The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, March 11, 1904, Image 4
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UNION, 8. C., MARCH 11, 1004.
THE FRANCHISE TAX
ANI) DOG TAX.
It seems that the legislature did
!?.. l_ A. 1 1 1 .. ... 1 /
its work ranter mosey, wiicn training
the franchise tax bill. It provides
that returns by the several corporations
included in the law be
made during the month of February
in each year. This bill did not reach
the governor for his approval until
February 2'.)th, which renders the
the law inoperative for the year
It was hoped by the promoters of
this law to realize at lou9t one hundred
thousand dollars, and thus to
this extent at least make lip the deficiency
in the State Treasury.
The dog tax bill is in the same condition,
so that the dog tax cannot be
collected until 15)05.
CLE VELAND HEMES
THE CHARGE.
In last week's Times we published
the accusation of Senator Scott, that
Mr. Cleveland had dined a negro.
We said we v mid wait to hear from
Mr. Cleveland?we did not have to
wait long. Senator Webb wrote to
Mr. Cleveland telling him of all that
had been said by Mr. Scott. Mr.
Cleveland replied at once, saying it
was a lie out of the whole cloth, that
during his entire two terms as president
he had not invited a negro to
his table, but does not deny that he
appointed the negro, Taylor, register
of deeds for the District of Columbia.
That Taylor was highly recommended
by respectable and representative
people, and that he had no occasion
to regret the appointment. Taylor
is now dead, and Senator Scott, in
his magnanimity, accepted Mr. Cleveland's
denial as true and final.
WOMIiK'i9 CLUBS.
We have never before felt called
upon to defend or otherwise speak o!
women's clubs, us we have over been
satisfied that the women who compose
the clubs can stand alone, unci
aro equal to the occasion when assailed
through the press. The fol
lowing is our reason for what we now
say t
"At the annual meeting at Bowling
Green of the State convention oi
the Kentucky V. M. C. A , n special
service for the men was held on Sunday
afternoon. Pres. J. C. Acheson
~ ? I \ 11 ~ .1.1! -1 1 - A
ui i/uiiviiie, ucnvcreu wnat was con
sidered by his hearers, n plain, earn^
est and powerful address on the greai
evils of gambling, intemperence nnc
impurity to which young men nr.
especially expos e 1. lie showed tin
widospr^nd prevalence of the gam
bling spirit which had even entcre<
the homes and seizod the women
many of whom would gamble all af
tornoon in a progressive euchre game
neglecting the higher duties of life.'
Such a broad assertion which in
eludes in its scope, the women of th<
country without regard to locality
seems to us to bo an unjust und un
merited accusation. Pres. Achesot
does not say in so many words thn
it is tho club women at whom he di
rected his thrusts, but wo naturally
so conclude, other..ise if women art
in the habit of assembling at oacl
others houses and engage in gain
bling, 'tis all tho more damaging um
alarming state of affairs.
If Pres. Achoson knows whereof h(
speaks, and such is the practici
among women whore he lives and
places he lias visited, wo can safelj
say that such is not tho case In South
Carolina, anyhow not in Union. Oi
course we do not know of the innei
workings of theso societies, but from
all we have learned, the aim and object
is rather praiseworthy than otherwise,
and as for the women neglecting
the higher duties of life, is simply
absurd. We are more than proud to
say that the women of the South are
too modest and refined and the men
too chivalrous, for the feature of woman's
rights ever to entor into the
deliberations of women's clubs.
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rnn war ayr*
i-uujj product?.
It lias ever been to us rather puzzling,
way it was, that during the
progress of a war in any country,
ih re is such a vast increase in the
consumption of food products; there
i not being any actual increase in the
number of persons representing the
soldiery, than that which composed
the civilians,'prior to tho beginning
of the war. There may be several
ways to account fur it, but we never
could. An increased demand usually
raises the price, this seems somewhat
rotund, but in this case uti
'
necessary; in this case, obviosly it is
only taking advantage of the situation
usual to make an enormous, unreasonable
and unconsciousable profit
on the necessaries of life, to the
groat financial hurt of tho home consumers.
We arc satisfied that we
have the best of reasons for saying
that the rise in the price of food pro
ducts is due to the speculative market,
rather than to an increased demand,
and the lessening of the supply
could not so quickly have caused
such an advouce in price. This cannot
be so, as to flour, as the government
reports do not show the shipment
of a single barrel to either Rus
sili or Japan since the war commenced.
It seldom if ever fails, that whenever
the opportunity presents itself,
the unscrupulous take advantage of
it. It now appears that the dealers
in food products use the war between
Russia and Japan as a pretext for the
rise in the price of food products.
