The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, March 25, 1904, Image 4
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UNION, S. CM MARCH 25, 1904.
COTTON BULL FAILS.
The greatest sensation ever ereutet
In the cotton inurket was that on th<
18th of March when Dan J. Sully
the great bull of the market, suspend
cd operations. Cotton fell thirteei
dollars a bale in live minutes. Tin
tumble down was so great thut con
sternation prevailed among the cot
ton exchanges: like a shock from i
clap of thunder from a clear sky, cot
ton'has continued to decline. Sullj
has made an assignment for the ben
efit of his creditors. Much rejoicing
is manifested over the failure of th<
great bull.
EXTRAVAGANCE IN
isTATE OFFICE,
It sometimes does good, and sometimes
no good, to tell the people that
their representatives in the legislulature
had been too lavish with the
public money, by making extravagant
appropriations for the dillerent
purposes of the State. The old
adage, "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis
folly to be wise," might here upply,
and it would possibly be well for the
newspapers to keep silent; but we
conceive it to be the province of a
newspaper to keep its readers fnformed
and enlightened upon all matters
of state and county affairs which ma
#VYi ii'lui Ii'iii
mi MnaBBaenwan?
CZAR'S FLEET MOT "I
terially ?lfei' c?u9iag ?"J on"
c?n be done ,lmply point out
just censure. thenii and advance
Ut.^aswe Bee hem. 0^ i9,rel
Vin r?onsolioK idea that /v,_
VUv
from mistakes. The Observer,
berry,) has for some time past beei
alluding to the extravagant appropr'
ations made by the legislature, witl
out fully specifying wherein consis
ed the extravaganco, and in view
this fact, the Herald and News, (Ne
berry,) called on the Observer
specify. The Observer, sajs lir
Clemson College could be run w
much less money than is now gh
to it. This college received from i
public treasury last year, dirtc
and indirectly, the vast sum
$200,000, and of this sum only ab
$20,000 was expended for perinai
improvements. It is the history
the college that it expends all thi
gets, let it be $20,000 more this j
or less next year, so it cannot be
mated what it would spend if {
to it. The Citadel Acudemy at (
leston might be run with less,
we are satisfied VVintrop C<
could be run with much less
$ll?i,<J<X>. In many other
there might be u reduction w
injury.
If South Carolina was u
wealthy commonwealth, tnest
appropriations would be in 1
with her dignity and financial
ing. The State is now facin
licit of over four hundred tl
dollars; of this amount she 1
be able to realize at least o
dred and fifty thousand do
the franchise tax, but the
made in framing this bill re
ineffectual for tho year 1(.
are narrow in our views of S<
ters. We believe in tho
the State being paid accord
dignity and responsibility
ficejacheap officer is oft
dear one. It is history thi
eminent is ever entirely o'
and does not need to be.
of a nation is her bonds
ready pypothecation. W
economy in the running
ernment, whether rich o
senseless to be lavish whe
does not demand it.
motto of some of our lei
should live within our
have to borrow the moi
\ CLEVJSlrANmvoT i.v IT.
Iccording to a report of un i1.1?:view
had with our representatives in
Congress by :i .correspondent of 11>e
p \tiai in Journal, the following tunned
cudUmen are for tlie Democratic
nomination for President:
Senator Tillman personally favors
Gorman. Not committed to any
candidate, but will support any good
Democrat who lias always been loyal
to the party platform.
Senator Latimer personally prefers
Gorman or Parker, cr any other man
who can carry New York and some (f
j the other eastern States.
b Wyatt Aiken : Parker or Gorman.
-^George S. Legare: ^Parker or Gor
mun,
D.Edward Finloy: Parker.
Robert B. Scarborough : Parker or
Gorman.
Joseph T. Johnson : 1 am for Senator
Bailey, of Texas, for the Deuio"
crutic nomination. We have waited
for more than six mouths for New
York to make a choice, and we were
disposed to follow a New York leader.
- New York having failed to unite upon
any one, I am for Senator Bailey, a
man we will not have to apologize for
' win or lose.
Asbury F. Lever: Parker. He is
decidedly the most available man for
the party to nominate.
1 From tho foregoing it is very evi3
dent that none of our representatives
considered Grover Cleveland as a possible
nominee of the National Demo1
cratie party, although Mr. Cleveland
has been brought verv urominent.lv
7 before the public for the past month
or more as tlie coming man in the
' next National Democratic conven5
tion. Some of the leading newspapers
have oiTered to bet that he would
be the nominee for president.
NEWSPAPER IN SCHOOLS.
We see it suggested that a newspaper
be used as a study in the
schools. We rather think the idea a
good one. To devote one hour each
day to the study of a newspaper.
