Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The THIT Genuine Fruit c A big lot of Lav own price. NICE o: FOR NOW C Men's Hats ( Turner's Celebrat the $1.00 size al m "A Marked Down" Sociable. Tuesday evening Miss Ruth Foster at her home, corner of South end Virgin streets pave a most delightful, new and novel er tertainment to a large party of her young friends, "A marked down" sociable. The feat ure was highly amusing and intellectual. Upon arrival each guest was given a tig with the numbers on it. to show the price of the article which had been marked $1 00?i'.ic and so on, the young lady and young gentleman holding corresponding numbers were partners. The hostess held in her hand little packages neatly tied as would be your purchase Ht a store. As she would hold up a package she she would say, "the last call," then all would guess. The answer to this is "visiting cards." (^uite a number o' similar questions were asked and answered. Miss Margaret Young won first prize offered for the ladies Mr. H. Burrough's won first gent's prize. Mr. John B. NVardlaw won booby prize, a bottle of shoo poli-h with the injunction "if you can't Bhina at the head shine at the foot." Refreshments served were h salad course sandwiches and ice tea. Corrupt Literature. The literal uie of a nation decide-* the fate of a nation. "Good luniks, nod inmals; bad books, iiad morals." There are more corrupt writeis in the United Ststes than any other country in the wnld. At their head stands Robert G. Inpersol, tbe champion blasphemer i f the woild. llobeit Ingeisol once applied to the ma>or of Toronto for permission to lecture in that city, and the reply wis "No, sir, you have no god in the United States; we have one up here in Cinada " Several laws have been pas ed in the United States against transmission of corrupt literaiuie through the mails or uie unueu states. How have ro I many of the news stands been puiitied? Was it by moral persuasion? No! Y.m rntyas well put a ialtlesnake around your neek and with sinceie argument try to persuade it that it is a mm rally wrong to bite. The only assurer to your argument would be an uplifted head and a him and a sharp tooth stuck into yo- r body. The only argument, for a rat He snake is a shot gun, and .lie only ,ngument for these dealers in impure literature is the clutch of the police and tiean soup in the penitentiary. A good way to keep had literature out of your fame Cheapest U 17 t\1 ^ JY U J >f the Loom Bleach /ns, Muslins and G XFORD S MER PRICE 4 aOING A1 Cheaper than ed Iron Nerve To ( Cn 1 /-v i. uvw a UUIIIC. ly is to in lieu thereof (he word "good." I do not uifHii my friends Hint all you r -ad should be a religious book or pnper. i>i eveiy m i.g that you ping should be a religious soi g with the luue of ' Old Hundred." Far 1mm ibat. I would that the young would never giow old and 1 would he willing to joiu in a crusade to keep l he young young. Why is it l hat ."">0 per cent ot the people in the penitentiaries of the United Suites aie undci 21 years of age and some under sixteen years of age and soma under thiileeu yeais of age? B*d lntratuie uiy Iriends was the cause of it. When just fiom liie cradle he started to leading soineihing bad. From bad he got lo wuise; lioaily his mind was tilled with ti e louhst depiavity. it he had been kepi away fiom bod reading wilh which his wind got to be filled wilh ideas which started him to dunking which brought on disease and finally ended in d>a h. The aim of the Almighty must be grasped with the hand ot faith aud then the cnud ot ttie dirt becomes a fellow worker with Bod and is then invest!d with a portion of ()<uni|>otehce Couipot-ed by K. i' McKissick Feb. -34111, 1887 County Sunday School Convention. The Union Couuty Interdenominational Sunday School Convention for the current year will be held at Bogansville Sept. 14th, loth, 11)04. l'bogram. 1 Convention called to order at 10 a. m. by the president. 2 Religious services. 3 Organization. 4 Amlress of welcome. 5 Response by the president. <5 Reports from Sunday Schools. 7 Re|x>rts frem township superintendents. Adjourn, dinner recess. AFTERNOON SESSION. 8 Religious services. 9 Subject: Influence of church members in and out of Sunday schools, discussed by Rev. W. II. White, J. M. Whitehead, T. H. (lore and others. 10 Subject: Origin and progress of the Sunday schools, discussed by Rev. II. K. Kzell, Rev. D. L. McLeod and others. 11 Subject: Are the Sunday schools succeeding in teaching the spirit of religion? Discussed by Rev. David IIlicks, II. F. Scaife, Capt. John C. Carey, Adjourn. 12 Subject: Do we teach temperance in our Sunday schools? Discussed by Rev. L. L. Wagnon, Robt. Ray, E. V. Askew and others. 13 Subject; Advantages and hindrances of Sunday school work. Discussed by J. W. Scott, W. T. Jeter, J. Lancaster and others. 14 Election of delegates to state Sunday school convention. 15 Election of township superintendents, 4 1 . Yet.