About two weeks ago in the speculative
market. May wheat was sold at
$1 <>'J p? r bushel: of course the most
casual observer would see at once
lh.it this was altogether speculative
as there was no May wheat cn tlie
market, and that the war in the East
may have ended before any May
wheat is put upon the market. In
consequence of this rise in wheat in
the speculative market, Hour advanced
To cents per barrel. Anybody
with ordinary intelligence knows that
this (lour was 11 t made from $1.09
wh at. yet tlour must follow the had,
under the same pretext of war in the
1 East. This war has been in progress
1 but a very short time, and cannot
yet have created the necessity of importing
any extra or additional supplies
of bread-stulls. If this war
should last for years and the home
supply become exhausted, then necessity
would compel them to look
to foreign markets for food. Either
' nation would fear confiscation. The
temper of Russia towards the United
States precludes the idea of any trade
from her, and Japan requires food
stulTs that at present can better be
' supplied by China.
If we mistake not, the official reports
show an increased yield cS
wheat of more than a million bvsheh
over that of the year before, and thai
of corn even a greater increase. Wt
I sincerely hope that the speculators
[ in food products will meet the fate ol
, old Hutchison, in his colossal cornei
. on wheat, several years ago.
1 Till-: PRESS AM)T1IJC COURT!It
seems to be generally conceedec
' and u truism these days, when it it
s.iid that immense power for good oi
bad lies in the pen of a man who con
trols a newspaper. That power can
not bo accurately measured, for th<
channels through whiji it runs ar<
- too numerous to be followed, li
' reaches and leaves its inhtl? mnrL
I and inlluenco upon both executive
> und legislative aetion, and when ii
voices a strong public und propel
sentiment and opinion the influence
I
is a good one, and often bad ineas
! ures are etlectively strangled bj
, newspapers. We sincerely believi
that in practice, as well uS theory
" the judicial function have boen exor
5 cised uninfluenced by public senti
ment or opinion. Anything whicl
by suggestion or insinuation seeki
1 through the medium of the press t<
register in advance a populur judg
ment in a pending court matter is uu
of place, and more or less mischicv
ous in its efTect, however innocent ii
1 its purpose. It is doubly mischievous
if the question involved is on*
1 which has been committed to a jury
for with the best and most honest in
5 tentions in the world, iurvmen art
I sometimes unable, and quite natural
' ly so, to free themselves from th<
i controlling force of a strong publi<
opinion.
Judge Case, of New Haven, says
"The sphere within which a news
. paper may act with propriety in mat
ters before the courts has its well de
fined limitations. Nothing in th(
, news column nor upon the editorial
, page should the report of or comment
concerning a cause upon trial or tc
bo put on trial carry anything sug
gestive of the opinions of the mat
who writes it. The ono should b<
m
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what it purports to be, a colorless
narrative of the days event. The |
other should never pass beyond the
limits of such comments as is free .
from tho fair charge of expressing an
opinion upon any matter which is in
the court's case for judicial determination."
A conservative newspaper will not
trangress iu either direction. |
Court reporting is very much
abused these days. The courts are
open to these representatives of the
press, and many privileges, latitude
of discretion uccorded them, which is
too often abused in their zeal and
enthusiasm. A very prosy occurrence
or proceeding is made into a
blazing sensation, when if the kernal is
cracked there is nothing in it. Under
our existing social conditions
there is unfortunately a great mass I
of peoplo whose attitude is one of
half disguised antagonism to tho machinery
of law and order, and any
expressions which tend to influence
the minds of the people is radically
wrong.
OBSCBNF, BOOKS.
In a recent raid of a publishing
house of obscene books, tho names
wera found of nine hundred thousand
boys, with their post office addresses.
This should put parents on the watch.
In oonnectiou with the above we
quoto from an exchange, presuming
if *,\ Ua ?. I t HP 1 A. t ? " AAf* At
iu tw uo vuiicuu. lllttl ID lifUiJ 1116
sale value of literature in the United
States exceeded that of the sale of
intoxicating liquors of all descriptions."
This statement is gratifying
and encouraging as indicative of a
decrease in the drink habit, and au
increased and growing desire for food
and drink for the mind and heart, provided
the character of the literature
is not that above referred to.
Of the two evils it is difficult to tell /
which is the groater menace to the ^
general welfare of any country; we
are forced to put them in the same
category, as one creates a taste for
the other. -v.
JONESVIILE JOTTINGS. .
