The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, April 29, 1904, Image 4
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UNION, 8. C., APRIL 29, 1904.
OUR NAVY.
The United States Navy now stands
fifth in the world in point of number
and strength of war ships. This is
not as it should be, taking into consideration
her territory, population,
wealth and facilities for ship building.
The material to man our war
ships is not wanting. It has been
fully demonstrated on more occasions
than one that the American gunoers
are the best and most accurate shots
in the world, this is the result of
proper training, steady nerve, keen
eye sight and truo courage. It is a
mistaken idea that some people entertain
with reference to tho navy,
when they think that the uuvy is
made up of roughs, vagabonds and
riff-raff, but on the contrary is composed
of the more high-toned men,
if not so high-toned when they fitwt
enlist, the discipline is such that
even those who are not naturally dis
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poseci co no us ueceuii u? me ut^uipllne
of the navy requires, will *>on
fall into line and bo as their comrades
are.
We presume the mistake has been
made by clas/kjg the marines with
t the majority of the sailors, There is
f now a U. S. Naval recruitipg statio?
- I --?^ptiClhftrleston for enlintm<nit o/
men' lor the United States Navy from
the ages of 1/ to C5, as seamen, ordinary
seamen, landsmen for training,
clerks, electricians, carpenter's mate,
ship fitters, shipwrights, blacksmiths,
'* machinists, cooks, bakers, plumberp
and fitters. The books for enlist
V ment will be open in Charleston, 8;
C., from April 2.5th to 110th. Lieut.
.Oeo. Pettengill is the recruiting officer.
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"GROWLING."
"When the farmers all over the
United States get rural free delivery
they will want the world to come to
come to an end. They no longer will
have anything to growl about." This
beautiful sentiment taken from n
prominent paper whose name will not
be given publicity in this page, is
exactly the idea held by a great many
people who, not being farmers themselves,
affect to despise thoso who.
are. The person who knows the conditions
of life in this country, and
who realizes what the rural districts
have done to make America great,
cannot understand the spirit that
makes the word "farmer" a term of
reproach. Why is it that tho person
who is city bred too often looks down
upon the man who tills the soil? Is
a man the less honorable because he
is a farmer? Is not he rather so far
superior to the parasite of the city,
who lacks independence, lacks broadness,
lacks even fresh air, that there
can be no comparison?
There may have been a time, years
and years ago, when the farmer was
not a progressive being; but that was
the fault of the times, not of the man
himself. But he is no longer in the
ruck of civilization. In somewhat inelegant
but decidely expressive phraseology.
"he is up and a oomin',"
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bnuugn no is uegruagea ine advantages
he craves, and is accused of
"growling" to get them. Why a person
living in a city, where everything
, comes quickly to hand, should feel
himself injured because a fellow mortal
asks a share in the easier life which
ehonld be all humanity's, is incomprehensible;
but this feeling has obtained
for years, and such sentiments as
the one quoted in the foregoing show
that it is not diminishing. The farmer
only growls because he wants
those things which belong to him by
right, and we hope he will keep on
"growling' pntil he gets them all.
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CONFERENCE FO.l EDUCATION.
The Columbia Slate seems disposed
to ridicule the account of the ' Ogden
party" given by the Manufacturer's
Record. Wo rather liked the sarcastic
comment, in fact we wero so much
pleased with it that we reproduced it
in The Times. We could have pc
objection to u party of Northern,
Southern, Eastern or Western peoph
travelling in splendor and luxury?
always like to see the people enjoj
themselves when they have the mean!
to do it with, but it did look a litll<
theatrical or liarnum like, to mak<
such au elaborate display, especial!;)
! by such a party on such a mission
Doubtless tho Columbia Stute wil
class us with those who are unneces
sarily suspicious of the aim and ob
ject of the Ogden movement, althougl
Mr. Ogden has declared that then
"is no movement," but to us it doe:
look a little suspicious in view of th<
tact that not many months ago then
was a litt lo private conference in Nev
York Oity by lending rduomtora ir.
which the question ct invoking gov
eminent aid for public schools wai
discussed at some length. (Mr. Og
den we think was present on this oc
casion ) The revival of the Blcii
Educational bill was the gist of thi
conference. We feel that we havt
every reason, iudging from the nast
to fear and be suspicious of such eo
lossal philanthropy from such i
source, and wo confess we are no
prepared to appreciate such geueros
Ity. We think that the Ogden part]
has delayed their coming at lens
1 twenty years to be of any materia
benefit to the South in an educationa
point. There was a time in our his
tory when our treasury needed fundi
for educational purposes, not now
for we have already made our ar
rangements for that purpose, ant
expect to continue to do so even a
the same sacrifice we havo already
done. While Mr. Ogden denies thai
this tour is not a movement, yet it
view of the fact above mentioned ai
to government aid for public schools
the Ogden party is gathering all tin
'necessary information with reference
to the condition, management ant
financial relative positions of tin
schools of the two races, upon whicf
can be based a memorial to Cougresi
^asking for government aid, such t
jbmori&l strengthened by persona
' ktfowiedge and observations would b<
I VpOt^.powrr to -Ft'oil re the pnssag<
of such a bill by a Republican Con
gress.ln this the time of indiscrimi
nate unconstitutional appropriations
We do not object to donations bj
private individuals, but from t,h<
government and under goverumen
control deliver us.