Take Thk Un ion Timks issued Friday,
March 20th, on the opening of the
school Monday morning, take up any
part of the paper?editorials, general
news, foreigu and domestic. After
reading any one article let the pupils
discuss and digest and so on each
day during the week. Any one will
readily see that in this way the pupils
become th jroughly informedu I n,
^
tain : prang at one ai\p^cr. Uv?r
be.u^^u th'-. rf twe writers, I
Uie*. and OP<? " * *7 ? inthe
bc,ng \ " u,?k?n'
i terest is felt in eacn, as >v ...
) up, read and discussed. In this way
- the pupils become educated upon the
a leading live issues of the day.
CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY
l
t- We are indebted to Hon. Josepl
of T. Johnson, our representative ir
w- Congress, for a bound copy of th
to official Congressional Record. Thi
st, book is most comprehensive, bein
itii full of such information as is hardl
'en obtainable elsewhere. A short bi
the graphical sketch of the senators ai
:tly representatives in Congress, Suprer
of Court Sustices, President and Ca
out net. Mups of the Congressional d
ieut tricts of the States, diagrams of I
J of capitol buildings. The names i
it it duties of department heads i
rear, clerks. A complete list of all nai
esti- and residences of the member
jiven Congress. This book is most us
Jhar- as a reference and guide.
and - - illege
A- Guild id ate Dihiit In hjoii
than him for lie
places seemingly a good fellow, who \v
ithout haul upon Ins farm, and mad ) a
support for himself and family. II
a fail standing with his neighbor
t??iil?riv f<
more ||je condidaies wric r.,.,
! large him on election years'. The kid
reeping genlry would come down from Lli
, to .see Josh, and when they left
i stand- wouj(j have plenty of medicine fo
g a de- hi es, and cigars to burn. Josh
lousand made it hot for his friends op
f and never forgot to claim the ho
" his friends successful race, lit
ne hun- the election. Josh found no I
liars by laurels added to his stock of trj
mistake wuU\ negotiate for a plug of
Being of the smart alex stock, v
ndered it orally carry their importance
>0-1. Wo coat pocket, Josh concluded
bate mat- Pul1 a cord over a m,ll? 1
next election; often repeated t(
otticers or tj,at |,e wag ;i f00] for j-emainir
ing to the farm; that those line dieased i
of the of- l*,e county got their positi<
work. If he could elect them
en a very or fat places, why not elec
at no gov- which could lie done as <asy as
at of debt ^,ie K??d wife was much elatei
,r. . .' expressions, and said she alwf
6 Pr'de hankering for town life and
and their the present crop was the on
e advocate should ever have to work,
., life had clouded her fondest 1
o gov- the children would se
r poor it is more in town and not Ire ?
re necessity green when the preacher cal
While the hiB l*"!"' ! ?"? ly
mapped out his future. I
rders is, we convenient to Ire at Urwn of
means if we hands with al whom he me
rev to do it K***1 word for eve,y one- 1
standpoint the prospect for
home in the city was cert
The campaign was fairly on. With ma
luied plans'. Josh though the time hac
mine for his banner to go to breeze
liis first step was to no around am
m er.d a day with hia neiglibots, tel
thuu that he was stiougly solicited b'
:he town folks to become it candidate fo
an i tlice iu tl.e dounty government; bat
callnt to get tticir good opinion in tin
matter. To please Josh, all approved o
his aspirations, ixcept Uncle Billie Lo
gan. who told .Josh that he was too goo<
a plow hand to even quit the Qeld fo
something that, he was not cut out t<
till. Of course Josh laughed this off a
e of Uncle Billie's dotage expressions
ai <1 wtnl his way. The next morning
whiih was srles day, Josh was uj
blight and <arlv for town. Ilis clothes
w t isomewhat. out of repair, but with
hi:; t.i;u.d fatbses old stock around hit
i eck, be felt all of the importance thai
i candidate was hunting for. Before
! a\ nig his home, his wife handed him a
^het of eggs to beexchanged for coffee
i> i his way to town. Josh never fell
; fit r. The beautiful rays from old Sol
weie'stemingly more lieautiful than he
had ever seen them before On his arils
al in town lie soon disposed of hi*
t;. kct <,f eggs and turned the proceeds
into I i* trcuser's pocket. Fr in the opg
tna-kci, he went into all the stoies,
id aking hands all around. From the
stores, on the street he chanced to meet
a boot biack, who gave h.is sock less
.-h.,es a shine. The hoot black saw he
I ad a pliant customer, and charged him
twenty live cents for the job From
ilw* hoot, black Josh was on the street to
stay, liaising his hat to all persons he
met. strat gers and ladies not, excepted.
Told all the people whom he knew that
his i.eighbots had brought him out as a
c mdidate for the county government
against his will, hut he was determined
to make Ills election sure Late in tlie
attei in,on he met on old clium, and told
him that the town and most of the
county Irul brought him out as a candidate
and n<.k??d l.iiv? r." 41 1
. ? ...... iic muii^r.i
his race would l)e up iu his diggings.
