SparUnburg.
Rev. A H. Best filled his appointment
hA-e yesterday, preaching
morning aid evening.
urday n.ght that weighty subject;
which is the greatost curse to mankind
whiskey or tobacco." The conclusion
was not reached at a late hour
therefore the society adjourned
The condition of Wilkes Stephenbetter88
changed much for the
The weather continues cold. There
has not been many mornings but
what ice has been found since some
time m November. Turnips and
cabbage were killed by the sudden
freeze at that time.
Wishing The Times and ita many
readers a prosperous year I am
^ Homo.
ETTA JANE ETCHINGS.
Farmers Prepnriiig for a Large
Cotton Crop?Free Schools
Not Doing Much
This Year.
Etta Jane, Jan. 18.?Farmers
are beginning to sow oats. Much*
of the stubble land has been turned
and preparation mado for a large
cotton crop this year.
Dr. L. It. Black has been sick '
with something like grippe. '
The Wilkinsville Oil Mill hasn't t
lone much in the way of making oil t
pet. The machinery is all in place ^
)ut hasn't yet started to work t
ightly. t
Rev. Mr. Ilammctt failed to meet r
lis appointment at Abingdon Creek
restctday. a
The Salem C. E. Society elected
ts officers for the next six months /
csterday. b
Mr. Rascomb Osment, of Craig- e
ead, Arkansas, who has been visitag
friends and relatives in this sec- 1?
on for a month left this morning
>r his homo. m
Our free schools arc not doing
iucIi this year in some places. Too g<
iuch dissension Among the patrons
the principal cause of it in most la
1868 we think. Tr ?a
_ w avj U11IUI IUIIU16 co
o, for the children all ought to be wl
school and be counted so as to th
aw their pro rata part of the regu- it;
r free school money from the State, pu
Mrs. Jimmie St#in is in bad wt
alth. She has been in bed for ev
jeral days.
Mr. Iiobt. Enloe, of Wilkins/ille, wh
s at Salem yesterday. Mi
R. B. Scruggs, of Ezells, was in ret
s section last Friday on business.
The Times reaches us regularly
Saturday^ one day later than it SU
when the mail route run directly j
m here to Union. a a
Vox. prfc
rHAT W
The old
A year is he
^(4, in all the
moth dep
,Ve sell Shoes
for men, women
and children
for
See the Umbrellas
we are selling
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BARGAIf*
MUTUAL 1
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TSaeaVriie News Notes.?
Jones ville, S. C.Jan. 16.?1
Humphrey Ezell, who has been el
ed to the pastorate of the Bap
church here, preached his first i
mon yesterday morning and ag
last night; both sermons were gc
edifying and appropriate. By
arrangements at the Methodist chu
there will
? f/.buvuiug mere ev<
Sabbath, either in the morning or
night.
The light rain last Saturday j
the ground in good plowing ord
but farmers are not doing mi
| plowing as yet. It seems that th<
will be but little land seeded to o
this spring; the farmers think it v
pay better to plant their land in C(
ton. The high price being paid 1
cotton seed will probably help to i
duce the cotton acreage, from t
fact that farmers will sell their se
out so close that they will not sa
enough to plant largely.
The small pox has worked its wi
into our mill town and there are
few cases on factory hill but they a
well quarantined and the doctors a
vaccinating a great many and the
seems to he no excitement about tl
ipread of the disease, but all is pea<
ind quiet. It was the operativi
hat moved here from Blacksbur
hat brought it here from where it :
aging.
The oil mill is putting in full tim
nd can't fill all of the orders.
Mrs. Emma Davis, of Glarksville
Irk:, who has been visiting he
rother, J. II McKissick. and oth
rs, left this morning for her home
If. r% " ~
mr. v,arroi ii. Foster has beei
lid up for several days with grippe
The health of the town and com
mnity is very good.
The public roads are unusually
3od for this time of the year.
Dr. Douglass was out hunting
st week and he came up with a
vey of partridges that had three
bite ones iu it; he wounded one ol
e white birds and his dog caught
the doctor brought it home and
it it in a cage but it died. This
is the second white partridge I
er saw.
Mrs. Carrie Odom, of Chesterfield,
to has been with her sick father,
r. J. H. Littlejohn, for some time,
urned home last week.
Telephone.
ifs Cough and Work* off the Cold
Axative Broroo-Quinioe Tablets cure
ahMn one day. No cure, no^ay^
PS A LONG LANE^*^'
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NO TURNING.
year is gone and the new ?
sre, we are giving bargains
i departments of our mam- mjL
artment store.
We sell Clothing
for Men and
boys FOR LESS.
: LESS. =
We sell all kinds
of Dry Goods
FOR LESS.
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Everything in
our store goes , ?
* LESS. FOR.LESS.
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