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THE UNION TIMES PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY . ?by the? UNION TIMES COMPANY Second Floor Times Building over Postofeice, Bell Phone No. 1. L. g. Young, Manager. Registered at the Postofflce in Union, S. C., as second-class mail matter. ^ " ' ? ?SUBSCRIPTION RATE8 One year ------- J 1.00 Six months ------ 60 cents Three months ----- 26 cents. ADVERTISEMENTS One square, first, insertion - - $1.00. Every ibsequentinsertion - 50cents. Con . acts for three months or longer will be nade at reduced rates. Locals inserted at 8J cents a line. Rejected manuscript will not be returned. Obituaries and tributes of regpect will be charged for at half rates. UNION, S.C., SEPTEMBER 2, 1904. BISHOP POTTER'S cnnotav cunnn The openiDg of a liquor saloon in the great city of New York by a Bishop of a great church has doubtless caused greater consternation among the churches of all denominations than any other act of clergy or layman in the history of the church organization during the christian era. The wrath and condemnation of the clergy is scathing in expressions of unqualified denunciation of such an act on the part of a Bishop of a great church. M, B. Wharton, D. D., pastirofthe 1st Baptist church of Atlanta, said, "It does not help the matter to say it is an effort to elevate the saloon. Bishop Potter will not a >cure the sufferage of the christian w >rld in his movement and the ung >dly world will laugh him to scorn. Toe minister who yields to sinners, 1' like the crow that whitewashed his feathers that he might mingle with the pigeons, will be shunned there; and going back to his own flock will b uvoided there." There is one thing of which the disfc;nguished bishop may be assured. His customers will be "clay in the h inds of the Potter," and the spade, whils he calls it the club, will soon UU L11" UU9IUV99 iur UlCIIi, UIJU liirit* is one thing he has neglected ">?nd that, is to ha\ve a cemetery ne?r hia salrfnn, for it will be needed; and I would suggest as the most appropriate name for this burial place of drunkards and paupers, the Potter's field. Sunday night, August 21, Rev. A. G. Wardlaw, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of this place prenchei a most interesting and convincing sermon, his text was taken from I Peter 4 "), "Who shall give account t) him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead." His subject was, "The ethics of public life." He said the incident in public life which suggested the subject of this sermon was the formal opening of the Subwiy Tavern, a model saloon by Bishop Henry C. Potter, in New York on August 2. Bishop Potter concluded the formal opening by singing the doxology. This act gave the sanction of the religion of Jesus Christ to a saloon and gave thanks to the Triune God for the results of the Siloon. This is a reform movement, so called. This is a question that, the christian church has got to face; there is no manner of escape from it; the church must either commend or condemn it, or supinely accept it without resistance. If Bishop Potter had acted as an individual, his acts might have been passed over without comment; but as the head of a groat and influential church and using a religious service for the opening of a saloon his course cannot escape criticism. One would suppose from Bishop Potter's position that moderate drinking and social intercourse in the taverns was the chief end or aim of man. He ignores all domestic pleasures and removes all restraint of religeon as well as its comfort, substituting strong drink and the saloon for the troubles and needs of the working man. Will not strong drink set apart by religious services, intoxicate the brain of the laboring man as quickly as that over which no service was held? Bishop Potter seems to forget that strong drink is the greatest evil and curse that this country has to deal with, and particularly to the youDg men and laboring classes The eeuse of personal accountability to Almighty God is the crying need of the time; men in official life, in the church and state, seem to have loat in a measure, the personality, power and presence of God. The entire discourse was a most powerful arraignment of Bishop Potter's movement and the use of intoxicating drinks. _ * _ A CITY PARK. About two years ago we advocated through the columns of The Times, a city park, as almost absolutely necessary for such a city as Union had grown to be. The Gage property had not then been cut into lots and sold, and that property was offered to the town at a most reasonable price. Now that this property is out of the question for a city park, wo have been reliably informed that Col. G, C. Perrin will sell his property, including the base ball park, in all containing about 50 acres. Most of the people know the location of this prop ertv, and know of its beauty and suitableness for a city ' park. The owner offers this property at a reasonable price and on easy terms In a few years the electric line wil! run by this park on its way to Aetns and Monarch mills. The city, bj having a park for the general resort of the citizens, will contribute to the health and pleasure of the citizens and can, by erecting a casino, and the many other places of amusement realize a revenue by which the pur chase price can soon be paid, and then the city will own valuable prop erty, and continue its revenue, anc in a few years be able to reduce its tax levy. WOMEN'S CLUBS, "ARTS AND CRAFTS.' The Times has several times pub lished the good work beimr done bv the women's clubs, has attempted tr show that this organization of oui women was not devoted wholly tc social pleasure. We now call atten tion to the department of "Arts and Crafts," published in last week's anc this issue of Thf. Times. It is dailj becoming more generally known that this organization has the most exalt ed aims and objects in view. Th< talent of the Southern women is be ing developed through the agency o this organization. It is