' Well," says Jim Nabors, for that was
his friend's name, "if I had a quart of
old John Barleycorn to take home, 1
would carry a many vote for you. John
Barley corn was soon found, which consumed
all of the egg money. As it was
late, the friends parted for their respective
homes.
Jim Nabors was a campaign bummer
who could heat all of the candidates and
found Josh to be a clever sucker. He
stiuck the road with John Barleycorn,
who proved to be a heavy load. lie
mis-cd his way in the darkness, aud
mi ?.ea:iiig home was forced to camp by
the roadside. Early next morning as
I he entered his yard, he noticed the red
>ky in the east, which he mistook for the
wt siein horizm, and went into his
h u s- and whipped his wife and chiltlit
ti for going to bed so early.
J< sli reached home on usual time,
much i-ntbus-, d by his day's work He
told his wife about Jim Nabors and the
egg money, -which was all right for a
hilly woman. He was smart enough to
know that it would take ready money
for a campaign; so on the next afternoon
ho goes to see Uncle ltillie Logan to get
a loan of thirty dollais, for which lie
pioposed to secure with his old mule.
ins \vir,isT,i;
-*1 n to ruin.
BBE8SEBSgaEEgEgEEta&
.... it v? uTU l)t>\
a rs
Von are domg we' , better let this
i your sanding ^ thought
business alone. ?v mood and left.
I BiUie to be in *a lo see his nwr1
The next day Ev incing him aoppNw
I chant, who was a flue auc\
After tdl W o[J?? m of *e
C?<l. d ; amount wi**
on old Beck o>: a farmer.
1 Josh was nowno w^skey and b.rII
thirty dollars vu ^ e\ection came of.
, !??' -'""SUoT lMh andWxveiy ! ?
\ i\) tlie suipri^ oi race. ? l
" nilliaiAu w,
g u hiskey and refused to gather iim yu,
v crop. Supplies were stopped, and il<
Peek went to meet the thirty dollars.
?" The chilly winds of December fova
id Josh and his family on a mill w^o
ne movinr to a cotton mill, where hen
. Ins family to work. Himself he tool t
M the old chums who had preceded In
's* Josh grew from hid to worse and <
the so ?n seen with his family moving toi
imj of the ^pirtau mills. Northing ?
was heard of Josh, until last sunoi
an" during the freshet. He was seen f.
mes ing on the high tide of the Pacolet i
,8 Qf his light arm through the handle
hig two gallon jug. Don't know wl
cfui er this ex-candidate g)t a Chrli
burial or not. If he did, I would n
surpiised to hear of corn gjowing
on his grave, for he was certainly fi
it when the unfoitunate Hood cam
i was Wu'i
orked st0,y *3 fPpfbtfd for the 1
'J(() of the scckless cuididates wlio an
le h id mplalir.g the summer campaign.
p and Vo1
?nd of * "'
gloved 'I Unique Dispensary,
0 city
, Joj-Ii Past week we gave to our r
1 snake Itev. Sam Jones on the dispense
always blind tigers of Soulli Carolina; tot
ponent, give you a Noth Carolina inst
nor for which we think caps the climax
it. aftei projects in trying to effect th(
iiiancial out ptinciple of doing evil that g
wle that come of it:
tobacco. "One of the most remarkable
rho gen- ments of the Prohibition cam
in their the South is the establishment!
never to cssful operation of a "Christi
ift?*r the shop" in Italeigh, Noith Carolii
) his wife real title of the enterpiise is t
ig on the pensary," although the scoffers
(dicers of it as the "Tabernacle Paptist
?n by his the prime movers in the enterp
i dinars in the T
i to cilice memt>er8 aim
t himself, Baptist church of that city,
i howdy do. Raleigh A nti-Saloon league,
d at Josh's ever, no less U:?r. its name ir
ays hail a shop where alcoholic liquors ai
hoped that under the supervision of the 4
ly one she hoard," composed of W. N. J
for country ideut of the Raleigh anti-sal
hopes. Re- and deacon in the Baptist ch
:e so much A. Mills, dea on of the
) seemingly chinch, and superintendent <
led to make day school, and W. N. Sue
ad carefully ard of the Methodist church
le ma le it a ^stalTof liar tenders comj
ten, shaking Kpisco|>alian, W. I'. Batchel
t and had a Baptists, A. J. Heilig and
^romhisown wood.
ofllce and a | The New Voice, the lei
ainly bright. ' binon paper in the country
IM 11.LINEII Y?
FOR THE FEET.
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"VV? liavo BtLoes enougli to mals.? you.
I clizzy, styles varied enougli to suit tlie
'' niost artistic, and prices low enougli to
t
i suit tlie tlilunest pocket.