= F IT! ing at 7c a yard, inghams at your iLIPPERS I 51.50, " $1.00. the Cheapest nic Blood Purifiei ; " *Y. t 16 Election of ><eMCutive ^bmmittec 17 Election of place of hplding con vention next year. Adjou*q|j> diune recess. AKTBRNOON HUSSION. 18 Religious services. 19 Subject: The past and present pla in the preparation of the Sunday scnoc lessons. Discussed by Rev. A. H. Besl J. A. Sawyer, G. B. bowler. 20 Short talks and experiences. 21 Question box. 22 Reading of minutes. Adjourn. Every Sunday school in the county i entitled to two delegates. Each schoc is requested to sent! a contributron t pay current expenses. W. H. S. Harris, H. W. ciossktt, E. V. Askew, Ex. Committee. GEORGE W. CUMMING3 DEAD. Vice President of the American Pres Association Expires While En Route to New York. New York, August 30.?George W Oummings, vice president of the Amei lean Press Association, died nuddenl Aug. 28 at Banff, Northwest Terrltorj while on his way from his home 1 Los Angeles, Cal., to New York. Mr. Cummings was born near Terr Haute, Ind., in 1848, and was gradx ated from Indiana State University I 1872. He was engaged in Journallsir was one of the founders of the Aner can Press Association and in hla lat years was identified with a number c business undertakings. Mr. Gumming died possessed of a considerable foi I L - ' * ? Luiit*. no win op mined 111 Woodlavr I cemetery, New York. LOST LIFE IN RIVER. Son of Major Stahlman Drowned It Cumberland River. Nashville, Tenn., August 30.?E. C Stahlman, vice president of the Bar ner Publishing company, news edlto Of thO Rvoninir ?-* -* ? a^uiuvi niiu I wrr< spondent of the Associated Press, wa drowned in the Cumberland river miles above here Monday afternoor Mr. Stahlrnan was cruising up the rive in his gasoline launch when the pre peller refused to work. He dived tir dor the launch to remedy the troubl ami failed to reappear. Mr. Stahlrnan waa 38 year# of ag ami a son of Major H5. B. Stahlrnan, o this city. Consul Haskell Dead. Chicago, August 30.?General M. S Haskell died today after a long ill nese at his home In Oak Park. Hi graduated from West Point to th? oiaes with General Phil Sheridan ant! took part in many battle# during Um olvU war. t CROP CONDITIONS. WNthtr Bureau's Weekly 8umm?ry of the 8?me. Washington, August 30.?The weath. er bureau's weekly summary of the crop conditions Is as follows: I While the latter part of the week V was abnormally cool In the Ohio valI ley and New England, the temperar I ture as a whole was favorable for ma* I turlng crops. Portions of the south Atlantic and east gulf states suffered from excessive rains, while drought prevailed over a large part of the cen tral and west gulf states. Although oool weather has prevent ed rapid development of com In the Ohio valley, the crop as c whole has experienced decided improvement. The week was practically rainless in the spring wheat region, affording favor, able weather for harvesting and threshing. In northern Alabama, and In the southern portions of Mississippi and Louisiana corn has Improved and the ? crop In good condition in Oklahoma and Indian Territory, but elsewhere the reports generally Indicate unfa TOfmhlo nr/Mrrft5 0 ?a# M . LTCICI iuritiiuii iruni | rust and shedding Is reported from nearly all districts. Heavy rains have proved Injurious In portion of Florida and' Georgia while over a large part ol Texas the crop has suffered decidedly from drouth. In the last mentioned state, boll wohms continue destructive, and boll weevils are punctuating near, ly all squares In southwestern, cen. tral, eastern and coast divisions and are - causing much damage as far north a* Dallas. Kaufman and Hunt counties, trlcts. Picking le in full progress In Tex? I as, and is general In the southern pon tlons of the central and eastern die A general movement In tobacco la - Indicated. The outlook for apples continues unfavorable, y. Except In portions of New England ' and the middle Atlantic states, where blight and rot are reported to a great* er or less extent, an excellent crop o! potatoes Is Indicated. I BOY'S PECULIAR DEATH. Wai Driven Into River by Hornet* and Drowned. New York, August 30.?Alex Deck, eon, a 14-year-old boy, has been $*iven into the Bronx river and drowned by a swarm of hornets. The boy, with several companions, had stoned a hornets' nest until the little Insects came out In swarms and chased the boy toward the river. Deckson stumbled and fell into the water. The hornets hovered about, stlrtcitur JUm viciously when he came j? tO ThrillThe other boys fled In terror,, and <u"S, not return until - Deckson had been drowned. At Rosemount. r Bsopus, N. Y., August 30.?