Mr. Ogden may not now admit the
this tour is a movement, but wo ur<
of the opinion that it is but a prelim
inary step toward organized ellort t(
obtain government aid. The facl
that several of the Southern State!
have by their constitutions practical
ly eliminated the negro from th<
polls and politics by educational anc
property qualifications makes wit!
the Ogden party and their co-workeri
the groater the necessity for the edu
cation of the negro in the South.
The News and Courier quotes th?
following from the Norfolk, Virginia
Pilot in speaking of the Ogden party
"Is it not just a bit significant thai
they made a bee line for a negrt
school when they left the State',
There is the University of Virginia
t.hnt. hna hncn lionrsi 1l'
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dare say that the tourist have hearc
it mentioned, and there is Williarr
and Mary, Itaodolph-Macon, Rich
nioud, Washington and Lee, and th<
Virginia Military Institute, but thes<
tourist seem to have avoided these
and Hampton Institute was mad<
the sole objective."
It means in our judgment that this
whole movement has about boilec
down to a movement for the educa
tion ol the negro.
The New York Sun, in speaking ol
the departure of Mr. Ogden and his
friends, said:
"The first stop in the tour of th<
party is made in the course of an it
inerary which provides for visits tc
several of the leading institutions o.l
the South, including those for th<
education of the negro."
The New York Globe and Commer
cial Advertiser said on Wednesday:
"As the guests of Robt. C. Ogden
sixty persons who are interested in
the negro, left Jersey City in a spe
cial train over the Pennsylvania Rail
vau/1 loaf nlrtKf ''
Ihis party of guests visited Winthrop
College at Roclc Hill, 8. C,
You will see an account of their visit
on the first page of this issue of Thf
Timks. Of course, it is a part ot
the policy And purpose of thi9 party
of so-called philanthropists to visit
some of the leading institutions fox
the white children in the South for
the sake of comparison.
We can have no objection to tho
Ogden party travelling all oyer the
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South and spending as much as they
i like. We hope they will come again
| in 1905 and spend a week in Oolumt
bla and scatter their wealth among
the deserving citizens. ?
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1 HURRAH FOR JONESVILLE.
? Our sister town sind neighbor, Jon< s- |
, ville, is suie coming to the front. Fully
? alive and awake to her needs and inltr.
est this hustling progressive town on the
. 19th inst., voted the issue of lmnds in
, tiiesniu of six thousand dollars for the
purpose of erecting and furnishing a new
5 scliool building, wliic'a when completed
as designed will make her educational
facilities superior to other town of simi'
lar size and population in the State.
On the same day of this election for a
bond issue, was also elected the following
named gentlemeu as school trustees
1 for a term of two years: Meesis. .1. J.
' Littlejohn, Muuroe Whitlock, .1. II.
* McKissick, .1. L. McWhiter and W. -T.
* Douglass. We rejoice at youi p'.dFpeiity
? and most heat lily commend ycu&spitit
< of enterprise and push We predict that
i iiiu iKur with leiial
- with which you are porsetsed, the fu'.uie
3 holds for you a metropolis, w hose name
. may be Hairieburg. ^
A SOUTHERN BEAUTY.
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3 To be calltd pretty is extremely giali3
fying to a woman's prate, we were nb ?ut
? to *ay vanity, but then all pretty -promtu
- are net vain. We hope what we say in
i this will not make the little Mit'-f
t whom we write vain. To he select* d : s
. one of flie pitlt;?s'. of 112 is nraiecouij
pliment, i specially where the selection
t was made by an artist, of world renown,
j as a judge of beauty, as Mr. Walter
j Rus'sel, who has doubtless drawn and
painted thousands of pictures and pors
traits of children's faces. Little Mi s
Frances ii. Nicholson, daughter of Mr.
' and Mrs. Emelie Nicholson, was selected
j by Mr. ltiiaeel as one of the prettiest < f
the children of tho 112 photos sent to
the Ladies Home Journal. The photos
' of .'17 of these children are in the May
uciuber of this Journal. Mr. Russel
1 will make a furth r selection of 12 out
3 of the 112 as b^ing tho most, beautiful'of
i all this number, after which he will he
i sent by the Ladies Ilomo Journal to ti e
3 homes of ihese children a d will paint a
1 portrait of each of the 12. The '--7 faces
3 in the May uuoiber being the flrst group
i we naturally conclude them to bo the
j first choice, and out of this nuaiber will
j, of neC'Ssity be selected the favored 12,
1 and according to our artistic eje for
> beau'y, we can s<e no reason whs
s Frances will not Jje of the numbf*L
CENTENNIAL EXERCISES
TO BE HELD AT GILEAD.
r The Hustling Town of Joncsville Is
3 Fast Forging Its way to the Front,
As New Dwellings Are Going Up
fc Every Day?Other News Notes.
t Jonesvii.le, April 25;he-r-The lata
3 ruins have l*en very light in town and
. just now a good rain is much meded
j Farmers got in a good week's work last
i week, but the seed will not do,much
sprouting until we pet rain.