GET A STYLE THAT SUITS YOUR FOOT
You are tlie one wlio lias to wear tliem.
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?xxv^ioa ox in? rolDin are not more
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pleasing to tlie ear tlian our
New Spring offerings in The HANAN SHOE is our
Quality Slippers 1 ^ ^
will be to the foot. walking advertisement.
MUTUAL DRY GOODS COMPANY.
R. P. HARRY, Mgr
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3 '.^^KSaL,. league, f^n, I
^vs base up a church movement, forced <Ep^ ... x' > v'lO
a vote on the dispensary question, under W M
the Watts law. The local liquor men #\ ?Q
fought hard, but they had no outside ?i Wju ?,3
help, for the wholesale dealers, threat- uf EH ff
ened with Prohibition, aaw that the W F7 VJ
movement insured them against prohibi- A
tion, aid enabled them to sell to respon- ,3 J jjf
sible pirties. A few prohibitionist held n H
out, bit the churches were particularly JJJ| / // Q
apgresnve for the refrom, under the (\ >^T /q // - .
leadeehip of the pastor of the Taber- /o // J\
naclel Baptist church. They were not y jy ( ijL
conteit to leave the dispensary to de- y t^/W % AL G
, generate in the hands of a semi-respect- , fj 1^ ' r-y IPQ ^
able baoon-keeper of the politicians, butJ H I Eg V r\
j decidq that it should be a de facto M JL M. JL Jl \. Yj. V?v/tq W
churcl institution, and the church does \'\ . \ - H
j not sik to avoid the situation. So a n pt /\
roomyrplace was rented in the heart of jf I I \v \ jQ hf
lt the cif, about $15,000 worth of liquor ^ %1/CF V-F \L U
?..?h<L<) a inner list, nf rnlpH and ream- fV vtai. \
0 [lUiuwu, .. ?
lationsWere formulated, very similar to n \ ^7
^ the retirements of an up-to-date high W ? ? j j j ft
,e licenseliw, and it began business on the H Vv I K = n
m moruiu of January 1. The rules are H
er rigorouw adhered to, When closing lj ) $L)
, time cows, the doors ciose with a bang, w rr
,1, No drukard need apply for liquor. Jnv jj
There isio place to ait down. y y
Two jt cent of the gross receipts go o <p
i in *? 8re* ^ne ^ie balance A ?L
\ goes to ?e county, and one half to the M - r :? }
caIun^l1S.?mrT1,edC" # You Set ?ood leather, Q
"is rArfl?i?Sun^n,?o Tbtt (J You get high-skilled making, fl
|5r;,wa'&7r ft You get exclusive style, 'j
year. Duri^the j>eriod of its operation Y^/-v|| /y>r,4- r*Af*l*t*fvf f jt* u
there has bti a heavy decrease in ar- H I UI4 ^Cl Cvm 1 I CLl I1I9 *D
lests for dru eness, but it is not safe at M Vaii cr&f wronr U
this time to ! kon this as a permanent I OU Utbl vVCdl y H
result. Win ver the outcome maybe, ft \/~*- 4t 1 rA I &
the experime will be watched with the M Y Oil SdVG ?pi.?5U,' Al
e'"? greatest inteA throughout the country. W . tt a* a rv W
fnd If the "Chilian'' saloon works in M ISI1 t WalK=OVer WOrtH trV111j^? tf
fljwe Raleigh, the Sc of such success would |ui| ? * ? A
iton, be startling ined; it would mean a mo- hr . W
nopoly of thfealoon business by the jk jL
) rn- chuich in all p-s where prohibition is L) MAIL ORDERS FILLED. Q
ornay unattainable.i'ublic Opinion March 17. (flf jl
dlop- 7~ i[Jf I &
,pn in Attention <j?P Giles I j I JF
* " Y<-tcrans, W | our n?w Snriny Hats for men and bovs are easily In the lead, I ?}
avloi I- a I H
nal he You arehby notified to assem- H ? fr'to
ble ftfc Unifc. H . on April ?rd, next; H W
an," at 12 o'cll m., for the following %) H
rii'ing purposes: Lj
*Mie l8t- To >ot delegates to the State G W T A ^ 1
Itiow- Reunion Charleston on May 21. M I I AP I i\ t
id's, a ^nd. T ect delegates to the Con- U A. J| M A. JL ^yllV/V \^\/0 a i"
r?1 in* federate inion at Nashville, Tenn., ua !
ldisary , j \ *
oipres- on June h. A ^
ocague grd. 1 ect Sponsors for each of J 4?,
2S T^Z,. com. prepared t. fl Shoe Merchants,
U stew- pay thelmual dues if they desire U
i. ere is to remai good standing. ? . I
f^d two By or of {t |k
q. Nor- capt. a. h. Foster, ^ Main Street, - - Union, S. C. * 1#
IF. M.I i, Commander. ^% A (JT*
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