a fact now being widely known and acknowledged that the women of the South possess genius ana talent, that their use ful and practical inventions and lite rary productions are superior to any other women of the world. That they help to fill the art galeries with the best painting and drawings that have ever adorned any art studio; that I they have contributed to the mercantile world the most < xquislte fancy needle work th??r h?a f-vap Hoa/m-uIoJ the home or embellished the wearing apparel of woman. The women ol the Federation of Women's cfcubs are now called on to exert themsllves tc execute some work of art, >11 ordei that a most creditable exhibit of thif work be on display at the coming State Fair. We urge the ladies tc read the notice wo publish in anothei column of this issue of Thr Times and govern yourselves accordingly, having a county and State pride tc excell. THE PRIMARY ELECTION. The election passed off very quietly and smoothly. A full vote was polled, and every voter seemed to vote very much as he pleased, without fear. The day of pulling and hauling the voter about and making his ticket for him has passed, neighbors get togethor and make out their own ticket and swap a little with each other. The several candidates all had warm friends who worked for them untiringly, in a quiet way. The division of Union township into four precincts greatly faciliated voting aDd counting the ballots ; the voting process is a slow one at best, therefore the more precincts the quicker the vote can be cast and counted. The greatest interest manifested by the voters seemed to be that of sheriff, house of representatives and county commissioners. The friends of these condidates seemed more enthusiastic and did good work for their choico of candidates. The question of court house or no court honse also created a lively inInterest among the voters and now that the scheme is defeated by a large majority of the level headed voters, we would suggest, that in order to appease the wrath, quiet the fears, gratify the taste of the most strenuous advocates of voting a tax to build a new, beautiful and modern structure, the county authorities have those sombre-hued, rugged walls painted a sky blue, and the massive, gray colurns be striped like the zebra, who is a close kinsman of the jackass. This we hope will in a measure relieve this eyesore to some, who when the look upon the building thus lecmreted, will instead of a bray of com'pftkint, Rive a whinny of delight. The people have shown by thoir vote that they read, and are better informed and appreciate good advice. TO THE CANDIDATES. The Times last week was not very complimentary to the candidates as to their speeches delivered at Santuc, Carlisle and Black Rock. We now take pleasure in sayiDg that we are pleased to congratulate the candidates i upon their speeches. We cannot say without taking too much credit to i ourselves that what we said about the i speeches had a good effect and woke , up the candidates to a deeper sense . of their duty to themselves and the people, as was shown by the improve( ment in your speeches. In order to attract attention, one must always [ say something, interesting aud of im> portance. At this day and time - people clamor for live issues and care . nothing for^the stale and dead quesI tions. We are proud to say that each i and every candidate has conducted r himself in a most decent and creditt able manner during the entire cam? paign, and that the campaign has , been upon a high plane without mud [ slinging, and the people appreciating , this have cast their ballots for the . man they thought would do them the I best service. I VAST CITIES AND IDLE FARMS. * An Pull tViat Mltfhf Pa T accannH Rv II II II I II tlltvt IU 1Q nil Jt?V UVllJVIIVU Wise Education. , The little red brick school house of the parlier days of the settlement of the Mississippi Valley States was the princi pal factor in the elevation of our great, r middle class which made of the Ameii) can nation a people of intelligent thinkers, ready and able in time of crisis to decide right and to do. Higher education > has followed and now systems and methods have supplanted the "Hoosiev schoolmaster," and the birch rod, identified ' with the little red school house. The I educational level of the country has un, dcubtedly risen many degrees, but with this advance have come problems more L perplexing than those which troubled the - pedagogues of our fathers The trend ? of the country raised boy is all too irresistably toward the city, while there is no countervailing current impelling the f voting people of the cities to till his place , in the country. The pfohlem is ..ne for . te most, serious consideration of si ait smen, this constant and centripetal movement, which ia 6ver crowding our . centres of industry, where men work for day wages, and which ia steadily drawing from oar rural communities where ' men own the laud tbey live upon and g-t their sustenance from the soil. I \ _ TO STEM TflE DRIFT i there are quiet forces at woik, fflW^year, becoming better orgamzrd nm? broaderpower, whose'tendency is to overcome' tins hurtful -corditiou and frimice a mi/TH^oiVbrck ami ^ I away from'the rfyer ?rd*fred (JenVelF* Industrial and agricultural educations I are playing an important part, and na- * f tore study courses and .