Tlie Township Democratic Club was
reorganized here la^t Saturday and delegates
elected to the County Convention
at Union, on May 2nd. viz. F. P.
O'Shields, J. O. Si>ears, John Whitlock,
Jr , F. J. Mabry, W. W. White, R. W.
Long, D. C. White, W. W. Gossett, J.
E. Fowler, J. \V. Scott, Zach Reeves.
There was a show in town last Sat ur
day night. It was a reproduction of the
June flood on the Pacolet liver hist year.
The showmen were traveling in an automobile
aud they came in the eveniug and
rode through all the streets several times.
It was the first auto that ever paraded
our town and it was a much belter show
to most of our people than the performance
at night.
The first game of base fall of the
skis >11 was played here Saturday by the
Pacolet and Jonesville te.?ni9, which resulted
in favor bf Jonesville.
Prudence Lodge No. lob A. F. M.
I met Saturday night and worked in the
lirst degree.
Some of our lioys had a d ie outing
^ last week on Fair Forest fishing ai.d
hunting. They carried a bout to navigate
the stream and a tent to sleep un
aer, and tbey nport a Une liune having
' Hah fries and squirrel stews.
} Mj\ J. F. Alwrfn is "laying down lumf
ber tdlniild a .neat house on Main street
> between bin dwelloig and I)r. Southard's.
.\Tho trnstees are looking out for a site
for the new graded school house.
Mr. D. A. T. Fatr does not improve
, in health and Miss Florence McGowan
1 is still quite unwell.
Mr. Hugh Pentky has improved some
f rom his attack of paralysis.
Rev. David Hucks is so much improved
as to bo able to full his pulpit at
Boeanllille yesterday.
Rev. Hi' K. ITardin, of vVofford College,
preached at the, Methodist church
here last night. Mr. ITardin is a fine
young man and a good preacher.
Mrs. D. L. McLaughlin visited relatives
in Spartanburg last weekt
Professor II. W. Ackerman and Miss
Virgie Littlejohn went up to Clifton
to visit Miss Bell Littlejohn.
t Oilead Church next Sunday cen,
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Men's Suits $3.98 to $1<
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"tennial services? will bo held, a church
having been organized there one bundied
years ago. Every preacher that
has ever preached at that place that can
possibly bo there is invited to he present.
The village cemetery is at the church
miu mere are quue a number of prominent
people buried there as well as a
gieat many (Confederate soldier-".
Mr. W. F. Williams i-i in Abbeville,
overseeing hands putting in the sewerage
of that town. Mr. Williams has lmd
ror siderable experience in that kind of
work. ' Telemionr.
THE R*^. F. CORNWALL JENNINGS
South Carolinian Who is in Demand
as a Pastor in the North?A
Call to Elmira.
The Itev. F Cornwall Jennings, a
i a'iveof this State who is now pastor
of the Wakefield Piesb>terian church at
On man town. Pa., has received a call to
the First Presbyterian church of Elmira,
N Y. The call was unanimous after
the congregation had considered the
names of 50 prer.chers in all. In sp akin*
of his work the Elmira Advertiser
says:
"Thfe ltev. F. Cornwall Jennings, is a
South Carolinian by birth, the son of a
Presbyterian minister of note. He is a
graduate of Princeton University and
Pllroi.fan Z
a iii.vt.ii/ii luriiii^ivai .-mj miliary. -A
young, man, .T2 years of age, has been
regarded as being one of I he most brilliant
and successful preacheis in Pennsylvania.
lie was pastor of churches in
Moriistown, N. J., and Wilmington,
Del., liefore being called to Wakefield
Piesbyterian church in Germantown,
where by his masterly sermons, breadth
of mind and adaptability he has been
verv successful in the four years he had
ixert in charge of that church.
"The Itev. Mc. Jennings delivered two
sermons in 1hh First Presbyterian
chuich in this city atiout six weeks ago
that made a mast excellent imp-ession
upon the congregation. The Waketleld
chuich is about the same in si/.s as the
First Pieshyleriau church, and Mr. Jennings
is greatly beloved by his large flock.
He is an indefatigable worker, having
ever 800 scholar^ in his .Sunday School,
and it will be .only in the fact that he
may see an opportunity for greater work
that he can lie j>eisnaded to come to
Elmira. Dr. Jennings was favorably
impressed and interested in Elmira as a
city on the. occasion of bis vteit here and
the members of the First church are
hopeful that he may be induced to accept
the call."
DeWIH's'B Salva
Far pilot, Burnt, Imi'm.
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ook at our splendid line of NEW, '
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mer, something new, ask to see
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5.50. See ***? ^ne Summer Trousers, the
at $10 00 celebrated "Crown Trousers," 44they
be beat them all," $2.50, $3, 3.50, $4,
$4.50 and $5.
i-summer
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jry strong for men, a world beater, "round and
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Price 25c to $2.00.
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