A Good Old Colored Woman Dead. I
Personal and Other Items. I
Jonesville, March 7.?The
wind and rain both continued all
through last night and today the
ground is well soaked with water. i
Farmers are hauling a quantity of
fertilizer today and when the ground
does dry out the plows will start
with all their might,
s Elsie Williams, a colored woman ^
I eighty seven years of age, died last
i Friday. Elsie was one of the better
[ class of the old time slaves for she
, had worked hard and saved her earn- ]
ings which she hud invested in a a
town lot and house and a few acres 1
[ in the suburbs, which ehe willed to a o
( nephew who will no doubt have a r
good time spending it. p
rvev. u. Li. smith, ot" Wofford f
College, preached at New Hope t
church yesterday morning and in (
the Methodist church here last night, e
Mrs. J. L. McWhirter who has a
been quite sick is up again. c
Capt. It. W. Scott run down to
Columbia last week and had an in- t
terview with General Frost in re- \
<*ar 1 to military matters. General J
Frost issued three beautiful swords 4
to Capt. Scott, one for himself and f
one for each of his lieutenants. ]
William Floyd died at Monarch
mills last Friday and was buried 4
at the cemetery here Saturday. Mr.
Floyd was a young man artd brother ]
of Mr. II. F. Floyd. .
Miss Carrie Kahars, of Charles- 4
ton, who has been on an extended
visit to Mrs. Theo Stehle, returned 1
to her home last week.
Mr. John 11. Petty has moved his
family from Union to Jonesville. 4
a Mr. Ira S. Harris, of Union, spent
i Sunday night and today in our town. ]
Lot Ilill, an old and much respected
colored woman who lives
t near town, is quite ill and can hardly
survive.
The second quarterly conference
5 of the Jonesville charge will be held
at New Hope church next Saturday.
Spring sallads are the scarcest
things in our community.
1 Frying chickens are almost out of
" the question, and eggs are a luxury
J hut there is hope that eggs will soon
, be plentiful but spring chickens will
- not be in till summer.
3 Mr. Louis C. Bates, of our town,
- is in Washington City where he has
3 just finished a courso of study in
3 embalming, and he was one of the
nmKulmnvu Kr?f 1 ?
U.UUUIUIVHI i mit ouiuniuicu me uuuy j
. of the Hon. Mark Ilanna. r
The Township Board of Equaliza- 1
. tion is in session here today. t
Mr. Darby Horn has his saw mill
5 here at the depot sawing up the large
1 timbers hauled here from the wreck f
( on Pacolet. The timber belongs to r
. Mr. Ilitt. Builders are buying the
i lumber as the quality is good. c
> Telephone. J
SHOEWe
have
season which
any buyer wil
general know
stantiate.
Svery step in oui
is a step in our i
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MUTUALD
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LOCKHART LOCALS.
In Old Arithmetic From Acroaf
the Waters.?Death of An Old
Confederate Soldier.
Lock ii art, March 7 th.?'Mr.
Fletcher Aquinton has handed mt
n arithmetic that must be very old,
?he backs and title page are torn
ff, therefore the date and name canlot
be told To use his own exiression.
4tI expect my grandather
brought it with him from ovei
he'watcr." The s's are made like ft
>n)y they are not crossed. Th<
xamples are not numbered. Dollars
nd cents are not considered in any
if the examples.
Here is a specimen paracrranh as
. A O *~
aken from the book, UA cord oi
vcod is 4 foot over, 4 foot deep and
5 foot long, being 128 cubick feet."
'A stack of wood is 3 foot over, ?
oot deep, and 12 foot long, being
108 cubick feet."
Here are some of the examples:
'Whereas a noble and a mark jusl
15 yards did buy.
[low many ells of the same cloth, foi
50 pounds had I. Ans. 000.'
'If 15 pounds cost 16 pence o
bread that's made of rye,
[low many loaves of 6 pounds ^acl
for four score pounds had I.
Ans 3,000.'
'If 15 hundred of our lead cost If
pounds in gold.
low much of that Saturnian ore, for
40 pounds is sold. Ans. C 37
The above examples are taken
rom the "Rule of Three." Judging
rom the use of capital letters and
he composition, the book must have
>een written before grammar was in
rented.
1 see in the Chester Lantern, that
dr. Jack Worthy, of Carlisle, is
lead. I knew birn when I was a
mall boy. vile was raised in Cheser
district and raised a large family,
oostly girls. lie was one of the
Confederate veterans. I do not renember
what command. He was
yell known in Union, as he lived in
hat county a number of years. lit
yas fcn old man. Possibly he had
tassed the 80th mile post in life's
oad. The old soldiers drop out ol
ife's ranks one by one and soon
hey will be forgotten. Homo.
RTP'A'N'S Tablets doctors
ind a good prescription for
nankind.
The 5-cent packet is enough for usual
iccasions. The family bottle (00 cents]
ontalns a supply for a year. All drug
?*yeli thtim, tl
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