-There were no political visitors at Rosemount during the morning and Judge Parker devoted his time to his correal spondence which becomes larger every t, day. He plans regularly for a clear morning for work on his library bePJI1IGP few nf !?? ? * .v.. ui vuc TisnurH arrive Defore th eearly afternoon trains. s : *1 Life, Dnnih nnd Lore, ? A woman lay with closed eyes aud quiet breath waiting to welcome an argel whoso presence seemed to overshadow the white curtained room. A man knelt beside the bed, the woman's hand pressed close in his against his cheek, while his Hps moved as If in prayer. In the room were I-ife, Death and * Love. "What have you given her?" questioned Death of Life. r> "I brought her my best gifts," an<" swered Life. "Youth, health, beauty, y Joy and love." _ r, "Has Love brought her good gifts?" n again asked Death. Said Love, with wistful eyes: "I e brought her brave, bright hours; suni, shine and laughter, happiness and D glory in living and then a heavy cross. ( The sunshine she shed all about her, even with the fading of Life's slow; ' tho cross hidden deep In her sonl cast Q out self and made a new radiance and beauty there." "Let her come to me," said Death. r* "Life had much to give, bnt peace and o rest are not for Life to bestow. Love would give all, but must reckon with the human heart. I will crown and glorify and bless her." Life fled from the quiet room with a lgh and one whispered tender word, n but Love lingered, brave even In the full presence of Death. * "What of him?" said Love, pointing k' to the kneeling flgure. t "He made the cross?" Death asked, i* "Yes," said Love, weeping, a "We must teach him," said Death, j 9 "what he could not learn from life."? i, I* M. B. In Outlook. 1 ? ?* v Nothing Is Heard of Aeronaut. ,, St. Louis, August 30.?Nothing has e been heard from Aeronaut George Tomiinson, who sailed from St. Louis | ? Saturday for Washington, since he ,f passed over Wyoming, 111., about 200 miles north of St Louie, Sunday afternoon. It Is suppose# he has continued on hie aerial way. ' While honesty Is the best policy, - there are some others that bring a fair j ? degree of financial success. ? ? I The tailor bills of a handsome man I are always higher than tboee of the ^ ordinary Individual. ' % miOlWrMlliBH IBIi I IIBIiBTIiI * 3GvB >&rS& ?BB8S0?&* "3^W- SPSS 2 ijave You 8 o4he Forti || ho attended our C j5g 'cured one or mori g| jins that we had || cn't wait longer, m tany of bargain 1 H tiay. Among the ftg tit we are offerinj 8 A SILK gg V have placed on 3? or entire lot of Sil narked down at 5( jgj che. Don't miss 8 Mclure Mercai ^ The Und( ? COD \ Dellghtfulljdeasant to take, rem * supplies ne\ti8Huea, invigorates t la grippe arriifficult to overcomecough?neuilgic pains. Cod-Wii the whole sjtem by a natural pro relish for fod, ifew strength, resui Do not coi'use Cod-Wine with selves Wined Cod Liver Oil, and many of thai are thick, cloudy lo seotials of Cd Liver Oil are poor that is absol;telv harmful and use a sediment o!cofTce grounds at th< F. C. DUKE g Get Out or (3 Forcibly applies ?J every line of trad ? SEE OUR JUI ^7 Special Summei H Men's and Ladies' Shoes, U and upwards. Men's Negligee Shirts, i A values, now slaughi f\ Queen, $1.50 values, cut. r jjj Monarch, $1.00 values, tui IVi Hats equal to Stetson or 1 H Pants 33i per cent, off, fo y No Baltimore Burn Q White Vests go reg, n Early and t THIS SALE SP Q a T 1 s? | Com W The Peopli r ~ Under Murder Charge. Zaneaville, O.. August 30.?James Bpencer wm arrested here today charged with murdering William 0. Tanner, an aged tw>ok agent. Tanner'a body was found In a cornfield laat evening In a most terribly bruised condition. Although unconscious, he lived a few hours, after being found dying while being brought to the hospltal. Spencer was the last man seen In the company of Tanner, and the police say he was known to have been with him when he made two sales. A I few dollars were in the possession of I Tanner. fc'pencer denied tola guilt. , I Been One 1 * jnate Ones j k)st Sale and thus I s of the many bar- 8 I to offer? * If not B but join- the big 8 lunters and come B i many good things 9 5 this week is 8 our bargain table 9 )c on the dollar to B this opportunity. 8} /VINE. \ ^ arkably efficient, the best tonic, V. v he nerves. The after effects of ?persistent weakness?obstinate ie makes new tissues, tones op cess?a better appetite, a greater It from Its use. the preparations styling them* products under similar names, oking liquids, in which the esly extraoted, containing much less. Avoid those thmt oontsin i bottom of the bottle. Druggist. Get in Line | to conditions in U ~ fV' -b , LY BARGAINS. > ? Sale for 10 Dfcys. \! ? were $1.25, now $1 j egular 50c and 75c teredto... 42c H uthlet?8ly to $1.22 B mbled to 82c 8 Junlaps, $1 00 to 3.00 ?> rmer prices 75c to $6. it Goods. All Fresh. J \ ardless of cost. Come ! I get choice. m OT CASH ONI v 0 he . S I lith | | pany. | " e's Friends. M A ( ITir. o 1 TM--1 A/iouuargt). Notice is hereby given that F O. ^ _ Trefzer. Administ rator of I he estate of I O. Trelzer, deceased, hen apptfcd in I a son M. Greer, lodge of Prcbre. 1i and for the Coonty of Union, for a B e' dl charge an such admlnistrotn*. ll I- Ordered. That Uie 19th day of Sept.. A D. 1904. he fixed for heather <?f P^irt.?n, end e final settlement of naid estate .Ia?on M. Oners - ^ Probate .Tudira Unlnn <"Vn?nt% ? 0. Published 19'It of Ana , 1904. Tho Union Times. 84-4t.