^jty school gar, rtens, whereChildren are-taught to know romething of the soil and plants and the ' real wonders of nature worting around us at t very hand, are no longer looked , upon as fads An interesting move in the direction was made the other day in the organization of the American League > for Industrial Education in Ch cairo. wi'h such national characters for otlicers and sponsons as N O. Nelson of St. Louis, who has founded the villaae and i school of Le Claire, adjacent to his faci lories at Edwardsville, Illinois; Thomas Kane, president of the Winona Assembly, which is establishing an institution for the teaching of agriculture in Indianapolis. J. II. Krauskopj, founder and president of the now noted national farm school at Doylestown, Pennsylvania; John II. Patterson, president of the i National Cash llegiater Company, whose school gardens and model factory cquip' merits at Dayton, Ohio, have awakened a wide spread interest; (len. 11. S. Tuti hill, through whose efforts the St. Charles t Home for Boys at Chicago, was founded; O J Kern, superintendent of schools for Winnebago County. Illinois, who l has done a great work in the consolidation of county tchools, and perfected plans for engrafting on them methods for the practical teaching of improved agriculture in experimental gardens; , ? B. Butler, presideut of the board of trustees of the Illinois Manual Training School Farm; and Milton George, the founder of that, schoo'; Jane Adam-*, head of the Chicago Hull House Social Settlement, and others of note In this movement. TKACII Til E DION1TY OF WORK. The league is working for an industrial public school system which will include the teaching of domestic science, and both agricultural and manual training in all the public schools, so that children shall be taught to work with their hands and farm as they are taught iu the public schools of Fiance and Denmark. It. maintains that every school should have a school garden where every child should he taught to he a lover of nature and of the country, and traiued toward the land as a source of honorable livelihood, rather than away from it. Such a s>stem of educatjou would undoubted tend to check the constant movement toward the cities, The farm boy who receives a fwr schooler high school education naturally turns toward the place where he can best apply it (lis training has not I**cm such as would help him to farm better, or make of farming an interesting science. And so he goes to the city On the other hand, the city boy, as lie grows up and marri- s wou d like to have a home of his own on the land, but he knows only the trade he has learned. He knowH no'hingof farming and would not know what to do on a piece of land if lie had it. It has been often said thai it is useless to put the poor of the great cities out in the courttry, because tiny will not stay Iheie Tliey cannot lie expec*ed to, for to them it is a strange and barren l?*nd The exlierience of the Salvation Army, however, found in its many irrigated colonies, shows that men will go out from the IrATk? Is reflected Mrs. Jane faultless They're Here in riany Styles NOBBY FA Just look a temptation ing you in Qents Furi partments t most popul; can be secu Rugs! We have just op tg^Tl Kugs ever snowi ?? class of Rugs ha them at once. 2F8 produce an enori SjS business. 1 MUTUAL Dl H U clttesns where they are taught what to do wilh I he laud after they get on it. The irrigated farms of the West show the great capacity of land when well and intensively farmed, and that men can live in plenty and comfort on tlve acres and even a single acre. Suppose that the 75,000 recently discharged employees of the IVnnsylvania Railroad each had a highly cultivated acre of rich land to which he could turn his attention. Instead of being a drag on the community and the country, instead of having stopped producing and consuming, they would still be able to get at least a living from the soil Does not this instance of the disemployment of 75,000 men, who might, if they owned each an acre, le getting a living from the soil, supply food for thought to the man who is pondering over economic problems? Guy E. Mitciikli.. Arts and Crafts, Women's Clubs. The South Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs at its recent meeting in Newberry, made an i;Aits and Crafts" department, for the purpose of stimulating interest in the Home Industries among the women of the State. This work will consist of handy-work of any description, made by the hands of a South Carolina woman; laces, embroidery, basketry, re-binding books, wood carving, designs in wall-paper, woven rugs, carpets, quilts, etc. Every effort will be made to create a demand for this work, and orders will be solicited. All women iu this State are urged to send samples of their handy-work. It is especially desired through this movement to reacli the womeu of tti rural districts, showing the possibilities open to them, both as wage-earners and home teachers along these lines, to revive, if possible, the old-fashioned art of weaving, which even in its simplest form is susceptible of excellent results Woven rugs, for example, when wrought into artistic designs and harmonious colors, are iu great demand and bring high prices. It is the hope and intentiou of this department to have a large and flue exhibit in the Woman's Huilding iu the coming State Fair, therefore, we wish to urge all parties who anticipate seuding work, to communicate with us at once, in order to have time to work up a good exhibit. Address all communications to Mrs. Rout. H. Jennings, Chair. Arts and Crafts Com., S. C. F. W. O. Orangeburg, 8. C. (O Tbii signature ia on every box of the genuine Laxative Bronio-Quinine Table* the Terpedr that earn m ?wM te mmm day PoWIWaJKitt Salve . > ' ^ " v?t R. n. ESTES, f I Prices are always right. J . p?? ??Mir i her s Pride 1 I i her Boy's appearance. 1 hbkins' Boys' Clothing are H I Temptingly I . l>4^A Pdced I )TW And "Boy | ill Pr??f." I iLLOVERCOATS TOO. I nd se if you can resist the || to biy what we are offer- ||| >Shoe, Clothing, Hats, and g|| riishiig Goods. These de= ||| are fring crowded with the 11 _ J .J Jt i * A ? A ?SlS8 at am up?io-uaie gooas tnat ^ Rugs! Rugs! 1 j ened the largest and prettiest line of -pis 1. The prices are much less than same ve been sold for before. You should see gK We expect the merit of our Fall line to Egg mous increase in the volume of our Fall g RY GOODS CAMPANY, 1 [Groceries! ? !1 Flour, Meal, Sugar, Coffee, II Rice, Grits, Meat, Lard, Hams, II I Breakfast Bacon, Syrup and II | Molasses, Can Meats, Can Veg- II I etab|es, Green Groceries, Fancy || II Groceries, Tinware, Crockery- II I ware, Spices, Extracts, etc., etc., II